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don’t have enough off-street parking for the proposed use,” said Record Staff MacKay, who is trying to help The Comox Valley Food Bank Hampton find a suitable location. needs a new home because land- “We’re keen on finding a spot for lord Habitat for Humanity needs them to be. the space at 1755B 13th St. in “We recognize the contribution Courtenay. to the community ... More people The food bank thought it had will be leaning on their services in found an alternate site at Cous- years to come, I think. We respect ins Avenue in the Tin Town light that and acknowledge that.” industrial area, Besides offbut the city won’t street parking, the allow it because of Cousins Avenue All our clients zoning. is also inadpark on the street, but site “We’re kind of equate for loadsitting in limbo in the place we were ing and unloading right now. We’re looking at we figure vehicles such as actively looking we could park about bread trucks. The and we’re trying issue is not about to find something,” the same amount of complaints from Comox Valley Food vehicles down there. I businesses, MacBank president thing it’s just part of Kay said. H a m p t o n Jeff Hampton said this NIMBY (Not In does not conthis week, noting sider parking the issue of off- My Backyard) thing to be a major street parking for … Everybody thinks noting a clients. we need the food bank issue, greater number He said the 13th Street locale con- but nobody wants it in of food bank clients walk or ride tains room for nine their backyard. a bicycle than volunteer vehicles Jeff Hampton drive a vehicle. and a food bank He counted 17 van. “All our clients park on the cars in the vicinity while a big street, but in the place we were lineup formed last Thursday looking at we figure we could morning during hamper distripark about the same amount of bution. At this point, the food bank vehicles down there,” Hampton said. “I think it’s just part of does not need to vacate the this NIMBY (Not In My Back- premises by a certain date. The yard) thing ... Everybody thinks owners need to give 60 days we need the food bank but nobody notice when the time comes to vacate. wants it in their backyard.” “But they know if they give No so, according to City of Courtenay senior planner Gina us a notice to vacate, then pubMacKay, who said the food bank lic opinion could be very nasty,” is in a commercial zone but the Hampton said, noting the food area at Cousins Avenue is indus- bank and Habitat for Humanity both rely on donations to trial. “They can’t be accommodated survive. reporter@comoxvalleyrecord.com on that site with parking. They
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After learning what the Salvation Army is prepared to do to address the concerns of people living near its shelter on Pidcock Avenue, Courtenay council moved a bylaw forward this week that would allow 24-7 operations. Council had postponed third reading of the zoning amendment bylaw that would allow the shelter at 632 Pidcock Ave. to stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the Sept. 6 council meeting to allow consideration of a Good Neighbour Agreement between the Salvation Army and the city after hearing from concerns from nearby residents at a public hearing.
“I’m fully committed to the need for extended hours for the existing shelter and how vital it is we do that before the rainy season comes, but it was hard not to be moved by the concerns expressed by elderly residents who came forward at our last meeting,” said Coun. Doug Hillian. “I was somewhat concerned by their perception that concerns they had raised in the past had not been followed up on.” The Salvation Army is proposing a Good Neighbour Agreement between itself and the city which details how the Salvation Army will manage its operations and work with the neighbourhood to address issues such as noise disorder, any criminal activ-
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Former Tour de Rock rider Phil Hochu has not only a new perspective, but a new appreciation of the Port Alberni hump. Hochu, a corporal with the military police at 19 Wing Comox who participated in the 2010 Tour de Rock ride, recalled one of the most difficult parts of the route across Vancouver Island — heading west. “We did a lot of preparation for the race; hill nights every Tuesday in Nanaimo, sprint and chase Thursdays in Coombs and long distance Sundays from the Comox Valley to Campbell River and back. There are a lot of difficult spots all over the Island, but one of the hardest was the Port Alberni hump and Hydro Hill (towards Tofino) was short but super steep,” explained Hochu. Hochu added in addition to the major challenge of the elevation change heading west, the weather added another twist to the hills. “Heading from Port Alberni to Ucluelet, we were the first team to be actually taken off the road because the rain and wind became too much to handle. There was so much water everywhere that our brakes actually stopped working,” he noted. Following a Tour de Rock tradition, the group of riders jumped into Kennedy Lake for a quick swim. “We were completely soaked (from the rain), so it didn’t matter at that point. We wanted to keep the tradition going.” Despite the challenge of riding uphill, Hochu said coasting back down upon return to the east side of the Island provided some of the more enjoyable, relaxing moments of the ride. “We had a fun time coming off the hump. (The riders) would space ourselves coming out of Port Alberni and we coasted down. It was a good time, because we could relax a bit to balance the other times that would be intense.” Hochu explained Mount
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Nepal visit remembered Lindsay Chung Record Staff
This spring, three nursing students from North Island College spent seven weeks working and learning in Nepal. They’ve been back in Canada for three months, and they’re ready to share their stories with the public. The North Island College (NIC) Global Learning Initiative is presenting A Journey of Empowerment: Three Nursing Students Experience Nepal this Thursday night. Michelle Anderson, Evelyn Mills and Holly Noot will be sharing their experiences in Nepal during this public event at 7 p.m. at the Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College’s Comox Valley Campus. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and admission is by donation to the Global Learning Initiative to support students doing practicums overseas and in remote aboriginal communities. Anderson, Mills and Noot travelled to Nepal to do an overseas practicum May 2 to June 20 as part of NIC’s Global Learning Initiative, a studentdriven initiative that creates partnerships with local communities and individuals and fosters awareness of global issues. While in Nepal, they worked with children with HIV/AIDS, did nutritional rehabilitation outreach
camps, worked at a women’s health clinic with a focus on uterine prolapse, engaged in various community development projects and met and worked with Nepali health care professionals “who are doing incredible things for their community,” explained Anderson, who is in the fourth year of NIC’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree program. With A Journey of Empowerment, Anderson, Mills and Noot are inviting the public into their journey. “We’ll take you through what we did and how it influenced us, sharing our personal stories and photos
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Citizen voices, votes wanted Lindsay Chung Record Staff
NEWLY MINTED NDP CANDIDATE Kassandra Dycke is congratulated by 25-year school trustee Danny White and community volunteer Ed Bodner following a Sunday vote. PHOTO BY JAMIE BOWMAN
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The newly chosen NDP candidate in the coming provincial election is promising “to make every day between now and then count for people in the Comox Valley.” A comfortable majority of the standingroom-only crowd of NDP members meeting Sunday afternoon in the Filberg Centre marked Dycke’s name on the secret ballot, over retired teacher Kathryn Askew, saving Liberal MLA Don McRae from facing his former elementary school teacher in the B.C. election, slated for 2013. After the vote was announced, Dycke told the members she considers it “a great privilege” to be chosen by them. She said her top priority in the coming months is “to make sure that I take every opportunity to meet with our neighbours in the Valley and talk about what needs to be done to make life better. “Everyone in our community holds a piece of that puzzle. In building a solid plan, it’s so important that we talk together and share our perspectives.” Askew congratulated Dycke onstage, following that with a warm embrace. She called Dycke’s success “a fine win” and promised her support. “I commit to working with you with the goal
of electing you as our next MLA,” she said. Dycke acknowledged that her background in business and her current work with military families is not what most people expect when they think of the NDP. “I am looking forward to breaking a lot of those old stereotypes,” she said. “Jack Layton got the ball rolling for us. “Times are changing. Politics is changing. It starts with finding those basic common values that we all share, and then, as a community, finding the best way forward, that leaves no one behind, to a bright and hopeful future.” A longtime education advocate, Dycke said she is excited about joining the Adrian Dix team and happy to get behind the party’s petition on student loans. “Average student debt in B.C. has ballooned to over $27,000,
while interest rates on B.C. student loans are the highest in Canada,” she said. “With Christy Clark deciding to follow the election law and not have an election until 2013, we need to pressure the Liberals to eliminate interest on B.C. student loans and increase funding for student grants.” Years of Liberal arrogance and neglect have left many such problems for ordinary people in BC, she said. “There is so much to be done,” said Dycke.
Only 31 per cent of Courtenay citizens voted in the 2008 municipal election, according to the Comox Valley Citizen Voice Project Society. The non-profit organization is working hard to bring that number up in November’s election by conducting a survey campaign throughout the Valley. Citizen Voice Project (CVP) co-ordinators Susan MacVittie and Dan Vie shared their work with Courtenay council Monday. About two years ago, the Columbia Institute in Vancouver, which had a program called Citizens Matter, contacted the CVP, and with their help, the CVP carried out a survey campaign between December 2010 and April 2011, collecting 600 surveys from Valley residents, explained Vie. This fall, CVP hired two organizers — MacVittie and Vie — and, using the Nov. 19 elections as an incentive, is conducting another survey campaign and is hoping to get another 1,400 surveys filled out, Vie told council. “The purpose of the surveys is twofold,” he
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can be fuzzy, and this report card will lend clarity to the process.” Emphasizing the low voter turnout in the last election, MacVittie told council there are many reasons why people do not vote, such as working longer hours, feeling marginalized by the rest of society and seeing no benefit to participating, giving up and not knowing how to be involved. “There are undoubtedly more reasons, but one we at Citizen Voice Project do not accept is apathy.”
Coun. Murray Presley felt the survey was missing questions about economic development, job creation, infrastructure, cost effectiveness and accountability. “I think you need to add more to get away from what I see is a very left-wing bias,” he said. “If you don’t put it in, I don’t think it’s credible.” To learn more about Comox Valley Citizen Voice Project or take the survey, visit www. citizenvoiceproject.ca. writer@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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Comox chooses path Erin Haluschak Record Staff
TEACHER PAULINE MEYER loves the spacious classroom where she teaches full-day kindergarten. PHOTO BY LINDSAY CHUNG
Space to play kindergarten must School district builds eight new modular classrooms Lindsay Chung Record Staff
Cumberland Elementary School kindergarten teacher Pauline Meyer is excited by all the space she has in her new full-day kindergarten classroom. Meyer is teaching in one of the eight new modular classrooms that were constructed in School District 71. “It’s a lot different than when I was in school last time in a small class,” she said. “For kindergarten, you need so much room and you need so many areas for play. With this modular, I can have different zones for play ... there’s a lot of activity, but you can’t tell.” Kindergarten focuses on play-based learning, and in Meyer’s modular, different play areas have been set up around the classroom. “That’s really important in kindergarten, for kids to have space to play,” said Meyer. The new modulars have floor-to-ceiling windows, coloured panels on the ceiling and wood finish, and Meyer appreciates how bright the room is. “It’s nice to have a nice, new space to be in,” she said. “In five years teaching in the district, I’ve never had a space like this. To have the opportunity to teach here is amazing. It’s exciting, and the parents are excited, too.” Meyer says her 19
students are also very happy with the new space. “They’re really enjoying the space and the opportunity just to play and have their own areas without being cramped,” she said. As the first person to teach in this room, Meyer had a chance to set it up the way she wanted, and School District 71 fully equipped her room and the other seven modulars in the Comox Valley, providing a budget for teachers to pick out what they wanted, noted Allan Douglas, the district’s director of elementary instruction. “It really makes a difference to how I
feel,” said Meyer. “It’s like Christmas.” The Ministry of Education funded eight modulars in School District 71, including three at École Puntledge Park Elementary, two at Cumberland Elementary, one at Arden Elementary and two at École Robb Road Elementary schools, while the school district built its own modular classroom at Valley View Elementary School, explained Douglas. They are fully contained units, and they feature a washroom, sinks for the students and for the teacher, and numerous cupboards. The provincial Ministry of Education
began phasing in universal access to full-day kindergarten last year, and full-day kindergarten is now available for all five-year-olds in B.C. This year, there are 508 full-day kindergarten students in the Comox Valley. More than 135 new modular classrooms have been installed in 25 school districts around B.C. The modulars, which feature wood finish on the exterior and interior and are designed to be energy-efficient, are built to last about 40 years — the same as a conventional classroom, according to the Ministry of Education.
Al Fraser hopes Comox is taking a step in the right direction. Fraser, parks superintendent for the Town, confirmed Wednesday the meandering Port Augusta Park walking path under construction will be covered by a recycled, eco-friendly base, and not asphalt as previously discussed. “Some people wanted a path, some people didn’t want a path, some people wanted asphalt, some people didn’t want asphalt,” he told council at the committee of the whole meeting. “In listening to all of the information that was conveyed by the people in the area and paying more closer attention to the ecosensitivity of the creek close by, we explored the option of some other hard-service, more permeable alternatives.” The result is a product from a Comox-
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“It’s wheelchairfriendly, scooter-friendly and you can drive on it. It’s a wonderful product. We’re going to be proceeding with it in the next few days.” When finished, the path will allow for easier pedestrian access to the foreshore as a key entry point to the waterfront walkway connections that may be constructed in the future. photos@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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Staff at the City of Courtenay is focusing on doing things the right way — even if it takes longer — when it comes to proposed bike lanes on Fitzgerald Avenue. A proposal for offset bike lanes along Fitzgerald Avenue between Second Street and 26th Street was presented to council in February. A public meeting was held in April, and in June, council agreed that the proposed cycling lane concept be subject to further refinement based upon input from the public open house and technical recommendations from a cycling consultant, according to a report from deputy municipal engineer Alan Hampshire, which council received last week. Staff is reviewing the proposal for cycling infrastructure along Fitzgerald Avenue, according to Hampshire. “I think one of the things that should be recognized in looking at Fitzgerald Avenue is it’s a retrofit design, which is inherently more complicated than a brand-new road,” he told council. Since the June report to council, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has issued the Urban Bikeway Design Guide, and Courtenay staff is currently working with this document to refine the proposed Fitzgerald design, which will then be reviewed with the technical consultant, explained Hampshire. “This refined design, together with recommendations from the cycling consultant, will inform the next set of cycling infrastructure proposals, which will be subject to further public comment,” he wrote in his report. Coun. Ronna-Rae Leonard was happy to see the plan moving forward in this way, for the sake of the neighbourhood and for cyclists. “I really appreciate the thoughtful plan that’s in place continuing forward,” she said. “I know there’s been some resistance to it,
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Hope remains for fruit trees Do you dream of summers in the sun lying in a hammock in the sun gorging yourself silly on big luscious clear skinned homegrown fruit? Is your idea of gardening, sitting and relaxing enjoying the flowers, listening to the birds, and watching the butterflies? Vibrant, healthy, fruit trees that produce delicious fruit and are virtually maintenance free are not just a dream. The fruit tree wasting away in your backyard, producing scabby bug-eaten fruit that clutters up your lawn with wasps bait can be transformed. You are invited to a Fruit Tree Guild workshop at Innisfree Farm this Saturday or Sunday, Oct 2. Elaine Codling with Vancouver Island Permaculture is offering two half-day seminars on a Permaculture Approach to Home Fruit Production as part of their ongoing Developing Sustainability series. For registration or more information call 250-336-8768 or e-mail thierryv@telus.net. Innisfree Farm is at 3636 Trent Rd. in Royston. For information and directions to the workshop, see www.innisfreefarm.ca Fruit Tree Guilds are plant communities that work together to nourish and support each other. The result is more beauty, more abundance and more time to relax and enjoy your garden. — Innisfree Farm
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Naturopath will speak to women Naturopathic doctor Lise Maltais will be one of the speakers at the second annual women’s show at the Comox Community Centre this weekend. The West Coast Women’s Show is a trade show for and about women with close to 60 exhibitors showcasing products, services and information of interest to women. Informative seminars are on both days including Natural Sleep Aids, the Law of Attraction, How to have a more Satisfying Sex Life and the inner World of Dreams. Dr. Maltais will speak about the hCG protocol for weight loss and obesity correction. She asks... Is it difficult for you to lose weight? Have you tried to diet many times before only to get back to where you started and pack on more weight? Are you in the peri-menopausal or menopausal years?The hCG protocol may be the solution. Dr. Maltais is coach-
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Comox church seeking aid for family of refugees Meeting at 7 tonight (Sept. 21) to get ball rolling The United Nations High Commission for Refugees and our Canadian Embassy in Syria are desperately seeking sponsorships for refugee families who have already been approved to come to Canada. These people are stateless. In 1948, many thousands who were displaced from Palestine, fled to Iraq where they lived in relative peace, but always without the basic rights of citizen-
ship. Since 2003, in the aftermath of the fall of Iraq, families have had to flee again. Borders were closed to them and they have been stranded in refugee camps for many years, living in terrible conditions in the desert. The Syrian government is closing the camp and threatening to send them back to Iraq where many Palestinians have been killed. There is absolutely no prospect of remaining in Syria or returning to Iraq or Palestine. With the invitation of Immigration Canada, churches and organizations across Canada have been sponsoring
families. The political situation in Syria has become unstable and it is possible that our embassy there may have to close. Therefore there is an urgent need to act before it becomes impossible to help. The Comox United Church Global Justice Committee has begun the process of bringing a family of five to the Comox Valley. The family consists of a mother and father and three daughters, ages six, 10 and 16. “We are seeking to join with churches, organizations and individuals to support and help the family settle into the Valley and
provide financial support for a year, approximately $30,000,” said spokesperson Dave Talbot. “We are hoping to move quickly and have a three-bedroom apartment or home furnished for them in the next few weeks. We are having the first meeting of the refugee support committee this coming Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Seniors’ Lounge downstairs at the Florence Filberg Centre in Courtenay.” Come and represent your church or organization or as an individual. Talk among your friends and family and consider putting on a fundraising event.
