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Food interest grows in students Literacy program teaches youngsters about gardening PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

Interest in gardening has taken root in School District 47.

W hile the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has suspended in-class activity, the school district’s food literacy program has managed to distribute more than 200 growing kits to families, containing pea and sunflower seeds.

“The school district has done a pretty amazing job,” said Vanessa Sparrow, the school district’s food literacy coordinator. “We’re quite innovative in some of the things we are doing. It’s rare for a school district to have a garden-based education program.”

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She added that having someone to help teachers do activities with a class of 25 can be very helpful.

“The approach we are taking is what you would call seed to plate, so students can experience the delight of planting seeds, caring for seeds, taking the stewardship and responsibility to bring them to maturity and then harvesting that food and learning to prepare it,” said Sparrow. “We don’t just grow food; we also take it back into the school and we cook. That’s pretty much the favourite part for kids.”

Sparrow said the model she’s using is based on a program called landed learning that came out of UBC many years ago. She was part of that program.

“I was very fortunate; it kind of changed my life,” she

said. “In consultation with the director of that program, we worked together to adapt it for the environment here in Powell River, which is very different to metro Vancouver.

“That model uses the idea of intergenerational mentorship, which is a crucial element to what we are doing and part of why the school district is being progressive.

I have 15 committed and amazing volunteers, many of whom are ex-teachers and a lot of them are master gardeners, who work with the kids over the course of 10 sessions in a year. They come together and work in small groups.”

Ratio of volunteers to students is usually two to three volunteers to four to five students, according to Sparrow.

“You can really go deep and that’s what happens,” she said. “As much as we

are learning about food, and how to grow and prepare it, there’s also the development of those relationships.

Students are blossoming under the care and mentorship of those volunteers and it works both ways. The reason why I’m able to retain

rupted by COVID-19. A modified version was taken into the other elementary schools and the same kind of content was delivered.

“The plan is to build up the capacity in schools so in time, we’ll be able to roll out the mentoring in all of the

The plan is to build up the capacity in schools so in time, we’ll be able to roll out the mentoring in all of the elementary schools at some point.

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these volunteers and get such commitment out of them is because they get to experience that relationship as well.”

This approach was piloted in Westview Elementary School and had been successful, according to Sparrow, until it was inter-

elementary schools at some point,” said Sparrow.

While the educational year and growing year do not coincide, Sparrow said there may be provision in future to hold summer gardening camps, where students come to various school gardens and activity days are run.

Sparrow said this is not just about empowering students. She said once they go back home and clamour for kale chips or are excited about their bean shoots, or they want to plant peas, that has resonance with their families. She said this is being seen with growing-athome kits the school district has been sending home.

“It sparks the interest; it might get the gardening going and it helps develop a sense of exploration and curiosity,” said Sparrow.

“That’s the magic of growing things. I’ve been doing it a long time but I don’t think I get tired of seeing my seeds pop their little heads up.”

Sparrow said the program has sent more than 200 growing kits home with students and also some potatoes in burlap sacks. She said she’s had incredible support from volunteers, who have donated all kinds

of materials, and from the community. Mother Nature has been an ongoing partner and very generous with discounts and donations to the food literacy program, said Sparrow. The program has also received burlap sacks from River City Coffee and 32 Lakes Coffee for the potato growing portion of the in-home program.

Post-COVID-19, Sparrow is not sure what will happen.

She said the pilot program cannot pick up where it left off because the plants have been growing while students have been away from school.

“But as soon as we’re able to, and when we’re given permission, we’ll be right back there with our hands in the soil,” she added.

For more information on the school district’s food literacy program, go to sd47foodliteracy.com, and the Powell River Landed Learning page on Facebook.

Council to continue weekly meetings Councillors express concern about public’s ability to ask questions PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River Council is content with the meeting schedule initiated with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In response to changing dynamics brought on by the pandemic, council changed its meeting schedule to cancel all committee of the whole and finance committee meetings until the end of August.

Regular council meetings were scheduled every Thursday at 7 pm in council chambers, with the exception of the last council meeting of the month, which coincides with the qathet Regional District board meeting. On the last week of the month, council meetings are held on Wednesday.

At the May 21 city council meeting, corporate officer Chris Jackson said he was taking the opportunity to check in and see if councillors wanted to alter the planned meeting schedule.

“This is your opportunity to let me know how it’s going,” said Jackson.

Councillor George Doubt said he was satisfied with the meeting process the way it is going now.

“Council is doing a reasonable job of dealing with the things that have to be dealt with in a quick manner,” said Doubt. “The only thing I have a concern about is making sure there are opportunities for the public to ask questions of council. Something we’ve lost during this period is members of the public attending and asking questions at the end of the council meeting about things that were on the agenda. It’s quite difficult for people to do that.”

Doubt said he receives emails between council meetings and tries to answer them. He said, however, that having a process set up for

people to ask questions, by email or joining in on the city’s conference call during meetings, would provide an opportunity for people to ask relevant questions.

Mayor Dave Formosa said his recommendation was that council carry on with its weekly council meetings while it is working through the pandemic.

“It’s not like any of us are going on holidays in the next little while,” said Formosa.

