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• Parting giftRDMW pays tribute to Gerry Furney’s 46 years in office.

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Jamie Hunt, accom-panied by firefight-ers Luke Wiggins and Lionel Gunson, gets his first picture with Santa (Kevin Ogren) during last Saturday’s Christmas Kick-off event at Thunderbird Mall in Port Hardy. The event included the Myster-O magic show (also Ogren), the annual mall craft fair, music by the North Island Community Band (including Ogren) and the annual tree lighting in the mall parking lot.

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J.R. RardonGazette editorPORT HARDY—Fears of a

long-term closure of the emer-gency room at Port Hardy Hospital in the New Year are unfounded, Island Health announced this week in response to concerns that arose from comments in an internal

Island Health memo.“I can tell you that is not going

to happen,” said Alison Mitchell, senior manager of Rural Health Services for Island Health in the Mount Waddington region. “That was discussed, but that’s not the direction we’ve decided to go. There won’t be a permanent (ER)

closure, whether in Port Hardy or Port McNeill.”

The Mount Waddington region, where Island Health maintains acute care facilities in Alert Bay, Port Hardy and Port McNeill, has been beset with physician and nursing shortages dating back for several years. Mitchell noted Port

Hardy and Port McNeill are down to two physicians each, who are faced with juggling their regular clinical hours with a 24-hour on-call schedule at emergency rooms in both communities’ hospitals.

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Gazette staffThe North Island will

not see the hoped-for boost in internet connectivity in time for Christmas, Telus representatives announced last week.

The company had hoped to finalize the move to fibre connectivity for much of the North Island ahead of

the festive season but an essential piece of equip-ment has been placed on back-order by the manufac-turer, causing a delay on the project’s completion.

Vancouver Island General Manager Ray Lawson said that the equipment was required to complete con-nections within the Port

McNeill central office. The delay places the project into a blackout window wherein the company cannot make changes to the network.

Lawson projected a January 26 date for initial activation, followed by test-ing and account migration to the new fibre system. He said the move to the new

route was expected to be completed by the second week in February.

The project’s completion should bring an immediate boost for customers able to take advantage of the new system. Lawson said did not yet have a date for the lifting of the stop-sell order currently in place.

The Telus representative plans to visit the North Island early in the new year to address the Regional District and councils.

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Gazette staffPORT HARDY—The

Chamber of Commerce is warning of an appar-ent scam targeting the North Island in recent weeks.

A business contacted the Chamber to report that it had received a call from someone claiming to represent BC Hydro. The caller claimed that the com-pany’s account was in arrears and that Hydro staff would arrive imminently to discon-nect service unless credit card information was supplied.

The Port Hardy business declined and notified the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, BC Hydro, the Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce and the Port Hardy RCMP.

Since then a number of similar reports have apparently emerged.

The Chamber of Commerce recom-

mends: Never giving out

personal information on the phone during unsolicited phone calls; Asking for references, a call back number and email address for any persons requesting this information; and, If something doesn’t seem right, record whatever information you have without alerting the fraudster or putting yourself in harms way, and immediately call the police.

Port Hardy RCMP Staff Sergeant Gord Brownridge echoed the advice, urging the pub-lic to be wary of unso-licited callers.

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre’s website, www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca, offers advice on rec-ognizing, avoiding and reporting scams, and fraud can be reported via its toll-free number, 1-888-495-8501.

Gazette staffPORT HARDY—The

Province is acquiring more lands to grow Cape Scott Provincial Park and providing updated facilities for park staff and the public.

The main access point to Cape Scott Provincial Park is on private land owned by the Anglican Diocese of

BC, which also holds another parcel of land within the park bound-ary. Combined, the two parcels of land total 4.5 hectares.

Although the land value is estimated at more than $100,000, the Anglican Diocese offered the lands to the Province for only $2,000. The Province

is purchasing the lands, growing the size of Cape Scott Provincial Park to more than 22,300 hectares in size.

“We acquired these properties over 100 years ago and now no longer need them,” explained Peter Daniel, asset manager, Anglican Dioceses of BC. “Both properties are surround-

ed by provincial park land. We were happy to make an accommoda-tion with the Province so that they could add to the park inventory.”

As well, construction of the new Nels Bight Ranger Cabin is now complete in Cape Scott Provincial Park. This cabin serves as a remote base and accommoda-

tion for park staff who, in the summer months, operate and maintain this popular park.

The new Nels Bight Ranger Cabin is double the size of the origi-nal structure built more than 30 years ago. The cabin provides more space for staff and the public to move about the main area, which

includes a woodstove for warmth and to dry gear. There are also two small bedrooms and a loft sleeping area, avail-able to the public on a first-come, first-served basis from September to June. A large deck with a roll-out tarp keeps the cooking area dry with plenty of room for food prep and camp stoves.

CoC warns of scam

Cape Scott Park gets upgradesThe story on the

Amarissa Joye (Gazette, Nov. 13, “New harvest ship unveiled”) was accompanied by a photo caption that incorrectly identi-fied the name of the newest boat in James Walkus’ fleet.

The Gazette regrets this error.

Correction

Fair priceCaylin Martin and Mikayla Derycke check out the selection of kids books available at the book fair during the Christmas Creations Craft Fair in Port Alice Nov. 15.

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from page 1As the majority of emer-

gency room visits can be handled in a clinical set-ting, Island Health com-munications director Val Wilson said, the organiza-tion is working with phy-sicians, nurse practitioners and nurses to enhance its delivery of primary care service. That could take the form of later, evening clinic openings and the offer-ing of additional clinical services, including social workers and staffers in mental health and addic-tions, home and community care and maternal health.

“We do have challenges,” Wilson said. “The mission of Island Health is to make sure residents have access

to quality, primary care. We’re looking at ways to alleviate the pressure on the emergency rooms.”

