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Get the Peak to Go iPhone app now available in the App Store or iTunes URBAN ARTISTS: Walls near the upper parking lot of Willingdon Beach have unofficially been used for graffiti art. Artists Stefan Fogarty [left] and Adam Cramb said the form of art is another way to explore creativity. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

Urban art sparks debate Local graffiti artists and muralists attempt to clear up misconceptions DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

A 2011 City of Powell River bylaw regulating unsightly premises in Powell River prohibits graffiti. That law defines graffiti as “drawing, printing or writing scratched, sprayed, painted or scribbled on a wall, fence, or other surface that is visible from a highway, sidewalk, park or other public place.”

A person convicted of a graffiti crime can be liable to a fine of $1,000 to $10,000, according to the bylaw.

“To my knowledge, it is not really enforced,” said Powell River city councillor CaroleAnn Leishman. “[Police] have to catch the culprits red-handed, I believe, in order to be able to take any action.”

The act of graffiti on public or private space is variously described as vandalism, mischief, defacement, anti-social behaviour and art. Which begs the question, is graffiti art or vandalism?

“Some graffiti can be quite artistic, but there should be specific places where it is acceptable,” said Leishman. “Tagging businesses and buildings is not cool as it costs business own-

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Some concrete walls could potentially be designated in certain locations, but at this point there aren’t any officially acceptable locations, to my knowledge.”

The biggest unofficial public exhibit of graffiti in Powell River is known as “the wall.” It is the concrete retaining wall along the side of the gravel lot near the upper parking lot of Willingdon Beach.

According to artist Adam Cramb, the history of the wall goes back to when the roof of the civic arena at Willingdon was covered in the graffiti of graduating year classes. Then about six years ago, he said, the wall became a place of public expressions. »2

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“It’s a place to practice, to show and to share,” said Cramb. “If anyone has the courage to use the wall, they’re free to use it. People can put up who they are and the next day someone can paint over it. It’s commonplace.”

Powell River RCMP constable Tim Kenning said the graffiti on the wall is totally different from recent tagging, such as an incident involving a thrift shop panel van.

“They’re not harming anybody down there. It seems to be an acceptable place to put tasteful art,” said Kenning.

Vandalism is a part of street-art graffiti that turned into something accepted, said Stefan Fogarty, also known as Catnip, a local graffiti artist and one of the members of Kaleidoscope art collective on Marine Avenue.

“It’s highly social in that it’s active and physical,” said Fogarty, “more antisocial would be to just sit at home and do nothing. It is subversive and it is against the societal norms.”

There is a distinction between graffiti and vandalism, according to internationally-recognized artist Luke Ramsey, now based in Powell River. Ramsey’s client list includes the New York Times, Drake Hotel, Mountain Equipment Co-op and Patagonia.

“Graffiti is an energy, a subjective expression of love, hate, humour, rebellion, art, freedom and tagging for territory and sport,” said Ramsey. “Vandalism

is an idea, a perception of property, law and ownership.

Someone walks into an artsupplies shop and paints on a blank canvas with a price tag on it. Does the shop owner yell ‘vandal’ and contact the law? Or, does the shop owner proclaim ‘art’ and try and sell the canvas or offer the artist an exhibition?”

Local authorities have noticed an increase in graffiti activity in the last few months.

According to Kenning, locations such as the Town Centre Mall, behind the thrift shops, all around Townsite, up to Timberlane Park and the cadet barracks have been targets of graffiti tagging.

Removing graffiti can be costly. The price for paint needed to cover up recent tagging at the barracks was estimated at $1,000.

The act or art of tagging is urban slang for getting up, which means getting your name up on a wall. Despite there being a law against it, Kenning has no explanation for why there is more of it in recent months.

“We’ve had an influx of tagging all over the place,” said Kenning. “It’s very tasteless. It’s not art of any nature. It’s just mischief.”

According to Kenning, there have been no arrests made to date in connection with graffiti, despite a visible increase in tagging.

Cramb said he thinks if graffiti was removed on a regular basis, taggers will eventually give up.

“I see it as a tolerable delinquency,” he said. “When you look at the amount of graffiti that happens, consider-

ing the amount of space in Powell River, you have to actually look for it.”

Cramb said even the most rudimentary tagging could also be considered artistic expression.

“Those taggers are artists,” said Cramb. “They’re born artists.”

The only difference between taggers and graffiti artists, according to Cramb, is taggers start off unrecognized, while he and Fogarty have advanced from tagging into recognized artists.

“Graffiti and tagging are part of the same thing,” said Fogarty. “Taggers are growing with their style from these cheaply drawn tags.”

Fogarty thinks there is a way of channelling tagging into more productive acts, such as community mural projects where artists get together and aren’t frowned upon, but accepted.

“Powell River is going to see more of it, so how can we help change it into something that is more accepted, more social and without the label of vandalism?” asked Fogarty.

More than tagging for the sake of tagging, local painter Meghan Hildebrand views graffiti as an exciting and limitless art form.

Since 2001, Hildebrand has created artwork for the annual electronic music festival Shambhala, designing posters, tickets and merchandise. Her original works are shown at several galleries across Canada.

“The temporary nature of graffiti creates a vitality,” said Hildebrand, “and freshness to the art.”

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Province examines silt solutions at Cranberry Lake Gravel-pit operator to expand ponds to contain runoff CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

OVERFLOW: Silt-laden stormwater runoff flows down Yukon Avenue near Cranberry Lake during one of Powell River’s recent heavy rainfalls. Members of Cranberry Lake Watershed Preservation Society raised concerns about the runoff because it flows into the lake through the city’s storm sewers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

on the road and flowed down the hill towards Lindsay Park where it made its way into the lake, he said.

Tor Birtig, City of Powell River director of infrastructure, said the city is involved

The outcome is that the owners of the pit are going to expand their containment pond to keep all of the flow coming onto the gravel pit site contained, so it doesn’t exit the pit.

