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Water-main repairs could require tax hike Haslam Lake system upgrades top city infrastructure priorities CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Taxes for city residents could be on the rise if Powell River does not receive help paying for major infrastructure. The tax increase amount depends on how much money provincial and federal governments can provide to help pay for projects such as replacing the Haslam Lake water main.

City of Powell River’s water system is supplied through a 1.3 kilometre, 36-inch concrete water main running from Haslam Lake to the city’s water treatment plant and reser-

voir at the top of Haslam Street, near Cranberry Lake.

“That water main is our priority,” said councillor Russell Brewer. “If we don’t get the grant funding, we’re probably going to have to borrow the money to do it.”

Built in the late 1950s, the low-pressure induction line has already exceeded its 50-year design lifespan and does not meet seismic resiliency standards, said city director of infrastructure Tor Birtig.

The city, looking for two-thirds funding for the $4.2-million project, applied to the first round of the New Building Canada Small Communities Fund in 2015. Although the fund is specifically for projects such as this, the city’s application was denied. Supported by the BC and federal governments, the fund provided $128 million to 55 communities.

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“We’ve held off long enough and we’ve stated it’s a high priority for the city,” he said. “We couldn’t be serious if we just said we would wait for the next grant opportunity to come.”

Birtig said the water-main replacement is necessary and if denied again the city will have to “borrow the funding to get the project done.”

Even if the city wins the grant, the project could have a price tag of well over $1.5 million, depending on how much of the project the grant covers and which replacement or upgrade option is chosen.

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nificant fires to put out.

“You put a fire in there and you’re cutting supply down to a third at best, depending on the size of fire,” said Sagebiel. “If the main was to fail we would have to get pretty aggressive in conserving water to extend that.”

Of all the city’s aging infrastructure, the Haslam water-main replacement has the highest priority, according to Birtig.

“There’s serious money with infrastructure that is required,” said Birtig. “We’re trying to maintain the systems, but now they are getting older and it costs a lot of money to put in a water main, sewer system or sewer plant or reservoir.”

Birtig said the city is facing chronic annual funding shortages for infrastructure of about $4.5 million for current maintenance of buildings, roads, sewers and water system, but his department is doing its best to work with the resources it has.

“It’s all going to come due at some point, but the most significant ones are the water trunk main,” he said.

Council agreed to provide $600,000 of federal gas tax annually to maintain roads and start ad-

include a replacement of the line, twinning the line by adding another main and creating redundancy or upgrading the current main by slip-lining it with a newer pipe.

While the main has outlived its design lifespan, the bigger threat comes from potential failures due to large earthquakes, he said.

“It’s not going to deteriorate to the point where there’s no concrete left,” said Birtig. “The bigger issue is if we get a large earthquake, we’re going to have significant issues.”

The line is buried under swampy ground and standing water, making it difficult to access and even harder to assess where potential breaks may be located, he said.

In addition to residential and business supply, the main provides water for firefighting, he added.

According to Jeremy Sagebiel, engineering technologist project manager for the city, if the trunk main broke during the winter and water rationing measures were not implemented, the city would have less than three days of water supply, and less than 24 hours in the summer if there were not any sig-

dressing some of the ones in worst repair.

The water system, with the exception of the trunk-main replacement, is almost self-sufficient from city water tax.

Buildings are another story, including Powell River Recreation Complex, which is now 40 years old.

Brewer said the infrastructure gap will not be closed without significant tax increases or the city either having to sell assets or get out of providing some services.

“There’s been a huge shift from major industry to residential and business tax classes,” said Brewer.

The city has applied to the province for financial help to pay an estimated $25 to $30 million for the liquid waste management treatment facility, but city council is not eager to rush out to borrow any money for that just yet, said Brewer.

“Not when we’ve got all these other projects and services people are asking for,” he said.

Birtig said while he was growing up in Powell River during the 1960s and 1970s it was a very wealthy town due in large part to taxes paid by the mill.

“Powell River had a great corporate citizen in [previous mill own-

TAPPED OUT: Facing chronic underfunding for infrastructure, City of Powell River is hoping for a grant to replace the Haslam Lake trunk main, a 1.3 kilometre pipe that supplies the city’s water. The project is estimated at more than $4 million. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

er] MacMillan Bloedel,” he said.

“Now we have to penny pinch and get wise.”

Since 2008, the city has provided Catalyst Paper Corporation with a tax break to help the struggling company.

According to Fred Chinn, Powell River operations manager for Catalyst, the mill continues to be a major contributor to Powell River, through providing almost 400 jobs and contributing $41 million in annual wages and benefits, as well as close to 2,000 indirect jobs and

a regional economic impact estimated at $400 million.

“Catalyst is focused on improving its performance and transforming for the future. We continue to look for ways to reduce costs, diversify our product mix and develop new products in niche markets with growth prospects,” said Chinn.

“As we pursue our change agenda, continued cooperation between Catalyst and the City of Powell River is vitally important to ensure long-term, mutual sustainability and economic stability.”

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Educators win grant Let’s Talk Trash, Powell River’s waste management education program, has been named a community champion and awarded a $14,000 grant from MultiMaterial BC (MMBC).

The program, an initiative of Powell River Regional District, is one of four in BC to receive the grant, provided to support local education on recycling and waste reduction.

Inger-Lise Burns, spokesperson for Let’s Talk Trash, stated in a media release that the funds will help extend the program’s reach and continue to provide information and education about where and how to recycle household materials.

“We are a trusted on-theground source for recycling and waste reduction information,” stated Burns. “And have strong relationships within the community.”

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City names staff TAXING DECISION: While proponents of the region’s recently approved two per cent hotel tax say an increase in marketing will bring more tourists to Powell River, not all agree. Seabreeze Resort owner Elaine Thoma says the tax will hurt her business and only make it more expensive for her customers who stay longer periods to vacation there. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

or two nights, that extra two per cent is not a big deal,” said Thoma, “but the people coming to our place are coming for a week.”

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Tourism Powell River executive director and SCT marketing coordinator Paul Kamon said the tax will provide a much-needed boost in stable funding for five years.

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So much depends on increasing the number of repeat visitors to Powell River, said City of Powell River councillor Russell Brewer.

“Powell River and the Sunshine Coast have been doing a really good job marketing on a shoestring budget,” said Brewer. “We’re fortunate to have Tourism Powell River doing some marketing in partnership with SCT, but also what has helped is some of the initiatives out of city hall and its resident-attraction campaign.”

Brewer said he attributes much of the success Powell River has had recently to

the increase in those who are discovering Powell River through summer arts, culture and sporting events, such as the BC Bike Race, PRISMA and Kathaumixw.

“These have been hugely significant,” he said. “The MRDT will help share our story even wider.”

Robben added the program will help Powell River compete on a level playing field with neighbouring regions of Vancouver Island, Sea to Sky, and the Okanagan, where the program is already in place.

From Langdale to Lund, 50 accommodation providers will be required to collect the MRDT on accommodation starting August 1.

Thoma said the move will make it more difficult for Powell River operators to stay in business, and some have already sold their businesses.

City of Powell River has hired a permanent chief financial officer and a new city clerk.

Kathleen Day will replace interim chief financial officer Corien Becker on Monday, July 4. Day is a chartered professional accountant and a chartered general accountant with 20 years of local government experience in various financial roles.

Following an announcement that long-term city clerk Marie Claxton will be retiring in June, the city started the process to find a replacement earlier this month.

City of Nanaimo manager of legislative services Chris Jackson will take over Claxton’s role on Monday, May 30. Jackson, who held various senior staff positions in Nanaimo, brings more than 17 years of local government experience and eight years of senior management experience to the job.

