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School busing changes loom Trustees tackle a shrinking budget BRENDA GOUGH

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The board of school trustees for School District 69 (Qualicum) will be tackling its shrinking budget at a special meeting Wednesday night and in the meantime trustees have asked for a full and comprehensive review of student busing now that the bus garage has been moved from Qualicum Beach to Errington. The trustees hope that an up to date transportation study may come up with ways to accommodate French Immersion and even International students. Back in 2009 signiﬁcant changes were made to the transportation system in the school district due to budget restraints and a complete re-working of the system. With Add your COMMENTS at the enforcement of new walk www.pqbnews.com limits and the removal of buses that had reached the end of their useful lives, hundreds of students who at one time took the bus were no longer eligible. French Immersion students were the ones most affected by the changes and to this day parents of those students are still ﬁghting to get their busing back. See DISTRICT FACING, page A6

OCP back on track Sort of: City of Parksville estimate the plan won’t see any results until the fall AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com

Parksville’s two-year-old ofﬁcial community plan update process is back on track, but there still won’t be any concrete results until at least the fall. Urban Systems representatives updated Parksville council on the process since it was re-launched Feb. 6 after a several month delay. City council pressed them for concrete, measurable results recently. See PUBLIC INPUT, page A5

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FREE AT LAST: A rehabilitated eagle was released from the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington on Saturday — a highlight of the ongoing Brant Wildlife Festival this month. For more details and photos, see page A5.

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STARTING POINT Top student, still Parksville’s Keleigh Annau, who helped create Lights Out Canada at age 16, is still a high-achiever. The Mount Allison University student was recently accepted into four prestigious graduate schools — Berkeley, Harvard, Oxford and Columbia. SUBMITTED PHOTO She graduates from Mount Allison in Keleigh Annau. May in international relations and plans to pursue a Master’s in public policy. Lights Out Canada sees schools across the country turn off their lights for a day and follow lesson plans on climate change. The seventh edition of the event is on April 20, 2012. — NEWS Staff

Do we need a cottage hospital? That’s the question being posed by a small group of people looking at options for local health care. They will be holding a community consultation forum on Fri., April 13, 3:30 p.m. at the Qualicum Beach Seniors Centre at 703 Memorial Ave. They are seeking donations. A second forum is set for Monday, April 17, 6:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church at 138 Hoy Lake Road in Qualicum Beach. — NEWS Staff

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Healed eagle returned to the sky Saturday BRENDA GOUGH

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It was a great weekend for the Brant Festival which included people out counting birds and the much-anticipated eagle release at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre (NIWRC) in Errington. A rehabilitated eagle was released by Kim Relcalma-Clutsei at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 7 and the event went off without a hitch. Bird handler Julie Mackey, who assisted Relcalma-Clutsei with the release, said it was exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. “You want everything to go perfect … and it always does,” she said. The eagle was taken to the centre on December 9 last year after it was rescued near the Big Qualicum River Fish Hatchery. Mackey said she was the one who went into the river to catch the eagle so being part of it’s rehabilitation and release was signiﬁcant for her. She said members of the Qualicum Band who notiﬁed them about the distressed eagle were very helpful during the rescue and she said it was a thrill to have some of them at the centre for it’s release.

Sylvia Campbell of the NIWRC said the eagle wasn’t wounded but it had eagle lice and was very thin when they took it in. She happily announced that after four months of being treated at the centre it was strong and ready for release. Before the eagle took ﬂight, Chief Adam Dick drumming a traditional drum, sang a freedom song in the bird’s honour titled, Kania. Relcalma-Clutsei told the large crowd on hand that in her world, the eagle is very sacred. She thanked Sylvia and Robin Campbell for the great work they do at the centre and said the community must continue to support them. She said 30 years ago she took part in an eagle release at the Big Qualicum River and the release on Saturday brought a lot of emotion and she admitted that she has concern about what is happening to the eagle’s habitat. “It hurts my feelings that eagles on the Big Qualicum are starving,” she stated. She said her brothers often bring ﬁsh to the centre for the birds and will continue to do so. Once the eagle was set free, it spread its strong wings and took off over an appreciative crowd.

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Walking with Kim Relcalma-Clutsei is bird handler Julie Mackey and Michael Recamla, Kim’s cousin.

Chief Andy Dick performed a traditional drum song about freedom, as the eagle was released in front of an appreciative crowd.

Public input sessions start on April 19 and continue on CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

Urban Systems principal and community planner Dan Huang said results are coming in the final draft and an upcoming workshop will begin moving toward a workable document. Huang said the first step was for them to review the work done by the previous consultant since early 2010 and get up to speed. The process is now moving into the community engagement and draft plan stage that SUBMITTED PHOTO will run for the next several Parksville communications officer Debbie Tardiff (centre) and OCP months with open houses and advisory committee member Faye Smith at a recent workshop. community events before a final He said the old age of the locles with the environment as the draft by the end of the year. cal demographic is a common He spoke of recent work, in- all encompassing outer circle. He said if the demographic issue, where some want to find cluding a workshop on sustainability, which he called a com- trends of recent decades contin- ways to attract younger families plicated topic. He explained it in ue, Parksville’s population will while others want to focus on the metaphors like a three leg stool grow from 12,000 to 15,000 by senior population and become held up equally by the economy, 2036, which has to be taken into even more of a destination. Urban Systems policy analyst society and environment or cir- consideration.

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rowing participant’s single biggest value down to providing “a future for our children.” People generally want the same things, she explained: clean water, a vibrant downtown, managed growth, great parks and walking routes. Everyone is invited to the open house Thursday, April 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. and another one Saturday afternoon from 12 to 3 p.m. to present the results. Between those public meetings 50 people will spend all day Friday in intensive detailed work on the community’s goals and plans on how to get there. If more than 50 people sign up, organizers may have to do a random draw, Berniaz said. Sign up at PlanParksville@ parksville.ca and watch for more at www.parksville.ca/ocp.

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Trustee Julie Austin said with the school district facing even more cuts to their transportation budget, now is the time to look at other options. “We have to get more creative and look at things we haven’t looked at traditionally ... including public transportation,” she said. Austin said the lack of busing for French Immersion students isn’t helping shrinking enrolment in this school district. A parent of French Immersion students, Suzanne Blyt, who was effected by the busing cuts, was involved in the protests and petitions to the board three years ago and she said although it fell on deaf ears back then she is hoping the new board will have a serious look at the situation. In a letter to board chair Lynette Kershaw, Blyt pointed out that many of the buses in the district are not even full and wonders why the empty seats cannot be taken by French Immersion students. “Kids are now being transported by parents when buses are almost empty. It is upsetting that we are not using transportation to its full capacity. It is not helping children get to school,” she stated,

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Concern has been expressed that school buses are not being used efficiently so trustees have called for a transportation review.

and added she knows of many families whose parents work in Nanaimo and have moved to that school district for French Immersion because there are no buses here. “We are losing our own kids to other districts. If you are going to offer French Immersion in the community you should have transportation,” she said. Kershaw agreed some valid points have been made and there should be a review because it has been three-and-ahalf years since the last one. “There should be a focus on areas we don’t provide service outside of walking limits,” she said, adding ridership needs to be looked at. “We need to make sure bus-

es are used effectively.” District Secretary Treasurer Bernice Hannam, who oversees transportation, explained that to re-do routes is complicated and takes several months to plan. She reminded everyone that there are new funding challenges facing the district including a reduction of $326,000 from the government towards transportation. “We have a serious situation. We cut $300,000 the ﬁrst time and another $300,000 is a huge challenge,” she said. The school board’s next special budget meeting is being held April 11 at 7 p.m. at the forum at the Parksville Civic and Technology Centre.