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Chief pilot Lars Banke said the airline is looking to branch out and provide service to routes not being served by other regional carriers.

KD Air announced Thursday, March 17, that from April 1 to October 31, 2016, the airline will be flying routes from Qualicum to Powell River, Powell River to Qualicum, Gillies Bay to Powell River and Powell River to Gillies Bay. Banke said the airline had tried this about 20 years ago, incorporating a stop in Powell River during its Gillies Bay to Vancouver service, but it was not sustainable. He explained that the airline now has different aircraft with larger passenger capacity.

“We are looking for different routes that would stop in Powell River on the way to the Interior, but not go through Vancouver,” he said. “This one is easy for us to do.”

Setting it straight In last issue’s article “Less patients without doctors” we mistakenly identified doctor Tom McBride as Jeff Lynskey in the accompanying photo.

In last issue’s Speak to the Peak, we mistakenly identified Reeve Morwood’s photo as Julie Caldicott’s and vice versa.

In last issue’s article “Burnt nails found at second beach,” the Townsite beach in question is actually known as First Beach.

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because the silt-laden water is flowing into its stormsewer system, which ultimately flows into Cranberry Lake.

“With our discussions, the outcome is that the owners of the pit are going to

order to determine the best course of action to prevent future issues with runoff water from the mountain entering the pit.

Concerns have been raised that the service road and logging up the hill has changed the speed and amount of rainfall being diverted into the gravel pit and areas outside the pit operator’s property. The pit has had similar issues in the past, where actions taken by others outside the pit have impacted its ability to handle the water received.

Owners of T&R Contracting declined to comment on the particulars of the situation, but did say they are committed to being a part of the solution.

T&R, which only recently bought the pit, said it has been working with the city to address any concerns.

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said. “I think [the silt] went up only one side of the lake.”

Cramb said the water that flowed through the gravel pit spilled out on the road, some of it went into a culvert that goes directly into the lake. Other water stayed

expand their containment pond to keep all of the flow coming onto the gravel pit site contained, so it doesn’t exit the pit. It was relayed quite clearly that there was not be any discharge from the pit,” said Birtig.

Birtig said the serviceroad ditch meets ministry of forests, lands and natural resource operations’ standards for road construction.

“That water does discharge on the gravel-pit property. What the gravelpit operators would like to see is less water coming down onto their parcel, so they’ve asked us to see if we could accept more flow from the service-road ditch into the city’s sewer system,” he said.

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sure what the impact of the latest silting would be, but he did not think it had a large impact.

“We’ll just have to wait and see if there are any dead fish, but only time will tell,” he

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Solutions are being worked out to solve the problem of silt-laden rain runoff flowing from the gravel pit adjacent to Cranberry Lake.

An inspector for BC Ministry of Energy and Mines met with T&R Contracting Ltd., owner and operator of the pit, as well as BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and City of Powell River staff on Wednesday, March 16, in response to complaints about excess rainwater carrying silt from the gravel pit into the lake.

Ministry of energy and mines officials have ordered the pit operator to increase the size of existing settling ponds or develop additional ponds to increase onsite water storage.

“Hopefully that will solve it, but an awful lot of water comes down from the hill,” said Alan Cramb, president of Cranberry Lake Watershed Preservation Society, “If we get another three days of heavy rain, they won’t have enough room to store that water and let it settle.”

Located at the bottom of a hill, the pit captures a significant amount of runoff since a service road was constructed and parts of the hill were logged. When the pit’s current containment ponds overflowed during last week’s heavy rain, that siltladen water overflowed out onto the street and flooded parts of Lindsay Park and ended up in Cranberry Lake.

Cramb said he was not

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Library site to include public green space City approves library development permit, changes to surrounding parking lot CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Changes are in store for the parking lot surrounding the site of the new Powell River Public Library at Crossroads Village, and not just for drivers who are used to entering from Alberni Street.

According to City of Powell River staff, the upcoming library building redevelopment will include an exterior courtyard and public green space. The lane that currently runs in front of the new library location and allows through traffic will be blocked off.

Chief librarian Terry

Noreault said the decision was made primarily due to safety concerns for children and the elderly who use the library.

“That’ll give a nice little area, a place for plants and a deck,” said Noreault. “It will provide a little community space.”

The area in question is about about 10 metres by 100 metres, but mayor Dave Formosa said he would like to see it larger and more park-like. He said the city has the opportunity to create a building with public art outside that gives people “the feeling that you’re coming to a library and you’re not in a parking lot or a mall.”

“It would add so much,” said Formosa at a city council meeting on Thursday, March 17. “It’ll probably be another $100,000, but in the scope of things, it would be so huge.”

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CHANGING FACE: Thomas Knight, City of Powell River director of planning, fielded questions from council about the permitting for the new library’s exterior, including a discussion on green space. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

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The development permit allows contractors to move forward and start work on transforming the building’s outside toward its West Coast-style design with rock and timber and begin the process of landscaping.

“It’s actually very good news that the actual construction of the library is moving forward,” stated councillor Rob Southcott at the meeting. “There’s a real sense that we’re moving towards something that is really lovely.”

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According to Noreault, it is becoming increasingly more common for libraries to be built into malls, which provides the public with increased access to library services.

Noreault said he liked the idea of including public art in the facility and that he has already been approached by local artists who have proposals, but he said that it would have to come as the result of its own fundraising.

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Work is underway to improve wildfire safety in one of Powell River’s highest risk areas.

BC Wildfire Service crews are working with City of Powell River for two weeks to thin and prune trees and brush in the popular Penticton trails area in upper Westview.

The need for a forestcleanup project in the area was highlighted while developing a community wildfireprotection plan. Work began on Monday, March 21.

The cost of the work is being paid for by Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations; $5 million was earmarked in this year’s BC budget for these types of projects and to promote the province’s FireSmart program.

“We’re well positioned now that we have our wildfire-protection plan in place, and this will be a great pilot project to give us a sense of how much work is required to do,” stated councillor Russell Brewer at City of Powell River’s council meeting on Thursday, March 3.

