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Compliance Energy didn’t get any coal for Christmas. Stephen Ellis, Compliance’s CEO, said the company will not make its latest self-imposed deadline of Dec. 31 to get an application submitted to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) to open a controversial coal mine less than 50 kilometres from downtown Qualicum Beach. Asked when people can expect an application to be submitted, Ellis told The NEWS “early next year.” In May of 2013, the EAO rejected the company’s application for the proposed Raven Coal mine saying “the application does not contain the required information and (the EAO) has decided not to accept the application for detailed review.” Since the rejection Compliance officials periodically vow to re-submit another application, however, the company has repeatedly missed all of their self-imposed deadlines — including the most recent one. Once an application is submitted, the EAO will evaluate it within 30 days to determine whether or not it meets the criteria set out in the application information requirements. If the EAO determines that the application meets the requirements, it will be accepted for review. The 180-day review will be initiated and a public comment period on the application will be scheduled. On its website (www.theravenproject.ca), Compliance says it expects to hire up to 200 workers during construction and create up to 350 full-time jobs. The underground operation would be centred about five kilometres west of the Buckley Bay ferry terminal and the coal would be stored and shipped out of Port Alberni. Compliance has said three trucks an hour, 24 hours a day, will carry the coal from the mine to Port Alberni. John Snyder, president of Coal Watch, a group dedicated to researching issues regarding the proposed Raven Coal mine, says he’s not sure Compliance will be able to “pull the rabbit out of the hat.” Snyder said “I can’t remember all the deadlines they (Compliance) have set for themselves and failed to meet.” — Read the full story at www.pqbnews.com
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Local residents will soon enjoy improved access to recreation programs as a result of a new License to Occupy agreement between the Regional District of Nanaimo and School District 69, according to a news release issued by both taxpayer-funded organizations. The five-year agreement signed on Dec. 18 allows the RDN to lease classroom space at the former Qualicum Beach Elementary School. The RDN will start offering recreation programs at the former school early in the New Year, and will launch a full inventory of programs for the spring/summer recreation session. “The RDN’s recreation team is excited to be part of this new community gathering place at the former Qualicum Beach Elementary School,” said RDN Chair Joe Stanhope. “Having access to this dedicated program space will allow the RDN to work with key community partners to provide a wider variety of recreation programs in District 69.” The former school is emerging as a community hub, with a number of community partners now operating in the facility. The school closed in June of 2014 and discussions around its future use began almost immediately. — NEWS Staff/RDN/SD69
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If you want to start the new year off with a splash, the annual Polar Bear Swim will take place at Parksville Beach Jan.1. The actual “plunge” takes place at noon with registration beginning at 11:30 a.m. For more information check the RDN website at www.rdn.bc.ca or contact recreation programmer Anne Porteous at 250-752-5014. — NEWS Staff/Submitted by the RDN
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It’s one of the largest Canada Day celebrations anywhere in the province and it needs new leadership. Canada Day, from the parade through the fireworks, attracts more than 10,000 people to downtown Parksville and Community Park every year. In recent years, the park and beach events have been organized by the Rotary Club of Parksville’s PM group. That service club voted this year not to take on the organization of the 2015 festivities. “The club took a vote are are choosing not to participate this year,” said club member Bonnie Wallis, the chair of the 2014 event. “But there are members who are willing to fill key volunteer positions.” Wallis said she would be willing to continue as the event’s chair, but Canada Day needs an umbrella organization, perhaps a non-profit society, to come forward. “It’s now an event that has to take place but has no foundation,” said Wallis. Canada Day has made money for Rotary in recent years, money it has given back to
community groups. Sponsorships, grants and agreements with food vendors bring in money, while the big expenses usually relate to entertainment and insurance. The event has changed hands, from an organizational perspective, over the years. It used to be run by the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce before Rotary took over a few years ago. “When the chamber had to give it up it had a place to land with Rotary,” said Wallis. “But right now it doesn’t have a place to land and there’s concern over that.” Wallis also said she believes the parade is in good hands and will proceed as usual in downtown Parksville on Canada Day. As for the rest of the festivities, the lead organizers are willing and available if an umbrella group could step forward. Wallis said history shows the event can be a money-maker for an non-profit organization. “It does have the potential to hold its own and leave a reserve for the following year,” she said. If your group would like to get involved, or you would like more information, call Wallis at 250-586-1934 or e-mail: bonniewallis@shaw.ca.
