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Parksville Mayor Marc Lefebvre says the city secured a $20,000 non-refundable deposit from Wild� ower Marijuana, a Vancouver-based company looking to set up a medical marijuana facility in the industrial park.

Lefebvre said the money will go towards the company securing a piece of city-owned land in the industrial park where Wild� ower’s facil-ity is slated to go — if it gets the green light from Health Canada and city council.

� e mayor said he’s “interested” to see how this all pans out.

He said if Wild� ower is able to set up a fa-cility in Parksville, the company will create 50 to 70 “good-paying jobs,” giving the city an eco-nomic boost.

Lefebvre said the company said it will pay normal rates for water and sewer and is expect-ing to spend $15 million on improvements.

“I believe it’s an ideal location — it’s out of sight and out of mind,” said Lefebvre. “I want to sit down and look at the details.”

Lefebvre said the city has also agreed to the sale price of the land at $870,000, which he says, is close to the market-appraised value.

� e size of the facility is undetermined. Wild� ower Marijuana CEO William

MacLean could not be reached for comment by press time Monday.

Wild� ower Marijuana is best known in this area for its recent attempt to set up a medi-cal marijuana operation near the River’s Edge neighbourhood in Nanoose Bay, just over the municipal border from Parksville. River’s Edge residents organized quickly and loudly tooppose the project.

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Phoenix Pain Management Society managing director Akil Pessoa mixing up some medicine in Parksville at its new branch in downtown Parksville.

SOCIETY SETS UP POT SHOP IN DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE

Police say dispensary is illegalCANDACE WU ANDAUREN RUVINSKY [email protected] [email protected]

A compassion club that noncha-lantly opened its doors last week in downtown Parksville is coming under � re from Oceanside RCMP and the mayor who say the operation is “com-pletely illegal.”

But Akil Pessoa says he’s here to stay. “We’re not going away,” vowed Pessoa, managing director of Phoe-nix Pain Management Society, a non-pro� t that distributes medical mari-juana by donation.

“It doesn’t mean there won’t be knee-jerk reactions causing people to come in here in jackboots once in

a while to throw me out in the street, but we’ll just start again.”

Oceanside RCMP Sta� Sgt. Brian Hunter told � e NEWS on Friday the society is “100 per cent illegal.” Hunt-er said dispensaries and compassion clubs who distribute marijuana, med-ical or otherwise, are tra� cking an il-legal substance.

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A suspected arsonist was in police custody Friday afternoon after allegedly lighting fire to this Columbia Beach home.

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Regional district staff and CUPE Local 401 have established a four-year collective agreement that includes wage increases and benefit improvements.

According to a news release issued by the regional district, the agreement was ratified by RDN directors and CUPE officials for the period of Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2017. The previous collective agree-ment expired on Dec. 31, 2013.

As staff functioned without a contract for the past year, RDN chief administrative officer Paul Thorkelsson said existing provisions from the contract up to 2014 were carried through that year and wage rates will be applied retroactively.

Thorkelsson said the agreement covers all employees at the re-gional district except excluded management staff.

“There is only one collective agreement at the RDN,” he told The NEWS in an e-mail. “There are no other groups of employees un-der other unions.”

Thorkelsson confirmed the collective agreement covers approxi-mately 450 full-time, part-time, temporary and casual staff working in the entire range of services, projects and initiatives provided by the RDN through the five main divisions or departments: corporate administration, finance, recreation and parks, transportation and solid waste and strategic and community development.


A 43-year-old Parksville woman was in po-lice custody Friday afternoon after being ar-rested for alleged arson, according to Oceans-ide RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman.

Police were called to a waterfront home along Admiral Tryon Boulevard in Columbia Beach at approximately 9 p.m. Thursday night.

Foreman said Mounties were the first to ar-rive on the scene and they located a woman

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Foreman said the house did not burn to the ground, but sustained “quite a bit of damage.” He said the suspect is slated to appear in Na-naimo court.

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walk co-ordinator, Violet Hayes, said she hopes to see the community come together to bring support and awareness to the homeless popu-lation in this region. The website (www.coldest-nightoftheyear.org) allows each team to set up its own page and then invite others to join or sponsor their walk. Registration starts at 4 p.m. at Knox United Church in Parksville on Feb. 21. For more info, call Hayes at 250-585-2577 or e-mail: [email protected].

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88 year-old man arrested and may be facing charge of assault with a deadly weaponJOHN [email protected]

A 56-year-old female caregiver was stabbed in the chest by a client with dementia last week in the room of a Craig Bay home that also had a loaded, unsecured handgun, said the daughter of the victim.

The woman was treated and released from hospital on Jan. 13. She is recovering in her Na-noose Bay home, according to her daughter, T.J. Isherwood of Vancouver.

“He (the client) chased her around the house — he tried to kill her,” said Isherwood. “It could have been much worse. She is very lucky. We are very lucky. She’s healing, but the psycholog-ical trauma is going to be a whole other aspect.”

Care aides working for the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) are given Blackberries so they can call for help in these instances. Ish-erwood, and another local care aide, said this policy stems from a stabbing a few years ago in Campbell River. The VIHA-issued Blackberry belonging to the victim was being repaired at the time of this incident Jan. 13, said Isherwood.

“Thank God she had her own cell phone to call 911,” she said.

Isherwood said the RCMP found a weapon when they responded to the scene. “They found a loaded nine-millimetre handgun in the closet in the room she (her mother) was stabbed,” she said. “That’s unacceptable. There should never be guns in a house where people have demen-tia. We have a family member with dementia so we are empathetic. We understand how dev-astating it is. I don’t believe all the steps that needed to be taken to avoid this were taken.”

Another local care aide who asked not to be identified suggested VIHA needs to do a better job training care aids and also assessing the homes of clients. “We don’t have any training to deal with violence,” said the local care aide. “We’re hoping for more training. The assess-ment of the houses — I don’t know if that needs to change. Continual assessments maybe?”

VIHA confirmed a community care worker was injured. VIHA spokesperson Valerie Wil-son also said a private health care provider (not a VIHA employee) was assisting with client care in the home at the time of the incident but was not injured. “This has been very traumatic for our staff member and we are concerned for her,” Wilson said in an e-mail Thursday night. “Our crisis response team has been providing support to her during this emotional time. We will continue to provide support and ensure the staff member has access to crisis/trauma sup-port.”

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DOZEN YEARS FOR PHARMASAVE: On Thursday, Parksville Pharmasave held a celebra-tion to mark 12 years years at their location in the Pioneer Plaza. Above from left to right are Natural Health Consultant Lisa Leger, Pharmacist/Owner Tammie Toriglia and Front Store Manager Jackie Shillabeer, who thanked their loyal customers with 12 per cent off everything in the store, free samples and door prizes. The health centre which has been serving people in Parksville since 1981 won the Pharmastar Store of the Year award in 2012 and in 2010.

UNSECURED HANDGUN ALSO FOUND IN THE CRAIG BAY HOME

Care aide stabbed in chest

See VIHA SAYS, page A5“We are also concerned for the client

and we are working with the client’s fam-ily to ensure the client receives the care he needs and that supports are in place to ensure the safety of staff and the safety of the client.”

As for training related to violence, Wilson wrote: “We provide mandatory violence prevention training to all of our staff and we work closely with WorkSafe BC and our union partners to ensure the safety of our staff.”

Wilson said safety assessments are conducted by Home and Community Care clinicians prior to home support visiting clients in their homes. “This was done in this case and no risks were identi-fied,” wrote Wilson. “Since the initial safe-ty assessment, we have not received any reports from staff who are a part of the cli-ent’s care team of any potential personal safety risks within this client’s residence.”

Wilson also confirmed VIHA does is-sue cell phones to employees and she

said the phone of victim in this case is currently under repair.

Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman said Friday morning police attended the residence in Craig Bay at 7:25 a.m. on Jan. 13 and arrested an 88 year-old man for assault with a deadly weapon.

Foreman said police seized all the weapons in the house and he confirmed one of the firearms was not secured.

“We took the whole safe with us,” said Foreman. He could not confirm whether

or not the firearm was loaded.Foreman said police got a statement

from the victim while she was in an am-bulance in front of the residence and po-lice then contacted WorkSafe B.C.

