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Kai Verbrugge gets off a big kick as teammate Katelyn Maybie and rival Jack Barrett give chase Saturday on the opening day of North Island Youth Soccer play in Port McNeill. Both teams are from Port McNeill. More soccer coverage, see page 21. J.R. Rardon photo

Teresa Bird Gazette staff PORT McNEILL – A local doctor has been disciplined for unprofessional conduct, said the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. Dr. Margaret Jane Clelland, a general practitioner at the Port McNeill Medical Clinic, has admitted unprofessional conduct in an incident in March 2009, when she issued prescriptions to an individual when she knew that the prescribed medications were not for that patient’s personal use, said a press release from the college. As well, Clelland admitted she was aware that the individual had submitted or planned to submit a claim for the cost of the prescribed medications to his third-party insurer. Dr. Clelland has reimbursed the insurer in full for the cost of the claimed prescription benefits, noted the release.

As part of her discipline, Dr. Clellend has consented to having her status transferred from Full – General/Family Practice class to the Conditional – Disciplined class, effective Feb. 9, 2011. Dr. Clelland will continue to practice in Port McNeill, but under several conditions including a formal written reprimand from the college, the establishment of a mentorship with a local physician approved by the College; participation in continuing medical education in the areas of ethics and professionalism as directed by the College; attendance for an interview at the College for the purpose of reviewing the education undertaken and to discuss her understanding of and insight into her conduct; and compliance with the monitoring of her practice. This is a first offense for Dr. Clelland, said the college.

Woman found not guilty in husband’s death Paul Rudan Black Press A Zeballos woman who stabbed her common-law husband in the heart has been found not guilty of manslaughter. Family and friends of Marguerite John gasped as B.C. Supreme Court Justice Douglas Halfyard found her not guilty April 15 in

Campbell River. “…the Crown has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused did not act in self-defence… It follows that, when the accused stabbed Russell John, she was not committing an unlawful act,” said the judge. There was no argument that the 33-year-old stabbed

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Russell John, 41, in the heart on the morning of March 7, 2009. They had spent the previous night drinking, arguing and fighting in a trailer on the Ehattesaht First Nation Reserve. At some point she kicked Russell out of the trailer and he went to sleep at his uncle’s home nearby. In the morning, Marguerite

awoke and was angry to find her trailer in disarray as well as her front door key missing. Still drunk, she went to the house where Russell was to “straighten him out.” Russell was sleeping, and was still impaired himself, when she slapped him to awaken him from his stupour. But he didn’t have her

key and they began arguing again. And then she stabbed him once in the chest. The knife missed his ribs and punctured his heart. A pathologist testified at trial that it wouldn’t have taken much force to inflict the fatal wound. The defence offered no evidence at trial. But

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Dead husband had history of abuse from page 1 Marguerite attempted to stop the blood loss and called 911. “I stabbed him in the chest…he’s bleeding to death, we need an ambulance fast!…Russell, wake up!” Marguerite said through her sobs, in an audio recording of the 911 call heard during the trial. But less than an hour later, Russell was dead. Soon after, Marguerite was

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charged with murder, but that was later reduced to manslaughter. She’s been on bail since then. The night before the stabbing, she had inflicted a minor cut to his chest with a knife, and in June 2007, she had stabbed him in the chest with a large piece of glass. For his part, Russell had four criminal convictions for assault. Two were for assaulting his former common-law wife and

one for assaulting Marguerite in 2001. The court also heard that he had choked

“Now you can go home and see your babies.” Marguerite on three previous occasions. The two had lived together, off and on, for 12 years and had

two children together. In his decision, Justice Halfyard said the Crown did not prove that Marguerite wasn’t acting in selfdefence and found her not guilty on the single count of manslaughter. Marguerite cried after hearing the decision and embraced family and friends outside the courtroom “Now you can go home and see your babies,” said one woman as she hugged Marguerite.

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Candidate views on aquaculture A federal election will be held May 2, and six candidates are now vying to represent Vancouver Island North in Ottawa. To help voters get to know the candidates better, the North Island Gazette has asked each candidate to answer three questions. The answers to one question will be published here weekly. Last week candidates weighed in on oil tankers on the B.C. Coast. Answers can be found at www.northislandgazette.com, click on the Elections tab.

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This week’s question: How do you picture the aquaculture industry developing in the next decade?

Jason Draper, Independent

John Duncan, Conservative

We are all aware of the potential environmental impact of fish farms, and I assume that is what your question is referring to. I believe the decision by the BC Supreme court to make marine finfish aquaculture a matter of federal jurisdiction is a mistake. As an MP, I would push for new legislation to turn the management of the fisheries over to the closest competent level of government as possible, which of course would be provincial, as I do not believe that what might be best for the maritime or northern aquaculture industry would also be best in BC. It is also my understanding that there is a court ordered moratorium on both expansion and new farm licenses issued. Any time a court has to step in like this simply means the industry has run away from the apparently inadequate legislation to govern the industry. A reworking of the legislation is required, either on the federal or provincial level or both. I would add that I would like to see more duality of responsibility / stewardship put on the industry owners, with very tough penalties for the grossly negligent.

In terms of aquaculture, our Conservative party believes in creating and supporting jobs in coastal communities. A re-elected Conservative government will continue to work to support aquaculture that is strictly regulated and operating transparently. Our Conservative Government has invested over $70 million to improve environmental monitoring and science. The Province will remain a key player in aquaculture. It will continue to issue tenures where operations take place, in either the marine or freshwater environment, and manage business aspects of aquaculture such as work place health and safety within the province. It will be important for the sustainability of the aquaculture industry that they follow the rules and find ways to innovate and keep a social licence to farm fish in BC. Now and in the future.

Mike Holland, Liberal

Ronna-Rae Leonard, NDP

The world is watching, to see which way BC and Canada goes. Will we move to closed containment and protect our The aquaculture industry has the potential to be a key wild salmon, or will we continue on with harmful open net provider of much-needed jobs in North Island communities fish farm practices? New Democrats introduced the Wild that desperately need an economic boost. But we must not Salmon Protection Act last year that would see harmful fish imperil wild stocks, and all the industry and jobs that rely farms move to safe closed containment. At the same time, we on the health of the fishery. The evidence that exposure to are committed to ensuring that we protect the employment open-net farms could lead to mortality in wild salmon stocks that aquaculture provides. Through a considered transition is growing, and this must stop. I want a Liberal government process, this is entirely possible. to commit to the development and funding of closed-containIt is quite natural for people to be concerned about their ment technology, and improve Federal transparency into the jobs. While large corporations made out quite well under science and economics of aquaculture. the Conservatives during the recession, middle-class famiScientists should not be muzzled; we must push for and lies found themselves struggling. People on the North Island saw their traditional jobs rely on sound science. But the science questions must be evaporating before their eyes, so it is no wonder they are worried that a move to closed containment might affect the job they depend on to care for their families. The NDP will settled so we can move forward. ensure that their jobs are protected while we quickly move towards a sustainable system so that they continue to have jobs for many years to come. This election offers people an opportunity to send a strong message to those who will stand up for wild salmon and our amazing ocean ecosystem. The way to stand up for wild salmon and protect our coastline is to defeat conservatives and elect New Democrats.

Sue Moen, Green

Fisheries management has two fundamental goals, both science-based: (1) protecting biodiversity and the ecological processes that underlie marine ecosystems and the fishery; and (2) managing commercial species through the precautionary approach. Management decisions will be based on these goals and not on regional employment or political considerations. I would work to move open-net fish farms to land immediately. Although there is increasing proof that ocean-based closed-containment farms are economically viable, any concentrated animal feedlot operation (CAFO), on land or in the ocean, is eventually damaging to the environment and to animal and human health. I would support the owners and workers to implement more sustainable models on land that would employ as many or more people, contribute to local food security and develop waste management plans that could create other revenue streams. Wastes from the open-net operations, along with other kinds of pollution, contaminate shellfish and thus affect the profit and jobs associated with that industry. Pollution also has adverse effects on the jobs in wilderness, eco- and other tourism and on First Nations and other fisheries. Green Party of Canada policies to establish marine habitat reserves large enough to revive and sustain stocks of marine life of all species through their complete life cycles; to apply the precautionary principle; and to split the Department of Fisheries & Oceans into three distinct areas of responsibility (Management; Monitoring & Enforcement; & Research) will serve to ensure that all aquaculture operations serve all Canadians – safely, economically and through the generations.

Frank Martin, Marxist-Leninist Of particular concern in this election and in this riding is the control of our resources and the protection of our communities and of Mother Earth. These are three examples of the fight that must be won: Stop the export of raw logs, the clear-cutting of the forests and the shut-down of mills on the North Island. Our resources must be developed here, first and foremost for our use. Stop the Raven Coal Mine. It has nothing to do with developing our resources for our use and everything to do with destroying the land and the waters for the profits of overseas “investors”. It would bring irreparable harm to the people and the land and the waters from the Comox Valley to Port Alberni. Prevent the building of the Enbridge Pipeline and the shipping of oil from Kitimat. No oil tankers in our coastal waters! The MLPC says “Public ownership of these resources where the people decide their use and development is required. This starts with workers organizing themselves so as to elect governments that permit the people to exercise control over the natural resources and social wealth for purposes of building a pro-social and self-reliant economy which enters into relations of mutual benefit with others.”

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Candidates challenged Teresa Bird Gazette staff Four of six candidates for the federal election May 2, stated their point of view and answered questions from North Islanders last week. Incumbent John Duncan (Conservative), Mike Holland (Liberal), Ronna-Rae Leonard (NDP), and Sue Moen (Green) gathered April 14 in Port McNeill and April 15 in Port Hardy. Several issues were talked about at each meeting and a recap of responses follows. Oil tankers When asked for a simple yes or no to oil tankers on the North Coast of B.C., Leonard and Moen were quick to respond in the negative. Holland and Duncan said they would continue the current moratorium as it is. Aquaculture While all the candidates agree aquaculture is important to jobs and the economy, incumbent Duncan was less hasty to insist the industry must move to land-based closed containment. “This is a responsible and hard working industry trying to maintain their sustainability while it develops,” said Duncan. “It deserves to be supported rather than denigrated at every turn.”

Leonard and Moen said their parties would also increase the CPP over a number of years and provide other supports for seniors. “The budget was just a crumb thrown to our poorest citizens,” said Leonard. But Duncan defended his party’s record citing pension splitting, raising the Guaranteed Income Supplement Four of the six candidates for Vancouver Island North attended and “other steps”. all-candidates meetings in Port McNeill and Port Hardy last Teresa Bird photo week. Long gun registry Jessica Eissfeldt, a Liberal Holland and in the world. He and by the government to NDP Leonard both Moen agreed that those replace aging F-18s are hunter, asked candidates about the longcalled for more science involved in the hali- “just silly”. “This planes are over- gun registry and if they to find the best way but dispute need to sit possible to farm fish, down and work togeth- priced,” said Holland. would vote the party although Leonard felt er for the benefit of all “They’re the cost of line or vote what their the first move should and Duncan committed building the hospitals in constituents wanted. Duncan was succinct. be to land operations. one of his own staff to Comox and Campbell He and his party want River.” Moen was adamant the the registry gone. Leonard aid “we industry must make Holland supports don’t need the jets” the move to closedand Moen agreed with the registry, which containment because Holland the F-35s were was introduced by his open-net fish farming the wrong plane and party, saying police is “not natural”. use it every day and overpriced. Duncan defended his that he is not opposed Halibut allocation government’s action to hunting. All the candidates Leonard did not take saying, “Our armed admitted the halibut a stand on the regisforces deserve nothing allocation controversy try itself but said the but the best.” is a complicated issue. private members bill “The system is broto abolish the registry Seniors ken, it needs to be Port McNeill resiWhen outspoken was an opportunity for adjusted,” said Holland. dent Joe Skrlac senior Joe Skrlac came MPs to vote indepen“I see a fair allocation demanded changes to the microphone dently. of 20 for sportsfishing to seniors’ benefits. Moen said “Green in Port McNeill, he and 80 to commercial insists we vote for condemanded an increase with adjustments annustituents first, party in benefits for seniors. the effort. ally.” second.” “The Liberals would Leonard said the But she added no MP enhance funding to Military jets government needs to is going ot represent No one thinks the seniors by $700 million “rework the entire fishmilitary shouldn’t be a year,” said Holland. all constituents all the ery structure”. we would time, so sometimes Duncan replied that well equipped, but “And Canada has one of the Holland said the F-35 increase CPP (Canada they must vote their conscious. best fishery systems fighter jets ordered Pension Plan).”

