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With the start of the final stretch of restoration underway, the renamed Roseland Spitfire may just fly for the first time in 2015 since reconstruction began on the classic military plane in Comox. Terry Chester, spokesperson for the Roseland Spitfire Hangar at 19 Wing Comox, confirmed Friday the former Y2K Spitfire restoration is doing well in the hands of Gatineau-based Vintage Wings of Canada. “The initial flight and test flight will be here. She’ll be flying, and we’ll be having an open house and an air show day,” he said. In June 2008, an agreement was reached between the Department of National Defence and Vintage Wings of Canada which specified that the vintage Spitfire aircraft will continue to be built in Comox, that it will retain the Y2K markings and that it will fly in Comox. Jon Ambler, former 19 Wing commander and Comox Air Force

PRESIDENT ROB FLECK of Vintage Wings of Canada makes a presentation at 19 Wing Comox. PHOTO BY ERIN HALUSCHAK

Museum volunteer co-ordinator/ program manager, explained due to overwhelming costs, the volunteer-run project (which began in 2000) was sold to Vintage Wings. “Things don’t make history, people make history,” noted Ambler. The cost of restorations to the vintage plane to make it airworthy is estimated between $2 million and $3 million, but could exceed that range, noted Rob Fleck, president of Vintage Wings, who was at the Spitfire hangar Friday for a presentation on the company, the dedication of planes in the “In His Name” program which honours the memory of military pilots and the types of planes the organization restores. “Aircrafts are nothing but tools. They are cold, inert pieces of metal,” he said. “And what we do, is we use these tools to teach Canadians about their proud history, often times re-teach Canadians about their proud history.” Fleck said the reason for the name change from the Y2K project is to connect everyone with Flight Lieutenant Arnold Walter ... see PLANE ■ 2

Wasn’t that a blow even by Island standards? Scott Stanfield Record Staff

Last week’s cool weather was replaced with milder temperatures and strong winds on the weekend. High winds caused by an intense low-pressure system moving over the province produced a number of power outages in the Comox Valley on Sunday, starting around 4 p.m., BC Hydro said. About 3,500 customers were without power during the peak of the storm between 5 and 6 p.m. “It’s a pretty intense storm,” said Ted Olynyk, manager of community relations. While most storms target an area, this one extended up Island from Oak Bay and Saanich in the southern reaches up to Powell River. “Our crews did a great job of keeping numbers (of outages) down,” Olynyk said, noting about

300 Comox Valley customers were still without power Monday. About 200 of those were on Denman Island, along with some in Cumberland, Comox, Courtenay, Fanny Bay and Black Creek. BC Ferries cancelled 130 sailings over 12 routes on Sunday. All sailings were cancelled at the Little River terminal due to high winds. Sunday winds also affected service at Departure Bay in Nanaimo, where 10 sailings were cancelled to Horseshoe Bay and another eight on the Tsawwassen route. “Normally when we get a storm it will affect one area, but this certainly affected the majority of our northern Gulf Island routes as well as the three major routes between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island,” BC Ferries director of media relations Deborah Marshall said. Courtenay had highs of 7C Monday and 9 Tuesday. Wednes-

ACCUSTOMED TO HAVING people flip on it, this trampoline was blown over a five-foot fence in Cumberland during Sunday’s storm. PHOTO BY TERRY PENNEY day’s high is expected to reach 10. Showers were expected in the early part of the week. Temperatures will cool Thurs-

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Man wanted Comox Valley RCMP are interested to know the whereabouts of Trevor Lane Jones, who was recently reported to be in the area. Jones, 43, is wanted for outstanding warrants for failing to appear in court, failing to remain and taking a vehicle without consent. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). — Comox Valley RCMP

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COMOX VALLEY RECORD • Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Fourth time lucky for man at St. Joseph’s Hospital Renée Andor Record Staff

The mother of a young Comox Valley man said there’s “no excuse” for how many times her son was turned away from St. Joseph’s Hospital emergency department before he got help. Isaac LeBlanc, 26, is in a Victoria hospital bed paralyzed from the neck down. He has full brain function but is unable to speak. His illness is still undiagnosed, according to his mother Wendy LeBlanc, but it could be a rare neurological disease or some form of multiple sclerosis. Wendy said there were too many emergency department visits before he was admitted. “There’s just no excuse that it took as long as it did,” said Wendy. “He said he felt like he was just – not treated like somebody who was ill.” In November, Isaac started feeling severe pain in his neck, according to Wendy. He went to the emergency department and was told to go home and come back if it got worse. A few days later he went back because his left side was numb and he was losing use of his limbs on that side. Again he was told the same thing, according to Wendy.

He then went back about a week later with loss of balance added to his list of symptoms. Again he was told to go home. “He said it was the most frustrating experience of his life, he goes, ‘Mom, I’m falling apart and nobody wants to help me,’ ” explained Wendy. About three weeks after his initial visit, Isaac woke up and couldn’t walk. He called Wendy to take him to the emergency room. “The fourth time I was like, ‘No, he’s not going anywhere’ ... and the ball started rolling at that point,” said Wendy. “But three times prior to that, being sent home, is just ridiculous.” St. Joseph’s president and CEO Jane Murphy said she can’t comment on the specifics of this case because of policy, but said sometimes diagnostics don’t show that anything is wrong. “That can happen, and we’ve had patients represent to the emergency department for a variety of different things, that on a subsequent visit the diagnostic workup will indeed help the clinician, or tell them what might be going on,” said Murphy. “Sometimes diagnostic workup is not indicative of a serious situation because it hasn’t evolved to that point yet, and it’s on fol-

COMOX VALLEY RESIDENT Isaac LeBlanc, 26, is in a hospital in Victoria unable to speak, or move from the neck down. It took four trips to St. Joseph’s emergency department before he was admitted into hospital care. lowup that perhaps something’s identified.” Wendy said Isaac told her he “felt like he was treated like a drug addict,” and that hospital staff tested him for drugs on at least one visit to

the emergency department. She also said a doctor in Vancouver agreed there was no excuse for Isaac being sent home from the emergency room three times. “’When a grown man

that’s healthy comes in with severe neck pain like that,’ he (a Vancouver doctor) goes, ‘first thing you look at is the neurology side of it,’” said Wendy. While Murphy couldn’t

comment on what testing was done in this case, she said when someone enters the emergency department they are assessed by a registered nurse, then assessed by a physician who determines appropriate diagnostic testing. When a person returns with similar symptoms, doctors have access to past records and tests and take that information into consideration, according to Murphy. “Our emergency personnel are very committed to what they do, and take every case that enters the emergency department seriously and do a thorough assessment and diagnostic work-up,” said Murphy. Isaac was sent to a Victoria hospital in early December, then went to Vancouver, and is now back in Victoria. He has had chemotherapy, a plasma flush and a tracheotomy, among other things, according to Wendy. More chemotherapy is a possibility. Although Isaac can’t speak, he can communicate by blinking his eyes, and Wendy said visitors are more than welcome. “When he has visitors it just sort of brings him right back up again,” said Wendy. “They can get him to smile.” writer@comoxvalleyrecord.com

Fundraisers scheduled to assist ill 26-year-old man Renée Andor Record Staff

The community is invited to two fundraisers to help support a young Comox Valley man and his family through his severe illness. Isaac LeBlanc, 26, was a healthy young man in November, but now he’s laying in a hospital bed in Victoria unable to speak or move his body from the neck down. “He’s pretty much just laying there, but blinking for communication, that’s about it, everything else doesn’t move,” said his mother Wendy LeBlanc.

Doctors still haven’t diagnosed his illness, according to Wendy, but it could be a rare neurological disease or some form of multiple sclerosis. Wendy is on disability assistance, and the cost of staying with Isaac in Vancouver and Victoria during treatment, as well as some of the medical costs, have taken a toll on the family financially. “The costs for her to live in Vancouver and Victoria have been overwhelming – expenses for the medical and just living expenses, the commuting back and forth – has been really

overwhelming for her,” said family friend Andrea Burton. Seeing the family’s need, Burton took action and is organizing two fundraisers to help them out. The first is a poker tournament which will happen at the Cumberland Hotel at 1 p.m. on Feb. 4. The buy-in is $25 and there is a limit of 72 seats. Everyone gets a prize when they start out, and each player receives another prize when they move up to a new game as the tournament progresses. So far, a foosball table is up for grabs and Labatt Breweries has donated a

prize, among other things. But, Burton said she’s looking for more prizes, and any interested business or individual can contact her at 250-650-4124. Anyone interested in taking part in the tournament can call the Cumberland Hotel at 250-336-8844 to pre-register. The second fundraiser features live music, a silent auction, food and drinks at the Royal Canadian Legion at 367 Cliffe Ave. on Feb. 18. Admission is by donation with all proceeds going to Isaac and his family. The benefit starts at 4 p.m. and

goes until 1 a.m. Burton said she has some musicians lined up already, but needs more for the evening. Musicians willing to donate their time to play some tunes for a good cause can call her for details, or those who just want to sign up can e-mail isaacperformers@gmail.com. Any businesses or individuals able to donate items for the silent auction can also contact Burton. The fundraiser is potluck style, so people attending are asked to bring a food dish. There will be a cash bar, so Burton said it’s an adult

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COMOX VALLEY RECORD • Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Village defers cash request Scott Stanfield Record Staff

COMOX VALLEY GROUND Search and Rescue members remove a snowboarder from Mount PHOTO BY CTV VANCOUVER ISLAND Washington.

Rescuers busy on mountains Erin Haluschak Record Staff

It was a busy weekend for search and rescue crews, as the stormy weather in the lower areas of the Valley resulted in blizzard-like conditions in higher elevations, leaving a handful of people stranded in the alpine. A 28-year-old Comox Valley snowboarder was safely found early Saturday morning after spending the night on Mount Washington. The man, who was wearing white pants, a white helmet and a white jacket, boarded off a trail around noon Friday on the northwest side of the mountain. Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue began their search Friday, but were restricted because of darkness and a high avalanche hazard in the area. “(We were) up against heavy, heavy snowfall, strong winds ... dark, difficult terrain. Pretty extreme avalanche conditions up here on the mountain, so that limited the areas that we could search,” explained Paul Berry, manager of Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue. “(It was his) first time on the mountain, he made a wrong turn and wasn’t able to get himself reoriented and became overcome by darkness as well,” he added. About 40 searchers were involved overnight and a Cormorant helicopter from 442 Squadron at 19 Wing Comox was also dispatched to the area.

The boarder — who did not want to be identified — was transported by ambulance to St. Joseph’s General Hospital as a precaution. On Saturday, two snowshoers and a dog were airlifted after spending two nights at a cabin near Divers Lake about 10 kilometres southwest of Mount Washington. They had ventured to the cabin with the intention of spending one night, but became stranded due to wors-

ening conditions and had to be rescued via helicopter Monday morning. “They did absolutely the right thing — they looked at the conditions and made the decision that it wasn’t safe to travel and made the right call,” said Berry. “Conditions were gusting up to 100 (km/h) with heavy, heavy snow, making it virtually impossible to be able to snowshoe out of there.” He added the pair

was experienced, as they both had winter survival training through the military. Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue received another call for a skier Sunday morning who became lost within bounds on Mount Washington, but ski patrols from the resort found the individual and the call for rescue crews was cancelled. — With files from CTV Vancouver Island

Cumberland council forwarded a tax deferment application from the Comox Valley Economic Development Society to financial planning discussions. CVEDS president Murray Presley had appealed to council to consider a tax exemption for the Vancouver Island Visitor Centre that is scheduled to officially open in the spring at the highway interchange. Presley noted other visitor centres have been granted exemptions. Resident Joan Anderson is annoyed council is even considering the application. “Cumberland is struggling to get by,” Anderson writes in an e-mail. “If the centre can ask for a tax break I think I will ask for one, too.” ••• The Village will invite an RCMP member to discuss the

fireworks bylaw at a council meeting. The motion stemmed from a letter from Insp. Tom Gray, who notes four different fireworks bylaws in the Valley “causes public confusion and is a challenge to enforce.” In Comox, for instance, it is an offence to possess or explode fireworks at any time, but in Cumberland it

is never an offence and “as a result is unenforceable.” Union Road resident Bruce Bauman feels the village needs a “no-fireworks” law. The dog lover refrains from owning his favourite pet because someone is “constantly exploding fireworks” at the corner of Union and Royston roads. reporter@comoxvalleyrecord.com

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Kensington hoping for water approval Scott Stanfield Record Staff

Brian McMahon hopes 2012 means “lucky 13” for Kensington Island Properties, which has a large chunk of acreage awaiting development in Union Bay. “I think that we’re going to be moving forward this year,” said McMahon, vice-

president of KIP. “I think we’ll have the Union Bay water system upgraded this year, we’ll have the wastewater treatment plant beginning to be installed this year, and I think you’ll see equipment and manpower working on the site.” The company has planned to build houses, a golf course, a marina walkway, and

a series of parks and trails since purchasing 1,000-plus acres in Union Bay more than 10 years ago. Last spring, KIP and the Union Bay Improvement District ratified a Water Treatment Infrastructure Agreement worth $1.7 million. In 2009, following a legal challenge by the Baynes Sound Area Society for Sustainability, KIP’s

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original bylaws were thrown out by the B.C. Supreme Court, putting the project back to square one. Later in the year, it received third reading for the fourth time at the inaugural Comox Valley Regional District meeting. The company appeared to have received the green light in 2010 when the CVRD board approved a master development agreement. However, Kensington needed to reapply for expired development permits, and update storm water management, water and sewer servicing plans. The latest stumbling block has been a jurisdictional dispute between the UBID and the CVRD over the transfer of the water licence, which belongs to the province. “The purveyor of water is Union Bay Improvement District,” McMahon said. “They have been the supplier and distributor of water. The regional district has demanded the licence be turned over to them. The reality is it has nothing to do with us, but it has prevented us from putting the water upgrades in.” The issue could be resolved at a Thursday meeting when the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural

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A CH-149 CORMORANT helicopter from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron lands at the Williams Lake airport. PHOTO BY CAPT. ADAM KUSCHE/442 TRANSPORT AND RESCUE SQUADRON

Crash victims rescued Canadian Forces Search and Rescue personnel from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron responded to a small plane crash 130 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake on Sunday morning. After a search for the plane by local aircraft, Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria dispatched a CC-115 Buffalo from 19 Wing Comox. The crew of the Buffalo homed in on the downed plane’s Emer-

gency Locator Transmitter (ELT) and two Search and Rescue Technicians (SAR techs) parachuted into the wind-swept area. Once on the ground, they met up with a civilian helicopter already searching for the plane. Three of the less severely injured people were evacuated on the private helicopter, while the most seriously injured person was evacuated on a 442 Squadron Cormorant helicopter.

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Food, beverages and waterfront views in a family-oriented restaurant is what the owners of the Blackfin Pub hope to offer patrons of Comox. Edd Moyes and Lisa Moyes, owner/operators of Kaycar Holdings Ltd. who own the pub, applied to council Wednesday for a parking variance to proceed with a restaurant in the lower level of the building. The variance seeks to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces from 25 to 18 for the 60-seat bistro. In their application, the owners note the Blackfin Pub draws people to Comox and with the addition of a seaside bistro/restaurant downstairs, they could ultimately draw a larger group which will in turn, benefit other Comox merchants. The zoning bylaw was given first and second reading by coun-

starting out again this celebration is by donayear we thought we’d tion. reporter@comoxvalleyrecord.com keep it quite small.” The Taiwanese LanLanterns will transtern Festival returns port viewers into an to Cumberland next underwater world of month after a two-year colourful sea creatures. Home Delivered Meals absence. The theme The event for the Faire had been canis Water, Mills 3 Course Dinner celled largely and Collieries. * due to a sufParticipating for only *minimum order applies VAC fering economy groups will proHealth Identiﬁcation Cards accepted that affected vide a sense of sponsoring the rich history businesses. of the village However, Tril- LESLIE BAIRD that was the to inquire or order ogy Group has industrial cencall toll free come back on board as tre of the Comox Valley BETTER MEALS the major sponsor. during its prime. Serving Our Communities Since 1993 1-888-838-1888 As was the case when Admission to both www.bettermeals.com it started several years parts of the weekend ago, the festival will be tied in with the oneday Heritage Faire. “Both events grew too big that we couldn’t accommodate both in the venues that we had, so we separated them,” said organizing committee co-chair Leslie Baird, whose health was another factor the past two years. “It’s an amazing festival; the lights are amazing.” The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 17 to 19 at the Cumberland Recreation Centre. The Faire is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Cumberland Cultural Centre. Baird recalls the festivities used to last 10 days over two weekends. “We had a lot of schoolkids,” she said. “We had a huge amount of people come. We used to do a foot parade, and a display in the park with fireCOMOX CENTRE MALL 250.339.5049 works and lanterns. But because we’re just

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cil, and should go to a public hearing within approximately one month. ••• Council approved a recommendation from the Dec. 5 committee of the whole meeting that the town continue monthly grant payments to the Comox Archives and Museum Society at $2,083 per month until the cultural services budget for 2012 through 2016 is adopted as part of the next financial plan bylaw. They also formally approved $57,000 be included for a pedestrian crossing project at the Robb/Anderton intersection as outlined in the Comox transportation study for consideration in 2012 for the 2012-2016 financial

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SHOPPING LOCAL RETAINS OUR DISTINCTIVENESS Local businesses help create distinctive shopping experiences and often carry diﬀerent products. This helps to keep traditional local products alive, thus contributing to a town or city’s special unique qualities.

