JUNE 27, 2012
EVENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS FRIDAY, JUNE 29; DUFFY LIVE! We love this guy and his band, don’t miss their extraordinary dance-like-crazy music. Don’t forget open mic every Saturday! 9pm HBI pub
“COMMUNITY GARDEN VISITOR” That’s right...it isn’t a Monarch, just a beautiful Milbert’s tortoiseshell. Photo submitted by Sylvie Loiseau
CINDY & CAROL at WORKS OF H’ART are excited to announce the arrival of the first shipment of Quadra Island t-shirts and hats!!! Get the jump on them before the out-of-towners!! Also every purchase between June 26 and 28 receives an entry form for a guess as to the number of snakes in the store! Prizes will be gift certificate to HBI, Java Bay Cafe and gift bags from Works of H’Art!! Remember we are open 7 days a week ..and nearly always smiling!! LAST U OF Q FOR THE SEASON! June 27; Being the ultimate party wingman, and then it’s PROM! All faculty and students must attend and have an awesome time! Then schools out for the summer! Pub education. 9pm. HBI PUB. THIS WEEKEND AT Q.C.C. (July 1) SUNDAY 3:00 Canada Day celebrations, live music, cake contest and more.
NEXT WEEK AT Q.C.C. (JULY 2-6) MONDAY 8:30 Low Impact Fitness; 9:30 Parent & Tots; 10:00 Yoga with Josephine; 7:15Boot Camp (outside); 6:00 Weight Watchers; TUESDAY 9:00 Yoga with Brenda; 5:00 Yoga with Brenda THE QUADRA LEGION is celebrating 6:45 Yolates with Tamara; WEDNESDAY Canada Day and Legion Week on Saturday, 10:00 Physio; THURSDAY 8:45 Body June 30 and everyone is invited to come Sculpt with Marion; 9:00 Baby Clinic; and enjoy a free Salmon Barbeque Dinner 9:00 Yoga with Brenda; 9:45 Parent and from 6:30 – 8pm. Followed by a free adult Tots; FRIDAY 8:30 Low Impact Fitness; only dance with Go Dog Go. 9:00 Boot Camp (outside); Dusk Movie in CANADA DAY CHILDRENS’ FESTIVAL the Park, the Lorax the Heriot Bay Inn lawns! Bounce-aTAKU RESORT COOKERY July 6th - 2 rama, Lego room, dress up tent, puppets, days of hands-on cooking instruction. sing-a-long, face painting and more! Noon Chefs Haines and Harvey are coming from to 4pm. A free event sponsored by the France to help you realize your gourmet Discovery Islands Chamber of Commerce culinary skills. Starting with the basics of and Canada Day Committee. knife skills and seasoning, you’ll progress CANADA DAY The Landing Pub will have to making an unbelievably delicious Music Jam starting at 1pm with the Blue gourmet meal. This course is for all levels Kats and any Musicians that wish to play and even the most savvy cooks will come contact Joe at 285-2701 for info. We will away with some new skills. Read about feature food and drink specials all day all the details at www.takuresort.com Course only: $900. Course and 3 nights Sunday, July 1st. accommodation: $1050. Call us to book CELEBRATE CANADA DAY WITH US! your spot. 285-3031 Sunday 10:30am Quadra Island Bible Church worship service. 12-noon to 2pm THE KENYAN BOYS CHOIR sang for – enjoy a free lunch, play box hockey, Obama’s inauguration and now they want to sing for Quadra! Bring the whole family make your own button! for $20; Adults $10, Students/Seniors C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S T O K E E LY $5; Quadra Community Centre, Monday, Anderson this year’s recipient of the July 9. Tickets at the door at 6:30pm. Quadra Legion’s Academic Excellence Information: 285-2580. award. Keely plans to continue her education at U.V.I.C. We wish her all the VET CLINIC ON QUADRA ISLAND, best. The Legion will be closed from July T u e s d a y , J u l y 1 0 . T o m a k e a n appointment, please call Kelly at 2851 – 14 for renovations. 2176. PINKY TREATS OPENS Canada Day weekend!! A healthy twist on frozen JULY 15; Intimate Cello Brunch. Heriot treats. Enjoy Italian gelato, vegan tofulati Bay Inn Bay View Room. 10:30am. ice cream, floats, smoothies, hot dogs and $29 Phil Hansen, first cellist in the more. Gluten and lactose free options! Calgary Philharmonic returns to captivate Located in the cove by the ferry – Yum audiences in one of four Island events. www.heriotbayinn.com Reserve 285Yum! 3322.
