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MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS

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Mayor re-elected but two incumbents lose their seats JESSICA SKELTON

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Teunis Westbroek remains the only person this century who can call himself mayor of Qualicum Beach. Westbroek won re-election Saturday with 2,901 votes, besting challenger Denyse Widdifield (1,597 votes). Westbroek was first elected in 1999, re-elected by acclamation in 2002 and won mayoral races in 2005, 2008 and 2011. The voter turnout was huge in this election — 62 per cent (4,542 votes cast with an estimated 7,307 eligible voters) “I’m impressed with the turnout,” Westbroek said Saturday night, adding that one of his top priorities will be to “unify the community.” The town council Westbroek leads for the next four years will have a different look, and political make-up, then it did the last three sometimes-tumultuous years at town hall. Anne Skipsey topped the polls for council with 3,032 votes, followed by Barry Avis (2,547 votes), Neil Horner (2,165 votes) and Bill Luchtmeijer (2,049 votes). Luchtmeijer was the only incumbent councillor to win re-election as incumbents Mary Brouilette (1,732 votes) and Dave Willie (1,585 votes) were defeated. “I think we will have a better chance at cohesiveness,” Westbroek said of the new council. “I want everyone to feel there’s a place for them. I want to thank councillors Mary Brouilette, Dave Willie and Scott Tanner for their three years of solid service. We had some opposing views, but I respect their opinions.” Widdifield was gracious in defeat. “I want to thank the people who voted for me,” Widdifield said through an e-mail on Sunday. “We campaigned very hard and, looking back, I have no regrets for letting my name stand.” See TWO ROOKIES, page A3

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Parksville Mayor-elect Marc Lefebvre, centre, is flanked Saturday night by the two top vote-getters in the council election, Sue Powell, right, and Al Greir.

PARKSVILLE ELECTION RESULTS

It’s Lefebvre in a landslide

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Marc Lefebvre is the new mayor of Parksville. Lefebvre, a city councillor since 2002, earned 1,983 votes in the municipal election Saturday. His closest competitor, fellow councillor Bill Neufeld, garnered 1,072 votes. When he kicked off his campaign in August, Lefebvre said “fiscal discipline” was going to be the main plank of his

platform and he stuck with that message throughout a campaign that was mild but dominated by the spectre of the city’s need for a new water plant. Lefebvre said Saturday night the water treatment plant, downtown revitalization and what the city should do with taxpayer-owned land at Jensen Avenue and the Alberni Highway will be front and centre issues early in the new council’s mandate. “I want to hit the ground running,”

said Lefebvre, who was endorsed by some local political heavyweights, including popular outgoing mayor Chris Burger, former mayors Sandy Herle and Randy Longmuir, and RDN chairman Joe Stanhope. Neufeld said he will stay active in the city. “I may not be on council anymore, but there are certainly things I can still do, and what all citizens can do, to make sure that this new council is held accountable,” he said.

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20-year-old Gair wins school board seat

AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com

In a battle of youth versus experience in the four-person race for two school trustee seats in Parksville Qualicum Beach, voters split, with Elaine Young, who spent 20 years as an educator and counsellor, elected, along with 20-year-old college student Jacob Gair. “Wow, that’s fantastic, amazing to hear,” Gair said when The NEWS called to give him the results. “Initially I wasn’t too confident, but I spoke to a lot of people who wanted youth represented on the board.” He said one of his first priorities will be re-introducing the idea of a student representative on the board and looking at getting more computers into the schools. While Gair didn’t have an election webpage or take full advantage of social media, he said he and his family and friends were active on Facebook. The election officer stressed that the results are preliminary, but with all the ballots counted for School District 69’s two municipalities plus regional district Area G (French Creek, Dashwood, San Pareil and Lasqueti Island) Young received 2,726 and Gair 2,402. Not elected were Jane Williams with 2,372 and Willow Bloomquist with 2,217. In Area F (Errington, Coombs, Hilliers) incumbent Julie Austin beat newcomer John Hildebrandt earning 411 votes to his 205. “I was pleased to run against John, I think he would have had a lot of positive ideas,” Austin said. “I think this will be another really challenging year and I think voters wanted some continuity on the board.” See TROUBLE AT THE POLLING STATIONS?, page A4

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Mayor-elect Teunis Westbroek is flanked Saturday night by two men who won seats on council, Barry Avis, left, and Neil Horner.

Two rookies earn seats

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“I want to congratulate Mr. Westbroek on his sixth term and wish him and the new council the very best for the next four years.” Westbroek said there is a “good cross section”of the town’s population represented on the new council. He said he was “happy for the change” and mentioned the waterfront, school bus garage and safety (streets and sidewalks) as possibilities for the top priorities of the new council. Skipsey, a newcomer to municipal politics who topped the polls Saturday, said she is “excited to work with this council.” “I’m honoured so many people gave me the opportunity to speak and work for them,” said Skipsey. “We have a very exciting four years ahead of us.” Avis makes a return to council after a failed bid as an NDP candidate in the last provincial election. “The results are pretty well what I expected,” Avis said Saturday night. “I’m happy to have the opportunity to serve on council again. I personally walked to 3,500 homes … I sensed there would be a significant change.” Horner, another newcomer to council, also said he wasn’t surprised with the results. “It’s a huge responsibility that’s been handed to me,” said Horner. “I’m happy with the composition of the team and I’m looking forward to working with them. It’s going to be a really positive team.” Luchtmeijer, a former mayor, was the only incumbent to re-take his seat on council. “Well, it wasn’t what I was expecting,” said Luchtmeijer. “Voters have spoken . . . we will

live with what’s on the board. Qualicum Beach has a good history and good staying power.” Mary Brouilette was one of the incumbents who lost her seat on Saturday. “I am very proud of my work and accomplishments on behalf of our town over the past six years,” said Brouilette. “I hope the incoming council will continue to look forward and plan well for the benefit of Qualicum Beach.” Dave Willie also lost his seat on council Saturday night. “Qualicum Beach is a very special place and there is no doubt all of the candidates who put their names forward will endeavour to keep it that way,” said Willie. “I congratulate the winners and look forward to seeing their vision as they put their strategic plan together.” Qualicum Beach voters also voted against expanding the size of their town council from four councillors to six councillors effective 2018 (3,090 against, 1,304 in favour). The RESULTS Mayor, Town of Qualicum Beach (x-elected) Westbroek, Teunis — 2,901 votes - x Widdifield, Denyse — 1,597 votes Councillor, Town of Qualiucm Beach Skipsey, Anne — 3,032 votes - x Avis, Barry — 2,547 votes - x Horner, Neil — 2,165 votes - x Luchtmeijer, Bill — 2049 votes - x Brouilette, Mary — 1,732 votes Willie, David — 1,585 votes Mustard, Len — 1,231 votes Fraser, Dolores — 1,135 votes LaMonte, Diana — 652 votes

