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City signs land deal Mayor says Wildflower put $20K deposit on city land CANDACE WU news@pqbnews.com

Parksville Mayor Marc Lefebvre says the city secured a $20,000 non-refundable deposit from Wildflower Marijuana, a Vancouver-based company looking to set up a medical marijuana facility in the industrial park. Lefebvre said the money will go towards the company securing a piece of city-owned land in the industrial park where Wildflower’s facility is slated to go — if it gets the green light from Health Canada and city council. The mayor said he’s “interested” to see how this all pans out. He said if Wildflower is able to set up a facility in Parksville, the company will create 50 to 70 “good-paying jobs,” giving the city an economic boost. Lefebvre said the company said it will pay normal rates for water and sewer and is expecting to spend $15 million on improvements. “I believe it’s an ideal location — it’s out of sight and out of mind,” said Lefebvre. “I want to sit down and look at the details.” Lefebvre said the city has also agreed to the sale price of the land at $870,000, which he says, is close to the market-appraised value. The size of the facility is undetermined. Wildflower Marijuana CEO William MacLean could not be reached for comment by press time Monday. Wildflower Marijuana is best known in this area for its recent attempt to set up a medical marijuana 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. See COUNCIL INPUT EXPECTED, page A7

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SOCIETY SETS UP POT SHOP IN DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE

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A compassion club that nonchalantly opened its doors last week in downtown Parksville is coming under fire from Oceanside RCMP and the mayor who say the operation is “completely illegal.”

But Akil Pessoa says he’s here to stay. “We’re not going away,” vowed Pessoa, managing director of Phoenix Pain Management Society, a nonprofit that distributes medical marijuana by donation. “It doesn’t mean there won’t be knee-jerk reactions causing people to come in here in jackboots once in

a while to throw me out in the street, but we’ll just start again.” Oceanside RCMP Staff Sgt. Brian Hunter told The NEWS on Friday the society is “100 per cent illegal.” Hunter said dispensaries and compassion clubs who distribute marijuana, medical or otherwise, are trafficking an illegal substance. See NO LAWS, page A9

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Regional district staff and CUPE Local 401 have established a fouryear collective agreement that includes wage increases and benefit improvements. According to a news release issued by the regional district, the agreement was ratified by RDN directors and CUPE officials for the period of Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2017. The previous collective agreement expired on Dec. 31, 2013. As staff functioned without a contract for the past year, RDN chief administrative officer Paul Thorkelsson said existing provisions from the contract up to 2014 were carried through that year and wage rates will be applied retroactively. Thorkelsson said the agreement covers all employees at the regional district except excluded management staff. “There is only one collective agreement at the RDN,” he told The NEWS in an e-mail. “There are no other groups of employees under other unions.” Thorkelsson confirmed the collective agreement covers approximately 450 full-time, part-time, temporary and casual staff working in the entire range of services, projects and initiatives provided by the RDN through the five main divisions or departments: corporate administration, finance, recreation and parks, transportation and solid waste and strategic and community development.

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COLUMBIA BEACH HOUSE FIRE THURSDAY NIGHT

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A 43-year-old Parksville woman was in police custody Friday afternoon after being arrested for alleged arson, according to Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman. Police were called to a waterfront home along Admiral Tryon Boulevard in Columbia Beach at approximately 9 p.m. Thursday night. Foreman said Mounties were the first to arrive on the scene and they located a woman

nearby. “We questioned her and determined she was (allegedly) responsible,” Foreman told The NEWS Friday afternoon. He said a motive for any possible arson has not been determined. Foreman said the house did not burn to the ground, but sustained “quite a bit of damage.” He said the suspect is slated to appear in Nanaimo court. The investigation continues.

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Island Crisis Care Society is encouraging Oceanside residents to bundle up and raise cold, hard cash for The Coldest Night of the Year walk on Feb. 21. Walking around at night in the middle of February may not sound like a good time, but it is for a good cause. This is a family-friendly winter fundraising event for Oceanside’s homeless, hungry and hurting. The Coldest Night of the Year is a two, five or 10-km walk that takes place on Feb. 21 all across Canada. The society’s

walk co-ordinator, Violet Hayes, said she hopes to see the community come together to bring support and awareness to the homeless population in this region. The website (www.coldestnightoftheyear.org) allows each team to set up its own page and then invite others to join or sponsor their walk. Registration starts at 4 p.m. at Knox United Church in Parksville on Feb. 21. For more info, call Hayes at 250-585-2577 or email: vhayes@iccare.ca. — NEWS Staff/Island Crisis Care Society

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A 56-year-old female caregiver was stabbed in the chest by a client with dementia last week in the room of a Craig Bay home that also had a loaded, unsecured handgun, said the daughter of the victim. The woman was treated and released from hospital on Jan. 13. She is recovering in her Nanoose Bay home, according to her daughter, T.J. Isherwood of Vancouver. “He (the client) chased her around the house — he tried to kill her,” said Isherwood. “It could have been much worse. She is very lucky. We are very lucky. She’s healing, but the psychological trauma is going to be a whole other aspect.” Care aides working for the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) are given Blackberries so they can call for help in these instances. Isherwood, and another local care aide, said this policy stems from a stabbing a few years ago in Campbell River. The VIHA-issued Blackberry belonging to the victim was being repaired at the time of this incident Jan. 13, said Isherwood. “Thank God she had her own cell phone to call 911,” she said.

Isherwood said the RCMP found a weapon when they responded to the scene. “They found a loaded nine-millimetre handgun in the closet in the room she (her mother) was stabbed,” she said. “That’s unacceptable. There should never be guns in a house where people have dementia. We have a family member with dementia so we are empathetic. We understand how devastating it is. I don’t believe all the steps that needed to be taken to avoid this were taken.” Another local care aide who asked not to be identified suggested VIHA needs to do a better job training care aids and also assessing the homes of clients. “We don’t have any training to deal with violence,” said the local care aide. “We’re hoping for more training. The assessment of the houses — I don’t know if that needs to change. Continual assessments maybe?” VIHA confirmed a community care worker was injured. VIHA spokesperson Valerie Wilson also said a private health care provider (not a VIHA employee) was assisting with client care in the home at the time of the incident but was not injured. “This has been very traumatic for our staff member and we are concerned for her,” Wilson said in an e-mail Thursday night. “Our crisis response team has been providing support to her during this emotional time. We will continue to provide support and ensure the staff member has access to crisis/trauma support.”

