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For three Vancouver Island University students, encouraging more people to eat locally produced foods begins on campus. Celia White, Jesse Alexander and Leah Chesterman hope to encourage more local and sustainable purchasing practices at the university. They have funding from two national organizations, Meal Exchange and Sierra Youth Coalition, to start a campus food strategy group. The university is one of five campuses across Canadachosen for the funding. When an institution as big as VIU starts buying from local farmers, it encourages these farmers to grow more food to meet this demand, said White. It also raises awareness in the community about the benefits of eating local, sustainable food, she added, as opposed to food mass produced by large industrial companies using unsustainable methods, and highlights food security issues – much of the food consumed on Vancouver Island is produced elsewhere.
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Canadians concerned over the federal government’s tough-oncrime stance took their message to the politicians Thursday. Armed with copies of a petition signed by more than 29,000 Canadians, citizens rallied outside the offices of 160 MPs – including Nanaimo-Cowichan NDP MP Jean Crowder and Nanaimo-Alberni Conservative MP James Lunney – protesting the Safe Streets and Communities Act (Bill C-10) currently working its way through Parliament. The bill calls for mandatory minimum sentences, tougher penalties for drug offences, tougher penalties for sexual offences against children, stiffer sentences for violent and repeat young offenders, an end to conditional sentences, and elimination or delay in eligibility for pardons for serious crimes. The rallies, organized by the activist group Leadnow.ca and Reclaim our Democracy Canada, drew a handful of supporters at both Crowder’s and Lunney’s offices. “Stephen Harper will tell you he was voted in to be tough on crime, but he’s not speaking for all the Canadian people,” said Barbara Kohlman, rally organizer at Crowder’s office. “Putting people in jail with longer sentences has been proven around the world not to work. But our government is not listening.” ◆ See ‘RESIDENTS’ ‘ /4
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Locker thefts case cracked Police have arrested one woman suspected of involvement in a series of locker breakins and are looking for her accomplice. The arrest was made following several break-ins to lockers at Nanaimo’s community recreation centres in recent weeks. Most of the break-ins happened at Nanaimo Aquatic Centre on Third Street. Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said the female suspect’s name was not released because he could not confirm if she was formally charged. Police have not released the name of the woman’s male accomplice, who is believed to have fled to the Lower Mainland. Sandy Raddysh, city manager of aquatics, said visitors are cautioned not to bring valuables with them when they use Nanaimo’s recreation facilities. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-7542345 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or online at www. nanaimocrimestoppers. com.
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ABOVE: Pall bearers carry Cpl. Ian Philip’s casket past an honour guard of Mounties at the start of funeral services at St. Paul’s Anglican Church. LEFT: RCMP members from detachments across Vancouver Island march down Fitzwilliam Street in honour of Cpl. Philip Thursday. Philip, who served at Nanaimo’s RCMP detachment, died of cancer Sunday. CHRIS BUSH/THE NEWS BULLETIN
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ozens of Mounties in red serge from detachments across Vancouver Island commanded downtown Nanaimo street as they marched to St. Paul’s Anglican Church for the funeral of a friend Thursday. The march was in honour of Cpl. Ian Patrick Philip, who died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Philip, 52, spent the majority of his RCMP
career on the Island and Gulf Islands, serving in Sidney, North Saanich, Sooke, Mayne Island and the Island District Drug Section. He was serving with the Nanaimo detachment Criminal Intelligence Section at the time of his death. Philip is survived by his wife Amanda and daughters Meaghan, Emily and Sophie and his brothers Sean, an RCMP member serving in Nanaimo, and Bernie who is an Ontario Provincial Police officer. photos@nanaimobulletin.com
BMX stolen from teens in confrontation Nanaimo Mounties hope the public can help find a bike taken from two teenage boys. The theft happened at the intersection of 107th Street and the Island Highway Nov. 14 at about 5:25 p.m. when the boys, 14 and 16, were confronted by
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Access to health care for the Nanoose First Nation is getting a healthy shot in the arm. The band broke ground on its new $1.9million health care facility building Monday. Chief David Bob said the centre will give the community stability around health care and is the best use of land in securing the future for the nation’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren. “It will have a positive impact on them,” said Bob. The two-storey building will house the First Nation’s administration offices on the first floor and health programs on the second. The federal gover nment is funding the majority of the building, with the band contributing $120,000. It is expected to be complete within 10 months. The building will be home to the First Nation’s on-reserve health care services and programs, which includes a nurse, who provides service two to three days a week. It will also house: pre- and post-natal assistance programs; community and intertribal health programs; home and community care programs; diabetes prevention; early parenthood groups and counselling services. In addition to the health-care services, the facility will provide space for community programs for children, youth, women, men and elder groups. Ultimately, the band hopes to see the centre employ a doctor, dentist, and mental health and addictions worker. Bob said one option to attract a mental health worker to the space could be forming a partnership with the Vancouver Island Health Authority. If the position was funded through VIHA, the service would be open to the public so people could get help closer to their home. “They would be more than welcome to come here,” he said. The health centre will serve more than 200 Nanoose First Nation members on and off the reserve and is located in upper Lantzville.
