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Fox legacy shines bright

Annual run celebrates and honours legacy of Canadian icon SARA DONNELLY community@prpeak.com

TERRY’S TEAM: Powell River Terry Fox Run organizer Leslie Paul [left] and Lorraine Matheson, representing Terry’s Team, a group of cancer survivors and patients who encourage people to participate in the annual event, are preparing for this year’s run, which is scheduled for Sunday, September 16.

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App Store or iTunes Today, runs honouring the legacy of Terry Fox are held in more than 9,000 communities across Canada and more overseas. Fox’s original goal was to raise $10,000, but the outpouring of support across the nation led him to dream of raising one dollar from each Canadian. This has been achieved many times over with more than $750 million raised so far for cancer research.

In Powell River, the annual Terry Fox Run takes place Sunday, September 16, starting at 10 am outside the lower level of Powell River Recreation Complex.

People and dogs on leashes can take part in a 3.5-kilometre or 10-kilometre Get the Peak to Go route. iPhone app now The event is for everyone, not only runners, said Terry’s available in the Team member Lorraine Matheson. Terry’s Team is a group of cancer survivors App Store or iTunes and patients who encourage people to join the annual event.

“I’ve participated every year, even before I was diagnosed,” said Matheson, a longtime breast cancer survivor. “You don’t have to run. You can walk, ride a bike, take your scooter, whatever.”

Organizer Leslie Paul noted that because of the volunteer-driven nature of the Terry Fox charity, those who donate see more of their money going to finding a cure than anything else.

“It is a charity that people respect; 82 cents of every dollar goes directly to research,” said Paul. “It doesn’t have a high cost overhead because there are so many volunteers. That’s worth celebrating.”

This funding has led to medical breakthroughs and means the number of people surviving cancer diagnoses today is much greater than in Fox’s time, said Matheson.

“What Terry had, if he was diagnosed now, it would not be a terminal disease because of the research,” she added. “That’s another thing to celebrate: how many people are surviving now. It’s not a death sentence anymore.”

Both Matheson and Paul said the hope is to see as many people as possible of all ages coming out to support the event and having fun.

“It’s raising awareness about cancer and that nobody is free from it. Anybody and everybody can be affected, whether directly or indirectly,” said Paul. “It’s great to see whole families out, kids on bikes, parents pushing strollers, all ages.”

For more information or to make a donation, go to terryfox.org.

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The brain injury society will put the funds toward a project called Big Hearts, which stands for Brain Injury Group Harmonious Engagement of the Arts, said support worker Samantha Sherman, who devised the program and wrote the grant applications.

“The main portion of the project helps fund our art program and engages artists in the community as well as the artists we have in the society,” she said.

Powell River artists will teach workshops and inhouse talent will also receive needed financial supports.

“We have the funding now to help artists in our society pay for supplies so they can produce artwork and then sell it as an income,” added Sherman. “Some of the people here have amazing talent.”

ART START: Powell River Brain Injury Society, including artist Joan Mahaffy, and five other local organizations are receiving grant funding from the BC Arts Council. SARA DONNELLY PHOTO

Another aspect of the program, entitled Unmasking Brain Injuries, involves clients creating masks as a visual representation of brain injury. This will culminate in a gallery showing of the artist’s work in February, and the masks will then be exhibited by brain injury groups around the world.

For clients participating in the program there is great therapeutic value in art beyond creating.

“It helps you a lot with communication skills,” said participant Shelley Lewis.

“We suffer a lot with com-

munication problems.”

Artist-in-residence Jimmy Wilkins has been part of the program since 2003 and said observing the changes art makes in participants’ lives is hopeful.

“This class has inspired me beyond belief,” said Wilkins.

“You see people do things they never thought they could do; that’s the most pleasing part of it.”

Arts and culture is thriving in the province and contributing to the economy, according to data from BC Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. BC has the

most working artists in the country per capita and cultural activities added $7.2 billion to the provincial gross domestic product in 2016.

The possibilities to bring the artistic community together in a new way through the Big Hearts program is exciting to brain injury society executive director Deborah Dee. “Our groups are reaching out to artists instead of the other way around,” said Dee. “Bringing everybody together here, it’s been amazing to see.”

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City requests payment from Seaboard Hotels Council and staff await response from former Inn at Westview owners DAVID BRINDLE reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River is currently in a state of inbetween in ongoing discussions with owners of the former Inn at Westview building, according to city clerk Chris Jackson.

Reporting to committee of the whole on September 4, Jackson said the city is waiting for a response from the building’s registered owner, Seaboard Hotels, through its representative Jack Barr.

In a letter from its lawyers,

the city has asked Seaboard to pay an outstanding fee for inspection and project manager’s fee totalling approximately $7,500 to date.

“We’ve sent them the lawyer’s letter asking for the bill to be paid and we want to give them some time, some due diligence there, so they can respond,” said Jackson.

There is no timeline, according to Jackson, but he said he hopes to receive an answer in 30 days, which would raise the issue of the eyesore during the campaign for the next general election on October 20.

The back and forth has been going on for years over what many call the white elephant in the middle of the city.

In March 2018, city coun-

cil took control and began the process for tearing down the derelict building.

The reason for the current holdup is the same as it has been for months: engineering reports from Seaboard that the city wants to make public.

“We have to know if we need to go further on the engineering,” said mayor Dave Formosa. “If the owners will give up their engineering report then we won’t have to hire an engineer.”

Formosa said the city cannot send anyone into the building because it is unsafe.

If Seaboard refuses to give up the reports for public release, Formosa said the city will go ahead and hire its own engineer to determine if the site is safe to enter and

WHITE ELEPHANT: City of Powell River has been waiting on owners of the derelict former Inn at Westview building to release engineering reports so demolition can proceed.

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complete a cost analysis.

Previous estimates have put the price tag for demotion between $600,000 and $1 million, which taxpayers

could end up paying.

“Once this last step is done, if the owner doesn’t have their act together by then we will order a demo-

lition, the city will have to plan the funds and we take possession of the property,” said Fomosa. “My bet is they will pay the bill.”

Wildfire control holds line on East Redonda Island fire northwest of Powell River continues to burn

and two helicopters were working on control line maintenance by building a handline and sprinkler line.

“The control line is holding,” said BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) communication assistant, Dorthe Jakobsen. “The fire did try to cross over but we caught it.”

