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A 37-year-old man was arrested and charged fol-lowing a road rage inci-dent on the night of May 19.

Comox Valley RCMP said it all started when when the driver of a Ford Escape was seen tail-gat-ing a Chevy truck on Dyke road in Courtenay. The 31-year old driver of the pick-up allegedly slammed on his brakes, which caused the driver of the Ford to swerve.

Heated words were exchanged, said police, before the driver of the Ford allegedly pulled out a handgun and fi red it in the direction of the other vehicle. It was later deter-mined the handgun was actually a pellet gun.

Police tracked down the driver of the Ford and arrested him at gun point. He is now facing charges of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a danger-ous purpose. A 21-year old woman who was his pas-senger is facing charges of obstruction.

“This is a reminder of how quickly incidents of

aggressive driving can es-calate into criminal acts,”said Don Sinclair, mediarelations offi cer of ComoxValley RCMP.

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The BC Supreme Court has ruled that Comox Val-ley Regional District must consider a controversial application to amend the Regional Growth Strategy that could open the door to a major development alongside Stotan Falls.

Justice Emily Burke has released her written judg-ment following a two-day hearing in which 3L De-velopments Inc. sought a judicial review of a deci-sion of the CVRD not to consider the company’s bid to change the RGS.

The judgment is not specifi cally about whether 3L’s big residential and commercial project be-tween the Browns and Puntledge Rivers should be approved or not, but rather relates to the pro-cess followed by the re-gional district in handling 3L’s application to date and whether it was lawful.

The process extended over many months and culminated in a decision on June 24 last year not to initiate steps to formally consider an amendment to the RGS, so halting 3L’s application in its tracks.

Several arguments in defence of that approach were put forward by direc-tors at the time, including that the RGS had most of the land in question al-located for large-lot, low-density rural residential use, not the much more intensive development of up to 700 homes pro-posed by 3L.

Furthermore, to con-sider amendments to

the RGS when the strat-egy had only been on the books a short time, rather than at a potential fi ve-year review, was prema-ture.

The CVRD board had adopted procedures and came to a decision it be-lieved to be in the pub-lic interest “to avoid the waste of scarce economic and staff resources in undertaking a detailed review of an application to amend the RGS ... in circumstances where the board does not support such an application,” ac-cording to minutes quoted by Justice Burke.

But the judge said the process followed by the regional district was, in her view, contrary to the intent of the BC Local Government Act.

When the RGS itself was originally approved, she noted the authority had

written in to it amending processes that were in ac-cordance with provincial law.

But since that time oth-er issues and processes had been introduced, in-cluding those associated with the adoption of a fees and charges bylaw.

The process wording in the original RGS was key. “Such a process, while not mandatory, once agreed to must be followed,” she ruled. “Departure from the required approval process is not reasonable.

“The process for minor amendments in the RGS will require the district to expend resources, but that is what each member of the federation agreed to in accepting the RGS.”

She added: “In light of the foregoing, I am of the view that CVRD acted un-reasonably with regard to its consideration of 3L’s

application for amend-ment.

“Instead of processing the application to amend in accordance with the RGS, CVRD embarked on a process outside the (Lo-

cal Government) Act and the RGS.

“While a number of pos-sible acceptable outcomes can result upon CVRD’s receipt of an application to amend, abandonment of the process ... is not among them.”

So the minuted deci-sion not to consider 3L’s application, taken on June 24, fl owed directly from a fl awed process, said Judge Burke. As it was not rea-sonable, the decision tak-en that day must be set aside.

Further, she directed that CVRD now consider 3L’s application “in a man-ner consistent with the mandatory process set out in part 5.2 of the RGS.”

For 3L, Kabel Atwall, told the Echo they were obviously happy with the judgment, which he be-lieved validated what they had been saying about the process all along. They had proved their point

and would be seeking to recover their costs of pur-suing the judicial review.

“The ball is now in their court, so to speak,” he said. “We haven’t heard any-thing from the CVRD as yet, but we expect our ap-plication to be progressed following the clear proce-dure set out in the RGS.”

For the CVRD, its gen-eral manager of public aff airs, Leigh Carter, said the full board would now review the judge’s deci-sion and consider its op-tions to move forward.

“We expect that to be at an in-camera meeting on May 25,” she added. “Under the Local Govern-ment Act, legal matters and legal advice are typi-cally considered during in-camera meetings.”

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Project on former Lorne Hotel site gets green lightBY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff

The vacant lot that used to be the site of the former Lorne Hotel will feature a fi ve-storey mixed-use building.

The controversial proj-ect got the green light Wednesday night after Comox council approved zoning bylaw amendment No. 1791 and phased de-velopment agreement authorization bylaw No. 1792.

The voting, however, was not unanimous. It was a 4-2 decision.

Before they voted, coun-cillor Hugh MacKinnon proposed a motion that could have been a game-changer for this develop-ment had it passed.

Based on the response he heard from residents at the public hearing that spoke against the fi ve-sto-rey height and overall feel of the design, MacKinnon asked council to request the developer reconsider its design and make the project a four storey build-ing instead.

“I am trying to off er a compromise that we can go forward with this proj-ect,” said MacKinnon. “I

think this is a compro-mise that would fi t in with the character of the down-town core there. It sends a good message as well that we want to keep our downtown community vi-tal.”

Councillor Ken Grant sought clarifi cation from the town’s planner what would happen if they went with MacKinnon’s motion. Marvin Kamenz replied it would mean revised draw-ings and designs, revised zoning and development permits, as well as anoth-er public hearing.

“This compromise in my opinion will kill that project and we will have a vacant lot sitting there for a long time in the fu-ture,” said Grant. “I know it’s all nice to do that but if you’re going to make compromises, it should be done earlier in the project and not at the end.”

Grant said council had 26 meetings on the town’s offi cial community plan and the former Lorne Ho-tel site was designated for a fi ve-storey building as well as four others.

“We didn’t hear a pip from anyone when we went through that,” said Grant. “All of the sud-

den when the plan comes, there’s a problem with it.”

MacKinnon replied that council in the past, after public hearings, had intro-duced changes and com-promises.

Councillor Barbara Price supported MacKin-non’s proposal. She also considered the opposi-tion residents expressed at the public hearing as well as the letters against some of the features of the project. Among the corre-spondence she received was one from Comox golf course that was concerned about the shadow eff ect the building would have

on its seventh and eighth tees as it might aff ect the growth of the grass.

Councillor Russ Arnott criticized the use of the golf course angle as one of the issues the community has raised.

“I am not a scientist. I know light moves,” said Arnott. “So what time are we talking about? That it’s shady there from 12 to 1 o’clock? I don’t want to dismiss any concerns. They’re all valid concerns. But when we’re looking at using that as an example, why we shouldn’t move forward because it’s going to cast shadow on the golf

course. I think we should come up something better than that.”

Arnott said he didn’t be-come a councillor to please everyone in the communi-ty. He said they’re there to make the hard decisions.

“I didn’t get into this gig to have everybody like me,” said Arnott. “That’s never going to happen. To sit here and try to appease everybody, we cannot do it. None of us here can do it. And I think that’s what we’re trying to do here right now.”

Price replied that since this was an open forum she brought it forward to

council where she added views are “respected.”

Ken Grant pointed out that what MacKinnon is asking is not a “simple tweak to a plan.”

“To bring this at this time is wrong,” said Grant.

Council voted against the MacKinnon’s motion 4-2 with councillors Ken Grant, Marg Grant, Russ Arnott and Maureen Swift, who presided over the ses-sion from Mayor Paul Ives who excused himself due to confl ict of interest, vot-ing against it.

Developer Shawn Vin-cent was pleased to see the project given the go-ahead. “We’re happy with the outcome,” said Vin-cent. “At the end of the day we had compromised. We’ve heard the concerns of the local people. We’re not building a building just for today. This is a building that’s going to be there for 45 to 50 years.”

Vincent said they’re hoping to start construc-tion some time in the fall. Once completed, it will feature a liquor store, pub and bistro on the ground fl oor, and 21 residential units on the remaining four fl oors.

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BY ROBERT BARRONSpecial to the Echo

The Comox Valley area is in for a long, hot sum-mer. Environment Canada is calling for a hotter and drier summer than usual for British Columbians, due to warmer water in the Pacifi c Ocean.

It’s because of some-thing called the Pacifi c Decadal Oscillation, an El Niño-like pattern of oceanatmosphere climate variability in the Pacifi c Ocean.

Meteorologist Lisa Cold-wells said as a result, there is a very high probability that local temperatures are going to be above normal for the next three months. She said all of B.C. is be-ing aff ected by the PDO, with the highest probabili-ty of warmer temperatures along the coast and in the mid-to-southern interior of the province.

Forest fi re-fi ghting crews across Vancouver Is-land are now preparing for the fi re season and several teams were in Qualicum Beach Wednesday practis-ing hover-exits from heli-copters.

So far, the fi re risk in the mid-Island region is considered low and no fi re bans have been enacted to date by the Coastal Fire Centre. Donna McPher-son, a spokeswoman for the CFC, said the coastal region is diff erent from other areas of the province in regards to fi re risks af-ter a snowless winter. She said in other areas that usually have a lot of snow during their winter season but don’t, like in many places in B.C. this year, the grass that is typically under the snow for much of the winter is drier and much more of a fi re hazard in the warmer months.

But she said the rains over much of the Island this winter kept the coast-al areas green and wet, meaning there’s no need to implement a fi re ban at this time.

McPherson said the amount of fi re activity in the coastal region each summer season depends on the amount of rain that occurs in June before the hot and dry period of sum-mer begins.

“We’ll have to wait and see what this season brings,” she said. “Our ad-vice to people with camp-fi res at any time of the year is if they are not sit-ting right next to it, make sure that it is out and cold to the touch.”

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Cumberland’s 127th Empire Day celebration on Victoria Day was blessedwith perfect weather. The day started out with a parade down DunsmuirAvenue, followed by the traditional crowning of the May Queen ceremo-ny and May Pole dancing. Judges for the parade entries were three ofCourtenay’s former mayors (Ron Webber, Greg Phelps and Starr Win-chester) in honour of the city’s centennial this year. First prize went tothe CV Farmers’ Market entry, second prize to the Comox Rotary Ducky500, third prize to the Walking With Our Sisters fl oat (above) and fourthprize to the Shriners. The best band was Comox Valley Pipe Band.For a full album of photos please visit our Facebook page.

A happy holiday in Cumberland

even if Im a stones throw away from my neighbors getting service, I get none. A call to the fi ne people at Emterra was “fruitless” to say the least, I believe I was wasting their time.

Second issue, same day ... Replaced 2 older toilets that were water guzzlers.

The fi ne people at Home Depot told me not to for-get applying for a rebate, but that too fell through.

Apparently when you’re a customer of the Union Bay Improvement Dis-trict, they don’t get in-volved with rebates, was told something to the like of we get our water from a diff erent source than Courtenay, and Comox.

When the simple issue of water CONSUMPTION came up, again, they were sorry but couldn’t help.

This got me to thinking, if we as a society are be-ing told to conserve, to re-use, to recycle, and all the others I’m missing, why aren’t we all on the same page?

Oh ya...just to fi nish my day, I emailed my local MLA. An assistant there at Mr. McRae’s offi ce re-plied, sorry this is a Re-gional District issue. How lame eh?

Perhaps next election before I vote, I shall call the Regional District for voting advice too?

Brian StoberRoyston-Union Bay Border

Open letter to M.P. John Duncan:

C.B.C. is reporting, C.P. Rail’s C.E.O., Hunter Har-rison is having the com-pany train offi ce staff to replace engineers and switch yard workers.

“The company is al-lowed to use offi ce staff when there is a shortage of professional unionized workers to ensure the trains continue to oper-ate”.

People working as train engineers usually go to school for 6 months and then spend an extensive period of time under the guidance of an experi-enced engineer prior to being able to run a train on their own. Now that is all changed? Don’t we have laws in Canada about that?

M.P. Duncan, in case anyone has forgotten a lot of Canadians lost their lives in Lac Megantic and the government has spent millions to rebuild the town.

