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Fire danger rating extreme across region BY JENN McGARRIGLE THE NEWS BULLETIN

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Students from Vancouver Island University physical education classes form brightly coloured flotillas of kayaks while learning new skills at Westwood Lake Friday. Hot September weather is keeping crowds soaking up the sun at local beaches.

Heat wave winding down BY CHRIS HAMLYN THE NEWS BULLETIN

Summer took its sweet time arriving on the south coast of B.C. and won’t be sticking around for much longer. The high pressure ridge baking the province the last couple of weeks is giving way to a system coming off the water, bringing marine cloud, cooler temperatures and a chance of rain by Saturday (Sept. 17).

But it was good while it lasted. Nanaimo set four temperature records last week, with the mercury hitting 30.6 C on Thursday, breaking the old Sept. 8 record of 29.3 C set in 1989. Friday’s temperature of 29.6 C broke the 1963 Sept. 9 record of 29.4 C, Saturday topped out at 28.6 C, beating out 28.3 C recorded in 1973 and Sunday’s 29 C was good enough to break the 28.9 C record set in 1975. David Jones, meteorologist with Environ-

ment Canada, said while early September tends to have nice weather, the recent hot spell was extraordinary. “The temperature has been on the high side for consecutive days for some time,” he said. “It seems extraordinary more so this year because summer really didn’t start until August first. It was late in coming and long in persisting in some ways, but it is going to cool off.” ◆ See ‘FALL’ /4

Fire officials are reminding the public to be careful with cigarette butts and campfires as a result of the recent hot, dry weather. Campfires are not permitted at any time of the year in the City of Nanaimo and cooking fires are also banned while the city remains in the extreme fire danger rating, said Doug Bell, chief fire investigator with Nanaimo Fire Rescue. The city has been in extreme, the highest danger rating, for several weeks. “We haven’t had any rain for quite a while,” he said. “Everything that’s living is drying up. It’s just getting worse and worse.” Fire crews attended eight grass fires over the weekend, most of which were likely caused by discarded cigarette butts, said Bell. Firefighters dumped a truckload of water on some hedges that caught on fire along Bowen Road last Friday – again the likely culprit is a cigarette butt – only to turn around and discover another area had burst into flame about three metres away, said Bell. “We’re so dry, it’s going to take some substantial rain to lower the rating,” he said. “People should be careful 12 months of the year, but this time of year, they should be very, very careful. We don’t want to lose buildings. We’ve had houses burn down because of discarded cigarettes.” ◆ See ‘EAST’ /4

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Motorcycle crash kills one man

Warehouse expands food bank options

BY CHRIS BUSH THE NEWS BULLETIN

A Nanaimo man died following a motorcycle crash on the weekend. Police said Thomas Lee Evans, 38, of Laguna Way was driving a 1983 Montesa motorcycle on Laguna Way near Universal Place Saturday when the crash occurred. “A lot of neighbours heard a loud motorcycle in the area and then they heard what they believed to be a crash,” Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. Residents told police they heard the bike turning onto Universal Way and then a loud scraping sound at about 7:15 p.m., but the accident was not discovered until about 7:30 p.m. when a couple out for a drive happened upon the scene and called 911. Evans was rushed to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, but died of his injuries early Sunday morning. Nanaimo RCMP traffic services and B.C. Coroners Service are investigating. Police said Evans was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Investigators have ordered mechanical inspection of the bike and are awaiting toxicology report results to see if drugs or alcohol were involved. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP Traffic Services at 250-7542345 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or online at www. nanaimocrimestoppers. com.

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BY CHRIS HAMLYN THE NEWS BULLETIN

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Peter Sinclair, Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank executive director, shows the organization’s new warehouse, which is expected to be complete next month.

Food bank locations and times Monday

Wednesday

◆ 10:30 a.m. to noon – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 394 Shepherd Ave.

◆ 10 a.m. to noon – Loaves and Fishes Food Bank, 1009 Farquhar St.

◆ 2-3 p.m. – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 4235 Departure Bay Rd.

◆ 2-3 p.m. – St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 1797 Cedar Rd.

◆ 2-3 p.m. – Christ Community Church, 221 Bowen Rd.

Thursday

◆ 5-7 p.m. – Loaves and Fishes Food Bank, 1009 Farquhar St.

Tuesday ◆ 1-3 p.m. – Brechin United Church, 1998 Estevan Rd.

◆ 1-3 p.m. – Loaves and Fishes Food Bank, 1009 Farquhar St.

Day and time to be determined ◆ Neighbourhood Church, 4951 Rutherford Rd. (new location).

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Life at Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank’s Farquhar Street main office could be described as chaotic these days. The food bank is eagerly awaiting the completion of renovations to a warehouse on the property so work can not only get back to normal, but improve significantly. “While the work is being done on the warehouse, all the donated food that was in it is now being stored, bagged and distributed in our office,” said Peter Sinclair, executive director. “When we need to work in one room, we move everything to another room. If we need to get in that room, we move it all to another. It’s organized chaos right now.” But Sinclair doesn’t mind the inconvenience, as the new warehouse is going to streamline the operation and enable Loaves and Fishes to provide even more help to the community. Renovations began in early August and are expected to be complete in October. And thanks to the generosity of the business community – donations include lumber and trusses, windows, concrete and finishing, contracting, waste disposal, surveying and legal fees – Loaves and Fishes has only dipped slightly into the project’s $120,000 budget for labour costs. “It is truly a community project,” he said. “It’s encouraging to know the community is behind us and wants us to succeed.” The project has a $120,000 budget and is under that figure.

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“Any money we save will go to removing the concrete sidewalk around the office and repaving it,” said Sinclair. “We would also like to plant a community garden and create a meeting place in the office for people to grab a coffee and talk.” The original warehouse was more than 100 years old and was originally Nanaimo’s provincial mine rescue station. The new warehouse will have a 15-foot ceiling – up from eight feet – which will enable staff to place food on pallets and stack them on metal racks using a forklift. It will also have a walk-in cooler, enabling the operation to make better use of donated fresh produce and dairy. The warehouse will also become the distribution point for existing Loaves and Fishes satellite locations and the newest location at the Neighbourhood Church on Rutherford Road. “The new warehouse will allow us to redeploy staff to different areas and better utilize incoming food donations,” Sinclair said. “It allows us to capture the generosity of the community.” For more information on Loaves and Fishes, please go to www.nanaimoloavesandfishes.org or call 250754-8347. news@nanaimobulletin.com

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Fall cooling trend starts ◆ From /1 Marine air off the water is going to knock the temperatures down this week. “We’re still looking at sunshine, but morning cloud cover will be a problem as the marine air gets thicker,� said Jones. “It looks pretty good with just a weak system until the weekend, but the pattern is changing.� Jones said despite what some people think, the coast has experienced an average summer. “It seems like a cooler, cloudier summer because it was so late in getting started,� he said. “April and May

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Camryn Spyksma, 7, left, Annalise Hill, 8, and Aimee Vanderkooi, 8, pump up an inflatable killer whale with a slow leak at Westwood Lake Friday. A long stretch of hot weather is keeping beaches and water parks busy around Nanaimo.

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◆ From /1 Outside the boundaries of the City of Nanaimo, campfires are permitted in regions of the Coastal Fire Centre not governed by municipal bylaws. Spokeswoman Marg Drysdale said the fire centre had a relatively quiet weekend – crews responded to 20 incidents compared with 95 incidents over the Labour Day long weekend. She said the entire east coast of the Island from just below Courtenay down to Victoria has a fire danger rating of extreme, except for an area of Duncan that is in high. “All it needs is a spark,� said Drysdale. “We’re telling the public to be very careful.� Temperatures are expected to remain above average for this time of year over the next week, she added.

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Two teenage boys were robbed at knifepoint in Nanaimo Thursday. The robbery happened Thursday at about 8:15 p.m. Two boys, both 14, were playing at Coal Tyee Elementary School when an older teenager approached and followed them to the Esso gas station on Northfield Road and then threatened them with a 12 cm knife. “When they got to the Esso, the male pulled a knife and demanded money,� said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. “They gave him their money and he told them to turn around, count to 20 and he walked away.� Police turned out with a tracking dog, but the dog was unable to pick up a track. The victims were unhurt, but lost an iPhone, wallet and an undisclosed amount of cash in the encounter. The suspect is described as being in his mid teens with shaved blonde hair. He was wearing a white hoodie, black jeans, a hat, and skateboarding shoes. O’Brien said police believe the suspect attends a local high school. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.

for this year’s slight students that it was fall, said O’Keeffe, but hard to make money in uncertainty about the hospitality or tourism Enrolment in aca- labour market and the jobs this summer and demic programs at month-long faculty some students might Vancouver Island Uni- strike last spring might simply have not made versity took a small be factors. enough money to take dip this fall, reversing “A lot of people may a full course load. a three-year trend of have decided to stay “Many students rely increases. working instead of on service sector or University coming back tourism-based jobs and spokeswoman t o s c h o o l it was not a good sumToni O’Keeffe because of mer for that,� said Beasaid student e c o n o m i c sley. numbers conditions,� The upside of a slight are down in she said. decline in course enrolthe de g ree, The labour ment is that there are diploma and dispute hap- fewer wait-list prescertificate pened around sures this fall comprograms. the time stu- pared with last year, he The univerdents were added. Last year, there were sity enrolled choosing BEASLEY students in what school more than 1,000 stu26,095 course t o a t t e n d , dents on wait-lists the second week of seats this fall, compared O’Keeffe added. with 27,839 last year. Steve Beasley, execu- classes. Course seats refer tive director of the VIU The union hasn’t to individual courses, Students’ Union, said asked the university said O’Keeffe, and a the drop in enrolment how many students full-time student takes could be due to students are wait-listed this To list your A&E news in our pages, call our section five courses at a time. taking fewer courses, year because it hasn’t editor Melissa Fryer at 250-734-4627 or e-mail her at: For the previous three rather than fewer stu- received many calls arts@nanaimobulletin.com years, VIU reported dents attending. about it. enrolment increases reporter@nanaimobulletin.com He’s heard from many in September each year, which were partly attributed to the economic recession, as well as the institution’s 6&+22/ change in status from a ',675,&7 university-college to a university. 6XFFHVV IRU $OO Some in-depth analysis is needed to help 38%/,& 127,&( LV JLYHQ WR WKH HOHFWRUV RI 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW 1R 1DQDLPR /DG\VPLWK WKDW determine the reasons JHQHUDO YRWLQJ GD\ LV 6DWXUGD\ 1RYHPEHU

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Shoplifter brandishes scissors Nanaimo RCMP are searching for a shoplifter who threatened a store employee over a $3 energy drink on the weekend. The incident happened at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday when an employee of the Superette grocery store at 687 Albert St. saw a man take an energy drink and leave without paying. When the clerk confronted him outside, the suspect pointed a pair of scissors at him in a threatening manner, then got on his BMX bike and pedalled off. The suspect is described as a First Nations man, about 30, was wearing a black baseball cap, black shirt and carrying a black and white backpack. His BMX bike was also black. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.