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Nanaimo mayor takes RDN spot on ICF board Bill McKay doesn’t believe $20 million will be enough to re-instate rail service, despite ICF claims

Nanaimo Coun. Ted Greves stepped down last summer. Since then, the ICF board has not had representation from anybody in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area. As for McKay, his stance on reinstating the railway seems twofold. CANDACE WU “I come from Vancouver and I can tell news@pqbnews.com you there are a lot of corridors in the LowNanaimo mayor Bill McKay confirmed er Mainland that people are kicking themhe will replace regional district director selves that they tore up and didn’t take adJulian Fell as the RDN’s representative on vantage of those opportunities when they the Island Corridor Foundation board. were presented,” he said. “I’m keen to see what opportunities are “Having said that, as we see in Vancouthere with the E&N corver they are trying to pick ridor including commerup the Arbutus Corridor, cial and business opporthere are a lot of plactunities,” McKay told The es they wish they didn’t NEWS Thursday. take the rail up in the McKay will need apfirst place.” proval from the ICF beMcKay said he doesn’t fore formally taking on believe $20 million will the role. be enough to reinstate He replaces regional the railway, but he thinks district director Julian it will be enough to “creFell — whose nominaate a foundation to build tion was still pending and on.” never actually approved He said “if you’re goby the ICF. ing to build a house, you The ICF confirmed need a foundation.” earlier this month that McKay said he’s conthe organization filed a cerned with the ICF’s NANAIMO NEWS BULLETIN PHOTO defamation suit against communication, or lack Nanaimo mayor Bill McKay will Fell who allegedly “made thereof, with stakeholdserious defamatory com- serve as the new Regional District ers. of Nanaimo representative on ments about the ICF.” “That’s one of the the ICF board. Regional district chief biggest challenges, administrative officer making sure we’re comPaul Thorkelsson said the legal action municating messages … you sometimes of the ICF creates an “untenable” situa- forget while all the people at the table tion with respect to Fell sitting on the ICF know what’s going on some important board. stakeholders need to be brought up to However, Thorkelsson said it’s im- speed.” portant to remember that Fell was only McKay promised “should I sit on the the RDN’s “interim replacement” on the board I’ll be pushing for contact commuICF board, as their former representative nication with stakeholders.”

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SOS invites all to open house The renovations are complete, the couches, highchairs and books have been arranged and staff and volunteers are getting ready to start offering free programs in Qualicum Beach. An open house is scheduled to take place at the Society of Organized Services (SOS) in its new space at the former Qualicum Beach Elementary School the week of Jan. 26. Programming will continue as normal at the SOS in Parksville. “We’re very excited to show residents the new space in Qualicum Beach, introduce them to the staff, and discuss programming with them at that location,” said SOS Executive Director, Renate Sutherland. “Starting in February we will be offering some of our programs for children and families in Qualicum Beach and we hope to ex-

pand that to offer more of our valuable programs as we seek out new collaborations and avenues of funding.” The SOS currently offers over 30 free programs to residents of all ages in School District 69, funded by community donations and its Thrift Shop in Parksville. The SOS is located between Munchkinland Adventure Centre and Qualicum Beach School of Dance at the former Qualicum Beach Elementary School. Enjoy refreshments and a snack while at the Open House, which takes place: Monday, Jan. 26: 8:30 a.m4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. For more information about SOS visit its website www.sosd69.com or call 250-248-2093. — Submitted by SOS

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE QUALICUM BEACH CIVIC CENTRE

Local genealogist will provide tips for searches Each year the Qualicum Beach Historical and Museum Society and the Qualicum Beach Family History Society host a joint meeting and this year’s event will have a special guest speaker. This year, local genealogist Sid Norman will share his true life adventure of

discovering his own family history. In a news release, the museum society said Norman will talk about his 21-year journey of discovery and finding a family secret that lay dormant for 109 years. Norman will speak about a number of situations encountered during his re-

search, a variety of research methods and sources used in order to verify the content of his research. The project helped him to better understand what life was like, for his ancestors, over 100 years ago. “Imagine what a gift this would be to

be able to share with relations and future generations,” said the news release. “Sid’s story will help us learn how we can do it too! The meeting is open to the public (by donation) on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. — NEWS Staff/QB Museum Society

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“We are also concerned for the client and we are working with the client’s family to ensure the client receives the care he needs and that supports are in place to ensure the safety of staff and the safety of the client.” As for training related to violence, Wilson wrote: “We provide mandatory violence prevention training to all of our staff and we work closely with WorkSafe BC and our union partners to ensure the safety of our staff.”

Wilson said safety assessments are conducted by Home and Community Care clinicians prior to home support visiting clients in their homes. “This was done in this case and no risks were identified,” wrote Wilson. “Since the initial safety assessment, we have not received any reports from staff who are a part of the client’s care team of any potential personal safety risks within this client’s residence.” Wilson also confirmed VIHA does issue cell phones to employees and she

said the phone of victim in this case is currently under repair. Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman said Friday morning police attended the residence in Craig Bay at 7:25 a.m. on Jan. 13 and arrested an 88 year-old man for assault with a deadly weapon. Foreman said police seized all the weapons in the house and he confirmed one of the firearms was not secured. “We took the whole safe with us,” said Foreman. He could not confirm whether

or not the firearm was loaded. Foreman said police got a statement from the victim while she was in an ambulance in front of the residence and police then contacted WorkSafe B.C. “They are investigating the whole work side of this and we are investigating the criminal side.” Foreman also said the 88 year-old man was released on a promise to appear in court. “He and his wife obviously have some mental health issues,” he said.

