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The grass might be greener on the other side of the border for Wildflower Marijuana. Parksville’s CAO Fred Manson has confirmed the city is “in negotiations” with Wildflower Marijuana, but he insisted nothing has been finalized. The Vancouver-based company may be setting up a medical pot operation in the heart of Parksville’s industrial park — if they get the green light from Health Canada. Wildflower Marijuana is best known in this area for its recent attempt to set up a medical pot operation near the River’s Edge neighbourhood in Nanoose Bay, just over the municipal border from Parksville. River’s Edge residents organized quickly and loudly to oppose the project. The company posted a news release on its website Dec. 3 stating “Wildflower Marijuana Inc. is pleased to announce that it has come to terms on an agreement with a local British Columbia municipality to set up a medical marijuana growing facility within its jurisdiction.” The statement didn’t name a specific municipality. Manson told The NEWS city officials have been in conversation with Wildflower about a medical pot operation for several months. Wildflower’s news release said that “the city will not only allow for an (medical marijuana grow-op) application within its jurisdiction, but will also provide cityowned land to build the growing facility.” Manson said, assuming this project goes ahead, the grow operation would be located within a 20-acre parcel of land purchased by the city two years ago for the Englishmen River Water Service that sits behind the city’s public works yard. See CITY ACTIVELY PURSUED, page A7

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Oceanside Elementary School students cross the street at the intersection of the Island Highway and Wright Road. A parent of two OES students said her daughters have nearly been hit by cars three times in the past two weeks. While there are traffic lights at the intersection, there is no crossing guard.

DANGEROUS INTERSECTION NEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Children put in harm’s way JESSICA SKELTON

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Two sisters who attend Oceanside Elementary School have nearly been hit three times over the past two weeks while crossing the Island Highway at Wright Road, said their mother Tammy Milne. “It’s essentially children crossing a freeway,” said the French Creek resident. The girls, one in Grade 3 and the other in Grade 5, were nearly hit once by someone talking on a cell phone

and twice by people not using the yield lane to turn right. There is no crossing guard at the intersection. “All those are driver errors,” School District assistant superintendent Gillian Wilson said last week of the incidents. However, she also said the school board has identified OES as having issues with traffic. At the Nov. 25 school board meeting Superintendent Rollie Koop said he and Secretary Treasurer Erica Bailey reviewed those issues with the

RCMP, RDN and Ministry of Transportation. So far, he said the school board was working with the RDN on safe walk routes and that the new subdivision across from the school will create “a number of other corridors of access and drop off points” once opened. The intersection in question is under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Transportation, not the school board or the RDN. See PARENTAL PATROLS, page A7

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Lounge morning man died Saturday at 67

Local radio personality Patrick Nicholson died over the weekend after a year-long battle with cancer. Nicholson was 67 years old. He was the morning man on The Lounge since it signed on the air in 2005. Nicholson passed away just after noon on Saturday, with his wife Darlene Haynes at his side. According to friend and fellow DJ David Graham, Nicholson did not want a service and plans are being made for a celebration of his life in January. Nicholson, who often gave his services as a DJ away to help local community organizations, is also survived by his four children. — NEWS Staff

Police converge on Ford Street house

Police were called to a home at the end of Ford Street in Parksville Wednesday night after “witnesses heard smashing glass and screaming coming from the residence,” according to Oceanside RCMP. Cpl. Jesse Foreman said when Mounties arrived at the scene at 9:30 p.m. there appeared to have been an altercation between a 23-year-old man and 28-year-old woman, who live at the residence, and two unidentified men. Foreman confirmed this incident is “not a home invasion.” He said police are investigating the suspects and what type of motive they may have had. On Thursday morning, the residence was cordoned off with police tape, RCMP were investigating the scene and the home’s front window was shattered. As of Monday morning, there were no arrests. — Candace Wu

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From left, Pat Holkestad and Elaine Eddy are both SOS Volunteers that have been designated Toy Shop Chairs this year. They work at the SOS Toy Shop stocking it up and assisting SOS clients as they come to shop for free, ensuring their children and grandchildren have a gift to unwrap on Christmas morning.

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There’s a place, nestled away in downtown Parksville, that holds the wishes and dreams of hundreds of local children. It’s a magical place, forged together by pure love and kindness, and stacked to the brim with toys and gifts for local families who need a little extra help at Christmas. It’s called the SOS Toy Shop, created using donated new gifts provided by the community, and staffed with big-hearted community volunteers. These volunteers have been working

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away to create a warm and inviting place where low-income residents in district 69 can come shop for free, so all local children will have a gift to unwrap on Christmas morning. “My favourite part is the people who are sincerely thankful, people who come into the Toy Shop and have tears in their eyes and give you a big hug — and it makes their Christmas,” said Pat Holkestad, a Chairperson with this year’s team of Christmas Toy Shop volunteers.

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The SOS Caring for Kids at Christmas Campaign aims to provide all local children with a gift to unwrap on Christmas morning. The program also distributes grocery store gift cards to families and individuals of all ages so they can look forward to a special meal at Christmas. In order to meet the needs of everyone who registers for the program, the SOS needs to raise $115,000. Check this page every Tuesday until Christmas, as The NEWS posts an update of the money raised, displayed on this stocking. Please give if you can, your community does need you. Donations can be dropped off or mailed in to PO Box 898, 245 West Hirst Ave, Parksville, V9P 2G9 or online: www.sosd69.com. Thank you for caring!

