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Comox council is considering a request by a resident to install a rainbow cross-walk at Beaufort Avenue and Church Street.

Staff had been directed by council to look at how much it would cost for a rain-bow crosswalk.

Chief Administrative Offi cer Richard Kanigan reported to council on Wednes-day that they have been in touch with other municipalities - Victoria, New West-

minster and Vancouver - that have paint-ed “Rainbow Pride” crosswalks in sup-port of the LGBTQ community. It cost New Westminster $7,500 for one cross-walk, while Vancouver spent $21,000 for four crosswalks and Victoria $15,000 for three colourful road markings.

While the request for Comox is for only one crosswalk, it may cost the town a bit more to pay the same road marking company as travel distance and a diff er-ent type of paint have to be considered.

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Comox staff reports rainbow crosswalk may cost $14,000

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Staff determined theprice to be around $14,000- $9,000 for the paint and$5,000 of in-house costs togrind out the existing cross-walk, prepare the area and forassociated traffi c control.

The recommended paintproduct is Methyl-Methacry-late base, which road mark-ing companies use in otherapplications. It is durableskid resistant and outper-forms paint and epoxies incolour retention.

Kanigan explained that ifthe area has a high volume oftraffi c and vehicle movementthe product will get worn ourquicker.

It is the same product thetown uses for its green bikelanes on Guthrie and ComoxAvenue. It may cost a bitmore but maintenance wouldbe minimal, which has be-come a major issue in otherjurisdictions.

In New Westminster, a re-cent graffi ti incident wasdealt with easily as the paintwas power washed withoutdamaging the product. Victo-ria is dealing with skid marksand is uncertain how to dealwith them. It has become amaintenance issue and aneyesore.

Staff had asked councilwhat it wants to do next atWednesday night’s regularcouncil meeting.

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NDP leader Tom Mulcair is mobbed by supporters Tuesday night at the Filberg Centre in Courtenay


NDP leader Tom Mulcair says the time has come for change in Ottawa.

That was the message the lead-er of the opposition expressed

to a huge crowd that packed the Filberg Centre in Courtenay on Tuesday night.

It was Mulcair’s third stop of the day, having campaigned in Nanaimo and Parksville earlier in the day prior to meeting support-ers in the Comox Valley where he

was joined by NDP incumbents and new local candidates Rachel Blaney for North Island - Powell River, and Gord Johns for Cour-tenay-Alberni.

It was standing room only at the centre where Mulcair brought his “Campaign for Change” rally.

It’s time to replace Stephen Harper’s Conservatives with an NDP government that can bring Canada back on track said Mul-cair, who went on to highlight the Conservative government’s economic record.

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“As Prime Minister, Stephen Harper has the worst job creation record since the Second World War and he’s got the worst economic growth record since the Great Depression,” said Mulcair. “200,000 more Canadi-ans are out of work than before the last recession. We’ve lost 400,000 good paying manufacturing jobs.”

Mulcair also attacked Harper’s promise to clean up corruption and scandal from the previous Liberal government.

“Let’s see how that worked out,” he said. “Conservative operatives and senators have been charged with election fraud. They pled guilt. Breach of trust, illegal lobbying, illegal campaign distributions, misleading voters and bribery.

“His celebrity fund-raiser in the Senate, Mike Duff y, is up on 31 counts and each day during the trial it’s becoming less and less credible that the Prime Minister did not know.”

If elected, Mulcair aims to introduce fair elections to replace the current “winner take all” voting system.

“It’s time that every Canadian vote is directly refl ected in the outcome,” said Mulcair. “The NDP is clear in its commitment to replace the fi rst-past-the-post voting system with proportional representa-tion and make this the last unfair election.”

Mulcair promises to strengthen the economy with investments in in-frastructure to create lo-cal jobs and tax relief for small businesses.

He also intends to strengthen the middle class.

“I believe that every young family with chil-dren should get the sup-port they need to enter the workforce and every child deserves access to early childhood education.”

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Mulcair encouraged ev-eryone to do their share in helping the NDP become the next government of Canada.

“We have the experienceand the plan to defeat Ste-phen Harper and repairthe damage he’s done,” hesaid.

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Food trucks could be gracing the City of Courtenay in the fu-ture.

The local food scene has gone through some major changes lately with the advent of mi-cro-breweries, sidewalk cafes, kiosks and patios. So why not mobile restaurants?

Courtenay councillor Rebecca Lennox has put forward this idea to council.

She made a motion, which

council supported, that staff provide a report on the options and implications of amending the city’s business licence bylaw to relax the current limitations on mobile restaurants.

Councillor Manno Theos said he’s talked about this in the past.

“It’s not stranger to see food trucks in our community,” said Theos. “Reality is, we long for something diff erent.”

Theos pointed out they’re now popular in places like Van-couver, Victoria, Toronto and in some small communities.

“There’s food trucks across the nation, across North Ameri-ca and how exciting and trendy they are,” said Theos. “What they off er can be something to-wards the identity of the com-munity, towards the character of the community.”

Mayor Larry Jangula said not to be quick to compare Cour-tenay to places like Vancouver and Victoria where they have a higher infl ux of people that fre-quent their downtown areas. He also suggested feedback from the Downtown Courtenay Busi-

ness Improvement Association and also local restaurants will be needed.

“They might not feel strongly about it and we may hear from them as well,” said Jangula. “But it’s a great idea to look at.”

In other municipalities in the valley, Comox council has per-mitted food truck at the Comox Marina this summer.

In other nearby towns on Van-couver Island, Parksville has also allowed food trucks at its Community Park by the beach.

Lennox said her idea is not to

have food trucks in the down-town area but in other locations like the Air Park or some other sites in the city.

“The restaurants and foodtrucks are a completely diff erent experience,” said Lennox.

Councillor Doug Hillian saidit’s worthwhile to look into the implications of food trucks so that down the road they already have a bylaw in place and will avoid any delays to business ap-plicants like Gladstone Brewery who last year was initially de-nied a permit.

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I am writing to clarify statements in this paper made in a recent letter con-cerning the National Trust for Canada and Heritage BC. These are not “govern-mental organizations”. They are “para-governmental” charitable trusts supported and established by the fed-eral and provincial govern-ments, modelled after Brit-ain’s “National Trusts.”

Their offi cial role is to evaluate heritage buildings and make funding recom-mendations. They are both the offi cially recognized national and provincial pre-mier authorities in heritage evaluation and classifi ca-tion. The misconception is therefore common.

The National Trust, for-merly known as “Heri-tage Canada: The National Trust,” was created in 1974 by the federal government, and is under the patronage of the Governor General. It evaluates and recommends applications rigorously and strictly on their merit, but does not handle funding directly. Heritage BC in ad-dition to evaluating applica-tions handles the provincial government’s Heritage Leg-acy Fund, created in 2004 with $5million dollars. To date HeritageBC has awarded 100 grants. These grants and evaluations are not easily come by.

Both of these organiza-tions sent Mayor Ives and

council polite but strongly worded letters explicitly noting that: “Because of Baybrook’s rich heritage value, and value to the lo-cal community, province of British Columbia, and Ca-nadians in general, we be-lieve that Baybrook should be conserved for present and future generations.” Both organizations off ered their technical assistance and expertise, and Heritage BC noted that it would be eligible for grants from the Heritage Legacy Fund. To my own great surprise, The National Trust pointed out that the 2 MLHS reports and proposals “provide via-ble options for the future of the site and propose strate-gies for a cost-eff ective re-habilitation.”

In spite of receiving these letters, Mayor Ives, fol-lowing Mr. Kanigan’s lead - against the judgement of Canada’s historians, and that of Canada’s premier heritage specialists, as rec-ognized by the provincial and federal governments, has stated in press and on television that Baybrook had only “some” or “little” “heritage value.” He has also cast doubt on the avail-ability of funding, as though these organizations would write strongly-worded let-ters with no intention of supporting their words.

So who is better placed to determine the value of

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Comox just ignoredheritage letters

heritage? Mr. Ives, Mr Kan-igan. or Canada’s national experts? Finally, who is bet-ter placed to evaluate the viability of a heritage fund-ing proposal? Comox staff , which from the beginning tried to block any proposal and publicly denied heri-tage value and stated that “Mack Laing had hardly lived at Baybrook”, or pro-fessional heritage planners with no interest in local politics?

I leave your readers to draw their own conclusions. As I said after council’s vote, MLHS has always ac-cepted what was a “political decision,” but I never said that I accepted that it was an objective, factual deci-sion taken in the best inter-est of the Comox Valley and Canada.

Loys MaingonComox Valley

Congratulations to Co-mox Town Council for ignoring the out-of-town hysteria and proceeding with the demolition of Bay-brook House. Removal of this non-descript, derelict eyesore has opened up a beautiful view of the water and mountains. The prop-erty will now be a worthy extension to Mack Laing Park, open to all residents and visitors to the Valley. It is gratifying to know that decisions about the use of public property are made by

Comox taxpayers through their elected representa-tives - not by outside spe-cial interest groups!

Bill McLeodComox

After the Lorne Hotel development debacle, I thought the Comox Town Council had truly done their worst by not listen-ing to the majority of the residents of Comox and ploughing ahead with by-laws changes to allow the 5 storey monstrosity to be built. But now, two more recent stories lead me to conclude this Council is not done yet with the destruc-tion of our Town by the Sea. First they tear down Baybrook house, clearly an historic building and im-portant part of the fabric of this town. Apparently this was done under the guise of saving big bucks for the taxpayers. Here’s a thought, stop giving all the huge tax breaks to business.

And now there’s been a rezoning application sub-mitted by Berwick propos-ing a design featuring a six story building to be added to the current building. Six stories!!! Are you kidding. What the heck is happening to this town? What’s hap-pened to the offi cial com-munity plan? But wait, I’m sure council will be very diligent in ensuring there’s a proper process in place,

including a public hearing and I’m sure they will listen and heed the concerns and wishes of the majority of the residents, just like they did with the Lorne pro-posal. Oh wait, that’s right, they ignored the majority on that one.

