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Lack oF bargaining progress with province will see classes cancelled on tuesday (May 27). By Karl yu the News bulletiN

At an impasse with the B.C. government at the bargaining table, teachers in B.C. will begin rotating strikes, with Nanaimo district teachers set to picket on Tuesday (May 27). Schools will be open but there won’t be instruction and buses won’t run, Dave Hutchinson, school district CEO and superintendent, said in a letter to parents. He asked parents to keep children home for safety reasons. School will resume as usual on Wednesday (May 28). Mike Ball, president of the Nanaimo District Teachers’ Association, said the move from the first stage of job action, which included limited supervision and no contact with administration, is due to a combination of factors. “The lack of progress at the table has triggered the escalation to Phase 2 but

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The lack of progress at the table has triggered the escalation to Phase 2.

because their wage offer is significantly lower than our proposal and they’re not dealing with class size and composition at all, that has caused a lack of progress, which has triggered the escalation,” Ball said. Negotiations are set for today and tomorrow (May 22-23), meaning there will be opportunities to avert next week’s strikes, according to Ball. “Part of the reason of not having the escalation until next week, it throws it back to government to say, Look, you’ve got two days to fix this. See ‘NEGOTIATIONS’ /11

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Staff captain and second-in-command Michele Bartolomei stands on the top deck of the Grand Princess shortly after the vessel docked in Nanaimo last Friday. Bartolomei, who lives in Nanaimo, believes the city can become more of a cruise ship destination.

Cruise ship officer sails into home port of Nanaimo By Tamara CuNNINgham the News bulletiN

taff captain Michele Bartolomei stood at the bridge of the Grand Princess as the ship glided toward the Port of Nanaimo. He woke up early for this, excited to be sailing home after three months away from his wife and sons. He looked over at the panorama of “Gabriola Island and all the places.” “It was really nice,” he said.

A few miles off Gabriola he spotted his first pod of whales and their calves. By 7 a.m. the Italian-born staff captain and second-in-command was on standby to manoeuvre the vessel into Nanaimo’s $24-million terminal. It would be the first time he’d bring a cruise ship into his home harbour. “You get the butterflies in your stomach because not many ships are coming here,” he said. “The company has 18 ships and you are

in one of the ships that is coming to your home town.” The Grand Princess, a 17-deck vessel carrying more than 2,000 passengers, docked in the city last Friday. It stopped in Nanaimo for 16 hours – the longest cruise ship stay in our local berth – as part of a four-day repositioning cruise between San Francisco and Vancouver. It was the last leg of the journey for Bartolomei, who is now on a two-month break with his family.

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One man killed in bike crash Police found one man dead when they arrived at the scene of a motorcycle crash on the weekend. the crash happened sunday at about 9 a.m. in the Nanoose Flats area between Nanaimo and Parksville, when a man driving a motorcycle southbound on the island highway appeared to have lost control of the bike, police said. the victim, 33, from the lower Mainland was killed at the scene. Oceanside RCMP have not released the victim’s name pending notification of family. the crash is being investigated by RCMP and the b.C. Coroners service.

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Violet Luchtmeyer, 5, peers from her perch on the climbing bars in the Bowen Park playground Wednesday. Luchtmeyer was on an outing with her playmates at the teddy Bear Learn and Play group.

A head-on collision between an all-terrain vehicle and a dirt bike resulted in one man being airlifted to Victoria General hospital with serious injuries. the collision happened at about 6:30 p.m. Friday in the harewood Plains area near the Nanaimo Parkway. Nanaimo Fire Rescue firefighters and b.C. Ambulance crews were met at the highway where witnesses said the accident scene was about a 20 minutes’ trek into the bush. AtV operators helped get emergency crews to the crash scene. the 36-year-old man who had been operating the motorcycle suffered a compound leg fracture and other serious injuries. the 42-year-old man operating the quad was able to walk from the scene with help from emergency crews.

Murder case decision delayed

judgE to rule on accused’s criminal responsilibity. By Karl yu the News bulletiN

A B.C. Supreme Court case involving the August 2011 murder of a Gabriola Island woman has been adjourned to May 26 when a decision is expected. Judge Terence Schultes was set to make a ruling Tuesday to determine if Jason Daniel Cramer was not criminally responsible by way of mental disorder, but sought further clarification on whether statements the accused made to psychiatrists were admissible, particularly psychiatrists who gave opinions about Cra-

mer’s state of mind at the time of the incident. Such statements were hearsay, he said. The Crown said there was evidence to suggest Cramer had a history of drug use and that he consumed drugs around the time of the incident. Cramer told psychiatrists that he believed he acted to protect his children. Cramer was charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of Elaine Schwartz and attempted murder of her son Trevor, 50 and 18 respectively at the time of the incident. Cramer appeared in court wearing a grey T-shirt, black sweatpants and white runners. Jackie Gaudet, Crown counsel, said a statement Cramer made to police

was ruled as admissible whereas the statements to the psychiatrists are used only to formulate opinions. They are assumptions and therefore not admissible evidence. It was a difficult area of the law in that you can’t rely on interviews with psychiatrists to prove facts in the case, she said. Trevor Schwartz and his sister Amy Schwartz were present Tuesday but did not want to comment. Cramer is currently being held at Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre in Victoria. Initially, May 26 was selected to set a date for Schultes to render a decision, but Gaudet said she was informed yesterday that he would be rendering his decision on that date.

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Nanaimo politicians say a proposed boathouse and paddling centre is a good idea, but question if the city can afford a new civic building. The Nanaimo Boathouse Society approached the Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission last week with plans for a $5.1-million boathouse and paddling centre on the Newcastle Channel and requests to support its bid for approval in principle. City officials opted instead to have staff members report on the municipality’s priority projects and whether it can afford to take on another facility. According to the boathouse society, the new two-storey building would float on a city water lot, generating more than $500,000 in economic benefits as a community meeting place and centre for water sport enthusiasts to socialize, train and store boats. The society would raise the money needed to build the centre, which would be turned over to the city for ownership and maintenance. Annual operating costs are expected to be $200,000, and the society is proposing a $100,000 management fee for the first year. City councillors weighing in on the concept say the centre seems to be needed and could lead to economic benefits and tourism, but there are questions and uncertainty about cost. “No matter if some-

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Decision made to protect vulnerable social groups

City CouNCil stops broadcast of leadership event from centre. By Tamara Cunningham The News BulleTiN

City council doesn’t want a hand in deciding events hosted by Vancouver Island Conference Centre, but it will step in if there’s even the potential for discrimination, according to Mayor John Ruttan. Four days before a leadership teleconference was set to broadcast in Nanaimo, city council decided to advise the Vancouver Island Conference Centre not to host the event. The motion, proposed by Coun. Fred Pattje, called for the City of Nanaimo, as owners of the conference centre, to advise the VICC that events will not be permitted if they are are associated with people or organizations that promote or have a history of divisiveness, homophobia or other expressions of hate. According to Pattje, people from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community felt Leadercast, a live simulcast featuring world leaders, was offensive and shouldn’t happen in a publicly owned facility. Its sponsor is American fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, whose chief operating officer Dan Cathy has spoken out against same-sex marriage. The event is also associated with Henry Cloud, a psychologist that Pattje said had been involved in therapy practices to heal gay people. Pattje said he was trying to protect people who were hurt

and offended when he made the motion. But the move has also sparked debate about how much reach city politicians should have in deciding on events hosted in civic buildings. City watcher Ron Bolin said city officials are not elected to be the community’s conscience: “are we going to make up a list of all those groups and decide who deserves to use our facilities and who doesn’t?” Pattje and Ruttan, however, say as caretakers of what happens in city buildings there is a role for politicians to play. “We do not want to become involved in making decisions about who can use it and who can’t but if there is discrimination against any sector of our community or even if there’s the potential for discrimination against any sector of the community then the city has an obligation to act where we can,” Ruttan said. He also called the Leadercast a “unique issue” and one city council felt was an inappropriate use of the facility. E.T. Turner, with the Vancouver Island Rainbow Association, also feels city leaders should have some say over what happens in public facilities. She said she was offended by the actions of the event sponsor and felt city council made a right move in not allowing Leadercast. “I know that they are taking some flak for it and that’s unfortunate, but I do think it was correct,” she said. news@nanaimobulletin.com

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Robbery suspect returned to jail Police have arrested a man they suspect has been involved in multiple break-ins in Nanaimo’s north Jingle Pot Road area. The 48-year-old suspect, who lives in the area of north Jingle Pot, was arrested Tuesday at about 11 a.m. by Nanaimo RCMP’s Street Crimes Unit on a warrant issued from Surrey RCMP detachment for breach of a conditional sentence order.

