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Parksville is using the Englishman River as its main water source again, but they stress the importance of keeping consumption down while they watch a clay bank that recently collapsed into the river. The bank collapsed on July 17 causing the city to switch to well water, which they don’t usually use during the peak summer demand, giving the wells time to recharge for the rest of the year, explained Englishman River Water Service (ERWS) program manager Mike Squire. During the summer the wells can only meet the city’s needs for a couple days before they would have to cut into their limited above ground reservoir capacity, which is reserved for fire fighting. That turbidity event only lasted 24 hours and newS file PHoto was the first time it hapthe City of Parksville is testing filtration pened while the city was systems to help water quality issues. drawing river water, but it points to a key issue. “That really highlights the importance of the projects we are currently embarking on,” Squire said. “If we had the water treatment plant this wouldn’t have been an issue.” Associated Engineering has been conducting tests of two basic forms of filtration being considered for the coming treatment facility and all indications are leaning toward a membrane system over a more traditional sand and coal filtration and settling system. Squire said the membrane costs more upfront but is more automated and takes a lot less labour to run. See water not drying up, page A4
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StArtinG Point Truck explodes, bursts into flames near Qualicum Beach Wednesday morning QUALICUM BEACH — It was spectacular and devastating but fortunately nobody was injured when a vehicle burst into flames just north of Qualicum Beach early Wednesday morning. Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman said the driver of a 1999 Ford pickup truck travelling north on Highway 19 just north of Corcan Road suffered an engine malfunction at about 2:43 a.m. “The driver exited the vehicle and it was soon engulfed in flames,” Foreman said. “The fire department and EMCON Services were on the scene with a rapid response and extinguished the fire.” The single male occupant of the car, from Cumberland, was not injured in the incident, but the vehicle was completely gutted. No charges were laid in conjunction with the incident. — Neil HorNer
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There are times when you have to think quick on your feet and 11-year-old Teresa Pavia of Brooklyn, New York knows all about that. Pavia visits Qualicum Beach with her mother Ellen for two weeks every year to see grandparents Colm and Judy Harty. During her last visit, she was given a Qualicum Beach T-shirt, a garment that proved most useful during a recent Grade 5 school assignment. “In November last year Teresa’s class had a school project where each student had to wear something that suggested a famous person,” explained Colm Harty. “They had to give some background about their choice. Teresa completely forgot about the project so she had a problem when it came to her turn.” Fortunately, she was able to wing it — and did so with aplomb. “She was wearing her Qualicum Beach Tshirt that day so she blurted out ‘I am the mayor of Qualicum Beach,’” Harty said. “She proceed-
ed to tell the class about Qualicum Beach. She got off the hook and was very pleased with herself.” When her grandparents found out they told Qualicum Beach mayor Westbroek. “He was very amused and wrote her a letter thanking her for being a good ambassador to New York for Qualicum Beach,” Harty said. When Pavia and her mother arrived in Qualicum Beach this year they went to visit the mayor at the town hall. “He spent an hour with them explaining the history of the town and the job of mayor,” Harty said. “They toured the town hall and the council chamber. Teresa also received some souvenirs of her visit. “This is my best visit to Qualicum Beach ever,” Pavia said. Harty was certain she learned something valuable from the experience. “She will of course find a way to use her experience somehow for a future class project,” he said.
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They jumped into battle with both feet Parksville’s Jim Kingsley is among survivors of Canada’s first parachute battalion, which marked 70 years recently
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im Kingsley of Parksville was among surviving members of Canada’s 1st Parachute Battalion, who saw action at D-Day and in various parts of Europe during the Second World War as they gathered to mark the 70th anniversary of the group’s founding. The gathering took place on Sunday, July 8 at Newlands Golf Club in Langley. Retired Lieut.-Col. Wayne Dehnke of Chilliwack, the current president of the Canadian Airborne Forces Association, Branch 8 — Bornewest of Chilliwack, said the 11 members who gathered are an amazing group, with a fascinating story of service. Bornewest has approximately 250 members within B.C., including Vancouver Island. An association of retired military paratroopers, it meets regularly for social gatherings and commemorative military events. The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was created by an order of the Canadian War Cabinet on Canada Day (then known as Dominion Day) — July 1, 1942. In the first hour of D-Day, on June 6, 1944, the battalion parachuted into Normandy, France with the British 6th Airborne Division. Despite heavy casualties,
the battalion survived its objectives and held off determined German attacks until the mid-August breakout from the area. The battalion advanced against German forces until it reached the Seine River. After returning to England in September to be reinforced, the battalion was ferried to Belgium on Christmas Day, 1944. There it fought in the Ardennes Battle of the Bulge. By the end of January, 1945, the battalion took over and held defensive positions along the Mass River in Holland until the end of February. On March 24, 1945, the battalion parachuted across the Rhine River near Wesel, Germany, in the largest concentrated airborne operation of the war. During that operation, battalion member Cpl. Frederick Topham tended to a wounded man in the field after two other orderlies were killed while tending to him. He later rescued three occupants of a burning carrier. For this, he received the Victoria Cross. The battalion was then engaged in a six-week, 300-mile trek across Germany, and reached the town of Wismar on the Baltic Sea. As the division lead battalion, the Canadians entered Wismar on May 2, 1945, three hours ahead of the Russians.
At the end of the war in Europe, the battalion returned to Canada in June, and it was disbanded Sept. 30, 1945. It was the first Canadian unit on the ground on D-Day; the only Canadian unit to fight in the Ardennes; the only Canadian unit to meet the Russian Army in Europe and the only unit in the British 6th Airborne Division to have a recipient of the Victoria Cross. The 11 members of the battalion who attended are Denis Labossiere of Vancouver; Monty Marsden of Mission; George Whatley of Abbotsford; Jim Kingsley of Parksville; Ray Ward of Mission; Darrel Harris of Delta; George Siggs of Vancouver; Joe Pringle of Kamloops; Knobby Clark of Mission; Peter Braidwood of Chilliwack and Herbie Harris of Comox. Dick Rempel of Abbotsford was unable to attend. Also present were 1st Canadian Battalion Association members Bill McAllister, Ken Clarke, Neville Robinson and John Butler. Two widows of battalion members were also in attendance — Pauline Zakaluk and Jo Voth-Doan. The patron of the battalion association is retired Major-General Herb Pitts. “We had a very important celebration on the first of July when the regiment was
born,” he said. “This was the first chance for this group on the west coast to be able to come together and celebrate the 70th anniversary of military parachuting in Canada. A long time ago, these fellows were the originals in the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. I’ve been honoured to have been their patron for about 30 years. It’s too bad that age has caught up with most of their comrades, because there’s not a lot of them left now.” The original members of the battalion who were present range in age from 88 to 94. “When they came back from the Second World War, in September, 1945, (the battalion) was disbanded. And the disbandment was brought about because there was no clear role for it in the peacetime setting,” Pitts said. “Three years after its disbandment, the army decided it did need parachute capability and the 1st Battalion of Princess Patricia’s infantry was the first major unit that was retrained to be a parachute unit. “That happened to be one of my regiments that I served in at that time. So this is a wonderful opportunity for friends of the parachute battalion and jumpers to celebrate this very big event,” he added.
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the USCG to respond to an 84-foot for the crew of an Alaskan State Trooper ďŹ shing vessel that was taking on water patrol boat which recovered the uninsouth of Prince of Wales Island, along jured ďŹ shermen. the B.C.-Alaska border. s 4HE TWO PERSON CREW OF A #OURTE“We got on scene just after midnight, within 25 minutes of the USCG’s nay ďŹ shing boat had to leap to safety call,â€? said aircraft commandthis week after their captain er, Captain Julian White. allegedly assaulted them, “We homed-in on the ďŹ red a shotgun into the crew’s emergency beaair and threatened to kill con and quickly spotted By Neil Horner them. The drama erupted the debris ďŹ eld from the Sunday night in the waters sunken boat, as well as an off Port Hardy when the emergency strobe light on 49-year-old captain of the the life raft.â€? 10-metre gillnetter, Opal T, With other boats on allegedly got high on cos 4HE CREW OF A "UFFALO 3EARCH AND their way to help, the Bufcaine and became eratic. Rescue airplane lent a hand to the falo crew immediately After a search that reUnited States Coast Guard (USCG) and began dropping smoke quired help from Telus to Alaskan State Troopers in the rescue of markers in the water, four American ďŹ shermen in a life raft, making a triangle around the raft to zero in on the 26-year-old woman crew member’s cell phone, a police boat was after their boat sank in the waters of mark its position. Once the raft’s position was marked able to get close enough for the two Dixon Entrance, Thursday, July 26th. The twin-engine Buffalo was on a on the water, the aircraft ascended to crew members to leap to safety. The captain, Keith Thomas, was arreturn trip from Terrace when the crew a higher altitude and began dropping picked up a radio request for help from parachute ares to illuminate the scene rested in Port Hardy.
