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Holiday heroes Season saved by quick-thinking arena staff Some heroic actions by staff at Oceanside Place will no doubt result in a happy Christmas for a couple of families.

Over the past three months, staff at the Parksville ice arena have been involved in two separate incidents that required their training in CPR and application of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) which then lead to two lives saved that might have otherwise have been lost.

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Area staff save two people’s lives Trained in CPR and in the use of an AED, arena employees credited with quick-thinking action

By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS REPORTER Some heroic actions by staff at Oceanside Place will no doubt result in a happy Christmas for a couple of families.

Over the past three months, staff at the Parksville ice arena have been involved in two separate incidents that required their training in CPR and application of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) which then lead to two lives saved that might have otherwise have been lost.

According to Tom Osborne, General Manager of Recreation and Parks for the Regional District of Nanaimo, staff came to the aid of an arena patron who had collapsed with no vital signs, while playing hockey on the Howie Meeker Arena on September 21.

He said with the help of a bystander, staff reacted with professionalism, tact, effectiveness and efficiency in all aspects of the emergency, from dealing directly with the notification of 911, supporting each other and the arena patrons.

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John Marcellus, Mike Chestnut, Clayton Bannatyne front row Val McNutt, BRENDA GOUGH PHOTO Debbie Couturier. cal time before emergency services arrived, without a doubt, saved a life,” he said.

The patron, Bernie Diakow, is now recovering at his home in Parksville after nine weeks at Vic-

toria General Hospital where he underwent heart by-pass surgery.

The long time member of the Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association hockey team is hoping to get back to the arena to play with his team in the near future.

On December 7, another hockey player collapsed in the Victor Kraatz arena. Osborne said staff activated the emergency alarm, then headed to the scene with the emergency first aid kits which contains the AED. “Our arena staff were already at the scene checking the patron’s vitals and starting CPR.” According to Osborne, John Marcellus, Valerie McNutt, Clayton Bannatyne, and Mike Chestnut began CPR and prepared the AED for use.

The AED was then administered and CPR continued until a pulse was detected. EMS arrived approximately five to seven minutes from the time of the call to 911.

“Once again the actions of our staff at the Oceanside Place helped save a second life.”

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About 10 years ago Bernie Diakow thought it would be a good idea for the Parksville ice arena to have an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

He was a member of Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association (PGOSA) and was playing hockey at a tournament in Victoria when a player at the rink had to be resuscitated with the AED. When the Parksville players returned, they held a meeting and voted to pay for an AED. Diakow said his teammates joked that he would probably be the

Bernie with his ice skates, which have been in the crawl space since his heart attack.

first one to need the machine because he was the oldest player. Little did he know then that they were right, but it was no joking matter. Diakow collapsed on his way to the bench while playing at Oceanside Place on September 21 and if the fast acting staff had not come to his aid with CPR and the AED, he may not be telling his story today.

Diakow said he doesn’t remember much about the incident. His wife Bernice was at the arena, but wasn’t allowed to watch the emergency response. She did say the staff reacted quickly and professionally and she

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credits them for saving her husband’s life.

Diakow was a bit dismayed to learn his rescuers had to cut his brand new shoulder pads off of him to get to his chest.

“They were my new ones. I had only used them a few times.”

Daikow, who played hockey three to four times a week, said his five hour heart by-pass surgery has left him weak but once he regains his strength, he will be back on the ice.

“I miss playing hockey.

The hardest part is sitting around doing nothing.

One day I will go to the arena to watch them.”

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“Was she ever mad at me,” recalled Diakow, who was only five or six at the time.

With just his ice skates and a few belongings, Diakow jumped on the train and moved to B.C. when he was 16 years old. He said when he arrived in Prince George, it was the first time he had ever skated in an ice rink.

It wasn’t until 1954 that Diakow made it to the coast and he has been here ever since.

The Diakows can’t say enough about the benefits of PGOSA in the community.

There are an everincreasing number of people making Oceanside their retirement destination and the group is dedicated to helping them maintain an active, healthy lifestyle.

Incorporated in 1993, the Association has grown from a few

founding members to the present membership of more than one thousand.

Many members have completed a first aid and CPR course, sponsored and subsidized by PGOSA for the benefit and safety of all members.

The winter-time activities include a hockey program, where seniors can play drop-in three times a week — Monday, Wednesday and Friday. There are two sessions each day, to accommodate the large number of seniors (over 160) taking part in the game. Four tournaments are held each season, where teams compete for the coveted PGOSA Cup. For the more competitive hockey players there are rep teams that compete in outside tournaments.

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“The wife of the patron was told by the ambulance attendants and hospital staff that if CPR and the AED were not administered when it was, her husband would not be with us today.

We are pleased to say this wife will now likely have her husband home for Christmas.”

The staff involved with the event on September 21 with the application of CPR and the use of the AED included: Mike Chestnut, Clayton Bannantyne, Charles Stockland and Sandra Pearson. Other staff assisting in the emergency action included Dean Banman, Dan Porteous, John Marcellus, Melinda Burton, Randy Whyte, Debbie Couturier, Ann-Marie Harvey, Judith Koeleman, Valerie McNutt, Wendi Murray, Jennifer Hopewell, Cathy MacKenzie and Dave Awram.

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Ready, aim, fetch Golden Group trains dogs to be hunting dogs; face finals tests by the Canadian Kennel Club

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here’s a good chance most of the dogs chasing bumpers in a Qualicum Bay field will never go on a real hunting trip, but Rick Yates makes a point of ensuring that if they do, they’ll be ready for the job.

Yates heads up a small band of retriever enthusiasts called the Golden Group, who meet every weekend in a rural field to train their Golden retrievers to be hunting dogs.

“We do simulated hunting tests,” Yates said. Most people who run their dogs never do actually hunt, they do it as a hobby to see how far they can take their dogs.”

Under Yates’ supervision, the dozen or so members of the group, throw bumpers out in the field for their dogs to chase, find and retrieve.

“The dog has to mark where they’re thrown, run out and retrieve the ‘bird,’” he said.

“As puppies they are sent out on very short, 30-yard singles and when they get to six months they start doing about 40-yard singles. There’s a gunner out in the field who quacks, throws and shoots while the bumper is up in the air.”

The owner meanwhile, poses with a fake wooden shotgun, so the dog is used to the idea of what would happen in a real hunting situation.

Although real, dead ducks are sometimes used in the training, Yates said they are only used just prior to a test, to ensure the dogs know they’ll be going after real birds when they head down to Crofton for the big day.

That day, Yates said, involves testing by the Canadian Kennel Club, which gives out working certificates to beginner dogs and Junior Hunter certificates to more advanced retrievers.

As they advance, the requirements get more and more stringent.

“Once they pass the working certificate, they can go on to their junior hunting test,” Yates said. “In that, they go out into the field for 60 to 75 yards and get a single and when they return that to hand the owner then turns about 90 degrees and points them towards another gunner and another bird.”

It’s a little more complicated than that however, as the testers attempt to mimic situations that could arise in a real hunting situation.

“One of the things we do is to throw a diversion bird,” he said. “The dog has to return the first bird to hand before it is allowed to go after the second one.”

Once the dog passes the test its trial is not over. It must also pass the same test, but in water.

In the doubles test, Yates said he uses what is known as a memory bird, which is thrown first on the left, before a second bird is thrown on the right. The dog must retrieve the second bird to hand before remembering where the first bird fell and retrieving that, also.

