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The Vancouver Island Health Authority has reopened the pediatric unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital to adult patients, despite protests from pediatricians. In November, doctors went public with their concerns regarding the health authority’s practice of putting adults on the children’s ward and a letter signed by five pediatricians connected with the ward was sent to the media. Shortly afterward, adult patients were taken off the unit, but Friday the health authority announced a fourbed adult medical overflow room has been temporarily reopened due to significant patient volumes. “Right now we are disappointed and frustrated that this is seen as acceptable,” said Dr. Jane Pegg. “Kids deserve a protected, safe space in our hospital.” The four-bed room is in

the middle of the ward adjacent to the children’s playroom, she said, and has displaced the pediatric equipment normally stored in that room. The health authority news release states that the adult room on the children’s ward will be the first area to be cleared as capacity issues improve. Elin Bjarnason, executive director of patient flow and care transitions for the health authority, said health officials hoped to close that room by Monday. “We’ve had a high number of patients needing our services,” she said. After pediatricians went to the media in November, Bjarnason said the health authority reviewed its patient placement practices and guidelines and during that time, no patients were placed on the ward. The review found practices safe, but added the requirements that only adult females be admitted to the children’s ward, that a maximum of four adults will be placed on the ward and only the overflow room will be used for adults. ◆ See ‘DOCTORS’ ‘ /4

UNITED EFFORT Nanaimo United players Jamie Arbanas, left, and Chris Merriman squeeze out Gorge FC opponent Leighton Lepine during Vancouver Island Soccer League Div. 1 play Sunday afternoon at Merle Logan Field. United won 2-1, sweeping both its weekend games. Please see full story on page 33. GREG SAKAKI/THE NEWS BULLETIN

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Nanaimo NDP MLA and attorney general critic Leonard Krog is calling on the province to hire more judges in light of the number of cases at risk of being thrown out due to unreasonable delay. Numbers recently released from the Provincial Court of B.C. show there are now 125.65 full-time provincial court judges – down from 143.65 in 2005. And as of Sept. 30, the provincial court lists 2,522 cases pending for more than

18 months, or 18 per cent of total provincial court cases pending – up from 2,038 in 2010, when a provincial court report warned that delays threaten to quash thousands of criminal cases. “It’s getting worse and worse and worse,” said Krog. “The real crisis is to be found in the number of cases going past 18 months.” The problem is charges could be stayed after the 18-month marker, as the Supreme Court of Canada decided waiting this long for trial violates a person’s rights, he said. ◆ See ‘COURT’ /4

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Shelter packed due to freezing BY CHRIS HAMLYN THE NEWS BULLETIN

Freezing temperatures combined with mixed snow and rain has drawn Nanaimo’s homeless to the Unitarian Weather Shelter. The 24-bed shelter, operated by the First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo, had anywhere from 20 to 24 people seeking a warm, dry place to sleep since Jan. 9. “We had to turn two people away on the ninth but tried to find them a place with the Salvation Army,” said Rev. Karen Fraser Gitlitz. “We did have some sleeping bags to give them.” With Environment Canada forecasting snow flurries all week, and with highs of 1 C and lows of -4 C Tuesday and Wednesday (Jan. 17-18), Fraser Gitlitz said shelter guests are grateful to have a place to come at night. The shelter has laundry facilities for the guests and provides them with a light meal. “People have been very generous and cash donations has allowed us to purchase an extra washer and dryer,” said Fraser Gitlitz. “And the World Tree Ministry has been making meals for us. It’s all wonderful to see.” Open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. at 595 Townsite Rd., the shelter is always in need of volunteers and is also looking for donations of gloves, track pants and pyjamas. For more information on the shelter, please call 250-755-1215 or go to www. ufon.ca. news@nanaimobulletin.com

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Students get parents in on exam issue I PETITION CIRCULATES looking for support to reinstate ‘exam week’. BY JENN McGARRIGLE THE NEWS BULLETIN

Nanaimo secondary students are getting parents involved in their campaign to have a week off classes at exam time restored. Students staged a rally outside school district headquarters last month, after the district decided to hold regular classes during exam week. In the past, classes were cancelled for the week and students only went to school to write exams. The change was prompted by the

Ministry of Education’s decision to eliminate most provincial exams for senior students – students are now only required to write five provincially mandated exams over the course of three years: three in Grade 10, one in Grade 11 and one in Grade 12. But students argue that exam week, which is Jan. 23-27 and June 18-26 this year, is used to study and prepare for the next semester, and that teachers hold exams for other courses during that week. Tali Campbell, a Grade 11 John Barsby Secondary School student, said students hope parents will sign letters asking that their child be excused from classes during exam week. The letters will be shown to teach-

ers and then collected by campaign organizers in each school. Campbell said students plan to bring the information to the school district’s attention and are hopeful that showing trustees that parents support the campaign will result in changes. “I think their ears will be a little more wide open,” he said. “They can see we’re actually dedicated to this.” Jamie Brennan, school board chairman, said it is encouraging to see students getting engaged in current issues, but this is a decision that the superintendent and school principals have made and one that the board is not getting involved with. “The position of the board is we’re

letting our managers manage,” he said. “It’s still a week in the semester. It’s not a vacation week.” Donna Reimer, school district spokeswoman, said secondary schools are doing different things during exam week, such as giving one group of students a day off to study for exams – the Grade 10 students have three exams, whereas Grade 11 and 12 students have only one. Campbell said students at John Barsby get Jan. 27 off, except for the Grade 10 students, who get three days off. But many senior students are taking courses in different grades and a Grade 11 or 12 student could have more than one exam, he added. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

Port Theatre in dire straits facing first funding deficit BY MELISSA FRYER THE NEWS BULLETIN

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Starry, starry night

Ben Collins, 6, carefully draws a starry sky during the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s Starry City Nights Artrageous Saturdays event at the downtown gallery. Participants used chalk pastels to create a vibrant night sky inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night.

