APRIL 4, 2012
EVENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS EASTER WEEKEND MARKET – Saturday, April 7 – Community Centre – 10 am to 2 pm. Basket gardens, cut flowers, Easter parade of cakes, chocolates by Lisa, yummy lunches. All your regular favourites and more. Relax, enjoy the music of First Pressing. Michele 285-3747.
Photo by T. Lloyd
APRIL 2“READY FOR SPRING?”. Bonsai in Bloom and feather hair piece fascinators at Café Aroma for April. Lydia Brittany is happy to offer these beauties at a lovely price to celebrate Spring and Mother’s Day. Display cabinet and feature wall. EASTER WEEKEND SALE at Fermentations! Save 25% on all in-stock wine and beer kits. 2 days only; Friday & Saturday April 6 & 7. Just in time to start your Spring and Summer beverages. Excellent selection in all price ranges, including 2012 Cru Select Restricted Quantity Wine and Brew House Beer selections. Sorry, no special orders. I will be closed Friday & Saturday, April 13 & 14. 285-3822. EVER WONDER WHAT GOOD FRIDAY is about? Quadra Island Bible Church’s Readers’ Theatre and Quadra Island United Church’s Taize Singers present “3O’clock Friday” at 3 pm Friday, April 6 at the QIBC. That afternoon changed their lives. This one could change yours. CASTLE PRINTING printed this issue of the Hungry Eye.
AT KAMELEON for the month of April – drawings and paintings by Teresa Reimer. Teresa brings her fresh approach to art in this Spring show. Come and take a look. MISPLACED YOUR FLYER? Tru Value specials – for both the Heriot Bay and Q-Cove stores – can be viewed online every week at www.thehungryeye.ca
THIS WEEKEND AT Q.C.C. (April 7) FOXGLOVE FARM – 303 Smiths Road. SATURDAY 10:00-2:00 Winter Market Despite the weather the early rhodo SATURDAY, APRIL 7 – 10 to 2 pm at the blooms are in full swing. If landscape winter market QCC – Get Fascinated! shrubs, trees or perennials are what you $30 costume, makeup application, photo are looking for, we have a good selection. shoot, take home photo. Lime Soda Call Anne 285-3457 or just come by. Photography and Lydia Brittany create PENNIES FOR PAWS: Quadra Cat Rescue fun, memorable experiences that last a will roll your pennies to help reduce the lifetime. To book a spot call 204-4205. number of unwanted cats on Quadra. NEXT WEEK AT Q.C.C. (April 9-13) Donate in cans on counters throughout MONDAY 8:30 Low Impact Fitness; our community. Info: 250-285-CATS 9:30 Parent & Tots; 10:00 Yoga with (2287) or www.quadracats.com Josephine;3:00 Sing for Pure Joy; 4:30 QI SALMON ENHANCEMENT SOCIETY Karate; 5:00 Boot Camp; 6:00 Weight (QISES) will hold its 2012 Annual General Watchers; 6:30 Garden Club annual Meeting at 7 pm on Wednesday, April plant sale & meeting; TUESDAY 9:00 18 in the QISES Eco-Centre (old fish Quilters; 9:30 QiGong; 10:00 Spinners; hatchery), Village Bay Road, just past 5:00 Yoga with Megan; 6:10 Zumba Class Walcan Road on the right. All welcome. with Pam (first timers come at 6:00); 7:00 Camera Course; 6:30 Belly Dancing; THEATRE QUADRA needs a cash register 7:30 Folk Dancing; WEDNESDAY 10:00 (60’s era or before) and a dentists’s smock Baby Clinic; Noon Community Kitchen of the same time period (mandarin-collar, lunch; 3:00 Creative Theatre for Kids; side buttoned) for our current production. 7:00 Camera Course; THURSDAY 8:45 If you can loan either to us, please call Body Sculpt with Marion; 9:45 Parent and Gloria at -2688 or Darcy at -2739. Tots; 4:30 Karate; 5:00 Yoga with Megan; GWENDOLYN MAY GAVIN - After a 6:45 Quadra Singers; FRIDAY 8:30 Low nine-month adventure with leukemia, Impact Fitness Gwen was born into the spiritual realm THE EYE’S “Island People & Places” isn’t on Sunday, March 25th, aged 71 years. just for kids. Use it for special birthdays, She spent most of the last three years anniversaries, births, marriages, new on Quadra and all who knew her were business start-ups, etc. No charge. Send touched by her unwavering kindness. A your submission ideas to michelle@ celebration of life for Gwen will be held on thehungryeye.ca Requirements include: Wednesday, April 4th at 1:30pm at Comox a high resolution digital photo plus a Valley Funeral Home, 1101 Ryan Road, very brief blurb when appropriate (60 Courtenay, followed by a Bahá’í burial at word max.) Courtenay Civic Cemetery.
