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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 RAFT OF SEA LIONS

Not only Oceanside’s landlubber residents were starting to kick back and enjoy themselves for the holiday season this week. A raft of sea lions showed they have what it takes to bump things down a notch in French Creek Harbour on Tuesday.

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Health centre waits for B.C. The funding is in place, the plans are ready and the shovels are poised to begin construction on Oceanside’s long promised health centre, as soon as they get the final signature from the Ministry of Health.

Vancouver Island Health Authority president and CEO Harold Waldner is confident that will happen “very early in the calendar year.”

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That a kid from Qualicum Beach has become such a key player for the BCHL’s Nanaimo Clippers shouldn’t come as a huge surprise given the close proximity, but the truth of the matter is Kyle Kramer is trail blazer in that regard.

Kramer, 19, is in his third season with the Clippers, and goes into the Christmas break sitting second in team scoring with 21 goals and 17 assists for 38 points in 33 games.

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Health centre delayed by the province VIHA president Harold Waldner says Oceanside clinic has the funding, just waiting on the green light

By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER The funding is in place, the plans are ready and the shovels are poised to begin construction on Oceanside’s long promised health centre, as soon as they get the final signature from the Ministry of Health.

Vancouver Island Health Authority president and CEO Harold Waldner is confident that will happen “very early in the calendar year,” and construction will start very soon after that.

He explained the project, last estimated at $14.4 million will be financed

by local governments and VIHA, which has the funds in place, but the ministry has to approve capital projects.

He also stressed that the recent federal announcement that long term health care funding will decrease will not hurt this project in any way.

While various officials, including premier Christy Clark, promised construction would start by September 2011, Waldner is sure things are about to get rolling.

He told THE NEWS recent federal government talk of focusing on community care, “is a model that’s

identical to the plan we’ve been working on here for the last year and a half.”

He said the health care focus is shifting from acute care in hospitals to fully exploiting technology and interdisciplinary teams focusing on prevention and overall health throughout people’s lives.

The new approach will reach out to patients at home and use more facilities like smaller community health centres, Waldner said.

While the need for an Oceanside health centre has been formally recognized at least since a 1994 report, Waldner said

the latest delay was the ministry going through the services that will be offered and requesting certain things, such as the inclusion of blood services.

The promising news is welcomed by local proponents who admit their patience is being tested.

“We’re starting to have concerns,” said Tom Davies, spokesperson for the Federation of Oceanside Residents Association (FORA) which has canvassed hard for the health centre.

“We believe this project is desperately needed and we need timelines that we can rely on,” said Davies,

Food bank eats up $3,500 each month When he looks back on the year that’s rapidly coming to a close, Salvation Army community services co-ordinator Major Rolf Guenther sees both good and bad news.

The good, he said, is that the Oceanside response to the Salvation Army’s fundraising campaigns raised about the same amount as it did last year. That stands in welcome contrast to the overall national campaign, which has seen donations as much as $6 million below their goal.

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For the Salvation Army food bank, Christmas is all year long.

The bad news however is that more Oceanside residents than ever before are relying on the services provided by the Salvation Army — meaning a little less to go around for everybody.

“We had 670 clients for Christmas this year, compared to 600

last year,” he said.

“Every year it gets more and more. The drop is reflected here to some extent, but we are still much better off than some food banks in other areas.”

The food bank, he noted, eats up about $3,500 every month.

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when we buy food, but $3,500 is still a lot of money,” he said.

The demand doesn’t stop when the Christmas wrapping paper is put away for the year, Guenther said.

“Our Christmas is 12 months of the year,” he said. “One month is crazy and the rest of the year is busy. We don’t stop giving at the start of January.”

Because of this, Guenther said he hopes Oceanside residents will continue to give generously once the current holiday season is just a memory.

one of the most vocal supporters of the current plan.

“I know our project is small potatoes in the provincial scheme of things,” Davies said of promises from two ministers of health and the premier.

“I know she has a lot on her plate, but this is frustrating for the people of the community, folks don’t believe it’s coming anymore, it’s always just around the corner.”

Waldner said there will be an open house information day early in the new year as soon as they get the final signature. Construction is expected to take one year.

Improper left turn leads to crash PARKSVILLE — Turning left in front of another vehicle is never a good idea, but doing it when you’re driving a Toyota Tercel and the other vehicle is a truck is particularly unfortunate.

That’s the situation a Qualicum Beach woman found herself in last week while making a turn off Highway 19A onto Corfield Street just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

Oceanside RCMP Sergeant Darrell Robertson said police found the car with extensive damage to the passenger side and a Ford F-250 pickup truck with only minor damage.

The driver and lone occupant of the Tercel, a 20-year-old Qualicum Beach woman, was rushed to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital for evaluation. The driver of the truck, a 43year-old Victoria man and his seven-year-old female passenger both escaped injury and were able to drive from the scene. The Tercel had to be towed and its driver was issued with a traffic ticket for making an improper left turn.

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That’s because it may be hot — in more ways than one.

The tub in question was taken from Paramount Recreation, located at 12-2701 Alberni Highway in Qualicum Beach.

Oceanside RCMP Sergeant Darrell Robertson said the tub, valued at $5,000 was taken from outside the building in the early morning hours of Wed., Dec. 21.

Robertson said it appears the unidentified culprits may have used a pallet jack to move the tub. The three-seater hot tub is a recreational series DR-31 with a light brown interior and darker brown walnut grain finish.

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FRENCH CREEK — When one young man thought to help himself to an early Christmas present, he found the vehicle he was trying to steal was in fact an RCMP bait car.

The bait car, parked in the French Creek area on Dec. 18, was entered by a young Caucasian man wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball cap.

Oceanside RCMP Sergeant Darrell Robertson said police believe the suspect may go by the name of Tyler, or he may have been in the company of someone with that name. Some articles were stolen from the vehicle however police are not releasing those details at this time.

This young man was pictured inside an RCMP bait car.

RCMP PHOTO The police are requesting the assistance of the public in identifying this individual, who Robertson said is also considered suspect in other thefts from vehicles.

If you know this suspect, call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or the Oceanside RCMP at 250-248— NEWS staff 6111.

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Purse snatching causes hardship PARKSVILLE — Police have seen no shortage of purse snatchings over the years, but one that happened in Parksville Wednesday was particularly unfortunate, says RCMP Sergeant Darrell Robertson.

The incident took place on Moilliet Street in Parksville at about 12:50 p.m. when a 32-year-old Parksville woman was surprised by a man riding a mountain bike, who rode up from behind, snatched her purse and raced off.

The suspect was last seen on his bike riding on Morison Avenue toward the Parksville downtown

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Police raced to the scene and conducted immediate patrols in the area, but they were unable to find the thief.

The suspect is described as; male, wearing a beige down-style jacket, dark jeans and a baseball cap.

Robertson said the stolen purse was described as orange, with a snake skin pattern.

The purse contained identification, cash and a matching change purse.

“The victim in the theft was not physically injured, but is an individual who is less fortunate than many

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“The theft of her cash has placed a heavy burden on her during this holiday season.”

Robertson stressed this type of incident is rare in the Parksville area, but police are appealing to the public to help identify the suspect, to ensure he does not strike again.

In the meantime, Robertson had a few tips to help residents avoid being a victim of a purse snatching.

“To reduce the chance of becoming a victim of this crime, be aware of your surroundings, shorten the strap on purses and bags, and hold purses and bags tightly and close to the body,” he said.

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By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER As part of the City of Parksville’s updating of its corporate policies, they introduced a new one on how to deal with threatening, abusive, violent or potentially violent customers.

The policy is also meant as a commitment that city employees have the right to a violence-free workplace.

Chief administrative officer Fred Manson said there hasn’t been an incident as dramatic as someone being punched out, but there have been incidents of “animated” customers and the potential exists for more.

