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Qualicum Beach town employees were back at work Friday morning after a surprise resolu-tion to the � ve-week lockout.

As of last Tuesday talks had broken down, with the union taking management to a Labour Relations Board (LRB) bad faith hearing.

Town chief administrative o� cer Daniel Sail-land said that while preparing for the hearing Fri-day, around 4:30 p.m. � ursday, “we were con-tacted by our solicitor who stated that the union is interested in settling the matter outside of the hearing, including the collective agreement.”

“� e outcome of those negotiations was that we ended up receiving su� cient legal con� rma-tion on all of the outstanding issues, including the IT position,” Sailland told � e NEWS Friday.

“We have been working through the eve-ning,” CUPE Local 401 President Blaine Gurrie e-mailed � e NEWS at 9:30 p.m. � ursday with the day’s surprising conclusion. At 11:18 p.m. he e-mailed that “After a month of being locked out of their jobs, our Qualicum Beach workers are heading back to work Friday.”

“We are glad to be able to return to our focus of helping to make Qualicum Beach the great community it is,” he added in a statement.

“� e town approved the same recommen-dations handed down by a provincial mediator and rati� ed by CUPE Local 401 members last week,” he wrote. “� e new contract contains the modest two per cent per year wage increas-es we have insisted on since bargaining began.”

Sailland con� rmed the deal includes nine per cent total increases, including two per cent per year for each of the � rst four years (retroac-tive to 2014) and one per cent for the � nal half year. Members will not receive a signing bonus.

Positive start for school yearJOHN [email protected]

� e 4,000 students heading back to classes this week in District 69 will likely notice a di� erent, more positive feel and focus in their schools, ac-cording to the lead voices for teachers and administrators.

� ere is no provincial labour dis-pute — pending, happening or just ending. � e closure and recon� gura-tion of schools — with the pain, con-fusion and anger that caused — has had time to settle, time for grieving.

“� is year really feels like a fresh slate,” said School District 69 Super-intendent Rollie Koop. “I think every-body is looking for an opportunity to get back to the work of teaching an learning in ways that we are used to.”

� e president of the local teachers association agreed.

“I’m sure it’s going to be a very positive start in our schools,” said Mount Arrowsmith Teachers’ Associ-ation’s Roberta Heinrichs. “I’m look-ing forward to seeing my colleagues beginning their year without trepi-

dation, with excitement and with a good rest.”

� e district won’t know exactly how many students it will have in K-12 classes this year until later this month, but Koop said he’s heard anecdotally “there’s a real in� ux in the number of folks from Alberta.”

� e new school year in B.C. is the start of a three-year transition to a new curriculum that Education Min-ister Mike Bernier said last week will emphasize “hands-on” learning.

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The Regional District of Nanaimo is re-opening the Trans Canada Trail and Arrowsmith CPR Regional Trails. These trails are situated for the most part on private forest lands. Recent rains along south-east Vancouver Island have reduced wildfire risk and the private landowner is satisfied that recreational use is once again appropri-ate. The public is reminded that there is still no smoking permitted at this time in any RDN park or trail. — NEWS Staff/RDN news release

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BELT CHECK, SCHOOL ZONE REMINDER: Central Vancouver Island traffic Services operations nCo Cpl. Mike elston keeps a watchful eye on drivers as he checks to see if they’re wearing seat-belts on Friday at the corner of alberni highway and highway 19a. two, two-person teams were set up Friday — one in Parksville and one in Qualicum Beach — as part of a province-wide crack down on road safety. elston said the majority of drivers were “excellent” and only 55 tickets were issued throughout the day, including 40 tickets for failing to wear a seatbelt, four for using an electronic device while driving, three for child car seat violations and eight for other driving-related offences. drivers are also reminded to pay attention to 30 km-h school-zone speed limits as students return to classes today.

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The man leading a controversial coal mine project near Qualicum Beach has resigned.

Compliance Coal Corporation issued a statement Thursday saying “Stephen Ellis has resigned as an officer of the company to pursue another opportunity.”

The resignation comes on the heels of a heated letter Ellis sent to the Environmental Assessment Office late last month claiming the “built-in biases” of the EAO hindered plans for the Raven coal mine project proposal to more forward in Buckley Bay.

Compliance’s statement Thursday was brief, saying Ellis will stay on as an advisor and aid in the company’s transition until a successor is appointed.

John Snyder, president of CoalWatch, a group

historically against the Raven coal mine, said he’s not sure the resignation will affect the coal mine proposal. “Frankly, I just think they are rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic,” he told The NEWS. “Regardless of Mr. Ellis’ resignation, the Raven coal mine project will continue to face intense public scrutiny, concern and opposition and it simply can’t be reasonably justified.”

Snyder said over the past six years there have been several changes in Compliance’s corporate structure, but “the constant during this time is the Raven coal mine project has faced broad-based concern and opposition on a host of en-vironmental and socio-economic issues. The net result is a lack of social license for the project.”

According to Compliance’s website (www.theravenproject.ca), the Raven project propos-es to remove metallurgical or steel-making coal from a site west of Buckley Bay ferry terminal.

The campfire ban has been lifted, the rains continue to fall, but residents of the City of Parksville remain under the restrictions of drought Level 4.

A city spokesperson said late last week officials had spoken about changing the watering restrictions level, but decided against it.

City council meets Wednesday night and there may be some news about watering restrictions from that meeting.

Campfires have been permitted throughout the Parksville Fire Protection Area as of Aug. 28.

The Coastal Fire Centre rescinded its campfire prohibition due to forecasted cooler and wetter conditions, resulting in a decrease in wildfire risk in the region.

Campfires that are no larger than a half-metre high by a half-me-tre wide and open fires in an outdoor stove are now permitted.