The first deficit in its 14-year history is pushing the Port Theatre to ask for more money from the City of Nanaimo. The theatre on Nanaimo’s waterfront faces a shortfall of $114,000 this year caused by poor ticket sales, higher operating costs and fewer rentals by community groups. “This is the first time we’ve ever experienced a shortfall,” said Glynis Hayes, president of the Port Theatre Society board, which operates the facility on behalf of the city. “We’ve been very proud of our performance over the past 14 years.” The society is asking the city for $74,500 from the capital reserve to help offset this year’s deficit and to increase the annual operating grant by $90,000. The Port Theatre receives $454,000 in operating expenses annually from the city, plus $65,270 from the Regional District of Nanaimo. The RDN contribution is based on a referendum in 2002 and the theatre requested an increase there as well as earlier this month. The theatre also receives grants from other levels of government,

including the B.C. Arts Council and Canadian Heritage, which helps present the annual Spotlight Series. Poor ticket sales on that series, which focuses on artistic merit over solely commercial appeal, is one of the reasons for the deficit. A 35-per cent decrease in theatre rentals by community groups also contributed, part of a trickle-down effect from cuts to provincial grants for arts and culture groups over the past three years. The Vancouver Island Children’s Festival, which folded shortly after the provincial funding cut, represented 10 rental days annually. Programming is finalized at least a year in advance, which makes it difficult to respond to immediate changes in economics, like the provincial grant cut. But Hayes said the theatre is cutting back where it can, by postponing capital costs. The 12 full-time staff also opted not to have a Christmas party. “We’ve already made adjustments, thinking forward, to programming,” Hayes said. “We’re already running on bare bones.” The Port Theatre’s request went before city council’s committee of the whole Monday afternoon. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

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◆ From /1 “We’re still screening for infectious diseases,” Bjarnason added. But Pegg said she doesn’t trust the health authority to

adequately screen patients – doctors believe some patients placed on the ward posed safety risks to children and in November, one adult on the ward was diagnosed with

Clostridium difficile, despite strict guidelines already in place. “No protocol that they develop to screen patients is acceptable,” she said.

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Ph.D. candidate Brett Favaro was working with VIU Fisheries and Aquaculture professor Stefanie Duff on a research project to make the B.C. spot prawn fishery more sustainable. Favaro recently received the Australian Endeavour Award and leaves for the University of Queensland next month.

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PROVINCEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOP bean counter maintains weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in better shape than anywhere else in the world.

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Kevin Falcon painted a rosy picture for the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic outlook Friday morning before a group of Nanaimo business professionals. Despite being in a budget deficit position until 2013-2014, and tasked with the bur-

den of paying back $1.6 billion to the federal government for having to dismantle the harmonized sales tax, the B.C. finance minister said the province is â&#x20AC;&#x153;in a better position than anywhere in the worldâ&#x20AC;? to improve its financial picture. On a recent trip to Europe to promote B.C. bonds, Falcon said

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years, and with the collapse of the U.S. economy, B.C. has diversified and strengthened its economic position. Where prior to the economic downturn B.C. relied on the U.S. for the majority of its exports, it now relies on the U.S. for 50 per cent, Asia 30 per cent and the rest of the globe at 20 per cent. Also, B.C. is just one of three provinces to maintain its Triple A credit rating â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alberta and Saskatchewan are the others. Canada also has a Triple A rating, which allows for borrowing at lower rates of interest. Still, GDP growth in B.C. is expected to slow somewhat in 2012. The

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VIU aims to cut power usage

The centre of higher learning in Nanaimo is looking to lower its power consumption. Vancouver Island University is holding Power Down Week until Thursday (Jan. 19). The aim is to build awareness that individuals can practise energy conservation on campus by turning off monitors when not needed and turning off lights in classrooms/ offices if they are the last to leave. The goal is to see a 40-per cent increase in the number of monitors turned off across the campus. For more information, please visit http://www. viu.ca/sustainability/ AreYoutheOne.asp.

Caregivers are unsung heroes, as their roles can be extremely challenging, both physically and emotionally. The walk aims to honour their commitment and dedication to others, and to show them that their own family and friends support them. The walk also serves as a reminder to the community that everyone will at some point in their lives be involved in caregiving, Hope says. She cites a quote from Roslayn Carter, the wife of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, who once said there are only four kinds of people in the world: “those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who will need caregivers.” Funds raised through the Investors Group Walk for Memories help the society’s services in Nanaimo, which include support and information groups, and First Link, an early intervention program that helps families who are dealing with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. To register or donate, please visit www.walkformemories. com or call 250-729-0904 or tollfree 1-800-667-3742. For more infor mation on Alzheimer’s, please contact Hope at 250-734-4170 or jhope@ alzheimerbc.org, and visit www. alzheimerbc.org.

ANNUAL EVENT for Alzheimer’s Society planned for Jan. 29.

When people in Nanaimo receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia, they are not the only ones who are affected. Dementia can profoundly impact the lives of those closest to the person, including caregivers, family members, and friends, said Jane Hope, the local support and education coordinator for the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. The issue is so common that an estimated one in three people in Nanaimo know someone with Alzheimer’s or other dementia. Many of those same people will be taking a very meaningful stroll on Jan. 29, when they participate in the annual Investors Group Walk for Memories. The society’s major fundraiser, the walk is seeking more participants to raise pledges, and more volunteers. This year’s walk – 1-3 p.m. at Bowen Park, with registration starting at noon – is dedicated to all caregivers. “People who are caring for someone with dementia will experience the challenges associated with the disease in their own unique way,” said Hope.

Recycled tires to go into park The Tire Stewardship of B.C. has gone to the mat to get a crumbrubber play surface installed in a Nanaimo water park. The city was recently awarded more than $14,200 from the Tire Stewardship to install crumb rubber in Departure Bay Kiwanis Water Park, which will be resurfaced when it is redeveloped in the spring of 2013. The money will cover almost half of the estimated $31,800 cost to resurface the park with crumb rubber, made from recycled tires. Crumb rubber is touted as being safer and more resilient than asphalt coatings. “We’ve never tried recycled rubber in our safety surfacing before and we’ve always wanted to do that,” said Kirsty MacDonald, city parks and open space planner.