SHOPPING LOCAL SAVES THE ENVIRONMENT Local businesses, which often stock a higher percentage of locally sourced goods and products, often do not require long car or bus rides to get to, helping to reduce our global footprint.

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SHOPPING LOCAL CREATES JOBS Shops in small towns and cities help create local employment and selfemployment. Local jobs foster economic innovation and prosperity. The success of locally owned, independent businesses provides real-life inspiration to our young people. LOCAL BUSINESSES INVEST MORE IN OUR COMMUNITIES Local shops are proportionally more generous in their support for local charities, schools and community events. So supporting local shops means a ﬁnancial return for our community.

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PROGRAMMER JANET FAIRBANKS picks Kinshasa Symphony as her personal favourite in the World Community Film Festival early next month in Courtenay.

Film festival movies‘diverse and dynamic’ After clocking hundreds of hours watching a variety of documentary films, programmers for the 21st World Community Film Festival have chosen a diverse and dynamic program that is bound to provoke and inspire. “One of the main objectives of our film festival is to link the content of these documentary films with issues that are current for the people of our community,” says festival programmer Wayne Bradley of the event Feb. 3 and 4 in Courtenay. “We hope that they can learn from the films, but also take inspiration and move to action around their own issues in this community,” says Bradley. One of his favourites is the

opening night film Just Do It: A Tale of Modern Day Outlaws, a smart, high-energy and oftenfunny portrayal of 21st century activism that will inspire folks who may be feeling a bit overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the problems our society is facing. “These are people who have concluded that our political systems will not prevent catastrophic damage from the profit-driven projects of huge multinational companies and have decided to go beyond the rule of law in pursuit of what they see as right,” says Bradley. “With our own community facing the prospect of three coal mines, two of them open pit, the threat of massive oil pipelines across the North and gigantic

supertankers in our coastal waters, many people are fed up with the diversions of official hearings and public meetings and are contemplating the likelihood of the need for a direct action response to these issues.” Programmer Janet Fairbanks says she could pick favourites in several categories this year. One of which is Kinshasa Symphony, a film about the Congo, the people in Kinshasa and the power of music. “I love this film because it shows the complexities of life in the chaos of a city of ten million people and the way the members of the orchestra and choir overcome huge obstacles for an opportunity to play classical music together,” she comments. “This film shares the joy of

music being played by ordinary people, not being played perfectly, but with tremendous heart. The cinematography is superb, too.” Other film picks are Louder Than a Bomb (about a slam poetry competition in Chicago), and the closing night films SpOil and Happy. A festival pass for Friday and Saturday is $30, Friday evening costs $12 and Saturday costs $20 ($3 for youth). Tickets are available at the Sid Williams Theatre box office, at 250-338-2430 or at www.sidwilliamstheatre.com. See www. worldcommunity.ca and click on the film fest link for descriptions and links to trailers of the films. — World Community Film Festival

Three weeks ago Jeff Drummond stood in at the last minute to play on behalf of another musician who couldn’t make it to the show. You would have never known it was an impromptu performance because his guitar playing blended perfectly, despite the fact he hadn’t even had a chance to rehearse before show time. This week, you have the chance to hear just how accomplished he is as he appears AT THE with his ELKS’ HALL own quartet — complete with rehearsals — when the Georgia Straight Jazz Society presents four impressive musicians, with international performance credentials, on the Elks’ stage at 7:30 this Thursday. This is JDQ’s second appearance this season at the Elks’ hall. Jeff is accompanied by Dan Craven, tenor saxophone; Aaron Amar, drums, and John Hyde, bass. These guys have worked across Canada and around the world, and we’re the lucky folk that reap the benefit of hearing them play on their own doorstep — yet one more piece of the musical legacy we’re so fortunate to enjoy in this region. So come out and break the MP3 habit by experiencing live music this Thursday when this band is guaranteed to entertain you with its broad musical palette and many years of experience as it plays choice standards, contemporary jazz as well as some of Jeff’s original pieces. As part of the society’s goal to encourage established and budding talent to the stage, an old See THE JAM, page 9

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tradition returns this week with the reintroduction of what used to be called The Jam: now a new style of third session during the last 30 minutes of the evening’s entertainment. This will take place under the title Open Mic Set. It offers an opportunity for jazz vocalists to perform a song before a live audience, with the benefit of a backing combo. This will be held on the last Thursday of each month between January and April. For more information about Open Mic procedures and rules (and forthcoming events up until June), visit www.georgiastraightjazz. com. — Georgia Straight Jazz Society

COMOX VALLEY RECORD • Wednesday, January 25, 2012

JEFF DRUMMOND’S QUARTET provides the music this Thursday for the Georgia Straight Jazz Society’s weekly presentation at the Elks’ hall.

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February WED. JAN 25 PIANO BAR with Rob Petrie at The Griﬃn Pub. Everyone Welcome! Also Tapas $3!!

BLUES JAM hosted by

JAM NITE at The Mex Pub,

starts 8 pm.

NHL HOCKEY Canucks vs. Red Wings on the big screen. Starts 7 pm at The Flying Canoe Pub.

NAME THAT TUNE with VaLori at The Griﬃn Pub tonight. Call for a shuttle!

SUN. FEB 5 NEBIL EMEK at the Zocalo Cafe. Starts Noon.

FRI. FEB 3

BLUEGRASS BRUNCH

BIG FUN is playing at the

INDIGO JAZZ at the Zo-

Whistle Stop Pub starting at 9:30

calo Cafe. Starts 7:30 pm.

NAME THAT TUNE with

Whistle Stop Pub starting at 9:30

at the Waverley Hotel with Archie Pateman & Friends. Brunch starts 10:30 Music @ 11:30

VaLori at The Griﬃn Pub 5-9pm.

BIG FUN is playing at the

JAZZTET performs at The

land Hotel 9 pm-1 am.

starts 2 pm.

SATELLITE PARK is playing at The Griﬃn Pub Starts 9pm. Call for a shuttle!

KARAOKE with Milo at The Flying Canoe Pub 9pmclose.

BLUEGRASS BRUNCH

Show & Sale at the Pearl Ellis Gallery. Free Admission. On until Feb 5.

BIG TWANG THEORY at The Flying Canoe Pub 9pm12:30 am. POUR TOI POUR MOI

Griﬃn Pub.

starts 2 pm.

the Sew Sisters Artists Guild are raising funds at the Waverley Hotel tonight Cover $5 Doors 9:30 pm.

JAM NITE at The Mex Pub,

THE PESKY ALDERS

SAT. FEB 4

play at Zocalo Cafe. Start at 2 pm.

LENSMEN at the Zocalo Cafe. Starts 7:30 pm

ELECTRIC JAM at The

DOUG FOLKINS at The Flying Canoe Pub 9 pm-12:30 am.

THU. JAN 26 POKER NIGHT at The

starts 8 pm.

FIFTIETH PARALLEL plays at The Flying Canoe Pub 8-11pm.

LENSMEN play at Zocalo Cafe. Start at 6:30pm.

FRI. JAN 27 MIDNIGHT HOURS are playing Blues/reggae with opening by Little Island Production at the Mex Pub starting at 10pm TODD BUTLER at The Flying Canoe in the Westerly Hotel. No Cover 9pm-12:30am

BOOTLEG is playing at The Griﬃn Pub Starts 9pm. Call for a shuttle!

BIG FUN is playing at the Whistle Stop Pub starting at 9:30

KARAOKE at the Cumber-

TEXAS HOLDEM POKER at The Mex Pub,

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MON. JAN 30 POKER & POOL Poker Night and Pool Tourney at The Griﬃn Pub.

WED. FEB 1 PIANO BAR with Rob Petrie at The Griﬃn Pub. Everyone Welcome! Also Tapas $3!! LOONIE TUNES KARA OKE at The Mex Pub. Win up to 1000 Loonies! Starts 9 pm.

OPEN MIC NITE at The Flying Canoe Pub 8-11pm. BLUES JAM hosted by Dave Spragge at The Cumberland Hotel. 8-11pm

BIG FUN is playing at the Whistle Stop Pub starting at 9:30 BIG DADDY plays at the Cumberland Hotel 9 pm-1 am. NHL HOCKEY Canucks vs. Avalanche on the big screen. Starts noon at The Flying Canoe Pub. XLR8 is back at the Mex

SAT. JAN 28

TEXAS HOLDEM POKER at The Mex Pub,

TEXAS HOLDEM POKER at The Mex Pub, starts 2 pm.

NAME THAT TUNE with VaLori at The Griﬃn Pub tonight. Call for a shuttle!

NIC POETRY SLAM at Zocalo Cafe. Start at 7 pm.

MACHINE GUN KELLY performs at the Cumberland Hotel tonight.

UFC 142 on the BIG screens at The Avalanche Bar & Grill Evans vs. Davis. Starts @ 7pm

BLUES JAM hosted by Dave Spragge at The Cumberland Hotel. 8-11pm

LOONIE TUNES K KARA A OKE at The Mex Pub. Win up

• The dance ﬂoor at The Flying Canoe is made out of wood from trees that were blown over in a huge storm in Stanley Park.

• You can choose from over 40 martinis Billy D’s Pub. • The Avalanche Bar and Grill has huge TVs and features all sporting events! • The Waverley Hotel was built in 1886 as the Temperance Boarding House, and housed many miners when coal was king. • The Flying Canoe has the only Forno pizza oven of its kind on the North Island. • The Whistle Stop Pub has a huge deck where you can relax as you watch airplanes taking oﬀ and landing at the nearby air park. • The Whistle Stop Pub has a (not so) secret stairway.

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JAM NITE at The Mex Pub, starts 8 pm.

FRI. FEB 10 SAX & VIOLINS at the Zocalo Cafe. Starts 7:30 pm IMPALAS are playing at The Griﬃn Pub Starts 9pm. Call for a shuttle! BIG FUN is playing at the Whistle le Stop S Pub starting tar at 9:30

NHL HOCKEY Canucks vs. Wild on the big screen. Startss 5 pm at The Flying Canoee P Pub.

CRUZ CONTROL coming to town with classic rock. Mex Pub. No Cover starts oC 9:30 pm

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PAUL ROGERS at The Flying Canoe Pub 9pm-12:30am.

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• The Atlas Cafe has been a Comox Valley favourite since 1995, and if you love them try out their ‘sister’ restaurant, the Avenue Bistro in Comox. • The Union Street Grill is actually two restaurants. The Grotto next door is run by the same fantastic crew! • That Delicados in Courtenay also caters to vegetarians, people with allergies and has soy and wheat free options available (and they’re all delicious!) • That you can win up to 1,000 Loonies at Loonie Tunes Karaoke at the Mex Pub on Wednesday nights. • The Common Ground Cafe bakes their own bread...and it is amazing! • The Early Bird Cafe has a lot of birds in it...want to know how many? Visit them and count during your meal (or play a super challenging version of “I Spy”)! • The Mad Chef Cafe regularly serves burgers made out of the following: Beef, Chicken, Duck, Lamb, Crab & Scallop, Tuna, Salmon, Kidney Beans & Rice, Edamame and Buﬀalo. • That you can hear some rippin’ good Jazz at the Griﬃn Pub every Sunday with Jazztet? • That the Cumberland Hotel has karaoke on Friday nights and there are some amazing vocalists that participate!

Happening at The Flying Canoe... No cover on all shows! Go to www.ﬂyingcanoe.ca to ﬁnd out more! Thurs, Jan 26th, 8-11pm Friday, January 27th • 8pm - 12:30am

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THE BREAKMEN are at the Waverley Hotel tonight Tix $12.

KARAOKE att tthe he C Cumberland Hotel 9 pm-1 am.

• The Griﬃn Pub will pick you up and take you home if you call their shuttle service. • The Pearl Ellis Gallery is a non-proﬁt gallery that is run by volunteers.

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ART SHOW Heather Hughson Show & Sale at the

• That you can now have an amazing brunch ﬁlled with bluegrass music at the Waverley Hotel on Sundays?

Pub. No Cover starts 9:30 pm

NAKED DJS with global dance featuring Didj Master Shine working their gypsy magic are at Waverley Hotel tonight So Much Fun! Cover $8 Doors 9:30 pm.

Pub hosted by Bruce & Judy Wing. Special Guest Jilli Martini Band. Starts 7:30 pm.

CHARITY POKER fundraiser for Issac Leblanc at the Cumberland Hotel starts 1 pm. TONS of PRIZES!

POKER NIGHT at The

TOO HOT FOR COVERS

FUNDRAISER at The Mex

• There is a farmers’ market in Comox that runs every Saturday that features ONLY local products & food.

THU. FEB 2

with Reg & Friends are playing at the Mex Pub starting at 9:30 pm

SUPERBOWL PARTY at The Avalanche Bar & Grill on our BIG screen. You could win some awesome prizes!

TUE. FEB 7

UFC 143 Condit vs. Diaz Live on the big screens at the Avalanche Bar. Starts 7 pm, Cover $5..

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PIANO BAR with Rob Petrie at The Griﬃn Pub. b. Also Everyone Welcome! Also Tapas $3!!

OPEN MIC NITE at The Flying Canoe Pub 8-11pm.

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SUPERBOWL PARTY at the Whistle Stop Pub with buckets of beer on sp special pec and free chili at halftime. ft e ft

WED. FEB 8

POKER & POOL Poker Night and Pool Tourney at The Griﬃn Pub.

OPEN MIC NITE at The

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SUPERBOWL PARTY at The Flying Canoe Pub 3-99 pm.

Pearl Ellis Gallery. Free Admission. On until Feb 19.

TEXAS HOLDEM POKER at The Mex Pub,

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SUPERBOWL PARTY

at The Griﬃn Pub on the BIG SCREENS. Food specials, door prizes & football squares. Call ffor a shuttle!

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KARAOKE with Milo at

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Pub. No Cover starts 9:30 pm

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JAM NITE at The Mex Pub,

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FRI. FEB 17

TEXAS HOLDEM POKER at The Mex Pub,

KARAOKE at the Cumberland Hotel 9 pm-1 am.

starts 2 pm. pm

NHL HOCKEY Canucks k

NHL HOCKEY Canucks vs. Predators on the big screen. Starts 5 pm at The Flying Canoe Pub.

vs. Devils on the big screen. Starts 4 pm at The Flying Canoe Pub.

BOOTLEG plays at the

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Cumberland Hotel 9 pm-1 am.

at the Zocalo Cafe. Starts 7:30 pm

ALPHA PROJECT featur-

CAHLI 2NA with the

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voice of Jurassic5 and Ozomatli are at the Waverley Hotel tonight Cover $25. Doors 9:30 pm.

ART SHOW Bill Heybroek Show & Sale at the Pearl Ellis Gallery. Free Admission. On until March 4.

ing Canoe Pub 9pm-12am.

NAME THAT TUNE with

BIG FUN is playing at the

VaLori at The Griﬃn Pub tonight. Call for a shuttle!

Whistle Stop Pub starting at 9:30

WED. FEB 22

SAT. FEB 25

ALL FEMALE DJS & FASHION SHOW with

KARAOKE at the Cumber-

Tash & Friends at the Mex Pub. starts 9:30 pm

NHL HOCKEY Canucks vs. Flames on the big screen. Starts 7 pm at The Flying Canoe Pub.