Councillor Maggie Hathaway also expressed concern, because of physical distancing, that the public is limited in its ability to be present during council meetings.

“I would like to see us somehow get around that,” said Hathaway.

“It just seems like at the end of meetings, there’s no one there to ask questions.”

Formosa said there was the prospect of having questions online, with a computer for that purpose.

Councillor Jim Palm said he was fine with the week-to-week council format, and if people have questions or concerns, the quickest way

QUERIES COUNCILLORS: City of Powell River corporate officer Chris Jackson reviewed council’s COVID-19 meeting schedule and asked councillors if they wanted to make any adjustments. PAUL GALINSKI PHOTO

is to email Jackson and request to be on the agenda as a delegation.

Formosa said council cannot use Zoom, a popular videoconferencing platform, because the city’s technical people will not allow it to

run on the city system.

Jackson said the city has never turned anyone away as a delegation, although requests to appear are diminished in the pandemic era.

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Restaurants seek help from council Restaurateur wants patio parklets for local eateries PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

Restaurateur Sarah McClean has requested that City of Powell River lobby for outdoor eating spaces for local restaurants.

McClean, owner and operator of three dine-in restaurants on Marine Avenue, told city councillors at their May 21 meeting that as the province moved into phase two of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses that were negatively affected are left to pick up the pieces and create a new normal.

“For my industry, the new normal is anything but that,” said McClean. “The restaurant industry has been absolutely devastated by this pandemic. It is feared that the devastation and financial impact has only begun.

“Polling is showing that 50 per cent of restaurants may not reopen at all, or may not be able to alter their concept so it can be sustainable under the new guidelines.”

McClean said she is not immune to this statistic.

“Since March 15 we have been operating two of our restaurants in a takeout and delivery model under the guidelines of the provincial

health order, and the other of my restaurants has been closed,” said McClean. “During this time, we have laid off close to 50 employees.

“Our federal and provincial governments have done an amazing job supporting us; we wouldn’t have been able to stay open without using every one of the temporary supports made available. We continue to operate the two restaurants with an average loss of 70 per cent in sales over last year.”

McClean said she invests in her people as a priority and that produces a low margin in an alreadylow margin industry.

“I am in trouble,” she said. “Jobs in this community are in trouble.”

Powell River’s restaurant scene needs mayor and council’s support now more than ever, according to McClean. She said many communities across the nation are implementing new guidelines to support economic stability and social distancing. She quoted a ministry of transportation and infrastructure (MOTI) recommendation on relocation of roadway space for physical distancing: “municipalities around the world are using temporary lane and road closures to provide extra space for people walking and cycling and this may be an option for BC municipalities.”

McClean said these kinds of guidelines are allowing expansion to outdoor dining programs being quickly approved so eating places

can capitalize on good weather.

“Guidelines from the province continue to highlight that outdoor dining is the safest way to bring the community back together while keeping businesses operating,” said McClean. “We’re working with MABA (Marine Area Business Association), as well as gaining feedback from other business owners that extensions of their patios is an important next step.

Additionally, some of the successful parklet programs in other communities already rolling include underutilized municipal space that provides areas for customers to sit and enjoy their food without it being attached to the restaurant.”

McClean said she was asking for council’s support to use its clout with MOTI to help get patio parklets temporarily allowed in a few of the parking stalls on Marine Avenue.

“These tasteful and safely built temporary structures will act as an additional dining space for restaurants that wish to participate for the summer season,” said McClean.

“Give us a fighting chance to not have to close our doors for good.

“They will instantly beautify the Marine Mile and excite our residents with a step forward they can see. I understand Powell River has been in talks for years with MOTI about adjusting the speed limit on Marine and these parklets will be a natural traffic calmer to continue to make Marine Avenue a safe and

ASSISTANCE REQUEST: Sarah McClean, owner and operator of three restaurants on the Marine Avenue corridor, appeared before City of Powell River Council advocating for patio parklets to allow her businesses to continue. PAUL GALINSKI PHOTO

vibrant place to enjoy the downtown core.”

McClean asked for council’s support to expedite patio expansions throughout the city, and to work with MOTI on approving patio parklets on Marine Avenue.

According to a May 22 media release from the provincial government, it has taken action to support the province’s hospitality sector by temporarily authorizing expansion of service areas, such as patios, to support physical distancing requirements and industry recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The release stated that to support businesses in reopening ef-

forts, the liquor and cannabis regulation branch will now permit food-primary, liquor-primary and manufacturer licensees such as breweries and distilleries, to apply through a simplified online process to temporarily expand their service areas until October 31, 2020.

City council voted to direct staff to contact MOTI, notifying them that the city requests an expedited permit allowing outdoor patios in parking spaces along Marine Avenue from Wharf Street to Alberni Street, and also that the speed limit on Marine Avenue be reducing to 30 kilometres per hour for the duration of this project.

Tip leads police to suspect On May 9, Powell River RCMP detachment received a complaint from a concerned resident stating that a person was acting in an unusual way, and they had concerns for the person’s safety.

According to a media release from corporal Chris Manseau, division media relations officer, Powell River RCMP frontline members attended and spoke with the person who was exhibiting some unusual behaviours.

