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Dilapidated hotel taints town centre Manager estimates demolition costs of former inn at $500,000 CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

It’s boarded up and abandoned, but the Inn at Westview refuses to be forgotten.

The dilapidated building located next to Town Centre Mall, the anchor of Powell River’s commercial district, continues

to draw the ire of the community and harsh words at city hall. Since being boarded up over a decade ago, there has been much talk about what should be done with the building. Lots of talk; little action. But that might soon change.

“It looks awful,” said Westview resident Perry Vestering.

“The roof is caving in; that’s not a safe thing. It’s not being looked after or dealt with as it should be.”

City of Powell River mayor Dave Formosa said in his time as mayor the former inn is one of the constant issues he hears public concerns on.

“It’s one of the biggest things plaguing my administration,” said Formosa. “I receive lots of complaints about the building and I’d like to see something done.”

City chief administrative officer Mac Fraser presented to city council last June that he has been working on various solutions over the past year to deal with the problem of the derelict building. The city is seeking a net-zero cost solution. According to BC Assessment, the building and property’s value has been assessed at $326,000.Despite being boarded up, the building is in such rough shape that »2

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Mayor wants action taken 1« INN AT WESTVIEW Powell River Fire Rescue chief Terry Peters has told his firefighters they are not permitted to enter.

“It’s a non-entry for us because of the hazards within,” said Peters.

“There’s potential for structural collapse, the floors are sponge-like, and the roof has given way.”

Not to mention the toxic mould, he said. “It’s absolutely not habitable for heath reasons,” said Peters.

“That’s why it’s locked up.”

Vesterling, who used to work at the inn years ago, said he expects the city to push the building’s owners to rectify the situation.

“The city should make the people who own this be responsible for it,” he said. “It’s definitely an eyesore, but now it’s becoming unsafe.”

The owner of the building is Seaboard Hotels, a company based in Kelowna that also owns Powell River’s Beach Gardens Resort and Marina. Powell River Chamber of Commerce president Jack Barr’s management company, American Investments, looks after the property on behalf of Seaboard.

Now large potholes in the inn’s parking lot and reports of rats in the building have added to the problem of the eyesore.

American Investments has been in discussion with the owners of the Westview Plaza, the nearby strip mall, to find a solution but one has not been reached so far.

According to Barr, businesses at the plaza rely on parking in the inn’s lot, but the owner of the strip mall, a real estate company in Vancouver, is not willing to help pay for maintenance of the lot.

“Our position is that if Westview Plaza needs to use that for parking it really should be their responsibility to look after the maintenance of that lot,” said Barr.

As far as demolishing the building goes, Barr said it would take about $500,000 to take the inn down.

BUILDING HAZARD: The former Inn at Westview has drawn criticism from officials and residents who would like to see the dangerous building taken down. This aerial view shows a massive hole in the roof and structural damage. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

“We know it’s an issue in town and we do want to deal with it, but it’s all about the money,” said Barr.

The presence of asbestos in the sheetrock and the need to have demolition waste transported out of Powell River to a licensed landfill site further complicates the demolition and adds to the expense, he said.

Barr said, he would deal with the building tomorrow if he could, but the issue is no one is willing to buy the property, pay for the demolition and build new construction on the site, he said.

“No one has a half a million just sitting around,” said Barr. “There’s a lot of variables and we’re hoping that at some point we can come to a solution.”

He added that much of the local work he does to promote tourism on the Sunshine Coast, his work

with the chamber and as an advocate for the community for ferry fairness, comes from a place of wanting to see the local economy pick up again.

“Until such time as the city’s economy has turned around and there is renewed interest in the downtown core to start development, we just have to find an affordable way to make things work and keep everyone happy,” he said.

“That’s what we are trying to do.”

But some residents and visitors are unhappy a solution to the problem is not coming faster and abandoned buildings can have an impact on new development.

“I’m sure when visitors come here and see that it doesn’t give a good portrayal of what the city is about,” said Tsawwassen resident Margo Peterson, who was born and raised in Powell River and still

owns property near Black Point.

“It’s an eyesore and it looks like it should be demolished. It’s a shame to have something like that in the middle of the town.”

According to Formosa, Barr met with the mayor last week and talked about some potential solutions that would reduce the cost of the demolition, potentially speeding up the timelines.

Formosa said there may be alternatives to having to ship the building demolition out of town and that it would be worth sitting down with Catalyst Paper Corporation vice-president and Powell River mill general manager Fred Chinn to talk about seeing if the company would permit use of its landfill, licensed for construction and demolition waste.

“Maybe they would just do it as a community service,” said Formosa.

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“The Town Centre Mall owners are generous people who give to all kinds of local non-profits.

They have a lot invested in this community.”

The mayor added that he has even been talking to a local demolition contractor who has the know-how to take the building down safely.

“I asked him if he would be able to go in there and do the job for cost plus a little bit,” said Formosa. “We have started these conversations.”

Formosa added that city administration is still looking at financial options where Seaboard is offered a five-year loan at municipal lending rates to take the building down. In turn, the city holds onto the property as collateral until the loan is paid off, he said.

Barr said he is happy to explore these ideas and meet for further talks with the city in September.

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Dog owners denounce lack of bylaws Texada Island residents want more protection for pets CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

IN MOURNING: Texada Island resident Cindy Gallagher holds her dog TeAmo’s collar and her other dog Sadie. TeAmo died last week after being attacked by a large dog that was roaming freely in the neighbourhood. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

managed to stabilized the dog, TeAmo died that night.

In the days following, Gallagher said she contacted police, local government and even the province, looking for a way to make sure the same thing did not happen to other dogs living in the area.

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develop any bylaws to deal with domestic animals.

Powell River RCMP sergeant Kevin Day said the issue of the attack is currently under investigation. He added that police have not yet determined if the dog in question is dangerous.

If the dog is deemed dangerous it would give police the power to seize the animal and apply to the courts to have it destroyed, said Day. “It’s ultimately up to a justice whether the dog will be destroyed or not,” said Day. Galla g her said even though she is angry about losing her dog, she does not want to see TeAmo’s attacker destroyed.

“I don’t want any dog destroyed, but I definitely want it completely confined, so it has no way to escape,” she said. “It’s not right, what happened to TeAmo.”

A house was saved after Powell River Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire on the 6900 block of Cranberry Street around 3:30 pm on Sunday, August 28.

Firefighters arrived to find a fire that was spreading from a shed onto a garage and infringing on the house. A neighbour’s toolshed was also on fire.

“If we had arrived even a minute later, the house would have been on fire,” said fire chief Terry Peters.

“It was a really huge save for the residents there.”

A crew including a few off-duty firefighters who were in the area worked to keep the fire away from the house, said Peters.

The resident suffered burns and smoke-inhalation injuries attempting to extinguish the fire before firefighters arrived. He was treated by BC Ambulance Service on scene.

The house received moderate damage, including broken windows. Peters said fire’s cause is unknown at this time and investigations are ongoing.

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ALC commissioners met with representatives of PRSC Land Development and Sino Bright School on Wednesday, August 17, to do a site visit on land adjacent to Brooks Secondary School.

PRSC, a partnership between City of Powell River and Tla’amin Nation, is now waiting to receive a copy of the site-visit report, and a timeline for when a decision will be made, according to PRSC co-manager Scott Randolph.

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RCMP. “We do receive a lot of calls,” she said, “usually from really upset people. We don’t have any jurisdiction to do anything; people just assume we do. There’s a lot

of confusion about who is responsible.”

Regional district chief administrative officer Al Radke confirmed that regional district rural electoral areas, including Texada Island, do not have any domestic animal control or welfare bylaws on the books, though City of Powell River does.

When asked about the number of calls regional district staff receive on the issue, Radke said his office receives very few.

“Residents don’t send their calls to us, now they may send them to the SPCA or to RCMP, but very rarely do we get any dog-related phone calls,” said Radke.

