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Kwalikum Secondary School’s Dave Stewart was recognized as the province’s Most Outstanding Secondary Music Educator by his peers last weekend. Selected by a jury of peers for the BC Music Educators Association’s annual general meeting in Richmond Oct. 20-22, the award recognizes signiﬁcant contributions to the teaching profession and the musical commuKSS music teacher nity at large. Dave Stewart.

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Betanko letter shows up at THE NEWS It’s a fake and surely the man in the ﬁsherman’s cap who dropped it off this week didn’t expect it to see the light of day, but it’s a Warren Betanko letter nonetheless. While it comes out in support of the man who once was Warren Betanko, the letter serves more as a reminder of when current Parksville mayoral candidate Paul Reistma had to leave B.C. politics in disgrace.

It has to be a scariest yard in Parksville. Justin Hicking, who lives on Stanford Avenue, went all out this year and turned his yard into a spooky graveyard to treat the youngsters who will be out on Halloween night. See page A4 for more. STEVEN HEYWOOD PHOTO

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KSS has the best music teacher in B.C. Two decades of teaching music in Qualicum Beach has given Dave Stewart plenty of rewards By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER Kwalikum Secondary’s Dave Stewart was recognized as the province’s Most Outstanding Secondary Music Educator by his peers last weekend. Selected by a jury of peers for the BC Music Educators Association’s AGM in Richmond Oct. 20-22, the award recognizes significant contributions to the teaching profession and the musical community at large. Fellow KSS music teacher Dan Craven pointed out Stewart, often referred to as humble, wouldn’t likely talk about it unless prompted. “Dave’s tireless work for his students in and out of the classroom, his contribution to regional and provincial festival and educational organizations, and his ongoing work to develop curriculum and improve the profession all reflect very well on our school and district,” Craven said. Stewart said he was recognized not only for the provincewide reputation of the school’s music

KSS music teacher Dave Stewart wanted to highlight the program and students while being recognized on a provincial level. AUREN RUVINSKY PHOTO program, but because of the lifelong impact such a program can have on all

music students, not just the relative few who go into musical careers.

He estimated three to five per cent of their music students go on to

Town won’t lower speed limit Low-speed vehicles have other routes By NEIL HORNER NEWS REPORTER The Town of Qualicum Beach won’t be slowing down traffic to allow low-speed electric vehicles access the uptown core from the Eaglecrest and Chartwell subdivisions. However, said town engineer Bob Weir this week, there is a route that can be used to get the vehicles where they want to go without making

everyone else go slow, too. The issue arose after concerns were raised at the September council meeting about the inability of Chartwell or Eaglecrest residents to access the town core with low-speed electric vehicles because of the speed limits between the subdivisions and the town core. At a special council meeting Wednesday, Weir detailed how, instead of using Rupert

Road — and requiring all traffic to slow down to lowspeed capacities — Chartwell residents can cross Highway 19A to Eaglecrest, cross from Countryclub to Village way, go up Village way to the other end of Hollywood and then onto Fern Road. “There’s no need to lower any speed limits,” he said. Council had been considering a one-day trial lowering of the speed limit, but after Weir’s presentation, they opted to drop the matter.

some kind of music related career, but that he often hears from former students thankful for the lessons music taught them. Stewart, who has taught music for 32 years, including over 20 at KSS, said former students thank him for teaching them how to listen to and appreciate music they might not otherwise listen to. “Or they say they hated the early morning rehearsal times but they appreciate that they learnt to get up early and go to class.” He pointed out the skills music teaches are applicable in many areas of life. While not all of his students keep playing an instrument, Stewart himself is still an active trumpet player in several different bands, mostly in the Courtenay-Comox area. Stewart, Craven and the KSS music program and students are widely and frequently recognized for their high level of achievement. School District 69 (Qualicum) board chair Eve Flynn recognized the award and praised Stewart and Craven at this week’s board meeting.

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CAN YOU VOTE? Trudy Coates wants to make sure Qualicum Beach residents aren’t disappointed when they go to the polls on Nov. 19. Coates, the chief election officer for the town, stressed that voters who were listed on the provincial voters list, should not have to register again. To confirm if you are on the Qualicum Beach List of Electors, call 250-738-2202 or 250-738-2207. If you are not on the town’s list of electors, you can still register when you vote at advance voting or on General Voting Day with two documents to prove who you are, such as a driver’s licence, BC ID card, Care Card, SIN card, tax document or bill. — NEWS staff

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Parksville’s Justin Hicking is one of many locals who decorate their yards to make Halloween a little scarier. STEVEN HEYWOOD PHOTO

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Parksvillians do take pride in decorating their homes for the seasons. Justin Hicking is no exception. He does, however, excel at the spirit of Halloween. The City of Parksville water department employee built his own mausoleum, tombs, coffins

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and more — effectively turning his yard at 321 Stanford Avenue into a spooky graveyard. But it’s all in fun, he said, adding he really enjoys Halloween and making things a little more interesting for the trick or treaters. His talent for the macabre adds to the fun of Halloween. Watch for his yard — and those of many other folks in the city, who enjoy adding to the festivities.

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THE NEWS continues covering all of the local candidates in the 2011 B.C. civic election. From now until Nov. 19, THE NEWS will cover the issues and debates in Parksville, Qualicum Beach, School District 69 (Qualicum) and the four local areas in the Regional District of Nanaimo.

RDN to look into mail ballots Option won’t be available in the Nov. 19 election By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS REPORTER

All four Parksville mayoral candidates — from left, Rick Honaizer, Chris Burger, Antonio Farinha and Paul Reitsma — spoke to Winchelsea Elementary Grade 5 students about a host of important topics. AUREN RUVINSKY PHOTO

Civic election is not child’s play Winchelsea school mayoral candidates forum reveals some telling characteristics in those running By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER All four Parksville mayoral candidates attended a classroom forum at Winchelsea Elementary on Thursday. The two Grade 5 classes of Petra Knight and Steve Gilmour invited the candidates to help students understand and start getting involved in the political process. “We make decisions for everyone, you don’t have to be voting age,” pointed out acting mayor Chris Burger in his opening remarks, thanking the classes and praising them for the effort. “I want to make sure to keep taxes low so your parents have more money to buy you Christmas presents,” said candidate

Paul Reitsma, taking a different approach with his young audience, bringing in wooden shoes from his birth country of Holland as a prop. Rick Honaizer said as mayor he would cut the city’s water charges, encourage a beautiful plaza development on the beach and help the city grow. Antonio Farinha said he would stop the beach from being destroyed, raise wages and stop foreigners from taking local jobs. After opening statements students asked serious and mature questions starting with what the candidates would do about empty stores and how would they promote business growth. Reitsma blamed the current situation on too

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Parksville mayoral candidate many restrictions from city hall which scare off new business, the providers of jobs. Burger pointed out the city can’t create businesses or jobs themselves, but can help create the conditions to attract business. Honaizer said the city has barely grown in the 20 years he’s lived here and blamed city hall for over

charging and regulating businesses and developers, forcing some out of town and keeping others from coming. Asked what they would do to help the poor in Parksville, Honaizer pointed out “nobody wants to be poor,” and again blamed city policy for discouraging growth. “I will create jobs by

getting construction going, and construction jobs are some of the best paying jobs you can get.” Reitsma said the most the city can do is help develop low-cost housing. Burger said he supports low-cost housing and things like carriage houses which help, but added that housing is a provincial and federal issue that the city has limited resources to deal with. Farinha said that in his home country of Portugal you don’t see beggars and poor people in the streets and that he would help that here by developing businesses that provide jobs and introduce policies that would make sure “no immigrants like Mexicans and Filipinos are hired before local people.” SEE

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The Regional District of Nanaimo is going to look into mail ballot voting but the option won’t be available for this years local election. Bob Rogers who is running for the RDN seat in electoral Area E told board members on October 25 that he is concerned that the RDN board has not implemented mail ballot voting procedures that would ensure an equal opportunity to vote for RDN electors. “Mail ballot voting provides those electors unable to attend a special advance or general voting opportunity the ability to vote in a general local election,” said Rogers. The candidate who is running for the Nanoose Bay directors seat said there are many people in these parts who are seasonal residents and some of them, particularly snowbirds who head south for the winter will be away on election day November 19. He stated that mail ballot voting would allow non-resident electors, seasonal residents, electors in geographically remote locations and electors whose mobility or health is compromised an opportunity to cast their ballot in the election. SEE

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“I believe that in an effort to broaden elector participation, the RDN board should grab hold of this authority to enhance the ability of every elector who legitimately meets the mail ballot criteria the chance to cast his or her ballot.” Board Chairman Joe Stanhope said they looked at mail ballot voting back in 2005 and considered amending the election bylaw for provisions of a mail in ballot but it never moved forward. He added that they do provide curbside voting for people with physical disabilities so they don’t have to get out of their vehicle in order to cast

BOB ROGERS ... mail voting provides more opportunity their ballot. He said residents of the regional district who have mobility issues just need to notify electoral officials as to when they will be arriving at their polling station to vote and an election officer will bring the

ballot to them. He said the RDN will take another look at the issue, but added it is too late to change balloting procedures for the 2011 RDN elections. Mail ballot voting is provided in Nanaimo, Lantzville and Qualicum Beach and the mayor of Qualicum Beach said that in the last municipal election some 200 people cast their vote with a mail-in ballot. Teunis Westbroek admitted however that the provision does create more work for staff and results in an added cost to the election process.