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“As chief of police, I do not support illegal history’s moving in that direction,” and, selfishWhere: Parksville Clubhouse, 491A E. Island Hwy (across from Tim Horton’s) activity in my community,” said Hunter. “Any ly he admits, he wants to be involved. AnJanuary invitation to an OPEN HOUSE Plus When: Saturday, 26th, 2013 Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm company that is not authorized by Health Can“So I spent a lot of money on some lawyers, Cost: Free NEW BEGINNING Class start dates* ada to distribute drugs is illegal.” spent a lot of time on research and came out There will be Tai Chi Demonstrations, New serving the Parksville-Qualicum area for over 20 years. Taoist TaiPractice Chi™Classes, has been Class Registration, and Light Refreshments. When asked by The NEWS on Saturday, and started meeting community members, Our 22 plus instructors are insured, certified and required to maintain their accreditation. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy an afternoon that could change your life. 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odern-day candidates and politicians talk a good game about transparency, open government and public consultation. Part of our job is to make sure they aren’t blowing smoke. With new councils in place in the Regional District of Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum Beach, we looked up the section of B.C.’s Community Charter that relates to closed meetings. The list of circumstances in which a council can close meetings — go ‘in camera’ as it’s called — is a long one. Too long, we’d submit. In fact, one could make an argument every piece of business a council conducts could fall into one or more of the categories that allows for in camera proceedings. That stated, let’s get back to campaign promises and how candidates love to spout how they will be more open and transparent and seek more public input. The best way to seek public input is to have open debates on topics, not behind-closed-door discussions. Councillors generally have more information about the issues at hand because they have taxpayer-funded staff to provide them with pertinent facts. With that info, their open, public debates can allow the public to form opinions not only on the subject at hand, but also about how they might rate the performance of their elected officials. There is no reason, for example, for the RDN board to go in camera to talk about its relationship with the Island Corridor Foundation. Parksville council should not hide behind closed doors to talk about downtown revitalization, Craig Street or the PDBA. Qualicum Beach taxpayers should hear all of the discussions about any plans to change bylaws enacted by the previous council. We believe councils in this region are too quick to go in camera. What’s worse is the woeful lack of reporting from those closed-door meetings, which is to say we believe there are parts of the discussions and motions that flow from these in camera sessions that are not being shared with the public. We get there are labour issues, personnel issues and land-acquisition issues that need to be discussed outside of the eyes and ears of the public and the media. However, we believe these newly-sworn-in councils should double their efforts to ensure the maximum amount of debate on the issues at hand is done in public. — Editorial by John Harding

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Letters HISTORY LESSON

Re: letter to the editor in the Jan. 8 edition of The NEWS by John Chambers (‘Armchair advocate: fight for peace’). Chambers’ political science knowledge ought to be beefed up somewhat. We have successfully de-stabilized regions in the Middle East, henceforth a constant state of skirmishes and wars. Chambers goes on to write that kings are not democratically elected. These despots unfortunately are not, though nowadays they are more folkloric characters, leeching on the public. We paid an awful price twice for peace (the First and Second World Wars). Wars benefit people who sell armaments and those who enjoy action and blood. When Saddam Hussein was a friend of the West, we supplied him these terrible chemical weapons that he used on Iran and his own people — nearly a million humans died in that conflict in the mid-1980s. Of course, if a hostile nation was invading our Canada, we would have to go to war. I believe a sane human understands right from wrong. In the meantime, I will ensconce in my cozy armchair and enjoy a good Western, such as The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. I will top it off with no blood, but a Bloody Mary instead in my peaceful and beautiful Oceanside. J.C. LECORDIER Qualicum Beach

RECYCLING RATS First of all, I want to thank all the hard working people who diligently pick up our garbage, recycling, and food waste materials. It’s not an easy job and we appreciate all that you do. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, I was outside to see our recycling guy empty all our containers and leaving them on our side of the road, as per usual. We bring in our containers, after walking our dog. To my surprise, our two blue bins, our green food waste bin and even our big yellow recycling bag had disappeared. After checking with our neighbours to see if perhaps there was a mix up of containers, and determining there was not, I came to the conclusion that someone desperately had to have our grungy containers. Garbage Grinches?

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Food waste weasels? Recycling rats? My neighbour told me that our containers were on our side of the road at 5 p.m. when she came home from work. She also mentioned hearing a vehicle drive by her place, turn around to our side of the road and then leaving. Must have been the darkness of night and the opportunity of a quiet little rural road that attracted a new species of rat. Who knew that stealing waste and food bins would thrill the mind of these rats. My visit to the supplier of new bins said she had also heard about these rats. She receives many calls about them. So that means this desperate and despicable pack of rats has spread out to other areas as well, so beware of these night time crawling, dirty rats. If they scrounge in your neck of the woods, it’ll cost you $43.50 to replace your containers. I hate rats. Also, to the lady in the store who offered to give me her $25 food waste container as she didn’t need it since all her food waste was given to her chickens, thank you again. Had I not purchased new ones already, I would have been very grateful to take you up on your offer. NANCY MESSERE Coombs

TRAIL IS UNREALISTIC This letter is in response to those who see a cycling/hiking trail as an appropriate use of the existing transportation/rail corridor between Victoria and Courtenay. Let us not forget that the land for 10 miles on either side of the rail line was given to the early operators of the railway in exchange for operating the rail line in perpetuity. All of the land grants attached to these deals made up 20 per cent of Vancouver Island. This land has been mostly disposed of by CPR, sold off (look at the title on your property deeds) and logged. So the residents of Vancouver Island have paid heavily for a railway and transportation corridor, with no operating railway to show for it. Comparisons between the Netherlands and Vancouver Island are meaningless. The Netherlands is as flat as a pancake. Cycling is comparatively easy, and one part of a transportation system, that includes the rail services. To suggest cycling as a means of transportation between up island points and Victoria is unrealistic.

The suggestion that taking commercial traffic off our roads and onto a railway would be a hardship to home owners neglects the fact that we pay for all the repairs caused by the commercial traffic on our highways. Let’s look at the Galloping Goose. While a boon to ardent cyclists and hikers, it does little to address daily congestion. From a car, as you’re stuck in a traffic jam morning or afternoon, you’ll see a couple of bikes go by while thousands of people sit idling in their cars because a previous government elected to build more roads instead of an integrated transit system. Or look at the Nanaimo Parkway trail as you’re motoring by. You might occasionally see a pedestrian or cyclist. We have a similar cycling and hiking trail system connecting Qualicum and Parksville. The TransCanada trail will connect Victoria to Nanaimo. Ripping up a rail transportation system to add more trails will only help in adding to future congestion. As we build more roads, the traffic increases and we build more roads, etc., all subsidized by the taxpayer with no mention of “cost effective.” Why destroy the potential for a future transportation system, that could efficiently move goods and people up and down Vancouver Island? ROY STEWART Parksville

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THANKS GRAD CLASS On Jan. 3, KSS Dry Grad, along with the Town of Qualicum Beach, did its annual Tree Chipping/Bottle Drive. We were absolutely overwhelmed by the amount of donations, both monetary and recyclables that were collected. We had an amazing group of students and parents show up and good thing because we spent seven full hours collecting and sorting donations. The citizens of Qualicum Beach are so supportive of their high school and we are so lucky to live in such an amazing community. Thank you to the staff of the Town of Qualicum Beach for supporting this event and for Jude and the staff at the Bottle Depot. Thank you to the grads of 2015 and their parents. We could not have done it without your help. All donations will go toward the KSS Dry Grad celebrations. THERESSA OSBORNE Bowser