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North Island families can get the information they need during the Society’s free teleworkshop on Thursday, Apr. 28 at 7 p.m. The session can be accessed via telephone, with an optional web component. Pre-registration is required by Apr. 25. Visit www.alzheimerbc.org or phone 1-866-396-2433.

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Town of Port McNeill 2011 - 2015, 5 Year Financial Plan As per Sec. 166 of the Community Charter, an opportunity will be provided for public consultation on the proposed 5 Year Financial Plan for the Town of Port McNeill. This will take place at a Special meeting of Council on May 02, 2011 at the Town Office starting at 7:30 pm, 1775 Grenville Place, Port McNeill, BC. The 2010 Financial Statements and 2010 Council Remuneration and Expense Statement will be presented at the regular meeting immediately following the Special Meeting. Copies of the above documents are available for inspection at the Town Office during regular business hours. F.A. Sweet Treasurer

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Eagles don’t need handout Eagles are majestic birds, and seeing them up close is a wonderful experience. The opportunity to experience their power, capture their beauty on camera or just enjoy them is a special event. But creating that opportunity by feeding eagles, or any wildlife, puts the creatures we revere at risk. It is not illegal to feed eagles because they are birds. But that doesn’t mean feeding them is good for eagles. On the contrary, eagles, like other wildlife fed by humans, become conditioned to human food and could starve to death when the convenient food supply disappears. As well, a human food diet may not meet the nutritional needs of a wild animal. And fed birds are at a greater risk for injury or death as they feed in locations that pose a safety risk. The large raptors, like bears or other wildlife, can become dangerous, turning on the hand that feeds them when the food isn’t forthcoming. Eagles are just one of the beautiful creatures that inhabit the pristine wilderness of the North Island. And it is, in part, their wildness that we admire. When they are fed by humans, that wildness is lost. So enjoy watching the eagles and photographing them, But do it from afar and don’t use food to make the experience more up close and personal.

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Clash of visions in political spring VANCOUVER – My weekend in the big city didn’t lack for variety. It started with Stephen Harper’s defence of business tax cuts, and ended with the election of Adrian Dix as B.C. NDP leader on a Marxism Lite program of reversing this world-wide trend and making the corporations pay. I caught up with Harper on a tour through swing ridings in Vancouver. Harper hit B.C. pleading for a majority to stop this merry-go-round of elections and stabilize the country as a player on the global business scene. I was granted a 10-minute interview, and one of my questions was about the multi-year program of business tax cuts being completed by both the federal and B.C. governments. I asked Harper if B.C.’s unemployment and investment performance suggests not all of the savings are being reinvested. That’s because taxes are only one

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factor, our economist Prime Minister replied. Business confidence has to be there, and that’s why stable, multiyear programs are needed for business plans. Ottawa has implemented its four-year reduction plan, and Harper noted that B.C. isn’t alone in following suit. Most provinces have cut business taxes, including Liberal and NDP provincial governments, and now their federal counterparts campaign on promises to roll them back.

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“And nobody’s doing it,” Harper said. “This is what’s ironic. You look around the world. The United States has a deficit three times ours, and President Obama says they need to lower their tax rates.” But let’s not let federal or provincial politicians blow smoke that it’s their policies alone that have created 500,000 jobs across the country in two years. Natural gas, and foreign technology and investment in it, have been a key part of B.C.’s recovery. And in general we’re starting to enjoy the effects of a commodity boom. Then came the NDP leadership vote on Sunday. Here is a party that just rejected Mike Farnworth, its most popular candidate and the one with the best effort to emphasize rural and resource development. Newly anointed NDP leader Adrian Dix is going to raise taxes on banks and those evil corporations, and

use the money to subsidize post-secondary education for anyone who wants it. Meanwhile the reality for post-secondary students is that business programs are tough to get into, because students are lining up to pay the tuition fees. Dix’s federal counterpart Jack Layton blithely promises to double a federal pension program, just as Canada’s population approaches the tipping point in 2015, where there will be more seniors than children for the first time in our history. Where Dix is alarming is when he talks about offering an alternative to the B.C. Liberals on the economy, environment and education. The NDP’s environment policy is in disarray. And on the economy, he is diametrically opposed to the global consensus. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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McNeill waterfront loses character Dear editor, A founding pioneer of Port McNeill planted and tended a special rose garden on the waterfront. It has been protected and cared for over several decades but needed a little TLC to re-establish its vigour. Without public input, the public works crew removed the garden. Our local Communities in Bloom committee understands the important heritage, cultural and aesthetic value of the rose garden. On Thursday, April 7, I presented an offer to the Town of Port McNeill. Our

Communities in Bloom committee volunteered to take on the responsibility of maintaining the rose garden. I was told that the town had some plans for the garden and I would receive a call. That call was never received. Instead, the very next day, Friday, April 8, the garden along with the roses was removed. Our community has an important relationship with our forest industry. We were established and are here because of the forest industry. In order to know and appreciate who we are, we need to know how we

"The residents of Port McNeill have asked for beautification, not sterilization." Sharon Barratt

got here. Who were those people who brought their lives, families and dreams to Port McNeill? We need to respect and honour the very real contributions they made to creating and improving the quality of life in this new community. Last year, the shelter

trees, along the walkway to the harbour, were removed. Pioneer volunteers planted those trees to provide shelter. The trees did that and more. They provided shelter from wind and rain for both people and birds. They provided a perch for eagles right in the heart of our

community. The blossoms gave seasonal pleasure. Many wedding photos were taken under the branches of those trees. Removal of the trees was advantageous to the businesses across the street; many of the rest of us realized a true loss. Now, we have lost our rose garden. Who made these decisions? Why did they make these decisions? What else are we going to lose? Their decisions are leaving us with a generic waterfront. Where is Port McNeill’s unique character, crafted by our pioneers? Our pioneers worked

hard to turn their camp into our town. They valued our stunningly beautiful location and recognized our potential to become an equally beautiful town. Do we want to lose their vision? We risk going back to looking like a camp. Volunteers are willing to continue the work of our pioneers. Beautification brings permanency. The residents of Port McNeill have asked for beautification, not for sterilization. Sharon Barratt, Chair Port McNeill Communities in Bloom Society

MP too busy to Farm critic is off the mark meet youth? "Every false sentence an antifarm campaigner throws out

Dear editor, I attended an all candidates forum at North Island College April 13 and was extremely disappointed that MP John Duncan did not attend. NIC is an important part of communities across the North Island. I find it hard to believe that the three other candidates were able to find time in their busy schedule but Mr. Duncan could not. I think it more likely that he believes, as many do, that youth don’t vote and therefore he shouldn’t waste his time finding out what their concerns are. In part he’s right. On May 2nd I will not be voting for John Duncan. Stephen King Comox Editor’s note: John Duncan told attendants at the all-candidates meeting in Port McNeill that he missed the NIC event because he was meeting with volunteer firefighters.

Dear editor, Re: “Will election bring closure to fish farm issue,” Brian Gunn, April 14, 2011 A recent letter by Brian Gunn is a good example of how misinformation oversimplifies complicated topics, deteriorates reasonable discussion and dismisses hard-working honest people. In rapid succession, he throws out a stream of unsupported accusations before preaching about a technology he doesn’t seem to understand and demanding the closure of an industry that’s providing a backbone to North Island communities. Every part of our management program is built on

takes four or five to correct. Their lack of accountability allows them to get away with it." Mary Ellen Walling

science, collaboration and documentation. Every false sentence an anti-farm campaigner throws out takes four or five to correct. Their lack of accountability allows them to get away with it. We however, are very accountable as an industry. Our regulations, the eye of

the public, the focus of the environmental community has made us the strong, responsible business we are today. Posted on our website, on BCSalmonFacts.ca, and by our regulators is extensive information showing that Mr. Gunn’s blind accusations are in fact concerns that have

been raised, researched, planned for and mitigated. We are a steady, successful business because our farms are run by great people, in a great place and we grow a great product. It’s important that the communities we operate in are successful. And that’s why we agree with only one thing in Mr. Gunn’s letter: that wild and farmed salmon are important issues in this federal election. They truly tie together the protection of the environment and sustainability of the North Island, and both deserve our support. Mary Ellen Walling Executive Director, BCSFA

No conflict between guns and long-gun registry Dear editor, I have guns. More than one, including custommade rifles. All stored safely and all registered. This is not a rant by an anti-gun lobbyist. This is a plea to fellow hunters and other gun owners to do the right thing and not be swayed by Stephen Harper’s politics of division. So, let me say again. I have guns. I love my guns and am a self-described

hunting nut. For me, hunting isn’t just a thing I do a weekend or two a year. I dedicate far more attention to it than just loading my guns in the truck and heading out. At home, I hand load all my own ammunition. I’ve hunted all my life -- from mountain sheep in British Columbia, to groundhogs on the Prairies, to Caribou in northern Quebec. Registering my weapons has had no impact on any

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of that. As soon as the gun registry was set up, I registered my guns. To be honest, in those early days, the process was a bit of a pain, a little confusing and took some time. But my hunting friends tell me it’s much simpler now. Even so, we’re talking about registering something that can kill people. We register our cars and motor bikes. My iPod is registered with Apple.

So why not register guns? When police respond to a problem, they want to know what’s waiting for them inside. Factories are required to tell the fire department about the chemicals they have on site -- so firefighters know what they're up against if there’s a fire. Don’t police deserve the same protection? The country’s chiefs of police think so. It’s just Harper who thinks otherwise.

From Montreal to Arizona, we pay the price for angry people who let loose with guns. No, the gun registry won’t stop all that senseless murder, but it’s a big help. Just look at the statistics between Canada and the USA on deaths by guns. Harper must be stopped before he raises the flag on the 51st state. He would waste the millions already spent on the registry just to win a few divisive political

points. Maybe he should come up with some new ideas, instead of recycling his old ones. To my fellow gun owners, register your weapons and vote with all your values. This country faces bigger issues than whether you and I have to fill out a few forms. Dave Coles, President Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada

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April 24 Sointula’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt is on April 24th at 1 p.m. at Harmony Shores Campground. April 24 Easter Egg Hunt for all small folk in the area takes place on the Cheslakees School grounds at 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Lioness of Port McNeill. April 24 Port Hardy Easter Egg Hunt at noon at Tsulquate Park and Storey’s Beach. Sponsored by Port Hardy Lions. April 28 and 29 Oliver Twist, a musical, presented by Eagle View Elementary School. Performances 1 p.m. (Seniors Tea, Apr. 28) followed by 7 p.m. performances Apr. 28 and 29. Tickets are free. Donations of cash and nonperishable food items accepted at the door. One half of the cash will go to support the school’s drama program. Food and the remainder of the cash go to support the Harvest Food Bank. April 28 In partnership with Small Business BC, Community Futures is offering a video conference seminar titled

MEETINGS & ONGOING EVENTS • Are you interested in being part of the team? Join the PH Fire Dept. drop-in meeting every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the fire halls. • Port Hardy Museum & Gift Shop open 1:00 to 5:00 pm Tuesday to Saturday.. • Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Friday to Sunday from 1:00 -2:00. Open daily July & August. FMI quatsino.museum@recn.ca • PH Youth Health Clinic: Tues 3-5pm drop in. Family Place (back door). • PM Youth Health Clinic: Thurs 3-5pm drop in. Public Health office (beside town office). • PHSS PAC mtg every 2nd Thurs of each month @ 7pm. • Every 1st & 3rd Saturday at 7pm: Coal Harbour Activity Centre Game Night. Bring a friend. Free. FMI 250-949-0575. • PH Lions Club Bingo every Thursday. Doors open at 5:30pm. • The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at 7pm in PH Inn Pub. FMI 250-230-1376. • April 18: Tri-Port Motorsports Club AGM - 7pm at Quarterdeck Inn Meeting Room. • May 7: Spring Tea @ St. Columba Church 2-4pm. Plants, baking for sale & silent auction • May 11-13: Breast Screening Program PH Hospital. 1-800-663-9203 for appt.

