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Winter busy for search volunteers

CALLOUTS UP for group after slow summer.

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Nanaimo Search and Rescue volunteers made up for a quiet summer in November. Kevin McNeill, NSAR past-president and spokesman, said last month – and the first few days of December – volunteers went to four local callouts and three mutual aid calls, which is well above the average 1.5 calls per month and about double the amount of calls received all summer. Calls included searches for: a man lost in the Harewood Plains area, who turned up in the downtown area after volunteers scoured the area for about 10 hours; a missing 18-year-old with special needs, who was found by a member going home to grab gear to respond to the call; and a 14-year-old who took off after a fight with her parents. Teams were just heading out to look for the girl when her parents phoned to say she had been found. Volunteers were also called to recover the body of a man who died in an ATV crash in Lantzville on Nov. 11. The three mutual aid callouts were for the same incident – to help search for a

Port Hardy man who went missing while driving home from a medical appointment in Campbell River. The search went on for several days and each of the three days Nanaimo volunteers attended, they put in at least eight hours, said McNeill. The man was found dead in his vehicle, which had travelled down an embankment near Marble River, four days after the search started. While callouts have picked up, the organization’s fundraising initiatives have not. Members are fundraising to replace their aging rescue vehicles. Replacing the command truck will cost $164,000, part of which the group hopes to get through a federal grant. Nanaimo SAR also has a swiftwater rescue vehicle and road rescue truck that also need replacing, which McNeill said could be replaced for about $30,000 if used vehicles can be found. He said since launching the campaign last summer, the group has added about $1,500 to the vehicle replacement fund, which started with $80,000 from an individual donor. “Things are a little tougher than we expected,” he said. “You just keep soldiering on. The whole project is a $200,000 project and it’s going to take a while.” reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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Conference centre gets liquor licence The Vancouver Island Conference Centre now has more ability to serve alcohol. The facility’s application for a liquor primary licence was recently approved by the B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch. The change from food primary gives the facility more ability to book events that were not possible under the previous licence, allowing liquor service where food is not the main requirement. It also allows further options of event types as defined by the LCB. This licence enables service to be available for up to 1,496 guests, seven days a week until 12:30 a.m.

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Carol Helm holds a surgical glove filled with comforting warm water as she gives a blood donation at Beban Park Social Centre Tuesday. Donors are doubling up on good deeds at the Canadian Blood Services Bleed and Feed donation clinics by bringing nonperishable food items to their appointments to support local food banks. CHRIS BUSH/THE NEWS BULLETIN

Charges dropped against Nanaimo Mounties BY JENN McGARRIGLE THE NEWS BULLETIN

Assault charges against two Nanaimo Mounties were dropped recently because Crown lawyers could not locate the alleged victims to testify at trial. Const. Francois Veillette was charged with assault causing bodily harm after he attended the scene of a noisy party with several other officers in August 2010. Veillette allegedly struck a member of the public while at the party and

Nanaimo RCMP detachment ordered criminal and code of conduct investigations after a public complaint. Ian Tully-Barr, a Powell River-area Crown counsel who is handling the Nanaimo RCMP cases, said the complainant has since moved to overseas and did not respond to e-mails sent by Crown lawyers. Veillette was supposed to stand trial Dec. 14-15. Const. Derek Segstro was charged with assault when he and another member attended a 911 call in Novem-

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University students showcase success BY MARILYN ASSAF

Vancouver Island University students are making headlines in B.C. and beyond. Whether it’s raising money for cancer research or winning top scholarships, students are excelling. VIU student receives $10,000 education award “It’s definitely exciting. I’m in shock.” That’s how VIU student Robyn Dimock responded to news that she won top B.C./ Yukon Region fundraiser in the postsecondary challenge for the 2011 Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure. Dimock will receive a $10,000 CIBC education award toward her postsecondary studies. “I participated in the Canadian Breast

Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure because breast cancer is a disease that has affected members of my family,” said Dimock. “My grandma was diagnosed twice with breast cancer and is an inspiring person with the strength she showed during her treatments. She is a survivor and has been cancer free since 2004. I wanted to raise money for this cause to help find a cure for this horrific disease that has affected so many.” Dimock raised $1,150 for Run for the Cure by generating from family and friends. The postsecondary challenge encouraged students to participate in a way that was meaningful and fun, while building awareness of the importance of reducing the risk of breast cancer by leading healthy lifestyles.

Dimock, a fourth-year Bachelor of Education student at VIU from Trail, says the award will help with tuition and books for her last two years of school. “I am extremely grateful to be awarded a prize that is part of such a great cause,” she adds. First Nations students win provincial scholarships

Heading into a threehour math exam, Larissa Howlett received great news. She’s one of 117 students provincewide selected to receive a B.C. Aboriginal Student Award from the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society. “This [$2,500] will help a lot towards next semester,” said Howlett, a first-year student from Haida Gwaii enrolled in VIU’s Bach-

elor of Arts program. Two other VIU students received similar awards: Jason McKee of Nanaimo ($3,500) and Travis Froehlich of Revelstoke ($2,500). The B.C. Aboriginal Student Award is funded from the returns on a $10 million endowment fund established by the Province in 2007 as part of its strategy to improve Aboriginal achievement and access to education. Awards of $1,000 to $3,500 are given annually to Aboriginal students pursuing postsecondary education in B.C. The Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society works with the Victoria Foundation to provide the scholarships to students attending public postsecondary institutions throughout B.C. and internationally. Education student produces award-winning video Fourth-year VIU edu-

cation student Katelyn Watkinson placed second in North America in a video contest sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and the Centre for Campus Fire Safety. Based on thousands of votes by the public, 10 finalists were narrowed down to three winners, and Watkinson’s video called “Adults Need Fire Safety Too” won second place. The three winners receive Amazon gift cards and their public service announcement videos will be offered for use by television stations located in markets where the students’ universities are located as well as the their hometowns. Watkinson created the award-winning video using a new technology program she learned about at VIU. “We were using Photo Story in class and I thought the contest was a great opportunity to learn how to use it.”

