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For the love of toads Volunteers complete safer migration route for thousands of amphibians at Inland Lake DAVID BRINDLE reporter@prpeak.com

STARE DOWN: Care of Powell River’s backcountry also means taking care of toads. Inland Lake is an important habitat for the western toad. Unlike other amphibians, the western toad is a synchronous species, meaning these amphibians do everything at the same time. Hundreds and thousands of toadlets will cross the Inland Lake boardwalk later this summer at the same time. ELKE WIND PHOTO $479,000 WATERFRONT

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Get the Peak to Go iPhone app now Breeding season is upon the western toad.

Preparations available in the have been made along Toad Alley at Inland Lake in PowellApp River’s backcountry Store or iTunes to protect more toads and their little toadlets from being squished by bikers and hikers.

Volunteer members from Powell River’s trail building Chain Gang and Powell River ATV Club were recently at Inland Lake completing some work to make life safer for the toads when they move en masse in their unique circle of life.

The toads move in such large numbers that they have been known to close roads. Last August, approximately 1,800 finger-nail sized toadlets Get the Peak to Go were crossing trails near Whistler every hour. iPhone app now Signs on Toad Alley alert people to be mindful of in thethe toads, but because available they are so tiny, at busy times during migration trail users who do not App Store or iTunes bother to look down end up crushing them.

Enter the Chain Gang and friends to the rescue.

There are three hotspots along the Inland Lake trail where western toad breeding migrations occur.

Last week, the Chain Gang completed work it started last year at the heaviest crossing on Toad Alley, just minutes from the area’s busy provincial park.

“We built some boardwalk last year in time for the migration,” said Chain Gang member Wayne Brewer. “We decided we would like to extend the boardwalk and save more of them. They get squished by the hundreds and thousands because they’re so small people don’t see them.”

The species, bufo boreas, is on schedule one of the federal Species at Risk Act but not of concern or special status in BC, although population declines are suspected on Vancouver Island, in the Lower Mainland and on the Sunshine Coast.

“We know of very few breeding sites in the area and we think that they’ve potentially declined in this area,” said amphibian biologist and independent consultant Elke Wind. “A species that can seem so common and healthy and widespread can come down so quickly.”

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Boardwalk reduces risk for trail-crossing toads 1« TOADS A single female will produce approximately 12,000 eggs; more than 99 per cent of those will not survive to adulthood.

As breeding season begins, adults start to gather at wetlands and lakes across the Pacific Northwest.

“They’ll all breed at one location and they’ll all breed at the same time,” said Wind, who lives in Nanaimo. She has been working in the amphibian field since graduate school in the mid-1990s and, in 2009, started studying toads, concerned the little toadlets crossing the road were being killed.

“They’re very synchronous in their breeding compared to other species,” said Wind. “So, what happens is you get all the eggs together. The tadpoles hang out all together as they’re developing throughout the spring and summer. They swim around in these big schools of black tadpoles and then they all come out to land at the same time.”

Most of the $6,320 in funding for the Toad Alley project came from Powell River Community Forest.

Chain Gang member Ron Diprose said he used to walk around the lake when the toadlets were migrating and there would be thousands of them.

“They would be like a carpet hopping across,” said Diprose, who used to raise the toads, along with 56 amphibians and reptiles in his parent’s basement.

“My mother was very patient,” said Diprose, who joked that he did not have girlfriends in high school; he had toads.

Diprose said he was the biology lab assistant when he attended Brooks Secondary School and was responsible for dissecting the toads he did not rescue.

Western toads live most of the year in the forest, according to Diprose.

“They go down to the lake to mate and then when the tadpoles turn into toadlets they go back into the woods,” he said.

Similar to most male species in

the animal kingdom, male western toads do not have any self-restraint when mating, unless it is with another male toad, nor are they the smartest toad in the lake when hormones are raging, according to Wind.

“The male toads all gather together in the same location and when the females come they basically are just swimming around and grabbing anything that looks toad-like in the hopes it’s a female,” said Wind. “The only way they know if they have a male or a female is the males are designed to squeak if they get grabbed from behind.”

To remove any doubt, the horny toad is an entirely different species from the western toad.

Wind loves the western toad and finds the derogatory slur of the word “toad” to be insulting.

“I do love them. Of the different species I’ve worked with, I find them to be more charismatic because they have beautiful eyes and they move very gently and very slowly,” she said. “They’re crawlers and they’re not worried as much

TOAD TRAFFIC: Ron Diprose [left] and Wayne Brewer, volunteers with the Chain Gang trail building group, have finished an upgrade on the Inland Lake boardwalk to keep western toadlets from being squashed by bikers and hikers. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

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gentle creatures and they’re very unique in terms of their life history compared with other amphibians.”

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Paper corporation and mayor address market challenges Catalyst CEO reacts to new tariff; Formosa meets with Chinese paper company executives DAVID BRINDLE reporter@prpeak.com

PUSHING PAPER: City of Powell River mayor Dave Formosa [left] toured a paper plant on his recent trip to China. Catalyst Paper Corporation is working to grow offshore markets and could meet with a Chinese company in the next few weeks to discuss exporting surplus thermo-mechanical pulp produced in Powell River. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

tend as an agent of Catalyst Paper Corporation, but as mayor of a community facing crisis.

As part of those meetings, Formosa said there were discussions about the potential of a Chinese company buying surplus thermo-

taking production off of our machines and taking the product into China.”

It is the first positive news to come in the aftermath of Formosa declaring the mill being at risk prior to his trip to China.

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Anytime any business is saddled with a huge tariff like that, of course there are going to be significant concerns.

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ture in Powell River is shared at every level of government.

Since the duty was imposed, the federal government has been conspicuously silent, and North Island-Powell River MLA Rachel Blaney is concerned.

In a teleconference held on March 28 about the current parliamentary session,

Blaney said she is not seeing as much action from the Liberal government as the NDP would like.

“Anytime any business is saddled with a huge tariff like that, of course there are going to be significant concerns,” said Blaney.