To that end, Mitchell and Wilson both said recruit-ment efforts continue to increase staffing of physi-cians and, potentially, nurse practitioners and nurses on the North Island.

But facing a staffing situ-ation bordering on criti-cal, the physicians in Port Hardy and Port McNeill met recently and present-ed a series of recommen-dations and proposals to Island Health managers in Mount Waddington.

“As the current staffing levels cannot sustain two on-call groups, the physi-cians in Port Hardy and Port

McNeill have recommended moving to a single on-call emergency department,” Mitchell wrote in a memo circulated to staff Nov. 14.

The consolidating of the emergency schedules would have meant either closure of one emergency room or rotating, tempo-

rary closures at each of the facilities in Port Hardy and Port McNeill.

That memo was leaked sometime between Nov. 14 and Monday, Nov. 17, when concerned Port Hardy residents began post-ing alarmed messages on social media and contact-ing Island Health authori-ties and North Island MLA Claire Trevena to demand the town’s emergency room remain open.

“I have had a lengthy discussion with senior executives at Island Health and they have assured me that there is no intention to close either emergency room,” Trevena said.

The efforts to enhance primary care may get a

boost from the opening of the new Primary Health Clinic in Port Hardy, tenta-tively scheduled for Jan. 5.

The Port McNeill Health Clinic, which has recently gone through an extensive remodel, rolled out the first step in its integrated care model last week when a mental health and addic-tions social worker was posted on duty. Mitchell said staff from home and community care and mater-nal health will also be rotat-ed through the clinic.

“We need to be seeing patients in the appropriate settings for their need,” said Mitchell. “We’re looking at all options to preserve the sanity of the physicians we have.”

Plans to address staff shortages will not include permanent closure of Port Hardy’s emergency room, Island Health said. J.R. Rardon

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Telus to meet local officialsfrom page 1

Economic Dev-elopment, said that the agenda was not yet finalized, but he expected the discus-sions to cover “the various plans (Telus) would offer, the roll-out to individual com-munities and the leas-ing of bandwidth to ISPs.

“When they were here in the spring we asked Telus about plans to bring high-speed to other areas. They told us then that they couldn’t talk about that until the

project was complete; I imagine they will be

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RDMW Board bids farewell to FurneyJ.R. RardonGazette editorPORT McNEILL—One

mayor was given a rousing send-off, while another was recognized with a moment of silence last week at the final meeting of the 2011-14 Regional District of Mount Waddington Board of Directors.

Port McNeill Mayor Gerry Furney, who will relinquish his post to recently elected Shirley Ackland next week, was presented by board chair Dave Rushton with a framed copy of the minutes of the inaugural RDMW board meeting, held June 22, 1966.

“Gerry, you probably remember them,” Rushton joked.

The recording secretary who compiled those min-utes? Gerry Furney, who has spent 39 of the last

41 years as Port McNeill’s mayor and 46 of the last 48 in elected office on the North Island.

“Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking,” Furney said to general laughter, “I’m just going to pass this around.”

Ackland, who will assume Furney’s spot on the RDMW board and who attended last week’s meet-ing in the gallery, confid-ed Furney had occasion-ally “spoken” at the annual Union of BC Municipalities conference.

“He’s stood up and said, ‘I’ve been asked to give a short address. PO Box 1, Port McNeill,’ and then sat down,” Ackland said. “I’ve seen him do that three times.”

The meeting took a more somber note when Rushton asked the Board and visi-tors to observe a moment

of silence for the late Debbie Huddlestan. The

Port Hardy councillor and occasional RDMW board

representative was serving as acting mayor when she died suddenly two days ear-lier, just hours after attend-ing an election-night party that was to have ushered in her retirement from elect-ed service. She was pre-ceded by her husband, Al Huddlestan, who was chair of the RDMW board when he succumbed to cancer in March of 2013.

Both Furney and Alert Bay board representative Doug Aberley were con-gratulated and thanked for their years of service on the Regional District Board. Aberley, who will be succeeded by newly elected councillor Dennis Buchanan, chose not to run for a third term on Alert Bay’s council in the recent election.

“I spent 40 years as a community planner, eco-nomic development officer

and municipal administra-tor, so to go into the politi-cal side of things was an adventure,” Aberley said. “I thought it’d be a very calm and quiet experience in a little town like Alert Bay, but little did I know.”

He spoke of some of the accomplishments of the RDMW Board dur-ing his six years, includ-ing the establishment of the Mount Waddington Transit System, rural waste trans-fer stations, increased sup-ports for tourism, the hiring of a professional planner and the board’s lobbying efforts.

“It will never be the cen-tral governments in Ottawa and Victoria or big busi-nesses that solve our prob-lems. It’s gonna be us, representing the people of this little, wonderful place. I just hope that can con-tinue.”

Outgoing Port McNeill Mayor Gerry Furney, left, accepts a framed copy of the minutes of the inaugural Regional District of Mount Waddington Board meeting from RDMW chair Dave Rushton during his final board meeting Nov. 18 in Port McNeill. J.R. Rardon

Bylaws get board blessingGazette staffPORT McNEILL—

Directors moved with-in one vote of estab-lishing a Quatsino Waste Management Service Area while taking the first step to address a contentious Telegraph Cove Road access issue during its regular monthly meet-ing last Tuesday.

The board took up three proposed

bylaws and gave final approval to Bylaw 875, a procedural bylaw that regulates board meet-ings.

Bylaw 859, to estab-lish the Quatsino Waste Management Area, was given first, second and third readings. The Bylaw would estab-lish a waste transfer

and recy-cling sta-tion, at an e s t ima ted capital cost of $100,000

funded largely by regional district gas tax revenues. Annual oper-ations over the coming five years are estimat-ed at $10,000, to be split between local tax assessments and user (tipping) fees at the

transfer station.The bylaw will go

to the Ministry of Environment before the RDMW Board’s final approval.