Donna MacPherson, fire information officer for Coastal Fire Centre, said there is always a heightened danger when residential neighbourhoods are right beside forested areas.

“It’s hard for the crews to fight it effectively because there’s trees and then there’s houses,” said MacPherson.

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According to project information, trees will be pruned to increase the distance between the ground and branches. Trees smaller that 10 centimetres in diameter will be thinned to reduce the chance of fire spreading tree to tree. The resulting piles of debris will be chipped for disposal.

MacPherson added that part of the project’s intent is to create a space for fire crews to work in, in the event of a blaze.

According to the BC Wildfire Service, once complete the work will slow the spread of any future wildfire by reducing the number of embers that would be carried aloft and will create a more easily defended space where firefighters could work.

“I understand the fuels in the interior are more flashy than on the coast,” said MacPherson, “but it is still a concern because of how close they are to interface areas.”

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A carpentry student from Vancouver Island University (VIU), Powell River campus, has advanced to the Skills Canada BC competition, beginning Wednesday, April 13, in Abbotsford, BC. Ben Kyle won a gold medal at the regional skills competition held in Nanaimo on Friday, March 4. If Kyle wins gold at the provincials, he advances to the national competition on June 5 to 8 in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Kyle is not the first VIU carpentry student from Powell River to advance to the BC finals. Four years ago, in 2012, Ben Perrault won gold at the provincial level and then a silver medal at the Skills Canada National Competition.

“VIU must be teaching the right thing,” said carpentry instructor Gary Huchulak.

Skills Canada BC promotes trade and technology careers, such as carpentry.

“I took woodshop at Brooks,” said Jason Simonetta, who won silver in carpentry. “I enjoyed it; I thought it would be a good career path.”

The Olympic-style competitions are governed nationally by Skills Canada, which began working with industry, educators, government and labour organizations 22 years ago.

VIU sent 20 students to the Vancouver Island central regionals, representing the schools’ five trades programs.

Along with Kyle and Simonetta in carpentry, other Powell River medalists included Andy Dupuis (silver) and Harley Lyngren (bronze) in auto service and Abraja Johnson (bronze) in hairdressing.

“It’s exciting, there were six carpentry competitors,” said Jonathon Bratseth, senior toolroom attendant and instructional assistant at VIU. “They’re given all the tools they need, a pile of lumber and a set of plans.

They need to show up and be ready to go.”

Competitors have the same set of blueprints to build a garden shed and six hours to complete the task.

“You start with the floor,

then frame your walls,” said Simonetta. “You do rafters and your roof; that’s the hard part because you have to know all the angles, all the slopes and notch it properly. It’s pretty difficult.”

Bratseth, who was also one of the judges, said the competitors had to keep a clean station and make sure they used all the safety knowledge they had been taught in class.

The project was judged on accuracy, how good the cuts were, the way they went together, and if it was done in the proper order.

“We went over it with a tape measure and checked everything,” said Bratseth.

“It was good for students to see they can compete and that they’re just as good or better than other kids doing it.”

The biggest pressure they faced, according to Kyle and Simonetta, was the clock and a sense of urgency.

“Six hours seems like a lot of time, but it’s really not,” said Kyle. “You get a 30-minute break, but you’re not allowed to talk about the project.”

With only the one break during the competition, added Simonetta, “the time goes by pretty fast.”

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City of Powell River council did not go so far as to crack down on unlicensed short-term accommodation providers, but it has taken the steps to put them on notice.

Councillor Russell Brewer raised the issue at a Tuesday, March 1, committee of the whole meeting after he had

Paul Kamon, executive director of Tourism Powell River, said he understands why, from a consumer point of view, these sites are popular.

“You can find authentic dwellings where normally you wouldn’t have that experience. For consumers, it’s very enticing,” he said.

Few Powell River properties are advertised for shortterm accommodations on these sites, but Kamon said he could see them increase, particularly during the summer months.

While they do add capacity to the community’s tourist accommodation, something

Kamon said is good for Powell River, perhaps now is the right time for a broader community dialogue about the future of sharing economy in Powell River, he said.

Problems associated with unlicensed rental properties include issues around parking and increased noise and traffic.

“Essentially, what I’m advocating for is that we have a discussion that would help us at least look at the issue head on and try to address it before it becomes a problem,” said Kamon. ”There are issues we have to discuss and create some policy around so we can make the best of it.”

COUNCIL BRIEFS Supports opposition to herring opening City council voted in favour of sending Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and fisheries and oceans minister Hunter Tootoo a letter bolstering Tla’amin Nation’s opposition to a commercial opening of a herring roe fishery in the federal department’s Area 15, waters that incorporate the first nation’s traditional fishing area. The letter will also be sent to Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons and Tla’amin council.

Swaps meeting date City council approved the rescheduling of its Thursday, April 7, regular meeting to Wednesday, April 6. As supporters of Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy (PRISMA), city council voted to change the date because it was taking place at the same

time as PRISMA’s spring fundraiser and performance of Tobin Stokes’ opera Rattenbury. The motion carried with mayor Dave Formosa voting against the change. The public consultation for Sino Bright School rezoning and sustainable official community plan amendment application will still take place on April 7 at 6 pm.

Announces survey total The reach of the city-initiated regional recreation survey has exceeded its creators’ expectations. A final total of 2,612 surveys were collected during the expanded regional recreation survey campaign that wrapped up on Tuesday, March 15.

Ray Boogaards, city director of parks, recreation and culture, characterized the survey as “a huge success.”

Participants who completed the survey were entered into a draw for a $500 prize. The name of the winner has not

been announced. Boogaards and his team are compiling data and writing reports for public meetings and presentations to local governments.

Grants cleanup funds Council approved the city’s participation in Powell River Regional District’s annual Trash Bash wilderness cleanup. The city will increase its contribution to $5,000 for the event, which takes place on Saturday, April 30. Last year the city provided $4,000 to the event’s $16,000 budget. The city’s contribution will come from its recycling and garbage operational funds.

