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66-year-old quadriplegics injuries called severe

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A 66-year-old quadriplegic man living in a rural area outside Qualicum Beach was air-lifted to Victoria hospital on Friday after being assaulted at his residence, according to Dash-wood Volunteer Fire Department Lieutenant Dick Shantz, who attended the scene.

Shantz described the victims injuries as se-vere.

An Oceanside RCMP news release issued Saturday con rmed details of the incident, which allegedly occurred shortly before 1 p.m. According to the release, RCMP located a 44-year-old male suspect at approximately 4 p.m. in Port Alberni. RCMP allege the suspect was known to the victim.

e release said RCMP are recommending charges of attempted murder based on the severity of the injuries. He (the suspect) was taken into police custody, where he remains.

e suspect was expected to appear in Na-naimo Provincial Court yesterday.

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French Creek Coast Guard station personnel help pump water out of a boat that made it back to the marina with a full load of fish and sea water on Thursday.

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One local sherman had a wet start to the herring season ursday when his boat started taking on water in the Strait of Georgia.

But things did go about as good as it can go, said Gord Gibb, o cer in charge of the French Creek Coast Guard station.

e boat was loaded with 20 tons of sh, Gibb said, when he noticed

he was taking water.He said the seiner was probably

already headed back to the marina, and was a couple miles o so he contacted the Coast Guard and end-ed up beaching the boat right beside the Lasqueti Island ferry dock where Coast Guard personnel were able to help him pump out the hold.

Local resident Wayne Duke was on the dock to take pictures of birds when he noticed the back of the boat

below water level around 3:45 p.m. just before the Coast Guard arrived to begin pumping.

e water didnt get into the en-gine of the Elva MII and after about 40 minutes of pumping we were able to manoeuvre it over to the sh plant so they could pump out the sh, so were were able to avoid any pollution, Gibb said.

Everything worked out alright, he summed up.

Teachers may strikeB.C. teachers have given a strong strike man-

date because they are frustrated with the lack of bargaining progress, said Mount Arrowsmith Teachers Association President Debbie Morran.

Eighty nine per cent of the 29,301 teachers who voted March 4-6 voted yes. BCTF presi-dent Jim Iker said in a news release that the result sent a very clear message to the B.C. government; its time to negotiate in good faith, take back the unreasonable proposals, and of-fer teachers a fair deal that also provides better support for students.

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Chance Grant was chosen as Youth of the YearJOHN [email protected]

Duane Round says his late brother Danny taught him a thing or two about home building, but perhaps Dannys best advice had nothing to do with construction.

Danny invited Duane to move to the Island in 1976. On Friday night at the Glassies, Duane was honoured as Parksvilles Citizen of the Year.

He also taught me when you live in a com-munity you have to participate, Round said during his acceptance speech in front of more than 200 well-dressed residents.

Round is the owner of Parkwest Construc-tion. He is president of the Oceanside Develop-ment and Construction Association, as well as the Parksville Lions Club, where he is also that service groups building chair and a leader of the Kingsley Low Rental Housing Society. He spent time on the board of the Parksville Com-munity Centre Society and he served on city council in 2002-2003.

Round was one of the many businesses and residents nominated for award this year (you can

see a full list of nominees and some information about each on our website, www.pqbnews.com).

Kickstart Fitness was honoured as the Busi-ness of the Year.

I didnt really expect this whatsoever, said Kickstart owner Beth Alden, who started the business in the back of her truck about six years ago. It truly means a lot to me . . . its been an amazing six years.

Chance Grant plans to study engineering at the University of Victoria this fall, and he will go there as Parksvilles reigning Youth of the Year. He currently attends Ballenas Second-ary School, where he is president of the Civics Action Group, is a peer counsellor and also in-structs an anti-bullying awareness class. Out-side of school, Grant works with Island Health as a peer educator teaching sexual education and healthy living skills to youth in Grades 6-10.

Mark Chandler won the Outstanding Cus-tomer Service Award. He purchased the Ex-treme Eatz Food Truck in July of 2012, focussing on private catering and corporate functions, along with charity events. Chandler had praise for the organizers of the Glassies, the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce.

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Some of the people honoured as award winners Friday night at The Glassies included, from left to right, Duane Round (Citizen of the Year), Beth Adler (Business of the Year - Kickstart Fitness) and Chance Grant (Youth of the Year). See more photos from the event on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PQBNews.

A 43-year-old Parksville man is in police custody awaiting his first appearance in Nanaimo Provincial Court after a string of break and entry reports, according to an RCMP news release issued Friday.

The release said on Thursday at approximately 2.30 p.m., a home-owner returned to her residence on the 200 block of Pym Street to find her front door smashed in and the house ransacked.

The release said police patrolled the area and at approximately 3.15 p.m. located the suspect walking along Highway 19A near Moil-liet Street.

The man, who had recently been placed on recognizance condi-tions by the Oceanside RCMP, was found to be in breach of those conditions, said the release. The man was arrested, and a search incidental to arrest revealed that the man was in possession of prop-erty that was stolen from the Pym Street residence.

The release said two further reports of residential break and en-try were reported shortly thereafter in the nearby vicinity and RCMP believe that the same man is responsible for all three incidents.

Police say a thorough investigation is being conducted, while the suspect remains in custody awaiting his first appearance in Nanai-mo Provincial Court.

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Arrowsmith Search and Rescue duty search manager Joe Kinch said the 78-year-old Qualicum Beach woman who was reported missing at approximately 12.30 p.m. March 7 was located by 3.15 p.m. the same day.

Kinch said police found Frances Suddaby parked in her vehicle, pulled over to the side of the highway in Nanaimo.

She was in medical distress at the time, said Kinch. She was transported to hospital.

Oceanside RCMP confirmed in a news release Suddaby was lo-cated and said she suffers from dementia. NEWS Staff


Theyve really helped me flourish in busi-ness, said Chandler.