Clearly, after 4 years of this Council, there will be a legacy left. Sadly, it won’t be the one the residents want or envision for their town.

Barb TribeComox

The last couple of weeks,

our local newspapers con-tained questions and sug-gestions about a pride pa-rade, a rainbow crosswalk and painting the 5th Street bridge in rainbow colors.

One individual asked what will be the route of the pride parade. The answer to that request is it starts at the top of 5th Street and runs down the street to Lewis & Simms parks. The title of the parade we’ve chosen here in the Comox Valley is the Canada Day Parade. It’s a full day of cel-ebration, everyone showing their pride for the country in which we live. It’s on the same date every year, July 1st, so mark your calendar for next year.

Having a rainbow cross-walk, rainbow painted bridge or a rainbow fl ag as mentioned in previ-

ous newspapers, may have some merit. You see, as a child and throughout my life the rainbow has always been a reminder to me (and many others I know within our community) of God’s promises to each one of us.

The rainbow reminds usof God’s love, His mercy, His forgiveness, His faith-fulness, His promise of eternal life, all His promises kept through His son, Jesus Christ. Many of us began with a rainbow bookmark as our fi rst reminder that God keeps His promises.

What a great reminder ofGod’s promises for all in our community as we cross the rainbow bridge entering our favourite downtown, cross the rainbow crosswalk re-membering the steps Jesus took to bear the burden of our sins and seeing a rain-bow fl ag at City hall re-minding us that God keeps and still keeps His promises on to eternity.

Charlie ZerkeeCourtenay

In the Comox ValleyEcho issue on August 17, we erroneously reported that the fi nancial impact on the City of Courtenay for a new service to address homelessness is going to be $8,279.73. The correct amount is $81,279.73. The Echo regrets any wrong impression this might have caused.

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IT SEEMS the CVRD wantsto rebrand the Comox Val-ley. They already have.It’s the “Land of Plenty” -plenty of boil water ordersand stage 3 emergencies.

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Hiss’ Miss Kathy (Kath)Cat. Cheers to you. Rightof Way to Go!

THANK-YOU, Thank-you,Thank-you for our awe-some new neighbours. Arefreshing addition to ourpiece of paradise here inMerville.

A FULL FENCE of GoodBye’s to you. A twentyfoot beautiful bouquet ofpurple roses and a drive-way of farewell cheers!‘Meep ‘Meep’

I TOOK FAMILY to the Prime Steak and Chophouse re-cently and was extremely pleased with the food and service. We all had a great meal, the prime rib was excellent as was the cheesecake!! Those that had the pasta dishes were very happy. No complaints with the tab. Way to go Kori.

A FEW WEEKS BACK I dropped my passport on the sidewalk down-town. I didn’t realize I’d lost it until I needed to present it, and a retrac-ing of my steps yielded nothing. Meanwhile,the Mounties called to say someone had dropped my passport at the detach-ment and I could retrieve it there. I asked who the kind and splendid person was as I intended to thank them profusely, and the Mountie said that it was a young woman with two small children and that she didn’t want her name mentioned. I thank you, dear lady, and though I can’t mention you by name, I can mention your kind deed so everyone knows there is goodness in our midst. Many thanks to you. It saved me much inconvenience indeed.

SHAME, SHAME on family

with Black Cadillac Es-calade who were washing their vehicle at Chevron Comox using all the sque-egies from the pumps. Even washed the rims of tires. The squeegies would have been left with grit which will scratch wind-shields for the next cus-tomer’s use. There is a vehicle wash centre right next to the station. How disrespectful. The sque-egies and water are for cleaning your windshields and lights, not the entire vehicle. The attendant should have told them on intercom that it was not a vehicle washing station.

A BIG BEEF and hopefully Speeding Tickets to all of you who constantly speed

recklessly on Guthrie Road between Pritchard and Anderton Road. Many pass on the solid line, many, many exceed the 50 km/h speed limit. Those who race each other in the evening or any other time during the day, hopefully

the police will see this as an opportunity to top up their already stretched re-sources with some much needed revenue by “tap-ping” into your wallets. School will be starting soon and there are many kids that walk this stretch

of road. Is it going to take a tragedy for there to be something done about this? With the police being so busy it reminds me that .... the harvest (speeders) is plenty, but the workers (police) are few.

BOUQUETS to the CVRD for some transparency on the impact of stage 3 on water consumption. While most know that BC is in drought, brown grass here has very little impact on the Comox lake reser-voir- about 1/3 of an inch in the past 24 days. The reservoir has dropped 18.68 inches, largely pro-viding water for fi sh. What is signifi cant is that CVRD bulk water revenues have dropped by an average of $9600/day. We are saving some water with brown grass, but will we pay twice for the lack of plan-ning by BC HYDRO and CVRD? The CVRD could lose $500,000 in bulk wa-ter revenue, if stage 3 con-tinues into October.

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Mankind. I was walking home from the airport af-ter my fl ight had arrived late, missing the bus and shuttle services that fre-quent the airport. As I was nearing the end of Knight Road, a friendly gentle-man (Jon Ambler) stopped and asked if I needed a ride. As it was starting to rain I accepted his off er. I would like to thank Jon for this gracious act that he off ered to a total stranger.

MANY PILES OF ASHES to the young driver from an elec-trical fi rm who threw his lit cigarette out his win-dow. It is an irresponsible thing to do at the wettest of times, but in these con-ditions? Either get an ash-tray for the vehicle or put the butt out on your hand.

MANY MILES of “fl at free” riding for Steve and Geoff ,

two gentlemen who stopped to change my fl at tire during the Yana ride on Sunday. Thanks to these helpful fellas I was able to complete the ride and be a part of this fan-tastic fundraiser.

DOGS - I am so sick and tired of listening to barking dogs every AM and PM on June Rd and Seabank area. What is wrong with their owners, are you all deaf?! Please think of your neighbours PLEASE.

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BEEFS to the parents of the teenagers and the teens themselves, living on or in the vicinity of Bri-ardale Road, Royston. Do

you know what your chil-dren are doing or where they are after dark? I, for one of the said home-owners on said street, am fed up with them. They are impudent, foul-mouthed, sarcastic brats. They’ve been stealing house numbers, destroy-ing property, taking solar lights, driveway markers, etc. I, for one, have since had video surveillance in-stalled and in future will place charges if it hap-pens again. Also, some on eksate boards weav-ing back and forth in the centre of the road and if asked to move you’d get the fi nger and more cuss-ing. Parents, speak with your children and stop this nonsense or suff er the results of their ac-tions.

MANY BEEFS and the odd raspberry to the Town Council of Comox for the demolishment of Mack Laing’s home, Baybrook. in 1982 you accepted Mack Laing’s bequeathal to the Town of his prop-erty and $55,000. You rented the two dwellings on the property for forty years and then have the


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UP PERSEVERANCE CREEK, Without a paddle,We can only seek,No more CVRD prattle.On one hand, they col-

lect our money,Then spend it on law-

yers - this not funny!Fix the problem we say,It’s not going to go

away!

WITH WILDFIRES covering such huge areas of the western half of our conti-nent it is time to put poli-tics aside and employ the following means to control these fi res. I am referring to two of the most eff ec-tive waterbombers pres-ently employed anywhere. Both are Russian made . One is the huge Ilyushin 76TD and the other is the mid-sized but highly eff ec-tive Beriev BE-200 am-phibian which incidentally would be an ideal replace-ment for the Martin Mars. Both of these aircraft were highly eff ective in control-ling the recent fi res in Greece. Sadly, however, the US Forest Service has turned down annual off ers from Russia for assistance to control their fi res.

BIG BEEF to the Region-al District who are now charging dumping fees for rubble. It seems ev-ery time you go out there it costs you more. There was a time when rubble (busted up cement & even old toilets) was free. Now the toilet is $10 which takes away from the $75 rebate one gets. The ce-ment is $20 a ton which does not go into the land-fi ll. No wonder more peo-ple are going out to the back roads to get rid of items that are no harm to the environment. But the RD does not look at it this was. It is now a cash grab.

A HUGE BEEF to the party responsible for the web-site http://ubresort.com. 44 odd pages of gibberish. The grammar, spelling and geographic descrip-tion are an insult to Union Bay and the people who live here. Any one reading this would think we are il-literate hillbillies from De-liverance. Union Bay is re-ferred to in the following description: “Union Bay location is accessible by diff erent of the transpor-tation facilities, the roads is improved, the property just 15 mints away from two airport around, there are number of diff erent airlines that have service into Vancouver Island,

This is include west jet airline and the Canadian Airlines, There is the real train of Canada which crossing the union bay sites this kind of transpor-tation used for passengers and shipping as well, the Canadian real train run-ning between the cities in the island, The new and old highway also cross-ing the union bay sites, In

site by making extension to be an international airport for long distance and overseas direct links and connections”. Some-where in these pages it refers to protected parks and how they “focus mainly on the survival of a few threatened species, such as gorillas or chim-panzees.” I’m not clear where that was going. Another paragraph starts “Beach is a luxurious and intimate resort located right on the shores of Atlantic Ocean, one of Vancouver Island most pristine beaches. “ {are you confused?} If you are going to describe Union Bay, please do it with the class it deserves and not this rubbish.

A GREAT BIG BOUQUET of fl owers to the Crown Isle Thrifty staff member who turned in my wallet which I had left at the ATM ma-chine... The honesty rein-forces my belief that this is a great place to live.

AS THE MANAGER at the Courtenay Return-It De-pot, I was overwhelmed with the community and the support the Comox Valley has shown towards Carolyn and Vishnu Ang’s family. Carolyn who was diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer started a donation account at our location and almost 200 people donated their bot-tles and cans raising over $2300 since March 2015. Sadly as Carolyn has since passed away, her 3 children will receive the funds raised.