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REGIONAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS

Rogers wins Nanoose Bay

Incumbents Fell and Veenhof keep their seats on RDN board

district elections in this region by wide margins (Joe Stanhope was acclaimed in French Creek). Julian Fell won Area F (Coombs/Errington) with 517 votes. His opponent, Rick Ethier, garCANDACE WU nered 158 votes. news@pqbnews.com “The nightmare is over,” Fell told The NEWS Bob Rogers will represent Nanoose Bay for Saturday night. “It (the election) was a disthe next four years on the Regional District of traction. I’m glad it’s over and can get back to Nanaimo’s board of directors after a convincing business. By Area F standards this was the most election victory Saturday. lacklustre campaign in 20 years.” Rogers won the seat with 687 votes. Gordon Bill Veenhof won Area H (Deep Bay/Bowser/ Wiebe placed second with 400 Qualicum Bay/ Horne Lake) It (the election) was a votes and Ed Mayne third with with 675 votes to his opponent distraction. I’m glad it’s 359 votes. Donald Mussell’s 125. over and can get back to “My campaign was long “It’s really cool, an affirmabusiness and tiring and hard work, it intion, I’m pleased and we’re JULIAN FELL volved a lot of door knocking going to go forward,” Veenhof and discussions,” Rogers said said Saturday night. “It’s excitSaturday night after the results were in. “I’m ing and a relief, not in my wildest dreams did thankful to the residents in Nanoose for sup- I expect an 80 per cent margin. My opponent porting me and it’s my intension to provide ac- Donald Mussell ran an honourable campaign countability and work hard on their behalf in a — he said he would take the high road and he balanced way.” did. He should be proud.” Rogers spoke a little on Saturday night about Veenhof was also asked about his priorities. his priorities as the new director. “I want to spend the next few days thinking “One priority for all of Nanoose Bay is to about things I learned along the campaign trail bring resolution to longer term sustainable wa- knocking on doors talking to people,” he said. ter services in an equitable, cost effective way,” “There were some big surprises talking with said Rogers. “I want to work with colleagues people. There seemed to be universal support from Parksville and the RDN to gain federal and for more transit. People want to see transit goprovincial support. It’s essential we develop a ing both north and south. I also want to mainnew intake and water treatment system for the tain transparency and work on getting more ERWS to reduce our reliance on groundwater.” young people here, which is inherently linked Incumbents won both of the other regional to more jobs and development.”

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She said they will still be dealing with the reconfigured schools, heading into budget time, and “transportation and safety will be a really big one for me, I’d like to see us get creative.” Young said it was a good campaign but she would have liked to have seen more all-candidates forums.” “My first priority will be to attend all the meetings and learn as much as I can,” she said, adding their should be follow-up on rumours

of people having trouble figuring out where to vote for Area G trustees since the regional district director was acclaimed without an election. Incumbents Eve Flynn (Area E: Nanoose Bay) and Barry Kurland (Area H: Bowser, Deep Bay) were acclaimed without anyone running against them. Official results will be available at the end of the week.

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A modern aerial view of the Shady Rest Restaurant and Pub. The Shady is celebrating its 90th year this month, and is the oldest continuously-operating business in Qualicum Beach.

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Shady Rest celebrates 90 years All are invited to join them to celebrate all this month JESSICA SKELTON reporter@pqbnews.com

Reaching 90 years is an accomplishment for any person, but it’s particularly impressive when a business reaches that milestone. So it’s no surprise that the Shady Rest Restaurant and Pub is proudly celebrating its nine decades in Qualicum Beach. “It’s the oldest continuously-run business in town,” confirmed Wendy Maurer, president of the Qualicum Beach Historical and Museum Society. According to a history compiled by the Shady (and confirmed by Maurer for The NEWS), Thomas Kinkade Jr. opened the

Shady Rest Hotel in 1924 when he saw that Qualicum Beach was becoming a tourist destination. It was one of the first buildings to occupy Qualicum waterfront. Kinkade Jr. then passed on the business 1944 to his son Gerald, who ran it until 1970s when he handed over the reins to his son, Tom Jr. Then, after 61 years of family ownership, current owner Wayne Duncan bought the Shady Rest in 1985. According to the Shady’s current general manager Tom Saunders (who finds it amusing he is yet another Tom at the establishment), Duncan decided to breathe some new life into the business with extensive renovations. After many phases, the Shady came to its current layout — which includes all of the original building and a piece of

concrete outside stamped with the initials “T.K.” — in 1996. “We’ve kept a good thing going,” said Saunders. “It’s that place you have to come to when in Qualicum Beach.” Many things have drawn customers to the Shady over the years. Besides the pub and the restaurant’s clam chowder, Saunders said the establishment has also offered boat rentals, rooms for rent and fishing charters in the past. More recently, the business has focused on using live music, daily food and drink specials and hosting parties for big sports games — like the upcoming Grey Cup— to keep itself relevant. Read the full story ONLINE at www.pqbnews.com

“You certainly haven’t heard the last of me, that’s for sure. The truth is there were times over the last three years when I felt I might have been more effective outside of council than on it. I guess we’ll now see.” Also running for the mayor’s chair were Dallas Collis (196 votes) and Antonio Farinha (70 votes). Lefebvre will lead a city council for the next four years with a lot of different faces than the council that just finished its mandate (see story below and also at www.pqbnews.com). “They are all good people and I think they will pick it up quickly,” said Lefebvre, who added that he had some degree of confidence in his chances during the campaign. “I was confident to an extent, but municipal politics is very hard and I knew Bill had been campaigning since May. I had a lot of positive comments, especially doorto-door. The main topic was water.” The RESULTS Mayor, City of Parksville Lefebvre, Marc — 1,983 votes Neufeld, Bill — 1,072 Collis, Dallas — 196 Farinha, Antoni — 70

