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Ferries announce half-price fares Discount encourages off-peak travel CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

A discount on vehicle fares could take some of the sting out of trips to Powell River and signal a change for how riders pay for ferries in the future.

BC Ferries announced the off-season promotion for all its routes Thursday, October 22. The program will reduce vehicle fares by half for select South Coast sailings on Mondays through Thursday, as well as Saturday, from November 16 to December 19.

The discount includes routes between the northern and southern Sunshine Coast, Texada Island and Comox.

“This is exactly what they need to be doing. It’s just good business sense,” said City of Powell River coun-

cillor Karen Skadsheim, also a representative on the Northern Gulf Islands Ferry Advisory Committee. “It’s the slow season, you discount your rates.”

The discount fares apply to cars, motorcycles, trucks, SUVs, vans and the first 20 feet of recreational vehicles.

Skadsheim predicted BC Ferries will see a dramatic increase in ridership during the period as people alter travel plans to take advantage of the discount sailings.

The ferry corporation is looking to launch a more flexible fare system in 2017 that would offer savings for travel on less busy sailings, Mike Corrigan, BC Ferries president and chief executive office, stated in a press release.

“BC Ferries is offering discount travel to gauge out customers’ response to the concept of saving while travelling off-peak,” stated Corrigan.

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Public response was mixed as riders who were

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BC Ferries noted it did see reduced congestion at ferry terminals during peak times

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City of Powell River is a facing a $1-million shortfall in the first draft of its 2016 budget.

Director of finance Shehzad Somji made a presentation of next year’s draft budget to the finance committee on Thursday, October 22.

Somji told the committee that staff have reviewed the city’s operations and looked for any increased costs for next year.

Somji identified about $1 million in potential new costs for the city next year, with a large portion from increases in the city’s protective services.

The city is expecting a one-time $400,000 payout to firefighters for retroactive pay increases and a further $270,000 increase for wages based on the annual provincial average. The fire department has also asked for an additional career member be hired.

The RCMP has also requested the city add an additional full-time officer salary, at roughly $150,000, to its operations for next year.

A three-year joint job evaluation process of city staff will begin next year with an annual cost of about $130,000.

The city will also look to hire a full-time planner at $56,000, communications contractors at $75,000 and pay for live-stream-

ing meetings at $18,000. It is projected the city will spend $30,000 on implementing initiatives from its recently drafted economic development strategy.

Chief administration officer Mac Fraser said that while a $1 million variance may seem like a lot, it represents only about five per cent on the city’s overall budget, and the budget is still early in its development.

Somji asked how the committee would like the city to fund the shortfall.

“There’s no fat and no further cutting staff can do,” he said. “A lot of this is contractual.”

Somji added that the city’s departments have looked for efficiencies and have followed the city’s mandate of living within its means and there are two options, either decreasing service levels or increasing revenue.

“You’ve already committed to not [raising property taxes],” he said.

Some of the shortfall comes from onetime expenses while others are recurring.

Discussion shifted to looking for potential solutions.

“What we need to do is combination of cutting, dipping into reserves and taxation,” said mayor Dave Formosa. “Each year we’ve cut departments for the past seven years.”

Formosa said the discussion illustrates exactly why the city needs to promote economic development to broaden its tax base.

“That’s why we need to increase taxation.

We need industry and building. We’re getting there, but not fast enough; that’s why it has to be a combination,” he said. “Everyone is going to have to take it a bit on the chin.”

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City merges with citizen group to help refugees Collaborative effort aims to maximize impact MEL EDGAR mel@prpeak.com

INCLUSIVE AGENDA: Ron Berezan, a representative of St. David and St. Paul’s Anglican Churches, sets the agenda for the second meeting of Welcome Powell River Refugee Support Group. MEL EDGAR PHOTO

maximize our reach in terms of refugee sponsorship.”

By the end of the meeting it was decided the groups would work with the city, but not under its leadership.

Instead, a working group composed of church, city and citizen members was

are available for groups to bring refugees into Canada, including being designated as a sponsorship agreement holder (SAH). There are 14 SAHs in BC, many of them church groups, who are able to sponsor refugees without official UN declared refu-

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said her organization could serve immediately as a neutral, non-denominational, fundraising group with the additional benefit of being able to issue charitable receipts.

The newly formed community working group is composed of Adamson, retired United Church minister Doug Graves, retired Baptist pastor Ronald Lewis, Assumption Catholic Church parishioner Kate Cooper and councillor Rob Southcott. The group will be headed by St. David and St. Paul’s Anglican Churches representative Lee Coulter.

“We’ve all agreed to work as one group and now we have to figure out how that will work,” said Coulter.

The next public meeting of Welcome Powell River Refugee Support Group is at 7 pm, Monday, November 30, at United Church Trinity Hall. For more information, readers can go to facebook. com/PRRefugee.

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based organization,” said Skadsheim. “We could hold the central pot of money and with the city as a sponsorship agreement holder we could help groups in the community bring refugees over.”

Currently, no city or government bodies are listed as SAHs on the Canadian immigration and citizenship website.

Six Powell River area churches have the ability to access SAHs under wider church organizations: Pentecostal, Lutheran, Baptist, Anglican, Catholic and United.

While not all local churches have formally joined SAHs, Evangel Pentecostal Church volunteer Wendy Perkonig said her church has already been accepted as a sponsorship group under the SAH of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.

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Councillor Karen Skadsheim spoke in favour of establishing the city as an SAH and setting up a longterm refugee aid process.

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More than 30 people gathered in Powell River’s Trinity Hall, October 26, for the second meeting of the Welcome Powell River Refugee Support Group, including members of city council and representatives from several church and community groups.

Mayor Dave Formosa began discussion around placing the citizen-led initiative under the umbrella of the city.

“We should have one group,” said Formosa. “We can work together and be one mothership.”

Formosa said if they decided to put the group under the city’s leadership, they could bring the initiative to the committee of the whole and council, as well as centralizing fundraising efforts, with the aim of eventually bringing five refugees families to Powell River.

Ron Berezan, meeting facilitator and representative of St. David and St. Paul’s Anglican Churches, asked if it made sense to bring the city and citizen initiatives together.

“You are proposing that the city would be another member, or a leader, what is the structure of that?” said Berzeran. “We are looking at a participatory process where different churches, community groups and individuals come together to

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QUICK PEAK Recreation report ongoing A report on regional recreation will be delayed until the new year to give more time to gather the public’s thoughts.

Ray Boogaards, City of Powell River director of parks, recreation and culture, said more work is needed before the report can be presented in January.

During the fall, several public meetings have been held throughout the region, but more meetings are being organized in November to make sure the community has had ample opportunity to participate, he said.

Boogaards wants to know what residents think about current recreation programs and services and what they’ll want in the future, he said. He is also asking residents to consider having one service provider for all programming and services for parks, recreation and culture.

“We don’t have a clue what this will look like yet,” said Boogaards.

He added the service provider could be a department of Powell River Regional District, the city, a not-forprofit organization, or it could stay the same with increased funding from the regional district. It could also have the potential for looking after community halls, playing fields and museums, he said.

At this point the goal of the study is not to decide how a new combined system would be governed, just to gather ideas. “We just want to come up with a model first,” he said.

Meetings are organized for city and regional district residents during the month of November, including ones on Texada Island, Lund and Lang Bay. Boogaards said the report will be presented to the public in January before it goes to city council.

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Mayor calls for discussion on pay Jobs changed over past decade but remuneration not kept up CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

In an age of social media and most residents with access to email, workload for City of Powell River elected officials has increased exponentially, but the pay has not kept pace, according to mayor Dave Formosa. Now Formosa is asking council to rethink remuneration.