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Understanding p y plight poverty pg Against a backdrop of stunningly high home assessment values for 2011, Surrey-Fleetwood MLA Jagrup Brar found “seven-star” accommodation in Newton last week, as part of his quest to live on a single, employable man’s welfare income for the month. It’s a 12’ by 12’ room in a Newton house he’ll share with six other people. Brar’s portion will cost $375. The space is reasonably clean, at least, and there’s room for Brar and his large frame to move around. That can’t be said about one of the other rooms he viewed – not much more than a closet, barely big enough to fit a twin bed, but nothing else. The person who will be occupying that stellar room – to the tune of $500 a month – will be coming out of hospital after surgery. With a place to lay his head secured, Brar’s attention turned to another necessity: food. With his finances already dwindling (after spending money on rent/ damage deposit, and a cellphone and bus tickets – needed in order to search for work, a requirement for collecting his social assistance), Brar budgeted about $30 for a week’s worth of groceries. Is Brar’s stint on the streets ‘real’? Technically, no. Even he admits that. Is it worthwhile? Yes. The public often demands that politicians walk a mile in their shoes, yet many are damning Brar for what appears to be an earnest attempt on his part to better understand the plight of the poor. In our instant-gratification culture, going without – even for a short period of time and in the context of a simulated experience – can go a long way toward providing insight. Hopefully, Brar will bring new wisdom, along with the voice of his constituents, to the legislative table and bring positive change. That’s why people voted for him. In fact, it’s his job. 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

Air travel within Canada too costly Santa Claus has the right idea It’s nothing new. The cost of air when taking to his sleigh and travel within this country’s boreight tiny reindeer when travelders is ridiculous. ling around the world and specifiA friend needing to get from cally across Canada. Vancouver to Prince Edward Aside from the difficulties of Island had to pay through the takeoffs and landings from one nose unless he was willing to house to another if making his stop at what seemed like every deliveries by airline, the cost major airport from here to the would be astronomical and would Maritimes. drive the old boy right We once looked into out of business. flying to Prince George REPORTER’S I say this following for a family event but VIEWPOINT attempts to book a decided it was cheaper flight for my stepson to drive even with two Chris Hamlyn from Edmonton home ferry trips, stops for Assistant Editor for the holidays. gasoline and food and My wife is the famone hotel stay. ily’s travel agent with My biggest concern a nearly unblemished was it was October record in finding the and you never know good vacation deals. what weather you may The proof is in great encounter. prices on trips to But we geared up for Mexico, Hawaii, Cuba, the worst and thankDisneyland and San Diego. Deals fully the drive there and back was were always achieved on flights, uneventful. resorts or car rentals. The same concerns arose with But her record took a bit of a my stepson’s visit and the posbeating when it came to air travel sibility of him driving from within Canada. Edmonton. Parking herself in front of the But driving the Rockie computer, searching for a deal Mountains, B.C.’s Interior and the over Christmas for flights from Coquihalla Highway in December Edmonton to Nanaimo, Edmonton is a completely different set of cirto Vancouver, Edmonton to Comox cumstances. or Edmonton to Victoria only It was not worth the risk for a resulted in grumblings, heavy seven-day visit, so he flew. sighs and finally a few expletives. But the price might make him “Do you know I can get him think twice about coming out a flight and one week in a fouragain by air anytime soon or us star hotel in Mexico cheaper flying to visit family and a new than a flight from Edmonton to grandchild in Alberta. Nanaimo?” she raged. I’m sure there are others think-

ing along the same lines and that has to be a concern for the Canadian tourism industry. With the number of U.S. tourists visiting on the decline, one of the avenues the industry is turning to is in-country travel – Canadians taking in the wonders of their own country. But when $1,400 gets you a flight, hotel stay, and food and drink in a Caribbean resort for a week, you have to think twice about dishing out a similar amount for just a flight to Toronto. Something has to be done to remedy the problem. A healthy Canadian dollar gives travellers more options around the world and a vacation in Canada is not so attractive when it costs too much. The federal government is working on airline advertising policies so consumers know from the beginning the complete cost of a flight. It’s a start, but it’s not enough. Most people know the old saying about it being too good to be true and that there are taxes and other surprises added on to that $49 flight to Las Vegas. Instead of informing the public that the flight to Toronto is going to cost and arm and a leg, the government should be asking why it costs an arm and a leg. Until then, I’ll take a blue ocean and cold beer on a beach in Mexico over an historic tour of Quebec City or watching icebergs float past Newfoundland. news@nanaimobuletin.com

‘The government should be asking why it costs an arm and a leg.’

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Seniors have skills available To the Editor, Re: Seniors could solve worker shortages, Jan. 14. As an unemployed senior who is not ready to retire, I must say I could not agree more. Although they are training young people as heavy equipment operators in Nanaimo daily, part of my work history includes just that skill. I have more than 7,000 hours on various types of equipment, have already made all my mistakes and am aware of both my and the machines’ limitations. I have also spent 20 years in the welding industry, primarily welding aluminum deck rails, driveway gates, etc. Although I believe 20 years is long enough to subject my body to the abuse of welding, I also have extensive experience in measuring and design of railing products. This type of experience cannot be obtained in a trade school. It saddens me to think of all the untapped potential that presently exists and is not being used. Rod Hancock Nanaimo

RCMP attention on drugs welcome To the Editor, Re: ‘White team’ targets drugs, Jan. 10. Good to see the RCMP has set up a white team

licensing may be had under the old FAC certification system at a fraction of the cost and without demonizing and alienating the responsible firearms community. The one documented benefit of a gun licence or certificate is that those people who get one are one-third as likely to ever be involved in crime or violence as the general public. Of course, these people would be that way regardless, as it is their inherent nature. The licence or certificate merely identifies them as safer than average. It does not make them that way. M.J. Ackermann Sherbrooke, NS NEWS BULLETIN FILE

