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AIR TIME Jamie Collins executes a big spinflip backtail manoeuvre Sunday afternoon at Paint and Skate at Diana Krall Plaza downtown. The two-day event was an exhibition of art and skateboarding. For more photographs, please see page 6. GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN

Nearly 300 people are part of the ‘hidden homeless’ population in Nanaimo. A recent report from the Social Planning and Research Council of B.C. estimates there are 299 individuals currently without permanent homes in Nanaimo and an estimated 796 were temporarily housed or ‘couch surfing’ over the past year. Households were randomly surveyed in January. The report studied Nanaimo, Prince George, Kamloops, Nelson and Kelowna and recommended three major strategies to end homelessness: adequate income; appropriate, affordable and/or supportive housing; and client-centred services. The majority of people surveyed identified three key factors for being homeless: lack of income/employment, lack of available housing, and low income or inability to afford available housing. About 10 per cent of respondents were homeless because of being in school and 29 per cent were in transition or stranded. Nanaimo is roughly on par with Prince George, which has a projected homeless count of 228 and a projected count over

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the past year of 718. Kelowna has an estimated 93 people currently homeless and 1,489 projected over the past year. Gord Fuller, chairman of the 7-10 Club Society, said he believes the numbers are even higher. “One of the things they don’t take into account through the report is a lot more kids are staying with family a lot longer than they used to,” he said, adding that because of the high cost of living and low wages, many youth don’t have the means to live independently. The report is a good tool to open people’s eyes about the different types of homelessness in their communities, he said, adding most people think of absolute homelessness, sometimes referred to as ‘street homeless’. ◆ See ‘MORE’ /3

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The provincial students’ union launches a new campaign Aug. 15 at Vancouver Island University aiming to get more young people to vote. Katy Carr, campaign outreach coordinator with the B.C. branch of the Canadian Federation of Students, said in anticipation of municipal elections in November – and a possible provincial election – the union wants to encourage youth and students to vote. “If we want to make certain issues heard, we need to exercise those rights,” she said. “You can change things and you can make the issues you care about a priority if you vote.” The voter engagement campaign launch takes place at VIU because the Nanaimo institution is also hosting the provincial union’s annual general meeti n g t h e we e ke n d before, with about 80 delegates from across the province expected to attend. Carr said each local will be given posters and other campaign materials, but it is up to each students’ union to decide how to incorporate the message into events and outreach work. Encouraging people to register to vote is also part of the campaign. “If you’ve been registered as a voter, you’re more likely to vote,” said Carr.

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A recent study found that hundreds of people are couch surfing in Nanaimo because they can’t afford housing.

More affordable housing needed ◆ From /1 Jim Spinelli, Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society executive director, said the report raises awareness about the issue, but doesn’t add new information to the conversation. However, it highlights the need for affordable housing. “Clearly we need a lot more affordable housing stock than exists,” said Spinelli, adding that “in some ways the government creates their own problems” by keeping income assistance payments for individuals or people with disabilities to $375 a month for rent. “We’ve created a whole underclass of people that are poorly housed,” said Spinelli. Chris Peter, 26, who receives disability payments of about $886 a month, said the allocation of $375 for rent is inadequate. The cheapest rate he’s found in Nanaimo is around $650 and that doesn’t include utilities. “There is absolutely nothing you can find in town for that,” he said. To cover the remaining rent, he dips into the rest of his money, which doesn’t leave much for food and other necessities. Currently he’s moving out of his home because he can’t afford the costs. He’s moving into a backpack and will camp or couch surf. It’s the same situation he was in six months ago and the situation is frustrating. “Something has got to be done about it,” said Peter.

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Peter injured his spine when he was 15 years old. He’s looking for work, but is limited because of his disability. John Horn, social planner for the City of Nanaimo, said the report highlights that the hidden homeless segment of the population moves out of that state faster than street homeless, so they are harder to track. He said those people wouldn’t typically access services at the Salvation Army or 7-10 Club. The report found that on average the hidden homeless spent six to 12 weeks with their host. He said there is more mobility in this segment of the population and it is more “robust” and has plans to move forward. As such, they most likely don’t need the same assistance programs as street homeless

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and might only require short-term help. But the segment is also especially vulnerable to fluctuations in the economy and housing market. “Almost 53 per cent cited financial aspects of affordability and that group would be quite vulnerable if there was a leap in costs of housing in Nanaimo,” Horn said. “There is a vulnerability there that is worth paying attention to.” Spinelli said he doesn’t like the term hidden homeless used in the report. “We’ve invented a term for people that aren’t housed properly,” he said. “We don’t see these people because they have some sort of extended social network to support them.” reporter3@nanimobulletin.com

Governments investing in housing The federal and provincial government is partnering to provide $180 million for affordable housing for B.C. residents. The governments are each providing $90 million over the next three years to support housing programs for low-income individuals, families and seniors. The objective is to improve access to affordable, safe housing that is suitable and sustainable. The money will go toward new construction, renovations, homeowner assistance, rent supplements, shelter allowances and accommodation for victims of family violence. The goal of the investment is to promote healthier people and stronger neighbourhoods. The program aims to respond to different needs of individuals and households. Over the last two decades, the province has invested $2.8 billion to provide housing in communities across the province.

Nanaimo’s Working Group on Homelessness is hosting a free community barbecue. The barbecue is Saturday (Aug. 13) at the Bowen Park picnic shelter from noon to 3 p.m. It’s aimed at people in need, but open to anyone with hotdogs, hamburgers, salads, desserts, games, prizes and entertainment promised. The barbecue is modelled after similar events the group has hosted, such as its Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners and the Homelessness Connect Day. The group decided to host it in the summer because there is a lack of events in the summer for people in need, said Gord Fuller, 7-10 Club representative on the working group. “It’s about getting together in the spirit of summer and [people] enjoying themselves and not having to worry about costs,” he said. France Tellier said the working group is trying to create a sense of community for the volunteers and participants. The event is funded through money given to the City of Nanaimo by the Regional District of Nanaimo for homelessness projects. The working group has about $10,000 to create various events over the next two years. “It goes directly to provide fun for people who need it most,” he said. Fuller said events such as the barbecue give people a break from worrying about where their next meal will come from and a chance to connect to other community members and feel included. Organizers are seeking volunteers to help during the barbecue and to bring salads and desserts. People interested in volunteering can call Tellier at the Nanaimo John Howard Society at 250-754-1266. reporter3@nanaimobulletin.com

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Police need public’s assistance Nanaimo RCMP have a number of unsolved files which they hope the public can help solve. Anyone with any information about the following crimes is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or www. nanaimocrimestoppers. com.

2011-18603 On July 19, a house in the 200 block of Needham Street was egged. It is believed this is a continuation of ongoing mischief directed at the homeowners. 2011-18543 On July 19 at 5 p.m., a male reported being robbed as he left the bingo hall on Albert Street. The victim told police a female approached him, pro-

duced a knife and demanded $40 then fled. The victim followed the female from a safe distance, eventually losing sight of her in an alley between Nicol and Haliburton streets. The female is described as white with brown hair with some blonde streaks. She was extremely thin, and had on a white shirt and blue pants.

2011-19725 On July 29 at 10 p.m., a female was robbed while making a withdrawal from an ATM located at the Royal Bank at the Brooks Landing shopping centre. The woman told police a male came up behind her and told her to hand over her money. She said he was holding something metallic in his hand. The victim handed over her

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demanded all the money in his wallet. One of the suspects had earrings in one ear that stretched his lobe. He also had a tattoo of flames on his right arm.

money and was then told to stand in the corner of the ATM lobby and not turn around until he left. After 10 seconds, she turned and saw an older-model beige van racing toward Highland Boulevard in a northerly direction. The male wore a blue ski mask over his face and had on a blue windbreaker.

2011-19756 On July 29, a bowling ball was thrown through the rear window of a black Cadillac parked at 5657 Metral Dr. Investigators believe a former roommate may be involved in the incident. 2011-19756 On July 30, Zorkin Insurance Brokers at Terminal Park shopping centre was robbed. Shortly before 5 p.m., a male entered the business and put a knife to an employee’s back, demanding money. The

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2011-20182 On Aug. 2, a break and enter was reported at Gold Automotive at the intersection of Wallace and Fitzwilliam streets. Thieves gained entry by breaking a rear window then climbing into the car bay. They left through the same way. 22011- 20272 On Aug. 2 at 10:44 p.m., a male reported being robbed by two other males in the 500 block of Howard Avenue. The victim told police two white males in their 20s approached him and told him to take off his packsack and keep walking. They also then

2011- 20484 On Aug. 4, a break and enter was reported to the storage locker for the Nanaimo Track and Field Club at the rotary Bowl Stadium, 355 Wakesiah Ave. It appears nothing was taken, but thieves did manage to damage the front door by prying at it. 2011-20539 On Aug. 5, a female was assaulted and robbed while walking to work. At 8:15 a.m., the woman was walking along an alley that runs parallel to First Street. She was approaching Bowen Road when the suspect came up to her and asked for a smoke. She had a pouch of tobacco and agreed to roll one for him. As she was doing this, he struck her with a solid object he was carrying in his hand. She fell to the ground but fought back, kicking at him several times. The male then ran off toward Bowen Park with the tobacco pouch. He is described as white, mid 20s, thin, and clean shaven with short, blonde hair. He was wearing brown pants and a blue longsleeved sweater with white labels on the front.

