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Beach theory in court Former mayoral candidate Rick Honaizer trying to hit Parksville city hall with conspiracy charge
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2011
Looking Back
THE NEWS remembers the events that shaped 2011 in stories and pictures. The look back is spread over the next few editions and continues today on page A5.
By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER Parksville’s rabble rousing mayoral candidate Rick Honaizer is taking his beach complaints to court. On Dec. 22 Honaizer filed a charge of conspiracy against mayor Chris Burger, chief administrative officer Fred Manson “and other unknown conspirators,” for violating city bylaws around waterfront access at the Surfside RV Resort beside Community Park. Honaizer alleges the resort routinely breaks three bylaws limiting stays on tourist properties to 180 days, requiring building permits for the additions built on to trailers and waterfront access. He said Surfside’s fence blocks public Rick Honaizer. beach access in violaPQ NEWS FILE PHOTO tion of “city bylaw 4-10-3.” Manson points out there is no such bylaw, that Honaizer is referring to a section in the official community plan (OCP) that since 1994 has wording that the city would require new developments to include a seven metre beach dedication when allowable. He said that when Surfside was incorporated into the city in 1991 from the regional district, its camping zoning at the time was grandfathered in and there hasn’t been an opportunity for the city to change it since. SEE NO ISSUE ON A4
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Kati Worthen’s English 12 class at Kwalikum Secondary School directs news coverage in THE NEWS in April.
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Island avalanche danger is on the rise By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS REPORTER The avalanche risk on Vancouver Island is considerable right now and the forecast of more wind and rain isn’t helping the situation. The snow experts who update the Vancouver Island Avalanche Bulletin are warning outdoor enthusiasts not to be fooled by the intermittent sunny breaks. Lead forecaster for the Vancouver Island Avalanche Centre Jan Neuspiel said there are a series of fast moving storm fronts in the region creating unstable snow condi-
tions in the mountains. He said people who like to play in the back country need to be smart about their activities in light of the recent avalanche danger. Neuspiel who also operates Island Alpine Guides said snowmobilers and people who duck the boundary ropes and gates need to be equipped with the proper gear and knowledge particularly since the avalanche risk is currently high. A high rating means natural and human triggered avalanches are likely and travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Extreme means widespread natural or human triggered
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Avalanche forecaster Jan Neuspiel says recent and upcoming weather is creating potential avalanche danger. avalanches are certain and travel in avalanche terrain should be avoided. Neuspiel said skiers and riders who stay inbounds
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plosives and it is very rare to have an avalanche in a patrolled area. Neuspiel pointed to a natural avalanche that happened outside of the patrolled area on the back side of Mount Washington last year at Christmas. He said it was a size three avalanche that was powerful enough to take out old growth trees. “It was an historical once in a hundred year event that happened overnight. There was a raging storm with high winds,” he recalled, admitting if the slide had occurred during the day you would have been able to hear it roaring down the mountain. SEE
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By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER Some of the election expenses from Parksville’s municipal election in November were released by the city this week Only about half have been released so far, available on the city’s website (www.parksville. ca). Among the mayoral candidates, Antonio Farinha declared zero expenses and Richard Honaizer spent just $200, which he contributed himself. Six of the 13 candidates for council have been posted, with incumbent Marc Lefebvre winning his seat back with the highest expenditure at $2,059. Incumbent Al Greir was second, at $1,755, and like Lefebvre didn’t list any contributions. Returning councillor Sue Powell, right behind Greir at $1,749, listed 20 contributors, from 14 individuals contributing $40-$50, up to $500 from the BCGEU. Rookie councillor Bill Neufeld spent $1,437, of which he only lists himself as contributing $100. Unsuccessful candidate Peter Simkin spent $1,078 and no listed contributions. Under municipal election laws, candidates must submit financial disclosure statements including a list of every donor who gave more than $50. Watch the city’s website and THE NEWS for the remaining candidates.
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The city only has leverage when a property owner applies for a zoning or development application or change. Manson said the fence has not been an issue in the seven years he has been with the city. Surfside manager Shawn Bennett said they have never received complaints about the fence and though it predates his tenure, the idea was to stop people from abusing their private property, which was a problem before the city cleaned up the adjacent corner of the park. He said they are not blocking people from accessing the
Rick Honaizer approached the fence matter during the November, 2011 municipal election campaign — but backed off on the advice of a lawyer. PQ NEWS FILE PHOTO
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and ended up yelling at him and being threatening. Oceanside RCMP Staff Sergeant Brian Hunter confirmed that Honaizer swore in the private information, but said they would have no reason to discourage him. Honaizer is being supported in this endeavor by fellow mayoral candidate Antonio Farinha. Farinha had started his campaign speeches by telling people not to vote for him, stating he was just running to make his concerns about the waterfront known. Honaizer tried to make the waterfront fence an issue in the November municipal election, including staging a media event to cut it down, which he cancelled at the time, on his lawyer’s advice. His waterfront issue didn’t appear to catch on with voters and he received 76 votes. Farhina only garnered 51 votes. “My response is no response, I can’t comment on it unfortunately,” said Burger, indicating he’d like to, but once it’s before the courts it’s out of his hands. writer@pqbnews.com
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FEATURE Looking Back: 2011 held many surprises Today’s edition of THE NEWS continues our 2011 year in review. Read short stories about the year’s big events March, 2011
By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER March 1 • Tigh-Na-Mara and The Beach Club resorts host beer and wine makers and distributors at the first Parksville Untapped and annual Uncorked events over the weekend. • Sandra Billy is sending out an SOS, but she’s not putting a message in a bottle. She doesn’t have time for that. The head of the Rest and Recuperate Equine Care Society says the cupboard at the Qualicum Bay home for unwanted animals is bare. March 4 • Inuit author Michael Kusugak remembers vividly his childhood days traveling by dogsled and living in igloos with his parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters in the Northwest Territories, now Nunavut. Now living in Qualicum Beach, Kusugak recounts fond memories of those days, especially the stories he was told nightly by his grandmother under the soft glow of a qulliq — a soapstone, seal oil lamp. • The Parksville Qualicum area has the worst rate of returning Pacific Black Brant of anywhere on their migration route, and we need to change our actions to reverse this, said Guy Monty, wildlife consultant. Monty has been working with the geese for over a decade and said since 1988 there’s been a 58 per cent decline in the
number of Brant using the Parksville Qualicum Beach Wildlife Management Area.
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March 8 • Mid-Island painter Joan Larson is putting her collection of art work depicting the RCMP’s Musical Ride up for viewing this weekend. Her work captures the essence of the quintessential Canadian event. • After a surprising — and stunning — three-game comeback in their opening playoff series with Kerry Park, the Oceanside Generals Junior B hockey team saw their season come to an end Sunday in Victoria. The Gens gave it their all to end the year in an overtime thriller. March 11 • It’s not summer, but school’s out for about 18,000 full and part-time Vancouver Island University students. A 72 hour strike notice by the VIU Faculty Association expired Thursday morning and classes were cancelled as instructors picketed in the heavy wind and rain. “The university proposal is to continue the existing contract,” said Toni O’Keeffe, VIU communications director. The main sticking point is the union asking for a no layoff clause.