He pointed out it is easier for him to decide when to stop an aggressive call or person in the office, but for people on the front lines it is important for them to have a formal policy to guide them.

“The city expects all employees to treat the public with courtesy and respect and in doing so, receive the same treatment in return,” states a report from staff.

The policy uses the Workers Compensation Board definition of violence and includes attempted or actual use of any physical force or threats to cause injury.

The policy recognizes that everyone’s tolerance and comfort in dealing with threatening customers is different.

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After an annual update and housekeeping items, Parksville council renewed the visitor centre contract with the chamber.

Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce president Rudi Widdershoven and executive director Kim Burden gave an annual report at the Dec. 19 council meeting.

Widdershoven told council the visitor’s centre at the east end of town had just under 24,000 visitors in the first 11 months of 2011.

Of the 12,866 people or groups they got a place of origin for, the most common area by a large margin was B.C. excluding locals, accounting for over 4,800.

Locals were the second largest group, at 2,600, followed by Alberta (1,800), Europe (1,450) and the rest of Canada (1,100).

Visitors from the U.S. and Mexico accounted for a grand total of just 819, led by 237 from Washington state and 112 from California.

They highlighted new features this year like a wedding guide distributed across the country, restaurant and circle tour guides and Karma Coffee kiosk. They also switched to mostly selling goods on consign-

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The Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce and neighbouring Craig Heritage Museum share a AUREN RUVINSKY PHOTO common border. ment, reducing their risk and overhead.

Burden said the coffee kiosk helped enhance the visitor experience, but wasn’t great for them as a business venture.

He explained that since the chamber’s fee for service from the city dropped from $73,000 to $40,000 a couple years ago, in-

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cluding canceling the economic development office, they have focused on revenue generation, which he said has gone up by about $15,000 over the last two years.

Coun. Bill Neufeld asked if the vote could be delayed until they had 2011 year end numbers to compare to previous years but

was convinced it would put the chamber in a difficult position.

Council first adopted the parkland exchange bylaw — passed in the Nov. 19 municipal election — and then unanimously voted to renew the fee for service agreement for the chamber to run the visitor’s centre for $41,200 in 2012.

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By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER Parksville city council unanimously supported a private member’s bill calling on the federal government to establish a national transit strategy.

The motion, introduced by councillor Marc Lefebvre, says “municipalities require and deserve reliable, sustainable federal funding for public transit... to build more environmentally sustainable, prosperous and livable communities that will help Canada remain competitive in the future.”

New Democrat MP Olivia Chow, the transportation, infrastructure and communities critic, introduced the bill and Parksville council will send a letter of support for the national strategy set out in Bill C-165.

Parksville has a brand new park this week, but it’s only new in legal terms.

Parksville city council adopted Parkland and Exchange Bylaw 2011, No. 1475 at their first regular council meeting this week after residents voted overwhelmingly in support of it in the Nov. 19 municipal election.

Seventy-eight per cent of electors who voted, voted to switch the zoning of the Parksville and District Visitor Centre and Craig Heritage Park Museum next door to correct a paperwork error when the park was created.

There was some worry the referendum might have trouble since the question had to contain the wording to “dispose of ” a park.

The successful referendum, required by provincial law when changing parkland zoning, secures the Heritage Park as a legal entity and allowed the city to sign a new lease with the chamber to run the visitor’s centre.

Christmas Bird Count participants Jim Bourgeois, Doug Bradley, Becky Perron and Gilles Gratton scan the ocean off Qualicum Beach. The Arrowsmith Naturalist members were among 40 birders taking part.

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“Operating region-wide bus service on New Year’s Day will provide added value for our customers and will also help to lower greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the amount of vehicles on the road,” explained Regional District of Nanaimo chairperson Joe Stanhope.

The service provided will be the normal holiday (Sunday) schedule available in the RDN Transit System Riders’ Guide and online at rdn.bc.ca. If use is significant, the RDN will consider including the service as part of its regular scheduling.

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With some uncertainty in the mix, the City of Parksville renewed the operating agreement for the Shelly Road Centre with the Bard to Broadway Theatre Society.

Bard to Broadway (B2B) took over the five year operating agreement in 2008 after the devolution of the Parksville Kinsmen Club that had run it since 2002.

For the last three years B2B has taken care of the promotion, booking, administration, operation, light repairs and maintenance of the the small community hall near the Englishman River, with a $5,000 annual subsidy from the city, which owns the building.

The agreement has been advantageous for both groups, according to the report to council from city staff, with the volunteer-run B2B able to operate it for much cheaper than city union employees would be able to.

It adds that staff is not aware of any other groups wanting to run it, so going to a public process to look for other groups doesn’t appear worthwhile.

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But, while appearing ready to rubber stamp another five year agreement with B2B, Councillor Carrie Powell-Davidson said she thought the Parksville Community and Conference Centre (PCCC) Society was considering taking over the hall and asked that the item be delayed to get more information.

Chief administrative officer Fred Manson said there is an escape clause with 90 days written warning from either party and that it would be better to give B2B the security of the agreement now and they can change it in the future if needed.

Manson later told THE NEWS that the PCCC Society, which runs the city owned facility independently, has bigger, more expensive rooms than the Shelly Road hall and are considering it as another option for their customers.

But he pointed out that the PCCC Society is always struggling to keep costs down and they wouldn’t likely be able to run the Shelly Centre for as little as B2B does.

In the end, council passed the motion to renew, with Powell-Davidson voting against.

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Pennies for Presents surpasses its 2011 goal PARKSVILLE — THE NEWS set out a goal similar to last year — to raise $5,000 or more in our annual Pennies for Presents campaign.

Thanks to the community’s generosity, we were able to exceed that goal again this season.

As of our most recent deadline — and penny tally — readers brought in more than $5,100 in coppers and silver — and we’re still counting up the coins.

Volunteer penny sorters — like longtime Mr. Moneypenny Brian Stead — have been working hard to roll the coins, which are taken to the Parksville branch of Coastal Community Credit Union, and turned into other forms of cash.

This year, as in past years, we will split the

taken care of throughout the year.

The $2,500 or more they receive each year from the campaign isn’t a lot, but it all helps the cause.

For your contribution to THE NEWS’ Pennies for Presents campaign — and others like it with the Black Press family on Vancouver Island, we thank you and look forward to helping you clear your homes of pennies once again in 2012.

— Steven Heywood

Rolls and rolls of pennies sure do weigh a lot. money raised between the Society of Organized Services and the Salvation Army.

The money is used by both groups for their various programs to ensure families and children in need are

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THE NEWS’ own Mr. Moneypenny. Brian Stead, husband of NEWS employee Pauline Stead, has steadfastly counted pennies for years during our Pennies for Presents campaign.

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“We wanted to buy the property but there was a lady living in it, but we knew it would come available at some point,” Tim Andres said. “We wanted to purchase it for 10 years and then it came up for sale and we took possession of it in August.”

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Students in School District 69 (Qualicum) received an early holiday present from Coast Capital Savings with the donation of more than 100 used computers through Computers for Schools.

“Companies and other bodies update their computers regularly and Computers for Schools (CFS) recycles them back into schools,” said superintendent Jim Ansell.

He said they have benefited from CFS computers for the past several years and it is a great help, with the used computers often being a big step up from what they have, allowing them to integrate more computers into classrooms rather than just computer labs.

The district received 210 CFS computers in the 2011

fiscal year.

The national program, founded in 1993 by Industry Canada and Telecom Pioneers, refurbishes computers and distributes them to not-for-profit learning organizations.

This donation was part of more than 300 sent to the Qualicum, Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Langley school districts, bring the total donated by the credit union to schools to more than 1,200.

Mary-Em Waddington, executive director of Computers for Schools BC, said in a news release that donations from organizations like Coast Capital helped CFS surpass 118,000 across B.C. so far.

