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As part of a global campaign, local International Overdose Awareness Day organizers plan to draw attention to drug overdoses within the region with a Get the Peak to Go march from city hall to Willingdon Beach on Thursday, August 31, followed by iPhone app now speeches and prevention information. available in the According to Powell River and Sunshine Coast medical health officer Paul App Store or iTunes Martiquet, remoteness and isolation do not prevent drug overdoses and death from happening here.

“Powell River is not immune,” said Martiquet. “There are tainted opioids in Powell River and people have died because of it.”

Martiquet said six overdose deaths from heroin, fentanyl, morphine or prescription painkillers were recorded in Powell River in 2016, and 2017’s numbers will be even greater. One of those deaths was Darlana Treloar’s son Sean, who died in May 2016 at the age of 27 from a fentanyl overdose.

“I’ve been advocating since then because people need to know,” said Treloar.

“There are lethal drugs here: fentanyl, heroin and meth, it’s all here.”

Since 2001, International Overdose Awareness Day has been held in remembrance of people who have died from fatal drug overdoses and to emphasize that illicit drug use is not shameful or disgraceful. According to organizers, the event sends a message to members of the community that more needs to done, and more can be done.

“It’s under the radar in Powell River,” said overdose prevention community convener Amanda Evans. “There’s definitely a lot we can do to help people with overdose prevention, including more access to harm reduction as well as local and government-funded treatment and detox.”

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Activists and experts in public health and community medicine advocate for harm reduction, one of what is called the four pillars approach; other pillars include treatment, prevention and enforcement.

Harm reduction is one piece in dealing with the bigger picture of the opioid crisis, according to Martiquet.

“It involves the frame of mind or attitude that if we can’t go for abstinence, and if people are going to do drugs, let’s get them to do it in the safest manner possible,” he said.

Martiquet said the number of overdoses in Powell River is fewer than five so far in 2017, but the bigger picture in Vancouver suggests Powell River could see an increase in overdose deaths.

“The worst scenario is that it’s going to go to 400 deaths just in Vancouver alone,” said Martiquet. “The situation is critical and Powell River users have to pay attention to that.”

Martiquet said users can take precautions prior to using opioids.

Powell River has a needleexchange program that gives users an alternative to sharing needles that transmit blood-borne diseases, including hepatitis and HIV, he added.

“A needle-exchange coordinator can tell users we have a particularly bad batch of fentanyl going through or the contacts of people who can help them get on methadone or suboxone and help them detox,” said Martiquet. “The message is: do not use alone and use less because you don’t know what’s in your dose.”

Not heeding those messages can lead to an overdose and Treloar is front and centre in calling for treatment and detox.

“We don’t want to send people to Courtenay,” said Treloar. “My son ended up getting sent to Vancouver on a court-ordered treatment. He was scared and it didn’t work out; we had to get him out of there.”

Martiquet said treatment and detox is not available everywhere in the province, including Powell River, and that it has to be addressed.

But having those facilities is only part of the puzzle, he added.

“There are many pieces that have to be in place, especially detox immediately

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Powell River-Sunshine Coast ML A Nicholas Simons, who is also chair of the new provincial Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, said the committee will be looking at the opioid crisis in the context of support for youth.

“Many of those who have died have left behind young, dependant children; whether this has a measurable impact on the system that provides services to children and families is worth examining” said Simons.

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What we really need is to end prohibition so we can get people off fentanyl-laced drugs, possibly through replacement treatments. Ultimately, we have to realize this is not a criminal justice issue but a policy one.

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and exactly when the user needs it,” said Martiquet. “It is crucial.”

Naloxone overdose kits are just as critical as immediate responses in overdose situations and, fortunately, numerous kits have been distributed in Powell River, said Martiquet.

Naloxone reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.

According to Martiquet, naloxone kits are located throughout Powell River, including at Powell River General Hospital, Community Resource Centre and Powell River Mental Health and A ddiction Services.

In October 2016, takehome naloxone kits were also made available to patients being discharged from the hospital’s emergency department who are at risk of

end prohibition so we can get people off fentanyl-laced drugs, possibly through replacement treatments.

Ultimately, we have to realize this is not a criminal justice issue but a policy one.”

International Overdose Awareness Day march begins at 6 pm on Thursday, August 31, at city hall and ends at Willingdon Beach.

A naloxone demonstration will take place and overdose prevention information will be available at the beach, also starting at 6 pm.

“At 6:30 pm when the march arrives at the beach, there will be a tree-planting ceremony and speakers sharing stories about how they’re affected by the overdose crisis,” said Evans.

“Many people will be talking about how they have lost someone to overdose.”

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Blast shakes residents FISHY FORAGING: Responding to continued claims of shellfish poaching on Powell River beaches, Fisheries and Oceans Canada officers have posted signs to emphasize and enforce harvesting rules. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

Tla’amin representatives over the past few months to address the issue.

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The level of harvesting that’s happening is nowhere near sustainable. Our people have rights to resources in this area, but the resources are being clobbered.

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fishing, said Williams.

“We have concerns about the number of legal licences, not to mention the poachers,” he said. “Sustainability is definitely a concern for our people.”

Williams said a number of informal meetings have taken place between Fisheries and Oceans Canada and

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Local herring populations were virtually wiped out in the early 1980s due to highcatch quotas for commercial fisheries.

“This is the same science that tells us our beaches are doing fine,” said Williams.

“The level of harvesting that’s happening is nowhere near sustainable. Our people have rights to resources in this area, but the resources are being clobbered.”

Williams said he appreciates the importance of tourism dollars being brought to the region, but would like to see more done to regulate the activity.

While poaching does occur on occasion, Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s position is that the majority of harvesting is being conducted by

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In both cases, Canadian citizens from the Lower Mainland were accompanied by non-Canadians who did not have valid tidal fishing licences.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada officer Matt Conley said the incidents involved different people, but their similarity was striking.

“It was shocking how similar they were,” said Conley.

Conley said in the second incident he had to track down the harvesters in town. They had been collecting from a beach closed because of contamination, he added.

The return of shellfish tourists to Powell River this summer has resulted in a flood of complaints from members of the public concerned about over-harvesting, said Conley.

“Our phone never stops ringing about individuals harvesting on the beach these days,” said Conley.

The daily limit for clams is 75 and 15 for oysters, said Conley. The maximum number of clams and oysters a person can be in possession of is two day’s worth, he added.

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Sunshine Coast Sport Fishing Advisory Committee chair David Burnett said it is fine to say harvesters are being checked and everyone is compliant, but he wonders if that is happening consistently.

“People clearly see there’s an issue,” said Burnett.

Communities should have a say in the management of their local resource, he added.

Powell River does not have a representative on the advisory committee, which holds its meetings on the lower Sunshine Coast.

Burnett said 87 per cent of the 171 responses to his Powell River shellfish tourism over-harvesting survey from last fall indicated support for a seasonal closure to protect stocks.

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Oceans Canada has put up more signs recently to inform the public about species on the beaches and fishing regulations.

He added that he encountered more than 25 tourists on a bus tour picking shellfish at Willingdon Beach, an area closed for shellfish collection due to fecal coliform contamination.

Local fisher Sam Sansalone said he is not surprised Fisheries and Oceans Canada is receiving a large volume of calls about the harvesting.

“This is a long-standing problem,” said Sansalone.

Sansalone added that tourists come because Powell River is accessible and there are little to no shellfish left on beaches around Vancouver due to overfishing.

“If we don’t do something about this, we’ll have to go to Bella Coola to get our seafood,” said Sansalone.

Tla’amin Nation hegus Clint Williams said the first nation has been receiving the same complaints. Overharvesting clams and oysters from beaches is affecting his people’s cultural food

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COSTLY CAMPAIGNS: Powell River-Sunshine Coast BC Liberal Party candidate Matthew Wilson [right] spent more than the combined total used by BC Green Party candidate Kim Darwin and the winner of the riding in the recent provincial election, BC New Democratic Party MLA Nicholas Simons. Totals spent by all candidates in the province were released by Elections BC. PEAK ARCHIVE PHOTO

Election spending by the four candidates in the Powell River-Sunshine Coast provincial riding mirrors the overall picture for BC with the BC Liberals running a more expensive campaign than BC New Democratic

Party or BC Green Party.

Liberal Mathew Wilson’s campaign spent more than double the campaign of NDP MLA Nicholas Simons, who won his fourth term.

Simons reported campaign expenses of $70,551.01, with $58,865

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Sunshine Coast Labour Council and $300 from CUPE Local 801. Simons’ only reported corporate donation was $750 in-kind from a computer services company.

Simons’ contributions of $250 or less, which do not require reporting the donor’s name, totalled $856 from 18 donors.

Meanwhile, Wilson’s campaign spent $156,548.33, with $119,655.19 in transfers from the BC Liberal Par ty. Wilson repor ted $28,787.92 in corporate contributions with the single largest, $21,700, coming from No. 16 Great Projects Limited, a Vancouver company registered to John Lyle (Jack) Barr and Donald E. Ritchie.

