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Council defers support of land exclusion

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City planners recommend protecting land on proposed Sino Bright School site CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

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A recommendation that council protect a portion of the land up for Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) exclusion was presented to council by city senior planner Jason Gow at its Tuesday, May 17, committee of the whole meeting.

“From staff’s perspective, the suitability of this land to be farmed is the crux of this application and should determine whether support for this application be granted,” stated Gow in his report.

Staff’s report recommends council support the exclusion, less approximately nine acres of fair agricultural land, about 20 percent of the parcel.

A narrow strip of fair land stretching across the lower potion of the property was identified in the Madrone Environmental Services soil study conducted on the parcel in 2007.

In March, the city received notification from the BC Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) of an exclusion request from PRSC Land Development Ltd., a partnership of the city and Tla’amin Nation.

The request was for a 30-acre parcel to be taken out of the provincial land reserve for the development of an international school adjacent to Brooks Secondary School. »2

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Deal could fall through if parcel not excluded 1« SINO BRIGHT If the city does not support the exclusion, the application will not move forward, stated Gow. According to Andrew Bryant, a local researcher and biologist, the proposed location of the school lies directly over top of the nine acres.

Policies for ALR exclusions are clearly stated in the city’s sustainable official community plan, said Bryant, and require the city to maintain land with agricultural potential in the ALR for future uses.

Reaction from council at the committee of the whole meeting was mixed. Mayor Dave Formosa said he was shocked when he read Gow’s report.

“I believe the report’s recommendation should say that the city does not support the exclusion,” said Formosa. “This is not what the proponents have been asking or looking for.”

Councillor CaroleAnn Leishman said she does not see staff’s recommendation as the end of the development. She said that looking at the original proposal she thinks it may be possible for the school to be higher up on the proposed site, located on the steeper portion of the property,

and may fit with the initial tiered design of the school.

According to Formosa, the location of the nine-acre fair land strip will create a barrier for the developers. The initial development permit requested road access to the parcel off Marine Avenue.

“You pretty much render useless the rest of the property,” said Formosa. “What this will do is restrict the development and maybe even see [Sino Bright] walk.”

Councillor Jim Palm stated he is concerned about the project’s future and the implications this report could have on the proponent’s application.

“For this little tract of land to stop a major development going forward for this community would be a travesty,” said Palm.

“Everybody in the community knows how long we’ve been talking about the importance of international education.”

Formosa said he does not support sending the recommendation to the ALC as it currently stands because it may give the ALC a reason to deny the whole exclusion.

Planning staff agreed to take the report back to proponents at Sino Bright for their thoughts before it is submitted to the ALC. Staff will provide a report at the Thursday, June 2, council meeting.

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Sino Bright School timeline

The story of a Sino Bright School development in Townsite has been one the Peak has followed for several years. Here is a look back at the story so far: 2012 Selected by the BC Ministry of Education as an offshore school inspector, Jay Yule, School District 47 superintendent of schools, travels to the People’s Republic of China in December to inspect Beijing No. 8 Sino Bright School, operated in China by a Coquitlambased company.

Yule returns to Powell River with the idea that instead of School District 47 sponsoring a BC offshore school, a huge outlay of resources, it would be better to attract international students to Powell River.

2013 Yule and Sino Bright executive director Quan Ouyang agreed to establish a partnership to bring Chinese students to Powell River for winter and summer programs as well as providing teachers, administrators and educational supports for BC offshore schools in China.

2014 Success of the Powell River programs leads to Sino Bright developing a campus at Oceanview Education Centre, a School District 47 building undergoing transformation after the district eliminated middle schools due to shrinking student numbers.

In July, the provincial government grants a provisional licence to Sino Bright and the school district to operate a Powell River-based international school.

Brooks vice-principal Shannon Behan is promoted to district principal responsible for international education. Behan takes a year-long posting as Beijing No. 8 Sino Bright principal.

In September, City of Powell River mayor Dave Formosa travels to China as part of a city, school district and Vancouver Island University delegation to expand international education opportunities. Formosa states that developing international education is part of the city’s economic revitalization plans.

In October, just prior to the municipal elections, the mayor announces that Sino Bright intends to purchase a 132-acre parcel of land near Brooks Secondary School to establish a 400-student campus with dormitories. PRSC Land Development Ltd, a corporation jointly owned between the City of Powell River and Tla’amin Nation, is tasked to sell land to improve regional economic development. The proximity of Sino Bright to Brooks would allow students to attend the high school for elective classes.

2015 In April, Island Timberlands (IT), a Vancouver Island-based forestry company that owns tree rights on Lot 450 PRSC land, the location of the proposed campus, announces that it intends to exercise those rights in the coming months. IT begins cutting Lot 450 trees on its private managed forest land adjacent to PRSC land. IT stops harvest after community backlash and leaves PRSC land uncut.

In June, Formosa, Yule and a VIU representative travel to Beijing to inspect Sino Bright School and meet with school officials on Powell River development. Formosa is told that if the city is able to help get the property ready for development, Sino Bright is dedicated to building a campus to include a college. The land that Sino Bright wishes to purchase is inside provincial Agricultural Land Reserve and exclusion will require application to BC Agricultural Land Commission (ALC).

In October, Powell River councillors report to Union of BC Municipalities that Sino Bright development would have large impact on Powell River economy, generating $37.4 million from construction, $18.9 million in gross domestic product for BC and create over 100 jobs in School District 47.

In November, the provincial government enacts Bill 29, legislation that gives statutory property tax exemptions to private schools. Despite city tax implications, councillor Jim Palm says the Sino Bright project will help bring more students and families to Powell River.

In December, city director of planning Thomas Knight makes a presentation to city council on the process to change zoning and land-use designation on PRSC land to facilitate Sino Bright project and signal to ALC that the city supports development. The land deal is subject to ALC exclusion and city bylaw amendments.

2016 In January, Knight provides council with clarification on Sino Bright land-use amendments.

Staff is concerned about the subdivided, 30-acre piece of the 132.2-acre original parcel being zoned commercial and says the proponent agrees to have it zoned as institutional.

In March, the city is asked by ALC to review the PRSC application for land exclusion and provide comment.

In April, the city holds a public hearing on amendments to zoning and sustainable official community plan amendments for Sino Bright project. Community members raise issue of saving trees on parcel, part of Lot 450 concerns. Ouyang submits letter saying the school would partner with the community to provide agriculture on the property and if the community does not support the development the school would not pursue building there.