Kelly Forrest and Alex Fras of Bee U Organ-ics were chosen as the Entrepreneur of the Year. They are producers of premium raw be venom, honey, pollen, beeswax and other products, which have been well received by celebrities like Christy Brinkley.

Charlotte Moore was honoured as the Vol-unteer of the Year. She began working at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in in 1996 every Christmas season you can see her ringing the bells and smiling during the Kettle Campaign.

The Glassies are presented annually by the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce. The key sponsors Friday night were The Beach Club Resort, The Parksville Qualicum Beach News, Thrifty Foods, Vancouver Island Univer-sity and CHEK News.

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TAKING ON WATER: The Coast Guard arrived to help a fishing boat in distress near the French Creek Marina on Thursday and NEWS reader Marilyn Snook snapped this photo from her Columbia Beach home.

TEACHERS

Frustratedwith govtLocal rep says education minister spinning the messageAUREN [email protected]

Morran reiterated Ikers statement that there is no immediate plan to take job action, that the vote is active for 90 days and is meant to keep the government negotiating in good faith.

Im not surprised there was a mandate giv-en to the BCTF, Minister of Education Peter Fassbender told NEWS1130 Thursday night af-ter the results were announced.

I appreciate what the teachers are say-ing to both parties, that they hope this will add some additional impetus to have us continue our negotiations, which we have been doing. I take this as a clear message from teachers that they want us to negotiate.

Morran said that Fassbenders comments that the teachers havent tabled their compre-hensive proposal is just nitpicking and spin-ning the message.

She said they have presented a proposal in November that was very descriptive in terms of salaries and expectations, and that it is pre-mature to propose exact dollar figures.

While negotiations continue, both sides have indicated there is little progress.

We are not going to go backwards, said Morran, adding, I have said before teachers are running out of patience.

Iker said We will work very hard to get that negotiated settlement without any job action. He called the vote, a normal process in labour relations (which) helps apply pressure to both parties during negotiations.

Teachers voted so overwhelmingly in fa-vour because the government has tabled unfair and unreasonable proposals that would undo the class size, class composition and special-ist teacher staffing levels we just won back in a B.C. Supreme Court Ruling, Iker said.

Fassbender said he wouldnt comment on the ongoing court ruling which they have appealed.


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Theyve really helped me flourish in busi-ness, said Chandler.

Kelly Forrest and Alex Fras of Bee U Organ-ics were chosen as the Entrepreneur of the Year. They are producers of premium raw be venom, honey, pollen, beeswax and other products, which have been well received by celebrities like Christy Brinkley.

Charlotte Moore was honoured as the Vol-unteer of the Year. She began working at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in in 1996 every Christmas season you can see her ringing the bells and smiling during the Kettle Campaign.

The Glassies are presented annually by the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce. The key sponsors Friday night were The Beach Club Resort, The Parksville Qualicum Beach News, Thrifty Foods, Vancouver Island Univer-sity and CHEK News.


Bee U are theentrepreneurs

SUBMITTED PHOTO BY MARILYN SNOOK

TAKING ON WATER: The Coast Guard arrived to help a fishing boat in distress near the French Creek Marina on Thursday and NEWS reader Marilyn Snook snapped this photo from her Columbia Beach home.

TEACHERS

Frustratedwith govtLocal rep says education minister spinning the messageAUREN [email protected]

Morran reiterated Ikers statement that there is no immediate plan to take job action, that the vote is active for 90 days and is meant to keep the government negotiating in good faith.

Im not surprised there was a mandate giv-en to the BCTF, Minister of Education Peter Fassbender told NEWS1130 Thursday night af-ter the results were announced.

I appreciate what the teachers are say-ing to both parties, that they hope this will add some additional impetus to have us continue our negotiations, which we have been doing. I take this as a clear message from teachers that they want us to negotiate.

Morran said that Fassbenders comments that the teachers havent tabled their compre-hensive proposal is just nitpicking and spin-ning the message.

She said they have presented a proposal in November that was very descriptive in terms of salaries and expectations, and that it is pre-mature to propose exact dollar figures.

While negotiations continue, both sides have indicated there is little progress.

We are not going to go backwards, said Morran, adding, I have said before teachers are running out of patience.

Iker said We will work very hard to get that negotiated settlement without any job action. He called the vote, a normal process in labour relations (which) helps apply pressure to both parties during negotiations.

Teachers voted so overwhelmingly in fa-vour because the government has tabled unfair and unreasonable proposals that would undo the class size, class composition and special-ist teacher staffing levels we just won back in a B.C. Supreme Court Ruling, Iker said.

Fassbender said he wouldnt comment on the ongoing court ruling which they have appealed.


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Bones of behemoth make their way hereVIU looking to get people to sponsor individual bonesCANDACE [email protected]

The bones of a 30-tonne grey whale decomposing in Sooke are ready after four years to be dug up and displayed, said VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Sta-tion Manager Brian Kingzett.

Deemed The Whale Project, Kingzett explained the cam-paign aims to bring the entire skeleton made up of 145 bones to the Marine Station.

Were asking people to sponsor individual bones, said Kingzett, who estimates the en-tire project will cost $75,000.

The plan is to display the whales skeleton in the atrium so people can see it up close, connect with it and understand what amazing creatures they are, said King-zett, adding the bones will hang from the ceiling in a chande-lier-like fashion.

The prepa-ration of the skeleton will provide an incredible learn-ing opportunity for students involved in the process, said Kingzett. And once its on dis-play the whale will continue to educate the public.

Kingzett said people get in-spired when they can interact with marine life.

According to Kingzett, the total weight of the bones will be more than 1,000 pounds after decomposing from the 30 tonne carcass buried in 2010 in antici-pation of this project.

Its a big deal, he said, brim-ming with excitement about what he called an interesting experiment.