Many retired people still have plenty of skills and ability to offer the workforce with little or no retraining needed, letters writer says.

to combat Nanaimo drug dealers who deal in cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and crystal meth. RCMP have, for the first time ever that I am aware of, separated this effort to combat these dangerous hard drugs, from the continued efforts of the existing ‘green team’, which is mandated to enforce marijuana infractions. At last, there may be some recognition creeping into law enforcement that there

is a huge difference between a naturally growing benign weed and dangerous manufactured chemical drugs. Good on ya, Nanaimo RCMP – it’s a start. John Volkovskis Nanaimo

Licensing benefits aren’t significant To the Editor, Re: Gun licence provides necessary detail, Letters, Jan. 12. In his letter correcting some misinformation

about gun registries, Joseph Michaels comes close, so close, but still gets no cigar. The gun licence only informs police that someone at a given residence has obtained a gun licence. The lack of a licence says nothing about the absence of illegal guns, or violent criminals. Nor does holding a licence guarantee that there are any lawfully owned guns present. Furthermore, all the purported benefits of

Problems occuring throughout city To the Editor, Re: Suspect caught in beating case, Jan. 14. While the north end sends out distress signals regarding the proposed low-barrier housing coming to that end of town, I’d like to point out that the most recent serious crime committed in Nanaimo was in the north end of town. It’s time to take off the rose-coloured glasses and realize there are problems and issues to be addressed in every part of Nanaimo. M.G. Maller Nanaimo

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Health care needs time for caring To the Editor, Re: Layoffs will disrupt residents’ lives, Letters, Jan. 10. I have been a nurse for close to half a century and I know how far bureaucrats will go to squeeze the last dollar, and the last nurse, and the last patient until somebody cries foul. They don’t get into those positions by being nice teddy bears. I recall a scene in an assisted living residence in Prince George where an elderly woman was screaming, “God help me,” over and over again. She had just had her entire leg amputated. I left my medication cart with another nurse. I was supposed to be doling out hundreds of pills to these poor souls. I went to that woman, held her hand, and said to her, “God is in this building, He is here with us now.” She stopped screaming, and I went back to my medication cart. The nurse who stood by it, who was a very fast and efficient nurse, unlike myself, said to me, “That was a nice thing you did, but we don’t have time for that here.” Madeline Bruce Nanaimo

More public, media attention needed on Enbridge pipeline proposal To the Editor, The Enbridge Pipeline project is very much in the national and provincial news, but could use more coverage in the local media. This is a project that is going to dominate public discourse for some time, and although the hearings up north have just started, the federal government’s game plan is already getting a tad suspect. The public needs a hearing and decision process that is free from attacks on the citizens and organizations which are placing their views before the panel. The Stephen Harper government appears not to be content with just stacking the deck by appointing panel members, none of whom have any credibility in the environmental arena; by welcoming many millions of fossil fuel industry lobbying dollars, much of it foreign; and by having the vociferous support of pro tanker groups such as the C.D. Howe Institute and the Fraser Institute, who also utilize foreign donations.

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No, the federal government has also decided to attack any presenter on the “no”side who is a member of any group which has received any help from non-Canadian sources, however minimal. In addition, those on the “no”

side are called unpatriotic and enemies of progress. No doubt, if history repeats itself, if and when civil disobedience takes center stage, participants will also be portrayed as terrorists, the lazy unemployed and professional protesters. I remember this well from 1993 at the Clayoquot. The prime minister has made it very clear what answer he wants from the panel. He will countenance no opposition, whatever the consequences, whatever the evidence. We would be wise to pay close attention to this matter and utilize critical analysis of all the lobbyists involved, and yes, who is paying their way and why, as we will be living with the results for a long, long time. Dave Cutts Nanaimo

Powerful corporations looking to exploit B.C. To the Editor, It is important to know that in this growing overpopulated,

industrial-driven globe, there are many powerful foreign entities that view our vast and resource filled country with envious, unsympathetic eyes. They will stop at nothing short of war to access what they want. Their will is to take ownership of our natural resources, industry, real-estate, and national agenda through passive aggressive means. Their only obstacle is any will of us to remain a democratic, distinct, and determined nation. All levels of government are strongly dependent for their salaries and early retirement on the tax dollars that come from the rapid exploitation of the natural world and are too easily tempted to give in to short term solutions such as complying with the business demands of the global theatre. This proposed Enbridge oil pipe line backed by China to go from Alberta through B.C. will fill approximately 200 oil tankers a year that will pass through the ocean inlet of the

pristine Great Bear Rainforest. When were the people of B.C. asked permission for this? Is the illusion of democracy serving only to blind us that we live under an oligarchy? Being nationalistic by building an oil refinery in Alberta would make much more sense, because every nation must begin to become more economically selfsufficient rather than be the servants of multi-national corporations. Lobbying in itself is not true democracy, but it is the only power that environmentalists have against governments bent to sell out our country and the next generations for the short term tax revenue that comes from the exploitation of the Earth. Canada is one of the few nations on Earth to be still blessed with what is left of the natural world and we have a moral duty to protect it before it is too late. Holden Southward Nanaimo

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The power of the written word takes on many forms as Vancouver Island Regional Library celebrates National Family Literacy Day. The fifth annual My Story, Your Story event takes place Jan. 28-29 from 1-3:30 p.m., celebrating literacy through song, storytelling, science shows, puppet shows and more. The free events on Jan. 28 include Mother Goose parent/child activities at the Gabriola Island Library, 5-575 North Rd. and the Around Town Tellers – story telling for adults and teens – at the Wellington Library, 3032 Barons Rd. The fun moves downtown Jan. 29 with The Kerplunks, the Whiz Bang science show, Pacific-Care puppet making, storytelling and Mother Goose parent/ child activities at the Harbourfront Library, 90 Commercial St. and storytelling for adults at Serious Coffee, 60 Commercial St.