As the investigation progressed the suspect made some concerning statements and requested that the members conduct a check of his residence, stated Manseau.

“The allegations were immediately determined to be unfounded, although a substantial amount of police time and resources were spent investigating,” stated Manseau.

Powell River RCMP members were plan-

ning on transporting the man from the scene, however, prior to departure the Powell River man gave directions to a specific location the RCMP should search immediately, according to Manseau. RCMP members searched this location and immediately located two firearms, ammunition and several loaded magazines for the firearms.

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COVID-19 affects city finances Councillors receive report on effects of pandemic PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River councillors were provided a snapshot of the effects of COVID-19 on municipal finances.

At the May 21 council meeting, chief financial officer Adam Langenmaier presented a report regarding the financial ramifications of the pandemic. He said there are some big implications that COVID-19 has cast upon the city.

Langenmaier said in terms of revenue, the city’s total budgeted revenue for 2020 is $36 million. The main source is property taxation. He said the pandemic will not affect how much the city collects, but it will affect when the city collects it. The city has voted for a property tax deadline extension, meaning taxpayers have until September 30 to pay without penalty, instead of the normal deadline of July 2.

Langenmaier said the next big piece of revenue is fees and charges, which will be greatly impacted by the pandemic. He said it is a challenge to look at how revenues will be impacted. He forecast total monthly revenue of $207,500 to be fore-

gone due to COVID-19, from sources such as Powell River Recreation Complex and recreation programs, garbage tags, transit and the campground at Willingdon Beach.

In terms of expenses, some have decreased non-voluntarily, and there are voluntary expense decreases, over which the city has control.

Langenmaier said he has looked through every account and his goal is to provide options for council to reduce expenses but not recommend major changes. The majority of savings found were in training, travel and grants that are given out.

In terms of recreation expenses, the city is seeing savings with the recreation complex closure. Savings include utility costs and no part-time staff working.

“These savings are being offset by a reduction in revenue,” said Langenmaier.

“We are having a near-zero impact for that building at the moment. The reopening is dependent on how we do for property tax collection. Recreation services are heavily subsidized by property tax.”

Langenmaier said one of the major areas of change is in capital projects. Council passed a financial plan specifying everything it wanted to do. Langenmaier said his report looks at what can be put on pause.

“I made a number of recommendations to the capital plan to defer projects,”

said Langenmaier. “My rationale involved whether the project was underway or is it critical to current operations.”

The liquid waste treatment plant, for example, is critical for operations, and outside funding goes along with the city’s contribution. Another consideration is whether the funds were coming from a reserve the city could borrow against if the city gets into “a sticky situation and needs cash.”

“We can put all of those projects on pause and sit on that cash until we see where we need to be,” said Langenmaier.

In terms of capital plans, nearly $3 million was identified to be deferred until impacts of COVID-19 pass.

“It doesn’t seem like much because our capital plan is $38 million, however, the treatment plant makes up almost $32 million,” he added.

In terms of special projects, a total of $144,000 has been put on hold in Langenmaier’s report.

Re garding reser ves , Langenmaier identified $1.1 million that could be redirected to general operations if required.

He made an estimation of assumed property tax collection for 2020, with 60 per cent contributed by July 2, 75 per cent by September 30 and 99 per cent by December 4. Under this scenario, the city would be short $13 million on July 2.

“What this spells out is an operational cash crunch; these delays are going to determine some of our action plans,” said Langenmaier.

“The provincial government has identified these issues and are giving some relief by reducing when we have to pay the school tax, from August until the end of December, so that will provide us with a bit of flexibility in cash, but we still need to ensure that

by December 31, we have the cash to pay the province.”

Councillor George Doubt, chair of the finance committee, said the city has made some concessions to delay the penalty day on city taxes from July 2 to September 30 and he was hoping as many people as possible will submit their taxes to the city before July 2.

“I hope people will pay their taxes as early as they can so we can maintain the services, but that will depend on taxpayers’ money coming in,” said Doubt.

Councillor Rob Southcott said Langenmaier’s recommendations to council included having 85 per cent of the tax revenue before the city is confident about opening up the recreation complex, and asked the CFO to explain it.

Langenmaier said at 85 per cent tax revenue collection, the city can provide services at the recreation complex without putting the city in detriment.

“If we choose a lower

BUDGETARY CONSEQUENCES: City of Powell River chief financial officer Adam Langenmaier laid out the effects of COVID-19 on city finances at a recent council meeting.

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amount of collection threshold, we could be at a point where we open up, spend a lot of money and don’t see that remainder being collected,” said Langenmaier.

“We’ll have used some of our cash we’ll really need in future months.”

Councillor Jim Palm said he had concerns, and that he was sure he was going to get a lot of questions about recreation.

“When you refer to collecting 85 per cent of our taxes before we look at reopening the recreation complex, we see sports groups starting to talk about starting up again,” said Palm. “One of the things people like to attend is hockey games, and if we don’t have our complex and ice rink running, if those leagues start up, we’re out of luck come hockey time. That’s going to be one

question coming forward on the recreation complex very soon.”

Palm said with timelines for tax collection and proposed reopening of the recreation complex, some sports could be in trouble.

