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Students won’t be the only thing growing at Winchelsea Elementary School this year.
� e technology at the school is get-ting a boost in the form of webpages and digital portfolios.
Grade 5 teacher Petra Knight has been busy attending technology courses at the University of British Co-lumbia this summer and that has re-sulted in the creation of a webpage for her class this year, and she will assist other teachers to do the same. Knight will also soon develop digital portfo-
lios for the students, so friends and family can celebrate student’s achieve-ments, she said.
“We’re improving the technology piece and connecting parents with the classroom,” she said, adding that grandparents and other family will also be able to look online and see what the children are up to at school.
Last year was the � rst time a teach-er created a webpage for a class at the school but that teacher has trans-ferred schools.
Buddy Reading is another fairly new initiative where older students at the school will team up with younger
students and read together. Knight said they are really going to kick that program into gear this school year.
Another school-wide reading ini-tiative will involve adults working with small groups of children to read the same book together and develop skills and reading strategies.
All three initiatives are part of Winchelsea’s School Growth Plan, which all schools in the district possess.
Today is the � rst day of school for most children in the district. Grades 10-12 start tomorrow, September 4. Drivers are urged to remember school-zone speed limits are in e� ect.
Youngsters head back to schoolIT’S THE UNOFFICIAL END OF SUMMER
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From left, Grade 1 teacher Janessa Vega helps Grade 5 teacher Petra Knight break a skeleton out of the box for an upcoming lesson on the human body at Winchelsea Elementary.
FEDERAL RIDING BOUNDARIES
MP unhappywith changePowell River and Comox now part of Parksville-Qualicum ridingNEIL HORNERnews@pqbnews.com
James Lunney fully intends to have his name on the ballot when voters go to the polls in the next federal election. � e big question mark though is where.
Lunney, the Nanaimo-Alberni MP, said the decision by the Federal Boundaries Commis-sion to re-jig existing central Island ridings didn’t go the way he had hoped.
“We have enough population on Vancouver Island to support seven ridings with the target of 105,000 people per riding,” he said. “We have 750,000-plus on the Island and we didn’t think it was necessary to add (the) 25,000 people (of) Powell River, which created a big distortion on the mid-Island.”
Lunney and three other Island MPs lobbied against the proposed new regimen, which has a new Courtenay-Alberni riding which will incor-porate Courtenay, Baynes Sound, Denman and Hornby Islands, Cumberland, Port Alberni, Qua-licum Beach, Parksville, To� no and Ucluelet.
� e new North Comox-Powell River riding will include Comox, Powell River, Black Creek, the Pentledge Indian Reserve, the Comox In-dian Reserve and Port Hardy. As well, a new riding is going to be created to the south, to be known as Lantzville-Ladysmith.
“Courtenay-Comox didn’t want to be split and Powell River didn’t want to be attached to the Island,” Lunney said. “We made a rec-ommendation we felt was more reasonable to solve the issue. However, the commission has the authority to make the decision and they de-cided to stick with their plan.”
Lunney said hasn’t made up his mind where he plans to run, but suggested he will make a decision relatively soon.
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CARS FOR A CAUSE: parksville resident John World takes a gander at a 1949 Ford pickup truck at Saturday’s ocean idlers Car Club car show at thalassa’s restaurant in Qualicum Beach. the event was held to raise money for the Cops for Cancer tour de rock.
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Islands Trust says no thanksAir quality only one of the issues of concernNEIL HORNERnews@pqbnews.com
The possibility of Metro Vancouver shipping waste to be incinerated at Duke Point isn’t sit-ting well with the Islands Trust.
In a letter to the Regional District of Nanai-mo, Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee chair David Graham noted that Duke Point lies within one kilometre of Mudge Island and the Gabriola Island Local Trust Area.
“Failing to oppose a waste incineration site there would violate several fundamantal prin-
ciples and policies of our guiding documents and local plans,” Graham said. “The Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee is concerned about the negative effects of toxic fly ash, odour and dimin-ished air quality on the ecology and residents.”
The Regional District of Nanaimo recently passed a resolution stating its opposition to such a project, a move that drew praise from Nanaimo resident Vickie Cochrane.
In a letter to the board, Cochrane expressed her appreciation for the stand.
“I want to say thank you for your foresight and for staying true to the RDN principles re-garding waste, which are so eloquently con-veyed on the RDN website,” she wrote.
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The head of the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF) says he remains frustrated with the pace of negotiations with VIA Rail over reintro-duction of passenger rail service on Vancouver Island.
Speaking as a delegation at last Tuesday’s regular Regional Dis-trict of Nanaimo board meeting, ICF president Graham Bruce reiter-ated an earlier statement that he sees the negotiations by VIA Rail as being close to bad faith.
The comment came in response to a question by Cedar director Alec McPherson about the possibility of track maintenance stan-dards being different on the federal and provincial level.
When asked by Bowser director Bill Veenhof whether he stood by an earlier comment that he considered VIA Rail to be negotiating in bad faith, Bruce didn’t back down.
“Yes, I said something close to that,” he said. “If one wants to infer that, that would be fine.”
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There was a time when Grandon Creek swarmed with coho salmon, says Faye Smith, but that hasn’t been the case for quite some time.
This situation may be about to change though, thanks to the restoration efforts of the Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers.
On Monday the team was hand to complete the latest portion of their long-term strategy to bring coho back to the Qualicum Beach water-course.
“We were doing some of the finishing up on the project of constructing some more pools and spawning areas in the creek,” Smith said. “A week and a half ago we had an excavator in the creek — along with a fisheries biologist of course — and excavated three pools because the coho fry that were there had very little hab-itat to rear in because the pools were very shal-low and not very big.”
When the pools are too shallow, the salmon
fry are vulnerable to heat and predators such as birds, racoons, and even the native trout that inhabit the stream. In the most extreme cases, the fish can fall victim to being dried out alto-gether.
While they were preparing to start the project however they had to first transport hundreds of coho fry upstream — a chore that Smith and her team found very encouraging.
“After 40 to 60 years of not coming in at all, if we get a dozen spawning coho, that’s great,” she said. “Grandon Creek is definitely a nice success story.”
The Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers began after coho salmon stocks crashed in the late 1980s, due to overfishing and habitat destruc-tion.
They couldn’t do anything about the fishing, but they could help with the habitat.
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The crowds turned out in force to the Lighthouse Community Centre on Saturday as local organizers presented the 43rd annual Lighthouse Country Fall Fair. One of the key elements of this event, organized by the Bow Horn Bay Community Club, is to give an opportunity for children in the Qualicum Bay/Bowser area to have a great time playing fun games and not having to worry about how much it costs. That’s because all the children’s activities were at no cost. And what fun activities there were, including hamster balls, a balance challenge, a bouncy castle, three stages of musical entertainment, perfor-mances by Daisy the Cow and Farmer Vicki, Lucky Cluck chicken plucky, stilt walkers and a nail-driving competition, among others. Of course the other main focus of any fall fair has to be the displays, and once again Lighthouse Country showed its colours with a rainbow selection of jams and jellies, among many other products of local residents’ skill, craftsmanship and imagination.
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Maureen Groves before taking part in last year’s grandmother ride to Victoria. This year she will be staying closer to her new grandchild and help-ing serve the team breakfast.
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Local Grandmothers to Grand-mothers supporter Maureen Groves encourages people to join them in Ro-tary Park this Saturday to cheer on a team of about 30 cycling from Camp-bell River to Victoria.
“It would be so nice to have peo-ple come out and cheer the grand-mothers on as they leave Qualicum Beach Rotary Park on Saturday, Sept. 7 about 9 a.m.” she said.
“The various Grandmothers to Grandmothers groups raise money to help grandmothers in Africa that are supporting and mothering their orphaned grandchildren due to the
HIV/AIDS pandemic,” she previously explained.
Working with the Stephen Lewis Foundation, the group raised more than $100,000 last year, pushing their six year total past $625,000.
The riders will stop in Welch Rotary Park on Qualicum Beach for break-fast and Groves is still collecting tax deductible donations through her shop, Village Clothing in Qualicum Beach at 250-752-0436 or online at bit.ly/15JItf9. Visit www.victoria-grandmothersforafrica.ca for more on the seventh annual ride which starts Friday in Campbell River and finish-es 275 kilometres away in Victoria on Sunday, National Grandparents Day.
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Coombs takes a steptoward independenceNEIL HORNERnews@pqbnews.com
Most Parksville and Qualicum Beach residents likely haven’t lived more than 10 years in the area, but many Coombs and Errington residents go back as far as five generations, says Julian Fell.
For that reason, said the Regional Dis-trict of Nanaimo director for Area F, it’s well past time for them to grow up and become their own municipality.
“There’s a push here by local residents who are sick of being mismanaged by out-siders,” he said. Being an electoral area is like being a two-year-old. You have to ask someone outside for everything. You can’t do anything for yourself. Parts of our com-munity are celebrating 100 years and Err-ington goes back to the 130-year range. We have a deep, strong sense of community here that goes back for generations.”
Fell made the comments following a vote at last week’s Regional District of Nanaimo meeting where he made a mo-tion to start the process towards the forma-tion of a stand-alone municipality.
Fell’s motion called for the RDN to support the Arrowsmith community (Area F) restruc-ture study committee in the community’s desire to resume and complete a restructure study for self governance as a district. As well, it calls for the RDN to ask the province to pro-vide funding and support for the study. The vote passed without comment, a develop-ment that didn’t surprise Fell.
“They have to recognize the fact that
communities grow up and become adults eventually,” he said. “This just means the board approves of the concept.”
In order for a rural area to become a municipality, Fell said several steps are re-quired, the first of which is to get board ap-proval for the idea. This approval then has to be mirrored by the province, after which time a feasibility study is needed.
“We did a study in 1995 and we have the consent of the community, the critical mass of people,” Fell said. “A preliminary finan-cial analysis showed we could change the community without raising the tax rate.”
Fell noted however that municipalities have different taxation regimens than ru-ral areas, so properties contribute to the tax base in different ways. As well, several options for the boundaries of the proposed municipality need to be laid out.
“This requires a specialist, an accountant who specializes in that sort of thing,” Fell said. “This will show you that if the bound-aries follow one particular pattern, the tax cost will be a certain amount, but if it in-cludes more area with a lesser tax base, you might have a higher tax rate overall. You do it to optimize the needs of the community and what is deemed to be affordable.”
The issue would then go to referendum. Fell said the process could take as long as three years to complete.
However, he said it’s no sure thing that it will get that far. “We are competing with others for limited provincial funding,” he said. “We might have to take a number and stand in line.”
