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MOUSTACHE FUNDRAISER: Members of Powell River Fire Rescue are raising money and awareness about men’s health issues during the month of November. The annual Movember campaign began in Australia to bring attention to prostate cancer and has grown to include support for hundreds of causes around the world. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Changing the face of men’s health Movember fundraiser raises money and awareness during friendly competition DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Many Powell River men will be noticeably unshaven as moustaches take form on upper lips throughout November, a month when specific attention is paid to men’s health issues.

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Firefighters and emergency responders participate in campaign 1« MOVEMBER nosed, one in 27 will lose their lives to it and most of the time it’s because people aren’t talking about it.”

Movember has changed that, according to Jackson.

Powell River Fire Rescue was the first to become involved in the local campaign, which now includes Malaspina Volunteer Fire Department, Van Anda Fire Department, Catalyst Paper Corporation’s emergency response team, Powell River RCMP Detachment and members of Northside Volunteer Fire Department working together as Powell River and Area Emergency Response Movember Team.

More individuals are also becoming involved after being affected by cancers specific to men.

“The first year we only had a handful of people, maybe seven or eight,” said

Jackson. “It has grown and people look forward to it. People in our department start talking about it months before it happens.”

Along with increased involvement, more men are talking openly about health issues and having regular prostate exams, especially men over 50. But it is complicated, according to retired Powell River physician Blake Hoffert, who spearheaded efforts to create an oncology clinic at Powell River General Hospital.

“It’s a two-fold problem,” said Hoffert. “It’s not just the reluctance of the patients. It’s also the reluctance of the family doctor to push for the exam.”

Hoffert said the prostatespecific antigen blood test makes the issue even more complicated.

“The problem with the blood test is it is one of those imperfect tests,” he

said. “It helps, but not a lot.”

Complicating the matter further is treatment, according to Hoffert.

“You can watch your weight, you can use just drugs, which is reasonable, you can consider surgery and you can consider different types of radiation,” he said. “Sometimes it’s the preference of the patient and sometimes the bias of the physician; even that’s complicated.”

Young men do not talk much about risks, health and mental well-being because they are still busy figuring out life, according to Movember participant Allan Knapp, who became involved for personal reasons.

“Cancer has taken and threatened many in my family, so cancer fundraisers are a soft spot for me,” said Knapp.

“If I knew that 20 years from now such fundraising would lead to life-saving treatments

that save my son, or any loved one, it would mean the world to me.”

Movember has gone well beyond its original goal of raising awareness and fundraising for research into prostate cancer. The Movember Foundation now supports more than 1,000 different men’s health causes globally, including cancers specific to men, a program that helps fathers who have lost children and men’s mental health.

More than $20,000 has been raised in Powell River since 2009 and most of that total has been donated in the last three years, according to Jackson. More importantly, people are talking opening about about men’s health issues, he said.

“Historically, we’ve been conditioned to keep things in,” said Jackson. “We try not to show when things are bothering us because we see that as a bit of a weakness

and for a lot of people that weakness ends up tragic.”

Part of Movember’s appeal is that while promoting a good cause, it can also be fun. As the number of men participating grows, organizers are also seeing more women becoming involved.

Powell River Fire Rescue member Jennifer Salisbury said she cares about men’s health issues because she works in a traditionally male environment. Salisbury joined the Movember team in 2013 and became more passionate about the campaign as she understood it more. She has also won the local title of Miss Movember.

“It’s because they noticed I put the most dedication into it,” said Salisbury, “and every year I wear a fuzzy, stickon moustache.”

Among men, a competition takes place for who can grow the best and the worst moustache.

Jackson, Powell River Fire Rescue member Greg Williams and retired member Scott Hodgins have each won the winner’s trophy twice.

This year is the tiebreaker and Hodgins said he is ready for the grudge match.

“I haven’t had a chance to really start talking smack yet, but I’m going to,” said Hodgins.

Hodgins said it is hip to have facial hair. Some men have no trouble growing a handlebar, chevron, English, horseshoe, pencil or walrus moustache, but for others, not so much, he added.

“One of our first few years we had one guy put mascara on his peach fuzz because he had nothing else, and that’s after a full month,” said Hodgins.

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION: BC Ferries president and chief executive officer Mark Collins was in Powell River recently to meet with Texada Island representative Sandy McCormick and other Northern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee directors. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

ing to perform a pilot. She said she believes the added service will make BC Ferries money.

“I’m very pleased they are willing to do this,” said McCormick after the meeting. “There are still a lot of

We’re trying to be more responsive to community needs.

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roads to go down before we fully get there, but it’s really good news for the people of Texada.”

McCormick said it makes sense for BC Ferries to upgrade the dock prior to new vessels coming into service in 2020, but she was concerned that if the corporation chose the L-run option,

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better.”

Collins added that the newly found consensus on the committee regarding the issue played a key role in BC Ferries being able to look at the pilot.

After the meeting, McCormick explained that she and a former Texada representative to the committee commissioned a community survey in 2015 on what islanders thought about the concept of the triangle run, not the L-run.

She said almost 100 per cent of respondents said they would support the triangle run, but did not want any change to the Powell River-Texada schedule.

McCormick said she is willing to ask the community again what it prefers.

“We support the triangle run,” she said. “While I’m enthusiastic and welcome the news that they made today, I also have this alarm bell ringing in my head.”

Homicide trial dates to be set Trial dates for last June’s double homicide in Lund will be set later this month.

Jason Timothy Foulds appeared in Campbell River Provincial Court on October 30; his next appearance is scheduled for November 27 when trial dates will be set.

Accused in a June 17 double homicide in Lund, Foulds is charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder related to the deaths of Braxton Leask and Dylan Buckle and the shooting of Zane Hernandez.

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News of the commitment was welcomed by committee members.

“It’s really great,” said FAC chair Kim Barton-Bridges.

Texada representative to the committee Sandy McCormick said she was pleased to hear that, after years of advocating for the service, BC Ferries was will-

the island may have to wait another two years before they engage the pilot.

Texada Action Network chair Chuck Childress attended the meeting as an observer. He said he was taken aback by the announcement, but was optimistic about the pilot.

“What it will look like remains to be seen,” said Childress. “There were some hints that it might not look like what we asked for. If I’m optimistic, it might even look better.”

After the meeting, BC Ferries president and chief executive officer Mark Collins said the ferry corporation took another look at providing the service after the FAC had been “very eloquent in bringing the case forward.”

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Simpson said the company would want to complete those upgrades before it starts the direct connection pilot project.

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In the not-too-distant future, Texada Island residents will be able to board a ferry that goes directly to Vancouver Island, BC Ferries executives told community members on November 2.

The ferry corporation announced at the Northern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting that it is committing to run the Texada pilot project in the late summer or fall of 2018.

BC Ferries has not settled on whether the direct connection will involve altering the Comox-Powell River or Powell River-Texada route, said BC Ferries vice-president of strategy and community engagement Mark Wilson.

“It’s fair to say we’ll move forward with the pilot fully committed though,” said Wilson.

The company is looking at either providing a triangle run, the option requested by the FAC, or an L-run that would involve North Island Princess replacement vessel, now known as M47, turning left when it leaves Blubber Bay. Wilson added that the company will work with the community and ferry advisory committee to determine the best option for the service.

BC Ferries director of fleet operational strategy Peter Simpson said at the meeting that the company had engineering consultants working on a review of the required terminal upgrades

City of Powell River council approved a $561,212 Powell River Community Forest application for landfill remediation funding at its November 2 meeting.

Council needs the funds to remediate a portion of the former landfill site at the east end of the Powell River Airport runway in order to complete a planned extension project, mayor Dave Formosa said at the meeting.

The city received a $1.2 million BC Air Access grant for the runway extension last April, but that money does not cover the cost of cleaning up the landfill.

In September, the city applied for a Federation of Canadian Municipalities grant for the cleanup, but a decision is not likely until January, said councillor Russell Brewer.

Meanwhile, the air access grant requires the city to complete the runway extension by the end of March 2018.

When the project is complete, Formosa said the airport will be able to accommodate landing larger aircraft, including Pacific Coastal Airline’s SAAB passenger aircraft.

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Owners of 190 acres of land near Lang Creek are hoping Powell River Regional District will consider amending Electoral Area C’s official community plan to allow for development of a new rural neighbourhood south of town.

Sandstone Creek Properties applied to the regional district in August in order to amend the plan.