The suspect has been returned to jail and will be required to serve out the remainder of his original sentence. “This individual and several others are considered persons of interest in connection with these break-ins,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. “The investigations are continuing and if sufficient evident is found, charges will be laid.”

Cenotaph fundraiser this Sunday A bit of haute couture will help the cause. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 257 is putting on a fashion show and lunch this Sunday (May 25) at Lantzville’s Costin Hall to raise money for its cenotaph project at Huddlestone Park. The fashion show lunch goes from 1-4 p.m. For more info, please call 250-3902841.

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Birding expert killed in crash

RyAN CATHERS was known in community for organizing annual Christmas bird count. By Chris Bush The News BulleTiN

A motor vehicle accident has claimed the life of a man well-known in Nanaimo’s bird watching community. Ryan Cathers, 21, organizer of the annual Nanaimo Christmas Bird Count, died in a collision near Westlock, Alta., on the weekend. Police said Ryan Cathers died Saturday at about 4:30 p.m. when the northbound vehicle in which he was travelling collided headon with a southbound semi tractor-trailer rig on Highway 44 about one kilometre south of Westlock. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by Westlock RCMP. His cousin, Chris Cathers, said Ryan Cathers had recently graduated from Vancouver Island University and had taken a job with a wild bird research organization in Alberta. Chris Cathers described his cousin as caring, compassionate and the go-to person for birding in Nanaimo. “The world needed more people like him,” Chris Cathers said. Colin Bartlett, owner of the Nanaimo Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store, said Ryan Cathers worked at the store for three years prior to leaving for Alberta and described his death as tragic. “He was just up there, what, two weeks,” Bartlett said. “It was his first time away from home and it was all new to him. He was a little homesick, but he was having fun.” photos@nanaimobulletin.com

Cedar skate park opens with official ceremony The ribbon cutting that officially opens the skate park in Cedar is set for Saturday (May 24) at 11 a.m. A skate jam will run from noon to late afternoon, with prizes, skateboard and BMX exhibitions and music. Organizers say it will be accessible for people of all ages and abilities. The $589,000 skate park is the culmination of 10 years of work and was made possible with $439,410 in Community Recreation Grant funding from the province, $99,500 from the Regional District of Nanaimo and $50,000 from the Cedar Skate Park Association. The skate park is situated at the Cedar Community Secondary School grounds, in the southeast corner, off Walsh Road.

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A juggler entertains the crowd in Diana Krall Plaza during the 147th annual Empire Days Parade. TOP RIGHT: Members of the Burnaby North Vikings marching band march down Commercial Street during the parade, which honours Queen Victoria’s birthday. MIDDLE RIGHT: May Queen Makayla Mitchell waves during the parade. Nanaimo’s Empire Days celebrations are considered to be some of the oldest Victoria Day celebrations in the British Commonwealth. BOTTOM RIGHT: A member of the Cowichan Valley Shrine Club waves to the crowd on Commercial Street.

Winning floats picked from Empire Days parade The results are in for the best entries into the 147th annual Empire Days Parade. Best Commercial Float – WestJet; runner-up: Island Savings. Best Non-commercial Float

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Cancellations must be justified City councillors showed leadership, but were overzealous in doing so when they cancelled a leadership teleconference in Nanaimo. The Vancouver Island Conference Centre was slated to host Leadercast two weeks ago, a broadcast of a live event in Atlanta. The conference would have featured speakers including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Malcolm Gladwell, a journalist and best-selling author. The city decided not to allow this event at the conference centre, though, because councillors raised objections. Leadercast is controversial primarily because it is sponsored by Chick-fil-A. The fast food chain’s chief operating officer Dan Cathy has spoken out against samesex marriage and the company has donated money to organizations that persecute gay people and consider homosexuality treatable. Nanaimo is not a place where we want to hear this sort of bigotry. We must strive to be an inclusive community without homophobia, racism, bullying or prejudice. This conference, though, wasn’t about hate – it was about leadership, and we imagine the speakers stayed on topic. If any proceeds from the $60 tickets would have filtered down to anti-gay crusaders in the Southern U.S., then maybe city council saved us from ourselves. On the other hand, council might have only prevented a peaceful assembly of professionals genuinely interested in leadership themes. Council has the final say and should continue to have the final say over programming at our public buildings. We never want to hear hate speech echoing within the walls of the conference centre, but we’ll advocate for free speech right up until it conflicts with other rights and freedoms. We think the city overreached with its altruism in this instance, but we do think its heart was in the right place. The Nanaimo News Bulletin is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith,V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

Aboriginal studies should be balanced The B.C. School Trustees’ “We need to acknowledge that Association is calling for a racism is the norm in public mandatory high school course schools – still today,” Hansman on the history of residential said. schools set up to assimilate Is it really? He also claimed aboriginal children into that the purpose and legacy of European culture. the residential schools have Trustees propose a been “deliberately hidden” from 25-hour course required school curriculum. for all graduating students, In lieu of evidence, Hansman using interviews recounted old with residential anecdotes of B.C. school survivors, American-style VIEWS presentations by stereotyping from aboriginal leaders and his own schooling Tom Fletcher discussion of current in Ontario. But Black Press events. mostly he demanded This would build on more funding, more aboriginal courses teacher professional already offered in B.C. development time schools, and a public and a program education effort that to recruit more began with Prime aboriginal teachers. Minister Stephen Do Hansman’s Harper’s 2008 apology allegations reflect the and compensation for Canada’s kind of attitude that would lead residential school policy. to truth and reconciliation? B.C. Teachers’ Federation Here’s a suggestion for this vice-president Glen Hansman mandatory course. Students gave a speech on the need could spend a couple of for mandatory education to a hours on one of the definitive 2012 teacher conference. He works of British Columbia’s said current aboriginal culture aboriginal history, A Stó:lo courses are poorly attended, Coast Salish Historical Atlas. and went on to denounce a A long-term project of the school system he said is still Stól:lo Nation, the atlas has based on “colonialism” and a meticulously documented “settler construct” of history. chapters on European contact

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‘One in one Canadians are affected by mental illness. People are starting to come out of the shadows.’

and residential schools, and others that piece together oral histories and what few written records there are of B.C. First Nations life at the time of European contact. Archaeological study of stone fortifications and weapons at fishing sites in the Fraser Canyon traces a history of inter-community violence back at least 3,000 years. Historians characterize some of this as warfare. British colonial authorities had some “settler constructs” about these activities: they saw them as assault, robbery, abduction and murder as well as slavery. None of this is to excuse the forced removal of aboriginal children from their families, the horrendous abuse and neglect or the multi-generational damage to a culture already weakened by waves of smallpox. This 1928 plan to fix what was called the “Indian problem” deserves to be understood by everyone. But presenting a guilt trip to students would serve no one well. u Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Boathouse what community wants To the Editor,

Re: Boathouse must be a value-add, Editorial, May 15. This boathouse and paddling centre is not a shed and it will benefit much more than dragon boats. It will benefit a wide variety of paddling disciplines including outriggers, dragon boats, kayaks, canoes and stand-up boards. It will be available to all ages and abilities, increase paddling events and festivals and provide washrooms, changerooms and lockers which are sorely lacking in that area.

This boathouse will enhance the waterfront; it will be a point of interest on the proposed waterfront walkway and it will be a catalyst for adventure tourism on the water. Our boathouse will have space for hosting business and social events, bringing residents and visitors directly onto our stunning Newcastle Channel. Furthermore, there will bee a one-time economic impact of $8 million for its construction with an ongoing economic impact of almost $1

million annually, through its operations and events, with a projected tax revenue of over $112,000. This boathouse meets everything you ask for with a resounding yes. It will be a multi-use facility, it is “a space that we don’t have, that we need, that we want and that gets used,” and, we would add, it is a space that Nanaimo deserves. This boathouse is a value-add.