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Students ask pointed questions Several of the students’ questions where about things the city can’t do anything about directly, the candidates pointed out, such as a request to bring a movie theatre and wave pool with water slides to town. The candidates answered that the best they can do is encourage growth, to reach a big enough population that those businesses survive here. Burger said the city does have a share in the Ravensong pool and that the city is part of the wider region that provides services. He also encouraged students to attend things like music in the park and community centre movie nights. Reitsma again pointed out that to have a pool would mean higher taxes, which would cut into the students’ Christmas presents. Asked about building a full hospital in Parksville, the candidates essentially agreed, as they did on many questions, explaining there are not enough people here for a full scale hospital and while the planned health centre will be a good thing it will not be enough and the community

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Paul Reitsma: keep taxes lower for a better Christmas. AUREN RUVINSKY PHOTO should keep pushing for more. Asked by Burger’s son Logan, who happened to be in the class, why it’s important to vote and how to get more people to do it, Reitsma pointed out 50 to 100 people can change a city council and have a real impact. “You’re doing it here today, learning the principals of democracy,” said Burger. He decried the terrible voter turnout in municipal politics and that they are beginning to look into things like on-line

voting to make it more appealing to young people, but that there are issues that have to be worked out first. Honaizer said it is about caring about the issues in your community and he encouraged the students to make a difference and encourage their parents to vote. “Politicians are a special type of person,” Farinha said. “Year after year they promise things but they are just there to better themselves and their families and that’s why your parents have lost faith.”

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Betanko letter surfaces during election campaign By STEVEN HEYWOOD NEWS EDITOR This letter is someone’s idea of a joke. A bad one at that, says one of the candidates in the Parksville mayoral campaign. A letter to the editor was dropped off Wednesday at THE NEWS, signed by Warren Betanko. That’s the name used in a series of political attack letters in the 1990s in Parksville and elsewhere — a name determined to be used in a fake manner by Paul Reitsma during his time as mayor of Parksville and BC Liberal MLA. The letters at that time, found to be penned by Reitsma, were often complimentary of him and critical of his political opponents.

dropped the letter off at The current letter is THE NEWS comes forward. not his doing, Reitsma Staff at THE NEWS saw a says, adding he would be man in a fisherman’s cap stupid to do it again. drop the letter off at the Reitsma said he spent front desk. By the time the last six years working the envelope was opened, through his own feelings the man had gone. over the events of the The phone number on 1990s, and this new letter the letter is that of the is an affront to that. mayor’s office at Parks“I am asked by people ville city hall. Electoral if they can write letters officer Lynn Kitchen supporting me now,” said said it’s a concern that Reitsma, a candidate for the letter has come up mayor in Parksville on during the municipal Nov. 19, 2011. “I tell them The letter dropped off at THE NEWS election campaign, as a yes, but be polite and certain amount of such be sure to include their shenanigans could pave the way for cancontact information.” didates to challenge results. Kitchen said He added he hopes the person who

Waters out of the running By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER Former Parksville councillor Caroline Waters pulled out of the race for Parksville council this week for personal reasons. Waters, a councillor from 2001 to 2005, experienced a family tragedy just before the deadline to submit nomination papers. She put her papers in but then decided her family issues were more important to her at this point than city council. She said she will continue to work on city issues she is passionate about as a private citizen.

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she’ll be keeping track of such items, just in case. Since it is a fake, the letter itself will not be published. It is THE NEWS’ letters policy that all those submitted include the writer’s name, home town and contact phone number. The numbers are never published, but are used by staff for author confirmation purposes. This policy has been in effect for at least eight years. Discovery by this paper and other local media that Reitsma had written false letters in the 1990s, and lied about it, led to a recall campaign and his subsequent resignation as an MLA in 1998. Reitsma told THE NEWS last month that he acknowledged he was wrong at the time and worked through his own issues to be able to run for office again.

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developed. “The whole issue of how Parksville will be developed into the future is uppermost in many people’s minds,” said MacFie. “Most residents don’t want to lose the smalltown look and feel of Parksville to the kind of dense, polluted and traffic-clogged cities they see on the Mainland. A more planned, considered and sustainable approach to development is crucial to meeting citizen’s expectations in the future.” “We just want the public to get out and get involved,” she concluded. The forum is next Wednesday, Nov. 2, 7:15 p.m. at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre.

Nanoose Bay residents host their candidates NANOOSE BAY — The resident’s associations of Nanoose Bay have arranged for an all candidates forum at Nanoose Place, November 14. School Trustee candidates (Martin Stewart and Eve Flynn) at 6:30 p.m. and RDN Area E candidates for Director (Ken Dawson, George Holme and Bob Rogers) at 7 p.m. The forum will be moderated by Kim Burden of the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce. — Submitted

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Living One Day at a Time! Strengthening Strategies for Sandwich Generation Families and Households The Oceanside Division of Family Practice will be hosting the third in its series of Community Health Forums on Wednesday, November 2 at 7 p.m. at the Parksville Conference and Convention Centre. As Oceanside family practitioners in the area meet daily with individuals and families trying to support the needs of the area’s aging population (more than 30% of residents are in excess of 65 years of age), they would like to make information available to a growing group of “sandwich generation” households and families.

“People need to know the signs of burnout,” Matson said. “They need coping strategies and they have to have tools to determine when enough is enough!”

According to Ruth Matson, the guest presenter for the forum, “Some households are supporting or caring for one or more elderly or fragile family members (parents, grandparents, disabled person) while also rearing youngsters or teens. These are sandwich generation families. Other households may be Ruth Matson helping aging parents or grandparents while raising or re-parenting grandchildren, but we call that a Club House Sandwich household,” she said. “Side orders come with these families too. That happens when a caregiver suddenly has to deal with a signiﬁcant personal health issue, like cancer.”

Statistics Canada indicates that about 2.7 million Canadians provided unpaid care for people 65 or older with some type of long-term health problem in 2007, an increase of 670,000 since 2002. We are quickly acquiring proven and effective strategies to “ensure caregivers maintain their own health, while still enjoying a happy and fulﬁlling marriage and lifestyle that includes the basics of nutrition, sleep, socialization, exercise and personal time,” said Matson.

Ruth Matson is the Senior Peer Counseling Coordinator at Nanaimo Family Life Association. Her programs help individuals and families meet the challenges that come with aging, fragile health, dwindling independence, unexpected responsibilities, loss of a spouse and even dementia. Her work includes providing information, supports and strategies to ease stress, proactively plan and to encourage caregivers to delegate or partner successfully toward maintaining lifestyle balance while dealing with the long-term needs of others.

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Some 712,000 individuals aged 45-64 with children under the age of 25 living at home were also providing elder care. In 2002, about 80% of these people also did paid work outside the home.

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(Statistics Canada, Eldercare: What we know today, 2008.)

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There are lots of things sandwich generation household members should discuss and negotiate Matson suggests. She’ll tell her audience about the beneﬁts of family conferences, identifying roles for the recipient of care, knowing when it might be time to have the dependent adult move into the primary household, accessing supports within the community or the region, and even creative solutions such as caregiver co-operatives.

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Oceanside has moderately low proportions of children, remarkably low proportions of people in their 20s and 30s, and very high proportions in all age groups from 55 upwards. (Qualicum LHA Health Services Proﬁle, 2010)

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Matson wants Oceanside residents to understand, “Sandwich generation families don’t have to be perfect in how they meet needs or solve problems.” Oceanside residents will beneﬁt from Matson’s presentation even if they don’t see sandwich generation responsibilities looming on the immediate horizon. She will spend some time sharing insights about how to prepare current family members with practical caregiver attitudes and perspectives.

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Average woman spends 17 years raising children and 18 years helping aging parents. 1992 US Survey

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Oceanside Division Community Health Forum Series Upcoming Community Health Forums will be held at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre at 7 PM. November 2 – SUBJECT: Managing Sandwich Generation Stress Presenter: Ruth Matson, Nanaimo Family Life Association We invite you to attend the Forums and to bring your questions and concerns. Additional subjects include: Dementia, Prostate Cancer, COPD, Breast Cancer, Youth/Teen Health Issues, Hormone Replacement, Palliative Care, and others. Dates TBA. The Oceanside Division will not be offering a workshop in December. Our area family physicians would like to lessen your holiday season event stresses. We will be providing more health care related information and will begin our Forum series again in January. We’ll tell you more about the January 2012 forum in December.

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each a child about democracy and elections at an early age, and hopefully that message serves them well as they grow into adults and can actually exercise their right to vote. Instill in them a passion for public service and civic duty and you might just increase turnout at the polls down the road. But what about those cringe-worthy examples offered by some of our municipal mayoral candidates when they addressed questions posed by students at Winchelsea Elementary School Wednesday? Those children asked some pretty good questions and the mayoral candidates had the opportunity to tell them how they’d better the City of Parksville after Nov. 19. These two Now, one would expect the answers to be simplified somewhat for such an audience. examples are Instead, they received a few puzzling certainly not ones answers which one would assume is how the they should take candidates really feel about certain issues. No one wants excess taxes, but to esto heart sentially bribe children with their parents’ own money isn’t quite the message that new voters should be absorbing. Candidate Paul Reitsma told them he wants to keep taxes low so their parents can buy them more Christmas presents. Will that stance earn him some parents’ votes? That would be Mr. Reitsma’s Christmas present. Antonio Farinha, himself an immigrant to Canada at some point, says he wants to prevent immigrants from getting jobs over Canadians. Does that rule him out as a candidate? That’s too simple an answer for such a large minefield issue — and one over which the city has no control. Give children credit. They understand these answers and could very well absorb them. These two examples are certainly not ones they should take to heart. — editorial by Steven Heywood

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y brother used to love Halloween. Not anymore. Jay’s change of heart began while living in a small prairie town. That October he went whole hog on decorations. His house looked positively Gothic and the front door creaked and groaned like the soundtrack of an old horror movie. More importantly, he bought an enormous supply of chocolate bars and potato chips. Those were his favourite treats as a boy and he always made sure every child who came trick-or-treating got something nice. Luckily, there was always plenty left over for his mooching brother. I popped over on Halloween to survey his handiwork. “The house looks terrific,” I said admiringly. “Yes but you haven’t seen the pièce de résistance. Get a load of my costume.”