“They are investigating the whole work side of this and we are investigating the criminal side.”

Foreman also said the 88 year-old man was released on a promise to appear in court. “He and his wife obviously have some mental health issues,” he said.

VIHA says it didn’t hear that home was a safety riskCONTINUED FROM PAGE A4

Bill McKay doesn’t believe $20 million will be enough to re-instate rail service, despite ICF claimsCANDACE [email protected]

Nanaimo mayor Bill McKay confirmed he will replace regional district director Julian Fell as the RDN’s representative on the Island Corridor Foundation board.

“I’m keen to see what opportunities are there with the E&N cor-ridor including commer-cial and business oppor-tunities,” McKay told The NEWS Thursday.

McKay will need ap-proval from the ICF be-fore formally taking on the role.

He replaces regional district director Julian Fell — whose nomina-tion was still pending and never actually approved by the ICF.

The ICF confirmed earlier this month that the organization filed a defamation suit against Fell who allegedly “made serious defamatory com-ments about the ICF.”

Regional district chief administrative officer Paul Thorkelsson said the legal action of the ICF creates an “untenable” situa-tion with respect to Fell sitting on the ICF board.

However, Thorkelsson said it’s im-portant to remember that Fell was only the RDN’s “interim replacement” on the ICF board, as their former representative

Nanaimo Coun. Ted Greves stepped down last summer.

Since then, the ICF board has not had representation from anybody in the Parks-ville Qualicum Beach area.

As for McKay, his stance on reinstating the railway seems twofold.

“I come from Vancouver and I can tell you there are a lot of corridors in the Low-er Mainland that people are kicking them-selves that they tore up and didn’t take ad-vantage of those opportunities when they were presented,” he said.

“Having said that, as we see in Vancou-ver they are trying to pick up the Arbutus Corridor, there are a lot of plac-es they wish they didn’t take the rail up in the first place.”

McKay said he doesn’t believe $20 million will be enough to reinstate the railway, but he thinks it will be enough to “cre-ate a foundation to build on.”

He said “if you’re go-ing to build a house, you need a foundation.”

McKay said he’s con-cerned with the ICF’s communication, or lack thereof, with stakehold-ers.

“That’s one of the biggest challenges, making sure we’re com-

municating messages … you sometimes forget while all the people at the table know what’s going on some important stakeholders need to be brought up to speed.”

McKay promised “should I sit on the board I’ll be pushing for contact commu-nication with stakeholders.”

THE POLITICS OF RE-STARTING RAIL SERVICE

Nanaimo mayor takesRDN spot on ICF board

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Nanaimo mayor Bill McKay will serve as the new Regional District of Nanaimo representative on the ICF board.

Local genealogist will provide tips for searchesEach year the Qualicum Beach Histor-

ical and Museum Society and the Qual-icum Beach Family History Society host a joint meeting and this year’s event will have a special guest speaker.

This year, local genealogist Sid Nor-man will share his true life adventure of

discovering his own family history. In a news release, the museum society said Norman will talk about his 21-year jour-ney of discovery and finding a family se-cret that lay dormant for 109 years.

Norman will speak about a number of situations encountered during his re-

search, a variety of research methods and sources used in order to verify the con-tent of his research.

The project helped him to better un-derstand what life was like, for his ances-tors, over 100 years ago.

“Imagine what a gift this would be to

be able to share with relations and future generations,” said the news release. “Sid’s story will help us learn how we can do it too! The meeting is open to the public (by donation) on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre.

— NEWS Staff/QB Museum Society

SUBMITTED PHOTO BY LISSA ALEXANDER-SOS

This is the new Preschool Room at the SOS in Qualicum Beach, located at the former Qualicum Beach Elementary School. SOS is having an Open House in Qualicum Beach Next Week.

FORMER QUALICUM BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SOS invites all to open houseThe renovations are complete, the

couches, highchairs and books have been arranged and staff and volunteers are getting ready to start offering free programs in Qualicum Beach.

An open house is scheduled to take place at the Society of Organized Services (SOS) in its new space at the former Qualicum Beach Elementary School the week of Jan. 26. Program-ming will continue as normal at the SOS in Parksville.

“We’re very excited to show res-idents the new space in Qualicum Beach, introduce them to the staff, and discuss programming with them at that location,” said SOS Executive Director, Renate Sutherland. “Starting in February we will be offering some of our programs for children and families in Qualicum Beach and we hope to ex-

pand that to offer more of our valuable programs as we seek out new collabo-rations and avenues of funding.”

The SOS currently offers over 30 free programs to residents of all ages in School District 69, funded by com-munity donations and its Thrift Shop in Parksville. The SOS is located between Munchkinland Adventure Centre and Qualicum Beach School of Dance at the former Qualicum Beach Elemen-tary School. Enjoy refreshments and a snack while at the Open House, which takes place: Monday, Jan. 26: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thurs-day, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information about SOS visit its website www.sosd69.com or call 250-248-2093.

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88 year-old man arrested and may be facing charge of assault with a deadly weaponJOHN [email protected]

A 56-year-old female caregiver was stabbed in the chest by a client with dementia last week in the room of a Craig Bay home that also had a loaded, unsecured handgun, said the daughter of the victim.

The woman was treated and released from hospital on Jan. 13. She is recovering in her Na-noose Bay home, according to her daughter, T.J. Isherwood of Vancouver.

“He (the client) chased her around the house — he tried to kill her,” said Isherwood. “It could have been much worse. She is very lucky. We are very lucky. She’s healing, but the psycholog-ical trauma is going to be a whole other aspect.”

Care aides working for the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) are given Blackberries so they can call for help in these instances. Ish-erwood, and another local care aide, said this policy stems from a stabbing a few years ago in Campbell River. The VIHA-issued Blackberry belonging to the victim was being repaired at the time of this incident Jan. 13, said Isherwood.

“Thank God she had her own cell phone to call 911,” she said.

Isherwood said the RCMP found a weapon when they responded to the scene. “They found a loaded nine-millimetre handgun in the closet in the room she (her mother) was stabbed,” she said. “That’s unacceptable. There should never be guns in a house where people have demen-tia. We have a family member with dementia so we are empathetic. We understand how dev-astating it is. I don’t believe all the steps that needed to be taken to avoid this were taken.”

Another local care aide who asked not to be identified suggested VIHA needs to do a better job training care aids and also assessing the homes of clients. “We don’t have any training to deal with violence,” said the local care aide. “We’re hoping for more training. The assess-ment of the houses — I don’t know if that needs to change. Continual assessments maybe?”

VIHA confirmed a community care worker was injured. VIHA spokesperson Valerie Wil-son also said a private health care provider (not a VIHA employee) was assisting with client care in the home at the time of the incident but was not injured. “This has been very traumatic for our staff member and we are concerned for her,” Wilson said in an e-mail Thursday night. “Our crisis response team has been providing support to her during this emotional time. We will continue to provide support and ensure the staff member has access to crisis/trauma sup-port.”

BRENDA GOUGH PHOTO

DOZEN YEARS FOR PHARMASAVE: On Thursday, Parksville Pharmasave held a celebra-tion to mark 12 years years at their location in the Pioneer Plaza. Above from left to right are Natural Health Consultant Lisa Leger, Pharmacist/Owner Tammie Toriglia and Front Store Manager Jackie Shillabeer, who thanked their loyal customers with 12 per cent off everything in the store, free samples and door prizes. The health centre which has been serving people in Parksville since 1981 won the Pharmastar Store of the Year award in 2012 and in 2010.

UNSECURED HANDGUN ALSO FOUND IN THE CRAIG BAY HOME

Care aide stabbed in chest

See VIHA SAYS, page A5“We are also concerned for the client

and we are working with the client’s fam-ily to ensure the client receives the care he needs and that supports are in place to ensure the safety of staff and the safety of the client.”

As for training related to violence, Wilson wrote: “We provide mandatory violence prevention training to all of our staff and we work closely with WorkSafe BC and our union partners to ensure the safety of our staff.”

Wilson said safety assessments are conducted by Home and Community Care clinicians prior to home support visiting clients in their homes. “This was done in this case and no risks were identi-fied,” wrote Wilson. “Since the initial safe-ty assessment, we have not received any reports from staff who are a part of the cli-ent’s care team of any potential personal safety risks within this client’s residence.”