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1. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 Cedar Street, 6300 block At approximately 5:30 am, RCMP attended the scene of a break and enter to a residence. Sometime during the night, unknown culprits entered the basement of the residence and committed vandalism by splashing four cans of white paint all over the walls and tools, and spray painted doors, an RV and a vehicle parked at the residence. A Stihl chainsaw and gas can were stolen.

2. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 Cranberry Street, 6900 block At 11 am, RCMP received a report that five ornaments had been stolen from the porch of a residence. The theft had occurred two days prior.

3. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 Abbotsford Street, 6900 block RCMP received a report of theft and vandalism to a vehicle that occurred sometime during the night. Suspects entered the red Toyota Highlander after throwing a rock through its side and rear windows. Loose change was stolen from the vehicle.

tions of more than $250 amounting to $2,687.91, most of it from Wilson himself.

There were also six contributors who gave $250 or less for a total of $967.33.

Green candidate Kim Darwin listed $27,924.94 in expenses, with transfers from the Green Party of $14,052.50. The Darwin campaign also reported $3,900 in contributions more than $250 from six different donors in amounts ranging from $400 to $1,000. There were also 52 individual donations of $250 or less, which added up to $5,642.

Cascadia Party’s Reuben Richards ran his campaign on $500 in individual contributions.

The biggest line items for the candidates were, not

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Trevor Humphrey (born 1998) was given a conditional discharge with one year of probation, ordered to provide a DNA sample and levied a $100 victim surcharge for assault causing bodily harm.

4. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 Crofton Street Powell River RCMP received a report of a theft from vehicle that had occurred sometime during the night. A grey Ford F-150 had been left unlocked; a purse was stolen from inside.

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5. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 Adams Street, 7000 block RCMP received a report of a theft from an unlocked Ford Ranger that occurred overnight. Just after 1 am the vehicle owner heard a noise, exited the residence and saw two youths down the street who had stolen a box of brake parts from the vehicle.

The owner approached the youths, got into a physical struggle with them and was able to retrieve the box. Both suspects were able to get away. One is described as 16 to 20 years of age, 5’ 2”, skinny, and with brown curly hair. The second suspect is described as 16 to 20 years of age, 5’ 5”, with short dark hair and wearing with a hoodie. One of the suspects was wearing a green AC/DC shirt that was ripped off during the struggle.

Raymond William Theadore Langan (born 1976) was fined $175 with one year of probation and levied a $200 victim surcharge for four counts of possession or use of stolen credit cards and possession of stolen property under $5,000.

6. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 Golden Avenue, 4500 block RCMP received a report of a theft from vehicle that occurred overnight. Unknown suspects entered a parked and unlocked 1993 Toyota 4Runner and stole items including approximately $40 in bills and loose change.

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Simons spent $18,745.42 in those categories, Wilson $33,226.20, Darwin $16,513.01 and Richards $125.

Wilson was the only candidate in the riding with expenses for “research and polling.” That came in at $5,053.86.

The expense reports also give an interesting insight into life in a ferry-dependent community.

Over the course of the month-long campaign, Wilson racked up $1,036.95 in ferry fares, Simons spent $635.35 and Darwin’s ferry travel costs came in at $1,153.20.

Expense reports for all BC candidates, and the party head offices, are available at elections.bc.ca.

Theft under $5,000 Derek Ian Lawrence McRae (born 1983) was sentenced to 40 days in jail with two years of probation and a 10-year firearms prohibition. He was also ordered to provide

a DNA sample and levied a $100 victim surcharge for three counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, one count of uttering threats, one count of theft under $5,000, one count of possession of stolen property under $5,000, breach of probation and breach of undertaking.

Failure to provide sample Jay-Ti Steven Newmark (born 1985) was fined $1,000, prohibited from driving for one year and levied a $300 victim surcharge for two counts of failure or refusal to provide a sample.

Theft under $5,000 Bryn John Douglas Nicol (born 1986) was sentenced to 28 days in jail with one year of probation and levied a $100 victim surcharge for two counts of theft under $5,000, one count of mischief and breach of undertaking.

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Regional board funds recreation passes

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Powell River Regional District board took the first steps toward what child poverty reduction advocates hope will provide access to Powell River Recreation Complex for all youth in the region.

The regional district board approved $2,000 for the purchase of recreation passes at its August 24 board meeting.

Poverty reduction advocate Friends of Powell River appeared before the board’s committee meeting on August 17, after City of Powell River council requested in July that the group also ask the regional board for a contribution toward the purchase of passes for youth from lower-income

families in the region.

After the board meeting, regional district board chair Patrick Brabazon commended the board for providing the grants-in-aid to assist the region’s most vulnerable residents.

“We’ve done a good thing,” said Brabazon. “It’s not a big sum, but it could go a long way in getting some kid active who might not otherwise have the opportunity.”

Contributions toward the $2,000 total came from Electoral Area A ($1,076), Electoral Area B ($268), Electoral Area C ($403) and Electoral Area D ($253).

City of Powell River provided a $750 grant-in-aid for the passes earlier in July after Friends of Powell River made a similar presentation to council on the status of child poverty in the region.

In presentations to the local governments, Friends director Melanie Jordan described Powell River as a tale of two cities: one where the majority of the region’s children flourish due to a high quality of life that includes a variety of recreation opportunities, and another with a minority of children without the same opportunities because they come from lowerincome families.

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Powell River Regional District board held its August 24 meeting at the local government’s McCausland Road maintenance yard in Electoral Area B. In a bid to encourage more interest from residents, the regional district rotates the location of its August meeting throughout each electoral area. Only two residents were present to observe the latest meeting, one from Electoral Area A and one from City of Powell River.

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“I really appreciate the funds,” said Jordan. “I feel that I received some support there.”

City director of parks, recreation and culture director Ray Boogaards said financial barriers for using facility were raised repeatedly throughout research his department did during last year’s expanded regional recreation initiative study.

“Some people can afford it and that’s great, but there are others wishing they could come in but they really can’t participate much,” said Boogaards. “We want to find a way to be so inclusive that

people can afford to come in here.”

Boogaards said he is pleased that city council is willing to proceed with a one-year pilot of an expanded recreation financial-assistance program.

A November 2016 report on the city’s financial-assistance program found that child poverty rates jumped from 17.6 per cent in 2008 to 23.1 per cent in 2013, a figure that did not change in the 2015 Powell River Vital Signs report.

According to the city report, BC’s average for child poverty is 20.4 per cent.

Approves low-emission vehicle purchase The board approved a $2,000 increase for the budget, from $25,000 to $27,000, to purchase a low-emissions vehicle for administrator use. It also approved borrowing $22,000 from the Municipal Finance Authority of BC. The short-term loan will be paid back from 2018 to 2021.

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The board voted to send a letter of support urging the federal government to adopt Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson’s private members’ bill, Bill C-352, for dealing with the growing problem of abandoned boats on BC’s coast.

The board voted to direct regional district staff to apply to Federation of Canadian Municipalities for a grant to complete a Green Shores study of the regional district’s coast line.

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Quick response knocks out fire Residents safe after outside blaze spreads to house CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

A quick response from City of Powell River firefighters saved a Westview house and its residents from a fire on the night of August 21.

The fire broke out just before 8:30 pm at a threestorey, wood-frame house on the corner of Burnaby Street and Michigan Avenue and sent a plume of black smoke into the air that could be seen for kilometres.

Powell River Fire Rescue deputy chief Rocky Swanson said the fire escalated quickly, but the home’s three residents and all of their pets, two cats and an iguana, made it out of the house without injury.

Swanson said he credits

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the upstairs resident for saving the life of the woman living in the house’s basement suite by waking her up.

“The fact that the lady who lives downstairs got out alive is incredible,” said Swanson. “It was due to the lady who lives upstairs, there’s no doubt.”

Swanson said the woman living downstairs had been sleeping when the fire started under the home’s backyard deck. It moved quickly to consume the deck and began melting the house’s vinyl siding.

City director of planning Thomas Knight said the city’s investigation into the fire determined that the suite was illegal and that it did not have adequate fire alarms.

He said it is a public misconception that the city requires homeowners to register suites and have them inspected because of a potential increase in taxation revenue.

“The reason why we inspect is to ensure that suites

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Council to protect climbing area Land developers seek rezoning for property near Powell Lake Marina CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River council took steps to protect a popular rock climbing area from future residential development at its meeting on August 24.

Named after local climber Rob Higgins, Higgyland began to increase in popularity as a rock climbing area in the late 1980s after Higgins brought south-of-town climbers to the rocky outcropping.

The area just north of Shinglemill Pub and Bistro on Powell Lake has seen continual climbing use ever since.

Land developer and mayor Dave Formosa and business partner Mark Hassett have applied to the city for rezoning along Atlin Avenue in Wildwood for a 30-lot residential subdivision located right next to Higgyland. The 30lot area is one part of a 150-acre lot stretching north along the lakeside.

Councillor Russell Brewer brought the motion forward to have a no-build restrictive cove-

nant placed on part of the property to preserve access for climbers.