Finally, first reading was given to Bylaw 877, which would establish a 10-year Telegraph Cove Road Maintenance Service to replace a service scheduled to expire in March, 2015.

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Dear editor, I write this letter not as a

complaint or criticism but as a plea and opportunity to learn.

Last June I started getting sick. Symptoms were those of asthma so that is how was I was treated. Over the months it got worse. I wanted to find out more but both the Port Hardy and Port McNeill doctors just kept refilling my inhalers. I decided to see the doctor in Alert Bay. Here, tests, blood work and chest x-ray, had been ordered. The test results were low vitamin B as well as an enlarged heart. The Alert Bay doc-tor thought it impractical to continue to see him as I lived in Port Hardy. I started seeing the doctor in Port Hardy again.

This is where my con-cerns start with my treat-ment, treatment not only for my sickness but also for human interaction. I had gone to the ER around 7:30 one night but it was

closed (set to open at 8) and I returned home. Since being sick I had realized that my symptoms would go away shortly, so going back would be pointless because I usually felt better within a half hour. I decid-ed to wait for another epi-sode of symptoms before I returned. Around 11-11:30 my symptoms showed up. I went to the ER. The very first question the doctor asked me was “Why did you wait until this time of night to come in?”

When did it become an inconvenience for doctors to be on call? We don’t tell our bodies when to be sick and show symptoms.

He treated me as I still had asthma and I went in every four hours for a nebulizer. This happened for a few days. On one of the nights, the attending nurse actu-ally left me alone to unhook myself and leave when I was finished. She never came back to check on me. Is this common practice? If

I was not an honest man, I could have left with lots of supplies and whatever else was in that room I was being treated in.

My point is that there are a different set of rules or standards being lived by the staff at the hospital in Port Hardy. Is it race based? I don’t know, it may be for some and not all.

When I was properly diagnosed in Comox, I was in ICU for a week. The morning I was discharged, I said to the nurse, “Thank you for what you do. You make it a part of you and that it isn’t just a job to you. That makes it easier for us who are sick to get better”.

Any person who inter-acts with patients shouldn’t lose sight or feelings for what they do. Even if one patient is being difficult, that idea of “one bad apple wrecks a whole barrel” mentality needs to stop. The health profession is a service industry, nothing more and nothing less. Yes

it does help the physical lives of people but it also needs to help the spiritual and human side of people. The basic level of cour-tesy and human interaction shouldn’t be lost the fur-ther the service is provided away from metro centers.

Many dislike going to the Port Hardy ER. To those in power at the various levels, you need to ask yourselves why and what is and isn’t working for the people at this hospital site. I am being inclusive when I say people; I mean patients and staff alike.

This letter is not meant to put anyone down but to provide a means to better provide service. I do this so that all staff (doctors, nurs-es and nursing aides) can learn and reconnect with why they chose to provide care to those sick rather than continue to live with just a job. To make it a part of their Being again.

Charles WilliePort Hardy

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Dear editor,As you know, the “Community” Christmas Tree

light-up at Thunderbird Mall is a Port Hardy tra-dition. Every year around this time the mall has a 40 foot tree. During the annual “Kick off To Christmas” event at the mall, the tree light-up is the perfect ending to this wonderful day. It is a special time and Christmas spirit is in the air.

But somewhere along the way, many of us have forgotten or lost our community spirit and all that goes with it. Perhaps, the true meaning of Christmas.

I discovered that this year, when Light-Up vol-unteers hit a snag. After searching out and spotting “the” perfect tree, the date was set and they were ready to roll. The temperature was around freez-ing and, unfortunately, three large boughs were broken.

Then something incredible happened — some-thing magical, even, yet largely unnoticed — a number of individuals volunteered even more of their time to make the tree look as beautiful as ever.

The boughs were brought in with the tree and the crew tried to attach them safely, without suc-cess. James and Jeff with K&K Electric spent an entire day wrapping the tree with lights. They did a wonderful job!

Unfortunately, a good many area residents failed to notice these generous and selfless acts. Rather than being applauded as they should, some of these volunteers are being mocked for their efforts.

What’s happened to Port Hardy’s holiday spirit? Are we so wrapped up in materialism and appear-ances that we overlook the true meaning of Christmas when it is right in front of us?

I overheard one individual sneering a volunteer for finding a “Charlie Brown” Christmas tree. But even the children in that movie came to see the meaning of Christmas.

We should be rallying around our amazing vol-unteers and cheering our Christmas tree now more than ever. I call on all Port Hardy residents to remember this for any event that volunteers have been involved in. And when you see a volunteer, tell him or her thanks for all they do.

P.S.: For anyone who really thought their tax dol-lars go towards this tree, no, they do not.

Sandy DyerPort Hardy

It looks like Port Hardy’s hospital ER will remain open, but challenges remain with delivery of health care on the North Island.

Looking forward to the bandwidth the new fibre-optic Telus line will bring? Sorry, you’ll have to look just a bit further forward.

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Donations roll in as Hamper deadline loomsGazette staffThe 35th annual

Gazette Hamper Fund is in full swing, with numerous groups across the North Island collecting donations of food and toys through both scheduled events and ongoing displays.

The Hamper Fund, which annually pro-vides Christmas ham-pers of food and toys to needy North Island families and individu-als, has also gotten the occasional boost from an impromptu, unex-pected source.

Eagle View Elementary School student Kirsten Strussi donated $5 last Friday that she had found on school grounds during recess. Strussi said she turned over the money to the duty supervi-sor, and school offi-cials said if it was not claimed in one week, she could keep it. When it was returned to her after that week, Strussi promptly con-tributed it to the fund.