PARKSVILLE ELECTION

Much work ahead for new-look city council JOHN HARDING

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Parksville city council will have a new look for the next four years — with an increased female presence — but the only incumbents in the race safely secured re-election Saturday night. Sue Powell and Al Greir were both re-elected, Powell topping the polls with 2,095 votes and Greir second with 2021. They will be joined on council by four people who weren’t at that table the past three years: Mary Beil (1,988 votes), Leanne Salter (1,430 votes), Kirk Oates (1,397 votes) and Teresa Patterson (1,344 votes). “This is very neat,” Powell said about a council that will now have four women

and three men. “The women who have (won spots on) council are very good at communicating. I think it’s going to be a very good council. I’m pretty excited.” During the campaign, Greir said this election was the most important facing the city in many years. He also promised, if elected, he would make a motion calling for a tax freeze at the first city budget meetings. He stood by that promise Saturday night. “I’m hoping we can all pull together,” Greir said Saturday night. “We have a lot of work to do over the next four years.” Beil said she was “definitely excited, relieved, grateful and appreciative,” and was asked what she brings to the new council.

“I believe I bring a very strong ability to look at all perspectives,” said Beil. “And I think there’s every opportunity for a great team.” Paul Reitsma, a former Parksville mayor who was accused of writing letters to newspapers under assumed names when he was MLA and resigned from his seat in the Legislature in 1998 when it appeared that a recall petition had enough signatures from the electorate, came in 10th place out of 14 candidates Saturday with 965 votes. “The citizens of Parksville have spoken and I gracefully accept the results,” Reitsma said Saturday night. “Congratulations to the new mayor and those elected as councillors — I wish them all the

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Interesting too, is a landscaped minitature Indian village in natural colours, a tribute In 1992, Qualicum Beach to the artistry of the museum’s resident Brad Wylie first pubproprietor: Mr. Roat, incidenlished his book “Qualicum tally possesses considerable Beach – A History”, it was reskill with the paint brush, and vised in 2003. “This book is he has touched up many of the dedicated to the people of scenes with excellent results. Qualicum Beach, who have Exquisitely carved knives, maintained its charm while adforks and spoons are the handjusting to its inevitable growth.” iwork of natives who became It contains 44 chapters, each its skilled in the work long beown story and is the primary fore Sheffield’s factories began source of information used for turning out cutlery. this article. Thank you Brad for Mr. Roat’s collection of rare gathering and recording all this coins and paper currency prolocal information! It is a treavides interest for youngsters sure. and grown ups alike. .... As the QB museum society A rare map which adorns moves forward, the plan is to one wall was made from an focus more on telling unique 1860 survey and shows all the “Qualicum Beach” stories. territory between the mouth Certainly one of the most fasof the Fraser and Texada Iscinating local characters in our land and is especially interesthistory is Guiseppe Roat, also ing to residents of the Parksknown as The Hermit. Imagville-Qualicum Beach district. ine being born in the Tyrolean “The Hermit did not believe Alps, then travelling the world in banks. He kept his money and ending up and settling in hidden at his house and when Qualicum Beach in 1918. He he accumulated enough he bought 35+acres on the slope would come to the village and above what we now call the visit Chester Good and buy a village core. There was a natlot.” At one time the municipal ural spring on the property he called the Crystal Springs. He office was one of his tenants. built a log cabin and in the 30’s He ended up owning a lot of turned it into a museum, housproperty locally. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY QUALICUM BEACH MUSEUM ing articles he had collected in Certainly one of the most fascinating local characters in the history of Qualicum Beach is Guiseppe Roat, He died in 1962, at the age his travels and things he had also known as The Hermit. of 81. The Hermitage Park made himself. It was called the subdivision is named after Museum of Natural Art. Visihim and was part of the land tors could tour his house / museum for 25 cents and have Progress, July 12, 1950: he formerly owned. He is buried in the QB cemetery. Housed in a massive log cabin, the exhibits appear After his death, many of his possessions were auca drink from his spring. The log sign for Crystal Spring Park is displayed on the grounds of the Qualicum Beach to far better advantage than many of those which have tioned off. Museum as is a near life size carving of him created by been placed in modern buildings in the cities. The QB museum society would be thrilled to receive Francois Mongeau (who also carved the mural at the civGreeting the visitor as he steps into the muse- any artifacts that are available from “The Hermit”. This ic centre.) um are deer heads gathered in the district, knives is one of our most unique local stories and as we re It isn’t known who gave him the name of ‘The Hermit’. and spearheads from the far-off Federated Malay furbish our displays we want to put a greater focus on Although he was said to be shy, it appears he was a savvy States, baskets made by the natives of the Aleutian it - to do that we want more to display. You can leave promoter. He dressed the part and adopted the perso- Islands and glistening fencing weapons from the a message at the museum at 250 752 5533 or email na. He wore his hair shoulder length, sported a beard to days when affairs of honour were settled to the rat- qbmuseum@shaw.ca. match and wore a buckskin jacket. He actively promoted tle of sabres. To read more about Guiseppe Roat, and other bits of his museum. One specimen case that attracts plenty of attention local history - you can purchase a copy of Brad Wylie’s The following appeared in the Parksville-Qualicum contains rare stones from all parts of the world. book at the Mulberry Bush bookstore.