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The new curriculum is being phased in this year for Kindergarten to Grade 9, with higher grades still in development. Bernier said this year it will be up to local school districts and teachers to begin implement-ing it before it becomes man-datory in the fall of 2016. Grade 10-12 curriculum is to be man-datory in 2017.

Local officials are speaking in positive terms about the new curriculum.

“Teachers will have more latitude to shape

the direction they will go with the curriculum,” said Koop.

“It allows for more of an openness while still learning the skills, still learning the ba-sics,” said Heinrichs. The MATA president did have some words of caution about the future of the new curriculum. “With any

new curriculum there’s a need for new resources and new resources take funds,” said Heinrichs. “That’s a key piece we can’t forget — there’s no money attached to this.”

continued from page a1Teachers get more latitude

Last-minute demand outcontinued from page a1

“In reaching the new collective agreement, the town accepted that a last-minute demand for an exempted position was not part of the contract negotiations,” Gurrie said of the issue that became the last sticking point and almost brought the negotiators to the LRB hearing Fri-day.

But Sailland disagreed with Gurrie’s assessment of the IT position result.

He said that while the town plans to pursue issues with the LRB around what the mediator included in his recommenda-tions, “Never-the-less those issues — including the IT position — have been resolved and we’re satisfied and have subsequently ratified it.”

He said they have an agreement to go back and sort out the IT position after the main agreement.

“Both sides have agreed that the issue will be dealt with through the labour board if the em-ployer decides to proceed,” Gurrie said.

Sailland said that while it is difficult to de-scribe the changes in the contract language,

“the key benefits include no changes, the ben-efits to the employees remain the same, there’s no increase to the benefits, so that is a cost sav-ings.”

He said management was also happy to get a cap on vacation days at 35 per year for new

employees and 40 for existing ones, which will lead to long term savings.

“The result of the language changes gives us much better ability to manage the opera-tions of the town, including the confirmed ability to have

weekend work, because that is one — paying time and half or double time on weekends — just doesn’t make sense.”

The full details will be released when council rises to report at one of their regularly sched-uled meetings on Sept. 14 or Oct. 5.

Sailland said that while they haven’t calcu-lated it, the town likely saved $340-$500,000 in wages during the 34 day lockout.

He said that while it was a tough process, “We will clear those waters over time.”

The result of the language changes gives us much

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The public is encouraged to attend Council meetings held on the � rst and third Mondays of the month and may observe advisory committee meetings. Refer to the website for agendas and meeting highlights and minutes.

September 9 Council MeetingSeptember 17 Advisory Planning CommissionSeptember 17 Coffee with CouncilSeptember 28 Property Tax Sale (if required)September 30 Second Property Tax PenaltyOctober 1 Coffee with CouncilOctober 4 Fire Prevention Week Open HouseOctober 5 Council MeetingOctober 8 Advisory Design PanelOctober 8 Coffee with CouncilOctober 12 Thanksgiving Day HolidayOctober 15 ShakeOut Day BCOctober 15 Advisory Planning CommissionOctober 15 Coffee with CouncilOctober 19 Council Meeting

Reminder of Level 4 Water RestrictionsDespite the rain we welcomed last week, Level 4 Water Conservation (comprehensive watering ban) continues. Outdoor water use is the primary stressor on supply so outdoor sprinkling is prohibited as well as any outside washing and � lling of swimming pools. Details may be found on the City’s website [Quicklinks/Water Conservation].

ShakeOut Day BC – October 15Reminder to register and mark your calendars for the 2015 Great BC Shakeout drill. Participating is a great way for families or for businesses to become better prepared to survive and recover quickly from major earthquakes. Participating creates a positive understanding of the importance of earthquake awareness and emergency preparedness. Info and resources at shakeoutbc.ca.

Property Tax SaleProperty tax accounts with delinquent taxes outstandingfrom 2013 are subject to tax sale on September 28 which,if required, will take place in the Forum (100 Jensen Avenue East) at 10 am on September 28.

Late Payment of Property TaxesAfter the � rst due date of July 2, 2015, a penalty of 5% was added to the outstanding taxes. Another 5% penalty will be charged to current taxes after the second penalty date of September 30. These penalties are a requirement of the Community Charter and the City has no authority to either waive or modify these penalty amounts. A payment which is one day late is subject to the full amount of the penalty.

Fire Prevention Week Open House The Parksville Fire Department will open its doors on Sunday, October 4 from 10 am to 2 pm to recognize Fire Prevention Week (October 4-10). Residents are welcome to drop by for a little fun and most importantly, to learn some possible lifesaving strategies for � re prevention. Tours of the � re hall will be conducted by � re� ghters and the RCMP will be on hand to check car seats. The � re hall is located at 160 Jensen Avenue West. This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep©” which underscores the importance of having a working smoke alarm in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of your home, including the basement. The PVFD would like families to focus on prevention by planning ahead and integrating a few simple � re safety activities into everyday lives. nfpa.org

Prepare to Survive!In a large scale disaster your neighbour may be your � rst responder if roads are damaged and emergency services are without access. The Regional District of Nanaimo along with Parksville, Lantzville and Qualicum Beach will host a free event on October 3 and October 4 at the Coombs Fairgrounds. “Prepare to Survive” offers training for critical skills in an emergency and the opportunity to practice those skills in a disaster simulation setting. The event is open to Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness teams, Emergency Social Services and Emergency Communications Team volunteers and those members of the public who may be interested in volunteering with NEPP, ESS or ECT. Detailed information at rdn.bc.ca. Although the event is free, registration is required [email protected] or 250 390-6526.

Over the summer, the parks department installed 170 tree watering bags throughout the City in an effort to lessen stress during the drought period and promote healthy tree growth in the City’s urban forest. The bags are hand-� lled with non-potable water and installed where the irrigation system is turned off. The bags have holes which slowly release the water into the soil over � ve to seven hours, supplying the tree with water for up to a week. There are many bene� ts to watering bags –

• Double as a way of mulching because bag ensures no direct exposure of the watered ground to the sun so there is minimal evaporation of water.