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We walked into the living room where he put on his werewolf mask. It was hideous. The cat, who had been sleeping contentedly on the windowsill, woke up and turned to look at us. Suddenly her fur stood on end and her tail grew to three times its normal width. “What on earth is wrong with her?” Jay asked. “I think she just established that’s you’re wearing the mother of all scary masks.” “Do you have a costume, Ray?” “Nope, I don’t like Halloween.” “Why not?” “Remember when I was 12? I had a growth spurt. I was six inches taller than my friends.

And at every house I got stiffed because they thought I was too old. At the last house I ever went trick-or-treating, the lady gave everyone potato chips but not me. She said, By Ray ‘Halloween is for Smit children. I don’t give treats to teenagers.’” “I tried to explain I was only 12, but the old woman called me a liar and chased me off her front step with a broom.” “Well, we’ll make up for it by having some leftover chocolate tonight.” After trick-or-treating ended, I popped back over only to find Jay sitting glumly on the couch. “What’s the matter?” “Everything was fine until four smart aleck teenagers came to the door. I gave them all chocolate bars and a few min-

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utes later there they were again! They kept coming back. Same costumes, same kids. So I finally said, ‘Hey guys. I’ve got to save some chocolate bars for the little kids too.’” “Not unreasonable. What did they say?” “They started mouthing off. And guess what? Not five minutes later there they were again. This time one of them actually threatened to egg the house. So I told them not come back. “Then, not two minutes later, there’s the doorbell again and I thought, ‘that’s it!’ So I put on my werewolf mask and decided to get a little payback. I jumped out from behind the door and screamed like a banshee.” “Serves them right.” “Yes, but there was just one problem. It wasn’t the teenagers. It was the four year-old girl from next door.” “Oh no!”

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“Mom screamed and the little girl promptly … umm … wet herself. “Oh, I bet her Mom was annoyed!” “Annoyed doesn’t even begin to cover it. She was livid!” “Not a great night, Jay. But I know just the thing to get your mind off your troubles. Let’s eat some of those little chocolate bars.” “Uh, we’re not having chocolate.” “Why?” “Because I felt so guilty I gave the little girl my leftover Halloween candy.” “All of it?” “Uh-huh.” A few minutes later, we were sitting at the kitchen table morosely munching on cheese and crackers. After a long silence Jay said, “ I hate Halloween!” “Me too,” I replied, wistfully thinking of chocolate. “Me too!”

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LETTERS Candidate has it all written down

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Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own money

I wonder if F. Horner bothered to read Mike Wansinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site prior to writing his very predictable letter criticizing all of the candidates for lack of detail in their platforms. I agree there are many who wish to be elected without giving us any indication as to how they will go about guiding us into the future. Mr. Wansink, on the other hand, is very specific as to his capacity to become our mayor, in particular with regards to reviewing capital programs and tax increases, as we go forward. I suggest anyone who is interested in being informed should access his web site, and no, I am not on the committee to elect Mr. Wansink, although I am looking closely at his potential and leadership qualities he appears to have.

Jim Bergot Qualicum Beach

Chris has what it takes for the city My husband and I came to Parksville11 years ago and have seen mayors come and go. We strongly believe Chris Burger is the best person to lead Parksville forward. Chris has a proven track record both as a councillor and acting mayor, has the respect of his fellow councilors; he is passionate about seeing that the new OCP under review reflects the wishes of the majority of Parksville residents and business community. Continuity is vital, as some upcoming key decisions have to be made regarding securing our future water resources. Chris is very knowledgeable about the AWS and the Englishman River Water Service. Chris is very approachable and always takes time to listen. We attend council meetings regularly and have observed he allows councillors the opportunity to discuss and debate items on the agenda. He also takes time to explain to the gallery any items he feels need clarification. With the possibility of new councillors being voted

see my friend Frank Horner, the Master of the Innuendo, is at it again (THE NEWS, Oct. 25). Frank states â&#x20AC;&#x153;the challenger for mayor, Mike Wansink, is personable but glib, is replying on a rather unremarkable single term on council to boost his case.â&#x20AC;? Mayor Westbroek obviously has a higher opinion of Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s qualifications otherwise why would he ask Mike, when they met on Riversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day, to consider running for a council seat, rather than for mayor? Frank goes on to say Wansink â&#x20AC;&#x153;is spending lots of money on advertising to get his name in front of the voters.â&#x20AC;? Yes, Mike spent some of his own money on lawn signs. Fortunately for Teunis Westbroek, he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have this problem because when he ran unsuccessfully for the Reform Party several years ago he received a legacy of boxes of lawn signs that said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elect Teunis Westbroek, Reform.â&#x20AC;? He simply cut off the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Reformâ&#x20AC;? from the bottom of each sign and has been using them ever since. I would have done the same thing. Mr. Hornerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement that Wansinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;agenda is all unsupported wishes with no action plansâ&#x20AC;? is easy to say when he has never made any effort to speak to Wansink to get answers to his questions. This begs the question, what action plans has mayor Westbroek articulated? His inference that Bill Luchtmeijer might not complete his term is just a cheap shot deserving no further comment.

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into office it is important to have a leader such as Chris with the experience and knowledge he has to lead them forward in the tough times ahead.

G.J. Leach Parksville

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I have lived in Parksville for 32 years; seen eight mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s come â&#x20AC;&#x201D; three in the last four years. Without a doubt one of the best ones was Paul Reitsma who was also the longest serving mayor. He listens, makes decision, is a good manager, is relentless and has vision. Our taxes were one of the lowest in B.C. by the time he left after nine years. We did not have to wait for seven days to have the snow cleared from our street which happened this year. We knew there was al-

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ways money in the bank because he was prudent and thrifty with our tax dollars. I am in my mid 80s and we are the forgiving type of people, as we have made our share of dumb-ass decisions but were not caught. And we remember our children, and grandchildren making dumbass decisions also, always forgiving them. Those â&#x20AC;&#x153;holier than thouâ&#x20AC;? people unable to forgive Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dumb-ass letter writing decision, must have wings. He has my full support because he stands up for Parksville, and listens to us. We need him to keep our taxes down. Paul was the only candidate at the school trustee meeting last week, speaking up for us who live around Ballenas School. We cannot have 300 to 400 more students if they close KSS. Paul is a doer, not a talker. This council has wasted a million bucks on useless studies and

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Ron Thierry Parksville

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Craig Bay is nice I read Neil Hornerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper (THE NEWS, Oct. 21) and felt appalled at his criticisms regarding those who move to this Island from other parts of Canada, apparently blaming them for sending house prices here through the roof. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure local realtors and many other businesses who have benefitted hugely from this perceived â&#x20AC;&#x153;swarmingâ&#x20AC;? cannot agree with him. In fact, the expertise of many new residents, particularly retirees with their varied experience, have enriched this area with their contributions to both civic and volunteer organizations. As one whose parents were pioneers in this province, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud to say my husband and I moved to the Island 15 years ago, primarily because of the more temperate climate. After living in the City of Parksville for several years, we eventually relocated (within the city) to Craig Bay â&#x20AC;&#x201D; certainly not for its â&#x20AC;&#x153;ticky-tacky, cookie-cutter housingâ&#x20AC;? (again quoting Neil) but because it is an architecturally designed, beautifully landscaped community near the Pacific Ocean. And its residents contribute substantially to Parksvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax base.

Bernice Hathaway Parksville

Slamming atheists is not acceptable We are wondering why it is acceptable for letter writer Norma Hesby to state that the avaricious Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary, TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-proclaimed king of greed, is probably an atheist. If Ms. Hesby had said this greedy man was probably a Jew, or a Muslim, or a homosexual, it would never have seen the printed page. Ms. Hesby owes millions of upstanding, ethical Canadian atheists an apology, as does this paper.

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By NEIL HORNER NEWS REPORTER Not only ghosts, ghouls and goblins will be roaming the streets of Oceanside on Halloween night. Police will also be out in force. Oceanside RCMP Sergeant Darrell Robertson said police will be on the lookout for trouble on Halloween night, as well as the weekend before. They’ll be looking for illegal activities of course, but they’ll also be keeping an eye on drivers as the streets start to crowd with costumed children. “Other than the spring and summer months in Oceanside, Halloween is one of a few nights when there is a higher than usual volume of pedestrians and vehicles on our streets,” Robertson said. “Children aged five to 14 years are at the greatest risk for pedestrian-related motor vehicle incidents.

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By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS REPORTER Halloween night hasn’t been as hectic for the Parksville Fire Department ever since the city’s firework ban has been in effect. Deputy Fire Chief Marc Norris said in the past they have had structure fires resulting from fireworks and there has been a tragic death due to explosives by a youth, but now such incidents are rare. He said their Fire Prevention Officer has been speaking to Grade 7 students making sure the message gets out about the danger of fireworks. Tyrone Heigh has been taking the Youths and Explosives Program to local schools stressing the point that young people shouldn’t mess with the stuff. Norris admitted that weather plays a factor on Halloween night and they have fewer incidents when it rains. This is especially true in areas with heavy traffic volumes and a high density of parked cars. Drivers are reminded to exercise extra caution due to the increase in pedestrian traffic.”