Several members of the public speak in favour of the rezoning to allow the development.

Two weeks later, the city hosts a public information meeting at Powell River Recreation Complex to gauge public support for PRSC’s exclusion application. Approximately 50 people attend. Concerns are raised about loss of trees and whether land in the parcel is economically viable agricultural land. Public comment is generally against pursuing the exclusion application.

Yule says Island Timberlands has rights to the trees and will cut them, regardless of Sino Bright’s development; the property is still for sale and a school is a good fit for neighbouring Brooks, says Yule.

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Climbers voice opposition to Eldred Valley hydro project Proposed Alterra Power Corporation plant endangers popular climbing location CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

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unteer trail work to ensure climber access.

“The climbers’ camp is really special,” said Kevan Robitaille, a founder of Powell River Climbing Cooperative, the group planning to open a climbing wall

I’d like Alterra Power to know we’re there, and we have been there and recorded recreational use there since 1999.

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Robitaille said the issue will require continued support through letter writing to the provincial government and elected officials.

“It’s a pretty big project that would ruin the place,” he said.

Speaking at the meeting, local climber Jason Addy told the committee the area in question is a nexus for backcountry use and this project would not only affect rock climbing but also river kayakers, hikers and mountaineers.

“Any power production in the Eldred Valley would have a huge negative impact on wilderness activities and therefore on tourism and local residents quality of life,” said Addy.

“No one wants to travel here for that.”

Catalyst Paper Corporation (CPC) has received an expression of intent for a potential acquisition.

If accepted it would g ive Kejriwal Group International (KGI), headquartered in India, majority control of CPC. The expression of intent would see a transaction in which KGI acquires shares at $6 per share.

The acquisition would also involve a new five-year $260.5 million US term loan and KGI would commit to investments of $25 million in CPC and $35 million in the new term loans.

A Monday, May 23, CPC press release announcing the intended acquisition stated, “The board of directors has indicated it is encouraged by KGI’s proposal, which could provide CPC with a significant amount of capital, which further enhances and accelerates Catalyst’s planned growth initiatives.”

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Bench stolen A bench located on the trail that connects Townsite with the Willingdon Beach trail has been stolen.

The bench, constructed by resident Ted Wrubleski, marked with the letters PRATV and stamped with his name, was unbolted from the ground and carried off sometime the weekend of May 14.

“I put the bench there for old folks to stop and take a rest,” said Wrubleski. “I’m ticked off and upset that the area has been abused.”

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in Townsite. “There’s a lot of dedication and history there, and it really should be kept as it is,” Palmer said that over the past nine months the planning committee has received

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and Powell River Search and Rescue volunteer who died in a helicopter accident in 2011.

The campground is named in tribute to Colin and is maintained by climbing community members who also do vol-

several requests for comment on independent power-producing projects in the regional district.

Palmer said the number of power lines in the region from these projects has an detrimental effect on forestry and local jobs.

He added that he wants the province to not decide on these projects independent of each other, but as a whole, and look at the potential negative effect they will have on the local community.

After the meeting, climbers in attendance said they approved of Palmer’s comments.

“I was really happy with how the meeting went,” said Robitaille. “We have a fairly sympathetic regional planning committee. I was impressed, but at the same

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know we’re there, and we have been there and recorded recreational use there since 1999,” said Dionne.

The climbers’ campsite was established by Dionne and her husband Colin, a wellknown climbing advocate

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Addressing a packed meeting of concerned rock climbers, Powell River Regional District planning committee recommended to the board that it does not support a proposed hydroelectric project on the Eldred River.

Electoral Area C director Colin Palmer, chairing the Tuesday, May 17, planning meeting, encouraged several delegations of concerned residents to send written feedback to the regional district to be forwarded to the provincial government; it will make the final decision.

“We’re not going to make the decision, but we have every right to find out what is going on,” said Palmer. “We thought BC Hydro was going to build the Site C Dam and not need all these independent power production projects.”

Powell Hydro Inc., a subsidiary of Alterra Power Corporation, applied to the province for an investigative use licence for the development of a run-of-the-river power project on Eldred River, located north of Goat Lake between Powell and Emma lakes.

Climbers’ Access Society of BC representative and local resident Christie Dionne said the proposed power station, if approved, will be located right on top of a climbers’ campsite, a recognized and established recreation site in the Eldred Valley.

“I’d like Alterra Power to

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Powell River volunteer trail builders applaud Powell River Regional District’s move to develop a regional trails plan, but they say more support is needed to maintain existing trail infrastructure.

Outdoor Recreation Users Group Trail Society president Pat Walsh said the regional district’s consultation meetings are helping to raise awareness about the area’s trail networks.

“We’re extremely pleased to see this process taking place,” said Walsh. “We’re at a stage now that our trails require more leadership.”

The plan will go a long way in fostering greater cooperation, planning and financial support for volunteers, he said.

Developing a regional trails plan was one of four recommendations that came out of the regional district’s 2010 regional parks and greenspace plan.

Over the past year, work went into gathering data on all the trails in the region and creating maps. After the maps were compiled, the regional district organized public consultation meetings to gather the public’s thoughts.

“What we are looking for is which trails have the highest use and are most important for people,” said regional district manager of planning Laura Rodden. “That’ll guide which trails need to be protected and maintained into the future.”

Walsh was one of about 60 residents who attended a meeting on Tuesday, May 17, at Powell River Recreation Complex; one of four meetings held throughout the regional district from May 16 to 19.

The meeting afforded Walsh an opportunity to share his thoughts on challenges volunteers face.

“When it comes to further trail development, it is all well and good, but new development needs to come with a maintenance plan,” said Walsh. “Volunteer groups struggle to maintain what we have now.”

A variety of community

CHOOSING FAVOURITES: Volunteer trail builder Ron Diprose was one of about 60 people at Powell River Regional District’s regional trails plan public consultation at Powell River Recreation Complex. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

user groups, including the BOMB Squad, Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society (PRPAWS), Powell River ATV Club and Powell River Cycling Association’s Chain Gang, among others, contribute several hundreds of hours annually to trail maintenance.

Ron Diprose, a Chain Gang volunteer who also attended the meeting, said he thought the meetings highlighted the amenities Powell River has in its backcountry.