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May 13 The fourth annual North Island Youth Conference and Much Video Dance will be held at the Port Hardy Civic Centre. Doors open at 12 noon. The conference and dinner are free. The dance is free for attendees and $10 at the door for all others. Workshops include: self-defense, sex ed., hip hop, cedar weaving, jewelry making, stock car racing, and jam session and more. Prizes include a netbook and an iPod Touch. FMI call Peter Carter 250-230-3513 or email peter.carter@viha.ca or Marieke Knierim mlknierim@msn.com or see the North Island Youth Conference Facebook page. May 13 and 14 Stars of Tomorrow IV, a dance recital by the Portside Academy of Performing Arts featuring jazz, hip hop, musical theatre, ballet, and tap at Sunset Elementary School in Port McNeill. Tickets $10 at the door. Advance tickets available at the Flower Shoppe and Portside Academy Studio. FMI call Alana 250-230-0825. May 15 Hamburger and Hot Dog Day at the Hardy Bay Seniors’ Centre, 9250 Granville Street. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. by donation.

May 2 to 7 Missoula Children’s Theatre presents Treasure Island in Port McNeill. For more information call Kathy Martin at 250-956-3456.

May 15 Scotiabank MS Walk on the running track at North Island Secondary School in Port McNeill. Check in at 9 a.m. and start at 10 a.m. Register now at mswalks.ca 250-339-0819 or 1-877-339-0819

May 5 Sunset Elementary School Loonie Auction goes at 5 p.m. in the gym. May 7 Mother’s Day Showcase presented by Port McNeill

May 28 Relay for Life in Port McNeill. A 12 hour relay event from 12 noon to midnight. A fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. Visit www.relayforlife.ca to register.

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Teresa Bird Gazette staff Four eagles died in a onemonth period after they were fed by members of the public. “People are purposely leaving food out to feed the eagles,” said Conservation Officer Tim Schumacher. Two eagles died when two separate businesses left out food scraps. “One eagle was hit by a car in Port Hardy while it was feeding on scraps left out by employees of a Port Hardy business,” said Schumacher. “Another eagle flew into power lines while fighting over food scraps left out by another Port Hardy business.” Schumacher said both businesses have since stopped the practice. Another eagle was hit by a car on the Coal Harbour Road while feeding on four salmon carcasses in the ditch. And another eagle was hit by a car on Bear Cove Highway while feeding on a plastic bag of raw

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Schumacher is reminding residents to secure their garbage and other attractants against bears. “The Conservation Office Service is still doing work to encourage people to secure their garbage,” said Schumacher. There is a $575 fine for failing to comply with an order to secure attractants.

Relay for Life on the move Teresa Bird Gazette staff PORT MCNEILL – New day, new time and new plans for the future are ahead for the 2011 Relay for Life. This year will mark the sixth Relay for Life on the North Island. Last year 21 teams of 177 people total took part in the event in Port Hardy, raising more than $47,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. The annual relay encourages teams of people to raise funds and then walk the local

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high school track for 12 hours. Special events, food and entertainment throughout the event keep participants going. This year the relay moves back to Port McNeill for the third time. Previously the relay was alternated between Port McNeill and Port Hardy every two years, but organizer Scott Mitchell said it will hereafter alternate annually. “We’ll alternate annually in order to keep a stronger con-

nection to the event in both communities,” said Mitchell. This year the relay will be held May 28, a little earlier than usual, but organizers hope holding it in May rather than June will avoid scheduling conflicts. Along with a new day is a new time. The relay has traditionally been held from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m., with participants walking the school track all night. “This year in Port McNeill we will be trying something new

and starting the relay at noon, ending 12 hours later at midnight,” said Mitchell. “We are hoping that this time change will make the event more appealing to families and youth, as well as those who are no longer into all nighters.” To register a team, donate or to learn more, go to www.cancer.ca/ relay or contact Lisa Brown at 250-956-5150 email lisa.brown@gov. bc.ca or Scott Mitchell at 250-956-3182, email asmitch@telus.net.

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Ken Manning Gazette staff Low income seniors and the disabled can get a break on bus fare. Eligible recipients are those who are receiving federal Old Age Security (OAS) and either the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) or Spouse’s Allowance; Immigrants to Canada, who would otherwise qualify for OAS, and either the GIS

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pass is $45 per calendar year or portion thereof and the pass is good for travel on the North Island’s Mt. Waddington Transit bus system. Applicants need to provide their name, social insurance number and contact phone number to HSDBUSPA@ gov.bc.ca by email or mail their application to Provincial Services Bus Pass Program, PO

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Information on the bus pass program and other assistance programs for people in need is available online at www.hsd.gov.bc.ca/ programs/other.htm People with mobility issues can access two new programs for home pickup and dropoff, said Mary Mavis, transit coordinator for Mount Waddington Transit. Riders can be picked up at home for

HandiDart trips that fit two narrow time pockets in each of two towns. In Port Hardy HandiDart trips are done between 9:36 and 9:51 a.m and between 3:25 and 3:40 p.m. In Port McNeill, trips may be arranged for 11:25 to 11:40 a.m. or 2:25 to 2:40 p.m. Any trips outside those pockets, for example, return trips, are pro-

vided by the Volunteer Transportation Network, VTN. Regular fares ranging from $1.25 to $3.75 depending on length of trip are applied to the HandiDart service. The VTN service asks for donations. Users of both systems must register with Mavis at 250-956-3151 before attempting to book trips.

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Budget positions Village for the future industry than they have been in the past. Extraordinary capital expenditures for 2011 include: $2,023,000 for the marina, $624,990 for recreation projects, $415,000 for public works, $126,967 Marine Drive sewer utility, and $113,334 for the municipal hall. Other smaller capital projects will be undertaken for the transfer station and protective services. Increased revenues to offset the above projects will come from a 17.81 per cent jump in property taxes paid by Neucel, now that their five-year deal for a break on taxes has expired. Other extraordinary revenue

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Neely said she and council do not like to borrow money, but the borrowing has been approved by residents and it keeps things moving in the right direction. Council and staff have worked hard to procure funding in the form of grants and they are hoping to procure two more grants of $400,000 each to complete the to begin construction of the marina that is key to diversifying the Villages economy Neely said. The financial plan indicates council is following the transition plan that aims to make the Village less reliant on taxes paid by Neucel. In 2011

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If a customer qualifies for Car Heaven or Retire Your Ride, Ford of Canada (“Ford”) will provide an additional Rebate, with the purchase or lease of an eligible new 2010 F-150/2011 Ford or Lincoln vehicle (excluding all Fiesta, Ranger and Medium Truck models), in the amount of $1,000CDN [Focus (excluding 2011 S), Fusion (excluding 2011 S), Taurus (excluding 2011 SE), Mustang (excluding GT500, Boss 302, and 2011 Value Leader), Transit Connect (excluding EV), Escape (excluding 2011 XLT I4 Manual), Edge (excluding 2011 SE), Flex (excluding 2011 SE)] or $2,000CDN [Explorer (excluding 2011 Base models), Sport Trac, F-150 (excluding Raptor and 2011 Regular Cab XL 4X2), F-250 to F-550, E-Series, Expedition, MKZ, MKS, MKX, MKT, Navigator] (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Taxes payable before Rebate amount is deducted. RYR Rebates are available to residents of Canada only excluding Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, and Nunavut. 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Jail sentence for public intoxication do that all you want,” he said. “You have a problem when you inflict yourself on the public and force people to have to skirt around you.”

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North Island Life North Island Medicine: The early years Ken Manning Gazette staff Providing medical services in Canada’s rural areas has evolved from the days of the country doctor general practitioner who handled all comers to the advent of satellite phones, air ambulances, and video tele-conferencing. In this series the Gazette looks at the past, present, and future of medical ser-

vices on the North Island. How are medical services provided in remote communities? What made nurses and doctors choose the North Island as their special place to practice medicine? What do practitioners think services will look like in the future? This first installment reviews the history of health care on the North Island.

ranges stood him in good stead for many years to come. The doctor flew in all kinds of weather as situations demanded. He owned and used three different aircraft to transport himself and his patients over a span of 42 years until he retired in 1992 at the age of 73. Port Hardy Until 1950 most Canadians were treated by a country doctor or general practitioner (GP). In Port Hardy the first recorded medical practitioner was Dr. Wilson, described as, “a man dedicated to his profession had provided services with his little black bag with no clinic to work out of,” in A Dream Come True, a book published by the Port Hardy Heritage Society. “The GP attended home deliveries, pulled teeth, operated on kitchen tables, set broken

Alert Bay Alert Bay was the first community on the North Island to establish medical services. The first facility, St. George’s Hospita,l was built in 1908 and opened in 1909, but burned down in 1923. It was rebuilt in 1925. The hospital was administered by the Anglican Church until 1949, when the St. George’s Hospital Society

limbs in fields, concocted mustard plasters over wood stoves, and ventured out at night to sit with the dying. Rural practice was a small business in which accounts receivable often exceeded accounts paid. Country doctors were rarely rich, but they lived well. ...rural medicine was as close to the orthodox European ideal as facilities allowed. If necessary, they performed autopsies to investigate murders.” writes Jacalyn Duffin in Country Doctors . Dr. Wilson donned his crash investigator hat at the crash of a Pacific Western DC-3 in June of 1957 where 14 people died and four survived. Dr. Wilson retired in 1962, leaving Port Hardy without a doctor. Having survived a winter without medical services and recognizing that no doctors were lining up to take Dr. Wilson’s

took over administration of the facility. In 1949, when the original doctor moved on, Dr. Jack Pickup was hired. The new general practitioner soon realized that as the only doctor on the North Island he was needed not just in Alert Bay but also in more than 1,000 small camps spread over 10,000 square miles. The loggers, miners, fish-

place, a women’s auxiliary formed, and working in conjunction with the North Vancouver Island Medical Society, set up an emergency clinic in an airport building supplied by the Department of Transport. The two groups then subsidized the new doctors’ salaries, providing a residence for the doctors, all the while fundraising and lobbying the provincial government for a hospital. In 1972 a ten-bed hospital was built in Port Hardy. The first nurses in Port Hardy’s new hospital were Helen MacLennan, Gwen Saunders, and Monion Ferris. Esperanza In 1937 a hospital was established at Esperanza, near Zeballos, by the Shantymen’s Christian Association. It was the only medical facility on the West Coast north of Port

ermen, and First Nations were mostly engaged in inherently dangerous work. The doctor needed an expedient way to reach patients in small communities on the inlets and lakes between Kelsey Bay, 100 kilometres south, and Bella Bella, 160 kilometres north. He chose to fly. B.C.’s first flying doctor took a week off and

Alberni. Dr. McLean and his staff now stood between death and the simple infections, accidents, and treatable diseases that so often had led to unnecessary deaths there. The hospital was closed in 1974 and torn down in 1991. In its place, the McLean Centre was built in 2005 to provide a different kind of healing - counselling and care for families in crisis. Kyuquot In 2005, the Red Cross handed over responsibility for the operation of its first aide outpost at Kyuquot to the Vancouver Island Health Authority, VIHA. The first aide outpost, established in the late 1940s, serves the First Nations village of Houpsitas, inhabited by combined Kyuquot and Checleset

earned his pilot’s license in Vancouver in 1950. He purchased a float plane located in Kenora, Ontario and earned his float plane endorsement after two hours of instruction. It took a week for him to fly the Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser home to B.C. The same determination and courage that pushed the novice pilot through the daunting B.C. mountain

First Nations peoples, and all others from its base in the tiny community of Kyuquot located on Walters Island. The outpost was continuously staffed by nurses for more than fifty years. “The transfer completes the Red Cross initiative to phase out outpost hospitals,” said Shannon Marshall. At the time VIHA did not plan to make any changes to the operation. “Nurses had to be prepared to deal with everything,” said Bruce Andrews, spokesman for the B.C. coastal region of the Red Cross. “They did everything from removing fish hooks to bangs, bruises and broken bones. And they served the whole area. They have a boat and would head out to a house or locations where help was needed.”