Canadians are still dismissing symptoms of dementia as “just old age” based on survey results from Alzheimer Society. Close to 50 per cent of Canadians lived a year or more with their symptoms before seeing a family doctor. Of these, 16 per cent waited more than two years. A delayed diagnosis results in a huge treatment gap and prevents people from getting valuable information about medications, support and better disease management. To promote the benefits of early diagnosis, in January, during Alzheimer Awareness Month, the Alzheimer Society is launching its Let’s face it! campaign. The online survey, which was conducted in the fall of 2011, also revealed that the most common reason for the delay (53 per cent) was the belief that the symptoms were part of “old age” and would eventually go away. More than a quarter

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With cold, snowy weather parked over B.C., there are a number of preparations drivers can take to ensure they are safe on the roads. Ford Motor Company of Canada is committed to being an industry leader for safety and reminds drivers of the following winter driving tips: Vehicle maintenance – Vehicles that have been regularly maintained according to their manufacturers required maintenance schedule should be ready for winter weather. Read your owner’s manual – All vehicles have different characteristics that will react to winter weather differently. This is a good time to check the manual for your particular vehicle’s winter driving tips. Monitor tire wear – The three important aspects when it comes to tires is pressure, tread wear and age. ◆ Cold weather causes tires to lose pressure and become underinflated – meaning safety on the

road is compromised. Check tire pressure regularly, especially when the temperature changes. ◆ The grooves in winter tires are about 30 per cent deeper than those in all-season tires, and they grip more effectively. All-season tires also start to lose their traction at around 8 C. ◆ Old tires can be unsafe, especially in the winter. It is recommended that tires older than six years be replaced. Slow and steady – Remember to slow down and leave extra space between you and the vehicle in front of you. Also, avoid abrupt moves – don’t stop, start, or change direction suddenly and you’ll maintain better control of your vehicle in inclement conditions. Goodbye cruise control – Never use the speed control in slippery conditions. If the weather suddenly becomes hazardous while cruise control is engaged, simply disengage it manually or lightly tap the brakes.

Notice of Board Intent to Consider an Amendment to a Liquor Primary Licence Wheatsheaf Enterainment Centre Ltd. The Board of the Regional District of Nanaimo at its regular meeting to be held Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the Board Chambers of the Regional District of Nanaimo Administration Ofﬁces, located at 6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC, intends to consider a proposed amendment to the existing liquor licence for the Wheatsheaf Inn located at 1866 Cedar Road in Electoral Area ‘A’ and legally described as Lot A, Section 14, Range 1, Cedar District, Plan VIP67433 (see map below for location). At this meeting the Board will consider passing a resolution to provide the Board’s recommendations to the BC Liquor Control and Licensing Branch to approve the proposed amendment to the liquor primary licence for the Wheatsheaf Inn. The applicant proposes to amend the Wheatsheaf Inn’s hours of liquor sales. The current hours of liquor sales are 11:00 am to 1:00 am on Monday through Saturday and 11:00 am to midnight on Sunday. The proposed hours of liquor sales are 10:00 am to midnight on Monday through Wednesday and 10:00 am to 11:00 pm on Sunday. Hours of sales for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will not change. All persons who consider their interest to be affected by the proposed amendment to the liquor licence shall be afforded an opto be portunity heard in person, by a representative, or by written submission. submisWritten sions must be received at the Regional District ofﬁce by 4:00 pm, Monday, January 23, 2012 and will be circulated to the RDN Board Directors prior to the meeting. For additional information on this application please contact the Regional District of Nanaimo, Planning Department during regular business hours (8:30 am – 4:30 pm); Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. Phone: 250-390-6510 or 1-877-607-4111 toll free in BC Fax: 250-390-7511 Email: planning@rdn.bc.ca p g@ Web: www.rdn.bc.ca Mail: 6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo BC V9T 6N2

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Gina Prescott, of Nanaimo Haven Society, second from left, Erin Van Steen, of Nanaimo Ladysmith Schools Foundation, third from left, and Shawna Pealey of Haven Society, accept a donation of clothes, food, toys and $775 from Dan Elliott, left, Rob Davis, Dean Jones, Norm Jones and Al Anderson of the Mid Island Truck and Equipment Association. The donations were raised during the association’s sixth annual Show and Glow fundraiser over the holidays.

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Dreams do come true The generosity of Country Grocer customers, management and staff, and suppliers has provided help and happiness to Vancouver Island and Gulf Island children dealing with life-threatening conditions. The grocery chain raised more than $8,000 for the Victoria-based Help Fill a Dream charitable foundation by selling ‘dream’ bouquets, $2 paper shirts and Island-grown Christmas trees between Nov. 13 and Dec. 13. The foundation receives ‘dream’ requests from children directly

or from social workers and nursing staff from the Vancouver Island Health Authority to connect with the children and families in need of support. It fulfills dreams, improves quality of life, and assists families with care and financial support. For more information, please go to www.helpfilladream.com. Country Grocer has six stores on Vancouver and Salt Spring islands. Nanaimo’s Country Grocer is at 82 Twelfth St. in Chase River. A new store is scheduled to open at 1865 Bowen Rd. this summer.

◆ NANAIMO QUILTERS’ Guild holds its monthly meeting at Brechin United Church. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. for the 1 p.m. afternoon meeting and the evening meeting starts at 7 p.m. For details call 250-247-0034.

Friday ◆ SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT Transitions is holding a free Cover Letter Advantage workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at 101-155 Skinner St. To register, call 250-714-0085. ◆ TRINITY UNITED Church, 6234 Spartan Rd., hosts a spaghetti supper at 5 p.m. Adults $10, youth $5.

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Howard Johnson hotel and the walk starts at 10 a.m. For more information call 250756-9796.

Monday ◆ CANADIAN FEDERATION of University Women hosts storyteller Margaret Murphy on pioneer Sylvia Stark. 7 p.m., St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 4235 Departure Bay Rd. Call 250-756-9508 for information.

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◆ CENTRAL VANCOUVER Island Orchid Society hosts its regular meeting at noon at the Harewood Activity Centre, 195 Fourth St., on the second floor. Program and sales. All guests welcome.