The next night, in Port McNeill, Chris Sharpe of the North Island Timing Association turned a donated post-

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Toys in the atticThe first large dona-

tion of toys was turned in last week by The Bargain! Shop of Port McNeill, which filled two gift-wrapped shopping carts in the first week and a half of its annual Toy Drive. Store manager Michelle Monk said the response has the store nearly halfway to its goal of $1,000 for the 2014 drive, and has already exceeded last year’s entire collection.

Thanks also to BC Liquor Stores on the North Island, which is including the Hamper

Fund along with other local charities in its annual season Share Bear promo-tion. Customers may contribute at the till to purchase a stuffed Christmas bear, and a matching bear will be donated to one of sev-eral North Island bene-ficiaries, including the Hamper Fund.

Fun and fundraisingA number of events

are coming up in the next few weeks that will give residents a chance to contribute to the Hamper Fund while getting some entertainment or value in return:

On Dec. 7, the annu-al Tsakis FC Garage Sale in Fort Rupert will offer great bar-gains and food while benefitting the Hamper Fund. That same eve-ning, the Reinforest

Riders equestrian club of Hyde Creek/Port McNeill will hold its second annual Toy Ride through the streets

of Port McNeill, build-ing on the response of last year’s inaugural effort. Residents are invited to step outside

to view the seasonally decorated horses and contribute toys and non-perishable food items, which will be collected by a follow-ing support vehicle. The horses and rid-ers will gather at 7:30 p.m. at Gate House Community Theatre, where hot chocolate will be served.

On Dec. 12, the North Island Eagles hockey club will host its annu-al Hamper Fund ben-efit game between the midget team and alum-ni, beginning at 3 p.m. at Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill. Suggested admission is two non-perishable food items or a toy, and cash donations are also accepted.

The next evening,

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If you or your orga-nization have sched-uled an event you’d like the public to know about, let us know and we’ll include it in our Hamper Fund event schedule. Call 250-949-6225, fax 250-949-7655 or email [email protected].

Gazette Hamper Fund applications can be found on this page and at the Gazette office. Deadline to apply is tomorrow, Nov. 28. Hampers will be delivered on Dec. 20.

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North Island’s largest annual

Sponsored by PM Lioness: info 250-956-3673 or 250-956-4400 or 250-956-3770

Carefully handcrafted arts & crafts by people from the Island

stained glass home cooking & baking jewellery cards paintings pottery sewing & much more! door prizes with admission of $2 children under 12 get in for free

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11-4pmPhotos with

SantaScout Hall

by Rangers

Port McNeill Community Hall

& Old School

Come for lunch & catch the spirit!Lunch available at both halls

Karin Moeller& Sandra Masales

7190A Market Street, Port Hardy250.949.7231

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Drop in to our office to pick up ourMLS Information Packets

for all North Island Communities.

November 27Meetings with Remarkable Women series continues

at the Port Hardy Library 6:30-7:30 p.m. “Strength in Healing” features author Rachel Naomi Remen, a respected cancer physician and story teller.

November 29Port McNeill Lioness Annual North Island Christmas

Showcase of Arts & Crafts. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Extra ven-

dors and garage sale at the Guide/Scout Hall from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Photos With Santa from noon-3 p.m., a fundraiser for the Port McNeill Pathfinders & Rangers, who will also collect Items for the Hamper Fund. For more information please call Christine Hinton 250-956-4400 or Anne Dumonceaux 250-956-3770.

November 29Gate House Community Theatre hosts a Loonie auc-

tion and silent auction, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Port McNeill. Silent auction resumes along with a Community Christmas Concert and play, 6:45 p.m., following the lighting of the community Christmas tree.

November 29North Island Concert Society presents Tishomingo

String Band, 7:30 p.m., Civic Centre. Tickets avail-able at Cafe Guido, Port Hardy Museum, Port McNeill Flower Shoppe, and from Gail Neely in Port Alice at 250-284-3927. Call Brian Hicks at 250-902-2228 or visit niconcert.ca for more information.

November 29Gus’s Pub hosts a burger-and-beer fundraiser for the

North Island Eagles and Provincial Tier 3 hockey cham-pionships, 6 p.m. Tickets $20, limited to 100 tickets, available in advance at Gus’s Pub and the Clothes Inn

Hot spots

(Port Hardy and Port McNeill).

Nov. 30Eagle View Craft Bazaar, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Eagle View

Elementary School, Port Hardy. Crafts, gifts, food, visit by Santa.

December 6-7Mount Waddington Highland Dance hosts its 9th

annual Celtic Christmas dance show. 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Port Hardy Secondary School Theatre; 11 a.m. Sunday, Gate House Community Theatre in Port McNeill. Raffle prizes, concession and more. Tickets $10.

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Frances Ann Hunt, 69, of Cumberland B.C., passed away October 25th after complications due to cancer.

She was born Frances Ann George in Worchester, England on November 30th, 1944. She immigrated to Canada at the age of 11.

Fran, as she liked to be called, was predeceased by her high school sweetheart, Wally, in 2001.

She is survived by her sons Keith (MaryAnn) and Randy (Brandi); Grandkids, Jackie (Allen), Jennifer and Kyle; and great grandkids, Brooklyn, Chloe and Lucas.

Even though “Nana” lost her battle with cancer, she never complained and always stayed positive.

You will truly be missed!As per Fran’s wishes, there will be no funeral

or memorial service. In lieu of fl owers, the family is

requesting that donations be made to the BC Cancer Agency (Vancouver Island Centre) or The Canadian Cancer Society.

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 George Hilton

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

EMERGENCY COORDINATOR

with the DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY

District ofPort Hardy

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INFORMATION

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SynopsisPlease call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 or email: [email protected]

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSIF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL

WE CAN HELPPort McNeill-Mon and Fri 8pm

Room 3 at the Old School. 375 Shelly Crescent.

Call Greg 250-949-0153 or Cody 250-230-4218.