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Historical Society explores underground railroad When slaves escaped the U.S., they had to communicate By NEIL HORNER NEWS REPORTER The Underground Railroad that helped slaves escape their bondage in the United States was a huge undertaking that required complex instructions from those who had made it to

freedom in Canada to those still considering making a run for it. That would be a tough undertaking in the best of circumstances, but the escape to freedom was made immensely more difficult by the fact that many, if not most, of the slaves

were completely illiterate. The secret of how they communicated will be revealed in Qualicum Beach on Nov. 1 however, when Gerrie Green gives a presentation to the Qualicum Beach HIstorical Society. The former teacher and avid quilter, said museum manager Netanja Waddell, has become something of

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the children on Halloween,” he said. “Ensure you know where your children are, have a flashlight, provide safe, visible, fire resistant costumes and ensure children are reminded not to venture into unfamiliar areas, homes or cars.” Robertson said Halloween has been pretty trouble-free in Oceanside, but there are always one or two incidents for police. “Police over the years have dealt with all types of pranks associated to Halloween, most which are not life threatening or damaging,” he said. “Unfortunately there are those individuals or groups that look at this as an opportunity to cause damage, commit mischief or commit other illegal acts. The public is reminded that should you see a crime in progress, contact the RCMP immediately. Lets all have a safe Halloween.”

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wanting to escape.” Although the talk is geared towards members of the Historical Society, Waddell said others are welcome to attend. “They can just make a small donation to the museum,” she said. The talk is slated to be held at the Civic Centre, starting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

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with an open house and family activities from 1 to 4 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 29. Construction of the three bay addition and complete renovation of the existing hall started in spring 2010 and includes consolidated storage of important equipment, improved administration and training areas and improvements to shower facilities for decontamination.

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The head of Rosie comes home By NEIL HORNER NEWS REPORTER

raham Beard had been expecting to see his old friend, Rosie, but the sight that met his gaze last week at the Qualicum Beach Museum was not Rosie at all. It was just her head. “I was kind of surprised,” Beard, the museum’s paleontologist, said. “We were actually expecting a small replica of the entire skeleton, not a life-sized cast of her head.” Rosie, the fossil of an ancient walrus, had been discovered in 1978 partially exposed in the mud near Qualicum Beach by the late Bill Waterhouse. Together with Beard and other local fossil fans, the nearly complete skeleton was carefully excavated over the next few weeks and taken to Beard’s private museum in his home, where it languished for several years. “Dick Harrington, who is the Pleistocene paleontologist from the natural History Museum in Ottawa came by on a trip back from the Yukon and heard about the walrus and asked what I was going to do with it,” Beard said. “I said it was too valuable to stay in my home and suggested it should go to the national museum.” The fossilized remains were sent to Ottawa, where the fragments of the beast were painstakingly pieced together. Then Rosie was put in storage until Beard and his team convinced the museum to send her back to the Qualicum Beach museum on loan. For the next 11 years the prehistoric walrus was a centerpiece for the museum’s ice age display, sharing top billing with the museum’s cave bear skeleton, dubbed Thunder. “Eventually they said they wanted it back for a

Graham Beard shows off the resin cast of Rosie the Ice Age walrus at the Qualicum Beach museum. NEIL HORNER PHOTO

Rosie was a lot younger Finding the disembodied head of Rosie the Ice Age fossil in a packing crate at the Qualicum Beach Museum wasn’t the only walrus-based surprise in store for them. If the head could have talked, it might have asked them, “How old do you think I am?” That’s because scientists at the Canadian Museum of Nature determined the old girl was actually much younger than they first thought. “They said she was only 60,000 years old,” local paleontologist Graham Beard said. “An earlier paper had said she was 70,000 years old, so somewhere along the way we lost 10,000 years.” The new date, he said, had been determined by analyzing DNA from the pulp cavity of one of Rosie’s molars. “That’s one of the best places to look for DNA,” he said. “I’m guessing they have far better techniques now than they had in 1979, when she was first analyzed.” — Neil Horner

new Ice Age display and last year we shipped her back,” Beard said. “We really wanted to keep her and at one point we thought we would get her back on permanent

loan, but that never came to fruition.” Museum manager Netaja Waddell picks up the story at that point. “I think they were feeling

kind of guilty about taking Rosie,” she said. “They said they were going to send us a small display and we thought it was going to be a small scale model of Rosie, so when we opened up the crate, we were really surprised.” Along with the resin cast of Rosie’s head and the professionally-mounted display case it came in was one piece of her original rib. “That will probably have to go back at one point, because it’s part of the actual animal,” Beard said. Although both Beard and Waddell would have been happier to have all of their old friend back, they said the new display actually has a few advantages over the full skeleton. “It leaves us with more room for other displays,” Beard said. “As well, in the original they painted it all one colour and so you couldn’t tell what was bone and what was resin cast. In this one they left what had been the resin parts uncoloured, so you can see what was real bone and what was not. This way, we can explain about how when scientists are reconstructing an animal and they don’t get all of it, they use resin to fill in the missing parts. It’s a good educational tool because you can talk about the reconstruction of fossils.” Waddell, who was born in Quebec, had another reason to be pleased. “The display has bilingual explanations on both sides,” she said. Although the original walrus skeleton was insured for $35,000, Waddell said the cast is worth much less than that, noting as well that the Canadian Museum of Nature not only paid for the cast, the mounting and the display, they also paid all the shipping to have the head sent to Qualicum Beach. “We can’t complain about that at all,” she said.

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If there was ever any doubts about the quality of the Kwalikum Secondary School music program, they were likely put to rest when Kyle Gorenko and Julian Telfer-Wan picked up their instruments recently in Vancouver. The two Grade 11 students played The

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Vocal Jazz Group, and Telfer-Wan played trombone in the Honour Jazz Band. “Essentially, these are all-star groups for high school music students,” said Dave Stewart, head of the music department at KSS. “It is an honour to be chosen, but it is a lot of work for the students.” Students make two four day trips to the Lower Mainland and take several days off school to join the practices, and must catch up on their academic studies. A highlight of the trip was a gig at The Cellar Jazz Club in Vancouver. Andy Telfer, the parent of one of the two and a member of the KSS Music Par-

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Hundreds of jack-o-lanterns line the trails at Foster Park in Parksville each Halloween. PQ NEWS FILE PHOTO

brings a lot of people into the neighborhood every Halloween night. “We get roughly 200 kids at our door on Halloween but we don’t mind because we are providing a safe place for kids to come. We’ve never run out of candy, but we’ve come close,” he admitted. He said the pumpkinlined trails are more for fun than fear, and that allows for more peaceful sleeps for the little ones at bedtime. He said each year Thrifty Foods, Quality Foods and Save on Foods give them a special rate on pumpkins

and then the carving begins. The Parksville Newcomers Alumni provide the trucks and muscle to move the pumpkins from the store to the middle schools where students get creative with their knives. Once the pumpkins are transformed into art work, they are then transported to the park, inserted with candles and then put out on the trails. The spook-tackular event saw about 1200 children and adults last year who enjoyed over 400 pumpkin masterpieces. Parents new to the area can be assured it isn’t a trail

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religion. My own experience suggests that project does not always have a happy ending: either for the artist or for

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Anyone who appreciates the power of words, poetry, honest story-telling, music, performance art, or a combination of all of the above should check out The Spoken Word of Shane Koyczan at The Port Theatre tomorrow night. The slam poet champion and his musical trio The Short Story Long bring the show All Things Spoken to the Nanaimo stage on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. The multi-award winning spoken word performer breathes life into the new genre of talk rock with his band The Short Story Long, a musical trio (Olivia Mennell, Maiya Robbie, and Stefan Bienz) whose musical range stretches from folk to funk, from ambient to rock, showcasing all that is beautiful in between. Playing to sold-out theatres and receiving standing ovations, this critically acclaimed group is swiftly moving to the forefront of the Canadian indie music scene. Spoken word blends music and poetry, but delivers the lyrics as though each audience member were engaging in a one-on-one conversation with the artist. As many artists do, Koyczan used YouTube to expose his words to a wider audience, which eventually led him to being commissioned by the Canadian Tourism Commission to write a piece representing Canadian culture. Most Canadians can recall the sense of pride they felt while listening to Koyczan perform that piece,

Dave the poet performs at The Old School House in Qualicum Beach during a roaming poets event in September this year. We Are More, at the Opening Ceremonies at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Local poet David Fraser said he was inspired by the Olympic performance and he is looking forward to seeing Koyczan once more because the word artist is a hit with the crowds. “He addresses a lot of issues people have like self esteem and bullying and I admire what he does.” Spoken Word is a catch-all phrase coined in the 1980s for word-based performance arts that did not fit into the established genres of music, theatre and dance. Fraser said slam poetry is considered more raw and exciting because the performances are judged on a numeric scale by previously selected members of the audience and it can become quite raucous.

When the Nanoose Bay poet established Wordstorm five years ago he said they stayed away from slam. Instead they wanted a venue for new writers, emerging writers of prose, poetry, dramatic presentations, song and music to try out new material, develop spoken word skills and to entertain, have fun and share ideas. Fraser admitted he is always working on improving his gestures and inflections and he will be polishing his art form at the upcoming Qualicum Beach Acoustic Cafe open stage. The event is the first Friday of every month at the Rotary House in Qualicum Beach. Fraser said he has prepared five short pieces for his time slot on Nov. 4. Tickets for the Acoustic Cafe are $5 available at Vintage Candy Shop in Qualicum Beach.