Wilson also confirmed VIHA does is-sue cell phones to employees and she

said the phone of victim in this case is currently under repair.

Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman said Friday morning police attended the residence in Craig Bay at 7:25 a.m. on Jan. 13 and arrested an 88 year-old man for assault with a deadly weapon.

Foreman said police seized all the weapons in the house and he confirmed one of the firearms was not secured.

“We took the whole safe with us,” said Foreman. He could not confirm whether

or not the firearm was loaded.Foreman said police got a statement

from the victim while she was in an am-bulance in front of the residence and po-lice then contacted WorkSafe B.C.

“They are investigating the whole work side of this and we are investigating the criminal side.”

Foreman also said the 88 year-old man was released on a promise to appear in court. “He and his wife obviously have some mental health issues,” he said.

VIHA says it didn’t hear that home was a safety riskCONTINUED FROM PAGE A4

Bill McKay doesn’t believe $20 million will be enough to re-instate rail service, despite ICF claimsCANDACE [email protected]

Nanaimo mayor Bill McKay confirmed he will replace regional district director Julian Fell as the RDN’s representative on the Island Corridor Foundation board.

“I’m keen to see what opportunities are there with the E&N cor-ridor including commer-cial and business oppor-tunities,” McKay told The NEWS Thursday.

McKay will need ap-proval from the ICF be-fore formally taking on the role.

He replaces regional district director Julian Fell — whose nomina-tion was still pending and never actually approved by the ICF.

The ICF confirmed earlier this month that the organization filed a defamation suit against Fell who allegedly “made serious defamatory com-ments about the ICF.”

Regional district chief administrative officer Paul Thorkelsson said the legal action of the ICF creates an “untenable” situa-tion with respect to Fell sitting on the ICF board.

However, Thorkelsson said it’s im-portant to remember that Fell was only the RDN’s “interim replacement” on the ICF board, as their former representative

Nanaimo Coun. Ted Greves stepped down last summer.

Since then, the ICF board has not had representation from anybody in the Parks-ville Qualicum Beach area.

As for McKay, his stance on reinstating the railway seems twofold.

“I come from Vancouver and I can tell you there are a lot of corridors in the Low-er Mainland that people are kicking them-selves that they tore up and didn’t take ad-vantage of those opportunities when they were presented,” he said.

“Having said that, as we see in Vancou-ver they are trying to pick up the Arbutus Corridor, there are a lot of plac-es they wish they didn’t take the rail up in the first place.”

McKay said he doesn’t believe $20 million will be enough to reinstate the railway, but he thinks it will be enough to “cre-ate a foundation to build on.”

He said “if you’re go-ing to build a house, you need a foundation.”

McKay said he’s con-cerned with the ICF’s communication, or lack thereof, with stakehold-ers.

“That’s one of the biggest challenges, making sure we’re com-

municating messages … you sometimes forget while all the people at the table know what’s going on some important stakeholders need to be brought up to speed.”

McKay promised “should I sit on the board I’ll be pushing for contact commu-nication with stakeholders.”

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Nanaimo mayor Bill McKay will serve as the new Regional District of Nanaimo representative on the ICF board.

Local genealogist will provide tips for searchesEach year the Qualicum Beach Histor-

ical and Museum Society and the Qual-icum Beach Family History Society host a joint meeting and this year’s event will have a special guest speaker.

This year, local genealogist Sid Nor-man will share his true life adventure of

discovering his own family history. In a news release, the museum society said Norman will talk about his 21-year jour-ney of discovery and finding a family se-cret that lay dormant for 109 years.

Norman will speak about a number of situations encountered during his re-

search, a variety of research methods and sources used in order to verify the con-tent of his research.

The project helped him to better un-derstand what life was like, for his ances-tors, over 100 years ago.

“Imagine what a gift this would be to

be able to share with relations and future generations,” said the news release. “Sid’s story will help us learn how we can do it too! The meeting is open to the public (by donation) on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre.

— NEWS Staff/QB Museum Society

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This is the new Preschool Room at the SOS in Qualicum Beach, located at the former Qualicum Beach Elementary School. SOS is having an Open House in Qualicum Beach Next Week.

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SOS invites all to open houseThe renovations are complete, the

couches, highchairs and books have been arranged and staff and volunteers are getting ready to start offering free programs in Qualicum Beach.

An open house is scheduled to take place at the Society of Organized Services (SOS) in its new space at the former Qualicum Beach Elementary School the week of Jan. 26. Program-ming will continue as normal at the SOS in Parksville.

“We’re very excited to show res-idents the new space in Qualicum Beach, introduce them to the staff, and discuss programming with them at that location,” said SOS Executive Director, Renate Sutherland. “Starting in February we will be offering some of our programs for children and families in Qualicum Beach and we hope to ex-

pand that to offer more of our valuable programs as we seek out new collabo-rations and avenues of funding.”

The SOS currently offers over 30 free programs to residents of all ages in School District 69, funded by com-munity donations and its Thrift Shop in Parksville. The SOS is located between Munchkinland Adventure Centre and Qualicum Beach School of Dance at the former Qualicum Beach Elemen-tary School. Enjoy refreshments and a snack while at the Open House, which takes place: Monday, Jan. 26: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thurs-day, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information about SOS visit its website www.sosd69.com or call 250-248-2093.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING Application No. PL2014-087

Horne Lake and Inland Island Highway Intersection Electoral Area ‘H’

A Public Information Meeting will be held concerning the Zoning Amendment Application affecting the property located at Horne Lake Road and Inland Island Highway in Electoral Area ‘H’ (see map below). The applicant proposes to rezone the subject property from Rural 1 (RU1) zone to Rural 6 (RU6) zone to reduce the density from two dwelling units per parcel to one dwelling unit per parcel; and to amend the Subdivision District from Subdivision District ‘B’ to Subdivision District ‘D’ to reduce the minimum parcel size from 8.0 ha to 2.0 ha to facilitate a future 6-lot subdivision, under the “Regional District of Nanaimo Land use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 500, 1987”.

The Public Information Meeting will be held at: Qualicum Bay Lions Club address: 280 Lions Way, Qualicum Beach on: January 26, 2015 time: 6:30 pm

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The company has formerly stated that the negative media attention caused by River’s Edge residents was noticed by Parksville, which approached the company late last year.

The Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regula-tions (MMPR) came into effect on April 1, 2014. The MMPR and its predecessor, the Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR), pro-vide the only legal means for Canadians, when

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The issue was expected to come up at Parks-ville’s city council meeting Monday night. See Thursday’s edition of The NEWS for more on this story.

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“As chief of police, I do not support illegal activity in my community,” said Hunter. “Any company that is not authorized by Health Can-ada to distribute drugs is illegal.”

When asked by The NEWS on Saturday, Parksville Mayor Marc Lefebvre said it was the first he’d heard about it.

“That’s in Parksville?” Lefebvre asked. “That’s completely illegal.”

Lefebvre said he would contact city staff and police to discuss it but offered “our position is that (the operation) is illegal and we don’t support it.”

Despite resistance, Pessoa said he wants to be on the fore-front of change.

“Prohibition ends once,” he said, anticipating Canada will legalize marijua-na in the near future. “I’m not going to be like my parents lying about Woodstock.”

He said “there’s no great event of the next 10 years that I care about this much.”

Phoenix opened a compassion club for med-ical marijuana users in Nanaimo four months ago and the branch in Parksville last week. Pes-soa said they society with members who have a “demonstrated medical need,” and help them manage their pain with marijuana for a dona-tion.

He said people in the industry generally fall into three categories: “criminals of question-able character, business people in it for the money who don’t really understand the in-dustry, and well meaning activists, hippy types who are not very good at the business side.”

Phoenix’s goal is to bridge the gap in the last two categories.

Not a fan of the industrial approach, Pessoa said he gets his product from small scale local growers.

On top of mounting political and medical reasons, he said “public opinion is way ahead of the legislative process. It’s going to happen,

history’s moving in that direction,” and, selfish-ly he admits, he wants to be involved.

“So I spent a lot of money on some lawyers, spent a lot of time on research and came out and started meeting community members, started meeting activists and people who’d been around doing it,” he said.