If the regional district’s planning committee agrees, the project would be one of the largest rural housing developments the regional district has seen in decades, said regional district manager of planning services Laura Roddan.

“It’s the biggest application in years for the size of the property, the size of the proposed subdivision and the whole concept and greenspace,” said Roddan.

Tim Peters, one of five partners involved with Sandstone, said it would be premature to comment on the development before the official community plan re-designation is complete, but based on the concept, he estimates the development

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could create up to 75 lots with sizes ranging between one and three acres.

“It’s exciting for us,” said Peters.

Sandstone is looking for the regional district to redesignate land use of the area south of Highway 101 from industrial to suburban residential, with portions set out for parks, greenspace and commercial.

On the north side of the highway, proponents are asking the regional district to redesignate the land from rural residential to low-density residential, with portions set out for institutional, parks and greenspace.

The oceanside portion of the land designated for industrial had been the site of a sawmill and log sort previously, but has sat vacant for many years, said Roddan.

The concept currently includes a five-kilometre trail system and about 20 per cent of the parcel designated as greenspace.

Once the regional board approves amending Electoral Area C’s official community plan, proponents will be required to apply to the provincial government for the actual subdividing of the parcel.

Approval for the subdivision could take as long as a year as the province needs to consult other govern-

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1. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Gillies Bay Road, 2000 block At approximately 1:30 am, Powell River RCMP received a report from a Texada Island resident that someone had thrown a rock through their window. Texada Island RCMP attended and were unable to locate the culprit(s). This incident is likely associated with a report of attempted theft from a vehicle parked at a residence, also on Gillies Bay Road, that occurred around the same time and involved three unknown suspects who were seen trying to gain entry into the vehicle.

2. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Harwood Drive, 6600 block At approximately 7 pm, Powell River RCMP received a report of vandalism to a window of a residence. Witnesses state they saw three youths approximately 14 years of age throwing a rock at the window before running away. Police attended and were unable to locate those responsible.

3. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Willingdon Avenue, 4600 block At approximately 10:30 pm, Powell River RCMP received a report of vandalism to a residence. The complainant told police that four youths taped and lit fireworks to his window, resulting in it breaking. Police attended and confirmed the fireworks were homemade and capable of breaking a window. The youths are described as approximately 18 to 19 years old, one of whom had blond hair. This appears to be a targeted incident; police are requesting the assistance of the public.

OCTOBER 30 TO NOVEMBER 7, 2017 BREAK AND ENTERS = 3 THEFTS = 7 MISCHIEF = 13 1. AUGUST 20 7300 block Duncan Street At approximately 4:15 am Powell River

that the owners have not decided to sell the land and allow it to be used for industrial purposes, or log off the land and sell the timber.

Palmer added, however, that he is not taking an official position on the actual development until the developers apply for the subdivision.

“There’s a whole process here,” said Palmer, “and at this point it’s up to the planning committee.”

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These are cases reported to Powell River RCMP in the past two weeks. If you have information about the crimes listed here or any other crimes, call Powell River RCMP at 604.485.6255 or Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS.

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.

TOTAL SERVICE CALLS = 107 IMPAIRED DRIVING = 1 ASSAULTS = 7

ment agencies. Because the development includes environmentally sensitive areas near the creek, proponents will also be required to have a impact study done.

Sandstone held a public information meeting in October at the request of the regional district.

According to Electoral Area C director Colin Palmer, the meeting was well attended with more than 100 people.

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Firearm possession

Ryan Jeremy Cole (born 1977) was handed six months of probation, fined $300, subjected to civil forfeiture and levied a $90 victim surcharge for possession of a firearm without a licence and or registration.

Mischief Stefan Patrick Fogarty (born 1991) was handed a conditional discharge with three months probation and a $100 victim surcharge for one count of mischief under $5,000.

Assault

Trevis Blaine Kleparchuk (born 1970) was sentenced to one day in jail and levied a $100 victim surcharge for one count of assault.

Break and enter Bryn John Douglas Nicol (born 1986) was sentenced to 48 days in jail with one year of probation and ordered to provide a DNA sample for one count of break and enter. Nicol was also sentenced to 45 days in jail with a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breach of probation and was sentenced to 28 days in jail and 12 months probation for two other counts of breach of undertaking.

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Upcoming events at the library

What is Reconciliation?: A Series of Community Conversations What does reconciliation look like in Powell River? Why is it important?

Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 pm until December 5 in the First Credit Union Community Room.

Hosted by VIU at the library A Literary and Musical Evening with Grant Lawrence Grant will present Dirty Windshields with musical accompaniment by Tom Holliston.

Friday, November 17, 7-8:30 pm • First Credit Union Community Room Water & Wood: Powell River Public Library Cookbook Launch Celebrate the launch of this beautiful cookbook with local food producers. Copies available for sale.

Saturday, November 18, 6:30-9 pm First Credit Union Community Room

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each year and leads to more than 12,000 hospitalizations. Influenza is an infection of the nose and throat with symptoms such as fever, headache, runny nose, cough and fatigue.

In Powell River, Vancouver Coastal Health continued its ongoing relationship with the local seniors association and offered two public flu-shot clinics in October and November at Cranberry Seniors Centre, said Senior Citizens Association Branch 49 president Anna Maria Coletto.

“It’s a good service to have,” said Coletto. “Seniors have been accustomed to going to get their shots, so they just come to our centre now.”

According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, the risk of catching the flu or spreading it to others can be reduced by hand-washing, eating well, regular exercise and having the influenza vaccine administered.

Flu season in the region generally hits its peak in December and continues through to the spring. BC Centre for Disease Control is

encouraging all BC residents to receive flu shots as early as possible in flu season and by the end of November at the latest.

Martiquet said health officials are encouraging more people to be vaccinated in order to create a “herd immunity” that makes it harder for seniors to become infected.

“This is not just about protecting yourself,” said Martiquet. “It’s about protecting those who are most prone to serious consequences from the flu.”

Province reports strong participation in public survey CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

While other BC municipalities have taken strong positions on preferred retail models for legalized cannabis, City of Powell River council is taking a more laid-back approach, said mayor Dave Formosa.

Formosa said that council has not taken a position on how legal cannabis will be sold in Powell River, preferring to wait and see what kind of framework the BC government will establish. ”We haven’t discussed it at all,” said Formosa.

T h e p ro v i n c i a l g o ve r n m e n t wrapped up its public and stakeholder engagement on the legalization of non-medical cannabis November 1 with a record level of public participation.

Formosa said that while city planning staff have been tasked with preparing a report on how the city can regulate storefront dispensaries, it has not been a high priority.

“We seem to be pretty busy with building and development permit applications,” said Formosa.

Councillor Russell Brewer said that, similar to Powell River Regional District, tax revenue sharing has been at the root of city council’s concerns with legal marijuana.

“That’s really what we want,” said Brewer.

He added that legalization will bring

a larger draw on local resources.

“If there are going to be additional resources required to regulate, monitor and enforce, then it seems reasonable that the province and ultimately local government gets a share of those tax revenues,” said Brewer.

According to the government, more than 48,000 BC residents had their say on cannabis, making their views known on a range of topics such as minimum age, personal possession limits, public consumption, drug-impaired driving, personal cultivation and distribution and retail models.

The province plans to use the public input as it moves forward with developing its framework for legalized cannabis. The federal government has promised to make marijuana legal during the summer of 2018.

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With the coming influenza season potentially being more severe for seniors and those with weaker immune systems than in previous years, health officials are encouraging more people to vaccinate themselves with a flu shot this fall.

Vancouver Coastal Health medical health officer Paul Martiquet said Canada’s flu forecasting is based on what happened in Australia and New Zealand during the recent winter in those countries.

“Based on what we saw, and what we’re seeing now in terms of low-level activity in the Lower Mainland, it’s likely that H3N2 will play a role,” said Martiquet.

Health officials are preparing for three virus strains this year, but are particularly concerned about H3N2, which is known to be more severe for older patients and has led to higher rates of hospitalization, said Martiquet.

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The way forward Acts of reconciliation have become a nationwide exercise in righting the wrongs of our colonial past, and Powell River is one small city that is leading the efforts.

Due to the community’s close ties to Tla’amin Nation, and the first nation’s inspiring journey to self-governance in April 2016, Powell River has been fortunate to undertake acts of reconciliation that are now having accumulative effects on our community.