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can go up and down indefinitely. But as long as you continue to receive your income, who cares? It is kind of like buying a dairy cow. Why worry about By Jim the price of beef as Grant long as you’re getting your milk every day? And here is the bonus: Sooner or later, as has always happened in the past, a transition will come. A new bull market will begin. When will this happen? Who knows? But there is one thing I can tell you: it will likely happen when you least expect it. And if history teaches us anything, it will likely begin at a time when it seems like things can’t get any worse. But in the meantime, at least you’re getting paid to wait. Keep in mind that there are tax implications with respect to investment income. Dividends, for example, can be problematic to some who receive government benefits. But there are ways to structure your investments to avoid this and other pitfalls. Feel free to call or e-mail for more information.

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DEATHS

PLACES OF WORSHIP

IN MEMORIAM

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March 14, 1922 - October 18, 2011

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QUALICUM BAPTIST CHURCH Mom will be missed! She led her life on her terms, and was an amazing wife, friend, mother and grandma. Soar with the eagles mom! No service by request.

February 17, 1951 - October 19, 2011 Dori passed away peacefully on October 19th with her daughter Ramae by her side. In her own words, “I send my love and gratitude to my many dear friends and loving family who embraced me on this journey. I could not have done it without you.” Near the end a friend ascribed to her the letters E.E.E.L.: Eloquent, Elegant, Enchanting and Lovely. Everything that Dori was. She enjoyed a long and successful career with School District 69. Dori will be sadly missed by her daughter Ramae, her brother & sister in law Dave & Bernice Ryall, her nephew Curtis Ryall and his children Thomas, Sydney and Isabella, her brother Dennis Ryall and by her many, many loving friends.

Please join us in a “Celebration of Life” Saturday Oct.29/11 at 11-12:30 at Oceanside Middle School

EDNA ALBERTA

THOMPSON (BEARD) Feb. 24, 1916 – Oct. 21, 2011

With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our mother. She was predeceased by her husband Walter A. Thompson and her grandson Kelly John Thompson. Missing her are her children; David (Lois) Thompson, Janet (Ken) Cretelli, Gerald (Robin) Thompson, Donald Thompson, Lucinda (Lorne) Hepting, Elizabeth Naylor, her grandchildren; Kim (Carol) Thompson, Cliff (Tena) Thompson, Ross (Adrian) Thompson, Dave (Christine) Cretelli, Nicole (Scott) Reilly, Dan (Alice) Cretelli, Leanne (Peter) Sowden, Christy (Devin) Scott-Thompson, Melissa (Graeme) Carleton, Jessica (Jay) Hepting, Lucas Hepting, her great-grandchildren; Grant, Brayden, Gunner, Heather, Fiona, Sieben, Cleo, Kai, Michelle and Ty, and her brother John R. Beard of New York. Edna was the glue that held us all together. She was the life of the party, our greatest inspiration, strong and beautiful every day, a world traveller, nurturer, craftswoman and mother to us all. She lived her full adventurous life on her terms – she did it her way. A special thank you to all the staff at Eagle Park for the wonderful care they gave mom. A Memorial Service will be held at Yates Chapel, 1000 Allsbrook Rd Parksville, BC on October 30th, 2011 @ 1:00pm. Donations in Edna’s memory may be made to the Therapeutic Gardens Fund at Eagle Park Health Care Facility, 777 Jones St Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 2L1.

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Apr. 14, 1947 - Oct. 20, 2011 Julie Alexandra Lena Lymer (nee O’Hare) was known for her generous spirit and beautiful smile. Born April 14, 1947 in London, England, Julie grew up horseback riding, traveling in Europe and spending time with her family on the English seaside. Julie’s gentle nature and nurturing instinct lead her to nursing. Trained as a nurse and mid-wife, she began her career in 1966 in London and quickly became known for her intelligence and competence. In 1974, Julie moved to Canada and brought her special touch to patients in communities across British Columbia, from remote Alert Bay to Mission. In the late 1970’s, Julie met Bill Lymer through his sister who attended her church in Mission. Bill was captivated by Julie’s inward and outward beauty and gentle spirit. They married in 1980 and welcomed a son William in 1982 and a daughter Deborah in 1985. Living in Abbotsford, Fort Nelson and Fernie, the family eventually settled on Vancouver Island; where Julie spent the last 14 years working for the Vancouver Island Health Authority as a home care nurse, retiring in 2009. The Lymer’s loved taking road trips to southern California, a tradition Julie and Bill would carry on throughout her life. A true bibliophile and grammatical master, Julie could often be found solving her crosswords. Her lyrical voice and soft touch were a soothing balm for friends and patients alike. She was a devout Christian and embraced the love of her Lord and Saviour Jesus. In the early morning hours of October 20, Julie was called home to heaven after a courageous battle with cancer. Julie will be remembered by many loving friends and family. A celebration of Julie’s life will be held at Oceanside Community Church, 1420 Alberni Hwy, Parksville on Saturday, October 29 at 1:00 pm. In lieu of ﬂowers, please consider donating to the BC Cancer Foundation or a charity of your choice.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF RUTH BERNICE MARGARETTE SMITH Deceased, who died on November 20, 2010 formerly of Parksville,B.C. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of RUTH BERNICE MARGARETTE SMITH, are hereby notiﬁed under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that the particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executrixes, Catherine Louisa Larner and Lianne Marie Walker c/o SOLOWAY & COMPANY Barristers and Solicitors 145 E. Hirst Ave., PO Box 1867, Parksville, BC V9P 2H6 on or before November 30th., 2011 after which date, the Executrixes will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executors then have notice. SOLOWAY & COMPANY Barristers and Solicitors

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FITNESS and YOGA Instructors needed for Community Centre. Please email resume to cbbeachclub@shaw.ca by November 18th.

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

Healthcare is the #1 employer in B.C.

Your Career Starts Here

The Regional District of Nanaimo is pleased to invite residents to the Agricultural Area Plan Open Houses to be held in Cedar and Errington (details below). These events will provide farmers, food producers and consumers with the opportunity to give their input on how they see the future of agriculture and food production in the region and help identify the challenges, constraints and opportunities to strengthen local farming.

CHILDREN

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Expect delays of 30 minutes maximum Use alternate routes. Sorry for the inconvenience.

TRAVEL

ASK YOURSELF what is your TIMESHARE worth? We will ﬁnd a buyer/renter for CA$H. NO GIMMICKS- JUST RESULTS! 1-(888)879-7165. www.BuyATimeshare.com

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

October 11 to November 4, 2011 Single Lane Alternating Trafﬁc - 24/7

Open Houses in Cedar and Errington Join the Conversation About Food and Agriculture in Your Community

TIMESHARE

EXPERIENCED LAWN care person. Part-time hours through the winter with opportunities in spring for full time. Top wages paid. Email resume to: accuratelawn@shaw.ca

ON CALL (with potential future part-time employment). Oceanside Building Learning Together Society (B.L.T.) seeks On Call creative, visionary educators to join dynamic team. New team members must be ECE certiﬁed or have related experience with higher qualiﬁcations. Candidates must demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of early child development, family dynamics & community resources. Please review website at: www.BLT.sd69.bc.ca Forward resumes by email to Rhonda Roy: rroy@sd69.bc.ca

Small class sizes with a hands-on approach to learning.

LOST. WHITE/gold chain w/diamond pendant. Possibly on trails behind The Gardens in Q.B. (Sentimental). Call 250-752-8151.

SENIOR LADY available for Housesitting/Petsitting. References. $20/day. Non-smoker. Phone: 250-248-4032.

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following job: Heavy Duty Mechanic. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259

(Highway 19A) Parksville, BC

LOST: SAMSUNG ﬂip phone, Qualicum area, Sat, Oct. 15. Call 250-752-2169.

HOUSESITTING

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES at: STANFORD PLACE CARE CAMPUS: Licensed Practical Nurses: Casual positions (must have current registration & First Aid/CPR certiﬁcate.) Care Aides: Casual positions available (must have current registration) Cooks: casual positions (cooking certiﬁcate required) Please forward resume to:Human Resources, 250 Craig St., Parksville, BC, V9P 0A7

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PERSONALS

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

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Become a

PRACTICAL NURSE HEALTH CARE ATTENDANTS Work & learn 3 days a week bridging to Practical Nurse in less than a year. ~ STARTS JANUARY IN NANAIMO ~

OR DIRECT ENTRY OPTION No prior experience necessary. Train 4 days a week. LAST OPPORTUNITY to achieve Practical Nursing in ONE year... 2012 year programs available

Errington Hall 1390 Errington Road doors open at 5:30

~ STARTS OCTOBER & DECEMBER IN NANAIMO ~

For more information please visit the project website at www.growingourfuture.ca g g , email to agriculture@rdn.bc.ca g , or call Lainya Rowett, Seniors Planner, Regional District of Nanaimo, 250-390-6510 or Toll Free 1-877-607-4111.

ENROLL TODAY!

Family Child Care has openings for full & part time care. Donna Shorting 250-954-1147 Licence # CVIH 652UL4

Funding may be available.

WE’RE ON THE WEB Your Career Starts Here

250-468-7777 www.discoverycommunitycollege.com

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PERSONAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

INCOME OPPORTUNITY

TEACHERS

TRAVEL/TOURISM

FINANCIAL SERVICES

LEGAL SERVICES

HANDYPERSONS

FRIENDLY FRANK

GET PAID Daily! Now accepting: Simple P/T & F/T Online Computer Related Work. No experience is needed. No fees or charges to participate. Start Today, www.BCWOC.com

GRANDE PRAIRIE Regional College has an exciting opportunity for a Beekeeping Instructor to teach courses in the recently announced Commercial Beekeeping program located in Fairview, Alberta. This program includes classroom study combined with a handson practicum. For more information visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers.