“You don’t get into this to make money. You get into this to serve,” said Formosa

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at a finance committee meeting Thursday, October 22. “But it’s time for a frank discussion.”

In 2006, council passed Bylaw 2127, which provides a base $14,000 per year for councillors and $35,000 for the mayor, plus an annual

adjustment based on the BC Consumer Price Index.

“In this day of social media, the job of a councillor is 10 times more now,” said Formosa. “You get emails day and night, seven days a week and people want a response. You feel this duty to respond.”

He added that his constituents are less shy about voicing their opinions online than at public meetings or in person.

Formosa said he knows mayor and council are remunerated at about the provincial average, but he’s not interested in those comparisons.

“I don’t care where we are on the list,” he said. “What

I do know for a fact is that when I was a city councillor I worked pretty well full-time at it out of my own office. I dove in.”

He added that while that was his choice, he wouldn’t want rates to be so high that people would run to become career city politicians, but not so low that they drive talented people away either.

The renumeration bylaw also covers the cost of transportation for elected officials who travel on official business, out-of-town accommodations, a $90 per diem allowance and a mileage rate if officials travel in their own vehicles.

Councillor Rob Southcott noted that while he is able to

take time away from his job for the city’s business, that time is unpaid by his employer. Southcott works as the station chief for the BC Ambulance Service in Powell River. Several of his last few pay stubs have had half the amount of his regular salary, he told the committee.

“Smaller communities pay less because the tax base is smaller,” said councillor Maggie Hathaway, “but the workload is the same. I think that should be recognized in some way and that $14,000 for a year is not that much.”

Formosa told the finance committee that it was time not only to think about raises, but also to consider the city providing cell-phone

coverage.

“I think it’s something that we should give ourselves an allowance for,” he said.

He added that he routinely has phone bills in the several-hundred-dollar range, of which 80 per cent are to do with city business.

Several committee members voiced the opinion that while they did not feel like their phone bills needed to be covered by the city, the mayor’s should be, at least in part.

It was not until the discussion at the meeting shifted to the city’s current $1-million budget shortfall that Formosa declared, “I guess I’ll keep paying my phone bill.”

Teachers and school board juggle new curriculum Guiding framework for studies still needed MEL EDGAR mel@prpeak.com

Curriculum changes made by the BC Ministry of Education are being rolled out too fast, according to Powell River education officials.

The ministry announced a new concept-based curriculum in September. Despite kindergarten through grade nine teachers being mandated to use the new curriculum next September, there is no word yet on guidelines and framework for its implementation, say Powell River

District Teachers’ Association and school board officials.

“Rather than just letting every teacher fend for themselves the framework will decide the process for delivering the curriculum and the overall headings,” said Ken Holley, president of the association.

For Holley, the quick mandate is related to the ministry wanting to change the curricula before the upcoming provincial election. Jay Yule, Powell River School Board 47 superintendent, agreed this curriculum change has been more rapid than in previous years.

“This has been a short timeline,” said Yule. “In the past there has been a bit more time to roll out the curriculum.”

While the ministry has set aside

$1 million for 10 hours of in-service training on the new curriculum, scheduling the training has been delayed in anticipation of the framework, which is expected “in the weeks to come,” according to a ministry statement.

According to Holley, waiting for the framework also delays teacher training, possibly pushing it back until after Christmas.

“Teachers don’t want to wait until next year to get organized,” said Holley. “What the curricula expects is a big shift from rote learning that demands a big mindshift from teachers, parents and students.”

In addition to a shift in the new curriculum, which includes more first nations content, it will also

require extra preparation time and place greater demands on teachers, said Holley.

“Teachers get paid for a six-hour day,” said Holley. “The new curriculum will require at least a couple of additional hours of prep time per day, not counting what teachers need to take home.”

It’s a case of the ministry expecting to do more with less, said Holley. School board chair Jeanette Scott also has concerns about the the ministry’s funding for the new curriculum.

“I certainly support all the innovations that are there,” said Scott, “but I don’t think there is appropriate funding to really do it properly.”

Powell River school board ear-

marked an additional $100,000 this year and again next year in support of helping teachers learn the new curriculum.

“The board is pleased that this school district has sufficient surplus to provide some extra funding to support teachers in the implementation of the new curricula,” said Scott. “Many other school boards don’t have this ability.”

However, Scott maintains her reservations about how quickly the curriculum will be implemented, and how it could be done across the whole district, never mind the province.

“Imagining that there will be widespread adoption of the changes within the next couple of school years is not realistic,” she said.

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Powell River school board is seeking additional Ministry of Education funding for three renovations scheduled this year.

Planned works include a roof replacement for Brooks Secondary School, an electrical upgrade for James Thomson Elementary and a building envelope renewal for Kelly Creek Community School.

According to secretarytreasurer Steve Hopkins, ministry funds would come from a new funding category established to bridge the gap between capital projects, such as new schools and seismic upgrades, and renova-

tions and facilities grants.

The school board already set aside $1,542,750 for this year’s renovations as part of their five-year capital plan.

Board says thanks Karin Westland and Ryan Barfoot were thanked by the Powell River School District 47 board for their efforts in the Sustainable Schools Committee (SSC) at a Tuesday, October 20, meeting. The thanks come ahead of transferring their duties to Outdoor/Sustainability staff.

Founded in 2008, the SSC provided environmental education opportunities for local schools. Due to growing requirements of outdoor education, the board

said they plan on forming a permanent administrative framework for the program in future.

Suspensions up A total of 11 students were suspended from Powell River district schools this September, including five reported as violent. The figure is up from zero suspensions this time last year, and two the year before.

“One of the issues involved a whole number of students with an issue that ended up getting suspended,” according to Powell River School District 47 superintendent Jay Yule, “and that means the number of suspensions goes up.”

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Nanton campsite to re-open soon Project clears danger trees and expands popular backcountry location CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

One of Powell River’s most accessible and popular backcountry campsites is getting a facelift.

Nanton Lake Recreation Site, located approximately 30 kilometres east of Powell River, north of Lois Lake, is one of five vehicle-accessible campsites on the Powell River Canoe Route.

“The view there you get of the mountain ranges makes this site one of the best, if not the best local freshwater campsites,” said Hugh Pritchard, coordinator of

the Powell River Education Services Society (PRESS) contract. “The project has been on the books for a long time, from both an aesthetic and safety perspective.”

The recreation site, which is free for public use, has needed project funding for a number of year to clear danger trees, increase the number of campsites and cut back vigorous vegetation growing at the lakeside.

Over 150 red alder were identified as danger trees at the site and felled to improve safety.

Work has been ongoing since September and expands the recreation site to include day-use picnic areas and four new campsites located away from the lakeshore.

Funding for the restoration and enhancement project came through a government storm damage relief fund, said Pritchard.

Je s s i c a Mc K i e ra h a n , recreation officer for the Sunshine Coast-South Island Recreation District, said the province funds between $16,000 to $30,000 for annual maintenance of the canoe route each year, but this recreation site needed extra attention because of the flood damage.

Pritchard estimates the project is about 80 per cent complete and expects the recreation site to reopen on November 1.

The site, which was cleared more than half a century ago as a logging camp, had not been replanted with Douglas Fir, Hemlock or Cedar, so Alder trees over took the area, said Pritchard.

Alder has a lifespan of about 60 years and once it starts to deteriorate the top starts dying and branches fall off, said Nancy Pezel, a spokesperson for Western

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“The root structure is weakened and eventually the tree will break or fall over,” said Pezel.