Councillor Maggie Hathaway said she had received questions about reduction of city staff. She said she was aware that parttime recreation complex staff were not working. She asked if the working hours of full-time staff had been looked at.

Langenmaier said he didn’t work that into the staff report.

“These are the things we want to explore if we see our collections aren’t going well,” he said. He added that it also involves what council wants to do with service levels and where shifts can be made.

WildSafeBC introduces coordinator

Krystle Mitchelitis

WildSafeBC introduced Krystle Mitchelitis as the new qathet Regional District community coordinator​via media release on May 20.

Mitchelitis will be reaching out to Powell River area community members in ways that maintain physical distancing and safety for everyone.

“While the COVID-19 pandemic may be keeping many of us at home, that is not true for the bears and other wildlife that live nearby,” stat-

ed WildSafeBC in the release.

F ro m A p r i l to No ve m b e r, Mitchelitis will be involved in a number of WildSafeBC modified program initiatives, including door-to-door information delivery campaigns and webinar delivery of the WildSafe Ranger Program for school-aged children, as well as Wildlife Awareness and Safety Education sessions, according to the release.

Mitchelitis can be contacted at

250.898.7451 or qrd@wildsafebc. com for information on how to register for the free programs.

Wildlife in conflict can be reported to the Conservation Officer Service 24 hours per day at 1.877.952.7277.

Residents can also report sightings of bears, cougars, coyotes or wolves in an urban area; reports are uploaded daily to WildSafeBC’s​ Wildlife Alert Reporting Program, allowing the public to be alerted

about new wildlife sightings in their neighbourhood.

WildSafeBC is delivered by the BC Conservation Foundation in communities across BC. The foundation is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote and assist in the conservation of the provincial fish and wildlife resources through the protection, acquisition or enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat.

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Electronic reporting increases in school district Use of e-portfolios being encouraged

PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

School District 47 is looking at expanding and becoming more consistent in the way teachers communicate electronically with parents.

Allison Burt, district coordinator of curriculum, assessment and reporting, reported to the school district’s board of education at its May 13 meeting about the use of e-portfolios, which provide parents regular information in an electronic format about how their elementary-aged children are doing in school.

The recommendations Burt made at the meeting were from the district’s communicating student learning committee.

“We have been looking at innovative and creative ways to communicate student learning to parents for more than four years,” said Burt in an interview. “Now that we are moving to year five of reporting student progress in a new way, we are wanting to tackle the consistency issue in a more deliberate way.”

The objective of electronic reporting is to give parents with children in elementary schools information about their child’s progress meaningfully and in a timely way.

For all students, whether they are receiving e-portfolios or report cards to communicate, the final communication is a summative report, for kindergarten to grade 7.

High school students always receive report cards.

The summative report will go out at the end of the school year and parents will receive information about how their child did in all areas of learning this school year.

“We know with the COVID-19 pandemic that the feedback might not be as robust,” said Burt. “We have lots of different scenarios for people being able to keep up with some of the work that has been going out. We are using all of the evidence of learning, so whether that came before spring break, or after spring break, we include as much as possible. For most students, the majority of the mark or proficiency level will be based on evidence from before spring break.”

Mo v i n g i n to the 2020/2021 school year, the school district will be looking at having teachers who continue to use e-portfolios to issue a progress report in the middle of the year. Burt said this will be a way to provide parents with a snapshot of progress that is on one document as opposed to several different posts.

She added that it’s a way to create more consistency with the e-portfolios because they vary greatly from teacher to teacher, grade to grade and school to school.

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“Really, an e-portfolios is supposed to look different because they are personalized for the individual student,” said Burt. “Teachers are using them in different ways, not just for reporting.”

Burt said when a teacher is using the e-portfolios to do other things than communicating the snapshot of progress, it’s going to look way different with a teacher who is adding in celebrations, or perhaps even doing some showcasing of a student’s best work.

“It’s a learning curve for teachers and parents so we have been generous in implementation of the eportfolios,” said Burt. “Now, we are going into our fifth year and we want to make sure we’ve tidied up the processes.”

In an e-portfolio, at a minimum this year, teachers will have approximately 16 posts, which might include student self-assessment and teacher assessments. They might also include celebrations, such as if the student had a picture taken at a school event that could go in the e-portfolios.

“The advantage of having an e-portfolios over a report card is you actually get to see the evidence and you can interact with your child and teacher through the comments,” said Burt. “You have the ability to comment on the samples of learning and that can go back and forth for some time with some teachers. It’s not just a written statement; you actually

ELECTRONIC FORMAT: Eight-year-old Westview Elementary School grade three student Beckett Pinch has his e-portfolio on his home computer, displaying the progress he’s made during the school year. PAUL GALINSKI PHOTO

get to see it, so there’s video, there’s pictures, there’s text, there’s presentations.

It’s a much richer way to see what students are doing. It’s not just a written description. It’s a lot more interactive.”

Burt said e-portfolios are kind of like a window into the classroom.

“That’s the advantage of the e-portfolios,” she said.

“It’s not to say that report cards can’t give good information, because they certainly do, but they are very different methods of communicating.”

For parents who don’t have computers, parents have access to e-portfolios through the schools.