A HUGE THANK YOU to the owners and staff at the Roy’s town pub. We re-cently held a combined birthday party for 3. what great service and foods. You guys were amaz-ing. We can’t thank you enough for all your hard

work. All our family and friends had a wonderful time. What a great place to go if you want to have a few drinks and listen to live music. It is really

true professional and an outstanding Ambassador of the City of Courtenay.

MANY MILES of pleasant cycling to the bicyclist that actually used hand

signals in the Crown Isle subdivision. The fi rst I’ve seen!

REGARDING the recent article about the CVRD looking for a brand slo-gan for the Comox Val-ley I would think it might help to possibly open the selection to submittals from the public. Here is my suggestion to get the ball rolling: “The Whine Capital of B.C.” Any other good ideas?

A BEEF to the individual complaining of the cadet tow planes August 7. The air cadet glider program has taken place at CFB Comox since my husband and I were children (more than 20 years ago). Every time we see the planes, we

look to the sky and smile. We were once cadets, and we know how hard those cadets work to earn their glider wings. You moved to a town with an active military airbase. Why is this program such a sur-prise and a bother to you? Perhaps you should con-sider moving so someone

tion, my behaviour was uncalled for, and I am truly sorry, and embar-rassed for disturbing your peace the afternoon of August 15, 2015. Sincerely, humbly, regretfully. On a lighter note... I would love to give a HUMONGOUS BOUQUET to my land-lords Chris and Dianne at the Mariner Apartments in Comox! Since I have moved in, they have as-sisted me in more ways then I can count, they have always been the most generous, support-ive and caring individuals a tenant could ask for, and I feel beyond blessed for all their assistance over the years. Thank you for being you:) A truly grate-ful tenant!

THE $500,000 in the CVRD Financial plan to study options to address water quality issues would likely, quickly fi x the problems when partnering with Timber west and Cumber-land. Or it could pay a lot of lawyers fees, and fi nes, and we would still be boil-ing water. What will it be CVRD Directors?

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Comox Valley Water Com-mittee meeting this week to discuss Dr.Enn’s orders to address turbidly prob-lems. Let’s see solutions, by September 16th as or-dered . The CVRD has $67 million in various bank ac-counts. CVRD can easily fund repairs to Persever-ance Creek, along with Timber west and Cumber-land. No more boil water notices - fi x it , CVRD!

addition, the site location far of Victoria city by two hours driving or 20 mints by fl ight, to go to Vancou-ver city can be by fl ight for 35 mints or by fairy for 1:30 hours. As will as, the Canadian government planning to assist one of the nearest airport to the

“where good friends meet.” Anyone thinking of planning a party or just looking for a good place to go please check it out. You will not be disappointed.

A HUGE BOUQUET to the lovely man on Gull Ave-nue who helped our Dad fi nd his way home. We don’t know your name but are extremely grate-ful for your kindness.

BOOHOO to the Courte-nay super W for sending security to harass RV travellers who want stay overnight in their lot like 90% of their stores. Stop telling lies about lot cleaning and put up a sign if you don’t want us there. We will be glad to shop and park else-where.

SHOUT OUT: to the Cour-tenay Parking Commis-sionaire of Courtenay. A

who supports and appre-ciates the program can live where you do.

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Comox Valley respond-ed to the following inci-dents between August 11 and 17:

■ On August 11th po-lice received a report of a break, enter and theft from a residence on the 2400 block of Tudor drive in Comox. Several elec-tronic devices were stolen. (2015-10641)

■ Police entered into a report of a robbery that had occurred on 5th street in Courtenay on the af-ternoon of August 12th. The victim reports being accosted by a person he knows and had his skate-board, wallet and phone taken. This matter is un-der investigation. (2015-10716)

■ On the evening of August 14th police were called to a report of a break, enter and theft from a residence on the 1200 block of Fenwick road in Merville. Several weapons were stolen along with a tv. (2015-10832)

■ While on patrol on Hornby Island on the night of August 15th po-

lice came upon a break, enter and theft that had just occurred at the Horn-by Island Co-op. A neigh-bour had seen a male in a black hoodie, gloves and wearing a black mask and carrying a crowbar around the store. Entry had been made to the store. This in-vestigation is continuing. (2015-10899)

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A brutal attack on a fam-ily pet has led to charges of animal cruelty against a Cumberland man, follow-ing a BC SPCA investiga-tion.

Lee Wood has been charged under the Crimi-nal Code of Canada af-ter allegedly hitting the dog, a black female Shih Tzu named Treasure,

with such force that the dog had to be euthanized because of the sever-ity of her injuries. Trea-sure, who was owned by Wood’s mother, suff ered severe blunt force trauma and sustained fractures and hemorrhaging to the skull and neck in the at-tack on June 9.

“It is heartbreaking to

think of the pain and ter-ror this poor dog must have experienced,” said BC SPCA senior animal protection offi cer Tina Heary.

“While her life could not be saved, it is impor-tant that we seek justice for her and send a strong message that this type of violence against animals is not acceptable in our society.”

Wood’s next court ap-pearance is Sept. 10, 2015, in Courtenay.

If convicted, he faces a maximum fi ne of $10,000, a jail term and a potential lifetime ban on owning animals.

The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a not-for-profi t organization reliant on public dona-tions.

Cumberland mancharged in beatingdeath of family pet

Some Merville property owners want Oyster River fi re serviceBY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff

Over 40 property own-ers within the Merville Fire Protection District want to change their fi re protection provider.

A petition signed by 43 property owners request-ed they be included in the Oyster River Fire Rescue Department’s fi re protec-tion area.

Eighteen property own-ers on Constitution Road have been making this plea since 2011 to the Co-mox Valley Regional Dis-trict. They are protected by the Merville fi re ser-

vices by way of service agreement with the City of Courtenay.

They are now joined by property owners on Surgenor Road, Howard Road and Stephan Road, who cited shorter travel distances from the Oyster River Fire Hall as the ra-tionale for their request.

The properties on Constitution Road and Surgenor Road are cov-ered by the Courtenay Fire Department which has to travel through the Black Creek/Oyster River fi re services route. Those from Howard Road and Stephan road are accessed by the Courtenay fi re de-partment by way of high-way 19A and do not go through the BC/OB fi re protection service area.

The Merville Improve-ment District has not taken any formal action on the petitions. When it fi rst received the petition in 2011, the chair at the time indicated they had no desire to remove Con-stitution Road properties from their boundary as they had plans to establish their own fi re department

in the future.In 2012 regional dis-

trict staff proposed tothe MFPD that perhapsthe Oyster River fi re de-partment could providethe requested fi re protec-tion service to Constitu-tion Road by way of ser-vice agreement with theCVRD. This would facili-tate the MFPD retainingthe current boundary con-fi guration and at the sametime allow ConstitutionRoad residents to benefi tfrom a shorter responsedistance from Oyster Riv-er fi re rescue.

The requesting proper-ties on Constitution Roadare located 9.9 km fromthe Oyster River fi re halland approximately 20km from the Courtenayfi re department. The twoproperty owners fromSurgenor Road are 8 kmaway from Oyster Riverand 22 km from Courte-nay.

Around 25 propertyowners from HowardRoad and Stephan roadalso want out of the Mer-ville fi re service area.

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MARS fi lled to the brim with fawns

BY DEBRA MARTINEcho Staff

There’s no room at the “bambi bungalow”.And an infl ux of fawns this year is eating

the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Centre out of house and home.

MARS director Maj Birch says the wildlife centre has looked after 16 fawns this year - 11 are still being cared for here, while fi ve were sent down-Island.

“It’s a record number this year,” she says.Birch says the centre is “reeling from the

higher costs” associated with having to feed the fawns goat milk because they can’t tolerate cow milk.

And at the same time the centre is trying to pay its regular operating costs, plus fund-raise for a new centre on property they bought re-cently on Williams Beach Road thanks to a be-quest.

“The fawns were an extra expense,” she said.The centre is fortunate in that a nearby re-

tired conservation offi cer is looking after most of the older fawns on his property after they were released from the small pens of the “bam-bi bungalow” at MARS. The centre is supplying him with the goat milk to feed them.

And they have also had good success this year in rehabbing “kidnapped” fawns that were brought to the centre by well-meaning people who thought they had been abandoned by their mothers.

Many of these fawns have since been reunit-ed with their moms, said Birch.

She’s not sure exactly why there are so many fawns this year.

But she said the mild winter meant the does didn’t have to struggle so hard and were “in re-ally good condition” before giving birth.

Many of the rescued fawns were fi rst re-habbed at the centre’s “bambi bungalow” where they were given antibiotics and isolated to pre-vent the spread of any diseases. Plus they were given extra nutrition and stimulated to pro-mote evacuation, something that very young fawns don’t automatically do in captivity.

When given a clean bill of health and judged strong enough to move, the fawns were taken to the volunteer’s nearby property for further rehabbing.

Birch is grateful for his eff orts because of the non-stop feeding the fawns need until they can be introduced to “browse” for their food source.

On the farm they move into a diff erent se-ries of pens as they grow older, until eventually they’re big and strong enough to jump the fi nal fence and go out on their own, probably in No-vember.

Next year, Birch is hopeful that the new wild-life rehab centre will be built, and they’ll have more accommodation for fawns apart from the small “bambi bungalow”.

In the meantime, if you’d like to help out with feeding the fawns, or contributing to the new wildlife centre, all donations are gratefully ac-cepted.

You can donate online at the MARS website at wingtips.org or send cheques or drop off cash.

■ Or you can help out with this fundraising project: Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) requires sewers for beautiful tote bag fund raising project. All ma-terials supplied. Contact Dianne 250-339-4864.

