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Harvest Brodiaea This plant can be found on the Wildwood bluffs when a lot of the wild plants are finished blooming. This was photographed in early July, out on rocky bluffs, when it is very hot and dry. It seems to thrive with no problem.

It is a Lily and produces a round scaly corm about two centimetres across. It is edible. The flowers are only two to four centimetres long, but hard to miss, with their stunning violet-purple color.

- Rod Innes

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CONTENTS CONTRIBUTORS AUGUST 2018 Still Scrappy

Freezer composter up for big award

Camp qathet

How to savour summer in this region Publisher & Managing Editor

Isabelle Southcott isabelle@prliving.ca

A Growing Concern

The soft & succulent melon pear

Queen Liz

Associate Publisher & Sales Manager

Sean Percy sean@prliving.ca Editor & Graphics

Pieta Woolley pieta@prliving.ca

2018 & 1953: royals-obsessed years

I Made the Move

Urban acting coach finds her peace

Meaning and Purpose

Former youth in care recognized

Business Connections

Wellness centre opens

Sales & Marketing

Suzi Wiebe suzi@prliving.ca

Festivals & Events

Blackberry; Run the Rock; Blues

Take a Seat

Accounts Receivable

Skylar Friesen office@prliving.ca

Library’s art chair auction

Got kids?

5 can’t miss August events

What queer community?

Is there one?

ON THE COVER Shea Young kicks back in a campsite overlooking Nanton Lake.

Photo by Sean Percy

PRL’s first ever Art Guide So much change, so much to see

Take a Break Crossword Tarot

Last Word

Fall Fair memories

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Other than being Queen, LIZ LANE has worked as a psychologist, researcher and prison warden. She and her partner Brian have run a consulting company, a restaurant and a cleaning business, perhaps reflecting short attention spans. They moved to Powell River in 2007 and are currently experimenting with retirement.

MARY MORGAN moved to town in 2017 after a career of working for human rights and creating economic strategies in post conflicts for the most vulnerable. She identifies as a lesbian feminist with socialist values and is looking for the queer community amongst the many communities here in Powell River.

KATHY REBANE owns Creekside Farm with her husband Alan where they raise, cattle, pigs and chickens. She has three grown children and three granddaughters. Family is her main focus.

CURT TWEEDLE is a local photographer who specializes in night, landscape, and experimental photography. He applies his knowledge of astronomy as well as bringing his experience in video production and graphic design to his photography. You can see more of his photographs on instagram at: curt.tweedle.

FRANCINE ULMER is Powell River’s WildSafeBC coordinator for the British Columbia Conservation Foundation. Locally, the program is sponsored by the Regional District. Through education, innovation, and cooperation WildSafeBC works to reduce human-wildlife conflict in all aspects of our lives including how we live, work, play, and grow.

We welcome feedback from our readers. Email your comments to isabelle@prliving.ca, or mail to Powell River Living, 7053E Glacier Street, Powell River, BC V8A 5J7 Tel 604.485.0003 No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written consent of the publisher. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the publisher cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions that may occur. © 2018 Southcott Communications. We reserve the right to refuse any submission or advertisement.

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EDITOR’S MESSAGE

Take time to park your passion and relax this summer

I’m grateful for many things but during July’s heat wave I was incredibly grateful for the 32 lakes and abundance of beautiful beaches that grace the region. Many evenings, I slip away after work and go for a quick dip. It’s one of summer’s greatest pleasures.

When you live near the water you find things to do on or in the water. You go camping… near the water. You relax in a hammock… near the water. You go out on a boat… you get the idea.

It’s unlikely that the senior ladies who represented Canada in the World Outrigger Sprint Championship in Tahiti last month would have discovered their athletic prowess if they’d been living on the prairies. Not only did these women do Powell River proud but they did Canada proud too! The Powell River crew smashed a world record and won a gold and silver medal in the Masters 70. Meanwhile Sue Milligan won gold in the Masters 70 V1 Singles event and broke another world record!

The interesting thing about these world-class athletes is that they weren’t always amazing athletes. One year ago they were simply a group of retired women. They were

retired kindergarten teachers, health care workers, a librarian, and a fishing boat skipper. They decided to become serious athletes and their lives became consumed with the project.

They also had an excellent and committed coach.

With years of coaching rowing at all levels –international too - Michael Matthews certainly had a hand in his team’s success. See photo and info on Page 20.

Commitment and passion abound in this community.

You only have to read the story about Bert Baillie and his compost design to feel this man’s commitment to the environment. The retired mushroom farmer/designer of a composter for NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre lab volunteers with the Regional District’s Let’s Talk Trash Team.

They will soon find out if Bert’s design for backyard composting is the winner of an international award.

It takes skill, commitment (and a little luck) to shoot award-winning photos. Entries in the Powell River Public Library’s annual photo contest were better than ever this year and we’re thrilled to share one of the best with you on Page 14.

Powell River’s Ruby Barclay (see story on Page 22) has found her passion and is using it to help others. But there was a time – she was a kid in foster care – when the future looked grim. Today the feisty 23-year-old, who created a program that helps youth who were in foster care access services they need to be successful in university, is a mentor, advocate and public speaker. She’s also been shortlisted for a prestigious national award that recognizes Canadians who want to help change the future of Canada’s most at risk children and youth.

Passion is powerful. It pushes us to be better and do more. But even the most passionate people need to disconnect at times. So park your passion on a beach, at a campground, or in a boat. This is your time to disconnect. Take a vacation from social media, grab a drink, crank up some tunes and take a seat in the shade with the latest issue of Powell River Living magazine.

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This retired Powell River mushroom farmer - and brain - is up for an international award.

Bert Baillie’s four-decade old design is still innovative in 2018.

Still Scrap

BY ISABELLE SOUTHCOTT | isabelle@prliving.ca

B “I figure sometime in

our future, when you create organic waste, you are going to have to take care of it in your own community.”

- Bert Baillie

ert Baillie is one of Powell River’s composting experts and soon, many more will know about his ingenuity. Not only did he design a prototype for a sealed composter for NASA’s Kennedy Space Center lab to research the possibility of composting in space, he also spent 20 years growing mushrooms on compost based on alder wood on his own mushroom farm.

Now, Bert’s design for a converted freezer composter represents one of two finalists in the running for the Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council compost design competition. The winner will be announced on August 8.

Entries called for a neighbourhood-scale back yard composting system (enclosed and controlled) that can be used by schools and community organizations that are easily constructed and maintained. Designers also had to agree that their design would be shared opensource if they win.

A bit about Bert

Bert grew up in Belfast, Ireland. He began working on a mushroom farm at the age of 14 and knew that someday he would have one of his own. He moved to Canada at 17 and worked his way across the country doing many different jobs along the way, including employment with Black Ball Ferries (now BC Ferries) and then at the Powell River mill.

“My dad made friends with my mom’s brother

Mervin and that is how he met my mom Lillian,” said daughter Valerie Griffiths. The pair married, (61 years ago) had four girls and grew mushrooms on Lillian’s family’s property in Wildwood.

Eventually, around 1969 the Baillie’s secured a 10.5 acre property south of town and started growing mushrooms on a larger scale.

“We were told we could not grow mushrooms in Powell River because we did not have a cereal crop (straw) which is used to make the compost to grow the mushrooms,” said Bert.

Never one to shy away from a challenge, Bert experimented and researched what other material he could use instead of straw or hay for fibre and came up with alder which Powell River has in abundance.

“I built a machine for shredding alder into a straw like material to solve the problem,” Bert told Powell River Living.

“We went out into the bush as a family and logged the alder, chipped it into fine slivers, composted it and then grew mushrooms on it,” recalled Valerie.

Bert quit his job at the mill and went full speed ahead in the mushroom business.

They had a large sectioned area for composting, four 20x60-foot insulated buildings for the growing process, a packing shed, furnaces, a steam boiler and an air conditioner, all to produce quality mushrooms. And although he was growing more than 20,000 pounds of mushrooms a year at the end, it was still not enough to meet Powell River’s demand for mushrooms in grocery stores and restaurants.

The entire family worked on the farm. “They developed a great work ethic, often picking mushrooms till two in the morning when needed,” says Bert.

Time for a Change

After 20 years of working steady, Bert decided it was time for a change – away from mushroom farming and towards full time composting. In 1989, Bert and air handling specialist James Wright co-designed a composter and installed it on Bert’s farm. A pilot project of food waste from over 300 homes in Powell River coming to the property to be put in the specially designed com-

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ppy poster was supposed to be for three months but turned into 12 months. The City used the compost afterwards on their gardens.

An election in 1990 led to a change in priorities and the City decided not to proceed with the project. Valerie speculates that her father and the composting project were ahead of their time and Bert agrees.

Bert took the prototype back to Ontario and continued to work for Wright Environmental Management.

They put composting vessels in UBC, in prisons, Whistler and other communities and businesses. Their flagship system was installed at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto as a working five-year exhibit.

Although officially retired, Bert has remained active consulting and collaborating with the Let’s Talk Trash (LTT) team. Before that, he worked with Drewen Young when she coordinated the recycling efforts for the Regional District back in the 1990’s.

“We are fortunate now to have Abby, Tai, and IngerLise,” he says of the LTT team the Regional District has today. “I figure sometime in our future, when you create organic waste you are going to have to take care of it in your own community,” he says.

Today, Bert (who is almost 84) volunteers at the Community Resource Centre (CRC), where three of his freezer composters are located along with another three open-air composters.

There, he shares his passion for turning kitchen scraps and yard trimmings into a nutrient rich soil amendment. Those composters take all the CRC’s kitchen scraps (and staff often prepare over 100 meals a day).

Once composted, those scraps go into the garden where the food is grown.

“It’s a complete cycle,” he says. Not one to waste anything, Bert even has a use for the old freezers once they have reached the end of their useful life as composters.

They can be turned into excellent hot beds for plants.

The Famous Composter

Freezer composters cost around $50 to create. Begin with an old freezer, get the Freon removed and then follow Bert’s plans, which can be found online under Compost Resources at www.letstalktrashpr.com. Bert says

COMPOST SUPERHERO: Bert Baillie (above) with a freezer composter he designed in the 1970s. This one is in heavy use at the Community Resource Centre. Top left, the freezer composter that local artist Catnip decorated for the contest. the insulated freezer box is perfectly suited to retaining the heat that organics create when they are breaking down, thus helping produce beautiful compost quickly.

Abby McLennan, founding member of LTT, knew the contest was a perfect fit for Bert’s compost plans the moment she came across it.

“The organization’s objectives for the competition align perfectly with Bert’s ethics behind his design of

this particular composter with its great upcycle/reuse for the structure; cheap to build, and key use is small scale in community gardens, neighbourhoods and backyards. Most importantly, all submissions had to hand over design plans for use as open-source, no patenting rights. Bert has always been very clear that this design of his was to stay open-sourced and available for anyone and everyone to be able to use,” she said.

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Arts Alive in the Park Willingdon Beach Saturday August 18, 11 to 7 pm & Sunday, August 19, 11 to 6 pm Artists • Musicians • Artisans • Writers & Poets • Demonstrations • Food Booths • Information Booths • Arts for Kids • Fun family games in the sand at the beach Blackberry High Tea Old Courthouse Inn, Townsite Wednesday, August 22 • 1 pm & 3 pm Two seatings. $20/person. Wear your best hat to win a blackberry prize. Hosted by MABA. Contact Cathy 483-9454.

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How old you are

20s & 30s

40s & 50s

60+

Venue

Tent

Trailer or float cabin

Cabin on Savary or RV

Who’s with you

Your young kids. Many other families with young kids.

Everyone = invited.

Your older kids (kicked out into a tent) and spouse.

Maybe another family or two.

Just you two. (Or three, if you’re a Lundie.)

Grub

Store brand hot dogs, marshmallows, chips and soda.

Whatever beer is on sale.

Chopping Block smokies, Jet-Puffed marshmallows, kale chips, Suncoast Ale.