Radke said RCMP can deal with dangerous dogs through a provision in the Local Government Act and Community Charter. He said the regional district board has not asked his staff to

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“We don’t play a role in animal control,” said BC SPCA Powell River branch manager Brandy Craig.

Craig said her office regularly receives calls from people who have had problems similar to Gallagher, but she directs them to make their complaints to Powell River

We don’t have any jurisdiction to do anything; people just assume we do.

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More rules need to be in place for dog owners to protect their pets from other dogs, says Texada Island resident and dog owner Cindy Gallagher.

Gallagher and her husband Phil Corbin recently lost their dog TeAmo, a Shih Tzu-Lhasa Apso cross, after an attack by a larger dog just outside the Van Anda trailer park where they live.

“There has be a bylaw to protect dogs against other dogs,” said Gallagher.

“Something has to be done.”

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by Gallagher, the attack occurred on Monday, August 15, near the couple’s business, a food stand close to Centennial Service gas station. The couple’s visiting granddaughter had both of the couple’s dogs on leashes and was waiting outside when a large dog, also from the trailer park, attacked.

“Phil was at the back of the truck and heard a large yelp from TeAmo and ran out to see a large dog on top of her,” said Gallagher. “When she crouched down, trying to get away, it bit deep into her back, then Phil yelled at it and the dog released his grip, lifted his head and took off with Phil running after it.”

Gallagher and Corbin were able to transport TeAmo to a veterinary clinic in Powell River where X-rays showed the dog had sustained serious injuries, including broken ribs and a punctured chest cavity and lung.

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City declines waiver of development fee for non-profit Inclusion Powell River in process of subdividing Cranberry lot

mately $7,600, be waived as the organization is a non-profit society.

“We have requested that the city waive their development charges as a way for them to contribute to people with developmental disabilities and our mission to ensure the people we support have as high a quality of life as possible,” said Tipton.

About 10 years ago Inclusion, then known as Powell River Association for Community Living, purchased the lot at 5534 Nelson Avenue with the aim of constructing housing for adults with developmental disabilities and replacing

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City of Powell River will not be waiving development cost charges for Inclusion Powell River’s Nelson Avenue lot subdivision application.

Inclusion executive director Lilla Tipton requested in a July 19 letter that the city’s charge, approxi-

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the organization’s group home on Chilco Avenue in Wildwood.

The lot is much larger than what is required for the organization’s new construction, so Tipton said the plan is to subdivide the lot and sell it to help pay for the house construction.

Finance committee chair Russell Brewer said that having city director of planning Thomas Knight at the committee meeting on Thursday, August 25, to explain what development cost charges are for helped the committee come to its decision not to waive the charge.

“The committee felt that it didn’t want to go the route of waiving the development cost charges for the subdivision itself,” said Brewer.

“The lot that is being subdivided off will be sold and the intent with those development cost charges is to cover our costs for the water and sewers.”

Knight said he explained to the committee that development cost charges go toward the expansion of the city’s water, sewer and other services. When lots are created developers pay the charge or additional charges depending on how much the development will use. He

said lots with duplexes pay twice as much as lots for single family homes.

Based on the size and use of Inclusion’s new group home, a higher development cost charge could have been issued, but that was waived, said Knight.

“They have built an institutional building on the lot much larger than a single family home,” he said.

Knight added that if the city were to grant an exemption for the lot that was to be sold it would cause problems for other developers in town who pay the charge on lots they create for sale.

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Municipal leaders from around the province will debate advocating the provincial government to update regulations on local governments’ ability to deal with extended absences of directors due to illness or injury.

It is one of three resolutions from Powell River to be debated at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) conference when leaders meet in Victoria September 26 to 30.

The issue was first raised after Powell River Regional District Electoral Area B director Stan Gisborne suffered a stroke almost a year ago and has not been able to attend meetings.

Since then, alternate director Alan Rebane has been sitting in on his behalf.

Gisborne named Rebane as his emergency replacement after being elected in the

November 2014 municipal election.

Powell River Regional District chair Patrick Brabazon said he knows this has been a tough period for Gisborne and his family, but “it does not remove the responsibility to act for the greater good,” said Brabazon.

“Those of us who are elected hold the public trust and, difficult as some may find it to do so, we must separate the person from the office in all our deliberations,” said Brabazon. “In this case, the people of Area B have lost their elected representative.”

In response to Gisborne’s condition, electors of Area B petitioned the regional district board and province to have a byelection called, but were told that under current regulations one could not be called if a

director is absent due to illness or injury.

“It is important to note that our proposed change to the law is a simple deletion of ‘illness or injury,’” said Brabazon. “The provision for absences from four consecutive board meetings would remain.”

The regional board meets once per month and the board can remove a director at its discretion after four consecutive missed meetings.

In addition to that resolution, two others from Powell River include one to halt the West Coast herring fishery in order to allow fish stocks to fully recover and another to ask BC Ministry of Health to eliminate prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing fees.

City of Powell River councillor Maggie Hathaway said she hopes UBCM will adopt the herring resolution and bring it to the C a n a d i a n Federation of Municipalities in the spring to lobby the federal government.

“The Salish Sea is just now returning to its previous splendour because of herring restrictions and now the fishery is being opened up again,” said Hathaway.

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Council is also expected to approve an organic waste curb side pilot collection for 500 homes in 2017.

Funding for that, estimated at $37,000, will come from the city’s operations budget.

The pilot program will provide information for a larger city-wide collection plan, possibly in 2018. Cost of the pilot will increase the 2017 garbage tax levy from $48.80 per household per year to $60.13.

Powell River resident Paul McMahon wrote to council in July to request it follows the decision a previous council made in 2013 to delay the purchase of the trucks until after the organics trial wrapped up and to wait for the results.

“While the trucks may well be beyond their bestbefore date and maintenance costs will be rising,

the fact is they will last another six to nine months,” stated McMahon.

Despite the fact that the city’s garbage trucks already passed their operational life expectancy, the department held off purchasing replacement trucks out of a need for certainty that new trucks could be used for organics collection, a topic of civic discussion for quite some time, said Cator.

“We put the purchase off a bit and that meant we had to do more maintenance on the trucks in the short term,” he said. “But we ultimately didn’t buy the wrong trucks.”

Delivery on the new trucks is expected to take six months. The trucks are split bin, so they will be able to pick up two waste streams at once. The current system requires two separate trucks

to pick up garbage and recycling.

“We’re at the right time now where we can update with this new technology, improve our system and ultimately improve the solid waste collection for Powell River,” said Cator.

The trucks have larger capacities than the current ones and will create more efficiencies for collection time and fuel, he added.

“They also include lift arms that, when paired with custom bins, will reduce the risk of staff injury,” said Cator.

If the phases role out according to plan, Cator said the city expects full organics collection, implementation of a new bin system where every household receives three collection bins and the elimination of garbage tags to occur in 2018 at the earliest.

Province lifts campfire ban CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

A campfire ban throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction has been lifted for the Sunshine Coast, Lower Mainland and northern half of Vancouver Island.

BC Wildfire Service announced the ban was being lifted in those areas on Tuesday, August 30, in time for the Labour Day long weekend.

Recent wet, cooler weather with more in the forecast prompted the fire centre to lift the ban for some parts of the jurisdiction, said fire information officer Marg Drysdale.

Southern Vancouver Island still has a campfire ban in place.

“We are not lifting the campfire ban in the South Island Forest District,” said Drysdale. “We have not had enough rain, fire risk conditions there are still largely extreme. We’re going to be getting rain sooner in the other areas of Vancouver Island, so we’re going to hold off a little bit before we lift it there.”

City of Powell River already prohibits backyard burning outside of the months of April and November, so the recent announcement does not affect fires in the city.

Savary Island also continues to have a total fire ban on the island. Where

the lift will apply locally is on Texada Island, north and south of Powell River.

Fireworks and open fires wider than three metres remain banned across the region.

BC Wildfire Service has a specific definition of what a campfire is: small and less that half a metre square in a wellmaintained area that is fuel-free.