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School district forecast Event acknowledges women predicts healthy surplus are facing a deficit of about $5.35 million, which increases to about $5.7 million in the The black ink is flowing 2013-14 school year. through Nanaimo school dis“There’s no funding protectrict’s budget documents – for tion guaranteed at this point,” now. he said. “My caution to the Nearly three months into group is we need to hold as the 2011-12 school year, secre- much as we can.” tary treasurer Phil Turin is The district lost fewer stupredicting the district dents than expected, will end the year with but the numbers are a $900,000 surplus, but still down from last he’s also warning the year – enrolment is numbers could change now 13,141 full-time in the coming months. students compared And he’s expecting with 13,214 last year. next year’s finances to Predictions were for be well in the red. 13,024 students to “We’re into funding return this fall. protection big time Nanaimo also lost and this isn’t good – more designated speTURIN it’s not sustainable,” cial needs students – said Turin. “This disabout 118 fewer than trict will be in financial crisis projected and down 258 from unless it starts to do things dif- last year. ferently.” Much of the special needs The district qualified for losses are due to an audit last funding protection this year spring that de-designated many due to declining enrolment. students or moved them into The protection prevents the special needs categories that district from receiving less do not receive any extra fundmoney than it received the year ing – about 50 per cent of the previous, even though fewer district’s designated special students returned to school. needs students do not qualify If the district is not granted for any additional support. funding protection again next Despite the enrolment and year, Turin believes trustees special needs changes, the
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district’s funding amount will remain the same due to funding protection. Factors bringing the district into a surplus situation include a lower than expected teacher average salary, fewer education assistants to correspond with fewer designated students – the number of full-time EAs is 23 below budget projections – and more money than expected from accounts dedicated to certain programs or services rolled over from last year’s budget. The updated budget numbers were presented to trustees and stakeholders on the business committee Nov. 16. This time last year, Turin reported to the committee that the district was $700,000 in the red. Those numbers changed in January when the district received unexpected funding from the province. David Murchie, business committee chairman, said he was glad to hear the district is in a slight surplus situation, but it is worrying that the district is unable to accomplish this through the regular funding formula, as opposed to funding protection. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
Members of Vancouver Island University’s Status of Women Committee are taking the page from the Occupy Wall Street movement and occupying Nanaimo Centre Stage to raise awareness about violence against women. The committee is hosting the event to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women from 5-7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Nanaimo Centre Stage, at 25 Victoria Rd. The event is open to the public and will celebrate, acknowledge
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that save them money, she said. Clark also addressed the concern expressed at the recent municipal leaders’ conference that the new office will simply add bureaucracy. “When I talk about creating jobs, I mean private sector jobs, not more government jobs,” Clark said. “But I think this is a unique position in that it’s going to mean we see some savings at the provincial government level.” Chong tabled the legislation for the new office Thursday afternoon, on the last day of the fall legislative session. It will be debated when the sitting resumes in February. Chambers of commerce and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business applauded the announcement. The CFIB tracks municipal spending, and its review of 2010 budgets found inflationadjusted spending is growing nearly four times as fast as population in B.C. “Our members continue to express concern over the unsustainable rate of growth
in municipal spending, which has consistently eclipsed both wage and economic growth,” said Bruce Carter, CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce. NDP leader Adrian Dix said Thursday he has no objection to the concept of a local government auditor, but he questions the spending of money now, when court cases are being dismissed due to overload-related delays. Dix said Clark is following through on municipal accountability, while the B.C. Liberal government spends “billions on stadium roofs and smart meters.” Clark said the federal and provincial auditors create discomfort for governments, but their findings are nonbinding. “What we’ve discovered, and what the federal government has discovered, is that auditors general have a huge moral suasion, because they are thorough, they are experts and they are third parties,” Clark said. editor@nanaimobulletin.com
TO OUR PARTNERS IN A CLEANER COMMUNITY Thanks to you, Nanaimo is a cleaner, more attractive place! This past fall and spring, more than 500 volunteers from not-for-profit groups collected litter along over 200 km of community streets! The groups collected over 500 bags of broken glass, miscellaneous car parts and other items. They received $50 per km for routes covered, raising $10,000 for the organizations involved. Participating groups included: ·1st Nanaimo Piper Rangers ·Island Crisis Care ·1st Neck Point Venturers ·Morrell Sanctuary Society ·Chase River Pathfinders ·Nanaimo Assoc. for Community Living ·Chase River Rangers ·Nanaimo Hindu Cultural Society ·Christ Community Church ·Nanaimo Lion’s Club ·Church of the Nazarene ·Nanaimo Travelers Lodge ·Claytree Society ·St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Thanks to everyone involved for making this year’s program another success! The “Partners in a Cleaner Community Program” will take place again in 2012. CITY OF NANAIMO
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helley Green’s knowledge of inner city schools and aboriginal education issues has earned her a position on the Canadian Education Association’s national advisory council. Green, principal of Georgia Avenue Elementary School, was appointed to the council this fall and attended her first committee education symposium, 21st Century Learning: From Rhetoric to Reality, last month. “It’s an absolutely amazing experience and I feel very honoured to be appointed,” said Green. “I’m passionate about kids and learning.” She said the symposium was basically a “think-tank” where participants examined different learning- models from around the world and across Canada. Green said the education system of the future will look completely different and one of the challenges educators must tackle is preparing students for life after graduation in a world that is shifting daily with new innovations and needs. The association is a non-partisan charitable organization that has members from across Canada who are leaders in education, research and policy creation, not-for-profit and business sectors. It strives to generate new education ideas and spread them through meetings, workshops, symposiums and the Internet to influence and transform the public education system to help students meet the needs of a global
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world and changing society. “We feel incredibly fortunate to have Shelley join the CEA council,” Ron Canuel, the association’s CEO, said in an e-mail. “Her tireless dedication to supporting the success of inner city and aboriginal students is an allimportant perspective that we need to hear at our table and we look forward to learning from her knowledge of program development in support of these students, which will most certainly inform and influence CEA’s Pan Canadian dialogue.” Green has been a principal for 11 years, serving the past five overseeing Georgia Avenue. She started teaching in 1984 and has taught in various schools in Nanaimo for nearly 15 years. She has an elementary education diploma from the University of Victoria and a master’s degree in elementary leadership from San Diego State University. Green is also president-elect of the B.C. Principals and Vice-Principals Association and will serve as president starting next July. She’s worked in a lot of inner city schools and said many of the students come to school with high needs. “They may come from impoverished scenarios at home and need extra support just to get to school,” she said. That’s why community efforts such as breakfast clubs, after-school computer programs and others are important supports that help students prepare to learn, she said. And Green believes all children can learn, it’s just about creating the right tools to facilitate the process. reporter3@nanaimobulletin.com
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Brains needed on concussions B.C. Liberal MLA Moira Stilwell has proposed legislation to help prevent concussions in youth sports. The private member’s bill would make it law to remove a young athlete from play if a concussion is suspected. The proposed law recognizes that the majority of sport-related head injuries occur in athletes younger than 20, and the frequency of injuries is increasing. Even with Hockey Canada’s new rules, head shots occur frequently in minor hockey. Sometimes penalties are called, often not. Such inconsistency only confuses players and puts them at risk. These rules need to be more strictly enforced. More is unknown than known about concussions. We know what causes them, but not why some people feel some symptoms – headaches, nausea, dizziness, sensitivity to light – while others experience a sudden onset of depression. There’s no clinically tested treatment for concussions. Rest is best. Sidney Crosby just returned to the NHL after 10 months recuperating from a concussion. Other players have had to retire after sustaining multiple concussions, some the result of deliberate and callous head shots. These are professional athletes; they know the risks and what’s at stake – for some, their jobs. But so few children will ever play junior or college, let alone pro. They have their whole lives ahead of them. No game is worth jeopardizing their futures. We need to do everything possible to educate them about brain injuries, to teach them to protect themselves and respect one another, without instilling fear. It’s not as simple as telling them to keep their heads up and elbows down. We must help them value our most valuable asset – our brains. Use them. The Nanaimo News Bulletin 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