Yates said he has been training Goldens for about 10 years, learning just as his students are learning — from someone who knew a little bit about the hunting dog protocol. In his case, the training took place in Mackenzie in north central B.C. “It takes about four years to get to be a good hunting dog, but it takes about six months to the point where you can get to singles and be ready for a test” he said.

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By AUREN RUVINSKY NEWS REPORTER The idea has been around for years, but the new School District 69 (Qualicum) Board of Education took the first concrete step toward the creation of a music academy at their first regular meeting last week.

Though it is still in the idea stage, the board unanimously passed a motion directing the superintendent to support the development and begin looking into more specific steps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The board recognized there has already been some work started on this, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of interest from teachers, but the discussion has been more unfocused so far,â&#x20AC;? superintendent Jim Ansell later told THE NEWS. He said he took the motion as direction to make sure the teachers have the support of the school district.

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By NEIL HORNER NEWS REPORTER If Doug Banks has one Christmas wish, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that he is able to enjoy his Christmas morning with his family without being called out to deal with a fire this year.

The Parksville fire Chief needs help from homeowners to help that dream come true.

Banks said residents should use common sense in order to avoid the need to call the fire department.

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Kwalikum Secondary music teacher Dave Stewart â&#x20AC;&#x201D; recognized as the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Outstanding Secondary Music Educator in October â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gotten very far due to various complications.

The problem at the moment is that the academy will largely be driven by the teachers who are conducting â&#x20AC;&#x153;teach onlyâ&#x20AC;? job action at the moment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We recognize the current challenge, my instinct would be to call all the music teachers in the district for a meeting but we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that right now,â&#x20AC;? Ansell said.

He said one of the first steps is investigating existing academies around the province including in some neighbouring districts like Powell River, which he has helped some of the local teachers visit.

Board chair Lynnette Kershaw said as a new member they want to be sensitive about the job action and just wanted to make it clear they support the idea. writer@pqbnews.com

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overload your circuits,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember we had one fire at 4 a.m.

Christmas morning because there was an overloaded circuit.

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Chimney fires, he said, used to be the most likely cause of Christmas tragedy, but this threat has eased as fewer homes utilize wood stoves.

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chimney fires on Christmas morning,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody takes the wrapping paper and throws it in the fire and the next thing you know we have a chimney fire.â&#x20AC;?

Banks also noted that anyone with a real Christmas tree should make sure it has plenty of water while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on display, to avoid having it dry out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dry they go up real good,â&#x20AC;? he said. news@pqbnews.com

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BILL LUCHMEIJER ... wanted the position rotated

TEUNIS WESTBROEK ... disagreed

experience with the board, having sat as the director when he was mayor, of Qualicum Beach, Luchtmeijer said he wasn’t interested in returning, as he didn’t feel like he had the time.

“It’s the same reason I didn’t run for mayor,” he said. “I don’t have the time.

If you are in retail business, either the business suffers or the work suffers. When you start taking on responsibilities above and beyond, it becomes questionable.”

He said Willie was chosen to take the position because he expressed an interest in it.

“He also has the time available to him,” Luchtmeijer said. “From the aspect of a new face at the table, there will definitely be a flow of information back and forth.”

Willie, who is currently holidaying in New Zealand, was unavailable for comment.

Luchtmeijer said he was disappointed with the way the mayor reacted to the change in plans at the inaugural meeting.

“It’s unfortunate,” he said. “The mayor didn’t act like a leader on this issue. It was a a four to one vote on council.”

Luchtmeijer called the issue “a tempest in a teapot” and

stressed that council will have far more important things to discuss when they begin their three-year term in earnest after

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the regional district position.

He cited consultant George Cuff, whom he said suggested rotating positions on various boards but not for the RDN position.

Although he conceded relations may have been strained between the school board and the municipality, Qualicum Beach was by no means the only group facing difficulty on that front.

“The whole community agreed the board needed to be

replaced and they have been,” he said.

“Once in a while a crisis can cause good things to happen as well and KSS looked like a disaster for the town and now closing the school isn’t even talked about. Now, the board is moving ahead with the idea of a music academy.

That’s good news.

Let’s focus on that.”

Like Luchtmeijer however, Westbroek said it’s time for council to move forward to deal with the issues facing Qualicum

Beach.

“I am confident in the new year council will be able to reconcile our differences and move forward in the interest of our community,” he said.

“All the folks who put their names forward for council had the best interests of the community at heart and we need to focus on that.”

Westbroek thanked all those who have supported him and wished everyone in Qualicum Beach a Merry Christmas.

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As it turns out however, that’s not how the RDN works, so if the mayor wasn’t going to be the director, a plan B was needed.

“I felt it would be more appropriate for the position to be rotated,” Luchtmeijer said. “I discussed it with the other councillors and then I did a little homework to see if that was a viable proposition. However, I determined the RDN position wasn’t suitable for a rotation because it is appointed as a full three-year term, so to release themselves from that term would require resignations and then re-installations, so a five-person rotation really didn’t work.”

Keeping the status quo, with Mayor Teunis Westbroek in the director’s chair, wasn’t viable for Luchtmeijer either.

“He held the position for 12 years and I have some concerns about how information was coming back to the town,” he said.

Luchtmeijer stressed that the appointment of regional district board directors is done at the pleasure of council, so while a vote going against the mayor’s recommendation may be unusual, it is not unheard of, nor does it violate protocol.

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“There are lots of issues facing Qualicum Beach that need to be addressed and I think this set the tone for our meetings, in that we are going to do our homework and work hard at what we feel is right for the town.”

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The move, Lunney said, will not only benefit the drinking water supply but also the sensitive Englishman River ecosystem.

“It’s an innovative approach that is a much more cost-effective way to store water in a safe manner.”

Funding for the project came from the federal government’s Gas Tax Fund, which is set to provide $2 billion to municipal infrastructure projects every year.

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Ida Chong, the provincial minister for Community, Sport and Cultural Development, congratulated the regional district for taking such an innovative approach.

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With budget concerns over the last year there have been suggestions the program should be expanded to bring in more money.

Board chair Lynnette Kershaw said they were responding to the community and wanted to show they heard them.

She said there are no actual plans yet, but there are ongoing discussions and the board — with four of five members newly elected — will continue to look into the options in the new year.

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The new School District 69 (Qualicum) Board of Education voted in support of expanding their International Student Program They voted unanimously to “fully support the expansion of the International Student Program to enhance programs for all students” in the district.

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is mostly a message to the community about where the board is headed and it was good to leave it as open as possible.

“It was a really good thing to do, they haven’t tied our hands, they could have made things really complicated,” he said.

He pointed out the international program is unusually sensitive to global forces and districts have run into issues in the past, loosing a lot of students during the 2008 financial crisis for example.

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stage is to make sure they can get all the information the board will need to eventually make decisions.

Kershaw said they will be eager to share their ideas and ongoing information with the public as they get it but for now they just wanted to make their support clear.

During the meeting trustee Eve Flynn asked if they should include wording that the program not cost the district anything, but the trustees agreed they all had the same intention and wanted to leave it as open as possible.

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Interviewed Monday, Lunney said the death of Kim Jong Il adds another layer of uncertainty to an already troubled world.

“I’m concerned the world is a very unstable place right now,” he said. “We had a leader there who ruled with an iron fist for 14 years I think and there are still lots of tensions between North and South Korea. The impli-

The Dear Leader of North Korea is dead and Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney is hopeful the coming change in leadership will also result in positive changes on the Korean Peninsula.

He’s not overly optimistic about it, however.

cations are being discussed at world levels and we are all hoping for the best, but it wasn’t long ago that North Korea destroyed a naval vessel and shelled an island.”