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Tourism marketing for the Sunshine Coast and Powell River will be getting a big boost from a new hospitality tax, but that has some frustrated tourism-accommodation providers crying foul.

On May 2, the BC government approved a two per cent municipal and regional district tax (MRDT) for tourism accommodations on the upper and lower Sunshine Coast. “ We ’re being forced to collect it,” said Elaine Thoma, owner of Seabreeze Resort, who recently announced that Sunshine Coast Accommodation Association, an organization formed to oppose the tax when it was proposed, will be folding.

All hotels, motels, resorts and inns that currently collect the eight per cent provincial sales tax will be required to collect the MRDT, but those with less than four rooms will be exempt.

“There’s lots of bed and breakfasts that do not have to collect this,” said Thoma.

“It’s very unfair. There are a whole bunch of tourism providers that do not have to collect it, but they are the ones pushing for it.”

Proponents of the hotel tax maintain the Sunshine Coast is not on the radar of most people coming to BC for vacations, and the extra funds will be helpful in marketing the area.

Celia Robben, president of Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT), said the added marketing would increase the number of people coming

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Bylaw department serves dispensaries City of Powell River issues cease and desist letters to two dispensaries CHRIS BOLSTER AND JASON SCHREURS reporter@prpeak.com

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“We talked to city council before we opened and we tried to work with the city as much as possible,” said Clarke. “We left ourselves in a place where we could be casually ignored.”

Clarke said the manner in which WeeMedical opened is the “exact opposite” of how he has established his co-op.

“They’ve opened up on the main drag with a big sign and didn’t try to ease their way into the community,” said Clarke. “I’ve been trying to work with the community and discreetly serve the public.”

According to the letter from Lidstone, the firm has been directed to assist in obtaining compliance with the city’s Controlled Substance Property Bylaw and Business Licence Bylaw.

Because the federal government has not yet legalized or decriminalized marijuana, medical cannabis is categorized as a controlled substance.

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nabis dispensary holds a business licence and, according to the letter, Powell River does not issue licenses for businesses that contravene the Controlled Substance Property Bylaw No. 2052, 2004.

Clarke said his co-op provides a community service that is constitutionally protected in the Supreme Court of Canada.

“I consider this to be an unconstitutional injunction from the city,” he said. “I don’t have a lot of resources behind me. I’m just one person. I’m trying to do something good for Powell River and something that is totally necessary.”

Powell River resident Susie Martyn said the injunction will negatively affect residents who rely on medical marijuana.

“Someone I know has gone through hell with autism and severe anxiety disorder, and it’s the only thing that’s taken the edge off for her,” said Martyn. “This is horrible. It’s a shame that the city did this because dispensaries are actually providing a service that is helping people who really need it.”

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City of Powell River has issued cease and desist letters dated Wednesday, May 11, against two medical cannabis dispensaries operating on Willingdon and Marine avenues.

Grassroots Botanicals Wellness Cooperative and WeeMedical Dispensary Society have been ordered to cease operations because they contravene city bylaws.

If the dispensaries do not comply, they can face up to $15,000 in daily fines.

Grassroots co-op director Dan Clarke said he blames WeeMedical for bringing undue attention to the dispensaries. The chain dispensary based out of Nanaimo recently opened on Marine Avenue.

“My place has been to-

tally quiet before this,” said Clarke. “There were no complaints from the RCMP or city council. I’ve been strict about getting medical documentation from people, and I’ve been above board and as official as possible.”

The city made the move to serve the letters despite deciding at its April 19 council meeting to wait for the result of an appeal against a City of Abbotsford injunction before taking any action.

Council met behind closed doors on Thursday, May 5, and decided to move forward with the letters.

“Nothing has come back to an open public meeting,” said councillor Russell Brewer. The in-camera meeting is to be reported on at the May 19 council meeting, according to Brewer.

The cease and desist letters come from Lidstone and Company Barristers and Solicitors, the firm that represented the City of Abbotsford in filing an injunction against Weeds Glass & Gifts in January.

Weeds Glass & Gifts has appealed its cease and desist order, but the appellate

will increase roughly 20 per cent and regional hospital district will increase just under four per cent, but school taxes will decrease about three per cent.

Owners of homes in the city with assessed values of $229,286 will pay CHRIS BOLSTER $3,346.98 in 2016, about $60 more reporter@prpeak.com than 2015 taxes, when assessed values of average homes was $224,015.

Despite city council’s promise to hold For 2016, taxes break down to the line on municipal taxes, some city $1,804.81 in municipal property taxresidents may find themselves paying es, $628.47 for school taxes, $475.15 in utility user fees (water, higher than expected tax bills sewer, garbage), $244.20 in due to property assessment utility parcel taxes, $125.61 increases. for the regional district, City of Powell River council $57.24 for the regional hosadopted its Annual Property pital district, $12.45 for Rates Bylaw at a special meeting on Monday, May 10.

BC Assessment and five Rates will vary depending cents for Municipal Finance on how much assessments Authority.

Jim Palm increased or decreased, said The bylaw also further reduces the city’s flat tax for properties councillor Russell Brewer.

City residents will pay about 1.3 per by five per cent, to a rate of $335 per cent more to cover the cost of the new parcel for land with improvements, library. Powell River Regional District and $87 for vacant lots.

Councillor Jim Palm voted against (PRRD) requisition that pays for the city’s contribution to regional services the bylaw, not because there were any

problems with the numbers, he said, but because he is against the reduction of the flat tax.

“That flat tax serves the community quite well considering our house prices are some of the lowest on the coast, but our actual tax on those homes is relatively high,” said Palm. “I think it should be simply left where it currently is.”

The rate is now 30 per cent less than in 2010 when the five per cent annual decreases began. Reductions will run until 2030 when the flat tax is phased out.

Palm said he is already hearing from realtors that people are choosing to live in PRRD due to the relatively low taxes compared to the city.

Responding to Palm, councillor Karen Skadsheim called the flat tax regressive and unfair.

“It taxes everybody an amount versus a percentage, so you’re taxing a lower value home at a higher rate than you are a higher value home,” said Skadsheim. “That’s a larger burden of the tax on lower value homes.”

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CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com Nina Mussellam

More than $4,000 in community arts grants were approved by the Powell River Council for Arts, Culture and Heritage (PRCACH) on April 30, but efforts to fund public art did not materialize due to time constraints and problems with process implementation, according to council president Nina Mussellam.

“This time we asked for proposals from individuals who might have a community project worth looking at,” said Mussellam. “We were hoping we could get more funds out to public art.”

The arts council received 10 applications totalling more than $10,000 for its latest intake. Six applicants were denied funding.

The council provided $4,090 to four applicants; $990 went to eCouture Wearable Art Fashion Show; $2,000 for Powell River Community Band; Powell

River Studio Tour received $500; and Coast Cultural Alliance was granted $600.

Friends of the Public Library (FOTPL) director Pam Brown said she was disappointed that the arts council did not support its application to have Luke Ramsey, an internationally acclaimed Powell River mural artist, create a two-wall image for the new library’s teen section.

“We just thought he was a fabulous fit for the teen mural,” said Brown. “His graphic novel has won tons of awards and is in the teen section. We just thought it would be a real feather in our cap to have him do a mural.”

Brown said FOTPL was told its application for $2,000 was not supported due to the fact that the organization did not put a public call out for artists and over questions the council had over match funding. All

Open fire bans begin All burning illegal except contained campfires CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Small campfires are still allowed, but fire bans have begun for Powell River Regional District and the rest of the coastal region.

