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In an attempt to encourage more involvement in the political process, a number of Nanaimo organizations are thinking outside the box to get voters to the polls for the Saturday (Nov. 19) municipal election. The South End Community Association compiled community input from a 2008 blog on neighbourhood concerns and posed the top three questions to this year’s candidates for mayor and council in an online forum. The responses, posted at http:// nanaimosouthendvotes.wordpress.com, allows voters to compare candidates’ views. Not all candidates responded, but Ed Chan, association member, said the group is pleased with the responses they have received considering so many groups created their own forums. “The south end is probably facing more transitions over the next decade than any other neighbourhood in Nanaimo,” said Chan in a press release. “We want to ensure that we elect representatives who understand what’s important to us, who will listen to us, and give us the support we need to manage the changes that we will be facing. In order to do that, we need to get out and vote.” The Young Professionals of Nanaimo hope to reverse the trend of low voter turnout with a rallying call to the polls. ◆ See ‘CITIZENS’ /6
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Teachers rallied at secondary schools across Nanaimo Tuesday afternoon as a reminder the union is fighting for better working and learning conditions. “It’s to rally our teachers, to get them reinvigorated and it’s also to get the message out there that teachers are still here and we’re still fighting for improvements,” said Justin Green, first vicepresident of the Nanaimo District Teachers’ Association. Teachers have been without a contract since June and job action, which consists of refusing to do certain administrative and supervisory tasks, began when school resumed in September. The union is asking for improved working and learning conditions – including more stringent limits for classroom sizes and the number of special needs students in each class – improved wages and benefits, and more local bargaining power. ◆ See ‘FUNDING’ /3
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◆ From /1 More than three dozen teachers gathered at Nanaimo District Secondary School at about 3:30 p.m., carrying signs in English and French. Virginia Burns, a special education teacher at Cinnabar Valley Elementary School, said she wants people to be aware provincial funding levels are inadequate. “Funding isn’t meeting the needs of the kids right now,” she said, adding her school has three education assistants who are trying to meet the needs of more than a dozen students in different classrooms. Ann Rainboth, a teacher at Pauline Haarer Elementary School, said she feels limited by the job action, but teachers are willing to stay the course to fight for more funding. “I know some of my colleagues have six special needs students and they don’t have full time aids,” she said. “The teachers can’t
do it alone. We just want to teach. We want to get our job done.” Fairview Elementary School teacher Karen James supports the teacher job action because she feels like she’s doing something to try to get better supports in schools. “At least I’m standing up for students and working conditions by being on strike,” she said.
James’s Grade 4/5 split class has 26 students, six of whom are on individual learning plans and are designated special needs students. She is allotted one education assistant to help these children, but the EA spends most of her time with one child, who is a safety risk. “It leaves me very scattered and unable to meet the needs of my students,” said James.
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“It makes me feel guilty.” Erin Currie, a special education teacher at Fairview, said she has double guilt – she feels like she’s letting down not only students but also teachers because she’s trying to do to much with her time. NDSS Grade 10 students Cassie Squire and Rachel Fritz joined teachers at the rally. “We’ re getting blank report cards,” said Fritz. “If you fail a class, you’re not going to know until after the job action is over.” Squire said it’s not fair that students won’t get formal grades because teachers are not preparing report cards, but thinks teachers deserve more from the government than they are getting. Green said more than 80 teachers showed up at Dover Bay and he counted about 50 at Wellington. “For something we put together in less than a week, it was good,” he said.
Alcohol, evidence of cocaine use and anti-depressants were found in a blood sample taken from a Nanaimo woman after she was involved in a tragic car crash. Clare Bekkers faces eight charges relating to a car crash on the Island Highway near the Cassidy Inn Dec. 22, 2008 that killed her two sons and injured her two daughters. Her trial in Supreme Court in Nanaimo resumed Monday after a two-month adjournment. Ronald Pon, an RCMP forensic toxicologist, told the courtroom Tuesday he found 42 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood – under the legal driving limit of 80 – in a blood sample taken at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital about an hour and 40 minutes after the accident. He also found three compounds produced when the body is breaking down cocaine, which indicates Bekkers took cocaine at some point, although Pon couldn’t say exactly when. Pon said the blood sample also included a higher amount of an anti-depressant drug than the normal therapeutic range, adding one of the known side-effects of overdosing is drowsiness. Each of the substances found in the blood sample could potentially affect a person’s ability to drive, he said, although he couldn’t conclusively say if Bekkers was impaired. A person in the “crash” phase of cocaine use can be tired, depressed and irritable, Pon testifed, and a person’s vision, depth perception, attention to surroundings and reaction time are potentially affected by blood alcohol concentrations under the legal driving limit. The Crown asked Pon to give his opinion on what Bekkers’s blood alcohol content was at the time of the accident and earlier in the day. His analysis determined it was between 59 and 76 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood at 4:20 p.m. – the time of the crash – and above the legal limit at 1:30 p.m., around which time a previous witness placed Bekkers in the Victoria area. On Monday, five people involved in the collision described the fatal crash. Ken Wilson, heading southbound to Ladysmith, said he saw the headlights on a vehicle heading northbound towards him “bucking” up and down. He watched the car fishtail to one side and then the other, but expected it to stay in the northbound lanes. Wilson decided to change from the left lane to the right to warn the drivers behind him there was a hazard on the road. The Crown’s case was expected to wrap up Wednesday. The defence has requested a short adjournment.
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N a n a i m o M ayo r John Ruttan said he is “guardedly optimistic� a conversation with an interested developer could be the one that
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sparks a hotel deal. But he added it is too early to say for sure if there is any commitment. “We’re expecting a submission from one group we’ve had ongoing discussions with for some time, about two or three months really,� said Ruttan, adding there has been no formal proposal. “Like any other commodity, there is a lot of back and forth.� The city entertained several interested parties over the past three years since the original developer, Millennium Properties Ltd., defaulted on the original agreement. Ruttan said he has heard inquiries from Chinese investors and Vancouver hoteliers, among others, though none have resulted in a commitment due to doubts about profitability. “The thing is we’ve had so many people come right up to the altar and we’re expecting them to say ‘I do’ and they don’t,� said Ruttan. “Hopefully this added incentive will be what is needed to get that ‘I do’.� The new 10-year tax e xe m p t i o n , wh i ch would be provided to any new hotel or existing hotel that spends more than $2 million in renovations, could save a developer as much as $1 million annually on a $40-million hotel. The tax exemption was passed with the intention of increasing
the number of quality rooms downtown to allow the conference centre to operate at its potential, something it hasn’t done since opening in 2008. There are currently 400 hotel rooms in the downtown area suitable for hosting conference participants. The VICC can seat 1,300 people and feed 950 at a sitting. Since being built, Nanaimo taxpayers have subsidized the VICC for roughly $1 million annually to make up the shortfall. Ruttan said uncertain financial viability and financing in the hotel sector has deterred commitments for the project, often resulting in incentive demands. “Most groups demand a list of concessions before talks even begin,� he said. “Incentives are what they are looking for. We needed to be flexible in a very difficult market and we’re not going to be able to achieve the goals we set out unless we create some opportunities.� One of Ruttan’s first acts after being elected mayor in 2008 was to ensure the city retained ownership of Millennium’s detailed drawings of the hotel, an act that could also result in the additional incentive of saving a developer some preliminary legwork. reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com
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An upcoming diabetes symposium aims to help people make small changes that will have beneficial impacts on their health. The Canadian Diabetes Association hosts its annual educational symposium Saturday (Nov.19), from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Coast Bastion Inn, located at 11 Bastion St. Keynote speakers include Clair Biglow, presenting Is your Doctor Enough?, and Patricia Chuey, presenting Weight Management for Good. Chuey, a registered dietitian and nutrition consultant and chairwoman of Dietitians of Canada board, said the symposium is beneficial regardless of whether people have diabetes. “It’s basically a healthy living event,” she said. Chuey’s session will examine what people are eating, lifestyle habits and small changes people can make to maintain a healthy diet. She said it’s proven that when a person’s weight is in the healthy range and blood sugar is under control, there are fewer complications. When people are first diag-
◆ KEYNOTE SPEAKERS at the Saturday (Nov. 19) symposium from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Coast Bastion Inn include Clair Biglow and Patricia Chuey.
nosed with diabetes, there are a lot of questions. People often feel pressure at every meal or snack, wondering if they’re eating the right thing, said Chuey, who plans to help answer those questions. “It’s already stressful to face a diagnosis of diabetes,” she said. “I want people to go away from the seminar feeling like there is no need to feel deprived of any food out there. They can fit it into a diabetes diet.” It’s vital for people to get their blood sugar under control, but that doesn’t mean people have to carry a calculator with them everywhere they go and count every calorie. Often the missing link in people’s diets is balanced eating, eating in a way that will jumpstart the system for optimum weight loss, said Chuey.
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◆ From /1 The group hoped to have many of its members vote at Wednesday’s advanced poll at Bowen Park and urges everyone to vote. Leif Bogwald, YPN president, said youth engagement in politics is important, and with candidate information available online, it helps cater to the younger demographics. “Most people I know
haven’t attended many of the all-candidates meetings, but are going online to get their information,” he said. “When you have 26 people running for council and mayor and 13 running for school trustees, it’s hard to make an impact on the voters when you have less than five minutes to speak at a meeting.” Bogwald said YPN sees the importance of choosing someone who has a vision of what they want Nanaimo to become both in the short and long term. “Research online, talk to friends and family, watch videos and do your homework,” he said. The Coalition for Democratic Nanaimo hosted a forum Nov. 10 with candidates split into groups to debate a single issue, rather than fielding questions from the audience. Issues were chosen from public submissions to the group’s bog – http://democraticnanaimo.blogspot.com. More than 600 people
attended the meeting and co-organizer Karen Hovestad said judging from public feedback, she believes the success of the meeting will translate into more people at the polls. “The intent was to let the audience see how the candidates processed an issue, how they worked together, or didn’t work together,” she said. “We didn’t get as much interaction between candidates as we had anticipated, but a lot of people came up to us later and said they loved it. Our goal was to provide something different and inspire people to get out and vote.” Voting stations are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. For more information, please go to www.nanaimo.ca. news@nanaimobulletin.com
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Small donations earn big reward Annual Pennies for Presents campaign collects coins to benefit Nanaimo charities
That’s what people say. The only problem with Blundstone boots is that they never seem to wear out. Oh, people try. But after a few years of kicking the bejeez out of them, they’re more comfortable than ever and still going strong. Expensive? Nope, they get cheaper by the day.
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ennies for Presents is an enthusiastic recycler. Using coffee cans, jam jars and peanut butter containers, people of all ages gather up loose change to donate to the annual fundraising drive. Often containers are re-used from year to year, with faded stickers adhering to dented tins, which sit on shelves all year collecting change. Money donated to the Pennies for Presents campaign helps three charities in Nanaimo - the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive, the Salvation Army and the Nanaimo Boys and Girls Club. Those charities provide toys for underprivileged children so that no one is left empty-handed on Christmas morning. The annual campaign was started by Frank Legh, a Black Press advertising consultant, in 1996 and since then raised more than $148,000. When choosing collection jars, make sure they’re small – pennies, in large numbers, weigh an awful lot – and easy to empty. People can take their containers with them after donating. “We’ve had pennies donated in all sorts of containers,” said Mitch Wright, News Bulletin managing editor. “Water-cooler bottles are always popular, but when choosing a container, keep in mind how easy – or difficult – it will be to remove pennies later.” Pennies for Presents kicks off today (Nov. 17) and will continue until Dec. 16. During that time, donations of all denominations – from pennies to $100-bills – can be made at the News Bulletin office at 777 Poplar St., or one of our community drop-off locations: InPrint downtown; John’s Bedroom Barn; Northridge Fitness;
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Groups strive to fight apathy Community groups in Nanaimo are doing their best to keep one aspect out of Saturday’s (Nov. 19) municipal election – voter apathy. From online forums created by the South End Community Association, rallying calls to get out and vote by the Young Professionals of Nanaimo and a fresh version of an all-candidates meeting by the Coalition for Democratic Nanaimo, opportunities are available to learn more about those EFFORTS TO INFORM seeking office and ask questions about their voters rely them platforms and vision for the on voters who city. care enough to In a campaign dominated pay attention. by the social housing issue, these groups provide one key ingredient necessary to cast a vote – information about a candidate that can’t be clearly gleamed from a glossy pamphlet or 30-second sound bite during a question and answer period. In the case of the Democratic Nanaimo forum, it wasn’t so much about the issues as allowing the audience to see how candidates interacted with others and might perform if elected to council. Social media has become the go-to forum for people to get informed. That’s why the News Bulletin made sure in its reporting, each candidate profile included a website, blog or Twitter address (if they were available). But as you can only lead a horse to water but not make it drink, the final responsibility lies with the voters. In the 2008 civic election, about onethird of eligible Nanaimo voters turned out to choose who would guide our city and school district. This year, community-minded citizens have taken the first step to erase that apathy, to give the people every reason to vote and have a say in Nanaimo’s present and future. Now, it’s up to the voters to take the all-important next step.