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Health funding shift costly for B.C. BY TOM FLETCHER

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The federal government’s new formula for health care transfers is expected to cost B.C. $256 million a year starting in 2014. The change is not related to Ottawa’s move to tie health funding to economic growth, which doesn’t take effect until 2018. Before that happens, the federal transfer is moving to a per-capita formula and ending dedicated funding aimed at certain surgical wait times and other priorities identified in past federal-provincial agreements. B.C. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon said the funding formula change amounts to a substantial reduction for B.C., while Alberta’s transfers are expected to go up. Falcon wants the federal funding to reflect aging populations in B.C. and some Atlantic provinces, and the extra costs that implies. NDP leader Adrian Dix accused Falcon of supporting the federal decision before he fully understood the implications. B.C. is already eighth among Canadian provinces in per-capita spending on health care, and the new formula cuts B.C. while reward-

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School support staff reach tentative deal with employers BY JENN McGARRIGLE THE NEWS BULLETIN

Unions representing support workers in B.C. public schools reached a tentative agreement with the employer over provincial bargaining issues last week. The Canadian Union of Public Employees represents more than 90 per cent of all support workers in the K-12 public education system, including all workers in Nanaimo schools. The agreement with the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, which lasts until June 30, does not include any wage or benefit increases, but does include money for more education assistant hours in classrooms. The province will allocate $7.5 million per year for more education assistant time, to come out of its class-organization fund, a pot of money the province has set aside to deal with complex classroom issues. Ron Farino, president of CUPE Local 606, said education assistants he’s talked to are happy with the deal, which translates to about 45 minutes of extra paid time per week for each eligible worker. “It’s not significant, but we feel it’s a win for CUPE,” he said. “It’s better than zero.” Farino said of the 800 support workers the union represents, about 300 are education assistants. For the rest, the deal simply means business as usual. Other highlights include: ◆ $550,000 in new funding for skills enhancement and to study wage regionalization and other key issues ◆ $200,000 to solidify a framework for provincial bargaining ◆ CUPE access to sector demographic and classification information for research purposes ◆ a wage reopener clause in the event the public sector wage mandate changes over the life of the agreement. The next step is to wrap up the local portion of bargaining before an agreement can be ratified, said Farino, as the collective agreement for Nanaimo support workers includes both provincial and local portions. To include the provincial agreement in local collective agreements, the employers’ association has given each school district and respective union(s) until Feb. 29 to conclude local bargaining and ratify their collective agreements. Farino said the union has only met with Nanaimo school district representatives five times so far, but the two sides have come to consensus on several issues. “We’ve signed off four or five items,” he said. Farino said the union will not discuss details of local bargaining until it has concluded. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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Birders keep eye out for volunteers BY RACHEL STERN THE NEWS BULLETIN

Organizers are on the lookout for keen-eyed volunteers for the city’s annual Christmas Bird Count. The count goes back more than 40 years in the Harbour City and across North America for nearly 120 years. Volunteers keep their eyes peeled for birds in their coverage area to conduct a census of the types and numbers of species. The count is Wednesday (Dec. 28) from midnight to midnight. Volunteers can

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The spotted towhee could be among the species spied during the annual Christmas Bird Count.

form teams to cover an area. They aren’t required to spend the entire day counting

and are asked to do only as much as they can, said Ryan Cathers, compiler for the Nanaimo bird count. Counters in Nanaimo cover a 15-kilometre radius. Areas that still need volunteer coverage include Buttertubs Marsh, Westwood Lake, Morrell Sanctuary, Nanaimo River Road and Harewood Plains. People can also participate by counting species at their backyard bird feeders. Cathers said the bird count is a tool to discover long-term trends and look at specific bird populations and how

they change over the years. Typical species people could spy in the Nanaimo area include white and golden crown sparrows and darkeyed juncos. Counters also keep track of Anna’s hummingbird populations, a species that winters in the area. Participants are invited to partake in a potluck at the Nanaimo Kin Hut, starting at 5 p.m., to share their experiences of the day. To volunteer, please call Cathers at 250-714-3947 or e-mail ryancathers@yahoo. com. reporter3@nanaimobulletin.com

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Two of three victims of a pepper spray attack are treated by emergency personnel at Seaview Elementary School in Lantzville Wednesday.

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There appears to be no motive behind a pepper spray attack against three teenagers in Lantzville Wednesday. Nanaimo Mounties, Lantzville Fire Department and B.C. Ambulance paramedics rushed to Seaview Elementary School after a 911 call at about 9:40 a.m. that three young people were pepper sprayed and needed an ambulance. Police said the youths were camping in a wooded area behind the school when one of them heard a noise. He stepped out to investigate and was pepper sprayed. The two girls with him came out to see what happened and were sprayed as well.

“I don’t know if they were on private property or school property, but they were in this old shack sleeping and they came out when they heard a noise and got sprayed,” said Sgt. Sheryl Armstrong, Nanaimo RCMP spokeswoman. The school was closed for the holiday break. The teens were treated at the school by paramedics and questioned by police. Because all three victims were sprayed in the face, none was able to see their attacker or give police a description, Armstrong said. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com. photos@nanaimobulletin.com

Gabriola Island residents are urged to take part in a community forum on affordable housing next month. Gabriola’s People For a Healthy Community has planned the event for Jan. 14. “This is the date PHC will be hosting a community forum as part of developing specific, concrete initiatives for expanding affordable housing for local residents,” said Charlie Cheffins, chair of the PHC board. The group will report on a recent housing survey done in partnership with the Gabriola Housing Task Force. It will also be seeking input from current residents of Gabriola including builders, landowners, and people who have specific housing needs that may not have been included in earlier needs assessment processes. The place, time and details of the forum will be announced early in the New Year. “The research and needs assessments have been done.” said Cheffins. “We know that between 2001 and 2008 housing prices on Gabriola almost tripled. And we know that 66 per cent of renters are spending too much of their income on housing, leaving little for other key needs. It’s time to meet the housing needs we know exist.”