Despite the uncertainty of the coming succession, Lunney said he is hoping for the best.

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Be smart this season

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he countdown is on, only a few more shopping days and sleeps until the big guy arrives.

December is a month filled with lights, memories, sweets, stress, laughter, tears and credit card bills.

It’s also an incredibly busy month for RCMP, nabbing drunk drivers on their way to or from some kind of seasonal soiree.

How is it we can put a man on the moon, invent the telephone, television, automobile, the cotton gin, the camera, the steam engine, the sewing machine, the light bulb and penicillin and yet we cannot seem to grasp the very simple fact that guzzling alcoholic beverages and operating a motor vehicle is incredIt’s about our ibly dangerous — not to mention stupid. right to be One only has to take a look at our overburdened court system to see how many “brainiacs” safe on the choose to hit the bottle, slip behind the wheel roads and put themselves and the rest of those on the roads at considerable risk.

Yes, B.C. has taken measures to ensure tougher drinking and driving laws, and it’s a great start.

But it needs to begin at a grass-root level, it needs to start with a little something we like to call: common sense. And if you can’t have that, maybe have a heart.

People have lost mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles and friends because someone else chose to drink and drive.

If you plan on having a party this season, tell anyone there drinking they are not leaving your property unless it’s with a designated driver.

We need to send the message that it’s not just about the fines and the inconvenience of a suspended license.

It’s about our right to be safe on the roads.

— Quesnel Cariboo Observer/Black Press It’s just that simple.

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Christmas, in all its weirdness, is coming

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f course Christmas is weird — flying reindeer? Trees in living rooms? Legions of non-union elves toiling above the Arctic Circle for room and board and one day off a year ... you think that’s normal?

And isn’t it just a tad weird to look forward to a Beard-o in a red suit slithering down the chimney in the middle of the night? To welcome a break and enter by a guy who’s entire vocabulary consists of three Hos? We Canucks are pretty happy-go-lucky about it.

The Dutch? Not so much.

Dutch folklore features an Old Testament Santa. In The Netherlands, Sinterklaas rewards good kids with candy.

Bad kids? Fuggedaboutit. They get a lump of coal. Personally, I’d go for the lump of coal.

I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, for starters. Besides, it’s

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been a long time since I held an actual chunk of anthracite.

When I was a kid our cellar was half full of the stuff every winter. I wasn’t that enamoured of coal then because I had to shovel the stuff into buckets and hump them upstairs to the fireplace.

So I can empathize with rebellious Dutch kids. Back when coal was the common source of domestic heat, getting a present of a chunk of the stuff was a bit like being slapped with a wet haddock.

Times change. Why just last month a chunk of coal about the size of your ear sold at Sotheby’s auction house in Geneva, Switzerland.

For a little over $12 million.

True, it was a rather special

lump of coal — found in a mine in South Africa last year. And they don’t call it a lump of coal. They call it The Sun-Drop — the world’s largest By pear-shaped yellow Arthur diamond (the buyer Black remains anonymous but I like to imagine he’s some faceless, filthy-rich Goldman-Sachs junk bond trader who parlayed some of his bailout money into a rock that he hopes will help him get lucky tonight).

It’s no secret expensive things come in small packages, but usually those small things are intrinsically valuable.

But tin? Whoever heard of paying a million dollars for a piece of tin?

New York cabbies, that’s who.

One million dollars is the go-

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ing price for the medallion that must, by law, be affixed to the hood of every legal Yellow Cab in New York City. What’s more — it’s a bargain.

It would have been smarter to pick one back in 1937 when they first came out. The medallions sold for ten bucks a pop then. In the last three decades the price of a New York cab medallion has soared by a gob-smacking 1,900 per cent, making it more profitable than gold or oil.

The reason? Same as diamonds — scarcity. There are just over 14,000 medallions in circulation — a number that’s hardly changed in 75 years. The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission prefers to keep the medallions rare and treasured.

So treasured there’s a company called Medallion Financial Corporation that exists solely to provide loans to cabbies who want to purchase their own

medallion.

And how does a guy, earning a hack’s wages, manage to do that? Simple, according to Andrew Murstein, president of Medallion Financial.

“A guy comes to this country, drives a cab six days a week, 12 hours a day, after three years, takes his whole life savings and puts it down to buy a medallion,” Murstein said. “This is a way for him to get a piece of the American dream.”

Sounds more like a nightmare to me, but then so does living in New York. My pal Eddie says I’ve got it all wrong.

He used to drive cab in the Big Apple.

“People say New Yorkers can’t get along,” says Eddie.

“Not true. Once I saw two New Yorkers — complete strangers — sharing a cab. One guy took the tires; the other guy took the radio.”

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LETTERS Make your feelings known about QB I am very saddened by the recent move by the new Qualicum Beach council to replace mayor Westbroek with rookie councillor Dave Willie as the representative on the regional district board.

It seems entirely logical to me that a mayor should serve in this position, especially one with the experience and dedication of Westbroek who has been resoundingly elected by the people for several elections.

If this group was intending to flex their muscles and show their power could it not have been left to a less ceremonial occasion- like the next regular council meeting?

I understand from some who attended that the festive atmosphere in the Civic Centre was severely dampened by this move.

Would there be this rush to replace Teunis if the $10,610 stipend were not attached?

I fear for our lovely town as this triumvirate of business people begin to push their agenda for change in the hopes of bringing more people who might support their businesses.

Will they pay attention to the wishes of the citizens of Qualicum Beach as expressed in the official community plan, or will they be using every opportunity to circumvent it with the tired excuse that the OCP “process was flawed” because they did not like the results?

I urge concerned citizens to pay attention to the moves that this triumvirate makes at council meetings to see if they agree with the growth agenda — and potential zoning changes — which will likely be proposed.

Most of us moved to Qualicum Beach because we like the small town feel and village atmosphere.

I have a sinking feeling that our town is about to change and not in a way I am going to like.

If you see changes you do not agree with I urge you to make your feelings known through letters to the editor and attending council meetings.

Judy Wood Qualicum Beach

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write with respect to the three published letters from your readers who rose to the defence of Mr. Westbroek regarding the elected position of municipal representative to the Regional District of Nanaimo.

I believe those three men whose letters you published owe an apology to the new Qualicum Beach councillors, especially for calling them a ‘gang of four’ and ‘business people.’

What’s wrong with being business people anyway? If it wasn’t for having business people in our community, our lives would be much more difficult, having to travel further for all the services we use here every day.

All four councillors are reputable citizens of the town and have provided excellent services to all of us.

Before negative slurs are cast upon our new councillors, why don’t those three people and others with the same nasty opinions let these new individuals who were voted in by the residents of Qualicum Beach do their job and allow this town to become a vibrant community once again, as it was years ago.

If information from the Regional District of Nanaimo pertinent to Qualicum Beach is forthcoming in a more timely fashion, it will be one more plus for all of us who live and pay taxes here.

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A. Catherine Proctor Qualicum Beach

It’s not too late to make changes As a resident of French Creek, I don’t have the opportunity to vote for Qualicum Beach candidates.

But my life in Oceanside often takes me to that town to enjoy its many benefits. Those exist in large part, I feel, because the town management has done excellent work in overseeing existing and proposed developments.

I heartily agree with those whose opinions showed a distinct lack of trust regarding what to expect from the new council. But most of us know that politics can be a difficult path to walk along.

We understand that one cannot please everybody, but openness and honesty in municipal governance are two of the most essential elements. Fairness and pragmatism are other favoured factors.

