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For now, Wednesday is the only day classes are suspended AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
District 69 schools will be behind picket lines tomorrow (May 28) as part of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation’s rotating one day strikes. While rumours fly, there is no indication that classes will be affected by job action on other days, unless further action is taken by either side. Mount Arrowsmith Teachers’ Association president Debbie Morran said they don’t take the action lightly. “As teachers, we care deeply about our students and we empathize with parents who have to re-work their schedules,” she said in a news release. “Many of us are parents too, and that is one of the reasons we are taking this action.” The rotating closures are part of a two-stage plan teachers approved in March, with an 89 per cent yes vote. Every district in the province will be on strike for one day this week, with this district shutting down Wednesday along with 13 other districts from Victoria and the Lower Mainland to the Okanagan and north. See EVENTS CANCELLED, page A8
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The Salvation Army is looking at bringing all of its services in the Parksville area under one roof, city council heard last week. Major Norman Hamelin told council a committee has narrowed down the list of possible new sites to two locations in downtown Parksville. Currently, the Salvation Army has four locations it provides services: the food bank (and administration offices) in French Creek, and downtown Parksville where it has a church (with cold-weather shelter and soup kitchen) and two thrift stores. “The Salvation Army is in the business of bringing hope to some of the underprivileged of our community,” said Hamelin, adding the push for bringing all its services under one roof was spurred by the “inefficiencies of multiple locations.” See WALLS LEAKING, page A8
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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: Hundreds of people scattered along Qualicum Beach Saturday night to watch the firework show light up the sky and the Strait of Georgia, kicking off Family Day in Qualicum Beach and celebrating the 32nd anniversary of Quality Foods. See page A5 and our Facebook page — www.facebook.com/PQBNews — for more photos from Family Day.
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Parksville chartered accountant (CA) student Iva Pargova (Deloitte LLP) graduated from the CA qualification program at a ceremony held earlier this month in Vancouver. Students recognized at the convocation ceremony are eligible for membership in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. this year. “Iva has earned her CA designation by successfully completing a rigorous and competitive academic program, focused on business and accounting competencies,” said Richard Rees, CEO of the Chartered Professional Accountants of B.C. Joint Venture and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. “We are very proud of her, and she should take great pride in having earned her CA designation.” To qualify as a CA, students must have a university degree or equivalent, 30 months of practical work experience in a CA approved training office, and complete courses through the CA Qualification Program. CAs must also pass a comprehensive rigorous national final exam to earn their designation. — NEWS Staff/Submitted by Chartered Accountants of B.C.
Eastern Star chapter has new officers The Arbutus Chapter #68 Order of the Eastern Star recently held their installation of new officers for the year at the Masonic Hall in Parksville. Worthy Matron and Patron, Helen and Lawrence Duggan, were installed, along with 16 other officers. The Eastern Star is part of the masonic family and its main charity focus is the fight against cancer. The Parksville Chapter will be holding a fundraiser by selling good used books at Wembley Mall on June 13-14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — NEWS Staff/Submitted by Margaret Maertens-Poole
A dozen firefighters representing departments from around the province did some extreme training at the top of Little Mountain in Errington on Sunday. The rope rescue exercise included lowering brave volunteers down a steep cliff and bringing them back up safely with some state-of-theart pulley systems. Errington Volunteer Fire Department chief Troy Bater, who participated in the training, said the EVFD will be investing in their own rope rescue equipment and members will be participating in similar training soon.
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More than 200 firefighters from 90 different departments in the province are in Parksville this week. For the first time ever, Parksville is playing host to the annual B.C. Fire Training Officers Conference May 24 - 29. “It’s excellent,” said Parksville Fire Capt. Mike Davidson. “The last time this conference was even on the Island was about ten years ago in Courtney.” Davidson said the conference brings together a range of firefighters from deputy chiefs to regular members. “The idea is that different departments can learn from one another,” said Davidson, noting the week is split between hands-on training and classroom work. Over the weekend the Parksville training grounds hosted different courses such as auto extraction, tender and pumping operations and forcible entry training; training sessions were also set up at Little Mountain in Errington for high angle rope rescue; and classroom work and key note presentations were set up at Tigh-
Na-Mara Resort. “Fire science is changing,” said Davidson, noting the importance of annual conferences such as this one. “And because it’s evolving our tactics have to change too.” Davidson said hosting the event has been “a lot of hard work but worthwhile” and extends his gratitude to the fire department’s main sponsors, Quality Foods, FortisBC, and JIBC.
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TRIBUTE FEST A HIT: Randy ‘Elvis’ Friskie was a crowd pleaser at the inaugural Tribute Festival this weekend at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre. Tribute artists — including those who resembled, in look and voice, Marilyn Munroe, Garth Brooks, Roy Orbison, the Everley Brothers, Cher and more — played to huge, appreciative crowds. The NEWS was a platinum sponsor of the event. For more photos, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ PQBNews.
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National New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair stopped by Parksville Wednesday morning in an effort to bring the orange wave to the West Coast. While the next federal election isn’t until late 2015, Vancouver Island ridings were redrawn last summer, meaning what has been known as a Conservative stronghold may get a little shaken up next year. “The map has changed,” Mulcair told an enthusiastic crowd of about 60 people at the Bayside Inn. “That’s why what we do here is so important.” The new boundary will see Parksville Qualicum Beach become part of a new riding called Courtney-Alberni, which incorporates Courtenay, Baynes Sound, Denman and Hornby Islands, Cumberland, Port Alberni, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Tofino and Ucluelet. Mulcair, the leader of Parliament’s official opposition, spoke passionately about issues such as national health care, transportation and the environment, but fell short on specifics. He did, however, have an adbundance of things to say about what he perceived to be Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s failures in office. When asked if the NDP would commit more money to A Vancouver Island rail line, Mulcair said: “there’s no question the federal government has to play a role working with the provinces and territories on important issues like transportation and transit — we’re the only country on the OECD with no national vision on transportation and that’s just unacceptable.” Mulcair went on to criticize Harper for not attending “a single meeting of the Council of the Federations since becoming prime minister nine years ago.”
Additionally, he blamed the Conservative government for the “failure of Fisheries and Oceans Canada” taking in the specific needs of Vancouver Island, which he said is “starting to play havoc.” “Stephen Harper is removing the Canada that we used to be so proud of,” said Mulcair. “We used to be leaders on a lot of these issues— we’re not anymore.” Mulcair said — if elected prime minister — he will move the age of retirement back to 65. He also promised “there will be no super tankers on the coast,” a statement which drew the loudest applause of the morning. When asked how the NDP stood out amongst the three federal parties who claim to be environmental frontrunners, Mulcair said to look at his track record. “When I was the Minister of Environment in Quebec I brought in overarching sustainable development and legislation,” said Mulcair. “I went so far as to change the Quebec Charter of Rights to include the right to live in a clean environment.” Mulcair spent about 20 minutes answering questions from the audience, where he said he tried to practice “gender equity” and “age equity” before taking off to Nanaimo, continuing his political tour of Vancouver Island.