The suspected cause of the wildfire is human but it does not currently pose a risk to safety or infrastructure, according to BCWS and BC Parks.

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Control lines are holding on the East Redonda Island wildfire at the head of Pendrell Sound.

First reported on August 24, the fire has grown to 200 hectares. As of Thursday, September 6, 13 firefighters, including members of the Powell River Initial Attack crew,

metres northwest of Powell River between Homfray Channel and Pendrell Sound at the entrance to Toba Inlet. The conservation area is principally for forestry research in first and second-growth forest stands.

The ecological reserve is under the management authority of BC Parks. The fire management plan for the reserve states, “In circumstances where public safety and other designated values are not at risk, BC Parks and the ministry of forests staff will evaluate wildfires,

at the initial attack stage, in allowing the fire to burn naturally. The use of chemicals and heavy equipment will not be permitted within the reserve.”

BC Parks allowed the Pendrell Sound fire to burn naturally for one day before it escalated from 15.5 hectares to 30 hectares and a crew was sent back in.

Pendrell Sound wildfire timeline: August 24: Wildfire reported on East Redonda Island near the head of Pendrell Sound. Suspected cause: Human.

August 27: 15.5 hectare fire burns out of control; BCWS crew of five members sent in to establish control lines.

August 28: Wildfire grows to 45 hectares and BC Parks makes decision to let the fire burn.

August 29: Wildfire doubles in size to 110 hectares and a crew of five, along with one helicopter, work on fire control lines.

September 4: Wildfire is 200 hectares. 13 firefighters and two helicopters work to control wildfire with handlines and sprinkler lines.

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“It will come in from so many different directions; from the mall, from Duncan Street, from the airport, from Field Street, the old Max Cameron school, town centre, everything in-between all drains down into that one catchment area,” said Birtig.

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“Typically we haven’t been able to pinpoint anything,” said Birtig. “One time we did find somebody pouring latex paint into a catch basin.”

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Detergent, paint and who knows what else have regularly been seen in Squatters Creek.

Recently, Powell River resident Wayne Brewer saw evidence of what he said he suspected to be car wash or engine detergent washing down the creek.

“Always on a Saturday when government offices are closed,” said Brewer, who has lived creekside for 30 years. “In the past I’ve seen the suds two metres high.”

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“We’ll get a call that there’s a plume in the ocean of some colour and then we’ll dispatch our crews and they’ll start following the creek up and keep on climbing up to see if they can see the source,” said Birtig, adding that the faster city crews get information from the public the quicker the investigation can start to find the source of the material.

Birtig said the city considers Squatters Creek a fish-bearing stream and takes any pollutants in it very seriously.

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French immersion numbers increase

Mayor race begins DAVID BRINDLE reporter@prpeak.com

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Enrolment in French immersion continues to climb dramatically in Powell River and reached another record in the 2017/2018 school year, according to a report by Canadian Parents for French - BC and Yukon released on September 4.

More students than ever before are participating in French programs offered at two schools in School District 47. In 2017/2018, 156 students, or 7.1 per cent of the entire student body of about 2,200 were taking French immersion. Provincially, the average is 9.5 per cent.

Of the seven schools in the district, only James Thomson has a full immersion program. Brooks Secondary School includes it in some courses.

James Thomson principal Jasmin Marshman said she is not surprised about the success.

“It's a provincial trend but we knew when it came here that it would take a little while to catch on,” said Marshman. “Once parents saw the benefits of what French immersion can do for their kids’ learning we knew it was going to take off.”

EN FRANÇAIS: [From left] Finn Padgett, 12, Leo Brousseau, 10, Ryan Marshman, nine, Kate Barszczewski, eight, Helen Barszczewski, 11, Gabrielle Marshman, 12, and Sophie Mitchell, eight, are all enrolled in James Thomson Elementary School’s French Immersion program. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

The program is only for children of families who do not speak French, according to Marshman.

The report shows in graphic detail that French immersion has been on the rise since the program was first introduced at James Thomson in 2010/2011 when only 19 students were enrolled, or 0.8 per cent.

With room for a maximum of 20 students in kindergarten, there is so much demand for getting into James Thomson that the school district has to do a kindergarten lottery in spring.

“Last year we had 25 applicants,” said

Marshman.

The school had a waiting list but managed to make room for everyone.

“We've been fortunate but I don't think we'll be able to do that much longer,” said Marshman. “We are just meeting it right now but we're getting on that cusp of not pretty soon, which is uncomfortable. I don't like having kids on wait lists.”

Marshman added that a big factor in the demand for spots is if a family has one child in French immersion, their other child can be automatically enrolled.

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Unless more candidates for City of Powell River mayor come forward before the nomination period closes on Friday, September 14, the race will be between Powell River residents Ron Woznow and Glenn Holstine, and current mayor Dave Formosa.

Woznow has been campaigning since declaring his candidacy in January 2018. He is running under a banner he said includes openness, respect, proven leadership and job creation.

A relative newcomer to the city, he moved to Powell River with his wife Susan O’Brien in 2013.

Despite going up against an incumbent mayor with a household name, when asked, Woznow said he does not see himself as an underdog.

“No. Because of the feedback we’re getting at the door,” said Woznow. “We’ve knocked on over 4,000 doors, talked to roughly 1,800 people and the predominant theme from them is it’s time for a change.”

Holstine is also running on a fresh-start platform, but he said he does not have grandiose ideas or any conflicts of interest. He ran unsuccessfully for council in 2011 and said his campaign is straightforward and simple.

“It’s the upkeep of our town; the basic necessities of what we need as far as infrastructure, like roads and waterworks,” said Holstine.

Formosa, who has served two terms as mayor and was elected by acclamation in 2014, said he is running on his record, leadership and continuity, and at the urging of investors he has brought to Powell River.

“These companies have been very specific that they’re expecting me to run again because they’d like my leadership to see it through,” said Formosa. “I believe the community is firing on all 12 cylinders and doing great.”

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Province provides rental assistance for low-income residents Powell River housing advocates welcome news for city in vacancy crisis DAVID BRINDLE reporter@prpeak.com

BC’s provincial government is providing rent relief to low-income families and seniors.

According to a statement from BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, effective September 1, the average monthly subsidy for low-income families under the BC Rental Assistance Program is increasing by approximately $67, or 17 per cent, from $405 to $472. Qualification for benefits is open to households with a gross annual income of $40,000, which is an increase from $35,000.

