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Storm strands travellers, leaves residents in dark

CANCELLED FERRIES, flights cut off Island.

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NUMBERS RS DON’T LIE BY RACHEL STERN THE NEWS BULLETIN

he Nanaimo unemployment rate in December changed little compared to 2010, but there was a significant drop of 11,000 employed residents. The unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent in December 2010 and 6.3 per cent last month. But the labour force shrunk from 54,000 residents to 43,000 in

or do they? What our unemployment statistics really tell us, and perhaps more importantly, what they don’t ...

December 2011. The discrepancy puzzles many, who wonder how a city with a small change in the unemployment rate can experience a loss of so many employed residents? Raimo Marttala, an economics professor at Vancouver Island University, said the answer lies in the information not reflected in the stats. “Reasons the labour market could have shrunk could be due to baby boomers retiring early

or simply retirements, and also many unemployed who would have been on the Island have left the area,” he said. Some people might have become discouraged with the state of the job market and dropped out of the labour force and aren’t counted as a result. Others might have entered the military – people serving in the armed forces aren’t counted either. ◆ See ‘SPECIFIC’ /6

An intense low-pressure weather system effectively cut Vancouver Island off from the rest of the province Sunday, cancelling ferry and float plane service to and from the Lower Mainland. Wind gusts up to 110 km/h were recorded along the east coast of the Island, cutting power to thousands of homes from Victoria to Campbell River. David Jones, Environment Canada meteorologist, said while it was a significant m, it could have been worse. “This was a closed, deep, low-pressure system and these guys do the most damage,” he said. “But it began [peaking] as it hit the coast. Had it still been deepening, it could have been absolutely deadly.” Nanaimo Airport had one flight cancelled, while B.C. Ferries cancelled 130 sailings along 12 coastal

routes, including Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay to Tsawwassen. There were no service disruptions on the Nanaimo to Gabriola Island run. Deborah Marshall, B.C. Ferries spokeswoman, said intense storms are normal from November to January, but they don’t usually affect so many routes. “We were monitoring the weather, looking for a break all day, but unfortunately we didn’t resume service on Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay until the 9 p.m. sailing,” she said. Marc Beaudin arrived at Horseshoe Bay at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to return home to Nanaimo, but spent the afternoon in the waiting room before finally making the 9 p.m. sailing. “I have never seen Horseshoe Bay that busy. It was packed, but everyone seemed pretty understanding,” he said. “We were getting updates every hour and it didn’t look very promising. Everyone sure cheered when they announced the [9 p.m.] would sail.” ◆ See ‘4,000 HOMES’ /6

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Bench honours advocate for city’s downtown A memorial bench will be unveiled Thursday (Jan. 26) for a prominent Nanaimo resident who was killed two years ago while vacationing in Mexico. Malcolm Johnson, a real estate agent with Coast Realty, was 33 when he died in an explosion at a Mexican resort. A family man who left behind a wife and one-year-old daughter, Johnson was also a keen supporter of downtown revitalization. “Malcolm was involved with the Nanaimo City Centre Association and Downtown Nanaimo Partnership Society as soon as he became a realtor at Coast Realty,” said Shari Molchan, president of the DNBIA and a friend of Johnson, in a press release. “He was passionate about the development and revitalization of downtown and was an advocate for getting stakeholder groups working together to help achieve that goal.” The memorial bench will be unveiled at 3:30 p.m. at the Great National Land Building at 17 Church St. The public is invited to attend. Rebecca Kirk, executive director at Literacy Central Vancouver Island and chairwoman of the DNBIA’s Planning Design and Development Committee, said the bench is a fitting memorial for Johnson because it will allow others to sit where he spent much of his time and see Nanaimo’s downtown improve. “With his passion, but easy going manner, he inspired many of us to turn our thoughts into action and join together to create the beautiful, vibrant downtown that is developing before our eyes. We still miss him, but this bench dedicated to his memory will be a place anyone can sit for a moment to view the downtown he loved.” The memorial bench will be permanently placed in front of the Coast Realty office at 17 Church St. Money for the bench was raised at the Greatest Streets in Canada street party last June with the remaining funds coming from the DNBIA.

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ABOVE: Wei Li, left, and Cindy Qin perform during the Lunar New Year, Year of the Dragon, celebrations at the Nanaimo Museum Saturday. RIGHT: Meijuan Li takes a few minutes to warm up on her pipa before performing during celebrations at the VIU campus Saturday. BELOW: Christie Yeung, left, helps Claire Hu, a performer with the Vancouver Island University Chinese Art Union, with her makeup before performing at the museum.

VIHA focuses on First Nations I PROGRAM EMPHASIS on recruitment and retention strategies. BY JENN McGARRIGLE THE NEWS BULLETIN

The Vancouver Island Health Authority wants to become the Island’s employer of choice for aboriginal people. Steve Sxwithul’txw was hired in April 2010 as the health authority’s first aboriginal employment advisor and since then he has been hard at work identifying what prevents First Nations people from obtaining or retaining employment with the health authority and how the employer can better support those workers. Three position was created partly in response to demograph-

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Sxwithul’txw is also creating a recruitment and retention advisory committee, which will include VIHA employees and representatives from outside agencies, to advise him about barriers to employment and retention of employees and solutions to these barriers. He’s been working with postsecondary institutions on the Island, including Vancouver Island University, and hopes to maintain communication and collaboration so that when the health authority has a need for certain employees, the institutions might be able to open more training spots for these positions. “We want to be the employer of choice for the aboriginal people of Vancouver Island,” said Sxwithul’txw.

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Mounties need help with files 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 1-800-222-8477 or www. nanaimocrimestoppers. com.

2012-323 On Jan. 4 at 6 p.m., there was an attempted break and enter to a home in the 800 block of Beringer Boulevard. When the owners arrived home, they saw a male wearing a black hoodie running out the back door. A police services dog was called and tracked the male to the parking lot of the Nanaimo Ice Centre on Third Street but soon lost the track. 2012-536 On Jan. 6, it was reported that a lamp standard near the Frank Ney statute in Maffeo Sutton Park was knocked over. 2012-444 On Jan. 6 at 4:40 p.m., a theft was reported at Black’s Photography at Woodgrove Centre. A male in his early 20s entered the store and stole a display model Apple iPhone 4s. The suspect is Caucasian, and was wearing a dark jacket and jeans. 2012-502 On Jan. 6 at 5 p.m., a home in the 3600 block

of Caldwell Street was broken into. The incident occurred between 12:30-5 p.m. Access was gained by kicking open the front door. A 47-inch LG TV and cash was stolen.

2012-560 On Jan. 7, the front door to Liquidation World, 2517 Bowen Road, was smashed in. 2012-569 On Jan. 7 at 1 p.m., an Acer 16GB Iconia Tab A500 tablet was stolen from Wal-Mart. The owner was looking at watches and put the tablet down on the counter, turned away for a moment, and it was stolen.