“Parents can connect with the school principal and they will be provided an opportunity to look at the portfolio on one of the school computers,” said Burt.

She said some parents love e-portfolios because they get to see the almost real time connection. Some parents are not used to that type of reporting, so they hold fast to what they know, which is letter grades in report cards, according to Burt. She said the district is trying to make changes with how teachers communicate, encourage and inspire. She added that efforts are being made to educate parents about what e-portfolios are intended to do and to show the benefits

of using them.

In School District 47, about 75 per cent of primary teachers are using eportfolios as well as 35 per cent of intermediate teachers. Use of e-portfolios has not been mandated by the school district or ministry of education, but use is becoming more commonplace among the school district’s teachers.

“It’s an exciting change,” said Burt, “and an exciting shift but it’s not without hurdles.”

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Physicians provide COVID-19 update in response to reopening Steering committee asks residents to be smart and safe Thanks to our residents, health-care teams and leaders, the number of COVID-19 cases is currently very low in BC. While there is much talk about our recovery and restarting, these terms can be misleading.

The pandemic is far from over. While community transmission in BC seems to have dropped to its lowest levels since the beginning of the pandemic, nothing has fundamentally changed in terms of our shared risks.

We still have a deadly virus circulating globally, we have almost no natural immunity, we have no vaccine, and we have no effective treatment.

Many other jurisdictions in Canada and abroad, even some of those now reopening, are still struggling with significant spread of this virus. Others are already having a second surge after opening too fast.

Unfortunately, because we are all so connected by commerce and travel, this puts us all at risk.

There has never been a recorded pandemic without a major second wave; we just don’t know when it’s going to come. Many are predicting it will be in the fall, but

there is no guarantee of that. Precaution will be our new normal until there is a widely available vaccine, an effective treatment, or the majority of us get sick and recover.

Many have asked, “if our public health restrictions were working and we are still vulnerable, then why are we changing tactics now?” The answer is that there are risks to staying shut and risks to opening up. As we move into this next phase of the pandemic, the hope is that we can find a new balance between harms of COVID-19 and harms related to restrictions and closures.

While restrictions and closures were critically important at the start of the pandemic to prevent an overwhelming surge of cases, these measures did come at a cost. In addition to the financial stress of these measures, there have been negative health impacts as well. These include postponement of surgeries and investigations, fewer people seeking help for serious medical issues, a surge in mental health problems, and others.

The majority of new COVID-19 cases in BC can now be traced to known clusters or travellers. This means tracing and isolation of most contacts can be done, and spread is more limited. Because of this, our

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The strategy only works if we collectively continue to take steps to reduce the spread of this virus. “Our success so far, and (our) ability to ease restrictions, relies on our shared commitment and effort, and we need that to continue,” stated Dr. Henry on May 25.

It is still recommended that we keep our personal bubble, or number of close contacts, as small as possible (those you share food or a home with, or spend sustained time fewer than six feet apart). COVID-19 can spread very quickly among close contacts, as well as the wider circle of people our contacts are connected to.

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Staying home when sick, except to seek medical care, is still considered the most important infection control measure during the pandemic. This is a choice we can all make. Any age person can catch COVID-19, and anyone can spread it.

Testing is now available for everyone with symptoms of COVID-19, no matter how few or mild those symptoms may be. These include fever,

cough, shortness of breath, muscle aches, sore throat, runny nose, loss of smell, diarrhea, and others.

Testing helps us break the chain of transmission by tracing all close contacts of positive cases, and putting out any sparks of illness in our community before they can spread.

We can also help our public health teams by taking the COVID-19 survey: Your story, our future. The survey also has links to initiatives on blood testing for immunity and planning for future waves. It closes on May 31, and can be found at bccdc. ca.

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qathet Regional District’s board of directors has adopted a code of conduct.

At the April 30 meeting of the board of directors, after the introduction of a motion to adopt the code of conduct, Electoral Area B director Mark Gisborne expressed opposition to it.

He said there are five words that form the foundation of responsible conduct for local governments in BC. These include integrity, accountability, respect, leadership

and collaboration, he added.

“The proposed code of conduct does not even contain the words integrity, accountability, leadership or collaboration,” said Gisborne. “It does, however, use the word respect a half dozen times with no definition.

“There is an old saying: respectful children should be seen, not heard. It is easy to be respectful if you never speak, but then you have no leadership. You have no collaboration, accountability, and you have no integrity.

Those words are not present in this code of conduct.”

Gisborne said this code of conduct, as proposed, only emphasizes the issues “we are having at this board. It does not help resolve them.

A poorly done code of conduct makes a bad situation even worse.”

Gisborne said the five

words he outlined create the four key foundational principles of responsible conduct. He said this was the result of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities’ working group on responsible conduct.

“I cannot support this code of conduct,” said Gisborne. “It doesn’t have the foundational principles to get us through these issues. Therefore, I am going to make a motion that the board refer the draft code of conduct to the May committee of the whole meeting.”

Gisborne’s motion was not seconded.

Board chair Patrick Brabazon asked if there were any other directors who wanted to speak and none voiced the desire to do so.

Brabazon put the code of conduct to a vote and it carried, with Gisborne opposed.