BIG FUN is playing at the Whistle Stop Pub starting at 9:30

DES LARSON performs at The Flying Canoe Pub 9pm-12am. WINE TASTING DIN NER at the Whistle Stop Pub 3 course meal & 6 wines. Tix $25

land Hotel 9 pm-1 am.

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OPEN MIC NITE at The Flying Canoe Pub 8-11pm.

a special event with Ben & Friends at The Mex Pub. starts 9:30 pm

NHL HOCKEY Canucks

SUN. FEB 12

vs. Maple Leafs on the big screen. Starts 4 pm at The Flying Canoe Pub.

BLUEGRASS BRUNCH at the Waverley Hotel with Archie Pateman & Friends. Brunch starts 10:30 Music @ 11:30

JAZZTET performs at The Griﬃn Pub 5-9pm. TEXAS HOLDEM POKER at The Mex Pub, starts 2 pm.

MON. FEB 13 POKER & POOL Poker Night and Pool Tourney at The Griﬃn Pub.

NHL HOCKEY Canucks vs. Coyotes on the big screen. Starts 7 pm at The Flying Canoe Pub.

TUE. FEB 14 VALENTINE’S DAY at The Flying Canoe Pub, 3 course candlelight dinner available.

WED. FEB 15

NHL HOCKEY Canucks vs.

starts 2 pm.

Red Wings on the big screen. Starts 4:30 pm at The Flying Canoe Pub.

REMEDY plays at the Cumberland Hotel 9 pm-1 am.

FRI. FEB 24

NEBIL EMEK at the Zo-

ANDERSON JAZZ at the Zocalo Cafe. Starts 7:30 pm

JAZZTET performs at The

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Whistle Stop Pub starting at 9:30

Griﬃn Pub 5-9pm.

LOCAL ARTISTS

BLUEGRASS BRUNCH

GREG MARTIN at the

Artist Show & Sale

NHL HOCKEY Canucks vs. Oilers on the big screen. Starts 6 pm at The Flying Canoe Pub.

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Bill Heybroek ................ Feb 21-Mar 4

Heather Hughson ......... Feb 7-Feb 19

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THU. FEB 16 FIFTIETH PARALLEL at the Zocalo Cafe. Starts 6:30 pm

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MON. FEB 20

LOONIE TUNES KARA OKE at The Mex Pub. Win up

NHL HOCKEY Canucks vs. Coyotes on the big screen. Starts 6 pm at The Flying Canoe Pub.

SHOWCASING

SUN. FEB 19 at the Waverley Hotel with Archie Pateman & Friends. Brunch starts 10:30 Music @ 11:30

TUE. FEB 28

BLUEGRASS BRUNCH

BIG FUN is playing at the

CURL plays at the Cumberland Hotel 9 pm-1 am.

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Night and Pool Tourney at The Griﬃn Pub.

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NHL HOCKEY Canucks vs. Avalanche on the big screen. Starts noon at The Flying Canoe Pub.

SUN. FEB 26

Whistle Stop Pub starting at 9:30

JAZZTET performs at The Griﬃn Pub 5-9pm.

LOONIE TUNES KARA OKE at The Mex Pub. Win up

TEXAS HOLDEM POKER at The Mex Pub,

at the Waverley Hotel with Archie Pateman & Friends. Brunch starts 10:30 Music @ 11:30

PIANO BAR with Rob

BLUES JAM hosted by Dave Spragge at The Cumberland Hotel. 8-11pm

starts 8 pm.

HIP HOP NITE at The Mex Pub with Cory & Prodemon Entertainment. No Cover starts 9:30 pm

BIG FUN is playing at the

WED. FEB 29

POKER POK KER & POOL Poker

rite classic rock at the Mex Pub. No Cover starts 9:30 pm

JAM NITE at The Mex Pub,

THE SUTCLIFFS a Beatles

starts 2 pm.

calo Cafe. Starts noon.

POKER NIGHT at The Griﬃn Pub.

NAME THAT TUNE with VaLori at The Griﬃn Pub tonight. Call for a shuttle!

starts 2 pm.

MON. MO ON. FEB 27

PACIFIC DISTUR BANCE The Valley’s favou-

THU. FEB 23

SAT. FEB 18

Tribute Band at the Mex Pub. Starts 9:30 pm

BIG FUN is playing at the Whistle Stop Pub starting at 9:30 VaLori at The Griﬃn Pub tonight. Call for a shuttle!

Dave Spragge at The Cumberland Hotel. 8-11pm

ENABLERS is playing at The Griﬃn Pub Starts 9pm. Call for a shuttle!

LUKE BLU GUTHRIE at The Flying Canoe Pub 9pm12am.

NAME T THAT TUNE with

BLUES JAM hosted by

TEXAS HOLDEM POKER at The Mex Pub,

BIG TWANG THEORY

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LOONIE TUNES KARA OKE at The Mex Pub. Win up

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NEBIL EMEK at the Zo-

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PIZZA, POUTINE & PINT night the The Flying

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Historic Highwayman Pub very friendly place to relax Renée Andor

one that Mann said is a customer favourite, called Toast of the Coast. Pan-seared shrimp and cod sit atop garlic toast, then the whole thing is smothered in garlic sauce and mozStepping into the Highwayman Pub is zarella cheese and baked. Somehow, the like stepping back in time. toast stays crispy underneath all that cheese A menu filled with home-cooked, madeand sauce — and it was delicious. from-scratch food, and walls lined with The menu also had a wide variety of burgphotographs of Union Bay dating back to the ers, including an oyster burger, and some early 1900s give this pub an old time feel. hard-to-find fare, like liver and onions. A red-brick fireplace creates a cozy atmoMann said one of the chefs is Ukrainian, sphere, and there’s a separate room with a and on Mondays a Ukrainian platter of cabjukebox and pool table. The place has a vibe bage rolls, kolbassa sausage and home-made of ‘regulars’ but everyone is very friendly, perogies is on special. with not only the staff, but even other cusNumerous other items are on the menu, tomers saying ‘hello’ as they walked by the including an assortment of sandwiches, table. appetizers like pop“You’re going to corn shrimp or jalahave good conversapeño poppers, and on tion, good company weekends, plates of and good food in this Chinese food. pub,” said longtime Described by bartender Brenda Mann as the “living Mann as she summed room of Union Bay,” up what the pub is the pub is directly about. across the highway My companion and from the boat launch I ordered up a couple at Union Bay, and of beers — it is a THE OYSTER APPETIZER platter is made it’s seen many compub after all — and with oysters from local supplier Mac’s munity changes over shortly after that Oysters, and comes with homemade the years. came a selection of seafood sauce. PHOTO BY RENÉE ANDOR The Wilson Hotel appetizers. First to — where the Higharrive were piping hot wayman Pub now sits — was built near the bowls of the Highwayman’s infamous clam beginning of the 1900s in response to the chowder. It was rich, creamy, and loaded booming coal industry in the area. with clams, potatoes, and bacon. Lorena Ramsay and her husband, Willie Just after that was devoured, a plate of breaded and fried oysters from local supplier Schmidt, bought the business in 1986, and have owned it ever since. Mac’s Oysters arrived, complete with homeThe staff have all been there for years, made, tangy seafood sauce. too, with Mann for about 10, and another Next up were some chicken wings, and bartender for 17. while they may be very typical pub fare, The entire experience was relaxing, with these wings were different. They were lightly battered, and crispy but not heavy, as they good food, friendly staff and plenty of local history. sometimes are. They also came plain with For more information, call the Highwayhot sauce on the side allowing the wingman Pub at 250-335-0256 or stop by 5467 eater to choose their own heat level. South Island Highway in Union Bay. As is fitting for a pub by the sea, many writer@comoxvalleyrecord.com menu items feature seafood. I decided to try Record Staff

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Comox Valley is a choice location for fitness Earle Couper

tribute to all the hard work that gets put into these races,” said Tasaka. “MOMAR staff and

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The Comox Valley featured prominently in the 2011 Get Out There magazine Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards recognize the people, places and organizations that make active living in Canada so great. The awards include categories for Eastern Canada and Western Canada. Readers are invited to vote in over 30 categories, and the winners are published in the January/Feburary issues of Get Out There magazine (a Canadianbased endurance sports and outdoor recreation publication) each year. Local fitness professionals Sarah Seads of Equilibrium Lifestyle Management (ELM) was voted Best Personal Trainer in Western Canada and Island Pilates and Fitness (IPF) received top spot for Best Yoga/Pilates Studio in Western Canada. And Mind Over Mountain Adventure Racing’s (MOMAR) Cumberland event collected no less than four honours for Western Canada. Seads was stoked to learn she had received the Best Personal Trainer award for the second time since 2009. “Being based out of such a small community, it was an awesome surprise to receive this award once again. “It warms my heart to know that so many of our clients took the

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Lack of discipline costs Yetis as Cougars claw way to win Kalan Anglos Record Contributor

ON THE BOTTOM looking up is Glacier King Tyson Arnholtz as he and Victoria’s Mark Walton got up close and personal during Saturday night’s VIJHL tilt at the Sports Centre. PHOTO BY JIM HOCKLEY

There’s a memorable scene in the 1990 blockbuster hit Kindergarten Cop where detective John Kimble (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) gathers his students to tell a tale of a warrior crafting the galaxy’s greatest army. In the midst of the story Kimble, frustrated with the students, remarks: “You kids are soft! You lack discipline!” Perhaps the Comox Valley Glacier Kings should have watched that scene before game time Saturday night. In a well-documented struggle to find consistency, the Icemen have yet to win back-to-back games since Nov. 12. On Saturday night, playing against the best team in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League, the Kings had a chance to reverse their fortunes. A win would spell a return to form for the Yetis, as well as a split in the season series against the Victoria Cougars – something no other team in the league has done. So how do you beat the best offensive team in the league? “We got to play a full 60 minutes,” said head coach Jordan Butcher. “When we play hard for the whole game, we’re a great team and we can compete with these guys. When we don’t, we get beat. It’s that sim-

ple.” In hindsight, self-control would have helped, too. Playing in their final meeting of the regular season, the Glacier Kings had a chance to send a message to the Cougars heading into the playoffs. However, discipline proved to be the problem for the Kings, who by

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Jordan Butcher the end of the evening had amassed an absurd total of 71 minutes of penalty time, a game misconduct and, inevitably, a 5-2 loss. Four Glacier Kings were handed double-digit PIMs. There was some scoring in the game however, as Conner Stephens was the first to tally for the Cougars on the power play before Kings’ newcomer Derek Nicholson scored his first of the year. The teams then traded goals again, with Graham Zagrodney scoring on the power play for the visiting Cougars and Mitch Ball answering back with a great individual effort. Chris Bannister rippled

Mountain centre hosts First Nations team The Vancouver Island Mountain Centre was proud to help host 50 First Nations Snowboard Team instructors during their visit to Mount Washington Alpine Resort for their annual instructors’ clinic. Participants travelled from as far as Chetwynd in Northern B.C. and Tulalip in the States to hone their snowboard coaching skills. The annual coaching clinic is held at the beginning of the ski season every year and is designed as an early season gathering of instructors to build on existing skills and coaching techniques that they can take back and employ throughout the season with their local teams. Thirty First Nations Snowboarding coaching clinic participants stayed at the centre during the four-day event while many more utilized the meeting and office spaces. “All aspects of the new centre were definitely put through their paces during the fourday clinic,” said Mountain Centre manager Andrew Scherck. The group was a great first group to have in

THE VANCOUVER ISLAND Mountain Centre hosted the First Nations Snowboard coaching clinic at Mount Washington.

the Centre as they helped break in all aspects of the building, a process which is as important as breaking in a new pair of snowboard boots, Scherck added. “Mount Washington has been proud to sponsor the First Nations Snowboard Team on Vancouver Island for the past five years,” says Don Sharpe, director of business operations at Mount Washington. “We are pleased to be able to provide our resort as a base for such a great program.” The feedback from the weekend was extremely positive and the Mountain Centre looks forward to hosting its next groups. “If you belong to an organized sport, education or special interest group it could be you. There is some space still available for the winter season,” said Scherck. You can find the new Vancouver Island Mountain Centre at Mount Washington at the end of Nordic Road across from the Raven Lodge or on the web at www.vimountaincentre. com or call 250-331-9355. – Vancouver Island Mountain Centre

the mesh to make it 3-2 Cougars after one period of play. In the second, Cougar captain Brody Coulter netted his 27th goal of the year for the only goal of the period. It was 4-2 at the time, and the Glacier Kings were still very much in the game. Then the wheels fell off in the third. There were five penalties called in the opening five minutes of the third period, four to Kings’ players. Ten minutes later, five more penalties were called on the Yetis, including a fighting and game misconduct to grinder/agitator Kasey Ruel. Stephens scored one more time on the power play for the Cougars, their third goal with a man advantage, giving the Capital City Cats the 5-2 victory. With the loss, the Glacier Kings now have to defend their first place (North Division) standing with just seven regular season games remaining. The Oceanside Generals are just five points back and the Saanich Braves, who the Kings visit on Friday, are only three points back in the overall standings. Next home game for the Kings is not until Friday, Feb. 3 in a pivotal matchup with the Generals. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. at Sports Centre Arena No. 1 and the game can be heard at www.glacierkings.ca.

Tri club sign-up tonight The Comox Valley Triathlon Club is holding a Membership SignUp Evening tonight (Jan. 25) at 7 p.m. at the Comox Valley Sports Centre on Vanier Drive. The evening will consist of a short talk on ‘Nutrition for Triathletes’ followed by the sign-up which will provide an opportunity to meet and socialize with current members. It will finish with a prize draw, the main prize being a $100 sports voucher. The club has members of all standards and abilities and welcomes everyone regardless of experience. There is a strong emphasis on inclusiveness. CV Tri Club has certified group leaders to ensure training sessions are covered by TriBC insurance. For more information, e-mail graham53@ telus.net.

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Disc golf tourney helps food bank Comox Valley Disc Golf is holding their 2012 Ice Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 19 at Kin Beach Provincial Park. The sixth annual fundraiser for the Comox Valley Food Bank tees off at 11 a.m. The $20 entry fee for 18 holes of highlow doubles goes directly to the food bank, and

participants, spectators, friends and relatives are all encouraged to donate as many pounds of food as possible. Tournament director Craig Dieno notes novice players may team up with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; players to try and take the title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means anyone can win (while) having a great time and

aiding the food bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spring drive.â&#x20AC;? Kin Beach Provincial Park is out past the north end of the runway at the Comox Valley Airport at the beach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great temporary layout and should be lots of fun. Hot dogs over an open fire will be served for lunch,â&#x20AC;? Dieno said.

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99 CASE OF 12

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99 CASE OF 6

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Nature Valley or Betty Crocker

WORKS OUT TO

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300-375gr

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$1.67 each

SAVE $2

12x284ml

Kraft Dinner Macaroni & Cheese Cups

WORKS OUT TO

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WORKS OUT TO

87¢ each

24x355ml

SAVE $2.50

CASE OF 9

Beverages

550gr

454gr

Coke, Canada Dry, Sprite or Nestea

Pork in Tomato Sauce 9x398ml

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Deep-Browned or Original Beans

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Frozen Lasagna 2.27kg

Kraft

Shredded Cheese

465-900gr

SAVE $5

250gr

380gr

9x398ml

SAVE $4.50

87¢ each

Campbell’s

5 Campbell’s

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Tomato Soup 12x284ml

12x284ml

WORKS OUT TO

42¢ each Stagg

CASE OF 12

WORKS OUT TO

50¢ each

99 CASE OF 12

Vegetable or Chicken Noodle Soup

WORKS OUT TO

59¢ each

Kraft

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Campbell’s

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CASE OF 8

Ravioli 8x425gr

99 CASE OF 6

WORKS OUT TO

70¢ each

Ultra Choose-A-Size Paper Towels

12’s

SAVE $4

Hunt’s

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CASE OF 10

WORKS OUT TO

88¢ each

CASE OF 8

WORKS OUT TO

84¢ each

99 SAVE $3

For

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Ziploc

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2x120gr or 4x89gr

30-40’s

Bar Soap

99 SAVE $3

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Hunt’s

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Natural Peanut Butter

3.78lt

SAVE $3

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Red Rose

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Quick Oats 2.25kg

216’s

375gr

99 2 $ 4

99 3

SAVE $10

for

Royal City

12x398ml

12x341-398ml

Steak House

Vegetables

12x284ml

Tomato Sauce 12x398ml

WORKS OUT TO

$1.17 each

99 6 CASE OF 6

Value Pack Freezer Bags

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59¢ each

99 6 CASE OF 12

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84¢ each

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CASE OF 12

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99 SAVE $2

CASE OF 12

75¢ each

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59¢ each

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Hunt’s

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BIG BOX 1/2 PRICE!