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National NDP leader Thomas Mulcair meets and greets residents in Parksville at the Bayside Inn on Wednesday.
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It was a wet family day in Qualicum Beach, but bubbles were still chased, ponies were still ridden, castles were still bounced in and the young dancers simply let the rain droplets slide right off them. Families lined up along Second Avenue in Qualicum Beach, many ducking under awnings, to stay dry during the parade. After a soggy walk to the civic centre fields, the rain let up briefly for some play time, which included a climbing wall, hula hooping, glitter tattoos and balloon animals. Dancing and singing also took place on the covered stage, and many sat under tents to watch the entertainment. A mass exodus of the field seemed to happen around 2 p.m. following a downpour, but there were still lineups seen around the field, along with big smiles and wet, grassy bare feet accompanied by squeals of laughter.
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ROTARY PUTS BOOKS IN CLASSROOMS: Teachers and students at Parksville Elementary School have a new set of library books in their classroom thanks to a recent $2,800 donation by the Rotary Club of Parksville AM. These books are for independent reading and will be available for reading in class and at home in order to help increase reading skills. Rotary members said many families don’t have the resources to ensure their children have access to interesting and skill appropriate books, and although students may use the school library, this does not always provide the correct level of reading material to help them advance their reading skills. This donation helps to bridge that gap, said Rotary Club members. The books are now in use and will be redistributed to the students’ new schools upon the closure of Parksville Elementary School.
CHARITY GOLF TOURNEY JULY 26
Last year, it sold out early Society of local breast cancer survivors putting the fun in fundraising CANDACE WU news@pqbnews.com
The third annual Abreast of Life Charity Golf Tournament is gearing up for another round on July 26. The event is hosted by the Abreast of Life Dragon Boat Team, a society made up of breast cancer survivors and supporters who have come together to spread awareness about the disease. “This is a really fun event and it’s for a fabulous cause,” said Sheila Abbott, a member of the society and a breast cancer survivor. “Everybody knows somebody who has been affected (by breast cancer) and this event gives directly back to the community.” Abbott said the tournament will be an 18-hole Texas scramble, with the majority of holes having some type of prize — including two cash prizes of $5,000 (donated by Harris Oceanside Chevrolet GMC and Marks Import Auto) and a brand new car (donated by Joe Cunningham Ford). The main sponsor for the event, Resortquest Whistler, also donated $3,000. The tournament requires teams of four to participate and is open to men and women of all ages. Organizer Jean Sanderson said last year’s event sold out early and this summer she is anticipating the same response. Sanderson said the all-day event
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Sheila Abbott, right, and Jean Sanderson, breast cancer survivors and members of the Abreast of Life Team, are busy planning the third annual Abreast of Life Golf Tournament slated for July 26.
includes breakfast, lunch and dinner; there will also be a silent auction and plenty of door prizes. This year, the tournament will have a Hawaiian theme and participants are asked to dress for the occasion. In the last two years, this function has helped the society purchase two chemotherapy chairs and donate $4,500 to the Cancer Centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. “If just one woman can be made aware (of breast cancer) by early detection, it’s all worth it,” said Abbott. “This team and this event are testaments that you can have a full and vibrant life after
what can be potentially devastating.” The Abreast of Life team is looking for more sponsors for their event. If you are interested in sponsorship, donating silent auction items or registering to play, contact Jean Sanderson at jeansanderson@shaw.ca. Registration for The Abreast of Life Charity Golf Tournament is $99, with proceeds going partially to the society to fund cancer awareness, and partially to the NRGH Foundation. Registration is at 10 a.m. with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The event is set for Arrowsmith Golf and Country Club on July 26.
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“If you do not approve our request, our family will not be able to stay there — we will have to sell and move out.” The road dedication — it has never been used as a roadway, and Catherine called it “the JOHN HARDING road to nowhere” — basically cuts the propereditor@pqbnews.com ty into two parcels, one about two acres on the A family that has lived on the same Parksville waterfront where the family has its home, and property for generations say they will have to the other about six acres right on the corner sell and leave their land if they don’t get some where Franklin’s Gull Road turns on to Northconcessions from the city. west Bay Road. Despite recommendations from staff to the The Parkhursts said they want the road dedcontrary, city council did grant ication eliminated so they can If you do not approve our divide the property. The have the Parkhurst family one of its two requests last week, and request, our family will not also asked the city to waive the be able to stay there — we requirement to provide works will have a closer look at the will have to sell and other. and services to the non-wamove out Catherine and Paul terfront portion, albeit with a CATHERINE PARKHURST Parkhurst appeared before covenant that requires any decouncil on Wednesday, askveloper to provide those sering for the closure of a road vices. that goes through their property at 1514 SeaThe debate Wednesday was detailed, comway Drive and a development variance permit, plicated and went back and forth as councillors measures they believe will allow them to divide asked questions of planning director Blaine their eight-acre piece of land, live on the water- Russell. Other members of staff weighed in, front portion and sell the rest. raising issues about access to the water for “This (request) is primarily on the basis emergency services, something required under of hardship,” Catherine told council. She ex- province law (a 20-metre-wide access every 200 plained the family — which she said has lived metres of waterfront). on the property near the Parksville museum In the end, council decided to defer the for about 60 years — cannot afford the cur- decision on the roadway, asking staff to meet rent tax bill for the land. She said the family again with the Parkhursts to see what can be did obtain a farm designation for about six worked out. Council did grant the developyears but found that wasn’t a profitable ven- ment variance permit, with Coun. Bill Neufeld ture. opposed.
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The Salvation Army provides for 300 local year, council was told. families a month through its Wembley Road loGardner said tipping fees drive waste reduccation and also provides 1,000 meals a month tion, but economics drive behaviour. The RDN through its soup kitchen, said Hamelin. He told charges $125/tonne in tipping fees, while some council his organization has identified what its Washington state landfills charge only $24/ critical programs are and has developed a wish tonne. Barges of waste are being shipped to list. Washington by carting companies because of While there is no immediate plan for a full- these economics, which could mean less montime homeless shelter, Hamelin said it’s some- ey for the RDN operations. thing that’s on their radar. “We’re just starting to see that shift now,” “There is a great need for said Gardner. “I think we are some kind of permanent shel- If the initial repairs are not going to see that take off in the ter,” he said. completed, it is anticipated next year.” that there may be As for the amalgama• Council heard a proposal significant damage to the for an 18-suite condo complex tion of services under one PCCC structure resulting roof, Hamelin said one of the on empty land on McMillan in costly repairs group’s criteria is its location in Street. A developer has purdowntown Parksville. He also chased five lots there, but will AL METCALF said his group has not yet dehave to provide access from termined the look of the new Morrison Avenue. facility. Council heard the suites “It’s could be a renovation or it could be a will be 1,900 square feet and there will be balbuild.” conies on both the front (facing McMillan The Salvation Army owns its church at the Street and looking south) and back of the units, corner of the Alberni Highway and Jensen Av- two-cars-in-line garages for each unit and roofenue. Its other facilities are leased. top gardens. For now, Hamelin said the Salvation Army The proposal is actually for three adjoined is looking to garner financial support from the buildings, each having six units with only two community for the amalgamation, finalize its units on each of three floors. Developer Jim program priorities and confirm its top choice Hilsentteger called them “bungalows in the for new site. sky.” • Regional District of Nanaimo officials pre“There’s a great deal of light in this design,” sented council with some information of the he said. review of its solid waste management plan. Council referred the plan to the advisory RDN’s manager of solid waste Larry Gardner planning for review and has also called for the and senior solid waste planner Sharon Hors- proponent to hold a public hearing about the burgh told council the amount of waste from all development. sectors going into the Church Road landfill has • The city will be spending $25,000 — $15,000 reduced for the last three years. more than what was in the 2014-18 financial “That’s a good thing — we want to see waste plan — to repair leaky exterior walls of the reduction,” said Gardner. Parksville Community and Conference Centre. Council also learned those in this regional “If the initial repairs are not completed, it is district (including the municipalities) average anticipated that there may be significant dam350 kg of waste, per person, per year, the sec- age to the PCCC structure resulting in costly reond lowest in the province. People of the Peace pairs,” director of operations Al Metcalf wrote in River area are tops at 850 kg per person, per his report to council.
