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Get the Peak to Go iPhone app now available in the App Store or iTunes HAPPY BOWLERS: Powell River Lawn Bowling Club members [from left] Marge Jackson, longtime greenskeeper Fred Dunlop, Edith Holmes, Mary Miller and Al Mayne recently took part in an anniversary party and Dunlop’s 90th birthday at the historic bowling site in Townsite. The club celebrates its 95th anniversary this year. ANJI SMITH PHOTO SEE STORY »10

Project preserves Tla’amin culture Federal grant allows for education on nation’s language history CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

A new map project undertaken by Tla’amin Nation elders and Powell River Historical Museum and Archives will be another step to ensure future generations of the nation’s people have access to its traditional language and culture.

For the past 40 years, Tla’amin elder Betty Wilson, a re-

tired schoolteacher, has worked at teaching the traditional language to her students, Tla’amin and non-native.

“There is a lot of interest in just the language itself,” said Wilson.

With the idea that the community was wanting to know traditional names of places in the traditional territory, Wilson and the museum’s heritage manager Bert Finnamore began meeting to work on applying for federal funding. If successful, their goal was to pull together information and create interactive maps to be located at the museum and at the new Tla’amin governance house.

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ceive $143,000 for the project from the federal Museum Assistance Program, which will be added to Tla’amin First Voice’s online electronic dictionary work and a project to produce an atlas of the area. The maps will provide locals and tourists with a better understanding of Tla’amin’s language and traditional territory, said Wilson.

Tla’amin hegus Clint Williams said the cultural preservation work being undertaken is invaluable.

“It’s kind of sad to say, but we are losing a lot of our elders who are fluent speakers and that’s scary,” said Williams.

“There really isn’t any formal documentation.”

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process will be bringing together historical artifacts, elders’ stories been teaching school-age chil- and memories. dren the language at public school Wilson said she recognizes the and she has taught classes in the project is under pressure because community through Powell River many of the people who will add Public Library. By teaching lan- to the rich depth of the work are guage classes through the library, themselves elderly.

Wilson discovered many non“In the first year we’ll be gathernative people wanted to learn the ing and we’ll have to start recordtraditional names of various places ing quickly,” said Wilson.

Williams said new records will in Powell River.

Added to that, Tla’amin youth be added to ones already collected were keen to connect with their during 20 years of preparation for treaty. He said he would like to see voices of the elCurrent and future ders used in the generations of Tla’amin interactive map will be culturally stronger to teach traditional names of because this traditional locations. knowledge was preserved “It would be and made available. amazing to hear those voices from BERT FINNAMORE years ago,” he said.

POWELL RIVER HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES HERITAGE MANAGER Williams added that the project ancestry by going on canoe jour- will help in the already started proneys throughout the first nation’s cess of archiving the language and traditional territory. will serve as an educational tool.

“That generated a lot of interest He also said he applauds efforts being made and sees the projects as a in our young people,” she said.

A lot of information about the celebration of the language and the traditional territory has already acceptance that is out there.

“It is very nice to see,” said been collected as part of treaty negotiations work, but Wilson said Williams. “There are only bits and the important stories and names pieces out there, so we’re trying to will have to be brought together archive and present this to people into one central database for the at the museum and our new goverproject to move forward. While nance house.”

Finnamore said the project will the map is the end product, the

VALUED CONTRIBUTION: Tla’amin elders, such as Eugene Louie, are essential to the language and heritage preservation projects currently underway. PEAK ARCHIVE PHOTO

benefit Tla’amin through preservation of knowledge of the places remembered by the elders.

“Current and future generations of Tla’amin will be culturally stronger because this traditional knowledge was preserved and made available,” he said.

Wilson said it would be hard to make a better case for funding that would enhance the understanding

of first nation’s history. The project will also have significance for the museum, said Finnamore.

“Two of the great roles for museums in society today are cultural awareness and cultural understanding,” said Finnamore.

“This project is about recognizing the culture that was here before European colonization. It will remind non-aboriginal communities

and visitors to the region that the Tla’amin were here before them and that their traditional lands encompassed much more territory than they do today.”

Finnamore added that the project will also help assist the museum and Tla’amin to build a closer relationship significant in helping to preserve and present the heritage of the region in the future.

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Marijuana facility location sparks debate

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Members of local business community worry development could tarnish neighbourhood CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

POT SHOT: Concerns have been raised by members of the business community about the effect the appearance of a licensed medical-marijuana facility will have on the Townsite neighbourhood. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

the community about what is being planned, but suggested that those fears are unwarranted.

“Of course we realize the juxtaposition of the Rodmay Hotel and Dwight Hall,” said Edwards. “Our intention with the city is to absolutely blend in seamlessly with Townsite.”

The good news here is that the landlord is the city and as the city we do have control about what they do. We have voiced these concerns.

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According to Health Canada, the department may require an applicant to withdraw its application and resubmit it if the applicant wishes to change its proposed location. Edwards said he does not think it is even an option to ask Health Canada for an opinion.

“If we were even to broach the question with Health Canada, it would stall things,” said Edwards.

“They have spent a lot of time looking over this and vetting us. Recognize that 1,800 applications were put in for this and we are one of the very few who are at this stage.”

Health Canada has granted only 35 licences for producers of legal medical marijuana in the country.

“I understand the [neighbourhood’s] concerns and we will be trying to work with them so that everyone’s happy,” he said. “We don’t want to be an eyesore.”

Run-of-river begins Alterra Power Corporation has announced the start of its full commercial operations at the Jimmie Creek run-of-river hydroelectric project.

The 62-megawatt power plant, located 90 kilometres northeast of Powell River, is selling 100 per cent of its renewable power to BC Hydro under a 40year agreement.

O wned by A lter ra , Axium Infrastructure and partners Tla’amin Nation, Klahoose First Nation and shíshálh Nation, the project is one of four that run along Alterra’s 145-kilometre transmission line from Toba Montrose to a substation at Saltery Bay.

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substantiate them.

The development would occur within a development permit zone and due to size of the project will require council’s approval before it goes ahead.

Santè Veritas operating officer Donovan Edwards said the company recognizes there are concerns in

Catalyst building, but that there is not enough protection for Townsite heritage buildings and homes in general.

“I have concerns about every building in Townsite,” she said. “The good news here is that the landlord is the city and as the city we do have control about what they do. We have voiced these concerns.”

When the company applied to Health Canada for the licence to operate it sent detailed plans for the Catalyst building, plans that included provisions for internal security, though Edwards was not able to specify further, he said.

Smith added that if Santè Veritas plans to protect the heritage aspect of that building and maintain the heritage aspect of it, she supports the business being located there.

