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By Jeff PetersReporterResidents of Port McNeill will

have the opportunity to travel about the North Island easier now that the town has seen the addition of a Greyhound bus terminal.

Owner, Paige Quansah, who also operates the Waivin’ Flags taxi company says that the response she received has vindicated her efforts to put Port McNeill back on the route list for Greyhound service.

“I posted an ad on Facebook just to let the community know that we are up and running and I got over 100 likes.

“There has been very positive feedback, and everybody is elated to have the depot open,” said Quansah. Residents of Port McNeill will now be able to receive packages as well through the terminal allowing them not to have to make the trek to Port Hardy.

“Getting up and down the North Island people are very limited. Having to go to Port Hardy just to pick up their packages (for) the last couple of years, has been an issue and inconvenience for locals. I feel that parcel pick up and drop off will be a very good thing for the com-munity,” said Quansah.

Quansah and her husband Sa’id, recently transplanted their lives, immigrating to Port McNeill from their home in Bouira, Algeria. Quansah says they are excited by the opportunity to become ingrained in the community, and provide these much-needed services.

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First Nations relations,recreation

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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorFirst Nations relations and parks and rec-

reation are two priorities for the Municipal District of Port Hardy.

“We’re going to be working hard on our First Nations relations,” and “our parks and recreation services,” said Mayor Hank Bood at council’s regular meeting Feb. 10.

“These are our two focuses right now,” Bood said.

The First Nations Relations Committee is currently working on terms of reference.

Councillor Jessie Hemphill, who chairs the committee, updated council on the group’s efforts.

The focus of the committee, Hemphill said, is to work on education and building relationships with each of the local First Nations bands (Gwa’Sala-’Nakwaxda’xw, Kwakiutl, and Quatsino) the band coun-cils, and “involving the three bands in that discussion.”

The committee felt key words in their work should be “inclusive, respectful, open and flexible.”

They also discussed potential projects and initiatives such as the Reconciliation Canada Tool Kit, declaration and protocol agreements, dual language on signs, street lights from Seaview Trail to Park Drive, and cultural orientation.

The committee hopes to “open up dia-logue between our council and their coun-cils,” she said, and has received a small grant to do that work.

Parks and recreation is another priority.“The District’s parks, playgrounds and

trail facilities are very important to the quality of life in our community,” said Bood.

“They impact the quality of life for our young families and seniors,” Bood said.

Councillor John Tidbury gave a report on the Parks and Recreation Review Committee’s work which included a round-table discussion with councillors and some staff members on “many aspects of recreation” and completing an inven-tory of parks and recreation amenities.

The group discussed programs such as Communities in Bloom, energy projects for facilities, mountain bike trails, and First Nations’ participation in recreation services.

They also discussed topics like the pool, arena (ladies’ washrooms, showers, and locker rooms) skateboard parks and ball-fields, Tidbury said.

They also reviewed past studies such as the Port Hardy Swimming Pool Conditions and Options Report conducted in 2004 and the Port Hardy Parks and Recreation Master Plan from February of 1998.

The committee plans to get user groups around the table to see “what they require from council to do business,” Tidbury said.

By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe District of Port Hardy will be proceeding

with the sale of a timber block within the Port Hardy Community Watershed near the Tsulquate River.

The Tsulquate River is the source of drinking water for the community of Port Hardy.

Steve Legge and Kathleen Crowhurst presented information on a cutblock area they wish to develop under the Port McNeill Time Sales Office (BC Timber Sales Seaward Business Area) to the Operational Services Committee at their meeting Feb. 19. The development BC Timber Sales is proposing would include an estimated 15 hectares of forest harvesting and an estimated 1.5 kilome-tres of road construction within the Port Hardy watershed. The Seaward Forest Stewardship Plan requires that operations conform to government objectives that include ensuring that quantity and quality of water are not affected.

According to Legge and Crowhurst, the block has been carefully researched and developed for sale and would be managed under watershed regu-lations in the Forest and Range Practices Act.

Council approved the sale at their regular meet-ing Feb. 24. “Has a study been done on the block? Is there any impact on the watershed?” asked Councillor Fred Robertson.

“BC Timber Sales has done that,” said Councillor Rick Marcotte.

“I would like to make sure that we followed the intent of what was in the Watershed Management Plan before the letter is sent,” said Councillor Dennis Dugas.

Timber block sale approved

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“It’s always wonder-ful to see a business come back to town.

“It is great that this service is available again. It has been a particular hardship for many seniors and people on low or fixed incomes because it is a necessity,” Mayor Ackland said.

In regards to Quansah, the woman who made this a reality again in Port McNeill, the mayor had this to say.

“Good on her! I think it is marvellous that she recognized the need in our community particularly for those in Port McNeill.

The Greyhound bus terminal is located at 311-5 Hemlock St. in Port McNeill.

The terminal will run six days a week.

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Up the ladderMembers of the Port Hardy Fire and Rescue meet every Thursday to practise their skill set, rain or shine. The 30-person strong unit had 25 members out Thursday, Feb. 26. Deputy Fire Chief Brent Borg said that it was a fairly typical showing of members, given what he describes as his department’s dedication to their responsibility to stay trained and ready.

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By David FarenThe most recent

Village of Alert Bay council meeting fea-tured some awards. Each year the Village takes nominations from the public for the citizen of the year and the youth citizen of the year.

Donna Myers, long-time Village employee and community volun-teer took the award for 2014.

Myers, who recently retired from her posi-tion in the Village office, is well-known in the community for her work as Ladies Auxiliary President at the Royal Canadian Legion. Many Remembrance Day buffets, funeral ser-vices, and food ser-vice during the weekly Lion’s Club Bingo were due to Myers’ dedication to the com-munity of Alert Bay.

There was no youth citizen award because they had no nomina-tions this year. “I’m

sure it isn’t because there isn’t a deserving youth on the island,” said Mayor Michael Berry when asked why there was no youth award for 2014, “but there were no nomina-tions.”

The council also awarded the best deco-rated house and busi-ness at this meeting. Norman and Heather

Wadhams took the best decorated house award for 2014. The Alert Bay Drugstore won for best decorated business.

Other business at the meeting included the first reading of a tree cutting bylaw amend-ment that will offer better defined and practical guidelines for tree cutting.

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IF YOU WERE AN OWNER OF A VESSEL THAT WAS ISSUED A CATEGORY L COMMERCIAL HALIBUT FISHING LICENSE BETWEEN 2001 AND 2006

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS COULD BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION

QUESTIONS?CLASS MEMBERS VISIT www.cfmlawyers.ca, email [email protected] or call toll-free 1-800-689-2322

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Judgment on the common issues for the Class and Subclass whether favourable or not will bind all Class Members and Subclass Members who do not opt out of the proceeding. You will be bound by the result of the Class Action whether the lawsuit is successful or unsuccessful and will not be able to start or pursue your own legal claim against the Defendant. The common issues can be found at www.cfmlawyers.ca/active-litigation/commercial-halibut-fishing/ or by request from Class Counsel or Subclass Counsel.If the Class Action is successful in obtaining recovery from the Defendant on behalf of the Class Members and Subclass Members, then they will be entitled to share in the recovery. If you opt out of the Class Action, you do not have this right. Class Members or Subclass Members who opt out of the Class Action may start their own lawsuits, but will not be able to claim any recovery in this Class Action whether through judgment or settlement. Residents of British ColumbiaIf you are a resident of British Columbia and qualify as a Class Member or Subclass Member and you wish to participate in the Class Action, you do not have to do anything. You will automatically be included in the Class. If you do not wish to participate in the class action you must opt-out by completing and mailing the opt-out form to Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman, 4th Floor, 856 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2W5 postmarked by no later than May 4, 2015. The opt-out form can be found at: www.cfmlawyers.ca/active-litigation/commercial-halibut-fishing/ or can be requested by contacting Lise Carmichael at 604-689-7555. If you do not opt-out by the deadline you will automatically be included in the Class Action. Non-residents of British ColumbiaIf you are a non-resident of British Columbia, qualify as a Class Member or Subclass Member, and you wish to participate in the Class Action, then you must opt-in by completing and mailing the opt-in form to: Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman, 4th Floor, 856 Homer St., Vancouver, B.C., V6B 2W5 postmarked by no later than May 4, 2015. The opt-in form can be found at: www.cfmlawyers.ca/active-litigation/commercial-halibut-fishing/or can be requested by contacting Lise Carmichael at 604-689-7555.Class Counsel and Subclass CounselThe law firms of Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman (604-689-7555) and Ellis Business Lawyers (604-688-7374) represent the Class Members. Underhill, Boies Parker (604-696-9828) represents the Subclass Members. Firm websites are found online at www.cfmlawyers.ca; www.ellislawyers.com and www.ubplaw.ca. If you are uncertain whether you belong to the Class or the Subclass, you may contact either of the firms above and they will assist you accordingly.Class Counsel and Subclass Counsel will together be seeking fees up to a maximum of one third of the value of any settlement or judgment plus disbursements and applicable taxes as a first charge on any recovery, to be approved by the British Columbia Supreme Court. The fee agreement is subject to court approval and the approved fee may be less than the maximum. This notice has been approved by the British Columbia Supreme Court.

