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Discovery IslanderMay 2, 2014ISSUE 575 Serving the Discovery Islands since 1992
Since arriving on Quadra Island in the fall of 2003 to make a home and base their Tula Foundation, Eric Peterson and
Christina Munck have had a major impact on the community and now one part of their elaborate work is being recognized nationally.
Seven years in the making the ‘Tula House’ perched above Hyacinthe Bay has been awarded the 2014 Governor General’s Medal for Architecture. This prestigious prize is awarded only every two years and typically goes to public buildings, making this honour especially notable.
Peterson credits a huge team effort in the design and execution of the construction. “It is a marvel of craftsmanship, particularly the exquisite
Quadra Tula House Awarded Governor General’s Medal
Patkau Architects in Vancouver wins Prestigious National Award
o e l l e C o n s t r u c t i o n L t d .
Congratulations!
www.jtoelle.com
Kenwood DesignsTom Rohan
Quadra Island Building Supply Hedefine Contracting
CVA ContractingPaul Renda LandscapingCape Mudge Boatworks
Bills Tree ServiceRichard Leicester Painting
Ed Fisher-------------G Roy Dahlnas
Landtec IndustriesSeamar Industries
Sorenson Macdonald Enterprises----------
Waypoint SignsViken Waste
to Eric Peterson & Christina Munck;Patkau Architectson receiving the
2014 Governor Generals Award for Architecture
from J Toelle Construction Ltd. and our local trades partners
concrete work and the amazing ceiling. Both of those elements were created and executed by Quadra Island craftsman. I suspect that over the course of the project their skills grew to rival those of any craftsman anywhere. The purity of their work is almost hypnotic.” he said.
Along with the outstanding craftsmanship the house is a remarkable feat of engineering, clinging dramatically yet unobtrusively to a high bluff above the water. The project was also in part a family affair, Eric’s brother Chris oversaw the structural engineering.
For more information about the Tula Foundation visit: tula.org and for more details about the Governor General’s Awards see: gg.ca
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CorrectionI would like to make a correction to my last article of Spirit Books. I was mistaken in my statement.
Apartments will NOT be built in the Upper Realm.
The building is being renovated for upgraded retail spaces. I apologize for the error.
Steve Moore
The Ferryland Express
Long time ago when the land was free,
Sir John built a railroad from sea to sea.
Some Victorians lived on the islands off shore.
He promised the train would come right to their door.
So the islands all joined the confederation
But the train has still never reached their station.
Many promises are made to these western isles
By shrewd politicians with cunning and guile.
They made B.C. Ferries a crown corporation,
This is a model of creative inflation.
When the provincial coffers are looking bare,
They reduce the sailings and increase the fare
And when the islanders complain this is cruel
They just blame it all on the cost of fuel.
They are driving the islands into recession
Perhaps it is time to call for secession.
When the political hacks start sharpening their axes,
We could vote independence and withhold our taxes.
If the feds and the province would like us to stay
We must have a bridge or a marine highway.
United the people of the North West Coast
Are rattling the chains of Sir John A’s old ghost.
He united this nation from coast to coast.
George Vancouver’s islands could sound the last post.
- Ann McLean
Re: Cutbacks to Coastal Community Credit Union HoursDue to these cut backs and the new ferry schedule people who work in Campbell River will find it very difficult to bank on Quadra. As I see it, the Credit Union will lose customers and in all probability will cut back the hours even further. Banking is a very basic need and makes up part of the jigsaw of our society.
Because of this I have suggested to both the branch here and the head office that they stagger their six hours: 12-6 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and leave Wednesdays and Fridays as 10-4. I thought that 10-4 on Wednesdays would be better for seniors who usually shop on that day.
If you feel as I do, I suggest that you also call 250-285-3327 and 250-741-3200 or 1-888-741-1010 and let them know.
Eve Phillips
What Would You Do?[If ] your dog was injured and the vet said it only had a 65% chance of recovery? And your decision not to get the operation was based on the happy life it has had and his only disability was a limp?
What would you think if a Willow Point vet called the SPCA saying that the dog was being abused and in need of this operation?
What would you think when the RCMP and SPCA showed up with an unlawful warrant and took your family dog away from you?
What would you do when the SPCA seriously assaulted an elderly family member in the process of taking your dog?
What would you do when the SPCA says you owe $3,000 for an operation that was not effective or absolutely required?
And that you can never see your dog again?
And your family member could suffer from his injury for the rest of his life?
And the laws that say that they are justified are a product of the corruption in the BC Provincial Government and Justice system!
This is a true story and the people that condone it are the suporters of our so called fair and democratic society, funded by our tax dollars.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and reflect on it in your next provincial election here on peaceful Quadra Island.
Written without prejudice
Bill Binnersley
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ISLAND CALENDARDiscovery Islander
Submit your event info or news item - eMail: [email protected] or drop-off at 701 Cape Mudge Rd or at Hummingbird
Read the DI online: www.DiscoveryIslander.ca
MONDAY- Parent & Tots, QCC, 9:30 am - 12 pm - Sing For Pure Joy! QCC, Room 3, 3:00 - 4:30. All Welcome.
TUESDAY- Yoga with Trinity, QCC #3, 5-6:30pm- - Al-Anon Meeting, Quadra Children’s Centre, 7:00 pm
WEDNESDAY- Yoga with Trinity, QCC #3, 10-11:30am - Parent and Babes 11 am QCC- 1st & 3rd Wednesday Food Bank,QCC 1 - 2 pm
THURSDAY- Parents & Tots, QCC, 10:00 am - 12 pm- Yoga with Trinity, QCC#3, 5-6:30 pm- Prayer Meeting, Quadra Island Bible Church, 7 pm
FRIDAY- White Light Essences & Guided Meditation, Studio 6 Upper Realm, 1-2:30 pm- Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 pm Quadra United Church
SATURDAY- First Saturday of month - Local Food Market at Quadra Legion from 10-2 pm - Farmers’ Market & Bazaar 10 am to 2 pm behind Credit Union, Q Cove- Open mic with Mo. 9:00 pm HBI pub
SUNDAY- Family Service, Quadra Island Bible Church, 10:30 am - United Church, 10:45 am unless advertised, Sept 15 to end Jun, 285-3163.- Quadra Sunday Painters, 11 am - 2 pm, 285-3390
BC FERRIES PHASES OUT PREPAID PAPER TICKETS ON HORNBY ISLAND
AND CORTES ISLAND ROUTES
Prepaid paper tickets valid for payment until December 31, 2010
Friday, May 2- Theatre Quadra presents: Steel Magnolias Quadra Community Centre 7 pm- Live music with Blue Kats, HBI Pub 9 pmSaturday, May 3- Farmers’ Market - behind CC Credit Union Q Cove 10 am - 2 pm- Nuyumbalees, Annual Dinner and Art Auction, Quinsam Hall CR 5 pm- Theatre Quadra presents: Steel Magnolias Quadra Community Centre 7 pmSunday, May 4- Rebecca Spit Broom Bash, 12 noon, bring gloves and clippers- Theatre Quadra presents: Steel Magnolias Quadra Community Centre 2 pmFriday, May 9- Boom. Slam Poetry Evening with Duncan Shields HBI Pub 8:30 pmSaturday, May 10- Quadra Children’s Centre’s annual garage sale, info 250-285-3511- Golf Tournament Fundraiser for Children’s Centre book Tee-time 285-2811- Dinner & Concert with Valdy, Herons, $55 250-285-3322Tuesday, May 13- Childhood Asthma Workshop Quadra Island Medical Clinic 7 pmSaturday May 17- Cortes SEAFEST Gorge Harbour Marina - free shuttle from ferry 250-935-6911- Ten Times Bigger plays Quadra Legion 9:00-1:00 am $5.00Saturday, May 24- Quadra May Day Celebrations, parade Rebecca Spit 10 am sharp.- Dance with DJ Dodd & The Returning Saturn Collective! Q.C.C. - Badfish plays Quadra Legion 9:00-1:00 am
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250-285-3293
Bill Bradshaw Quadra Real Estate
Your Island Realtor®[email protected]
NEW LISTING $295,000: 0.7 ACREWATERFRONT LOT AT COPPER BLUFFS
•280 ft of walk on waterfront•Driveway to beautiful building site on rocky point close to ocean•Easy beach access to two small bays•Property boasts great southern exposure and comes with shared drilled well, hook up to sewer & hydro services to prop-erty line•Nice storage shed in place & 27 ft travel trailer sits on building site, which owners are willing to sell to the purchaser
L-R : Robert McKerracher (Bow Canoe), Steve Schliecher (Kayak), Tak Ogasawara (Alpine Ski), Harley Elias (Stern Canoe), Mike Akey (XC Ski), Jack Mar (Mtn. Bike), Brian Simmons (Road Bike), Dave Younger (Snow Shoe), Jerry Benner ( 2nd Runner) and Murray Garland (1st Runner).