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School will reopen Thursday as usual. While the first stage job action meant teachers are not attending meetings or supervising students outside of class, leading to some school sponsored events being cancelled, teachers are still able to take part in extracurricular activities which are considered voluntary. MLA Michelle Stilwell and school district have not responded to calls for comment from The NEWS. • On Monday, the B.C. government released what it called an information bulletin to The NEWS, listing websites with information from its side of the bargaining table. “As the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) begins rotating school closures this week, the Ministry of Education would like to bring to media’s attention the following resources: • Factsheets on class size, student achievement, class composition and education funding are available at: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/ ministries/education/factsheets/ • Information for parents, including questions and answers about the BCTF’s strike and the British Columbia Public School Employers Association’s (BCPSEA) response to the strike, is available at: www.newsroom.gov.bc.
ca/downloads/Information_for_Parents_on_ BCTF_Strike.pdf • BCPSEA’s most-recent outline of wage demands and bargaining positions is available at: www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/publications/ For%20the%20Record/No%202014-03%20REVISED%20MAY%2016%202014-For%20the%20 Record%20March%2024%202014.pdf • BCPSEA’s letter to BCTF president Jim Iker, which confirms that teachers are still able to participate in extracurricular activities, can be found at: www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/ teacher%20bargaining/Bargaining%20Bulletin/00-MM-Letter%20to%20BCTF%20President%20Jim%20Iker-May%2025%202014.pdf • BCPSEA’s consolidated questions and answers on the strike are available at: www. bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/teacher%20bargaining/Bargaining%20Bulletin/00-MR-Consolidated%20Q%20and%20A%20May%2024%20 2014%20-%20Copy.pdf Other general information on teacher bargaining can be found on the Ministry of Education newsroom at: www.newsroom.gov.bc. ca/2014/02/teacher-bargaining-information. html or on BCPSEA’s website at: http://www. bcpsea.bc.ca.”
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his is not a news flash, nor is it an original opinion, but the timing is right to shout it from the rooftops once again: Local school boards serve little or no purpose and should be abolished. There is no real point in marking an ‘X’ beside any candidate’s name who is running for a spot in school board elections this fall. For all intents and purposes, voters made their choices regarding who will make decisions on education issues in the provincial election last year. To follow that train of thought to the end, in effect, Premier Christy Clark is School District 69’s board chair and its trustees are Education Minister Peter Fassbender and Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell. Full stop. Local school boards, as they are currently constituted, have power over a minuscule portion of their total budgets. They do not set the curriculum. They do not negotiate with its employees. However, they must deal with the ramifications of decisions made by the real power brokers in provincial education matters, Clark and Fassbender. And we don’t believe anything would change in this regard if there was a different political party running the show in Victoria. It’s almost sad to watch well-meaning, intelligent people, like those who sit on the current School District 69 board of trustees, have their hands tied and be forced to take all the abuse from frustrated local parents and taxpayers. Nice situation Clark and Fassbender enjoy: make all the decisions and let the locals deal with all the negative feedback. If the decision-making process for education issues in B.C. was an honest one, the school boards would be scrapped. The Ministry of Education should hire competent, experienced top administrators in each school district to run the show, and stop this school board charade. Abolishing school boards would also free millions of dollars province-wide for actual in-class purposes. While we respect the democratic process, and those who fought so we could cast a vote, we may consider making this mark beside the school board portion of the ballot in November: LOL. — Editorial by John Harding
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Letters CLIMATE CHANGE PANEL’S EDITS The recent report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should have caused a monumental response. But has come and gone with hardly a second thought. Little wonder. It has long been known that these reports are tendered only after severe editing to gain government consensus. Increasing evidence is now emerging that the recent statement on climate impacts and mitigation by the UN panel were significantly ‘diluted’ under political pressure from some of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters, including Saudi Arabia, China, the U.S. and, of course, Canada. According to David Wasdell, of the European Commission’s Global System Dynamics, “Every word and line of the text previously submitted by the scientific community was examined and amended until it could be endorsed unanimously by the political representatives.” The greatest resistance to the truth came from countries exploiting fossil fuels. Additional pressure was applied to the political agents by those vested interests whose sustained profitability was based on the extraction, refining, marketing and use of fossil energy. Some of the scientists called it “scientific vandalism.” A review of their scientific papers indicate a 97.1 per cent consensus. The final report tended to indicate the world is still within safe distance of creating catastrophic environmental chaos. However, the scientists themselves say we
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are already overdrawn on this “safe distance” story. The fact is, we are on track to achieve environmental suicide. For policy makers, this is a document of appeasement crafted out of extreme fear and unpreparedness by the participating governments. STAN GAUTHIER Parksville
OUR BOUGHT AND SOLD OUT LAND
In his letter in the May 15 edition of The NEWS, Russ Vinden raises some thorny truths of which most Canadians are ignorant. And our politicians are gutless in dealing with. Vinden and others interested in the bankster juggernaut that is sucking the wealth out of our home and native land could do worse than visit ohcanadamovie. com as a starting point. Uni student Dan Matthews and friends have produced a simple and telling documentary explaining the gory economic realities of our privatized debt. The film raises issues that many are unaware of such as the creation of the money supply, the crippling nature of compound interest and Canada’s participation at the secretive Bilderberg Group held annually, ever since the days of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The title of the film? Oh Canada — Our Bought and Sold Out Land. It is free and online for any who care to look for it.