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The Comox Valley Ex-hibition is getting close to another fun-fi lled event and participants are pre-paring their Home and Garden entries. Whatev-er your passion is, from youth to elderly, put it on display for our commu-nity. Even win a little cash and prizes by entering in the 2015 Comox Valley Exhibition. With more

than 700 categories to en-ter, the Home and Garden show has a division that will be sure to perk your interest.

Cummings Home - a private care home that provides quality senior living, has been entering the fair for many years. Resident Margorie Pope, has created and designed Lamb Wool Art “Lupins”

and will be entering in the exhibition. Another resi-dent, Norma Reilto will be entering her fi rst attempt woven wall hanging. Nor-ma is legally blind which makes her entry even more impressive. In ad-dition, Cummings Home has created 6 individual-ized Thanksgiving place-mats with residents age 70 - mid 90’s.

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Cummings Home’s Margorie Pope with her Lamb Wool Art ‘Lupins’

Pagans from all over Vancouver Island will come together on Satur-day, August 22nd, for the fi rst time at the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds Rotary Bowl to celebrate 11 years of Vancouver Is-land Pagan Pride.

After 10 successful years of celebrations in Nanaimo, Vancouver Is-land Pagan Pride is on the move to share the festivi-ties with other parts of the Island.

Pagan Pride Day is an international project that promotes tolerance and understanding between people with diff erent be-lief systems through edu-cation, activism, charity and community.

Vancouver Island Pride Day aims to show the public what Paganism is about through a daylong collection of workshops, rituals and demonstra-tions.

It’s also a time for the Pagan community to come together and cel-ebrate our diversity with live entertainment, ven-dor tables with goods and services from pagan or pagan friendly businesses and organizations.

“I’m very excited to be bringing Pagan Pride to the Comox Valley. There are a lot of people who are curious about Paganism, or maybe have been prac-ticing for a while, and this

is an opportunity for all of us to connect with the broader community, make a contribution and have fun doing it,” says Mary Malinski, High Priestess of the Circle of the Sa-cred Muse and Maiden of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Canada.

Each year the Pagan community dedicates its hard work and energy to-wards raising donations for a charitable organiza-tion that has a positive ef-fect in the community at large. In previous years proceeds raised by Van-couver Island Pagan Pride Day have been donated to organizations like the Canadian Diabetes As-sociation, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and many others.

This year Pagan Pride is collecting non-perishable food items and donations for Lush Valley Food Ac-tion Society and the Co-mox Valley Food Bank.

The 11th annual Van-couver Island Pagan Pride Day will be held on Saturday, August 22nd at the Comox Valley Exhibi-tion Grounds Rotary Bowl from 11 am to 6 pm. The event is open to everyone and admission is free, though donations for the Food Bank and Lush Val-ley are highly encouraged.

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This summer’s drought conditions are unprec-edented, especially for or-ganizers of annual events like the fall fair.

The Comox Valley Exhi-bition is planning to truck in 35,000 gallons of water to make sure popular at-tractions such as the Dock Dogs, log rolling and kids’ trout fi shing pond can go ahead at this year’s fair Aug. 28-30.

CVE executive director Therese Schwab says the group has hired a tanker truck to bring in water from an area outside the Comox Valley in order to comply with the Stage 3 water restrictions now in eff ect here.

“Four of our features use a lot of water,” Schwab said. So rather than can-celing the popular attrac-tions, the decision was made to buy and truck in water from elsewhere where there are no water restrictions.

Signage throughout the fairgrounds will notify

people that no local water has been used in violation of the water restrictions.

One of the features pow-ered by the trucked-in wa-ter will be the annual entry feature display done every year at the fair to illustrate the theme.

“Island Waterscapes does a beautiful display,” says Schwab.

This year the theme is “100 Fair Memories” in celebration of Courtenay’s centennial.

After the fair is over, wa-

ter from the private com-pany attractions such as the Dock Dogs and lum-berjack show will be par-tially used to wet down the fairgrounds.

“We’ll totally need it,” said Schwab.

And for the fi rst time ever, the fall fair has been asked by the Courtenay Fire department to fi le a special fi re safety plan prior to getting an event licence.

“It’s been so dry,” said Schwab that fi re offi cials

felt such a plan was neces-sary.

Many of the regulations are aimed at overnight campers who stay dur-ing the fall fair, including those attending the Friday and Saturday night con-certs, plus competitors such as barrel racers.

Propane fi re pits and charcoal cooking appli-ances are banned, and any other cooking gear such as gas barbecues or cookstoves must be four feet off the ground, and you must have a fi re extin-guisher.

Smoking will be limited to special designated ar-eas only.

Around-the-clock secu-rity must also be provid-ed, plus access to water supplies around the site.

Ironically, the 35,000 gallons of water the fair is trucking in for the at-tractions will also fi ll one of the fi re plan’s require-ments for having that amount of water on-site for fi re protection pur-poses. The site is also ser-viced by fi re hydrants.

Even the large electri-cal distribution boxes throughout the grounds that are equipped with a faucet must also have a hose attached or a bucket available.

“We just have to be extra careful,” said Schwab.

■ For more informa-tion on this year’s CV Exhibition, or on the fi re regulations, please go to www.cvex.ca You can also check out the supplement included in today’s Echo.

Fall fair trucking in water for fourfeature attractions; fi re plan in place

Water will be trucked in for the popular Dock Dogs

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The proponents leading the quest to get the train-ing centre component of the Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Project estab-lished at 19 Wing Comox, capitalized on last week’s Vancouver Island Aero-space Association Innova-tion forum to make their intentions known.

Fred Bigelow, a former base commander who is helping the Comox Valley Economic Development Society, relayed their goals to a myriad of guests from diff erent innovative com-panies that included the Italian aeronautics fi rm Alenia Aermacchi, who is one of the major bidders for the Fixed Wing Proj-ect.

“The fact that we’ve got a bidder here, it’s impor-tant to me because it just helps put the spotlight on how important this pro-gram is,” said Bigelow.

“The folks that we’ve been working with, the Economic Development Society and others in the valley, we remain agnostic about the airplane type. We’re not recommending one aircraft over another but our message is very simple.

“This is the right place to conduct fi xed-wing search and rescue train-ing. It’s the right place for the country, it’s the right place for the air force and of course it would benefi t our community.”

Bigelow wanted visitors that included the Minis-ter of Technology, Amrik Virk, to leave with that message.

He cited why the train-ing centre should be in Comox.

“The beauty of our posi-tion is it’s found on logic and operational necessity,” said Bigelow.

“We’re not looking for something we don’t de-serve. We’re not doing this for political means. We’re doing it because this is the right place. Making sure that people who might have a part in making that decision understand how important it is to fl y those missions here in com-parison to Southern On-tario and Annapolis Val-ley region. We’ve got real

mountains. “If you can fl y search

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training centre will fi t well and create enormous synergies with existing schools at the base that in-clude the Rotary Wing Op-

erational Training Unit, and the Canadian Forces School of Search and Res-cue and improved train-ing for all the aircrew and rescue specialists.


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There are no CH149 Cormorant helicopters at either 17 Wing Winnipeg or 8 Wing Trenton. At present, Buff alo and Cormorant aircrew, and Search and Rescue Technician conversion training is carried out only in Comox.

Representatives of Alenia Aermacchi, direc-tor Roberta Leva and Ian McIntyre, training solutions specialist for DRS Technologies, did not talk much about their bid for FWSAR and where the Comox base stands.

“First of all I love the weather and second of all I love the location,” said McIntyre, who did some of his military training at the Co-mox base. “But it’s not about me. It’s whatever makes sense for the bid and the business as-pect. Certainly the West Coast has a lot to of-fer. It always has.

“I am not telling any secrets. It’s in the RFP that all of the main operating bases for fi xed-wing search and rescue can house the opera-tional training unit. The current one is here right now. Whether it goes here, whether it goes to Winnipeg, Trenton or Greenwood, it depends on a lot of factors. But the bid gives you the fl exibility going to the place where, you as a company thinks is a better location. We are not in a situation right now to tell you what that is because we don’t have all the informa-tion yet.”

McIntyre explained their proposal has to be submitted by the end of September.

“The bid has to go in by the end of September. By that time we have to have a certain percent-age of the industrial mutual benefi ts already identifi ed to the government,” he said. “When you win, you have another period of putting the rest of the percentage in place within a certain time period.”

The fi xed-wing RFP requires companies vy-ing to land the contract to also choose the loca-tion for the training centre for the fi xed wing aircraft. McIntyre indicated there are a lot of variables to consider.

“We have to have a balance across the country,” said McIntyre. “

The government structures that on purpose so there’s no favoritism one way or the other. Which means even if you do have to go onto a certain re-gion based on a structure, you still have to go with quality companies because you’re not going to sign up a company just because you need it.

“You sign up a company because they can produce what you need and deliver the program. If that happens to be some companies in B.C. that have

the strength to do that, then the pos-sibilities are very good. If it happens to be a company in Nova Scotia that has those strengths then that’s what’s going to happen based on the assess-ments.”

The Forum was co-hosted by CVEDs. It attracted regional and national aero-space & technology companies, gov-ernment & industry representatives.

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The request for proposals for the Braidwood Housing Project drew only one bidder.

But it was a joint proposal from the M’akola Group of Societies and the Wa-chiay Friendship Centre.

The project, which topped the list of strategic priorities of council, is a

30-unit complex at 810 Braidwood Rd. that would be built to help wide-range of in-need and at risk tenants, and also accommodate familes with children and seniors.

Courtenay council approved staff ’s recommendation to appoint both

groups as joint sponsors for a fi ve year term.

The uncertainty over funding of the project was cited as one of the major stumbling blocks in the RFP. Salvation Army submitted a letter but did not put in a proposal as there was no commit-ment of operating subsidies from BC Housing.

Roger Kishi, the Wachiay Friend-ship Centre’s director of homeless and housing programs, said this was an ma-jor milestone in the eff orts to address homelessness and provision of aff ord-able housing in the Comox Valley.