• More ef� cient watering by directly applying water to the roots to limit wasteful runoff.

• Amount of water used for irrigation is minimized since the rate of release is controlled.

• Provide support for new trees with weak stems.• Great time saver!• Works within Level 4 Water Conservation.

Tree watering bags, available from local hardware stores and garden centres, are easy to use. The bag goes around the tree; it is � lled with water and then zipped up. Bags are then re� lled so the process continues. The bags work best with immature trees and can be joined together for larger trees. An alternative is a � ve gallon bucket with a couple small holes drilled in the bottom and placed near the tree base. Fill it with water once or twice a week for slow deep watering. Larger trees could use more buckets placed further away from the trunk.

PARKSVILLE WATER Assent VotingAs mentioned on this page, the City will be asking residentsto approve a bylaw to authorize the borrowing of up to$5.6 million to construct a new water intake, water treatment plant and transmission lines. Voters must bring two pieces of identi� cation (one containing name and address and the other with name and signature) to the voting place and register on the day of voting, at either advance voting or on general voting day. If you do not have documentation showing residency, then two pieces of identi� cation (at least one with a signature) are still required and you will be required to make a solemn declaration as to residency. Website [Quicklinks/Vote]

Documents which may be accepted:• BC driver’s licence• BC identi� cation card issued by Motor Vehicles Branch• Owner’s certi� cate of insurance and vehicle licence issued

by ICBC• BC CareCard or BC Gold CareCard• Birth certi� cate• SIN card issued by Human Resources Development Canada• Canadian passport• Citizenship card issued by Citizenship and Immigration

Canada• Real property tax notice issued by City of Parksville• Credit or debit card issued by a savings institution• Utility bill for electricity, gas, water, phone or cable services

On November 21, the citizens of Parksville will be asked to participate in an “assent voting opportunity” (previously called a referendum). The City is asking residents to approve a bylaw which will authorize the borrowing of up to $5.6 million to construct a new water intake, water treatment plant and transmission lines. The process will be conducted in the same manner as an election – advance voting on November 12 and November 18 and voting day on November 21. The citizens of Parksville will be asked to vote on this question:

Do you agree to the adoption of City of Parksville Loan Authorization Bylaw, 2015, No. 1519 which will authorize the City of Parksville to borrow $5.6 million to construct a water intake and treatment facility in accordance with Island Health requirements.

In anticipation of a positive outcome, Englishman River Water Service has begun detailed design which includes:

• In-river water supply intake designed and located to consider the needs of river users and to protect aquatic habitat.

• Water treatment plant with a minimum of 16 million litres per day of � rm membrane � ltration capacity to comply with the new water regulatory treatment standards imposed by Island Health.

• Transmission supply mains to homes and businesses.

The project received $6 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments and Parksville’s portion of the project (shared with the Regional District of Nanaimo) will come from existing reserve funds, development cost charges and borrowing. The cost to the average residential homeowner will be about $10 per year.

The ERWS currently supplies water to 18,000 individuals in Parksville and the Nanoose Bay Peninsula, as well as a seasonal in� ux in tourist population of 10,500.Over the next few weeks, detailed information about the project willbe provided to residents.In the meantime, please refer towww.englishmanriverwaterservice.ca

Water Intake and Treatment Project

Drive safely ... Kids are back to school

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Change for the sake of Change

Some people in Canada want change so badly that they want to kick this recession into overdrive — a recession that is world wide.

Thomas Mulcair, Justin Trudeau and Elizabeth May see the opportunity to slide into power on empty and shallow promises that they feel will appease and attract vot-ers who are disgruntled with the present government.

Voters should think carefully about which party will be the better choice to lead us through this unstable economic time.

Promises of jobs, economic recovery, doubling the amount of refugees from Syr-ia, the Middle East and Africa, where does the money come from to pay for this? And where are the very wealthy Arab countries that should step in and assist?

The very rich? The top business and cor-porations? Of course not, that money will move very quickly and it will be once again the dwindling middle class that will bear the brunt of these decisions.

Be careful what you wish for.Valerie axford

Parksville

QB needs a hedge Bylaw for safety

With all of the fires we have had this summer, I would like to mention that hedg-es also present a real fire hazard as they dry out on the inside. A good example is the fire that consumed a 100-foot hedge at a town-house complex in Parksville.

Hedges also provide cover for criminal activity. Two years ago we had our home broken into and I attribute it partially to a high hedge.

Hedges are very nice looking as long as they are maintained and kept to a reason-able height such as you see along Memorial Avenue from the roundabout to Qualicum Foods.

What a shame it would be if these hedg-es were 10-15 feet high. That beautiful en-trance to our town would not be the same.

Bylaws are adopted for various reasons

and one is to help protect the rights, safety and value of property owners.

I believe Qualicum Beach should have a bylaw that restricts front-yard hedges to around five or six feet like many other towns and cities have.

We need to give our town another tool to help settle disputes, add to safety and save our values. A proposal to town council to adopt a hedge bylaw is worth consider-ation.

Your opinion would be appreciated.dennis Hunt

Qualicum Beach

thanks for help at aCCident sCene

I wanted to take a moment to write a huge thank-you to the wonderful couple, the paramedics, firemen and everyone in-volved who helped me at the scene of my serious car accident on Aug. 12 on the Is-land Highway north of the Rosewall Creek bridge.

I drive daily from Qualicum Beach to Co-mox for work and on that evening I swerved to miss a deer on the highway and ended up flipping my car into the centre median.

I was so very lucky I wasn’t more seri-ously hurt. But everyone who stopped to help and take care of me, I thank-you.

Hugs to you all. I will be forever grateful.lisa Hewer

Qualicum Beach

sChool supplies: donate, not waste

It’s back to school shopping days and I just saw a TV commercial where the moth-er was buying two of everything for her for-getful son.