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Tanner making progress ‘I could let it bother me, but I just accept it’

Tanner had experienced a similar incident August 29 while at work with his house painting business. He said he’d just climbed down a ladder, AUREN RUVINSKY turned to some of his crew to speak, but all writer@pqbnews.com they heard was “gobbledygook.” Former Qualicum Beach Coun. Scott TanHe was taken to the hospital, and the first ner is doing well in hospital in Victoria, where stroke rumours started. he is staying for now to do physiotherapy. He said it didn’t feel like much but con“I’m just finishing up the chemo and radia- fusion, which scared him when it happened tion treatment,” he told The NEWS from a new again a month later. hospital room, joking that he already misses “I’d just come into the bedroom, I told my his eighth floor, ocean-view room. wife ‘it’s happening again,’ said goodbye and “I decided to stay in hospital to keep work- passed out. The next thing I remember I woke ing to get to a point where I’m as independent in the ambulance with Daryl Khose comfortas possible… within reason,” he said of ing me,” he said, expressing his deephis long battle back from a seizure in est thanks for the Qualicum Beach late September, days before he was exfire chief and ambulance crew’s work pected to submit papers to run again and support. for Qualicum Beach town council. While Tanner could go home, he The seizure — not a stroke as ruwould have a lot of work to make his moured — turned out to be caused by house easily accessible and would brain cancer. have to make complicated daily trips to TANNER “The long term prognosis… reNanaimo for treatment and physio, so mains to be seen. I’m thinking positive he decided to stay in hospital for now. right now and I believe that’s the answer,” he While he was initially paralyzed on his right said by phone sounding like himself, if a bit side, he now has mobility in his hand and can subdued. lift his leg. “It’s tough…” he said before trailing off. “It’s “It’s a lot of small steps that you do notice not tough, the days go by quickly,” he said, over time. I can lift my leg higher today than I adding he’s focusing on the moment to mo- could yesterday,” he said. ment, day-to-day work of getting better, often His wife Annette travels back and forth to while lying awake watching cable news all Victoria regularly and is busy taking care of night long. their various business commitments at home. “I could let it bother me, but I just accept it,” Qualicum Beach mayor Teunis Westbroek, he said, pointing to a lot of support and family who is in regular contact, presented the other in the area with his mom, dad, sister and one outgoing councillors with gifts at the inauguof his daughters living in the south Island and ral meeting of the new town council last week his other daughter coming over from Vancou- and promised to make a big deal of Tanner’s ver every weekend. eventual return to town.

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Re-used water bottles become a garden of beautiful flowers at Milner Gardens and Woodland’s Christmas Magic.

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It’s a magical time JESSICA SKELTON

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Milner Gardens & Woodland is literally lighting up the night with their annual Christmas Magic event, which opened Dec. 5 and runs select nights throughout the month. “I’d say we’re getting upwards of 70,000 lights,” said Geoff Ball, Executive Director of Milner Gardens & Woodland, to The NEWS last week. The shining Christmas lights and holiday displays were set up by a team of volunteers and staff, who Ball said have “chipped away” at the project since September. But the lights aren’t the only attraction at Christmas Magic.

According to a news release from Milner Gardens, there is also storytelling, a teddy bear cottage and Santa Claus himself to delight the crowds. Ball said music plays a big part of the event as well, with a diverse range of groups coming from around the region to perform. “It’s a fun place to sing Christmas songs,” he said. Milner Christmas Magic runs Dec. 12-14 and 17-21 from 5-8:30 p.m. each evening. Recommended last entry is 8 p.m. For more information, call 250-752-6153. Read the full story ONLINE at www.pqbnews.com

Toy shop always has a need for items for teens CONTINUED FROM PAGE A3

“It truly is a wonderful feeling.” Elaine Eddy is another volunteer designated as a Toy Shop Chairperson at SOS again this year. She said there is a real joy that encircles the Toy Shop, from the baking families enjoy while waiting for their turn to enter, to the decorations surrounding the shop. “It has an atmosphere of happiness when they walk in the door,” Holkestad said. The SOS Caring for Kids at Christmas Program is available for parents, caregivers and grandparents to access a gift for a child, and it also helps individuals with grocery store gift cards so they can look forward to sharing a special meal over the holidays. To make a contribution to the program, bring in a new, unwrapped toy to the SOS Office at 245 West Hirst Avenue in Parksville, Monday through Fri-

day, 8:30-4:30 p.m. Cash donations can be made online at www.sosd69.com, by phone, 250-248-2093, or in person. The SOS collects toys for the program year-round, and as Christmas approaches, two big events help ensure the Toy Shop is stacked with gifts: the Silver Spur Toy Ride and the Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive. The SOS Angel Tree Program also helps the SOS get those gifts that the Toy Shop consistently needs. This year, 38 local businesses and outlets have signed up to host a tree adorned with SOS Angels. On the back of those ornaments are suggested gifts that have been identified as in-demand in the Toy Shop. Find a list of businesses with SOS Angel Trees on the SOS website. A number of other local groups and businesses also assist the SOS in providing gifts and grocery store gift cards for residents in-need at Christmas time.