Liam Schilberg and his family held a walk in March to raise awareness for epilepsy.
Staff at Vancouver Island University go on strike.
• The Young Arts Market (YAM) has been closed down in Parksville, following an incident where young people were found to be drunk and possibly on drugs at a dance. Mehdi Naimi says the
Brant geese are staying away in droves.
March 15 • William and Rita Bollee of Qualicum Beach are happy to hear that their daughter Sian is OK following Friday’s massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan. Sian is working in Tokyo and although she is far from the damage caused by the tsunami, fears of nuclear radiation abound in the city and her parents are wondering what her plans are to stay safe. • When the Trillium Lodge property was named as the Oceanside urgent and primary care health centre location in January, many were excited but some questioned the business model. “It’s the reality of the way the world works right now,” said Tom Davies of the public private partnership (P3). “The Vancouver Island Health Authority promotion of this health centre is a fraud,” said John Olsen, a member of the Oceanside Coalition for Stronger Communities, speaking only for himself. “All it is is a medical clinic with some claimed ability to deal with urgent care for two thirds of the day.” March 18 • Kati Worthen’s English 12 class at Kwalikum Secondary School is on assignment — to direct news coverage in THE NEWS’ April 8 edition.
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By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS REPORTER April 1 • The Board of Education of School Board 69 (Qualicum) chose to postpone any school facility decisions until the spring of 2012. • The campaign to recall ParksvilleQualicum Liberal MLA Ron Cantelon is on hold until after the referendum on the harmonized sales tax.
The B.C. government is going with a mail-in vote on the HST with a target date of June 24, and Terry Hand, Parksville-Qualicum recall campaign coordinator, said there is little sense in doing anything with the recall effort prior to the referendum. • Town of Qualicum Beach carpenter Byron Smith and his crew begin work to repair The Old School House arts centre. SEE
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April 5 • Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall has issued several statements stressing, “British Columbians do not need to worry about any health risks from radiation here at home as a result of the nuclear reactor releases in Japan.” The radiation levels being measured are within the normal background range, but can be identified as coming from Japan by their unique isotope signatures. According to “worst case” modeling by the Radiation Protection Branch of Health Canada, a catastrophic reactor failure in Japan would not send enough radiation to B.C. to be harmful. • Kidfest is on hold this year unless about a dozen volunteer positions are filled to keep the 18-year-old event alive. • Well into its fourth week, there is little public movement on the strike at Vancouver Island University. Around 8,000 students across the midIsland are affected by the dispute between VIU and the VIU Faculty Association. The main sticking points are around the faculty association asking for a no layoff clause. The university is asking to extend the current contract for another year. April 8
• A forum at Kwalikum Secondary this Sunday will address the issue of possible school closures in light of a recent school board decision to postpone a decision on the subject. Hosted by the Oceanside Communities for Quality Education, the day-long forum called “Why close a great school?” will include a mix of round table workshop, open mic and invited speaker portions.
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Year in Review: 2011 April 15 • Zeni Maartman — who grew up in Errington and went to school in Qualicum Beach — won the NDP’s federal nomination in NanaimoAlberni for the second time in a row. • Qualicum Beach Town council’s recent waffling on their level of involvement in the Arrowsmith Water Service was like “throwing a handgrenade at the other partners,” according to acting Parksville mayor Chris Burger. Qualicum Beach stirred things up by suggesting it might try to sell half of its share in the water service, a joint venture started in 1996 by Parksville, Qualicum Beach and the Regional District of Nanaimo. April 19 • Residents flocked to the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre on the weekend to watch MLA Scott Fraser release an eagle back to the wild. • Police scale back their search for a missing Qualicum Beach man who walked away from his home Thursday and hasn’t been seen since. Missing is Qualicum Beach resident William Andrew Pope, 69, who was last seen by his wife shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, April 14. • VancouverKingsway’s Adrian Dix won the B.C. NDP leadership race Sunday.
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• Mave Gooding was all ready for this morning’s royal wedding between Catherine Middleton and Prince William Windsor. The Parksville resident says she once got close to Prince Charles when he visited Canada. She said she planned to get up at 1 a.m.
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hile all the sound and fury over education bargaining in the past four months has come from the B.C.Teachers Federation and B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, some real and substantive bargaining has taken place. But it doesn’t involve the teachers. The BCPSEA has quietly concluded an agreement in principle with representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees and other unions representing support staff in the K-12 public education system. The agreement is not a final contract, but an overarching framework which will apply if school districts can come to an agreement with their locals by Feb. 29. The deal calls for no wage increases from 2010 to 2012, but does have a wage re-opener clause, should provincial guidelines calling for a “net zero” result from contracts change. It does include some additional money, notably $7.5 million annually for preparation time for educational assistants, and $550,000 for a support staff education and adjustment committee. CUPE has not been beating the political drums against the government over education funding, as has the BCTF. Rather, it has worked diligently with the employers’ representative to come up with a realistic contract that calls for no concessions. At the same time, it recognizes that the taxpayers’ ability to pay more has all but run out. The BCTF has legitimate issues about class size and composition, and how to resolve a lawsuit it won over past changes to its contract. But both the province and teachers need to bargain constructively and realistically, as we’ve seen with the support staff unions. The education system should be functioning fully, in order to carry out its mandate of developing today’s children into tomorrow’s responsible adults. — editorial from the Comox Valley Record/Black Press
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ews alert, folks — the Department of Education has just announced a ban on Christmas trees in schools. “Too many prickles,” a spokesman said. “A child could choke on a pine or spruce needle and possibly die.” Nah, I’m joshing ya — but only just. Big Nurse is on the loose and She’s determined to protect the little ones, even if it means you go to jail. Ask the ladies who were enjoying donuts and coffee on a bench in one of New York City’s public playgrounds last spring. Busted! The cops who gave them tickets also took down a notorious ring of seven senior male citizens operating inside the confines of yet another city playground. Their offense? Playing chess. Adults in New York are forbidden to even enter The Parksville Qualicum Beach News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to: B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
public playgrounds unless accompanied by a child. Might be pedophiles, you know. Several American libraries have caught the paranoia bug, banning unaccompanied adults from entering the children’s’ book sections. There’s one library in Pennsylvania which bans adults from using the rest rooms ‘unless accompanied by their children.’ So it’s verboten for a solo grandpa to go to the john but it’s okay for a pedophile to take a kid in with him? I’m confused. It’s just as dopey on this side of the border. Last summer, a bunch of teenagers got together to play a game of pickup baseball on the grounds of Eagle
View Elementary school in Victoria, B.C. Why not? It was summertime, there were no classes being held, the field was empty. That’s when the By Bylaw Officer came Arthur over and asked Black them if they had a permit. They hadn’t. He kicked them off the property. Just how safe do we want our kids to be? Bubble-wrap safe. Parents of children attending an elementary school in North Brookfield, Mass. recently received a letter informing them that henceforth, students were not to bring pens or pencils onto school property in pockets, binders or backpacks. Writing utensils would be handed out by school officials as necessary. Sixth-grade teacher Wendy
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Scott went on to say that if any student was caught with a pen or pencil, he or she would be assumed to have stolen it from school with the intent “to build weapons.” Not that school kids need dangerous armament-building material like pencils and ballpoints to wreak havoc and destroy society as we know it. Alert teachers at a junior school in Bridlington, England, have ordered their students to stop raising their hands to answer questions. Head teacher Cheryl Adams explains that the tradition of hand-raising to respond to questions “creates too much excitement.” “Some children put their hands up at every opportunity,” Adams says, “while others won’t, even if they know the answers.” But the Bridlington Brain Trust has a solution. They want
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students to respond by giving a ‘thumbs-up” instead. (I hope they warn the kiddies not to try that in Australia, Argentina and especially in Iran, where a thumbs-up means a thumbs-up-yours.) They also better not try it any schoolrooms in Ionia, Michigan. Schools there have a ‘zero tolerance policy.’ Translated, that means they are politically correct to the point of insanity. A student by the name of Mason Jammer made the thumbsup sign to a classmate in an Ionia public school recently. His teacher decided he was ‘imitating a revolver’ and had him suspended and sent home. Mason Jammer is six years old. Sad, sad, sad. I’m with author Ellen Gilchrist who said: “All you have to do to educate a child is to leave them alone and teach them to read. The rest is brainwashing.”