“It’s an important step forward.” said Kishi.

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The appointed proponents objective is to develop an aff ordable housing de-velopment for co-ed homeless, or at-risk-of-homelessness singles, mental health and substance use clients, Ab-original people, and people with physi-cal disabilities. They have garnered the support of other groups such as the Comox Bay Care Society, LUSH Valley, Aids Vancouver Island and Comox Val-

ley Association of Registered Nurses of BC.

Council has also given staff permis-sion to proceed with due diligence works that would cost the city around $12,000. They include a hazmat sur-vey of the existing house on the site ($3,500), an environmental site assess-ment to determine soil contamination ($2,500, a geotechnical survey of soils condition and capacity ($3,000), and a civil engineering assessment of the capacity of existing water main, storm drains and sanitary sewer services to the site ($3,000).

CAO David Allen was also appointed the city project manager and would be required to make a quarterly report to council.

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The Wachiay Friendship Centre recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.

The public had an op-portunity to see and learn about the array of services the centre has been pro-viding to the community over the years.

One of the many high-lights of the open house that was held last Monday was the new radio sta-tion. Although the centre is still waiting for funding to come through, they are excited at the prospect of having an FM broadcast.

Another feature that the centre is very proud of is the screen printing pro-gram that opened earlier this year. It has attracted local and international at-tention.

“This originally started off as an afternoon art program that was funded by the Comox Valley Art Gallery and it was put to-gether in a very short span of time,” said Erin Brillon, youth worker.

At fi rst local screen printing expert Andy Mac-Dougall would have to cart

Wachiay Friendship Centre shows off new radio stationScreen printing business has grown since it opened earlier this year

his art equipment back and forth from his studio so Andy Everson could give Northwest Coast art lessons. But over a few rounds of funding the pro-

gram evolved to provide more entrepreneurship training while simultane-ously involving the com-munity more extensively.

Offi cials worked with

School District 71 to get the instruction accredited as an independent studies course while pursuing the youth business-training angle.

“Out of that developed what you see in the back there with all the goods,” Brillon said. “It’s a so-cial enterprise we creat-ed called OneTribe. All

the students that went through the program started creating work.”

The learners even got to sell their fashion creations at the recent Atmosphere Gathering, providing valu-able real-world lessons.

“We had a great time and the students got a lot of experience with market-ing their work,” she said. “They got to kinda test the market without actually having to put money out.”

On top of Atmosphere, students were able to sell their designs at Nautical Days, Vancouver Island Musicfest, and Elevate the Arts.

The capital used to cre-ate the art went on its own transformation thanks to grants from the province, the BC Arts Council, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres’ Ur-ban Partnerships program and the First Peoples’ Cul-tural Council, while cor-porate donations poured in from Speedball Inks, SEFAR (a press, a dryer, screens and mesh) and Fi-mor (donated squeegees).


Youth worker Erin Brillon and Andy MacDougall proudly show off the screen printing equipment that has become a big success at the Wachiay Friendship Centre.


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The 30 inch by 40 inch Thieme press from SE-FAR is raising eyebrows among many artists, as is the UV dryer - the only one on Vancouver Island.

MacDougall said el-ementary schoolchildren have also been getting glimpses of Wachiay’s emerging screen printing capabilities.

“I mean, I’m prejudiced, but I think printing is still really important in the world,” he said. “So the kids come in and they learn a little bit about T-shirt printing and about art printing. Then we tell them about all the elec-tronics and all the things that make our world go ‘round that are all screen printed. It’s quite an amaz-ing thing.”

For MacDougall, con-necting youth with the in-ner look at the process of “making” is a useful exer-cise.

“I think that a lot of kids in our society think that everything comes from Walmart,” he said. “Part of what we’re trying to do is show them we can actually make things here.”

The studio will be open

to local artists, but the group behind the Wachiay project has already started drumming up excitement elsewhere.

Overtures have been made by an Arkansas na-tive artist and someone in Toronto interested in creating pinball machine tribute art.

Four artists from the

University of Victoria’s anthropology department will be experimenting with prints in the fall as they work towards a 2016 Vic-toria Art Gallery show.

As far as MacDougall’s concerned, the unveiling is just the beginning.

“It’s kinda a long-term dream to get something like this going,” he said.

“We think we’re going to do great things here - we’re already doing great things.

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courses on basic screen printing.

There’s a session hap-pening on Sept 19 and 20, and also on Oct. 24 and 25.

Youth worker Erin Brillon and student Acheron Marinkais work on the new radio station at the Wa-chiay Friendship Centre.

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The Comox Valley Re-gional District (CVRD), the Village of Cumberland (VOC) and TimberWest have agreed to work col-laboratively on an options analysis study in response to receiving a hazard abatement or prevention order from Island Health’s medical health offi cer.

The order was regard-ing the erosion along the banks of Perseverance Creek – which may have been a contributing factor to the boil water adviso-ries issued last winter.

On December 11, 2014, a boil water advisory was issued for the Comox Val-ley water system due to high turbidity. The tur-bidity took a signifi cant time to clear in Comox Lake which extended the length of the advisory to 47 days.

A contributing factor to the cause and duration may have been the ero-sion along a gorge feeding Perseverance Creek – a stream that runs into Co-

mox Lake. In places, the gorge has

30 metre high cliff s along one side of the river bank. In the summer the stream completely dried out and then when heavy rainfall followed, the water fl ow undercut the cliff , caus-ing soil, silt and clay to fall into the stream and then settle into Comox Lake creating higher than nor-mal turbidity - impacting the drinking water of over 41,000 people.

“Cumberland is com-mitted to working with the Comox Valley Regional District and TimberWest to fi nd ways to reduce the amount of sediment entering Perseverance Creek and the Comox Val-ley water system to help ensure that the residents of Courtenay, Comox and the regional district have safe, high quality drinking water,” said Leslie Baird, mayor of the Village of Cumberland.


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The Ribfest will feature up to fi ve of North America’s top professional cooks, better known as “Ribbers”, who will tempt your taste buds with delicious sizzling ribs and mouth-wa-tering sauces. Our lineup of Ribbers includes Boss Hogs, Misty Mountain, Smoke & Bones, Gator BBQ and Prai-rie Smoke & Spice BBQ. For detailed information on these Ribbers, please go to our website: www.comoxval-leyribfest.ca. In addition to the Rib-bers, other vendors, including sever-

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New regulations enable alcohol to be consumed throughout the site so that Ribfest will be an open format allowing families to sit together en-joying Free “live” entertainment and a fabulous meal; and while the kids enjoy a juice or water adults may partake in a glass of beer or wine. Beer will be available from two great microbreweries including Big

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Car enthusiasts, you won’t want to miss the Classic and Custom Car Show on Sunday from 10am-3pm.

We are extremely grateful to our sponsors for helping make this a suc-cessful event. The VIP Lounge will be sponsored by Vancouver Island Insurance Centres and VIP Parking will be supplied by Acheson Whitley Sweeney Foley in Association with Holekamp. Other sponsors are yet to be confi rmed.

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“We are pleased that all parties working collaboratively on this study, which benefi ts the CVRD as it is one of several priority items for the CVRD’s water committee. The CVRD has had several meetings with regional and provincial stakeholders and partici-pated in several tours of the aff ected area to get a better idea of the scope of this problem,” said Bob Wells, CVRD’s water committee chair.

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Order on siltCoalition presents draft of 5-year plan on helping the homelessBY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff

The Comox Valley Regional District got its fi rst glimpse of the fi rst draft of a fi ve year plan to address homelessness in the region.

The Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness present-ed the results of their intensive six week work that ran from June 24 to August 11. The co-alition is a collective of diff er-ent local non-profi t groups and organizations.

Currently there are 15 com-munity support groups that are working with the homeless or at risk individuals.

They include Dawn to Dawn, Eureka Club House, Transi-tion Society, Amethyst House, St. George’s United, Head In-jury Society, John Howard So-ciety, Habitat for Humanity, Aids Vancouver island, Salva-tion Army Services, Wachiay Friendship Society, Comox Valley Recovery Centre, Co-mox Valley Nursing Centre, Mental Health & Substance Use and Comox Bay Care So-ciety (Care-A-Van).

In developing its plan, the coalition assessed existing housing and supports in the valley.

Their review revealed there are only 29 emergency shel-ter beds in the valley - 18 at the Salvation Army’s Pidcock home and 11 at the Transition Society’s Lilli house.

As for transitional housing, there are only 59 units in the valley provided by Dawn to Dawn.

There are 629 subsidized housing units for seniors and individuals with disabilities, and 198 local cost rentals exist at Avalanche Hotel and Maple Pool Campground.

There is zero supportive housing in the valley. Helen Boyd, coordinator of Care-A-Van-Program, said these are housing units with support services on the premises.

“That does not exist,” said Boyd, who added they’re hop-ing the Braidwood project would become the fi rst sup-portive housing in the valley, providing 30 units.

The coalition has four strate-gies.

The primary goal is to cre-ate additional housing with the supports in place where they are necessary. The second is to create a collaborative network between non-profi t groups and the community to look at pre-vention and education. The

third is the Coalition Capac-ity Building, which Boyd said is needed to insure the group’s longevity. The fourth is fund-ing and fundraising.

One of its fi rst year goals in Strategy One is to establish a housing development team to oversee strategy that will in-clude the creation of 6 to 10 units of transitional housing at the Salvation Arm Shelter at Pidcock. BC Housing has awarded a grant of $425,000 for this project.

In year two, the plan is to create two new units of tran-sitional housing at Amethyst House under the supervision of the Comox Valley Transi-tion Society.That will cost $80,000.

The other goal is to estab-lish a fi ve-resident permanent home with live-in manager. The cost is $70,000. Fund-ing would be derived from the CVRD homelessness tax funds that the public will be asked to vote on in a referendum on Nov. 28.