These locomotives are immense, the cars stretch for hundred of yards be-hind the engines. It can take a mile to stop a train. The trains are loaded with oil, poisons, explosives, etc. Now we have a CEO who wants to run those trains with offi ce staff ?

In an eff ort to save Ca-nadian lives I am request-

ing your government look into this immediately. I’d hate for one of those trains to blow up in Mon-treal, Vancouver, or any place people live. If one of those huge trains run off the tracks and winds up in a river, these goes the fi sh stock.

E. A. FosterComox

There are many prob-lems, to address in our time on Planet Earth. Some (many of us?) are content just to keep our heads down, and try to get by. It’s not easy.

Others feel the call to take action - write letters, circulate petitions, speak to city councils, and yes, March in the streets.

As part of a campaign to encourage a GE Free Pur-chasing Policy, the March Against Monsanto is an annual event.

This Saturday’s March Against Monsanto, May 23, starts at noon in Simms Park, next to the Fifth street bridge.

Activities include songs, speeches, sign making and feeling inspired.

At 1 pm, we will depart, walking from Simms Park, along Comox Road to the 17th Street bridge, and back along Cliff e, stopping at City Hall. All marchers will be on the sidewalks, and following pedestrian

protocol. Please join us to support and world free of genetically engineered foods. Stop the use of glyphosate pesticide in Round Up Ready soy, corn and canola.

Susan HolvenstotCourtenay

Another May long weekend to enjoy family and friends, camping and parties, gardening and puttering. The promise of summer is around the corner and even now we enjoy the long languishing light as we approach the longest day of the year. Ahhhh that’s the life!

Not so for too many people around the globe! As we approach the Fi-nancing for Development Conference in Addis Aba-ba, Ethiopia in July 2015, Canada can play a key role in ensuring that the Global Financing Facility, which will be housed at the World Bank, is both eff ective at leveraging funds and ensuring that those funds reach those who need them most. In the coming months, while Canada negotiates the structure and priorities of the GFF we must urge the Government to commit to accountability, equity, and innovative and sustainable fi nancing!

Connie LebeauVictoria

Cumberland could not have chosen a more mean-ingless, uninformative, or inaccurate word for its sign than “legendary.”

A legend is something that may or may not be true, or, according to the Canadian Oxford Diction-ary, “a traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenti-cated; a popular myth.”

So what’s the message they’re trying to convey: We’ll tell you some tales, maybe they’re true, may-be they’re not? Or: Cum-berland itself is a legend, maybe it exists, maybe it doesn’t?

Does anyone there have a dictionary?

J. CatesComox

The front page of the Co-mox Valley Echo, Friday, May 14, 2015, informed readers, that we are on the cusp of a water shortage, in the Comox Valley. With very low snow pack, this year, and a forecast for a warmer, drier summer, I’m pleased this informa-tion was presented. Our American neighbours, are already experiencing drought conditions, and associated problems.

My jaw dropped open, when I came to page 25,

of the same newspaper: Economic opportunities from LNG plans.

Many of us know that fracking is dangerous on an earthquake fault.

We also know that fracking uses huge vol-umes of fresh water, and chemicals, to release gas from shale, deep in the earth. I’m wondering why are politicians, mentioned in the article, haven’t con-nected the dots?

For more information on the realistic use of fresh water, in fracking, to produce liqifi ed natural gas, please see:

www.wilderness com-mittee.org/fracking

www.huffingtonpost.ca/eoin-madden/bc-lng-fresh-water_b_3382273.html

www.bclnginfo.com/learn-health.../water-con-tamination-from fracking/

Sharon Daly

Yesterday, I found a few things somewhat confus-ing here, in the Comox Valley.

First off , I live on the border of Royston, and Union Bay, and our local organization that picks up recycling will not come down my road, as I “ap-parently” live a block off the authorized path, so

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A BIG THANK YOU to the “woodland fairies” for cleaning up the trails at Seal Bay Park a few weeks ago. I was biking on the up-per ride and noticed right away the “raking marks”. Nice job, well done every-one.

A HUGE THANK YOU, cold beers and steak dinners to the rod and gun club’s “clean up the backroads”. Some idiot dumped a load over the edge of our road down on Curtis Rd. and a resident from our road and your volunteers cleaned it up. Other volunteers packed it up and took it to the local dump. Next step is installing cameras amongst the trees.

SWEET BOUQUETS to St Joe’s Staff & Volunteers! Thanks to world-class mu-sicians, Roger Helfrick, Sue Pyper, Sue Medley for donating live music to the Gelato Day of Apprecia-tion! Thanks to Piercy’s Mt Washington for donating yummy Benino’s gelato! Thank you, Steve Hill, for organizing!

A HUGE BOUQUET of May fl owers to Kevin Hull and his great team at ‘Hidden Restoration’. A couple of weeks ago I ‘mangled’ my car’s left front fender ... and took it to Hidden Treasure Restoration (it really is hid-den away on 30th Street) three days later and my car looks great!

BOUQUETS of Victoria Day blossoms to all those who assisted with the 127th Cumberland May Queen and her party. Thank

you once again to Debbie Etherington for fashioning such beautiful bouquets for Her Majesty and her attendants; to Jamie Gra-ham of Graham’s Jewelers for his annual donation of the Queen’s commemora-tive ring; to Deb Nolan for her expert cape sewing; to Jean Cameron for lovely hairstyles; to Remax for providing a tent to cover the stage; to the RCMP members for escorting the Royal Party and to our wonderful chauff eurs, Richard and Ken, who gra-ciously drove the girls in their antique convertibles. Grateful thanks also to Georgina Sadler and her team of ladies for provid-ing a wonderful luncheon for the May Queen Party, families and dignitaries. The organizers and par-ents of the 127th Cumber-land May Queen Party are extremely grateful for your generosity and support of this time honoured tradi-tion.

A HUGE STEAMING PILE of cow dung for the lady who, on Friday 15 May, shouted that I had littered, then drove off before I was al-lowed to respond. The cardboard coff ee cup and plastic lid that you think are residing somewhere in the Puntledge River - Pipeline forest were in fact folded up into my jacket pocket. Littering absolute-ly repulses me - almost as much as people who falsely accuse.

SAY IT ISN’T SO! I’m just reading that the Echo will no longer be published on Tuesdays!!! I’m truly sorry to see Ruby Tuesday go but this is a really wise decision considering the amount of paper and labour involved. I read a lot of my news on-line now days.

TO THE PROUD PITBULL papa who last week conceded that others might be al-

lowed to have their own opinions, “but seriously keep them to yourself.” What part of the expres-sion Freedom of Speech don’t you understand? Here’s a popular pitbull analogy: You take your kid to school, and the teacher says there are 20 guns scattered around the class-room, but it’s okay, be-cause only one of them is loaded. So. What’s the dif-ference between a pitbull and a loaded gun? Well, not much, actually.

THE COMOX VALLEY is the best place on earth. Let us do a small thing to keep the earth green and ban plastic bags in the Comox Valley. It would not be a big deal as using paper or cloth bags would be a good alternative.

IF THERE IS A WATER WARN-ING due to low water levels, why are we still at stage 1? Shouldn’t we be at stage 3 and try to conserve as much water as possible as we head into the warmer & dryer weather? On Sat-urday at 3:30 pm we saw sprinklers on in front of Winners. Can’t they be on early in the morning rather than in the middle of the afternoon? How many oth-er businesses are doing the same? Do people need to be pressure washing their driveways & homes when we have a water shortage? Where are the civic leaders and why aren’t they ad-dressing this now?!

HERE IS MY BOUQUET about the staff at the Sports Center! I was so happy to read last week’s bouquet about the staff members, Alex and Shem. My fi rst thought was that it was about time someone wrote in about the exceptional staff working there. Here is what happened to me. I am an elderly widow of a man who used to bring me to the Sports Center so we

could skate together many years ago. When he passed, I put away my skates and any hopes for a return to the ice. It was one of my grandkids, who asked me about skating and if I will ever get back to it. I agreed to try it. My fi rst attempt back on the ice was a disas-ter. I sat in the lobby feeling lost and very alone. At my age, I am ignored usually in public, doors shut in my face as if I am not there, sales people don’t see me unless I am getting out my wallet showing money, and men my age treat me like I have an incurable, disfi g-uring disease. The dreaded disease of aging. Thinking this attempt was a mis-take, I looked up to see a red/white fl ash of colour coming over. It was the staff jacket, the name tag read: Alex. He stopped at me and smiled...at me! I smiled back, one couldn’t help not to return the smile as he is so good-looking and charming. He asked me how it was for me on the ice today, how things went for me. My smile now gone, I replied it was not good, and that I skated horribly. I knew if I kept talking I would be in tears, I was so disappointed in myself.

Without hesitating, he calmly started talking with me about my experience, he asked me questions, of-fered help, but most impor-tantly, he listened to me. He actually listened. His words of hope and ideas he had for me to try on the ice the next time, inspired me to try again another day. I did two days later. Alex was there again, he saw me and gave me a positive pep-talk and lo and behold! I did better on the ice that day. I exited the ice rink, smiling and happier I have been in a long time.

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kindness and knowledge of skating and how he in-spired me to keep trying, to keep coming back, to fi nd the joy in skating again. From an elderly woman who was about to give up again to now an avid skater who can’t wait to get back on the ice, I am very, very grateful to you Alex.

And to Shem too, he is very positive and waved and smiled at me encour-agingly when I tried to skate by. What wonderful young men!

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TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: For the second time in a week I’ve been walking on 5th street in Courtenay and forced to listen to taped music - mu-sic that wasn’t the least bit conducive to spending any time in the shops or enjoying the window dis-plays. For a long time af-ter we moved to the Valley we enjoyed taking visitors shopping on 5th - when the background music was so mellow our friends exclaimed at what a nice addition it was to such a pretty shopping area. No More! Maybe the music appeals to the people who

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joyed your evening, you certainly ruined mine. You could have come into the Tsolum Build-ing looking for the owner of the damaged car. You could have left a note un-der the windshield wip-ers. You could have come over and apologized when my friends and I stood by the car in shock after our meeting. You chose to do nothing, and continued your game. I hope it was worth it.

BOUQUETS to Philip Round for the “Uncharted Terri-tory” article on the front page. A few months ago, the BC Hydro spokes-man reported that winter

watershed infl ows were at record highs and there was lots of water for Pad-dlefest. Now we are in im-pending water crisis and likely another stage 2-3 summer. Something has changed in the watershed, causing numerous stage 3 restrictions and record boil water orders. Water-shed management needs to be the number one priority of the CVRD wa-ter board, and all Comox, Courtenay politicians.

MILES OF GREAT test drives

to Westview Ford for providing cars and sales-men for our Drive One for Charity event at Mark Isfeld Secondary school.

Many thanks to M&M Meats, Kal Tire, Costco, Thrifty Foods and The Eagle for their contribu-tions. Special thanks to everyone who came out to support this fundraiser for our grads, YANA and Relay for Life.

BOUQUET to Qual-ity Foods-Courtenay for keeping our PGA Tour Canada competitors nourished and hydrated with their generous do-nations of fruit and wa-ter. Also special thanks to the members of Crown Isle Resort who sacrifi ced their time, volunteering for last week’s PGA Tour Canada Qualifying School

golf tournament. Both were major contributors to the success of this event.

A BEEF to all the scam artists out there. Last week I got a call from someone who said they were the CRA and that I was being sued because I had been ignoring them. I had never had a call or text from them and knew I was in good standing with CRA, but I was curi-ous as to just what they had to say. Never asked is I was “Joe Blow” or who ever else they may want, just went on about how I was going to be sued if I do not call a number they

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A BIG BEEF to those golf courses who take your membership money for the year then turn around & charge you green fees when your sports team, section or business de-cides to hold a fun tour-nament at your course. If you wish to play that day then pay the green fees. I call that a cash grab. Not all courses do it & hat’s off to those that do not.