Appoints forest directors Council appointed Rob Fuller, Rob Stewart and Rod Tysdal as directors of Powell River Community Forest for a three-year term.

COURT BRIEFS Assault Powell River Thomas Edward George Provincial Court, Carew (born 1972) was sentenced to a conditional sixMarch 15-17, month sentence, ordered 2016 to provide DNA samples,

$300 victim surcharge and prohibited from driving for one year for one count of failure or refusal to provide sample for an offence on November 25, 2015.

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Harold Jacobs (born 1941) was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay a $100 victim surcharge for one count of theft under $5,000 for an offence on November 9, 2015. Jacobs was also fined $500 and re-

Karla Mary Piazza (born 1970) was sentenced to a $500 fine, a one-year driving prohibition and a $75 victim surcharge for one count of driving while prohibited/ licence suspended for a December 25, 2015 offence.

Tina Louise Browett (born 1973) was sentenced to one year of probation and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for one count of theft under $5,000 for an offence on September 16, 2015.

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received some concerns about what the city was doing about unlicensed providers, people renting rooms and cabins through websites such as Air B&B and VRBO. Brewer said he appreciates residents’ entrepreneurial spirit, but businesses like these need to be licensed through the city and can do so as a homebased businesses.

“We haven’t gotten any direction to be going in enforcing our existing bylaws yet, so it will be interesting to see what direction council gives us in terms of dealing with Air B&B,” said Thomas Knight, city director of planning.

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Our groundswell When Powell River Community Foundation’s Vital Signs report was released last October, community leaders and residents were worried about the city’s high levels of child poverty, poverty in general, unemployment and lack of affordable housing options, among the other problems it identified.

And rightly so.

Now, thanks to funding from a Job Creation Partnership grant and sponsorship from Powell River Diversity Initiative, a project called Tapping the Groundswell will bring the community together to tackle these tough social problems head on.

A two-day conference, which takes place April 1 and 2 at Powell River Recreation Complex and is open to everyone, will be a convergence of ideas and potential solutions to the serious problems faced by this community.

W h e n Tapping the Groundswell When you get a group of people in project superv i s o r Jo h n a room with the intent of working Young moved together to help their community, to Powell amazing things can happen.

River, he brought with him more than two decades’ experience working on social-change initiatives, including as director of communications and outreach with Oxfam Canada in Ottawa.

Young and his team’s dedication to this conference and the ongoing project has been steadfast, and for that they should be congratulated.

Sometimes it is easy to ignore or even shun societal ills such as poverty and homelessness, but in reality these are problems that could affect any one of us, given the circumstances.

The rate of child poverty in our area alone is exceptionally alarming and the upcoming conference is a positive step to address the issue and work on possible solutions.

No one expects our community’s problems to be solved over a weekend conference, but thank goodness the Tapping the Groundswell team has identified the need for community discussion, and provided a conduit for all of us to come together and talk frankly about our area’s social ills.

When you get a group of people in a room with the intent of working together to help their community, amazing things can happen. Ideas quickly bounce off each other and the kinetic energy of a community becomes immediately apparent. Everyone offers to help in their own way, however large or small.

Tapping the Groundswell will not be the answer to Powell River’s problems, but it might be the key to unlocking the power we hold as a community, continually willing to help each other in our times of need.

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Leave doctors out of assisted death

By Don McCallum Has the Supreme Court of Canada stepped beyond its limits in mandating that our Canadian government implement physician-assisted death? One problem is the inclusion of the word “physician.”

An alternative is offered by those who argue that a separate group of p ro fe s s i o n a l s / t e c h n i cians (separate from physicians and nurses) need to be trained for the task of assisting people to die prematurely.

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in her mind, it has already been implemented.

She wonders to herself, “Could this be a different kind of visit today? Am I becoming too much of a burden to my family?” Her early stage of dementia has affected her sense of time and short-term memory, Let’s not confuse the role but has not yet taken away of our Canadian physicians her keen wit and abilto ask uncomfortable between promoting life on ity questions. the one hand and, on the With complete seriousness, she asks, “Doctor, why other hand, deliberately have you come today? Is it ending a life prematurely. to promote my health or to end my life?”

Let’s not confuse the sees her doctor approaching role of our Canadian physiagain. The doctor has been one of cians between promoting life on her friends, and his visits have al- the one hand and, on the other ways made her feel cared for and hand, deliberately ending a life special. She is aware of the physi- prematurely. cian-assisted death mandate, and Let’s urge our legislators »9 clear and her pain is at a tolerable level. She is able to go for strolls outside with her walker (with a companion) and she can sleep fairly well at night.

About two months later she

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now-defunct business and bringing this kind of thing into the public eye as a front-page article is the type of journalism we would expect here.

This lowers the paper to tabloid to me and many of my friends. A small article in the back pages perhaps, or none at all would have

I was less than impressed to read the front page of the recent Powell River Peak [“Grieving families speak out,” March 16], regarding the funeral service that failed to do their job uprightly.

I do not think bashing a

been sufficient.

Also, publishing incendiary and out-of-context remarks in your article [“Silver Atlas Shrugs,” March 16] about “old-man bands” is again, not the kind of thing that helps our local spirit or decent journalism.

Many older musicians

have poured their lives into young musicians here, and I believe the young musicians are grateful for that, and there is mutual appreciation.

Please, try to maintain the kind of respectful journalism we have come to expect from the Peak.

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Shocking treatment What a shocking story [“Grieving families speak out,” March 16]. The problems and the way these families were treated is way outside the norm of what one might expect from a funeral-service provider.

Thank goodness for the empathy and compassion shown by Pat Gisle, owner of Stubberfield Funeral Home, and the action taken by him to help the Sharkey family, and by Toneff Funeral Services for helping the Dufour family.