Effective at noon on Friday, May 13, the size of open fires are restricted to help prevent wildfires and protect the public.

Donna MacPherson, fire information officer for BC Wildfire Service, said that ban was prompted by the weather and the forest drying out.

“As the forest was drying we kept

a really close eye on it and when we reached the threshold we brought in the prohibition,” said MacPherson.

“We’ve been having drier springs than normal and it also gets rid of the types of fires that are most likely to cause forest fires by people who are not thinking carefully.”

Fires larger than half a metre by half a metre, bonfires, party fires, backyard burning piles or barrels and fireworks are all prohibited until October 21, or otherwise notified.

“We’re actually very close to a campfire prohibition as well,” she said. “We do try to hold off on the campfire ban as long as we possibly can though.”

BC Wildfire Service has a very specific definition of what a campfire is, said McPherson. It is small and wellmaintained and the area around it is fuel-free. People sit around it and have

a way to put it out, and when it is out the ground is cold, she said.

“If it’s not that, then it’s not a campfire,” said McPherson. “I want to be very clear; a bonfire or a party fire is already prohibited.”

McPherson said that the government will be monitoring the weather this week and may proceed with the campfire bans in the drier parts on the coast before the Victoria Day long weekend if the cooler, wet weather does not arrive.

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

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

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the council meets to vote on them. The council decides on which grants to support by a majority vote, she said.

In the future, the arts council will request that applicants either present their grant request to the council personally or be available by telephone to answer questions that may arise, said Mussellam.

She added the arts community applying for grants would benefit from participating in grant-writing workshops to improve the clarity of their requests.

Mussellam also said the council provided its reasons to all applications who were denied.

The arts council is currently waiting for recommendations from the city’s grantsreview committee, expected by the end of June. It is unknown how the recommendations will affect the arts council’s future.

Although the arts council does not currently list its directors or minutes from its public meetings on its website, Mussellam said those elements will be incorporated into its new website that is currently under construction.

Longtime treasurer Ann Nelson, who founded the arts council in 2007, recently stepped down due to health reasons.

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grants provided by the council require equal amounts of funding from the applicant.

City of Powell River council provided a total of $19,000 for cash grants-in-aid and $20,000 for in-kind use of city facilities this year. None of the grant applications for this intake included request for facilities use.

The city also provided $15,000 through the arts council, though not from the arts grant budget, for Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy, said Mussellam.

City of Powell River council’s grants-in-aid policy disallows the city from giving individuals grant money, but this year the contribution agreement between the city and arts council was changed to allow the arts council to provide funds for individual art projects.

Mussellam acknowledged that despite receiving two applications from individuals, neither request was supported.

“We were under a timeline and unfortunately we had to say no, but we invited them to resubmit,” she said. The arts council has a spring and fall grant application cycle.

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Bear aware Powell River is wildlife central. When we say we live in the middle of a forest, we are not exaggerating. As the area is developed further and further and the weather gets warmer and drier, more and more wild animals will be coming into town looking for food. Between driving bears out of their natural habitats and food for them becoming more scarce, in-town sightings have become the norm. By now, almost everyone has heard of, or had, some kind of bear encounter.

It is already bear season again, and in recent years it has only gotten longer and longer. Whether this has to do with climate change, logging or other reasons, humans have a responsibility to adjust their behaviour accordingly.

Residents of the area need not only be “bear aware,” but also use common sense. For most, common sense means not leaving out wildlife attractants such as garbage, compost, animal feed or even purposely feeding the bears (believe it or not, many have reported seeing neighbours doing this).

Last November, one Powell River resident took it upon herself to trap four bear cubs in an effort It is understandable that some to save them f ro m b e i n g residents might feel they need destroyed by to get involved to save bears, conservation but the fact of the matter is once officers.

Not only is bears have been exposed to us, such unsancusually by our own attractants, tioned trapand they are already used to ping ille gal and can result hanging around residential areas, in fines of up they are as good as dead. to $10,000, it is highly dangerous and resulted in a strain on resources, locally and in Langley where the bears were flown to.

It is understandable that some residents might feel they need to get involved to save bears, but the fact of the matter is once bears have been exposed to us, usually by our own attractants, and they are already used to hanging around residential areas, they are as good as dead.

Conservation officers take the brunt of public outcry every time they have to destroy a bear, and it must be a very difficult job to do, but ultimately they are acting based on their expertise, or directives from above, and BC Conservation Officer Service has the final call.

The domestication of wild animals is a tragic occurrence, whether it is the ones used in circuses or zoos, or a wild animal that is exposed to humans by our own ignorance or negligence.

The catch phrase “don’t feed the bears” is such a simplification of the problem we are facing, but it still very much applies, so please don’t.

Jason Schreurs, publisher/editor

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By Cameron Bailey Of late there has been a new lem of a lack of resources, the safety of the public and ambuphenomenon occurring which government has chosen instead lance crews, and they would be needs a bit of explanation. to downgrade many emergency right in many cases.

But this is more a problem with Citizens of Powell River may have calls to non-emergency, stating in noticed ambulances having to essence they can take as long as the dispatch system, which has been implemented so the call takpull over to let a fire trucks with they want to get to a patient. ers can be hired off the lights and sirens go past; street and not be trained the reasons for this are a Rather than address the paramedics anymore. bit strange. problem of a lack of resources, They also ignore the The powers that be fact that a huge fire truck have determined it is far the government has chosen racing through crowded better to get a five-ton instead to downgrade many city streets might be unfire truck with lessersafe as well, but that aptrained people to a mediemergency calls to noncal scene faster than it parently doesn’t matter. emergency, stating in essence The main thing is they is to have an ambulance with trained paramedcan ignore national stanthey can take as long as they ics onboard. The reason dards and not have to want to get to a patient. for this would appear to address the underlying be that the vastly underissue that has plagued resourced BC Ambulance Service These same powers will say they the ambulance service for years, cannot meet national standards studied the matter and concluded mainly government neglect. This for response times at a satisfac- ambulances were being sent in dovetails nicely into the larger tory level. emergency mode incorrectly in plan of downloading ambulance Rather than address the prob- many cases and it compromised costs to the municipalities. »7

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LETTERS » Funding overdue What is happening in Powell River [“Backcountry vandalism threatens safety,” May 11] is also a problem in our provincial parks.

We need to urge the BC government to take action and provide adequate

resources and monitoring in our backcountry and parks to prevent vandalism, dumping and wildfires.

BC Parks is the largest provincial system in Canada and yet it is one of the worst funded per hectare in the country. It is operating at a 1990s level of funding, de-

spite the fact we have more parks than ever before.

It is estimated that there is about one park ranger for every 12 provincial parks in the province. Without proper funding for rangers, or resources for maintenance and enforcement, these stretches of precious

wilderness are subject to the same threats of vandalism and illegal dumping and harvesting.

Increased funding for our provincial parks is long overdue.

Michelle Sz Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Chaos concern We are all saddened by the Fort McMurray wildfire disaster [“Wildfire raises evacuation questions,” May 11].

We heard words like “chaotic” when the evacuation was described, families be-

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How do you feel about the Powell River area’s increase in tourism?

CLARK TAYLOR Lang Bay It’s good, but Powell River needs more attractions and more access to our beaches.

DARIA SENNIKOVA Ontario Avenue It’s good for Powell River and it’ll bring more money and interesting people.

TED WRIGHT Michigan Avenue I haven’t noticed the increase yet. It’s a little early, but any increase is going to be positive.