Justin Trudeau is nothing if not the master of contradictions. He has repeatedly claimed he does not believe in the politics of division yet with his pro-choice edict he has re-opened the divisive issue of abortion and caused division even in his own party. He claims his “role is to stand up and defend all Canadians” yet he has disqualified over 60 per cent of Canadians from joining the Liberal Party. Polls consistently show the majority of Canadians are not happy that Canada remains one of the few nations with no legal restrictions on abortion. No pro-lifers welcome in our party, says Trudeau. He claims to be Catholic yet shows contempt for the Catholics’ strong opposition to abortion. He claims the Liberal Party of Canada is the “party of the charter” but displays an amazing misunderstanding of the spirit of the charter. It would not be a bad idea for Trudeau to check a dictionary for the the meaning of “liberal”. He would discover that one of the meanings is “favourable to or respectful of individual rights and freedoms”. Article 7 in the charter states that everyone has a right to life and Article 2 speaks of freedom of conscience and religion. If Trudeau insists on his divisive and intolerant strictly “pro-choice” policy, I highly recommend he rename the Liberal Party of Canada “The Intolerant Party of Canada.”
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Ancient Greeks & blonde jokes Arthur Black proves humour hasn’t changed a lot through the ages If you knew how perfect things are even back then — except they didn’t call you would tilt your head back and laugh them Polish jokes. They called them Abat the sky. derite jokes — so named for the Greek Excellent, twenty-five hundred-year- town of Abdera whose citizens were not old advice from a jolly fat man named known as repositories of deep thought. Gautama Buddha. Here is an Abderite joke: The Enlightened One discovered earABDERITE: “Pleased to meet ly the centrality of laughter you. And is this your wife?” to life and prescribed it as a EUNUCH: “I am a eucure-all for everything that nuch. Eunuchs do not ails us. He wasn’t alone. If have wives.” we could time travel back By Arthur Black ABDERITE: “Oh. Is she two millennia to a ceryour daughter then?” tain Athenian garden we’d Howie Mandel, eat your find a gaggle of Greek coheart out. medians hunched over a While we’re trolling the wax tablet scratching out bottom of the comic barrel, allow me to throw a the world’s very first joke contemporary blonde joke book. It was called the at you. I know, I know… Philogelos and consisted of about 260 gags that were considered blonde jokes are cheap and sexist and unconnected with reality, but this one’s real thigh slappers circa 400 AD. Sample joke: PATIENT: “Doctor, special. First you have to imagine this when I get up in the morning I feel dizzy blonde. Let’s make her a Californian, say about 38 years old, a former model for twenty minutes.” DOCTOR: “Get up twenty minutes with a bust line like the Scarborough Bluffs (five boob jobs), lips that look like later, then.” Laugh? I thought my chiton would sofa cushions and a scalpel-sculpted chin so pointy she could fend off mugnever dry. Interestingly, they had Polish jokes gers. Why would anyone choose to sur-
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I have been following the issue of palliative beds in Oceanside and feel some aspects are not understood. Dr. Haslett had a seminar recently, and did a poll of the audience. The vast majority wanted to die in their home peacefully, but when asked how they wanted their loved ones to die, it was in a facility (palliative care). The key here is the word “peacefully.” There are two ways of passing on, one is in your sleep — by a heart attack, stroke or accident, that is, immediately without much warning — the other is from complications needing medical assistance. I have personally been in the latter situation twice. Once I became septic, was in hospital for five months, and
then at home with a feeding tube. Once out of the hospital I was more or less on my own, hooking up to the feeding tube, ordering the special liquid food, all with very little assistance (I was single, with no local family). Hospice came once, but all they could give was encouragement. Fortunately, I was a responsible and otherwise able person, relatively young at the time (66). I should have had a nurse visit once a day at the least, to make sure I was doing the right things. The other time was the passing of my wife from cancer. I was the caregiver, and the idea was to die at home “peacefully.” I can tell you there comes a time when the single caregiver cannot handle the situation — administering
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250gr
80’s
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3
472gr
3000 Highliner
Breaded Cod Fish Sticks 350gr
5000
Ritter Sport
Chocolate Bar 100gr
99
4
99
RJ’s
Haribo
180-200gr
175gr
Licorice
Olympic
Yogurt
Gummy Candies
McCain
3500 Nestle
Carnation Hot Chocolate Mix 7-10x28gr or 10x13gr
3000
3$ for
5
2$ for
5
3$ for
5
99 per lb
Bonus Q-Points Siwin
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10,000
6
8X100gr
Potato Patties 1.3kg
GRADE
99
McCain
Napoli Garlic Bread Fingers with Cheese
AA
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Yorkshire Tea
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THE SHELVES ARE BURSTING WITH GREAT PRICES DOWN EVERY AISLE! LE!
Pork Side Ribs
2
Boneless Sirloin End Pork Loin Roast 6.59 per kg
6.59 per kg
2
99
FAMILY PACK
99 per lb
Olymel
Boar’s Head
Grimm’s
Smokies
5
450gr
99
Grimm’s
Naturally Smoked Sausage
5
375gr
Bonus B on Q-Points Po
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4
99
2$ for
2
49 per lb
All-Clad SS3 Petite Roti Pan with rack
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bonus
Swanson
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200gr
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2
99
5
Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips 113gr
3$
425gr
Christie
Premium Plus Crackers
for
Habitant
Becel
796ml
907gr
Soup
5
5$
Soft Margarine
900gr
3000 Jolly Time Microwave Popcorn 136-298gr
3000 Taco Time Seasoning Mix 35-40gr
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99
Family Pack, 5.49 per kg
LUNCH? MAKE IT SNAPPY & SAVE!
425gr
1.7lt
Pork Sausages
While Supplies Last Sorry no Rainchecks - Offer in effect until June 1, 2014
Chunky Chili
Chunky Salsa
3
99
Olympic
49
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450gr
All-Clad SS3 rectangle Roti Pan with rack and forks
Yorkshire Valley Farms
lb
Lilydale
Wieners
Naturally Smoked Sliced Bacon
PER
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99
3
99
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2000 Granny’s
Laundry Powder Detergent 10kg
7500
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THANK YOU FOR 32 QUALITY YEARS 1982-2014 Lactantia
Black Diamond
Cheddar or Mozzarella Cheese 500gr
10
2$ for
for
Black Diamond
Cheestrings
Shredded Cheese
340gr
5$
Black Diamond
Black Diamond
10
Cheddar or Mozza Style Slices
336gr
500gr
5
99
4
99
475ml
3$ for
5
Cheemo
Perogies 907gr
2$ for
4
Jumbo Cereal
2
99
6
Bassili’s Best
Lasagna or Spaghetti & Meat Sauce 454gr
99
Dr. Oetker
5
325-390gr
2$ for
3 for
Plus Applicable Fees
Primo
Beans or Chick Peas
Thick & Zesty Pasta Sauce
540ml
Primo
3$ for
Christie
Ristorante Thin Crust Pizza
99
3$ for
for
5
5$ for
5
for
5
10
Cookies
Selected, 265-300gr
3$ for
WOW
Chapman’s
1-1.5lt
3$ for
Smucker’s
10
5
4$ for
10
4$ for
10
Old Dutch
Box Potato Chips
220gr
for
5
for
4 Kraft
1kg
500ml
99 Plus Applicable Fees
Robertson’s
Marmalade or Lemon Curd
Nestea
Gourmet Delight Natural Fruit 600gr
Iced Tea
for
Jell-O
Pudding or Kool Aid Snacks
4x99gr
3
3
for
10
4$ for
10
Breton Crackers
for
5
5$
99
for
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3$
5
2$
99
640gr-1kg
99
5
2
99
SunRype
100% Pure Apple Juice
Dare
Breaktime Cookies 250gr
5
Plus Applicable Fees
5$ for
5
Lay’s
Stax Potato Chips 155-163gr
1lt
4$
5
99
Jam
Europe’s Best
200-225gr
200gr
3$
3$
10 Plus Applicable Fees
4
250ml
400gr
Breakfast Cereal
250ml
Ice Cream Topping
Wafers or Crumbs
Dragon’s Blend 225gr
Kraft
10
for
3lt
Peanut Butter
Slice Cream or Sundae Ice Cream
Christie
Christie
Potato Chips Kettle Cooked
900gr
5$
for
Dutch Crunch
680ml
5$
99
10
Cocktail
Selected, 1.75lt
STOCK UP NOW!