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lowing of skin or eyes), nausea and vomiting, aching muscles and joints, poor concentration, anxiety and depression. Dr. Alnoor Ramji, clinical assistant professor at University of British Columbia, said the new drug is more effective in eradicating the virus and can reduce the duration of treatment from 48 to BY MELISSA FRYER THE NEWS BULLETIN 28 weeks. “It’s a very specific anti-viral agent,” he said. More than 250,000 Canadians are affected by hris Robinson was tired but didn’t think much of it. It wasn’t until he woke up one hepatitis C, with 60,000 residing in B.C. Of those, morning with his stomach bloated that he 70 per cent have type 1, which is what the new drug specifically targets. decided he needed to see a doctor. “It’s really quite amazing when you look at the “My stomach swelled up to the point where it looked like I could have swallowed a small ele- numbers,” Ramji said, adding that hepatitis C is the leading factor in liver damage and subsequent phant,” he said. Robinson, who worked all his life as a roofer, was transplant. The disease is often spread through intravenous shocked at the diagnosis: hepatitis C. The disease, which is transmitted through blood, drug use, blood transfusions prior to 1992, medical procedures using unscreened blood, affects the liver, causing fibrosis, cirrhomother-child transmission, or contact sis and eventually, without transplant, with infected needles. liver failure and death. Robinson isn’t positive how he con“People see me and they say, you don’t tracted the disease, but suspects it was look sick,” Robinson said. through casual drug use and sharing He takes medication for his heart as needles in his youth. well as blood thinners, has swelling in “It was a mistake and we all make his stomach and is constantly tired. Carthem,” Robinson said. “It’s nothing to rying a few bags of groceries to his apartbe ashamed of.” ment nearly causes him to faint. He lives in Abbotsford now but came “The smallest thing tires me out,” he to Nanaimo in the 1990s to treat alcohol said. ROBINSON and drug addiction. After three months He is not on treatment for hepatitis C, of treatment, he stayed in Nanaimo and which involves a dual cocktail of drugs, because his doctor feared they may do more dam- stayed clean, until a brief relapse after moving to Vancouver several years later. age to his liver. The birth of his son finally got him on the clean As he began to despair, his doctor told him to be patient – a new drug was finishing clinical trials and sober path more than a decade ago. By talking about his struggle with hepatitis C he that could help his disease. Robinson feared the side effects and asked what hopes more people become aware of the disease and be more careful about their choices in life. it would do to him. “I never realized no one knew anything about “It’s going to cure you, man,” Robinson said his this,” he said. “They know more about AIDS than doctor told him. Victrelis, or the generic term boceprevir, was hepatitis C.” The new drug has been approved by Health approved for use in Canada and, combined with traditional treatment of antiviral medication Canada and is being made available to priority (peginterferon alpha and ribavirin), can double or access patients. Widespread availability and coverage under provincial prescription drug plans is nearly triple cure rates in patients. “This is what he’s been waiting for,” Robinson expected next year. said. arts@nanaimobulletin.com Hepatitis C infection can be acute (lasting up to six months), or chronic (longer than six months). Between 10 and 30 per cent of people with acute illness are able to fight it off without treatment. The rest will go on to become chronic carriers of the disease. Symptoms can include fever, fatigue, reduced appetite, stomach pain, dark urine, jaundice (yel-

B.C. recorded a slight net loss of people migrating to other provinces in the first quarter of 2011, according to preliminary data compiled by Statistics Canada. B.C.’s total population continues to grow, reaching more than 4.5 million as of April 1. But for the first quarterly period since 2003, the number of people moving to other provinces exceeded those moving from other provinces into B.C. The net loss was only 98 people, with 12,598 people moving to B.C. and 12,696 moving out in the first three months of the year. B.C. experienced consistent net loss through interprovincial migration from 1997 to 2003, an often-cited statistic in B.C. political debates about the effect of NDP government policies in the province during the 1990s. B.C. saw its largest net loss of 893 people to Alberta, with 6,704 people going east and 5,811 moving west in the first three months of 2011. B.C. recorded net gains of 372 people from Saskatchewan and 442 from Manitoba from January to March.

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Gaming grant review team visits Nanaimo Nanaimo residents have an opportunity to give the province feedback on how it hands out gaming revenue Friday (August 12). The province’s Community Gaming Grant Review will make a stop at Vancouver Island University, room 109, building 356, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The independent review, headed by former Kwantlen Polytechnic University president Skip Triplett, is to look at and provide options for how the province doles out some of its gambling profits to community groups, including criteria and eligibility, a review of a multi-year funding model and the future role of gov-

ernment in community gaming grants. Gaming generates more than $1 billion in revenue per year for the province. Last fiscal year, the province distributed $135 million in gaming grants to about 6,000 non-profit and charitable organizations. Groups or individuals wishing to make a presentation at the forum must register online at www.communitygaminggrantreview.gov.bc.ca. Submissions to the review are also being accepted by e-mail, fax or mail. Triplett’s final report is due Oct. 31.

Last HST ballots collected for count The fate of B.C.’s harmonized sales tax should be known by the end of August. Elections BC officials briefed reporters Thursday on the final collection and counting of ballots for the HST referendum. Acting chief electoral officer Craig James said the target is to release results by the original date of Aug. 25, despite a strike and lockout at Canada Post that delayed distribution. If there

is a large return rate from the three million ballot packages that were mailed out, the results could take a few days longer, James said. Elections BC plans to release the turnout for B.C.’s secondever mail-in ballot this week, along with details of how many requests for replacement ballots were received. More than 14,000 people registered to vote so they could take part.

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TOP LEFT: Jamie Collins assembles a skate ramp Saturday morning in preparation for the Sunday skateboarding event as part of the two-day Paint and Skate at Diana Krall Plaza downtown. ABOVE: Eric Switzer participates Sunday afternoon. LEFT: Artist and event organizer Russ Morland works on a painting Sunday afternoon.

Nanaimo area’s fire danger rating jumps to high The fire danger rating from south Nanaimo to Duncan switched to high from moderate last week, but so far campfires are still permitted on the Island. Marg Drysdale, Coastal Fire Centre spokeswoman, said the southern half of Nanaimo all the way down to Victoria now has a high fire danger rating – with pockets of extreme ratings in the Shawnigan Lake and Duncan areas. But the good news is campfires are still permitted except where

bylaws prohibit them. The City of Nanaimo prohibits campfires. While no campfire ban has been issued yet, Drysdale said the Coastal Fire Centre is reminding people that campfires must be no larger than half a metre wide by half a metre tall, must be attended at all times and must be put out properly. The fire centre’s forecasters are predicting continued hot and dry weather and no precipitation for the next two weeks.

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Suspect faces murder charge Jason Daniel Cramer appeared in Nanaimo Provincial court Friday, where he was charged with one count of second degree murder in the Aug. 3 death of Elaine Schwartz, 50, and one count of attempted murder in the attack on her 18-year-old son Trevor Schwartz, who remains in hospital in Victoria recovering. Cramer is scheduled to make his next court appearance in Nanaimo on Sept. 13.

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lot can happen in seven years. Just ask Jean Crowder. Nanaimo-Cowichan’s Member of Parliament has been elected four times in that span. She’s watched her New Democrat caucus grow from 19 members, to 29, to 37 to 103. She’s gone from a rookie federal politician to a mentor for her party’s newbies. She’s now a member of the Official Opposition, sitting on the front bench, leading one of the largest portfolios. “Basically when I arrived in 2004, someone gave me the keys to my office and said, ‘Go to it,’” Crowder said. Now she’s assisting with more formalized training for new MPs, personally showing about a dozen rookie New Democrats the ropes and attempting to level a steep learning curve. “It’s very intimidating, and it’s like no other job you have ever had in your entire life,” Crowder said. “There is nothing that compares this job to any other job you’ve done.” In fact, Crowder said it’s more like three jobs. “You’ve got your constituency job, you’ve got your Ottawa job, in terms of looking at policy and legislation, and then if you’ve got a shadow cabinet portfolio, you’ve got a third job at the national level,” she explained. “And they all have different job requirements, and they all have different expectations, and they all have different protocol.” Crowder, for example, makes a point of spending a lot of time in the constituency, but she’s also the NDP’s lead critic on Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. With 54 different programs and services within the department – and with so many MPs within the party – Crowder’s working with a number of other critics who’ve got pieces of the portfolio, such as employment insurance and post-secondary education. Crowder has the remaining pieces – such as child care and anti-poverty strategies – as well as the co-ordinating role. It’s a big job, and it marks the first time the NDP and Crowder

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have official critic status. “We’re the ones that are now taking the primary role in reviewing legislation that comes before the house, looking at accountability for the government, raising issues that we think have been missed, and on supporting the government if they bring forward initiatives we think are important,” Crowder said. She’s spending the summer familiarizing herself with the department, and has already met with the minister, Diane Finley. “I’ve been very fortunate that I’ve always been able to establish good working relationships with the ministers I’ve worked with, and I expect that will continue,” Crowder added. She’s also been chatting with childcare and anti-poverty advocates before fine-tuning and reintroducing legislation. “I need to talk to groups that have been doing the work in these

areas – that’s always been my pattern,” Crowder said. “I don’t go off and charge off on my own. I work with people who have the expertise in the areas to help develop where we’re going.” While her strategy may not have changed, Crowder’s particularly proud of one alteration already taking place in Ottawa. “We have the ability to influence the tone in the House, and we have committed to a no-heckling policy, and a more civil debate and discourse,” she explained. “You can actually hear each other. You can hear each other talk. That’s an enormous influence that we’ve been able to have at question period, because the debate is more substantive. “We’re not spending all our time taking cheap shots at each other. People are getting up, they’re raising concerns, they’re raising issues, substantiating that – and the response from the

government side has been more substantive.” That’s an important difference for Crowder. “One of the things I hear really consistently from people is they’ve been so turned off by the lack of civil debate, the lack of substance in the debate,” she said. “People have said to me, ‘I will not bring my children to question period because the behaviour is appalling.’ I’m hoping we can change that so people will want to see politics at work, want to pay attention.” Crowder, meanwhile, promises to pay attention to her riding as well as her duties in Ottawa in the coming term. “I’m very excited about my new portfolio because many of the issues – housing, employment insurance, post-secondary education and skills development – are really relevant to our community, so I’m excited about being able to work on them.”

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Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder doesn’t seem fazed to be up against her first majority government since she was first elected in 2004. “I like to remind people that majority governments are the norm in Canada,” she said. “And in majority governments of the past, even when the NDP was the third or fourth party, we were able to influence outcomes.” The key, Crowder said, is to bring forward good ideas with help from Canadians. “Substantiate why they’re good ideas, be persistent with them, work with civil society, people in your riding, and you can influence majority government outcomes,” she said. “In fact, I would say you’ve got a good chance of doing it because there’s stability in the House [with a majority government]. It is far less partisan. So I think there is an ability to influence where majority governments go.”