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TAXPAYERS FACE a range of increases for electoral areas. BY RACHEL STERN THE NEWS BULLETIN

Property taxes will increase for residents under the proposed Regional District of Nanaimo 2012 budget if it’s adopted. The proposed 2012 consolidated budget will raise $38.41 million, an increase of 6.7 per cent compared to 2011’s $36-million budget. The majority of expenses are in three key areas – 21 per cent on public transit, 16 per cent on solid waste management and 15 per cent on wastewater treatment. The City of Nanaimo’s proposed contribution to RDN general services costs will increase to $13.04 million, compared to $12.028 million last year. How Nanaimo raises money for those services is determined by the city’s budgeting process. Property owners in the electoral areas will see varying increases in their property taxes for general services. Those owners could also see CHRIS BUSH/THE NEWS BULLETIN

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4,000 homes left without power ◆ From /1 Randy Wright, Harbour Air/West Coast Air spokesman, said the company’s float planes were grounded the entire day. “We didn’t tur n a prop coast-wide,” he said. “We kept in con-

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◆ From /1 During economic booms, the unemployment rate can also change little, but the number of employed residents might increase because people who dropped out of the labour market rekindle their job search and retirees might also re-enter the work force. “There are little things behind the numbers that are not being reflected,” said Marttala. A flaw with the regular Statistics Canada survey is that it isn’t specific enough when looking at the reasons behind unemployment and employment, he said. The unemployment rate is created from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, which collects data from approximately 54,000 households in the 10 provinces, including about 130 households in Nanaimo. It’s estimated those 130 households surveyed means about 300 people aged 15 and over participate in the survey in Nanaimo. The survey doesn’t include people living on First Nation reserves, full-time residents of institutions, such as prisons or hospitals, or full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Jason Gilmore, a senior ana-

lyst with Statistics Canada, said because small sample sizes for smaller communities can increase the variability of data from month-to-month, the information to create unemployment statistics is based on three-month averages. For Nanaimo, December unemployment statistics information from October, November and December was used to create the data. Averaging information ensures that any anomalies don’t create skewed results. Marttala said the survey data is sound as long as it is taken from a sampling of randomly chosen households – the number of households surveyed for unemployment numbers is slightly higher than nor mal sample sizes. Some surveys, such as political polls, include up to 1,500 people and analysts are able to predict outcomes accurately to within a percentage point or two. Marttala said abrupt changes would send signals to people that something significant is happening in the community, in terms of good or poor economic conditions in the city. reporter3@nanaimobulletin.com

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As Canadian premiers met in Victoria to talk about the future of health care last week, residents on the left of the political spectrum also gathered at a forum of their own. Maude Barlow, chair of the Council of Canadians, said the set of threats to health care today hasn’t existed in decades. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is a man determined to kill public health care, she told a full house at the Da Vinci Centre Monday night. His strate g y to let provinces spend health-care dollars as they see fit is “brilliant,” she said. “He doesn’t have to do the deed himself; he can just turn it over to the provinces to do his dirty work.” Some will enter into a private system immediately and others will take more time, she said. “What we’re going to end up with is a patchwork of services.” Diana Gibson, of the Parkland Institute, also spoke, levelling criticism against Harper’s plan to tie health-care funding to the country’s gross domestic product. “If we tie health-care spending to economic growth, it’s going to look awful,” she said, pointing to the volatility of the boom-bust cycle. “It’s not a practical way to plan longterm spending for critical social programs.” The two-day Council of the Federation of premiers wrapped up Jan. 17. B.C. Premier Christy Clark called the federal gover nment’s refusal to negotiate “unprecedented and unacceptable.” editor@nanaimobulletin.com

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Lantzville eyes tax increase of two per cent

Fuel reserves expert talks about energy sustainability David Hughes, a respected geoscientist and authority on North American and world fossil-fuel reserves, will speak on Canadian and global energy sustainability at Vancouver Island University Wednesday (Jan. 25) at 7 p.m. Hughes says we face an energy sustainability dilemma, which will profoundly impact future g enerations unless our non-renewable resources are managed for long term sustainability. In all likelihood, says Hughes, we have passed the peak of global conventional crude oil production and are nearing the peak of all liquid fuels (including non-conventional oil, biofuels and natural gas liquids). The conce pt that renewable for ms of energy, such as wind, solar, geothermal and tidal can replace fossil fuels at the current levels of energy use is highly unlikely, given the low energy density and intermittent nature of these sources. A sustainable energy future will require a rethink of the way we use energy and the paradigm of continuous growth that has served us over the past couple of centuries. The lecture will be in Room 109, Building 356 at VIU’s Nanaimo campus, 900 Fifth Street. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please contact Steven Earle at the Earth Science Department at VIU (250-753-3245, ext. 2756). The lecture is part of the VIU Science and Technology Spring Lecture Series.

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ABOVE: Allan Clark, left, and Mark Carter, with EuroLine Windows Inc., demonstrate window features during the Nanaimo Early Spring Home Expo, Saturday at Beban Park. LEFT: Sculptor Francois Mongeau carves a beaver bowl during the home show. BELOW: Jason Hobbs, of J. Massage Tools, left demonstrates his FastWax product to Gloria Kandall, right, and her husband Sandy.

L a n t z v i l l e ’s p r e liminary 2012 budget calls for a two-per cent increase in property taxes. Jedha Holmes, Lantzville’s deputy director of financial services, said it’s early in the process and the budget could undergo considerable changes before the tax rate bylaw is adopted. The tax rate bylaw must be adopted by May 15 and the district wants to have the plan complete by the end of April. The preliminary budget was reviewed by Lantzville’s committee of the whole Monday. In addition to an increase in property taxes, it calls for an increase of $2 to the solid waste parcel tax, to $125, and recommends water and

sewer rates remain unchanged. Holmes said the committee will also review whether incomplete 2011 projects will carry into 2012, such as the Huddleston Park washroom building. Capital projects under consideration for inclusion in the 2012 budget include road maintenance on Philip, Lavender, Lantzville and Dickinson roads, chip seal overlay on Phantom Road and Costin Hall upgrades. The committee of the whole will re-examine the financial plan on Feb. 6. Holmes said people are welcome to attend. For more information on the plan, upcoming meetings or to arrange to make a presentation, please e-mail district@ lantzville.ca or go to www.lantzville.ca. reporter3@nanaimobulletin.com

$40 million, reorganization pledged for CLBC BY TOM FLETCHER BLACK PRESS

The B.C. government is adding $40 million to support Community Living B.C. and pledging a reorganization to make the Crown corporation more responsive to its 13,000 developmentally disabled adult clients. After reports of a long waiting list for service, and clients being moved from group homes to home-sharing contracts against their wishes, Premier Christy Clark appointed Surrey MLA Stephanie Cadieux as

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fall, Cadieux ordered a halt to management bonuses for making these moves, and the audit released Thursday found another problem. It found 11 CLBC employees and managers who took on home care contracts on the side, and two other employees with second jobs working for CLBC contracted agencies. Employees with this conflict of interest are supposed to be removed from awarding contracts in the region, but the audit found this was inadequately tracked and enforced.

Examining the waiting list of 2,800 people seeking services, the audit found that CLBC’s “request for services list” overstated the demand. Families were unsure of what services they needed and were asking for access to several programs, sometimes for services not needed until future years. Cadieux said families have been forced to work with several ministries as well as CLBC to get different services. She pledged to proceed with a recommended “one government” policy for clients, leading

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Public quiet on VIHA effort It’s interesting that the Vancouver Island Health Authority is quietly moving forward with its harm-reduction strategy. What’s perhaps more interesting is that the public was relatively quiet about a previously contentious issue. Our story last week about VIHA’s plans to expand the initiative – which provides crack kits, needles and other drug-use paraphernalia to reduce disease transmission, and thus cut health-care costs – to HEALTH AUTHORITY more Island locations some response going ahead generated from readers, but overall, with plan to cut there’s been little heard disease among about the program since last year. drug users. Yet the service has operated at three central Island locations, including one in Nanaimo, as a secondary service (the site primarily provides other health-care services), and as a primary service at Harris House, just around the corner from city hall. Perhaps the previously vocal opposition to this street-level mode of harm reduction was overshadowed by the intense anger regarding another, broader form – the city’s partnership with the province on a strategy to reduce homelessness. That public outcry certainly wasn’t shy leading up to the civic election in November, and though it’s quieted somewhat, there’s no question residents’ anger itself remains simmering. That discomfort could boil over again as residents learn where VIHA plans to locate additional secondary harm reduction sites. As the downtown is already served by the existing facilities, the rest of the city should expect to become home to at least one or perhaps more distribution sites. As VIHA keeps the exact locations quiet, it will be interesting to see if anyone notices, or if the opposition proves to be another campaign based more on fear of the unknown and less on fact.