BOUQUETS to Cumberland Council for their “Leg-endary” welcoming sign - about time. In the day, Cumberland had the larg-est Chinese community north of San Francisco, and 7 mines providing coal all delivered to Union Bay terminal, by steam train. How many Val-ley residents would ever know this today? Visit the Cumberland museum and check out our history!

BOUQUET to the wonder-ful woman at Costco on Tuesday afternoon who helped a friend and I pur-chase pop for the Y.A.N.A. BBQ at our school. After they rejected our member-ship card due to our age and it not belonging to us, she off ered to put it on her membership, and again when the cashier acciden-tally put our order on her bill, she continued to show us kindness when she told us to just accept it as a do-nation. Thank you again from all the G.P. Vanier Leadership students, and our very grateful teacher.

BEEF. To the ball team who broke the sunroof on my car at Lewis Park on Thursday. I hope you en-

quoted right away. Please do not even conceder call-ing the number, it is not legit and I am sure CRA would never contact one in such a manner.

TO THE WOMAN who hit

my teenage daughter on her scooter outside the Shell station on Comox Ave on Tuesday, May 5th. Please contact ICBC as my daughter is injured and you didn’t pass your information on to her.

She was in shock and didn’t think to get it from you.

Please do the right thing and contact them.

TO THE DRIVER of the silver SUV that hit a dog on the old Island Hwy in Royston on Tuesday April 21. You got out of your vehicle to assist getting the dog off the road, but when the dog growled at you, you got back in your vehicle and left the scene. Thankfully there was a witness to the accident that saw the dog run into the bush and she was kind enough to get help in fi nding him.

The dog you hit, his name was Thor. He was not just some dog, he was a family member, he was a boy’s best friend. He had his favourite place to lay and little quirky things that he did that made his family laugh. He was loved very much. A family lost their beloved pet that day, one of their family mem-bers.

Children, young chil-dren, and parents that are now left to mourn the his loss. Not to mention what-ever vet bills arose out of this. Accidents happen, yes. However you had con-trol over what happened following the incident. In-stead of helping the dog,

you left. No phone number or way to contact to fi nd out if he was ok.

Well he was not ok, after spending a couple hours searching, he was found hiding deep under brush, cold and in pain. As soon as he saw humans, his cries began again. He needed to have a hand on him, touch-ing him to comfort him. It was the only way he would stop crying was when he had human contact.

Kudos to the SPCA who arrived on scene within 15 minutes of fi nding Thor. He was carried out on a

stretcher and transported to VanIsle where a team of vets were ready and wait-ing to give him every last fi ghting chance he had.

Sadly his injuries were far too extensive and he did not survive. I live a couple blocks up from the highway, and I heard the tires screech and then I heard the cries.

A sound that I can not get to leave my ears. A sound that I have never heard before. A sound that kept me awake at night. A sound that sickens me.

He is not my dog, but I

am angry. I am angry that you left. I am angry that you never sought out help for him. Why? You must have a soul? You must have feelings? Accidents hap-pen that is why they call them accidents, however you never did anything to help him. I can only hope that you have a really good explanation as to how cold and inhuman your actions were. I can only hope that you contact the family and try to make amends for not helping him.

And remember his name is THOR !

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Going to the dogsBY PHILIP ROUNDSpecial to the Echo

The spring fl oods that swept over the low-lying Puntledge Road area of Courtenay were the last straw for business own-er Kevin Tarrant of The Light House lamps and lighting store.

Further damage to his stock and the 3,000 sq. ft. premises he owns have persuaded him a very dif-ferent use for at least part of the building would be a better bet - as a pet day care.

On Tuesday, Courtenay City Council passed fi rst and second reading of a zoning amendment bylaw that would allow such use of the commercial prop-erty, and set a public hear-ing on the issue for June 1 (City Hall, 5pm).

Tarrant told Council the City’s fi xed fee for request-ing what was merely a text amendment to a list of per-mitted uses was $3,000, and he asked councillors to consider waiving all or part of that sum in recog-nition that he was already facing hardship from the loss of inventory and a month-long shutdown.

Although his business carried insurance cover, settling matters was mov-ing at a glacial pace, and he did not qualify for help from provincial emergen-cy funds.

He considered the most recent fl ooding “a bit odd” as it occurred at a slack rather than high tide, when it might have been anticipated. The rivers were running high, and he wondered if that was, in part, because of a

water release from Comox Dam. Yet there had been no specifi c warning that the banks were likely go-ing to be breached, which made matters worse for people operating busi-nesses in the area who had to scramble to take action when the problems began.

Tarrant stressed his pro-posal for the pet day care was not a plan to oper-ate kennels. There would be no animals present at night, and during the day the dogs would also be ex-ercised off -site by walking them in the nearby park and where appropriate let-ting them run on a rural property he also owned.

He had concluded that operating a service busi-ness with no large inven-tory to worry about was a good use of the premises,

as if there was further po-tential fl ooding in the area it would be easy to evacu-ate the building of both human and canine occu-pants at short notice.

On the fee waiving issue, Council agreed it needed staff advice, especially in view of any precedent that might set, so will return to the issue next month.

Mayor Larry Jangula said he had a lot of sympa-thy in the case. The owner of the building had already suff ered greatly, and it was obvious he would fi nd it diffi cult to get another tenant for the property in view of potential future fl ooding.

Consequently they were aiming to set up another less vulnerable business they could run them-selves, and that was com-mendable.

Floods cause lighting store to seek switch to pet day care

Dr. Jim Haggart, of the Geological Survey of Canada will be the guest speaker of the Vancouver Island Paleontological Society and the Cour-tenay and District Museum this Sunday, May 24th at 1:15. Jim is one of the very few paleontologists in BC to actually be doing this type of research work in Paleontology in BC.After 30 years doing research on the rocks of the Cretaceous seas he will share some of his experiences and new fossil fi nds after “30 years of pounding rocks. This will be at the Courtenay Museum, 4th Street and Cliff Ave.Learn about the many species of animals that thrived for millions of years during the Cretaceous time period then became extinct after the K/T event. Now we are learning more about the marine environment and climate from this time. Contact Dan Bowen 250 897 5026 or Pat Trask 250 334 0686 for more information

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The purpose of Xeri-scaping is to creatively landscape to conserve water. This can be done by choosing drought tol-erant plants that easily adapt to our environment. This doesn’t mean you have to give up on having a beautiful garden. There are hundreds of plants to choose from and we can all work together to con-serve water, attract benefi -cial insects and still have a wonderful garden. These are some drought tolerant choices:

Agastache is a favou-rite in the garden as it is drought tolerant and can handle dry spells easily. It is a favourite among beekeepers because it is

rich in pollen for the bees. Agastache honey is re-puted to be of good qual-ity, light in color and has a slightly minty taste.

Agastache ‘Bolero’ (Anise Hyssop) was de-

veloped from a native species. Beautiful fra-grant bonze-green foliage showcases spikes of vivid rose-purple fl owers. The wonderful texture and form make them great ad-

ditions in containers, tubs or garden beds. It is edible and fun to sprinkle in sal-ads or to use as a garnish. Agastache attract butter-fl ies and hummingbirds but are deer, rabbit and slug resistant. Give them full sun and well- drained soil and they will bloom from Summer to Fall. (14-16)

The Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ is a defi nite but-

terfl y magnet which has licorice scented green leaves and long blooming, dusky violet blue spikes. It was given the Award of Merit by the Royal Horti-cultural Society for its per-formance in the garden. Remove faded blooms to promote re-blooming. In 2011, Jelitto introduction Agastache ‘Tango’ (Hum-mingbird Mint) which has tall dark stalks (12-16”)

with bright orange-red blooms. Quite stunning! The rich nectar attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterfl ies. The fl ower is lightly scented and the leaves will release a strong anise scent.

Alcea (Hollyhocks) have been an old fashion favou-rite in the garden for cen-turies.

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XeriscapingDrought tolerant plants for a dry summer

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They attract both butter-fl ies and hummingbirds, bloom mid- summer, and are often grown in the back of the border. They need full sun, good drain-age and are quite content in gravelly soil.

Great as a cut fl ower and are deer and rabbit resistant.

Alcea (Hollyhock) Spot-light ‘Mars Scarlet’ has single red fl owers and ‘Black Night’ has single black blooms. Chaters ‘Double Scarlet’ has fully double petals in shades of red and ‘Dark Pink’ has a gorgeous double pink

bloom. Baptista australius (Blue

false indigo) is native to eastern US. A member of the pea family, this up-right shrubby perennial has stunning blue purple to blue lupine like fl owers and grows 3- feet high. It is easy to grow in full sun and can tolerate shallow, rocky soil and blooms May to June. This drought tol-erant plant should not be moved once established.

It gets its common name because Europeans used to pay Americans to grow it for the blue dye made from the fl owers as indigo was expensive.

(Continued on page 14)From left to right: Buddleia ‘Bi-Color’, Dianthus ‘Neon Star’, Hermocallis ‘Moses Fire’, Delosperma (ice plant)

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After the bloom, the fl owers turn into seed pods which turn black when ripe. Seeds rattle around in the pod and were once popularly used by chil-dren as rattles - obviously a much simpler time be-fore the use of electronics. The black pods are also interesting to use in fl oral arrangements. Butterfl ies and hummingbirds love it but deer and rabbits leave it alone. Zone 3

Buddleias are a great easy care, low maintenance plant which are good for the cottage or wildlife gar-den. They are drought tol-erant once established and make a good background or accent plant.

Give them part to full sun and they will bloom in the late summer to fall when the blooms of other fl owers are almost spent.

A favorite of the Royal Horticultural Society, the Buddleia (Butterfl y Bush) ‘Dark Knight’ is a large de-ciduous shrub with arch-ing branches growing gor-geous showy deep purple scented panicles. It grows 6-8 feet tall and the butter-fl ies adore it. Humming-birds and bees love their honey-scented nectar rich blooms. The Buddleia ‘Bi-color’ is the fi rst buddleia to off er two diff erent col-ors within each bloom. In-credibly large panicles (up to 10”) are fragrant and a beautiful lavender and but-terscotch yellow. They are long blooming from mid- summer to frost

Buddleias need fertile moist and well-drained soil but are considered mod-erately drought tolerant once established. Adding lime will increase growth and better fl oral quality and they will need cutting back to12” in the spring. They are deer resistant.

A fun plant to have in the drought tolerant garden is the Delosperma (ice plant) which is a hardy plant na-tive to south Africa. They love the full sun and only grow 4-6”. Delosperma are great for planting at the edge of the border or in the alpine garden. The Wheels of Wonder ‘Hot Pink Won-der’ is a stunning bright pink.

Jewel of the Desert Se-ries ‘Moon Stone’ forms a carpet of succulent green leaves with tons of starry fl owers with petals of pure white and yellow center. They bloom longer than regular ice plants are ever-green, and the butterfl ies and hummingbirds love them. ‘ Garnet’ is red with bright pink and white inner circles with a yellow center

and ‘Peridot’ has bright yellow- green fl owers with white inner circle and yel-low center. They are all very cheery and wonderful to add to the garden.

Dianthus (carnations) have a lovely, spicy clove fragrance, are evergreen and low maintenance. Give them full sun and good well drained soil, and they will bloom from early summer to late summer. They are perfect for gar-den beds, along the border or in containers. Good as a cut fl ower or as an addi-tion to the cottage or rock garden and the bees love them.

Out of England comes Dianthus ‘Neon Star’ which has wonderful sil-ver blue foliage with stun-ning fl uorescent hot frilly pink fl owers. They are compact and mounding (6”) and are deer resis-tant. Deadheading always encourages more blooms throughout the summer. A Canadian selection is ‘Frosty Fire’ which is 4-6”

and sports a vivid scarlet red fl ower.

Hemerocallis are great for the drought tolerant garden. They are deer and rabbit resistant and come in a variety of colors and sizes.