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HST decision a waiting game With the deadline Friday for HST referendum ballots, anticipation is building for the result. It’s almost like betting on a horse race then waiting for the race to be run. Except there will be no big winners and few big losers after the votes are tallied. Much time and resources have been spent promoting the benefits (vote ‘no’) and downfalls (vote ‘yes’) of the harmonized sales tax. To the government’s credit, it did a good job spelling out the scenarios for taxpayers, both of keeping the HST and alternatively, going back to the PST-GST combination. The Fight HST camp, on the other hand, has done virtually nothing to acknowledge any positive aspects of the now year-old sales tax system. That one-sided vision was a disservice and only contributed to the confusion over the real differences between the two taxing strategies. Where the Liberals have been attempting to simplify the debate, Bill Vander Zalm and company have been doing their best to muddy the facts and appeal more to people’s hearts than their heads. Where that left voters who didn’t mail or drop off their HST referendum ballot was, largely, in the dark and, in many cases, likely led to avoiding a vote altogether. And that is unfortunate given that this vote will directly impact every resident in the province daily. Which way will the referendum go? It seems those convinced the HST is a bad idea are sure it’ll be defeated. HST supporters tend to be a lot more uncertain of the result, yet hopeful. Regardless, no one need fear backing the wrong horse. The sun will still come up, government will continue to operate and those prone to doing so will eventually find something else to complain about. The Nanaimo News Bulletin is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

Soggy holiday rekindles love of radio out enjoying the sun since there This year my vacation fell on often wasn’t any, and I actually those horrible two weeks in July allowed myself to relax and sit where it seemed to do nothing but back with a good book. rain. I also re-discovered an old love of But since I’m a glass half-full mine – talk radio. kind of person, I try to remember I grew up listening to CBC’s all the good things I did during my Radio One at the Green Lake time off – when I wasn’t staring cabin. My grandparents usually out the window wondering if I put it on during the day and when had somehow been transported to my brother and I weren’t outside October. we listened while For one, I was still playing card games or outside despite the rain. REPORTER’S just relaxing (the cabin The cooler weather VIEWPOINT doesn’t have TV or even made mountain biking Jenn McGarrigle a telephone). more comfortable, Reporter The stories told on especially on those days Radio One vary a great I decided to wear all of deal and are told by my protective armour. listeners themselves. Thunder storms Sometimes the in the Cariboo – my funniest part of a story husband and I went to is how a person tells my grandpa’s cabin on it in their own words. Green Lake for part This gets lost in most of our time off – are always impressive, especially when conventional news stories in the interest of keeping the story you have a waterfront view inside succinct. a cozy cabin with the fire going. I love Radio One programs like And while we didn’t do much Out of Their Minds, which looks at swimming this year – jumping new ideas and inventions and the into the water was a frigid, bodymasterminds behind them, Quirks numbing experience – I was able and Quarks and Definitely Not the to go for a jog in the afternoon Opera. without overheating. During my holidays, I heard Probably the most important benefit of the cool and wet weather everything from a researcher’s account of having a great white was I didn’t feel the pressure to be

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shark jump into her boat to a man who invented an upright coffin that is screwed into the ground. There’s something magical about listening to stories, although I hardly ever take the time out of my hectic life to do much of it. As the disembodied voice – the interviewee – describes the scene, your imagination takes over. You start to picture the person who is talking as well as the thing or event they are describing by listening to their accents or their tone of voice. I admire those CBC interviewers for the way they can keep the conversation going and moving forward so smoothly. A couple of times, I stopped chopping vegetables or scrubbing the kitchen sink and would just sit down and listen to appreciate a particularly good story. The sound of a person telling a story is calming, unlike the radio stations I usually listen to, which either play upbeat music or have an enthusiastic announcer spouting off about the latest thing Lindsay Lohan did. It helps you to relax, rather than rev you up, and you often learn interesting things to boot. If you haven’t tuned in before, it’s never too late to start.

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HST referendum could still bring democratic end To the Editor, Now that we have cast our ballots in the HST referendum, is it clear to all that democracy has won, no matter what the results? One major result of all the rhetoric surrounding the HST referendum was that it cut through a lot of the partisan politics. It allowed people to vote freely and democratically on their own beliefs, rather than those of a particular political party. We must also recognize that Bill Vander Zalm’s efforts were not so much against the HST as they were against the process that was used to initiate the tax. His stand was on behalf of the people of British Columbia, not for a political party. It is my contention that the bulk of those votes cast will have been from the people who care the most about the democratic process and that they are the ones who were against the HST and/or how it was implemented. In my opinion, a large portion of the public would have felt that the HST was a done deal and therefore would not bother to vote, leaving those with special interests or political agendas to come out in favour of keeping the HST. The ‘yes’ vote should handily win, barring election tampering. Tampering though, seems like a strong possibility, when considering the number of referendum ballots not received after repeated requests. Knowing that Elections B.C. had access to lists of those opposed to the HST via the Fight HST initiative petition, and were given an excuse by the federal government when they locked out the postal workers to lose ballots. Were those undelivered ballots mostly to those who signed the petition? We may still see democracy in action, but only if the number of ‘yes’ votes meets, or exceeds the number of those that signed the petition. Alan MacKinnon Nanaimo

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Shopping local offers food security To the Editor, Contamination with salmonella heidelberg prompted Cargill to recall 36 million pounds of ground turkey last Wednesday. All ground turkey produced at their Arkansas facility from February to August of this year is subject to the recall and can be identified by the labelling code ‘Est. P-963’. Salmonella heidelberg is a multi-drug resistant strain of salmonella which means it cannot be treated with many of the commonly used antibiotics – it is one of the dreaded ‘superbugs’. The amazing size of this recall and the spread of drugresistant diseases is directly related to the consolidated industrial food system supported and promoted by the government. Hundreds of millions of pounds of meat are processed through single factories and shipped across the continent – when contamination does occur, the effects are widespread and it is difficult to localize the source. Animals are grown in such close quarters that antibiotics are necessary for them to survive. Antibiotics are also routinely given because they have been found to promote livestock growth and improve ‘feed efficiency’. Ninety-five percent of antibiotics used in our world are given to animals destined to become our food. The industrial food problems are not limited to meat – you probably remember recent huge recalls in spinach and peanut butter. It is time for us to wake up from the madness. We need to relocalize our food supply. Small-scale, local organic agriculture is the way of the future. Government is not going to lead the way in changing our food system – there is too much money in the big busi-

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Spending $10 a week on local food adds up to big support for Island food security, writer says.

nesses of agriculture lobbying for further consolidation. But as consumers, we have the ultimate power. When you buy local meat and produce, you are investing in the production of local food. There are more than 750,000 residents on Vancouver Island. If we each dedicated just $10 a week to local food, that’s over $7.5 million invested in Island food every week – $30 million a month. So, check your freezer for contaminated meat. And this week, try to buy something local. Better yet, do your shopping at your local farmers’ market. Chris Semrick Nanaimo

Neighbours deserve proper consideration To the Editor, Urban farming is an urgent issue on Vancouver Island and we need to grow more than six per cent of our food here. There is a two- to three-day

inventory in the food stores, which is not obvious when walking the aisles. Growing our own food for our own use is very different from growing it for sale. The words ‘food security’ have different meanings for different people. When I buy food, I expect it to be free from parasites and fecal bacteria. Using fresh, untreated raw manure as fertilizer does not provide me with food security; it makes me wonder if the food is safe to eat. Raw manure is loaded with bacteria, including coliforms. About 30 per cent of it is just that – bacteria. There have already been cases of coliform food poisonings in North America and people have died. The bacteria are not on the food, they are in it. I don’t call that food security. I am more interested in what the Vancouver Island Health Authority has to say about that. In addition to bacteria, feces contain parasites. Horse manure is not as bad as pig manure, which may contain tapeworm eggs, nor is it as bad as deer feces, which may contain deer flukes. Before I eat vegetables, I would like to know that they are grown in a deer-proof garden. The requirement that urban gardens be fertilized with digested manure is entirely reasonable and sound from a health perspective. Demonstrations and letters of support are no substitute for reasonable discussion. If I lived next door, I would be concerned when the manure truck arrived. We need to be reasonable and considerate to our neighbours on Vancouver Island. Using raw manure as fertilizer is not organic gardening; in my opinion, it is industrialized farming and it should not be allowed in a residential area.