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Lady Ellen Point a multi-use locale North Islanders have been trudging out to Lady Ellen Point for donkey’s years for almost as many reasons as there are North Islanders. As mariners make their way down Queen Charlotte Strait, they eventually reach the west end of Malcolm Island, whereby they must decide whether to go to the left of the island and remain within Queen Charlotte Strait until they reach Blackney Passage to get into Johnstone Strait or to keep to the starboard and enter Broughton Strait. If the latter is their choice, they will have Lady Ellen Point on their right. This passage through Broughton is such a narrow seaway that it seems you can touch both shores by simply reaching out your arms. This is what makes Lady Ellen Point so delightful to anyone

Fishing, hiking and sea-watching are all available at Lady Ellen Point.

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ships. Besides being a darn good place to wet your fishing line, it’s a really nice hike for couch potatoes! Some 20 years ago, Western Forest Products very kindly cut a trail to the ocean from one of its logging roads in the area. Since Lady Ellen is on the flip side of Ledge Point, the peninsula directly across from Port McNeill, the logging road that goes to the Lady Ellen Trail takes off to the left from the

Ledge Point road. For years, we used to go to the end of this logging road, where the trail began, and walk down to the ocean through groves of huge spruce, but when you reached the ocean, it was still a hefty two kilometers to Lady Ellen. When the tide was in it was touch and go because we often had to dodge in and out of the heavy jungle that lined the shore. Last summer saw the building of a state-of-the-art hiking trail along this shoreline, ending at Lady Ellen but slated to continue until it meets the Ledge Point road and trail. What a magnificent hike that will be! Rumor has it that you will eventually be able to begin this hike at Bear Creek in Port McNeill and circumvent the entire Ledge Point! This small painting came about when

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2011 - 2015 Financial Plan Pursuant to Section 166 of the Community Charter, there will be an open meeting to present the proposed 2011-2015 Financial Plan Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Time: 6:30-7:00pm Place: Municipal Hall Council Chambers 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy, BC

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I followed my wife, daughter and grandson on their jaunt to Lady Ellen to try out

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Think Green GAZETTE NORTH ISLAND

A showcase of green projects on the North Island in celebration of Earth Day, April 22.

The best way to keep the North Island green, is to continue harvesting our forests and planting at least 2 trees for every tree harvested. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called practicing sustainable forestry.

Regional District of Mount Waddington FREE RECYCLING SERVICE The following types of items are accepted at the 7- Mile LandďŹ ll for FREE: Updated April, 2011 All items should be clean and sorted 1 2 3 4

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Give your neighbourhood or business a 20-minute makeover during Pitch-In Canada Week April 18-24 What to do: Âˇ Get free supplies from Port Hardy Public Works Âˇ Dedicate 20 minutes of your time to pick up litter around your business or neighbourhood during Pitch-In Week

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Gardening without dirt Teresa Bird Gazette staff PORT HARDY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Want to garden, enjoy fresh produce, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get your hands dirty? Jason Keays of North Island Hydroponics can help. Keays opened his business last week and has everything an aspiring hydroponic gardener needs to get started. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gardens can be closetsized to a whole basement,â&#x20AC;? said Keays, although hydroponics can be used outdoors as well. Keays came to the North Island 18 months ago and realized the short growing Jason Keays with some of the products he carries at Teresa Bird photo season could be augmented North Island Hydroponics. with hydroponics. been good. getting into.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I figured it was the way to â&#x20AC;&#x153;I ran into one guy who When he realized there go,â&#x20AC;? said Keays who is fond wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a hydroponics sup- had been growing tomatoes of gardening himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With plier on the North Island he in two 100-foot greenhouses the shorter growing season went into business himself. near Port McNeill but had I thought it might be worth He says the response has to shut them down because

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he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a local supplier. Now he is considering getting back into it,â&#x20AC;? said Keays. One of the big advantages of growing with hydroponics is the growing season never comes to an end. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can grow year around and studies show the produce is better, the fruit bigger,â&#x20AC;? said Keays who is setting up demonstration gardens at his store on Steel Road in the Tacan Industrial site in Port Hardy. A beginner can get into hydroponic gardening for about $1,000, said Keays. He is also bringing in some traditional gardening supplies such as fertilizer and tools. For more information on hydroponics, call North Island Hydroponics at 250902-2210.

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More items added to local recycling at 7 Mile Patrick Donaghy Special to the Gazette For those who feel it is important to conserve our resources or make our landfills last as long as possible, 2011 will be an exciting year. The new Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association (CESA) product stewardship program will divert a wide array of items from our landfills starting July 1. CESA’s list is so broad that the Regional District’s new mantra is “If It Has a Cord or Batteries DON’T THROW IT OUT”. What it lacks in beauty it makes up by summing up a list three pages long. You can drop off these items at 7 Mile Landfill and Recycling Center or at your neighbouring recycling depot if it supports this type of diversion. Other exciting news includes new programs to divert all batteries, fluores-

cent/CFC bulbs, thermostats and a broader list of tire types (see our web site for details). We have also participated in some exciting projects with Village of Port Alice and Hazco who have converted hundreds of tonnes of waste wood into hog fuel which will power our bio-solid composting program. In the case of Hazco, they diverted all the wood from the old Seagate Hotel which saved the project money and helped prevent the equivalent of hundreds of tonnes of Green House gases being released into the environment. Finally the transfer stations in Winter Harbour and Malcolm Island are almost completed and the one in Woss is likely to be operational by June 1. These facilities are part of a broader program within the Regional District and our municipalities to give the public greater oppor-

tunities to make positive choices in their daily lives to protect the environment. As always we are interested in hearing feedback,good or bad, about our efforts. For complete information

on all the Regional District programs see www.rdmw. bc.ca. Patrick Donaghy is manager of operations for Regional District of Mount Waddington.

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Garden society growing Robin Quirk Correspondent ALERT BAY – A new greenhouse has sprouted at the community garden. Cormorant Island Garden Society erected the large greenhouse recently after receiving a grant. “The greenhouse was built with grant money; Danny (Kennedy) came up with a plan and an estimate for materials and labour, and gave us very good value for time,” said Doris Dalton on behalf of the society. “He wanted to see us make a wonderful community garden as he is interested in folks eating fresh vegetables and improving their health. The plan was all Danny’s and he did all the work

except for the work party ... to put the tarp on.” A crew of society members showed up to position the tarp, staple it down and make ready the new windows that will be screwed to the roof of the structure. The society hopes the new greenhouse will give them more opportunities to grow. “One of our hopes is to raise bedding plants for sale as a fund raiser, so we would have money for tools, soil, etc.” shared Dalton who supplied cookies and lemonade for the thirsty workers. The crew also topped up the raised garden boxes with top soil, readying them for community gardeners looking to grow some

Teresa Bird Gazette staff PORT HARDY – The District is doing their part to keep the air clean by turning their vehicles off. The District of Port Hardy is adopting an anti-idling policy for all municipal vehicles and they hope the practice will spread to the community. “We started lookMembers of the Cormorant Island Garden ing at greenhouse gas Society in their new greenhouse. issues two years ago,” Robin Quirk photo said Gloria Le Gal, of their produce. tact Brenda Gordon. manager of corporate The Cormorant The Cormorant Island services for the district. Island Garden Society Garden Society wants “We put together a is always looking to get the community committee with office for more members, involved in gardening. staff, recreational staff said Dalton. Anyone The annual fee to use and operational services. We had a couple of interested can con- a raised bed is $10.

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meetings to see what we as a staff could do. “Operational services came up with it (idle free) because they were already trying to be as idle free as possible,” said Le Gal. Decals will be placed on all 16 District vehicles and will be available to staff and council members who want to take part with their private vehicles. Signs will be posted

on District properties and on the highway, pronouncing Port Hardy as an idle-free zone. “We are just encouraging people,” said Le Gal. “It would be nice to expand upon it to the public, but we would need more funding.” School District 85 adopted a similar idlefree policy three years ago on their properties.

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Williams delivers blues with a smile A review by J.R. Rardon PORT HARDY — For a guy singing the blues, Tim Williams seems to have a lot of fun on stage. Maybe he was just picking up on the vibe as the newly solvent North Island Concert Society closed out its 2010-11 season with a rollicking show by the Calgary-based Williams Saturday at Port Hardy Civic Centre. A year ago, the society announced at its season-ending show that its future was in doubt due to a lack of funding and drop in season-ticket holders. Last weekend, however, announcer Shawn Gough said the society is already at work on next season and will kick it off with three-time Juno winner

Write in the wild

Gazette staff Escape the distractions of day-to-day life and concentrate on writing that book you’ve been working on. Award-winning North Island author Paula Wild is offering intensive writing workshops at Sea Watch Cabins on Vancouver Island’s West Coast this spring. Manuscript to Book – Key Elements to Success is a guide to preparing your work for publication. The course is open to anyone working on a book-length manuscript be it a family memoir, local history, contemporary novel or something in between. “Whether you’ve completed your manuscript, stalled in the middle or are still in the idea stage, Manuscript to Book will motivate you to take the next step,” Wild says. “And a limited enrollment of five means lots of personal attention.” To register or for more information visit www. paulawild.ca, email paulawild@shaw.ca or phone 250-338-7740.

David Francey. That drew a hearty round of applause, but it paled in comparison to the crowd’s response to Williams, a veteran stage performer who took listeners on a musical and storytelling tour that ranged from a front porch in the Mississippi Delta to the rail of a B.C. rodeo arena. Displaying a deft touch on guitar, mandolin and dobro, Williams resurrects the early 20th Century sounds of such diverse artists as Blind Willie Johnson, Muddy Waters, Felipe Valdez Leal and Hank Williams. A master of the bottleneck slide technique, Williams wrings a wall of sound from his resonator guitar, or dobro, by combining an open bass string with chording, finger-picking and

Tim Williams regales the audience with a during Saturday’s concert in Port Hardy.

bottleneck. Some of the best examples came on his traditional instrumental arrangement of Poor Boy, which was used for several years as the theme for CBC’s Almanac program, and on Waters’ Can’t Be

Satisfied. He switched to the mandolin for a rollicking take of Statesboro Blues and the upbeat version of the Mississippi Shieks’ 1930 recording Sittin’ on Top of the World.