The Hemerocallis ‘Mo-ses Fire’ is a gorgeous double cherry-red ruffl ed bloom with tightly packed petals edged with hints of gold. It is a profuse bloom-er from mid - late summer and reblooms later on. It adds incredible texture to borders and containers. (20”)

The Germanic Irises needs little water and are just beginning to make a show in the garden. They come in an amazing array of colors and heights. One of my favourites this year is Iris Germanic ‘Immor-tality’.

This is an outstand-ing pure white ruffl ed fl ower with pale yellow beard and an incredible sweet fragrance and is a repeat bloomer. (29”) As

with most drought toler-ant plants they want well drained soil. Germanic Irises tend to be heavy feeders and should be fer-tilized 3 times: early spring when new growth appears, right after blooming and in the fall. They are squir-rel, deer and rabbit resis-tant but the butterfl ies and birds love them. Irises are great as a cut fl ower, in the cottage garden or in con-tainers.

Nepeta (Catmint) ‘Walk-er’s Low’ is very easy to grow and a favourite with landscapers. This variety has spikes of lavender-blue fl owers and grows to 12” When you deadhead after blooming you will encourage the plant to re-

bloom. A new addition is Nepeta ‘Pink Cat’. It is a little taller at 12” but just as tough and durable. The spikes are a wonderful deep pink.

Rudbeckias (Black eyed Susan) have always been a must have in the garden. They are long blooming, low maintenance and make a cheery addition to any garden type. The most fa-miliar choice is Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ but there are a couple of gorgeous dou-bles out this year. Rud-beckia ‘Gold Rush’ (18-24”) is a double golden yellow which blooms from Spring to Fall. This repeat bloomer is much loved by butterfl ies but is deer re-sistant and makes a good

cut fl ower. The other oneis ‘Goldquelle’ fully dou-ble fl uff y bright yellow.It grows 2-3 feet and iswonder mass planted, inthe cottage garden or asa specimen. The foliage isserrated and looks quitediff erent from other Rud-beckias. They all love fullsun to part sun and makean excellent cut fl ower.

There are so manydrought tolerant plantsthat can make excellentadditions to your garden.We have an extensive listat the nursery to help youmake appropriate choicesfor your garden. Come inand see us, we are happyto help you with your xe-riscaping needs. HappyGardening!

XeriscapingThe Comox Valley Horti-

cultural Society welcomes guest speaker Krista Kaptein to our May 25 meeting. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a members plant sale at the Florence Filberg Centre in Courtenay.

Krista’s presentation fea-tures the plants of Paradise Meadows in Strathcona Pro-vincial Park. Paradise Mead-ows is a unique area of sub-alpine fens & meadows with rare & unusual fl ora. The presentation will also men-

tion some birds & berries of the subalpine, a bit of Strath-cona Park history and some background on Strathcona Wilderness Institute, the op-eration of the two visitor cen-tres in Strathcona Park and opportunities for summer nature walks & hikes in the Park.

Krista has coordinated the Programs & Volunteers at the Strathcona Park Wilder-ness Centre, operated by Strathcona Wilderness In-stitute Society at Paradise

Meadows, since 2010. Shetook on the expanded Coor-dinator role of Fundraising& Outreach for SWI in 2013.An active member of the Co-mox District MountaineeringClub and Comox Valley Na-ture, she has been hiking andphotographing in the Parkfor more than 20 years

Join us to learn more aboutthis wonderful local treasure!For more information aboutthe club visit our website atwww.comoxvalleyhortsoci-ety.ca

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Community ClubCOMOX VALLEY NEEDLEARTS GUILD • Meets at Berwick Comox Valley Retirement Residence, 1700 Comox Avenue, 7:00-9:00pm, every Wednesday. New members are wel-come; we do crossstitch, canvas-work, Hardanger, Huck embroidery, etc., bring your stitchery! Call FMI 250-334-0935.COMOX LEGION • Wednesday is Beer and Burger night, $10.00 per person 5.00 pm until 6.30 pm.

POETRY AND PROSE READINGS • Comox Valley Writer’s Society and the Courtenay Public Library invite the public to our Monthly Reading Series. New and published writers will read their work at the Courtenay Library Events Room from 11:45am to 1:15pm on Friday, May 29th, 2015. For more information and to sign up to read please call 338-0965. Everyone is welcome. This is a free event, refreshments will be served. - Our next reading event will be the last Friday in September. See you there! -CONCERT • Come join Cantiamo

Chamber ensemble as they cel-ebrate the end of another seasonwith an eclectic program spanningthe renaissance to current day. Thisenthusiastic group of young singerswishes to invite you to take a musi-cal journey with them on Friday May29th at 7:30 pm in the Little RedChurch in Comox. All tickets are$10. Doors will open at 7. Ticketsare available from singers or at thedoor.

MARS AGM • Sat. May 30th 10 amto 2 pm Merville Big Yellow Hall offHwy 19A. Refreshements follow re-ports by directors, staff. Live Am-bassador Birds of Prey. Followedby a walking tour of the New MARSProperty. Appropriate footwear re-quired. FMI 250-337-2021 or www.wingtips.org

CUMBERLAND PAC AND COMMUNI-TY SCHOOL SOCIETY ANNUAL HUGEGARAGE SALE • Sunday May 31,9-3 at Cumberland Elementary.

SPRING BAKE AND NEW TO YOU ITEMS SALE • Saturday, May 23, 10 am to noon at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 218 Church Street, Comox, (Corker Hall). Sponsored by the ACW. Refreshments by DonationCOMOX VALLEY CHILDREN’S DAY CARE SOCIETY • To celebrate it’s 45th Anniversary, the Comox Val-ley Children’s Day Care Society is having a Family Dance on Saturday, May 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Little Red Church on Comox Ave in Comox. Admission is by donation and the event is open to the public. Fun for all ages!COMOX VALLEY FARMERS MARKET • 9-12 every Saturday at the Head-quarters Road fair grounds, Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay. Come for the freshness, stay for the fun! FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250.218-0321 or or www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com & keep in touch on Facebook.COURTENAY LEGION • Meat draws every Saturday 2-5 p.m. in the lounge. Dancing to Gord Kruger and friends.COMOX LEGION • Meat draws are held every Saturday 3 p.m.

EVERGREEN CLUB WHIST • Grab your friends and your neighbours

and try something new. Mark your calendar Monday May 25th. Whist starts at 7:30pm. 20 hands of play, door prizes, snacks and good fun! New players welcome. Come early to sign up. $2.00 per person, mem-bers only. UPPER ISLAND SAFETY CONFER-ENCE AND TRADE SHOW • May 25-26, hosted by Strathcona Regional District in Campbell River. Great opportunities for vendors and safety committee members and profes-sionals. FMI call 250-287-9234 or visit www.strathconard.ca.CRIBBAGE • Every Monday night, 7:00, at the Royston Hall, corner of Old Island Highway and Royston Road. No need to bring a partner. FMI: 250-334-1883.LADIES AUXILIARY DROP-IN BINGO • Comox Legion Ladies Auxiliary Drop-in Bingo, upper hall. Doors open 6 pm, bingo 7 p.m. All money goes to charities. Free coffee and tea.

PEARL ELLIS GALLERY IN COMOX • “KEEPING IT LIVING: ART FOR THE ESTUARY NOW, THEN & FUTURE - A SHOW & SALE” From May 12TH - May 31st. Open Tues - Sat from 10 am - 4 pm, Sun 1 - 4 pm, Closed Monday. Free Admission. Located at 1729 Comox Avenue. FMI and to see a virtual gallery of the current

show go to www.pearlellisgallery.comROYAL PURPLE DROP-IN BINGO • Every Tuesday night, 7 p.m., at the Elks Home on Sixth St.COMOX VALLEY WOOD CARVERS • If you are interested in any type of wood carving please join us at the Royston Community Hall every Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 3 PM for a day of carving and learning about carving. No experience necessary. FMI call Al at 250-331-0156 or Jim at 250-339-5350.DUPLICATE BRIDGE • Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m., Comox Seniors Centre.VANCOUVER ISLAND BRAZILIAN EMBROIDERY STITCHERS • Meet every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Black Creek Community Hall. Please bring a bag lunch. FMI: Darlene 897-1345.

LIFE IN RESIDENTIAL CARE • Free Alzheimer Society of B.C. workshop, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., May 27, Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue. Pre-registration required. Courtenay Recreation, 250-338-1000; Jane Hope, jhope@alzheimerbc.org.PLAY BRIDGE • Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm at the Royston Hall, 3902 Old Island Hwy and Royston Road. FMI: 250-334-1883 or roystonhall.com and on Facebook at Royston

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BY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff

The Sea Breeze Lodge on Hornby Island has a new eye-catching centre-piece the Bishop family is now set to show off to residents and visitors.

A brand new 7,000 square foot lodge now proudly welcomes visi-tors as they drive in to the iconic 12-acre property. It was a labour of love for the Bishops, who were devas-tated a year ago when fi re engulfed the old lodge that has been a landmark on the island since the late 1930s.

Carlyn Bishop, whose father Stephen is co-own-er, said they could have

just given up, sold the property and moved on.

“But we didn’t,” she said.

Despite the unfortunate circumstance, the family decided to keep the busi-ness open and fulfi l com-mitments to loyal patrons who had been coming to Sea Breeze every summer for 40 years.

They set up a huge tent that served as a dining room and a food truck that was used as a kitchen.

And just 20 days after the fi re, they catered their fi rst wedding of the sum-mer, one of eight, in this temporary setting.

“Once the summer was over we dedicated six months straight to

Bishop family set to show off new Sea Breeze LodgeOpen house planned on one-year anniversary of the fi re that destroyed iconic building The newly built Sea Breeze Lodge on Hornby Island celebrates with an open house on May 25

The devastating fi re last year that destroyed the historic Lodge

rebuilding, and we are thrilled to announce that the building is complete,” said Carlyn.

“The new space is gor-geous, with high vaulted ceilings, large beams, hard wood fl oors, and slid-ing barn-wood doors. We aimed to instill a distinct west-coast design while maintaining some of the unique character of our old Sea Breeze Lodge.”

Stephen still vividly re-members the heartbreak-ing blaze on May 25 that burnt the lodge to the ground.

The resort’s 16 cottages were saved.

“It’s been one hell of a year,” he said.

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BY PHILIP ROUNDSpecial to the Echo

Concerns about access to a proposed new residential subdi-vision off Sheraton Road in east Courtenay were expressed at a public hearing on Tuesday.

Several nearby residents turned up to highlight the poten-tial dangers to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians at an awkward turn in the road, although some said they did not object in princi-ple to the idea of developing the land at 2745 Sheraton into what could become a 19-home devel-opment.

Civil engineer Andrew Gow-er tried to assure objectors the

plans were at this stage only con-ceptual and could be adjusted, but he urged council to agreed to amend the zoning and offi cial community plan bylaws covering the site so more detailed design work could proceed with confi -dence.

He said the topography of the land and neighbouring lots re-stricted options for access, al-though in the long term the pro-posed cul-de-sac shown in the outline plans might be extended across neighbouring land to pro-vide another way out.

In the meantime, the pos-sibility of a three-way stop on Sheraton at the point it inter-sected with the new subdivision

access road should address most safety concerns.

But Jean Ennis, who lives on Sheraton, was not convinced, and as well as access issues she was concerned about site drain-age and its impact of water run-off on neighbouring land.

In time, she suggested, not only the land in question but also nearby lots could be developed, so she called for a coordinated overview of the adjoining prop-erties to create a logical devel-opment and an access plan that would service the wider area.

Speaking for the applicant, Lance Pace agreed neighbour-ing properties off ered develop-ment prospects that might at

some stage off er the opportunityto access multiple sites off BackRoad.

But the issue before councilnow was for a specifi c subdivi-sion on land that had been inthe same family for 90 years andwhich had been brought in to theCity from the regional districtto allow for a potential develop-ment.

They were proposing a veryhigh quality, environmentallysound development that wouldbe a legacy project.

No decisions were taken onTuesday, but the council will de-bate whether or not to approvethe amending bylaws at a futuremeeting.

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“It’s very tough, even now, eh; tears well up and it’s just the thought, we put 40 years into the place.”