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July-September: speed limits and seaweed Editor’s note: our staff has spent some time looking back at 2014 and we are pleased to present highlights from The NEWS in this 2014—Year in Review special. Today, we look at July through September. In our next edition Jan. 2 we feature October through December. Thank-you for all your support this year and best wishes to all for a happy and healthy 2015. July 1 • The regional district has committed $15,000 to studying the current state of the Parksville Curling Club. This comes at a time when the club is considering its future after losing its 100 per cent tax-exempt status from the City of Parksville. The money comes from the Corporate Climate Action Fund and the study will confirm the building’s current level of performance, integrity and life expectancy of it’s structures and major operating systems. • Long time Ballenas Whalers coach Sean Hines, who helped start, and was at the helm, of the football program for more than a decade, is heading home to Oregon after arriving in Parksville 1988. July 3 • Trustee Ross Milligan introduced a motion at School District 69’s regular board meeting to establish a committee to advise the board on “performance measurements that should be utilized as indicators of academic performance,” considering social/economic factors, establishing targets, a plan of action and reporting system. He pointed to issues with the accuracy of the provincial foundation skills assessment (FSA) tests, controversy over the Fraser Institute’s annual school rankings and the difficulty of comparing different students across different districts. • The B.C. government is raising speed limits around southern B.C., including a new 120 km/h limit on three remote stretches of divided four-lane highway. In all, 35 sections of rural provincial highway totalling 1,300 km are getting higher speed limits. This includes Highway 19 from Parksville to Campbell River. July 8 • The school district has signed an agreement with the town and the Society of Organized Services to “explore re-purposing options” for Qualicum Beach Elementary School. “The school district is pleased to announce the signing of an intent agreement to explore re-purposing options on the former Qualicum Elementary School site along with District 69 Society of Organized Services and the Town of Qualicum Beach,” the district said in its news
release. “The parties will work together to promote the development of a community hub that is recognized and valued as a gathering place for people of all ages and an access point for a wide range of community activities, events, programs and services.” • Following the sudden death of Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce Chair Paul Walkey, the board of the chamber met on July 2 to determine the group’s leadership structure. Stepping up to take Walkey’s place is Oura Giakoumakis, part-owner of Thalassa Restaurant at the Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Club. A chamber news release said Giakoumakis comes with a depth of experience at the Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce and has agreed to act as “interim” chair until the group’s annual general meeting in November. July 10 • At city council’s meeting Monday night, Mayor Chris Burger suggested the city send a letter directly to federal and provincial ministers, MPs, MLAs and “even the damn prime minister.” The letter would ask for clarification and confirmation on grant money available from senior governments for a new water system, with the expectation it would be the traditional one-third, one-third, onethird formula (municipal, provincial, federal). • Two members of the RCMP’s Lower Mainland-based bomb squad were flown to this region Tuesday to disable an explosive device in a newspaper tube in the Whiskey Creek-Hilliers are of the Alberni Highway. Oceanside RCMP say they received a call Tuesday morning from a resident who heard a bang Monday night but did not investigate. July 15 • Maggie Stewart and Olivia Williams made it through the districts to the provincials and walked away as provincial champions in the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition. • Arrowsmith Search and Rescue and Oceanside RCMP were joined by police dog services and search and rescue organizations from all over the Island last weekend to find 70-year-old Iain Hollier. On the third day of searching, a resident on Bennet Road found him disoriented but otherwise okay in a remote back corner of their property. July 17 • Parksville Qualicum Beach set record highs this week, peaking at 32 C Monday, topping the previous record of 30 C set on that date in 1996. Sunday, July 13 also broke a 1996 record of 31 C, boasting a high of 31.5 C. • Some changes have been made to
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International Youth Exchange program have met with obstacles, and this wonderful year-long program for young people may no longer continue. Aug 12 • A Qualicum Beach resident says he was pepper-sprayed and physically assaulted when a masked man broke into his home early Sunday morning. Chris Rissanen, a 25-year-old who lives on 6th Avenue, is calling the incident a home invasion. • Keith Price’s recent purchase from an Errington dog breeder left him with massive veterinary costs he wants others to avoid. “My dog is a Burnese mountain dog-St. Bernard cross,” Price said. “He just turned seven months old and the vet said he will need a new hip in a year to a year-and-a-half.” Aug 14 • Elections are in the air, and after 29 years in politics, Regional District of
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frosty towards gays. They weren’t even say, “It was just a (insert derisive word called gay back then. They were called all here) joint.” kinds of names we just don’t say in poTo go from that era to this in the span lite society these days. The terms weren’t of a lifetime — that’s pretty amazing. And used with flat-out hate but I haven’t even got to talking there was more than a hint about K6G. of scorn and derision. Gays That’s a section of the Los were the Other. People who Angeles County Men’s Jail. lived in the shadows and By Arthur Black The gay section, to be specific. Every inmate in K6G is spoke a secret language and gay. There is nothing like it in did God-knows-what with all of America’s vast industrieach other. al prison complex. I spent several years in It was created back in a Canadian city where the 1985 to protect gay prisoners only gay hangout (a cafe who faced a disproportionon a downtown backstreet) ate amount of violence from was trashed one Saturday night by a beer-fuelled bunch of Good ‘straight’ inmates. What’s really amazing Old Boys. They swarmed the place with is how well it works. There is an overhockey sticks, smashed the windows and whelming sense of community among threw paint on the walls. (It was after the inmates of the ‘gay wing’. They look hours and no one was there). I don’t re- after each other. They care. One inmate call anyone being outraged or marching explained, “For some people, this is their on city hall. “Oh well,” I heard one guy home because a lot of families have dis-