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I would like to thank a special Christmas angel, Jenn, who works at the Whiskey Creek Co-op Gas Station, for going out of her way to help me during an electrical problem at the home of my grandchildren over the holidays. When I was babysitting we had problems getting a fire going (the power had failed in the home) and went to the station for candles, etc. During a conversation with Jenn I mentioned having trouble getting a fire started. After work, when her own family was waiting for her to come home, Jenn made a special trip to help me start a fire to warm up our home while we waited for an electrician to come. Because of her special help with instruction in how to use this fireplace properly, we were able to keep a fire going all weekend until the electrician could come. It helped us look at the experience as an adventure, rather than a crisis. I am so thankful we have people like Jenn in the world!
n response to the comments made by Mr. Rolf Guenther regarding the year round need for food bank donations (THE NEWS, Dec. 16) it’s easier than people think! There is need all around us and in creating a spirit of giving-daily giving, we nourish our own souls, teach our children valuable lessons and stand hand in hand with our neighbours. I commend individuals who give at Christmas time, and I encourage them to continue year-round!! Here are some simple ways to donate: • Take advantage of BOGO (buy one get one free) and instead of getting one, give one. Give your free item to the food bank. • Collect store points. When you find yourself with $15 or $20 off your next order, have fun buying needed food bank items that are on sale. It’s fun for the kids. Make it a family challenge. “How many items can we donate with our $20 this time?” • When you return your bottles and cans for a refund, use the proceeds or part proceeds for food bank items. • Have a giving party. The next time your child is having a birthday party, encourage each child invited to bring $5 or $10 instead of a gift. Hit the grocery store, divide into two teams and see how many items you can get in 10 minutes!! Then swing by the bakery, grab a free cookie to go and head to drop off your food donations. It’s not a traditional party, but the kids feel so good when they are directly involved in acts of service! There exist a multitude of creative ways to give. Look for opportunities and open your heart!
Carol Cole Surrey
Democracy is doing just fine From your letters section it is becoming increasingly obvious that a campaign is being mounted by disgruntled supporters of mayor Westbroek in connection with his dethronement as Qualicum Beach’s representative on the RDN Board and the loss of a $10,000 plus stipend. Your newspaper has been partly complicit in this activity by publishing so many zealous letters of support for him without providing the factual balance incorporated in the Municipal Act. The Municipal Act defines a mayor as “the council member elected at large to be the chair of the council.” In other words, the mayor is a councillor elected to be the presiding officer at council deliberations. There is no magical quality
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beyond that fact that make him (or her) greater or lesser than other members of the council elected at that time. In fact 14 (1) of the Act reinforces these thoughts when it reads: “The powers of a municipality are exercised by the council.” I am tired of reading about the actions of four councillors as being somehow a power grab, backstabbing, an insult to the people, antidemocratic, maverick, gang of four and so on. The fuss began when Mayor Westbroek was quoted as saying “members of the council have ... subverted the democratic process” by their decision. He was in error. The Municipal Act says “a ques-
tion arising at a council meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes.” Is that subversion? The mayor’s ill-considered statement has led to this outpouring of emotional ignorance about what democracy really is. Mayors do not, alone or exclusively, represent the community. The council, collectively and individually, represents us. Another local newspaper has just published a “spin” article about how Mr. Westbroek was “one of the best” directors of the Regional District of Nanaimo Board. The timing of this testament to virtue is clearly suspicious. Little notice has been given
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to the fact that neither the mayors of Lantzville or of Parksville have been nominated by their councils to sit on the RDN board! A most unfortunate political atmosphere has been created. We must hope it will soon pass. But it is sad that some feel uncomfortable in a newly refreshed democracy.
Nestor Gayowsky Qualicum Beach
Better uses than a home for broom We were disappointed when our huge local blackberry bush was cleared on Corfield and Skylark Street well over a year ago for development which hasn’t happened yet. It was a valuable little forest/berry patch and our locale lost a good food source when it was cleared. We used to see many of our neighbours picking berries like we did while we were out for walks, filling bags and bags of berries to freeze for the winter. We’ve also watched the lot behind city hall sit stagnant for three years since being prepped for development, with the tall grass being cut once a year in the fall, after the deer have long lived and grazed in the tall grasses through the summer. They may as well let it stay tall and wild so that at least it provides some shelter for the deer, keeping them from being hit on the streets while they move around searching for food. Wouldn’t it have been great if we could find some use for the land for some kind of food production instead of it just going to seed until the 62 patio homes are crammed into the 6.5 acres? There is also an adjacent seven or eight acres that belongs to the city that is only being used as a muddy overflow parking lot. At least the deer have had a home for part of the summers, and the thousands of geese that have grazed around the puddles. Maybe it should be made into a bird park where the local seniors could get some fresh air and watch the birds?
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We would like to thank all the caring people that attended the horrific truck and horse trailer accident on Friday morning. Without the help and teamwork of the emergency responders, veterinarian, friends and family, our horses would never have survived.
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The Breakers national team members would like to thank the following for their support in getting us to Nationals: Laird Wheaton, Nanaimo, TD Canada Trust, QB, Doug’s Metal Works, Victoria and Peter & Tom, Ravensong Pool Swimmers.