The Bishops bought the property in 1972 and since then it has seen three generations of Bishops living and working at the lodge.

Construction on the new Sea Breeze started in November last year. It’s now completed and ready to serve clients this summer. It has a huge deck outside and inside it’s modern with lots of windows open-ing up to spectacular views. The use of re-claimed wood every-where is also impres-sive.

Jeff Bishop, who is a co-owner, is gleaming with pride over the new building which he said is “even more spec-tacular than what we thought it was going to look like.”

“You know what, we really wanted this place to feel like home, like the other building; even though it was an old farmhouse that had been built on to for years and years and years, it felt like home to people.”

Carlyn calls the re-building of the lodge amazing.

“It’s incredible, like if anyone would have told me the day after the fi re that a year from now we’d be right back to business as usual I wouldn’t have believed it,” she said.

On May 25, the anni-versary of the fi re that destroyed the old build-ing, an open house will be held to celebrate the birth of a new building. It will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and that will be followed by a private Appreciation Dinner from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. dedicated to those that signifi cantly con-tributed to the rebuild.

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BY PHILIP ROUNDSpecial to the Echo

North Island College is seeking to raise more money from sources other than the provincial gov-ernment to sustain its op-erations and drive future growth.

Securing new income over the $41 million it cur-rently pulls in is one of nine strategic priorities being proposed in its draft fi ve-year plan to 2020, out-lined at a town hall meet-ing hosted by the college on Wednesday and posted on the college’s website for public comment.

“NIC receives 72 per cent of its revenue from the provincial government, making it the second most vulnerable public post-secondary institution in BC to fl at or reduced gov-ernment funding,” the col-lege states in a briefi ng to accompany the proposed plan.

“NIC also receives less per capita in base govern-ment funding, based on regional population, than any other rural BC college -- a $12.4 million shortfall in 2013/14.”

It adds: “The provincial government’s base fund-

College seeks to raise more money to drive future growth

ing model does not pro-vide the fl exibility required to support labour market focused, quick response training needed for local communities.

“(And) targeted one-time funding initiatives from the government have uncertain mid- to long-term availability, making it diffi cult to sustain pro-grams that have been de-veloped and launched.”

In addition to the 72 per cent government fi nance (amounting to $29.5 mil-

lion in the 2013/14 fi nan-cial year), the college re-ceived a further 15 per cent of its income ($6.3 million) from student tu-ition fees.

But, the briefi ng states, “NIC has the lowest tu-ition (fees) on Vancouver Island, and the Ministry of Advanced Education has limited tuition fee increas-es to 2 per cent annually - approximately the rate of infl ation - since 2005.

“As a result, similar pro-grams at diff erent insti-

tutions can have widely varying tuitions, and there is no opportunity to make adjustments even though faculty costs are based on a provincial common grid.”

While relatively low fees are clearly appealing to students and help attract more people to study at NIC, the ongoing limits on what can be charged, coupled with the wider government funding for-mula for colleges, ties the hands of NIC more tightly

than many other post-sec-ondary institutions.

At the town hall meet-ing held in the Stan Hagen Theatre, college president John Bowman said the fi -nancial bind was “a stark part of our reality.”

He listed the fi ve other BC rural colleges and the funding they received from the province, based on the populations they serve. NIC was bottom of the list with $139 in gov-ernment support for each person in its region, while top was Selkirk College, which receives $314. The province-wide average for rural colleges is $217 per head, Bowman noted, so even on that basis NIC is far adrift of the pack. If they only received the av-erage level of funding, NIC would get an extra $12.4 million a year.

“It’s a big discrepancy,” he commented. “We con-tinue to remind the pro-vincial government that we aren’t operating on a level playing fi eld. One size doesn’t fi t all, and it’s a big part of our ongoing advocacy.”

Bowman acknowledged the province had been more generous with spe-cifi c grants for particu-

lar vocational programs, including recent support to train more heavy duty mechanics, welders and plumbers, and this was certainly welcome. But it was not necessarily on-going funding, leading to questions about what would happen when the money ran out.

With 72 per cent of its income from the govern-ment and 15 per cent from student fees, only 13 per cent (just over $5 million), currently comes from other sources, such as contract work and interna-tional income.

While NIC would like to see all its funding sources increase, it is planning to put special focus on fi nd-ing ways to drive up that 13 per cent fi gure over the next fi ve years.

Initiatives will include increasing business part-nerships, securing more contract work, encourag-ing entrepreneurial devel-opment, seeking support from external foundations for specifi c initiatives, and implementing a capi-tal fundraising campaign with the NIC’s own Foun-dation.

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North Island College president John Bowman answers questions about the draft fi ve-year plan at a town hall meeting.

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The developer will also pay for the upgrading of the riverside trail and use the route of the old track bed for an extension of Riverside Lane from 19th and 20th Streets, allow-ing access to the two pro-posed developments.

After all this time, the decision still does not formally subdivide the land, but it removes what should be the last signifi -cant obstacle to staff pro-gressing the legalities of a subdivision.

The president of High-street Ventures, Scott Butler, told the Echo the company had waited a long time and remained eager to get started on the high-quality offi ce devel-opment.

The fi nance to progress the project was still avail-able so the sooner matters could be resolved, the bet-ter.

He believed the com-mercial venture would be a real asset to the City and

its economy, setting a newbenchmark for businessesthat wanted to relocate -both from within and out-side the community - toattractive, high-end com-mercial space.

When fi nished, thebuilding would host eightstrata offi ce units - fouron each fl oor - providinga total of 29,235 sq. ft. offl oorspace.

Units would range insize from about 2,000 to3,000 sq. ft., with the po-tential to combine themfor tenants wanting morespace.

On the second fl oorthere would also an ac-cessible roof terrace atthe 20th Street end of thebuilding.

Because of the slope ofthe site, what appears asa two-storey brick-facedbuilding when viewedfrom Cliff e would actuallybe three storeys aroundthe back, with the lowerone being mainly under-cover vehicle parking.

(Continued on page 21)

BY PHILIP ROUNDSpecial to the Echo

Eight years after land-owners fi rst sought per-mission to subdivide property off Cliff e Avenue to allow development to take place, Courtenay City Council has approved a crucial step to move the project along.

The L-shaped lot at 1930-1990 Cliff e stretches from the highway down to the riverfront and is sandwiched between The Tides condominiums and the Government of Cana-da Service Centre.

It is owned by High-street Ventures of Kel-owna, which has a track record of building in Courtenay, having previ-ously completed the Holi-day Inn Express as well as The Tides.

Council agrees to land swap for high-end Courtenay offi ce projectBut subdivision application still awaits approval eight years on

An impression of how the new high-end offi ce project on Cliffe Avenue might look (courtesy Highstreet Ven-tures).

The company’s plan is to see part of its lot along the riverfront transferred to the City so a permanent paved section of the Cour-tenay Riverway trail can be constructed; another area would earmarked for the eventual construction of residential condos; and the strip alongside Cliff e would be for a Class A,

high-quality commercial offi ce development.

Detailed plans for the offi ces and the fi nancial backing to get them built were lined up nearly two years ago, but there has been an outstanding issue with the City over the fu-ture of the former logging railway track bed that runs across the site.

The City owns the track bed, but does not own the land it had used under li-cence for the riverside trail.

On Tuesday, Council agreed that - subject to a public notice advising of their intentions - the two pieces of land should sim-ply be exchanged, as both have almost identical as-

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(Continued from page 20)

Progressing the residen-tial element of the over-all project would be for a later date, said Butler, but

without subdivision ap-proval and the acquisition of the land for the access road they could not move forward with any part of their development.

(Continued from page 19)

With a new hospital go-ing up next to the college in Courtenay - and an-other in Campbell River, where NIC also has a campus - it is looking to collaborate with Island Health to maximize ben-efi ts through health and care-related programs and initiatives, as well as launching a trades pro-gram in June leading to work actually building the new hospitals.

The college also wants to step up work and train-ing with 19 Wing Comox, as well as expanding work with aboriginal communi-ties which not only make up a signifi cant minority of the student body but also have the ability to attract federal funds to help pay for programs. Promot-ing opportunities through the college’s new Centre for Applied Research is also on the agenda, as is a drive to attract more in-ternational students by di-versifying programs.

There are already 300 overseas students enrolled at the college, mainly in the Comox Valley -- a four-fold increase over the past

fi ve years.While funding issues are

seen as a key, they are not a sign that the college is struggling as an institu-tion.

In 2013/14 more than 9,100 students took cours-es at NIC through one of its four campuses -- the biggest being the one in the Comox Valley, where the student headcount has been consistently ris-ing for the past fi ve years -- or through ‘distributed learning’ services link-ing remote communities via the internet and other technology.

Converted to ‘full-time equivalent’ places, the to-tal number of students was the second highest fi gure recorded since the college was established 40 years ago, the peak being in 2010.

And students who have attended the college give it high marks. Surveys show it out-performs ru-ral college and provincial averages on student satis-faction with the education, quality of instruction, skill development, and the use-fulness of the knowledge and skills gained for job performance.

College seeks to raise more money to drive future growth

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Would you like to help beautify our city? The an-nual Mile of Flowers Plant-In happens Tuesday, May 26 starting at 5:00 pm.

Hundreds of volunteers are needed to fi ll both sides of Cliff e Avenue with summer blooms.

Help make this commu-nity event the biggest one ever for Courtenay’s cen-tennial year.

Calling all community youth groups! Come plant and be entered in a draw to win a pool party at the Courtenay and District Outdoor Pool at Lewis Park.

The Mile of Flowers Plant-In will be followed by a free barbeque at Stan-dard Park, courtesy of the City of Courtenay and the Courtenay Rotary Club.

Standard Park is located

on Cliff e Avenue at 14th Street.

To make this centennial plant-in extra special, the BBQ will feature a live per-formance by Fiddlejam.

You also might notice some costumed charac-

ters from 1915 winding their way along Cliff e Av-enue.

Randy Wiwchar, the City’s director of com-munity services, said the plant-in has many ben-efi ts, “It’s great to see the community working to-gether at this event,” noted Wiwchar. “The best part is seeing the fl owers you planted bloom for the sum-mer and knowing you’ve been part of making that happen.”

Anyone can volunteer; just fi nd an empty spot on Cliff e Avenue between 8th

It’s Centennial Mile of Flowers Time

and 21st Streets, and start planting.

The City recommends bringing a trowel or spoon for digging, as well as gloves. Participants are advised to stay off the road and plant safely on the sidewalk. Depending on the number of volun-teers, the Plant-In can take as little as one hour.

City parks staff will lay out all the fl ower trays ahead of time, and they’ll be on-hand to answer questions and keep the event running smoothly.

The Plant-In is a Comox Valley tradition dating back to 1967, when Kath-leen Kirk set out to com-memorate Canada’s cen-tennial year. That year she planted 7,800 seedlings as a welcome to tourists.

What began as the initia-tive of one woman now in-volves hundreds of volun-teers and 35,000 fl owers.

For more information, please contact the City of Courtenay Commu-nity Services Department at 250-334-4441, email parks@courtenay.ca or visit www.courtenay.ca/mileoffl owers

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“Courtenay Shall Be Nameless”

(Argus newspaper 09 March 1944)

The issue of changing the Courtenay street names

was a “hot issue”: that be-gan in January 1943 when Alderman Geoff Browning was given the task of re-mapping the city with num-bers rather than names on the streets.

When Alderman Geoff Browning presented the Council with his suggest-ed new map eliminating the names that had been used on two previous city maps, it brought a storm of public criticism.

It outraged local citizens that the historic names would be discarded.

“I am sure that Coun-cil would not like if it the edict went forth that the name of Courtenay had to be changed into a number ... like 4940125, approximately our latitude and longitude so that we could easily be located on a map. (Argus 09 March 1944”

The Argus editor wrote (Argus March 13): “Who would benefi t by the new order of numbering? A few strangers, the Cour-tenay fi re brigade and the police.”

He also suggested that “there is no objection to the numbering of houses”

Up to this time, since everyone picked up their mail at the post offi ce, there had been no need to put numbers on residenc-es or commercial build-ings.