There were over 1500 participants in this years Snow to Surf in the Comox Valley. Quadra Island’s Life Cycles Team had a total age of 617 yrs., third oldest team in the event and place 61st out of 151 teams.
Team ‘Life Cycle’ won the Great Grand Masters Category in the 2014 Snow to Surf
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Discovery IslanderRead the DI online: www.DiscoveryIslander.ca
ISLAND FORUMSay your piece - eMail: [email protected] or drop-off at 701 Cape Mudge Rd or at Hummingbird
Dear Neighbours,Finally there is a positive initiative for which we have an opportunity to make comments. The initiative is the Marine Planning Partnership, MaPP. The purpose of the MaPP Marine Plan is to provide recommendations for achieving ecosystem based marine management that maintains social and cultural well-being and economic development based on healthy ecosystems over the long term.
I have included links to the MaPP program and the plan maps. Please don’t just refer to the maps but read the MaPP information also. It is important to read section 5 of the Draft Plan which explains the uses and protections and criteria of each management zone
Jim Abram has an article in this week’s DI and on the gumboot about the program.
The coastal area with which MaPP is concerned has been divided into four sections: Haida Gwaii, North Coast, Central Coast, North Vancouver Island (NVI), which extends from the top end of Vancouver Island to just south of Campbell River. Our comments will be directed to the NVI area. This program is important because, unlike DFO’s geoduck plan, the plan is based on science, ecology, environmental preservation and respect for other social and cultural values.
The MaPP plan does not address activities under Federal Jurisdiction, but what it does is provide a second
“layer” of consideration in defining and deciding appropriate activities. The Federal Government might indicate a willingness to grant a marine use licence coast wide, however it is the Province who grants tenures.
*MaPP hopes to become policy for the BC Government when reviewing applications for marine activities and marine tenures.
It is very important – even critical – for us to write letters in support of the MaPP program
MaPP planning considers the uses, plans, zones, tenures and legal designations that are in place on the land adjacent to marine areas and the seabed but does not propose specific management objectives for private lands or uplands.
What this is saying is that MaPP recognizes and reinforces our zoning and our rights as landowners and the value of our properties. It also recognizes the importance of our ocean for tourism, recreation and personal enjoyment.
I believe that MaPP ,in conjunction with our zoning and precedents that recognize our zoning, provides us a great deal of support in opposing future applications for commercial resource based marine use.
Please take the time to read the MaPP plan for NVI and write a letter of support.
Below are two links to MaPP, the first takes you to the NVI Plan and the second takes you to the comment page.
Our comments are so important for our cause that I ask you to please take the time to read the Plan. When you look at the NVI Plan please click on the shaded sub links. This is an easy read and important so that you can provide knowledgeable comments.
Why our comments are important: You will notice on page 7 of the Draft Plan SUMMARY, there is a map which shows that the area from Francisco Point to Rebecca Spit and the west side of Quadra and Sonora Island from Small Inlet to Nodales Channel are proposed as protection zones. Small Inlet, Waiatt Bay and Drew Harbour would be recognized as already protected. All other waters and beaches surrounding our islands would be designated as special management zones meaning that all uses must be considered, including upland settlement and tourism. MaPP needs to receive our support to ensure these zones.
Web page for NVI Plan: http://mappocean.org/north-vancouver-island/draft-plan-for-input/
Webpage to provide feedback by May 15: http://mappocean.org/north-vancouver-island/draft-plan-for-input/north-vancouver-island-online-response-form/
An important comment which should be in all letters is: “ Proposed activities in all zones must be referred to local government and must be in accordance with local bylaws”
The deadline for comments is May 15th but don’t wait until then.
Michael Stahnke
THE EDITOR NOTES
Along with the ongoing BC Ferries debacle, continuing pressures on
local services and a slanted global economic picture, the news of the closure of the Cortes branch of the Credit Union and reduced hours on Quadra comes as insult added to injury to our islands.
Yet from this desk it seems to me that if Coastal Community Credit Union are facing economic pressures at their smaller branches then they only have themselves, and specifically their marketing department to blame.
Within weeks of CCCU’s takeover of Quadra Credit Union in 2009 our local financial institution all but disappeared in the local media. Sure they fulfilled their contractual obligations of donations through the Legacy Fund but their advertising dried up virtually overnight.
Any business person worth their salt knows that marketing is a crucial part of maintaining and growing a business and CCCU’s complete lack of it begs the question: was the initial merger a calculated move to eventually eliminate competition or does CCCU simply not understand basic business fundamentals?
It’s not as if our sole banking service lacks for unique selling points. Just why is it that CCCU is deluded by false economy?
- Philip Stone
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Discovery Islander
Submit your event info or news item - eMail: [email protected] or drop-off at 701 Cape Mudge Rd or at Hummingbird
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NEWS & EVENTS
Golf CourseMembership
Considering membership with the Quadra Island Golf Course? There has never been a better time to join the Club! Membership offers a wealth of benefits of which include an opportunity to play unlimited golf, participation in club events, discounts on retail, driving range*, power carts*, reciprocal benefits with other golf courses and more. If you need more information or you have questions, please call 250-285-2811.
Newcomers Welcome
New to Quadra? The Discovery Islands Chamber of Commerce and local businesses welcome you with a gift bag. Please contact Judy at 250-285-2150
Children's Centre Garage Sale
The Quadra Children’s Centre annual garage sale is coming up on Saturday, May 10th from 10 until 2. Come on out and find some gently used treasures and support quality early care and learning in our community. We are still accepting donations until Friday, May 9th. You can deliver your gently used items to our back deck. Please no clothes, skis, computers of TVs. For more information call 285-3511.
Live Music at Farmers’ MarketThere will be live music at Quadra’s Saturday Market.
On June 7th Louise Krohman will introduce Flamenco music and dancing. On June 14 Dave Blinzinger will play his mellow sax.
If you would like to perform at the market this summer, phone Steve Moore at 285-3323. Quadra folks are generous and musicians can usually take home more than $60 for the two hour gig from 10 am to just past Noon.
Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship
Quadra Legion Ladies Auxiliary is excepting applications for the KAY DUBOIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
From Veterans descendent entering post -secondary education. An award will be based on academic & citizenship criteria. First Year Students
Mail to Box 129 Heriot Bay B.C.V0P-1H0 Applications close May 31 2013
Thanks HBI!A major thank you to Lois and her wonderful staff at the Heriot Bay Inn for so beautifully hosting the celebration for Save the Heart of Quadra Parks and thank you to each of you who attended. It was a grand evening.
Susan WestrenAt The LegionWe have two fabulous 4 piece bands from Campbell River coming in the month of May: On Saturday May 17th 9:00-1:00 It’s Ten Times Bigger! $5.00 at the door & On Saturday May 24th BADFISH is coming from 9:00-1:00, both bands are sure to Rock the Legion !
Dear Dad: call for reservations... 250.285.3322
Dear Mom:this year choose delightful serviceand delicious food...(but skip the toast crumbs in bed)Herons is serving a special Brunch Menu featuring eight distinct eggs benny options with four hollandaise variations; gluten free available too. Brunch 8 am - 2 pm May 11.
a beautiful place to spend timeHerons hours: 8am-8pm Sun-Thurs; 8am - 9pm Fri & Sat
Fundraising Golf TournamentOn Saturday May 10th, the QI Golf Course is hosting a FUN FUNDRAISING TOURNAMENT in support of the Quadra Children’s Centre.
It’s easy, establish a team of 2, keep score and hand in your score card at the end of your round. The lowest and highest gross score for a 9 hole round win the trophies.
The entry fee is $5 per person with all proceeds to the Children’s Centre.
Additional donations for the Children’s Centre are gratefully accepted. Let’s show our community support! To register and book your tee time, call 250-285-2811.
Buddhist MeditationYou don’t have to be a Buddhist to appreciate a circle of quiet meditators sitting together peacefully.
Come relax and calm your mind with a 40 minute meditation on Sunday morning at Spirit Books in the Upper Realm at Q. Cove. After a tea break, we discuss a book called “What the Buddha Taught.” We start at 10 am sharp every Sunday. It’s free or by donation.
Call Steve or Danielle for more info at 285-3323
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Discovery IslanderRead the DI online: www.DiscoveryIslander.ca
REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S REPORTBy Jim Abram
This past month has been busier than ever. With the ferry fight in full swing including rallies, continuous media
and Board business at an all-time high on top of everything else, my days have been pretty much filled to the brim. I will try to keep this report to a minimum.
Ferries, dreaded #*@&!@*# Ferries!Where on earth do I start? I guess I’ll start with the daily stories coming from you, the public, concerning the hardships caused by the new schedule (and fares). Every day, I hear additional stories of how you are being impacted and I list them and I speak to media about them, so that government can hear it broadcast all over the Province. We will also bring these concerns to the BCFerry corp. at our next Ferry Advisory Committee on June 10th. Should be a heated one and remember that the public is invited to attend as observers and can also request to speak as a delegation. I really wish more of you would take advantage of expressing yourselves to BCFS in person at these meetings.