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Year in Review: May 2011 May 3 • A stranded hiker and the Arrowsmith Search and Rescue rope team spent a long, cold, wet night clinging to a ledge above Cameron Lake Sunday after the climber became stuck on Wesley Ridge. Taking advantage of a window in the weather Monday, search and rescue teams were able to rescue the 32-year-old hiker and his dogs. • Mother duck and her eight ducklings were quacking with joy when a pair of Parksville city workers and residents of Camas Drive pitched in to rescue two younglings that had fallen into a drain. Lynne Bonner called THE NEWS shortly after she called the city in to rescue the two ducklings. May 6 • James Lunney, re-elected to represent Nanaimo-Alberni in Ottawa for a fifth consecutive term, said his win is vindication for his party nationally, the way he has represented the riding and the good work of his staff. • Police aren’t saying much about why they decided to place a bait car in Bowser Monday night, but they did say they’re
MP James Lunney and his mom, Dorothy, after a Conservative majority in the federal election. pleased with the result after arresting a 22-year-old Bowser man early Tuesday morning. “We don’t want to reveal too much about our techniques,” said Oceanside RCMP Sergeant Darrell Robertson. • Steaming cups of chili, professionally carved ice sculptures, first rate entertainment, a kid zone and dancing in the street, these are just a few of the things residents can enjoy at the 19th Fire and Ice Street Festival in Qualicum Beach this weekend. May 10 • Conservation officers were
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Year in Review: 2011 Dill stressed the event has a major social and cultural influence on the city with its impact on business and how people see the city. May 13 • A public hearing for Fairwinds’ Lakes District official community plan amendment application went well into the evening Monday night, as 144 people got up to the microphone to share their opinion of the application. • Forests ministry fire crews from the Coastal Fire region (Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast) were in Qualicum Beach for their annual hover training exercise. May 17 • Many of Oceanside’s homeless are back on the street after living in hotel rooms over the winter months. Money was supplied by the Society of Organized Services, Salvation Army and Manna Ministries for these accommodations but now with summer rates and short term policies coming back into effect, the homeless are desperately in need of tents, said street minister with Manna Ministry, Steve Karras.
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Rescue crews prepare for training in June. • The B.C. government is promising to cut the harmonized sales tax rate by two percentage points over the next three years, and issue $175 rebate cheques for each child and lowerincome senior this year. The program is aimed at persuading voters to keep the HST in a mail-in referendum that begins in June. • Maintaining rail service on Vancouver Island is crucial to the area’s development, says ParksvilleQualicum MLA Ron Cantelon. Commenting on a call by federal MP James Lunney for provincial support for the rail line, Cantelon said he has been actively working to resolve the funding crunch that has seen passenger service halted on the E&N
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signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Therese Johnston (AFCA) has established herself as a committed artist and after 40 years of painting she still has a passion for exploring all aspects of painting and experimenting with color and design. Some incredible paintings by the Parksville artist can be seen at The Gallery at Qualicum Art Supply in Qualicum Beach. The first thing you notice when looking at Johnstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibition is her use of vibrant colours. She said her paintings have evolved over the years and she likes to lose herself in the colour, textures and the emotions each piece generates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started painting in foils, then charcoal and I even did some awful velvet paintings years ago,â&#x20AC;? she admitted. Johnston said her brother has one of those velvet pieces and although she has asked him to get rid of it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;? For many years Johnston dabbled in water colours, then acrylics and mixed media which is what she likes best. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is more challenging. It is semi abstract and not totally realistic. I like something different. I really like vibrant colours and you get that with acrylics,â&#x20AC;? she said. Johnston said she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but get excited with colours, shapes and textures and most of the time her work just happens spontaneously. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes I start throwing paint around. In the beginning there is no definite preconceived plan or expectation. I let the paint guide me.â&#x20AC;? She agreed her inspiration comes from the places she visits and a trip to Japan is what inspired her to paint her geishas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I find the Japanese women very elegant and stately. I have done three geishas and they have all sold. They are just fun to do,â&#x20AC;? she said.
By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER The Oceanside Coalition for Strong Communities has two health events to help kick off the new year. The coalitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s John Olsen stressed the similar events on the health centre and senior care are separate, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just coincidence â&#x20AC;&#x153;they came about out of thin air at the same time.â&#x20AC;? First, the volunteer group will co-host the next Oceanside Division of Family Practice (ODFP) information session on Wed., Jan. 11 on the local health centre hot topic. After a series of talks in the fall on things like diabetes and addiction, the 30-member ODFP, meant to spread medical information directly to the community, connected with the coalition to talk about the health centre. The coalitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is spreading non-partisan information on public assets and social programs, so Olsen said this is exactly the kind of public forum they do. Vancouver Island Health Authority president and CEO Harold Waldner recently said he is confident the long promised $14 million Oceanside health centre will start â&#x20AC;&#x153;very early in the calendar year.â&#x20AC;? The plan has been controversial due to slow progress, limited doctor involvement in planning and some, like the Coalition for Strong Communities saying itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just glorified walk-in clinic that will block progress on full facilities the region deserves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think the health centre is grossly inadequate and we advocate for the building of a community hospital,â&#x20AC;? Olsen said. He pointed to the fact that the majority of issues Oceanside residents go to the Nanaimo hospital for could be treated locally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are on record as being in conflict with FORAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (the Federation of Oceanside Residents Associations) support of the current proposal,â&#x20AC;? he added, suggesting they want FORAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original request of a 48 bed facility. Olsen is also surprised local politicians support the idea of locals paying 40 per cent of the cost, rather than receiving full provincial funding. While all the details werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available, the evening will include representatives from VIHA and FORA. SEE SENIORS ON A27
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Artist Therese Johnston showsone of her Geishas at The Gallery. PQ NEWS FILE PHOTO
A trip to Granville Island was the inspiration for a series of bridges as well as some jazz musicians she enjoyed painting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were two of them playing and I took some pictures and that was my inspiration. It is usually from a point of reference. I will look at the picture but then that is it, the rest is from my imagination.â&#x20AC;? As a member of the Arrowsmith chapter of the FCA she has won several awards for her work in juried shows and she has earned the signature status of Associate of the Federation of Canadian Artists (AFCA). Eventually she will apply for the Senior Signature Member status which is the highest level an artist can achieve in the association.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will go for next level one day. My daughter keeps after me to go for it.â&#x20AC;? She agreed the achievement is important for an artist because, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a way to grade yourself and say I have made it.â&#x20AC;? The FCA is a community of artists and art lovers whose mission is to share and promote the passion and pleasure of the visual arts through exhibition, education and communication. Johnstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fans appreciate her colorful abstract pieces of work; many of her paintings both big and small proudly hang in their homes. You can check out Johnstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colorful treasures on display in the gallery at 206 First Avenue West in Qualicum Beach for the next two months.