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QUADRA CIRCLE will not be happening this Friday, April 6. Please join us again on April 13 from 11 to 2 pm. Our world cuisine continues April 20 with a taste of India. 1281 West Road. Transportation C R E AT I V E T H E AT R E – Cr eate can be arranged by Peter 250-204-8733. characters, costumes and choreography for kids 5 – 8 years. Outgoing? Wallflower? There’s a place for everyone! Community HELP WANTED Centre, Wednesday, April 11, 2:45 to 3:45 QUADRA TAXI AND TOURS requires pm. $65/8 weeks. School bus drop-off part time drivers to work 1 to 4 shifts available. Call Lyssandra to register – per week (more as the season gets 285-3033. busier). We can adjust times to suit other BODY SCULPT WITH MARION. Muscular employment. Application forms available strength, muscular endurance, spine with any taxicab. 24 Hour Taxi 205-0505. stability. ABT: abs, buns and thighs, flexibility. Body weight resistance, free REAL ESTATE/RENTALS weights, bars & bands. Thursdays 8:45-9:45am QCC starting April 5. 8 HOUSE FOR SALE ON QUADRA ISLAND. sessions $69. Please call 250-830-3275 1.3 Acres, Anderson Rd. Great ocean for registration. and mountain view. $494,000. For NEW MONDAY RESTORATIVE YOGA Class – West Road Studio – Begins April 2. Prepay $60 for 6 week session, $12 drop-in. Call Sue Beattie 285-2948. Mats and props provided.
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more details visit our website: www. bcislandhomes.com/QuadraIs/Anderson Phone: 250-285-3726. SKILLED, RESPONSIBLE CARETAKER (squatter) at your service! Clean, quiet, respectful, pet and plant friendly, no smoking or drinking, or fun of any kind. Free labour! Fencing, roofing, siding, flooring, tree work, stone work, landscaping, cleaning, organizing and more. Work and character references available upon request. Contact Isaac: isaac84@hotmail.ca PROFESSIONAL COUPLE LOOKING for a home May to November. Must have laundry. Prefer furnished. Phone Penny at 250-837-1009. Or house swap in Campbell River! SHARE IN THE RENT of a beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom house right on the beach. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, dishwasher, woodstove. $550/month all inclusive. 285-2082.
BLACKBERRY LOST Heriot Bay/Rebecca Spit. Blackberry Curve in small leather case at Rebecca Spit or Heriot Bay. Please call Margaret at 285-3245. FOUND – A pair of men’s leather cycling gloves (in okay, but used condition). They were found on the Nugedzi trail near the first foot bridge, about 15 minutes up from the parking area. To claim call James 285-2139. CANOE FOUND FLOATING in Gowlland Harbour. Owner can phone to identify. Jill: 250-285-3202 ALL FOUND ITEMS RUN FREE (once only/40 words or less) in the Hungry Eye. If you find a pet or other item, please try to locate its owner – your kindness won’t cost a dime. Deadline: before 6 pm Mondays at the gas station or email (michelle@thehungryeye.ca) No items by phone, please.
GARAGE/YARD SALES NO ENERGY for a garage sale? Try a classified ad for your bigger stuff. Only $7 for 40 words or less and $16 for 41-80 words. HST included! There is no better way to sell an item on Quadra than in the Hungry Eye.