Groundwood paper products used in newspapers, directories, flyers, catalogues and books account for 60 per cent of production at Powell River’s mill.

If the United States’ position holds up and the duties stand, the mill stands to lose approximately $6 million per month.

The last response regarding the newsprint trade war from federal natural resources minister Jim Carr’s office was issued on March 28.

In the media release, the minister’s director of communications Laurel Munroe stated that some federal supports put in place for the softwood lumber industry

when it was hit with a tariff by the United States in 2017 would be extended to companies and workers affected by this latest anti-dumping duty on uncoated groundwood paper.

“We have made available $867 million through the Softwood Lumber Action Plan to support forest workers across Canada,” stated Munroe. “Many of these supports, including loans and loan guarantees, and market and product diversification funding, are available to companies affected by the uncoated groundwood duties.”

There is also a work-sharing program in the softwood lumber plan that’s available to supplement Employment Insurance benefits for eligible workers and programs to help transition workers to new jobs.

The Powell River mill employs approximately 450 people with an estimated payroll of $40 million.

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“We worked on relationship building with this company in China,” said Formosa. “Catalyst and the company are making arrangements to meet in the next two or three weeks to discuss the possibility of WAREHOUSE

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In an internal memo sent to its Canadian and American employees on March 29, Catalyst Paper Corporation president and chief executive officer Ned Dwyer stated that a new United States Department of Commerce anti-dumping duty is a “critical challenge to our company.”

The memo contained information about how the company is addressing the challenges, including growing offshore markets, closely working with federal and provincial governments, and actively lobbying the United States government.

A 22.16 per cent duty on most of Catalyst’s uncoated groundwood paper, on top of a 6.09 per cent duty announced in January, “will hurt the market as well as manufacturers,” stated Dwyer.

The CEO added that the company’s BC mills, including Powell River, are also dealing with elevated fibre costs, supply challenges and increasing energy costs.

Meanwhile, while on a School District 47-sponsored trip to China, his fifth since becoming City of Powell River mayor, Dave Formosa took time to meet with representatives of the fourth largest paper company in China, Henan Yinge Industrial Investments.

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The child-care fee reductions are available to families who have children up to kindergarten age in a child-care facility where providers opt in.

The reduction will save parents up to $350 per month for each child in group infant and toddler care; $200 per month for each child in family infant and toddler care; $100 per month for each child in group care for children from age three to kindergarten; and $60 per month for each child in family care for children from age three to kindergarten.

Providers throughout the province have applied for fee reductions for more than 18,000 children thus far.

ORUG to manage recreation amenities At the March 29 Powell River Regional District regular board of directors meeting, responsibility for regional trails, and land and water recreation, was approved.

The board moved that Powell River Recreation Users Group Trails Society (ORUG), an umbrella organization representing interests of most, if not all, local outdoor recreation associations and users, be given a $10,000 grant-inaid. A service agreement was also recommended, under which ORUG would be responsible for a sustainable, multi-use network of trails and recreational amenities within the regional district.

The agreement continues in perpetuity.

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Schools receive funding for upgrades DAVID BRINDLE reporter@prpeak.com

School District 47 is receiving almost $1 million in provincial government funding for facilities upgrades and maintenance at two schools.

“This grant money is in support of our capital plan submission we remitted

last June, I believe,” said district secretary-treasurer Steve Hopkins. “The work, although important and needed, isn't urgent but rather part of our planning cycle.”

Brooks Secondary School and Kelly Creek Community School will receive a total of $370,000 from BC Ministry of Education’s School

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Enhancement Program. The money has been earmarked for electrical and mechanical system upgrades at Brooks, and for electrical upgrades at Kelly Creek.

The Annual Facilities Grant, which is put toward routine school maintenance costs, will be raised to $604,278 for School District 47, an increase of approximately $26,000 in the 2017/2018 budget.

“On both counts, it is important and necessary funds for our public education system,” said Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons.

Powell River’s district school system is one of 60 public education authorities in BC. The Brooks and Kelly Creek projects are among 176 being funded, and the two schools’ facility improvements will affect energy use through efficiencies in electrical, mechanical and maintenance systems in efforts to reach carbon-neutral capital targets.

“As for other schools, we have work planned in those as well, just nothing as part of this particular funding envelope,” said Hopkins.

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

1. SUNDAY, APRIL 1 Aspen Avenue, 5800 block Powell River RCMP received a report of a number of unknown teenagers who attempted to gain access to a locked vehicle. The teenagers were described as being approximately 15 years of age and wearing black hoodies and blue jeans.

2. SUNDAY, APRIL 1 Glacier Street, 7000 block Powell River RCMP received a report of two unknown males who were checking door handles of locked vehicles near an apartment building. The unknown males were observed wearing dark hoodies with their hoods tight around their faces.

3. MONDAY, MARCH 26 Glacier Street, 7000 block Powell River RCMP received a report of theft of mail from an apartment building.

An unknown male was observed in the area with what appeared to be a bag that may have contained stolen mail. The unknown man was described as being tall, slim, in his early 20s, wearing blue jeans and a grey hoodie and having a short green mohawk. RCMP wish to identify the unknown male and speak to him as part of its ongoing investigation.

MARCH 26 TO APRIL 3, 2018 TOTAL SERVICE CALLS = 92 IMPAIRED DRIVING = 4 ASSAULTS = 0

“I expect to have a plan for summer work at all sites before the board sometime later in the spring with the majority of the work being undertaken this summer.”

In a statement, Simons said schools will be safer and learning conditions will be better as a result of the building improvements.

“It's all funding the school

boards have been seeking in order to keep our facilities as expected in our public school system,” stated Simons.

Sunshine Coast and Powell River school districts are receiving $3.5 million in total funding. The NDP government has increased school maintenance funding by more than $20 million over last year.

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“If this announcement came without any additional funding for teachers and learning conditions, that would be one thing, but this is in addition to the largest single investment in public education history,” said Simons. “Take them together and it reinforces the government's commitment to our education system.”