Phoenix became a registered society in May and began easing into the existing structure of growers and patients in the region, looking to be as non-invasive as possible.

Pessoa said the goal in Parksville is to “invite people in and they help us build it.”

They are also reaching out to the activist community, and want to be a community hub,

or “Block Parents for activists.”Phoenix now has 230 members, mostly in

Nanaimo, and Pessoa said he was surprised by the demographic, from “little old lady growers, great big smiling old men who give me bear hugs, senior citizens who come out and cut the hedges… it’s definitely a mature crowd, but with a lot of young people. But it’s a more con-scientious set of young people — this isn’t let’s hang out and get stoned.”

The Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regula-tions (MMPR) came into effect on April 1, 2014. The MMPR and its predecessor, the Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR), pro-vide the only legal means for Canadians, when supported by a physician, to access marijuana for medical purposes.

Jamie Shaw, president of the Canadian As-sociation of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (CAMCD), told The NEWS there is currently no legislation allowing for compassion clubs or pot dispensaries to operate in Canada, though there are many. She said the “grey area” regard-ing federal legislation, coupled with a number of pending court cases has made for an inter-esting time in the marijuana industry.

No laws allowing clubsCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

That’s in Parksville? That’s completely illegal

MAYOR MARC LEFEBVRE


Open Gov’t?

Modern-day candidates and politicians talk a good game about transparency, open government and public consul-tation.

Part of our job is to make sure they aren’t blowing smoke.

With new councils in place in the Regional District of Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum Beach, we looked up the section of B.C.’s Community Charter that relates to closed meetings. � e list of circumstances in which a council can close meetings — go ‘in camera’ as it’s called — is a long one. Too long, we’d submit. In fact, one could make an argument every piece of business a council con-ducts could fall into one or more of the categories that al-lows for in camera proceedings.

� at stated, let’s get back to campaign promises and how candidates love to spout how they will be more open and transparent and seek more public input.

� e best way to seek public input is to have open de-bates on topics, not behind-closed-door discussions. Councillors generally have more information about the issues at hand because they have taxpayer-funded sta� to provide them with pertinent facts.

With that info, their open, public debates can allow the public to form opinions not only on the subject at hand, but also about how they might rate the performance of their elected o� cials.

� ere is no reason, for example, for the RDN board to go in camera to talk about its relationship with the Island Corridor Foundation. Parksville council should not hide behind closed doors to talk about downtown revitaliza-tion, Craig Street or the PDBA. Qualicum Beach taxpay-ers should hear all of the discussions about any plans to change bylaws enacted by the previous council.

We believe councils in this region are too quick to go in camera. What’s worse is the woeful lack of reporting from those closed-door meetings, which is to say we believe there are parts of the discussions and motions that � ow from these in camera sessions that are not being shared with the public.

We get there are labour issues, personnel issues and land-acquisition issues that need to be discussed outside of the eyes and ears of the public and the media.

However, we believe these newly-sworn-in coun-cils should double their e� orts to ensure the maximum amount of debate on the issues at hand is done in public.

— Editorial by John Harding

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HISTORY LESSONRe: letter to the editor in the Jan. 8 edition

of The NEWS by John Chambers (‘Armchair advocate: fight for peace’).

Chambers’ political science knowledge ought to be beefed up somewhat.

We have successfully de-stabilized re-gions in the Middle East, henceforth a con-stant state of skirmishes and wars.

Chambers goes on to write that kings are not democratically elected. These despots unfortunately are not, though nowadays they are more folkloric characters, leeching on the public.

We paid an awful price twice for peace (the First and Second World Wars). Wars benefit people who sell armaments and those who enjoy action and blood. When Saddam Hus-sein was a friend of the West, we supplied him these terrible chemical weapons that he used on Iran and his own people — nearly a million humans died in that conflict in the mid-1980s.

Of course, if a hostile nation was invading our Canada, we would have to go to war. I be-lieve a sane human understands right from wrong. In the meantime, I will ensconce in my cozy armchair and enjoy a good West-ern, such as The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. I will top it off with no blood, but a Bloody Mary instead in my peaceful and beautiful Oceanside.

J.C. LECORDIERQualicum Beach

RECYCLING RATS First of all, I want to thank all the hard

working people who diligently pick up our garbage, recycling, and food waste materials. It’s not an easy job and we appreciate all that you do.

On Tuesday, Jan. 6, I was outside to see our recycling guy empty all our containers and leaving them on our side of the road, as per usual. We bring in our containers, after walking our dog.

To my surprise, our two blue bins, our green food waste bin and even our big yellow recycling bag had disappeared. After check-ing with our neighbours to see if perhaps there was a mix up of containers, and deter-mining there was not, I came to the conclu-sion that someone desperately had to have our grungy containers. Garbage Grinches?

Food waste weasels? Recycling rats?My neighbour told me that our containers

were on our side of the road at 5 p.m. when she came home from work. She also men-tioned hearing a vehicle drive by her place, turn around to our side of the road and then leaving. Must have been the darkness of night and the opportunity of a quiet little rural road that attracted a new species of rat. Who knew that stealing waste and food bins would thrill the mind of these rats.

My visit to the supplier of new bins said she had also heard about these rats. She re-ceives many calls about them. So that means this desperate and despicable pack of rats has spread out to other areas as well, so be-ware of these night time crawling, dirty rats. If they scrounge in your neck of the woods, it’ll cost you $43.50 to replace your contain-ers. I hate rats. Also, to the lady in the store who offered to give me her $25 food waste container as she didn’t need it since all her food waste was given to her chickens, thank you again. Had I not purchased new ones al-ready, I would have been very grateful to take you up on your offer.

NANCY MESSERECoombs

TRAIL IS UNREALISTIC This letter is in response to those who see

a cycling/hiking trail as an appropriate use of the existing transportation/rail corridor be-tween Victoria and Courtenay.

Let us not forget that the land for 10 miles on either side of the rail line was given to the early operators of the railway in exchange for operating the rail line in perpetuity. All of the land grants attached to these deals made up 20 per cent of Vancouver Island. This land has been mostly disposed of by CPR, sold off (look at the title on your property deeds) and logged. So the residents of Vancouver Island have paid heavily for a railway and transpor-tation corridor, with no operating railway to show for it.

Comparisons between the Netherlands and Vancouver Island are meaningless. The Netherlands is as flat as a pancake. Cycling is comparatively easy, and one part of a transportation system, that includes the rail services. To suggest cycling as a means of transportation between up island points and Victoria is unrealistic.

The suggestion that taking commercial traffic off our roads and onto a railway would be a hardship to home owners neglects the fact that we pay for all the repairs caused by the commercial traffic on our highways. Let’s look at the Galloping Goose. While a boon to ardent cyclists and hikers, it does little to address daily congestion. From a car, as you’re stuck in a traffic jam morning or af-ternoon, you’ll see a couple of bikes go by while thousands of people sit idling in their cars because a previous government elected to build more roads instead of an integrated transit system.

Or look at the Nanaimo Parkway trail as you’re motoring by. You might occasionally see a pedestrian or cyclist. We have a similar cycling and hiking trail system connecting Qualicum and Parksville.

The TransCanada trail will connect Victo-ria to Nanaimo. Ripping up a rail transporta-tion system to add more trails will only help in adding to future congestion. As we build more roads, the traffic increases and we build more roads, etc., all subsidized by the taxpayer with no mention of “cost effective.”

Why destroy the potential for a future transportation system, that could efficiently move goods and people up and down Van-couver Island?

ROY STEWARTParksville

THANKS GRAD CLASSOn Jan. 3, KSS Dry Grad, along with the

Town of Qualicum Beach, did its annual Tree Chipping/Bottle Drive. We were absolutely overwhelmed by the amount of donations, both monetary and recyclables that were collected. We had an amazing group of stu-dents and parents show up and good thing because we spent seven full hours collecting and sorting donations. The citizens of Qual-icum Beach are so supportive of their high school and we are so lucky to live in such an amazing community. Thank you to the staff of the Town of Qualicum Beach for support-ing this event and for Jude and the staff at the Bottle Depot. Thank you to the grads of 2015 and their parents. We could not have done it without your help. All donations will go toward the KSS Dry Grad celebrations. THERESSA OSBORNE

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LettersQUOTABLE:

“I’m the only guy there is who can sex an oyster without killing it.”