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Purchasing new parkland always a good decision To the Editor,

Re: City to acquire 89 hectares of parkland in Linley Valley, May 15. The move to purchase parkland in the Linley Valley has to be one of the best decisions to date made by Mayor John Ruttan and city council. This land should have been purchased by previous councils years ago when it would have cost a fraction of the price it is today, however the decision was still a good one. Never has purchase of parkland been a bad decision. Such a shame that so much of this valley has already been bulldozed and people should be aware that there are still plans for more destruction of lands which have not been protected. As one who has been involved in the campaign to save this beautiful property, I can tell you that it is not just nearby residents who have put pressure on council. People from all over Vancouver Island, from other parts of Canada and even from other parts of the world signed the petition. Edna Chadwick Nanaimo

To the Editor,

Re: City to acquire parkland, May 15. At $9 million to acquire 89 hectares of the Linley valley property, this is a cost of over $100,000 per hectare or a one time cost of $100 each for every person living in Nanaimo. I also read that this was a nice ‘gift for the city’ but it is only a gift if it was free. The present owners did not

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The municipality’s purchase of parkland in Linley Valley is appreciated and overdue, says letter writer.

give the land free to the city, the city purchased it with our tax dollars. Each year at this time we hear the same thing from city council, that they do not have enough tax dollars coming in and they need to increase taxes in order to run the city for the next year. Do you think increasing taxes and buying more property is a responsible use of tax dollars?

Terry Wagstaff Nanaimo

To the Editor,

Re: City to acquire parkland, May 15. I think this is very forward-thinking, and will be appreciated for generations to come. Nanaimo’s many parks and green spaces are an attraction to tourists and locals alike, and contribute substantially to our overall quality of life. It will also benefit our diverse wildlife. Thank you for putting people before profit.

Trish Mooney via e-mail

To the Editor,

Re: City to acquire parkland, May 15. We are already fortunate enough to have lots of parks, so why buy more, and at three times the assessed value? Nine million dollars is a lot of money to be in a sort of publicsector secret reserve bank account. With a little bit of philanthropy, the land owners could sell their land to our citizens for a little less than the assessed value, and still make a huge profit. But, who are these would-be philanthropist land owners? Or, is there a stink in the land of Denmark?

Ralph Forshaw Nanaimo

To the Editor,

Re: City to acquire parkland, May 15. This decision is a fantastic one, and will be remembered for generations to come. Linley Valley west is the last unspoiled wilderness area left in Nanaimo and pro-

tecting it is the best outcome it could have had. From the sensitive ecosystems within it, the different species of flora and fauna, and to the beauty within it, it is a treasure. There was great public support right from the beginning, when Save Linley Valley West was first formed and began this arduous process. To the many who came out to sign our petitions, attend our rallies and protests, to the great core group that was formed to save these lands, and of course to the mayor, council and staff, I say thank you with all of my heart, foremost for the wildlife and habitats saved, and for the beauty of an area that now all in Nanaimo will be able to enjoy.

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Re: City to acquire parkland, May 15. Council is looking to our future and to future generations by making sure properties such as Linley Valley stay pristine and natural by turning as much of them as possible into protected parklands. Perhaps due to the amount of money needed for the Linley Valley purchase, there may be residents who feel that social programs and other public concerns will be adversely affected, but sometimes we need to seize the moment. Not making a move at this time might seal the fate of Linley Valley to developers forever.

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lades – none of that helped. She got so low that she quit sport and for two years did hardly anything but eat, sleep and cry. “When I reached out and finally accepted that help, I came back to life,” she said. “Slowly. It took time. It takes time.”

Hughes hopes people will educate themselves about mental health services available, and help each other, and help themselves, and talk. “People are starting to come out of the shadows and that’s what’s made this ride so special,” she said. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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For eight years Bartolomei has called Nanaimo home and he believes the city has the potential to become more of a cruise ship destination. He said cruise ship companies are scared to invest in the city because they don’t know what the Harbour City offers compared to main ports in Vancouver and Victoria, but that can change with commercials and more tours. On this trip, Princess Cruises offered nine tours to passengers, three of which were based in the Nanaimo-area, including a Cedar pub and farm tour and sightseeing excursion to Morden Mine, Piper’s Lagoon and downtown. Bartolomei said he was surprised not to see WildPlay on the

list. There were also no kayak tours or shuttles to bring people to Newcastle Island or local malls. According to the Port Authority, a complimentary shuttle took people downtown. Bartolomei says people on the cruise ship – many of them Americans – seem most interested in shopping, including at stores like Wal-Mart. Other ports offer mall shuttles and he suggests Nanaimo could do the same, with free or dollar rides to places like Woodgrove Centre. “The cruise ships are coming always more and more and they will try to find more ports,” he said. “Slowly, rumours will get around about Nanaimo.” news@nanaimobulletin.com

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July 12, 1953 - May 12, 2014 We are sorry to announce that we have had to say goodbye to Louisa Anne Jones (Williams). Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. Her generosity was felt by many. She will be forever missed and never forgotten. Sincerely missed, loved and survived by husband Norm Jones, sons Dean Jones (Vanessa) and Brad Jones (Melanie), grandchildren Jake Jones, Chelsea Jones and Jack Jones. Born July 12, 1953 - Passed May 12, 2014. Celebration of her amazing life will be at the Nanaimo Golf Course on June 1st from 1:00-4:00 p.m. All are welcome. Her infectious laugh will sound loud in our hearts forever. First Memorial Funeral Services 250-754-8333

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(Maclennan) Dec. 2, 1921 - May 16, 2014 Dodie passed away at Wexford Creek Lodge. Born at Vancouver, Dodie was a lifelong resident of Yellow Point and was 92 years of age. Predeceased by her husband Jack in 2005 and by her parents Mable and Murdoch Maclennan, siblings Duncan Maclennan, Peggy Jones, Barbara Elliott, Mary Gamble, Bud Maclennan and Kitty Schwarz. She is survived by two sisters Isobel (Sue) and husband Sid Norman, Lois and husband Ray Doumont, as well as numerous nieces and nephews and by her long time friend and sisterin-law Irene Peters and family. A service for Dodie will be held at St. Philips Anglican Church Hall, 1797 Cedar Road, Cedar B.C., Sunday, May 25, 2014 at 2:00 pm. Rev. Mas Iwasawa will officiate. Inurnment will be in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar B.C. If friends so wish they may make donations in memory of Dodie to the charity of their choice. Dodieâ€™s sisters would like to extend their sincere thanks to the staff at Wexford Creek Lodge (especially her favorites). Sincere thanks also to Drs. Peter Gutmanis and Jenny Cheng and extra special thanks to Dr. Bill Ehman for this many years of excellent care.

Clarence Roy Carter Clarence Roy Carter Born in Calgary, Alberta Oct 31, 1925 Died in Nanaimo, BC, May 9, 2014. Beloved husband and best friend of Val (AlcockCarter). Father to Sharon and Bradley, both of Toronto and children of his first marriage to Maggie, long deceased. Step-father to Wendell (Shelagh), Mitchell, Marshall (Tracy) and Sarah (Stephen). Proud grandpa to Jackson, Lauren, Jesse and Declan. Roy was involved in the construction business, was proud of his trade as an ornamental plasterer. He travelled the world and worked on many famous buildings in North Africa and the Middle East. He loved sports, played golf, bridge regularly and read widely. Val and Roy enjoyed many special trips at home and overseas. During the last year of much pain, his faith in God kept him strong. No flowers pleaseâ€”donations to the Hospital Foundation if you wish to remember Roy. A Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 AM, Monday, May 26, 2014 at the Neighbourhood Church on 4951 Rutherford Rd, Nanaimo, BC for family and friends. Condolences may be offered at telfordn@shaw.ca. Telfordâ€™s of Nanaimo 250-591-6644

Shepherd, Patrick David

March 18, 1937 - May 6, 2014 On the morning of May 6, 2014, our beautiful Patrick was graciously freed to join his lifelong love, wife Sharon. A loving son, brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, he was a real team player with family, sports and his career. He was adored by his family, the type of man that enjoyed going to family events and any sporting events his children or grandchildren attended, always supportive. Pat had a 30-year career with the telephone company in which he excelled and gained lifelong friends. He was predeceased by his wife Sharon, mother Mary, father Nelson, niece Charlaine and brother Raymond. He leaves behind brother Chester (Karen) and sister Lorainne; children Ron (Mayatawee), Mike (Keeley), Ken, Cathy (Darren); grandchildren Jamie (Siobhan), Josh, Rachel (Brandon), Chester, Jordan, Lyndon, Sarah, Sharon, James, Jake, Vanessa, Johnathon and numerous great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held May 31 at the Costin Hall, Lantzville from 1-3pm. In lieu of flowers we ask that donations be made to the Alzheimers Society (www.alzheimerbc.org). Special thanks to the staff at Arrowsmith Lodge for the kindness, care and compassion they shared with Pat.