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PROVINCIAL INVESTMENT: Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons at Brooks Secondary School, which will receive money for new facilities improvements announced by the NDP government. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

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 DAVID BRINDLE reporter@prpeak.com Stoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS.

increase of two per cent

Five months after City of Powell River’s 2018 draft budget was brought before city council, as of March 22, the 2018 financial plan is balanced.

The 2018 city budget is $26 million and has been moved forward by the finance committee for approval by council.

“We’re very confident as a finance department that 2018 is in very good order,” said interim chief financial officer Debra Oakman, who finalized the budget in two months after taking over from former CFO Kathleen Day. Appearing before the committee, Oakman reported property taxes would increase two per cent to accomplish 2018’s balancing act.

The two per cent hike, based on cost-ofliving increases, was a firm commitment finance committee chair Russell Brewer made at the beginning of budget discussions in November 2017.

The city will also be dipping into reserves to the balance the books.

After analysing and refining the numbers, an estimated shortfall of $122,000 remains.

“Our recommendation is the financial plan be amended to fund ongoing 2018 core changes by reducing harbour operations’ reserve contribution,” said Oakman.

The plan is to reduce the shortfall by taking $89,000 from the harbour reserve and the $33,000 left would come from other general reserves.

The initial draft budget had shown a funding shortfall for capital and operations of $637,000. In January 2018, that was reduced with the deletion of a capital project and further reduced in February 2018 with confirmation of eligible Union of BC Municipalities Community Works Grant capital and operations projects funding.

The 2019 financial plan has been developed based on known contract commitments and a 1.5 per cent tax increase.

“2019 is in good order but it doesn’t have the same kind of in-depth analysis that was done for 2018,” said Oakman. “2020, 2021 and 2022 are based on an estimate.”

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Williams, who has seen firsthand how the interaction of elders with youth can be a positive force for social change that directly impacts overall mental wellness.

“I sat through a justice circle with some young individuals who did some vandalism in our community and I saw how powerful it was,” said Williams.

“There was an elder in the circle and it really added to the discussion. It was a very powerful tool and it really helped those kids.”

Aboriginal Health Strategic Initiative grants are awarded for up to three years at $150,000 per year.

“It is a very large amount of money and can go a long way if we can fall within the criteria and have a good grant,” said Jantz. “It's a big opportunity.”

To qualify for the grant, projects must have a direct impact on community

members, have measurable outcomes, and use indigenous practices as a main methodology.

“Successful projects will incorporate traditional approaches to healing as an option and be holistic, focusing on the expertise and knowledge of indigenous people and practices,” said Vancouver Coastal Health spokesperson Carrie Stephenson.

Tla’amin is not alone among first nations, where there is, on average, higher rates of mental health and substance use illnesses, according to Jantz.

Tla’amin and Powell River have been identified as having high rates of addiction and overdose.

The second component of the proposal would introduce aboriginal youth to cultural healing camps at School District 47’s Haywire Bay Outdoor

Learning Centre.

The camps, which have tangible results in lasting sobriety across Canada, use traditional health methods shown “to have successful outcomes, and will have an immediate, lasting effect on our community,” stated Jantz in the Tla’amin program summary.

The proposal is a departure from the cultural collision caused when western medical and therapeutic practice became the sole framework for the wellness of indigenous people.

In the grant application, Jantz cited a 2009 study that stated the assault on first nations’ cultural identity “has played a significant role on the ill health of indigenous people and that the spirit has been wounded; healing activities need to include rebuilding the individual and collective identity of indigenous people.”

REGIONAL BOARD BRIEFS Regional district expands plastics recycling At the March 27 meeting, Powell River Regional District board of directors approved that the district register all five Powell River recycling depots to begin collecting “other flexible plastic packaging.”

Other flexible packaging is a fastgrowing type of packaging used in stand-up pouches; chip and pasta bags, cereal boxes, produce netting, frozenfood zipper-lock bags and candy bar

wrappers. The depots will collect the material voluntarily under the Recycle BC program.

Public library receives grant At the March 8 regional district committee of the while meeting, regional area directors recommended the 2017 cost share for Powell River Public Library. A contribution of $170,000 would go toward one-time only costs associated with the new furniture, fix-

tures and equipment needed for the library, which opened 2017.

Associations receive funding On March 8, the regional district’s committee of the whole approved contributions of $4,290 to Townsite Jazz Festival, $10,295 to Texada Arts Culture and Tourism Society, $3,500 to Powell River Therapeutic Riding Association, and $2,145 for Powell River Logger Sports.

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Simplifying life The Ventilly family featured on page eight of this issue is just one example of families choosing to downsize in order to either bide time until a real estate opportunity arises, save money and/or pay down debt or simplify their lives.

Television programs such as Tiny House Nation, Tiny Luxury and Tiny House, Big Living are exploding in popularity and, similar to other shows that gain a large audience, are constantly being copied, spun-off or cloned by an everincreasing number of lifestyle networks. That, in part, indicates the strength of a movement to live a simpler life.

It is understandable that rules are in place so city, regional and provincial parks are not filled to capacity with area residents during peak season.

Blocking out visitors coming to take advantage of what the area has to offer, and, more importantly, spend money, benefits no one. The influx of tourism dollars is desired and necessary for many local businesses.

But if the market is demanding a When developers see space, or spacopportunities to supply what es, for members of the tiny consumers want, whether it be house/mobile condominiums or 1,500-squarehome/fifthfoot ranchers, they build wheel community to set up what the market demands. in a temporary or permanent locale, perhaps some entity can provide or create an adequate space for them. What would it take? A few parking spaces and a septic field, or connection to sewer and water?

When developers see opportunities to supply what consumers want, whether it be condominiums or 1,500-square-foot ranchers, they build what the market demands.

Is a niche or growing market being missed here? And no, it doesn’t have to be in a prime location near a beach or lake. What these families and/or individuals require is a space for their home they can afford while they prepare for their next stage in life, or a place to live out their lives happily in a small, manageable space. In essence, it would be similar to a trailer park, but for mobile units belonging to area residents.

