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RAINBOWS OF DIVERSITY: Members of Powell River’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community joined in the recent Powell River Sea Fair parade. Seven days of celebrations are planned for Powell River Pride beginning Monday, August 1, with the raising of the Pride flag at city hall. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO ILLUSTRATION $479,000 WATERFRONT

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Get the Peak to Go iPhone app now available in the Over and over, one of many sentiments expressed, accordApp Store or iTunes ing to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) who live in Powell River, is that this community is very accepting of them.

For many, it is a thought that gives rise to a simple question, but one that is difficult to answer: why?

Why is a small LGBT community living in a blue-collar town with a significantly aging population and strong religious presence, groups not traditionally seen as allies, so at ease and accepting?

“There’s this kind of magic about Powell River, about people making the choice to live here,” said Lyn Adamson, executive director of Powell River Employment Program Society, which administers Powell River Diversity Initiative. “Some people kick and scream to get here and then carve out a life. I think people really want to be here and appreciate that other people might want to be here; that makes you more tolerant of everyone around you.”

Arguably, the most public and recognizable gay couple in the city is Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons and his partner of 14 years, Slim Milkie.

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Community welcomes diversity said Simons. “We have to rely on each other. We’re in this together. The unique geographic location calls out for being neighbourly.”

According to David Roundell, historic events of years past brought an openness from outside to the isolation of Powell River.

Now 65, Roundell was 20 years old when he witnessed and was part of the seminal years between 1967 to 1969, a time of social upheaval in North America and the beginning of the gay movement.

In 1967, the summer of love introduced hippies, sexual freedom and the counterculture. It was also the year former prime minister Pierre Trudeau said the state has “no right or duty to creep into the bedrooms of the nation.” That quote was prefaced with a specific reference to homosexual rights.

Two years later the Stonewall riots, a series of demonstrations by members of New York’s gay community in response to a police raid marked the beginning of the gay liberation movement. That same year, the Vietnam War draft lottery began in the United States, confrontations took place between students and authorities on university campuses, and tens of thousands of draft dodgers and war resisters emigrated to

Canada. Many of them came to Powell River, where their influence of openness and inclusiveness remains.

“Claudia Medina did a film about diversity in Powell River,” said Roundell, who moved to Powell River three years ago with his partner of 35 years.

“What struck me in that film was the interview with the minister of the Unitarian Church,” said Roundell, “where he said, ‘What changed the mindset up here was the draft dodgers.’ When the draft dodgers came up from the states with more of an expanded view of humanity and a different way of looking at things, it was inevitable that it would seep into the general mindset of the town because we’re isolated up here.”

Even before those events of the modern gay movement, for thousands of years two-spirited people have been recognized in first nations communities, according to Tla’amin Nation resident Anthony Williams.

“In the past, gay people were referred to as twospirited individuals,” said Williams. “We were held in very high regard in not only mine, but in first nations communities around the coast.”

Williams said he is definitely accepted within his community but there are still one or two close-minded individuals, “but I guess it doesn’t really matter where

HAPPY COUPLE: Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons [right] and his partner Slim Milkie on the front porch of their Townsite home. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

you are in the population, they’re always there,” he said.

According to Williams, the inclusion of two-spirited people in the LGBT community is an important recognition of a person who is gay, lesbian or transgender within first nations communities.

“It reflects our cultural way of thinking from way back then and how we were never that ignorant in that sense,” he said. “Someone who was different was accepted.

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Now, accord i n g to Roundell and others in the small-town LGBT community, Pride is more about pride in Powell River and its acceptance of diversity.

Adamson said it is a sense of inclusion that is being celebrated, not just LGBT. “There should be celebrations for all types of diversity,” she said. “We should have a party every weekend to celebrate everything from women, to youth, to seniors, to first nations, to

immigrants. Until we can all stand hand in hand, that’s when we’ll truly be inclusive.

The question about Pride is good, but it’s not enough.

We need to be celebrating all types of diversity, not just once a year.”

The LGBT community will celebrate their inclusion in Powell River with a week of events beginning Monday, August 1, and running through to Sunday, August 7.

For more information, go to facebook.com/prpride.

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The Powell River Historical Museum and Archives Association in partnership with the Tla'amin Nation, and the University of Saskatchewan, are the recipients of a Museum Assistance Program grant of $143,000 from the Government of Canada. The grant will assist in developing a map of place names used by the Tla'amin Nation on their traditional territory. The project will produce a map of the place names with Tla'amin pronunciations and meanings of the names. The map will be displayed in the Tla'amin Administration Building and also in the Powell River Historical Museum.

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L’Association de musée historique de Powell River et des archives en partenariat avec la nation Tla´amin et l’Université de la Saskatchewan sont les récipiendaires d’une subvention de $143,000 du Programme d’aide aux musées du gouvernement du Canada. La subvention permettra la création d’une carte des noms de lieux utilisés par la Nation Tla´amin sur leur territoire traditionnel. La carte des noms de lieux, avec les prononciations Tla ´amin, sera affichée à l’édifice administratif de la nation Tla´amin et au musée historique de Powell River.

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We’re just seen as individuals and equal people within the community.”

Roundell said his generation created modern day Pride and the idea of Pride has become something more prominent in big cities.

“Pride is a huge thing in big cities because that’s the catalyst for getting together in one spot,” he said.

“Otherwise, I think being gay is pretty fractured right now, whereas when we were coming out it was community, it was your safety, it was

The Tla’amin Final Agreement has come into effect as of April 5, 2016. The Tla’amin Nation has lawmaking authority over its lands and resources and has passed the Tla’amin Nation Forest Law. This law governs forest activities, including the harvest of plants.

We wish to inform the public that permits are now required for the harvest of forest resources on Tla’amin Lands, including salal and mushrooms. Application forms are available through the Tla’amin administration office located at 4779 Klahanie Road.

For further information please contact Denise Smith, land manager, at 1.778.762.5050 or at denise.smith@tn-bc.ca.

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Ferry sailing waits frustrate travellers

City staff recommends hearing

Vehicles and passengers overflow terminals during BC Ferries vessel shuffle CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

It was a weekend of long ferry waits and mounting frustration for travellers needing to get to or from Powell River via Saltery Bay. Ferries that normally serve Powell River routes were jostled to cover for the Queen of Burnaby, which went out of service for unexpected repairs on Saturday, July 23.