“The Computers for Schools program has made a significant impact in enhancing computer literacy in schools across B.C., helping districts save costs on computer purchases that they can re-direct

towards other programming, and reducing negative environmental impacts through effective reuse,” she said.

“Coast Capital’s partnership with Computers for Schools enables us to extend the useful life of these computers and help protect the environment,” said Wendy Lachance, director, community leadership for Coast Capital Savings.

“It’s a bonus that the program is equipping the next generation with the knowledge and skills needed to be successful contributors to society.”

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Several councillors commented that the request fits nicely with early talk of the Brant Wildlife Festival in March and April, during which dogs are banned from the beach, and other ongoing concerns about signage and enforcement of dogs being off-leash on the beach.

It was also pointed out that North American’s spend more on bird seed than pro-sports tickets, a sign that because of shifting demographics, birds are all the more valuable to a tourist economy like Parksville.

Council supported the request, referring it to staff for further details before a formal request comes back to them.

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Taking music beyond the turntables and creating cool house beats has kept John Straathof busy over the past five years and the electronic artist is hoping to take his craft to the next level.

Electro house music is designed for the dance floor and Straathof admitted there are not many venues in Oceanside to perform his new genre of music so he is working on getting his work out there on You Tube.

The 31-year-old Qualicum Beach resident is shooting a music video at a studio in Lantzville and he is looking for extras. About six to eight young people are needed for the shoot which will take place on Dec. 28 and Jan. 4.

Straathof said he is filming a club scene that will involve dancing and the volunteers need to wear dark club attire.

He said the music video will be partly animated using a green screen.

“I need people who like to dance and have fun. They will be recreating a club scene with a hard hitting club song. The footage will be finished by an animator,” he said.

Straathof said he will be releasing a CD next month with four original instrumental songs. He said his project has been several years in the making.

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John Strathof is putting together a video and is looking for extras to act out a club scene. ferent. I have worked on this project for five years.”

He said every single beat on the CD is his and while there are no vocals it has involved a lot of skill programing the instruments. He said the CD will be available on his website at www.notch21.com.

Straathof said Vancouver Island has some significant electronic music festivals but admitted it is hard to get into them.

He said his idol in the industry is Italian disc jockey Benny Benassi. The Grammy Award winning DJ has received worldwide fame and his recordings have earned him the crown “Godfather of Electro.”

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magine going to a restaurant for a $5 steak dinner, but when you get there you discover being seated at a table will cost you $5, a surcharge of $7 for the plate and utensils and another $4 for the server to take your order.

Add on the tip and HST and suddenly your cheap meal has become an expensive night out.

That’s how Canada’s airlines have been allowed to operate.

It’s marketing strategy; advertise only the base cost of the ticket, with the full price of that ticket, including all its various surcharges, fees and taxes revealed when the purchaser is about to commit.

Consumer advocates have been complaining about it for years.

In fact, the federal government did do something about it, adding the “all-in-one” airfare advertising clause to the Canadian Transportation Act in June 2007.

But lobbying by the airlines, which claimed the new pricing policy would put them at a disadvantage to foreign airlines who could continue to advertise only their base fares on their own websites, has delayed its implementation for years.

That’s about to change.

European airlines have been required to advertise the complete cost of a ticket since 2008.

In January, American airlines will also fall in line with all-in airfares. The competitive disadvantage argument no longer exists.

So why will Canadian consumers have to wait another 12 months for a five-year-old law to finally be enforced?

While it’s likely that only the most naive traveler believes they could actually travel to England for $99, requiring the airlines to be up front when advertising their fares will empower consumers when making the best choice for their travel spending.

— Black Press editorial

Get ready to sing a little Scottish ditty later this week

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ou speak Scottish? Of course you do. And I’ll bet you seven swans a-swimming to a partridge in a pear tree that in a few days you will be enthusiastically speaking it again.

Singing it, actually. And the Scots words you’ll be singing will include ‘auld’, ‘lang’ and ‘syne’.

The words mean, roughly, ‘for old long ago’, and it’s a song that people have been singing for 300 years. A Scot by the name of James Watson penned the first version back in 1711. In 1788 the great poet Robert Burns sent a copy of the original song to the Scots Musical Museum along with a note saying that he “took it down from an old man” singing by a fire.

Burns subsequently ‘burnished’ the poem with his own lyrical genius and gave the world a keeper.

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We’ve been singing it at least once a year ever since.

And not just in English-speaking countries.

There’s a Bengali song with the same melody called Memories of the Good Old Days. Chileans call their rendition The Farewell Song and sing it at funerals. Greeks sing a variation called Song of Farewell. It is also a song to say goodbye in Zimbabwe, with lyrics in Shona.

Sentimental people sway to the song in France, Hungary, Sudan and Taiwan. In the Netherlands it shows up as a Dutch football song.

A Danish rock band called Gasolin turned it into a hit pop ballad in 1974. The more reverential Japanese have a version called Hotaru no hikari which

means “Glow of a Firefly”.

Mexican boy scouts, with the help of a mariachi band, sing “No es mas que un hasta luego…” (This is By no more than a ‘see Arthur you later’…)

Black Nowadays, we usually only sing the first verse and the chorus but there are a couple of unsung verses that are mostly forgotten.

One goes: We twa hae paidl’d i’ the burn Frae morning sun till dine But seas between us braid hae roared Sin’ auld lang syne (We two have paddled in the river From morning time till dinner But seas between us broad have roared

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People in English-speaking countries around the world do not as a rule sing Auld Lang Syne at football games, scout jamborees or rock concerts. We join our hands and sing this song once a year only, on New Year’s Eve. We can thank a Canadian named Guy Lombardo for that.

On January 1, 1929, Europe was in turmoil and Hitler’s Nazis were stirring in the German basement. North America was poised on the threshold of The Great Depression.

In the Grill Room of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, bandleader Guy Lombardo tapped his baton to get the attention of his famous band The Royal Canadians and as the clock struck midnight they launched into Auld Lang Syne while a continent listened in on their radios.

Have you been good this year?

They did the same thing live every New Year’s until 1976.

Since then the Guy Lombardo recording has been played each year as part of the traditional Times Square ‘Ball Drop’ And you just know we’ll all gather ‘round to sing that song again this New Year’s Eve. I probably won’t be there with you but I’ll offer you the last verse of Auld Lang Syne which is seldom, if ever, sung these days.

An’ there’s a hand, me trusty fiere An’ gie’s a hand o’ thine An’ we’ll tak a right gude willy-waught For auld lang syne.

‘Fiere’ is Scottish for ‘friend’. ‘gude willy-waught’ means ‘good-will drink’.

You already know what ‘auld lang syne’ means.

Guid health, my fiere.

— Arthur Black lives on SaltSpring Island

This week’s question: Will the health centre finally be built in 2012?

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LETTERS Time to wake up about health care I wonder when our elected federal people will meet with our elected provincial people and collectively sit down and develop a long term Canadian health care plan that is equable to all Canadians.

Are all elected officials and senior bureaucrats already on the payroll of the lobbyists? Why are we not purchasing all medical supplies and medical equipment nationally like all other smart countries and getting a bulk price?

Why can’t I get the same service in Saskatchewan as I can in Prince Edward Island? Why do I have to buy out of province insurance when I travel in Canada other than my home province?

Why are not options on how to improve our health system looked at collectively provincially and federally? Why are we still cutting deals for free trade and cutting our own throats by kow- towing to big pharma?

Throwing money out the window will not improve anything other than the bank balances of those that can grab the dispensed cash.

I want to see some reporting that is honest, forthright, truthful and insightful. People around the world are dying trying to get an opportunity to have a say in their future and we are squandering ours out of apathy.

Wake up and ask the hard questions and don’t take the status quo as acceptable. The other option is to die by a thousand nicks.

Bob Tritschler Parksville

Why are they blind to facts about pot?