“There’s a lot of people in this town that have never really been out on some of the trails,” said Diprose. “I know some people who have lived here most of their lives and they didn’t even the know about the Knuckleheads.”

Diprose said the trails add quality of life for residents and attract out-of-town visitors.

“More out-of-town people are becoming aware of what we have,” said Diprose. “It’s not just hikers, mountain bikers and trail runners, but others like horse riders and even ATV groups that have come to ride.”

Walsh pointed out that the vast majority of trails have been built across Crown, forest licence tenure, city and private lands, and are considered unauthorized.

“What should strike people looking at all those maps is all of those trails were created in spite of the system, not because of it,” said Walsh. “If we did that in spite of the system, just think about what we could do with the system

working to our benefit.”

Walsh said although trailmaintenance groups have received financial support from the community in the form of donated materials and grants, all too often they are having to reach into their own pockets when work is required.

“We require a change in thinking and need local government to take ownership and leadership with respect to that,” said Walsh. “This is a first step.”

Rodden said the regional district understands and appreciates volunteer efforts, but it does not currently have a budget for trails. The study will allow the regional district to advocate for and protect some trails the community considers as most important, she said.

“We’re not in the business of trails,” she said. “We don’t have a trails service and we do not have authority over Crown land, but the fact we’re doing the trails plan shows the board understands trails are important and wants to play a role in helping to ensure the amenity is sustainable.”

Rodden is asking anyone interested in providing their opinions on trails to complete an online survey at powellriverrd.bc.ca by 4 pm Friday, June 3.

“We want as many as people as possible to do the survey,” said Rodden. “If people don’t share their thoughts, they won’t be represented in the final plan.”

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“I’m really happy with [Powell River] council and the decision they made,” said Dan Clarke, director of Grassroots Botanicals Wellness Cooperative.

The co-op is one of two Powell River dispensaries the city’s lawyers sent warning letters to on May 11, informing them that they were operating outside of the city’s business licensing bylaws. The dispensaries faced steep daily fines of up to $15,000 if they did not cease the sale of marijuana products.

Grassroots co-op shut its doors immediately, but WeeMedical Dispensary Society on Marine Avenue did not. As of press time, WeeMedical was still selling marijuana products.

Concerned residents packed into council chambers to hear what direction council would take on the issue.

“I was surprised at the misinformation and, dare I say, ignorance of city council,” said resident Jason Hygaard.

“Maybe it’s due to miseducation or isolation from major metropolitan cen-

tres that have had similar problems in the past. A penalty of $15,000 a day is offensive; it’s obscene.”

Clarke and co-op members spoke as a delegation to council and said the closure will have an impact on medical users who are not able to access other forms of cannabis medicine from the current federal government program.

“The longer Dan’s co-op is closed, the more we have to worry because we may have to go to illegal drug dealers with products that could be laced with things like fentanyl,” said concerned resident Angela McKenzie.

While council was unable to talk specifically about why the letters had been sent, due to the decision being made in a closed meeting, council indicated that further information from that meeting would be made public at its Thursday, May 19, council meeting.

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City of Powell River council has moved to have city staff begin investigating the process of regulating medical-marijuana dispensaries.

Councillor Russell Brewer motioned at the Tuesday, May 17, committee of the whole meeting, with council chambers at capacity with medical marijuana supporters, to have staff look into how the city can allow the dispensaries to operate, similar to the way other BC municipal governments have approached the increasingly widespread issue.

“I don’t want to wait around for another two years while the feds wait to decide how and when they are going to do what they may or may not do,” said Brewer. “We need to move on what we can control, and that’s location, size, hours of operation and who can go into these stores.”

While marijuana is outside the jurisdiction of local governments to regulate, the Local Government Act and Community Charter give local governments the regulatory tools needed to address some of the problems created due to the jurisdictional void; a legal grey zone that has encouraged the proliferation of dispensaries in communities throughout BC. To address the same problems, cities including Victoria, Port Alberni, Squamish and Vancouver have already moved forward to amend bylaws that make it difficult to deal with the unlicensed businesses. City of Vancouver issued its first business licence for a Point Grey dispensary this week under

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Agricultural hinge After years of discussion and planning, a proposed international school in Townsite could fall through if PRSC Land Development, a corporation owned by City of Powell River and Tla’amin Nation, and Sino Bright School cannot find a way to definitively integrate agriculture into their plans.

City of Powell River’s committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, May 17, included a report from the city’s senior planner on a nine-acre parcel of useable agricultural land near the front of the international school’s proposed site.

Council is now weighing the possibility of changing bylaws in order to support the exclusion of a 30-acre parcel, including nine acres of farmable land, from the provincial Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

The nine acres are a deciding factor in whether Sino Bright is able to purchase the large parcel of land from PRSC. If PRSC is unable to have the land excluded from ALR, Sino Bright could walk away from the deal.

In 2007, the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) did not support an application to exclude 245 hectares of An international school would PRSC land be a valuable addition to the from the ALR community and the nine-acre to build an airport, resiparcel still has potential to be dential develagricultural land in the centre opments, golf of Sino Bright’s campus. course and equestrian ce n t re . T h e ALC found that the application lacked details on how the proposed developments would benefit agriculture and the city’s economy.

Sino Bright has already stated that it would partner with the community to provide agricultural space on the international school’s grounds. The school would be a valuable economic addition to the community and the nine-acre parcel still has potential to be agricultural land in the centre of Sino Bright’s campus.

The current city council has already made it clear that the international school and its dormitories fit with its economic-development mandate.

Ever since Sino Bright announced, just prior to the last municipal elections in 2014, that it intended to purchase the large parcel of land in Townsite, the city has stressed that the development would positively impact the local economy, generating tens of millions of dollars and creating upwards of 100 jobs in the area.

Although the community does not know the particulars of PRSC’s proposal to the ALC, it looks as though the corporation may have neglected an important piece in getting this deal done. Without agriculture as a highlight in the Sino Bright proposal, the entire deal could be in jeopardy.

Jason Schreurs, publisher/editor

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LETTERS » Opposite effect With all due respect to Seabreeze Resort owner Elaine Thoma [“Hospitality tax will affect tourism to area,” May 18], I believe the municipal and regional district tax will have the opposite effect and actually help us increase local tourism, for the reasons outlined by the others interviewed for the article.