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egular readers of this space know we are consistently trying to help local politicians with the difficult tasks they face. Truth be told, we doubt they see it as helpful. Undeterred, we soldier on today with what we believe should be New Year’s resolutions for the good people who decide how our tax dollars are spent. John Duncan should resolve to introduce himself to the people of Parksville Qualicum Beach. Right now, the federal Conservative candidate has little or no profile here, and he wants our votes come federal election time in 2015. All most people around here know of Duncan is it’s a town with a big hockey stick on the way to Victoria. MLA Michelle Stilwell should resolve to be, well, Michelle Stilwell. We can excuse her for consistently delivering the B.C. Liberal message verbatim, seeing as it was her first year in office. But the good people of Parksville Qualicum Beach didn’t elect Premier Christy Clark or the caucus communications staff, they elected Stilwell. The Regional District of Nanaimo’s board of directors should resolve to stay out of Parksville and Qualicum Beach’s internal business. And it should resolve to get more detailed information about exactly what is happening with the million bucks of taxpayers money it gave the Island Corridor Foundation. The City of Parksville should resolve to be more flexible in regards to the size and cost of the new water treatment plant. Either that or get tougher with the unelected pontificators who call themselves (this week, anyway) Island Health. Qualicum Beach town council should resolve to actually make some decisions in 2015, especially in relation to the Waterfront Master Plan, which needs to include business opportunities on or near the beach. While they were elected in large part because they promised more consultation with the public, we don’t believe anyone elected these councillors to do nothing but hold meetings. We at The NEWS resolve to continue our watchdog role over your tax dollar, and to call it as we see it. Aren’t we helpful? We wish all of our valued readers and advertisers a safe, happy and healthy 2015. — Editorial by John Harding
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Letters TYPICAL SMALL TOWN Small towns — gotta love them. I read in the Dec. 18 edition of The NEWS that the PDBA and the Craig Street Merchants were forgoing Christmas cheer and warm fuzzy feelings for political power politics this year. The city has opted to look the other way and pretend all is well in Whoville too. As a fairly recent addition to the local population (two-plus years), I’m amazed at how well small town attitudes work against the very ideas its citizens think they want to foster. Craig Street vendors are pretty clear that doing some basic beautifying of the area will improve business and pedestrian traffic. The Parksville Downtown Business Association says it doesn’t provide funds for that sort of project, and the City of Parksville says the two groups should fight it out and make their own decisions. And so it goes round and round while nothing of any value gets done. What gets lost in all this bickering is that Parksville is a nondescript little clutch of buildings on a secondary highway on an island that attracts a huge number of tourists each year, mainly due to the fabulous beach they’re blessed to have on their front doorstep. We’ve been relying for decades on the beach to attract business, instead of actively working to make the town itself a primary destination. I can think of several towns that have had the foresight and the political savvy to spruce up their shopping areas with results that were nothing short of amazing. Consider places like Port Moody and West Vancouver or Ladysmith. They’re relatively small towns with a busy through road for a main street. They have vibrant shopping, restaurants and more importantly, look well maintained and attractive. They make you want to stop and have a look around. They did it with vision
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and integrated planning and a sense of purpose. They didn’t spend their time squabbling about who does what and they didn’t sing the “It’s not my responsibility” song. They got together to look at the bigger picture and the results were wonderful. Parksville is ripe for some thoughtful and visionary planning. Are we forever going to condemn ourselves to petty bickering about pennies while the Brinks truck rolls on to somewhere more receptive? Craig Street could be vibrant and a lot more attractive than it is presently. It has a great summer market and a distinct feel of its own. It’s right next to the beach we’re so dependent upon, so what’s wrong with starting there? We have the power to position the town itself as a ‘must see’ destination on this beautiful island. Wake up everyone — we have the chance to effect real change and better times for our business community and our residents. What are we waiting for? KIRSTEEN MCLEAN Parksville
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Re: Dec. 16 letter to the editor by Ross Walton about the proposed medical marijuana plant in Deep Bay. I was very interested to read the letter from Walton regarding his trip to see the Tilray medical marijuana plant in the industrial area of Duke Point. He points out it is a 5,300 square foot plant located at the remote Biggs Industrial Park, away from any residential areas, surrounded by 10foot high chain link fence topped off with multiple strands of barbed wire, etc., with security guards and cameras. This does not sound as though it is the kind of industrial plant that would be suitable in rural residential Deep Bay/Bowser.