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Daycare must develop our children For many parents, finding adethe province, shows 34 per cent of quate – or any – daycare services is Nanaimo children enter kindergara huge problem. ten vulnerable on at least one scale In my limited experience, the of development – a little higher mothers or fathers either stay at than the provincial average of 30.9 home at great financial expense per cent. – living on one income is difficult That’s no surprise with the these days – or go back to work and number of low-income families in try to find a daycare that is acceptNanaimo – watching soap operas ing children. This too, I am told, with grandma all day is not going can be a challenge. to prepare a child to Some parents try to hold a pencil, comREPORTER’S rely on friends and municate with others, VIEWPOINT relatives to save money, recognize numbers or because daycare isn’t concentrate on what the Jenn McGarrigle cheap even if you find teacher is saying. Reporter epo te something that lines up Kindergarten teachers with your work hours. monitor children on five As one of my reladifferent measures of tives found out, being development: physical a single father working health and well-being, in the construction social competence, industry in the Lower emotional maturity, Mainland narrows your language and cognitive options drastically. development, and comMost operators don’t want to munication skills. start work at 6 a.m. and cater to Research indicates how well a workdays beginning at 8 a.m. or 9 brain forms by age six determines a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. not only a child’s performance in He couldn’t find anything for his school, but also subsequent health daughter at first – a friend agreed and behaviour later in life – these to open her business early so he children are more likely to cost could get to work on time. the system huge dollars in medical But what if there was some form bills, emergency services or jail of publicly-funded child-care systime as they grow up. tem that all parents could access, A public child-care system could where children would receive the pay for itself in the long run – same quality of care, no matter trained educators would work with how much money their parents children, ensuring they spend made? their time in care doing developResearch compiled by the Human mentally stimulating activities. Early Learning Partnership, The province sees value in this, a project co-ordinated at the as the Education Ministry has talkUniversity of B.C. and funded by ed about opening preschools for

three- and four-year-olds and has made kindergarten into an all-day, instead of a half-day, program. In many households, both parents must work to make ends meet and don’t have as much time to spend with their children as parents did 30 or 40 years ago. Other parents are, for various socioeconomic or other reasons, unable to give their children adequate support. With universal access to quality daycare, at least someone is spending time helping a child prepare to learn. Paul Kershaw, with the Human Early Learning Partnership, estimates that reducing the number of kindergarten kids who are vulnerable upon entering the system would save the province billions of dollars in crime costs alone. In The New Deal for Families, he states that access to childcare services with fees of no more than $10 a day would remedy “today’s epidemic of unregulated, unaffordable child care and early learning services”. This service would give parents enough employment time to manage the rising cost of housing and stalled household incomes, he says. Investing in the future generation is important – we need intelligent youths who are going on to university, training to take on the high-level jobs that we will be leaving when we retire. Youth who will be paying taxes into the system that we will rely on to support us in our old age. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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Smart meters shouldn’t be forced on people To the Editor, Re: Wireless innovation drives B.C. economy, Guest Comment, Jan. 19. I have to rebut John Winter’s views on wireless ‘smart’ meters and his attack on those who do not wish to have this program forced on them. His attitude comes from an arrogant government/corporate alliance that can quickly turn fascist. It is a view that forgets that we are supposed to be a democratic society with choices, and it is a view that supported the elimination of the B.C. Utilities Commission from being involved in the mandatory smart meter decision. Keeping rates low using smart meters is a myth. If the aim was to keep rates low, then the government would never have mandated that B.C. Hydro accept all

new generation from the private sector, where long-term contracts are for electricity at two to three times what it can be resold for. It is a typical case of profits for a few and taxpayers pick up the tab for billions of dollars of unrecoverable debt. Many people will scoff at Winter’s reliance on the provincial health officer, local health authorities and Health Canada to inform us that wireless technology is safe. The engineers and technocrats have expertise to a point, but when this EM radiation passes through the human body, they have no expertise at all. There is backtracking of Wi-Fi taking place in countries such as Germany, France and Switzerland. In California as well as other states, there is mounting opposition to enforced

smart meter programs. Give democracy a break and don’t try to force smart meters on people. Phil Marchant Gabriola Island

Everyone opposed should block meters To the Editor, Re: Smart meter installation blocked, Jan. 19. In every article appearing in the media in which Ted Olynyk of B.C. Hydro is quoted, he states the same thing over and over like a broken record. That is the first rule of effective propaganda – state the lie over and over and eventually it becomes accepted as truth. Our provincial government continues to direct the general public to B.C. Hydro to “learn

the facts” about smart meters. That is like directing someone to Rothman’s Tobacco to learn the facts about the health benefits of cigarettes. Olynyk states that less than one per cent of the public has objected. The truth is that 30 municipalities to date in B.C. have voted in favour of a moratorium on the installation of smart meters. There are 160 municipalities in the province. Simply stated then, nearly 20 per cent of our local governments have spoken out on behalf of their citizens, and that number is growing. I tip my hat to residents at Pacific Gardens Cohousing for standing their ground. I am, and I encourage everyone opposed to this program, to do the same. James G. Smith Nanaimo

Readers respond: Feedback on news items Seniors aren’t solution for labour shortage To the Editor, Re: Seniors have skills available, Letters, Jan. 17. The idea to get seniors back into the workforce and solve worker shortage is at best naïve. It ignores the reality that only a few would benefit economically or otherwise. Work cannot be mistaken for a pleasure or fun. We pay to have any pleasures. We are paid to work. If work is fun, the teenagers would hog it. Rich people would be working day and night. Most work is annoying, tedious and boring. Work is necessary evil but generally there are other good reasons to get out of a force and retire ASAP. And stay put. On average, retirees would cash less than two dozen CPP cheques when retiring at 65. As side effects of working 30-plus years, many are forced to hang like a barnacle to various health institutions. Human beings should use a few odd years in trying to do the things they wanted all their lives.

So why would any sane retiree go back to compete with younger generations for jobs? When demands start driving wages up, the Chicken Little choirs start tweeting: “Work forces shortage is troubling”. I beg to differ. Skills shortages are favourable to those working or looking for a work. Demand for needed sets of skills historically converts in better paying jobs. Well-paying jobs motivate people to acquire those needed skills. In the end, one well-paying job makes it possible to retire with a sufficient nest egg and enjoy retirement. Z. Zvekic Nanaimo

Legalization debate is all about the money To the Editor, Re: Legalization of pot good for society, Letters, Jan. 14. Lately there has been considerable debate over the legalization of pot. Both sides of the story have been well-represented. At this point, I would say that neither side is correct.

To be blunt, this whole deal isn’t about drugs or who is right or wrong. This is about business. At this moment, there is a very large industry at work fighting the ‘war on drugs’. This industry consists of thousands or millions, really. Take account of the growers, buyers, sellers, movers, enforcers, etc. Now count in the police, doctors, military, the transportation industry, borders, judges, prisons, etc. The list doesn’t end. Nanaimo would have about four cops if it weren’t for the drug industry. The money spent on the ‘war on drugs’ probably exceeds the money spent on drugs. Much like the treaty industry in Canada, the drug industry keeps the ol’ boys club in fine scotch. It’s not about who wins or loses, it’s about the money. R. Regehr Nanaimo

Cedar vandalism spree a result of soft justice To the Editor, Re: Vandalism spree hits Cedar area, Jan. 5.