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EVENTS CONTINUED SMOKEY’S BIKE SHOP has reopened. Come and chat, get your bike tuned or look at new bikes. 1024 Heriot Bay Road – 285-2447.
QUADRA ISLAND FARMER’S MARKET and Bazaar every Friday 12 – 4pm at Heriot Bay Tru-Value. Every Saturday DID YOU KNOW WE … have gluten 10am – 2pm at QCove Credit Union. free, medium thin crust pizza/Still have Something for everyone. Arts, crafts, Jim and his recipes/Are now open for veggies and more! Don’t miss out! breakfast Tuesday to Saturday from 8am Stella 285-3184 or Michele 285-3747 – 11:15am. Lunch menu from 11:30am quadramarket@gmail.com – 8pm. Nightly dinner specials from 4 – SUBMIT YOUR AD ONLINE! Classified 8pm/Have pizza until 10pm Thursday ads can now be submitted through the through Saturday/Offer $5 delivery … Hungry Eye website. It’s easy: count your We are the Lovin’ Oven – under new words, select the number of weeks you’d management … now you know! Help us like your ad to run, and pay online. You’ll spread the word. Come on in and check receive a receipt in your inbox. Check the us out! Hungry Eye website to learn more and submit your ad: www.thehungryeye.ca
THE EYE’S “Island People & Places” isn’t just for kids. Use it for special birthdays, anniversaries, births, marriages, new business start-ups, etc. No charge. Please send your submission ideas to islandpeople@thehungryeye.ca Requirements include: a high resolution digital photo plus a very brief blurb when appropriate (60 word max.) Please do not submit advertisements for businesses to “Island People & Places.” 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 CASTLE PRINTING printed this issue of the Hungry Eye,
YO LADIES it’s Yolates at QCC. A yoga and pilates infused butt and abs workout with certified instructor Tamara Lee. 6:45 Classified ads can still be submitted – 7:30pm Tuesdays - $7 drop-in. Shape at the gas station, but exact change is up for the summer! required. 1–40 words $6.25 + hst ($7.00 total); 41–80 words $15.17 + hst ($17.00 total). BUY / SELL / TRADE
FOR SALE – TABLE-SAW $200 – Sunlight 100 vacuum sealer $100 – Old QUADRA STORAGE 895 WEST ROAD wood cook-stove $185 – Computer chair – Saturday, June 30 Tool Sale: General $50 – Ikea sofa bed $200 – Ikea bar stools planer-molder, 6” jointer, Troy roto-tiller, $75/each – Dining table $50 – Ikea chair Roll-air gas powered air compressor, $80. Call 285-2728. generators, lawn aerator, Hyster fork-lift. Sunday, July 1 Furniture Sale: fridge, stove, piano, filing cabinet.
GARAGE / YARD SALES
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NO ENERGY for a garage sale? Try a classified ad for your bigger stuff. Only $7 (HST inc) for 40 words or less and $17 (HST inc) for 41-80 words. And make it even simpler by submitting your ad online at www.thehungryeye.ca
LOST AND FOUND 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.
“O, Canada!”
1. How many oceans border Canada? 2. What is the oldest walled city that still exists north of Mexico? 3. When did O, Canada officially become the national anthem?