◆ 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 250758-5544 or e-mail jcarter@virl.bc.ca.

◆ BASTION CITY Wanderers Volkssport Club hosts a 12km Nanaimo walk. Registration at 9:45 a.m. in the front lobby of the

◆ NANAIMO DUPLICATE Bridge Club games Monday and Wednesday, 7 p.m., and Thursday at 1 p.m. Legion No. 256, 1630 E. Wel-

lington Rd., Nanaimo. Call 250-741-0877 or 250-756-0438. Speakers half hour before game time first week of every month October through May. ◆ ADULT MIXED recreational, non-competitive volleyball at John Barsby Community School. Sunday nights 6:30-9 p.m. All are welcome. 250-754-8325. ◆ 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. ◆ NANAIMO EUCHRE Club meets for cards

Tuesdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. New members welcome, teaching available. 250-758-0739 for location. ◆ ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL of Nanaimo, providing service to our community, meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. New members welcome. Phone 250585-7990 or visit www. altrusa.org. ◆ NANAIMO PROSTATE Cancer Support Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Canadian Cancer Society office at 777 Poplar St. Newly diagnosed, survivor, or looking for information. Husbands and partners welcome. 250-756-3116. ◆ DOLLHOUSE MINIATURES Club meets in Nanoose. New members welcome. For time and location call 250-468-2364 or 250754-4363. ◆ NANAIMO RECREATIONAL Soccer is looking for players for their new women’s only rec soccer. No commitment required. Contact nanaimosoccer@ yahoo.ca.

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erena Jack’s fingers dance across the piano keys as her eyes scan the black and white sheet music in front of her. The phrase is repeated slow, then quick, to implant the muscle memory into her brain. Then her teacher throws a ball at her. Because piano lessons are so much about repetition, to keep students engaged, interested and on their toes, teacher Nicole Arendt devised several ways to keep her students entertained. They toss a ball; play ticktack-toe; and collect stuffies, seashells or brightly coloured sticks to mark the number of repetitions for a phrase or passage. Serena plays, then Arendt plays to demonstrate proper technique and intonation, as Serena tosses the ball back. In the year since Serena started studying piano at the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music, she earned firstclass honours in Grade 3 from the Royal Conservatory of Music. Skipping the fourth level, her lesson focused on what’s needed to earn her Grade 5. Serena is on a modified Suzuki method piano curriculum. Students in that program choose whether to take exams and parents are much more involved in the learning process, but Arendt adapted the program to suit Serena’s unique needs. The 13-year-old, who began

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classes at the Conservatory four years ago in violin, fiddle and harp, plans to teach master pianists as a career. “So, the best of the best,” she said. The Suzuki method, which the conservatory uses extensively, allows children at a young age to begin learning music. They listen and learn the music by ear, gradually moving on to sight reading. “You don’t learn to read a book before you can speak,” Arendt said. Parents – or siblings, as Serena’s younger sister Tianna, 7, also takes piano lessons – also sit in on lessons and take home notes to help their children practise. “We all work together to make it something really fun,” Arendt said. Serena’s and Tianna’s father, Bill, said the lessons spur creativity in his daughters. “You give them a little bit of free time and they create their own music,” he said. “They have a love for music.” Arendt, a timpani player for the Vancouver Island Symphony, is also a Kindermusik teacher, which is a program, founded in Germany, aimed at early music education for newborns to age three. Students can begin Suzuki programs as early as age three as well. Many of the students and their families who start early at the conservatory continue taking lessons into their teen years,

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Under the watchful eye of her teacher Nicole Arendt, background, Nanaimo Conservatory of Music piano student Serena Jack, 13, practises pieces in preparation for Grade 5 exams from the Royal Conservatory of Music.

said Kathleen Darby, executive director. The not-for-profit organization provides affordable music instruction for people of all ages and ability. It also provides a place for people to perform, offering harp, choir and orchestra ensembles. The junior harp group opened for Winter Harp at the Port Theatre in December and the Nanaimo Youth Choir regularly wins national awards. Those groups, which include lessons, are available for a cost of about $25 a month.

“Where else would you have those opportunities?” Darby said. It’s not just classical music that the conservatory offers, either. “If you want to learn to play violin for the Queen’s, you can do that, too,” Darby said. “We offer the community what they want.” The conservatory also hosts a solo piano concert featuring a top Canadian pianist. Previous concerts featured Anton Kuerti and Janina Fialkowska.

The conservatory hosts the second annual Vancouver Island Chamber Music Festival Feb. 24-26 with eight groups performing over three days. A festival pass is $30. “You don’t have to be a student here to participate in our events,” Darby said. The conservatory operates out of a renovated building at 375 Selby St. For more information on programs and events, please visit www.ncmusic.ca or call 250-754-4611. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

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Comedian Bob Saget leaves his family television sitcom days long behind him during a show at the Port Theatre Saturday (Jan. 21). Sagetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adult humour appeared in episodes of Entourage and his cable network special Strange Days with Bob Saget. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets $49.50-$59.50.

Experience the joy of a performance by five of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest emerging opera singers. The performers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dominique CĂ´tĂŠ, Riccardo Iannello, Miriam Khalil, Andrew Love and Sylvia Szadovszki â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all have roles in Pacific Opera Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mainstage production of Carmen and are part of Pacific Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resident Artist Program. Principal coach Robert Holliston accompanies on piano and introduces the musical selections. Pacific Opera is proud to share an enjoyable evening of top notch musical entertain-

ment and informative dialogue with Vancouver Island residents. Pacific Opera Victoria takes opera beyond the walls of the theatre through a variety of education and outreach programs to enhance the operatic experience and engage audiences and the community in the power of the arts. The concert is set for Feb. 2, 7 p.m., at the Port Theatre. The concert is free but tickets must be reserved by calling the theatre at 250-754-8550 or visiting its website at www.porttheatre.com.

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EVENTS author of Animal Ethics discusses animal rights at VIU blg. 355; rm. 211 Tuesday (Jan. 17) at 1 p.m.