One shining example is Hɛhɛwšɩn (The Way Forward) Reconciliation Canoe Journey Project, a canoe carving that officially began on September 21 and has been in the works for several months.

The project was spearheaded by Lund resident Phil Russell and has been unfolding on Willingdon Beach for the past few weeks. Including master carver Joe Martin from Tofino and four carvers under his mentorship, the project has already realized its intention to create a meaningful understanding of reconciliation through community participation.

C a r v e r s h av e been working on a large traditional Including master carver Joe canoe and have Martin from Tofino and four invited the comcarvers under his mentorship, munity down to the site during the the project has already process. A ceremorealized its intention to create ny on Saturday, a meaningful understanding November 18, will include the giftof reconciliation through ing of the finished community participation. canoe to Tla’amin Nation. The canoe will be used by Tla’amin for their participation in a first nations canoe journey that happens every summer and includes thousands of first nations people.

Another significant act of reconciliation may come in the form of a name change for Powell River Regional District, if approved by the provincial government. The regional district board has approved a name change to qathet Regional District, from the Tla’amin word meaning “working together.” The word qathet was offered to the regional district by Tla’amin elders and would reflect the spirit of collaboration in which the three local governments have committed to during Tla’amin’s journey to and through self-governance.

According to Tla’amin Health aboriginal child and family counsellor Cyndi Pallen, “reconciliation is not for indigenous peoples but for Canadians.”

Many residents of Powell River know this in their hearts and are stepping up to do what is right. It will be a long, challenging path toward reconciliation, but it is encouraging to know that we are committed to taking it.

Jason Schreurs, publisher/editor

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Municipal election could benefit from slates Powell River’s next civic election rate campaigns focusing on a variety is now less than one year away. Is it of issues. too early to start thinking about it?

The controversy arose in the mayor’s letter when he effectively called Maybe, but for political junkies such on people to support his own slate as me, one year out seems about of incumbents. right.

In the last week of the election, There are rumours that some in several of those running on the the business community are already mayor’s team put up matching lawn talking about finding candidates signs, a pretty clear indication of a for the next election. One has to slate. But even in that case there was assume business-oriented candidates will be challenging what I have no common platform, just a pitch COUNTERPOINT for the status quo. called the new majority: councilBy Murray Dobbin lors Russell Brewer, Rob Southcott, Are people opposed to slates? It CaroleAnn L eishman and K aren is hard to judge, but conventional Skadsheim. wisdom suggests that is the case. When existing poMost will remember the last election and the con- litical parties have run candidates in civic elections troversy around the issue of slates, or candidates in other cities and provinces, they have been largely running together on a common platform and asking rejected. their supporters to vote for all the slate candidates.

On the other hand, in Vancouver, civic elections Of course, there were no slates, despite mayor have featured civic parties for decades and voters Dave Formosa’s declaration to the contrary. In seem satisfied with how democracy is served in that a paid advertisement, he suggested candidates city.

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CROSSWORD

It seems nothing much has changed since medieval times of castles and moats when it comes to taxes [City council renews major-industry tax program,” October 25]. Peasants were taxed to survive just to keep the lords and kings in their comfortable living style.

In our society, the wealthy and comfortable run in fear to their accountants, doing their best to hide wealth and fight to receive tax receipts and breaks. The steady increase of tax in Powell River has been on the backs of homeowners who least can

afford this.

I am sure this has caused financial stress for family relations, time with family and loss of fair quality of life. This has contributed to homelessness in some cases.

How can our young people or those on fixed incomes keep property with their taxes climbing higher every year?

This steady tax increase to local and new businesses has hurt us all in this community, including our economy.

At one of the flat-tax open houses back in 2015, I was taken aback by the outrage of the crowd regarding a fair tax for all.

I know how difficult it must be to engage in fair tax discussions with Catalyst Paper Corporation’s CEO and public relations managers, who are well trained and very adept at their jobs.

We all want to see good paying jobs in our community but, really, are we to feel sorry for a New York hedge fund corporation?

Esther Dyck Vananda Avenue

Misleading message I read the November 1 issue of the Peak with some puzzlement. Page one has

an article on segregating hungry aboriginal teens from the rest of the students [“Lunch programs support students,” November 1] and then on page three there is an article on changing Powell River Regional District’s name to qathet Regional District [“Board approves regional district name change,” November 1].

Apparently qathet is a name gifted to us by Tla’amin Nation and means working together. It doesn’t appear we’re working together when we are splitting the kids apart.

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Board approves regional district name change PEAK WEBSITE USER PETER SKIPPER A referendum at the next municipal election would be a good idea for a name change. The reason given for changing the district name was so the political jurisdictions of City of Powell River and Powell River Regional District would be more distinct and less confusing for people in operational matters. The meaning of qathet as working together would be a wonderful motto for our regional district, but a district name to me should describe its area or geographic boundaries. Other name alternatives should be provided through some due process, upon which a name could be nominated for ministry consideration by way of a preferential ballot to get the necessary support for any change.

PEAK WEBSITE USER TRACEY LOSLO Although I agree the proposed name change may be symbolically significant to elders in all of our communities, first nations and non-first nations, I’d prefer to see the money go toward more tangible social change. As a former marketing director, I assure all the cost of the international scale rebranding alone will be monumental. Multiply by 10 what you think it may cost in money, time and human resources and maybe you’ll come close to the overarching cost. Isn’t it the positive interaction of individuals that creates community and provides a forum for innovative thought and elevates humanity? If there are extra funds available for reform, inter-community-funded sports and arts programs, or other investments that provide ongoing opportunities for social, intellectual and physical development, they will have far further-reaching results.

Perhaps if the new Tla’amin government building has room to accommodate such a venture, wouldn’t that be a wonderful opportunity for Tla’amin people to host the initiative? It’s such a lovely structure. I’d rather see the cost of an international rebranding go toward such a co-funded initiative by the regional district and Tla’amin government.

PEAK WEBSITE USER JIM PARSONS I guess we are all partly to blame for it to get this far. I never thought for a minute it would get this far. The regional district is exactly that, just like Nanaimo’s, Port Alberni’s, et cetera. I am not in favour of spending any money at all on a name change that I don’t believe is warranted. If this went to referendum, it would go down in a ball of flames.

6« COUNTERPOINT that some people are put off by politics issues do reflect this tension. One reflect business-dominated councils in altogether. of the first decisions of the current other cities and push for lower taxes, On the other hand, slates and par- council was to finally put an end to cuts in services and less attention to ties have the advantage of saying to the ill-considered plan to privatize issues like affordable housing? As for voters: these are our values, this is our our waste treatment to Catalyst Paper the new majority on council, they have vision of the city we will a year to demonstrate fight for and here are their commitment to the One of the reasons voter turnout in three things we pledge environment and social to accomplish if we are justice with some concivic elections is so low is because crete accomplishments. elected. voters do not know enough about the And what about slates?

One of the reasons voter turnout in civic elecWe could do worse than individual candidates. They fear voting tions is so low is because having two competing for someone who might turn out to voters do not know slates of candidates in enough about the indithe next election. Clear have completely contrary values. vidual candidates. They choices for the future of fear voting for someone who might Corporation. Residents had shown Powell River might even convince more turn out to have completely contrary overwhelming opposition to the people to vote. values. scheme.

While left-right politics are not alIf there is an initiative by the business Murray Dobbin is a Powell River freeways obvious at the civic level, many community to run candidates will they lance writer and social commentator.

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Minister announces municipal campaign changes Province moves to ban union and corporate money from local politics CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Candidates in next year’s civic election could be relying more on individual donations if the province’s proposed ban on union and corporate donations becomes law.

More than half of the money used to run political campaigns in City of Powell River’s 2014 civic election came from union or corporate donations, according Elections BC financial disclosure reports.

BC minister of municipal affairs and housing Selina Robinson announced the proposed legislation changes for campaign finance in local government elections on October 30. Before the changes are enacted they need to be debated and passed in the provincial legislature.

City of Powell River councillor Russell Brewer said legislation is needed to regulate donations being provided by unions and corporations in the province’s larger city races.

“I don’t think it’ll have much

of an impact here,” said Brewer.

“There’s not a lot of money that flows from union and corporate donations.”

Brewer said candidates operating under the new law will be have to look elsewhere for financial support for their campaigns.

“It’ll just force people, if they need to fundraise, to pursue those individual donations,” he said.