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I’m from Alberta so I like the sun. PHYLLIS FOSTER Parksville

I’m pretty upbeat all the time, but I do enjoy the sun. RON MARTIN Parksville

It’s all good — I’m from Edmonton so this is nice! SHERRY DEDLA Parksville

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ometimes life plays out the way it does in the movies. Case in point: that Korean Air Lines executive who flew into a rage when a flight attendant served her a complimentary snack of macadamia nuts in a plastic bag rather than on a plate. She forced the attendant to kneel and apologize and demanded the plane return to the gate so he could be kicked off the flight. Yes, well now the executive, who is a daughter of the airline’s chairman, has been fired, publicly shamed and arrested as a result of the incident. She will forever be known as the ‘nut rage nut’. But hold on . . . here’s another news story about a group of Chinese tourists who went crazy on a Thai Air-Asia flight because they couldn’t sit together. They threw hot noodles at a flight attendant. Noodle rage. And last month, several flights in the U.S. were interrupted by passengers going postal over reclining seats

that wouldn’t recline — or pagne in their spacious and because of seats in front private cocoons. of them that reclined too For the rest of us, it’s an much. endurance test of skinny Recline rage? aisles, smelly washrooms What these incidents all and canned announcehave in common is not just ments. “Insert the buckle bad behaviour or dimin- in...” Thanks, pal. I masished expectered seatbelts tations — it is back when Lesairplanes. ter Pearson was These melt- By Arthur Black PM. downs didn’t And then occur on buses, there’s the acin taxis, elevatual seat you tors or barberpurchased for shops. They the flight. It’s happened perfectly conon those sartoured for a nordine cans with mal-sized dwarf wings that are who unfortusupposed to be the ultimate nately, you are not. in travel luxury and conveThat’s not your imaginanience. tion either — airplane seats It’s not your imagination really are getting small— air travel really is getting er. On United Airlines 767 worse. I speak for those of airplanes, 166 passengers us who travel in ‘economy’ are now shoehorned into a class — which ought to be space originally designed for called ‘steerage’ — not for 152. Air Canada 777’s have the poobahs and pashas all been reconfigured to who fork over an extra grand have 10 seats across instead or more each for the privi- of the original nine. Most lege of relaxing up front sip- airlines have even whittled ping complimentary cham- down the ‘seat pitch’ — the

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space, front to back, allotted for each passenger. Used to be 32 inches, now it can be as little as 28. The airlines taketh away but the airlines also addeth — extra fees mostly. For everything from baggage to wireless service to reheated snacks a street pigeon would turn up its beak at. Are you old enough to remember when airlines offered unlimited baggage? Free hot meals? Complimentary wine? It wasn’t long ago. It wasn’t so very long ago either that Al Gore offered a pithy observation on the horrors of modern air travel. “Airplane travel,” said Al, “is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo”. Frankly, I was surprised to hear that from the lips of Al Gore. I’m pretty sure he flies executive class. — Arthur Black lives on Saltspring Island. His column appears Tuesday in The NEWS. E-mail: arblack43@shaw.ca.

letters SEAWEED HARVEST A GOOD BUSINESS Carrageenans are an organic renewable resource, used not only in pharmaceuticals but many natural organic products such as organic yogurt and organic beauty products. All products we want to see more of. This is truly a sustainable business proposal that can exist in harmony with the environment, unlike oil and mineral extraction. The biological review by Ian Birtwell is not a scientific document and as mentioned in a recent article by reporter Candace Wu, is a literature review and more importantly is, as mentioned, anecdotal. The VIU study will be a scientific document, as Wu reported. I hope we will all agree, that this, is to be our source of information, for this harvest.

As far as I am aware, it is three license holders and they all work together and dry out of one facility, 25 miles away at Parksville. The harvest area is approx five which must represent a very small amount of the seaweed biomass on the huge B.C. coast. The harvest is done by hand, pitch-forking seaweed into baskets, approx. four employees. The baskets are set near the high tide mark and a wide-track machine smaller than a pickup truck slowly makes it way along the beach at the high tide mark retrieving the full baskets. A person can walk faster than this single machine and it leaves almost no trace of having been there. This machine then delivers the baskets to the access point to a trailer pulled by a pickup truck where the seaweed is loaded. Then it is driven to the drying facility mentioned above.

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Audiences will have an extra opportunity to catch A Night at the Palace this year at the Errington Hall. The popular vaudeville show will run for four nights over two weekends in February, as opposed to the three nights in a row in 2014. “Last year there were more people in the line than there were tickets,” said Hall treasurer and rental co-ordinator Denise Schmidt, who said adding the extra show means “more people have access” to the event. “Your chances of getting tickets are better,” agreed Nayana Yukich A Night at the Palace organizer. There will also be several other changes to the vaudeville show for 2015. Foremost, Yukich said they have reduced the number of acts to 23 as many people felt last year’s show of 30 acts ran too long. “Last year was the 10th anniversary, so we just let everyone in,” explained Schmidt, adding that organizers are trying to keep the show to around two hours this year. And while Yukich said that a lot of people have been involved “since day one,” all of this year’s acts will be brand new. A Night at the Palace will also see a new emcee in Alan Micelli, husband to long-time props manager for the show Brandy Micelli. “I was very excited he was game. It’s a big job,” said Yukich. “He doesn’t take himself too serious, which is great for an emcee.” One thing that always stays the same, however, is the spirit behind the show. “It’s the community event that brings us all together,” said Schmidt. And thanks to this support, Schmidt also said that A Night at the Palace has become the Errington Hall’s major fundraiser of the year. The show brings in around a quarter of the Hall’s budget, which has paid for renovations, mics, lights and more.

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Audiences will have more opportunities than ever to catch vaudevillian fun like this at A Night at the Palace in 2015. The show will run Feb. 20, 21, 27 and 28. Tickets are on sale Jan. 25 from 1-3 p.m. (or until sold out) at the Old Fire Hall in Errington.