Anyone found in contravention of fire prohibitions many be fined $1,150, or if convicted in court, up to $100,000.

If the contravention causes or contributes to a forest fire, the person responsible may be subject to a penalty of $100,000 and ordered to pay for all firefighting and associated costs.

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Powell River Council for Arts, Culture and Heritage Invites applications for its Fall 2016 grant program. Any organization involved in arts, culture or heritage in the Powell River community may apply for support for a local project.

Applications and funding criteria are available online at powellriverartscouncil.com or may be picked up at Tourism office.

Application deadline is 4:30 pm, Friday, September 16, 2016 Grant awards will be announced by Monday, October 3, 2016 For further information please email artscouncilpr@gmail.com

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A decision on purchasing two automated-lift, solidwaste garbage trucks will be the first step in a direction to streamline curb side pickup programs, said City of Powell River manager of operational services Shawn Cator.

Cator presented to the city’s finance committee on Thursday, August 25, on the issue of the trucks. An earlier staff report identified the city’s federal gas tax as a source of funding for the trucks with a combined cost of $720,000.

“Council was apprehensive to use the gas tax, so they brought it to finance committee to determine if there were any other funding sources potential for this project and they did do that,” said Cator.

The finance committee made a recommendation to city council that the city borrow $420,000 in a fiveyear municipal loan and the remainder, $320,000, come from the city’s equipmentreplacement reserve fund.

Council is expected to vote on that borrowing at an upcoming council meeting in September.

Replacement of the city’s garbage trucks is phase one of a plan that will see the scope of pickup increased in the coming years to include household organics and yard waste, in addition to recycling and garbage.

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Hazardous eyesore Whether it is the responsibility of building owner Seaboard Hotels, building manager American Investments (AI) or AI owner and Powell River Chamber of Commerce president Jack Barr himself, the former Inn at Westview needs to be dealt with immediately.

Reports from residents and neighbouring businesses of rats, potholes in the parking lot and transient activity inside and around the dilapidated building are warranted concerns, but the safety of the building is the more pressing issue.

At this point, with major structural damage to the building and the front left section bulging out due to a massive hole in the roof, the building has become a hazard, not just for those ill-advised enough to go inside, but for anyone walking by the front of the building.

Security fences to protect the public and keep troublemakers out are a nobrainer at this point, but this is the same property manager who, instead of fixing massive At this point, with major structural in thepotholes parking damage to the building and the lot as soon as possible, atfront left section bulging out due tempts to put to a massive hole in the roof, the the responbuilding has become a hazard, not sibility on a just for those ill-advised enough to neighbouring property that go inside, but for anyone walking uses the lot. by the front of the building.

Barr talks about encouraging development in the business core of Powell River, in which he owns the most prominent building, Town Centre Mall, yet he allows the most unsightly building in the city to sit right in the middle of it, a disaster waiting to happen.

The lack of responsibility shown with this building is staggering. Sure, someone comes out and paints over the graffiti and hammers pieces of plywood up every time someone breaks into the building, but that is only cosmetic.

When the Powell River Fire Rescue chief tells his firefighters they are not allowed to enter the building due to structural hazards and toxic mould, someone needs to step in and force the owner’s hand on this building.

City of Powell River cannot wait for a buyer to come along in months or years and relieve Barr from his burden. The building has an owner in Seaboard, and it is responsible for it now.

City council has deliberated on what to do with the building for more than a decade. Time is way overdue to take action.

Barr said, if he could, he would deal with the building tomorrow. It needed to be dealt with many yesterdays ago.

Jason Schreurs, publisher/editor

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VIEWPOINT

Bears deserve humane treatment

By Monica Speckling Powell River is an amazing place share our territory with bears. avoid people. They are not mean to live. We are fortunate to live in Yet, by the end of fall, more than or aggressive; it is not in their a place where first nations looked 30 were killed. This is not a record nature to attack people. Coming after the land and its animals for our community should be proud into town to find food is their many centuries. If not for those of. response to hunger and the availdreary winter days, I would call How can the people of Powell ability of garbage not properly stowed.

Powell River paradise.

Referring to them I feel blessed to live Relocation is not easy on bears, as “nuisance bears” here. but is more humane than the ignores the nuisance Last fall I heard two caused by our own sanloud bangs coming shoot-first policy that appears itation failures. This is from the direction of to be in place. It is also more understood by campCourtenay Street and ers, who usually take went to take a look. in accordance with standards care to avoid attractConservation officers in place among countries ing bears. Why can’t had shot a young bear. our city resolve to be The bear’s only sin was conscientious in protecting equally conscientious? trying to eat as much natural environments.

We could start by as it could before going into hibernation. passing a local ordiIt broke my heart. I could not River present themselves as pro- nance requiring residents to pick understand why this magnificent, tectors of the environment while up fallen fruit and secure garbage condoning such cruel practices and compost. intelligent creature had to die.

Relocation is not easy on bears, We built our community in the toward natural wildlife?

The nature of these bears is to but is more humane than the middle of the wilderness and »7

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LETTERS » Addressing noise pollution Powell River has a pollution problem. While this town may boast the cleanest air on the planet and superior water quality, the noise level on our streets has dramatically increased [“Viewpoint: Decibel levels require common courtesy,” August 10].

This trend, however, is not due to new arrivals, as most are urbanites with more refined preferences in the vehicles they operate, in contrast to the traditional local preference for power and size.

The increase in noise pollution is a phenomenon of a different kind, caused by the greater pervasiveness and manipulative efficiency of our mass cultural institutions.

Small town North America has traditionally

been the home of noisy junkers, driven about by the cognitively less endowed, whose cultural horizons are largely molded by Hollywood trash. Powerful engines set on big wheels provide potent tools for social recognition among the bottom half of society.

Squealing tires and revving engines seem to be more gratifying and socially lucrative than engaging in meaningful, cultural activities. Let us speculate on the intellectual capacity of someone who derives pleasure and confidence from the length of rubber trail he or she lays on a road surface.

We may console ourselves saying that every town has its idiots, yet the prolific visual and acoustical evidence suggests this kind of nuisance constitutes one of the most popular local activities.

So, what is the conclusion?

Psychologically, the volume of noise these individuals generate is a measure of their need for attention, and as such, functions as a perverse source of pride.

By mechanically altering exhaust systems on their trucks, cars or motorbikes, they manage to maximize noise output and make heads turn.

Who in this town has not been woken up by these road vandals performing their competitions at night or rudely disturbed while trying to relax after a tiresome day at work?

We should also consider the tarnishing impact on Powell River’s image as a health-promoting, laid-back tourist destination.

While this phenomenon belongs to the realm of social psychopathology, its consequences turn out to be a hazard and severe public

disturbance and have to be addressed as such.

Noise pollution, along with air and water contamination, should be subject to enforceable legislation. On a municipal level, that would demand a system of bylaws rendering the intentional creation of motor-vehiclerelated noise punishable.

Such a system would ban tire squealing and purposely magnified engine noise.

From conversations with numerous members of our community, I am confident to call upon the relevant authorities (mayor and council) to give this issue appropriate attention.

Wilfried Kuipery Powell River

Blame game After reading a balanced article in last week’s Peak giving both sides’ expla-

nations for the delays in construction on the new library [“Library to miss opening date” August 24], it was really disappointing to see the editorial [“Get on same page”] put all the blame on city staff for the delays and saying they should adopt a more business-friendly attitude to their work.

The article quoted City of Powell River’s director of planning as saying the contractor’s architect had missed key aspects of the building code and the building inspector had found the architect’s plan “wholly lacking in a number of areas” that related to safety.

Yet the Peak editorial accuses staff of not having a sense of urgency about the project without providing any evidence that staff were wrong to raise concerns about non-conformity with

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What is your favourite festival in Powell River, and why?

GAIL SOBAT Edmonton, AB Blackberry Festival, because I’ve been coming almost every year for 20 years. It’s very friendly and the food this year was extraordinary. And I can’t believe, in a town this size, that the fireworks are so good.