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City of Powell River senior planner Jason Gow said the planning department has yet to see any plans for the building, and though he too has heard rumours about fencing and security, he said there is nothing official to

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Members of the business community are concerned a sanctioned medical-marijuana facility to be located in the historic Townsite area may toss a little tarnish on the neighbourhood’s charm.

Townsite Brewing general manager Chloe Smith said that she and others are worried that locating Santè Veritas Therapeutics’ medical-marijuana facility at the old Catalyst Paper Corporation administration building will degrade the neighbourhood’s attractiveness to tourists.

“We should be trying to attract businesses that will be showcasing all this old architecture and heritage,” said Smith. “I don’t know what they’re plans are, but I have certainly heard different things being mentioned: barbed-wire fencing and security details.”

City of Powell River announced in June that medical marijuana producer Santè Veritas had received notification from Health Canada that its application had reached the pre-inspection phase of the approval.

With this the company will be able to start the planned renovations for the old Catalyst building.

The issue of the future renovations was brought up in a group email circulated between directors of Powell River Chamber of

City of Powell River council reconvened on Thursday, August 4, to approve an additional $160,000 required to upgrade the city’s airport runway.

Council approved that the additional funds come from the gas tax reserve fund, an allotment of money the city receives annually from the federal government.

In April 2015, council approved $320,000 for the project. Total cost of the project is now estimated at close to $500,000.

Council directed staff to continue with the design and installation to extend the existing airport runway another 300 feet to make the total usable length 3,900 feet.

Upgrades will also include added paving to a portion of the runway to decrease the amount of its slope, a problem recently brought to the city’s attention that could impact which aircraft Pacific Coastal Airlines is able to operate in and out of Powell River.

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“He said he was from Fortis, but he was not,” added Van Delft.

Access Gas will be taking its sales reps aside to reiterate the need to spend the time to explain better what they are selling and to be clear to not misrepresent the company, said Dixon.

“I will acknowledge that salespeople, at Access Gas and in general, are fasttalking and eager to make a sale,” he said.

Dixon said the company does encourage its sales staff to wear bright, visible clothing to make them more visible to drivers as they walk through neighbourhoods.

“We want them to stay safe,” he said.

Third-party, fixed-rate gas contracts have been permitted in the province by the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) since 2007, but only since last August in Powell River.

Gas prices quoted by marketers are not regulated by BCUC, but BCUC is responsible for licensing gas marketing companies and ensuring they adhere to a code of conduct.

“Gas marketers are not allowed to represent themselves as being from Fortis,” said BCUC spokesperson Alison Thorson. “That, right away, raises a red flag.”

Companies are required to follow a code of conduct

and sales representatives are required to clearly identify themselves and the company they work for, according to the BCUC. Fortis BC corporate communications advisor Michael Allison said the company does not sell door to door.

He advises current customers to educate themselves on the fixed-rate contracts before signing anything. He added that information is available on the company’s website under the section “customer choice.”

“We provide our customers information so they are able to make the best choice possible,” said Allison. “We do say that if someone comes to your door, ask for identification and take a good look at the contract.”

FortisBC also advises people to ask marketers questions about terms of the contract, the price of natural gas throughout the duration of the contract and what happens if a customer moves.

“If people have a problem, it is important they contact the BCUC,” said Allison.

Dixon said his company makes an effort to ensure customers understand the contract and double check with them after signing with a follow-up questionnaire.

Customers have 10 days after signing to cancel contracts without penalty.

Residential natural gas prices in BC have dropped steadily since 2008 when they reached a high at $10 per gigajoule (GJ).

According to information on FortisBC’s website, as of August 1, the current variable rate for residential natural gas was $1.141/GJ, while the five-year term rate at Access Gas was $5.89/GJ. Maple Avenue resident Ching Ho said she felt the sales representatives were being “tricky” and seniors may not fully understand what they are signing up for.

“This is something we need to be concerned about. We have a lot of seniors living here,” said Ho. “They may not really know and when they get their bill it may cause some shock.”

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One of BC’s private natural gas marketers says it will be reviewing fixed-rate contracts sold last week in Powell River and asking sales reps to present themselves in a more professional manner.

City residents recently raised concerns about doorto-door gas salespeople in Townsite, particularly on Maple Avenue.

Access Gas Services, one of seven private marketers in the province, had sales representatives selling its fiveyear, fixed-rate contracts in Powell River last week, according to company vicepresident Tom Dixon.

“We will be reviewing contracts executed on Maple Avenue and discussing the matter in detail with the representatives involved,” said Dixon.

Maple Avenue resident Will Van Delft said he was already familiar with the sales pitch when the Access Gas salesperson knocked on his door the evening of Monday, August 1.

“We had experience with natural-gas reselling contractors in the Kootenays when we lived there, so we already knew what it was all about,” said Van Delft.

But Van Delft said many of his neighbours, including senior citizens in their 80s, were confused by the encounter.

The Access Gas sales representative showed up at the door wearing a high-visibility vest, jeans and a t-shirt, looking more like a utilities worker than sales rep, he said.

Van Delft described his sales pitch as “forceful” and was not able to ascertain what company the representative worked for at the time.

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Savary Island groups look for funds Conservationists raising money in order to purchase 330 acres of land CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

A 20-year fight to save almost a third of Savary Island may soon be over, but only if more than $6 million can be raised.

Savary Island Land Trust (SILT) executive director Liz Webster said her organization has been asked by Nature Trust of BC, the principal purchaser, to contribute $1 million to fund the purchase of 330 acres of District Lot 1375, also known as the island’s “wild heart.”

“This is probably the biggest thing that’s ever happened on Savary,” said Webster. “It’s huge. We’re really thrilled.”

SILT, which includes more than 300 members, is asking for the public’s financial support to raise the money.

“We hoping the money can

be raised so this land can be protected,” said Webster.

The total purchase price for the land is unknown, but according to Nature Trust the price tag could be as high as $6 or $7 million.

Opposition to development of the lot stretches back to at least the 1980s, but escalated in 1995 when developers from Washington State applied to Powell River Regional District to have the lot subdivided for a gated community with its own private airport. Webster said SILT was formed at this time.

Since then other developments have been proposed, including one in 2001 that would have seen the lot divided into 36 10-acre parcels. That plan, however, was not pursued due to local opposition. In 2002, Nature Trust was able to purchase half of the lot.

District Lot 1375, the last and largest undivided and undeveloped wilderness on Savary, is now halfowned by Nature Trust and Washington State developer Roger Sahlin, said Webster.

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Webster said that besides being the island’s largest groundwater recharge area, the land holds unique ecological values, including oldgrowth stands of red cedar and Douglas fir trees, first nations archaeological sites and a rare coastal sand-dune plant ecology.