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Debbie Ryan plays Acoustic CafĂŠ By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS REPORTER Multi talented musician Debbie Ryan has performed on many stages in Oceanside over the last 10 years and while she has all the right moves on the dance floor, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect her to twist and shout when she performs this week at the Qualicum Acoustic CafĂŠ. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to break out some dance moves, the problem is she has a broken foot. She said despite the setback, the performance will go on. Known for her eclectic blend of folk, blues and country music, Ryan said she took a bit of a break from performing last year but now she is ready
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It is with great sadness we announce Jeannetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing after a courageous and digniďŹ ed battle with cancer. Jeannette passed away in Palliative Care, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on December 24, 2011. She will forever be remembered by her loving husband of 26 years, Paul, her surviving sisters; Esabell Neufeld (Abe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; deceased), Caroline Doherty (Jim), Gladys Ralph (Bob), Verna Henry (Eugene â&#x20AC;&#x201C; deceased) and brother Donald Martens (Connie). She was predeceased by her parents Wilhelm and Mary Martens, sisters; Doris Lupton (Tom â&#x20AC;&#x201C;deceased), Edith Wall (Ernest) and brothers; Norman Martens (Elsie â&#x20AC;&#x201C; deceased) and Edward Martens (Pat). Jeannette was a loving wife and cherished her family. She thoroughly enjoyed their many vacations in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, BC and Hawaii, surrounded by family and friends. She valued her friendships and had a wide circle of friends who hold her closely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jennyâ&#x20AC;? had a wonderful sense of humour, a beautiful smile for all, and a passionate drive to help those in need of any assistance. Those who knew Jeannette will remember her quiet demeanor, her love for good music, her extraordinary courage in suffering through her cancer, and her faith in the Almighty. No ďŹ&#x201A;owers please. In memory of Jeannette, donations can be given to your choice of charity. Rest in Peace. A Celebration of Life will be planned for a later date. YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.
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QUALICUM BEACH- 1 bdrm, furnished suite, bright, waterfront. Avail now. NS/NP. $795 inclds utils/inter-net. Call 250757-8682, 250-752-9252.
ERRINGTON: MOBILE home on strata, 3 bdrm plus den, large yard. Close to Englishman River Falls. N/S. No dogs. $950. 250-248-0202. HILLIERS (QB). furnished (or unfurnished) cozy cedar panabode cabin-house. Fenced, N/S, suitable for retired person. $750/mo 250-752-8505 PARKSVILLE, LARGE 3 bdrm, 1 bath, ocean view, 5 appls, close to beach and town, N/S, N/P, $1000 mo + D/D, refs req’d. Avail Jan. 1. 250-954-7403, 250-248-9985 PARKSVILLE: 2-BDRM loft home, large yard, 5 appl’s, long term lease option. New paint, great home. $1050. + utils. Call (250)927-1497. PARKSVILLE, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, freshly painted, close to schools, large yard & large covered deck, large garage, quiet area, N/S, N/P, available Jan. 1, $1200 mo. Call 604369-2457 or 604-985-2457. QUALICUM: 5 bdrm, 3 bath, incl. full 2 bdrm in-law above ground suite. W/D, F/S, and dishwasher. Fenced yard. Great area. $1650. + util. 250927-1497
QUALICUM BEACH- 2-bdrm, 1200sq ft walk-out above ground bsmnt suite, fenced yard, deck, close to schools & shopping, longer lease considered, N/S, $795. + utils. 250248-6629.
A STROKE ABOVE Painting. Commercial & Residential. Interior/Exterior. WCB, liability insurance. All jobs warranted. See what we can do! Dave 250-248-0335, 250-240-2310.
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APARTMENT/CONDO CENTRAL QUALICUM Beach- 2 bdrm, 1 block to all amenities, spacious, 2nd floor, bright, corner Apartment. Balcony, storage locker, fully equipped bathroom, F/S and parking. N/S, N/P. Please call Bill at (250)752-6997.
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DOWNTOWN QUALICUM Beach, beautiful 1-bdrm, bright, private. NS/NP. $850 mo. Ref’s required. Feb. 1st. Call (250)752-4224.
QUALICUM BAY Lighthouse Community Centre. 240 Lions way, Qualicum Bay, B.C. Date: Jan. 8th., 8am to 12 noon. Pancake Breakfast and Flea Market. Tables $8.00. Ph: 250-757-8481 or 250-7579938. Rain or shine!
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PARKSVILLE – BRIGHT & spacious 2 bdrm, D/W, W/D optional. Large balcony, security camera & parking incl’d. Near schools, beach, downtown & on bus route. From $775. Available Jan. 1st. Call 250-248-8592. PARKSVILLE, CLOSE to all amenities. N/S, secure, comfortable, recently renovated 2bdrm suite. Avail immediately. W/D, F/S, D/W. $850./mo + utils. Ref’s. Call 250-248-6287. PARKSVILLE OCEAN view 2 bdrm Apt, quiet bldg, pets ok, heat/hot water incl’d, avail Jan. 15th, $800/mo.(250)248-3350. PARKSVILLE APT- 2 bdrms, grd flr, patio, quiet 4-plex, F/S, D/W, free laundry. $825 mo. Avail now. 250-927-0287. PARKSVILLE- PERFECT for seniors, quiet secure bldg, steps away from beach/boardwalk. Close to all amenties, 2 bdrms, 2 bath, gas F/P, recent updates, beautiful & bright. $1150. Available Now. Call 1-(902)662-2512.
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PRIVATE 1 Bedroom Cottage close to Englishman River Falls, Suitable for single person, sorry no pet, no smoking includes hydro cable and internet. $700/m 250 248 8384.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES AVAIL NOW 2 bdrm lower suite, 4-plex, downtown Parksville. NP/NS. Includes hydro, heat, laundry. $850./mo. Refs req’d. (250)752-3425. COOMBS, 2 bdrm S/S duplex, new paint & carpet, 5 appl’s, NP/NS, fireplace, secure garage & storage. Quiet area. $900/mo + utilities. Avail. immed. Phone: 250-951-1792 PARKSVILLE: SPACIOUS and attractive 2 bdrm, 2bath, in-suite lndry. Avail now. $950. N/S, cat ok. Refs. Call 250724-1212.
MOBILE HOMES & PADS COOMBS- 1200sq ft, 3 bdrms, sunken family&dining room, wood stove, W/D, D/W, private patio, peaceful setting. 12 mins Qualicum Beach Parksville, $950. (250)951-9962.
HOMES FOR RENT 2 BEDROOM Rancher close to Englishman River Falls in Errington. Sorry no dogs, no smoking. $950/month 250 248 8384. 4 BDRM house, 10 min from Qualicum. $1000./mo. + hydro. Avail. immed. (250)616-7827. ERRINGTON 1 Bdrm home on shared acreage. $650+ utils. Avail Now. (250)248-6998.
ROOMS FOR RENT FURNISHED ROOM, Parksville. Use of kitchen & laundry. (250)951-0176.
SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING HAWTHORNE PLACE Independent Living for seniors, 2 bdrm available dinner meal 7 days a week, light housekeeping, 24 emergency response. Please call Stacey Ryhorchuk at 250-752-4217.