The UBCM Special Committee on BC Ferries (that I am on) will meet on April 30th to discuss phase two of the report, which is the actual socio-economic study (that the Province never did). We will give the consultants the terms of reference and strategize on how best to make this have serious impact on the government. As you all know from my last report, we had a great rally at the AVICC convention in Qualicum Beach on April 12th. We solidified the local governments of this coast, and beyond, and they are now totally on our side in this battle including the President of the UBCM (from the northern interior!).
As most of you saw from the news reports, we had an emergency call-out a few days ago and we didn’t have enough crew to make the after hours sailing. So the CCG was called and they did it. From the initial call to arrival at the hospital the incident took two and one half hours. That comes straight from the family involved. This is totally unacceptable and could have been a matter of life and death. This too will be on our agenda for June 10th with the FAC and BCFS brass. This is a (poor) management issue, not a crew issue. Luckily the event turned out positive for the patient, but what about next time. We heard at the last public meeting from Emergency Service providers that after hour call-outs happen on average, 4 times per month. That is 48 times per year! This needs to be fixed. Now!
I will be doing a CTV story on Monday when the stuff hits the fan over the new changes to the schedule. They called me and asked to cover the story. Of course I will do the story. What better way to get the problems out there for people to see. (This will have taken place by the time you read this, so go to the CTV archives to see the video, if you like).
Please document all problems with the ferry schedule that you encounter and send them to me by email, so that I can forward them easily. Having to transcribe phone calls and / or written comments takes a lot of time that I don’t have. So please use email if possible.
Last of all on the Ferry front, but possibly the most important, is that I have been compiling a list of possible issues that might be worthy of taking to court. I have contacted lawyers from my past provincial group involvements and have a group of bright lawyers who are willing to take what I have given them and see if they can spin the issues into legal arguments that are actionable. I just finished sending the issues to them on Friday the 25th, so hopefully I will hear back from them by the end of this week. So keep your fingers crossed that we have a valid case. Any lawyers that read this that want to throw in their two-bits, I am here to listen! OK, enough on Ferries! Thinking about them 24/7 is bad enough. Having to then write about all that is going on is enough to make one’s blood boil!
Marine area Planning Partnership (MaPP) and… Geoducks!This process is nearing finalization and the input from the recent public meeting is being processed. I will be going to Vancouver for two days starting tomorrow to work on final details with the group.
I have mentioned this process in previous reports and the fact that I have been a part of the process as the SRD appointment. It is a planning process in conjunction with the Provincial government and First nations governments, along with stakeholders from all sectors. I have participated for over two years and the plan is due to wrap up in June, if all goes well. I am including some websites for you to look at. A couple are for information on the process and one is for feedback if you were unable to make the public meeting. The plan area is the entire coast from Alaska border to the bottom of Quadra Island and it is divided into four sub-regions. We are the North Vancouver Island Region. Here is the webpage with the North Vancouver Island Plan and associated documents:
Web page for NVI Plan: http://mappocean.org/north-vancouver-island/draft-plan-for-input/
Plan itself: http://mappocean.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NVI_DraftPublicPlan.pdf
Plan Summary: http://mappocean.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NVI_MPSummary_FINAL.pdf
Things to Know about MaPP: http://mappocean.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Things_To_Know_About_MaPP_20140401.pdf
Webpage to provide feedback by May 15: http://mappocean.org/north-vancouver-island/draft-plan-for-input/north-vancouver-island-online-response-form/
The meetings have been mostly two days long in Campbell River every six to eight weeks as the NVI Plan area and then about every two months in Richmond for two to three days for the entire plan area (all four sub-regions) This is what I will be attending tomorrow and Tuesday.
I hope this helps you in understanding what I have been involved in on your behalf and how to provide feedback.
The reason I have reprinted some of the info from my last report is due to the newly released plans of the Federal Government, who always seem to act independently of everyone else and in denial of what is going on around them. They are aware of this MaPP process and the “zoning” that it has developed for acceptability of certain uses throughout the plan area. However, in complete isolation, they have released a plan to open the entire coast up to Geoduck farming (very large clams that live in sandy bottoms - see site below), in spite of the MaPP plan which controls the tenuring of such activities. True, the Feds issue the license to raise the critters, but the Province and the Local Government control the actual site tenure.
DFO has indicated that geoduck applications would be considered for almost every beach and foreshore in the Discovery Islands, including Waiatt Bay and Small Inlet, where we just spent 20 years going to the trouble of securing as continuous park lands and protected area.
We can inform DFO of our unhappiness with this method of “planning” on their part, by supporting the MaPP recommendations. This may be the most effective way to prevent the uncontrolled use of our shorelines. The deadline for submissions is May 15.
All the information is on the MaPP websites listed above. Go to North Vancouver Island and go to Draft Plan for Input
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Please write comments in support of this Plan before the 15th. For information on the Federal plans, please see the following:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/consultation/aquaculture/geoimf-cgipan/geoimf-cgipan-eng.pdf
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/consultation/aquaculture/geoimf-cgipan/maps-cartes-eng.html (maps)
For Further Information about Geoduck Farming go to: www.protectourshoreline.org
Centre for Civic Governance ConferenceI attended the above mentioned forum in Vancouver on April 4th and 5th. It is an annual conference of progressive leaders in local government and is always a treat to spend time with like minded local govt. officials and leaders in various fields from across the country. I was asked to attend as a presenter on the BC Ferries issue and had a wonderful response from leaders across the entire province, not just the coast. I know, this could have gone under my Ferries portion of this report, but this forum was about more than ferries. It was most importantly about climate change. The need to raise awareness of the immediate threat at our doorstep was emphasized with the latest science. One of the main things that came out of the forum on that front was a joint resolution, that I was asked to help draft, to be sent to the AVICC, then on to the UBCM and lastly on to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. It basically is asking the Province to lobby the Feds to revisit the targets for greenhouse gas reductions in light of the upcoming international forum on climate change in 2015. Things are progressing far faster than earlier models predicted and therefore the targets need to be strengthened now!
Luncheon with Lieutenant Governor of British ColumbiaI had the honour of being invited by the Nuyumbalees Cultural Society at Cape Mudge to attend a luncheon with Her Honour Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon on April 25. She was doing a coastal tour to acquaint herself with the communities along our shores. It was a wonderful opportunity for her to meet the people and see our area. She was traveling on a Navy Frigate! I jokingly suggested she try the ferry next time when we were talking informally after lunch.
The Cultural Centre put on a beautiful lunch in partnership with Gowlland Harbour Resort and SouthEnd Farm and Vineyards.
Park addition celebrationThe evening of April 25th was also the official celebration of the acquisition of the additional lands at Small Inlet - Waiatt Bay Provincial parks. It was purchased from Merrill Ring, a forest company from Port Angeles, Wash. after 20 years of negotiation and ups and downs. Though the Provincial govt. provided the largest share of funding and land trades, the people of Quadra supplied the lion’s share of the work to make this happen. I am not going to go into the history of the acquisition at this point, but just want to thank the organizers of the event which was held at the Heriot Bay Inn and was a packed house. And I do mean packed! We were there to celebrate our success, and we did! A few short speeches were given and the atmosphere in the room was nothing short of joyous! Provincial representatives came up from Victoria to attend since they worked on the file from the beginning. Unfortunately the Minister, the Hon. Mary Polak, was unable to make it. She has been a supporter since she took over the ministry. And of course, there were many tributes to the one person that worked so doggedly from the start, Judy Leicester, who was there in our hearts. We owe her a great deal for pursuing this for so many years. It is so unfortunate that she didn’t live to see it come to fruition. She will not be forgotten.
Quathiaski Cove Sewer ExpansionWe passed a number of readings of bylaws regarding the expansion project of the new properties that are proposed to be included in the sewer district. These will enable us to move on to the referendum. I am hearing all sorts of rumours and misinformation out there already and I hope that the ads that will be published shortly, and the letters that will be sent to each individual property, will clear up some of the confusion.
My own personal opinion is that if this expansion does not pass this time, the people who are effected will never again have the kind of opportunity that is now being offered them. The sewer will allow them to dispose of their sewage in an environmentally conscious
manner, will increase their ability to densify the Cove area, as the community has already given the green light to in our Local Area Plan and it will increase their property value and the ability to sell a property if one wishes to, because it is a serviced lot with none of the uncertainty of buying a lot serviced by a septic field. I have been able to put a substantial amount of Gas Tax Money (a Fed., Prov., Local Govt. program) into this expansion project that will not be available in the future if this is turned down this time around. The cost of joining has literally been cut in half with those additional funds.