The World Drug Report 2011, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, shows that the rate of deaths where drugs were the primary cause, per million of population aged between 15 and 64, was 16 times higher in the U.S. and eight times higher in Canada than it was in Holland.

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Milk of kindness

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n old news clipping dated 1968, found in the SOS History files, tells a story about the spirit of giving — a spirit still very much alive and well in our community. The following piece of history captures the essence of the SOS Caring for Kids at Christmas Campaign, the society itself, and the wonderful individuals throughout this district.

He was just a little boy; a little boy of that indeterminate age between five and seven. He pushed upon the door of the candy shop with a jerk. He scarcely noticed the departing lady shopper who backed up hastily to avoid his onward rush to the counter. He had a penny to spend; not even a shiny new penny but one covered with the dirt of the street where he had found it not long before. Not often did he have a penny to spend, for his mother had to add pennies together to buy porridge to keep little boys warm on a frosty morning, or milk to try to keep their teeth in the best condition she could.

This penny was all his and he could spend it in his own way. As he selected the one cent candy he wanted and started to hand over his penny, he noticed a medium-sized jar with coloured lettering, Christmas symbols and the word ‘hampers’ written on it. It sat on the counter right at the same level as his eyes.

The jar contained a dollar bill and some pennies and dimes which barely covered the bottom. The little boy stared at it a moment, looked longingly at the candy, then quickly dropped the penny into the jar. It landed with a dull thud on the few with which it would keep company. He shook his head with a sad grin at the shop-keeper who told him he was a very good boy as he left the shop.

Who knows what thoughts went through his little head? This little boy should go far, he has an essential quality so necessary in today’s materialistic world — the milk of human kindness.

This little boy lives in Parksville.

Thank you all, young and old, businesses and groups, wealthy and otherwise, who once again helped to lighten the hearts of those less fortunate, allowing them to be part of the magical Christmas Spirit.

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The U.S. approach to drug use is highly punitive, the Canadian approach is somewhat less punitive, while the Dutch approach prefers harm reduction.

Similarly, the percentage of the population (15 to 64) who use cannabis annually is 13.7 per cent in the U.S., 12.6 per cent in Canada, but only 5.4 per cent in Holland — in spite of the fact that Dutch

citizens can openly enjoy cannabis in coffee shops.

While cannabis accounts for 70 per cent of all recorded drug offences, cocaine is far more harmful, but in the U.S. 2.4 per cent take cocaine, 1.4 per cent take it in Canada, and only 0.6 per cent take it in Holland.

Report after report covering these facts have been presented

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to the federal government, so why do they believe that incarcerating more drug users and building more prisons to house them is going to help in any way?

On the contrary, all the facts and the experience of the 1930s show that it is bound to exacerbate the situation.

Why are Lunney (The News, Dec. 6), Harper, and their cronies so blind to the facts?

Phil Copple Qualicum Beach

Greens don’t get it All this recent noise and condemnation of logging DL33 is crazy. Pure and simple.

It’s the old growth they are taking and that’s what it should be. It makes space and allows the younger ones to thrive.

And what is this nonsense of concerns for the extinction of the fir? If you have eyes you can see them all over the place. If you are blind you can smell them. The Island and coast are covered with them.

Verne Huntley Parksville

It was you people who made it work We wish to express our gratitude to all those who made the third annual Island Arts Expo a great success again this year.

The exhibitors, who came from as far as Saanichton and Haida Gwaii, put on a fabulous display of high quality art work, proven by the sales they made. The workshops were very well received by the presenters and attendees. We offer our thanks to all.

We really want to express our gratitude to everyone who brought food items or contributed cash for the food bank. Their generosity raised over $1,330 in cash and 48 bags of groceries.

The businesses and artists who contributed to the raffle draw helped make the event fun for all.

Thank-you for supporting the Arts and we look forward to Island Arts Expo 2012.

Jeff Shields, Susan Schaefer Qualicum Beach

Bouquets Brickbats

We would like to thank all the arena staff at Oceanside Place, whose quick action and training saved the life of my husband, the old timer hockey player who suffered cardiac arrest on the ice on Dec. 7. Also to all my fellow Panters who also played a part in this life saving event; there are too many to name but you know who you are — sincere thanks. When PGOSA bought the defibrillator many years ago, who knew the part it would play in the lives of many old time hockey players.

Wayne and HelenMargaret Randall Parksville

Bouquets of Christmas roses to Kerry and Sherri for continuing the family tradition and hosting the 36th annual family skating party. Also to Doyle and Jeanie who did it for many, many years. Baby Alice, the announcement of your birth that night was a first and crowned the evening.

Congratulations Michelle, Jan and maids.

Great to see folks that were at our first and have been coming every year since at our 36th. Looking forward to the 37th.

Marge Meservia Parksville

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year-end interview to talk about her eventful first year back in politics. Here are excerpts from that discussion: TF: People in general are a bit cynical about the treaty process. You could say that about Sophie Pierre [former Ktunaxa chief and chair of the independent B.C. Treaty Commission]. In her report this year she talked about the mounting debt from 20 years of negotiations and basically gave an ultimatum to fix it or shut it down. Do you see the commission continuing as it is, or do you see some changes ahead?

PCC: We’re not planning any significant changes to it. We are starting to see, just now, the fruits of all the work from the ministry and from the government and from the treaty commission. And that’s all starting to move pretty quickly. The Taku River Tlinglit economic agreement [mining development and protected areas in the Atlin area],

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TF: A related subject is the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline. There’s a lot of aboriginal opposition to that. The federal Natural Resources Minister, Joe Oliver, not too long ago called this a “nation building project.” It certainly fits with your jobs strategy. Do you support the concept of the pipeline?

PCC: First of all, we are foursquare behind the concept and

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soon to be reality of the liquefied natural gas pipelines, which would take B.C. gas and get it to the port at Kitimat. There is pretty much unanimous First Nations support along the way, community support, through the environmental approval process, it’s all working.

The Enbridge proposal is far from that. Being able to get triple the price for Canadian oil would be a big benefit for Canada overall. But the project is one where we have to examine both the costs and benefits.

That’s why it’s in the environmental approval process. This is the first of its kind, so I think we have to get a good look at it, and once we have the facts before us, we can have a debate about whether it should go ahead.

TF: The carbon tax. Do you think it’s working, and will we see changes in the years to come?

PCC: I think that it’s probably affecting people’s and businesses’ decisions about their reliance on carbon as a source of energy. I don’t want to overstate that, though.

The thing about the carbon tax is that it’s hard to know how much difference it’s made. But I think anecdotally we see that it has made some difference.

We are in the pro-

CHRISTY CLARK ... carbon tax has made a difference cess now of consulting with both the job creator community and citizens about where they’d like us to go next with the carbon tax. We have to keep in mind that the economy is fragile. But we want to remain a leader on the environment, which where we are right now in North America.

• • • • The interview also touched on Clark’s efforts to ease the pain of getting rid of the HST, and other issues.

You can find the full text on this newspaper’s website (www. pqbnews.com) by pointing to the News tab and clicking on B.C. News.

Also, watch for Tom Fletcher’s yearend interview with NDP leader Adrian Dix. Look for it under the ‘Opinion’ tab at www.pqbnews.com.

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By NEIL HORNER NEWS REPORTER Barb Ashmead always knew there was a problem with uncontrolled breeding by cats in Oceanside, but it wasn’t until she put the numbers together recently that she realized just how serious the problem really is.

Ashmead, who runs Qualicum Cat Rescue in Qualicum Beach, said her calculations show there are as many as 2,000 unspayed and un-neutered cats in the Oceanside area — and even that figure could be low.

“We under-estimated it,” she said. “It has crept up exponentially.”

That’s not too surprising, considering the fact that every unfixed feline can have two to three litters a year — and they are ready to breed at just six months of age.

With animals breeding at that rate, the results can be dramatic.