City of Powell River councillor Maggie Hathaway, who holds the housing portfolio on council, said the low-income family subsidies are available only to the working poor. Those already on assistance do not qualify.

The province is also raising benefits for the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER)

program.

The average monthly payment for SAFER recipients will increase by approximately $78, or 42 per cent, from $187 to $265.

“Too many people aren’t able to enjoy the peace of mind that comes with having secure rental housing,” said BC minister of municipal affairs and housing Selina Robinson in a statement on August 30. “They worry each month about how to pay their rent, feed their families and meet their needs.”

Some seniors are struggling to pay their bills, and some are even forced to choose between paying for medications or paying rent, according to the statement.

The announcement that more people will be eligible and more financial assistance is available is welcome news to Powell River organizations that deal directly with low-income residents and seniors trying to find housing during the current rental crisis.

The rental assistance for the working poor families is underutilized in Powell River, according to housing advocates.

“It's a great program and giving more people access

RENT RELIEF: City of Powell River housing roundtable steering committee members include [from left] Lifecycle Housing Society treasurer Pat Christie, City of Powell River councillor Maggie Hathaway, Lyn Adamson and Inclusion Powell River chief executive officer Lilla Tipton. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

to it is a very good step,” said Inclusion Powell River chief executive officer Lilla Tipton. “A better informed community will ensure that those needing this assistance are more likely to get access to it.”

That view is shared

by Powell River General Hospital social worker, mental health and in-patient psychiatry, Rebecca Withers.

“It is our feeling that many in Powell River do not realize these programs exist, nor do they realize they are

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likely eligible to apply,” said Withers. “Any program that provides direct financial assistance towards rental costs is of benefit to our community. It is our hope that more education and information sharing can be done regard-

ing these two programs so as many eligible applicants apply as possible.”

The vacancy rate in Powell River is 0.5 per cent. For many residents, average rents of $800 are beyond their means.

“It goes to supply and demand,” said Hathaway.

“Right now there is a real lack in supply and a big demand. Once all the proposed projects come on line the rent subsidies will make them more affordable.”

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

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

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1. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Ontario Avenue, 4600 block Powell River RCMP received a report of an unknown male who stole a 750-ml bottle of Sailor Jerry from a beer and wine store, which had occurred on September 2 at 6:38 pm. The unknown male was described as being six feet tall, having dark hair and a dark goatee, wearing a hat, blue jeans, flip flops and a black shirt with the lettering “HI” written on the front.

SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY Powell River RCMP wish to remind the public that as of September 2, 2018, all schools in School District 47 are back in session. With schools back in session, the RCMP reminds the motoring public that all 30-kilometre per hour school zones are in effect for the school year. The posted speed limit is applicable on school days between 8 am and 5 pm, unless the sign states otherwise.

AUGUST 29 TO SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 TOTAL SERVICE CALLS = 129 IMPAIRED DRIVING = 4 ASSAULTS = 3

BREAK AND ENTERS = 0 THEFTS = 12 MISCHIEF = 2

Place: Powell River Recreation Complex – Evergreen Theatre These are cases reported to

Powell River RCMPDistrict in the Electors of qathet Regional Areas A, B, and C are advised that the past two weeks. If you have Regional District will hold a public information meeting at 7 pm, Tuesday, information about the crimes September 25, regarding the referendum on Bylaw 530, for Electoral Areas A listed here or any other crimes, call Powell River RCMP at (excluding Savary Island), B, and C, during 2018 General Local Elections. The 604.485.6255 or Crime meeting is intended for electors in the above noted areas, but is open to the Stoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS. general public.

Electors in qathet Regional District Areas A (excluding Savary Island), B, and C, will vote on the following referendum question during General Local Elections, October 20, 2018: “Are you in favour of the Powell River Regional District adopting Bylaw No. 530 to establish with Electoral Areas A, B and C a service for the purpose of providing financial assistance to the City of Powell River for providing regional recreational services and to authorize a maximum annual taxation of $178,500 or $0.153249/$1,000 of net taxable value of land and improvements, whichever is greater?”

For more information please contact the qathet Regional District: Matt O’Halloran, Chief Election Officer Michelle Jones, Deputy Chief Election Officer 604.485.2260 • vote@powellriverrd.bc.ca www.qathet.ca

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Community impact September always seems like a better month to begin a new year instead of January. After a mostly unstructured time, activities get back on a regular pattern.

One of those activities is the return of Powell River Kings hockey as the 2018/2019 BC Junior Hockey League season starts.

This year there is a new beginning under the direction of a coach new to the community and fans will be eager to see how he translates his philosophy into on-ice results. Tyler Kuntz has spent the past few weeks of training camp and four exhibition games instilling his system into new and returning players who make up the team’s roster. Only time will tell how the group responds, and the result will be evident both on the scoreboard and in league standings.

The Kings organization The Kings organization has has always always been about more than been about performance on the ice as more than performance players make their impact in on the ice as the wider community outside players make of Hap Parker Arena. their impact in the wider community outside of Hap Parker Arena and Powell River Recreation Complex. It also offers numerous groups and organizations fundraising opportunities through exposure to the team’s fan base.

The season opener against Victoria Grizzlies on Saturday, September 8, is an example of community partnerships working for the betterment of our city.

Canadian Tire, game sponsor, has a program called Jumpstart that funds participation in physical activity for youngsters whose families could not otherwise afford it. Just prior to an annual barbecue, the store had a flood and it had to be cancelled.

Kings marketing and promotions manager Nadine Porchetta contacted The Rotary Club of Powell River, which agreed to provide a tailgate party barbecue with proceeds going to Jumpstart. Canadian Tire staff will be busy as game sponsor so that offer was most appreciated.

That is just one example of the many ways having a junior hockey team makes Powell River such a great place to live.

Supporting the Kings by attending games provides entertainment through the fall and winter months and adds to the strength of our community.

On-ice action thrills fans throughout the regular season and, hopefully, deep into the playoffs, as coaches and players strive to achieve personal goals and attain team success.

At the same time, those who work or volunteer behind the scenes ensure what happens prior to and after games, as well as during intermissions, continues to benefit the community in ways that cannot be counted on a scoresheet.

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Trans Mountain and meaningful dialogue

By Fred Guerin An essential feature of meaningful dialogue is the obligation to listen attentively to the words of the other. One listens closely to the words of the other not because it might give a competitive advantage but because it advances cooperation and secures mutual respect and recognition.