Four busted as drugs, counterfeit bills found during search The Vancouver Island Emergency Response was called to back up Nanaimo RCMP’s municipal drug unit on a search warrant Tuesday. The search was conducted in a residence in the 100 block of Nicol Street at about 10 p.m. Emergency Response Team members were called out over concerns there were weapons

in the residence. No weapons were found, but police arrested three adult men and one teenage female while confiscating a large quantity of $100 and $20 counterfeit bills, heroin and marijuana. Sgt. Sheryl Ar mstrong, Nanaimo RCMP spokeswoman, said she did not have

specific information about the ages or identities of the suspects, details about the quantities of drugs and counterfeit money or what charges are pending. “The investigation’s still ongoing,” she said. “I don’t have the information. This all just happened and [the investigators] are still really busy.”

The suspects are being held in custody pending further investigation. Armstrong said it was gratifying to get a large quantity of counterfeit money out of circulation during the holiday season when merchants might not take the extra time necessary to carefully check the authenticity of bills.

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Holidays good for positivity

Santa’s got the right idea. Be nice and get presents. Be naughty and get nothing. If only his clear-cut distinction could extend to adults. At some point, the promise of a gift is not enough of a deterrent to keep people from losing their tempers – no more so than at Christmas, when ‘excess’ is the word of the day. Pop singers warbling Christmas carols on an endless loop; overheated stores that SHARING leave shoppers juggling SMILES their puffy winter coats with and good purses and prior purchases; feelings the lineups at the food court, best gift at the bathroom and the parking lot; tiny, bright lights Christmas. twinkling on and off with no regard for synchronization with each other or the beat of the aforementioned Christmas songs would drive anyone batty. Add in the high-sugar, high-fat diet, alcohol – and the ensuing hangover – and the chance of crankiness is more predictable this time of year than a white Christmas. And sadly, the holiday season becomes something ‘to get through’ rather than celebrate or cherish. The solution? Maybe we take some inspiration from the children and give ourselves a time out. A walk through one of Nanaimo’s parks – fresh air, the smell of the ocean or the forest does wonders for the soul. Read a book, magazine or a newspaper. Watch a Christmas-themed movie – sometimes seeing others go through similar, or worse, circumstances is enough to put things into perspective. Most importantly, focus on the true meaning of Christmas – or any holiday that occurs at year’s end – and simply be nice to the people around you. Sharing good thoughts and feelings is infectious and you might leave more than just Santa smiling this Christmas.

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Something for everyone on wish list My Christmas wish list to the big I wish people would take a good, guy in red looks a little different hard look at their car and realize this year. Instead of an iPhone or a the damage it does and the money new pair of skis, or anything else it consumes. that can be wrapped or put under I wish advertising was more honthe tree, I’ve asked for a few things est. that might make things a little betI wish animals had more rights ter for everybody. and protection, and as stewards we Here is my list to Santa: tried a little harder to appreciate I wish for peace on Earth, and their place in the environment. that aggressors lay I wish everybody could down their arms and climb a mountain just SATURDAY compromise with their once to see how it feels enemies. to get to the top. BEAT I wish not a single I wish corporations all Toby Gorman soul has to go hungry, the success in making a Reporter p and that food can be profit, but use some of provided for everybody. those profits to everyI wish we could all one’s benefit. spend a day at the I wish Gilligan’s Island International Space lasted more than three Station, and look out seasons. I wish reality over the little blue TV didn’t. planet we’ve all been I wish deniers of clientrusted with. mate change would just I wish Steve Jobs didn’t die. But admit they’re wrong. I’m glad Muammar Qaddafi did. I wish the Detroit Lions, for I wish Peter Kent would just whom I’ve cheered for since 1985, admit Canada is failing by not would end the misery and win the signing Kyoto, and that Justin Super Bowl. Trudeau would bite his tongue I wish everybody would do one the next time he feels the need to thing each day that scares them swear in parliament. just a little bit. I wish Sidney Crosby’s head was I wish we had the foresight to feeling better. leave things in better shape than I wish a Toronto school didn’t how we found them. have to ban schoolyard balls. I wish Enbridge would invest I wish we had a coalition billions of dollars in renewable federal government where the energy rather than an oil pipeline Conservatives looked after financthat would thread through some of es, NDP looked after the environthe most incredible ecosystems in ment, and the Liberals looked after the world on B.C.’s northern coast. whatever it is Liberals are good at. I wish people would stop calling

water a renewable resource. I wish crap wasn’t king. I wish time would slow down. I wish people would stop dumping trash in Nanaimo’s back 40. I wish Nanaimo residents who were so opposed to low barrier housing in their neighbourhoods take a few moments to meet their new neighbours. I wish Syria would stop killing its citizens. I wish adults would listen more to the ideas children have. I wish more people would give blood (1-888-236-6283). I wish the poor Oliver, B.C. man who drove his dead wife home from Oregon finds peace. I wish my neighbourhood had more sidewalks. I wish people who spend their time helping others got more recognition. I wish B.C. municipalities could find a better way to deal with urban deer issues than capturing them in a net and putting a bolt in their heads. I wish politicians would start thinking outside the box. I wish every child in Nanaimo wakes up to a shiny new present under the tree Christmas morning. I wish adults could still feel the magic they felt at Christmas when they were kids. I wish goodwill lasted throughout the year. But most of all, I wish you a very merry Christmas, and all the best in the new year. reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com