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inquiry,” Fraser said. “I don’t know Systemic discrimination against of anyone who sees that as a fair First Nations women is alive and process. The voices that should be well at the missing women’s inquiry, heard are not being heard.” says Scott Fraser. The issue, he added, goes beyond The Alberni-Paciﬁc Rim MLA that of legal representation. slammed the inquiry this week as “The families of the missing inherently unfair to aboriginal womwomen have been asking for an exSCOTT FRASER en. tension of the time allotted for the “The women in the inquiry are inquiry,” he said. “So far we have just being marginalized and sidelined,” he said. heard from police and government types. There “They are perpetuating the same old pattern of have been no women’s voices and there are very discrimination that has happened forever.” few days left — and the police and government Fraser said the deck is stacked against the are still talking.” families of the murdered and missing women, The request for an extension, he said, was remany of whom were of aboriginal descent. fused. “The police have 24 high-powered lawyers “Systemic discrimination is alive and well and there are only one or two for all the ab- today under this government and that’s appalloriginal groups that were given standing in the ing,” he said.

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formed with the Turning Point Ensemble, the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, The Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra, as well as the Vancouver and Victoria Symphony Orchestras. The 2012/13 season at the VIS in Nanaimo will feature a

new ﬂute concerto written especially for Bortolussi and the VIS by Vancouver composer Jocelyn Morlock, commissioned with funds from the Canada Council for the Arts. The recital is being held at the McMillan Arts Centre Gallery (formerly the Oceanside Arts Council Gallery) located at 133 McMillan Street, Parksville. Performances start at 3 p.m. and tickets are available at the door. In the ﬁnal performance in the recital series on May 27 the entertainment will be an eclectic program that includes of the music of Beethoven. The Friends of Nikolai Chamber Quartet who will present a Beethoven fest will also be joined by two singers who will perform Irish songs. — Submitted

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Woman injured in vehicle collision QUALICUM BEACH — Police are citing inattention for a motor vehicle crash on Sunday, April 1 that sent a female pedestrian to hospital. The incident, said Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman, took place just after 2 p.m. on Memorial Avenue in Qualicum Beach when a 53-year-old woman from Qualicum Beach was driving east in her 2009 Grey Chevrolet pickup truck. The woman made a left turn to access Fern Road just as a 43-yearold woman from Qualicum Beach was crossing Fern Road at the crosswalk. The truck struck the pedestrian,

who was thrown several feet. She was transported by ambulance to Nanaimo General Hospital and treated for cuts, bruising and torn ligaments in her knee. Foreman said speed and impairment were not factors in this collision. He said the RCMP are still investigating the collision that appears to have been caused by an inattentive driver. “As the weather gets better you should expect more walkers, cyclists and joggers sharing our roads,” he said. “While driving, please be sure to clear all intersections prior to making a turn.” — NEWS staff

Driver loses control, hits man PARKSVILLE — A medical emergency is being cited as the cause for a motor vehicle crash on Saturday, March 31 that sent one man to hospital. Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman reported the crash took place just before 2 p.m. on Highway 19A near Bagshaw Street in Parksville. “A 67-year-old Alberta man was driving northbound on Highway 19A through Parksville in his grey 2007 Chevrolet Impala,” Foreman reported. “The driver suddenly suffered a medical emergency and lost his ability to control his vehicle. His wife, who was sitting beside him

grabbed the steering wheel and attempted to control the car, but could not slow the vehicle down as the driver’s foot was still on the accelerator.” The vehicle subsequently hit the curb before striking a parked vehicle and a pedestrian. According to witnesses, the pedestrian, a 44-year-old man from Ontario, was thrown approximately three meters. Both the driver and injured pedestrian were rushed to Nanaimo General Hospital by ambulance. The pedestrian was later released and the driver remained in Hospital for further treatment. — NEWS staff RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

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2012 Budget Process Completed

Spring Wood Chipping Program

Proclamations

The City held four public meetings to compile input on budgets and tax rates. Staff presented the 2012 budget, detailing levels of services, service priorities, spending packages, how City services are funded and how municipal tax dollars are spent. Service priorities were considered in seven categories – health and safety, legislative, development and maintenance of municipal infrastructure and assets, protection of private property, organizational welfare, economic welfare and social welfare. On April 3, Parksville Council wrapped up budget deliberations by approving a 3% tax increase for 2012. In order to provide funds for capital infrastructure renewal, the budget includes a freeze on operating expenditures over the next ﬁve years in the areas of protection of private property, organizational welfare, economic welfare and social welfare. Staff will now prepare a ﬁnancial plan bylaw for adoption by Council. Please see the City’s website at Quicklinks/Financial Reports.

Details about the City’s spring wood chipping program which runs from April 10 to April 25, weekdays between 8 am and 4 pm, is available on the City’s website under Newsroom/Public Notices. Information speciﬁc to neighbourhoods will also be advertised in the PQB News.

Information about City proclamations and may be found on the website under Newsroom/What’s New: April Daffodil Month, Canadian Cancer Society April 27 Daffodil Day, Canadian Cancer Society May 1-7 Youth Week May 6-12 Emergency Preparedness Week May 20-26 Local Government Awareness and Public Works Week

Emergency Preparedness Week

Reminders to Residents

Are you prepared? Emergencies and disasters can happen with little or no warning. Being prepared could save your life or the lives of others and signiﬁcantly improve your quality of life following a disaster. Along with encouraging the public to be prepared, the City looks within to ensure that we are prepared to lessen the impact of an emergency or disaster on the City and its residents. We have an immediate need for volunteers to prepare and look after the Emergency Social Services and Emergency Communications Team functions of the City. These functions are directed by local government and run by volunteers. During EP Week 2012, along with volunteers, the City will host information sessions on May 8, May 9 and May 10 from 9 am to 3 pm. Please drop by the Atrium in the Parksville Civic and Technology Centre, 100 Jensen Avenue East. • Displays and general preparedness information • Learn about volunteer opportunities • Chat about emergency preparedness

• Utility notices covering water, sewer, garbage and recycling were mailed on March 30; please call 250-954-4653 if you do not receive your notice.

PLAN PARKSVILLE

McMillan Street Upgrade Following the ﬁrst layer of asphalt paving last week, islands and trafﬁc loops will be installed. McMillan Street should receive the top lift of asphalt soon after, weather dependent. Should weather conditions not be suitable, this schedule will be revised. Once again, we thank you for your patience as the work is completed over the next few weeks.

Mark Your Calendars • Council will hold a “town hall style” Council meeting on May 23 starting at 7 pm at Ballenas Secondary School. Please watch the website and newspapers for more information. • Public Works Open House will be held May 24 from 10 am to 2 pm in the Community Park.

• For the month of April, water conservation level is at Level 1, moving to Level 2 for May. Detailed information on watering times and frequency is also on the City’s website under Quicklinks/Water Conservation. • During April, dogs are not allowed on the Parksville beach. For information on Brant Festival events refer to brantfestival.bc.ca.

Ofﬁcial Community Plan Review Plan Parksville Events

Plans are underway for a workshop with opening session and a community open house; all events will be held at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre.

What

This is an intensive workshop where professional planners and designers work with attendees to develop a number of preliminary design and policy options for the City. This condensed, time-limited and collaborative workshop is intended to lead to creative outcomes that are wellsupported by all workshop attendees and available for public presentation on April 21.

Plan Parksville workshop? We are looking for residents willing to actively participate in the opening session the evening of Thursday, April 19 and the all-day workshop session on Friday, April 20.

How to register? If you would like to participate, please email planparksville@parksville.ca or call 250 954-3061. Due to limited space, participants may be chosen at random.