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Local government neglected again observed that it would be awkward The red-headed stepchild of for local politicians to go back to democracy is shivering on the their communities and campaign doorstep again. Most won’t open against accountability. the door. There is much that is not disLocal government elections are cussed and it goes beyond technialways overshadowed by louder cal details like performance auditevents, and this year is no differing. How about amalgamation in ent. The “occupy” nonsense, the places where there are clearly too teachers’ strike, the precarious many municipal boundaries, policeconomy and the media’s fixation ing is fragmented and on them are part of the administration is dupliproblem. B.C. cated? You won’t hear But let’s face it. Public much about that, unless VIEWS indifference to local more voters insist on it. government has left it Tom Fletcher Business groups and mainly to self-serving Black Press community newspapers politicians and speraise it, and it fades cial interest groups. away. Not enough people Community newspapers care. soldier on between elecFew challengers and tions to highlight issues even fewer incumbents and choices, but few signed the taxpayers’ people join the debate pledge offered up by the when it’s time to vote. Canadian Federation of The recent Union of Independent Business. It’s a modB.C. Municipalities convention est proposal to match spending demonstrated this. Local politigrowth with real growth. cians love to tell senior governCandidates don’t want to talk ments what to do. They’d much about the fact that B.C. municipal rather debate smart meters or bad spending, adjusted for inflation, is old Ottawa’s RCMP costs than talk now growing almost four times as about their own performance. fast as population growth. Pay and Most of the mayors and councilbenefits for municipal employees lors on hand were unhappy with grow much faster than private secthe province’s plan to appoint a municipal auditor-general to exam- tor rates. Not enough people care. The Canadian Union of Public ine the efficiency of municipal Employees is campaigning against spending. Just another layer of contracted private development of bureaucracy, according to these water utilities. They prefer their experts on the subject. high-cost monopoly. And outside At the convention, I asked NDP their special interest support, not MLA Carole James about this. A enough people care. veteran of local government, she
School board elections have become even more of an insider activity. To take one example, a school trustee candidate forum in Abbotsford last week started with a protest march by 18 teachers. They carried their message inside, demanding smaller classes, more special needs support, the familiar list of demands in their dysfunctional relationship with the provincewide bargaining agent. Of course school trustees have no actual authority over these huge and costly issues. The province took away school board taxing authority long ago, because the teacher and support staff unions have the money and voting numbers to control low-turnout local elections for their own benefit. Now the unions have to settle for vetting candidates according to their willingness to lobby the B.C. government on behalf of unions. There are still things you can do to compare candidates, and it doesn’t take long to sort through a dozen or two hopefuls. Please, check this paper’s website for recent surveys and stories on the local candidates, and take some time on Saturday to back the people who you think have the best experience, independence and understanding of the community’s needs. Occupy the voting booth. ◆ Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Meters a cash cow for government To the Editor, Re: New technology a matter of choice, Reporter’s Viewpoint, Nov. 8. I am sorry to hear that the writer needs a smart meter to tell him when he is using too much hydro. I think anyone knows when you flip a switch or plug in something or use anything electrical, you are using hydro and I don’t know how much more in real time it could get. It has yet to be shown to me how exactly a smart meter will cut my consumption. I am quite aware when I use hydro. The only thing smart meters will do is charge you more money during peak demand hours. The government says this is not the case, but it will happen. This smart meter is the government’s cash cow. That is why smart meters were invented in the first place. They record exactly how much power you use and exactly when you use it, then they charge you a higher rate during the hours most humans need power. But the government wants you to believe that that won’t happen here. S. Fisher Nanaimo
Research into candidates needed for wise choices To the Editor, Vanderbilt political science researchers Cindy Kam and Elizabeth Zechmeister have shown that name recognition increases the number of
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votes in low information races. School district trustee political races have traditionally low information and low voter turn-out. Unfortunately, name recognition is not the best criterion to use in casting your votes. In the previous election, I cast my votes based on observed performance. I noted the trustee who took an interest in attending PAC meetings during a year when the facilities’ plan was being pushed. At the board meetings, I also noted which trustees were confrontational to queries from concerned parents, evasive and/or dismissive of concerns. I also noted the trustees who did not fully research their facts, used false claims as pivotal arguments, and publicly attacked parents in the media rather than focus on the issues at hand. I’d hate to see any trustee voted in based solely on the number of yard signs they have and I urge everyone to research and discuss current and past performances of former trustees and new candidates.
We have some good candidates and some low performers. Choose wisely – our children’s education counts and our taxes are paying for trustees’ salaries and the decisions that they make. M. Holubeshen Nanaimo
Federal crime legislation will be costly, ineffective To the Editor, I am writing out of concern that the federal government, led by the Conservatives, may push through a crime bill bringing in legislation that has proven costly and ineffective in other jurisdictions. Canada is one of the safest places in the world and my understanding is that our crime rate has been dropping. If we’re going to take a stance on crime, let’s focus on what has been working – crime prevention and rehabilitation. Punitive crime laws would clog the justice system, create a need for expensive jails and turn minor offenders into hardened criminals. Quebec and Ontario are already refusing to pay for this failed strategy. Let’s encourage our federal government to focus on addressing problems that really exist and use our precious resources for health, education and the environment. Joe Basnett Nanaimo
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Housing development exploits environment To the Editor, After reading Toby Gorman’s opinion (Environment an all-important issue, Saturday Beat, Nov. 12), I would like to provide the following excerpt from Richard Bach’s book One. The book was written in 1988 and I have watched programs on TV going back as far as 1971 with the same warnings as we are hearing today – 41 years later – which kind of backs up the statement below of us having had millions of warnings and chances. “Evolution made civilization steward of this planet. A hundred thousand years later, the steward stood before evolution not helper but destroyer, not healer but parasite. So evolution withdrew its gift, passed civilization by, rescued the planet from intelligence and handed it to love. “A dear culture in so many ways, a gifted society, trapped at last by its greed and lack of vision. It ravaged the forests into desert, consumed
the soul of the land in mine pits and waste, smothered its air and its oceans, sterilized the earth with radiation and poisons. A million million chances it had to change, but it would not. From the ground, it dug luxury for a few, jobs for the rest, and graves for the children of all. In the end, the children didn’t agree, but the children had come too late.” I would like to touch briefly on development as one, local example. We pave over more and more grasslands and forests and farmlands in order to provide housing for others who wish to move here. I hear the argument from the development camp that these developments provide jobs and tax bases for the city. Yes, the developments do provide high-paying jobs for some for a few months and then what? The land is gone forever. We find that instead of our
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taxes going down because of more contributions, they actually go up as our infrastructures need to be increased. And these houses? They will in most likelihood be put on the market in a year or two. I have never understood the development camp’s argument that we have no right to keep others from moving here. It’s true, we don’t. However, we have a glut of houses on the market, already built, already developed. Why can people not purchase these houses instead of needing something brand new? Then, once all the houses already on the real estate market are gone, we could perhaps provide a new development of houses until these are gone. How can anyone argue with the logic of that? Petra Tschauner Nanoose Bay
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Canada’s ‘ethics’ on oil disingenuous tect the royal family in exchange for access to Saudi oil and influence around their oil policy. This deal secured a future for the House of Saud as one the wealthiest dynasties on earth and true to their word, America has sold Saudi Arabia $100 billion in advanced military weapons and stationed thousands of American troops there. This long-standing relationship gave the House of Saud the kind of power that ensured any boat-rocking democratic reform was unlikely. If Saudi oil is what we profess it to be, for us to champion a position of morality we should completely halt its purchase and denounce any nation that imports it. That is implausible because belying our hollow ethical rhetoric is the pragmatic truth that given our global addiction to oil, our current pipeline and refinery infrastructure and Saudi Arabia being a major American arms purchaser, the U.S. and Canada will continue
cratic monarchy whose thought and intellectual contribution to grow king is both head of beyond ourselves, so state and the head my impulse is to accept of government. The any moral position Qur’an is its constituthat rejects tion and Let us be partners; religious Sharia is Make me your voice on APPEAL oppression. law, making Council; TO REASON However, it notoriTogether we will build the that accepously intolNanaimo-of-Tomorrow. tance is subject to the erant of free exprescaveat that we must sion. www.Facebook.com/Rodlomas in turn walk on moral I prefer our western th ground. secular model that November 19 , 2011 – 8am-8pm If we believe Saudi allows us the free VOTE Informed, vote with a friend. oil finances insurgency, oppression and death, then we must accept that by extension any country that purchases Saudi oil is unethically complicit. That places Canada in a moral quagmire because as we exhort moral indignation, we actively import Saudi oil on our east coast and export so-called ‘ethical oil’ from our west coast. For 65 years, our closest trade partner has had no moral issues with importing Saudi oil or with its tight relationship with the House of Saud. $2 from every ticket will benefi efit Lo efit Look ookk Good Feel Better CComplimentary ompplimenta menta $8 coupon In 1945, aboard the redeemable red em b at tthee ev emab eevent! nt! USS Quincy, President Roosevelt gave King Abdul-Aziz $20 million Win 1 Million Reward Points! and promised to pro-
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The recent Canadian assertions that tar sands oil is ‘ethical oil’ and Saudi Arabian oil is ‘blood oil’ has a pasty, disingenuous feel to it. There is nothing wrong with taking the moral high ground, as long as you live by the code you preach. Saudi Arabia is an authoritarian theo-
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to buy Saudi oil. If we are to entertain ethical discussions, why not consider the morality of furthering an argument for expansion of our oil sands by exploiting violent Saudi oppression, when common sense dictates we know we will not stop buying their oil. What is our ethical responsibility to the environment or future generations as we annually turn 350 million cubic meters of glacial Athabascan river water into toxic sludge, laden with carcinogenic elements? The attempt to sanitize the oil sands by trying to portray a greater ethical purpose around human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia is, in and of itself, an acknowledgement that the oil sands cannot defend their production on an environmental platform. ◆ Retired Nanaimo resident Ron Heusen writes every second week. He can be reached through the News Bulletin at editor@nanaimobulletin.com.
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August was a record month for Nanaimo Airport. About 19,000 people passed through the terminal, chalking up a 9.4-per cent rise over statistics for August 2010. “The month of August is a record month for us,” said Mike Hooper, Nanaimo Airport president and CEO. “We’ve never had so many passengers go through and this year we’re expecting a new record for the year.” S e p t e m b e r s aw 15,000 passengers pass through the terminal for an eight-per cent increase above September 2010. Hooper credits i m p rove d p a s s e n ger services in the expanded terminal, which include larger waiting rooms and new passenger screening and baggage handling systems. Lower air carrier costs and new instrument landing and l i g h t i n g s y s t e m s, installed to raise the airport’s weather reliability, are also paying off. “As people realize we’ve remedied our weather reliability
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programs lets participants fly paper planes at targets to win entries into prize draws, including a chance to win a trip with Air Canada to Los Cabos, Mexico. The fundraiser is part of the airport’s first Sizzling Sun Travel Show featuring information booths from travel agencies and air carriers, plus travel presentations where visitors can learn about travel destinations in Cuba and Mexico.
within the next six to 12 months,” Hooper said. Hooper would not elaborate on what carriers the airport is in negotiations with, possible schedules or where additional flights would be destined. New interior flights will be scheduled inside the terminal when Nanaimo Airport hosts the Great Paper Airplane Contest Sunday (Nov. 20). The fundraiser supporting juvenile diabetes research and
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Doctors worried about crowding in pediatrics I ADULT PATIENTS being housed in beds intended for children creates compromise in care, doctors say.