In July, a representative of Sahlin’s interest in the land contacted SILT to set a meeting up between the Nature Trust, SILT and Sahlin in order to negotiate the sale of a large portion of Sahlin’s land.

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Tla’amin Nation announces candidates Election officer releases names of those vying for historic first council CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Candidate names for the upcoming Tla’amin Nation election were released Friday, August 5.

Tla’amin citizens will be going to the polls on Saturday, September 10, to select a hegus and eight legislators in its first election as a self-governing nation.

Three candidates are vying for the hegus position: John Hackett, Vern Pielle and Clint Williams. Pielle ran against incumbent hegus Williams in 2014.

Meanwhile, 19 candidates are running for the eight legislator positions. Alphabetically, they are: Grace Adams, incumbent Gloria Francis, Verna Francis, Anthony George, incumbent Brian Hackett, incumbent John Hackett, Samuel Hackett, Doreen Hopkins, David Louie, incumbent Larry Louie, incumbent Shawn Louie, incumbent Walter Paul, Doreen Point, Denise Smith, incumbent Lori Sparrow, Neil Timothy, Tracy Timothy, Williams and Tyrone Wilson. Williams is running for both hegus and legislator.

Under Tla’amin’s new election laws, if Williams wins both seats he will automatically sit as hegus, but not as legislator, and the next candidate in order of votes will take a seat at the legislature.

Longtime Tla’amin election officer Fred Schiffner said he is looking forward to overseeing the election.

“It much more challenging to do than the old elections, but it’s far less biased. There’s a great deal more control on campaigning,” said Schiffner. “It’s a really good thing for the first nation.”

When the upcoming election was called all Tla’amin band members were notified through mail, he said.

More than 650 voters are currently enrolled as Tla’amin citizens and permitted to cast ballots. Approximately 850 band members were eligible to participate in the last election. Schiffner said people still have the chance to enrol as citizens leading up to voting day.

Electronic polls opened Tuesday, August 9, at noon and will remain open until close of polls at 8 pm on election day.

Schiffner expects results of the vote to be tallied and complete about three hours after polls close. If there is a tie, a complete recount is required. Results may be postponed until the following morning, he said.

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Yes in our backyard An email thread circulating among Powell River Chamber of Commerce directors, city officials and media this past week turned into a debate nearly worthy of Powell River Swap and Shop status.

The thread, which cluttered more than 40 email inboxes across town during most of August 4 and 5, had to do with Santè Veritas Therapeutics’ application to open a medical-marijuana facility in Townsite at the old Catalyst Paper Corporation administration offices, now owned by City of Powell River.

The gist of it was that certain members of the business community were concerned about the facility being opened in that location, citing an unsightly building with fences and security near historic sites such as Dwight Hall.

Other members of the busiThis seems to be the ness community chimed in that pattern with most proposed Powell River is developments in Powell River. in need of new Yes, we agree that this will be jobs and Santè Veritas could good for the economy and will bring upwards of create jobs for local people.

40 new employBut, no, we definitely do not ment opportunities to the area. want it in our backyard.

Really, this is a no-brainer.

City officials advised the participants in this exclusive email debate that it is working closely with Santè Veritas to ensure development of the old mill offices will fit with the surrounding buildings in Townsite.

In fact, Townsite Heritage Society has already given the company its input on how the building’s faÇade should look and it seems open to any suggestions.

As for the unsightliness of security fences, according to city officials, although they have not seen plans for the business yet, they are not aware of any intention to put fences up. And, according to the company, it is prepared to do whatever it takes to make the neighbours happy.

One of the most prevalent suggestions in the email thread was to consider another location for the business. This seems to be the pattern with most proposed developments in Powell River.

Yes, we agree that this will be good for the economy and will create jobs for local people. But, no, we definitely do not want it in our backyard.

The problem is, every location is in someone’s “backyard,” and the old mill offices location is just as suitable for Santè Veritas’ medical-marijuana facility as some of the other locations that were proposed.

Plus, the city owns the building and can tax the company, so it is a clear win for residents.

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Decibel levels require common courtesy

By Ann Nelson For more than 39 years I have lived in Powell River: 27 years on Cranberry Street, serenaded by motorcycles, trucks and beaters roaring up the hill from the Mowat Avenue turnoff, then 12 years on the corner of Ash and Marine avenues, living above Patricia Theatre, with emergency vehicles added to the symphony of exhaust pipes and squealing tires.

In all those years, as much as I may have been annoyed by the gratuitous, but only intermittent, noise of all this traffic and may have jokingly talked about putting out speed bumps to slow everyone down, I have never, until now, been driven to take my rant to the streets.

What is happening out there this year? What makes this the summer where all common sense

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and courtesy gets thrown under the bus? Never, and I am talking about 12 years of 24/7 living, working and relaxing (that is what I call gardening) in this same spot, has there been so much unnecessary traffic noise.

It is not the trucks grinding

There seems to be no legislated maximum decibel level for traffic noise that I have been able to ascertain. their way up the hill from the new barge terminal, nor the mill trucks on their way to Wildwood, nor the emergency vehicles.

It is the “civilian” vehicles operated by our fellow Powell Riverites, who should know better,

that one treating this stretch of Highway 101 (Marine Avenue) and the Ash Avenue corridor as their own private speedway: drag racing with themselves; laying rubber either direction from the only stop signs on the whole highway; deliberately switching the quiet, “city” mufflers on their motorcycles to the raunchy, look-at-me-youlosers-I’m-living-the-bikerdream mufflers; revelling in the obnoxiousness of their about-to-fall-off-the-oldbeater-but-still-technicallythere exhaust systems and roaring engines.

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SPEAK TO THE PEAK

What is the coolest thing you have seen or done on your trip to Powell River?

CHRIS BELL Gibsons, BC Going camping up at Nanton Lake and quadding and having a great time up there.

DANE MCLEAN Qualicum Beach, BC The nice walkway down by the beach. It’s just beautiful and so well done.

PAULO CARDOSO Toronto, ON It’s the character of the buildings and the neighbourhoods. It’s an amazing thing to see.

Also, Powell River is much busier than before and we’re really enjoying it.

CHRISTIAN LEBLANC Duncan, BC We were on Texada Island and it’s beautiful. We went to the quarry and the two small towns over there, Van Anda and Gillies Bay.

JESSE TABAK Winnipeg, MB I come every summer and we go to Savary Island almost every time, and that’s the best thing to do here. We usually go to Eagle River, too.