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Holkestad said she enjoys working in the Toy Shop, particularly when she gets to help people find that special gift they know their child will love. Eddy agreed, recalling last year when a family with four children was able to get a bike. “You knew that bike was going to be well-used,” she said. The Toy Shop can always use items for teens, as they usually run out of these items first. Eddy said last year, after taking a number of parents through the Toy Shop to select gifts, they ran out of books, and were particularly short on books for teens. Holkestad said she hopes this year there will be some more items for parents of teens. “I always feel really badly taking people in with a teenager, because I’m thinking, Oh there’s not a lot left in there for teenagers. Sometimes there are gift cards, but I just wish there were more for teens and

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New Council Gets to Work Parksville’s new Council for the term December 1, 2014, to November 5, 2018, was sworn in at the inaugural meeting last week. Over the next few months, Parksville’s Council will be involved in comprehensive orientation, budget and governance sessions. Regular Council meetings will be held December 15 and January 19. Contact information for new Council members as well as appointments to committees, boards, commissions and associations from December 1, 2014, to December 7, 2015, was approved and Councillors Al Greir, Mary Beil, Leanne Salter, Sue Powell, Teresa Patterson, posted to the website [City Hall/Mayor and Council]. Kirk Oates with Mayor Marc Lefebvre Mayor Lefebvre’s inaugural remarks are also on the web. A schedule of regular Council meetings for 2015 is on the notice board at the Parksville Civic and Technology Centre and on the website calendar. The popular Coffee with Council starts again on January 8 from 2-4 pm at City Hall.

City Services

We’re Ready for Snow… Are You? City staff monitor road and weather conditions 24/7 during winter months. When snow and icy conditions are forecast, crews and equipment are prepped and when it snows, crews are dispatched to keep roads safe. The City’s first priority during and after a snowfall is to clear major arterial streets (such as Island Highway, Alberni Highway) as well as access to emergency services (RCMP, fire hall, ambulance station). Clearing collector streets (such as Temple, Pym, Hirst) is the second priority. Once conditions have stabilized on priority routes, crews will begin to clear residential streets. Should snowfall continue, crews may take longer to reach residential streets. If there is an emergency on your street, call 911 and emergency services will advise the City to send a plow immediately. Clearing of sidewalks is the responsibility of property owners. The owner / occupier is responsible under Traffic Bylaw 1436 to remove all snow or ice from all sidewalks bordering their property within 12 hours of the end of the snowfall. During periods of heavy snowfall and during regular hours of operation, City crews will support public clearing of sidewalks on streets with high pedestrian traffic, such as arterials and roads in the downtown core. To learn more about snow removal, what you can do to help and how best to prepare, refer to the City’s website [Quicklink Winter Conditions].

Notice to Businesses Existing business licence holders may now renew for the 2015 calendar year. Fees are due by January 30 and may be mailed or paid at City Hall. Bylaw 1483 requires that all businesses obtain a valid licence if carrying on business in the City. More information may be found on the website [Business/Licences].

Successful PVFD Food and Toy Drive The annual food and toy drive held in November was once again, a huge success thanks to the generosity of our residents and the hard work of many members and volunteers. A total of 23,300 pounds of food was collected along with cash donations of $5,000.

Holiday Hours City Hall and public works will close at 1 pm on December 24 and remain closed all day December 25, December 26 and January 1. For after-hours public works emergency, call 250 248-6144 (4 pm to 8 am, Monday to Friday, weekends and holidays).

City Dates

Island Highway East snow closures – should there be significant snowfall, one lane of Island Highway East (Highway 19A) between Corfield and McCarter Streets will be closed to allow safe use of the slope from Island Highway into the Community Park sports field for tobogganing. Traffic control measures will facilitate the temporary lane closure.

Notice to Dog Owners in Parksville Dog licence fees are due by January 30, 2015. Current dog licences will receive a reminder notice; if you do not receive a notice and/or currently own a dog, licences may be purchased from City Hall. • By January 30, Spayed/neutered $20; not spayed/neutered $30 • After January 30, Spayed/neutered $25; not spayed/neutered $35

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The main benefit of licencing is the quick return of dogs should they become lost. As well, the fees collected partially offset the cost to maintain our off-leash dog park, provide doggie bags and dispensers throughout the City and provide bylaw enforcement to handle public safety concerns of stray, off-leash and dangerous dogs.

Planning department information brochures are now available at the planning department counter at City Hall and on the City’s website in PDF. Topics such as affordable housing, mobile food vending, secondary suites, setback requirements, development cost charges and managing urban wildlife conflicts are just a few of the topics covered in these new brochures. [City Hall/Community Planning/Information Brochures].

And, it’s the law! Bylaw 1284 states, “no person shall keep, harbour or have in his possession any dog over the age of six months unless a valid and subsisting licence has been issued in respect of that dog.” The bylaw also states no more than two dogs may be kept on parcels of land less than two acres.

December 9, 2014

Enjoy the Holiday Season! Council and staff of the City of Parksville wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous 2015.

City of Parksville News and Views

December 15 December 24 December 25 & 26 January 1 January 5 January 8 January 19

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The public is encouraged to attend Council meetings on the first and third Mondays of the month and may observe advisory committee meetings. Please refer to the website for agendas, dates and times as well as Council meeting highlights and minutes.