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Parksville council gave another nod in the application process for a mixed use development at Stanford Avenue and Island Highway East at their last regular meeting. With councillor Carrie Powell-Davidson absent, the rest of council unanimously supported sending the application to the required ofďŹ cial community plan (OCP) and zoning amendment statutory process. At the previous committee of the whole council
meeting, architect Raymond de Beeld described the proposal as a “mixed urban village,� on behalf of property owner Bruce Alexander who owns Parksville Chrysler across the street. “We want to try to get away from strip mall development,� de Beeld explained, adding they want to build something different. The proposed development on two properties totalling 0.8 hectares (2 acres) would include three commercial buildings of one and two stories and a four story
residential building with 27 units and commercial on the ground oor with underground parking. Councillor Sue Powell, who’d missed the previous meeting, had a number of questions about the details of a proposed rain garden and other features including what’s being called “affordable housing.â€? There were also concerns expressed by some councillors, and later from the gallery, about the proximity to Agricultural Land Reserve land across from Stanford
Avenue and questions about the plan to build as strata units, but rent them as apartments. Director of community planning Blaine Russell was not in attendance and staff said they couldn’t answer those questions, but pointed out there would be time to get answers as the application process proceeds. The project is on the agenda for the Aug. 8 Parksville council meeting, at which time it could be sent on to a public hearing. Watch THE NEWS for details.
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Oceanside area it is time for a general reminder,� he said. “Please consider doing a security check of your property. Could the use of good quality doors and locks, motion lighting and possibly an alarm system better protect your valuables?� Anyone with information about this theft is asked to contact the Oceanside RCMP at 250-248-6111. — News staff
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
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To submit your activities; e-mail: events@pqbnews.com, fax:250-248-4655 or drop by: #4-154 Middleton Ave Yourrttoo O Oceanside Living! Featured Events for the Week FRI. AUG. 3 SAT. AUG. 4 250.248.4321 Entertainment
Entertainment
BEACH FEST MUSIC
BEACH FEST MUSIC
10am & 3pm. Alexandria Maillot, Vancouver Island Indie Pop Artist. Parksville Community Park.
10am - Alexandria Maillot, Vanc Island Indie Pop Artist. 9:30pm - VestaFire Entertainment. Brilliant light show of fire spinning, juggling and acrobatics. Parksville Community Park
MUSIC TRIVIA
7-10pm. The Shady Rest Pub, 3109 W. Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach
BIG DADDY
7pm. The Shady Rest Pub, 3109 W. Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach
Activities
ARTISAN’S MARKET 122 Fern Rd W, Qualicum Beach. 3-8pm.
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1:30-4:30pm. Original artwork in all mediums. Elaine Thompson and Elissa Anthony. 767 Canyon Crescent, Qualicum Beach
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6pm. Anna Acevedo Lyman, Free ukulele lessons. Parksville Community Park.
10am-1pm. Errington Community Park. Music by: Mary Jane and Barry.
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BEACH FEST MUSIC
6:30pm - Fred Saliani, Latin beat mixed with contemporary songs. Parksville Community Park.
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Activities
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BEACH FEST EVENT
1pm. Treasure Hunt. Parksville Community Park.
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BEACH FEST MUSIC
8am - Moment Musicale. Live harp, violin and flute. 7pm - The Royal Canadians, new up and coming alternative rock. Parksville Community Park.
Activities
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BEACH FEST MUSIC 12 noon - Outlander, Irish folk songs. Parksville Community Park.
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ANNUAL SALMON BBQ 3-7pm. Bowser Legion, 7035 W. Island Hwy, Bowser. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxillary. Everyone welcome.
7-10pm. Deez Bar & Grill, 3353 Isl Hwy, Qualicum Beach
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OPEN MIC NIGHT
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Activities
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PARKSVILLE MUSEUM & ARCHIVES Craig Heritage Park. Corner Hwy 19A and Franklin Gull Rd, Parksville. Open daily 10am-5pm.
THU. AUG. 9 Entertainment
THE LAZY MIKE DUO
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Activities
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THU. AUG. 9
Activities
BEACH FEST EVENT
10am-4pm - MONK. Community painting & art lesson with West Coast Canadian artist. $20. 7pm - VestaFire Entertainment, Light show of fire spinning, juggling and acrobatics. Parksville Community Park.
FRI. AUG. 10 Entertainment
BEACH FEST MUSIC
1pm - Thana, singer Parksville Community Park.
Activities
ARTISAN’S MARKET 122 Fern Rd W, Qualicum Beach. 3-8pm.
BEACH FEST EVENT
6pm - Salsa by the Sea, with Forever Yung Dance Studio. 7:30pm - Anna Acevedo Lyman, free ukulele lessons. Parksville Community Park.
Entertainment 5pm - Thana, singer/songwriter 6pm - Karly Summers, singer/songwriter Parksville Community Park.
Activities
SUMMER BY THE SEA STREET MARKET 6-9pm. Downtown Parksville on Craig Street.
YOGA ON THE BEACH 9:30-10:30am. Tuesday and Thursday. Qualicum Beach. Low tide: in front of the restroom building. High tide: grass beside visitor info. By donation. Bring mat or towel. Beginners welcome.
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Time is running out if you still want to see some great summer theatre being presented by Bard to Broadway at the Village Theatre in Qualicum Beach until August 18. The repertory theatre company has two sensational shows; the smash hit Broadway musical Hello Dolly and an original comedy, Becky’s New Car. Hello Dolly tells the story of Mrs. Dolly Levi’s effort to marry Horace Vandergelder, the wellknown half-a-millionaire. The lead role of Dolly is performed with infectious charm and energy by Amy Mikkelborg as she takes the audience on a musical romp through New York at the turn of the twentieth century. Along the way America’s most beloved matchmaker also succeeds in pairing up the young and beautiful widow Molloy with Vandergelder’s head clerk, Cornelius Hackl; Cornelius’ assistant, Barnaby Tucker, with Mrs. Molloy’s assistant, Minnie Fay; and the struggling artist, Ambrose Kemper, with Mr. Vandergelder’s weeping niece, Ermengarde. The group takes off on a whirlwind adventure from Yonkers, New York into the big city of New York where love and excitement await. Becky’s New Car is an original comedy by Steven Dietz with serious overtones. The devious and delightful romp down the road not taken stars Candice Appleby as Becky Foster, a woman in a mid-life crisis. Working late one night, the millionaire widower Walter Flood — still in mourning and totally inept without his late wife to guide him walks into the car dealership where Becky is employed. A new vista presents itself and Becky ďŹ nds herself facing a fork in the road of her life. Amid
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he sheer amount of bile being thrown our way after The News published a story about a man down on his luck, taking care of St. Bernard puppies, is astonishing. Seems quite a few people have an opinion about whether we should have given this story any ink. That in itself means that we have given the matter the ink it deserves. Without passing judgement, or damning the man’s situation, we listened to his story and decided a little help is what we could provide. We didn’t praise nor condemn the situation in which he found himself or how he arrived there — nor did we offer any commentary on where he found himself, in Coombs, at the property of Ken and Lana Meuckon. While not ideal accomodations by any means, the Meuckons have had places available at low cost for those in real need. Is it perfect? No. But it’s a place for people who have precious few other options. The News has spoken with the couple in the past, notably during a series on the state of home prices and homelessness in our community. From the amount of comments on our most recent story — many of which were out of line and did not see the light of day — there are people who take issue with the landowners and their tennants. That is between those parties, who will either work things out, or not. This newspaper isn’t going to wade in to those messes just to try to embarass someone. Like it or not, people need the service provided in cheap, temporary housing in Coombs. The community should not ignore this, nor should the people in need (no matter why they need it) be forced out, to move down the road and into someone else’s neighbourhood. Should any of us find ourselves in similar circumstances, it’s a small comfort to know there are options. They might not be up to our usual standards, but they are there. It’s up to us, then, to use our heads and make every effort to make it a temporary stop.