Hungry Eye Trivia “All About April”
1. Anyone tricked on April 1 is called an “April Fool” in Canada. What do the French call such a person? (English translation will do.) 2. What inter national “day” is celebrated on April 22? 3. On April 30, 1939, television was first publicly broadcast from this US landmark.
1. An April Fish (Poisson d’Avril in French)
ZUMBA WITH PAM – the first ever weekly Zumba class on Quadra. Tuesdays from 6:10 – 7:10 pm at QCC. Get a great workout with a fantastic instructor; owner of Stereo Fitness on Dogwood. Quadra thanks you Pam – you rock!
AT EVANGELINE’S ISLAND TREASURES in the Cove: Arts & Crafts by Local People. Quality unique items. Wednesday knitting – 1 to 3 - $15; Thursday new mending available by Liena; Friday basic carpet hooking – 12 to 2 - $15; Saturday basic crochet – 12 to 2 - $15. Consignment wanted!
2. Earth Day
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE or cholesterol? High blood sugars? Risk for stroke/ heart attack? There are huge benefits to losing weight – ask your doctor! Join us at Weight Watchers – Mondays 6 – 7 at QCC. Just for the health of it!
LOST & FOUND
3. The Empire State Building
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THE HUNGRY EYE is published each week by THE HUNGRY EYE (Michelle Simms van Orden), printed on Quadra Island by Castle Printing & distributed free to Quadra mailboxes Wednesdays. The deadline for ad submission is 6 PM MONDAY for Wednesday’s publication. Also available online: www.thehungryeye.ca. FOR CLASSIFIED ADS: Submit your ad online (www.thehungryeye.ca) or pre-pay at the Petro-Can Station (Village Square) 7 days a week! Classified ad pricing: up to 40 words $6.25 + hst ($7.00 total); 41-80 words $15.17 + hst ($16.00 total). Max. 80 words for classified ads. Please count your words. Contact Michelle Simms van Orden at 587-987-5358 about display ads or inserts which are not processed through the gas station. Please do not leave display ads/inserts/or their payments at the gas station. NEXT DEADLINE: The Hungry Eye reserves the right to refuse advertising. More ads than space? Time-sensitive ads take priority when space is tight. Before 6 PM MONDAY WITHOUT PREJUDICE. No responsibility is undertaken for any errors or omissions.
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SIERRA QUADRA EVENT
SERVICES Prompt, professional service TQ journeyman
Ron Lolacher Contracting
Renovations • Custom Designed Decks Complete Interior Finishing (home) 250 285-2203 • (cell) 250 287-0786
lrlolacher@gmail.com • Box 338, Heriot Bay, BC V0P
HEART & SOUL HOME CARE is now offering in home blood sample collection. To schedule an appointment or to inquire about any other of my home care services, please contact me at your earliest convenience. Sarah Gregg Granger,RN 250-204-RN4U (7648) THE WATER GUY: Water systems by certified environmental operator. Well water analysis: sales, service and installation of: ultraviolet treatment systems: filtration products; pumps, pressure & well equipment; specialty pump sales. Quadra, Cortes and beyond. Q-Cove, 285-3744/830-3744/email: waterguy@uniserve.com
EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST for hire. I can help your garden grow and thrive. Available for consultations, planning, and efficient, skilled, careful toil in your soil. Call Ryan at 202-2326 or email nassichuk@gmail.com for more information. Website: www.ryansgarden. com
Chris Phillips 285-3040
(cell) 202-6200
Midsize CAT Excavator (thumb & blade) Tandem Hooklift Dump Truck
GUTTERS. GUTTERS. GUTTERS. Hedefine Contracting, Discovery Islands’ roofing specialists, does 5”, K-style continuous gutters. Island convenience. Call 285-2866 for all your roofing and gutter needs. SIGNS, PICTURE FRAMING and simple Engraving at Waypoint Signs beside Quadra Builders. Tuesday -Thursday, 9 – noon and 1 – 4 pm. (look for OPEN sign on other days). Appointments possible to suit your schedule. Friendly, efficient, personalized service with quality products at affordable rates. 285-2815 & info@ waypointsigns.com