Kingzett said not only is the Whale Project unique in its own right, the funding approach campaign organizers are taking is also unprecedented.

For the first time ever VIU is trying a crowd funding ap-proach, said Kingzett.

He explains crowd funding involves looking to a variety of individuals for financial back-

ing, instead of one specific per-son or organization to fund the entire initiative.

Kingzett said crowd funding often uses web-based media to communicate project goals. He said it allows individuals to contribute at a range of levels, as well as make contributions online.

Were modeling our ap-proach after something like Kickstarter, said Kingzett. We have a video thats launching at the end of this week which will explain what were doing and why.

Kingzett said crowd funding allows the community to get in-volved and engaged.

Were trying to make this a really fun project, said Kingzett. And we want people to be a part of it.

So organizers are calling to the community for help.

Were asking people to sponsor us on a per-bone ba-sis, said King-zett. You can sponsor an in-dividual bone, or the cleaning and articula-tion of a bone.

Donations can be made through the VIU Foundation and will be tax deductible.

Kingzett said the timeline of the project will depend on com-munity support.

Were looking for volunteers and sponsors, he said. Were doing this project for the com-munity and we want it to be a community project.

Kingzett explained the Whale Project started four years ago when a young grey whale washed ashore in East Sooke Park.

The SciaNew First Nations in Beecher Bay and DFO Marine Mammal Specialist Paul Cotrell facilitated us getting the whale, said Kingzett. The First Nations were concerned that people were disrespecting the whales body, cutting chunks out of it, jumping on it generally be-having like people who dont respect marine life.

Kingzett said SciaNew First Nations and VIU have since formed a partnership working

to preserve the skeleton of the grey whale for the purposes of education.

We consulted with elders about an appropriate place to bury the whale on their reserve, said Kingzett, who admitted the project came together naturally as if it were meant to happen.

Last year, Kingzett said the university signed a memoran-dum with the SciaNew First Nations and the remnants of the whale are now ready for the next phases of the project: exhuma-tion, cleaning the bones, trans-portation the bones and assem-bling them in a natural shape.

To follow the progress of The Whale Project visit Brian King-zetts blog at http://viudeepbay.com/2013/04/12/grey-whale-project-ready-for-next-phase/.

For more information, to vol-unteer or sponsor a bone con-tact the Deep Bay Marine Field Station at 250-740-6399.

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The body of a 30-tonne young grey whale is buried on SciaNew First Nations reserve land in 2010 in anticipation of The Whale Project a campaign aiming to bring the skeleton of the whale to the VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Station. After four years of decomposing, the whales skeleton is now ready to be dug up and put on display in the station.

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NORTH ISLAND WILDLIFE RECOVERY CENTRE

Group looks for votes online The Natures Bounty competition offers cash prizes of $5,000-$15,000 CANDACE WU [email protected]

North Island Wildlife Recovery Cen-tre is gearing up for another season and they need your help.

NIWRC has been shortlisted for Na-tures Bountys Canada-wide competi-tion calling for the best charity.

The online competition is based on votes and according to administration director Amy Andreasen, the non-prof-it organization could really use it.

We would put the money towards revamping our intensive care area. said Andreasen. Were still using the original buildings from the 1980s so it would mean a lot.

Andreasen said the intensive care area is the heart of our organization as it is where rescue animals are reha-bilitated and nursed back to health be-fore being released back into the wild.

Andreasen said NIWRC sees hun-dreds of animals each year.

The Natures Bounty competition offers cash prizes of $5,000, $10,000 and $15,000.

For more information or to vote visit https://www.sharethebounty.ca/Log-in.aspx.

NIWRC is based in Errington and re-opened Monday after being closed for three months during winter. Doors will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily until December.

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North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre animal care manager Julie Mackey and Oliver the owl are asking for your help in winning a vote-based online compe-tition to help the non profit organization revamp their intensive care area.

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Directors want full disclosure from ICFLatest version of service has the train only going north of Nanaimo on weekendsCANDACE WU [email protected]

RDN director Dave Willie said the $20 million the Island Corridor Foun-dation is requesting from local, provin-cial and federal governments will be a drop in the bucket.

We (regional district directors) know the $20 million will not be enough to restore rail service, said Willie, a Qualicum Beach town coun-cillor. Reports done for the ICF indi-cate it will cost more than $160 million over the next ten years.

Willie said he felt frustrated with the ICFs ambiguity and lack of planning.

Willie said he was under the im-pression that ICFs plan to restore rail

service would run passenger trains through Parksville Qualicum Beach on a daily basis.

But at a meeting between Parksville and Qualicum Beach municipal lead-ers and officials from ICF last month, Willie said it was revealed that service

would run between Nanaimo and Vic-toria daily and would only go north of Nanaimo to Parksville Qualicum Beach on weekends.

That was news to all of us, said Wil-lie. We expected the service would at least return to the level it was at before it stopped operating.

Willie said the provincial and fed-

eral government have each earmarked $7.5 million for the project which is currently sitting in limbo with the RDNs $900,000 contribution.

Willie said local government offi-cials requested another meeting with ICF, but were told that wouldnt be possible until Southern Rail and VIA Rail are finished negotiations.

We want full disclosure and ap-proval from the ICF membership in negotiations, said Willie, who is call-ing for a more open relationship with ICF. Otherwise, whats the point of ne-gotiating?

Willie said the regional district has passed on concerns to the provincial government expressing their expec-tations. In terms of negotiations, we need to move the goal posts rather than just the schedule.

Officials from the Island Corridor Foundation did not respond to calls asking for comment on this story.

We expected the service would at least return to

the level it was at before it stopped operating

DAVE WILLIE

Local woman to appear on Recipe to Riches showParksvilles Sheena Thomas is

scheduled to appear on CBC-TVs Rec-ipe to Riches show Wednesday.