Man’s destructive direction not wise One of the best books I’ve read, humanity with him. if not one of the weirdest, is The rains come and it’s time to Canadian Timothy Findley’s Not board the ark. Unfortunately, Noah Wanted on the Voyage. takes Yaweh’s instructions without It’s a post-modern version of compromise, and informs Mrs. the Great Flood from the Book of Noyes that Mottyl will not be joinGenesis, filled with characters all ing them as two perfectly healthy operating at various levels of dyscats have already been selected. function, mistrust and hatred. Mrs. Noyes objects, and Noah tries The key character is Noah to solve the problem by unsucNoyes, a doctor, whose cessfully burning down wife, Mrs. Noyes, is an their barn with Mottyl SATURDAY alcoholic who talks to in it. He fails and Mrs. BEAT animals, most notably Noyes is not impressed. her 20-year-old blind cat The tone for the voyToby Gorman Mottyl. age is set. Reporter p One day, Yaweh, On board with Noah the God of Israel and and Mrs. Noyes are Noah’s friend, approachtheir three sons, Shem, es Noah depressed and Japeth and Ham. Shem ready to take his own is married to Hannah, life. He’s bummed at and Japeth is married the way humanity has to 12-year-old Emma. treated him – they had Ham marries Lucy already killed him seven quickly before the times, with each resurrection takfloods arrive and in his haste, fails ing more and more effort, and on to realize he wed Lucifer in drag. his way to see Noah, people threw Needless to say, the motley crew rotten fruit and feces at his caris off to a rocky start and things riage. get worse as the voyage goes on. To cheer him up, Noah shows Murders, questionable sexual Yaweh a magic trick, which conduct, concerns over food, the includes putting a penny under a slaughter of dolphins who Noah glass bottle then filling the bottle believed to be pirates, all transpire with water. Due to the refraction, on the boat, with people doing horthe penny disappears. Yaweh rendous things to each other. thinks about that – water can make Eventually, Mrs. Noyes, Lucy, things disappear. Emma and Ham decide to rebel He tells Noah to build an ark, against the others, and end up getgather all of the Earth’s animals ting locked below decks. two-by-two, and get ready for a Noah draws a line, forcing the great cleansing, so Noah does. rebels to perform all of the daily God wanted to die, and take chores on the boat, while he and
his allies live a life of relative luxury above deck. All the while, the Great Flood is eradicating the rest of humanity and all other living things. It is an extraordinarily tale told quite simply, and like the biblical story it retells, holds true today more than ever. As humans we bicker, destroy, murder, betray, pillage and exploit as the natural world observes in silence and without judgment, even as we plunder the very things we claim to hold dear. We claim to be stewards of the Earth, but evidence continues to pile up that perhaps we are fooling ourselves, even when we know better. The world could be (indeed, some days it feels like it is) falling apart at the seams, and we’d still be doing horrible things to each other, innocent animals and the natural environment we rely on. With climate change, overpopulation, looming economic and energy crisis, unrest in the Middle East, an increase in devastating earthquakes, mistreatment of animals and a plethora of other challenges we face, it might be wise to, well, wisen up and perhaps set a less destructive course. Why? Because when Matthew announced the eight beautitudes during his Sermon on the Mount, he claimed the fifth beautitude are the meek, who shall inherit the Earth. He never said the meek were human. reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com
‘As humans we bicker, destroy, murder, betray, pillage and exploit.’
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Rural voters dissatisfied with disparity of system To the Editor, I was a candidate in the area with the lowest voter turnout in the Regional District of Nanaimo, 13.3 per cent, down 11.4 per cent from the 2008 election turnout. Although I was not successful in being elected, I did get a good chance to meet residents at the doorstep. Time and again I was met with the admonishment, specific to Area A, that “it doesn’t matter who gets in, they’ll do what they want anyway.” Many of those I spoke with in this rural area are feeling bullied by the City of Nanaimo and RDN board decisions which often ignore local residents’ wishes. I was told about a lack of accountability, and consultations that are often token – meant to push government and development agendas that have already been decided behind closed doors. Why bother to vote, they asked me, when it doesn’t make a difference? My only recourse was to suggest that this time things would change, that someone would stand up for their interests. That a strong representative could ensure that the City of Nanaimo does not vote as a block and ignore their concerns, or that the RDN will not rubber stamp urban tax grabs, or permit developments to be dumped on their border that externalize problems onto rural residents. With minimum coverage of rural issues during the election, however, and only one hastily-organized all-candidates meeting on a Sunday night, Area A voters were feeling that they neither knew the candidates nor understood what they promised to do if elected. In other words, residents
I met were feeling ignored, and victimized by a system that facilitates RDN and city decisions without regard to the effect it has on them. Development plans are being fast-tracked, water taken from local aquifers, and government appears to simply go through the motions of public consultations – with decisions already made behind closed doors. My impression was that the low vote here is indicative of a battered electorate, and a political voting system within the RDN board that permits the city to run the show. If we want to see voters express their democratic right we need to show them that their votes count, that their concerns will be heard and their interests honestly addressed. I’d like to also suggest that, with climate change and food security concerns increasing, and greenspaces and habitat being rapidly lost, urban voters need to consider how they will require their elected representatives to vote with rural areas and the greater public interest in mind. Covering every available hectare of land with a mall, store or residential development is not the answer. At the moment I am sorry to say that many in Area A believe the system is broken, and they will register their vote by not showing up on election day. ‘City folk’, the onus is then on you, until the system is changed. You need to require a significant change in the way decisions are made if we want a balanced and sustainable approach to our collective and mid-Island needs – one that will not impose an urban self-interest upon rural neighbours. Laurie Gourlay Cedar
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Important water answers needed To the Editor, Water is a growing issue all over our planet (Read Ladysmith author Chris Wood’s Dry Spring). Here in Nanaimo, we have important decisions to make in regard to our water. For instance, we should take a broad, long-term look at the implications of a recent idea to sell water to cruise ships. How are we going to ensure water supply for the growing population of Nanaimo – four
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large proposed developments in and around Nanaimo (Cable Bay, Sandstone and two Island Timberlands projects), Timberwest looking to develop along the Nanaimo River, Nanaimo Airport plans to expand business on its land over the Cassidy aquifer, rapidly expanding Ladysmith looking to the Cassidy aquifer for future use, Yellowpoint residents lacking water, and Lantzville requiring water, (not to mention a rumour of another large development) – where
are the proper planning and controls for the entire region? The Cassidy aquifer, a large but very vulnerable resource under porous terrain in an earthquake zone, has been declining over the years (see the Vancouver Island University Groundwater Study). Harmac has water rights to a large quantity of water that affects the aquifer. Island Timberlands owns the watershed where Nanaimo gets its water. This topic is huge and
the City of Nanaimo, and the regional districts of Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley, along with residents, need to collaborate on long-term planning before we are in too deep in an unsustainable growth model. I wonder what the new B.C. Water Modernization Act does to protect our resources, if sale of water to cruise ships and elsewhere is allowed? Is anyone paying attention? Lavonne Garnett Nanaimo
Federal crime bill a step backward To the Editor, I am writing because I believe Conservative MP James Lunney is not representing the views of his constituents in supporting the Conservative party’s crime bill. The bill is a step backwards in reducing crime rates, as the Canadian Bar Association has pointed out, and will end up costing our provinces and nations millions of dollars incarcerating criminals. As a Conservative MP who campaigns as being tough on crime and fiscally responsible, he seems to be going against all that he stands for. Taking money away from rehabilitation resources only makes tougher, meaner criminals. There is no evidence that the model created in the U.S. has worked at all, and even conservative Texans are ridiculing this legislation in the international media. What we need is what we already have, and what has made Canada one of the safest nations in the world to live in.