Yukich adds that this comes full circle as the vaudeville show gets “more technical each year” thanks to these improvements. “It’s an entity of its own,” she said. “It feels unstoppable.” This year’s shows will be Feb. 20, 21, 27 and 28. All dates start at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale Jan. 25 at the Old Fire Hall in Errington (which is right beside the Errington Hall) from 1-3 p.m., or until they are sold out. According to

Schmidt, it’s better to get in line early as tickets often sell out quick. Last year, tickets sold out in around half hour. She also warned that Feb. 28 tickets might be hard to come by as the cast has “first dibs” and tend to take tickets for the last show. Each ticket costs $25 and there is a limit of four tickets per person. If any tickets remain, they will be available for purchase at the Errington Store. Also, remember this is an adults-only show and the audience is invited to dress in vaudevillian era costume.

Exploring life and self through art JESSICA SKELTON reporter@pqbnews.com

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Full-time artist Christa Desjarlais beside her mixed media work Buddhavista, which is part of her January show at Art’s Cafe in Parksville. The mixed media exhibition explores techniques, materials and Desjarlais’ development as an artist.

There are two artistic journeys Christa Desjarlais aims to share through her first solo exhibit Explorations: the professional and the personal. “I’ve been exploring different media and techniques,” she said. “It’s been a real personal exploration of who I am as an artist.” Explorations is mainly a mixed media show, a type of art Desjarlais is drawn to because there is “so much more to play with.” “A good mixed media piece will baffle people … they won’t know how it was made,” she explained. And Desjarlais takes advantage of the medium. In fact, she uses so much heavy material in her work that most of the paintings on display were created on birch panels instead of canvas so the images didn’t bow under their own weight. It can take a while for a mixed media piece to come together, such as her piece Buddhavista. Unlike most of the other images in the show, which were created in the past year and a half, Buddhavista started as an art school project. “It took a couple years to bring it to where it is today,” she said.

There is also a piece called Poppies on the wall, which is the very piece that got her the show. “She brought in her business card with just a picture of the poppies on it,” said Ian Warren, owner of Art’s Cafe. “I called her up and asked if she wanted to do a show from the strength of that one image.” While Desjarlais said she’s “always been an artist,” the Bower-based artist only started painting full time in 2014. “Life has opened up in such a way I can focus on my art,” she said. Since then, Desjarlais has taken advantage of every opportunity she could. She entered three pieces into a Nanaimo Arts Council show last fall, one of which won best mixed media and one tied for people’s choice. “That was really positive and encouraging,” she said. Desjarlais also won a competition to have her piece The Window included in Insight 3: The Art of Storytelling, a book to be published by the American-based North Light Books “It’s all about ‘say yes,’” she said of the journey so far. “You have to be willing to go out of your comfort zone.” Desjarlais’ current exhibit will be up at Art’s Cafe in Parksville until the end of the month. You can also view her work online at cdesjarlais.com.

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Special One-Time Events in Qualicum Beach with Dr. Julian Whitaker THURSDAY JANUARY 22, 2015 Public Lecture 7-9pm Qualicum Beach Civic Centre 747 Jones Street Qualicum Beach, BC 250-752-1992 qbeachciviccentre@qualicumbeach.ca

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The Arrowsmith Potters Guild and Bradley’s Bistro in Parksville are once again joining forces to spread the love of art this February. On each week day of the month, the staff at Bradley’s will draw the name of someone to win a pottery mug created by members of the Guild. “You could win a piece of art every day,” said Guild member Jacie Herbison of what the prize offers. “Customers got so excited about it,” said Lori Bradley, co-owner of Bradley’s Bistro of last year’s giveaway. “I think it’s very generous of them.” To enter the draw, simply fill out

the ballot you’ll receive with any purchase at Bradley’s Bistro and place in the draw box. Winners will be contacted to pick up a voucher from the bistro, which they would then take to the Station Gallery by Mar. 15 and exchange it for their prize. Herbison said that each winner will get to choose his or her mug, and that many of the prizes will be decorated with Valentine motifs. “Mugs are really personal,” she said, adding that potters “love” the fact their works are handled and appreciated every day by the mug owner. The giveaway celebrates the start of the 2015 season for Guild. They will open the Station Gallery on Feb. 1 with a month-long 10% off sale.

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2015-16 KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL REGISTRATION REGISTRATION: January 26 - 30 and February 2 - 6, 2015 Board Policy 7015 Excerpt:

“The Board of Education believes that, in general, students should attend their neighborhood school. Transfer of a student to a school outside of his/her catchment area will be considered upon written application of the parent to the Superintendent of Schools, on or before April 1st each school year.”

Qualifying Age:

To qualify for school enrollment in September 2015, a child must become five years of age on or before December 31, 2015.

Required Documentation:

Proof of Age for student (Birth Certificate or Passport); Proof of Residency (see SD69 website for list of acceptable documentation or contact catchment area school)

Helpful Documentation:

Health Documents (eg: Medical Care Card, immunization records, medical condition information) NOTE: While immunization records are not required for registration, a copy may be requested for the student’s file.

Where to Register:

Please register at your neighbourhood (catchment) elementary school. Attendance boundary information is available at each school or by contacting the School Board Office at 250-248-4241.

Cross Boundary Process:

Parents wishing to enroll their Kindergarten child at an out-of catchment school within the district are to make their request upon registration at their catchment school and complete a Student Transfer Request Form.

Date and Times for Kindergarten Registration:

Monday, January 26 – Friday, January 30, 2015 and; Monday, February 2 – Friday, February 6, 2015 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Early French Immersion:

Parents of students eligible to enter Kindergarten may register their child in the Early Immersion Program at Oceanside Elementary School. All Kindergartenaged children in District 69 are eligible to enter.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration for the Immersion Kindergarten program is limited. Preference will be given to children of families who currently have older children in the Immersion program as long as they have registered on or before January 23, 2015. Information brochures are available at the school. An information evening for parents considering the Early Immersion Kindergarten program will be held Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at Oceanside Elementary School (980 Wright Road, Parksville).

Targeting youth (15 - 30yrs) who are unemployed or under-employed Receive: Work Experience & Support • Customized Certifications (like First-Aid, FoodSafe, flagging & more) FREE INFO SESSION The Career Centre Wed. Jan. 28, 10am or 2pm 250.248.3205 • www.careercentre.org Those interested must register for and attend a free information session

For more information, please contact Oceanside Elementary School at 250-248-4662. CEAP Program:

The Collaborative Education Alternative Program provides a blended-learning kindergarten program that consists of home-schooling in addition to being supported by scheduled student activities at Qualicum Beach Elementary School – CEAP classroom. Learning resources as well as support for parent(s) is provided by the program teacher. An information session for parents considering the CEAP Kindergarten program will be held Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. at the old Qualicum Beach Elementary School site on Primrose Street– CEAP classroom. For more information, please contact the program at 250-752-5628 or visit the CEAP website at www.ceap.ca.