There is also a plan to pro-vide a part-time drop-in for people who are homeless.

In the next three years, some of the coalition plans include creation of eight units of permanent housing, ap-

proximately 350 square feet for each unit, a youth hous-ing 4-fl ex, start construction of Braidwood with 30 units of aff ordable and/or supportive housing, supportive housing for women (4-6 plex), develop scattered housing that entails purchasing two condo units to be off ered at rent geared to income, repurpose existing buildings or land and convert to new single resident occu-pancy with kitchen and rec-reational area, micro-housing

A swimming advisory was posted last week by Island Health at the Comox Lake campground beach, one of the Valley’s popular swimming spots.

High levels of bacteria were recorded there, prompting the advisory.

It has since been lifted as regular testing shows levels back to acceptable limits.

While an ‘advisory’ doesn’t ban swimming, it does warn people that they might get sick if they go in.

Island Health spokesperson Valerie Wilson said it’s un-known what’s causing the high levels of E.coli bacteria sam-pled at the campground beach.

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COMOX MEN’S CLUB.SUNDAY MORNING

45 guys played on another sunny Sunday morning.

Congrats to Jack Burgess who shot his age 74,

Art Karpus had a steady re-corded net 59.

Nice to see our major heart surgery member Karl Fawthorpe back among the prizes.

0-14 low gross Lawry Wil-lis 71, Tracy Branch 72,

15 + low gross Jack Burgess 74, Art Karpus 79,

Low Nets Vic Crisp 64, Mark Smith 65, Bill (Bowlzy) Bowles 65,

Rick (Chachi) McCaughan 65, Ken Loga 66,

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2/11 KP 0-14 Lawry Willis (Men’s Club)

3/12 Long drive 0-14 Kaj Petersen (Men’s Club)

4/13 KP 15+ Art Karpus (Men’s Club)

5 KP All Vic Crisp (Brown-ing Karl Fawthorpe)

14 KP ALL Lawry Willis (Investors Group Keith Gib-son)

15 KP 2nd shot 15+ Karl Fawthorpe (Bowlzy Brkfst Comox Pacifi c Express)

7/16 Long Drive 15+ Brian Slater (Men’s Club)

9 KP All Brad Scheck (Rick Siddal Financial services)

18 KP All Jack Burgess (Glacier’s Gutters)

Skins Tracy Branch, Kaj Petersen x 2, Bill Bowles, Mark Smith, Lawry Wil-lis, Marty Petersen. Jimmy Slater, Brian Buchanan, Jack Burgess x 2, Karl Fawthorpe, Mike (Slim) Simmons, Rob Rasmussen.

POG 15+ Karl Fawthorpe #15

Deuces Larry Kulesh, Jack Burgess x 2, Tracy Branch, Terry Christie, Lawry Willis.

Remenber, Club Cham-pionships 22/23 August Get your names into the pro shop and good luck to all.

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CROWN ISLE CROWNS 2 CLUB CHAMPIONS

The club championships were held last weekend and congratulations to the win-ners:

Low gross: Raelene Rob-ertson

Low net: Margaret Forg-eron

On yet another gorgeous day in the Comox Valley, our Tuesday ladies had their PIN DAY where gross and net scores and putts were re-corded.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

1st low gross: Val Dingwall 2nd low gross: Katy Macau-lay and 3rd low gross: Mari-lyn McCusker

1st low net: Shirley Ketter and Marlene Horvath, 2nd low net: Judy Aldcroft and Judy Constantino, 3rd low net: Evie MacDonald

1st low putts: Gillian Kirkpatrick, 2nd low putts: Shirley Ketter and Marsha MacKinnon and 3rd putts: Val Dingwall, Donna Cunliff e, and Sandy Dudley

In the Dawn Coe Jones tournament (handicaps 15 and under), our very own Val Dingwall was a winner!

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geous Wednesday evening of August 12th.

1st Don Ellis 23 pts, 2nd Marty Petersen 22 pts, 3rd Ian Leakey 22 pts.

4th place was a 5 way tie with 21 pts for Nick Usher, Tracy Branch, Shawn Vin-cent, Mike Simmond and Dave Wood.

Deuces for Jim Eremko, Mike Naso, Mike Simmons, Rick Adams, Gary Snider and Scott Fraser.

Skins for Rick Adams, Vic Crisp, Mike Simmons and Mike Naso.

Hole Prize winners and their sponsors:

#11 KP, Shawn Vincent, Comox Mens Club

#12 Long Drive, Nick Ri-ley, Bill Wheeldon Construc-tion

#13 KP, Pat Riva, Westview Ford Sales (Mike Paroshy)

#14 KP, Todd Shrub, Rick Siddall Financial Services

#16 Long Drive, Brad Scheck, Comox Mens Club

#18 KP, Dan McMahon, Shilo Painting

COMOX THURSDAY LADIES GOLF AUG. 13

On a hot and humid night there were 22 ladies of which 10 were guests.

The Low Gross winners shooting 44 were Sue Leak-ey, Janice Nicklin, Nancy Riva and Donna Wilson.

The Low Net winners with a score of 35 were Patti Harris and Marg Siddall. The prize for Low putts was won by Jan-ice Nicklin and Joan Rallison with 13.

The longest putts were made by Joan Rallison on hole #2 and Barb Siska on #7. Closest to the hole in three on #4 was Phyllis Taylor, who won the golf socks donated by Keith Gibson.

The draw for the ball in the water on #5 was won by Barb Siska.

The draw prizes were as fol-lows: Signature wines, Karen Vanetta, Nancy Riva and Jan-ice Nicklin. The travel coff ee mug sponsored by Creative Orthodontics was won by Phyllis Taylor.

Kathy Branch sponsors hand and foots packs which were won by Cindy VonKam-pen. Linda Diamond won the Mid Island Gift Card. Donna won the gift certifi cate spon-sored by the Tee Box.

The Thrifty’s Gift card was won by Patti Harris and the taffy from Arizona gifts went to Colleen Boudreaux. Dian Hing won the golf balls donated by Chinook Forest products. The Bulk Barn gift certifi cate was won by Cindy Byerley.

The Thursday night league will be starting at 5 for 5:30. Please contact the pro shop at 250-339-4444 for more in-formation.

GLACIER GREENS LADIES GOLF TUESDAY

A favourite format of 2 best low nets per team, near fl awless teamwork of Judy Brown, Rosslyn O’Rourke and Lori Cameron took 1st place with 126, closely fol-lowed by Twyla Graff , Car-mel Horochuk, Liz van B and Sylvia Nekoliachuk with 127.

Settling for consolation with 131 were Ellie Nicholas, Ann Blake, Lynn Pringle and Rose Jabcobson.

Tying for honourable men-tion with 132 were Leslie Hauser, Rikki Farrell, and Glenda Kinney and team of Connie Alexa, Janet Edwards and Gillian Iddiols.Carding 134 were Brenda Livingston, Gene Renaud and Tobi Nor-ris.

KP’s: #4 Carmel Horo-chuk, #15 Judy Brown.

Lowest putts with 29 was Rikki Farrell and longest putt on #18 Lori Cameron.

The buzz is already hap-pening for the upcoming

Fran Hume Memorial Shoot-out. All Glacier Green lady members are welcome to fi nd a partner and sign up or be a spare if you are not able to compete in all three Tuesdays starting Septem-ber 15th.

That is pretty much it for now.

Submitted by Lori Cameron

SUNNYDALE THURSDAY NIGHT

August 13 had a good turn-out. Helen McLoughlin and the longest drive on #1, way to go Helen!

Mary Lynn Doubinin was closest to the tree on #2. Sylvia Stephens was closest to the pin 2nd shot on #3. Marilyn Curley was closest to the rock on #4. June Full-er was closest to the pin 3rd shot on #5. K

aren Garrett had the lon-gest putt on #7. Pearl Mad-den had 15 for the lowest putts and Marilyn Curley was the most honest golfer.

Weekly prize winners were:Booster Juice - Cheryl Sell-

ersBoston Pizza - Louise Smi-

leyFluids Bar & Grill - Jill

MarshallGreat Canadian Oil

Change/Car Wash - Sherry Harrison

Investors Group Janet Gee/Locals Restaurant - Judy Mann

Jo Klassen’s Grill - Ardene

Larison & Peggy FergusonMichaels Off Main - Mo-

nique Walker Panago Pizza - Erica Roy

& Helen McLoughlinPlates Eatery - Anna But-

lerPro Shop - Mary Lynn

DoubininSubway - Barb DixonUnion Street Grill - Deb

McMahonWhistle Stop Pub - Marilyn

CurleySoxs - Sylvia Stephens &

Colleen RobsonGolf Glove - June FullerVisor - Erma Derkson

Submitted by Mary LynnDoubinin

The Comox Valley Re-gional District (CVRD) isoff ering free swim lessonsat the CVRD’s sports cen-tre August 24 to August 27,2015 from 3:00- 6:00 p.m.

The sessions are off eredat no charge for the fourdays, with all swim levelsscheduled. Classes are ahalf hour long and are suit-ed for everyone from tod-dlers to older adults.

Register soon as space islimited and attendance toall four classes is required.Registration can be donein person at the CVRD’ssports centre during regu-lar business hours or overthe phone at 334-9622 ext.2.

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The third and fi nal Summer Jazz Concert at The Gardens on Ander-ton takes place at 2 pm on this Sunday, when the Gabriel Palatchi Trio from Argentina performs a two hour concert of really exciting and upbeat Latin music.

The trio comprises Gabriel Palatchi, piano and organ; Jose Sanchez, drums and Sean Orabit, bass.

As part of the trio’s cross-Canada tour, Geor-gia Straight jazz Society, in a joint venture with the Anderton Therapeu-tic Garden Society are looking forward to seeing a large crowd experience the music of one of the new generation of great talented South American jazz ensembles.