DANA DECKER Marine Avenue Blackberry Festival, because there is so much local presence and things to do. There’s all of the great food and it’s just a good time.

MATTHEW BEHAN Hernando Avenue That would be Logger Sports, just because I thought it was awesome.

It was really entertaining.

AUDREY MORRISON Powell River I really love Blackberry Festival. It’s so cool to have Marine closed off and have everyone come out with such a sense of community. It’s a good time to reconnect with everyone and have great food.

the building code or that they have dragged their feet in reviewing the contractor’s plans.

It is city staff’s job to safeguard the public interest and not look the other way on critical issues like compliance with the provincial building code, regardless of how good a deal a contractor may claim to be offering.

The contractor, after all, did receive a fair price for space that had sat empty for several years.

If staff had rushed through approvals of the original plans and taxpayers had subsequently been stuck with paying for expensive upgrades to bring the building up to code, would we then have seen an editorial in the Peak expressing outrage about incompetence at city hall?

Ellen Gould Michigan Avenue

SIMONE SLATER McAndrew Avenue This year was the first time I’d been to Logger Sports and that was really fun and a great show. It was the biggest turnout I’d seen for anything, other than Blackberry Festival.

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6« VIEWPOINT shoot-first policy that appears to be in place.

It is also more in accordance with standards in place among countries conscientious in protecting natural environments.

I come from the Netherlands, where the nature and wildlife were largely destroyed a long time ago. Dutch tourists love to visit BC and experience the natural beauty Europe has lost.

Several friends from Holland have visited me here. One was lucky to get a glimpse of a black bear in Lund. She still talks about the natural beauty here, but it was seeing the bear that made her holiday so special.

However, she expressed dismay upon hearing of the way bears are routinely shot after straying into areas where food is to be found.

That friend has resolved to campaign with-

in her circles to demand City of Powell River adopts more humane policies toward harmless bears and for people to boycott Powell River as a tourist destination if there is no improvement.

I hope our city can take heed of this issue and institute more progressive policies to reduce the presence of bears in neighbourhoods and deal humanely with bears that

stray into our gardens.

This will not only mean a great deal to nature lovers around the world, but to succeeding generations who will inherit that natural environment along with the city built within it.

Monica Speckling emigrated to Powell River from the Netherlands and is an advocate for the rights of animals.

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COMMUNITY »

Back-to-school stress prevalent DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Now is the time for parents to prepare their children for school by filling shopping carts with supplies and having them stand still long enough to try on new clothes.

According to experts and educators, many children might not look forward to returning to school because of anxiety and stress.

Children entering any grade may have to deal with those feelings, but for students going into grade eight and stepping through the doors of Brooks Secondary School for the first time, the experience can be magnified.

New routines, teachers, friends and social situations are all waiting inside.

“Mostly, the comments we get from them are they’re nervous about finding their way around the building, having different teachers and changing classes,” said Brooks counsellor Jocelyn Williams.

After having one familiar teacher throughout each elementary school year, a child will have to adjust and deal with several. Brooks has designed its structure for the younger grades so that adjustment will be gradual for grades eights and nines over their first two years.

“Rather than having eight different teachers for all the subjects, grade eights are going to have one teacher for math and science and one for English and social studies, so that will limit the number of teachers they have to four or five,” said Williams. “We’re hoping that will help build stronger relationships and lower the anxieties of students; that will be a good thing.”

Stress can also be caused

WARM WELCOME: Grace English [left] and Holly Braak, both grade 12 students this year at Brooks Secondary School, are two of the leaders in the Link Crew program. The program helps new students overcome stresses and anxieties they might experience in the transition from elementary school. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

by something many people would consider minor, such as facing a locker and not remembering its combination.

Williams said younger students can also become anx-

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withdrawing or refusing to participate in favourite activities and even changes in personality.

According to Williams, school stress and anxiety is not just felt by children.

Parents deal with it and it is mostly caused by communication concerns and determining answers to several questions, she said.

“How will I best communicate with my child’s teachers?” said Williams. “How will I know if my son or daughter is falling behind in their work? How can I help them to get involved with things at the school and how will I know what the homework is? That’s a big one.”

Williams added the best way to alleviate those concerns is for parents to keep talking with their children.

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in social media; those bring additional worries.”

Rycroft said social media covers trends in outfits, makeup, who is seeing who and who might be causing harm.

“Bullying can certainly go on in social media, but it can go on interpersonally as well,” said Rycroft. “That has not gone away and if you’ve been bullied before, you’re going to worry if it is going to happen again.”

According to Rycoft, signs a parent can be mindful of that might indicate their child is experiencing stress and anxiety include trying to stay home from school, avoiding school, not going to school on certain days, refusing to eat at school, lunch coming home uneaten, not using a public washroom,

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ious about misconceptions regarding older students.

For those situations, Brooks has Link Crew, where older students mentor younger students and smooth their entries into the school. According to Williams, younger students then see that older students are not intimidating but fun, involved and wanting to help. Through the crew, they have someone to ask where the library is, or what time lunch is over, she said.

According to Child, Youth and Mental Health team leader Pat Rycroft, an area parents and educators have to be more mindful of is the use of the Internet and “media trends that kids are much more aware of these days and things that go on

Dr. Te Wei Chao regretfully announces that he will be leaving his practice and the community as of October 21, 2016.

While there is no replacement for him at this time, The Medical Clinic Associates will endeavor to see his patients on a walk-in basis.

Dr. Chao would like to thank all his patients and wishes them all the best.

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This is an age in which there are no limits to creation.

At Powell River Makerspace, people can explore their imagination, learn about electronics, 3D printers and a laser cutter.

“I used to play around with electronics. I learned about it, but I didn’t do that much hands-on stuff and this is hands-on,” said Powell River resident Guy Durnin, who attended one of the open houses at Makerspace behind Base Camp on Marine Avenue. “There’s lots of applications. I don’t know what the limits are.”

According to Tye Leishman, who was at a recent Makerspace open house with his nine-yearold son James, it is about learning the future.

“It’s interesting to be able to make any product that you can think of as a prototype,” said Tye. “There’s a lot of interest here for the technology.”

James, who said he likes science, already knows what he would like to make.

“A five-foot airplane,” said James. “Five feet tall and five feet long and three feet wide.”

At Makerspace, James might be able to do it, or a robot could help.

“We teach people how to program microprocessors,” said Makerspace co-founder Theo Rosenfeld. “Robots are a really flashy way to display the capabilities of microprocessors, but I think they’re actually a very small part of how useful they are in our current world.”

Rosenfeld is one of the new breed of Powell

River commuters. He and his family live here and he travels to Vancouver for a few days every week where he teaches interdisciplinary science.

“I have a specific interest in encouraging in Powell River a vibrant, healthy, technology scene and economy,” said Rosenfeld.

“My interest with the Makerspace is bringing the skills that I provide professionally in Vancouver into Powell River to share with people here.”

The maker culture is a technology-driven, contemporary, do-it-yourself movement in which people create new devices and tinker with existing ones. Its predecessor would be arts and crafts, but this is arts and crafts with electronics, robotics, 3D printers and microprocessors.

“The 3D printer draws people in because people have heard of 3D printers. They look neat. They do neat things,” said Rosenfeld.

“Once they’re drawn in some people don’t realize how cool the laser cutter is and how much they can do with it.”

Some people, he said, want to build an automated door for their chicken coop or a critter cam to take pictures of bears in their backyard.

Microprocessors, Arduinos, which are open-source hardware, software and microcontroller kits, make the technology possible to do those things.

“I would really like people in Powell River to access it,” said Rosenfeld. “It’s actually not that hard to learn. I’m really happy to help share the skills.”

Makerspace has had its doors open since the beginning of summer. It offers workshops that are usually sold out quickly because Makerspace space is so small.

For more information, go to prmakerspace.com.