Following high winds, PRESS has received complaints from campers that falling branches dented parked vehicles.

“We’ve had situations where campers were taking matters into their own hands and felling trees dangerously on their own,” said Pritchard.

Last year the recreation site sustained a significant amount of flood damage when Nanton Lake’s water level rose due to heavy rains, he added.

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Regional district board agreed to not rescind first through third readings of Bylaws 317.1 and 350.1 in regards to emergency service and house numbering on Lasqueti Island.

Three readings of the bylaws were given in December 2014, but the legislation has not been adopted. With the board’s decision, those pieces of legislation that create the legal structure for 911 service on Lasqueti become dormant. The board is waiting for recommendations from an island advisory committee on how it would like to move forward.

Trails plan Regional district will contract BHA Brent Harley Associates Inc. to complete a regional trails plan for the regional district. Director Russell Brewer and director Patrick Brabazon were appointed to sit on a stakeholder working group.

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2. OCTOBER 22 Joyce Avenue A concerned citizen reported that a possible impaired driver was travelling southbound on Joyce Avenue after knocking over a sign near Barnet Street at approximately 11 pm. The vehicle was located and pulled over and the driver 1.

AUGUST 20signs of impairment. The demonstrated 7300 Duncan Street driverblock subsequently failed a breathalyzer At 4:15 am vehicle Powell being River test,approximately which resulted in the RCMP attended a break and the enter at a impounded for 30 days and driver’s business.

A MacBook laptop computer license being suspended for 90 days. was stolen from the business. Police continue to 24 investigate and anyone 3. OCTOBER with information on this crime is asked Powell River pole line to contactwas RCMP at 604.485.6255 or A vehicle stopped by police on the Crimestoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS (8477).

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AUGUST 23the driver did not have a insurance and 4700 Avenue valid Joyce licence.

The driver demonstrated At pm an RCMP signs11:45 of impairment and officer failed was two making patrols whentests. he observed a separate breathalyzer The driver’s green recycle bin on fire in the alley licence was seized for 90 days and the behind retail store. Thefor fire30department vehicle awas impounded days. attended and promptly extinguished the fire.

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City staff look at options for dealing with eyesore CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Work at city hall to deal with one of Powell River’s most unsightly buildings is moving forward despite challenges.

City of Powell River clerk Marie Claxton said that the question of what to do with the old Inn at Westview building is coming up for discussion again.

“Background work has been done looking at what options we have,” said Claxton. “But nothing has come before council yet.”

The issue was discussed at length at an August committee of the whole meeting, but a solution to the problem has not yet been found.

Claxton said the issue is on the council’s action list and city chief administration officer Mac Fraser will present some options on how to deal with the dilapidated building when the issue comes before council next month.

Powell River Chamber of Commerce president Jack Barr wrote to the Peak in a letter to the editor that he is not the owner of the Inn at Westview building. Barr explained that he has an agreement with the property owner, Seaboard Hotels Ltd., to keep the building as secure as possible.

He added he is also troubled by the state of disrepair the building has fallen into, though without the necessary funds for demolition, about $300,000, or viable business opportunity, the building’s owner probably will continue to let it stand, despite its appearance.

The building is uninhabitable with roof failures in several locations throughout and contains hazardous materials, so conventional demotion or a controlled burn have been ruled out.

Seaboard Hotels Ltd. is a Kelowna-based corporation that also owns the Beach Gardens Resort and Marina in Powell River.

Brian Smith is listed as a company director.

The company’s registered office and mailing address is at Thomas Butler LLC, a lawyer’s office in Kelowna.

COUNCIL BRIEFS On-demand meetings Staff is recommending to City of Powell River council that it continue its relationship with Laston Lastoff Productions Ltd. to bring council meetings to interested viewers.

After looking at various other vendors, staff recommended the city stay with

Laston Lastoff, which has been live-streaming meetings at no cost to the city since 2013.

The city is looking for a vendor that is able to index videos and provide archived footage and is planning to set aside $18,000 to make sections of meetings easier to watch online.

Council will make its decision at a future meeting.

Reserve funds The city’s finance committee is recommending to council that it restructure its system for reserve accounts.

The current system includes many specific reserve accounts, but the revised system would combine them to allow for easier allocation and access for capital projects.

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Chinese welcome A Chinese man named Sam Sing was the first merchant in Townsite. A respected business partner of the Powell River Company, he opened a grocery, butcher shop, general store and bachelor accommodations in 1923 at the Shinglemill on Powell Lake.

Sing’s sons carried on his business after his death and the Penny Profit store, the last retail store owned by one of his sons, closed its doors in 1987.

Some of Sing’s grandchildren have remained in Powell River.

Xenophobia is the dislike of people that are perceived to be foreign or strange. It usually involves the perceptions and actions of local residents towards people moving into a given area. Xenophobia, like a lot of social ills, is rooted in ignorance and fear. Sometimes it manifests itself in blatant racism, often it is much more subtle.

Unfortunately, xenophobia has again arisen in Powell River as more and more Chinese people move to our community for business, studies or just because, like a lot of people settling in our area, it’s such a Xenophobia, like a lot of social beautiful place ills, is rooted in ignorance and to live. fear. Sometimes it manifests In November, racist posters itself in blatant racism, often were plastered it is much more subtle. o n co m m u nity poles and nasty notes were slipped under the doors of Chinese business owners.

Since then, a number of local businesses have been bought by Chinese people and City of Powell River has recently signed a partnership agreement with two cities in China after a large sale of land to a wealthy Chinese businessman from Zhuanghe, one of the cities in the agreement.

With Sino Bright School already teaching Chinese students at Oceanview Education Centre and planning to build a campus near Brooks Secondary School, and another Chinese university planned for the recently purchased lands on the Wildwood bluffs, more Chinese people will be living in this area.

When faced with newcomers, there are two types of reactions. One is to welcome them, appreciating the cultural and economical enrichment they will bring to the community. Two is to assume the worst, building figurative and sometimes literal fences to keep outsiders away.

Sing was an important part of our community in the early 1900s. He was welcomed by some, shunned by others, and managed to create a life for himself and his family for many generations.

While the cultural and economic climate has changed radically in Powell River since then, the fact remains that Chinese people are coming to Powell River because the area has drawn them here.

Why would we want to risk turning them away when they can bring us so much in return?

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Small change reflects accomplishments

By Joyce Carlson Many readers might miss a numerical change in small type on the front of today’s Powell River Peak.

The move from Volume 20 to Volume 21 means the Peak has been published in this community for 20 years and has moved into its 21st year.

Because of how annual calendars work, the volume change comes early.

Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Peak hit the streets on November 23, 1995, then Volume 2 came after 51 issues, and so on. It’s how newspapers mark the passage of time.

Birthdays are celebrated by date and not issues so our plans for a party have set Wednesday, November 25, the closest date to our launch publication, for a celebratory open house at the

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Two decades have gone by quickly and thinking back on the beginning brings memories that few people in the newspaper industry have. Working on a Volume 1, Issue 1 publication,

Two decades have gone by quickly and thinking back on the beginning brings memories that few people in the newspaper industry have. even 20 years ago, was rare, much rarer than 40 or 50 years ago when startup newspapers were more common.

I remember going for lunch with a publisher friend of mine in the late 80s. He asked me about

things I would like to do in my life. On the list were being Prime Minister of Canada and owning my own newspaper. I actually thought I had a better chance of becoming Prime Minister than I did of achieving the other goal.

In the summer of 1995, I was living on Salt Spring Island and finishing off my year as president of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association.