The third episode of this series is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. The CBCs website says the show is a competi-

tion-style reality series in which ama-teur Canadian cooks create and share their innovative favourite personal recipes with the country. Each of the one-hour episodes features a different food category with a weekly winner re-

ceiving $25,000. Those weekly winners then move on to compete in the series finale for the grand prize of $250,000. The finalists recipes will be available across the country as a Presidents Choice product. NEWS Staff


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SAVE-ON POUR: Construction continues on the site of the new Save-On-Foods store at Wembley Mall. Workers were pouring part of the foundation late last week. Construction of the new store right beside the current Save-On-Foods location is expected to competed by the end of 2014.

CHANGES IN RECYCLING REGULATIONS

Stakeholders launch campaignIts touted as one of the largest public awareness campaigns ever mounted in B.C.

A coalition of business stakeholder groups representing several major sectors of the British Columbia economy announced the launch of a massive province-wide advertising campaign in 130 provincial newspapers to protest regulatory changes involving the recycling of printed-paper and packaging (PPP).

By running in every edition of 130 newspapers across the province and on social media tagged #RethinkItBC it will be one of the largest pub-lic awareness campaigns ever mounted in B.C.s history.

The campaign calls on British Columbians to contact Premier Christy Clark and ask her to re-think a plan, which turns over B.C.s Blue Box recycling pro-grams to an Ontario-based group governed by large, multinational corporations.

For months B.C. business owners have tried un-successfully to convince Minister of Environment Mary Polak to rethink the flawed plan her ministry put forth, says Mike Klassen, B.C. director of pro-vincial affairs for the Canadian Federation of Inde-pendent Business (CFIB). Now business groups representing significant parts of B.C.s economy have come together to ask the Premier to step in to prevent this new red tape that will kill jobs and cause many businesses to fail.

Newspapers Canada and a group of eight busi-ness associations representing tens of thousands

of B.C. small businesses and their employees in the agriculture, newspaper publishing, landscap-ing, printing and custom manufacturing, retail, wholesale, food, and waste collection sectors are launching a first series of ads to inform the public about B.C.s new recycling plan.

We are not disputing that the ultimate goal of the government to maximize recycling of paper and packaging to reduce materials going into the waste stream, said Marilynn Knoch, Executive Director, B.C. Printing and Imaging Association. B.C. businesses are already working to make our province get even more clean and green, so lets

start talking to people from B.C. about how to achieve this. First we must delay the May 19th start of the legislation, and then get businesses back to the table to share their ideas with the gov-ernment.

The program set out by Multi Materials B.C. (MMBC) will an-nex most municipal and region-

al district curbside/discarded material collection and will cause great harm to the economy: in job losses, business failures and increased costs for B.C. households.

The confusing Ministry of Environment-en-dorsed program creates a veritable monopoly to control much of B.C.s currently thriving and competitive waste recycling industry. MMBC is governed by a board made up of international business interests with Ontario/Quebec repre-sentatives from: Unilever Canada, Metro Inc., Walmart, Tim Hortons Inc., Loblaw Companies Limited, Coca Cola Refreshments Canada and Procter & Gamble. Community Wire

First we must delay the May 19th start of the legis-lation, and then get busi-nesses back to the table to share their ideas with the

governmentMARILYNN KNOCH


March 11, 2014 City News and Views www.parksville.ca

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March 13 Coffee with CouncilMarch 17 Council MeetingMarch 18 Council Advisory CommitteeMarch 20 Advisory Planning CommissionMarch 20 Coffee with CouncilMarch 27 Coffee with CouncilApril 3 Coffee with CouncilApril 7 Council MeetingApril 10 Advisory Design PanelApril 10 Coffee with Council

City Services

2014 Sewer RatesIn February, Council approved an increase of 6% to the sanitary sewer user rates for 2014. These increases are necessary to maintain sewer reserves at acceptablelevels. Rates were not increased for the ve yearsbetween 2008 and 2012 and 2013 saw an increaseof 4.6%.

Water Main FlushingThe Citys annual water main ushing program will run until March 28 from 7 am to 3.30 pm, weekdays.Residents should expect some discolouration of water and intermittent drops in water pressure. During ushing, residents are encouraged to keep a freshsupply of drinking water and to check for discolouration of water before doing laundry. If water is discoloured, run an outside tap (after 3.30 pm) until the waterruns clear.

Earth Hour 2014 - March 29Earth Hour will be recognized on Saturday, March 29 between 8.30 and 9.30 pm when millions around the world switch off lights for one hour to raise awareness and show concern for the environment. Information and sign up is available at www.earthhour.org.

Parksville beach is a popular spot for Brant geese that have own non-stop from Mexico. Most have only a few days to regain strength before making another non-stop ight to the Alaska Peninsula and then to their nesting grounds beyond. Because Brant feed at the tide-line, they are especially vulnerable to disturbance and for this reason, our beaches are closed to dogs in March and April. This allows the Brant the crit-ical time they need to rest and feed un-disturbed. The Brant Wild-life Festival features many activities and events during March and April. www.brantfestival.bc.ca.

Spring Wood Chipping ProgramDetails about this years program, which runs from March 24 to April 17 onweekdays between 8 am and 2.30 pm, is on the web under Newsroom/PublicNotices. The dates crews will be inneighbourhoods is also advertised in the PQB News. Please direct questions to 250 248-5412.One pile per residence will be removed by the chipping crew and piles should be left on the boulevard. Piles are limited to ve feet wide by three feet high in size and the branches must be less than six inches in diameter. Do not combine piles from multiple households as it ismore dif cult and time consuming for crews to take apart large piles for chipping than to handle manysmaller piles.Rocks, stumps and construction waste which may cause injury to operators must not be included in the piles. Materials such as pampas grass and clematis and wisteria vines cannot be chipped and will not be removed by crews. Pampas grass, vines and othercompostable vegetation, garden debris, leaves and grass clippings should be taken to the Church Road Transfer Station.