Taxpayers not getting return on investment To the Editor, Re: Other people’s cash eventually runs out, Letters, July 19. There is a very large difference between a democratic socialist country and socialism offered up by a despotic dictator. Bart Jessup refers to Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Italy and Spain as socialist countries, but they are not. They are countries that have got themselves in a financial mess because they have offered very generous ‘social programs’ without collecting the taxes to pay for them – in fact in Greece and Italy collecting income taxes proves to be almost impossible – especially from those with higher incomes. The ideal of a socialist country is to provide social programs to all citizens regardless of income. The Scandinavian countries have proven to be very successful in doing this and being able to pay for it – the income tax

rates run between 70-80 per cent. In these countries, people have access to free health care, universal day care, paid holidays, transit systems, post secondary education and comfortable pensions, as well as many other programs, so nobody complains much about the taxes they pay. It may not be for everyone, but has worked very well for them. The biggest problems we run into is people wanting endless social programs but with a very low tax rate – as wonderful as that would be it will never work. To suggest that Nanaimo has a 16 per cent unemployment rate because we have ‘socialists’ at the helm is a bit far-fetched. Nanaimo does have an NDP MLA and an NDP MP, but the unemployment issue gets laid at the feet of the government in power. The Island has always been big in forestry and fishing and both industries have been decimated. This is true all through the

province of B.C. Under Gordon Campbell’s watch the timber laws were relaxed and instead of the logs being milled in the area where they were cut the raw logs now cross the border in a steady stream to the mills in the U.S. Socialism cannot be blamed for the debt in our province. The B.C. Liberals were left with a surplus – they ‘diversified the economy’ by increasing casinos, introduced slot machines, then changed the 50 per cent gaming profits that went to non-profit societies into general revenue and still managed to dig us into a big hole. There is no point trying to blame socialism or capitalism, in the end it just comes down to poor money management. We are paying our taxes and fees (which are taxes in disguise) and are not getting a very good return on our investmest. Kathryn Seaker Nanaimo

Growing our own food is an urgent issue, but we need to do it right. We need to consider our neighbours and put them before profit. There is a difference between the right to grow food and the right to create a stink. Charles Thirkill Nanaimo

Future generations get nuclear fallout To the Editor, It’s interesting that shills for the nuclear industry get plenty of press to explain why ‘it can’t happen here’ as fallout from the Japanese disaster continues to spread. Some say Canadian nuclear accidents are less likely because our land is more stable. They should note the coming 200th anniversary of the New Madrid earthquake, which jolted America from December 1811 through May 1812. Remarkably, it was predicted by the Prophet, brother of Shawnee chief Tecumseh who lead Canadian forces in the War of 1812. At New Madrid, Missouri, people watched the Mississippi River hump up in the middle, then overflow both banks and flow upstream, wiping out forests on both sides. For more than five months, quakes shook and demolished buildings from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Chicago, Illinois to North Carolina. More than 200 quakes were recorded in the newspapers of the time. Geologists estimate more than 30,000 square miles rose as much as eight meters, and an equal amount fell the same distance. It’s bad enough to leave our children with the huge debts required to build nuclear plants. Even worse to saddle them with the cleanup costs of radiated lands and rivers. Jim Erkiletian Nanaimo

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Contest seeks out No. 1 neighbourhood Royal LePage wants to know what makes a neighbourhood great? Is it the big trees? The friendly people down the street? Kids playing outside? Or the great coffee shop only a block away? The real estate company is hosting its second annual My Great Neighbourhood contest, asking Canadians to submit an entry online explaining why they love where they live. The contest runs until Oct. 21 and the first place win-

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ner receives $20,000. There is also a second prize of $3,500 and a third prize of $1,500. Winners are selected on how creative, original, infor mative, and compelling their entry is. The number of Facebook votes an entry receives is also considered. Participants are asked to upload a video, or up to five images to the My Great Neighbourhood website. For more information, please visit mygreatneighbourhood.royallepage.ca.

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Have a hug Merylene Robertson, left, Ileen Hiles, Herb Veasey and Jan Schwarze of Kiwanis Village take part in the recent International Hug Day. Adult day programs and other services at Kiwanis will be featured at an open house Thursday (Aug. 11) from 1-3 p.m. at 1233 Kiwanis Crescent. For more information, please call 250-7402836. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Skilled carpenter needed at café The following are opportunities at Volunteer Nanaimo. For more information, please call 250-758-7121 or go online to www.volunteernanaimo.ca. Volunteer Nanaimo is located at Unit 3-2350 Labieux Rd. ◆ Farm at Cedar Woods – This organization is looking for seniors with carpentry skills to help build a small deck for a roadside market café. This is a one-to-two-week project. Please contact Lorrie at 250323-3553. Literacy Central Vancouver Island – Literacy Central V.I. is looking for ways to recycle quality used books by converting them into journals, diaries, etc., and

VOLUNTEERS would welcome more crafty ideas. Volunteers should have craft skills and can safely use sharp knives/cutting tools. Please contact Jim Eagles at 250-390-9883 or e-mail jeagles@ shaw.ca. Alzheimer Society of B.C. – A Minds in Motion fitness program assistant is required at Beban Park Recreation Centre on Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. for a minimum of three months beginning Sept. 13. Orientation and training is provided and a criminal record check is required which will be paid for by the society. Please contact Tina Biello at 250-734-4171.

Deadline nears for NALT photos The deadline is looming for shutterbugs to submit their photos for the Nanaimo and Area Land Trust 2012 fundraising calendar. Photographers have until Monday (Aug. 15) to submit their five best photos taken in the Nanaimo area along with identification information about the shots. Photos submitted digitally must be at least 300 dot per inch when enlarged to 8.5 x 11 inches. For 35mm submissions, please do not send negatives. All photos need to be in ‘landscape’ (sideways) format. Photos may be e-mailed to paul@ nalt.bc.ca or sent to the NALT Stewardship Centre 8-140 Wallace St., Nanaimo B.C., V9R 5B1. For more information, please call 250-7141990 or go to www-nalt. bc.ca.

Blizzard sales help sick kids The weather forecast for Thursday (Aug. 11) is for blizzards all day as Dairy Queen hosts its annual Miracle Treat Day. Proceeds from each Blizzard sold at participating locations will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network – a charity that raises funds for more than 170 children’s hospitals across Canada and the U.S. Last year, Canadians bought a record 600,000 Blizzards and raised more than $2.2 million. The Oreo Cookie flavour will be the event’s Blizzard of the Day.

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Retailer supports Canadian Red Cross Cash from laughs Malvern Makuyana of English Entertainment presents Brenda Rositano, of the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation, with a $500 donation raised at the recent Vijai Nathan’s comedy show at the Port Theatre. The money goes to the emergency department expansion at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Sailpast participants receive parade praise While racers in the Great International World Championship Bathtub Race set nearrecord times this year, participants in the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society’s Sailpast on Wheels Parade took their time on the streets of downtown, showing the crowd a good time. Best in parade results included: Best overall entry – Kirkwood Youth Dance Company. Best theme entry – Newfoundland Dog Club of Canada, first; Island Savings, second. Best tubber entry – No. 014, Bat Racing, first; No. 157, Collins Family Race Team, second; No. 006, Jamie Garcia and Securiguard, third. Best children’s entry – Kirkwood Youth Dance Company, first; St. Paul’s Anglican Church, second. Best musical entry – Braeden Marshall Rock Trio, first; Pipes and Drums of the Pacific Gael Pipes, second; Shriners Morocco Band, third. Most zaniest entry – Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association – Discover Downtown Nanaimo. Best commercial entry – Dominion Lending Centres Van Isle, first; Nurse Next Door Home Health Care, second. Best community entry – Quality Foods, first; Nanaimo Empire Days Society – May Queen, second; Spirit and Intent Bathtub Racing, third. Best fraternal entry – Canadian Navy bus, first; Albert Head – air cadets band, second. Best auto entry – From A to Zebra, first; Mid-Island ATV Club, second. Honorable mention – AALL Tech Transmission; ABC Precast and Ready Mix; Westwood Power and Marine. DISCOVERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.com

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Most people like to think trouble will never happen to them, but thousands of Canadians needed disaster assistance from the Canadian Red Cross last year. From an extreme heat wave that impacts individuals, to a flood that suddenly forces a community to evacuate with few possessions, the affects of a disaster can be devastating. Red Cross is there to help – but it can’t do it alone. That’s why fundraisers like the annual Wal-Mart campaign are so important. Wal-Mart Canada is in the midst of a coast-to-coast campaign to raise much-needed funds for local Canadian Red Cross disaster response activities. The campaign runs in

Wal-Mart’s 329 stores until Aug. 31, with an national goal of $2.8 million and $308,200 for B.C. and Yukon. “Funds raised will help the Canadian Red Cross to be prepared to provide assistance within hours of a disaster,” said David MagnusonFord, B.C. fund development manager of the Canadian Red Cross. “We’re excited to work with WalMart during this annual fundraising campaign, and know that WalMart shoppers will get behind the Canadian Red Cross.” For shoppers, supporting the Red Cross is easy. At the Wal-Mart checkout, an associate will give customers the opportunity to make a donation to support the work of the Red Cross in their community. The Red Cross helps improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity around the world.

Have your say BC Talks Gaming Grants When BC talks, you have a say. Take an active role in the review of British Columbia’s Community Gaming Grant system and help bring about positive change. Be part of this important discussion. Vancouver Island University 900 Fifth St. Nanaimo, B.C. August 12, 2011 8:30 am – 12:30 pm For more information about consultations in your area visit www. communitygaming grantreview.gov.bc.ca or call 855-808-6995.

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Artist inspired by ties to Earth Nadine Wiepning uses mythology, nature as basis for bright paintings in new exhibition Emerging Artist Nadine Wiepning’s new body of work aims to illustrate the idea that “everything affects everything” and that our deep interconnectedness does at once threaten and save us. This feature artist show, entitled “In

Spirit We Are All One,” features oil on canvas that are abstract in nature with a twist of surrealism. Wiepning describes her work at addressing the damage inflicted on the body of Gaia – Earth goddess in Greek

mythology – and her inhabitants. “We have entered a time of great upheaval, uncertainty, and massive changes, yet we hold the solutions in our hands and hearts,” Wiepning said. Only by becoming aware of the pain

and suffering of the Earth’s biosphere and its many inhabitants and transforming that anger into healing, creative love, can we be empowered to take action to create the better world we all long for, she said. In the main piece, with the same title as the show, the artist employed different techniques to guide the viewer’s eye throughout the serene painting – using bold lines that fade away and disappear, only to be rediscovered and move along to the next image, a tree goddess or a sheer cliff splashed by waves that unfurl into the night sky. This new body of work is almost 10 years in the making. After graduating from the fine arts program at Georgian College in 2001, Wiepning took time away from painting to complete her bachelor of arts degree in global studies at Malaspina University-College in 2006. Since then, the state of the world and the needed solutions inspired this series of paintings. The exhibition is at the downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery Aug. 11-23. Opening reception is Thursday (Aug. 11), 3-5 p.m., with Wiepning giving a short talk at 4 p.m. Giclee prints will be available for sale. For more information, please call 250754-1750.

Musicians return to roots with house band reunion show MONDAY NIGHT band at the Queen’s reunites to aid Nanaimo charities.