Every year my wife and I travel with our mountain bikes throughout Canada and the United States by motor vehicle, staying in hotels and motels along the way and spending a considerable amount of money in a great many communities.

When booking a room I do enquire about the room rate, but not once have I ever asked how

much the additional tax will be.

Why not? Because I already realize an additional 10 to 15 per cent will be added to the quoted rate.

However, because I have been aware of efforts by Tourism Powell River and Sunshine Coast Tourism to introduce this levy, I always check my invoice to confirm whether or not there is a local tour-

ism tax, and there is almost always an extra one or two per cent added on. Does this upset me? Not at all.

Will it prevent me from returning to that community? Absolutely not.

This tax is such a pittance compared to what a tourist such as myself spends on a road trip for gasoline, rooms, meals and entertainment. I am actu-

ally happy to help promote such communities in this way when I travel, and I do in fact return again and again to the places I love.

This tax will in fact be good for Thoma’s business in the long run.

She will be doing her part to promote our area by collecting it.

Wayne Brewer Westview Avenue

SPEAK TO THE PEAK

What are your thoughts on Sino Bright School being built in Townsite?

MATT TOM Eagle Drive I really haven’t heard too much about it.

LINDA HARVEY Marine Avenue Sounds like a positive, low impact to the economic future of Powell River.

SHANNON GOSS Borden Place The pros do not outweigh the cons. I don’t think the school will turn out in our favour.

CAITLIN BRYANT Vancouver, BC It seems like an opportunity in some ways, but I’m nervous about anything built on ALR land. It will be a great thing for Powell River to be known for though.

GLORIA SOLOWAN Highway 101 It’s a good idea, bringing kids from other countries for school here. It will mean a lot for education in Powell River.

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6« VIEWPOINT fact, international literature connects the to reduce the costs of alcohol for society, and including agency stores and grocery store These should be implemented fully across privatization of retail alcohol with sub- for individuals. kiosks. That is, government monopolies Canada. stantial increases in sales. It also offers First, alcohol pricing is one of the most po- should be maintained.

Using policy interventions to deal with an established proxy for excessive alcohol tent policy levers to reduce alcohol-related Having a comprehensive graduated driver alcohol-related harms are especially effecharm. This means setting minimum pricing, licensing program, as BC does, is an effective tive because they can work with little adconsumption.

The “Strategies” report highlights the a proven method of reducing over-consump- way to reduce drinking-driving problems. ministrative cost and bureaucratic machinharms that come from inappropriate use of tion. Pricing should reflect alcoholic content The program provides for zero blood alcohol ery, and will benefit all segments of our alcohol and recommends changes in provin- so as to be equitable. levels for all drivers under 21 with less than communities.

Wednesday.April 2.2014 | Powell River Peak » prpeak.com cial9 policy to reduce harm from alcohol. All Provincial controls over the sale and ser- five years driving experience.

Dr. Paul Martiquet is the Medical Health provinces offer some examples of what is ef- vice of alcohol offers a strong point of conMandatory server training and challenge- Officer for Rural Vancouver Coastal Health, infective and what is not. From these come a trol, and provinces should be encouraged and-refusal programs have been shown to cluding Powell River, the Sunshine Coast, Seanumber of recommendations canpickups work and to place a moratorium on private Bella Bella Bella and Coola.construcreduce26]. over-serving and serving to minors.

SUVs that of the lake it will outlets multi- March “values” are theto-Sky, current the and learning Pedestrian accident thatsized He claims that the “peace, Stephen Harper govern- tive dialogue necessary to it is dangerous for children ply very fast like it has for It was with great sadness in crosswalks, since most years. The root system is order and good govern- ment, to which Weston is reach true reconciliation. that we read about the re- of these vehicles have im- very hardy. You cannot kill ment of Canada” will be a member, truly uphold- Claudia Medina cent death of the 62-year- paired visibility directly in the weed. undermined by a treaty ing when first nations and Marine Avenue old newcomer to Powell front of the vehicle. That Once the lake is cleared that allows Tla’amin to ex- other citizens who want to River who was struck by is why such vehicles are out you can start fresh, re- ercise laws that are rooted protect Canada’s environ- Recycling changes an SUV on Joyce Avenue banned in Europe. stock with trout and make in traditional systems of ment for future generations What is the government [“Pedestrian succumbs to I would like to think that it a nice swimming hole governance that have ex- are under surveillance and injuries,” March 21].

Powell River may some day like it was before. Now it is isted for millennia before labelled terrorists? What planning with regard to I moved with my wife and wake up to the grave injus- a swamp, not good for the Canada was even a remote “values” are the Harper gov- recycling [“Changes on hotwo small children to Powell tice it is doing its pedestri- public. concept. To lump together ernment upholding when rizon for recycling,” March River in 2005 and spent the an population by failing to We need to make Sharia law, Québécois law, enacting Bill C-45, which 5]?

Between the ferry upsets better part of seven years address the many chronic Cranberry Lake nice again and other “local” laws into again undermines first naliving there. traffic safety problems in and it can be done once the this context betrays a lim- tions’ sovereignty and pro- and then recycling, what is ited understanding of the tection for the land and wa- happening? Powell River is a One of the main reasons I the city, but after having lilies are out of the lake. clean town. If it is made difsystemic inequalities that ter that sustain us? wanted to leave was because lived there for seven years, Cliff Lang this treaty is aiming to adthe community’s lead- I don’t hold out much hope. Squamish, BC If Weston is concerned ficult for folks, you may see ers have never shown the Raymond MacLeod Cushing dress and rectify—inequali- with the “most vulnerable” all the beautiful trails full of slightest interest in improv- North Vancouver ties such as the Indian Act, members of Canadian so- garbage. This would undo Ignorance harms ing traffic flow and enforcean aspect of Canadian law ciety, why does his politi- all the work like the BOMB In response to MP John that was established to sub- cal party actively seek out (Bloody Old Men’s Brigade) ment to ensure the safety Cranberry Lake Weston’s opposition to the jugate, control, distort and free trade agreements with Squad has done and others of the many children and Lilies have taken over the wording of the Tla’amin limit the rights and free- rox seniors who walk and bike and 50 China will to make the trails safe and words 0 that imately app Europe must be ts oin wp vie and rds wo lake; we all understand the (Sliammon) First Nation in the community. clean for those from Powell doms of Aboriginal peoples, 0 effectively render our own 35 eed exc Letters should not It is frightening to walk infestation of the matter treaty, I am disturbed by and which continues to this laws, national or local, null River and outside to come down Joyce, with its narrow [“Water lilies create cause his lack of awareness and day. and void in the face of trade see and hike. sidewalks and no green buf- for concern,” March 26]. knowledge of the historical When something isn’t When Canadian laws tribunals that favour corpofer or parking lane between Now, the only way you will context of the treaty pro- existed to criminalize tra- rate interests? broken, please don’t fix it. pedestrians and the many get rid of them is not by cess, especially with regard ditional ceremonies and Powell River, we have to But what troubles me

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Gardeners have agreed to participate this year, which is enough for Powell River Garden Tour (PRGT) to once again showcase some of the decorative gardens in the area.