TRAVEL AGENCY MANAGER Travel Agency Manager with travel consultancy experience required for our Nanaimo ofﬁce. Excellent remuneration and beneﬁts package. Email resume to: penny@aroundtheworldtravel.ca

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

DIAL-A-LAW: access free information on BC law. 604-6874680; 1-800-565-5297; www.dialalaw.org (audio available). Lawyer referral service: need a lawyer? Learn more by calling 604-687-3221; 1-800-663-1919.

WORKER BEE HANDYMAN SERVICES Home repairs, maintenance, pressure washing, painting,etc. Reasonable rates. Clean, courteous, competent. Call Al 250-468-1775

ELECTRIC RANGE, White, Self-Clean, Good working cond. $99. 250-752-1229

PERSONAL SERVICES

M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM MANAGER at women’s shelter - Nanaimo. Focus: essential services to clients & coaching employees. www.iccare.ca for salary, job description, contact info, etc. VICTORIA- RESIDENT Manager couple for 70+ unit building. Minor maintenance/upkeep & rental. Competitive wage, Beneﬁts (health etc.) Flexible start date. Locally based business. Fax 250-9205437.

CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS

bcjobnetwork.com BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

ART/MUSIC/DANCING

TRADES, TECHNICAL ROCK IS seeking a Qualified Safety Officer. Must be familiar with Work Safe and National Safety regulations; experience in drill/blast operations an asset. Conduct New Employee Safety Orientation, Safety Meetings and Accident/Incident reports. Must have good communication and interpersonal skills and First Aid certified. Wage based on experience. This position is field oriented, requires travelling to various job locations. Please forward resume to resume@rcmi.ca or fax to (250) 828-1948.

ORGAN & KEYBOARD LESSONS In your own home on your own instrument KEITH CLARKE 1-250-743-9669

✓ Do you Own a Car? ✓ Borrow up to $20000.00 ✓ No Credit Checks! ✓ Cash same day, local ofﬁce www.REALCARCASH.com 250-244-1560 1.877.304.7344

FINANCIAL SERVICES

- Basketball Summer Camp

Love where you work… …at Vancouver Island University. Consider becoming a part of our team; applications are being accepted for the following positions in the Faculty of Management:

Human Resource Management Instructor Competition #11-4048, closes Nov. 2 Recreation & Tourism and Hospitality Instructors Competition #11-4047, closes Nov. 2

186-10-1040

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HOUSE CLEANING, Openings, Monday or Tuesday, Call JoAnne 250-954-5155.

COMPUTER SERVICES BUYDENS COMPUTER Services.Parksville, Qualicum & areas. Kevin @ 250-240-7372

HOME CARE SUPPORT

J & S DESIGNS Yard and fence design, General yard maintenance, Painting, Reno’s, Finishing Work, House Washing by hand,Rubbish removal,and all aspects of snow removal including salting Seniors Discounts! Free Estimates! Call John and/or Sandy 250-586-3373 / 250-228-0147

LEGAL SERVICES CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Conﬁdential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

BUYING - RENTING- SELLING

FUEL/FIREWOOD

Call 310.3535

U-CUT FIREWOOD SALE

Kwalicum Secondary School Grad Fundraiser Every Sat. & Sun. in October & November

Gates Open 8:00am- Gates Close 4:00pm $40 per pickup load. Permits on Site.

LOCATION: Qualicum Beach

DIRECTION: On Memorial Ave. between round-about and the Hwy. 19 turnoff (underneath the powerlines) Safety equipment must be worn. Bucking pants or chaps, safety glasses, safe footwear. Firewood and access for this event is possible through consideration by Island Timberlands.

Visit viu.ca/HumanResources/postings for more information on these and other employment opportunities.

DETAILED CLEANING, Senior shop/appts, N/S. Exp/Ref’s $18 hour.Cherie 250-752-5034

SMALL BUSINESS Grantsstart or grow your small business. Free to apply. Qualify for up to 100K. www.leadershipgrants.ca

RESPITE IN Qualicum Beach on our family farm. We offer 24 hr care for high functioning individuals. Private rooms with TV, common area and computer. Interaction with animals and life skills. References, criminal record check, ﬁrst-aid, Foodsafe (sorry we are not wheel chair accessible. Call 250-752-4556.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CONTRACTORS

DRYWALL FOR ALL your drywall and painting needs, reno’s and repairs. Textured ceilings, spray paint. Call a pro, no job too small. Phil 250-954-1859. PACIFIC RIM DRYWALL 21 yrs experience, reno’s & repairs, no job to small, local references. Drywall, drywall ﬁnishing, ceiling texture & skylight repair. Guaranteed workmanship. We’re in the Parksville Telus Yellow Pages under Drywall. Call Parksville at 250-586-7426.

TAPING & FILLING; textured ceilings; interior painting. All jobs considered. Commercial & residential. Many references Free estimates. Call Squim @ 250-954-8220.

GARDENING WES-COAST YARDBIRDS Lawns, gardens, yard cleanup, large dump. Pressure washing, Irrigation. Tree Pruning, Topping, Removal. Please call 250-752-9444.

HANDYPERSONS SMALL JOB Specialist. Experienced Contractor. At home or business. Small jobs a Specialty. Reasonable rates. Professional workmanship. Refs. Dave: 250-954-7877.

Garage Sales

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Pharmacy Technician!

We also offer an Online Medical Transcription Program 9 months– starts monthly Financial Aid available for qualiﬁed students P.C.T.I.A. accredited college

Call Today For Free Info Kit

1-877-840-0888 www.ThompsonCC.ca

HOME IMPROVEMENTS LOBO97 Creations asks = Are you in need of some Renovating Help? From Framing to Laminating. Very reasonable rates! We Will Show Up! 250228-1339. lobo97@shaw.ca

MOVING & STORAGE

GARAGE SALES

PARKSVILLE, 562 Belson St., Sat, Oct. 29, 8:30am-2pm. Household items, furniture, CD’s, garden tools, patio burner and much more.

PARKSVILLE: BIG SALENew fridge, washer, dryer; gas/propane stove, sofa bed, older Singer Sewing machine, brass lamps, knitting books/supplies, garden equip., double bed frame/new foam mattress, much kitchen stuff, antique walnut balloon back chairs, mid-century bookcase, books, some electronic equip. (stereo, old turn-table, VCR), glass/chrome occasional tables, small round kitchen table and much more! Sat., Oct. 29, 9:30-1:30. #26-150 Corﬁeld St. N (Golden Dawn Mobile Home Park). Call 250-896-4230 for details/arrangements ahead of time. Cash only!

QUALICUM DASHWOOD area, 320 Kendon Dr., Oct. 29th, 9am - 4pm, Retiring, tradesman, garden tools, kabota, stove, lawn mower & more. Rain or shine.

VACATION HOME CONTENTS SALE passed Home Hardware building centre end of Johnstone. Everything must go! Sat, Oct 29, 8am-4pm. Sun, Oct 30, 10am-4pm. Antique dinning set, hide-bed, furn, dishes, linens, lights, etc.

to your garage sale with a classiﬁed ad

Call 310.3535

FURNITURE ROSEWOOD DINING set: Table, 6 chairs, buffet & hutch. $1800. (250)248-4393.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

PAINTING 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.

CAN’T GET Up your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive warranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591.

POIRIER PAINTING, Residential/Commercial. Fully insured, Guaranteed Workmanship, Free Estimates. Call Dan 250-240-3528. WCB insured.

CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad & get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5990.

RECYCLING IN-N-OUT Recycling. #1 cash buyer for unwanted vehicles. Free towing 250-937-7691

TELEPHONE SERVICES A PHONE Disconnected? We Can Help. Best Rates. Speedy Connections. Great Long Distance. Everyone Approved. Call Today. 1-877-852-1122. Protel Reconnect.

PETS PET CARE SERVICES PAWS OF PARKSVILLE High quality dog grooming of all breeds and sizes. Calm, quiet environment PH: Jesse at 250-927-3776

SHAGGY’S K-9 COMPANY Company Exercise, Socialize Dog Daycare & Bath 250-752-K999

PETS BOXER PUPPIES- Excellent temperament/pedigree. Non registered, health tested parents available for viewing. 1250-336-8475. (Comox Valley) Serious enquiries only. COCKER SPANIEL puppies. Family raised, only 3 left, $500. Call 250-218-0681

DO-IT YOURSELF Steel Buildings priced to clear Make an offer! Ask about free delivery, most areas! Call for quick quote and free brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? JANOME MEMORY Craft 4000 sewing machine, Janome 250E embroidery machine. Call 250-752-2539. SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OT

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED GUNS WANTED: I want to buy your guns. Call (250)4687533. USED metal NO TRESPASSING sign. The more weathered it is the better. Call: (250) 5947742 or email photo of sign to paul@orangecoreﬁlms.com

REAL ESTATE BUSINESSES FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

CHEMAINUS MURAL Tour business. Includes all equipment and horses. Storage and horse boarding available to correct buyer. $35,000. Call (250)246-5055.

APPLIANCES

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COURTENAY - For sale or Lease 1.77 Acres - Prime Commercial Across from Costco. Serviced. 778.918.7566

$$ CASH PAID $$

HOMES WANTED

for NEWER FRIDGES, STOVES, WASHERS, DRYERS etc.

WE BUY HOUSES

BELLEVUE RECONDITIONED APPLIANCES Sales & Service. FULL WARRANTY. Large Showroom

1040 BELLEVUE ROAD

INVITE THE WHOLE NEIGHBOURHOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest ﬁrewood producer offers ﬁrewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords, fast delivery. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com or 1877-902-WOOD.

BUILDING SALE... Final clearance. “Rock bottom prices” 25 x 40 x 12 $7350. 30 x 60 x 15 $12,700. 35 x 70 x 16 $15,990. 40 x 80 x 16 $20,990. 47 x 100 x 18 $25,800. 60 x 140 x 20 $50,600. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)951-0010.