The Jazz Society’s inter-est in this program is the presentation of world class live jazz, whereas the event is also a fund-raising opportunity for the Garden Society, and a chance to increase public awareness of the fi nest public gardens in Comox Valley.

Critics have been raving about Palatchi’s music; for the last three years the band has toured throughout various parts of Argentina, Mexico and Canada, performing at important venues and in-ternational music festivals including the Coyote Jazz,

Kaslo Jazz Festival, Starbelly Jam Music Festival, Caribbean Days Festival, Fi-estaval Latin Festival and Central Music Festival among oth-ers.

The promotional tour for their debut CD ‘Diario de Viaje’ (Travel Diary), was incredibly success-ful, creating a buzz in each local music scene that the trio visited.

The album was chosen as one of the best Latin Jazz albums of the year by JAZZ FM Toronto 91.1, and is being played on radio stations all over the world - from Alaska through to South America, Europe and the Middle East and Australia.

It has been re-viewed and featured on the Latin Jazz Network, Rolling Stone Magazine, The Toronto Star Magazine, Salsa Son Timba Colombia, Newstime South Af-rica, Ejazznews.com and Insideworld-music.com among others.

This tour is pro-moting the trio’s new album, ‘Caja Musical’ (Music Box).

This is your rare opportunity to spend an afternoon in an outdoor setting en-joying really magnifi -cent live jazz.

Why not get a group of friends and neighbours together for a picnic and celebration of living in one of the loveli-est places on Earth; bring your favourite food and drinks, stretch back and count your bless-ings?

For more informa-tion about Palatchi’s music, visit his offi -cial web site GABRI-ELPALATCHI.COM

Admission is $10, children under 14, free.

Snacks and drinks will be on sale. Ample parking is available.

Look for the ‘Live Music’ sign outside Anderton Nurseries, head in to the back area away from the highway, and follow the directions from the parking atten-dants.

Gabriel Palatchi and his trio from Argentina perform this Sunday, Aug. 23 at Anderton Gardens

This Sunday, August 23rd at 7 pm, Simms Park will feature some of the Comox Valley’s fi nest players as they get together for an all star jam in the universal language known as “the blues”. This free concert is hosted by the City of Courtenay.

Hosted by the Valley’s own “Blues Report”, local blues artists sit in with well known players such as Jim Papp, Mike Johnson, Rob Flannery and John

Mang. Come on down and enjoy what promises to be a great evening of mu-sic.

Simms Millennium Park is located by the 5th Street Bridge and across from Lewis Park. Sit on the chairs pro-vided or bring your own lawn chair or blanket.

Other Simms Park performances include Jazz in the Park on August 30, and The Fabulous Mutts on September

6. For concert information please call

the Courtenay Recreation Lewis Cen-tre at 250-338-5371 or get updates at www.courtenay.ca/simms

The Blues Legends performance is sponsored by Long and McQuade. The Simms Summer Concert Series sea-son is sponsored by the Comox Valley Echo,The Goat 98.9 FM, and the City of Courtenay.

Blues Legends perform at Simms Park this Sunday

Great jazz from Argentina this Sunday at the Gardens

The owners and instructors of the newest Dance Academy in Courtenay are pleased to announce the upcoming Grand Opening of the Ilha Ballet Academy.

Owners Vlademir Pereira and Jessa Pereira are opening this dance studio in the Comox Valley area, bringing in some of the area‚Äôs top dance instructors to share their wealth of expertise. The faculty will be initially composed of:

Courtney Hunchuk, instructor of Mod-ern/Contemporary/Body Conditioning Pro-

gramMackenzie Ruthven, instructor of Tap/

Jazz /Lyrical Vlademir Pereira, instructor of Ballet/

Men‚Äôs Work/Classical Repertoire and Variations

Jessa Pereira, instructor of ballet/lyrical/pointe/classical repertoire and variations

Instructors and choreographers from around the globe will make special appear-ances to work with the students through-out the year. (Continued on page 31)

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James Patrick EganMARCH 6th, 1931 – AUGUST 10th, 2015

On Monday, Augus t 10 th, 2015, Jim passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born in Durham City England, to Jack and Martha Egan, and was the second youngest of eight. He attended Durham University, graduating with a degree in agriculture. Earlier, he volunteered to serve in the Korean War but, to his surprise, was posted to Japan and Malaya.

He married Ann in 1962 and in 1967, with three small children, they emigrated as 1st generation to Canada. Posted to Fort St. John as a Land Officer for the Provincial Government, Jim was transferred to Prince Rupert in 1969 where soon after, their fourth child was born. In 1972 they put down roots in Courtenay where Jim was Land Manager and where he devoted many years to the K.V.A. and Govt. Retired Employees.

Jim’s love of music, reading, gardening and curiousity in everything around him influenced all who knew him. Jim’s family meant the world to him. He leaves his life partner, friend and wife Ann, daughters Katherine (and soulmate Kevin) and Helen (Norm); his sons Richard (Loretta) and John (Jasmine); his precious grandchildren Chloe, Chase, Annaka, Michael, Jayden, and William; his surviving sister Kathleen as well as many dearly loved relatives in England, Germany and BC.

Jim was a father and friend to many more than his biological children. He was an inspiration, a creator, a musical companion and a lover of truth and knowledge. He will be greatly missed and forever loved by all who had the honour to meet and know him.

A heartfelt thank you goes to Dr. A Bakshi, Dr. P. Nel and all the incredible nursing and homecare staff for the amazing care and compassion shown to Jim and his family.

A gathering to celebrate Jim’s life will be held in the Garden of Egan at a future date. Jim had a fathomless store of quotations. Now that he is truly and finally Home, his most infamous and much used line seems appropriate;

“I’m at Home and I wish you all were”.Donations in Jim’s memory may be made to

Canadian Wildlife Fund or a charity of choice. Many thanks to Toneff Funeral Services.

Bob passed away peacefully in Saint Joseph’s Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 following a stroke. He had been in the hospital recovering from a broken hip. He was born February 25, 1925 in Banff, Alberta; the eldest child of Charlie Harbidge and Violet West. He was predeceased by his daughter Kim, sister Margaret and brothers Skeezix and Jim. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Bonnie, daughters Karin Boll of Calgary and Raven Wyntre-Clarkson (Malcolm) of Victoria, sister Dorothy Wetherell (John) of Cranbrook, two grandsons Jason and Daniel, two great-grandsons Brandon and Sam, 2 great-granddaughters Sara and Sua, as well as various cousins, nieces and nephews. Bob served 24 years in the MSE section of the RCAF. Upon retirement, he operated the Upper Island Driving School for several years before driving a bus into Western Mines for Watson & Ash for 13 years.He was an active member of the Kiwanis International and was Lt. Governor of Division 15 Pacific Northwest in 1991- 1992. He was actively involved in community service and was awarded Honorary Citizen of Comox in 2009. He served many years on the Nautical Days of Comox committee. He was instrumental in the creation of the Go Cart races in Comox.Bob was an avid fisherman and had great luck in Buttle Lake. He was very generous with his catch.Bob, your sense of humour and quick wit will be greatly missed by your family and friends. A Service of Remembrance will take place on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 1:00pm from Branch 160 Royal Canadian Legion, Comox.For those wishing, donations in Bob’s memory to the Comox Valley Hospice Society, 2147 Comox Ave, Comox, B.C., V9M 1P2 would be appreciated.

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Charles D. Moore “Chuck”JANUARY 12, 1952 – JUNE 10, 2015

The family of the late “Chuck” Moore (New Heritage Arborists) would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved after his tragic accident (Esteven, Tom, EMT’s, Emergency staff at St. Joe’s, ICU trauma team, Tyler, Brittany), those who came to our home to comfort us, sent us flowers, food, cards, those who attended Chuck’s “Celebration of Life”, Martin, Dave and Gary for their speeches about what a great and fun guy he was, and what a huge loss to the community and tree service industry his sudden passing has been. I would also like to thank Glacier View Lodge (management and staff) for their support through the most difficult time of my life.

Chuck will be missed by all who knew him. Always willing to help people out, his knowledge of trees in the Comox Valley area and beyond, unmeasurable. Chuck truly had a passion for his work. We will miss him forever. Until we meet again my love... his wife and soulmate, Barbara; his children, Carly and Brian (Trish); step-children Martin/Jess, Carolyn/Simon, Jordan and grandboys Zoik and Ekel.

Let’s live by the words he said so often... “Everyday is a good day!”

George Fortin of Courtenay, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, August 10, 2015, aged 77. He is survived and will be dearly missed by his wife of 52 years, Peggy, son Les and Terry, daughter Michelle, 9 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, brother Henry, sister Marilyn and many nieces and nephews. George was predeceased by his daughter Maria, son Travis, sister Yvonne and brother Rick. He will be remembered as a strong, generous man who loved his fishing, football and always put his family first.

Special thanks to his home care staff who kept a smile on his face while providing excellent care. Many thanks as well to Dr. Desmond Konway and his nursing staff.

Private family arrangements.

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Lillian Ruth EwertLillian Ruth Ewert, born in Campbell River, passed in loving care at Victoria Hospice on Aug 15, 2015. Beloved and only sister of Rudy (Norma), Hank, Wally (Henrietta), Frank and David (Chauntel). Aunt to Darren, Emily, Kevin and Sheldon. Beloved niece of Anna Thayer nee Rempel. Much loved friend of Erin, Edie and many others. Ruth was a successful and respected denturist, fi rst in Abbotsford, then in Courtenay. She will be remembered for her wonderful sense of humour and warm personality. If you wish, please donate to your local Hospice Society in Ruth’s name. No service by request.

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Applications for Artisans are available at

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We are looking for a combination of education and experience in writing, reporting, photography and video skills. Experience with InDesign is also an asset.

The journalist must be a self-starter comfortable reporting news, features and some sports. We require a team player who can work in a cooperative environment and adheres to the highest journalistic standards.