It is now up to the people within the expansion area only to vote on this. we have spent an inordinate amount of time on the issue. So no matter how you feel about the project, let’s vote in July and get it over with.
And now I will stop! Feel free to call me between the hours of 8:30 am and 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday (please, not on weekends, folks!) at 285-3355, or you can fax me at 285-3533 or you can email me anytime at [email protected] or by mail at Box 278 in the Cove, V0P 1N0… or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JimAbram…. Lots of choices.
Please do not use my residential phone number for SRD calls. All business calls should be on 285-3355. Many thanks!
Respectfully submitted,
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Hand-Drumming Jam
Come join an informal hand-drumming session at Spirit Books in the Upper Realm at Q. Cove. The time is 7:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every Wednesday night. If you don’t have a drum, we can supply you with one for the evening. There is a suggested $5 donation. Beginners are welcome and receive basic drumming tips. Call Steve at 285-3323 for more info.
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Quadra Community Centre
May 2 & 3 - 7:00 and May 4 - 2:00 (doors 30 mins. before)
Tickets at Hummingbird, Works of H’Art, Music Plant
Adults: $12 advance / $15 at the door
Students/Seniors: $10 advance / $12 at the door
Dear Mom: skip the toast crumbs in bed… choose delicious eggs benny for breakfast at the Heriot Bay Inn. Eight distinct options, four hollandaise variations, gluten free available too. Brunch served till 2. Dear Dad: call 250.285.3322 to reserve.
Learn Something New at UofQ. May 8… Wordsmithing: an interactive intro to slam poetry with Slam Master Duncan Shields; May 15… Throwing Ceramics: cups and bowls grow on the potter’s wheel with Jenna White. HBI Pub education at 7pm. Free!
Strong Words: Poetry Slam with Vancouver Slam Master Duncan Shields May 9, 8:30 pm in the HBI Pub. ISLAND POETS! Join in on stage: this slam is non-competitive. $10/cover; no charge for performing poets. Call the Inn to participate: 250.285.3322.
Canadian folk legend Valdy is returning to the Heriot Bay Inn for a dinner show in Herons Saturday May 10. $55/seat, two-course dinner included. Limited number of show-only seats: $35. Call 250.285.3322 to reserve.
Another season of “keeping brains lubricated with learning” at UofQ finishes with PROM May 29th: learn the art of DJ’ing with
Michael O’Donnell of the Naked DJ’s. Then we’ll dance with DJ M.O.D. Bring diplomas, win prizes. Dress your best! Class begins 7pm.
The Unexpected is young, eclectic and full of energy! Hear this Quadra teen band and support the Quadra Island PAC during a delightful two-course dinner evening Saturday, June 14 seating at 6; served at 6:30. $47/seat Reserve! Call 285.3322.
Friday night live music = fun in the HBI Pub… May 2 Blue Katz “vintage rock, roll, rhythm and blues”; May 16 The Jagsters with classic rock+blues. More fun Saturday evenings: Open Mic with host Mo Davenport in the Pub.
Ay Matey! Prepare thyself for a Murder Mystery, pirate style June 21. Host Sarah Bible presents this interactive evening including dinner in Herons at the Heriot Bay Inn. $69/pp.
Free Firewood Work Party
We ran out of Free Firewood for this Winter. But we need your help to cut up wood for next winter. Every Wednesday morning at 9:30 am, just before the Community Lunch, we will be cutting up wood behind the Community Centre.
Bring a chain saw or Axe or both. We have some extra axes if you don’t have one. If you support or benefited from this program, please come out any Wednesday morning in April or May and help out. Call Steve for more info at 285-3323.
Friday Night Jam
Come join an all acoustic jam on Friday Nights at the Upper Realm in Q. Cove. Guitars, piano, bass, flutes, drums and singing all comes together.
It goes from 8 p.m. to whenever. Suggested donation is $5. Call Pat at 285-2807 for more info.
Cortes SEAFESTSaturday May 17th at Gorge Harbour Marina Resort
Free Shuttle, call 250-935-6911 or email [email protected] to reserve.
Serving begins at 11:30 am there will be:
• four oyster dishes: poached, fried, sautéed, breaded • 3 kinds of barbequed oysters • raw oyster “shooters”• steamed mussels, prawns, clams• salad fixings from Curious Farm• artisan bread from Natural Food Co-op• non alcoholic drinks
Kids menu from the TeensZene
Musicians & Craft Tables
Bring your family and friends!
Questions? More info? email Kristen at [email protected]
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The Future of Spirit Books
It looks like Spirit Books Spirit Books may continue at the Upper Realm in Q. Cove with one half its current size. But there will still be enough room for the Sunday morning meditation, the Wednesday night drum jam and the Friday night all instrument jam.
Please note my letter of apology in the Letters to the Editor in this issue of the DI. I suggested apartments were being build in the Upper Realm.
This is not the case. There are going to be upgraded retail spaces. Therefore, Spirit Books may continue to serve the community by donating all profits to the free firewood, free money, food bank and the community lunch.
I want to thank all those people who quietly supported the continuation of the bookstore.
I will need some help moving stuff around to make room for the renovations in the last week in May. Call Steve if you can help at 250-285-3323
Spring is Blooming & Hatching on Beautiful
Mitlenatch Island! Cruise aboard MISTY ISLES to this wildlife sanctuary in the Salish Sea. Walk trails thru meadows ablaze with Chocolate Lilies, Death Camas, Sea Blush & Monkey Flowers. Search for owl pellets & river otter dining tables. Experience territorial & nesting activities of many gulls, cormorants, pigeon guillemots & oyster catchers -- those black birds with pink gumboots & carrot beaks!. Ride a zodiac around Mitlenatch to encounter noisy seabird cliff rookeries, massive Steller’s sea lions and agile California sea lions. Keep a lookout for eagles, river otters, dolphins & orcas.
Skipper/naturalist Mike Moore has a wealth of information & stories about this gem in the gulf. Sponsored by the CORTES MUSEUM, this day trip leaves Cortes Bay at 10 a.m., returning at 4:30 p.m. Choose Friday May 23 or Saturday June 14. Cost is $120. Shuttle service is available by donation between Cortes ferry & Cortes Bay.
Pack your lunch & binoculars. Dress for the weather. Don’t forget your camera! For details & registration phone Lynne Jordan at 250-935-6472 or e-mail Cortes Museum at: [email protected]
Quadra Circle News
The Transportation program: Are you a senior who doesn’t like to drive at night – so you miss a community event you’d love to attend? Or you sometimes need a ride to go grocery-shopping, get to an appointment or meet a friend to chat. Just call Diana at 285-3630 to arrange a volunteer driver.
Seniors Outreach Worker, Marie Sheran:285-3950 visits seniors who want more information on our programs or who are recovering from illness or sometimes feeling a bit isolated.
Quadra Home Meals: Provides weekly meal orders to Island seniors or care-givers unable to cook regularly and to anyone dealing with illness or recovering from surgery. These tasty, nutritious meals are cooked specially for the program by the Gowlland Harbour Resort Chef. For $5 per meal you can order soup/stew with bun, or a small entree, or a full meal with fish or meat, vegetables and a starch. Food preferences, allergies and special diets can be accommodated. Meals can be reheated or frozen. Pick them up at the Community Centre on Wednesdays between 11:30am and 12 noon. If needed, the meals can be delivered by our volunteers. To order by Sunday noon call Marie:285-3950 or Lynda:285-3205
Friday Lunch: For everyone over 55 - please join us Fridays at 11am for armchair exercises with Ann Lawrence or at noon to 1:30pm for lunch (by donation) and a speaker in the Lower Level at 1281 West Road (Quadra Bible Church). Food prep volunteers are welcome at 9:30am: Karen 285-3477.
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4th Annual Quadra Island Festival of Chamber Music
The Committee for the 4th Annual Quadra Island Festival of Chamber Music is pleased to announce the return of Philip Hansen and his world class musicians in July, 2014. Concert dates: Wednesday, July 23, Quadra Island United Church, Cape Mudge, Your Carriage to Paris, doors open 6:30pm- $20; Friday, July 25, Southend Winery, Celtic Magic, doors open 6 pm- $40; Saturday, July 26, Quadra Island Community Centre, Piano Favorites throughout the Ages with Carter Johnson, doors open 6pm-$18; Sunday, July 27, Gowlland Harbour Resort, Sheer Delight, doors open 10 am-$40. Thursday, July 24, Gowlland Harbour Resort will host for Friends of the Festival Donor Dinner- limited seating of 40-doors open 6pm- $90. Tickets: Works of H’Art; Yellow Dog Trading Company and www.gowllandharbour.com/events/ or call Gowlland Harbour Resort: 250-285-3522
A limited number of Early Bird packages will be available for the four concerts, $100 plus taxes. Last year, we saw tickets sell out very quickly so if you are planning to join us, we recommend getting your tickets early. For more information: www.quadrafestival.com
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Breakfast 7:30am to 11:00am, Lunch 11:45am to 3:00pm, Lounge 3:00pm to 5:00pm, Dinner 5:00pm to 9:00*Dinner Reservations Recommended
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Mother’s Day Breakfast BuffetTreat your Mom to breakfast at Tsa-Kwa-Luten
the Oceanfront Resort at Cape Mudge. Available from 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Adults $19.95; Children age 6-12 $11.95; Kids 5 and under FREE!