Spot prawns, Farmers Market vegetables for grilling, Merlot

What you’re leaving behind

A messy house and yard, your job

Bills, careers, aging parents, volunteer work, friends in crisis, home repairs

Adult kids, aging parents

Activities

Swimming

Kayaking

Reading / massage

Entertainment

Specially-made ‘Camp-Out 2018’ playlist, iPhone and Bluetooth speakers

Hammock naps

Talking to other people who are also RVing or visiting their cabins on Savary.

What you catch

Leeches

Your kids doing stuff with other kids

Sea-run cutthroat trout

The campfire ban means

Mashing your marshmallows into ghost gum

Early bed time.

Moot. You’ve got a Weber.

Enhancement

Palm Bays

One brownie, shared

Medical-grade CBD oil

Must-have women’s fashion

Cut-off jean short-shorts from MCC, glitter

Floral kimono from The Knack

Pollen poncho

Must-have men’s fashion

Flannel shirt from high school

Birkenstock sandals, worn semi-ironically

Pendleton wool shirt

Cost for two nights

$100 all in

$450 in groceries alone

Nearly free (not counting the cost of the cabin / RV)

Sleep quality

Excellent

Poor

Excellent, with the help of CPAP and Ambien

Medical challenge

Your kid threw up eight hot dogs

Your expensive dog threw up eight expensive smokies

Nothing a glass of Metamucil won’t fix

Fun level

Extreme.

Moderate. Depends on how much you still like your spouse.

Moderate. Depends on your sciatica / cancer / hormones.

Major tasks after camping

Eight loads of laundry done and added to the couch pile.

Pix to Instagram. Finishing the leftover hotdogs.

Wiping down the trailer, inside and out. Cajoling teens to do their own laundry. Printing pix at Wal-Mart.

Glass of leftover Merlot on the deck.

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Camp qathet August is for sinking into summer.

The air is hot. The sunsets are cool.

Your skin is salty. Life is sweet.

This month, you’re stuffing fat, juicy blackberries into your head like they’re popcorn. If the weather turns next month, it’s back to the couch with, like, actual popcorn.

So fergoodnessakes, make the most of summer while it’s here. We’ve put together a special section to help you do just that. You only need one brain cell to read it. Actually, it’s mostly pictures. Don’t hurt yourself.

Visit Camp qathet on Pages 8 to 16. Start at beautiful Savary Island (Page 8) - do these images remind you of your own Savary memories?

Define your camping style on this page: do you camp, glamp or get-a-way?

Learn to avoid nasty bear encounters on Page 10. Associate publisher (and genuine local) Sean Percy reveals what not to do, for a good time, on Page 11.

Some of the best photographers in the region shared their photos in a library contest and we show you the winners on Page 14. On Page 16, Texada-based photographer extraordinaire Curt Tweedle explains how to capture images after dark - for those long, muggy sleepless August midnights when it’s just too hot to cuddle.

Take a walk with your camera. See which nocturnal muses grab you.

August invites flourishes of activity - Blackberry Fest, Pride, Sandcastle Weekend and more - but in qathet, learning to loll in the sunshine is a must.

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‘Bare’ Campsites are Safe Campsites C

BY FRANCINE ULMER | Bear Aware

amping in bear country can be an adventure in nature and there are a few simple rules to follow to keep yourself, and the wildlife around you, safe from conflict.

If we are vigilant and follow some simple safety tips then we can avoid attracting wildlife into camp. Remember that bears have long memories.

Your campsite might look clean when you arrive, but if a bear has had a food reward there in the past then it could be back looking for more food while you are there.

We have already had reports of a black bear in Saltery Bay Provincial Campground and in a remote backcountry camp in the Eldred Valley. Since we share the landscape, we do not want them ever receiving a food reward!

If you have an encounter with a bear it is important to report it to campground managers and call the Conservation Officer Service at 1-877-952-7277.

This simple act will allow COS and campground managers to take necessary precautions to keep people safe.

A “Bear In Area” notice might get posted, trails may be temporarily closed, or waste management and food storage facilities may be upgraded to improve campground safety.

WHAT ATTRACTS BEARS?

CAR CAMPING CAUTION

Bears have an extraordinary sense of smell and can even smell a very small piece of food or toiletries that we can’t smell! Bears are attracted to: Anything that we have cooked or are about to eat, soaps, toothpaste, aromatic toiletries Dirty BBQ’s or camp stoves Any item associated with food prep or clean-up (dish rags, scrubbers, pots, pans, etc.)

Grey water pails or discharge, compost, food scraps Garbage, wrappers, empty bottles, recycling, or anything that has come into contact with food Containers for gas, oil, or other petroleumproducts Pet food bowls

Inspect your campsite for signs of bear (scat, claw marks on trees, fresh digging or tracks) and try to choose an area that is not likely to be used by bears for a source of food or a travel route.

Never take food or toiletries into your tent a bear may come to investigate Cook in clothes other than the ones you will sleep in Use bear-resistant food storage options provided, or use the trunk of a vehicle or a hard sided RV Don’t cook near your sleeping area or leave food in camp unattended Never feed wildlife! Food that attracts squirrels, birds, raccoons and deer also attracts bears. It teaches wildlife bad habits, eventually bringing them into conflict with humans

EXTRA PRECAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE BACKCOUNTRY CAMPING Be aware of your surroundings and inform yourself about what to do in a wildlife encounter Carry bear spray with you and know how to use it Practice the triangle approach to setting up your camp so that your tent, cooking area and food storage area are about 100 meters apart and form a triangle Where possible food should be slung up by a rope system in an area inaccessible to bears at least 4 meters off the ground and 3 meters from the nearest tree For more “bare” camping tips and bear spray information check out our extensive bear safety pages at www.wildsafebc.com, or contact your WildSafeBC Community Coordinator at prrd@wildsafebc.com.

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things you should definitely not do this summer, and why

BY SEAN PERCY | sean@prliving.ca

1. Climb the hulks

Why people do it: These iconic concrete ships are surrounded by mystery, which attracts people. And generations of Powell Riverites have stories about running across the log booms and exploring the old ships.

Why you should not do it: Like many on this list, the ships are private property.

So you’re boarding a vessel without permission, which is pirate-level illegal. And the ships are decaying, filled with broken concrete, jagged metal and unexpected holes. Take a fall here, and they might not find you until they’re cleaning it up to sink.

Better alternative: Kayak around the hulks, or rent a paddleboard. Watch out for boat traffic. Better yet, learn to scuba dive with Salish Sea Dive, and explore the sunken YOGN 82, which has been made safe for divers and people are encouraged to explore.

2. Swim at the Texada Quarry

Why people do it: It’s a photogenic swimming hole.

Why you should not do it: Again, it’s private property. The folks who own the mine call us every time we even mention it, threatening legal action. New owners have purchased the property, and they might not turn a blind eye to the trespassing. Besides, the limited flush of water through the dead-end quarry raises serious concerns about the health and safety of the water quality. Yuck. Plus, the photos circulating of the quarry are overflattering. In truth, there’s no beach, and no bathroom. Seriously, don’t go.

Better alternative: If a trip to Texada is in your agenda, go to Shelter Point instead. A beautiful beach with good swimming, and it’s a qathet Regional District park where you’re welcomed, not at risk of being arrested. You can camp for a fee, or use the day use area for free. And there are washrooms and hot showers.

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Why you should not do it: Goose poop makes swimming at Mowat Bay less than appealing. No one seems to know how long that rope has been there, who put it up, whether they knew anything about tying knots, or what the weight limit is on that rope.

Better alternative: There are lots of zungas around town and up and down Powell Lake. Even the recreation complex has one. It’s a lot safer.

5. Run the logs

3. Jump Eagle River cliffs

Why people do it: Thrill seekers go to jump off a waterfall and nearby cliffs into a river pool. It’s usually a bit cooler in the river canyon, so people also go here to escape the heat. The high diving board is gone from the recreation complex pool.

Why you should not do it: The risks of missing the rather small target area makes us wonder why more people haven’t died here. But the cliff-jumping is probably the safest thing here. It’s the treacherous trails and rock paths that are usually covered with mist and algae and moss that will get you. Also, the whole

area is downstream from the Lois Lake dam. If they have to open the dam, the gentle river turns into a swirling torrent that no one could survive.

Better alternative: If you must go here, stick to the little pool above the waterfall, don’t get swept over, and run like crazy if the siren goes off, warning of a dam release.

Why people do it: Floating logs beg to be walked on, thanks to the Canadiana that is the Log Driver’s Waltz. So collections of driftwood at Horseshoe Lake, Lois Lake, Dodd Lake, and the occasion-

al log booming ground are tempting.

Why you should not do it: The log drivers of eastern Canadian rivers had caulk boots, pike poles for balance, and large, stable logs to dance on. Here, the driftwood is old, unstable and filled with “sinkers”. You’re bound not only to get wet, but probably twist an ankle, knock your head, get caught between logs and drown.

Better alternative: Get a job - as a winder operator at a log sort, so you can do this for a living with the right equipment and right training. Or, take up beachcombing and walk the high-anddry logs along the beach at low tide. They won’t roll and even if you fall, you’re less likely to die.

4. Mowat Bay Zunga

Why people do it: Powell River pride.

We invented the word zunga, we named a beer after it, and rope swings over water are fun when you don’t die.

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qathet This name ‘qathet Regional District’

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The elders’ gift that means ‘Working Together’ In June of 2017, Elders from Tla’amin Nation gifted the word ‘qathet’ to the Regional District.

The Coast Salish word, which is pronounced “KA – thet”, means ‘working together’ and is intentionally lowercase as Tla’amin Nation traditional orthography does not include capital letters. qathet Regional District is pleased to announce that on July 5, 2018 notification was received indicating the province’s approval on the requested name change!

The new name enables a distinctive identity; one that is unique, inclusive and to be recognized geographically for decades.

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Snapping qathet

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atthew Harmer is not a professional photographer - at all.

He took it while on a hike with his daughters Mayumi, 7, and Mieko, 5.

“We followed a trail that ended at the lake and found this beautiful spot.

I snapped a couple of shots with my smartphone as the reflection of the clouds and trees on the still water was so serene.”

At the event where winners were announced, Matthew - a local Substance Use Nurse with the Intensive Case Management Team and Home-based Withdrawal Management Program couldn’t believe it when his name was called as the first place winner.

“I was actually stunned,” he said.

“When asked if I was in the room during the announcement, I shyly raised my hand. I had to be asked twice to come up and be acknowledged.”

The theme of the competition for 2018 was ‘Powell River’ and contestants were able to submit one photo that represented this territory, including the territory of the City of Powell River, the qathet Regional District and the Tla’Amin Nation.

Stunning photos from around the region were submitted. The Library chose 12 winners to be included in a 2019 calendar sold by the Friends of the Library as a fundraiser for Library material.

“I have no formal photography training although I do enjoy taking photos,” said Matthew. “I did take an intro to filmmaking workshop in my youth. The main thing I remember from that workshop is the rule of thirds when composing a shot.“ Indeed, this one is a near-perfect example of the rule of thirds, both horizontally, and vertically, with the single tall tree drawing the eye right of centre.

Other winners were Doug Hudson, Kyla Condon, Lois Bridger, Rick McGrath, Barby Small, Julie Leon, Michelle Pennell, Terry Hollo, Caroline Forbes, Heidi McBride and Carol Reid.

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Capture the darkness

BY CURT TWEEDLE

The Gear

The most important bit of kit, beyond the camera itself, is a tripod. Night photography cannot be done handheld.

Stability is key to making a good image under the limited light. If your camera has image-stabilization, turn it off when mounted on a tripod. Otherwise, it will try to stabilize the already stabilized image which will add blurring A remote release can reduce camera shake when pressing the shutter button and allow for very long exposures.

General Tips

Set your camera in manual mode to take control of the settings.

Set ISO as low as possible to reduce image noise.

Set aperture as wide as possible to gather the most light.

Shoot in RAW mode instead of jpg mode. This allows you to recover an incredible amount of detail in post-processing software such as Lightroom.