This is one example of how we live in such a wasteful society. I, for one, do not care to see commercials where a mother is encouraged to throw an extra backpack in her shopping cart knowing that her son is likely to lose one.

What are the repercussions of this? Chil-dren are growing up with a sense of enti-tlement. There will always be new things for them whenever they want it. They don’t

have to work for it. The discarded backpack will just end up in a landfill.

What about the poor child labourer who stitched up the backpack for minimal wag-es so that the average Canadian mother can chuck an extra one in her shopping cart?

Does this teach the child how to care and have empathy for the vast number of children around the world and even locally who don’t even have basic school supplies and can’t afford a simple pencil?

Perhaps the mother, rather than buy-ing a second backpack for her son, might encourage him to spend the same money on a donation for school supplies for some needy child.

simon BurnQualicum Beach

pastafarians and spaghetti Monsters

We couldn’t agree more with Michael Scott’s letter to editor (The NEWS, Aug. 27). He opines that it is wrong to allow letters to the editor to be used as a religious pulpit. But, since that seems to be the case in The NEWS, he states all religions ought to be able to claim equal space.

So, in that spirit, we think it would be only right to devote a few lines to a rela-tively new but internationally-recognized religion, that of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Established back in 2005 in Kansas, the congregants, known as Pastafarians, be-lieve the FSM to be the one true god who created the earth and all the universe ap-proximately 4,000 years ago while he was drunk. Although Pastafarianism is as le-gitimate as any other religion, in 2014, Obi Canuel, an ordained Pastafarian minister in Coquitlam, paid the supreme sacrifice for his beliefs when he stood up to the au-thorities (ICBC) and refused to remove his religious headgear, a stainless steel spa-ghetti strainer, for his driver’s licence pho-to. He now rides a bicycle.

As in most religions, true belief is not a requirement. Should anyone care to join the church, check out their website.

fern and laurence waymanQualicum Beach

Views in the NewsWe asked:What do you most look forward to in the fall?

Better weather — I like it cooler. Ken Brown

Parksville

I don’t. I prefer summer.

nancy noelVictoria

I really like the different colours,

and it’s a little cooler.Gary coX

French Creek

The colours, by far. KerI SmITh

Parksville

Letters QuotaBle: “This year really feels like a fresh slate,”

rollie Koop, see story page a1

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More than a few times a day we head to our Facebook page where we can see, and moderate to a degree, what’s been said about our stories through comments on our website.

To be honest, it’s done defensively, almost with fear.We are not afraid of any criticism of our stories — that

comes with the territory. What makes us tremble is the possibility there will be a comment that’s libellous, in the pure legal sense of the word or hedging toward such an outcome. Or in poor taste. Or a personal attack. Or a com-ment � lled with foul language. We have seen all of the above.

Often, we get ideas from the non-troubling comments, ways to advance or follow up on a story that we did not consider or did not have time to pursue. For that we are thankful.

But it’s the dark side we fear. � ere have been successful lawsuits against people who have posted libellous com-ments on Facebook and other social media sites, but that doesn’t seem to stop anyone.

� e problem is the lack of � lters. Both personally (indi-vidual people who comment) and with so-called moder-ators.

� ose who call themselves moderators usually lack any professional experience regarding libel. Or at least it looks that way. � ey tend to lean toward the free-speech, any-thing-goes model of public discussion.

� at’s all well and good in theory, but what about real life? A store that one complains about might knee-jerk re-act to an in� ammatory comment about its operations and put someone who supports a family out of a job. A person attacked may be struggling with mental health challenges and be pushed over the edge by mean-spirited comments.

Everything we publish goes through multiple sets of eyes before it hits the paper. Many of these eyeballs have decades of experience looking for the legal land mines of defamation. We also have an experienced media lawyer ready to take our call, and provide advice, at a moment’s notice. By no means is this absolutely foolproof or an exact science, but how many so-called moderators have those checks and balances?

Reports on the death of newspapers have been greatly exaggerated. We can’t speak about other markets, but the residents and businesses of Parksville Qualicum Beach continue to support this traditional form of media. We are humbled and grateful for that. As self-serving as this seems, we also believe that support keeps alive a more re-sponsible, professional forum for public discourse.

— Editorial by John Harding

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Change for the sake of Change

Some people in Canada want change so badly that they want to kick this recession into overdrive — a recession that is world wide.

Thomas Mulcair, Justin Trudeau and Elizabeth May see the opportunity to slide into power on empty and shallow promises that they feel will appease and attract vot-ers who are disgruntled with the present government.

Voters should think carefully about which party will be the better choice to lead us through this unstable economic time.

Promises of jobs, economic recovery, doubling the amount of refugees from Syr-ia, the Middle East and Africa, where does the money come from to pay for this? And where are the very wealthy Arab countries that should step in and assist?

The very rich? The top business and cor-porations? Of course not, that money will move very quickly and it will be once again the dwindling middle class that will bear the brunt of these decisions.

Be careful what you wish for.Valerie axford

Parksville

QB needs a hedge Bylaw for safety

With all of the fires we have had this summer, I would like to mention that hedg-es also present a real fire hazard as they dry out on the inside. A good example is the fire that consumed a 100-foot hedge at a town-house complex in Parksville.

Hedges also provide cover for criminal activity. Two years ago we had our home broken into and I attribute it partially to a high hedge.

Hedges are very nice looking as long as they are maintained and kept to a reason-able height such as you see along Memorial Avenue from the roundabout to Qualicum Foods.

What a shame it would be if these hedg-es were 10-15 feet high. That beautiful en-trance to our town would not be the same.

Bylaws are adopted for various reasons

and one is to help protect the rights, safety and value of property owners.

I believe Qualicum Beach should have a bylaw that restricts front-yard hedges to around five or six feet like many other towns and cities have.