“Higgyland has a lot of value and maybe we won’t realize the full potential in value for a generation yet, but at least I want the city to be in a position where we can take advantage of that when the time comes,” said Brewer. “Putting a restrictive covenant on a relatively small portion of the property is a simple way to do that.”

Council added the restriction as a subject of rezoning for the Atlin development. Specific details of where developers will be restricted from building have yet to be determined, said city director of planning Thomas Knight.

Formosa publicly declared his interest in the rezoning before the discussion began and stepped outside during the debate. After the meeting he said he and his business partners recognize the importance of the climbing area for local recreation and are working with the city to determine how much of the bluff will be protected.

Knight said the city is planning meetings with the climbing community and developers to work out a solution.

“The city is particularly interested to know how much of the top of Higgyland is needed by the climbers,” said Knight.

Local rock climbing instructor Christie Dionne said she has been

ROCK CLIMBING: City of Powell River council recently took measures to protect access to a popular rock climbing area known as Higgyland. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

talking about having the area set aside since October 2016.

“I’m just really happy to see it come to fruition,” said Dionne.

Dionne said the more than 40 climbing routes on the rock face have been seeing more use as rock climbing in the area continues to gain notoriety.

Higgyland does not include many routes for beginner climbers and will work well for those who gain climbing experience at Powell River Climbing Co-op’s indoor wall in Townsite when it opens, she added.

Knight said the city is protecting the Sunshine Coast Trail and ac-

cess to the climbing area through the proposed subdivision.

“Ultimately, what we’d like to have is Higgyland dedicated as a park,” said Knight, “but the city can only do that when the developers come in to develop the area outside the 30-lots portion of the property.”

Residents question vehicle-replacement process Homeowners see flaws in approval vote to determine fire department purchases CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

An alternate process is underway for Powell River Regional District Electoral Area B and Electoral Area C residents to approve the replacement of two Malaspina Volunteer Fire Department vehicles, but some residents are balking at the procedure being used to determine the result.

“Malaspina fire department is amazing,” said Brew

Bay resident Odette Coccola.

“It’s just that the whole process is negative.”

Residents have been asked to only return a form sent out by regional district staff if they do not support the initiative and its associated tax increase.

Coccola said she and her neighbours object to the alternate approval process and compare it to a telecom-

ALTERNATE PROCESS: Powell River Regional District is asking Electoral Area B and Electoral Area C residents if they support a tax increase for replacing two fire department vehicles.

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munication company charging customers for service unless they opt out of.

Because it is summertime, the likelihood of residents not returning the form is greater, she added.

Electoral Area C director Colin Palmer said he did not have any control over when the process took place.

“There’s a need to get on with it,” said Palmer. “It’s not as if we deliberately picked the summer so no one would know what’s going on.”

According to Palmer, a public information session about the replacement vehicles held at the fire hall on July 22 was well attended by residents. The alternate process was used because it costs several thousands of dollars less than running a formal referendum, he said.

The fire department, funded as a joint service between Electoral Area B and Electoral Area C taxpayers, needs to replace two of its six vehicles, a 21-year-old fire engine and a

30-year-old water tender.

If voters support the purchase and tax increase, the regional district plans to borrow $682,500. Homeowners with properties assessed at the regional average value of $303,640 will see an $83 increase in their 2018 taxes, up to $290 from $207.

If the fire department does not replace the trucks, area

residents will be looking at large increases in home insurance costs, said Palmer.

Anyone who does not understand the process or has questions is encouraged to call the regional district for answers, he added.

Regional district staff must receive at least 306 forms by Thursday, September 7, to defeat the approval.

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Poacher’s delight The secret is out. Powell River area has a bountiful stock of delectable shellfish, and everyone in the Lower Mainland seems to know it.

A quick Google search of “shellfish tours Sunshine Coast” reveals options for urban residents to take a day trip up to Powell River or Sechelt and bring back fresh oysters, clams, crabs and more of the local beaches’ creatures.

Most of this activity is within federal regulations and Fisheries and Oceans Canada officers are sticking by their claim that the majority of shellfish tourists are properly licensed and picking within their limits.

However, every so often there is an incident such as the recent seizure of nearly 2,500 clams and 300 oysters from two small vehicles, and everything comes to a full stop. Nearly 3,000 shellfish in two vehicles?

Powell River, we have a huge problem. The daily limit per person is 15 for oysters and 75 for clams.

Steps can be taken to curtail shellfish overSome locals have even suggested har vesting , the government refuse licences including seato non-residents, which is sonal closures, steeper fines probably the quickest way to and heig htslow down fishing activity. ened stock assessment and monitoring.

Some locals have even suggested the government refuse licences to nonresidents, which is probably the quickest way to slow down fishing activity.

But will any of this stop people from breaking the law if they choose to?

Regulations will never trump bad morals. Some people will risk fines for the chance to bring a vehicle full of shellfish back to the city to eat themselves or resell on the black market.

Even if these illegal fishers are caught over-harvesting once, but get away with it a few other times, they still come ahead in the end. The recent criminals were only fined $3,000.

Illegal fishing is not reserved to tourists, however. Poaching can be and is also done by locals. In order for us to hold over-harvesters from outside the area fully accountable, we first must be sure our own residents are following the law.

Buy licences, do not over-harvest, keep the beaches clean and show respect for local fisheries, especially those of Tla’amin Nation. Once all of that has been done, fisheries officers can then focus on punishing out-of-town poachers to the fullest extent of the law.

The secret it out, but if everyone plays by the rules there is always more than enough seafood to go around.

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LETTERS » Community Futures lacks I read the recent opinion article on Community Futures Powell River with interest [“Counterpoint: Community Futures has room for improvement,” August 2].

Based on my experience, I agree that the organization could play a significantly larger role in growing and attracting new business to Powell River. I have founded several BC-based technology companies and worked with Accelerate Okanagan, a provincially funded technology incubator that has been described as the province’s leading technology incubator.

There is most certainly economic development potential not being realized for Powell River, where the $2.7 million Community Futures has sitting idle in its bank account could make a real difference.

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website states that local branches should play an active role in the business community, working in tandem with other economic drivers, such as the chamber of commerce and the city’s economic development office.

Community Futures is also supposed to be linking new businesses with established business leaders to foster collaboration and guide new initiatives. It is not simply a matter of waiting by the phone for someone to call and ask for a loan.

Yet the local office makes little effort to build these connections and acts mostly in isolation from those it is supposed to be working with.

I hesitated to write this letter as it might appear to be the complaints of a disgruntled former employee. I was hired by Community Futures Powell River last November as their loans officer and dismissed after only one month. But the much larger issue

is too important to let slide.

Community Futures has tremendous potential to serve Powell River, as it does other towns and cities in BC, and that is what residents have a right to expect.

Dan Tatham Powell River

Cats pose no danger The assertion that domestic cats pose a threat to the wild bird population is, at its core, an urban myth that has been largely debunked by research [“Counterpoint: Keep your cats indoors,” July 19].

In his 2013 New York Times best seller list book Cat Sense, author and anthrozoologist John Bradshaw dedicates an entire chapter to this very issue and concludes that there is no measurable threat to wild bird populations by domestic or feral cats.

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8« LETTERS CONT. no effect on local bird populations. In the United Kingdom in particular, it was found that another type of bird, magpies, posed a greater threat to local birds than domestic cats did.

Cats will almost always demonstrate hunting behaviour. This does not always, however, translate into actual hunting.

Domestic cats may frequently stalk birds and small mammals, but they do

not necessarily follow through to the final attack phase. If they are well-fed cats, there is no reason for them to hunt for food.

That is not to say cats never kill, but there is currently no reliable science to support the proposition that the wild bird population is in any danger from cats.

Patricia Martinuk Michigan Avenue

Active citizens integral for democracy The political season is almost upon us. We are sensible enough in this country to take two months off from figuring out where we want to go and just enjoy where we are. But the fact that politics is seasonal reveals why it does not work very well.

Representative democracy comes down to periodic elections where we elect people to make decisions for us.

Yet we rarely think about what that means. It sounds reasonable, but in practice it does not really produce a genuine democracy. It simultaneously puts too big of a burden on elected officials and gives them too much power to make decisions on our behalf.

Equally important: it lets us as residents off the hook.

We can too easily ignore our responsibilities and simply blame the politicians.

In his book Community: The Structure of Belonging, author Peter Block says this current state of politics reduces most people to passive consumers of politics,

COUNTERPOINT

By Murray Dobbin

just as they are consumers of goods. As mere consumers of politics rather than intentional citizens, we abdicate responsibility.

Powell River has excellent potential for turning consumers of politics into engaged citizens. In the recent provincial election local voter turnout was an amazing 72 per cent, nearly 10 percentage points higher than the provincial average; and 75 per cent of those voting supported social and environmental progress by voting NDP and Green.

In 2014, Powell River

Voices (of which I am a member of the steering committee) did a community-values survey by interviewing 550 households.

Almost no one declined to speak to us and were eager to engage. We originally estimated it would take 10 minutes to do the survey; it turned out to be closer to 20 minutes because people wanted to talk.