For reservations call 250-285-2042.
Come join us for the freshest Seafood available! Local Prawns, Mussels, Scallops and Salmon cooked to perfection.
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Reservations Recommended 285-2042
Breakfast 7:30am to 11:00am, Lunch 11:45am to 3:00pm, Lounge 3:00pm to 5:00pm, Dinner 5:00pm to 9:00*Dinner Reservations Recommended
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*Last seating based on the demand of the day
*except on advertised specials
Wednesday Night Feature- Prime Rib Night!!
Dining Room Hours
Now Open for the 2014 Season
Back for 2014 Locals discount 10% off Dining*, Accommodation and RV Park!!!!
Mother’s Day Breakfast BuffetTreat your Mom to breakfast at Tsa-Kwa-Luten
the Oceanfront Resort at Cape Mudge. Available from 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Adults $19.95; Children age 6-12 $11.95; Kids 5 and under FREE!
For reservations call 250-285-2042.
Come join us for the freshest Seafood available! Local Prawns, Mussels, Scallops and Salmon cooked to perfection.
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Asthma Workshops
Childhood AsthmaTuesday, May 13, 7 pm at the Quadra Island Medical Clinic
Come and join the discussion! For all parents whose children have been diagnosed with asthma (children aged 11 and above are welcome to attend as well). Workshop will revolve around a diagnosis of childhood asthma and its treatment. All children with asthma should have an action plan for management of asthma flares. If you do not, we would like to help you create one for your child.
Please sign up by calling the clinic at 250-285-3540.
Adult AsthmaTuesday, June 17th, 7 pm at the Quadra Island Medical Clinic
For adults with a diagnosis of asthma. We would like to discuss the asthma disease process and its treatment. How are you doing with your asthma management? When was the last time that you used your peak flow meter? Do you have an action plan to refer to when your asthma acts up?
Come and review your asthma diagnosis with us in a relaxed informal setting.
Please sign up by calling the clinic at 250-285-3540
Salmon Enhancement Society's AGM was held on April 10, 2014, at the EcoCenter. The following overview outlines our accomplishments and challenges in 2013.
A new initiative for 2013 was the presentation of two Streamkeeper's Courses, with basic subjects presented in February and more advanced subjects studied in October. The obvious success of these courses will mean more to come in future. The hope is that Streamkeeper graduates will become more involved in 'adopting' and monitoring Quadra Island streams in the future.
Good rapport was maintained with relevant agencies regarding issues of mutual interest. A field trip with the Area Manager and Senior Biologist from Ministry of Transportation helped to resolve Granite Bay Road runoff issues. Several meetings, field trips, and numerous emails and phone calls with our temporary DFO Community Advisor, Stacey Larsen, proved invaluable on numerous issues. We remain on TimberWest's radar for reviewing cutblocks. Grant Hayden, Lawrie Bowles and Pete Calverley reviewed and commented on several TimberWest blocks of interest to the society.
Unfortunately, the Ecocenter remained closed over the summer of 2013 as HRDC funding was not available, and short notice left us little time to fundraise for a summer student to run the facility (we have funding in place for 2014 and the EcoCenter will be open this summer). The annual release of coho fry from the pond at the EcoCenter took place last May, and 500 new coho fry from the Quinsam Hatchery were added to the pond, thanks to Stacey Larsen at DFO. Tucker Dinnes facilitated a Vision Day exercise for board members on November 23rd, to help us in our long-term planning.
Peter Calverley and other volunteers were able to carry out fry trapping in several streams,
including various Village Bay Lakes watershed feeder streams, with encouraging results. We hope to explore more streams, and carry out more fry trapping in 2014, using standardized field, mapping and recording protocol. After trail and road clearing to provide access into Luoma Creek, work parties constructed several structures to increase useable habitat in this stream. This work will continue in 2014, headed by Frank Gleeson. In addition, trees provided by DFO were planted at the outlet of Luoma Creek to provide shade for salmon.
Many volunteers were out on the streams weekly in October and November counting salmon returns in Granite, Drew, Village Bay and Open Bay Creeks. Numbers and size of chum were exceptional, and numbers of coho entering the Village Bay Lakes system were also outstanding. The counting fence at Village Bay Lakes was operational, with VBL residents Lauren Miller and Larry Hafemeister, and other volunteers counting and releasing coho and chum into the lake system. The fence was plagued by two incidents of vandalism which affected our final count. We are actively pursuing alternatives to the counting fence for counting salmon returns into the VBL system. One option being considered is a video camera to permit automatic and continuous counting at the fence, thereby removing the necessity of holding back salmon even temporarily, since manual counting only takes place twice daily.
Other activities that deserve mention include the placing of salmon caution signs at stream/road crossings, manned tables at Canada Day and the Fall Fair, and Graham Mackay's resolution of ongoing issues with Revenue Canada. As usual, the drought-proofing program on Hyacinthe Creek was active, and proved invaluable in maintaining adequate flow during the summer for both coho fry and trout.
Total volunteer time given to the society was well over 1500 hours. I'd like to thank our many volunteers, and particularly the board of directors, who gave many hours of their time attending meetings and stepping forward when work needed to be done. Honourable mention goes to Graham Mackay for herculean efforts in sorting out the business end of the society, an often thankless task.
Janis McLean
for Quadra Island Salmon Enhancement Society
Creative ChaosSomeone once said “Chaos is the birth of creativity”......well that certainly was the case Easter Sunday at Works of H’’Art.... nevertheless “Mission accomplished”!
New summer scarves, handbags, home décor and artist’s creations are now ready for viewing and purchasing pleasure!
We have some new art from old favorites - Maureen Maryka , Robert Cameron. Tara Williamson and Kevin Johnson. A new Patrick Amos print “The Fisherman” and carving from Chris George- Eagle,Orca, Salmon!
William Van Orden has captured the life and color of spawning salmon in his full size replica and Ed Oldfield has a raku rendition of the same mounted on a beautiful piece of driftwood...ta dah!
Linda Varro has graced our walls with another magical creation “Jewel Garden” with “Silver Mermaid” soon to follow. These are one of a kind works of a brilliantly creative mind.
A very proud moment in our little shop was the presentation of Mike Arseneau’s masterful works with wood! Tell me...have you ever seen a rolling pin made with maple, padauk, purple heart, alo wood, yellowheart and walnut? Husbands....take note...for sure this is for the wife who has everything! Come in and be amazed at Mike’s candleholders,shaving brushes (badger hair) and bowls and vessels made from Western Maple burl, yew wood, yellow cedar and plum wood.
Two new young artists have their art now in Works of H’Art...Megan Edgar has “Heriot Bay” and “Shoal Bay” proudly hanging on our walls. Megan is currently studying at VIU Nanaimo-her medium is acrylic.
Anna May Bennett was born and raised in Fife, Scotland but moved to Canada 14 years ago. She now resides in Powell River with her husband and two boys. Her prints available to see are “Blue”, “Decourcey Driftwood”, “Bear Island”, “At Sea’s Edge”, “Western Winds” and “Waiting for the Tide”.
We are now open seven days a week... 9:30-5:30.....and earlier or later if necessary! We are ready and proud to show off our beautiful little shop! (250)285-2834.
Salmon Enhancement Holds Annual Meeting
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Quadra Circle Home Meals
Only $5 per meal for Island seniors, anyone too ill or tired to cook or recovering from hospital stay. Tasty, nutritious meals (including food preferences, allergies, special diets) specially made by Gowlland Harbour Resort’s Chef. Meals can be reheated or frozen for later. Pick up at Quadra Community Centre Wednesdays 11:30am – noon or arrange delivery. Order by Sunday noon: Marie: 285-3950 or Lynda: 285-3205.
Come Walk With A Doc
Join a health professional from the Quadra Island Medical Clinic for a walk around Rebecca Spit each Monday at 10 am. from the boat launch parking lot. All island residents (and visitors) welcome, rain or shine. Phone 250-285-3540 for more information and to provide a contact number in case of cancellation. Come walk for fun and for health: see you there!
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Island Artisans &
CraftspeopleDirectors of the Stuart Island Community Association (SICA) would like to extend an invitation to Island artisans and craftspeople. Do you produce an artwork, product ot other item that would be suitable for sale on consignment in the SICA storeat Big Bay, Stuart Island, this coming summer?