Unfortunately, having been elected by popular vote, the apparentlymaverick councillors appeared to go in the opposite direction of what the public appeared to be seeking.

It’s not too late in the threeyear term to make positive changes. Open discussion of issues to be brought to council without pre-meeting decision-making would be a proper step in the right direction.

The councillors generally have solid backgrounds which could be relied on for appropriate town management. I urge them all to follow the unwritten rules of respect, propriety and goodness as their current term unfolds.

Doing so would ideally win them back the public respect which they have otherwise forsaken.

John Roberts Parksville

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Mayor should do his homework Teunis Westbroek should do his homework. The mayor has always been the representative and that it is traditional is not true here in Qualicum Beach or anywhere else.

Tradition is no excuse to mock the democratic process because democracy trumps tradition.

Inserting your name as RDN representative before there is a debate at the council table is as tacky as the Warren Betanko letters.

Perhaps it has more to do with the decrease in your pension plan.

When you come down from your self-serving cloud and realize the magnitude of your actions here one can only conclude that you must resign.

Brian Jenkins Qualicum Beach

What I did on my summer vacation?

While reading the autumn 2011 Contact put out by our local MP, I was annoyed to find over onequarter devoted to his summer vacation to Eastern Europe.

Not to trivialize his trip, I feel his writing of it was an inappropriate use of my tax dollars. There are numerous events in the world today that are contributing to the deaths of millions of people now and in future. If our MP is going to comment on global political situations I’m sure something more current and relevant for today could be found.

As a permanent member of the Standing Committee on the Environment, a comment on coal mining on Vancouver Island and its potential for a negative effect on the biosphere could be of interest.

North American Water and Power Alliance negotiations have been ongoing for decades. Maybe our MP could bring us up to date on this matter of diverting water from northern B.C. to the USA. Oil pipelines, LNG plants and coastal shipping terminals are things Canadians need to know about.

Allan Kaario Parksville

Bouquets Brickbats

I am recovering from a recent surgery and, on Friday I went for my daily recuperative walk down 2nd Avenue. Unfortunately, I overestimated my stamina and, by the time I got to Bailey’s restaurant my energy was spent.

Once inside the restaurant I was immediately spoken to by two women who helped me to sit down.

The woman serving at the counter brought me a glass of water. A couple at an adjoining table asked where I lived and offered to drive me home, as did Leonard, Bailey’s owner.

I am so grateful to all these people for their care and concern, so typical of the residents of this wonderful town; proof once again of how fortunate I am to live here.

Seasons greetings Qualicum Beach.

June Renwick Qualicum Beach

The Ladies Auxiliary No. 76 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Qualicum Beach would like to thank all those who supported our fundraisers for this year. Without you we wouldn’t have been able to contribute to our cause.

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These days, said RCMP Copropral Brenda Gresiuk, robbers are almost as likely to be after your phone as your wallet.

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• Don’t lend your phone to anyone, as criminals may pose as victims who need to make an emergency phone call and then run off. Offer to make the emergency call on their behalf.

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• Download free apps such as ‘Find my Iphone’ and never leave your phone unattended. Do not store personal information on your phone.

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By STEVEN HEYWOOD NEWS EDITOR Edith Chamberlayne freely admits she and others like her were naive to think they could wipe out poverty in the mid-Island.

That was back in 1968.

And yet, she and many other volunteers and local organizations, continue to work hard to reduce poverty’s impact on local residents through the Society of Organized Services.

Edith was one of the driving forces behind the creation of the S.O.S., which is now a local institution, offering programs to seniors, families and youth, with an eye to help them through the tough times.

In the early days, Edith says the Society ran a thrift shop, offered a few programs and gave away food hampers over the Christmas holidays — a practice they soon ended in favour of their annual Toy Shop program.

Edith came to Oceanside via West Vancouver with her family, who bought and operated the Crescent Resort Motel in Qualicum Beach.

There are now condos where the motel once was, but she has fond memories of spending 13 years there.

Edith, now going on 86 years of age, was a teacher in District 69 and says she saw the poverty affecting many people.

“We were living in a fairly affluent community, and we felt this was just not right.”

So she and others like Pauline Touzeau set out to form an organization that could help people in a caring, compassionate, confidential and non-judgemental way.

This remains the mandate of the S.O.S. to this day.

“Right off the bat, the community was behind our group.”

What made the S.O.S. possible, she says, was the small size of both Parksville and Qualicum Beach — and the lack of many other social organizations. Those that did exist were more than happy to jump on board and the S.O.S. became an umbrella group, co-ordinating services for the poor.

Edith recalls being asked at one point by the late Stan Hagen, then-MLA in Countenay-Comox, to try to create a group similar to the S.O.S. in Courtenay. However, other serivce groups were already well-established and getting them to share their programs in a more co-opera-

tive manner, didn’t take.

In Parksville, however, the S.O.S. found their first home on Pioneer Crescent — a small building, cramped and busy — where the thrift shop they ran was only open two days a week. Even then, the thrift shop was their bread and butter. In 1971, Edith recalls, they had a budget of $7,465.12. By 1972, the S.O.S. has eight programs running and they had sent 27 local children to summer camp.

“We thought we were going to be there forever.”

Not long afterwards, however, they found a new home in an old school — their current location off of Macmillan Street in Parksville.

Throughout their years, the S.O.S. has enjoyed widespread community support. Edith says the Royal Canadian Legion, Regional District of Nanaimo, provincial government and more, were all on board.

That support continued to this day, she says, noting the current S.O.S. runs something like 27 programs — all thanks to the donations and generosity of local people. It is these donations that enable the S.O.S. to operate, not government funds, says Edith.

“The S.O.S. has become such a vital part of the community.”

In fact, the organization is the first of its kind in B.C. to have made deals with the provincial government to copay for some of its programs, such as sexual abuse counselling.

“We were unique, believe me.”

As the years went by the province took back some of those programs, yet the S.O.S. of today still helps people from all walks of life get the services they need.

Edith and the Society were recognized nationally in a ceremony in Ottawa.

Edith was presented with a Canada Volunteer award in 1988, which she says she accepted in behalf of the S.O.S. “We were very young and naive at the time we started it,” she recalls. “We thought we’d abolish poverty in 10 years.”

Still active with the organization she helped create, Edith is an honorary board member, wrote a book about the group in 2005 and is very proud that the S.O.S. still fights the good fight against poverty in Oceanside each and every day.

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By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS REPORTER If you are looking for music and good food over the festive season you should see what is new at The Old Dutch Inn in Qualicum Beach. Under new ownership the restaurant and hotel has been expanding its entertainment line up with live music Thursday through Sunday.

General manager Kevin Ward said it is not the Old Dutch Inn of the past.

Not only has the menu changed, he said they are now offering something different, with a variety of live music four days a week.

“We want people to have great food and entertainment. We are mixing it up and we have a different feel,” he stated.

He said a major renovation is planned for next summer that includes a brand new restaurant, kitchen and lounge. Ward said the exciting plans include a cocktail lounge and tapas lounge that will provide a great entertainment venue.

“It’s a huge re-fit. Every inch is being changed inside and out.”

He said the new food and entertainment now being offered is just a little taste of what is to come down the road.

The Legendary Aristocrats just wrapped up a six week engagement at the

Jazz vocalist Nancy Ruth will be performing at the Old Dutch Inn on Dec. 22.

SUPPLIED PHOTO restaurant providing jazz and swing tunes on Friday and Saturday nights and Ward said he will be having them back in the new year.