City of Powell River council should take renewed note of this potential. One of the pledges of the new majority on council was to increase citizen engagement.

Councillors started off well by planning a series of public engagements. The first one, held at Willingdon Beach, focused on environmental sustainability. It received mixed reviews and councillors felt it did not accomplish what they had hoped.

It was back to the drawing board and other events were dropped. To some extent, council fell back on the old model of forming citizen

advisory committees. It now has a nine-member sustainability committee, which sends policy recommendations directly to council for action.

New councillors have also tried pop-up consultations; for example, setting up at Powell River Recreation Complex where hockey fans can engage with them on issues such as redevelopment of the barge terminal. That is a worthwhile effort but does not go far enough.

Block argues in his book that we need to move from presenting people with problems to talking about possibilities and creating a sense of belonging.

To build community we need to replace people’s sense of isolation with connectedness. Otherwise, writes Block, we end up with a culture of complaint where the main activity for residents is grumbling.

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

COMMENT OF THE WEEK » PEAK WEBSITE USER DEREK HILDENBRAND Powell River should be doing everything possible to encourage tourism, not destroying it through unnecessary regulations, bureaucracy and red tape. Growing numbers of tourists will only book accommodation through Airbnb, and if there’s nothing available in town they’ll go somewhere else.

It’s almost as if mayor Dave Formosa has a friend who would benefit from shutting down City of Powell River tracks alternative accommodation...maybe someone who owns hotels/resorts in town?

Airbnb listings Are these Airbnb vacation rentals actually a business? All revenue from these rentals is already taxed through personal earnings, adding additional regulations/fees on top of already-high taxes will kill off this valuable tourist service in Powell River.

Not many people will bother paying an extra couple thousand a year just so they can rent their places out for a few weekends here and there. Is it really a business if some retired people go down to Mexico for a couple months and rent out their house through Airbnb for some extra beer money?

What about people who just want to rent out their homes for a couple weekends while they’re out of town? Are people who rent out their suites to exchange students for half a year also a business? Where do you draw the line?

If you make all Airbnb listings jump through hoops and add in additional fees on top of existing taxes then you’ll be killing a valuable tourist service and the overall tourism money lost will be much higher than the couple thousand you’ll be making from the handful who would be willing to register as a business.

Will killing off the Airbnb rentals increase the number of full time rentals in town? Maybe a couple new listings, but most Airbnb rentals are not really suitable or possible for long-term rentals.

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ited for centuries. In many cases, the presence of cats has actually benefited humans through the reduction of rats and other disease-bearing pests.

Likewise, in certain areas, they have also benefited bird populations by preying on pests that attack bird nests and baby birds.

Studies in the United Kingdom and Australia have concluded that controlling and restricting domestic cats had

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Black bear terrifies Gibsons family Police destroy aggressive animal after it follows child into house CHRISTINE WOOD Coast Reporter

A brazen black bear followed a two-year-old boy into a house in the Franklin Beach area of Gibsons and it took a punch in the nose to get him to leave. The bear came back and ultimately had to be destroyed.

Eleri Froude was at home with her two boys, fouryear-old Camden and twoyear-old Ivany, when the male black bear made his first appearance at approximately 5:30 pm on August 19.

“I was sitting in the living room having a conversation with my friend and he had his back to the sliding door and I was facing him and then I heard Ivany go, ‘Mom, look!’ The bear was standing fully in my house in the dining room two feet away from my baby,” said Froude.

“I gasped and my friend turned around and said, ‘Get those kids into the bedroom now,’ and he grabbed Ivany and kind of threw him at me. I grabbed my four-yearold and ran down to the bedroom and slammed the door.”

Froude said her friend, who does not want to be

named, picked up a chair and prodded the animal toward the sliding glass door it had followed Ivany through.

“My friend is a hunter, so he kind of knows about animals and has some experience,” said Froude.

But the bear kept advancing into the house and took a right turn into the kitchen.

Froude’s friend followed, trying to get the bear to head back toward the door.

“There’s a second exit out of my kitchen that leads back into the dining room; the bear went back into the dining room and then started to back out through the sliding door he had originally come in through,” said Froude.

She explained her friend continued to try to “gently push” the bear out of the house with the chair when it started to advance back into the living room.

“At that point he had been trying to shut the sliding door, hoping the bear would get uncomfortable with the confined space and pull his head back. It wouldn’t and was starting to come back in, so he just reached over and punched it on the nose and then slammed the sliding door shut and locked it,” said Froude. “At that point the bear started clawing at the sliding door trying to get back in and so my friend came down to the bedroom and said I needed to get the kids in the basement in case the bear was able to get back in.”

Froude took her kids to the basement where there was a lockable door. Soon Froude’s friend returned, saying the bear was becoming more aggressive and that Froude should call the police, get the kids into the car and leave the area.

“So I got the two kids and put them in the car and started to leave and at that point the police showed up.

The police didn’t want to shoot, obviously because all of us just thought it was a one-off situation,” said Froude. “The police tried to scare it off and it went away so the police said, ‘Okay, we’re not really going to do anything. The bear’s probably not going to come back.’

And we all thought the same thing, that it would never happen again.”

Froude drove her kids to her friend’s house while he stayed to look around and make sure everything was safe before the single mother returned to her home.

“When he walked around to the front of the house, the bear was back and was now trying to get into the carport door,” said Froude.

“The bear was at the bottom of my driveway, saw my friend standing at the top of the driveway and chased him down Burns Road.

Then my friend jumped in his truck and called me and said, ‘You need to call the police again. That bear just chased me,’ and it chased him aggressively.”

Froude contacted the po-

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NATURE ATTACKS: This male black bear followed a child into a house in Gibsons on August 19. After the animal was forced out of the home, it became aggressive, trying to get back in.

Ultimately, the bear was destroyed by police. COAST REPORTER PHOTO

lice and they came back to the scene, this time with direction from BC Conservation Officer Service to destroy the bear.

“I was up in Powell River at the time. There was no conservation officer to respond so the police handled it well,” said conservation sergeant Dean Miller. “They phoned me for a bit of direction on what to do and I made the determination.

This bear and the behaviour, of course, fits into that

public safety risk, a high one, so I requested that if they could take a safe shot that they take it and destroy the bear.”

Miller said the bear needed to be destroyed because it had no fear of humans and was acting aggressively.

“This puts the term human habituation into capital letters for sure, just a blatant disregard for human presence,” said Miller.

Miller noted that conservation had not received any

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calls of human-bear conflicts in the area recently and said the behaviour of the male bear, which appeared to be healthy and weighed about 220 pounds, was very strange.

“I suspect that this bear developed habits out of possibly being fed by the public,” said Miller. “I mean, what would provoke that kind of behaviour in the first place?”

He noted if someone was feeding the bear, he does not think it was the Froude family, who appeared to be bear aware, keeping garbage locked up in a shed, fruit trees picked and the property clear of bear attractants.

Froude was not cooking anything at the time of the incident.

Miller said the bear may have been the same one that was seen 10 days earlier following someone in the Mahan Trail area, down into lower Gibsons.

He said he wonders if more incidents involving the same bear were not reported to conservation for fear the animal would be destroyed.

“We want the public to look at us as more of a preventative agency rather than just looking at us as an agency that just destroys bears,” said Miller. “We’re not that single-dimension. There are multiple layers before that choice is made.”

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Province protects bears from trophy hunters

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PROTECTED SPECIES: A recent BC government announcement banning trophy hunters from targeting grizzly bears in the province will save populations of the animal from further reductions and enhance opportunities for ecotourism. GREG GREEN PHOTO

Eldred Valley backcountry areas.

Te r ra ce n t r i c C o a s t a l Adventures co-owner Hugh Prichard, who has been a regular visitor to areas around Goat Main and the canoe route over the last decade, saw a lone grizzly bear earlier this summer.

Prichard was inside of his vehicle at the time; the bear was about 100 yards away, he said.

“We’ve often heard of grizzlies in the zone of the canoe route,” said Prichard. “Not having seen grizzlies in the 10 years before, it was definitely a surprise.”

Outdoor enthusiasts and city residents see black bears regularly in the backcountry, or even within city limits.

Grizzly bear sightings, however, while not uncommon in forested regions, generally do not occur close to

residential areas.

Last July, Stillwater resident Tristan May shot a grizzly bear that was attacking his livestock.

BC Conservation Officer Service officer Gerry Lister said he has had more than one experience dealing with a grizzly bear in a residential area.

“In 2010, we had a grizzly bear come right into town,” said Lister. “It showed up at Mowat Bay and then walked through Cranberry, down the hill and into Townsite.”

After Lister trapped the bear, it was relocated to Homfray Channel.

Tour operators in BC could benefit from the trophy ban, said Darimont.

Visitors have been coming to the Powell River area for opportunities associated with wildlife sightings, including grizzly bears.

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Some local ecotourism companies offer excursions to Toba Inlet where grizzlies are typically found, particularly in fall when salmon are running.

“In areas where ecotourism for bears is common on the coast, hunting and tourism cannot coexist,” said Darimont. “The latter makes much more money and employs more people than hunting.”