BackgroundA class action has been certified that alleges that a Department of Fisheries and Oceans scheme to divert individual vessel quota (IVQ) representing 10% of the Total Allowable Catch to the Pacific Halibut Management Association (“PHMA”) for resale back to individual commercial halibut license holders was unlawful and seeks restitution on behalf of members of the Class and Subclass for additional amounts paid by them for the diverted IVQ. The Class ActionA class action lawsuit, Burnell v. Canada (Attorney General) (British Columbia Supreme Court Action No. S077807) (the “Class Action”) was brought against the Attorney General of Canada (the “Defendant”) alleging that the conduct of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans with respect to the fisheries management program it implemented through PHMA was unlawful and enriched the federal government unlawfully at the expense of the Class and Subclass members. The Class Action was certified by the Court on February 18, 2014 (amended on June 13, 2014) on behalf of a Class, represented by Barry Jim Burnell, consisting of:All owners of fishing vessels with a Category L Commercial Halibut License to fish for halibut issued by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (“Licensed Vessels”) at any time between 2001 and 2006 inclusive who purchased quota from PHMA, except for the following:

(i) the holder of license L-437;(ii) First Nations fishers holding Category FL Commercial

Halibut Fishing licenses; and,(iii) members of the subclass.

Individuals who meet this definition qualify as Class Members and are represented by the law firms of Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman and Ellis Business Lawyers (“Class Counsel”).In addition, on June 13, 2014, the action was certified on behalf of a Subclass, represented by Lorne Nels David Iverson, consisting of:All owners of fishing vessels with a Category L Commercial Halibut License to fish for halibut issued by the Minster of Fisheries and Oceans (“Licensed Vessels”) between 2001 and 2006 inclusive (the “Material Time”) for which quota was purchased from PHMA and:

(a) who at any time during the Material Time:i. were directors of PHMA; or,ii. were corporations in which a PHMA director owned more

than 50% of the shares; or(b) who claim that they were in a partnership with a PHMA

director in relation to a Licensed Vessel and the purchase of quota from PHMA at any time during the Material Time.

Individuals who meet this definition qualify as Subclass Members and are represented by the law firm of Underhill, Boies Parker (“Subclass Counsel”).The claims of the representative plaintiffs (Barry Burnell and Lorne Iverson) will be used to determine the legal responsibility of the Defendant to compensate the Class and Subclass members for the alleged losses suffered.

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VICTORIA – In a recent speech, Premier Christy Clark quipped that while teenagers tend to be lazy, there is a limit.

If your kid is still on the couch after age 30, she said, he’s not a teenager any more. “He’s a New Democrat.”

Clark’s ‘get off the couch and get a job’ message is now being translated into government policy. Student debt collec-tion is a long-standing problem for the province, with about $185 million currently on the books as defaulted and unpaid. Students naturally move around after completing their stud-ies, and once the six-month grace period for beginning to repay student loans expires, finding those who aren’t paying becomes a costly effort.

Historically governments sent defaulted debt to collection agencies. Last year $17.3 million was collected.

How big is student debt these days? The subject was discussed briefly in the legis-lature last week.

In question period, NDP leader John Horgan reminded the government that tuition fees have doubled over the past decade, and cited a Bank of Montreal estimate that the average university student emerges from a four-year pro-gram owing $35,000 in stu-dent loans.

With his usual modesty and tact, Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson dismissed Horgan’s accusa-tion that he is indifferent to the plight of students. Wilkinson noted that the Bank of Montreal surveyed 602 students across Canada, and only 78 of them were in B.C.

“To clarify this, and to address the cackling chickens on the other side, we have 430,000 students in our system,” Wilkinson said. “Some of them are part-time; some of them are on short courses. We have 180,000 students who are in the system full-time and eligible for student aid.

“Of those 180,000 students, 45,000 turn to the province for financial aid – meaning that 75 per cent of students, more than what was quoted on the CBC yesterday, go through their education without incurring debt through the provincial student aid program.”

Whatever the amount owing is for an individual, it’s a debt that will be more difficult to avoid paying. The province has long used the withholding of driving privileges to collect unpaid provincial court fines, and that was recently extended to those who are 90 days in arrears on $25 or more worth of Lower Mainland bridge tolls. This student debt collection move follows efforts to match up post-secondary funding to areas of employment demand. In an era where misguided university professors use their positions to organize violent protests against job-creating projects, the messages are similar. Variations of this productivity theme are being heard from governments across North America. The baby boomers are retiring. We are bringing in temporary foreign workers, not because of some right-wing plot, but because too many people growing up in our society refuse to do an increasing range of jobs. We have an education system – and media – that encourages people to complain and make demands to get what they want. And we are seeing the results of all of this. There was a U.S. president once who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”

(Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected])


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Rising ferry fares questionedThe week in the Legislature was primarily taken up with

debate about the BC Liberal budget. It is, in the main, a budget that gives to

the rich through tax cuts, and takes away from everyone else through increases in fees.

The top two per cent of income earn-ers receive a tax break, which will cost the province $230 million. A millionaire will have $17,000 extra a year to play with. And yet most people will see no relief. Instead they are faced with ever increasing hydro bills (another six per cent planned for this year), with never-ending ferry fare hikes (another four per cent planned for this year), and with MSP fees that are going up again, just like they do year after year.

In my response to the budget, I questioned why BC con-tinues to charge MSP to pay for our healthcare. The flat tax, which costs the same whether you earn $50,000 or $150,000, brings in more than $2 billion a year to the public coffers and is one of the main sources of revenue for the government. No wonder it does not want to do what other provinces have done for years and roll it into the progressive income tax structure.

I also noted that student fees will bring in more than $1.3 billion. This is an extraordinary amount. To add to their dif-ficulties, BC is the only province without a grant system to assist the students.

I once again questioned the increased funding to private education. It is wrong that parents have to fund-raise at public schools for textbooks or equipment while public money goes into elite, private schools. Yet this budget saw a 33-per cent

increase in money going to these private establishments. Our Question Periods were wide ranging this week. I chal-

lenged the Transport Minister about the fact that rising ferry fares have pushed ridership on BC Ferries to its lowest levels for a quarter of a century.

The annual excuses they come up with for the falling numbers are risible – the government shifts blame from bad weather to very bad weather, from too few tourists to improvements in the Internet. But the real reason, exorbitant fares, are never mentioned.

We challenged the government on post-secondary institutions having to pay lobbyists to gain access to BC Liberal cabinet ministers – which led to a victory as the Minister of Advanced Education changed the rules.

We also questioned some appalling decisions about the care of children by the Ministry of Children and Family Development and raised concerns about the

exceedingly long wait by some patients for colonoscopies.With a six-month shutdown just starting at Neucel, I organ-

ised a meeting between the Minister of Forests and the union representing workers at Port Alice specialty cellulose mill to try to explore ways for the mill to be able to reopen soon. I will be following up with the Minister regularly to ensure the community’s needs are met.

This weekend sees me back in the constituency and I return to Victoria for another Monday morning start. I can be reached wherever I am on email: [email protected].

My phone numbers are 250-287-5100 in Campbell River and 250 949 9473 in Port Hardy. The toll free number is 866 387 5100. You can also friend me on Facebook, follow me on Twitter @clairetrevena.ca or check out my web page www.clairetrevena.ca

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Gazette staffMayor Bev Parnham

will soon have a street named in her honour.

At their regular meet-ing Feb. 24, District of Port Hardy council gave three readings to a bylaw which will rename a portion of Thunderbird Way south of Granville Street “Beverley Parnham Way”. Before mak-ing the change official, council wanted to give property owners that will be affected some notice. The motion will be brought back to council for adoption.

Parnham moved to Port Hardy in 1978 and was first elected to District of Port Hardy

Council in 1989. She was elected Mayor in the fall of 2009. She was completing her second term when she passed away.

To say that Parnham was a tireless advocate for her community would be an understate-ment.

Mayor Parnham played a key leader-ship role in both inter-nal and external com-mittees, including the Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Economic Development Committee and the Downtown R e v i t a l i z a t i o n Committee.

She was on the Regional District of

Mount Waddington Board of Directors, Regional Hospital Board, BC Ferries Northern Advisory, Island Coastal Economic Trust, Scott Islands Advisory, Primary Health Care Local Working Group, and Vancouver Island Regional Library.

She was also an active member of the local Rotary club.

During her tenure as mayor, Parnham achieved many signifi-cant advances in eco-nomic development and sustainability, including the introduction of a new official community plan and zoning bylaw review. She assisted in

attracting the first green energy initiative to Port Hardy with the construc-tion of the Cape Scott Windfarm, increased access to health care and physicians for Port Hardy residents through her work on the Mount Waddington Local Working Group and through the estab-lishment of the new Medical Health Centre.

Parnham forged rela-tionships with local ser-vice organizations and First Nations to increase collaboration, lobbied against reductions in BC Ferries services, laid the groundwork for establishing a tri-com-munity forest partner-ship with Port McNeill

and Port Alice, worked with council to attract new residents and busi-nesses; the District was the only community in the Regional District of Mount Waddington to grow in population (five per cent realized) as per the 2011 census.