MV Island Sky stood in for the Burnaby on the ComoxPowell River route while BC Ferries moved two smaller vessels over to cover the Jervis Inlet run between Saltery Bay and Earls Cove.

“We know it’s not ideal and we really appreciate that it’s frustrating for people, but our crews are trying their best,” said BC Ferries manager of public affairs Darin Guenette about reports of lengthy waits.

Powell River Regional District Electoral Area C director Colin Palmer said on Monday, July 25, he had lost count of the number of people, Powell River residents and out-of-town travellers, who had been affected by the service disruption.

In a letter prepared for premier Christy Clark and minister of transportation Todd Stone, Palmer said he spoke to one man who spent 14 hours travelling from Richmond to Powell River.

The trip from Horseshoe Bay took between nine to 11 hours on average for most travellers, he said. Normal

LOCAL CONCERNS: Powell River Regional District Electoral Area C director Colin Palmer has sent a letter to the province, BC Ferries board and its administration notifying them of travellers’ problems while the Queen of Burnaby has been out of service.

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travelling time for the trip is approximately five hours.

Palmer estimated that at any given time during the weekend approximately 100 vehicles were inside the ferry terminal parking lot or lined up along the highway at Saltery Bay. About 150 more filled the lot at Earls Cove and a line of cars

people to the BC Ferries customer service line.

Barton-Bridges said she feels the picture BC Ferries painted about the ability of the two smaller ships to handle Saltery Bay to Earls Cove traffic was exaggerated.

“We envisioned two small but mighty vessels just going back and forth all day,”

BC Ferries is contracted to do what they do, but they are just a service provider and they don’t consider the socioeconomic impacts of their service. The ministry has to step in and talk with them about how this is not working.

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stretched up to the Egmont turnoff at one point, he said.

Northern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee chair Kim Barton-Bridges was also talking to the public affected by the modified schedule and trying to direct

she said. “That’s not what happened.”

Barton-Bridges said her plan is to share all the stories she collected about how people were affected with BC Ferries board and administration members, as well as with Stone. She said

she thinks a fundamental change to how the ferries operate is in order.

“BC Ferries is contracted to do what they do, but they are just a service provider and they don’t consider the socioeconomic impacts of their service,” she said. “The ministry has to step in and talk with them about how this is not working.”

Guenette said BC Ferries has done what it can in the face of circumstances beyond its control.

“We’re trying to make the best out of a bad situation,” said Guenette. “When something breaks in peak season, we don’t have spare vessels.”

Palmer said most people did not blame the ferry crews for the waits and added that the situation is “many chickens coming home to roost.”

Palmer holds the provincial government responsible for underfunding vessel replacements and general neglect of BC Ferries.

Queen of Burnaby needed to be taken out of service to repair the oil leak in its propellor hub, but replacement vehicles are not a realistic

solution, said Guenette.

“If you had vessels laying around just in case, it would be ridiculously expensive,” said Guenette. “We can’t have those kind of costs.”

At the height of summer travel, the 39-year-old MV Quinitsa and 58-year-old MV North Island Princess, both with 50-car capacities, were brought in to cover for the Island Sky and its 125car capacity.

Running at full capacity, the North Island Princess for 16 hours per day and Quinitsa for eight, the two ships could not keep up with the demand.

Barton-Bridges said residents of Powell River have no other option but to continue to use the service. Powell River’s summer tourists are a different story, she said.

“For people who don’t have to come back here, what are the chances they are going to come back?” said Barton-Bridges.

Palmer said Powell River’s tourism sector has likely been “severely damaged, not only this year, but for a few more to come.”

City of Powell River staff have recommended that council opt into a publicconsultation process to notify BC Liquor Control Board (LCLB) whether it supports the granting of a primary liquor licence for That Sugar Vault, a dessert lounge at Crossroads Village Shopping Centre.

City director of planning Thomas Knight made a presentation at the Tuesday, July 19, committee of the whole meeting, bringing council up to date on the club’s application to the province.

LCLB has asked the city if it wishes to conduct a public hearing. Knight said that based on the amount of interest the city and council has received on the matter, staff are recommending the city hosts the consultation process.

Council will debate and vote on the issue at a council meeting in August.

Wildwood access road An access road near the Italian Hall in Wildwood is being used by property owners to begin agricultural development in the area.

In September, Starium Developments, owned

by Chinese investor Shihtao Lu, purchased 600 acres of surplus Catalyst Paper Corporation land in Wildwood for $4.5 million.

Yong Xu, Starium marketing executive, confirmed that clearing work near the Italian Hall is to access the area for development.

Xu said the company is in its initial planning stage and discussing with the city what the existing zoning will allow, and what zoning may be required for the comprehensive plan.

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COUNCIL BRIEFS Supports public transit expansion At its meeting on Thursday, July 21, City of Powell River council approved the expansion of the city’s public transit service from Monday to Thursday. Council also approved the extension of the Upper Westview route to include service on alternating trips to Powell River Recreation Complex, a move Powell River youth council unanimously supported.

Debates Hemlock Street secondary suites The issue of allowing Hemlock Street secondary suites will go back to city staff for further deliberation.

Developer Mark Hassett and Hemlock residents spoke to council in support of a zoning-amendment application that would allow suites in the subdivision zoned compact residential (RM1). Mayor Dave Formosa excused himself from the discussion citing conflict of interest as he is a resident of the street and also a co-owner of the development.

Endorses wildfire protection application Council endorsed an application to Union of BC Municipalities for funding from its Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative to develop a regional FireSmart program and continue the mitigation work done in the Penticton trails, furthering efforts to reduce wildfire fuel levels.

Funds Powell River Pride grant request Despite not having money left in the grant-in-aid budget, council reached into its own funds to approve a $1,000 contribution to Powell River Diversity Initiative to assist with Powell River Pride 2016 celebrations and a $292.50 in-kind grant for use of the Rotary Pavillon. Pride organizers were requested to apply earlier for grant funding next year.

For more council briefs, go to prpeak.com.

City considers urban farms Bylaw changes would allow licences for agricultural micro-businesses CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River council is looking at amending bylaws to regulate urban farms, micro-businesses that have operated in a legal grey zone for years.

Zoning and home-based business bylaw amendments would allow for commercial agricultural production of fruit and vegetables on all oneacre or less parcels of land zoned residential, except in mobile home parks.