Family Volunteer group meeting tree tips available If you want to research your family history and are feeling overwhelmed about where to start, then your local library is a good place to start. The Courtenay branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library will hold a Getting Started in Genealogy workshop this Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Librarian Natalie Catto will partner with local genealogist Heidi Fraser to focus on the basic steps one should take when beginning genealogical research, what local resources are available to researchers, and what the library has to offer. Also included will be an overview of how to use the Ancestry Library Edition database that can be accessed at your local library branch. “While genealogy is experiencing a huge growth in popularity, there is so much information available that it can be very overwhelming for many people,” explains Catto, “so our aim is to get beginning family researchers pointed in the right direction.” You can register for this free workshop by calling 250-334-3369 or by dropping in at the Courtenay branch at 300 Fifth St. — Vancouver Island Regional Library
Fall is here and with it all the back-to-school and back-to-work routines. After taking the summer off, the C.V. Volunteer Co-Ordinators’ Network is meeting regularly once again and its first meeting is this Thursday at noon at the Lewis Centre. This informal network of co-ordinators of volunteers has been in existence over 10 years and meets regularly to share information about volunteer management, resources, trends and issues in volunteerism. Everyone who works with volunteers is welcome, says Heather Crites, co-ordinator for Special Needs Recreation and one of the founding members of the network.
“We only meet for an hour and always do a round-table sharing news and ideas. The more people who come to share their ideas and knowledge, the better it is,” she says. The topics for the September meeting will be volunteer management training opportunities, and current issues in volunteer management. If you work with volunteers and are looking for information around volunteer management, come to the next meeting this Thursday. For more information call Heather at 250-338-5371 or e-mail her at hcrites@courtenay.ca. — C.V. Volunteer Co-Ordinators’ Network
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MR. D AND JOHNNY B. are part of XLR8, which will provide music at this Saturday’s Comox Valley Oktoberfest celebrations.
Oktoberfest fun coming Record Staff The Comox Valley will get a jump on other Oktoberfests by rocking the Native Sons Hall this Saturday with local rock and rollers XLR8. The band will bring its big sound, big lights, big drums and lots of tunes from Abba to ZZ Top, with a polka or two in honour of the occasion. Oktoberfest would not be complete without traditional German food and this Saturday’s event also includes a
costume contest – for those who wear traditional German clothing – as well as door prizes. Tickets cost $25 and are available at the Sid Williams Theatre and at the door. Your tickets include a beer stein and the first beer is on the house. Any money left after
paying expenses will go to beloved Comox Valley charity You Are Not Alone (YANA). The event gave YANA $3,300 last year. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and XLR8 hits the stage at 9. Comox Valley Oktoberfest is sponsored by Surgenor Brewing Co. and JET-FM.
The Canadian Tire Jumpstart Pedal for Kids Cycling Tour will arrive in Courtenay this Thursday from Nanaimo. Raising funds for the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities, riders will complete a 500-km ride in five days. Riders began the ride in Victoria and will finish their tour in Vancouver this Sunday. Other scheduled stops along the way include Campbell River, Powell River and Sechelt. The tour, which includes Courtenay Canadian Tire dealer Bert Heeringa, is scheduled to arrive Thursday at 6 p.m. at his Comox home. A special presentation giving a Canadian Tire Jumpstart Kids Activity Kit will be made by Canadian Tire Jumpstart president Dan Thompson to Joanne Petersen, representing the Comox Valley Boys and Girls Club. Each Canadian Tire Jumpstart Kids Activity Kit will include equipment that can be used indoors and outdoors and do not require specialized facilities,
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Plant sale Saturday Gardeners all around the Comox Valley are getting ready for one of the last plant sales of the year this Saturday at the Florence Filberg Centre. The plant sale is the second one of the year sponsored by the Comox Valley Horticultural Society. Members have been busy for weeks dividing plants, repotting and labeling them with all the details for enthusiastic buyers. The sale will run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, call president Isabel Fetch at 250338-4047 or contact plant sale co-ordinator Astrid Davidson at daveastrid@shaw.ca. — Comox Valley Horticultural Society
FIND OUT HOW RENOVATING OR BUILDING GREEN WILL IMPROVE YOUR COMFORT AND SAVE YOU MONEY! The CVRD will be hosting a free education event on green buildings. The session will include presentations featuring a green building contractor, a home energy advisor and a green building home owner. Location: CVRD Boardroom, 550B Comox Road, Courtenay Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011 Time: 7:00pm – 8:30p.m. Email: propertyservices@comoxvalleyrd.ca to register or for more info PRESENTATION TOPICS a. Contractor builder %en /abbe ² overview of process, beneÀts and issues associated with undertaking green renovations and constructing new green homes. b. EnerGuide (Cristi Sacht) – overview of EnerGuide program, auditing services, new BC Building Code requirement for EnerGuide 80, etc. c. Local showcase - overview of a newly constructed green home in the Comox Valley. The education session will give our residents knowledge and inspiration to help them plan for their green renovation and construction in the coming years.
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JUSTIN SAMRA DEFLECTS a shot during Friday night’s game at the Sports Centre. The Glacier Kings fell 9-3 PHOTO BY JIM HOCKLEY to Kerry Park.
Icemen split weekend games Kalan Anglos Special to the Record
When two undefeated teams match up early in the season it is inevitable that one will skate away with a blemish in the loss column. Unfortunately for
the Comox Valley Glacier Kings, they were victim to just that in game three of their Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League regular season. Having won their first two games of the young season in impressive fash-
KINGS GOALIE BEN TARNOWSKI makes a great save in the last minute of Saturday’s game in Oceanside. Moments later the Kings scored an empty net goal to win 5-3. PHOTO BY JIM HOCKLEY
ion, the Yetis were handed their first loss Friday, convincingly, by the Kerry Park Islanders. It was a game that saw a total of 12 goals, 13 penalties, and two game misconducts, as the Islanders left the Comox Valley Sports Centre with a 9-3 victory. Brandon Nicholson (second star of the game) got it all started for Kerry Park, scoring his first of two goals in the period at 5:57. Dayne Ellison (two goals, one assist, first star), scored his first of the game before Garrett Brandsma answered back with a power-play goal for the Kings. In the second, Myles Powell gave Comox Valley some life with his second goal of the year. However, Kerry Park proved to be too much on this night, as they were rewarded by their relentless attack with five unanswered goals before the end of the period. Jackson Garrett chipped in with a goal in the third, but it was too little too late for the Glacier Kings. Shots in the game were 39-21 in favour of Kerry Park. “Tough loss,” said Kings’ GM/owner Dave Webb. “We’ll just have to come tomorrow again ready to play.” Which Saturday in
Parksville was exactly what the Kings did. Playing their second game in as many nights, the Yetis looked much more poised and polished in hostile territory against the Oceanside Generals. The top line of Jackson Garrett (third star), Myles Powell, and Garrett Brandsma (first star) accounted for three of the five goals Comox Valley scored, including the opener at 4:41 of the first period by the latter. Oceanside answered back in the second, with Riel Gibson and Jaden Schmiesser setting up both the goals for Joel Issigonis (second star) and Colby Lim, respectively. But unassisted goals by Brandsma and Garrett in the third sealed the victory. Ben Tarnowski made 40 saves for his third win in as many starts for the Glacier Kings, who improved to 3-1 and remain atop the North Division standings. Next up for the Icemen is the first regular season meeting with their North Division rival Campbell River Storm. That game will be played on Friday, Sept. 23 at the Rod Brind’Amour Arena in Campbell River. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.
The Milwaukee Brewers announced last Wednesday the recipients of the 2011 Robin Yount Performance Awards, which recognizes the Brewers Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year. Infielder Taylor Green was selected as the club’s Minor League Player of the Year GREEN and right-handed pitcher Mike Fiers was named the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Green, 24, spent the majority of the season at Triple-A Nashville, where he batted .336 with 22 home runs and 88 RBI in 120 games and was selected to the All-Pacific Coast League Team. Green had his contract selected by the Brewers on Aug. 27 and made his Major League debut on Aug. 31 against St. Louis. He
singled as a pinch hitter off Jake Westbrook in his first big league at-bat. In 14 games with the Brewers, he is batting .276 (8-for-29) with three doubles and one RBI. Green played in three games with Double-A Huntsville to start the season prior to his promotion to Nashville (.364, 0 HR, 3 RBI). Green, who played his minor ball in Courtenay, was also selected as the Brewers Minor League Player of Year in 2007 when he batted .327 with 14 home runs and 86 RBI in 111 games with Class-A West Virginia. He was drafted by the Brewers in the 25th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of Cypress College. He was signed by director of amateur scouting Bruce Seid.
Couple celebrate 15th at MOMAR Final preparations are in the works for the Atmosphere Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR), set to take place in Cumberland this Saturday, Sept. 24. Approximately 400 racers and volunteers will be heading to Cumberland from near and far including a Courtenay couple, Alex Kennedy and Bev Skwernuik. Kennedy and Skwernuik will be celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary only days after MOMAR Cumberland. MOMAR race director Bryan Tasaka thinks this is a perfect way to celebrate such a milestone. “Typically, team members inspire each other to do the best they can, which can be a great relationship building exercise,” says Tasaka. In addition to their typical 50 km sprint race, MOMAR offers a short course that will provide less seasoned racers with an opportunity to participate in a world-class adventure race. Both the enduro (50 km) course and short (30 km) course will include mountain biking, kayaking, trail running, orienteering, and bushwhacking. The finish line will be located at the Cumberland Lake Park Campground from 1 to 5 p.m., and spectators are encouraged to come out to cheer on the athletes. More information is available at www.mindovermountain.com/momar or call 1-866-912-3331.
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Locals do well at race
Skiers train through summer
DAVID DAMERY FINISHED third in Masters Men. PHOTO SUBMITTED cross race. Other results saw Kia Van der Vliet and Jessica Reynolds in sixth and seventh place respectively in Beginner Women, Edwin Betinol fifth, Rurik Hubnerk 11th, Isaac Van der Vliet 14th in Beginner Men, Ryan Stuart 18th and Paul Laperriere 19th, Jacob Van Der Vliet 27th in Intermediate Men, Kent Duncan 16th, Patrick Rife 22nd in Masters Men, Guy Ridler 13th and Jordan Duncan 15th in Expert Men. The next races in the point series are in Port Alberni Oct. 2, Victoria Oct.10, Nanaimo Oct.15, Nanaimo Oct.16 Ladysmith. Oct.30 and the Cross on the Rock Series Final on Nov. 20 in Victoria. The Sept. 11 race received an overwhelming response from the Comox Valley community to help promote Cumberland as
an excellent recreation and tourism destination. The Cumberland Coal Cross thanks the following companies for their donations of product and draw prizes: Seeds Natural Foods, Trail Bicycles, Riding Fool Hostel, Tarbell’s, Island Mountain Rides, Raw Hair, Organic Family, Blue Toque Sports Consignment, Eatmore Sprouts, Dodge City Cycles, Rusty Rooster, Polka Dot Pants Consignment, Darkside Chocolates, Sushimon, Carmie’s Catering, the Wandering Moose, Mount Washington Alpine Resort and Cumberland Massage Therapy. – Cumberland Coal Cross
Snow-seeking Mount Washington Ski Club athletes got serious this summer, seeking higher ground and icy white glaciers for their summer training. Two select groups of athletes ventured out of country for on-snow training as a way of staying focused on the upcoming season. In June the members of the K Stars race team ventured to Mount Hood, Oregon to the Palmer Glacier and received worldclass coaching and training. Later in the summer the K-1 team visited Mount Hood with head coach John Trimmer. Meanwhile, MWSC athlete Mathieu Leduc recently placed third and fourth in a Super Continental Skier X in Chile. “This is an incredible result for Mathieu and the club for a first-time entry into a Skier X event,” a club spokesperson said. “Mathieu was invited to attend the event with the National Skier X team after a solid camp on Blackcomb Glacier this summer.” Physical training for the MWSC is underway and the athletes will be back on snow for more preseason training in November. The club has programs for all ages four years old and up: registration is open for the 20112012 ski season. Visit http://mtwashington. bcalpineclub.ca/ for information.