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PARKSVILLE’S NEED FOR A NEW WATER TREATMENT FACILITY

Residents want a meeting Final decision not expected until May JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews.com

The Parksville Residents’ Association is asking the new city council for a town-hall style meeting about the plan for a new water treatment plant. And it wants the meeting to happen before Jan. 31, 2015. Association vice-president Al Pastars sent the request to Mayor Marc Lefebvre and all councillors. He sent a copy of his request to The NEWS.

“During the election, the Parksville Residents’ Association asked all candidates to indicate whether, if elected, if they would call for an open meeting regarding the current planned water treatment plant,” Pastars wrote in his request. “All successful councillor candidates indicated their agreement. The residents association is asking for a town-hall style of open meeting with only one agenda item — the water treatment plant. A town hall format encourages more interaction by residents than does an open-house presentation by the Englishman River Water Service

(ERWS), which is a top-down information session that explains the project from the ERWS point of view to the exclusion of others . . . there are now opportunities for considerable back and forth discussion. Please do not fall into a situation of waiting to get public feedback closer to decision time as that could result in rushed rash decisions supporting only one set of views.” When reached by phone on Monday, Pastars was asked why the PRA believes it needs this meeting. “Right now it’s very secretive,” he said of the plant proposal.

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Manson said the size of the operation would be up to Wildflower. He also said a medical pot facility comes with economic perks for the city. “Right now the property is municipally-owned so it’s exempt from all taxation,” said Manson, adding that if a medical marijuana operation were to be built, the value of the land would become taxable, along with all the improvements carried out by Wildflower. “And of course, all the jobs that come along with it.” Parksville Mayor Marc Lefebvre declined to comment on the matter. In September, River’s Edge resident Lehann Wallace, who appears to be leading the movement against Wildflower’s proposal to set up shop near River’s Edge, hand delivered a petition with more than 300 signatures on it to Regional District of Nanaimo officials. The River’s Edge community voiced

concerns over the facility’s access points increasing traffic in the otherwise private neighbourhood, aquifer issues, groundwater contamination, environmental sustainability and security issues. RDN director Joe Stanhope, who represents the area, pledged his support to the River’s Edge residents and wrote a letter to Health Canada opposing the company’s intentions. Manson said the negative media attention drummed up by the River’s Edge community “had something to do with” the city’s interest in Wildflower’s project. Wildflower Marijuana CEO William MacLean told The NEWS Saturday morning that the company was “actively pursued” by the municipality. “It was based on them (Parksville) contacting us (Wildflower) to explore possibilities,” said MacLean from Van-

couver. “We are very excited about what we have on the go right now.” MacLean confirmed Wildflower Marijuana has not revoked any of their Health Canada licence applications, including the River’s Edge one. He said a third application for the Parksville location has not yet been submitted to Health Canada, but “terms have been agreed upon” between the company and the city. He said there are “small hoops” that need to be jumped through before a submission will be made. Health Canada has 14 licensed producers who are authorized to produce and sell dried marijuana in Canada. Wildflower Marijuana is not currently one of them. It is unclear whether Wildflower Marijuana is able to transfer its application for the Parksville location from the River’s Edge location, or if it is required to submit a new application.

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RDN chair and French Creek resident Joe Stanhope said he has already written a letter to the ministry explaining the issues around Wembley Road. Milne also said she has spoken with the police regarding the incidents.RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman, who did not know the specifics of Milne’s complaint, said a Municipal Traffic Officer’s job is to look into reccurring traffic complaints. He was not able to

provide any specifics about this file. The issue is on the agenda for tonight’s OES Parent Advisory Committee meeting. It was added by Milne, a member of the PAC. In particular, she said she’s looking for parent volunteers to “be that set of eyes” and help kids cross the intersection. “We need to be proactive,” she said. This comes after Koop said at the school board meeting on Nov. 25 that

they “bypassed” the idea of having school patrols by older students and parents, saying it’s an “antiquated” option. “Neither parents nor students have any authority to control traffic,” he said. “Putting folks out there … it’s putting them in harm’s way.” For the time being, Milne said she had changed her work schedule so her girls cross the intersection fewer times each week.

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B.C.’s leaky roof

he analogy is appropriate, but it needs to be taken a step further. In a year-end interview with Black Press’ Tom Fletcher, Premier Christie Clark tried to compare her government’s finances to that of any household. Repeating the words she and her finance minister spoke earlier in the week, the premier suggested a family that has rode through tough times using credit cards needs to put money on those cards when the finances improve. She was speaking of the government’s estimated $444 million surplus and her plan to put that money toward B.C.’s debt. We agree that is a prudent strategy. It is irresponsible to ignore the debt. It’s almost criminal to burden future governments and future generations with such a financial millstone. However, we don’t believe the entire $400 million needs to go to paying down the debt. Let’s continue with the premier’s fictitious family. When times are tough and you are living off credit cards, many things around the house fall into disrepair. The plumbing, the electrical, perhaps the roof. Yes, you can get by for a while without these things being fixed. They can be put off until finances improve. But when the money situation gets better, it makes sense to not only put some cash down on the credit cards, but fix the roof. A leaky and/or old roof is just going to cause more expensive problems down the road if it’s not upgraded. The B.C. government has a bunch of leaky roofs. It’s time to take a quarter, a third or even half of that $444 million to fix some of these problems around its house. There is no shortage of suggestions for what to do with some of this money. Ask the NDP for ideas — they are very good at spending taxpayers’ money. When times were tougher, maybe it made sense to hike medical premiums and claw back child support payments from social assistance and disability recipients. Perhaps it was prudent to increase ferry rates and cut some of that service. However, we are seeing some of the results of these cuts, especially in regards to the ferry service. Those measures have caused damage to the economy. Sure, Premier Clark, pay down that credit card debt. But fix the roof first. — Editorial by John Harding

