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49th Year No. 33
August 14, 2014
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first time in more than a month last Friday, a group of North Island educators took the opportunity to remind the public of their plight. Members of the
Vancouver Island North Teachers’ Association (VINTA) took to the streets in Port McNeill Wednesday and Port Hardy Friday to garner support from the public in a sign-waving ral-
lies not so different from the picket lines they erected in late June as the last two weeks of the 2013-14 school year were disrupted by the strike and a corresponding government
• Happy dance
Doggie bag
• uplifting
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See page 4 ‘Negotiations resume’
Gazette staff PORT HARDY— A 74-year old woman reported missing to Port Hardy RCMP Aug. 4 was located the following night near Port Alice, the police announced. G e r a l d i n e Zaplotinsky had suffered a non-life threatening injury as a result of a fall, but was otherwise okay. She was located by a member of her family, along with her car and dog, on a remote logging road approximately 16 kilometers outside of Port Alice. Zaplotinsky’s family and police wish to thank all those who assisted in this case, including the BC Ambulance Service and the Port Alice Fire Department. Out of respect for Ms. Zaplotinsky’s privacy, no further details will be released, RCMP said.
The Paper Bag Princess (Ana Burgess Griffith) and her dragon (Mowgli) were spotted at the seventh annual Sointula Pet Pawrade on Saturday. See more inside, page 8, and online at www.northislandgazette.com.
Bras for a Cause fundraiser gets support from tourists. Page 24
lockout. Negotiations between the BCTF and the B.C. School
Missing woman found
• Heartwarming
Port Hardy hosts fourth annual Triport Music Festival. Page 23
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Teachers rally ahead of talks J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL—With negotiations between striking B.C. teachers and the provincial government scheduled to resume for the
Wild Heart singers warm up for OrcaFest performance. Page 22
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