We need to help people who suffer from mental illness, addictions, and poverty, not jail them. Not to mention mandatory minimums will unfairly imprison a higher percentage of aboriginals. Michael Vance Nanaimo
Protesters hiding not democratic To the Editor, If people (Occupiers) want to protest, then they should be willing to show their faces. There are too many hiding behind their masks. The Charter of Rights was not created to allow this kind of stupidity. Those wearing a mask should be made to remove them or be arrested. If you feel strong enough about making changes and the only way is to demonstrate, that is your right. But don’t hold the community at ransom. The municipalities should free the police’s hands and lobby the federal government to make changes to the law. Enough is enough P. Thomas Nanaimo
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Wages, benefits teachers’ issues To the Editor, Re: Teachers’ rally a reminder of ongoing battle, Nov. 17. It seems amazing that teachers can actually say funding is the main cause for the job action when in fact it is improved wages and
benefits that is the main stumbling block in getting a deal done. The courts have said that they are not going to get involved in the class size and structure argument. It is up to the teachers and the school boards to get this figured out. By not doing certain administrative and supervisory tasks, the teachers are in fact in breach of their contract. Why can they do this without penalty? Because our children are suffering without proper feedback and the parents are left in the dark about their children’s progress the lack of reporting is disgraceful. Funding is only the top concern because more funding could result in more wages and benefits. Many people working in the province haven’t had a raise in quite a while. If the teachers are really concerned, then take wages and benefits off the table and make concrete proposals to discuss the other matters. J. Sharpe Nanaimo
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Backyard burn brings ticket A Harewood resident received a $200 fine from the fire department after crews responded to
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The top judge of the B.C. Supreme Court has issued a rare warning that the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s justice system is critically threatened by years of government underfunding. Chief Justice Robert Bauman, in a blunt Nov. 19 speech to B.C. lawyers in Las Vegas, used analogies like â&#x20AC;&#x153;going over the cliff in slow motionâ&#x20AC;? to describe the danger from court congestion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bring this issue to the attention of our fellow citizens and take whatever steps you can to defend and protect our judicial system,â&#x20AC;? he urged legal colleagues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once our institution is critically wounded it will never be the same again.â&#x20AC;? Bauman likened court underfunding in B.C. to the forces of erosion, adding it is steadily approaching a â&#x20AC;&#x153;tipping point when that gradual, insidious process of incremental damage yields its dramatic finish â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the structure is diminished and collapses.â&#x20AC;? By next year, the court services budget will have been cut more than 10 per cent since 2008, with overall staff down about 15 per cent. Bauman said there is a limit to the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to cope with restraint, adding the cutbacks that are yet to come are â&#x20AC;&#x153;cuts to the bone.â&#x20AC;? Numerous accused criminals, often impaired drivers, have already walked free because of judicial stays of proceeding after the case took too long to go to trial due to court delays. The shortage of provincial court judges â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 17 fewer now hear cases than in 2005 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have led to criminal case backlogs so long, he noted, even an accused cocaine trafficker had his case quashed this fall after a 42-month delay. Court sometimes canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t proceed because no clerk is available, Bauman noted. A shortage of court registry staff has delayed the processing of court orders by up to six months in some cities, he said. And he called the reduction in sheriffs earlier this year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; since rescinded â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a â&#x20AC;&#x153;glaring exampleâ&#x20AC;?
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of court underfunding that led to criminal trial delays and never should have happened. Legal aid funding has dropped to â&#x20AC;&#x153;almost nilâ&#x20AC;? in civil and family cases, Bauman added, even though close to 20 per cent of litigants are selfrepresented. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without additional resourcing, the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traditional and essential role in maintaining societal order is being eroded and degraded,â&#x20AC;? Bauman warned. NDP leader Adrian Dix called it a â&#x20AC;&#x153;very significantâ&#x20AC;? warning on the state of the courts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you have people like serious cocaine dealers who are not being tried because of court delays, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a serious problem for confidence in our justice system.â&#x20AC;? editor@nanaimobulletin.com
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Strategy eyes campus change â&#x2014;&#x2020; From /1 Chesterman envisions using land at the G.R. Paine Horticultural Centre as an organic vegetable garden, employing students and providing food to the cafeteria, and an institutional mandate that a certain percentage of foods on campus must be acquired locally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be incremental,â&#x20AC;? said Chesterman. About a dozen student groups, programs and departments on campus have already agreed to participate in meetings organized by the students, said White, as well as a community group â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nanaimo Foodshare. White, Chesterman and Alexander are paid to spend about 10 hours a week on the project and given a $600 budget for expenses
incurred by the group over the next two years. Chesterman said the first step is meeting with as many groups as possible and deter mining how much food on the campus is already produced locally, then the group will look at where different departments and groups can work together to expand this. Having that discussion at a postsecondary institution is vital, added Alexander, because young educated minds will become societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future leaders and policy makers. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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District Secondary School, has been on the radar for school trustees for several years. T he district owns the property and the Nanaimo Track and Field Club is the primary user. The district, the City of Nanaimo and Vancouver Island University agreed last January to provide $45,000 toward the cost of a feasibility study, prepared by Yates, Thorn and Associates Inc. and released last week, to outline all the renovations and partnerships needed to make a multi-use facility a reality. The Rotary Bowl is currently not suitable for football or soccer events, and while it is suitable for track and field training and competitions up to a certain level, improvements would be needed if the district wanted to host a Canada Games, Olympic trials or international track event there, the report states. Certain upgrades are also needed to maintain existing facilities. The report estimates it would cost about $200,000 for improvements needed to host high-level track and field events and about $13.3 million if the
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facility were intended for field sports as well as track and field events. The second option would include a new synthetic turf infield, a new g randstand, improvements to track and field facilities and a second synthetic turf field on the NDSS play field to allow for football, rugby and soccer tournaments to be hosted at Rotary Bowl. That would provide a venue for VIU to expand its recreation and sport offerings and facilities, the report notes. The school district’s business committee is recommending the study be used as a
pen any time soon,” he said. “In our view it’s unaffordable.” Perhaps one group will come up with a more economically feasible plan to expand usage of the facility, Brennan added. Ric Kelm, VIU’s executive director of infrastructure and ancillary services, said the university is interested in a joint-use agreement, but does not have much additional funding to put toward a huge renovation project. The school board discussed the business committee’s recommendations at a meeting Wednesday. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
Hydro grants help students conserve energy Two Nanaimo schools have an extra $1,000 to put toward energy saving initiatives, thanks to B.C. Hydro’s Energy Ambassadors program. Dover Bay Secondary School’s Eco Club will use the grant to buy an electricity-generating bicycle that can be plugged into the school’s energy grid.
Cost of the bike is $1,400 and the remaining funds were raised by students in the Eco Club. Woodlands Secondary School will install weather stripping on doors and light sensors in bathrooms with the $1,000. Ladysmith Secondary School also won a grant, which students are using to buy new four-part
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Spin-a-thon generates funds for cancer care by how many watts of power each biker generated. Paul Boudreault, club manager and spin-a-thon organizer, said the event was held because in the health and fitness industry they see many people affected by cancer “Members, friends, and families … there is no one left unaffected,” he said. Brenda Rositano, of the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation, said the reward for the hospital is the additional equipment to better serve the communities, but
SPCA shelters running low on blankets for animals SPCA shelters across the province are in urgent need of towels, blankets and sheets to help keep the animals warm during the cold weather. “We always need these items, but due to the cold weather we are in desperate need of them right now,” said Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations for the B.C. SPCA. “If anyone has towels or bedding to spare, the SPCA would be extremely grateful for your help.” Nanaimo and District SPCA is at 2200 Labieux Rd. For more information, please go to www.spca. bc.ca/nanaimo or call 250-758-8444.