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12x156ml

SAVE $2

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915-930gr

1kg

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7 3 272-552gr

CASE OF 24

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Nature Valley or Betty Crocker

WORKS OUT TO

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300-375gr

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SAVE $2

12x284ml

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WORKS OUT TO

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87¢ each

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SAVE $2.50

CASE OF 9

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550gr

454gr

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Continental

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Honey or Old Fashioned Ham

Turkey Breast May Family Farms

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Cooked, Smoked or Cajun

59 PER

100gr

Bonus Q-Points Fresh Deli

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1 Q points

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Parmesan or Romano, 200gr

Nestea Chilled Iced Tea Lemon, 1.75lt

5000

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Selected, 580-615gr

99 Each

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29 PER

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Newmanʼs Own Salsa

277ml

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3500

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549 349 449

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127ml

3500

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125gr

3000

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148ml

100gr

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4$ for

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4 2 8 Pack

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100

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6 99 for

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99 8 CASE OF 4

570gr

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Silver Hills Whole Grains Bread

2$ for

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Selected, 12x170gr

2$ for

Salt Spring

Fair Trade & Organic Coffee

99 14

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CASE OF 12

WORKS OUT TO

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6x68gr

225gr

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84¢ each

CASE OF 6

points Q 5000

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99 4

2500

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Strawberry Cheesecake

for

Bagels

White Cake Donuts

2$ for

6 99

Bakery Fresh

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99 7

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¢ 99 PER

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Beloved Inuit storyteller here for Literacy Week When Michael Arvaarluk Comox Valley Literacy Week Kusugak looked at his life in celebrations. the Canadian north, with its Kusugak will be storytelltraditional Inuit practices of ing and introducing local hunting, fishing and making children to Inuit culture their way via dogsled, he with a hands-on mini-exhibinever quite envisioned himtion at Ecole Puntledge Park self as a writer. and Arden Elementary. But, it was the stories of He will also host a public that life, learned throughout storytelling session at the his childhood, and a passion Courtenay Library from to share them 11:30 a.m. to with children 12:15 p.m. on A gifted and Friday, Jan. 27 and families across Canada where children mesmerizing stothat drove him ryteller recreating and families to begin penof all ages the ancient and ning his tales can discover compelling tales and has made a sense of him a most wonderment of Inuit culture, beloved stoand adventure. Kusugak was ryteller from The event is introduced to coast to coast. free and open A gifted and the stories by his to the public mesmerizing Kusugak’s grandmother. storyteller wife joins him, recreating the bringing a ancient and compelling tales variety of items such as an of Inuit culture, Kusugak Inuit drum, try on an amouwas introduced to the stories ti, look at and touch tools by his grandmother. He now and implements, samples of weaves these stories with fur, and clothing like Kaastories of his life, a life of mik, sealskin mitts, duffel change and adaptation, and socks, crocheted hats, and his storytelling will transother items. What’s a Qulliq port you to another world. (stone seal oil lamp)? Look Kusugak brings those at a scale model of a kayak stories, along with a handsto see how it is constructed on learning experience of and much more. items from the North that Family Literacy Week is children can touch, try on a weeklong community celand experience to the Comox ebration of storytelling, art, reading and learning that Valley this month as part of

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MICHAEL ARVAARLUK KUSUGAK, an Inuit storyteller, will share his tales of the Far North as part of Comox Valley Literacy Week celebrations. culminates in Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27. While Kusugak takes main stage, this year’s celebration also includes local celebrities, art shows, roving storytellers and a chance to explore the community.

Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999. This special day promotes the importance of reading and engaging in other literacyrelated activities as a family.

Developing early childhood reading and writing skills helps develop the learning skills necessary for good communication skills later in life, and can ultimately contribute to a child’s chances for future

success. For more information about how to get involved in Family Literacy Week 2012, contact Danielle Hoogland at dhoogland@shaw.ca. — Our Big Earth Media Co.

Wide variety of activities encourages involvement Whether you are soaring high on the wings of a unicorn or reading a map to get to that next special spot, literacy can take you places. The magic of words will be celebrated through art, stories, writing, community adventures and more from Jan. 23 to 29 as Family Literacy Week kicks off in the Comox Valley. With events throughout the week including elementary school open houses, StrongStart fun, art making at the Comox Valley Art Gallery, the annual North Island

College Story Slam and a visit from Inuit storyteller Michael Kusugak, local residents of all ages can get out and enjoy the fun. Everything culminates on Family Literacy Day on Friday with the Courtenay Library as the hub for everything from goodie bag giveaways and learning adventures to storytelling sessions. Here is the schedule: • All Day – Pick up your passports with stickers to mark visits at each station/ event and local merchant

discounts for Whale’s Tale Toys, Laughing Oyster Books and the Zocalo Café. • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Interactive, community partner stations for children and families throughout the library — Strong Starts, C.V. Family Services, 4R’s Education Centre, Pacific Care Society, NIC, Creative Employment Access and the Child Development Association. Gift book bags for each family. • 10:10 to 10:40 a.m. — Captain Thunderpants storyteller;

• 10:45 to 11 a.m. — Opening — K’ómoks welcome, C.V. Lifelong Learning Association announcement, new child sign unveiled and announcement of new library kits. Recognize sponsors and dignitaries; • 11 to 11:30 a.m. — Inuit storyteller Michael Kusugak • 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Rhyme Time with Carlene Steeves and Colleen Friendship • 12:15 to 12:30 p.m. — Local celebrity readers. Family Literacy Week is

a week-long community celebration of storytelling, art, reading and learning that culminates in Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27. While Michael Kusugak takes main stage, this year’s celebration also includes local celebrities, art shows, roving storytellers and a chance to explore the community. Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999. This special day promotes the importance of reading and

Pick up your Passport to Learning at the Courtenay Library that day and begin the journey. EVENTS INCLUDE:

- Open House and animal art making. CV Art Gallery. 10 a.m. to Noon - Storytelling at the Courtenay Library from 10:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Interactive stations and gift bags at the Courtenay Library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Discounts at downtown merchants Follow Comox Valley Family Literacy Week on Facebook for more details.

engaging in other literacyrelated activities as a family. Developing early childhood reading and writing skills helps develop the learning skills necessary for good communication skills later in life. Local sponsors for 2012 include the Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Association, Strathcona Sunrise Rotary, Vancouver Island Regional Library, Comox Valley School District 71 and Our Big Earth Media Co. — Our Big Earth Media Co.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGISTRATION FOR KINDERGARTEN AND PROGRAMS OF CHOICE IN SCHOOL DISTRICT #71 FOR THE 2012/2013 SCHOOL YEAR School District No. 71 (Comox Valley) will be enrolling kindergarten students (English, French Immersion, Montessori and Aboriginal) in district schools for attendance September 2012. To be eligible for enrolment in September 2012, a student must turn five (5) years of age by December 31, 2012. Your child's birth certificate must be presented at the time of registration. (CareCards will not be accepted as proof of birth but need to be presented at time of registration.) Passport or Landed Immigrant Authorization is suitable documentation in lieu of birth certificates.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION All of our elementary schools offer full day kindergarten. Parents are asked to register their children at their current neighbourhood school February 22, 23 & 24, 2012 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. While most, if not all, students living in a school's local catchment will be accommodated at that school, they cannot be guaranteed placement in the catchment area school and may be required to go to the nearest school having availability. Please contact your neighbourhood school for information on kindergarten orientation. To determine your English program catchment school, please visit our district website at www.sd71.bc.ca, click on “Schools” and go to “School Locator.” If you live in an area where busing is provided, you will need to go on SD 71’s website and complete a Bus Transportation Registration Form for your child.

REGISTRATION FOR PROGRAMS OF CHOICE • FRENCH IMMERSION - located at École Puntledge Park and École Robb Road District Parent Information Meeting: Join us for presentations about the French Immersion program. Bring your questions, hear about the program from the perspective of principals, parents and students in the program. The district orientation will be held on the following date: January 25, 2012

ARE STUDENTS HAPPY at Beachcombers? Here’s Exhibit A.

Beachcombers proves popular Beachcombers Community School is celebrating the inaugural year of the Little Oysters” Montessori Preschool. It has been a big success and parents have been thrilled. “Every morning that I bring my son to school, I am greeted by a place that feels inspired and in line with my values,” said parent Merrisa Myles. The program is provided by Montessori directress Janet Leblanc. Janet is the former directress of Stepping Stones Montessori in Comox and has many years experience working with children. “We are very fortunate to have Janet providing this program,” said principal Wendy Preston. “I had my own son in her class for two years, when she was operating Stepping Stones. As an educator who specialized in early years education, I was very impressed with her program. “We at Beachcombers were thrilled when she agreed to join us in the development of Beachcombers Community School.” The Little Oysters Preschool offers an enriched pre-kindergarten experience. The wonderful oceanview location at Fanny Bay naturally lends itself to wildlife watching

including eagles and the sea lions that can be heard from the school property. The program includes nature study, outdoor play, recycling, cooking, life skills and has access to the school’s organic garden. Beachcombers’ music program is also provided to Little Oysters. The preschool accepts only a maximum of eight students, to ensure a quality program. “It is a wonderful, exceptional preschool program, which encourages children to develop a love of learning, and includes play-based learning. I often have parents stop me and say, ‘Janet is wonderful!’ I always smile and say ‘I know! I know!” said Zoe Lambert, executive director for Beachcombers Education Society, whose own son attended Janet’s program. The Beachcombers’ school building was completely renovated last year, using healthy building materials, including solid wood floors with a natural plant-based finish, zero-VOC paints, and a state-of-the-art air exchange system to ensure healthy indoorair quality. For more information, see BeachcombersSchool.ca. — Beachcombers Community School

École Robb Road Elementary 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 250-339-6864 1909 Robb Avenue, Comox BC Registration for siblings only (of students currently enrolled in French Immersion) is at École Puntledge Park Elementary and École Robb Road Elementary on February 15, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Open registration for French Immersion is at École Puntledge Park Elementary and École Robb Road Elementary on February 16 & 17, 2012 from 7:30 a.m.to 12:00 noon. Inquiries about this program may be made to the Principal at École Puntledge Park Elementary (250-334-4495) or the Principal at École Robb Road Elementary (250-339-6864). Late French Immersion – The district is offering late French Immersion for Grade 6. There is an orientation session on the following date: January 26, 2012

École Puntledge Park Elementary 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Child Care Provided 401 Willemar Avenue, Courtenay Registration for siblings only (of students currently enrolled in either Late French Immersion or Early French Immersion) is on February 15, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Open registration for Late French Immersion (Grade 6) at École Puntledge Park is on February 16 & 17, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

• FRENCH IMMERSION - located at Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School Students from School District 93 (Conseil scolaire francophone) who want to enroll in School District #71 must apply for a cross boundary transfer by February 29, 2012.

• navigate (NIDES) eCLASS KINDERGARTEN: located at Tsolum School Campus Interested in home schooling your child? Come and join our presentation for families who would prefer one of two delivery models of blended learning, designed and supported by BC certified teachers: a) a full time home school program or, b) one day of face-to-face instruction and social interaction at Tsolum Campus, combined with online and paper based learning at home. Parents and administration will be on hand to answer your questions and help with the registration process. February 1, 2012

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Open registration for the eClass Kindergarten at navigate (NIDES) will take place at Tsolum School from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 pm on February 16th & 17th, 2012 For information call the school administration (250) 337-5300 or email Alissa.Pratt@sd71.bc.ca

• navigate (NIDES) FINE ARTS eCADEMY - KINDERGARTEN: located at Tsolum School Campus The Fine Arts eCademy is a K-9 district program of choice emphasizing curriculum integration through visual, digital media, music and performing arts based on personalization and 21st Century instructional practices. This unique blended learning environment combines three days of face-to-face instruction at the Tsolum School campus with two days of online and paper based learning at home, designed and supported by navigate teachers. Parents and administration will be on hand to answer your questions and help with the registration process. February 1, 2012

Tsolum School Campus – navigate (NIDES) 6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. 2505 Smith Rd. Courtenay Child Care Provided Open registration for the Fine Arts eCademy Kindergarten at navigate (NIDES) will take place at Tsolum School from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 pm on February 16th & 17th, 2012 For information call the school administration (250) 337-5300 or email Alissa.Pratt@sd71.bc.ca

• ABORIGINAL KINDERGARTEN/GRADE 1 - located at École Puntledge Park Aboriginal Parents and Guardians Information Meeting: Please come to learn about the Aboriginal Kindergarten/Grade 1 program. Administrators will be there to answer your questions and help with registration forms. February 7, 2012

École Puntledge Park Elementary 6:00 p.m. Child Care Provided 401 Willemar Avenue, Courtenay If your kindergarten child is First Nation, Metis or Inuit we are offering an all-day program based on cultural teachings and ministry learning outcomes. Although preference will be given to Aboriginal children, non-Aboriginal parents may apply. Registration for siblings only (of students currently enrolled in the Aboriginal Kindergarten/Grade one program) will take place at École Puntledge Park Elementary School on February 15, 2012 from 7:30 am to 12:00 noon. Open registration for Aboriginal Kindergarten will take place at École Puntledge Park on February 16 &17, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. For information please call Bruce Carlos, District Principal of Aboriginal Education, at 250-331-4040

• MONTESSORI KINDERGARTEN - located at Queneesh Elementary District Parent Information Meeting: Join us for presentations about the Montessori Program. Bring your questions, hear about the program from the perspective of the

administrators and have a tour of the classroom. February 2, 2012

Queneesh Elementary School 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Child Care Provided 2345 Mission Road, Courtenay Registration for siblings only (of students currently enrolled in Montessori) is at Queneesh Elementary School on February 15, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Open registration for Montessori is at Queneesh Elementary School on February 16 & 17, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. For information please call Mr. Dan Costain, Principal, Queneesh Elementary at 250-334-4089.

CROSS BOUNDARY TRANSFER REQUESTS Requests for cross boundary transfers for the 2012/2013 school year must be completed online and submitted online no later than February 29, 2012 for consideration. See the link on our homepage at www.sd71.bc.ca, Cross Boundary Requests. If you do not have access to a computer, there is one available in the foyer of the School Board Office at 607 Cumberland Road, Courtenay.

For further information on any of these programs, please contact Allan Douglas, Director of Elementary Instruction at 250-334-5500

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Lifelong Learning moves forward with mandate Comox Valley Literacy Now (CVLN) — the organization that has long spearheaded literacy initiatives throughout the region — recently earned non-profit status. The group is moving forward under a new name with an expanded mandate to inspire, build, and support a collaborative learning community in the Comox Valley. The Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Association (CVLLA) will serve as a hub for literacy contacts, information and resources in the Comox Valley with literacy co-ordinator Danielle Hoogland at the helm. It also welcomes longtime educator Lynn Joseph as the new family literacy outreach co-ordinator as Joseph works to create a positive, welcoming culture of learning for families throughout the Comox Valley. “We are thrilled to begin this new phase of developing our capacity to promote and support literacy and learning,” Hoogland said. “This new identity and mandate allows CVLLA to move forward with projects, initiatives, and events that bring the community together in celebration of the multiple

CVLN decided to incorporate as a non-profit society — made official at the end of November — to evolve its work to increase awareness of literacy needs and support events that foster lifelong and life-wide learning in our community. The CVLLA kicks things off with the annual Family Literacy Week – a weeklong community celebration of storytelling, art, reading and learning that culminates in Family Literacy Day on Jan.

27. This year’s celebration includes local celebrities, art shows, magical storytellers and a chance to explore the community. Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 and held annually on Jan. 27. This special day promotes the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Developing early childhood reading and

writing skills helps develop the learning skills necessary for good communication skills later in life, and can ultimately contribute to a child’s chances for future success. For more information about the Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Association or how to get involved in Family Literacy Week 2012, contact Danielle Hoogland at dhoogland@shaw.ca. — Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Association

THE COMOX VALLEY Lifelong Learning Association practises what it preaches. and diverse ways in which we learn and honour our roots.” Comox Valley Literacy Now (CVLN) began in 2007 with a three-year provincial grant to create a Community Literacy Plan and to implement it through programs such as seniors writing circles, food literacy programs for families, story time and early literacy programs, and media literacy programs for youth. CVLN has also spearheaded the creation of two

literacy initiatives: the Family Literacy Outreach initiative led by Lynn Joseph, and the Essential Skills Partnership initiative led by Betty Yee of Creative Employment Access Society. Both initiatives involve Comox Valley literacy and learning stakeholders and advocates. The strength of its success has been the emphasis on building relationships among organizations, thus building the capacity of organizations to create and run these programs.