MICHAEL THURBER, see story page A26

VIEWS IN THE NEWSWe asked: How does the westcoast weather affect your mood?

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The many permutations of rage

Sometimes life plays out the way it does in the movies. Case in point: that Korean Air Lines

executive who flew into a rage when a flight attendant served her a complimentary snack of macadamia nuts in a plastic bag rather than on a plate. She forced the atten-dant to kneel and apologize and demanded the plane re-turn to the gate so he could be kicked off the flight.

Yes, well now the execu-tive, who is a daughter of the airline’s chairman, has been fired, publicly shamed and arrested as a result of the incident. She will forever be known as the ‘nut rage nut’.

But hold on . . . here’s another news story about a group of Chinese tourists who went crazy on a Thai Air-Asia flight because they couldn’t sit together. They threw hot noodles at a flight attendant.

Noodle rage.And last month, several

flights in the U.S. were inter-rupted by passengers going postal over reclining seats

that wouldn’t recline — or because of seats in front of them that reclined too much.

Recline rage?What these incidents all

have in common is not just bad behaviour or dimin-ished expec-tations — it is airplanes.

These melt-downs didn’t occur on buses, in taxis, eleva-tors or barber-shops. They h a p p e n e d on those sar-dine cans with wings that are supposed to be the ultimate in travel luxury and conve-nience.

It’s not your imagination — air travel really is getting worse. I speak for those of us who travel in ‘economy’ class — which ought to be called ‘steerage’ — not for the poobahs and pashas who fork over an extra grand or more each for the privi-lege of relaxing up front sip-ping complimentary cham-

pagne in their spacious and private cocoons.

For the rest of us, it’s an endurance test of skinny aisles, smelly washrooms and canned announce-ments. “Insert the buckle in...” Thanks, pal. I mas-

tered seatbelts back when Les-ter Pearson was PM.

And then there’s the ac-tual seat you purchased for the flight. It’s perfectly con-toured for a nor-mal-sized dwarf who unfortu-

nately, you are not.That’s not your imagina-

tion either — airplane seats really are getting small-er. On United Airlines 767 airplanes, 166 passengers are now shoehorned into a space originally designed for 152. Air Canada 777’s have all been reconfigured to have 10 seats across instead of the original nine. Most airlines have even whittled down the ‘seat pitch’ — the

space, front to back, allotted for each passenger. Used to be 32 inches, now it can be as little as 28.

The airlines taketh away but the airlines also addeth — extra fees mostly. For ev-erything from baggage to wireless service to reheated snacks a street pigeon would turn up its beak at.

Are you old enough to remember when airlines offered unlimited baggage? Free hot meals? Compli-mentary wine? It wasn’t long ago.

It wasn’t so very long ago either that Al Gore offered a pithy observation on the horrors of modern air travel.

“Airplane travel,” said Al, “is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo”.

Frankly, I was surprised to hear that from the lips of Al Gore.

I’m pretty sure he flies executive class.

— Arthur Black lives on Saltspring Island. His

column appears Tuesday in The NEWS. E-mail:

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BASIC BLACKBy Arthur Black

SEAWEED HARVESTA GOOD BUSINESS

Carrageenans are an organic renew-able resource, used not only in phar-maceuticals but many natural organic products such as organic yogurt and organic beauty products. All products we want to see more of. This is truly a sustainable business proposal that can exist in harmony with the environment, unlike oil and mineral extraction.

The biological review by Ian Birtwell is not a scientific document and as men-tioned in a recent article by reporter Candace Wu, is a literature review and more importantly is, as mentioned, an-ecdotal. The VIU study will be a scien-tific document, as Wu reported. I hope we will all agree, that this, is to be our source of information, for this harvest.

As far as I am aware, it is three license holders and they all work together and dry out of one facility, 25 miles away at Parksville. The harvest area is approx five which must represent a very small amount of the seaweed biomass on the huge B.C. coast. The harvest is done by hand, pitch-forking seaweed into bas-kets, approx. four employees. The bas-kets are set near the high tide mark and a wide-track machine smaller than a pickup truck slowly makes it way along the beach at the high tide mark retriev-ing the full baskets. A person can walk faster than this single machine and it leaves almost no trace of having been there. This machine then delivers the baskets to the access point to a trail-er pulled by a pickup truck where the seaweed is loaded. Then it is driven to the drying facility mentioned above.

All along, the Ministry of Agriculture is recording the volume extracted and observing the extraction process.

This is truly a mom and pop small business model we all admire. I can-not imagine being any less harmful to the environment. Visual observation indicates that the extraction of the sea-weed is well under 10 per cent of the total biomass coming onto this small section of beach throughout the year. The three companies provide about 16 well-paying jobs to our area. This is tru-ly a value-added operation. This is not raw resource extraction and shipped halfway around the world, unpro-cessed. All in all a wonderful success story by some young green entrepre-neurs. Full disclosure: I am the land-lord for the drying facility.

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11TH ANNIVERSARY FOR ERRINGTON’S A NIGHT AT THE PALACE

Extra night to catch vaudeville show Alan Micelli takes over as emcee for the popular eventJESSICA [email protected]

Audiences will have an extra opportunity to catch A Night at the Palace this year at the Errington Hall. The popular vaudeville show will run for four nights over two weekends in February, as opposed to the three nights in a row in 2014.

“Last year there were more people in the line than there were tickets,” said Hall treasurer and rental co-or-dinator Denise Schmidt, who said adding the extra show means “more people have access” to the event.

“Your chances of getting tickets are better,” agreed Nayana Yukich A Night at the Palace organizer.

There will also be several other changes to the vaude-ville show for 2015. Foremost, Yukich said they have re-duced the number of acts to 23 as many people felt last year’s show of 30 acts ran too long.

“Last year was the 10th anniversary, so we just let everyone in,” explained Schmidt, adding that organiz-ers are trying to keep the show to around two hours this year.

And while Yukich said that a lot of people have been involved “since day one,” all of this year’s acts will be brand new.

A Night at the Palace will also see a new emcee in Alan Micelli, husband to long-time props manager for the show Brandy Micelli. “I was very excited he was game. It’s a big job,” said Yukich. “He doesn’t take him-self too serious, which is great for an emcee.”

One thing that always stays the same, however, is the spirit behind the show. “It’s the community event that brings us all together,” said Schmidt. And thanks to this support, Schmidt also said that A Night at the Palace has become the Errington Hall’s major fundraiser of the year. The show brings in around a quarter of the Hall’s budget, which has paid for renovations, mics, lights and more.

Yukich adds that this comes full circle as the vaude-ville show gets “more technical each year” thanks to these improvements.

“It’s an entity of its own,” she said. “It feels unstop-pable.”

This year’s shows will be Feb. 20, 21, 27 and 28. All dates start at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets will be on sale Jan. 25 at the Old Fire Hall in Errington (which is right beside the Errington Hall) from 1-3 p.m., or until they are sold out. According to

Schmidt, it’s better to get in line early as tickets often sell out quick. Last year, tickets sold out in around half hour. She also warned that Feb. 28 tickets might be hard to come by as the cast has “first dibs” and tend to take tickets for the last show.

Each ticket costs $25 and there is a limit of four tick-ets per person. If any tickets remain, they will be avail-able for purchase at the Errington Store.

Also, remember this is an adults-only show and the audience is invited to dress in vaudevillian era costume.

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY MELISSA DAYMEN-LANGEN

Audiences will have more opportunities than ever to catch vaudevillian fun like this at A Night at the Palace in 2015. The show will run Feb. 20, 21, 27 and 28. Tickets are on sale Jan. 25 from 1-3 p.m. (or until sold out) at the Old Fire Hall in Errington.

JESSICA [email protected]

There are two artistic journeys Christa Desjarlais aims to share through her first solo exhibit Explorations: the professional and the personal.

“I’ve been exploring different media and techniques,” she said. “It’s been a real personal exploration of who I am as an artist.”

Explorations is mainly a mixed media show, a type of art Desjarlais is drawn to because there is “so much more to play with.”

“A good mixed media piece will baffle people … they won’t know how it was made,” she explained.

And Desjarlais takes advantage of the medium. In fact, she uses so much heavy material in her work that most of the paintings on display were created on birch panels in-stead of canvas so the images didn’t bow under their own weight.