2$
Ocean Spray
100% Juice
65-75gr
Pasta
796ml
3$
for
6
99
Original Ice Cream
2lt
10
Mr. Christie’s Ice Cream Cones or Cuplets
Primo
Tomatoes
1kg
Chapman’s
Organic Carbonated Beverage
5$
Classic Roast Fine Grind Coffee
IT’S WEEK 2 OF OUR CELEBRATION!
MAKE GREAT MEALS IN MINUTES AT “PRIMO” PRICES! Primo
4
for
MJB
4lt
Santa Cruz
3
Plus Applicable Fees
Chocolate Milk
99
10
3$
Dairyland
4x311ml
2$ for
General Mills
10
890ml
425ml
10
for
1-1.3kg
Miracle Whip or Mayo
Dressing
Barbecue Sauce
Plus Applicable Fees
126-132gr
WOW
3$
Kraft
Kraft
Bull’s Eye
Selected, 160-230gr
12x500ml
COFFEE PRICES ARE SET TO RISE
Single Serve Coffee Cups
Granola Bars
Water
12x355ml
250gr
Melitta
Nature Valley
Dasani
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5
5$ for
5
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The Parksville Qualicum Beach News Tuesday, May 27, 2014
THANK YOU FOR 32 QUALITY YEARS 1982-2014 Lactantia
Black Diamond
Cheddar or Mozzarella Cheese 500gr
10
2$ for
for
Black Diamond
Cheestrings
Shredded Cheese
340gr
5$
Black Diamond
Black Diamond
10
Cheddar or Mozza Style Slices
336gr
500gr
5
99
4
99
475ml
3$ for
5
Cheemo
Perogies 907gr
2$ for
4
Jumbo Cereal
2
99
6
Bassili’s Best
Lasagna or Spaghetti & Meat Sauce 454gr
99
Dr. Oetker
5
325-390gr
2$ for
3 for
Plus Applicable Fees
Primo
Beans or Chick Peas
Thick & Zesty Pasta Sauce
540ml
Primo
3$ for
Christie
Ristorante Thin Crust Pizza
99
3$ for
for
5
5$ for
5
for
5
10
Cookies
Selected, 265-300gr
3$ for
WOW
Chapman’s
1-1.5lt
3$ for
Smucker’s
10
5
4$ for
10
4$ for
10
Old Dutch
Box Potato Chips
220gr
for
5
for
4 Kraft
1kg
500ml
99 Plus Applicable Fees
Robertson’s
Marmalade or Lemon Curd
Nestea
Gourmet Delight Natural Fruit 600gr
Iced Tea
for
Jell-O
Pudding or Kool Aid Snacks
4x99gr
3
3
for
10
4$ for
10
Breton Crackers
for
5
5$
99
for
WIN your selected item in ‘My Deals’ on your QF APP or ONLINE!
Dare
3$
5
2$
99
640gr-1kg
99
5
2
99
SunRype
100% Pure Apple Juice
Dare
Breaktime Cookies 250gr
5
Plus Applicable Fees
5$ for
5
Lay’s
Stax Potato Chips 155-163gr
1lt
4$
5
99
Jam
Europe’s Best
200-225gr
200gr
3$
3$
10 Plus Applicable Fees
4
250ml
400gr
Breakfast Cereal
250ml
Ice Cream Topping
Wafers or Crumbs
Dragon’s Blend 225gr
Kraft
10
for
3lt
Peanut Butter
Slice Cream or Sundae Ice Cream
Christie
Christie
Potato Chips Kettle Cooked
900gr
5$
for
Dutch Crunch
680ml
5$
99
10
Cocktail
Selected, 1.75lt
STOCK UP NOW!
2$
Ocean Spray
100% Juice
65-75gr
Pasta
796ml
3$
for
6
99
Original Ice Cream
2lt
10
Mr. Christie’s Ice Cream Cones or Cuplets
Primo
Tomatoes
1kg
Chapman’s
Organic Carbonated Beverage
5$
Classic Roast Fine Grind Coffee
IT’S WEEK 2 OF OUR CELEBRATION!
MAKE GREAT MEALS IN MINUTES AT “PRIMO” PRICES! Primo
4
for
MJB
4lt
Santa Cruz
3
Plus Applicable Fees
Chocolate Milk
99
10
3$
Dairyland
4x311ml
2$ for
General Mills
10
890ml
425ml
10
for
1-1.3kg
Miracle Whip or Mayo
Dressing
Barbecue Sauce
Plus Applicable Fees
126-132gr
WOW
3$
Kraft
Kraft
Bull’s Eye
Selected, 160-230gr
12x500ml
COFFEE PRICES ARE SET TO RISE
Single Serve Coffee Cups
Granola Bars
Water
12x355ml
250gr
Melitta
Nature Valley
Dasani
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5
5$ for
5
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ALL YOUR LUNCH FAVOURITES & GREAT DINNER DEALS ARE IN THE DELI! Sunrise
Vienna
Roast or Smoked Turkey Breast
1
Bonus Q-Points
Large Tub Deli Salads
10,000
Q
Roast Beef or New York Style Corned Beef
per 100gr
Maple Lodge
1
2000
Swiss Emmental Cheese
450gr
3000
English Stilton Blue Cheese
Balderson
3000
• Sweet Bean • Andean Quinoa
99
• Caprese
CHINESE FOOD
Chow Mein
All 25 Off %
Fresh
Halibut Steaks
2
Medium
Dry Garlic Wings
Tampax
Tampons
Selected, 20’s
2500 Pantene
Shampoo & Conditioner 375ml
Fresh
Steelhead Fillets
2
Digby Scallops 10/20 Size
49
per 100gr
4
69 per 100gr
5
99
995 1095
8oz Skinless Coho Salmon Portion
3
per 100gr
Frozen or Previously Frozen
per 100gr
Frozen or Previously Frozen
99
1500
69
7 50
Large
720gr
7500
• Traditional Potato
Almond Chicken Chop Suey
Cleanser with Bleach
1’s
per 100gr
Salad
Medium
Comet
Excellence Creme Hair Dye
Medium
9
69
SEAFOOD CENTRE
2 years Aged, 280gr
L’Oreal
10 Piece
160-200gr
Royal Canadian Cheddar
5000
per 100gr
Available at Select Stores
Saputo Cheese Slices
Kraft Velveeta a
69
CHEESE CENTRE CH RE
Soft Margarine e Twin Pack
1
Honey or Old Fashioned Ham
Crispy Chicken Drumsticks
Maple or Cajun Chicken Breast
points
2X227gr
1
99
bonus
Becel
Continental
Frozen or Previously Frozen
Previously Frozen
Machine Peeled Shrimp
1
99
49 per 100gr
Cooked White Tiger Prawn Tails 41/50 Size
2
49
per 100gr
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A FRESH START TO YOUR SPRING DAY Kaiser Buns
Multigrain Bread
Selected
1
Italian Bread
2$
99
6 pack
for
8” Apple Pie
1
4
99
Cheesecake Slice
Selected
7
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5
Rizopia 454gr
for
HOUSEHOLD Tide
Liquid Laundry Detergent 2.95lt
WOW
9
for
99
3
Squiggles, Funbites or Mini Bites Fruit Snack
2$ for
Nature’s Path
Granola Bars 175-210gr
Selected Sizes
99
1
6
2
99
99
5 399 299 299 Petrelli
SunRype
Juice
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Nature’s Path
Love Crunch Organic Granola
1.75lt
325gr
Regular or Organic, 500ml
Plus Applicable Fees
Ziploc
Purex
Double Roll Bathroom Tissue 24’s
5
SunRype
708gr or 709ml
100% 1 0 % Brown Rice Pasta
570gr
2$
Pasta Sauce
3$
Artisan Inspired Bread
Selected, 340675gr
Mezzetta
WOW
Premiere Fournee De Weston
Bread
for
12 pack
BULK
Country Harvest
99 2 $
3 Korn Bread
99 10 , 000
BAKERY 8” Cream Pie
Bonus Q-Points
Cake Donuts
4
99
9
99
5
Sandwich Bags 100’s
Saran
Cling Plus Clear Plastic Wrap 60m
299
299
ALL QUALITY FRESH TUBS
32
Excludes Organically Yours
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OFF
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NEW CROP
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Fresh Broccoli Crowns 2.84 per kg
1
BC Fresh
Fresh Rhubarb b 3.28 per kg
NEW CROP
per lb
69 2$ 7 California “Dole Label”
Fresh Celery
49
1.52 per kg
per lb
“Litehouse”
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BC Grown “Hot House”
Beefsteak Tomatoes 2.18 per kg
per lb
10oz BAG
6
6” Hosta
Artisan Lettuce
4’s
99
12
99
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Mexican “Hass Variety”
California Fresh
6” Calla Lilly
99 99 2