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Letters PAY IT FORWARD

It seems like genuine good deeds are hard to come by these days but I recently saw something that I had to share. A young man was picking up a prescription and when told it wasn’t covered he explained that he didn’t have the funds to pay for it and had no way of getting the money. A young woman and her husband walked up to the man and with smiles on their faces gave him money to pay for it all and even gave him the change that was leftover. They both told him to pass it along when he has the opportunity to do so. It put a smile on my face, so thank you to that couple should you read this, you made my day. I admire you greatly. JEAN HOLLWIN Qualicum Beach

CLARION HANGOVER

The municipal elections being over, I was hoping to relax a little and enjoy the Christmas season. This delusion was short-lived, however, when I was jolted back to reality by the horrific spectacle presented to us on Page A7 of your Dec. 4 issue. I refer obviously to the ominous artist’s depiction of The Clarion building looming into the sky. This style of architecture can only be described as Soviet Industrial 1954. It is absurdly unsuited to this town or indeed this age. Let me say that I believe it is a good thing that the ground will finally be broken in the ugly vacant lot adjacent to the town hall. It is a good thing that the policy of infill is being pursued in the centre of town. It is a

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policy for a “minor” amendment; • and it was an application based on an OCP review of questionable quality in terms of scope and community involvement. The Nov. 15 election result is exactly “the point.” I believe three elected councillors ignored public input and took a course of action based on a legal opinion. The councillors misjudged public opinion, failed to convince residents that their proposal was good for the town and suffered in the election results. Qualicum Beach was fortunate to have the RDN board take a measured look at a misguided attempt by members of Qualicum Beach council. In this case, the relationship between the town and the RDN functioned as intended by both parties. It will be refreshing to read editorials which look forward to regional and municipal opportunities to improve our community. That would be more constructive than replaying an unfortunate event that fortunately had an appropriate conclusion — as measured by the election results.

good thing to have people living downtown. It is a good thing that developer Bill Katerenchuck is moving ahead in his dealings with the town. It may arguably be a good thing that the lifting of development charges was justified to make progress on the project. But it is not a good thing to inflict this monstrosity on the citizens of Qualicum Beach who will continue paying taxes to allay the revenue given up in this deal. It is not too late to modify the design elements of the project. This was successfully done at the College Inn site where initially an intrusive design was later abandoned in favour of the amenable three-part development now being built. I ask Katerenchuck to please take another look at The Clarion and have a Merry Christmas. COLM HARTY Qualicum Beach

RIGHT RDN-QB DECISION Editor John Harding’s recent editorial questioning the role of the RDN relative to the municipalities of Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum Beach raises some interesting questions. However, the example of the RDN board rejecting the Qualicum Beach minor amendment application was a poor choice to support his position. Fortunately, a sufficient number of RDN board members agreed with the submissions received that the Qualicum Beach application: • was not a “minor” amendment; • did not comply with the RDN’s own

LANCE NATER Qualicum Beach

THANKS FOR THE FAITH Thank you for publishing the excellent Faith column in your Dec. 4 edition by John Seeland. It was not only interesting, but it encourages compassion and harmony. Thank you for this contribution to peace.

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Spending time with family. CYNTHIA PERRETT Parksville

The decorations are the best part. LORI FAIRBANKS

Baileys in my coffee. Having time off work and spending time with NICOLE SMILEY friends and family. Errington COURTENAY SIMPSON

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Embear-assing Canadian behaviour Arthur Black takes the side of the cartoon nudists in the battle in the woods I consider Winnie the Pooh to be one where he lived out his life, but not before of the noblest gifts Canada has ever be- captivating a little boy’s imagination — stowed on the world. And make no mis- and more importantly, that of the little take: Winnie is Canadian. As Canadian boy’s father, the writer A.A. Milne. as moose antlers, Murray McLaughlin In a way, Winnie personified the and Margaret Atwood all wrapped up in Canadian stereotype. He was friendly, a Don Cherry sports jacket. helpful, steadfast, powerful but pacific Yes, I know that Winnie and…perhaps a touch provincial. Okay, Winnie was the Pooh is an imaginary gullible and naïve. “A bear creature — ‘a fictional of little brain”, as his creator anthropomorphic teddy would write. Think Bob and bear’ as my dictionary so By Arthur Black Doug Mackenzie with fur. disdainfully sniffs. But What Winnie the Pooh Winnie was a real fur- andNEVER was is subversive – blood Canadian bear. He but try to tell that to Poland. was born in the backwoods A statue of Winnie the Pooh of Northwestern Ontario has been banned from a in the early part of the last playground in the Polish century and sold as a cub town Tuszyn. on the White River train Why? Because he doesn’t wear unplatform to a Canadian soldier who was bound for Europe to fight in World War derpants, that’s why. Winnie is bear-asI. The soldier, Lieutenant Harry Cole- sed, if you will. bourne of Winnipeg, was deployed, “The problem with that bear is it along with his furry mascot, to England. doesn’t have a complete wardrobe,” When it came time for Lieutenant explained one town councillor. “It is Colbourne to go to The Front, ‘Winnie’ half-naked, which is totally inappropri(so named after the lieutenant’s home ate for children.” town) was donated to the London Zoo You know, I never thought of it be-