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6« VIEWPOINT and they will watch out for it. The city is in private property with spray paint in order the process of reviewing its traffic bylaw, but to assert some kind of vandal primacy. We there are apparently no noise standards cur- could call it “tagging” private air space and rently established. label noisemakers the same way we label Maybe there is no simple answer to my taggers. question. It may, in fact, turn out to be yet My preference, however, would be for us 9 Wednesday.April 2.2014 Powell dysRiver Peak » prpeak.com another emerging symptom of |societal all, as a community, to become more aware function and breakdown, akin to tagging of the thoughtless actions of ourselves, our

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Pedestrian accident

sized pickups and SUVs that it is dangerous for children in crosswalks, since most of these vehicles have impaired visibility directly in front of the vehicle. That is why such vehicles are banned in Europe.

I would like to think that Powell River may some day wake up to the grave injustice it is doing its pedestrian population by failing to address the many chronic traffic safety problems in the city, but after having lived there for seven years, I don’t hold out much hope.

Raymond MacLeod Cushing North Vancouver

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family members and our neighbours and grow a little courtesy again.

Notice it; comment on it to each other; don’t tolerate the rudeness; grow some healthy boundaries, too; the kind that not only keep others’ crap out, but our own crap in.

We talk a lot to each other and visitors

of the lake it will multiply very fast like it has for years. The root system is very hardy. You cannot kill the weed.

Once the lake is cleared out you can start fresh, restock with trout and make it a nice swimming hole like it was before. Now it is a swamp, not good for the public.

We need to make Cranberry Lake nice again and it can be done once the lilies are out of the lake.

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He claims that the “peace, order and good government of Canada” will be undermined by a treaty that allows Tla’amin to exercise laws that are rooted in traditional systems of governance that have existed for millennia before Canada was even a remote concept. To lump together Sharia law, Québécois law, and other “local” laws into this context betrays a limited understanding of the systemic inequalities that this treaty is aiming to address and rectify—inequalities such as the Indian Act, an aspect of Canadian law that was established to subjugate, control, distort and limit the rights and freedoms of Aboriginal peoples, and which continues to this day.

When Canadian laws existed to criminalize traditional ceremonies and customs, to tear apart families, and deny Aboriginal peoples the right to vote, what “values” exactly were the Canadian government trying to uphold? And what

“values” are the current Stephen Harper government, to which Weston is a member, truly upholding when first nations and other citizens who want to protect Canada’s environment for future generations are under surveillance and labelled terrorists? What “values” are the Harper government upholding when enacting Bill C-45, which again undermines first nations’ sovereignty and protection for the land and water that sustain us?

If Weston is concerned with the “most vulnerable” members of Canadian society, why does his political party actively seek out free trade agreements with Europe and China that will effectively render our own laws, national or local, null and void in the face of trade tribunals that favour corporate interests?

But what troubles me most of all, after reading the article, is that Weston’s problematic understanding of first nations’ issues only serves to fan the flames of ignorance that undermine

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It was with great sadness that we read about the recent death of the 62-yearold newcomer to Powell River who was struck by an SUV on Joyce Avenue [“Pedestrian succumbs to injuries,” March 21].

I moved with my wife and two small children to Powell River in 2005 and spent the better part of seven years living there.

One of the main reasons I wanted to leave was because the community’s leaders have never shown the slightest interest in improvIgnorance harms ing traffic flow and enforceIn response to MP John ment to ensure the safety Cranberry Lake Weston’s opposition to the of the many children and Lilies have taken over the wording of the Tla’amin seniors who walk and bike lake; we all understand the (Sliammon) First Nation in the community.

It is frightening to walk infestation of the matter treaty, I am disturbed by down Joyce, with its narrow [“Water lilies create cause his lack of awareness and sidewalks and no green buf- for concern,” March 26]. knowledge of the historical fer or parking lane between Now,exceed the only 350 way you will context of the treaty proLetters should not words pedestrians and the many get rid of them is not by cess, especially with regard andSUVs viewpoints must be have to the tremendously negafull-sized pickups and clipping them—you barreling down the road, to put a dredge on a small tive impacts of colonization approximately 500 words usually well above the speed barge and haul the garbage and unjust Canadian laws limit. out of the lake, roots and on first nation individuals So many people in Powell all. Once the root of the lily and communities [“Weston River drive late-model full- takes hold of the bottom speaks against treaty,”

Send in your letters and viewpoints to editor@prpeak.com

about things that make Powell River such a special place. Taking responsibility for growing a community of courtesy and integrity is part of the richness of our special place, because no one is going to do it for us; we have to pitch in and make it happen, as always.

Ann Nelson is the co-owner/operator/steward of the Historic Patricia Theatre in Townsite.

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Texada Island artist tour returns Biennial event features diverse community of artists DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

ART ON THE ROCK: Potter and carver Mary Lock is one of 19 artists and artisans participating in this year’s Texada Artist Studio Tour. On August 13 and 14, painters, sculptors, potters, textile makers and jewellers will show their work and engage with visitors. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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what they do, and talking about how and why they do it, are the best things about the tour.

“You have all different artists and artisans. Some paint, some work with wood, some work with stained glass or jewellery; there’s all different types of things,” she said. “You’re not just going into a store and looking for the finished product; you’re seeing how the pottery is thrown on the wheel and how the wood is turned on the lathe.”

Lock will open her ocean-view studio, where she has her wheel and other materials for potting on display. Because she was so engaged with talking about her art during the last tour, she said she will not do any demonstrations this time.

“I talked right from 10 am to 4 pm, almost without stopping,” said Lock. “The day just flew by.”

For more information about the Texada Artist Studio Tour, which takes place Saturday, August 13, and Sunday, August 14, and features 19 artists, go to texadaart.com.

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Mainstays of the summer art scene up and down the coast, studio tours provide important opportunities for artists and artisans to show and sell their work, particularly in places like Powell River and, even more so, on Texada Island.

According to Sandy McCormick, tour director of Texada Artist Studio Tour, hosting an art tour on a small, not-so-easy-to-get-to island is difficult.

“It’s hard to get folks to come over because you’re talking two ferries from Vancouver Island, three from the Lower Mainland,” said McCormick. “Perhaps people are sometimes reluctant to make that commitment in terms

of travel when other art tours are more easily accessible.”

Competition for the biennial event exists with similar tours in larger centres, such as Powell River, the Sunshine Coast and Comox, she added.

“It’s always a challenge to get people here, which is why we only do it every two years,” said McCormick, an artist who incorporates beach glass into a wide variety of materials, including jewellery.

Its location and smaller size is part of the tour’s appeal, according to some participating artists.

“There were more than 200 people who came over to my studio last time, which really surprised me; neighbours and people from off-island,” said Mary Lock, a potter, carver of lanterns and maker of sculpted raku wall masks. “I was able to meet all sorts of different people, talk about my work and show them what I did. I thought it was a great connection with people interested in pottery.”

McCormick said that seeing inside the artists’ studios and

Heather Wall has only been metal sculpting for two years since taking a welding course at Vancouver Island University. She worked for several years as a graphic designer with Parks Canada before finding her way to Powell River in 2011. For someone who thought welding would be a cool skill to know, Wall is being called a phenomenon within the specialized artistic fraternity that forges fire and metal.