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A doctor in the pediatric unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hos-
pital is concerned that hospital overcrowding is compromising care for sick children. Dr. Jane Pegg said a year ago, staff in the
pediatric ward came into work one day to find the treatment room in the middle of the ward filled with adult patients. While staf f were told it was a temporary measure, adult patients continue to be housed in the unit the majority of the time.
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“We are a year later now and essentially that room has been chronically filled with adult patients,” said Pegg. “It no longer feels like a contained, safe space for children.” A letter signed by Pegg and four other doctors connected with the unit was sent to the media last week. Pegg said the decision to go public was made after an adult patient was placed in the ward two weeks ago that staff felt could potentially be a safety risk to younger patients. Then on Monday, an adult on the ward was diagnosed with Clostridium dif-
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important part of current standards of care, said Pegg. Children do best if they are staying in a room that they feel safe in, where they know that someone’s not going to come in and poke them with a needle or do other painful things to them, she said. She said the health authority recognized the need for such a room and built another one next to the unit, but it only holds one patient at a time and does not solve the problem of the influx of adults in the middle of the children’s ward. While the unit is not always full of children, Pegg said physicians want the space reserved for kids. “We haven’t even hit influenza season,” she said. “This is going to get worse. We need more beds somewhere. There’s no concrete plan to solve the overcapacity situation at the hospital.” Val Wilson, Vancouver Island Health Au t h o r i t y s p o ke s -
woman, said a fourbed patient room in the pediatric unit is used for overflow adult patients when needed. “We know it’s not ideal, but we put patients in the room when we need the space,” she said. The room is the last to be used in an overcapacity situation – all units are expected to take overflow patients when the hospital is over capacity – and the first area cleared and patients are screened for infectious diseases before being admitted to the ward. The health authority is working on various strategies to try to address its overcapacity, added Wilson. One of the hospital’s biggest challenges is the number of patients in hospital waiting for a spot in residential care facilities or other community care services, she said, and the health authority has been working with these services and facilities to address the capacity issues. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the Saskatchewan judge appointed five years ago as B.C.’s first independent Representative for Children and Youth, has been reappointed for a second term. Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Colin Hansen announced the appointment to a standing ovation in the B.C. legislature Tuesday. Hansen chaired the all-party selection committee that voted unanimously to extend the term of one of the provincial government’s toughest independent critics. Turpel-Lafond was hired in 2006 to oversee services delivered by the Ministry of Children and Family Development, on the recommendation of former judge and conflict-of-interest commissioner Ted Hughes. Hughes conducted an inquiry into the 2003 death of Port Alberni toddler Sherry Charlie, who was killed by a relative in the home where she was placed under a ministry program. The ministry continues to struggle to implement a policy for delegated aboriginal child care programs around the province. Turpel-Lafond has recently suggested her mandate be expanded to advocate for young people who turn 19 and become clients of Community Living B.C., the delegated agency for adults with developmental disabilities.
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Sharon holds a Masters Degree in Leadership and the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation. She has more than 20 years experience in teaching, management, and human resources. Sharon is actively involved in the community - she has served on non-profit boards, committees, and Rotary. Sharon cares deeply for children and believes that every child has the right to a free, quality public education.
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• Make budget decisions based on research and evidence • Reduce grievances and legal costs The Anti-Vandalism Committee Sharon chaired reduce vandalism costs by 49% in the past year through expert-driven initiatives and community collaboration. Promoting Student Engagement • Protect alternative paths to graduation, including the Arts, Sports, and Trades • Promote programs that encourage “whole brain”
development through creativity In 2010, Sharon led the initiative to re-open music classrooms that had been closed as a budge strategy by the previous Board. Teachers were able to teach in more appropriate spaces. Providing Strong and Accountable Leadership • Build stronger communication, relationships, and trust throughout the District • Support all levels of staff to best serve students • Continue to build relationships with community partners • Advocate for resources to adequately meet students’ needs In 2011, as Chair of the Board, Sharon visited all schools in SD68 to learn about successes and challenges at the school level - she believes in grass roots leadership. Children are our future. They are the best investment we can make.
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Family law overhauled BY TOM FLETCHER BLACK PRESS
The B.C. government has introduced sweeping changes to family law, to reflect modern trends from test-tube babies to the rising number of commonlaw relationships. B.C. now has three times the number of couples moving in together as are getting married, and those common-law relationships are more likely to break up. The legislation treats those similar to a marriage, in caring for children and division of assets. T he new Family Law Act is designed to encourage out-of-court settlements in family breakups, which account for about one
fourth of all cases in B.C. courts. It does away with the terms “custody” and “access” and emphasizes parental responsibility and guardianship instead, with new penalties for parents who refuse to provide parenting time or fail to spend time with children as agreed or ordered by a judge. The act also creates a new protection order for cases involving family violence, with any breach of the order treated as a criminal offence. Tracy Por teous, executive director of the Ending Violence Association of B.C., said civil protection orders under the Family Relations Act are not taken seriously by
police or coordinated with criminal investigations. Domestic violence cases are the second largest category of criminal charges in B.C. behind impaired driving. “Hopefully, under this legislation, [judges] are not going to arrange to have someone who’s threatening to kill the mother to have custody of the child,” Porteous said. Eugene Raponi, a family lawyer and mediator in Victoria, said common-law s p o u s e s c u r re n t ly have a difficult process to divide assets if they split up. The new legislation exempts inherited assets from settlements, and whether the couple is married
City pumps up marine firefighting Nanaimo Port Authority unveiled a new fire pump Monday that should bolster its marine firefighting capability. The $80,000 pump is installed aboard the port authority vessel MPA Eagle and incorporates a compressed air foam fire suppression system. T h e b o a t ’s s i z e enables it to get firefighters and equipment into remote areas and the pump will improve firefighting effectiveness around marinas
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or not, it calls for even division of assets accumulated while they are together. It also protects voluntary agreements from being overturned by a judge, and provides for mediation and arbitration to reach agreements. The new law clarifies legal status for children where sperm or egg donors are used. An “intent to parent” definition ensures that donors do not have legal standing as parents. editor@nanaimobulletin.com
Store Closing Nov. 25, 2011 All Merchandise Must Go! ALL SALES FINAL SORRY NO HOLDS OR APPROVALS ALL SALES FINAL CASH AND CARRY ALL MERCHANDISE SOLD ‘AS IS’ To our customers: After 7 years in our Bowen Road location we have decided to focus our energies on our Canada-wide shoes and lingerie wholesale market and are closing this retail location. Ursula, Lidia and I have enjoyed working with our thousands of fine clients and hope that the experience has been as satisfying for you as it has been for all of us here at Ula’s. Ula’s beautiful furniture and accessories are placed in hundreds of residences throughout British Columbia. We invite you to take advantage of the lowest prices we have ever had as we liquidate our complete inventory. Prices are marked down to the bone. Enjoy savings to 80%! Shop early to take advantage of the best selection!
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The Grand Hotel kicked off the holiday season with a focus on helping children with cancer and their families. Always fully decorated for the Christmas season, the hotel, at 4898 Rutherford Rd., took an extra step with its inaugural tree lighting ceremony Wednesday with a visit by Santa Claus, Christmas carolers and complimentary eggnog and mulled wine. The event is also a fundraiser for Jeneece
Place Foundation, a home-away-from-home for Island families with children being treated for cancer and other illnesses in Victoria. Participants can donate to Jeneece Place by buying a Christmas light until Dec. 25 for the hotel’s indoor and outdoor trees. Applecross Home Hardware donated the lights for the project. The suggested donation is $20 a light, but every dollar makes a difference and will go to this worthy
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cause. People can also donate online at www. queenalexandra.org. Jeneece Edroff, the driving force behind fundraising for the construction of Jeneece Place, was scheduled to flip the switch to light up two large Christmas trees at the Grand, and be at The Bay in Woodgrove Centre promoting a gift registry of items needed at the residence. Supporters can shop online by visiting www.Hbc.com and clicking on their national gift registry. Enter ‘Jeneece’ for the first name and ‘Place’ for the last name and select special occasion. There will be a Facebook and Twitter campaign going on for this event until the end of Christmas. A project of the Queen Alexandra Foundation for
Children, Jeneece Place is a 10,500 sq. ft. home containing 10 bedrooms, a large communal kitchen, dining room, music, games, media and laundry rooms. Edroff, 17, was diagnosed at age three with neurofibromitosis, a disease that has caused tumours to grow off every nerve ending in her spine. She has undergone 13 surgeries and numerous chemotherapy sessions in Vancouver. From this experience, she knows how important it is for her family to have a place to stay close to the hospital so they can support her. The project is set to open Jan. 20, 2012 – Edroff ’s 18th birthday. It is expected to serve 600 families a year. For more information, please visit www. queenalexandra.org.
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Diane Brennan A proven leader
We are supporting Diane Brennan Len Krog Kim Goldberg Merv Unger Sharon Erickson Andrew Roberts Aly Harris Terre Flower Kirstin Mahaffy Cindy Lowry Lanny Lowry Ken Hird Laurie Hird Lynn Hunter Tony Devellano Eileen Harakas Heather Clark Mark Gledhill
Pat Portsmouth Becky Mann Carol Matthews Mike Matthews Mike Rispin Ken Pearce Bill Eggers Tara Keeping Denise Lowry Geoff Whiting Ann Ronald Holly Bright Eileen Williamson John Little Dean Chadwick Kathy Nichols Don Bonner
Ben Williams Meg Gorosh Laura Healey Anne Duggan Roni Gerrard Nancy Stewart Jim Slater John Neville France Tellier Marianne Erb John Stewart Maria Gomes Larry Lowry Peter Ertsos Shirley Goldberg Sam Letourneau Pat Simpson
Jennifer Bricker Hilde Schlosar Karen Mann Jim Gnam Arvon Buddie Tom Grauman Vern Mann Paul Manly Candice Gerrard Rhonda Wilbey Sue Creba Pat Wilson Fraser Wilson Jane Templeman Donna Anthony Pat Konkin Doug Routley
Contact Diane at 250 758-3676 or diane@electdianebrennan.ca www.electdianebrennan.ca
FOR CITY COUNCIL On November 19, 2011, elect a city Councillor who will: ✓ Focus on long-term sustainability in economic and social development. ✓ Work to protect and preserve municipal public services e.g. public water, public transportation. ✓ Advocate for sustainable local employment ✓ Support environmental decisions for ~ Green buildings ~ Parks and urban gardening ~ Public transit
I have been a resident of Nanaimo since 1989 and have had the honour and privilege to serve in many ways:
• School Trustee - School District 68 • Chair of the Social Planning Advisory Committee • Past President of Tourism Nanaimo
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Cedar hall floored by RDN deal Cedar Community Hall visitors will have a bounce in their step thanks to a new eastern oak floor. The Regional District of Nanaimo and the Cedar Community Association have established an agreement where the RDN, in providing the association with funding for hall improvements, will receive reduced rental rates for five years. This helps the association make improvements to the hall and increase its usage, while providing the RDN with an affordable location for Area A recreation and culture programs. The RDN provided a total of $48,000 from its Area A community parks budget, which can also be accessed to assist local nonprofit organizations with improvements to community recreation facilities. The association received $27,000 in 2011 for the new floor, and will receive $21,000 in 2012 to be used for exterior painting and new accordion-style doors in the facility.