How are gardens growing this year? According to master gardener Shirley Cole, fairly well. However, as with any year, a lot depends on the weather.

“We have to look back a year ago to understand a few of the things that might be happening,” said Cole.

“Flowers and gardens are at least two weeks early.”

Previously held on Victoria Day long weekend, the tour was moved to June due to the month’s designation as rose month. PRGT committee member Diana Wood said people want to see roses. In 2015, there was nothing to see, roses or otherwise.

“Last year, we didn’t have a garden tour,” said Wood.

According to Wood, Powell River has a limited number of gardens and some people who have attended previous tours prefer not to see the same gardens each time, “even though those gardens keep changing every year,” she said.

Gardens on the tour are numbered from one through 10, with the first five viewed in the morning and the remaining gardens open during the afternoon. Wood said the way the tour is organized, visitors are not required to visit each garden in order. In fact, she suggested

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not to, because of limited parking.

“We want people to spread them out, maybe choose number three first, or garden number five,” she said.

That way, added Wood, not everyone will be crowding one garden at the same time.

Powell River resident Kathy Pedneault has gone on the garden tour several times, but this year will be the first time she opens her own garden for the event. “ I ’ m n e r v o u s ,” s a i d Pe d n e a u l t . “ I ’m j u s t a hobbyist.”

Pedneault said she shares in the simplicity of what most gardeners enjoy, “just getting out and digging in the dirt and watching it grow.”

Organized entirely by volunteers, money raised through ticket sales goes back into the community,

including green space and education, said Wood.

“The money goes into a scholarship for a high-school student going to university studying something to do with biology, horticulture or plant-science related,” she said.

According to Wood, donations have been made for benches on Westview and Joyce avenues, a drinking fountain at the viewpoint on Marine Avenue, toward the purchase of Millennium Park , to Powell R iver Botanic Garden Society and other non-profit organizations creating gardens and green-spaces in the city.

Ticket packages for the self-guided tour, available at Mother Nature and Springtime Garden Centre, are $15 each and include a map and descriptions of each garden. A by-donation

fundraiser lunch, including live music and other activities, will be served at a location specified within ticket packages. Teachers from James Thomson Elementary School are preparing the lunch as a fundraiser for creating a garden at the school.

Over the years the tour has helped people create more beautiful gardens by being educational and showcasing all types, shapes and characters of gardens, said Wood.

“People learn at lot,” she said. “When they see something they really like, owners are there to tell them about the plant, what its name is and how it behaves.

Over the years, we’ve helped people create more beautiful gardens.”

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Masons celebrate a century Fraternal society has shown discretion in charitable work DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

As old as Powell River itself, the Freemasons, most commonly known as Masons, have been active in the community for 100 years and are planning a celebration.

“Our celebration is themed as a celebration of community,” said Darryl Craig, worshipful master of the Triune Lodge No. 81. “Over the last 100 years, certainly very important and vital people have been part of the Masonic community, and part of the Powell River community.”

The history of masonry here begins with doctor Andrew Henderson, who was one of the founders

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of the Powell River Paper Company in 1909, instituted the first medical plan in BC, constructed the first house in Townsite, founded the first hospital, was instrumental in starting the first school, was the first Master of the Triune Lodge and, said Craig, personified Masonry in Powell River that has been carried on for the last 100 years.

The organization itself goes back 500 years to the Renaissance, the time of Da Vinci and Galileo. According

to Craig, during that time of historic upheaval, there was reason for the Masons being secretive.

In 2009, author Dan Brown gave the same treatment to Masonry in his book The Lost Symbol as he did with the Catholic church in The Da Vinci Code, drawing attention to the myths and secrecy that has been fuel for conspiracy theorists. The most common of the conspiracies is that the Masons run the world.

According to Craig, he can’t dispel the myths because he can’t prove a negative.

“My response to that has always been have one of three choices,” said Craig.

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According to Craig , Masons have shown discretion rather than being secretive. Their charity work has been anonymous and they do not take credit for it or get an award for doing it.

For decades, according to Craig, the lodge has sponsored a bursary to graduating high-school students to support their further education.

They also sponsor parents who cannot afford hockey gear for their children.

Triune Lodge No. 81 is having its 100th anniversary gala dinner and dance, Saturday, May 28, at Dwight Hall. Tickets are $50. For more information, call Craig at 604.414.7164.

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Educator starts multigenerational program Preschoolers and seniors make for good company at Willingdon Creek Village

According to Walford, it was a bit tenuous at first, trying to get children interacting with the seniors, and vice versa.

After a couple of weeks, she said, any hesitation was gone and replaced with smiles and laughter.

“Children are such ambassadors of wonder,” she said, “and wonder is something we lose as we get older.

Everything for children is just so full of wonder. They bring that with them; it’s contagious.”

Glynis Hig gins, a caregiver at Willingdon Creek, said the popup preschool is really positive for residents there.

“They don’t see enough of the really little kids,” said Higgins. “A lot of them don’t have extended family here with little kids. It’s really good for the kids, too, who don’t have older grandparents in town; they look forward to them coming.”

Children are at the residence every second Friday for two hours of nonstop activity, playing with all manner of toys and taking part in activities such as singing, parachute, mascot, puppets, boxing and golf.

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The initiative is the brainchild of Beau Soleil Preschool educator Danielle Walford.

“I have thought for a long time that the combination of elder care and child care is such a great concept, because it brings two generations together,” said Walford. “So we had the idea that rather than have a childcare centre integrated in a seniors home, we would just be a portable preschool that came and ran our class out of Willingdon Creek.”