It can take a while for a mixed media piece to come to-gether, such as her piece Buddhavista. Unlike most of the other images in the show, which were created in the past year and a half, Buddhavista started as an art school proj-ect. “It took a couple years to bring it to where it is today,” she said.

There is also a piece called Poppies on the wall, which is the very piece that got her the show.

“She brought in her business card with just a picture of the poppies on it,” said Ian Warren, owner of Art’s Cafe. “I called her up and asked if she wanted to do a show from the strength of that one image.”

While Desjarlais said she’s “always been an artist,” the Bower-based artist only started painting full time in 2014. “Life has opened up in such a way I can focus on my art,” she said.

Since then, Desjarlais has taken advantage of every opportunity she could. She entered three pieces into a Nanaimo Arts Council show last fall, one of which won best mixed media and one tied for people’s choice. “That was really positive and encouraging,” she said.

Desjarlais also won a competition to have her piece The Window included in Insight 3: The Art of Storytelling, a book to be published by the American-based North Light Books

“It’s all about ‘say yes,’” she said of the journey so far. “You have to be willing to go out of your comfort zone.”

Desjarlais’ current exhibit will be up at Art’s Cafe in Parksville until the end of the month. You can also view her work online at cdesjarlais.com.

JESSICA SKELTON PHOTO

Full-time artist Christa Desjarlais beside her mixed media work Buddhavista, which is part of her January show at Art’s Cafe in Parksville. The mixed media exhi-bition explores techniques, materials and Desjarlais’ development as an artist.

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“The Board of Education believes that, in general, students should attend their neighborhood school. Transfer of a student to a school outside of his/her catchment area will be considered upon written application of the parent to the Superintendent of Schools, on or before April 1st each school year.”

To qualify for school enrollment in September 2015, a child must become five years of age on or before December 31, 2015.

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Health Documents (eg: Medical Care Card, immunization records, medical condition information)NOTE: While immunization records are not required for registration, a copy may be requested for the student’s file.

Please register at your neighbourhood (catchment) elementary school. Attendance boundary information is available at each school or by contacting the School Board Office at 250-248-4241.

Parents wishing to enroll their Kindergarten child at an out-of catchment school within the district are to make their request upon registration at their catchment school and complete a Student Transfer Request Form.

Monday, January 26 – Friday, January 30, 2015 and;Monday, February 2 – Friday, February 6, 20159:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Parents of students eligible to enter Kindergarten may register their child in the Early Immersion Program at Oceanside Elementary School. All Kindergarten-aged children in District 69 are eligible to enter.

Registration for the Immersion Kindergarten program is limited. Preference will be given to children of families who currently have older children in the Immersion program as long as they have registered on or before January 23, 2015. Information brochures are available at the school.

An information evening for parents considering the Early Immersion Kindergarten program will be held Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at Oceanside Elementary School (980 Wright Road, Parksville).

For more information, please contact Oceanside Elementary School at 250-248-4662.

The Collaborative Education Alternative Program provides a blended-learning kindergarten program that consists of home-schooling in addition to being supported by scheduled student activities at Qualicum Beach Elementary School – CEAP classroom. Learning resources as well as support for parent(s) is provided by the program teacher.

An information session for parents considering the CEAP Kindergarten program will be held Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. at the old Qualicum Beach Elementary School site on Primrose Street– CEAP classroom.

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Sweet opportunity for pottery loversNineteen chances to winJESSICA [email protected]

The Arrowsmith Potters Guild and Bradley’s Bistro in Parksville are once again joining forces to spread the love of art this Feb-ruary. On each week day of the month, the staff at Bradley’s will draw the name of someone to win a pottery mug created by members of the Guild.

“You could win a piece of art ev-ery day,” said Guild member Jacie Herbison of what the prize offers.

“Customers got so excited about it,” said Lori Bradley, co-owner of Bradley’s Bistro of last year’s give-away. “I think it’s very generous of them.”

To enter the draw, simply fill out

the ballot you’ll receive with any purchase at Bradley’s Bistro and place in the draw box. Winners will be contacted to pick up a voucher from the bistro, which they would then take to the Station Gallery by Mar. 15 and exchange it for their prize.

Herbison said that each winner will get to choose his or her mug, and that many of the prizes will be decorated with Valentine motifs.

“Mugs are really personal,” she said, adding that potters “love” the fact their works are handled and appreciated every day by the mug owner.

The giveaway celebrates the start of the 2015 season for Guild. They will open the Station Gallery on Feb. 1 with a month-long 10% off sale.


Jacie Herbison of the Arrowsmith Potters Guild shows off some of the 19 mugs that will be given away this February. The contest is run in conjunction with Bradley’s Bistro in Parksville.


Keeping your independence means staying mobileWhen mobility is restricted by weakness in your legs or back, a loss of balance or frequent dizziness, getting around your home can be easier said than done. The same goes for moving around outside, what with all those icy driveways, uneven sidewalks and a lack of things to grab onto when you need to stop and catch your breath.

No one wants to give up his or her independence. In fact, the best way to remain independent is to remain mobile. But that doesn’t mean taking unnecessary risks that could land you in the hospital! Instead, talk to your doctor. Perhaps a cane or walker is all you need to keep moving.

There are other safety measures you can take to remain mobile, such as installing hand railing in strategic spots where you often find you need support: beside the toilet, bathtub, along staircases and in hallways. Avoid using light rugs that can easily bunch up and trip you; instead use heavy, non-slip carpets and rugs that are firmly attached to the floor. Other safety measures include removing furniture that can get in your way, and wherever possible, opt for heavy furniture that can support your weight should you suddenly need to lean against it for support. For example, a heavy chair by your bed can help you get up in the morning.

If your home has a second floor that you can only access with difficulty, it might be time to consider installing an elevating device. It will do the work so you don’t have to.

There is also good news for seniors who need to make safety adaptations to their homes but do not have the financial means. Financial aid programs exist to help people over 65 who live on a limited budget to make these changes to their homes.

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Sweet opportunity for pottery loversNineteen chances to winJESSICA [email protected]

The Arrowsmith Potters Guild and Bradley’s Bistro in Parksville are once again joining forces to spread the love of art this Feb-ruary. On each week day of the month, the staff at Bradley’s will draw the name of someone to win a pottery mug created by members of the Guild.

“You could win a piece of art ev-ery day,” said Guild member Jacie Herbison of what the prize offers.

“Customers got so excited about it,” said Lori Bradley, co-owner of Bradley’s Bistro of last year’s give-away. “I think it’s very generous of them.”

To enter the draw, simply fill out

the ballot you’ll receive with any purchase at Bradley’s Bistro and place in the draw box. Winners will be contacted to pick up a voucher from the bistro, which they would then take to the Station Gallery by Mar. 15 and exchange it for their prize.

Herbison said that each winner will get to choose his or her mug, and that many of the prizes will be decorated with Valentine motifs.

“Mugs are really personal,” she said, adding that potters “love” the fact their works are handled and appreciated every day by the mug owner.

The giveaway celebrates the start of the 2015 season for Guild. They will open the Station Gallery on Feb. 1 with a month-long 10% off sale.


Jacie Herbison of the Arrowsmith Potters Guild shows off some of the 19 mugs that will be given away this February. The contest is run in conjunction with Bradley’s Bistro in Parksville.


Consult a natural health expert!Many locals have attended one of Lisa’s health infor-mation seminars over the more than 16 years she has served the community as a Natural Health Consultant for Pharmasave. She advocates a sensible approach to natural medicine and has a great way of explaining things like vitamin supplements and herbal medicines. If you want to research a natural product or therapy you’ve heard about, then talk to Lisa or her colleague Elizabeth; they can tell you what sorts of remedies are worth the money and effort, and which ones offer more hype than hope.Lisa and Elizabeth work closely with the Pharmacists at Parksville Pharmasave to make sure that the supple-ments you use will not interact with your prescription medications. Get in touch with them to research a natural health product or therapy you may have heard about on one of those TV doctor shows…

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An insurance review is a good idea and an important part of your financial plan, even if you have not experienced any recent major changes in your life.