During her tenure, $9 million in harbour upgrades were complet-ed over the last seven years, making Port Hardy the busiest har-bour for fish landings in all of British Columbia.

Parnham worked tire-lessly to position Port Hardy as a transporta-tion hub for the North Island and Central Coast and helped Port Hardy

to be recognized in 2012 by the province as a Carbon Neutral Community.

She also supported

active communities through the addition of enhanced green spaces, commuter trails and bike paths.


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Sampson elected to 911 board

By Jeff PetersReporterThe Board of Directors of the North Island 911

Corporation has elected Larry Samson as their new president and re-elected Joe Stanhope as vice president for the emergency communications oversight group.

The corporation was established in January of 1995 and manages 911 services for the Comox Valley Regional District, Strathcona Regional District, Regional District of Mount Waddington, Alberni-Clayoquot, as well as a School District No. 69 a portion of the Nanaimo Regional District.

The group’s area of operations sees as many as 70,000 911 calls a year.

Most recently the corporation green lit a con-tract for the initial point of answering to E-comm, which is the first point of contact for those in need of emergency assistance.

E-comm determines the type of emergency response required and transfers calls accordingly.

“When you dial 911 that call immediately goes to E-Comm in Vancouver and from there they will ask you police, fire, or ambulance. If you say police it goes to Courtenay RCMP dispatch. If you say fire it goes to Campbell River fire dis-patch and if you say ambulance it goes to Victoria ambulance dispatch. So what the North Island 911 is responsible for is ensuring dispatching on the North Island meets the recognized interna-tional standards for answering and dispatching,” Samson said.

Samson, who was elected at the corporation’s Feb. 6 inaugural meeting, replacing John Ambler, says he is humbled by the results of the unani-mous election.

“There are about 65,000 - 70,000 emergen-

cy calls that come out of this area that this Corporation oversees, so its quite an important component. Because nothing is more important that when someone needs assistance the system works. We are very proud of our system because it does work,” Samson said.

Samson currently divides his time between city council in Campbell River, the Strathcona Regional District, Committee of the Whole, and the Municipal Services Committee. Samson was nominated for the position by the Director of the Regional District of Nanaimo Joe Stanhope.

Stanhope represents electoral area G of the Nanaimo Regional District of which he is board chair.

“I was nominated by the director from the Regional District of Nanaimo and it was unani-mous, so I was quite pleased and humbled by it and thank the directors,” said Samson.

Samson says he looks forward to serving the corporation and the residents that it represents with enthusiasm, and tackling the ever-changing challenges that the mountainous region faces, including the move towards alternative methods of accessing emergency response through text messaging and internet-based communication devices.

“You will be able to do it through text messag-ing. You will also be able to do it over the inter-net with your computer. As you can probably imagine the technology is changing rapidly,” said Samson.

Another push for the corporation will be the potential inclusion of Lasqueti Island under their watch. Lasqueti Island is off the east coast of Vancouver Island in the Strait of Georgia, and is part of the Powell River Regional District. Powell River itself was made a part of the group in 1999.

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By Jeff PetersReporterWith the new Port

hardy Primary Health Care Centre opening March 9, what can resi-dents expect from this long-awaited facility?

With a $2.6 million price tag, officials from North Island Health Authority (NIHA) and

the local government alike, have promised a new “patient-centred” facility providing “easi-ly-accessible care”, eas-ing strain on the Port Hardy Hospital emer-gency department.

The project is toted as an aspect of the Mount Waddington Health Services Stabilization Working Group - later renamed the Mountain Waddington Working Group’s (CWG) - along with the NIHA, push to develop “a commu-nity-led plan to stabi-lized health services in the Mount Waddington region” and build a sus-tainable health care sys-tem for both rural and

town dwellers alike.“Health care isn’t

really the primary func-tion of the municipal government, but it is a primary issue with the people of Port Hardy so we always have a stake there,” said District of Port Hardy Mayor Hank Bood.

“This was a poster child for former mayor Bev Parnham she did a lot of work in actual get-ting it here. We’ve been waiting a long time,” Bood said.

The facility is slated to feature an integrat-ed care team, which includes physicians, nurse practitioners, as well as care co-ordina-

tor staff. Dr. Jeffrey Beselt,

executive medical direc-tor for geography one for NIHA.

“Integrated primary care is really taking the existing model of patients seeing physi-cians in a practice and looking at how do we expand that to even bet-ter meet the needs of patients,” said Beselt.

“In addition to patients having the opportunity to see physicians, it will also provide the oppor-tunity to see nurse prac-titioners and certainly in the future our hope is to expand beyond that and look at care coordina-tors and behaviourists

and other expanded ser-vices,” Beselt said.

The health care centre will feature spaces for visiting specialists, and community practitioners such as regional dieti-cians, chronic disease management educators, home and community care, mental health and substance abuse staff.

Despite the state-of-the-art facility, the big-gest hurdle, in Mountain Waddington and other rural areas, is retaining medical professionals, says Beselt, who added that in the coming months the region will see an influx of medical professionals.

Beselt, who has spent much of his career practising medicine in rural British Columbia, knows the issue of phy-sician retention all-to-well.

He says in recent years he’s seen a number of government programs increase the number of medical professionals who stay longer, which then allows for better services and better con-tinuity for patients.

“We are anticipating having a number of new physicians practising in the Mount Waddington area this summer, through the practice ready assessment pro-gram.

“There are many dif-ferent programs that have been put in place to really increase our ability to recruit and ide-ally retain some of these highly-trained individu-als,” Beselt said.


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The walk is held to raise awareness of the dis-proportionate number of missing and murdered Métis, Inuit, Non-status, and First Nations women in Canada. According to a press release from the local event organizers, Tanis Dawson and Sharon Leas, “Indigenous women aged 25-44 are five times more likely than other Canadian women to die of violence.” This awareness walk is part of a larger effort to research and raise awareness by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), who, in 2004 launched Sisters in Spirit whose mandate includes maintaining a database of missing and murdered aboriginal women and raising awareness of the problem. The Stolen Sisters Walk took place in Alert Bay Feb. 16.

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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe Regional District of Mount Waddington

board was given a presentation on a new Strategic Sectors Study Feb. 17.

The purpose of the study, presented by Pat English, manager of economic development, is to provide a foundation on which the RDMW can develop policies and actions to support the local economy over the next five years.

“I joined the office here in 2013. At that time, the last strategic study had been done quite a few years ago,” said English. While the plan had been updat-ed, “there had not been a detailed look at where the opportunities lay for the local economy.”

It was suggested that “I should take a look at doing an (updated) economic development strategy piece for the region,” he said.

In the fall of 2013, English submitted an applica-tion for funding to the Island Coastal Economic Trust, and $12,500 was approved. The Regional District of Mount Waddington contributed $10,000 and an additional $2,500 was received from Community Futures.

In early 2014, a consultant - Ecoplan International - was hired as the consultant on the project and a steering committee was formed, English said.

At least 70 people, representing 55 groups or companies, provided input. In May and June, the project team held a community forum, three focus groups, and made numerous phone interviews to gather information.

English explained five main sectors were selected based on their current size, growth potential, diver-sification, jobs, and degree of local control.

“Each sector has number of action ideas on it,” English said.

“My work plan is to take those action items and incorporate them into my daily work plan. The opportunities that are identified are really going to shape my work plan for the next five years.”

The study identified forestry as the largest sector with 46 per cent of the region’s workforce being directly, or indirectly, impacted by it.

Aquaculture was the second strategic sector iden-tified, said English.

It employs “400 person years” of employment with potential for 10 per cent annual growth in

world-wide markets. English explained this “400 person years” term was used because of the sea-sonal nature of the industry.

There are issues in the industry related to envi-ronmental controls and science, English said, but “if they can be overcome, addressed suitably‚“ aquaculture is “something that should be pursued.”

English said shellfish aquaculture development should also be supported including the develop-ment of registered processing facilities.

Small business was third. English told council there are 968 businesses in the regional district. Ninety-five of them have fewer than 10 employees and 45 per cent provide employment for the owner. The region needs to do what it can “to prevent leak-age” of dollars down island, English said, through things like local hiring and purchasing.

“We have to do everything we can to bring that money back into the North Island.”

Fourth was the learning sector that, he explained, promotes knowledge and learning-type activities.

These types of activities are “gaining more and more currency worldwide,” he said.

The learning sector offers potential for growth in jobs, increased skills and competitiveness, and attracting new residents to the area.

The final sector was cultural and adventure tour-ism that is the primary driver for visitor growth in the region.

English said the study calls for training for every-one who comes into contact with a tourist.

One of the ways to support tourism is to encour-age reasonable visual buffers in and around the key features that people come to the area to see, said Manager of Planning Jonas Velaniskis.

Trail management and signage initiatives were also discussed.

Other opportunities for growth in the regional district include green power and mining.

Actions that would benefit all sectors would be supporting the development of broadband linkages, and working with stakeholders and lobbying for the establishment of cellular coverage across the region. The lack of high-speed internet “has been a major constraint,” said Velaniskis.

The plan also calls for supporting the develop-ment of agriculture in the region by incorporating it into land use policies and zoning bylaws.