STORY SLAM RULES What should my story be about? Your story can be about anything, as long as it’s your own material and you can read it in less than ﬁve minutes.

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What’s in it for me? A cheering crowd and, if the judges pick your story, cash (and other) prizes! Plus the winning story will be printed in the Island Word and on NIC’s website and Facebook page.

Saturday, January 28, 7 pm Zocalo Cafe | Corner 5th & Cliffe, Courtenay Sign-up for readers - 6:30 pm More Info: stephen.schoenhoff@nic.bc.ca

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Length: 4-month sessions are self-paced with instructor support. Tuition: $0, you only pay for books/fees

NIC’s Upgrading courses are free and start several times a year. And, no matter how well you can read or write, you can learn at the level that is best for you. NIC Student Advisors are here to help you decide where you want to go and how to get there. Call a Student Advisor at 250-334-5000 to talk about your options. WWW.NIC.BC.CA

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Maybe you want to complete your grade 12. Maybe you want to begin a career. Or maybe you want to be more comfortable reading. Improved literacy will help you get to where you want to go.

For a full list of programs or to register, visit www.nic.bc.ca or call 250-334-5000 today.

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Art one way to tell story wild and domestic. Stories are told in so many ways — Artists were asked: How does this practhrough the touch of a hand, voices in song, tice affect how we see, feel and think about the pointing of a toe in dance and so very animals? In its most prevalent form, we see often through the making of art. animals as characters in fables, stories, and The Comox Valley Art Gallery in partnerlegends. Nowadays, how do we continue this ship with Family Literacy Week is celebratrelationship in popular media? ing the act of spinning yarns with tools such Staff and Henderson, a longtime Valley as paint and glue as they celebrate words resident who creates worlds for television through art this month. and film, will be making some lively animal Local residents are invited to enter into art projects with kids and the world of animals, adults alike that bring taking a peek at two art Local residents are images and words togethshows that opened recenter to tell a larger tale. ly and making animal art invited to enter into the world of animals, taking a The event is free of with local illustrator and painter Ken Henderson peek at two art shows that charge and open to the public as a part of Comox from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. opened recently and makValley Family Literacy 27 at the CVAG across ing animal art with local Week. from the Courtenay PubFamily Literacy Week lic Library in downtown illustrator and painter is a weeklong community Courtenay. Ken Henderson … celebration of storytellGuests of all ages will ing, art, reading and learning that culmidraw inspiration from two shows. nates in Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27. The first, hanging in the Contemporary Family Literacy Day is a national awareGallery, features an exhibit titled, In Place/ Displaced. This exhibit consists of a selection ness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999. This special day promotes of artworks by artists Haruko Okano, Maria the importance of reading and engaging in Whiteman and Pamela Speight presenting other literacy-related activities as a family. installation, large format photography and Developing early childhood reading and drawings together to spark the discussion writing skills helps develop the learning surrounding the human relationship with skills necessary for good communication animals, the phenomena of habitat/territory and invasive species. Kids will love Animal- skills later in life, and can ultimately contribute to a child’s chances for future sucmorphic, an open call community art show, cess. in conjunction with the main exhibit. CVAG For more information about how to get invited the community to submit artworks involved in Family Literacy Week 2012, conon humanity’s relationship to animals and tact Lynn Joseph at lynnjoseph.is@gmail. our practice of attributing human qualities com. — Comox Valley Art Gallery towards them; and to consider animals both

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Story Slam celebrates power of the spoken word Writers from around the Comox Valley will bring their tales to life this month, taking the microphone as a part of the regular North Island College Story Slam. Joining with Comox Valley Family Literacy Week, the event celebrates the power of the spoken word. They’ll spin their yarns, taking the audience to a different place for five minutes at a time beginning this Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Zocalo Café in downtown Courtenay. “A story slam reaches way back to a time when telling stories was the best way we had to entertain each other,” says organizer Steve Schoenhoff. “It’s amazing how much we still love to hear a story, especially when mixed with live performance and a bit of competition.” Writers will have five minutes to read their original work. But story slams are more than standing at a microphone reading. “Our understanding of the world is always shaped with stories,” Schoenhoff continues. “When we encourage people to create and share stories, simple or sophisticated, we explore how we

THE STORY SLAM at the Zocalo Café and Gallery is in conjunction this week with Family Literacy Week. all fit together. It’s where literacy begins.” Signup for writers begins at 6:30 p.m. with performances kicking off at 7. There is no fee to enter or attend the performances. Prizes will be awarded for the three best stories.

Family Literacy Week is a weeklong community celebration of storytelling, art, reading and learning that culminates in Family Literacy Day this Friday. This year’s celebration also includes local celebrities, art shows, roving storytellers

and a chance to explore the community. Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999. This special day promotes the importance of reading and engaging in other

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child’s chances for future success. For more information about how to get involved in Family Literacy Week 2012, contact Lynn Joseph at lynnjoseph.is@gmail.com. — North Island College Story Slam

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Ed Klassen

LINSTEAD Lawrence Patrick

1931- 2012 It is with profound sadness that we the family announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather. Ed leaves behind his loving wife of 57 years Renine and their dog Brandy. Sons Daryl (Jo-Ann), Tim (Julie). Daughters Lynn and Renda. Grandchildren Tracey, Donnie, Adam, Kyle and Jamielee. Great grandchildren Alysha, Shayla and Skylar. Aunt Justina and brother Ken. Also many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by parents Abe and Helena, sisters Helen, Mary and Olga, brothers Tony, Hank and Les. Ed was a jack of many trades with his passion of being a Commercial Fisherman. He was also a member of the Elks Club and enjoyed his Tuesday night poker games. He was known and will be remembered for his sense of humor and his kind heart. The family wishes to thank the many friends, Doctors, nurses and Home Care staff for all their love and support. He will be greatly missed and never forgotten.

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of Saratoga Beach, Born December 17, 1939, passed away suddenly at home on Friday January 20, 2012. Predeceased by his parents, Jim and Mae as well as his beloved pet Trixie. Lawrence is survived and will be dearly missed by his wife of 45 years Moira; daughter Cheryl Lynne: brother Ed (Freida) and his niece and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will take place from St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roman Catholic Church on Thursday January 26, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. With Father Vince Borre, Celebrant. Cremation will follow at Elks Falls Crematorium. Flowers gratefully declined, in consideration of donations to the Campbell River SPCA, Box 541, Campbell River, BC V9W 5T9 or The Heart and Stroke Foundation, P.O. Box 741, Campbell River BC, V9W 6J3

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RIDEOUT - Margaret Munro July 15, 1919 - Jan. 19, 2012

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Passed away peacefully surrounded by family at St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, Comox, B.C. Margaret was predeceased by her husband Allan James Rideout â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x153;, daughter Margaret, son James, granddaughter Keira and brothers Edward and Nicholas of Scotland. She is survived by sons Allan (Laura) of Mill Bay, Edwin (Arlene) of Victoria, Don of Courtenay, Dave of Royston, Greg in England, grandchildren James, Kerri (Noel), Rob, Jane, great-grandchildren Christopher and Madisyn, and brother Tim (Betty) and other family members in Scotland. Born in Edinburgh, Margaret served with the British army in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.) during WWII. She met and married Jim of Twillingate, Newfoundland in 1943 while he served in the Royal Navy, and moved to Canada in 1946, raising their family in Vancouver, Dartmouth, Victoria, and the Comox Valley. Margaret loved gardening and cooking, and was also fond of sports, music and reading. She enjoyed her volunteer work with St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Presbyterian Church while living in Victoria, and was a member of the Comox Valley War Brides. Margaret was a loving and caring mum and grandmother, who will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She showed strength of character in coping with the effects of a stroke almost three years ago and was loved by many around her. The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at the Comox Valley Seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village for their care and support during the past two years. Special thanks also to Robert Johnson, her physiotherapist, for his encouragement, motivating sessions, and whose company she so enjoyed. Our thanks also to the staff at St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital for their care and compassion, and to Wendy and Anne of Keystone Eldercare Solutions. At Margaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request there will be no service. A family remembrance will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

MILLER Doris Ethel, aged 95, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 20, 2012 at Comox Valley Seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village. She is survived and will be dearly missed by sons Fred Arbuckle and Bill (Deb) Miller; daughters Dianne (Don) Bailey and Gail (Ron) Arsenault; 9 granddaughters; 1 grandson; 6 great grandchildren; sister Betty Bigattini and several nieces and nephews. Doris lived in Cumberland for 42 years.

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BURNS Ida Margaret Born Sept 18, 1921 in Comox passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s General Hospital. Predeceased by her husband Jonathon and many other family members, she is survived an will be lovingly missed by sons Russell (Cheryl), Robert and Corey Weaver. Daughters Ruth Tichenor and Lori (Rick) Gunter, grandchildren; Dominique, Dylan, Danika, Angela, Jordan, Tye, Jessika, Steven, Mikey, Willow, Shae, Lena and Brian; her great grandchildren and other close family members, including Wendy Woodworth. Ida and Jon were generous Foster Parents who looked after and adopted many children over the years. She was a wonderful mother who will be sadly missed. Her family would like to thank the doctors and staff at St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital for their excellent care and kindness. Following cremation, a private family interment will take place at Courtenay Civic Cemetery. Should friends wish, donations in Idaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to a charity of choice would be appreciated.

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of Comox, BC passed into the presence of God Jan. 14, 2012 in Comox. George was born in Doetinchem, Holland, Aug. 28, 1931. George was a diesel mechanic by trade growing up in Holland. He came to Canada with lifetime friend, George Muller, in 1953 & thought it was the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;land of promiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. He settled in Winnipeg, MB with many odd jobs. He worked on a farm, had a small moving company & was a janitor. He landed a job with Winnipeg Transit as a bus driver & stayed with it for 24 years! In 1957 George felt the need for a wife & so advertised for one in Holland. He received many replies but one letter he answered â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jeltje Bleekerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. He went to Holland to meet her in 1958, she came to Canada & fell in love with the country & George. They married in Feb. 1960. In order to learn English, Janet rode the transit bus while George drove. George & Janet met Jesus Christ in a personal relationship through a local church. In 1974 George felt the need for a change & the family moved to Port Coquitlam, BC. The family was baptized together in 1975. They also lived in Maple Ridge until Janetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death. George then moved to Vancouver Island & a quieter life in Comox. George was a gentle & kind man who was very proud of his family. He could never pass up telling a new joke he found. His greatest desire was to help people any way he could. He encouraged nearly everyone he met. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Janet, in 1996. He is survived by his sons, Gary (& Lil) & Ken (& Marisa); his grandchildren, Michael, Alissa (& Taylor Phillips), Vanessa (& Jared Pederson), Jessica, Rebekah & Samantha; and by his sister, Corrie Raterink of Holland. A celebration of Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held Sat. Feb. 4, 2012 at 3 pm at Piercyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home, Courtenay, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations to the ministries of Central E. Free Church, Courtenay, would be appreciated. Join us in remembering George by visiting our memorial at www.piercysmtwashingtonfuneral.com

September 27, 1926 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; January 19, 2012 Pam passed away peacefully at the age of 85. A much loved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She will be missed by all those whose lives she touched. Pam grew up in England and went to boarding school during the early war years. While there she regularly stayed up late and listened to Winston Churchillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evening radio announcements from beneath a kitchen table hidden by a tablecloth. At this time she also learned and taught ballet, beginning her lifelong passion for music and dance. Pam danced on stage at the Royal Festival Hall in London in the Nutcracker â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an accomplishment she always cherished. After the war, Pam met her husband-to-be, Gordon, on a blind date. They were married for nearly 40 years and had two sons, Raymond and Peter. In 1992, Pam decided to move to Canada where she became involved in the Horticultural Society, Kiwanis, Beta Sigma Phi, CYMC, The Sid Williams Theatre, Senior Peer Counselling, and Meals on Wheels to mention just a few. In her spare time Pam enjoyed knitting and made some truly amazing things. The family would like to express their thanks to the wonderful staff and volunteers at Oceanview, St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, Comox, who looked after Pam with such care and attention that the made her last months a relaxed and peaceful time.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS CAROLANNE FRANCESS NORBYGARD, also known asCAROLE NORBYGARD, CAROL ANNE FRANCESS NORBYGARD, and CAROLE ANN NORBYGARD, deceased, formerly of 2600 Mabley Rd, Courtenay, BC, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the executor, c/o Allen & Company, 480 Tenth Street, Courtenay, BC V9N 1P6, on or before the 15th day of February. 2012, after which date the estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Catherine L. Miller Barrister & Solicitor 480 Tenth Street, Courtenay, BC, V9N 1P6 (250) 703-2583

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS DORENE ANNABELLE KRAUSE, deceased, formerly of 525 Nechako Ave, Courtenay, BC, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the executor, Kathryn Joanne Greening, c/o Allen & Company, 480 Tenth Street, Courtenay, BC V9N 1P6, on or before the 2nd day ofMarch, 2012, after which date the estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Catherine L. Miller Barrister & Solicitor 480 Tenth Street, Courtenay, BC, V9N 1P6 (250) 703-2583

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of MARJORIE GAIL ANFIELD, formerly of 2150 E 6th St, Courtenay, BC V9N 7L8, Deceased, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executrix, c/o 2150 E. 6th St, Courtenay, BC V9N 7L8 on or before February 22, 2012, after which date the estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

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In Loving Memory of William (Bill) Patrick Walters Aug. 29, 1980 Jan. 25, 1996 What would I give to clasp his hand, His happy face to see, To hear his voice and see his smile, That meant so much to me. Miss you, Son, love you forever, Dad.

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We sadly announce the sudden passing of our Dad and Grandpa on January 11, 2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will miss your beautiful brown eyes and smile that could light up a babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faceâ&#x20AC;?. Eric was born on Dec 9, 1919 in Kisbey, Saskatchewan to Jessie and John Greenwood. He is predeceased by his wife Mona (nee Mayhew) in 1975, his second wife Nora (nee Greer) 1994, brother Jack and sisters Doreen, Daphne, Josephine and Mollie. He is survived, loved and missed by his daughters Irene (James), Joan (Gracie â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Woof), Ann (Michael) and step daughters, Debbie (Barry), Wendy (Calvin) and his brother Stan (Collett), sisters Barbara (Garry), Lois (Bill), Edith and 5 grandchildren and 9 stepchildren. During WWII he served on board a corvette while on loan to the British Navy, escorting merchant ships from North America to the Allies in Europe and Russia. He survived two runs to Russia on the infamous Murmansk run. Following the war he moved to Victoria, built a house, started a plumbing business â&#x20AC;&#x201C; W.E Plumbing and Heating â&#x20AC;&#x201C; married Mona and raised three daughters. He enjoyed a long, rewarding retirement which he spent renovating houses, gardening and travelling. In Hawaii he met his second wife Nora and they were very happily married for 14 years. His last 15 years were spent with family and friends golfing and gardening in Courtenay BC. His backyard gave him much joy. It was full of birds feeding, bathing and singing and flowers blooming. He also had temperature gages and a windmill which he constructed from a bicycle tire. He possessed an amazing sense of humour. If only we could download Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joke file from his memory! Is anyone now going to be able to remember his jokes from start to finish? During the last 13 years, Helen Riley was a great friend to our father. She gave him great joy and was a tremendous support. There are no words to express our thanks to Helen except to say she is our â&#x20AC;&#x153;fairy godmotherâ&#x20AC;?. Thank you from all of our family. The family would also like to thank the nurses and doctors on third floor north at the Jubilee Hospital for their empathy and caring during the two weeks Dad spent in hospital after his fall on Christmas day. And thanks to Dr. Brad Harris, VIHA and We Care staff for helping Dad. Also thanks to Vic Crisp for being a true friend and sharing those man to man conversations that Dad looked forward to... and â&#x20AC;&#x153;a nice cold beer with a little froth on top.â&#x20AC;? A family grave site service will be held at 1:30 on January 27, 2012 at Royal Oak Burial Park, followed by a get together at Cedar Hill course from 2:30 to 4:30. A celebration of Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held at Crown Isle golf course in Courtenay in March. The date and time to be announced.