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JULIA WIZINSKY Manson Avenue Bring it on. As long as it comes off. It’s art.

DARRELL BRINHAM Marine Avenue I don’t like it myself. I suppose it’s okay if you’re into that sort of thing. Some of them are good artists.

MARK SEIDEL Alberni Street If it’s done in the right place. Doing it on the side of a building is not a great idea. If it’s like what they’ve done down at Willingdon Beach it’s okay.

CAITLIN MCDONAGH Willingdon Avenue I think it has its place but not if they’re tagging your property. As long as people are respectful.

ROGER THORN Willow Avenue Is there a problem? I think it’s excellent. I think the wall is great. It’s a fantastic place to do graffiti.

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February’s real estate market was busy for buyers from outside of Powell River, according to Neil Frost, Powell River Sunshine Coast Real Estate Board president.

“Out of market buyers are unseasonably busy, accounting for 12 of 23 total sales, half of which were Lower Mainlanders,” said Frost.

Over one third of all purchases were reported as investments, he said.

The month resulted in 18 single-family homes and two single- family other units changing hands, as well as two pieces of vac a n t l a n d . Nearly one third of all sellers are reported to have repurchased in Powell River. Total sales for the month increased slightly, up from the 21 units reported as sold in February 2015.

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“Prices on average homes are up,” said Frost. “In February 2015 there was a $1.5-million sale skewing the average price.”

Frost said low inventory is still pushing prices, resulting in activity being up as well. The number of residential listings on the market in February 2016 was 140.

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Groundwork for social planning underway Conference engages community into call to action DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

According to Powell River Community Foundation’s 2015 Vital Signs report, Powell River’s child poverty rate is a serious problem, the rental-housing vacancy rate is low, rent is high, the unemployment rate is high and overall poverty rates are expected to trend higher. Those findings are now the focus of Tapping the Groundswell.

When the project ends in June, it will make recommendations and report on a social plan for Powell River “We’re engaging the community,” said project supervisor John Young, who has been working on policy and social change initiatives for more than 20 years. Before moving to Powell River, he was director of communications and outreach with Oxfam Canada in Ottawa.

Young believes the current city council has identified social planning as a top priority. He and a staff of three are in the final planning stages for the project’s biggest community engagement; a free, two-day conference and public discussion on Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, at Powell River Recreation Complex.

“People give themselves of their time and talk a lot with genuine concern and wish to do some-

thing,” said Young. “I really do hope this project leads to action, to make it as easy as possible for council to act with the work that we’re able to provide, as well as make it as hard as possible to make it not to act.”

Close to one in three children in Powell River under five years of age live in poverty, a statistic higher than provincial and national averages and one that is particularly worrisome to Adrienne Montani, provincial coordinator for First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition.

“There are particular groups that are way over represented in child poverty stats,” said Montani, one of the guest speakers at Groundswell.

Montani identified children of single parents, first nations, recent immigrants, children with disabilities and children of visible minorities as being particularly vulnerable.

Both Montani and Young agree projects such as Tapping the Groundswell are important public consultations.

“You need to have community support to sustain political will,” said Young.

City of Powell River councillor Karen Skadsheim said council has identified social planning as a strategic priority.

“Communities can do a lot if we know what’s wanted and needed,” said Skadsheim. “There are certain things we do control and what we do control, we’d like to make work in this community.”

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to go as far as I can in the direction my focus is on at the time.”

Chernove and his family live in Cranbrook, BC, but his ties to Powell River remain strong. His mother, stepfather, and sister’s family live in the region as do his wife Carrie’s parents, sister and her sister’s family. The

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“Ending up with not one, but two world champion titles wasn’t that much expected,” Plourde said.

Chernove agrees, to a point.

“I don’t tend to dabble in things much,” he said. “If I’m in, I’m all in and I want

couple and their two daughters also have a vacation house in Lund.

His favourite memories of growing up in Powell River, he said, were of the days taken off from school to go fishing with his dad, when connecting with nature and

each other was needed more than another day in the classroom.

“Being from Powell River has everything to do with who and how I am in the world,” he said. “But it’s not due to the physical geography of the place, but the people in that place who were part of forming me. I am a reflection of the friends I grew up with and my family, who happen to be some of the best people and brightest spirits on earth.”

Chernove will now prepare for the best athletes in the world. In September, he will be racing for Canada at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As a world champion para-cyclist, he receives an automatic selection to Rio and, he hopes, to the 2020 games in Tokyo, Japan.

“It’s the beginning of something huge for Tristen,” said Plourde. “He is still on a steep learning curve and we can only be optimistic that with more experience the results are going to be even better.”

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clist, he competed in paddle sport, earning two world gold medals, one silver and two bronze. The 40-year old’s rise in competitive para-cycling and his performance at the world championships has been a positive blur, according to his personal coach, Guillaume Plourde.

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Tristen Chernove, born and raised in Powell River, has become a world cycling champion.

At his first international competition, the 2016 Union Cycliste Internationale Para-cycling Track World Championships from March 17 to March 20 in Montichiari, Italy, Chernove won two gold medals in individual pursuit and kilo events. Aided by his performance, Canada’s paracycling team is now ranked seventh in the world.

C h e r n o v e ’s m o t h e r Malerie Meeker, who lives in Lund, was able to watch his first gold-medal race via streaming. “It was very exciting,” she said, adding jokingly, “I almost blew a gasket.”

Six years ago, Chernove was diagnosed with CharcotMarie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a disorder that affects the nervous system. The degenerative disease causes symptoms similar to muscular dystrophy. Chernove said he thinks his lifelong passion for sport and exercise has helped to slow the symptoms of CMT. “I chose to take up cycling for a few reasons,” he said.

“But mainly because when I realized the type of neuropathy I have would be degenerating my legs first and, most all, I thought I’d better get into a sport that’s going to make my legs as strong as possible and try to counteract the symptoms as much as I can.”