The following week (Argus 26 March) lawyer Theed Pearce argued “If this number system is so good why do we not fi nd it generally adopted in small towns? It may be the answer in the large towns where the individual is, after all, more or less a cog in the industrial wheel or just a face in the crowd, but do we want to encour-age this idea in Courte-nay?...

“We are living in an age of regimentation, neces-sary during the war, but do we want it to perpetu-ate, it is a form of bureau-cracy and once it started is hard to say how far it may be carried.”

Argus 13 March: “When the boys come home they would certainly not like the idea of being num-bered off from the right in the hometown as they have been in the Service.”

It soon became clear that although the new

map had earlier been accepted by the Council, there were now Aldermen who had changed their mind.

Alderman Simms was not in favour and had not been present at the meeting which passed the motion.

Alderman Sid Williams reported that the Native Sons were worried about the deletion of names.

Dr. Gordon suggested maybe there should be a compromise with names and numbers.

It was decided that the matter be tabled “to see if the agitation again the plan kept up or subsided”.

On March 30th, The Comox District Free Press ran a mail-in “Straw Vote” ballot.

The question was “Are you in favour of discarding present street names in Courtenay and substitut-ing a system of numbers as proposed by Alderman Geoff Browning?”

The taxpayers voted 64 YES and 59 NO; non-tax-payers voted 53 to20. The combined votes were pub-lished on April 20 giving the total as 117 For and 79 Against.

April 13th, the Argus ed-itorial pointed out that “If all the all the streets were numbered ... we should lose valuable historical associations ... that will become more cherished as the years roll on.

“Looking at the street map today we have that of Willemar, the pioneer clergy, Drabble who laid out the town site of Courtenay for Mr. Joe McPhee who is the founder of the town, Urquhart asso-ciated with the dairy industry, Duncans the Shetland Islands Pioneers, Pidcock the fi rst white man in Courtenay, Kilpatrick the fi rst mayor of Courtenay, Anderton, pioneers of the Little River district.

“There are names of geographic sig-nifi cances such as the Lake Trail (the trail leading from the Indian reserve on the Puntledge to Comox Lake, Comox Road, River Street and Glacier. All of these would be lost if numbers ruled”.

The Native Sons were very earnest in their plea to have the pioneer names rec-ognized. They even solicited the support

of a local boy “serving his country during wartime” to express the importance of remembering the pio-neer names of the streets of Courtenay.

Geoff Browning read a letter from the Fire Chief in New Westminster that naming streets both ways would be confusing.

In April, the council agreed to name the streets one way and numbers

the other with the Native Sons giving the sugges-tion of names to be used. The houses would be numbered to assist the fi re brigade and the police.

By August, the Council having heard delegations from many local groups, decided to have the public vote on the issue at the next civic election to be held in November.

The results were 241 in

favour of alphabetical/nu-merical designation while 70 opposed any changes.

The by-law was offi cially in place by September 1945.

It had taken nearly three years for the re-mapping to become offi cial and some months before the signs would appear on Courtenay streets and avenues.

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The new street names with the former names in brackets. Note that many of the “old names” were retained.

Over the next 60 years as the city grew, more pioneer names would be added to the grid; Piercy, Stewart, Tull ,Urquhart and Willemar.

First Street (McPhee)Second Street (Drabble)Third Street (Urquhart)Fourth street (Pidcock)Fifth Street (Union)Sixth Street (Walter)Eighth Street (Linden)Twelfth Street (Central)Eleventh Street (Courtenay)Twelfth Street (VictoriaThirteenth Street (Duncan)

Anderton Avenue (River Street)Beckensell Avenue (a new street in 1945)Cliffe Avenue (Isabel)Duncan Avenue (Judson)England Avenue (Wallace)Grieve Avenue (Willemar)Harmston Avenue (King)Johnstone Avenue (Puntledge)Lewis Avenue (Bernard)McPhee Avenue (Queen)Menzies Avenue (Douglas)Pidcock Avenue (Anderton)

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An historic aerial view of Courtenay ( Photo courtesy Courtenay and District Museum 991.45.1)

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CourtenayO N E H U N D R E D Y E A R S O F H I S T O R Y

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The Courtenay and District Museum is celebrating the City’s 100th anniversary with the publication of a coffee table style book with the help of the Comox Valley Echo. It is a high quality magazine style publication with a durable cover.

Historically rich content focuses on activities of people who have shaped our community over the decades. Proceeds from the sales of book copies will help the museum with funding development of programs and activities. Copies are $5.00 each which includes GST, and are available at the Museum and the Echo.

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■ On May 12th police received a report of a theft of a car hauler trail-er from an open gravel lot on the 400 block of Ryan Road in Courtenay. The trailer was last seen on May 11th at 10:00 PM and had BCL licence plate 36622D attached to it. (2015- 5783)

■ Police were called to a report of a theft of a 2015 Can Am XTP 5EAB quad from the Courtenay Motor Sports, located at 4883 Island Highway North in Courtenay, on May 13th. The quad is reported to be yellow and black and has orange and pink rims. If you have any information on this theft or the whereabouts of the quad, you are asked to contact the Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321 or you can call Crime Stop-pers at 1-800-222-8477. (2015-5855)

■ On May 14th police received a report of a break, enter and theft to an apartment on the 2300 block of Mansfi eld Drive

in Courtenay. The owner of the apartment reports that thieves stole cloth-ing, photo equipment, a guitar, a computer and alcohol. (2015-5883)

■ Police took a report of a break, enter and theft that occurred at a resi-dence on the 100 block of Mitchell Place, Courtenay on May 14th. Thieves stole household items in this theft. (2015-5934)

■ On May 14th police entered into an assault with a weapon and threats complaint that occurred on a City transit bus. All parties are known to each other. This inves-tigation is continuing. (2015-5935)

■ On May 15th police received a report of a vehicle being broken into while parked on the 2500 block of Grant Avenue in Courtenay. A military work uniform and mili-tary ID was taken. (2015- 5955)

■ Police received a re-port of a theft of a guitar on May 15th. The owner reports that the white Fender Precision Bass

guitar, valued at $2000, was stolen from the band room at Mark Isfeld Senior Secondary school.

(2015-5981)

■ On May 16th police received a report of a

smashed glass panel in a bus stop at Pritchard Road and Guthrie Road in Comox. (2015-6002)

■ On May 16th police stopped a vehicle on the Comox Lake Road in Cumberland and found the driver to have been consuming alcohol. Failed breath tests resulted in the female driver being is-sued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and had her vehicle towed and impounded for 30 days and given a ticket for no drivers licence. (2015-6018)

■ During the early morning hours of May 17th the police were called

to a report of a vehicle fi re behind the Driftwood Mall located on Cliff e Avenue in Courtenay. The investigation re-vealed that someone had used gasoline to ignite a vehicle on fi re. This in-vestigation is continuing. (2015-6041)

■ On May 17th police conducted patrols on Hornby Island and during that time two vehicles were stopped for suspect-ed impaired operation. Both drivers were found to have been consuming alcohol and both received 90-day Immediate Road-side Prohibitions and had their vehicles towed and impounded for 30 days.

On Friday afternoon, the Comox Valley Munici-pal Traffi c section actively participated in the pro-vincially targeted traffi c enforcement blitz for high risk driving behaviours.

Given the increase of travellers on the provincial highways in our area for the May long weekend, we chose to concentrate our eff orts on the Inland Is-land Hwy., at Cook Creek

Road.In the span of a few

hours, over 12 tickets were issued for vehicles travel-ling between 21-44 km/h in excess of the posted speed limit, and another 4 drivers were ticketed for Excessive Speed and had their vehicles towed and impounded. Of those 4, the highest speed was 161km/h in a posted 90km/h zone.

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When the Cumberland Brewing Co. served their fi rst pint of craft beer this past December they did so a mere four blocks from where the Pilsener Brew-ing Co. had made beer for thirsty miners over 100 years ago.

In 1991, Greg Evans vis-ited the Cumberland Mu-seum & Archives while re-searching for his Master’s thesis that focused on the history of Vancouver Island’s brewing history. Now with over 30 years of experience in the museum and heritage fi eld, Evans returns to Cumberland to share his passion and knowledge and sample the latest Vancouver Is-land beers.

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member of the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) and is currently working as a consultant for a new Victoria brew pub, as well as working on a series of books for the Royal BC Museum chronicling the history of brewing in BC.

The presentation at the Cumberland Museum will cover brewing history on Vancouver Island, and Cumberland in particular from Pilsener Brewing Co. to Labatt’s “Lucky-est town”. Cumberland Brewing Co. will also be on hand with samples of their latest contributions to Cumberland’s beer his-tory.

“Two things were very dear to some miners after

work: a beer and a bath. And priorities were kept straight. The beer usu-ally came before the bath.” -Lynne Bowen in Boss

WhistleThe presentation starts

at 7pm on Thursday, May 28th at the Cumberland Museum & Archives, 2680 Dunsmuir Ave.

Tickets are $12 for Mu-

seum members and $15 for non-members. Seat-ing is limited so advanced purchase is recommended in person at the Museum or online at www.cumber-landmuseum.ca/events.

Cumberland Beer History: Talk & tasting Thursday, May 28

Speaker Greg Evans

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Atlas celebrates 20 years of being a ‘funky café in a funky town’BY PHILIP ROUNDSpecial to the Echo

Sandra Viney and Trent McIntyre fi rst met while working in the restaurant trade in Brisbane, Austra-lia.

They were a couple of twenty-somethings with insatiable energy and a yen for more travel who simply loved the food business - as well as each other.

The travel bug brought them to British Columbia, where their equal love of snowboarding saw them shredding slopes across the province.

And when not boarding, they talked about running a restaurant of their own, likely with Trent in the kitchen and Sandra front of house.

They set out to fi nd “a funky town that needed a funky café,” Sandra recalls - one within easy reach of snowy slopes in winter. It soon got narrowed down to Fernie or Courtenay.

That was just over 20 years ago, and they haven’t looked back since they opened the Atlas Café here in the spring of

Owners Sandra Viney and Trent McIntyre celebrate the 20th anniversary of Atlas on their restaurant’s patio.

Building relationships with equally passionate, kind-hearted and caring folk further enriches what we do

SANDRA VINEYAtlas co-owner

1995.Now the Sixth Street

business is celebrating its 20th birthday, having won multiple awards down the years and having built a loyal fan base among regular customers as well as welcoming a growing number of visiting diners.

Along the way, the couple launched and ran other successful catering operations in the Valley, including Orbitz in Cour-tenay between 1996 and 1998 and The Avenue in Comox from 2007-2015. But across two decades, the Atlas remained the bedrock on which the business was built.

“Food truly nourish-es and unites us,” says Sandra. “Good food ex-

periences create happy moments. We’re truly fortunate to be living here in the ‘land of plenty’ and to have shared these past 20 years in a community of such diversity and rich-ness.”

One of the most encour-aging aspects of the Co-mox Valley for the Atlas team has been the growth in local food production over the past two de-cades.

“The food scene is evolving all the time,” says Trent. “There are more farmers and more prod-ucts. Showcasing the local

bounty through our menu has been a highlight.”

And Sandra adds: “Farm to folk is a reality for all of us who live in the Comox Valley, from farm-ers’ market supporters to the dedicated dining folk supporting the many din-ing options here. We have come to be part of a great local culinary scene and to see culinary tourism build over these years has been very exciting.”

The restaurant loves to off er a selection of Van-couver Island produce -- meats, seafood, cheeses, salads, vegetables, fruits,

wines and beers -- but its menu off erings remain in-ternational, as befi ts the name ‘Atlas’.

“Our menus are inspired by the foods of the world, brought home with a Co-mox Valley twist,” says Trent, who works with Chef Jon Frazier. “De-pending on your mood, you can venture into the aromas and fl avours of meals inspired by Mexi-can, Asian and Mediterra-nean cuisine.”

The Atlas currently em-ploys 44 people and the café-bar’s owners are keen to encourage a sensible

work-life balance for their co-workers - and for them-selves.