What’s wrong with this picture? The year 2012 was only one day old when a bunch of youths – who did not get what they wanted from Santa Claus, or was it just the usual case of drunken boredom? – took out their collective idiotic frustration on Woodbank Primary School, causing $3,000 worth of damage. When I was a youth, I did not hang out in the local mall and I sure did not go on a vandalism rampage because I knew better, but also because of my father. The taxpayers will yet again have to foot the bill for these miscreants because the parents are not likely to pay for it. And the same unfortunately goes for the youths who, if or when arrested, because of the so-called Youth Criminal Justice Act, will probably get the usual slap on the wrist. In all, the word for 2012 should be accountability. Finally there are ways to deal with problem, such as sensor lighting, neighbourhood watch and citizens on patrol. There is also the scared straight program. Al Munro Nanaimo

Mixed wards a violation of patients’ privacy rights To the Editor, Re: Female patient ‘panicked’ during stay at hospital, Jan. 21. Sometimes good is not good enough, like the measure and incident above. Mixed gender wards have no justification at all, and all the excuses and explanations in the world are not good enough either, especially when they come after the fact. Most ladies have been married and shared an intimate life with their husbands, with all the attachments there of. When one is ill, distraught, weak and very vulnerable, hospital care must be about care of the whole patient, not just “where is a bed” available. It is mortifyingly humiliating to be placed in a mixed ward, where many of life’s most intimate moments are uncontrollable and deeply stressful. That goes for men and women. Not only is the patient ill, but also ashamed to be in such a cruel position and that again causes more complications. Not to mention the awful nightshirts all patients are forced to wear, which flop open at the back when walking. I have seen a lady walk down a passage in our hospital, aided by a walker, and her entire hind area exposed to the busy public passage. In this country, where privacy concerns are always loudly voiced, it is strange to hear of no privacy concerns in Canadian hospitals. The system is deeply flawed people are too timid to discuss the flaws, but there is a great need for improvement. Jean Parkin Nanaimo

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please ﬁll out your personal information below: **Name: _______________________________________________ **Phone: (_____)_________________________ ** Fields marked with an Asterisk are required information Nanaimo is experiencing growth and development like never before. Contributing to this success is a community of dedicated people working toward excellence, achievements and innovation in our community. The Sterling Business Awards expands the scope of recognition of achievement and impact. The categories allow for recognition of the contribution of individuals as well as both large and small businesses. This is your opportunity to recognize and celebrate our outstanding citizens and businesses. If you know of a business or individual worthy of being considered for one of the awards, we invite you to complete a nomination form and send it in. To obtain the criteria for the various awards and for a list of previous award recipients, please visit our website www.nanaimochamber.bc.ca. You may also call the Chamber at 250.756.1191 or e-mail reception@nanaimochamber.bc.ca p and we’ll forward it to you. Forward completed form: By mail to: Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, 2133 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC V9S 1H8 By Fax to: 250.756.1584 By Email: reception@nanaimochamber.bc.ca p

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Nick Sanmiya, 5, takes in the harvest of corn, carrots and winter squash at the Nanaimo Community Gardens Society’s Pine Street garden. The society is holding its annual general meeting Feb. 5.

Gardeners prep for spring The weather may indicate winter, but the days are getting longer, plants are coming to life and gardeners are starting to think about the upcoming growing year. The Nanaimo Community Gardens Society is holding its annual general meeting to gear up for spring and wants to hear from the public on how to proceed with the gardening season. It is reflecting upon the recent growth and interest in community gardens in the Nanaimo area. Individuals are more aware than ever about the importance of food security and groups are forming to address local gardening and food. With that in mind, the society is looking at the services it offers to the community. Currently, its mission is to provide education to the public and increase awareness about the

importance of local food security. In past years, NCGS has sold locally produced vegetable, herb and flower seedlings grown without chemicals. These plants were grown at a greenhouse within the city, but a new site to house the greenhouse operation is needed and will be a topic at the AGM. Interested community partners are invited to attend a meeting on Feb. 5 from 2-3 p.m. at Pacific Gardens Cohousing Comunity, 347 Seventh St., to learn how to participate in programs and activities such as gleaning and hands-on gardening. The event includes a presentation and report on society programs and activities from 2011. For more information phone 250816-4769, e-mail info@nanaimocommunitygardens.ca or go to www. nanaimocommunitygardens.ca.

War Amp service gives children hope The War Amps key tags are in the mail, and that means if your keys are lost, they won’t be for long. Originating in 1946, the War Amps program has returned more than one million keys to Canadians. With no government funding it relies solely on public generosity through donations. Funds raised support The War Amps Child Amputee Program, which supplies artificial limbs, regional seminars, tools for deal-

ing with teasing and staring and answers questions about driving and joining the workforce for children under 18. Each key tag has a confidential code. If keys are lost, the finder can call a toll free number or drop the keys in a mailbox. The keys will then be returned to the owner by bonded courier. For more information, please call 1-800-250-3030 or visit www. waramps.ca.

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Located in Nanaimo, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, HAVEN SOCIETY is a leading anti-violence organization. Operating from feminist principles, our mission is to end violence against women, children, youth and families. We do this by providing a range of services, public education and advocacy. We offer an exceptional working environment and beneﬁts package. An experienced professional is required for a maternity leave duration of 9 months to one year to promote and support an enthusiastic volunteer program that values the role and contribution of volunteers within the agency. Position to commence approximately March 1, 2012. • Coordinate and assist in the on-going development and implementation of a volunteer program that is responsive to the evolving priorities within the agency, • Related university degree or equivalent in training and experience including 3 years in a similar environment. • Demonstrate understanding of the dynamics of violence against women and bring excellence in communications, public relations and leadership.

Please forward letter of interest detailing achievements and approach, current resume, salary expectations, and references by: Friday February 3rd 2012 at 4:30 p.m. to: Gina Prescott Fax: 250 – 756-2414 Human Resources and Business Manager Email:haven@havensociety.com

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arts

Inbrief

entertainment

Benefit concert supports women’s centre art project A benefit concert, with esthetic and clothing prizes, will help the Nanaimo Women’s Resource Centre raise money for a community art project. The Fabulous February Frolic on Feb. 9 at the Queen’s features performances by Kendall Patrick, Femme Fatal, Aj Johnson, Tracy Meyers and more. Prizes from Bella Nails, Catwalk Fashions, Flipside Hair Design, Adrienne Hair Design and more will be up for grabs. Mini Tarot card readings will give participants insight into their future. Proceeds will benefit the women’s centre’s HerART free community art project this spring. HerART will bring women, youth, and girls together to experience self-empowerment through mentored art exploration. Tickets are $10 from Catwalk, Haven Society, the women’s centre or the Queen’s. For more information, please visit www. nanaimowomen.com.

Monthly writers’ gathering features poetry and prose Wordstorm’s monthly poetry and prose reading hosts three featured writers prior to the open mike competition. Jude Neale used writing to document her struggle with bipolar illness, providing a rare and moving glimpse into the disease. Judy Millar writes short stories, essays, poems and song lyrics, and is currently readying a collection for publication. Cathy Ford, a poet, publisher, editor and teacher, is a former president of the League of Canadian Poets, establishing the group’s Feminist Caucus. Wordstorm takes place Monday (Jan. 30) at Diners Rendezvous. Doors open 6:30 p.m. For reservations, please call 250-468-7313 or e-mail ascentaspirations@shaw.ca.