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For an average driver who now pays $1,369 a year for basic insurance, the increase would add an extra $36. In its rate application to the B.C. Utilities Commission, ICBC is also seeking four per cent decrease in optional coverage that would reduce that annual bill by $25.
The last rate increase was 11 per cent in 2012, coupled with a six per cent cut in optional in-surance where ICBC competes with private in-surers.
In an open letter to customers, Mark Blucher, interim CEO of ICBC, says the increase is needed to keep up with increasing bodily injury claims,
with higher payouts as more people turn to law-yers to dispute their insurance payouts.
Blucher said injury claim volume is also rising, including crashes involving drivers dis-tracted by smartphones, and more pedestrians and cyclists on roads.
ICBC cut 260 positions last year after an au-dit of its operations showed its management ranks had swelled by 41 per cent between 2007 and 2011. Blucher said ICBC’s administrative costs amount to five cents out of every premi-um dollar, with 86 cents going to claim payouts.
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Public information meeting scheduled for Sept. 11NeIl horNernews@pqbnews.com
A proposed development in the Nanoose Bay area continues to spark praise around the Regional District of Nanaimo board table —both from those in favor and those opposed to the project.
The project would see 1,676 homes added to the Fairwinds development.
In a letter to the RDN board, John Purcell, the senior vice president of Bentall Kennedy Canada LP, thanked directors and staff for their diligence on the file.
“We appreciate the RDN’s commitment to bring the zoning stage applications to the board for consideration in a timely manner,” Purcell wrote. “We are encouraged by staff’s efforts to accelerate the process to allow us to reach our critical milestones.”
On the other side of the issue, Nanoose Bay resident Don Lawseth also expressed high praise for the board on the issue.
“I wish to express my appreciation for the RDN board’s decision to stay the course and resist private-interest pressure to accelerate and compromise the Fairwinds development planning process,” he wrote. “I am encouraged that the RDN appears to be looking after the public interest over private and special inter-ests.”
Fellow Nanoose Bay resident Ross Peterson meanwhile urged the RDN board to take its time in consulting with area residents about the proposal.
“If anything, I think the RDN’s proposed timeline for this may be optimistic — that is, if the RDN wishes to complete a meaningful public consultation program,” he said. “The public engagement thus far has been extreme-ly limited, focussing only on matters involving form and character, with no discussion of the potential impacts and their mitigation — a very serious omission.”
The project underwent a public open house in June, while a RDN public information meet-ing is slated for Sept. 11 and a formal public hearing on Nov. 30.
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If John Olsen has his way the Greater Errington Zuc-chini Race will be more than just a local event. � e soap box derby for zucchinis with wheels has become a pop-ular event at Errington’s Hi Neighbour Day. Olsen who won � rst place in this year’s zucchini showdown August 17 for best race in the age 14 and over category wants to take the event international.
“I would like to challenge other groups to form an in-ternational body and set some standards and go big time and maybe in the future go to the Olympics,” he said.
While many gardens in these parts are loaded with the vegetable, Olsen pointed out that not every variety is suit-able for the race track.
� e 82 year old Errington resident got his lean, mean and green racing machine from Sunshine’s farm in Err-ington.
He said she grows zucchini with a heavy spine and it makes a sti� squash which is ideal for racing.
Wayne Lamotte’s 44.4 pound spring was the largest over all at the third annual Save On Foods French Creek Salmon Derby August 23, 24 and 25. He won $150 and a trophy with his name on it is at the French Creek Marine Pub which organized the event. Shauneen England and Russ Mosher along with a team of volunteers put on a � rst class derby this year which saw 163 � sh weighed in. Save-On-Foods hosted a BBQ that generated $900 which was part of the $2,500 raised for the Marion Baker Fish Hatchery operated by the Parksville and Qualicum Beach Fish and Game Club.
Estheticians Amanda Herbert and Andrea Dorsthave a new business at the Pine Tree Centre in Errington. � ey started their venture o� on a positive note by pro-viding complimentary manicures in exchange for a dona-tion to the Salvation Army Food Bank. Community Ser-vices Coordinator Lisa Clason said currently the shelves are bare at the food bank. She reminds everyone that � e Save-On-Foods Fill the Truck event takes place Septem-ber 14. Shoppers can buy a pre-made bag of food for $5 which will help the food bank and all proceeds from the sale of the bags will go to BC Children’s Hospital.
If you ask Mike and Joan Jiggins what the secret is to a long and happy marriage they will tell you it is lots of love and laughter. � e couple who were married on August 29 in 1953 celebrated their diamond anniversary at the Arrowsmith Golf and Country Club last week with friends and family. Joan met Mike in Writtle England at a corn exchange where the two were taking dancing lessons. She said they have been dancing together ever since and enjoying their � ve children, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
� e Ballenas Whalers Football team is dedicating this season to Lukas Whibley. Team members placed stickers on their helmets commemorating their fallen team mate prior to their home opener August 30. Bruce Morrison of Riptide Graphics created the design and his brother Peter Morrison of the Wallpepper Sign Shop donated the stickers to the team.
Chaney Vigneault (left) and John Olsen of Errington designed some stellar zucchini race cars for the sixth annual Hi Neighbour Day zucchini car derby. Olsen is hoping to take the event to the next level and have some international competitions.
Amanda Herbert of Sensations Day Spa (left) and Andrea Dorst of Oceanside Esthetics (right) were thrilled to hand over 63 pounds of food and the $65 they collected in exchange for manicures to Lisa Clason (middle) of the Salvation Army food bank during their Manis for a Cause fundraiser last month.
Brock Mould who plays defense for the Ballenas Whalers Football team shows a sticker that has been placed on every Whaler helmet in honour of former player Lukas Whibley. Brock came up with the idea for the sticker as a way to commemorate their friend and team mate who perished this summer in an acci-dent at Little Qualicum Falls.
Peter Redford coordinator of the Marion Baker Fish Hatchery congratulates Wayne Lamotte who reeled in a big one (44.4 pounds to be exact) to take top prize in the third annual Save On Foods French Creek Salmon Derby which raised $2,500 for the hatchery.
Mike and Joan Jiggins celebrated 60 years of wedded bliss on August 28. Friends and family gathered at the Arrowsmith Golf and Country Club to mark the mile-stone. Back in June the couple celebrated the 25th anni-versary of Paradise Mini-Golf and Fun Park, one of the many businesses they have operated in the community.
Four year old Auliya Rollo and eight year old Leonie Outerbridge of Victoria spent some cuddle time with one of the new calfs at Tiger Lily Farm in Errington. The farm’s harvest festival goes September 22 and kicks off their annual Scarecrow competition.
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Nadine Durant is putting out the word for pet owners to get serious about training their best friends to take the top prize for musical sits.
That’s one of the doggie games that will be on tap on Sept. 8 at Parksville Community Park during the Scotia-bank and BC SPCA Paws for a Cause.
“It’s a province wide provincial fundraiser that is hosted in about 35 communities across the province,” she said.
“The money goes to help provide our life-saving help for 29,000 abused, neglected animals.”
Although Durante said the SPCA goal across B.C. is to raise $1 million, her goal for the local event is more modest.
“We hope to raise $10,000,” she said.That money is raised through both
entrance fees and through sponsor-ships for the dog walkers who take part.
“We want people to sign up, collect pledges and show up and have fun,” she said.
Some of that fun, she added, will
come in the form of doggie games, such as musical sits and bobbing for weiners.
Radio personality Dave Graham of The Beach 88.5 FM will once again serve as the master of ceremonies for the event, while Phil St. Luke will be on hand to help whip up some enthusi-asm in the crowd.
Registration is at 9 a.m., with the walk along the beach boardwalk start-ing at 10.
Participants can register online at spca.bc.ca/walk.
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They rode into o� ce with a connection to a group called Oceanside Communities for Quality Education.
It’s not like they were running against another slate of candidates who belonged
to a group called Oceanside Communities for Crappy Education.
District 69 school board trustees Barry Kurland, Julia Austin, Lynette Kershaw and Ross Milligan were swept into o� ce basically on the close-or-not-close Kwali-kum Secondary School debate. � ey wanted to keep it open, of course, a motherhood stance to go with their group’s motherhood name.
� e voters responded positively to their stance and the group took their chairs at the board table alongside incumbent Eve Flynn.
Fast-forward 20 months and this board � nds itself in quite the pickle. It looks from here like Acting Super-intendent Rollie Koop and district sta� have done all they can, and more, to belt-tighten until they are blue in the face, but there will still be a budget shortfall of more than $1.2 million.
Did this successful slate of trustees hamstring them-selves, limit their options to provide quality education to the children who are in the district, by promising — by words or implication — not to close a school?
If indeed this board is forced to do the deed — not that anyone wants that to happen — will these four members of the board be breaking a huge promise they made to voters? It’s not that simple, but the optics aren’t good.
Kershaw also campaigned on transparency. She said in the campaign the new board needs to make itself “more accessible, open and transparent to the public.”
We are going to respectfully suggest that goal has not been reached. Not even close.
E� orts to get certain, speci� c information on a num-ber of issues have been fruitless and/or frustrating, de-spite the fact these issues could have serious impacts on Oceanside communities hoping for quality educa-tion.
Elections are funny ducks, as Kershaw will no doubt agree after standing behind NDP Leader Adrian Dix for a photo op on a May campaign stop in Parksville. One just never knows what might happen.
— Editorial by John Harding
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Long memoriesPlaudits to columnist Neil Horner for
daring to publicly criticize America’s ques-tionable record of human rights abuses.
Maybe some future generation will have the willingness, the means and the guts to investigate and expose their many viola-tions.
Just hope Horner doesn’t have difficul-ties the next time he tries to enter the USA. They have big ears and long memories.
Len MustardParksville
Best summer ever?Re: front-page story in the Aug. 27 edition
of The NEWS (‘The best July ever’).It’s nice to hear that Sunrise Ridge Resort
is having a good summer. Considering the fact that they have been in business primar-ily since the 2008 economic decline, a good summer after five years is well deserved. Increased business from Washington state also makes sense since the number of un-employed has dropped by 19 per cent since 2012 (WSESD, June 2013). Clearly their economy is on the rebound.
The “best July ever,” as quoted by the PQBTA, is a gross exaggeration. Best July weather perhaps. According to YVR re-cords, it most definitely was.
A few percent increase, say three-four, in travel dollars spent is a more realistic fore-cast. According to the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), June 2013 results for Americans travelling to Canada actually ex-perienced a slight decline overall (-0.8 per cent).