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Everything has aligned for Alexis Krausz to become un boulanger: a baker. He was born to it through a mother from France, he said, where baking is a national art form and an artful science.

Krausz makes some of the French-iest breads in Powell River.

“About six years ago, my mom, who is French, ordered a book about how to make artisan bread with minimal effort,” said the 20-year-old baking sensation. “That’s how I started.”

Krausz sets up at Powell River Farmers’ Market every weekend, always has a lineup at his stand and will often sell out before the market closes.

According to Krausz, business has been very good, built on what he has learned through books and his own experimentation in the kitchen where he bakes everything using his family’s one oven.

“I was looking in a book and there was just something about making artisan bread that kind of captivated me, so I started making

all of the bread at home, and after a year or two I moved on to more advanced methods,” he said. “I read a lot of books by bakers who had learned European methods.”

Krausz is drawn to baking breads like any artisan who finds his or her trade through making things by hand.

“I have brioche, which is like an enriched bread, a French specialty enriched with egg and butter, so not

Powell River, Krausz and his parents planned for him to sell his bread commercially.

“When the opportunity came up here at the farmers’ market, that’s when I started last summer,” he said.

“I’ve been doing it for about a year now.”

Krausz’s work ethic and his pain aux raisins, or raisin bread, has caught the attention and admiration of market manager Juhli Jobi.

“No one in his family has a car, so he takes his big bag

It’s something about the visceral creativity of it, using time-honoured methods, and something you can do at home with just minimal equipment.

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Krausz said his approach and technique is old world.

“It’s something about the visceral creativity of it, using time-honoured methods, and something you can do at home with just minimal equipment,” he said. “It’s also something people really enjoy and appreciate, so that’s what attracted me to it.”

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“He loads the bread up in a children’s bike trailer he puts behind his bicycle and then cycles all the bread up to the market. Sometimes when he has more than he can manage, his family walks up with him.”

Currently, Krausz is taking some online classes through Vancouver Island University, but he does not plan on putting away his oven mitts any time soon.

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(born 1980) was sentenced to nine months in jail, ordered to provide a DNA sample, handed a mandatory lifetime firearms prohibition, one year of probation and a $200 victim surcharge for two counts of robbery.

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Robbery Antonio Lavalie Warren

for one count of theft $5,000 or under and one day in jail and a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breaching a probation order. He was handed a four-month conditional sentence, one year of probation and a $100 victim surcharge for one count of possession of stolen property under $5,000.

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Tla’amin Nation development company expands to US Business matching fosters economic development in first nations communities CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

A business development company that operates out of a Tla’amin Nation basement is taking bold steps into the international market.

For the past four years partners Maynard and Katrin Harry have been growing Raven Events and Communications, which continues to be based out of Maynard’s basement.

The company specializes in creating business-matching events that bring together Canadian first nation communities with companies interested in reaching one of the fastest growing new

markets in the country.

These matching events have also provided a forum for first nations entrepreneurs to make larger connections for sales and source new products in their communities.

Raven Events began in 2012 by hosting one event and then another in 2013, but since then the idea has spread.

“Since then we’ve doubled in size every year,” said Katrin. “We think we have Canada pretty much covered now.”

This year Raven has hosted seven shows, engaging first nations communities from the west coast of Vancouver Island to the eastern shores of Nova Scotia, she said.

The events engage 350 to 400 first nations communities across the country and about 1,000 companies, with several attending all seven.

“We’ve created an effective business development forum that’s unprecedented,”

she added. “No one else in Canada is doing this.”

Tla’amin Management Service Limited Partnership chief executive officer Kelly Rankin said that he has been to a couple of the company’s aboriginal business match events.

“It’s been helpful for our business with the contacts we made at the event,” said Rankin. “It provides a really good networking opportunity and good format.”

Rankin added that there are other small businesses in the village of Teeshohsum (formerly known as Sliammon) that are growing and it is great to see.

“Raven Events is a great success story of Tla’amin business,” he said.

Business matching is not unique, said Katrin, but what is in this case is that Raven is creating events where it tries to put aboriginal communities and companies that have similar goals and interests in the same room.

Now the company is poised to move into the United States and internationally.

Katrin said she used her connections in Alberta to arrange a meeting with the US Commercial Service, the trade promotion arm of the US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration.

“They were very interested in connecting native American business interests with aboriginal Canadian business ones,” said Katrin.

“Out of that they started to encourage us to do events in the US.” Those discussions led to Raven Events being invited to participate in a Canadian trade mission to Washington, DC, last June and connected Raven to American communities along the international border.

Raven Events is planning one business-matching event in the US next year. In 2018, they will look at further expansion.

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Sunshine Music Festival goes through changes Labour Day weekend event names new artistic director but retains tradition DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

With every good festival, eventually a time for change is called for.

That time has arrived for Sunshine Music Festival. After nine years as artistic director, Clay Brander has decided to pass the mantle to Robert Mackie.

“It takes a lot of time and I didn’t have as much enthusiasm for it as I once did,” said Brander. “I wasn’t out looking for new bands, I was falling back on the ones booked in previous years. It was time for a new vision; it’s nice to have a change.”

According to Brander, one thing he will miss about organizing the annual event, which takes place Labour Day weekend at Palm Beach Regional Park, is that it is “fun to put on a party.”

His biggest challenge, said Brander, and now that of his successor, is trying to find new acts from hundreds of applications received each year, before they become too big and eclipse the festival’s price range.

“One of the things the festival has done remarkably well over the years is find acts about to break onto the scene and get some rec-

ognition and pump up their price,” said Mackie. “We can afford them when they’re just starting out and give them a boost.”

This year the festival is recognizing local musicians who, although not new, have inspired musical leadership in the community and promoted inclusiveness and accessibility. Its first community music award will be presented to One Voices Choir director Julia Adam.

“I was surprised and super touched that someone out there took the time to nominate me and totally grateful that I received it,” said Adam.

Adam is leaving Powell River temporarily to study to become a registered music therapist and learn about the research behind the health benefits of music.

After each of her three years of studies, Adam will return in the summer to conduct One Voices.

When her studies are complete, she plans to come back and set up a practice.

“I received the phone call from Robert and he mentioned that I had won the award,” said Adam.

“I promised him that with the expense of going to school, every single dollar of this award money would be going to a good place.”

Adam will receive one per cent of gate revenue collected on Saturday, September 3. Other nominees for the award included Lukah Bouchard, Cameron Twyford, Devin Pielle and Chris Weekes.

The always unpredictable, punky and sometimes outrageous

NEW DIRECTION: Robert Mackie [left] has taken over from Clay Brander as the new artistic director for the annual Sunshine Music Festival. This year’s event at Palm Beach Regional Park features 16 acts over Labour Day weekend. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

Twyford will play the festival as Little Pharmer. Silver Atlas will also perform. The local alternative rockers’ lineup includes Jasper Sassaman (vocals/guitar), Ben Wayne Kyle (vocals/guitar) and Austin Parise (drums) filling in for Adam Robertson. A third musician from Powell River, Felicia Joseph, will also appear.

Before stepping aside, Brander worked on a new performance stage to be built for next year.

“After 35 years the festival will

have a new look; a new stage,” said Brander. “It’s not just for the festival. I’d like to see a PRISMA concert there, a Kathaumixw performance and a series through the summer of live performances, because we’ll have this great venue and it’s a beautiful location.”

While the festival evolves, what makes it special, according to Brander and Mackie, is the old, tried and true. For some people, summer is not over until Sunshine Music Festival concludes, they

said, adding that friends and families have grown with it since they were babies and others have attended all 35 years.

“I’ve always been impressed with it,” said Mackie. “Watching that idyllic little glade of Palm Beach turn into this wonderful village of family and old friends. It’s a great tradition, making new friends, seeing old friends and watching their kids grow up.”

For more information and schedule, go to sunshinemusicfest.com.

Rock star in the making Every 18-year-old songwriter, singer and guitar player from a small town dreams of moving to the big city and becoming a rock star. Jasper Sassaman is no different. Sassaman just graduated from Brooks Secondary School and wants to move to Vancouver.