The obligation to listen closely becomes even more imperative when there is a power imbalance or when dealing with those who have historically and systemically been ignored, silenced or marginalized.

To refuse to listen attentively, or to turn the obligation to listen into a perfunctory or empty proforma exercise, not only undermines the mutuality of dialogue, but profoundly disrespects the other as a person or community that implicitly deserves recognition and respect.

Such lack of recognition and

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respect toward Canada’s First Nations was exemplified in the so-called “consultation” process undertaken by the National Energy Board (NEB) and the Government of Canada regarding the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government fell considerably short of the conduct necessary to meet the duty to consult. In a recent decision (August 30) the Federal Court of Appeal made it quite clear that neither the NEB nor the Government of Canada were all that interested in meaningful dialogue—in listening to or trying to genuinely understand the concerns of First Nations peoples.

The NEB could have allowed First Nations participants the right of oral cross-examination but instead reduced their participation to a pro-forma process “whereby interveners and

the Board could submit written interrogatories, referred to as Information Requests, to Trans Mountain.”

Judges Dawson, De Montigny and Woods concluded that “The Board’s process and findings were so flawed that the Governor in Council could not reasonably rely on the Board’s report.”

The Canadian government could have, but did not, depart from the NEB’s findings; they could have, but did not, impose additional conditions on Trans Mountain; they could have, but did not, enter into a meaningful dialogue, or attempt to honestly grapple with the concerns expressed in good faith by indigenous applicants “so as to explore possible accommodation of these concerns.”

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LETTERS » Judging by what I’ve read in the Peak, and based on what I heard myself at the two public town hall meetings regarding cannabis in the city, it would seem our pleas fell on deaf ears [“Planners recommend limits for cannabis sales,” August 3]. Cannabis is safer than alcohol and bylaws regarding sale and consumption should reflect that.

One of the things the community has to look forward to when cannabis is finally legal in October is increased commerce and employment within the city.

The Cannabis Act is supposed to curtail the black market, but restriction on retail sales will only allow

it to flourish. The strange thing is that even though the city has proposed a cap of five to seven stores, with a 300-metre buffer from a liquor store, five to seven stores can’t even fit within those parts of the city zoned as commercial.

There can be none in Wildwood, Cranberry or Townsite. In Westview, only Crossroads Village falls outside of the buffer, but if we also exclude places children frequent, like the library, then no cannabis retail can be allowed there.

Only a portion of Marine Avenue is outside of any 300-metre buffer, even with the proposed 150 metre exception for that street. The fact that a buffer can be 300 metres in one place and 150 metres in another begs the ques-

tions: “Where did these arbitrary numbers come from? Why not 275 or 312?”

Cannabis stores are not more dangerous if they are near a school or “places where children frequent.”

In Wildwood there has been a pub operating for generations, much of that time with off sales (ie a liquor store) a mere 80 metres from an elementary school, and we do not see school kids affected negatively by this proximity.

Kids get drugs and alcohol from their older friends and family members, they’re not getting it from dispensaries and bars.

It is incredulous that a cannabis store will be charged $2,000 to operate within the city. Again, this serves to drive business away, even into the region-

al district, as well as bolster the pockets of the very black market dealers the Cannabis Act is intended to disrupt.

The sky isn’t falling.

When cannabis is legal, we won’t suddenly have throngs of stoned people plaguing the city. The same people who use cannabis now will be using cannabis when it becomes legal on October 17. The city won’t need to acquire revenue for enforcement and education of something we’ve been handling just fine for three generations.

These proposals seem anathema to what the public has expressed is sensible, to the growing of our local economy, and to the spirit of the Cannabis Act.

ACROSS 1. Thumbs (through) 6. Translated into symbols 11. Amass 13. Not often 14. Multitude 15. Authorize 16. Cultivates 17. Supplied 19. Neutral colors 21. Diamonds, e.g.

25. Chinese chef’s item 28. Bird call 29. Slanting edge 30. Small hotel 31. Snow building 33. Ostrich’s relative 34. Beseech 36. Current measure 37. Scand. country 38. Observer 39. Try 41. Desert beast 44. Vagabond 48. Canada’s capital 51. Married on the sly 53. Made of oak 54. Sampled 55. Musical symbols 56. Wins

Ari Dublion Thunder Bay Road

The election and the vision thing

Powell River residents go to the polls on October 20, six weeks from now. What we should be looking for in a new council is an interesting question with a wide range of answers, from having very low expectations about local politicians’ capacity to accomplish much to a real desire and expectation of genuine leadership and a vision for the future.

Will the candidates who put their names forward reflect low or high expectations? Will they present a consistent vision of the future for the community they are committed to or will their platforms be a hodgepodge of personal preferences? Or worse do they have an agenda of personal gain?

We hope for candidates who have actually decided to run based on their conviction that they have leadership ability and on thoughtful consideration about the needs of the community. Yet if we truly want a council that works toward a consistent and progressive vision, that can only happen if there are enough candidates with a common vision to vote for.

COUNTERPOINT

By Murray Dobbin

And it’s not enough to just get such candidates elected.

They have to work consciously together, identify two or three major initiatives that will improve life in the community and work toward getting the community genuinely engaged in embracing and guiding those initiatives.

If that sounds like common sense then we have a severe lack of it at the civic level in BC. This kind of thoughtful collaboration with the community is rare and, as a result, progress toward a coherent and consistent vision mostly falls short. That doesn’t mean we

don’t elect hardworking and principled councillors. We do. It means that without deliberate collaboration and citizen engagement they fail to deliver up to their potential.

In most municipalities candidates run strictly as individuals and don’t run as part of slates, which are widely seen in a negative light for having an “agenda.”

But an agenda could also be a vision: a thoughtful plan for the future.

In Vancouver there are actual political parties that put forward different visions people can choose between.

That means knowing each candidate’s views is not so important; they are reflected in the party’s platform.

The other barrier to co-operation among councillors of like mind is the community charter that governs local politics. It seeks to prevent collaboration among councillors who constitute a majority on their council. In other words, if four Powell River councillors want to meet outside of council to discuss policy questions they would be violating the

community charter.

This absurdly undemocratic rule is routinely ignored in Vancouver and New Westminster (and likely other communities) with no consequences. But in Powell River the four like-minded councillors who topped the polls last time on a promise of progressive change declined to challenge an unenforceable rule, which hobbled their capacity to plan and work for that change.