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STOPPERS 1-800-222-8477 Douglas McCARTNEY
John MAYES
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•Weight: 170 lbs. •Height: 5’9” •DOB: Nov. 20th, 1968
•Weight: 122 lbs. •Height: 5’4” •DOB: Sept. 21st, 1961
Jason SCHENDEL
Peter CREAGH
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Is Wanted for Assault with a Weapon x2 Sec 267 CC
•Weight: 200 lbs. •Height: 6’1” •DOB: Apr. 8th, 1973
•Weight: 186 lbs. •Height: 6’2” •DOB: Nov. 3rd, 1987 Jordan HELM
Andrew OLEBAR Is Wanted for Theft Sec 334 CC, Breach Sec 145 CC, Fail to Appear X4 Sec 145 CC
Is Wanted for Breach of Probation Sec 733 CC, Fail to Appear Sec 733 CC
•Weight: 203 lbs. •Height: 5’9” •DOB: Aug. 8th, 1970
•Weight: 160 lbs. •Height: 5’9” •DOB: Jan. 1st, 1992
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Justin FOSTER
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Is Wanted for Possession of Stolen Property Sec 355 CC, Breach of Recognizance Sec 145 x2 CC
•Weight: 150 lbs. •Height: 5’11” •DOB: Mar. 8th, 1974
•Weight: 190 lbs. •Height: 6’0” •DOB: Sept. 5th, 1981
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THIS CRIME Laptop stolen from school
At approximately 2 p.m. on Nov. 10, a laptop computer and wallet were stolen from a classroom at Brechin Elementary School. Witnesses told police they saw a male enter the school and go directly to the classroom where he took the laptop and wallet from a computer bag stored underneath the teacher’s desk. He then walked out of the school with the items. The male is described as native, between 25-35 years of age, thin with short, spiked dark hair. He was wearing a baggy, brown velour track suit. The laptop is a white MacBook with serial number W8809JFL0P0.
Jewelry store broken into
On Nov. 14 at 10 p.m., Marsh and Son’s jewelry store at 3992 Norwell Dr. was broken into. The break and and enter was reported in progress as witnesses told 911 operators they heard banging and an alarm sounding from the store. Witnesses also saw a white SUV pull up in front of the store and park, but no one exited the vehicle. When police attended, the SUV was gone and the front window of the store was smashed in. Three display cases were damaged and an unknown amount of jewelry was missing. Video surveillance showed a thin male smash the front door with what appears to be a hammer. He was wearing gloves and walked toward the display cases, grabbed some items and walked out the front door. He then left in the white SUV.
House on Rosstown Road broken into
On Nov. 15 at 5 a.m., a home in the 2300 block of Rosstown Road was broken into. Police responded to a report of a break and enter after a female caller told 911 operators she heard someone trying to open her bedroom door. The caller listened from her locked bedroom as an unknown person walked into the kitchen and picked up what sounded like a jar of coins. When police arrived minutes later, the intruder was gone. Footprints were found leading off the rear deck and away from the house. A red flashlight and coins were found scattered throughout the yard.
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Motorhome campaign parks at co-ops Mid Island Co-op has teamed up with Big Boys Toys and Quality Foods to fill a motorhome with food. With food banks suffering a shortage of donations, the businesses are determined to help beat the 14,000 kilograms of food raised last year.
The fourth annual Big Boy’s Toys Fill This Motorhome with Food campaign is underway until Dec. 15. The motorhome will be at the Cranberry Avenue Mid Island Co-op gas bar Nov. 30 from noon to 3 p.m. and the Bowen Road location Dec. 6 from noon to 3 p.m.
Pre-packaged Quality Foods donation bags and barbecued hotdogs will be available for a donation. For more information about the motorhome’s co-op stops or to make a donation, please call 250-279-8413 or visit www.midisland.coop.
Jim Routledge FOR MAYOR
Well fellow voters and taxpayers, we have two days to the election. Are you going to vote? Yes? Good. No? Hummmm? Only 32% voted in 2008 for the local elections. 68% didn’t vote!!! What do you lose by not voting? As a parent, you lose a say in how our public school system operates. As a senior, you lose the opportunity to recommend ways to help your tax dollars get the best bang for the buck. As a business person you could lose out on opportunities to help train new employees who will stay in the community and add value to your enterprise. Who to vote for? The School Board has been reasonably working well together to improve policies and programs will increase that opportunities for student success while saving tax payer dollars. Six of the nine current Board members are seeking re-election. Re-electing these incumbents would provide the continuity needed to move forward with the implementation of the Board’s current plans for facility and program improvements. Electing three new people candidates, with demonstrated community service commitment and the related skills, will further strengthen the Board’s ability to carry out its mandate on behalf of public education. Our district and school system is in good shape. Yes, we can make improvements, and, if elected, I will continue to work diligently to implement new initiatives. I urge you to support candidates who want to make our district a true leader in education. I ask for your support on Saturday, November 19th. Visit www.nanaimoelection.ca for additional information. PLEASE PARTICIPATE – PLEASE VOTE.
Balanced Efficiency My vision for Nanaimo is efficiency in balance. I want to attract people and grow the city; provided for that growth by moving people efficiently and sustainably; make good use of the tools and resources we have to provide responsible, sustainable growth and a safe and caring community that includes housing for all.
Building Bridges I want to see Nanaimo continue to grow and develop and move up to the next level. It’s becoming a bigger city. We have to balance the needs of growth with the needs of the people who live here - and the people we are trying to attract. “Building Bridges” also includes a pedestrian bridge to Newcastle Island - to make this gem in our harbour accessible to all.
Making Connections I am connected to the youth in this community, to the seniors and to the business community. I am a successful business person and I want to give back to the community that brought me to where I am today.
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Biography highlights accomplishments of sports great BY MELISSA FRYER THE NEWS BULLETIN
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e has four Grey Cup rings and is the only athlete to play in both Canadian football’s biggest game and the Stanley Cup final in the same year. He was runner-up for the Lou Marsh Award in 1957, given to the country’s most outstanding athlete, second only to Maurice “Rocket” Richard’s 500-goal milestone. Yet his name is hardly known outside the most die-hard sports
fan circles. With his new biography Kid Dynamite: The Gerry James Story, author Ron Smith hopes to change that. “He’s very modest about his accomplishments,” Smith said. James followed in the footsteps of his father, Eddie, who was considered one of the greatest running backs in the 1920s and ’30s in the Canadian Football League. Twenty years later, Gerry James did the same as running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. James’s career started at the age of 17, making him the youngest player in CFL history. He led
the league in scoring in 1957 and held the record for most rushing touchdowns in one season for 43 years. Not content with just playing football, James also won the Memorial Cup in 1955 with the Toronto Marlborors and played four seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, going to the Stanley Cup final in 1960 – six months after winning the Grey Cup with Winnipeg. “I found records that he wasn’t aware he held,” Smith said. “He just doesn’t talk about himself.” Smith and James became
friends on the golf links near their homes in Nanoose Bay. “I didn’t know him from Adam the first time I played with him,” Smith said. But Smith had an indication that James was more than he seemed by the competitive way he played their friendly golf rounds. Smith said it reminded him of an athlete. So he did a little digging. Sports records, scrapbooks compiled by James’s mother containing more than 1,500 articles from childhood to professional sport, and the memories from James him-
self provided the background for the biography. Smith describes it as a “wartsand-all” biography, covering aspects of his life James rarely discussed, even with family. “He was uneasy at times,” Smith said. “I treated it really seriously. “More than just sports people will enjoy it.” Smith will be signing books at Royal Bank in Woodgrove Centre Nov. 25, 1-4 p.m., and at the credit union at Red Gap shopping centre in Nanoose Dec. 2, 1-4 p.m. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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Authors present poetry, Short stories, essays offered by writers memoirs during reading Join award-winning writers Theresa Kishkan and John Pass for readings from their newly released books of memoir and poetry. The Autumn Leaves Reading Tour features Kishkan reading from her imaginative and original memoir, Mnemonic: A Book of Trees, and Pass reading from crawlspace, his first collection of poetry since he won the Governor Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Poetry in 2006. They will be appearing at Harbourfront library Tuesday (Nov. 22) at 6:30 p.m. In Mnemonic: A Book of Trees, novelist and essayist Theresa Kishkan intertwines the mysteries of trees with the defining moments in life. For Kishkan, trees are memory markers of life, and through the pages of her book she explores the presence of trees in nature, in culture and in her personal history. Naming each chapter for a particular tree, such as the
Garry oak, the Ponderosa pine, the silver olive, and others, Kishkan draws from various strands of mythology from classical and contemporary sources to blend scientific fact with natural history and the artifacts of human culture, exploring her personal past within a botanical/historical context. The poems in Passâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crawlspace work within the narrowing passages imposed upon us by the inevitable strictures and limitations of living and experience: aging, love and loss, tightening or unravelling family ties. Pass was nominated for the Governor Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Literary Award for Water Stair and won for the book titled Stumbling in Bloom. He has also won the Canada Poetry Prize and was twice shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 250-753-5411.
Two Vancouver Island authors celebrate the launch of their new books at the Nanaimo Museum Tuesday (Nov. 22), 2:30-4:30 p.m. Nanaimoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kim Clark will read from her feisty new short stories Attemptations and Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awardwinning writer Madeline Sonik will read from her fascinating collection of personal essays, Afflictions and Departures. All eleven stories in Attemptations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ranging from microfiction to near maxifiction â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are peopled by women, often physically challenged women. Disease and desire, mothering and the mundane propel her ongoing journey between poetry and prose. Affliction and Departures are first-person experiential essays by Sonik.
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The eter nal light of joy and inspiration is celebrated in a program of classical works from the Late Renaissance to contemporary times, presented by the Island Consort chamber choir. Now in its fifth season, and with an ensemble of 19 voices under the direction of Bruce Farquharson, the choir presents Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light) with works by Byrd, Palestrina, Bach, Elgar, Holst, Gorecki, Whitacre and others. Guest artist, cellist Hannah Wilson, plays Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1. The performance is set for Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., at Brechin United Church. Admission $15 at the door. Please call 250-729-8910.
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Former student supports conservatory BY NIOMI PEARSON BLACK PRESS
Trombonist Linda Pearse is bringing Baroque back for a benefit concert that will help young local musicians with their studies at the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music. Pearse, a former Yellowpoint resident, returns to the Island Nov. 27 with ¡Sacabuche!, a sackbut and cornetto ensemble based out of Indiana specializing in 16th and 17th century music. Pearse said it will be the first time in several hundred years since some of the works performed during the concert will have been played in public. “Music of the 17th century unfolds at a time of great cultural and social change,” she said. “It was recognized that the sun did not, as previously thought, orbit the Earth, and faith and the role of religion in everyday life were
questioned in a much more critical way. These developments are related to a shift in musical style.” Dramatic leaps and chromatic passages became popular musical devices, and instrumental works displayed flamboyant and breathtaking virtuosity, Pearse said. “[The] music becomes a bit crazy.” The sackbut, from which the ensemble gets its name, is a trombone from the Renaissance period used often in Baroque style music. “I love the gentle sound that the sackbut makes. It is particularly well-suited to accompany voices and blend with the organ,” Pearse said. “Audience members will be surprised at the sonorous beauty of the instrument with this funny name.” The concert will feature the voices of tenor Benjamin Geier and countertenor Steven Rickards, and violinists Martie
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Perry and James Andrewes. Pearse grew up in Yellowpoint and studied piano with her nana from a young age, and first developed her love of the trombone in North Oyster Elementary School. She would later move to Montreal to pursue a jazz degree, and then spent a year in South Africa before heading to Europe for almost 10 years. While there, she was introduced to the Baroque trombone through teacher Abbie Conant. “I fell in love with
the detailed mannerisms and the improvisatory approach to playing that mirrors the jazz of my youth in so many ways,” she said. Pearse now lives in Sackville, New Brunsick, as the newly appointed assistant professor of music (brass specialist) at Mount Allison University. Three times a semester, Pearse travels to Indiana to teach Baroque trombone at the Jacobs School of Music Early Music Institute. Pearse said she felt compelled to support the Nanaimo Conservatory by giving the very gift she learned during her time there. “The scholarships that they provide for youth benefits our future musicians not only financially, but also psychologically,” she said. “I studied music theory through the conservatory as a child, and I benefitted from a scholarship that was put towards
my studies at McGill University.” The benefit concert will take place at St. Paul’s Anglican Church at 2 p.m. on Nov. 27. Tickets are $20. Please call 250754-4611. For more information, please visit www.sacabuche. com. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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Small venue offers audience unique theatre experience On Friday I was treated to a preview night of a new theatre show set right in the
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seated just a few It’s called site-spefeet away from the cific theatre and it’s a performer. As Ryan bit of a trend in theSwanson, who peratre circles right now formed in The Dish– earlier this month, washers, explained, Western Edge Theevery movement from atre performed The the actors Dishwashis critical ers in the CULTURAL to the perbasement CONSUMER formance’s of Acme Melissa Fryer success. Food Co., Reporter In other complete words, with the there’s no smells and ability to sounds of cheat or the kitchen slack off above when the incorpoaudience rated into is right in the play. front of you. Banks, who proBanks’s show was duced the Fringetastic slightly gory as he theatre festival in used props to recreate September, wrote, the trauma inflicted directed and performed the monologue from a momentary lapse while using a for guests seated in table saw. The accihis living room. He dent happened just also provided the as Banks prepared to refreshments. leave for a cross-counIntimate is an try adventure touring understatement in fringe theatre festivals these types of shows, and left him wonderas the audience is
ing if his plans would all come to a grinding halt because of one careless moment. The venue and format allowed for extensive dialogue between the performer and the audience. Since it was a preview night, Banks sought constructive criticism on the show, but the talk-back session also allows for the audience to ask questions and add background to the story they just witnessed. Banks said The Tablesaw Show is the first in a series of site-specific theatre productions. Performances for The Tablesaw Show are Thursday and Friday (Nov. 17-18) and Nov. 23-25 at 8 p.m. Admission is by donation. For address and reservations, please e-mail jer@fringe tastic.com.