SHARED ACCOMMODATION PARKSVILLE DOWNTOWN. Older, quiet, working woman; Looking for someone to share my two bedroom, ocean view apt $475./mo + 1/2 Utils. Call 250-586-6618 Between 4:30pm - 7:30 pm eves.
STORAGE MORE SPACE FOR LESS Storage Containers Currently available: 8’ x 20’ $105. + taxes. Open storage for RVs, cars, boats, trailers: $40. + taxes for first 20’ $2 each additional foot.
250-248-7100.
SUITES, LOWER LOWER LANTZVILLE: 1bdrm suite. Walk to Beach. View. $775/mo. Includes hydro. Private patio. Non smoker. No pets. 250-755-5191.
QUALICUM, COUNTRY living close to Qualicum Beach, 1 bdrm suite, wood stove, incl all utils, 3 appls + W/D, satellite TV incl, n/s, n/p. Avail Jan 1. refs req, $760, 250-752-3557.
SUITES, UPPER 2 BDRM suite, 10 mins to Qualicum. $650./mo + hydro. Avail. immed. (250)616-7827. NEW 1 Bdrm Upper Suite Parksville Industrial Park Now $750/Mo Avail Now Utilities Incl. NS/NP Call 250-240-0173 PARKSVILLE, DELUXE cozy, warm,1 bdrm, above garage. $825/mo. Incl heat, N/S, N/P. 250-954-8326. QUALICUM BEACH 3-bdrm, 2-bath, 5 appls, garage, patio deck, great location. N/S. Lease. $1200. + utils. 250248-6629. Avail. Now.
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CARS TOP DOLLAR Paid! Want To Buy Junk Cars & Trucks for cash. 1-250-954-7843.
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.
TRUCKS & VANS CASH BUYER of junk cars and trucks. Over the phone price quotes. 1-250-954-7843.
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QUALICUM BEACH, large 2 bdrm condo, 55+ bldg, bright Southern main floor with patio, close to town & golf club, $875 mo, long term lease. 130 Sunningdale E. Bob 250-479-0947
DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE, 2 bdrm, furnished, beach front cottage. Avail. until Jun1/12. Suit quiet people $850. util. incl. n/p,n/s.Ref’s req’d. Call 250-248-3171
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have had the pleasure over the past year of being introduced to the “Start With Why” concept espoused by Simon Sinek. As you get ready for 2012 I would like you to consider becoming more influential and profitable with an increase in loyalty from customers, clients and members. Any organization can explain what it does, most can explain how they do what they do, but very few can explain clearly the why of their organization. Why is not money or profit — those are results. Why does your organization exist? Why does it do the things it does? Why are customers loyal? Why does the chamber of commerce exist? Everything we do stems from a belief that a healthy business community By is the key to the overall health Kim of the community at large. Burden Everything we do, whether it is in the operation of our organization or the advocacy efforts we conduct on behalf of our members is based on that belief. We host networking sessions with our members because we believe that strong relationships promote better business practices — those are both ‘whats’ that come from the belief about a healthy business community. We provide business counseling and training to work towards establishing a business community that prides itself on excellence. This is how we will work towards the development of a healthy business community as an essential component of a healthy community at large. Over the past year we have championed the benefits of business, of sustainability, responsible use of power and water. This is another example of what we do. Why we do it — to ensure that Parksville and district continues to have a healthy business community. The list goes on, from developing economic development tools to working with the school district to find options for our young people to stay and build their lives here. Starting with ‘why’ puts a whole new spin on the development of strong leaders and strong businesses. I wish you all a happy and prosperous new year and hope that you will take the time to explore ‘why’ as a central theme that the ‘what’ and ‘how’ you run your organization can benefit from.
Voice of Business
Kim Burden is the executive director of the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce
BOWSER — Don Soucy figures he knows how small recording companies can compete with the major corporations. It’s all about the personal touch and quick turnaround times. Suocy, along with wife Elaine have operated a small independent record label, Upper Room Productions, for over 35 years. Geared towards the small market, Upper Room Communications, has produced several hundreds of thousands of compact discs since they added CDs to their manufacturing capability in 2001. Prior to then, they served tens of thousands of customers with cassette recording and duplication services. Now relocated to Bowser, they are busy producing CDs using the latest advanced technology to manufacture in excess of 500 CDs per hour. Their three high speed CD towers can each burn seven full-length CDs at once in under four minutes, while their newest acquisition can burn 11 discs at a time, and burn DVDs and BlueRay discs, as well giving them the ability to offer full multi-media services. Their in-house label and insert production capability means they have full control over every aspect of the record manufacturing process. It also means they can do small production runs for
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Don Soucy says a fast turnaround time is crucial for a small production company. local artists, something unavailable here until now. Their 30-year relationship with Deb Grey, retired Member of Parliament, has turned into their first Island order for a small run of CDs, of a production done for her in the late 1980s before her political career began. Soucy had engineered, produced and manufactured an album of gospel songs on cassette for Grey, who now lives near Qualicum Beach. After re-uniting with
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the Soucys recently, Grey asked Upper Room to transfer the 12-song tape into digital, and produce a high quality CD to offer to her audiences during her frequent public speaking engagements. Less than 24 hours later she received the finished disc complete with full color insert, label and all, for approval before bulk production began This quick turnaround is what gives this independent label such appeal to Island artists and small businesses who rely on
CDs and DVDs to share and promote their own creative products and services. “When we record educational speakers at seminars,” Soucy said, “we usually have CDs on the sales table within 15 minutes of the speakers wrap-up.” Music CDs take a bit longer, but the production techniques they have pioneered allow them to edit the first tracks while others are still being captured. “Once the last track is complete, after a brief post production evaluation and some tweaking of levels, the master CD is created and high speed duplication commences,” Soucy said. “We print labels in advance, prepare the inserts well ahead of time and do preliminary assembly, so that we wait only on the finished CDs.” It’s not all about speed however. When working in their cliff-side home studios and production centre, they can take a more leisurely approach and are able to produce elaborate multi-voice, multi-instrument tracks which can allow one musician do the work of 10, one instrument or vocal overdub at a time. Upper Room can be reached at 778-424-4096 by anyone wanting to discover how they can make a record or manufacture a supply of an existing one.
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1. Seller must be 25 years of age. No exceptions. 2. All items bought are paid for in cash. 3. Due to market fluctuations, the prices on all silver and gold bullion items, including scrap silver coins, are subject to change without notice. 4. All collectors’ coins and notes must be in at least minimum condition, in our opinion, in order for us to purchase them. Prices will be based on condition. E. & O.E.