I live two minutes from the proposed industrial marijuana site in Deep Bay situated at the busy intersection of Gainsberg Road and Highway 19A. Its boundary borders residential homes on Thompson Clark Drive and is in extremely close proximity to Bowser Elementary School on Faye Road in Bowser. As Walton mentioned, the residents of Deep Bay/Bowser have heard numerous rumours during 2013/14 regarding this application, but were not officially notified by Area H director Bill Veenhof until September, 2014 — only after a report by The NEWS. It would be expected that a director inform residents of any proposed project that comes to the attention of the RDN board so folks can be advised of the facts. I believe Veenhof knew about this application in December 2013 and did nothing, said nothing, until almost a whole year later. Veenhof prides himself on “being transparent” in his intermittent e-mail “update” reports to residents. To myself and to other folks who live here, this is not being transparent. This is being secretive. It would appear he wants to get this proposal through without any opposition. I would like to see a town hall-style meeting to find out how residents really feel about the matter, instead of Veenhof stating in his e-mail update that most residents are in support of the idea, which is presumptuous to say the least. It’s time for Veenhof to become a facilitator for public discussions on this issue. Without public discussions, we can’t expect “transparency” from Veenhof in the future. Continued secrecy for the next four years can do considerable damage to this community. What other information is being withheld from residents? GRETA TAYLOR
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Showcasing what the Island has to offer Photoshop isn’t always bad, says this computersavvy photographer JESSICA SKELTON reporter@pqbnews.com
To create the three-piece Pacific Rim panorama now hanging in the Comox Valley Airport, Qualicum Beach photographer Brian Argyle asked his computer for a little help. “Just because that’s the way your camera did it doesn’t mean that’s the way it’s supposed to be,” he said. “The image that comes out of your camera is already photoshopped to an extent.” The three sections depicting Wickaninnish Inn are actually 15 different photos — five distinct images at three different exposures. Argyle, who enjoys “the work on the computer afterwards” then stitched the photos together using Photoshop. Still, the photographer also said that being subtle with his editing was key to getting a good-looking image. “It’s easy to go overboard with the computer,” he said. Argyle, however, has many years of experience with
digital photography. After a few decades of using film, he began using a digital camera in 1993. Argyle said he made the switch initially so he could take photos for a website he was developing. Also, with his background in computer programming and IT, Argyle said the idea of being able to put photos on the computer “worked” for him. According to a news release, Argyle’s work is part of the Comox Valley Airport Art and Culture Program, an annual partnership between YQQ and the Comox Valley Community Arts Council. This year, there are 23 pieces of photography, sculpture, painting and textiles from 19 Island artists exploring the exhibit’s title theme Wanderlust Vancouver Island. “The Comox Valley Art and Culture Program exhibition provides a passenger with a very strong sense of place upon arriving to Vancouver Island,” said YQQ CEO, Fred Bigelow, in the release. “They wanted pictures from Parksville north,” explained Argyle. “That represents the area served by the airport.” While Argyle said he’ll take photos of “whatever appeals” to him at the time, he also said landscapes like the one hanging in YQQ are a common subject in his portfolio. This is his third year with images on display at the airport. This year’s exhibit is open until May 1, 2015.
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Qualicum resident Brian Argyle displays one third of his Pacific Rim photographic panorama, which is being exhibited at the Comox Valley Airport’s Wanderlust Vancouver Island exhibit.
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Alan Jossul, left, and Blaine Dunaway make up the duo String Theory, and they’ll make their strings sing at the McMillan Arts Center on Jan. 30. Jossul, whose performance history spans two decades, has many musical style influences in genres from classical music to heavy-metal. As a recording artist, Dunaway has performed jazz to classical, folk, world music, blues and pop. They both also have post-secondary education in music.