Getting that balance right led to the decision to let go of The Avenue in March despite its ongoing success, and the decision to close the Atlas every Monday and also on Sun-day evenings.

For the rest of the week, the eatery remains a pop-ular meeting place for breakfasts, lunches and dinners, with space for about 70 people to dine inside or out on the patio.

(Continued on page 28)

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BIKE TO WORKBIKE TO WORK

BIKING TO WORK IS GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS

A GREAT WAY TO START AND END THE DAYIN OUR BEAUTIFUL COMOX VALLEY

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Bike to Work Week – Kids can bike too!

Bike to the PlaygroundThe C. V. Cycling Coalition offers all pre-school aged children

in the Valley the opportunity to participate in their own event as part of Bike to Work Week.

When? Tues, May 26 – meet at 9:45 AM – start at 10:00 AM

Where?

Meet at Simms Park

This is a fun family event. Children can come on any type of bicycle, tricycle, scooter, or be carried, pulled or pushed by parents.

Short and easy ride on paved path away from traffic.

There will be healthy goodies and participation ribbons for all.

See you all there!

www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/rec tel: 250-334-9622

Swimming, skating, fitness, wellness at the CVRD’s sports and aquatic centres

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Join in on

Bike to Work Week

May 25-31st

Why Bike? Here are just some of the main reasons to bike to work:

• It’s fun! Biking can be done by yourself or with friends. It’s also a great way to meet people.

• Get yourself in shape. On average biking to work provides 20 to 30 minutes of exercise.

• Keep yourself healthy. 56% of Canadians are considered physically inactive which puts them at higher risk of chronic disease and illness.

• Enjoy work more. Studies show that employ-ees that exercise are more productive, work better with co-workers and enjoy their job more than those that don’t.

• Help the environment. Driving less removes harmful toxins such as ground level ozone. It also reduces the amount of greenhouse gases you put in the atmosphere.

• Save money. Gas costs money. The more you use your vehicle the more you pay for gas, repairs and maintenance.

Even More Reasons!

• You’ll arrive at home de-stressed after work • Cheaper than going to the gym • You can eat more with less worry about

weight gain J • It’s good preventative medicine for many

health and medical conditions • It reduces the risk of premature death, heart

disease, obesity, high blood pressure, adult-onset diabetes, osteoporosis, stroke, depres-sion and colon cancer.

• It releases endorphins that just make you feel good

• You’ll actually have more energy! • People who cycle 100 kms per week add two

and a half years to their life expectancy • It is better for you and easier on the body

than jogging; it’s more convenient than swim-ming

• It relieves congestion on the roads and re-duces the need for more parking spots

• Free parking! • Active employees are more productive and

have lower absenteeism and turnover • A $20 bike tune-up is cheaper than $500 a

month in insurance and gas • Regular cyclists save on insurance by regis-

tering vehicles as recreational only MONDAY MAY 25Simon Cycles: 6:45am – 8:45am (IHOS PARKING LOT)19 Wing Comox: 6:45am – 8:00am Little River Rd and Ryan Rd.Green Team/ City of Courtenay: 7:00 – 9:00am Courtenay City Hall

TUESDAY MAY 26Simon Cycles: 6:45am – 8:45am (IHOS PARKING LOT)19 Wing Comox: 6:45am – 8:00am Little River Rd and Ryan Rd.Comox Rec: 8:00am – 9:30am Robb Road AveBike to Play: 9:45am – 11:00am Simms ParkCOMMUTER CHALLENGE

WEDNESDAY MAY 27Simon Cycles: 6:45am – 8:45am (IHOS PARKING Lot)19 Wing Comox: 6:45am – 8:00am Little River Rd and Ryan Rd.CVRD Transit: 7:30am – 9:00am North Island College bus stop Village of Cumberland: 8:00am – 9:50am Cumberland Community SchoolGIANT CELEBRATION STATION SIMMS PARK 3:00am – 5:30pm

THURSDAY MAY 28 Simon Cycles: 6:45am – 8:45am (IHOS PARKING LOT)19 Wing Comox: 6:45am – 8:00am Little River Rd and Ryan Rd.G.P Vanier Secondary School: 7:00am – 9:00am Headquarters and Dove CreekTrail Bicycles: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Lake Trail RdBrooklyn Strong Start: Preschool Bike party 10:45am Brooklyn School

FRIDAY MAY 29Simon Cycles: 6:45am – 8:45am (IHOS PARKING LOT)19 Wing Comox: 6:45am – 8:00am Little River Rd and Ryan Rd.Mountain City Cycle: 7:30am – 9:00am 5th StreetGo Smart Committee: Lewis Centre/Memorial Pool a rea 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Celebration Stations:

Go Smart CommitteeA regional Go Smart Advisory

Committee is currently being developed that will have the objectives of increasing the safety and convenience for people to travel by walking, by bus, by cycling and other alternative

modes to the private automobile, and of helping participating governments reach their respective mobility greenhouse gas targets. All four Local Governments of the Comox Valley have targets to reduce Greenhouse

Gas Emissions and to reduce the proportion of automobile trips in each community.

Nancy HoferEnvironmental Planner,

City of Courtenay

BIKE TO SCHOOL WEEK• Ecole Robb Road • Ecole Puntledge Park • Valley View Elementary • Cumberland

Community Campus • Huband Park

Elementary

• Miracle Beach Elementary

• Aspen Park Elementary

• Brooklynn Strong Start

Monday May 25:

Ride with an Elected offi cial

8:45 am Courtenay City Hall

Tuesday May 26:

The Commuter Challenge

Wednesday May 27:

Bike to Work Celebration

3:00pm-5:30pm Simms Millennium Park

“Take two bike rides and call me in the morning”Health all part of the benefits of Bike to Work Week May 25-31st 2015

“Three years ago we got rid of our second vehicle, and I made bik-ing my main form or transporta-tion. Rain, snow, sun or wind I am biking. I love it!”

Dr. Richard Backus, a sports medicine physician and past-presi-dent of Bike to Work BC Society often prescribes “take at least two bike rides and call me in the morn-ing” to his patients. Backus, a long time commuter cyclist and advo-cate of cycling health benefits urges people to register and try cycling to work during Bike to Work Week May 25-Jun 1. “Even if you try it only one or two days per week, you will be amazed how great you feel,” he comments. “And you will qualify

for great prizes.”“Safety is important,” says

Orlando Schmidt who has been cycling to work in Abbotsford for the past 14 years and is the current president of Bike to Work BC,“ICBC has provided some great safe cycling tips that can be found on our web site and some communities also offer safe cycling courses.”

Share The Road and Bike Safe!

“You don’t need fancy clothes or an expensive bike, but it is impor-tant to be visible and wear a hel-met. We provide lots of support and fun such as celebration sta-tions with food and entertainment,

and many workplaces have team leaders to encourage you. And if your distances are long, you can always try taking the bus with your bike part way.”

Comox Valley is one of Forty-four communities in BC participat-ing in Bike to Work Week May 25-31st. To join them, register and qualify for great prizes including Exodus Travels Prague to Budapest cycling trip at: www.biketowork.ca.

Bike to Work BC is a not for profit soci-ety that provides resources and sup-port to assist local communities hold bike to work events province-wide.

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The 2nd Annual Royal LePage Petite Fondo is September 13, 2015

NEWPRICE

NEW PRICE

All your training is done now and it is me for fi nal prepara ons and the big race itself. The day before the race is also a very important day. Saturday, May 23rd ALL par cipants need to pick up their race packages at Shoreline Orthodon cs, 1530 Cliff e Ave. The offi ce is on the lower level of the building between the Coast Westerly Hotel and the Sand Volleyball courts. In your bag will be a race number, swim cap, t-shirt and a very important piece of paper informing you of what heat you will swim in and your posi on in the heat. Be sure to read this carefully!

During package pickup, 1 pm to 5 pm, Shoreline Orthodon cs is pleased to host an Expo. The expo will showcase all things triathlon. Sponsors will host tents where you can pickup last minute items, and check out new gear. It is also an opportunity to plan par cipa on in your next community event as the reps from CV Road Runners, YANA and Country Roads Marathon will be on hand with event details. The highlight of the expo will be our line up of guest speakers with our Key speaker being Peter Reid. During his career Peter won ten Ironman triathlons, including the Ironman World Championship three mes. In addi on we will review the course and provide valuable race ps.

Community events are not possible without the reless contribu ons of volunteers. The Shoreline Orthodon cs Tri-K Triathlon has dedicated crew of volunteers who work for months prior to race day to ensure a safe well run event. Come race weekend hundred of more volunteers are required to help ensure everything runs smoothly. If you are able to pitch in please let us know.

Events would not be possible without the support of community sponsors. Please show your support to our sponsors; Shoreline Orthodon cs, The Eagle 97.3, Comox Valley Echo, Extreme Runners. HiTech/Brazen, Thri y’s, Brian McLean Chevrolet, Canadian Tire and Tri BC.

A er the fes vi es its me to head home and assemble all of your gear. Be sure of your start me and plan to arrive at the Comox Valley Sports centre well in advance of that me. The best place to park is at the Comox Valley Exhibi on grounds.

Good luck enjoy the Race!

See you at the fi nish line!

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Beyond the restaurant’s walls, Sandra and Trent believe that maintaining strong links with the com-munity they serve is cru-cial.

“Building relationships with equally passionate, kind-hearted and caring folk further enriches what we do,” says Sandra, and that philosophy includes providing sponsorship to 15 local organizations and charities and off ering res-taurant gift certifi cates to help fundraising by an-other 30.

That’s in addition to their monthly food dona-tions to groups helping

provide meals or ingredi-ents to the less fortunate, such as the Sonshine Club soup kitchen, Comox Val-ley Transition Society’s women’s refuge, and the Comox Valley Food Bank.

Twenty years on, San-dra and Trent may have fi -nally curbed their wander-lust and put down roots in the “funky” community they originally sought for their dream of being res-taurateurs.

What now for the cou-ple? “We plan to go on doing what we love,” says Trent.

“Serving excellent qual-ity food in good portions, at fair prices, in an upbeat, fun atmosphere.”

Atlas celebrates 20 years

Ukrainian Mennonites are a group of Mennonites of German language, tra-dition and ethnicity, who are descents from Ger-man-Dutch Anabaptists who settled for about 250 years in West Prussia and established colonies in the south west of the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) beginning in 1789.

Since the late 19th cen-tury, many of them have come to communities throughout the Western Hemisphere including Black Creek.

This year people with Mennonite heritage and supporters throughout the community are vol-unteering in a Menno-nite Central Committee (MCC) World Relief Fair Saturday, May 23 to raise funds for the current situ-ation in the Ukraine.

The Ukrainian State Emergency services is re-porting that over 1 million people in Ukraine have been displaced within the country because of vio-lence and confl ict.

MCC is currently pro-viding emergency food baskets for displaced

families from Crimea and food, shelter and other assistance for families in Zaporizhzhia and Niko-pol.

The Relief Fair is lo-cated at the Black Creek Community Hall and be-gins May 23 at 8 am with a pancake breakfast.

Other food booths and a huge rummage tent open at 9 am.

Expect to see kids ac-tivities, plant and bake sales and a silent and live auction.

All of the proceeds of this fair are going to help the people of Ukraine.

More Information can be found at http://mc-ccanada.ca/stories/mcc-appeals-donations-re-spond-ukraine-crisis

Black Creek Mennonites haverelief fair Saturday for Ukraine

Evergreens present ‘The Best Country Jamboree Ever!’

For the fi fth year in suc-cession, the Evergreen Club will be hosting a country music fundraiser in support of the Sonshine Lunch Program at St George’s United Church.

This year’s concert is titled “The Best Country Music Jamboree Ever” and promises to be the show of all shows. T

The jamboree is orga-nized and emceed by the Evergreen Club’s own Ken MacLeod.

If you are a country mu-sic fan who loves to sup-port a good cause, then this one’s for you!

For those unaware, the Sonshine Lunch Club is under the leadership of Martin Davies and feeds up to 200 people, Monday to Friday, at St George’s Church.