BY MELISSA FRYER THE NEWS BULLETIN

When you hear this house rocking, you want to start knocking. The Houserockers, a former staple of Monday nights at the Queen’s, are back together Thursday (Aug. 11) for one night of classic rock at their old stomping grounds. Kevin Marcy, known among music circles as Bud Drumming, gathered his old crew together just like he did 20 years ago when putting the band together. “I knew everyone from jamming at the Queen’s all the time,” he said. Marcy toured across Canada with the country band Kidd Country and retired to Nanaimo when life on the road was more work than fun.

He took the job as promotions manager for Wichita North – the club formerly located in Nanaimo Centre Stage – while living above the Queen’s. His neighbour was Michael Patrick, who introduced Marcy to the Nanaimo music scene. They put together a rock band, playing Sundays at Wichita and Mondays at the Queen’s. “At that time, the Queen’s was a blues room,” Marcy said. Joining Marcy in the reunion are Randy Gabel, Pat Barrett, Lee Worden, Scott Macleod and Richard Getson. Expected to make an appearance are Richard Nott, Bill Smith, Mike Jarvis, Earle Gibson, Rick Salt, Jay Stevens and Neil Evans. Many of the players who came and went from the Houserockers toured the world, performing with the likes of Ian Tyson. Marcy still plays, but much of his work is done in the studio. “We all kind of grew up over the years,” Marcy said. The show is also a fundraiser for

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The Houserockers are, from left, Randy Gabel, Kevin Marcy, Pat Barrett, Richard Getson and Scott Macleod.

Serauxmen service club and Nanaimo Child Development Centre, with an auction and 50/50 draws. A DJ will be spinning during set breaks.

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THEATRE PHONE WHORE one-act play at the basement of Acme Food Co. Aug. 12-13 at 8 p.m. TIckets $12/advance; $15/door. www. fringetastic.com

EVENTS CEMETERY TOURS with Nanaimo Museum Aug. 22, 7-9 p.m. Meet at Howard Street entrance of Nanaimo Cemetery. Cost $15. Register by calling 250-753-1821. STORYTIME FOR ADULTS at Harbourfront library Aug. 28, 1-2 p.m. Call 250-7531154. THE BACKYARDIGANS and the Quest for the

Extra Ordinary Aliens at the Port Theatre Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets $28.50. Call 250-7548550. HARBOURFRONT LIBRARY Book Club runs Sept. 8, 6:307:30 p.m. To register, call 250-753-1154, ext. 238. RED GREEN Wit and Wisdom tour at the Port Theatre Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets $55.50. Call 250-754-8550.

ONGOING TIME MACHINE MANIA at Nanaimo Museum Wednesdays 1:303:30 p.m. Cost $3 per child; $10 for four. Call 250-753-1821. TWO VIEWS photos by Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank on display at Nanaimo Museum until Aug. 21.

HOUSE ROCKERS 20th anniversary at the Queen’s Thursday (Aug. 11), 8:30 p.m. Tickets $10. THE NAKED GRAPES play Acme Food Co. Friday (Aug. 12). NIGHTWATCH plays Arlington Inn in Nanoose Friday (Aug. 12), 8 p.m. to midnight. LAZY MIKE AND THE ROCKIN’ RECLINERS play Diners Rendezvous Friday (Aug. 12) at 8 p.m. Tickets $10/ advance; $15/door. Call 250-740-1133.

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, it’s alright to tell someone the truth. However, sometimes you have to soften your words. Not every person is receptive to brutal honesty at all times.

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LUKE BLU GUTHRIE BAND plays Acme Food Co. Aug. 20. B’BOON plays the Queen’s Aug. 21. UNCLE WIGGLYS HOT SHOES BLUES at the Queen’s Aug. 25.

BIG BANG BABY plays the Well Pub Saturday (Aug. 13).

THE BIG MESS with Voxman Kyle and Marty Shepard play Acme Food Co. Aug. 27.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, check your ﬁgures again because something simply isn’t adding up in your ﬁnances. You may need to ask a friend to go over things with you again.

IN SPIRIT WE ARE ALL ONE exhibition by Nadine Wiepning at downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery Aug. 11-23. Opening reception Thursday (Aug. 11), 3-5 p.m.

AUDIO THERAPY plays the Queen’s Aug. 19-20.

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JAYLENE JOHNSON performs at Red Willow Coffeehouse in Hope Lutheran Church at 2174 Departure Bay Rd. Friday (Aug. 12) at 9 p.m. Open stage at 7 p.m. Admission $5. THUNDERSTRUCK tribute to AC/DC at Port Theatre Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $29.50. Call 250-7548550. DOUBLE DIAMOND Neil Diamond tribute at the Port Theatre Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $52; $47/members. Call 250-754-8550. THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE TO THE KING Elvis Presley at the Port Theatre Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $49. Call 250-754-8550.

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, although you have attacked a problem from many angles, you can’t seem to come to a resolution. Someone will offer the “ah ha” moment this week.

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Theatre exposes taboo talk topics CAMERYN MOORE uses real-life experience as inspiration for her one-woman show.

BY MELISSA FRYER THE NEWS BULLETIN

People always told Cameryn Moore she had a great phone voice. They then laughingly suggested she should be a phone sex operator. Little did they know. Moore talks about her experiences as a phone sex operator in the one-woman theatre show Phone Whore, set for Friday and Saturday (Aug. 12-13) downstairs at Acme Food Co. The play is set in Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living room and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like the audience is just hanging out â&#x20AC;&#x201C; until the phone rings and Moore goes to work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They end up eavesdropping on my end of those four phone calls,â&#x20AC;? she said. The play covers all sorts of ground on sexuality and opens the conversation about what people like behind closed doors. Topics delve into less discussed areas of sexuality and hotbutton issues, leaving mainstream preferences behind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of my calls are not because I work for a no-taboo company,â&#x20AC;? Moore said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I respect my clients for knowing what they want and knowing how to get it.â&#x20AC;? The play won Best Female Solo show at the San Francisco Fringe Festival in 2010 and was an honourable mention at the Ottawa Fringe Fes-

tival the same year. Moore is currently touring Phone Whore and her new play Slut Revolution across North America. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a perfect kind of topic for Fringe,â&#x20AC;? Moore said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sex work is sex work and there is a stigma attached to it.â&#x20AC;? Her experience in performing arts began with dance and burlesque, which quickly moved into theatre. Moore wrote, directed and choreographed much of the performances she was involved in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Community theatre, but we worked hard,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a lot of selftaught.â&#x20AC;? At times, she worked as a journalist and was laid off from her job in marketing in spring 2009, which was when she decided to try phone sex as an occupation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was a terrible time to be laid off,â&#x20AC;? Moore said. After all those jokes about her great phone voice, a friend seriously suggested she try it out and gave her the website address of a company that was hiring. When not touring her theatre shows, Moore spends 14-18 hours a day working the phones. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a day job to pay the bills until solo performing and touring can make ends meet to her satisfaction, Moore said. Phone Whore begins at 8 p.m. Tickets $12/ advance; $15/door.

Flute workshops offered Even students as young as four years old can find their inner flautist. Music teacher Cindy Speelman hosts flute workshops at Nanaimo Conservatory of Music in August. Workshops for child beginners run Aug. 20-21, 9-11 a.m., and cost $65 per student, plus $35 for materials. Adult beginner workshops run Aug. 20-21, 12:30-3 p.m. and cost the same. Introduction to Suzuki flute is where four-yearolds can try the instrument. Class is Aug. 27, 9-11 a.m., and costs $30, plus $10 for materials. Registration for the workshops ends Friday (Aug. 12). Please call 250-754-4611.

Discount rate of $10 for Fringetastic theatre festival supporters. Mature audiences only. After the show is an opportunity to discuss the play with Moore. Please visit www. fringetastic.com for more information.

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Doreen Jean Maughan March 26, 1917 ~ August 1, 2011 Doreen passed away at Dufferin Place August 1, 2011 at the age of 94. Born in Victoria she had been a resident of Chase River for 56 years and then moved to Mallard Place. She was a quiet and caring person who loved her family, her garden and her pets and spent many happy hours with them. She was predeceased by her husband Norman and her sister, Gladys Kenny. She is survived by her son Norman (Lynda) Maughan; her daughters Diane (Dave) Labiuk and Margaret Neidrauer; eight grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed by family and friends.

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LEMARE GROUP in Port McNeill requires a Senior/Intermediate Accounts Payable Administrator to join our dynamic fast paced environment. Your skill set should include strong organization, effective time management, attention to details, excellent communication skills, computer literate & accounting knowledge. Fax resume 250-956-4888 or email: jcornin@lemare.ca

MAINTENANCE PERSON A contract maintenance person is required to perform routine inspections and preventative maintenance tasks for 3 barge camps. Responsibilities include but are not limited to, painting floor boards, fixing leaking faucets, replacing oil filters and troubleshooting mechanical issues. The camps are in remote locations only accessible by air and water. Applicants must be organized, have a minimum high school diploma, and experience working with diesel engines. Preference will be given to those who have a welding certificate and electrical experience. Please email your resume or summary of qualifications to

PART-TIME NIGHT CLEANER Marquise Group is looking for a P/T Night Cleaner to join our team at a shopping mall located in Nanaimo, BC. Duties include maintaining the cleanliness of common areas and washrooms. Previous experience using an auto - scrubber an asset. Graveyard Shifts: 11:30pm – 5:30am. Flexible availability req. Please Send resumes to: 853.marquise@ hiredesk.net or fax 604.214.8526 STRUCTURAL STEEL Fitters required at Edmonton North Company. Lead Hand: $34.80/hour; 1st Class: $33.24/hour; Fitter: $31.68/hour; CWB FCAW: $31.68/hour. Fax resume: 780-939-2181 or Email: careers@garweld.com. WANT A CAREER IN THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY? Medical Office & Admin. Staff are needed now! No Experience? Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement Available! 1-888-778-0459 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.

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EAVESTROUGH

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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

DYNAMITE DEAN’S Rubbish Removal. Prompt, professional service. “No Messing Around!” 250-616-0625, 250-754-6664.