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Basics of back country safety are essential to aid survival He reiterated it is the back country recreationists who need to be diligent and read the bulletins at the Vancouver Island Avalanche Centre. He said to be safe it means staying out of avalanche terrain during times of considerable and high hazard ratings and if you don’t know what avalanche terrain is, take an avalanche course to learn to distinguish avalanche terrain. “They really should take an avalanche course. Even a two day course is helpful,” said Neuspiel. Safety gear is also essential and according the the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) a disturbing number of people haven’t gotten the message about the gear it considers mandatory. For example the CAC reports that 30 per cent of snowmobile accidents involve teams lacking appropriate gear. However, gear alone isn’t enough — you also need to know how to use it. According to the CAC there are approximately 150 avalanche
fatalities reported every year by the 17 countries that are members of the International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR). In the past 30 years, an average of 11 avalanche fatalities have occurred per year in Canada and there is a definite trend in Canadian avalanche incidents in terms of fatalities, gender, location and other factors. Snowmobiling in the back country is the activity that results in most avalanche fatalities. The profile of a typical avalanche victim and the circumstances during which the incident occurred include: a male in his 20s, a back country skier with a 73 per cent chance of being killed during the months of January, February and March by triggering an avalanche while on foot (55%) or snowmobile (32%). There are common mistakes backcountry recreationists make that put them at increased riskt. They include poor trip preparation, lack of knowledge of
recognizing avalanche terrain, inability to assess snow stability and unskilled back country search and rescue techniques The basics, however, can be learned through avalanche awareness courses
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SPORTS Looking Back: 2011 highlights in local sports Today’s edition of THE NEWS continues our 2011 year in review in sports, with April, May, June and July By JAMES CLARKE PQ NEWS SPORTS April 1 • They came up one goal short of gold, but Oceanside’s U13 boys soccer team had a blast. In action on the new allweather turf field in Ladysmith for the Nanaimo and District U13 Boys year-end playdown, the Dynamite, who finished fourth in the seven-team league’s regular season, won its game and captured silver. April 8 • The forecast is for baseball with a slight chance of homers. Parksville’s Quality Foods Royals were back home and ready to dig in for their B.C. Premier Baseball League (BCPBL) regular season home opener on Saturday after a strong showing in the Best of the West tournament in Kamloops. April 19 • The world of figure skating took centre stage in a big way at Oceanside Place over the weekend as over 500 skaters aged 4-18 from some 40 Island and coastal clubs turned out for the first of six Pond to Podium figure skating competitions slated for B.C. April 29 • Ballenas Secondary School’s senior girls soccer team opened their 2011
playoffs on home field. The blue and white were missing two starters — standout striker Emma Greig and starting keeper Rebecca Bonnell — and though in tough against a physical side of 49ers from Ladysmith in game one of the district playdowns, the Whalers looked to have everything under control.
home in Parksville during a one on one with THE NEWS. June 14 • The beach courts down at Parksville Community Park were packed on the weekend as Volleyball BC hosted the first stop of its Sand Series for youth aged 13-18, and the annual King and Queen of the beach competition for the older set.
May 1 • It has been a passage of spring in these parts for years, and over 250 kids aged 4-18 along with 28 coaches representing all six divisions filed out onto the field at Springwood Old for Oceanside Minor Baseball’s opening day ceremonies. May 10 • It was all Eagles as the Shady Rest Soccer Club clinched its fifth straight Manly Cup with a decisive 3-1 win over the Oak Bay Old Boys. “It was a terrific day — best day weather-wise we’ve had in a long time, so it made it perfect,” Shadies’ manager/coach Jim Cameron said after the latest installment of the long-running twogame set between the two Island sides. May 20 • Ballenas Secondary School’s senior girls soccer team was the toast of the town after securing the school’s first-ever Island title. The Whalers girls, the
A competitor tears up while a teammate looks on in support during April’s Pond to Podium figure skating event at Oceanside Place in Parksville.
Madison Hicks gave her personal challenged the old one-two, en route to the BC Bronze Gloves in Parksville. core group of which have been together for four years under head coach Larry Stefanek, clinched the Vancouver Island AA championship Tuesday on the pitches of Brentwood College with a convincing
3-0 win over the host team in the final. BSS would go on to finish second at the provincial finals. May 27 • The BC Bronze Gloves boxing tournament takes
over Oceanside Place May 28 and 29, and for one local female fighter, the opportunity to climb through the ropes and compete in front of family and friends takes on a special feeling, as there was a time not that long ago when it looked like a rare disorder was going to TKO her career. Talk to Madison Hicks, 15, and it becomes evident early her road to the ring has not been easy, and that she, perhaps more than any other fighter there this weekend, truly appreciates the chance. “Oh yeah. For sure,” she chuckled easily from the backyard of the family
June 17 • He’s already punched his ticket to Turkey, but Racquetman brought his A game and was rewarded with two more titles. Decorated local masters tennis player Gordon Verge is back home from the B.C. Provincial Tennis Championships, played out at the scenic Jericho Tennis Club in Point Grey, having won both the Doubles and Singles events in his age group. June 24 • “Hmmmm,” Parksville acting mayor Chris Burger quipped during his warm-up swing moments before teeing off for Wednesday’s Oceanside Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic. “I should have requested this be held in-camera.” Burger and his team Parksville, which included Gary Child, Keith Morrison and Peter Morrison, may have come up short on the scorecard SEE
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Year in Review: The year 2011 in sports highlights against their counterparts from Qualicum Beach, but the spirit of the day was clearly more about having fun and raising money for a good cause.
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July 5 â&#x20AC;˘ Terrek Bryant and Dustin Rodriguez boarded a bus with their Team BC teammates, bound for Alberta and the 2011 Football Canada Cup. This is the first time in the history of the Ballenas Secondary School football program a player or players have been selected to compete in the Canada Cup.
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Mondays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 591 Arbutus Rd., Qualicum Beach. 250-752-2233
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE Singing Mondays 7-9 p.m. 250-757-8977
ARBUTUS CLUB TOASTMASTERS Mondays 7-9 p.m., Pasrksville Community Centre. 250-752-3066
Q.B. BRIDGE CLUB Bridge played Mon. at 6:45 p.m. Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, 250-752-6490
BELLYDANCING Beginner & intermediate classes, 6 & 7:30pm 250-954-1050
Caregivers of people affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Wed., 10am 250752-6766, ext. 119
OS EMERGENCY SOCIAL SERVICES Introductory meetings Wed. from 9:30-11:30 a.m. 250-954-3411 Email parksess@hotmail.com
NORTHWEST BAY PROBUS CLUB Meets first Wednesday month at St. Mary’s Anglican, Powder Point Rd., at 9:30am 250-468-5529
EAGLECREST GARDEN CLUB Meets every third Wednesday of the month at Qualicum Beach Civic Centre 250-752-3662
TABLE TENNIS
every Thursday FITNESS 50 AND OVER OS WOMEN’S BUSINESS NETWORK
Every third Wed./month at Q.B. Legion, 7 p.m
Meets the 3rd Thurs. of each month Register online for our next meeting at www.owbn.ca
LA RCL NO. 211 BOWSER Meetings 1st Thursday of each month 250-757-8666
NORTHWEST BAY GARDEN CLUB
MACULAR DEGENERATION SUPPORT GROUP Meets last Thursday of month (except July-Aug.) 1:30pm. The Gardens, Qualicum Beach
QB LAWN BOWLING CLUB SHORT MAT BOWLING. Games start at 6:30pm. Bowl to rock & roll of 50s & 60s. 250-752-0621
Q.B. CORONATION STREET CLUB
Thursday afternoons. Marilyn, 250-752-9335
every Friday NANOOSE BAY GARDEN CLUB Meets at library,1st Fri. monthly at 1:15pm 250-468-9796
BOSTON PIZZA FAMILY DAY Every Friday. Buy $5 kids Card anytime, 100% goes to charity & receive 5 FREE Kid’s Meals.