Her pieces, such as a recently commissioned humpback whale breaching, are receiving wide notice.

What have you discovered about the artistic process?

As an artist, I’m fascinated by how the brain works and how people come up with ideas. You want to be able to constantly generate that, so there has to be a science behind it. There is this certain type of mental stress you go through when solving a math problem or something

you know is going to be difficult to focus on and, apparently, artists experience this all the time while they’re creating something.

Do you suffer from separation anxiety with your pieces?

I become deeply attached.

I met a first nations fellow at the Castlegar Sculpturewalk and he did this wonderful ceremony to help with the anxiety of separating. Once he completed his ceremony he could walk away with confidence that his sculpture would be fine. You work on this stuff for months and then you just have to let it go. The best part is someone is going to appreciate and love it and it’s going to contribute to the community.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I want to continue with public-space pieces, but I am currently working on a series of pieces that would live in a gallery. I want to get a body of work together before I start searching in bigger US cities, like Seattle,

TAKE A PEAK: Heather Wall Los Angeles and New York, to sell that type of work.

That’s a goal: gallery-spacetype art pieces as well as public-space pieces.

What is it about metal that expresses your sense of art?

Metal has a certain passion. I think the passion with metal is the fire related to it.

It’s very primal. You have to

heat metal with fire to get it to bend to your whim. I’ve had this conversation with other metal artists and it’s dealing with blowtorches, plasma cutters and welders; that is a huge part of the metal passion. It’s almost like a brotherhood. We’re cultish about it.

For more information, go to hwallart.com.

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One of the ways you can always tell who Lundies are at a party is by observing the people who bring a headlamp. Either that or they are the ones seen jaunting down the trail without a headlamp, so used to navigating in the dark that light becomes unnecessary.

I am not one of the latter quite yet, but I hope to be once I have lived out here for 50 years.

Dark is easy to forget about in middle of summer, when it always seems light out, but it reasserts itself as nights start to gently remind us that they are going to become very long, very soon.

Out in Lund, far from streetlights and traffic, you get comfortable with darkness. As summer burns out and the dark slowly starts to come back, it is like an old friend coming home.

A lot of visitors out here do not think to carry a light because, where they come from, they never need one.

Darkness shocks them.

For some people, being in a landscape not organized around their comfort and where humans are just one of many creatures instead of the most important one, is frightening.

As something only wild places have, darkness provides a kind of shorthand in our language for “scary places we should not go.”

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ness guides when I was young, which makes me think of guests standing on the deck of a boat under a starry night in a place like Bute Inlet or the Broughtons and shouting, “Hello world! Is anybody out there?” They seemed unsettled when no reply came back; no human reply, anyway. Darkness, quiet and the absence of humanbuilt things resulted in an

unnerving loneliness to them.

This time of year, when the longest days are over and the night starts to come back, I like to sit on my porch in the darkness and feel all the other kinds of company in places where more than only humans are allowed some space.

Out in the country, darkness is full of pleasant companions. Across the forest, Barred owls are asking, “Who cooks for you?” Tree frogs call “kree kree” in maple trees, field mice rustle around on the ground and loons sing down in the inlet.

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One of Powell River’s oldest sporting clubs shares a connection with many other local clubs and organizations: it was started and owned by the Powell River Company.

The company was asked to build a bowling green in 1919. It agreed and Powell River Lawn Bowling Club officially opened in May 1921 at its current location on Marine Avenue in Townsite.

The club celebrates its 95th anniversary this year.

“It was the elite of the company who used to lawn bowl,” said Edith Holmes, president of the club.

Only the men of the company bowled, until the 1930s when the first women joined. The current clubhouse was built in 1955.

With the exception of becoming co-ed, lawn bowling has changed little since its British origins. Evidence exists of lawn bowling being played as far back as the

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With players dressed in white on a finely mowed and rolling stretch of green grass, lawn bowling, or bowls, invokes an image of a pastime more than a sport.

It also has a reputation of being played mostly by retirees, which, according to Holmes, is not the case.

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It is also important to remember that as we age our immune system becomes less active, so it is harder for our bodies to fight off infections. Getting vaccinated not only protects us from infectious diseases that could have serious complications, it also helps prevent the spread of these diseases to children who are too young to be fully protected and to people who cannot be vaccinated for various health reasons.

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With $5 billion a year generated in revenue, the hair industry in Canada is profitable, but it is also a polluter; much of it is toxic.

According to statistics provided by Vancouverbased company Green Circle Salons (GCS), hair clippings, foil and colour tubes, wastepaper, salon bottles and other paper and plastic items thrown out by hair salons across North America amounts to 421,206 pounds per day. GCS has found a market for disposing that waste responsibly.

Four of Powell River’s larger hair salons, Beyond Bliss Salon and Spa, Scizzors Salon and Body Works, Image 1 Salon and Spa, and Afterglow Hair Lounge, have bought in to GCS’ program for reasons of environmental responsibility and profitability.

According to Holly Lowes, owner of Afterglow Hair Lounge, the marketing advantage that comes from being green increases profitability.

“The way the world is going now, people are concerned about the environment and a lot of people are looking to support businesses that make an effort to keep the planet cleaner,” said Lowes.

Calling itself a movement for sustainable beauty, GCS manages hair salon and spa waste and prevents it from entering landfills and streams.

“What we do is repurpose and recycle up to 95 per cent of the waste,” said Will Simpson, regional director for GCS. According to Simpson, customers of participating Powell River salons will now have their hair styled and cut in a sustainable fashion.

“I see how much waste we have,” said Sheona Scott, owner of Beyond Bliss Salon and Spa. “I see how much

HAIR CARES: Local hair salon owner Sheona Scott represents one of four local businesses that has signed on with Green Circle Salons, represented by regional director Will Simpson.

The new environment-management service reduces wastes and toxins from hair and beauty services and products.

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garbage goes out: colour tubes, hair cuttings, foils and cotton pads. Every service has an element of disposal to it.”

Scott and the other GCScertified salons can now answer the question anyone who has ever sat in a salon chair asks at least once, “Where does all that hair go?”

“The hair gets used for oilspill cleanup,” said Simpson.

Industry practice for hair clippings has been to bag and send it to landfills, where it is slow to decompose, he added.

GCS makes what it calls “booms” out of the hair to soak up oil and chemical spills.

“The hair absorbs oil and can then be rung out so oil can be reclaimed and the boom can be

reused,” said Simpson.

Scott said when clients are now told where all the hair goes, they are excited to know it will be used to soak up chemical and oil spills.

“It’s exciting because they’re doing a little part just by getting their hair cut,” said Scott.