“We usually get between 120 and 130 kittens a year and this year we’re up to 250,” Ashmead said.

That increase, she added, also means a big increase in the amount Qualicum Cat Rescue needs to raise to deal with it.

Fortunately, they’re getting some help.

Thanks to a $15,000 grant from Petsmart Charities, the

Why we do it?

For all of us

I

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 By explain clearly the why Kim of their organization.

Burden 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 is the key to the overall health of the community. 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.

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 business.

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

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Thousands of stray cats strutting in Oceanside

The number of cats needing to be fixed continues to grow.

group will be able to fix 150 cats at a much reduced cost. The new money also comes with a new tactic that Ashmead and her team believe will prove effective in the long run.

“The idea is to concentrate on one area, in this case Coombs, and once we get 50 to 60 per cent of the cats, we then go on to other areas, like Errington and Whiskey Creek,” Ashmead said.

“If you try to target the whole area with only enough money to do 150 or so, that means we would only do 10 cats from each area, and that’s not going to solve the problem.”

The new protocol, she said, should work far better than

what they’ve done before, but only if they secure additional funding to do it.

And that, she said, is going to be a challenge.

“Petsmart Charities pays for most of the spaying and neutering and we pay for the feline leukemia test and we deflea and deworm them,” Ashmead said.

“It’s still costing us $60 to $80 per cat, so we are running into a financial crisis. We didn’t see this coming.”

Anyone who would like to donate to Qualicum Cat Rescue can do so online at qualicumcatrescue.com. news@pqbnews.com

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All kinds of possibilities await in the year 2012 n his book, New Under the Sun, Kevin Major has one of his characters state: “Above all …., one must not plod through life with regret. One plods one’s way to the grave soon enough!”

At this turn of the year, let’s not overburden ourselves with regrets for things not accomplished in the last 12-month; let’s get on with 2012 — resolutions or no!

To ease any guilty consciences out there, let me whine on about the perhaps trivial regrets on my own list … and please feel free to adopt, then quickly discard them as you wish and march determinedly into the new year.

Where to start?

Probably best to begin with the item that hindered the doing of many others on my ‘regrets list’.

Number one has to be the books still unread.

Not, you understand, that I didn’t read; the problem is/was that I did a lot of what you might call recreational reading, and did not get to those serious, worthwhile books which I come across once in a while when I straighten out tables and bookshelves.

But … in realigning the books on the coffee table during the ‘Christmas sweep,’ I’ve left an assortment of five out there to be

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perused without fail in the coming weeks.

Interesting that some of them have been in the same place for the past year and are likely just waiting to be buried (again) under future tomes and magazines.

A regret almost neck-in-neck with the book problem is the disaster in Alvin IV’s house. If you’re reading this, you are reading words elbowing for space on a hard drive in total disarray. ‘House-ly’

housekeeping is one thing, where you can see the mess in front of your eyes; tidy computering requires a knowledge and firm resolution to deal with crises unseen and outside this scribe’s expertise … until the crash! (But I did just buy an external drive for extra storage.)

Getting back to the visuals. On the patio beyond the sunroom windows another struggle for space.

Four tubs of lilies and a lavatera have been

Willi Waws By Nancy Whelan promised their own homes in the good earth. “This will be the year to divide and wander,” I kept saying … until it became too cold to accomplish the job in comfort. In gar-

by the feathered ones.

The year I did put up a reasonable shield of post-supported netting, I found myself trapped inside with the berries!

Don’t laugh, birds.

And the list goes on … letters not written, things unlearned (like setting up my external hard drive), trails un-walked, and exercises excused (for more pressing activities or recreational reading).

If I put my mind to it, innumerable other

dener’s lingo I remind myself that there’s always next year.

Outside my main and favorite window on the world of growing things, another promise took shape over the years, never to be fulfilled in a satisfactory manner.

I love blueberries and so do the birds. The latter seem always to get the best of the crop because I’ve yet to devise a blueberry house that is easy to put up and take down … and is impenetrable

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(Yes, yes, Alvin, I hear you; don’t nag.)

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A life well and fully lived ended peacefully, at home; on December 16, 2011. Betty will be deeply missed by her husband James and daughters Barbara (Graham), Pamela (Joe), and Nancy (Charles). She also leaves two very special grandsons, Dylan and Owen Riley, and was the cherished sister of Alan Platts (Eleanor) and his family.

Betty was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and trained as a medical laboratory technologist. After marrying Jim in 1953, they spent several years in northern Alberta where May Contractors brought electrical power to rural areas.

After Jim joined Canadian Utilities in Edmonton, the family moved to Whitehorse, transferred to Drumheller, and later to Grande Prairie. Betty and Jim retired and moved to Nanoose Bay in 1986.

Life was an adventure that Betty fully embraced. She had a keen sense of humour and showed determination in everything she undertook. Betty was a bright student, an accomplished ďŹ gure skater and curler, ski instructor, private pilot, Boat Wise instructor, and hockey player.

She was as skilled with a chainsaw as she was with a sewing machine, equally comfortable as a gowned lady at the regimental ball or spending the day outdoors in waders catching trout â&#x20AC;&#x201C; truly an original. Betty was a caring person with a strong social conscience and a goal of making other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives a bit better. This was apparent in Whitehorse where she provided grub-stakes to trappers, her involvement with the Friendship Centre in Grande Prairie, and as a volunteer with the Feral Cat Society in Nanoose Bay. During her twenty six years of retirement, PGOSA activities were the thread that created a tapestry of pleasure and purpose.

Betty had a wonderful touch with animals. Many dogs and cats had happy lives after being found on her doorstep. She loved the outdoors and was happiest when ďŹ shing, sailing, working in the garden, or storm watching with her beloved dog, Girl.

If desired, donations can be made to the SPCA or Oceanside Hospice Society in Bettyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory.

A memorial service, ofďŹ ciated by Reverend Lynn Cawthra, was held on December 19, 2011 at Yates Funeral Service, Parksville, BC. THANK YOU The family of Betty May extends sincere and heartfelt thanks to the wonderful people whose help enabled us to care for Betty at home. Her quality of life was enhanced by your kindness, thoughtfulness, and professional care.

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Resume and cover letter may be faxed to 250757-9220 or emailed to rcl211@shaw.ca.

Applications will be accepted until noon on Wednesday, January 4, 2012.

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GARDENING WES-COAST YARDBIRDS Christmas Lights, Snow Blowing. Yard clean-up & Hauling.

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Please forward resumes to Pro Mac Manufacturing at phumber@promac.bc.ca

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HANDYPERSONS OCEANSIDE HOUSE & Home: For all your home maintenance & repairs. Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s avail. Pete (250)927-2641.

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BUYDENS COMPUTERS From Nanoose to Deep Bay. Call Kevin 250-240-7372

TODD THE BUILDER. Renos, plumbing. Commercial ofďŹ ces; Custom homes. 250-752-1121

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COUNTERTOPS

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A STROKE ABOVE Painting.

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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Routes are temporarily covered. We are looking for permanent carriers for these routes.

CURRENT ROUTES AVAILABLE:

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PARKSVILLE OCEAN view 2 bdrm Apt, quiet bldg, pets ok, heat/hot water incl’d, Nov. 1, $800/mo.(250)248-3350.

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W/D, F/S, D/W. $850./mo + utils. Ref’s. Call 250-248-6287.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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.

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. Avail Now & Jan. 1st.

Call 250-248-8592.

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APARTMENT/CONDO DOWNTOWN QUALICUM Beach, bright, excellent condition, 2 bdrm, patio, F/S, complete spacious bathroom, storage locker and parking. N/S, N/P. Please call Bill at 250752-6997.

ERRINGTON 1BDRM- private entrance.

Avail immed. $550/mo+ utils.

Refs req’d.

Call (250) 954-0191.

Sales & Service.

WOOD PELLET fuel for sale.