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Letters THE DEVELOPERS RULE With the water restrictions in place because of collapsing clay banks on the Englishman River and an overowing Arrowsmith Dam up in the hills, combined with falling levels of water in our well ďŹ elds — maybe it’s time to face the facts folks. Parksville has let developers rule the population and building supply without thought to water capacity. City council unfortunately does not have the will to come to grips with reality by just approving any old building scheme. There are just too many people for the water available! Put a moratorium on all building permits until we catch up. If developers don’t like that — put up the $50 million for an expanded water treatment plant — otherwise cool your jets. AL PASTARS Parksville
BROOM NOT SO BAD I thought it was over for a year. At least I had hoped. Opening the paper again to read headline Broom-Buster Rah Rah, each time feeling affronted with the bad idea, unenlightened posing as enlightened, celebrity causes of saving the world, slash, uproot, cut down, remove, fear, dislike, want to eradicate that broom in bloom. Feeling helpless? Join the cause, join the chorus, join a ďŹ ght, have delight saving the world going to war against invasive species. Never mind the glorious beauty, more of that could overtake us. The most invasive, destructive, toxin polluting, killing species
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on the planet, when feeling threatened, looks elsewhere for cause — stunningly beautiful ultra golden yellow splashes of broom in bloom, a good place to start. Let’s join together in annual eradication festivities, praising ourselves for doing more than our part. Awaken unaware fools, having mistaken broom as beautiful and loving each beautiful encounter. Awaken from your slumber and join us in the battle. Slay the broom. Broom can be loved and celebrated for very good reason. It is beautiful in bloom hearty and robust — nature’s desire spilling over, taking residence in the scars we have carved into the earth. Broom does not overtake native species in balance. There is no broom in the forests. Broom does not overtake people’s backyards or their ditches if they so choose. There is no real battle. Providing biomass, earth, building after we have had our way, it’s not a dreaded enemy going to swallow us up. The single most detrimental effect broom busters have upon the local population is a twisting of our experience with the beauty that is broom. Don’t let easy outlets for frustrations and need for exercise usurp your loving relationship of beauty. I love the broom, especially when it’s in bloom. If you are truly concerned for the balance of nature look to your own footprint. If you fear for the indigenous owers, collect and spread their seeds. PETER SIMEONOFF Errington
WE DO OUR PART My husband and I moved to QB in September of last year. We are not fully retired but we purchased our new home with a view to spending the next several years in it. Since arriving here, we have spent several thousand dollars in the local community with respect to art for our new home, kitchen wares, home furnishings, garden plants and shrubs, hiring local companies to run gas lines, do landscaping, build fences, do car repairs etc, and we used the services of a local realtor to manage the purchase of our home. In fact, I think we may have spent more in the last six months than most young families could ever afford to and we have always shopped locally except for those items which are not available in Qualicum Beach. As we get closer to that suggested retirement age, however, we are feeling less and less welcome here. Some councilors in Qualicum Beach seem to feel that having a large population of seniors is detrimental to the town’s growth as they might wish to see it. We have paid our taxes on time, neither of us has a criminal record of any kind and neither of us has ever even had so much as a parking ticket over the years. We are both volunteers in various capacities, we live quietly, don’t disturb our neighbors and are enjoying our life here very much ‌ except for this one thing and, unfortunately, we are never going to get any younger than we are right now. If life gives you lemons, why not make lemonade? DEL KRISTALOVICH Qualicum Beach
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TEUNIS WESTBROEK Mayor, Town of Qualicum Beach
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VIEWS IN THE NEWS We asked: Should bottled water be banned in public facilities?
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JOE STANHOPE Chairman, Regional District of Nanaimo 250-390-4111 e-mail: corpsrv@ rdn.bc.ca
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I would support a ban. It creates too much plastic. WARREN COUSINS Parksville
I don’t see anything wrong with it. There are proper places to put your garbage.
Absolutely. Plastic is toxic when it gets heated up and it doesn’t go away.
Yes. We’re sailors and we’ve seen all the plastic garbage in the ocean.
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NOTICE - SUBSIDIZED RENTAL Applications are being accepted for Subsidized Rental of the Town of Qualicum Beach Civic Centre and Community Hall. Subsidy applications will be allocated twice each calendar year, once in March and once in September. Subsidized rental applications after the event will not be accepted. Eligible organizations wishing to apply for a subsidized rate can obtain an application form at the Civic Centre, Town Hall or by downloading one from the Town’s website at www.qualicumbeach.com. The Town of Qualicum Beach will take into account the following objectives: s Rent relief assistance for a speciďŹ c event that beneďŹ ts residents of the Town of Qualicum Beach. s Applicants must be locally based and their efforts community based in nature. s -UST BE A REGISTERED NON PROlT 3OCIETY OR BELONG TO A PARENT 3OCIETY under the laws of BC. s .OT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE PROVIDED RENTAL RELIEF 4HERE WILL BE AN ANNUAL cap on the total permitted rental relief for the facilities. Applications will be received by the undersigned until Friday, August 24, 2012.
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BAN IS POLITICAL I read with interest the article that appeared in the July 27 edition of the PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS entitled, Board balks on bottle ban. The Regional District of Nanaimo has rejected that aspect of the Council of Canadians/Canadian Union of Public Employees-sponsored Blue Communities Project template resolution that calls for a ban on the sale of bottled water in its facilities. A majority of council clearly recognized this resolution for what it is: a Trojan horse-like 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. 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. CUPE national president Paul Moist acknowledged this in recent correspondence in the Owen Sound Sun Times, Toronto Sun and Waterloo Chronicle when he wrote, “NestlĂŠ spokesperson John Challinor is partly right about CUPE’s joint work with the Council of Canadians on bottled water. The Blue Communities Project is absolutely a political campaign. What could be more appropriate than grassroots activism that invites our elected local representatives to have a democratic, public debate about how scarce municipal tax dollars should be spent.â€? We agree with CoC and CUPE that water is a human right. We also support continued investment in municipal systems.
Where we draw the line with CoC 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% of Canadians drink both. They consume tap water at home and bottled water on-the-go for proper hydration and better health. Contrary to what City of Nanaimo director Bill Bestwick believes, tap water is not free. Every drop of water has a cost and is funded by local residential and commercial/industrial property taxpayers. Alternate director Leann Salter is also incorrect when she states that “plastic bottles are a huge problem, many of them oating offshore in a huge trash island the size of Texas.â€? No such island exists, according to research undertaken by Oregon State University oceanographer Angelicque White, who was interviewed on the subject by journalist Charlie Gillis for an article published in the January 24, 2011, edition of Maclean’s Magazine. The Regional District of Nanaimo should be commended for putting the health of its residents ahead of all other considerations. JOHN B. CHALLINOR II APR DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NESTLÉ WATERS CANADA Guelph, Ontario
SHUTTLE IS MISSED Regarding Richard Gilman’s letter of July 17 concerning the stoppage of the Qualicum Beach shuttle bus for the summer months, the gentleman was right on. I was thinking after we ďŹ nally got our summer weather, how nice it was
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The Old School House arts centre (TOSH) in Qualicum Beach has a long and varied past and some of its rich history was shared during the 100th anniversary celebration on Saturday, July 28. Before TOSH became an arts centre, the building was used as a school after opening its doors on August 24, 1912. Ninety-one year old Don McMillan who graduated in 1937 shared some of his memories as a student at TOSH. It has been 75 years since McMillan sat in a classroom at TOSH but despite the many years that have gone by, his recollection of how things were is as sharp as ever. He told the crowd, gathered for the birthday festivities on Saturday afternoon that the building is much more pleasant now. “It was cold in the winter and there was just a wood stove to heat the school. In the summer time the water was dis-
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gusting because the dam on Whiskey Creek would go down,” he recalled. McMillan said he would ride his bike to school from the Dashwood area because back in the day there were no buses. “I came to school by bicycle from Texada Road. Even in the winter … snow…rain or shine … I don’t think I missed a day,” he admitted. McMillan said in the winter he had to use special shoes with spikes in them so he could get up the hill. “I had to walk up the road from Memorial. I had to wear cork shoes so I wouldn’t slip on the icy pavement,” he recalled. McMillan who still lives in the area said he was one of the lucky one’s who
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irst proposed in the RDSP is too good to pass up, as even March 2007 federal those with family income above the budget, the Registered highest threshold can receive 100 Disability Savings Plan per cent of their contribution to a provides incentive and By Jim Grant maximum of $1,000 per year. Over support for parents wishing to save a lifetime, this plan has the potenfor the long-term security of chiltial to make a huge difference in the dren with severe disabilities. lives of those who need the support. The RDSP allows disabled indiWhile this plan is great news for viduals or their parents to contribthose who qualify, it also makes fiute up to a lifetime maximum of nancial planning for those affected $200,000 per beneficiary. To qualby disabilities more challenging. In ify, beneficiaries must be eligible many cases, income-tested plans for the disability tax credit (DTC), and must be such as the proposed RDSP cause families to residents of Canada. re-consider their entire financial structures. The RDSP is structured much like an RESP Business owners, for example, often have the (Registered Education Savings Plan): Contri- ability to control the net income reported on butions are not tax-deductible, but funds held their personal tax returns. within the plan are allowed to grow tax-deThose with disabled children will need to ferred. Furthermore, contributors are eligible consider how their decisions affect the level of to receive supplements of up to $3,500 per year benefits they will receive. from the federal government in the form of Even salaried employees (through RRSP conCanada Disability Savings Grants. Depending tributions and debt management strategies) on net family income, some contributors may can take actions to reduce net family income, if also qualify for the Canada Disability Savings they are pro-active. Bond of $1,000. For more information on how to set up a Withdrawals from the plan are required to Registered Disability Plan, or to register for our begin no later than age 60, at which point ac- upcoming presentation on the topic, for please crued growth as well as any CDSG and/or CDSB feel free to call or email. More information is amounts associated with the withdrawals available at www.jimgrant.ca. would be taxed in the hands of the beneficiary. To receive PDF versions of this or previous Contribution amounts may be withdrawn tax- articles please e-mail jim.grant@raymondfree. james.ca . This plan is particularly attractive to families Jim Grant, CFP (Certified Financial Planner) with net income below certain thresholds. For is a Financial Advisor with Raymond James Ltd example, families qualifying for the maximum (RJL). The views of the author do not necessarily benefit will be eligible to receive $3,500 per year reflect those of RJL. This article is for information from the government while only having to contribute $1,500 of their own money, and may also only. Raymond James Ltd. is a member of Canadian Investor Protection Fund. receive the Canada Disability Savings Bond of For more information feel free to call Jim at $1,000 which is independent of the level of con250-594-1100, or e-mail at jim.grant@raymondtributions. james.ca. and/or visit www.jimgrant.ca. Like the RESP, for those who qualify, the