Shutter speed will be the biggest factor. I generally take my pictures in the

5 - 30-second range. The longer the exposure, the more light is collected, the brighter the image. Use a trigger release for times longer than 30 seconds.

Moonlight nights

The two best things to take pictures of on moonlight nights, besides the moon, are the clouds and the landscapes that are lit up by the moonlight. You will be amazed at how much the moon lights up the world in the darkness.

Star Trails

Use the trigger release to take pictures from several minutes to several hours.

The longer the exposure time, the longer the star-trails.

Milky Way

The Milky Way is best on nights where there is no Moon as the Moon will overpower the faintness of the Milky Way. Exposure times should be at the most 1015 seconds to avoid smearing. Apps such as Stellarium and Sun Surveyor can help find it and other objects.

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2018 Local Election

Want to learn more about local elections?

Please visit the Elections Page on the City of Powell River website at www.powellriver.ca/content/election-2018

The next General Local Election will take place on Saturday, October 20, 2018, when one Mayor, six Councillors , and five School Trustees will be elected for a four-year term.

Contact Information: Chief Election Officer Chris Jackson, 604-485-8603 cjackson@powellriver.ca Deputy Chief Election Officer Malonie Shaffer, 604-485-8601 mshaffer@powellriver.ca General Enquiries: 604-485-6291 info@powellriver.ca City of Powell River, City Hall, 6910 Duncan Street Powell River, BC, V8A 1V4

Interested in serving your community and running as a candidate in the 2018 General Local Election?

You can pick up nomination packages for Mayor, Councillor, or School District Trustee starting 9:00 am Tuesday, August 7, 2018.

Packages will be available for pick up until 4:00 pm on September 14, 2018, from the Administration Department located in City Hall.

Key 2018 Dates Election Period Nomination Packages Available Nomination Period Starts Nomination Period Ends (this is the deadline for submission of Nominations) Declaration of Candidates End of Challenge to Nomination and Endorsement Period Last day to withdraw from being a candidate Campaign Period 1st Voting Opportunity 2nd Voting Opportunity General Voting Day Preliminary Results Declaration of Official Results Inaugural Council Meeting Campaign Financing Disclosure Statement Deadline with Elections BC

Those picking up packages will be required to provide contact information so that we can get in touch with them for changes. Please note that the names of those picking up the packages will not be publicly released.

election signage, required number of nominators and other applicable resource material.

The nomination package contains all the information an interested person needs to know in order to become a candidate to run in the election, including rules regarding

To find more information on nominations, including qualifications, visit www. powellriver.ca/content/election-2018.

Candidate Information January 1 to September 21 Tuesday, August 7 at 9:00 am Tuesday, September 4 at 9:00 am Friday, September 14 at 4:00 pm Friday, September 14 Tuesday, September 18 Friday, September 21 September 22 to October 20 Wednesday, October 10 Wednesday, October 17 Saturday, October 20 Saturday, October 20 (after close of voting) Monday, October 22 Tuesday, November 6 Friday, January 18, 2019

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Voting rights are granted to citizens based on residency or property ownership. A person cannot vote on behalf of a corporation, or as a non-resident property elector, when the property is owned wholly or in part by a corporation.

To be eligible to vote, you must be either a Resident Elector, or Non-Resident Property Elector.

Special voting opportunities will be held at the Kiwanis Garden Manor for residents and staff; date and time to be determined.

If you are unable to attend any of the voting days, you still can vote through the Mail In Ballot Method. Please give us a call or send an email and we will be able to assist you further.

Resident Electors: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day, • Canadian citizen, • Have lived in B. C. for at least six months before they register to vote, • Have lived in the City for at least 30 days before they register to vote, and • Not be disqualified under the Local Government Act, or any other enactment, from voting.

Non-Resident Property Electors: In addition to all the requirements for resident electors, if you have owned property in the City for at least 30 days but live elsewhere, you may be eligible to vote as a non-resident property elector.

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Pay rates are to be determined. The training session is paid time working.

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The soft and succulent

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melon pear

am always keen to try growing new fruits and veg, but it is rare to find something new that actually becomes part of my regular growing routine.

For the past three years, I have been cultivating a little known fruit called a Melon Pear (Solanum muricatum). Hailing from the Andes, it is a small trailing potato-looking shrub that produces pale yellow fruits with deep purple stripes.

The fruits are about the size of larger prune plum but with the glorious taste of sweet honeydew melon.

As with all the lesser grown fruits, the question always is if it is so good why haven’t we seen it before in the markets?

The answer lies in the fruits. Unlike most of our conventionally grown fruits and veg, melon pears are quite tender and very sensitive to bruising, making them difficult to transport. This makes it ideal for the home grower who is looking for something delectable and relatively easy to grow - and no transportation is needed.

It is ideal to get your rooted cuttings growing early in the season. This will give them a nice long growing period (again similar to peppers and tomatoes).

A greenhouse is ideal, but a bright windowsill will work too. Once the plant matures with sufficient warmth, small purple flowers appear. Fruit will then begin

A growing concern

BY JONATHAN VAN WILTENBURG | jonathan_vw@yahoo.com

Propagation

The best and most efficient way to propagate melon pear is from cuttings.

They root very easily and plants seem to be much more vigorous when young. I take semi-ripe cuttings in late summer to overwinter for the following year.

Also you can start them from seed.

Just sow them in the early spring as you would pepper and eggplant.

Cultivation

Being part of the Solanaceae family, they require similar conditions to its cousins the tomato, pepper and eggplant: regular moisture and a warm sunny location with rich well-drained soil. I have grown them in the ground, in large pots, and in large hanging baskets.

to develop and will be ready to harvest in August and September.

Harvest the fruits when they turn more yellow with purple stripes, and become soft to the touch. At our house they never get to linger long. They are just too good.

Melon pears are not frost hardy and foliage will die back if temperatures dip below zero.

Pest and Disease

The most common pest affecting melon pear is red spider mite. They are a pain, and the best way to keep them at bay is to have your plants in optimum health. Do not let the plants dry out, as they are more susceptible to spider mite when dry. If the infestations become numerous, spray with an insecticidal soap.

Top priorities in the garden for August 1. Irrigate. With all this beautiful drier weather it is important to get the water down deep. Five or even 10 minutes here and there won’t cut it; be sure to stick your finger in the soil and see how far the water has penetrated. It surprises me every time how much water is needed to penetrate deep into the root zone.

2. Be aware of the fruit on your trees. Check for ripeness and pick as soon as possible to alleviate bear and human confrontations. If you are overrun with fruit, find someone in the neighbourhood who would jump at the opportunity to share your harvest.

3. If you’re interested in planting out a winter garden you should plant out your beets, chard, extra leeks, etc. It is too late to plant seeds for veg like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, or Brussels sprouts. Take a trip out to the local nursery and purchase starts that will mature in time for winter harvest.

4. Be on the lookout for pests and disease. Aphids, cabbage white moths, powdery mildew, blackspot, and tomato blight are the main culprits.

5. To keep those summer annuals beautiful, deadhead and prune them regularly. This should include your hanging baskets and pots, too.

6. Sow your colourful biennial ornamentals for next year. Things like poppies, foxgloves, English daisies, wallflowers, and forget-me-not’s.

7. Don’t forget to take a few photos of your garden this year for your records. It is always nice to look over the garden in subsequent seasons and years. Also an excellent aid when you go to edit in the fall or spring.

8. If you planted potatoes, feel free to sneak a few new potatoes for a meal. It doesn’t get any better than fresh potatoes.

9. Start browsing the bulb catalogs. Fall bulb planting is just around the corner.

10. Give some attention to your compost pile. Flipping it is always a good idea. If it is dry and crumbly and not breaking down quickly you may need to add some water. If it smells and is sopping wet you may need to cover it with a tarp and let it dry out. Remember your compost pile is a living system that needs adequate amounts of water, air, carbon, and nitrogen for rapid efficient breakdown.

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We’ve got a hot case of royal fever this summer. Between Harry and Meghan’s dreamy wedding, Prince Louis’ birth, and soon, the first royal same-sex wedding ever (between the Queen’s cousin Lord Ivor Mountbatten and his longtime partner James Coyle) - all eyes are on the House of Windsor.

One Townsite resident recalls another summer like this, 65 years ago. And she had a starring role...

Queen Liz

PARTY LIKE IT’S YOUR CORONATION DAY: On Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation day, street parties erupted across England. Liz Lane, then five, was chosen to play the queen when her village recreated the event at their own street party.

BY LIZ LANE

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POKER FACE: Townsite’s Liz Lane, age five, playing Queen Elizabeth on Coronation Day in 1953, in the Village of Penn. Her scepter is made from a fireplace poker.

une 2, 1953 I was crowned “Queen Elizabeth of the First” in the small and very old village of Penn Street, Buckinghamshire, UK. Not bad for a five-year-old Air Force Brat.

The Daily Express sort of recognized it in their feature story “All this and Everest too,” but somehow they misspelled my name and referred to another Queen’s Coronation and the announcement of Tensing Norquay and Edmund Hillary’s climbing Mount Everest.

My world view at five was pretty good. The Coronation sparked street parties, parades, processions and Punch and Judy shows all over the country.

Television was invented before I was born, but for some reason my parents didn’t have one yet. But, Mrs. Hat our neighbour did, and she let me watch “Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men.” For my parents, 1953 was still a little grim. World War Two had ended in 1945 but rationing was still in effect for basic foodstuff like meat and sugar.

Ever inventive though, some Brit chef created Coronation Chicken specifically for the Coronation event. It was a compromise between luxury and thriftiness, being a concoction of cold chicken, fruit, and a curry cream sauce – curry was already lodged in the national psyche.

My Father was in the Air Force and so we moved frequently, about every two years. I went to a school outside of Penn Street, at a place more central to all of the postings that we expected over the coming years.

This kind of lifestyle automatically made me an ‘outsider’ in any village like Penn Street.

This ‘outsider’ role, for once, worked to my advantage. The village was planning the Coronation celebrations which would include a procession with

“My mother spent hours on the costume which I think was made from curtain fabric.”

– Liz Lane a carriage transporting one of the local children to be crowned as Queen.

Perhaps not unexpectedly, there was much discussion about which local child should be selected for the role and there was no agreement to be reached. And in the Noble Tradition of compromise in a civilized society, they selected me, the ‘outsider’ to be their Queen or as I called myself “Elizabeth of the First”.

While dredging up some memories of this event, I found out that the Village of Penn has quite the history of its own. It has appeared in at least one episode of Midsomer Murders, the ashes of the spy Donald MacLean are scattered in the Churchyard, and Margaret Laurence, Stanley Holloway and Alison Uttley all lived there at some time.

I’m glad I still have the photograph of my Coronation gown. My mother spent hours on the costume which I think was made from curtain fabric, with added beads from a lampshade and a paper ruff.

I think the scepter was a modified fireplace poker and the orb could have been a Christmas ornament.

My most vivid memory of that day was how uncomfortably cramped the carriage was.

Oh well, sometimes even Queens don’t always have everything they want.

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Powell River’s Sue Milligan also broke a world record and won a gold medal in the Masters 70 V1 Singles. The team won a silver medal in the Masters 70 Women V6 500. The crew also finished fifth and sixth in other Masters 60 events in Tahiti.

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WORLD CHAMPS: The Powell River Outrigger canoe team smashed a world record and won a gold medal in the Masters 70 at the World Outrigger Sprint Championship in Tahiti last month.

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I MADE THE MOVE

What would make this a nicer community?

Kirsten • I have only been here a year so I have not earned the right to criticize but since you ask… Zoning: This community needs small homes, apartments and condos. From what I understand from people who rent here, Powell River is on its way to making a mini Vancouver in terms of rental availability and cost.

Back to the Future: I think the environmental beauty, arts community, and disconnection from the technology is where the future is for Powell River. I’d focus on no tech, low tech, and arts and education. I’d use the internet to do it.

Bring on the Buses: Poor transportation creates a financial and cultural disparity. It’s exhausting and can be humiliating to depend on the kindness of strangers when you’re looking for a ride. It adds hours to your day to have to hitch-hike or walk. It prevents full employment and enfranchisement.