The question of slates played a prominent role in the last election with mayor Dave Formosa accusing the above four councillors of being a slate when they clearly were not. And at the same time, he promoted his own slate who then put up identical election signs.

That answered the question, when is a slate not a slate: When it is defending the status quo. Perhaps it’s time for competing slates each with all their “vision” cards on the table. Then we would have a clear choice.

DOWN 1. Thin board 2. Parrot 3. Land parcel 4. Apply icing 5. Bask 6. Bamboo stem 7. Florida fruit

8. Newcomer to society 9. Building shape 10. Hue 12. Christmas drink 13. Priest: abbr.

18. Separate 20. Corrosive liquid 22. Balanced 23. Notation 24. Mumble 25. Dry, as dishes 26. Solely 27. On bended ____ 29. Hits 32. Breakfast fare 35. Gallery 40. Not these 42. Floors 43. “Renaissance ____” (DeVito film) 45. Picks 46. Garden produce 47. Probability 48. ____ up to (confess) 49. Moreover 50. Kindergartner 52. Place for experiments

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

Cannabis cap doesn’t fit

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

6« VIEWPOINT complex.

If they have an ounce of integrity or self-respect, Trudeau, the Liberal government and the NEB should be chastened and ashamed by the appeal court’s recent decision on the expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline.

Before they do anything more, they

need to first apologize for what they have already done to First Nations peoples, and, indeed, to all Canadians.

Fred Guerin is a member of Climate Action Powell River, a teacher of philosophy at Vancouver Island University and leads the monthly Philosopher’s Cafe.

It’s back to school time Slow down, watch for children

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Canada and the NEB reverted to an all-too-familiar paternalistic, colonial and unilateral perspective: one that refused to listen to the voices of First Nations people but was more than willing to take care of the profit interests of Kinder Morgan shareholders and the fossil fuel industrial

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LETTERS » Judging by what I’ve read in the Peak, and based on what I heard myself at the two public town hall meetings regarding cannabis in the city, it would seem our pleas fell on deaf ears [“Planners recommend limits for cannabis sales,” August 3]. Cannabis is safer than alcohol and bylaws regarding sale and consumption should reflect that.

One of the things the community has to look forward to when cannabis is finally legal in October is increased commerce and employment within the city.

The Cannabis Act is supposed to curtail the black market, but restriction on retail sales will only allow

it to flourish. The strange thing is that even though the city has proposed a cap of five to seven stores, with a 300-metre buffer from a liquor store, five to seven stores can’t even fit within those parts of the city zoned as commercial.

There can be none in Wildwood, Cranberry or Townsite. In Westview, only Crossroads Village falls outside of the buffer, but if we also exclude places children frequent, like the library, then no cannabis retail can be allowed there.

Only a portion of Marine Avenue is outside of any 300-metre buffer, even with the proposed 150 metre exception for that street. The fact that a buffer can be 300 metres in one place and 150 metres in another begs the ques-

tions: “Where did these arbitrary numbers come from? Why not 275 or 312?”

Cannabis stores are not more dangerous if they are near a school or “places where children frequent.”

In Wildwood there has been a pub operating for generations, much of that time with off sales (ie a liquor store) a mere 80 metres from an elementary school, and we do not see school kids affected negatively by this proximity.

Kids get drugs and alcohol from their older friends and family members, they’re not getting it from dispensaries and bars.

It is incredulous that a cannabis store will be charged $2,000 to operate within the city. Again, this serves to drive business away, even into the region-

al district, as well as bolster the pockets of the very black market dealers the Cannabis Act is intended to disrupt.

The sky isn’t falling.

When cannabis is legal, we won’t suddenly have throngs of stoned people plaguing the city. The same people who use cannabis now will be using cannabis when it becomes legal on October 17. The city won’t need to acquire revenue for enforcement and education of something we’ve been handling just fine for three generations.

These proposals seem anathema to what the public has expressed is sensible, to the growing of our local economy, and to the spirit of the Cannabis Act.

ACROSS 1. Thumbs (through) 6. Translated into symbols 11. Amass 13. Not often 14. Multitude 15. Authorize 16. Cultivates 17. Supplied 19. Neutral colors 21. Diamonds, e.g.

25. Chinese chef’s item 28. Bird call 29. Slanting edge 30. Small hotel 31. Snow building 33. Ostrich’s relative 34. Beseech 36. Current measure 37. Scand. country 38. Observer 39. Try 41. Desert beast 44. Vagabond 48. Canada’s capital 51. Married on the sly 53. Made of oak 54. Sampled 55. Musical symbols 56. Wins

Ari Dublion Thunder Bay Road

The election and the vision thing

Powell River residents go to the polls on October 20, six weeks from now. What we should be looking for in a new council is an interesting question with a wide range of answers, from having very low expectations about local politicians’ capacity to accomplish much to a real desire and expectation of genuine leadership and a vision for the future.

Will the candidates who put their names forward reflect low or high expectations? Will they present a consistent vision of the future for the community they are committed to or will their platforms be a hodgepodge of personal preferences? Or worse do they have an agenda of personal gain?

We hope for candidates who have actually decided to run based on their conviction that they have leadership ability and on thoughtful consideration about the needs of the community. Yet if we truly want a council that works toward a consistent and progressive vision, that can only happen if there are enough candidates with a common vision to vote for.

COUNTERPOINT

By Murray Dobbin

And it’s not enough to just get such candidates elected.

They have to work consciously together, identify two or three major initiatives that will improve life in the community and work toward getting the community genuinely engaged in embracing and guiding those initiatives.

If that sounds like common sense then we have a severe lack of it at the civic level in BC. This kind of thoughtful collaboration with the community is rare and, as a result, progress toward a coherent and consistent vision mostly falls short. That doesn’t mean we

don’t elect hardworking and principled councillors. We do. It means that without deliberate collaboration and citizen engagement they fail to deliver up to their potential.

In most municipalities candidates run strictly as individuals and don’t run as part of slates, which are widely seen in a negative light for having an “agenda.”

But an agenda could also be a vision: a thoughtful plan for the future.

In Vancouver there are actual political parties that put forward different visions people can choose between.

That means knowing each candidate’s views is not so important; they are reflected in the party’s platform.