Who

Opening session Everyone Workshop Limited Open House Everyone

Parksville Museum and Archives Parksville Museum and Archives, located in Craig Heritage Park, will be open daily from May 1 to September 30, from 10 am to 5 pm. The Museum invites residents and visitors to join them on May 12 for the 2012 season grand opening. Ofﬁcial ceremonies begin at 11 am with admission by donation. The Museum will open the season with a new exhibit on Heritage Quilts presented by the Parksville Quilt House Quilters’ Guild. parksvillemuseum.ca

City Dates

• Arrowsmith Water Service and Englishman River Water Service information brochure included with the utility notice outlines background and history, why we need a new intake and water treatment plant, future water supply system and aquifer storage and recovery. We hope you will keep this brochure for future reference.

In March, a special joint meeting of the OCP advisory committees was held to identify shared values and goals of the community. Committee members, members of Council, staff and the public participated. The facilitator helped the group form a clear future vision for Parksville and for the OCP. The “common vision” came together through conversation and a collage which was made up of images, stories and best hopes for Parksville as told on postcards by participants. As well, a grafﬁti board highlighted what people saw as the best future of Parksville. The City’s Ofﬁcial Community Plan advisory committees, staff and consultants have been busy with many activities and are now ready for next steps in the process.

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Advisory Design Panel Coffee with Council Council and Committee of the Whole Advisory Planning Commission Coffee with Council Plan Parksville Opening Session Plan Parksville Workshop Plan Parksville Open House OCP Advisory Committees Coffee with Council Coffee with Council Council and Committee of the Whole Advisory Design Panel Coffee with Council Advisory Planning Commission Coffee with Council Victoria Day – Statutory Holiday OCP Advisory Committees Town Hall Style Council Meeting Public Works Open House Coffee with Council

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parking lot has got to be the worst use for the Town of Qualicum Beach’s $1.5 million investment in the former school bus garage site (and nearby chunk of green space). However, it’s better than no use at all. At least this will only be a temporary use of the land — hopefully. There are many laments that the town — speciﬁcally the downtown area — doesn’t have enough parking. The danger here is that pressures are brought to bear and the site is left a permanent strip of pavement for vehicles, rather than turned into a boon for the community. Making this site a permanent parking lot will ensure that those who would want the town to recoup that $1.5 million would never see it again. That is, unless the town decided to make it pay parking. No, Qualicum Beach has enough parking spaces for those who would seek them out. In study after study, consultants have stated there is no parking problem in the town — only a driving problem. People just don’t want to walk an extra block or two if they can help it. But let’s put that issue aside. The town and its residents have been looking at this land as the potential site for something ... more. Something artistic perhaps. Something that will, at least, beneﬁt the community as a whole. In the long-term, this will be the subject of many planning meetings and debates over just what will go there — and how much we are willing to pay for it. Let using it as a parking lot be as town council has decreed: a short-term solution to a non-existent problem. In the months ahead, the bigger question will be posed — what can the town afford to build, or will a private company step in and deliver a facility or a green space that all of the town’s residents can enjoy? This site is a focal point in the community. How it takes shape will build — or destroy — legacies.

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Letters WATER IS A RIGHT I read with interest the article that appeared in the March 23, edition of THE NEWS entitled, City urged to be a little more blue. While Parksville Residents Association president Charna Macfie is to be commended for her commitment to environmental sustainability, the Blue Communities Project is not an environmental initiative — it’s a political campaign being waged by CUPE against the Canadian beverage industry and its 13,000 employees across Canada. In referring the matter to staff for a report, it appears that Parksville council recognizes this resolution for what it is: a Trojan horselike treatise developed solely to encourage Canadian municipalities to ban the sale of bottled water in their facilities under the guise of human rights and infrastructure management. Those councillors who led the referral should be commended for exercising critical, independent thinking in the face of an overly-simplified, factually-incorrect, feelgood resolution prepared by the council and CUPE about complex matters that either eliminates future viable policy alternatives or extends well beyond the city’s current legislative authority. We agree with the council and CUPE that water is a human right. And given that Canada has a $21 billion water and sewer infrastructure deficit resulting in, amongst other things, more than 1,500 boil-water orders across the country last year, we also support continued investment in our municipal sys-

“Bill could only repeat the phrase, ‘is this for real?’” CHRISTINE MCAULEY, see story page A7

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tems. Where we draw the line with the council and CUPE is their misguided and misleading attempts to ban the sale of bottled water in public facilities. Bottled water does not compete with tap water. More than 70 per cent of Canadians drink both. They consume tap water at home and bottled water on-the-go for proper hydration and better health. Purchasing bottled water does not impact much-needed investments in Canada’s water and sewer infrastructure. Canadians pay local, provincial and federal taxes with the expectation that a portion of those funds will be invested to properly maintain their municipal water systems. They spend their disposable income on a myriad of consumer items, including bottled water. We remain hopeful this matter, once reviewed by staff and council, will be received with no further action taken. JOHN B. CHALLINOR II DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NESTLÉ WATERS CANADA Guelph, Ontario

MYSTERY ABOUNDS These UFOs are being seen all-over the world. To be dismissed as a helicopter by someone who did not even see these craft is just a conditioned response and somewhat arrogant. If you won’t believe the possibility exists, they won’t be visible to your mind. TED BARRIE Coombs

NOT MISINFORMATION Mr. Tapics’ (Raven Coal Mine CEO) letter (THE NEWS, April 6) continues the proponents pattern of labeling criticism or concern over the proposed Raven coal mine project as misinformation. While Mr. Tapics states the coal the project is proposing to export is metallurgical, he fails to mention that the coal mine processing plant is being designed with the ﬂexibility to produce metallurgical coal or alternatively a thermal coal product. Could the failure in his letter to mention the options of producing a thermal coal product be an example of misinformation? Despite the Raven mine proponents’ efforts over the past several years to sell the beneﬁts of their project, they have failed to be granted social license by residents of the Comox Valley and Port Alberni. One thing necessary for social license to exist is the ongoing approval of the local community and other stakeholders. The socio-economic and environmental concerns surrounding the proposed project, which have been raised within the local communities and stakeholders, are substantive and credible. Those who are opposed or concerned about the proposed Raven coal mine project will continue to identify and research issues surrounding it, and raise the public’s awareness to those issues. JOHN SNYDER PRESIDENT, COALWATCH COMOX VALLEY Fanny Bay See LETTERS, page A12

VIEWS IN THE NEWS We asked: Do you have an earthquake kit and are you ready for a quake?

SCOTT FRASER, MLA Alberni-Pacific Rim

RON CANTELON, MLA Parksville-Qualicum

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Parksville: 250-951-6018 e-mail: ron.cantelon. mla@leg.bc.ca

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JAMES LUNNEY, MP Nanaimo-Alberni

TEUNIS WESTBROEK Mayor, Town of Qualicum Beach

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City Hall office: 250-954-4661 e-mail: chrisburger@ parksville.ca

SCOTT BASKIN Parksville

Yes, I carry an earthquake kit in the trunk of my car. SHARON MCDONALD Parksville

Yes, I have a kit. I call it a crash kit. It’s in the house and it has some water, ﬂashlights and candles. TODD POCKLINGTON North Vanvouer

Yes, I have it in my garage. It is one of those kits from Costco. PAMELA HORRIGAN Parksville

Town office: 250-752-6921 e-mail: mayor@ qualicumbeach.com

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Yes, I have an earthquake kit. I keep it in my travel trailer outside my house.