Beaches Closed to Dogsin March and AprilThe Englishman River Water Service is developing a

project to sustain a healthy river system and meet the future water needs of the City and the RDN (Nanoose). Project components include: A new river water supply intake which will take water

from the river. It will be carefully designed to take into account the needs of river users and sh.

A new water treatment plant to meet Island Healths drinking water quality standards, as well as adistribution system to deliver water to homes and businesses.

An aquifer storage and recovery system which will enable water extracted in the winter (when supply is plentiful) to be stored and used in the summer. This will reduce the amount of water that needs to be taken from the Englishman River in the summer months.

Phased design and construction to be undertaken in response to local needs as the community grows and to ensure affordability.

This is an essential project and community engagement is an important part of the project process. Engagement is intended to promote public understanding, enable members of the community to provide input and toensure the preferred design has broad-based support. As part of the consultation for this project and to better understand the communitys thoughts and priorities, business owners and residents now have another way to provide input with the launch of PlaceSpeak, alocation-based online platform which ensures feedback is from people directly affected by the project.Residents and business owners in the area served by ERWS, can nd information, register to receive updates, provide feedback through surveys, discussion forums and polls. A public open house is also planned for

Thursday, May 8 when the preliminary design of the intake, treatment plant and distributionfacility will be available for review andcomment.

Planning for Your Water ... Have Your Say

We hope you will consider joining the conversationon PlaceSpeak. Instructions are here:

How to connect to PlaceSpeak:www.placespeak.com/englishmanriverwww.englishmanriverwaterservice.cawww.parksville.ca

How to use PlaceSpeak:1. Visit the PlaceSpeak website 2. Click on the Connect to Topic button near the

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Despite the designer dresses and sharp suits for these annual award-show evenings, the people who collect Glassies and commu-nity awards arent millionaires who board private jets and y from golf course to beach

resort. e people who were honoured with community

awards in both Qualicum Beach and Parksville these past couple of weeks are your neighbours and friends. ey might serve you french fries (bacon on everything, eh Mark Chandler?), or help you work them o (Beth Alden).

ey are key community cogs like citizens of the year Wendy Maurer and Duane Round, people who make our towns, cities and organizations that much better. In fact, its people like Maurer and Round who keep these organiza-tions alive, period.

Having government bow out of so many things these days is a double-edged sword. Victoria and Ottawa are constantly re-trenching with our money as the costs of the core things they are supposed to marshall, things like edu-cation and health care, soar.

ere was a day when the provincial and/or federal governments would fund (again, with our money some-times we believe MLAs and MPs forget that, especially when they show up for a photo shoot with a cheque) many of the social programs and support now being performed by community groups and volunteers who have to work hard to get donations and nd sel ess people to do the work.

For example, what would this region do without the So-ciety of Organized Services? Or Rotary Clubs? Or the many fantastic corporate citizens we have in Parksville Qualicum Beach who feel a real responsibility to give a large chunk of what they earn back to the community?

So, while one edge of the sword is the lack of our money owing back to the communities, the other is the emer-gence of the fantastic community leaders, for which we are grateful.

A shout out is also in order for the organizers/presenters of these events, the Qualicum Beach Chamber of Com-merce and the Parksville and District Chamber of Com-merce. ese groups could choose to do annual awards trumpeting business achievements alone. Instead, they work in awards like Citizen of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Youth of the Year.

We tip our hat to these chamber organizations for also going the extra mile for their communities.

Editorial by John Harding

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LAST WEEKS QUESTION

Is the Daylight Savings time change still a good idea?

YES 89 %

NO 11 %

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URBAN CONTAINMENTI attended the recent public hearing on

the proposed changes to the Urban Con-tainment Boundaries for Qualicum Beach where they could be moved to align with the municipal boundaries.

This would remove the requirement that the town consult with the Regional District of Nanaimo, which has a broader responsi-bility to determine where village commerce shall occur. With the this move, Qualicum Beach town council then could shuffle ar-eas and zoning during regular meetings, re-quiring less public consultation.

The small turnout of residents appeared even less by the layout, whereby they were seated at tables and with the intent that each table would discuss the pros and cons and submit their views on paper, to be reviewed later by staff. As far as possible a member of council sat at each table.

I stated that it was customary for Offi-cial Community Plans to be reviewed and changed after extensive public consultation every five years and asked the question of how many changes had the present coun-cil made since being elected. The council member at my table would not answer nor discuss the issue, nor would the staff mem-ber who came by. However, a council mem-ber at the table behind me jumped in and became so hostile that I put my comment on a paper and left the meeting.

My observation at the previous hearings that I have attended is, regardless of how much input given at the hearings, town council has passed the revisions without any changes.Unfortunately, when we are elect-ing members of council, we learn very little of their vision at an all-candidates meeting,

as we are often limited to one question, so we are unable to assess their objectives.

The question for us is: do we need checks and balances or should the council be given free rein, only being held to account at the next election?

ARTHUR N. SKIPSEYQualicum Beach

LAB EXPLANATIONUpon returning from vacation, we read

the recent letter to the editor from Jim Drummond regarding the black lab warn-ing (The NEWS, Feb. 25) and realized, in dismay, that he was talking about our dog.

This is our side of the story. Indeed we were walking along and he approached us and asked if could he give the dog a bis-cuit. My husband said Yes, but hold on (we make her sit, and take gently).

A lot of labs are food-obsessed and ours sometimes snatches in anticipation. How-ever, Drummond already had his arm up and presumably there was a biscuit in his hand, either that or the smell was there. The dog then sought to get the infamous biscuit and thereby caught his hand.

Although a bad outcome, this was not an intentional bite. We did not realize that she had drawn blood. Drummond never showed his hand, otherwise we would have offered to take him to the clinic. Many peo-ple know our dog on our walks and know her to be very friendly with a sweet nature, and in her defence, this was not an act of ag-gression, but more of greed.