We deliver. 250-757-9232

RENTALS

OCEAN SANDS RESORT on Rathtrevor Beach. Fully furnished 2 bdrm condos includes utilities, cable, phone and internet. Available Now. $1100/mo. (250) 954-0662 .

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RENTALS

QUALICUM BEACH- 1 bdrm, furnished suite, bright, waterfront. Avail now. NS/NP. $795 inclds utils/inter-net. Call 250757-8682, 250-752-9252.

HOMES WANTED

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Qualicum Beach - Large 1770 sq.ft. Ocean Bluff Condo 2 bdrm + den, 2 bath, fully updated, new laminate floors, 6 appls, covered parking, 55+ building, N/S, N/P. $1250 mo.

Call 250-586-1100.

QUALICUM BEACH, large 2 bdrm condo, 55+ bldg, bright Southern main floor with patio, close to town & golf club, $875 mo, avail Jan. 1 or Feb, long term lease. 250-479-0947.

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RENTALS 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.

DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE Commercial space. 1000 sq ft “street level space” avail. Jan 1st., in the Harrison Bldg at 162 Harrison Ave. Beside medical bldg & Sears. Great signage & exposure w/private store front parking. No lease sign on unit til January so call Richard 250-248-3836 or 250954-9695.

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TREE SERVICES

GET READY FOR YOUR JANUARY SERVICE DIRECTORY Delivered to over 16,000 homes Call 250-248-4341 TODAY!

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.

NORTH QUALICUM, Peaceful rural setting, New 2 bdrm. 5 appls, elec. heat, glass covered patio deck with additional ground level patio. Fenced yard with room for a garden.

Ref’s req’d. N/S. Currently available. $900./mo. Call David or Carrie 250-752-5211.

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SUITES, LOWER BEAUTIFUL, FURNISHED & equipped grnd floor suite. Priv. entrance, patio. Laundry avail. $900. + utils. (250)248-9601.

COOMBS, IN the country, lrg property, 2 bdrm with large covered deck, carport, 4 appls, Jan. 1, $1000, 250-752-2634.

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.

HOMES FOR RENT

SUITES, UPPER

COOMBS, COUNTRY rental, 3 bdrm on large property, quiet with 2 bay carport, covered deck, W/S, large garden spot, F/S, W/D, Feb. 1 or sooner, $1000 mo, 250-752-2634.

NEW 1 Bdrm Upper Suite Parksville Industrial Park Now $750/Mo Avail Now Utilities Incl. NS/NP Call 250-240-0173

ERRINGTON: MOBILE home on strata, 3 bdrm plus den, large yard. Close to Englishman River Falls. N/S. No dogs. $1,000. 250-248-0202.

PARKSVILLE- SMALL rancher, 2 bdrms, 1bath, 4 appls, garage attached, lrg yard, close to beach/mall. N/S pets upon approval. Avail mid-Jan $895+ utils. 250-586-6010.

ROOMS FOR RENT FURNISHED ROOM, Parksville. Use of kitchen & laundry.

(250)951-0176.

Upstairs from the Red Door, across from Quality Foods.

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RESPONSIBLE, EMPLOYED, quiet, non-smoking women seeking like roommate to share house in Parksville. Offering two private rooms and bathroom. To share kitchen and laundry room. $650.00 per month. Heat, hydro, cable and wireless internet included. If interested call Barb at 250248-5077 or 250-954-1048.

Must like cats.

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EMERALD ESTATES- (Parksville). 55+ independent living, 1 bdrm spacious, bright condo.

Patio, new carpet. Homemaker & laundry included. Meals optional. NS/NP. $1100/mo + utils. Call 250-248-9249.

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TRANSPORTATION

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

Thanks for all the wonderful things you do that make a difference in the lives of our community’s children and families!

Building Learning Together Coalition of Community Partners www,blt.sd69.bc.ca

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.

Soloway & Co. is proud to support Building Learning Together

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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

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Help us beat last year’s total of $7,400.00!

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Kramer, 19, is in his third season with the Clippers, and goes into the Christmas break sitting second in team scoring with 21 goals and 17 assists for 38 points in 33 games.

Contacted in Nanaimo, Mike Vandekamp, GM and head coach KYLE KRAMER of the Nanaimo Clippers Hockey Club, had good things to say ... becoming a about his feisty forward.

“Great kid. He’s not the biggest guy out there but he plays a key player for the lot bigger than he is,” Mike said of the 5’10” 185 pound forward, Clippers adding “his number one asset is his work ethic. He’s just a hard working guy. He’s a strong, compact, physical player — most of his success comes from his tenacity and again, his work ethic.

“He’s tough on the puck ... he’s physical, he’s aggressive-natured and he has a really good shot. He’s definitely known not only as one of our hardest working players but as one of the hardest working players in the league, and he brings a lot of intangibles to the table too,” said Vandekamp, 39 and his 17th season of coaching junior hockey. “Kyle brings a lot of life to the dressing room (and) we use him in all situations, on the penalty kill, on the power play — he’s basically out there in all key situations whether we’re up a goal, down a goal ... he’s definitely one of our go-to guys.”

“The thing I’ve always found interesting in Kyle is that he’s a Qualicum boy but we joke that he plays like a kid from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, like a prairie boy ... I never thought of Qualicum as being a hockey hotbed, but he’s got to be one of the better players to come out of there.”

An added bonus about having a kid from Oceanside in the lineup is that he puts people in the seats.

“For sure — it’s important for us as an organization to make sure we mow our own back yard before we go out looking somewhere else,” said Mike, adding that “when we can get a player from our own region that’s a contributor it’s a big plus.”

“We work in a open recruiting league,” he said, explaining that, “geographically we can’t protect a player which means they can play wherever they want, so for him to choose our program is a bonus.”

“Kyle’s incredible determination and work ethnic are such admirable qualities,” says Clippers’ media girl Jen Kennedy, who has strong ties to the Oceanside Generals Junior Hockey Club and has watched his progress both as a player and as a person.

Kramer was named the BCHL’s Player of the Week Nov. 6 after leading the Clips to two wins in three games and earning first star honours in each of the victories.

According to an earlier report out of Nanaimo, Kramer began the week with two goals and two assists in a win over Victoria, and finished up with a goal and three helpers in a comeback win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

“He’s a fan favourite, no doubt about it ... fans always relate to that guy that wears his heart on his sleeve. He gets under the oppnents’ skin with his style, so he finds himself in altercations on a regular basis.”

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Generals melt Glacier Kings prior to the break Win lifts Gens into a tie for third place with Saanich

By JAMES CLARKE PQ NEWS SPORTS Travis Briggs scored both goals and Oceanside’s Save On Foods Generals carved out a tasty 2-1 win over their arch rivals in Comox Wednesday night.

It was the local squad’s

final VIJHL game heading into the break.

“That’s a huge win for us ... great Christmas present,” an upbeat Generals’ head coach and GM Dave Johnston said Thursday.

Comox went into the game sitting tops in the North and second overall

in the seven-team league at 16-10-3. The Gens are second in the North at 13-14-1 and fourth overall.

The win lifts them into a tie for third with Saanich and lifts them 7-3 in their last 10 games.

On Wednesday, the two teams skated to a score-

less tie through the first period-and-a-half.

The reigning North division champs opened the scoring midway through the second period and Briggs evened it up 1-1 when he scored unassisted with 45 seconds left in the frame.

The second-year Gen from Nanaimo notched the

game-winner 7:02 into the third period with assists from Taylor Grobowski and Taylor Gray, and was named the games’ second star.

Michael Gudmandson was lights out for Oceanside as he made 32 saves for the win in net and first star honours.

Comox outshot Oceanside

33-22 overall.

Key to the win “was goaltending and our commitment to playing plaoff style defensive hockey,” said Johnston.

Oceanside’s penalty kill was perfect as the Gens kept Comox away on all six of their power plays.