Sointula-Thur 7:30pm at the Sointula Medical Centre.

25-2nd St. Call Annie 604-250-7085.

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DEATHS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

LEGALS

ALEXANDER Blair King, regis-tered owner of a Manufactured Home with registration number 065089 and located at #45 - 1877 McNeill Road, Port McNeill, B.C., take notice that said Manufactured Home will be sold by your landlord un-less, within 30 days of the date of this notice served upon you, you establish a right to the possession of the Manufac-tured Home or make applica-tion to the court to establish such a right. Landlord- Estha Development Enterprises Ltd., 2445 Glenayr Drive, Nanaimo, B.C. V8S 3R8 (250) 758-4454.

PERSONALS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm. Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm. Contact Ed at 250-902-0310 or 250-949-9655

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DEATHS

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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THE DISABILITY Tax credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on avg). Covers: hip/knee re-placements, arthritic joints, COPD. For help applying 1-844-453-5372.

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MEDICAL Transcriptionists needed! Employers seeking over 200 additional CanScribe graduates. Student loans available. Income-tax receipts issued. Start training today. work from home! Visit www.canscribe.com. or email to: [email protected] call 1.800.466.1535.


HELP WANTED

Home Share Providers are urgently needed...

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Adults with developmental disabilities are in urgent need of safe, welcoming homes. Home Sharing Providers share their home with the adult, on a full or part time basis, and are paid room and board plus a fee for service. Payment for full time care starts at $1500 per month. To learn more call Jane toll-free 1-855-897-7581 or email:[email protected]

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HELP WANTED

WE ARE looking for enthu-siastic news paper carriers to deliver the Gazette to sub-scribers in various areas in Port Hardy, Port McNeill and Hide creek. This is great way to gain experience with your rst job and to earn a little extra spending money! If in-terested please call the of- ce at 250-949-6225 and ask for Circulation.

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Lucca Stewart of Port Alice, right, celebrates his team’s win during the Port Hardy atom hockey tournament.

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NOTICE -WAREHOUSE LIEN ACTRe:1998 Dodge1500 VIN 1B7HF16Y6WS518051

Registered owner: Jaz Foley of Port Hardy

Notice hereby given above vehicle will be sold FOR PARTS ONLY Sat, Nov 29

for unpaid charges for towing, impound and storage totalling $4796.93.

Vehicle storage at EJ Klassen Motorcade Ltd. 9045 Granville St. Port Hardy, BC.

NOTICE:WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT

Property Sale

Notice is hereby given by Port Hardy, Beaver Harbour and All Store Mini Storage that the following items will be sold starting December 4th, 2014 if all monies are not paid in full.Georgina Speck Isaac to satisfy debt on storage of property such as approximately; TV with VCR built in, Bike, Books, Camping gear, Toys, Arts&Crafts, Native Costumes.

Any questions relating can be directed to Alicia (250) 949-0182

School District No. 85 requires thefollowing REGULAR position: Posting #30: Noon Hour SupervisorEagle View Elementary – $19.84 per hour, 5 hours per week, while school is in session.

Further information regarding Position Duties and Qualifications can be found on our website at: www.sd85.bc.ca under “Career Opportunities”.Please complete a CUPE Application Form which is available at our website and quote the appropriate posting number Closing date for applications is 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2014. SD85 thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. This is a CUPE Local 401 position.

Apply to:Mr. John Martin, Secretary-Treasurer, School District No. 85,

Box 90, Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0

NOTICE:WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT

Property SaleNotice is hereby given by Port Hardy, Beaver Harbour and All Store Mini Storage that the following items will be sold starting December 4th, 2014 if all monies are not paid in full.Roger Barelli to satisfy dept on store of property such as approximately; Carpenters chest, Tools, Household Items, Coffee table, Cabinets, Stereos.

Any questions relating can be directed to Alicia (250) 949-0182


HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

2 SERVERS are required by Karai

Sushi & Grill, F/T, 37.5hrs/wk; $11-13/hr. High school completion is required. Experience

is an asset. Apply online at:

[email protected] or in person at 4030

Byng Rd, Port Hardy, BC

COOK is required by Karai Sushi & Grill F/T,

37.5hrs/wk; $12.50-15/hrHigh school completion & experience or trade certi cate required.

Apply online at [email protected]

or in person at 4030 Byng Rd, Port Hardy, BC

MEDICAL/DENTAL

KWAKIUTL BAND COUNCIL

seeking full-time Community Health Nurse

in Port Hardy. Email: [email protected]

for job description or to apply by Dec. 14th, or fax (250) 949-6066.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online train-ing you need from an employ-er-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career to-day!

SALES

DIRECT B2B Sales Agents needed throughout BC selling to retail busi-nesses only. Requires presenting and securing contracts. Manage-ment positions available if you wish to take over a territory. Nothing to buy, we pay you. Forward your re-sume and cover letter [email protected]

TRADES, TECHNICAL

GPRC, FAIRVIEW Campus requires a Heavy Equipment Instructor to teach in our Heavy Equipment Program! Please contact Gavin Winter at 780-835-6695 or visit www.gprc.ab.ca/careers for more information.

JOURNEYMAN Mechanic re-quired to perform all aspects of automotive repairs and ser-vicing. Must have Automotive Mechanical Repair Certi cate of Quali cation. Start full time immediately, Reliable Auto Body, Courtenay, BC. email: [email protected] or fax 250-334-3668

HELP WANTED


TRADES, TECHNICAL

THE Clusko Group immediately re-quires Short Log Trucks for opera-tions in the 100 Mile / Canim Lake area for hauls to Canfor, Vavenby. Top rates and safe trip times. Pri-ority will be given to “Safe Oriented” operators. Phone 250-392-2001 or 250-302-1004 Email:[email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

ARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help re-duce a signi cant portion of your debt load. Call now & see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783.GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

PETS

PETS

CKC CHOC/BLK lab pups, gorgeous, top quality, gentle nature, $1200. 250-897-6275.