She wont be allowed any treats on walks again. We are sincerely sorry this happened and for any distress and inconvenience it has caused Drummond. We hope he ac-

cepts our apologies and continues his kind-ness to dogs.

PAT SPINKSQualicum Beach

WHY CHILD POVERTY?Re: reporter Lissa Alexanders ongoing

series entitled Poverty in paradise (part three will be in The NEWS, March 13).

Why is child poverty allowed to exist in B.C.? Theres no doubt in my mind that the vast majority of British Columbians would be willing to pay more taxes in order to erad-icate it. And if people cant work, through no fault of their own, shouldnt a civilized soci-ety at least provide them with enough so that they can live in dignity and not be continual-ly stressed out trying to live on income thats way below the real poverty level?

The Nordic countries, which the right-wing politicians in this country consider so-cialist, have a higher standard of living than we do and much lower rates of child poverty. According to the latest Canada Conference Board report on child poverty (Jan. 2013), out of 17 industrialized countries, the Nordic countries have by far the lowest child pover-ty rates, averaging less than seven per cent. Canada in 15th place is over double that rate at over 15 per cent and the U.S., the coun-try whose creed of greed financial system Prime Minister Stephen Harper admires so much, is dead last in 17th place.

If we had an electoral system of propor-tional representation, such as Swedens, I doubt very much if our child poverty rate would be so disgraceful.

JAMES PATERSONParksville

LettersQUOTABLE:

We are trying to make this a really fun project and we want people to be part of it.

BRIAN KINGZETT see story page A5

ALMANAC

SCOTT FRASER,MLAAlberni-Pacific Rim

1-866-870-4190 e-mail: [email protected]

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VIEWS IN THE NEWSWe asked: Do you think it is fair that in B.C. drivers must be reexamined once they turn 80?

Yes, I do. I dont drive

myself but I think

that is fair and safe.

VICKI PORTEOUS

Parksville

Yes, I do.

HEATHER STORY

Parksville

Completely, I just got

hit by a car with an

elderly driver a few

months ago.

MYLO KEHLER

Coombs

TEUNIS WESTBROEKMayor, Town of Qualicum Beach

Town office: 250-752-6921e-mail: [email protected]

JAMES LUNNEY,MP Nanaimo-Alberni

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FEDERAL: QUALICUM:

CHRIS BURGERMayor,City of Parksville

City Hall office:250-954-4661e-mail: [email protected]

JOE STANHOPEChairman,Regional District of Nanaimo

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PARKSVILLE: RDN:

Yes, absolutely.

JORDAN WOODS

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Popular humour colomnist asks, What possible value does my doodle add? My name is already legible on the cover.

COLUMN

Dont know why, but let me sign thatIve never built a chicken coop. My

vegetable garden is a panoramic show-room of weeds, exotic and mundane.

I am congenitally unable to sing aca-pella, dance the fandango, play the vio-la or drive a golf ball. I cant remember whether the red or the black booster ca-ble goes on the positive or the negative battery thingy. I have to ask small chil-dren on the street to stop the beeping of my wristwatch.I cant, in short, actually do anything.

Except write.Books, mostly.Sixteen of them, I think

(I cant count either). But write books I do, and certain aspects of the experience remain just as opaque as the workings of my TV browser or the female mind.

Such as signing the title page.Why do some people want me to sign copies of my book?I am going across the country (to Halifax, in fact) next month to sit in a

bookstore window and chat with book buyers while I sign their copies of my latest book (Fifty Shades of Black, Douglas and McIntyre. Bet-ter bookstores everywhere).

Why?My name is already on the cover of the book and you can actually read it, unlike my turkey-scratch signature. What possi-ble value does my doodle, scrawled in ball-point, add to the item in question?

It wasnt always so.Before the twenti-eth-century no one expected an author to actually write his signature on a copy of his book.Books then were simply in-scribed from the author. But I suppose someone realized that any bookstore clerk could write that phrase on an inside page and no one would be the wiser, so a

bona fide authors signature became de rigueur.

Which led to a whole liter-ary sub-industry, not to men-tion some nifty book-signing stories. Back in the 1970s Richard Nixon (remember him?) wrote an autobiogra-phy called Six Crises. Doing the obligatory book signing in a Washington bookstore, Nixon asked a purchaser to whom he should address

the inscription. The book buyer replied Youve just met your seventh crisis.My name is Stanislaus Wojechzleschki.

About the same time one of the great literary feuds in American history was playing out.Staunch right-winger William F. Buckley and blazing liberal Norman Mailer professed to hate one anothers guts, but one suspects there was sneak-

ing admiration on at least one side of the firefight.Buckley certainly thought so.He sent a copy of his autobiography to Nor-man Mailer, but puckishly declined to sign it.Flummoxed, the notoriously egotistical Mailer thumbed through the index at the back of the book to see if hed been men-tioned in the text. Right beside MAILER, NORMAN he found a note in Buckleys handwriting.It read Hi, Norman.

Signing ones books can be an exercise in ego deflation. The musical compos-er Aaron Copland was at the checkout counter in a bookstore one day when he noticed a woman buying a copy of his book, What to Listen for in Music, along with a paperback edition of Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream. He sidled up to the woman and asked Would you like me to autograph your book?

That would be lovely, the woman beamed.Which one?

BASIC BLACKBy Arthur Black

LETTER

Leave the speed limit at 110 km/h on Inland HwyRe: the recent letter to the ed-

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My concern is not about the motorist who drive that high-

way on a regular basis, but those who come from out of province or out of the country.

Last July, we had a wonder-ful holiday in Parksville and we were driving to Comox to take our daughter and our two

grandsons to the airport to fly home to Edmonton. It was a fine, dry, sunny day and we were doing a 110 km-h when out of no where was a car com-ing right at us.