Zoning will always be a factor, but how different is having someone live in a tiny home on a property with a main home than allowing a permanent carriage home to be built on it? Aesthetics would be a consideration but thinking outside of the box is required to address the lack of available real estate and affordable housing currently dogging the region.

This is not about charity, but rather opportunity. Tiny house/mobile home communities are growing throughout North America. Is this a burgeoning business that requires the vision of a local entrepreneur or government?

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Coastal by nature?

By Stephanie Miller Nobody is objecting to upgrading the water treatment plant [“Letters: New system necessary,” March 14, “Letters: Wastewater aesthetics a concern,” March 21].

They have made an assumption that it is only a “Not in my back yard” reason, however, in addition to concerns about environment, there are a myriad of reasons for concerns about the location.

Concerned residents want to upgrade the plant and move it to a location away from all neighbourhoods.

There are parcels of land owned by City of Powell River that would serve as a better location for this plant.

What was the process that changed the original transfer site location approved by the city and Ministry of the Environment to the golf course lands?

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Regarding odour, nothing has proven there will not be any smell. All sewage plants have odour, whether they are state-ofthe-art or not, and the proposed plant is not state-of-the-art.

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Municipal governments are seeing the potential of developing their oceanfront away from industrial/ institutional purposes.

Saskatchewan mitigated its risks of odour by creating buffer zones of 300 metres from the nearest residence to their plant, regardless of pressure from outside sources, including developers.

Our closest residents will be 95 metres away from the plant.

As to the majority of residents being satisfied with the location of the plant, there are 40 to 50 people spilling into and standing in the hallway listening to thoroughly investigated concerns every time a delegation presents information on the plant during council meetings at city hall.

There are many concerned residents.

Other coastal communities are taking back their oceanfront areas from industry. Municipal governments are seeing the potential of developing their oceanfront away from industrial/ institutional purposes.

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Expansion less than logical Earth-friendly kudos to all of the “supporters” against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion [“Climate group rallies,” March 28].

Our families are filled with immense pride in knowing we genuinely care about our collective future well-being.

Mainstream media outlets need to cease the practice of leading newscasts with consumers complaining about high gas prices. Sky high prices are a good thing. They are a disruptor, which leads to a fundamental shift in patterned behaviour.

However, given the Canadian

Association of Petroleum Producers has a firm hand on the desk of the networks, and unless we can raise that hand to wave goodbye to the past, we can then expect to bear witness to an ever-expanding number of families standing up for our loved ones, long into the future.

If we actually think that adding even more fossil fuel into the mix of a planetary climate crisis is a sound course of action, then clearly we are not utilizing the logic side of our brain.

The top six (financially) wealthiest individuals on the planet, let’s brand them as the “Super Six,” have the collective ability to develop and deploy

the global renewables revolution.

They need to put space exploration on the backburner, as there is a pressing emergency raging out of control on the homefront.

Time is relentless, we need to break free from our paralyzed state of inertia. We are all the same species who breathe, drink, sweat, bleed and cry.

It is way beyond critical time for each and every one of us to do some serious introspection and get on the same page.

Greed will never leave this earth. At the very least, we can shift our focus as to what we are being greedy about.

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Take our forests back News that the local Catalyst Paper Corporation paper mill is facing potentially fatal anti-dumping duties courtesy of our trade “partner,” the United States, is discouraging.

Dealing with a country that flouts the letter and spirit of trade agreements is never pleasant, but when that country is the most powerful in the world and believes it is above the law, it is extremely frustrating.

Canada signed the first free-trade deal with the United States in 1989, and NAFTA in 1993, precisely to rid ourselves of such arbitrary attacks on our exports. But it was not an agreement between equals.

It was like signing a peace treaty with a schoolyard bully.

According to the mill, the duties will amount to $6 million per month.

The final determination will be made in August when the duties could be overturned by the United States International Trade Commission, as those initially imposed on Bombardier were. If upheld, the duty can be appealed through chapter 19

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of NAFTA. The federal government has already filed a wideranging complaint with the World Trade Organization about the manner in which the United States applies punitive duties, but these challenges typically take a long time to be resolved.

The province has a role to play here, as well. The mill needs to lawyer up and the province has the resources and trade expertise to help it within its international trade division.

Quebec’s government has played that role in similar circumstances.

In the longer term, the provincial government needs to revisit just how

we do forestry in this province. We have an incredible resource yet over the last couple of decades and more we have been receiving fewer and fewer community benefits.

The explanation is not hard to find, according to the recent Restoring Forestry in BC study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The problem has been that we have gradually given up control of forest resources and forest policy to huge forest companies, a trend accelerated by the previous Liberal government.

The result has been a disaster. In the past 25 years large and medium-sized sawmills have declined by 47 per cent and pulp mills by 29 per cent. Employment has gone from 85,000 to 60,000.

A study commissioned by the Ontario government compared Ontario’s industry with other Canadian provinces. BC placed last in most categories. Perhaps the biggest failure was the tenure system and absence of open log markets. These would encourage local manufacturers to gain access to the right logs.

There are other models BC could adopt. While our forests have been in steady decline since 1950, in Sweden, because of scientific management of its resource, the standing stock has actually increased in that time by 69 per cent.

That’s the difference between liquidation of the forests and local and regional management in the public interest.

The CCPA study by former forest minister Bob Williams is well worth a read. Its core recommendation is to decentralize and regionalize management of the forest resource to maintain the environment and sustainability while involving communities, including first nations, in planning, management and stewardship. The alternative is continued anxiety about the mill’s future and depressing sight of log booms passing us by taking jobs and wealth elsewhere.

It’s time to press the NDP/ Green government to do the right thing.

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Murray Dobbin is a Powell River freelance writer and social commentator.

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Powell River’s declaration of the right to a healthy environment in October 2015 states that every resident has the right to live in a healthy environment, including the right to breathe clean air, know about pollutants and contaminants released into the local environ-

ment and participate in decision-making that will affect the environment.