If you would like more information please call the store at: 250-202-3625 or email: [email protected]
Folk Legend Valdy at HBI
Canadian folk legend Valdy is returning to the Heriot Bay Inn for a dinner show Saturday May 10 in Herons. Valdy is a gifted songwriter who skilfully reveals the intricate nuances of life and love.
Through forty years of recording and touring, he’s a well-seasoned folk institution whose performances always satisfy. He is “one of the best evenings of entertainment Confederation Centre has ever seen....a man of formidable talents” according to the Charlottetown Evening Patriot.
Immerse yourself in an evening of musical storytelling with a “master of folk, country, rock and blues”, and enjoy a delicious two course dinner prepared by Chef Chris McCallum. Seats are $55 each; seating begins at 6 pm. A limited number of show-only seats are available for $35/each.
Please call the Inn 250.285.3322 to reserve your seat.
Performing since the 60’s, Valdy has sold almost half a million copies of his 13 albums, has two Juno Awards (Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year), a total of seven Juno nominations and four Gold albums to his credit.
His recent CDs include “Read Between the Lines” released in 2012, “Contenders”, a collaboration with friend and fellow singer/songwriter, Gary Fjellgaard, with whom he has an absolute blast touring, and a solo release, “Viva Valdy: Live at Last”, a two-CD package, one live, one studio, with a total of 25 tunes and a lyric booklet.
Naked in the SunThe crossing lies ahead. A clear view of the unknown.
From this weathered bench I face the truly wild and free.
I will not swim there for my bones are too old. Crumbling.
A boat will come. And all the scenes and chapters of my life will race on board.
Stories of children, aching and funny. Of recklessness. Of lovers. Of rugged work. Of words left unsaid.
Of summer’s tingling kiss on bare skin.
I could never get enough of that.
Packed in together, will we drift or be dragged across uncharted currents?
This is not a bad time to go. With my wits about me, I will watch over the side.
Colours changing over deep, and less deep. Fingers tracking shadows in the silky chill that tastes salty – and sweet.
The way might be rough. But there’s only one direction to go now. I will ride it out.
When we get there, nudging into that other shore, I will grab a last breath. Of wilderness. Of dancing.
And memories will rush to other parts while my stage goes dark.
I cannot know what it will feel like, the final curtain fall.
But it will come.
And there will be no encore, unless you remember me.
Laughing.
Sitting here – on a tree that fell before my story started – with half my still-hot coffee, brewed from a hardy mountain stream.
A hand resting on the head of a good dog.
Naked in the sun.
Poem for Betty FrankBy Julie Ann Luoma
January 2014
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Our 17th Annual Beach Clean-up was another marvellous success. Once again, Sierra Quadra extends thanks to the many Islanders who scoured our beaches for unwanted detritus — mostly plastics — and did a super job of bagging it, bringing it to the designated collections points so it could be loaded on pickup trucks and then transferred to the larger vehicles for disposal.
Styrofoam and tires were abundant again this year, as was miscellaneous material from the shellfish industry. In all, we managed to rid our beaches of four truckload equivalents of garbage. Sierra Quadra congratulates all those who contributed to the clean-up, with thanks to Deb Cowper for the Discovery Passage Aquarium educational table. This Earth Day event has become a symbol of our caring for our beautiful island home, and a measure of the accomplishment possible when we work together as a community.
Over the years, this community event has continued to be supported with energy and enthusiasm. For our 17th annual event, we offer special thanks to the many people and many businesses who made this event possible. Beyond the many Islanders who provided pickup trucks, we want to acknowledge the owners of the large trucks who committed their big machines to the task: G. Roy Dahlnas Excavating, Viken, Sorensen-MacDonald Enterprises Ltd ( 2 trucks), Landtec Industries (Nick Richardson) and Hedefine Contracting. All these trucks were crucial to the project’s success.
We must also thank B.C. Ferries for providing free passage for all the trucks taking the garbage to the landfill site in Campbell River, to the Strathcona Regional District for free tipping at the dump (in collaboration with the Manager of Solid Waste for the Comox Valley Regional District). And we wish to thank BC Parks for its co-operation and to Susan at Rebecca Spit for her assistance. Free garbage bags and a gift certificate were provided as a special
contribution from Thrifty Foods. The Discovery Islander gave a helpful profile to the event as did The Bird’s Eye, The Gumboot and Robyn Budd’s colourful posters. Delicious soups came from Kameleon Food and Drink, and Gowlland Harbour Resort. Coffee was supplied by Cafe Aroma and the Lovin’ Oven with coffee urns supplied by the General Store. And the invaluable Spirit Points from Tru Value Foods (Heriot Bay and Q. Cove) provided additional food. Intense Rentals ( Jim Thievin) provided the tents that housed shelter at food central.
Community Connections Centre Our Volunteer Centre is now OPEN in the Cove Centre! Funded by a New Horizons for Seniors grant to Quadra Circle from the Government of Canada, we link volunteers with appropriate volunteer opportunities in our community. We encourage people who want services and those who want to volunteer to drop in and learn what is available on Quadra Three qualified senior volunteers, Karen Gair, Maureen McDowell and Carol Woolsey, share the duties of the Centre’s Co-ordinator. We will recruit, screen, train and match volunteers with assignments.
This service is also available to all community groups who need volunteers, such as Quadra Elementary School, Quadra Children’s Centre, the Recreation Centre programs such as May Day, Fall Fair, Community Kitchen and Moms and Tots, Quadra Trails Committee, Salmon Enhancement Society, Quadra Circle’s programs and more.
Volunteering at Quadra School is a new project in which we’ll draw from our volunteer base to arrange for Quadra seniors and others to provide educational talks, craft demonstrations and reading or mentoring to classes and individual children. Youth can volunteer to help seniors with house and yard chores, learn about the person’s history on Quadra, or teach them to use a cellphone for example.
The Community Connections Centre also provides local and other resource materials of interest to seniors, their families and the general public. For example, if you’re looking for tradespeople with seniors rates, how to make a will or Advance Care Directive, find a group of others interested in a weekly Bridge game, etc., check with us. If you have a service to offer, let us know.
Do you want a rewarding volunteer activity that suits your skills, interest and available time – whether it’s one event or ongoing? Does your group need volunteers? Want to know about programs and services on Quadra? Drop in Wednesday through Sat. from 11am-3pm. Let us help you connect: Call 285-2255.
Food and refreshments are a highlight of the Beach Clean-up event because they provide an opportunity to meet, visit, relax and indulge. So thanks to the many generous bakers of cakes and cookies, to the maker of sandwiches and wraps, and all those who staffed the food booth.
But our most special thanks to all Quadra Islanders who wrestled styrofoam and tires over driftwood, and who collected and bagged our unwanted beach garbage. Without your many hours of work, the Beach Clean-up would not have been a success. You have all made Quadra Island a healthier and more beautiful place to live.
Ray Grigg
The 2014 Beach Clean-up: A Warm Thanks to All from Sierra Quadra and
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ARTS REPORTDI Arts Editor: Dom [email protected]
John Hansen was born in Bassano Alberta, and raised in Vancouver. In 1955 he joined
the Navy, and did a four year apprenticeship as a marine engineer in Halifax. He worked at some ship building projects in Victoria, and was the engineering supervisor at the tall ship building program at Comox. His career in the navy continued for twenty-six years. He also worked for the Coast Guard for six years and for BC Ferries for three years.
In the 1970’s, the beauty of Tiffany lamps inspired John to begin working with glass. Until recently, it was assumed that the exquisite lamps were first created by Louis Tiffany, but in 2007, it was discovered that they were originally produced by Tiffany’s master designer Clara Driscoll. Tiffany was a New York interior designer who created stained glass windows.
John’s began making reproductions of the beautiful Driscoll lamps by studying the shapes, colours and designs. He experimented with stained glass and became proficient enough to offer many popular stained glass classes.
His interest changed to working with fused glass in 1999. He enjoyed the fused glass method so much, that he has been creating only fused glass objects since that time.
Fused glass involves melting two or more pieces of glass together in a kiln.
Glass expands when it is heated, and shrinks when it is cooled. Glass manufacturers have devised a system that ensures that the change in glass density when heated and cooled remains the same. The change in density is referred to as the Coefficient of Expansion (COE). Glass with a COE-96 expands ninety-six millionths of an inch for each one degree centigrade it is heated. If two pieces of glass have different COE’s, the object will crack.
There are several steps in the production. The size, shape. COE and colour of each piece of glass is placed together in a jig-saw puzzle sort of arrangement. Various types of cutters, saws and grinders are utilized. John most often uses a straight cutter, however to achieve any type of elaborate curve requires the employment of a band saw impregnated with diamond grit. The spindle grinder comes in several shapes, but most often, John uses a cylinder grinder.
After the design is prepared and the glass is cut, the pieces are placed in the kiln and fully fused on a flat shelf, which is done at a very high temperature to merge two or more glass pieces until they flow together. Timing and temperature are the most critical factors. The actual fusing process from start to finish
takes about 24 hours as the glass goes through multiple temperature phases, sitting to anneal (slowly cooling the glass to make it stronger ), and then left to cool in the kiln until it reaches room temperature.