WINDOWS

40 years Experience Reno Windows, Failed Sealed Units, Retractable & Residential Screens Free Estimates Guaranteed Workmanship

J & R FENCING: A complete line of fencing. Farm, chain link, deer, electric. We also do Yard Clean-Up and manure sales. Call 250-802-2541.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

GARDENING

ANTIQUES/VINTAGE

250-753-4208

OLD FASHIONED HANDYMAN Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting. Quality work. No HST. Reasonable prices. 250-616-9095.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER new construction, reno’s, 25 yrs. Reliable. (250)616-0990.

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest ﬁrewood producer offers ﬁrewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords, fast delivery. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com or 1877-902-WOOD.

DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel buildings. Priced to clear Make an offer! Ask about free delivery, most areas! Call for quick quote and free brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

APPLIANCES DEEP FREEZE (Heritage), 22”W x 50” L x 34” H, perfect shape, $200. 250-758-0267.

HAULING AND SALVAGE 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.

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AUCTIONS AUCTION- Source Glacier Beverage Co. Bottling line, ofﬁce, restaurant equipment, Complete 750ml bottling line, SS tanks, forklift and more. View photos at: doddsauction.com

NANAIMO SOUTH. Move-in ready 2 bedroom condo. New paint, new kitchen appliances, steam cleaned broadloom. Light ﬁlled w balcony. Includes parking, storage locker, washer, dryer. Well maintained building. Close to hospital, bus stops, schools & VIU. New price $182,500 www.nanaimocondo4sale. weebly.com 250754-2552 sandraketchum@gmail.com

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDING Sale... Specials from $5 to $12/sq. ft. Great pricing on Absolutely every model, width and length. Example: 30’W x 50’L x 16’H, Now $11,900. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers 1800-668-5422.

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THIS HOME HAS IT ALL! This 16 year old custom built 3600 sqft, 3 storey home features 4 bdrms, 4 baths, fabulous kitchen, roomy living room, natural gas fireplace, master bdrm with 4 pce ensuite. Great rec room (31x14) in finished basement. Completely finished 40x57 deluxe shop with separate bath. Property is 2.26 gorgeous, well kept acres. Visit www.albernihomes4u.ca for more information on this “one of a kind” property. Asking $649,000 RE/MAX Mid Island Realty Port Alberni, B.C. John Stilinovic 250-724-4725 Toll Free 1-877-723-5660

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1A ELECTRICIAN, licenced, bonded, Small Jobs Specialist, panel upgrades and renos. All work guaranteed since 1989. Rob at 250-732-PLUG (7584).

TREE PRUNING HEDGE/SHRUB MAINTENANCE EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

NEW 3 seat lawn swing w/ shade and extra cushions, green, $90. 250-758-6975.

ELECTRICAL

ROB’S YARD Work. Reliable, honest. No job too small. Lawn maintenance, hedging, power washing, gutters, haul away. Insured. Free estimates. (250)729-5411

PLANT MANAGER Keltic Seafoods LTD. Port Hardy, BC. A full service Seafood Off-loading, custom processing and coldstorage Industrial Company. View full posting at: www.kelticseafoods.com. Email: gord@kelticseafoods.com

METAL BAKER’S RACK $50. Call (250)390-1833.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

APARTMENT/CONDO CENTRAL NANAIMO. Harbour view, 1 Bedroom suites from $685. Spotless. Quiet. Close to ferry. NP/NS. Ref’s. Mark/Don 250-753-8633. GORGEOUS DOWNTOWN Condo. Character building. 1bdrm + den, 5 appliances, Skylights, WIFI, N/P, N/S $900. 250-754-2207 NANAIMO, 1 Bdrm suite with F/S. Hydro incl’d. Near VIU. $700/mth. N/S, pet neg. Avail Now. Call 250-618-5346.

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NORTH NANAIMO

RECREATIONAL PROPERTY RARE OPPORTUNITY: waterfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, 0.83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake. Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good ﬁshing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surrounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesforsale.com/70mile/frank.)

Seeing is believing! Bright 1 & 2 bdrm Apt. New Paint, very clean & quiet in updated bldg. Near Country Club Mall. Prof. mngt. Free H/W. From $715 & $810

Call 250-758-1246. NANAIMO (near Seawall)Large 1 bdrm, top ﬂr, clean quiet adult oriented bldg. Inclds heat, H/W, cable, parking & storage. NP/NS. Avail Sept 1. $650. 250-244-1761. WORKSHOP/ LIVING SPACE FOR RENT Insulated 700 sq ft workshop- ideal for woodwork. One bedroom loft includes washer, dryer,dish washer. Located on 4 wooded acres in Cobble Hill (Arbutus Ridge area).Available Sept 1, 2011. $1250/m. Call 250-709-2010 for details.

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MULTI-FAMILY Garage Sale. 415 Lambert Avenue Saturday, August 13th. Tools, Baby Items, Housewares, Electronics, Clothing and much more. 8am to 4pm. Great items you won’t want to miss out on!

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SUITES, LOWER

WORKSHOP/ LIVING SPACE FOR RENT Insulated 700 sq ft workshop- ideal for woodwork. One bedroom loft includes washer, dryer,dish washer. Located on 4 wooded acres in Cobble Hill (Arbutus Ridge area).Available Sept 1, 2011. $1250/m. Call 250-709-2010 for details.

DOWNTOWN NANAIMO- reno’d 1 bdrm, $700. Utils & laundry incld. 250-591-1927.

COTTAGES LANTZVILLE: Waterfront property, Private. Cozy cabin, furnished. Suits single person. Ref’s. Avail now $795/m + util N/S,N/P, 250-390-8006

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES 2000 sq ft 4 Bedrorom; 2 bathroom; fenced yard; large deck; close to bus route, schools, shopping. $1200/mo. No pets. 250-7536766

C. NANAIMO, 2 bdrm duplex, 650 sq.ft. W/D, storage, carport, priv balcony, $725 + utils, Immediately. 1 yr term. refs req, N/S, N/P. 250-755-5121. NANAIMO- LRG 1 bdrm, ocean view, renovated, inclds laundry, covered prkging, heat. Refs. Close to Woodgrove Mall & bus. NS/NP. Available Aug 15. $795. 250668-2497. ROSSTOWN RD- SxS 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Fresh, clean, near all amenities, fenced yrd. NS/NP. $995. W/D hookup. Avail immed. 250-758-4871.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

HALF BLOCK from seawall on Cypress St., unique 1 bdrm level entry, priv park-like hideaway, yard, $850 incls all utils, Aug. 15, 250-616-0389. HOSPITAL AREA: 2bdrm new bathroom, new paint/laminate. Near schools, bus, shopping. N/S. pets ok. $900/utils incl. (250)755-1609 LADYSMITH - NEWLY reno’d 2 bdrm, 1 bath, ground ﬂoor, self contained, N/P, N/S. Refs req’d, avail Sept. 1, $950/mo. John 250-741-7739. N. NANAIMO, quiet area, 2 bdrm grnd level, kitchen/living rooms, sep entr, shared laundry, N/S, N/P, no parties. Avail immed. Call 250-390-0363. UPLANDS AREA. Bright 2 bdrm. Priv. entr., fenced back yard, 4 appls, util. incl. NS/NP. $895. Sept. 1. 250-729-9155. NORTH NANAIMO- 1 bdrm, private entrance/patio. NS/NP. $775 inclds utils. Refs req’d. Avail Sept 1. (250)751-2068. VIU. 2-BDRM. Shared laundry, on bus route. N/S, no partiers, $720. + utils on sep. metre. Sept. 1st. 250-754-6514.

SUITES, UPPER BRECHIN 3BDRM, close to shop/bus/ferries. Ocean views. Lrg deck, family area. N/P. $1075/mo. (250)753-6681

CEDAR: ORGANIC gardeners paradise, 5th wheel, very private & quiet, $500 mo. Avail immed, (250)245-0014.

DOWNTOWN: 3 B/R, F/S, private entrance, no laundry.Ref’s. $750/M. Available Aug 6. Call Wayne 250-6198608 or 250-753-5300

HOMES FOR RENT

NANAIMO- 1 Bdrm – Going Fast! From only $675. Save up to 1 mth FREE on selected suites. 250-591-0709.

CENTRAL 3 bdrms + den, 2 bath, $1200. mo + util. NS/NP. Refs req. Call 250-758-2772. COLLEGE- 3 BDRM, 1000 sq ft, 5 new appls, windows, fenced yard, sunroom, deck, carport. NS/NP. Refs. Aug 31. $1200. (250)754-1511. DOWNTOWN NANAIMO, newly reno’d 1 bdrm + den, huge lot, deck, N/S, refs req, avail Sept. 1, $850 mo. Call Rick at 250-756-6490. HAMMOND BAY, reno’d 1 bdrm cottage on .5 acre property, N/S, $790 + utils, call 250-758-8819. HOSPITAL AREA, 3 bdrm, 2 full bath, 3 car garage, close to all amenities, N/S, N/P, $1150 mo + utils, call 250-756-6172 or 250-619-5446 after 6 PM. Ladysmith: downtown 3 bdrm, full basement, fenced yard, avail Sept. 1, $795/mo, Ray 250-616-2345. OLD CITY 3bdrm, $1100 per month +utils. W/D, N/S. Pets considered. Avail. Sept. 1st. (250)753-7317 OLD CITY: 3 B/R character home on quiet st. Avail. immed. Interior newly painted. 5 appl, fully fenced yd. garage, covered porch, pocket water view, close to bus route, walk to downtown. $1200/M + util. Small pet ok. Ref’s. 722-0349 or email to john_jessup@shaw.ca

SHARED ACCOMMODATION OCEAN VIEW, bright, quiet 1 bdrm, 4 piece bath, N/S, N/P, utils incl w/ internet/cable, W/D, female. Avail now. $475 mo, call 250-751-2454. S. NANAIMO Furnished room, $450. inclds utils, cable, internet. Working preferred. Mandatory SOBER LIVING house. Avail now. Lisa 250-740-0167.