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

Available ONLINE, or at our Kamloops campus

The ﬁrst CCAPP accredited program in BC Online program – 10 months - Class work can be done from home - Constant instructor support - 6 weeks of on-campus labs required

TERRY’S TRUCKING, Haul away junk, yard waste, appl’s, furn. Cheap!! Phone Terry @ 250-248-4917 leave message.

NEED CASH TODAY?

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

The RDN Recreation and Parks Department is requesting proposals for a summer basketball camp, focused on skill development and recreational play, for a three year period from 2012-2014. Written proposals will be accepted up to 4:00 pm, Thursday November 10, 2011. Please submit to Senior Secretary, Oceanside Place, 830 West Island Highway Parksville, BC, V9P 2X4. Please view the Full tender Document www.rdn.bc.ca under Notices, or phone 250-248-3252 and speak to Judith Koeleman.

CLEANING SERVICES

HAULING AND SALVAGE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

Parksville 250-248-8251

FREE ITEMS FREE DROP OFF: Oil, batteries, scrap metal. We pay $Cash$ for unwanted Cars & Trucks. Call anytime. Norm & Sons Towing, Salvage & Recycling. 250-757-8911 or 250954-7543

Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

Call: 1-250-616-9053 www.webuyhomesbc.com

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REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

MORTGAGES

APARTMENT/CONDO

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

HOMES FOR RENT

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and reﬁnances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

255 HIRST- 1 & 2 bdrms, $725 & $925. Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 297 HIRST- 2 bdrm, 2 bath $1295. Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com OCEAN SANDS RESORT on Rathtrevor Beach. Fully furnished 2 bdrm condos includes utilities, cable, phone and internet. Available Now. $1100/mo. (250) 954-0662 .

CENTRAL QUALICUM Beach1 block to all amenities, 1 bdrm, grd ﬂr (831 sq ft), patio, in quiet civilized environment, parking, storage locker, NS/NP. $795/mo. Call Bill (250)752-6997.

DOWNTOWN QUALICUM- 1 bdrm + den condo, completely reno’d, covered parking, large patio, granite counters, stainless appls, avail immed, $950. mo. NS/NP. (250)752-3419.

4-BDRM. QUALICUM Beach. Close to town & park. Freshly renovated throughout. Fenced backyard. NS/NP. Excellent ref’s req’d. $1300./mo. Home (250)931-7207 or cell (250)927-7774.

PARKSVILLE,NEWLY Reno’d Bright, Quiet, 2bdrm, 2 bath with 2 bdrm, 1 bath In-Law Suite,5 appli’s in both. Sep. Entry, N/S, N/P. $2250/mo + utils, Nov. 1st. 250-752-3066

CENTRAL QUALICUM Beach1 block to all amenities, 2 bdrm, (896 sq ft), balcony, in quiet civilized environment, parking, storage locker, NS/NP. $930/mo. Call Bill (250)752-6997.

VILLAGE GREEN ESTATES

BOWSER- NEWLY renovated 1/2 duplex, bright 2 bdrm, 4 appls, on 1 acre. Refs req’d. NS/NP. $800/mo. Call 250927-1234. Available Nov. 1.

DEEP BAY (Kopina Estates), immaculate rancher, 2 bdrm + den, 1.5 bath, 5 appls, forced air furnace (elec), F/P insert, fenced yard, N/S, pet neg, single attached garage, $1200 + utils, (Immed.), 250-757-9937. ERRINGTON, 2 bdrm, shared acreage, upper duplex, shared laundry. $650./mo + hydro. 250-248-0295 ERRINGTON, nice 1 bdrm w/loft, f/s, propane f/p, n/s, n/p single person $750./mo. Also avail. storage unit. Call after 6pm 250-752-4773 GROUND LEVEL basement suite, 2 bdrm, open space, bright kitchen & living room. Walking distance to all ammens., NS/NP. $700 + 1/2 util’s. Kevin 250-248-7683 or Ed or Jen at 604-856-0130. HILLIERS - 2 bdrm, cozy country home, woodstove, electric heat, N/S, pets OK, $750/mo.+ utils. 250-752-8505 NANOOSE BAY (Beachcomber), 3 bdrm house, 2 bath, carport, large deck, F/P, all appls, pets neg, avail immed, $1150 mo. Call 250-821-0778. N. QUALICUM, 2 bdrm, bright, open, covered porch, full bath, W/D, shared 5 acres, fire pit, trails, $800 mo, 250-240-7774 after 6 PM or 604-209-3264. OCEANFRONT Beachcomber Nanoose- 2 bdrm, 3 bath, furn’d or unfurn’d, plus optional 1 bdrm cottage avail to same tenant. Fabulous views, walk on beach, 5 appls, wood F/P, laminate floors. Kayak, fish, golf. $1500 mo. Please call 250-468-1608. PARKSVILLE- (Allsbrook Rd) 2 bdrm, sm garage, 5 appls, sm dog ok, no cat, N/S. Avail Now. $950. 250-248-8338. PARKSVILLE, 1 bdrm home. Available Nov. 1st. $750/mo Call 250-248-3281. PARKSVILLE: 2 bdrm +den, 1.5 bath, 6 appl’s, lrg garage, fenced, N/S, small dog ok. $1300+ elec. 250-821-6912. PARKSVILLE. 2 Bdrm near Parks. Shed, appliances, wood stove. As new. N/S no dogs. Avail now. $925/mo 248-5108 PARKSVILLE, furn., 3 bdrm, 2 bath condo. Util incl. NovMay 30/12 or portion thereof. N/S, N/P. Close to beach $1200./mo 250-752-1783 PARKSVILLE, LEVEL entry, 1255 sq ft, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appls, blocks from schools/library/beach, garage, priv fenced yard, utils incl’d, N/S, ref’s. Avail immed, $1050 mo. 778-424-3035.

SELL OLD STUFF! Call 310.3535

AUCTIONS

AUCTION, COOMBS, BC SUNDAY, OCT 30TH, 1PM THIS IS A PARTIAL LIST ONLY TOOLS Coleman 5000 watt generator, Honda 5000watt generator, 16hp RV 5000wat generator deisel 5550watt generator, delta band saw, like new Stil chain saw, Huski chain saw Ridgid 10” table saw w/ folding stand, planner/ jointer (6”), bench grinder/ stand (6”), Porter Cable compressor (new 6gal tank), 20 gal compressor, 8 gal compressor, 1250lb engine stand, work mate bench, child’s workmate bench, Snap On tool box, new tool boxes, tow hitch, 12 volt winches, pallet jacks, racing jack, tiger torches, 4 wheel industrial cart, new 131pc wrench set,new 1/2” impact drill kit, 30 amp battery charger, grade 1 folding ladder, new 6ft ladders, gas chipper, new wheelbarrows wheels w/rim, Honda sidewalk roller, gas lawn mowers, electric lawn mowers, lots of assorted air tools, Husky weed eater, Craftsman weed eater attachment, weed eater, tile saw, air hoses, gas pressure washer, electric pressure washer, Makita skil saw, Luminar brass torches, large lot of vintage tools,lots of files, hand tools, scroll saw, new tools, vises, lot of estate hardware, vintage bow saw, sythe, GENERAL baby furniture items, 10’ aluminum boat, 1.5hp outboard motor, New watch sets, new dragon ornaments, new fleece blankets, new folding camp table, new security camera systems, new paper shredders, new pillows, carvied elephant table, harp, heaters, commercial coffee grinder, till drawers, kareoke machine, computers, water coolers, stand up cooler, baby stroller, fishing flies, pallet pistle gun (2 barrels), safe w/combinatioin, commercial tomatoe slicer, office chairs, canning jars, large lot of limited edition art work, bird cages, parrot cage, wicker love seat & coffee table, wicker shelving unit, wicker trunk, assorted collection of swords and knives, new fishing nets, fishing rods, reels, new teak folding bar, new large mahogany carve fire surround, new mahogany 1/2 round (bow front)wine cabinet, new mirrors, new bathroom accessories, new bath tubs,new unfinished solid core doors, steel house door, ANTIQUES Vintage gramaphone, old canadian pie cabinet, Double inlaid hd board & ft board, Royal Albert dinnerware set(Silver Birch~80pcs & val’dor~10pcs), large assprtment of costume jewelery, vintage oil lamps, vintage coarch style side table (approx. $600), vintage morris rocking recliner chair (very good condition), vintage upholstered mahogany side chair,duncan phyffe table & leaf, vintage tins, vintage oval coffee table, antique tool boxes, vintage lead smelter, old records, 8-track tapes, And much much more........ ...this is a large sale and we can’t list it all ...... come in preview day to see everything we will be selling .......... All items subject to addition & deletion. Everything is always sold as-is where-is with no warranties or guaranties implied. what happens when there are duplicate or multiples of the same item? ....highest bidder will be given choice ....... size, quantity, quality, etc.... to guarantee your success in making sure you can choose first- just make sure you are the highest bidder.....lower bidders may not be offered the chance to choose ....... you know that no matter what we bring in...... .. we always surprise you with our quantity and quality!!!!!

OCT 30TH, 2011 - 1PM - WE SHALL AUCTION OFF APPROX. 600 ITEMS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER Viewing- Saturday –OCT 29TH 2011– 10am to 5pm & Sunday (30TH)10am to sale time (1pm).....

2260 ALBERNI HWY, COOMBS B.C. - PH 250-248-5354 MORE PICTURES & INFO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB PAGE

COOMBS: 2 bdrm, bright loft apartment, 4 appls, W/D, utils incl, avail now, N/S, N/P, $950 mo + dam dep, 250-937-9945

317 Village Way, QB 1, 2 & 3 bdrm units. 5 appls, F/P, patio. Starting at $750. Quiet adult community. Close to town.

250-752-5233.