In turn, because everyone talks to their stylist, information made available to clients about the GCS service raises environmental awareness.

The hair industry is one in which money can literally be seen going down the drain.

Scott said she has reduced waste and added to her bottom line.

“I would see dollars going down the drain,” she said.

“It’s also toxins. It’s chemicals going down the drain and into our water system.”

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FALL REGISTRATION Come Join Us! CLASSES

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Ballroom dancing Mondays 10 am-12 pm Computer assistance Wednesdays 10 am-3 pm

Choir Tuesdays 10:30 am-12 pm Crafts and Sewing Thursdays 9:30 am-12 pm Quilting Thursdays 9:30 am-3 pm Tai Chi Tuesdays 3:15-5 pm Seniors strength training Fridays 10 am-12 pm

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Bridge clubWednesdays 10 am-12 pm Bridge clubFridays 1-4 pm Carpet bowling Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1-3 pm Crib Mondays 7-9 pm Monday night games: Cards - Bitch and Complain, Sticks, Yahtzee, Open cards Mondays 7-9 pm Board gamesThursdays 7-9 pm Floor curling Not scheduled yet, please contact the Senior Citizens Association for more information

Powell River Highland Dancing Now accepting fall registration for new dancers Offering classes from preschool to competitive levels

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NEW in September 2016 StrongStart at James Thomson Elementary School has been relocated to Edgehill Elementary School StrongStart Outreach will again be offered on the ORCA Bus and will include visits to Wildwood StrongStart hours for Henderson, Edgehill, Kelly Creek and Westview elementary schools can be found on the school district website, sd47.bc.ca, on the Early Learning page and/or on school-specific websites

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We have food service in our members’ lounge bar and members and guests enjoy our 12’ high-definition TV screen Our club prides itself on giving back to the community If you are someone who likes this idea we encourage you to find out more about us $ Single membership 50 includes GST $ Family membership 80 includes GST Please call club manager at 604.485.4571

For more information, the Assumption School office will be open starting Monday, August 22, at 9 am

2016 - 2017 For more information, call Claudia at 604.485.9894 7091 Glacier Street • assumpschool.com

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New gymnastics coach arrives Former Cirque du Soleil member lands in new place DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Every gymnast dismounting from an apparatus, vault or exiting a tumbling run wants to stick the landing without moving their feet.

Paulo Pena said he hopes his landing in Powell River, with his young family, will stick. Pena recently arrived as new head coach of Powell River Gymnastics and Cheer (PRGC).

“I was under contract with Cirque du Soleil,” said Pena. “I came straight from Europe. I arrived on July 31 at night, slept in Victoria with my family, packed the car and came here on August 1.”

Pena started his new job the following day.

Born in Brazil, Pena spent five years with Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo, touring North America and Japan in the show’s high-bar act called Tournik.

“I’m an acrobat,” he said. “That number was a high-bar act, a cube made of bars with eight guys in a synchronized act jumping from one bar to another.”

Before arriving in Powell River, Pena appeared in a special Cirque du Soleil performance called Scalada Vision in Andorra, a small principality between France and Spain.

Prior to joining the entertainment company, he was a high-level, allaround international gymnast, won multiple national titles in Brazil and competed with the Brazilian national team in the Pan American Games and South American Games.

Pena said he came to Powell River because he is from a small community.

The short distance to where his wife’s family resides is a bonus.

“Since my wife is from Victoria, it is close to her family and a perfect place for me,” said Pena.

According to Michele Dillon, PRGC executive director, the club is lucky to have him. “I am ecstatic that he is here, finally,” said Dillon. “He has been coaching for many years and will be coaching all of the age groups here.”

For Pena, the opportunity came at just the right time, he said. While not ruling out a project that would see him perform again, that is not his priority right now.

“My main objective,” he said, “is to get the kids to adapt to my method of training.”

PERFECT FORM: Paulo Pena demonstrates an exercise on the parallel bars. The Brazilian-born athlete is the new head coach at Powell River Gymnastics and Cheer. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

Powell River Kings host annual hockey school

DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

A sure sign that summer is drawing to a close is the return of Powell River Kings Hockey School.

Kings head coach Kent Lewis and assistant coach Brock Sawyer, with the help of current and former Kings players, will run minor hockey players ages eight to 16 through on-ice skill sessions over a period of five days.

According to Sawyer, three players from Powell River made the Kings roster last season: Jack Long, Hunter Findlater and Rylan Ball.

That trio, along with other team members, will drop by Hap Parker Arena at Powell River Recreation Complex to help out at the hockey school, which takes place

from Monday, August 15, to Thursday, August 19.

“It’s an exciting time of the year for us to get back on the ice and have current and prospective players coming to town throughout the week,” said Sawyer. “They’re always eager to help on the ice.”

Sawyer said with good development some of the local players skating in the bantam/midget division at this year’s school have a chance to play for the Kings in the future.

Sawyer first came across Hunter Findlater, who now plays forward for his hometown team, at the hockey school.

Ball, also born and raised in Powell River and part of the Kings roster last season, started attending the hockey school when he was at the peewee level.

“It’s something you look forward to when August hits, even late July,” said Ball. “You’re always antsy to get back on the ice and see your buddies from the year before. The young guys ob-

viously look up to the older guys. All the years I went were a blast.”

Now one of those older guys, Ball will come full circle by helping Lewis and Sawyer at the school. Later this month, Ball plans to skate at Kings camp before leaving for University of Western Ontario to play for the Mustangs.

“It’s kind of cool now that I’m done. Hopefully the kids will look up to me a bit and

get a little boost of confidence,” he said. “It’s a way of giving back and it’s always fun getting on the ice with the kids.”

Ball said the hockey school is a way for young players to see their favourite Kings and develop a special connection with them and the team.

“They’re the hometown celebrities because it’s the highest level of hockey here,” he said. “The kids are being helped on the ice by

Kings they recognize from watching the games, and some new faces.”

According to Sawyer, the hockey school focuses on skills and fundamentals in order for young players to acquire a feel for being back on the ice every day, improve their game and have fun.

Ball said hockey schools that take place in late summer are great for young players to get back into the game.

“These days a lot of the parents go a little too crazy with all the spring hockey; kids need a break from the ice,” he said. “Camps later in the summer are huge because you’re just getting on the ice and every year you come back you get better and better.”

For information or to register in either atom, peewee or bantam/midget divisions, go to powellriverkings.com.

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1105 Obituaries GOOSSEN, Alec May 16, 1941 - August 1, 2016 Alec was born in the small village of Mariental, Ukraine. Life in war torn Eastern Europe was difficult and in 1947 the family emigrated to Canada, arriving in Vancouver on Christmas Eve. Alec grew up living and working on the farm where he found his love of gardening. As an adult, Alec was drawn to construction, obtaining his Red Seal in Carpentry in December 1966, and spent his career building houses with a brief detour into selling Real Estate. Alec was also an active member of Big Brothers of Canada and the Lions Club for many years.