A tally of registered political donations to the 14 city council candidates during the 2014 local election showed that of $30,235 donated to candidates’ campaigns, a little more than half, came from union and corporate donations.

Unions including Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) contributed $7,950 in total donations to various candidates, while corporations such as Futurevest Investment Corporation and Augusta Recyclers provided $7,475. Contributions from individuals and non-corporate businesses accounted for $14,810.

Proposed amendments to the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act will prohibit unions, corporations and non-BC residents from donating to candidates and place limits on individuals donating to third-party advertisers or elector organizations that endorse a slate of candidates.

Contributions limits will be set to $1,200 per year for individuals.

Brewer, who received the most votes in the 2014 election, was one of the candidates who spent the least on their campaign. Brewer ran his 2014 campaign on $630, with a $300 donation from IAFF and the rest from a donation to himself, according to Elections BC reports.

Brewer said after looking at various union and corporate donations in the 2014 Powell River election none of the donations to a single candidate, elected or not, were large enough to be significant.

“I don’t think the donations have a big influence on individuals,” he said. “CUPE offered money, but I didn’t take it. For me, it’s a perception issue at a small, local level such as ours.”

Brewer said donations may have an impact if a candidate is enticed to run through financial backing.

Councillor CaroleAnn Leishman, who received close to $1,700 in union and corporate donations in 2014, said the public may perceive a candidate who has taken union or corporate donations as beholden to his or her donors, but candidates do not necessarily feel that way.

“I don’t think a lot of people would actually feel obligated, but there’s that perception,” said

DONATION SCRUNITY: BC minster of municipal affairs and housing Selina Robinson announced that the province is looking to extend its proposed ban on union and corporate campaign donations to include local governments races. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Leishman.

Mayor Dave Formosa, who did not have to run in the 2014 because he was acclaimed, said in the 2008 and 2011 elections he preferred to self-fund his campaign because of that perception issue.

He added that, for most people, not acting on behalf of or taking political direction from donors is a matter of personal integrity.

Leishman said the proposed ban will not have much impact in

Powell River because the most effective way to gain votes does not require money, just time.

“Go talk to people; go knock on the door and ask people what their concerns and issues are,” said Leishman. “Put out a couple signs in strategic locations, but get out there and talk to people and be available for the public. That’s the most effective thing to do.”

The next local government elections will be held October 20, 2018.

COUNCIL BRIEFS Awards tender for building removal At its November 2 meeting, City of Powell River council awarded a contract tender to Augusta Recyclers to disassemble and remove the former barge-facility

building near Powell River’s south harbour at a cost to the city of $24,550, plus GST.

Approves variance permit Council approved a development-variance per-

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mit for the subdividing of a Cranberry residential lot on Park Avenue to allow narrower width than the city’s required minimum permitted for its zoning. Councillor Rob Southcott said lots on Park Avenue are large and the variance should be

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Estimated cost for the project is $22,000, which will be funded from the city’s health and safety fund.

Approves sixlot subdivision Council approved a sixlot subdivision on Manson Avenue near Duncan Street after accepting a staff report for a public hearing held October 19.

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COMMUNITY »

Pruning and removing hazard trees and plants Texada Protecting our power lines When: October 27 to March 31, 2018 Time: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

As important as they are, trees and other plants can cause significant power interruptions. Contact between trees and power lines can be very dangerous, which is why over the next few months, we’ll be pruning and removing trees and other plants in Texada Island.

TRADITIONAL TEACHING: Menat’they Blaney, six, is mentored by Tla’amin Nation elder and carver Alvin Wilson as part of the Hɛhɛwšɩn (The Way Forward) Reconciliation Canoe Journey Project at Willingdon Beach. A new series of community conversations at the library is intended to expand on the meaning of reconciliation. ALEX SUTCLIFFE PHOTO

Reconciliation series launches Conversations meant to extend dialogue that started with canoe project DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

More and more, Hɛhɛwšɩn (The Way Forward) Reconciliation Canoe Journey Project is influencing and informing Powell River’s understanding of what happened in residential schools and inspiring respect from non-indigenous people toward indigenous people in the region.

A joint initiative of Hɛhɛwšɩn, Powell River Public Library and Vancouver Island University Powell River (VIU) will explore the subject in a five-part Reconciliation Conversation Series every Tuesday evening.

The series began November 7 and will conclude December 5.

The initiative is the work of local facilitator Davida Koren and other community members.

The first conversation was an introduction to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Most people know the term TRC, but many are unaware of why it exists, according to Koren.

“By having this knowledge, we can better ensure that our actions will be well informed,” according to Koren.

The remaining four dialogues will have representation from people in some of the areas that were outlined in the 94 calls to action contained in the TRC final report, according to Julie Froekjaer-Jensen, VIU’s program coordinator of first nations and school district programs and one of the organizers of the event.

“The purpose is to have community mem-

bers who also hold positions in our city to speak to how they are implementing calls to actions or dealing with reconciliation through their work and in their personal lives,” said Froekjaer-Jensen.

Notable is that the list of speakers does not include any indigenous representation, according to Koren.

“The decision to mostly have speakers from the settler community is intentional,” said Koren. “The 94 calls to action call upon, specifically, the settler community to reconcile for the oppression and crimes committed against first nations communities.

Therefore, it is the responsibility of the settler community to take the initiative to engage with and practice reconciliation, and the list of speakers reflect that ideology. “ One of those speakers is City of Powell River councillor and Powell River Métis Society president Russell Brewer. Community dialogue is important because some people are still unfamiliar with reconciliation and what it means, according to Brewer.

“I don’t think enough people have taken the time to actually look into it,” said Brewer.

“We need to reach out beyond the same group of people who discuss and come out to these things. I’m really hoping more people who might be more resistant to discussion will actually make a point of coming out.”

Powell River is among a number of smaller communities leading the way on reconciliation initiatives, according to Brewer.

Brewer said people need only go to Willingdon Beach where people are having spontaneous conversations.

“Someone stops by and happens to ask, ‘What’s going on here?’” he said. “It provides an opportunity to start those conversations.

That’s been the value of that project for sure.”

The Reconciliation Conversation Series continues on Tuesday, November 14.

For more information, including a list of speakers, go to prpl.ca/calendar.

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CULTURE »

Author recalls 16 years of rock and roll Grant Lawrence returns to Powell River area for literary event DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

PUNK PENMAN: Grant Lawrence, vocalist for Vancouver based pop-punk band the Smugglers, has written a new book about the rock and roll experience. Lawrence is hosting a public reading at an upcoming Powell River Public Library event. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Rock and roll stories can sometimes sound embellished or even unbelievable, according to author, CBC broadcaster and occasional Powell River area resident Grant Lawrence.

But Lawrence said in his new book, Dirty Windshields: The Best and Worst of the Smugglers Tour Diaries, he has written what he calls an evidence-based memoir.

“The stories may sound wild, but we have the photos and diary proof that it actually occurred,” said Lawrence.

Powell River Public Library will host a Literary and Musical Evening with Grant Lawrence at 7 pm on Friday, November 17. The event

is the first for Lawrence in Powell River since the publication of The Lonely End of the Rink, his second non-fiction autobiographical work.

Dirty Windshields is about Lawrence’s life on the road as frontman for the Smugglers, one of the grabbag bands of new wave and indie pop-punk stylings that were prevalent during the 1980s and 1990s. The Smugglers toured extensively in Canada and the United States and recorded from 1988 to 2004.

Lawrence said he will also be reading from his first book, Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound, and his friend from the rock and roll years, Tom Holliston, formerly of Nomeansno, will be joining him to provide musical accompaniment.

“I’ve known Tom for 25 years, at least,” said Lawrence. “Tom is going to sing a few acoustic songs because he’s actually an incredible singer/songwriter when he’s not punking out with

Nomeansno and the Hanson Brothers. I’m pulling him out of the woods of Lund.”

Holliston is not the only musician from those Smugglers days and the punk movement in Vancouver and Victoria who are now living in the area.

Nomeansno drummer John Wright also made the move to Powell River and pops up frequently in Lawrence’s book.

“He’s the Obi-Wan Kenobi figure,” said Lawrence.

“He’s the sage mentor.

Nomeansno kind of wrote the blueprint for how to be a band and how to be selfsufficient and do it yourself.”

The advice given to Lawrence and the Smugglers was pretty straightforward, according to Wright.