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Exhibit highlights community possibilities Powell River Dreams show presents expressions of progressive ideas for future DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

For a long time, a movement of thought has existed that a city can be reinvigorated, its urban plan transformed, not just with hard concrete, asphalt and steel, but with imagination, beauty and art.

The late Jane Jacobs, Canada’s great urban visionary, was a proponent of this kind of community building.

A well-known graffiti mural in the Annex, the Toronto neighbourhood where Jacobs lived, features a cartoon of Jacobs’ and her famous quote, “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”

Creating a city is the essential philosophy for Powell River Dreams: An Exhibition

of Art and Ideas, curated by Autumn Skye Morrison and Blake Drezet, members of artist collective Vale Society.

In the medium of their choice, 20 local artists will present pieces on that theme, including newly arrived sculptor Sandra Lopez, Powell River mural artist Luke Ramsey and visual artist Meghan Hildebrand and Cortes Island artist Robert Skot McMillan.

“We’re really asking for a literal representation of ideas, whether it’s social, environmental or arts-related,” said Morrison. “We’ll get quite a mix, so some pieces will be more abstract and others will be very literal graphic design.”

Powell River Dreams is a free, two-day showcase of the work of sculptors, painters, illustrators, photographers, videographers and performers.

According to Drezet, because the exhibition is about Powell River, they hope submissions will have real applications for the town.

“The idea is these art pieces are expressing some dream or some visions the artist has had for Powell River,” he said.

According to Morrison, the

inspiration for Powell River Dreams came from scratchings Hildebrand created a few years ago. Hildebrand’s first Powell River Dream comic was inspired by the work of Canadian artist Eleanor Bond, whose paintings depict real and imagined cities; one of Bond’s pieces is called IV Converting the Powell River Mill to a Recreation and Retirement Centre.

Intrigued by Bond’s art, Hildebrand said she created 13 cartoons representing her own Powell River dream ideas.

“As artists, we’re used to dreaming that is not defined by politics or economics. I’m always trying to find new ways of seeing and thinking,” said Hildebrand.

After three years of mulling over the idea that began with Hildebrand’s work, Morrison and Drezet said they hope their event will give voice to artists’ ideas about how Powell River can be created by everybody.

Powell River Dreams takes place at the ARC Community Theatre (7055 Alberni Street) with an opening gala Friday, May 27, from 7 pm-12 am, and again Saturday, May 28, from 12-6 pm.

SURFACE SCRATCHING: Powell River Dreams cartoons by local artist Meghan Hildebrand were the catalyst for an exhibition meant to add artistic voices to discussions about creating community. CONTRIBUTED GRAPHIC

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Small businesses receive kickstart Encouraging small businesses and attracting entrepreneurs has been identified as a key to transitioning Powell River’s economy and an upcoming workshop will do just that.

Beginning May 30 and contuining until June 10, Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship chief executive officer Brian Lacroix will be in Powell River conducting a workshop about a program for people who want to start a small business.

“Powell River has a lot of the attributes that draw people,” said Lacroix, “first of all, for lifestyle, then once they are living here comes the question, ‘What am I going to do to live here?’”

B u s i n e s s a n d Entrepreneurship Skills Training (BEST), the program promoted by Lacroix, is sponsored by BC Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills

Training and Responsible for Labour.

“You have a fairly large group of people coming into the area for the lifestyle and they say, ‘I need to start myself a small business,’” said Lacroix. “This is a free program that helps potential entrepreneurs start their own small businesses.”

According to Lacroix, the intensive course requires a two-week commitment because it takes time to learn how to run a small business.

Enrolment is capped at 20 people and includes eligibility requirements.

Participants must either be between 18 and 29 years of age, self-identify as having a disability, or be an aboriginal person of any age.

Participants cannot be collecting employment insurance or be working more than 20 hours per week.

According to Scott Randolph, City of Powell River manager of economic development, entrepreneurs are important in tran-

sitioning from the single-resource-extraction industry the city has relied on since its founding.

“It provides employment, as well as new revenues in the community,” said Randolph. “Small business is the largest employer in any rural community.

With Live and Invest, the Powell River resident-attraction campaign, we have a couple of demographic groups we key on, including entrepreneurs.”

In Campbell River, Rachel Wiley runs a food truck called Seabreeze Take Out. She already had the truck, she said, and took the BEST program twice, because she was unsure which direction she wanted her business to go in.

“We were looking at ways to grow and expand our business, getting a business plan and making an informed business decision,” said Wiley. Her business is now “doing really well,” she said.

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Lacroix said all a person needs to start a business is willingness. “You don’t need to have studied anything in particular, you just need a bit of street smarts, math skills and some motivation.

That’s really all you need to start a business.”

Lacroix said the BEST program provides practical tools.

Participants receive an evaluation of their small-business idea and suggestions related to market research, competitive advantage, marketing, legal requirements, taxation, hiring, insurance and source funding.

Over the past 12 years, Lacroix has taken BEST to more than 100 communities in BC; more than 2,000 people have graduated.

Lacroix said he has identified three general groups of people who enrol: the curious; the ones who think they have a solid idea and want to turn it into a business; and a third group who are dabbling in business legitimately, or in the underground

ASPIRING ENTREPRENEUR: Hoping to use shipping containers as affordable housing units for first nations across Canada, James Brotchie of Port Hardy recently attended a business and entrepreneurship training program.

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economy, and need more help in particular areas, such as marketing, expansion or even becoming a legitimate enterprise.

Lacroix said BEST can also help in the area where many small businesses flounder: startup funding.

BEST has a micro-loan program in partnership with Vancity Credit Union that can provide funding from $2,000 to $35,000.

To register for the BEST program in Powell River, go to aboriginalbest.com or call Lacroix at 250.505.7673.

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Mario Paul is returning to Powell River Villa soccer club as head coach and Chris McDonough, who coached Villa for three seasons, is moving to an executive position with the team.

Villa team president Jamie Zroback recently made the announcement.

“I’m really excited to have Mario come in as the coach and for Chris to join the

executive. It just makes us that much stronger,” said Zroback. “Mario is a Vancouver Island Soccer League veteran. He’s played for Villa. He’s won league titles. I’ve played with him.