“It might shock people to learn that they require a business licence to grow food on their property and sell it,” said city senior planner Jason Gow. He added that the city is not “busting people for growing food on their property,” but under current regulations, staff is unable to approve business licences for those interested in developing an urban farm on residential properties in much of the city, with the exception of Wildwood.

Without a business licence, it may be more difficult for farming entrepreneurs to obtain required insurance.

The idea for updated bylaws was directed from council last spring.

At the Tuesday, July 19, committee of the whole meeting, Gow presented his urban farming report and told councillors the city broadly supports agricultural production through its

sustainable official community plan and integrated community sustainability plan, but its bylaws need to be brought into agreement with those plans.

“The city has broad statements in its overarching plans, however, on the ground, the city’s regulatory framework prohibits many opportunities for local agriculture,” said Gow. Zoning amendments would allow for the lease of residential land for neighbourhood, small-plot intensive farming, he said.

Council agreed that city planning services needs to look at potential zoning and home-based business changes and directed staff to report back with potential solutions.

Permaculture advocate Ron Berezan is encouraged by the direction the city is taking and said the move will help further legitimize current producers for local farmers’ markets.

“People come here for the lifestyle and try to piece together a living from a patchwork of jobs,” said Berezan. “Strengthening the microeconomy will make it easier for people to get by; there are a lot who operate close to the bone.”

Berezan said gardeners are already selling extra vegetables, either through online social media or more formally at area farmers’ markets.

“Anything we can do to encourage urban farming is a good thing,” he said.

Gow said he had not heard of anyone coming to city hall trying to apply for an urban-farming business licence and being turned away, but the move is in line with a growing trend in the region and nationally.

Vancouver and Edmonton recently made changes to allow for urban ag-

GROWING BUSINESS: City of Powell River council is looking at introducing bylaw amendments that would regulate commercial sales of fruit and vegetables grown on residential lots. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

riculture, and closer to Powell River, so too have Cumberland, Nanaimo and Victoria.

Berezan said the more people who produce food locally, the greater Powell River’s food security will be.

“With all the monkey business with ferries recently, it’s just a reminder of how vulnerable we are if we don’t have a strong local food system,” said Berezan.

He added that if the region sees an increase in urban farms, it will return to its roots of widespread smaller farms.

“Before the age of ferries and the globalized food system, where food comes in on massive refrigerated trucks, we were close to being food self-sufficient in this community,”

said Berezan. “We need to move in that direction again.”

While Powell River Food Security Project coordinator Vanessa Sparrow said she supports the idea of the land-use amendments that will increase local produce, she cautioned that food security is more complex than just supply.

“Increasing regional food security for Powell River requires a range of actions, not least of which is increasing equity of access to the food we already produce and import, not just growing more for sale,” said Sparrow.

“We need to look at food security in the context of an overall poverty-reduction strategy, which will improve access to fresh and nutritious food for currently disadvantaged groups.”

Property owner kills grizzly bear Shooting of animal reported to conservation authorities DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

A sub-adult male grizzly bear was shot and killed by a property owner in the Stillwater area, south of Powell River, early in the morning on Friday, July 22.

“We were awoken at about 6:30 am by the dogs,” said Tristan May, the property owner. “My wife looked out the window and noticed the goats were out and they should have been in their barn.”

A bear suddenly came around the corner, said May, who then went downstairs to grab his rifle.

“By the time I was outside he had one of the goats pinned,” said May. “He reared up and I shot him.

He travelled about 250 feet to where he died and when I got out there and found him, I realized it was a grizzly bear.”

According to BC conservation officer Andrew Anaka, immediately after May shot the bear, he called the Conservation Officer Service (COS) and reported the incident. COS confirmed the animal was a grizzly bear.

It was an unusual occurrence, according to Anaka,

with hundreds of black bear sightings for every grizzly bear sighting that gets reported. He said grizzlies are occasionally seen on the outskirts of town.

“The last one seen in town was about six years ago,” he said. “We think that one worked itself down Powell Lake, eventually coming through Mowat Bay. It was trapped at Timberlane Park and relocated up the coast.”

Anaka said the grizzly shot was a sub-adult male, three or four years old, and could be one of three bears working their way closer to town since early spring.

“They were last seen, two together and a third one apart, near Tin Hat Junction in the last couple of weeks,”

he said. “They’ve been reported working their way down from the Eldred River, Dodd Lake, Nanton Lake and finally near Tin Hat about 10 days ago.”

Due to an abundance of food in the backcountry, the number of bears wandering into Powell River so far this year is down dramatically, said Anaka.

“There have been very few wildlife conflicts so far this spring and into the summer,” he said.

Anaka said there are statutes that allow for property owners to protect livestock and kill wildlife, such as wolves, cougars and bears that come into conflict.

“The Wildlife Act does provide for livestock own-

ers to protect their property,” he said. “If a person validly kills wildlife and has been duly diligent in preventing the encounter from happening, they’re covered and protected under the law.”

Anaka added that if that should happen, the property owner must immediately report to the COS that they have killed wildlife.

With two grizzlies still wandering in the bush, Anaka said if people do encounter a grizzly, or any dangerous wildlife, “look big, make some noise, back away, keep your eyes on it and report to the COS.” To make a report, call 1.877.952.7277 or #7277 on the Telus mobility network.

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CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

In a series of firsts since the Tla’amin Nation treaty came into effect this spring, preparations are moving forward for the nation’s historic September elections.

Tla’amin people will go to the polls to choose their first group of legislators and hegus on September 10. The nomination meeting to bring forward potential candidates is scheduled for Thursday, July 28, at the Salish Centre.

“This is our first election separate from the Indian Act, so in that sense it’s pretty historic,” said current hegus Clint Williams. “It’s quite a busy time for the nation on the whole, as a lot of the self-government implementation work is happening.”

Chief electoral officer Fred Schiffner, who has worked with the first nation for more than a decade on elections, will return to officiate the vote.

Tla’amin economic development committee chair and community development officer Roy Francis said having Schiffner return will bring a recognized feel-

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“We’re familiar with and trust his work,” said Francis.

“It’s good to have that kind of continuity. He did our last election as an Indian Act band and now he’s doing our first one under our new process.”

Election notices have been sent out to all current Tla’amin citizens. Francis said if a person participated in the treaty-ratification vote, he or she is already registered as a Tla’amin citizen.

Any person who wishes to register and can meet membership criteria is invited to register to participate in the nomination process and cast a ballot.