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A record 127 racers competed in the inaugural 2011 race of the notorious Cross on The Rock cyclocross race series, hosted by the Trail Bicycles-Eatmore Sprouts Cycling Team on Sunday, Sept. 11. The event was held at Heritage Park and the Coal Hills BMX track in Cumberland under extremely hot conditions at 32 degrees Celsius. There was lots of excitement and many crashes in the high-speed course designed by Curtis Saunders and organized by race director Lisa Ludwig. Categories included Beginner, Intermediate, Masters, Open Women and Expert Men as well as a kids’ race hosted by Trail Bikes-Eatmore Sprouts athlete Glenn Wakeling. Top local highlights saw David Damery take third place in Masters Men, Andrew “Rocket Socks” Brown ninth in Masters Men, Gillian Ellsay first in the Beginner Womens Category, Amanda Wakeling seventh in Expert Women and Glenn Wakeling ninth in Intermediate Men on a single speed. The highly competitive Expert Men’s category saw Carter Hovey, Drew McKenzie and Craig Richey (all from Victoria) taking first, second and third places respectively with junior rider Jordan Duncan pulling off an impressive 15th place finish in his first Expert-level
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3000 3000
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2000
1.3kg
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McCain Potato Patties
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Olivieri
Welchʼs Grape Cocktail
5000
69
Twinings Earl Grey Tea
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4 99 99 99 2 4 3 49
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3000 Red River Cereal 1.35kg
3500 Tuna Helper 206-233gr
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5
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88 8 CASE OF 9
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4
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6
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170- 200gr
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99
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12
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Evaporated Milk
8
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
99 5
Classique Chili
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99
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44’s
Multi Facial Tissue
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3.78lt
9
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5
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99
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Shredded Cheese
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4
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5
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99¢ each
88 8 CASE OF 9
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99
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6
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170- 200gr
250gr
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8
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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3.78lt
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5
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Astro
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99
2500 I Canʼt Believe Itʼs Not Butter Margarine 454gr
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Valley connection to Battle of Blades, Disney Comox Valley Skating Club coach Greg Ladret has just returned from Orlando, Fla. where he was a featured speaker at the 30-year reunion of Disney On Ice, a show for which he was a principal skater for 10 years. On the way home Ladret stopped over in Scottsdale, Ariz. to visit his brother Doug who was just about to head for Toronto for his third season as coach/ choreographer/coordinator with the No. 1 CBC TV show Battle of the Blades. Most coaches with careers in excess of 20 years will have built up a network of coaching colleagues in many areas of sport. For the Comox Valley Skating Club husband-andwife coaching team of Greg Ladret and Dawn Ladret, it is a real family thing. Dawn began skating in Elliot Lake, Ont. She continued skating as her family moved first to Port Hardy, and then to the Comox Valley where she got her first taste of coaching. Dawn spent her early years in coaching honing her skills in Whitehorse, Yorkton and Gold River before returning to the Comox Valley. In her first 20 years coaching here Dawn took many Comox Valley skaters to Provincial and National championships. Three years ago, after a three-year break to spend more time with her children and pursue other inter-
FIGURE SKATING IS a family affair for coaches PHOTO SUBMITTED Dawn and Greg Ladret. ests, Dawn returned to coaching. Greg was born in Comox, and at the age of three weeks, began a road trip that would take him several times around the world, and after many years, eventually bring him back here. Greg and brother Doug both began their skating in Powell River, and continued on to be national competitors, medallists and for Doug, champion and Olympian. Dawn’s brother Scott Rachuk, a former national medalist and well-respected coach, owns the Competitive Skating School of Strathroy in Ontario, and acts as a consultant for other clubs
in Ontario as well as serving on committees for Skate Canada. Greg’s brother Doug, former Canadian pairs champion with Christine Hough (better known as Doug & Tuffy) coaches in Arizona when not travelling with his competitive skaters to events around the world, or working on Battle of the Blades in Toronto. Doug serves on committees for the United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA), including the selection committee for U.S. international competitors. Coaching international competitors and serving on committees for their respective
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Chalk, dance during car-free events ValleyLinks will run two events on Car-Free Sunday this weekend. ValleyLinks will incorporate CHALK4PEACE as well as a Dance Dance Revolution pre-fundraising event for Extra Life. CHALK4PEACE is devoted to making a peaceful artistic statement with sidewalk chalk to advocate for peace. We want everyone to share their visions and messages of peace without regard to their nationality, ethnicity, or political beliefs. CHALK4PEACE
further encourages relationships between municipalities and artists so that communities around the world become united in supporting the expression of peace. Extra Life is an international charity that involves gamers in a 24-hour gaming marathon to raise money for children. This charity began when a girl named Victoria Enmon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The charity was created shortly afterwards when members of a
gaming organization known as the Sarcastic Gamer Community sent in video games and bought gifts to try to keep her spirits up despite numerous hospital stays and three bouts with the deadly disease. All money raised by the ValleyLinks team supports BC Children’s Hospital. This is a great
way for kids to play video games and contribute to a meaningful cause that directly affects kids. Mom and Dad will be impressed at their child’s desire to help others, the kids get to play video games, and Extra Life receives both more awareness and raises money to help kids at Children’s
Miracle Network Hospitals. This event is on Sept. 25 and located at ValleyLinks 532 Fifth St. in Courtenay from 1 to 5 p.m. It’ll be great fun for the family, so bring down the whole gang and play Dance Dance Revolution and sidewalk chalk for great causes. — ValleyLinks
is being looked after, you can treat yourself to some of World Community`s fair trade products. Organic, ethically traded coffee, tea, chocolate and other products will be available at market prices. For more information about World Community or World Community Bikes, visit www. worldcommunity.ca. — World Community Bikes
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Editor’s note: This caletndar is for special events put on by non-profit groups. We run as many as space permits, but only guarantee a calendar item appears once. Calendar itetms can be e-mailed to copy@comoxvalleyrecord.com, faxed to 250-338-5568 or delivered to 765 McPhee Ave. Deadlines: Friday at 5 p.m. for Wednesday’s paper and Tuesday at noon for Friday’s paper. Include date, location, time and a contact phone number that can be published. Our online calendar is available for listings at www. comoxvalleyrecord.com.
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The Comox Valley Community Foundation supports a wide range of projects that are of benefit to the Comox Valley. Funded projects provide a direct service to the community or take an innovative approach to a community concern. The Comox Valley Community Foundation is responsive to changing community needs and issues.
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SPANISH Conversation Group: Anyone wishing to practise Spanish invited to join weekly group meeting either Tuesday or Wednesday evening/daytime. FMI: 250-334-2031.
Bike tuneup free The World Community Bikes folks encourage you to give your bicycle a treat on Sunday’s car-free day in downtown Courtenay. Look for their booth, located outside Zocalo Café, where for a small donation, volunteer bike mechanics will provide a quick tuneup or some technical tips. Tips and Tuneups for a Donation will be available from 1 to 5 through the afternoon. Since May 2009, World Community Bikes has partnered with Comox Valley social agencies to provide bicycles to adults who cannot afford other means of transport. Donations of bikes or your skills as a volunteer mechanic are always welcome. And while your bike
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five fields of interest: Arts & Culture, Environment, Seniors, Health & Welfare, Education & Youth Eligible applicants include registered charities and qualified donees under the Income Tax Act. With capital projects receiving precedence, the Foundation will consider requests for: Capital Projects – construction, renovation, or equipment purchases; Program Related Projects – a specific, time-limited activity or series of activities designed to meet certain goals. Guiding Principles • The Comox Valley Community Foundation supports innovations where there is a demonstrated need, likelihood of effectiveness and strong potential to serve as a model to others. • Projects should build on the strengths of the community to respond to identified issues and priorities. • The organization should demonstrate a commitment to the project through a contribution of human and/or financial resources. • Significant and appropriate support from other funding sources (including the community) should be evident. • The target population should be involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of the project.
• There should be evidence of collaboration with other agencies in the field. • The organizations should demonstrate inclusiveness and respect for cultural diversity. • Projects that will be ongoing after the grant’s end should provide realistic plans for longer-term funding. • Organizations should have a significant and appropriate amount of their funding in place when they apply. • The Comox Valley Community Foundation distributes its funds to many groups throughout the Comox Valley working in many fields of interest. It is necessary to limit the frequency of applications from any one organization to ensure more equitable access for all organizations.
Applications are accepted on-line only at www.cvcfoundation.org between September 17th and October 21st, 2011. Please follow the instructions and remember to include a current list of board members and a copy of the most recent financial statements. On Monday September 26th, from 1-3 pm, the Foundation is offering a grant writing session to those organizations interested in applying. Space is limited so please RSVP @ cvcf@shawcable.com or 250.338.8444. Location: 467 Cumberland Road, Courtenay APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 21, 2011.
C.V. FARMERS’ Market with entertainment by Corwin Fox, Comox Bay Farm, Comox Road, Courtenay, 9 a.m.–noon. FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250-218-0321, www. comoxvalleyfarmersmarket. com. ROYAL Canadian Naval Association meets, Comox Legion, 1 p.m. Guests welcome. FMI: 250-339-5498. BETTER Breathers meeting, 615 Tenth St., Courtenay, 1:30 p.m. Guest speaker Susan Lanyon on Self-Management Strategies for those living with COPD. Open to all interested. FMI: 250-3318504 ext. 38115. HEART Support Group Comox Valley Chapter meeting, Comox Recreation Centre, 1855 Noel Ave., 7 p.m. Support for all who have had or will have heart procedure & spouses. Free; all welcome. FMI: 250-339-5349.
Thursday, Sept. 22 C.V. METAPHYSICAL Explorations Group meets, Lions Den, 1729 Comox Ave., 7–9 p.m. Tim Findlay presents Sacred Geometry. By donation. FMI: Anjali 250-3381690.
Friday, Sept. 23 ST. JOSEPH’S Hospital Auxiliary Society Tag Day in Courtenay. Watch for taggers in red coats. Funds raised help pay for new bus for residents of The Views. FMI: 250-339-1407. C.V. NEWCOMERS’ Women’s Walking Group (for those living in Comox Valley less than 2 years) meets for Seal Bay walk; meet at Home Depot (recycling area), 8:50 a.m. Carpool. FMI: Bonnie 250-941-3836, Val 250-8714665, Susanne 250-941-5478, www.cvnewcomers.blogspot.com. EVERGREEN Seniors Friday Night Dance with music by Crosstown Express, Rotary Hall, Florence Filberg Centre, 8 p.m. FMI: 250-338-1000.
Saturday, Sept. 24 ST. JOSEPH’S Hospital Auxiliary Society Tag Day in Comox. Watch for taggers in red coats. Funds raised help pay for new bus for residents of The Views. FMI: 250-339-1407. C.V. FARMERS’ Market with entertainment by David Stevenson & Black Swan Fiddlers, C.V. Exhibition Grounds, Headquarters Road, Courtenay, 9 a.m.noon. FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250-218-0321, www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com. CUMBERLAND United Church offers Saturday morning meditation, First & Penrith, 9–9:45 a.m. Variety of styles & leadership; no registration or fee; all welcome. FMI: Julianne 250400-7084. C.V. HORTICULTURAL Society’s Plant Sale, Florence Filberg Centre, 9:30–11:30 a.m. FMI: Isabel Petch 250-
338-4047, Astrid Davidson daveastrid@shaw.ca. MENNONITE Churches of Black Creek sponsor East Africa Famine Relief Fundraiser – Community Salmon Barbecue, Black Creek United Mennonite Church, 2277 Enns Rd., 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FMI: 778-420-2015. KITTY Cat P.A.L Society Adopt-A-Pal, at Driftwood Mall, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., and at Wagz, 463 Fifth St., 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FMI: 250-2187223, www.kittycatpals.com. ST. JOHN the Divine Anglican Church hosts Magic With A Gospel Message show with magician Donald Dunphy, Parish Hall, 579–5th St., Courtenay, 2:30 p.m. FMI: 250-334-4331. CALGARY medium/clairvoyant Stephen Craig holds demonstration of mediumship, Lions Den, Comox, 7 p.m. Admission by donation to Extended Care Units at St. Joseph’s Hospital. FMI: Linda 250-339-6573. OLD TIME Fiddlers Branch 17 monthly dance, Fallen Alders Community Hall, Royston, doors 7:30 p.m. Admission $7/adult, $1/child. FMI: Lorraine 250-336-8302.
Sunday, Sept. 25 KITTY Cat P.A.L Society Adopt-A-Pal, at Woofy’s, 2400 Cliffe Ave., 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FMI: 250-218-7223, www.kittycatpals.com.
Monday, Sept. 26 OCEAN Waves Square Dance Club classes every Monday evening, Courtenay Anglican Church, 579 Fifth St., 7–9 p.m. All welcome; dress casual. Free this Monday. FMI: Cathy or Guy 250-3387942. C.V. SCOTTISH Country Dancers meet Monday evenings. Beginners welcome. FMI: Heather 250-338-9060, www.cvscottishcountrydance.org.
Tuesday, Sept. 27 C.V. WRITERS’ Drop-In Critiquing Circle meets, Muir Gallery, 440 Anderton Ave., Courtenay, 7 p.m. All interested welcome; bring sample of your writing. FMI: 250336-8772, johnbritton23@ gmail.com.
Wednesday, Sept. 28 C.V. FARMERS’ Market with entertainment by Allan Jossul, Comox Bay Farm, Comox Road, Courtenay, 9 a.m.noon. Final Wednesday Market for the year. FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250-218-0321, www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com.
Friday, Sept. 30 C.V. NEWCOMERS’ Women’s Walking Group (for those living in Comox Valley less than 2 years) meets for Comox Marina walk; meet at Port Augusta Marina, 8:50 a.m. FMI: Gina 250-890-9336, BettyLou 250-218-7908, Doris 250-871-3407, www.cvnewcomers.blogspot.com. BRANCH 28 Cumberland Legion Soup & Sandwich, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 1 CUMBERLAND United Church offers Saturday morning meditation, First & Penrith, 9–9:45 a.m. Variety of styles & leadership; no registration or fee; all welcome. FMI: Julianne 250400-7084. COURTENAY & District Museum presents Headquarters Creek Woodlot Tour with Harold Macy, 10 a.m. Free admission; space limited. FMI/reservations: 250-3340686. OCEAN Waves Square Dance Club Harvest Dance with callers Fran & Roger Archambault & cuers Lorna & Carmen Corbet, Florence Filberg Centre, 7:30–10 p.m. FMI: Cathy or Guy 250-3387942.