CIRCLE EIGHTS Square Dance Club dances 2nd & 4th Friday at St. Stephen’s Church Village Way, QB. Rounds 7:30, squares 8 p.m. 250-752-1542. Every2nd Wed./monthly at the QB Civic Centre 250-954-3411 Email parksess@hotmail.com Every Friday 10am, White Spot Branch No. 49 meets at Lions Pioneer Village, 241 Moiliet, Parksville
SAND DOLLARS SQUARE DANCING First and third Friday each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Bradley Centre. 250-248-8756
Q.B. CARPET BOWLERS CLUB Every Fri. at 12:45 pm Qualicum Beach Civic Centre
Q.B. WALKING CLUB Meets Fridays, 8:30am. 250-752-6007
OCEANSIDE COALITION FOR STRONG COMMUNITIES
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
Thursdays, 5 p.m. Trillium Lodge. 250-248-6592
BOWSER AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM MS GROUP
QUALICUM BEACH PROBUS CLUB 1st Tues. of month, 9:15am St. Stephen’s church hall
Meeting at 11:30 am for lunch at Nanoose Place on the second Wednesday of month
OS EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES
Afternoons Wed. or Fri. 250-248-6689
3rd Thurs. monthly Main floor. The Gardens 250738-0853
LIFERING SECULAR RECOVERY Alcohol/drug recovery. Meets Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. S.O.S. 250-752-1052
RAINBOWS
Nous Chantons every Wed., 1:30-3:30pm 250-248-8714
Thursday evenings 6:45-7:45 p.m. Knox United Church. 250-248-3927 Thursday afternoons. Marilyn, 250-752-9335
ROTARY CLUB OF Q.B. SUNRISE
TOPS BC 851 St. Stephen’s Church, QB on Wed. 4-6 pm weekly
LADIES POOL
Tuesday mornings, 7 am at Rotary House Fern Dr. and Beach Rd.
STORYTIMES
PQ MAC USERS GROUP OCEANSIDE
Wednesdays at QB library. 250-752-6121. Fridays at Parksville library. 250-248-3841
2nd Tuesday month 7pm. The Forum, City Hall, PV
LADIES BRIDGE
EATING DISORDERS — OA GROUP
NANOOSE SENIORS
Fitness 50 & over, Low impact aerobic at your pace 10 am-11:15 pm - 250-248-3161
Every 2nd & 4th Thurs.. 6:30pm, 250-954-1002
Meetings 2 Thurs. at the QB Legion at 2pm nd
Meets Tues., 7:30-8:30 pm, Knox United Church 250-248-2582/250-248-2719
SINGING IN FRENCH
SHIFT IN ACTION
O.A.P.O.
Meets 2nd Thurs. of month at Little Qualicum Hall, Centre Rd, QB at 1:30pm 250-752-1542
3rd Wed. 10:30am, Bayside Inn 250-752-3575
BRADLEY CENTRE
Every2nd Thurs., 7:30 p.m. QB Legion hall
LITTLE QUALICUM WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
3:30-4:30 p.m. at Wildwood Community Church. 250-757-9596
3rd Tues.10am-noon. PV Civic Centre 250-954-3411
FISH & GAME ASSOC.
THE BREAKFAST CLUB—OBISNET
AIR CAN. PIONAIRS COFFEE KLATCH
FLOOR CURLING
every Thursday
Meets 1st Thursday of month at Nanoose Library, Northwest Bay Road at 7:30pm 250-468-1665
EATING DISORDERS - OA GROUP
Tues. 7pm, QB Community Hall. 250-248-6158
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Springwood Courts, 6:30-7:30pm 250248-7359
Every 2nd Wed./monthly at the QB Civic Centre
Q.B. FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Meets Sept. 6, 7-9 p.m., Parksville Community Centre, Red Cedars room. 250-248-6177
JUNIOR TENNIS
BRADLEY CENTRE, 10-11:15am Low impact aerobic at your pace. 250-248-3161
Meets Wed., and Fri., Schooner Cove. 8:30am 250-468-1880
ROCK & GEM CLUB
Art classes. Donation. Wed. 11-3pm 250248-8185
MT. ARROWSMITH RHODO SOCIETY
NANOOSE BAY HEARTS IN MOTION WALKING CLUB
Meets 1st Tues. monthly at the Cancer Society Office, 172 W. 2nd Ave., Qualicum at 7p.m. 250-954-3977
Monday evenings - 8-9pm, Ravensong Aquatic Centre
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING
Meets on Wed. and Fri. at 8:30am 250-752-6007
THE CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS’ FAMILY HISTORY CENTRE
BC MASTERS SWIM
PV Legion 146 West Hirst St., 7:30pm No cover
Q.B. HEARTS IN MOTION WALKING CLUB
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Each Tuesday, 10 a.m.-noon The Meadows hall (off Morison) 250-248-6176
1st Mon. of month 7pm QB Legion, 250-752-2340
TIMBERLINE DANCE Basic & social Weekly classes Q.B. Community Centre - 250-954-0160
BRADLEY CENTRE
Carpet bowling, Mon. 10-11:30 a.m. 250-248-9281
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. 250-752-9178
Oceanside Photographers meets first Wednesday/ month QB Civic Centre at 7 p.m. 250-752-8398
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Fridays 12-1pm, Knox United church 250-248-2582 Fridays and Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. 250-248-2582/250-248-2719
DISTRICT 69 STROKE RECOVERY Fridays 11 a.m. at St. Columba church on Wembley Road, Parksville. 250-752-9796
every Saturday V.I. SCRAPBOOKER’S CLUB
Club meets third Saturday monthly at Nanoose Place.
COLON CANCER SUPPORT GROUP First Saturday each month. Cancer Society Office, 172 W. 2nd Ave., Qualicum Beach. 250-951-0425
RAVENSONG MASTERS SWIM CLUB Saturdays 7-8am, 250-248-9883
New players welcome. Starts 6:45pm - $2, PV Legion
OS NAVY LEAGUE
LINUX USERS GROUP
4th Sat. monthly Parksville Legion. 250-752-6532
Third Thursday of each month. MacMillan Arts Centre. http://www.pqlug.org
Meets Saturdays 11 a.m. Legion Hall
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