The upcoming election will raise the bar for the self-governing nation’s leadership, said Francis.

“The expectations and stakes are a lot higher and there’s a new standard that just wasn’t there before,” said Francis. “The capacity

we need in our leaders has grown immensely.”

Francis said elections in the first nation have always generated a lot of interest, but the nation’s new election laws will provide some changes, ones he said he hopes bring out the best candidates.

“The bar has been raised quite a lot in terms of performance expectations for our elected leaders,” said Francis. “It’s much less a free-for-all.”

New laws provide better clarity and more defined roles and responsibilities to bring forward the best-suited candidates, said Francis.

“There are different considerations in play now,” he said.

In 2014, for Tla’amin’s last election, 21 band members put their names forward as candidates for councillor positions. Three vied for chief, including Clint Williams, who became hegus with the treaty implementation.

Williams said that despite rumours circulating in the community, he is planning to run for hegus again in the upcoming election.

Schiffner said he is expecting everything to go smoothly with this first election and that Tla’amin election laws are in line with other BC treaty first nations he has worked with.

“This one for the Tla’amin will be special,” said Schiffner. “Residents will find it a little different though. [Nominations] are all done in writing now.”

Schiffner explained that in past elections for chief and council nominations were all done verbally.

“Of course, everybody was just throwing out names,” he said. “This will be far more organized and efficacious.”

If the nominated person accepts, they have to provide an affidavit that they are qualified, committed to running and will follow Tla’amin’s election laws.

Provisions require candidates to provide a deposit, be truthful in their campaigning and vow not to speak against rival candidates, something Schiffner said Elections Canada should consider adopting for future provincial and federal elections.

Terms of office have been extended from two years to four, a move that will allow the local government to accomplish more, he said.

With two-year terms, newly elected councillors spent the first six months learning and the last six months campaigning, said Schiffner.

“You basically have a year to accomplish anything,” he said, “and we all know in government that’s an impossibility.”

VIU trades receive funding CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

A recent funding announcement for Vancouver Island University (VIU) will bring new equipment for trades training in Powell River.

During a visit to VIU’s Nanaimo campus on Wednesday, July 20, ParksvilleQualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell announced the university will receive $187,071 this year, the final of three years of capital equipment funds, for the purchase of industry-standard trades-related equipment.

“These investments mean that students will get additional opportunities to study toward rewarding trades careers in their communities,” stated Stilwell in a media release.

After the announcement, Glynis Steen,

VIU dean of trades and applied technology, said the ability for the university to purchase new equipment will have a positive impact on students and industry.

Steen said students will graduate with experience using the actual equipment used in their chosen careers.

“This is really an opportunity for students to learn and also for industry,” she said. “Students will have some really good skills and it’s success all the way around.”

While the money will be shared among VIU’s regional campuses, Powell River will receive new automotive, carpentry and welding equipment, including a 3D wheel-alignment tool and a table saw. Students will also have access to welding simulators, allowing them to practice welding without burning gas or using metal.

VIU Powell River campus administrator Greg Cran said the tools will go a long way in helping students develop skills that industry expects them to bring to their chosen careers.

“Having new tools introduced to the programs will be a big plus,” said Cran. “It’s always been a challenge for post-secondary to try to keep up to the workplace.”

In 2014, the provincial government announced it would be putting $185 million toward trades-related training at post-secondary institutions across the province.

According to BC Ministry of Advanced Education, VIU has received a total of $1.5 million since the launch of BC’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint and $1.9 million toward 372 additional trades-training seats.

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Proud of Pride Some of our best friends are gay. Really.

It is no longer just something that is said to validate our open-mindedness and inclusion, or to try to downplay our insecurities about the homophobic trappings of a remote, blue-collar town. Having lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people as an important part of our community is something that Powell River can be proud of, now more than ever.

According to members of the gay community, Powell River, for the most part, has welcomed them. This is also something we should be proud of, with room for improvement.

A gay couple can walk down the street showing public affection and the chances of them being harassed are far fewer than even a decade ago. It is an essential human right to have a safe environment and we can be proud of the advancements we have made in this regard.

Powell River has a strong Pride is about being able to LGBT youth group, encourcelebrate yourself and your aging young sexuality openly, and with people to be a strong support system. comfor table with their Everyone deserves to feel sexuality and safe in their own skin. supporting them in the process of coming out; another source of pride.

With Pride Week activities planned for next week, Powell River’s LGBT community will take time to celebrate its diversity with its allies. Its allies are strong and in large numbers, also a fact that we should be very proud of.

With all of this pride to go around, there is also sure to be some shame. It is a shame that homophobia and transphobia is still a problem in our community. Subtle forms of hate, such as using the word “gay” as a derogatory term (we always thought “gay” was such a positive word), are unpleasant reminders that we still have much work to do in order to make Powell River a truly gay-friendly community.

Projects such as LGBT outreach programs and gender-neutral bathrooms help to provide a more inclusive environment, and our community should continue to work in this direction. Ask the LGBT community what they need to truly feel safe and valued, and find a way to make it happen.

Pride is about being able to celebrate yourself and your sexuality openly, and with a strong support system.

The best way to celebrate Pride is to fully embrace the idea that all people love the same.

We all love our families and friends and, with much pride, the LGBT community is among them.

Jason Schreurs, publisher/editor

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VIEWPOINT

Fair federal subsidy could fix ferries

By John Gleeson While the provincial government is marking time with its fixed-link study pre-consultations, a boatload of money for BC Ferries is just waiting to be hauled in. And doing so could mean significantly reduced ferry fares, if the political will exists.

The federal subsidy for BC Ferries is perhaps the most glaring example of inequity in Canada’s transportation system.

As reported last year, a Union of British Columbia Municipalities study found federal funding for East Coast ferries worked out to $493 per passenger compared to $1.41 per passenger for BC Ferries. That’s 350 times more support from Ottawa for Atlantic versus Pacific ferries.

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excuse that Atlantic subsidies are a constitutional requirement, but it appears the Trudeau government is rethinking that position.

West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones called the funding difference a “gross

The federal subsidy for BC Ferries is perhaps the most glaring example of inequity in Canada’s transportation system. disparity” and said the agreements it was based on were “ancient history.”

Goldsmith-Jones said BC MPs worked hard to ensure this year’s federal budget included provisions to waive the 25 per cent

tariff on ferries imported after October 1 and to include passenger ferry infrastructure as eligible for the Building Canada Fund.