A man of habits, Alec could always be found at the local coffee shop first thing in the morning getting caught up on the news and stories of the previous day. He loved hunting, fishing, watching sports and the ponies. He also enjoyed hearing about the adventures of his family and friends; the juicier the story the better. Alec is survived by Linda, his wife of 52 years; daughter Fran, her husband Tim; his grandsons, Mark and Sean; and daughter, Ramona and her partner, Jason. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation or the BC Lung Association. No formal services will be held.

George Edwin Morcan George passed away peacefully at age 78 with his family at his side. He is lovingly survived by his wife of 50 years Penny, sons Sean and Ward (Paula), grandchildren Taylor, Emily, Jayden and Evan, sisters Virginia and Sandra as well as many nieces and nephews.

No service by request. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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William “Bill” Frederick Wade

June 12, 1937 - August 1, 2016 Bill passed away at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, BC. He is survived by his son Glen, daughter Jennifer, wife Norma and granddaughters Sarah, Maia and Loren. He was predeceased by his first wife Margaret.

Some of you may remember Bill from Salvation Army Church, Wildwood Convenience and Gas Bar and Captain Billy’s Fish and Chips.

A funeral service will be held Friday, August 12, at 11 am at St. Joseph’s Church in Langley, BC.

Charlie Warris Charlie peacefully passed away August 4, 2016, at the age of 84.

He leaves his loving wife Norma, sons David (Hope) and Tom (Wendy), grandchild Jolene (Colton) and brother Syd (Alina). He was predeceased by daughter Debbie and brothers Colin (Sonia) and Ken (Val).

Charlie was born at home in Wildwood and lived in Powell River all his life. He worked driving for Shell Oil and drove bus for School District 47 and City of Powell River. His hobbies were flying, building a plane, fishing, hunting and gardening. He will be sadly missed.

There will be no service by request. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC and Yukon.

We would like to thank Dr. Svetlana and all the fourth floor nurses at Powell River General Hospital for the wonderful care you gave Charlie.

In Memoriam Hugh McKay Sutherland February 15th 1924 - August 9th 2015 We laid you to rest one year ago but you are still with us in our hearts and souls. We miss you so much. We will always remember all the good times and your devotion to your family. Love always, from your wife Beryl, son Bill (Rob) and daughter Cheryl (Don) Schellenberg

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Wolfgang Carl Rost September 15, 1922 - July 26, 2016

Our beloved father “Papi” was born in Königsbrück, Germany.

His childhood days were spent playing sports, chess and Skat.

During World War II, he trained as a fighter pilot. His squadron, Eismeer, was based in Finland and flew over northern Russia. In 1944, after his wingman accidentally sheared off the tail of his plane, he made a parachute landing near the port of Murmansk. His next six years were spent in a prisoner-of-war (POW) camp. He learned to speak Russian with hopes he could escape one day passing himself off as a Russian.

On February 29, 1949, after international pressure for the Soviet Union to release its POWs, he was finally released.

His dream of emigrating to Canada was realized in 1950.

His first job was at a logging camp in Ontario. Moving out west to Calgary, he married Hedi Sulzmann and started a family. After a summer holiday on the coast he was offered a job at the new kraft mill in Powell River in 1966.

BC was paradise to him and he would share his passions: salmon fishing, moose hunting, mushroom picking, flying his Cessna and exploring the wilderness backcountry, with the many relatives and friends who came to see him. He taught his children to ski, play tennis, chess, dive off the high-diving board and appreciate the beauty of nature.

“Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund,” was an expression we heard often.

Every summer there were camping trips across BC to Radium Hot Springs, Golden Ears Provincial Park and the Rockies. He was an active member of Powell River Flying Club and Powell River Chess Club. After retiring from the mill in 1986, he joined the BC Senior Games Zone 2 team.

Throughout the years he set many records for field events and his record still holds for long jump. His last senior games was in 2010 at 88 years old.

He loved to sing, watch the eagles from his deck and was happiest when his family was gathered around him.

He lived at home until he was hospitalized in June with pneumonia. Six weeks before his 94th birthday, he passed away peacefully on July 26, 2016, with his family by his side.

He is survived by his children Ralph (Heather) Keller, Tom (Maritza) Rost, Charlotte Cossentine, Karen (Phil) Wade, Wendy (Bob) Rost and Kim (Tony) Leach, grandchildren Chrissy, Tiffany, Robert, Ally, Austin, Jamie, Rachelle, Austyn and Griffin and great-grandchild Brooke.

A special thank-you to Dr. DuToit, fourth floor nursing staff and home support workers for all the kindness and care you showed to our dad. No service by request.

Success: having lived a life, raised a family, and left some fleece on the hedges as you walked by.

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We are looking for casual staff to work in our housekeeping, client support (care aides and night shifts), and kitchen departments, with potential fulltime and part-time positions becoming available in the near future. Applicants must be willing to work days, evenings, nights, and weekends. Holiday/call back hours are also included. To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to Naomi Daigneault at naomid@schc.ca.

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2060 For Sale Miscellaneous 6-PERSON, HOT tub, mint condition, new pumps and heating element, will deliver $4,000 obo. 604.414.5850.

WING CHAIR, deep rose colour $75 in excellent condition.

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1215 General Employment

School District 47 (Powell River) requires a part-time payroll clerk Minimum of 20 hours per week to cover a maternity leave. For a complete job description, please see our website: sd47.bc.ca/career/SupportStaff/External Send resumé, cover letter and certificates to:

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We wish to thank all applicants; only those under consideration will be contacted.

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous

HAY FOR SALE

15% alfalfa/grass mix, second cut By the bale, $16.50 per bale; by the ton $460 Place orders now for pickup in Powell River August 15

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ENTERTAINMENT UNIT, fits 35” TV, lots of storage, solid wood, glass doors; dining room table, four chairs with buffet to match, teak wood; Italian leather settee, love seat and swivel chair, hunter green, great condition; all kinds of other things for sale. 604.414.6298.

GARAGE DOOR, insulated, power, 10’x10’, white, comes with all hardware and openers $1,200. 604.414.5850.

PORTABLE TABLE, padded, vinyl covered, 8’ x 4’, excellent condition, multiple uses $150.

Call Rosemary 604.414.0211.

ROTOTILLER, HEAVY Duty Simplicity, newer 13HP electric start with attachments $400.

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5520 Legal/Public Notices Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Duncan Hay from Belcarra, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey, for a residential private moorage situated on Provincial Crown land located at Hardy Island, Lot 46, Plan LMP32269, D. L. 1488.Group 1, New Westminster Land District.