The wastewater treatment plant must go ahead, however, doesn’t it make sense to put it somewhere away from all neighbourhoods, if possible?

Stephanie Miller is Townsite resident concerned about the location of the new wastewater treatment plant.

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CAMPING OUT: The Ventilly family, [from left] Matt, Piper, eight, Digory, six, and Frances, were living in a fifth-wheel camper at Willingdon Beach Campsite while looking to buy a house in Powell River’s high-pressure market. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

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Each and every day tales are being told around town about the availability of housing in Powell River, affordable or not.

Families are living with other families. People who cannot find a way into a rental market or afford to buy a home are telling stories of bidding wars with winners offering cash thousands of dollars above the asking price, and with no subjects attached.

Some are improvising and moving into a mobile trailer temporarily while saving money and waiting to buy, or finding the smaller-living lifestyle so appealing they make the move permanent.

New to Powell River, the Ventilly family, including Frances, Matt and their two young children, have been living the fifth-wheel life at Willingdon Beach.

The Ventillys ended up

in Powell River by way of a long story, said Frances, after “living life” for eight months on a sailboat in the Caribbean and five months in a caravan around Europe.

“We've lived in a floating house for a long time,” said Frances. “I'm ready for solid ground.”

While they looked for a house, the Ventillys found a temporary solution to the Powell River housing headache by moving into a fifthwheel trailer; its quarters are no more cramped than a 39foot boat.

“Technically, we're in the campground at Willingdon Beach,” said Frances. “We're in a fifth wheel, and that's sort of been our tentative plan while waiting for housing. We just didn't bother trying to compete with the rental market because it's kind of crazy.”

The family’s wait only lasted a month and a half. They arrived on Valentine's Day and it will not be long before they move out of their trailer and into a house.

“We just removed our subjects on the home we bought, so we'll be here for another month or two until we get possession and then we have ourselves a tiny, little house,” said Frances.

The family would not have been able to continue living

at Willingdon after April 30.

In June 2017, City of Powell River passed a bylaw effectively ending extended stays in the campsite, with the exception of about 12 of the 80 sites, which were grandfathered in before the bylaw took effect.

“After the bylaw was passed everybody who went there through the winter was notified as they signed up that there are no extended stays anymore after April 30,” said city director of parks, recreation and culture Ray Boogaards.

Willingdon Beach is a campsite for tourists and it was never intended to be an option for housing, according to Boogaards.

“We shouldn't be putting them in campgrounds,” he said. “We should be providing housing for them.”

The Ventilly family “lucked out,” said Frances, and they were prepared to stay at Willingdon Beach until summer.

“There's some people in the campground who do live full time in their fifth wheels or trailers and that was never our intention,” said Frances.

“The more we talked to people they said, ‘Get comfortable in here because you're never going to find a house within the year,’ and we were sort of freaking out.’”

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Paddling team to compete internationally Outrigger canoe group qualifies for world championship SARA DONNELLY community@prpeak.com

Six Powell River Outrigger Canoe Society members have qualified to compete in the World Outrigger Sprint Championships, a biennial competition taking place this July in Papeete, Tahiti.

Polynesia is the birthplace of this style of canoeing and the chance to represent Canada in competition at the event is an unexpected thrill, according to team member Holly Peterson.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get to Tahiti,” said Peterson. “It’s very exciting.”

A call was put out to members of the local club in the fall of 2017, and after completing time trials, six local women and one spare were chosen to compete in the golden masters category for women over the age of 60. Considering the small size of the club and community, Powell River has been very successful in competition, according to Peterson’s teammate Susan Hanson.

“We’ve actually done really well for such a small club,” said Hanson. “We compete against Vancouver, Victoria, clubs that have 300 mem-

TAHITI BOUND: Members of Powell River Outrigger Canoe Society, including [from left] Helen Robinson, Susan Milligan, Brenda Allan, Susan Hanson, Lynnette Mangan, Holly Peterson and coach Michael Matthews, will compete at the World Outrigger Sprint Championships in Papeete, Tahiti, in July.

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bers, and we win.”

Of the six teammates, four are in their 70s. They will also compete in a separate category, known as kapunas, joined by two other Canadian participants to make a crew of six.

The women have been training with coach Michael Matthews all winter and in all kinds of weather. It takes a lot to keep them off the water, said team member Susan Milligan.

“We’ve found even when it’s blowing we can still practice and paddle under the bridge [at Powell Lake]. We haven’t cancelled any practices, except in the snow,” said Milligan.

The athletes participate in team practices on the

lake and ocean, along with twice-weekly weight-training sessions, and more paddling.

“It keeps you fit,” said Hanson. “We’ve done our Tahiti practices twice a week, and we also have opportunities for recreational paddles two or three other days a week.”

Although the Tahiti competition is not until July, for months the team has been goal setting for what they hope to achieve at the race.

“This is my first worlds,” said paddler Brenda Allan. “I like racing, the competition.

It seems so far away but it’s coming fast.”

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Sunshine Coast Trail’s Marathon Shuffle and Half Shuffle event marks its 25th anniversary in 2018. Time has passed quickly, according to Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society (PRPAWS) president Eagle Walz.

“It has gone really fast,” he said, noting the event has become more popular each year.

The first Marathon Shuffle in 1993 was held to bring awareness to the community of all the work being accomplished, said Walz.

“We wanted to highlight the existence of the trail we were building,” he added.

“We needed to get people out there and seeing what beautiful places we had.”

Those first few shuffles had just a handful of people in attendance, said Walz.

“To begin with, we might have had between half a dozen to a dozen people,” he

added. “It grew slowly in the first few years. Last year it really took off and we had to cap it at 400.”

Walz said having that many runners and hikers sharing the trails at the same time simply was not sustainable. In response, this year the two races will take place on different days.

“It was too congested on the road and trail,” he said.

“We had reached a saturation point with that many people on the trail at the same time.”

By splitting the two events, the congestion issue was solved in a way that ensures the group will not need to turn away participants.