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The trial of a Nanaimo woman charged with dangerous and impaired driving following a 2008 car crash was adjourned for two months Friday. Clare Bekkers is charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death, two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, two counts of impaired driving causing death and two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm following a car crash on the Island Highway Dec. 22, 2008. The collision happened at about 4:20 p.m. in the southbound lane of the Island Highway near the Cassidy Inn. Bekkers, driving northbound on the highway in a Ford Escape, crossed the centre line into oncoming traffic, triggering a multi-car collision that killed her two sons and injured her two daughters. Her trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaimo began Sept. 6 and was scheduled to finish Wednesday (Sept. 14), but the case was adjourned until Nov. 14 so more court time could be found to hear the case and so the Crown could make further disclosures to the defence about an expert’s opinion.

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A Nanaimo dog trainer is offering emergency canine first aid training to pet owners. Robyn Andexser, a professional dog trainer and owner of Best Paw Forward Dog Training, is the first authorized Dogsafe Canine First Aid instructor in the city. The course teaches people what to do in any emergency involving a dog. Pet owners also learn the warning signs that might signal potentially life-threatening illness or injuries. Andexser teaches the course with the help of her dogs, Ty, a border collie, and Rudy, a miniature schnauzer, both certified therapy dogs.

Actors Karrie Ennis, left, and Justin La France act out an assault in a Harewood alleyway as Todd Jones, Shaw videographer, tapes the performance Friday. The action is for a Crime Stoppers re-enactment of an Aug. 5, 2010, incident when a woman walking to work through an alley between Howard and Ashlar avenues was struck by a man who asked for a cigarette then tried to sexually assault her. The Crime Stoppers episode runs on Shaw TV starting Friday (Sept. 16). Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or online at www. nanaimocrimestoppers.com. CHRIS BUSH/THE NEWS BULLETIN

Earthquake rattles Island residents BY JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS

A ma gnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck Friday off the west coast of Vancouver Island did no damage but left residents across

southwestern B.C. trading stories of what they felt. The quake hit at 12:41 p.m. and was centered about 100 kilometres west of Tofino at a depth of 22 kilometres, according to Natural Resources Canada. Residents on parts of Vancouver Island, including Campbell River, say they felt the quake strongly. “I was sitting at my computer and the whole house shook – the floor, the roof, everything,” Bowser resident Gail Carr said. “Even the hanging plant was moving in the kitchen.” The main quake was

followed by more than 100 aftershocks, one as large as 4.9. The quake was triggered by movement of two ocean plates that meet at the Nootka Fault. “It’s pretty small,” SFU geologist Brent Ward said. “People should have felt this on the west coast of Vancouver Island. People in Gold River and Zeballos would have felt it the most.” No tsunami warning was issued. “It’s interesting that so many people felt it in Vancouver,” Ward said. The harmonics of

how the quake wave interacted with certain tall buildings may have been a factor, he said. “I suspect many large buildings were just at the right height to start swaying back and forth to the vibrations of the earthquake wave,” he said. Seismologists say the quake isn’t likely a precursor to a massive megathrust earthquake that’s expected to eventually hit the region. Nor is it likely, Ward said, that this modest quake has relieved stress and made future ones less likely. Emergency coordinators say it’s a wake-

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Sarah Cubbage, left, a support worker/chef at the COCO Café, shows employee Sarah Gilbert how to make a latté. The co-op operation provides unique opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. JENN MCGARRIGLE THE NEWS BULLETIN

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The Nanaimo News Bulletin is published everyy Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by Black Press Ltd., 777 Poplar Street, Nanaimo, B.C., V9S 2H7. Phone 250-753-3707, fax 250-753-0788, classifieds 250-310-3535. The News Bulletin is distributed to 33,372 households from Cedar to Nanoose.

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Somalia needs world attention If anything good has come out of the wretched aftermath of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, perhaps it’s the western world’s awakening to the horrific realities faced by so many of our fellow human beings. Sunday’s 10th anniversary of the terrorist skyjackings that destroyed the World Trade Center towers and damaged the Pentagon was a chance to pay tribute to those who died in the attacks, the rescue efforts and the wars that followed. It’s also an opportunity to to shift our gaze outward and see what is happening in the world today. In particular, it is past time to act on a situation that has been allowed to deteriorate into incomprehensible suffering. War, religious extremism and corruption are threatening the lives of 750,000 people in Somalia. Other residents of nations in the Horn of Africa are also at risk of dying in a famine that is largely man-made. Now considered a failed state, Somalia faces extreme violence, with the militant group al-Shabab accused of stealing food aid and firing on care workers and civilians. Make no mistake, the mass starvation of children is avoidable. Drought and food shortages are problematic, but the true hurdle is simply a matter of political will. There are positive signs. This week an agreement was reached to prepare for elections that could bring a level of stability to the country, which has been in chaos since long before dictator Mohammed Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991. The west has the resources to provide the needed aid as well as the security forces to ensure aid is distributed to those in need. We just need to muster the will to act. To find out how you can help, contact the Nanaimo office of the Canadian Red Cross at 250-756-9363, or visit www.redcross.ca. 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

Those good ol’ days seem long gone BY DON DENTON

The other day I wandered into my local watering hole, propped an elbow on the bar and muttered, ‘the usual.’ Moments later I peered down into the depths of my drink, admiring the frothy cream contrasting with the pretty blue of the ceramic cup and knew this wasn’t the bar of my youthful dreams. Social mores and trends change, and one of the biggest has been the way we approach drinking alcohol. I was brought up on industry tales of harddrinking newspapermen who could pound down shot after shot, all the while hammering out faultless prose on their old manual typewriters, or focusing their cameras without missing an image. The truth was that the stereotype often held – well, maybe aside from the faultless prose, but that was what editors were for. My first night at my first newspaper job I was interrupted from my darkroom work by a veteran reporter, who took me for an initiation drink. I ended up crawling back to the darkroom at 6 a.m. to finish my printing before the day shift and the bosses arrived. I later spent a summer as a darkroom assistant, with unofficial chores that included going up to

the cafeteria to pick up extra large cups of ice so the staff photographers working the night shift could cool down their spirits-and-mixer combinations. The empty bottles were tossed behind the drawers in the darkroom. Legend has it that when they finally closed the darkrooms and ushered in the digital era, the photographers organized a secret cleanup. Apparently, many, many garbage bags were needed for the empties accumulated over the years. This was at a time when the Vancouver Press Club thrived. It was located very conveniently across from the Granville Street building that housed not only the Sun and Province newsrooms, but all other aspects of production, including the printing press. That led to scenes such as one time when two writers, who were not overly fond of each other, wound up in an old-fashioned scrap in the newsroom. One man apparently pinned the other on his back on a desk, whacking him with the receiver from an old (and heavy) rotary phone – meanwhile the other combatant tried to push his rival’s head onto the spike used for message sheets. I also worked for one Alberta daily where every Monday the pub-

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lisher would trundle out a drink cart and serve a beverage or two of your choice to the assembled staff. Those days are long gone. The suggestion of alcohol on one’s breath after a midday lunch would raise eyebrows in most newsrooms (and truth be told in most businesses) these days. Which is why I am surprised to realize that my dream of one day hanging around a dive bar called something like The Gritty Shot and complaining to a bartender named Woody or Peg Leg about my life has come true in a certain way. It’s just that now my local is a café and the bartender is a barista. I pop into Street Level Espresso where Ken (the owner/coffee master) will cast a speculative eye across the counter before serving up an espresso (to stay) or an Americano (to go). We’ll chat about photography and cameras or the world in general. It’s what he does with most regulars. When we leave we’re brightereyed than when we entered the drinking establishment which, no matter how fondly we view the past, was not usually the case in the old days. ◆ Don Denton is is photo supervisor for Black Press South Island.

‘Everybody has different abilities. Just having the opportunity to try different things is important.’