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PARKSVILLE — Take some steps to help animals in your community. Registration is open for the 2012 Scotiabank and BC SPCA Paws for a Cause walk in September, held to raise funds for abused, injured, neglected and homeless animals. This year, participants in 34 B.C. communities will walk to raise $1 million to help our province’s most vulnerable animals. The Scotiabank and BC SPCA Paws for a Cause walk in Parksville will be held at Parksville Community Park at 141 E. Island Highway on Sun. Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. with the walk starting at 11 a.m. Registration is $25. Participants will be able to enjoy fantastic entertainment and activities for them and their dogs. Visit spca. bc.ca/walk to register and to get all the latest news and information. All youth participants 17 and under register for free and are automatically entered to win a Playstation Vita Console. “This is the largest single event supporting animals in B.C.,” said Farrah Rooney, manager of fundraising events at the BC SPCA. “Participants are already signing up and will be fundraising in their own communities all summer long. The creativity and passion that people show in their fundraising efforts each year is absolutely inspiring and the walks are always so much fun for both the two-legged and fourlegged participants who attend.” Participants are
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BLTGo Bus. Bowser (parked by the library) 9:30-11:30am, Parksville (parked by the library) 1-3pm, Whist every Tuesday night at 7pm 250-248-7172
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Meets each first Tuesday and third Tuesday at 2pm. We are all new writers. St. Edmund’s Anglican Church, 407 Wembley Rd., PV The Gardens Theater Room fourth Tuesday of every month, 2-4pm, Register 250-752-2818
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CAR SHOW WEEKEND
Gear heads gather on the beach, country Two big car shows this weekend in Parksville on the waterfront and in Coombs at the Fairgrounds AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
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s many as four hundred new and classic cars will be in Parksville this weekend for the Oceanside Overdrive Show and Shine. “There will be all kinds of classics and some fancy new ones, there’s a Corvette club that usually attends,â€? said organizer A.J. Rose. The 22nd annual event will get rolling with the traditional cruise Saturday evening starting at the A&W restaurant and looping on a complex route to Qualicum Beach and back. The route generally heads west from A&W with loops into the Surfside R.V. Resort loop (beside Parksville’s Community Park), along Temple St., into Columbia Drive and Eaglecrest before turning back towards Parksville through the Chartwell subdivision in Qualicum Beach. Cars can start gathering at the A&W Saturday around ďŹ ve and they aim to leave at 6 p.m. for the scenic tour around town, designed to give spectators the most opportunity to catch the rolling show. The next morning in Community Park open registration for $20 starts just after 8 a.m. and things ofďŹ cially kick off at 10 a.m. The park will be full of cars and spectators throughout the midday, complete with a DJ spinning classic car-themed tunes, a good selection of food trucks including sponsor Thrifty Foods with a burger stand, and other car-afďŹ liated vendors. Rose pointed out there will be at least one ice cream vendor for what is expected to be a nice summer day. The sand sculptures of the Quality Foods Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition
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The Oceanside Overdrive car show in summers past. This year’s event is this Sunday on Parksville’s famous beach playground.
and Exhibition will also still be open for viewing next door. They present trophies at 2
p.m. and things start to die down pretty quick after that, he said. They had well over 300 ve-
hicles last year, and since it is an open invitation they don’t know how many vehicles to expect,
but Rose is conďŹ dent there will be a great selection for all interests.
Blast from the Past in Coombs on Saturday LISSA ALEXANDER
reporter@pqbnews.com
Cruise into Coombs this Saturday, Aug. 4 for a Blast from the Past, as the Ocean Idlers Car Club presents their 16th annual car show. The event will happen at the Coombs Fairgrounds again this year for the second time (behind the Coombs General Store), previously held at Parksville Community Park and French Creek Community School.
Car club member Clay Thompson said the group is happy with the move and the amount of people that made their way to the ďŹ eld last year to peruse close to 200 cars. “We were pleased with the turnout (last year) and it was a good venue,â€? he said. There will be a DJ at the event playing “good ol’ car tunesâ€? Thompson said, as well as a concession run by the Arrowsmith
Community Enhancement Society (ACES) and the Coombs Hilliers Fire Department, which will share the proceeds from the show this year with the car club. Car Club secretary Jack Biickert said the club has donated over $30,000 to groups like Cops for Cancer, Arrowsmith Search and Rescue and local ďŹ re departments since 1989. See VEHICLE LOVERS, page A25
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There will be plenty of great bluegrass bands on stage at the Coombs Rodeo Grounds this weekend.
Coombs bluegrass is hot LISSA ALEXANDER News Reporter
A fast pickin’, toe-tappin’ head bobbin’ good time has already begun down at the Coombs Rodeo Grounds and will continue over the weekend. It’s the 34th annual Coombs Bluegrass Festival with 12 highly skilled groups from around the United States and Canada. This year the feature band is Long Road Home from
Boulder, Colorado, featuring well known banjo player Pete Wernick (aka Dr. Banjo.) Wernick and his wife Joan ere scheduled to play last night, followed by a jam and they will play again tonight (Friday, Aug 3). Long Road Home also plays tonight, along with a slew of other great groups. Last year there was a record turnout at the festival and organizers are expecting something similar this year.
The Coombs Bluegrass Festival runs to Sunday, Aug. 5 at the Coombs Rodeo Grounds and besides the great music there will be food vendors, merchandise and draws. Tickets are available at the gate, a three-day pass is $90 for adults, $70 for under 18 and under 12 is free, camping included. Day and evening passes are also available. For more information visit www. coombsbluegrass.com.
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The gates open at 7 a.m., car registration is $15 and public entry is by donation. A pancake breakfast begins at 8 a.m. and trophies are handed out at 2 p.m. The Oceanside Overdrive Car show happens the next day at Parksville Community Park on Sunday, which Thompson said is good for both shows.
“People come and make a weekend of it and they do both shows,” he said. And if they want to continue the fun there’s another car show in Comox on Monday, he said, for Nautical Days.
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It will be a show of art with exquisite Vancouver Island scenes, striking portraits of departed divas, captivating abstract pieces and more this Saturday in Qualicum Beach set in a wild and colourful garden. It’s called Deadly Divas and Divine Doodles and it’s the product of local artists Elaine Thompson and Elissa Anthony, both resident artists at The Old School House arts centre (TOSH). Thompson is a founding member of TOSH and was an art teacher for many years. This will be the first showing of a series of work she created on Marilyn Monroe, which she started 13 years ago. She said she feels Monroe was mistreated and taken advantage of, despite doing many things she wanted to in her short life. “It’s something I have thought about a longtime,” Thompson said. This year marks 50 years since her death, Thompson explained, and since she hadn’t initially planned to show the work this year, she must have
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ing a dress they look awful when you’re half finished, and then you get the hem up and they look awesome,” she smiled. She has also started painting for herself recently, she said, since her singing teacher divulged that she sings for herself. “I went, ‘that’s brilliant,’ and now I’m painting for myself and it has changed the process immensely.” Anthony has also
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ROGER SMITH With sadness we announce the passing of Roger Smith on Sunday July 22, 2012. Roger was born in Sialkot, India on March 11, 1922. He will be deeply missed by his son David (Kim) and daughter Christine; grandchildren Ryan (Annie), Rebecca (Mark), and Sean and Colleen, and great-grandsons Harrison and Bradley. Roger and Kit were the adopted “grandparents� to the McBride girls, and will be missed by Sheri, Christina and Kathleen and their parents Keith and Pearl. Roger was predeceased by his parents Edward and Florence Smith, his brother Peter and sister Caryl, and by his dear wife Kit. Born in India, Roger grew up in England, and joined the army at an early age, serving Britain during and after WWII. The Smiths immigrated to Canada in 1956, where Roger found work with CARL, later Litton Systems, Garrett Manufacturing and Permali Canada in the Toronto area. Vacationing on Vancouver Island in 1976, Roger and Kit discovered Qualicum Beach and decided to move there in 1977. Roger will be remembered for his warm, friendly manner, his love of friends and family and his garden. He loved to chat about gardening, sharing tips, seeds and cuttings. Soon after moving to Qualicum Beach, Roger started his own gardening and handyman business and did very well. He was a skilled carpenter, and loved to putter in his workshop, working on various projects. Roger took a keen interest in local government affairs and was not afraid to make his point at council meetings. With Kit he enjoyed many camping trips around Canada and the US. Roger and Kit also enjoyed trips to Hawaii, an anniversary cruise to the Canary Islands, and numerous visits back to the UK and Ontario to visit family and friends. Sincere gratitude to the caring staff at Stanford Place in Parksville and The Lodge at Broadmead in Victoria who have taken expert and compassionate care of Dad over the last four years. A memorial service to celebrate Roger’s life will be held at Yates Funeral Home, 1000 Allsbrook Rd Parksville on August 7 at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favourite charity in Roger’s name. YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.