Ron Hadley and some musical guests will be rounding out the musical lineup over the next few weeks.

While the music programs at The Old School House (TOSH) break for Christmas, the accom-

plished pianist will be tinkling the ivory over the holidays every Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Qualicum Beach restaurant.

When the Music On Sunday winter series begins on January 15 people who attended that day’s concert at TOSH will get a 20 per cent discount on dinner when they show their Music On Sunday ticket stub.

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will be joined by special guest musicians from 6 to 9 p.m.

The upcoming special guest performer on Dec. 22 is Barcelona-based Spanish/Jazz vocalist Nancy Ruth singing in both Spanish and English for an unforgettable evening of fiery Latin inspired music.

A musical gypsy with roots in both Spain and Canada, Ruth has spent her life singing her way around the world. She has graced stages worldwide offering her unique musical blend of jazz, Latin and flamenco.

The Kris Kringle dinner Friday Dec. 23 promises to be a night that will take patrons back to the glory days in Las Vegas with the fabulous Honeycrooners and their Rat Pack tribute.

Capturing the smooth sounds and cool vibes of the Crooners that made the “strip” the place to be and to be seen, Tom Watson and the Honeycrooners perform the hits of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole and many more.

Watson is backed by some of the best musicians on the west coast and their performance will have guests returning to an era when the cocktail was king and lady luck was queen.

Ward said it will be a great musical evening where people can eat and enjoy the nostalgic music for a few hours.

“The Honeycrooners are

from Victoria and they are the best tribute band I have ever seen,” said Ward.

The six course cabaret dinner is $45 with seating from 6 to 7, and the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Reservations must be made in advance as there are only 60 bookings being taken for the Kris Kringle dinner.

On Dec. 29 Qualicum Beach clarinetist Liam Hockley who is now working on his master’s degree in clarinet performance at UBC will be joining Hadley.

There will be a special New Year’s Eve duo on Dec. 31. Hadley accompanied by exquisite Victoria vocalist Miranda Sage will join guests in ringing in the New Year.

On January 5 Hadley performs solo. There is a special trio weekend January 6 and 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. where dynamic Victoria vocalist Maria Manna will join Hadley and Joey Smith on bass. Manna, who sings in Italian and English, will perform jazz and pop standards and well-known Italian favorites.

On January 12 soulful Victoria blues/jazz vocalist Maureen Washington is in the house. On January 19 Victoria crooner Aaron Scoones will be at Hadley’s side and on January 26 Victoria jazz vocalist Gergana Velinova will join Hadley on stage.

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By NEIL HORNER NEWS REPORTER Fred and Judy Morris may have had a merry Christmas lined up, but that merriness got bumped up several notches Friday when Fred dropped in to Oceanside GM to talk about buying a new truck.

When his name was

punched into the computer, he found out he was the winner of a brand new car.

General manager Andy Lankester said GM Canada has a Connect and Win program wherein customers enter their names and 20 winners were picked across the nation.

As it turned out, Morris was one of the 20. When he called

his wife to tell her the good news, at first she didn’t believe him.

“I thought he was playing a trick,” she said.

However, as the couple put the key into their new Chevy Equinox, the very convenient truth sank in.

“I’m very pleased,” she said.

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We have our army of volunteers.

Having moved here four years ago, I marvel at all the things that happen in Qualicum Beach because of our volunteers. Trail systems to parks. Gardens to palliative care.

Support for our youth, families and seniors.

Drivers and weeders, and servers and feeders and organizers, fundraiser’s extraordinaire.

Thank you one and all.

We have our elected officials, mayor and council. More an act of volunteerism than paid appointment, they have chosen to be the stewards for our community’s well being. Please remember to appreciate them.

Our business community — so much happens here because of our business community. Donators, supporters, funders, prizes, gifts, sponsorships. Please support your local business community and shop locally.

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hortly after meeting, Barb says to Jane, “My husband doesn’t talk to me,” and Jane replies, “Neither does mine.”

The two of them have an instant bond.

A man and woman start chatting one day in the coffee room at the place they both work. They quickly discover that they both hate their jobs.

Their instant connection blossoms into an intimate relationship.

Within five minutes of the first hello two women discover they had both survived sexual abuse as children. Wow! Each knows the other understands and they bond.

A man and woman are medicating their unhappy lives in a bar when they meet.

They connect through their unhappiness and their liquid solution.

The problem with all these scenarios is that the connection is formed at the level of the wound, problem or complaint.

It’s hard to build a happy, productive life or a lasting relationship on a complaint.

People get tired of their marriages and their friendships.

They often feel stuck and sometimes hopeless.

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If you are already caught in one, is there a way to fix it?

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It doesn’t matter that Jane and Barb’s husbands have been poor communicators; what matters now is how they get their husbands talking again and rebuild their marriages … or leave them and move on.

It doesn’t matter that the two people in the bar have used alcohol to medicate their unhappy life situations; what matters now is how they will turn their lives around so they can be happy.

Getting out of the alcohol sinkhole is only one piece of that.

If someone starts a conversation with a complaint, respond with a question or comment around solution.

If they engage in discussing solutions, you are off to a good start in a new relationship. If they insist on focusing on the negative, move on.

If you are in a relationship based on a negative, use language, the only tool you have, to shift the focus.

If you fail to steer the relationship into a positive focus, with or without outside help, move on.

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Great place to live Our local schools — our youth, and our teachers. They are bright and shiny, helpful, cheerful, musical, fun, joyous, studious and hard working. Appreciate them all.

So in this special season, please take a moment or two to appreciate all of the people that make up this great place that is Qualicum Beach - our community. And from your chamber of commerce, thank you to our business community, our volunteer community and our mayor, council and staff of the town, and our citizens both young and old.

You all make this a great place to be.

Moira Hauk is the chair of the Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce.

You have no obligation to stay in a negative, unhappy place.

People often take their more serious complaints and problems to health care workers, and the endless stream of people’s problems leads many to burn out.

Furthermore, the suicide rate for health care workers is much higher than in the general population.

The principles I’ve just outlined, however, apply to health care workers too.

People come to me with horrendous

problems, some dating back to childhood.

Often I’ve been there myself, but that is not where we connect.

Yes, we deal with past stuff, but only to the extent necessary for creating a better present and future.

We focus on what is needed to restore hope and happiness and achieve whatever other positive outcomes the client seeks.

That way, clients get what they want and I don’t burn out.

I invite you to reflect on how you use

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Margaret Alice Philips

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July 6, 1913 ~ November 22, 2011

We ffondly remember Margaret’s wit, compassion, love of music and endless curiosity. Born in Canada two years after her parents moved from Ireland, she was the youngest of three children.

Margaret had a successful career as a secretary and legal secretary, beginning at Great West Saddlery in Winnipeg, where she met her partner for life, Doug.

Doug and Margaret were married in 1939. During World War II Margaret and baby Carol relocated to Halifax in order to greet Doug’s ship whenever it pulled into port. The family returned to Winnipeg after the war, where a second daughter, Norrine, was born. Margaret and Doug traveled extensively and moved to California in 1954. Margaret played the piano well and sang in choirs throughout her life. She was a masterful baker and took pride in continuing a family tradition of beautiful knitting, sewing and needlework. She maintained her sense of humor to the end and often said her life was “full of fun.” Margaret is survived by two daughters, her son-in-law, and 2 grandsons.

Contributions in Margaret’s memory can be made to: the Victoria Symphony, Victoria Symphony Box Office, Suite 610, 620 View Street, Victoria BC, V8W IJ6.