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10059 View Rd off Ramsay Rd from fire hall Sat Aug 13, 9 am - 1 pm Sun Aug 14, 9 am - 1 pm Weather permitting Small appliances, home decor, bedding, beach towels, camping and fishing items 5432 Marine Ave Sat Aug 13, 9 am - 3 pm Weather Permitting Something for everyone, household and collectibles 5883 Nass St Sat August 13, 9am - 4pm Rain or Shine Antiques, tools and household items

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CROSSWORD

HOROSCOPE Week of August 10 to 16 ARIES | MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19 Sometimes it’s important to take a step back to get a better perspective. Professionally, you aspire to a job more in line with your ambitions.

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LEO | JULY 24 TO AUGUST 23 The ideal compromise may not be available, especially if a lot of people are involved. Use your imagination to create a harmonious relationship with those around you.

VIRGO | AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 22 A series of small successes is great for your self-esteem.

This gives you the credibility to promote a project that’s dear to your heart.

SUDOKU

LIBRA | SEPTEMBER 23 TO OCTOBER 22 For work, you set up a very efficient home office. The leader within you is beginning to stir and you may soon start your own business.

SCORPIO | OCTOBER 23 TO NOVEMBER 22 Love occupies almost all your thoughts. Tuning in to subtle gestures and careful displays of affection helps you understand that your feelings are mutual.

SAGITTARIUS | NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 20 You think about selling or buying a property. You find less expensive housing, which greatly improves the quality of life for your entire family.

Level: Beginner

LAST WEEK’S SODUKO ANSWER:

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:

DOWN 1. Motored 2. Racetrack shape 3. Short note 4. Make ready 5. Tap 6. Hot temper

GEMINI | MAY 21 TO JUNE 21 You feel a sudden urge to reach new heights, intellectually and spiritually. Because of this, you decide to embark on a new career or change things up in your personal life.

CANCER | JUNE 22 TO JULY 23 You make some big decisions about your personal or professional future. A business trip could be organized on the spur of the moment.

7. Coral or Yellow 8. Motive 9. Mistake in print 10. Find out 11. Measure of length 19. Broad-antlered beast 21. Compose 23. Stranger 24. Stringed instrument 25. Loafer 26. Cut wood 27. Major-leaguer 28. Walking on ____ 29. Wireless 31. Have title to 32. Tyke 33. Bat wood 39. Flying formation 41. Mitt 42. Bang 43. So long, in London: 2 wds.

44. Abide by 46. Naughty kids 47. Mountain animal 48. Expect 49. Cage 52. Give help to 53. Chasing game 54. Sneaky

ACROSS 1. Frolic 5. ____ jockey 9. Your, once 12. Kaput 13. District 14. Opposite of nay 15. Lady’s title 16. Wooer 17. Golf norm 18. Run away to wed 20. Saber 22. Frillier 26. Glittered 30. Tad 34. Operatic highlight 35. Sickly 36. Couples 37. As good as one’s ____ 38. After tenth 40. Pay no attention to 42. Seat 45. “Dinner at ____” 50. Science room 51. Healthy grains 55. Anchor 56. Had a cupcake 57. Small bottle 58. Mama’s spouse 59. Come what ____ 60. Fidgety 61. Stair unit

TAURUS | APRIL 20 TO MAY 20 The summer holidays are barely over and you’re already thinking about your next vacation with friends. You organize a meeting at the office that brings together a lot of people.

CAPRICORN | DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20 You have the chance to spoil yourself, and you may even be considering buying a new car. Some people ask you to help them, resulting in more comings and goings than usual.

AQUARIUS | JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19 By calculating and recalculating your budget, you see that you can afford your ambitions. When this is clear, you find the necessary funds to achieve one of your biggest dreams.

PISCES | FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20 You may feel discouraged when confronted by a daunting task. Fortunately, as you progress, you realize that you have the makings of a winner.

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$750,000

$69,000

$99,000

$199,000

24.47 acres, gently sloping to the west. Non ALR with loads of potential for farming or subdivision.

Lots of sun, minutes from town, close to Hamill (West) Lake.

9.5 acres in a rural subdivision of scenic Penrose Bay, located in Okeover Inlet near Desolation Sound. Fabulous recreational lot.

Easy drive to amenities. Pre-paid 999-year lease. MLS #11513

Situated on Texada Island, this great private 6.39 acres has level building sites, loads of room for gardening and lots of privacy. No building permits or zoning.

Sunny southwest facing 2.6 private acres on Cranberry Lake.

Large pond, 130 one-year old grape vines, fruit trees and shrubs.

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ISLAND FARMS COUNTRY CREAM

Ice Cream Or Moosetracks, 1.65L carton

Peppers

ISLAND FARMS

1

LOCAL

SMOKED

Blueberries

/lb 2.16/kg

5 lb bag

3

$ 48

Apricots

1

$ 68

Lemons

$

Hot or Mild

3

680 g

5

4

$ 98

Rogers Granola Assorted, 750 g bag

Made Fresh In Store

CAMPBELL’S

Broth

Rib-Eye Grilling Steaks

$ 98 Pork Shoulder

11 68 3

Steak

98

$

FRESH

/lb 13.18/kg

Dutch Crunch Bread

1

$ 98

450 g loaf

OFF

RETAIL

2

$ 98

Buttery Flake Rolls

1

$ 98

Pkg of 8

GROCERY

/lb 8.77/kg

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

100 g

Apple, Cherry or Lemon, Pkg of 6

Cherry Pie

100 g

10%

Assorted Mini Strudels

FOR

$ 98

FRESH

2

100 g

48

Balderson’s Cheddar Cheese

F R E S H D A I LY

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

Italian Sausage

Venetian Genoa $ Salami

$ 48

1 lb crtn

42

/lb 3.70/kg

each

2

Turkey Breast

98

¢ $

¢

each

Carrots

1

$ 48

Old Fashioned Ham

/lb 4.37/kg

98 98 2 Red or

250 ml tub

WHOLESOME FOOD

New White Potatoes

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Sour Cream

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$ 98

LOCALSE HOTHOU

6 $ 28 1

$ 48

/lb 26.41/kg

$

/lb 8.11/kg

Assorted, 900 ml carton

3 10 $

FOR

MJB

KRAFT

Cofgfetine

uce Barbecu500e Sa ml jar

300

Assorted,

25 24 27

PEEK FREANS

Cookies Assorted 300 g box

$

$

FOR

FOR

2

$ 98

MCCAIN

Hashbrowns 900 g bag

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%

2

$

FOR

MOTT’S

Clamato

3

$ 98 Juice $ 98 Or Garden Cocktail 1.89L

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