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EXPERIENCED PARTS Person required for progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full beneﬁts and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000 sq.ft. store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. Send Resumes to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com

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MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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BLUE JAY APARTMENTS

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.

QUALITY TIMOTHY Kentucky Blue hay for sale. $6/bale. Call 250-338-6314.

LEGAL SERVICES

PARK PLACE

GORGE VIEW APT 258 Gorge Road East Stes avail. - Some Immed. 1 Bdrm $860; 2 Bdrms $1120; 2 Bdrm & den $1125. Amenities incl’s indoor pool, ﬁtness facilities, above grnd and parkade pkg, on site laundry. Onsite staff avail. Please call Sue or Elena 250-380-6566 Email: gvapts@shaw.ca

LANDSCAPING

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101-4685 Alderwood Pl. 3 bed, 2 bath, 5 appls., N/S $975/mth Avail. Feb. 1st 115-2300 Mansﬁeld 1 bed, 2 bath 4 appls., N/S N/P $875/Mth Avail. Feb. 1st 203-555 4th St. 2 bed, 2 bath, N/P N/S 5 appls., $950/mth Avail. Mar 1st 301-4685 Aldeerwood Pl. 3 bed, 2 bath, 5 appls., N/S Pet with deposit $1050/month Avail. Mar 1st COMOX 1 & 2 BDRM Apartments, next to St. Josephs. Basic cable & hot water included. Two rental references. Sorry no pets! 250-339-0131. COMOX- (Avail Feb or Mar 1) 1 bdrm, W/D, new ﬂoors, clean, bright, quiet, sm pet ok. Aspen Court. $800. Call (250)339-5772. COURTENAY- 2 BDRM condo, $750. (250)338-3560. EXECUTIVE SUITE, Great ocean views, ldry/utl/cabl incl. Looking for long-term tenant. Ready NOW! $850/mo. 250-898-8702

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ANDERTON ARMS

1075 Edgett Road, Courtenay

426 Anderton Ave, 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.

Cozy 1 Bdrm in a great location! Overlooks Puntledge River and Lewis Park. Short walk to downtown and shopping. Includes basic cable. 2 references required.

For viewing call Donna 250-334-9667

Call 250-334-9717

WILLOW ARMS APARTMENT

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

For viewing please call Donna 250-334-9667

ARRAN HOUSE APARTMENTS 1015 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay TWO BEDROOM SUITE available in wellmanaged building. Excellent location close to downtown, ideal for seniors with bus stop out front. Well maintained units offer in-suite storage room. House cat accepted with pet deposit.

Contact On-Site Managers for viewing. 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

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1520/1540 Piercy Ave., Courtenay

123 Back Road, Courtenay

2 bedroom available immediately, in clean, quiet building with on-site manager, close to town, schools, and bus. Stove, fridge, blinds and carpet.

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

Features 5 appliances, wall-to-wall carpet, blinds, gas ﬁreplaces - gas included in rent. Low hydro. Children welcome. Quiet, wellmaintained 2 bedroom condos. Ideal location, walking distance to Superstore and North Island College. No pets.

To View, Call 250-334-4483

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BEECHER MANOR 1045 Cumberland Road, Courtenay BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS 1 & 2 bedroom condos available close to downtown - 2 bedroom units feature 1.5 baths. This quiet, well maintained building suits mature adults. Bus stop is conveniently located out front. Small dogs accepted with pet deposit.

Call 250-334-9717 to view TOWNHOUSES

TORRY PINES 1560-13th Street, Courtenay ATTRACTIVE 2 bedroom townhouses have been completely renovated - enjoy new appliances, ﬂooring and bathroom ﬁttings in these spacious units. Friendly and quiet atmosphere make it ideal for family or working couple. Large, private patio area allows great access for your pet. Small dogs accepted with pet deposit.

Call 250-334-9717

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GREAT LANDLORD seeks great tenant. Spotless 1 bdrm, reno’d, storage. Quiet, secure. Lndry. Central. 250-335-1599.

OFFICE SPACE to share with a healthcare professional in highly visible Naturopathic Clinic. Call Erika 250-3340655. www.braidwoodnaturopathic.com

2BDRM HOUSE in Courtenay Private setting. $850/mth + utilities N/S N/P 250-338-6490

LOVELY ONE bdrm 2 storey. 5 min. to town in quiet setting. Just renovated with new ﬂooring, paint throughout. Ground level entry & living space, upstairs bdrm, Hydro, garbage pickup included. Suitable for one. N/P N/S, references required. $750 avail. Feb 1st. 250-334-8687

PORT HARDY - 7077 Highland Dr. $695 /month includes cable and internet. Beautiful 2 bedroom condo, fully renovated. New laminate ﬂoor in LR, DR, and Kit. New carpet in BR’s, ceramic in Bath. Full size fridge, stove, DW and insuite laundry. Plenty of storage and parking. Ref req. Info and photos, toll free 1.877.470.1700.

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ARCHITECTURAL CONDO downtown Courtenay. 2 bdrm, hardwood, landscaped yard. available now. chooglan@uwo.ca.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES COMOX 3 BDRM Duplex, includes F/S, D/W, lawn maintenance. Avail Feb. 1st. N/S, pet upon approval. $865/mo. Call 250-339-9805, 9am-6pm.

HOMES FOR RENT COMOX OLDER 2 bdrm home w/lrg yard, near Filberg Park, unﬁnished bsmt. $750. Call (250)339-4369.

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COMOX- 5 BDRMS, 5 appliances, near mall. NS/NP. $1200. Call (250)339-2119.

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SPECIOUS FAMILY HOME 5 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, 5 appls, mostly fenced yrd, RV pkg, N/S, cat or small dog neg. Avail. Feb. 1 - $1200/mth NEWER CTNY HOME 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appls, gas F/P, garage, N/S, No pets. Avail. Feb. 1 - $1,200/mth

COURTENAY: 2 bdrm mobile home, clean, NP/NS. Refs req. $700. (250)339-7566. EAST COURTENAY 3 BR house for rent, upper level 1500 sq ft + covered deck + view, $ 1250, call Robert 250897-1904

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DRIFTWOOD CONDOS

1 & 2 bdrm condos in conveniently located complex offer ground or upper level entry, 2 appl & on site coin-op laundry; located within walking distance to all amenities; N/S; immediate possession; rents from $625/month

LAKE TRAIL APARTMENTS

Spacious 2 bdrm corner suites, located in secured entrance building, have recent/new renovations & include updated decks & windows, 2 appl, & on site coin-op laundry; located near schools & on bus routes; N/S; N/P; rents from $700/month; includes FREE heat and hot water; immediate possession

SUITES KENDAL AVENUE SUITES

Beautiful suites in new Cumberland subdivision feature 1 bdrm, 1 bath, 4 appl, beautiful kitchen cabinetry & other amazing finishings; like new; ideal for single person or couple; $650/month; immediate and Feb 1 possession

MILL STREET SUITE

Over-garage suite = privacy! 1 bdrm, 1 bath, 4 appl., w/ small yard area & separate parking; ideal for single person; $700/ month, utilities included; immediate possession

DUPLEXES ROBERT LANG DUPLEX

Upper duplex features 3 bdrms, 1 bath; 4 appl & large deck; near trails & river for walks/hiking; avail Nov 1; S/S; pet may be permitted w/deposit; immediate possession.

URQUHART DUPLEX

Beautifully renovated Courtenay duplex features new kitchen, inc. appliances, new paint & new flooring throughout, in addition to other improvements; 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, 3 appl, plus shared laundry; fenced, easy to maintain yard; $1100/ mo.; avail Feb 1

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! Immediate possession

URQUHART PLACE HOME

Fully renovated 3 bdrm, 2 bath home w/beautiful solarium features, 5 appl., garage, & tiered backyard for the gardening enthusiast; walking distance to schools and Puntledge Park; avail. Dec 15; $1100/month

5TH STREET E. RANCHER

Situated in fantastic neighbourhood near shopping, College, Aquatic Centre, & Crown Isle Golf, this 2 bdrm, 1 bath rancher features 4 appl, oak cabinets, vaulted ceilings, skylights, carport, fully fenced yard & 10 X 16 shop; security system is installed & can be hooked up; small pet may be considered w/ deposit; avail Feb 1; $1100/month

KENDAL AVENUE HOMES

Enjoy 9 foot ceilings, natural gas fireplace, beautiful finishings, & deck areas; Features 3 bdrms, 2 baths, 5 appl, laminate & carpet flooring mix, beautiful kitchen cabinetry & pantry. $1300/month; avail Feb 1

TOWNHOMES PINE PLACE

Spacious 2 bdrm townhome features 4 appl., new renovations, patio area & storage; ideally located near schools & all amenities; N/P; N/S; $825/mo; immediate possession.

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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

GREENBRIER 750 Eighth Street TWO BEDROOM suite. Very bright and spacious unique floor plan. 1,100 sq. ft. Recently redecorated. Large, private deck. Full sized appliances with dishwasher and in suite washer/dryer. Two full baths. Very quiet mature adult neighbours. Three blocks from downtown. Security entry. A very attractive suite. Call David @ 250-338-0267 or John @ 250703-2264.

OAKCREST 1155 Stewart Ave. TWO BEDROOM CORNER suite. Very bright spacious and nicely renovated. Excellent location in central Courtenay. Security entry. Private storage room. Full sized appliances. Quiet, mature adult neighbours. Well managed and maintained. No pets. Call John @ 250-703-2264.

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.

CAPRI 1081 Stewart Ave. TWO BEDROOM nicely renovated suite. Very spacious - large end unit with extra windows. Quiet, mature adult building in central Courtenay. Very large bedrooms. Well maintained and well managed building. Security entry, Call John @ 250-703-2264 or David @ 250-338-0267.

GLENSHEE 1800 Comox Ave. ONE BEDROOM nicely renovated, spacious suite. Quiet, mature adult neighbours. Excellent location in heart of Comox - walking distance to everything. Rent includes heat and hot water. Security entry and elevator. Call Greg @ 250-339-1222.

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TOWNHOUSES

Houses & Suites 7-1720 13th Street 2 bdrms, 1 bath, 2 appls. N/S, N/P $725/mth Available Immed. 8-1720 13th Street 2 bdrms, 1 bath, 5 appls.,N/S, Pets upon appr. $800/mth Available Immed. 21-375 21 st Street 2 bed, 1 Bath, 2 Appls, N/S N/P, $650/mth Available Feb 1st 289A Nim Nim Pl 4 beds, 2 bath, 5 appls., single garage, N/S, pets upon appr. $1150/mth Available Feb 1st 2215B Urquhart Ave 3+1 bed, 2.5 bath, 5 appls., Nanny suite, N/S, pets upon appr. $1350/mth Available Mar 1st

2 bdrm main level unit located in secured entrance building; close to all amenities; nicely maintained suite; laundry facilities located on each floor of building; n/s; n/p; $750/month; avail Jan 1.

339 A Nim Nim Pl 3 beds, 2 baths 5 appls., single garage, N/S, Cat only. $875/mth Available Mar 1st 1182 Yates 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 5 appls., N/S, N/P, ocean view, double garage $1600/mth Available Immed. 7749 Tozer Rd 2+2 Bed, 2 Bath N/S, 6 appls. $1300/mth Available Feb. 1 625 22nd Street 4 Bed 1.5 Bath 5 appls. N/S N/P $1050/Mth Available Immed. 1401 22nd Street 3 Bed, 2.5 Bath N/P N/S, 5 appls. dbl. garage $1400/mth Available Feb 1st 5797N. Island Hwy 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 appls, N/S N/P $1150/mth Available Mar 1st

OFFICE/RETAIL 220SQFT RETAIL/OFFICE 1787 Comox Ave. Prime downtown location. 339-0172 PRIME OFFICE space for rent 2412A Rosewall Cres. (Tin Town). Suitable for Doctor, Lawyer, Accountant, Notary etc. 2 ofﬁces, lunch room, washroom and reception area. 1000 sq ft. completely ﬁnished 250-338-8091 / 250-792-2063

SUITES, LOWER 1 BEDROOM, basement suite to rent, inclusive of hydro, cable and internet connection. Off street parking, plus laundry facilities included. Pets allowed. Available from February 15th, 2012. Can contact me by phone: 250-897-0291 or via email: malcluv@yahoo.co.uk COMOX. 1-BDRM. All utils incld. Priv. entr., shared laundry. N/S, N/P. Ref’s req. Avail now. $700 mo. (250)339-4841

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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. WALK TO DOWN TOWN CTNY new, modern 2 bdrm, 1 bath townhouse, 5 appls, elect. F/P, res. pkg. N/S, No pets. Avail. Immed $935 ARGO COURT 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F&S, coin laundry, basic cable & hot water incl., N/S, No pets, cat neg. w/ref. Avail Immed. - $700/mth. $250 moving allowance. Res mgr. 334-8602 CLOSE TO COLLEGE 3 bdrm, 2 bath townhouse, 5 appls, gas F/P, balcony, N/S, No pets. Avail. Immed. $850/mth SPACIOUS COURTENAY DUPLEX, 4 bdrms, 2 1/2 bath, 5 appls, Gas F/P, garage, fenced yard, 1,740 sq ft, two years old, N/S, No pets, Avail Jan 1/12 $1,200/mth SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME 5 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, 5 appls, mostly fenced yrd, RV pkg, N/S, cat or small dog neg. Avail Feb. 1- $1200/mth NEWER WEST CTNY TOWNHOUSE 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, 5 appls, gas F/P, garage, N/S, No pets. Avail. Feb. 1 - $950/mth HERON’S LANDING 2 bdrm, 2 bath waterfront townhouse, 5 appls, garage, gas F/P, small balcony, patio, N/S, No pets, mth to mth tenancy. Avail. Mar. 1 $1,000/mth

TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING

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CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 ﬁrm. 250-755-5191.

MOTORCYCLES

1986 Yamaha FZ600, 24,000 kms on odometer, new clutch pack, new battery, new fork oil and seals, breaks work perfect, tires are good, carbs are synchronized, runs great! $1200.00. Call 250335-2262.

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Strata rules have changed The provincial gov- another amendment ernment’s decision to that allows prospective require strata corpo- strata property buyrations to maintain a ers to request a copy of fund for maintenance the depreciation report. and repairs is great This amendment, says news for consumers, Wilson, gives consumsays a Comox Valley ers a significant advanreal estate appraiser. tage when shopping for In December, the B.C. real estate. government enacted “Without a depreciachanges to the Strata tion report, the buyer Property Act that make has no guarantee that it mandathe strata tory for fee won’t strata cordouble porations overnight to evaluto cover ate the s o m e anticipatunforeed costs s e e n to renew expense,” or replace h e common explains. property “ T h e r e ’s and to a huge maintain variation a reserve DAN WILSON in strata f u n d fees on to cover anticipated the market. But a $75 expenses. fee without a depreCommon property ciation report carries can include things like a much higher risk of balcony railings, fences escalating versus, say, and other equipment a $100 fee with a report and fixtures shared by and a sufficient reserve individual strata own- fund. ers. “Though strata cor“The regulation porations can vote to change does a lot to exempt themselves protect strata owners from the new regulaand prospective buy- tion,” he adds, “I think ers,” says Dan Wilson, we’ll see that the mara real estate appraiser ket will force them to with Jackson and Asso- comply. Units in stratas ciates and the Comox that can’t show they’re Valley’s representa- fully funded will sell at tive for Vision Prop- a discount.” erty Advisors Inc. “The The easiest way for leaky condo fiasco of strata corporations to not long ago demon- obtain a depreciation strated how individual report is through a property owners can be company such as Vision on the hook if the stra- Property Advisors, a ta doesn’t have enough partnership of five reserve funds to cover certified reserve fund repairs.” planners that formed a Under the new rules, year ago to address the strata corporations have then-forthcoming reguuntil December 2013 to lation change. commission a depreTo request a consulciation report, which tation and estimate, includes an inventory call 250-338-7323 or of all common property e-mail dan@visionpa. and estimates the cost com. of renewals and mainTo learn more, visit tenance. www.visionpa.com. Concurrent with the — Vision Property regulation change was Advisors

CALENDAR Editor’s note: This calendar 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 items 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.

JENNY INGLIS, WENDY Bell and Stephanie McEachern of Inglis Professional Tutoring are offering their services to three deserving students.