I’ve played against him. He’s coached me. I’ve coached him. It’s an easy fit for us.”

Paul was with Villa as a player-coach about 10 years ago. He said it was the first opportunity he had to fill a coaching role. At that time, Villa had been successful in moving into the first division of the Vancouver Island Soccer league (VISL). Then the team moved into a transitional phase and dropped from first division to second.

“We started losing players as they started moving on with their lives,” said Paul.

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“Veteran players were leaving and we had to start over.

We were in first division for a few years and, unfortunately, we weren’t able to keep a spot and we were relegated to division two.”

McDonough coached the team for the last three seasons and said he is proud of what he accomplished in moving the team up from third to second division, finishing last season in seventh place with a record of three wins, seven losses and six ties.

“It was a pretty big achievement and it was a really fun three years,” said McDonough. “I really enjoyed it and hopefully we can continue our upward trajectory. It’s a pretty exciting story for next year.”

The coaching change was amiable, said McDonough, and he is staying with the club in a marketing role.

“I put in three years and I was looking for a bit of a change,” he said. “It’s a demanding job. I travel a lot for work and it was just starting to get too much for me.”

According to McDonough, he is working on marketing to build Villa’s fan support, which has fallen off over the last few seasons.

“We’re partnering with a fan group called Villa Supporter Group,” he said.

“A lot of the clubs have supporter groups that help out

WINNING COMBO: New Powell River Villa soccer club coach Mario Paul [left] is welcomed back to the club by president Jamie Zroback [centre] and former coach Chris McDonough, now in charge of marketing for the team. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

the team and organize fans coming out.”

McDonoug h has also brought Townsite Brewing onboard as the club’s official beer. McDonough will be working to grow the fan base through team branding, starting with new Villa scarves available for fans to purchase.

“In the ’80s, ’90s and early parts of the 2000s, we would get 200 to 300 fans per game,” said McDonough.

“There would be singing and a boisterous crowd. We’re going to try to get the fans back out like they used to be.”

According to Paul, he is starting with a strong core of young players and veterans. He plans to do everything he can to give the fans something to cheer about and get some redemption for when he was last with the team.

“It was really heartbreaking when we went from first division to second. I was a part of that team, so it’s a good opportunity for us, and for myself, to climb back up into first division,” said Paul. “That’s my ultimate goal. You’ve got to go for it right off the bat. You don’t come to lose.”

Zroback said a shakeup is always good for a team and he knows from experience that Paul is not going to be happy just moving up a few places in second division at the end of next season.

“Mario is the type of guy who wants to win the league this year and this is how we’re going to do it,” said Zroback.

Villa is still looking for an assistant coach, said Zroback. The team is also looking for new players.

Fo r m o re i n fo r m a tion, contact Villa at cmcdonough474@gmail.com or jamie@landquest.com.

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Brooks Secondary School’s largest ever first-year track and field team came back from the Vancouver Island championships having done “beautifully,” according to coach Graham Cocksedge.

The school sent 24 athletes to Victoria to compete in 59 events and, of those, 21 recorded personal bests.

“Overall, for the first time with a full team, Brooks placed sixth out of 51 Vancouver Island teams,” said Cocksedge. The junior boys were fourth out of 30 teams.

Notable performances were first-place showings by the grade nine girls in 4X100

relay and Chris Fisher in the 1500-metre steeplechase.

Of the 24-member team, 11 have qualified in field and running events for the BC High School Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 27, and Saturday, May 28, in Surrey, BC. Fisher, Carter Chard-Hill, Dylan Werner, Drew Sundberg, Keagen Abbott, Ella Wedel, Sydney Elliott, Olivia Hopkins, Camryn Cline, Calli-Ann Abbott and Grace Gould will compete in Surrey.

“We’ve got a lot of kids who are grade eight and grade nine who have another four or five years at Brooks, and looking at the smiles on their faces, I think we’ll see them again for the years to come,” said Brodie Guild, who, along with Connie Polman Tuin, Scott Glaspey, Jeff Pollitt and Cocksedge, are the teams coaches.

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Dorothy was born in Crystal City, Manitoba, on February 4, 1928. She was predeceased by her husband Hugh, daughter Dianne, son Delmer and sister Doreen. She is survived by her daughters Carole (John Andersen), Betty and Darlene (Walter Gussman) and Vicki (Steve Warman), sons Bill (Stacy), Dean (Lara) and Dale (Carol), 26 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

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1215 General Employment RETAIL BEER & Wine Store Manager Location: Beach Gardens Beer & Wine Store, Powell River The Beer & Wine store manager will manage the daily operations of Store. Full job description is available online a t w w w. c a re e r l i n k b c . c o m .

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Most festival organizers agree it takes at least 10 years before an annual event really hits its stride. If the schedule of events for the ninth annual Lund Shellfish Festival is any indication, the community of Lund may be culturally ahead of the curve once again.

Featuring vendors, music, tours and seemingly unlimited amounts of shellfish, the community festival has grown into one of the area’s most anticipated events, celebrating the historic fishing community.

“Shellfish is a big part of what Lund is all about,” said Ann Snow, the festival’s committee coordinator and co-owner of SunLund By-the-Sea Campground and Cabins. “We also have so many artists living in the Lund area, so this is our chance to showcase all of that.”

Running Friday, May 27, until Sunday, May 29, the festival has expanded over the years to include more food vendors, cooking demonstrations, a chowder challenge, expanded live music schedule and cruise and tour options.

“The size of the festival is about as big as we are ever going to make it because of the limited space,” said Snow. “We were able to increase the number of vendor

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booths and we’ll have more food vendors, too, simply by maximizing and making the best use of the space we have.”

Organized by Lund Community Society, the festival is the perfect chance for area businesses and the community to show off their wares.

“We’re always happy to put on the Lund Shellfish Festival. It’s one of the highlights of our year,” said society president Roy Blackwell, also owner of the Boardwalk Restaurant. “We’ve expanded food vendors and the craft and artist booths this year, as well as developing a really good music program.

So it’s a little bit bigger this year.”

An important part of the festival is the shellfish booth run by Active Malaspina Mariculture Association (AMMA). Featuring oysters and other shellfish prepared a variety of ways, attendees

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can sample some of Lund’s most bountiful bounty for $5 per serving.