She was driving a bit faster

than us and in a split second my husband swung into a tiny space in the next lane. She swung on to the soft shoulder.

Had we all been driving 120 km/h we would not be alive. So, please dont forget those

who are not from the Island and dont know which side of the highway they should be on. speed kills. Leave well alone and enjoy the drive.

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Popular humour colomnist asks, What possible value does my doodle add? My name is already legible on the cover.

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Dont know why, but let me sign thatIve never built a chicken coop. My

vegetable garden is a panoramic show-room of weeds, exotic and mundane.

I am congenitally unable to sing aca-pella, dance the fandango, play the vio-la or drive a golf ball. I cant remember whether the red or the black booster ca-ble goes on the positive or the negative battery thingy. I have to ask small chil-dren on the street to stop the beeping of my wristwatch.I cant, in short, actually do anything.

Except write.Books, mostly.Sixteen of them, I think

(I cant count either). But write books I do, and certain aspects of the experience remain just as opaque as the workings of my TV browser or the female mind.

Such as signing the title page.Why do some people want me to sign copies of my book?I am going across the country (to Halifax, in fact) next month to sit in a

bookstore window and chat with book buyers while I sign their copies of my latest book (Fifty Shades of Black, Douglas and McIntyre. Bet-ter bookstores everywhere).

Why?My name is already on the cover of the book and you can actually read it, unlike my turkey-scratch signature. What possi-ble value does my doodle, scrawled in ball-point, add to the item in question?

It wasnt always so.Before the twenti-eth-century no one expected an author to actually write his signature on a copy of his book.Books then were simply in-scribed from the author. But I suppose someone realized that any bookstore clerk could write that phrase on an inside page and no one would be the wiser, so a

bona fide authors signature became de rigueur.

Which led to a whole liter-ary sub-industry, not to men-tion some nifty book-signing stories. Back in the 1970s Richard Nixon (remember him?) wrote an autobiogra-phy called Six Crises. Doing the obligatory book signing in a Washington bookstore, Nixon asked a purchaser to whom he should address

the inscription. The book buyer replied Youve just met your seventh crisis.My name is Stanislaus Wojechzleschki.

About the same time one of the great literary feuds in American history was playing out.Staunch right-winger William F. Buckley and blazing liberal Norman Mailer professed to hate one anothers guts, but one suspects there was sneak-

ing admiration on at least one side of the firefight.Buckley certainly thought so.He sent a copy of his autobiography to Nor-man Mailer, but puckishly declined to sign it.Flummoxed, the notoriously egotistical Mailer thumbed through the index at the back of the book to see if hed been men-tioned in the text. Right beside MAILER, NORMAN he found a note in Buckleys handwriting.It read Hi, Norman.

Signing ones books can be an exercise in ego deflation. The musical compos-er Aaron Copland was at the checkout counter in a bookstore one day when he noticed a woman buying a copy of his book, What to Listen for in Music, along with a paperback edition of Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream. He sidled up to the woman and asked Would you like me to autograph your book?

That would be lovely, the woman beamed.Which one?

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Last July, we had a wonder-ful holiday in Parksville and we were driving to Comox to take our daughter and our two

grandsons to the airport to fly home to Edmonton. It was a fine, dry, sunny day and we were doing a 110 km-h when out of no where was a car com-ing right at us.

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e Teen Book Club at the Parksville Library is look-ing for more participants. e group meets on the last ursday of every month. Just like the book clubs many adults enjoy, there are snacks and discussions around the book of the month. Fans of columnist and writer Ray Smit wont want to miss the author who will be at the Parksville branch March 12 to read from his books e Trouble With Tapioca and How I Taught Jim Carrey Ev-erything He Knows. From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. he will share some side-splitting tales of the journey from childhood to middle age.

e Brant geese are showing up in big numbers along our shores providing some great photo opportuni-ties. If you need more inspiration check out the exhibit of wildlife photos on display at the Quality Resort Bayside in Parksville. On March 1 at the Brant Festival opening night guests voted for their favourite image. Winning rst place in e Peoples Choice Awards was Wayne Duke for his Great Blue Heron. David Blackmore placed second for his ock of birds called West Coast Ballet and Vivienne Bearder third for her French Creek Sunrise. Wayne said his heron on a large canvas print in oating frame can be purchased at the Bayside. e photos will be displayed for the duration of the Brant Festival until April 21. Me-gan Olsen of Arbutus Events is providing a photo contest to raise funds for the Nature Trust of BC which organiz-es the Brant Festival. e social media photo challenge will see amateurs and professionals post their images to Instagram and then register for the contest. Each par-ticipant will get their high resolution photo printed on 4 inch x 4 inch canvas by Island Exposures. Photos will be accepted until April 15 and will be displayed April 19 at a voting party at the Bayside where prizes will be awarded. Visit www.arbutusevents.ca for more details.

Norma Chapman-Emersons Colour in Watercolours Saturday morning classes at the McMillan Arts Center (MAC) are back by popular demand. Eight more classes with subject matter from design to still-life to landscape begin March 15. To register call: 250 752-9057. e next Tales for the Telling Storytelling for Adults at the MAC is March 28 at 7 p.m. featuring Cyndie Shantz and Judy Mil-lar the Wordchickz. e March 21 MACoustic Folk Club features Andrea & Liz - a harmonious musical friendship from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. e rst half is an open stage and the second half features top notch musical talent. To play on the open stage email: [email protected].

Peter Mason and his musical friends have returned to the Sandbar Caf in Qualicum Bay. e popular gath-ering spot for the locals in Lighthouse Country was closed when the owner Helen Hallett passed away in November 2013. Ryan Kim is now at the helm o ering great food and hospitality. e famous kitchen parties are also back with new musical acts every Wednesday night, Peters Another Sandbar Friday Night and Bob Heibert perform-ing on Saturday night.