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A recently announced ban on trophy hunting for grizzly bears, effective November 30, will not significantly affect bears in the region, according to a University of Victoria conservation scientist.

City of Powell River is within Region 2 of BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource O perations ’ Fish and Wildlife Branch, making the region’s backcountry grizzly bears members of the Toba/ Bute population unit.

According to UVIC interdisciplinary conservation scientist Chris Darimont, the area was already protected before the government announced the ban.

“Its population level is so low it can no longer tolerate a hunt,” he added.

Darimont said Powell River region borders two other threatened grizzly bear populations in the Squamish-Lillooet and South Chilcotin regions.

When the new BC government announced the province-wide grizzly trophy hunt ban on August 14, the decision was met with widespread approval.

According to Darimont, the move finally aligns government policy with societal values.

“I don’t think the ban is about sustaining a population,” said Darimont. “The ban was designed to align with the collective moral compass of BC.” Grizzly bear sightings in Powell River area are not nearly as common as those involving black bears, but the powerful predators are out there. Reports of grizzly sightings usually come from Goat Main, Powell Forest Canoe Route and

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School district sustains university Unique relationship benefits everyone involved in education throughout Powell River region DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

An uncommon relationship and unique model for education exists in Powell River.

According to Vancouver Island University (VIU) Powell River campus administrator Greg Cran, the local university would not be sustainable without VIU and School District 47 working together.

“This campus in particular has more or less thrived because of the relationship with School District 47,” said Cran, “and families and students see starting off in Powell River as being important.”

In June, Brooks Secondary School’s graduating class was comprised of only about 100 students, making it the smallest in school history. After years of decline,

enrolment from kindergarten to grade 12 in the region stabilized in 2016/2017.

Those numbers are not enough for VIU to remain viable, said Cran.

“If we were to rely only on the K-to-12 system, we would be out of business,” he said.

Cran said that education in the region is a huge economic driver.

School District 47’s annual budget is about $20 million, which is comparable to City of Powell River’s annual operating budget of about $22 million.

“The more we can draw students and families to this area, the greater the opportunity there is to see that economic benefit spread throughout the region,” said Cran.

Some economic development studies have been done to back that up, according to school district superintendent Jay Yule.

“As one of the biggest employers in the community, if you put ourselves and VIU together we’re certainly right up there,” said Yule.

The school district and VIU look at education from kindergarten to adult as being seamless, said Yule.

“We think it’s really important to have that relationship, especially

in a smaller community, so we’ve tried to create as many programs as possible that are collaborative,” said Yule. “Students are able to gain university credit in the senior grades that puts them ahead of all of their peers in the province.”

In terms of integration, Yule said VIU and the school district offer all of the trades, including automotive, welding, carpentry and culinary, as well as outdoor learning, international programs, first nations programs and academic dualcredit programs. The two institutions are working on agriculture and aquaculture programs as well, he added.

The inclusion of City of Powell River and Tla’amin Nation adds yet another level of interest and opportunity no other school district in the province has ever had a chance to experience. The integration between School District 47 and VIU is considered a leader in BC for building as many courses as possible that allow for dual-credit transfers.

“That is unique; we don’t have it to the same extent on our other campuses,” said Cran. “At other universities I’ve taught at, you

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SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP: Vancouver Island University Powell River campus administrator Greg Cran is one of many involved in a unique model for education. A relationship between the university and School District 47 allows students to remain in Powell River from kindergarten through university studies. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

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Music academy opens registration Arts school has become cultural hub over the past four decades DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

On December 14, 1975, an event happened that forever changed Powell River when a new vocal group, Powell River Boys Choir, sang in the first concert held in the new Powell River Recreation Complex.

The choir featured 31 boys from every school in the region, under the direction of Ken Peterson, and from that first appearance grew the Powell River Academy of Music.

Now, more than 40 years later, the academy is opening registration for another season of choirs, music instruction, dance, theatre and visual arts.

According to co-founder

Don James, the academy has become so integrated into the community that it has become the embodiment of Powell River, locally, nationally and internationally.

“The Academy has put our community on the world map since 1982,” said James, “inviting the world to Powell River, building relationships between the local citizens and people around the world.”

The list of achievements the academy has accomplished have been well documented. The organization was instrumental in Powell River being named a Cultural Capital of Canada in 2004.

It partnered with Tla’amin Nation with the naming of International Choral Kathaumixw, a biannual gathering of choirs from around the world that returns to the city in 2018.

The academy has also helped develop School District 47 music programs and facilities, and worked with City of Powell River

for economic development through cultural tourism.

“Our duty to the community is to provide education through arts-training programs for people of all ages in music, dance, theatre and visual arts,” said James, “as well as to develop, produce and manage festivals and cultural events for economic development and fostering a lifelong love of the arts.”

Music director Walter Martella said wherever he travels, including to a choir symposium in Spain he recently returned from, people he encounters know Powell River because of Kathauwmix.

“Of course, it’s the festival, but what they remember most are the billets and the community that’s here,” said Martella, “and how friendly and welcoming the town is to people.”

Tobin Stokes, who was a charter member of the boys choir and has gone on to become an internationally accomplished opera composer, said the academy is impor-

tant in many ways because it became a cultural hub for community activity.

“When the boys choir started travelling, people started paying attention,” said Stokes. “People in Powell River realized that this is a big thing. Then when the choir won the CBC choir competition in 1980, Canada started to take notice.”

Different classes available at the academy are microcosms of the community that go beyond the studios and performance halls at the building on the intersection of Kemano Street and Manson Avenue, according to Martella.

“People help each other in other ways,” said Martella.

“Chor Musica did a big work party at a home on a Saturday, helping people with health issues in their yard.”

Mayor Dave Formosa said the academy gives the city an advantage when people are looking at Powell River to move to for a change in

MUSICAL CORE: Powell River Academy of Music director Walter Martella is preparing for another year of the many programs offered by the school. The academy has been central and essential to the community beyond the music and performing art opportunities it presents. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

lifestyle.

Culture is a big reason why new residents are attracted here and the academy is the foundation of the city’s arts and culture, said Formosa.

“There’s no doubt it plays

a part in the decision people make,” he said. “It’s a huge asset for us and it’s really helped Powell River.”

For more information, or to register, go to powellriveracademy.org.

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Sunshine Music Festival debuts new community stage Eclectic lineup of musical talent highlight 36th annual Palm Beach event DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

As some travellers venture down the Sunshine Coast or to Vancouver Island for the Labour Day long weekend, many Powell River area residents choose to mark the end of their summer season at Sunshine Music Festival.

The event takes place at Palm Beach Regional Park on Saturday, September 2, and Sunday, September 3.

According to festival artistic director Robert Mackle, community spirit and volunteerism came together to build the star of this year’s festival. A new architecturally, acoustically and environmentally designed permanent stage has been built since last year’s festival took place.

Mackle said after 36 years of cobbling together a stage out of plywood and tarps, festival attendees and performers are in for a big surprise.

“It’s been a wonderful

community party of new and old friends for 36 years; this speaks to the quality of the community here and the collaboration the festival represents,” said Mackle.

“Everybody who comes into the park says, ‘Wow.’” Sunshine Music Festival has grown from its early folk roots and now includes a circle of talent from all genres of music, according to Mackle.

“That is really expressed this year with lots of diversity,” he said.

Powell River ’s Lukah Bouchard, who will perform with his band, said being introduced to new talent is his favourite thing about the festival.

“Second is the location,” said Bouchard. “It’s a wonderful view from the stage, looking down the meadow through the beautiful tent all the way to the ocean.”

Since the release of Lukah Bouchard Band’s first record, 5 Days a Week, Bouchard said he has been busy writing new material that he is excited to be playing.

Local artists joining Bouchard in the festival’s lineup include Tyler Bartfai and the Stowaways, who will perform the day before leaving on tour of BC and Alberta, and Ben Wayne Kyle.

SUNNY SITE: Sunshine Music Festival artistic director Robert Mackle is excited to show off a new stage that will showcase the lineup of musicians scheduled to perform at the annual Labour Day weekend festival. The event at Palm Beach Regional Park is being held for the 36th time. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

Mackle said he is excited about new, young talent, including Joel Kamps, whose debut album, Sojourner, won the Album of the Year Award at the Western Canadian Music Awards in 2012.

Mackle also said Mustafa Ahmed, an exciting new voice in Canadian hip-hop, is one to watch.

“This young kid has songs that every Canadian should

hear, given the current political and social climate,” said Mackle.

Canada’s queen of soul music, Vancouver’s Dawn Pemberton, will perform with her band on Saturday and Sunday.

“She’ll bring it to a glory here,” said Mackle.

Other performers include contemporary Punjabi band En Karma, reggae-ska band

Roots Roundup, composer and santur player Sina Bathaie, and folk-rockers Carmanah and Deep Sea Gypsies.

“Carmanah will be amazing,” said Mackle, “and Deep Sea Gypsies will be wild.”