Next, John typically employs one or both of the techniques of “slumping” and/or “tacking.” Slumping is done at a low temperature to create objects like bowls or dishes, where the temperature is just high enough for the hot glass to slump over a form. Tacking is achieved at a slightly higher temperature to tack one piece of glass to another without losing it’s form.
The most exciting part of the process occurs when the kiln has fully cooled and the finished fused glass is exposed. The final results are awe-inspiring and unique objets d’art.
When John and his wife Hilary are not on one of their exciting vacations (teaching English in Korea and China, or driving to Quebec or to Florida) he invites visitors to his studio on Sutil Road.
Learn more online at www.longjohnsilvers.info.
Artist Profile: John Hansen
Photo by Lawrie Bowles
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Get your float ideas prepped and your costumes made!
The May Day theme this year is: “The Way of the VIKING”.MAY DAY is May 24th and as usual the parade starts at 10:00 a.m. at Rebecca Spit. We are super excited to be planning an all ages, licensed dance with DJ Dodd & The Returning Saturn Collective! One of Quadra’s own, Andrew Clippingdale returns for his Island debut and will bring with him some guest performers.
Have awesome memories of May Day dances of the past and want to make more great memories? Get involved and volunteer! Call 285-3243. WE NEED YOU! It is going to be asuper fun night with Poi and Tribal Belly Dance performances, great food and even a body painting competition! If youhaven’t body painted before sign up to our body-painting workshop on May 17th. The Cost is only $25 including supplies. Learn techniques from Amy Louise, a professional, award winning body painter. Get ready to compete, because you could win some awesome prizes!
Queen Speech Info NightHey grade 6 girls, would you like to hone your speech writing and public speaking skills? One fantastic way to get experience is to enter the May Day speech-writing contest. For all info please attend the queen speech info night at Q.C.C. (May 5th at 7:00). Bring your parents and your enthusiasm!
Next generation of May Pole Dance instructors needed!
What says May Day more than the over 100-year old tradition of May Pole Dancers?!!
We need a very committed individual/individuals willing to shadow the current instructors this year so that they can pass on the torch in the coming years. If you love the May Pole Dancers and want to get involved please call Linda McCluskey at 285-3522.
Body Painting WorkshopInterested in or already love to paint? Ever wonder what it would be like to paint on skin? Want to
try your hand at body painting for this year’s May Day Dance Body Painting Competition? Well, this is your chance to talk to a professional face and body painter who will be holding a workshop at the Community Centre on May 17, from 12:30 - 2 p.m. Artist Amy Louise has traveled to Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Las Vegas partaking in Body Art Conventions and Competitions over the last 8 years - placing 3rd in Calgary’s Canadian Body Painting Championships and 1st in Victoria’s Fringe Body Painting Festival. Throughout the workshop, Amy will give a presentation of her works including behind the scenes, before and after photos where she will share her experiences and pass on tips and tricks. Some of the details covered will include concept execution and sketching, brush and sponge application techniques, care and maintenance of your supplies, you and your model, documenting your work, and materials. There will also be plenty of opportunity for questions and some hands on demos. Paint and sponges will be available for use; bring your own arsenal of brushes if you have some. The cost is $25, phone Q.C.C. at 285-3243 to register.
Huge thanks to Community Kitchen Volunteers!It takes a big list of amazing, caring locals to put on the Community Kitchen Lunch every week throughout the winter. The 2014 Community Kitchen lunch has been a delicious success thanks to these dedicated volunteers. THANK YOU Community Kitchen Volunteers; you make this island a wonderful place to live!
T-BALL starting in just a few weeks!!!Thursdays in Blenkin Park.
May 15- June 19, (4:00-5:00 p.m.).
Ages 5-8; Facilitator: Chad Murray.
Cost: $5/6 sessions; MUST pre-register your child at Q.C.C.
Phone the Community Centre @ 285-3243 to register.
Steller’s and California sea lions make a brief stay on Mitlenatch Island in their spring migrations. These massive and noisy animals, along with seals, hundreds of nesting seabirds, eagles, spring wildflowers and prickly pear cactus are the attractions for Cortes Island Museum’s first cruises of the season to Mitlenatch Island on Friday, May 23rd, or Saturday, June 14th, aboard the 43-foot gaff-rigged MISTY ISLES.
Skipper/naturalist Mike Moore and his wife Samantha share a wealth of information and stories about this wildlife sanctuary in the Salish Sea. Walk meadows ablaze with Chocolate Lilies, Death Camas, Sea Blush and Monkey Flowers. Search rocky outcrops for Prickly Pear Cactus growing in the warm, dry environment of Mitlenatch Island. Search for owl pellets and river otter dining tables as you hike island trails and beaches. Watch territorial and nesting activities of many Gulls, Cormorants, Pigeon Guillemots and Oyster Catchers – those black birds with pink gumboots and carrot beaks!
Slowly cruise in a zodiac around the shores of Mitlenatch to experience noisy seabird cliff rookeries, impressive Steller’s and California Sea Lions. “The young male Sea Lions congregate on the island at this time of year,” says Mike Moore, “because they’re not welcome on the breeding grounds.” Keep a lookout for Eagles, River Otters, Dolphins and Orcas.
Early Cortes settlers Mike and John Manson once owned and used this gem in the gulf to raise sheep and some cows free from wolf and cougar predation. They used a rowboat to take sheep back and forth, but for the calves that were rowed out, it was a one way trip – they had to be butchered before removal from the island! Many early homestead families on both Cortes and Quadra Islands used Mitlenatch for group picnics that lasted all day long. Mitlenatch Island was designated as a Provincial Park in 1961 to protect the hundreds of wildfowl
that nest there. The park, which is the largest bird sanctuary in the Strait of Georgia (also known as the Salish Sea), is favoured for nesting because it’s protected from predators. Another attraction is the dry, warm climate. Mitlenatch lies in the “rain shadow” of Vancouver Island mountains that make rain clouds drop more than half their moisture on Vancouver Island. As a result, Mitlenatch has an annual rainfall of only 75 cm (30 inches), compared to 153 cm in Campbell River.
On Friday, May 23rd cruise participants will travel on the 8:30 a.m. ferry from Campbell River to Quadra Island to link with the 9:05 a.m. ferry from Heriot Bay to Cortes Island for a 10:30 a.m. departure from Cortes Bay. On Saturday, June 14th, participants should catch the 8:15 a.m. ferry from Campbell River to connect to the Cortes ferry. On Cortes a shuttle service is available by donation between the ferry and Cortes Bay so leave your car in Heriot Bay. The fee for this day trip is $120 (tax included). Bring a lunch, binoculars and spare shoes. Dress for the weather, including a hat, sunscreen and a windbreaker jacket. Don’t forget your camera! For more information on this and other Cortes Museum tours call Lynne Jordan at 250-935-6472 or e-mail: [email protected] or leave a message at the Cortes Museum 250-935-6340.
Other Cortes Museum sponsored cruises coming up include: a dinner cruise to the Laughing Oyster in Okeover Inlet June 15th; a two-day visit to the waterfalls of Toba Inlet July 5th-6th; a low tide reef exploration on July 12th; a cruise ‘around Maurelle Islnd July 29th; two cruises into Desolation Sound July 20th and August 23rd; and a new trip this year to discover Desolation Geology “When Wrangellia Came Wandering In” on August 7th.
Come and explore with the CORTES MUSEUM.
Check our website cortesmuseum.ca for more details on cruises and coming events.
The May Day Theme Is Here!Spring Is Blooming & Hatching On Mitlenatch Island
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Broom-Free Rebecca Spit?
We are getting close but...
After nine years of working to get rid of the broom, yet again we have to go to the Spit to pull and clip some more.
Rikki (who has been working against the broom for nine years!) showed us where we have to concentrate our efforts. Two areas have been prolific but some others have only little new growth - proof that it is possible to eradicate that broom totally.
So if you would like to contribute to a broom free Rebecca Spit come to the first parking lot (before the boat ramp) on Sunday, May 4th at 12 noon. Bring gloves and clippers. We hope to have some mechanical broom pullers for the bigger stalks.
It probably will take no more than 2 hours to do the job, but we’ll be happy with any time you have to participate.
For further information connect with Mike at 250-285-3178
Gilakasla On Saturday, May 3rd, community members, business leaders and local stakeholders will join with the Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre for the Annual Dinner and Art Auction. Held at the Quinsam Recreation Hall in Campbell River, the evening offers a traditional seafood buffet, performances by local artists, and both a silent and live auction featuring the works of artisans from throughout the region. All proceeds benefit the Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre which celebrates the culture, language, and traditions of the Kwak’wala, Laich-Kwil-Tach and K’omoks Peoples.