During a visit with a close newspaper friend at our cabin on Powell Lake, discussion centred on what I wanted to do next. It moved on to starting a newspaper and where that might occur. My hometown topped the list. Actually saying it out loud made it seem possible.

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LETTERS » Library priorities No one has commented on the $4,000 spent on Chinese books for the library [“Library orders Chinese books,” October 14].

I have lived in Powell River for 75 years, We have always had Chinese people living here and they were excellent merchants and citizens. We also have many more people from various parts of the world who have contributed to our city.

These new Chinese are going to build a high school with a library; wouldn’t it have been more prudent to inquire what they will offer. I’m sure it will be well stocked!

We’ve been told more money will be needed for our new library; wouldn’t that be our top priority?

We want to welcome newcomers and new businesses, but living within our budget shouldn’t be a concern.

It’s too late, the books are ordered, but it certainly makes one wonder at the wisdom.

Rosemary Hawkins Manitoba Avenue

Trudeau undemocratic This letter is regarding your expectation that the Liberals will not engage in “the standard game that the Harper government did,” in

reference to rewarding ridings for loyal support and trying to buy ballots with promises of infrastructure spending [“Changes afoot,” October 21].

If you were to review Justin Trudeau’s campaign speeches you would find lots of promises of infrastructure spending. You seem to be of the opinion that this behaviour was unique to the Harper government. Actually, Harper

was simply carrying on with what the Liberal government did before him. This happens at all levels of government, and likely with most. I’m not condoning it, just saying.

You also hold out hope that the Liberal government will not “have open disdain for democracy.”

The Conservative Party has always allowed its MPs free votes on matters of conscience.

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What advice do you have for North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney before she heads to Ottawa?

JEREMY BUHAY Kelly Creek Road Don’t forget about your promises to Powell River.

DEBBIE OVERBYE Union Bay, BC I would like Rachel Blaney to work on a Canada Pension Plan bill that enables pension cheques to rise congruently with inflation.

ROGER RANDALL Marine Avenue I voted for her, so I wish her lots of luck, but she needs to be careful of the Conservatives and Justin Trudeau.

BARB AASEN Gordon Avenue I’d like her to stay connected with the people who voted for her here in Powell River because we have our own set of issues and demographics from the North Island.

Trudeau has said that will not be the case for his MPs. When Trudeau was asked at an event which foreign government he most admires, his answer was, “China, because their basic dictatorship is allowing them to actually turn their economy around on a dime.”

No open disdain for democracy?

Kathy Kiernan Highway 101

GEORGE ILLES Cranberry Street She just needs to represent us. If she’s our voice and makes the effort, that’s all we can expect.

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Letters should not exceed 350 words and Viewpoints must be approximately 500 words. The Peak reserves the right to edit based on taste, legality, clarity, and length.

Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor and Viewpoints are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Peak or its employees.

8« VIEWPOINT ness joined them.

Three weeks of 21 nights with very little sleep later, we had a paper on the street. The scariest part was that seven days later, we had to do the same thing in a lot less time.

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I left my publisher position on the Gulf Island and returned home to open a newspaper office on October 30.

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Student maintains ministerial ambitions First-time federal voter speaks of meeting Justin Trudeau MEL EDGAR mel@prpeak.com

Jonah Gowans has wanted to be Prime Minister of Canada since he was eight. Now wiser at 22, he still wants to be Prime Minister, although his rationale has matured.

As a Brooks Secondary School student keen to learn more about political processes, Gowans attended youth parliaments, allcandidates meetings and even job-shadowed local MLA Nicholas Simons.

“I originally wanted to be boss of Canada so my mom wouldn’t be boss of me,” laughed Gowans.

“Now it’s that I know politics is the best way to help the most amount of people.”

Currently a fourth-year political science student at University of Ottawa, a “stone’s throw” away from Parliament Hill, Gowans said he watched Canada’s 2015 federal election unfold as a youth volunteer, even meeting party leaders when they came to speak at his school.

“My class met Justin Trudeau and he actually told us to call him by his first name,” said Gowans.

“Justin is really energetic and bubbly. He answered questions and everyone was in awe because of his political legacy.”

Gowans said he wanted to move to Ottawa to be near Parliament Hill and all of its workings. He said he was thrilled to vote for the first time in this federal election and wishes other young voters were as

politically engaged.

“I’m annoyed at young people who didn’t vote,” he said. “If young people prove we are a voting demographic, our issues will be looked at.”

A supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada, Gowans said he waited until grade 12 before becoming a member.

“By the time I was 16 I’d followed four elections, two provincial and two federal,” he said. “I’d read all the party platforms and solidified that my views were in line with the Liberal party.”

In learning about the history of the Liberal party, Gowans said he has come to admire Liberal leader Lester B. Pearson. Prime Minister between 1958 and 1968, Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize and is considered the father of modern peacekeeping.

According to Gowans, the

PARLIAMENTARY POSTURE: Powell River’s Jonah Gowans, pictured here in the House of Commons on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, is in his final semester at the University of Ottawa. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Liberals have fallen a long way since Pearson, especially when it comes to the environment.

However, he said he believes environmental policies will improve under Trudeau, particularly because of the new PM’s ability to bridge party divides.

“Green Party leader Elizabeth May will have his ear,” said Gowans. “I think we have entered a really interesting time for the environment.”

As for Gowans’ immediate future, he said he is hoping to work in the office of a Liberal MP in Ottawa and start paying off his student loans.

And when it comes to his dream of becoming Prime Minister, the next step would be running for Parliament.

“I would love to run for the North Island-Powell River seat,” said Gowans. “But I’m 22, so who knows how my life will go?”

Haunted ball celebrates sacred and silly Party organizers promise immersive experience MEL EDGAR mel@prpeak.com

Organizers and would-be attendees are busy scaring up their costumes as the Haunted Ball is back for an evening of frightening fun.

Replete with intricate de-

cor, art installations and coffin rides, the elaborate blowout has returned after a brief hiatus last year.

According to Vale Society organizers, the Haunted Ball celebrates all that is wild, wacky and whimsical about Halloween.

“Growing up, I never managed to find the Halloween party of my dreams,” said co-organizer Blake Drezet.

“I’d dress up and literally have no place to go.”

Since moving to Powell

River in 2011 and subsequently joining the artsfocused community of the Vale, Drezet said he has found the means to make his Halloween dreams come true.

“I was inspired to make a Halloween party that would bring the whole community together,” said Drezet. “I think I’ve even gone beyond my original dream of what a good Halloween party would be.”

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Haunted Ball is about getting ball-goers into Halloween’s fun, silly and playful vibe, said Drezet.

“The aim is to create an immersive experience,” he said.

“A lot of effort has gone into transforming the hall into a unique space.”

New this year is a full-size coffin, intended to offer partygoers the experience of being entombed, said Drezet.

“We are calling the experience a coffin ride,” said Drezet, “although the coffin

doesn’t go anywhere, you just sit in it and close the lid so you can see what it feels like.”

According to fellow Vale Society volunteer Skye Morrison, Dwight Hall will be transformed into a space calculated to delight and amaze partygoers. But beyond the silly, the Haunted Ball also celebrates the sacredness of the season, said Morrison.

“Halloween is a potent time for release,” said

Morrison. “It is when the veil between the spirit world is thinnest.”

There are options at the ball if people want to leave notes for their ancestors, for example.

“We want to offer all sorts of ways of celebrating Halloween,” said Morrison.

Doors to the Haunted Ball at Dwight Hall open at 8 pm, Saturday, October 31.