CMT is the most common hereditary neuropathy in the world. Chernove said he believes the science is almost there to find a cure and he continues to raise money for research, with a goal of $10,000.

Chernove might be a new arrival on the international para-cycling scene, but it is not his first time on the world podium. Before becoming a world-class cy-

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Archive highlights unique culture Lund newsletter receives new life with digital exposure When you live out at the end of the road, you get used to doing things for yourself; there’s nobody else to do it, after all. Lund’s community newsletter, the Lund Barnacle (“will grow on you,” says the first issue), has been the place where all the things people pulled off together out here were organized, celebrated, debated and critiqued four times a year, for most of the last 30 years.

Thanks to some dedicated volunteers and the support of Powell River Historical Museum and Archives, nearly every issue, all the way back to July 1988, is now available online.

Current editor Sandy Dunlop had the idea for the Barnacle digitization project when she started to realize the old issues were going to deteriorate and be lost if someone didn’t do something.

WHERE THE ROAD BEGINS Musings on Lund

by Erin Innes

“I had saved many of the back issues I had purchased as they came out over the years, because I thought they were so wonderful,” said Dunlop.

The call went out to collect back issues people had hiding in basements and scrapbooks and soon nearly every issue had been collected.

“Tracking them all down was a challenge, especially trying to find ones without coffee rings, doodles and completed crossword puzzles,” said Dunlop. “Plus, I could not know for sure if missing issues had ever even been printed, since the

Barnacle’s publishing schedule has always depended on the editor at the time, who was, of course, just a volunteer with a busy life.”

Something referred to as “Lund Time” is always a factor, too, like the years when one or two issues maybe just didn’t happen, or the year where there ended up being two winter issues.

I popped over to Dunlop’s house one morning and she let me take a look through the old paper copies. It says a lot about a community to look at what is considered newsworthy; 11-foot-long sharks being caught off Lund dock, gardening and fishing tips and a recap of the Lund Days’ pie-throwing contest from the summer of 1989.

I was struck by how many of the things people were worried about 30 years ago are things we are still talking about now: the environmental impacts of fish farms, gripes about the silly, or dangerous or just plain rude parking practices of tourists on Highway 101, and worries that outside authorities will swoop into our commu-

LOOKING BACK: Editor Sandy Dunlop displays some of the back issues of the Lund Barnacle, three decades worth is now archived on Lund Community Society’s website. ERIN INNES PHOTO

nity, where people value independence, and start making rules for us.

It is wonderful to follow the thread of Lund’s unique character and culture back through time and see what has remained constant in our community while so

much else has changed.

“I love the unrestrained sense of humour,” said Dunlop of the old issues.

“Sometimes it might have been in poor taste, but it was always hilarious.”

This is exactly what you would expect of a communi-

ty with a history of thumbing its nose at expectations and doing things on its own terms. Here’s hoping we can keep doing it for another 30 years.

The Lund Barnacle archive is available at lundcommunity.ca/barnacles.html.

Choir features collective voices Performers raise money for refugee resettlement DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

One World, One Voice, an evening of performances by local artists to raise funds for the Powell River Diversity Initiative (PRDI) Refugee Settlement Fund, will be held on Wednesday, March 23 at the ARC Community Theatre.

“PRDI is so pleased that the One Voices Choir came forward with this idea,” said Lyn Adamson, chair person of the PRDI steering committee. “As part of the diversity work that our society does, the money raised will be set aside in a special fund to be used to

ONE WORLD: Individuals will come together as Powell River’s One Voice Choir in support of a diverse and welcoming community. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

help settle refugee families in our community.”

The inspiration for the name of the One Voices Choir is taken from

all individuals coming together to create something new.

The 60-voice choir does an annual concert that broadly connects and

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fundraises for the community. This year, the choir will come together with storytellers, musicians, drummers, spoken-word artists, poets,

writers and filmmakers.

PRDI continues its work with other community and faith-based organizations to welcome refugees to Powell River.

“I believe that other than the first nations people who have been here for thousands of years, we all came from somewhere,” said Adamson, “and that welcoming new people to our community strengthens our diversity and enhances our community. Most of the refugees coming to Canada have lived through war or other very intense hardships, and just want a safe place to live, work and raise their families; the same thing we all want.”

Admission to the concert is a minimum $10 donation. Doors for the performance open at 7 pm. For a full list of the artists and groups performing, go to TheOneVoices on Facebook.

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Kings stumble in playoff rematch ALEX RAWNSLEY Peak Sports

Powell River Kings face a steep, uphill battle after dropping the first three games in a best-of-seven second round BC Hockey League playoff series against Nanaimo Clippers. After losing games one and two in Nanaimo, Powell River fell 3-2 in overtime Monday, March 21. Results for game four, scheduled for Tuesday, March 22, were not available at press time.

Since Powell River was eliminated by Nanaimo in a classic, sevengame series last season, fans have wanted another chance to beat the Clippers and move further in the playoffs. Thanks to a first round victory over Cowichan Valley Capitals, and Nanaimo’s success against Alberni Valley, that wish came true.

The best-of-seven series began in Nanaimo on Friday, March 18, with the home team opening the scoring early at 3:54 to take a 1-0 lead. Clippers doubled the lead late in the second period and took the 2-0 advantage into the second intermission.

Kyle Betts scored his third of the playoffs early in the third period to pull the Kings within one, however, two late goals, including one into an empty net, sealed a 4-1 win for the Clippers. Kings goaltender Jeff Smith stopped 29 shots in the loss.

“It was a little disappointing, the job we did defensively in game one,” said Kings defenceman Jeremy LeClerc. “There was just a lack of intensity all around, but this was just one game and you have to take it day by day.”

Kings were aiming for a split on the road in game two Saturday, March 19, to claim home-iceadvantage in the series. Despite a better start, Clippers scored first again, and led 2-0 after the first period.

Powell River converted on a powerplay early in the second period; Rylan Ball scored the goal to make it 2-l. But, similar to game one, Powell River could not find another goal and Nanaimo restored the two-goal lead to make it 3-1.