Island duo makes their strings sing Duo has many years of combined experience and education to draw from In physics, string theory is the study of what the world is made of and why we are here. In music, however, String Theory, is the combination of Alan Jossul on guitar and Blaine Dunaway on violin. The duo will play at the McMillan Arts Center on Jan. 30. Born and raised in the Comox Valley, Alan Jossul has been playing and teaching guitar for most of his life. He has a performance history (solo and collaborative) spanning 20 years, including various appearances at Vancouver Island Musicfest and Sunshine Festival in Powell River. His musical style influences abound, covering a full gamut of genres from classical music to heavy-metal. He has also picked at the banjo, bass and a few other instruments and managed to make a few of these stringed things sing. After years of developing his fingerstyle technique, he enrolled in Vancouver Island University’s Jazz Performance Program to broaden his horizons. When he isn’t teaching or out with his dog, he is generally on a stage performing or in an audience appreciating and keeping the art of live performance alive and kicking. Blaine Dunaway is a performer, teacher, composer and conductor. He also has a B.A. in music (jazz) from Western Washington University. Blaine has taught music in public schools throughout B.C. and Manitoba and has taught at the college level in B.C. and Alberta. As a composer, his compositions range from String Quartets to 15-piece bands to meditation tracks. Blaine has worked as a studio recording artist in many studios across the country. As an improvising violinist and trumpet player, there are dozens of albums with his touch adding to the magic in many different genres, from jazz to classical, folk, world music, blues and pop. Dunaway has also played in most of the finest big bands in Western Canada. He has performed with jazz orchestras including Hugh Fraser’s Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation, Tommy Banks’ Orchestra, Gary Guthman Orchestra and in the Royal Canadian Engineers Band. Showcasing the other end of his musical ability, Blaine has been a member of the Pro Musica Orchestra, New West Symphony, Okanagan Symphony, Sooke Philharmonic and the Victoria Civic Orchestra. He was also Concert Master with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra. He now lives in Courtney, BC. Come watch these musicians make their strings sing Friday Jan. 30 at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for OCAC members. For more information, contact info@mcmillanartscentre.com or 250-248-8185. —NEWS Staff /MAC
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The parents of the Oceanside Bantam Generals have organized a New Year’s Eve Dance at the Parksville Community & Conference Centre and they have got Nanaimo-band Johnny Inappropriate to play the gig. “We were able to snatch them up,” said one of the organizers, Elaine Shworan. “They’re a popular band.” According to Johnny Inappropriate’s bass player / manager Aaron Curry, the band played at Tigh-NaMara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre last New Year’s Eve. They also regularly play at corporate special events and weddings. “We’re a high-energy five-piece cover band,” said he said. “We play anything that’ll get you out of your seat dancing.” Shworan said this year’s dance at the PCCC is a fundraiser for the Oceanside Bantam Generals, who are going to play a tournament in Portland, Oregon, Jan. 1619.
“They’re really looking forward to it,” she said. “It’s a pretty big deal.” Aside from music, the night will include a raffle. Shworan said prizes include Canucks tickets, a snowboard with bindings, a stand-up paddle board donated by family and friends of the team members. To mark midnight, party favours, hats and noisemakers will be given out before the 10 second countdown. Champagne will also be available for sale. There will also be a cash bar at the event, and two food trucks will be parked outside. Shworan said that organizers are working on a couple of leads for a safe-ride program for the event, but as of right now party-goers will have to plan ahead or take taxis. Doors at 8:30 p.m., music starts at 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Tickets are $30 and are available at Wilde & Sparrow, Shades of Green, the PCCC or vanisleevents.ca For more info on the event, call 250-240-0891.
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Aug 26 • David Jones came in with verbal guns a blazin’ talking about how he was going to create change in the industry with his no-tipping model at his Smoke ‘N Water restaurant at Pacific Shores Resort in Nanoose Bay. Less than three months from opening, Jones has scrapped the no-tipping scheme. Aug 28 • With little sign of progress in the provincial labour situation, emotions were running high at the first School District 69 board meeting of the school year on Tuesday night. “We recognize we’re in the midst of what is a dispute between the provincial parties,” District 69 superintendent Rollie Koop told the board. • Results are being released from a recent phone survey of Qualicum Beach residents that claim 67 per cent of respondents agree the proposed Pheasant Glen Resort development will be good for the community. Sept. 2 • River’s Edge residents reacted swiftly to news a medical marijuana production company wants to set up shop near their homes in Nanoose Bay. A neighbourhood gathering about the issue is scheduled for tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. at the corner of Kaye Road and Rascal Lane. • Parksville Beach may be officially deemed paradise if it wins a nation-wide contest seeking the greatest place in Canada. The sandy, expansive beach has recently been nominated for the Canadian Institute of Planners’ awards. Sept. 4 • Noise from a so-called rave in Bowser over the long weekend has drawn negative attention from a nearby neighbour who said the party kept her up “all night, all weekend.” • An Errington couple isn’t wasting a drop of water this year. Tim and Mariah Wilde, who moved to the area in March, have set up a rainwater harvesting system on their property that regional district officials are calling “exemplary.” Sept. 9 • While the provincial teachers’ strike heads into the second week of the new school year, some local students are voicing their opinion. About 15 students held a rally last Thursday at Kwalikum Secondary, the scheduled first day of class in District 69. • About 70 people and their dogs turned out for the SPCA Paws for a Cause walk at the Parksville Community Park.