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Musician remembered for talent John Forrest touched dozens of lives in Nanaimo’s music community

New name, same party rock sound for Canadian band The Steadies aren’t invited to the party – they are the party. The Steadies take the popular Top 40 sound and mix it with rocksteady and reggae influences, creating what they’ve dubbed, “island rock.” The Steadies’ frontman Earl Pereira got his rock ’n’ roll pedigree as a founding member of the highly successful Canadian band Wide Mouth Mason. The Steadies’ established lineup also includes Trinidadian guitar prodigy, Justin ‘Juice’ Lee and talk show host/drummer Jason Hattie. The group hit the ground running with the momentum that Mobadass built over the last five years – the band changed their name to The Steadies in 2011. They were showcased at the 2010 Winter Olympics and The Grey Cup and have headlined countless festivals across Canada. In between touring, the band plans to release a full-length album in 2012. Before then, the band plays with Luke Guthrie at Diners Rendezvous Feb. 12. Tickets $15/ advance; $20/door. Please call 250-7401133.

BY MELISSA FRYER THE NEWS BULLETIN

Nanaimo musician is remembered for his incredible talent and love of crows and ravens. John Forrest died Jan. 10. He was 58. “John was really bigger than life,” said longtime friend and fellow musician Paul Gogo. “Everything in his life was music.” He first met Forrest as a child when the musician would babysit him and his siblings. “When he was over, he would just play the piano the whole time,” Gogo said. Forrest attended Malaspina College, University of B.C. and Berklee College of Music in Boston. He scored 12 National Film Board productions, including Seven Crows a Secrett in 1994, which he also directed. Forrest also wrote a column for the News Bulletin from 2004-07 called Face the Music. Often, it was about music. He played with the Vancouver Island Symphony and taught music in Nanaimo. Most recently Forrest produced, cowrote and played on Norman Foote’s Juno Award-winning children’s album My New Shirt. In December he premiered his new band, The Deadly Nite Shades, at the Queen’s annual Salvation Army Benefit. Forrest began performing in rock bands in Nanaimo when still a teenager, playing his stand-up bass as well as trumpet and accordion. Gogo said he left Nanaimo for the big city of Toronto and toured with all calibre of musicians, such as Buddy Rich, who often threatened to fire players in his band. “He never fired John Forrest,” Gogo said. “That’s a credit on John’s resume.” Forrest could play any instrument, sometimes at the same time. He could play a jazz solo on trumpet while laying down the bass line with one hand. Eventually, he returned to Nanaimo where he continued playing wherever and with whomever he chose. “He wasn’t after the fame and the big buck,” Gogo said.

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John Forrest was remembered as a highly talented musician with a boisterous personality. He died Jan. 10 at the age of 58.

Somewhere between here and there, Forrest picked up the nickname Blackie, which most people attribute to his love of crows and ravens. Gogo said Forrest loved jazz – even just the way the word sounded – and will remember his beatnik style, an actual jazz cat. “He could get away with anything because he was so lovable,” Gogo said.

Forrest is survived by his son, Paul; partner Kim Garland; and father James Forrest, plus other family members. An informal gathering of family and friends is set for Saturday (Jan. 28), 1-3 p.m., at Bowen Park. Memorial donations can be made in Forrest’s name to the Salvation Army, one of his favourite causes. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

Students raise money for magazine costs BY TAMU MILES

A Nanaimo reggae band will help publishing students at Vancouver Island University raise money for their annual publication of student writing. On Feb. 10, Dope Soda will treat the community to a night of great tunes, dancing, and general good times, while also helping the class of Portal 2012 to raise funds for the publication of the latest issue of VIU’s literary magazine. The event starts at 10 p.m. at the Corner Lounge with the $5 cover charge going to help the students of Portal 2012 realize their dream of printing a full colour

issue of Portal for the first time in the magazine’s history. In conjunction with this event, Portal 2012 has also opened an account at both Nanaimo Bottle Depots for the community to donate their returnable drink container refunds to the magazine. Simply go to either bottle depot and ask that your refund be donated to “VIU Portal magazine.” During the fall semester, the Portal 2012 class learned the ropes of publishing and editing a magazine, which included working with a design student to come up with a layout template, as well as putting out

the call for literary and art submissions from the VIU student body. This semester, the focus will shift to the tough work of deciding which fiction, non-fiction, poetry, scripts, photography, and artwork will be published in Portal 2012. After which, the students of Portal 2012 will work with the accepted authors and artists to edit these pieces so that a polished and professional looking magazine will be published, launched, and sold in April 2012. For more information, please contact promotions manager Kristy O’Regan, at kcufmylifecrew@gmail.com.

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OPEN HOUSE at Shaw TV studios in Nanaimo, 4316 Boban Dr., Feb. 8, 3-6 p.m.

Starbucks Wednesday (Jan. 25) at 7 p.m.

THEATRE GREENER THAN THOU by Mark Leiren-Young, performed by TJ Dawe at Diners Rendezvous Feb. 3-4 at 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. at Headliners. Tickets $15. Call 250-6680991. IS HE DEAD? produced by Nanaimo Theatre Group at the Bailey Studio Feb. 8-11, 15-18 and 22-25 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets $16-18. Call 250-7587224.

EVENTS DENCE with Paulette McCarthy and Sharron Berchilde reading stories at Terminal Park

WINE TASTING at Lucky’s liquor store at Country Club Centre Wednesday (Jan. 25), 6:30 p.m. Cost $20. Call 250-585-2275.

MUSIC

THRILLING TALES storytime for adults at Harbourfront library Sunday (Jan. 29), 1-2 p.m.

STONE VAUGHN TOOL plays the Queen’s Thursday (Jan. 26) at 9:30 p.m.

WORDSTORM spoken word and open mike event at Diners Rendezvous Monday (Jan. 30). Doors 6:30 p.m. Call 250-468-7313. ZONTA RED GALA with tribute to Elvis at Coast Bastion Inn Feb. 3. Tickets $70 ($30 to Heart and Stroke Foundation). Call 250753-1647. TAKE SHELTER Fringe Flick at Avalon cinema Feb. 5, at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Tick-

CHRIS WITOSKI Des Larsom play the Queen’s Wednesday (Jan. 25).

THE NAKED GRAPES play Acme Food Co. Friday (Jan. 27) at 7 p.m. AFTERGLOW plays the Queen’s Friday (Jan. 27) at 8 p.m., followed by Audio Therapy. THE BODY POLITIC with The Day He Quit and Season to Attack play the Cambie Friday (Jan. 27). THE MARTYS with guest vocalist Joan Wallace play Front Street Grill Friday (Jan. 27) at 8 p.m.

YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE:

UP TO JAN. 30, 2012

Aries

Taurus

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr / p 20 Aries, p put aside anyy selﬁsh thoughts and g give anyy and all tasks yyour utmost energy gy today. y Energy gy is better spent p on others, so keep this in mind when you get busy. TAURUS - Apr p 21/Mayy 21 Taurus,, your y coworkers are all excited and fussing g over something that is evidentlyy a bigger gg deal to them than it is to yyou. Don’t try to rain on their parade.

Gemini

GEMINI - Mayy 22/Jun / 21 Gemini, yyour love life is in a reallyy good p g place this week,, which enables yyou to spend p some q qualityy time with the one yyou love. A romantic dinner sounds like the ticket.

Cancer

CANCER R - Jun 22/Jul 22 Your partner p is the most important p person in yyour life right p g now,, Cancer. So much so that this week everyy bit of yyour attention will be devoted his or her way. LEO - Jul 23/Aug g 23 Leo, moneyy is burning g a hole in yyour pocket, so yyou mayy want to g p go on a spending p g spree. p Keep p in mind that there are a few big-ticket g purchases waiting in the wings.