Free tutoring offered With the public school system in a delicate form, it is no wonder parents across the Valley are quickly seeking alternate avenues for education. After-school tutoring has now become a thing of the norm for many struggling students. However, what are the options for families who do not have additional income for such services? Come February, Jenny Inglis, Wendy Bell and Stephanie McEachern, teachers at Inglis Professional Tutoring, are offering their services to three deserving students. “Our annual Sponsor a Student program was a complete success last school year,” says Inglis, owner of Inglis Professional Tutoring. “Sarah, our previously sponsored student, showed outstanding progress. We’re so thrilled to be able to

select three more students this January. “The results we can see in a couple months can turn a child’s entire school year around. The challenge is that not all parents can afford the luxury of having a certified teacher work one on one with their child,” Inglis continues. The program starts Feb. 3 and goes through to the end of the school year. Considered applicants will be between Grades 1 and 10 and exhibit some degree

(high or low) of academic challenges in reading and writing and/or mathematics. With an approximate value of $1,200 per student, a high level of commitment from student and parent will be required. To receive an application or more information about the program, e-mail jenny@comoxv a l l e y t u t o r i n g. c o m or call 650-3327. All applications must be submitted by Jan. 27. — Inglis Professional Tutoring

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Wednesday, Jan. 25 C.V. CAMERA Club meeting, All-Purpose Room, Mark Isfeld School, 1551 Lerwick, Courtenay, 7–9 p.m. Age 19+ welcome. Image Review Night. FMI: www.comoxvalleycameraclub.org

Thursday, Jan. 26 C.V. IMMIGRANT Welcome Centre hosts Chinese New Year Celebration (Year of the Dragon), Unit C–1001 Lewis Ave., Courtenay, 12–2 p.m. Bring a dish to share. FMI: 250-338-6359, kiyoko@ immigrantwelcome.ca. METAPHYSICAL Explorations Group meets, Lions Den, 1729 Comox Ave., 7–9 p.m. Richard Hart presents Introduction to Dwelling in Nature, Spiritual Ecology. All welcome. By donation. FMI: Anjali 250-338-1690. N.V.I.H.A. AGM, Therapeutic Lounge, Comox Valley Fairgrounds, 7:30 p.m. FMI: 250338-1742.

Friday, Jan. 27 COMOX Seniors Association offers Nia classes with Ann Marie Lisch every Friday, d”Esterre House, 1801 Beaufort Ave., 9–10:15 a.m. Drop-in $8/members, $10/ guests (during February $8 for all); also monthly rates. FMI: Arabella 250-941-8885, arabella888@gmail.com. EVERGREEN Seniors Friday Night Dance with music by Lensmen, Rotary Hall, Florence Filberg Centre, 8–11 p.m. FMI: 250-338-1000, www.evergreenseniors.org.

Saturday, Jan. 28 KITTY CAT P.A.L. Society Adopt-A-Pal, Woofy’s, Ryan Rd. near Superstore, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FMI: www.kittycatpals.com. C.V. CELTIC Club & Comox Senior Association present Rabbie Burns Celebration, d’Esterre House, 1801 Beaufort Ave., Comox, 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Scottish hot lunch, traditional ceremonies, Scottish dancing & entertainment. Tickets $25 available at d’Esterre. FMI: 250-339-5133. 4R’S EDUCATION Centre presents 7th annual Cranium Challenge, Florence Filberg Centre (downstairs). Refreshments for sale & by donation; prizes. FMI/registration: 250-338-4890. OLD TIME Fiddlers Branch 17 hosts Old Time Dance, Fallen Alders Community Hall, Royston, doors 7:30 pm. Admission $7/adult, $1/child. FMI: Ed 250-339-6297.

Sunday, Jan. 29 KITTY CAT P.A.L. Society Adopt-A-Pal, Woofy’s, 2400 Cliffe Ave, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FMI: www.kittycatpals.com. INVESTORS Group Walk for Memories in support of Alzheimer Society of B.C. happens indoors at Campbell River Common, 1 p.m. (registration at noon). Or call 1-800-667-3742 or visit www. walkformemories.com.

Monday, Jan. 30 C.V. CHRONIC Pain Support Group hosts educational session on Nature of Chronic Pain, C.V. Nursing Centre, Glacier Room, 615–10th St., 2–4 p.m. Free; patients can self-refer. FMI: 250-3318504.

Tuesday, Jan. 31 COMOX Seniors Association offers Nia classes with Ann Marie Lisch every Tuesday, d”Esterre House, 1801 Beaufort Ave., 3–4:15 p.m. Drop-in $8/members, $10/ guests (during February $8 for all); also monthly rates. FMI: Arabella 250-941-8885, arabella888@gmail.com.

Wednesday, Feb. 1 ST. JOSEPH’S Hospital Retired Employees Luncheon, Applebee’s, noon.

Friday, Feb. 3 C.V. NEWCOMERS Women’s Walking Group (for those living in Comox Valley less than 2 years) meets for Roy Morrison Greenway walk; meet at Puntledge Park, 1st St. & Menzies, 8:50 a.m. FMI: Bev 250-871-2027, Glayne 250-339-0036, Louise 250871-1443, www.Cvnewcomers.net. COMOX Seniors Association offers Nia classes with Ann Marie Lisch every Friday, d”Esterre House, 1801 Beaufort Ave., 9–10:15 a.m. Drop-in $8/members, $10/ guests (during February $8 for all); also monthly rates. FMI: Arabella 250-941-8885, arabella888@gmail.com.

Saturday, Feb. 4 C.V. FARMERS’ Market presents entertainment by Pamela Tessmann, Native Sons Hall, 360 Cliffe Ave., 9 a.m.–noon. FMI: Vickey 250.218-321, www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com. OCEAN Waves Square Dance Club Valentine Dance with callers Fran & Roger Archambault & cuers Lorna & Carmen Corbet, Florence Filberg Centre, 7:30–10 p.m. FMI: Cathy or Guy 250-3387942.

Sunday, Feb. 5 CORONATION Street Fan Gathering, Best Western Westerly Hotel, registration 2:15–2:45 p.m., gathering 2:45–3:45 p.m. $3 at door. FMI: Wendy 250- 897-3697, cvcorriefanclub@shaw.ca.

Monday, Feb. 6 C.V. CHRONIC Pain Support Group hosts educational session Emotional Well-Being, C.V. Nursing Centre, Glacier Room, 615–10th St., 2–4 p.m. Free; patients can self-refer. FMI: 250-331-8504.

Tuesday, Feb. 7 C.V. SOCIAL Planning Society Brown Bag Lunch meeting, LUSH Valley, 1126 Piercy Ave., noon. Presentation on Transition Town process/ progress. All welcome. Free; pre-registration required. FMI: Bunny 250-335-2003. COMOX Seniors Association offers Nia classes with Ann Marie Lisch every Tuesday, d”Esterre House, 1801 Beaufort Ave., 3–4:15 p.m. Drop-in $8/members, $10/ guests (during February $8 for all); also monthly rates. FMI: Arabella 250-941-8885, arabella888@gmail.com. SOS (Support Our Seniors) Comox Valley meets, downstairs, Florence Filberg Centre, 7 p.m. Discussion on palliative care, or improving life’s ending quality. FMI: 250-334-2321, 250-338-6265. COURTENAY & District Museum presents illustrated lecture Exploring a Forgotten Coastline with historian Jeanette Taylor, 7 p.m. Tickets $6 (+HST), advance recommended. FMI: 250-334-0686.

Friday, Feb. 10 C.V. NEWCOMERS Women’s Walking Group (for those living in Comox Valley less than 2 years) meets for Campbell River Seawalk walk; meet at Home Depot recycling area, 8:50 a.m. Carpool $5/passenger. Brunch at Willows Market afterwards (2266 S. Island Hwy.). FMI: Maureen 250-871-3337, www.Cvnewcomers.net.

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ing. That is about to change. After completing his MBA abroad, Strachan returned to the Comox Valley determined to put his education and experience to use. He will do just that as Fiction’s brand ambassador. “Small businesses add flavour to the community and provide the backbone of the local economy,” Strachan said. “My aim is to make this local business thrive using an exciting guerilla marketing technique.” Fiction’s manager, Anna Palumbo, welcomes the initiative. Fiction is located at 237 5th St. in Courtenay. Call 250-331-0747.

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COMOX VALLEY RECORD COMOX VALLEY’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Publisher: Joanna Ross Editor: Mark Allan Ph: 250-338-5811 / Fax: 250-338-5568 / Classified: 250-310-3535 A division of Black Press Ltd. 765 McPhee Avenue, Courtenay, B.C. V9N 2Z7 www.comoxvalleyrecord.com editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com The Comox Valley Record is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

Strike dragging on Without being in the public education system, it’s difficult to tell how much the teachers’ strike is affecting students. It’s particularly hard to gauge considering the heavy spin typically employed by the parties in a labour dispute. We would like to believe the president of the Comox District Teachers’ Association when he said last week that student learning is not being hindered. In Steve Stanley’s place, we would present the local branch of the BC Teachers’ Federation in the best, most responsible, light. Superintendent Sherry Elwood backed Stanley by saying student learning in the Comox Valley is at the same level as usual. A news release from the BC Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ Association, however, says that, “Phase one of the BCTF strike is having an impact on many students and families.” Teachers are not issuing report cards and many teachers are not participating in formal school activities outside the school day, the release said in a long list of ways the strike is affecting students. Teachers should not be blamed for withdrawing services during a strike because it’s the only real way a union can pressure management into taking its contract demands seriously. Comox Valley teachers, Stanley said, hope the withdrawal of some demands by the BCTF will jumpstart stalled negotiations. Dropping unreasonable demands that you never expected to get anyway is an ancient negotiating tactic to gain public support and entice management into relaxing its position. Education Minister George Abbott responded immediately by saying the revised contract demands were still unacceptable due to its current no-raise policy for public sector unions. This is either an arbitrary, inflexible government or one that is trying to stop bleeding red ink. In the meantime, the strike that is limited by essential-services legislation drags on with no real pressure on either side to make significant concessions. editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com Record Question of the Week This week: Eighteen per cent of respondents so far believe local government should subsidize the Vancouver Island Mountain Centre. Do you have an opinion about the issue? If so, visit www.comoxvalleyrecord.com and vote in the Poll on the mainpage. Fift Fifteen businesses from the Comox Valley have been nominated for the 12th annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards to be presented Thursday.

The Sid Williams Theatre faces its first deficit in 20 years and the Vancouver Island Mountain Centre needs revenue to keep operating.

Not the Canada he came to Dear editor, I am writing to you as a longtime immigrant from England — we came to Canada in April 1969. When we first arrived here, we were always trying to compare the value of goods and services, to what we would have paid back in England. That did not work, so we started comparing values based on what one hour’s pay would buy here. I am a tradesman and never actually worked for minimum wage, however I do remember that at that time minimum wage was about $2.25 per hour. We remember quite clearly what the cost of living was when we arrived here. I would like to illustrate clearly how today’s minimum wage has failed to keep up with the cost of living. • 1969 wage $2.25 per hour Coffee 10 cents per cup = 22.5 cups for one hour’s work; Three loaves of bread for $1 (four on sale) = eight loaves for one hour’s work; Gasoline 34 cents per gallon (7.5 cents per litre) = 30 litres for one hour’s work; Car ( full-size six-seater V8 Ford $3,200 = 1,422 hour’s work; House (three-bedroom bedroom detached with garage) approximately $20,000 = four year’s pay at $2.25 per hour. I must add that all other grocery items were equally affordable. • 2012 wage $8 per hour Coffee $2 per cup = 4 cups for one hour’s work; Bread $3 per loaf = under three for one hour’s work; Gasoline $1.20 per litre = 6.5 litres for one hour’s work; Full-size car $30,000 = 3,750 hour’s work; House (three-bedroom detached) $300,000+ = 12 year’s pay at $8 per hour. As you must well know, all other items are equally expen-

sive. I have no idea what the percentage of minimum wage earners (or slightly above) is in Canada, but I’m guessing 10 to 15 per cent. In 1969 a family with good financial management, could live reasonably well, if not plush. But with most of the things essential to modern life at least affordable, the average low wage earner could be comfortable. In 2012 this is no longer possible. Without marketable skills, a family is condemned to a life

We have ❝ witnessed a degeneration of society into haves and havenots, and the gap has grown wider over the four decades we have been here.

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of extreme poverty. The things that you and I take for granted, a home of our own, decent food, comfortable clothes, a decent reliable car, the occasional visit to a restaurant or movie theatre etc. are totally beyond the reach of a huge segment of our society. In 1969, food banks were unheard of (at least I had never heard of them). Today, there are men and women and families that would never make it through the month without them. Today, children are going to school without enough food in their bellies, and clothes on their backs, and likely living in substandard housing. This is not the Canada my family and I came to. We came to a country that was kind and gentle, a caring society that looked after the weaker and underprivileged. We have witnessed a degen-

eration of society into haves and have-nots, and the gap has grown wider over the four decades we have been here. Something has to be done! The need is desperate, and the people who need that help are almost too despondent to care anymore. We have seen some braver souls in the Occupy movement (whatever you think of them) trying to bring the world’s attention to their desperate need. Surely there are enough politicians in Victoria and Ottawa who understand the plight of the poor! Those living in almost Third World conditions. There are many who see the affluence (of some) all around them, but have absolutely no hope of ever enjoying some of it, unless someone in a position of authority takes up their cause. Gentlemen, I urge you to discover your hearts, and have some compassion on those in need. Surely, if enough politicians realized that if people had a decent living wage, crime would be reduced, and there would be no need to build bigger prisons. If children went to school well fed, they would be able to concentrate more on their school work, and we would end up with a better educated workforce, more able to compete in global markets, and save more millions in health care in the process. The implications of having Enough, are endless, and the benefits enormous, if only to restore the dignity of those who are forced to seek food in food banks, and welfare offices. The plight of thousands of British Columbians is in your hands, it is your responsibility as representatives of all people to care for the underprivileged as well as corporate interests. We await your action on this matter, please do not let this letter end up in File 13. Tony Powsey, Cumberland

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Regional hospital way to go Dear editor, Here we go again. The never-ending argument for and against a one regional hospital versus two community hospitals continues. Mr. Hagensen from Campbell River accuses others of not having their facts correct. He argues that 19,000 signatures somehow represents a “vast majority” of citizens in favour of a two-hospital plan. In the two communities there is a population total of over 98,000 according to VIHA and community-based websites. I hardly would count 19,000 (roughly 20 per cent) as a vast majority (and those who know me would agree I am no math wizard). The Comox Valley has historically experienced one of the fastest growth rates in B.C. and has continued this trend over the past five years by achieving an increase of nine per cent. The population of the Comox Valley is currently estimated at 64,642 (BC Stats 2010 Estimate) and is projected to increase by almost two per cent a year over the next five years. The population of Campbell River is 29,572, and, search as I might, I could not find a calculated growth estimate. Mr. Hagensen goes on to argue that the “majority” of doctors and specialists have been vocal about supporting the two-hospital plan. Really?

I have seen not one letter from a physician or specialist who has. I work regularly with the surgeons and specialists at St. Joseph’s (so I cannot speak for those in Campbell River) and I have never once heard from any doctor or nurse colleague that anything but a regional hospital is what we need.

Until we have ❝ a regional hospital, funding will continue to be split and be ineffective for those who need it most.