ROY DALE Texada Island It’s just good in general because of the added revenue to the region, and it helps employment.

ing separated as they headed either north or south out of town with less than an hour to prepare. But they had a road going north and south.

What does Powell River have?

Lois Goodman Manson Avenue

ELSA CARPENTER Duncan Street It’s good for the town’s economics and nice to meet people. It gets a little crowded, but that doesn’t ruin Powell River.

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6« VIEWPOINT At one time, BC had one of the highest trained and most efficient ambulance service in the world. We had representatives from services all over the world come to see how it was operated.

Over the years funding has not kept up with costs, staff has been lost and the system

became more and more ineffective. When the current government came to power they decided, in the push to privatize everything, to dramatically downgrade the service and foist costs more and more on the towns and cities. The only vehicle available for this were fire departments that, coincidently, were in

danger of downsizing due to less fires in the community.

They hold Seattle Fire Department’s Medic One Program as a model of a fire-based EMS system, but they do not indicate that the cost to service Seattle is twice as much as BC Ambulance Service for the entire province,

including BC Air Ambulance. The move to a fire-based EMS system would be terribly expensive and create response area boundaries that would compromise patient care.

Cameron Bailey has lived in Powell River for eight years and has worked as a paramedic for 26 years.

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Four young bears were released by BC Conservation Officer Service (COS) in the Powell River backcountry on Wednesday, May 11, after being trapped by a resident in November.

For the last seven months the bears were held at Critter Care Wildlife Society (CCWS) in Langley, BC. “A lot of resources go into preparing these cubs to be released back into the wild,” said BC conservation officer Andrew Anaka.

According to Anaka, the rehabilitation and release of the bears required one officer to drive down to the Lower Mainland, retrieve the bears and return to Powell River, and two officers a full day to release them.

“I’m glad to see four bears survived,” said Anaka. “It’s a bit rewarding to see live animals being returned back to the wild.”

According to COS inspector Murray Smith, a total of 14 bears were reared over the winter at CCWS before being returned to the wild.

Four bears were released in the Lower Mainland, six in Sechelt and four in Powell River. The bears were all returned to the zone where they had been captured in an effort to protect the gene pools of the area populations.

Trapped as cubs at approximately six months old by Powell River resident Susan MacKay, the four Powell River bears were released as 16-month-old subadults.

The release took place 11

BEAR BREAK: Four teenage black bears are pictured moments before being released in the Powell Lake area.

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months after BC conservation officer Bryce Casavant drew international attention for refusing to kill a pair of orphaned black bear cubs on Vancouver Island.

According to MacKay, she was directly involved in trapping the bears in Powell River and said the Casavant incident motivated her actions.

She said she told COS that she would “call in the media” if she was not allowed to trap the bears. She said she told them, “I am saving these bears.”

According to Smith, for the most part, MacKay worked in conjunction with local conservation officers.

“I don’t think we should paint this as a member of the public exceeding their authority, because we were involved in all stages,” said Smith.

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With about 140,000 black bears, BC has one of the highest populations in the world. According to Smith, the rehabilitation and release of black bears is an effort to address public concerns. “ We d o i t p r i m a r ily because it’s a chance for these bears,” said Smith.

“Generally, that’s what the public wants. They want to see that these bears are provided an opportunity to be relocated successfully.”

According to Smith, the rehabilitation and release of these 14 bears was not a public relations exercise.

“We know the public would like to see alternatives to bears being destroyed and at this point this is the option we have,” he said.

According to Anaka and Smith, after all of the efforts to save the cubs, there is no way to know with any certainty that the bears will survive in the wild.

“We moved them as far away as we could and hope that they’re not going to come into conflict with people again, but who knows?” said Anaka. “It’s really anybody’s guess.”

The area where the bears were released is populated by loggers, hikers and campers.

“People are up here all of the time,” said Anaka.

“Could these bears get back into conflict with them?

Sure they could, and only time is going to tell.”

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Townsite graffiti wall launches DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

A new graffiti wall in Powell River is ready for artists and other members of the community looking to express their creativity. Most people are aware of a similar spot at Willingdon Beach; now Townsite has its own.

JP Brosseau, co-owner of the Old Courthouse Inn, said the idea originally came to him with his guests in mind; he did not want an adjacent storage lot to be their view.

Brosseau said he approached the lot’s owner, Martin Sliwinski, who gave him permission to create a 150-foot wall made of plastic panels facing Walnut Street. According to Brosseau, other walls on the Arbutus Street and Marine Avenue sides will be in place soon.

“I went to [Powell River city council]

and talked to them about my project,” said Brosseau. City council encouraged him to do all three walls, he said.

Walnut Street’s wall already has panels completed by well-known graffiti artists such as Luke Ramsey, Adam Cramb and Stefan Fogerty. Visual artists such as Ryan Thompson and Caitlin McDonagh have also recently created panels of their own.

“There are other artists in town that would be jumping on it to get involved, once they see a few other people doing it,” said McDonagh.

McDonagh said she thinks people will embrace the idea of the wall. “It doesn’t have to be established artists, it could be anybody,” she said, adding that it would be a great activity for families.

Brosseau said he hopes everyone will participate and his wall project results in community diversity and creative expression.

According to Brosseau, he has spoken to Inclusion Powell River and extended an invitation to its clients to come to the wall and paint.

Brosseau said he has also reached out

CREATIVE SPACE: A new mural wall outside of the Old Courthouse Inn is open for artists of any skill or age. Local artist Caitlin McDonagh recently added her touch to one of the wall’s panels. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

to Powell River General Hospital to say its patients are welcome after getting an idea from watching a video online.

“Young people were using graffiti art to help older people with dementia and alzheimer’s to express themselves,” he said.

Brosseau said it is an art wall for the whole community, not just for graffiti artists.

“What I wanted to do is come up with a fun concept for people to do graffiti of all types,” he said. “By the end of this summer it’s going to be three beautiful, funky walls that will continuously grow and change, and next summer we can turn them over and do it all over again.”

French school under construction Asbestos particulates monitored during seismic upgrades DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Construction work has begun at École Côte du Soleil, the French school in Powell River run by School District 93 (SD93) out of Richmond, BC. According to Sylvain Allison, secretary-treasurer of SD93, the school is undergoing a seismic upgrade.

“The school was identified as at-risk,” said Allison.

According to a press release from the BC Ministry of Education, the upgrades will safeguard students and staff in the event of an

SEISMIC UPGRADES: A worker wears protective gear while doing seismic upgrades at École Côte du Soleil.

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earthquake.

The school was built in 1948/49 and officially opened in 1950. Because of the age of the school, workers are dealing with some hazardous material, said Allison.

“There is hazardous material,” he said. “Most of it, not everywhere, is asbestos in the school. That’s why the HazMat team is on location to take care of all the asbestos particles that could be in the air.”

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In some cases, asbestos can be toxic. Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause cancer and other diseases, such as asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.

According to Allison, however, students and teachers are not at risk.

“No, they are not at risk,” he said. “That’s why the HazMat team is on location and we are meeting the requirements of the WCB as well.”

The ministry release stated that upgrades will be done on the gymnasium and classrooms.

Construction is slated to take about 14 months and students will remain in school during the upgrades.

The school has approximately 100 students.

“The total project is $2.8 million,” said Allison. “We are planning to finish by the end of October.”

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Billeting results in lasting relationships International Choral Kathaumixw looks for 96 pillows JOYCE CARLSON Peak contributor

Words to a children’s song, “two-four-six-eight, who do you appreciate?” resonate with two sisters and staff at Powell River Academy of Music.