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Sept. 11 • The last undecided incumbent in the Regional District of Nanaimo made up his mind Tuesday morning, bringing the total to three. RDN director Bill Veenhof, who represents Deep Bay and Bowser, confirmed he will run for re-election this fall. • The City of Parksville awarded the Temple Street contract to Locar Industries Ltd. to construct municipal infrastructure upgrades between Phillips Street and Chinook Avenue. Sept. 16 • People are the least satisfied with transit among public services, according to the latest Regional District of Nanaimo poll. However, the same poll also indicates transit is the service most people want to see expanded. • Regional district directors voted for a raise in remuneration. The decision comes after recommendations from the RDN’s remuneration committee were sent back to staff for revision by board members. Sept.18 • A Vancouver Island father and son are looking to build a medical marijuana facility in Deep Bay. Lantzville’s
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Keith Reid and his son Sean, who lives in Parksville, submitted an application to Health Canada late last year to become licensed pot producers. • Fourteen people from Parksville Qualicum Beach headed south to make the world a more livable place for at least one family in Vicente Guererro, a small Mexican village. They will build a 500 square foot home in just over one week for a family of four in-need. Sept. 23 • With an 86 per cent vote in favour of the deal worked out between the province and B.C. Teachers’ Federation, school is back in session in District 69. • Carrie Powell-Davidson is looking to go national. The Parksville city councillor confirmed she will seek the federal Liberal Party nomination this fall. “It’s all in preliminary stages,” she said in a phone interview from Vancouver. Last year, federal boundaries were re-drawn moving Parksville Qualicum Beach into a different riding. The new Courtenay-Alberni riding incorporates Courtenay, Baynes Sound, Denman and Hornby Islands, Cumberland, Port Alberni, Qualicum Beach, Parksville, Tofino and Ucluelet.
Sept. 25 • The chief thought it was important enough to post on a Facebook page, telling people there was going to be no one staffing the ambulance station in Qualicum Beach for eight hours starting at 6 p.m. that night. “FYI, no staffed ambulance in Qualicum Beach from 2200-0600 tonight,” Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department Chief Nick Acciavatti wrote on a local chat group’s Facebook page. “Ambulance may come from Qualicum Bay or Parksville....if they are not out on other calls. If they are all away then one may be a ways away.” Accaviatti confirmed this week the post was his and his assistant confirmed the lack of coverage happens in what’s often referred to as the town with the oldest population in Canada. • Community policing volunteers teamed up with ICBC and Oceanside RCMP to curb distracted driving. On Sept. 18, a joint operation was set up on Highway 19A near Resort Drive where volunteers used a speed board while also counting distracted drivers. Speedwatch and the COPS volunteers counted 1,757 vehicles that passed in the north and southbound lanes from 9 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman said despite the fact that the volunteers were “very visible” 30 people were openly talking on their cell phones. Sept. 30 • School District 69 Superintendent Rollie Koop said the provincial government’s instruction Friday that districts return any money saved during the teachers’ strike is not a surprise. He said the local districts were allowed to keep 20 per cent of any savings in May and June, but it was understood that the money saved in September would go towards covering the $40 a day promised to parents of students under age 13. “We feel some expenses we incurred relate to the strike, it would be nice to have some recognition of that,” he said, but they will figure out what it did cost and review their budget. • Local efforts to boost Parksville’s status as a great place to do business have won the city a key provincial award: the province’s 2014 Open for Business Award. “This is fantastic news for Parksville, and a tribute to our city’s excellent leadership in creating a business-friendly community,” said Parksville & District Chamber of Commerce president Robynne Shaw.
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MARGARET SPENCE
Passed away December, 2014 We are very saddened to announce the passing of our mom & grandmother, Margaret Spence. She will be missed by many, including her two children and their partners, three grandchildren in Alberta and her fourth grandchild and partner in Manitoba. Flowers are gratefully declined.
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Joan Sanofsky passed quietly in her sleep at the age of 89 during the evening of December 12, 2014 in Qualicum Beach, B.C. Born in London, England, Joan came to Canada as a war bride in 1944. Joan lived in Calgary where she raised her family with her husband, Al. When they retired Joan and Al moved to Qualicum Beach. Joan was a past President of the Calgary Service Corps Women’s Auxiliary, a lifetime member of TOPS and an active member of both the Alberta and British Columbia War Brides Associations. She was an avid knitter and loved to tend to her garden. Pre-deceased by Al, her loving husband of 55 years in 1998, Joan is survived by her son, Michael, of Calgary and her daughter Leslie Kendis of Coronado, California. Joan will be missed by her friends and family.