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Vancity banks on Alert BayBy David FarenRepresentatives from the Village of Alert Bay, the

‘Namgis First Nation, and Vancity gathered in the Learning Centre last Wednesday for a ceremonial inking of a Memorandum of Understanding between the three parties that entails the creation of a physical presence on Comorant Island. An exact location has not been determined, but an announcement on that is expected soon. Once that presence is established, the community-based banking institution states in a press release they will be able to offer “in-person, basic banking services, cash handling for business opera-tions and onsite support for more complex transactions such as investments, mortgages, loans and account signatories.”

The agreement was announced to the public the following evening at Cormorant Island’s Economic Development Strategy meeting. Stewart Anderson, a Vancity representative, was there to let the community know they were committed to creating a physical pres-ence and building relationships on the island. Anderson also announced a job opening for a customer service repre-sentative at the meeting. Over the past year the Village and the Band have been working with a consultant on an eco-nomic strategy to help chart a course for the local economy. Alert Bay’s Mayor Michael Berry, stated “the presence of a forward-thinking financial institution is a critical part of the joint Alert Bay/’Namgis Economic Development Strategy that is being developed for our island and this announcement

comes at a perfect time as we begin the implementation phase of that plan.”

Vancity was one of several institutions the two local gov-ernments looked at to replace the loss of Coastal Community Credit Union who left the community last year. Although the CCCU still offer services in Port McNeill, businesses and res-idents found the loss a significant inconvenience. According to the Vancity press release nearly half the residents are “dis-satisfied with the access they have to banking services.”

From left to right, Alert Bay Mayor Michael Berry, Tamara Vrooman, president and CEO of Vancity and Chief Debra Hanuse sign a memorandum of understanding.

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The Kraken?! Devilfish?! Scary?! Dangerous?! Alien?!

Suggest such things about a Giant Pacific Octopus to any scuba diver respectful of marine life who has had an encounter with one of these gentle giants, and there is going to be a very strong response shattering such mythology.

As it always goes, fear and mythology thrive where there is absence of knowledge.

Any negative encounters between divers and Giant Pacific Octopuses that I am aware of, result from divers manhandling them ‘insisting’ on an encounter or involve individuals that are habituated to being fed by humans. We, as divers, are so fortunate to come across Giant Pacific Octopuses in their world where they are invertebrate royalty. We are able to meet them on their turf, and thereby know how inquisitive and intelligent they are. We know they are mighty, highly-adaptable predators.

And, we know, too, when we look into their eyes, that observation and assessment is being reciprocated.

That preamble was necessary before sharing what hap-pened today. This did . . . .

I had been taking photographs of Lingcod males guarding their egg masses and noted that my dive buddy Natasha Dickinson was signalling me with her light, indi-cating that she had found something of particular interest.

I took a few more shots and then swam towards her and found . . . my dive buddy with a Giant Pacific Octopus completely covering her face. Sorry that I missed that shot. I was so in awe of what I saw. Natasha is an incred-ibly skilled and experienced diver with a deep respect for marine life. She was clearly not afraid, nor was the octopus.

Natasha had taken the precaution of putting her hand over the regulator in her mouth in case the octopus took an interest in that but otherwise, allowed her to explore. I would learn later that, while waiting for me she had been watching the Copper Rockfish that you will see in all but one of the photos in my blog. This rockfish stuck very near the octopus. A buddy? That I don’t know, but escorting a Giant Pacific Octopus on the hunt is a really good strategy. As the octopus flushes out animals from under rocks with his/her arms, the rockfish can grab the

prey that do not end up under the octopus’ mantle.

While observ-ing the rockfish, the Giant Pacific Octopus had slowly advanced toward Natasha and she remained where she was, intrigued at what would hap-pened and having a contingency plan. When I started to take photos the Giant Pacific Octopus grad-ually backed away but had taken a par-ticular interest in a clasp at the end of a bungee cord on Natasha’s gear. You can see how her arm was entwined around the cord and how there was some flash-ing of white in the skin. You can also see the Copper Rockfish! I believe this octopus was a female, thanks to feedback I received from self-admitted Cephalopod Geek supreme, Keely Langford of the Vancouver Aquarium. Octopus males have a “hecto-cotylus arm”.

In Giant Pacific Octopuses, it is the third arm on their right. The hectocotylus stores the spermatophores “packets of sex cells, two of which are handed over to a receptive female who stores them until ready to fertilize her eggs. Having the good fortune to get photos of the right side of this octopus, allowed me to see that the top of third arm on the right is not differentiated and that therefore, this was a female.

Back to recounting our adventure . . . .After about a minute or two of gently tugging on the

bungee cord, Ms. Giant Pacific Octopus let go.Natasha swam a bit further off, allowing me a few

minutes to marvel and photograph this beauty “the Giant Pacific Octopus and the Copper Rockfish.

When Natasha circled back, the octopus flashed a bit of white as you can see in the image online. Recognition?

We both found ourselves waving goodbye when we, regretfully, had to return to our terrestrial world.

So what to do when you find a Giant Pacific Octopus on your dive buddy’s head? Observe, marvel, take some photos, share and maybe it can help dispel some of the mythology and vilification about these fabulous marine neighbours.

Please note, I have shared our experience to reduce the misunderstanding and demonification of octopus NOT to stimulate diver attempts at interactions. It was an unso-licited gift experienced by those with a very high level of dive experience; knowledge of octopus (and dive buddy) behaviour; and solid safety protocols.

(Jackie Hildering is a biologist, avid scuba diver and marine educator living in Port McNeill. See www.the-marinedetective.ca.)

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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe Regional District

of Mount Waddington has approved including the Hornsby Steam Crawler in the Regional Heritage Registry.

A community heritage registry is an official list of historic places, which have been identified by the local government as having heritage value or heritage character. For some sites, addition to a local government commu-nity heritage register is the first critical step toward the sought-after national historic site designation.

As part of adding a his-torical site to the heritage registry, each site must have a statement of sig-nificance (SOS). The SOS is a required document for placing heritage sites on the BC Registry of Historic Places and the Canadian Register of Historic Places.

Located in Coal Harbour, the Hornsby Steam Crawler was used by the forest industry in the Port Alice and Holberg areas before falling into disrepair at Apple Bay.

The machine is the only surviving example of the Roberts-

Hornsby “chain track” steam crawler in North America. It was a pre-World War One forerunner to the army tank.

In 2013, after nearly a decade of difficulties concerning the final fate of the artifact due to its condition and known sig-nificance, the Regional District of Mount Waddington moved the Hornsby Steam Crawler to a piece of public land in Coal Harbour.

British Columbia’s own Charlotte Diamond returns to Port Hardy and Port McNeill to celebrate Family Fun Day with special concerts in both communities.

Diamond will per-form March 7 at 2 p.m. at Cheslakees Elementary School in Port McNeill and March 8 at 2 p.m. at

the Port Hardy Civic Centre.

Diamond is celebrat-ing 30 years of enter-taining children and their families since the release of her Juno Award-winning debut album, “10 Carrot Diamond”.

She recently pro-duced a compila-tion CD, “24 Carrot Diamond” the Best of Charlotte Diamond with 24 well-known favou-rites, such as “Four Hugs a Day”, “Each of Us Is a Flower”, “The Hug Bug”, “Dicky Dinosaur”, “I am a Pizza‚“ (Je suis une pizza), “Octopus (Slippery Fish)” and “La Bamba”.

She also recently released her first chil-dren’s board book, “Slippery Fish in Hawaii” based on her well-loved song, “Octopus (Slippery Fish).”

Charlotte will be autographing her music and book after the concerts.

Singing in English,

French and Spanish, Charlotte performs her award-winning music at concerts and con-ferences throughout Canada and the United States.

Charlotte’s concerts appeal to people of all ages from preschool-ers to the young at heart, and she will have everyone singing

and dancing to her up-beat melodies.

She inspires fami-lies to enjoy singing and playing musically with their children.

“The song is just the beginning of creative fun.”

Charlotte is joined by her son, Matt Diamond, on electric guitar and harmonies.

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at the Port Hardy Recreation Centre. For more informa-tion contact 250-949-9461.

March 7Family Fun Day at Cheslakees Elementary Gum in Port

McNeill on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Face painting, crafts, snacks. Performance at 2 p.m. by Charlotte Diamond.

March 8Family Fun Day Sunday at the Port Hardy Civic Centre

from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Face painting, crafts, snacks. Performance at 2 p.m. by Charlotte Diamond.

March 8Port Hardy Baptist Church’s next Dinner and a Movie

presentation is “The Penguins of Madagascar”. Two shows: 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. $2 per person includes popcorn.

March 10After school Storytime and Craft at the Woss Public

Library from 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.

March 11Preschool Storytime at two locations, Wednesdays: Port

McNeill Public Library (12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.) and Sointula Public Library (1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m) (No storytime in Port McNeill Mar. 18).

March 12Exploring the Divine discussion series is a fun overview

of past and present philosophies, followed by a discussion. Last one from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p..m. at the Port Hardy Public Library.

March 13Spring Break PJ Party starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Port

Alice Community Centre. Tacos, skating and party. Call

250-284-3912 for more information.

March 13Tall Tales Storytelling, and after school club for kids nine

to 12 years old. Much enjoyed, send your children for some puppetry fun from 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. at the Port Hardy Public library.