Also in June, the CTC reported significant decreases in travel from our next two big-
gest customers: Germany and the United Kingdom. Chinese, Australian and Mexican tourist numbers are on the upswing but are they frequenting PQB?
The World Tourism Organization has forecast annual growth in the Americas at an average of 3.8 per cent a year through 2020. We will be fortunate to hit that mark based on our Provincial objective to in-crease tourism revenue by only five per cent a year. A more aggressive target is required to realize significant growth.
We have a provincial carbon tax that adds 6.67 cents to each litre of gas sold. Ferry rates increased by 4.1 per cent in 2013 and will increase another 7.9 per cent by 2015. Current usage numbers (July, 2013) are be-low 2009 figures.
We are pricing ourselves out of the non-luxury market. Adding insult to injury, provincial unemployment in July increased from 6.3-6.7 per cent. The best July ever? Not likely.
Peter MacLeodParksville
Why tWo pensions?I am extremely disturbed by recent re-
ports that former Senator Mac Harb, has resigned and now qualifies for not one, but two pensions — both from the Senate and the federal government. How is it possible for anyone to collect two pensions from the same employer, the Canadian taxpayer?
I believe the time is more than ripe for the Canadian Taxpayers Association to take issue with this, to report how many are dou-ble dipping and to get this practice stopped before the next general election.
Betty PetrieParksville
respect neighBoursPerhaps a resident of Coombs who is OK
with parking boats, motorhomes and trail-ers on residential properties should take a drive around Parksville and see the differ-ence of a unit, up to 40 feet in length, parked on a residential lot versus the same unit parked on a rural setting in Coombs.
It’s like comparing apples and oranges. While driving around, take note of the units parked at the extreme front of the property. There simply isn’t room on a 50 or 55-foot lot to park a 40-foot motorhome or trailer without it being an unsightly picture.
Many of us in the urban setting are be-coming concerned about this and what it is doing to overall real-estate values. There is concern about listing one’s house for sale and it being next door to a property where there is an RV and a boat parked in the front yard. Unless you are a boater or RVer, that is a turn-off for most property purchasers.
I do agree that we live on an island and boats are a part of many of the resident’s lives, and many own an RV as well. But that does not give them carte blanche to turn the neighbourhood into a massive parking lot. That is what the storage facilities are for. Use them. The majority of residents do not have boats and trailers and that should be respected. Many of these are parked in vio-lation of the city’s bylaws. It is an issue that seems to be growing and one that city coun-cil is going to have to address. However, council seems to be unwilling to act.
Most of us take pride in our properties and it takes time and money to keep them that way. How about helping us in that re-gard?
richard PacanowskiParksville
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vieWs in the NewsWe asked: What does Labour Day mean to you?
It honours the value
of all the work done
by all the workers.
Mehdi naiMiParksville
It’s a celebration of
all the people who
work, but don’t
necessarily like their
jobs.
sue astley North Vancouver
Not much. I’m an
airline pilot, so
weekends don’t even
mean much.
Wayne toMchick Richmond
teunis westBroekMayor, town of Qualicum Beach
town office: 250-752-6921e-mail: mayor@qualicumbeach.com
JaMes Lunney,MP nanaimo-alberni
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FeDeraL: QuaLicum:
chris BurgerMayor,city of Parksville
city hall office:250-954-4661e-mail: chrisburger@parksville.ca
Joe stanhoPechairman,regional district of nanaimo
250-390-4111e-mail: corpsrv@rdn.bc.ca
parKsviLLe: rDn:
I teach at UVic, so for
me it’s the beginning
of the year, more
than January 1. It’s a
symbol of the new era
starting.
fran gebhard Victoria
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Musical anoMaly
A fond Calypso farewellL
et me run some-thing by you.
“Day-O. Me say day, me say day, me say day-o.”
I imagine half the peo-ple reading this heard some distant bells when they read that. The other half wonders if I’ve mixed up my meds and I’m freaking out.
At ease, everybody. That was just a half-remem-bered remnant of an old folk song that swept the English speaking world a little over half a century ago when a young singer named Harry Belafonte sang those words into a microphone for the first time.
It was a simple folk tale, the story of a night shift worker who stacks bananas. He’s been working all night. After a little partying.
I work all night on a drink of rum.
His work is hard. And re-petitive.
I stack banana till de mornin’ come
Packing bananas is not pleasant work and it’s not
easy.Six foot, sev-
en foot, eight foot bunch.
And, it can be dangerous work.
A beautiful bunch of ripe banana . . .
Hide the deadly black ta-rantula...
As with most jobs, there’s a foreman, an inspector, a head honcho to be reckoned with. In this case, it’s the tal-ly man. In the banana busi-ness, everybody has to reck-on with the tallyman.
Come Mister Tallyman, tally me banana.
Our man is tired. And hung over. And the sun’s coming up.
Daylight come and me wan go home.
It’s a simple song. A sim-ple folk tale, really.
Nobody expected much of it when, almost exactly 57 years ago, on September 8th, 1956, Harry Belafonte recorded that song, called
variously Day-O, The Banana Boat Song or, in Jamaica, Hill and Gully Rider. It was just a fill-er song for the B side of an album called Calypso. The album had Jamaica Fare-well and Matil-da — and Bela-
fonte’s people knew those songs were bound to be hits.
But the Banana Boat song surprised everyone. It was a smash; a number one sin-gle. It propelled the whole album to number one on the Billboard Charts where it re-mained for 31 weeks – which was unheard of at the time.
Not only that, the album stayed on the charts for the next 99 weeks — almost two years. That was a feat that would not be repeated until Michael Jackson recorded Thriller, forty years later.
So if the song was such a mega event, how come half the people reading this col-umn never heard of it?
That’s because of another musical phenomenon that burst onto the world stage in 1956. It arrived in the form of a hillbilly truck driver from Tennessee.
Belafonte’s Calypso al-bum surfaced precisely when a revolutionary force that came to be known as Rock and Roll coalesced into an unstoppable force named Elvis.
Without Elvis, no Rolling Stones, Beatles, Springsteen, Rush ... all that might have been buried in a tsunami of Calypso music.
But it didn’t happen. His-tory, as history often does, did a little hop, skip and a jump and Calypso music, which looked to dominate the musical scene, became a musical footnote instead.
History does that sort of thing from time to time. Ask the dinosaurs. Ask Neander-thals.
Oh, right. We can’t. Arthur Black is a regular
columnist. He lives on Salt Spring Island.
Basic BlackBy arthur Black
Hot suMMer
Park reservations were at an all time high An exceptionally sunny,
dry summer helped push BC Parks to an all-time re-cord number of reservations at provincial campgrounds.
More than 115,000 camp-ing reservations were made through the province’s Dis-cover Camping service, up 12 per cent from last year.
Campers were allowed to make reservations at more campsites and camp-grounds, including Kleanza Creek, Martha Creek, Chilli-wack Lake, Mable Lake and Bowron Lake, increasing the number of reservable sites to more than 5,000 at 95 parks.
While Labour Day is the traditional end to the reg-ular camping season, BC Parks officials are trying to pump up shoulder season camping.
They say campsites are quieter in the fall, with at-tractions like spawning salmon in some areas.
It’s also the time of year when “long-stay camp-ing” is permitted, allowing campers to stay four to six weeks at reduced rates in se-lect parks.
Seniors over 65 also get camping discounts from Sept. 3 to June 14 next year.
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Errington Hall getting Ruth MoodyJuno-award winning musician finishing album tour in B.C. before heading into the StatesLISSA ALEXANDERreporter@pqbnews.com
Acclaimed musician Ruth Moody’s first ever solo tour was on Vancouver Island in 2010, and she’s coming back with a stop in Errington on Sept 13.
The two-time Juno award winning musician is a member of the internationally renowned group The Wailin’ Jennys. She started a solo career a few years ago when the trio took a break so one of them could start a family.
In 2010 she released The Garden, which was nom-inated for a host of awards including two Junos and a Canadian Folk Music Award.
Her new album, These Wilder Things, was released this year with guest appearances by Mark Knopfler, Jer-ry Douglas, The Wailin’ Jennys and more.
Moody started a CD release tour in April beginning in Winnipeg, her home province, but had to end it in Edmonton.
“We couldn’t get as far as B.C. because we had an amazing opportunity in Europe to open for Mark Knop-fler for a few weeks, so we had to limit the Canadian re-lease tour.”
Moody will finish that tour, playing venues around the Island, before she heads into the United States to play a number of solo shows plus some shows with the Wailin’ Jennys.
After being part of a Celtic Band and lead singer for the Canadian roots band Scruj MacDuhk in her early twenties, Moody said she and a couple girlfriends start-ed singing together for fun. They booked a show and that sold out, so they booked another, which also sold out.
The Wailin’ Jennys started playing to sold out shows around the world.
“None of us really anticipated it and suddenly we were getting offers for folk festivals and there was really something there.”
Moody said the three girls had a nice vocal blend, great chemistry and had a lot of fun playing together.
These days Moody is keeping extremely busy touring, but she’s managing quite well with her heavy work load.
“I’m really busy, it’s kind of crazy. But I do love tour-ing, I’m okay with being on the road. And I love doing both, [playing] with the Jennys and solo. For me it’s nice to go back and forth, each experience sort of informs the other.”
Moody has been described in the press as “the so-prano with the ethereal voice,” “classically elegant” and “quietly mesmerizing and sensuous.”
She will be playing at the Errington Hall with her
band, composed of seasoned musicians who are all multi-instrumentalists.
Tickets for the show are $20 at the Errington Store, Cranky Dog Music in Parksville and Heaven on Earth in Qualicum Beach. Tickets are $5 at the door for 12 and under and under 5’s are free.
Doors open at 7:30 and the show starts at 8 p.m.For more on Moody and to hear music samples visit
her website www.ruthmoody.com.
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Celebrated musician Ruth Moody is performing at the Errington Hall Sept 13.
Aldea Maya gives the gift of education in GuatemalaLISSA ALEXANDERreporter@pqbnews.com
While local parents are busy purchas-ing school supplies for their children’s upcoming school year, local charity Al-dea Maya is doing the same for impover-ished students in Guatemala.
Founder of the charity Louise Sosa took some young volunteers to Staples last week for middle school students in Chukumuk, Guatemala.
“None of the students in the village were continuing past Grade 6 as they could not afford the school supplies and school fees. On top of that they had to pay transportation to the nearest town as there was no middle school in the vil-lage.”
As of January 2012 Aldea Maya start-ed a middle school in the village which now has 75 students and grades 7 and
8. The charity pays all the teachers sala-ries, school equipment and student sup-plies and fees by donations from people including many local residents, Davies Electric and local Rotary Clubs.