“We ended up with a solution where we can still increase our numbers,” said Walz.

The half and full shuffles will now allow 350 outdoor enthusiasts each day for a total of 700. The length of the half shuffle was also decreased this year to accommodate more age groups, according to Walz.

“The half shuffle is about eight kilometres this year and more family friendly,” he said.

The half shuffle will take place on Saturday, April 28, on a different section of the

trail, starting at Haywire Bay and ending at the Shinglemill. The full 29-kilometre marathon shuffle is scheduled for the following day and will use the traditional route from Malaspina Road to the Shinglemill.

Both events continue to have no entry fee, but donations are encouraged.

This year’s half shuffle is being sponsored by Tla’amin Nation’s 2021 Tribal Canoe Journey group with all donations going toward that initiative.

“Hopefully we’ll raise awareness for tribal journeys and raise funds towards that event, which is happening in 2021,” said volunteer Anne Paul.

Paul is a Tla’amin Nation member and part of one of the canoe families who will take part in the gathering that could bring as many as 100 canoes and 10,000 visitors to Powell River in August of that year.

Participating canoe families have previously volunteered with the shuffle and are receiving support from PRPAWS with the half shuffle this first year.

“They’re helping us tremendously still; it’s a collaboration,” said Paul.

In future the group hopes

to assume full responsibility for the half shuffle, which may involve changing the current length of the race, she said.

“We hope to expand the length of the half marathon to 12 kilometres from what it is now,” said Paul.

As momentum builds for the upcoming races, Walz said he reflects on the legacy and future of Canada’s longest hut-to-hut hiking trail.

“The people who conceived of the trail and worked on it for 26 years have put in tens of thousands of hours,” he said. “They have appreciated the support and the respect of the community towards the trail.”

Walz said he sees the future of the trail as a source of pride and enjoyment for locals, as well as an attraction for people from around the world, which will continue to establish tourism in the region.

Part of what sets the trail apart, said Walz, is that it is a single-use hiking trail.

“Multi-use trails are a dime a dozen,” he said. “It is rare where you can have an experience in solitude and feeling close to nature without having machinery of one sort or another, without technology.”

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CULTURE »

Artist holds first exhibition Emerging painter finds calling through therapy SARA DONNELLY community@prpeak.com

An emerging painter on the local art scene is hard at work preparing for her first exhibition later this month.

Brooks Secondary School graduate Julie Carlson’s exhibition The Butterfly Within takes place from 5 to 8 pm on Friday, April 13, where she currently resides at Evergreen Extended Care Unit.

Carlson’s passion for art really developed in the last few years, according to art therapy intern Sarah Fitzgibbon, who has worked with Carlson during that time.

“I started off doing a group at Evergreen with anybody who wanted to participate and Julie was always there, wanting to make art,” said Fitzgibbon.

Fitzgibbon then asked Carlson if she would like to focus on making more individual pieces, to which she received a positive response.

Carlson has a severe form of cerebral palsy and communicates by shaking her head and tapping her foot.

“Very quickly it became apparent she was an artist and creating an artist’s identity,” said Fitzgibbon.“I

ART EXHIBIT: Emerging artist Julie Carlson [right], seen here with art therapy intern Sarah Fitzgibbon, is holding her first exhibition on April 13 at Evergreen Extended Care Unit. SARA DONNELLY PHOTO

approached her with the idea of having an art exhibition and she was really enthusiastic.”

Carlson has been busy creating a body of work for her exhibition since that time, working with Fitzgibbon three hours per week.

As support staff have recognized her artistic ability, they assist her as well.

“She’s creating all the time,” said Fitzgibbon.

Whenever possible, Carlson will create the work herself, with paintbrushes and other tools Fitzgibbon

has modified for her use.

“Julie physically will do as much of the artwork and painting as she can,” said Fitzgibbon. “What we do is what we call in the art therapy world ‘the third hand,’ where my hand literally becomes one of her art tools.”

The process of making the art begins with a series of questions, according to Fitzgibbon.

“A lot of her art is done in a layering process,” she said. “We use a lot of stencils and Julie also does a lot of work with adding material and texture onto her paintings.”

Fitzgibbon and members of her support staff assist when needed, according to support worker Dawn-Marie Howes.

“She has a great sense of colour,” said Howes.

In addition to painting, Carlson has begun making poetry through a process of collaging. This has provided more insight into her mindset, said Fitzgibbon.

“Through [the poetry] we’re really able to hear her hopeful and positive ways of thinking,” she added.

In an interview with the Peak,

Carlson indicated she is inspired by nature, in particular butterflies, and by her family. Her aspirations include continuing with painting and making poetry, and possibly having more exhibitions in the future.

Carlson recently created an Instagram page that will include videos showing the process of how the art is created. According to Fitzgibbon, it is about educating people and showing them the different ways people can be an artist.

Evergreen Extended Care Unit is located at 4970 Joyce Avenue.

Councillor devotes time to creative arts SARA DONNELLY community@prpeak.com

City of Powell River councillor CaroleAnn Leishman grew up as a competitive figure skater and coached for a number of years. After graduating in theatre arts at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she worked in television, film, commercials and theatre. She is a founding member of the Far Off Broadway Theatre Company, teaches dance classes at Laszlo Tamasik Dance Academy and is a municipal director on Powell River Regional District’s board. Leishman is also an architectural designer, project manager and certified builder.

TAKE A PEAK: CaroleAnn Leishman

Can you talk about your many artistic pursuits?

I have always related more

to the arts than anything else. I grew up drawing and painting, writing fiction, figure skating, dancing, acting, singing and playing music.

If it is a creative art, I have probably dabbled in it.

Which ones are you most passionate about and why?

My heart is in the performing arts, having studied theatre arts in Los Angeles, directing musicals and other stage productions and many ice shows as a professional skating coach. I teach dance classes at Laszlo Tamasik Dance Academy and have an adult dance troupe called the Kit Kat Showgirlz. I’m still artistic director of Far Off Broadway Theatre Company but we have been on hiatus since I became immersed in local government. I hope to kick-start that again soon.