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EVENTS BRITISH COLUMBIA’S MAGNIFICENT PARKS with author James D. Anderson at Harbourfront library Friday (Nov. 18), 6:30 p.m.
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Push comes to shove Nanaimo Impact U17 soccer player Madison Leigh, front, jostles with Alberni United opponent Ashley Kochan during a game Sunday at Nanaimoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Merle Logan Field. The home team won 3-0.
Clippers clash with Capitals at top of standings BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN
Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always lively when the Nanaimo Clippers take on the Cowichan Valley Capitals. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even better when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something on the line. Depending on results of the B.C. Hockey Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Wednesday games, played after press time, the Clips and Caps could be playing for first place on Friday (Nov. 18) at Frank Crane Arena. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be in for a battle; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing well right now,â&#x20AC;? said Andrew Gladiuk, Clippers alternate
captain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so tight that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to get up for all our games right now. Points are crucial.â&#x20AC;? Gladiuk said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it takes a different mindset to play against a first-placed team. Clippers goalie Billy Faust said the same thing, adding that
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;They stayed focused and bounced back for the other two games and they basically did what they had to do to try and get back in the tournament. But unfortunately they needed help from another team and that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen.â&#x20AC;? The Mariners needed the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Canes to lose by a goal, and also needed to win their next game by three goals. It might have happened, but Holland squeezed out a win, so VIUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-0 win Friday propelled them to the bronze-medal game, not the gold-medal final. There, they defeated F-X Garneau 3-1 on Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really wanted to make sure that we did get that bronze and we wanted to work very hard as a group because we wanted to prove that we deserved to be there and we wanted to represent the PacWest well,â&#x20AC;? Merriman said. The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks won gold, beating Holland in the final, 2-1. The Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s know that they could easily have been in that game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without a doubt I can say that,â&#x20AC;? said Merriman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even talking to the coach from NAIT and other coaches and even the coach of the Holland team that beat us, I think everybody thought we were good enough to get to the final.â&#x20AC;? SOCCER TALK â&#x20AC;Ś Merriman was named the CCAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coach of the Year at nationals and Jared Stephens was announced as a CCAA All-Canadian. Stephens and Stephen Ewashko were selected as tournament all-stars. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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Playoff-ready Redmen look to rein in Stamps MIDGET FOOTBALL team steps on gridiron after first-round bye.
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The regular season had its ups and downs for the Nanaimo Redmen. There were injuries, scoring slumps, wins and losses. “When you’re a good team, [you’ll] often find a way to win when you haven’t played your best and we didn’t do that as well this year as we would have liked and as a result it cost us a couple of positions in the standings,” said Sean Roden, coach of the Redmen. “But we’re all starting from scratch here now.” The Redmen (7-3) did enough to earn a first-round bye in the Vancouver Mainland Football League playoffs. Now, that bye week is behind them and they’re ready to face the Langley Stampeders (8-3) on Sunday (Nov. 20). The coach said dealing with adversity this fall means the Redmen are a battle-tested squad.
They’ve won and lost battles since they defeated the Stamps 21-7 way back in Week 1. “We were a better team then and we’ve both changed, but we believe we’re the better team now, too,” said Jordan Pugh, Redmen safety. Nanaimo and Langley have similar-looking personnel and playbooks, said Roden. “I think we match up well against them but I think that they probably think they match up well against us, too,” he said. “We both play smashmouth football, nothing really flashy from either team. So it’s going to be won in the trenches, for sure.” Especially in playoff-football conditions in the north end. The red team hopes it can pound the ball better than a Stamps team used to the firm footing of a turf field. “They’re not used to getting down in the muck as much as we are and with the weather, we’re supposed to have some pretty good rain and maybe even snow,” Roden said. “I’m looking forward to that, actually.” GAME ON … Sunday’s kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. at Pioneer Park. Admission is free. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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N a n a i m o ’s h i g h school volleyball teams are rising to the challenge of playoffs. The Dover Bay Dolphins senior AAAA girls and Cedar Spartans single-A girls won North Island championships this past weekend and will be among the favourites at Islands this coming weekend. Dover had homecourt advantage at North Islands and took advantage by going undefeated over its five matches, never dropping a set. The closest of the matches came Thursday night against the Frances Kelsey Breakers, a 25-16, 28-26 victory. The AAAA Island championships will be held in Victoria. Cedar’s girls were just as thorough at their North Island tournament at Campbell River. The Spartans won all seven of
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their matches without dropping a set. The final saw Cedar handle its rival Duncan Christian by scores of 25-14, 25-17.
The result means the Spartans, hosts of the Island championships this Friday (Nov. 18) and Saturday, will be favoured to win again
and advance to provincials. Another team looking to advance is the Nanaimo District Islanders. There were no North Islands for senior AAA girls, so ND is jumping right into the Island championships this weekend in Courtenay. The team has been dealing with some injuries, said Kyla Nichol, one of the coaches, but other players have stepped up and every girl has a role. “All the girls have embraced those roles and have done really well with them, so this is the time where you want every person to shine,” Nichol said. “We have a lot of confidence in them.” We l l i n g t o n w i l l also compete at AAA Islands. Woodlands’ senior AA girls played a challenge game Wednesday after press time to try to advance to their Island tournament. Barsby’s senior AA girls have been eliminated from contention. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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If the Nanaimo District Islanders are going to reach new heights this post-season, the ascent starts against a familiar foe. The NDSS Islanders and the
Timberline Wolves meet Friday (Nov. 18) in Tier 2 varsity football playoffs for the third straight autumn. ND eliminated Timberline last year and the Campbell River squad won the year before, so this week’s tilt is a rubber match. More importantly, it’s a win-or-go-home game. Coach Nate Stevenson said his players were showing
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the hard-hitting Isles have been keeping offences in check all season. “What we’re hoping to do [is] play our game, play some tough, physical ND football,” Stevenson said. GAME ON … The Islanders and Wolves kick off Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Nanaimo District Secondary School field. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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Representative example based on 2012 Sportage (SP551C)/2012 Rio5 (RO551C) with a purchase price of $23,645/$15,550, financed at 2.49%/2.9% APR over 48 months with $0 down, bi-weekly payments of $152/$113 for a cost of borrowing of $1,616/$1,209 and a total obligation of $24,761/$16,759, including delivery and destination fees ($1,650/$1,455) and a $500 FlexChoice credit (2012 Sportage). Taxes, licence, insurance, registration, excess mileage, wear and tear charges, any administration or other applicable fees or charges are not included. Dealer may sell for less. See dealer for details. Cash purchase price for 2011 Optima (OP541B) is $22,450 and includes a cash credit of $1,000 based on an MSRP of $23,450. Includes delivery and destination fees of $1,455. Other taxes, registration, insurance, licensing, PPSA ($79) and dealer fees are excluded. 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A FUN BOUQUET to Casino Nanaimo for their Monday night Ladies’ Night. This week I had my nails “blinged”, a giant appy and a beverage for $15 – best deal in town! I can’t wait to see what’s coming up next. A HUGE BOUQUET OF CRUISE TICKETS AND YELLOW ROSES to Terri at Expedia CruiseShipCentres for going above and beyond, helping and caring.You are No. 1. A HUGE THANK YOU BOUQUET to the Nanaimo Fire Rescue Station 3 fire chief who stopped on his dinner break to help with an injured owl on Vista View Crescent. Your time making phone calls to have the owl rescued was greatly appreciated by us. I’m sure the owl feels the same. A BOUQUET OF YELLOW ROSES to Franca at the Departure Bay ferry terminal. Thank you for going out of your way to help me through the confusion of my medical transportation over to Vancouver. It’s people like you who put a smile on other people’s faces. Because of you, I will have a better long weekend. Your kindness will always be remembered. BOUQUETS to the Stewart Avenue family that decorates and brightens the neighbourhood during all seasons. A BOUQUET OF DOGGY BONES to the staff at Dog n’ Suds for having all your staff trained in Dogsafe K9 First Aid. You are clearly the daycare of choice when it comes to looking after everyone’s dogs.
A NICE CLEAN GARBAGE CAN to the worker who put our garbage can back on the grass after my last beef. We really appreciate it. Keep up the good work. A HUGE, FRAGRANT BOUQUET OF SWEETPEAS to Nanaimo Dive Outfitters and all the participants and prize donors in the Great Pumpkin Dive held recently at Neck Point Park to raise funds for the Kidney Foundation. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
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BOUQUETS OF SHARP HEALING NEEDLES to Clayton Willoughby of Island Community Acupuncture. My doctor told me there is no effective treatment for tinnitus. Clayton manages to control that and another stubborn condition that defies conventional treatment. Ahhh relief. A HUGE BOUQUET to the person who turned in my calender and personal papers at the north end Shoppers Drug Mart. GARDEN BOUQUETS to our hospice volunteer – she has been a “Rae” of sunshine in our lives. A BOUQUET OF FORGET-MENOTS to Jan, our home care nurse, for all the coaching and support over the last few stressful weeks. A CARING BOUQUET to Dr. N. Schulson. You are the greatest doctor one could ever have. Thank you for going above and beyond the line of duty. A BIG THANK YOU to the Rutherford Dental Centre for donating dental hygiene items to the ICCS.
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bouquets HUGE BOUQUETS to the members of the Nanaimo Concert Band for the wonderful concert at the Port Theatre last weekend. They truly are incredible musicians. The drummer is a star. In fact, they all are and they deserve accolades for their brilliant performance.
an excellent repair job by a polite young man. A GOLD BOUQUET OF ROSES to Bill at Bastion Jewellers for checking my old Harley watch battery. It’s working and not missed a second yet.
A VERY BIG THANK YOU to Shane Moscrip from ABC Precast for his generous surprise to three couples at the Keg one recent Saturday. We were blown away by your thoughtfulness and wanted to say thanks. We will never forget what you did for us and neither will our stomachs.
A BEEF to the lady who recently sent out the mass e-mail telling us who to vote for in this upcoming municipal election and to forward the e-mail to everyone we know. Isn’t this our right, to make our own choices when voting? Shame on you for trying to take this away. I hope that people make their own choices when voting this weekend.