“It not only means doing it yourself, but it means growing from the inside out and encouraging bands to always work with people you know and trust and you’d call your friend,” said Wright. “That was the big thing.”

Lawrence maintains a home and life with his

wife and two children in Vancouver. He said he is looking to make a permanent move to Powell River, but not in the immediate future. He bought a house in Townsite last year.

“I’m looking forward to it being my retirement home,” he said.

Lawrence said he has had a love-hate relationship with the area for years. Now that he is older and remembering years of playing clubs that were just four walls painted black, he has grown to appreciate Powell River as his favourite place in the world.

“As a kid being dragged up there, I thought Powell River was boring. I thought Lund was just a backwater and I found Desolation Sound, in and of itself, was an awful place,” said Lawrence. “All I wanted to do as young teenager was just get away and be in the most urban centres. I had to live through 16 years of rock and roll touring to realize how much I actually appreciated Powell River, Lund and Desolation Sound.”

Musician makes rare appearance for fundraiser DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

A list of musicians participating in One Day I Walk, an evening of Bruce Cockburn’s music in support of Syrian refugees, continues to grow. One performer booked into the lineup is Lund’s Ben Bouchard, who will be joined onstage by fellow Lund musician and cellist Hugh Prichard. Father of popular singer/songwriter Lukah Bouchard, Ben is an accomplished musician in his own right. The fundraiser for a new Syrian family who will arrive in Powell River next year takes place at 7 pm on Sunday, November 12, at St. David and St. Paul Anglican Church.

What is bringing you out to play?

The cause: the fundraiser for the Syrian family. I really like Bruce

Cockburn’s music. I like the idea of musicians playing together with a theme. I’ve always played some Cockburn. He’s an interesting musician from the statements and meaning in his songs, and he’s a really good guitar player, too.

Can you explain the Québécois style of music you play?

Québécois style is very rhythmic. People play together in big gatherings and a lot of the songs are callback songs where people sing and the rest of the group sings back, and people take turns telling stories. The rhythm part of the Québécois music is pretty unique and really jiggy.

Can you put that Québécois twist on Cockburn?

Musically, I don’t want to change how it is. Hugh Prichard is going to join me on the cello, so we’ll have

a nice set together. Rhythmically, my rhythm, the Québécois rhythm, will be a slight change to Cockburn, but just slightly.

How did you and Hugh hook up?

There was a massive wedding and people in the crowd were on stage for eight hours, just playing. At that point I realized he was a really good player and a really fun person. He’s amazing. He’s been playing since he was six. We’ve often played impromptu. Every time we play together we really listen well to each other. It turns out to be quite beautiful versions of whatever we’re doing, even if it’s “My Sharona.”

Does doing this Cockburn gig mean we’re going to see more of you playing in public again?

I’m not sure. I’m not really in-

TAKE A PEAK: Ben Bouchard terested in playing a restaurant scene or pubs. Mostly, in the last few years, I’ve played for different events. It feels good to do it.

Do you sometimes think you live vicariously through Lukah’s success?

I love it. I love his music. I love seeing him play. We’re similar players, especially in how we attack the guitar and the rhythm.

He has that French Canadian, Irish feistiness when he wants to channel that energy. He can light the fire.

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SPORTS »

Liknes records shutout for Villa Win sets up first-place showdown in rematch against Gorge DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

A win for Powell River Villa soccer club on

November 5 has moved the team into second place in Vancouver Island Soccer League Division 3A with a record of seven wins, one loss and a tie. Villa shutout Victoria’s Bays United FC at Timberlane Park Goaltender Mathew Liknes recorded his first shutout of the season in the 4-0 win.

“We’ve been really close to shutouts in the last few

weeks; a few minor things have resulted in goals,” said Villa coach Chris McDonough. “It was nice to really tighten up the back.

It shows we played as a unit the whole game.”

Liknes said it was relieving to finally produce a clean sheet.

“When you’re winning games, you obviously want to get some shutouts,” said Liknes. “It’s good for the

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The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development is considering establishing objectives over areas totaling 1,125 ha for the purpose of Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) ecosystem protection. This would be achieved by an amendment to add these proposed areas to the existing CDF moist maritime (mm) biogeoclimatic (BEC) subzone Order, signed July 26, 2010 (hereafter referred to as the 2010 CDF Order). The 2010 CDF Order is established under Section 93.4 of the Land Act, and has the objective of protecting all CDFmm BEC subzone plant communities within specific polygons, which currently cover an area of 1,602 ha.

As part of this amendment, the ministry also proposes to include another 422 ha in the 2010 CDF Order. This 422 ha is already designated under the Old Growth Management Areas within the CDFmm BEC subzone Order (hereafter the 2011 CDF OGMA Order), signed September 16, 2011. Since these areas would be included in the amended 2010 CDF Order, the 2011 CDF OGMA Order and all its amendments would be cancelled.

In total, the amended CDF Order would establish objectives to protect CDF plant communities over areas totaling 3,149 ha in the CDF BEC zone (an increase of 1,125 ha from the new proposed areas and 422 ha from the existing areas under the 2011 CDF OGMA Order).

The proposed new areas are located along the southeast coast of Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands (see Schedules 1 to 12 in the proposed order). The proposed areas are forested with young to mature stands (ranging in size from 4 to 250 ha) and are next to existing protected areas and private land. The areas that are already included in the 2010 CDF Order and the 2011 CDF OGMA Orders are located in the vicinity of the communities of Lund, Bowser, Qualicum Bay, and Nanoose Bay and the City of Nanaimo (these are also indicated in Schedules 1 to 12).

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whole team to get a shutout.

It makes you more confident if you go into a tighter game.”

Villa players expect a tight game on Sunday, November 12, when they travel to southern Vancouver Island to face Gorge in a battle for first place. The Victoriabased team won 1-0 in Powell River in September, handing Villa its only loss on the season in the process.

“We’re really looking forward to going down there and making up for the game we played here when they took three points from us,” said McDonough. “It’s going to be a tough game.”

Against Bays United, game MVP Julius Ulrich scored twice and moved into the top 10 in division scoring with four goals.

McDonough said the German midfielder has speed, quickness and other factors that make him exciting to watch.

“He’s more familiar with his teammates and language,” said McDonough.

“With all of those things combined, I expect him to improve more every week and we’re starting to really see it now.”

Two other Villa players join Ulrich in the top 10 of division scoring: Kye Taylor and Jake Kenmuir.

Taylor was injured in

TOP SCORER: Powell River Villa midfielder Julius Ulrich breaks away from two opponents on the way to scoring one of his two goals in a 4-0 win over Bays United on November 5. Ulrich’s four goals on the season moves him into the top 10 in Vancouver Island Soccer League Division 3A scoring.

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BOX SCORE 7(W)-1(L)-1(T)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 POWELL RIVER VILLA BAYS UNITED FC

GOALS Patrick Rainville, Julius Ulrich (2), Scott Sawchuk SHUTOUT Mathew Liknes

a game against Victoria Beavers on October 22. At the time, the striker was thought to possibly be out for the rest of the season, but the team’s star player might return to the lineup as early as this weekend against Gorge.

“We’re taking it day by day, but there’s a possibility he could play this weekend,” said McDonough. “He was out to training last week and he expects to train this week. We’ll assess it after

training on Thursday.”

Scott Sawchuk and Patrick Rainville scored the other two goals on Sunday.

McDonough said he is enjoying a lot more depth and youth on the bench than the team had all of last season.

“We’re relying a lot on our younger players, but we’re getting results from them,” said McDonough. “We have a lot of depth and that has contributed to our record, so someone missing is not the end of the world.”

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A copy of the proposed amendment to the CDF Order and associated maps and shape files are available online at: www.for.gov.bc.ca/TASB/SLRP/southisland/CDFAmendment.html.

A copy of the proposed amendment to the CDF order and associated maps are also available at the following offices.

• Nanaimo – FrontCounter BC, Suite 142, 2080 Labieux Road, Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 6J9 • Nanaimo – West Coast Region, 2100 Labieux Road, Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 6E9 • Port Alberni – South Island Natural Resource District, 4885 Cherry Creek Road, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 8E9 • Powell River – Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District, 7077 Duncan Street, Powell River, B.C. V8A 1W1 • Campbell River – Campbell River Natural Resource District, 370 South Dogwood Street, Campbell River, B.C. V9W 6Y7 Written comments may be sent to CDFOrderAmendment2017@gov.bc.ca on or before January 15, 2018.