HELP WANTED

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FIREARMS

WANTED: FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collec-tions, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Deal-er. Call 1-866-960-0045 or vis-it: www.dollars4guns.com

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

REAL ESTATE

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PORT HARDYWell maintained 6-plex

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November 28Men’s hockey

Islanders at Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy

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November 29Rep hockey

North Island Eagles midgets host Nanaimo in league play, 12:45 p.m., Port McNeill. Peewees hosts Cowichan, 3 p.m., Port McNeill. Bantams host Victoria Racquet Club, 5:15 p.m., Port McNeill.

November 30Rep hockey

North Island Eagles bantams host Victoria Racquet Club in league play, 8:30 a.m., Port McNeill. Midgets host Comox, 10:45 a.m., Port McNeill.

Men’s hockeyIslanders at

Mustangs, 6 p.m., Port McNeill.

December 5Men’s hockey

Bulls at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Mustangs at Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

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December 6Rep hockey

Eagles midgets host Juan de Fuca in league play, 2:30 p.m., Port Hardy.


Gazette staffPORT McNEILL—

Mathew Saunders gave a captain’s per-formance Saturday, notching five goals and two assists as the Eagles peewees dis-patched Port Alberni 8-3 at Chilton Regional Arena.

When Saunders opened the scoring after just seven sec-onds and the home side ran out to a 4-0 lead inside the first eight

minutes, it seemed like a cricket score was on the cards.

But the game settled considerably after the opening salvo and got as close as 6-3 until a pair of late strikes from the Eagles restored the dominant scoreline.

Rhys Dutcyvich, Joey Grant and Luke Gage all found the net for the Eagles, with Dutcyvich adding five assists and Gage four.

The Eagles were

unable to carry the momentum from Saturday’s win into a Sunday morning rematch at Chilton Arena, as the Bulldogs ran away with a 6-0 win.

“We had our chanc-es, but they had a really good game, and their goalie played great,” Eagles head coach Marty Gage said as he credited the visitors. “They earned it.”

Asked the differ-

ence between the two days’ showings for his squad, Gage didn’t hesitate.

“The competi-tive level,” he said. “(Saturday) our guys were attacking the puck in all three zones. And they were disci-plined.

“They played like they wanted to go earn it. (Sun)day, they came out like they thought it was already in the bag.”

Gazette staffPORT HARDY—

The host side may not have made the finals of the Port Hardy Atom tournament last week-end, but it sure went out fighting.

Facing the Comox Chiefs in the playoff semifinal, the local side battled back from a three-goal deficit to tie before cruelly losing out in sudden-death penalty shots.

Tye Morash bagged a hat trick for the Eagles, including the tying score in the final minute of the game.

With the Hardy bench still celebrat-ing the comeback, the Chiefs thought they had won as a scooped shot found the net. It was pointed out to the referees that the ice time had run out and the buzzer should have sounded the end of the game before the shot.

After a quick confer-ence the referees dis-allowed the goal and signalled for penalty shots.

With both sides even after five shots apiece it went to sudden death and the Comox side

emerged triumphant after three nail-biting rounds.

Morash had opened the scoring early in the first period before the Chiefs ran out to a 4-1 lead.

The Eagles fought back to 4-3 through a Brandon Brotchie strike and Morash’s second before the visi-tors restored a buffer with a quick steal and conversion.

A spectacular loop-ing scoop from Kale Hunt on the boards slipped past the Comox net minder to

keep the game in sight.The Eagles went

6-4 down early in the third before Tyler Wadhams’ power-play strike and Morash’s hat trick tied the score and sparked home cel-ebrations.

The fourth/fifth place game saw a local matchup as the Port Alice Cougars went 13-12 against the Port McNeill Snipers in a nip-and-tuck affair that had its own dra-matic finale.

The Cougars’ Lucca Stewart scored a hat trick but his haul was

overshadowed by teammate Dawson Twamley who net-ted an astonishing ten times.

The Snipers led for the majority of the game, Port Alice get-ting its nose ahead for a 40-second stretch early in the third before the Port McNeill side ran out to a 12-10 lead with four minutes to play.

But Port Alice had the last word, Stewart pulling one back and Twamley breaking for-ward to lift past the netminder with a min-

ute to play.With just 9.3 sec-

onds left on the clock Twamley did it again, breaking free to slot home and secure the comeback.

Mark Isaac and Solomon Melan each scored four for the Snipers, with William Grant scoring twice, and Brett Daffurn and Sabastian Joliffe add-ing one apiece.

Campbell River were the eventual winners of the tour-nament, comfortably beating Comox 11-3 in the final.

Atom tourney provides thrillers

Peewees split home ties with Bulldogs

Mustangs fight back to top BullsGazette staffPORT HARDY—

The Mustangs fought back three times to emerge 5-4 winners over the Bulls in a thrilling Port Hardy Mens Hockey League

game Friday. A long-range wrist

shot from Mustang John Murgatroyd mid-way through the sec-ond period gave the Port McNeill side its first lead after the two

sides traded goals to stand 3-3.

The side then got a buffer after outhus-tling the Bulls for the puck in their own zone, Chris Dutcyvich driving behind the net

before laying off to the slot for an easy shot.

The Bulls found a reply virtually off the puck drop, Steve Verbrugge charging down the right boards and squaring the puck

for Ethan Shaw to con-vert.

Both Colin Hunko, in net for the Bulls, and Mustangs net minder Bob Wells produced phenomenal stops in the frantic final min-

utes to keep the score at 5-4.

Commercial league hockey returns to Port Hardy Friday night as the Warriors host the Islanders. The puck drops at 9:15 p.m.