Sunshine Music Festival might provide his last opportunity to perform with Silver Atlas bandmates Ben Wayne Kyle and Austin Parise, who will be filling in for regular drummer Adam Robertson, during their set on Sunday, September 4 at 2 pm.

TAKE A PEAK: Jasper Sassaman

What was your first instrument?

I was immediately drawn to the piano when I realized you could be a rock star and still play piano

in front of 30,000 people and not be playing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” Four years ago I started playing acoustic guitar and writing songs and then two years ago I got into electric guitar; that’s where I’m at now.

Have you always wanted to be a rock star?

Always. It’s not on my mind all the time, I just want to play music in front of people. It’s the best rush, but I always find it scary playing in front of two people instead of 300. I also wanted to be a garbageman when I was seven; I thought it would be the funniest job ever.

How do you feel about going your separate ways with your

Silver Atlas bandmates?

It’s a very sad moment. We’ve talked about that. In our heads we all want to be frontmen in our own bands. We made a band together and it has been awesome. We were killing it and learned so much from each other. We’ll always have each others’ backs.

If you do not become a rock star, do you have a plan B? No plan B. If you don’t have a plan B, you have to keep trying. If you have a plan B, it’s easy to go to it.

Where do you want to be in five years?

Hopefully on my second album.

Hopefully playing music with some dedicated musicians.

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Para-cyclist chases gold medals in Rio de Janeiro Tristen Chernove sets sights on world records and podium finishes at Paralympic Games DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

As a para-cycling world champion, Powell River’s Tristen Chernove has one thing in mind at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

“I’m going for a world record in both of my track events,” said Chernove.

“That’s my bar; I want to break the world record.”

Chernove’s indoor track events include kilo, a timetrial sprint over 1,000 metres, and individual pursuit, a chase race between two competitors. He holds the world title in both races after wins at the 2016 Union Cycliste Internationale Para-cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy, five months ago.

Chernove also won road race and time trial gold medals at a world cup paracycling event in Belgium earlier this year.

“At the track world championships, I was 2-100ths of a second off the world record in kilo and three seconds off the world record in the pursuit,” he said.

The records were set at Aguascalientes, Mexico, 1880 metres above sea level, which makes race conditions faster. Chernove still thinks he can beat them in Rio on

a sea-level track. He will also compete outdoors in time trial and road races.

Diagnosed with CharcotMarie-Tooth disease in 2009, Chernove took up cycling to make his legs as strong as possible in order to slow the effects of the disease, a rare and hereditary muscular atrophy disorder that progresses with loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation, similar to muscular dystrophy.

The degenerative genetic disorder was passed to him from his mother, Malerie Meeker.

“My immediate reaction was, ‘Of course,’ because it is a hereditary disease that runs in the family,” said Meeker, who lives in Lund.

“I carried the gene but didn’t show symptoms. Anything we saw in Tristen we kept saying, ‘No, he can’t have it because I don’t have the gene; I don’t have symptoms.’ I felt deeply sad and that it was my fault, but of course that’s a human reaction and I got over it.”

Chernove said his body has held up to the training and competitive stress elite athletes experience.

“I’m delighted to say I feel great and have been pretty much injury-free,” he said. “I participated in a lot of ablebodied, elite-level racing as well. I love the feeling and pain of training. The risk is overtraining.”

Chernove has gone 18 months without a break or recovery week, and although overtraining can happen he said he has “a lot of people keeping an eye on that to make sure I won’t get to that zone.”

Chernove, who entered the velodrome and took to the racetrack for the first time in international competition at this year’s world championships, describes 2016 as a remarkable year.

“Two years ago it wasn’t on the radar, but I’m thrilled,” he said.

Thrilled but not astonished, because he has competed on the international level before in paddle sport, earning two world gold medals, one silver and two bronze. Chernove said he came into cycling with a lifetime of fitness and could “ride fast from the first go.”

He has been focused on his plan, which is a path that does not allow for options, said Chernove. He speaks in absolutes but reconciles his pursuit of world records and gold medals with being satisfied by executing the best he can as a cyclist.

“My plan is to have the absolute best performance I can give right now on the day,” he said. “If that results in a win, wonderful, if it doesn’t, I will still feel wonderful and be proud of my execution, as long as it is the best, the absolute best, I can deliver.”

Chernove left for Rio on Tuesday, August 30. His wife and two young daughters will not travel to watch him perform, but his mother will leave on Monday, September 5.

“It’s important because of what it means for my son,” said Meeker. “He’s working so hard in the face of this disability and doing so well and is such an inspiration to others about what is possible and doable.”

GOLDEN GOAL: In his first year participating on the international para-cycling scene, Powell River’s Tristen Chernove has made his mark. The world champion’s quest to add Paralympic Games gold medals to his trophy case begins next month in Rio de Janeiro. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Former Brooks teammates reunite at university Thomson Rivers University rookie joins squad full of first-year players DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

A lot of things are new for Powell River’s Ricci Leitch.

The 18-year-old graduate of Brooks Secondary School is living in a new town, enrolled in her first post-secondary classes and taking part in her first practices and games with Thomson Rivers University (TRU) Wolfpack women’s soccer team.

Leitch left Brooks as a leader on the senior girls’ soccer team. She said the highlight of her years at Brooks was being on the senior girls’ soccer team that won the 2015 AA provincial championship, the first time Brooks had ever made the finals.

Leitch is in general studies at TRU and plans on applying for the school’s social work program. She committed to TRU’s soccer program because of the school’s athletic reputation and because she had friends, such

as Powell River’s Natalie Verdeil, who were also attending.

According to Leitch, it is a year of unknowns for her and the Wolfpack.

“I came into it not knowing what to expect,” said Leitch. “It’s a brand new year for this team, and a new coach and new girls. I don’t think anybody really knew what to expect.”

Only about four or five players returned from last season, said Leitch, including Verdeil, who is entering her sophomore season with the club.

“I’m excited for us to grow as a team,” said Verdeil.

“This year is a harder because we have 13 rookies.

The years after this one will be really good but this will be a building year; it’ll be a harder year on us.”

The exhibition campaign was difficult for the Wolfpack, with all four games resulting in losses.

“The first couple of games we played Capilano University and Quest University,” said Verdeil. “They were tough games because they were the first ones we’d played together as a team and with a new system. I think we came together as a team this weekend when we played University of Northern BC

SOCCER STARS: Teammates in high school, Natalie Verdeil [left] and Ricci Leitch were reunited in Kamloops at a university known for its athletic program. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

and MacEwan University.”

Leitch did not play in the game against MacEwan because of a slight pain but should be fine for the Wolfpacks’ season opener against University of Calgary Dinos. Kickoff for the 2016 Canada West Universities Athletic Association regular sea-

son is set for Saturday, September 10.

In its third Canada West Pacific Division season, the Wolfpack is undergoing a total rebuild after making it to the first round of the playoffs last season.

“There are quite a few Kamloops players who came from the same rep

team, which is nice for them because they played together for the majority of their soccer careers, but for everyone else it’s a pretty new team,” said Verdeil.

Leitch and Verdeil are familiar with each other, having played together at Brooks. Leitch said that has made the transition from

high school to university easier.

“It’s not that big of a deal being a rookie because there are so many of us; rookies make up the majority of the team,” said Leitch. “I don’t necessarily feel as much like a rookie as I would if we had an older team.”

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Improving health care for all.

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Far Off Broadway Theatre Company ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Raymond “Ray” Elmer Allen

1100 In Memoriam

4000 HEALTH 4500 TRAVEL 5000 BUSINESS & FINANCE

Friday, September 9, in the evening Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11 9 am - 5 pm Texada Arts, Culture and Tourism Centre in Van Anda Cost $200 Limited space To register call 604.486.0361

Route 7 Joyce Avenue Manitoba Avenue Marine Avenue Richmond Street Quesnel Street Retaskit Court Strathcona Avenue Looking for reliable person(s) for carrier relief coverage.