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These Grapes not wrathful, but grateful instead Reconstituted Grapes on road again, with Odds this Saturday at Sid Williams Theatre Lindsay Chung Record Staff
Kevin Kane and brothers Tom and Chris Hooper grew up together in Kelowna, learning to play instruments in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1983, they became the Grapes of Wrath, and this Saturday night, the folk rock band whose music reached gold and platinum record sales in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is coming to Courtenay to play the Sid Williams Theatre Season Opener Rock Concert with the Odds. The Grapes disbanded in 1992, and they have only been back together since July 2010. “I’m just really glad the band is back together,” said singer/guitarist Kevin Kane, calling from his home in Toronto. “It’s been a lot of fun doing shows and just hanging GRAPES OF WRATH fans from a few years back do not want to miss them back together this Satout together.” Kane and Tom Hooper got urday at the Sid Williams Theatre. together to do a few acoustic shows a couple of years ago, and time we get up to play, we really they were offered a spot at the appreciate what a great thing it B.C. Fusion Festival in Surrey in is. When you’re out there playing July 2010. a lot, you get tired of your songs “They said ‘we’d prefer it as a because you don’t get a chance to full band,’” recalled Kane. “We create. For one of our albums, we approached Chris, and to our sur- did 200 shows one year to support prise and pleasure, he said yes. it. You can get a little frustrated The show went with playing so really well, and we much. Being away enjoyed rehearsWhen you’re from it so long, als.” young in your 20s and you can come back Since then, the to it, and we enjoy trio has played you have some success, playing the songs about 15 or 16 you almost feel a sense a lot more.” shows together, of entitlement. Now, Kane says and Kane thinks there are a lot of every time we get up to things he learned they are better than ever after 18 play, we really apprein the late 1980s years apart. and early 1990s ciate what a great During their thing it is. when the Grapes time away from the were so successful Kevin Kane — and also since Grapes, Kane and Tom kept playing, leaving the band and he thinks they’ve improved. — that have had a big impact on “I think Tom and I are singing him. better now,” he said. “Chris didn’t “I think I’m a lot more aware play for 10 years, but he’s play- of the things I’ve learned since ing better. Sometimes when you then,” he said. step away and then come back to “When I think back to that something, you get fresh perspec- period, all I remember is you are tive.” so busy you don’t get a chance Kane believes the reunited to think. It’s only since then, in Grapes are also different because hindsight, that you get a chance they don’t take what they’re doing to reflect. I think this happens to for granted. a lot of bands; you want to strike Sometimes I think we might have people who want to hear it is a “We appreciate what a privi- while the iron’s hot, so to speak ... overdone it back then.” great privilege, and I don’t take it lege it is to get up on a stage it becomes hard to say no. SomeKane has learned to appreciate for granted,” he said. “With a band, more than we did,” he said. “When times saying no becomes a good his life as a musician. well Tom and Chris are actually you’re young in your 20s and you thing. We have the same agent as “I’ve learned that getting up in family, but we’re more like a famhave some success, you almost feel Tegan and Sara, and he says they front of people to play your own ily unit than a professional one in a sense of entitlement. Now, every say no more than they say yes. music and especially a bunch of many respects because we grew
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up together, learned our instruments together and learned how to be in a band together. Getting together now, I appreciate what we’ve got together as a unit. It was immediate from the first rehearsal; we sounded just like us. When you get up and play with other people ... it’s a great opportunity to get to enjoy those things you might have been distracted by other things and didn’t enjoy as much.” Growing up in Kelowna, Kane says he and the Hooper brothers were influenced largely by British Invasion bands such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and The Who. “That’s how Chris and I started hanging out in Grade 8; one of us had a Beatles T-shirt,” he said, adding he was also a big Kinks fan. “We figured out we’re kindred spirits. He had a drum kit he was trying to figure out. I think I’d just gotten an electric guitar. We figured out our instruments together. Tom is a couple years younger, and he got a bass for elementary band.” Songwriting has always been important to the Grapes of Wrath, and Kane says Simon and Garfunkel were also big influences. “I’m much the same way, and I think Chris and Tom are the same — we still listen to the same type of music where the songs are the important thing,” he said. Back in 1983, when Kane and the Hooper brothers chose the name Grapes of Wrath, it had nothing to do with the John Steinbeck novel. “That was just a random thing,” said Kane. “We had a show and we needed a name. We looked in a book of movie names and started writing them down. That was honestly the least stupid one. We had some pretty dumb ideas.” After leaving Grapes of Wrath, Kane released four solo albums. He gets something different from performing solo and performing with the band. “Playing solo is kind of neat for me when I’m playing a good show in front of people ... it allows me to really get into the nuances of performing,” he said. “It’s about a certain subtlety. The band thing is a lot of fun for opposite reasons. I still get the same thrill from playing a slightly-too-loud electric guitar as I did when I was a teenager.” The Grapes of Wrath play the Sid Williams Theatre Season Rock Concert Opener with the Odds this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 or $40 for members and $25 for students, and they are available by calling 250338-2430 or visiting www.sidwilliamstheatre.com. writer@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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THE ARTISTIC TEAM of Jessica Carter and Livea Gill invites all experienced dancers to come out and audition for the 2011/2012 True Colours Youth Company of Performing Arts this Saturday.
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The True Colours Youth Company of Performing Arts is embarking on another exciting season of dance excellence. Are you a dancer in our area who wants to take that extra leap, stretch and challenge yourself, learn and perform more, work with innovative and renowned choreographers, make new friends all in a welcoming environment? Then come and audition for Comox Valley’s only youth dance company True Colours. True Colours is supported by Making Opportunities Matter Society (MOMS), a non-profit society that encourages company members to strive for excellence in themselves and within their peer group. It also provides the opportunity to work with dance professionals involved in the industry today. The goal is to expose our members to all aspects of the performing arts which will ultimately enhance their growth and knowledge for future endeavours. The company strives to provide an opportunity and place for students, who are already training, to focus in on their performance skills and contribute to upcoming productions.
Members are required to be 12 to 18 years old, trained in dance for at least five years and be training a minimum of five hours of dance per week in a variety of classes. The True Colours director reserves the right to make exceptions, and encourages dancers to bring their own unique style and presence to the group and maintain their individuality. True Colours artistic director Livea Gill is thrilled to announce Elements — a Spiritual Dance Awakening as the title of the sixth annual performance. Dancers will explore movement through five mystical elements, Earth, Fire, Air, Water and Aether. The show is set for May 19, 2012 at the Sid Williams Theatre. Gill encourages all those interested to come out and audition in a relaxed and unique atmosphere Saturday, Sept. 24th at noon at Gemini Dance Studios (3-2364 Rosewall Cres. in Courtenay). For more information, check out www.truecoloursyouthdance.com or you can contact Livea by e-mail liveagill@shaw.ca. — True Colours Youth Company of Performing Arts
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In loving Memory of my “Sweet Girl� OLIVIA ERICA JOHNSON Nov 20, 1991 ~ Sept 20, 2007
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On September 11, 2011 Patrick Arnold Gregor suddenly passed away. Patrick is survived by his loving children Shawn Gregor, Anson Gregor, Myra Gregor wife of Anson, and Valerie Gregor. Patrick will be dearly missed by his wife Marie-Paul Gregor. Patrick was born the 13th of July 1941 in Ocean Falls, BC. After living in various places across Canada he settled with his young family in Campbell River, BC eventually moving to Black Creek. He started working at the pulp and paper mill. There he worked for 25 years as a Steam Engineer and Millwright. Patrick was a member of the Island Fusiliers of Canada and transferred to the Canadian Scottish Regiment when relocating to Vancouver Island. After working with the Canadian Scottish Regiment he began focusing his attention on the Royal Canadian Army Cadets as a CIC. He worked with the cadets until retirement. Patrick enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, gardening and spending time with his dog. He will be missed by his family and friends.
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Edith Henrietta Thompson 1922 - 2011 It is with sad hearts we announce the passing of Edith Thompson on September 14, 2011, at The Gardens at Qualicum Beach. Edith was born in Northern Ireland and immigrated with her family to Edmonton in 1955. They moved to Calgary in 1960 where she worked in retail sales until moving to Lethbridge in 1975. Edith was honoured for her 5 year service with Meals on Wheels in Lethbridge. Edith & Bob retired to Parksvile in 1985 where they spent many happy years camping and enjoying the outdoors. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. We will miss her wonderful cooking and especially her butterfly cupcakes. She always looked on the positive side of life even in her declining years had a story and a smile for all her caregivers. Edith is survived by her son Robin (Anne) and two grandsons Robert (Jocelyn), Glen (Natasha) and one great granddaughter Evelyn. She is also survived by three sisters and one brother in the United Kingdom and Canada. Edith was pre-deceased by her husband of 60 years, Robert (Bob) Thompson. After the passing of Bob in 2003, Edith moved into Arranglen Retirement Home then subsequently moved into The Gardens in Qualicum. The staff at the Gardens took wonderful care of Mother in her declining years. The family would like to thank all the staff on the 3rd floor for their professionalism and dedication to her care.
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WILLIAM MACAULAY (BILL) COULTER July 7, 1941 – September 16, 2011
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With deep heartfelt sorrow we regret to announce the passing of our beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather & Brother, William Macaulay (Bill) Coulter. Born in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland on July 7, 1941, Bill and his father immigrated to Canada in 1951 in search of a better life. The rest of the family followed later that year and moved to Cumberland. Bill was married to Sharlene (nee Stockand) in 1963, had two children and moved to Gold River in 1969. Bill worked at the Gold River Pulp Mill from 1969 to 1995. Upon his early retirement Bill & Sharlene moved back to the Comox Valley. Bill was an avid golfer, ďŹ sherman, craftsman, photographer & marksman. He was a member of the Sunnydale Golf & Country Club in Courtenay, Rod & Gun Club, Legion, Kinsman and was a Founding Member of the Gold River Golf & Country Club. After a brief but courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, without losing any of his humour, he left us for a better place Friday morning. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Sharlene, Children; Bob (Carrie) Coulter, Sandra (Lynn) Coulter, Cindy (Tom) Shouldice, Grandchildren; Katelyn, Brad, Stephanie & Brooke; Brother Charlie (Joan) Coulter & Sister Maureen Holmes & Many Nieces & Nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Grace & Charles Coulter. His Family meant everything to him. The family would like to thank the Medical Daycare Nurses at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Dr. Matous; Comox Valley Hospice Society & Devoted long term Friendship and support of Bill Slaughter. As per Bill’s wishes there will be no service held. Donations in Lieu of owers can be sent to The Comox Valley Hospice Society; Jean C. Barber Lodge Vancouver or the Charity of your choice.
THERESA YOUNG Therese Marie Young (nee Albert) of Courtenay in the Comox Valley made her transition, in the arms of Archangel Michael, on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, Surrounded by Family & loved ones. She was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick on June 5th, 1932. Therese graduated from the Universite de Moncton in New Brunswick and received a degree in Nursing. Her nursing career took her Northern Quebec and Northern N.B. She married Ronald Young and they lived in Cold Lake, Edmundston, Ottawa and Winnipeg. They moved back to Edmundston for a decade before relocating to Campbell River,B.C. Therese, had always been a humanitarian and was President of the NB Handicap Association in the Late Seventies, she always was a visionary and helped not only the association become that much more, but always showed concern for those around her. Her family is very proud of all of Terry’s accomplishments and she will be dearly missed by all those whom she has blessed with her presence. Her fondest memories were Of her “days in the sunâ€? at Lac Baker NB, both as a child herself and with her own Children. She was an active member of Unity Church in Comox. Therese wished to be remembered as a Reiki Master Teacher. Her greatest personal satisfaction came from her friendship with her Reiki Circle, and in particular those Reiki Master Teachers she taught who are now offering Reiki all over the world. Her ďŹ rst love, however was her Grandchildren. Therese is survived by Ronald Joseph Young of Black Creek, and three children; Sons Michael Joseph Young of Victoria BC; Patrick Leonard Young (Brenda) of Victoria BC; and Daughter Colleen Helen Young of Courtenay, as well as four Grandchildren; Joshua and Emily Foisey of Courtenay BC and Nolan and Gemma Young of Victoria BC. In lieu of owers, the family is requesting donations be made to North Island Unity Church at P.O. Box 3518, Courtenay, V9N 6Z8; or to the charity of your choice. A celebration of Theresa’s life will be held on Oct 1st, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm at the North Island Community Church, 1729 Comox Ave. (The Lions Den). Therese’s Family would like to thank St. Joseph’s Hospital 2nd Floor Transition Nurses, and Overow 2 (you know who you are) for the continuous loving care.
The tide recedes but Leaves behind bright Seashells in the sand The sun goes down yet Gentle warmth still lingers On the land The music stops and yet Echoes on in sweet Refrains for every thing that passes Something beautiful remains.
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Twenty years have passed since you left us to, “Spread a Little Sunshine�, on our own. Forever missed by Lynda, Dick and their families.
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I would like to Thank all my Family, Friends and neighbors for food and cards and visits while I was in the Hospital. Sincerely, Donna Olkovick
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DEATHS “Nana’s gone to heaven now‌â€?
MACSWEEN Robyn Christine
1950 – 2011 Born in Victoria, B.C. on June 22, 1950 Robyn passed away peacefully at home in the arms of her loving family. After a courageous 19 month battle with brain cancer, she finally succumbed on September 10, 2011. Robyn will be remembered lovingly by her husband Dave, her children; Tanis (Tim Bradshaw) of Victoria, Tessa (Jim Stewart) of Comox, Todd of Victoria, her mother; Dorothy Ray, sister; Coleen Ray, sister-in-law; Sue (Tom Crump), and grandchildren; Tiana and Kassidy (Stewart), Calle and Tristan (Bradshaw), Nieces and Nephews; Laura (Johnston), Kyle and Peter (Beck), and Daniel and Nicholas (Crump). She was predeceased by her father, Harold Ray. Her greatest passion was her love of family. She will always be remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother full of care and compassion for those around her. ‘Nana’ spent many hours with her grandchildren at parks and beaches, dancing and reading stories, and swimming and skiing. Her quick wit, infectious laugh and quiet humour endeared her to all who knew her. She was adored. Her love for gardening was evident in the many gardens she planned, planted, and lovingly cared for, particularly the one at her own home. Her artistic talents and her eye for beauty are apparent throughout the Comox Valley in the many homes that she helped her clients design and decorate when she worked alongside Dave in the family construction business. Robyn was also passionate about traveling with her husband and has enjoyed many memorable vacations from England and Cuba to Thailand and Hawaii, and a variety of cruises. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to her many friends, neighbours, and church family for their overwhelming support over the past 19 months. A special thanks also to Dr. Jennifer Cortez and her staff, the dedicated staff at St. Joseph’s ‘Chemo Unit’, and the many home care nurses and home support staff who gently and professionally contributed to Robyn’s care and comfort toward the end of her days. Robyn would also want to extend a special thanks to all of her wonderful friends who have walked, talked, laughed, and prayed with her on this difficult journey. A celebration of Robyn’s life will be held at 1:30 pm at Comox Pentecostal Church, 1919 Guthrie Rd in Comox, on Saturday, September 24th 2011. In lieu of flowers, a donation to a foundation or charity of your choice would be appreciated.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 • COMOX VALLEY RECORD
DEATHS
DEATHS
Jean Thomas February 10, 1914 September 15, 2011 With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and great aunt.
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AUTOMOTIVE
2nd Annual
FOUND: CAT, grey and white, male, very friendly, 9th/Evergreen/Mantle area. Call 250338-9681, 250-897-4815.
COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT MECHANIC position available in the West Kootenay’s. We Offer: A modern 5,000 sq/ft shop equipped with a 10 ton overhead crane, computer diagnostics and advanced tooling to support a stable client base. Equitable wage and extended benefits in a geographical area known for its quality of lifestyle, and moderate cost of living. We Require: Commercial Truck & Transport Mechanic Trade Certification, Motor Vehicle Inspector Certificate. Resumes can be forwarded via fax 250-357-2009 or email: jim@summitrepair.ca for further information contact Jim @ 250-357-2800 Ext 228. Come join our Team!
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FOUND SEPTEMBER 12th near the Gelato Ice Cream place on Comox Avenue, gold plated bracelet. Call to identify 240 871-2449.
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Jean is survived by her children, Sharon, David (Margaret), Ken (Mary) and Cheri (Glen) and grandchildren Shawn, Natasha (Mark), Nathan, Chelsea (Jesse), Cameron, Carla (Kyle) and Caitlyn, great grandchildren, Taiea, Luke, Quinn, Windsor and Carlena. She was pre-deceased by her husband Henry (Tommy) in 2000. Jean was born in Lipton, Saskatchewan and spent the majority of her life raising her family in Delta, BC. Jean never stopped learning, among the many ventures that Jean pursued was becoming a nurse who served in WWll, she became a social worker, teacher, a political science major as well as going on to establish Delta Private Hospital with her Husband Tommy. Jean was an amazing woman who lived life to the fullest. One of her greatest abilities was being able to listen and truly hear what people would share with her. The most important thing in her life other than her family was her love of playing the piano and the joy she received from sharing her gift with others. A special thank you to Dr. Hunter and the wonderful staff at the CV Seniors Village residential care. A celebration of Jean’s life will take place at Comox Valley Funeral Home, 1101 Ryan Road, Courtenay, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 at 1:00pm with Rev. Ted Hicks officiating. In lieu of flowers a donation to St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.
5380 Trans Canada Hwy (off Boys Rd. ) Duncan, BC beside Buckerfields
FOUND: WEDDING band, last week of Aug or beginning of Sept, Black Fin Pub. Call 250339-5030.
Saturday September 24th 8 am- 4 pm
LOST: KRANKED, full suspension mountain bike, copper color, ($50 reward). Call 250334-2452.
Over 10,000 titles!
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$1 paperbacks $2 hardcovers Come out & get your Fall Reading materials & Christmas Shopping done early
TRAVEL
All proceeds to: 2011 Pennies for Presents Campaign supporting Cowichan Food Banks
GETAWAYS LONG BEACH - Ucluelet Deluxe waterfront cabin, sleeps 6, BBQ. Fall special. 2 nights $239 / 3 nights $299. Pets Okay. Rick 604-306-0891
Last year you helped us raise over $5,000!!! GRAMMA’S QUILTING CUPBOARD - CLOSING OUT SEPTEMBER 30TH. 120-425 Stanford Ave. E. Parksville. (250)248-9787. EVERYTHING MUST GO! HUGE SAVINGS ON ALL YOUR QUILTING/SEWING NEEDS!
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1920 - 2011
LEGALS
CHILDREN
Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar, 1939-45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star & Atlantic Clasp, Africa Star & North Africa 1942-43 Clasp, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Forces’ Decoration & Clasp, Operational Wings, and Siege of Malta Medal.
ATTENTION ALL Above and Beyond storage customers, please contact office immediately re removal of storage. 250-337-5939 1-800-599-8066 or email a.b.moving@hotmail.com Thank you Mike Troy
S/L (Ret) Leslie Patrick Sandford Bing
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our Dad, Patrick Bing on Sept. 9, 2011. Though he will be greatly missed we take comfort in knowing he is reunited with the love of his life, his wife of almost 58 years Anna Bing, who died in Sept. 2011. He is also predeceased by his brother Roy and sister Cynthia Fitzwater. Pat leaves his son Gerrard Bing (Gail) of Errington, B.C. and his daughter Leslie Bing (Pat Nelson) of Gibsons, B.C. Papa was also much loved by his grandchildren Adam Farquharson (Jan), Sara Gravelle (Richard), and Kelsey Porter (Graham) and by great-grandchildren Carson, Landon, Sage, Dane, Grace, Rowan and Emily. Pat was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on July 28, 1920 and joined the RCAF in 1939. He was first stationed at Jericho Beach in Vancouver. He was accepted for aircrew training but as Air Gunners were in short in supply he ended up in Montreal to train as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner eventually being stationed in England at the end of 1940. There he met F/O ‘Moose” Fumerton who asked if he’d like to fly with him as Navigator, beginning a very productive partnership. Fumerton thought that Pat looked “pretty smart” and “he got to the point. He wasn’t jabbering all the time”. They were part of the RCAF Night fighter Squadron, No. 406 and were to be using top-secret equipment called ‘radio location’, later known by the acronym RADAR. Their first mission, with Pat using this new technology, resulted in the first Night Fighter victory, a Junkers 88. This partnership continued in the Middle East and during the Siege of Malta with a total of 11 victories to their credit. They were shot down twice, once landing in the Mediterranean where they spent a couple of hours paddling a dinghy before being rescued. On his return to Canada he trained as a pilot and did antisubmarine patrols on the East Coast. After the war he worked in Intelligence at Air Force HQ then, on exchange with USAF, at the Pentagon for a few years. Back in Canada he flew CF100’s, and did tours at 445 and then 423 Squadron, where he became Commanding Office. Then came Staff College and two tours in Comox, where he retired in 1968. Post retirement he served in municipal politics, travelled, played golf (daily), was a gourmet cook, gardener, weaver, superb woodworker and writer. In fact, there was little he couldn’t do and do extremely well. He was a fine and honourable man and we will all truly miss him. At Dad’s request there will be no service. There will be an informal gathering of family and friends at a later date.
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ESTABLISHED Profitable Garden Centre for sale in Prince Rupert. For more info. call (250)847-9022
HOME BASED BUSINESS. We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry. High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com IT SPECIALIST – GCS Technology Services Inc., has an employment opportunity for a Lead Computer Technician. GCS Tech provides computer network sales and services to business and home clients in the Campbell River and Comox Valley areas. Candidates familiar with multiple server environments, virtualized technologies and networking will be given priority. A valid BC Drivers License is mandatory. A company vehicle may be available and flexible hours may be considered. If you are interested in joining our team please submit your cover letter and resume by 6:00pm on September 30th, email to: careers@gcstech.ca
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CMC OILFIELD Services requires a Class 1 Driver for hauling crude oil and water in the Spirit River, Alberta, area. We will train the right candidate. Fax resume to 780-8643047 or call Claude 780-8141933.
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FERUS Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen & liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry. www.ferus.ca PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS WANTED Ferus requires experienced Professional Class 1 drivers with three years or more experience to operate a variety of late model liquid carbon dioxide and liquid nitrogen equipment out of our Blackfalds & Grande Prairie bases. WE OFFER: - Industry competitive wages based on an hourly pay schedule - New Drivers can earn up to $82,000 in the first year - Automatic pay increases - Training Completion Bonus - Daily Meal Allowance - Recognition and incentive programs - Mechanic-maintained equipment Mileage Assistance to travel to and from work PLUS: Flexible Spending Account Group RSP Savings Plan Comprehensive Health/Dental Plan - Growing Company with Career Advancement Opportunities We offer a work rotation of 15 days on & 6 days off. Preference will be given to applicants with off-road experience. If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment please send resume & driver abstract to: humanresources@ferus.ca or by fax to 1-888-879-6125 Please Reference: Driver #BCDRV 1011
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HELP WANTED KODIAK WIRELINE Services Partnership is hiring experienced operators/drivers for Slave Lake, Edson, Morinville branches with a signing bonus up to $5000. (dependent on experience). Apply to: tboddez@kodiakservices.com or fax to 780-418-0834. COMOX VALLEY RV requires a Sales Manager, Finance Manager and 2 Sales Representatives. Automotive sales experience an asset. Please email your resume to: danny@comoxvalleyrv.com
HELP WANTED
School District 72 (Campbell River) District First Nations Youth Worker School District No. 72 is seeking applications for a District First Nations Youth Worker. For details of this posting, please check the School District’s website at www.sd72.bc.ca School District 72 • Campbell River CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH
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SHOUT OUT TO ALL STYLISTS! Join our Wild, Wacky and Crazy team! Great opportunities abound @ Great Clips in our busy salon. One rare full time and two part-time positions available. Hourly wage negotiable plus earn a variety of commissions, bonuses AND make great tips. It’s time to take control of YOUR pay cheque. Our satisfied employees have been with us an average of 6 years as we offer one of the best places to work at in the Comox Valley. Extended health plan is available. Apply online @ www.greatclips.com or give us a call 250.338.9800
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HELP WANTED FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING COORDINATOR Required by The John Howard Society of North Island. This is a 35 hour per week full time position. Please refer to www.jhsni.bc.ca and see employment opportunities for details. Interested applicants are invited to send their resume to Campbell River Community Program Manager mail@jhsni.bc.ca or fax (250) 286-3650 or mail to The John Howard Society of North Island 201-140A 10th Avenue, Campbell River, BC, V9W 4E3. Deadline: September 30, 2011
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
The Comox Valley Regional District has the following two positions available: • Engineering analyst – community services branch. • Assistant manager of planning services (one year term). Detailed job descriptions, qualiďŹ cations and closing dates are available online at: www.comox valleyrd.ca/jobs
A Residential Complex Care facility in Duncan is now hiring staff who are wanting to make a difference in the lives of seniors. Positions available include: - Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist - Rehab Assistant - Recreation Programmer (RT diploma preferred) - Registered Nurse - Licensed Practical Nurse - Resident Care Attendant Please send resume to apply@sunridgeplace.ca Thank you to all applicants for your interest in Sunridge Place, however, only those applicants selected for interview will be contacted.
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EVENING CLEANER, P/T Must have own transportation; criminal record check req’d. Courtenay. (250)334-1885. Journeyman Electrician Required for Campbell Rive area. Knowledge, skills & abilities required: • Must have Journeyman Electrical ticket. • Previous maintenance & construction exp. • Dedicated to safety, quality & customer satisfaction. • Self motivated, organized and a team player. Please forward resumes to Fax 250-339-0893 or email chris.cielectric@shaw.ca or dan.cielectric@shaw.ca LINE COOKS, Experienced wanted for busy pub. Medical & dental beneďŹ ts. Drop resume 9-11am, Mon-Fri. at Whistle Stop Pub.
Mount Washington Food and Beverage Department now accepting resumes from dynamic individuals for the following positions: Barista Supervisor, Bar & Grill Supervisor and Raven Cafe Supervisor. Fall training for full time winter employment and year round employment for those who qualify. For more information and to apply please visit our HR website at: hr.mountwashington.ca
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CARRIERS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
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The Lemare group is currently seeking contract coastal hand fallers for the North Vancouver Island area. Full time, union wages. Email resume to: ofďŹ ce@lemare.ca or fax 250-956-4888.
We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilďŹ eld construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilďŹ eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
MEDICAL/DENTAL
TRADES, TECHNICAL
DENTAL Receptionist wanted for busy, expanding practice in Comox Valley. Must be friendly, outgoing and have great phone skills. CDA / Dental Reception experience required. Email to : reception79@hotmail.com
MACHINE OPERATORS PIPELAYERS GRADEMAN Required by Established Construction & Development Co The successful applicants must be experienced in all facets of single/multi family & subdivision utilities construction. We are looking only for individuals who are versatile, reliable and are able to work independently Min 3 years experience, valid class 5 licence and own transportation is required. Medical/Dental available Please fax a detailed resume with references and wage expectations to 604-5348469 or email to lisa@verconholdings.ca
OFFICE SUPPORT CLERK BOOKKEEPER/ OFFICE ADMIN Required by local logging company. Must be computer literate, proďŹ cient in use of Simply Accounting & MS OfďŹ ce, processing payroll, payables & receivables; team player with excellent communications skills. Logging or forestry experience an asset. Please fax resume to: OfďŹ ce Manager - (250) 871-7011. EXECUTIVE Assistant needed for a forward-thinking company . Applicant should be competent with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Send resumes to ghuamane@gmail.com PAYROLL and BeneďŹ ts Administrator Torry & Sons Plumbing & Heating is looking for a Payroll and BeneďŹ ts Administrator with 3-5 years of experience. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, paying close attention to details and working well as part of a team. The position involves payroll entry and processing, beneďŹ ts administration, apprenticeship coordination and government reporting. Reporting to the controller, the position is part of a two-person team that is responsible for all payroll functions within our company, which employs 150 people, working in multiple provinces. We offer competitive wages, a full beneďŹ t package and an employer RSP program. Please send your resume along with cover latter to melanie@torryandsons.com or by fax to 250-338-8821. All applications will be considered, but only short listed candidates will be contacted.
TRADES, TECHNICAL ALTERNATIVE FOREST Operations is a dynamic growing BC Forestry business, providing extraordinary performance for our customers and crew. We have immediate openings for the following positions. . Skyline Hooktender . Rigging Slingers . Chokermen . CertiďŹ ed Fallers If you are a safe high level performer, experienced and work well with others contact us! Mail resume to AFO, 3818 Cowichan Lake Rd, Duncan, BC, V9L 6K2. Email: admin@heli-log.com. Website: www.heli-log.com
VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for C.V. Therapeutic Riding We are seeking volunteers to help with our Fall riding program. There are a number of classes to choose from Monday to Friday. No experience necessary training is offered. We will be hosting a volunteer workshop on Sept. 15th at 12 noon at 4839 Headquaters Rd. (CV Exhibition Grounds) 250-338-1968 or cvtrs@telus.net
WORK WANTED P L U M B E R / H A N DY M A N seeking long and short term projects. Master plumber with extensive exp in construction and reno’s. Ken 250-650-4838
PERSONAL SERVICES ESCORTS CLASSY, PRETTY brunette is available for massage & companionship.Call (250)331-3027 Stiff? Sore? Stressed out? Relax and unwind with Nicole! Call 250-339-4104 or visit www.cvmassage.com
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
AVALON AUTO Body in Slave Lake, Alberta requires a ďŹ rst, second, or third year auto body apprentice. Send resume including references to fax 780-849-6435 or email: avalon4@telus.net or phone Jim 780-849-3056. DYNAMIC GROWING BC Coastal Forestry company looking for a well experienced logger with cable logging, mechanical logging, heli-logging and timber falling experienced. Professional forester an asset nut not required. Send resume to Box #640, c/o BC ClassiďŹ eds, 818 Broughton St., Victoria, BC, V8W 1E4.