We’re completing a system improvement project in the Downtown Powell River area. Crews will be completing line work and upgrading conductor on Alberni Street between Manson Avenue and Marine Avenue.

Anticipated completion: November 30, 2017 Working Hours: Weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Traffic along Alberni Street could experience some minor delay. For your safety, and the safety of our crew, please reduce your speed and follow the direction of traffic control.

Thanks for your patience while we complete this important work.

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Kings rise above adversity on the road DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

As far as road trips go, Powell River Kings most recent one got off to a strange start. The story from the weekend was not the Kings picking up four points in two wins, taking back sole position of first place in the BC Hockey League Island Division. Kings doubled-up on Penticton Vees 4-2 on November 4. The next night Kings beat Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4-1.

The big story didn’t even happen on the ice. The Kings’ bus broke down, which meant missing the November 3 game in Wenatchee against the Wild.

The team planned to go through to Osoyoos on Thursday and base out of there for the three sched-

Mitch Adamyk

uled games. But because of highway closures due to weather, Kings took a route through the United States, according to head coach Kent Lewis. Less than an hour across the border, the bus was done.

“It wasn’t your average road trip,” said Kings veteran goaltender Mitch Adamyk. “We sat there for about two hours before the tow truck came. He towed us about a mile to a rest stop and then we sat there for another hour. Then we got a state trooper, who escorted us to a mall so we could eat. We know our bus is old and we always

joke about it. It has broken down before, but not this bad.”

The Wenatchee game will have to be rescheduled for later in the season.

Once off the road and onto the ice, the team was back to the winning ways it has had this season.

“Our penalty kill was good when it had to be,” said Lewis about the win over the Vees. “Our game was good.

We gave them a bit too much off of turnovers. We played a pretty good game and Mitch was good in net.”

Vees outshot the Kings 37 to 29 but Adamyk was up to the test. He is now the top goalie in the BCHL in goals against average and save percentage.

The 6’3”, 183 pound native of East St. Paul, Manitoba has been between the pipes in 12 of the Kings 18 games this season, putting up eight wins, three losses and a tie.

His goals-against average is an impressive 1.96 but he has yet to record a shutout.

“I look at the stats, but I don’t pay that much atten-

tion to them,” he said. “I just go out and play my game.

This being my second year, I’m more comfortable in the league. I worked on a lot of stuff in the off season that I thought I could get better at positionally, being faster, stronger and better at tracking the puck.”

On Sunday against the Silverbacks, it was Matteo Paler-Chow who was in net in a game that saw the Kings rack up 25 minutes in penalties.

“We were one of the least penalized teams going into the last two games so I don’t know quite what’s happened,” said Lewis. We played a very undisciplined, dirty team. We knew that it was going to be greasy and gritty. I didn’t expect it to be dirty.”

Kings opened the scoring in the first period with two goals 19 seconds apart and finished the game with two empty-netters.

Kings captain Gavin Rauser came away from the weekend with two goals and an assist. Jack Long tal-

KINGS BOX SCORES 12(W)-4(L)-1(T)-1(OTL)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, VS PENTICTON VEES SCORING 1 2 3 TOTAL PP Powell River Kings 2 1 1 4 1/3 Penticton Vees 1 0 1 2 2/8 1st: 18:43 Gavin Rauser (6) ASST: Jack Long (3), Carmine Buono (11) (PP) 18:55 Neal Samanski (1) ASST: Mitchell Williams (3), Trent Bell (6) 2nd: 10:52 Andy Stevens (1) ASST: None (SH) 3rd: 13:47 Ben Berard (6) ASST: Josh Coblenz (8), Jack Long (4) SHOTS Powell River Kings Penticton Vees GOALTENDER Mitch Adamyk (W)

1 2 3 TOTAL 14 8 7 29 11 14 12 37 TOI SV/SH ON OFF 60:00 35/37 1st/0:00 3rd/20:00

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, VS SALMON ARM SILVERBACKS SCORING 1 2 3 TOTAL PP Powell River Kings 2 0 2 4 1/8 Salmon Arm Silverbacks 0 1 0 1 0/3 1st: 19:39 Carter Turnbull (11) ASST: Ethan Kimball (3), Jack Long (5) (PP) 19:58 Mitchell Williams (5) ASST: Gavin Rauser (8) 3rd: 18:39 Gavin Rauser (7) ASST: Carter Turnbull (11), Neal Samanski (1) (EN) 19:38 Ethan Jones (1) ASST: Josh Coblenz (9) (EN) SHOTS Powell River Kings Salmon Arm Silverbacks

1 2 3 TOTAL 16 15 15 46 6 12 8 26

GOALTENDER TOI SV/SH ON OFF Matteo Paler-Chow (W) 60:00 25/26 1st/0:00 3rd/20:00

lied three assists in the two games.

Kings are back on the road

this weekend with three games in Nanaimo, Victoria and Cowichan Valley.

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Application deadline is Sunday, November 12, 2017.

POWELL RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT JOB POSTING RECEPTIONIST/CLERK The Powell River Regional District is seeking a full-time receptionist/clerk to provide front counter services to the public and clerical support at the Regional District office.

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5050 Legal Services

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2008 SEMI-DETACHED 2b d r m , 2 - b a t h r a n c h e r, wheelchair accessible, double garage with lots of storage. 55-plus building.

4919A Parsons Cour t, $360,000. 604.344.0102.

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6035 Industrial/Commercial PRIME COMMERCIAL space for rent. 1,500 sq ft building, available January 1, 2018, office upstairs downstairs is possible storage space. 2,700 sq ft, 2,000 sq ft also available (flexible availability.) Sorry no restaurants unless building is purchased. Apply in person at 6816 Alberni Street.

6040 Lots & Acreages for Sale AC R E AG E F O R s a l e .

Three minutes from city centre on Allen Avenue, fruit trees, $299,000. 604.483.1632.

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Auctioneers Unreser ved Auction, Nov. 16 in Prince G e o r g e . 1. 6 7 + / - a n d 4.17+/- Title Acres. Zoned RS2/AG. Steve Martin: 250612-8522; Realtor: Tom Moran PREC*: 250-784-7090; Brokerage - Re/Max Dawson Creek Realty; rbauction.com/ realestate.

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9135 Motorcycles 2 0 01 H O N DA S h a d ow, 750cc, 11,500 km, $3,500, recent carburetor job and plugs, good condition. Call John,604.485.3077.

2008 HARLEY Davidson Heritage Softail Classic with extra exhaust mufflers, seat, etc. Must sell, reduced to $12,000. 1.250.545.9944.

9145 Cars 6915 Mobiles/Pads 12X60 LAMPLIGHTER mobile home, 2-bdrm, newer EnerGuide appliances, W/D, F/S, $8,000. 604.489.9445.

6950 Shared Accommodation 1-BDRM ROOM for rent.

Separate entrance and separate living room. The rest of the accommodations will be shared with a smoker and a cat. $500 per mth, includes utilities, WiFi and cable. Available immediately. 604.578.0687.

6965 Suites for Rent FURNISHED BACHELOR suite suitable for one person or couple at Oceanside Resort. Utilities and internet included. References and deposit required. $700. Phone 604.485.2435

9115 Auto Miscellaneous UNIROYAL WINTER tires a n d r i m s 19 5 / 6 0 / R / 15 , Nearly new, $400 OBO, cash, 604.489.1231.

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604.485.7927 9130 ATVs/Dirt Bikes 2013 SUZUKI King Quad 75 Axi, 7,000 kms, comes with Tatou 4S tracks and 8’ heavy duty trailer modified for the tracks, $9,500, 604.414.8102.

1995 CAMARO, V6, 5-speed, $4,000 OBO, lots of new parts.

Call Mike, 604.223.0914.

1997 TOYOTA Corolla, runs well, 178,000 kms, $1200.

604.223.1736.

2007 MERCEDES E350, A-1 condition throughout, a must see. $60,000 new, asking $9,900 OBO. 604.483.1734.

2010 TOYOTA Matrix, estate sale, low kms, all records available, kept in heated storage, $9,800. Call, 604.487.0097.

2005 FORD Crown Victoria XL well maintained luxury car, two winter tires on rims, $3,900 OBO. 604.485.6454.

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9150 Sports & Imports

2002 NISSAN Altima.

REDUCED! Great Car, Great Price!! $5,500. only 61,900 kms. Owned since late 2002.