What artistic accomplishments are you most proud of?

The large scale musicals I’ve been able to produce in Powell River, like Chicago and The Sound of Music, have been my proudest achievements, proving what is possible in a small town and giving opportunities to youth and adults that show them what they are capable of and set the tone for the rest of their lives.

You’re playing in the Townsite Jazz Festival Alumni Band, how’s the practising going?

It is awesome and hilarious. Paul Cummings is one of the most patient band leaders I’ve ever worked with. I played tenor saxophone in high school jazz band with great musicians like Walter Martella and many others. I

hated practising at home because my instrument was so heavy to lug back and forth.

I rented a smaller alto sax and quite amazingly it is all coming back to me. I am by no means a good sax player but I’m hitting most of the notes. It’s great being able to take part in this event that will be a fabulous addition to our annual roster of festivals in this talented community of ours. Who knows, maybe I will continue with the sax playing? As long as my neighbours don’t mind.

Leishman and the Brooks Secondar y School/Max Cameron Secondary School Almuni Jazz Band will perform in Dwight Hall at Townsite Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 7. For more information, go to townsitejazz.com.

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Kings start slow in semi-final series Royal rivals jump out to early advantage in best-of-seven matchup ALEX RAWNSLEY Peak contributor

For the first time in this year’s BC Hockey League playoffs, Powell River Kings had to play from behind after dropping a pair of games in Prince George last weekend.

With Prince George Spruce Kings’ victory over Surrey Eagles in the Mainland Division final on March 25, the third longest possible playoff series in the BCHL, 890 kilometres rink-to-rink, was confirmed for the first time ever. As the higher seed, Prince George hosted the first game of the best-ofseven league semi-final on March 30.

The opening period was reflective of a harsh reality in the series, that Powell River and Prince George had only played each other twice and were unfamiliar with their opponents’ game plan and style. After a scoreless opening period, Powell River broke the deadlock with a Carmine Buono point shot that Ben Berard deflected in for a 1-0 advantage.

The lead only lasted three minutes. Prince George tied the game at one in the second period before scoring the eventual game winner early in the third for a 2-1 victory. Powell River goal-

tender Matteo Paler-Chow stopped 28 shots in the loss.

“The first half of that game, both teams were trying to feel each other out,” said Powell River defender Callum Volpe. “There were definitely some nerves on both sides and hopefully they’re all shaken out for the rest of this series.”

Powell River highlighted two focal points from game one the team wanted to address the following night.

Prince George went to the power play seven times, while Powell River registered only 25 shots on goal, numbers too high and too low for a Powell River team in the playoffs.

“Prince George got both their goals on the power play so we have to stay out of the box,” said Powell River forward Mitch Williams. “We also need more traffic in front of the net, more zone time, and to keep the puck down low and keep cycling.”

A better start for both teams in game two on March 31, also hosted by Prince George, showed an increased level of familiarity, but saw the score again read 0-0 through the first 20 minutes.

Prince George took control in the second period as Powell River made several trips to the penalty box.

Three goals by the Spruce Kings broke the game wide open, followed by another pair in the third period before Powell River defender Jack Long scored on a shot from the side of the net. The 5-1 win gave the home team a 2-0 series advantage.

GAVE SAVER: Powell River Kings goaltender Matteo Paler-Chow makes a save in overtime at Hap Parker Arena on Monday, April 2. Paler-Chow stopped 40 of the 42 shots he faced in a 3-2 win for the home team to earn third star honours in game three of the BC Hockey league semi-finals. ALICIA BAAS PHOTO

“It’s difficult right now; it’s emotional and it is playoffs,” said Powell River coach Brock Sawyer, who was critical of a number of decisions that went against his team.

“It’s tough to break out of the corner when there are two hands around your hips and a stick in there. We can’t get away from a hold and I’m unsure how that goes undetected. It’s frustrating, we didn’t generate enough at even strength, our discipline wasn’t good and we let the refs get the better of us.”

Game three took place

back in Powell River on April 2 at Hap Parker Arena, where a quick start from the home team saw the Kings jump out to a 2-0 lead. Neal Samanski opened the scoring on a shot from the left boards; 15 seconds later Kevin Obssuth scored in his return to the lineup after missing eight games due to injury.

Prince George players battled their way back into the game through a goal in the second period, and a gametying goal early in the third to force overtime for the

first time in this series.

Midway through double overtime, Berard found the back of the net for his third overtime game winner of the playoffs and a 3-2 Powell River win. The goal came on a power play, snapping a skid of 26 straight man advantages without a goal.

“It’s been a long time, since Nanaimo in the first round,” said Berard following the game. “I wasn’t even thinking about it being a powerplay goal, I was just so excited at the time to score, end the game and get a win.”

Results from game four, which took place on Tuesday, April 3, in Powell River, were not available at press time.

The series continues with game five in Prince George on Thursday, April 5. If necessary, game six will be played in Powell River on Saturday, April 7, and a deciding game seven is scheduled for Monday, April 9, in Prince George.

The winner of this series advances to the 2018 Fred Page Cup final against either Wenatchee Wild or Trail Smoke Eaters.

All stars compete in season-ending tournament Powell River Minor Hockey Association hosts out-of-town teams for three-day event SHANE CARLSON editor@prpeak.com

Powell River Minor Hockey Association hosted its ninth annual All-Star tournament from March 30 to April 1 at Powell

River Recreation Complex. The event included 267 players from Nanaimo, Comox, Campbell River and Sechelt Peninsula, as well as four local teams representing atom, pee wee, bantam and midget divisions.

“It is called All-Star because associations can put together one team with all their best house players, which is usually not allowed by BC Hockey and Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association,” said Powell River Minor Hockey Midget Stars manager team Stephan Hoppe. “It

is the only house all-star tournament in BC.” Teams in each division played three round-robin games, followed by semi-final and medal games. All games were extremely competitive and the semi-finals were all close, including Powell River Midget Stars losing their semi-final game in a shootout, according to Hoppe.