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HEARING Hearing Aids: What are Reasonable Expectations for the Consumer?

When mobility is restricted by weakness in your legs or back, a loss of balance or frequent dizziness, getting around your home can be easier said than done. The same goes for moving around outside, what with all those icy driveways, uneven sidewalks and a lack of things to grab onto when you need to stop and catch your breath. No one wants to give up his or her independence. In fact, the best way to remain independent is to remain mobile. But that doesn’t mean taking unnecessary risks that could land you in the hospital! Instead, talk to your doctor. Perhaps a cane or walker is all you need to keep moving. There are other safety measures you can take to remain mobile, such as installing hand railing in strategic spots where you often find you need support: beside the toilet, bathtub, along staircases and in hallways. Avoid using light rugs that can easily bunch up and trip you; instead use heavy, non-slip carpets and rugs that are firmly attached to the floor. Other safety measures include removing furniture that can get in your way, and wherever possible, opt for heavy furniture that can support your weight should you suddenly need to lean against it for support. For example, a heavy chair by your bed can help you get up in the morning.

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Considering hearing aids? Hearing aids are complex, expensive, and you get what you pay for. Find a knowledgeable dispenser who is willing to take the time to discuss the pros and cons of the various types, prices, and the levels of technology. The cost can be claimed against personal taxes as medical expenses unless you qualify for extended health care benefits, WCB, or Veterans coverage. Prices can vary slightly from clinic to clinic with similar technology and should include ongoing care of your hearing needs. Expect a diagnostic test in a soundproof room. Recommendations should be discussed based on your needs and lifestyle. Expect a 60-90 day trial period to evaluate the hearing aids in the environments that are typical of your daily routine. Anticipate your voice to sound different, expect a comfortable fit, and understand that background noise can be reduced (although not eliminated) depending on the level of technology. Expect a manufactures warranty after which you will be responsible for repairs. Expect your hearing care provider to evaluate the benefits provided by your hearing aids, and expect to hear well, but realize you will not have your normal hearing. Most of all expect ongoing care and adjustments of you hearing aids, so be sure it is convenient to get to these appointments to allow for the most success with your amplification. Here’s to you and happy hearing!!

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‘Oyster whisperer’ appears before The Dragons Parksville man says ‘It was a wonderful experience’ JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews.com

Parksville resident Michael Thurber has faced The Dragons. That’s about all he can share at this point. Thurber took his idea for the development of an oyster business to the CBCTV show last year, hoping for $450,000 in funding to develop a hatchery and obtain some deep-water licences. He won’t know when his bit will air on the show. “I can’t tell you if I have a deal or not,” Thurber said last week. “But they (the CBC) has been nice — they sent me Tshirts.” When we introduced readers to Thurber last year he said he may have the answer to the shellfish industry’s concerns that increased ocean acidity. Thurber’s would like to farm the Olympia oyster, a native species. Shellfish producers on the Island almost exclusively produce the Japanese oyster — introduced more than

100 years ago to these shores — and the Olympia has all but disappeared from local waters. The Olympia is a smaller oyster than the Japanese variety, and its reproduction cycle happens much slower. But Thurber said the Olympia, as a native species, is better able to handle the waters of the Strait of Georgia. He believes he made a good impression on The Dragons. “They dubbed me the oyster whisperer,” he said. “I’m the only guy there is who can sex an oyster without killing it.” “It was a wonderful experience, I’d recommend it to anyone” Thurber said. “But you (potential Dragon-facers) have to do your homework — I got caught off guard a bit. I’m not a people person. I kind of choked up a bit. I have no experience in public speaking, but I’m getting better at it.” Thurber said the CBC will let him know 30 days in advance of his appearance on the show. “They are going to air it at some time, they just don’t know when.” The shellfish industry is worth $32

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Parksville’s Mike Thurber went before The Dragons on CBC-TV in an effort to get funding for his plan to develop an oyster industry in B.C. using the Olympia oyster.

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An insurance review is a good idea and an important part of your financial plan, even if you have not experienced any recent major changes in your life. Many people are aware that they should have mortgage insurance, but insurance plays a much larger role in planning for your future. The purpose of insurance is to protect your family in the event of a crisis, and, if your coverage has not been reviewed and updated, it may not provide the level of security needed when crisis strikes. In addition to life changes such as a baby, new home, change in jobs or change in marital status that warrant an immediate insurance review, regular insurance reviews will ensure that your coverage fits in with your changing goals and objectives. You should be aware of any conversion dates and options that your policy may have; you may have the option of converting to a longer term without a medical exam, or some policies allow

you to access a built up cash value, which correct, have you inherited any money, have there been any serious health iscould be important to you. An annual review can confirm that sues in your immediate family, do you your existing policy is still competitively have any additional children or grandpriced when compared to current prod- children, have you bought a second ucts available with similar features. But property or incurred another large financial liability, has your income the cost is not everything, increased significantly since does the reason you bought buying your policy or have the policy still hold true? Do you or your spouse changed you still have the right type jobs which could mean a of insurance and the right By Carol Plaisier change in benefits? amount of protection? MayLong term health care be you should be considercosts or a life threatening illing other types of insurance ness, at any age, can deplete protection such as disability your assets very quickly. (income replacement), critiInsurance allows peace of cal illness or long term care mind that a serious injury or benefits. A serious illness or even your death, will allow injury can derail your lifeyour family to maintain their time of savings and jeopardize your plan for the children’s college lifestyle without financial distress. Talk to an advisor and start planning fund or a worry free retirement. A few of the questions that are part of a today. A second opinion is free; its value needs review include: is your beneficiary may be priceless.