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People make choices every day on caring for children and animals To the Editor, Re: Going veggie has plenty of benefits, Opinion, Sept. 3; Hungry children have to come before animals, Letters, Sept. 8. Toby Gorman’s fine editorial claims that meat tastes good. But, allowing sense-pleasure to overrule sound reasoning is unhealthy as many an addict knows. Ruth Bard’s letters suggest that human animals are worth more than those of other species. Yet, moving away from using slaughtered animals for food and toward a sustainable approach that relies on grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds would mean more food for human beings. People can make choices and do. Statistics Canada suggests Canadian families spent an average of $432 on pet expenses and $330 on child care in 2007. Perhaps there will soon be picketing at pet stores? “Feed the Children, not the Chihuahuas!” And that’s nothing compared with the amount Canadians as a society spend on military adventures and ‘defense’ hardware. Surely some of this money could be spent to, as Bill Hicks put it, “shoot food at hungry people”. And why can’t the parents of these hungry children feed them? It seems the political and economic regimes need fixing first, otherwise we’ll just be pouring more aid in later. And the issue of overpopulation is almost too big to get into. Why are you having more children than you can afford to feed? Tragedy of the commons? Pestilence, famine, or war (or all three) will soon bring the figures down to more manage-

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able numbers. I think ecologists refer to it as the ‘carrying capacity’ of an environment. If we can help, then we should. But Malthus had the problem laid out way back in 1798: “The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man.” As far as the religious argument goes, I think the highest wisdom one letter writer achieves is that we are to be “always mindful that we will be held accountable for the manner in which we have treated that which has been entrusted to us”. Buddhism and Hinduism have pretty solid doctrines about the need for ahimsa or nonviolence. God placed mankind in a garden and gave him every green plant for food. Christianity has a vegetarian tradition. If it is possible to live a healthy life without requiring that an animal die, surely it is preferable morally, practically and ethically. The Cove is the 2009 documentary on the dolphin kill in Taiji, Japan. It won the Academy Award in 2010 for best documentary. Peter Singer’s book Animal Liberation was published in 1975 and updated in 2009. I recommend it for those wishing to build their vegetarianism on a solid theoretical foundation. We’re never forced to choose between the humane treatment of animals and feeding hungry kids. We can do both. We can be kind to animals by not eating them. And we can love our neighbours by feeding them “a meal of vegetables where there is love” (Proverbs 15:17). Ian Poole Nanaimo

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School elections need attention too To the Editor, I am disappointed in what seems to be a focus on City of Nanaimo politics – who will run for mayor or council, instead of giving as much attention to school board issues. Equal coverage is needed all the more because of poor voter turnout for school trustees. The school board has an annual budget of about $125 million. This comes from the same source as the city draws its money from the taxpayers. You do not have to have children in the public system to vote. We are all affected by those coming out of schools. These are the people who will be our doctors, our homecare providers, our city planners, road builders, mayors and premiers. If we want an educated and capable society, it is up to us to elect people who will be good stewards of the public purse with a passion for public education, not a passion for politics or using the office of trustee or stakeholder to further any other cause. I urge your readers to get out and vote. Find out what the people running really want to do and why. Make sure the names you put your X next to have the right motives. You have up to nine votes on your ballot for school trustee. This does not mean you have to vote for nine candidates. Vote for those you feel will do what is best for the entire

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It is up to voters to do their homework and elect candidates who care about public education, says letter writer.

school district. This is your future we are asking you to take part in. You are going to vote for mayor, so take a minute to fill out the school board ballot as well. It will be right there with the city council ballot. Bill Bard Nanaimo

Time to move on from tax debate To the Editor, Re: HST referendum rejected greed, not tax itself, f Letters, Sept. 1. While many of the points Terrance Wagstaff

made are accurate, a couple need clarifying. Harmonized sales tax or not will make no difference to the employment picture in Nanaimo. Until there is a bridge joining the Island to the mainland, or a major growth in the mining or the forestry industries, there is not a large enough population to justify high-tech, largescale manufacturing or even major construction jobs. As for being revenue neutral, that doesn’t work. We will be faced with cuts to programs or

increases to the PST or other taxes. Vancouver Island’s population is growing larger in the over-55 age group, and shrinking in the critical 18 to 40 age group. And seniors want more medicare, more senior facilities subsidized by the government and very few changes. Longtime Islanders seem to want the isolation that being on the Island brings. It also brings added cost for all goods and services. Let’s get off the HST/ PST-GST horse, which doesn’t do anyone any good, and talk about joining the rest of B.C. with a permanent road. J. Sharpe Nanaimo

Headline insults victims of 9-11 To the Editor, Re: Piece of 9-11 rubble in Nanaimo, Sept. 10. The headline of the printed version of this story made me sick. To refer to this piece of history as a “piece of 9-11 rubble” made it seem like trash, something that should have been sent to the landfill or scrapyard. That is insulting to all the brave people who lost their lives that day, those who knew them and those who have lost their lives since then to try to make sure this does not happen again. P. Pelletier Nanaimo

Fuss over reduced ferry sailings mostly politicking To the Editor, Re: Reduced sailings, staff floated by B.C. Ferries, Aug. 27. I don’t understand the fuss about B.C. Ferries wanting to trim its sailings by four per cent. There are already reduced sailings on some runs at some times of year, including the truckheavy Tsawassen-Duke Point route (weekends in fall-winter-spring

and Christmas-New Years Day). B.C. Ferries does increase sailings to meet demand obviously in summer over winter, selectively in spring and fall, and for particular situations. Yes, some people will be impacted. When I was travelling a lot, I liked the 7 a.m. run from Swartz Bay to Tsawassen, as did probably anyone trying to reach

the centre of B.C. the same day. Certainly, the bureaucracies need to do things sensibly – something the trio of the union, B.C. Ferries and the B.C. government don’t have a track record of. But the fussing sounds like politicking more than anything. Keith Sketchley e Saanich

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Cancer society unit gets new president unteer position, McCullough said for four or five months during the spring, he’d spend The Canadian Cancer every day in the office, includSociety’s Nanaimo unit has ing Easter weekend this year. a new top man, after Bill “It literally has taken over McCullough stepped down as my life,” he said. McCullough describes the president this week. change as routine, McCullough, 76, since the society, had the organization’s top job for the which has operated past seven years, as in Nanaimo since either unit manager, 1938, specifically acting president or recruited a vicepresident. president about 18 His last day as months ago with the president was transition in mind. Tuesday. Ted Hopkins “I’ve just spent worked closely too much time with McCullough MCCULLOUGH behind a desk and through the summer and took the reins in the office,” said McCullough, adding the work- Wednesday. Hopkins said as a prostate load was taking a toll on his cancer survivor whose father health and he’ll spend more died of cancer, the Canadian time focusing on his fitness Cancer Society seemed a natand looking after at-home ural fit when he was looking responsibilities. to volunteer. Despite the fact it’s a vol-

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He has also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. The retired air traffic controller, who moved to Nanaimo in 2001, said there won’t be any big changes. “There are some really good people,” he said. “I’ll try to keep going with what they’ve been doing here.” Although he stepped down as president, McCullough said he’ll continue to be active as a volunteer. editor@nanaimobulletin.com

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B.C. deficit jumps after HST defeat But he gave a strong hint to the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union, the two largest groups that have not yet agreed to contracts under those conditions. BY TOM FLETCHER “I’m not looking at any kind of BLACK PRESS a rollback in wages,” Falcon said. “I think all we’re saying is that the The defeat of the harmonized public sector needs to recognize sales tax has nearly tripled B.C.’s that in the world we’re in now, this deficit forecast for the current isn’t a good time to be asking for fiscal year, doubled it for next significant increases.” year, and left a $458 million gap NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston for 2013 when the B.C. Liberal refused to comment on whether government has committed to teachers or other government balance the budget and workers should get call an election. raises, after his party Finance Minister helped in the two-year Kevin Falcon revealed effort to repeal the HST. the latest projections He said if lower-paid in the province’s first public employees have quarter economic update to sacrifice for Falcon’s Thursday. The ministry cost-cutting exercise, calculates that scrapping executives in government the HST will cost the and Crown corporations provincial treasury $2.2 should also share the billion over three years, pain. including $700 million The finance ministry FALCON less revenue once the now expects the deficit old provincial sales tax for 2011-12 to be $2.3 is reinstated. Further revenue billion, up from $925 million in the reductions are expected in later spring budget. That is mainly due years before economic growth to borrowing to repay the federal makes up the sales tax revenue. government’s $1.6 billion HST Falcon said he will be traveling transition fund. the province this fall for the The deficit for 2012-13 is doubled annual budget consultation, but to $805 million, and another $458 he has already heard that the million must be made up through public has little appetite for new cost reductions or extra revenue tax or fee increases to make up for for the government to balance the undoing the HST. books for 2013-14. He said the cabinet has not The HST reversal means the yet decided if the “net zero” province’s total debt is expected mandate for public sector union to reach $62.3 billion in the next negotiations will be extended three years. editor@nanaimobulletin.com after it expires this December.

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motorcycle escort team, decided the crew needed more members. “To watch the men and women ride the bicycles to raise money for kids with cancer, it just seemed a natural thing to do,” Smith, 46, said. So motivating he’s already working on his dream to do a future ride. “I have a bit of a Santa belly to get rid of first but I’m working on that and I’ve been on a bike already. I would at least like to try it once before I literally get too old for it.” Meanwhile, Petrie’s been volunteering for the Tour de Rock for the past four years as the director of the support crew. On her checklist of duties is training, communication, drafting other crew member’s job descriptions and disseminating all information to them. Petrie held a paid post for the Canadian Cancer Society as Tour de Rock co-ordinator for five years before she got hired at the City of Victoria’s recreation department. Even though she changed career paths, she wanted to stay involved with the event. For Petrie, it’s crunch time going through supply cupboards at CCS’s headquarters. “On tour I drive the motor home, so I’m responsible for feeding the team and keeping all the supplies stocked up,” she said. “We travel with two, one-tonne trucks with all the bikes and that’s where they do all the bike maintenance from and so I have to make sure they have all the supplies they need for their trucks.” Petrie figures she’ll be on the Tour de Rock team for many years to come. “I love everything about it, especially to be involved with the riders and the other volunteers and the cops that are involved in supporting the tour, as well as just going on tour.”

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The Tour de Rock depends on a support crew that travels with the team as it grinds through its 1,000-kilometre, two-week journey. About a dozen volunteers accompany the riders each week, keeping them safe, well-fed and ready for the road ahead. Head trainer Rob McDonald’s job this year is to drive the vehicle directly in front of the cyclists, setting the pace all the way from Port Alice to Tofino in Week One. Two other police vehicles, including one carrying a paramedic, protect the riders from behind. Three motorcycles clear the route for this little caravan, leapfrogging from intersection to intersection, ensuring no unsuspecting logging trucks or rubbernecking tourists pull into the riders’ path. More motorcycles are added as the tour reaches built-up areas. Preceding them all are luggage-carrying trucks and a motorhome from which the beloved Moho Mama ladles out hot soup to rain-soaked riders at highwayside pull-outs. Almost all the support crew volunteers are drawn from the 230 riders who have participated in the Tour de Rock since 1998. They carry luggage, prepare food, tend to broken bikes and broken riders, then finish off their evenings in the laundry room.