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War against AIDS still on A four-year campaign to reduce the number of HIV/AIDS victims in Canada and around the world kicks off Thursday (Dec. 1), World AIDS Day. The goal of the campaign according to organizers is “getting to zero” – zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. The campaign is set to run until 2015. “Getting to zero is about increasing access to HIV treatment and support,” said James Boxshall, acting executive director of AIDS Vancouver Island. “In order to eliminate AIDS-related deaths and to decrease the transmission of HIV, expanded access to services is needed both locally and globally.” The Public Health Agency of
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Excitement is building among students and staff in Vancouver Island University’s professional baking program. That’s because 30 current and past students and four faculty members are off on a two-week sojourn to Paris March 1-15 to attend the biggest baking trade show in the world. “This is something I’ve always wanted to do with my students,” said Martin Barnett, chair man of VIU’s professional baking and pastry department. “The Europain baking and pastry convention happens once every three years. Students will learn so much by observing world-class bakers who have honed techniques passed down through the generations,” he said. “They’ll learn things we can’t teach in a traditional classroom.” The five-day trade show attracts close to
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Island farmers consider seed banks Improving the quality and quantity of food seed on central Vancouver Island was the topic of discussion at the Central Island Seed Savers Network’s latest meeting. Held Nov. 5, the meeting addressed the formulation of a seed bank for central Island farmers and growers. Discussion on how best to save seeds for the future, and what models of seed banking would be appropriate for the region led network members to choose a seed directory to best secure seed availability. While the seed directory is being compiled, a series of other initiatives are also underway including plans to produce public resources that outline how gardeners and growers can best source local seeds and where information on the
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Education & Career Fairs Booth Exhibitor 100 Insignia College 101 Prairie Bible Institute 102 Briercrest College and Seminary 103 Discovery Community College 105 North Island College 106 Sprott-Shaw Community College 107 The Art Institutes 108 Association of BC Land Surveyors 109 British Columbia Institute of Technology 110 West Coast College of Massage Therapy 111 RVDA of BC / Okanagan College 112 Olds College 113 Royal Roads University 114 West Island College International Class Afloat 115 BC Ambulance Service 116 BC Ambulance Service 117 Columbia Bible College 118 Camosun College 119 Columbus College of Art & Design 120 Nicola Valley
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Education & Career Fairs Nanaimo Education & Career Fair - December 2, 2011 - Seminar Schedule The goal of the Seminar Series is to create awareness about career opportunities in a variety of industry sectors. Seminar presentations are 30 minutes in duration. The schedule is subject to change as speakers are confirmed. Please check this seminar schedule again online a few days prior to the event for the final schedule. No registration is necessary for the Seminars. Seating is first come, first serve! SEMINAR AREA 1 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Career Opportunities in Aboriginal Tourism Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC AtBC is a non-profit Stakeholder based organization that is committed to growing and promoting a sustainable, culturally rich Aboriginal tourism industry. Through training, information resources, networking opportunities and co-operative marketing programs, AtBC is a one-stop resource for First Nations entrepreneurs and communities in BC. 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Study, Live and Work Experiences in Switzerland IMI University How to choose a right hotel schools for yourself in Switzerland. Invest in good and solid education leads to success. Share my study and work experiences in Switzerland. The benefits of going to Switzerland to study. What the education in Switzerland can offer for your future career. 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Training for Careers in the Entertainment Industries and How to Choose a School Van Arts Training for careers in the entertainment industries, and how to choose a school for such training. 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM How to Plan and Pay for Your Post-secondary Education Can Learn The Canada Student Loans Program and the Canada Student Grants Program help by
providing student financial assistance in the form of loans and grants to Canadians attending post-secondary education in most provinces and territories. Post-secondary education opens doors by providing better job opportunities. Visit CanLearn.ca to learn more. 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM 1001 Reasons to Choose a U.S. Community College Seattle Central Community College Focuses on the main advantages of attending a US community college: low cost, open admission, diverse program options, university transfer options, high quality, and small class sizes. Uses Seattle Central as an example to illustrate these and a few other advantages, including an ESL program for all levels, and a university transfer guarantee. 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM The Value of a Liberal Arts Education Quest University What is a liberal arts education? It does not focus on painting, graphics or design. Liberal arts refers to a curriculum that imparts general knowledge and develops a student’s rational thought and intellectual capabilities. This not only benefits your personal development but also your future careers. Find out more! 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM Business of Fashion Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising This seminar views 16 different careers in the fashion industry through the stories of people currently working in these positions. This presentation gives an in-depth description of what each career entails, discusses the skills
necessary to work in a particular field, and includes insightful words of wisdom. SEMINAR AREA 2 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Animation and Concept Art for Visual Effects, Game and Animation Industries Vancouver Animation School A demonstration about a day in the life of Animators and Concept Artists working for the Visual Effects, Game and Animation Industries. 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM The Film & Television Market for Actors in Vancouver Vancouver Acting School A compete overview of the film and television industry in Vancouver. Learn what it takes to get an agent, how the audition process works, how to manage yourself as a business and all the keys to having a successful career as an actor. 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Exploring the realities of a technology based arts career Centre for Arts & Technology We will explore arts based technology driven industries including, and ways students can connect with these industries through a unique approach to technical training and creative research. The presentation is a power point presentation loaded with portfolio work and info from our programs, and the respective industries we represent. 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Careers in Health Information Science University of Victoria, School of Health Information Science
The study of Health Information Science is not new but it is unique. It combines your interest in computer and information/communication technology together with your interest in health. Find out what this discipline is all about and how a degree in health information science will lead you to a fulfilling career. 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Is Online Education For You? LaSalle College International We would like to present to students how online education has evolved from previous traditional correspondence courses. Also showcase its benefits and how it can adapt to their lifestyle. 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Makeup your Career Blanche MacDonald Centre Interested in a career in the creative disciplines? This Special Effects makeup demonstration reveals what it entails to start your career in the various industries attached to makeup artistry. Whether you are inspired by the idea of working in Fashion, TV and film, or working in a lab making prosthetics a career in makeup artistry offers it all. 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Why Traditional Education Works Insignia College Technology has provided enhanced tools but employers are looking for people skills and abilities to connect with customers and coworkers.