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For further information, Carol Plaisier, CFP, Investment Advisor with HollisWealth, a division of Scotia Capital Inc. & Insurance Advisor with HollisWealth Insurance Agency Ltd. can be reached at the HollisWealth office in Parksville (250) 248-2399, or by e-mail: carol.plaisier@holliswealth.com. This article was prepared solely by Carol Plaisier who is a registered representative of HollisWealth (a division of Scotia Capital Inc., a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada). Brokerage services provided by HollisWealth are provided through Scotia Capital Inc. Insurance products provided by HollisWealth Insurance Agency Ltd. The views and opinions, including any recommendations, expressed in this article are those of Carol Plaisier alone and not those of HollisWealth. Trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia, used under license

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GLENNIE, Robert Arnold Clifford

(February 2, 1925 - January 12, 2015) In his 90th year, Arnold passed away peacefully after a short illness with family at his side. He is predeceased by Beulah (Ecker), his wife of 61 years and his sisters â€“ Blossom Rochefort, Alice Knight and Shirley Knight. Born in Dunnville, Ontario to William and Ethel Glennie, he was known as Arnold because there were too many â€œRobertsâ€? in the neighbourhood. Arnold and Beulah were married in Dunnville in 1943, prior to him being shipped off to England with the RCAF. Arnold is survived by his five children: James (Courtenay), Rory (Parksville), Shelley Sidel (Victoria), Penny (Victoria) and Timothy (Toronto). As well as Gaylene, Dahnalda, Sherrey, Aonghus, Roderick, Jacob, Jaymee, Nikolas, Magnus, Rachel, Hannah, Arianna, Quentin, River, Wilder, Isla, Rhys and Archer - his ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren who all live in BC and Ontario. Arnold was an exceptional archer, winning championships right through to the international level. Some of his top scores remain the best to this date. His working life saw him turning his hand to many things including over 33 years at the John Deere Welland Works. This company was also the reason for the family moving from Dunnville to the Welland suburb of Dain City in 1965. After retiring in 1982 Arnold and Beulah looked to the west and Vancouver Island British Columbia became their home. In their twilight years as members of the Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association they spent much of their time enjoying activities such as floor curling, bocce, and horseshoes. Arnold also enjoyed lawn bowling and mini-golf. The family wishes to thank all of the staff at Victoriaâ€™s Royal Jubilee Hospital, especially Dr. Maskey and Amy Todarian. Arnold is to be cremated and interred alongside his wife during a private family ceremony in Parksville, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations can be forwarded to the Royal Jubilee Patient Care Centre.

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Notice is hereby given to all members that the monthly meeting of the Arrowsmith Agricultural Association will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 7:30 PM at the Coombs Fairgrounds, 1014 Ford Road, Coombs. Notice is also hereby given to all members that a SPECIAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Arrowsmith Agricultural Association will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 8:30 PM at the Coombs Fairgrounds, 1014 Ford Road, Coombs, to approve minor amendments to the Bylaws of the Association. New members welcome. 250-248-4458

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Perry (Per) Grue

Sept.4, 1932 - Jan.6, 2015 Perry passed away peacefully in Nanaimo, BC. He is survived by his wife of 60 years Grace, his 2 daughters - Janet and Renee, grandson Cody and brother Arne (Norway). Perry ventured to Canada from Oslo Norway in 1951 to work in Vancouver Island logging camps. Later he worked in research for MacMillan Bloedel. After moving to Vancouver, he and Grace opened two gift shops - Nordic Import and Contempo Int. Perry was the past president of the Scandinavian Business Club of BC and member of the Vancouver Rhododendron Society. More recently he was active with the Mid Island Rose Society. He will be missed by all who knew him for the easy sharing of his knowledge, advice, humour and not least - opinions. Funeral Service: 1:30 pm January 24th at Hope Lutheran Church, 2174 Departure Bay Rd., Nanaimo, BC In lieu of flowers, donations to Nanaimo Hospital Palliative Unit.

MARRIANNE C. SALTER

July 21, 1984 â€“ January 10, 2015 We are sad to announce the sudden passing of Marrianne Salter who leaves behind her partner Mike, daughter Brook and son Eric; grandma Grace Salter, Mom Sue (Darrell) and numerous Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Her infectious smile, deep loving soul and oh those beautiful blue eyes. Her children were her world. She loved them to the moon and back, fondly referring to them as â€œThe Chitlynsâ€?. Never judging, always defending those less fortunate, and seeing the good in everyone. When you see the stars at night look for the brightest one. The heavens are a much brighter place because of her. Always missed, never forgotten!! A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, January 30th at Yates Funeral Chapel, 1000 Allsbrook Road in Parksville. Marrianne loved color. Please feel free to wear your most colorful outfit. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the foodbank.

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passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side at Nanaimo General hospital January 15, 2015 at the age of 54 years. He was predeceased by his father George and brothers Regent and Girard. He will be sadly missed by his wife and best friend Lori LaVallee Philion and his daughters Isabelle (Louis Rocque), Kyla (Brandon McCaig), grandchildren Amelie and Jeremy, Mother Rita Philion and sisters Johanne Thivierge and Lynne Philion, plus numerous nephews and nieces He was a loving caring person and will be greatly missed by all the lives he touched. Â Andre had an unexpected sense of humour that lightened many a moment. Andre was born and raised in Clarence Creek OntarIo and moved out to Parksville in 2004 where he met and married Lori and started a new life. When Andre was not hard at work he was very active in the outdoors, and loved to travel. Â A celebration of life will be held at Deez Bar and Grill, Wednesday Jan 21 at 1:30-3:30. Â A funeral service will be held in Clarence Creek the following week. In lieu of flowers a donation may be made to the Hospice Society

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Thelma Elizabeth Hindley Passed away quietly on January 8th, 2015 at NRGH, with family at her side. Thelma was born in Saskatchewan on June 21, 1927 to James and Elizabeth Astrope, one in a family of eight. Predeceased by her husband Jack, son John, great grandson Cody, siblings George, Ken and Margaret. Survived by her brother Robert (Joan), sisters Louise, Dorothy (Wayne), Marion (David), daughter Diane ( Bill ), 7 grandchildren,18 great-grandchildren, and 9 greatgreat-grandchildren. A limb has fallen from the Family tree That says grieve not for me Remember the best times The laughter the song The good life lived while I was strong In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Legion Branch 49, Parksville. Thank you to all the staff at the NRGH 5th floor for their care and compassion. Funeral services will be held at Yates Funeral Home in Parksville, BC, on January 31, 2015 at 2:00pm.