Eagles goalie Kayden Jones makes a snatch during his side's matchup with Port Alberni Saturday.

Left: Dawson Lamothe drops his stick to dive on the puck during the penalty shootout between the Port Hardy Eagles and the Comox Chiefs in the Port Hardy Atom tourney playoffs Sunday.Right: Port Alice's Lucca Stewart makes the pass from his knee under pressure from Port McNeill's Mark Isaac during the sides' playoff matchup Sunday.

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J.R. RardonGazette editorPORT McNEILL—

Ron Clark of Port Alberni claimed the overall points cham-pionship and the North Island Timing Association jacket that comes with the honour as NITA hosted its 2014 Rumble on the Runway wrap-up banquet Saturday at Broughton Curling Club.

Clark, who was unable to attend, won the first-place trophy in the Sportsman Class for the six-event drag racing series this sum-

mer at Port McNeill Airport. Doug Day of Port McNeill placed second and Brent Odland of Courtenay was third.

The Super-Pro cham-pionship went to Otto Schulte of Black Creek, who raced for the first time at the eighth-mile distance after winning 11 career track cham-pionships at a quarter-mile. Chris Sharpe of Port McNeill, who served as co-present-er with NITA presi-dent Jeff Bowell of Nanaimo, claimed runner-up honours in

Super-Pro, and Ryan Trant of Courtenay was third.

The Pro Class cham-pionship went to Richard Spencer of Port Alberni, followed by Bowell and Jay White of Courtenay.

A custom poster created by track pho-tographer Ken Hutton was offered to the Port McNeill Volunteer Fire Department for its ser-vice during the season. Sharpe hijacked the presentation to auction the poster as a fund-raiser for the Gazette Hamper Fund, then ran

up the bidding in the name of his wife, Boni, until securing the post-er for a $250 donation.

Boni Sharpe then graciously donated her “winnings” to Port McNeill fire chief Chris

Walker. The fire depart-ment was also present-ed with a $3,000 dona-tion from the non-profit timing association.

Jordan Mackay was named Volunteer of the Year.

Gazette staffEthan Bono scored

the game-winner on a power play late in the second period as the North Island Eagles atom development hockey team downed Kerry Park 6-4 and claimed the champi-onship of the Saanich Remembrance Day Weekend hockey tour-nament in Comox this month.

The Eagles finished 5-0 in the tournament, with goalie Griffin Handley backstopping all five victories.

It was the second meeting of the teams in the tournament. In the final round of pool play, a pair of third-period goals by Tyler Roper lifted the Eagles to a 3-1 win over the Islanders and top seed

from the pool into the playoffs.

In the semifinals, Roper scored all six Eagles goals in a wild first period that saw the atoms leading Semiahmoo, 6-5. Both teams settled down from that point, and goals by Bono, Kai Verbrugge and Daunte McKinney allowed the Eagles to pull out a 9-7 win and a date in the final.

“You don’t often see these kinds of results this early in the sea-son,” assistant coach Jason Roper said.

The Eagles opened tournament play with wins of 7-1 over the Comox Valley Chiefs and 6-1 over Cowichan Valley.

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The North Island Eagles atoms celebrate their victory in the Saanich Remembrance Day tourney. Ryan Handley

Gazette staffPORT McNEILL—The

North Island Eagles bantam side seemed to have two gears against Juan de Fuca in Saturday’s league matchup — laid back and flat out.

After spending much of the first period in first gear and going two down, the side came out firing on all cylin-ders in the second and raced off to a 6-4 win.

After a well-worked opener gave JdF the lead, the home side were a little unlucky to slip two down when a pass deflected past Eagles net-minder Michael McLaughlin.

But the Eagles looked a different side at the start of the second period, chasing every loose puck and piling the pressure on the visitors. Devin White in particular led the charge in the open-ing minutes, hounding the Grizzlies’ defensemen at every turn.

The Eagles got their reward through David Charlie’s strike, but seemed to step off the gas again and the visitors went into the ice-cleaning break 3-1 ahead.

The high intensity returned after the break and the Eagles quickly grabbed control of the game.

Evan Fox struck on a power play and then tied the score with a spectacular solo effort, snatching the puck out of the air in the centre circle and driving past three defenders

to score.Juan de Fuca replied with a

fine strike of its own but the Eagles regained control in the third through a pair of Tanner Roberts goals.

Joshua Borg added the win-ner for the home side, sliding across the slot to put back a rebound off a White drive.

“The kids played a great game,” said assistant coach Greg Fox. “Before the game we asked them what it takes to be successful; we wrote it down and they did it — they did what they told themselves to do. There was lots of sup-port, lots of backchecking, lots of unselfish play.”

Eagles bantams outduel JdF

North Island Eagles bantam Devin White, centre, battles for the puck in front of the Juan de Fuca goal during the sides’ league matchup Saturday in Port McNeill.

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‘Old Ned’ Frigon brought colour to inletDrake Island is situ-

ated near the geograph-ic centre of Quatsino Sound. The area, once the home of the Hoyalas and Koprino First Nations, now forms a part of the tra-ditional territory of the Quatsino First Nation.

Drake Island was named after Justice Montague William Tyrwhitt-Drake, who was the mayor of Victoria in 1876-77. The name was not adopted until 1926, and early set-tlers knew the island as Limestone Island. Pamphlet Cove on its North shore was origi-nally named Quiet Cove.

Edward (Ned) Frigon was born in Maurice or St. Prosper, Quebec, somewhere between 1829 and 1834. As a young man Frigon left a young family to seek riches in the California gold rush. He took a boat to Panama, walked across the isth-mus, and then took another boat to San Francisco, where he stayed for three years before travelling on to Fort Victoria.

Frigon appears to have travelled to Germansen Creek in the Quesnel area from 1868-70 with members of his extended family.