Brian Leigh Moulton April 2, 1949 - July 18, 2012 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of a great brother, wonderful husband and loving father and grandfather. Brian passed away quietly with his loving wife and family by his side in West Bank, BC where he has lived for the past 7 yrs. Through our sorrow and tears it is our memory of Brian’s life well lived, (taken far too soon). Brian was a wonderful kind man who touched all who new him. He will be deeply missed by all his family and friends that meant so much to him. We love you Brian, your family.
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(nee MOULDS) November 30, 1927 - July 7, 2012 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our loving wife and mother, Ishbel in the early morning of the 61st anniversary of her wedding to her beloved husband, Russell. She also leaves behind her daughter, Ruth McIntyre (Bruce) and grandchildren, Jennifer, Scott and Glenn and her son, Max (Gail) and grandchildren, Karen and Sara. Ishbel was born in McMasterville, Quebec, the youngest in a family of 7 children. She is survived by her brother, Campbell Moulds (Helen) of Kingston, Ontario and many nieces and nephews. Ishbel and Russell raised their family in Sarnia, Ontario and lived in Nanoose Bay for the past 30 years. Ishbel enjoyed her volunteer activities at the Nanoose Library and will always be cherished for putting others’ needs before her own. At her request, there will be no formal service. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. We will miss you and love you forever.
Marsden, Douglas Gordon
Parksville Lioness Club Booking table rentals for the 2012 Christmas Craft Fair. Nov. 3rd., 2012 $40.00 (8 foot table) Further info contact: Noreen @ 250-248-0082 or email: norgrandma@shaw.ca
FOUND, CAMERA on July 24th at the Parksville Beach. Call 250-954-0364 to identify.
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Rick and Sharon Mathias were married on April 7th 1962. Their family and friends would like to wish them a
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1923 - 2012 Douglas passed away peacefully on July 26 at The Gardens in Qualicum Beach. Predeceased by his wife, Sheila, in 2001, and his sister, Irene Cormie, in 2008, Douglas is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their families. Born in Manitoba, Douglas spent most of his life in Saskatchewan where he worked for Saskatchewan Government Insurance. Upon early retirement in 1976, Douglas and Sheila moved to Qualicum Beach and new careers as owners of Gifts Galore in Parksville, retiring finally in 1987. Douglas was a member of the Legion and a very active part of the Anglican Parish of St. Anne and St. Edmund. Douglas will be remembered as a real gentleman. A memorial service will be held at St. Edmund’s Church on Friday September 14th at 1:30 pm.. In lieu of flowers, donations in Douglas’ memory may be made to the Preservation of St. Anne’s Church c/o the Anglican Parish of St. Anne and St. Edmond, 407 Wembley Rd., Parksville, BC, V9P 2B2
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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. BAKER - F/T Commercial Production. Physical fitness, trade experience and ability to fill afternoon shifts are key assets required. Wages negotiable, training is provided both onsite and through outside services. Contact Grains Bakery at info@grainsbakery.ca or phone 250-338-0955 with resume please. DOG GROOMER, looking for a professional finishing dog groomer. Commission negotiable. Call Cory 250-586-0076 FULL TIME Class 1 or 3 driver, with air, required immediately for Port Hardy. Bulk fuel/off road exp. an asset. Clean abstract. Competitive wage package w/benefits. Email/fax resume to: 250-9496381. port_hardy_agency@telus.net.
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REGARDING LAND IN THE AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE I, Hans Heringa P. Eng. of Rascal Trucking Ltd. #4-1080 Industrial Way, Parksville, BC, V9P 2W8, intend on making an application pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve the following property which is legally described as, Lots A & B, District Lot 176, Nanoose District, Plan VIP52459 PID 017-377226 & 017-377-234 and located at Lots A & B, Rascal Lane, Nanoose, BC. Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to, Regional District of Nanaimo, 6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6N2 by 30th August, 2012.
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Taping/ Texturing/ Painting. Reno & Repair Specialist. 30 years of fast friendly service. Wayne 250-752-4658 QB
PRESSURE WASHING. Oceanside House and Home. Pete 250-927-2641.
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LARGE DRESSER with mirror, dark wood, $300. (250)729-9486, Nanaimo.
GARDENING WES-COAST YARDBIRDS. Lawns, gardens, yard cleanup, hauling. Pressure washing, Irrigation, carpentry. Tree Pruning, Topping, Removal. Please call 250-752-9444.
PRODUCE MANAGER & ASSISTANT PRODUCE MANAGER We are a fast growing company that offers our Customers and Team Members a Family Shopping Experience. Country Grocer is committed to our motto “You’ll feel like Family.� We are currently recruiting for our Nanaimo locations for both a Produce Manager and an Assistant Produce Manager.
HAULING AND SALVAGE ALL TYPES of hauling. Small loads, garden waste, construction debris & junk. Call Ron 250-757-2094, 250-228-1320. WAYNE’S HAUL-AWAY. Will haul away unwanted whatever. Small engine repair, Bondable, Call 250-752-1639.
As our Produce Manager or Assistant Produce Manager, you will be responsible for assisting in merchandising, ordering, inventory, personnel, performance reviews, interviews, scheduling, hiring and other related duties. You have at least 2 years experience, excellent customer service skills, strong organizational and leadership skills and enjoy working in a dynamic team environment. We offer competitive wages, beneďŹ ts and RSP programs. If you would like to join our “Familyâ€? have a “can doâ€? attitude and feel you ďŹ t our proďŹ le we would love to hear from you. Visit www.countrygrocer.com to learn more about us. You can apply online or email us at hrnanaimo@countrygrocer.com. Thank you for your interest in working with us!
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BUYDENS Computer Services PC Repair & Tutoring Competitive Rates From Nanoose to Deep Bay
Call Kevin 250-240-7372
PET CARE SERVICES CAT SITTING - NO CAGES. I will care for your much loved cat(s) in my home. They get their own room with a home setting. Min. 7-day or long term stay. Limited space, book ahead! (250)740-5554
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Scott @ 250-821-1994.
GARAGE SALES
GARAGE SALES
BOWSER- 6902 West Island Hwy, Fri, Sat & Sun, Aug 3, 4 & 5, 8am-3pm. Multi Family Garage Sale.
PARKSVILLE, 727 Newcastle Ave., Sat & Sun, Aug 4 & 5, 9am-4pm. Estate Sale.
Courtenay Flea Market EVERY SUNDAY Puntledge Road past bottle depot No booking required. Space $15 Vendors set up 7am-2pm Call Greg 250-334-1540 ERRINGTON, 1476 Ruffels Rd. (off Price Rd) Sat. Aug. 4th. (8-2). Multi-Family. Fresh home grown veggies, misc. items. Lot of good stuff!!
GIANT CHURCH GARAGE SALE QUALICUM BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH 600 Beach Rd. (by the train station) Saturday August 11th from 8am-2pm Refreshments and More! Lots of stuff for everyone! NANOOSE BAY, 2083 Saddle Dr. Sat. Aug. 4th (8-3) Multifamily, lots of stuff, pottery, equestrian items, exercise scooter, dolls,household items PARKSVILLE, 145 Moilliet St, Fri & Sat. Aug. 3 & 4 (9-?) Big, Big Book Sale! Cooking, boating, B.C. history, Automotive & hundreds more! $1 - 3 mostly! PARKSVILLE, 246 Hickey Ave., Aug 4 (9-5). Two family sale. Lots of good stuff.
PARKSVILLE ESTATE SALE 722 Kasba Circle, French Creek. Aug 3 & 4 (8-4). Power tools galore, household items, furniture, craft items, small appl’s, mens clothes. Everything must go. All in excellent condition or new. PARKSVLLE, 322 Dogwood St. Aug 4 (8-1). Bargains!! Collectables, treasures, mens stuff, many useful items. QUALICUM, 910 McFeely Dr., Sat-Thurs, Aug 4-9, 9am-5pm. Huge Garage Sale. Lots of top quality toys, clothing, bikes, Little Tykes House, play kitchen, Lego, quality childrens books and lawnmower. Too much to list. QUALICUM BEACH, 1725 Settler Rd., Fri & Sat, Aug 3 & 4, 9am-5pm. Huge Estate Sale. Furniture, household items, glassware, pictures and much more. Dealers welcome. QUALICUM BEACH- 246 Riverbend Rd, Sat, Aug 4, 10am5pm. QUALICUM BEACH, 591 Nassau Cres. Multi-Family. Sat. Aug. 4th. (8-1) WHISPER BEACH FRAMING
Closing out sale. Frames, mats, prints, ofďŹ ce stuff, etc. 123-425 Stanford Ave East Aug 4 (9-2). We would like to thank all of our customers over the last 16 years for supporting us. We recommend that you use Island Exposure #5-183 West Island Hwy. 250-586-5225
FREE ITEMS
FREE DROP OFF: Oil, batteries, scrap metal. We pay $Cash$ for unwanted Cars & Trucks. Call anytime. Norms Towing & Salvage (prev. of Bull Dog Auto) 250-757-8911 or 250-954-7543.
$$ CASH PAID $$ for NEWER FRIDGES, STOVES, WASHERS, DRYERS etc.