Many people are aware that they should have mortgage insurance, but insurance plays a much larger role in planning for your future. The purpose of insurance is to protect your family in the event of a crisis, and, if your cover-age has not been reviewed and updated, it may not provide the level of security needed when crisis strikes. In addition to life changes such as a baby, new home, change in jobs or change in marital sta-tus that warrant an immediate insur-ance review, regular insurance reviews will ensure that your coverage fits in with your changing goals and objectives.

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you to access a built up cash value, which could be important to you.

An annual review can confirm that your existing policy is still competitively priced when compared to current prod-ucts available with similar features. But the cost is not everything, does the reason you bought the policy still hold true? Do you still have the right type of insurance and the right amount of protection? May-be you should be consider-ing other types of insurance protection such as disability (income replacement), criti-cal illness or long term care benefits. A serious illness or injury can derail your life-time of savings and jeopar-dize your plan for the children’s college fund or a worry free retirement.

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Parksville man says ‘It was a wonderful experience’JOHN [email protected]

Parksville resident Michael Thurber has faced The Dragons.

That’s about all he can share at this point.

Thurber took his idea for the develop-ment of an oyster business to the CBC-TV show last year, hoping for $450,000 in funding to develop a hatchery and ob-tain some deep-water licences. He won’t know when his bit will air on the show.

“I can’t tell you if I have a deal or not,” Thurber said last week. “But they (the CBC) has been nice — they sent me T-shirts.”

When we introduced readers to Thurb-er last year he said he may have the an-swer to the shellfish industry’s concerns that increased ocean acidity. Thurber’s would like to farm the Olympia oyster, a native species. Shellfish producers on the Island almost exclusively produce the Japanese oyster — introduced more than

100 years ago to these shores — and the Olympia has all but disappeared from lo-cal waters.

The Olympia is a smaller oyster than the Japanese variety, and its reproduc-tion cycle happens much slower. But Thurber said the Olympia, as a native species, is better able to handle the wa-ters of the Strait of Georgia.

He believes he made a good impres-sion on The Dragons.

“They dubbed me the oyster whisper-er,” he said. “I’m the only guy there is who can sex an oyster without killing it.”

“It was a wonderful experience, I’d recommend it to anyone” Thurber said. “But you (potential Dragon-facers) have to do your homework — I got caught off guard a bit. I’m not a people person. I kind of choked up a bit. I have no experi-ence in public speaking, but I’m getting better at it.”

Thurber said the CBC will let him know 30 days in advance of his appear-ance on the show.

“They are going to air it at some time, they just don’t know when.”

The shellfish industry is worth $32

million to the B.C. economy and employs 1,000 people — half of them in Baynes Sound just north of Parksville Qualicum Beach.

The B.C. Shellfish Growers’ Associa-

tion has been trying to convince the fed-eral government to fund research into developing a new variety of oyster than can thrive in the new PH-level reality of the Georgia Strait.

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Parksville’s Mike Thurber went before The Dragons on CBC-TV in an effort to get funding for his plan to develop an oyster industry in B.C. using the Olympia oyster.


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In his 90th year, Arnold passed away peacefully after a short illness with family at his side. He is predeceased by Beulah (Ecker), his wife of 61 years and his sisters – Blossom Rochefort, Alice Knight and Shirley Knight.Born in Dunnville, Ontario to William and Ethel

Glennie, he was known as Arnold because there were too many “Roberts” in the neighbourhood. Arnold and Beulah were married in Dunnville in 1943, prior to him being shipped off to England with the RCAF.Arnold is survived by his five children: James (Courtenay), Rory (Parksville), Shelley Sidel (Victoria), Penny (Victoria) and Timothy (Toronto). As well as Gaylene, Dahnalda, Sherrey, Aonghus, Roderick, Jacob, Jaymee, Nikolas, Magnus, Rachel, Hannah, Arianna, Quentin, River, Wilder, Isla, Rhys and Archer - his ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren who all live in BC and Ontario.Arnold was an exceptional archer, winning championships right through to the international level. Some of his top scores remain the best to this date. His working life saw him turning his hand to many things including over 33 years at the John Deere Welland Works. This company was also the reason for the family moving from Dunnville to the Welland suburb of Dain City in 1965. After retiring in 1982 Arnold and Beulah looked to the west and Vancouver Island British Columbia became their home.In their twilight years as members of the Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association they spent much of their time enjoying activities such as floor curling, bocce, and horseshoes. Arnold also enjoyed lawn bowling and mini-golf.The family wishes to thank all of the staff at Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital, especially Dr. Maskey and Amy Todarian. Arnold is to be cremated and interred alongside his wife during a private family ceremony in Parksville, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations can be forwarded to the Royal Jubilee Patient Care Centre.

GLENNIE, Robert Arnold Clifford

(February 2, 1925 - January 12, 2015)

MARRIANNE C. SALTERJuly 21, 1984 – January 10, 2015

We are sad to announce the sudden passing of Marrianne Salter who leaves behind her partner Mike, daughter Brook and son Eric; grandma Grace Salter, Mom Sue (Darrell) and numerous Aunts, Un-cles and Cousins.Her infectious smile, deep loving soul and oh those beautiful blue eyes. Her children were her world. She loved them to the moon and back, fondly referring to them as “The Chitlyns”. Never judging, always defend-ing those less fortunate, and seeing the good in everyone. When you see the stars at night look for the brightest one. The heavens are a much brighter place because of her.

Always missed, never forgotten!!

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, January 30th at

Yates Funeral Chapel, 1000 Allsbrook Road in Parksville.

Marrianne loved color. Please feel free to wear your

most colorful outfit. In lieu of flowers, donations may

be made to the foodbank.

Thelma Elizabeth Hindley

Passed away quietly on January 8th, 2015 at NRGH,

with family at her side.

Thelma was born in Saskatchewan on June 21, 1927 to James and Elizabeth Astrope, one in a family of eight. Predeceased by her husband Jack, son John, great grandson Cody, siblings George, Ken and Margaret. Survived by her brother Robert (Joan), sisters Louise, Dorothy (Wayne), Marion (David), daughter Diane ( Bill ), 7 grandchildren,18 great-grandchildren, and 9 great-great-grandchildren.

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The laughter the songThe good life lived while I was strong

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Legion Branch 49, Parksville. Thank you to all the staff at the NRGH 5th floor for their care and compassion.

Funeral services will be held at Yates Funeral Home in Parksville, BC,

on January 31, 2015 at 2:00pm.

Andre Philion passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side at Nanaimo General hospital January 15, 2015 at the age

of 54 years. He was predeceased by his father George and brothers Regent and Girard. He will be sadly missed by his wife and best friend Lori LaVal-lee Philion and his daughters Isabelle (Louis Roc-que), Kyla (Brandon McCaig), grandchildren Amelie and Jeremy, Mother Rita Philion and sisters Johanne Thivierge and Lynne Philion, plus numerous nephews and niecesHe was a loving caring person and will be greatly missed by all the lives he touched. Andre had an unexpected sense of humour that lightened many a moment.Andre was born and raised in Clarence Creek OntarIo and moved out to Parksville in 2004 where he met and married Lori and started a new life. When Andre was not hard at work he was very active in the out-doors, and loved to travel. A celebration of life will be held at Deez Bar and Grill, Wednesday Jan 21 at 1:30-3:30. A funeral

service will be held in Clarence Creek the follow-ing week. In lieu of flowers a donation may be

made to the Hospice Society

Ron & Judy Summerfelt are very happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Sarah, to Dustin

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Perry passed away peacefully in Nanaimo, BC. He is survived by his wife of 60 years Grace, his 2 daughters - Janet and Renee, grandson Cody and brother Arne (Norway).

Perry ventured to Canada from Oslo Norway in 1951 to work in Vancouver Island logging camps. Later he worked in research for MacMillan Bloedel.

After moving to Vancouver, he and Grace opened two gift shops - Nordic Import and Contempo Int. Perry was the past president of the Scandinavian Business Club of BC and member of the Van-couver Rhododendron Society. More recently he was active with the Mid Island Rose Society.

He will be missed by all who knew him for the easy sharing of his knowledge, advice, humour and not least - opinions.

Funeral Service: 1:30 pm January 24th at Hope Lutheran Church, 2174 Departure Bay Rd., Nanaimo, BC

In lieu of fl owers, donations to Nanaimo Hospital Palliative Unit.