Midway through the second period, Betts scored his second of the series, capping a passing play with Nick Halagian and Liam Lawson to again pull the Kings within a goal.

Clippers leading scorer Sheldon Rempal notched his fourth of the playoffs off a faceoff win before his team added another empty-net goal for a a 5-2 win and a 2-0 series lead.

“We were the better team, we dominated much of the play and puck possession down low but it’s so frustrating to have these brain cramps of not picking up sticks or guys down low and it’s costing us,” said Kings assistant coach Brock Sawyer. “We have to build from the positives moving forward, we need to get a lot grittier to score, it’s a tough pill to swallow now but we’re not done yet.”

After an off day Sunday, the series resumed Monday at Hap Parker Arena. Powell River held a 3-1 home record against Nanaimo during the regular season, however the Clippers had not lost away from home since mid-January, a span of nine games.

A flat start for the Kings resulted in a 2-0 deficit for the third straight game, again within the opening 20 minutes.

The lone second period goal belonged to Betts, who blocked a shot while shorthanded and was able to skate in on a breakaway to

BRUISING SERIES: Powell River Kings Gavin Rauser takes a big hit from Taylor Karel of the Nanaimo Clippers during game three of the BC Hockey League Island Division finals. Kings lost 3-2 in overtime to fall behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven series. Results of game four on Tuesday, March 22, were not available at press time. ALICIA BAAS PHOTO

score his third goal of the series, his fourth in as many games and his fifth of the playoffs.

Then, midway through the third period, Jonny Evans fired a puck from left of the goal line that pinballed past the Nanaimo goaltender for a 2-2 score that stood up through regulation time.

Late in the first overtime, Nanaimo scored the game winner after Powell River failed to clear the puck. Clippers defenceman Yanni Kaldis buried a rebound

uphill battle to extend its season.

“We just have to battle back and play for another day” said Lewis.

“It just comes down to one game, and if we can get a win, get on the bus and go over to the Island again for game five, I’m a firm believer that momentum is big.”

If necessary, game five will be played in Nanaimo on Thursday, March 25. Game six is scheduled Powell River on Friday, March 26, while game seven is set for Sunday, March 27, in Nanaimo.

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from the slot for a 3-2 win and a 3-0 series lead.

“Our third period was great, held them to nothing in the goal scoring area, same for overtime,” said Kings coach Kent Lewis. “We had our chances, Betts made a great drive to the net but he got taken out, because we’re apparently a diving club, which is the first time in 20 years my team has been accused of that.”

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Villa ends season with final-minute loss Soccer team finishes year with room to improve, says coach JASON SCHREURS publisher@prpeak.com

A loss in the last minute of play in its final game of the season was indicative of Powell River Villa’s season in Division 2 of the Vancouver Island Soccer League (VISL).

After battling hard against Saanich’s Prospect Lake Lakers on Sunday, March 20, at Timberlane Park, and with the scored tied with just over a minute to play, Villa took a penalty inside its own 18yard box and surrendered a penalty-kick goal to lose its final game of the season 2-1.

“It was a tough way to lose,” said head coach Chris McDonough. “I thought we did enough to get a tie in the game and we carried the play for most of the first half, and bits and pieces of the second half, so it’s always hard to lose right at the end like that.”

Villa finished its season with three wins, seven losses and six ties, which put them in seventh place of out 10 teams in VISL Division 2.

Despite coming out on the wrong side of many close games this season, McDonough said he was happy with his team’s effort overall, especially considering Villa had moved up to Division 2 this year.

With its seventh-place finish, the club will remain in Division 2 next season.

“I’m definitely happy we stayed in Division 2 and it’s always difficult coming up from below a division, with the new teams to play against,” said McDonough. “We

did leave quite a few points on the table this year, with ties and lastminute losses, so there’s a lot to work on for next year.”

The team’s final game saw Villa start off strong against the Lakers, controlling the majority of possession for the first 20 minutes.

Villa opened the scoring about halfway through the first half off a defensive error by Prospect Lake. Midfielder Nick van’t Schip capitalized on a loose ball, saw the Lakers goaltender off his goal line and slotted it into the corner as the keeper was trying to get back into position.

“Nick took advantage of the situation and it was a smart play for him to have a go at it from far out and score,” said McDonough.

Prospect Lake battled back, however, scoring from short range off of a Villa defensive breakdown with about two minutes left in the first half.

Between halves McDonough said he told the Villa players to stay loose and try to enjoy their final game of the season.

“I was mostly happy with how we played in the first half, and I told them just to have fun,” said McDonough. “It was last game of the season and it wasn’t going to affect the standings, so we were just trying to enjoy the last game, but I was still trying to push the guys to go for a win.”

McDonough gave his backup players some game time in the second half, which saw Prospect Lake control the majority of the play.

Villa goaltender Cory McCracken made some big saves to keep the match tied 1-1.

Villa pushed late in the game with a corner kick, but the Lakers countered and had brought the ball deep into Villa’s end when the

SEASON FINALE: Powell River Villa’s Braxton Leask [centre] attempts to regain possession of the ball during a game against Prospect Lake Lakers on Sunday, March 20, at Timberlane Park. Villa lost its final game of the season 2-1 but retains a spot in Division 2 of the Vancouver Island Soccer League for next season. ALICIA BAAS PHOTO

home team took the unfortunately timed penalty.

Villa’s Jeremy Prosser clipped an opponent’s leg just inside the right edge of the box, resulting in the final-minute penalty kick and subsequent winning goal from the visiting Lakers.

“It was a good game. They are a

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big, physical team, but we tried our best,” said Braxton Leask, one of Villa’s strongest players in the game. “We were the better team out there, but it was a tough way to finish.”

Despite the loss late in the match, McDonough said the players enjoyed their final game of the

season and have lots to build on for next season.