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California “Tanimura & Antle”
FOR
ORGA NIC
per lb
per lb
Gourmet Salad Dressings Selected, 355-384ml
99
FFresh Nectarines
2
BC Grown
Organic Bunched Radishes
2$ for
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Organic Avocadoes
California Fresh
Organic Bunched Broccolettes
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For every experience a person has there are a number of things happening that the eye doesn’t catch, and that idea is what Antonia Olak is capturing in the negative space of her artwork. “It’s that negative space that holds so much,” said Olak. “It’s what we don’t see that can have so much meaning.” Olak is having an exhibition of her abstract and figurative paintings and drawings at the McMillan Arts Centre from June 3 to 28. It is called Cross Roads and it’s the first time she has exhibited both her abstract and figurative work together. An opening reception takes place June 6 at 7 p.m. Olak was born in Northern California and moved to an isolated area east of Prince George on the Fraser River, called Mile 47, when she was in her early teens. Although it was tough to leave her friends at that age, it was a wonderful place to live, she said. “I fell in love with the wilderness and the friends I made,” she said, adding that she learned an incredible amount while there, particularly from her step-father. Her parents had bought her a set oil paints in elementary school and she stuck with that medium right through high school. Although there was a writing group in Mile 47, there was little in the way of visual arts, so Olak saved up the money she earned as a tree planter and headed for Europe.
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Antonia Olak’s abstract and figurative paintings and drawings are on display at The MAC from June 3-28.
She went to a number of art galleries during her months of travel and fell in love with The Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain which held the work of many of the great European masters. “It opened up a huge world that I never knew existed,” she said. When she returned to Canada she attended the Vancouver School of Art, and although she found the people very nice, the adjustment from Mile 47 was difficult
for her. She moved to Victoria and transferred to the Victoria College of Art (VCA), where at that time, she was able to do figure drawing at Emily Carr’s former house. The home and grounds is now a museum called Emily Carr House. After her diploma at VCA, she studied art at the University of Victoria and met her husband, a photographer and sculptor. After some time in Vancouver and Gabriola Island, the couple moved their two young boys to
Qualicum Beach, about 26 years ago. Olak has worked with a number of art mediums over the years. Besides oils she has always enjoyed drawing as well as photography, and she and her husband ran a photo archival and restoration business at one time. She has also done silk dying, mixed media work and experimented with acrylics and charcoal on different surfaces. See EXPLORING, page A25
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Local musician Shelley Beeston is hoping more people will check out the top notch talent being booked at The Soundgarden in Coombs now that the music venue has been expanded.
After two years of hosting musicians and nurturing the local music scene, The Soundgarden in Coombs has undergone a facelift. Although the building’s cozy capacity of 45 had ensured an intimate concert experience, it also resulted in some limitations for the people promoting the venue. For that reason a wall was taken out and what once contained an office is now a new stage. Shelley Beeston and Sharon Tomczyk are the inspiration behind The Soundgarden. When they opened the doors to live acts in 2012 the pair envisioned the building as a learning space as well as a music venue for house-style concerts. The intimate venue allowed per-
formers to be up-close and personal with the audience and the crowd to cradle the artist’s music with love. But Beeston said the love was starting to fade and that intimate concert experience was hurting ticket sales and setting them back.
Part of what The Soundgarden represents is bringing new artists into the area who are not known, but are really good SHELLEY BEESTON
“For the shows, I found that squishing 45 people in the main room with the stage taking up half the space, although cozy, was a little too cozy. People found it a bit uncomfortable and that was affecting
attendance of shows,” she stated. Now that they have moved the stage to the other end of the room they can sit 65 people comfortably. “The whole idea is for people to have a great experience in an intimate venue so we decided to take out the office because that room was bigger and deeper than our original stage.” Beeston said their goal is to continue to bring musicians together and inspire those who want to get involved in the music scene. “Part of what The Soundgarden represents is bringing new artists into the area who are not known, but are really good. Nurturing young talent is also part of our concept.” On Saturday, May 31, Ian Sherwood, a talented musician from Nova Scotia will be performing a mix of folk and pop music in the larger venue. See YOUNGSTERS, page A25
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Today she does a lot of work with acrylic which can be seen in her Cross Roads show, including her figurative paintings of horses along with her abstract pieces as well as charcoal drawings of ravens and trees. She has had solo exhibitions of both her figurative and abstract work in the past, last year she showed an abstract exhibition called Flux to thousands of visitors on Granville Island during the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. She said she has pinpointed a common element in her two bodies of work. “Sitting back and looking at my work, it is obvious the figurative and abstract are very different, but there is a common denominator, and that is exploration of negative space.” Olak’s figurative work has a surreal quality and her negative spaces are consistently powerful. Sometimes she purposefully makes the negative space awkward to command attention, she said.