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Until we have a regional hospital, funding will continue to be split and be ineffective for those who need it most. I guess “preserving and expanding on current services offered” may have seemed good enough for 19,000 people. Personally, it sounds like crap. This community is growing and we deserve better for the tax dollars we spend. Our children and grandchildren deserve better. How do we attract the specialists like cardiac surgeons, neurosurgeons, allergy and immunology specialists, endocrinologists, pediatrics, oncologists (cancer), maxillo-facial/ plastic/reconstructive surgeons,

neonatologists, respiratory specialists etc. etc. to community hospitals rather than a regional well-funded hospital? Realistically, even with a regional hospital, travel may be required for diagnosis and treatment for some patients. But we should not have to travel to Victoria for cardiac care or to see an allergist for heaven’s sake! VIHA did indeed cave to the vocal minority. The silent majority needs to stand up, put on their big people pants, and speak up. Until this happens, this debate over health care for our and our children’s future will continue to be a politician’s dream. “Keep them bickering amongst themselves and we have permission to do nothing.” Instead of wasting effort in argument, if the other 75,214 who did not sign the two-hospital petition stood up, contacted VIHA and demanded a regional hospital for the entire north island, and demanded appropriate and fair funding for our health care, and demanded funding for affordable seniors’ housing and independent living needs, then perhaps the “suits” in Victoria might pay attention. Then perhaps we would have some sod turned somewhere, sometime in the next decade. We’ve already wasted one arguBarbara Mellin, R.N., ing. Comox

World views quite different Dear editor, I just finished reading the response letter written by Dennis Guelpa (Record, Jan. 18). What Frank Assu wrote had some truth to it but it isn’t what he said but how he said it. Dennis doesn’t understand what First Nations go through. It is funny how when a First Nation person is proud of one’s own accomplishments it is turned into someone being selfcentred. Yes, a lot of the remarks and feedback by other First Nations were harsh and at the same time there were remarks applauding Frank’s article by the non-native community. I did not see anything about being a victim in Sonny’s response, he is one of the ones who chose to live life, rather than be a survivor of life. The various levels of government are structured to keep First Nations in the place they are, bottom of the ladder. Better yet, that stereotypical

phrase “bottom of the totem pole.” Dennis talks about being Canadian, what is a Canadian? He talks about being equal across the board and yet the very government and sadly still a majority of Canadian citizens see First Nations as below them. I know that majority rules and that we as the minority are supposed to conform to what the majority says. When we don’t we are seen as trouble makers, people who don’t want to work together or be a part of Canada. Our worlds views are different and we hold onto what was given to us. We are the ones expected to always compromise. No matter all the BS and mistreatment we face and receive across Canada, we still play good host to those who are not true Canadians (everyone who can not tie themselves to a first ancestor story amongst the various first nation territories in Canada). We are the real Canadians, it

is mainstream Canadians who are the ones that do not have a proper place. Why should the original peoples of Canada be the ones to give up who they are? Our culture is not just song and dance, there is more to it. I am a First Nations man and I do have a status card but I live off reserve. I walk comfortably in both worlds. I am fortunate to have caught the old people who understood the balance between our culture and white man ways. I own a house and have a daily job and if Dennis is true to his form, he’ll say I’m selfcentred. Reserves are getting overpopulated and the boundaries don’t expand like municipal and private boundaries do. Like any other body of government, ours has its ups and downs and its troubles. Can any Canadian tell me they are totally happy with their municipal, provincial and federal govCharles Willie, ernment? Port Hardy

HUGE BEEF TO the homeowners of Hobson Place re: “The major focus of their concern was that people who rented property would be allowed to live in the area.” What a bunch of snobs! Not all people who rent are drug-dealing, beerguzzling, junk-gathering slobs. There are perfectly nice, normal families and single people who need a place to live. It is up to the landlord to pick and choose who is to rent the premises, not you. But who didn’t know that this was the way things would be with our handpicked mayor and council and the “neighbours” in charge? Good luck to us all! I feel sorry for RonnaRae Leonard — the only sane voice left on the council. A BEAUTIFUL FRESH bouquet of spring flowers to April. First and foremost we are happy that our favourite, gentle dentist will now have much more time to pursue a happy life, so well-deserved. We wish you good health and much enjoyment as you transition in to retirement and this new stage of your life. You have been there for us since 1996, at all hours, if needed. Your passion and dedication went far beyond our dental care and we shall miss you. We appreciate everything you have done for us, most of all, your loving, caring spirit. Having a root canal performed by you was almost fun! TO THE INCONSIDERATE tenant — perhaps you don’t realize that you don’t start doing laundry at 10 at night. Your laundry room is below someone’s bedroom! People need to sleep, as they have to work the next day! There are rules to follow in the building you live in, and you seem to relish in breaking a few of them constantly! THANK YOU TO Gone Fishin’. I love my new “Maui Jim” sunglasses that I won at the ladies’ night event. What a great bunch of staff, too. A HUGE BOUQUET from all of us at Comox Videos ‘n More to each and every one of our customers.

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We truly appreciate all the kind comments we’ve been receiving since a customer wrote in to the newspaper recently. The dedication you show us by continuing to rent from us in this age of technology is amazing. Thank you! WE ARE CONSTANTLY adjured to cut our carbon footprint, and we are told we are to blame for global warming/climate change, and yet no one tells us about volcanoes. There are around 200 active volcanoes constantly sending masses of ash and noxious gases including CO2 into the atmosphere. Some examples: Mount Ethi Apea (smoky mountain) in Ethiopia erupted for three days in 1958, pouring thousands of pounds of ash and noxious gases into the atmosphere. In 1991, Mount Pinatubo erupted for a whole year, sending more noxious gases into the atmosphere than man has produced since he set foot on this planet. The

Icelandic volcano erupted for four days, sending masses of ash and gas into the atmosphere, which negated the whole effort of modern man to reduce carbon. Beside the volcanoes there are also the bush fires in Australia and the USA which this past year sent into the atmosphere enough CO2 to negate our efforts for the next three years. Politically we are never told this, but the whole blame is put on us and we are taxed at every opportunity to make us reduce our personal carbon footprint. Something does not add up here. If nature is pouring CO2 into the atmosphere in massive quantities how can we be to blame, with our puny efforts, for global warming/climate change and is this not just a political opportunity, (or even a conspiracy), to increase our taxes? And why has the media not enlightened us to the effects of the volcanoes. Are they in this conspiracy, too?

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Choice is no-brainer: leave the coal in the ground Dear editor, As an elected official, I believe that decision-makers should consider not only the views of today’s citizens but also the interests of future generations who must live with the consequences of our

decisions. The Raven Coal Mine proposal has brought forth opinions from those who are attracted by a decade or two of economic benefits and from those who are worried about potential impacts. But when we

consider the proposal from the perspective of future generations, the choice becomes a nobrainer: leave the coal in the ground! Two hundred years have passed during which coal and other fossil fuels have made an industrialized

world possible. In only another 118 years, world coal reserves will be mined out at the present rate of extraction. Canada has only 0.8 per cent of the world’s coal reserves. Well over half the world’s metallurgical coal is

Welcome to Coalmox Valley? Dear editor, Recently, Trilogy Group president/ CEO Mr. John Evans is quoted as saying, “British Columbia and indeed the Comox Valley are very well

received as I speak with people literally around the world. There is a recognition and an acknowledgement of the attractiveness of this region.” I wonder if Mr.

No muzzling caring voices Dear editor, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, who reminds me of Barney Fife in the Andy Griffith show, wrote recently that: “These groups threaten to hijack our regulatory system to achieve their radical ideological agenda. They seek to exploit any loophole they can find, stacking public hearings with bodies...” Mr. Oliver is a member of Parliament and we all know that members of Parliament are expected to ‘toe the party line.’ Mr. Harper was happy to stack his side of the House (and the Senate) with bodies that would buy into, and vote with, the ideological agenda of the prime minister and cabinet. They have forgotten the root of the word Parliament — “to speak or confer.” MPs no longer speak or confer, they are as rubber stamps, dutifully voting “yes” to the ideologically driven proposals of those who would prefer to rule by dictate or decree. Members of the Conservative caucus may be muzzled, and they may want to

muzzle us, but we are encouraged by the words of His Excellency The Right Honorable David Johnston in his speech to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge when they arrived at Rideau Hall, Thursday, June 30, 2011. He said in part: “As you begin your journey, I would like to encourage you to engage with Canadians about their dreams for building a smarter, more caring nation as we approach 2017, the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Your ideas and support are key to the Canada we envision. “May you find, as your great grandfather did during his 1939 Royal Tour to Canada, that your visit gives the Canadian people: ‘a deeper conception of their unity as a nation.’ ” Yes, indeed, wewho-are-withoutmuzzles are united in our desire to build a smarter, more caring nation. In fact, we are getting smarter, and getting a deeper conception of our unity as a nation, by the minBob Stiven, ute. Comox

Evans and his prospective investors are aware that this “recognition” will be significantly downgraded if the Raven coal mine is developed. Furthermore, this mine is essentially the prelude to at least one other proposed mine — the Bear open pit coal mine to be located just above Cumberland’s water supply. The Trilogy CAYET project will be well-situated to hear and see the impacts of these mines. One BC Assessment official has predicted that Valley property values would be adversely affected if the Raven mine pro-

ceeds. Some real estate agents are already reporting having clients who are waiting on the decision about Raven because they do not want to settle here if coal mining is in the future. And Mr. Evans’ current water-servicing challenges could only be the tip of the iceberg concerning water issues. One may also wonder just how much the CAYET Discovery new visitor centre and CAYET Commons resort will be used as the Valley becomes known as the Coalmox Valley. Peggy Zimmerman, Courtenay

located closer to Japan and Korea (the proposed market for the Raven mine). Our local coal will be far more valuable to future generations than it is to us. They may have better mining technology than we do (and may have an entity more appropriate than a very junior company to do the mining). They may well have different priorities. It seems to me that our priority, after 200 years of intense development and exploitation, is to pause and address the restoration required after this long binge, rather than creating more mess. Top of the list, is to cut back on green-

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house gas emissions (instead of generating more GHGs by transporting fossil fuel great distances). Not far behind is creating a steady economy based on sustainable practices (instead of the the boom and bust cycle that goes with extracting and deplet-

ing non-renewable resources). Having said this, I do remind myself that we cannot have it both ways. We cannot oppose environmental exploitation and at the same time expect to enjoy an excessive level of material benefits that are dependent upon it. Living in a beautiful, bountiful place, we have a better opportunity than most to simplify and still have a high quality of life. And in the process we pass on a better set of choices to future generations. Tony Law Editor’s note: Tony Law is a director for Hornby Island on the Islands Trust council.

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Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver set off a loud, but poorly informed debate as environmental hearings began into the Enbridge proposal to pipe Alberta oil to the seaport at Kitimat. Oliver’s open letter blasted foreign-funded environmental groups that “threaten to hijack our regulatory system to achieve their radical ideological agenda.” This letter was seized upon by critics and the media, and misrepresented as an attack on anyone who opposes the pipeline or further expansion of the Alberta oil sands. Of course, all opponents aren’t foreign or radicals. That was made clear when the Enbridge hearings opened in the Haisla village near Kitimat. Haisla members told the throng of out-of-town professional protesters to sit down and shut up. They don’t need self-appointed urbanites to speak for them. The fact of foreign funding is no longer questioned, thanks to research by B.C. blogger Vivian Krause, primarily from U.S. tax returns. Three years after I first wrote about her work, it is finally part of the national conversation.

The Canada Pension nated. Now, starting at Plan (CPP) is changing age 60, you can conin phases that began tinue working and still last year and end in receive CPP benefits. 2016. Under the old rules, These changes, and once you began collectyour personal circum- ing CPP benefits, you stances, could mean stopped contributing to that you should rethink the plan. when to begin receiving Now, if you’re under your CPP pension. 65, and working while Retirereceiving a ment has YOUR MONEY CPP penm a n y sion, you meanings (and your these days employer) EVIN and 65 is will have no longer to continOBBELSTEYN the ‘magic’ ue makretirement ing CPP age. The CPP changes contributions that will are intended to provide increase your CPP more financial flexibil- benefits beginning in ity depending on each 2013. individual’s chosen If you are 65 to 70 retirement path and to and work while receivencourage Canadians ing CPP benefits, you to work longer before have the choice of not starting to draw a gov- making any more conernment pension. tributions or continuThat’s why the ing to make them, changes provide great- resulting in an increase er incentives for those in your CPP benefits in willing to work past 2013. the traditional retireIf you’re approaching ment age and signifi- retirement, you have cant reductions for a lot of financial decithose taking CPP ben- sions to make, includefits before age 65. ing how to get the most Generally, the new out of the CPP changes rules make it more for your situation. Your attractive to delay professional adviser receipt of your CPP ben- can help guide you efits — but only if your down the right path to health is good, your life your best possible, and expectancy above aver- most financially stable, age, you have a rea- retirement. sonable income, and/ J. Kevin Dobbelsteyn or intend to continue is a certified financial working after 65. planner with Investors There are other Group Financial Serchanges: vices Inc.. His column • The work cessation appears every Wednesrule has been elimi- day.

What is the foreign-funded agenda? Oliver put it this way: “No forestry. No mining. No oil. No gas. No more hydroelectric dams.” Here are three notions that have become entrenched in the urban mind in recent years: Clearcut logging is by definition bad. Alaska salmon is wild, and thus superior to farmed. Run-ofriver hydro destroys rivers. All are aggressively promoted by certain environmental groups. And all are false. On forestry, B.C. media have been spoon-fed by U.S.backed environmental organizers since Clayoquot Sound in the 1980s, when wealthy Americans first decided to save B.C. from itself. Greenpeace f o u n d e r- t u r n e d critic Patrick Moore was in Victoria last week to speak to the Truck Loggers’ Association. He pointed out that North American “green

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FLETCHER building” standards reward locally sourced concrete and steel, but not wood. Why? Because big international organizations like Greenpeace and Sierra Club are so invested in opposition to logging, they end up backing environmentally destructive policies. On oil, the debate has been dumbed down to the point where even movie stars can participate. Protesting a pipeline from Alberta to the U.S., Hollywood darling Robert Redford recited the usual talking points about the “tar sands scourge.” Alberta oil sands can be seen from space, Redford moaned. So can

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Venezuela oil sands, a major U.S. source. So can Redford’s vast Utah ranch and ski resort development. Redford parrots the claim that oil sands extraction produces three times the greenhouse gases of conventional oil. This is the big lie of “tar sands” campaigners. Three-quarters of emissions from all crude are generated when the refined fuel is burned by things like Redford’s limo, or the airline for which he voiced TV commercials. The Alberta government reports that average emissions from oil sands crude are 107 grams per megajoule, slightly more than U.S. Gulf Coast crude at 104. California heavy crude comes in higher, at 114. And if carbon is the issue, what about U.S. coal mines that tear the tops off mountains

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Businesses are nominated Fifteen businesses from the Comox Valley have been nominated for the 12th annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards, which will be presented Thursday. The Comox Valley finalists are: Hospitality/Tourism Business of the Year — Island Gourmet Trails; Forestry/Wood Products Company of Year — Woodland Flooring; Small Business of the Year (under 50 employees) — Comox Valley Sports & Social Club; Hospitality/Tourism Business of the Year — Mount Washington Alpine Resort; Professional Company of the Year — Odlum Brown; Technology Business of the Year — My Tech Guys; Community Leader of the Year — Vancouver Island Community Connect; Hospitality/Tourism Business of the Year — Gone Fishin’; Retailer of the Year — Shar-on’s Ladies Wear; The Going Green Award — Blue Toque

Sports Swap; Trades Company of the Year — Courtenay Plumbing; Automotive Business of the Year — T&D Automotive Ltd.; Retailer of the Year — Ski Tak Hut; Health Company of the Year — We Care Home Health Services; Small Business of the Year (under 50 employees) — Budget Blinds The awards, to be presented at the Westin Bear Mountain Resort in Langford, are an all-Vancouver Island event, sponsored by RBC Royal Bank, Hayes Stewart Little Chartered Accountants, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. They are co-ordinated by Business Examiner and Business Vancouver Island newspapers. The event will be MCed by Stephen Andrew of CTV Vancouver Island. Tickets for the gala are $125 and available until Jan. 25 through www.businessvi. ca. — Business Examiner

Avalanche party this Friday British Columbia has already seen avalanche fatalities this winter. Unlike the rest of B.C., which is served by either the Canadian Avalanche Centre or Parks Canada avalanche forecasts, Vancouver Islanders do it in true Island style by supporting their own dedicated avalanche bulletin. The non-profit Vancouver Island Avalanche Centre Society has taken on this public safety role on behalf of islanders for the past four years and delivers three times weekly avalanche bulletins on line at islandavalanchebulletin.com.

The Island Avalanche Centre is funded entirely by sponsorships from Island businesses and raises nearly half of its annual budget from a single fundraising event. The fourth annual party for the bulletin is set for this Friday in Cumberland at the Riding Fool Hostel. Tickets are on sale at Tarbell’s Deli in Cumberland, Valhalla Pure Outfitters in Courtenay and by phone from Island Alpine Guides at 250-400-2870. See islandavalanchebulletin.com for more details. — Vancouver Island Avalanche Centre Society

BOOMER REMEMBERED Comox Legion representative Don Davis and Maureen Eykelenboom helped unveil a permanent photo display/plaque at the Legion in honour of Cpl. Andrew (Boomer) Eykelenboom. Eykelenboom was a medic from Comox who was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2006. PHOTO BY ERIN HALUSCHAK

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