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of down-and-dirty Chicago blues, while Dixie Reverie is a Beale Street romp through the Deep South featuring the line, “I woke up this mornin’ with a headful of down-home blues.” As much a teacher as a student, Williams entertained the crowd between songs with histories of subjects ranging from the blues to the guitar’s introduction in Hawaii to the evolution of African ancestor worship into Louisiana Hoodoo, to rodeo in Western story between songs Canada. His introduction to J.R. Rardon photo My Heart Can’t Take Williams immersed Another Rodeo was himself in traditional longer than the song, blues and country which has been covsongcraft at an early ered by Valdy, and age, and he remains showcased Williams as true to that tradition in cowboy poet. his own songwriting. The show was The Fool You Always opened by the promKnew is a classic piece ising young local duo

of Richelle Andre and Matthew Benedict, who played a short set of self-written folk-roots songs accompanied by acoustic guitars. Claimer and the bluesy Fountain of Love were written by Andre and featured her unique vocal style, which is simultaneously urgent and vulnerable. Benedict provided the poignant Rocks along with Brother, on which Andre provided percussion with an egg shaker and foot tambourine. The two were at their best when trading both vocal harmonies and guitar licks, particularly their guitar countersolos on Fountain of Love. The night was a fitting way for the concert society to wrap up one season — and to kick off its next.

Thank You Fort Rupert Elementary School PAC would like to thank all of the volunteers, parents, staff, and community members for making this year’s Cocoa House a great success! A very special Thank-you to our talented musicians and entertainers:

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No longer in our lives to share, But in our hearts you’re always there 20 years we’ve missed you, but your Spirit lives on in your… 4 Children: Lorraine (Randy), Evelyn (John), Ross (Sheila), Gayle (Stewart) 10 Grandchildren: Cary, Jess, Anton, Jay, Aili, Alicia, Kara, Kelsey, Richard, Sahara 4 Great Grandchildren: Dante, Teagan, Laine, Marek

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Dancers: Kaleigh Harris, Mina Seto, Mady Harris, Ashley Cadwallader, Kaiya Seto, Carly Waring, Macy Hurley, Emma Jenson, Kaleigh Harris, Brooke Mercer and Abby McCorquodale.

The Port McNeill Minor Hockey Club would like to THANK all those who generously sponsored our teams and tournaments during the 2010/2011 hockey season. We had a great year because of YOU! AMP Photography, Black Bear Resort, Bobanees, CAB, Clayton Stoner, Coast Forest Industries, Dalewood Inn, East of Java, Fox’s Disposal, Furney Distributing, Gerry Furney, Gus’ Pub, Haida-Way Motor Inn, Heather Brown, Hilts Automotive, HLS Contracting, Hyde Creek Esso, IGA, Island Foods, Julie Tait, Lemare Lake Logging, Linda Cochrane, Lori Whyte, McNeill’s Inn/Mugz, Micron Machine Works, Ministry of Forests, Orca Sand and Gravel, Petro Canada, People’s Drug Mart, Progressive Diesel, Relay for Life Committee, Robin’s Pet Supplies, RONA, Shana Shambrook, Shoprite Marine, Sportsman’s Steakhouse, Stampin’ Up, Strait Shooter Photography, Strategic Forest Management, Subway, Sundown Market, Super Valu, The Bargain Store, The Bike Shed, The Clothes Inn, The Gallery, Timberland Sports, Western Forest Products, Willie Mitchell/LA Kings, Willie Mitchell Classic Fund, Windsor Plywood.

It takes many volunteers to run a successful hockey program. Thanks to all the coaches, managers, tournament organizers, safety people, referees, timekeepers, jersey washers and members of our 2010/11 executive. Well done everyone! Hope to see you at the rink next season -

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Money for steelhead Gazette staff SURREY – A local river project is benefitting from hunting and fishing license fees. The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation announced last week that it is investing over $6 million in 2011 to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations and their habitats across B.C., and a project on the Keogh River is a lucky recipient. The Keogh River Steelhead Population Dynamics project, valued at $100,000, will monitor smolt emigration and adult return of steelhead in the Keogh River to evaluate success of habitat restoration and other conservation strategies for endangered steelhead stocks, and to provide guidance on recreational fishery openings. “By making this multi-million dollar investment, B.C.’s anglers, hunters, guide-outfitters, and trappers continue their outstanding record as champions for conservation, habitat restoration and biological diversity across British Columbia. On their behalf, the foundation will continue to invest in projects that sustain this priceless natural heritage for all British Columbians,” said HCTF Board Chair Dr. Winifred Kessler in a press release. More than 150 projects in communities across B.C. will be led by some of B.C.’s best qualified wildlife biologists, fisheries scientists, and volunteer groups. Project details were released Apr. 15 at the annual BC Wildlife Federation Convention in Surrey. Since its creation in 1981, HCTF has provided more than $130 million in project funding to more than 2,700 conservation, enhancement, and educational projects across BC. As most HCTF projects are partnered with other organizations, the total invested is almost $400 million, said HCTF in the press release. HCTF receives 90%

Slumber party at school Nicole Wigard, McKayla Sampson and Tierra Doyle snuggle up for Pajama Day at Eagle View Elementary April 14.

of its revenue from hunting, fishing, guideoutfitting and trapping license surcharge fees. The Foundation issues an annual call for proposals to re-invest this money back into fish and wildlife conservation projects. For more information contact check the website at www.hctf.ca

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Tell us about items of interest to the sports community. April 28 Drag racing North Island Timing Association volunteers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Sportsman Steakhouse banquet room. Info, 250-956-4347. May 1 Baseball North Vancouver Island Baseball League season opener, Port McNeill vs. Port Hardy, 5 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. May 6-8 Soccer Port McNeill Mud Bowl Tournament. NISS track, Sunset Elem. and Cheslakees Elem. fields. Game times tba; finals Sunday. Slo-pitch Umpires Icebreaker Classic Tournament at Beaver Harbour Park. Game times tba. Info, David Deans 250-9497221.

Pitch perfect North Island youth soccer players kicked off the 2011 season with games at several area fields Saturday. Clockwise from above: Koen Sharpe of Port McNeill tries to elude the defense of Abby Roberts of Port Alice in a U-10 game; Tasha Cadwallader makes a pass in a U-12 girls game; Rylan King and William Grant mix it up in a U-6 contest.

May 7 Baseball Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 5 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. May 14 Baseball Port Hardy vs. Hyde Creek, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. Golf Royal Canadian Legion tournament at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club. May 15 Baseball Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 5 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. May 21-22 Motocross Triport Motorbike and ATV Club hosts Vancouver Island Motocross point series racing at 7 Mile Track. Times tba. Info, Mark at 250-956-9873. May 21-23 Baseball Annual Sointula Recreation Wood-bat Baseball Tournament. Oyster feed, beer garden, concession. Game times tba.

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Local skaters tabbed for BC Cup Gazette staff Four North Island hockey players caught the attention of scouts in training camps and have been selected to play in the upcoming BC Cup Hockey Challenge. Thor Rosback, a defenseman from Port McNeill, and Robert Cahill, a forward from Port Hardy both earned spots to the select U-17 tournament in tryouts at Lake Cowichan April 8-10. The pair will compete in the U-17 Male BC Cup tournament May 12-15 at the Sunwave Centre in Salmon Arm. Both players skated for the North Island Eagles midget team in

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the recently completed season, and Rosback also played several games as an affiliated player for the Junior B Campbell River Storm. Samantha Dutcyvich,

a defender from Port McNeill, earned a spot into the U-18 Female BC Cup Challenge, also at Salmon Arm’s Sunwave Centre, to be held Apr. 27-May 1. Dutcyvich earned her

spot as one of 20 players chosen from the zone camp Apr. 2-3 in Nanaimo. She spent the past season skating for the North Island Extreme, which won

the Vancouver Island Female Midget A title and went on to place third in the provincial championships. Curtis McCarrick a forward from Port Hardy, earned a spot

into the Apr. 27-May 1 U-16 Male BC Cup Challenge in Kamloops. McCarrick was the leading goal scorer and co-Player of the Year for the Vancouver Island Tier 3 champion North Island Eagles rep bantams. Each of the qualifying players will be mixed with skaters from other zones in the jamboreestyle tournaments, part of BC Hockey’s HighPerformance hockey program. Players in each of the tournaments will be evaluated for possible inclusion in Team BC and Team Pacific tryout camps in future months.

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Young triathletes earn medals Gazette staff A pair of North Island youngsters posted top-8 finishes Saturday in the 12th annual Delta Triathlon. Jaylon Grenier of Port Hardy placed sixth of 66 11-under competitors and fifth in the 10-11 age group with a clocking of 22 minutes, 50 seconds. The 11-under course featured a 100-metre swim, a 3.75-kilometre bike ride and a 1-k run.

He covered the swim in 2:27, the bike in 15:27 and the run in 4:57. Liam Aoki of Port McNeill was eighth of 25 triathletes in the boys 12-15 event and finished second among competitors age 12-13 in a time of 35:43. The classification included a 300-metre swim, 7.5-k bike race and 2-k run. Aoki finished at 6:25 in the swim, 19:21 on the bike and 9:59 in the run.

Sports Scoreboard HOCKEY Port Hardy Minor Hockey Association 2010-11 Awards and AGM Brian Burns Memorial Mentor Award: Terri McLaughlin. Hugh Fraser Referee Award: Malcolm Richards. Coach of the Year: Quinn Mellow. Team Awards Peanut — No individual awards. Novice Blue Thunder — Most Dedicated: Ryan Patterson. Most Improved: Liem Wadhams. Most Sportsmanlike: Abby Stewart. Novice Vipers — Most Dedicated: Luke Gage. Most Improved: Dominik Nelson. Most Sportsmanlike: Jaiyden Cuyler. Atom — Most Dedicated: Taylor Ranger. Most Improved: Seth Hanuse. Most Sportsmanlike: Sonya Walkus. Peewee — Most Dedicated: Sarah Case. Most Improved: Dylan Walsh. Most Sportsmanlike: Nathan Sandeman. Bantam (Team 1 and 2) — Most Dedicated: Terri McLaughlin, Dennis Parsey. Most Improved: Cory Pearson, Alex Howard. Most Sportsmanlike: George Walkus, Liam Ryan. Midget — Most Dedicated: Malcolm Richards, Christian Knutson. Most Improved: Jesse Gooding, Chris Thorpe. Most Sportsmanlike: Cole Kinley, James Crawford. Election of Officers President: Graham Richards. Vice-president: Fred Robertson. Secretary: Sabrina Dent. Registrar: Melanie Gage. Treasurer: Nadine Gough. Referee-in-chief: Garth Haysey. Referee assigner: Tracy Ranger. Head manager: Jamie Keamo. Equipment manager: Vince Case. Tournament coordinator: Lynea Borg. Ice coordinator: Jackie Hunt. Directors: Dale White, Karen Tobin, Denise McDonald, Kerry Walsh, Jennifer Case. GYMNASTICS B.C. High School Championships At Ladner, B.C. North Island Secondary School results Girls Level 1 NISS team placing: 12th. Overall: 8. Sarrah Moore, 43 points; 22. Dayna Moore, 40.25. Vault: 9. S. Moore; 19. D. Moore. Uneven bars: 10. S. Moore; 15. D. Moore.