Escaping tech & using tech

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irsten Clarkson is a mum, life partner, and 20year professional acting coach who has worked in NY, LA and Vancouver. She grew up as a ‘wandering soul,’ but she’s always wanted to find an idyllic place, like Powell River, in which to live. Before she realized she could work online, she didn’t think it was possible to do the work she loves and live in a small town.

Why did you choose to move to Powell River?

Kirsten • We visited Powell River seven years ago with midwife Elisha Manson and her family and loved it. A whole schwack of us rented a place on Palm Beach. We could not believe how beautiful it was! It was March and the ocean was warm! We picked oysters off the beach and had them for dinner. The people we met were lovely. I really like the mosaic of the community: First Nations, blue collar, hippy, artist and business people.

The feeling we got from our first visit was that this was a forward thinking community with a connection to the past and to the earth and to arts. I loved seeing whole families walking around too - parents, grandparents and kids. It’s beautiful. Also… the food is so good! Powell River and Lund have really great restaurants.

When & where from?

Kirsten • We arrived March of 2017 from East Vancouver.

What surprised you once you moved here?

Kirsten • People drop in on you. I was not used to that in Vancouver. The first week we were here we had more people drop by than the 20 years we’d had living in Vancouver. Maybe I exaggerate, but not by much.

What made you decide to move to Powell River?

Kirsten • We wanted to move to a small place for a long time and had land on Gambier. We realized, when our son was born, that Gambier was too small - no school, no store, few kids, etc. We knew we had lucked out after we found Powell River/Lund. The presence of air, water,

What aspect of your previous community do you think would benefit Powell River?

Kirsten • I would love it if my sister and my friends would move here. Otherwise… da nada.

What challenges did you face in trying to make a

WEB COACH: Kirsten Clarkson coaches some of Cana- life for yourself here?

Kirsten • It’s been so easy. The only thing that is hard is da’s top actors online from her Powell River farm. earth seems to exist in the fabric of the people who live here. You have the mix of grounded and dreamy people who seem to exist in a beautiful alchemy.

Where is your favourite place in Powell River?

Kristen • Our farm. It’s spring as I write; our farm has a little orchard on it. It smells so good! I adore Lund - I’m just madly in love with Lund. Oh, it’s so hard to choose. I would say the hiking and beaches are faves.

How did you first hear about Powell River?

Kirsten • Elisha Manson, of 10 Moons Midwifery, had heard about Powell River. We came with here when she was looking at Powell River and considering opening a practice here. I had been here 15 years before when I was looking at a place on Texada. I had loved it but it wasn’t practical at the time. I remember coming back from that visit crying as I watched Powell River’s landscape disappear. It felt like physical ache to leave the landscape and water. It felt like home even then.

that I didn’t have to drive in Vancouver so I didn’t have a driver’s license. I passed my test on the third try!

If you were mayor, what would you do?

Kirsten • I come from Vancouver where I witnessed the city I loved become elitist and unaffordable - it would be a tragedy if that happened here. So good, affordable housing would be a priority.

I’d get everyone on an email list (somehow) to get the community directly involved in the operations of the town.

I’d encourage contractors to request zoning of land for multiple residential use and encourage they build affordable housing.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Kirsten • I am not an extravagant person.

Which superpower would you most like to have?

Kirsten • I have a super power: I can bring out greatness in actors.

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Meaning & purpose Former local foster kid recognized for her success in helping at-risk youth at university

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owell River’s Ruby Barclay has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award that recognizes Canadians who want to help change the future of Canada’s most at-risk children and youth.

Ruby, 23, is the youngest of six finalists for the Stand up for Kids National Award that will be presented by the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada on September 12.

She is using her experience and education to help youth – who, like her, have been in foster care – access services and get what they need to be successful in school.

Originally from Powell River, Ruby aged out of foster care at 19, like many of the youth and young adults she now supports. She just completed her fourth year in the Child and Youth Care Program at VIU Nanaimo.

Last year Ruby was hired as the Peer Support Navigator, the first role of its kind in Canada, for VIU’s Tuition Waiver Program. The provincial Tuition Waiver Program – available at all public post-secondary insti-

“Now people see the potential I did not always see for myself and it’s grounding to know that people are invested in where I am, and where I am going.”

– Ruby Barclay tutions –helps students who have lived in government care get post-secondary education. This program was recently expanded to cover trades training tuition for former youth in care.

In her role, Ruby helps former youth in care get what they need to be successful in school.

“The Peer Support Navigator program emerged as a recommendation from my third year practicum project where I explored ways VIU could support students with lived experience in care beyond financial need,” said Ruby. She utilized pre-existing research to guide the recommendations, but said it was really the students she

PRACTICAL HELP, AND ADVOCACY: Former Powell River youth in care Ruby Barclay is up for a national award for her work at VIU. She is also a mentor at the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre, and has been a guest speaker on The Walrus Talks in Nanaimo and Universities Canada’s Univation event in Ottawa. connected with on campus that created the position and programming.

“I was thrilled when the university decided to have an employed position on campus for this population,” she said. “My role focused on four main components: university navigation, social connection, life skills, and institutional advocacy.” She hosted monthly community dinners, life skill workshops, and created opportunities to create belonging within the campus community.

“I’ve cooked a turkey and hosted dinners for almost 30,” she said.

She also created self-care packages for students to support healthy self-care practices over the holidays, which are typically challenging.

She’s helped students find resources on campus and in the community, like the health and wellness clinic. She’s also helped students find mentors in their field of study and career paths and mentored the newest Peer Support Navigator on campus.

Ruby also advocates for change to government practices and policies to better serve those in and transitioning from the foster care system.

“Now people see the potential I did not always see for myself and it’s grounding to know that people are invested in where I am, and where I am going. Having had that experience of people and permanency, drives me to help foster that for others too.

“I’ve learned from my own lived experience in care that we need people to help us reach our goals, and for these students, that’s what this role can help with.”

What inspires Ruby “All students who graduated with the support of the tuition waiver program and ones who will • All the youth who just applied to go to school • The student I supported from being homeless to getting straight A’s in their final semester • Our university president [Ralph Nilson] who has continuously shown me how an institution can say yes and welcome students with open arms • The student who stood up and challenged the government to expand their tuition waiver program policy at a rally in October • The soon-to-be-student who just finished their rehabilitation program and is applying for our addictions certificate • The student who raised three kids on her own and graduated with a diploma in social services • And the student who just stepped into the role as the new Peer Support Navigator who wants to support and mentor other students.”

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The (Canadian) Voice

Powell River’s Gitta May Nielsen is one of 40 vocalists invited back for the next round of a Canadian singing competition for aspiring talent.

The singer will be in Kitchener, Ontario to perform in the next round of auditions for The Shot. If Gitta May makes it through the next round she will perform in Season 6 of The Shot in September.

Competitors will perform in front of a panel that includes new coaches Blair Packham and Micah Barnes, and returning coaches Danya Dixon, Jessie T. and C.J. Allen.

Gov ending Success by 6 dollars

Funding for the provincial initiative Success by 6 will end in the spring of 2019, however the Minister of Children and Family Development says there will be no loss of funding to the early years sector, just a change in how those funds are distributed.

Powell River & District United Way remains committed to supporting children and families in our community and will spend the coming months planning to provide continuity with some of the Success by 6 projects. They will maintain a few in their office and intend to recruit partnership support and bridge the remaining projects to other organizations where it makes sense to do so. The public is invited to join the Powell River & District United Way in providing ongoing support to children and families in Powell River.

Check out the giving options at unitedwayofpowellriver.ca

Riptides win provincials

Powell River members of U18 Girls Upper Island Riptide Soccer team Taylor Kinley and Carsyn Casparie recently celebrated a BC Soccer Provincial A Cup championship with their teammates in Richmond.

The team finished the season undefeated, winning the Vancouver Island Premier League U18 Girls Championship, the U18 Girls Coastal Cup, and posted a perfect record in the Provincial A Cup round robin before winning gold over West Vancouver.

U18 Girls Riptide is based out of Comox Valley and consists of athletes from Powell River, Comox, Campbell River and Port Hardy.

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WORKING TOGETHER: Fifteen years after it was first signed, The Community Accord was re-signed by the City of Powell River and Tla’amin First Nation to reflect changes in governance for the City and the Nation. Mayor Dave Formosa and Hegus Clint Williams signed the living document during a special ceremony held at Dwight Hall on July 18. The Community Accord was first signed on May 10, 2003 between the then Corporation of the District of Powell River and Sliammon First Nation. The new Community Accord recognizes the transition Powell River has made to becoming a City and that Tla’amin has made to becoming a self-governing Nation.

Photo by Isabelle Southcott Alley Carpendale and Carmen Miller also represented Powell River on the Riptide’s but couldn’t play in the provincials due to injuries.

Former Kings signs with Vegas

A former member of the BCHL’s Powell River Kings will be suiting up for an NHL team.

Forward Daniel Carr was one of 68 players to sign deals during the first day of NHL free agency on July 1st. He signed a one-year, $750,000 deal with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Over the past four campaigns, Carr has played in the Montreal Canadiens organization, at both the NHL and AHL levels.

On his first ever NHL shift in December 2015, Carr scored (on his first ever shot) in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

As of July 2, former Kings players Mat Bodie and Sean Maguire were unrestricted free agents in the NHL.

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In June 2017, Tla’amin Nation elders gifted the word “qathet” to the regional district. Pronounced “KA-thet,” it means “working together.”

In a media release, regional district chair Patrick Brabazon said the name “qathet” is a wonderful evolution for the district.

“We graciously accept this gift and give many thanks to the elders for the name itself and for their time, effort and research, truly an example of working together for the benefit of all,” he said.

Referendum coming

A referendum will be held in conjunction with the general election this October to decide if residents in qathet Regional District Electoral Areas A, B and C want to contribute $178,000 to the cost of operating the Powell River Recreation Complex.

The City of Powell River was looking for $550,000.

The general local election will take place on Saturday, October 20 for The City of Powell River, qathet Regional District, and School District #47.

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It’s a creative space designed to inspire and include and offers everything from art shows to workshops to retail and yoga. Find them on Facebook, email studiocuriousarts@gmail.com or call Olive Sunshine at 604 223-1555.

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Timber’s team consists of Registered Massage Therapists and owners Jamie Bryant (centre right) and Brigitte LeBlanc (centre left), Naturopathic Doctor Lani Nykilchuk (far right) Catalyst Paper completed the sale of the company’s US operations to ND Paper LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper, for proceeds of $175 million. According to a press release, the transaction includes Catalyst’s Rumford, Maine and Biron, Wisconsin mills along with the Company’s US operations center in Dayton, Ohio. “We’re pleased to have completed the sale of our U.S. operations to ND Paper,” said Ned Dwyer, Catalyst President and CEO. “The net proceeds of the sale will be used to re-pay a significant share of our debt.” Catalyst’s BC operations, including the company’s pulp and paper mills in Crofton, Port Alberni and Powell River, its Surrey Distribution Centre and Seattle sales office, are unaffected by the transaction. Catalyst has a mill in Powell River and produces printing papers, specialty papers, food-grade paper, and pulp.

Career Link, the local WorkBC center, has been offering job search support, career development, and employer services in Powell River for over 30 years. Eligi-

and Registered Health Coach Emmanuelle Burelli (far left). With forest and ocean views, this clinic gives you a feeling of serenity as soon as you walk through the doors. For more information on the team, or to book online, please visit www.timbermassageandwellness.com or call 604344-0605. can provide you with medical services in the comfortable convenience of your own home. They offer a wide variety of in-home healthcare services including: blood collection, injections, drug screening, medication assistance, wound care, blood pressure and glucose monitoring.

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The City of Powell River Council will amend its lease-to-purchase agreement with Santé Veritas Therapeutics (SVT) Inc. to encompass the Townsite building it now occupies, plus the surrounding City-owned property. Santé Veritas Therapeutics is developing the former Catalyst mill office and surrounding property, which the City owns, into a medical marijuana growing facility. The amended lease-to-purchase agreement will allow SVT to expand and develop the second and third phases of its operations, bringing with it 80 to 100-plus more jobs, plus several million dollars’ worth of investment, according to a City of Powell River press release.