Leo

Virgo

VIRGO - Aug g 24/Sept p 22 Virgo, g , you y don’t always y have to be decisive. Sometimes yyou can kick back and let someone else call the shots for a change. g This is a g great way to recharge your batteries.

NANAIMO

LIBRA A - Sept p 23/Oct 23 A few tasks need to g get done, Libra. But afterward yyou should have enough g time for some social interaction, whether that be a party or simply a movie night out.

Libra

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 It’s time to be a bit introspective, p Scorpio. p Think about the things g yyou want instead of what other p people p want. It’s alright g to be a little selﬁsh once in a while.

Scorpio

Sagittarius

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, g yyou’re having g fun this week and so are all the other p people p around yyou simply p y for being g in yyour presence. This situation will continue p in the days ahead.

Capricorn

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, p the next challenge g on yyour list is a big g one. But if there is anyone y who can handle the pressure p it is yyou. Don’t be afraid to call on friends if you need them.

Aquarius

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Get out into the world and tryy a few new things, g Aquarius. q Your social energy gy and curiosityy are p peaking g this week, and yyou need new experiences to feel satisﬁed.

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JAZZ JAM at the Diners Rendezvous Tuesdays. OPEN MIKE JAM at the Cambie on Wednesday at 9 p.m.

HEROES FOREVER with Vancouver Island Symphony at the Port Theatre Saturday (Jan. 28), 7:30 p.m. Tickets $52; $49/seniors; $20/students. Call 250-754-8550.

ART PERSON PLACE OR THING with B.A. Lampman, Rachel Evans, Chelsey Braham, Jean Paul Langlois and Rose Dickson at downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery until Jan. 28.

RACKET CLUB plays Harewood Arms Pub Saturday (Jan. 28). AUDIO THERAPY plays the Queen’s Saturday (Jan. 28) at 9:30 p.m. SNAGGLETOOTH a Motorhead tribute plays the Cambie with Fairweather Father Saturday (Jan. 28). GLEN FOSTER GROUP plays Front Street Grill Saturday (Jan. 28) at 8 p.m. THE YOUNG PLANTZ and Pacific Ways play Lighthouse Pub on the waterfront Saturday (Jan. 28) at 8 p.m. RON KLUSMEIER and Friends benefit concert Sunday (Jan. 29), 2 p.m., at St. Andrew’s United Church. Tickets $15 at Lobelia’s Lair or the door. FEMME FATAL plays the

DATASTREAM 4 at downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery until Feb. 4. DAVID VEST plays Diners Rendezvous Saturday (Jan. 28). Tickets $25; $20/preferred guests. Call 250-740-1133. Queen’s Jan. 31. JAZZFEST music students from Barsby, Wellington and Woodlands perform with guest David Gogo Feb. 3, 7 p.m., at the Port Theatre. Tickets $12. Call 250-754-8550. IRIS plays Harewood Arms Pub Feb. 4. OSCAR CLEMOTTE Eric Harper, Bananafish Dance Orchestra and

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ONGOING SUNDAY JAM at Patricia Hotel with Nightwatch from 3:30-7:30 p.m.

ILLUMINATING PEACE Seeking Peace installation by Amy Loewan and Deryk Houston at campus Nanaimo Art Gallery until April 14.

DANCE DANCE ODYSSEY by Dancestreams youth dance company Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m., at Port Theatre. Tickets $22. Call 250-754-8550. BALLET NACIONAL DE CUBA performs at Port Theatre Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $60; $56/members. Call 250-754-8550.

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FORREST John Anthony

passed away suddenly in Nanaimo on January 10, 2012 at the age of 58 years. John is survived by his son, Paul; best friend and partner, Kim Garland; his father, James (Sharon) Forrest; brother, Thorne (Lucille) Forrest; sisters, Michelle (Alan) Shimozawa, Julie (Michael) Yull and Jennifer Forrest. He was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uncle Blackieâ&#x20AC;? to his special nieces and nephews: Audrey (Dave) Matthews, Julie (Ewe) Jenkins, Ryan and Joel Shimozawa, Spencer (Nicole) Jenkins and Benjamin Forrest. John is also survived by his Aunt Iris and Uncle Don Davidson, Teresa Dolan, Ron (Lori) Dolan, Tina Dolan cousins, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Forrest; Darlene Forrest (Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother); his uncle John Forrest and by his cousin Jimmy Forrest. John was a gifted musician, composer, ďŹ lmmaker, director and poet; a lover of literature, the arts, nature and a friend to crows and ravens everywhere. An informal gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Bowen Park Complex (500 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC) from 1-3 p.m. Memorial donations can be made, in Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory, to The Salvation Army, one of his favourite causes.

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HELP WANTED

St. John Ambulance

Branch Manager

Nanaimo, British Columbia St. John Ambulance, a not-for-proďŹ t, charitable organization dedicated to improving the safety of BCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Communities through First Aid Training, Products and Community Service, is currently seeking a Branch Manager to manage the overall operations of its Nanaimo Branch OfďŹ ce. Responsibilities include: sales and marketing of ďŹ rst aid training and products; budget development and ďŹ nancial analysis; volunteer and instructor recruitment, supervision of staff and supporting community service programs and the Branch Executive Committee. The successful candidate: will have management experience and hold a certiďŹ cate or degree in management, experience working in complex environments, excellent networking and communication skills, and strong presentation and interpersonal skills. Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume in conďŹ dence to: Regional Operations Director 2250 Labieux Road, Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 6J9 Fax: 250-729-8911 or e-mail: HR@bc.sja.ca Closing Date: January 26, 2011 We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Nanaimo News Bulletin

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HELP WANTED

AIRLINES ARE Hiring- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualiﬁed- Housing available. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783.

Alberta earthmoving company requires a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. You will work in a modern shop and also have mechanics truck for ﬁeld work. The job is at Edson, Alberta. We require that you have experience on Cat crawlers and or Deere excavators. Call Lloyd at (780)723-5051.

Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available. Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals and Doctors need well trained staff. No experience needed! Local training and job placement available. Call for more info! 1-888-748-4126.

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EXPERIENCED PARTS Person required for progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full beneﬁts and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000 sq.ft. store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. Send Resumes to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com PORT HARDY BC- Journeyman GM Technician required. Full-time competitive pay, bonuses, beneﬁts. Aval. immediately. Send resume to klassengm@gmail.com or fax (250)949-7440 Attention Cory Klassen.

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THE LEMARE GROUP is seeking Forestry Engineers to assist in road and cutback design. For those that display the qualities we desire we will provide remuneration that is above industry standard. Send resumes to the Planning Manager at (250)956-4888 or email vstavrakor@lemare.ca. T-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Position comes with a competitive beneﬁt package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. Contact Joe Fornari. Mail: 5791 Duncan Bay Road, Campbell River BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250-286-9502 Email: joefornari@t-mar.com

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LEMARE GROUP in Port McNeill is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join our team. Your skill set should include strong organization skills, effective time management, attention to details, excellent communication skills, computer literate and accounting knowledge. Fax resume to 250956-4888 or email jcornin@lemare.ca The Protection Island Ferry now accepting resumes for the position of Skipper. Applicants must have SVOP and MedA3 certiﬁcation and customer service skills. Apply by email only sanchezcdc@msn.com

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LEMARE GROUP is seeking a certiﬁed heavy duty mechanic and an experienced off-highway logging truck driver for the North Vancouver Island area. Full time union wages. Send resume by fax to 250-9564888 or by email to ofﬁce@lemare.ca.