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No worries if you missed the Arrowsmith Potters’ Guild annual Christmas sale, Nov. 8. The train station studio at 600 Alberni Hwy. is a great place to shop for one-ofa-kind gifts or if you feel inclined, sign up for some pottery lessons. For hours of operation and a list of workshops phone 250-954-1872 or visit www.arrowsmithpottersguild.bc.ca. It’s been almost 20 years since Faye Smith and her like-minded friends founded the Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers Society. In those years she’s safeguarded the waterways around the community and her environmental stewardship was acknowledged by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC). Smith received the prestigious DUC Community Wetland Conservation Award at the annual gala, Nov. 8. The award is given to people who make heroic efforts towards preserving their local wetlands. Streamkeepers’ work has led to the re-establishment of Coho salmon in Beach and Grandon Creeks. On Whiskey Creek, the group successfully campaigned to take out a concrete barrier which prevented fish migration. Faye’s work through the Mid Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society (MVIHES) has been a big part of the recovery of the Englishman River. While accepting the plaque she stated the award is for her entire team of environmentalists. A record number of people were on hand at the Parksville Cenotaph to pay their respects to Canada’s war heroes on Nov. 11. The Parksville Legion’s Poppy Chairman, Shona Rowe estimates there were at least 4500 people for the ceremony. She also said this year’s poppy campaign generated a record amount of money. “Our branch had a record year for poppy sales. We have over $38,000 in donations and we expect more to come in because some donations are being mailed,” she said. Shona also gave a shout out to Save-On-Foods who prepared lunch for the crowd who gathered afterwards at the Parksville Legion. She said two dozen employees from the store volunteered their time and do so each year for the occasion. “They are a great asset to our community,” she acknowledged. Fans of The Grapes of Wrath and The Northern Pikes were treated to an amazing concert at the Quality Resort Bayside Nov. 15. Bryan Potvin from the Pikes and Kevin Kane of the Grapes, performed a few of their iconic singles from the 80’s and 90’s as well as some of their new songs. After the Bayside gig, Megan Olsen of Arbutus Events brought the duo to the Qualicum Beach Inn for a surprise birthday performance for Jon DeVito. Needless to say the birthday boy and his friends were thrilled when the Canadian rock legends brought out their guitars and sang a couple of classics. On Nov. 29 Megan has booked Mike Edel and Noah Edwards for an intimate performance in the Knox Heritage Church on the grounds of the Parksville Museum and Archives. The show starts at 8 p.m. and the $15 tickets are on sale at Soak Essentials in Parksville or at www. arbutusevents.ca.

Tables brimming with pieces created by members of the Arrowsmith Potters’ Guild included stunning raku and wood-fired pieces, decorative and functional finds and one-of-a-kind gifts. Donna Rathke had her pottery at the annual Christmas sale Nov. 8 at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre. Donna who retired from teaching band at Springwood school can be found up to her elbows in clay at the train station studio.

Lifelong conservationist Faye Smith was presented with the Ducks Unlimited Canada Community Wetland Conservation Award November 8 at the DUC annual dinner at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. Faye’s conservation pedigree is long and well-earned. The founder of the Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers Society who was joined by her fellow streamkeepers said the award was for the entire team’s environmental stewardship.

Dessert server Ryan O’Hara made sure everyone got some of these sweet treats at the Parksville Legion, November 11. Following the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Parksville Cenotaph, veterans and their family members warmed up with a lasagna dinner. For many years now several employees from Save-On-Foods and their family members have volunteered their time for the day preparing and serving lunch at the legion hall.

Helen Mussio of the Mid Island Floral Arts Group is the designer of this unique holiday wreath. More of the group’s floral art work will be on display at The Old School House in Qualicum Beach for the annual Victorian Tea, Nov. 21 and 22. The tea includes delicate finger sandwiches, scones, cakes, fancy pastries and the finest teas lavishly presented on vintage and antique tableware and delivered by servers in period costume.

Members of the Save On Foods Oceanside Generals had some fun at the annual pub night fundraiser at the Quality Bayside Resort, November 14. This trio of home town junior hockey players including (left to right) Chandler Bruyckere, Jarrett Weme and David Biagioni battled their team mates in a non-contact game of sports trivia. Guests at the event tossed toonies for prizes and spun the Save-On-Foods wheel for some cool swag.

It was a 40th birthday Jon DeVito (right) will never forget. Kevin Kane (left) of the Grapes of Wrath and Bryan Potvin of The Northern Pikes (middle) put on an amazing show at the Quality Resort Bayside, Nov. 15 and then they crashed Jon’s birthday party at the Qualicum Beach Inn. Jon and his wife Sarah (middle) were thrilled when Kevin showed up with his guitar and sang O Lucky Man and Bryan sang She Ain’t Pretty.

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M&N Mattress a fixture in city for 14 years There are health-science considerations when buying a mattress CANDACE WU news@pqbnews.com

M&N Mattress Shop stands for two things: Mark and Neelam, who own the shop; and Matthew and Natasha, their children. On Saturday, Mark and Neelam Nagra celebrated 14 years of business in Parksville at their shop along East Island Highway. Mark is from Campbell River and Neelam is from Port Alberni. The couple met in college and bought their first business, M&N, in 2000. Since then, they have gone on to raise both their children, now 20 and 22 in this community, and create a storefront that’s been a centerpiece in Parksville for more than a decade. “When we first bought the business it was really exciting,” said Mark. “Having a new business is like having a new baby, you get to grow with it.” Now 14 years later, he said it’s all about the customers. “It’s about talking with repeat customers, getting hugs, go-

ing to home shows and helping people,” he said. “And our testimonials are through the roof.” Mark said he’s been in sales since 1987, but the health component of mattresses was an attractive feature so he and Neelam decided to specialize in the sleep industry. “We have products that increase oxygen, blood flow and sleep,” he said. “Which are all really important.” Neelam said the store specializes in healthy sleep products and innovative sleep technology. She said 99 per cent of the products they carry are made in Canada, many in British Columbia — such as the Ironman Recovery Mattress from Vancouver. She said supporting the local economy is an important part of the store’s mandate. Just last week in Victoria, Mark and Neelam received an Aplus rating, the highest you can achieve, at the 2014 Better Business Bureau (BBB) Award gala. “That was the proudest moment in the last 14 years,” said Mark, about how it felt to receive the prestigious business rating. Neelam agreed, saying it felt “awesome.” According to the BBB, ratings are determined based on a

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Neelam and Mark Nagra of M&N Mattress Shop celebrate 14 years of business in Parksville Saturday at their anniversary sale.

business’ type, time in business, complaint volume, background information and understanding of business. “We’ve only had three complaints in the last three years

and they’ve all been resolved,” said Mark. “So I’d say that’s pretty good.” M&N Mattress Shop is located at 1-291 East Island Highway in Parksville. The store is open

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Parksville is open for business. Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell presented a $10,000 cheque Thursday evening from the B.C. Chamber of Commerce to the City of Parksville. Stilwell said she’s proud to represent a community that is “truly open for business.” She said small businesses account for 98 per cent of businesses province-wide. “They are absolutely essential to our economy and our communities.”