At the same time, she said, “It is important to address the disparity in operating cost contributions by the federal government, between Atlantic Canada and British Columbia, which I raise often.”

The BC government said it was pleased with Ottawa’s two budget announcements, noting the removal of import duties will reduce BC Ferries’ cost for the three new Salishclass vessels by $46 million.

The province said it has been “actively engaging” the federal government to secure additional funding for BC’s coastal ferry service. “This has been a priority for the minister of transportation and infrastruc»7

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MARIAH JOHANSEN Harvie Avenue It means the freedom for anyone to be an individual.

Pride is for anybody and it’s just having the ability to be yourself.

STUART HYDE Joyce Avenue It’s a celebration of alternative lifestyles, which is great with me.

BEA MILLER Vancouver, BC Pride is about being able to freely express who you are on the inside.

It’s about people looking within and expressing themselves freely, without judgement, in a safe place.

JOHN GRAY Thunder Bay Road I’ve got nothing against it. If it makes them happy, then I’m happy for them.

DANE STRIDE Michigan Avenue It’s about breaking those shackles that have been on everybody for way too long. It’s about celebrating who you are.

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6« VIEWPOINT ture, who has raised several strategies for increased funding support with his federal colleagues.”

One of those strategies, the province said, is for the federal government to increase the annual subsidy to bring it more in line with our Atlantic counterparts.

Which all sounds good, but there were two

questions the province did not answer.

One, it did not provide comparative data of its own to make BC’s case for increased federal contributions. That suggests the province is not exactly fired up over the issue; otherwise, it would be shouting those numbers from the rooftops.

Two, and even more unsettling, the prov-

ince did not answer the question: “Would increased federal funding for BC Ferries be used to lower fares?”

Informed of this omission, GoldsmithJones responded: “If the federal government were to put more money in, they would want to have a say in how the money is being spent.” So we can perhaps take some

comfort in that.

Goldsmith-Jones said she “would be thrilled to collaborate with the province on this,” and cited the fixed-link study as a good opportunity to get started.

Are you listening, Victoria?

John Gleeson is the editor of the Coast Reporter, based in Sechelt.

NEWS »

Sechelt Nation pens land deal with province CHRISTINE WOOD Coast Reporter

The shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation has signed three agreements with the province that will see them receive about 288 hectares of Crown land, a share of provincial forestry revenue of up to $484,137 per year and $100,000 in capacity funding. And that’s just the beginning, both parties agree.

The nation has signed a reconciliation agreement, an interim forestry agreement and a government-to-government agreement with the province that will grant them certain rights and territory now, while leaving the door open for more negotiations in the future.

Parcels of land included in the reconciliation agreement represent 148 hectares split between both sides of the head of Narrows Inlet, 100 hectares at the southwest mouth of Salmon Inlet and 40 hectares on the west side of Sechelt Inlet, dubbed the Egmont Parcel.

All of the parcels will be transferred to the band as early as possible with Egmont being first in the queue, according to the province.

“There are a number of procedural steps and approvals required by the province prior to transfer of the lands to shíshálh,” an emailed response from the government stated. “BC will work as quickly as possible

to expedite this work, in order to complete the commitments made under the reconciliation agreement.”

Minister of aboriginal re-

ward more talks and future agreements with the Sechelt Nation.

Rustad suggested much more land could come un-

When you look at just up the coast with Tla’amin and their final treaty agreement being implemented, and the scope of land that went under control of the Tla’amin Nation, I can expect that there will be more discussions around land [with the Sechelt Nation].

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lations and reconciliation John Rustad said the reconciliation agreement is “just an initial stepping stone” to-

der control of the Sechelt Nation in the future, as was the case with the recently signed Tla’amin Nation trea-

ty, which afforded Tla’amin control over more than 8,300 hectares of land near Powell River.

“When you look at just up the coast with Tla’amin and their final treaty agreement being implemented, and the scope of land that went under control of the Tla’amin Nation, I can expect that there will be more discussions around land [with the Sechelt Nation],” said Rustad.

Chief Calvin Craigan has made it clear, however, that he does not want to see Sechelt Nation under any treaty agreement.

He said the 8,300 hectares of land offered to the Tla’amin through their treaty represents only about 10 per cent of that nation’s total territory, and Sechelt

will be seeking control of all of its territory through either future agreements with the province or through the courts.

Craigan said the nation’s territory stretches from Roberts Creek to halfway into Powell River on the Saltery Bay side, and that it would amount to hundreds of thousands of hectares.

“I t ’s immense,” said Craigan, adding that he hoped to get the land issue settled by December.

“We know there’s an election coming up in the spring, and we don’t want to run this for another four years. We want to get those elements included and the plan laid out before anything else happens with their government.”

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COMMUNITY »

Aviation week celebrates flight DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Those magnificent men and women in their flying machines, as the old song goes, will “go up tiddly up, up,” and “go down tiddly down, down,” on Saturday, July 30, and Sunday, July 31, at the Texada Annual Fly-In. “It’s a celebration of flight,” said event founder Olgierd Dobrostanski. According to him, it began by happenstance in 2007.

Dobrostanski said the Fraser Blues Flying Formation Team, based out of Langley, BC, flew practice routines at the Texada Island airport for a number of years.

“They attached themselves to the area because it was relatively free of traffic and we also have 3,000 feet of asphalt runway, which is

pretty good to have, and no traffic,” he said.

An aircraft technician in the Royal Canadian Air Force for 16 years, Dobrostanski was called in when the Fraser Blues needed a generator fixed on one of the aircraft.

“I fixed that for them and we became friends,” he said. “I thought maybe I could get them to come out here and we could have a little demonstration flight.”

From that broken generator, said Dobrostanski, the Texada Annual Fly-In began. Some old pilots and mechanics joined up to organize the annual event.

According to team leader George Miller, Texada welcomed the Fraser Blues and it has become the team’s favourite place to fly.

“We’ve always spent more time there than any other place,” said Miller. “There’s just something about the island. We know the people so well.”

Dobrostanski said he is surprised at the number of pilots who live on Texada and this year between 50

BLUES ARE BACK: Fraser Blues Flying Formation Team return to familiar skies when they appear at the Texada Annual Fly-In air show. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

and 70 pilots and planes of all kinds are expected. In the past, planes have flown in from California, Yukon, Manitoba, Alberta and from all over the region.