Balance Beam: 9. S. Moore; 18. D. Moore. Floor exercise: 13. S. Moore; 19. D. Moore. Boys Level 1 Team placing: 3rd. Overall: 3. Lennox Brown, 62.25; 5. Thomas Griffith, 61.75. Floor exercise: 1. Brown; 4. Griffith. Pommel horse: 4. Brown; 5. Griffith. Rings: 4. Brown; 5. Griffith. Vault: 5. Griffith; 16. Brown. Parallel bars: 1. Brown; 10. Griffith. High bar: 6. Brown; 8. Griffith. Boys Level 2 Team placing: 3rd. Overall: 11. Sean Grant, 64.10; 14. Hyrum Nielson, 61.60. Floor exercise: 8. Grant; 11. Nielson. Pommel horse: 3. Grant; 9. Nielson. Rings: 9. Nielson; 11. Grant. Vault: 10. Grant; 11. Nielson. Parallel bars: 7. Nielson; 9. Grant. High bar: 11. Grant; 13. Nielson. Boys Level 3 Overall: 5. Dexter Nielson, 68.65. Floor exercise: 5. Nielson. Pommel horse: 3. Nielson. Rings: 1. Nielson; Vault: 6. Nielson. Parallel bars: 5. Nielson. High bar: 5. Nielson. North Vancouver Island Zone Trials At Nanaimo NISS results Girls Level 1 Overall: 1. Sarrah Moore, 45.40; 4. Dayna Moore, 42.50; 7. Whitney Murgatroyd, 40.85; 8. Kierra Shambrook, 39.95; 9. Rebecca Miller, 39.90. Vault: 1. S. Moore; 2. Murgatroyd; 3. Shambrook; t-4. D. Moore; 7. Miller. Uneven bars: 3. S. Moore; 5. Murgatroyd; 6. Miller; 7. D. Moore; 9. Shambrook. Balance beam: 1. S. Moore; 4. D. Moore; 5. Miller; 6. Shambrook; 9. Murgatroyd. Floor exercise: 3. D. Moore; 5. S. Moore; t-7. Murgatroyd; t-7. Shambrook; 9. Miller. Boys Level 1 Overall: 3. Lennox Brown, 62.70; 4. Thomas Griffith, 62.40. Floor exercise: 1. Brown; 5. Griffith. Pommel Horse: 1. Brown; 3. Griffith. Rings: 1. Griffith; 4. Brown. Vault: 1. Griffith; 5. Brown. Parallel bars: 3. Brown; 5. Griffith. High bar: 3. Brown; 4. Griffith. Boys Level 2 Overall: 1. Sean Grant, 67.40; 3. Hyrum Nielson, 65.0. Floor exercise: 2. Grant; 3. Nielson. Pommel horse: 1. Nielson; 2. Grant. Rings: 1. Grant; 5. Nielson. Vault: 1. Grant; 2. Nielson. Parallel bars: 1. Nielson; 3. Grant. High bar: 2. Grant; 5. Nielson. Boys Level 3 Overall: 1. Dexter Nielson, 70.9. Floor exercise: 1. Nielson. Pommel horse: 1. Nielson. Rings: 1. Nielson. Vault: 1. Nielson. Parallel bars: 1. Nielson. High bar: 1. Nielson.

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NISS gymnasts score at B.C. meet Gazette staff Sarrah Moore, Lennox Brown, Thomas Griffith and Dexter Nielson each posted top-eight finishes for North Island Secondary School at the B.C. High School Gymnastics Championships in Ladner last month. Moore posted top-10 finishes in the vault, the uneven parallel bars and the balance beam en route to placing eighth in the Level 1 girls competition with 43 points. Dayna Moore added a 22nd-place finish among Level 1 girls. Brown placed third overall in the boys Level 1 competition, winning both the floor exercise and the parallel bars along the way. Griffith was fifth overall with 61.75 points, with a top finish of fourth in the floor exercise. Nielson won on the rings and NISS gymnastics coach Joy Zwicker watches placed fifth overall in the boys Dayna Moore perform on the vault at the B.C. Level 3 category, with 68.65 high school meet. Cori Nielson photo points.

In Level 2 boys competition, Sean Grant placed 11th with 64.10 points and Hyrum Nielson was 14th with 61.6 points. Grant had a high placing of third on the pommel horse, while Hyrum Nielson was seventh on parallel bars. Earlier, Moore, Grant and Dexter Nielson won their respective overall championships at the North Vancouver Island Zone Trials in Nanaimo to earn berths to the B.C. finals. Dayna Moore added a fourthplace finish among Level 1 girls, and Whitney Murgatroyd was seventh, Kierra Shambrook eighth and Rebecca Miller ninth. Grant was first and Hyrum Nielson third among Level 2 boys. Brown and Griffith placed third and fourth, respectively, in the Level 1 boys zone meet. Additional results appear in Scoreboard, this page.

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Port Hardy Hardy hands out hardware fishes for votes Gazette staff PORT HARDY – Your vote could put Port Hardy on the map as the Ultimate Fishing Town Canada. Port Hardy leads the race in votes in the World Fishing Network’s competition that will award $25,000 to the winning community. As of Monday afternoon, Port Hardy had leapfrogged Port Renfrew into the lead in the Western Canada contest with 4,175 votes to 3,978. Campbell River, which briefly held the lead a week earlier, was third with 3,036 votes. Voting is being held with finalists in four regions. Port Hardy and Port Renfrew are No. 1 and 2 nationwide, with Central Canada vote-leader Port Colborne at 3,262 votes. Port Hardy’s cause has been aided by the efforts of the tourism class at Port Hardy Secondary School, which is using social networking and good, old-fashioned face-toface lobbying to get people to vote for the community. To add you vote to the tally or to ad your own comments about why Port Hardy is the Ultimate Fishing Town, go to www.wfnfishingtown.ca/town/porthardy-bc. First round voting for the Top 20 began April 12 and ends May 3, after which the top fishing towns in Western Canada will go up against leading vote-getters in Central Canada, Eastern Canada and The North. You must register to vote.

J.R. Rardon Gazette staff PORT HARDY — Malcolm Richards got a lot of ice time last season as a skater with the Port Hardy Minor Hockey Association midget team. But it paled to his ice time as a referee in the bantam house tournament, during which he refereed 14 games. For that effort, Richards was honoured last week with the Hugh Fraser Referee of the Year Award during the Port Hardy Minor Hockey annual general meeting and awards dinner at the Civic Centre. Richards refereed most of those games while paired with his father, Graham. Graham Richards earned an honour of his own during the meeting when he was elected association president for the 2011-12 season, replacing the outgoing Brian Heller. Other top awards went to Bantam skater Terri McLaughlin, who received the Brian Burns Memorial Mentor Award for her

Port Hardy Minor Hockey atom players Eli Heller and Tim Alfred share fist taps with teammate Michael McDonald during last week's AGM and awards dinner. J.R. Rardon photo

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that registration work assisting the fees would remain prenut/peanut play"Port Hardy same for next ers, and to Quinn referee numbers the season. But he and Mellow, who was are the lowest past president Brad honoured as Coach of the Year for his they've been in at Bunyan both warned that it would need work with a banleast 20 years" more referees to tam program that step up for next seadrew 28 players Brad Bunyan son to avoid some and was split into hard choices. two teams for much solid financial footof the season. “Port Hardy refIn his outgoing ing thanks to hosting eree numbers are the address, Heller said a series of success- lowest they’ve been the association was on ful tournaments, and in at least 20 years,”

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Bunyan said. “There’s a high demand for more refs at all age groups. If we don’t get them, it means the possibility of no home tournaments, no home games, or paying travel expenses for visiting refs to come.” Heller also alerted skaters and parents that the deadline for registering with the North Island Eagles rep hockey program this year will move up from midAugust to August 1, so the reps will have time to determine which teams they will be able to field. Port Hardy Minor Hockey will have plenty of experience on its executive board in the coming year, as most of the key postions were retained by returning officers. But the program’s head coach position was left vacant after the meeting, and Heller and Bunyan said it will need to be filled before next season. A complete list of elected officers and team award winners appears in Scoreboard, page 22.

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

VIHA hears its patients

Pickin’ and grinnin’ Alec Nielson uses a guitar to add a musical element to his stand-up comedy routine during the Sunset Elementary School talent show in Port McNeill last J.R. Rardon photo week.

Ken Manning Gazette staff The Vancouver Island Health Authority is hearing voices. And that’s a good thing, according to Caryl Harper, the manager of primary health care. In her presentation to the Mount Waddington Health Network meeting in Sointula Mar. 30, Harper said VIHA is working hard to move its model of service delivery towards a patient-centred model. To that end VIHA, through Harper and her colleagues, has been listening, mapping, and engaging patients to learn more about the patient experience. One innovative approach Harper spoke about is the Patient Voices Network, an initiative of Impact BC supported by the BC Ministry of Health Services’ Patient as Partners Initiative. The Patient Voices Network, PVN, is like an association that patients join to

become involved in shaping health care in British Columbia. Almost everyone has been a patient at one time in their life, said Harper. That experience qualifies each person to belong to the PVN. The person can choose a passive or an active role within the group. The passive role patients sign up to the registry and receive polls and surveys, participate in eLearning, and receive news and information on health issues and changes. The active role patients, called the Activated Network, engage in peerto-peer coaching, engage in activities designed to shape the system, and take a more active role in their own community’s health system. There are four ways to get involved with the PVN. 1. Join the PVN Registry. Sign up to receive information on health care issues and participate in health sur-

Caryl Harper veys and polls. 2. Become a peer coach. Train to become part of a team of B.C.-wide peer coaches and help others in your community make healthy living changes. (e.g. increase physical activity, make healthier eating choices, reduce or stop smoking). 3. Get activated in the community. Help identify health care issues in your community and work with health care professionals to find local solutions. 4. Shape the system. Help shape primary health care by becoming

actively involved in the system. (e.g. participate in focus groups, sit on patient advisory committees and attend conferences). In addition to the PVN, Harper and her colleagues also gather feedback on patient experiences through programs called Mapping the Patient’s Journey and IAP2. All her programs are focused toward moving the patient, the family, and the community to the centre of the health decision-making model. “Patients are supported and encouraged to participate in their own health care. My area is patient focused, and encourages patient participation and collaboration,” said Harper. More information is available at www.patientvoices.ca or 1-888-7421772 or by email at connect@patientvoices.ca. Caryl Harper can be contacted through VIHA at 1-250-744-7010 or Caryl.Harper@viha.ca.

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Administrative Support Assistant to the Associate Regional Director Mt. Waddington Regional Campus Please go to http://careers.nic.bc.ca for further criteria, required qualiďŹ cations and information on how to apply to posting #100202.

TIMESHARE PERSONALS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port McNeill Meetings every Monday and Friday 8pm. Located at 737 Shelley Cres. (the old school room #3) ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm. Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets on Mondays at 7:30pm & Fridays at 8pm. Located at Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray St. (rear entrance), Port Hardy, B.C. For more information call 1877-379-6652.

DEATHS

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DEATHS

Keen Nahal Arminder Kaur (Amy)

November 24, 1965-April 8, 2011 Keen Nahal, Arminder Kaur (Amy) Nov. 24, 1965 - Apr. 8, 2011 passed away peacefully at Victoria General Hospital. Survived by her loving husband Blake and three children, Aaron, Tyrrell and Shelby. Amy will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. A Rememberance Ceremony will be held Sunday April 24th at Port McNeill Community Hall from 2:00 - 7:00 pm.