Before volunteers arrive at the beach to help prepare for the event and setup, Mackle said he plans to show up early and take in

a moment of peace before the fun begins. Volunteers are still required for setup on Thursday and Friday mornings starting at 9:30 am, as well as teardown on Monday, with lunch and beverages provided. Each day of volunteering equals a one-day pass to the festival, according to organizers.

For more information, go to sunshinemusicfest.com.

Guitar player releases heavy metal record DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

After brainstorming titles for his first solo, seven-track record, Powell River’s Ryan Schmeister chose Vorean, a name derived from a character he previously used in role-playing board game Dungeons and Dragons. Vorean is also the moniker Schmeister uses when playing his heavy, hardcore metal music. The record took three years to complete and 19-year-old Schmeister, also an accomplished folk guitarist, handled all aspects of putting it together, including lyrics, instrumentation, vocals, mixing and mastering.

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How did you get into metal?

Metal is a bit of an acquired taste.

When I was a young kid, I was kind of forced to listen to it in the car by my dad. I actually started liking it. It ended up spiralling into a vortex from there and I got into all of the underground stuff; the really hard-to-listen-to stuff for most people.

What do you say to people who are critical of metal music?

I completely understand people who are critics of metal. By its nature it’s a pretty abrasive, ugly form of music in a lot of cases; it’s not a pleasant form of music oftentimes. The reason it appeals to me and a lot of people is because it evokes a certain emotional response that I don’t think any other genre of music quite touches on. It hits me in just the right place.

Why do you call yourself a gear nerd?

I definitely have a thing for collecting gear and finding different pieces of equipment that produce certain sounds I find appealing. I have a number of guitars and have built my own main guitar. I just love music equipment. Everything I was capable of actually playing I recorded myself, mixed it and mastered it all completely alone.

I’m pretty proud of that. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best I could do at this point in my life.

Is there a metal scene in Powell River?

To some degree. There’s much more of a punk scene. Metal is pretty underground in Powell River, but I definitely know some guys who are into it.

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Soccer player prepares for world championship Duncan MacDonald to join national teammates for tournament in Argentina DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Grade 12 Brooks Secondary School student Duncan MacDonald is a member of Canada’s Para Soccer National Team that plays Brazil in the opening game of the upcoming 2017 Cerebral Palsy Football World Championship in San Luis, Argentina.

“The best teams in the world will be there,” said Duncan, 16. “We were put in the group with Brazil, Ireland and Spain. It’s a tough group but we’re excited to play them.”

To be eligible for the world championships, a player must have a certain disability, according to Duncan’s father, Powell River physician Barrie MacDonald. “ There’s three differ-

ent groups who can play for the team,” said Barrie.

“People who have cerebral palsy, people who have had a stroke or people who have had head injuries.”

Cerebral palsy is a neurological condition that manifests itself physically, according to Barrie, and refers to physical findings that can be caused by a stroke.

A person can have some spasticity in a limb, shortening in a limb, in-turning in a limb, abnormal movements and poor coordination, according to Barrie.

Duncan suffered a stroke prior to being born.

“I have mild cerebral palsy on my left side,” said Duncan. “That means it’s just a weakening of the left side. I can’t move the same as everyone else.”

Players with the national para soccer team hail from different parts of the country, but mostly Ontario and BC. West Coast players have regular practices in Victoria and, similar to every Powell River athlete who strives to compete at higher levels, Duncan has to travel to train.

Duncan was with the

team in Florida last month for practices and exhibition games against the United States, and to acclimatize for Argentina. The entire team is only able to practice together every month or two.

“We have training camps in Toronto where all get together,” said Duncan.

“Usually, every two weeks the West Coast guys practice in Victoria.”

Canada’s national team coach and fellow Powell River native Drew Ferguson oversees the practices. He said it was good fortune that MacDonald lived in the same town as the coach.

“We knew about him early on,” said Ferguson, who has coached the team since 2005. “There was something in his body physically. We monitored him and kept an eye on him. We knew he was a good enough soccer player that if he pursued it, he’d get into the program.”

Canada’s para soccer national team is ranked 10th in the world; Brazil is ranked third.

“That will be a tough game,” said Ferguson. “It’s not the best draw for us.

Ireland is going to be very

TOP CLASS: Canadian Para Soccer National Team member Duncan MacDonald leaves for Argentina next week to take part in the 2017 Cerebral Palsy Football World Championship. Canada faces Brazil, Ireland and Spain in the group stage of the tournament.

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hard and we’re probably equal to Spain.”

If Canada advances past the first round and into the top eight, Ferguson said it would be a huge accomplishment.

Advancing from the group stage would also be a personal high point for Duncan.

“He’s always loved soccer; he’s been a soccer nut forever,” said Barrie. “This has been an opportunity where

he can play with people who are similarly crazy about the game.”

Cerebral Palsy Football World Championship takes place from September 3 to 23.

Kings drop two of three exhibition games Coach Kent Lewis to make final roster decisions as training camp winds down DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Powell River Kings were on the road last weekend, playing three exhibition games against BC Hockey League (BCHL) Island Division rivals.

Kings lost 4-2 to Alberni Valley Bulldogs on August 25, followed by a 6-2 loss against Victoria Grizzlies on August 26. Kings then shutout Cowichan Valley Capitals 8-0 on August 27 before heading home.

The games gave head coach Kent Lewis an opportunity to evaluate the good, the bad and the ugly before final roster decisions are made. Most coaches use exhibition games to determine which players have the talent and will to win when it counts; winning a pre-season game is not necessarily the focus.

“I liked our new guys and how they’ll fit in,” said Lewis. “We played some younger kids in the Friday game, kids who we’ll look at for 2018 and down the

road. We have some really good young players we’re excited about and got them in as many games as possible.”

The short BCHL pre-season is not when Lewis expects to see his veteran players perform the way they will be expected to in regular season action, but the coach has expectations that core players will step up, which did not happen over the weekend.

“I didn’t like the play of a lot of veterans in some of the games; we needed better,” said Lewis. “We’re expecting a lot from guys who are stepping into leadership roles they haven’t been in the last year or two, and they’re going to have to start showing it.”

Lewis said he has always stressed to players that there is a right way of playing the game, which is what he will focus on instilling during the final two weeks of training camp. It is an approach to the game veteran players should already know about, he added.

“It’s about habits, playing the right way and setting a good example,” said Lewis. “I’m expecting our veterans to set that example and I thought their play on Saturday against Victoria, in particular, was terrible.”

Lewis’ roster currently consists of 22 players; the league allows 23.

ROSTER DECISIONS: Powell River Kings head coach Kent Lewis has pared down his squad to 22 players, including Ben Berard [left] and Jonny Evans, for the upcoming BC Hockey League Season. Kings open the 2017/2018 campaign at home on Friday, September 8, against Victoria Grizzlies. ALICIA BAAS PHOTO

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Carol Anne Cheshire (Moorhouse) Carol has passed to the hearts and minds of the people who knew and loved her.

Our beloved mom and nana left her physical presence at 2:15 am on July 21, 2017, in her home at her beloved Palm Beach. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Carol is loved by her husband of 50 years Norman, her children Tamara (Greg) and Dan (Sharlene), her brother Michael, her precious grandchildren Ally, Emily and Chloe, as well as many in-laws and nieces and nephews.

Mom was a caring, intuitive, empathetic teacher with a quick wit and a ready helping hand always extended. She taught here in Powell River at the beginning of her career and in Langley for the remainder of her 35 years in that field. She was also a vice principal in Langley for part of that time.

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Stamatia Thomas Markis Burlingame Darbyshire December 9, 1936 - August 19, 2017

Adventurer, Educator, Friend and Devoted Mother and Wife Stamatia passed peacefully in Powell River at 80 years of age. She is survived by her children Kelly, Todd and Keith, their spouses, and her grandchildren, great-grandchild and her extended family.

Stamatia was born in Springfield, Illinois, to her father Thomas and mother Veronica (Bonnie) as the youngest of a family of four siblings. Growing up as a part of a mixed immigrant family, she helped in the family confectionary business and was taught how to play poker by her older brother Nicholas. While the habit never stuck, she was always left with a sense of adventure and was not shy to take risks. As a young woman, Stamatia met her future husband and then father of her children Kenneth while attending University of Colorado and studying languages on a full scholarship. Married life led her on a series of adventures ranging from Alaska to Guam to Canada’s Northwest Territories and many points in-between.

Stamatia and Ken retired to the Sunshine Coast in the late 1980s and enjoyed establishing themselves with new friends and lifelong companions.

After Ken’s passing, Stamatia met her second husband John while taking dance lessons at Dwight Hall. After marriage they settled into a quiet and enjoyable retirement. For many years they enjoyed their home, travelling, reading and discussing economics, politics and speculating on global events.

In the final stages of her life, Stamatia was provided with exceptional care by Doctor Lynskey and through the VCHA Home Support Program, PR Home Care and many dedicated friends and family. Stamatia leaves the world with peace and love in her heart for all she knew. She will be sorely missed.

A notification of a celebration of Stamatia’s life will be forthcoming. She requested that people, “Do not stand at my grave and weep.”