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Public input wanted on recycling Residents wanting a say in proposed product stewardship plans in British Columbia can do so at a public meeting in Nanaimo. Product Care Association, the Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association, and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, host a meeting today, (Sept. 13) from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Coast Bastion Inn End-of-life product waste management programs, also known as stewardship programs, are gov-

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Pippa Blake’s Reflections on The Journey: Rise Above Barriers Team “Rise Above Barrier” reached Everest Base Camp (5364m) with Pippa Blake on November 14th, 2007 at 1:06 pm using a modified wheel chair called the TrailRider. Pippa Blake shares her thoughts on what it was like to realize the dream of reaching Everest Base Camp and her feelings above the team that helped to get her there, despite the challenge of living with MS.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2011 ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION The City of Nanaimo is preparing its List of Electors for the general local elections to be held on Saturday, November 19th, 2011. In this election, electors will select a Mayor and 8 Councillors. To fi find out if you are on the List of Electors, you can call the Legislative Services Department at (250) 755-4405 or visit the Legislative Services Department located on the second fl floor of City Hall, located at 455 Wallace Street Nanaimo BC V9R 5J6, or visit our website at www.nanaimo.ca. If you are not on the List of Electors and wish to register in advance, advance elector registrations will be accepted at the City of Nanaimo Legislative Services Department located on the second floor of City Hall at 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo BC V9R 5J6 until Tuesday, September 27th, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. With the exception of registrations on voting days, advance elector registrations will not be accepted during the period September 28th, 2011 to November 19th, 2011. ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Financial backing Nora Oud, financial advisor with Nanaimo’s downtown Scotiabank branch, left, presents Myra Thompson, Nanaimo Women’s Resources Society president, with a cheque for 1,870. The donation goes toward the society’s work of supporting women and their families in the community. The organization relies on volunteer help, community support and private fundraising initiatives to keep the operation running.

Golf tournament supports Nanoose Bay food bank Central Island residents have a chance to enjoy a round of golf and help raise funds for the less fortunate in Nanoose at the same time. The second annual Thanks for Giving charity golf tournament takes place Oct. 1 at Fairwinds Golf Club. Registration cutoff is Sept. 25. Organized by Nanoose Community Services, the tournament aids Nanoose Community Cupboard that provides services for low-income residents in Nanoose. Virginia Brucker, a Nanoose Community Services director, said a lot of the people who visit the food bank work at minimum wage jobs and need help. “After the rent and utilities are

paid, many families have very little money left for food. We provide a week’s worth of groceries for up to 100 people each month,” she said. “We get lots of donations from October through December, but they almost disappear from January to September. This golf tournament is one of our major fundraisers each year.” The tournament is a four-person scramble for $110 and includes 18 holes of golf, a cart and dinner. Along with door prizes and a silent auction, there are two hole-in-one prizes of a new vehicle and $5,000. To register, please visit www.fairwindssociety.ca and look for Nanoose Community Services Tournament under latest news.

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Resident Electors: ✦ age 18 or older on general voting day; ✦ a Canadian citizen; ✦ a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; ✦ a resident of the City of Nanaimo for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and ✦ not disqualified fi by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified fi by law. Non-Resident Property Electors: ✦ age 18 or older on general voting day; ✦ a Canadian citizen; ✦ a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; ✦ a registered owner of real property in the City of Nanaimo for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; ✦ not entitled to register as a resident elector in the City of Nanaimo; ✦ the only persons who are registered owners of the real property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust; ✦ not disqualified fi by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified fi by law; ✦ if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector; and, ✦ a person may only register as a non-resident property elector in relation to one parcel of real property in a jurisdiction. NOTE: No corporation is entitled to be registered as an elector or have a representative registered as an elector and no corporation is entitled to vote. LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS Beginning Tuesday, October 4th, 2011, until the close of general voting for the election on November 19th, 2011, a copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature of a statement regarding permitted uses of the list, be available for public inspection at the City of Nanaimo Legislative Services Department located on the second fl floor of City Hall at 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo BC V9R 5J6 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. An elector may request the Chief Election Officer, fi Joan Harrison, to amend the list of electors that is available for public inspection, by omitting or obscuring the address of the elector or other information about the elector for the purpose of protection of privacy.

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District of Lantzville Incorporated June 2003

GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2011 NOTICE OF NOMINATION Public Notice is hereby given that nomination for the offices of: Mayor – one (1) to be elected Councillor – six (6) to be elected for the District of Lantzville will be received by the Chief Election Officer at the District of Lantzville office, 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2011, excluding statutory holidays and weekends. Nomination documents are available by contacting the Chief Election Officer at the District of Lantzville office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE Q A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of Council of the District of Lantzville if they meet the following criteria: • Canadian citizen; • 18 years of age or older; • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and • not disqualified by the Local Government Actt or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office. NEWS BULLETIN FILE

The Vancouver Island Regional Library, which celebrates its 75th anniversary, provides access to residents from north of Victoria to Haida Gwaii.

Library celebrates 75th anniversary on Island From its humble beginnings with the war years when van deliver12,600 books, six branches and seven ies occurred only once every eight van routes in the central Island weeks due to gas and tire shortregion to a system with more than ages. 1.1 million items and 38 branches, Times have changed, and people the Vancouver Island Regional frequently wonder about the future Library has come a long way and of libraries with competition from celebrates 75 years this month. e-books and the Internet. Its history is inextricably linked to Rosemary Bonanno, executive a grant from the Andrew Carnegie director, Vancouver Island Regional Corporation of New York to start a Library, said the need for libraries still exists. small system that has grown into the fourth“Libraries embrace largest library system the digital age, librarin B.C. – the 13th largies bring technology est in Canada – serving to everyone and tradiVancouver Island from tional library materinorth of Victoria to als, services and proHaida Gwaii and Bella grams are alive and Coola on the central well,” she said. mainland coast. Technology has cerDuring the early tainly changed the 1930s, a $100,000 grant library. from the Car ne gie The quiet buildings once devoted solely to Corporation started a regional library system ROSEMARY BONANNO reading and research, in the Fraser Valley – and supervised by the first of its kind in the world. librarians who shushed patrons The library was popular with resi- into compliant silence are now busy dents, and a decision was made to gathering places and community try similar systems in the Okana- hubs that provide everyone equal gan and Vancouver Island regions. access to computers, technology Carnegie provided $15,000 though and other online resources. Vancouver Island only received It’s not just the so-called intellec$6,500 of this start-up grant. tuals who grasp and understand the Voters had to determine in a plebi- powerful role of libraries. “When you are growing up, there scite to approve a library tax to provide the best books – for the most are two institutional places that people – at the least cost. affect you most powerfully,” said It took two plebiscites before Van- Keith Richards, guitarist for the couver Island Union Library was Rolling Stones, in his recent memoir born, in 1936. Life. “The church, which belongs to The first library board envisioned God, and the public library, which a system that would grow as more belongs to you. The public library municipalities and school districts is a great equalizer.” joined. For more information on the VanSadly, this was not the case as it couver Island Regional Library, was the Depression, followed by please visit www.virl.bc.ca.

ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION Are you eligible to vote at the November elections in the District of Lantzville? Is your name on the current list of electors? If you are not sure, you may find out by calling or visiting the District of Lantzville office located at 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC or telephone 250.390.4006. The office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, (excluding statutory holidays). Advance elector registrations will be accepted at the District of Lantzville office until Tuesday, September 27, 2011. With the exception of new registrations on voting days (advance (2) & general), elector registrations will not be accepted during the period of September 28, 2011 to November 20, 2011. Electors wishing to register for the first time must produce two pieces of identification that provide evidence of the applicant’s identity and place of residence, one of which must include the applicant’s signature or alternately, provide two pieces of identification verifying identity in addition to making a solemn declaration as to the applicant’s place of residence.

ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS Q RESIDENT ELECTORS: • age 18 or older; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • a resident of the District of Lantzville for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: • age 18 or older; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • a registered owner of real property in the District of Lantzville for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not entitled to register as a resident elector; and • not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law; and • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of owners, register as a non-resident property elector. Non-resident property owners are strongly encouraged to register in advance due to the specific information required for a complete registration. Please contact the Chief Election Officer for detailed information.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS Beginning Tuesday, October 4, 2011, until the close of general voting for the election on Saturday, November 19, 2011, a copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature, be available for public inspection at the District of Lantzville office, 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays). An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Actt until 4:00 pm on Friday, October 14, 2011. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the District of Lantzville and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has since been deceased or is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the District of Lantzville. Additional information may be obtained by contacting: Donna Smith, Chief Election Officer Telephone: 250.390.4006 Email: donna@lantzville.ca

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Tuesday â—† NANAIMO POTTERY Co-op meeting, 7:30 p.m., pottery studio, lower level at Bowen Park Centre. For more information www. nanaimopottery.com

Wednesday ◆ BEGINNER’S TAI Chi at Maffeo Sutton Park from 6-7 p.m. For further information call 250-753-5930 or e-mail maryliz@shaw. ca.

â—† INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Administrative Professionals presents Above the Line: Achieving Results from 6-8 p.m. at the Harbourview Days Inn. 250-7161030 for details.

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workshop hosted by Alzheimer Society of B.C. for people who would like to learn more about dementia. 9:30 a.m. to noon at Christ Community Church, 2221 Bowen Rd. Free event. Contact 250-734-4170 or jhope@alzheimerbc.org

to register or for more information. â—† NANAIMO HORTICULTURAL Society hosts its monthly meeting at Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre, 6234 Spartan Rd., at 7:30 p.m. Non-members always welcome.

www.nanaimobulletin.com â—† BASTION CITY Nanaimo Probus Club for retired and semi-retired men and women meet at 10 a.m. at Beban Park Social Centre. New members welcome. 250-754-2552.