“It was light out there, everyone got to play and it was fun, so our last game was how we wanted it to be,” said McDonough. “It would have been nice to get the win, and we made a go at it near the end, but sometimes that’s just how it goes.”

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Lyle moved to BC from Hudson, QC, when he was 16 years old. He loved Savary Island, a glass of merlot, hockey and golf. Lyle enjoyed writing, history and landscaping; he turned the yard of his retirement home into an oasis of shrubbery and flowers. He had a wonderful smile and enjoyed a good laugh, even when the joke was on him. A lot of friends will miss him greatly.

A memorial service will be held at 2 pm Saturday, April 2, at the Historic Lund Hotel. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Recreation Foundation of BC. For more information, go to recreationfoundationbc.ca/Donate.aspx.

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Applications invited for City of Powell River Board of Variance The City of Powell River invites applications from interested individuals to serve as a member of the City’s Board of Variance. The Board of Variance is comprised of three members appointed by City Council. The Local Government Act and the City’s Board of Variance Bylaw establish the authority and procedures of the Board of Variance. The Board makes decisions regarding minor variances related to the siting, dimensions, size or alterations of a building. The Board meets occasionally throughout the year.

The term for this position runs until December 31, 2018. Board members receive an annual honorarium of $500.

Interested individuals are invited to submit a letter and resumé detailing experience or other qualifications relevant to the position. Preference will be given to applicants who have knowledge of construction and municipal regulation regarding property-related matters.

Applications may be submitted by mail or email to: Marie Claxton, City Clerk City of Powell River 6910 Duncan Street Powell River, BC V8A 1V4 info@cdpr.bc.ca

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1040 Card of Thanks

Thank you I cannot believe the outpouring of understanding and support with the sudden death of my oldest son Ryder Hayes. Thank you all for the beautiful flowers and plants that brightened my days and also the cards with words that meant so much to me.

I also thank so many of you for the wonderful food you brought to my home for my family and friends to enjoy and to the many people who visited and kept my mind off all this sadness.

Finally to Steve and my best friend Natalie, thank you for helping me grieve, laugh and cry. ~ Marci

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If you have completed your Medical Office Assistant, Hospital Support Specialist and/or Health Information Management certificate, please apply!

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1215 General Employment

Hospice Coordinator Powell River Hospice Society is looking for a hospice coordinator.

One year, part-time contract position, 10-15 hours/week.

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3560 Pets LOST/FOUND a pet? Adopt-apet? Pet behaviour problems?

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN Pizza and Bakery are looking for customer service people, if you are creative, hardworking and responsible, with some food background, this is the job for you.

Training will be provided, also looking for a part-time relief baker’s assistant. Apply Monday to Friday after 2 pm and ask for Mark.

1230 Work Wanted ANYTHING HAULED, rubbish, garbage, all odd jobs, spring clean up, roof moss removal.

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Concrete foundation and retaining walls, fences, kitchen and bathroom renovation specialist, tiles, drywall, foundation to rooftop, contracts and hourly.

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2055 Firewood S E AS O N E D D RY a l d e r $180/cord, seasoned dry fir $200/cord. 604.486.6971.

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous 1962 CHAMPION midsize grader, motor 453 GM diesel, runs, needs some TLC, serial #62.581.26 $3,500. 604.483.3243.

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6965 Suits for Rent

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HOROSCOPE Week of March 23 to 29 ARIES | MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19 Some confusion and conflict at work make you want to change careers. Take the time to weigh the pros and cons and talk to your family before coming to a decision.

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GEMINI | MAY 21 TO JUNE 21 You might decide to move. It may be time to sell the family home, which seems too big now that the children have flown the coop.

CANCER | JUNE 22 TO JULY 23 You aren’t shy about speaking up, and you express out loud what others are only thinking. Your sensitive nature could also lead someone to tell you a rather strange secret.

4. “Too,” to “two” 5. An abnormal growth of tissue 6. In the past 7. Title for this puzzle?

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LEO | JULY 24 TO AUGUST 23 You’re given the solution to all your financial problems on a silver platter. You finally have the freedom to invest in a project that is close to your heart.

VIRGO | AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 22 There is no lack of action this week; you may even have to rock the boat. You might be a pacifist at heart, but you need to let your inner warrior speak out once in a while.

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LIBRA | SEPTEMBER 23 TO OCTOBER 22 You may feel the call of a spiritual practice this week. Any special gift you have, however small, will flourish. You are able to see things from a different perspective.

SCORPIO | OCTOBER 23 TO NOVEMBER 22 You find a source of inspiration through a friend. This helps you become the person you always wanted to be and lights your way to happiness.

SAGITTARIUS | NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 20 You are confronted with a rather busy schedule this week.

Perhaps it would be better to spread out your appointments so you can deal with the stress of it all.

CAPRICORN | DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20 You decide on a whim to completely change your life. You could go back to school to in order to learn skills that are more consistent with your career aspirations.

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Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9X9 grid, broken down into nine 3X3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

ACROSS 1. Measles symptom 5. Treaty 9. “A Nightmare on ___ Street” 12. Drive away 13. Look at flirtatiously 14. Spell-off 15. Farm soil 16. Madhouse 18. Words of tribute 20. “A Boy Named ___” 21. Brief time out?

22. Bearish 26. Substance used in adhesives and paints 29. “___ we there yet?”

30. Roar 31. Weaver’s apparatus 32. Contest 33. It has a code 34. Sentimentality 35. Each 36. Repairman 37. Leg ornament 39. Round Table title 40. Expend 41. Bag holder 45. With the utmost care 49. Top choice, casually 50. First-rate 51. Shadow 52. Duty-__ shop 53. Old World evergreen 54. Part of A.M. 55. Make, as money DOWN 1. ___ of Capri 2. 10 C-notes 3. Shade of black

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AQUARIUS | JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19 The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

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PISCES | FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20 At work or with friends or family, you have to negotiate passionately in order to achieve a good balance. You’re still going to have to make some compromises, though.

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