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OPTICIAN MAYCOCK EYECARE is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic team player to join our optometric practice. Must be a self-motivated, caring individual who has the ability to provide exceptional customer service to patients in all aspects of eye care. Experience preferred, but accepting other applications. Please drop off resume with cover letter to: Maycock Eyecare Country Club Centre 17-3200 N. Island Hwy., Nanaimo, BC

TRAIN TO BE A PRACTICAL NURSE IN NANAIMO TODAY! With the aging population, Healthcare & Healthcare providers are some of the hottest career opportunities available. Practical Nursing is one of the fastest growing segments in healthcare. Train locally for the skills necessary in this career Àeld.

KNIGHT INLET LODGE Upscale, wilderness eco-tourism lodge has 1 fulltime seasonal (8 month) position available for this season – March to October. The opportunity to join the highly professional, dynamic team at our beautiful fly-in resort will be offered to the candidate with skills that meet job requirements and is prepared to commit to a full season. Employees fly in and out of Campbell River, experience excellent working conditions and are provided with complementary full room and board.

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THE LEMARE GROUP is seeking a Machinist. Fulltime union wages. Please send resumes by fax to (250)956-4888 or by email to ofﬁce@lemare.ca.

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HELP WANTED TUG SKIPPER Full time senior & junior positions available. Minimum Limited Master & 60GT Certiﬁcate required. Apply alertbaytowing@cablerocket.com or fax to (250) 9745216

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HOME BASED Business. We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry. High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com

LEGAL LEGAL ASSISTANT HEATH LAW LLP, a Nanaimo law ﬁrm, requires a legal assistant experienced in the area of Commercial Transactions. Please forward resume to 200-1808 Bowen Road, Nanaimo B.C. V9S 5W4, Attention: Wendy Clifford Fax: 250-753-3949. E-mail in Word or PDF format to: wclifford@ nanaimolaw.com

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RN CASUAL Arrowsmith Lodge in Parksville, BC is now accepting resumes for RN Casual ON CALL. These positions are under the B.C.N.U. Collective Agreement. We operate a continuum of care and are a non-proﬁt organization funded by VIHA. We are a recognized leader in many areas, and well respected for our commitment to BETTER HEALTH, and QUALITY OF CARE. Fax or e-mail to: Debi Smith Director of Care

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Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need d for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 yearss – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour. Train Locallyy – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distancee education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other ﬁnancing options available to qualiﬁed applicants.

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Nanaimo News Bulletin Tuesday, January 24, 2012 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

CLEANING SERVICES

LANDSCAPING

THERE ARE a lot of people out there that say they are housecleaners, but may not do the type of cleaning you like your house to look like when they’re done. I usually take over from those cleaners when the homeowners have had enough and want to have their home cleaned properly. Give me a call at 250-618-7992. You’ll be glad you did!

BULLY’S LANDSCAPING. Fall Clean-up Specials: Pruning, yard cleaning, irrigation blow-outs. Bobcat & excavating services & all your landscaping needs. 250-585-7177

CLOCK & WATCH REPAIRS 3rd generation watch maker. Antique & grandfather clock specialist. (250)618-2962.

COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUTER PRO $25 service call for home or ofﬁce. Mobile Certiﬁed Technician. Senior’s Discounts. 250-802-1187.

EAVESTROUGH 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

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)753-6633.

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U-NEED-A-NERD Friendly onsite professional computer, website and design services. Jason is BACK! 250-585-8160 or visit: jasonseale.com

MOVING & STORAGE

Moving across town It! or Let’s Move out of town?

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CLOCK/WATCH/JEWELLERY REPAIRS

MASONRY & BRICKWORK PETER’S MASONRY: 40yrs experience specializing in all types of stonework, brickwork, ﬁreplaces & more. Call Peter (250)756-8569 or 250-4682706 for your free estimate.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

TREE PRUNING HEDGE/SHRUB MAINTENANCE Call the qualiﬁed specialist... certiﬁed Garden Designer/Arborist

Ivan 250-758-0371 HANDYPERSONS OLD FASHIONED HANDYMAN Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting. Quality work. No HST. Reasonable prices. 250-616-9095.

HAULING AND SALVAGE GARY FORTIN’S HAULING. One call does it all. Clean-up and disposal. (250) 618-1413.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS ACORN HOME SERVICES Home improvements. Repairs. Doors/windows. Custom made arbors, decks, sunrooms, awnings, fences & lots more! Garry, 250-591-7474. www.acornhomeservices.ca AGILE HOME REPAIR & Improvement. Fully insured, interior/exterior repairs and upgrades. Ian 250-714-8800. BLUE OX Home Services. Expert Handyman & Renovation Services: plumbing, electrical, carpentry, drywall, tiling, painting, lawn & garden. Refs avail. Insured. 250-713-4409. BRYAN GRIFFIN CONSTRUCTION Home & Bath Reno’s, Doors & Windows, Vinyl Siding & Sofﬁts, and more. Insured. Free Estimates. 250-390-2601

RENOVATE NOW! Expanding or Renovating your home/bathroom/ kitchen/basement? Rooﬁng & ﬁnish carpentry also available. No job too small. Free estimates. Guaranteed/Insured

Richard 250-729-7809

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FUEL/FIREWOOD

MORTGAGES

APARTMENT/CONDO

SUITES, LOWER

TOWNHOUSES

STOCK UP NOW COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD (SINCE 1999) BEST WAY TO BURN YOUR MONEY!

NORTH NANAIMO

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OTHER AREAS

1BDRM, LEVEL sep. entry, Uplands. Heat & hot water incl. N/S, N/P. Available now. $700. (250)756-9156 6583 JENKINS- 2 bdrm $675. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 9242 COTTONWOODBachelor $500. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com CENTRAL NANAIMO 2-bdrm, lrge, quiet, near bus, hospital, VIU. Parking, shared W/D. $1050./mo. incl. utils. Pets welcome. N/S. Avail immediately. 250-797-2156. CLOSE TO College, reno’d 2 bdrm bsmt suite, $800/mo, incls heat, hydro, laundry, A/C, N/S, N/P, avail Jan. 15th. Call 250-753-8797. DEPARTURE BAY: 1 B/R, shared laundry. Includes utils, satellite/TV, Internet & private Patio. $650/mo 250-751-3691. DEPARTURE BAY. Furn’d 1 bdrm. Spacious, all inclusive utilities, hi-speed internet, digital TV, basic phone, parking, shared laundry, N/S, N/P. $795. Avail now.250-751-3386 HAMMOND BAY area, brand new, level entry large 1 bdrm suite, sep ent, N/P, N/S, laundry & hydro incl’d, avail immed, $750, 250-729-0313. NANAIMO- 2 bdrm suite fully contained, sep entry & parking. $900 inclds utils. NS/NP. Avail Feb 1. (250)585-7769. NANAIMO (near VIU) 1 bdrm grnd level, priv. entr. $700. (250)591-8339,(250)751-4791. NANAIMO- (University area). Available Feb 1. Lrg reno’d 2 bdrm, F/P, storage, carport, garden, laundry. N/S, no parties, cat ok. $950 utils incld. Call (250)713-9486. OLD CITY Quarter reno’d grnd level, 2bdrm in quiet home. Prk’ng, sep. entry, cov’rd patio. Close to bus stop, downtown & Bowen Park. N/S. 1 cat ok. RR + DD. $750/mo +1/2 hydro. Feb 1st. 250-754-3909 S. NANAIMO 2bdrm bsmnt suite. Private entry, close to bus/mall. NP, NS. Heat, hydro, FS incl. $950/month, neg. (250)716-5766 or 816-0085 WOODGROVE MALL area: Furnished, grd level across from the beach. Ocean/mountain views, large master bdrm w/ bath, NS, small pet ok, quiet/clean, ref’s. Avail now, $795 mo, 250-390-1805.