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Unless and until Mr. Snyder and Mr. Caldicott (THE NEWS, March 23) move about by foot or in a dugout canoe and live in caves, they have no right to argue against industrial developments such as the Raven coal mine or to deny young families the right to strive for the same level of comfort as they have. They have the good fortune to be able to enjoy the pleasures of driving cars and living in comfortable homes because of, not in spite of, coal mines and other industrial activities that drive the economy of our country. It is the homes they live in and the cars that they drive, the highways that they drive on and all the other trappings of our modern lifestyle that are the primary cause of the perceived environmental degradation they are so concerned about. Their personal chattels may look prettier, in their view, than a mine site however it is because of them that mines are developed and mountain sides are logged. They fail to recognize the fact that if they get their way all the pollution and environmental degradation created by manufacture of products that are a large part of their comfortable life style will be exported to other countries such as China, India, Africa and South America, where environmental regulations are virtually non-existent. This is the fundamental ﬂaw of NIMBY philosophy. ALF RANDALL Qualicum Beach

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My wife and I were shocked to see that a grant in aide is being considered to be given to Ballenas Dry Grad in the sum of $500. We feel that in these times of restraint this is an outrageous amount of taxpayers money to be spent on a party. We are at present going through budget deliberations and looking

at ways to either cut cost or cut services to the citizens of Parksville. It appears to us that the grad committee try to out do the previous years grad and we feel things are starting to get out of hand. These grants are supposed to beneﬁt the citizens and visitors of the community but we fail to see how this achieves these goals other than giving the students graduating an extravagant party. These students after the parade etc. are being bused down to Nanaimo to board a ship for a cruise/party. This in no way beneﬁts the business community or the residents. We try to instill in our youth the importance of good work ethics but giving them this grant we feel just teaches them that if they want something they just need to ask for a handout. FRANK AND JOYCE LEACH Parksville

NOT SUFFICIENT How interesting that the VIHA representative made the comment that “NRGH is providing an appropriate range of care” (THE NEWS, April 6). Is a senior stuck in emergency on a stretcher for six days after having a mild heart attack appropriate? How about another senior again in emergency for a few days before being moved to an alcove at the end of the hall until she fell and was then moved to a room? Is this appropriate care? Maybe for a Third World country but not Canada. If in 1991 the emergency ward was expanded to receive 15,000 visits and today it is currently receiving 52,000 visits a year then obviously more beds are required immediately. Given our aging population the need is even more urgent!! Come on Victoria do something! Tell us how we can help! DIANNE ACKERMAN Parksville

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wage and living in a whole different society. Why would she or he be friendly? Aside from a few bags By Arthur Black of groceries on the checkout counâ€™m worried about the inter you two have almost nothing in creasing disappearance â€” common. and possible pending extincI notice a growing remoteness tion â€” of two critical English with the people I deal with in publanguage expressions. lic here in Canada. My partner, who Those expressions are (a) Please has a way of crystallizing my variand (b) Thank you. ous melodramas, laughed when I Used to be common as song mentioned the Public Chill. sparrows, those expressions. â€œCould you pass â€œWhat do you expect â€” youâ€™re a geezer,â€? she the potatoes, please?â€? â€œYes, here you are.â€? said. â€œThat makes you invisible to anyone under â€œThank you.â€? 25.â€? I can still cast out as many Pleases as I want, A retired scientist I know concurs. but I seldom hook a thank you. Instead I reel â€œWeâ€™ve noticed that the lack of acknowledgein â€œNo worries,â€? â€œSure,â€? â€œCheers,â€? â€œNo problem,â€? ment and general politeness isnâ€™t conďŹ ned to You betcha,â€? â€œRight,â€? and occasionally â€œHave a strangers,â€? he writes. â€œNeighbours, friends and good one.â€? even spouses of our children seem to have a Such expressions are hardly hostile, but hard time giving thanks of any kind.â€? theyâ€™re also not quite as heartfelt or sincere as Maybe it is just a generational thing. If so, a simple thank you. Thereâ€™s an ironic aura of there are signs that some adults are getting a â€˜no big dealâ€™ about them. They donâ€™t represent little tired of being treated like doormats. a connection between two people; itâ€™s more like Tom Jordan of North Carolina, for instance, a disconnection. who discovered that his 15-year-old daughter Lisa Gache, a consultant in Los Angeles has Hannah was cursing her parents out on Facenoticed too. She says what used to be common book, telling the world they treated her â€˜like a courtesy in civil discourse is on the way out damn slaveâ€™ because they expected her to do and being replaced by all things casual. â€œCasual chores around the house. conversation, casual dress and casual behavDad took the laptop out in the yard, set up a iour have hijacked practically all areas of life,â€? webcam, shot the laptop nine times with a gun she says, â€œand I do not think it is doing anyone and posted the video to YouTube for â€œall those a service.â€? kids who thought it was cool how rebellious you Wade Davis, the Canadian anthropologist, were.â€? ethnobotanist, author and photographer travNow thatâ€™s an extreme (and extremely Ameriels the world but when heâ€™s in North America, can) reaction to bad manners. he says, itâ€™s never hard to tell whether heâ€™s north I prefer the approach taken by the famous acor south of the border. Just go in the nearest tress Ethel Barrymore who once invited a young supermarket. In Canada, he says, you usually actress to a dinner party. Not only did the guest have eye contact with the cashier and a brief not appear, she didnâ€™t bother to let Barrymore conversation, while in the U.S. the transaction know in advance, or to account for her absence is totally impersonal. You could be dealing with afterward. a robot. Davis says itâ€™s a class thing. In Canada, Several days later the two women met unexthe chances are very good that the cashierâ€™s kids pectedly. and your kids go to the same school, play on the â€œI think I was invited to your house for dinner same soccer team, and live in the same neigh- last week,â€? the young actress said lamely. bourhood. â€œOh, yes,â€? replied Barrymore brightly. â€œDid Whereas in an American store youâ€™re often you come?â€? â€” Arthur Black is a humour columnist and dealing with a bused-in, part-time worker from author. He lives on Saltspring Island. a poorer neighbourhood, working for minimum

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Barron exhibition to help Old School House BRENDA GOUGH

reporter@pqbnews.com

As a tribute to the roots of the volunteers and artists that help to create and sustain The Old School House Arts Center (TOSH) in Qualicum Beach, an exhibition and sale of Sid and Jesi Barron’s work is underway until May 5. The public is invited to meet Jesi Barron at an opening reception on April 11 at 7 p.m. Sid Barron, dubbed “the poet of the mundane” by Robert Fulford, died in 2006 at age 88. During the Second World War, Barron worked in the short-lived Canadian comic book industry, producing strips for Educational Comics’ Canadian Heroes title. After the war he received art training for a short period in Detroit and later found work across Canada. In 1959 he began working for The Victoria Times as an editorial cartoonist. In 1961 he began a lifelong association with the Toronto Star. He also found work with The Albertan in Calgary as well as with Maclean’s magazine. Barron’s relatively mild yet satirically insightful topical cartoons of social mores and suburbia utilized a clear line and elegant, unexaggerated ﬁgures placed in extremely cluttered backgrounds full of sight gags and signs,. The mix of styles was akin

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A sample of one of the late Sid Barron’s editorial cartoons.

to the chaos of Wil Elder’s Mad cartoons crossed with the sophistication of a New Yorker gag. His two most distinctive trademarks were the sardonic banner-trailing biplane and a bored-looking, sign-toting Cheshire cat. In 1975, Barron met Jesi, a fellow artist destined to share his life and the two beach combed and painted together. When the National Archives, and then the Glenbow Museum, bought huge piles of his cartoon originals, the couple bought a Volkswagen van and hit the road. They eventually wound up in Coombs, where for 10

years they held open house in their twin studios on an acreage off Old Coombs Road. During their time in District 69 they contributed to the success of TOSH. Jesi said she and Sid spent a lot of time at TOSH and she has fond memories of here days living here. “That was when we were trying to save the building,” she said and recalled back then the place was all in bits, not like the lovely gallery it is today. “We used to be able smoke in there. We would have a cigarette and go upstairs and do life drawing,” she admitted.