Customer Services Librarian Darcy Crum (right) and 14 year old Rebecca Snow of Parksville enjoyed some snacks while critiquing the novel AngelFall at the Teen Book Club February 27. The group meets on the last Thursday of every month at the Parksville branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library and welcomes new members.

Great food, music and artwork have returned to the Sandbar Caf in Qualicum Bay. New owner Ryan Kim (left), musicians Earl OHara, Elissa Anthony and Peter Mason along with Ken Kirkby of the Nile Creek Enhancement Society were among those who celebrat-ed the grand re-opening of the restaurant March 1.

David Blackmores image of a flock of shore birds was one of the top picks of Cheryl Cooke. The owner of the Bayside Salon was among the guests voting for their favourite bird photo at the opening night of the Brant Wildlife Festival March 1. The photography exhib-it at the Quality Resort Bayside will remain for the dura-tion of the Brant Festival.

The Parksville & District Chamber of Commerce handed out their Glassies March 7. Awards were given to: (back) Youth of the year: Chance Grant, Entrepreneur of the year: Kelly Forrest & Alex Fras Bee U Organics, Citizen of the year: Duane Round, (front) Volunteer of the year: Charlotte Moore, Outstanding Customer Service: Mark Chandler Extreme Eatz Food Truck and Business of the year: Beth Alden Kickstart Fitness.

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Micheline Messner (right) learned some new skills at a discordant colours painting workshop with art instruc-tor Norma Chapman-Emerson at the McMillan Arts Centre March 1. Norma says they covered basics in the February watercolour sessions but new students are welcome to join the Saturday group as eight more classes have been added.

Celtic storyteller Mary Gavan (middle) was the guest at Tales for the Telling, Stories for Adults at the McMillan Arts Centre February 28. She also shared some of her storytelling skills at a workshop March 1. Carrie Powell-Davidson (left) and Marva Blackmore (right) were a few of the participants who enjoyed the unique class.

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On March 1 the music and art work returned to the popular spotBRENDA GOUGHNEWS Contributor

In the spirit of the late Helen Hallett, the Sandbar Caf in Qualicum Bay has re-opened with the same hospitality that made it the hub of lighthouse country.

When the owner of the Sandbar caf lost her battle to cancer in November 2013, not only did the disease take Hal-lett away, it left a giant void in the com-munity.

The caf was considered the epicen-tre of the community where neighbours gathered and tourists were warmly wel-comed.

After providing some of the best hos-pitality in the community for more than five years, the doors of the Sandbar closed and it was feared the heart and soul of the nieghbourhood would also be lost.

Local musicians hung out at the eat-ery and presented live entertainment in the evenings.

It was also a gallery where artists could display their work and sell a few pieces. The walls and shelves in the cafe were adorned with creations by some of the communitys many talented artisans.

On March 1, the music and art work returned along with the hospitality and it appears the legacy of Halletts commu-nity spirit will live on now that Ryan Kim is the new owner.

Many people had expressed an inter-est in re-opening the caf, but it was Kim who was chosen.

Because Hallett was a great supporter of the Nile Creek Enhancement Soci-ety and a dear friend of Ken Kirkby, the driving force behind the environmental stewardship of NCES, whoever took over the Sandbar had some big fishing waders to fill.

The landlord of the property, Robert Saunders, had asked Kirkby for input on how Hallett had achieved such a jewel in the community and if it would be pos-sible to for it to continue.

He wanted to know how Helen made it all happen. I told him the whole story and he asked if I would be willing to help get it going again, explained Kirkby.

Kirkby said a number of candidates expressed interest in taking over the res-taurant but it had to be the right person.

We looked through the list of people and said nah then Ryan came along. He is from one of the most difficult coun-tries in the world. If you can survive South Korea you can survive anything. That personality will overcome any nega-tive and that is vital to me.

We came up with a simpler version of it and this caf became the centre of this

community again, said Kirkby.Between Nile Creek and the Sandbar,

Kirkby said they have created a com-munity with a certain heartbeat to it and it has attracted willing souls, including Kim.

Leaving the rat race of Vancouver behind, Kim said he is fortunate to take over the Sandbar and so far he has been warmly welcomed into the community.

I was amazed at the number of peo-

ple who came out for the grand re-open-ing. I have met a lot of people and they are all so nice. I will try to do the same

as Helen did and I am happy to support the community as she did, said Kim.

One look at the menu and you will see Kims desire to em-brace the entire com-munity.

Each hamburger is named after some of the local landmarks such as the Nile Creek burger, the Horne

Lake burger and the Lighthouse burger, to name a few.

Kim said a couple of his servers came up with idea and he loved it.

Musician Peter Mason, who has a large following in Lighthouse Country, was also invited back to continue the kitchen music parties that made the Sandbar the place to be Friday nights.

Mason and his talented friends will be providing entertainment on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the landmark eatery perched on beautiful Qualicum Bay.

BRENDA GOUGH PHOTO

Ryan Kim is the new owner of the Sandbar Caf in Qualicum Bay, which had been run by Helen Hallett until her death last November. Kim, right, was hand picked for the position by Ken Kirkby of the Nile Creek Enhancement Society, left, to ensure her community spirit continues at the eatery, according to Kirkby.

Spirit of Helen kept alive by new owners

He wanted to know how Helen made it all happen. I told him the whole story and he asked if I would be willing to help get it going

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She admits she wrangles with two passions, art and musicBRENDA GOUGHNEWS Contributor

You will likely find some hidden treasures when you take a closer look at some of the paintings of Patt Scrivener.

Her artwork is bright and bold, but under-neath the vibrant colours you may discover a surprise.

With my work you need a closer look be-cause I build up so many layers. I paste things into my work, the award-winning Parksville artist pointed out.

The experimental mixed media artist said she finds beauty in old things and that is why she collects old dictionaries from book store

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