The charity also has extensive garden and nutrition programs as well as energy efficient stoves, water filter and building projects.
Anyone interested in joining the team can attend the annual general meeting Thursday, Sept 5 at 266 Crescent West in Qualicum Beach.
Opportunities include volunteering at craft fairs, knitting sweaters and much more.
A meet and greet will run from 6 until 7 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m.
For more information visit the website at www.aldeamaya.ca.
suBmiTTED PHOTO BY LOuisE sOsA
Madison and Mackenzie Cornell volunteered to help buy supplies for students in Guatemala with local charity Aldea Maya last week.
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Gourmet Selection
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99¢
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Traditional Crust Pizza
334-433gr
2 $42 $7 4 $104 $10
3 $5for
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2 $5
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500gr
KraftParmesan Cheese250gr
UnicoLasagne Noodles or ShellsSelected, 250-500gr
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San RemoExtra Virgin
Olive Oil1lt
Minute Maid Frozen Lemonade,
Limeade or Five Alive 295ml
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330-380gr
Black DiamondCheestrings
336gr
UnicoPasta700-900gr
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LUNCH BOX TREATS
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329per
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Child Haven fundraiser will go onNew organizers step in to facilitate a long-running event supporting children in need
A fundraiser for children and women in developing countries in need of food, education, health care, shelter and more will continue, thanks to some local volunteers.
The Child Haven Fundraiser, formerly called Sojourn to India, has been running for 18 years in Parksville Quali-cum Beach but the main organizers were unable to contin-ue their work this year.
Luckily Qualicum Beach resident Leona Matte gathered some friends and formed a new crew of organizers.
Child Haven International was founded by Bonnie and Fred Cappuccino of Maxville, Ontario.
The couple raised 21 children, 19 of them adopted and have spent many years hosting a circuit of events around Canada. Their charity has six homes in India, and one in each Bangladesh, Nepal and Tibet. Around 1,200 impov-erished individuals, mostly children are dependent on the charity. The couple is celebrating their 60th wedding anni-versary this year.
The event takes place October 25th at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre. Tickets are $25 for the family friendly event including finger foods, dancing, drumming, an exotic Indian marketplace, and a silent auc-tion.
If people wold like to get involved with the fundraiser contact Leona at 250 752-7404 or Cilla at 250 752-0968.
— News staff /submitted by Cilla Lewenhaupt
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Child Haven International founders Bonnie and Fred Cappucino at a past local fundraiser.
Bowser event to bring exotic flavoursLegion Ladies Auxiliary will make prawn rolls, vermicelli salad, butter chicken and more LISSA ALEXANDERreporter@pqbnews.com
A variety of tasty foreign foods will be sizzling at the Bowser Legion Sept 14 as the Ladies Auxiliary puts on a new event.
“We decided to do an Asian fusion night to sort of honour all the coun-tries the vets have been to, and to try something kind of new and different,” said Terri Bowen, member of the Royal Canadian Legion Bowser Ladies Auxiliary.
Tickets for the event need to be purchased by Sept. 7 at the Bowser Legion bar.
Ticket holders will begin their eve-ning with some oriental teas and some vietnamese prawn rolls served with hoisin sauce and a Thai vermicelli sal-ad.
The main course includes Indian curried chicken with oriental broccoli, mushroom fried rice and a Korean bar-becue beef skewer.
Dessert is japanese green tea ice cream.
Tickets are $15 and proceeds support local veterans, as well as projects like student bursaries, food hampers and many more.
we decided to do an Asian Fu-sion night to sort of honour all
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Youth can learn art of embroidery in QBYouth can learn the art of embroidery as a new youth
chapter of the Arrowsmith Needle Arts Guild (ANAG) takes shape.
ANAG is a chapter of the Embroiderers Association of Canada (EAC) and are sponsoring the new chapter, which will be made up of boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 17 years in Parksville Qualicum Beach.
Classes will begin Monday, Sept. 9 and the group will
meet every second and fourth Monday of the month at the Qualicum Beach Public Library. No previous experience is necessary and supplies are provided.
There is a small fee required and pre-registration is re-quired. Call 250-752-9320.
ANAG always welcomes new adult members as well. For more on the EAC visit www.eac.ca.
—News staff
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Deanna Veerman, below, has just started up a new photography business in Parksville. Here is a shot she took called Family Time.
Shooting for a picture perfect jobBSS graduate Deanna Veerman completes an NIC certificate and starts a local businessLISSA ALEXANDERreporter@pqbnews.com
Deanna Veerman was working happily as a pastry chef when she decided to toss the cakes and pursue her first love, photography.
“I’d always been interested in photography and I wanted to pursue something and decided to go to school. And I fell in love with portraiture.”
Vermaan graduated from North Island College’s (NIC) professional photography certificate program in June and has started her own photography business in Parksville called Devee Photography.
Raised in the Parksville area, Veerman graduated from Ballenas Secondary School in 2009. In Grade 10 she bought her first digital camera and that’s when her creativity really started blossoming, she said.
NIC’s program covered many aspects of photogra-phy including product advertising, lifestyle shooting and even dabbled in the dark room with film. But it was
portraiture that stole her heart.“It’s just the human element, I love capturing people
and giving them the gift of a family portrait or an en-gagement portrait, it’s a timeless image because it can
be brought back and I absolutely love that,” she said.Today she focuses on photographing weddings and
portraiture but also takes photos of landscapes and na-ture. Veerman is an avid hiker and has recently taken shots at hidden gems around the Island like Della Falls, Sombrio Beach and Gold River.
She also enjoys taking clients to outdoor locations for her shoots.
“I love instilling the solitude of nature’s splendour in my photographs and I like engaging my clients, giving them an earthy tangible edge to my sessions.”
Veerman will be at the upcoming Party on the Drive event in Parksville, set up with a photo booth. There she’ll be dressing people up in scarves and hats and taking free photos of them.
To see some of Veerman’s photographs visit her website www.deveephotography.net or her Facebook page facebook.com/deveephotography or call 250-937-7070.
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EveryWednesdayOS COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCILArt classes by donation, 11am-3pm. 250-248-8185EAGLECREST GARDEN CLUBMeets third Wed/month, QBCC 7.00pm. 250-752-6129 WACKY WEDNESDAYS2nd Wed/month. Ravensong Aquatic Centre. RDN, Recreation and Parks, 250-752-5014. www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation.HAPPY WANDERERS TRAVEL CLUBMeets 4th Wed/month, 2pm. St. Columba Church Hall. 250-248-2670.SANDBAR CAFE & ART GALLERYMusic with Jan Verkerk. 5:30-7pm. 6087 W. Island Hwy. 778-424-4478 ROTARY CLUB OF PARKSVILLE AMEvery Wed. 6:30am meeting at 7am at Beach Club Resort, PV 181 Beachside Dr.YOGA FOR SENIORS11:15am, Parksville Seniors’ Activity Centre, 144 Middleton Ave. 248-3200NANOOSE SENIORSMeets at 11:30am for lunch at Nanoose Place on Second Wed. of monthPV T.O.P.S.Have fun, meet new people. Wed. nights 5:30-7:30pm. Eagles Hall, Pioneer Cresc.Delores. 250-248-5385GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPEvery Wed. at Knox United Church, PV. 4-5pm, Info: 250-248-3927FASD PARENT-TO -PARENT SUPPORT GROUPCaregivers of people affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, 10am. 250-752-6766, ext119OS EMERGENCY SOCIAL SERVICESMeetings 9:30-11:30am 250-954-3411EVERYVOICE SINGERSWeds. 7-9pm Errington Hall. 250-228-2247PHOTOGRAPHYOceanside photographers meets � rst Wed month QB Civic Centre 7pm 250-752-8398TIMBERLINE DANCE7:30-10:30pm. Parksville Legion #49,146 Hirst Street. Info: 250-752-8542.CARD GAMES - CRIBBAGEEvery Wed. 1pm, $2 drop-in. Parksville Lawn Bowling Club - 149 E. Stanford PV. RAINBOW STEW CLOGGERS Dance every Wed. Noon-3pm Qualicum Beach Community Hall
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CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUPWednesdays, 10am. Register at oceanside-hospice.com or call 250-752-6227SINGING in FRENCHwith group “Nous Chantons” 1:30-3:30pm. For location call 250-248-8714.WOMEN’S BADMINTON1:30-3pm, Looking for new membersArrowsmith Activity hall, 250-752-1103PV ADULT BADMINTONWednesday, 7-9pm, Springwood School, $7 drop-in. Info: 250-248-8857MEN’S SNOOKER(all skill levels invited) 7pm Qualicum Beach Legion. Contact 250-752-8178LIVE VOCAL MUSICEvery Wednesday evening, 6-9pm, in the restaurant at The Shady Rest, 3109 W. Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach.OCEANSIDE PHOTOGRAPHERS CLUBMeets 1st Wed each month. Qualicum Beach Civic Centre 7pm. oceansidephotographers.caSCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCINGBasic and social. Weekly classes. Q.B. Com-munity Centre. 250-752-3151
AIR CAN. PIONAIRS COFFEE KLATCH3rd Wed. 10:30am. Bayside Inn 250-752-3575SEA CADETS Ages 12-19 meets on Wednesdays,6:30-9pm; 250-248-2677BLT2
EveryThursdayCOFFEE WITH THE MAYORParksville City Hall. Every Thursday afternoon, 2-4pm. 250-954-3073 BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUPMeets at 7pm the � rst Thursday/mo. at The Gardens. Contact the Breast Cancer Group at 250-752-7489 or brook@shaw.ca.