The artist, who will be turning 78 at the end of May, said she is still an avid painter. “I paint plein air. I go with a group in Victoria every Friday and paint in oil and watercolors.” Jesi said most of her late husband’s cartoons can be found in the archives in Ottawa and she will be bringing some of Sids cartoons to the gallery. She said Sid grew up in James Bay in Victoria along the waterfront and living in that neighborhood inspired his paintings. “When Sid was little he used to see Emily Carr walking along the streets. He was young and didn’t know who she was then. His house on Dallas Road is still there. He was inﬂuenced by all the ships and loved painting old freighters. He also loved going to the beach to see what was washed up.” Jesi said Sid died of old age but added, “he had a good run.” She said there will be 25 paintings in the exhibit, 20 of them are Sids and include ﬁnely detailed portraits of cargo vessels, stylized scenes of freighters at anchor and sunny impressionist beach scenes. Jesi will be on hand at an opening reception at TOSH in Qualicum Beach April 11 at 7 p.m.

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For the past two decades, Quebecois multi instrumentalist Andre Thibault and Chinese pipa wizard Qiu Xia He, have entertained audiences with music that spans the world. Their latest venture into Flamenco music and dance. See MUSIC, page A39

NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT PATRON PARTICIPATION ENTERTAINMENT FOR FOOD PRIMARY LICENCE An application has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, Victoria, BC, from 0888653 BC Ltd., operating the Old Dutch Inn at 2690 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach, BC, to allow for patron participation entertainment. Residents and owners of businesses located within a .8 kilometre (1/2 mile) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by writing to: THE GENERAL MANAGER LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING BRANCH P.O. Box 9292 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9J8 PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED To ensure the consideration of your views, your letter must be received on or before Saturday, May 5, 2012. Your name(s) and address must be included. Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government ofﬁcials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

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The Parksville Qualicum Beach News Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Inversion: Get back in the game

aving had my own es shape and has a chance to refresh brush with disaster, itself. The aging spine generally I have a new found looses one to five centimeters durrespect for never- By Dr. Tara Macart ing a lifetime due to thinning disks. before considered As a baby, intervertebral disks are 90 therapies. When it comes to back per cent water. That water content health, the value of inversion therdrops to 70 per cent by age 70. A apy has come into the forefront of regular inversion program can help my mind. maintain one’s height and healthy The benefits of inversion therafunction of the spine. py include: reducing back pain, reThe Dimberg/Volvo study conhydrating the intervertebral disks, cluded that inversion therapy for relaxing muscles, realigning the 10 minutes once or twice daily despine and better recovery from activity. creases employee sick days due to back pain by Inversion therapy provides decompression 33 per cent. One third better productivity is nofor the body. Since we spend most of our day in ticeable. This suggests that inversion is an effian upright vertical position, gravity continuous- cient and inexpensive way to improve employee ly pulls down. This cumulative pressure is great health and reduce costs to the employer. on the lumbar region of the spine. By turning Inversion therapy increases oxygen to the oneself upside down, you can reverse this vec- brain. Maintain your cognitive functioning by tor force on the spine, giving it some relief. improving blood flow cerebrally. Drain blood Inversion therapy can benefit back pain by from varicose veins and alleviate the venous improving the health of the intervertebral disks. pressure in the leg vessels. Inversion therapy Intervertebral disks are small cushions that ex- causes traction on ligaments and lengthens ist between each level of vertebrae. Those jelly them. This effect improves functional fitness filled cushions squish outward under the pres- which is a measure of strength and flexibility sure of physical activity and being upright. Un- that supports youthful movement and activity. der muscle strain or spasm, the disc can actuWhile doing a head stand may also work, the ally bulge outward. If this process coincides down side is it can hurt the neck. The beauty of with a tear in the disc casing, a disc herniation using an automated inversion table is that there can occur. In the event of a disk herniation, the is no strain to the neck. At Opti-Balance we are jelly like nucleus pulposus makes a finger like proud to introduce the Teeter DFM Inversion projection into the foraminal space where the Table. It is a comfortable and easy to use way to spinal cord and nerve roots reside. Physical revitalize your back. Dr. Tara Macart owns Opti-Balance Naturcontact with these structures can cause pain opathic Medicine in Qualicum Beach with her and disrupt neurological function. husband Jonathan. By hanging upside down, the cushion chang-

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News

Dine Out & Win

Every other week, one winner will receive FOUR $10 Gift CertiďŹ cates to 4 different restaurants!

Tigh-Na-Mara Crabfest not to be missed Tigh-Na-Mara Chef Eric Edwards has created a cornucopia of crab dishes for Crabfest, to be enjoyed only during the month of April. The Cedar Room uses only fresh local ingredients whenever possible, and the Crab Festival reďŹ‚ects Tigh-Na-Maraâ€™s ongoing commitment to offering the Best of BC. The mouth watering selection of appetizers include; Crab & Shrimp Lollipops with Ginger Lemon Mayo, West Coast Dungeness Crab Bisque with Dill CrĂ¨me Fresh, (Itâ€™s as light as a cloud!) Mac & Cheese Crab with Fontina & Bacon, Crab Cocktail with Brandy Aioli, and a Tempura Soft Shell Crab with Caper Aioli. Chef Eric may have outdone himself on the creation of these entrees for Crabfest; Crab & Focaccia Stuffed PaciďŹ c Cod, (Cedar Plank Baked) 1.5 Pound Steamed West Coast Dungeness Crab with Lemon Herb Butter, Crab & Asiago Gnocchi with Roasted Peppers & Cream, Crab Trio Tempura Soft Shell Crab with Caper Aioli, Steamed West Coast Dungeness Crab, Crab & Asiago Gnocchi and Grilled AAA Canadian Sirloin & Â˝ Steamed West Coast Dungeness Crab. Reserve your table for Crabfest soon, at the Cedar Room at Tigh-Na-Mara. 250-248-2333.

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Most hearing loss happens gradually and you may not even notice a problem. The people around you will notice it first. You may have to ask people to repeat things especially if there is background noise. You may miss things like the doorbell, the phone and/or warning signals. As the hearing loss worsens you may find yourself straining to hear conversations, and over time you may find yourself avoiding situations and losing interest in activities that you once enjoyed.

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“Most people do it, because they want to make a difficult time easier for their family or loved ones.” says Byron Hoover. There are numerous options for people and the couple can walk people through them in a complimentary consultation. They also provide an absolutely essential 24-page guide book that outlines all the details and that clients can use to discuss options with their family members. The gift to the loved ones left behind has many benefits. Major decisions are already made. A written plan is completed, making it a simple matter when talking to a funeral director. Funding is already in place and is easily accessible. Family members are prone to respecting the wishes and memories that are in place. A full formulated plan which is Byron’s specialty alleviates, as much as possible, stress, anxiety, grief & expense at a very difficult time. If death occurs while travelling, a body is returned home expense free. Also the paperwork that follows a death is taken care of. Lump sum or very easy insured time pay options are available for those on a limited budget.

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Painters talk about inspiration BRENDA GOUGH

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Some of the winners for The Sunday Painter’s Exhibition at The Old School House (TOSH) in Qualicum Beach were on hand last week at a reception where they got to talk about the inspiration behind their beautiful work. Recreational artists and students were invited to submit their best painting for inclusion in a juried exhibition. A jury awarded ribbon prizes for three mediums; watercolor, oil/acrylic and pastel. See ANYTHING, page A37 SUBMITTED PHOTO/ECHO PLAYERS

Alistair McVey, as Father Jack, gives a convincing performance as a renegade missionary in ECHO Players’ Dancing at Lughnasa.