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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161. INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca NEED CASH TODAY? ✓ Do you Own a Car? ✓ Borrow up to $20000.00 ✓ No Credit Checks! ✓ Cash same day, local ofďŹ ce www.REALCARCASH.com 250-244-1560 1.877.304.7344 SMALL BUSINESS Grants start or grow your small business. Free to apply. Qualify for up to 100K. www.leadershipgrants.ca
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 • COMOX VALLEY RECORD
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PERSONAL SERVICES
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
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COUNTRY SIDE setting, cozy 2 bdrm apt w/new upgrades thru out, 15 mins north of Courtenay on bus route just off the Old Island hwy. Coin laundry, parking, storage, huge common ground, communal garden, suits LT tenant. Cats ok. Refs req’d. Avail Oct. 1st. $650 + utils. Non-smoking building. (250)703-6597.
DATING SERVICE. LongTerm/Short-Term Relationships, Free to Try!!! 1-877297-9883. Live intimate conversation, Call: #4011 or 1888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1 Call: 1-866-311-9640 or #4010. Meet Local Single Ladies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+).
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES CARPENTRY SKILLED CARPENTER. Licensed & certified. Free estimates, Doug 250-650-1333. www.suncrestholdings.ca
CLEANING SERVICES “FLYING FILLY Cleaning”- offering residential, weekly, biweekly, monthly or 1x spring cleaning. Refs. Bondable. Trish, 250-871-5011. RESIDENTIAL CLEANING services available Mon. - Fri. 8:30-4:30 Andrea 650-4124
ELECTRICAL 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)
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 THINKING OF AN IKEA KITCHEN? I can design + deliver + install for you. 20 yrs experience call 250-338-3148
HOME REPAIRS By The Bay Home Repairs and Sheet Metal Eavestrough repairs and cleaning, custom copper and repairs, aluminum and siding repairs. Roof repairs. 25 yrs exp. Seniors discount - free est
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PETS PETS BICHON LHASA 2 female pups. 1st shots & de-wormed $400 each Call 250-923-3653 BOXER PUPPIES Champion European/American bloodlines. Puppies are ready for their new homes. call 250-331-1215
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES INGLIS WASHER & Dryer, exc condition, white, $100 ea or $150 both. (250)338-9661.
ESTATE SALES MASSIVE 3 DAY Estate Sale - Major collection of metal toys, sports collectables military artifacts, fine art, antiques & collectables. See website www.finepointantiques.com for photos & more details. Held at Fine Point Antiques, 1209 E. Isl. Hwy., Parksville. Sep 23, 24, & 25
FUEL/FIREWOOD
TOP SOIL. $13 per yard + trucking. 250-218-4078
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords, fast delivery. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com or 1877-902-WOOD.
MISC SERVICES
FURNITURE
Call 250-650-6253
LANDSCAPING
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
SMALL ADS, BIG DEALS! Call 310.3535
AUCTIONS
BRAND New LUXURY Queen Size Pillow Top Mattress Set (in original Package) left over from LARGE hotel order.800 coils. MSRP$1299.00 Liquida- tion Price $490.00. (11 available) Kings $790.00. Includes both boxspring/ mattress.. Delivery available. text or call 1 250 334 7527 to reserve a set.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE CAN’T GET up your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive warranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591. CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad & get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-599.
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FRESH ROASTING CHICKENS Farm fresh chickens available Wednesday Sept 21/11. All naturally grain feed, free ran happy chicken. Average weight 5lbs and up 3.99lb Call 250-331-0503 LARGE GLASS display case for sale 8ftX5ft $300 O.B.O Phone 250-897-0950 NATURAL GAS fireplace insert and free standing stove, $100 each. (250)338-5982. QUEEN-SIZED PILLOW top bed- includes box spring, mattress, frame & mattress pad. BeautyRest by Sleep Country, 2 yrs old, mint cond, $500. Have receipts (250)897-0921. SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. They’re Here! 2011 LIFESTYLE COUPON BOOKS Support the Comox Valley Horseshoe Club Reduced ! ~ $13.00 CASH ONLY Available at Comox Valley Record 765 McPhee Ave. Courtenay VI’S HOT-TUB Covers, made in BC. Professional in home service. 250-897-8037.
REAL ESTATE ACREAGE 82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available. www.bchomesforsale.com/ view/lonebutte/ann/
BUSINESSES FOR SALE Start your own Bridal Shop approx 130 dresses below replacement costs. Free Bride maids samples + flower girl & boys tuxedos. Asking $45,000. Will consider offers on Grad dresses. Phone 250-7579733 evenings & lv msg.
FOR SALE BY OWNER COURTENAY. (STRATFORD Gate), 55+ Patio home, 2 bdrm, 2 bath (huge ensuite), garage, extra space, F/P, covered patio, park setting, immaculate upgrades. See Kijiji Nanaimo for pics, no agents pls. $255,900. 250-331-0277. PRIVATE 2+1 bedroom rancher + workshop, fenced ½ acre, 5 mins. to downtown Courtenay. $279,000. Details at www.proper tysold.ca/8275. Call 250-898-8483.
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
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Thursday, Sept. 22 » 6pm Boxes of new nursery garden products. (environmentally friendly), Honda 5hp 4 stroke outboard, tools, chainsaws, RV tow hitch, 2 lifts of fir, safe, restaurant equipment, exercise equipment, leather chair, table sets, roll top desk, fishing equipment, collector plugs, electric guitar, clarinet, washer & dryer set, coins, stamps and much more...
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RARE OPPORTUNITY: waterfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, .83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake (70 Mile House). Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fishing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surrounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-3950599. (Please see bchomesforsale.com/70mile/frank.)
RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO COMOX- 1 bdrm Apt, near downtown, 2nd flr, balcony, NS/NP. Clean, quiet secured bldng, laundry on site, $650 mo. Call 250-339-2322. COMOX CONDO, ocean view, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, F/P, 5 appls, laundry, parking. NP/NS. Refs req’d. $1000 + utils. Avail. Oct. 1. Call (250)335-3154. COURTENAY- 2 BDRM Condo, Nov. 1, W/D, quiet corner unit, convenient to shopping & College, must have ref’s, $800, (250)334-8362
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SENIORS ONLY - Cubbon Apartments. We currently have 1 bedrooms starting at $775/month, a 1 bedroom at $1000. Cubbon is pet friendly - cats and small dogs, is close to downtown Victoria, buses and parks. 1035 North Park. Please call 250-383-1162 to view, email: cub@raamco.ca Wetherby Apartments for Seniors, 55+ only please. We currently have 2 bedrooms available starting at $1075 includes hot water. 3205/3215 Wetherby Road. Please call 250598-1650, email weth@raamco.ca Sorry no pets allowed.
204 - 1810 Lake Trail Road 2 bdrms, 1 bath, N/P. N/S. 2 appls. Available Immed. - $650/mth
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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.
123-2300 Mansfield Dr 2 bdrms plus den, 2 baths, 6 appliances. N/S, N/P Available Oct 15th $1050/mth 322-2300 Mansfield Dr, 1+ Den, 1.5 baths, N/P, N/S, 6 appls. Available Immed. - $1,000/mth
LARGE 1 & 2 bdrm. Free heat & H/W, Elevator. From $650 mo. Call 250-334-4646.
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APARTMENTS / CONDOS LAKE TRAIL APARTMENTS
2 bdrm condos conveniently located with 2 appl and on site coin-op laundry; recent/new renos; decks & windows recently replaced; near schools & bus routes; N/S; N/P; starting from $700/month, incl. FREE heat & hot water; for immediate & Sept 1 possession.
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
CAMEO II CONDOMINIUMS
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
CEDAR MANOR 463-12TH Street TWO BEDROOM end suite. Very bright and spacious - unique floor plan. 1200 sq. ft. Recently redecorated. Large, private patio. Full sized appliances with dishwasher. Very quiet mature adult building midway between downtown and Safeway complex. Security entry. A very attractive suite. Call David @ 250-3380267 or John @ 250-703-2264.
TRADEWINDS 1600-1610 Comox Ave. 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 & Den also available. Call Greg @ 250339-1222.
SANDPIPER VILLAGE 1650 Comox Ave. TWO BEDROOM 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. Nicely renovated. 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.
BRIARWOOD 720 Eighth Street TWO BEDROOM CORNER SUITE. Bright and spacious 1030 sq. ft. Two full baths including ensuite. In suite washer/dryer. Very attractive and nicely decorated suite. Quiet, well managed mature adult building just three blocks from downtown. Private entry. Call David @ 250-338-0267.
HYCROFT 1835 Cliffe Ave. ONE BEDROOM nicely renovated suite. Very spacious. Quiet, mature adult building. One block from Safeway complex. Security entry. Well maintained and well managed building. Security entry. Elevator. Call David @ 250-338-0267.
Beautifully finished 2 bdrm, 2nd level, open concept condo features stainless appl., engineered hardwood flooring & 4” baseboards, master w/walk in closet, patio area, separate storage/laundry room, lovely fixtures, & glacier views; ideal for professional individual or couple; $900/mo; N/P, avail Oct 1
THE TIDES
Enjoy the beautiful views from your patio in FURNISHED 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo unit fronting Puntledge River; incl. 6 major appl., & underground secure parking; $1100/month; N/P, for immediate possession.
DRIFTWOOD CONDOS
2 bdrm, 2nd floor condos features 2 appl with secured on site coin-op laundry; ideal, central location; no need for car to access all amenities; on bus routes; N/S; N/P; Rents from $725/ month; N/P; immediate & Oct 1 possession
TRUMPETER’S LANDING
Gorgeous 2 bdrm suite located on Courtenay Airpark Walkway; features 6 appl, 2 bath, cork floors, 2 decks, underground parking, & much more; N/S; N/P; avail. Oct 1; $1100/month
DUPLEXES PARK PLACE DUPLEX
Impeccably maintained, bright, 2 bdrm, single level home ideally located on quiet cul-de-sac; property features 4 appl, covered private patio area, fenced yard, carport, & shed; has additional room to set up computer, extra freezer, mud room or just extra storage; $1100/mo; N/P, avail Nov 1
COUSINS ROAD
Exceptionally spacious 3 bdrm duplex, 4 appl, 1.5 bath, lots of windows, & storage; large, fenced back yard with shed; located near schools and shopping; N/S & N/P; $1100/month; avail Oct 1 w/ possibility of earlier possession
JOSHUA PLACE
Bright, 1/2 duplex located in West Courtenay features 3 bdrms, 5 appl, & family room with walk out to fully fenced yard; close proximity to Arden Ele. & Ecole Puntledge Park; immediate possession; N/P; $1150/month
HOMES KYE BAY EXECUTIVE HOME
Perfect beach getaway! Brand new 4 bdrm, 3 bath home w/ ocean views incl. high quality finishing from top to bottom –granite, hardwood, stone accents, heat pump, hardiplank, stainless kitchen appliances, plus 2 car garage & 2 decks. Low maintenance property is designed for pure enjoyment! Avail. Sept 1; $2200/month
URQUHART PLACE
Fully renovated 3 bdrm, 2 bath home with beautiful solarium features, 5 appl., garage, & tiered backyard for the gardening enthusiast; walking distance to schools & Puntledge Park; Oct.1 possession; $1100/month, pets upon approval.
KENDAL AVE HOME
Enjoy 9 foot ceilings, natural gas fireplace, beautiful finishings, & front & rear decks. Features 3 bdrms, 2 baths, 5 appl., laminate & carpet flooring mix, walk out basement, & beautiful kitchen w/pantry. $1300/month; N/P, immediate possession
VIVIAN WAY RANCHER
Peace & tranquility, moments to beach in Fanny Bay; Rancher includes 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, 5 appl. & woodstove; landscaping is easy to maintain; $900/month; N/P, avail. Oct. 1
TOWNHOMES PINE PLACE
Exceptionally spacious 3 bedroom townhome features 5 appls., storage, new paint & is ideally located near schools & all amenities; avail. Sept. 15 w/ possibility of early possession; $900/month, N/P
TUNNER GARDENS
Adult oriented living in this amazing suite! Property features 2 bdrms, 2 baths, incl. soaker tub in ensuite, 6 appl, patio, carport, gas f/p, & more; N/S; small pets will be considered; $1100/month; avail Nov 1 w/possibility of early possession
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APARTMENTS
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BLUE JAY APARTMENTS
1970 Fitzgerald Avenue, Courtenay
450-19th Street, 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.
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.
250-334-3078
Call Pat at 250-703-6965
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
RUTHERFORD MANOR 1075 Edgett Road, Courtenay 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
ARRAN HOUSE APARTMENTS
RYAN COURT
1015 Cumberland Road, Courtenay
1450 Tunner Drive, Courtenay
Adult Oriented. 2 Bedroom apartment available in clean, quiet building. Manager on-site. Close to downtown with bus stop out front. House cat accepted with pet deposit.
Close to North Island College includes washer and dryer in suite. Clean and modern 1 Bedroom. Cat okay. Lease required.
Call 250-338-7449
Call 250-334-9717
HOLLYRIDGE MANOR 200 Back Road, Courtenay 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.
Call Sharon 250-338-7449 CONDOS
BEECHER MANOR
PACIFIC COURT
1045 Cumberland Road, Courtenay
1520/1540 Piercy Ave., Courtenay
Close to Downtown. 2 bedroom condo available in quiet, well maintained building. Ideal for Seniors. Bus stop out front. Small pets accepted with pet deposit.
2 bedroom suite available immediately and 1 bedroom available October 1st, in clean, quiet bldg with on-site manager, close to town, schools, and bus. Stove, fridge, blinds and carpet.
Call 250-334-9717
In-suite storage with washer and dryer. Small pets welcome.
CYPRESS ARMS
To View, Call 250-334-4483
1255 9th Street, Courtenay
ST. BRELADES
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.
146 Back Road, Courtenay
For viewing call Donna 250-334-9667
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 Completely renovated 2 bedroom townhouse available. Units feature a private entrance, patio area, and lots of storage. Ideal for family or working couple. Small dog accepted with pet deposit.
Call 250-334-9717
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NOW ACCEPTING rental applications for 10 new 3 bdrm luxury town homes located just off Ryan Rd. on Centennial Dr. Rents starting at $1250/mth. 250-871-7038 for appointment to view.