Thursday â—† GARLAND COULSON hosts a YouTube marketing tips session from 7-9 p.m. at Beban Park Social Centre. Seating is limited to 35 people and there is a cost. Register at

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Friday ◆ OPEN HEART Society meets at 2 p.m. at ABC Restaurant on Mary Ellen Drive. Topic of discussion will be how open heart surgery affects outlook on life and how productivity can be regained. 250-248-8751. ◆ NANAIMO DOWNTOWN Farmers’ Market runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pioneer Plaza beside the Bastion. Fresh local produce, jams, baking, meat and crafts. ◆ SPAGHETTI SUPPER at Trinity United Church, 6234 Spartan Rd., at 5 p.m.

Saturday â—† NANAIMO THEATRE Group holds its auditions for its annual panto from 2-5 p.m. For details visit www. nanaimotheatregroup. com. â—† BASTION CITY Wanderers Volksport Club hosts a six and 10-km Nanoose walk. Registration at 9 a.m. in the Schooner Cover Marina Resort parking lot and the walk starts at 9:30 a.m. For more information call 250756-9796.

Monday ◆ NANAIMO FAMILY Life Association hosts its personal boundaries workshop from 12:30-3 p.m. at 1070 Townsite Rd. To preregister phone 250754-3331 ext. 716. ◆ MOODY BLUES Group for men with depression, hosted by the Men’s Resource Centre at 418D Fitzwilliam St.

from 6-8 p.m. All men welcome. 250-7161551 for more information. ◆ NANAIMO HOSPICE offers a grief and loss information session from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Hospice House, 1729 Boundary Ave. For details or to register phone 250-7588857 or e-mail info@ nanaimohospice.com. ◆ SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT Transitions is holding a free ‘Power Interviews’ workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at 101-155 Skinner St. To register, contact 250-7140085. ◆ NANAIMO FAMILY History Society hosts its general meeting at 1:30 p.m. at Beban Park Social Centre. Topic is 19th Century agricultural labourers and female servants in England. Visitors welcome.

Ongoing â—† HARBOUR CITY Senior Quilters meet Tuesdays from noon to 3 p.m. at Bowen Park. No experience necessary, all supplies provided. 250-756-9149. â—† STUDIO 366 hosts an open house fourth Saturday of each month from 1-4 p.m. to allow people to learn more about its community art studio space. Visit www.startwithart.ca for details. â—† COUNCIL OF F Senior Citizens Organizations is an advocacy group devoted to improving the quality of life for all seniors. Organizations or individuals wishing to affiliate can contact 604-576-9734 or e-mail ecbayer@ shaw.ca.

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uring their first collaboration, playwright Frank Moher had actor Lorne Cardinal performing as a gay architect and kissing a mime. That was during Cardinal’s last days as a student at University of Alberta, and Moher was the playwright commissioned to create an end-of-year piece. Although they have no plans to re-stage that play, Cardinal and Moher are working together once again on Western Edge Theatre’s production of Copper Thunderbird, which follows the challenging life of aboriginal artist Norval Morrisseau. “It’s not a biography of his life,” Cardinal said. Rather, the play, written by Marie Clements, follows three different phases or shadows of Morrisseau’s life and the people who weave in and out. Morrisseau, who spent his final years in Nanaimo, was a celebrated Canadian artist, dubbed Picasso of the North by French media, whose paintings were recognized for their brilliant colours and thick black outlines. Morrisseau hobnobbed with the cream of society in Montreal, New York and Los Ange-

les before falling into alcohol and drug addiction. He eventually overcame those issues with the help of a street kid he befriended, Gabor Vardas, who eventually became his adopted son and manager. “You get to understand what he was going through,” Cardinal said. Cardinal understands what it’s like to be a popular and famous aboriginal Canadian like Morrisseau. He spent six season playing Sgt. Davis Quinton on the hit television series Corner Gas. “I’ve been quite busy since the show closed,” Cardinal said. After the end of the series, Cardinal returned to the stage – his first love – touring the play Thunderstick with Royal Canadian Air Farce alumni Craig Lauzon to five cities. After Copper Thunderbird, he travels to Kamloops to star in another play before jetting off to Ottawa for an all-aboriginal production of King Lear at the arts theatre. In addition to acting in the Shakespearean play, he’s also the assistant director and shooting a ‘making of ’ documentary about the play. He said he’s not afraid to use the cache of Corner Gas to get bums in seats for theatre productions. “What I got my training in is

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Lorne Cardinal, known for his role as Sgt. Davis Quinton on the television series Corner Gas, plays artist Norval Morrisseau in a production of Copper Thunderbird by Western Edge Theatre.

theatre,” he said. While film and television pays the bills, theatre offers beautifully written, crafted stories told in sequence and offers an instant audience reaction. The two-week rehearsal periods allow an actor to thoroughly explore a character. Although for Copper Thunderbird, the production has already been blocked out and

workshopped and is just waiting for the final touches. “They’re already in full swing – I’ve got some catching up to do,” Cardinal said. Western Edge Theatre’s production of Copper Thunderbird opens at Nanaimo Centre Stage, 25 Victoria Rd., Sept. 21 and ends Sept. 25. Tickets $10-22. Please visit www.westernedgetheatre.org. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

After a year-long hiatus due to government funding cuts, Western Edge Theatre returns with a four-play season, beginning Sept. 21 with Copper Thunderbird. Following that is The Dishwashers, by Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Morris Panych. Set in the basement of an expensive restaurant, the play features three workingclass heroes: Dressler, the philosophizing team boss; Moss, an indeterminately old guy; and the newcomer, Emmett. When the latter decides they need to unionize, the trio confronts that messiest dish of all – change. Runs Oct. 28-29, and Nov. 4-6. In 2012, the company presents Tennessee Williams’s classic play The Glass Menagerie, about faded southern belle Amanda Wingfield, her demure, hobbled daughter Laura, and their “Gentleman Caller.” The play, featuring Lorna McLellan as Amanda, runs Feb. 10-11, 17-19. The season concludes with Dry the Rain, by Mark Stubbings. His characters Agnes and Clayton are the liveliest couple in their retirement home, but in this unsentimental comedy-drama, that doesn’t make them either “feisty” or “lovable.” It is the fully staged piece in New Waves, a festival of staged readings of new plays by B.C. playwrights, which runs March 23 to April 1. All plays are featured at Nanaimo Centre Stage, 25 Victoria Rd. Please visit www. westernedgetheatre.org for more information.

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Artist Lillian D. Goertzen Phillips said she feels meditative when composing her paintings.

Artist captures moments Like a photog rapher looking through the lens of a camera, Lillian D. Goertzen Phillips captures moments. For her, the moments are captured through brush strokes in acrylics. “When I lose myself in a painting I find peace,” Phillips said. “The act of moving the paint on the canvas is like meditation, soothing and serene.” Phillips, a self-taught artist currently residing in Nanaimo, was drawn from an early age to artistic endeavours.

She was inspired by a great teacher and by her grandfather who was an artist, and her uncle who ran his own gallery in Denmark. Now with the birth of her granddaughter, Lily, she has found another muse. Phillips is moved by the incredible wonders, both on Vancouver Island and around the world. “When I feel the paint under the brush as I capture the likeness of a vista of mountains and lakes, whether in winter chill or summer splendour, it brings me such peace and soli-

tude,” she said. T he works in this exhibit reflect moments in time – they bring to life a passion-filled force and an urgent need to paint. Phillips will be at the opening reception for her exhibit at Nanaimo Arts Council gallery Friday (Sept. 16), 7-9 p.m. The show will be on display throughout September.

Take two of the nation’s best known blues personalities, put ‘em in a big ol’ Lincoln Town Car. Put speakers on the roof. Switch ‘em on. Send the boys out on a 30,000-kilometre blues cruise. Shake well. Add ice. Do all that and you’ll probably end up with Doc MacLean and Big Dave McLean on their National Steel Bad Boy Blues Tour, coming to Nanaimo Friday (Sept. 16) at Headliners. It’s the sixth annual National Steel blues tour, featuring songs and stories in-theround, performed on vintage National guitars. This year the schedule will include workshops at Long and McQuade, with Nanaimo’s set for the same day as the concert, beginning at 5 p.m. It’s not about fancy buses and slick, new guitars. It’s Doc and Big Dave driving through town to promote the show. Big Dave McLean has been at the center of Canadian blues for most of his 40-year career and has an extensive list of Juno and Maple Blues award nominations. Doc MacLean is a blues vagabond writing from the dark side of the blues highway, without managers, agents or record companies. The concert at Headliners, located next to Mrs. Riches at 165 Fraser St., begins at 8 p.m. Tickets $20; $17/blues society members. Please call 250-753-2323 for more information.

Volunteers at the Port Theatre will be decorating a traditional tutu in honour of the National Ballet of Canada’s 60-year anniversary. The Port Theatre tutu will become one of 60 – one to mark each year of the ballet’s existence – that will be on display with the national ballet. The volunteers chose a design that reflects the Salmon Coming Home carvings in the Port Theatre lobby. The tutu will be covered with dozens of lightly padded fish in an artistic, stylized fashion. Nanaimo’s tutu will go on display at the Port Theatre when the national ballet performs Sept. 30.

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VICTORIAN FASHIONS talk by guest curator Ivan Sayers of Nanaimo Museum exhibition Sept. 21, 2-4 p.m. Call 250-7531821.

MUSIC ALEX HICKS, Patrick and Nicole Johnson play Dinghy Dock Pub Tuesday (Sept. 13), 7 p.m. MYC SHARRATT BAND plays the Queen’s Wednesday (Sept. 14). MUSIC AT MIDDAY with

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BAD BOY BLUES with Big Dave and Doc McLean at Headliners, 165 Fraser St., Friday (Sept. 16) at 8 p.m. Tickets $20; $17/ blues members. Call 250-753-2323. THUNDERSTRUCK tribute to AC/DC at Port Theatre Saturday (Sept. 17) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $29.50. Call 250-754-8550. EMILY SPILLER and Alexandria Maillot and Alexander Reyes play Diners Rendezvous Saturday (Sept. 17) at 8 p.m. Tickets $20/ advance; $25/door. Call 250-740-1133.

PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of the City of Nanaimo that general voting day will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2011. Nominations are being received for the offices fi of:

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STATE OF SHOCK with guests play the Queen’s Sept. 15. Doors 9 p.m. Tickets $15/advance at Lucid, Tranceformations and Harbour City Music; $20/door. SARAH HAGEN and Friends perform coffee concert series at Port Theatre lobby Sept. 20 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets $25; $22/members; $15/students. Call 250-754-8550. INDIE FEST with Wool on Wolves, Matt Carter and Morgan Murray at Diners Rendezvous Sept. 21. Tickets $15/ advance; $20/door. Call 250-740-1133. HOLLERADO with guests Wildlife at the Queen’s Sept. 22. Doors 9 p.m. Tickets $10/ advance from Lucid, Tranceformations and Harbour City Music; $15/door. KIM CHURCHILL and

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THURSDAY NIGHT JAM at the Harewood Arms 8:30-11:30 p.m.

ART MOMENTS IN TIME by Lillian D. Goertzen Philips at Nanaimo Arts Council Gallery in September. Opening reception Friday (Sept. 16), 7-9 p.m. ART WITH BLOOMS gallery opening with Donna Wilk Saturday (Sept. 17), 2-5 p.m., at 2520 Myles Lake Rd. Call 250-5915190. WATERSCAPES MIGRATION by Gu Xiong at campus Nanaimo Art Gallery until Jan. 8. Artist’s talk Sept. 20 at noon. ARIZONA STUDIES by Alda Saunders at Art 10 Gallery in September. A SHARED JOURNEY Portraits by David Goatley at downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery until Sept. 24.

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Canadian citizen; 18 years of age or older on general voting day; resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day the nomination papers are fi filed; not disqualifi fied by the Local Government Actt or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office, fi and not otherwise disqualifi fied by law.

Nomination packages are now available and can be obtained from the Legislative Services Department located on the Second Floor of City Hall, 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo BC V9R 5J6, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

LADIES NIGHT at the Queen’s Tuesdays.

LUKE BLU GUTHRIE BAND plays Acme Food Co. Friday (Sept. 16).

LAUREN BUSH TRIO plays Acme Food Co. Saturday (Sept. 17).

Nomination documents must be delivered to the Legislative Services Department, Second Floor, City of Nanaimo, 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo BC V9R 5J6 and must be received by the Chief Election Officer fi or Deputy Chief Election Offi ficer no later than 4 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2011. (Originals of faxed documents must be received by the Chief Election Offi ficer by 4 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2011.)

OPEN JAM at the Queen’s Monday, with Kings Without.

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THE JJAYS play the Queen’s Friday (Sept. 16).

NOTICE OF NOMINATION PERIOD

Nomination documents will be received by the Chief Election Officer fi or a designated person from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2011 to 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2011. During that period the nomination documents shall only be received on regular office fi days and hours. Candidates wishing to file nomination documents should call the Legislative Services Department at (250) 755-4405 to make an appointment for fi filing.

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Natural elements depict landscape For an artist who works in nature, the wild beauty of Vancouver Island provides endless inspiration. Donna Wilk, a botanic materials artist, uses a paint palette found under people’s feet. She uses plant materials, such as leaves, stems, bark, roots and grasses and more from her large garden to re-create the natural landscape in her artwork. Gathering and processing the materials is a year-round activity, with frequent trips and hikes to remote areas to find just the right specimens. Every season provides a new array of colours and textures. Wilk’s love of nature took root during her formative years in Siberia, surrounded by the lush Siberian Taiga. “I am drawn to nature and feel most at home around trees and flowers,” she said. Her art falls into two distinct categories. The first, in the style of Japanese Oshibana, she works with whole plant elements, such as stems, leaves and blooms. In the second, she uses fragments of botanic elements in a brush-stroke or mosaic-like fashion, creating a ‘floral mosaic’. The term was coined by Urkov, a Russian artist, who influenced the direction and evolution of this form of art. This

method allows the artist to achieve light and shadow effects using fragments of different shades of pressed plant material to create images with detailed texture, depth and colour. “As I collect nature’s supplies I sense the energy that resides in them,” Wilk said. “Every new design is the result of tapping into this energy. I am thrilled that I can go directly to nature and use her own materials to emulate her abundant beauty.” The process is highly demanding requiring concentrated effort for prolonged periods. It is not unusual for artwork to take months to complete. The artist’s husband and son, both engineers, developed a unique hermetic sealing method to encase the art in a protective environment before framing to preserve the visual impact and depth of colour. Only high quality archival materials are used throughout including reflectionfree and UV-blocking glass. Wilk is exhibiting her latest work at her home gallery near Extension at 2520 Myles Lake Rd. The Art with Blooms gallery opening is set for Saturday (Sept. 17), 2-5 p.m. Original art and giclée prints will be available for sale. Please call 250-5915190 or visit www. artwithblooms.com.

In her piece Eagle Domain, artist Donna Wilk uses pressed and dried corn husks for the dramatic sky effect and the underside of silver poplar leaves to depict mountains in the distance. More examples can be seen at Art with Blooms gallery opening Saturday (Sept. 17). PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Six Canadian families are doing it! Can you? Chosen households from across the country are competing to use energy more wisely. The Energy Diet Challenge is their chance to lead by example and show how their smart mobility and choices at home can significantly reduce energy use. UÊFollow our com compe peti tito tors rs and and s see e how they y ttackl kle e th the e we w ekly challenges UÊMe Meas asur ure e an and d comp mpar a e your ur house seho hold ld’s ’s energy use with average Canadians’ UÊWe’ll help you keep a log of your energy consumption and track your progress

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You Can Help a Local Family Win The Belbin family are competing against five other households from across Canada for energy saving supremacy, and they need your vote. Alison, Grant, and their three kids, Drew, Kai, and Mara, love nothing more than spending time together enjoying the lakes, forests, and beaches around their Nanaimo home. These junk recycling franchisees see the effects of pollution and waste every day, and their energy saving habitss at home reflect it. The Belbins will be doing their part by saving water, energy, and fuel. Do your part by voting for them.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

LOST AND FOUND

TODD STANDLEY HUFFMAN, 1962-2011. Celebration of Life, Sat. Sept, 17, 1pm,The Cambie, Nanaimo, B.C. Appies & instruments welcome.

LOST: 1 control unit for hearing aid. Thursday in Avalon Cinema. Reward offered. (250)758-8142

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HELP WANTED

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MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees needed! Hospitals & Dr.’s need medical office & medical admin staff. No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1888-748-4126.

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DEATHS

DEATHS

Jacklin Lee McC Jackl Clungg (Jackie)

HELP WANTED DELIVERY PERSONS

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October 5, 1951 ~ August 12, 2011

FUNDRAISER

After battling cancer, Jackie passed away peacefully, in her 60th year, at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Sadly missed by her brothers, Rob (Martha), Mike (Karen); nieces, Heather, Penny, and Jen; nephew, James; step brothers: Bill McNally (Dawn), Jim McNally (Marie), and Ken McNally (Cindy). Predeceased by her father, Jim; mother, Shirley; stepmother, Joyce and nephew, Tim. She leaves behind her friends Ivan, Gill and many friends and co-workers at Walmart. Special thanks to Gill & Ivan and her Walmart family for all their help through this difficult time.

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In memory of Jackie, a Celebration of Life is planned for Sunday, September 18, 2011 in the Hemmingway Room at Howard Johnsons, 1 Terminal Ave. Ave Nanaimo, 2-4:30 p.m.. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowerss, the family would apprreciate donations to th he Canadian Cancer Sociiety.

Gordon Wilhelmson May 30, 1933 ~ Sept. 4, 2011 ~ Fisherman’s Prayer ~ God grant that I may live to fish, Until my dying day, And when it comes to my last cast, I then most humbly pray, When in the Lord’s safe landing net, I’m peacefully asleep, That in his mercy I be judged, As big enough to keep. Please join Fran and family for a Celebration of Life, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. Noon to 4 p.m. at the family’s home.

Clubs, Charitable Organizations, Schools / Church Groups, Sport Teams or Individuals! EARN MONEY delivering the Canpages Directories in Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum, Ladysmith and Chemainus. No selling involved. Call, fax or visit online for more info.

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LEMARE GROUP is currently seeking the following positions: • Log loader • Second Loader • Hoe chucker operator • Hook tender • Chaser • Processor • Off highway logging truck driver • Line loader Operator for the North Vancouver Island area. Full time union wages. Email resumes to office@lemare.ca or fax to 250-956-4888. MOTIVATED individual is needed for sales, clerical, light accounting & ... Experience with “QuickBooks” & in “optical industry” would be asset not essential. Email Resume to: mehran@smartt.com or fax: 1.250.933.1178 NANAIMO Non-Profit Housing Society seeks a Regular PartTime (15 days per month) Resident Building Maintenance Assistant. Email: BuildingsManager@gmail.com for full posting and application process. SENIOR LADY is seeking Handyperson to do all jobs (big & small). 250-758-4587.

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Power House Living Foods Co. is Nanaimo’s Premier Raw Food & Juice Bar. We believe that eating plant based foods in their natural state provides Pure Energy. Vegan - Pure Natural Juices, Superfoods, Smoothies, Fresh Nut Mylks, and a wide range of Salads, Raw Pizza, Desserts & Energy Bars are among the many items prepared daily. We are seeking highly motivated, health conscious individuals, with amazingly positive attitudes who are enthusiastic team players. Knowledge of raw food preparation and juice bar service experience an asset, but not required. Foodsafe is required. If this describes you - send a resume to: Box #350 C/O Nanaimo News Bulletin, 777 Poplar St., Nanaimo, BC, V9S 2H7

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The Lemare Group is currently seeking a heavy duty mechanic for the North Vancouver Island area. Full time, union wages. Email resume to office@lemare.ca or fax to: 250-956-4888.

The Lemare group is currently seeking contract coastal hand fallers for the North Vancouver Island area. Full time, union wages. Email resume to: office@lemare.ca or fax 250-956-4888.