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Lughnasa is uproariously funny

ancing at Lughnasa, the which is a bittersweet reflection on life in latest production of ECHO rural Ireland in the 1930’s. Set in the summer of 1936 in a house in Players has an ensemble that convincingly brings Bri- a remote part of County Donegal the five Mundy sisters live a simple life with oldan Freil’s story to life. Now on the stage at the Village Theatre er brother Jack, a missionary priest, and seven-year-old Michael. in Qualicum Beach, the play The tale is a memory play is at once heartbreaking, where the now-adult Michael poignant and uproariously looks back at that summer funny. and how the family’s world Director Sue Murguly By Brenda Gough was threatened by change. who has previously directed It was also the year FaEducating Rita, Oleanna and ther Jack returned home afLettice and Lovage for ECHO ter leaving Ireland 25 years Players, has assembled an earlier to minister to the impressive cast that includes members of a leper colony in seasoned as well as an actor Uganda. new to the stage, all of whom The official reason for his make every moment of the return is ill health. However, play feel true, tender and upon closer examination, one can see he fresh. Ireland’s best loved playwright, Friel has gone a bit too native with those he won a Tony Award for his masterpiece has been tending.

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The family gets by on Kate’s schoolteacher income and the little money Agnes and Rose make from knitting gloves by hand. Barely able to make ends meet, the sisters acquire their first wireless radio and dream of happiness and love. Their stomping and whirling to Marconi’s staticky tunes is as wild as the Ugandan rituals brought home by the renegade missionary played by Alistair McVey. Father Jack is deeply troubled and McVey is both sad and funny in his convincing portrayal of the priestly brother. With an especially striking performance is Vicki Barta who plays the oldest of the sisters; the inflexible, iron-willed, primly efficient schoolteacher Kate. There is sterling support from Kelly Barnum who has a strong performance as the insubordinate cigarette smoking Maggie. See LUGHNASA, page A36

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WOOD CHIPPING PROGRAM NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF PARKSVILLE Living east of Moilliet St. to Corﬁeld St. (both sides), north and south of Highway 19A The chipper will be in your area April 18 - 20, to pick up tree and hedge trimmings. Please place only the following at the front property line before 8 am prior to April 18: 1. Branches with a maximum diameter of 6 inches (15 cm), stacked with the larger end of the branch or trunk facing the roadway. 2. Woody shrub material, piled for ease of access by the chipping crew. Rocks, stumps and construction waste may cause injury to the chipper operators and must NOT be included in piles. Please note that due to safety issues, materials such as pampas grass and clematis and wisteria vines cannot be chipped. These, along with along with other compostable garden debris, leaves, and grass clippings may be taken to the Church Road Transfer Station. Piles containing the afore-mentioned items will not be removed by the chipping crew. Piles must be limited to a size of 5 feet wide by 3 feet high, and only one pile per residence will be removed by the chipping crew. Please do not combine piles from multiple households as it is more difﬁcult and time consuming for the chipping crew to take apart large piles for chipping than it is for them to handle smaller piles. When placing your chipping pile, please be sure not obstruct your property’s City water connection box in the event access is required for maintenance. If you have questions, please call Engineering and Operations Department at 250-248-5412.

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The ladies of the cast of Dancing at Lughnasa.

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a friend from the past. The two actors own the stage. Melody Barta portrays the simple sister Rose with a combination of charm and strength. Geoffrey Moddle plays a ﬂy-by-night lover and deadbeat father with effortless gaiety. Althea Rose, is believable as Michael’s unwed mother Chris, radiating both hope and scepticism when Michael’s dad says he wants to settle down with her. When Chris is visited by Gerry, the father of her child who abandoned her, Rose is convincing as she turns to putty in Moddle’s arms as he attempts to charm her back into his life. Agnes, the caring middle sister, is played by Shaleigh Spence — who does a great job in making the audience believe in her character. Spence, who goes to Kwalikum Secondary School, may be the youngest and least experienced member of the cast but she held her own among the seasoned veterans she shared the stage with and her future in the theatre is looking bright. Much of the play’s joy lies in its use of dance and music and watching the women dance is to see their characters expressed physically. Barta as Rose dances with childlike glee and Spence as Agnes is just as great in her dance with the smooth moving Gerry. Completing the superb cast is Don Harper, whose experience on the stage is demonstrated in his conﬁdent performance. He plays the adult Michael who narrates the story through his memory. As a seven-year-old, Michael is represented invisibly in scenes with his mother and aunts in which they address the love child while Harper stands off to the side and responds. The production expertly conveys that summer on the brink in a heartfelt, emotional staging by director Murguly. It captures the tensions between desire and duty, past and present, and family and individuality. The production also showcases the talents of the various members of the community who have created an authentic setting of a 1930s rural Irish cottage. The skills of Ian Taylor and Mick Banks in building replica furniture are apparent. Every last detail has been considered in the busy kitchen making the audience feel right at home as they take a glimpse into the lives of the Mundy sisters. Lesley McVey is producing the play which will be taken to the North Island Zone Theatre Festival in Courtenay May 18 after its run on the Village Theatre stage. Dancing at Lughnasa runs until April 22 at the Village Theatre in Qualicum Beach 110 West 2nd Ave. For further information or tickets visit www. echoplayers.ca or phone 250-752-3522.

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KSS student Angela Grymmu won a third place ribbon for her ink and water colour painting inspired by a dream.

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There was a separate category for high school students. The jury was comprised of three professional artists and educators; Janice Bridgman, Sherry Mitchell and Martin Hill. The trio had their work cut out for them with 66 impressive pieces received, 15 of them from students. The work submitted by the up and coming artists was stellar, particularly the submissions from the high school artists. TOSH Executive Director Corinne James said it was a strong show and everyone who entered should be very proud of their work. Marjorie Green who lives in San Pareil said just walking through her neighborhood provides her with the inspiration she needs for her paintings. Her painting of an old cottage on Shorewood Drive won her a second place ribbon in the pastel category. She said unfortunately the cottages that used to be prevalent in the area are slowly disappearing. “It’s sad that the cottage is gone now,” she said, but added there are many other things that inspire her to paint. “I sketch on the beach in my Cape Cod chair. I am on the water so I have an inspirational view,” she agreed. Greene, who has been painting off and on for 20 years, admit-

ted her favorite medium is pastel. Lisa Tremblay, an art teacher in the Port Alberni school district won Best in Show as well as ﬁrst place in Oil and Acrylic category for her painting of her father in his ﬁshing boat. She said her dad died a year ago this month and she is sure he would be happy that her painting received such an honor. Tremblay said she has been encouraging her students to submit work to the Sunday Painter’s Exhibition for many years because she said TOSH is always nice to the kids and getting some recognition for their work is a big deal to

the kids. This year two of her students won ribbons in the juried exhibition including a first place ribbon for Erika Nelson and second place for Jessica Hawco. The third place ribbon went to 15-yearold KSS student Angela Grymmu for her ink and water colour painting titled Believe. She said she was inspired by a dream and the message behind her flowing image is that when you believe … anything can happen. Other first place winners included Sheila Hambleton in the watercolor category and Joan Wouter in the pastel category.

PARKSVILLE — The Cantando Chamber Singers under the direction of Ann Barber will be ﬁlling the air with love songs at a concert Saturday, April 14 at Knox United Church in Parksville. Presented by the Parksville and District Musical Association Love in Many Guises will include songs sung a cappella and with an a musical accompaniment. Some of the songs on the

program include The Northwest Passage by Canada’s folk icon Stan Rogers, Henry Purcell’s lyrical Fairest Isle and the Scottish lament Skye Boat Songs. The group has not forgotten that mysterious love of the unknown and has included gospel songs like Hold Me, Rock Me. The performers will sing about lost love and have included the ballads Le Pont

Mirabeau, She’s Like the Swallow and Scarborough Fair and there are some silly love songs from Gilbert and Sullivan. The performance is April 14 at 2 p.m. at Knox United Church, 345 Pym St. Parksville. Tickets which include refreshments are $12 adults/$10 seniors and students and are available at the door. — Submitted

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Plenty of ﬁsh but low in value due to general size, says DFO spokesperson NEIL HORNER news@pqbnews.com

There were lots of herring swimming the Salish Sea this year, but they were small and of relatively low value, according to Greg Thomas from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The co-ordinator for Pacific herring for the DFO said the fishery was suspended at the end of last week. “We had a lot of fish in the gulf this year but they were small,” he said. “It looks like we had a good recruitment of first-year spawners and they are small, relative to the older fish — and that means a relatively small size, which is not good for the fishing industry. They are looking for larger fish with larger roe.” This year’s spawn, he said, was a big one however, stretching from north of Comox to the top end of Gabriola Island, although he conceded there were some bare patches. Overall, the gillnet fishery did the best this year, coming close to their targeted catch, pulling in 4,500 tons out of a quota of 4,850 tons. The seine fleet wasn’t so fortunate, harvesting about 3,500 tons out of a total quota of about 6,700 tons. “The seiners chose not to take their full quota because of the relatively small fish size and the lower value of the fish,” he said. Although not all the fishermen will be happy with this year’s catch, Thomas said it bodes well for the future of the herring stock and the fishery.