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August Blackberry Street Party & Fireworks Arts Alive in the Park Texada Rock In Pride PR Pride Drag Show Diamond Dance

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1. Ozzy & Black Sabbath

September 15, these boys perform at the Evergreen: Jeff Koopman as Ozzy, John Tait on lead guitar, Darron Cound on bass, Tony Shigeoka on drums, and Walter Martella on keyboards.

2. Pink Floyd & The Eagles

Can’t get enough 70s rock? Me neither! Tribute bands take on Pink Floyd (September 22) and The Eagles (October 11), both at the Max Cameron Theatre.

3. Huge Show & Shine

On August 16, head to the Canadian Tire parking lot to view 130 vintage cars, and chow down on A&W burgers, to raise money for MS research.

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25th annual Blackberry Festival

Come on out for Powell River’s quintessential Summer festival. Eat your way down Marine at the Friday night street party; it’s closed to cars (see above) and filled with blackberry-themed food, music, booths, demonstrations, vintage cars, and much more. End the night at the QF Festival of Lights fireworks at Willingdon Beach.

But don’t end your celebrations on the Friday night. There’s much more to enjoy as summer draws to a sweaty, succulent close.

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Rogue Arts Festival Rogue Fest is a three-day, outdoor festival with something for everyone!

Non-stop music including high-energy folk tinged Shred Kelly and Juno and Emmy nom-

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August 17-20 Festival of the Written Arts Sechelt Rockwood Centre

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Texada Blues & Roots Fest

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August 25

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Texada Sandcastle Weekend

Run the Rock

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August 26-27

Chamber Music Festival

Powell River Pride Week

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Pender Harbour Fall Faire

Blackberry Fest Street Party

Sunshine Music Festival

October 13-15

August 18

September 8

Texada Rock In Pride

Texada Paint Out 2018

Sunshine Coast Mushroom Festival

August 18 & 19

September 15 & 16

Arts Alive in the Park

Powell River Fall Fair

October 19-21 Halfmoon Bay Apple Festival

Hackett Park Craft Fair

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September 8-10 Sunshine Coast Fibre Camp Langdale

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Keep your Labour Day weekend free: Powell River’s longest running, family-friendly music festival is going to be the perfect way to end the summer this year! In its 37th year, the Sunshine Music Festival has a diverse line up of excellent musicians from across the country. From Tla’amin sensation Ta’Kaiya Blaney to the jaw-dropping vocals of Ndidi Onukwulu and the infectious beats of Coco Jafro, the range of talent this year is unparalleled.

Last year - with the vision and skill of Carston Huber and financial support from the Community Forest - we erected a beautiful timber-frame pavilion, making Palm Beach an even more idyllic setting for a summer festival. Park

your blanket and call it home base for the weekend. Go for a swim, have fun at the Kids Zone, and enjoy some of our region’s amazing food and art vendors in between sets.

Entrance for kids under 12 is free, so this really is an event for the whole family. Find us on Facebook or at www.sunshinemusicfest.ca to see details including: the line up of artists, prices, times, and volunteer opportunities. Oh, and we’re proud to be recognized as a leading BC festival when it comes to zero waste: www.weltec.ac.nz/research/ research-news/the-summer-of-17-howfestiva ls-in-british-columbia-minimized-their-environmental-impact/ See you on the dance floor!

Powell River Studio Tour

Take a free, self-guided map and list of artists and art spaces and treat yourself to the 2018 Powell River Studio Tour

Saturday and Sunday, August 25 and 26 from 10 am to 5 pm each day.

This year 34 artists in 23 locations are opening their studio doors and displaying their works in gathering places to give you a close-up look at what they do and how they do it.

“For many of us, the Studio Tour is the highlight of our artistic calendar year,” says Lee Mackenzie of Monkey Tree

Studio. “But I would love to be a visitor just once, and take in the whole tour, the whole map. Painters, potters, carvers, fibre artists, crafters who use wonderful and imaginative materials… you will find every location unique and worth exploring. And there is nothing like meeting face to face with the creator of a piece. It somehow gives their art an extra dimension. It’s not just off the shelf. You now have a connection with the maker.

And often, if you are visiting their studio, see where it was made.”

Arts Alive in the Park

No question, we are a community that loves being outdoors and loves to share the good times with all comers.

A much anticipated event in August is the 17th annual Powell River Arts

Alive in the Park festival showcase on August 18 and 19!

Created in 2002 to be a celebration of all the lively arts and our vibrant arts community, it has expanded to a two day festival at the beginning of the Blackberry Festival.

Showcasing Powell River’s visual artists and artisans, performing artists focusing on traditional or original music and dance and the literary arts it also provides an opportunity for the commu-

nity’s non-profit organizations to promote their programs and events for the upcoming fall/winter season.

With some exhibitors focusing on fun art activities for kids, there truly is something for everyone.

Adopted in 2007, and since sponsored, by the Powell River Council for Arts and Culture, this family friendly, free event has been held at Willingdon Beach and the Rotary Pavilion on the third weekend of August every year, rain or shine!

Great food, great music and dance, and great art and fine crafts… all shared with happy families at the beach: the recipe for a perfect summer weekend!

Did you know that Marine Avenue boasts well over 40 small businesses? Take a stroll along Powell River’s spectacular waterfront and shopping area .

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Sycamore Commons Block Party: PRIDE

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PRIDE Week

Live Music August 2

land Slo-Pitch Tournament. $20 advanced tickets available through Parkland Slo-Pitch players, Coastal Cookery, and The Shinglemill Pub.

Pat Buckna in concert The Boardwalk Restaurant (Lund), 5 pm.

August 29

August 4

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Madchild of Swollen Members Live

Willingdon Beach

Westview Zoo, 7 pm

August 12 Mary Poppins: PRIDE

1 pm, Patricia Theatre: “Mary Poppins” family movie with words on screen for you to join in the songs. Dress up in costume like one of the characters in the movie.

Best child and adult costume will win a prize. $10 at the door.

August 31

August 13

Free concert: Sunshine Music Festival

Pride Flag Raising: PRIDE

August 11

September 1 & 2

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Sunshine Music Festival

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Block Party: PRIDE

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August 4 & 5

7 pm, Cran Hall

Texada Blues and Roots Festival

6 pm, 130 vintage cars in the Canadian Tire Parking Lot for this annual show n shine event

August 17

For choirs, instruments, dance and more

September 5 The One Voices Choir starts up again!

noon, City Hall: dignitaries (short) speeches

5:30 - 8:30 pm. Sycamore Commons (6310 Sycamore St). Wear your best garden party hat or make one at the party! Family friendly, games, food, outdoors.

August 17 Booth at Blackberry: PRIDE

6 pm to 9-ish: info table at Blackberry Street party. Come and say hi, get a button or sticker and show your Pride

McKinney’s doors open 9 pm, show starts 10:30 pm.

Tickets $15 in advance at the Old Courthouse Inn, The Peak, Townsite Brewing: $20 at the door

Wednesday, September 5th, 6:30-8 pm New singers aged 0-110 (inexperienced or otherwise) always welcome Cran Hall, 6828 Cranberry St singitpowellriver@gmail.com 604-483-1451

Drag Show: PRIDE

25th annual Blackberry Fest Street Party

September 15

August 18

August 19

Bourne to be Ozz: The Canadian Ozzy and Black Sabbath Experience

Texada Rock in Pride: PRIDE

Drag Show: PRIDE

The Diamond Dance

9 pm, The Carlson Club. With High Noon to Midnight and The Monkey Wrench. In support of the annual Park-

McKinney’s Pub. Doors open 9 pm, show starts 10:30 pm. Tickets $15 in advance at the Old Courthouse Hotel, the Peak, Townsite Brewing: $20 at the door.

Evergreen Theatre. Starring Powell River musicians. See ad below.

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To August 28

August 10

Coastal Colours

The Princess Bride

July 27 - August 2

Sun Aug 12,

Mission Impossible: Fallout

Mary Poppins: PRIDE

August 3 - 9

August 14

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Movie Under the Stars

August 4

August 16

End of the Road on CBC

Summer Reading Club finale

Malaspina Camera Club at VIU

Nightly 7 pm, The Patricia

Nightly 7 pm, The Patricia

7 pm. Viewing party at the Lund Hotel Pub, or watch at home on your TV. Film about the hippie days of Lund, made by local filmmakers Tai Uhlmann and Theo Angell.

August 18 to 26 Silent Chair Auction

At the Library – to raise funds for the Friends of the Library. See Page 9 & 33.

9:30 pm, The Patricia. Schruers Cinema.

Waking up the Ghosts

at the Max Cameron Theatre sponsored in part by Powell River Living

1 pm, Patricia Theatre. See below.

Space Jam at Larry Gouthro Park, by FCU

Library

August 18 & 19 Arts Alive in the Park

August 25 & 26 Powell River Studio Tour

10 til 5 each day. See www.powellriverstudiotour.com and ad on Page 20.

Friday, May 4 @ 7:30 pm

Save the date: LION BEAR FOX

7:30 pm One part folk, one part rock, with a pinch of and a dash of growl. This Vancouver Monday gospel Island trio delivers lush acoustic guitars anchored rich percussion and three voices in thrilling October by 29th harmony.

Adults $24 | Student $12

Lundies coming to your TV screen

The End of the Road will have its broadcast premiere on August 4th at 7 pm on CBC. A viewing party will be held at the Lund pub to celebrate. “It will be like watching a movie and being in the movie!” say the film’s co-directors Tai

Uhlmann and Theo Angell.

Info on how to tune in from afar and a link to the film will be available on August 3. Check out the film’s website for updates by visiting, lundtheendoftheroad.com for more info.

Photo by Dave Brosha

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Learn Stuff

August 4

August 31

FireSmart workshop

International Overdose Awareness Day

9:30 am, Powell River Rec Complex. The half day workshop provides participants with the information and tools required to motivate your neighbors to work towards making homes and neighborhoods less vulnerable to wildfire. Please register at firesmartpr@gmail.com

August 11 The Tla’amin Treaty and Canadian History 2 pm, Library. Join Hegus Clint Williams, Professor Keith Carlson and Chief Negotiator Roy Francis as they discuss Treaty Rights and Relationships: The Tla’amin Treaty and Canadian History.

August 25 Fall / Winter gardening workshop 10:30 am til noon, Mother Nature. See Page 18 for more.

6 pm meet at City Hall for a peaceful march to Willingdon Beach. At 6:30, there will be speakers and a memorial at Willingdon.

August 31 to September 2 Alcoholics Anonymous Labour Day Rally Meetings, speakers, feasts and more Call Bob at 604-223-1270 or Bill at 604-483-8349 for more.

September 5

Hegus Clint Williams Professor Keith Carlson Chief Negotiator Roy Francis as they discuss Treaty Rights and Relationships

The Tla’amin Treaty and Canadian History Saturday, August 11th from 2 pm – 3:30 pm First Credit Union Community Room

Community Registration Fair

5-7 pm, Oceanview Education Centre.

Find information and register for sports, clubs, and other programs beginning this fall.

Self-Employment Workshop

See Community Futures ad, Page 32

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FENTANYL KILLS: In May of 2016, Darlana Tilley-Treloar (above, centre) lost her son Sean (right) to fentanyl poisoning. He was 27. If you know someone who overdosed and you’d like them to be remembered at the International Overdose Awareness Day ceremony, get in touch with her, below.

Substance use awareness Do you know anyone harmed by an overdose?

On August 31, Powell River will hold its second International Overdose Awareness Day. This event is held in hopes of reducing the stigma that substance users face, provide information and to acknowledge the loss of individuals & their families in our community.