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SOLEMN CELEBRATION: Representative of sugar skulls, decorations such as these being used in an upcoming community event reflect the solemn purpose Mexico’s Day of the Dead has to honour and celebrate the deceased. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Death celebration raises funds Day of the Dead events open discourse on death and dying MEL EDGAR mel@prpeak.com

To start a conversation about death, dying and the meaning of a good death, Powell River Hospice Society has teamed up with Day of the Dead Powell River.

In Mexico, Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is a widely celebrated national holiday in which families visit cemeteries to remember and commune with the dead in ceremonies dating back to ancient Maya.

According to hospice society president and retired nurse Heather Baldwin, celebrating the festival in Powell River might create more open attitudes about death and dying, and help raise awareness about the importance of hospice care.

“Death was a celebrated thing in centuries past,” said Baldwin, “because people died at home and it was a natural, normal part of life.”

In the western world this approach changed when the

medical profession moved death into hospitals where the focus is on curing disease rather than caring for the dying, said Baldwin. As a result, she said, our society has come to deny, rather than celebrate, death.

“Death is part of life,” said Baldwin. “In our North American culture, death has been denied for so many years, and it’s something that we need to be able to talk about.”

The non-profit Powell River Hospice Society formed in 2013 in response to Vancouver Coastal Health cancelling funds for volunteers who previously organized hospice through Powell River General Hospital.

Now operating out of the offices of family doctor and society director Susan Horsfall, the society has set up a program to train 20 volunteers in the science and art of palliative care.

Baldwin said it is the society’s goal to get the medical and wider community more comfortable talking about death.

“We want people to have support so they can die in the way they want,” said Baldwin.

This is the second year organizer Claudia Medina

has held Day of the Dead ceremonies in Powell River.

While it is her first time collaborating with the hospice society in running the event, she said it is a natural fit.

“The hospice society wants the community to be aware that there are different ways of dying,” said Medina, “and maybe we need to embrace them and not be fearful.”

Medina said she has expanded this year’s Day of the Dead events to two days so that there will be more opportunity for those attending to learn about the event’s cultural context.

For that reason, Day of the Dead’s traditional lantern parade and altar offerings will be preceded by presentations on death in European and non-European cultures

by Horsfall and Medina.

“Death should be celebrated like life,” said Medina.

“We want to get into the details of changing concepts of death and dying and draw the connection between that and the idea of a good death, and the need for a hospice society here.”

Day of the Dead Powell River will be held at Base Camp on Friday, October 30 and Sunday, November 1.

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It’s time to do the time warp again at this year’s showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, a fundraiser for the Powell River Film Festival.

Filled with cross dressing, confetti and toast throwing, screenings of the 1975 cult Halloween hit are typically raucous affairs, according to former film festival chair and city council representative CaroleAnn Leishman, a longtime enthusiast of the film.

Sporting tights and high-kicking moves, a costumed Leishman led festivities at Powell River’s first Rocky Horror showing in 2013.

“It really does rock on the big screen,” said Leishman. “Audiences can expect to participate in the parts of the film that merit audience singing, and yelling and dancing.”

Leishman said she is just being an audience participant this year, but she still recommends viewers come in costume.

“You can participate as much or as little as you want in this cult classic,” said Leishman. “Two years ago when we showed the film, audience-goers who didn’t dress up actually felt completely out of place.”

Organized as a fundraiser for the annual film festival, this year’s Rocky

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Horror showing also celebrates the film’s 40th anniversary.

“It’s a chance to participate in a cultural phenomenon,” said Michelle Hignell, Powell River Film Festival director.

The film, starring British actor Tim Currie, as well as Susan Sarandon, includes characters such as Dr. Frank N. Furter, a cross-dressing alien sci-

entist from the Planet Transsexual.

Hignell said she missed the first screening of the film two years ago, but is looking forward to her chance to dress up this year.

A warning to would-be teen time warpers, however: because of the film’s sexual content it is rated 18A and organizers will be checking identification at the door, said Hignell.

Doors for Rocky Horror Picture Show, showing at Patricia Theatre, will open at 9:15 pm with a cash bar and the film begins at 10 pm on Friday, October 30, instead of the traditional Halloween showing.

“We didn’t want people to have to choose between this and another event,” said Hignell. “It’s a fun, positive event to gear up for Halloween.”

Organist returns with performance tailored for local audience Musician and conductor appreciates sense of community JASON SCHREURS editor@prpeak.com

Vancouver classic music performer and conductor Ellen Wang is no stranger to Powell River after playing organ at last year’s International Choral Kathaumixw and Carols by Candlelight, but she said what keeps her coming back

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“To see a community come together and host an international choral festival like Kathaumixw, and do it that successfully, was very impressive, and I was

very touched,” said Wang, who plays the Powell River Academy of Music’s James Hall at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, November 3.

Among her other mus i c a l a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s , Wang conducts the largest Christian sacred choir in Vancouver and has played with the Vancouver Symphony. She’s also become well known for her performances at weddings and funerals.

“My weeks are never dull because I play so many different kinds of stuff,” said Wang, originally from Taiwan, “so I decided to bring that to Powell River

so the community can see what I actually do, and how I do it.”

This time, Wang will be presenting A Look into Ellen’s Week, a program she designed especially for Powell River audiences.

“There will be some light comedy and a large range of my music repertoire,” she said.

Wang will be joined by Powell River Academy Chamber Choir which will perform a program featuring well-known opera selections, such as “The Anvil Chorus” from Verdi’s Il trovatore, and “The Chorus of Wedding Guests” from Donizetti’s

Lucia di Lammermoor. The choir will also perform some opera-style tunes such as the Andrea Bocelli favourite “Time to Say Goodbye.”

Wang said she is looking forward to the performance and always gets a rush out of performing in front of a live audience.

“Oh, I love it,” she said.

“The adrenalin always kicks in. I wouldn’t say I’m nervous, and I wouldn’t say I’m not nervous, but I really embrace the experience every time I play in front of live audience.”

For more information on Wang’s show, readers can go to powellriveracademy.org.

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DIGGING IN: Powell River Kings’ Kyle Betts checks a Penticton Vees player during the third period of their game on Friday night at the Hap Parker Arena.

Kings lost to the Vees 3-0 in their only game of the weekend. ALICIA BAAS PHOTO

until the empty netter at 19:09 of the final period.

Off to a blistering 16-1-0 start, a 14-game winning streak and a nearly fully committed roster, Penticton is starting to look like the team that won 42 in a row a few years ago.

“During the week we were prepared for this game, but right now they are the best team in the country,” said Lewis. “We need to know how to generate more offence to get secondary chances, such as rebounds and mucky muck battles for loose pucks in front of the opposing goal.”

Penticton, who left five regu-

lars at home due to injury and just added a high-scoring Ohio State sophomore forward on Monday, looked as good on the ice as they do on paper. To beat them will require an extra effort for the full 60 minutes of a game, said Lewis.

“We squandered a very good opportunity late in the first on a two on one,” said Lewis, “and we got puck-watching, a little mesmerized, and didn’t play good team defence. Outside of that, we gave up a power play goal and made a few mistakes where they buried a second goal and an empty netter.”

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Even with all of that available in a competing market, Lewis said he’s happy coaching in Powell River.

“I love where I coach,” said Lewis. “We’ve always gotten good kids and even with what you would call small market, it’s special here.”

Looking to get back on track, the Kings visit Cowichan on Wednesday, October 28, then Victoria on Thursday, October 29, and Cowichan again for the last time this year on Sunday afternoon, November 1.

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His summation gave Lewis and the Kings something to focus on in practices to come, but right now the Vees are a frontrunner to repeat as league champions.

“We knew what to expect, we saw it coming and give them credit,” complimented Lewis. “They are a good hockey club.”