Prior to every International Choral Kathaumixw, there is a call for families to billet singers from overseas choirs. That is happening now in preparation for the festival that runs July 5 to 9.

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Translated that means up to 48 homes as youngsters are placed in groups of two or more.

“Stories about relationships that have lasted for many years are constantly shared with us,” added Thompson. “We have people who have billeted for years, and some only started last Kathaumixw.”

Vicki Pierobon and her sister Mary Carey attended a concert at Max Cameron Theatre in 2014 and were asked if they would take billets from a Taiwanese youth choir. “We said we could take two girls,” said Carey.

Very quickly that number went to four, then six and finally they ended up with eight. “It was wall to wall kids,” she said, “and we all had a very good time.”

Ironically, they had gone to a meeting years before regarding billeting. “They apparently didn’t need us and 15 years went by,” said Carey.

There will be no gap again as the sisters have agreed to take eight billets for 2016’s festival, this time from a South African choir.

For their initial billeting experience the sisters purchased reusable lunch bags they filled with teddy bears, Canadian flags, candies and mementos. Then the bags were used for the girls’ lunches each day. “We’ll do

the same this time,” said Carey.

One of their favourite memories from 2014 was receiving a call from a billet’s father who was living in Alberta. He said he wanted to spend some time with his daughter.

“She was one of our youngest, only 10 years old,” explained Carey. “He thought he would find a motel room and we laughed. We told him he could sleep on our couch in the living room. He was wonderful to have with us. When the girls came home at 10:30 pm after evening concerts, he would cook them Taiwanese noodles because they were so hungry.”

Children have no problem sleeping on mats on the floor and the house’s lower level also has a big bed, a hide-a-bed, recliners, a bathroom and kitchen area.

When Carey and Pierodon had to leave for a family wedding before the gala closing concert, two friends who speak Mandarin offered to come and stay at the house. Another friend offered translation assistance as well.

The sisters often attended Kathaumixw in the past and hosted friends for the festival. “No room for friends now,” said Carey.

Carey said she loves the international component of Kathaumixw and is a supporter of Powell River

Diversity Initiative. “I love all things cultural and am passionate about the elimination of prejudice in the world,” she said.

Carey has worked internationally in Guyana and the Philippines. Along with her sister, she loves to travel; they have a 10-year plan that includes a trip to Thailand in December.

Both she and her sister spent their careers working with children and youth.

Asked about her favourite part of Kathaumixw, Carey said she is “particularly partial” to children and youth choirs, the folk singing competition and Friday night’s awards concert.

“I also think about the organization and volunteers, and how they pull together such an amazing week,” she said.

As for Pierodon, she loves the variety of choirs and “I most appreciate seeing how different conductors utilize the voices in their choirs.”

The sisters said they are not a musical family, but they sang a lot as youngsters.

“We both have music appreciation,” said Pierodon, adding that she currently does djembe drumming, “for the brain though, not for the music.”

To experience billeting international choir members, go to kathaumixw.org, visit Powell River Academy of Music at 7280 Kemano Street or call 604.485.9633.

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GOT THE BLUES: [From left] Neko Peterson, Dennis Fox, Ron Campbell and Ted Durnin are the Blues Busters. They play the ARC Community Theatre on Saturday, May 21. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

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Ron Campbell and Dennis Fox have been blues buddies for almost 40 years.

In the late ’70s, Campbell, already a well-known musician around Powell River and along the coast, heard about Fox, who was just coming onto the scene.

“I got to know Dennis and brought him onboard to be the bass player on the first record I ever made, which was ‘The Powell River Song,’” said Campbell. “That was in 1979. We’ve been working together on and off ever since.”

A traditional folk song written by Campbell’s dad George, “The Powell River Song” was recorded as the B-side to “Waitin’ for the Ferry” by River City Band, with Fox playing bass and Campbell featured on banjo and harmonica.

Deep down, Campbell and Fox are driven by the blues; melancholic and soulful songs born from spiritual, gospel and folk music of the American deep south at the beginning of the 19th century.

Campbell ( guitar/vocals) and Fox (bass/vocals) formed Blues Busters about 10 years ago when they became serious about their songwriting partnership.

The blues are the heart and soul of every song they have written, said Campbell.

“As a songwriter, once you start writing the song and putting it together, you have to let the song go where it wants to go,” said Campbell.

“You might think you’re going to write a blues song and it ends up being more jazzy, or more country or more pop; the song goes where it needs to go.”

Lately, a few of Campbell and Fox’s songs have found their way to other artists, and television and movie soundtrack shortlists.

Butts Giraud, a harmonica player from Nanaimo, will release his first album this summer, featuring Fox’s

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song, “A Stroll along the Shore,” with Fox on guitar and Campbell playing drums and keyboard.

Campbell co-wrote “Brave New World” with Vancouver’s folk-influenced quartet Time Walkers.

For the past year, Campbell and Fox have also been sending material to companies such as Taxi, which helps independent artists, songwriters and composers acquire record, publishing and film/television deals.

Campbell said he and Fox have been put on the shortlist for a few projects he cannot name.

“They’ll put out a pitch for a movie looking for a slow, sad song,” he said.

“Or a director of a TV show needs a fast, energetic song because there’s going to be a car chase, or they want a blues instrumental to play in the background for a TV ad.”

Calls for “sounds-like” songs also come up, according to Campbell, where production companies want something with a big name sound, such as Kings of Leon or Coldplay.

“To actually license a song from a big artist like that is expensive,” said Campbell.

“They’ll be looking for a tune that sounds like that same kind of mood for less money, for them, but still a

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Brothers come back to brew Three brewers collaborate on beer recipe for fun, not profit DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Beer brought the Sherman brothers back to Powell River.

Graham, who now lives in Calgary, and his younger brother Garrett, now a resident of Sydney, Australia, were last here 15 years ago for Graham’s wedding.

Spending a day making a special batch of beer with Townsite Brewing’s brewing engineer Cédric Dauchot was the reason for returning.

The three redheads concocted a Belgian red ale recipe and gave it a name lifted from South Park, the groundbreaking and outrageous adult cartoon created

by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

“Turns out we’re all gingers, so what else but a beer

called No Souls Ale,” said Graham, referencing an episode in which the character Cartman describes gingers as having no souls.

It’s a common marketing tactic in the business of craft beer to appeal to the millennial demographic.

References to popular culture, cheeky product names, label design and swag are just part of the business of selling the product.

While the key to the $20-billion industry is craftsmanship and high product quality, the art of storytelling is also used to great effect.

At 4 Pines Brewing Company, where Garrett is the brewer, they have a story that is, literally, out of this world. In 2011, Saber Astronautics Australia and 4 Pines got together to create the first beer ever to be drunk in space.

On February 26, 2011, onboard a zero-gravity flight known as the “vomit comet,” 4 Pines’ Vostok Space Beer was served.

“No one had sent alcohol into space before,” said Garrett. “We didn’t know if it was going to blow up or kill the guy. So he went up and drank this stuff and got really wasted, really quickly.

Zero gravity gets you drunk quick.”

It was an instant marketing phenomenon, followed by massive international media attention and the number-one-clicked video in Australia the day it was released online.

Many craft breweries have a story behind their founding and products. Graham is the co-owner of fast growing Tool Shed Brewing Company, named because he started brewing beer in his backyard tool shed.

Calgary already had a number of established breweries that followed the venerable Big Rock Brewery, which pioneered the craft beer business in Canada in the early 1990s. Big Rock laid the path for many brewers, said Graham.