“Some of them are of the homebuilt variety,” he said. “Some are ultralight and twin-engine aircraft.

We’ve had old fighter planes. We

had an old Trojan P28 that came a couple of years ago. We’ve had a couple of biplanes. We just never know.”

The Texada Annual Fly-In is part of what has grown to be Texada Aviation Week. It begins with a youth aerospace camp from Wednesday, July 27, to Saturday,

Solar cookers reduce carbon footprint

Musings on Lund

by Erin Innes

At 10 am on a sunny day, Jack Anderson is making dinner in his garden.

“This spot is great,” said Anderson. “It starts about 10 in the morning and lasts until five o’clock or so.”

What does? “Well, the sun, of course,” he said.

A Lundie for more than 30 years, Anderson has designed and built solar cook-

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Anderson also introduced folks right here at home to the magic of solar cooking.

Anderson gave me my first solar cooker three years ago.

I did not get what was so great about it at first, until I started using it. Now, like him, I am hooked.

The flavour and quality of food slow-cooked by the sun is really something special.

It saves money and fuel and negates the need to heat up your house on a hot day. Best of all, it can make a big dent in your carbon footprint.

Andersen met his wife, Maryann Lammersen, at a community solar cookout right here in Lund. Together, they founded and directed the Kyoto Twist, a climatechange mitigation initiative.

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For 10 years they worked with partner groups providing solar cookers designed and built by their local communities in six countries around the world.

These days, Anderson is building solar-cooker kits from a design he first presented at a conference in India in 1997. He provides a few key pieces and the simple plans. For as little as $10, anyone can build these cookers anywhere with easy-

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Starting in 1984, our region found itself a sister city to the small town of SaintMarc, Haiti. Centuries of slavery, colonization and exploitation has left Haitian people in poverty. The only available cooking fuel is often charcoal, and its production has left the nation almost completely deforested.

“People in Saint-Marc were spending a third of their incomes on charcoal,” said Anderson. “I went to the library in Powell River and took out a Rodale book on solar energy and there were a couple of designs for solar cookers in there. We built a couple of them and the next year I took one down.”

Over the next several years, Anderson and others raised money from people

July 30, which, according to Miller, wraps up with a presentation by the Fraser Blues.

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BUSINESS »

Brewery receives lounge licence JASON SCHREURS publisher@prpeak.com

It was long time coming, but Townsite Brewing now officially has a lounge licence for its tasting room.

Almost a year in the making, the 10-seat licence allows brewery staff to serve full pints of beer to its customers.

Brewery staff recently received word from the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) that its application had been approved and began serving under its new regulations on Thursday, July 21.

A l t h o u g h To w n s i t e Brewing general manager Chloe Smith said she never doubted the application would be approved, she was surprised by the length of time the process took. LCLB received the brewery’s application in November 2015.

“We started talking about doing this last August, so we are very pleased,” said Smith. “We can now offer our customers what they are coming into the brewery looking for. The expansion of tasting rooms at other breweries, especially in the Lower Mainland, has created an expectation, so this alleviates a lot of stress for our staff because we can now serve our customers.”

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Powell River branch president Paddy Treavor said he is “thrilled” for the brewery and that the lounge-licence approval is also great news for the craftbeer group, now more than 120 members strong in the Powell River area.

“It’s fantastic, not just for Townsite Brewing, but for the whole Townsite area, and for Powell River,” said Treavor. “This will put Powell River’s name on the map even more and that will have a great economic spinoff on the rest of the area.”

Powell River Tourism executive director Paul Kamon said BC’s 2013 updates to liquor legislation has helped strengthen the craft-beer industry, which is a strong trip motivator for many tourists to the area.

TOWNSITE LOUNGE: Staff at Townsite Brewing, including tasting room associate Heidi McBride, are celebrating the approval of a lounge licence to serve full pints of beer at the brewery. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

“Townsite Brewing has done a great job promoting our region already in their product marketing,” said Kamon, “but now they can offer the complete experience with this licence right on site.”

The licence endorsement will also tie in well with the BC-wide Ale Trail campaign, a new initiative Kamon is working on, funded by Destination BC to promote craft beer throughout the province. “[The Ale Trail] will help provide a real boost to the regional tourism economy and the breweries themselves, which are all typically small independent businesses that keep the money circulating in their respective communities,” said Kamon.

Treavor said he has already noticed tourists in the area on the Ale Trail. “I’m meeting tourists more and more who are on it, going from tasting room to tasting room up and down the West Coast,” said Treavor. “When you go into a brewery lounge, it’s not just about the beer, it’s about the experience. Each tasting room is unique and reflects the brewery itself.”

Townsite Brewing’s lounge application was sped along in March when City of Powell River council recommended to LCLB that the licence be approved and chose to opt out of the public-information process.

“This is great news,”

said city councillor Karen Skadsheim, a founder of the brewery who left the business in summer 2014. “It’s another step in the Townsite revitalization.”

Smith said the brewery doesn’t have immediate plans to expand its tasting room, but will now offer food service, a stipulation of the lounge licence.

Its previous licence allowed the brewery to stay open until midnight if necessary, but its current hours have it closing at 9 pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 8 pm all other days, with the option to stay open later for special events.

Other than upgrades to its bathrooms to make them more accessible, the most significant change is the amount of beer staff can serve customers, as well as the option to serve other products such as cider. Previously, the brewery could only serve taster sizes of its own beer.

Treavor said local craftbeer enthusiasts are excited about the news and the lounge style is more suited to experiencing all the brewery has to offer.

“It’s a place where we can go as craft-beer consumers and drink fresh craft beer,” said Treavor. “They know the beer, they create the beer, they are passionate about the beer, and there’s nothing quite like going to the actual brewery to drink its beer.”

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CULTURE »

Pokémon Go comes to the coast Worldwide game craze has players hitting hotspots DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Monsters have arrived in Powell River. Zapdos, Snorlax, Muk, Poliwrath and the rest of the Pokémon Go menagerie are, according to some of the earliest adopters of the game, all over town.

“Anyone with a phone walking around looking at their screen is playing it for sure,” said Rachel Young, one of many local gamers who recently started playing the game.

Young and five friends have teamed up to play the global phenomenon run by Niantic Labs.

Pokémon Go is a GPSbased, free video game phone app that, upon release, seemed bent on taking over the world. According to Young, Powell River is not immune to the craze.

“Everybody is talking about it,” she said.