COMING EVENTS

PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Trustee & Highland Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities Office: 250-949-6844 www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/11

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 11:00 a.m. Sunday School and Service Wed., 12:00 noon Bible Study 11:00 am Midweek Eucharist Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available Rev. Rob Hutchison columbac@uniserve.com 11/11

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill (across from Firehall) Sunday 10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor Cell: 250-527-0144 Office hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Thurs Visitors always welcome www.portmcneillfullgospel.org 11/11

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN Alert Bay Sunday Services - 10 am Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844 Warden Flora Cook 250-974-5945 Warden Joan Stone 250-974-2234

COMING EVENTS

North Island Church Services SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone welcomeâ&#x20AC;? Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243

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NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES Sunday Masses St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Port McNeill: 9am St. Bonaventure Port Hardy: 11am St. Theresaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Port Alice: 1st & 2nd Sundays 9am 3rd, 4th, & 5th Sunday 1:30pm Alert Bay: 2nd & 4th Sundays 10am Father Roger Poblete 250-956-3909 11/11

PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH 2501 Mine Road Sunday 9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School 11:00 am - Worship Service 7:00 pm - Evening Fellowship Youth Group Wed - 7:00 pm Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year. For information contact 0ASTOR $AVE 0URDY s 11/11

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ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP â&#x20AC;&#x153;A non-traditional connecting point for North Island Christiansâ&#x20AC;? - Monthly â&#x20AC;&#x153;large groupâ&#x20AC;? gatherings - Food, Fellowship & Encouragement - Home-Group gatherings and studies now underway! Go to www.MyNewChurch.ca or phone Pastor Rick Ivens at 250-230-5555 for more info. Time for a change in your life? Everyone is welcome! 11/11

COMING EVENTS

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE s #HAPLAIN 3ERVICES s "IBLE 3TUDIES s 3PIRITUAL #OUNSELLING s 7EEKLY !! 'ROUPS (8635 Granville St. Port Hardy) 250-949-8125

PORT HARDY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pm Midweek Biblestudies - Call the church for time and place 250-949-6466 Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674 E-Mail:pastorgeorge@providenceplace.ca 11/11

PORT ALICE ANGLICANUNITED FELLOWSHIP Sunday Services - 4pm Reverend Rob Hutchison 1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services 11/11

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITED ANGLICAN CHURCH 250-956-3533 Email: gualbert@uniserve.com Sundays Worship & Sunday School 9:00am Thursdays 4 pm Bible Study Thursdays 11:00 am Midweek Eucharist Reverend Rob Hutchison All Welcome 175 Cedar Street Port McNeill 11/11

GWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;SALA-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;NAKWAXDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH at entrance to Tsulquate Village (8898 Park Dr) Saturday/Sabbath 10:15 am-Sabbath School 11:30 am-Worship Service Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell 11/11

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HELP WANTED

School District No. 85 (Vancouver Island North) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bringing Learning to Lifeâ&#x20AC;?

ON-CALL WORKERS School District No. 85 is accepting applications for on-call workers in the following areas: 1. School Bus drivers for the Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Woss, Sointula and Alert Bay areas. Requirements include a clean driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract and a Class 2 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license with air brake endorsement. Successful applicants are subject to a criminal record check. The current rate of pay is $22.56 per hour

Thursday, April 21, 2011

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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HELP WANTED

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APPLY NOW: Pennywise scholarship for women to attend Journalism certiďŹ cate course at Langara College in Vancouver. Deadline April 29, 2011. More information: www.bccommunity news.com/ďŹ les/scholarships

THINK BIG! Heavy Equipment Service Technician Training. $1000. entrance scholarship. Paid practicum with Finning. High school diploma and a mechanical aptitude required. On-campus residences. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-999-7882; gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

CONCRETE FINISHERS. Edmonton-based company seeks experienced concrete ďŹ nishers for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; John@RaidersConcrete.com. Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780444-7103.

FULL-TIME CERTIFIED Heavy Duty Mechanic required by Bailey Western Star & Freightliner. Experience in service & repair of trucks, trailers & equipment. Fax resume to 250-286-0753 or email:

HELP WANTED ACCOUNTING & PAYROLL Trainees Needed! Large & Small Firms Seeking CertiďŹ ed A&P Staff Now. No Experience? Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement Available. 1-888-424-9417

ELECTRICIAN JOURNEYMAN position, Port Hardy. Residential, commercial, industrial installations & maintenance. Require valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence, electrician trade certiďŹ cate & BCTQ. Fax or email resume: 250-949-9230 or: kkelec@cablerocket.com.

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BUSINESS AND administration trainees needed! Large & small ďŹ rms seeking certiďŹ ed admin staff now. No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-512-7116.

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HELP WANTED

PUB FOR LEASE Dalewood Inn Pub in Port McNeill, BC. 40x40 furnished pub with new heating & air conditioning. Available now! Call Jacob 250-956-3304. www.dalewoodinn.com; stay@dalewoodinn.com.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS AIRLINES ARE hiring. Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program.Financial aid if qualiďŹ ed- Housing available. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 877-818-0783.

HELP WANTED

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. Locations in Alberta & BC. Hands on real world training. Full sized equipment. Job placement assist. Funding Avail. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853 LEARN SMALL engine repair. Hands-on training on ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, snowmobiles, personal watercraft. Excellent instructors and shop equipment. On-campus residences. Write apprenticeship exams. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-999-7882; gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

2. Custodians for the Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Woss, Sointula and Alert Bay areas. Requirements include ďŹ tness and stamina to perform a variety of routine cleaning tasks. Recent institutional custodial experience is preferred. Successful applicants are subject to a criminal record check. The current rate of pay is $20.52 per hour. Applications forms are available at local schools, the School Board OfďŹ ce in Port Hardy or online at www.sd85.bc.ca in the Career Opportunities section. Please forward applications to: John Martin, Secretary Treasurer School District No. 85 PO Box 90, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 or fax to(250) 949-8792 or email to jmartin@sd85.bc.ca.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Do You Have A Good Business Idea? If you would like to start your own home based or storefront business or you wish to purchase an existing business, you may be eligible to receive help from NORTH ISLAND SELF EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (NISEP)

How NISEP can help you: s 2ECEIVE A LIVING SUPPORTS SUPPLEMENT FOR UP TO WEEKS s 2ECEIVE SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOPS s 2ECEIVE BOOKKEEPING INSTRUCTION s 2ECEIVE BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTION NISEP is targeted to people who ďŹ t the following criteria: s 9OU ARE unemployed, or you are working less than 20 hours per week s 9OU HAVE BEEN ON AN % ) CLAIM IN THE PAST three YEARS OR ďŹ ve YEARS FOR MATERNITY PARENTAL or YOU ARE ON A CLAIM now s 9OU HAVE A VIABLE SMALL BUSINESS IDEA s 9OU MUST RESIDE IN THE -T 7ADDINGTON 2EGIONAL $ISTRICT OR THE -ID #OAST 2EGION For more information please call: 250-956-2220 ext: 223 Toll free: 1-877-956-2220 Email: nisep@cfmw.ca Web site: www.cfmw.ca Funded in whole or part through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement

Your Community, Your ClassiďŹ eds. Call 310-3535

District Hardy District of Port Hardy MECHANIC POSITION MECHANIC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; TEMPORARY POSITION

WOODS FOREMAN NOOTKA FOREST OPERATION

THE COMPANY Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island delivering unique, quality products to our customers in a safe sustainable environment. We are currently seeking a fully experienced Woods Foreman for our Gold River Forest Operation, located in Gold River, B.C. THE POSITION Reporting to the General Foreman, the Woods Foreman is responsible for leading company logging crews and ensuring that the highest standards of safety, production, and environmental protection are maintained. The Nootka Forest Operation harvests approximately 500,000 mÂł annually. QUALIFICATONS You are a highly motivated individual who recognizes the value of a team orientated approach in the performance of this challenging position. You bring to the job an excellent safety record, a good working knowledge of applicable occupational health & safety regulations and a willingness to work with Western Forest Products in reaching its safety and production objectives. You have ďŹ rst hand knowledge in a unionized environment and amongst your peers you are known for your strong leadership and communication skills. Supervisory experience leading logging crews and a good working knowledge of Microsoft OfďŹ ce software is an asset. We offer a competitive salary with a comprehensive beneďŹ t package. If you believe you possess the skills and qualiďŹ cations we require for this position, please reply in conďŹ dence by Thursday, April 28, 2011 to: Western Forest Products Inc., Human Resources Department 3rd Floor, 435 Trunk Road, Duncan, BC V9L 2P9 Fax (250) 748-3177 E-mail: resumes@westernforest.com @ As only short list candidates will be contacted, we thank you in advance for your interest, WFP. Please visit www.westernforest.com to learn more about our Company.

The mechanic for for aa TheDistrict District of of Port Port Hardy Hardy requires a mechanic temporary 2011. This This is is aa union union temporary position position starting starting May 5, 2011. position I.U.O.E. contract. contract. positionwith with wages wages as as per the current I.U.O.E. Nature Natureand and Scope Scope of of Work Under this position position isis Underthe the direction direction of of the supervisor, this responsible responsible for: for: s s THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ON A VARIETY OF GASOLINE AND THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ON A VARIETY OF GASOLINE AND diesel dieselpowered powered equipment equipment MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO SMALL MOTORS ON PUMPS s s MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO SMALL MOTORS ON PUMPS compressors, compactor, compactor, mowers etc. compressors, MAINTENANCE AND DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF THE $ISTRICT REPAIR s s MAINTENANCE AND DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF THE $ISTRICT REPAIR shop shop ALL RECORDS PERTAINING TO /PERATIONAL 3ERVICES EQUIPMENT s s ALL RECORDS PERTAINING TO /PERATIONAL 3ERVICES EQUIPMENT andmachinery machinery and OTHER DUTIES SUCH AS POSSIBLE WORKS AT WATER OR WASTEWATER s s OTHER DUTIES SUCH AS POSSIBLE WORKS AT WATER OR WASTEWATER facilities and and some some employee supervision facilities supervision on on routine routine MAINTENANCE TASKS MAINTENANCE TASKS QualiďŹ cations QualiďŹ cations ! VALID "# $RIVERS ,ICENSE #LASS WITH AIR s s ! VALID "# $RIVERS ,ICENSE #LASS WITH AIR #OMPLETION OF GRADE EDUCATION s s #OMPLETION OF GRADE EDUCATION %XPERIENCE AS AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IS DESIRABLE s s %XPERIENCE AS AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IS DESIRABLE 0OSSESS VALID PERTINENT TRADESMAN CERTIlCATION IN BOTH s s 0OSSESS VALID PERTINENT TRADESMAN CERTIlCATION IN BOTH gasoline and and diesel diesel engines engines gasoline 0OSSESS VALID PERTINENT INSPECTION CERTIlCATION FOR VEHICLES s s 0OSSESS VALID PERTINENT INSPECTION CERTIlCATION FOR VEHICLES orequipment equipment or ! FULL JOB DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW PORTHARDY CA n ! FULL JOB DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW PORTHARDY CA n -UNICIPAL (ALL n %MPLOYMENT -UNICIPAL (ALL n %MPLOYMENT Pleasesubmit submit your your hand hand written written cover Please cover letter letter and and resume resumeby by 4:00pm pmon on Friday Friday April April 29, 29, 2011 2011 to: 4:00 to: 2ICK $AVIDGE #!/ 2ICK $AVIDGE #!/ District of of Port District Port Hardy Hardy #OLUMBIA 3TREET #OLUMBIA 3TREET 0/ "OX 0ORT (ARDY "# 6 . 0 0/ "OX 0ORT (ARDY "# 6 . 0

HELP WANTED MASTER MECHANIC LOGGING WD Moore Logging has a job opening for a master mechanic. This is a small shop, full time working position in sunny Winter Harbour. Applicants must have a minimum of 10 years repair and maintenance experience in all aspects of coastal logging, road building, and trucking equipment. Must be in good physical condition for heavy duty work and supply references. Basic welding and some gas experience required. Preference given to those with ďŹ rst aid tickets and other applicable skills. Must be highly organized with a superb level of diagnostic skills. The job will include a redesign of our repair and maintenance systems, and a reorganization of our shop. Fax 250 969-4222 employment@wdmoore.ca

employment@baileywesternstar.com

JOURNEYMAN MECHANICS required immediately, NW Alberta. Heavy Duty and Automotive positions, competitive wages, beneďŹ t plan. Caterpillar experience. More info: www.ritchiebr.com. Fax 780351-3764. Email: info@ritchiebr.com.