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Barbara Jean Liske Our mother, Barbara Jean Liske, was taken from us on May 7 2014, after a sudden and unexpected illness. Barb was born on September 22, 1949 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, to Edwin and Hannah Lindoff. The youngest of five children, Mom was also a twin. Mom grew up in Lake Cowichan, B.C. and moved to Manitoba after she married. Upon returning to Lake Cowichan with her three children, Laura, Mark and Sue, Mom became a devoted, single mother whose main focus was raising her kids. As the kids got older and left home, Mom moved to Nanaimo to start a new life. It was there that she started working at the Nanaimo hospital as a housekeeper. In 2004, Mom moved to Campbell River, where she remained working at Yucalta Lodge until her passing. Mom loved her job and took great pride in her work. The residents of Yucalta were very special to her, and she loved them like family. Mom enjoyed the stories they had to tell, and felt a lot of compassion towards them. As her 25th year of employment with VIHA was nearing, Mom was talking about retiring. Mom had five grandchildren, Jonathon, Jeremy, Jeffrey, Jessica, and Joshua, who she loved dearly. She had recently proudly stepped into the role of â€œGGâ€?, to Sophie and Noah, and was awaiting the arrival of the newest great-grandchild due in August. Mom loved being a great-grandma even more, because she used to say the kids had a mom and a grandma, therefore she could just be great. Mom and Sophie were good friends, and anytime Sophie would visit Mom at work, she was taken around to the staff and residents, so Mom could show her off. Mom was a life-long believer in Christ, and felt it was her duty to teach her children Christian values. Mom was a quiet person that kept to herself. She was not lovey-dovey or mushy, but we knew she loved us. She was a good mother, and we didnâ€™t tell her that enough. She taught us compassion, kindness, honesty, and how to work hard in life. She always knew the right thing to say when we had a problem. We will all miss her in our own different ways, and she will never be forgotten. The family would like to thank the paramedics, the staff in CR emergency, dietary, Yucalta Lodge, and especially the ICU nurses. A special thank you to Christy, for being with us when our mother passed. You helped us allow our mother to die with dignity, something our mom so firmly believed everyone deserved. Words cannot express our gratitude to our family and friends for all the flowers, phone calls, prayers, tears and hugs you have given us during this very painful time. A casual gathering to celebrate our motherâ€™s life will be held at her daughter Lauraâ€™s home in Cumberland, B.C. on May 31, 2014 at 1:00 pm. â€œBe Still, and Know That I Am God.â€? Psalm 46:10

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Van Kamâ€™s Group of Companies requires Highway linehaul Owner Operators based in our Nanaimo terminal for runs throughout central Vancouver Island.

To join our team of professional drivers please drop off a resume and current drivers abstract to: 1151 Milton Nanaimo, BC V9R 4Z2 Or Fax 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to employment equity and environmental responsibility. We thank all applicants for your interest, previous applicants need not apply.

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HAIRSTYLIST WANTED Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Nanaimo location. Guaranteed $11/hour, 25% profit sharing, benefits, paid overtime, paid birthday, vacation pay, annual advanced training and advancement opportunities. Call 1-866-472-4339 for an interview or send resume to careers@fchsk.ca.

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Ukrainian Dance Concert Featuring: Vesna Ukrainian Dancers from Nanaimo and special guests Sunday, June 8, 2014

The Lemare Group is accepting resumes for the following positions: Camp Cooks (Red Seal Chef an asset), Camp Bull cooks. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca THE LEMARE GROUP is seeking a Junior Accountant to join our Finance team located in Port McNeill, BC. You must be well-rounded and hands on with at least two years accounting experience and the ability to work independently. Candidates will have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels. Attention to detail and a high level of proficiency with Excel are essential. This position will be best suited for a flexible individual who is willing to assist with administrative and accounting duties as needed. Forestry experience will be considered an asset. Please forward your cover letter and resume to hr@lemare.ca

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F/T entry level position in busy lighting showroom, lighting fixture assembly, repair and deliveries, as well as general warehouse duties. A valid BC Drivers license is required. Drop off resume to: 2520 Bowen Rd., Nanaimo

With the second-largest private timberlands holding in BC, Island Timberlands LP grows & harvests high-quality timber and other forest products in coastal British Columbia for our customers throughout the PaciďŹ c Rim. We're proud of our team that brings a diversity of talent and a strong work ethic to achieving superior results and long-term sustainability for our timberlands and communities. We are looking to add a few exceptional individuals to our timberlands management team. If you are a self-starter with 2 â€“ 7 years' experience and are looking to hone your skills and advance your career, we invite you to join us.

Forester & Engineers For either of these roles, you have a strong safety and environmental track record, a reputation for delivering quality work on time and on budget, and experience supervising ďŹ eld crews. Ideally, you have or are working toward your RPF/RFT designation and are up-to-date on current practices and legislation.

Tender for a 2 year Minimum Contract for Sea Freight Services for Cermaq Canada West Coast Operations Cermaq Canada has an opportunity for interested parties to bid on a 2 year contract for Sea Freight services, Smolt Delivery Service and Sea Site Mortality Removal for the West coast of Vancouver Island in the Tofino- Clayoquot area. This Letter is intended for the use of bidding on this contract opportunity. You may bid on all or part of the tender â€˘ Mortality removal service â€˘ Smolt Delivery Service â€˘ Sea Freight Vessels(s) for the Tofino - Clayoquot area of operations All vessels must be able to meet or exceed ISO 14001, 9001, 22000 and 18001 requirements of Cermaq Canada as they apply to this contract Pertinent information; â€˘ Cermaq Canada services up to 14 Remote Sea Sites out of their Tofino facility in the Clayoquot Sound year round. â€˘ Locations Range from Warn Bay all the way to Dixon Bay in Shelter Inlet. â€˘ Tender packages are available but bidders will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement with Cermaq before receiving the package. Terms of Bidding â€˘ All bids must be in by 5 pm June 5, 2014 including a proposed contingency plan, in writing by mail or e-mail to the contact info below. â€˘ Office Contact: Cermaq Canada, PO Box 142, 61 4th St. Tofino B.C. V0R 2Z0, (250) 725-1255, Fax (250)725-1250 Attn. Don McIntyre, don.mcintyre@cermaq.com

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JUNIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT Junior legal assistant required by Nanaimo law firm with experience in the area of Wills and Estates. Minimum of 2 years office experience required. Please forward a resume to Wendy Clifford, Heath Law LLP, Suite 200, 1808 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo V9S 5W4, via fax (250) 753-3949 or via email: wclifford@ nanaimolaw.com.

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ACCESS BladeRunners is an Enhancement program that builds community partnerships and connects motivated, job ready youth with valuable employment opportunities in the Construction and Trades industry and the Customer Service and Tourism field Eligibility requirements: • Age 16-30 and not attending school • Out of work and no EI attachment • Little or no skill based training/certificates or work experience • Barriers to successful attachment to the work world • Attend one of the information sessions to be considered for the program Participants will: • Participate in four weeks of paid in-class skill enhancement • Have the opportunity for up to 60 hours of work experience placement • Obtain First Aid, WHMIS, Forklift Operator or Food Safe, and other related tickets and group based employability skills • Receive individual support and guidance Employers will: • Connect with job ready and motivated youth • Benefit by having youth provide up to 60 hours of work exposure at no cost to them For more information please call Debby or Casey at 250-754-1989

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FUEL/FIREWOOD COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD- Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).