The funds were provided to winners of the B.C. Small Business Roundtable’s Open for Business Awards in recognition of policies, programs and projects that support small business. Alongside Parksville eight other communities were recognized: Grand Forks, Kelowna, Langley, Port Coquitlam, Salmon Arm, Smithers, Surrey and Vernon. Award evaluations were based on local measures that make it easier to do business in that community, including enhancing small-business competitiveness, recognizing the contributions of

small businesses to the community, and promoting the principles of the B.C. Small Business Accord. Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce executive director Kim Burden said the $10,000 will go towards the Oceanside Initiative Project. “It’s providing the funding we need to complete a strategic plan,” said Burden, adding that he wants to see consultation with both rural and urban communities in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area. “We want to include the Lighthouse Country Business Association, the agri-

cultural community and manufacturers in Errington,” he said. “We want input from as many people as possible.” Stilwell said she’s confident “the work being done through Oceanside Initiatives will continue to pay off for our community.” Burden said he wants to see a successful business community that is diverse and focussed on more than the tourism industry. “Tourism is great but my mantra is lower the average age and raise the average wage,” he said.

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ome faces have changed, but the same burning issues remain for newly-elected municipal officials. The only two incumbent councillors who were running for re-election — Sue Powell and Al Greir — topped the polls in Parksville. That can be seen as an endorsement of the former council’s work. Coun. Marc Lefebvre is now Mayor-elect Marc Lefebvre, which can also be seen as a thumbs-up from the public for the work he did on council. We’re excited about what the new faces will bring to this city council — Mary Beil, Leanne Salter, Kirk Oates and Teresa Patterson. It’s a group with balance, people with backgrounds in business, social services, administration and even union organization. As Greir said Saturday night, there’s a lot of tough work ahead for this group, especially in terms of the new water treatment plant. We are also excited Lefebvre, in his first interview as mayor-elect, chose to also highlight the future of the high profile, important, taxpayer-owned land at Jensen Avenue and Alberni Highway as something on the front burner. Down the road in Qualicum Beach, the results indicate residents do not want their town leaders to stray from the official community plan. The residents also want extensive consultation before council makes decisions. We will see how that plays out. With the exception of Qualicum Beach, all the incumbents won Saturday night, two in Parksville, two in the RDN and one for the school board. It’s difficult not to be excited about the fact 20-year-old Jacob Gair has won a seat on the school board. Easily the most disturbing comment from a candidate, a successful one to boot, came from Julian Fell, re-elected to the RDN board to represent Coombs/ Errington. Fell told our reporter he was happy the “nightmare” of the election was over and the election was a “distraction” from the business at hand. We get that Fell’s opponent seemed to have a focus that could be called irrelevant to the governance issues that fall under the purview of the RDN, but we believe Fell’s comments show an unwelcome disrespect for the democratic process. We’re confident the voters of Coombs/Errington will remember Fell’s comments if he runs for re-election in 2018. We will. — Editorial by John Harding

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Mike Battams’ recent letter to the editor questioned local gas prices and I also have pondered these same questions frequently over the past few years. The only logical answer is that the gas companies are gouging us. They realize that in this area there lives a large number of seniors who don’t like to drive, so keeping the prices high makes up for what they like to call supply and demand. As for the question of why aren’t our politicians speaking out, what I would like to see is our elected officials, that is mayor and councillors of each jurisdiction, together with the chambers of commerce from Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Nanaimo and Port Alberni, collectively write to the gas companies to ask why we are paying more for gas in this area. I am sure that these higher gas prices are having a negative effect on our local economy and this needs bringing to the attention of the powers that be. FRANK LEACH Parksville

GROW UP VOTERS A headline straight out of The Onion declares “Shootings show cynical disrespect for institutions” (MP James Lunney’s guest column in the The NEWS, Oct. 30). Well, Lunney, you are right. Surely this is what many people have thought, in one form or another, as an invading soldier has emptied a weapon in their direction. A faith-based lunatic shoots up the federal parliament, kills a man, and instead of sensibly emphasizing the basic rule of law, Lunney merely tips his oversized hat

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to it and rhapsodizes about — more faith. Lunney gets to play his own 9/11 card. And throws in lurid (and statistically rare) tabloid crime references as a pre-election teaser. Seems to me the “breakdown of social norms and order that threatens democratic institutions around the world” is the result of machinations by democracy’s inept/ hypocritical/corrupt political custodians rather than outside forces. New “security” laws are quickly being pushed through the door, since the Canadian criminal code somehow seems to be missing sections referring to conspiracy and murder. The so-called Conservatives conserve nothing but the increased centralization of financial and political power. The voters in this country really need to grow up.

tics, nearly one in five young minds are engaging in some form of aggressive, cyber killing, with some of them spending up to seven hours a day, playing at blowing people apart. The really scary part of this picture is that the one with the most kills is the winner. It doesn’t take rocket science to make the link between a disturbed, anti-social young person participating in violent computer games; and Isis and al Qaeda terrorist groups recruiting people to kill. The lucrative killing for entertainment industry should give their collective heads a shake. With easy access to guns or other weapons, North America could potentially have thousands of ticking time-bombs in basements and back rooms, well trained and conditioned to enter the real world.

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Recently we have seen a number of incidents of unprovoked murder and terror in Canada and the U.S. The two incidents involving Canadian military have been linked to international terrorism. Should we be looking closer to home for a possible underlying cause? A large number of young people are being conditioned to sociopathic behaviour, by the increasing amount of extremely violent and realistic video games, movies and TV shows. The numbers of young people who have access to the most gruesome ‘entertainment’ are staggering. The video game industry brings in nearly $12 billion a year in North America and about 20 per cent of video games are violent ‘shooter’ games. According to statis-

I have had to wait over a year for cataract surgery. I was given several appointments during 2014, all canceled before receiving the operation in October. If I want to pay I can have the second eye done at the end of November, but now I am told I am only on the waiting list for the end of February at the earliest. There is no excuse for this two-tier system interfering with health care in B.C. I would like an explanation why this is being allowed to happen. If surgery time is available for private, then why is it not available for non-private? KEVIN WILSON Errington See LETTERS, page A13 & 15