It’s an admission that’s hard to make for Lewis and others in the BCHL, but with the 5,000-seat South Okanagan Entertainment Centre, a strong contingent of committed players, including a couple of NHL Central Scouting prospects in defenceman Dante Fabbro and forward Tyson Jost,

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At this point in their BC Hockey League (BCHL) season, life is just peachy for the Penticton Vees.

The Okanagan team, named after the juicy fruit, came into Powell River after hearing they would be hosts of the 2017 Western Canada Cup (WCC) and promptly shut out Powell River Kings 3-0 on Friday, October 23.

Kings players joined the 917 other spectators to start the game as the Vees wheeled around them and in on goaltender Jeff Smith, who was positively brilliant in the first period.

Wearing flashy new uniforms that will be auctioned off before the end of the year, Powell River was outshot 14-5 in the opening period.

Smith made magnificent saves on Vees snipers Seamus Donohue, Dixon Bowen and a couple on last week’s BCHL Player of the Week, Scott Conway, to keep it scoreless.

“Smitty is probably the top goaltender in this league and good leader on our club,” praised coach Kent Lewis, “and things are working out nicely for him.”

Lewis said he has noted Smith’s work ethic and commitment to the team, as have scouts from other teams and leagues.

“He’s getting some good interest and he’s deserving of what he gets because he comes to work every day,” said Lewis, “and it’s nice having him in there.”

Kings’ special teams were also good in the first period, killing a couple of penalties, but the Vee’s power play opened the scoring at 2:50 of the second to finally beat Smith.

Their insurance goal came at 6:51 when forward Owen Sillinger wired a perfect shot from 20 feet to the top corner, and that was it

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A hard battle was expected at Timberlane Park on Sunday, October 25, between two soccer teams separated by just a single point in the standings.

Heading into the game Powell River Villa was atop Nanaimo United FC 2 in the Vancouver Island Soccer League, but at the end of 90 minutes they lost 3-2 and fell two points behind.

It was hard to tell from looking at the benches that Powell River was the home team.

There were just three Villa subs available to the starting 11, including late-addition veteran Jamie Zroback, while Nanaimo had five or six at their disposal.

The reduced roster meant another conservative game plan for Villa, but Nanaimo made the most of some defensive lapses by the home team.

In fact, they turned all of them into goals, starting with rush down the left wing and a chip shot that cleared the outstretched hands of Villa keeper Matt Liknes.

Nanaimo went up 2-0 on a scramble in front at 23 minutes and Liknes got spiked in his effort to slide out to make the save.

Liknes hobbled back into the net but was in obvious discomfort and unable to make the save on Nanaimo’s next goal, a cross and volley, to put Villa in a deep 3-0 hole at 29 minutes.

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Prosser in for Liknes, started the long climb back into the game.

They did it by upping the energy level and taking the game to Nanaimo, which started to pay dividends almost immediately.

The hard work paid off when a Villa corner found the head of Kye Taylor and the Nanaimo shutout was spoiled at 77 minutes.

The re-energized Villa players pushed hard and this time Daniel Paul put it in on another corner, but it was quickly cleared from behind the line by a defender.

Upon protest from Villa, the referee consulted with the linesman and determined the ball had cleared the goal line and Villa was within a goal of tying it up.

They pressed hard right up to the final minute and almost got the equalizer when a corner cleared the group and came down to Julien Welp on the far side.

“Missed it by two feet,” winced Welp after the game, “and it’s my favourite shot, too; my left foot.”

Defender Dean Thorsell liked the finish, but wasn’t thrilled with the start.

“We had a lot of holes in the first half,” he said.

“That’s from lack of concentration, lack of marking and lack of defensive shape, but we tightened it up in the second half and it all starts from there.”

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our dear Mom and Nana. Mary passed away peacefully, surrounded by her immediate family. She was predeceased by her husband Robert in 1970, and survived by her siblings Alec, Pauline and Kathleen. Mom will be greatly missed by her children Rod (Debbie), Robert (Ann) and Judy (Melvin), her grandchildren Casey, Ingerlisa, Serena, Judson, Maeghan, Cameron and Gordon, and her great grandchildren Amanda, Mitchell, Brayden, Erik and Evan.

Mary was born in Radway, Alberta. She was married in Edmonton in 1937. In 1946, Mom and Dad with us kids moved to Powell River, living in two of Turnbull’s cabins at Mowat Bay. Mom was an avid gardener and her front rockery was a pleasure to view. She would spend many hours crocheting afghans for her family. She loved playing bingo and enjoyed her many trips to Reno spending our inheritance.

Many people touched Mom’s life: Wally from Handi-Dart, the wonderful volunteers of the Tuesday Stroke club, the “Bingo Ladies” at the Evergreen Care Unit and many others.

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2060 For Sale Miscellaneous

AIR-DRIED LUMBER, lodgepole, white pine, custom milling available. 604.486.0010

H A R DWO O D F LO O R I N G , 2,000 sq ft, $2/sq ft. 604.413.2099.

H I A B 0 7 0 C ra n e $ 5 , 0 0 0 ; 17,000 lb hydraulic winch $2,500; 10’ dump box $500.

604.223.0175.

INCINOLET ELECTRIC toilet system. Heavy-duty, easy install, no plumbing water or drains $1,500 OBO. 604.485.8454.

OIL FURNACE and tank $300.

Call 604.413.2099.

PORTABLE WORK lamp, Regent model PQS45, 500 watts, suitable for wet locations, excellent shape $20; Sony 100 watt speakers with stands $35 and Onkyo 140 watt Tuner Amp $30 or Combo for $50; 2 Bike helmets with riding gloves, excellent condition $10 each; beautiful 20” vase made and purchased in Tucson Arizona $15; Mastercraft Maximum Reciprocating saw, like new, many blades, most unused $60; Bodum French Press, excellent shape. $15; Mastercraft 6 lb. sledge hammer, fiberglass handle new $50 selling $20. Jerry 604 414-0995 PUMPKINS, SQUASH, carrots and onions. Kristensen Fruit and Vegetable on end of Palmer Road, between 1:30 pm and 5 pm daily.

S AW M I L L S F R O M o n l y $4,397, make money and save money with your own bandmill!

Cut lumber any dimension. Instock and ready to ship. Free i n f o r m a t i o n a n d DV D w w w. N o r w o o d S a w m i l l s . c o m / 4 0 0 O T 1.800.566.6899. ext. 400OT.

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous TWO BOOKSHELVES, 6’7” tall x 30” wide x 15” deep, six shelves in each, with three being adjustable, excellent condition $125 each. 604.485.2627.

WATER FEATURE, 3’ diameter x 15” deep with bamboo spout and pump, water plants included. Perfect for deck or patio $75. 604.485.4770.

LOOKING FOR A NEW FAMILY FRIEND?

5050 Legal Services

Hurt in an Accident?

Call David Garling Barrister & Solicitor

604.485.2818

4581 Marine Avenue

5035 Financial Services

BSC Need a Personal or Business Startup Capital?

Get 100% financing on business, investment or consolidation.

Rates from 2.5% regardless of your credit or bankruptcy.

Call now

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5520 Legal/Public Notices

2145 Wanted

SEEKING PROPOSALS

USED LUMBER in good shape, for garden, reasonably priced. 604.485.7747.

3560 Pets 2 SIAMESE kittens, male, born August 5, “Pad Thai” and “Freckles,” first shots, dewor med, litter trained $380 each. Katheran 604.487.0737.

“INDY”, short-haired, nice looking gray tabby, seven year old cat, good with children. SPCA 604.485.9252.

“LILLAH”, young, short-haired male cat. Can you buddy up?