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We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfield construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfield roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

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RECEPTIONIST REQUIRED The successful candidate will possess excellent customer service skills, have experience with all aspects of front office procedures including, exceptional phone mannerism, positive & enthusiastic team spirit, impeccable communication & organization skills, data entry, typing 60+ wpm, booking appointments, faxing & filing. Experience with Quickbooks, Microsoft Outlook & Microsoft Word an asset. Reply with resume to: Box #348 C/O Nanaimo News Bulletin, 777 Poplar St., Nanaimo, BC, V9S 2H7

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PETRO-CANADA - Coastal Mountain Fuels is a wholesale fuel Company specializing in home heating oil deliveries, commercial fuel and lubricant sales. We have several branches located throughout Vancouver Island and currently have one opening based out of our Campbell River location. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP/OPERATIONS The responsibilities of this position include: Managing new and existing customer relationships including: follow-up on sales leads and generating new leads. Dispatching our fleet of fuel and lubricant trucks on North Vancouver Island as well as coordinating our truck maintenance program. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in sales and customer service. A minimum Class 3 driver’s license and a general knowledge of commercial truck maintenance. Applicants with the following would be preferred: Class 1 Drivers License, Experience with dangerous goods, and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite. Salary range: TBD depending on experience. Please send your resume, including references to: Stephen Gabrysh 1720 Maple Street Campbell River, BC V9W 3G2 Or by email: sgabrysh@cmfuels.ca Fax: 250287-7880 Closing Date: September 23, 2011

ORAL SURGEON’S OFFICE has immediate opening for an Office Assistant/Receptionist. Ideal candidate will possess friendly and professional telephone etiquette. Previous office experience a definite asset. This is a permanent part-time position. After initial training period, anticipated hours will be 3-4 hours daily (MondayFriday) with a start time of 3 pm. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Please forward resume to: kcormons@islandoms.ca by Sept 18/11.

SALES CENTRA Windows an established, employee-owned organization with great working environment is seeking a Window Sales Representative based in our Nanaimo office. This is an excellent opportunity in an established marketplace, for a motivated and individual. This is a sales position, that includes selling renovation windows. Will train the right person. www.centra.ca Please forward resume to careers@centra.ca

TRADES, TECHNICAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN required in a very busy General Motors dealership. We offer a Health Benefits plan, modern well-equipped facility, great training& above average compensation! If interested call or email Jasyson Kowalchuk 306.331.7766 j.kowalchuk1@sasktel.net. Echo Valley GM Fort Qu Appelle, SK. HELP WANTED Journeyman or Apprentice Heavy Equipment Technician, Kindersley, SK. Extremely busy independent shop. Wage based on education and experience. Benefits package. Fax 306463-4822 or email mid.plains@sasktel.net.

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APPLIANCES

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

HOMES FOR RENT

SUITES, UPPER

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

JUNK TO THE DUMP. Jobs Big or small, I haul it all! I recycle & donate any useable items to local charities. Call Sean, 250-741-1159.

GE STAINLESS STEEL appliances: micro-wave, wall oven, cook top range, hood, dbl fridge (ice machine), 2 yrs old, $4000. (250)585-6935.

EAGLEPOINT: 2bdrm +den, large, bright, clean, 5appl’s, incl hot water, incredible ocean views. $1000 +utils. Oct. 1st. 1 (250)756-2064

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

BICYCLES

ACORN HOME SERVICES Home improvements. Repairs. Doors/windows. Custom made arbors, decks, sunrooms, awnings, fences & lots more! Garry, 250-591-7474. www.acornhomeservices.ca

NOTICE: $100 CASH CREDIT! To show our DISGUST over the way the whole HST tax was handled, and to avoid confusion about when (if) we may get a tax credit again for ELECTRIC BIKES, Cyber City is offering a $100.00 CASH CREDIT on all Electric Bikes purchased during September 2011! Come in today for your FREE Test Ride!

DO-IT-YOURSELF STEEL buildings Priced to Clear. Make an Offer! Ask About Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

NANAIMO DOWNTOWN 3 bdrm,1.5 bath, on-site laundry. NS/NP. $900. 250-754-1547.

NANAIMO (College area)- 4 bdrm house, 2 bath, garage/carport, 5 appls. N/S. Refs, 1 yr lease. $1450+ utils. Avail now. (604)552-4161. UNIVERSITY AREA, cute, cozy 3 bdrm, 1 bath. Wood/gas, Oct. 1, N/S. Refs. $1150 mo. (250)716-6902.

BRECHIN 3BDRM, close to shop/bus/ferries. Ocean views. Lrg deck, family area. N/P. $1050/mo. (250)753-6681

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is Not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

BUILDING SALE... “Rock bottom prices” 25x40x12 $7350. 30x60x15 $12,700. 35x70x16 $15,990. 40x80x16 $20,990. 47x100x18 $25,800. 60x140x20 $50,600. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers Direct 1-800-668-5422.

ROOMS FOR RENT

HAMMOND BAY newer 3Bdrm + office, 2bath, bright, hardwood & tile throughout, 2 car garage, brand new appliances, mins from beach, on bus route, large living area, vaulted ceilings, avail now. $1500. NS/NP. (250)667-4330

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

AGILE HOME REPAIR & Improvement. Fully insured, interior/exterior repairs and upgrades. Ian 250-714-8800. ALL TRADES- Home updates? Hardwood, Tile, Laminate, Kitchen & Bath Renos. All exterior Roofing, Siding, Decks & Fencing. References available. 250-722-0131. BLUE OX Home Services. Expert Handyman & Renovation Services: plumbing, electrical, carpentry, drywall, tiling, painting, lawn & garden. Refs avail. Insured. 250-713-4409.

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

MR. SPARKLE CLEANING SERVICES “Since 1992” Roof Demossing, Vinyl Siding, Gutter & Window Cleaning

RENOVATION SPECIALIST: Ticketed Carpenter. Concrete, Decks, siding, stairs, framing, doors, windows, wood & laminate flooring. Free estimates. Kevin, 250-585-4871

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COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUTER PRO $25 service call for home or office. Mobile Certified Technician. Senior’s Discounts. 250-802-1187. U-NEED-A-NERD Friendly onsite professional computer, website and design services. Jason is BACK! 250-585-8160 or visit: jasonseale.com

MOVING & STORAGE 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.

EAVESTROUGH

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

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

QUALITY YARD CARE Clean-up, lawn & garden maintenance, hedge trimming. Free Estimates. Licenced. (250)616-4286, (250)751-1517 ROB’S YARD Work. Reliable, honest. No job too small. Lawn maintenance, hedging, power washing, gutters, haul away. Insured. Free estimates. (250)729-5411

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

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

N A N A I M O G A R BAG E . C O M Yard & house clean outs, low trimming. Mulch.250-927-6477

MOVING must sell $180,000 OR BEST OFFER. Super 2 bedroom condo. Parking, storage, balcony, new appliances, washer,dryer,shelving. 250 754-2552 sandraketchum@gmail.com

FOR SALE BY OWNER FRIENDLY FRANK 20 POUNDS of rags, beautifully cut, $12. Call (250)753-1924 2 BEAUTIFUL steel frame for futon, can be a bed(new) $99. 250-713-4191 BACK BOARD inverter $99. 250-245-9654

CAPE COD chair a-one condition $25. Miniature 4ft Green house $10. 250-741-7424

PAINTING A-ONE PAINTING and Wallpapering. Serving Nanaimo for 28 years . Senior Discount. Free estimates. 250-741-0451 Vancouver Island Painting Interior ~ Exterior FREE ESTIMATES. (250) 667-1189

DYNAMITE DEAN’S Rubbish Removal. Prompt, professional service. “No Messing Around!” 250-616-0625, 250-754-6664. FREE QUOTES, Large Truck: Rubbish Removal, yard waste etc. Same day service, starting $35.- $65/load + disposal fees. Moving, deliveries. Jason, 250-668-6851.

TELEPHONE SERVICES A FREE telephone service Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464.

PETS PET CARE SERVICES CAT SITTING: I’ll care for your cherished feline(s) in my clean, quiet, loving home (no cages). Now accepting bookings. 7 day minimum stay. Long term rates available. 250-740-5554

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

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CAMERA, CANON EOS3000 SLR with 28-80mm lens. $25. 250-729-7088.

RUBBISH REMOVAL GARDENING

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T he first weekend of pre-season hockey went pretty much how the coach might have expected – scrambly to start, but more structured as the games went on. The Nanaimo Clippers split their first two exhibitions on Saturday and Sunday against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, losing 5-4 the first night at Port Alberni before posting an 8-1 win the following afternoon at Frank Crane Arena. “We got better from one game to the next one, which was one of our goals,” said Mike Vandekamp, Clippers coach. “Not just on the scoreboard, but we played better, too.” On Saturday on the road there was ugly hockey from both sides, Vandekamp said. “But our compete level was better here in the second game. We looked a little bit more structured and obviously the result was better.” Fo l l ow i n g F r i d ay ’s

intrasquad g ame at Frank Crane, the Clippers reduced their roster from 40 to 27. O n S at u rd ay Ky l e Kramer, Jesse Neher, Ryan Wells and Ryan Hunter scored goals for the Clippers. The next day eight different players tallied, with Brayden Jaw, Colton Cyr, Josh Phillips, Trevor Fitzgerald, Brett Hartskamp, Brendan Taylor, Andrew Gladiuk and Neher lighting the lamp. Billy Faust went the distance in goal in Sunday’s win.