1. Three: the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans.
NEW LOCALS LUNCH SPECIAL at Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge. Order four lunch entrée’s and get the fourth (lowest priced) FREE!!!!! Valid Noon to 3pm, 7 days per week including holidays, ALL SUMMER LONG!
SUMMER REC IS HERE! Q.C.C. has many of your favorite Summer Rec programs returning, such as Tennis, Soccer and Skate Day, just to name a few. Find some new and exciting programs this year. We’ve got a second (advanced) week of Discovery Adventure Camp added, a Yoga Camp and a Mini Art Camp! Look for your copy of the Community Centre Summer Recreation guide in your mailbox or stop by the office (Monday – Friday from 8am – 2pm) to pick up a copy.
2. Quebec City is the only city that has maintained its fortification walls, which were first built in 1695.
With your help we can save the heart of Quadra Parks. Please donate today! Go to www.quadraparks.com or call 250-285-2663
PREGNANCY YOGA CLASSES with a qualified pregnant yoga instructor. If you are interested in joining me on this journey – call or email Rebecca isleofhemp@hotmail.com 250-202-1175 www.everything isbeautiful.com
3. O, Canada didn’t officially become Canada’s national anthem until 1980— 100 years after it was written.
THIEVEN BROTHERS PERFORM every Friday in Tsa-Kwa-Luten’s Dining Room. West coast seafood cuisine accompanied with spectacular ocean and mountain views! Experience seaside dining at its finest. For reservations call 250-2852042.
CLASSES / WORKSHOPS
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 ($17.00 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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HUNGRY EYE AD ONLINE: Submit your classified ad any day, any time on the Hungry Eye website. It’s simple: type or paste your ad into the form, select how many weeks you’d like it to run, and pay online. The deadline to make it into Wednesday’s issue is Monday by 6pm. Learn more and submit your ad at www.thehungryeye.ca.
IN PERSON: Submit your classified ad at the gas station 7 days a week, whenever the gas station is open. The deadline to make it into Wednesday’s issue is Monday by 6pm. 1–40 words: $6.25 + hst = $7.00 41–80 words: $15.17 + hst = $16.00 Submit your ad to any clerk and pay cash. Sorry! Cheques, credit cards, and debit cards cannot be accepted for Hungry Eye advertising at the gas station and exact change is required.
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clearly for best readability. Include instructions for when the ad is to run. (Letter-size paper works best! No small scaps of paper please. One ad per sheet.) 2) Check your word count. Ads over 80 words are not accepted at the gas station. Unsure about your word count? Check the handy word-count form at the gas station. 3) Include your name & phone number (or email address) so we can contact you if vital information is missing from your ad.
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NEED MORE INFO? Advertising
HELP WANTED
SERVICES
FULL TIME SEVER/BARTENDER position at The Landing Pub. Must have Serving It Right. Come join a fun group of people. Drop resume at Pub or email jcduprey@telus.net or call 250-285-2701
DICK’N’SONS TREE SERVICES – Dangerous tree removal, view enhancement, hedge trimming, crown reduction, service line clearing, wind firming, lot clearing, light enhancement, selective clearing and more! Certified arborist with 30 years of experience. Free consultations. Fully insured. References available. Please call 285-2682.