Pokémon Go is about location. Players choose a character and go to various hotspots where Pokémon

can be captured. Capture all 150 Pokémon and win.

In Powell River, players have found hotspots at gateway signs to Powell River south of town, the two viewpoints on Marine Avenue, Larry Gouthro Park on Manson Avenue, near Townsite Brewing and near the airport.

“I am somewhat interested in the game,” said Townsite resident and gamer Gregory Blais. “I’m stoked today because I got an egg at a Poké stop. You can put your little eggs in incubators and then they become Pokémon and it’s pretty exciting.”

Blais is playing solo and said he loves every kind of game. “I wasn’t going to give Pokémon Go a go,” he said, “but it’s free.”

The biggest Pokémon hotspot in town is Willingdon Beach, according to Young. She said her group was at the beach recently at 11 pm and more than a dozen other people were also in the dark wandering around catching Pokémon.

“People all come together at the same place,” she said.

“They flock here because they know where Pokémon are going to be; people come from all over.”

And they walk all over.

Young said on the first day

CAPTURING CRITTERS: [From left] Taylor Brown, Rachel Young and Monique Giles gather at Willingdon Beach to capture Pokémon. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

she and her friends started playing the game they “walked all over town until our feet hurt. We just walked and walked and it was super fun.”

According to Young, she usually plays video games that force a player to stay inside with a controller.

“This one is the opposite,” she said. “It forces you to go

outside.”

Young’s friend Monique Giles said she rarely played video games before Pokémon Go came on the scene. A big reason why she has caught on to the craze is that she sees her friends more often.

“I’ve seen them every day, multiple times a day,” said Giles.

Blais said he thinks hardcore gamers won’t be giving up Pokémon Go anytime soon because Niantic can update it and make it evolve anyway they want to maintain interest.

“I don’t think it’s a fad, although any game, at some point, people stop playing it,” he said. “A lot of people who are playing right now

are going to get bored.”

Young said she thinks the game will have longevity as developers continue to add features and characters.

“That’s going to keep it more interesting,” said Young. “There are more generations of Pokémon that aren’t released yet, and they’re going to release more.”

Illustrative artist explores complexity JASON SCHREURS publisher@prpeak.com

When artist Caitlin McDonagh moved to Powell River in November 2014 with her boyfriend and fellow artist, a big part of her plan was to focus on her art more. Now, the better part of two years later, she is working full-time on detailed and colourful paintings influenced by Eastern European culture, textiles and patterns, which have been featured in showings in Vancouver, Portland and her hometown of Victoria.

McDonagh’s work is a vibrant form of visual storytelling and, according to the artist, has developed over the past two years as she has been able to focus more and more on her paintings.

TAKE A PEAK: Caitlin McDonagh

Tell us about your style of art?

It’s very illustrative and storybased, and every piece illustrates a story. I’m definitely inspired by other illustrative art, as well as folklore from different cultures.

How do you push yourself as artist to grow?

Even just having the time to do it now helps. In Victoria, I was working 40 hours a week, so I would only paint on weekends or after work, but I was so exhausted all of the time. Just having the time to dedicate to the art is awesome. It’s hard being your own boss and it can be overwhelming, but it has allowed me more time to focus on the art, and more time with each painting.

How else has your art changed over the past couple years?

When I first started putting more time into it in Victoria, about five years ago, it was way more simple.

I was doing lots of black and white ink pieces, but now I’m cramming so many colours into each piece. I’m exploring the ideas of having as many colours and patterns as I think will work, and actually trying to eliminate lots of white space. So there’s a new complexity in my drawings.

How has living in Powell River changed your art?

I’ve slowed down, in general. The way I go through the process is more relaxed and having the environment of Powell River, where your lifestyle does slow down compared to Victoria, has a positive impact. It’s definitely a good change of pace.

What’s your favourite piece that you have done lately?

It’s a piece I did called “The Mountain,” and it was actually supposed to be in a show I just did in Portland, but I left it at home in my scanner. It was my favourite piece in the show, but it didn’t make it. It’s a female form shaped like a mountain, and the mountain is her dress, and it’s the first piece exploring a new theme of people represented in the symbology of mountains.

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SPORTS »

Baseball team advances to finals Pee Wee reps go undefeated in qualifiers, enter provincials as top seed

was started about a month ago by picking players from Powell River’s four-team house league. Once the team was put together, it played 10 exhibition games and was able to enter into the zone-qualifying tournament.

The qualifier featured seven teams and two games per day.

“We just kept rolling along and the last game of our draw was against another team that was also 5-0 and we ended up winning and earning the top seed,” said Mastrodonato.

With the provincials in mind, Mastrodonato said the team is confident, but also cautious, as most of the teams in the Lower Mainlain are “a mystery” at this point.

“I don’t want to get overconfident, but we haven’t been knocked down by anybody,” he said. “But baseball is a funny game, mistakes happen and a game can go the other way real fast.”

Mastrodonato said another team of Powell River boys won the provincials several years ago and that this year minor baseball featured a strong pool of talent.

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A group of boys 11 to 13 years old will represent Powell River in the Pee Wee A baseball provincial finals after going undefeated in the recent Vancouver Island zone qualifier.

Powell River’s Pee Wee A Rep team went 6-0 in Campbell River against its zone teams on the weekend of July 22 to 24 and will now play against the province’s best teams in Cloverdale from July 29 to August 1 as a top-seeded team.

“Everyone is super excited,” said coach Scott Mastrodonato. “For most of them, this is their first opportunity to represent Powell River at a provincial level at any sport.”

Mastrodonato said the team

PROVINCIAL BOUND: Powell River Pee Wee A Rep baseball team went undefeated at a recent provincial qualifier in Campbell River. The team includes [back row, from left] coaches Scott Peters, Scott Mastrodonato and Mike Mastrodonato and players [middle row, from left] Nick Peters, Cohen Mastrodonato, Mason Windsor, Andrew Krowitz, Gavin Mastrodonato, Brent Bombardir, [front row, from left] Marcus Cramb, Ethan Taylor, Callum Street, Luke Shipley and Kohen Butler. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

“Sometimes with our low numbers, there isn’t much opportunity for things like this to happen

every year,” he said. “Kids move on to older age groups and some fall off, so you can’t always put a

team together. We’re just enjoying the moment and we’ll do our best.”

Athletes return home with silver medals Summer games experience an honour for participants

SO CLOSE: Chris Fisher, 15, [right] and his Vancouver IslandCentral Coast teammates just missed the medal round in soccer at the BC Summer Games.