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Plastic money a destructive force in society To the Editor, Re: Surcharges on cards an inappropriate cost, Letters, Dec. 17. I would not agree with S.I. Petersen in his disapproval of price add-ons for credit card purchases. In addition to a credit card price add-on, I also think they should add a charge for every Interac purchase. It is well-known that retailers have to pay credit card companies a percentage of the charged amount and I believe Interac is a small flat fee. Regardless of the amount of these fees, it adds to the retailers’ cost of doing business which, in effect, raises their prices, affecting every customer. I would prefer that not be the case and those who are intent on remaining disconnected from their own cash flow by using plastic should be charged accordingly. In years past, I used a credit card for nearly every single purchase, no matter how big or small. It was easy to do and while I still shopped wisely and knew how much everything cost, it wasn’t until years later that I realized how disconnected from money I really was. I now use cash almost exclusively. My admittedly low/moderate income is cash and I appreciate seeing the flow of money coming in when I sell something and then literally taking those same bills and paying other local businesses for their products/ services. It has transformed my sense of and appreciation for the money I make and have. Frivolous or unnecessary purchases are rare and if they do happen I now put serious thought into whether or not I need that item. It’s not that I can’t afford it, I can buy nearly anything I need (want and need are different), it’s that shift in awareness that came with dealing with real money. You likely won’t understand this concept until you actually live within it, which I highly recommend. The writer suggests the price add-on is an Orwellian route. I would argue that the proliferation of the use of plastic money (in all its forms) is more destructive to the welfare of a free society than a fee charged to the users of a payment system. F. Forester Nanaimo

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Reducing power use will be very difficult

To the Editor, Re: Smart metering reduces footprint, Letters Dec. 15. The old analog meter system was a two-tier system in which you paid more for usage above a certain number of kilowatt hours per billing period. In this way I manage to keep my bills down for five or six months per year. In the last six months, I have replaced the weatherstripping on my doors, foam filled the voids around them behind the trim and added 12-14 inches of blown in insulation to my attic, but still hit the secondtier billing on the last bill. The amount was almost exactly double the previous bill. Smart meters will now make programmable thermostats obsolete, at least in my house, as I keep the thermostat set to the same temperature day and night, 16-17 C. This is the setting Hydro recommends for a night setting, down from the day setting. Perhaps in Ottawa, in the past, rates were cheaper on a Sunday, but once smart meters are installed, this will no longer be the case, as they bill on time of day use. And the highest rate is the time most of us use our power, from about 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The only people lucky enough to accomodate such an unfair billing system will be those who work night shift, as they will be asleep at peak use hours. As for the rest of us, I guess

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Perhaps the government should legislate that normal hours of business, commerce, etc. should occur after 8 p.m. and before 6 a.m. Think of the savings. Oh, wait. Then B.C. Hydro would have to raise rates to maintain its income. Rod Hancock Nanaimo

est rat colony. It is by far one of the most strategic properties downtown which, if done properly, would greatly enhance the area. Anyone got a sledgehammer? Craig Palin Nanaimo

To the Editor, Re: Downtown decorations too bland, Letters, Dec. 20. I think some more colour would help in some areas and less in others. For example, add more colour by making the area where the hotel was supposed to go into a green space, with grass, trees, benches and maybe an outdoor stage for local buskers or even a speakers corner. Downtown needs more green space for people to enjoy. As for less colour, I think the city should take a stance against the purple eyesore (formerly A&B Sound). It seems ironic that the city can warn residents to clean up their yards and if they don’t, city crews will do it and bill the homeowner. It has been far too long for that eyesore to sit there vacant and deteriorating. It should not matter if the property taxes are paid – it is ugly, in disrepair and is probably home to the downtown’s larg-

Re: Pay-parking bad for your health?? Dec. 15 The Vancouver Island Health Authority pays Robbins Parking 75 per cent of the revenues generated at completely automated parking lots. I have never seen a Robbins employee at any of the hospital parking lots and this is a job that could be done by VIHA employees at a much more reasonable cost. If 57 per cent of the remaining $237,000 is used up for costs, then only 11 per cent is left for patient services. The only one profiting from this significantly is Robbins. I completely support pay parking at the hospital, but with the funds being distributed more to VIHA and less to a third party that is largely unnecessary. With the high costs of health care, it is time for VIHA to investigate how to benefit more from this revenue generator. J. Sharpe Nanaimo

Pay-parking money Downtown eyesore not going to health needs to be removed To the Editor,

if you want to conserve energy then you had best cook that Thanksgiving turkey after 8 p.m. the night before. A few years ago, Ontario Hydro made a deal with its customers – if they would forego the use of air conditioners during peak summer hours, they would get a rebate on their winter heating bill. The customers were so successful that Ontario Hydro’s income dropped and they were forced to raise the rates the following winter. For B.C. Hydro to encourage its customers to reduce usage is disingenuous at best and to reduce your power usage during peak hours will be very difficult without major lifestyle changes.

Regional water strategy needs to be complete To the Editor, During the election, Lantzville announced that it had the funding from a developer to pay for water for the community. In previous letters to the editor and politician statements, there was a call for a regional water strategy. As a Nanaimo taxpayer, I think the regional water strategy should be completed before agreeing to sell our water to anyone. Once it starts flowing, we

cannot stop it. I also heard that the amount to be charged to Lantzville is going to be the same as the Nanaimo water DCC. Why should we charge the same when Nanaimo residents provide a subsidy to water DCCs of 25 per cent? Why should we subsidize Lantzville? They are getting water for free through a developer so charge them full rate. As a resident of Nanaimo,

I do not want my tax money going to subsidize other people’s bad decisions. G. Gomerich Nanaimo

City wasting money on hare-brained ideas To the Editor, I would like to know where all the people with some of these hare-brained ideas come from – convention centre, cruise ship dock, bridge to Newcastle Island and a power

generator in Dodd Narrows. If the city wanted to draw tourists, it could have dropped the convention centre and the cruise ship dock, then used that money to buy the Cable Bay land and make a world class park out of it. I have met people from many countries there and they thought the whole place was a park. They all thought it was a shame that it was going to be a subdivision. James Gilchrist Nanaimo

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Institute founders earn allocades BY MARILYN ASSAF