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The herring fishery saw lots of fish, but of a small size this year.

“There certainly was substantial abundance and that’s a good sign for the future,” he said. “In a year or two, when the mean size of these ﬁsh increases, it will be a more lucrative ﬁshery — unless we have another boom in young recruitment like we saw this year, but we usually don’t

see these kinds of recruitments two years in a row.” Overall, he said the DFO had forecast a return of about 150,000 tons of herring this year and they are in the process of assessing how accurate their prediction was, so they can make a prediction for next year’s quota.

NANAIMO — Multiple Listing Service (MLS) sales summary data released by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) indicates a drop in average prices and unit sales during the first quarter of 2012. Across VIREB’s coverage area last month average sales prices dipped eight per cent over what they were in March 2011. The average sales price for a single family home sold within VIREB’s zones in March was $320,677 down from the March 2011 average price of $347,522. The year to year number of unit sales also dropped, by 22 per cent, when compared to March 2011 when 384 single family homes were sold, compared to the 299 unit sales recorded in March 2012. On a month to month basis however statistics show a positive trend in sales activity across the VIREB zones. In January there were 216 single family home sales reported, February recorded 269, with March continuing this upward trend with 299 single unit sales. Comparing March 2012 to March 2011, the average sale prices in Parksville and Qualicum Beach slipped 10 per cent. Campbell River sales prices decreased 11 per cent, the Comox Valley dipped five per cent, Nanaimo’s average sales price decreased five per cent, Port Alberni/West Coast also dipped five per cent and the Cowichan Valley decreased eight per cent. — VIREB

Ombudsperson in Parksville this week; cottage hospital on tap AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com

Health care will be the topic of the week at two local meetings this week. On Thursday, April 12, the public is invited to hear B.C. Ombudsperson Kim Carter on the recently released part two of her report on seniors’ care. Carter and Marcy Cohen, a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, will speak about senior care in general and the report which includes 143 speciﬁc ﬁndings and 176 recommendations for better services and programs. The free talk, called Shedding the Light

on Seniors’ Care, is sponsored by Knox United Church, KAIROS — Parksville, Qualicum Beach, the BC Health Coalition, CCPA, Hospital Employees Union and the Oceanside Coalition for Strong Communities. It will be held Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at Knox, 345 Pym Street, Parksville. For more call 1-800-624-9940 or check www.oceansidecoalition.org. The following evening, former NDP candidate and regional district alternate representative Leanne Salter is hosting a meeting to talk about developing a local “cottage” hospital. Salter has presented the concept of a

four to seven-bed emergent care unit at Arrowsmith Lodge at municipal councils and meetings for a couple months and said she has been working on the idea with a small group for about a year. “Arrowsmith Lodge has the infrastructure and the whole area is good to go as far as a hospital goes,” she has said. The society that runs the lodge has distanced themselves, however, stating they might have the facilities but are not involved in any current proposal. As construction continues on a Vancouver Island Health Authority health centre in Parksville, Salter said the cottage hospital would require very little capital

because the space is already available. It could offer emergent care beds for falls, bone breaks, blood pressure monitoring, primary health care, dental care, foot care, post-operative recovery, as well as X-ray and lab facilities. She will be joined by Vanessa Hammond talking about forming a co-op society. The ﬁrst of a series of proposed public meetings is this Friday, April 13 at the Qualicum Beach Seniors Centre, 703 Memorial Ave. at 3:30 p.m. The next is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at St. Mark’s Church in Qualicum Beach. Call Salter at 250-248-8878 for more information.

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It adds to their copious repertoire of songs from China, the Middle East, Brazil and Quebec. Thibault’s main instruments are a virtuoso acoustic guitar and Middle Eastern oud, a guitar-like lute that was the precursor of the Chinese pipa. The name pipa describes the up and down hand movement, or strumming technique used to play the instrument. In his deft hands, the pipa is adaptable to many different styles of folk music from China to Spain to Ireland to Canada. In their concerts, Silk Road always develops a warm rapport with audiences, engaging them in the music and encouraging their participation. The duo’s delight in performing is matched by their generosity — for the Errington Hall concert they welcome local musicians and dancers into their show. Erringtonian Robin Shackleton will accompany them on percussion

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STUART DOUGLAS CRAWFORD

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Annual General Meeting

NOTICE TO CREDITORS and others Re:The estate of SYLVIA TULINE, also known as SYLVIA JOYCE TULINE, deceased, formerly of 777 Soriel Rd., Parksville, British Columbia, who died on March 30, 2011. Notice is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the estate of SYLVIA TULINE, also known as SYLVIA JOYCE TULINE are hereby notiďŹ ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Janet Sylvia Kimmel, the Executor of the estate, c/o Evans & Company, PO Box 40, #2 - 205 Jensen Ave. E., Parksville, BC, V9P 2G3 on or before May 21, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. Janet Sylvia Kimmel Executor

It is with great sadness that his family announces the sudden passing of STUART (STU) CRAWFORD peacefully at home on April 3. Survived by his loving wife June, daughters Marilyn (Tim) Kopernick and Sherry Crawford (Don Guglielmin), sistersin-law Lorna Egan, Merry Hallsor and Virginia Crawford, granddaughters Jacqui, Pamela and Faye, grandson Carlo, great-grandchildren Logan, Camryn and Annabella and many nieces and nephews. Stuart was born in Montreal in 1927. After his ďŹ rst year in university at McGill, he moved to BC and there graduated in Forest Engineering at UBC. While at university, he met the love of his life, June. After marriage, there followed 61 years of happiness and true love. Stuart was a manager for MB in various logging operations on Vancouver Island in a career that spanned 38 years. His hobbies were golďŹ ng, ďŹ shing, coffee drinking and entertaining their many friends. Together he and June enjoyed their favourite pastime, travelling the world over. Stuart had an amazing ability to make others smile with his quick wit and sense of humour. He will be missed by his family and friends. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, April 13 at 1:30PM at Yates Funeral Home, 1000 Allsbrook Rd Parksville, BC. YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.

DEATHS

John Fritz Boss

John Fritz Boss passed away peacefully on 01 April 2012 at his home with his sons Colin, Stan and Jim at his side. John was born 18th of September 1932 in Langnau I/M Switzerland. He immigrated to Canada in 1954. John was predeceased by his son â€œEarlâ€? Boss, brother Werner Boss, Basel Switzerland. John will be greatly missed by sister Rosmarie RuďŹ Bach Boss of Guttannen Switzerland; sonâ€™s Colin (Dorothy); Stan and Jim; grandchildren Kyle, Nicole, Shawn and Amanda. John worked 30 years at S. Madill Logging Equipment in Nanaimo as a welder and retired in 1995. His hobby was growing grapes and making wicked red wine. He loved spending time with his family and riding around on his little red tractor while tending to his vineyard. John was quite the character. He could always be found sporting his trademark attire of wool pants and orange madill suspenders, even in the heat of summer. He raised four boys and his door was always open. He loved to bend your ear while sharing a glass or two of his vintage.