The code of conduct applies to all meetings and assemblies of the regional district and to any person attending those meetings and assemblies.

The code of conduct states that assemblies shall provide an environment of transparent and healthy debate on matters requiring decision-making. It further states that all meetings will be conducted in a manner consistent with the regional district’s procedure bylaw and will provide adequate and substantive opportunity for persons to state their position on any matter before the assembly.

The regional board working committee that formulated the code of conduct opted to take a concise approach to the document, which is a page and a half in length.

Council considers help for retail and hospitality businesses Councillors request report from staff PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River staff will consider measures to help restaurant and retail businesses with the loosening of regulations initiated with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the May 21 city council meeting, councillors received a letter signed by four food service and liquor industry associations, asking for the city’s urgent support to aid the survival of hospitality businesses and thousands of livelihoods during the pandemic.

Specifically, they requested assistance for flexible, innovative and expedited patio permitting.

Councillor CaroleAnn Leishman said she would be very much in favour of having the city’s staff take a

look at the recommendations in the letter and see what needs to happen in other areas of the city to go forward with allowing patios to be expanded where a provincial highway is not a concern.

Councillor George Doubt said he had participated in a webinar about reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown and was provided a legal view of what cities can do to support businesses.

“I’d like to get a report from staff on how we can do all of these things that the letter requests and I’d like it to go a step further to include the retail industries,” said Doubt. “The possibilities include using sidewalks and street space, possibly closing streets, for things like night markets. You could have retailers putting their wares out on the sidewalk, pretty much like Blackberry Festival, on a regular basis.

“There is a process cities can take, which is called a licence of occupation, and the planning department can pro-

vide to retailers the use of sidewalk space, parklets or even park space for retail activities. I’d like to include all of those possibilities in a report that staff could bring back to us, thinking about innovative ways to open up our city.”

Councillor Maggie Hathaway said she thinks the city is putting the cart before the horse in that it doesn’t know what the requirements are.

“I would rather get a recommendation from staff as to how it would work before approving it,” said Hathaway.

Corporate officer Chris Jackson said council could make a motion to refer the matter to staff for review.

Chief administrative officer Russell Brewer said staff has already been discussing options to bring back to council, based on the letter.

Council carried a motion to refer the matter to staff.

Brewer said staff knows there is urgency to the matter and wants to do what it can in short order.

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Planner introduces bus concept City researches on-demand pilot project PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River is looking at the prospect of a pilot project to operate an on-demand bus service.

At the May 14 city council meeting, sustainability planner Ana Lukyanova introduced the concept, which would offer a modified bus service in the evening for regular passengers and those with mobility issues.

In a report to council, Lukyanova stated that while fixed-route transit attempts to predict what trips users want to make and set a schedule based on assumptions, ondemand transit uses actual data from users requesting trips and creates a route in real time based on the input.

She stated that for on-demand service, trip requests are made via smartphone or phone.

On-demand software automatically receives and instantly processes those requests to create a route that picks up and delivers all passengers to their destinations in the

shortest time possible. She stated that drivers simply follow directions from their onboard GPS unit powered by the on-demand software.

“Riders have a simple, user-friendly experience similar to using apps such as Uber or Lyft, but the rides are shared with multiple people on board the bus at the same time to dramatically improve efficiency and reduce cost per ride provided,” stated Lukyanova.

Staff discovered the opportunity for Powell River to take advantage of the $200,000 federal Built in Canada Innovation Program funding to operate a pilot program and wanted to proceed with further investigation.

In an interview, Lukyanova said other small cities have been succeeding with ondemand busing programs and grant funders were able to determine this would be a good city to run a pilot project in.

BC Transit declined to be involved so a bus would have to be procured to operate the pilot project. Lukyanova said federal program funders have been generous and willing to fund not only the technology to run the program, but also the lease for a bus for its duration. The bus would be wheelchairaccessible, as well as being able to accom-

modate regular passengers. The type of bus required to operate locally is already in use in an on-demand program in Ashland, Oregon.

“The idea is the bus combines handyDARTtype service with a service for regular riders,” said Lukyanova. “We have heard other communities reporting positively on that and how nice it is to have a bus for everyone as opposed to having people with disabilities in one service and having a completely separate vehicle for regular riders.”

Lukyanova said the service could be set up so people with disabilities could be served door-to-door and at the same time provide bus-stop-to-bus-stop service for regular riders.

“The reason for that is it would be nice to drive people door-to-door but that limits how quickly you can get people around,” she added. “If we have regular riders who are quite capable of taking a short walk, then we can accommodate them at bus stops, while at the same time offering a more door-todoor service for people with disabilities that need it.”

Lukyanova said the on-demand bus service is not a taxi service; it is a bus service with special capabilities.

She said direction has been given by council to continue dealing with Spare Labs, the company that provides the technology and receives the federal funding. She said the COVID-19 pandemic has an effect on when the best time to pilot the project would be.

Looking at other similar projects, Lukyanova said they typically have good ridership.

“Staff is really excited because we are seeing that it has seen great uptake in the communities where they’ve tried it,” said Lukyanova. “They are seeing increased transit ridership, which is what we hope to see for our sustainability goals, in reducing emissions and giving people other options to get around the community other than the personal vehicle.”