BOB SAGET performs at the Port Theatre Saturday (Jan. 21). Doors 7 p.m. Tickets $59.50/ VIP seating; $49.50/ general. Call 250-7548550. XIN NIAN HAGGIS – GUNG HEI HAGGIS Nanaimo Art Gallery’s annual celebration of Robbie Burns Day and Chinese New Year Saturday (Jan. 21), 4-7 p.m., at Bowen Auditorium. Tickets $20; $10/children at McLean’s Specialty Foods and the gallery. Call 250-729-9948. LE HAVRE Fringe Flick at Avalon cinema Sunday (Jan. 22), at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Monday (Jan. 23) at 7 p.m. Tickets $12. Call 250-754-7587. WRITERS IN RESIDENCE with Paulette McCarthy and Sharron Berchilde reading stories at Terminal Park Starbucks Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. THRILLING TALES story-

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DOUG THRING and Marty Howe perform at Acme Food Co. Friday (Jan. 20) at 7 p.m. KILL MATILDA Eye of Odin and Lost in the Revolution play the Cambie Friday (Jan. 20).

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(Viola McKenzie) Passed away peacefully on January 11, 201 at the age of 87. She was pre-deceased by he husband, Ted in January 2011; her sisters, Dolly Angela, Connie; and brothers, Steve, Buzz, Mi Mac and Leonard. She is survived by her so Murray (Kim); daughter, Donna Stennes (Waide grandchildren, Kayla Robinson (Nathan) a Scott; sister, Kath Sharpe (Port Alberni); an brother, Rod McKenzie (Vancouver). Born October 21, 1924 and raised in Nanaimo she remained a lifelong resident. Bunn graduated from John Shaw High School in 194 and joined the Air Force RCAF during WW mmediately after. Ted and Bunny both worke as Civil Servants at the Nanaimo Court Hous and were married in 1950. Bunny worked at th Nanaimo Court House until 1955 and raised h children until returning to work at the Nanaim Assessment Authority from 1974 to 198 Bunny loved sports and was an exceptiona athlete. She and Ted were avid curlers an golfers and were founding members of t

was particularly proud that her grandfathe Colin Campbell McKenzie, was the secon Superintendent of Education in British Columbi and was a member of Parliament in Victoria 1853, where his photo is proudly displayed. A celebration of her life will be held on Thursday January 19, 2012 at the Nanaimo Golf Cours from 1-4 p.m. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, a donation ca be made, in her memory, to the Heart and Strok Foundation. Special thanks to the nursing sta and caregivers at Nanaimo Senior Village. Your edication and devotion to Mom was greatly

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HOME GAME ends 2-1 after double OT.

Harbour City hockey fans may get the chance to watch all of Western Canada’s best junior A teams. The Nanaimo Clippers called a press conference for Monday after press time, when it was expected the club would announce it has been successful in its bid to host the 2013 Western Canadian championships. Look for more on this story next issue.

BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN

Hockey fans at Frank Crane Arena got their first look at the re-jigged Nanaimo Clippers on Friday night. And while the new hands on deck brought some energy – and the home team’s only goal – it wasn’t enough in a 2-1 double-overtime loss to the Cowichan Valley Capitals. The Coastal Conference’s first-place Caps held an edge in play in a close game, and finally turned a turnover into the game-winning goal a minute into double OT. It spoiled a standout effort in goal from Billy Faust, who made 52 saves as his team was outshot 54-39. “It was overall a pretty solid ef for t tonight, we’ve just got to go that extra mile and find ways to win,” said Trevor Fitzgerald, captain of the Clippers. “We had the chances, we’ve just got to bear down, go to the net.” Neither team scored a power-play goal, with the Clips going 0-for-5 and failing to capitalize on a man-advantage opportunity in the first OT frame. “We didn’t bear down on our opportunities. We had plenty. They gave us

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Cowichan Valley Capitals goalie Derek Dun, left, makes a save as his teammate Kyle Becker clears Nanaimo Clippers opponent Andrew Gladiuk away from the front of the net on Friday at Nanaimo’s Frank Crane Arena.

lots of power plays…” said Faust. “We should have taken the opportunity and finished them off but we just couldn’t get what we needed.” Brenden Forbes scored Nanaimo’s only goal, on his first shift at Frank Crane Arena since coming to the Clippers at last week’s B.C. Hockey League trade deadline. Taylor Car mola, who came to the Clips in the same trade, assisted on Forbes’s goal.

Even though the Shipmen allowed more than 50 shots, they weren’t upset with their defensive play. “It’s tough. We did a good job of maintaining our structure,” said Michael Olson, assistant coach. “At times they were buzzing, at times, we were buzzing. We did a good job of keeping them to the perimeter. It came down to who was going to capitalize on a bounce or a chance and unfortunately it ended

up being Cowichan.” Ear ning one point wasn’t much of a moral victory, even against the conference leaders. “It’s junior hockey so there’s no unreal talent, unreal team that isn’t beatable if we play our best game. Every team’s beatable,” said Fitzgerald. “So it doesn’t really matter if it’s the firstplaced team, it’s a loss.” Olson had a similar view, saying it’s that point in the season where

every game is crucial. “Pushing them, it doesn’t matter,” he said. “We need points. We needed the two points tonight and unfortunately we didn’t cash in on that extra one.” GAME ON … The next action for the Clippers is Friday (Jan. 20) when the Surrey Eagles visit Frank Crane Arena for a 7 p.m. faceoff … Tickets will be available at the door. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

VIU basketball teams win all weekend BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN

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VIU Mariners player Jocelyn Jones, middle, goes to the basket during action Saturday at the VIU gymnasium.