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Routine stuff, adjust and clean the furnace and garden, etc. LYNN ORRISS Parksville

We also live in Niagara, so we rent our place out, just turn the heat down and stuff. BONNIE DAWE

We insulate everything, including the windows. JUDITH MARSHALL Errington

I’m a big believer in winterizing your car, but we don’t need much around here. DAVE McCORRIE

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Many choices: bored, too rich or gullible? Columnist Arthur Black asks how many types of cereal — or water — one needs to be able to make a decision

Decisions, decisions. If you ask me, Napoleon had it easy. Consider what would happen if the half-pint general found himself around today in, oh, say the local Safeway or Loblaws. Let’s suppose he has a hankering for some breakfast cereal. Casting his eye over the supermarket offerings, General B. would see: Apple Cinnamon, Honey Nut, Multi Grain, Whole Grain. Whole Grain/Honey Nut, Chocolate and Regular. And that would be just the Cheerios shelf. Care for a Coke, General? You can choose from Classic, Lemon, Cherry, Vanilla, Citra, Raspberry or Coke Orange. Not to mention Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Coke C2, Coke Life and Coke Lite Sago.

There’s even MexiCoke — tles which we then toss. Last Coca Cola that’s imported year, Americans discarded from Mexico. It’s made with 35 billion plastic water botcane sugar instead of the By Arthur Black tles, only a fraction of which usual corn syrup and it’s rewere recycled. puted to deliver an amplified If you get your recom‘buzz’. mended daily eight glasses And if the name Coca Cola of water from plastic water offends you, not to worry. bottles it’ll cost you around The same company produc$1,500 per year. es and sells Tab, Fanta and Or you could get it from Sprite. the tap or a public fountain No matter what they call it, for nothing. it’s all just flavoured water. And we spend Some folks have wised up. San Franbillions of dollars a year guzzling the stuff. cisco has banned disposable plastic water Are we bored, too rich or just terminal- bottles. Closer to home, the City of Nanaily gullible? mo has done the same thing — at least in Maybe it’s the latter. How else to ex- the city-run recreation centres. plain that we now line up to pay for someMind you, in Nanaimo, the results have thing that the earth gives us for free? been mixed. The city had hoped the ban I’m talking about water. We not only would reduce waste, encourage people to line up to buy it, we buy it in plastic bot- bring their own, reusable bottles — may-

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and the federal government — not water back out and retreat it before a word that might negatively impact supplying it to consumers? “the deal.” How can we accomplish multiple After quietly gutting the Naviga- objectives of delivering good clean ble Waters Protection Act, the federal water to households and ensure that government now proa large water source is What we need is an poses to dismantle kept pristine? elevated lake of some size the Canadian EnviWhat we need is an so that gravity would ronmental Assesselevated lake of some be the delivery tool, not ment Act, as well as size so that gravity pumps the Fisheries Act. This would be the delivery BOB TRITSCHLER is the last federal act tool, not pumps. This that gives our potable way we have qualiwaters a glimmer of ty water delivered at hope. minimum cost and an assurance that An idea started to form in my head. the supply would be kept at the highThe best preserved water is water that est quality possible. is in a reservoir and destined for home We have such a source and by the use, potable water. looks of what our government is doWhy are we looking at complicat- ing, the only way to save it is by maked and costly methods of gathering ing it a reservoir for Oceanside. That and storing water in aquifers when lake is Cameron Lake adjacent to Cathere may be better alternatives? Why thedral Grove. BOB TRITSCHLER pump treated water into uncontrolled Parksville aquifers and then have to pump the

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AT THE ERRINGTON HALL NOV. 29

Inspirational group brings energy from Zimbabwe The group’s lush, four-part harmonies form a richly woven sonic tapestry JESSICA SKELTON reporter@pqbnews.com

Audiences are in for an international delight when the Zimbabwean group Black Umfolosi performs at the Errington Hall Nov. 29. “Experiencing culturally authentic performances by international artists is always interesting and often inspiring,” said Errington Hall music co-ordinator Val Dare. Black Umfolosi, a five person touring group, performs a capella vocals and traditional dances. They got their start in 1982 with a series of traditional songs performed in support of their football team. This led to performances at local festivals, trade fairs, pan-African tours and ultimately international tours. The political and social upheaval of the 1980s in Zimbabwe gave them a unique opportunity to contribute to the history of the country through their song Unity, which is still being aired today. Songs in African cultures are an important part of the oral tradition. Black Umfolosi describe their music as being a “vocal newspaper” through which they communicate issues of HIV/

AIDS, political tolerance, religion, heritage, culture and globalization. Leader Sotsha Moyo said, “We have composed songs on climate change that we will be performing at all of our shows as we seek to put in the spotlight the subject which has become a key global issue.” Singing in multiple languages, including Ndebele, Shona, Kalanga, and English the group’s lush, four-part harmonies form a richly woven sonic tapestry. Their show also features traditional dance pieces ranging from amabhiza (a harvest dance that borrows movement from the horse) to umtshongoyo (a victory and celebratory dance) and isitshikitsha (a religious and celebratory dance that uses feet stomping). They also perform the more contemporary gumboot dance, which originated in the South African mines where miners entertained themselves after their work day. Before leaving Bulawayo for the start of their Canadian tour in November, Moyo was interviewed by the Zimbabwe Daily News. “Every single day, we will be staging a show. It will be quite a hectic program but we are looking forward to it,” he said to the paper. “Canada has been one of our favourite destinations. People there love our music like nothing else. Black Umfolosi is a big name and we

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The five-person Zimbabwean group Black Umfolosi will perform their award-winning a capella vocals and traditional dances at the Errington Hall Nov. 29.

will have to be at our best to prove that we are still as good as we were during our early years.” He promises Canadian audiences “memorable, exhilarating and fun-filled performances.” Buoyed by their recent Zimbabwe Music Award (Zima) award in the a capella category, Black Umfolosi will undoubtedly fulfill that promise.

Dare said the Hall is thrilled to be presenting this group and is positive audiences here will enjoy and appreciate them. “I know this group will have special appeal because so many local people from kids to seniors participate in African music and dance programs,” she said. General admission the performance is $20 and tickets can

be bought in advance at Cranky Dog Music, Heaven on Earth and the Errington Store. Tickets for youth 5-12 are $5 at the door and children under age five are free. Refreshments will be available during the evening. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m. For more information, call 250-586-6583.