BADMINTON AND MINI-TENNISFor adults. In the Lighthouse Centre in Qualicum Bay, Thurs. @ 7 pm. Equipment provided, beginners welcome. 250-757-8307Q.B. CORONATION STREET CLUBMeetings second Thursday at the Qualicum Beach Legion at 2pm, 250-752-8080MACULAR DEGENERATIONSUPPORT GROUPMeets last Thur/mo. the Gardens, Q. Beach. 1:30pm. Wellness Rm. FMI Val 250-468-7556.PV LEGIONDominoes every Thursday, 1pmPOOL, PV LEGIONEvery Thurs., 6:45pm. No experience neededPARKSVILLE NEWCOMERS CLUBFirst Thursday of the month at PV Communi-ty Centre at 7pm. parksvillenewcomers.netNANOOSE BAY LIONSNanoose Place. Meet 2nd & 4th Thursdays@ 7:00pm. 250-927-0518
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Travel to the Cowichan Valley on a First class luxury coach from Morningstar Farms, Parksville.Explore & enjoy four fabulous wineries plus cheese works.Price includes transportation, guided tours, wine and cheese tasting and fabulous farm fresh gourmet picnic lunch.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
GWENDOLYN JOHNSTON (nee Hill) passed away peacefully with family at her side at Belmont House in Toronto on Sunday, August 25th at age 96. Beloved wife of the late William (Bill) Johnston. Cherished mother of three daughters Beth Symes (Michael) of Toronto, Susan Cooper (Ian) of Toronto and Catharine Johnston (Michael Grant) of Vancouver and her grandchildren Amy Cooper (Pablo Oliver) of Calgary and David Cooper (Jen) of Lindsay, Kate Symes of Banff and Karen Symes of Toronto and her great grandson Thomas Oliver of Calgary.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Gwen married Bill in 1940 and after the war and the birth of their fi rst daughter Beth they moved to Sioux Lookout, Ontario where Susan was born and where she was turned from city girl to country pioneer heating with wood and thawing ice blocks for drinking water and learning how to curl. They then moved to Fort Frances, Ontario where they had their third and fi nal (thankfully according to Dad) daughter Catharine and there Gwen and Bill became lifelong bridge partners. They then returned to Winnipeg where they lived in East Kildonan and vacationed every chance they could at Jessica Lake until Dad’s retirement. At that time they retired to paradise in Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island where they built a house and mom was able to fully fulfi ll her passion for gardening. After Dad passed away Gwen moved to Hollyburn house in West Vancouver and then 4 year ago moved to Belmont House in Toronto.
A heartfelt thanks to Dr. Birmingham and the staff on 2 West at Belmont House and her private care givers for the kind and compassionate care they provided over the past few years.
A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.In Gwen’s memory, donations may be made to either The Belmont
House Foundation foundation@belmont.com or The Canadian Alzheimer Society www.alzheimer.ca would be appreciated.
Eva Dilworth (nee Gibb)Feb. 4, 1932 – Aug. 25, 2013
Passed away peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox after a very brief illness. She is predeceased by her husband Roy (Feb. 21, 2013) after 62 years of marriage. Eva is survived by her 2 children Glen of Bowser and Doreen of Nanaimo, 2 grandchildren Martin and Amy and 2 great grandchildren Arayleah and Taya.
A tea at Legion 211 Bowser will be held in her honour at a date to be determined.
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS
DEATHSDEATHS
COMING EVENTS
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
CELEBRATIONS
KALK, JOAN. A celebration of life in memory of Joan E Kalk will be held on Sat. Sept 7th 2013 from 2 to 4 pm at Carter’s pond (off Horne Lake Rd). Family & friends are welcome to come, share their memories and say farewell.
IN MEMORIAM
CHEVREFILS, ROLAND JOSEPH
January 4, 1936 - September 2, 1998
Fifteen years since you left us, and not for one moment of those 15 long years have
we stopped missing you Roland/Dad.
Your strength, intelligence, your wisdom - and above all,
your love - are gifts sorely missed...
‘Asleep, not dead; a good man never dies’
Love always and forever, Joy, Michelle (Josef and
son Michael), Beth (daughter Brittany), Dan (sons Adam and Derek),
and Stacie (Todd).
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GETAWAYS
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QUALICUM BAY Lighthouse Community Centre, 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. Sept. 8th (8-12). Pancake breakfast & fl ea market.Entertainment - small animal swap.Tables $10. Rain or Shine. Phone 250-757-8481 or 250-757-9938.
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The Weekend Maintenance Supervisor provides leadership, direction and supervision to the weekend crew to obtain proper operating effi ciencies and achieve quality and machine safety standards. The Maintenance Supervisor is a key member of the Maintenance team to meet plant objectives of continual improvement in reliability, productivity and technology to achieve top decile performance within the lumber manufacturing group.
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HELP WANTED
BLACK & WHITE event ren-tals is looking for f/t, p/t laun-dry attendants. Please apply by email to info@bwparty.com or in person at 1143 Franklin’s Gull Rd. A variety of shifts avail. Reliability & own trans-port essential.
FIELD CLERK Needed for out of town work site (21/7 sched-ule). Mature, fl exible and posi-tive communicator, under-standing of importance of safety culture. Reporting to on-site foreman & Edmonton HO. Transportation to & from work site provided. Potential to grow with company; jobs@commandequipment.com Fax 780-488-3002.
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We are looking for: mature, friendly, motivated, respon-sible team players who enjoy working with people. We offer: • fl exible hours • free employee meals
Please apply in person at either Parksville location Previous applicants are
welcome to re-apply.
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD
SERVERS / BARTENDERS required for the Pub. Must have “Serve it Right”, a friend-ly attitude and must be able to work evenings & weekends. Apply to: French Creek Marine Pub, 1025 Lee Rd, Parksville, BC.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD
F/T LINE COOK required at Gary’s Bistro. Wage nego-tiable, will train. Apply with re-sume, 115 2nd Ave, Qualicum.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
GUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General laborers and tradesmen for oil and gas in-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message. For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.
PERSONAL SERVICES
ART/MUSIC/DANCING
BEGINNER GUITAR instruc-tion in Qualicum. All styles, qualifi ed instruction from a Guitar Institute of Technology Graduate. Call David at 250-240-0875.
SINGING LESSONS NEW STYLE in modern recording studio. All ages, all styles. Guitar, keyboards bass and piano. Practicum Music & Art, the new way of music educa-tion. Call 250-586-6370
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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LEGAL SERVICES
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CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind and a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
MEDICAL HEALTH
KIM’S PROFESSIONAL Mo-bile Foot Care Nurse. Serving Nanaimo to Qualicum Beach. (250)752-7554, (250)741-6970
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
CLEANING SERVICES
DIRTBUSTERS CLEANING CO.
Residential, Commercial/ Offi ce, Post Construction
& Move-outs. $25./hr. Bonded & Insured.
Kari (250)240-4443.
HOUSE CLEANING Local re-liable house cleaner has available openings. Excellent food preparation skills offered if required. Criminal Records Check available on request. Call or Text Barbie at 604-528-0728 or by emailbarbrembold@hotmail.com to arrange appointment.
DRYWALL
Taping/ Texturing/ Painting. Reno & Repair Specialist. 30 years of fast friendly service. Wayne 250-752-4658 QB
GARDENING
CURB APPEAL Yard Care and Junk Removal. Best rates! Sue or Chris, 250-937-1908.
LAWNS, HEDGE Trimming & shaping, weed whacking. Call (250)240-1116 Service Today!
WES-COAST YARDBIRDS. Gardens, Yard Clean-up, Hauling. Pressure Washing, Irrigation, Carpentry. Tree Pruning, Topping, Removal. Please call 250-752-9444.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
GARDENING
HANDYPERSONS
WONDERCOLOR SERVICES Residential & Commercial painting / powerwashing / re-nos & repairs. 250-248-7252
HAULING AND SALVAGE
HAUL AWAY Garden and Yard Waste and Junk. Free Estimates. Call 250-240-1116.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
TODD THE BUILDER. Re-no’s, painting, decks, plumb-ing, etc. Seniors Discount. (250)951-2755
HOUSEHOLD SERVICES
ANGIE’S ANGELS. Affordable House Cleaning. Great Rates, Free Estimates. Ask for Angie @ 250-752-2120 Fully Bonded
& MOVING STORAGE
2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)951-0010.
PAINTING
A STROKE ABOVE Painting. Commercial & Residential. In-terior/Exterior. WCB, liability insurance. All jobs warranted. See what we can do! Dave 250-248-0335, 250-240-2310.
POIRIER PAINTING: Resi-dential / Commercial. Fully in-sured, Guaranteed Workman-ship, WCB, Call Dan at #250-240-3528.
PETS
PET CARE SERVICES
CAT SITTING in my home. No cages. 7day to long term stay. Limited space. 250-740-5554
PETS
Just moved to Errington and our youngest kitty is missing. He is 5 years old peachy/tan color and has been gone for 5 days. If you have seen him or if he wandered onto your prop-erty please call (250)248-0107. Reward!
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
APPLIANCES
BELLEVUE RECONDITIONED
APPLIANCES Sales & Service. FULL WARRANTY. Large Showroom
1040 BELLEVUE ROADParksville 250-248-8251
KITCHEN RANGE cream w/glass top. Self cleaning oven w/thermal convection. $300. Call 250-821-9943
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
BICYCLES
2009 GIO electric bike. Orange, good condition. $500 obo. (250)753-5406.
FREE ITEMS
FREE TOW Away of unwant-ed vehicles. We also pay $Cash$ for vehicles of value. Call anytime. Norms Towing & Salvage 250-757-8911 or 250-954-7543 (cell).
FRIENDLY FRANK
BI-FOLD DOORS- 6 panels, brand new, white, 61x80” with hardware, $50.(250)752-7542.
OLDER CHEST freezer, 65”x27”x36”H, $40. Call 250-248-3221.
FUEL/FIREWOOD
COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIRE-WOOD- Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).
SEASONED FIREWOOD, CUT & SPLIT Firewood. U-Pick up. $125/cord. Call 250-248-7825
FURNITURE
BRAND NEW! MATTRESS. Queen Pillowtop set for sale. $200. (250)713-9680
BROYHILL CHINA Cabinet, Table, 4 chairs. Must be seen to be appreciated. $950. Call George for viewing. (250)741-7717 or (250)741-1312
DEALS DEALS DEALS. Quality sofa & matching chair (off green, quiet design) $550. obo. Reclining beige chair $125.obo. Round coffee table inlay designs $150. obo. Wood bistro w/2 high back chairs $250. Lamps. (250)586-8922.
ESTATE SALE Sofa and chair,end tables, bedroom suite, hide-a-bed, dispaly cabi-nets, transfer pole, shower seat, transfer board. Call 250-951-0479. (4pm to 8pm)
QUEEN-SIZED box spring mattress, Serta Sleeper, bought at Sleep Country, new condition. $425 obo. (250)585-7744, 250-741-7703.
RECLINING CHESTERFIELD 3-cushion, brown, with match-ing loveseat $400. Solid wood rectangular kitchen table & 6 chairs $300. (250)758-8844.
SOLID HONEY Oak dining set “Contemporary”, 8 years old. Table: 5’long w/2 18” leafs, 6 chairs, 2 w/arms. 2 piece hutch w/lights, seats on chairs sage green. Excellent condi-tion. $7000 new, sacrifi ce $1450, obo. Call (250)752-1973.