Car an asset.

Call Michele at the Peak 604.485.5313

1230 Work Wanted 1215 General Employment MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1.855.768.3362 to start training for your workat-home career today!

CLAY GLOSLEE Construction.

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

604.483.6153.

P.M.R FOR all your household painting, maintenance and repair needs, free estimates.

604.414.8269.

1205 Career Opportunities

Hiring!

Hemodialysis Nurses Powell RiveR & Sechelt We have exciting opportunities in our Community Dialysis Units for individuals who are driven, strong team players, and are looking to make a difference If you are a Registered Nurse with CRNBC and have completed a post graduate program in Nephrology nursing, or have one year of recent experience in hemodialysis we want to hear from you! to apply, please visit www.providencehealthcare.org/careers

8000 SERVICE DIRECTORY 9000 TRANSPORTATION

ECO-friendly product removes moss and algae removes lichen and fungus foam spray applied no pressure rinse biodegradeable

485-HELP (4357) help@Roof-Wash.ca WCB and insured

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PRESSURE WASHING

Decks Driveways Walkways

HOUSE SIDING WASHED

BY BRUSH

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous SOLID OAK, executive desk $200; executive mesh-back chair $100; four drawer filing cabinet $50. 604.483.3551.

SOLID WOOD table and chairs $600; solid wood hutch $600 all excellent craftmenship made in Germany. 604.485.4301.

Peak Classifieds classifieds@prpeak.com

ST E E L BU I L D I N G SA L E ...MADNESS SALE-CRAZY PRICES ON NOW! 20X19 $5,645 25X27 $6,424 28x29 $7,558 32X33 $10,297 42X47 $15,590. One End wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1.800.668.5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

2070 Free CONCRETE BLOCKS, come and get them.

Call 604.485.4770 for address.

3560 Pets

Vinyl siding safe NO high pressure • NO siding damage • NO water intrusion

“KITTENS,” Don’t miss out, stop by for a visit! SPCA. 604.485.9252.

WCB and fully insured

Pet behaviour problems?

Abuse or neglect concerns?

1410 Music/Theatre/Dance

spca.bc.ca/powellriver

CREATIVE KIDS? Cam Twyford at the Music Room offers a fun and supportive space for kids (and adults!) to explore music as a creative outlet. No experience necessary. please email: twyfordc@gmail.com

LOVING HOME looking for a puppy, small to medium mixed breed. 604.487.1187.

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous

“ROMEO,” super cute, 4-year old Pit Bull terrier, stop by to meet this handsome white and tan guy SPCA. 604.485.9252.

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485.HELP (4357)

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

6-PERSON NEWER, efficient hot tub with cover $4,000 OBO 604.483.8050.

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.

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawm i l l s . c o m / 4 0 0 O T 1.800.566.6899 Ext:400OT

LOST/FOUND A PET? Adopt-a-pet?

604.485.9252

“MICE-A-PALOOZA!” sweet, tiny baby mice seeking mouse friendly habitats. SPCA 604.485.9252.

“SCOTTY” handsome grey and white medium-haired cat.Sweet boy lonely for a new mom or dad. 604.485.9252.

“SMOKIE,” handsome male white and gray cat, short-haired young boy seeking human company! SPCA. 604.485.9252.

“STORMY,” super, handsome steel gray, senior cat, sweet long-haired boy seeking comfy home. SPCA. 604.485.9252.

“SUGAR,” sweet, mature, cat, 8-year old, brown tabby girl seeking comfy lap. SPCA. 604.485.9252.

“ZACK,” five year old chesapeake bay retriever mix, Handsome black and white boy seeking home with mature family. SPCA. 604.485.9252.

BIRTHDAY WISH? Peak Classifieds

604.485.5313

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4030 Home Care Available

6515 Commercial

PR4RENT.ca FOR DETAILS ON

6525 Duplexes for Rent

5015 Business Opportunities BREAST CANCER VENDING MACHINES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. Brand New Launching Sept 1st across Canada. Exceptionally High Cash Income with Rewarding Lifestyle. Financing Available.

Full Details CALL NOW 1. 8 6 6 . 6 6 8 . 6 6 2 9 W e b s i t e www.vendingforhope.com HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Ar thritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For Assistance: 1.844.453.5372.

5020 Business Services DENIED CANADA Pension Plan disability benefits? Under 65 and want to apply for CPP disability benefits? Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call 1.877.793.3222 www.dcac.ca

6505 Apartments/Condos for Rent 1-BDRM SPACIOUS apartments, some with ocean view, seniors welcome, N/S, one cat okay $640 - $700/mth includes hot water, high-speed internet and full cable. 604.483.4499. www.mapleviewestates.com

9160 Trucks & Vans

9185 Boats

Westcoast Builders

1999 GMC Safari van, AWD, two rear seats, 176,000 kms $2,500. 604.487.9956.

For all your construction needs Additions, decks, reno’s and more

9185 Boats

SEARAY 270 DR, twin 4.3 L, alpha legs, 1991, good condition, motivated seller $11,400.

Chris 604.414.3960.

LUND, QUIET, 1-bdrm, furnished apartment, overlooking lake, suitable for one person $500/mth plus utilities.

604.485.4052.

8220 Lawn & Garden POWELL RIVER LANDSCAPING AND LAWNCARE Commercial and Residential since 1989 • Expert lawncare • Expert hedge trimming

Seniors’ discount available

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

Al 604.483.3603, 604.414.9456.

6560 Houses for Rent 2-BDRM, COZY house south of town, near Black Point, F/S, DW, W/D, references and deposit required, one small pet okay $875/mth includes heat and hydro. 604.485.2435.

Call Mark today 604-578-1964

485.HELP (4357) WCB and fully insured

PROPERTY MAINTAIN Lawn and landscape Garden bed prep and weeding • Moss removal and dethatching • Hedge and shrub trimming •

6945 Rooms SINGLE ROOM, located in Townsite, suit single or student, shared kitchen and bath, N/S, N/P, no drugs, available now $400/mth. Call Steve 1.778.867.1456.

6975 Wanted to Rent SMALL HOUSE or cottage, wanted, mature, reliable, worki n g c o u p l e , N / P, $ 6 0 0 $700/mth. 604.413.1888.

8325 Sand & Gravel

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604.483.8007 SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTS TOPSOIL • QUARRY ROCK SLINGER TRUCK • GRAVEL TRUCK EXCAVATIONS • LAND CLEARING Wide assortment of construction aggregates including our own quarry products. We have the equipment & services to complete any job, including our slinger truck!

4240 Padgett Road Monday to Friday 7 am – 5 pm Saturday 9 am – 4 pm

604.485.2234

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WAS $34,995

NOW $33,995 One owner, well cared for vehicle. Removable top, power windows, locks, air conditioning.

A very capable, fun, off-road vehicle perfect for the beach or ski hill.

2004 Honda Element WAS $14,995

NOW $13,995 An AWD, one-owner vehicle ready for your activate lifestyle. The Honda Element is in a class all its own, whether you’re hauling people, boxes, pets, bikes or anything else you can fit inside this versatile SUV.

485.H E L P (4357)

9115 Auto Miscellaneous

Mechanics on Duty

9135 Motorcycles 2001 KAWASAKI 650 XLR, Enduro, runs great, good tires, new front brakes $1,950.

604.414.8428.

YAMAHA 125 BWS Scooter, like new, windshield, luggage rack, low kms, economical, enjoyable riding. 604.483.9884.

9145 Cars 2005 HONDA Civic SI,166,000 kms, one owner, fully loaded including dash GPS, RV towable, $7,000 OBO. 604.487.9092 or 604.223.0642.

2006, 300C SRT8, one owner, fully loaded, auto, 425 HP, excellent condition, very fast $14,000 obo. 604.483.2267.

2015 TOYOTA Corolla LE, 7,000 kms $19,000 Firm.

604.485.4925.