Special thanks to Home Support Nurses Mary, Noel, Kathy and Susanne.

No service by request. Celebration of life to follow at a later date. Strong as a willow that blows in the wind, Knowing when to ďŹ ght, Knowing when to bend, Roots planted ďŹ rmly; Deep within the ground, Now there is peace, Silent is the sound.

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April 16th 2012 7:30 pm Dashwood Community Hall Centre Road,Dashwood

Agenda Election of two Trustees for 3 years. Presentation of 2011 ďŹ nancial statements. Health report for 2011. Update of improvements to the water district. Discussion on water meters and possible emergencies occurring in the district.

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Rosemary Turner

March 19, 1910 â€“ March 28, 2012 Rosemary Turner, who immigrated to Canada from the United States at the age of 97, died on March 28th at The Gardens at Qualicum Beach. She had celebrated her 100th birthday in March 2010. Her consuming interest in reading and puzzles kept her mind as sharp as ever at 102 years old. She was born in rural Culver, Indiana March 19, 1910, the third of four daughters of a country doctor who made house calls with a horse and buggy and often took payment in kind. The family moved in 1920 to urban South Bend, Indiana, where she attended high school. She graduated from Hiram College in Ohio in 1935. In 1936 she married Ralph Turner and, giving up her early interest in becoming an architect, devoted herself to her family. They lived ďŹ rst in Cleveland until the birth of Kathryn in 1939, then in Bridgeport, CT where Paula was born in 1943. The family moved to Zanesville, Ohio in 1948. A cancer survivor, Rosemary volunteered for many years at the local hospital, and worked for the dean of the Zanesville campus of Ohio University. In 1996 she moved to Staunton, Virginia to be near her daughter Paula and son-in-law Peter deVaux, where she resided for 11 years before accompanying them to British Columbia in 2007. After arriving in Qualicum Beach she resided at The Gardens retirement community, living independently until after her 100th birthday. She had a great sense of humour and never took herself too seriously. A genuinely friendly person, she was universally liked wherever she was, and her new home in Canada was no exception. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Turner, and two sisters Kathryn Parker and Josephine Parker Moss. She is survived by her sister Jane Parker Smith of Trumbull, CT; older daughter Kathryn Auld, granddaughter Karen Elizabeth Hatzakis, and great-granddaughter Athena Monika Hatzakis, all of Manhattan Beach, CA; grandson James Ralph Auld of Pacoima, CA; and younger daughter Paula deVaux and son-in-law Peter Fordney deVaux of Qualicum Beach, BC; and 10 nieces and nephews. Condolences and memories of Rosemary may be offered at: http://rosemary102.wordpress.com/

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QUALICUM BAY - HORNE LAKE WATERWORKS DISTRICT 44TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING For the purpose of electing Two trustees for a three-year term and To discuss works completed in 2011 and new developments for 2012. To be held at the Water Board OfďŹ ce 234 Lions Way in Qualicum Bay on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 7:00p.m.

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Memorial Golf Club ladies finally get to enjoy some sun QUALICUM BEACH — From Kathy Lennox comes word “at last a sunny day,” for the field of 32 entered in the Ladies 18 Hole group at Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Club recently. Club captain Sandi Reed and member Marg LeLievre both posted birdies on the first Pin Pay competition of the season. According to Lennox, Reed was first with a birdie on the 17th hole and LeLievre was “chirping with glee” as her approach shot hit the pin and dropped for a chip in/birdie on the fifth hole, the famous Gully Hole. Jill Green was the winner on the day with a net 69.

Royals’ coach Dave Wallace is going to be working on his team’s defence after two losses in Victoria over the weekend.

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The sting of disappointment may have come early for Parksville’s Quality Foods Royals in their 2012 BC Premier Baseball League regular season opener against the Eagles in Victoria on Saturday, but their longtime skipper is more of the mind that “hey, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right.” In the opener, Royals’ ace Clayton Isherwood struck out 10 batters and his team-

mates outhit the hosts 10-3, but the Eagles scored ﬁve runs in the bottom of the seventh inning off three hits to steal a 5-4 win. “We were ahead 4-0 and Clayton had a no-hitter going into the seventh,” Wallace said in his post game recap, explaining how his squad made three untimely errors but were still leading 4-3. With two out and Eagles on second and third, he said, the wind got hold of a what

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on most days would be a routine fly ball to centre field and the hosts scored two. “Just unfortunate,” said Wallace. “First game of the year ... we had a chance (but) they put the ball in play, and things happen when you do that. It was a good learning experience for our guys.” In game two the Eagles struck for six runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back in an 8-2 final. “We had two bad innings — the seventh inning

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in game one, and the ﬁrst inning in game two — but other than that we played 12 very good innings,” said Wallace, adding, “we hit the ball well, I mean we got 16 hits over the two games.” Royals’ players Keller Anderson, TR Doty and Sam Visona had three hits apiece in the second game, “but our defence quite frankly was atrocious — but we can work on that.” See ROYALS, page A45 MOUNTAIN BIKE HYBRID BMX NEW & USED

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The basketball season has been ofďŹ cially over for a while, but three local players earned themselves some bonus time on the hardwood as they were down Island recently for the annual Island All Star Senior Classic. The all star game is open to Grade 12s only and the players are selected by the coaches in their respective leagues. In the mix at St. Margaretâ€™s school March 31 for what amounted to their high school hoops swan song were Ballenas Secondary Schoolâ€™s Dustin Rodriguez and Matt Vandervelde â€” both of whom played on the A and B North Island All Star Teams. Miranda Cuthbertson of the Kwalikum Secondary School Kondors played in the girls â€˜game. According to Tim Bigelow, a KSS grad who just ďŹ nished his ďŹ rst season helping coach Ballenasâ€™ senior boys team, â€œthe Grade 12 boys and girls played their ďŹ nal games as high school basketball players.â€? Miranda was the leading scorer for the North who lost a close one to a strong South Island squad in their all star game. On the boys side of the draw, according to Bigelow, who coached the North B team, his squad was â€œseverely under-manned and undersized compared to the south boys.â€? The 5â€™10â€? Vandervelde, he said, had to play the centre position for most of the game. â€œThe north boys got no respect from anyone in attendance, but they played with way more heart than their opponents,â€? said Bigelow. The North side won the B-side battle 84 - 76 and held a 20-point lead for most of the ďŹ nal quarter. â€œI knew he would have to shoot well in order for the boys to pull off the upset.â€? Vandervelde ended the game with 15 points and 11 rebounds. In the A boys game, Ballenas MVP, Rodriguez, who made the North A Team after averaging an

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You can add the names of some more local players who did District 69 proud at the BC Taekwondo Championships. In the mix alongside 15 other clubs at the provincials, played out at Capilnao University in North Vancouver March 31, and making their tournament debut, was a ﬁred up group of 19 rookie students from Errington Taekwondo School. Everyone who participated came home with a medal, and ETS owner and head instructor Revelina Lukashuk said she hopes the participants use this experience as a learning curve. “These tournaments are meant to not only show what we have learned but to take in experience to further our skill,” she said, adding, “everyone fought very hard for their medals.” Pint-sized ﬁrecracker Nicky Bolger, 10, earned silver medals in both forms and sparring. Also earning medals were Oscar Sargent (silver in forms, gold in sparring); Teagan Poland (silver and bronze); Grace Fleming (bronze and silver); Isabel Molina-Ware (double gold); Farleigh Pickering (silver and gold); Avi Franklin (double bronze), Amelia Kellow (silver and bronze); Kabrin Molina-Ware (gold and

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