We need to give our town another tool to help settle disputes, add to safety and save our values. A proposal to town council to adopt a hedge bylaw is worth consider-ation.

Your opinion would be appreciated.dennis Hunt

Qualicum Beach

thanks for help at aCCident sCene

I wanted to take a moment to write a huge thank-you to the wonderful couple, the paramedics, firemen and everyone in-volved who helped me at the scene of my serious car accident on Aug. 12 on the Is-land Highway north of the Rosewall Creek bridge.

I drive daily from Qualicum Beach to Co-mox for work and on that evening I swerved to miss a deer on the highway and ended up flipping my car into the centre median.

I was so very lucky I wasn’t more seri-ously hurt. But everyone who stopped to help and take care of me, I thank-you.

Hugs to you all. I will be forever grateful.lisa Hewer

Qualicum Beach

sChool supplies: donate, not waste

It’s back to school shopping days and I just saw a TV commercial where the moth-er was buying two of everything for her for-getful son.

This is one example of how we live in such a wasteful society. I, for one, do not care to see commercials where a mother is encouraged to throw an extra backpack in her shopping cart knowing that her son is likely to lose one.

What are the repercussions of this? Chil-dren are growing up with a sense of enti-tlement. There will always be new things for them whenever they want it. They don’t

have to work for it. The discarded backpack will just end up in a landfill.

What about the poor child labourer who stitched up the backpack for minimal wag-es so that the average Canadian mother can chuck an extra one in her shopping cart?

Does this teach the child how to care and have empathy for the vast number of children around the world and even locally who don’t even have basic school supplies and can’t afford a simple pencil?

Perhaps the mother, rather than buy-ing a second backpack for her son, might encourage him to spend the same money on a donation for school supplies for some needy child.

simon BurnQualicum Beach

pastafarians and spaghetti Monsters

We couldn’t agree more with Michael Scott’s letter to editor (The NEWS, Aug. 27). He opines that it is wrong to allow letters to the editor to be used as a religious pulpit. But, since that seems to be the case in The NEWS, he states all religions ought to be able to claim equal space.

So, in that spirit, we think it would be only right to devote a few lines to a rela-tively new but internationally-recognized religion, that of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Established back in 2005 in Kansas, the congregants, known as Pastafarians, be-lieve the FSM to be the one true god who created the earth and all the universe ap-proximately 4,000 years ago while he was drunk. Although Pastafarianism is as le-gitimate as any other religion, in 2014, Obi Canuel, an ordained Pastafarian minister in Coquitlam, paid the supreme sacrifice for his beliefs when he stood up to the au-thorities (ICBC) and refused to remove his religious headgear, a stainless steel spa-ghetti strainer, for his driver’s licence pho-to. He now rides a bicycle.

As in most religions, true belief is not a requirement. Should anyone care to join the church, check out their website.

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Views in the NewsWe asked:What do you most look forward to in the fall?

Better weather — I like it cooler. Ken Brown

Parksville

I don’t. I prefer summer.

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and it’s a little cooler.Gary coX

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A toilet by any other name . . .A few words about the toilet. Funny word,

that. It’s been around for about 500 years, but it hasn’t always referred to a porcelain throne.

In the Middle Ages it was a piece of cloth la-dies draped over their shoulders while receiv-ing visitors. Later, ‘toilette’ became a dressing room, then the act of grooming — ‘making one’s toilet’. When they said that Marie Antoinette had ‘fait sa toilette’ they meant she’d been getting gussied up — not down on her hands and knees with a lavato-ry plunger.

Do you tend to gag when you hear that a lady has sprinkled her-self with eau de toilette? Relax. It’s only cologne.

But back to the back-house. It travels under a slew of aliases — Aussies call it the dunny, Scots say ‘privvy’. It is also the head, the loo, the outhouse, the WC, the jakes, the jacks, the john – and for reasons known only to Cockneys — the khazi.

Oh yes, and the crapper. Mustn’t forget the crapper.

The invention of the toilet belongs right up there with fire and the wheel. Before them we had, well, holes in the ground, basically. Cess pits where un-treated human waste — of-ten tons of it — piled up and festered. Infrequently, some poor sods had to bucket out those pits – usually into the near-est stream. In 1821 an observer noted that the River Fleet in downtown London wasn’t very... fleet. In fact, he wrote, “it is almost motionless with solidifying (human) filth”.

Rodents, bacteria and ultimately infectious diseases flourished.

Flush toilets, which appeared commercially around the beginning of the 19th century were not an immediate success. They frequently ‘backfired’ with results better imagined than

described.Then a British plumber came up with a mira-

cle innovation — a flush toilet with an elevated water tank. The plumber called his invention The Marlborough Silent Water Waste Preventer.

His name — gloriously — was Thomas Crap-per. He should be living at this hour. Last summer, world scientists showcased the latest in lavatorial ingenuity at a Sanitation Exhibition in New Delhi.

These are not vanity items for the rich and pampered — they are in-novations designed to combat the global problem of poor sanitation. Two and a half billion humans have no access to anything like the bath-rooms you and I use. Every year, 700,000 children die from diarrheal

diseases. With decent sanitation most of them would be alive.

But toilets aren’t just about sanitation, they can actually pay for themselves. Some of the innovations on display in New Delhi: an Amer-

ican-designed power plant producing 150 megawatts of electricity — enough to power a small city. It runs on human waste. A British team showed off a miniature fuel cell that can charge a cellphone overnight. It runs on urine. Scientists from

Colorado brought a system that uses solar power to heat waste to 300C. The process not only kills all pathogens, it creates ‘biochar’, a charcoal-like product that can be burned as fuel.

The lesson? Human waste is not ‘waste’. It can revolutionize poor societies as an energy generator and a money maker.

Thomas Crapper would be flushed with pride.