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Qualicum Beach artist Peggy Burkosky shows off the Gold Award she won at the Ikki-kai Exhibition in Hokkaido, Japan in October.

When Qualicum Beach artist Peggy Burkosky went to visit her son and his wife in Japan last month, she was simply expecting to spend some quality time with family and her paintbrushes. Instead, she ended up winning two top awards at two different art shows. “I always knew she was a world-class artist,” said Corinne James, executive director of The Old School House Art Centre, where Burkosky has a studio. “We’re so proud of her.” Burkosky said it all started one day when she was painting at the Lake House at Toyako, a resort where she was also helping set up an art gallery. Morita Tetsutaka, a nationally acclaimed Japanese artist, was also there to sell one of his paintings to the gallery. When he saw Burkosky’s work and invited her to submit paintings to the national Ikki-kai Exhibition at the National Art Museum in Tokyo. “He amazingly said, ‘You’re in,’” said Burkosky. “It was like ‘what?’”

Burkosky described Ikki-kai as more or less the Japanese equivalent of the Canadian Federation of Artists: a national art society with regional chapters that host juried exhibitions. As with national art shows in Canada, Japanese artists normally have to exhibit their work at regional shows for five or more years. However, with his invitation, Tetsutaka gave Burkosky a fast-tract option. So, she submitted three pieces to the Ikki-kai exhibition adjudicators, all of which were accepted. One of those images was Pacific Harvesters, which won People’s Choice. This watercolour depicts a Deltaga, which is a type of fishing vessel common on the West Coast of Canada and originally designed by the Japanese. Burkosky, whose husband is a commercial fisherman, said this painting highlights the relationship between Canadian and Japanese fishermen. “That’s incredible,” said James of the accomplishment. “Watercolour is one of the hardest mediums. There is no second chance.”

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After Tokyo, Burkosky exhibited more work in the Ikki-kai Exhibition in Hokkaido where she won the Gold Award with her watercolour of swans called “Repose.” As one would expect, Burkosky got a lot of press attention in Japan. “They were all over it,” she said. In one of the articles, which was translated for Burkosky by Qualicum Beach resident Tamaki Friesen, a representative for the Japanese prime minister expressed his delight in Canadian participation.

And Burkosky plans to continue being a part of the Japanese art scene. She is now a card-carrying member of Ikki-kai and she has an invitation to submit her work society’s exhibition again next year. Tetsutaka has also invited her to his art school’s exhibition. Until then, Burkosky is back painting in Canada — which is great for us. If you’d like to see her work, visit her studio at TOSH or her website peggyburkosky.com. She also occasionally teaches art classes, something she started doing in the early ’90s, around the Island.

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May 26, 1946 â€“ October 30, 2014 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Imre Emil (Jim) Sator, born in Budapest, Hungary who passed away peacefully in Nanaimo Regional General Hospital at the age of 68, with his wife of 44 years by his side. Jim came to Canada in 1957 following the Hungarian Revolution. Pre-deceased by his parents Mary and Jim Sator, his uncle Janos Sator, and his godmother Helen Pataki. He is survived by his loving wife Sue and his faithful dog Riley, sister-in-law Sally Dobler (Mick), niece Jennifer Brown (Dave) and their sons Jacob and Nathaniel, cousins Steve Pataki (Sherry) and Marian Jackson (Paul), and goddaughter Kristal Jackson, as well as her brothers Steven (Bessie) and Christopher. He will be deeply missed by family and friends in Canada, Hungary, Thailand and China. A long time resident of Deep Cove in North Vancouver, he recently returned to Nanaimo to enjoy his retirement. Jim was a man of integrity and principle who had a strength of personality drawn from sharpness of intellect and the calmness of his manner. He retired from Douglas College in 2003 as Dean of Commerce and Business Administration. Throughout the 1990â€™s he worked extensively in international education in Hungary, Thailand, and China. A private family gathering will be held. Flowers gratefully declined. If so desired, donations can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or the SPCA. Sands Nanaimo

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October 18, 1924 â€“ November 10, 2014 It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that friends and neighbours share news of the passing of longtime Qualicum Beach resident, NORA WEST, beloved wife of Ronald. Nora passed away in Burnaby just days after relocating. Nora was a kind, gracious, caring and loving friend. She was a hard working avid gardener and nature lover. Her sense of humour and positive outlook influenced many. She loved her cats, beloved Lucy and more recently Betty, always making sure treats and toys were well stocked and the blinds were raised to give them the best view of the wildlife that came to the yard daily. Nora will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Condolences may be sent to her grieving husband Ronald at his new residence, Seton Villa Retirement Centre, 3755 McGill Street, Burnaby, BC V5C 1M2.

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Ramona Ute Tamara Sosath Nov 16, 1951 - Nov 4, 2014

Our beloved Ramona passed unexpectedly on November 4th, 2014,Â after complications following a heart attack. Ramona was a shining academic star throughout her life, striving always to satiate her hunger for knowledge. She was artistic, with a love for painting, photography and making greeting cards, and she was a talented pianist who enjoyed all types of music. Ramona gave of herself to everyone. She was devoted to her mother, Irene Sr and to her two children, Irene Jr & John. Ramona did everything she could to surround her family with love and to support her childrenâ€™s growth and aspirations. Ramona was driven to help others professionally as well, with a career in the medical lab and later as a clinical psychologist. She was particularly proud of the milestones in recovery achieved by many of her counselling clients. The family would like to convey their most heartfelt thanks to the Mission Fire Department & Paramedics,Â and the caring doctors and staff of the Abbotsford Regional Hospital who did everything possible for Ramona in her time of need. A celebration of life will be held on November 19th from 1-3 pm at Alouette Addictions, 22477 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Cythera House.