March 18North Island Toastmasters is hosting their annual

International Speech Competition Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the North Island College.

Everyone welcome. No charge. North Island Toastmasters meets every Wednesday at North Island College except the fourth Wednesday when they meet at Sunset Elementary School in Port McNeill.

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Your local public libraries are hosting fun for kids at selected times during Spring Break for kids: “Lego Land” at the Port Hardy, Port Alice and Woss at the libraries. “Movie Afternoon” at the Sointula Public Library, and a “Family Drop-in Afternoon” at the Port McNeill public library.

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wavering in his favourite summer-time meadow in the realm of sheer towering rock and pure white snow, peering at the world below, he wondered where the local herds had gone, for he hadn’t spotted one of his own in two years. He was losing his strength steadily, but at the ripe old age of 12 his teeth were worn down to the gum-line and could no longer feed his once powerful body. Samson was the last of the Pleistocene Mountain Goats on Vancouver Island that became extinct over 10,000 years ago, most likely during the early Holocene warming which temperatures were warmer than they are today. Evidence of Mountain Goats have been discovered in a number of Northern Vancouver Island caves, skeletal remains dating 10,000 and 16,000 years old, their bones within the size range of mod-ern specimens. I took the liberty of using the name Samson, a super-sized mountain goat in the range of over 300 pounds in the Selkirk Mountain range, for several years local mountaineers had described chance encounters, and two years ago I was lucky enough to spend several hours with him

near Snow Cap Glacier at 2,700 metres. This is Samson’s 12th year, and chances are he may no longer be with us. It is a mag-nificent region with several glaciers, where Mountain Goats, and grizzly still roam the high peaks in good numbers, a region only reached by foot, and not tampered with by the ignorance and greed of man. Constant aggressive behaviour is a feature of every day life, as goat society is organized as a dominance hierarchy, in which individuals relative rank is determined by its ability to defend and assert a mobile personal space. There is never a shortage of posturing of head to butt, horns back and smacking each other in the back side, their backsides have thick skin to prevent injuries, yet Samson fed amongst the bands without challenge, unlike the pre-adults. It’s a constant sparring match preparing for the heavy weight match, and make no mistake they can be lethal, as goats are on record of goring grizzlies to death, and humans who don’t respect their space. Spending so much time with grizzlies in the high country it became second nature to observe goats over the last 20 years. You come to realize they have a great capacity for curiosity, frustration, companionship, and joy. It was an animal that many believed was protected by man’s greed, because they lived in the tip top of the world in the clouds and snow, unlike the grizzly population that was being devastated by development in the valleys.

That may have been true at one time, but

with a provincial government bent on min-ing BC on a scale never seen before, even the elusive Mountain Goats are being impacted by mining.

In 1961 there were approximately 100,000 in BC, today the number varies between 20,000 and 60,000. If you divided the prov-ince in half, in the remote northern regions the population decline is very slight, but in southern BC the population has been devas-tated due to road access and mining develop-ment. There are several studies showing the impact of mining, using a couple of exam-ples; the Denarchi/Sumanik study found one group went from 163 to three animals in five years after high slopes were opened by coal

and oil-related operations, the Pendergast/Bindernagel study found one group went from 740 to 260 animals in just over 10 years due to development of coal operations.

When all the oil reserves and coal beds are dried up, will we then react by developing new energy strategies?

By then all the high pure places will have been destroyed along with the griz and mountain goat. Maybe we can reintroduce mountain goats to Vancouver Island before the mainland becomes a wasteland of pipe-lines and mine scars? You have to wonder if mankind is wise enough to overcome their self-inflicted tyranny of greed, and be pro-active in protecting nature.

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Valley Regional District, was re-elected by acclamation as Board Chair of the Board of Trustees for Vancouver Island Regional Library during its recent annual general meet-ing and officer elections in Nanaimo.

Brenda Leigh of the Strathcona Regional District Board was re-elected by acclama-tion as vice-chair. Dave Rushton (Mount Waddington Regional District) was one of nine members at large elected to serve on the VIRL board’s executive committee.

The Vancouver Island Regional Library Board of Trustees, which is comprised of elect-ed representatives from 28 member munici-palities and 10 regional districts, administers a budget of over $20 million.

Joining Kerr on the executive committee are: Steve Arnett (Town of Ladysmith), Barry Avis (Town of Qualicum Beach), Bill Beldessi (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District), Diane Brennan (City of Nanaimo), Penny Cote (Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District), Tom Duncan (City of Duncan), Campbell River councillor Ron Kerr, and Gordon Waterman (Village of Gold River).

Va n c o u v e r Island Regional Library is the fourth largest library sys-tem in British Columbia.

It serves more than 430,000 people on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and Bella Coola on the Central Coast through 39 branch libraries, a vir-tual branch, and a books-by-mail service. VIRL’s holdings number one- million and include books, magazines, CD’s and DVD’s. Administrative offices are located in Nanaimo.

For more information about the 2015 Board of Trustees, including elected officers, please visit virl.bc.ca/about-us/library-board.

Malcolm Island has been utilized as a seasonal harvest-ing location by the Kwakwaka’wakw for thousands of years, but in more recent history it was settled by non-indigenous colonists in the late 1800s.

In 1895, the Christian Temperance Society, under the leadership of Joseph Spencer, made an attempt to settle at Rough Bay, however within a year they had given up and the Island reverted to a timber lease for forestry.

Around the same time a group of Finnish miners at Nanaimo were growing frus-trated with their work-ing conditions, and formed a temperance society which was a socio-political group that allowed them the freedom to discuss their frustrations and aspirations in Canada.

The miners decided that they aspired to a better life, with more freedom and equality, and toward that end they wrote to Matti Kurikka, a political philosopher, play-wright, writer, and organizer, asking him

to come to Vancouver Island. Kurikka had been in Australia try-ing to establish a uto-pian community, but agreed to come.

Kurikka arrived and the Finns estab-lished the Kalevan Kansan Colonization Company. Kaleva is a reference to the Finnish mythological hero which plays a significant role in the early Finnish literature epic the “Kalevala.”

The company started a newspaper highlight-ing their efforts to start a communal colony founded on the virtues of respect and equal-ity. They sold shares, while recruiting other Finns from all over the world to join their movement, and negoti-ating with the govern-ment for a land grant.

On Nov. 1, 1901 the company signed an agreement. They would be granted the rights to Malcolm Island in seven years

if they could settle 350 people, make improve-ments including devel-oping farms, roads, and wharves, and edu-cate their children in English.

The word was sent out to prospective colonists and the first advance group left to begin the task of constructing a settle-ment. From the begin-ning the effort seemed cursed. A gun acci-dentally discharged in the boat while the group was transiting Seymour Narrows, striking a man in the arm.

By December 1901 the group had arrived at Rough Bay, and by March 1902 there were 14 settlers.

In June the steamer Capilano brought in a load of settlers and materials.

The group voted to name their village Sointula, or “place of harmony.”

Although the colo-nists built a number of communal dwellings, they were not able to construct adequate housing for all of the new arrivals, and many had to stay in tents as the winter storms set in.

Some colonists arrived with farm implements and cattle, which they had to sell

when they realized that there would be no pasture or crops for some time.

On Jan. 23, 1903 at 8 p.m., as many women and children were sleeping in one of the wooden buildings, and a meeting was tak-ing place on the third floor, a fire broke out when one of the flues overheated. Eleven people perished in the fire, eight chil-dren and two adults. Some people, devas-tated and heartbroken, blamed the company and Kurikka.

By the spring of 1903 the population of the colony was 238.

The men of the col-

ony tried their hand at logging and fishing, but they had a diffi-cult time bringing in money sufficient to pay back their loans.

After a series of bad business deci-sions, including a low bid by the colony to build a bridge over the Capilano River in Vancouver, the banks seized some of the col-ony’s assets.

The company, now bankrupt, was dis-solved. In May 1905 the colony was forced to give up their land grant to pay their debts.

Many of the origi-nal settlers decided to stay and retained their

values of communal work.

Sointula fishermen were instrumental in forming many of the powerful fishing unions on the coast, and many business ini-tiatives on the island have been operated as cooperatives.

( B r e n d a McCorquodale is a Port Hardy resident and North Island his-tory enthusiast. If you have any stories or local lore you’d like to share, email her at [email protected]. A collection of her past articles is available on her blog at undiscovered-coast.blogspot.ca/.)


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March 28-30Curling

Broughton Curling Club hosts the Dominion Curling Club Championships, a North Island Zone event featuring both men’s and women’s teams.

Draws start 7 p.m. Friday and play continues through Sunday’s noon finals.

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Peewees bring home the bannerBy Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe North Island Eagles brought home the

banner after beating the Sooke Thunderbirds 7-6 on the road Saturday.

“After playing one of, if not their best game of the year last weekend in (Port) Alice to take a one to nothing lead in the best-of-three Island finals; we kind of forgot to show up to start game two in Sooke,” said Coach Marty Gage.

“Sooke came out flying. We took penalties and they started to impose their will on us. This was not the plan, but set the script for the most dra-matic game anyone could imagine,” Gage said.

Sooke took a commanding 4 - 0 lead in the first period.