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Pressure washing. Tree Pruning, Topping, Removal. Please call 250-752-9444.

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Porcelian Tile, Ceramic, Slate, Granite, Marble, Natural Stone, & Cultured Stone. Free estimates. Call William at 250586-6682.

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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.

PARKSVILLE APT- 2 bdrms, grd flr, patio, quiet 4-plex, F/S, D/W, free laundry. $825 mo.

Avail now. 250-927-0287.

QUALICUM BEACH- 1 bdrm, furnished suite, bright, waterfront. Avail now. NS/NP. $825 inclds utils/inter-net. Call 250757-8682, 250-752-9252.

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.

PARKSVILLE DOWNTOWN. Older, quiet, working woman; Looking for someone to share my two bedroom, ocean view apt $475./mo + 1/2 Utils.

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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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.

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

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COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL 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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HANDYPERSONS OCEANSIDE HOUSE & Home: Repairs, maintenance and Holiday Christmas lights.

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SMALL JOB Specialist. Experienced Contractor. At home or business.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS TODD THE BUILDER. Renos, plumbing. Commercial offices; Custom homes. 250-752-1121

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RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO 255 HIRST- 1 & 2 bdrms, $725 & $925. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 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, Avail Jan. 1st. Clean, bright, N/S, 2bdrm, 55 + bldg. W/D, F/S, D/W. Refs req, $850./mo + utils. Call 250-248-6287 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.

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

ERRINGTON 1BDRM- private entrance.

Avail immed. $550/mo+ utils.

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PARKSVILLE – BRIGHT & spacious 2 bdrm, D/W, W/D optional. Large balcony, security camera & parking incl’d.

Near schools, beach, downtown & on bus route. From $775. Avail Now & Jan. 1st.

Call 250-248-8592.

FRENCH CREEK (backs onto stream) home for rent- unfurnished 3 bdrm, 1 bath. F/S, W/D, modern kitchen, open concept, lots of storage, fruit trees, garden, beautiful setting. $1200+ utils+ $600 security deposit. 1 year lease req’d. Refs req’d and checked.

Avail Dec 1. Call for viewing (780)750-5549.

HILLIERS (QB). furnished cozy cedar panabode cabinhouse. Fenced, N/S, suitable for retired person. $750/mo 250-752-8505

SEASONAL ACCOMMODATION QUALICUM. LOVELY 3-bdrm, 2 bath, Furnished. Avail until July 1st. $1400. all inclusive.

N/S. Ref’s. 250-752-5971.

BOWSER, 3 BDRM, Mobile Home, Rural setting.4 appli’s, Newly Reno’d,$650 p/m +Util’s Avail now:250-757-9540 eves.

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.

ERRINGTON- 2 BDRM mobile home, 8 mins from Parksville, recently renovated, wood F/P, electric heat, small yard, quiet neighbourhood, NS/NP. $800.

Available now. (250)951-4830.

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.

HOMES FOR RENT BOWSER- 1 BDRM Cabin $675.+ utils. Avail now. Pet on approval. N/S. (250)228-4145.

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.

ERRINGTON- 1 BDRM level entrance suite on acreage, 5 appls, hot water incl’d, pet neg, N/S. $675 inclds satellite.

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PARKSVILLE/ERRINGTON: 1 bdrm lower, on 1 half acre, Avail now, $750/mo, hydro incl, view Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm, call 250-947-9666.

QUALICUM Area. Nice 1 Bdrm bsmt suite for rent. Close to everything. Incl. Heat, Cable, internet,.

WD, garage. Avail for Jan. 1st..

Please phone to book time to View. $925.00 mo. 250-927-0124

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PARKSVILLE 3 bdrm Rancher w/ fridge, stove, washer, dryer. Close to town, shopping. Enclosed backyard. Non smokers and no pets preferred. Ref’s req’d. $950. Barb (250)752-8932 (250)927-2817.

DEEP ERRINGTON bachelor cabin. $400/mo + util’s. Ref’s /credit check req’d. Avail. immed. Call 250-228-0000.

DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE, 2 bdrm, furnished, beach front cottage. Avail. until Jun1/12.

Suit quiet people $850. util. incl. n/p,n/s.Ref’s req’d. Call 250-248-3171

AVAIL NOW 2 bdrm lower suite, 4-plex, downtown Parksville. NP/NS. Includes hydro, heat, laundry. $850./mo. Refs req’d. (250)752-3425.

COOMBS, 2 bdrm S/S duplex, new paint & carpet, 5 appl’s, NP/NS, fireplace, secure garage & storage. Quiet area. $900/mo + utilities. Avail. immed. Phone: 250-951-1792 PARKSVILLE: SPACIOUS and attractive 2 bdrm, 2bath, in-suite lndry. Avail now. $950.

N/S, cat ok. Refs. Call 250724-1212.

250-248-7100.

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

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.

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

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PARKSVILLE- 3 bdrm Rancher, 2 full bath, fully reno’d, 8 appls. $1425+ utils. Call (780)915-4165.

COTTAGES

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After studying global issues and human rights, students at Oceanside Middle School in French Creek received an early Christmas surprise, direct from Afghanistan.

Three classes sent more than 100 Christmas cards to Canadian Forces at the Kabul Military Training Centre (KMTC) at Camp Alamo where teacher Jo-Ann McNulty’s daughter Christine Gatherum is stationed.

“Thank you for all your wonderful cards ... I passed them out to all the other troops that are here in our camp and they loved them as well,” Gatherum e-mailed back to the students, along with a group photo.

“It’s no fun being away from home for

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Representatives of Mr. Martin and Mrs. Proctor’s Grade 7 classes and Mrs. McNulty’s Grade 6 class from left: Emma Canil, Megan Munro, Rebecca Taylor, Noah Elliott, Riley Pinter and James Bingham. the holidays but your support makes it a little easier,” she wrote, adding that it was getting cold and they would have a white Christmas if there is any precipitation.

Representatives of Mr. Martin and Mrs. Proctor’s Grade 7 classes and Mrs. McNulty’s Grade 6 class said along with holiday greetings they sent them wishes that

they come home soon and safe.

“It was pretty cool seeing our cards in Afghanistan,” said James Bingham who pointed out his was front and centre in the photo they sent back.

More than 200 Canadian Forces advisors and support staff serve at the KMTC as part of the NATO training mission, a coalition of 37 nations

assisting the Afghan government develop their own security force by 2014.

Approximately 920 Canadian Forces personnel serve in training camps, mostly in the Kabul area.

Gatherum concluded her email to the students with an important suggestion, “P.S. Be nice to your teachers, especially my mom.”

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SPORTS Ice damage delays game Generals up 4-2 when Zamboni damages the ice

By JAMES CLARKE PQ NEWS SPORTS The good news is the Generals turned in their best period of hockey so far this season on Saturday. The bad news is the two points are still up for grabs as the third period couldn’t be played because the Zamboni ruined the ice.

“It was disappointing ... it happened to us last year too, we had to play the second and third periods in Victor Kraatz (arena) in a game against Campbell River.

“We dominated that period no question,” Generals’ head coach and GM Dave Johnston said Sunday, agreeing, “it was very important having our players gain confidence from coming back from such a lackluster performance.”

The Generals laid an egg down Island Friday and had their seasonhigh five-game win streak come to a screeching halt when the Panthers struck for two shorthanded goals in the first period and added two more on the power play, en route to a 6-2 win.

On Friday Peninsula outshot Oceanside 46-30. On Saturday, the first period was even, but the Generals mounted a ferocious attack in the second and outshot the Panthers 24-4.