GINGER ALE: [From left] Graham Sherman, his brother Garrett and Townsite Brewing’s brewing engineer Cédric Dauchot: three red-haired craft-brewers meet to make a craft beer that celebrates gingers. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

Tool Shed will brew 10,000 hectolitres this year in a 15,000-square-foot facility.

Winning craft beer competitions also helps in marketing; it gives brewers bragging rights. Garrett’s brews have received gold medals from the Australian International Beer Awards, one of the largest competitions in the world. One of

his beers bested arguably the most successful worldwide beer brand in history.

“We were up against Guinness and we got best stout in the world,” said Garrett.

Compared to Tool Shed and 4 Pines, Townsite is a small brewery making 2,000 hectolitres annually.

According to Dauchot, the

brewers’ meeting of minds and palates was not just about the opportunity to do a special marketing campaign and sell product.

“We won’t lose money, we won’t make money,” said Dauchot. “It’s just mostly fun that these guys are from Powell River, they came back and we have made a batch together.”

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Prawning season for commerical fishers opened at 12 pm on Thursday, May 12. According to Ian Leitch, owner and manager of Sea Plus Foods, his first night at the prawn plant on Thunder Bay Street was quite successful.

“The volume may have increased a little over the last year,” said Leitch, “but the general consensus I’ve got from the [fishers] is that the volume is down.”

Steve Richards, executive director of the Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association, said that while it is difficult to tell how the season will turn out, the industry is optimistic.

“We’re hoping it will either meet or exceed last year’s,” said Richards.

“Last year’s economic value was approximately $29 million of landed value of product, and that translates into a wholesale value of about $50 million.”

The prawn fishery, according to Richards, is a significant economic contributor to the BC economy.

“A lot of fishermen, their families and crew depend on this,” he said.

Leitch said commercial prawning is also very important to the Powell River region.

“I employ 50 youth or students here at the shop,” said Leitch. “I’ve also got a fleet of 30 boats that have crews. All of that money is going to stay within the community and be spent here.”

Most of Leitch’s market demand is from Japan and China for highquality, sashimi-grade prawns.

“We freeze them onboard the

vessel or here at the prawn shop,” he said. “We put them in 40-foot, oceangoing freezer containers and they’re shipped over by freighter.”

The voyage to Japan takes about seven to eight days, according to Leitch, and nine to 12 days for China, depending on the port.

“As of right now, we’re having issues with the Chinese market,” he said. “I don’t know whether it’s political or whether it’s clerical.

The preservative we use on the prawns contains sodium metabisulphite, which is an additive the People’s Republic of China has not allowed.”

According to Leitch, the season is open-ended and managed by a spawner index determined

by Department of Fisheries and Oceans. In 2014 and 2015, the spawner index was 44 and 45 days.

SPOTTING PRAWNS: Seasonal youth and student workers sort spot prawns at Sea Plus Foods on opening day of the commercial season.

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Shifting gears for mountain biking Annual bike race mounts more interest in sport DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

BC Bike Race (BCBR) announced on Wednesday, May 11, that its 2016 route will again feature Powell River, and locals associated with mountain biking credit the annual event with putting the area on the crosscountry map.

BCBR marks a decade this year as one of the premiere cross-country mountain biking events; it draws more than 600 competitors annually.

This year’s race is July 6 to 19, with the 52-kilometre Powell River portion taking place July 8, marking the seventh year Powell River has been included in the race.

City of Powell River councillor Russell Brewer, an

avid cyclist and president of Powell River Cycling Association (PRCA), will be competing this year.

“BC Bike Race has certainly given us a lot of exposure,” said Brewer. “Powell River has been, for the last couple of years, ranked as the racers’ second favourite, as far as the trails for BCBR, and their favourite location, because of the setting down on Willingdon Beach.”

Trails in the Powell River area rank just behind Squamish, according to BCBR organizers.

Most of the action in Powell River trails happens in the Duck Lake protected area and, because the stage is a bikers’ favourite, trails have not been altered for this year’s race.

For all skill levels, Powell River trails are more accessible and rewarding than places such as Pemberton, known for its Nimby Fifty, a switchback-loaded, technical bike marathon, according to Brigit Sirota-Goldammer,

who moved from Pemberton to Powell River with her husband just over a year ago.

“It’s really fun here,” said Sirota-Goldammer. “This forest is just so beautiful. It’s got a real diversity and an amazing network of trails.

It’s a little more cross country than just up and down.”

Sirota-Goldammer has been mountain bike riding for 25 years and was a director of the trail association in Pemberton. She said she thinks BCBR has made bikers more curious about the network of trails here.

Mountain biking is not limited to tough, adrenalin seeking extreme athletes.

People of all ages and abilities ride the trails around Powell River.

“There’s still a perception out there that mountain biking is this crazy, downhill, people all suited up and going super fast, but that’s not the case,” said Brewer.

Brewer said the sport can be expensive for those willing to invest in high-end bikes.

TRAIL BLAZER: Mountain biker Brigit Sirota-Goldammer rides near Squirrel Crossing on the Mud Lake Loop Trail. The area is a favourite for Powell River cross-country enthusiasts and an increasing number of biking tourists.DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

“You can start out and get yourself a decent mountain bike for three or four hundred dollars,” said Brewer, “but what quickly happens is as their abilities increase, they enjoy it and want to test themselves on harder trails so they end up forking

out for a $2,000 or $3,000 bike. If you get really passionate, easily the bikes can range up to $5,000 to $10,000.”

PRCA has around 90 members, according to Brewer. The club organizes rides for advanced, begin-

ner and intermediate riders every Monday at various locations.

Club membership is $60 for a family, $18 for students and $25 for individuals.

For more PRCA information, go to bikepowellriver. ca.

Team prepares for regional competition Brooks Secondary School gets serious about track and field DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

FINISH LINE: Grade nine student MacKenzie Guild sprints toward the finish while training with Brooks Secondary School’s track and field team. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

Brooks Secondary School is sending the largest track and field team in its history to the Vancouver Island High School Track and Field Championship in Victoria on Friday, May 18, and Saturday, May 19.

Prior to this year, the team consisted of primarily middle-distance runners. Now, according coach Graham Cocksedge, about 30 athletes are running, throwing and jumping.

“You have a core group really dedicated,” said Cocksedge. “They bring in other kids who realize they have some talent or really like it because it’s fun.”

Student enthusiasm, said Cocksedge, has him excited about the future of the program.

“Now that we’ve started this, kids graduate from elementary and there’s a program,” he said.

Coach Connie Polman Tuin said there are high expectations for some of the athletes.

“We want everyone to see an improvement in what they’re doing from the coaching and training; hopefully that will make them hungry to come back next year,” she said.

One student looking to have a good performance is grade 12

student and decathlete Calli-Ann Abbott, said Polman Tuin. Abbott was recently awarded a track and field scholarship to University of Hawaii.

“Calli came to me a couple of years ago,” she said. “I’ve coached her the last couple of years and she’s managed to give herself a pretty good ride to the University of Hawaii.”

Cocksedge said because the team is young it will help for them to taste a bit of success.

“Because it’s a new team, it happens at every meet and in every event,” he said. “Kids are running up and saying, ‘I’ve jumped farther than I’ve ever jumped,’ or ‘That was the fastest time I’ve had.’ These kids are getting these personal bests and there’s no limit.”

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Margaret (Maggie) Westie It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mom, Margaret (Maggie) Westie. She is survived by her children Robert, Hughie, Kathleen and Rosemary and their spouses.

Maggie also leaves behind 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, all of whom she adored.

Maggie was born in Springside, Scotland, on May 29, 1924. She participated in the efforts of World War II, where she met her husband, pipe major David Westie. In 1953, together with their two young sons, they immigrated to Canada and settled in Powell River, where they went on to have two daughters.