Two lifelong friends and business associates who have helped thousands of people transform their lives through programs of professional and personal development will receive special accolades from Vancouver Island University. Dr. Jock McKeen and Dr. Bennet Wong, founders of The Haven Institute on Gabriola Island, will receive honorary doctorate degrees at VIU’s convocation ceremony Feb. 9. The pair developed a rich variety of courses by blending traditional Chinese medicine with western psychiatry and humanistic psychology into a unique and in-depth approach to self-development. They believe in an inte-

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grated approach in body, mind and spirit, emphasizing responsibility for the self in health, relationships and lifestyle. “We feel deeply honoured to be receiving honorary doctorate degrees from Vancouver Island University,” said McKeen. “To be recognized for our life work is extremely gratifying.” Often called the University of the Heart, The Haven is a

major employer on Gabriola, and attracts students from all over the world. McKeen and Wong created the core programs which continue to be taught. McKeen received medical training at the University of Western Ontario, then worked in street clinics and drug crisis centres and served as an intern in a rural hospital in Jamaica. Wong earned his medical degree from the University of Alberta and completed training at the Menninger School of Psychiatry. Gerry Owen, a Nanaimo lawyer, nominated McKeen and Wong for the honorary doctorate degrees. He said their work became a harmonious blending of eastern and western medical approaches.

“Through their courses, people have discovered themselves in new ways, often changing their lives indelibly, and thereby having a positive effect on those around them,” he said. “It is these courses that make The Haven unique, and which continue to attract participants in large numbers to this day.” Wong and McKeen have travelled the world leading numerous seminars, primarily in Asia, but also in Europe, Africa, Russia, the Middle East, and in North and South America. Prior to retiring in 2004, Wong and McKeen transferred ownership of their privately owned business into a federal charitable organization, The Haven Foundation, which now owns the institute.

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Haven’s teachings were well received in China, with nearly all programs selling out. Now, with Living Alive Phase 1 last year and the current Living Alive Phase 2, Chinese participants have the opportunity to come to Gabriola to experience the programs half a world away from home. More than 40 visitors have participated in the two programs and numbers are expected to continue growing. Since 1983, The Haven has offered experiential programs for personal and professional growth and development, emphasizing self-responsibility, effective communication, healthy relationships and creative expression.

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The holiday season is here, which means that children get a much-needed break from school. And while it’s a busy time of year and there’s always lots to do, families can keep learning in fun ways, which promotes family bonding while ensuring everyone’s mind is sharp come January. With Family Literacy Day (Jan. 27) just around the corner, ABC Life Literacy Canada offers these ideas to encourage family literacy over the holidays and throughout the winter months: Make a list, check it twice –

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Two students in Vancouver Island University’s culinary arts program have the winning recipe on how to cook up a career change. “Just do it,” says Wes Carter, a former painting contractor who hung up his brush after 27 years. Rod Fedosoff, a former salesman at Home Depot said you won’t regret it. Both in their mid50s, Fedosoff and Carter are among the newest recruits in Vancouver Island University’s 10-month culinary arts program. “I’m having a blast,” said Carter. “I never want to paint again. Cooking is what I’m meant to do.” Fedosoff calls losing his 17-year sales job “a blessing in disguise”.

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“It provided the opportunity to try something totally different,” he said. “I love cooking and have always cooked for my wife and kids. “Now I’m thinking about combining my love of cycling with cooking, maybe through the vineyards in the Cowichan Valley. That’s my dream.” Fedosoff admits returning to school as a mature student is challenging. “I haven’t studied for tests or done homework since high school 30 years ago,” he said. “The average age of my classmates is 18. I felt a little strange on my first day.” However, four months into the program, Fedosoff loves working with the younger students. “I enjoy being on the front line in the cafeteria,” he said. “The atmosphere is exciting and invigorating. It feels great to get my mind active again and

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learn something new.” Carter considered a career in cooking while in high school, but got caught up in other interests. After 27 years as a contract painter, he wanted a change. He handed out dozens of resumés but nobody called back due to his lack of credentials. That’s when he looked at VIU’s culinary arts

program. “Taking the program makes sense,” said Carter. “I’m passionate about food. I was a single dad for years and always cooked for my daughter. “I’m now married to a food activist who is part of the slow food movement in the Cowichan Valley. We grow our own food and have operated a small farm for five years. I’m learning

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skills to produce value-added food products for my farm and that’s exciting.” For Carter, the hardest part about returning to school was not knowing how to speak French or use a computer. “Learning to cook is like learning a new language. So many cooking terms are French,” he said. Challenges aside, Carter advises anyone thinking about a career change to take the leap. “It’s worth it,” he said. “Being back in school opens doors and stimulates your brain. On top of that, it’s fun. I fully expect to get a job out of this. Trained cooks are in demand.” Fedosoff has one final piece of advice for anyone contemplating a career change. “Nobody should end their working life with regrets,” he said. “Put a plan together, get out of your comfort zone and follow your passion.” For further information about the Culinary Institute of Vancouver Island, please visit www.viu. ca/culinary.

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While a few new owners have joined Vancouver Island’s two La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries, their faces will be perfectly familiar to those who have visited in recent years. When one of the two founding partners chose to retire recently, several long-time members of the management team embraced the opportunity to take the next step into ownership. Joining founder Anthony Gray at the helm of La-ZBoy are David Younger, Rita Roorda, Kim Lichtensteiger and Dana Wright, all keen to take their next step with the company. “We’ve all been together for a long time,” Wright says, pointing to shared values and a commitment to the staff and community as key to their success. Through the years, La-ZBoy’s reputation for both service and impeccable quality has become wellknown, though today’s furnishings may hold a few surprises for those who haven’t shopped in a while. With actress Brooke Shields as their spokesperson, “we are not your dad’s recliner anymore,” Wright notes.

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Dana Wright and Rita Roorda are two members of Vancouver Island’s new La-Z-Boy ownership team.