LEMARE GROUP FORESTRY OPERATIONS COORDINATOR The Lemare Group is currently seeking a Forestry Operations Coordinator for their Port McNeill OfďŹ ce, which is located on Northern Vancouver Island. Lemare has approximately 250+ employees currently working and is a signiďŹ cant forestry services company, tenure holder and log marketing group. The candidate should possess strong communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to troubleshoot and to manage and meet tight deadlines in addition, the ability to work with minimal supervision. Responsibilities: â&#x20AC;˘Coordination of Marine Barging; Equipment, Fuel & Supplies â&#x20AC;˘Human Resources â&#x20AC;˘Purchasing â&#x20AC;˘Daily organization of Field Managers (5-7) â&#x20AC;˘Maintaining customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationships â&#x20AC;˘ConďŹ&#x201A;ict Resolutions (Union/Employees) QualiďŹ cations: â&#x20AC;˘Post Secondary Education an asset â&#x20AC;˘Forestry experience an asset â&#x20AC;˘Previous executive/administrative experience â&#x20AC;˘Excellent oral & written skills â&#x20AC;˘Strong decision making skills â&#x20AC;˘Microsoft OfďŹ ce ďŹ&#x201A;uency is mandatory This position is a full time permanent position with a competitive compensation package based on experience. Lemare will accept resumes by email or fax. Please email your response to Jennifer Ouellette at jouellette@lemare.ca or fax 250-956-4888.

LEMARE GROUP HUMAN RESOURCE/OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Lemare Group is currently seeking a HR/OH & S Administrative Assistant for their Port McNeill OfďŹ ce, which is located on Northern Vancouver Island. Lemare has approximately 250+ employees currently working and is a signiďŹ cant forestry services company, tenure holder and log marketing group. Responsibilities: â&#x20AC;˘Human Resources â&#x20AC;˘Placement of ads, screening & short listing of applicants â&#x20AC;˘Process correspondence, reports & other documents â&#x20AC;˘Maintain conďŹ dential records & ofďŹ ce ďŹ les â&#x20AC;˘Ensure adherence to all company policies, standards & procedures â&#x20AC;˘Assist operational department in the creation of occupational materials (ie block journals, emergency cards, bucking specs, etc) QualiďŹ cations: â&#x20AC;˘Forestry experience an asset â&#x20AC;˘Previous executive/administrative experience â&#x20AC;˘Excellent oral & written skills â&#x20AC;˘Strong decision making skills â&#x20AC;˘Balance priorities & work ďŹ&#x201A;ow â&#x20AC;˘Ability to work both independently & collaboratively â&#x20AC;˘Microsoft OfďŹ ce ďŹ&#x201A;uency is mandatory This position is a full time permanent position with a competitive compensation package based on experience. Lemare will accept resumes by email or fax. Please email your response to Jennifer Ouellette at jouellette@lemare.ca or fax 250-956-4888.

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HELP WANTED

MEDICAL OFFICE trainees needed! Hospitals and doctors need medical ofďŹ ce and medical admin staff! No experience? Need training? Career training and job placement available. 1-888-748-4126.

Nootka Forest Operation is taking applications for a fully experienced Heavy Duty MechanicPlease forward resumes to Operations Administrator PO Box 220 Gold River, BC V0P 1G0 Fax: 250-283-7222 Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

THE LEMARE Group is currently seeking a full time highway low bed driver. Fax resume to 250-956-4888 or email: ofďŹ ce@lemare.ca.

CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSET!

HELP WANTED

Call 310.3535

The Regional District of Mount Waddington (RDMW) is seeking applications for the following position at 7 Mile LandďŹ ll and 2ECYCLING #ENTER

Permanent Part Time On Call Scale OfďŹ ce Attendant/Outside Recycling Labourer The successful candidate will work one day a week in the Recycling Program (Monday) plus cover regular staff during vacations and sick leaves by supporting the scale ofďŹ ce and recycling program/landďŹ ll maintenance efforts. Scheduling maybe ďŹ&#x201A;exible if acceptable to management. Successful candidates must also have the following: s RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK

s RELIABLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION DURING NON WORK hours s THE ABILITY TO OPERATE MACHINERY SAFELY s WILLINGNESS TO FULLY MEET HEALTH HYGIENE AND SAFETY standards Please forward your resume to: Attention: Operations Manager Regional District of Mount Waddington "OX -C.EILL 2D 0ORT -C.EILL "# 6 . 2

REAL ESTATE

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CUTE PURE bred Shih Tzu (male), 4 months old, all shots, $525. Call 250-949-7922.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD FULL TIME COOK in Chinese Canadian Cuisine Quatsino Chalet Restaurant 111 Nigei St. Port Alice, BC. $14/hour Shift: 11AM-3PM, 5PM-9PM. Job Duties: Prepare and cook complete meals or individual dishes and goods in both Canadian and Chinese cuisine; Plan menus; Monitor and order food supplies; Work with specialized cooking equipment; Manage kitchen operations; Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food; Supervise kitchen staff and helper. Board and lodging provided. Job Nature: Permanent. Requirement: 1 or 2 years of cook experience Full Time Kitchen Helper Quatsino Chalet Restaurant 111 Nigei St. Port Alice, BC $9/hour. Shift 11-3PM, 5-9PM Job Duties: Wash and cut vegetables and foodstuff; Clean kitchen and store supplies; Prepare, cook and ďŹ nish simple food items; Perform other duties to assist the cook; Perform simple cooking Board and lodging provided. Job Nature: Permanent Requirement: 1 or 2 years of kitchen experience. Please send resume to ericashshum@gmail.com or contact Erica 250-284-3338 for more info.

OFFICE SUPPORT CLERK ADMINISTRATIVE Assistant Our ďŹ rm seeks an administrative assistant. Please send resume to: tillpl@msn.com

TRADES, TECHNICAL Heavy Duty / Commercial Mechanic P & R Western Star & Freightliner Trucks requires qualiďŹ ed full time Heavy Duty / Commercial Mechanic for our Duncan location. Possession of an Authorized Motor Vehicle Inspection ticket would be an asset. Excellent Wage and BeneďŹ t Package. Please e-mail resume: michele@prwstar.com or fax: (1)-250-746-8064

Closing Date: April 29, 2011 Only candidates being interviewed will be contacted. HELP WANTED

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HELP WANTED

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PORT HARDY Woodgrove Gardens now accepting applications for tenancy for 2bdrm units. First one available May 1st. N/S. Call 250-902-0774.

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28 www.northislandgazette.com RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO WEST PARK MANOR & LINDSAY MANOR in Port Hardy Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great view, all clean and in excellent condition. Also elegantly furnished executive suites available. Well maintained secure & quiet buildings. Close to shopping. 2 year rental history and credit check required. Friendly onsite resident managers. Linda & Bruce. Call 250-949-9030 or email for info & pictures: wpark_lindsay@ cablerocket.com

APARTMENTS FURNISHED PORT HARDY Furnished elegantly or unfurnished executive style, 1 or 2 bedroom suites. Quiet, clean, excellent views. Call 250-949-9698

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PORT HARDY Fully furnished 1 bdrm basement suite. Call 250-902-2226 / 250-504-0067 or 250-230-4157.

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Mobile MRI under serious consideration Gazette staff The health authority is exploring the possibility of a mobile MRI service for smaller communities. Vancouver Island Health Authority, VIHA, has issued a request for proposals to determine the availability, quality and cost

of a mobile MRI service. Although issuing an RFP does not commit VIHA to a course of action it will likely be regarded as a big step in the right direction by any North Islanders who currently have to travel to receive that service.

VIHA is hoping to provide 2,500 MRI scans per year in communities that don’t currently have access to MRI technology. “By providing publicly funded MRI scans with a mobile MRI service provider, VIHA would be able to offer timely service to

patients closer to where they live,” said Dr. John Mathieson, VIHA head of medical imaging. “We would like to respond to the growing demand for MRI services by expanding this service to other communities.” A publicly-funded mobile MRI service

would be a first for VIHA, and would be very much dependent on the cost and quality of the service. MRI is an expensive and highly specialized technology. VIHA has four MRI machines – three located in Victoria and one in Nanaimo.

Patients requiring MRIs travel to these centres for their scans. VIHA is seeking a five-year contract with a private provider for a mobile MRI service that would rotate between three or four sites, moving one or two times each month.

The private contractor would work with existing VIHA wait lists, and all mobile scans under the contract would be publicly funded, at no additional cost to the patient. For more information see www.bcbic. gov.bc.ca.

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VILLAGE OF PORT ALICE PUBLIC NOTICE 2011-2015 Financial Plan Presentation WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27th AT 6:30 P.M. Municipal Ofﬁce Council Chambers As required under Section 166 of the Community Charter, The Village of Port Alice Council will be presenting the proposed 2011-2015 Financial Plan to the public, at the Municipal Office, prior to its adoption on Wednesday, April 27th at the Regular Council meeting. Citizens are welcome to attend an open house at the Municipal Office on Wednesday, April 27th between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. where the Financial Plan will be available for review. Council will address any questions that may arise about the Financial Plan during this time. This meeting is held for the purpose of public consultation, therefore you are encouraged to attend and voice any concerns, and ask any questions you may have about local government spending for this period. If you have any questions with respect to the process or require information prior to the meeting please call the municipal office at (250) 284-3391. Gail Lind Chief Financial Officer Village of Port Alice

PUBLIC MEETING International Power GDF Suez, the developer of the Cape Scott Wind Farm will be hosting a public meeting at Port Hardy Civic Centre

April 27th s PM PM This meeting is to look at the transmission corridor for the project on municipal lands around Port Hardy.

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Counting heads Gazette staff Census enumerator jobs are available now on the North Island. Enumerators are being sought to fill positions in and around Alert Bay, Sointula, Port McNeill, Zeballos, Woss, Sayward, Port Alice, Port Hardy and the surrounding First Nations communities in preparation for the 2011 Census. Enumerators conduct interviews in person and by telephone, and the job pays $14.72 per hour. Work starts in May and goes until July. Jobs are available in both rural and urban areas. Paid training is provided. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Census work is challenging and never boring. You meet some great people and the work changes from day to day - it truly is a team effort. If you are over the age of 18 and computer literate, enjoy working with people and are willing to work flexible hours, we would encourage you to take part in this exciting 2011 Census process,â&#x20AC;? said Brooke Sommers who is working on the North Island as a 2011 Census crew

leader. In an email Sommers said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you are interested in joining our team, or if you would like more information, go online at www. census2011.gc.ca and click on census jobs. Applications will be accepted on-line.â&#x20AC;?

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Violence prevalent High Blood Pressure?

Gazette staff PORT HARDY – A campaign in recognition of Prevention of Violence Against Women week is being run by the North Island Crisis and Counseling Centre Society (NICCCS). In an average year, 20,000 women in our province will experience violence according to Statistics Canada. Almost half of these women have children who will be exposed to the violence as well. Peter Jaffe, a well-recognized researcher in Childhood Education at University of Western Ontario, estimates that 3-5 children in every

classroom have been exposed to violence against women, said NICCCS in a press release. Women may experience extensive physical abuse, sexual assault, psychological trauma, financial hardship, and even death. In fact, a study by noted Sociologist Jillian Riddington revealed that more women are injured or killed by physical abuse than by automobile accidents, muggings, and rapes combined, said NICCCS. During Apr 19 - 23 communities across B.C. will observe

Prevention of Violence Against Women. It is time to focus on a crime that Statistics Canada reports one out of four women in Canada experience every year, said NICCCS. The best prevention is education. The NICCCS Women’s Outreach program will hold info sessions to promote awareness and public education on the issue during the annual observance. For additional resources to help promote Prevention of Violence Against Women Week, please visit www.bcsth.ca or www.nicccs.org.

Lillies seen as liability Gazette staff Bringing flowers to hospital patients and the elderly is a tradition that the Vancouver Island Health Authority, VIHA, is asking people to forego if they are considering stronglyscented and high pol-

len-bearing varieties. For example, lilies are viewed by many people as the traditional flower for Easter but for others, the presence of these flowers can trigger headaches, nausea and even respiratory issues, said VIHA

in a press release VIHA asks family members and friends of loved ones in hospitals and residential care facilities to be scent considerate when bringing bouquets to loved ones to celebrate the Easter holiday.

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