THIRTY-SIX BIG HUGS to A-Line Roofing Company for the awesome job making our new roof. We lived for almost four years with a tarp and many leaks. Now we are safe and dry. Hugs from the staff.
A COW-SIZED BEEF to the Nanaimo RCMP. At least once a week you set up speed traps and seat belt checks in front of my house. That would not normally be an issue except for the fact that you block my driveway every time. I am unable to leave or come back to my house because you never move when I need in/out.
A HUGE BOUQUET OF CELLPHONES to Jeff at Rogers at Nanaimo North Town Centre. You have been a tremendous help every time we have gone in there (especially lately with all the issues with our daughter’s cell). We appreciate your knowledge, patience and smiling face.
A STINKY BEEF to the person who complained about their family’s cat being killed by a car. I hardly think you would put a family member out on the streets who may be scared and apparently with no street sense. The reality is you need to blame someone else.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Jacob Lajennesse of Alpha Doors LTD for repairing our broken garage doors on very short notice. A great firm and
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Ritchie Debbie (DJ) passed away on November 7, 2011. She invested her life in health care, her family and friends. Debbie is survived by her parents, Elinor & John McKenzie; brother, Colin (Angela); niece, Erica and nephews, Willis and John. Sincere thanks to the staff of Nanaimo RegIonal General Hospital and the stafďŹ ng unit with whom she worked, for your care in her last days. A celebration of Debraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will take place at First Memorial Funeral Services, 1720 Bowen Rd., Nanaimo, on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, donations may be made in Debraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to the BC SPCA. First Memorial Funeral Services 250-754-8333
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(nee Kuepfer) September 25, 1924 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; October 27, 2011 Barbara Viola McNab passed away peacefully at her home on October 27, 2011 surrounded by family. She was born on September 25, 1924 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Barbara is survived by her children James (Jayne), Philip (Trish), Lorilee, Carla, and daughter-in-law Diane of Ontario; Archie (Sigrid), Murray, Bruce, Ross, Bonnie and Jessie (Stan) of Vancouver Island. She had 30 grandchildren, 28 great- grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by husbands Leslie Nau and Archie McNab, son Robert Nau, daughter-in-law Carol McNab, granddaughter Mareena and great-granddaughter Katrina. Mom moved from Kansas to Ontario at the age of 16. She and Dad moved to BC in the 1950â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and they purchased the farm in Yellow Point in 1960. Through hard work and perseverance, they raised 6 children there and built a reputation on growing sweet corn. Even with all the work to do, Mom always made time for others. She loved children and they loved her. She had a way of ďŹ nding something good in everyone. Anyone who met Mom never forgot her and she never forgot them. Mom was an avid knitter; quilter and she also enjoyed crocheting. She knit hundreds of pairs of socks for children who were in the hospital during the last 20 years of her life. Mom loved going for walks and was a familiar sight walking in the Yellow Point area. For a lady who never drove or joined any groups or organizations, she touched the lives of many people. Mom had an amazing inner strength that kept her going despite numerous health restrictions. She never complained of what she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to do, but instead embraced what she was still capable of doing. The family would like to thank their friends and the community for their love and support. They would also like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Zuccaro for caring for Mom. Flowers are gratefully declined. Donations may be made in memory of Mom to the Nanaimo Hospital Foundation. No service by request. A gathering will be held at the McNab Farm in May, date and time to be announced later.
Garry, a resident of Nanaimo, passed away at Stanford Place, Parksville, BC on November 13, 2011 at the age of 77 years. Survived by his wife of 38 years, y , Valerie;; sons: Craig g (Sue), ( ), Kenneth,, Kirk, stepson Mark; also grandson, Brent and two sisters, Bette Anderson and Joyce Wilson. Garry spent 22 years with the RCAF and 26 years at London Drugs Warehouse in Richmond, BC. Garry was a gentle and caring man who loved sports on TV and playing cards with friends at the Legion. No service by request. Cremation. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, donations to the SPCA would be appreciated.
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ROGER BALL
Dec. 31, 1938 to Nov. 10, 2011 Roger was born in London, England. He moved to Vancouver Island in 1970 after 13 years of service in the Royal Air Force. He was legal administrator at McIsaac, Clark and Sinclair for 13 years. During this time he was also chairman of the board of trustees in Lantzville, and he put on the Nanaimo air show. He left there to run Kenco Supply with his wife, Therese, retiring in 1996. He was an avid trout ďŹ sherman and ďŹ shed with a group of friends for the last 37 years. Roger was on the BC Cancer Foundation advisory council, raising funds to support cancer treatment and research here on the island. Roger leaves behind his soul mate Therese, children, grandchildren, a great grandson, many dearly loved family and a lot of great friends. Roger loved life, people and traveling. He truly knew the true meaning of life, love and happiness. If Roger has touched your life, we invite you to join us for a celebration of his life on December 18, 2011 at 6:30 PM at the Costin Hall, 7232 Lantzville Road. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, donations are kindly accepted for cancer research at the BC Cancer Foundation, 1-866-519-5550.
A special thanks to his doctor, home care nurse and hospice volunteer.
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Ruth Yvonne May 18, 1926 ~ November 14, 2011 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Ruth Yvonne Meek. Ruth was born May 18, 1926 in South Wellington and lived in the Nanaimo area her entire life. She passed away peacefully November 14, 2011. Ruth is survived and lovingly remembered by her 2 children; Tom Meek (Lynette) and Terry Bryden (David). She also leaves behind 4 grandchildren: Elizabeth, Gareth, Ellen and Tamara, and one great-grandchild, Aidan. They were a constant source of pride and joy in her life. Ruth will also be sorely missed by her many relatives and friends. Ruth was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, Alex Meek; her parents, Tom and Ellen Greenwell; brothers George and Donald, and sisters-in-law: Evelyn Greenwell, Betty Greenwell, Helen Reedel, Margaret Morton and Hazel Toomer. The family would like to thank Dr. John Carr and Dr. Kim King for their care through the years, and the staff of the Palliative Care Unit and the ďŹ fth ďŹ&#x201A;oor of Nanaimo Hospital who helped make Ruthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last days comfortable and peaceful. An extra special thank you to Dr. Robin Love, Ruthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doctor for many years, who offered her so much care and understanding through so many issues in her life. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Nanaimo Curling Club, Monday, November 21st, 12:30-3:00pm. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, donations may be made to the Palliative Unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Sands ~ Nanaimo 250-753-2032
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COMPUTERS/INFO SYSTEMS
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
CHILDCARE for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers! High quality programs. Early Childhood Educators. Money back guarantee. www.jollygiant.ca Call today. 250-751-8841
COMPUTER TECH NEEDED in beautiful Campbell River Must have experience in SBS 2003 to 2011 • Min 5 years as Comp Tech • Good written/verbal skills • Ability to work self-directed and as part of a small team • Valid BC drivers licence & reliable vehicle • Microsoft Cert preferred Salary neg. for the right person Resume to: careers@gcstech.ca
Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available. Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES DISTRIBUTORS WANTED. Smell the difference with our Cleaner burning gourmet Candles and Flameless melts www.CandleSue.com 866854-1183 EVER WANTED to work for yourself? Do you love music? Established, growing record store in the Comox Valley. All inventory,required equipment are included. Exciting opportunity for someone with business and marketing know how to help it reach full potential. playitagain@shaw.ca
INFORMATION NEEDED on stolen black, 2008 Dodge Ram 4 door taken Sept. 26/2011 from 3100 block 18th Ave., Port Alberni, plate #CW7744. Call Darlene at ICBC at (250)731-2255 quoting claim #P183524.4 WITNESSES NEEDED On Wed. Oct. 19, 2011 @ 2 p.m. a red 1993 Ford Explorer was turning left at the intersection of Nicol St. & Milton St. Nanaimo. It was struck by a red 1990 Toyota Corolla travelling straight onNicol St. We are looking for any witnesses. Please contact Leo Clancy @ Claimspro Inc. 1-888-748-6336.
HOME BASED BUSINESS. We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry. High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com OPERATE A Mini-Office Outlet working from your home computer. Free online training. Flexible hours. Great income. www.freedom-unlimited.info
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Working as a Legal Advisor throughout North America for well est’d company. Long term career opportunity. No exp necessary, training provided. Call: 604-308-4488 or email: nbrash@shaw.ca
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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS AIRLINES ARE HIRINGTrain for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783.
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CHRISTMAS CORNER
Local Vendors Baking, Crafts, Giftware
Traditional German Food T – Free Admission – From Island Highway, West at Rosehill, left at Caledonia Ave.
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CELEBRATIONS
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Solo Singer Nanaimo
250.585.3942 Pop, Rock, Easy Listening, Country, Jazz. Any events including Weddings, Birthdays.
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S D SUCCEED. SUCCEE D.. TRAIN TO BE A HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT IN NANAIMO TODAY! Healthcare Assistants are prepared to work in both healthcare facilities and community agencies. HCA’s provide & maintain the health, safety, independence, comfort & well-being of individuals & families. Train locally for the skills necessary in this rewarding career Àeld.
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St. Michael’s Hall
Work & learn, 20 hours a week.
– Free Ad dmission –
Dr. Linda Pearse
4017 Victoria Ave (off Norwell)
Great opportunity to start in January before the curriculum changes in the fall. No prior experience necessary.
Saturday, Novembeer 26 ~ 11 am to 2 pm Lunch - Silent Auction - Baking - Crafts - China & Crystal - Jewellery - Mucch more
Meeting 1:00 PM November 17, 2011 Room 7, Beban Park
December 3rd, 10 am - 2 pm
OR DIRECT ENTRY OPTION
St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall
10 a.m.- 7 p.m.
Ukranian Christmas Bazaar
Work & learn 3 days a week bridging to Practical Nurse in less than a year. ~ STARTS JANUARY IN NANAIMO ~
CHRISTMAS MARKETPLACE
4 p.m.- 8 p.m.
COMING EVENTS
HEALTH CARE ATTENDANTS
CHRISTMAS CORNER
Friday, Dec. 2nd
ENTERTAINMENT
PRACTICAL TICA TICAL CAL C L NURSE RSE RS
CLEANING POSITION in a Theatre setting. Hours 1am9am, 5 days/week, Tues & Thurs off. Must be bondable & have own transportation. Willing to clean toilets, urinals, etc. Experience a plus. Call (250)751-2150 for details.
German Christmas Fair
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Touching T Tou To oucchi ou ching hing ng g hearts, h hear heart earts artts help helping ping others... otthers... All in a Day’s Work!
BLACK BEAR Liquor Store requires Part-time person. Must work evenings & weekends. Must have Serving it Right. Apply in person after 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1st
ENTERTAINMENT
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HELP WANTED
71 Caledonia C Ave., Nanaimo
Opportunity to learn about United Way 2012 Funding Application.
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
Linda Graduated from Jacobs School of Music in Indiana in April 2011.
Perogies, Borsch, Preserves, Baking, Ukranian Pysanky, Novelties, T-Shirts, Cook Books, Concession
She is now a tenure tract Professor at Mt. Allison University in Sackville, N.B.
NEW!! CABBAGE ROLLS made & sold by SANDY’S KITCHEN Raffle for 30 dz perogies!
Congratulations Linda we are proud of you. Mom and Dad
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PLANNING / PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
WFP is currently seeking a Planning / Production Assistant to join our Mainland Coast Operation located approximately 20 minutes north of Campbell River. This full-time 18 month term position may include some travel to the coastal islands and inlets.Reporting to the Operation’s Planner, this role will be an integral part of all business functions at the operation, aligned to support the overall success of the organization. Critical skills and experience will include all aspects of office and data administration, reporting and analysis, accounts payables and receivables, in addition to admin. tasks necessary to support engineering,forestry, and production functions. Data management, invoicing and accounting functions will also be primary duties. A complete and detailed job posting can be viewed at: http: //www.western forest.com/careers/current _openings.php WESTERN FOREST OFFERS COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION THAT INCLUDES CORE VACATION HEALTH BENEFITS WITH THIS POSITION. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to: Human Resource Department Facsimile: (1)866.840.9611 Email: resumes@ westernforest.com Application Deadline: Thursday, November 24, 2011 Reference Code: MCO Admin
Thursday, November 17, 2011
HELP WANTED
TRADES, TECHNICAL
DENTAL RECEPTIONIST required for a progressive, well established Dental Office. We are looking for an energetic, dedicated individual to join our team. Forward resumes to Brooks Landing Dental Clinic, 230-2000 Island Hwy N. Nanaimo, BC V9S 5W3 or email: info@brookslandingdental.ca
BODY MAN fully qualified or 2nd or 3rd year apprentice. Benefits. Wages dependent upon experience. Call (250)287-8258 or fax resume 250-287-2432.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
CLEANING SERVICES
CLEANING SERVICES
CLOCK/WATCH/JEWELLERY REPAIRS
GUARANTEED YOU will be well pleased! Professional house and office cleaning in Country Club area only. 20 yrs exp, ref’s avail. 250-756-7922.