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Columbia to help them work their way out of poverty. “One of our staff brought the idea forward and it became apparent that we could do more,” Wright says, noting one project where they helped build a school in Columbia. Efforts in Haiti are focused on helping mothers with young children, while right here at home, the store has lent a hand to the outreach group CARTS, which provides supplies and comforts to the local homeless community. Both the Victoria and Nanaimo stores are open daily. Visit in Victoria at the corner of Saanich Road and Blanshard, 3501 Saanich Rd., and in Nanaimo at 3200 North Island Hwy. editor@nanaimobulletin.com

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The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Central Vancouver Island and our professional members are truly the local voice of the residential construction industry. Our member directory is distributed throughout the region as a resource for home owners to find qualified professionals and products to meet their specific needs. Look for them at locations around Nanaimo or drop by the CHBA office at 170 Wallace Street to get a free copy. The CHBA-Central Vancouver Island “Annual Home & Renovation Show” Saturday, February 11th, 2012 at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre continues to grow and provides a venue for the public to ask questions and talk with local professionals about their projects, while collecting great ideas from the suppliers showcasing their products. This year we’ll have host Sarah Daniels, from HGTV’s hit show Urban Suburban, joining us as just one of our presenters on our Speakers Stage. This event is your opportunity to talk building, renovating, design and decor with the best in the industry. Together, the professionals of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Central Vancouver Island are building better communities. What can they build for you? Regards, Byron Gallant President, CHBA-CVI

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Oil dependency has to end We have a love-hate relationship with oil companies. We love that easy energy filling our vehicles and oil tanks, yet we hate the fact we are addicted to the stuff – paying whatever these companies decide to charge us. In my years of trying to help people reduce their dependence on fossil fuels, it has become very clear that the vast majority of us are willing to remain highly dependent, content to whine but do little to change our ways. I have read many apparently desperate attempts to force oil companies to lower their prices. E-mails circulate encouraging us to boycott such-in-such

Only three motivagas company in the tors seem to push hope that the resultpeople to reduce their ing reduction in busienergy use: avoiding ness will force them escalating energy to lower their prices. costs and improving When I point out comfort levels and/ to the senders that or convethe only nience. way prices ENERGY While will drop SOLUTIONS public is when we transporreduce our Ian Gartshore tation consump(such as tion, I hear buses and only stony trains), silence, and walking gas prices and cycling just keep on are far rising. more enviWhy so ronmenlittle change tally and on our part? Even when better economically sustaintransportation soluable, they are seen tions are offered and to be less convenient energy upgrades to and (in the case of homes and buildings cycling) far less comare cost-effective (payfortable. ing for themselves A couple of writers many times over) most to the Nanaimo News people hardly bother. Bulletin insist that

public investment in such measures is not cost-effective, yet fail to acknowledge the billions of dollars spent yearly on the roads and bridges (one clover-leaf overpass costs $30-$40 million a copy, encouraging more vehicular traffic and thus more grid-lock). They also seem to ignore the fact that vehicle ownership is expensive (about $10K a year), nor recognize that our convenient easy lifestyle is costing us billions in health-care costs and lost work time, to name a few. In other words, our love of comfort and convenience is killing us, our budgets, and (very likely) our planet. The province is cur-

Depreciation reports mandatory for stratas Following the amendments to the Strata Property Act in December 2009, the B.C. government has introduced new regulations making depreciation reports mandatory for strata corporations in British Columbia. Strata corporations of five units or less will be exempt from the requirements, plus a strata corporation may consider exempting itself by passing a three-quarter vote resolution every 18 months. A depreciation report is a comprehensive study of the common physical components within a strata corporation, including an inventory and summary of all necessary renewals and maintenance for the next 30 years, plus a financial plan for the future. We know that as buildings age

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(Harrison) April 23, 1947 ~ December 17, 2011 We sadly announce the unexpected passing of Penny on Saturday, December 17, 2011. Survived by her loving husband Rod of 45 years, daughter Kim McLeod and son Kevin Clark (Kaycee), grandchildren Zena, Camryn, Dylan and Carter. Sisters Lynne Smith (John), Jaqueline Clarke, many nieces and nephews and long time friends. Born and raised in Nanaimo and long-time resident of Gabriola Island. She loved her home on Gabriola where she enjoyed looking out over the ocean and all the beauty that the island offered. Through the years she generously opened the door of her home to people and wanted to help them move forward with their lives and just â&#x20AC;&#x153;be happyâ&#x20AC;?, always offering a place for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;kids to hang out and have funâ&#x20AC;?. She was most proud of her children and grandchildren and especially loved Rod â&#x20AC;&#x201C; her companion and soul mate. To all those who knew Penny, she will be very deeply missed. Upon Pennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request, there will be no service and the family will hold a celebration in her honour at a later date. Flowers gratefully declined, donations may be made in her memory to the Nanaimo Hospital Foundation, BC Cancer Foundation or a charity of choice. Sands ~ Nanaimo 250.753.2032

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And for 30 years now, my gift at this time Has been holiday greetings in form of a rhyme. I admit that my poetry needs some improvement; It causes more protests than Occupy movement! But the purpose again in this festive report Is to praise many people involved with a sport; So I’ve made up a list, and checked it with care; My apologies, though, for names that aren’t there… ◆ ids of all ages play hockey with glee, As Beatty, Borelli, and Paul will agree. Sharun and Paugh coached girls of Extreme; Bantams for Hardy had plenty of steam.

Silvertips players for Lemmon do skate; With Islanders ladies can Herzig relate. Brzovic’s focus is hockey with ball; Ringette in arena sees Christie stand tall.

‘I’ve made up a list, and checked it with care; my apologies, though, for names that aren’t there…’

Robillard, Hodgson, are head referees; McCarthy leads skaters with old-timers’ knees. Vokins and Edwards get teams on the ice, With Gold and with Monk, Mielty and Tyce. At Frank Crane Arena, things seem a bit strange; This year for our Clippers was one of great change: New owners with Hrudey first made their approach; Then Vandekamp hired as manager/coach.