Maggie was a very special person who loved to smile and brought happiness to everyone she met. She will be lovingly remembered by many.

A service to celebrate the amazing life of Maggie will be held Saturday, May 21, at 1 pm at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 164, 6811 Alexander Street.

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Sean Robert Treloar It is with broken hearts we announce the passing of our beautiful boy Sean. Our loss is shared by so many who care and we appreciate those who loved Sean so dearly.

Sean has walked up a stairwell to heaven to watch over and guide the hands of his parents Bill Treloar and Darlana TilleyTreloar. The love we all share with Sean is something irreplaceable and the memories we shared with him will never be far from our reach. Sean had a gentle, caring, humourous and loving heart. Words will never describe and express how big his heart truly was.

All who knew Sean knew he had so much love to give and he had so much given in return. Sean leaves behind his brother Kyle and baby sister Courtney; he loved them and they loved him back unconditionally. He also leaves behind his loving grandparents Brian and Lillian Tilley, Lorreen Treloar and her partner Al, his uncle Dwayne, auntie Allison, auntie Janice, cousins and many more loving relatives.

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Alec passed away at 5:20 am on Wednesday, April 27, at Evergreen Extended Care Unit in Powell River. He is survived by his devoted wife of 36 years Joan (née Egglestone), daughter Wanda, son Randy, many grandchildren, nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law.

Alec was born in Northbank, Alberta, and raised on a farm where he lost his arm at the age of 14. After many years of experience in farm work, logging, sawmill operating, heavyduty equipment operating, mechanics and maintenance, he went to work in Tahsis, BC. From Tahsis, Alec decided to take the maintenance foreman position at Blubber Bay Quarry (then Domtar) in 1972.

Alec was warm, kind, gentle and true, and much loved by Joan and all family members. He will always be in our hearts and never forgotten.

We wish to thank all the healthcare workers involved in Alec’s care over the recent years and the wonderful caregivers at Evergreen Extended Care Unit.

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Our sweet mom, grandmother and greatgrandmother passed away peacefully on a sunny Sunday afternoon, with her family by her side.

Alberta was a very loved family member who was always happy, thoughtful, appreciative and caring. She enjoyed her life of family activities and community involvement. She loved sports and over the years played fastball (landing her in the Alberta Amateur Sports Hall of Fame), and also bowled and golfed.

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Alberta was predeceased by her husband Steve Charles Gresl. She is survived by her daughters Winnie (Max) Ferrier and Marilyn (Dale) Wiens and her son Terry Gresl. Also, really missing Alberta will be her dear sister Irma Billington, her grandchildren Dana Kucharsky, Connie Kucharsky (Russ Bonter), Greg (Jese) Wiens and Chris (Marisa) Wiens and her seven great-grandchildren Keegan, Jenn, Elaina, Macy, Carver, Kayla and Emeri.

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Terms: 30-35 hours per week, start date to be determined.

Please note that this position may require some evening hours and some weekend work.

Please contact our office for a full job description at ebradley@prcyfss.com Please submit resumés by email, including a covering letter detailing your interest and suitability for this position to ebradley@prcyfss.com Deadline: 4 pm, Friday, May 27, 2016.

1230 Work Wanted

5015 Business Opportunities

6560 Houses for Rent

ROOF DEMOSSING

HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Ar thritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For Assistance: 1.844.453.5372.

1.5-BDRM, 1-BATH, Cranberry lake waterfront, single family home on approximately 1 acre, D/W, W/D, workshop/garden shed, pet negotiable, references required $990/mth or $1,100/mth includes garden m a i n t e n a n c e . hgwmarsh@aebc.com

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

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

2055 Firewood S E AS O N E D D RY a l d e r, $180/cord. 604.486.6971.

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous 1962 CHAMPION midsize grader, motor 453 GM diesel, runs, needs some TLC, serial #62.581.26 $3,500. 604.483.3243.

INSULATED POWER garage door, 10’x10’, white, comes with all hardware and openers $1,200. 604.414.5850.

LARGE DOG crate $50; Wing Chair $75. Both in excellent condition. 604.483.3165.

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

Call Rosemary 604.414.0211.

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawm i l l s . c o m / 4 0 0 O T 1.800.566.6899 Ext:400OT SLED QUAD trailer, 2009, 26’, V-nose, ramps, new tires, 237,500 axels $6,500. Gord 604.223.7119.

STEEL BUILDING SALE...SUPER SAVINGS-ADDITIONAL 10% OFF NOW! 20X21 $5,794 25X25 $6,584 30X31 $9,600 32X35 $10,798 42X51 $16,496.

One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1.800.668.5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

2145 Wanted 39CC SCOOTER, 2 wheel, reasonably priced. 604.485.0322.

3-BDRM, 2-BATH, house, inside municipality. 604.414.9578.

I N V E R S I O N TA B L E , c a l l 604.483.3393.

OSCILLOSCOPE, CONTACT Steve Dow, 604.487.4295 or email ve7tech@shaw.ca

6025 For Sale by Owner FLOAT CABIN, nice location on Lois Lake, all amenities.

604.487.4104.

TEXADA ISLAND, 9.8 acre property, like new home, 3 bay ga ra g e, a s k i n g $ 4 8 0 , 0 0 0 .

604.486.7838 or 604.414.8109.

6505 Apartments/Condos for Rent 1-BDRM SPACIOUS apartments, some with ocean view, seniors welcome, N/S, one cat okay $640 - $700/mth includes hot water, high-speed internet and full cable. 604.483.4499. www.mapleviewestates.com 1- or 3-BDRMS with ocean view, heat and hot water included. Pets okay. 604.485.2895.

QC APARTMENTS, 1-bdrm, available now $585/mth, includes cable and utilities.

604.485.3711.

6965 Suites for Rent WESTVIEW, LARGE 1-bdrm, five appliances, suits single, N/S, N/P $800/mth includes utilities. 604.485.0987.

8220 Lawn & Garden POWELL RIVER LANDSCAPING AND LAWNCARE Commercial and Residential since 1989 • Landscaping • Complete lawncare • Garden beds/top dressing • Hedge trimming and tree trimming

Seniors’ discount available

6515 Commercial

PR4RENT.ca FOR DETAILS ON

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN POWELL RIVER

604.483.8200 6545 Hall Rentals

Call Mark today 604-578-1964

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

485.H E L P (4357)

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

Al 604.483.3603, 604.414.9456.

help@property-maintain.com WCB and fully insured

6560 Houses for Rent

9135 Motorcycles

2-BDRM, F/S, W/D, on the beach, prefer senior $800/mth plus utilities. 1.604.868.5896.

2009 YAMAHA V-Star, 250cc, 12,000 kms, runs well $3,500 obo. 604.483.6467.

8325 Sand & Gravel

3560 Pets “KRIS,” shor t-haired, brown tabby, young male. SPCA. 604.485.9252.

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

Abuse or neglect concerns? w w w. s p c a . b c . c a / p o w e l l r i ve r

604.485.9252.

“MAMA,” charcoal gray, pretty, short haired young cat. SPCA. 604.485.9252.

“MAYWOOD,” brown, tabby and white, young medium h a i re d m a l e c a t . S P CA .

604.485.9252.

“MEEKO,” sweet, short haired, gray tabby cat. SPCA. 604.485.9252.

“MICE-A-PALOOZA!” sweet, tiny baby mice seeking mouse f r i e n d l y h a b i t a t s . S P CA 604.485.9252.