WANT TO MAKE SOME $$ now that school is out? Like to play with my 2 ½ year old twins and 4 year old sister and learn to cook? I need an assistant and babysitter a few days a week. Call 250202-4021 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
REAL ESTATE/RENTALS FOR RENT: ground floor level retail space. Quathiaski Cove Plaza. Location, location, location! 285-2880
ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT available July 1 above Quadra General Store. $475/month plus damage deposit. Call 285-3222 ask for Keri. UPSTAIRS UNFURNISHED 1 BEDROOM studio suitable for one person – utilities included. Non-smoking and no pets. $425/month. 285-3485. QUADRA ISLAND/Q COVE: Spacious 2 bedroom, one bath waterfront suite available immediately. Spectacular view of Discovery Channel: Quiet neighbourhood: W/D hookups, shared Hydro. No pets please. $700/month: References and deposit required. Call 285-3765
THE HUNGRY EYE www.thehungryeye.ca
FOR RENT: Trailer 3 small bedroom; in the heart of Q.Cove, 285-2880
QUADRA’S WEEKLY CLASSIFIEDS
285-3982
NOLE CREEK SAWMILLS: milling, 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
ARE YOU AN ARTISAN who wants more visibility for your creations? A small inexpensive retail space with high traffic is available on the main floor of the Cove Centre. Recently renovated, 170 sq. ft. Call Kim or Ed 250-285-3138.
IS IT TIME TO SEPARATE home & work? Do you require reliable TELUS high speed inter net? We have air conditioned office space available in the well- kept Cove Centre. Recently renovated, approximately 200 sq. ft. Call Kim or Ed 250-285-3138.
rate card and more detailed instructions can be found at www.thehungryeye.ca. Or contact Michelle directly by email at michelle@thehungryeye.ca.
Complete Construction Services Site Preparation to Design & Building
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. 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 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 Hungry Eye – June 27, 2012 • 3
C E L E B R AT I N G
PRICES EFFECTIVE June 27 - July 3
While Quantities Last
Canada Day
Beef $2.99
/lb
$12.10/kg
2
6
$2.99
340g
NEW ZEALAND
Braeburn
Asparagus
Apples $1.29 /lb
Bagels 2 for $6
Buns
All Varieties
2
6 Pack
Soft Drinks
Assorted
3
for $
11
NEWMANS OWN
Salad Dressing Assorted
2 for $7
350ml
Sliced
Swiss
Cheese $2.69
/100g
Hemp Hearts
ISLAND FARMS
Ice Cream Pails $5.99
6’s or 8’s
Potato Chips 2 for $5
Beverages 2 for $3
Assorted
1L
SPONGE TOWELS Ultra
OCEANS Flaked or Chunk Light
Tuna
Paper Towels $5.99
6Roll
170g
$17.99
LIBERTÉ Mediterranean Assorted
1L
Yogurt 2 for $7
Bottle Returns in June will be Donated to the Quadra Island Fall Fair STORE HOURS (both stores) 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday only
HERIOT BAY 250-285-2436
Q. COVE 250-285-3391
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450g
with Egg
99¢
WOOLWICH
Goat
/100g
Chorizo
Sausage
Cheddar
$3.09
$8.99
140g
/100g
V A L U E FO O
DS
Rolled
French Crusty
Oats
Bread
2 for $5
29¢
Extra-Large
Popping Corn
500g
Sparkling
200g
4 for $5
4L
KOALA SPRINGS
Olive Oil 227g
$3.99
Potato Salad
TRU
SPECTRUM Extra-Virgin
MANITOBA
$6.99
6
for $
Assorted
12x355ml Case
1lb
OLD DUTCH Dutch Crunch
COCA COLA
$4.39
5lbs
DEMPSTER’S Deluxe Sausage or Burger
DEMPSTER’S
/100g
$5.49
/lb
$8.80/kg
$2.84/kg
Wieners
500g
$1.49
Potatoes
$3.99
Bacon
Ham
CALIFORNIA Yellow
PERU
OLYMEL Regular
Black Forest
Strawberries
Tomatoes
/lb
$11.00/kg
CALIFORNIA
Cherry
COMPLIMENTS Naturally-Smoked
$4.99
/lb
BC Hot-House
for $
Pork Back Ribs
Chicken Breasts $5.49
Lean Ground
$6.59/kg
Previously Frozen
Boneless
Family Pak
Cheese
Buns
$2.992 Pack Pecan Butter
Tarts
39¢
/100g
/100g
JOLLY RANCHER
Candy
$4.996 Pack
99¢
/100g
500g
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