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Kramer has sights set on playing in college Vandekamp, who made the jump to Nanaimo to replace former coach Bill Bestwick, is coming off a four year tour with the Grand Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.

On and off the ice, he says, “Kyle’s a focused and grounded guy. He knows what he wants — he wants to go to college and be a college player, and I think he can reach that goal.”

Kramer has one more year of eligibility left with the Clippers; “This is the best season he’s had so far numbers wise, I think the goal is to have a commitment from a Division 1 school before the end of the season then come back and play out his final year. I know he’s been talking to some schools (so) the process is under way.”

“It’s been a lot of fun,” Kramer said this week when THE NEWS finally caught up with him.

He confirmed he’s already set a career high in goals, and is also close to passing his total points from last year already.

The big reason for the upswing in his offence he said, “is that I’m playing with some really good linemates, and they’re also giving me lots of opportunities.

They’ve got me out there in all sorts of situations, so any time you can get that much ice obviously you have the chance to put up some numbers.”

Kramer concedes he’s always been more of a grind-

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Kramer said he’s looking forward to some quality family time over the holiday season, and to resting his body for the final push before the playoffs.

“It’s a grinding schedule, so anytime you get a chance to get away from the rink for a few days it helps.”

The family moved here from Fernie, B.C. when he was about nine and he played his minor hockey here. He says he can’t recall ever not wanting to play for the Nanaimo Clippers, and points to the Oceanside Generals as a great starting point.

Kramer, who has an older brother and a younger sister, laced up for the hometown Generals in 2008/2009 season as a 16-year-old when the team won the VIJHL Island championship and went on to compete in the Cyclone Taylor Cup. “That was a great experience,” he said, adding “I learned a lot that year and it was a great springboard for me.”

Kramer said he’s never felt the pull to play away from home, and has no plans on pulling up stakes in his final season of Jr. A. “As a kid growing up and going to Nanaimo to the games you always dream, always hope one day you might get the chance to play for the Clippers ... I like

With leading scorer Kyle Yamasaki away on vacation, Johnston said “it was huge getting another member of that line contributing offensively.”

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The Clippers head into the Christmas break at 1612-5 for 4th in the BCHL’s 8-team Coastal Conference and riding a modest two game win streak.

“Consistency, that’s what we’re looking for. We’ve only got six players that played on the team last year so we’re certainly a new group there are only four teams in our conference that make the playoffs, so that’s our goal.”

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“He’s in a class all of his own,” Oceanside head coach and GM Dave Johnston answered when asked if any other local player has gone where he has.

Home grown forward Brett Corcoran he points out had success with the BCHL’s Trail Smoke Eaters and continues to have success in college Saint Scholastica in Michigan.

“For me the best description of Kyle is he’s old school,” said Johnston, adding “he plays the game on a level of intensity that very few young players ever get to. Humble, grounded — he’s all of that and then some.

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“We’re looking to Hockey Canada for direction,” said Batters, adding, “our league doesn’t have any polices in place dealing with this.”

Some leagues, he explained, have a policy in place wherein if the game is more than half played the team in the lead gets the point.

“What we’re looking at doing, what we’ve discussed, is that these points may not play a part in the overall standings ... we’re going to discuss it at the All-Star game with the other governors and see what direction the league would like to take on this.”

GAME ON The Generals are back home Jan. 7 against the Campbell River Storm (7:30 p.m. start) for the back end of their home-and-home.

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BSS junior girls fall to the Ice COURTENAY — The Isfeld Ice junior girls basketball team from Comox perservered and won the Vanier Towhees Christmas Tournament this past weekend (Dec. 16-17).

Isfeld, coached by Santa Claus in the final game, defeated a very game Alberni Armada squad in the finals.

Isfeld advanced to the championship by defeating a young Ballenas Whalers team from Parksville and a hard-working, younger Vanier B team who filled in admirably for a no-show team from Nanaimo.

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Sooke peewee girls blank Oceanside SOOKE — The Oceanside peewee girls hockey team came up short down in Sooke last Sunday afternoon.

They dropped a 3-0 decision to the home team, despite coming into town with 15 players — a dominating position to be in.

However, the Sooke team was not to be defeated on that day.

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By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS REPORTER Santa Claus dropped by the Ravensong Aquatic Centre in Qualicum Beach Wednesday, Dec. 21 for an afternoon of fun.

As children splashed and played games in the pool, Santa was in the lobby where he “Ho-Ho-Hoed” for the annual event. Several kids hopped on to his lap to rattle off their Christmas wish lists including seven year old Camryn Stannard of Parksville who told Santa she wanted a new puppy for Christmas.

Eight-year-old Ellyot Cain of Parksville asked for some Lego and some books.

Ellyot Cain asked Santa Claus for Lego and some books for Christmas, during Santa’s visit to Ravensong Pool in Qualicum Beach.

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he is a natural beauty and with brains to go with her classic good looks the recent grad of Kwalicum Secondary School is well on her way to becoming a successful model. At 5 feet 10 inches tall and all the right characteristics that make a good model 18 year old Bronte MacKenzie has got the look and the camera loves her. Her agency in Vancouver believes she has what it takes to be successful in the modeling business and has been sending her to high fashion shoots in Europe and Asia. MacKenzie signed on with the Lizbell Agency after she just dropped by the office to put out some feelers in the spring. Since Bronte MacKenzie gets her feet wet in this underwater then she has walked the photo shoot.

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MacKenzie didn’t go to modeling school to learn her trade…her knack for the industry likely comes from genetics. Her aunt is in the business and she encouraged her to try it out.

“My aunt is a model and has done a lot of traveling. It looked like it would be fun. She’s the one who told me to call Lizbell,” said MacKenzie.

In 2011, MacKenzie graduated with honors from KSS. She admitted she doesn’t see the world of modeling as a long term career and eventually she wants to go to university for either dentistry or medicine but for now she loves the traveling opportunities the modeling industry provides.

On her first trip abroad she went to Paris where she admitted she felt bit nervous being on her own. She said once she settled in she enjoyed exploring the city.

“At first it was scary … but then it was fun. It is exciting to be in a big city by yourself.”

She agreed the business is very competitive particularly in Paris where she experienced some not so friendly models.

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MacKenzie didn’t go to modeling school to learn her trade…her knack for the industry likely comes from genetics. Her aunt is in the business and she encouraged her to try it out.

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Holidays with the family As for some of the craziest things she has had to do for work she recalled one that was definitely different.

“There was one shoot I did in Paris where I had deer bones in my hair.”

MacKenzie said she did an underwater shoot that was a lot of fun but also very difficult.

She has worn ridiculously expensive clothes on the catwalk and admitted they are way beyond her budget.

She said when she goes on a casting call she wears very plain clothes because the client wants to see the natural beauty of the model.

MacKenzie will be adding to her portfolio in the new year as she heads to Milan in January and then Paris in February for Fashion Week.

One day she could be on the cover of Vogue magazine but

RDN urges Xmas wrap recycling PARKSVILLE — The Regional District of Nanaimo is encouraging people to take full advantage of their recycling and food waste pick-up over the holidays.

They suggest people make their holiday clean-up easier by using their green bins to dispose of many kitchen and household items.

Everything from regular compost to turkey bones, soiled paper products like wax-coated food containers, paper plates and paper napkins can be composted and kept out of the landfill.

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Bronte MacK:enzie is home for the holidays after spending time modelling in Paris. She’s off to Milan in the new year.

BRENDA GOUGH PHOTO for now the small town girl isn’t letting the glamour or the dark side of the industry affect her good natured personality.

She is spending the holidays knitting and hanging out with her family and friends in Oceanside.

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“The holiday season is typically a time when a lot of

waste is generated, but if we all continue to do our part with the green bin and blue box we will be well on our way to achieving the lowest per capita waste disposal rate in Canada.”