SPCA 604.485.9252.

“LILLY”, pretty, sweet, black and white, short-haired cat, a nice girl seeking her forever home. SPCA 604.485.9252.

LOST/FOUND a pet? Adopt-apet? Pet behaviour problems?

Abuse or neglect concerns? w w w. s p c a . b c . c a / p o w e l l r i ve r

604.485.9252.

“MISS DAISY & LUKE”, brother and sister, seven-month-old puppies, Pitbull mixes, would love to stay together with a new family. SPCA 604.485.9252.

Royal Canadian Legion Powell River Branch 164 is seeking proposals/expressions of interest from contractors, developers or other interested parties for the redevelopment of its property (0.510 acres) at 6811 Alexander Street, Powell River, BC. Legion contribution is provision of the development site.

Proposals should include provision for 5,000 square feet of space for Legion activities, either on site or at another location provided by the interested party.

This is not a tender. All inquiries will be treated confidentially. For further information please contact Bruce Lyster at 604.483.3089.

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Hummingbird Cove Lifestyles Ltd. from Powell River BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey for a Utility Tenure for saltwater intake pipes situated on Provincial Crown land located at Hummingbird Cove’s SW corner of Lot L (Exploratory Plan 13613), DL 2091, Group 1, New Westminster District.

The Lands File Number for this application is 2411638.

Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways:

“MISTY”, very pretty ragdoll cat, check out my picture online or visit me in person! SPCA 604.485.9252.

1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/ index.jsp

ORANGE LOVERS alert! Super gorgeous kittens just waiting to join your family. Best deal in town! SPCA 604.485.9252.

2) By mail to the Senior Land Officer at 200 – 10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R 1E1.

Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations until November 26, 2015.

Comments received after this date may not be considered.

“RAVEN”, gorgeous, black, medium-haired girl, six years old, would love to be your fall c u d d l e b u d d y. S P CA 604.485.9252. “ S AW LT Y DAW G ”, s u p e r handsome, coal black, short haired, three-year-old cat.

SPCA 604.485.9252.

“SIMON & SUKI,” gorgeous boy and girl kittens! Nice 5 month old pair seeking snuggly humans. SPCA 604.485.9252.

4025 Health Services CANADA BENEFIT GROUP Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian G o v e r n m e n t . To l l - f r e e 1.888.511.2250 or www.can a d a b e n e fi t . c a / f re e a s s e s s ment.

5035 Financial Services NEED A LOAN? Own property? Have bad credit? We can help! Call toll-free 1.866.405.1228. www.firstandsecondmortgages.ca

an investment alternative •17 year track record • real estate financing • target return 6% download your investor guide acicinvestor.ca 1-866-772-2242

6505 Apartments/Condos for Rent 1 AND 2-bdr ms available, quiet, adult oriented building (55+), seniors welcome, N/P $600/mth and $800/mth includes heat. 604.485.2662.

1-BDRM SPACIOUS apartments, some with ocean view, seniors welcome, N/S, one cat okay $615 - $700/mth includes hot water, high-speed internet and full cable. 604.483.4499. www.mapleviewestates.com 3-BDRMS WITH ocean view, heat and hot water included.

Pets okay. 604.485.2895.

Bachelor suites 1-, 2- and 3-bdrm Walking distance to mall.

Close to amenities and bus stop. Call to view!

Rents range from $550 - $800/mth

PR APARTMENTS 604.485.2038

6515 Commercial SHARED OFFICE space, fully accessible, two offices, sprinkler system, reception, two bathrooms (one with shower), kitchen and larger board room, reasonably priced.

Contact jim@agiusbuilders.ca

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact Information Access Operations at the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services in Victoria at: www.gov.bc.ca/citz/iao/

Peak Classifieds 604.485.5313 6545 Hall Rentals FOR RENT: Senior Citizens Association has two halls plus a meeting room available to serve you. Reasonable rates.

Al 604.483.3603, 604.414.9456.

6560 Houses for Rent

5015 Business Opportunities HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Arthritic Conditions/ COPD? Restrictions in Walking/ Dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund.

Apply Today For Assistance: 1.844.453.5372.

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1-BDRM, HOUSE, south, private rural acreage, negotiable rent for willing, capable/mature person able to do house repairs. Reply to Peak Box 1587.

3-BDRM COTTAGE, beach access, 6-appl, deck and parking Small pet ok, available December 1, suits single or couple. $850/month. Call or text 1.604.837.9334.

3 BDRM house, large lot, central location, rent to own option $800/mth, available November 30. 250.897.0051 I M M A C U L AT E 3 - B D R M house, Westview, heat included 604.223.3478.

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6560 Houses for Rent

8220 Lawn & Garden

9145 Cars

4-BDRM COTTAGE, beach access, bright, spacious, patio door to deck, W/D, fridge, stove $1,100/mth. Available December 1. Call or text 1.604.837.9334.

DE-MOSSING, GUTTER cleaning, sidewalks, driveways and light pressure washing. WorkSafe insured. Rod 604.223.0302

2010 NISSAN Versa, 6-spd manual, fully loaded, tow package available $9,000 OBO; 2003 Windstar, fully loaded $3,800. 604.485.7480.

WAT E R F R O N T C O T TAG E available immediately, fully furnished $800/mth plus utilities.

1.604.868.5896. or 604.291.5670.

HEDGES TRIMMED

9185 Boats

RENT-TO-OWN PARK model modular home, Sunshine Coast Mobile Home Park, South of town, fridge, stove, laundry, heat and hydro included, suitable for two people, deposit required $800/mth. Call 604.485.2435.

485.HELP (4357) WCB and fully insured 9115 Auto Miscellaneous

Mechanics on Duty

6965 Suites for Rent 2-BDRM apartments available i n C r a n b e r r y. Tex t o r c a l l 604.414.8595 or westcoastend.com 2-BDRM, BASEMENT, central Westview, N/P, N/S, no parties, a v a i l a b l e D e c e m b e r 1.

604.485.3888.

2-BDRM, BASEMENT, entry level, central Westview, shared laundry, NS, references req u i re d $ 8 5 0 / m t h i n c l u d i n g utilities. 604.485.4346.

2-BDRM PLUS den, Roberts Road, south of town, upper level, large apartment, quiet rural garden setting, N/S, N/P suitable for single or working couple, reference required $900/ mth, plus utilities. 604.487.0825.

3-BDRM, UPPER floor, Westview, in-suite laundry, sunny, bright, near seawalk $1,100/ mth includes heat and hot water. Available immediately.

604.483.3181. 604.223.3478.

F U R N I S H E D B AC H E LO R , Oceanside Resort, available immediately $625/mth includes utilities and internet, references and security deposit required.

604.485.2435.

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604.485.5313

604.485.7927 9135 Motorcycles 2001 KAWASAKI 650 XLR, enduro, runs great, 30,000 kms $2,150 OBO. 604.414.8428.

9145 Cars 1998 CHEVY Malibu 3.1L V-6 automatic, P/W, P/L, power seats, runs well, 186,000 kms $1,200. 604.487.4355.

2005 TOYOTA Corolla CR, manual, 4-dr, 138,000 kms $6,000. 604.483.3389.

2006 CHEVROLET HHR, 4-dr, sunroof, excellent condition, 125,000 kms $4,600.

778.388.4601.

26’ TRIPLE E Topaz, 5th wheel, excellent condition, air conditioning, solar panel $17,900. 604.485.6550.

1998 SEARAY 270 special edition, new engine, manifolds, head and tarp, with 2012 trailer $37,000. westcoastend.com 604.413.2099.