1969 VOLKSWAGEN BugConvertible, good shape, runs well, $4000. Willing to trade for a sm 4x4 truck. (250)897-0921.
GREAT VIEWS exec suite, util/ldry incl. Best for single. Ready now. $ 850 250-898-8702
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CLOSE TO PUNTLEDGE PARK new 3 bdrm home, 2 1/2 bath. 5 appls, gas F/P. garage, N/S, No pets. Avail. Nov. 1 $1,300/mth CLOSE TO DRIFTWOOD MALL 2 bdrm, 1 bath rancher, 4 appls, fenced yrd, carport, landscaping incl, N/S, No pets. Avail Oct. 1$925/mth SPACIOUS COMOX HOME 4 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, 5 appls, F/P & pellet stove, fam. rm, carport, lrg deck, fenced yrd, N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct. 1 $1,100/mth COMOX 4 BDRM 2 bath home, 6 appls, gas & wood F/P, family rm, carport, N/S No pets. Avail. Oct. 1$1050/mth COMOX OCEAN VIEW huge 6 bdrm, 3 1/2 bath home within walking distance of down town Comox, 5 appls, gas F/P, N/S, pets neg. w/ref. Avail. Oct. 1 $1,350/mth COURTENAY- 3 bdrms, 5 appls. N/S pet considered. $950+ utils. (250)703-1229. Crown Isle Short term rental available Sept 1 $1400./mth. 890-7575 / 897-1023. Wendy. 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. Houses & Suites 2705A Urquhart, 3 bdrm, 2 baths, N/P, N/S, 5 appls (2 shared). $1100/mth Available Immed. 22-2728 1st St. Condo has 2 levels, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1 up, 5 appls, electric baseboard heat, electric fireplace, single car garage, $1,050/mth Available Nov 1st 160A Archery Cres, Courtenay duplex, 3 bdrm, 2 level house, 3 bath, family rm, 5 appls, $900/mth Short term rental from October to March $900/mth
OFFICE/RETAIL 830 SQFT office space for rent. Avail. Oct. 1st. High traffic area across from Coutenay Elementary School. Street front location with client parking. Separate entrances front and back. $850 monthly. For further information call Diane 250-703-5412. COURTENAY. avail immed, 2426 Rosewall Cres. 9’ x 13’, lrg windows, , security grd level entry, $400. 250-334-1080.
PRIME RETAIL
5th St. corner location, Courtenay 3000 sq ft, Jan. 1/12. Pat 250-703-0211 or Walt 250-338-6281.
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TRUMPETER’S LANDING modern newer condos bordering the airpark. Avail. units include 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appls, custom finishing, balconies/patios, underground pkg, storage units, some with wonderful ocean views. N/S, No pets. Avail. Immed. Rents from $1,100/mth. BARCLAY SQUARE 2 bdrm, 1 bath townhouse, 4 appls, balcony, new paint & flooring, N/S, No pets. Avail. Immed. - $700/mth BRAIDWOOD MANOR 1 bdrm, 1 bath condo, 3 appls, coin laundry, balcony, res. pkg, N/S, No pets. Avail. Immed. - $650/mth WALK TO DOWN TOWN CTNY new, modern 2 bdrm, 1 bath townhouse, 5 appls, elect. F/P, res. pkg. N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct. 1 $935/mth BARCLAY SQUARE 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 4 appls, patio, newer carpets & new paint, N/S, No pets. Avail. Immd $775/mth BRAIDWOOD MANOR 3 bdrm, 1 1 1/2 bath condo, 3 appls, N/S, No pet. Avail. Immed. - $775/mth ST. AUBINS COURT 2 bdrm, 1 bath townhouse, 5 appls, patio, N/S, No pets. Avail. Immed. - $775/mth PUNTLEDGE TERRACE 2 bdrm, 1 bath townhouse, 5 appls, patio, N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct. 1 - $800/mth PARK PLACE MANOR 2 bdrm, 1 bath condo, 5 appls, gas F/P (gas incl), balcony, N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct. 1 $775/mth BRITTANIA PLACE Lovely one level patio home at Crown Isle, 2 bdrm & den, 2 bath, 7 appls, gas F/P, double garage, large deck overlooking pond & golf course. N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct. 1 $1,400/mth WILLOW WOOD 2 bdrm, 1 bath patio home, 4 appls., patio, 2 res. pkg spaces, N/S. No pets. Avail. Oct 1 $725mth FIVE OAKS VILLA Top flr 2 bdrm, 1 bath condo, 5 appls. balcony, N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct .1 - $875/mth FULLY FURNISHED modern 1 bdrm & den, 1 bath condo at Trumpeters Landing, 5 appls, elect. F/P, balcony, underground pkg. Avail. for short or long term. N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct 1 $1,100/mth BRAIDWOOD MANOR 1 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, new paint & carpet, insuite storage, patio, N/S, pet ok w/ref. Avail. Immed. - $650/mth CTNY WEST DUPLEX 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls, fenced yrd, N/S, small pet. neg. Avail. Immed. $1,050/mth 4 BDRM DUPLEX, 3 full baths, 5 appls, garage, fenced yrd, N/S, pets neg, NE Cty. Avail. Immed. $1,200/mth CLOSE TO COLLEGE newer 2 bdrm, 1 bath townhouse, 5 appls, patio, res. pkg, N/S, No pets. Avail Oct 1 - $800/mth SPACIOUS DUPLEX 3 bdrm & den, 2 1/2 bath, 5 appls, gas F/P, garage, fenced yrd, NE Ctny, N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct. 1 -$1,150/mth ARGO COURT 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F&S, coin laundry, basic cable & hot water incl., N/S, No pets. Avail Immed. & Oct. 1 - $700/mth. Call res Mrg. 334-8602 BRAIDWOOD MANOR 1 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, N/S, No pets. Avail. Nov. 1 - &650/mth ARGO COURT 1 bdrm, 1 bath,F & S coin laundry, basic, cable & hot water incl., N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct. 15 $650/mth
1999 CHRYSLER LHS, fully loaded, excellent condition. $5995. (250)339-5057.
SPORTS & IMPORTS
$550./mo ROOM only – $800. Room & Board to include 5 lunches & 5 dinners, Mon to Fri. Great, quiet, secluded Courtenay location. For more info call Trish 250-871-5011.
1995 Saturn Wagun Automatic 1 owner Only 135 Kms $2789 DLR # 1145 Call John 250-338-7761
WATERFRONT- BIG bedroom Spectacular view. Bates Beach. NS/NP. Prefer female. $500. 250.338.7166.
1996 Mazda Miata 5spd Low KM’s, clean $6789 DLR # 1148 Call Rob 250-338-7761
SHARED ACCOMMODATION LARGE Excecutive Home on vate Comox Acreage, Fully nished, NS, No Pets, Includes dro, Phone Cable, $850.00 Month 250-339-7892
2001 Dodge Caravan V6, Air 7 passenger Well maintained $6789 DLR # 1145
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SUITES, LOWER ROYSTON 1BDRM 1100sq ft grnd level, ocean view home, patio, sep. ent, F/S, W/D, all utils incl. N/P, N/S (inside), $800, Oct. 1. 250-338-4664.
SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted! We BUY Scrap Batteries from Cars, Trucks etc. $4.00/ea. & up! Free pick-up Island Wide. Min. 10 (1)250.510.4340 Ask for Brad
TRANSPORTATION
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AUTO FINANCING
1998 PATHFINDER. Chilkoot Edition, automatic 4wd loaded with all the extras, cruise, air, power windows, locks, power heated mirrors, tow package plus more. Lady driven very nice shape inside and out, runs great. New battery and brakes, 191,000 km. $3450 obo. 250-580-5644.
FREE CASH Back with $0 Down at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877792-0599 DLN 30309. Free Delivery. www.autocreditfast.ca WANT A Vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in September, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. 1-888-593-6095. www.creditdrivers.ca
TRUCKS & VANS 1981 DODGE Ram - 3/4 ton-6cyl standard. Mechanically good and solid body, $800. Phone 250-334-1860
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CANNING Married Sept 11, 2011
fil here please “Big Hugs” HAPPY BIRTHDAY RHONDA
Hope your birthday is as special as you are.
from your friends CONGRATULATIONS Norma & Bud Mooney on your 60th Wedding Anniversary, Sept 22, 2011.
Love ffrom allll your L kids, grand kids, & great grand kids too! Comox Quality Foods Cake Winner
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Shadow discussed Psychoanalyst John Betts will discuss Swiss psychologist Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow during a lecture at North Island College. Jung described the shadow as “the thing a person has no wish to be.” It is comprised of aspects of our nature which we find shameful and try to hide from others. Betts is a Zurichtrained Jungian psychoanalyst who lives and practices in Victoria. He has produced a series of free, downloadable lectures on the fundamentals of Jungian psychology entitled the Jung Podcast, which is available through his website at www.jungian.ca. The lecture will begin this Friday at 7 p.m. in Room 203, Tyee Hall at the North Island College campus on Ryan Road. Admission is $15 for members of the Comox Valley C.G. Jung Society and $20 for nonmembers. Participants are asked to pre-register by e-mail at cvjungsociety@gmail.com. For information about the Comox Valley C.G. Jung Society, visit www.comoxjung. ca. — Comox Valley Jung Society
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CUMBERLAND ROTARIANS AND members of the Village works department show off a refurbished bench.
Bench project finished Following their regular meeting on a recent Tuesday, several Cumberland Rotarians and two representatives from the Cumberland works department celebrated the completion of the club’s coal cart bench project. The benches, which are a unique landmark in the village, were donated by individuals and businesses several years ago. The ravages of time and weather had become evident and the Rotary club decided to refurbish seven benches to make them more attractive.
Using quarter-sawn, old-growth Western red cedar donated by Island TimberFrame and 400 bolts donated by Strathcona Industries of Courtenay, the Rotarians set to work to remove the old lumber, brush and paint the steel and install the new cedar lumber. The Village’s works department removed the benches from the street to their yard and then reinstalled them. The club affixed plaques honouring the original donors. Not all of the donors have been found so not all of the benches
bear plaques. Anyone with information about the missing donors is asked to contact David Stevens at 250-3368344. — Rotary Club of Cumberland Centennial
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Bluegrass revelry at Zocalo Local band Backporch Banjo will return to the Zocalo CafĂŠ this Saturday. “We’ve been very well-received playing at numerous festivals this past summer, at the local farmers’ market, and most recently at the April Point Lodge on Quadra Island,â€? says the band. “But the packed crowd at Zocalo in August was so appreciative that we made sure to arrange a second gig there. We hope you’ll join us for another night of bluegrass revelry!â€? Having formed just this spring, the fourpiece band has been kept busy playing all summer and is looking forward to settling in this fall to produce a CD. “Bluegrass music with an old-time soundâ€? is one description of the music they make. The combination of Scruggs style and clawhammer banjo, finger-picked guitar with standup bass, mandolin and vocal harmonies keeps toes tapping. Their repertoire includes traditional bluegrass, old-time and original tunes. Earl Purvis (upright bass) and Linda Thorburn (Scruggs banjo) hail from Qualicum Bay. Bob Slater (guitar) and Kazimea Sokil (mandolin, clawhammer banjo) live in the Comox Valley. Backporch Banjo will play in Courtenay at the Zocalo CafĂŠ this Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is by donation. — Zocalo CafĂŠ
Gathering for Circle There will be a ‘welcome back from a wonderful summer’ event at the Union Street Grotto this Friday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Organized by Perry Johnson of Perry Sound, the event showcases members of the Comox Valley SingerSongwriter Circle who will take turns to perform their original material. The series of Songwriter Circle Showcases have been a way to showcase the exceptional talent in the Comox Valley, many of whom have not been heard often.
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Jazz season continuing at Elks The 2011-12 season has got off to a formidable start. Last week’s performance by ever-popular Lensmen is followed this Thursday by Forbidden Jazz — Jake Masri on trumpet and vocals, Jeff Drummond on guitar, and Tim Croft on upright bass — when they step onto the Elks’ stage at 7:30. As in the past, they hope to attract a multigenerational audience by performing a wide variety of timeless jazz standards. Croft, new on the local scene, has quickly gained recognition as a strong and creative player. His jazz studies at Humber College in Toronto allowed him the amazing opportunity to learn from such Canadian icons as Mike Downes, Pat Collins, Pat Labarbera, and Don Thompson.
Croft currently teaches music at L’École au Coeur d’Ile in Comox. No stranger to local music circles, Masri draws his inspiration from classical repertoire to musical theatre to Afro-Cuban/New Orleans, and bebop styles. Since moving to Comox in 2002, Jake has appeared with Sounds of 17, Quintessence Brass; Sixth Street, Jazztown, and Jazz Noir combos; Georgia Straight, Arrowsmith, and CR big bands; Strathcona Symphony Orchestra, and Just in Time Jazz Choir. A welcome addition to the Comox Valley, guitar master Drummond has appeared on national radio and television programs, produced and engineered countless albums, and played with many wellknown artists. Jeff
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A woman from Black Creek, along with her sister, fondly remembered from their childhood the story of Flagon the Dragon. They searched everywhere for a copy — for several years — with no luck. Then they contacted Ruth Dilts of Rainy Day Books here in the Comox Valley and she found it for them. “She was so thrilled to have it!” Dilts remembers. “And I felt just as thrilled to have had a successful hunt!” Flagon the Dragon, by Garry and Vesta Smith, is the adventures – and misadventures – of a dragon who tries on several jobs before it finds the one that fits. That is not exactly Ruth Dilts’ own story. “I loved books before I could read them,” she remembers with obvious relish. “I learned to read before I started kindergarten and I have never stopped.” Over her lifetime — as a community volunteer and for employment — Dilts has been surrounded by books. Today, literally, she still is. Her basement is lined with the books she has collected for herself and for her business. “It was one of the ‘must-haves’ when my husband and I were looking for a new house. It had to have room for
the books we brought and the books I will go on collecting as long as I can.” And that is another important facet of Rainy Day Books. Dilts is always looking for new books to add to her collection in hopes that among them will be just the one a customer is looking for. “I am happy to come and evaluate anyone’s collection, whether it is three books or 300.” She speaks particularly of people who are downsizing and no longer have the room they once had for the many books one collects over a lifetime. “Did you ever have a special find that stands out for you?” I ask her.
“Yes,” she answers quickly. “I once found a first edition of a book in the British Biggles series – with the dust jacket still on it and that makes a world of difference,” she emphasizes. “I got $450 U.S. dollars for that one — nearly $600 Canadian, with the exchange rate the way it was then,” though, she adds, she is usually dealing with the stuff of everyday reading and the prices — even including shipping — are much more reasonable. Dilts is well-appreciated in the Comox Valley for her tireless volunteer work, with the Courtenay Little Theatre, for example.
Now she also wants to spend more time focusing on her business and developing its sky’sthe-limit potential. As an Internet business, Rainy Day Books is able to serve anyone anywhere in the world. But Dilts does not want to lose the local connection here in the Valley or the particular satisfaction of dealing personally with a customer. Jim Walker is one of those customers. “I was more than satisfied with the service I received from Ruth in regards to finding books, some out of print. It was very reasonable,” he comments. Whether there is a
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book you are looking for, see a book in the inventory listed on the website, or have a book or a library you would like to sell, you can contact Ruth Dilts by phone, 250-338-7550 or by e-mail to info@ rainydaybooks.ca. Her website is at www. rainydaybooks.ca.