— Arthur Black lives on Saltspring Island. His column appears weekly in The NEWS.

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FREE EVENT AT THE GARDENS IN QUALICUM BEACH ON SEPT. 14

Learning more about dementiaSpace is limited so call The Gardens to reserve a spot

The Gardens at Qualicum Beach will be hosting Dementia Education 101 for Families Monday, Sept. 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

This is a free session for anyone touched by dementia, presented by Karen Tyrell, a demen-tia consultant and the author of Cracking the Dementia Code.

In a news release, The Gardens encourages

residents to come and learn how to uncover the meaning behind the behaviours through detec-tive work such as seeking the Ph. A.C.T.S. and learn through creative approaches and com-munication techniques.

In this session, The Gardens says people will learn new ways to communicate with loved ones and learn tools and methods to address changed behaviors.

This is an RSVP event and space is limited so phone The Gardens reception at 250-752-2818 ext 0 to reserve a spot.

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Transit is changing. RDN transit operations manager Daniel

Pearce explained as of this past Sunday, Parks-ville route 88 will operate with a smaller “com-munity” bus that has a 20-person capacity, compared to the former, conventional bus that had a 60 person capacity.

Pearce said it’s “still 100 per cent wheelchair accessible” but it’s a little cheaper and “less in-timidating” for riders.

He said there’s also a new stop at the transit shelter set up in front of Wembley Mall along Highway 19A and one in front of the new B.C. Liquor Store location.

Route 88 will also provide service to the Oceanside Health Centre, which it wasn’t able to do before as the large bus couldn’t get into the health centre’s parking lot.

Pearce said the changes came about from discussions with the community, the planning process and input from the regional district’s transit committee representative Parksville Mayor Marc Lefebvre.

“This is something I’ve been hearing for a long time,” said Lefebvre, referring to the orig-inal buses being too big. “The larger buses take up too much room on our roads… The real is-sue is that the bigger buses aren’t properly oc-cupied, their volume (of riders) didn’t warrant that kind of bus.”

Lefebvre said he’s hoping the transition to smaller buses will open up more room for growth in terms of transit routes.

“Eventually what I want to talk about at the transit committee is having smaller buses go into different locations within the city of Parks-ville, maybe they can go up to Maple Glen one day.” Lefebvre said he’s excited to see the transit changes in action and invited Pearce to give a presentation to Parksville city council tomor-row night on the changes.

Meanwhile, there will be new route 40 VIU Express frequent transit network which con-nects downtown Nanaimo, Vancouver Island University, Country Club, Nanaimo North Town Centre and Woodgrove. This route of-fers two-way service on major corridors during peak times.


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A woman named Sandy bought a property on Bennett Road in Qualicum Beach in 2004. � ere was a very old house on the property. Hanging in that house was the portrait of a young wom-an, done in charcoal, wearing a period dress.

Also found in the house were doc-uments dated from 1907 to 1941. � e documents belonged to a family named Bennett. Could it be the same people the road is named after? How exciting.

In reviewing the documents I discov-er that the man of the house was Fred F. Bennett. He was an entrepreneur and appears to have sold real estate for a time in Port Alberni — “Drakes & Bennett, Real Estate Agents.” � ere is a map of the original Alberni District and a listing of some of the lots, along with selling prices and terms of sale. For ex-ample Lot # 112 was o� ered: two � ve-acre blocks, uncleared at $180/acre. One quarter of the price to be paid in cash, with the balance payable in six-12-18 months.

It is unclear from these documents when the Bennett’s arrived in Qualicum Beach, however a bill for a piano was mailed to F. F. Bennett at a Vancouver address in April, 1913 from Mason and Risch Ltd. � ere is also a large quantity of cancelled bank cheques from 1907 to 1913 which give a glimpse of Fred’s life.

In 1914, Fred received a letter from the B.C. Legislative Assembly acknowl-edging receipt of a petition signed by himself and others asking for $50,000 for road work for Qualicum Beach. No word on whether the request was grant-ed.

In April 1917, Fred received a let-ter from the B.C. Forest Branch Chief Forester M.A. Grainger stating where Fred could attend to write his examina-tion for the position of Assistant Forest Guard. Only British subjects were per-mitted to take the examination.

In November 1917, Fred received a bill from “� e Qualicum Merchant”, Mr. E. Bunting, purveyor of “wholesale and retail groceries, provisions, dry goods,

hardware, etc.”In 1924, M.K.Bennett received a let-

ter on Sept. 10 from Independent Radio Engineers giving exclusive territory rights for their products. Discounts on the Northern Electric sets are 30 per cent, Radiola 25 per cent, parts average 25 per cent with Northern Electric Pea-nut tubes 33.3 per cent — they will send their sta� magazine each month.

� e woman in the picture appears to be Mini Bell Bennett, who was mar-ried to Fred. Sadly for Mini, Fred died young, in 1927. � ere is a bill from the undertaker in Vancouver and letters of sympathy to Mini. In a letter from Mini’s Aunt Elizabeth Rent, it mentions Mini and Fred had sons. A condolence let-ter from Mini’s sister in New York City, mentions that Max and Dick will need her more than ever now. � ere is also a letter from this same sister “Babe” sent in 1917 from southern California,

where she mentions Qualicum Beach and elaborates on her current adven-tures, including going up in an aero-plane. Sadly she forgot her “Kodak” at home so had no photo to share.

� is treasure trove of documents was recently donated to the Qualicum Beach Museum by the owners of the home who discovered them. We are so grateful for this snapshot of local histo-ry. Having letterhead from a local busi-ness from 1917 and information about local people is a treasure. � ere are so many clues to follow up here to � nd out more information about the Bennetts and about Qualicum Beach.

� ese documents are now stored in the Qualicum Beach Museum Archives and form part of our local history col-lection. � e museum is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-4pm through Sep-tember, then Tuesday and � ursday from 1-4pm over the winter.