GRILLMATE BBQ, new, never used. 444 sq.in cooking surface. $50. 250.752.6056.
Sales & Service.
SKYLIGHT, 2,4�X4,3/4�, $60. Full width bathtub bench w/ back rest, $20. Sleeping cot, $5. Call (250)468-7594.
FULL WARRANTY. Large Showroom
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FUEL/FIREWOOD
ART OBJECTS
COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD & Logging. Stock up now! *Clearing. *Downed trees. *Wood Spiting Services Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose). SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest ďŹ rewood producer offers ďŹ rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)951-0010.
GARDENING
Cam Coss BETTER LAWN CONTRACTING & YARD CARE Bobcat, Excavator, Dumping Services, Landscaping, Carpentry, Decks, Fences, Shops, Handyman Services. Concrete, Driveways & Drainage. WCB INSURED
FREE ESTIMATES Guaranteed Workmanship
Lawn Cutting Yard Waste Removal Fertilizer Appl. Hedge Trimming Tree Pruning Fence Installations/Repairs House Sitting Services Fully Licensed & Insured
ROY VICKERS PRINTS. Complete set, 13 original Roy Vickers limited edition prints with certiďŹ cates. All professionally framed. All the same print number, which can’t happen again. Series of 100 prints and all of this set are #77. Asking $33,000 for complete one of a kind 13 print set. Call 250-245-2263 (Ladysmith).
DOWNSIZING. BIG computer desk, King size bed with Sleep Country mattress including bedroom suite and all accessories. Living room furniture, sofa, love seat, matching coffee and end tables, lamps, etc. Offers on everything. Call (250)951-9899. GARDEN FURNITURE, 4 chairs + cushions + umbrella, round glass top table $150. All obo, 250-757-9990.
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RENOVATIONS
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• Patio/Deck Repairs pairs & Cleaning g • Power Washing • Yard Work & Cleanup • Home Repair Work • Minor Landscaping • Painting
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• 1-3 yards gravel & rock • 1-6 yards bark mulch • 1-4 yards top soil Junk Hauling, Yard Waste & Construction Clean Up
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1 REBOUNDER trampoline, $200, 1 single bed and bedding (pine solid head board) $400, 1 Omega juicer (Model #8003) $250, 1 CPAP breathing machine, as new, $500, Royal Dalton china (Japora), 30 pieces, $500, 12 qt stainless steel copper bottom pot, $30. Call (250)933-3900. ALUMINUM SCREEN STORM DOOR $30. 33.5x80� (250)756-0137. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
PORTABLE OFFICES FOR RENT 10’ x 18’, 10’ x 32’ or 10’ x 40’ Multiple uses, w.room & A/C, on steel skids, built to code. Call Al at 250-951-9957 for details. Will deliver.
SKY DOG Travel Kennel, extra large, 40�x27�x80�, regular cost $299, asking $150. Professional leather foldable carry massage table, face hole, body balanced, excellent condition, regular $800 and asking $400. Call (250)756-1167.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER
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2-BDRM North Nanaimo Patio Home $223,333. Quiet complex, low strata fees, no age restrictions. Completely renovated end-unit. For more details contact (250) 933-5566 or patiohome333@shaw.ca
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LANDSCAPING
Call 250-951-0504 Cell 250-951-1423
• Fences & Gates
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
FURNITURE
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CONTRACTORS
QUEEN SIZE Hide-A-Bed with bedding, in good condition, beige colour. Asking $375 obo. Call (250)585-8998.
FRIENDLY FRANK
BELLEVUE RECONDITIONED APPLIANCES
MOVING & STORAGE
POIRIER PAINTING, Residential / Commercial / Vinyl Siding / Driveway Power Washing/ Driveway Sealing. Fully insured, Guaranteed Workmanship, Free Estimates. Call Dan 250-240-3528. WCB
EXTRA LEAN grnd Beef, $3.50 lb. No hormones, govnt inspected. 6 PM 250-752-1213
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
PAINTING
Garage Sales
FOOD PRODUCTS
APPLIANCES
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A STROKE ABOVE Painting. Commercial & Residential. Interior/Exterior. WCB, liability insurance. All jobs warranted. See what we can do! Dave 250-248-0335, 250-240-2310.
250-954-5704
FREE. ALUMINUM Windows, various sizes, single & double glazed. (250)248-2580.
1040 BELLEVUE ROAD
HOUSE WATCH COMPUTER SERVICES
PETS
Residential & Commercial ENQUIRIES WELCOME Fabricating & delivery available if required. CALL NORM AT Harbor West Steel anytime
GARDENING
NO JOB TOO SMALL! RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS 21 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Insulation & Vapor Barrier, Sound ProoďŹ ng, Drywall & Drywall Finishing, Paint & Ceiling Texture, Skylite Repair.
WILF @ Parksville: 250-586-3945 250-248-3337
Tony’s Great Gardens
•Landscaping & Design • Zeroscapes • Hardscapes • Fencing •General Maintenance •Hauling • Bark Mulch
Tony Toly 250•954•4224 tonysgreatgardens@hotmail.com
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REAL ESTATE
RENTALS
RENTALS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
FOR SALE BY OWNER
HOMES WANTED
COTTAGES
HOMES FOR RENT
AUTO FINANCING
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR RENT
WE BUY HOUSES
COOMBS COUNTRY Cottage- 3 mins from market, 1 bdrm, suits persons who like gardening. N/S. $600 inclds hydro/heat/water. Call (250)954-1386.
QUALICUM BAY: lrg 2 bdrm home, F/S, W/D. $900. Avail. Aug. 1st. Call (250)744-1893 leave message.
DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
QUALICUM BEACH: Bright 2 bdrm rancher, vaulted ceilings, 1 blk off beach/trails, detached shop, priv backyard, refs, avail now, $1100 mo. 250-752-4778
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2 BEDROOM, 1 + 3/4 pc Bath, Den, High Ceilings, Double Garage, Luxury Townhouse at Creekside on Corfield in Parksville. Private side, backing on to Green space + Walking Trail. $373,900. Ph: 250 586 6444. 3BDRM, 2BATH upstairs; 2bdrm legal suite downstairs. Everything brand new from roof to floor. Close to schools, shopping centre and all amenities. Only $299,900 firm, for quick sale. (250)6180535 or 250-618-6814 CAYCUSE Well-Maintained Recreational Property/Home 1500 sq.ft, 3 bdrm 2 bath, 5 acres, garage. A stone throw from pristine Cowichan Lake. Reduced to sell $378,800. Furnished. Ready to move in! Call 250-478-2648 or 250-745-3387.
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LOTS TREED .57 ACRE LOT. on Aldergrove Drive, Courtenay. 5 min. walk to Kitty Coleman Beach & camp site. Reduced by $20,000. Perfect for investment or dream home. Timber valued at $5,000. Asking $167,000 NO HST. 250331-0299 or 250-949-6184
MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
RENTALS
ERRINGTON 1 bdrm Apt, priv ent, $585 mo hydro/heat incl’d, close to town. N/P. Avail immed. Call 250-240-2774 or 403-801-7842.
PARKSVILLE, 1200 sq ft., 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, private backyard, & new roof on a quiet street close to schools. $275,000 Call 250-240-8558
Parksville 4 acres +, 3 bdrm modular. mins. from town. Lots of water, trees & lawn. $480,000.00 Drive by 1304 Coldwater Rd. If interested call 250-228-7162
HOUSES FOR SALE DEERWOOD PLACE Estates Home in 55+ park, 1050sq.ft. 2bdrm, 2bath, den. Heat pump, granite counter plus garage. 6yrs. old. $209.900. (250)751-1680
PARKSVILLE- BRIGHT, spacious 1 bdrm w/deck, walk to beach, schools, parks, shops. Parking & shared W/D. $695+. Available now. Call 778-3002148, 250-947-5678. QUALICUM. COZY, clean 2bdrm suite in SxS duplex, minutes from Qualicum Beach. Country setting, N/P, $750./mo. utils not included. Avail. Aug. 1st. (250)752-6098 or (250)954-8847
MOBILE HOMES & PADS
NORTH QUALICUM- Peaceful rural setting. New 2 bdrm, 5 appls, electric heat, glass covered patio deck with additional ground level patio. Fenced yard with room for a garden. Refs req’d. N/S. Currently available $900./mo. Call David or Carrie 250-752-5211.
HOMES FOR RENT
APARTMENT/CONDO 255 HIRST Avenue- 2 bdrms, $900. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 297 HIRST Avenue- furnished 2 bdrm + den, 2 bath. $1350. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com
OCEAN & MOUNTAIN VIEW Nanoose Bay $349,000. 2348 sq ft, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, family rm, sunroom, walk in pantry. AC/DC chair lift. New ductless A/C & heat pumps & 2 gas f/p. Lrg lot. Close to shopping, school & golf. 250-468-7082 or 250-757-8712.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
ERRINGTON, 2 bdrm, 14’ wide mobile, woodstove, 5 mins to Parksville, no dogs, long term refs, Aug 1. $750 mo. 250-954-1355.