This year’s show fea-tures the ‘Nightingale of the Comox Valley’ Jacque-line Lambeth, doing some Patsy Cline/ LeAnn Rimes numbers, along with BC country icon Denny Eddy

of Coombs, BC doing some Merle Haggard (and other country favourites).

Eddy is a two-time win-ner of the BC Country Music Association Enter-tainer of the Year.

Dave Perry will also be showcasing his talent with his tribute to Canadian Country Music. A special treat this year will be the introduction of 8 year-old Emma Casavant.

Emma recently wowed fans at the Evergreen Club’s play “Picnic in 1915.”

Along with the featured artists, the show will fea-ture Glen Hiebert (fi ddle), Bob Casavant (vocals and rhythm guitar), Art Mc-Martin (mandolin and fi d-

dle), Ray Ledoux (electric bass), Ed Medford (guitar and fi ddle), Doris Weislein (vocals), George Bentham (vocals), Irene Tomchick (vocals), and Bob Main-waring (steel guitar).

The concert is being held at 2 pm on Sunday, May 31 in the upper Con-ference Hall of the Flor-ence Filberg Centre.

Everyone is welcome and doors will open at 1pm.

Tickets for this show are $10 and are available at the front desk of the Flor-ence Filberg Centre (or at the door if still available).

For more information call 250-338-1000 or check out the website www.ever-greenclub.me

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GOLF ROUND-UP46 MEN OUT AT COMOX WEDNESDAY NIGHT

46 golfers played 9 holes at Comox on Wednesday evening, May 13 with the following results:

0-16 low gross Marty Petersen 37, Mark Smith 38.

17 + low gross Dave Wood 39, Ron Pratt 43.

Low Nets: Pat Riva 31, Ian Leakey 31, Gord Har-ris 33,

Mike Holland 33 and Mark Vandervoort 33.

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Naso, Thrifty Foods#3 Long Drive 0-16 Kaj

Petersen, Mens Club#4 2nd shot (All) Russ

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#5 KP (All) Shawn Vin-cent, Glacier Gutters

#7 Long Drive 17+, Dave Wood, Mens Club

#8 2nd shot 17 + Vic Crisp, Black Fin Pub,

#9 KP (All) Ken Grant, Men’s Club

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TUESDAY LADIES AT COMOX MAY 19

Suzy Venuta and Edith Albrecht were the win-ners of low gross 87 and low net 68 respectively under perfect conditions Tuesday. It was a quali-fying day for the CTC to be played at Storey Creek on June 8th. Pat Schmidt, Edith Albrecht and Val Pearce are team #1 and team #2 is Patti Harris, Linda Calender and Grace Coulter. Phyllis Taylor and Sue Leakey tied at 92 and Grace Coulter scored a 93 in the Gross division. The Net scores were as follows: Anne Patterson- 69, Pat Schmidt- 70, Barb Buchanan-73, Val Pearce- 74 and with a tie of a score of 75 were- Patti Harris, Linda Baker, Sook Kim, and Jean McCrea.

Closest to the bucket was Marg Kelly sponsored by Keith Gibson-Investors Group. Sue Leakey won the Tee Box lunch for closest to the hole on #5

and #14. Jesse and Nadine from the Pro Shop spon-sored the prize for ball in the water on #5 and #14, which Sharon Crowe won. Anne Patterson won clos-est to the hole on #4 and #13 and closest to the hole in 2 on #9 and 18. The longest putts were won by Linda Baker and Val Pearce.

Come out and join the la-dies. Guests are welcome! Sign up in the pro shop 250-339-4444 or sign up in the locker room at the club house. Thanks go out to the generous support from our sponsors.

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SPRING TROPHY DAY AT SUNNYDALE

It was the Alice Allen Memorial Trophy up for grabs on Tuesday, May 20th at Sunnydale Tuesday Ladies Golf Club. Carolyn Walker (Low Gross Win-ner - 87), BarryAnn Bury (Low Net Winner - 69), Lys McCrone (Low Gross Runner Up - 94) and Pat Costello (Low Net Runner Up - 73) will all be having their names inscribed for the year 2015. Congratula-tions Ladies.

Lois Westbrook (96), Sharon Littler (97), Teri Sleigh (97), Vicki Bombini (98) and Sandra Galloway (98) rounded out the Low

Sunnydale Ladies Club with Tournament Winners (Left to Right - Pat Costello, BarryAnn Bury, Carolyn Walker and Lys McCrone).

Gross Winners while Bel Brown (74), Jenny Lavery (75), Penny Wagenstein (75), Susie Currie (77), Lorna Fowler (77) and Magge Miller (77) were the other Low Net Win-ners.

Pat Rudolph recorded the Lowest Putts of the tournament (26) and Frankie McCaff ery had the Longest Putt on Hole #9.

Vicki Bombini won the KP #10 sponsored by Rob Speer Pro Shop and Marg Poje won the KP #5 - 2nd Shot for the 25+ Hcp.

The 9 Hole Ladies also got started on Tuesday, playing on the back 9. We had 4 ladies out to enjoy

the beautiful sunshine. Congratulations to Coral Tanner for her Birdie on #15. Low Gross went to Louise Smiley and we had a 3 way tie for putts.

We hope to see more la-dies out next week.

We welcome women to join us for 18 or 9 holes of golf on Tuesday mornings (8:30 for a 9:00 am start) followed by prizes and a great lunch in our Club-house.

A ‘Chipping Around the Green’ clinic is scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd at 9:00 am. Brian Phelan, teaching pro, will be host-ing the clinic. Phone the Pro Shop at 250-334-3232 for further details.

GREAT EVENING FORTHURSDAY LADIES

Sunnydale Thursday Night Ladies May 14th was great evening with a good turnout. Welcome newcomer Bernadette.

Hole prizes were given to:

Maylene Friesen for lon-gest drive on #6 and most shots out of the sandtrap on #2!

Willa Fussey had the longest putt on #9.

Louise Smiley was clos-est to the pin 3rd on #5. Ardene Larison was clos-est to the rock on #4. Wendy Christie was closet to the pin 2nd shot on #3.

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Jenny Lavery had lowest putts and Sylvia Stephens was the most honest golfer.

Weekly prize winners:Anna’s Salon - Cora

HawkinsBooster Juice - Deb

McMahonBoston Pizza - Mary

Lynn DoubininFluids Bar & Grill -

Judy HughesGreat Canadian Oil

Change/Car Wash - Ber-nadette Giacomelli

Investors Group Janet Gee/Locals Restaurant - Maylene Friesen

Investors Group Keith Gibson - Louise Smiley

Jo Klassen’s Grill - Col-len Robson & Erica Roy

Michaels Off Main - Peggy Ferguson

Panago Pizza Comox -Irma Derksen & Mon-quie Walker

Plates Eatery - Lois Pynn

Rob’s Pro Shop - Ar-dene Larison

Royston Coff ee - Mau-reen Mason

Subway - Peggy Cum-mins

Sunnydale Golf - Coral

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SPRING FLING AT GLACIER GREENS

Spring is sprung the grass is riz and we know where the golfers iz....the Spring Fling on Tuesday morning the 12th of May!

Twenty women dressed up and showed up to play our fi rst team event and several did very well.

The trophy was won handily by Judy Brown, Bernice Henderson and Janine Harder and close on their heels but not close enough was Gene Renaud, Gene’s invis-ible friend and Roberta Cadieu.

Third place team included Tobi Norris, Rikki Farrell and Lynne Pringle, and the team of Liz van Boeschoten, Rosslyn O’Rourke and El-lie Nicholas took fourth. Well done all of you.

Janine Harder won KP on #4, Judy Brown #7, Brenda Livingstone #12, Rikki Farrell #15 and Lynne Pringle #17! Bren-da Livingstone scored a hole-in-one on Saturday, the 9th and the cheers are still going on!!

Great big thank-you to the organizers and the Prize Committee, it was indeed a great FLING!

SPECTACULAR DAY AT GLACIER GREENS

Another spectacular day in the Comox Valley with ninety eight players out for Saturday Men’s at Glacier Greens Golf Club,

Hcp 0-12 Gross : Jeff Edwards

75, Randy Robinson 76 CB and Willie Oliver 76

Net : Richard Martin 66, Brian Goodwin 67 and Clint Perry 70 CB.

Hcp 13-18 Gross: Wayne Wood

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Net : Jim Loring 64, Rick Verbeek 65 CB and Al Murray 65

Hcp 19+ Gross : Nick Mykitiuk

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Net : Ted Sauve 65, Armad Reckhard 67 and Len Doyle 68 CB

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GOLF ROUND-UP VALLEY BRIDGE REPORTVALLEY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB

Monday, May 11A1 Richard Grant - War-

ren Burd2 Jack and Carole Brad-

shaw 3 Slava Simice - Barrie

TurnhamB 1 Doug Irvine - Cynthia

Tree2 Dave Mosher - Howard

Cohen 3 Sharon Feduniak - Tim

KennellyC1 Bob Dugas - Dave

Livingstone 2 Glen Parsons - Dave

ProctorThursday, May 14A1 Jack and Carole Brad-

shaw2 Doug Nash - Ken

Hooper3 Roy and Patricia LoweB3 Gary Priestman - Pat

PantusoC3 Allen Hopwood - Lor-

raine GarganOur club is located on

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We off er guaranteed part-nerships, so if you’re visit-ing or your regular partner is away, make sure you come out to play anyway.

If you don’t have a regu-lar partner, I’m sure you’ll meet one.

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D’ESTERRE DUPLICATE BRIDGETues. May 12N/S1. Howie Cohen- Sharon

Feduniak2. Dick-Lynn Sangster3. Barb Mc Crindle-Patti

Wheeldon4. John-Lynne GodfreyE/W1. Jane Jenssen-Carol

Ante2. Judy Morrison-Harvey

Piercy3. Jeanette Baron- Tom

Dugale4. Roy Hagg-Keith WareFri May 15N/S1. Lorraine -Chuck Hod-

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tuso3. Ron -Chris Toutant4. Dianne McKinnon-Ru-

by PaulsonE/W1. Karin Franzen-Daphne

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Many thanks , DaphneResults for Tuesday, 5th

May (12 tables):N/S - 1. Harvey Piercy and

Jean Tait; 2. Jack and Carol Bradshaw; 3. Betty Foun-tain and Barb Morris; 4. Phil Sanford and Maureen Olafson.

E/W - 1. Doug Poole and Maggie Miller; 2. Grace Whetter and Wendy Peddie; 3. Maggie Wynde and Joan Lord; 4. Jane Jenssen and Carol Ante.

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E/W - 1. Roy Hagg and Keith Ware; 2. Dick and Lynne Sangster; 3. Ron and Chris Toutant.

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Administrator

Administrator needed for Alitis Investment Counsel’s Campbell River office. This is a full-time position. We offer a fast paced family oriented office. Employee benefits include flex time, employer funded medical benefits and RRSP programs. This position is long term and may provide advancement opportunities for the right person. Offering a competitive wage based on experience. JOB DESCRIPTION

Processing new client paperwork; Processing files/ implementing adviser recommendations; Placing security trades on Dataphile; Reviewing accounts for accuracy & compliance; Problem solving and researching to resolve issues, and preparing and providing details of issues that require escalation to Supervisor; Providing assistance to staff for special projects; Data entry and management; Assisting and being available as a backup receptionist; Cross-training in order to provide business continuity; Assisting clients with basic requests.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

2-5 years’ experience as an administrator; Basic understanding of finance services industry a MUST; Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook); Experience with Dataphile and Salesforce would also be a benefit.

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

Detail-oriented with a desire to maintain a well-organized environment; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Self-motivated with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure; Positive and professional attitude; Responsible and trustworthy.

Please send your resume to nketterer@alitis.ca along with a cover letter outlining your strengths and experience for consideration. Applicants previously employed with a financial firm will be strong candidates. Resumes sent without cover letters will not be considered. Please note that only applicants for consideration will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.

Closing date of June 5th, 2015

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