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REAL ESTATE DUPLEX/4-PLEX 5887 STONEHAVEN Dr, 2050 sq ft, 2 bdrm + den + rec room heat pump, 5 appls, central vac, $364,500. near hospital. Quality home at an affordable price. Call Gord (250)710-1947.

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1392 sq. FT HOME: in 55 + park. Newly renovated inside & out! 2 B/R + family room, 2 baths, 5 appl. Workshop & fruit trees. Close to Nanaimo Regional Hospital. 2501 Labieux Road Unit 40. 4538 WOODWINDS Cres, Nanaimo, BC Sunshine Ridge. Just listed! Back yard very private backs on to green belt, new roof/hot water tank, some furniture included. $312,400. Contact Terry, 250-756-9457. SPROAT LAKE; Newly reno’d 3 bdrm+den mobile home, private beach & boat slip. Lrg deck & fenced yard. Must Sell! $89,900, 1st reasonable offer. Call 1-250-735-0649 .

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18 NEW 7” Tomic Trolling Plugs, good colours, $5 each. 1 (250)729-0875 2 FOLDING garden chairs, very good cond., $25. Call (250)390-3126. 2 HOUSE PLANTS- $12-$15. Call (250)756-2406. 2 UNIDEN phones, new batteries, GE digital answering machine. $25/all. (250)7589447. 8x12 POP-UP tent, sleeps 6, inclds 2 folding chairs & 2 sleeping bags, never used, $99. (778)441-4369 FLAT SCREEN TV, $99. Call (250)758-6975. FRENCH PROVINCIAL Chesterfield: w/matching chair; blue turquoise - good condition; one owner. 250-729-9978 LARGE PATIO UMBRELLA; used 2 mths stored inside $49. obo; Karcher 390 pressure washer $35.obo; Electric teflon wok $15. obo. 250-797-1645 LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS: 34; older; $60.00. obo. 250756-2653 PAIR OF metal car or truck ramps, good condition, $50. Call (250)729-7146. PATIO SET, 5 piece, white. $35. Call (250)751-0455. REVERSE OSMOSIS tank & in line post membrane cartridge - like new! $30. 250758-5073. SAMSUNG MICROWAVE: above stove, white, 2 yrs old. $60.00. Excellent Shape. (250)753-0584 SHOWER STOOL: Adjustable legs; good condition. $40. 250585-4053. SOLID WOOD and metal wine rack; holds 30. Very sturdy. Asking $20 ph. 250-585-8596 TWO USED WALKERS: with baskets; asking $25 for one, and $70 for other (as new). 250-753-4866.

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24. Constitution Hall org. 27. Plant fluids 28. Small social insect 29. Shade tree 31. Model Carol 32. Classical singing dramas 33. Swiss river 34. Atomic #62 35. Felines 36. Paddling 37. Established beyond doubt 38. Personal property 39. Tennis great Arthur ____ 40. Stock certificate 44. Point midway between NE and E 47. Egyptian cobra

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COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL Commercial space available at Timberlands Mobile Home Park, 3581 Hallberg Rd. Suitable for restaurant or small grocery. Call 250-245-3647. COOMBS AUTO Mall- (Albernie Hwy) 1248sq ft, commercial/retail. $850+ utils & gst. Bob, 250-248-1072 or 250752-3090.

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1845 ARGYLE Ave, Sat, May 24, 8-5pm. Multi-family! Lots of boating stuff, fenders, charts, books etc, 1000watt generator, Pine bench w/lid, dark pine bdrm furniture, vintage whatnots, tools, household items etc, etc, etc. No early birds please!

DOWNSIZING: 240 Lignite Pl. Sat. May 24, 8 am - 3 pm. Furn, books, tools, dishes, kitch. appl. plant pots, electric cords, CDâ€™s, pict. frames, lamps, Xmas decorations, variety of ladders, much more!! ESTATE SALE: 1901 Latimer St. Sun. May 25, 10: am - 3: pm. Mike Thompsonâ€™s last gift to Nanaimo. Electrical, welding, building, mechanical,tools, computer, stereo, furn.& misc. items. Something for everyone

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SATURDAY, May 24 8am â€“ 3pm Old Madill Building corner Bowen & Kenworth (behind Laird Wheaton GM) Rain or shine HAREWOOD- 683 Winchester Ave, Sat, May 24 & 25, 8-3pm. Household, clothing and office+ more. LADYSMITH- #69 658 Alderwood Dr, Sat & Sun, May 24 & 25, 9-2pm. Something for everyone. No Early Birds! MULTI-FAMILY: at Highland Park Strata Complex. 5200 Arbour lane & Cres. (off Rutherford North, left on Kenwill & left on Crestview). Saturday. May 24th, 9 am-1pm. MULTI-FAMILY FIRST ever in 10 years at Blairmore Estates, 6000 Nelson Rd, Sat, May 24, 8-12noon.

SOUTH NANAIMO- 618 Railway Ave, Sat & Sun, May 24 & 25, 8-1pm. Moving Sale! ST PAULâ€™S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Giant sale at the parish hall, 100 Chapel Street. Sat. May 24, 9: am - 3: pm. Ski equip. golf bags & clubs, cuckoo clock, tools, gardening stuff, furniture, printer, fax; etc.

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The Nanaimo Timbermen are showing a willingness to work overtime to try to achieve their goals. The city’s Western Lacrosse Association club tied the Victoria Shamrocks 13-13 on Tuesday in Nanaimo’s home opener at Frank Crane Arena. Trailing 12-8 halfway through the third period, the T-men turned up their game a notch and forced OT. They fell behind in the extra frame, too, and needed a goal from Cayle Ratcliff with 45 seconds left to earn the tie. The T-men had lost their season opener to the Maple Ridge Burrards two nights earlier on the mainland, 8-6 in overtime, so the draw against the defending WLA champions signals progress. “We’re happy that we battled back,” said Bobby Debrone, T-men defender. “We’re getting used to tight games and getting closer to finishing them out so I think we’re trending in the right direction.” Vic was the better team in the first period and led 5-2 through 20 minutes, but Nanaimo shored up its game in all areas. “In the second and third … [we] started hustling and winning those loose-ball battles that we needed and getting to the middle of the floor on offence and creating those scoring opportu-

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Nanaimo Timbermen forward Paul Brebber creates a scoring opportunity during the third period of Tuesday’s Western Lacrosse Association game against the Victoria Shamrocks at Frank Crane Arena. The teams tied 13-13.

nities,” said Kaleb Toth, the team’s coach. A second-straight third period comeback is a positive sign for a young team, he said. “Pride goes a long way and I see a bunch of kids in there with pride and with heart and they just don’t quit and that’s a good thing to have because you can’t teach

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game … and play as tough as we did tonight,” said Toth. GAME ON … The next home game for the senior A Timbermen is Sunday, when they host the Coquitlam Adanacs at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena. For ticket information, please visit www.tmen.ca. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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The Nanaimo Coal Miners might have a chance to mine some gold this season. The city’s senior men’s baseball team is fielding a talented roster in 2014 and has found immediate success. The Coal Miners won the Doug Conn Memorial Tournament this past weekend in Victoria, finishing with a 7-2 win over the Burnaby Bulldogs in the final. Dale Ballance, Coal Miners player-manager, said the roster numbers this year are encouraging. “It’s always been a struggle at this time of year figuring out who we have and who’s going to be there,” he said. “We can just worry about winning ball games now.” An influx of Vancouver Island Baseball Institute talent is noticeable. Ballance said it was something he talked about during the off-season with VIBI manager Jordan Blundell. The college guys are ready to contribute at the senior men’s level and there’s enough experience and veteran savvy at the senior level to challenge the younger guys. “Some guys who come out and play expect that they’re going to do better than they do because they just think it’s a men’s league,” Ballance said. “But you’re facing some veteran guys that know how to play.” The Coal Miners have around 35 games on the schedule but only six at their home park at Serauxmen Stadium. “It’s not as much as we would have liked, but we’ve got to do what we’ve got to do right now and I think next year will be different,” Ballance said. He said if the program maintains this level of participation, he’ll look at rejoining the Pacific International League, with more games, more travel and better competition.