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CUSTODIAL/OPERATIONS STAFF Comox Valley Airport - 2 positions

The Comox Valley Airport Commission (CVAC) is accepting applications for one permanent part-time (minimum 20 hours per week) and one casual (minimum 10 hours per week) custodial/operations staff member for the Comox Valley Airport terminal building. It is preferred that the interested applicants have custodial experience. Training will be provided in security procedures, emergency response, and customer service. Applicants must demonstrate the motivation to learn new skills, the ability to effectively interact with the public, and must bring a positive attitude to all situations. The Comox Valley Airport offers a diverse and dynamic working environment in a thriving organization. The work is physically demanding, but the varied tasks make the position interesting. Applicants must be bondable. Demonstrated strength of character and a strong work ethic will factor highly into assessing applicant suitability.

Kindly submit résumés no later than 4:00p.m. Friday, August 28th to:

Custodial EmploymentAttention: Operations Manager

Comox Valley Airport118-1250 Knight RoadComox, BC, V9M 4H2

The Bridge Medical Clinic welcomes Dr. Gabriela Gorea to our staff.

Her practice commences August 4, 2015, and she is now accepting new Family Practice patients!

Dr. Clayton Ham will continue to provide exceptional service to our community. He is also expanding his

services to provide more booked appointment times.

For more details, including Dr. Gorea’s bio and Doctors’ Schedules, Please visit our

website www.thebridgeclinic.ca, Or call 778-420-0200 to book an appointment.

2207 – F Glenmore Rd., Campbell River BC B9H1E1Fax: 778 – 420– 0202

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Food trucks could be gracing the City of Courtenay in the fu-ture.

The local food scene has gone through some major changes lately with the advent of mi-cro-breweries, sidewalk cafes, kiosks and patios. So why not mobile restaurants?

Courtenay councillor Rebecca Lennox has put forward this idea to council.

She made a motion, which

council supported, that staff provide a report on the options and implications of amending the city’s business licence bylaw to relax the current limitations on mobile restaurants.

Councillor Manno Theos said he’s talked about this in the past.

“It’s not stranger to see food trucks in our community,” said Theos. “Reality is, we long for something diff erent.”

Theos pointed out they’re now popular in places like Van-couver, Victoria, Toronto and in some small communities.

“There’s food trucks across the nation, across North Ameri-ca and how exciting and trendy they are,” said Theos. “What they off er can be something to-wards the identity of the com-munity, towards the character of the community.”

Mayor Larry Jangula said not to be quick to compare Cour-tenay to places like Vancouver and Victoria where they have a higher infl ux of people that fre-quent their downtown areas. He also suggested feedback from the Downtown Courtenay Busi-

ness Improvement Association and also local restaurants will be needed.

“They might not feel strongly about it and we may hear from them as well,” said Jangula. “But it’s a great idea to look at.”

In other municipalities in the valley, Comox council has per-mitted food truck at the Comox Marina this summer.

In other nearby towns on Van-couver Island, Parksville has also allowed food trucks at its Community Park by the beach.

Lennox said her idea is not to

have food trucks in the down-town area but in other locations like the Air Park or some other sites in the city.

“The restaurants and foodtrucks are a completely diff erent experience,” said Lennox.

Councillor Doug Hillian saidit’s worthwhile to look into the implications of food trucks so that down the road they already have a bylaw in place and will avoid any delays to business ap-plicants like Gladstone Brewery who last year was initially de-nied a permit.

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Excitement soared as planes took to the skies over 19 Wing Comox at the 2015 Air Show and Armed Forces Day.

A variety of aircraft and weather was witnessed throughout the day but the drizzle and low-lying clouds did not blanket the enthusiasm of the approx-imately 15,000 spectators who attended this one-day event.

Attendance closely matched the 2013 records, a number that was antici-pated by the organizing committee going into the planning phase for this major event months prior.

“The Comox Air Show is the largest, single-day event in the Valley and yields a tremendous economic benefi t to the community”, commented Colonel (Ret’d) Terry Chester, Air Show Direc-tor.

“Event success is para-mount but, in the end, it all comes down to Mother Nature, and fortunately she delivered, albeit on her own time.”

Gates opened close to 15 minutes early to accom-modate the increasing number of patrons armed

with lawn chairs and rain-coats eager to get in and secure a spot for the four and a half hours of dy-namic aerobatic displays.

Although the climate resembled a cool grey au-tumn day temperatures gradually warmed up as the skies cleared leaving none of the 16 perfor-mances impacted by the forecast, with the excep-tion of the Canadian Forc-es Shykawks Parachute Team who had to forgo their show opener for a later day demonstration.

Sadly, cloud ceilings did prohibit the Snowbirds from performing their notorious high-show that residents of the Valley are commonly treated to each spring and instead deliv-ered a less spectacular low-show - a fi rst in their 2015 show season.

Nonetheless, patrons took in more than enough entertainment and got their money’s worth with plenty of aerial and ground displays to please aviation enthusiasts of all ages.

From vintage warbirds and seasoned air show veteran pilots, to modern Canadian and US military aircraft and new, upcom-ing aerial performers, the Comox Air Show off ered it all including the ever-popular Family Zone de-signed to let the younger audiences burn off some of their own air show en-ergy.

One of the most enter-taining performances was none other than Will Allen the “Rock n Roll Airshow Man”. Delivering his own

narration and showcas-ing his singing talents as he tosses the Pitts Special through the air, Will belt-ed out the lyrics to Happy Birthday for two young lads celebrating on Satur-day, Jaden (12) and Tan-ner (10).

“Your Air Show will be the fi rst time I try out this new act,” explained Will Allen to show organizers. “I have never done this before where we single out a lucky young gal or guy in the crowd celebrating a birthday. Hope it works out alright.”

And it almost did until it came time for the birth-day boys to claim their gift from Will and his team at the autograph booth. Air Show organizers are hang-ing on to the prize should one of them come fi nally forward.

The Air Show brought pleasant surprises not only to the young but also to the young at heart. In a quiet presentation, Major Pat Gobeil, Team Lead, presented a Snowbird honorarium to Stocky Ed-wards and to Sid Burrows, two much loved and well respected Royal Canadian Air Force veterans resid-ing here in the Comox Valley.

Themed “Saluting the

Community We Serve”, the 2015 Comox Air Show brought in as much a va-riety of performers as it did sponsors making this truly a community-wide event. Organizers are al-ready earmarking 2017 for the next big show.

“Of course that decision will rest with the leader-ship when it comes time to plan this event again,” explained Chester.

“But we already know that 2017 will be a big year as we mark the 150th birthday of Canada and military installations across the country have already been notifi ed to plan for their own celebra-tion event.”

Until then, 19 Wing members are busy return-ing the aerodrome back to normal operations, gath-ering feedback and col-lecting an array of leftover and forgotten items.

“As with any regular event, we are constantly seeking ways to improve, and we welcome ideas and suggestions about how we can make this better in future years,” commented Chester

Patrons who may have lost items can contact the Wing at 1-844-899-3606 or via email at [email protected]

Air show attendance matches 2013 despite weather

Kids get autographs from their Snowbird heroes (19 Wing Comox Imaging)


Comox Air Show draws big crowd

The CF-18 is one of the most popular airplanes at shows, especially when it’s painted in Battle of Britain colours; right, Search and Rescue crew shows off their skills (Michael Briones photos)

The Snowbirds take off, with a BC Ferry in the background. Due to a low cloud ceiling, the aerobatics team didn’t get to fl y their regular routine (19 Wing Imaging photo)

Will Allen, the ‘Rock and Roll Airshow Man’, does his show, top left, while the Canadian Forces Sky Hawks display parachuting skills; spectators line up to tour plane (Michael Briones photos)


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Another special event, cele-brating their 100 years, is being held at St. John the Divine An-glican Church, 579 - 5th Street, Courtenay.

An afternoon tea with a spe-cial appearance by Greg Ladret, a local magician, will take place at 2 pm on Saturday, August 22nd. Tickets are $10 and are available at the church offi ce or at the door. Church offi ce hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 am - noon.

Everyone is welcome. Encour-age your friends and relatives to attend. For more information, call the church offi ce at 250-334-4331 or visit http://stjohnthedi-vinecourtenay.bc.anglican.ca.

A midsummer’safternoon teaat St. John’s

A Taize service will take place at 5:00 pm on Saturday, August 22nd at Comox United Church, 250 Beach Dr.

The service consists of periods of silent contemplation, short spiritual readings, and chanting. The intent is to provide a quiet sacred space for deepening one’s communion with

the divine. Comox United Church and the Comox Valley Unitarian Fel-lowship are the joint sponsors of this service which takes place every fourth Saturday of the month.

The service lasts about 40 minutes and is open to everyone. For more information, contact Arlene at 890-3671 or Peggy at 871-1540.

Taize service Aug. 22 in Comox

The Rotary Club of Cumberland Centennial will hold its major fun-draiser, the Extravaganza Italiana, on Saturday, 26 September in the Cumberland Recreation Centre.

Proceeds from this event will pro-vide funds for the club’s major com-munity and international projects and will feature a family-style Italian

dinner with a silent and live auction led by David Stevens.

Doors open at 5:30 PM followed by dinner at 6:30 PM.

Tickets are $36.75 per person including $1.75 GST and may be obtained through any member of the club or by phoning or texting John Challender at:

250-702-4049 or via email: [email protected]

While they last, tables for groups of ten may be re-served. Tables for groups of eight are in greater supply. O

ne-third of the 300 tickets printed have sold as of 14 August.

The event has a record for selling out so don’t delay.

Arrangements for the delivery of tick-ets may be arranged and payment can be in cash, by cheque of through VISA or MasterCard.

The Cumberland Recreation Centre was transformed into an attractive loca-tion for the 2014 Extravaganza Itali-ana

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Comox Valley Echo, August 21, 2015