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Rock-a-Bear Baby opens shop in ParksvilleCandaCe [email protected]

It all started with the name. Owner Krystal Vaudreuil explains her

new Parksville baby attire storefront and spa came about by way of a great name suggestion from none other than her own mother.

“I said to my husband, ‘we should open a baby store’ and that night I talked to my mom and she said, ‘you could call it Rock-a-Bear Baby,’” Vaudreuil told The NEWS. “I thought to myself, now I have to do it — that name is too perfect.”

And just like that Rock-a-Bear Baby Swag and Spa was born.

The cozy 800 square feet spa is nes-tled along Morison Avenue in Parksville with a little wooden sign out front saying: “positive vibes only.”

It’s relaxed, smells delightful and the shop is bursting with adorable bamboo onesies, fox-print sleepers and incredibly soft swaddles.

Basically, it’s parental paradise. Vaudreuil calls it “a mom-friendly

spa” noting new mothers are welcome to bring their babies in with them during a treatment. As Vaudreuil’s first-born is just six months old, she’s more than un-derstanding about motherhood.

The shop carries mostly made-in Can-ada products like Salt Spring Soap Works Body Gelato, Vancouver’s Emerson Ap-parel line and Cowichan Valley Rocks and Roots shoes.

Vaudreuil said before she opened the shop, she found it difficult to find local-ly-made baby attire in Parksville and she often found herself shopping online to buy products made in B.C.

Recognizing a need in the communi-ty, Vaudreuil paired her skills as an esthe-tician with her background in business and opened a store to serve a wide range of women. Rock-a-Bear Baby spa treat-ments include: manicures, pedicures, leg and foot massages, threading, waxing, tinting and YonKa specialized facials. The team includes Vaudreuil, Lindsay Millar and Mahriya Auchoin.

Unlike most new mothers who take maternity leave after having a baby, Vau-

dreuil launched into entrepreneurship. But she szhe said isn’t overwhelmed. In fact, she seems more relaxed than most people without a newborn or new busi-ness.

“This was all meant to be,” she said, holding her now six-month-old baby boy. “I knew this was a good idea from

the beginning. I just had a feeling.” Vaudreuil is originally from Saskatch-

ewan but was drawn to the West Coast two years ago. “I was coming out here way too much,” she said. “I just wanted to be here for the lifestyle, the beauty, the air, the environment.”

Rock-a-Bear Baby Swag and Spa is

located at 147 Morison Avenue in Parks-ville. The shop is open Tuesday, Wednes-day and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday and Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more infor-mation, or to book an appointment, stop by or call 250-586-2772 or e-mail [email protected].

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The new crew at Rock-a-Bear Baby Swag and Spa hosted a grand opening barbecue last week where they raised $165 for Haven House. From left above are Gillian Rice, owner Krystal Vaudreuil (holding six-month-old Rocky’Bear), Lindsey Millar and Mahriya Auchoin. They welcomed more than 100 people to the new storefront along Morison Avenue in Parksville.


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French is one of the most romantic languages in the world — and a small group of women in Parksville Qual-icum Beach are celebrating it in song.

Nous Chantons is a choir made up of 12 women who share a common love of the french language. They meet once a week and sing french songs together for the pure pleasure of it.

“It (french music) goes to your core,” Nous Chantons co ordinator Suzanne Bernard told The NEWS. “It goes to your soul. It touches you deeply.”

Bernard started the group in 2008. “I was singing to my granddaughter one day and I real-

ized I was losing it,” said explained. So she put an advertisement in the newspaper and

rallied together likeminded people who now meet every Wednesday at a different member’s home to sing French songs and celebrate French culture.

Nous Chantons is always looking for new members. Bernard said you don’t have to be a professional sing-er or have any special training, however, it is important that prospective members have an understanding of the french language.

“We’re open to those who are bilingual, francophones and francophiles,” she said.

The group has a repertoire of 500 songs including fa-vourites such as: Chante-la ta chanson, La vie en rose and La Manic. Bernard stressed that the group is strictly “for pleasure” but said they do perform for schools and seniors homes.

Nous Chantons, which translates to We Are Singing, will meet next on Wednesday, Sept. 16 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. There is no membership fee. For more information or to become a member please contact Suzanne Bernard at 250-248-8714 or [email protected].

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Nous Chantons, above, a singing group based in Parksville Qualicum Beach that meets every Wednesday to practise french songs, is looking for new members.

Sound Connection helps singers find their voiceSound Connection in Coombs will be

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“We have been directing Sound Con-nection in Coombs at the Soundgarden for over two years now and it has been a huge benefit to our community, as well as

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“Many of our members have little to no experience and we are constantly finding that some have never been provided with a safe place to sing. Others have been told at some point in their lives that they can’t or shouldn’t sing, and it’s amazing to see these people singing, and finding friend-

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It costs $70 for seven sessions with another seven weeks following. Pre-reg-istration is required as space is limited. For more information or to register visit www.esteemvocals.com or call Me-gan Keene at 250-228-2467.

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French is one of the most romantic languages in the world — and a small group of women in Parksville Qual-icum Beach are celebrating it in song.

Nous Chantons is a choir made up of 12 women who share a common love of the french language. They meet once a week and sing french songs together for the pure pleasure of it.

“It (french music) goes to your core,” Nous Chantons co ordinator Suzanne Bernard told The NEWS. “It goes to your soul. It touches you deeply.”

Bernard started the group in 2008. “I was singing to my granddaughter one day and I real-

ized I was losing it,” said explained. So she put an advertisement in the newspaper and

rallied together likeminded people who now meet every Wednesday at a different member’s home to sing French songs and celebrate French culture.

Nous Chantons is always looking for new members. Bernard said you don’t have to be a professional sing-er or have any special training, however, it is important that prospective members have an understanding of the french language.