The other barrier to co-operation among councillors of like mind is the community charter that governs local politics. It seeks to prevent collaboration among councillors who constitute a majority on their council. In other words, if four Powell River councillors want to meet outside of council to discuss policy questions they would be violating the

community charter.

This absurdly undemocratic rule is routinely ignored in Vancouver and New Westminster (and likely other communities) with no consequences. But in Powell River the four like-minded councillors who topped the polls last time on a promise of progressive change declined to challenge an unenforceable rule, which hobbled their capacity to plan and work for that change.

The question of slates played a prominent role in the last election with mayor Dave Formosa accusing the above four councillors of being a slate when they clearly were not. And at the same time, he promoted his own slate who then put up identical election signs.

That answered the question, when is a slate not a slate: When it is defending the status quo. Perhaps it’s time for competing slates each with all their “vision” cards on the table. Then we would have a clear choice.

DOWN 1. Thin board 2. Parrot 3. Land parcel 4. Apply icing 5. Bask 6. Bamboo stem 7. Florida fruit

8. Newcomer to society 9. Building shape 10. Hue 12. Christmas drink 13. Priest: abbr.

18. Separate 20. Corrosive liquid 22. Balanced 23. Notation 24. Mumble 25. Dry, as dishes 26. Solely 27. On bended ____ 29. Hits 32. Breakfast fare 35. Gallery 40. Not these 42. Floors 43. “Renaissance ____” (DeVito film) 45. Picks 46. Garden produce 47. Probability 48. ____ up to (confess) 49. Moreover 50. Kindergartner 52. Place for experiments

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

Cannabis cap doesn’t fit

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

6« VIEWPOINT complex.

If they have an ounce of integrity or self-respect, Trudeau, the Liberal government and the NEB should be chastened and ashamed by the appeal court’s recent decision on the expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline.

Before they do anything more, they

need to first apologize for what they have already done to First Nations peoples, and, indeed, to all Canadians.

Fred Guerin is a member of Climate Action Powell River, a teacher of philosophy at Vancouver Island University and leads the monthly Philosopher’s Cafe.

It’s back to school time Slow down, watch for children

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Canada and the NEB reverted to an all-too-familiar paternalistic, colonial and unilateral perspective: one that refused to listen to the voices of First Nations people but was more than willing to take care of the profit interests of Kinder Morgan shareholders and the fossil fuel industrial

Tla’amin Nation 4779 Klahanie Road, Powell River, BC 604.483.9646 • tlaaminnation.com

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CULTURE »

Tribute band kicks off tour PIGS promise authentic, spectacular rock and roll show SARA DONNELLY community@prpeak.com

Becoming a Pink Floyd tribute band was happenstance, according to PIGS lead guitarist and vocalist

Josh Szczepanowski.

“We were just sort of mucking about in the rehearsal studio and played a couple of Pink Floyd songs and it turns out they sounded really good,” said Szczepanowski.

“It was sort of by accident, which seems like a Floydian thing to happen.”

The Victoria-based group has been meticulously recreating the live sound and con-

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cert experience of 1970s-era Pink Floyd and has perfected its craft in front of sold-out audiences throughout Canada for more than 10 years. Group members have gained an encyclopedic knowledge of all things Pink Floyd in the process, according to Szczepanowski.

PIGS is kicking off a Canada-wide tour later this month, and will play Powell River’s Max Cameron T heatre on Saturd ay, September 22. The Outside/ In tour will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, one of the best-selling albums of all time, which will be played in its entirety during the show.

“We’re going to play lots of other things, too, but that’s kind of the centrepiece of our tour,” said

PIGS CAN FLY: Powell River will be the second stop on PIGS’ Outside/In cross-Canada tour later this month. In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the release of Dark Side of the Moon, the Pink Floyd tribute band will be performing the album in its entirety. [From left with their corresponding Pink Floyd roles] Jon Baglo (Snowy White), Geoff Howe (Roger Waters), Iain Rose (Nick Mason), Josh Szczepanowski (David Gilmour) and Adam Basterfield (Richard Wright). Other band members not shown: Dave Lawson (Dick Parry), Anneda (Clare Torry) and visuals artist VJ Photon. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Szczepanowski.

Powell River will be just the second stop for the group.

“It’ll still be pretty fresh and exciting and fun, so it’s going to be a really excellent show; we’re quite excited to get out there,” he added.

Szczepanowski said those who have not seen PIGS per-

form live are in for a unique experience.

“It’s going to be a big old rock show, so people better be prepared for that,” he added. “It’ll be loud and spectacular with lasers and a giant screen. People who haven’t seen us before are going to be pretty excited by

our authenticity.”

Although they are a tribute band, the audience will not be sitting around listening to karaoke, said Szczepanowski.

“We like to light the lasers up and blow the doors off the place, that’s our thing. It should be really fun.”

Take a Peak: Sarah Fitzgibbon Healing potential of creating inspires artist SARA DONNELLY community@prpeak.com

Mixed media artist Sarah Fitzgibbon grew up in a creative household and was inspired to pursue art from a young age. She incorporates paint, clay, fabric and recycled materials into her work.

After completing her BFA in fine arts, she began teaching art classes. This May she completed a graduate program in art therapy, a form of expressive therapy that uses the creative process

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of making art to improve a person’s physical, emotional and mental wellbeing.

Are you originally from Powell River?

I’m originally from Edmonton and glad to call Powell River my home since 2009.

Who or what inspired you to first get into art?

My dad was a painter and his studio always fascinated me. The smell of turpentine still reminds me of him. He originally inspired me to be creative. I was also very fortunate to attend a high school that specialized in visual and performing arts. I then went on to get my BFA from the Alberta College of

Art and Design in Calgary.

What kind of art do you create?

I consider creativity and making art just a part of who I am as an individual.

It’s just something I’ve always engaged in. The creative process allows me to fully express myself in ways that can’t be done through other forms of communication. I guess I would consider myself a multimedia artist, as I make art using many different types of mediums.

What else do you do artistically?

When my family and I first moved to Powell River I landed an awesome job running after school programs, work-

shops and teaching art lessons at Skylight Art Studio, where I worked for six years.

Through my many experiences working at the studio, I discovered that art and, more specifically, the creative process can be used as a tool for exploring feelings, personality, identity, dreams, desires as well as difficult stuff that happens in life. It was another form of communication and self-expression. Because of this awareness, my attention shifted from the art itself to the process of making it. I was not interested in the technical or aesthetic quality of the finished pieces but in what was happening for the person during the process of making the art. This led me to explore the healing qualities of art and the creative process. I enrolled in a distance art therapy graduate program in Nelson, BC, which I completed this past May. What is next for you?