Fantastic condition inside and out, big interior and trunk, economical and reliable, garage kept most of its life. New rear brakes and battery, like new Michelin tires, includes cable chains for winter. Must see for yourself. bud_1955@live.ca 604.414.8146

8325 Sand & Gravel

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16’ LIFETIMER welded boat, 60-horsepower Yamaha two stroke, comes with Roadrunner trailer, $9,400.

604.485.5297.

32’ BAYLINER, 3250 twin, V8 gas (newer), great shape, reduced to $26,000 OBO. Call Chris, 604.414.3960.

GLASSPLY BOAT 19.5’ four cylinder, 165-hp, runs well, comes with 9.9 Suzuki kicker, trailer included, $4500.

604.487.4355.

MUST SELL, 28’ fiberglass cruiser, suitable for live aboard, trailer included, four-cylinder diesel engine, $12,000 OBO. 604.414.4483.

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1993 GRAND Jeep Cherokee, $950, 260,000 kms.

604.344.2171.

CONTINUOUS GUTTER truck and inventory, turnkey operation with tools and people, $10,000. 604.414.8595.

F250 4X4 supercab, 218,000 kms, $4,500. 604.485.1277.

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dust, threw our mail or food out to us and on the road he went. No sooner had he gone by there’d be one or two shells coming down. If it wasn’t for the walls of the house that were about three-feet thick of stone, we wouldn’t have made it through the day.”

MacDonald served on the same flash spotting troop with the man who would have become his brother-in-law, but Jack Vassar

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On a Saturday night in late fall of 1940, along with many of his friends, Bob MacDonald enlisted with the Canadian Armed Forces. He joined the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, also known as the Eddies, at age 18.

MacDonald was one of more than 1.1 million Canadian men and women who served in World War II. “There are so many stories to tell about war, but not many happy ones,” said MacDonald, who has lived in Powell River for 36 years.

Now 96, MacDonald sometimes becomes emotional and breaks down when asked to talk about the war, but he said it is important to have the stories documented before his memory fades, as there are few veterans left.

The Eddies were with the 1st Canadian Division that was part of the invasion of Sicily and the long, bloody Italian campaign from 1943 to 1944.

MacDonald shipped out to England in 1941 and then spent another 14 days at sea while bound for Algiers.

“I was sicker than hell all the way; you can imagine,” he said. “We could have baths, but it had to be in saltwater pumped from the

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sea. I had a hammock and some fellows slept on the floor or on tables. I was dirty all those days from England to Africa. God, the smell.”

After a month in Africa, MacDonald fought in the invasion of Sicily. Once at Sicily, MacDonald became a flash spotter, a member of a 10-man observation unit that calculated enemy positions. He also carried a Bren light machine gun. As observers, they spotted enemy mortar, machine guns or artillery flashes.

“You’d get a good reading on it,” said MacDonald, “then our headquarters would phone artillery headquarters and within minutes they’d bring the fire down.”

The soldiers always worked in the dark and were surrounded by disease. Hospitals were filled with sick people.

“So many chaps came down with malaria and typhus,” he said.

MacDonald said Sicily and Italy were dusty and dirty places.

“We would miss the bath detail a number of times and you’d go on maybe a month before you had a wash or a bath,” he said.

Dusty roads from tank and truck traffic could be deadly, inching along Italy’s narrow and treacherous single-track roads.

“You wouldn’t travel during the day because the dust cloud would bring down fire,” said MacDonald. “We had a chap, a driver, who would bring our rations and mail. He came down the road to beat heck raising

died in the Battle of Ortona.

“I was asleep at the time,” said MacDonald.

“We were in a camouflaged slit trench and these other chaps were being brought in by the infantry through a minefield to our location to relieve us. It was darkness, you couldn’t do it in the daylight. It was a cool night in the fall and it was raining. We arrived back to headquarters and heard that Jack had died.”

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was a full frontal assault, with shell fire so intense it was “like a raving madhouse” and when they reached a mined and booby-trapped gully, the Canadians were held in a “filthy limbo.”

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came from Vassar’s mother, Gertrude, MacDonald’s future mother-in-law.

When he returned home to Edson, Alberta, after the war, he said he knocked on Gertrude’s door.

“I told her who I was and she said, ‘You get in here, I want to talk to you. I’ve heard about you,’” said MacDonald. “She had her daughter home and she said, ‘This is Bob MacDonald, Francis.’ Jack never told us he had a sister and she was a good looking gal; six months later we were married.”

MacDonald and his wife travelled to Italy 17 times over the years to visit Vassar’s grave.

Ortona resonates in Canadian military history with the same reverence as Ypres, Somme, Amiens, Dieppe, Passchendaele, Normandy and Vimy Ridge.

“Ortona was called the Stalingrad of the Italian campaign; so many died there,” said MacDonald. “We were advancing into the open to overtake the Germans and all they were doing was sitting in positions, defensive positions, knocking our people out and then moving back to another line.”

The battle continued for several days.

In Rick Atkinson’s book The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 19431944, he wrote that the Italian campaign was at a stalemate and it was up to the 1st Canadian Division to break it. The author also wrote that the tactic used

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“Five rounds of artillery shells landed around us and we cowered in the corner; I remember it was darkness,” said MacDonald.

“Every one of them missed but I can remember the boys were all awake. We all started just giggling and laughing; it was nerves. Some fellows became accustomed to it and said, ‘Aww, shut up you guys, for god’s sake it’s not even close.’

Some other fellows were quiet, it affected them so much.”

MacDonald said he remembers a soldier who was ready to run one night.

“A shell landed, a machine-gun burst came at us and took some chips out of a building,” said MacDonald.

“He started to run and I grabbed hold of his pant leg, tripped him and got him behind me. He said, ‘Oh my god, Bob, we’re gonna die,’ and I said, ‘No we’re not.’”

MacDonald said he pressed up against the man on a wall and told him he was protected.”

“He was a real sweet guy,” said MacDonald.

“His nerves were on edge at all times.”

A fter Canadi ans took Ortona, Atkinson wrote that a sign posted at its city limits read, “This is Ortona, a West Canadian town.”

Ortona was one of the deadliest Canadian battles of the war, and one of the proudest.

MacDonald did not return to Western

Canada until after the uprising of Texel, one of the last battles of World War II. When he arrived home, only his mother and father met him at the

train station in Edmonton. All of the victory parties were over.

MacDonald entered the war as a private and came out a private. For his service he earned the gratitude of a nation and $1,420.

Going off to war was an adventure, said MacDonald.

“We were going to be home in a year or back in six months,” he said.

“I just thought, ‘my buddies are joining up. I’m not going to be left home alone.’”

MacDonald said he would do it again if his country needed him because it is his duty.

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plane for one year beginning on November 1, 1943, said Lambert. Those jobs made a difference to future Powell River Company hiring practices, she added.

“World War II changed everything; women were looked upon as employees who could do responsible jobs because of their track record,” said Lambert. “In the company here, they became highly valued employees and a number of their supervisors were really sorry to lose them when they had to make room for the men coming back.”

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no place for them, according to Lambert. But the only way to keep the mill operating was through hiring and training women; they were crucial, she added.

“They were very proud of the jobs they had and what they did,” said Lambert. “They were also really proud of their husbands or their boyfriends who were in the forces, and they wanted to contribute as much.”

They did just that, rolling up their sleeves and working the machines.

Some women, when not working at the mill, were transferred to Boeing of Canada’s Powell River assembly plant, which assembled parts for the PBY patrol and rescue

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When Canada entered into World War II in 1939, Powell River’s population was 8,000 and Powell River Company was in full production seven days a week.

Over the course of the war, 1,000 men and 55 women from the area volunteered to go overseas, according to local author and historian Barbara Lambert, who wrote War Brides and Rosies, Powell River and Stillwater, BC. By 1942, the women who stayed home were left alone and waiting.

“There was no social life for women,” said Lambert. “These were women in their late teens and early 20s, when they’re normally dating and getting married. They were extremely lonely.”

Those women became extremely important in the war effort and indispensable to victory.

From 1942 to 1946, women were hired by the Powell River Company to work in the mill plant.

Up until that time, women at the company had only been employed in secretarial positions. Mary Cavanagh was the first to be hired.

More than 50 women worked on the floor, trained by experienced men, many of whom had fought in World War I and were too old to fight against the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan. The company had to keep the machines running.