At Fort Victoria he amassed enough money to buy a basic stock of trading pro-visions. He then set up a trading post in Bull Harbour, eventu-ally moving to Koprino Harbour in 1889.

In 1895 Frigon

moved his trading post to Quiet Cove on Limestone Island. It was conveniently locat-ed between Quatsino, Coal Harbour, and the developing mill at Port Alice. He also provid-ed the local post office services.

In 1902 Frigon was identified as holding a mining claim known as Eureka on the Ingersol River.

In the 1905 elector’s list he was identified as a saloon-keeper. In 1909 Frigon opened the Central Hotel, which included a popu-lar drinking establish-ment.

Frigon’s wharf at Quiet Cove became a steamer stop, where the early Quatsino settlers would pick up mail and deliveries. The steam-ers Tees and Queen City would call at the floating wharf until about 1914, when a wharf was constructed at Quatsino. The hotel was open until 1917, when Frigon retired to Port Alice, perhaps in anticipation of the coming prohibition on alcohol sales.

A history column in the North Island Gazette in 1974 noted that Frigon had a num-

ber of wives, one of whom threatened him at knifepoint. His last wife was Lucy Moon, who gained notoriety as “the last of the long-heads”, a reference to a local practice of binding the heads of girl babies which at one time was common among the Quatsino First Nation.

Frigon was known as a character in Quatsino Sound who everyone knew as Old Ned. He died near Port Alice in

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J.R. RardonGazette editorPORT HARDY—

Apparently the North Island Concert Society wanted to disprove the myth that the grass is always bluer on the other side of the stage.

This weekend, the bluegrass comes to the Civic Centre stage in Port Hardy.

Vancouve r-based Tishomingo String Band will be featured in the second show of the NICS 2014-15 sea-son series beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Both individual and season tickets remain available to local fans and patrons.

While known primar-ily for their bluegrass chops — the requisite banjo and mandolin are right there, alongside the upright bass — Tishomingo are any-thing but “traditional” purveyors of the genre.

Oh, there’s plenty here for the bluegrass purists. Tishomingo — made up of brothers Jacob Russell (mando-lin) and Chris Russell (guitar), Devon Wells (banjo) and Colin Cowan (bass) — have honed their craft on a whetstone of tradi-tional bluegrass for 10 years. But the quartet has added collective and individual interests that provide an edge of blues, folk-pop, gospel and even, in at least one notable instance on the recently released CD Dangerfield, a sort of crazed acoustic Klezmer-grass element in the elaborate, tempo-bending Sunderland’s Waltz.

In essence, these guys are something of a prog-grass version of traditional down-home acoustic picking.

The strength of the North Island Concert Society, now in its 17th year of bringing entertainment to North Island audiences, has always been fielding a lineup that mixes genres not only across the course of a season, but even within indi-vidual shows.

The few times a local audience has seemed to tire of a performance is when each piece seems

to be a slightly modi-fied version of the one that preceded it.

That will not hap-pen this weekend, as Tishomingo String Band promises a mix of instrumentals and vocal pieces, original and tra-ditional, new and old,

and bluegrass and, well, let’s call it experi-mental bluegrass.

Pull up a stool and hunker down for a couple hours of fun Saturday. Tickets are $25 and are available in advance at Port Hardy Museum and Cafe

Guido in Port Hardy, at The Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill, and in Port Alice by calling Gail Neely at 250-284-3927.

Additional info is available by calling NICS chair Brian Hicks at 250-902-2228.


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THANKYOU!

Port Hardy Youth Soccer Association would like to thank the following

businesses and individuals for helping make our 2014 soccer season a success:

And thank you to all youth teams on the North Island, including Gold River that attended our year end tournament. Coaches, assistants, managers, referees, parents,

executive members and others who VOLUNTEERED many, many hours this past season! Without you soccer would not be possible for the youth in our community!

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I am thrilled to be chosen as your new mayor. I am sure that the next four years will provide opportunities for our town that will benefit us all. The new councillors – Jay Dixon, Shelley Downey, Aaron Frost, and Graham MacDonald bring a wealth of ideas and experience to the council table. Our community will be well served by this group of individuals.

Thank you all for your well wishes, your notes, cards, smiles, waves, hugs, and congratulations! . . . Great turnout of voters at the election, too! Let’s keep the communication going. As your mayor, you can contact me anytime – my door is open and I am always ready to listen.

THANK YOU PORT McNEILL!

During my campaign period and leading up to the election – I have to tell you it has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in my 26 years as a citizen of Port Hardy. I want to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to listen to my campaign platform and for your trust to those of you who chose to vote for me during this past election. I would specially like to thank and acknowledge, Angie Clance and the wonderful ladies at Monks Office Supplies for all of their outstanding service and hard work! You Ladies are experts in your field! I also would like to thank Karla, and her team at the Hobby Nook for putting their amazing talents to work on my signs! Thank you Katt at the radio station and also a great big thank you to Rachel Tam and J.R. Reardon from the N.I. Gazette for your great work on my newspaper ads. It is people like you all, that make me so proud to live in a community such as Port Hardy.

With sincere thanks Shelley Siemens

THANK YOU PORT HARDY!

THANK - YOU so much to everyone who encouraged and voted for me in the Port Hardy elections. I am very grateful for the overwhelming support, and I will work hard with you to improve our town. - Pat Corbett Labatt

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I am thrilled to be chosen as your new mayor. I am sure that the next four years will provide opportunities for our town that will benefit us all. The new councillors - Jay Dixon, Shelley Downey, Aaron Frost, and Graham MacDonald bring a wealth of ideas and experi-ence to the council table. Our community will be well served by this group of individuals.

Thank you all for your well wishes, your notes, cards, smiles, waves, hugs, and con-gratulations! …Great turnout of voters at the election too! Let’s keep the communication going. As your mayor, you can contact me anytime - my door is open and I am always ready to listen.

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