With her abstract work she doesn’t try to hide the “ghost images of the early drawing”. In these pieces she fills up the negative space. She likes to use a lot of glazes in between brush strokes which allows light to reflect on the bottom layers, bringing out colour, she said. She uses brushes but also tools which include rags, wooden spoons, sticks and other materials. “I’m not stuck with a brush,” she said. Olak’s inspiration comes from nature and from her family; her two children have taught her a lot, she said. And her work, before it goes home to be cherished by strangers, teaches her. It’s an act of meditation and it gives her insight into her own thoughts. “Painting tells me how I perceive the world and what is happening in the world around me,” she said. Besides her show at the MAC, Olak’s work can be viewed online on her website www.antoniaolak.com and at the Salish Sea Market in Bowser.
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Beeston, who describes him as a young James Taylor said “he is our first show on the new stage and he is incredible.” Look for a feature on Sherwood in the Thursday edition of The NEWS. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $15 and can be purchased at the Coombs General Store, Smithfords in Qualicum Beach and Cranky Dog Music in Parksville. Beeston, who has been the lead singer for local rock group Baby Jane for more than 15 years,
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Island Health board meeting here Thursday Island Health’s general board meeting in Parksville on May 29 will set aside some time for scheduled presentations from the public and questions. The meeting takes place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre. Immediately after the meeting there will be a Question and Answer Session from the floor,
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Marking 25 years, The Mulberry Bush Book Stores in Parksville and Qualicum Beach are facing the new online world with great optimism. “Independent book stores have been connecting authors and readers in B.C., well, for over a 100 years at least, and I’m really optimistic about the future right now,” said Barb Pope, Mulberry co-owner and president of the B.C. Booksellers Association. Pope and her husband Tom bought the then 15-yearold Qualicum Beach store in 1989, soon after returning to Canada from 24 years in New Zealand. Four years later, they opened the Parksville store and have been happily meeting their customer’s needs ever since. Tom manages Qualicum Beach and Barb manages the Parksville location. “There’s nothing better than getting the right book in someone’s hands. We read and we love to talk books and we love sharing our favourites,” she said, boasting about her staff of professional booksellers, including several who have been with them for many years. Pope admits book selling has been through some tough times, facing online competition and the general economic situation, but she feels they are over the worst of it and will continue to sell books, focusing on that personal service and providing a tactile experience. “We get comments every day from customers who say they have e-readers, but they like the physical feel of a book,” she said, adding that many books don’t translate to digital including kid’s books, coffee table books
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It’s never too early to plan for retirement If you are 45 and wish to retire at 65, believe it or not, you only have 240 monthly pay checks left. The point to be made here is that if you wish to retire successfully make sure you make every pay check count. Here are some tips to plan for your retirement regardless of your age, it comes quicker than you think. • If you have not done so already find a financial planner to build you a customized financial plan based on your personal goals. Once you have a plan be sure stick to it. Try to review your plan on an annual basis to see if you are on track. • Pay off debt as fast as you can and consolidate all your outstanding debt at a lower interest rate. Many people have debt spread out at different institutions at different interest rates to satisfy the psychological issue of “sticker shock”, they would rather make smaller payments to
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Dian (Sky) Walker September 26, 1949 – March 7, 2014
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Dian “Sky� on Friday, March 7th, 2014. She will be greatly missed by her son, Tim, his wife Meghan; god daughter Jessie; long time friend Maggi; her extended family on Vancouver Island; her partner in England, Caro; and her brother, Ridson and family. Dian touched many lives as a physiotherapist and acupuncturist in the Oceanside area during her time in practice here. Cremation has taken place.
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MATTHEWS, JOYCE It is with great sorrow we wish to announce the passing of Joyce Matthews, formerly of Parksville and recently a resident of Rocky Mountain Village on May 15, 2014 at the age of 91 years. Mum (Joyce) was born September 25, 1922 in Liverpool, England and came to Canada as a war bride. She went back to England and raised her son David over there, then in her 40’s emigrated to Michigan, USA and lived there for 25 years before moving to Parksville where she for many years was president of the Parksville Stroke Association. Upon retiring from there she moved to Fernie to be closer to her son and family. She leaves behind to grieve her; son David Gildea and his wife Dorothy, granddaughter Alleine, grandson Steven Gildea and his wife Claudia in Bathurst, Australia and her three great grandchildren Liam, Molly and Noah. Joyce was predeceased by her mother Flora Plummer and her father John Plummer, her sister Pat Brady and brother-in-law Peter Brady, as well as several nieces and nephews in England. Joyce was predeceased by her husband Blake Matthews in 1992 whilst living in Parksville. She was active in the War Brides Association for many years up until her death, during the war she saw duty as an army driver in England and after the war drove for the Liverpool Police for 6 years before immigrating to the USA. Joyce led an active and interesting life, travelled the world with a club called the Happy Wanderers and will be sorely missed by her family left behind in Fernie, Bathurst and the UK. No funeral services were held at Joyce’s request. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Joyce’s name to: Oceanside Stroke Recovery Group, c/o Treasurer Marie Randall, 399 Dorset Road, Qualicum Beach, BC. V9K1H5. Arrangements entrusted to Cherished Memories Funeral Services Ltd.
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WOMEN’S GOLF
Exciting Canadian Women’s Open
Action was very close down to the finish at the Morningstar Golf Club in Parksville T YSON TAYLOR sports@pqbnews.com
The two-day Canadian Women’s Open ended with a thrilling four-way playoff at the Morningstar Golf Club in Parksville May 12-14. Canadians Samantha Richdale and Anne–Catherine Tanguay were tied heading into the playoff with Americans Lauren Mielbrecht and Michelle Piyapattra, who took home the victory in the opening leg of the Canadian Women’s Tour. Piyapattra, who hails from Corona, California, hit her approach shot within three feet of the pin on the opening playoff hole to give her a close putt for the win. “It was amazing for my approach shot just to stay on the green because I’ve been having trouble with that,” Piyapattra said. “I was just trying to stay focused and make sure to think that it’s not over until it’s over. It was a great feeling, especially with such great competitors out here.” Piyapattra finished with a score of 145, tied with Mielbrecht, from Gulf Stream, Florida, Tanguay and Richdale. Brooke Henderson, the number three ranked amateur in the world, finished one shot ahead of Victoria’s Naomi Ko, who finished with a score of 149, good for 10th place. There were plenty of other players in the field from Vancouver Island as well. Abigail Rigsby of Courtenay (77-77, 154) who finished tied for 25th; Helene Delisle of Nanaimo, tied for 39th (77-80, 157); Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, tied for 43rd (80-78, 158); Christina Proteau of Port Alberni, tied for 47th (79-80, TYSON TAYLOR PHOTO 159); Amanda Baker of Nanaimo, tied for 64th (83-80, Morningstar Golf Course was the destination for the first leg of the Canadian Women’s Open, which saw an excit153); and Eileen Kelly of Victoria, 71st (80-89, 169). ing four way playoff finish at the end of the two day competition.