THERE ARE a lot of people out there that say they are housecleaners, but may not do the type of cleaning you like your house to look like when they’re done. I usually take over from those cleaners when the homeowners have had enough and want to have their home cleaned properly. Give me a call at 250-618-7992. You’ll be glad you did!
MR. SPARKLE CLEANING SERVICES “Since 1992” Roof Demossing, Vinyl Siding, Gutter & Window Cleaning
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
POSITION AVAIL for evening Janitorial Supervisor. Cleaning, floor maint exp an asset. Must be avail for occasional weekend work. CRC and valid DL req’d. 250-751-1800 or 250-616-5517.
Contact: Robert Baker Fax: 250-286-8380 Email: rbaker@inland-group.com or drop resume to 2470 North Island Hwy
We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfield construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfield roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.
TRADES, TECHNICAL AUTOMOTIVE TECH.
Journeyman or 3rd/4th Year
PERSONAL SERVICES
RESPONSIBLE STUDENT for household chores in Long Lake Heights. (250)616-8755
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
NEED CASH TODAY? ✓ Do you Own a Car? ✓ Borrow up to $20000.00 ✓ No Credit Checks! ✓ Cash same day, local office www.REALCARCASH.com 250-244-1560 1.877.304.7344
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
CLOCK & WATCH REPAIRS 3rd generation watch maker. Antique & grandfather clock specialist. (250)618-2962.
COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUTER PRO $25 service call for home or office. Mobile Certified Technician. Senior’s Discounts. 250-802-1187.
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SECURE AN EXCITING FUTURE IN MEDICAL/ DENTAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION! “Healthcare is the #1 employer in B.C.”
LEGAL SERVICES You will be trained to work in: Hospitals, Health Units, Laboratories, Mental Health Units, and the offices fi of: Doctors, Naturopaths, Opthamologists, Chiropractors, Dentists, Banks, Accounting Offices, fi Government Offifices and more.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
Prince Rupert Top Wages Paid
View Details at: www.rainbowchrysler.ca Call: Brian Musgrave 1.877.624.8207 or e-mail: bmusgrave@ rainbowchrysler.ca
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The successful candidate should have: • Self Motivation • a Positive Attitude • Good electrical & Hydraulic troubleshooting skills • A/C Ticket • Forestry/Construction Equipment experience Inland Kenworth is an industry leading group of heavy truck & equipment dealerships in business since 1949. We offer competitive wages and an attractive benefits package.
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HAIRSTYLIST WANTED full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Nanaimo location. Guaranteed $11/hour, 25% profit sharing, paid overtime, benefits, paid birthday, vacation pay, annual advanced training and advancement opportunities. Call 1-866-472-4339 today for an interview.
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CLEANING SERVICES
Funding may be available.
A ONE JANITORIAL ... NO CONTRACTING OUT..BONDED AND INSURED OVER 15 YEARS IN BUSINESS. FREE QUOTES. CALL DAN 250753-3722
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Start your job search here! Check out our NEW December Workshops
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HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
Nov. 21 and Dec. 21: Digging for Camp Jobs – Understand what is required to get a camp job, where the jobs are, how to get started Dec. 9: Living with a Budget Dec. 19: Behavioural Interviews Dec. 28: Skype Interview Preparation Dec. 29: Resolving Workplace Conflict Dec. 30: Meaningful Work: Midlife & Beyond All SET workshops are FREE to attend
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Looking for enthusiastic & motivated individuals to join our team!
FULL & PART TIME AVAILABLE • • • •
Fun & fast paced work environment Ideal for students & mothers Flexible hours Positions available in our Bowen Road location • No experience necessary Please drop off resume at Little Caesars: 1708 Bowen Road, Nanaimo
250-714-0085 www.set-nanaimo.com Funded in whole or part through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement.
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
COMPUTER SERVICES
ELECTRICAL
GARDENING
U-NEED-A-NERD Friendly onsite professional computer, website and design services. Jason is BACK! 250-585-8160 or visit: jasonseale.com
ELECTRICIAN: HOME or BUSINESS. No job too small. Renovations, Additions. Senior and Single Parent discount. Licensed, Bonded. Call George (250)619-1384
EAVESTROUGH
Since 1990 Gutter cleaning system. Interior/Exterior frames & windows. for Results call us first for Estimates
Call Glynn 760-2020 Cell: 729-6924 BRAD’S HOME Detailing. Cleaning vinyl siding by brush. De-mossing roofs. Gutter cleaning/repairs. Windows. Power Washing. Insured. Free estimates. Brad 250-619-0999
WE’RE ON THE WEB
TRADES, TECHNICAL
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HAULING AND SALVAGE
MOVING & STORAGE
PET CARE SERVICES
2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)753-6633.
CAT SITTING - NO CAGES. I will care for your much loved cat(s) in my home. They get their own room with a home setting. Min. 7-day or long term stay. Limited space, book ahead! (250)740-5554
QUALITY YARD CARE Clean-up, lawn & garden maintenance, hedge trimming. Free Estimates. Licenced. (250)616-4286, (250)751-1517
TREE PRUNING HEDGE/SHRUB MAINTENANCE Call the qualified specialist...certified Arborist & Garden Designer
HANDYPERSONS OLD FASHIONED HANDYMAN Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting. Quality work. No HST. Reasonable prices. 250-616-9095.
HAULING AND SALVAGE
Ivan 250-758-0371
GARY FORTIN’S HAULING. One call does it all. Clean-up and disposal. (250) 618-1413.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
TRADES, TECHNICAL
AGILE HOME REPAIR & Improvement. Fully insured, interior/exterior repairs and upgrades. Ian 250-714-8800. ALL MANNER of Home Repairs, New Construction, Reno’s, Framing, Sheds, Decks, Fencing. Great rates & Refs. Call Derrick (250)816-8646 BLUE OX Home Services. Expert Handyman & Renovation Services: plumbing, electrical, carpentry, drywall, tiling, painting, lawn & garden. Refs avail. Insured. 250-713-4409. BRYAN GRIFFIN CONSTRUCTION experienced in new home construction, home renos, doors & windows , vinyl siding & soffits and more. Free estimates. 250-390-2601.
At Catalyst Paper, the opportunities are endless. We challenge and reward you as you stretch your abilities, improve your personal and career prospects and get ahead. We’re a leading producer of paper and pulp, and the largest producer of specialty printing papers and newsprint in western North America. We believe the future of paper is right here, with us. Our Crofton Division is now accepting résumés for a:
Mill Scheduler Join us, for a strong future together. For more information or to apply online, please visit: www.catalystpaper.com/careers.
7’ ARTIFICIAL Christmas Tree, very bushy, $20. (250)753-5184.
PAINTING A-ONE PAINTING and Wallpapering. Serving Nanaimo for 28 years . Senior Discount. Free estimates. 250-741-0451
ISLAND WIDE PAINTING & RENOS Now servicing Nanaimo. New construction, repaints. Intro special 12% discount. We pay HST... 24% total with this ad.
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
Unleash Your Yo Creativity – Design n YOUR Future De evelop the design and programming skills you’ll need to thrive in n today’s rapidly expanding we eb development world. • • • • •
Graphic G Design Firms Magazines M & Newspapers Web W Development & New Media Consulting for Designing Websites So ocial Media Design & Integration
1900 BURSARY DIPLOMA PROGRAM PROGRAM STARTS FEBRUARY IN NANAIMO
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DOUBLE BED with $99. (250)753-3768.
frame
NEW ADVENT calendar. 17”x30”, $10. (250)753-9363 OAK COFFEE table, good cond. newer style, a few stains. $35.obo. 250-740-1176 QUEEN SIZED foundation form for a foam mattress, cost $179 sell $79. (250)754-5710.
Vancouver Island Painting
FUEL/FIREWOOD
Expanding or Renovating your home/bathroom/ kitchen/basement? Roofing & finish carpentry also available. No job too small. Free estimates. Guaranteed/Insured
Interior ~ Exterior FREE ESTIMATES.
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
Richard 250-729-7809
RETIRED PLUMBER Journeyman. Repairs & renovations. (250)390-1982
LANDSCAPING
(250) 667-1189
PLUMBING
RUBBISH REMOVAL
BULLY’S LANDSCAPING. Fall Clean-up Specials: Pruning, yard clean-up, irrigation blow-outs. Bobcat & excavating services. All your landscaping needs. 250-585-7177.
DYNAMITE DEAN’S Rubbish Removal. Prompt, professional service. “No Messing Around!” 250-616-0625, 250-754-6664.
HELP WANTED
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad & get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5990.
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TOWNSITE E AREA: AREA ■ Route 1207 - 56 papers Bleford Ave., Brierley Hill, Estevan Rd., Larch St., Princess Royal Ave., Willow St. ■ Route 1108 - 65 papers Bluebell Terr., Forest Dr., Honeysuckle Terr., Peyton Pl. ■ Route 1111 - 71 papers Boxwood Rd., Fern Rd., Lark Cres. ■ Route 1117 - 60 papers Bartlett St., Morey Rd., Pryde Ave., Venlaw Rd. HAREWOOD AREA: ■ Route 1421 - 80 papers Foster St., Fourth St., Hillcrest Ave., Third St., Wakesiah Ave. ■ Route 1602 - 87 papers Abby Lane, Fifth St., Harewood Rd., Howard Ave., Lambert Ave., Regal St., Sandy Crt., Sixth St. DIVERS LAKE AREA: ■ Route 810 - 72 papers Golden Meadows Cres., Pheasant Terr., Rosstown Rd., Starlight Trail, Wild Dove Rd. ■ Route 813 - 56 papers Crystal Brook Way., Goldfinch Cres., Jeans Way, Joanna Terr. Check ■ Route 815 - 64 papers o u t mor Ardoon Pl., Cobblestone Pl., Duggan Pl., availablee Labieux Rd., Lundgren Rd. routes in ■ Route 819 - 41 papers body of t the Elmwood Dr., Jingle Pot Rd., Old Slope pe h Pl., Verte Pl. paper. e WESTWOOD AREA: ■ Route 715 - 67 papers Chelan Pl., Michigan Way, Sylvan Pl., Tahoe Ave. ■ Route 722 - 47 papers Rockland Rd., Wildlife Pl. UPLANDS AREA: ■ Route 618 - 68 papers Crystal Pl., Diamond Blvd., Emerald Dr., Jode Ave., Ruby Cres. HAMMOND BAY AREA: ■ Route 335 - 45 papers Big Whale Lkout, Hiquebran Rd., Lost Lake Rd., Porpoise Pl. ■ Route 336 - 94 papers Dustin Pl., Lost Lake Rd., Malibu Terr., Vanderneuk Rd. ■ Route 337 - 94 papers Alder Way, Bonavista Pl., Bradbury Rd., Kerry Lane, Rutherford Rd.
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CARPET, 12.5ftx13.5ft, approx, turquoise, very high quality, $90. 250-753-3588.