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Thank you The family of Wynne Goudie would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to Doctor Wassan Thwainy, Home and Community Care nurses/staff and Stubberfield Funeral Home.

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Thank You The family of the late Len Fougere would like to thank everyone for all their love and support during the past several weeks. Your prayers, hugs, kind words, cards, emails, food and flowers were very much appreciated.

We would also like to thank all those who travelled to be here with us last week. That was very special and so appreciated, too.

Thank you to the Assumption Parish community, especially Father Dass and Father Tepoorten, for all they did for Len’s funeral Mass and celebration. We would also like to extend a special thanks to Pat, Joanne and Eli at Stubberfield Funeral Home for their compassion and the professional service they provided.

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Le Bon Accueil Club recherche un administrateur de bureau. Le candidat doit être compétent en anglais et français (écrit et oral).

Ces compétences sont requises pour exercer les fonctions de bureau.

Le candidat intéressé doit avoir de l'expérience dans les tâches administratives de bureau, la comptabilité, ainsi que des compétences informatiques solides. Il doit être en mesure de travailler de manière autonome et sera responsables des opérations quotidiennes au club.

De bonnes compétences interpersonnelles sont essentielles pour ce poste. Les candidats intéressés sont encouragés à soumettre une lettre de motivation et CV au plus tard le 1er septembre au Club Bon Accueil, 5110 Manson Avenue, PR V8A 3P1 ou par courriel à admin@ clubbonaccueil.com. Description du poste disponible sur demande.

The Bon Accueil Club is looking for an office administrator. The applicant must be proficient in speaking and writing English and French, as required to carry out office duties. The interested applicant must have experience in office administrative duties, accounting, as well as solid computer skills. They must be able to work independently, and will be responsible for the daily operation of the club. Good interpersonal skills are essential in this position. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a cover letter and resume no later than September 1st at Club Bon Accueil, 5110 Manson Avenue, PR V8A 3P1 or by email at admin@clubbonaccueil.com. Job description available upon request.

604.485.5313

1230 Work Wanted

1215 General Employment

Westcoast Builders Certified Accredited Builder For all your construction needs Call Don at 604.483.6350 today for your next project estimate.

1215 General Employment

Assistant Site Manager Grieg Seafood BC Ltd

Grieg Seafood BC Ltd, a dynamic and growing company in the Aquaculture industry, is seeking to hire a full-time Assistant Site Manager to support our sea site operations on the east coast of Vancouver Island.

Reporting to the Farm Manager, the Assistant Manager will be responsible for leading the farm team in all onsite operations.

Shifts will be eight days on and six days off.

Key accountabilities: Feeding, animal husbandry, maintaining contractor relationships, site and equipment maintenance, security of fish stocks and adherence to company SOPs, as well as all industry regulations • Coordinating and directing work crews • Decision-making and developing the farm team • Other duties as assigned Qualifications and skills: Diploma or degree in Aquaculture, Aquatic Resources or Fisheries Resources Management preferred • Minimum two years of hands-on Aquaculture experience • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, with strong report-writing skills; • Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, leadership abilities and problem solving skills.

As part of our commitment to employment excellence, Grieg Seafood offers a highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package.

Deadline to reply: Monday September 11, 2017: Email resumé to: hr@griegseafood.com Thank you for your interest in working for Grieg Seafood. Please note that only those short listed for interviews will be contacted.

Please note that applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada..

Aquaculture Technician Grieg Seafood BC Ltd., a dynamic and growing company in the Aquaculture industry, is seeking to hire a full-time Aquaculture Technician to support our operations on the east and west coasts of Vancouver Island.

Reporting to the Site Manager, the Aquaculture Technician will work shifts of 8 days in and 6 days out. Working as part of a team, the Aquaculture Technician will be primarily responsible for farm operations including feeding, animal husbandry and security of fish stocks.

Key Accountabilities: • A keen understanding of all fish handling procedures (i.e. grading and splits); • Understand, enforce, and adhere to all government regulations, farm practices and standard of practices; • A good understanding of feed regimes, feed rates and feed monitoring; • Familiarity with cage and anchoring knowledge and related maintenance; • Environmental and plankton monitoring; • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills: • Preference will be given to those with previous experience in Aquaculture; • A q u a c u l t u r e , M a r i n e B i o l o g y, o r a B a c h e l o r of Science preferred; • Must be physically fit and able to lift or move heavy items; • Well-developed communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills, as well as teamwork and conflict resolution skills; • Valid certificates for First Aid 1, WHMIS, Forklift, SVOP and Med A3 are an advantage.

For a full job description or if you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at hr@griegseafood.com.

Closing Date: Friday September 8, 2017.

Email your resume to: hr@griegseafood.com We thank all other applicants for their interest in the position, however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Powell River Mental Health Family-care Home Providers Required Would you like to make a difference in someone’s life? Powell River Mental Health Residential Program is seeking individuals and/or couples to provide a semi-independent, home environment for adults experiencing mental health difficulties.

Requirements: Individual/couples • Who feel comfortable with people who have a history of mental illness; • Have good communication skills and are open, energetic and committed; are able to provide supervised accommodation and support within their own home environment, such as meal planning, budgeting and monitoring medication; • Are able to help the resident assume an appropriate degree of respon sibility, such as attending appointments, transportation and shopping; and can demonstrate stability within the home environment Benefits: • Receive support and supervision from the residential coordinator; • Competitive financial compensation; and personal satisfaction of knowing you have made a difference in someone’s life.

For more information about the requirements and benefits of being a family-care home provider, please call: Valerie Kastelan, Residential Coordinator, Powell River Mental Health & Addiction Services, Third floor, 5000 Joyce Avenue; Phone: 604.485.3300, local 4414.

1230 Work Wanted

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous

CLAY GLOSLEE Construction

FOUR, EAGLE brand, alloy, 14” wheel rims, used only during summer, very attractive, $600. 604.485.9432.

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

604.483.6153

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous 1920 ROUND oak table with four original chairs. 8’ industrial canopy, high style, with barn doors. 604.485.0833

FOR SALE 35 antique stationary gas engines, complete and parts, water and air cooled 35 mechanical jacks, including Gilchrist Box of drip and pump lubricators

LARGE/MEDIUM size ceramic planter pots. Great prices, call 604.483.6503.

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY and SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info and DVD: NorwoodSawm i l l s . c o m / 4 0 0 O T 1.800.566.6899 Ext:400OT STEEL BUILDING sale, “Priced to sell!” 20X21 $6,296, front and back walls included.

25X25 $6,097, no ends included. 32X35, $9,998, one end wall included. Check out pioneersteel.ca for more prices.

Pioneer Steel 1.855.212.7036.

2070 Free LARGE TABLE with folding legs approximately 30”X 80”, suitable for quilting or a workshop. 604.483.3165.

Six come-a-longs

2145 Wanted

Two chain hoists

RIDE-ON lawn mowers, running or not, cash for some.

Don, 604.223.8408.

Choker bells and sliders, guy line shackles Galvanized shackles, shop door track, 48’ with fittings Drill press Antique blow torches Two-100 gallon Tidy Tanks, stump rake for EX 200 Hitachi Beals stump splitter for D7 or D8 Cat 14-EX 270 rollers Two galvanized 20-ton blocks cap boxes Several sledge hammers

Call Frank Best 604.483.1322 Please leave a message ANTIQUE HUTCH, late 1800searly 1900s. 604.483.6503.

COAST BERRY Company has blueberries and strawberries for sale. The farm is open Wednesday to Friday, 9 am-4 pm, 10084 Nassichuk Road.

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

Abuse or neglect concerns? spca.bc.ca/powellriver 604.485.9252.

5520 Legal/Public Notices NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN TO: Cindy Layton, Powell River BC Under the Warehouse Lien Act Charter 480, Section 4, personal goods deposited by you on January, 1, 2016, at Oceanside Storage, 8063 Highway 101, will be seized and sold to recover unpaid storage charges of $798.25 plus accruing charges and costs incurred. Full amount owing must be received in our office by September, 15, 2017, or the contents of the storage locker will be sold at public auction, date to be announced.

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6915 Mobiles/Pads

9145 Cars

9220 RVs/Campers/Trailers

2085 Garage Sales

PAD RENTAL, Lang Bay Trailer Park, $330/mth, includes water and sewage, and has its own meter. Call Max, 604.578.8880.

2006 JEEP Liberty, 80,000 kms $7,000 OBO, in good condition, with air conditioning and cruise control. 604.485.6464.

2000 24’ Class-C Itasca Spirit, m o t o r h o m e , 14 1 , 0 0 0 k m s , $16,500. 604.485.5510.

2007 KEYSTONE Cougar 5th wheel, $15,000 OBO 604.483.6641

7222 Huntingdon Street Friday, September 1 Saturday, September 2 9 am-2 pm Something for everyone, lots of fishing gear.

22.5 1995 Okanagan fifth wheel, in good condition, has been stored under cover, fridge, stove and air conditioner in good working order, $6500 OBO 604.485.5052.