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We got better from one game to the next one. Vandekamp said he’s still very much assessing players right now and suggested there will be further roster subtractions before the next preseason game. “We learned lots more about our players that we have here and we’re going to be able to make some decisions,” he said. The Shipmen will host

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Nanaimo Clippers sniper Andrew Gladiuk scores a goal against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in B.C. Hockey League pre-season action on Sunday at Frank Crane Arena.

the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Wednesday (Sept. 14) at Frank Crane Arena. “We’re going to be, I would think, a smarter team,” said the coach. “We should look like a more organized and structured

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team every game we play now moving forward.” The Clippers should also be a little bit fresher, as they were scheduled to have a day off Monday after six straight days of skating. Vandekamp said team concepts and sys-

tems will be introduced bit by bit, with more of that work beginning next week. GAME ON … Wednesday’s contest will start at 7 p.m. and tickets will be available at the door. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

Newest turf hosts its first game action The City of Nanaimo opened the playing surface and the John Barsby Bulldogs took care of the rest. The ’Dawgs defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 36-0 on Friday evening as part of the opening ceremonies of the new artificial turf surface at Beban Park’s Merle Logan Field. “This field is a welcome new addition to our existing recreational facilities…” s a i d M ayo r Jo h n Ruttan. “This means more groups will have a home base at which to enjoy their sport.” The second turf surface, a $1.8-million project, was immediately lauded as far superior to the adjacent turf, a harder surface. “The carpet looks like the big, expensive part, but the real meat and potatoes of this kind of field is underneath,” said Richard Harding, director of parks and recreation. The first turf surface at Beban opened in 2005, dedicated in memory of soccer board member and broadcaster Merle Logan. ◆ See ‘FIELD’ /37

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career passing yards, and coach Matthew “Snoop” Blokker moved to second alltime in coaching wins. Blokker credited the rest of his staff for Saturday’s big win, mentioning how defensive coordinator Doug Hocking’s D eliminated Westshore’s pass game, while offensive coordinator Daryl

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V.I. Raiders linebacker Glenn Boyce hits Westshore Rebels quarterback Cat Todorovich during Saturday afternoon’s Canadian Junior Football League game at Caledonia Park. The Raiders won 52-8.

touchdown, instead. “He got his eyes upfield and didn’t cross the line of scrimmage and he delivered the ball perfectly…” Blokker said. “When he starts to get dialled

in it’s a different game and we saw that.” The Rebels looked to have a good thing going on their first drive, running the ball the length of the field before Raiders

DB Adam Laurensse picked off a pass in the endzone, his first of two picks on the day. The game tur ned early in the second quarter. After Smith caught a touchdown to

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Rodgers’s play calling exposed the Rebels’ pass coverage. “We saw on film a couple things and they didn’t want to adjust to it,” said Blokker. “They didn’t want to cover [Andrew Smith]. I give a lot of credit to coach DR because one of the hardest things to do as a coordinator is keep running the same play.” Smith ended up with a monster game, making six catches for 184 yards and two touchdowns. The most memorable catch of the day, however, was an easy basket catch by Matt Sawyer for the Raiders’ final TD. Pass protection broke down and Yantz had to duck two different Rebels tackles and scramble out of the pocket. He could have gained the first down with his feet, but had the wherewithal to turn the play into a

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The V.I. Raiders, coming off a bye week, were sharp. Boy, were they sharp. Nanaimo’s Canadian Junior Football League team beat Victoria’s Westshore Rebels 52-8 on Saturday at Caledonia Park. It was the Raiders’ umpteenth win over the Rebels, but this one was unique. The Raiders’ pass game was outstanding; in fact, it was record-setting – V.I. quarterbacks Jordan Yantz and Kurtis Bardua combined to throw for 498 yards, the most in team history. Nanaimo’s 732 yards of total offence Saturday were the second most in B.C. Football Conference history. Over the course of the afternoon, Yantz climbed to second all-time in BCFC

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◆ From /35 “We got the groups back again to make s u re we ’ re bu i l d ing it the way that users want,” Richard Harding said. “So we’ve worked with soccer, we’ve worked with the Nanaimo high school football teams, field lacrosse, field hockey and other sporting groups.” All those sports associations have already booked the field, and it’s even been booked for a high school foot-

VIU Mariners rock the boat Vancouver Island University’s sports teams have high hopes for their coming season and they want to share all the big games with their fans. The athletics department is holding a Rock the Boat rally on Wednesday (Sept. 14) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Island University gymnasium. The Mariners promise “crazy activities” and information on being a part of the VIU Nation sports boosters. In other Mariner news, the athletics department is looking to hire students for game-day duties for the coming seasons. The M’s are looking for people to play the part of mascots Blue Thunder and the VIU sturgeon. Scorekeepers and statisticians are also being sought. Call 250753-3245, ext. 6407 for more information.

PacificSport cheers coaches It’s that time of year in sports when coaches are pretty busy, and PacificSport Vancouver Island wants to applaud coaches’ efforts. Coaches Week activities will include a breakfast Sept. 23 at the Coast Bastion Inn, when national team rowing coach Mike Spracklen will be the keynote speaker. Coaches Week also includes coaching workshops titled Coaches’ Mental Health and and Introduction and Practical Strategies for Stress Management. PacificSport suggests the courses could be beneficial not only for coaches, but also for sport administrators or parents of competitive athletes. For more information or to register, please visit www.pacificsport. com/vanisle or call 250740-6572.

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ball playoff game Nov. 11. “So they better make the playoffs,” Harding joked. Ruttan concluded Friday’s opening with a ceremonial kickoff, but parks and rec chairwoman Diana Johnstone said it’s young people who will really get their kicks on the playing field. “This type of field encourages more youth to be active and healthy,” she said. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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Barsby Bulldogs running back Brad Robson gets away from a Holy Cross Crusaders opponent to gain yardage during Friday’s exhibition game on the new artificial turf surface at Merle Logan Field.

Barsby wins in home turf-debut

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REIGNING CHAMPS start pre-season with 36-0 shutout.

Last season ended perfectly, and this season has gotten off to a perfect start. The John Barsby Bulldogs AA varsity team began its exhibition schedule Friday with a 36-0 shutout of the Holy Cross Crusaders at Beban

Park’s Merle Logan Field. The ’Dawgs, defending provincial champions, were honoured with the right to be a part of the new field’s opening ceremonies. Right away, they turned the turf game into a track meet, finishing with 322 rushing yards. Nathan Berg led the offence with eight carries for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Jacob Odynsky added 93 yards and a TD on four carries and Brad

NDSS falls to tough opponent The Nanaimo District Islanders took on a high-calibre opponent and made a game of it. The NDSS Islanders Tier 2 varsity football team lost its pre-season opener 43-28 to the AA varsity Ballenas Whalers on Friday at the school field. ND is on the road this coming weekend and will return home to play G.P. Vanier on Sept. 23 in a 1:45 p.m. kickoff.

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Robson had five carries for 68 yards and a TD. Quarterback Isaac Mitchell was 3-for-8 with a touchdown pass to Dylan Sanford. Defensively, Berg had five tackles and a sack and Jordan Kuziek, Robert Morris and Robson had six tackles each. GAME ON … The Bulldogs’ next action is against Abbotsford Collegiate on the road Friday (Sept. 16). sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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Mariners soccer wins convincingly Both of Vancouver Island University’s soccer teams were goal-getters to start the season. The VIU Mariners men’s and women’s sides both won their first B.C. Colleges’ Athletic Association regular-season games Saturday in North Vancouver against the Capilano Blues. Both games finished with 3-1 scores. In the first contest, the Blues women struck first, scoring the only goal of the first half even though the Mariners controlled most of the play. Emma Johansson subbed in at halftime and made an immediate impact, scoring twice to give her team the lead. Caity Genereaux added an insurance marker. “We stayed focused and it was a matter of time before we scored,” said Anup Kang, Mariners coach, in a press release. “Emma has improved every day during pre-season; real happy to see her get the two goals.” He also mentioned that goalkeeper Shelby Walker made a great save just before halftime to keep the game in reach for VIU. The men’s Mariners took the pitch right after and were pressured in the early stages of the

game by Capilano, surrendering the opening goal on a closerange shot. Coach Bill Merriman said in a press release that Cap’s goal was a “wake-up call” for his VIU team, which responded right away. The Mariners’ first goal of the season was a strange one, as Matt Mehrassa made a long throw in that skipped off a defender’s head for an own-goal. Striker Jared Stephens then scored goals two minutes apart later in the first half to give the visitors an insurmountable lead. The M’s had to finish the game with 10 men after Ben Leggett was red-carded on a call the team disagreed with. “The Mariners managed to keep their composure and adjusted to playing with 10 men,” Merriman said. “The Mariners were full marks for their win.” GAME ON … Next action for VIU’s soccer teams is this Saturday (Sept. 17) when the M’s hold their home openers at Mariner Field against the Douglas Royals. The women take the pitch at 1 p.m. followed by the men at 3 p.m. On Sunday, VIU faces Kwantlen at noon and 2 p.m.

First-place team just keeps rolling

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Nanaimo Redmen receiver Alex Kutra gains yards on a run play against the Meadow Ridge Knights on Sunday at Pioneer Park.

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The game was in doubt for a couple of quarters of football, but the Nanaimo Redmen turned it on when they needed to. The city’s Vancouver Mainland Football Lea gue midget team won

its home opener Sunday, defeating the Meadow Ridge Knights 21-3 at May Richards Bennett Pioneer Park. The Knights had the better of a penalty-filled first half, leading 3-0 at halftime, but the Redmen made the necessary adjustments. Todd Hansen came in at quarterback and threw three

touchdown passes, all of them to Alex Kutra. On defence, Jordan Pugh, Jaxxen Wylie and Mike Haverstock had interceptions and coach Sean Roden said in a press release that the rest of the defence was solid. Nanaimo’s next game is also at home, Sunday (Sept. 18) at 1 p.m. against the Burnaby Lions.

◆ From /36 “When we create a turnover, we make teams pay for it. Whenever they turn the ball over, one or two plays later we’re in the endzone,” Matt Blokker said. “That sure kills a team and kills their spirit.” Victoria got a huge game from its tailback Greg Morris, who gained 205 yards. The Rebels’ pass game, in contrast, was nowhere to be found as the team’s QBs combined to go 0-for-14 for zero yards and two interceptions. Raiders linebacker Andrew Oake, who had a game-high six tackles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown, said his team didn’t expect to blow out the improved Rebels the way they did. “We did make mistakes in this game,” he said. “There’s always things you’ve got to fix in practice. It’s going to make us see where we need to improve and we’re going to get better. Even beter than we are now.” GRID BITS … Yantz finished the game 18-for-27 for 386 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. Raiders tailback Jordan Botel gained 136 yards on 12 carries and scored a TD. On defence, Ranji Atwall had six tackles and Teddy Ash, James Riley and Ash Gayat had sacks … The Raiders visit the Kamloops Broncos on Saturday (Sept. 17). sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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