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Track and field meet raises stakes The Nanaimo Track and Field Club’s Elwood Wylie Memorial meet is a big deal every year, but never more so than in 2014. The track meet, Saturday (May 24) and Sunday at Rotary Bowl stadium, is also a qualifier for the Zone 6 team at the B.C. Summer Games. Since the Games are to be held in Nanaimo in July, this is a chance for youths to claim a place in the festivities. “It’s a one-shot deal for the kids to make the B.C. Summer Games,” said Tyler Heisterman, Nanaimo Track and Field Club coach. “They’ve got to be at [this] meet and they’ve got to

put their best foot forward.” He said eight to 10 Nanaimo athletes made the last Games and he hopes for similar representation this year. “We’ve got a bunch of athletes that look pretty strong to make the Summer Games team,” he said. “We’ve got some sprinters, middle distance, we’ve got throwers; I’d say we’ve pretty much got all the event’s areas covered with some good, strong athletes.” The 100-metre dash finals are Saturday at 4 p.m. and the 200m finals are Sunday at 2:45 p.m. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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with a time of 16:57, a time of 1:27:42 and while Damian Allen’s Mark Blackell was finish in 17:19 gave sixth among M45-49 him third in the M35- in 1:28:08. Quentin 39 class. Proud placed eighth The Comox Valley in the M45-49 group Half Marathon was at 1:28:27. Wendy the sixth and longest Simms finished at event in the Island the same time, takSeries. Of the 477 ing first in the F40-44 people who comdivision. pleted the distance, Next came the MerTrajan was the fastville 15K, held near est local, Campbell fifth overall River. Just thorpe with a time over 300 of one runners report hour, 17 were in the Ian Thorpe minutes field for Columnist and six that one, seconds. with Allen Allen finleading the ished first pack of 17 in his diviBastion sion with runners by his time finishing of 1:20:18. 10th overIn 11th all and secspot came David ond in his age group Depasquale, second with a time of 56:15. among M50-54 in Edwin Johnston was 1:21:01, while Darren 29th, fourth among Seaman was third M45-49 in 1:01:05. in the M40-44 diviCheryl Davies had a sion in 1:22:49. A time of 1:02:09, good time of 1:25:59 gave for 41st spot and first Sean Reilly third in in the F40-44 divithe M35-39 group. sion. Yanna Debelic Robert Shurniak was close behind, finished in 1:27:06, second in the same earning him fourth in age group in 1:03:14. the M35-39 division. The final race in Seventh in the M40this year’s Island 44 group was Brad Series was the Goodman thanks to Sooke River 10K,

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Adrienne Mercer planned to grow old with her best friend Meesha Grubisic. They went to university together, hosted a radio show and worked on the student paper. But all that was cut short this past February when Grubisic was struck and killed by a truck. It’s hard to even fathom that even though she’s been gone since February,” Mercer said. “Losing her was completely devastating and I know that I will keep her with me forever. I am so sad that we won’t grow old together but our friendship was one of those friendships that was so strong that it will never be lost.” To honour her friend of two decades, Mercer, along with her husband, have decided to organize a fundraiser to help form an education fund for Grubisic’s daughter, Ruby. The event, Ruby Rae’s Rawk ‘n’ Swap happens on Saturday (May 24) at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, 129 Harewood Rd., and will feature music from several longtime friends of Grubisic. Among the performs include Eric

Morten and Shane Sparks of The Love Guns, Mercer, who is in The Fences of Fairview, and Michael Breen, a member of both The Fences of Fairview and Moths & Locusts. “We thought, well, since we know a bunch of people who perform in the community and we have this opportunity to put something together, why not bring people together and have a really fun event that feels like something she would go to and at the same time if we can raise money and put it towards Ruby’s education, then all the better.” Mercer said the event honours Grubisic’s love for music and thrifting. “We really tried to combine things that she liked in putting it together,” Mercer said. “I can just picture her at something like this. I can’t bring her back but I am so happy to be part of this effort for Ruby and because of my efforts I have reconnected with so many people that I used to know back in school and back when Ruby and I first met.” Mercer explained that they hope to raise $50,000 for Grubisic’s daughter’s education fund by the end of June. “Obviously we can’t bring Meesha back and we can’t make things right … but if we can cushion this blow for her then that’s a

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she said. “We were in almost every class together. We worked together at the student newspaper at University of Victoria and we socialized together.” Since Mercer began organizing Ruby Rae’s Rawk ‘n’ Swap, she has been able to reconnect with old friends. “One of the really nice things about organizing this event is a lot of the people that we know in Nanaimo didn’t know her [Meesha] or only met her once or twice through my husband and I … but regardless of whether they knew her or not they felt a connection,” Mercer said. “People have just been unbelievable in supporting us. We could have had double the bands playing because people were so interested in it.” The event will also feature a silent auction and includes a wide range of prizes, including hair salon and music store gift certificates. Mercer said the support has been huge. Mercer said that Grubisic’s memory will never be forgotten and that she is honoured to have been her friend for two decades. “I will carry her for the rest of my life.” Ruby Rae’s Rawk ‘n’ Swap takes place on May 24. For more information and to donate, please visit www.youcaring. com.

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When renowned singer/songwriter Mae Moore looks back at the turning point in her career, it’s a moment that she isn’t entirely fond of. “Although I appreciate the opportunity and I am grateful for it, it is has shadowed me and there are things about it that I wish hadn’t happened,” Moore said. The turning point in Moore’s career occurred when, Heaven In Your Eyes, a song she co-wrote with John Dexter and recorded by Loverboy, was used in the 1986 movie Top Gun. “ F ro m m y o w n perspective, from an emotional songwriters’ perspec tive, I don’t feel very attached to that song at all. It took me 15 or 20 minutes to write my contribution to that song and it was a very different way to what I was used to writing,” Moore said. “I also have to say I was very disappointed that they used it in a pro-war movie because I am not that kind of person.” The song’s placement helped Moore move forward with her career, which has since seen her work with the likes of Jann Arden and Barney Bentall, release eight albums and win two SOCAN awards. On Sunday (May 25) the folk artist will be performing with Ivonne Hernandez, Neil Osborne of 54-40, Daniel Lapp, Oliver

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music,” Moore said. “It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be a really good experience.” M o o re ’s c a re e r began after she moved from Brandon, Man., to southwestern Ontario in order to pursue a career as an artist. She soon realized that she would have a better chance at making a living as a musician and moved to B.C. “At the time when I moved to Vancouver in 1979, it was a really

vibrant music scene. Lots going on,” Moore recalled. “Lots of opportunities to plan and just a really good musical community.” Moore was eventually discovered at Vancouver’s Railway Club and signed with CBS Records. “I just loved to play music and I loved first and foremost being a songwriter and at that time it was just a good time to be a songwriter writing your own songs,” Moore said. “I did a lot of day jobs to support my habit of music and worked and worked.” In 2011, Moore independently released her album, Folklore, which features an Appalachian dulcimer and received two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations. Moore said the industry has changed a lot since she began her career. “It is just a very different environment these days,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to be starting out now.” arts@nanaimobulletin.com

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MEMPHIS MAFIA plays the Well Pub on May 24.

YUKON BLONDE plays at the Wastelands Motocross Track as part of Motofest on May 31.

BIG TWANG THEORY plays at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, 129 Harewood Rd. May 30 from 8-12 p.m.

BEND SINISTER plays the Queen’s on June 5.

B.C BOYS CHOIR play at the Port Theatre on June 22. For tickets call 250-754-8550.

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ART CLOUDS art exhibit by Rod Corraini at Pier 97 Restaurant, 505 Terminal Ave North. Exhibit runs until June 10.

THEATRE LA CAGE AUX FOLLES runs from May 8-31 at Nanaimo Centre Stage. Tickets $25. Visit www.nanaimo centrestage.ca MOONBOUND runs on May 23 and 24 at The Haven, 240 Davis Rd., on Gabriola Island. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $15 for students/seniors and $10 for children. Tickets are available online at www.moonboundmusical.com.