DICK’N’SONS TREE SERVICE – for all your tree needs. Certified and insured with over 30 years of experience. Free consultations and estimates. 285-2682. AT YOUR SERVICE – Compassionately caring for you. Supporting and assisting your independence. I will cook, shop, housekeep, transport you, etc. I will be the BUY/SELL/TRADE daughter, niece or friend accompanying you in your time of need. Call Marilyn NEW SUN MAR COMPOSTING TOILET McPhee for free consultation. Home 285- – paid $2500 will sell for $1500. 80,000 2315 or Cell 204-3346 BTU propane wall furnace - $100. Feather FERRY GODMOTHER DELIVERY has a bed double - $150. Rough, dry maple few new services. Ikea/Lee Valley trip to lumber. Phone Gord Humphries 285pick up orders April 13 and styrofoam/ 3724 gordon_h@telus.net plastic bag recycling. Call 285-2114 or CRIB WANTED IN GOOD CONDITION – 287-1559 or find us on facebook at www. Prefer one that changes into toddler bed facebook.com/ferrygodmother and must be safety approved. Heather NOLE CREEK SAWMILLS: milling, 285-2919 evenings or leave a message. moulding, kiln drying, all to your specific requirements. Speciality beams to 32 ft, siding, flooring & much more. Your logs or mine. Free local pickup and delivery. Call Greg 285-2762 Website: www. nolecreeksawmills.com
YOGA MAT BAGS now available at the Farmer’s Market. Wrap yours up in these one of a kind beauties; never to be rained on again. Great Easter gift idea – better than chocolates – not as fattening, anyway! See you Saturday the 7th!
THE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY DILEMMA David Hughes, a respected geoscientist and authority on North American and world fossil-fuel reserves, will be speaking on Canadian and global energy sustainability on Saturday, April 14th at 7:30 pm, QICC. Hughes says we face an energy sustainability dilemma, which will profoundly impact future generations unless our non-renewable resources are managed for long-term sustainability. In all likelihood, we have passed the peak of global conventional crude oil production and are nearing the peak of all liquid fuels. Given that oil is the largest source of energy underpinning industrial society, peak production, followed by decline, will be tremendously significant. Ther e is no magic solution to this problem because unconventional sources of oil cannot be ramped up quickly enough to offset declines from the existing large conventional fields. The concept that renewable forms of energy, such as wind, solar, geothermal and tidal can replace fossil fuels at the current levels of energy use is highly unlikely, given the low energy density and intermittent nature of these sources. A sustainable energy future will require a rethink of the way we use energy and the paradigm of continuous growth that has served us over the past couple of centuries. Notwithstanding these issues, the current mindset of governments in Ottawa, Alberta and British Columbia is to ramp up production of oil and gas for export as quickly as possible. This presentation entitled The Energy Sustainability Dilemma: Implications for the World and the Paradigm of Continuous Growth focuses on the ‘big picture’ and how the industrialized and developing countries fit into it, as well as what must be considered to assure a more sustainable energy future. The presentation will also touch on both Northern Gateway and the LNG export proposals, and why these don’t make sense for long term Canadian energy security.
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Pork Back Ribs $4.99
$6.99
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Green Grapes
$1.89
99¢
$3.28/kg
ISLAND FARMS
Fresh Whipping Cream $2.49
Ice Cream $5.99
$2.99
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Soft Drinks $2.99
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1.89L
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Cajun Cashews
Bread $2.49
$1.99 /100g
500g
Hot Cross
Buns
$2.996 Pack Large
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Almonds
Cake
$16.99
29¢ Smoked
Black Forest 454g
Rolled Oats
7 inch
$2.49
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Sesame Bread
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Salad
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Spartan Apples
/lb
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Ham
BC
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907g
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Roma Potatoes Tomatoes $ .99
5
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