Vancouver Island University’s basketball teams hopped to it to start the new year, winning all four games they played. The VIU Mariners men’s and women’s teams counted wins over the Quest Kermodes on Friday night at the VIU gym, then swept the Capilano Blues there the following afternoon. The Mariners men defeated the Ker modes 112-72 on Friday, then got

past the Blues 92-85. VIU’s women were 75-62 winners against Quest, then beat Cap 75-54. M’s men’s coach Tony Bryce said it was something of an inconsistent weekend for his charges. “Two wins, and we’ll take them, for sure, to start the second half, but I think there’s definitely a lot of room for improvement on the defensive end, especially,” Bryce said. He was mostly satisfied with his team’s play in the blowout win over Quest,

but didn’t see 100 per cent “buy in” from his guys the next day. “Cap played quite well but I thought we did a very poor job of sticking to the game plan and the scouting report and in a lot of ways it probably made the game a little closer than it should have been,” Bryce said. He was quick to single out two players for praise, saying Trevor Davidson and Tyler Olsen were both impressive coming off the bench. ◆ See ‘BASKETBALL’ /34

An ex-Nanaimo Clipper is in the midst of a breakthrough rookie NHL season. Colin Greening of the Ottawa Senators was chosen last week as one of the rookies who will participate in the NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 29 in Ottawa. Greening had 27 goals and 35 assists in his only B.C. Hockey League season in 2005-06 and was selected by the Sens in the NHL draft while he was a member of the Clippers. This season, Greening has nine goals and 15 assists in 46 games.

Newest Viper scores winner Nanaimo junior A hockey player Colton Cyr was a hit with his new team on the weekend. Cyr’s first goal with the Vernon Vipers ended up being the gamewinner on Saturday in a 6-2 win over the Coquitlam Express in the Okanagan. Cyr told Black Press he had “mixed feelings” being moved at the BCHL’s trade deadline. “I didn’t feel like I was playing as much as maybe I thought I’d earned. Obviously, that’s not in my hands, but now that things are said and done I’m excited to be moving on…” he said. “I’ve got a lot of friends I’m leaving behind, but it’s out of my hands. It’ll be nice to play away from home and play for a team that’s expected to win every night.”

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United slays tricky Gorge FC

DIV. 1 MEN win twice on weekend.

BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN

Nanaimo United set its goals high right from the start of the season, and now, those goals appear well within reach. United (6-6-2) won twice in a three-day span on the weekend and has now won four out of its last five in the Vancouver Island Soccer League’s Div. 1. Nanaimo shut out Lakehill 5-0 on Friday in Victoria, then returned home Sunday to defeat Gorge FC 2-1 at Merle Logan Field. Two games in one weekend is a rarity in the VISL, but United rose to the challenge. “It was a test, especially playing a weaker team like Lakehill and then coming and playing a stronger team,” said Scott Newlands, United veteran. “I think we played well as a team and put a solid

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Nanaimo United players Kyle Bate, left, slides to kick a ball away from a Gorge FC opponent during Sunday’s Vancouver Island Soccer League Div. 1 game at Merle Logan Field. United defeated Gorge 2-1.

game together. Everyone had a part in it.” Jared Stephens and T homas Anderson scored the goals Sunday. It was Nanaimo’s first win against Gorge since September 2008. “It’s been a long time coming for Nanaimo

to beat Gorge,” said Scott Davison, coach of United’s Div. 1 men. “Definitely some pride involved there.” United now sits in fifth place and could challenge for a top-four placing in the table, and could also be a

dangerous team in cup playdowns. “We’ve been working really hard,” said Newlands. “Practices, everyone’s showing up, putting in 110. Hard work, that’s what Nanaimo United’s all about.”

GAME ON … United hosts Prospect Lake on Saturday (Jan. 21) at 7 p.m. at Merle Logan Field … To read an expanded version of this article, please visit www.nanaimobulletin. com. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

Woodlands Eagles win second straight tourney The Woodlands Eagles are soaring these days. Woodlands Secondary School’s senior AA boys’ basketball team won its second straight tournament this past weekend, taking first place at the Esquimalt Fire Invitational on Saturday down the Malahat. Woodlands handled the Isfeld Ice in the final, 59-46. The Eagles started the tourney Friday with a 70-43 win over Reynolds, then advanced with an 88-65 victory over the Cedar Spartans on Saturday morning. Cedar ended up fourth at the tourney, losing to Ladysmith 59-50 in the third-place game. The Spartans won their Friday game 79-69 over the Alberni Armada. Woodlands’ senior AA girls also had a strong result on the weekend, placing third at the Gulf Islands Tournament. The Eagles girls started Friday with a 46-43 loss to the host team, but responded later that day by doubling Carihi 52-26. Woodlands closed out the weekend with a 61-51 win over Isfeld. The Dover Bay Dolphins senior AAA girls participated in the high-calibre Victoria City Police Basketball Tournament, where they came seventh. Dover’s only win was a big one, a 75-20 thrashing of Belmont on Saturday. Also playing in a tough tournament were the Wellington Wildcats senior AA girls, who travelled to Vancouver to enter a tourney hosted by B.C.’s top-ranked AA team, Brittania. The ’Cats suffered a lopsided loss to Brittania Thursday but went on to place fourth. Wellington’s boys played at a tournament at Courtenay’s G.P. Vanier, where they finished eighth. Welly’s only win came Friday against Stelly’s, 66-59. Till Inkmann led the Wildcats in that one with 17 points. For a schedule of tonight’s local games, please see page 34.

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◆ Jan. 17 - High school basketball, senior AA girls. Barsby Blazers vs. Wellington Wildcats. John Barsby gym, 5 p.m.

◆ From /32 Richard Townsend Gant led VIU on Friday with 23 points and nine rebounds and Brandon Jones scored 16 points. On Saturday, Jacob Thom had 22 points and eight boards, Townsend Gant scored 17 points and Tyler Olsen added 16. The women’s M’s did well to post back-to-back wins against the Kermodes and Blues, said coach Bill McWhinnie in a press release. “It was a good weekend for us, we were able to shake the rust off from not having a meaningful game since Dec. 2 and defeat two very good teams,” he said. “In particular, I thought we played very

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VIU volleyball wins three of four at Douglas

◆ Jan. 20 - Pacific Western Athletic Association volleyball. VIU Mariners vs. Fraser Valley. VIU gym. Women, 6 p.m.; men, 7:45 p.m.

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