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Three local athletes came home with silver medals. Quinn Elzer and Blake Nelson were part of the team that placed second in boys volleyball, losing in the final match to Fraser Valley in two sets. Mackenzie Guild also won a silver in the boys 4x400 metre relay.

According to Elzer, the whole experience was “awesome”.

“I was really nervous to be in the gold-medal match, but it was an excited kind of nervous,” said Elzer.

Other Powell River members of the zone team included Drew Sundberg, high

jump, long jump and javelin; Keagen Abbott, shot put, discus and javelin; Chris Fisher and James Timothy, soccer (fifth place); and Maddison Yule, beach volleyball (11th place).

“It was an incredible experience, but a little disappointing because we had high expectations after winning the Island championships,” said Yule. “I feel honoured to have participated in two summer games, one as an indoor player and now as a beach player.”

Vancouver Island-Central Coast finished atop of the overall medal count with 65 gold, 48 silver and 58 bronze for a total medal tally of 171. Seven other zones participated.

BC Summer Games will return in 2018, hosted by Cowichan Valley.

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March 12, 1915 - October 21, 2015 Please join the family for a Celebration of Life gathering on Saturday, July 30, 2016. There will be a graveside ceremony at Powell River Regional Cemetery in Cranberry at 1 pm. Paul Wiltse officiating.

Please join us for tea and refreshments at the home of Debbie and Rod Innes at 5835 Skeena Street in Wildwood from 2-4 pm.

Marcel Nadeau November 20, 1932 - July 24, 2016 Marcel passed away peacefully as the sun rose on Sunday morning, July 24, 2016, at 6:23 am. He is survived by his loving family: wife Helene, son Yanick (Ildiko) and daughter Nathalie (Michael) and his beloved grandchildren Samantha, Jordon and Eric.

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

Al 604.483.3603, 604.414.9456.

2-BDRM A-FRAME by the ocean, W/D, F/S, N/P, N/S, suitable for single $800/mth includes hydro. 604.483.9988.

6965 Suites for Rent 9399 STITTLE Road, spacious 2-bdrm, 1.5- baths, ground level suite. Relax in your private back yard with ocean view. N/S, N/P $750/mth plus shared utilities, available August 1. For more information and photos check our website at www.royallepagepowellriver.ca or phone us at 604.485.4231.

SPACIOUS 2-BDRM, in quiet, safe fourplex, tastefully renovated, N/S, N/P $750/mth includes in suite laundry and heat.

Available August 1. 604.485.1222.

WESTVIEW, IDEAL for single or couple, 2-bdrm level entry with open design, 2009 renovation, great ocean views, N/S, N/P $850/mth includes heat, hydro and own laundry, deck and yard. lisa@kthomsen.com.

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Mechanics on Duty 604.485.7927 9135 Motorcycles 1994 HARLEY FXR, $8,000 FIRM, request pictures and information meader@telus.net.

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2008 HONDA CRF 70 $999; 2010 Suzuki DRZ 125 $1,999.

604.485.8355.

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

9145 Cars 2006, 300C SRT8, one owner, fully loaded, auto, 425 HP, excellent condition, very fast $14,000 obo. 604.483.2267.

2003 Buick Park Avenue V6, 3.8L, 205 HP, 149,000 kms Excellent condition $6,450 obo 604.483.6694

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

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Aaron Reid Certified Professional Bookkeeper aaron@bankingonit.ca 604.485.3758

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Jimmy Jack Charters James Forsyth and Drew Dodsworth

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2001 CORSAIR fifth wheel, 32’, 2-slides, A/C, vacuum, clean, everything 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.

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604.414.3854.

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1998 SEARAY 270 special edition, new engine, manifolds, head and tarp, with 2012 trailer $35,000 obo. westcoastend.com 604.413.2099.

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604.483.7973.

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

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

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HOROSCOPE Week of July 27 to August 2 ARIES | MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19 You may be worried about your financial situation, but you’re motivated to improve your lot in life. You can raise the necessary funds to achieve one of your biggest dreams.

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LEO | JULY 24 TO AUGUST 23 You leave for an intriguing destination on the spur of the moment. You may also think about going back to school so you can embark on a new career.

VIRGO | AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 22 You need to make a few changes in order to attain an inner peace. It wouldn’t be surprising if you decided to adopt a more spiritual lifestyle. A pilgrimage is quickly organized.

SUDOKU

LIBRA | SEPTEMBER 23 TO OCTOBER 22 Credit cards tend to get overloaded during vacations. You worry about your financial situation, but you much prefer to keep on partying for a little longer.

SCORPIO | OCTOBER 23 TO NOVEMBER 22 Wait until your vacation is over before making an important decision. Weigh all the pros and cons, otherwise you may become overwhelmed by stress.

SAGITTARIUS | NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 20 This week you have a lot of details to consider, both at the office and at home. You need to do a thorough clean-out in order to clear your mind.

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CAPRICORN | DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20 You enjoy shows and other artistic events this week. You’re the centre of attention for one reason or another. You might even get some applause.

AQUARIUS | JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19 You give your full attention to a family matter. You particularly appreciate the comfort of your home or spending time with your family if you’re on vacation.

PISCES | FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20 You are a real chatterbox. Even if you live alone, you talk with lots of people and your phone never stops ringing. You also have lots of running around to do.

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Lake-view building lot in Cranberry.

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POWELL RIVER

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MLS#12527

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GEMINI | MAY 21 TO JUNE 21 You need to rest after being surrounded by a large crowd. If you’re on vacation, you may prefer to relax by doing activities that don’t require much energy.

CANCER | JUNE 22 TO JULY 23 You want to see your friends and gather your loved ones around you. You organize a big event that surprises a lot of people. You also broaden your circle of friends.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

ACROSS 1. Ship’s mast 5. Charcoal residue 8. Jolt 12. Other 13. Take to court 14. Totally confused 15. Thin board 16. Polite address 17. Yearnings 18. Old instrument 19. Hubbub: hyph.

21. Warning sign 24. Latin dance 28. Personal 30. Slack 33. Wiggly fish 34. Which person?

35. Egg shapes 36. Pekoe, e.g.

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TAURUS | APRIL 20 TO MAY 20 You have a flash of inspiration, which allows you to make significant headway. You are determined to make some big changes and you dream of making a new start.

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