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Parksville’s Ed Fergusson, 76, recently finished second at the BC Masters Weightlifting Championships.

JAMES CLARKE PHOTO

Ed’s going on strong Ed Fergusson, 76, still lifting the heavy weights

By JAMES CLARKE PQ NEWS SPORTS

A

t 76 it’s safe to say that pound for pound, he just may be the strongest senior on the rock, and for Ed Fergusson, taking second over-all at the 2011 BC Masters Weightlifting Championships, “felt fantastic.”

Raised in Saskatchewan, Ed was a high school teacher for 37 years in Edmonton. He retired in 2000, but he and his wife Brenda didn’t make the permanent move to their retirement home here in Oceanside until after he oversaw the construction of the weightlifting venue at the 2005 World Masters Games, where he also bagged himself a bronze medal.

Fergusson said he first started weightlifting nearly 50 years ago.

“I injured my back when I was 15 years old and finally went to a chiropractor when I was 20 and got my back straightened out,” he said.

“I realized that I needed to strengthen my body to keep everything in place, so I started body building/power lifting at a local gym.”

He says he weighed 142 pounds at that time.

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Whalers’ guard Dustin Rodriguez, No. 10, releases a shot for two of his 19 points Friday against the Woodlands Eagles.

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Whalers post three wins

By JAMES CLARKE PQ NEWS SPORTS Ballenas Secondary School’s Senior Boys basketball team is starting to gel, and the team heads into Christmas break

feeling good about their game after going 3-0 on home court last weekend.

According to first year head coach Taylor Wilson, the Whalers rolled to three wins at a home play day.

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2012 Council Meeting Dates Pursuant to Section 127 of the Community Charter and “Council Procedure Bylaw, 2003, No. 1386”, a schedule of dates, times and places of City of Parksville regular Municipal Council and Committee meetings for the year 2012, is posted on the City notice board at the Civic and Technology Centre, 100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, BC, for viewing during regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. The meeting schedule may also be viewed on the City website at www.parksville.ca.

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“Our half-marathon team finished 10th out of 30 teams entered, and entered the most team members of any registered teams,” said Doug Pickard, personal trainer and part of the team behind Fluid Fitness Studio in Parksville.

The Goodlife was a milestone for a number of local runners as it marked the first half marathon for husband and wife Bob and for Heather Dobinson, Sue Ashton, Collette Hitchings, Jason Moore and Thorston Heimann.

According to Pickard, it was also the first race for Veronica Perkin since having baby Payten in the past year. Thorsten and Veronica plan on doing the full marathon next year.

Team Fluid also had a team entered in the 8km distance: Pete Mercer, Taylor Mang, Adam MacKinnon, Jenelle Loewen, Sean Mang, Savannah Mercer, Rita Loewen, Kym Mercer, Shelby Mercer, and Jeremy Mang all completed and as a team they finished seventh out of 16 teams entered.

Local hockey player Jaidyn Twamley was in the Christmas spirit as she set to work putting the nets back in place after the first intermission ice clean of Saturday’s Generals game.

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The locals beat the Golden Eagles from Woodlands (Nanaimo) and the Alberni and District Armada on Friday, then closed it out with a victory over Pacific Christian out of Victoria on Saturday.

Dustin Rodriguez averaged 23 points per game “and he also led the charge in getting our team to utilize our great athleticism to run the ball and get easy buckets.”

Liam O’Brien and Lukas Whibley, Wilson added, “were tough on the glass, grabbing every rebound in sight, and

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BSS player Dallas Towle, in blue, drives to the hoop.

Matt Vandervelde and Sean Rae locked down defensively and filled

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“Overall I was very

pleased with the boys effort on both sides of the court,” said Taylor, adding, “we are starting to look more like a basketball team rather than a group of football and volleyball athletes.”

It was, he pointed out, “a good confidence boost going into the Christmas break,” adding the squad will have to hit the ground running after, with all league games and three more tourna-

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IN OTHER NEWS Wilson also got his fix of playing on the weekend as well as he helped lead his team Glory Daze, the oldest team in the tournament, to a first place finish at the annual KSS Alumni Tournament on the weekend.

“I am happy to report even after three days yesterday I can still walk.”

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Twelve Gens to play All Star weekend The 2012 VIJHL All-Star Classic is slated for Jan. 15 in Saanich, and Oceanside has a dozen players selected to suit up.

The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Classic kicks off with a banquet in the morning, followed by the Prospects Game at 1 p.m., the Skills Competition at 2:30 p.m. and the All Star game at 3:30 p.m.

Named to the North All-Stars are Oceansideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dylan Haugen, is how it stood at the first intermission.

It was all Oceanside in the second, as they executed the game plan to perfection â&#x20AC;&#x201D; pushing the puck deep, taking the body, and completely dominating their opponents to the point Peninsula looked confused.

Cam McKarrick (Nick Bell) made it 2-1 Gens at 4:41, Riel Gibson (Josef Chase) upped it to 3-1 exactly three minutes later, and Connor Allison scored his fifth of the

Lucianno Somerville, Travis Briggs and Connor Allison. Home grown rookie Noah Russi and Keenan McConnell got the nod on defence.

The Generalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; also have six players lacing up in the Prospects Game: Taylor Grabowski, Justin Polischuk, Daylin Ohs and Connor Enright, along with Nathan Dyell and Michael Gudmanson in net.

season for a 4-1 Oceanside lead. Peninsula got one to go late in the frame for a 4-2 Generalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lead after 40 minutes.

The game was delayed and eventually called. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He ruined the ice â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was unplayable and it was determined unsafe,â&#x20AC;? said Johnston, explaining, â&#x20AC;&#x153;something was wrong with the blade (on the Zamboni) and it cut about 12 to 15 grooves about an inch deep and an inch wide. They tried to

repair it, but it just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work.â&#x20AC;?

As of Monday, VIJHL president Greg Batters had not made a ruling on what happens now.

Still, what shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be lost on the Zamboni meltdown were those 20 minutes of hockey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow,â&#x20AC;? one Gensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fan marvelled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They play like that they can beat anybody, and I mean anybody.â&#x20AC;?

Worth noting is that Oceanside had to kill off three penalties in short succession

and were shorthanded five times in the first period, which meant plenty of ice time for the Generals â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;shutdown lineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of Connor Allison, Justin Polischuk and Cam McKarrick.

Allison, 19, from Hillsboro, Oregon, is in his second season with the Gens. He had eight goals and 15 assists for 23 points in 41 games as a rookie last year and continues to make life miserable for the opposition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was excellent for us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relishing the role of centring our checking line,â&#x20AC;? said Johnston. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We match him up against the other teams top line every night. I mean arguably he could be our first line centre based on minutes played.â&#x20AC;?

The Gens are now 13-14-1, eight points back of the North Division leading Glacier Kings, and tied for fourth overall with Peninsula.

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GAME ON The Generals take to the ice in Comox Wednesday night for their final game before the Christmas break and another test against their arch rivals the Glacier Kings. sports@pqbnews.com

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Three years later he was tipping the Toledos at 186 pounds and could squat 330 pounds for six reps, deadlifted 497 pounds in a competition, and could bench press 265 pounds.

At 28, he started teaching high school. The year was 1963 he explained, “and they were looking for teachers to take on (extra curricular activities), so I decided I may as well do something I like, otherwise they could give me tiddily winks or something ...”