GARAGE KEPT, dr iven 3 months a year, red, supercharged, VW Corrado, new tires and brakes $4,500.

604.487.9705.

1976 ERICSON 35 sailboat, electric propulsion, cockpit enclosure, five sails, 2015 survey, nice boat $ 2 7, 0 0 0 .

604.485.6454, 1.250.210.0781.

1998 SEARAY 270 special edition, new engine, manifolds, head and tarp, with 2012 trailer $29,500 obo. westcoastend.com 604.413.2099.

19’ SILVERLINE, 300 hp outboard $8,500; 16’ K&C, with a 40 Mariner $3,500; 17’ fiberglass with 90 Johnson $800.

604.483.7973.

22’ LINWOOD, crew boat, depth sounder, radar, brand new kicker $15,000. 604.414.5792.

23’8” FOUR Winns Vista, 302 Cobra motor, sleeps four, lots of upgrades, with trailer $24,000. 604.414.8281.

2 5 ’ CA M P I O N C o m m a n d Bridge, 350 Chevy volvo-dual pump, fully loaded, $13,000 spent $9,000 obo. 604.483.2267.

Peak Classifieds

604.485.5313 9220 RVs/Campers/Trailers 2001 CORSAIR fifth wheel, 32’, 2-slides, A/C, vacuum, clean, everything works $14,000.

604.489.1509 for details.

2001 WANDERER Lite 179UD travel trailer, 18’6”, sleeps 6, very good condition, $3,500.

604.483.4982.

30’ FORD RV, 1988, A/C generator, new tires, A/C, runs great $5,500 firm.

604.223.2702 or 604.487.9938.

IMMACULATE 2010 Nash 25s travel trailer, fully equipped for s u m m e r o f f u n $ 12 , 9 0 0 .

604.414.3854.

THOR MAJESTIC Flyer, A c l a s s , g a s , 3 0 ’ $ 15 , 5 0 0 .

604.483.6907.

HOME-BASED BUSINESS DIRECTORY Banking On It Bookkeeping

Aaron Reid Certified Professional Bookkeeper aaron@bankingonit.ca 604.485.3758

Crazy Quilt Cottage

Fabrics • Notions • Patterns • Threads Tuesday to Friday • 10 am-5 pm deborahjenkins@shaw.ca 6952 Duncan Street 604.485.5668

J.R. Watkins

help@property-maintain.com WCB and fully insured

604.485.7927 Stevenson Road, Powell River, BC

2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara

HEDGES TRIMMED

6905 House-sitting WANTED: Experienced Pet Sitter for Lund Home. Owner travels on business occasionally and requires someone to stay at property overnight. References required. Please send email to rainbowtrunk55@gmail.com

9145 Cars

Don Lindenthaler 604.483.6350

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN POWELL RIVER

604.483.8200

HOME VISITS for Seniors. Reliable home care services, helping seniors with their everyday tasks. Can escort to appointments in my car with 30 years safe driving. References available. $20/hr 604-414-0338

8095 Contracting

Crazy Quilt Cottage

4025 Health Services CANADA BENEFIT GROUP Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1.888.511.2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/freeassessment.

2006 Chevrolet Corvette WAS $32,995

NOW $31,995 The 2006 Chevrolet Corvette is a world-class performance machine that successfully blends excellent build quality and ergonomics with sexy styling and tremendous value for the dollar.

We at Courtenay KIA not only value your business but also your time Give one of our product consultants a call today to answer any questions you might have. We have product consultants and finance specialists available seven days a week.

DLR#30891

1025A Comox Road, Courtenay

1.250.334.9993 courtenaykia.com

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Seacret

Jeannie Brown Seacret Agent jeanniebr61@gmail.com seacretdirect.com/jeanniebr 604.483.6688 the Basket Case

The Basket Case

Elaine Steiger Custom gift baskets the Basket Case mountain-ash-farms@shaw.ca 604.483.9733

CALL OR EMAIL TODAY FOR DETAILS

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CROSSWORD

HOROSCOPE Week of August 31 to September 6

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ARIES | MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19 New eating habits that you adopt now will be extremely beneficial to your mental and physical health. This initiative could result after a bout of overindulging. Changes in the workplace will be very favourable.

TAURUS | APRIL 20 TO MAY 20 Your love life is more important to you now. You will experience moments of great happiness with your romantic partner. If you are single, you will finally meet your soulmate.

GEMINI | MAY 21 TO JUNE 21 You will receive a well-deserved raise. In addition, you could develop a small at home business, which will be a success due in large part to your creativity.

DOWN 1. Miles ____ hour 2. High or low card 3. Most miserly

4. Related 5. Bottle 6. Talk session 7. Adam’s wife 8. Archer’s aim 9. Gooey substance 10. Camp helper 11. Drove over the limit 19. Polka follower 21. Type of brick 22. No more than 23. Cry of woe 25. Wrong 26. Hither and ____ 28. Run after 30. Restore to confidence 31. Soothe 32. Doodled 34. Exclamation 37. Leash 38. Less than three 40. Hymn closers 42. Mugs 43. On a cruise 44. Kaput 46. Tub 49. Poison ____ 50. Poor grade 52. Zero 53. Mr. Hanks

LEO | JULY 24 TO AUGUST 23 Your well-developed sense of aesthetics comes into play this week as you make moves to redecorate your home. You could discover a hidden source of cash, so empty those pockets!

VIRGO | AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 22 You will express yourself with distinction and speak from the heart. For once, you’ll take centre stage, which results in making some people jealous.

SUDOKU

LIBRA | SEPTEMBER 23 TO OCTOBER 22 Your creative talents allow you to easily create a new source of revenue. You will get in a good workout this week, despite a hectic schedule.

SCORPIO | OCTOBER 23 TO NOVEMBER 22 Lots of action on the horizon after a break. There will be many adjustments to make at work and at home. You need to make compromises to restore harmony with your loved ones.

SAGITTARIUS | NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 20 This is a great week to relax and spoil yourself. Make an appointment with your massage therapist, esthetician or other professional caregiver in order to recharge your batteries.

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:

ACROSS 1. Treaty 5. Worry 9. Engine fuel 12. Repeating sound 13. Volcano’s flow 14. Mouth edge 15. Rod and ____ 16. Impersonator 17. Keats poem 18. Remarks further 20. Gawked 22. Road guide 24. Approved 27. Choose 29. Went for a drive 33. Foolhardy 34. Kind of rummy 35. Endure 36. Manors 38. Jest with 39. Playground item 41. Darn 42. Service academy student 45. Unruly crowds 47. Take advantage of 48. Stash away 51. Mother’s sister 54. Podded vegetable 55. Not odd 56. Musical ensemble 57. Grim 58. Bread grains 59. Tiller

CANCER | JUNE 22 TO JULY 23 Your self-esteem skyrockets this week. This could be the result of revitalizing your wardrobe or changing your hairstyle; you will feel better about yourself.

BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIALS

CAPRICORN | DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20 Lots of people will invade your personal space and you will have to play it cool on more than one occasion. Fortunately, your charm will allow you to extend your social circle.

AQUARIUS | JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19 Reduce your stress levels by learning to delegate more. You tend to worry about your family. Your children must learn to be independent at some point in their lives.

PISCES | FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20 You will come across a great deal for a trip. However, it may take a while before you are given a vacation or have enough time to get everything organized.

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LABOU DAY WEEKR END HOURS Fri

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White or Whole Wheat Pkg of 6

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100 g

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$ 98

Pkg of 6

98 100 g

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$ 48 Apple Pie 680 g

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Rib Eye Grilling Steaks

12 68 3

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/lb 28.62/kg

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/lb 8.77/kg

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French Bread

$ Tropicana Orange Juice

/lb 7.23/kg

Pork Dinner Sausage

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100 g

GROCERY

$ 28

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88

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Pie Shells Tart Shells or Puff Pastry 255-397 g

27 $

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Turkey or Chicken 156 g

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