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fore, but the councillor is right. I’ve never seen Winnie wearing anything more than a red T-shirt and sometimes a little toque on his head. Shows what a gullible and naïve Canuck I am, I guess. The Polish guardians of public sanctity may have started an international shaming storm for fantasy bears. Already the British Board of Film Classification has been moved to slap a WARNING tag on Paddington (a movie about another half-dressed bear). The board says the film contains ‘dangerous behaviour, mild threats, mild sex references and mild bad language’ rendering it ‘unsuitable for children under eight’. Paddington Bear? Really???? I don’t want to panic the good citizens of Poland or Britain but…have they noticed the nether quarters of Donald, Daisy and Daffy Duck? Micky and Minnie? Frosty the Snowman? If they can’t handle cartoon semi-nudity they definitely should stay out of the Canadian backwoods. Our bears don’t even wear T shirts. — Arthur Black lives on Saltspring Island. His column appears Tuesday in The NEWS. E-mail: arblack43@shaw.ca.

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A Coombs business wants to help you hold onto your “old” computer or mobile device a little longer. “It is very common for a more than three-year-old mainstream phone to be thrown away even when they are working,” said West Coast Savvy Tech’s Tim Lane, adding, “I wouldn’t be surprised to see that time frame getting shorter every year.” “Repair saves you money and the planet,” Lane, who is deaf, said by e-mail. “There is way too much repairable stuff thrown in the landfill or sent to recycling that produces even more wasteful energy.” Lane — born and raised in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area — opened his small shop and mobile repair service recently after years in high tech. He earned a computer engineering degree from the University of Victoria, was an IT coordinator assistant at CFB Esquimalt and network administrator at a radio communication manufacturer in Victoria. He has also always done tech service work on the side and said he’ll work on anything, “repairing and servicing computers with hardware or software related issues. It can be a desktop tower, laptop, netbook, or anything that has CPU.” He does tune-ups, data backup, upgrades and plenty more, on any brand, including popular Apple and Samsung devices, pointing out that people don’t have to send devices away and wait weeks. A big part of his business — demonstrated around his shop

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how children’s programming was “quietly sustainable” instead of subject to going viral one minute and disappearing the next. Plus, a children’s show would allow Reid, who admires Jim Henson, to use a couple of JESSICA SKELTON reporter@pqbnews.com puppets he had designed years When Ballenas Secondary before. School graduate Reb Stephen“It felt right and exciting,” Steson and her Victoria-born part- phenson said of when they set ner Billy Reid started filming a on their path. YouTube children’s program, Reid’s puppets are now they had no idea if it would be at named Zach and Reggie and all successful. are the stars of Pancake Manor. Three years later, their musi- The orange and purple brothers’ cal video series Pancake Manor (both voiced by Reid) main job has received 65 million views is to sing original songs written from around the world. by their creators. “I didn’t think it would be Stephenson and Reid also possible,” said Stephenson. “It’s occasionally make cameos in a small production coming out the films to speak or sing a line of our basement.” or two. Stephenson said the idea Unlike traditional kids songs, all started in Ontario in 2011 which Stephenson describes as when she and Reid decided they “sing-songy and repetitive,” the wanted to combine their talents music of Pancake Manor is inand create something that was fluenced by alt-rock. uniquely theirs. “We wanted to make someThey were both already “dab- thing parents didn’t mind lisbling” in making videos — he tening too,” explained Stephenwas making son. I didn’t think it would be musical videos She said possible. It’s a small for teens and their influproduction coming out of ences she was making vary our basement travel pieces for from her love her column in of 80’s soundREB STEPHENSON the Toronto Star ing pop to his — so they knew love of altthey wanted to rock bands go that route. Content, however, like the Ramones and Weezer. was another question. The couple record all of their Stephenson said neither of music in their home in Victothem wanted to get into making ria, where they moved in 2012. videos for an adult audience as That’s also where they do all they didn’t want to produce the their video recordings in front edgy and controversial material of a green screen using a DSLR that they believe does well in camera with video capabilithat market. So they looked to a ties, and edit their work on Mac younger audience. computers. Kids’ shows were “so much It wasn’t until 2013, however, fun,” said Stephenson. that Stephenson and Reid de“It’s so positive.” cided to arm themselves with a She said that they also saw plan and a vision for the show, We Have Happy Advertisers! Contact me today.

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From left, Reb Stephenson, Zach, Reggie and Billy Reid are the stars and creators of Pancake Manor. The YouTube musical video series, which Stephenson and Reid entirely create in their basement, has received 65 million views from around the world in the past three years.

quit their day jobs and focus on the project. “It got to the point where we both felt we needed to be there 100 per cent,” said Stephenson. “It was frightening, but you have to take a leap of faith.” She also said that their income is now based on advertising revenue produced each time someone views their videos on YouTube, and they’re at the point where they “don’t have to worry.” They also make revenue off

of DVD and CD versions of their show. Stephenson said they never expected to make physical copies, but there was a demand to meet. Qualicum Toy Shop owner Shelly Ross, who carries the Pancake Manor DVD and CDs in her store, also sees this demand. In particular, she said parents are looking for kids’ music to play in the car. “You can’t seem to buy a CD anymore,” she explained. And for Ross, the fact that