Perry (Per) GrueSept.4, 1932 - Jan.6, 2015

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SPECIAL AGM NOTICENotice is hereby given to all members that the monthly meeting of the Arrowsmith Agricultural Association will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 7:30 PM at the Coombs Fairgrounds, 1014 Ford Road, Coombs. Notice is also hereby given to all members that a SPECIAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Arrowsmith Agricultural Association will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 8:30 PM at the Coombs Fairgrounds, 1014 Ford Road, Coombs, to approve minor amendments to the Bylaws of the Association.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Facing some stiff competitionAfter a tough tourney, it’s KSS vs BSS on Friday nightT YSON [email protected]

It was a weekend’s worth of valuable and experience for the Kwalikum Kondors senior boys team as they took on two pow-erhouse teams at the G.P. Vanier tournament.

With teams from three differ-ent levels of high school basket-ball (AAAA, AAA and AA) in the event, the Kondors were look-ing to show what an AA school could do against some of the bigger schools.

After dismantling John Barsby (Nanaimo) 75-46, the Kondors lost two tough games against G.P Vanier from Cour-tenay (AAAA) and the NDSS Islanders (AAA), still managing a fourth-place finish in the tour-nament.

“Those we’re two tough teams we played against,” head coach Butch Gayton said. “NDSS is the number one team at the triple-A level on the Island and Vanier is number three at quadruple-A, so they’re two good teams. It was a good challenge for our boys to see how those teams played and we played them very well but just couldn’t pull out a win.”

As of Jan. 11, according to the Sport Victoria rankings, the Kondors were sitting fifth on

the Island for AA teams and just outside of the top 10 in the prov-ince. It’s something that Gayton knows is a product of how hard his team has worked, but he said he knows that there’s still more to be done between now and the time the North Island tournament.

“We’ve been right there all season so far,” Gayton said. “This team has been playing very well and we’ve been able to compete with some of these schools that have a higher ranking than we do. It’s a nice thing to see hap-pen for us, a great confidence booster when it comes to play-ing teams in our league.”

The Kondors will look for more of that confidence this week, as they will be taking on the Ballenas Whalers, who are currently ranked fourth on the Island in the AAA division, this Friday night at KSS (tip off at 7 p.m.)

“That’s going to be a fun game for everyone involved,” Gayton said. “A lot of these guys know each other, some of them went to middle school together and now they’re on opposing teams, so it makes it all the more fun for them. These games between KSS and Ballenas are always good, competitive games and we should see more of the same on Friday night.”

With North Islands just a month and a half away, Gayton knows that his team has made

great strides through the season so far but is aware that there’s always room for more improve-ment, which comes with playing these games against top ranked schools on Vancouver Island and in B.C. like Vanier and NDSS.

“Coming off a weekend where we played two top-ranked schools is good,” Gayton said. “Playing against that kind of competition goes a long way in helping us develop as a team and get better. North Islands

are coming up and we want to be peaking at the right time, so for us, playing in these type of games before hand are only go-ing to benefit us in the long run.”

TYSON TAYLOR PHOTOO

KSS Kondors Jesse Goring (7) and Connor Haywood (14) look to stop Barsby from getting to the hoop during action at the G.P. Vanier Tournament in Courtenay this past weekend. The Kondors would beat Barsby and go on to finish fourth in the tournament.

JUNIOR HOCKEY

Gens drop a pair; one blowout, one late lossT YSON [email protected]

Having been blown out 14-2 by Campbell River on Friday, the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals came out strong against Peninsula on Saturday night, looking to get back in the win column.

Taking the lead with less than five minutes to play, the Generals were up 3-2 against the Peninsula Pan-thers Saturday night. That lead vanished in 21 seconds as the Panthers scored two goals and held on for the win 4-3.

Saturday night’s game was much closer than the end

result on Friday night, as the Campbell River Storm blew out the Generals again by a score of 14-2.

“Friday was tough, we checked out mentally in that game very early,” head coach Rob Gaudreault said. “I thought that the boys turned it around very well against Peninsula and played a great game. We were the better team on the ice for 55 minutes of that game and they managed to put two in our net in 21 seconds to win it in the dying minutes.”

A frustrating loss for the Generals, who now trail the

Panthers by 10 points for the seventh spot in the VIJHL. The two teams will meet again for the final time in the regular season and if the standings remain the same, will potentially have one more meeting with the chance to go to the playoffs in a wild card game.

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It was an open bonspiel; mean-ing teams had the choice to be mixed teams, men’s or ladies. Of the 28 teams, 16 of them were from the Oceanside area, with the rest being made up of teams from Nanaimo, the Comox Val-ley and Port Alberni.

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mo) skip Frank Voysey, third Garry Smith, second Gerry Adams and lead Mike Leduc.

Dolly’s Home Hardware Event: (From Parksville) skip Roger Pick, third Gertie Pick, second Doug Glenn and lead Roy Duncan.

Lordco Auto Parts Event: (From Qualicum) skip Norm Carlbert, third Merv Erickson, second Terry Dyer and lead Dave Roberts.

Pharmasave Event: (From Parks-

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Chuck’s Automotive Event: (Nanaimo) skip Val Fenton, third Bob Davies, second Jim Boutillier and lead Gord Smeeton.

Parksville Curling Club Event: (Parksville) skip Cheryl Noble, third Clare Cooney, second Nancy Douglas and lead Pat Slobodzion.

Qualicum Beach Curling Club Event: (Qualicum) skip Rob Stewart, third Rob Diack, second Darryl Aik-man and lead Sean Herbert.

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Looking to come away with a win-ning record this weekend, the Ballenas Whalers senior boys basketball team did exactly what they set out to do.

After losing their opening game of the tournament to the Dover Bay Dol-phins, the Ballenas Whalers went on to win their next two games, finishing the G.P. Vanier tournament with a 2-1 re-cord, good enough for a 7th place fin-ish out of 12 teams.

“We had a good weekend, improved

as we went along,” head coach Kevin McMillen said. “Our goal was to finish with a winning record at this tourna-ment and we did exactly that, so it was nice to see the boys make it happen.”

The Whalers beat the Ladysmith 49ers in their second game by a score of 75-66, then would go on to beat Ed-ward Milne (Victoria) by a final of 70-58.

It was a good tune up for the Whal-ers, who will now look towards their big

rivalry game this Friday night against the Kwalikum Kondors, who were also at the G.P Vanier tournament.

“It should be a fun game, like al-ways,” McMillen said. “We’re looking forward to the challenge of facing KSS. They’ve got a good team this year and they’ve been playing very well, so it should be a lot of fun. We’re hoping for a good turnout from fans on both sides and we’re excited to see what we can do out there.”

Whalers win two of three at GP

28 teams compete in Qualicum bonspielCURLING

CONTINUED FROM PAGE A30

Games against Comox ahead“I think we’ve got a good

combination of guys here,” Sebastian Powsey said.

“I think that we’re just about there in terms of ca-maraderie but the on-ice stuff is there, we’re close. We’ve been competitive in games for spurts and I think that if we can put it togeth-er for a full game, giving 100 percent, that’s going to be the difference for us heading towards playoffs.”

Saturday night saw the Generals having to shuffle their lineup thanks to some players not being able to suit up for the game against Pen-insula. Captain Gibson Do-ney was sitting for one game after having his third fight this season on Friday night.

Defenseman Kade Pilton was a scratch thanks to an illness.

Powsey made the move back to defense on Saturday night while AP’s Ben Mohl and Zack Williams found themselves in the lineup. Jacob Longmore also re-turned to the lineup after serving a six game suspen-sion.

“I thought that our AP’s did a great job,” Gaudreault said. “They had some good shifts and showed real well, so that was nice to see.”

The Generals will look ahead to get in the win col-umn this weekend as they take on the Comox Valley Glacier Kings both Friday and Saturday night.

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431 E. Island Hwy. PARKSVILLE

250-248-4745Friendly Courteous Service

SAVE

P E R LI T R E

5¢WHEN YOU BOOK AN

INCLUDES A FREE TIREROTATION & 24 PT. INSPECTION

Most cars & light trucks.

THE PUMPAt the

Expires: March 31, 2015

$3895+ TAX

OIL CHANGE