That same year he formed the Edmonton High School Power Lifting Championships. By the time he was 31 “I had learned about weightlifting (Olympic style) and realized that the speed/power it developed was much more applicable to other sports. It is also a multi-joint activity, as are all sports and physical jobs, so I switched to weightlifting as I was also playing baseball and hockey, and the power

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Drive and enthusiasm keeps Ed, 76, going strong

Ed Fergusson coached at the BC Senior Championships this months. lifting was slowing me down as the movements are done slowly and our bodies adapt to what we do. “ He entered his first competition in 1972, and that same year helped form the Alberta Weightlifting Association.

Easy going by nature with more energy than a lot of men half his age, Ed is also a Level 3 (NCCP) Canadian Weightlifting Coach, a National Level 3 Offi-

cial, and has been a strength and conditioning specialist since 1989.

Why does he still push himself, we asked.

“I’m just a crazy old bugger I guess,” he chuckled, then got serious and made the point, “I like to stay active so I can keep fit for sports and for work (did we mention he’s also a master carpenter for hire in his spare time) ... I like to be active, I like to go skiing ... and

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Ed coached at the BC Senior Championships in Vancouver on December 17.

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By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS REPORTER By Brenda Gough The Christmas play for the whole family now taking place on stage at the Village Theatre in Qualicum Beach has a solid cast that delivers a heart warming story.

The play, written by Julian Wiles, is based on a true story of a South Carolina family who survives hurricane Hugo.

One of the largest hurricanes ever to hit the coast, it devastated the Harrison family home, particularly the bedroom shared by two brothers, Stephen and Andy.

Younger brother Andy writes to Santa Claus to ask him to fix up their room for Christmas. Of course, no one, especially the jaded Stephen, thinks this is possible, and then Blitzen shows up.

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Isaiah McAleese who plays the young and sweet Andy Harrison is no stranger to the stage and it shows.

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Ravensong Breakers Swim Club XMAS TREE SALE at the French Creek Shell Station

Dec. 13 - 23

Weekdays: 5pm - 9pm Weekends: 12pm - 9pm Call (250) 951-7675 for pre-order * Great Prices! * Door Prizes! * Delivery by Donation (if needed) * Free Starbucks coffee & hot chocolate!

Come out & support your great swim team!

Bayview Dental is pleased to welcome

Dr. Suzy Depledge

Six-year-old Brigit Codlin of Parksville dressed as an angel in the manger with her mom.

BRENDA GOUGH PHOTOS

Christmas in the Countr y ERRINGTON — Several families took advantage of the weather on Saturday afternoon to enjoy Christmas in the Country at Tiger Lily Farm.

A pony-drawn wagon took visitors to Santa’s cabin in the woods, while others created festive door swags.

The dress up bin was full of costumes borrowed from the Bethlehem Walk. The re-created manger with the barnyard animals was a popular place for angels of all sizes.

The farm is open until Christmas eve. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. Admission is $5 and covers all the activities and homemade cookies and hot drinks.

The farm is located at 1692 CONTINUED FROM PAGE

to their office in Qualicum After completing her Dental Degree at UBC in 2000, Dr. Depledge moved to Vancouver Island where she enjoys work and an active family lifestyle. She and her two boys, ages 7 and 8, like to hike, bike, ski and explore new places in their free time. The island is a wonderful place to raise a family, and she is looking forward to meeting new families in Qualicum Beach.

Happy Holidays Phone for an appointment today!

Qualicum Beach 250-752-6968 www.bayviewdentalclinic.com bayviewdental@shaw.ca

202-661 Primrose St.

Brigit Codlin, 6, and Lucan Codlin, 4, enjoy some homemade cookies outside with Rudolph.

Errington Rd. For more information visit www.tigerlily-

farm.ca or call 250-248-2408.

— Brenda Gough

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Take a bow, Blitzen is a success Rounding out the cast are Judy Christopherson who plays Grandma Harrison, Gerry Fraser who plays Grandpa Harrison and Devin Owpaluk who plays Alex the boy down the road. These three actors also contributed solid performances.

The set definitely provided the right mood for the play and the construction crew should be commended for creating such a realistic backdrop for the play to unfold on. When

the curtains open, the audience is certain to be wowed by the attention to detail.

Stephen and Andy’s room, like most of their house, is still in shambles and the glaring evidence of the storm’s aftermath is recreated with great imagination and attention to detail.

Blitzen is about beliefs and believing and how if you really want to believe in magic, sometimes you have to make the magic yourself.

Director Butts should also take a bow for pulling it all together and providing the perfect Christmas play that is sure to leave you feeling good.

There are 13 performances of Blitzen until December 31.

The evening performances are at 7 p.m. while the matinees are at 2 p.m. There are no performances on Dec. 23, 24 and 25. The Village Theatre located at 110 West 2nd Avenue in Qualicum Beach. Call 250752-3522 for tickets.

would like to thank our dedicated

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for their continued support throughout the year.

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Community Yoga classes, open to all levels, begin January 10th and run every Tuesday and Thursday 9:15-10:30am for 8 weeks at the Arrowsmith Hall in Coombs. Sign up before January 12th to take advantage of the early registration cost of 7.50/class

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Winter Solstice in Errington

By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS REPORTER A winter solstice celebration for everyone is being held at the Errington Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 21. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Return of the Lightâ&#x20AC;? is being organized by Joanne Sales to honour the return of the sun and to generate some charity for the Manna Ministry which serves the homeless on Oceanside.

The word solstice is derived from the Latin phrase for â&#x20AC;&#x153;sun stands stillâ&#x20AC;?.

The winter solstice marks the day when there is less daylight than at any other time of the year and is commonly referred to as the shortest day.

Since ancient times people have marked the winter solstice with countless cultural and religious traditions.

Sales said everyone of any age, tradition, background and

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People are invited to spiritual dancing at the Errington War Memorial Hall on Wednesday.

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belief is welcome to attend their celebration which honors all spiritual traditions.

She said the Errington event includes a spiral walk for children and adults, a finger food pot luck and then dances of universal peace.

The spiral walk will be a quiet, meditative, candle lit walk into the centre of a cedar bough spiral, which will be laid out on the floor inside Errington Hall.

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Don Soucy performs Dec. 21.

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to film a video last month, is hosting a charity event on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the Bean Counter in Bowser.

The event, which runs from 1 to 3 p.m., will feature original songs and Christmas sing-along favourites.

Admission is by a donation of a non-perishable food item for the food bank.

He has dried himself off and shaken the salt water out of his guitar and now Deep Bay resident Don Soucy is moving on from his near brush with death to spread some holiday cheer in the community.

Soucy, who was swept off a rock and nearly drowned while preparing

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Dances done all over

Allison Crowe in a sing along NANAIMO — Internationallyheralded singer, songwriter and musician Allison Crowe is performing in a free outdoor concert Thursday, Dec 22, at 5 p.m. at Heritage Mews in Nanaimo’s Old City Quarter.

The community sing-along happening in the Merchant Mews and Fitzwilliam Gate area is an informal opportunity to get together with friends in an old-fashioned way, and celebrate the season with a cup of warm cocoa and some cookies. Carol song sheets will be passed out and Crowe will lead the crowd in singing five or six favou-

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“These dances are done around the world. It is wonderful because it draws us together,” she stated.

Sales said they gather for peace dances once a month and if people want more information on dances of universal peace they can visit www.dancesofuniversalpeacena.org and www.islandhealing.ca.

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People don’t have to be an expert to participate in the dances of universal peace.

Sales said they are simple circle dances, honoring all spiritual and wisdom traditions and recognizing the one source of all.

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