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“It’s just to get the fans more into the game and make it more enjoyable for them,” he said. “Every time I go into the endzone they’re going to get excited that much more now because they know a ball’s coming.” Harris, the former V.I. Raiders star, is experiencing stardom in professional football. His two touchdowns in the Western final last weekend helped propel his Lions into the 99th Grey Cup, to be held this Sunday (Nov. 27) at B.C. Place. Harris is the starting tailback, the primary ball carrier for the favoured team in Canada’s biggest football game. He’s gaining yards, catching passes, breaking tackles and scoring touchdowns. Those moments just before his celebratory football tosses, said Harris, are hard to put into words. “When you finally realize you’re going to score, you can feel the whole crowd exploding because they can see you’re about to score,” he said. “It’s undescribable. You can feel it in your chest, you can feel it deep down in your soul that you did something great and you just lifted 40,000 people to their feet. It’s like nothing else that I’ve ever experienced in my life.” Grey Cup week is taking things
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to a whole other level. It’s been crazy, Harris said. There are media requests every single day. Almost all his former teammates and coaches have tried to reach him this week, to offer congratulations, wish him luck and express their pride. His fan base keeps expanding. Earlier in the playoff run, Har-
ris and his teammates received, from a Grade 3 elementary school class in Delta, hand-made, personalized postcards. “Mine said, ‘Good luck this week, good job scoring three touchdowns against Montreal, make sure you dodge all the tacklers and don’t get hurt’,” Harris said. “That kind of stuff ’s cool.”
As a way to give back, he’s already planning youth football camps for the spring. The first would be in Nanaimo, he said, and then he’ll think about bringing them to the Lower Mainland and his hometown of Winnipeg. It’s an interesting sidebar that Sunday’s big game is against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the team Harris grew up cheering for. “For my friends and family back in Winnipeg, they’re that much more excited because they were Bombers fans until I started playing for the B.C. Lions,” he said. “Now they have that added little bit of tension.” It also makes Harris even more of a central figure going into the Grey Cup, though he would be in the thick of things, regardless. As his profile on the sports highlights has risen, so too has his standing on the Lions. “They rely on me to make plays more now and they expect me to make plays. That’s a good feeling,” he said. Some of those teammates, like veteran receiver Geroy Simon, have offered wisdom to a 24-year-old caught up in an experience of a lifetime. “I’m trying to focus on our game plan; you try to prepare for that but there’s so much other stuff going on around you that it’s a little bit harder to focus, for sure,” Harris said. “I went to talk to Geroy about it. I said, ‘How do you do this?’ He said, ‘You’ve just got to enjoy it’.” sports@nanaimobulletin.com
Only the best teams are left today (Nov. 26) at B.C.’s senior AAA boys’ high school soccer provincials. The Dover Bay Dolphins were hoping to be one of those teams still in the hunt. The Dolphins started competition Thursday at the tournament in Burnaby. Facing a series of opponents who they hadn’t played before, Dover’s strategy was to force its own game. “We’re trying to really concentrate on ourselves and making sure that we really focus on tightening up defensively and really working on pressuring the ball,” said Iain Baird, Dolphins coach. “We’ve been very good offensively right from Day 1. We’ve spent quite a bit of time focusing on moving the ball quickly.”
Sport awards seek nominees The Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards are hoping for more nominations than ever this year. The annual awards banquet, to be held Feb. 4, recognizes Athlete of the Year candidates in team and individual sports and Coach of the Year finalists at the grassroots and highperformance level. There are also awards for Team of the Year, Official of the Year and more. To learn more, visit www.nanaimosportachievementawards.com or pick up the next issue of the News Bulletin.
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â&#x2014;&#x2020; Nov. 25 - Pacific Western Athletic Association volleyball. Vancouver Island University Mariners vs. Columbia. VIU gym, Women, 6 p.m.; men, 7:45 p.m.
RIVALS WIN 6-1 midweek in Duncan.
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The Nanaimo Clippers started slowly and never quite reached top speed against the Cowichan Valley Capitals. The Caps defeated the Clips 6-1 on Wednesday night in B.C. Hockey League action in Duncan. The first star of the game was Jordan Levesque, a Capitals affiliate player from Nanaimo who is an alternate captain on the North Island Silvertips. Levesque had a goal and an assist. Cowichan scored twice in a first period in which they outshot the Clippers 15-6. The Caps tallied two more in the second and two more in the third before Ryan Wells finally got the visitors on the scoreboard with two minutes left in the game. It was the first B.C. Hockey League goal for Wells, who only
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Columbia. VIU gym, Women, 1 p.m.; men, 2:45 p.m. â&#x2014;&#x2020; Nov. 26 - B.C. Hockey League. Nanaimo Clippers vs. Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Weyerhaeuser Arena, Port Alberni, 7 p.m.
â&#x2014;&#x2020; Nov. 25 - B.C. Hockey League. Nanaimo Clippers vs. Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Frank Crane Arena, 7 p.m.
â&#x2014;&#x2020; Nov. 29 - High school boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball exhibition. Dover Bay vs. Wellington. Wellington Secondary School gym, 7 p.m.
â&#x2014;&#x2020; Nov. 26 - Pacific Western Athletic Association volleyball. VIU Mariners vs.
â&#x2014;&#x2020; Dec. 2 - B.C. Hockey League. Nanaimo vs. Cowichan. Island Savings Centre, Duncan, 7:30 p.m.
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Nanaimo Clippers defenceman Ryan Wells, middle, knocks the puck away from Cowichan Valley Capitals opponent Steen Cooper as Clippers Brett Hartskamp, left, and Mason Blacklock are also involved in the play during Wednesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s B.C. Hockey League game at the Island Savings Centre in Duncan.
recently got into the lineup off the injured list. Shots in Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game ended up 36-33 for Cowichan, with Billy Faust suffering the loss.
GAME ON â&#x20AC;Ś The Clippers play the Alberni Valley Bulldogs tonight (Nov. 26) at 7 p.m. at Port Alberniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weyerhaeuser Arena â&#x20AC;Ś In other Clippers news, the fran-
chise announced it is bidding to host the Canadian Junior A Hockey Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western Canada Championship in 2013. The tournament replaces the Doyle Cup and will
involve the championship teams from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well as a host team. The winner of the tourney advances to the Royal Bank Cup.
Former Timbermen goalie named Shamrocks coach Goaltenders get to view the game a little differently, so Bob Heyes, the new coach of the Victoria Shamrocks, has a perspective some players donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Heyes was promoted from assistant coach of the Western Lacrosse Association organization this month following Walt Christiansonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent resignation. Heyes played his minor lacrosse in Nanaimo and also ended his play-
ing career in the Hub City with the Timbermen. In between, he won a Minto Cup in Esquimalt and Mann Cups in 1997 and 1999 with the Shamrocks. One of the new coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals is to make sure he has a playoff-ready team next August. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this league there can be more playoff games than regular season, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll emphasize that,â&#x20AC;? he said. BOB HEYES
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Golfers look back on best rounds Our recent heavy rains, cold temperatures and even an early taste of snow, have left little doubt that the golfing season is about done for another year. Sure, there will be some rounds played in the weeks ahead. But the PGA season is over and until next spring local handicaps are frozen just as the greens were on a couple of mornings last week. So this might be an opportune time to catch up on some highlights from the past season on the professional and local golf scene… Of course golf was in the sports headlines last weekend, with the staging of the Presidents Cup competition in Australia. No trouble with cold weather on the other side of the world and no trouble for the American team captained by Fred Couples to defeat the international squad headed by Greg Norman by a total of 19 points to 15. The conclusion of the official PGA season saw Bill Haas win the Tour Championship, not to mention the $10-million bonus as FedEx Cup points champ. Speaking of money, Britain’s Luke Donald was the Tour’s top money winner, earning nearly $7 million on the year.