SOLID WOOD, butterfl y leaf, pedestal base, dining table (40” round to 58” oval w/leaf) plus 4 chairs. Light oak fi nish. $500obo. (250)591-8959
HOBBIES & CRAFTS
GRINSHEEP FIBRE Produc-tions. 1265 Leffl er Rd. (across from the Wildlife Centre in Er-rington) Offering felting, spin-ning, knitting & weaving sup-plies at reasonable rates. Open Tues - Sat., 1 - 5 or by appt. Call 250-248-6306 or email: grinsheep@gmail.com
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
AQUATEC FORTUNA bath chair. Excellent cond. Rarely used. Orig. $2000 asking $800. Call 250-821-9943
GARAGE SALES
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
15” RIMS aluminum alloy Ford, fi ts Bronco/Ranger, 4 for $100. 15” tires on rims, GM, 4 for $200. 16” tires, as new, 4 for $350 fi rm. Call 250-735-1949.
AUSTRALIAN THEMED Christmas Light Display- 6 White Boomers, Emu, Platy-pus, Koala, Santa and sleigh, $500 obo. (250)756-6125.
DEWALT 10” radial arm saw $150. Steel cattle squeeze, home built, good cond. $400. SS double sink, 32”x21”x8”, new $125. (250)754-4641.
FLY-FISHING GEAR tall man: Osprey custom tailored (soft wear) magnum 357 waders ($300) $120, Pro Tac waders Highwater Series ($250) $100, Hodgeman river boots (felt bottoms) 19210 Sz 12 $50, Sierra Design rain pants $30. QB, 250-752-5457.
HOSPITAL BED Cost $1800. asking $800. 1 Stairlift 8 risers Cost $1600. asking $700. or $900. installed plus other handicap aids. 250-248-4444.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, appliances, granite fl oor tiles, wood fl ooring, aluminum rail-ings, jacuzzi. (250)753-0160
POWER LIFT and recline chair, 6 months old, $1000. Transport wheelchair and cushion, brand new, $200. Hitachi 52” projection TV, $250. Tempo treadmill, $250. Call (250)760-7009.
QUALITY GARDEN SHEDS Also gazebos, pergolas, studi-os & storage solutions. Call 250-951-0855
RESTLESS LEG Syndrome and leg cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Prov-en for over 32 years. www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.
ROKETA DUNE buggy 2007 Std 4-speed, 2 wd, 4 cyl. disc brakes safety belts. $4,000 obo. Call 250-730-1899.
STEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
WHEELCHAIR/RANGE. 2006 Kenmore Elite range, electric, self clean, warming drawer, stainless steel, smooth top, and more $550. Motorized wheelchair, older model but in good condition. $1000. Call 250-334-4394
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
WINE MAKING equipment in-cludes; fi lter, carboys, corker,bottles, pales. $150 obo. Call(250)751-3072.
REAL ESTATE
APARTMENT/CONDOS
DEPARTURE BAY: SeascapeManor, unique, 2 story, 2bdrm,1bath, 1133 sq.ft., top fl oor,corner unit. 2 decks, very pri-vate rooftop deck with oceanview. Bright, sunny. 17’ vault-ed living room ceiling. Outdoorheated swimming pool. $234,000. 250-751-1915
MILTON ST, Nanaimo, 2bdrmcondo. Top fl oor. FantasticCity/Ocean views. Owner willcarry mortgage w/$650 month-ly payments. (250)753-0160
FOR SALE BY OWNER
969 ROYAL DORNOCH DR. Eaglecrest. Backing onto golfcourse with ocean glimpses.2000 sq.ft. 3 bdrm, 2 bath.$537,000. Call 250-752-4254.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanai-mo. 3-level, 4bdrm +1bdrmsuite. Beautiful ocean/city views. Owner will carry mort-gage/reasonable down pay-ment. (250)753-0160
COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanai-mo. 5bdrm +1bdrm suite. Gor-geous ocean/city views. Own-er will carry mortgage withreasonable down payment.250-753-0160
COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanai-mo. Beautiful ocean/city views.4bdrms + 2bdrm suite. Ownerwill carry mortgage/reasonabledown payment. 250-753-0160
DOWNTOWN NANIAMO:Luxury Waterfront Lifestyle;Elegant 2 Br, 2 bath condo,ocean, mountains, marina views. Lagoon, clubhouse, gym, swimming pool. Walk toSea wall, near Port Theatre.Call 250-591-7800 agents wel-come. Open House: Aug 31,Sep 1, 2 (Sat, Sun, Mon)2-4pm.
ERRINGTON MOBILE 3 bdrm, 2 bath on own land instrata title park. Totally reno-vated. $85/mo strata fee. Mayfi nance $145.k. 250-738-0221
FRENCH CREEK CHARMER 3 bdrm/2 ba on .23 acre. Manyupdates. Warm, welcoming &move in ready. $335,000. Byappt. gardendelight@shaw.ca.250-752-4741. Photos uponrequest.
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LABIEUX ROAD: 1392 sq. ft. home in 55+ park. Newly reno-vated inside & out! 2 B/R + family room, 2 baths, 5 appl. Workshop & fruit trees. Close to Nanaimo Regional Hospital. Call 802-5075 anytime.
LADYSMITH: SEMI-OCEAN-FRONT 2,600 sq.ft home on 6.5 treed acres. 5111 Brenton Page Rd. $448,500. Some up-dating done. (250)245-8950
PARKSVILLE (downtown) Completely remodeled and im-maculate 3 bdrm home with le-gal suite ($750/mo income) plus 2.5 car garage w/separ-ate driveway for home based business. Garden shed & small workshop/studio. Valor F/P, laminate fl oors. Beautiful-ly landscaped - a must see. $360,000. (250) 954-0227.
PETROGLYPH PARK (Nanai-mo) Ocean view 2bdrm, 1bath, 900sq.ft. CSA approved. New fuel effi cient furnace, copper wiring, ABS plumbing. HW fl oors, laundry/deep freeze/ kitchen & plumbing fi xtures - excellent. Tool shed, small garden, some furn. Pets wel-come.$59,000. (250)753-4065
QUALICUM BAY. Revenue opportunity on Vancouver Island, BC with leased out Cafe’ & your home on one property. Ocean front popular cafe’ plus 3 bd / 2 full bath home, 1.11 acres, fully fenced, sewage treatment plant, se-cure Sea Wall protected, many recent Cafe’ & home up-grades, equipment & much more. Call 250-757-8014 for more information.
QUALICUM BEACH - Canyon Cresc area: 1400 sq ft rancher on crawl. 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, oak fl ooring. Heat pump, wood burning fi replace. Ext. has stucco & bevel siding. Single garage + carport. Covered patio. Lot .4 acre, sprinkler, landscaped. $395,000. Call 250-752-7402
SOUTH NANAIMO: $243,500. 2bdrms up, 1bdrm down. Lots of updates. 613 Bruce Ave. Call (250)591-1210 for show-ing, or email for pictures trkrblaz@telus.net
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AVAIL IMMEDIATELY- 1-bdrm patio home in Parksville, independent living for seniors. Weekly housekeeping includ-ed. Optional dining program $1000./mo. (250)248-7612.
BEACH CLUB Residences - luxury 1 bdrm condo w/lots of amenities, pool, sauna, fi tness rm. Long term lease required. Avail Oct 1 $1250/mo. Call 250-951-1073
FRENCH CREEK, NEWLY RENO’D 1 BED. GROUND FLOOR APT. GAS FIRE-PLACE, PRIVATE PATIO, W/D, N/S, PETS OK. $925. AVAIL. OCT. 1. 250-594-8447.
OCEAN SANDS RESORT on Rathtrevor Beach. Fully fur-nished 2 bdrm condos in-cludes utilities, cable, phone & internet. Units available starting Sept 15. $1100/mo. Call (250)954-0662.
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PARKSVILLE, NEW 2Bdrm upper fl oor apt. 1000 sq.ft, partial ocean view,5 appls, w/d, hardwood fl oors, lrg kitch-en, sundeck. NS/NP. Ref’s, $975 mo. Call (250)248-3850 Fairdown Rd. & Hwy 4a area.
DOWNTOWN QUALICUM- 1 bdrm + den condo, completely reno’d, covered prkg, lrg patio, granite counters, stain-less appls. Avail Oct. 1. $950. Refs, NS/NP. (250)752-3419.
RATHTREVOR Beachfront luxury furnished 3 bdrm 2 bath condo, Sept - June, 2014. $1400 p/m. 250-468-9066.
WATERFRONT QUALICUM condo ,2 bdrm, 2 bath,fully fur-nished, W/D, u/g secure park-ing, adult-oriented building. N/S, N/P. $1100/mo. Avail Oct 1st. Call 250-589-4195 or 250-595-3984
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ERRINGTON ACREAGE, Down Town, clean, private 2 bdrm, 2 decks, f/s, w/d. $725, ref’s req’d. Call 250-228-9049.
PARKSVILLE: 2-BDRM du-plex. Central location. 302 Meadowview Plc. NP/NS, Ref’s. Available Sept 1. $1100/mo. 250-724-6082.
MOBILE HOMES & PADS
BOWSER: 3-BDRM mobile on half acre. Long term tenants only. N/P, ref’s req. $800 mo, Avail Sept. 1st. 250-951-7473
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ERRINGTON: 2 bdrm mobile home, 8 mins from Parksville, recently updated, wood F/P, electric heat, W/D, small yard, quiet neighbourhood, NS/NP. $750. Call (250)951-4830.
HOMES FOR RENT
DEEP BAY. 2-Bdrm, 2 bath, Oceanview deluxe home. N/S. Laundry, Dog OK. $1100/mo. Call Ron, Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty (250)741-4422.
ERRINGTON 2600 sq ft, 2 storey, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, lrg rec rm. $1300 + util. Avail Sept. 1. Call 250-248-3386
ERRINGTON- 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1200sq ft, newly reno’d, newer appls, 5 appls, wood stove, lrg yrd, storage. $1200 + utils. Available Sept 1. Call 250-947-5198.
OLDER 3-BDRM Rancher, Parksville. Sept. 1st. 4 appl’s, 1 bath, large fenced backyard. Close to town, school & beach. NS/NP. Ref’s. $1000. (250)954-9154, (250)927-1876
PARKSVILLE- Avail Nov 1- 2 bdrm Rancher, 1000 sq ft, patio, carport, garden, wood stove, 4 appls. Firm NS/NP. Quiet tenants only. $950. (250)954-0193.
QUALICUM BEACH- Central. 1 bdrm+ den, N/S. Refs req’d Available Oct 1. $875+ utils. Call (250)738-0828.