“MITCH,” young, male bronze, white papillon/chihuahua mix dog. SPCA. 604.485.9252.

“RASCAL,” young, handsome rat seeking a rat loving human.

SPCA. 604.485.9252.

“SPRING & Brook,” beautiful, handsome, four month old male rabbits. SPCA. 604.485.9252.

9115 Auto Miscellaneous

Mechanics on Duty 604.485.7927 9160 Trucks & Vans 1998 GMC Sierra, extended cab, 305 Vortec, auto, good fuel economy, good tr uck.

220,000 kms $2,500.

604.223.0714.

2008 FORD F150, super crew, XLT, 4X4, 37,970 kms $19,250.

604.483.4171.

F-350, 1990, one ton, 460 engine, 5-spd $3,000.

604.414.5180.

9185 Boats 17’ DOUBLE Eagle, 135 optimax, low hours, newer galvanized trailer $6,500.

604.483.5101.

1998 SEARAY 270 special edition, new engine, manifolds, head and tarp, with 2012 trailer $37,000. westcoastend.com 604.413.2099.

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

604.483.7973.

20’ BILGE-KEEL sailboat, sleeps four, hull and mast in good condition, rest needs over haul $600; 12’ Hourston Glass Craft w/canopy, re-fitted three years ago, Evinrude 35-hp, trailer as is $950.

604.487.1766.

21’ GLASPEY, 305 Chev mercruiser, outdrive, large cuddy, flush toilet, GPS, tandem trailer $4,500 obo. 604.487.4214.

26’ MACGREGOR, 2007, motor-sailor, 50 hp, Suzuki, trailer, GPS/Plotter, fully loaded, ready for cruising $22,000.

604.485.2249.

ALUMINUM BOAT, 11’6” Sears Gamefisher, with trailer $700 for both. 604.483.3551.

REINELL SPORTBOAT, 19’, 1996, with Roswell wake-board tower, re-powered, less than 100 hours, with trailer $15,000.

604.485.9692.

SEARAY 270 DR, twin 4.3 L, alpha legs, 1991, good condition, reduced $11,900. Call Chris 604.414.3960.

9220 RVs/Campers/Trailers Stevenson Road, Powell River, BC

604.483.8007 SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTS TOPSOIL • QUARRY ROCK SLINGER TRUCK • GRAVEL TRUCK EXCAVATIONS • LAND CLEARING

1977 TRIPLE E, 24’ Class A, good condition, everything runs well $4,000 obo. 604.485.5384.

1981 BIG Foot 17’ trailer, excellent condition, retiree needed a project so it’s all refinished inside $7,500. 604.483.3692.

2000 MINNIE Winnie, 29’, new battery, tires one season, basement storage, awnings, good r u n n i n g o r d e r $ 19 , 5 0 0 .

604.483.4699.

2001 CORSAIR fifth wheel, 32’, 2-slides, A/C, vacuum, clean, ever ything works $16,000.

604.489.1509 for details.

30’ FORD RV, 1988, A/C generator, new tires, A/C, runs great $5,500 firm. 604.223.2702 or 604.487.9938.

9’ SPORTSMAN camper, fully equipped, excellent condition, fits 6.5’ box, 1/2 ton $5,900 obo. 604.485.6973.

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

604.414.3854.

THOR MOTORHOME, 30 ft, asking $18,000. 604.483.6907.

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CROSSWORD

HOROSCOPE Week of May 18 to 24 ARIES | MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19 You must keep your emotions out of the negotiating process in order to be successful. And to avoid problems, follow laws and regulations to the letter.

a 5. Sidekick 6. Has being 7. Choir voice 8. Leases 9. Examine 10. Dads 11. Paintings, e.g.

17. Certain train 19. Roof projection 22. Salt Lake ____ 24. Grass-skirt dance 25. At the summit of 26. Heavy twine 27. Some parents 28. Indication of future events 29. Audition tape 31. Border 34. Bring down 36. Declaration 39. Pearl source 44. Legume 45. Foundation 47. Dividing preposition 48. Meager 49. Absolute 50. Wallet stuffers 51. Spud bud 52. Yuletide drink 53. Pull 54. Glum

LEO | JULY 24 TO AUGUST 23 You have a lot to talk about. What’s more, if you’re keeping a secret, you may have trouble holding your tongue, or you let it out with a Freudian slip.

SUDOKU

LIBRA | SEPTEMBER 23 TO OCTOBER 22 Everything advances at lightning speed this week. You settle a lot of things and you manage to reach people easily. You are surprised how quickly people return your calls.

SCORPIO | OCTOBER 23 TO NOVEMBER 22 Your imagination knows no bounds and you bring to life a great masterpiece. You may also go to a show that really impresses you.

SAGITTARIUS | NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 20 Expect to receive lots of invitations from your friends. It seems as though you always have someone to talk to, and you may also attend several large gatherings.

Level: Beginner

LAST WEEK’S SODUKO ANSWER:

7217 Glacier Street

VIRGO | AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 22 This is an excellent week to seriously consider buying or selling a property. You are surprised to realize that you have the means to fulfill your ambitions.

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9X9 grid, broken down into nine 3X3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Lot 5 Cranberry Street

Lot 7 Cranberry Street

CAPRICORN | DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20 Your career takes off, as you have the audacity to make some really revolutionary suggestions. You could also start your own business.

AQUARIUS | JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19 People want to confide in you. You may have to decipher a message in another language, or perhaps a cryptic comment made by your loved one.

PISCES | FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20 Your emotions are running high and you may weep tears of joy. One of your children accomplishes something special, such as learning to walk.

5771 Maple Avenue

$319,000

$199,000

$209,000

$185,000

Family home in Westview 4 bedrooms, 3 bath, garden area and workshop/ garage

Sunny s/w facing 2.33 private acres on Cranberry Lake, shop, greenhouse, dock, lots of shrubs and 40 fruit trees

Sunny s/w facing 2.6 private acres on Cranberry Lake, large pond, 130 oneyear-old grape vines, fruit trees and shrubs

Spacious 3-bedroom family home, full basement Ocean view from covered deck

MLS#12408

POWELL RIVER

MLS#12296

MLS#12301

604.483.8044 | don@mycoast.ca | mycoast.ca

MLS #12298

Your home, my priority

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DOWN 1. Male turkeys 2. Radiate 3. 1492 vessel 4. Move slightly

GEMINI | MAY 21 TO JUNE 21 You are proud of yourself after accomplishing a brilliant feat.

You discover new talents you never knew you possessed.

Your family may cause you a bit of stress.

CANCER | JUNE 22 TO JULY 23 You spend lots of time at home, where you can find a wall or two to paint or some sort of work to be done. You may also decide to move on the spur of the moment.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

ACROSS 1. Decades 5. Chime 9. Luxury hotel 12. Skip 13. Car part 14. Corn piece 15. Shortest skirt type 16. Tiniest 18. Look steadily 20. Average: hyph.

21. False front 23. Singe 27. Stylish 30. Workbench clamp 32. Limo, e.g.

33. Brunch dish 35. Small amount 37. Business note 38. Type of exercise 40. Gibbon or gorilla, e.g.

41. Winter school closer 42. Although 43. Subsides 46. African mammal, for short 51. Pleads 55. Person, place, or thing 56. “____ Are There” 57. On the water 58. Ripped 59. Breakfast item 60. Eccentric person 61. Mineral-bearing rocks

TAURUS | APRIL 20 TO MAY 20 There’s lots of work on the agenda; you don’t have a second to spare at the office. In addition, your health may not be optimal and so you need to rest to regain your energy.

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