“I knew we needed to get one before the end of the first and we did,” he said.

“We went to dressing room down 4-1 and not

very happy with our effort, but we were starting to get chances and that first goal gave us some hope,” Gage said.

It was 5-1 when the Eagles went to the room after two periods.

“We came together as a team in the room and decided we believed we could come back,” he said.

The Eagles fought hard and got within a goal, 5-4. Then Sooke scored to make it 6-4. The Eagles refused to give up and came back and tied it again, 6-6.

“We went to overtime and talk about a nerve-wracking experience. We hit the crossbar on the first shift and I thought oh boy, if we lose, that crossbar will haunt me,” said Gage.

“A couple minutes later, we jammed the net and put that puck in the back of the net. The crowd went crazy, players went nuts and we

were ecstatic,” said the coach.Next stop provincials in Kitimat March 15-18.Luke Gage got the Eagles only goal in the first

period assisted by Mathew Sanders.Early in the second, Saunders scored an unas-

sisted goal.The Eagles went on a scoring spree in the

third. Rhys Dutcyvich opened things up for the Eagles assisted by Braden Walkus and Liem Wadhams. Saunders scored next with the assists going to Payton Laming and Ryan Patterson.

Dutcyvich scored the Eagles fourth goal assist-ed by Saunders. Gage scored to tie the game 6-6. Assisting on the tying goal was Saunders and Dutcyvich.

In overtime, Saunders put one into the back of the net to give his team the victory, and himself the hat trick. Assisting on the goal was Dutcyvich.

The North Island Eagles peewee club became the Island League Tier 3 champions this weekend beating Sooke 7-6 in overtime.

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Basketball tournament fosters friendshipBy Jeff PetersReporterIn the spirit of friendship and inclusion,

Port Hardy Secondary School (PHSS) will be hosting an inter-school basketball tournament March 6.

Dubbed the North Island Friendship Intermediate Basketball Tournament, the event will feature two courts of action with a conces-sion stand organized by the graduating class of 2015 from PHSS.

Organizer Sean Barfoot, a physical education teacher from Eagle View Elementary in Port Hardy, says the purpose of the event is to grow friendship and camaraderie amongst the eight schools in attendance.

“It’s a friendship tournament, the goal being to build friendships and connect all the North Island schools,” said Barfoot.

The coed tournament will feature Grade 6 and 7 students from all around the region including Fort Rupert Elementary, Eagle View Elementary, Gwasala’-Nakwaxda’xw Elementary, Sunset Elementary, K’ak’ot’lats’i Elementary, AJ Elliot Elementary, and Alert Bay Elementary. During halftime, students will be treated to a unique spectacle of seeing their older PHSS peers compete against teachers from PHSS, who many will be taught by in the coming years.

“There is a halftime show with teachers ver-sus the high school students, which is just to

showcase to the younger kids that down the road you could be playing in this little game, too,” said Barfoot.

“Some of these kids will be going to PHSS, so it is just a fun game to see more developed players play and the younger students really like that part,” Barfoot said.

Although the event is not entirely open to the public, the tournament is an ideal repre-sentation of the spirit of togetherness through organized sport.

However friends and family of students are encourage to come out and cheer the players on.

The first game begins at 9:15 a.m. and the final wraps up at 1:55 p.m.

By Jeff PetersReporterEyes glued to the

ice pad and boisterous conversation abound-ing, it’s no wonder why folks say it’s the best way to spend a drizzly North Island weekend.

With a record 26 teams in attendance, including one bear-ing the name of Port Hardy’s mayor Hank Bood, the annual Hugh Fraser Memorial Men’s Open Bonspiel brings men to compete and celebrate a true Canadian pastime.

From as far away as Victoria, B.C. the event, held at the Fort Rupert Curling Club, is certainly not strictly a Port Hardy affair.

According to Port Hardy Curling Club President, Doug McCorquodale, the event grew by eight teams this year, and membership num-bers for the club itself have also grown by 30 per cent. Despite the strong local numbers, the annual men’s bon-spiel relies heavily on the out-of-town teams.

“This club survives on events like this. Our locals support this so well, but we really rely on out-of-town teams, and for them to come up, it’s just such a huge, huge boost for us and they support us every year and it’s just great,” McCorquodale

said.However, this

weekend bonspiel isn’t merely a plea-sure cruise. At times it means real busi-ness. With a selec-tion of prizes fit for any man cave includ-ing numerous power tools, appliances, and even round-trip tick-ets to Vancouver, up for grabs, the more than two dozen teams locked in sub-zero mortal combat over the three-day-long event gripping the seaside enclave in suspense.

The A event final started cautiously, with both teams trading shots before the Balcke rink scored a single point. Although early

in the game, the pivot-al end was the second in which Evans was forced to make a tough hit and roll which hap-pened to slide right by the intended target and allowed Balke to steal three and take a com-manding 4-0 lead.

It was a gutsy and aggressive match with the lead changing six times before the vic-tor would emerge. “I understand why he did it. I would have done the same as he did for the win. He could have gone the other route, gone for a draw for a single point for a tie and force it to an extra end, but he went for the win and I totally understand ‘cause

I would have done the same thing,” said Balcke. The final score was 9 - 7.

The final standings were as follows:

Division ‘A’ - 1st Balcke Rink which included Mike Balcke, Lee Mitchell, John Branham; and Ray Abdai. 2nd Evans Rink, 3rd Schmeland Rink, 4th Coté Rink.

Division ‘B’ - 1st Maday Rink, 2nd Cowles Rink, 3rd Zealand Rink.

Division ‘C’ - 1st Johnson Rink, 2nd Bood Rink, 3rd May Rink

Division ‘D’ - 1st Walker Rink, 2nd Gaudet Rink, 3rd Wright Rink.


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Fun and fund-raising on the Rod Watson agendaby Jeff PetersReporterAnother year and another Rod Watson Memorial

Hockey game, however this year was not like oth-ers.

The event, held Feb. 28 in the Village of Port Alice, has never been about dropped gloves, dirty dangles, or the scoreboard, although this year’s 8-7 final tally in favour of the white shirts, cer-tainly made it an exciting game.

The memorial game is held in recognition of Rod Watson who was a bedrock supporter of minor hockey in Port Alice. Watson loved the game of hockey to his very last breath having passed away from a heart attack at an oldtimers match in Powell River in February of 1991.

The Rod Watson Memorial Hockey Game is, and always has been, about community, which is undoubtably how Watson would have wanted it.

This year’s game saw not only a valued tradition carried on, it took a moment to remember Chris Bryce, a Port Alice resident that passed away nearly three years ago.

Doug Bondue describes Bryce as an absolute gem, an athlete, artist, academic, sibling, and beloved son. This is why there is a new hallmark

on display nailed to the melon-green walls of the Port Alice hockey arena ramp as you approach the double doors leading to the rink. The display fea-tures a shadow box with a uniform and logo that was designed by Bryce when he was just a minor leaguer himself.

“When he was a young kid he (Bryce) designed a logo for the Port Alice minor hockey after win-ning a contest. So I got a hold of one of his jerseys and we put it in a shadow box and had his mom and dad here tonight and we presented that to them and so it was a double deal tonight,” said Bondue.

Although as of press time no dollar figure was available, Bondue said at least $500 will be put aside for a scholarship fund for a Port Alice stu-dent with dreams of higher education.

Something Russell Murray knows first-hand having been the recipient of the fund before his venture into post-secondary education attending the University of Victoria for a business degree.

“It was really fortunate for me to get help finan-cially going through school and to continue on that tradition by helping other young Port Alice people to further their education and help them out is awesome,” Russell said.

Chris Brennen, right, fires a shot on goalie Doug Bondue, as his son, Rory Bondue looks on during the Rod Watson Memorial hockey game Sat. Feb 28.

Shaun Johnson of Team Johnson, eyes a carefully made throw at the Hugh Fraser Memorial bonspiel Sunday, Mar. 1 2015. The event featured some of the best in North Island curling.

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From left: Island Health medical director Jeff Beselt, Kwakiutl Chief George Hunt Sr., Island Health’s Sarah Kowalenko, Harry

Webber of the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw bands, Alison Mitchell, senior manager for rural health, Mount Waddington, Kwakiutl

Chief Thomas Wilson, Port Hardy Mayor Hank Bood, Island Health board chair Don Hubbard, and Quatsino Band Councillor

James Nelson, with help from Cynthia Dickey, front, cut the ribbon on Port Hardy’s new Primary Health Centre last Thursday,

Jan. 22. Below, Chief George Hunt, at left, welcomes the audience. For more photos, see page 12. J.R. Rardon

Island Health unveils health centre

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PORT HARDY—With a flurry of eagle

down, a blessing song and the snip of scissors

on ribbon, the new Port Hardy Primary Health

Care Centre opened its doors to the public

Thursday morning.

Under a large canopy in a cool, biting

breeze, dignitaries from Island Health, local

government and area First Nations extolled the

promise the centre offers in increased access to

and expanded options for health care.

“This is really indicative of where we’re

going, as far as partnerships with the health

authority,” said Dean Wilson of the Gwa’sala-

’Nakwaxda’xw Health Clinic. “We’re in a

different place than we were 10, 15 years ago.”