40 ft Park Model in year round park in Parksville. Add on room & patio, carport & shed. Pad rent includes cable & wi-fi. Call 250-951-4902
CREEKFRONT 2.5 acres in Englishman River Estates, Errington. 3000 sq ft, 3 bdrm, 4 bath near-new home including private suite. $449,900. Courtesy to realtors. 250-586-8444. http://propertyguys.com/ property/index/id/65990
QUALICUM BEACH waterfront 2 bdrm house, furnished, wood insert, electric heat, mature, NS/NP. Sept-June. $950 + utils. Call 250-729-4184.
PARKSVILLE, 1 & 2 bdrm luxury apartments. 6 stainless steel appliances, granite c/tops, some with ocean view, centrally located, small pets ok, N/S blding. Avail Immed. Call 250-468-9811 PARKSVILLELARGEST 2bdrm+ den in the city, like new, lrg kitchen, nook & din/rm. St/st appls, W/D, secure entr, skylights, ocean view, 2nd flr. Sm pet neg., N/S. Avail Sept 1. $1300. 182 Harrison. Call 250-248-8456. PARKSVILLERENO’D 2 bdrm apt, free storage & parking, quiet bldg, heat/hot water incld. Available now or Aug 1. $775. Call 250-248-3350.
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112 PYM- 4 bdrm, 2 bath $1275. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 3 BDRM, 2 bath house 5 mins from Qualicum. Older house on septic. Pets ok. Available now. $1000. Ref required. Call after 5pm 250-228-1208. Email: beez-neez@shaw.ca
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BRIGHT and AIRY! 1000 sq.ft. executive newer home. 1 huge bedroom w/ french doors to patio, ensuite w/ soaker, walk-in, large kitchen, garage, fenced yard for small dog, heated floors, central vac, 2 bathrooms, convenient location, maintained gardens. W/D, F/S, D/W. No Carpets. $900./mo. Lease preferred. No cats. 250732-5665
2-BDRM CONDO, Downtown Qualicum. Large deck, storage, covered parking, gas fireplace, 5 appl’s. NS/NP. Avail Sept. 1st. $950./mo. Call (250)752-3419.
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CARS 2000 Komfort 5th Wheel, 21.5 ft. Sofa slide, solar, lg dbl sink, lg fr/fzr, full bath, 4 holding tanks, micro, A/C, hitch incl’d. $11,000 obo, 250-248-9343 1991 LEXUS LS 400, loaded. Excellent Condition. One Owner; all records. $4,500. (250)468-9782
1998 LINCOLN Town car, Signature series, pearl white colour, 165 km, fully loaded, very good condition. out of province vehicle inspection completed. Asking $8,000.(250)758-3831.
2005 Jayco Jayflight 28 ft RLS travel trailer. Non smokers, no pets. Lg. slide, walk around queen bed, sleeps 6. Very comfortable and in excellent cond. New golf cart batteries, BBQ, Adco full cover. 10000lb equalizer hitch. $16,000. May consider good short-box camper in trade. 250-245-2920.
DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE, two 800 sq ft adjacent ground level retail/office spaces for lease, great location, 124 Middleton Ave. Asking $600 mo each + triple nets. Call 250248-3142 or 250-905-2526.
TRUCKS & VANS 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE: 4/Dr. Great on gas. Lots of extras. 2nd owner. $3200 obo. 250-618-3147
Retail / Professional Location for Lease in Qualicum Beach. 854 sq.ft. good exposure on Beach Road. Phone 250 248 6504
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2004 VW TOUAREG. Only 135,000 km, economical, spirited V6 engine, all wheel drive and tow hitch with electric brakes. Unique 6 speed Tiptronic auto transmission. Well equipped interior, rear mounted CD changer. Beautiful, well maintained. $14,900 obo, 250658-1123 mjmarshall@telus.net
2005 GMC Yukon Denali. Fully loaded, extra winter rims & tires, 179,000 k’s. $14,900.00 Call 250-468-1619 or email: dansonja@telus.net
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2002 NISSAN SENTRA, 4 door, auto/pwr/a/c, 123,000km Snow tires & all weather incl. Very good condition. $3900. Call 250-586-5202
29 FT Landau Model. No slides. 107 K. Well taken care of with good brakes and tires and smooth suspension. Batteries all good. Nice Stereo/Dvd Player and 22 inch Lcd, 4kw Onan Genset, sleeps 6. Fridge, stove, microwave and A/C. Stand up shower. Ford V-10 and ready for Summer! Asking $18,000 obo. Call Pete 250-756-2698 or Andy 1-778-835-7058.
2007 DODGE Ram 2500, 4x 4, quad cab, loaded, 242 km, trailer tow package, good cond., new rear brakes, out of province vehicle inspection completed. asking $11,500. (250)758-3831.
TRUCK & CAMPER COMBO $12,000. obo. ‘95 F250 super cab pick up, new tires, brakes, hi-jacker, overload spring paks CAMPER ‘90 Bigfoot 11.5ft totally equipped. 250-757-8783
2012 MIRAGE 7 x 14 Tandem trailer, rear barn doors, single front door, one trip only - Edmonton to Nanaimo. like new. asking $5,400. (250)758-3831
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COOMBS: RV site. Small adult park, $375 + hydro (year round), incls cable & storage. Call (250)586-1372. PARKSVILLE AREA- RV pad. Wooded site. $425/mo, includes utils. Available now. Call 250-927-5623. RV’S SETUP on pads starting at $475 or RV pads $375 mo. 2 week rate $250. Cable & internet incl’d, 5 mins to Parksville. (250)954-1355.
2004 PONTIAC SUNFIRE: Sedan - Blue, 4 door. 91,500 km. Asking $4200 obo. 250758-6665
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SUITES, UPPER BRIGHT & SPACIOUS, near new, 2 bdrm, upper suite near Parksville train station. 1000 sq ft, 5 appl’s, deck with partial mountain view, NS, NP. $975/mo + util’s. Call: 1-250716-6797 or 250-248-3850.
2010 SUBARU Outback AWD, PZEV, Moonroof, 35,000 miles, ext. Warranty. $25,000. Call 250-248-6344.
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PARKSVILLE, Nice 2 bdrm upper house, NP, NS. Incl’s WD, FS, avail now. $850/mo. (250)746-5094 QUALICUM- WANTED P/T caretaker in exchange for reduced rent. Self-contained suite over stable. Some animal and yard caretaking. N/S or pets. $650. Avail Aug 1. Call (250)752-3425.
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WHISKEY CREEK- 1500sq ft, 3 bdrms, 2 bath upper level of house, 5 appls. Small pet ok. NS, lrg deck $950/mo + utils. 250-954-9185. Avail Immed.
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LIBRA There are all sorts of options open to you now – and you can do it on your own. SCORPIO Take the advice of a friend. It will keep you from making the wrong choice. SAGITTARIUS Force yourself to be enthusiastic about what you’re expected to do — it’s an effort worth making. CAPRICORN Your confidence may not be up to its usual levels at the moment but it will return soon. AQUARIUS The better the job you do now, the more likely it is you’ll be offered something more interesting later on. PISCES Friendships are under excellent stars this week, so make time to get out into the world and meet people. ANSWER TO SUDOKU PUZZLE NO. 364
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With less than four weeks to go, local ironman Dr. Larry Smith is busy preparing for the 225 km Penticton triathlon to raise funds and awareness for the Forward House mental health and addictions recovery society in Parksville. “Dr. Larry has long been a friend and advocate for Forward dr. Larry SMIth House,” said executive director Carol Richardson. See ironman’S, page A34
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Parksville’s Mariah St. Pierre was one of the standout players on the Vancouver Island Zone 6 girl’s 15 and under volleyball team that brought home a bronze medal from the 2012 BC Summer Games.
Mariah stands out on the court
Local volleyball player part of Zone 6 team that won bronze at BC Summer Games Brenda GouGh News Contributor
A Parksville athlete is still savouring her team’s victory after the Vancouver Island Zone 6 girl’s volleyball team came home from last month’s BC Summer Games with a bronze medal. Fifteen-year-old Mariah St. Pierre has another medal to add to her collection and she hopes the bronze medallion will be among many to come as she pursues a sport she just recently began taking seriously. When St. Pierre decides to take on a challenge she gives it her all and she has many awards to her name after competing for four years with the Parksville Taekwondo Academy, including winning Nationals in 2010. But the natural athlete exchanged her high flying kicks on the mat for some blocking and hitting on the vol-
leyball court when she entered Grade 9 last September at Ballenas Secondary School. St. Pierre started played volleyball at Springwood Middle School in Grade 6 and then got into the club season in Grade 8, where she began to play competitively. When St. Pierre arrived at Ballenas she was strong enough to bypass their Grade 9 team and was chosen to play on the junior team, which won a tournament in Victoria. With that experience under her belt she decided to try out for the under 15 team for the BC Summer Games. Try-outs were held in June in Nanaimo and out of 60 athletes, St. Pierre was one of 12 who made it. “There were a lot of girls who tried out but I thought I had a pretty good chance,” admitted St. Pierre.