“The idea behind this tournament is to give house players a competitive outlet and keep the gap between the rep and house program closer,” said Hoppe.

“Many of this year’s midget rep BC champions and BC bronze-medal winning bantam rep players have been part of the all-star program in the past.”

Rick Hopper, who organized the first All-Star tournament, was on hand to select an all-star team from each division and present each of those players with a prize.

“The financial impact this tournament has for local businesses is enormous,” said Hoppe. “Last year, Rick presented the City of Powell River a financial report that came

to the conclusion that the tournament brought about $150,000 to town. He now figures all tournaments combined have created about $1 million in revenue for local businesses.

Hoppe said the tournament is not only a great experience for local players, but also economically good “considering the average family spends about $1,000 on a threeday hockey tournament.”

Atom and midget teams representing Powell River won bronze medals, while the pee wee and bantam teams placed fourth.

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Gymnasts bring home medals Athletes place in Vancouver Island competition SARA DONNELLY community@prpeak.com

A group of 12 local athletes recently travelled to Comox for the Chimo Gymnastics Pajama Party competition, bringing home a considerable amount of hardware for such a small contingent, according to Powell River Gymnastics and Cheer administrator Karyne Bailey.

The event was also the first opportunity many of the young athletes have ever had to compete against other gymnasts.

“We are so very proud of these young girls who are just starting in the program,” said Bailey. “They performed their routines with confidence and pride.”

The Comox event gave the gymnasts the chance

to attend an event close to home to test all their skills before heading to the bigger competitions on the Lower Mainland, added Bailey.

The group returned home with three gold, two silver and three bronze medals, along with 29 top-ten placement ribbons.

Two athletes reached the podium in the All Around category, with Olivia Raffin placing second and Hadley Foster placing third in the All Around Junior Olympic level one. Raffin also placed second in floor and third in vault. Foster placed third in beam.

Earning first-place finishes in individual events were Hillary English (level seven) for bars and Cheyenne Choo for vault and floor. English topped the podium for her bars routine, placed top ten in all other events, and sixth all around.

Nine Junior Olympic level one team members attended the meet, achieving an average of two top-ten

MEDAL HAUL: Powell River Gymnastics and Cheer members recently returned from competition in Comox where the team earned three gold, two silver and three bronze medals. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

placements per athlete, said Bailey.

“We are excited that they did so well,” she said. “That sets them up well to continue with the sport and move up to the next level.”

Gabrielle Marshman, level three, achieved 10th place for vault. Trystanna Bailey

placed top ten in all four of her events and seventh all around.

Another recent gymnastics competition attended by local athletes was held in Burnaby. Members of Brooks Secondary School gymnastics team competed at the event. The five-person

team representing Brooks placed 19th out of 29 teams, according to Brooks teacher/ sponsor Ken Holley.

Bailey placed sixth overall in level four, Rachel Peckford came in eighth overall in level four, Katya Senilova placed fourth overall in level five, and Dylan

Werner placed first overall in level four.

Senilova and Peckford also received gymnastic scholarship bursaries.

The next event for the Junior Olympic team is the Twisters Invitational, which takes place from April 23 to 25 in Abbotsford.

SPORTS BRIEFS Curling champs face off Piper Angus McPherson led different Powell River Curling Club league champions through the

crowd and onto the ice for a championship final night for the local club on Thursday, March 15. Teams played eight-end games during the evening event.

Tuesday Seniors League champion skipped by Jim Sawka defeated

Wednesday Jitney League champion skipped by Glen Gibbs.

Tuesday Super League champions skipped by Dan Dupuis took a big lead over the Thursday Night Men’s champions, skipped

by Mike Cameron, and hung on

to win a close match.

Thursday Afternoon Ladies skipped by Lois Hunter edged the Monday Night Ladies team led by Marlene Jolie.

Sheet four featured two Jitney League teams battling out a

back-and-forth game, which saw Jeannette Russell’s team win over a team skipped by Susan Storry.

At the end of the event, all participating players left looking forward to next season.

Major university hearing study seeks participants.

Connect Hearing, with hearing researcher Professor Kathy Pichora-Fuller at the University of Toronto, seeks participants who are over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids for a hearing study investigating factors that can influence better hearing.

All participants will have a hearing test provided at no charge. Qualifying participants may also receive a demonstration of the latest hearing technology. The data collected from this study will be used to further our understanding of hearing loss and improve lifechanging hearing healthcare across Canada.

Why participate in the hearing study?

Hearing problems typically result from damage to the ear and researchers have spent decades trying to understand the biology behind hearing loss.

More importantly, researchers now realize the

need to better understand how hearing loss affects your everyday life*. In this new hearing study, Professor Pichora-Fuller and her team are trying to find out how people learn to live with hearing loss and how new solutions could help these people take action sooner and live life more fully.

If you are over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids, you can register to be a part of this major new hearing study† by calling: 1.888.242.4892 or visiting connecthearing.ca/hearing-study. * Pichora-Fuller, M. K. (2016). How social psychological factors may modulate auditory and cognitive functioning during listening. Ear and Hearing, 37, 92S-100S. † Study participants must be over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids. No fees and no purchase necessary. Registered under the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. VAC, WCB accepted. 1. Cruickshanks, K. L., Wiley, T. L., Tweed, T. S., Klein, B. E. K., Klein, R, Mares-Perlman, J. A., & Nondahl, D. M. (1998). Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study. Am. J. Epidemiol. 148 (9), 879-886. 2. National Institutes of Health. (2010).

It is estimated that 46% of people aged 45 to 87 have some degree of hearing loss1, but most do not seek treatment right away. In fact, the average person with hearing loss will wait ten years before seeking help2.

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Source Club Society University/College student The Source Club in Powell River is a rehabilitation, pre-vocational day program for adults with a mental illness.

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9145 Cars 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 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, dimension size or alterations of a building. The Board meets occasionally throughout the year.

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