The ceremony marked the completion of the

$2.6 million, 482-square metre facility, which

was built by Norkan Construction of Port

McNeill with the help of local subcontractors.

The clinic is not yet operational, but will be

officially opened this spring to offer primary

health care and some community services in a

single location.

“By providing services in a patient-

centered primary setting, we’re helping reduce

demands on Port Hardy Hospital’s emergency

department and offering easily accessible care,”

Health Minister Terry Lake, who did not attend

the ceremony, said in a written release.

The concept and construction of the health

centre resulted from the formation more than

three years ago of the Mount Waddington

Health Services Stabilization local working

group, which hoped to address chronic staffing

shortages and rolling emergency room closures

in Port Hardy.

The group brought together concerned

community members, the Mount Waddington

Health Network, First Nations, the Regional

District of Mount Waddington and Island

Health Representatives, which submitted a

report and recommendations that included the

creation of integrated care facilities in Port

Hardy and Port McNeill.

Following a renovation late last year, the Port

McNeill Medical Clinic recently re-opened

as an integrated care centre, and the opening

this spring of the new Port Hardy facility

will mark the successful completion of that

recommendation.

A driving force in the creation and work of

the local working group was then-Mayor Bev

Parnham, who died last May.

“She knew as a leader of Port Hardy she

needed to collaborate with all communities

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By Jeff PetersReporterSoccer in the Tri-Port is a vibrant, happening sport for

youth, ages six to 18 looking to spend their spare time on the pitch, however it is often the number of coaches and volun-teer turnout that falls short.

Port Hardy Youth Soccer Association President, Alisa Moore, who has held the position for a few short weeks, says it was the lack of volunteers that motivated her to take action. “I just want to see parents get involved and I’m just doing what I can do to make sure soccer happens. There is always a need for volunteers and coaches, and while registration is currently going on, it always comes down to ‘are we going

to have enough coaches, because if we don’t have coaches, we don’t have soccer,” Moore said. The youth leagues in the Tri-Port area regularly visit one another for exhibition games, culminating with inter-town tournaments called the Mud Bowl taking place in April, and Sports Days in Port Hardy, and Alert Bay taking place in June respectively. “Once the season starts we usually alternate games between Port Hardy and Port McNeill, with Alert Bay being involved as well. We kind of switch it up a bit so the kids play different teams,” said Moore. In the Tri-port region soccer outweighs many other spring sports in terms of interest from youth with nearly 300 taking part in the Port Hardy league alone. For Port McNeill the story is very much the same, says Port McNeill

Youth Soccer Association President Sonya Strang.“Even though it is a short season, we still need to find vol-

unteers to organize tournaments and scheduling. We always need to get enough referees out and a coach for every team which you end up with a lot of, because the kids just really want to play,” said Strang. Although it can be struggle at times, Strang feels the sport is valuable. “I find soccer nice because everybody can play and it is an affordable sport,” Strang added. Port Hardy parents can register their children at the Port Hardy Civic Centre. Port McNeill parents can register at the Timberland Sports Centre, however registra-tion there ended on the Feb 28, and there will be a $25 late-registration fee.


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By Jeff PetersReporterRings, ribbons and accolades were all on dis-

play for Port McNeill North Island Secondary School’s Gymnastics team during provincial zone qualifiers Feb. 15 and 16 in Comox, B.C.

Ten out of the 11 members who competed placed.

Of the 11, Miranda Estlin took first in the girls’ junior level and fellow team member Aija Nelson placed second.

“For our zone, four of our girls in level one juniors placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

“When we had the Mid Island zone compet-ing with us (we) actually ended up placing 1st,

2nd, and 4th,” said coach Joy Zwicker.The team’s next competition will take place at

the BC Secondary School Gymnastics champi-onships at Sutherland Secondary in Vancouver B.C. taking place from March 5 to 7.

Estlin said, that despite placing highly in their most recent competition, the team will have their work cut out for them at this event, given that they will be competing against much large schools.

However, she is confident of their potential to place highly again.

“It’s a good accomplishment for our school, because we are such a small town. However, I feel we are only getting stronger,” said Estlin.

Miranda Estlin practises her beam footwork during North Island Sec-ondary School’s gymnastics team practice. The team was successful at their recent competition and looks forward to more success at their next competition in North Vancouver, at the Annual B.C. Secondary School Gymnastics Championship hosted by Sutherland Secondary.

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Fund-raising for festivalBy Jeff PetersReporterBig hearts and hot dogs were at the top of the menu

for the Community Links Program which started their spring fund-raising push last Wednesday with a by-donation barbecue in front of the Overwaitea Foods store in Port Hardy.

The group, which falls under the North Island Community Services Society, helps adults suffering from developmental, brain injury and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (F.A.S.D) live productive and inclusive lives.

“Transparency is everything in this job. We get our clients out in the public eye more and more, that way people won’t shy away from them,” said Mark Bennett, the group’s lead Adult Resource Worker.

The group’s current fund-raising campaign is earmarked towards bringing clients from the Tri-Port area to the 45th annual Operation Trackshoes, a non-competitive sporting event held in Victoria, this June.

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cial sports festival for people with developmental disabilities. The festival includes a full-length com-petitive track and field meet, events for people in wheelchairs, and fun and recreational events as well.

The result of these types of events are invaluable for his clients, says Bennett, and allows them an opportunity to feel included and be active. The Community Links Program helps its members take care of life’s little details that can seem simple to those not suffering from brain injury or develop-mental problems.

“We help them out with life skills like banking, grocery shopping, budgeting, and how to cook at home for the ones who live on their own,” said Bennett.

In the coming months, Community Links will alternate their barbecue fund-raising efforts between Overwaitea Foods in Port Hardy and the Super Valu Grocery Store in Port McNeill. The barbecues will be held the last Wednesday of every month.

Over 20 members are expected to attend the Operation Trackshoes event.

Jordan Kaershenhot, left, a client of the Community Links program looks on as Adult Resource Worker Cynthia Dalton prepares food for the group’s fund-raising event in front of Overwaitea Foods on Feb. 25.

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Passed away unexpectedly but peacefully with her daughters by her side and her family in her thoughts. Sue was raised in the Fraser Valley where she met the love of her life Fred. Making family homes and raising 3 daughters throughout coastal B.C., Sue was the heart & soul of her family and communi es.

Following their re rement Fred and Sue set upon new adventures exploring Canada and the U.S.A. Sue’s love of square dancing sent them to Arizona for the winter returning to Port McNeill in the spring for the summer boa ng season on the Sue Bear.

She is survived by her 2 daughters Pamela (David) Deborah (Jude) 7 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and 2 more due in the spring.

Sue was predeceased by her loving husband Fred, daughter Lila and 2 brothers enry and Ma hew. er loyal companion Shasta will be making her new home with her daughter Pamela and her pack.

The family would like to thank all her friends and caregivers for loving her like we do. n lieu of owers, dona ons will be gratefully accepted at Paci c Assistant Dogs Society in Burnaby via their website www.pads.ca. No service by request of Sue. To sign the book of condolences please go to www.squamishfuneralchapel.com.

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Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Cliffe Point Property Owners Society has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Region for an Application for a License of Occupation for the Purpose of a Residential Group Moorage in the Rupert District situated on Provincial Crown land located at Cliffe Point, Quatsino Sound.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is File #1414257. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142-2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to:AuthorizingAgenc [email protected]. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until April 23, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website: http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

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The next regular School Board Meeting of the Board of Education of School District No. 85

(Vancouver Island North) will be held on

Monday, November 10, 2014 6:00pmSchool Board Office, Port Hardy

This is a public meeting.All interested parties are welcome.

Monday, March 9th at 6:00pm School Board Office, Port Hardy

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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North Island Church ServicesPORT HARDY BAPTIST

CHURCHCorner of Trustee & Highland

Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities

Office: 250-949-6844www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca

Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/14

NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Father Scott Whittemore 250-956-3909

Sunday MassesSt. Mary’s 430 Chapel St.,Port McNeill:

9amSt. Bonaventure 4750 Byng Rd.,

Port Hardy: 11amSt. Theresa’s corner of Nigei St. and

Marine Dr., Port Alice: Saturdays 5:00pm

Alert Bay: 65 Hemlock St., 2nd & 4th: Saturdays 10am

11/14

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED

Reverend Wade Allen9190 Granville St. Port Hardy

Phone 250-949-62471:00 p.m. Sunday School and Service

Tues., 1:00 pm Bible StudyEveryone welcome

Meeting rooms available [email protected]

11/14

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH2540 Catala Place Port McNeill

(across from Firehall)Sunday

10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741

Pastor Stan Rukin Visitors always welcomewww.ptmcfullgospel.org

11/14

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay

Sunday Services - 10 amReverend Lincoln Mckoen

1-250-974-5844Warden Flora Cook

250-974-5945Warden Joan Stone

250-974-2234 11/14

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

4680 Byng Rd. Port HardyPastor Okumu “Charles” Lomudak

250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826“Everyone welcome”

Saturday Services9:30am - Bible Study groups

10:45am - Worship/Praise serviceWednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting

Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education

250-949-8243 11/14

PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH

2501 Mine RoadSunday

9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School11:00 am - Worship Service

7:00 pm - Evening FellowshipYouth Group Wed - 7:00 pm

Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the

year. For information contact

Pastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737 11/14

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE

• Chaplain Services• Bible Studies

• Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups

(8635 Granville St. Port Hardy)250-949-8125

11/14

PORT HARDYCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert StSunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm

Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pmMidweek Biblestudies - Call the church

for time and place250-949-6466

Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674

E-Mail: [email protected]

11/14

PORT ALICE ANGLICAN- UNITED FELLOWSHIP

Reverend Wade AllenSunday Services - 4pm

1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice

You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services

11/14

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITEDANGLICAN CHURCH

250-956-3533Email: [email protected] call for worship times

Reverend Wade AllenAll Welcome

175 Cedar Street Port McNeill

11/14

GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village

(8898 Park Dr)Saturday/Sabbath

10:00 am-Sabbath School11:15 am-Worship Service

Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell

11/14

The Town of Port McNeill is seeking applications for Lifeguard Instructors.