Cocktail Reception: 5:00 Dinner: 6:00pm Program & Auction: 7:30pm
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A Very Sad Day!
Three years ago...almost to the day... 33 woman walked into a room at QCC at 6pm on a Monday night. Weight Watchers did not believe our small lsland could support a meeting room. .
These woman took their first step toward a healthier, happier, thinner way of life...many laughs were had, many stories told, many challenges were overcome, and much support was given! Many more were to follow after that-at one point, the numbers went up to 60 members!! It was much more than just a weight loss group! Thru the years we have supported the local Food Bank, The CR Woman’s Shelter with our Clothing Exchanges and even created our own cookbook.
It turned out to be the fastest growing and losing group on Quadra. The Island saw many beautiful transformations of many wonderful woman.....not to mention some wacky ads and posters and some amazing before and after pictures!!!!
Today I learned that that group is being closed by the Weight Watchers head office....due to declining membership. There are too few new members but I am happy to say....high numbers of Lifetime memberships ( way to go “losers”!!!). May 26th will be the official last WW meeting on Quadra Island
There are too many to thank.....you know who you are.....thank you all for your continued support!
Each and everyone one of you who came thru those doors have touched my heart. I am a better person to have known you....I salute you all!
I leave you with this.... I am proud to call you a “loser”. Thanks for the memories....you “skinny bitches’!!!!
They said it would not work...you have proved them wrong...we were the little island that could!!!
Huge Hugs and much love
Brenda
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Quadra Island Poetry Slam
Words. We use them but poets, poets craft them. Poetry has long been an oral tradition; slam poetry has revitalized the interest of poetry as performance, and exponentially expanded interest in performance poetry across North America. Slam poetry is perceived by many as a democratizing force; open and accepting of all backgrounds, ages and voices.
A Poetry Slam is a competition in which poets perform original work. Poems are judged equally on manner and enthusiasm of performance as much as content and poem style. Judging is done by pre-selected members of the audience.
But the Strong Words Poetry Slam May 9th in the Heriot Bay Inn PUB is not quite ye–olde traditional Slam, because it is a Non-Competitive evening. Yep, no judging. Vancouver Slam Master Duncan Shields plus other Vancouver slam-scene poets will be here to keep us going, and local poets will take the stage too. The usual Poetry Slam rules will be followed, all except the judging. There is a three minute time limit per poem; props are not permitted.
To learn more about the art of the Slam, check out Duncan Shields teaching a UofQ in the HBI Pub on Thursday May 8th. And be sure not to miss Quadra’s first official (non-competitive) Strong Words Poetry Slam in the HBI Pub May 9. Doors are at 8:30pm; $10 at the door.
Island poets, aspiring wordsmiths and closet writers are invited to join in on stage: no cover fee if you’re performing. Call the Inn to participate: 250.285.3322.
Quadra Island Farmers Market and
Bazaar 2014Start up Saturday, May 3rd. 10am - 2pm.
Rain or shine Beside the Credit Union
Come on out to this years’ community market. We are always looking forward to another enjoyable season and would like to welcome back all of the regular vendors and extend a warm welcome to any newcomers who may be interested in participating in this traditional island event.
Some of the great things you might find: fresh local produce, baked goods, garden starts and plants, local art, artisan works, soaps, art cards, books, knitted treasures, music and much more!
The market gate is open at 8am for set up and operates on a first come basis. The market starts at 10am and ends at 2pm.
The table fee for vendors is still only $5.00 and $1.00 for children. Local community and charitable organizations will not be charged.
Visitors welcome! Come and enjoy our local market. This is where it’s happening on Saturday on Quadra Island. Arts, crafts, food, produce, and souvenirs galore!
We strongly discourage dogs at the market! If you have no choice and must bring your pet please make sure it is on leash or carried and of course pick up after your pet because people and children play here!
Steve Moore will be arranging our live entertainment starting in June but if there are any musicians that would like to play in May please contact Stella 250-285-3184
See you at the Market!
Contact: Stella 250-285-3184 or email [email protected]
Come on out, we’d love to see you there!
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No Boat Launching at Surge Narrows
In her article about exploring the new Park, Jeannette Taylor instructed folks to launch their boats at Surge Narrows but that is prohibited and anyone doing so will incur the wrath of all locals for the damage they will certainly cause and the inconvenience they will create for users of this vital access point. Here’s the scoop for using Hoskyn Landing, at the end of the Surge Narrows Road on Quadra:
NO BOAT LAUNCHING AT SURGE NARROWS.
NO PARKING FOR BOAT TRAILERS.
BEACH ACCESS FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES ONLY.
NO BEACH ACCESS FOR TRAILERS OF ANY KIND.
MAXIMUM MOORAGE TIME ON THE DOCK IS 48 HOURS
SMALL BOATS ONLY
If you can fit your small boat or kayak on top of your 4x4 vehicle, then, OK, drive it down to the beach. If you don’t have a 4x4 vehicle, you may walk your boat, (with physical effort and risk of injury, down the steep, gravel-strewn ramp and across the stream-slippery rocks), to the water’s edge.
This Hoskyn Landing access is heavily used by the ferry-less, outer islanders, the dock is small and parking space is limited, especially in the summer. Road ramp maintenance and repair is done by volunteers at personal expense. Please respect the usage rules.
Considerate visitors are very welcome. There’s a great rapid-viewing, hiking trail out of the lower, 4x4, parking lot!
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News from the PhilippinesDear Ma’am Carol Foort and Quadra Island Community,Greetings of peace, love and unity to everyone there in Canada from those of us here in the Philippines. As I send this simple message, I hope that everything is fine in all of your daily activities.
I am very happy here in our Barangay since our community was blessed to receive the Gift for Peace from the IAT organization that you are involved with. This has created many improvements for our community. Our people have also gained many skills such as learning how to better care for their animals as well as how to earn more income from planting trees and vegetables. They have also gained support in how to socialize and deal with problems in a more positive way. Our barangay had a misunderstanding with another community, but with the help of IAT, it is now settled and there is peace for everyone. We were also fortunate to receive some school supplies and canned goods during Christmas so I am very thankful for those who support the IAT organization.
There were many places in the Philippines that had a lack of water due to a shortage of rain during January and Februrary. Though here in the valley we have been lucky and are now starting to harvest legumes as well as being busy planting the next crop of rice.
In relation to my teaching, I am always happy to teach and feed my pupils. We now have a feeding program at the preschool where we receive 10 pesos for each child per day. We have a parent schedule and a menu that they follow. After the food is cooked, we all eat together in our daycare centre. Our topic for the new year was “Me and my Community”. The children were able to draw what they could see in their community. I explained to them about many of the tools that people use here and they were able to draw the tools that their parents use in their work. We also went around the community to see all of the different animals and trees. They have been learning how to take care of the animals and about their different sounds and moves - how some have 4 legs like the carabao, dog, pig, cow and goat, and some have 2 legs with wings like the ducks, chickens and birds. They have been learning also how animals are important to us and help us in different ways. As they draw and color the animals they have also been matching pictures to the ones the same as where they live, and learning about which animals live in the water, land and sky.
I was especially happy to be with my pupils during our practice for Foundation Day where IAT invited us to join them with other preschools and to be part of their program in Tabuk. My children were very excited and enjoyed participating and presenting their cultural dance which they did very gracefully.
I will end here and hope in the following months we can share more activities. Again, thank-you very much for your support to my community, especially to our Daycare and for my honorarium.
Truly yours, Mary Jane Bagrao
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Finally our weather is changing for the Spring & Summer seasons. Our members enjoyed a luncheon at the H.B.I. for our Easter Party and a farewell to long time, hard worker, Christine Dyson who is moving with her family to Lake Country, North Okanagan. Our next General meeting will be on May 7th 2014 at the Legion, at 10:30 a:m with Director Jim Abram speaking to our Seniors regarding very important issues, including the ferries. We will also have a Photo Op with Jim and our members thanking him for our annual grant, that we receive for maintaining the Tourist Information Centre, which will open on May 13th. In June we will be sending a delegate & guests to Agassiz to the B.C.O.A.P.O Annual Provincial Convention, where we help to vote & pass resolutions that are sent to our Provincial & Federal Govts. to improve conditions for all people including Seniors. In June we
are planning a special event to celebrate our 50th Anniversary of the founding of our branch, which was instituted by many families which are still living on Quadra Island. Some of the names on the Charter are Richards,Schnarr, Britenbach, Fielding, Stephens,Grafton,Johnston, Macklin, Piper, Stickland & Still. Help carry on the hard work for these people who have tried very hard to make a difference for our Seniors. For membership call Marilyn Lamb @ 3354 or Ruth Amiabel @ 3801 or cell--250-895-9188
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Quadra Circle Transportation Program still needs volunteer drivers from the Cove and South End. If you live in or near either of those areas and have some time to spare, please call Diana or John at 285-3630.
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