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had not heard about the Bethlehem Walk. It was only when he got to experience it that he saw what a gift it was for the community. “It is pretty hard to describe the experience BRENDA GOUGH without going through the walk itself. When I NEWS Contributor first saw it with all the lights and the animals It is almost time to taste, smell and hear the and the music and full of people with costumes real life Bethlehem village at the Parksville Fel- on … it is amazing how alive it comes.” lowship Baptist Church. Individual families are often responsible for Work bees organized by members of the a village stall and the Goertzen family has been church congregation have been going non-stop participating since the very first event. and hundreds of volunteer hours have gone Gina Goertzen said they have attended the into the Bethlehem Walk which takes place De- church since their children were babies and cember 13-16 from 6-8:30 p.m. each night. have worked at various stalls over the years. This will be the 21st year of the event that This year Goertzen is back at the mosaic sees thousands of people wandering through tile booth assembling small pieces of coloured period-accurate displays that depict life as it glass, stone, or other materials into artwork. was in the town of Christ’s birth. At the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem Recreating Bethlehem as it the original mosaic floor with The best part is seeing all would have been 2,000 years Roman geometric motifs is the families go through ago so people can experience partially preserved and Goertand how excited the the biblical story of Christmas zen said her mosaic stall was kids get is a massive undertaking. added a few years ago after Pastor Barry Nielsen is this her in-laws saw the real thing GINA GOERTZEN year’s Bethlehem Walk coorduring a trip to Israel. dinator and he said hundreds “When they came back they of people have pitched in their said I have an idea for a booth. time and effort to make it happen. I researched it and tried doing it. I got some “Thousands of volunteer hours go into it. It donations from some tile shops and now I do is time consuming but the time is spread out demonstrations each year.” among a large group of people. We have a dozen She said when her children were young they leaders who take responsibility for their areas. would look forward to the Bethlehem Walk as I am just a coordinator but for the last month much as Christmas and that is why they particI have focused all my time on it. This year we ipate every year. started earlier and we had our first team meet“The best part is seeing all of the families ing in July,” he said. go through and how excited the kids get,” she With real live barn animals, a bustling mar- agreed. ketplace, more than 250 people in period cosEvery year the church adds something new to tume demonstrating things like ancient baking the event and Nielsen said 2014 is no exception. and blacksmithing, the biblical village also in“This year we are going to take the drama cludes the famous manger nativity scene. outside of the village and into the waiting line Four families and their newborn babies have so we can engage the crowd. There will be peovolunteered for the starring role at the 2014 ple in costume including strolling shepherds event and will take turns in the manger playing and singers, carollers and jazz musicians.” the roles of Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus. Nielsen acknowledged that when he became Read the full story ONLINE at an associate pastor at the PFBC in July 2013 he www.pqbnews.com

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Locals dominate men’s bonspiel Chilliwack takes trophy, but locals win three of four events T YSON TAYLOR sports@pqbnews.com

The 2014 Thrifty Foods Parksville Men’s Bonspiel took place over the weekend at the Parksville Curling Club with three Parksville rinks taking home some hardware. It was a three-day tournament that saw 26 teams from Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland converge on the rink in Parksville, where the action was non-stop from start to finish. Four groups competed for bragging rights to see who would be crowned champion

and in the end it was the defending champs from Chilliwack, the Hockley rink, that took home the Bob Hawkes Memorial Trophy for the second year in a row. The group B event was a local battle between Parksville’s Willis and Deveraux rinks, with the Willis rink coming out on top. Group C saw the former champion Schmidt rink, from Comox, coming up just short against the Thomas rink from Parksville. The group D final had the Sakai rink edging out the Graham rink from Qualicum Beach.

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The 2014 Thrifty Foods Parksville Men’s Open Bonspiel saw plenty of action over the weekend, with 26 teams from Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland doing battle to see who would come out on top.

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Gens suffer two rough losses on the weekend T YSON TAYLOR sports@pqbnews.com

It was a rough week for the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals, where off-ice distractions translated into on-ice heartbreak. Saturday the Gens were home to the Nanaimo Buccaneers and found themselves on the losing end of a 4-3 final. It was a far cry from the game Friday where the Campbell River Storm pummeled them 17-1. “It was nice to see the team battle back,” forward Mathieu Jallabert said. “Friday was a tough game for all of us and to see us get right back out on the ice and play hard like we did tonight, it was definitely nice to see.” They fought hard against the Buccaneers after the tough

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Josh Carless-Jones blasts his first VIJHL goal as the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals took on the Nanaimo Buccaneers Saturday.

Friday night. Down 4-1 heading into the third, Jallabert and Josh Carless-Jones, who scored his first VIJHL goal, brought the Gens back within a goal of tying it up. The Bucs would hold on, however, for the 4-3 win.