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Beefs & bouquets BOUQUET To Dufferin care home, including doctors, staff and nurses, for taking loving care of Mildred Bonhomme. She died Easter Sunday. Our gratitude to your staff – you went over and beyond to keep her happy and safe. BEEF To stores that take too long to pick up their carts near downtown. Please do it when one calls – there are starting to be too many all over. BOUQUET To Rose at the Be Beautiful Salon and Day Spa. You know how to cut curly hair and are one in a million. BEEF To all the worker bees buzzing around at this time of year. Why do bees have to work so much? Work, work, work – that’s all they do. They're the exact opposite of my unemployed neighbour. BOUQUET To Dixie’s Thrift Store at Seventh Street and Bruce Avenue. Driven by many times, finally decided to stop in. Great prices. Very neat and tidy. Great little store. BEEF To people who still idle their vehicles, despite knowing the damage exhaust does to our air quality. And how’s that gas bill working out for you? BOUQUET To the young couple with their boat at the car wash. They were so wonderful when I locked my dog and phone in the car and graciously assisted me with the use of a phone and a helping hand to find a key. BEEF To the person or people who keep using Planta Park by the Stephenson Point Road and Budehaven Drive entrance as an outhouse. You seem to have the time to plan out toilet paper so why not scout out and plan on using a public washroom nearby? BOUQUET To Dr. Michaud and staff at Petroglyph Animal Hospital for their caring and support recently when we had to have our much-loved chocolate lab put down. Their compassion and good service over the years for our pets is much appreciated.

BEEF To people who use their balconies for everything, like the jerk who lives below me, shaving outside with an electric shaver. It sounds like a million killer bees. This might be better to use inside the house rather than on the balcony at 7 in the morning. BOUQUET To Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation for their Learn for Life workshops. The doctors gave excellent information in friendly and clear presentations, making us realize how fortunate we are to have such high-quality practitioners in Nanaimo. BEEF To all the horse-riders who allow their horses to leave droppings all over the multi-use pathway in Lantzville. It smells and looks disgusting. Dog owners clean up after their pets; you should be required to as well. BOUQUET To family and friends for the wonderful surprise 80th birthday party on April 19. It will always be remembered. BEEF To the man beefing about his unemployed neighbour. You must also be unemployed. You seem to have a lot of free time to watch your neighbour and write beefs. Give it a rest. I would hate to have a nosy neighbour like you. BOUQUET To the Cedar fire department and two ambulance crews that attended very quickly to my call for help. BEEF To the city for wanting to buy parkland with massive secret reserves. And who are the vendors of these lands? BOUQUET To doctors and staff at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital emergency room as well as staff on the first floor for their care and attentiveness to my partner during his stay and recovery.

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BOUQUET To the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital emergency room and fourth floor staff who looked after my mom, Molly, while she was in hospital for 16 days. BOUQUET To Save-On-Foods for being the first grocery store that labels eggs as ‘caged’ and ‘not caged’ (free range and free run). People need to think about where their food comes from. BOUQUET To Great Aunt Pat who always goes above and beyond. You made a very difficult time much easier for us – you are a true angel. BOUQUET To the kind man who paid for the purse I wanted so badly at the neighbourhood yard sale. I was out for a walk and didn’t have any cash on me.

BOUQUET To the staff at Country Club Starbucks. You are courteous and cheerful and your customer service is exceptional. The professional, long-term staff are a credit to the company.

BOUQUET To the folks at Kal Tire on Old Victoria Road. My teenaged son had more than a year of excellent, trustworthy, and fairly priced service for his Ranger truck. When my son had an issue in Calgary, they called the shop in to query their quote. I was so impressed that they would go to bat for him, even when he had moved to another province.

BOUQUET To the lady who paid for my chocolate malt at Wendy’s. I’m glad there are still people like you in the world. BOUQUET To the two kind ladies in the van at the end of Barney Road. I asked them for directions to the Yellow Point Park parking lot as my back was too sore to walk the three-kilometre trail back to my car. They insisted on driving me there and I am very grateful.

BOUQUET To the amazing staff at the hospital maternity unit. You were all so kind and helpful when we welcomed our baby boy last month.

BOUQUET To the Nanaimo Marine Rescue Society, whose volunteers have rescued many in one of the busiest rescue sectors.

BOUQUET To the wonderful lady at the emergency room at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital late at night who paid for my parking as I was taking in my granddaughter and I had no change and the machine would not take my debit card. It was so nice that she paid it for me. I will pass it on to someone else.

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BOUQUET To Kevin O’Byrne of Woodgrove Chrysler. Your smile, diligence, caring attitude to ensure our new van was a great fit is much appreciated.

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Restoring a rare Mustang to magnificence Everybody remembers their first car but very few people hold onto that set of wheels long into adult life. Tsawwassen resident Laura Ballance still has her 1967 Ford Mustang T5 but it has not turned a tire in years and has fallen into a state of disrepair. The public relations executive’s passion for automobiles began at an early age, growing up in a household with a father who was very interested in cars and particularly the Ford marque. By age fou four, she already knew what a Ford Mustang was and and, as she approached 16, she wanted to own and drive driv one. mid-80s father “In the mid-80 0s my fa and I started starteed looking look for a Mustang Mustang to restore re togetherr and in 1986 I found a ‘67 Mustang M in the local loocal paper,” pa says Laura, Lauura, the th president off the Laura L Ballancee Media Med Group. “The next neext day, day we went too Surrey Surre to look at the ‘67 ‘67 notchback no that thaat was for sale for $600. $6 My dad negotiatn ed it for $450

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Everywhere you look, wealth abounds. The parking spaces in front of the Hotel de Paris and Casino Monte Carlo, Monaco, are filled with vehicles no less than $200,000. Or should I say 200,000 Euros? I’m feeling a lot out of place. Ferraris, Maseratis, Bentleys, Porsches, Bugattis (yes plural) and other exotic vehicles seem to be a dime a dozen, as it were! Even the taxis are premium makes and models. The occasional ‘affordable’ vehicle (like a 3 Series BMW or an Audi A5) manifests itself, but they already know they won’t be getting the premiere parking spots in town. So how do you get noticed in an area where such opulent sheet metal resides? A place where spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a vehicle is the

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Driveway columnist Alexandra Straub rides by the sea. Pirelli for the Diavel. Though it might look like a handful, it’s not. And if a ‘handful’ was measured in weight, you’re only looking at, or handling, 205 kilograms. Speaking of hands, its handling is quite superb. Taking on the twisty roads won’t leave you scraping pegs like other cruisers. Three modes (sport, touring and urban) to channel

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When Honda launched its fourth generation Odyssey in 2011, it described the minivan as ‘the ultimate in family transportation’. Odyssey has become an industry benchmark for minivan interior versatility features, fuel economy and its agile driving dynamics. While the market for new minivans has been shrinking in recent years, it’s still a sizeable in Canada. A used Odyssey is a sought-after premium product that will probably cost a little more, but historically it also retains its value exceptionally well. Compared to its predecessor, the 2011 Odyssey offered improved fuel economy due in part to a more aerodynamic shape that’s wider and includes a lower roofline. Offering seating for up to seven (or eight) occupants, this Odyssey also came with a new three-mode second-row seat design and an easier to use fold-away 60/40 split third-row seat. Even its third row seat provides ample head and legroom for adults and a surprisingly high degree of comfort. Its stylish lightning-bolt body belt line, that zig-zag just aft of the sliding door, also cleverly provides third row passengers a larger window. A bigger part of the fuel economy improvement story was the new 3.5-litre i-VTEC V6 engine that came with variable cylinder management. The VCM technology allows the engine to operate on just three or four of its six cylinders when power requirements are low, such as highway cruising. When linked with a sixspeed automatic transmission in the Touring edition

of Odyssey it can achieve best-in-class city/highway fuel economy, rated at 10.9 litres per 100 kilometres in the city and 7.1L/100km on the highway. The same engine comes standard with a five-speed automatic transmission in all other trim levels of Odyssey, which are LX, EX, EX-RES and EX-L. The Touring edition, which is considered the most luxurious Honda minivan ever, came with a 16.2inch ultra-wide screen rear entertainment system, a cool box for beverages, a multi-view rear-view camera with parking aid lines, a blind spot information system and auto-leveling HID headlights.