I would like to reach out at this time to anyone who has lost someone to Overdose or complications due to the use of substances to contact me on Facebook or email darlana.treloar@gmail. We would love to honour you and your loved one in this event - Darlana Tilley-Treloar

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There will be laughter, joy and learning when Powell River’s Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) hosts its 71st annual Labour Day Rally (Aug. 31 to September 2) The theme this year is “Fun in Sobriety – It’s a Family Affair.”

From the first kitchen table meeting in 1947, thousands of Powell River residents have achieved sobriety, been reunited with their families, become contributing members of society, and led relatively normal lives, all without alcohol. When asked what gave them the courage to lay down the bottle, they invariably reply, “I got sick and tired of being sick and tired.”

But it is not just the alcoholic who is affected by the disease of alcohol-

ism. Normal, loving and caring families are ripped apart while living under the strains and heart breaks that go handin-hand with active alcoholism. Just as there is hope for the alcoholic through AA’s 12-step program, so there is help for the suffering family through Al-Anon, a 12-step program for family and friends of alcoholics.

At this upcoming anniversary weekend, the focus will be on having fun in sobriety and healing families. People will hear heart-wrenching and hilarious stories about how members got to AA or AlAnon, and how it helps them to maintain a fulfilling quality of sobriety.

The rally will begin Friday night at the Townsite Alano Club with a corn roast, registration, and a meet and greet for our out of town visitors.

Saturday will commence with a variety of AA speaker meetings, including a speaker from Al-Anon. Following the daytime meetings, there will be a banquet and dinner with an out-of-town speaker, held at the Carlson Club.

The rally will wrap up Sunday morning with a breakfast and closing meeting back at the Alano Club.

For further information or to register for the rally, call Bob at 223-1270 or Bill at 483-8349.

Anyone who wishes to learn more about Alcoholics Anonymous, or if someone you care about has a problem with alcohol, call Bob or Bill.

Have a seat

ART CHAIR SILENT AUCTION What: Chairs, re-designed by local artists, for you When: Viewing August 18 to 26, bids close August 26, 3 pm Where: Library Why: A fundraiser for the Friends of the Library

Lawn Chair

By Stanley Darland

Fishes That Tibble in the Deep

By Joyce Furness

Home Is Where the Heart Is

By Heather Wall

Inspiration comes to me in many forms. Sometimes it’s something that appeals to my senses of sight, sound or touch. Sometimes an idea just materializes out of nowhere. Sometimes I get great ideas from having conversations with other creative people. But my best time to produce creative ideas and problem solve sculptures is during long solo drives to far away destinations. It’s my fall back if I’m creatively blocked; a drive in my truck will instantly produce an abundance of ideas to work with.

As well as it being an imaginative fund raiser, painting a chair is a lot of fun. Being used to creating in two dimensions, approaching a three dimensional surface opens the mind to all kinds of possibilities. This year I just wanted to make it fun. My theme, “Fishes that Tibble in the Deep”, is a line from “To Althea from Prison”, written by Richard Lovelace, which reads “Fishes that tibble in the deep, Know no such liberty”, except, on my chair, they do.

As an artist, I’ve been painting the landscapes and buildings in Powell River for the past twelve years, when my husband and I made the move to paradise.

I think of all my creative expression as unfinished work – there always remains one more line, another brushstroke, that lingering lost word. The sooner a creative work is out of the studio the freer I become: paintings, photographs, written works and other expressions all dominate and own absolutely for a time their creator.

My works represent the result of research, study and inquiry and are used to question the symptom of our existence through language and sharing of knowledge.

In the final decades of the Twentieth Century, I painted terror, kidnappings, assassinations and other delights of corporate and governmental malfeasance. Ultimately, I settled upon memorializing in paint and print visual examples of the extermination of primitive peoples for want of their inherited resources. After the American wars at the beginning of the 21st Century, I have liberated myself from documenting malfeasance of others. I’ve settled on attempts to express beauty, ancient knowledge and the innate nurturing framework of humanity.

I search constantly for a most comfortable medium of expression. I dream of tools which allow one to make visible what is overlooked; my days of smartArt expressions led to Systeme de Surveillance d’operations (Canadian Patent Nº 205236). And still it is the art of the search which drives one forward. I think of Oppenheimer when I see what has become of my invention, “I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” R.J Oppenheimer As artist, I devote my life to the creation of beauty seasoned with humour.

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Larry Gouthro Park What: Space Jam on the big screen outdoors, plus an evening of bouncy castles, running around with friends, snacks, and parents chilling like dudes.

Why go: For the scampers and cuddles. Thanks, First Credit Union, for sponsoring this awesome event.

2. Blackberry Fest Fireworks When & where: Friday,

August 17, 10:10 pm What: Fireworks off the beach at Willingdon Why go: Sure it’s a late night, but this is a oncea-year, lifetime memory thing. Grab some righteous snacks from the street party, and sit on a blanket as the sun goes down. A shockingly excellent fireworks display, thanks to Quality Foods.

Why go: There’s probably no better introduction to the lighter side of Pride than this event, dreamed up by Powell River’s own Pride committee.

4. Sandcastle Fest and Skim Jam

When & where: Sandcastle Weekend

August 11 & 12. Skim Jam, August 11, on Texada, naturally What: A beachy, sun-soaked weekend featuring $5 skim board rentals / lessons, a parade, craft tents, world-class sandcastles, and much, much more.

Why: An incomparable staycation, with $6,000 worth of family fun for practically nothing.

5. Prep for Fall Fair

When & where: Fall Fair

3. Mary Poppins sing-a-long

When & where: Sunday, August

12, 1 pm, The Patricia What: The classic, campy children’s movie, Mary Poppins, as a sing-a-long, with costume contest.

isn’t until September 15 and 16, but many kid-friendly categories are make-ahead. And early September gets swamped by school. So get started this month!

What: Powell River’s country fair, at the Open Air Market. Anyone can enter the contests, which range from canning to drawing, quilting to giant vegetable-growing.

Why enter: As hazy summer brains get closer to back-to-school, you might want to wake up those neurons again with a project. Just sayin’.

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FROM LOGGER SPORTS

The Powell River Logger Sports committee wishes to thank the community for all the support we received in hosting the 2018 competition.

Thanks to the: • Fans who came to watch • Competitors who displayed their skills • Powell River competitors who again shone brightly • Vendors, car clubs, and exhibitors who displayed their products for us

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It takes thousands of hours from our volunteers to produce this show! Thank you to all who gave of their time. Some gave and gave more (like this guy!) A special thank you to them.

Many individuals and businesses contributed to the show. We thank you all and request that the public support the businesses listed so they are able to continue supporting Logger Sports and all the other great events hosted here in Powell River.

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For the best possible start

SD47 supports Early Learning from birth until age five

T

he first day of school is a big day in the life of a young child. There’s new people, new activities, and new expectations on a child’s behaviour, skills-development and language.

StrongStart When: September to June Who: All local children ages newborn to five Research shows that children develop important foundational skills during the first five years of life, says Rita John, Early Learning Coordinator for School District 47. In light of these findings, the BC Ministry of Education began including StrongStart programs for children newborn to five years of age in 2006.

StrongStart programs support learning partnerships between parents, children, Early Childhood Educators (ECEs), community partners and School District staff with the understanding that children learn through play.

StrongStart Programs days and times: Stepping Stones (Westview Elementary) Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00am-noon.

Edgehill StrongStart Outreach

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00am-noon.

Henderson Elementary

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:45am-11:45 am, and Wednesday 11:45am-2:45 pm.

Kelly Creek Elementary

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30am-11:30am and Thursday 11:30am-2:30pm School District 47 offers StrongStart Outreach programs on the Orca Bus. Scheduled stops and more about StrongStart - are posted at:

www.sd47.bc.ca (Early Learning)

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All this can be overwhelming for a child who is not prepared for it.

School District 47 offers a number of free kindergarten readiness programs (in addition to the provinciallymandated StrongStart program) to ensure that Powell River’s littlest learners are able to begin school prepared for the year ahead.

Ready, Set, Learn

SD47 Pre-K program - New!

When: Spring Who: All local children ages 3 to 5

When: May & June Who: Children entering Kindergarten

Every spring, SD47 invites families with 3 to 5-year-old children to visit elementary schools. Ready, Set, Learn offers information on steps both children and parents can take to encourage positive school experiences.

School District 47 has introduced a new Pre-K program in May and June of this year that expanded on the Ready, Set, Learn mini school day. The Pre-K program is a licensed program that children attend without their parents.

The mini school day includes ten-minute stations around the school. Families are welcome to visit as many schools as they like.

Kindergarten orientation / gradual entry When: September Who: Children entering Kindergarten Each June, all new Kindergarten students are invited to an orientation at the school where they are registered.

In September, kindergarten students are welcomed to their new school in small groups and attend for a shorter day during the first two weeks of school.

This gradual entry gives teachers a chance to get to know each new child, helps teachers introduce classroom routines and procedures and helps children feel comfortable in their new school.

Want to learn more? Contact us.

School District #47 4351 Ontario Ave • 604 485-6271

www.sd47.bc.ca

It was offered to children starting Kindergarten in September and ran for four weeks, twice per week, for two hours in the afternoon. Under the direction of School District Early Learning staff, this play-based program offered children experiences that focus on independence, transition and cooperative skills; foundational math, writing and literacy skills; and provided opportunity for inquiry and creativity.

The School District hopes to offer this program again next year.

Where is the queer community

in queer-friendly Powell River?

BY MARY MORGAN

Powell River is paradise - upon arriving here in March 2017, I found the community seemingly very accepting.

I got involved in several groups, joined the One Voices Choir, and took hospice training. I have been very open about being a lesbian, and everyone has been very accepting, with no adverse reactions - to my face anyway!

There is a rainbow crosswalk in Townsite; outside City Hall, the rainbow flag waves in August; there are

several queer films throughout the year at the Patricia Theatre; and we elect an openly-gay MLA. So why is it difficult to find a queer community here?

Before we dig deeper into this subject, let’s just define community and queer.

A community provides the space for shared emotional connection and social interaction where art, music, and humour can be shared with no fears of being ‘strange’ or ‘not normal’. In Canada, queer spaces have been the foundation for building queer community since the 1970’s.

Queer is more complex to define. “Queer” can be used to describe someone’s sexual orientation- lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual or pansexual, and/or their gender identification-transgender, gender queer/gender nonbinary or androgynous. These are a few of the many

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Please respect the fire ban - for the safety of your entire community.

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This fall, we’re recruiting auxiliary firefighters.

Watch for more information from the Powell River Fire Rescue’s Facebook Page.

Campfires are not allowed within the city limits at any time of year.

(Except at Willingdon Beach Campsite when there is no fire ban.

Wood burning backyard and beach fires are not allowed at any time.

For full regulations visit powellriver.ca or contact Powell River Fire Rescue.)

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identities under the queer umbrella.

Identifying as queer understands that these identities are just as legitimate as the binary designations of male and female and heterosexuality.

In Powell River, the queer spectrum exists; not only are we diverse in our sexuality and gender, there are also class, ethnic, ability and age distinctions.

Community and belonging is a self-identification process. How can a queer community serve all of these needs in a small place like Powell River?

To begin with, queer individuals have to feel safe to come out, and stay out. JP Brosseau (who owns The Old Courthouse Inn and Edie Rae’s Cafe with his husband Kelly Belanger) shared in a recent article that he was gay-bashed in Lund in 2003.

He suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, so he left his home in Powell River for nine years before returning.

Since then, JP says, “I am no longer living in fear here. I overcame it all and even learned to love and thank my assailant. I’m not afraid to be an ‘out’ queer individual in Powell River. I perform in local drag shows, wear T-shirt dresses in the summer, and paint my toes in flip flops. I am my authentic self.”

However, homophobia still exists today—it can be internalized from the constant messaging of our social norms and expectations which makes one feel self-loathing and stay in the closet. Or it can come from others.

For example, this spring, Cranberry’s Alfred Bolster was threatened twice in three weeks by men in pickup trucks.

During the second incident, the passenger leaned out of the truck window and yelled “We are going to get you, you f-ing faggot.”