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5520 Legal/Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE Sodexo Patient Food Services at Powell River Hospital is receiving Request for Proposals from qualified local bidders for the following: Sodexo Patient Food Services at Powell River Hospital is looking to expand its supplier network to the local community. Local businesses are invited to submit proposals to Sodexo for the following: Patient Food Service and Supply (FOOD and SUPPLIES) Proposals should include the following information: Company history, a detailed description of the product or service being proposed, customer references, if a food item - current third party audit status, current indemnification, insurance levels and contact information.

Additional qualification requirements can be found at: http://www.sodexousa.com/files/live/sites/sdxcom-us/files/050C_ Country.com_USA_(English)/Building_Blocks/LOCAL/Multimedia/ PDF/Food_Safety_At_A_Glance.pdf Request for Proposals may be submitted until 5 pm PST September 29, 2017.

Request for Proposals may be submitted to the address listed below or they may be emailed to: SupplyManagement.CA@sodexo.com Sodexo, Supply Management, Suite 501, 5420 North Service Road, Burlington, Ontario L7L 6C7 Canada Attention: Head of Supply Management Registration on our Supplier Diversity Management Program (for small or diverse businesses) is required with submissions https://sodexo.ivsportal.net/ Sodexo reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals and waive any formalities therein.

NOTICE TO ALL HOMALCO FIRST NATION MEMBERS

NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Electors of the Homalco First Nation will be held at the Homalco First Nation Cultural Centre, 1218 Bute Crescent, Campbell River, BC, on September 13, 2017, beginning at 5 pm and lasting for at least three hours, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the positions of Chief and Councillors on the Band Council of the Homalco First Nation for the next ensuing term. There are four (4) Councillor positions and one (1) position for Chief available. The election will be held at the Homalco First Nation Cultural Centre, 1218 Bute Crescent, Campbell River, BC, and the Vancouver Friendship Centre, Simon Baker Room, 1607 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, on October 23, 2017. The polls will be open from 9 am-9 pm.

Please note that any Elector may nominate candidates for Chief and Council by attending the nomination meeting and orally giving his/her nomination. In addition, any elector who is unable to attend one of the Polling Stations on Election day may apply to the Electoral Officer for a mail-in ballot package. The completed mail-in ballot package must be received by the Electoral Officer on or before the date of the election (October 23, 2017) Given under my hand at Delta, BC, this 20 day of August, 2017.

Fred P. Schiffner-Electoral Officer PO Box 18007 1215C - 56 Street Delta, BC V4L 2M4 Phone: 604.943.0522 Cell: 604.786.2512 Toll Free: 1.800.813.2173 Fax: 604.943.0527 Email: fschiffner90@gmail.com

6030 Houses for Sale

6505 Apartments/Condos for Rent 1, 2 or 3 BDRMS with ocean view, heat and hot water included. Pets okay. 604.485.2895.

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN POWELL RIVER

604.485.5313

604.483.8200

6040 Lots & Acreages for Sale OVER 1/4 acre lot, minutes south of town, on community water system, per ked and r e a d y fo r s e p t i c s y s t e m . $87,000. 604.487.0384.

1-BDRM SUITE, brand new, never lived in, N/S, N/P, $850/mth, including cable, call during the evenings. 604.483.8371.

8215 Landscaping POWELL RIVER LANDSCAPING AND LAWNCARE Commercial and Residential since 1989

Fruit tree pruning Complete lawncare • Hedge trimming and tree trimming • •

Seniors’ discount available

Mark Bisaillon 604-578-1964

9115 Auto Miscellaneous Certified mechanics on duty

2007 MERCEDES E350, A-1 condition throughout, a must see. $60,000 new, asking $13,900, OBO. 604.483.1734.

2013 ELANTRA Sport GT, black, six speed , 66,000 kms immaculate shape, great on gas, comes with full set of winter tires, well maintained car for a great price, $12,000 OBO. 604.223.8241.

HONDA ACCORD Sedan EX 2003. Original owner, great condition, gold, beige leather interior, automatic four cylinder.

168,850 kms. New Michelin tires at 143,743 (tires have a 100,000 km warranty) $5,600.

604.485.7549.

9155 Sport Utilities/4x4s 20 06 DODGE Durango, 8-passenger, 4x4, air, power windows, leather interior, good condition, $6,200. Call 604.485.6219.

9160 Trucks & Vans CONTINUOUS GUTTER truck and inventory, turnkey operation with tools and people, $10,000. 604.414.8595.

9185 Boats

604.485.7927 9135 Motorcycles 1997 HONDA Shadow Ace, 1100cc, 34,000 kms, $2,500.

604.483.2164.

2001 HONDA Shadow, 750cc, 11,500 km, $3,500, recent carburetor job and plugs, good condition. Call John, 604.485.3077.

2008 HARLEY Davidson Heritage Softail Classic with extra exhaust mufflers, seat, etc.

Must sell, reduced to $12,000.

1.250.545.9944.

9145 Cars 1995 CAMARO, V6, 5-speed, $4,000 OBO, lots of new parts.

Call Mike, 604.223.0914.

2 0 0 2 F O R D Ta u r u s S E 174,800 kms, great shape, N/S, N/P, $2,000 OBO. 604.483.9949.

604.414.8412.

14’ DEEP fisher man 25hp Yamaha, boat trailer, depth sounder, downrigger, rods, reels, nets, boat cover, anchor, six prawn traps, floats, 1,700’ trap line, spare cruiserday and prop and much more. $3,950.

604.485.5392.

16’ LIFETIMER welded boat, 60 horsepower Yamaha two stroke, comes with Road Runner trailer, $9,400. 604.485.5297.

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

32’ BAYLINER, 3250 twin, V8 gas (newer), great shape, $29,000 OBO. Call Chris, 604.414.3960.

34’ MONK Sedan, six-cylinder diesel, all the comforts of home, suitable for live-aboard. To view, call 604.485.4402.

GLASSPLY BOAT 19.5’ four cylinder, 165-hp, runs well, comes with 9.9 Suzuki kicker, trailer included, $4,500.

604.487.4355.

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8325 Sand & Gravel

2-BDRM, 2-BATH, 1,408 sq ft home with shop on .71 of an acre, gorgeous view of the lake, $324,000. 604.223.2278.

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6965 Suites for Rent

Stevenson Road, Powell River, BC

604.483.8007

6515 Commercial

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6560 Houses for Rent NICE HOUSE, beautiful view.

For rent for the winter, or longterm rental will be shared.

604.414.4961.

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Monday to Friday 7 am-5 pm Open Saturdays 9 am-4 pm

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Your Hometown Grocery Store 5687 MANSON AVENUE • 604.483.4011 • OPEN DAILY 9 AM –6 PM • FRIDAYS UNTIL 9 PM PRICES IN EFFECT AUGUST 30 TO SEPTEMBER 5

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5 $ 98 1

$ 98

ISLAND FARMS

Ice Cream Assorted, 4L

Navel Oranges ¢

ISLAND FARMS

Chocolate Milk

If it doesn’t say Island Farms . . . it isn’t.

98

1L Jug

WHOLESOME FOOD

/lb 2.16/kg

Red Delicious Apples

Local Peppers

Carrots 5 lb bag

3

$

48

/lb 2.16/kg

1

Peaches and Nectarines$

98

Large Celery

1

48 each

Rib Eye Grilling Steaks

12

2

100 g

48

Genoa Salami

100 g

1

Pkg of 8

98

Iced Cinnamon Buns

2

$ 48

Pkg of 6

Lemon Meringue Pie

1

$ 98

BUTTERCUP

Bread

/lb 28.62/kg

White Or Whole Wheat, 570 g

KRAFT

CHEEMO

GREEN GIANT

Perogies7 g

Assorted, 815-90

Assort

H FRES

3

/lb 8.55/kg

5

$ 98

617 g

r Frozen Vegetables t Bootuth, te Peanchnu kg 1 Sm or y Cru ed, 750 g

$ 88

1

$ 98

Raisin Bread 530 g Hotdog Or Hamburger $ Buns

100 g

GROCERY

98

Pork Loin Chops

2

100 g

$ 48

F R E S H D A I LY

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

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Smoked Turkey $ Breast

$ 48

each

1

$

/lb 4.37kg

each

Beer Sausage

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¢

/lb 6.57/kg

FREYBE

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2 98 98

$ 98

1

$ 48

Old Fashioned Ham

Fresh Boneless Skinless $ Chicken Breasts Extra Lean $ Cubed Pork OME MAKE S S KABOB Y! A YOUR W

6 98 3 48 /lb 14.29/kg

/lb 8.77/kg

4 2 25

$ 98 $ 98

CHEF BOYARDEE

Pasta

Or Puritan Stews, or Chili, 410-425 g

45 $

FOR

KRAFT

Salad Dressings Assorted, 475 ml

FOR

MOTT’S

2 $ 45

$ 98 Clamato $ 98

23 $

CLEARANCE

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Or Welches Grape Juice, Assorted, 1.36 - 1.89 L

ON SELECT IN-STORE FURNITURE LOCATED DOWNSTAIRS AT MITCHELL BROTHERS 604.483.4949 • 5687 MANSON AVENUE