A detailed job description and list of required qualifications may be obtained from the Port McNeill Town Office at 1775 Grenville Place, or from the Town’s website at www.portmcneill.ca

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 pm on Friday March 20, 2015 at the Town Office. Copies of accreditation MUST be included with resumes.

Please apply in writing with cover letter, resume and accreditation copies to: Administrator, Town of Port McNeill Box 728, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0; or fax to 250-956-4300; or email [email protected]

PORT MCNEILL POOL2015 Summer Student

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Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Capacity Forest Management of Campbell River, BC on behalf of Kvamua Enterprises Limited Partnership intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), North Island – Central Coast District for a Permit for the purpose of Log Handling, file #1414277, situated on un-surveyed provincial crown land covered by water located in River’s Inlet, B.C. These areas will be used for the purpose of helicopter logging. All sites maybe be used for the following purposes:

• Camp Tie Up• Fuel Storage• Log Storage• Helicopter Water Drop

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The review and comment period will last 30 days from February 25th, 2015. Comments will be received until March 25th, 2015. MFLNR office may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending

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PORT HARDYBAPTIST CHURCH

Corner of Trustee & HighlandMorning Service 11:00am

Plus regular family activitiesOffice: 250-949-6844

www.porthardybaptistchurch.caPastor: Kevin Martineau

11/14

NORTH ISLANDCATHOLIC CHURCHES

Father Scott Whittemore 250-956-3909Sunday Masses

St. Mary’s 430 Chapel St.,Port McNeill: 9:00am

St. Bonaventure 4750 Byng Rd., Port Hardy: 11:00am

St. Theresa’s corner of Nigei St.and Marine Dr., Port Alice:

Saturdays 5:00pmAlert Bay: 65 Hemlock St., 2nd & 4th:

Saturdays 10:00am 11/14

ST. COLUMBAANGLICAN UNITED

Reverend Wade Allen9190 Granville St. Port Hardy

Phone 250-949-624710:00am Sunday School and Service

Wednesday 1:00pm Bible StudyHealing service, first Sunday

of the month, 7:00pmEveryone welcome

Meeting rooms available [email protected]

11/14

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH2540 Catala Place Port McNeill

(across from Firehall)Sunday 10:30am - Morning Worship

Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin

Cell: 250-527-0144Visitors always welcomewww.ptmcfullgospel.org

11/14

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay

Sunday Services - 10:00amReverend Lincoln Mckoen

1-250-974-5844Warden Flora Cook

250-974-5945Warden Joan Stone

250-974-2234 11/14

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

4680 Byng Rd. Port HardyPastor George Hilton

250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826“Everyone Welcome”

Saturday Services9:30am - Bible Study groups

10:45am - Worship/Praise serviceWednesday @ 7:00pm - Prayer meeting

Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education

250-949-8243 11/14

PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH

2501 Mine RoadSunday 9:45am

(Sept-June) - Sunday School11:00am - Worship Service

7:00pm - Evening FellowshipYouth Group Wed - 7:00pm

Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.

For information contactPastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737

11/14

LIGHTHOUSERESOURCE CENTRE

• Chaplain Services • Bible Studies • Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups

(8635 Granville St. Port Hardy)250-949-8125

11/14

PORT HARDYCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St.Sunday Worship 10:30am & 7:00pm

Tuesday Prayer 7:30pmMidweek Biblestudies -

Call the church for time and place250-949-6466

Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674

E-Mail: [email protected]

11/14

PORT ALICEANGLICAN- UNITED

FELLOWSHIPReverend Wade Allen

Sunday Services - 4:00pm1-250-949-6247

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ST. JOHN GUALBERTUNITED ANGLICAN

CHURCH250-956-3533

Email: [email protected] call for worship times

Reverend Wade AllenAll Welcome

175 Cedar Street Port McNeill

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GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village

(8898 Park Dr)Saturday/Sabbath

10:00am-Sabbath School11:15am-Worship Service

Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell

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POSITION AVAILABLE FOR THE GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW BANDPOSITION AVAILABLE: Executive Assistant/Chief and Council Secretary

JOB SUMMARY: Reporting to the Band Manager the Executive Assistant provides executive level support and assistance to both Council and the Band Manager. As a member of the senior management team this position also provides policy advice to enhance the overall management of the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Nations and its various departments and programs. It is also responsible for dissemination of sensitive information, development of new or improved office systems and procedures, and taking minutes for Chief and Council and other meetings as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:• Receives and screens information, visitors and phone calls.• Provides information and refers requests to the appropriate individual.• Files and retrieves corporate documents, records and reports.• Manages the correspondence control system for the band manger’s office

by ensuring documents/calls/requests received are tracked, processed, action taken, or delegated to appropriate managers.

• Produces sensitive material relating to managerial decisions within the band manager’s office.

• Prepares office correspondence, briefing packages and presentations and ensures quality control of all documents and materials.

• Maintains schedules; coordinates meetings and makes travel arrangements for Chief and Council.

• Maintains office equipment and office supplies.• Maintains website.

REQUIREMENTS:• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with and supporting senior staff.• Ability to exercise sound judgment in setting priorities and dealing with

confidential and sensitive information.• Minimum grade 12 with a certificate in Office Administration or other

relevant certificate or degree.• Initiative and time-management skills to work with minimal supervision.• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and interact with

administration staff and Council.• Excellent interpersonal skills, professionalism and integrity.• Excellent MS office computer skills, PC operating system, Power Point and

Excel.• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Please forward cover letter and resume to [email protected] no later than Friday, March 20, 2015.

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PORT HARDY- Airport Rd. 2 bdrm apt. $550. Quiet, NS/NP. Ref req. 250-949-6319

TWO OCEANS IN COAL HARBOUR

Large fully furnished 2 bdrm Apartment includes stove, fridge, washer, dryer & micro. Clean, comfy, quiet & upgrad-ed. Rural setting overlooking harbour. Satellite TV channels included ($90 value). Available Now. $650+ hydro with a 1 year lease. Pets considered. Call 1-250-949-8855.www.twoceans.com

SEAWIND ESTATES. 2 bdrms, 1 bath. W/D, Deck. Ref. req. Avail April 1. $750/mth. Call 250-949-7079 before 7pm.

HELP WANTED

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APARTMENT/CONDO

Port Hardy, BCWest Park Manor &

Lindsay Manor1/2 month free for selected suites!

Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great

view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available. Well maintained secure &

quiet buildings. Close to shopping.

Friendly onsite residentmanagers.

Call Renee toll free 1-877-227-7888 or email:

[email protected]

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APARTMENT/CONDO

PORT MCNEILL- 3 Bdrm townhouse. Call 250-956-3440. www.portmcneilltown houses.yolasite.com

PORT MCNEILLAPARTMENTS

Well managed 1 & 2 Bdrm suites

Gym & sauna on site Call for availability

Phone Rick250-956-4555


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APARTMENTS FURNISHED

GREATER PORT Hardy area: Fully private, above ground, 1-bdrm suite; ocean view home, across the street from beach. High ceilings. Hardwood. Tastefully furnished. No ex-cessive drinking. Free satellite TV; internet avail upon request Avail April 1st, $495. Call 250-949-9970.


RENTALS

COTTAGES

OCEANVIEW COTTAGESfor rent in Port Hardy

Includes satellite TV, internet, jacuzzi bath,

No pets.(250)949-7939

www.bearcovecottages.com

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

PORT HARDY- 3 bedrm, 1 1/2 bath duplex avail. March 1st.Newer fl ooring, paint etc, F/Sdishwasher. Great condition,quiet central location. Can beavailable furnished if required.N/S, small pets negotiable.Refs Req’d. 250- 230-1416.

PORT MCNEILL-3 bdrm 1/2 duplex, 2 bath, all app. in-cluded. Great view. Showingby appt only. Leave msg at 250-230-2111. NS/NP. Ref required. Available April 1.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

PORT MCNEILLMobile Home Park

Pads for rent.Short walk to shopping,

school & ocean.$300/ month

Call 250-758-4454

HOMES FOR RENT

NEWLY RENOVATED 2-bdrm Oceanfront modular in CoalHarbour. W/D incl. $550./mo.+utilities. Call (250) 286-0880.

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