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Bernie passed away surrounded by the love of his family at the Rocky View Hospital in Calgary on December 17, 2014 at the age of 80. He will be lovingly remembered by sons Bill (Irene) of Calgary, Brian of Kamloops, treasured grandchildren Riley and Katie as well as brother Tom of Ottawa. He was predeceased by his loving wife Marnie in May, 2014 as well as sisters Verna and Marie. Bernie was born in Ottawa on May 22, 1934 to Olive and William O’Callaghan. He joined the RCMP in 1953 and served in detachments in Flin Flon, The Pas, Dauphin, Lundar, Carman and Winnipeg headquarters, retiring after 37 years of service. Bernie was an avid lover of sports, acting on many committees throughout Manitoba and coaching minor hockey and baseball in the various towns where he was posted. He was never happier than with his family and friends, playing hockey or baseball and was an active player until his late 70’s. As a result of hearing loss, Bernie became involved with the Canadian Hard of Hearing and served on both the provincial and national board. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
The family are very grateful for the excellent care and kindness shown to Bernie at the Heartland Seniors Residence, Father Lacombe Home, Calgary EMTs and paramedics as well as the physicians and staff at RVH. If friends so desire, donations may be made to the charity of their choice. Arrangements in the care of Snodgrass Funeral Homes Ltd. Okotoks 403-938-3111. To email condolences please visit www.snodgrassfuneralhomes.com
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QUALICUM BEACH MAN PLAYING COLLEGE HOOPS IN SQUAMISH
Hoping for the nationals in his last year Justin Tryon enjoys battling against the VIU Mariners
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Justin Tryon was back at home in Qualicum Beach for his winter break from Quest University. The fourth-year athlete and his Quest Kermodes currently sit second in the PACWEST and are making a run to medal in the provincials for the third straight year and qualify for the nationals.
get a little older, I have more of an appreciation for this place. So the return visits are always nice.” Quest features a program that sees T YSON TAYLOR all of it’s students graduating with a sports@pqbnews.com Bachelors Degree in Arts & Science. It’s Now in his fourth season at Quest something that Tryon has gotten used to University in Squamish, Justin Tryon has and has built his courses during his time seen his team go from losing all 18 games there towards a potential future in busiin a season to being in contention for a ness. “That’s what I’d like to do, something spot at Nationals. Tryon, who hails from Qualicum with business,” Tryon said. “It’s a differBeach, is in his senior year and his team, ent learning experience because Quest is the Quest Kermodes, hasn’t been in the nothing like other Universities. You have PACWEST league all that long. During the block system here, which gives you a his first year with the team, they would month to focus on one course. “ lose 18 games and finish Being that it’s his We’ve come a long way in last season and year at 0-18. Fast forward three years later and Quest the time I’ve been here but Quest, Tryon hopes to currently sits second in we’ve still got that last little see things end well on the PACWEST at 6-1, one bit to go, and that’s gold at the hardwood for himthe nationals game behind the VIU self and the Kermodes. JUSTIN TRYON Mariners. Last year, Quest hosted “This is a team that’s the National championcome a long way,” Tryon ship tournament, which said. “Being here when the host team was a part we lost all our games that first season of. Though they didn’t win a medal, the and then won just one game the next learning experience was enough to find year, that was tough. But we’ve gone on out what it takes to get there and come to win back-to-back bronze medals at the away with a medal. Provincials, which speaks volumes to the “We’ve got a solid team this year,” turnaround we had as a team. We’re hop- Tryon said. “I think that we have the poing to make it Gold this year though and I tential to make Nationals again this year and make some noise. We beat Langara think we have the team to do that.” Returning home for his winter break, before the Christmas break and they won Tryon has been keeping loose, visiting the whole thing last year, so that just goes friends and family and taking part in the to show where we are as a team. With VIU annual KSS Alumni Basketball Tourna- sitting in front of us, it’s going to be a big ment, where he gets to be reunited with test when we play against them but it’s also going to tell us where we stand as a old teammates over the two day span. “It’s always nice to come back home, team. We’ve come a long way in the time real nice,” Tryon said. “At first, going away I’ve been here but we’ve still got that last to school at Quest was great because I little bit to go, and that’s gold at the nawanted to get off the Island. But now, as I tionals.”
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Speeding to the NCAAs in the pool at SFU Maran Kokoszka’s favourite event is the 200M backstroke T YSON TAYLOR sports@pqbnews.com
In just her first year at Simon Fraser University, Maran Kokoszka is fitting right in with her team in the pool like she was still at home, swimming at the Ravensong Aquatic Center. Kokoszka, an 18 year old from Qualicum Beach, has
made the transition rather easily, balancing a workload that splits her time between the classroom and the swim team. “I just got home from my first semester, it’s been good,” Kokoszka said. “I’m in a strength and conditioning program, which has helped me out pretty good. It’s nice because the coaches and teammates are all very positive and motivating.” A member of the relay team, Kokoszka is also competing in individual events, which
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include the 100 and 200 meter in the backstroke and freestyle events. Her relay team, the 4 x 200 freestyle event, has achieved a “B” standing, which is good enough to make it to the NCAA portion of competition. “The team has been great, really great,” she said. “We’ve swam great at all of our events and getting our times up to compete at the NCAA level is our goal. We’ve reached the B standard, which is good for us and we’re hoping to maintain
that mark.” While keeping up her grades in the classroom, which she said “is going really well so far”, Kokoszka hopes to reach the “B” standard in her favourite event, the 200 meter backstroke. “That’s my favourite event, the 200 backstroke,” she said. “It’s a love hate relationship, you don’t really like it when you’re practicing it but it’s the outcome that you work towards, that is the part I love the most.”