In the presentation Lukyanova made to city council, the proposal was to run the

CONSIDERING OPTIONS: City of Powell River sustainability planner Ana Lukyanova recently outlined a prospective pilot project, which, if pursued, would introduce ondemand busing to the local transit service.

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service from 5 pm until late. She said more work needs to be done to determine how late to shut down the service.

“From a scheduling and budget perspective, we would have to have an end time,” added Lukyanova. “We can’t afford to run the bus all night.”

She said the length of the pilot project would be dependent on how many hours a day the service would run, but the intention would be to run a one- to two-year pilot to provide a sufficient amount of time for people to become aware of the service, and for it to have a sufficient duration for assessment.

Lukyanova said if people in Powell River have any input they’d like to direct to the process, they can contact her at sustainability@powellriver.ca.

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Students and staff alter plans for graduation ceremony Brooks graduates will be recognized at Max Cameron Theatre in June LAURYN MACKENZIE Peak contributor

Grade 12 students at Brooks Secondary School can finally breathe as the school has announced plans for a Class of 2020 graduation celebration. This year’s festivities will stand out from the rest as changes will be made to help keep graduates, students and school staff safe from the effects of COVID-19.

Brooks principal Bill Rounis announced the plan for the new celebration on May 21, saying graduates and their immediate family will have a chance to go to Max Cameron Theatre at the school over two days, June 23 and 24, for the celebra-

tion. This will give each graduate a chance to walk across the stage in their fancy dress or suit, and have their family watch as they celebrate a giant milestone.

Although the graduates won’t be able to shake hands with the teachers or trustees who will be on stage with them, “a graduate who is receiving a scholarship will be given their scholarship while they cross the stage,” said Rounis.

Grade 12 student Rhianna Williams is looking forward to graduation and celebrating it, despite the circumstances.

“The part of graduation that I was most looking forward to was being in a big group with all my friends,” said Williams.

For Williams and her grad class, it was a strange and confusing time when they were unsure if a celebration was even going to happen.

Before Rounis’ announcement, Williams said she found many graduates were

just confused about what was going on.

“A lot of us have looked forward to this for a long time, so having it taken away so quickly is upsetting,” she added. “I think a lot of people just want to know what is going to happen, if anything.”

When planning for the celebration, Rounis said he worked with many other high school principals on Vancouver Island, as well as faculty and the grade 12 grad committee.

Pamela Ellis, a teacher at Brooks who has been a part of the grad committee since 2013, said that before the school had to be shut down due to COVID-19, the grad committee “was well underway in planning for the Grand March.”

Ellis said once new plans for this year’s celebration started, it was all hands on deck with many teachers volunteering to help out. Of course, the planning did not go without any bumps, she

RITE OF PASSAGE: Brooks Secondary School student Rhianna Williams is one of many graduates who are relieved that a plan is now in motion to recognize the Class of 2020.

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added.

“The most challenging part would have to be the emotional part of missing out on things,” said Ellis.

It then became another job for everyone to move past the emotions to be able to find a solution on how to have the best and safest celebration possible.

The grad committee “is

still working hard,” said Ellis. “We still have Zoom meetings every week.”

Along with the rest of school, Ellis wants to work with the students as much as possible.

Now that the school has announced its plans, Williams and her classmates can finally figure out how they are going to style their hair and

decide what shoes to wear, knowing they will soon be able to walk across the stage.

“After finding out about the new ceremony, I was happy that we are being recognized this year,” said Williams. “I appreciate that everyone is trying to celebrate our grad even though we can’t all be together right now.”

Group brings ninja’ing to whole new level Initiative surprises community members with gifts LAURYN MACKENZIE Peak contributor

KNOCK KNOCK: A growing number of Powell River residents are leaving gifts on doorsteps of unsuspecting recipients as a way to brighten days and lift spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic. LAURYN MACKENZIE PHOTO

Powell River is being taken over by ninjas, but not in the way residents may think. The area is the latest to take part in ninja’ing, a new craze where people secretly leave gifts for unsuspecting members of the community.

The Powell River “Wine Ninjas” Facebook group was created by Marissa Pirart around Mother’s Day of this year.

She was introduced to the idea by her mother, who had joined a similar group in Alberta.

Pirart said it started as a group where

“you pick a person and gift them their favourite things.”

That started with gifting wine, but because not everyone likes wine, it has now morphed into any form of gifts.

Janet Janze started helping Pirart as a co-admin of the group shortly after it was formed. They work together to make sure the page is easy to use as it grows in popularity, with people joining every day.

“Ninja” Brittany Stainton was added to the group by a friend and thought it would be something fun to do and, since there are not many events taking place in town lately, be a great community-building event.

Stainton said it’s a feel-good way of giving. She also found ways to keep the cost of ninja’ing low. She tends to give away homemade cider and plants she had grown herself.

“I don’t tend to spend a lot of money

on things,” said Stainton. “You can just go around your house and find items you have never used before.”

Pirart said the group has had a huge impact and is bringing the community closer together.

“My main goal is to pay it forward; I was feeling how everybody else was feeling [about COVD-19 and social distancing] and it was hard,” she added. “This is a really nice way to brighten up somebody’s day who maybe wasn’t having a good one.”