1, 2 & 3B/R TOWNHOUSE. Newly Reno’d. Close to shopping in nice area. Incl heat & h/w. $725/M, $975/M & $1095/M. (250) 619-9244.

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MEDICAL SUPPLIES CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE CAN’T GET Up your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive warranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591. STEEL BUILDINGS For all uses! Beat the 2012 steel increase. Make an offer on selloff models at factory and save thousands now! Call for free Brochure, 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

REAL ESTATE

GRAND HERITAGE HomeCraftmans style, original stain glass, fir flrs, excellent wood detailing, claw ft tub, electrical upgrades, oil heat, 1350sq ft on main flr, 3 stories. $389,900. (250)716-9340.

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

GARDENING

RENTALS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

ELECTRICAL

ELECTRICIAN: HOME or BUSINESS. No job too small. Renovations, Additions. Senior and Single Parent discount. Licensed, Bonded. Call George (250)619-1384

REAL ESTATE

PAINTING A-ONE PAINTING and Wallpapering. Serving Nanaimo for 28 years . Senior Discount. Free estimates. 250-741-0451

HOUSES FOR SALE

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

APPLIANCES ONLY @ the Nanaimo Costco January 18 - 29, 2011. Bring a friend & come watch a demo. Lowest price in Canada.

2 SOFA’S, 1 long (ﬂoral, beige), 2nd heavy set sectional loveseat. (250)591-4949.

FRIENDLY FRANK 27” CITIZEN semi ﬂat screen TV, works very well, $55 obo. Call 250-729-7146. 50’S CHROME & arborite kitchen table, one leaf, $40. obo. (250)754-5710. CAMP STOVE double burner for liquid fuel, very clean, $20. Call (250)753-4289.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

154 PROMENADE- 1 bdrm + den $1200. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 1600 DUFFERIN- 1 bdrm $625. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 1630 CRESCENT VIEW- 2 bdrms $800. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 1695 BOUNDARY- 2 bdrm $800. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 550 BRADLEY- 2 bdrm $700. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com

WETHERBY APTS FOR SENIORS ONLY 55+ Spacious stes Avail. - some immed. Bach $750; 1 bdrm $890; 2 bdrms $1075 & up. Close to buses, Hillside Mall, doctors, dentists all within walking distance. Seniors lifestyle of convenience & comfort. On site laundry, social room. Staff available. Please call Bonny 250-598-1650 Email: weth@ramco.ca

FREE ITEMS

RECTANGULAR PATIO table, tempered glass top w/ umbrella stand $35. (250)2453952.

1187 SEAFIELD- 2 bdrms $700. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com

PARK WEST APTS 55 Bay Street Stes avail. - some immed. 1 Bdrms from $875; 2 bdrms from $1125. Close to Victoria downtown, Save-On, Starbucks & transportation. Please Call Wendy 250-590-7505 Email: pw@ramco.ca

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

HALL TABLE, 50”x17”, walnut w/ beveled glass and bottom shelf, excellent condition, $85. Call 250-390-7773.

APARTMENT/CONDO

GORGE VIEW APT 258 Gorge Road East Stes avail. - Some Immed. 1 Bdrm $860; 2 Bdrms $1120; 2 Bdrm & den $1125. Amenities incl’s indoor pool, ﬁtness facilities, above grnd and parkade pkg, on site laundry. Onsite staff avail. Please call Sue or Elena 250-380-6566 Email: gvapts@shaw.ca

RETIRED PLUMBER Journeyman. Repairs & renovations. (250)390-1982

ELECTRIC SNOW thrower, 13 amps, top discharge, used 3 times, $99. Call 250-754-6487.

RENTALS

Free H/W

Avail Now. From $810

250-758-1246

TERMINAL PARK area, ocean view, all amenities, heat & hot water. Adult friendly; Senior discount. N/S, N/P. lrg 1bdrm $675/mo. & 2bdrm, $850/mo. (250)754-2484 TOWNSITE- 2 bdrms, 2 balconies, light & bright. Storage, shared laundry. NS/NP. $725. Avail. now. (250)758-4871.

COTTAGES CABIN: SELF-CONTAINED, single person sized, newly renovated. N/S. $500 +hydro. 250-753-4749 or 713-4749

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES 3 BDRM, 1 bath College Culde-sac, reno’d, 1200sq.ft. sxs, $1000. Mar 15. (604)364-7910 CHASE RIVER: 2 bdrm sxs duplex. F/S, W/D. References req’d. $850. (250) 716-3524. COLLEGE/BOWEN PARK: Clean 1 bdrm suite in 4-plex, fridge/stove, private entr., heat & hydro incld, $650. NS/NP. Ref’s. Call 250-753-7363. HOLLY HILL- 3 bdrm, 2 bath, F/S, W/D hook-up. Clean, new paint & carpet. Close to amenities. $875. NP/NS. Avail now. (250)758-4871.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

DOWNTOWN NANAIMO. 1bdrm. On-site laundry, parking NS/NP. $550. 250-754-1547.

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It was one of those weekends when the Nanaimo Clippers needed to prove they were a playoff-calibre team, or else fall back of the pack. They decided to go out and get a couple of big wins. The city’s B.C. Hockey League club defeated the Surrey Eagles 3-2 in overtime on Friday night, then edged the Merritt Centennials 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. Both games were played at Frank Crane Arena. The Eagles are the secondplace team in the Coastal Conference and the Cents are second in the Interior Conference. “It really shows that we can play with any team in the league and hopefully we’ll just keep building from here,” said Dan Correale, who scored three times on the weekend. The Friday night game was the more complete effort for the Clippers, as they nearly doubled the visitors in shots on goal, 39-21. Kyle Kramer and Correale scored in regulation and then just a minute and a half into OT, Kramer got his stick on a

Josh Phillips shot. “I just closed my eyes and swung at the puck and I hit it and it went in, so no complaints there…” said Kramer. “We were more intense in the overtime and that showed.” Billy Faust made 19 saves for the win in that one. In Sunday’s matinee game, a good start was key for the Clips as they built a 2-0 first-period lead on goals from Correale and Brendan Taylor, then held on. “Their team worked really hard and we outplayed them for a while there and we kind of let up a bit and we had some mental lapses and it almost cost us,” Correale said. “It was a little too close for us but we’ll take the win.” The Clips had some concerns about being outshot 46-36 and know that Faust’s strong game was a major factor. “They had quite a few Grade A scoring chances that Billy stood on his head for us,” Kramer said. “That’s definitely a concern going into next game but at the same time we can’t take away from a big win like this.” GAME ON … The Clippers visit the Langley Rivermen on Wednesday (Jan. 25) and then return home to Frank Crane Arena on Friday to play the Cowichan Valley Capitals in a 7 p.m. faceoff. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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Nanaimo Clippers players Andrew Gladiuk, left, Clayton Chessa and Colton Dahlen track down a puck in their own zone during Sunday afternoon’s B.C. Hockey League game against the Merritt Centennials at Frank Crane Arena. The Shipmen held on for a 3-2 win against the Interior Conference’s second-placed Cents.

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Two Dover Bay athletes defended their Western Canadian championships this month on the wrestling mat. Kim Van Hest won her third straight Western title Jan. 14-15 in Kamloops and Faye Tuck won a second straight Western crown. Both girls scored all their wins via pin. Also medalling were Tyler Falk-Chalmers and Cam Liptrot, who both won silver, and Erik Hovey and Ian Tuck earned bronze.

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