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Illumination of a green eco light on the instrument panel is an indicator, although not necessarily, that Odyssey’s covert cylinderdeactivation is taking place. Designed, engineered and made in North America, the fourth-generation Honda Odyssey has a very good reliability record and achieved a Top Safety Pick rating based on its Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s crash testing results in the United States. King of the open road and a giant among minivans, the Honda Odyssey may be the pricy option, but it can also be a good vehicle investment. bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca

Less Fuel. More Power. Great Value is a comparison between the 2014 and the 2013 Chrysler Canada product lineups. 40 MPG or greater claim (7.0 L/100 km) based on 2014 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption ratings. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption may vary based on driving habits and other factors. Ask your dealer for the EnerGuide information. ¤2014 Dodge Dart 1.4 L I-4 16V Turbo – Hwy: 4.8 L/100 km (59 MPG) and City: 7.3 L/100 km (39 MPG). 2014 Dodge Journey 2.4 L with 4-speed automatic – Hwy: 7.7 L/100 km (37 MPG) and City: 11.2 L/100 km (25 MPG). 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.6 L VVT V6 6-speed automatic – Hwy: 7.9 L/100 km (36 MPG) and City: 12.2 L/100 km (23 MPG). Wise customers read the fine print: *, ♦, †, », €, §, Ω The Smart Choice Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after May 1, 2014. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2014 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. ♦4.99% lease financing of up to 60 months available on approved credit through WS Leasing Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Westminster Savings Credit Union) to qualified customers on applicable new select models at participating dealers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan UFP/Dodge Journey UJP with a Purchase Price of $27,888/$27,888 leased at 4.99% over 60 months with $0 down payment, equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $144/$142. 2014 Dodge Dart with a Purchase Price of $16,888 leased at 4.99% over 60 months with $0 down payment, equals 260 weekly payments of $39. Down payment of $0 and applicable taxes, $475 WS registration fee and first bi-weekly/weekly payment are due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $19,631/$19,323/$10,561. Taxes, licence, registration, insurance, dealer charges and excess wear and tear not included. 18,000 kilometre allowance: charge of $.18 per excess kilometre. Some conditions apply. Security deposit may be required. See your dealer for complete details. †0.0% purchase financing for 36 months available through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance on 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan/Dodge Dart models. Examples: 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan CVP/Dodge Dart SE (25A) with a Purchase Price of $19,998/$16,880, with a $0 down payment, financed at 0.0% for 36 months equals 78 bi-weekly payments of $256/$218; cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $19,998/$16,880. »Ultimate Family Package Discounts available at participating dealers on the purchase of a new 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with Ultimate Family Package (RTKH5329G). Discount consists of: (i) $2,500 in Bonus Cash that will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes; and (ii) $850 in no-cost options that will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Ultimate Journey Package Discounts available on the new 2014 Dodge Journey SXT Ultimate Journey Package (JCDP4928K) model based on the following MSRP options: $1,475 Flexible Seating Group, $1,200 Rear Seat DVD, $525 Convenience Group, $2,645 Navigation & Sound Group and $1,295 Sunroof with a customer cost of $2,145. Some conditions apply. 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The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. †Finance offer available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2014 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Elantra GT L 6-Speed Manual/ Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD with an annual finance rate of 0%/0.9%/0.9% for 96 months. Bi-weekly payments are $79/$96/$136. $0 down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $0/$711/$1,009. Finance offer includes Delivery and Destination of $1,595/$1,595/$1,795, fees, levies, and all applicable charges (excluding GST & PST). Finance offer excludes registration, insurance, PPSA and license fees. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E. and a full tank of gas. ‡Dealer Invoice Price of 2014 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Elantra GT L 6-Speed Manual/Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD are $16,397/$19,182/$27,278. Prices include price adjustments of $1,197/$862/$1,316 and includes Delivery and Destination of $1,595/$1,595/$1,795, fees, levies, and all applicable charges (excluding GST & PST). Finance offer excludes registration, insurance, PPSA and license fees. The customer prices are those reflected on the dealer invoice from Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. The dealer invoice price includes a holdback amount for which the dealer is subsequently reimbursed by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. ΩPrice adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $1,197/$862/$1,316 available on in stock 2014 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Elantra GT L 6-Speed Manual/Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD. Price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required.ʕPrice of models shown (with Price Adjustments): 2014 Elantra Limited/Elantra GT SE Tech 6-Speed Automatic/Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD are $23,799/$26,727/$38,448. Prices include Price Adjustments of $1,445/$1,667/$2,446, Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595/$1,595/$1,795 fees, levies, and all applicable charges (excluding GST & PST). Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA and license fees. ʈFuel consumption for new 2014 Elantra L Manual (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.6.L/100KM); 2014 Elantra GT L Manual (HWY 5.8L/100KM; City 8.5L/100KM); 2014 Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD (HWY 7.3L/100KM; City10.2.L/100KM) are based on Manufacturer Testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. †‡ΩʕOffers available for a limited time. Dealer may sell for less. Dealer order may be required. Visit www.hyundaicanada.com or see dealer for complete details. The SiriusXMTM name is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.” ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions. TM

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Friday FIRST OPEN Heart Society Nanaimo chapter meets May 23, 1:30 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

Saturday NANAIMO HORTICULTURAL Society plant sale May 24, 9:30

a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Nanaimo North Town Centre. FAMILY GARDEN Days plant sale at Nanaimo Community Gardens May 24-25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 271 Pine St.

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and Xeriscaping workshop May 25, 1:30-3 p.m., at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 257 in Lantzville.

Monday CANADIAN FEDERATION of University Women annual general meet-

Thursday, May 22, 2014

ing May 26, 7 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 4235 Departure Bay Rd. Call 250-753-5971.

Wednesday K-40 CLUb of Nanaimo meets May 28, 6 p.m., at ABC Restaurant (Days Inn).

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Ongoing NANAIMO WEIGHT Loss Surgery support group meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Inn on Long Lake at 6:30 p.m. Contact 250-7552058. NANAIMO bOAT Modellers meet every Sun-

day at the north dock of Inn on Long Lake from 9-10 a.m. with radio controlled sail and power boats. Call 250-753-2594. HARbOUR CITY Senior Quilters meet Tuesdays from noon to 3 p.m. at Bowen Park. Call Lucy at 250-756-9149 for information.

10,000 People! One Place! One Purpose!

Coast Capital Savings and the Nanaimo Child Development Centre invite you to the

30th Annual Silly Boat Regatta Join us at Maffeo Sutton Park for a fun and exciting family event in support of a special cause – our children! With 249 children on our waitlist – now is the time to get involved!

Presenting Sponsor This July, Coast Capital Savings leads the SAVINGS way in showing their generous support of the Nanaimo community as Presenting Sponsor of the Silly Boat Regatta and as the Official Financial Institution of the BC Summer Games! Join the Coast Capital Savings Community Youth Team in “Wally’s World” - an area where families can enjoy fun activities and games for free. Be sure to get a picture to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Silly Boat with Wally the Whale.

Children’s Tent Sponsor McDonald’s Restaurants is this year’s Children’s Tent Sponsor. This is an excellent venue for children to play in the McDonald’s Sport Zone, which features a variety of sport-oriented activities to promote healthy and active lifestyles.

Children’s Mini Regatta Sponsor Presenting Sponsor:

Raffle Sponsors:

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Media Sponsors:

Woodgrove Centre sponsors the Children’s Mini Regatta where children are able to build mini boats and participate in fun games and activities. Woodgrove Centre is a great partner to the Nanaimo Child Development Centre by providing year-round support through fundraising initiatives.

Entertainment Sponsor W.R. Addison Loading & Hauling Ltd. makes it possible to provide a wide array of local musicians and entertainers at the Lion’s Pavilion and on the Main Stage, located in front of Swy-A-Lana Lagoon.

Major Food Sponsor:

Major Food Sponsor

Children’s Entertainment: MID ISLAND

Children’s Mini Regatta:

Thrifty Foods is on board again as the Major Food Sponsor by generously providing financial support and an ample supply of food and refreshments to the teams, volunteers and spectators.

Children’s Tent:

Boat Building 8 am • Races 1-3 pm

ENTER A TEAM • ORGANIZE A FUNDRAISER VOLUNTEER

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(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

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14,398

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

19,998

PRICES IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014

23,998

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2011 NISSAN TITAN SV CRC Stk S16147

22,398

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT Stk S16191

12,998

Stk S16162

On All Our Vehicles

8,298

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

17,998

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL Stk S16186

30,998

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

NANAIMO

250-729-7991 4777 Isl. Hwy. North

(Across from Long Lake) |

DL #30917