QUALICUM WOODS Ranch-er. 2 bdrm + den. H/W fl oors, on crawl space, electric fur-nace. 5 appls, dbl garage, NP/NS. $1400./mo. Avail now (250)752-1693, (250)228-9891
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ERRINGTON- Rent to Own RV’s: on treed pads, starts- $475. RV pads, all services, starts- $400. (250)954-1355.
SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING
EMERALD ESTATES- Parks-ville Independent living for seniors. 1 bdrm patio suite. Weekly housekeeping includ-ed. Lynn (250)303-0098.
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QUALICUM- COUNTRY living close to Qualicum Beach, 1 bdrm suite, wood stove, inclds all utils, 3 appls+ W/D, satellite TV incl’d. NS/NP. Sept. 1. Refs req. $760. 250-752-3557.
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ERRINGTON- 1 bdrm, 1 bath, 600sq ft, 4 appls, fenced yrd, private driveway $700 inclds hydro. Available Sept 1. Call 250-947-5198.
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1956 CHEV WAGON 350 Auto trans. New fl oor pans, body mounts and more. A must see. Collector plate I.C.B.C. assessed @ $46,000 asking $26,000. Call Ralph at 250-752-9855.
1993 LINCOLN Town car- 63,000 miles, leather interior, red, tires and vehicle in good shape. $1,500. Call (250)756-9282.
2005 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor - 125,000 km, de-luxe edition (all available op-tions) with heated leather seats & sunroof. Beige exteri-or color, black leather interior. Female driven. Excellent con-dition both inside and out. No accidents. Service records available. Call 250-889-2345 or email:erikahubbard4@gmail.com
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2008 TOYOTA Prius, exc. cond., 2 sets of wheels, new front breaks, dealer main-tained and factory recalls com-pleted. 160,000 km. Asking $16,900 obo. (250)757-8193.
2012 CHEVY Cruise LT, black, 29,000 km, Hwy driven, remainder of factory warranty, serviced to date. Auto, A/C, power everything. $15,500. Call (250)248-3232.
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1982 PORSCHE 911SC Clas-sic chocolate brown Porsche 911 with Collector plates, lov-ingly maintained. Summer driven only, great condition, extremely quick. 5 Speed transmission with 3.0 L en-gine. 183,000 km, $19,900. Call (250)752-0624.
2002 BMW-X5 4-Door, 4WD, new front brakes, 154,000km, Fully loaded. Great condition. $11,500. (250)618-7589
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1994 SPORTSMEN (Nanai-mo) 22.5ft 5th Wheel w/hitch. Mint condition. Stove w/oven, 2-door fridge/freezer, full bath, microwave, AC, awning, new tires. Sell $8,000 or Trade for 8-8.5ft. camper. 250-802-5075
2003 28” Travelair, $26,900. ford E450,tires, brakes good, no leaks, isl bed, air clean. Consider class B/camp van trade.82K. 250-285-2030.
26’ 1995 Layton 5th Wheel, slide-out, lots of storage, stand up bedroom, A/C, TV, mirco-wave, excellent condition, hitch available. $7,300 re-duced to $6,600 (250)468-9341. Turn-key ready.
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2003 ADVENTURER Moto-rhome E-350 Ford, V10 motor, roof & dash a/c, awning, solar panel, 85000 km, good shape, $26,000 obo. 250-723-8070.
2007 22’ Wildwood Travel Trailer. Sleeps 7, A/C, micro-wave. Exc. cond. Clean, non-smoker. 1/2 ton towable. $11,500. fi rm. (250)722-3535.
2008 ALJO 17’ Travel trailer. Sleeps 4, 3-pc bath, 3-burner stove & oven, large fridge & freezer. Tandem axle, 2 pro-pane tanks. Lightweight for towing, comes w/breathable winter cover & wheel covers. $9,500. obo. (250)594-5557.
2009 WINNEBAGO ERA Lim-ited. Diesel CRD170XL, 24’, 15,500 miles. Original owner. Bath w/sink & shower, patio awning, A/C, furnace, propane gen., micro, TV. $71,900.00 250-752-4736 / 403-691-5639
25’ ALPENLITE 5th wheel. Complete with hitch, fully equipped, aluminum frame, tandem axle. Walk-in shower, solar panels, good cond., must be seen. Asking $6000. obo. (250)335-1796.
SNOWBIRD SPECIAL. 29’ Fifth wheel RV (Challenger) loaded & 2006 Chev diesel truck. Will trade to ½ ton Ford or Chev. P/U Make me an of-fer. Call 250-758-7690. Email: nanaimoal@gmail.com
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2003 JEEP Liberty Ltd. Edi-tion, black, auto, 4WD, 3.7L V6. Recent check up. 123,000km. Leather, power everything, cruise, CD/tape player, spare tire. Price reduced! $7995. Call 1-250-812-8646.
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2006 HYUNDAI Santa Fe V6, 5-spd, loaded, 139,000 km.Good condition. Open to of-fers. Call 250-724-3584.
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1996 GMC 1 Ton Crew Cab Dually 4x4 (price reduction)Newer 6.5 l diesel 256,000km. Leather interior, Powerseat, windows, locks, R.V. Mir-ror, compass, 2 spare tires,transmission cooler, Delta vi-nyl tool box, Air, Aluminumbumper, 5th wheel hitch, balland plate. $6950. obo. Call250-752-2207.
2002 PONTIAC Montana Minivan. MUST SELL!In ex. cond.V6, fully loaded. Seats 7, Ask-ing $3450.00. obo. jaibee@te-lus.net or call 250-954-3308
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Children’s sand sCulpting
Quality Foods sandcastles and raffleWinners announced in children’s sandcastle competition and stroke recovery raffle
AUREN RUVINSKYwriter@pqbnews.com
Forward House had perfect weather and over 70 people attend their recent an-nual barbecue and auction.
“The weather was wonderful and the food was fabulous,” said executive direc-tor Gerard Klomp.
“Thanks go to all those who came and
enjoyed the dinner and fund raising ef-forts. We are grateful for all the kindly do-nated items for the auction, bake sale and white elephant sale.”
Held at the current location of the mental health and addictions recovery facility across from Parksville city hall, Klomp said the funds raised will go to-
ward upgrades to the new larger house they bought near bye.
They hope to move into the new house in September and of course further dona-tions are always gratefully accepted and receipts can be issued.
He said the auction was a success, with lots of laughter and bidding back
and forth between people anxious to take home a particular item.
The raffle, bake sale and white ele-phant items were also popular with all who attended.
“Forward House thanks everyone who made this day a great success. Have a great rest of the summer.”
The Parksville Quality Foods store held a successful raffle benefiting Oceanside Stroke Recovery.
The three winners of Quality Foods gift cards were recently announced: First prize ($100) went to Ange-lika Robillard of Qualicum Beach, the second ($75) was donated to the food bank and S. Chambers of Na-noose Bay won third ($50).
Employees and local stroke survivors send out many thanks to everyone who purchased tickets and Quality Foods for sponsoring the raffle which will help with therapy.
— Submitted by Kathleen Falvai
2013 Children’s sandCastle winners:
Rob MacKay of Quality Foods has announced the winners of the QF Children’s Sandcastle Competition on Parksville Beach KidFest weekend, Aug. 18.
“It was a wonderful event, the weather held out for
us and everyone had a great time,” he said.“Thanks to everyone for the great support, and to all
of our QF volunteers who contributed their time and talents.”
For the complete list including team names check www.qualityfoods.com/about-qf.
— Submitted by QF
6 years & Under• 1st Prize (Mini Cooper) - Ylva Pytlik, age 6 - from Parksville• 2nd Prize (Gund bear) - Sarah Alexander, 4 - Qualicum Beach• 3rd Prize (giant piano & dalmatian) - Kari Brett 6 & Isla Brett, 4 - Parksville• Mystery (bike) - Kyle Keenan, 3 - Nanaimo
7 - 9 years• 1st Prize ($300 bike certificates) - Denen Scott, 9,
Mathew Pearson, 8, Casey Cross, 9, Ethan Wall, 9 - all Parksville• 2nd Prize (Wii mini) - Carter Morrison, 8 - Victoria• 3rd Prize: ($200 bike certificate) - Morgan Mortisense, 9, Lexy Mortisense, 8, Chase Mortisense, 8, Jack Jobst-Smith, 7 - all Parksville• Mystery (Wii console) - Presley Gaudreault, 7 - Parksville
10 - 12 years• 1st Prize ($400 bike certificates) - Danica Macdonald, 10, Gabby Powell, 12, Breanne Powell, 10, Else Marquis, 11 - all Parksville• 2nd Prize (sleeping bag & tent) - Angelina Wall, 11, Cassidy Kellow, 10, Madelynne Emes, 11 - Parksville• 3rd Prize (waterproof stereo) - Nick Croden, 12 & Victoria Croden, 12 - Victoria• Mystery (iPod Mini) - Hannah Berger, 11 - Sooke
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Parksville Qualicum Beach youth get a taste of the fun side of soccer in SpringwoodJAMES CL ARKEsports@pqbnews.com
The beautiful game had a decidedly proper ring to it at Springwood Park this week, as Michael Whitehead and three of his peers were in Parksville as part of a soccer camp put on by UK-based Chal-lenger Sports.
“I did a camp here three weeks ago on this pitch,” he said last week when The NEWS stopped by. “Brilliant. Great part of the Island, I love it here,” he said through a strong British accent.
At that camp he said they had around 60 kids out “and this one we’ve got roughly the same.”
Last week’s camp, which ran Monday through Friday, was for children aged 3-11. Some of the kids he said are full day campers, there from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. with an hour for lunch, but the majority are there for a half day.
They’re also holding 90 minute First Kicks camps for children aged 3-4.
“This is our third time on the Island but Challenger Sports has been host-ing soccer camps in Canada for around eight years now.”
“We just want them to get a great ex-
perience out of their soccer,” he said. “We’re not an elitist camp, we ask for any age, any ability. We want them to
have fun, have a great experience, and they learn things as well.”
“I love it here... I worked out of here
last year and each year the numbers just get better and the kids are improving so much.”
James clarke photo
In an interesting twist, literally, to warm up stretches, Challenger Sports instructor Michael Whitehead had his young charges doing ‘dance offs.’
B.c. senior games
JAMES CL ARKEsports@pqbnews.com
You can chalk up another medal, this one of the gold variety, for players from the Lighthouse Floor Curling Club in Qualicum Bay.