On the local golf scene, at Winchelsea View Golf congratulations go to this Course, where this year’s year’s club champions from club championship was won the Nanaimo Golf Club, by Bob Ree with a two-day where Kerry Davison is the total of 143. Just one stroke head professional. Kristian behind for second low gross Hrabowych was the men’s was Dan McDonald, with champ for the three-day third place taken by Ron event. (He also won the McWillis. Nanaimo Amateur this In an incredible display of season.) Ken Thompson luck, I somehow managed to claimed the men’s senior win the low net championchampionship ship, just ahead crown, with Dave of Ron McWillis, THORPE Yule the chamRon Kerney, Nels REPORT pion in the men’s Symbaluk and Ed Ian Thorpe super senior Gray. Columnist division. This Out at Cotyear’s women’s tonwood Golf club champion Course, head pro at Nanaimo was Winston Michell Kim Evans, while sends word that Anna North Kevin Roden was was tops in the the men’s club women’s senior championship championship low gross winner. division. Low gross in B flight went to Still with the Nanaimo Gordon Smeeton, while Jeff club, the overall junior club Datoff was low gross champ champion was Zach Anderin C flight and Bobby Uvason. Other junior winners nile in D flight. were Graham Sexton in With the ladies, Georgina the peewee division, John Hermans was the CottonMacDonald in the divot catwood ladies’ low gross chamegory and Robert Assaf in pion this year, with Susie the juvenile division. Junior Youle taking low net hondivision champion was ours. In the senior ladies’ Michael Hrabowych and the division, the low gross title girls’ division winner was went to Lucette Tremblay Shirin Anjarwalla. and the low gross award to Ian Harper is the pro Nicole Bourduas.
In other golfing news from the season past, congratulations go to Nanaimo’s Mark Vallier, who led the B.C. team to a gold medal at the Western Canada Summer Games. Meanwhile, Shirin Anjarwalla placed third at B.C. Golf ’s bantam girls’ championships. Amanda Baker finished just one stroke behind the winner at the B.C. Women’s Amateur. And Nanaimo’s Tony Hatchwell claimed second place at the B.C. Senior Men’s championships. Among his other accomplishments this season, Nanaimo’s Sandy Harper scored an impressive eight-shot victory at the Pacific Northwest Men’s Mid-Amateur Championships in Washington State. A tip of the golf cap also goes to the VIU Mariner golf team. The local squad this season finished fifth overall in the Pacific Western Athletic Association standings. Kalli Gordon was the only VIU player to qualify for nationals, where she tied for sixth place in P.E.I. Whatever your sport, a reminder in closing to play your hardest, play fair and show good sportsmanship. ◆ Ian Thorpe writes about sports Saturdays.
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Nanaimo Redmen running back Kalden Keen makes a first-down run earlier this season.
Redmen eyeing upset The Nanaimo Redmen know they have to knock off an undefeated, favoured f o e t o a dv a n c e. They’re up for it. The Redmen play the White Rock Titans today (Nov. 26) on the road in the Vancouver Mainland Football League playoffs. The Titans (11-0) compiled their impressive record without having to face the Redmen (8-3). “I really wanted to beat these guys this whole year because
I know we’re just as good, if not better than they are,” said Adrian Keller, Redmen linebacker. Upsetting the Titans won’t be easy, but the Redmen don’t mind grinding one out. “We’ve done a pretty good job of handling adversity, handling close games,” said Sean Roden, Redmen coach. “I guess what it’s going to come down to is that our leaders need to step up and show the way.”
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BOND March 6, 1924 ~ October 11, 2011 Patty Hendrickson Bond - wife, mother, entrepreneur and the original â&#x20AC;&#x153;community organizerâ&#x20AC;?- went to be with her Lord on October 11, 2011. She was born on March 6, 1924, in St. Paul, Minnesota.. At the age of three, her family moved to Berkeley, California, where Patty attended school, graduating from Berkeley High School in 1942. Patty attended the University of California where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority and an outstanding student. Patty was Commencement Speaker for her graduating class in 1946, Vice-president of the Associated Students of Cal; President of Panhellenic Council; President of Torch and Shield; chairman of the International Department of the YWCA; Secretary of the California Club, and a member of Prytanean, a senior womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honorary society. Patty was also Director of the Rally Committee in charge of maintaining campus unity and spirit while helping to integrate returning military men in to campus activities. Patty and her Committee were also engaged in defending campus programs from Communist inďŹ&#x201A;uences. Her goal in life as stated in her Commencement address was â&#x20AC;&#x153;to search for truth, develop an open mind and an insight into intellectual as well as moral standards of value.â&#x20AC;? She loved her Bible studies and was a proliďŹ c reader. At Cal, Patty met the love of her life and eight days after graduation from Cal was married to Richard M. Bond. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in June. Most of their married life was spent in Nanaimo, B.C., where Dick was manager of Vancouver Island Gas Company and president of the Chamber of Commerce. Patty was a member of the PTA at Princess Anne Elementary and Departure Bay Elementary Schools. Patty shared her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conservative political views and love of country. She was the leading organizer of activities within the family and with others in the community. She lived her goal in supporting her husband, seeking quality experiences and education for herself and her family, and expecting the very best in honesty, integrity, work and ďŹ delity to the Lord from her three sons. In addition to her husband, Patty leaves behind sons: David (Shauna) in Wallace, Idaho, Marc (Cathy), Andy (Lori) in Anchorage , AK,. and eight grandchildren: Sarah, Sonia, Aleah, Makenna, Carly, Katie, Juli and Travis. Following her wishes there will be no services but remembrances may be donated to the charity of your choice. In accordance with her instructions, Pattyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ashes will be spread next summer neaar the family home inn Nanaimo. Her husbandd, Dick is at home at Touchmark, T formerly thee Waterford, in Spokanne.
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Hickman, P. Isabella December 6, 1925 ~ November 19, 2011 Isabella was born in Nanaimo, December 6, 1925. She passed away November 19, 2011. She was the only child of John and Florence Hickman. Isabelle will be missed by her cousins, Joanne & Jack Harding and family; and John & Coran Hickman. She and her partner operated Wellington merchants and she was secretary/treasurer when water was put through the Wellington area. Isabelle was an active member of the Wellington Community Association. Aunt Isabelle will be greatly missed by the Bell and Story families. No service by request. A gathering will be held at a later date. You will be missed. M.
Oke (Bernard)
Laitinen April 19, 1926 ~ November 17, 2011
We are very sad to announce the passing of Oke Bernard Laitinen, November 17, 2011. He was predeceased by his father, mother and four brothers in Finland and his daughter, Shirley Balcom. Survived by his loving spouse of 62 years, Sirkka; daughters: Tuija Reynolds, Monica Fransen, Nina Nordal (Roy); grandchildren: Christina Balcom, Karrie Ann parker, Teresa Fransen, Roy Nordal (Jr), Pauline Nordal; great grandchildren: Lily Gallagher, Joshua Parker, Jacob Bacon, Kaiden Fransen, Arjay and Maddison Nordal. Also, survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their families. Okeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest enjoyment was the time he spent with his family. He also loved camping, ďŹ shing and driving to his favorite places in BC. He was a quiet, unassuming man who will forever be loved and remembered. A family get together will be held to honour his memory. We thank all the fantastic staff who assisted Oke during his years at Malaspina Gardens and who helped the family during his ďŹ nal days there.