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“It was different out there, for sure,” said Pearson. Meiers added: “We weren’t sure what it was going to be like but there were a couple of extra shoves here and there, all in good fun though.” Friday night is a game the team hopes will be erased from the memory bank soon. “We couldn’t get going at all,” forward Brendan Bilotta said. “It was like a bad dream, a real bad dream. I couldn’t believe the final score when it was all over, just couldn’t believe it. That’s one that we’re going to try and put behind us real fast.” The loss was hard to take but it seemed par for the course for a team whose president, Sylvain Giroux, and general manager, Lou Gravel, resigned last week. Head coach Chuck Kessler also

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left the team. Rob Gaudreault, in his third season with the Gens, now takes over as head coach and general manager for the rest of the season. “At the end of the day, we wanted to make this an easy transition for the players,” Gaudreault said. “Instead of bringing in another new head coach, another person they’d have to get used to, I was asked to fill the role and it made sense. I’ve been with this team and these kids the longest and it’s going to continue that way going forward.” They will now try to get back on track as they visit the Victoria Cougars, who are in second place. Saturday the Gens are home to take on the Comox Valley Glacier Kings, who sit in fifth.

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BALLENAS FOOTBALL

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the Raiders,” Conn said. “I was hanging out with them and realWith the dust barely settled on ly enjoying doing it. When they their controversial loss in the B.C. made the change there, Hadi high school football semifinals, Abassi (Raiders owner) asked me outgoing Ballenas Whalers coach for a meeting.” Jeremy Conn has been named “I thought it was just to talk coach of the Vancouver Island about ideas, and then he started Raiders. throwing the pitch at me for the Conn, who has been with the head coaching spot. From there, Whalers football program for the it was starting to look better and past eight years, will now become better.” Though the the head coach finished for the Canadian I thought it was just to talk team about ideas, and then he Junior Football started throwing the pitch with a .500 record, Conn has League’s V.I. Raidat me for the head some talented ers. The Raiders coaching spot. players returning had five wins and JEREMY CONN and will be lookfive losses last ing to add a few season and lost to the Okanagan Sun in the B.C. more from the Raiders back yard. “The first thing is tapping into Football Conference semifinal. “It’s a pretty exciting opportu- the talent that’s on the Island,” nity to coach football at the next Conn said. “We represent Vancoulevel,” said Conn, who will con- ver Island, and as a high school tinue teaching at Ballenas for the football coach on the Island for a remainder of the school year. long time here, I’ve got some conConn will be re-united with nections and I’m hoping to bring former Whalers Dustin Rodri- in some good players.” guez, Terrek Bryant and standout Conn and the Whalers were quarterback Liam O’Brien, who robbed of a win after a controwon the All-Canadian Quarter- versial no-call in their semi-final back award this season and was game against the Mission Roadnamed the top quarterback in the runners was the deciding factor in province in his senior year as a a high scoring, 62-61 game. Whaler. This now leaves the Whalers “He’s (O’Brien) a heck of a with another vacancy at their competitor, a great kid,” Conn head coaching position. It was said. “He’s a darn good quarter- Conn who filled the shoes of deback too, so that’s one of the rea- parting coach Sean Hines and sons why I’m excited to work with now the Whalers will need to find him again.” a replacement for Conn heading It’s a move that comes af- in to next season. ter Conn spent time during the The Whalers football program teacher’s strike helping out with made great strides, having a banthe Raiders football team. Unable ner year this season with both the to coach the Whalers during the junior and senior football teams strike, Conn “needed his football making it to the provincial semififix” and found it with the Raiders, nals. It’s a vacant position that has which opened the door a crack for a lot of upside to it with a talented him once the season was finished. group of juniors joining the senior “I knew some of the guys with team next season.

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This past weekend marked the final game coached for longtime Ballenas Whalers volleyball coach John Philip, who spent 26 years at Ballenas, winning four provincial titles at the school.

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Longtime Ballenas Whaler volleyball coach John Philip has come to the end of his career after 35 years on the sideline. Back in 1979, his first year as a coach, Philip guided the Mt. Doug Rams, from Victoria, to a provincial championship. Since then, Philip has seen and coached a lot of teams from Victoria, up to Port Alberni, over to Ucluelet and then finally settling in at Ballenas

Secondary School, where he’s been a volleyball coach for the past 26 years. In his 35 years, Philip coached five provincial championship teams, including four at Ballenas. Philip has coached both boys and girls, at the junior and senior levels. He’s coached with the Parksville Volleyball Club and with Team B.C. and has left his mark on the game. When his daughter, Keri, announced the last day of his coaching career, plenty of well

wishes and fond memories came pouring in from former players, many of which went on to compete at the university, college and national levels. “I’ve had a very rewarding coaching career,” Philip said. “This last year was a good one, this team played well all the way to the end, which was very rewarding and satisfying to see. I’ve coached a lot of athletes in the 35 years I’ve been doing this and to see all those messages, it was very special.”

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Fresh Scented Greenery Boughs, Wreaths, Swags... Decorate your home for the holidays or come in to see what we have designed.

Fresh Green Boughs

Special $3.99 or Sale per bunch

3/$9.99

KEN-DOR

Corona Tools, Pruners, Loppers Shears, Saws & More!

GIFT Certificates and 2015 Discount Cards are Now Available

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Windchimes Christmas Ornaments Amaryllis Bulbs Gardening Tools • Paper White Kits New Orchid Pots • Dish Gardens

845 Qualicum Road Qualicum Beach

GARDEN CENTRE

OPEN YEAR ROUND

250-594-1117 • Open Mon-Sat 9-5; Sun 9-5

VILLAGE WAY

MANT RD.

FARM

QUALICUM RD.

Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums Many Varieties

Vancouver Island Grown

MEMORIAL AVE.

Fruit Trees Have Arrived

FERN RD.

GARDEN RD. E.

RUPERT RD. E. To Airport