Collection schedules add a day after each statutory holiday, so residents are reminded to

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The countdown is on … have you made your New Year’s Eve plans yet?

It is tradition to stay up late and see the old year out. Its exit is usually noisy and your party options in Oceanside include everything from dancing to good old rock and roll or moshing to a metal band.

If you want to ring in the new year with some boogie fever you can get your groove on with ‘70s retro party band Wunderbread at The Beach Club Resort in Parksville.

Wunderbread started in 1996 and since then the band made up of six talented Vancouver Island musicians has become one of the most popular dance bands in Western Canada. At last year’s New Year’s Eve extravaganza at The Beach Club, the disco band had guests hustle the night away as they brought funky town to the dance floor. This year they are bringing back the good times along with their hot pants and platform shoes.

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Beach Club, Wendy Sears said the gala dinner and dance will be the party of the year and they are encouraging people to book a room and turn the occasion into a mini retreat. She said they are offering a one night package for two people that includes the dance, complete with a gourmet buffet, a champagne toast, snacks at midnight, plus a New Year’s Day brunch for $399.

The resort is also offering a four course dinner at their Pacific Prime Restaurant for guests who want

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an oceanside dining experience. The set menu can be upgraded to include wine pairing and dancing.

Sears said tickets are available for those people who don’t want an overnight package and as always the resort offers it’s complimentary shuttle. For tickets and reservations call 248-8999.

Tigh-Na-Mara will again be ringing in the start of 2012 as the resort hosts its annual New Year’s Eve Gala.

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Two meal options will be available before the festivities begin.

There is a fivecourse dinner in the Cedar Room and a Buffet dinner in the Walbran Room. Each year the event draws in large crowds where a night of great food, entertainment and dancing ensues.

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New Year’s eve events in Oceanside The package includes the event ticket, a one night accommodation, and the New Year’s Day brunch that will be held on January 1, 2012.

Because it can be difficult for parents to find a baby-sitter on New Year’s Eve, the resort has developed a holiday recreation program that includes a pajama party for children to keep them occupied with activities while their parents enjoy the Gala evening. As this year’s event promises to be as popular as the last, availability will depend on reservations. Advanced bookings are strongly encouraged to avoid disappointment.

The Malloomba Boogie Band bring their good old rock and roll to the Coombs Rodeo Grounds Saturday, Dec. 31.

The New Years Eve dance starts at 8 p.m. and winds up at 1 a.m. Advance tickets are $40 and include a buffet style dinner.

Phone for reservations 250248-1009. No minors.

Metal band Fear of the Valley performs at the Parksville branch of the Royal Canadian Legion on Dec. 31.

Classic rock band Identity Crisis will have the dance floor hopping at The Shady Rest New Years Eve celebration. Tickets are $25 each and include party favors, late night snacks and a champagne toast at midnight. Doors open at 7 p.m. for ticket holders with the dancing going from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Call 250 752-9111 for tickets.

Metal band Fear of the Valley with electronic beats DJ Westcoast will be playing at the Royal Canadian Legion in Parksville on Saturday, Dec. 31. Bass player Aaron McKenzie said even though they are a metal band they plan to keep the music bouncy so people can dance. The band has been together for a few

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By NEIL HORNER NEWS REPORTER The message about drivers taking responsibility for their sobriety when they get behind the wheel, but police want others to take some responsibility, too.

Oceanside RCMP Sergeant Darrell Robertson said he hopes New Years party hosts will keep an eye on their guests as they head out the door at the end of the night and take steps, should someone want to drive home after they’ve had a skinful.

“Drinking and driving starts not just in the car but at home when you start talking about having people over for a drink,” Robertson said.

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questing that people be responsible. They could be saving a life and it could be their own.”

Robertson suggested recruiting someone to serve as a designated driver for the party, so people don’t feel they have to make a hard choice at the end of the night. As well, he said, consider both arriving and leaving by taxi.

If a guest appears intent on driving home after they’ve had too much to drink, Robertson suggested the hosts take action, even if it causes some awkwardness at the door.

“Encourage guests to give up their keys,” he said. “If somebody insists on driving, call the police.”

For their part, both the Oceanside RCMP and Central Island Traffic Services will be on patrol in the days and nights leading up to the new year, to catch and process anyone who managed to avoid this first line of defense.

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Wrap up of local New Year’s Eve shows New Year’s Eve at the Rod and Gun is promising to be a fun party. With music by Hummer, there’s going to be tons of fun and of course a champagne toast at midnight. Hummer’s goals are simple: Make you dance, make you have fun and make you come back.

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Hummer always loves coming back to its home on the Island.

There will be a special New Year’s Eve Duo on Saturday, Dec. 31 at the Old Dutch Inn in Qualicum Beach. Ron Hadley accompanied by exquisite Victoria vocalist Miranda Sage will join guests in ringing in the New Year.

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Five generations of Cooks have lived on the 86-hectare oceanfront property which continues to operate as shellfish farm.

Back in 1883 Warren’s ancestors Ethrim Cook and Edgar Cook paddled a canoe from Nanaimo to purchase 500 acres of land at $1 an acre.

They established a homestead at the estuary lands and forest which comprise Cook Creek and Chef Creek where the family has lived for the past 129 years.

When the first settlers came the property was a towering first growth forest on the land side and life-pulsing estuary on the seaward side. As time went on the land was logged and a logging railroad once ran through the lower part of the property.

Over the years Warren has turned down lucrative development and subdivision overtures in order to maintain the environmental integrity of his land

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which contains three salmon streams and a rich foreshore and estuary along Baynes Sound.

Because he has managed the land with respect and has a high regard for conservation values Warren and his son Bruce received the Governor General’s Wildlife Habitat Canada Forest Stewardship Recognition Award back in 2004.

When the family won the national award, it was presented to them by the then Lieutenant Governor of B.C. Iona Campagnolo who came to the property where an official ceremony took place.

The outstanding contributions towards restoring fish habitat on the Chef Creek land was considered so successful that interpretive signs were installed and for many years it has been used for educational tours as a showcase of good stewardship practice.

When the land was first settled the estuary was home to thousands of coho and each fall they came to spawn in the small streams feeding the bay waters.

“You used to be able to walk across the backs of fish in the creek,” said Warren who added, “17 years ago there were all kinds of coho in creek but we screwed it up and the coho dropped off.”

Over time the habitat for fish suffered due to highway development among other things so Warren and his family, along with a host of government agencies and non-government groups, banded together to make the rich little estuary a renewed place for coho, cutthroat and other salmonids.

For many years Warren has permitted and helped to install habitat enhancements on the land providing for year round high quality wetlands and riparian habitat.

Significant work under the auspice of the Ministry of Transportation and with the co-operation of the Fanny Bay Salmonid Enhancement Society has resulted in fresh water rearing ponds, creation of an all-tide wet estuary, new side channels and enhanced mainstem habitat for Chef Creek. It has resulted in increased water flows and provided better habitat for the salmon that frequent the area.

By incorporating a public access component visitors can see for themselves how habitat enhancement works.

Warren said his son Bruce now handles the shellfish farm and the family is pleased and proud they’ve been able to stave off the overtures of developers

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He said the hard work has paid off.

“DFO biologist have said some of the best species of coho have come out of Chef creek. Now you can see the coho are returning. My son and I are trying to put the land back the way it was.” said Warren.

He said they have done a lot of tree planting over the years and Warren plans to put in even more seedlings this spring.

He said the work is arduous but he likes big trees and he wants the land to thrive with nature for future generations.

“I can see the development that has happened in Comox and it is ugly. I don’t want a subdivision around the creek. It is an important creek.”

He said he wants to preserve the land for his kids and hopefully the generations that follow.

“When I am gone I can’t control anything after that. I know my kids won’t develop it. I want them to have incentive to carry on. Am I crazy?

Everybody is selling out but I don’t want to,” he admitted because, “A parcel like this you might never see again in your life.”

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