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You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Societyy To donate in Memory or in Honour www.cancer.ca 250-592-2244 or call toll-free 1-800-663-7892 or mail to: Unit E, 777 Poplar St., Nanaimo, BC V95 2H7 7 Please include: Your name & address for tax receipt. Name of the person being remembered. Name & address to send card to.
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Jeanette Mathieson November 15, 1946 ~ September 11, 2011 Our â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeannieâ&#x20AC;? ~ beloved mother, siste grandmother, aunt, cousin & friend. Tears may be dried up, the heart never. Jeannie will always be in our hearts. She is survived by her sons, Cleve and Harrison; daughter, Kelli; grandchildren, sister, brother, nieces, nephews and friends. We miss you.
Suiter Mary ry Cath herine December 13, 1913 ~ November 20, 2011 Catherine passed d peaceefully at her home November 20, 201 11 witth her family by her side. She was born rn in n Belfast N. Ireland and is survived and d lovingly lo remembered by her children: Robe beert (Shirley), Caroline (Robert),; grandchildren: hil Paul, Nigel, Gregg, Angela and d sp pouses; also 9 great grandchildren. Sh he was w predeceased by her husband, Robeert in 1975. 1 Mum had a w wond nderful li lifee and was a joy to all who kn kneew her. her She h Sh h will ill b be greatly tl missed by her family fa and friends. fr A sincere thanks ks to Dr. Mann, M Dr. Kincaid, all the Home Ca Care Supp port Workers and Nurses for their k kindnes ess and compassion to her. There will be a Celeb C bration of Life held at the Church off th he Nazarene, 2150 Departure Bay Roa oad ad, Nanaimo at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov vember 26, 2011. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, donations ati may be made to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Haiti Hot Lun nch h Programâ&#x20AC;? through the Church of the Naza N arene.
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AIR CADETS former Cadets Sponsoring Committees, Officers & friends of 893 Beauford SQ. We are forming a alumni mess in honour of opening our hangar. Contact Reg Johanson 250-752-0528 or rjohanson@shaw.ca
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Vancouver Island’s construction industry has gone into a deep slump, says the CEO of the Vancouver Island Construction Association. Greg Baynton said the number of large projects now being bid upon by construction companies has dropped “180 degrees” in the past couple of months – from 50 industrial, institutional, and multi-family housing projects every week to “less than 20 now” and well off the normal average of 35 projects weekly. And he doesn’t expect conditions to change for at least a couple of months, if not longer. “We’re operating at about half of normal,” Baynton said of projects that range in value from $200,000 to $100 million and higher. The sudden slowdown also affects other industries such as the building suppliers and trucking companies, he said. After a busy spring and summer, Baynton said the downturn comes as a shock to his 550-member companies, which account for about 90 per cent of the Island’s construction and employs between 7,500 and 15,000 workers. Baynton said uncertain international economic conditions, especially in the Europe, are having a significant negative impact on investors and the construction industry confidence expectations, causing them to cut back plans and layoff workers in the expectation of a possible global recession. However, he said B.C. is perfectly placed to avoid most of the downside and reap huge benefits if economic conditions remain calm or expand. “There’s lots of light at the end of the tunnel,” he said, urging contractors to show courage and confidence “despite the instability” and plan for a healthy future rather
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than retreat. His optimism is the reason the construction association sponsored the Island Outlook 2012: Economic and Labour Forecast at the Union Club on Tuesday featuring two speakers who see nothing but hope for the Island construction and resource industries. Economic forecaster specializing in the construction industry Mark Casaletto, vice-president of Reed Construction Data, said the future isn’t all doom and gloom. “There’s a lot of noise about economic changes, but B.C.’s construction industry should be excited,” he said citing a Price Waterhouse Cooper study that predicts Canada, especially Western Canada, will become a world leader in construction in less than 10 years – moving from 10th in the world to fourth, behind the U.S., China and India. Ryan Berlin, an Urban Futures Institute director, who waved a labour forecast crystal ball that said the future points to labour force tensions as baby boomers retire in large numbers. This means the construction industry has to increase efforts to train new workers, capture new immigrant workers and retain older workers,” he said. editor@nanaimobulletin.com
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Island home-sales figures stable Home sales across the Island are showing strong numbers, according to Multiple Listing Service sales summary data released by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board. For October 2011 data shows that 301 single family units sold, an increase of 24 per cent compared to September 2010 and close to the previous month’s 318 units. The average price of a single family home sold in October
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Tax increases can be reined in No thought was given to including a cycling lane, thus ensuring a continued dependence on the automobile and the higher associated costs. How did Nanaimo get itself into such a fiscal mess? During the recent municipal election the Car dependency is common throughout subject of rising taxes was often raised. North America in large part because planning While various solutions were offered, departments made it so. But Nanaimo’s past tendency to elect the principal cause seems to have been neglected: our taxes are largely committed to developers to council has greatly exacerbated maintaining the city’s infrastructure. this very expensive dependency. Nanaimo’s taxes are particularly Some will point out that developments give the city extra high for a key reason – our ENERGY relatively small population is revenues, which is true. SOLUTIONS The hitch lies in the fact that spread out over a large area. Taxpayers are on the hook for the taxpayer has to pay to pay for Ian Gartshore maintaining the sprawl. the roads and then maintain the infrastructure, costing far more Roads are costly. Even more so are the services that lay than the initial revenue from the developer. This same dependency on underneath them (water and sewer) and the city buses and short-term rewards is the basis to all addictions. emergency vehicles that traverse Throughout North America a them. common fact has emerged: the The more spread out the city, the faster a city sprawls the faster its more fire stations, police officers, buses, sewer and water lines are taxes climb. needed. These services cost the city (us) a Solution? The town of Whistler has halted all new lot, while the low density makes it extremely difficult to create a transit system with a expansion and promoted more sustainable development and transportation, as well as frequent (and thus attractive) service. As a result of our low population density we locating residential areas closer to worknot only pay more in taxes, we individually places. The results have been stunning. We could pay more in transportation costs. Vehicles alone cost their owners an also make the railway the backbone of our average of about $10,000 a year (including transit system. depreciation and loan interest). When will we turn our angst of ever-rising taxes into an intelligently designed city? Fully half of the increase in the city’s ◆ portion of our property taxes this year has Ian Gartshore chairs the non-profit Energy been committed to widen a short length of Bowen Road. Solutions for Vancouver Island.
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Scott Sadler, B.C. safety manager for Waste Management, says 20 of his company’s Lower Mainland fleet of garbage trucks have been converted, and a fuelling station has been installed by gas company FortisBC in the Waste Management’s Coquitlam yard. Waste Management is realizing 50 per cent savings, the trucks have
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