SUITES, LOWER 2BDRM, PRIVATE entry, hydro/cable & internet incl. N/S, no partiers. $875. Sml pet ok (250)667-0886 Avail. immed. DEPARTURE BAY. Furnished 1 bdrm, spacious, TV, internet, phone incl’d, F/P. Shared laundry. Utils. incl, NS/NP, $795 Avail Sept 1. 250-751-3386. DEPARTURE BAY- furnished clean 1 bdrm w/ocean view. All utils included. $700. Available now. (250)751-1237. DEPT. BAY 2B/R level entry. N/P, N/S. Reno’d. $950 utils incl. DD. Avail now 758-3446

NANAIMO- 2 Bdrm– Generous Space! From only $775. Save up to 1 mth FREE on selected suites. 250-591-0709. OLD CITY QUARTER: Lge 2 B/R W/view. No Smokers, N/P, $850/m Util incl. suits students. 753-3337 after 6 pm. QUIET, QUALITY, furnished 2bdrm waterfront, ground level suite. 4 appliances, stairs to beach, $690/mo. Hourly, 12 min. ferry service to Nanaimo. Avail. Sept. 1, 2011 to April 31, 2012 N/P, N/S. View pics on line at Craig’s list. (250)753-4123 (250)758-4454 SOUTH NANAIMO Must See! Nice big 3.5bdrm, Upper house on quiet street $1200/m all inclusive 250-716-6541.

TOWNHOUSES NANAIMO- 2 & 3 Bdrms townhouses, Country living with city convenience! From $995. Refashioned w/laminate/ceramic, two tone decor, W/D, carport, private yard! FREE- 1 mth on selected homes! 250-268-7368.

TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING FREE CASH Back with $0 down at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877792-0599 DLN 30309. Free Delivery. www.autocreditfast.ca. WANT A Vehicle but stressed about your credit? Last week 24 out of 28 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. Receive a $500 Gift Card. 1-888593-6095.

CARS TOP DOLLAR Paid! Want To Buy Junk Cars & Trucks for cash. 1-250-954-7843.

Wednesday ◆ SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT Transitions hosts a free Resume Renovator workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at 101-155 Skinner St. To register, contact 250-7140085.

Friday ◆ NANAIMO DOWNTOWN Farmers’ Market hosts its regular market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pioneer Waterfront Plaza. Fresh produce, local food and baked goods and crafts.

Saturday ◆ BASTION CITY Wanderers Volkssport Club hosts a six- or 10-km Nanaimo walk. Registration at 8:45 a.m. in the back gravel parking lot at Westwood Lake and the walk starts at 9 a.m. For more information call 250-7569796.

Monday ◆ SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT Transitions hosts a free Promote Yourself workshop from 1-4 p.m. at 101-155 Skinner St. To register, contact 250-714-0085. ◆ NANAIMO SCREENWRITERS Gathering meets at 7 p.m. at Starbucks in Chapters by Woodgrove Centre. For information visit http://members.shaw. ca/nsg.

Ongoing ◆ NANAIMO BUDDHIST Group meets Saturdays 10-11:30 a.m. 587 Seventh St., Nanaimo. 250-7562127 or e-mail susanjwilson@shaw.ca. ◆ SONS OF Norway Lodge meets first Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., Bowen Park Activity Room 1. For information please call 250-756-2406 or 250-756-9830. ◆ MID VANCOUVER Island Marine Modelers meet every Sunday at the north dock of the Inn on Long Lake from 9-10 a.m. with radio controlled sail and power boats. 250754-4338 for details.

TRUCKS & VANS

◆ HARBOUR CITY Senior Quilters meet Tuesdays from noon to 3 p.m. at Bowen Park. No experience necessary, all supplies provided. Please call Lucy at 250-756-9149 for information.

CASH BUYER of junk cars and trucks. Over the phone price quotes. 1-250-954-7843.

◆ THURSDAY NIGHT cribbage at Royal Cana-

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

1990, 34’ Bounder Class A, 85,000km, rear queen bed, with separate exit & full bath, F/S + more. New awning, $6,000, as is. (250)203-2018, before 8pm.

dian Legion Branch 256 on East Wellington. Starts at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. ◆ TROUBLE HEARING? Canadian Hard of Hearing - Nanaimo meets third Monday of each month at Christ Community Church, corner of Bowen and Northfield roads, at 1:30 p.m. For details phone 250-591-6206. ◆ NO-AUDITION FUN choir on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. $8 drop-in or $25 for four consecutive weeks. Details at info@moresingingplease.com or 250729-6135. ◆ NANAIMO STROKE Recovery Group meets every Friday at Bowen Park Social Centre at 10:45 a.m. Bring a bag lunch. Contact 250-753-5328. ◆ WEAVING OUR VOICES Haven Society support group – for women who have experienced abuse – meets Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. Please call Cindy at 250-756-2452, ext. 228 for information or to book child care. ◆ NANAIMO MEN’S Resource Centre hosts Dads Make a Difference program Thursday’s from 6-8 p.m., Princess Royal Family Centre at 260 Irwin St. 250-716-1551. ◆ PRINCESS PATRICIA veterans interested in creating a PPCLI Association Chapter in Nanaimo are invited to call 250-754-4897 or 250-754-3703. Once established, funds will be raised to help injured Afghan war veterans who have returned to Canada. ◆ PARADISE ISLE Seniors at 201 Albert St. hosts a light lunch, pool tables, crib tournament, arts groups and other activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday. ◆ SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT Support Group. Monthly adult meeting for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Meets first Wednesday of every month. Call 250-7532495 for more information. ◆ GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meetings are held from 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Rm. G-092. ◆ NANAIMO MOOSE Lodge holds a collectables garage sale last Sunday of every month

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ings for teens aged 12-18 from 8-9 p.m. in the basement of the Church of Christ, 1720 Meredith Rd., each Tuesday. Visit www.ala teen.org for details.

◆ ALZHEIMER’S AND Dementia Caregiver’s support group meets the second Thursday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Alzheimer Resource Centre, 200-1585 Bowen Rd. 250-7344170.

◆ MID ISLAND Nautical Song Circle meets 7 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month at Benson Meadows Market, 3452 Jingle pot Rd. Free admission, Tom@ theblackdogs.ca for more info.

◆ MID ISLAND Metis Nation monthly meeting is held the last Thursday of every month at the Aboriginal Gathering Place, Bldg. 170 at Vancouver Island University. 250740-0223 for details.

◆ WELLINGTON ACTION Committee meets the first Thursday of each month at 8 p.m. in the Wellington Community Hall, 3922 Corunna Ave. Visit www.wellingtonbc.ca/wac/ for more info.

◆ STUDIO 366 hosts an open house fourth Saturday of each month from 1-4 p.m. to allow people to learn more about its community art studio space. Visit www.startwithart.ca for details.

◆ NANAIMO ACCORDION Band meets Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at the old Harewood firehall on Fourth Street. 250-753-2730.

from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1356 Cranberry Ave. Tables $15. 250816-1233 or 250-7542853. ◆ SEX AND/OR Love Addicts Anonymous. There is help with a closed 12-step program, confidentiality assured. Call 1-888357-8104 for details. ◆ WHIMSICAL SCRIBES, a writer’s group reborn, meets every second and fourth Friday of the month. Everyone is welcome to listen or share work. 250-5853348. ◆ NANAIMO HARBOUR City Senior’s Crafty Workers meet every Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. at the Bowen Park Senior Centre. Anybody over the age of 60 is welcome to attend. ◆ CLOGGING CLASSES take place at Cedar Secondary School every Monday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For details contact 250722-2953. ◆ ASTRONOMY SOCIETY meets fourth Thursday monthly at 7 p.m. at Beban Park Social Centre Public welcome. Visit www.nanaimoastronomy.com. Educational services available for schools and businesses. ◆ HEART OF the Island Chorus meets Wednesdays from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Lantzville Legion. 250-758-5496 for details. ◆ TEXAS HOLD’EM Poker River Riders host ongoing games Sunday through Thursday at the Wellington Pub. Visit www.riverriderspoker.com or call 250-616-7593 for details. Participants are encouraged to bring a donation for the food bank. ◆ SATURDAY NIGHT Dance Society hosts dances at the Departure Bay Acitvity Centre first and third Saturdays of each month. Doors open at 8 p.m. and dancing goes from 8:30 to midnight. 250585-4154. ◆ NANAIMO ELKS No. 26 meets third Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, 129 Harewood Rd. 250-7418308 for details.

◆ COUNCIL OF Senior Citizens Organizations is an advocacy group devoted to improving the quality of life for all seniors. Organizations or individuals wishing to affiliate can contact 604-576-9734 or e-mail ecbayer@ shaw.ca. ◆ SENIOR PEER counselling recruiting volunteers 60-plus years of age. Training begins Sept. 15 at Nanaimo Family Life Association. Contact 250-7543331. ◆ BOWEN PARK Tennis Club plays doubles tennis under the lights Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Lower courts, Bowen Park. All skill levels welcome. 250-7586841. ◆ NANAIMO LIONS Club meets first and third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Kiwanis Village at 1233 Kiwanis Cres. Prospective members are welcome to attend a meeting for a meal and an evening of fellowship. Call 250-3900730. ◆ DEALING WITH the Dragon anger management course for men. An eight-week course with flexible start times. Runs every Tuesday, 7-9:30 p.m., Nanaimo Men’s Resource Centre, 418D Fitzwilliam St. Pre-registration required at 250-7161551 or e-mail info@ nanaimomen.com. ◆ ALATEEN HOSTS meet-

◆ PARADISE ISLE seniors’ drop-in centre hosts a variety of activities Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 201 Albert St. For details call 250-7549566 or e-mail paradiseisle_nanaimo@ shaw.ca. ◆ WANT TO sing for fun? Non-audition choir. Thurs 10 a.m. to noon at St. Andrews United Church, downtown. $8 drop-in or $25 for four consecutive weeks. For details e-mail info@ moresingingplease. com. ◆ POETRY ALOUD is an hour of poetry reading on the first Thursday of each month. 7-8 p.m. at the Wellington Library, 3032 Barons Rd. Guests can just listen or volunteer to read. Call 250-7585544. ◆ NANAIMO DUPLICATE Bridge Club games Monday and Wednesday, 7 p.m., and Thursday at 1 p.m. Legion No. 256, 1630 E. Wellington Rd., Nanaimo. Call 250-741-0877. ◆ NATURAL ABUNDANCE Native Plant Nursery, 3145 Frost Rd., Cassidy. Nursery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. For information, contact the Nanaimo and Area Land Trust at 250714-1990 or check www.nalt.bc.ca for an updated inventory. ◆ THURSDAY HIKERS depart Bowen Park upper parking lot, 8 a.m. All day hike. Bring hiking boots, rain gear and lunch. 250-7553066.