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Whalers trample Blue Wave in round 1 Parksville team now faces tough Richmond team in ongoing provincial playoffs T YSON TAYLOR sports@pqbnews.com

Chalk up another victory for the Ballenas Whalers senior football team, as they smashed through the Westsyde Blue Wave 51-6 to move on to the next round of the playoffs. The Whalers scored on their opening drive, running the ball down field with Coltin Laplante capping off the drive with an eight-yard score. The Blue Wave fumbled the ball on their first play from scrimmage and the Whalers capitalized on a great field position. From that point on, there was no looking back for the Whalers. With a 44-0 lead at the half, both the Whalers and Blue Wave agreed to have running time for the second half, leading to the inevitable win for the Whalers. “I was really happy with the team, we played well across the board,” Coach Jeremy Conn said after the big win. “Westsyde is developing into a good program but it was tough for them as their star running back was injured early. They never quit and it was a good win for our team heading in to the next round of the playoffs.” Garrin McDonnell was back at quarterback after an injury kept him sidelined for the final three games of the sea-

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Brendan Harstad of the Ballenas Whalers knocks the ball loose during action as the Whalers beat the Westsyde Blue Wave 51-6 in the first round of the playoffs.

son. He threw for 132 yards on the day, completing seven of nine passes for three touchdowns. Brendan Harstad hauled in a 19-yard touchdown pass and Cobby Stubbins showed off his offensive game, reeling in two touchdowns on four catches for a to-

tal of 76 yards. “I was happy to see the passing game clicking again,” Conn said. “Our run game has been awesome all year but we know that we will have to be a better balanced team. We have the ability to throw the ball, so it was good to see us execute

the passing game as well as we did.” The Whalers had a pair of running backs with over 100 yards each in the game as well. Coltin Laplante had 13 carries for 129 yards and four touchdowns, while Matt Price had just four carries but ran for 113 yards, including a 91-yard touchdown. Price also factored in on a fumble recovery, defensively, after taking a lateral from teammate Kenny Williams, who had initially recovered the ball. Price had four tackles on the defensive side of the ball; Stubbins had five tackles and two interceptions. Jonah Hay and Steve Martin had big games as well, with Hay collecting six tackles and a sack. Martin, meanwhile, had three tackles, an interception the big man returned for 19 yards and one fumble recovery. The Whalers will now face Hugh Boyd (Richmond) but still don’t know which day or time the game will take place. The two teams were supposed to play in the first week but the game was canceled due to the teachers’ strike. “It’s going to be a great match up against Hugh Boyd,” Conn said. “They’re well coached and very athletic. It’s going to be one of our toughest games of the year and I think that our guys are going to get up for that challenge.”

VIJHL HOCKEY

Generals win one of three on busy weekend T YSON TAYLOR

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It was a busy week for the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals as they played three games in four days and made a couple of big trades. News came in late Wednesday that the Gens traded team captain Wyatt Meiers to the Nanaimo Buccaneers in exchange for “future considerations.” It had been rumored that Meiers asked for a trade earlier in the season and the trigger was finally pulled. The Gens got a boost to their blue

line with the return of Josh Harvey from the BCHL Alberni Valley Bulldogs. As luck would have it, the Gens and Bucs were in action against each other Thursday and the end result wasn’t pretty. Tied 2-2 after the first period, the Gens came unglued as the Buccaneers scored six unanswered goals, three of which came short handed, to win 8-2. Less than 24 hours after the Meiers trade, the Gens dealt leading goal scorer Kyle Wade to the Comox Valley Glacier Kings for goaltender Riley Mathieson.

Mathieson joins Austin Caktas and David Anderson to fight for time between the pipes. With two big trades so close together, the team knew it was something out of their control and that they had to just keep their heads down and continue to work hard. “It’s a different feeling in there now, for sure,” defenseman Josh Carless-Jones said. “We’re just trying to stay focused and put a good foot forward with our effort on the ice and not really focusing on the extra stuff.” Saturday night the Gens were

home to the Saanich Braves, who sit seventh in the nine-team league, one spot ahead of the Gens. It was a similar start, with the Gens trailing 2-1 after the first period and 3-2, with goals from Josh Harvey and Mathieu Jallabert, after the second. The Gens came out a different team in the third, scoring three goals (Keagan Fedorko and Logan Savard with two) to pull off the 5-4 win. “We’re sick of losing and after the big loss to Nanaimo, we needed to turn it around,” forward Mathieu Jallabert said. “We

came out strong in this game and never gave up through all three periods. It really felt good to get this win.” Sunday, the Generals welcomed the Kerry Park Islanders to Oceanside Place and carried a 4-3 lead in to the third period but lost it as a pair of penalties led to back to back power play goals for the Islanders, who would add one more to win 6-4. Next up for the Generals are the first place Campbell River Storm. Puck drop is 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night here at Oceanside Place.

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The first Lukas Whibley Memorial Award was handed out this past weekend to Eric Thompson, a second year senior midget box lacrosse player. Thompson — who attends Ballenas Secondary School in Parksville — has been playing box lacrosse for the last three years and field lacrosse for four years. He loves the game of lacrosse, specifically the camaraderie that goes along with being part of a team.

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Captain, leading scorer traded T YSON TAYLOR

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Two big trades shook up the roster of the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals last week as the team traded away captain Wyatt Meiers and leading goal scorer Kyle Wade. Late Wednesday last week, the Generals made a deal to send Meiers to the Nanaimo Buccaneers for “future considerations.” According to general manager Lou Gravel, trading the team captain at this point in the season was more to do with off-ice issues than it was with the on-ice performance. “There were off-ice issues that were more important to the team,” Gravel said. “We want a positive dressing room and we, the staff, felt it was better for the team and Wyatt to move on. A captain that is on board, then off, then back on — it’s not healthy for a hockey team. We want players here that want to play for the Oceanside Generals, plain and simple.” When asked if he was content with the roster

going forward, Gravel said that there could still be a few more additions to the team. “We may add a couple more, we want the right players,” Gravel said. “We want players that want to be here, that want to play here. We traded our captain because we wanted to make the Generals better.” It was only 24 hours later that the Generals pulled the trigger on another deal, sending their leading goal scorer, Kyle Wade, to the Comox Valley Glacier Kings in return for goaltender Riley Mathieson. Mathieson joins Austin Caktas and David Anderson at the goaltending position, leaving the Generals with a crowded crease going forward. “We didn’t want to trade Wade,” Gravel said. “He’s a great kid and a good player. We would have lost him due to reasons that have to do with where he lives (Comox) and where he goes to school. We took the best deal we could get instead of losing him for nothing.”

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