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In rebuilding season, Fitzgerald wears ‘C’; McCormack gets points and is leader on D. There’s Gladiuk, Cyr, and Kramer the vet, With Faust or with Eiserman tending the net. FILE PHOTO

◆ ow out on the pitch, where soccer teams stand, Cochrane and Stephens have things well in hand. Curr promotes games that are seven-a-side; Academy players are Pomeroy’s pride.

President Roden heads youth soccer club; Neibel and Crumpton help players to sub. There’s Dick and Boyetchko, also Labelle; Of Pony League action will Rutherford tell. Isbister, Sommerfeld, work with a will, With Jakobsen, Clark, Doumont and Till. Development Centre do coaches applaud, Led by director whose name is Coach Claude!

Santa Claus makes a list and checks it twice, well aware that its length pales in comparison to News Bulletin sports columnist Ian Thorpe’s list.

Nanaimo United has Tuckey and Dunn; Men’s team for Davison plays in Div. 1. There’s Adams, McKenzie, and Zirkl as well; Manager Jorgensen helps the team jell.

o football we pass, where Russell is boss; Redmen for Roden some touchdowns did toss. Flag football action in Harewood took flight, With Cooper, Fitzgerald, and teams mighty mite.

Mariner women had coaching from Kang; Men’s team on necks, bronze medal did hang. So Stephens, Ewashko, and Mercer could cheer, With Merriman chosen as Coach of the Year!

Raiders Abassi and Blokker were pleased, As Yantz set new record for passing TDs. Running up scores did opponents offend, But playoff at Cali saw winning streak end.

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Football at high schools this season was great, As Stevenson brothers can quickly relate. Islanders players won banner Tier 2; With Uddenberg, Wall, Cheng and the crew.

Juniors from Barsby did championship clinch, Say Taylor and Parker, Vollet and Lynch. Seniors in final were barely outscored, With Berg winning varsity player award.

For Tildsley and Morgan, squash is the sport; Allin hits birdies on badminton court. Players like Cassels and Yim never tire, With coaching from Walker and also McGuire.

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Rounis, O’Connor, and Philip will stress Volleyball basics for teams of Express. With Mark and Letourneau, Woiden and Epp; Johnson and Lum guide teams to next step. Savrtka and Warren with volleyballs set; Carver on sand enjoys spiking at net. With Avender, Hyde, the Mariners cheer, Hoping at nationals soon to appear.

acrosse this past season saw Timbermen play, As Nicholson, Webster, and Ranger will say. Tiebreaker format sank team senior A, With Ratcliff suspended so he couldn’t play!

Basketball prowess on court we can start With Simpson and Nicks, Spillman and Hart. For Mariner coaches McWhinnie and Bryce, Berth in the playoffs would really be nice.

For senior B efforts, Dubyna gave thanks; King was on board, then made way for Banks. Junior teams also did well on the season; With Bremner and Morrison part of the reason.

A league for the ladies gets Worden to run; Stevens and Hiemstra have Friday night fun. Men’s league has Letham, Williams and Bains; To referee Tang, no one complains!

On junior girls’ team, silver medal was nice, For Angell and Ferguson, Jordan and Price. Lacrosse out of doors involved Raiders on field, As Shires, McDougall, and Boas revealed.

‘Park with her scoring won national fame…’

Minor lacrosse featured Cawthorne and Frech; Thompson and Lehman helped everything mesh. As choice for Lacrosse Boy, Odynsky was fine; Top honours for coaching saw Salmon on line.

◆ o alleys with pins now quickly we roll; Gruninger, Johnson, at Splitsville do bowl. Ranger and Thompson achieved perfect game; Park with her scoring won national fame.

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◆ ow turning to summer, when weather was nice, Petersen, Wells, gave softball advice. Thorner and Woods ensured slo-pitch was played, With Elmore and Moore, Spencer and Shade.

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Fastball for minors had Nichol make plays; Larsen with Benker and Wilbey rate praise. Diamonds like Conway and Fargo shone bright, As Johnson, Roberge, and Wallace could cite.

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For five pins at Brechin, Brittain is boss, Say Eby, Boudot, Miller and Cross; Friskie and Mazur think striking is neat; Coulson was perfect, and that’s quite a feat!

Rinald coaches rowers on top of the brine; Crowley with silver at Pan Ams was fine. Champion and Rathy give wakeboarding show; Paddlers are Hume, Haywood and Rowe.

On lawn is where Sherry and Taylor will bowl, With Gibson and Towns, Dawkin and Cole. Field hockey players with Eby agree; Hassell likes cricket, then maybe some tea!

Racing comes Kraft, with Cross in canoe; At Games in the summer, they knew what to do. Hobbs likes to yacht, and Christie to sail; At diving with scuba will Richer prevail.

Rayner and Miller have horseshoes to throw; Baldassi at target shoots arrow from bow. Parenteau and Robins have things well in hand, As now fish and game club owns plenty of land. Out golfing goes Harper, and Davison too; Hill and Michell always strike the ball true. New range at Beban caused Barber to smile, With Boyle and Young, and also Delisle.

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Gordon for Mariners hit her shots straight; Of amateur title could Hrabowych state. Baker and Hatchwell can golf without peer; Anjarwalla and Evans, and also Valliere. MacDonald and Morris are players with skill; Plenty of birdies give Symbaluk thrill. Murray scores well, and also does Hughes; Together they count all the golf balls I lose!

◆ s weather gets colder, and snow does arrive, Skiers like Gilchrist and Adam do thrive. Erickson often likes blazing in snow; Donald with Riders will snowboarding go.

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◆ ow into the pool, where swimmers do well; Riptides with Irwin and Flood can excel. There’s Bourgeois and Whiteley, Crosby, Tearoe; DellaRosa and Mortlock, and also Munro.