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Relentless Raiders rout Rebels NANAIMO WINS 72-6 in Victoria to move to 2-0.

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The V.I. Raiders ‘circus’ came to town and trampled all over the Westshore Rebels. Nanaimo’s Canadian Junior Football League team demolished its rival 72-6 on Saturday night in Victoria. Seemingly every player in white got into the act as V.I. just kept pouring it on, scoring 34 fourth-quarter points. “Guys start having fun and then it’s like a circus out here,” said Jordan Yantz, Raiders quarterback. The Rebels won the coin flip, but that was about it. Raiders defensive back Skylor Letcher intercepted a pass one minute into the game, leading to a Ryan Jones 25-yard field goal to give Nanaimo a 3-0 lead. The visitors didn’t settle for field goals the rest of the way, scoring 10 touchdowns. “Our goal coming into this game was to get on the field and put points up quick,” Yantz said. “We did that and we didn’t stop doing it.” The Raiders’ defence was just as thorough, forcing a ridiculous 11 turnovers – five interceptions, five fumbles and one turnover on downs. “You saw a couple of picks that we got out there, everybody got right jacked up,” said Glenn Boyce, Raiders linebacker. “When

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Westshore Rebels player Colton Farago, left, looks for a tackle on V.I. Raiders running back Taylor Flavel during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Canadian Junior Football League game in Victoria. The Raiders won 72-6.

big plays happen like that everybody rallies around it. People get excited to get excited.” Raiders coach Matthew “Snoop” Blokker said players were challenged to put forth a strong start, and they responded on both sides of the ball. “I don’ t think our defence gave up anything in the beginning and we just kept beating on them,” Blokker said. “And if you keep giving [Yantz] the ball, he’s going to make it happen and he

proved it again tonight.” The Raiders QB was 9-for-15 passing for 256 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. His acrobats in the receiving corps were dynamic, winning every 50-50 ball and never dropping a catchable pass. Whitman Tomusiak racked up 141 yards, Andrew Smith and Dustin Pedersen had two touchdown catches each and Mike Schaper also had a TD grab. Late in the game rookie Marshall Cook

made a circus catch in the endzone for his first CJFL major, diving to catch a deflected ball just before it hit the turf. The Raiders also forced a rushing attack, as eight different ball carriers combined for 217 yards on the ground. Alex Jobson scored a 38-yard touchdown in which he broke multiple tackles, and Taylor Flavel and Ashton Galloway punched in oneyard TDs. The game ended when linebacker Ranji Atwall

intercepted a pass with no time left on the clock and rumbled 46 yards to the endzone. The Raiders coach said a win like that, when so many different players get into the game and contribute, is huge for team morale. “I’m really proud of our effort and I’m really proud, more than anything, that we’re playing together as a team,” Blokker said. “We’re starting to feel that.” ◆ See ‘TEAM’ /30

Hrabowych wins second Nanaimo Amateur tourney

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Kristian Hrabowych is now a two-time winner of the Nanaimo Amateur.

It’s the city’s toughest annual major golf tour nament, but Nanaimo’s Kristian Hrabowych is getting the hang of it. The 21-year-old won the Nanaimo Amateur for the second time this past weekend with a five-stroke victory. Hrabowych, playing on his home course at the Nanaimo Golf Club, carded a 217 over the three-day event Friday through Sunday. The one over par score was two strokes better than his 219 in 2008, when he

won the tourney by one stroke. This year’s runner-up David Mick of Gorge Vale carded a 222 and third-place Rob Lokken of Bear Mountain shot 224. Hrabowych’s teammate on the Vancouver Island University golf team, Tyson Lemon of Qualicum Beach, was the tournament’s low net winner with an adjusted score of 211. Nanaimo’s Murray Anderson was second in low net at 212, tied with Laine Zimmerman of Belmont.

Last year’s champion, Sandy Harper of Nanaimo, took home some hardware again in 2011 as A flight’s low gross champ. Nanaimo’s Ryan Tysowski was low net winner in A flight. Other winners include: Alistair Davies, Victoria, B flight low gross; Fraser Yule, Victoria, B flight low net; Charles Brucker, Nanaimo, C flight low gross; Paul Pickles, Nanaimo, C flight low net; Arthur Harris, Cordova Bay, D flight low gross; Bob Paterson, Point Grey, D flight low net.

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VIU b-ball star off to Denmark One of Vancouver Island University’s basketball greats will keep playing above the rim. Andrew Kaban, the Mariners hoops program’s second-leading scorer of all time, signed a contract to play professionally in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the Virum Vipers. M’s coach Tony Bryce noted in a press release that it isn’t easy to secure a pro contract in Europe as teams are only allowed two international players. The coach “could not be happier” to see his former standout player’s success. “Andrew is the hardest-working and most committed player I have ever had the pleasure of working with…” said Bryce. “I am very proud of Andrew and all he has done for our program and am very excited to follow his success overseas.”

Nanaimo golfer rates nationally Nanaimo golfer Mark Valliere has been striking the ball beautifully this summer, including at high-stakes competitions. Valliere, representing Comox’s Crown Isle Golf Course, finished fourth in his juvenile division at the Royal Canadian Golf Association’s junior boys’ championship in Surrey last week. The teen ended the competition with his best round of the tourney, a one-under-par 71. Also competing at the junior championships was Nanaimo’s Zach Anderson, who finished 11th in the juvenile division.

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Diamonds girls win at Westerns That’s how the West was won. The Nanaimo Diamonds midget B girls’ fastball team won Softball Canada’s Western Canadian championship on Sunday in Medicine Hat, Alta., after going through the fourday tournament undefeated. The Diamonds defeated Saskatchewan’s Pilot Butte Storm in the gold-medal game, 7-4. Nanaimo finished out of the medals at provincial championships last month at Beban Park, but were clearly undaunted going into Westerns. The Diamonds started this past weekend’s tournament with an 11-2 blowout over the Medicine Hat Thunder and 15-0 shutout against the Calgary Triple Threats on the first day of the tournament and kept rolling from there. Diamonds coaches and players could not be reached by press time. Please look for more on the team in an upcoming issue.

CALENDAR ◆ Aug. 13 - Canadian Junior Football League. V.I. Raiders vs. Kamloops Broncos. Caledonia Park, 4 p.m. ◆ Aug. 14 - Men’s college basketball exhibition. VIU Mariners vs. Ball State. VIU gym,2 p.m. ◆ Aug. 18 - Women’s college soccer exhibition. Vancouver Island University Mariners vs. Warner Pacific. Mariner Field, 2 p.m.

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Nanaimo White Rapids swimmer Delaney O’Toole maintains a slim lead on an opponent during her 50-metre breaststroke final on Sunday at the B.C. Summer Swimming Association’s Vancouver Island regional championships at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. Please look for results in a future issue of the News Bulletin.

Lawn bowlers capture gold, silver medals at nationals

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Two Nanaimo competitors rolled their bowls right where they wanted to at nationals. Randy Fred and Shirley Cole of the Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club won gold and silver, respectively, at the Blind Bowls Association of Canada championships in Kitchener, Ont. July 25-Aug. 1. Fred went undefeated at the tournament, but said his opponents from across the country challenged him. “Every game was a tough game because we’re talking about a national competition,” Fred said. He and his coach Tom Williams communicated well during the week, said Fred. “For visually impaired, it’s a team sport because we need a director,” he said. “It makes a big difference if you can communicate with your director.”

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Cole said she was happy with silver and said she and her coach Marcia Williams work well together, too. “If there’s something that I’m not understanding, she explains to me,” Cole said. “I like to decide on my own which direction I want to throw my bowl, so it’s still my game.” She said the competition can be stressful

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’Tips try out North Island Silvertips player Will McNamara, middle, controls the puck during tryouts Saturday at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. Nanaimo’s B.C. Major Midget League hockey team is planning for the 2011-12 season. Please look for more on the Silvertips in an upcoming issue of the News Bulletin.

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◆ From /28 Following their biggest-ever regular-season win over the Rebels, the Raiders circus will pack up its tent and prepare for a home opener Saturday (Aug. 13). But they’ll savour this win, for at least a little while. “It was awesome, especially because of the rivalry … especially in their park, on their nice field under the lights,” Yantz said. “You don’t very often get to play Saturday night, under the lights. It was great for us and we really enjoyed it.” GRID BITS … Also intercepting passes Saturday were Tremaine Apperley, Boyce and Ariel Fabbro. Atwall had five tackles and a sack to go with his pick and Anthony Boutet had a sack and a fumble recovery. Nick Woznesensky had two sacks and Boyce, Galloway, Andreas Iwanegbe and Erling Skuggedal

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V.I. Raiders fullback Ashton Galloway, left, gains ground against the Victoria Rebels on Saturday.

had fumble recoveries. Dylan Chapedelaine made five tackles … Backup QB Kurtis Bardua played the fourth quarter, completing 4-of-7 passes for 79 yards, two touchdowns and an interception … Victoria’s starting QB Cat Todorovich was 3-for-12 for 33 yards, no touchdowns and two INTs and the Rebels’

feature back Greg Morris was held to nine yards on nine carries … In other action Saturday, the Okanagan Sun scored 14 points in the last 45 seconds to beat the Langley Rams 33-23 in Kelowna and the Kamloops Broncos beat the Chilliwack Huskers 37-14 in the Fraser Valley. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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