2013 TARTAN 3700 sailboat, gorgeous, loaded $450,000 CDN; 1997 Catalina 42 MKII sailboat, in-boom furling, loaded $150,000 CDN; 1987 35’ CHB Sundeck Trawler, diesel, extras, bow thruster, great shape $47,900 CDN. Call Chris 604.414.3960.

22’ LIFETIMER, custom built, heated cabin model, with twin 115-hp Yamahas and trailer, great fishing machine, fully loaded $95,000. 604.483.2171.

24’ BAYLINER Sunbridge, 305 inboard, tandem axle trailer, good condition $9,500 OBO. 604.414.8912.

25’ COMMAND-BRIDGE, 1987 Campion, Volvo V-8 dual prop, VHF, sounder, shower and toilet, reduced $15,000 OBO. 604.483.2267.

28’ SAILBOAT, Spencer Sunstar, diesel, new batteries, GPS, solar panel, tiller, window panels and dinghy with motor $7,500. 604.487.9790.

40’ SAILBOAT, shallow draft, newer sails, new diesel engine, head, galley, in Powell River $12,000. 1.250.490.7758.

FALL CLEANING Don’t forget about your septic system ASTTBC and BCOSSA certified

Visit www.ruralseptic.ca for information

TERMS

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by Peak Pub­ lish­ ing Ltd. is vest­ ed in and be­ longs to Peak Pub­ lish­ ing Ltd. No cop­y­right ma­te­ri­al may be re­pro­duced in any form with­out the pri­ or writ­ ten cons­ ent of Peak Pub­ lish­ing Ltd. Any er­rors in ad­ver­tise­ ments must be brought to the at­ten­ tion of the pub­lish­er with­in 30 days of the first pub­li­ca­tion. It is agreed by any dis­play or clas­si­fied ad­ver­tis­ er that the li­abil­i­ty of the news­pa­per in the ev­ent of fai­lure to pub­lish an ad­ ver­ tise­ ment or in the ev­ ent that er­rors oc­cur in the pub­lish­ing of any ad­ver­tise­ment shall be lim­it­ed to the amount paid by the ad­ ver­ tis­ er for that por­tion of the ad­ver­tis­ing space oc­cu­pied by the in­cor­rect item only and that there shall be no li­abil­i­ty in any ev­ent beyond the amount paid for such ad­ver­tise­ment. Peak Pub­lish­ing Ltd. can­not be re­spon­si­ble for er­rors af­ter the first day of pub­li­ca­tion of any ad­ver­tise­ment. No­tice of er­rors in the first week should im­me­diate­ly be called to the at­ten­tion of the ad­ver­ tis­ing de­part­ment to be cor­rect­ed for the fol­low­ing edi­tion. All ad­ver­tis­ ing is sub­ject to the ap­pro­val of the pub­lish­er.

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Guaranteed Classifieds

9220 RVs/Campers/Trailers

SOLD

2005 FORD F150 4X4 quad cab, low kms, clean leather interior, fully loaded $18,000. 604.123.4567

2001 24’ Adventurer 5th wheel, exceptional condition, sleeps 6, rear kitchen, bathtub/shower $12,500 OBO. 604.486.0463.

8325 Sand & Gravel

29.5’ OKANAGAN 5th wheel with two slides, serious inquiries only. 604.485.0034.

C A M P E R E T T E , L I G H TWEIGHT, fits full-size, short box pickup, good condition, great for hunting $800 OBO. 604.485.9162.

8085 Concrete

Stevenson Road, Powell River, BC

604.483.8007 SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTS TOPSOIL • QUARRY ROCK SLINGER TRUCK • GRAVEL TRUCK EXCAVATIONS • LAND CLEARING

45

$

FOR

6915 Mobiles/Pads 3-BDRM, 2-BATH spacious modular home in Sunshine Coast Park. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, W/D, small pet okay, available immediately $950/mth.

References and security deposit necessary. 604.485.2435.

9220 RVs/Campers/Trailers 26’ CORSAIR Excela 5thwheel with hitch, excellent condition, must see. 604.485.5753.

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COAST REALTY STAFF WAS MUGGED!

Every week, we’ll draw one lucky office and every Thursday morning players from Powell River Kings will join promo team members from Powell River Peak and River City Coffee to surprise that business’ staff with Powell River Kings game tickets, a Peak mug and free coffee from River City Coffee!

Just email us the name of your business, address and approximately how many staff we’ll be mugging, then keep your eyes peeled for some surprise visitors!

NEXT HOME GAME FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Want your office to be mugged by POWELL RIVER PEAK, POWELL RIVER KINGS and RIVER CITY COFFEE? Just email Powell River Kings kingsmarketing@shaw.ca or Powell River Peak production@prpeak.com

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Your Hometown Grocery Store 5687 MANSON AVE • PH 604.483.4011 • OPEN DAILY 9 AM — 6 PM • FRIDAYS TILL 9 PM PRICES IN EFFECT OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 3

FR SH CC OO UU NN TT RR Y YF R EE SH

A LWAY S F R E S H

ISLAND FARMS

CERTIFIED ORGANIC

Sherbet Or Frozen Yogurt 1.65L

Royal Gala Apples $

4

3 lb bag

Yellow Onions

98

Honey Ham

each

Broccoli

Hunter Sausage

Russett Potatoes

1 1 2

Green Salad 340 g bag

/lb 4.37/kg

each

98

COMPLIMENTS

¢

each

Egg Nog 1L WHOLESOME FOOD

1

Red Seedless Grapes

2

$ 68

/lb 5.91/kg

5 lb bag

AUSTRALIA LARGE

Navel Oranges

1

/lb 3.26/kg

3

Fruit Pastry Sticks Assorted, Pkg of 6

3

$ 98

4

680 g

98

1

$ 48

2

100 g

$ 48 100 g

1

$ 98 Pumpkin Shaped Donuts $

2

Pkg of 6

98

1

Butter Chicken$ 98 Cooking Sauce Tikka Masala, Tandoori Or Spicy Cumin & Ginger, 200 g

Imported New York Grilling Steak

Lean $ 68 Extra Cubed Pork

EXPER I ENCE

RECHARGING SLEEP

AND APPLIANCES

Apple & Strawberry $ Crisp

COMPLIMENTS

3

100 g

530 g

PATAK’S ORIGINAL

/lb 7.23/kg

/lb 8.11/kg

Cervelat Salami

Alpine Bread

GROCERY

28

Fresh Chicken Thighs

$ 68

100 g

each

$ 48

1

Turkey Breast

F R E S H D A I LY

P E R S O N A L S E RV I C E

Fresh $ Pork Shoulder Steak

SEASONED

$ 38

$ 98 $ 98 $ 48 3 lb bag

ISLAND FARMS

If it doesn’t say Island Farms . . . it isn’t.

5 $ 98 1

$ 68

Vanilla Plus Ice Cream

9 48 3

$

98

/lb 22.00/kg

$

/lb 7.67/kg

Fruit Frozen600 g

PLANTER’S

t Buty 1tekgr Peanu h OR Crunch Smoot

Coffeeaf 300 g

Dark Roast Or Dec

3 4 6 Assorted

$ 98 $ 68 $ 98

COMPLIMENTS

Belgian Waffles Assorted 390g

1

$ 98

The All New Beautyrest, featuring AirCool® and Gel Foams, provides pressure relief as well as a comfortable sleeping temperature

ROGER’S

Granola Or Oats Assorted, 700 g- 1 kg

27 $

FOR

STAGG

Chili Assorted 425 g

2$5 FOR

ON SALE QUEEN SETS STARTING FROM

799

$

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