Anyone can join the group, according to Janze.

“Just join our page and get your ‘ninja’ on,” said Janze. “Be creative, wear a costume, pick a stranger or someone you know. It’s all just to make people’s days a bit brighter and fill everyone’s news feeds with something happy during a not so happy time.”

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Canadian, American, British, German, Italian, and so on.

Any era, any amount and any size are considered! Will travel!

Please contact me via call or text at: 604-828-1182

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous COAST BERRY Company 30 lbs frozen blueberries, 1L pure frozen blueberry juice, can arrange delivery call 604.487.9788 ENTIRE CONTENTS of apartment for sale. Sofa, chairs, tables, bookcase, stationary bike, 79” TV and s t e re o , e t c . A l l i t e m s available for individual purchase. Call 604.485.2610

2145 Wanted KITCHEN CABINETS Large set preferred. Call or text 604.414.4598 RIDE-ON lawn mowers, running or not, cash for some. Contact Don at 604.487.0487 WOULD LIKE to buy used yard ornaments that require painting. Call 604.485.7747

CITY OF POWELL RIVER

NOTICE

Street Vending Bylaw 2536, 2018 Amendments to Permit Vending on Vacant Lands outside existing Commercial and Industrial Precincts The City of Powell River Street Vending Bylaw 2536, 2018, regulates mobile and stationary street vending in the City. The bylaw requires that anyone who conducts business from a permitted location in the City is to hold a street vending licence. Conditions of a licence can include public health, safety, and security at the business location, hours of operation, payment of fees, proof of insurance and list of permitted locations.

Notice is hereby given under Section 59 of the Community Charter of Council’s intention to consider adoption of City of Powell River Street Vending Bylaw 2536, 2018, Amendment Bylaw 2600, 2020, at the Council meeting scheduled for June 4, 2020 at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 6910 Duncan Street, Powell River, B.C. City of Powell River Street Vending Bylaw 2536, 2018 Amendment Bylaw 2600, 2020 proposes a relaxation of provisions related to vending on vacant lands within specific zones and land use designations that are located outside existing commercial and industrial precincts. The bylaw amendments also propose housekeeping changes for greater clarity. These changes include amendments to bylaw definitions and the policy framework that governs stationary vendors.

Due to current COVID-19 physical distancing measures and the closure of City Hall to the public, any members of the public who believe their interest may be affected by the proposal may make written submissions to Council, which must be received no later than June 4, 2020.

Emails may be sent to Planning Services to rpukesh@powellriver.ca or mailed to the attention of Planning Services, 6910 Duncan Street, Powell River, BC, V8A 1V4. General inquiries from the public regarding the proposal may be made to Planning Services by phone 604.485.8655.

Thomas Knight, MCIP, RPP Director of Planning Services

Chris Jackson Corporate Officer

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Anyone with information about these or any other incidents is asked to contact the Powell River RCMP at 604.485.6255, or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS (8477) or go to bccrimestoppers.com.

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MAY 25 • Joyce Avenue, 4700 block At approximately 1:48 pm, police responded to a report of a theft from Canadian Tire. A 39-year-old female entered the store to look at bikes, selected one, and claimed she was going to pay for it. She then rode off on the bike, to a waiting vehicle, without paying. A licence plate number was obtained and provided to police, who attended her residence and located the stolen bike. On May 26, police executed a search warrant on the female’s residence and located a number of other items inside that were believed to have been stolen. This matter is still under investigation.

MAY 25 • Timberlane Avenue, 5300 block At approximately 3:39 pm, police received a report of a break and enter. Someone entered the Boy Scouts storage shed and stole five large tents, two yard carts and a pop-up canopy valued at approximately $1,800.

ONLINE REPORTING: Powell River RCMP can now take online crime reports for incidents that do not require police attendance. A typical report takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and will require the reporter’s name, address, phone number and email.

“In addition to providing a more convenient way for residents to make a report, this tool will minimize the amount of less-serious files that are being dispatched to our frontline officers,” said staff sergeant Rod Wiebe, Powell River/Texada Island detachment commander. “By utilizing the online reporting, it allows our officers to attend the higher priority calls for service in a more efficient manner.”

Online reporting must meet the following criteria: - You have lost something that costs less than $5,000 - Someone has stolen something from you that costs less than $5,000 - Someone has vandalized your property or vehicle and it will cost less than $5,000 to repair it - The crime happened within the jurisdiction of the Powell River RCMP - You want to report a driving complaint that is not in progress For emergencies, call 911.

The link for online reporting is: https:/bc.rcmp.gc.ca/powellriver/report.

1. AUGUST 20 7300 block Duncan Street At approximately 4:15 am Powell River ASSAULTS = 5 5 at a RCMP attended a THEFTS break and=enter A MacBook laptop computer BREAK AND ENTERS =business.

2 MISCHIEF =6 was stolen from the business. Police continue to investigate and anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact RCMP at 604.485.6255 or Crimestoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS (8477).

MAY 21 TO 27, 2020

TOTAL SERVICE CALLS = 102 IMPAIRED DRIVING = 2

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