RANKED 11TH IN THE WORLD IN DOUBLES MASTERS TENNIS
Local man rockets up world tennis rankings T YSON TAYLOR sports@pqbnews.com
After having a great 2013 tennis season, Gordon Verge is coming off an even better 2014 season, one that sees him ranked higher than he could have imagined in the masters (80-plus) tennis world. At the age of 80, Gordon Verge is still going strong, and getting better. The 2014 tennis season for Verge has been a good one, to say the least. In July of this year, Verge was ranked No. 46 in sin-
gles competition and No. 37 in doubles in the world by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). As of this month, Parksville’s Verge now sits at No. 25 in the world in singles and No. 11 in doubles. Quite an accomplishment considering, back in 2005, he was ranked No. 466 in the world in singles competition. “It’s been quite a journey,” Verge said of his success this year. “People laugh every time I make the comparison to being like a fine wine, but fun-
ny enough it’s becoming true. Looking back to where I started in 2005 with the ranking to now, it’s remarkable. It’s one of those things where, you look at it and say; maybe I can crack the top 400, then 350. I’ve reached 25 in the world, so who knows what comes next.” Ranked No. 1 in B.C and by Tennis Canada in both the singles and doubles, Verge will be able to enjoy some relaxation over the winter after an excellent season of tennis, his best to date.
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With appearances in the provincial (first place) and national finals (second place), Verge earned a spot on Team Canada’s roster, as both a singles and doubles player, for the World Championships; which were held in Turkey this past October. “I’ve been amazed at how things have gone,” Verge said. “Being able to enjoy this game and having fun with it, it’s been great. I don’t give too much thought to the trophies or things like that, I just enjoy playing the
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2015 Calendars & Engagement Diaries
TUNISIA El Mouradi Palace
• Extend your trip to Malta from $949* • Flights • Return Transfers • One Bdrm apartments w/kitchenette • 2 Meals daily - Breakfast & Dinner • Standard Room - Double Occupancy • Canadian Representative 22 Days/20 Nights from
1599 + 600 tx
$
$
22 Days/21 Nights from
1349 + 639 tx
$
$
BALI Jayakarta Bali Beach resort
THAILAND By the Sea Resort – Phuket
• Flights • Return Transfers • 3 Full Day Tours • 2 Half Day Tours • Standard Room - Double Occupancy
• Flights • Return Transfers • Apartment - Double Occupancy • Valid for travel Jan. 16th–Mar. 31st
22 Days/21 Nights from
21 Nights including Daily Breakfast
$
1999 + tx
from $1849 + Airport tx
50% OFF Wishing all of our customers a Happy New Year
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MULBERRY BUSH BOOKSTORES 752-9722 248-1193 Thrifty Foods Centre Parksville
W. 2nd Ave. Heard Centre Qualicum Beach
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250-248-3781
Why book locally?
All flights from Vancouver. All prices per person - based on double occupancy.
*Please call for further details.
Judy M. Constable, CTC
Moira L’Huillier, CTC
Marie Phillips
PARKSVILLE DOLPHIN TRAVEL 2008, INC.
160 Corfield Street Thrifty Foods Centre Parksville
250-248-6124
WE LIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
... and you are helping to support the local economy, keeping jobs and supporting local business. In turn, we are able to provide a local office where you can meet face to face with an experienced, well-travelled agent, providing information, travel tips, brochures, etc. It is said a good travel agent is worth their weight in gold.
WE HAVE THE TOOLS
... and skills, to ensure you have a worry-free vacation. Through our contacts with suppliers, we are able to book quickly and efficiently. You are not wasting your valuable time searching the internet.
WE ARE LICENSED TO SELL TRAVEL INSURANCE
... thus potentially saving you thousands of dollars of outof-pocket expenses, should you require assistance.
EVERY YEAR ...
... we spend hundreds of hours updating our knowledge, and gaining information about new product. We take Webinairs via the computer, and telephone, attend training sessions, and participate in Familiarization trips to countries all over the world, so we gain knowledge and more information about these places, their customs, and what is available to the traveller.
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Judy M. Constable, CTC
Moira L’Huillier, CTC Marie Phillips
Parksville at Corfield Plaza 954-3886 Qualicum at the lights 752-7530
PARKSVILLE DOLPHIN TRAVEL 2008, INC.
160 Corfield Street CORFIELD PLAZA
248-6124