In the mix in Kamloops Aug. 20-24 at the big B.C. Seniors Games competition, the team from LFCC, comprised of skip Gordon Lundine, second Wendy Pearce, third Bruce McCaig and lead Joyce McCaig, were outstanding, winning their first five games, losing one, then running the table on their final two games to go 8-1 and garner gold in the B Division.
“They did great — they play well together, they compete and have a good time,” LFCC secretary Lor-raine Lepper confirmed this week, adding the club has “won medals many, many times over the years... each year we make a very good showing.”
The Lundine rink was the only local team to medal in floor curling.
This year’s Seniors Games featured some 3,500 ath-letes and 1,800 volunteers from across the province.
Asked for a bit of insight into the Lighthouse Floor
Curling Club, formed some 20 years ago, Lepper said LFCC currently lists about 55 members “and we range in age up to the early 90s — Gordon (Lundine) turns 92 in September, and he’s still going strong.”
Open to players of all ages and experience, the club plays every Monday and Friday from 1-3 p.m. at the Qualicum Bay Lions Club off the Old Island Hwy. in Bowser.
“It’s a great sport,” said Lepper. “It’s social, friendly, couples can play together, and there’s a bit of a team atmosphere with bit of competitiveness if you’re so in-clined.”
Anyone interested in joining the Lighthouse Floor Curling Club can call Fred Lepper at 250-752-0216 for more information.
See Thursday’s edition of The NEWSfor report on Save-On-Foods
Oceanside Generals’weekend exhibition games
Lighthouse curlers bring the gold from Kamloops
photo suBmitted By lighthouse floor curling cluB
Gordon Lundine (from left), Wendy Pearce, Bruce McCaig and Joyce McCaig brought home floor curling gold.
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George Gibson lawn bowlingA reminder the Parks-
ville Lawn Bowling Club will be hosting the George Gib-son Open Mixed Triples this week, Sept. 4-5.
Matches go at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. both Wednesday and Thursday.
The Club welcomes new co-sponsors Nicklen Roy Mackay Coast Realty, who will be joining returning sponsor,
George Gibson, in hosting this event.
Premiere players from up and down the island will be vying for top prize money.
The club is located at 149 E. Stanford in Parksville, behind Stanford Place and across from Parksville Elementary School.
Carol Bucyk, the club’s public relations person, in-
vites the public “to come on down to the club and see what lawn bowling is all about, es-pecially in an event such as this one which will attract such high level players.”
Admission is free, there’s ample parking, “and the club always welcomes visitors to its beautiful facilities,” Bucyk summed up.
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PV Panters hockeyJAMES CL ARKEsports@pqbnews.com
The 13th annual Parksville Panters Clas-sic old-timers hockey tournament is fast ap-proaching, and local players have been put-ting in some extra ice time in preparation.
“Oh yeah. It’s a lot of fun — it’s a lot of games,” said tournament co-chair John Ogle, a right winger and D-man with the Panters 70s team.
“We have 18 teams including four local teams this year and they’re coming from Vic-toria, Comox, the Lower Mainland, Olds, Ft. McMurray, Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta, Flin Flon Manitoba, Colorado and Massachu-setts. If people want to show up and see some
games there’s no admission and it’ll be some good hockey.”
Slated for Oceanside Place Sept. 10-12 with games running all day every day, the tourna-ment features four age divisions — the 60s, 65s, 70s and 75s.
PANCAKE BREAKFASTIn keeping with tradition the local Shriners
Club will be putting on a pancake breakfast on the Wednesday morning from 8 - 11 a.m. be-hind Oceanside Place. Cost is $7 per person, and you can mingle with the players, some of whom have extensive professional or amateur experience.
James clarke PhOtO
The Parksville Panters are gearing up for their annual Classic old-timers hockey tournament.
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Parksville club
George Gibson lawn bowlingA reminder the Parks-
ville Lawn Bowling Club will be hosting the George Gib-son Open Mixed Triples this week, Sept. 4-5.
Matches go at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. both Wednesday and Thursday.
The Club welcomes new co-sponsors Nicklen Roy Mackay Coast Realty, who will be joining returning sponsor,
George Gibson, in hosting this event.
Premiere players from up and down the island will be vying for top prize money.
The club is located at 149 E. Stanford in Parksville, behind Stanford Place and across from Parksville Elementary School.
Carol Bucyk, the club’s public relations person, in-
vites the public “to come on down to the club and see what lawn bowling is all about, es-pecially in an event such as this one which will attract such high level players.”
Admission is free, there’s ample parking, “and the club always welcomes visitors to its beautiful facilities,” Bucyk summed up.
— James Clarke
PGOsa Old-timer tOurnament
PV Panters hockeyJAMES CL ARKEsports@pqbnews.com
The 13th annual Parksville Panters Clas-sic old-timers hockey tournament is fast ap-proaching, and local players have been put-ting in some extra ice time in preparation.
“Oh yeah. It’s a lot of fun — it’s a lot of games,” said tournament co-chair John Ogle, a right winger and D-man with the Panters 70s team.
“We have 18 teams including four local teams this year and they’re coming from Vic-toria, Comox, the Lower Mainland, Olds, Ft. McMurray, Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta, Flin Flon Manitoba, Colorado and Massachu-setts. If people want to show up and see some
games there’s no admission and it’ll be some good hockey.”
Slated for Oceanside Place Sept. 10-12 with games running all day every day, the tourna-ment features four age divisions — the 60s, 65s, 70s and 75s.
PANCAKE BREAKFASTIn keeping with tradition the local Shriners
Club will be putting on a pancake breakfast on the Wednesday morning from 8 - 11 a.m. be-hind Oceanside Place. Cost is $7 per person, and you can mingle with the players, some of whom have extensive professional or amateur experience.
James clarke PhOtO
The Parksville Panters are gearing up for their annual Classic old-timers hockey tournament.
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Kinkade Road leads to a beach that has much to o� er. At low tide, beyond the pebbles and stones are sandy swathes, perfect for the bucket and spade brigade while endless tidal pools beckon exploration with a host of small � sh, beach crabs and pink, purple and sun-� ower star� sh . When the tide is high, bound by a rocky spit, the water is warm and forms a pool, sandy bottomed and deep enough in which to swim. A raft provides a convenient diving platform and is a cool place for the big-ger kids to laze away an hour or so.
Behind and set well back from the beach, there are a number of small cabins. � ese once were part of a summer resort visited each year by returning families who, in turn, became � rm friends. � ere came a day how-ever, many years ago, when the owner of the resort decided to sell the cabins. On a sin-gle day, the � ve cabins were purchased by the families who had previously rented the cabins each summer. � e title constrained further sale of the cabins, requiring that they be retained and passed on within the‘company’.So who was on the beach?
On a warm afternoon in late August, close to the water’s edge, was a cluster of adults, children and dogs, revisiting the childhood of the adults while building summer memories for the little ones.
Jeremy Halstead explained that his 90 year old grandfather was one of the original purchasers. He described the childhood he shared with his siblings; one that included holidaying at the cabin every year of his life. � is summer he returned as ever, now with his wife Jeanine and their small children Hay-ley and Brodie. Said Jeremy: “� ere are four generations here, including my grandpa who still swims with us every afternoon.”
Sharing the holiday were his sister Dawn and her childhood friend Angela, both with their children. Dawn and Angela revealed that as small girls, during their early child-hood days at the cabins, they formed what has become a lifelong friendship.
Dawn added: “We think we have a piece of gold here. � is is our own secret place. We feel privileged and very blessed. However, it’s such an amazing story that it is nice to be able to share it.”
“� ere is timelessness about this place,” observed Angela. “And it’s not just the legacy of our own memories because we are still cre-ating those for our own children.”
Said Maddi: “It’s really fun to come down to the beach, swim, have picnics and build sandcastles. When the tide is out we look for crabs and build houses for them, though of course we always make sure we put them back at the end of the day.”Surfside Drive West
Easily accessed from the parking lot, beach shoes are recommended to cross the upper shore with its raft of barnacled rocks, � at stones and pebbles. At low tide the sea rolls back to expose a stunning beach that to the North reaches the mouth of the Little Qualicum River. � e beach comprises broad sandbars, tidal pools and provides endless playtime for children. While the sandbars are perfect for building sandcastles, the shallow water’s edge is safe to paddle and fun to skim board. If there is a breeze, there is no better place to � y a kite.
A word of warning though: Once the tide turns there is a point at which the water rolls in surprisingly fast. As the channels between the sandbars � ll and deepen, adults could � nd themselves wading back to the upper
shore laden with small children and all the beach paraphernalia. Parents need to be mindful that small people playing unsuper-vised would quickly become cut-o� or out of their depth.Who was on the Beach at Surfside West?
On a breathless summer afternoon there was a single family encamped way down by the water’s edge. Said Victoria “I grew up here. And now it is just perfect for my own children. As the tide goes out so far there’s lots of sand to play on and tide pools to ex-plore. It is so peaceful here”.What might you see there in earlySeptember?
A 10-minute hike along the beach north takes birdwatchers and keen observers of nature to where the Little Qualicum Estuary � ows into the Salish Sea. � is and the prox-imity of the Marshall-Stevenson Wildfowl Sanctuary contribute to the designation of this beach as a ‘Parksville Qualicum Wildlife Management Area’. It is also noted as an ‘Im-portant Bird Area’. Well worth visiting during the migrating seasons, in late August we saw Mergansers, Great Blue Herons, Cormorants, Sandpipers, Black Oyster Catchers and Cana-da geese while listening to the occasional and unmistakable call of distant Killdeer.
PQB BEACHESDirections to Kincade Road Beach:• Travelling North from
Qualicum on H19 passing the exit to the Laburnum Rd Bypass, look on the right for the road sign to Kinkade Rd.
• From the North, after bridging the Little Qualicum River, look for the left turn to Kinkade.
• Follow Kinkade to the end. Between signs on either side advis-ing ‘Private Property: No Parking’ there is a small sign indicating ‘Public Beach Access’.
• There is very little space to park here so consider parking either on Kinkade or just around the cor-ner where the road bears to the left and becomes McFeely Drive.
• A short path winds between the dunes. Inevitably there are bleached beach logs to clamber over or find a way around.
Directions to Surfside Drive West:• Continue along
McFeely Drive for 0.5km and turn left onto Surfside Drive
• Follow Surfside for approx. 1 km.
• At the end of the road there is a gravel parking lot to the right that will accom-modate 8 - 10 cars
• There are a number of signs indicating that dogs should be leashed, no fires or camping permitted and no shell-fish gathering due to possible contamination by Red Tides.
• There is also a sign indicating that this is an Important Bird Area
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Jeremy Halstead has spent every summer at Kinkade with his extended family and close friends.
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