I recently accepted a job with Powell River Child, Youth and Family Services Society and look forward to further developing my therapeutic skills as an art therapist in my home community of Powell River. For more information, contact sarahfit@telus.net.

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Learn to make your own video game, design characters and worlds, then play the game with friends.

Pro-D Day: Story Forts Friday, September 21, 10 am to 1 pm Anne Woznow Children’s Reading Room Kids and caregivers are invited to drop in and try out the library’s new Crazy Fort kits. Throw a blanket on top, crawl inside your cozy creation and enjoy a book.

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Texada running event a success despite air quality concerns SARA DONNELLY community@prpeak.com

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Last-minute rains improve race conditions With organizers on the verge of cancelling Texada Island’s eighth annual Run The Rock marathon, half marathon and eight-kilometre races due to poor air quality, a last-minute squall led to near perfect running conditions for the event on Sunday, August 26.

“This is the second year we dodged the bullet with smoky conditions,” said race marshall Ken Barton.

“The rain on Saturday was enough to settle the dust.

Instead, runners experienced overcast and cool conditions that were perfect for running.”

Keith Wakelin from Merville, BC, won the full marathon for the third time, finishing the race in 3:34:48, more than 40 min-

utes ahead of second place overall and the first-place woman, Vancouver’s Aileen McKeown, who finished with a time of 4:38:56.

Joe Pelletier of Terrace, BC, came first in the half marathon at 1:32.36 and Hennisea Hoy of New Westminster was first woman at 1:37.39.

Powell River’s Noah Bourcier was able to use the excellent running conditions to set a new record in the eight-kilometre race with a time of 29:53.

Wilem Sturge of Gillies Bay came second at 40:47 and Katherine Rinehart of Port Moody placed third overall and was the first woman to cross the finish line with a time of 42:34.

Race director Rob McWilliam said he was happy overall with the races, however, he believes ongoing air quality issues during high summer may lead to rescheduling the event in the future.

“While we are pleased that everyone who came had a great day, our numbers were

NEW RECORD: Powell River’s Noah Bourcier crossed the finish line in a record time during the eight kilometre portion of Texada Island’s Run the Rock Marathon events on Sunday, August 26. Bourcier took first place with a time of 29:53.

DOBY DOBROSTANSKI PHOTO

down because of the smoke, and a higher number than usual of those who had registered just didn’t show up because of concerns about the

possible conditions,” added McWilliam. “We are going to have to look at moving the event to the spring or fall for future years.”

Hard work pays off for swimmers Team records set at qualifying and provincial meets SARA DONNELLY community@prpeak.com

Powell River Aquatic Club had an eventful and successful summer season with many local swimmers setting personal bests and club records at recent meets. At the Vancouver Island Regional Championship Swim meet, a provincial qualifier meet held at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre from August 3 to 5, eight club records were set. Two more club records were achieved at the BC Summer Swimming Association provincial swim meet at the Surrey Guildford Recreation Centre from August 17 to 19, according to team coach Mary Maguire.

Maguire said the club’s diligence and enthusiasm during the months of training impressed her and led to the excellent results. “I am very proud of all of the swimmers who did so well at regionals, as well as those who went on to represent Vancouver Island at Provincials,” she said. “They really understand the meaning of hard work

AQUATIC ACHIEVERS: A group of 15 swimmers from Powell River Aquatic Club competed and attained club records at two recent swim meets. [From left] Malia Mikkelsen, nine, Hannah Giesbrecht, 12, Madison Giesbrecht, 10, Ayva Gunther, 11, Avari Dodd, 12, Jaya Nouwens, 12, Saphire Mitchell, eight, Kai Nouwens, 10, and Londyn Waterton, eight. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

and dedication.”

Results from the provincial qualifying meet in Duncan: Ainsley Needham achieved third place in the 100-metre breaststroke and third in the 100-metre backstroke; Ayva Gunther came second in the 100-metre individual relay and first place in the 50-metre backstroke, 50-metre butterfly and 100-metre freestyle; Madison Giesbrecht placed sec-

ond in the 50-metre freestyle and first in the 50-metre breaststroke; Adianta Cocksedge-Hamilton placed second in the 50-metre backstroke and second in the 100-metre freestyle; and Saphire Mitchell placed third in the 50-metre breaststroke.

Official results from the provincial competition were not available at press time and will be published at a later date.

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2018-2019 POWELL RIVER KINGS HOME OPENER: Saturday, September 8 • 7 pm • Hap Parker Arena

Kings prepare for regular season

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Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither will this year’s edition of the Powell River Kings. After taking the reins of the team in May, new head coach Tyler Kuntz has bombarded his troops with information on new systems, new philosophies and new methods designed to create a winning game plan.

That information takes time to sink in and become second nature.

“To date, I’ve seen a group of players who have received a lot of information, a lot of practice sessions and a lot of video in a pretty short amount of time, and they’re still processing it,” said Kuntz.

As the team prepares for its 30th anniversary season opener at Hap Parker Arena on Saturday, September 8, players and coaches are reflecting on a winless fourgame exhibition schedule that saw the Kings go up against near opening night

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played a neutral-site game in Comox Valley against the Nanaimo on September 2.

After a solid opening period where Powell River jumped out to a 2-0 lead, Nanaimo rallied for six unanswered goals, including five in the second period and won the game 6-2.

The four games are all the hockey the team will get before opening the season at home against a familiar opponent. Powell River officially starts the 2018/2019 BC Hockey League season against Victoria. Prior to puck drop, Kings will raise the 2017/2018 Island Division Championship banner they won against the Grizzlies in last year’s playoffs. Game time is 7 pm.

This year’s roster is set to feature 12 players from last year’s division championship team plus another five with previous BCHL experience. One of the rookies entering action is Matt Fawcett, who is tipped to provide the Kings with scoring punch.

“Everything’s been going great, I’m adapting to life in Powell River and I’m really happy with the season so far,” said Fawcett. “I’m looking to bring some speed, skill and scoring chances, but I want to contribute defensively as well and just be a solid all-round player for this team.”

Kings are hosting a pregame tailgate party prior to Saturday’s home opener.