“The festival is Powell River’s chance to ger out there and savour the products lovingly grown by local aquaculturists,” said AMMA president Andre Comeau.

Another large part of the festival is the music program, featuring local musicians on the waterfront stage located between Nancy’s Bakery and the Lund boardwalk. Blackwell said he looks forward to the program, this year featuring Little Pharmer, Lotus and the Wildflower, Lund resident Lukah Bouchard and more.

“I love the music,” said Blackwell. “One of the big highlights is the wonderful music and the musicians.”

Snow agreed that besides the wonderful shellfish, music is a highlight of the festival. She added that the

community coming together is what she appreciates the most.

“Really, it’s all about the people,” said Snow. “But, oh, the food! I’m partial to mussels, so I’m hoping the food coordinators have arranged to have some mussels.”

Snow said due to smaller turnouts in previous years on the final day, the festival has arranged for different menus and activities on the Sunday this year.

Priding itself as being a waste-free event, Lund Shellfish Festival is a true community celebration with volunteers coming together to make it happen, said Snow.

“It’s just such a welcoming and eager community,” she said. “We’re all proud of what we have out here and it’s our chance each year to share all that we have, including the wonderful bounties of the sea.”

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NINTH ANNUAL

Lund Shellfish Festival 2016 May 27, 28 & 29

Lund Shellfish Festival May 27, 28 & 29

Chefs vie for bragging rights

The Lund Shellfish Festival is a green event.

No garbage is produced. Please bring your own plate or buy one at the Festival FRIDAY, MAY 27 Chowder Challenge • Lund Community Hall 5-8 pm • Silent auction and cash bar Everyone over 19 years welcome

6-9 pm • Chowder Challenge • $20 per person Tickets MUST be purchased in advance. Contact Tourism Powell River, Boardwalk Restaurant, Lund Hotel or SunLund By-the-Sea (no tickets sales at the door)

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Area chefs will once again be vying for Chowder Challenge champion and the bragging rights that go with it at this weekend’s annual Lund Shellfish Festival.

The challenge, which takes place 6-9 pm Friday, May 27, is the official kickoff for the festival, now in its ninth year, and will be a sellout, just as it has been every year, according to organizers.

The first, second and third place challengers are back, along with seven other competitors. Tla’amin Convenience Store’s Sli-City Grill returns to defend its championship title, along with last year’s second place Royal Zayka and Lund Hotel, which took third.

According to Heather Armstrong, a member of the festival committee and coordinator of the chowder challenge, she is not aware of anyone ever repeating as champion.

Erik Blaney, owner of Tla’amin Convenience Store, said just because he won last year he is not bragging that he will repeat.

“I’ve been trying a few new things over the last couple of weeks,” said Blaney. “I think that we’ll stick to the tried, tested and true chowder that we did last year.”

Armstrong said the challenge has become a phenomenon, with people coming from far and wide for the chowders.

“Last year, I was sitting at a table with two couples who said they came specifically

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1-3 pm • Shellfish Appie Cruise • $60 per person To reserve, call 604.483.1131 1:30-2:15 pm • Waterfront Stage Lukah Bouchard and friends 2-4 pm • Harbour Kayak Tour • By donation To reserve, call 604.414.6884 2:30-3:15 pm • Waterfront Stage Little Pharmer 3-5 pm • Marine Park Zodiac Tour To reserve, call 604.483.7900 3:30 to 4:30 pm • Waterfront Stage Lotus and the Wildflower 4:40-5 pm Waterfront Stage Powell River Clansman Pipes and Drums 6-11 pm • Oyster shucking contest, seafood buffet and musicians at Laughing Oyster $35 per person, to reserve call 604.483.9775

11-11:15 am • Waterfront Stage Greetings and announcements by the MC

12-12:30 pm • Cooking demonstration Free. Bring your own plate.

12-12:45 pm • Waterfront Stage Roger Langmaid 1-3 pm • Shellfish Appie Cruise $60 per person, to reserve, call 604.483.1131 1-2 pm • Waterfront Stage The Prawns 2-4 pm • Harbour Kayak Tour By donation. To reserve, call 604.414.6884 2:15-3:15 pm • Waterfront Stage Cris Greenwell and Sue Dixon 3:30-5 pm • Marine Park Zodiac Tour To reserve, call 604.483.7900 3:30-5 pm • Waterfront Stage Didge Band - Vince, Pat Michaud, John Tyler and Darryl Tenant

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BEST BOWL: The Chowder Challenge is one of the highlights of the annual Lund Shellfish Festival. Pictured here is 2014 winner Julie Darveau, owner of Julies Airport Café.

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for the chowder challenge,” said Armstrong. “I think one couple was from the United States and one came up by boat from Vancouver. It’s phenomenal.”

According to Ann Snow, the shellfish festival’s committee coordinator, the rules of the chowder challenge are simple. Each person gets a small sample of all 10 chowders from the 10 different challengers.

“They sample the chowders and vote for the one that they like the best,” said Snow. “The one chowder that wins the most votes gets a prize, publicity and bragging rights.”

After attendees have sampled the chowders, they get a full bowl, said Snow, along with salads, desserts and an oyster bar. There is also a silent auction and performances by local musicians.

Roy Blackwell, owner

and chef at the Boardwalk Restaurant in Lund, has entered his chowder for the last five years, has never won and, according to him, is not crabby about it.

“I’ve been wildly experimental,” said Blackwell.

“I did a chorizo and squid chowder a couple of years ago. I’ve put in oyster chowders, fish chowders, anything but your regular clam chowder because I make regular clam chowders every day. This is a challenge, so I’m challenging everybody else, too.”

For the second year, the challenge is a fundraiser for the North Side Volunteer Fire Department.

A limited amount of tickets are still available for $20 each at Sunlund-Bythe-Sea Campground, the Lund Hotel, Boardwalk Restaurant and Tourism Powell River.

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SCORPIO | OCTOBER 23 TO NOVEMBER 22 By closely examining your budget you realize that you have the means to fulfill your ambitions. You have many details to clarify, particularly where emotions are concerned.

SAGITTARIUS | NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 20 You have a lot of initiative. It is important to take the time to negotiate with people before coming to a decision that concerns them. An impressive salary increase awaits you.

CAPRICORN | DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20 Pay close attention to your health this week. You discover a diet or treatment that improves your quality of life and helps you make your dreams come true.

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