RING SPORTS
Machete recovering in time for July 12 fight T YSON TAYLOR
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A torn ligament in his ankle slowed Marco “Machete” Viedas but he’s on the right track to getting back to a full bill of health ahead of his July 12 fight. Viedas suffered the injury just over a month ago during training, where he was working on his wrestling game. He had his ankle trapped underneath his body and felt something that didn’t feel right. “It was quite a scare, for sure. At first I thought it was broken but after a few seconds I realized it wasn’t a break,” Viedas said. “It sucks but at the same time I’m happy that it wasn’t a break. I’ve been taking it easy for the last month and we’re getting back to the point where I’m starting to run again so the rehab part of it has gone very well.” Viedas will get back to his regular routine in short time and will continue to work his game plan against his next
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Marco “Machete” Viedas in training.
opponent, Tylor Nicholson (2 wins, 3 losses). Nicholson will have a signifi-
cant reach advantage on Viedas but that doesn’t worry him or his team what so ever. “He doesn’t look too solid with his game. He has a long reach so that’s really the only thing I’m concerned about,” Viedas said. “I’m working on wrestling a little more this time around so I can get him down to the mat and work him that way. I’ll be looking to score some take-downs and see if I can’t get a submission.” Machete will once again look to finish his opponent in style, either by knockout or a submission. It’s something that he strives for with each fight, not wanting to leave a fight in the hands of the judges to make a decision. “Definitely don’t want to leave it up to them,” Viedas said with a laugh. “You just never know how they’re going to score a fight and if I can just push the pace and make sure that I’m enforcing my style of fight I want to have in the match, it should
end up with me finishing him off without it having to go to the judges decision.” There was some uncertainty as to whether or not this fight would still be under full amateur rules or if Viedas would be allowed to fight under regular amateur rules (no elbows or knees to the head). His opponent already has five fights under full amateur rules. In taking this fight, Viedas knew there was a chance that he would get the pass, having only four fights to his name. This will be his last fight under full amateur rules. “It was a bit of a let down but I wasn’t expecting it to go the other way,” Viedas said. “I knew that there was a chance it could have went either way. So regardless of what the ruling was going to be, it wasn’t going to change a thing in terms of my game plan and what I’m going to do once that bell rings.” Viedas fights on July 12 at the River Rock Casino in Richmond.
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The KSS golf team is ready to defend their AA Provincial title at Pheasant Glen Golf Course. The tournament kicked off today (Tuesday) and will see a winner crowned Wednesday afternoon.
CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PHEASANT GLEN
KSS hosts provincials today T YSON TAYLOR sports@pqbnews.com
The five Kwalikum Secondary golfers have been selected and are ready to defend their AA provincial championship. Grade 12’s Santiago Bourya, Scott Lemon and Cole Morrison will take part in their final tournament as members of the KSS Kondor golf team while Anthony Trozzo and Masato Wilson, both Grade 10’s, will look to build on the already bright future of the KSS golf program. “It was a tough decision that literally came right down to the wire,” coach Butch Gayton said. “It’s something that’s a nice thing for me, as a coach, to have with all the talented kids we’ve got on our team. We had seven golfers and only five spots open so it was a hard choice but I feel we’ve got the right mix to score low on our home course.” Just missing out on the top five were Michelle Waters, Grade 12, and Blair Stewart, SCRAP JEWELLERY
Grade 10. Stewart was a member of the provincial winning team last year and will be a key part of the team for the next two years. “Having seven golfers and only five spots was going to leave two people out but they understand it,” Gayton said. “Michelle is a great golfer and will be continuing to play, along with furthering her education, at the university level. For Blair, he was on the team last year when we won it so he knows what it’s like to be there and win it already. He’s a solid player who I know will come back looking to prove it even more.” For Bourya, Lemon and Morrison, the chance to repeat as champions on home turf is something they’ve been looking forward to all year. Bourya was in Nanaimo last weekend, (score unavailable), trying to qualify for the Zone 6 golf team in the Canadian Junior Nationals. His ability to make timely shots that seem
impossible make him a quality addition to the team. Scott Lemon has been playing consistent golf all season, which will have him figuring in with a low score at the provincials. Cole Morrison is a “streaky golfer” according to Gayton. He has proved he has what it takes to shoot low at Phesant Glen and will be looking to do so Tuesday and Wednesday. Anthony Trozzo has been working hard to improve his putting and seems to be bringing it all together just in time. Masato Wilson is the powerhouse on the team, constantly hitting the ball at least 20 yards further than anyone on the team. “They’re all good players and they’re all ready to show why they’re the defending champions,” Gayton said. Action starts today (May 27) at Pheasant Glen with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The 2014 ProGOLD & SILVER PRICES HIT RECORD HIGHS vincial AA Champions TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITYwill be & SELL NOW WHILE PRICES ARE HIGH! determined Wednesday.
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Bluebird by the Beach A healthy fundraising luncheon with a silent and live auction hosted by Patrick Chenier and Niki Stanford, members of the Arthritis Society’s Joints in Motion Training Team May 31 at The Beach Club 181 Beachside Drive in Parksville Tickets are $35.00 per person or table at $240.00 Doors open at 11:30AM Tickets may be purchased by contacting Patrick at (250) 927-2725 or by e-mail at patrick.chenier@shaw.ca. Patrick and Niki will be participating in the In Flanders Fields Marathon Belgium, September 14, 2014. The Marathon is a fundraiser for the Arthritis Society and commemorates the100th Anniversary of World War 1. http://www.arthritisevents.ca/patrickchenier
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The Oceanside Track and Field Club (OTF) was well represented at the Island Track and Field Championships, with several top three finishes handed out to its athletes. Noah Elliott, who attends Ballenas Secondary, finished first in the discus event and third in javelin. Simon Morrison, also a Ballenas student, came in second in the 200 meter and third in the 300 meter hurdles. Dalton Austin and Jordan Kilner, also members of the Whalers Track and Field team, finished fourth and sixth respectively in the hammer throw. Kwalikum Secondary’s Felix Richter had another good meet, finishing first in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 100 meter hurdles. Kyra Blyt
finished second in discus while Daniel Doukakis finished fourth in the 200 meter and sixth in the 100 meter. Thomas and Peter Oxland, both representing Dover Bay, finished first and second respectively in both the 800 and 1500 meter races. Thomas grabbed first place both times while Peter came in second in both races. The OTF’s Miryam Bassett, who attends NDSS in Nanaimo, came in first place in the 1,500 meter and second in the 800 meter. Thomas Grabner, also from NDSS, finished second in the 1,500 meter steeplechase. Yosef Basset, Tkia King and Jacob Bassett also competed for NDSS, coming in fourth in the 800 meter (Y. Bassett), fifth in the 1,500 meter steeplechase (King) and sixth in the 800 meter (J. Bassett).
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