RENOVATED 3 bdrm duplex in Parksville. Close to town & beach. Avail end of Oct. $1300/mo. Call 250-954-7088.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

PARKSVILLE – BRIGHT & spacious 2 bdrm. D/W, W/D option. Near schools, beach. dwntwn, bus route. From $810 mo. Avail now & Nov 1. Call 250-248-8592.

INDUSTRIAL/ RETAIL bays. Overhead doors, ample parking. Immediate. (250)248-2295

1200 SQ.FT. 3 bdrm, sunken family room, dining rm, wood stove, W/D, D/W, priv. patio, peaceful setting. Minutes to QB Parksville in Coombs, $950./mo. (250)951-9962.

PARKSVILLE. LARGE 2bdrm. Newly reno’d, ocean view. $800 mo incls hot water. NP/NS. Avail Nov. 1. (250)752-6585 (250)240-0070.

BRAND NEW 1 bdrm,Cottage in Qualicum, 2 blks to town, Incld’s W/D,Cooktop, Hydro, N/S, N/P, $750/mo 250-7523373

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

COOMBS- (9-1027 Virginia) Rd 1 bdrm cottage, F/S, W/D, deck, fenced yard. $640/mo + utils. Call (250)248-2285.

PARKSVILLE APT- 2 bdrms, grd ﬂr, patio, quiet 4-plex, F/S, D/W, free laundry. 1 yr lease. $825. 250-927-0287.

ERRINGTON, 1 bdrm, wood ﬂrs, 4 appli’s, new windows, 600 s/f shop, 15 mins. to Parksville, N/P, N/S. $750 p/mo + utils. 250-248-6554

QUALICUM 1 BDRM apt w/ocean view, parking at the door. F/S. $700 inclds utils. Avail Dec 1. 250-752-3333.

COTTAGES

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THE NEWS, Friday, October 28, 2011 •

A35

SPORTS Whalers Local couple are a big hit in Mexico PGOSA member Robin Pearson and wife Vicki collect baseball gear for La Manzanilla children dump Islanders By JAMES CLARKE PQ NEWS SPORTS

Coach says both teams played well in an exhibition match By JAMES CLARKE PQ NEWS SPORTS Ballenas Secondary School’s junior varsity football team takes their game up the road on Saturday, rested and raring to go. The locals last conference game was Oct. 12 when they were blasted by the Bulldogs from John Barsby. Last Thursday the squad returned to Nanaimo and dumped the NDSS Islanders 27-6 in an exhibition game. “Because it was exhibition game we wanted to rest some starters — we had some key injured players that needed to rest, so we went with a lot of the backups,” said JV Whalers’ head coach Mike Di Giacomo, adding “the kids played well.” The two teams played to a 6-6 draw in the opening half, and Ballenas put it away with 21 unanswered points in the second. Willy Kierstead got his first start behind centre and played the entire game at quarterback, scoring twice. Scott Childs and Coltin Laplante scored the Whalers’ other two TDs. SEE

JUNIOR ON A36

CORRECTION In last Friday’s edition we ran a photo of Oceanside Jr. Bantam football carrier DJ Smith-Hodgson, incorrectly identified as Titan teammate Callum Jasinski. The editor grabbed the wrong photo caption. THE NEWS regrets the error.

hat the children of La Manzanilla will be able to take part in a pickup game of baseball, heck, maybe even form a league, may not sound like a big deal to most, “but it sure is to them.” A local couple’s campaign to collect baseball equipment for the children of this small fishing village has taken off, literally, and they’re hoping more people will pitch in. Longtime Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association (PGOSA) member Robin Pearson, 64, said he got the idea a while back, explaining that he and his wife Vicki have been “going down there for the last three years (during the winter), and I always thought I would love to bring some ball equipment because the kids don’t have anything. “I have not seen a kid with a baseball bat or glove in all the time we’ve been going there — but because we go by plane I couldn’t take much with me.” That all changed when they met fellow snowbird and Mexican neighbour Erik Shrenk from Victoria. Rob and Vicki drove their first shipment of equipment down to Victoria three weeks ago and Shrenk left for La Manzanilla with his truck stuffed full of ball gear that Rob pulled together here in Oceanside. Rob plays ball for the Over 60 Parksville Breakers softball team, and last August he put an announcement out to the PGOSA members and to Marvil Schlitz from Bowser way, who had done this kind of thing numerous times over the years.

Longtime PGOSA Robin Pearson, above with his wife Vicki at Parksville Budget Storage Rental where they had been storing the collection of baseball equipment bound for Mexico. JAMES CLARKE PHOTO “Well we ended up with ton of stuff,” said Vicki, pointing to a set of uniforms, “lots of bats, loads of balls, lots of jerseys and three sets of bases.” Erik took a set of bases, two sets of jerseys, about 10 bats and about 50 balls with him, which is about half of what Rob has waiting in the wings. This first shipment they figure will be enough to equip at least one school and everything they have accumulated to date will do three. “It all came together quite quickly,” Rob said with a smile, adding the PGOSA members “sure came through ... I mean

I knew they retire a certain amount of equipment each year, but I was really surprised by how much I got.” “There’s only a thousand people in this little village ... it’s really spectacular, and the people are wonderful — we just want to give back,” said Vicki, pointing out, “this is done out of love for the Mexican children, and for no other reason.” The village, La Manzanilla it should be pointed out, was recently slammed by Hurricane Jova. “They got hit hard and they’re a poor town to start with,” said

Rob, then explains they have been in contact with people in the village who tell them volunteer coaches are standing by “and that the kids can’t wait.” In the meantime, West Jet has agreed to allow them to bring an extra duffle bag full of gear with them for humanitarian purposes when they fly down to Mexico Dec. 31. Anyone able to help out can call Rob at 250-228-3497 or email robinandvicki@yahoo.ca. “I’d like to take a duffle bag full of gloves down with us,” said Rob. “Any size, but the more kids gloves the better because that’s who they’re for.”

Oceanside United scores win over Courtenay’s Masters QUALICUM BEACH — Oceanside’s ladies of soccer reeled in another win last weekend, this one a tough 2-1 final

over the Masters in Courtenay. Natasha Collins opened the scoring for Oceanside and Jacquie Koelewyn slotted the

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Asset Appraisal Services The Regional District of Nanaimo is seeking proposals from qualified firms or teams to carry out Asset Appraisal Services. The Regional District requires an appraisal of certain buildings, structures and their related contents for the placement of replacement cost insurance and other management purposes. The successful proponent will deliver an appraisal of constructed assets, furniture and fixtures by the end of February 2012 and annual updates of appraisal values by February 28/March 1 for the years 2013 to 2016. Proposal documents may be obtained from the Regional District of Nanaimo, Corporate Services Department, 6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6N2, Telephone (250) 390-4111 or 1-877-607-4111 (toll free in BC), Fax (250) 390-4163 or the RDN website at www.rdn.bc.ca. Proponents intending to submit a proposal must submit a completed “Acknowledgement of Receipt Form” on or before Friday, November 4, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. PST. Proposals will be accepted at the Regional District of Nanaimo, Main Reception desk, located on the 2nd floor, 6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6N2, on or before Friday, November 18, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. PST. The Regional District of Nanaimo reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to accept the proposal that is deemed most favourable to the interests of the Regional District. The lowest priced or any proposal will not necessarily be chosen. For further information please contact: Ms. Tiffany Moore Manager, Accounting Services Phone 250-390-4111 or 1-877-607-4111

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Noble Rink honoured as champions By JAMES CLARKE PQ NEWS SPORTS Qualicum and District Curling Club honoured some of their own recently with an open house and banner ceremony. Front and centre and the subject of plenty of applause was the 2011 British Columbia Senior Women’s Championship team led by long-time dedicated QB curler/coach, skip Lynne Noble. Rounding out the rink was second Lorraine Gagnon, third Lorraine Jeffries, Lead Kristin Nickles and coach Ellen Merriam. The team made local curling history last year when they became the

The Noble Rink: 2011 B.C. Senior Women’s championship team.

first senior women’s team to qualify for the Canadian championships. Former club chair Bill Layman was MC, and mayor Teunis Westbroek was also on hand. Local piper Jim McKnight led the ladies out onto the ice. “We are here to honour and celebrate with a team of dedicated women curlers who embarked on a journey that few competitive curlers ever have the opportunity to travel,” said Layman, pointing out the road to a Canadian championship, “can only begin when four dedicated individuals and their coach are willing and committed to making many sacrifices — with their families, jobs and financially.”

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Junior Whalers in Courtenay, Sooke to end season Two first year players stepping up at the offensive tackle position were Brendil Sabatino and Jeremy Wheaton. Jesse Roberts went in at the tailback and played a strong game. GAME ON The JVs, currently 2-1 in the six-team AA Island Conference (and 4-3 overall), are back in action Saturday in Courtenay against the GP Vanier Towhees for an Island conference matchup. The Whalers are tentatively scheduled to close out the regular season the following Wednesday in Sooke against the Wolverines.

The JV Whalers are in Courtenay on Saturday for an Island Conference clash with the Towhees. JAMES CLARKE PHOTO

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The KSS Kondors will need to have their head in the game at Qualicum Beach Rec Fields as they take to the pitch for the North Island soccer championships. JAMES CLARKE PHOTO soccer team finished first in their Mid-Island league at 4-0 and are in Campbell River Thursday and Friday (today) for their eightteam North Island Championships with the top four teams advancing to the Island finals. “That’s a very solid group heading up to Campbell River,” said Gayton, who also

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