Call Rick: (250)585-3942 or (250)954-3942
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HOUSES FOR SALE
FRIENDLY FRANK
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REAL ESTATE
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
ACORN HOME SERVICES Home improvements. Repairs. Doors/windows. Custom made arbors, decks, sunrooms, awnings, fences & lots more! Garry, 250-591-7474. www.acornhomeservices.ca
PEONIES SALE! Beautiful, scented peonies in your garden, or as a gift! Fall planting is best. Wholesale or retail, Dudinks Gardens. 740-0302
PETS AND LIVESTOCK
JUNK TO THE DUMP. Jobs Big or small, I haul it all! I recycle & donate any useable items to local charities. Call Sean, 250-741-1159.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
GARDENING
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4004 TIKI Lane (off Hammond Bay Rd.) Sat, Nov. 19th, 9am3pm. Oak computer desk, cafe tbl & 2 chairs, collectors items, orig paintings, lots of lovely home decor & more.
NANAIMO- 5257 HAMMOND Bay Rd, Sat, Nov 19, 8am-12noon. Knights of Columbus Fund Raiser II. Some power tools, hand tools, hardware, shelving, cedar & hardwood planks (dry & true). Exercise equipment; golf, kayaking, fishing & camping accessories. Cash Only!
ESTATE SALE 1413 Pilot Way, Beach Comber, Nanoose Bay TUES, WED, THURS November 15,16, & 17. 10am to 3pm Entire household furnishings, fine items inside & out. smartmoveservices.ca ESTATE SALE 2029 SANDERS ROAD, NANOOSE BAY Nov 21-25th Monday thru Friday 10am-3pm THIS SALE YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS! Many shop, household & collectors items. Check out your website for more info: www.smartmove services.ca ESTATE SALE: Sat, Nov. 19th, 9am-3pm. #4-2301 Arbot Rd. “Wish-Sha” sign entrance. Furniture, area rugs, tools, household & misc. Everything Must Go! Very reasonable. RETIREMENT GARAGE Sale, Sat., Nov. 19, 9am-2pm. Great deals on camping gear, records, cd’s, movies, housewares and books. 2252 Dick Ave, S. Wellington.
NANAIMO- 5795 Broadway, Sat, Nov 19, 8:30am-12noon. Brass queen headboard, golf clubs, household & more.
QUALICUM BEACH ESTATE SALE NOVEMBER 17, 18 & 19 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 474 BALSAM ST. (just off 19A @ Crescent Rd. W.) Qualicum Beach All items from this executive 4400 sqft home must be SOLD! Dining room set, French provincial sofa,love seat,chair set with matching tables, lots of other furniture, grandfather clock, bedroom suites, Solid Oak Armoire, pair of Italian made lamps, dishes, china, crystal, ornaments, pictures, just too many other items to list! Cash-Interac-All credit cards accepted. Everything must be sold in 3 days!! “Bring your best offers!!” HOSTED BY THE GOOD FOLKS @ Remember That Antiques & Collectibles (Opening soon in Qualicum Beach) For more info call Ken @ 250-927-0500 or email ken117@telus.net
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RENTALS
RENTALS
RENTALS
HOMES WANTED
APARTMENT/CONDO
SEASONAL ACCOMMODATION
SUITES, LOWER
WE BUY HOUSES
TERMINAL PARK area, lrg, 1bdrm, ocean view, near all amenities. Heat & hot water incl. Adult friendly; Senior discount. N/S, N/P. $675-month (250)754-2484 WARM CENTRAL, 1B/R condo, $630/mo. Partly furnished. Bus to door,N/S-N/P 758-9895
PARKSVILLE. SENIOR Strata 55+ condo. Ground level, bdrm + den. Nice condition, close to downtown & ocean front. Fully furnished. N/P, N/S Dec. 22 - March 31. $500./mo. + power. (250)586-6673.
S. NANAIMO 2bdrm bsmnt suite. Private entry, close to bus and mall. NP, NS. Heat, hydro, FS incl. $950 month. (250)716-5766 or 816-0085
COTTAGES
CEDAR, LRG room for rent. Beautiful views. $475 all inclusive. DD 604-649-4606/ 250323-0803 OCEAN VIEW- bright, quiet, 1 bdrm, 4 piece bath, NS/NP. Utils incl’d w/internet & cable, W/D. Female worker. $475/mo. Call 250-751-2454. UNIVERSITY AREA: 2bdrm. N/S, N/P. $800 per month includes heat, hot water, cable Available December 1st. stephendawe27@hotmail.com VIU. FURN. Priv executive rm. $600. incl hydro, heat, lndry, cable, wifi, prkg, cleaning. Patio, NS/NP. 250-741-9831.
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MORTGAGES Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO 2-BDR Central Nanaimo. Large, bright, newly reno’d corner unit, secure adult oriented bldg, u/g parking, onsite manager, close to bus route and all amenities, N/S, N/P $900 250-758-7937 2 BDRM condo/patio style home, D/W, lndry, park at door, yard area. N/S, Avail Dec 1, $950 call Nicki 250667-4418 3185 BARONS- 1 & 2 bdrms $695 & $800. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 3270 ROSS- 2 bdrms, $800. Ardent Properties. Call (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com CENTRAL NANAIMO, 2nd floor Bachelor with view for around Dec. 1st. Quiet, spotless, good bldg. $595/mo. Call Mark/Don 250-753-8633. COUNTRY CLUB- 2 blks mall/lake. Heritage house- 2 suites: 1 bdrm loft, 700sq ft, sunken tub, breakfast bar, $750. Also 1 bdrm ground level, big patio, $650. Also 1 rm, shared $475. Non-smoking. See Kjiji ads. 250-668-2291. DEPARTURE BAY: 2bdrm, Ocean views, mature blding. $850 heat/hot water incl. N/P, N/S. 1yr lease. 250-716-6361 DOWNTOWN, 2 bdrm Apt, balcony, secure prkg, quiet bldg, W/D, close to shopping and bus, NP/NS, no parties, refs, 1 yr lease, $800 + utils, avail immed. 250-756-0516. DOWNTOWN: FABULOUS view in 1 bdrm + den condo, parking, huge storage locker. Sorry NS/NP. Avail. Dec. 1. $950/mo. (250)756-9828 DOWNTOWN NANAIMO. 1bdrm. On-site laundry, parking NS/NP. $550. 250-754-1547. GORGEOUS DOWNTOWN Condo. Character building. 2bdrm, 5 appliances, WIFI, N/P, N/S $900. 250-754-2207
HOSPITAL AREA $700 & up 1 & 2 Bdrms, Quiet, facing forest, HT & H/W incl’d. Extra large balcony. New lino, carpet, paint. Free early move in. Security cameras. Small pet ok. 250-753-6656.
HOSPITAL AREA Reno’d 2 bdrm, new balcony, paint, D/W. Quiet bldg, near park, Prof. on-site mgmt. Parking included, Avail Dec. 1st. From $770/mo. Call 250-754-2936 LONG LAKE MANOR, 3108 Barons Rd. 1-2 bdrms, close to all amenities. Available now or Dec 1. 250-751-1341 NANAIMO DOWNTOWN 3 bdrm,1.5 bath, on-site laundry. NS/NP. $900. 250-754-1547. NANAIMO- TOTALLY reno’d 3 bdrms. Avail immed. Nice, clean, W/D. NS/NP. 1 yr lease req’d. (250)797-2411. TOWNSITE- ADULT bldg, 2 bdrms, 2 balconies, clean & fresh. NS/NP. Available now. $750. 1/2 month free rent with lease. (250)758-4871
CEDAR: River view! new, 3 rooms + bath.$875/m all inclusive. N/S. 604-649-4606 (preferred) or 250-323-0803. HOLLY HILL- 3 bdrms, 2 bath, F/S, W/D hook-up, clean, new paint, carpet. $975. NP/NS. Available Dec 1. (250)758-4871.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES CEDAR BY The Sea, lrg 2 bdrm duplex, ocean view, F/P, W/D, covered prkg, private yard, $850, avail now, call 250-722-0044. CINNABAR VALLEY area: 3 bdrm sxs duplex, 1.5 bath, just reno’d, F/S, near bus & schools, small pet ok, refs, $1000, (Immed) 250-751-8210 Departure Bay- lrg 4 bdrm, 2 bath, sxs, 5 appls. RV prking, pets ok. $1275. 1st mo 1/2 price. Now. 1-250-598-6034. NANAIMO- 2 BDRM+ den. W/D. NS/NP, 1 yr lease. Avail Dec 1. $875. (250)797-2411. NANAIMO (DIVER Lake) upper 2bdrm duplex, 1000sqft, W/D, D/W, near bus, lrg yrd. Avail. Dec. 1st, $1000 + utils. NS/NP. Call 250-751-1809.
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HOMES FOR RENT 1363 CEDARWOOD3 bdrms, $1375. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 1670 CRESCENT View- 6 bdrms, $1325. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 1855 CRAIG (Nanoose)- 4 bdrms, $1325. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 2071 BEL OAK- (Nanoose) 2 bdrms, $1100. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 2BDRM +DEN, 1yr old townhouse on bus route, close to hospital. Access to game-banquet-gym room. Avail. Dec 1st. $1200 +utils. (250)714-9090 774 RAILWAY, lrg 1bdrm. $550 +shared utils & lndry. RR. (250)741-4290 HAMMOND BAY- 1 bdrm sxs duplex, private, clean, F/S, W/D, quiet area. NS,NP. Avail immed. $595. 250-758-4871.
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S. NANAIMO, gorgeous brand new suite, 1 bdrm, 9’ ceilings, priv rural property, S/S appls, incls hydro, D/W, insuite W/D, $1000 mo, D/D & refs req’d, avail immed, 250-668-0576. TOWNSITE 2 BDRM reno’d, W/D. $900. inclds utils. Priv. yard. Nov 1st. (250)616-8755. TOWNSITE- 3 bdrms, deck, W/D, all appls, D/W. $1125 inclds utils. Available Dec 1. (250)616-8755. UNIVERSITY AREA: 2bdrm ground level, private entry, insuite laundry, 7x11 storage area, garage and fenced yard. Near schools/bus. $900, util & heat incl. N/S, N/P, Avail Dec. 1st. Call Bob for appoint to view. 250-618-4775
SUITES, LOWER 1BDRM, LEVEL sep. entry, Uplands. Heat & hot water incl. N/S, N/P. Available now. $700. (250)756-9156 2-BDRM BSMNT suite, hospital area. NS/NParties. W/D, elect. incld. Dec. 1st. $850. /mo. Call Dave (250)619-3774. BROOKS LANDING area- 2 bdrms, shared laundry, separate entrance. NS/NP. $750+ utils. (250)741-0764. CINNABAR: 2bdrm +den. legal suite. Shared lndry. Lrg Yard with fruit trees, lrg sundeck. New paint & appli’s. N/S Util. incl. $950/M 754-6518 DEPARTURE BAY- lrg, bright, lower level walkout 1 bdrm, lrg kitchen, living room, bath, priv covered patio, fenced yrd, shared laundry, private entrance. Cable, utils, bus route. N/S, small pet? Available Now $800. Call (250)751-8698. NANAIMO- 2 BDRM legal suite, walk to Wood Grove Mall, pets negotiable. $850 inclusive. Call (250)933-3372. NANAIMO - PETS Ok. 2 B/R apt. furn,Townsite, elementry, seawall, downtown, fenced yard. Own entrance 1/2 util. No drugs $900/M 667-1765. NEWLY RENO’D lrge, 1bdrm suite. Sep. entry. $650 +hydro 250-667-2786 Avail. Dec 1st. N.NANAIMO: 2-BDRM own laundry, close to mall. $900+ 1/2 hydro. (250)751-8183. N. NANAIMO: New 2-bdrm suite, own laundry. N/P. $900 utils incld. Avail Dec. 1. Call 250-732-3522, 250-585-4689. NORTH NANAIMO- 1 bdrm, separate entrance, close to Woodgrove Mall. $700 inclds utils. NS/NP. 250-713-0861. NORTH NANAIMO: 1 bdrm ground level, modern new home with separate ent., private backyard, quiet beautiful location, incld’s heat, hydro, shared laundry, NS/NP. Cable extra. Ref’s req’d, avail. Dec. 1st, $750/mo. (250)667-1551.
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