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Facing some stiff competition After a tough tourney, it’s KSS vs BSS on Friday night T YSON TAYLOR sports@pqbnews.com

It was a weekend’s worth of valuable and experience for the Kwalikum Kondors senior boys team as they took on two powerhouse teams at the G.P. Vanier tournament. With teams from three different levels of high school basketball (AAAA, AAA and AA) in the event, the Kondors were looking to show what an AA school could do against some of the bigger schools. After dismantling John Barsby (Nanaimo) 75-46, the Kondors lost two tough games against G.P Vanier from Courtenay (AAAA) and the NDSS Islanders (AAA), still managing a fourth-place finish in the tournament. “Those we’re two tough teams we played against,” head coach Butch Gayton said. “NDSS is the number one team at the triple-A level on the Island and Vanier is number three at quadruple-A, so they’re two good teams. It was a good challenge for our boys to see how those teams played and we played them very well but just couldn’t pull out a win.” As of Jan. 11, according to the Sport Victoria rankings, the Kondors were sitting fifth on

the Island for AA teams and just outside of the top 10 in the province. It’s something that Gayton knows is a product of how hard his team has worked, but he said he knows that there’s still more to be done between now and the time the North Island tournament. “We’ve been right there all season so far,” Gayton said. “This team has been playing very well and we’ve been able to compete with some of these schools that have a higher ranking than we do. It’s a nice thing to see happen for us, a great confidence booster when it comes to playing teams in our league.” The Kondors will look for more of that confidence this week, as they will be taking on the Ballenas Whalers, who are currently ranked fourth on the Island in the AAA division, this Friday night at KSS (tip off at 7 p.m.) “That’s going to be a fun game for everyone involved,” Gayton said. “A lot of these guys know each other, some of them went to middle school together and now they’re on opposing teams, so it makes it all the more fun for them. These games between KSS and Ballenas are always good, competitive games and we should see more of the same on Friday night.” With North Islands just a month and a half away, Gayton knows that his team has made

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KSS Kondors Jesse Goring (7) and Connor Haywood (14) look to stop Barsby from getting to the hoop during action at the G.P. Vanier Tournament in Courtenay this past weekend. The Kondors would beat Barsby and go on to finish fourth in the tournament.

great strides through the season so far but is aware that there’s always room for more improvement, which comes with playing these games against top ranked schools on Vancouver Island and in B.C. like Vanier and NDSS.

“Coming off a weekend where we played two topranked schools is good,” Gayton said. “Playing against that kind of competition goes a long way in helping us develop as a team and get better. North Islands

are coming up and we want to be peaking at the right time, so for us, playing in these type of games before hand are only going to benefit us in the long run.” See WHALERS, page A31

JUNIOR HOCKEY

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Having been blown out 14-2 by Campbell River on Friday, the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals came out strong against Peninsula on Saturday night, looking to get back in the win column. Taking the lead with less than five minutes to play, the Generals were up 3-2 against the Peninsula Panthers Saturday night. That lead vanished in 21 seconds as the Panthers scored two goals and held on for the win 4-3.

Saturday night’s game was much closer than the end result on Friday night, as the Campbell River Storm blew out the Generals again by a score of 14-2. “Friday was tough, we checked out mentally in that game very early,” head coach Rob Gaudreault said. “I thought that the boys turned it around very well against Peninsula and played a great game. We were the better team on the ice for 55 minutes of that game and they managed to put two in our net in 21 seconds to win it in the dying minutes.”

A frustrating loss for the Generals, who now trail the Panthers by 10 points for the seventh spot in the VIJHL. The two teams will meet again for the final time in the regular season and if the standings remain the same, will potentially have one more meeting with the chance to go to the playoffs in a wild card game. Between then and now, the Gens have a lot of ground to make up and have to bring their team game together.

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“I think we’ve got a good combination of guys here,” Sebastian Powsey said. “I think that we’re just about there in terms of camaraderie but the on-ice stuff is there, we’re close. We’ve been competitive in games for spurts and I think that if we can put it together for a full game, giving 100 percent, that’s going to be the difference for us heading towards playoffs.” Saturday night saw the Generals having to shuffle their lineup thanks to some players not being able to suit up for the game against Peninsula. Captain Gibson Doney was sitting for one game after having his third fight this season on Friday night.

Defenseman Kade Pilton was a scratch thanks to an illness. Powsey made the move back to defense on Saturday night while AP’s Ben Mohl and Zack Williams found themselves in the lineup. Jacob Longmore also returned to the lineup after serving a six game suspension. “I thought that our AP’s did a great job,” Gaudreault said. “They had some good shifts and showed real well, so that was nice to see.” The Generals will look ahead to get in the win column this weekend as they take on the Comox Valley Glacier Kings both Friday and Saturday night.

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Looking to come away with a winning record this weekend, the Ballenas Whalers senior boys basketball team did exactly what they set out to do. After losing their opening game of the tournament to the Dover Bay Dolphins, the Ballenas Whalers went on to win their next two games, finishing the G.P. Vanier tournament with a 2-1 record, good enough for a 7th place finish out of 12 teams. “We had a good weekend, improved

as we went along,” head coach Kevin McMillen said. “Our goal was to finish with a winning record at this tournament and we did exactly that, so it was nice to see the boys make it happen.” The Whalers beat the Ladysmith 49ers in their second game by a score of 75-66, then would go on to beat Edward Milne (Victoria) by a final of 7058. It was a good tune up for the Whalers, who will now look towards their big

rivalry game this Friday night against the Kwalikum Kondors, who were also at the G.P Vanier tournament. “It should be a fun game, like always,” McMillen said. “We’re looking forward to the challenge of facing KSS. They’ve got a good team this year and they’ve been playing very well, so it should be a lot of fun. We’re hoping for a good turnout from fans on both sides and we’re excited to see what we can do out there.”

CURLING

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The Oceanside Masters Bonspiel, hosted by both the Qualicum Beach and Parksville Curling Club’s, saw the Oceanside area well represented with over 28 teams in town for the curling event. It was an open bonspiel; meaning teams had the choice to be mixed teams, men’s or ladies. Of the 28 teams, 16 of them were from the Oceanside area, with the rest being made up of teams from Nanaimo, the Comox Valley and Port Alberni. In total, there were seven events that took place with five of the seven winners over the three-day tourna-

ment coming from either Parksville or Qualicum Beach. Winners of the seven events were: Quality Foods Event: (From Nanaimo) skip Frank Voysey, third Garry Smith, second Gerry Adams and lead Mike Leduc. Dolly’s Home Hardware Event: (From Parksville) skip Roger Pick, third Gertie Pick, second Doug Glenn and lead Roy Duncan. Lordco Auto Parts Event: (From Qualicum) skip Norm Carlbert, third Merv Erickson, second Terry Dyer and lead Dave Roberts. Pharmasave Event: (From Parks-

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