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Street smart advice in high definition New video series from Wachiay
The Wachiay Friendship Centre is releasing a 12-part high-definition video series on its successful women’s entrepreneurial training program, Blueprint for Success: Aboriginal
and Non Aboriginal Women Entrepreneurs. Now available on the Vimeo Video hosting website at www.vimeo. com/wachiay, the series provides highlights of entrepreneurial training and ‘street smart’ advice. The free video series is designed as a complement to Wachiay’s women’s
entrepreneurial workshops. Join Jay Silverberg, Wachiay’s business programs co-ordinator, as he walks you through a training program that has been aptly described as “business boot camp.” The Blueprint program offers specific advice on what it takes
Survey for employers North Island College’s Employment Resource Centre invites community employers in Courtenay and Campbell River to complete a short survey. The purpose of the survey is to enhance our ability to support employers in connecting with our qualified students when local employment opportunities become available, to discern what services are needed within our communities, and
to discover what partnerships employers are interested in developing. A second goal of the survey is to determine how many employers (and from what industry) are interested in hiring our Co-operative Education students. The survey will begin Sept. 21 in Courtenay and Sept. 23 in Campbell River and will end prior to Oct. 21. To begin, click on the following link: www.
surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g1275. To ask a question or provide additional information, contact Treena Nadon, the employment service adviser, at 250334-5076 Mondays to Wednesdays in Courtenay or 250-923-9739 Thursdays and Fridays in Campbell River. The Employment Resource Centre looks forward to receiving responses. — Employment Resource Centre
to get into business, grow your business and succeed in business. “If you like the videos, join us at the workshops, too, at the Wachiay Friendship Centre in Courtenay,” says Lisa Wood, assistant business program co-ordinator. “The workshops themselves provide even more
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Town of Comox – Public Notice of Property Tax Exemption Bylaw Comox Town Council is providing public notice that it is considering granting property tax exemptions to the following properties for 2012: Expected Effect of Exemptions: 2012 2013 2014
Description of Property
Description of Exemption
Comox Golf Course Filberg Lodge & Park Comox Archives Museum Pearl Ellis Art Gallery Comox Lions Club Tigger Too Day Care Marine Rescue Station Pt. Holmes Boat Launch United Church Pentecostal Church Anglican Church Roman Catholic Church Bay Community Church Presbyterian Church St. Joseph’s Hospital d’Esterre Seniors Centre Comox Legion Nature Trust of BC 888 (Komox) RCAF Wing 1582 Balmoral Avenue
56% of land All of land & buildings All of land & building All of land & building All of land & building Half of land & building All of float building All of land & structures All of land All of land All of land All of land All of land All of land All of land All of land & building Half of land & building All of land Class 8 land & building All of land
$6,339 $70,180 $4,314 $997 $6,170 $1,600 $244 $13,306 $2,042 $4,491 $3,995 $2,573 $7,173 $22,569 $136,393 $20,030 $6,758 $5,244 $2,836 $2,679
$6,592 $72,987 $4,487 $1,037 $6,417 $1,664 $254 $13,838 $2,124 $4,671 $4,155 $2,676 $7,460 $23,472 $141,849 $20,831 $7,029 $5,453 $2,949 $2,786
Estimated Total Taxes
$319,933
$332,731
$346,040
Estimated Town Share
$155,063
$161,266
$167,717
$6,855 $75,906 $4,666 $1,078 $6,674 $1,731 $264 $14,392 $2,209 $4,858 $4,321 $2,783 $7,758 $24,411 $147,523 $21,664 $7,311 $5,672 $3,067 $2,897
The proposed bylaw and copies of the exemption applications are available for public inspection at Comox Town Hall, 1809 Beaufort Avenue from 8:30 to 4:30 on weekdays.
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All eyes on car-free events Getting anything new rolling can be a challenge, as organizers make first-time mistakes while trying to get people to buy into what they’re doing. Such is the case with Car Free Sunday in Courtenay and Cumberland, but not in Comox. The issue of temporarily banning cars at large from areas in or near downtown has long been accepted in this area. For example, it happens annually in Courtenay for Canada Day celebrations, in Comox for the Nautical Days parade and in Cumberland for the Empire Days parade. Those closures allow events to happen, which seems to be different to some people from when banning motorized vehicles is the point. Some of us, tapping a well of discontent about cyclists taking over the roads, condemn car-free events on that basis. A drivers’ sense of entitlement might also be a factor. The objection of downtown Comox businesspeople appears to be more a matter of not being consulted and not having enough time to plan, both of which are fair points. Let’s face it, Comox Valley businesses don’t need anything else at the moment to discourage customers. An objection about loss of business would be curious, because Comox Valley car-free events are scheduled for this Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m., when most small Comox businesses are closed anyway. In a news release, Car Free Sunday organizers appeal to people to organize all sorts of fun activities during those four hours, including children’s games, neighbourhood parties, yard sales, street theatre, street hockey and music. Those sorts of things could be a magnet for businesses on an otherwise slow day. We, and hopefully downtown Comox merchants, will monitor the Cumberland and Courtenay events. Car-free events have become popular elsewhere, and if they get off to a promising start here, everybody will want one next year. For details and to register your community event in the car-free zones this Sunday, visit www. imaginecomoxvalley.ca. editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com
Record Question of the Week This week: Our online poll respondents are honest. After the earthquake Sept. 9, only 31 per cent say they are taking steps to prepare for the next one. How prepared are you? Visit www.comoxvalleyrecord.com and vote in the Poll on the mainpage. Aft a brief slowdown in After late August, Comox Valley people are back full tilt at whatever they do to organize things to enhance the quality of life in paradise.
After being uprooted once, the Comox Valley Food Bank is having trouble finding a suitable location at which to help feed the helpless and hungry.
Students feeling‘sense of loss’ Dear editor, Re: Reconfiguration of classes at Royston Elementary. I am writing with great concern about the decision to split classrooms at Royston Elementary rather than add staff. These decisions should have been, and I’m curious as to why they weren’t, anticipated before school commenced. My concern is that the board and district do not appear to have applied common sense nor demonstrated concern for the social development and community of these young students. They have chosen to disrupt every classroom in the school to meet their aggregate numbers rather than add more staff. Children go through this publicly funded education system with their peers. In their classrooms they share antics, work together, create memories
Who could ever ❝ imagine that allegedly smart, caring, educated, professional persons, entrusted with the most vulnerable members of our families, would choose to create such chaos and heartache …
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and friendships that often last a lifetime. There are enough numbers in this Grade 2 group to create a class. Why break it up? They have taken six little Grade 2 students away from their schoolmates. We are a rural community, these are their friends, they grow, learn and play together. Our whole family is feeling the
disappointment and sense of loss that our young Grade 2 student is experiencing as she parts from her friends in the hall and goes a separate way for the day. In her heart and ours, the school district has let us down. Who could ever imagine that allegedly smart, caring, educated, professional persons, entrusted with the most vulnerable members of our families, would choose to create such chaos and heartache just to satisfy some fluctuating, innate numbers column? I can only conclude that something other than the best interest of our children is at play in the boardroom and district offices of SD71. They should explain why they chose to reorganize the classroom numbers at Royston Elementary rather than add staff as they did at Brooklyn. Sid Thom, Royston
Aggregate introduced by Christy Dear editor, This letter is in response to your recent front page story about the angry parents at Royston Elementary. The term “district aggregate” was used and director of elementary instruction Allan Douglas explained that this term requires that the average class size in all district elementary schools must be below specified levels. What was not made clear in your article was that this notion of a district aggregate was imposed on school districts by the government after they stripped teachers’ contracts of class size language in 2002, an action that has since been deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of B.C. Shortly after passing Bills 27
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Even though an individual school will build classes to best suit their students and the resources they have, this can all be tossed aside to meet the legislated limits.
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and 28, which took away these clearly defined and agreedupon class limits (which did not include looking at district averages), the government passed Bill 33. It established new provisions around school organization. Former Education Minister Christy Clark praised Bill 33 for giving more flexibility to schools
but, as we can see in the case of Royston Elementary, this “flexibility” is completely missing when a district needs to reorganize to meet the aggregate. Even though an individual school will build classes to best suit their students and the resources they have, this can all be tossed aside to meet the legislated limits. Parents who are concerned about this kind of action and the impact it has on children should raise those concerns to local MLA Don McRae. Steve Stanley, Comox Valley Editor’s note: Steve Stanley is the president of the Comox District Teachers’ Association, the local branch of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.
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Maple Pool managers good folk Dear editor, I am a secondgeneration resident of Maple Pool Campsite. I moved onto the site because when I moved here in 2008 with a large lab/collie/ shepherd dog and a cat I could not find an apartment that would accommodate us and we were “homeless” until Sunwest RV Centre compassionately sold me a fifth wheel trailer. My mother lived at that time at Maple Pool Campsite and after comparing it with other RV campsites, I found that it was the best one that provided an overall “family” feel. I am 56 years old and disabled. The manager, Mr. Dali Jin, has expertly created a ramp stairway to the door of my fifth wheel trailer. I cannot say enough nice things about the managers of this RV park. When I arrived in December 2008 I underwent the snowstorm and since, major flooding within the Maple Pool grounds. These acts are acts of nature and should not be used as a basis to close down a muchneeded residential area for Comox Valley residents who would
THE TOTEM RIDERS Motorcycle Club’s 32nd annual Teddy Bear Ride raised funds for St. Joseph’s General Hospital — and the ire of Royston resident George Peters. PHOTO BY EARLE COUPER
‘Roaring herds’ irk him Dear editor, Once again the Island Highway and the main street through Courtenay were taken over by several hundred motorcycles riding as a group. This time the picture on the flag was a teddy bear, a cute and cuddly creature intended to deflect criticism of this mass show of force by the lawless. These “rides” appear to have become the instrument of choice for motorcyclists to drive home the point that they own the road and all the real estate within hearing distance. As if it weren’t enough that we have to listen to their ear-shattering racket for six months a year, they now travel in roaring herds, directing traffic and telling us when and where we can drive. This ride, unlike the last one, doesn’t seem to have been escort-
I WOULD LOVE to send out a huge thank you to a wonderful person who found my wedding and engagement rings and turned them into the Lewis Centre in Courtenay two weekends ago. I’m from out of town, here on vacation, and had been at the water park enjoying the beautiful sunshine the Valley was having, when I took my rings off to apply sunblock on my children. My rings must have fallen out of my purse, and not until the next day did I notice they were missing. I went back and searched the park for them two times and found nothing. I left a message with the rec centre, asking them to contact me if anything was found, and much to my surprise and excitement, a wonderful and caring person found them and returned them. They didn’t leave a name, though, so I have no way of contacting them to
ed by the police; civilian cars and motorcycles were illegally stopping traffic trying to get onto the highway. There are lots of ways to raise money for charity. Some of them even involve some physical effort, such as running a marathon. I respect people who do that. I don’t respect anti-social bullies who roar around with their friends for an hour as a public relations exercise so they can continue to get away with breaking the muffler laws for the rest of the year. I do realize that the majority of motorcyclists are decent people who ride quietly. Unfortunately, these events bring out the other kind, and we have plenty of them in the Valley. George Peters, Royston
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MANY, MANY THANKS to the businesses and volunteers who helped make Dawn to Dawn Action on Homelessness barbecue Sept. 11 at Simms Park such a success. About 180 folks attended what was
ensure fair treatment to all of their residents who respect their park. They have done a wonderful job at providing a living area for those who really need it and it would sadden me greatly to have to
be evicted as a disabled senior by a city council from this park over flooding. Those that have should not judge those who have not. We are doing the best that we Margaret Sich, can. Courtenay
Car-free events a good thing Dear editor, Regarding the recent letters objecting to the road closures in the Comox Valley on Sept. 25. Do you people not get it? We live in one of the most beautiful places in the world and you can’t get out of your car for a couple of hours and enjoy it? I used to look down
on my neighbours in Courtenay and Cumberland (as I am sure most of us Comoxians do) as an inferior place to live, but after the decision against Car Free Sunday in Comox, I am having second thoughts. I am sure whoever supported this decision are the same broadminded individuals
who voted to keep building drive-thrus in our little town. Are you also the same residents who lock their vehicles when you run in to buy a pack of smokes? I guess I am the one who is not that bright, as I never locked my car in Calgary either! Rob (Norton) McBride, Comox
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tell them how very much I appreciate their kindness. When the rec centre phoned to tell me they had them, it was almost as exciting to receive them as the day it was when my husband proposed to me. I am forever grateful to this honest person, who made me one very happy woman today, and I am beyond thankful. You made my vacation wonderful.
have no other recourse for living accommodations. An unwelcome stigma has been associated with this park, however, let me assure everyone that Mr. and Mrs. Lin do everything in their powers to
a great gathering blessed with glorious weather. Thank you to Quality Foods Courtenay, Thrifty Foods, Great Canadian Superstore, Maple Pool Campsite, the Butcher’s Block and All-in-One Party Shop for their sponsorship or contributions. Thanks also to the City of Courtenay for the use of the park. Remember that ticket sales for Dawn to Dawn’s first Making It Home raffle series will close Sept. 23 with the draw taking place Sept. 27. They are available at Laughing Oyster Books, Comox Videos ‘n More or at Zocalo Café, where the fabric art prizes, created
TO THE WELLGROOMED, well-dressed, short-haired woman with a nice van who came to our garage sale Saturday — it’s not too late. Both of us helped you with that wooden roller drawer that fits under a bed, yet you drove off with it plus other items worth at least $25 — without paying. Have you asked yourself what motivates you to steal from others? I suggest you need help. You could help yourself first by mailing us the money back (postal code V9M 4C2), leaving it here at the house, or donating it to a charity. Start creating some good karma. You’ll prefer it to the alternative. And thanks to all the kind, honest people who paid for their finds and consoled us about our loss.
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FLETCHER “Campbell Crunch” and “Christy Crunch” cereals, both “loaded with HST.” (I can put to rest the ghastly rumour that the B.C. Liberal war room will soon unleash a gang of angry, unemployed HST stickmen.) The U.S. tactic of going negative early, to define your rivals before they can define themselves, has worked spectacularly for Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. They scorched fed-
eral Liberal leaders Stéphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff, and public distaste for these methods does not seem to have hurt them. The anti-Cummins campaign has a similar style, and there are indications that it may have been produced in Toronto. The website, canttrustcummins.ca, uses a bug-eyed photo of the former fisherman-MP that makes him look like a ray gun-wielding alien from the movie Mars Attacks. In fact, our whole political scene is starting to look like a rerun of a bad 1990s movie. It was Reform BC that rose from the ashes of Social Credit, and inspired a desper-
ate Gordon Campbell to sing country music and take a hard line on aboriginal relations, to stitch the ruptured right back together. Cummins defined himself as a ReformAlliance-Conservative MP by railing against treaties, and that continues to be the core of his thin policy book. His other two main
ideas are also pure rural populism. He vows to scrap the carbon tax and suggests that municipalities should cut their costs to fund transit. Voters will have a better idea by the end of this week if Clark’s plan for “defending and creating jobs” is really new policy, or merely more photo ops.
B.C. has had its first taste of California-style tax revolt. Now we have two years ahead that will be dominated by relentlessly negative, continuous campaigning. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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