“The high-grade spruce on the coast here, most of it went through the mill and was used to make a British warplane: the Mosquito,” said Lambert. “The other thing was wood pulp had replaced cotton in the making of explosives.”

The company was desperate, but reluctant to employee women, because the mill was

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FALLEN SOLDIERS OF WORLD WAR

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ALEX DICKIE BLACK

1898 - September 24, 1917 Service: Canadian Infantry Buried: Aix-Noulette

Communal Cemetery, France

Over the course of two world wars, in excess of 1,000,000 Canadians made the ultimate sacrifice and paid for the freedom of their families, friends and future compatriots with their lives.

More than 1,000 men and women from the Powell River area served in some capacity in either World War I or World War II; 54 of the soldiers never returned home.

Some of the fallen were born and raised in familiar local neighbourhoods such as Westview, Wildwood, Cranberry, Townsite and Lang Bay, while others began their lives in other regions of the province or country. Whether they were born here or came to the area for work or families reasons, they all shared a connection: Powell River was their home.

For information on all of the men and women from the Powell River area who served in World War I and World War II, go to powellrivermuseum.ca.

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TOMMY LANT C. MOODIE

1890 - May 8, 1917

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GEORGE WASHINGTON

1872 - November 9, 1916 Service: Canadian Infantry Buried: Contay British

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1889 - April 14, 1915 Service: Canadian Infantry Buried: Menin Gate

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J.B. ALLAN Died: 1943

JAMES ALBERT ANGLIN Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

June 9, 1903 - June 6, 1944

RONALD CLINTON BAKER

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

September 18, 1924 - March 28, 1945 Hometown: Wildwood

WILLIAM GEORGE REX BAUM Royal Canadian Air Force

September 20, 1920 - August 24, 1943 Hometown: Cranberry

JOHN MCCLELLAND BELL Royal Canadian Air Force

March 2, 1917 - July 18, 1943 Hometown: Wildwood

ALDO BORTOLUSSI Royal Canadian Air Force

June 17, 1923 - October 4, 1943 Hometown: Wildwood

LUCIEN (SHADOW) BROOKS Royal Canadian Air Force

August 31, 1920 - April 25, 1942 Hometown: Wildwood

ALBERT MOORE CAREY Royal Canadian Air Force

October 1, 1912 - November 28, 1942 Hometown: Powell River area

HERBERT ANDREW DAUBNER JUNIOR Royal Canadian Air Force

FALLEN SOLDIERS OF WORLD WAR

HENRY STANLEY DRAYTON

ROBERT ARNOLD LASSER

Royal Canadian Artillery

Royal Canadian Air Force January 14, 1921 - March 5, 1944 Hometown: Paradise Valley

AUGUST JOHN ECKMAN JUNIOR

DONALD KENNETH LEE

May 18, 1923 - September 3, 1943 Hometown: Powell River area

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

June 20, 1914 - June 6, 1944 Hometown: Wildwood

GEORGE PAUL ETHOFER Royal Canadian Medical Corps

February 8, 1908 - June 6, 1944 Hometown: Aldergrove

WILLIAM CHARD FAIRGRIEVE

Royal Canadian Air Force

December 13, 1919 - August 17, 1944 Hometown: Vancouver

HENRY GRAHAM FREEMAN

Royal Canadian Air Force

October 27, 1918 - May 23, 1943 Hometown: Burnaby

REGINALD CARL GAUDET

Royal Canadian Air Force

April 20, 1921 - March 11, 1944 Hometown: Cranberry

WILLIAM GILMOUR Royal Canadian Air Force

November 21, 1915 - August 21 1942 Hometown: Powell River

EARNEST GRIBBLE

United States Army Air Force

May 17, 1918 - February 2, 1945 Hometown: Westview

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

March 7, 1914 - September 28 1944 Hometown: Powell River area

ROBIN GIBSON LEESE Royal Canadian Air Force July 20, 1922 - October 2, 1943 Hometown: Townsite

WILLIAM HEWISON LEESE Royal Canadian Air Force

March 9, 1924 - December 18, 1944 Hometown: Townsite

JAMES LLOYD

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

September 18, 1895 - April 29, 1940 Hometown: New Westminster

ARTHUR JAMES (JIMMY) LYLE United States Army

March 19, 1916 - October 31, 1944 Hometown: Townsite

ARCHIBALD LESLIE MACLEAN

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

October 11, 1922 - July 21, 1944 Hometown: Port Alberni

FRANK MCMULLIN

Royal Canadian Air Force

January 12, 1909 - March 17, 1942 Hometown: Prince Rupert

May 17, 1914 - June 22, 1943 Hometown: Townsite

EWART HASSELL

PHILLIP JOHN ASHWORTH MAGSON

JOSEPH WILLIAM DAUBNER

April 20, 1922 - June 28, 1944 Hometown: Cranberry

July 12, 1920 - August 24, 1943 Hometown: Cranberry

Royal Canadian Air Force

August 11, 1918 - May 15, 1942 Hometown: Townsite

ARTHUR DEAKIN

Royal Canadian Air Force

October 12, 1917 - November 13, 1944 Hometown: Powell River area

WILLIAM ROGER DICKSON

Royal Canadian Air Force

June 19, 1906 - August 21, 1944 Hometown: Lang Bay

WILLIAM DITTLOFF

Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve January 31, 1920 - August 21, 1944 Hometown: Wildwood

HARRY WOODWARD DONKERSLEY Royal Canadian Air Force

December 30, 1919 - January 16, 1944 Hometown: Townsite

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

RALPH BRUCE HOPKINS Royal Canadian Air Force

May 10, 1914 - June 27, 1945 Hometown: Powell River area

GORDON BOOTH HUGHES Royal Canadian Navy

July 31, 1924 - November 9, 1945 Hometown: Cranberry

JOHN STEWART JOHNSTON Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve

Royal Canadian Air Force

SHOLTO PATON (HOB) MARLATT

Royal Canadian Air Force

August 9, 1913 - November 29, 1942 Hometown: Cranberry

WILLIAM KENNETH MARSHALL Royal Canadian Air Force

January 7, 1916 - November 10, 1944 Hometown: Vancouver

ANDREW MORRIS

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

March 14, 1909 - May 7, 1944 Hometown: Vancouver

February 14, 1915 - August 17, 1944 Hometown: Powell River area

NORMAN JOHNSTON

JOHN MORRIS

October 28, 1919 - June 3, 1944 Hometown: Townsite

Unknown - October 24, 1942 Hometown: Powell River area

Royal Canadian Air Force

Royal Canadian Air Force

RICHARD PRESTON KEAIST

JOHN WILLIAM MULLEN

December 29, 1922 - February 22, 1945 Hometown: Wildwood

August 5, 1920 - May 24, 1944 Hometown: Lang Bay

Royal Canadian Air Force

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

FRANK RICHMOND VINCENT NELLO Royal Canadian Air Force

July 1, 1916 - October 12, 1943 Hometown: Westview

TREVOR CHARLES LEIGHTON PIDCOCK Royal Canadian Air Force

September 20, 1917 - October 15, 1944 Hometown: Victoria

ALBERT LIONEL RORKE United States Air Force

1916 - February 16, 1944 Hometown: Westview

GILBERT HAROLD SCRIVEN

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

March 9, 1919 - June 11, 1944 Hometown: Powell River area

ROBERT WILLIAM SHAW Royal Canadian Air Force

June 12, 1912 - October 28, 1944 Hometown: Powell River area

BERNARD SMITH

Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

Unknown - March 9, 1945 Hometown: Powell River area

FREDERICK SPRATT

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

August 8, 1905 - May 30, 1944 Hometown: Powell River area

JOSEPH RALPH GORDON SRIGLEY

Royal Canadian Air Force

September 29, 1915 - August 17, 1944 Hometown: Saskatchewan

NICHOLAS STUSIAK Royal Canadian Air Force

May 20, 1920 - May 27, 1944 Hometown: Cranberry

JAMES EMIL VIRAG Royal Canadian Air Force

November 14, 1922 - December 5, 1944 Hometown: Vancouver

MAURICE HUGH WILSHIRE

Army Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

March 8, 1917 - May 23, 1944 Hometown: Cranberry

RICHARD JOHN WOODRUFF

Royal Canadian Air Force

February 20, 1916 - September 30, 1942 Hometown: Westview

SERGIE (STEVE) ZILNIC Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

September 16, 1923 - July 22, 1943 Hometown: Kelly Creek

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