Her coach Terry Philp is well known in the volleyball community for her outstanding accomplishments including Volleyball BC High School Coach of the Year. She has led her teams at Timberline Secondary School in Campbell River to many victories and the long serving volleyball coach has been to the Summer Games three times and each time her teams have brought back medals. She said when she first saw St. Pierre perform on the court, she could see her athleticism. “I watched her at the Island championships to see what girls were in the field and I noticed her on that team right away,” claimed Philp, who added that St. Pierre’s taekwondo background definitely shows on the court. “Her reflexes are amazing.” See St. pierre, page A34
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“She has very fast feet and is a very intelligent player. She was very focussed on what she needed to do on the court and she really was one of the more focussed players in training,” emphasized Philp. The volleyball coach of 35 years said that although St. Pierre has a quiet personality, on the court she stands out. “My first impression of her was that she was quiet in the group of 60 girls. Then the more I got to know her after training, the more I noticed how remarkable she is and she learned quickly. She was like a sponge. She is not flashy … just steady and she just goes about her business on the court.” Philp said she is proud of all the girls and very impressed with St. Pierre’s contribution to the team. She said the girls represented the Island with pride and added that the Games were a great experience for the young athletes and was such a great way for them to meet other athletes from other sports. “The girls developed new friendships and memories that will last a lifetime. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about them … I miss them already,” St. Pierre agreed her memories from the Games are ones she will forever cherish.
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“The experience was great to have because the 11 other girls were such a great group of girls and I made so many friends on the team and they will be lifelong friends,” revealed St. Pierre. She added that the opening and closing ceremonies were also a highlight. “That was really good too because it had all the athletes there and you could see how big an event it was. There were 3,000 athletes and it was good to be there in the moment.” Also in Surrey sharing in those moments were St. Pierre’s parents and brother. “They were cheering in the stands. All the parents were in the bleachers with signs screaming and ours were probably the loudest,” exclaimed St. Pierre who also pointed out
that having support from her family has played a huge role in athletic accomplishments. The Parksville resident had to travel to Campbell River and back each week to practice with her team and her parents were committed to the travel. Up next for St. Pierre is playing volleyball at Ballenas in the fall. Although she is only going into Grade 10 she wants to try out for the senior team. “There is a slim chance I will make it but I am going to try out.” At best she said she will play on the junior team but also practice with the seniors to get a higher level training because down the road she would like to play at an international level. “One of my goals is to eventually compete in the Olympics. That would be a really great opportunity if I could get it. If not I will play at the college level,” she confessed. A lofty goal but one coach Philp admitted isn’t unthinkable. “If she sets her goals she can do whatever she wants. She is not the tallest for her age, but she can move and she can jump. She has the right chemistry, intelligence, drive and athleticism and she will for sure play university volleyball.”
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Smith, who competed in 2006 and 2008, will swim 3.8 km, cycle 180 km and run 42.2 km on August 26 as part of his efforts to demonstrate that most challenges are surmountable and that recovery from illness is possible. “I feel very fortunate to once again be competing in Ironman Canada,” he has said. “I am grateful to be a member of both the Forward House
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gold medals, five silver, and nine bronze. Bennett, who is going into Grade 8 at Oceanside Middle School, accounted for almost half of Zone 6’s gold medals (five) touching the wall first in the 400 Free, the 1500 Free and first in the 200 IM — to go along with gold medals in the 4x50 Medley Relay, and 4x50m
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Another BC Summer Games is in the books, and two local swimmers carved out eight gold medals between them. Played out July 1922 in Surrey, the 2012 BC Summer Games featured 22 events including the always loud, always exciting, sport of speed swimming. Unlike your typical swim meet where swimmers are representing their home clubs, the Summer Games’ makes teammates out of athletes by region, based on their place of residence. “For most of these swimmers, it was their first experience to represent and be part of a larger team of athletes in a multi-sport competition,” said RAC Breakers’ coach Gary Cheung, who was selected to guide the Zone 6 swim team. The event is meant, by design, to familiarize this province’s top young athletes with competing in big events. Athletes and coaches alike
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Freestyle Relay. Joanna, in Grade 7 at Springwood Middle School, garnered gold in the 100 Fly and helped her team to gold medals in the 4x50 Medley Relay and 4x50 Freestyle Relay. “It was definitely the best coaching experience yet,” said an enthusiastic Cheung. “I remember the day I
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sat the team down for the first time and introduced them about the idea of Team Six. I reminded them they were no longer representing their home clubs, they were now competing as a team, and their ‘mission’ was to get into finals and win as a team. The biggest challenge to me indeed was to get to know the strength
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clubs selected to represent Zone 6 — aka ‘Team Six’. In what Cheung said “was a very close battle all through the meet,” Vancouver Island-Central Coast (Zone 6) finished first overall in the swim events’ team standings with 1,441 points; winning a total of 12
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Taste the best of BC during the month of August from 4-8pm with an à la carte fresh seafood menu, featured BC wines, and flamenco guitarist Fred Saliani.
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For just $45.95, play 9 holes of golf including a power cart and $16 food voucher. Valid for tee times from 3-5pm daily, excluding Mondays and Thursdays.
Call 250.468.9915 for reservations. Only 15 minutes north of Nanaimo 3730 Fairwinds Drive, Nanoose Bay
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Friday, August 3, 2012 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News
Making a great deal better... every day!
2012s Must Go! NEW 2012 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 EXT. CAB
Hurry! These Vehicles Won’t Last!
• Locking differential • Bluetooth • Bench seat • Air conditioning • CD player
MSRP $33,445 gM viSa -$2,000 vETERaNS -$500 HaRRiS MakiNg iT BETTER -$9,256
YOUR PRiCE
OR ONlY
21,689
$
SAVE
$11,756
+ 0%
SAVE
$12,776
• Automatic • Air conditioning • OnStar • CD player • 4.8L • Locking differential • Cruise control • Active fuel management
MSRP $40,985 gM viSa -$2,000 vETERaNS -$500 HaRRiS MakiNg iT BETTER -$10,276
YOUR PRiCE
FINANCING AVAILABLE
$145.00 Bi-wEEklY* For 84 months OAC
NEW 2012 gmC SIERRA CREW CAB 4X4
#12312
• A/C, P/W, P/L • 7 passenger seat • Auto • 2.4 litre
MSRP $17,320 gM viSa -$700 STUDENTS -$500 HaRRiS MakiNg iT BETTER -$2,520
MSRP $26,465 gM viSa -$500 vETERaNS -$500 HaRRiS MakiNg iT BETTER -$3,560
OR ONlY
OR ONlY
99 Bi-wEEklY
$
***
For 84 months OAC
–––– USED CARS SALE ––––
2006 CHEvROlET MaliBU Auto, air #1124A . . . . . . . . . . . $8,995 2007 TOYOTa YaRiS Auto, 76,000 kms. #12301A . . . . . . . . . $9,995 1975 MERCEDES 450Sl Convertible, Auto #1134 . . . . . . . . $9,995 2005 CHEv MaliBU MaXX Auto, air. #1149 . . . . . . . . . . . $9,995 2010 CHEvROlET avEO Only 15,146 kms. #12295A . . . . $10,995 2007 CHEvROlET COBalT Auto, air. #1120 . . . . . . . . . . $11,995 2011 FORD FiESTa Auto, air, black. #12140B . . . . . . . . . . . $14,995 2011 CHEvROlET CRUzE Auto. #9942A . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,995
For 84 months OAC
2012 CHEVY ORLANDO
• Bluetooth •P/L • Rear spoiler • OnStar
YOUR PRiCE $13,600
#12097
OR ONlY
$185.00 Bi-wEEklY**
#12299
2012 CHEVY SONIC
28,209
$
YOUR PRiCE $21,905
153 Bi-wEEklY
$
****
Stk. #12068
For 84 months OAC
–––– USED TRUCK/SUV SALE –––– 2011 CHEv COlORaDO Auto, only 3000 kms. #12107A . 2007 HONDa CRv Auto, air. #1176 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 JEEP PaTRiOT Auto, north face. #1169 . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 FORD F150 CREw 4X4 Auto, A/C, 6’6” box. #121678B 2009 DODgE RaM Crew. 4x4. #1171 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 CHEvROlET TaHOE Loaded. #11194 . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 gMC SiERRa 4X4 Ext. cab. #9993A . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 gMC aCaDia 8-passenger. #1165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15,995 $ 18,995 $ 19,995 $ 24,995 $ 24,995 $ 25,995 $ 29,995 $ 31,995 $
*Biweekly installments are calculated at MSRP based on .99% interest at 84 months OAC. Total interest paid: $890 **Biweekly installments are calculated at MSRP based on .99% finance at 84 months OAC. Total interest paid $1162. ***0% finance at 84 months applies to LT/LTZ model only. Biweekly installments are calculated at MSRP based on 3.49% interest at 84 mmonths OAC. Total interest paid $2001. ****0% finance at 84 months applies to 2LT/LTZ models only. Biweekly installments are calculated on MSRP based on 3.49% interest at 84 months OAC. Total interest paid $3162. Payments do not include taxes or administration fees. Admin. fees starting from $395. See dealer for details.
1-800-723-5714
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