FACING OFF: Powell River Kings rookie forward Matt Fawcett takes a draw against Nanaimo during a BC Hockey League exhibition game on September 2 in Comox. HAYDEN TAIT PHOTO

The Rotary Club of Powell River will be providing food and drinks to fans, with all proceeds going to Canadian

Wishing you a successful season

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To close August, Kings ventured to Vancouver Island to play three games.

On August 24, Powell River lost 6-2 to Alberni Valley, 5-4 in overtime to Cowichan Valley Capitals the following night, then went past 60 minutes again in Nanaimo on August 26 against the Clippers before falling 3-2.

“You could see there’s been a lot of learning, and as the exhibitions went on you could see that guys were starting to get the things coach Kuntz has been teaching us,” said second-year forward Ethan Kimball.

Results from the trio of games weren’t indicative of the way this team sees itself fitting into the Island Division and BCHL standings. The complexity of the game plan, combined with the volume of information means players are still adapting to their new reality.

“The message from Tyler has been that we’re not going to be a team that beats ourselves,” said returning blueliner Ben Raffler. “We’re going to play our systems, play smart hockey and in doing that it will frustrate the other team into making a big mistake. It’s a steady process, playing the right way and forcing errors and turnovers.”

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Last year, Adamyk was one of the top goalies in the BC Hockey League regular season with a 2.88 goals against average and a .910 save percentage. But he shared goaltending duties in tandem with Matteo DAVID BRINDLE Paler-Chow, who is currently on the Kings reporter@prpeak.com injury list after a skateboarding accident in When Mitch Adamyk steps onto the ice the off-season. as the Powell River Kings goaltender in During the 2017/18 BCHL playoffs against the team’s home and season opener on Nanaimo Clippers, Adamyk was knocked out Saturday, September 8, he will be calm, cool of the lineup on February 3 with a concusand collected. sion. He said he That’s his style, is fully recovered I like to be as calm as possible according to the now and ready to big veteran netand assess what’s happening in go. minder, who has Until Chow refront, making good reads and an almost studiturns, Adamyk is ous approach to being aggressive when you need Kuntz’s number the essentials of one in the Kings to but not overly aggressive the game. net.

“I like to be as “I'm ready to calm as possible and assess what's happen- take it on. The more games I play, the beting in front, making good reads and being ter,” said the 19-year old. “As a goalie, you're aggressive when you need to but not overly always competing for the net and you always aggressive,” said the affable Adamyk, who want to play. Sitting on the bench isn't much enters his third season with Kings. fun, so I'm ready for it.”

It’s been a hard training camp under coach Adamyk said the Kings are good going into Tyler Kuntz, according to Adamyk, with the season and the team definitely wants to twice-a-day sessions on the ice and new sys- win, but it’s a process. tems to learn.

“It's a 58-game season,” he said, “and “I just have to worry about stopping the you have to be pretty bad not to make the pucks,” he said. playoffs.”

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1100 In Memoriam

Robert Dale Evans

REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONE.

We would like to invite community members of Powell River to attend a memorial service for the late Robert Dale Evans at 1 pm on Monday, September 10, at Powell River Regional Cemetery in Cranberry.

Donate to Powell River Hospital Foundation.

Marion Ethel Holstine Born, Tummel, Manitoba, April 23, 1926.

Died, Powell River, BC, September 2, 2018.

Marion was predeceased by her son Wayne in 1973 and husband Alex in 2016. She is survived by daughter Janice Johnson, son Barry Holstine (Barb), son Glenn Holstine (Bev), grandchildren Rayna Conn (Brandon), Stefan Holstine (Kate), Carlee Holstine (Lucas) and Evan MacFarlane (Charlotte), and great-grandchildren, Jessica, Deven, Mikayla.

A very special thank-you to Marion’s nephew Brian Chutskoff for your family support through Marion’s illness. Safe travels, Mom, fair winds and a following sea.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Powell River Hospital Foundation as there is no funeral by request.

Barbara Irene Liknes September 26, 1932 August 31, 2018

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was predeceased by her son Gene, sister Vi and brother-in-law Derek.

Barbara is survived by her husband of 63 years Arlo (Al) Liknes, two children: Graham (Lisa) and Paul (Sylvia), as well as 10 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She enjoyed time in her gardens and was very involved with her community church.

Many thanks to the doctors and nursing staff at Powell River General Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, September 8, at St. David and St. Paul Anglican Church, 6310 Sycamore Street.

In lieu of flowers, donations to a local charity of your choice would be appreciated.

Rest in peace, you will be forever loved and treasured.

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TEN INCH Delta Unisaw with a 220v single phase motor in very good condition. Asking $1,500 Call 604.749.7054.

2145 Wanted KITCHEN CUPBOARDS, large set preferred, will consider all condition and types, please call 604.414.4598 or email rarch123@gmail.com WANTED ROTOTILLER, rear-tine tiller preferred. A machine with large wheels with tines located on the back of the machine. Call 604.414.4598 or email rarch123@gmail.com WELDED ALUMINUM boat, 20’ to 24’, four stroke, power preferred. Text 604.414.4598.

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Notice of Public Hearing The Council of the City of Powell River hereby gives notice that it will meet and hold a Public Hearing, September 20, 2018, at 6:30 pm, in Council Chambers of City Hall, 6910 Duncan Street, Powell River, B.C. to consider proposed Bylaw 2532, 2018.

The intent of proposed Bylaw 2532, 2018 is to amend Schedule A of Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006, being the Official Zoning Map, by rezoning the subject properties located at 4747 Joyce Avenue and 4753 Joyce Avenue, legally described as Lots A & B Block 133 District Lots 5167 & 5306 Plan 8201 (PID 010-223-282 and 010-223312) shown outlined in bold on the map below from “Single and Two Family Residential (R2)” to “Comprehensive Development 5 - ‘Joyce Commons Mixed Use Development’ (CD5)”.

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2008 TACOMA TRD Quad Cab, 195,000 kms, 4.0 auto, 6” lift, 35” tires, $18,900. Call 604.483.8050 or email rapp@live.ca

9185 Boats 1981 SEA RAY 36’ (355T) twin diesels, diesel generator extras, recent survey. Call Jen 604.413.1092 or Chris 604.414.3960.

1998 270 SEARAY Limited Edition, excellent condition, 690hrs, new motor, trailer, new tarps, lots of bells and whistles $30,000 Call 604.414.8596.

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