When water will freeze, there’s skating on ice; Rushton and Hawkes will attest that it’s nice. Cameron sees skaters cut figures or dance: MacDonald, Lagary, Moore and LaChance. Now knowing that curlers will soon all be there, Horton makes ice at the rink with great care. On Duffell and Purney, Waatainen too; On Whittam and Woods, the manager true. On Gummer and Gallo, and Carters so great; On Adams and Stonehouse, those seniors who rate. On Ruth who is able to skip without fear; My partner in curling, and wife who is dear.

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White Rapids in summer created a stir, With Goodman, McGonigle, Vida and Der. As Kossey, De Pol, and Saunders relate, Taekema in breaststroke a record did break! Smythe will get synchronized Diamonds to sparkle, With Trenchard and Dougan, Costello and Bartle. Sanderson, Ricketts, with Ebbtides are wet; Ryan at Games did some gold medals get.

◆ hythmic gymnastics does Hooyberg do; Windecker, Crowe, keep gymnasts in view. Lainchbury, Hatch, competed with pride; Brenner and Lum represented Flipside.

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Solicitor General Shirley Bond’s pre-game plea to celebrate responsibly went out the window along with the Vancouv er Canucks’ hopes for the Stanley Cup Wednesday night, leaving the city and the province to clean up and reassess their crowd control strategy. At a tense news conferen ce with fire offi ficials yesterday, Vancouv er Police Chief Jim Chu said there will be multiple reviews response to the Stanley of the Rioters vandal Cup riot of ize an unmar ked BOAZ JOSEPH/BLACK 2011, including the PRESS Vancouver after big question of the Canucks’ loss police car in downt own whether the city should on Wednesday. abandon the practice of encourag Lessons learned from the 1994 ing thousands the tradition of the Stanley Cup riot of people to gather helped get the situ2010 downtown. Huge crowds of drunkenOlympics. ation under control RCMP and Abbotsfo in half the time rd Police spectators with camera as the events of 17 reinforcements, sent phones delayed years ago, Chu in after police and fire crews said, and police were post-game crowds turned violent, from dealing with the looting and burning stopping many more rioters took three hours to stop extensive and hangers-on. . Vancouver Mayor damage and looting Chu identifi fied the key Gregor Robin downtown ertson identifi tors as the same group perpetrastores. A strategy fied “a small group of “meet and of “anarof troublemakers” as chists and criminal greet” by police crowd the primary cause. s” who disrupted control units the 2010 Olympic with people watching Premier Christy s. They are opporClark told CKNW on giant TV radio yesterday that tunists, looking for screens had little deterrent effect. the review has big crowds to to focus on social hide their activities As the mayhem was media, and use , he said. covered on new technology to live television, Bond Police did not anticipa identify people urged thoute the full caught in video and impact of wireless sands of picture-s still images. napping spectasocial media on crowds, invited tors to go home. “We have to make sure that the to gather at hard-core group downtown “live sites” of troublemakers to watch in is punished,” Clark said.

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Kickboxing tactics Arnott will explain; Baxter with Shepherd and Ingalls all train. Mixed martial arts features Hinchliffe in rage; Spencer with Punt won a battle in cage.

Cooper runs regional centre for sport; Athletic commission did Unger support. Fitness in general for health is a key, As doctors like Kurytnik and Cline will agree.

Of martial arts benefits Crossley will preach; Art of jiu-jitsu does Frederiksen teach. Provencher to students aikikai can show; Kim for his classes will do taekwondo.

McNabb was selected to Sports Hall of Fame, Though after his death, things won’t be the same. Also elected were Stilwell and Hill, And Edmunds of soccer, with plenty of skill.

Larsen and Cura of judo can tell; For Sheeley and Semple, karate is swell. On training at Shima is Alvarez sold; Darmadi for Nordli earned medals of gold.

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Rock climbing wall is now Hamilton’s beat; Carroll likes yoga, and turns up the heat. Heaslip won national powerlift crown; Power as model gained fitness renown.

ow greetings to people whose business is sport; They cover the games, and scores they report. The Daily has Aldrich, a face that is new; Marshall on radio offers his view.

And here at the Bulletin, covering his beat, Sakaki does sports from his editor’s seat; Gathering stories and facts with great care, He meets every deadline with moments to spare!

Newsome when fencing, opponents did foil; Wengel at boot camp for fitness will toil. Palladini with Gilks and Marais are in gym; Pilates for Merrett is way to stay trim.

◆ nd now to conclude this holiday rhyme, Some favourite themes I’ll review at this time: Fitness has value for health and for heart, So keep yourself active and try to take part.

◆ tuart and Kirby set cycling pace; Thibault led pack in a cyclocross race; McMillan and Glassen seek mountain bike fame; BMX track now has Davidson’s name.

‘Games that are fun, more kids will enjoy…’

Stewart and Young both of hiking will sing; Coultish rides horse in equestrian ring. Abbott and Stilwell do sports in wheelchair; For fields at McGirr, Zellman does care. Running is fun, Gagliano will say; Thibodeau, Ross, would train every day. Pirozzini and Palfrey both set a good pace, As Birrer, Burrell, and Hollingshead race.

Heisterman, Ramage, DeSchiffart and Clare, Are members of track club who went on a tear. Great distance with discus did Richardson throw; Bassett and Oxland some medals could show.

As first in triathlon, Epps was all set; Winning at Westwood were Trajan, Burrett. GutBuster action saw Brady and Drope; For Ironman title did Jakobsen hope.

VIU programs for fitness and fun, Cohen, McComb, and Dunlop help run. A change in athletics will Hunter attest: Mariner teams now compete in PacWest.

Games that are fun, more kids will enjoy; But ‘win at all costs’ can pleasure destroy. With youngsters involved, learning’s the goal; Improvement and effort should coaches extol. No matter what sport, one rule is the same: Always play fair, whatever the game! And try to remember that when you compete, Be humble in winning, show grace in defeat. Give it your best, whatever you do, But always show class – good sportsmanship too. And now I’ll exclaim to all readers in sight: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! ◆ Ian Thorpe writes about sports Saturdays.

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