Alfred was shaken to the core, as were many others when his post about it spread across Facebook. This kind of bigotry and intolerance does not encourage anyone queer to be out and proud.

Building a queer community can be difficult, yet that doesn’t mean we don’t

“...We are looking for queer spaces and events where we can be with our tribe.

Hence, if we want queer community, it is up to us to create queer spaces.”

– Mary Morgan

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try. Alfred and his husband Kevin Wilson open their home up to the LGBT Queer community for occasional social gatherings, providing a space for queer individuals to be with others who are also queer. These gatherings rarely attract more than five to 10 people, but sometimes there have been more.

Powell River Pride started in 2012 when ally and then-Brooks student Emily Anderson started the school’s Gay Straight Alliance and a Pride Celebration. She, along with Maenyn Forsyth, organized the first PR Pride celebration at Willingdon Beach with food, a BBQ, face painting, tie-dying and live music.

Over a hundred people came.

Emily and Maenyn intended the event to be family-friendly, because they knew lots of youths struggling with their sexuality and gender as well as bullying.

Powell River Pride 2018 has stayed true to its familyfriendly roots. And at the same time, it is important to understand that Powell River Pride events have, by including everyone, leaned towards inclusion into the heteronormative culture of Powell River and not towards creating queer spaces that celebrate queer culture. An example is the traditional Drag Show, which is an iconic and historic gay male performance art that is generally attended by straight women here in Powell River, not gay men.

In 2016 The Powell River Peak reported that Pride is about Powell River’s acceptance of diversity. This works for some who identify as gay or queer, but for others, we are looking for queer spaces and events where we can be with our tribe.

Hence, if we want queer community, it is up to us to create queer spaces where we can enjoy our culture of music, performance art and literature. Stay tuned for pop up events like Queer Queries, a queer discussion group; a queer book club, monthly potlucks and even house dance parties. Powell River is not holding us back, it is us who has to make this happen.

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Gallery

Powell River Artique Gallery 6820 Alberni Street • 604 485-4837 artiquebc.ca

Guide

An artist collective gallery representing 30 artists and artisans.

The Art Centre Powell River Public Art Gallery 215-6975 Alberni Street Located above the Library.

Wind Spirit Gallery 4643 Marine Avenue • 604 485-7572 Featuring the works of renowned Haida artist and owner April White and other west coast artists.

The Good Spot 9398 Highway 101 • 604 578-1978 www.thegoodspot101.com Coffee shop and day spa with a cooperative art gallery.

Great Balls of Wool 4722a Marine Ave • 604-485-4859 www.greatballsofwool.ca Fine knitting and fibre arts supplies. Original designs, patterns, knits, ‘Roisin Knits’ label.

VIU Art Gallery Main Foyer, 7085 Nootka Street

Oshun Queen Bee, a work in progress, by Autumn Skye Morrison. At Studio Curious.

The Malaspina Art Society operates the exhibition centre at VIU Powell River exhibiting the work of local and visiting artists. For more info visit Malaspina Art Society on Facebook.

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Powell River Historical Museum and Archives 4798 Marine Avenue • 604 485-2222 powellrivermuseum.ca Where to go to find historical information about the history and the people of this area.

PR Forestry Museum 4815 Marine Avenue Dedicated to the education, preservation and public awareness of the colourful history of our local forest.

Henderson House Living Museum 4211 Walnut St • 604 483-3901 powellrivertownsite.com Henderson House was the first residence constructed by the Powell River Company in what was designated as a National Historic District in 1995. The house has been conscientiously restored and furnished with many of the Henderson family’s own furniture.

IN THE LOCAL CULTURE SCENE OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO: 1. Artique moved from Marine Drive to Alberni.

2. The Art Centre opened above the Library.

3. Studio Curious opened on Marine.

4. The Gallery on Dogwood opened on Texada.

5. That Place Gallery and Cafe opened on Texada.

6. Tidal Art Centre opened in Lund 7. The Townsite Brewing Economusee opened 8. The Texada Island Museum expanded.

9. Texada Aviation Museum opened.

10. Texada Military Memorabilia Museum opened.

Also, watch for artist Anna May Bennett’s Turadh Fine Art and Wendy Drummond’s Eunonia Fibre Studio and Gallery opening in the Townsite Market this summer!

With at least eight new art spaces opening over the past year, the local scene is beyond blossoming.

Haven’t seen everything yet?

August is your chance.

With two major art festivals this month - and probably a house full of visitors - cap your summer by viewing some of qathet’s most sophisticated visual works.

Studio Curious 4690 Marine Avenue Curated by Olive Sunshine studiocuriousarts@gmail.com or on Facebook. 604 223-1555.

A creative space designed to inspire and include. From art shows, and workshops, to retail and yoga. Studio Curious features lots of art, crystals, collectibles, apothecary, oracle readings, clothes, and books.

Dancing Tree Gallery 120-4801 Joyce Avenue • 604 414-9644 Art collective featuring originals from Powell River artists as well as a functioning pottery studio for potter Darlene Calwell.

These mugs are a collaboration between Darlene Calwell and Meghan Hildebrand. At Dancing Tree Gallery - new series coming soon.

Townsite Brewing Economusee 5824 Ash Avenue • 604 483-2111 townsitebrewing.com The in-house government funded Economusee at Townsite Brewing gives those visiting Townsite Brewing a unique educational experience. Those new to the world of craft beer can follow the story of Townsite Brewing and of the craft beer industry in BC by reading and looking at the walls of the brewery.

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Grizzly Bear with Cubs, in cedar and maple, by Bill Kristofferson, The Gallery on Dogwood.

Art Events in August

That Place Café and Curiosities

Texada Island Arts Alive in the Park

The Gallery on Dogwood

August 18 and 19, 11 am to 5 pm Willingdon Beach powellriverartscouncil.ca

4844 Dogwood Street, Texada 604 486-0334 or 604 223-2588 www.studioondogwood.com

An annual two-day event featuring the work of local artists, entertainment, local food and sunshine!

Gallery on Dogwood: Aviation, automotive, landscape art, wildlife sculpture, felt art, jewelry & more for sale. Originals/ prints/commissions/murals. 4844 Dogwood St. Gillies Bay, Texada Island. Open by appointment outside regular hours: 604-223-2588.

Powell River Studio Tour August 25 and 26 An annual self-guided tour highlighting the work of 31 artists and artisans in 22 locations from Lang Bay to Lund. Visit powellriverstudiotour.com to download the free map and brochure.

Art Chair Auction August 18 to 26 View and bid at Powell River Public Library. A Powell River Studio tour event. A pairing of castoff chairs with creative artists results in gorgeous works of art.

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Texada Aviation Museum Texada Island Airport 6605 Airport Road, Gillies Bay Be enlightened and inspired at this new aviation museum and learn about the influence that aviation had on settlements along the Sunshine Coast. Decades of development and refinement of flight technology impacted the region’s social and economic environments. Aviation book, scientific and a technical article collection too.

Texada Island Museum 2003 Waterman Avenue, Van Anda 604 486-1709 www.texadaheritagesociety.com

Texada Military Memorabilia Museum VanAnda Legion basement 2099 Legion Road, VanAnda Wednesday to Sunday, 4 to 7 pm

Open Thursday to Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm.

A historical museum and archives preserving the history of Texada Island.

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Sharing the military history of Texada Island and its islanders, this small museum opened in May of this year. Displays include RCMP uniforms, military uniforms, weapons, shells and history books.

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Overdose Awareness Day

August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day Meet at 6 pm at City Hall for a peaceful march to Willingdon Beach.

At 6:30 pm, there will be speakers and a memorial at Willingdon.

needs. Autum, Tyanna, Holli and Andra welcome all Karla’s clients to continue coming to the salon and receive 15% off your first visit* with one of us !

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Wildfire season is here Protect your home and neighbourhood with these three FireSmart principles: 1. It starts close to home A home with a non-combustible roof,(asphalt or metal) with at least 10 meters (30 feet) of FireSmart treated vegetation around the home has been shown to have survival rates of 90% in major widlfires. Implementing other FireSmart techniques can bring this number even higher.

2. Work together A single home that has implemented FireSmart principles is good, but a FireSmart neighbourhood or street is far more effective. The FireSmart Community Recognition program can help neighbourhoods achieve overall success. The program can help neighbourhood residents identify fire hazards and help to implement solutions.

3. Learn more, and lead!

If you are interested to learn more about what you can do to FireSmart your yard and home or want to lead your neighbourhood or street towards FireSmart Community Recognition contact the qathet FireSmart Program for help getting started.

Are campfires allowed? You’ve gotta check There are four areas within the qathet Regional District where local bylaws may restrict open burning including campfires: Savary Island, City of Powell River, Van Anda, and Gillies Bay. Outdoor fires in all other areas of our region are governed by the provincial Wildfire Act.

You can find links to all current fire bans and restrictions within our region in one convenient location on our website.

Just click the Fire Ban icon on our homepage and it will take you to the Burning Regulations and Current Restrictions page.

It is your responsibility to check local fire restrictions before you light a fire.

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SELFEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

STEP INTO YOUR FUTURE “Do you have a new business idea? Contact Career Link today to learn more!”

Savary Island Savary Island Art Studio and Gallery 604 483-9818 www.artbyjim.ca Now in its ninth season, this gallery showcases the acrylic paintings of Jim Sclater on location during the summer. Paintings are available online year round by visiting artbyjim.ca.

The Trail Steps at Mermaid Rock Beach,

by Savary’s Jim Sclater. See above.

Lund Tidal Art Center

Phone: 604.485.7958

9971 Finn Bay Road 604 318-6325 • tidalartcentre.com

Address: 4511 Marine Ave

At the former Forestry Station, Tidal Art Centre is a place where people can come make art, learn, teach and collaborate.

Email: info@careerlinkbc.com

Tug Guhm Gallery

Futures Powell River

1436 Highway 101 at The Lund Hotel 604 414-0474

+ Seal head carving, by Lund’s Debra Brevaart. Available at Tug Guhm Gallery.

Rent Bikes!

Owned by stone carver and wildlife artist Debra Bevaart and featuring a wide variety of coastal imagery work from more than 40 local artists. Tug Guhm is a working studio where you can find pieces in progress on site.

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Eat Me Up 1. Screamers at Sli City Grill

The grill at Tla’amin Convenience Store won best of Powell River awards for its elk and salmon burgers. But ask any kid from Wildwood to Lund why you should stop there, and there will be one unanimous answer: Screamers. This sugary mix of soft serve ice cream and slushie brings out the kid in all of us. They make a pretty mean sundae, too.

2. Beyond Meat Burger at A&W

The company that has consistently been voted the best budget meal is now appealing to an ever wider audience.

Their newest burger patty is made from 100% plantbased protein. It’s juicy, satisfying and everything a burger should be.

3. Falafel at Fruits & Roots

Powell River’s favourite juice bar also has some heartier meals. The falafel salad bowl is sure to fill you up, and it’s also available in a wrap, complete with lemon tahini and tzatziki dressing.

4. Breakfast at Edie Rae’s

Enjoy a scrumptious breakfast with a view at Edie Rae’s Café, a fully licensed restaurant in the Old Courthouse Inn at the historic Townsite. We recommend the bacon and eggs, because the organic grain-fed eggs and lowsodium thick-cut bacon go great with the mound of house-made hashbrowns they serve up.

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Seafood is always a good choice at the Boardwalk, and if you’re not settling in for their award-winning fish and chips, try their Humboldt Calamari. Bigger chunks than usual calamari are packed with flavour and are never tough.

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The Seasider Bistro was recently voted Powell River’s Best Patio! It launched a new summer menu that keeps popular favourites and added some delicious new items like Coconut Prawn Salad, Lobster Ravioli & Hickory Jack Daniels Ribs. Visit during Happy Hour from 4-6 pm and enjoy petite plates for $5.95 and select drinks for only $4.95. Delicious food, beautiful atmosphere… you belong here!

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8. Townsite Brewing

Powell River’s favourite session beer, formerly only available on tap, is now available in a can. Suncoast Pale Ale is available only at Townsite Brewing. You can also get the aptly named Up the Lake ISA, because cans are perfect for a trip up to the cabin. But the cans are available only at the brewery, while they last.

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One of the more stimulating parts of administering the Best of Powell River Contest is finding the witty answers people write in on the entry forms. One reader answered the “Best Place to Run” category with, “To the Brewery!”

In fact, running to the brewery is a totally legit thing to do, here in Powell River.

On June 23, the Powell River Pavement Pounders hosted their annual Drink and Dash 10K Walk/Run/Crawl that benefits the creators of our magnificent trail networks. Proceeds go to the Bloody Old Men’s Brigade - BOMB Squad, and another volunteer trailblazing group, The Chain Gang.

This was the fourth year of the annual event. Participants walk or run through town, along sidewalks and some of our beautiful trails with eight refreshment stops at pubs and restaurants before finishing at Coastal Cookery for a burger and beer. Prizes are awarded for best costume, and first across the finish line.

Here, Harley and Emily Jones have indeed run to Townsite Brewing.

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1. Artificial plants at Mother Nature

Artificial plants have come a long way since the 80s. In addition to a wide selection of tropical plants, Mother Nature also has some very realistic artificial plants, such as this foxglove.

2. Lake view - Neil Frost

This stunning executive home is unlike anything you have seen in Powell River, with great design, maple floors, private location, mountain and lake views, beautiful gardens, self-contained in-law suite, new AC, and new dream garage. Japanese inspired design makes great use of glass and wood throughout and has too many features to list; a home for discerning buyers with an eye for quality and serenity throughout. Dream overheight garage is nicely finished, powered (220) and well lit. The .41 acres landscaped property is surprisingly private, nestled between Gallagher Hill and Valentine Mountain, and just up from Mowat Bay Park and boat launch. Priced at $599,900.

3. Almost Naked at Fits to a T

6. Pottery at Paperworks

These dishes are inspired by shells that you might find on any of Powell River’s best beaches. Bring the essence of the ocean into your home with this handmade, elegeant, durable pottery.

7. Savary waterfront - Don McLeod

This is a rare, lush setting with incredible privacy and a fantastic south-facing ocean view. Beautifully landscaped, leaving towering firs including one with an eagle’s nest. This fully fenced, 0.56-acre level property features a 19x16 lot workshop with double carport, large woodshed with remote generator, gardens, fruit and nut trees, two fish ponds, stone patio, and greenhouse. Log home was built 30 years ago and sellers have lived there full time for 28 years. Oak kitchen, sunroom, towering ceilings with stone fireplace, large bedroom on main and 14x22 loft bedroom.

If you enjoy puffing with glassware, you want to protect your investment. These bong bags from Smoke on the Water are fun and will keep the glass safe.

9. Hockey Stick at Taws

4. Otters at Tug Guhm Gallery

10. Native Shoes at Armitage

5. Downrigger at Canadian Tire

When you’re chasing the big chinook salmon, you need to get down deep, and winding a downrigger hundreds of feet up and down can suck the fun out of fishing. Fortunately, the folks at Canadian Tire have the solution in a Scotty electric downrigger. It comes pre-spooled with 300 feet of line, a digital line counter, and dual rocket launcher rod holders.

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Being the best starts with feeling the best. Orange Fashion Village’s line of Almost Naked panties are made from super comfortable bamboo and are just $12.95 at Fits to a T. Lund’s Tug Guhm Gallery is operated by sculptor Debra Bevaart. Her seal heads and sea lion sculptures are iconic, but her playful otter creations are especially turning heads this summer.

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You’d think that Native shoes were made for exploring the best of Powell River. They’re cool and lighweight, good in and out of the water, and super comfortable.

That makes them ideal for the beach, the boat, the lake, or the cabin. Armitage Men’s Wear has them for kids, women and men in a variety of colours.

11. Poncho at Pollen Pollen Sweaters are Powell River’s most popular souvenir, but their ponchos come in both their famous wool and in silky soft bamboo. Which to choose? Get a bamboo one for summer and a wool one for winter and you’ll be set. Until you discover the variety of colours in which they’re available.

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Since 1992, Dr. McGaw and his dental team have been providing dentistry to residents throughout the North Island and Sunshine Coast. As a certified General Anesthesia clinic with 3 dentists, visiting specialists and 4 hygienists, we’re able to reserve multiple appointments for you and your family’s dental needs. We’re also happy to see you on a temporary or emergency basis while Powell River adjusts to the influx of new residents seeking the serene lifestyle we’ve known about for years.

Powell River Tarot: a community reading, by Teresa Harwood-Lynn Teresa is available for individual readings, parties and special events.

You can contact her directly at 604-485-5620 or by email at teresaann@telus.net

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hen a friend messaged conclusions. me the other day to say Otter made me giggle! The deshe had a gift for me, I lightful card shows two otters with was over the moon! I love surprises silly grins on their faces playing in and by the time Caitlin arrived at the water. This too reminds me of my house I was bubbling with exBen. The message of Otter is to citement. Caitlin, it seems, had retake time and play. Esther’s guide ceived a beautiful pack of “Animal book says “dance, sing, paint and Magic Oracle Cards” and thought engage in care free fun.” When that I might like them; she was things get too serious Ben and I right! take a “silly time” moment and do The cards, illustrated by Esther the things that make us laugh.

Sanchez, a visual artist living in Yesterday on my daily jaunt to Kitchener, Ontario, are magical.

Haslam Lake, with my dog CopInspired by a road trip she took to per, a snake slithered past us on the the west coast of Canada, each one trail. This time I didn’t gasp and portrays a beautifully illustrated reel back in fright. I took a moanimal. The accompanying guide ment to think about the nature of book she wrote is insightful and snake. Snake asks us to look at the practical. story we tell ourselves, about ourAs I thumbed my way through selves. Does that story need an upthe illustrations, Grasshopper date so that we can move forward jumped out at me. When my husin a positive way? Just like Snake band, Ben, and I go running in who sheds his skin, we can shed the woods he often refers to me as our past and create a new story. “grasshopper”. I tend to get ahead of In Powell River we are blessed him and then have to stop and wait with an abundance of wild life. What because I never seem to know which is your favourite and what insights PLAY fork in the trail to take. He tells me, can you learn from it? “grasshoppers never pay attention”, Thank you Caitlin for such a wonCARE-FREE FUN but according to my new deck when derful surprise!

Grasshopper appears in a reading $10 from every reading in August LAUGHTER Grasshopper knows exactly where happily donated to the Powell River her next move will be. This card cautions against jump- Orphaned Wild Life Society. ing to conclusions and suggests that just like grasshopWant to learn how to read the tarot for family and per, who sits still before leaping, you might want to friends? Check out VIU Elder College for workshop pause and check in with your insights before arriving at dates on how to read the tarot.

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Registration Week Tuesday, Sept 4 – Friday, Sept 7 9:30 – 4:30 at 7280 Kemano Street Classes begin Sept 10 For more information call 604.485.9633

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Hats • Shoes • Backpacks • Jeans • Socks Skate Shoes • Skateboards • and much more.

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1) Hockey, cycle or board without this 2) Share your fruit tree with this guy 4) Go into this on Sunshine Music Fest weekend 5) Yelling “fire” here 6) To not check this before cliff-jumping 9) Then driving or boating 10) Why Sue Milligan is never up the creek 11) Your brain if you chug a slushie 14) Break this on beach 17) Redheads forgetting this at the beach 19) Run across floating ones without caulks 20) Missing, or taking one of these at, the Fair 23) Forgetting fireworks financiers 24) Throw out one of these to buy a composter 26) Travel on ferry without turning off this 27) Calling an officer what you might a Floyd fan 28) Keep this in your tent 29) Not bending these when you lift your pumpkin 35) Take off the top, or Texada Jam

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BY KATHY REBANE Powell River Fall Fair Coordinator

Every summer, when my children were little, we attended the agricultural fair.

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rowing up as a horse-crazy teenager in Nova Scotia saw me competing at agricultural fairs and exhibitions every summer and fall.

Beginning with the Musquodoboit Exhibition in August, I’d compete in hunter classes with my horse Hopeful Road, hang out with my horsey friends and enjoy all the Ex had to offer. I’d get up at 5 am to make extra money braiding manes and tails for other competitors. I would watch Standardbred races in Truro and PEI. I’d go to Old Home Week in Charlottetown, Truro Ex, Hants County (home of Howard Dill’s Atlantic Giant Pumpkins), Antigonish and finally, the Atlantic Winter Fair.

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It was crazy busy but I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.

Summer wouldn’t be summer without agricultural exhibitions and fall fairs.

There’s nothing like the gentle giants of the horse world, the soft-eyed Jersey cows, a huge sow and her litter of piglets, brightly colored-quilts, home made preserves, award-winning vegetables, and the smell of cotton candy.

Some of my best memories come from agricultural exhibitions. For years, agricultural exhibitions were an important part of my life so it was only natural that when I had kids, I wanted to share these memories with them.

In Powell River, we have the Fall Fair.

From the time my boys were three and five, they looked forward to it. Their summer job was seeing who could grow the best beans, the weirdest carrots, and the

It was the one annual event we never missed. Heather, our oldest, liked the animal barn, while Greg, our middle child enjoyed the rides. The exhibit barns were always stuffed with eye-catching creations.

Personally, I could have spent hours in the animal barn, never tiring of watching a goat or calf. Then we moved to a little town in Northern Ontario, but sadly there were no fairs in that area.

I was thrilled when I moved to Powell River and found out once again that I could enjoy the fair so I volunteered to help out and here I am seven years later still at it.

My children are all grown up now, and in 2012 my daughter, and her family moved to Powell River. My two granddaughters Katie and Emma, have volunteered every year at the Fall Fair since

best potatoes. They said it was their “biggest money maker of the year,” as they’d often get ribbons in several categories and pocket $25 or more in prize money!

Matt and Alex were Lego kids. They’d create fabulous objects d’art to enter into the Fall Fair, each more difficult and intricate than the previous year’s work. I remember how excited they’d be when they looked at the Lego display and saw their entry with a ribbon on it!

Our Fall Fair is accessible and inclusive with its many categories and age groups. From the weirdest vegetable (yes, three-pronged carrots and potatoes that look like space ships) to pencil and ink drawings to blackberries to flowers and mixed vegetable collections, there are many categories to choose from. My boys would even enter their filbert nuts and the eggs that their girls who lived in

moving here. This year I have my threeyear-old granddaughter tagging along to learn the ropes, and hopefully she will enjoy volunteering just as much as we do.

What is it that makes an agricultural fair so special? Is it the animals? The music? The food? The games? Or is it the exhibits? Maybe it is the opportunity to visit with neighbours and friends.

Perhaps you entered an exhibit and want to see the competition? Whatever the reason, it is a wonderful way to spend time with family and friends.

This year’s Fall Fair will be at the Paradise Exhibition Grounds on September 15 and 16. Whether it’s the pumpkins, the pigs, the farm equipment or the bees that intrigue you, come on out for this fun, family event.

There will be great music, loads of food, games, exhibits, vendors and of course animals! If you are interested in exhibiting check out the exhibit guide included in this month’s Powell River Living magazine, please pay close attention to the rules and dates.

Interested in volunteering? Contact me at krebane@shaw.ca or stop by and see Juhli Jobi at the info booth at the Open Air Market on Saturday or Sunday this summer.

See you at the fair!

Cluckingham Palace laid.

It was the highlight of our summer.

This year, all of us at the Powell River Living office are especially excited about the first annual Giant Pumpkin Growing Contest at the Fall Fair. This spring, Powell River Living columnist Jonathan van Wiltenburg handed out more than 1,500 Atlantic Giant pumpkin seeds and we can’t wait to see who has grown the biggest and best pumpkins!

The 2018 Fall Fair is all about bringing farmers and families together. Connecting your kids with agriculture has never been easier.

Enter something they’ve grown, made or created in one of the many categories outlined in the Fall Fair booklet and watch their understanding about agriculture mushroom like a zucchini in August.

See you at the Fair!

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