“We’re open to those who are bilingual, francophones and francophiles,” she said.

The group has a repertoire of 500 songs including fa-vourites such as: Chante-la ta chanson, La vie en rose and La Manic. Bernard stressed that the group is strictly “for pleasure” but said they do perform for schools and seniors homes.

Nous Chantons, which translates to We Are Singing, will meet next on Wednesday, Sept. 16 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. There is no membership fee. For more information or to become a member please contact Suzanne Bernard at 250-248-8714 or [email protected].

Photo submitted by suzanne bernard

Nous Chantons, above, a singing group based in Parksville Qualicum Beach that meets every Wednesday to practise french songs, is looking for new members.

Sound Connection helps singers find their voiceSound Connection in Coombs will be

starting off a new season this Thursday. Sound Connection Choir sings popular

and contemporary music and is seeking men and women who love music, singing and have a desire to perform.

“We have been directing Sound Con-nection in Coombs at the Soundgarden for over two years now and it has been a huge benefit to our community, as well as

helping people ‘find’ their voice,” choir co director Megan Keene told The NEWS in an e-mail.

“Many of our members have little to no experience and we are constantly finding that some have never been provided with a safe place to sing. Others have been told at some point in their lives that they can’t or shouldn’t sing, and it’s amazing to see these people singing, and finding friend-

ships within this supportive group, so we are seeking new members to join us in song.”

Sound Connection meets in Coombs Thursday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at The Soundgarden starting Sept. 10.

Vocalists will be instructed on vocal warm-up, exercises, improv and tech-nique. Singers will be provided with lyrics and recordings of the music.

There are no auditions and no experi-ence is necessary, but Keene said “an ea-gerness to learn is a must.”

It costs $70 for seven sessions with another seven weeks following. Pre-reg-istration is required as space is limited. For more information or to register visit www.esteemvocals.com or call Me-gan Keene at 250-228-2467.

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Dragonfly Dinner will be hosted at the Quality Resort Bayside

The 12th annual Dragonfly Dinner will be hosted next week in support of mental health and the achievements of Forward House clients.

The dinner will be hosted Tuesday, Sept. 15 at the Quality Resort Bayside starting at 5:30 p.m.

According to a news release is-sued by Forward House, the evening will celebrate mental health, Forward House clients, community supporters and grant funders who help Forward House offer a wide variety of programs and supports.

The evening will include a buf-fet-style dinner followed by recogni-tion, community awards, music, a live auction and a 50/50 draw. Additional-ly, Forward House 16-month calendars will be available at the dinner featuring art work created by Forward House cli-ents.

Forward House has been serving clients in Parksville Qualicum Beach since 1982 with funding from Island Health. Forward House provides day programs for clients with mental health and/or addiction issues.

Tickets are $25 each. They are avail-able at Forward House located at 136 East Hirst Avenue in Parksville. Doors to the Dragonfly Dinner open at 5:30

p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. For more information visit www.for-

wardhouse.com or call 250-954-0785.—NEWS Staff

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The 12th annual Dragonfly Dinner will be hosted next Tuesday in support of mental health. Pictured above, Forward House executive director Sharon Welch (right) gives special recognition to clients and volunteers at last year’s event.

It’s All About the Garden in QualicumWho in their right mind would have a garden sale in fall? The Qualicum Beach Garden Club (QBGC) is doing just

that.According to a news release issued by the club, “the best

time to divide and transplant is in the fall” and the club has decided to share their treasures with other gardeners.

The garden sale — deemed All About the Garden — will offer plants and gardening items galore.

The release said they will have winter vegetable starts and vegetables.

All profits from the garden sales go to an education fund and in the past the Qualicum Beach Garden Club has sup-ported Milner Gardens’ Shoots with Roots kids program.

All About the Garden starts Sept. 12 at the Qualicum Beach Museum from 8 a.m. to noon. The Qualicum Beach Museum is located at 587 Beach Road.

For more information contact QBGC president Sue Beat-ty at 250-954-5211.

— NEWS Staff/Submitted By The Qualicum Beach Garden Club

‘The Hungry Cat Tour’ hits the MAC Jazz is back at the McMil-

lan Arts Centre. Award-winning harp

player and renowned gui-tarist David Sinclair and Keith Bennett will perform

blues, gypsy jazz and pop in Parksville.

According to a news re-lease issued by The MAC, the duo is bringing their ‘Hungry Cat Tour’ to

Parksville Sept. 25. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and perfor-mances start at 8 p.m. Tick-ets are $15/$12 for OCAC members. Recent releases by Sinclair and Bennett in-

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and job description.

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

The Museum is seeking a self-starter to provide administrative/financial support to the Manager and Board of Directors. The ideal candidate must be able to work with a variety of volunteers and adapt to changing priorities. This position requires experience in office and basic accounting practices (payments, cash receipts, payroll), proficiency in standard computer programs such as MS office, spreadsheets, email, social media and accounting information systems, preferably Simply Accounting. Hours of work are flexible but will require some Saturdays June through September.

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Permanent part time. 15-20 Hours per week$14.50 - $15.00 Per hour

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

CARDS OF THANKS

THE family of Michael Hanlon would like to thank the Emer-gency Services, BC Ambu-lance attendants, Errington Volunteer Firefi ghters, the RCMP, and the Coroner who attended Mike on August 10th. Your professionalism, com-passion and care was so ap-preciated. You are our angels here on earth. We would also like to thank Dr. Fridricksen, Dr. Ballie, Dr. Park, Medigas, MedPro technicians, lab and x-ray technicians who looked after him so well. To our neighbours, friends and church family, Fr. Karam, the Knights of Columbus and CWL ladies- huge hugs and God Bless. To all businesses who we dealt with over the past month, thank you for your care and compassion.

COMING EVENTS

YOU are cordially invited to the Coronation Street Social Club of Oceanside monthly meeting. A friendly social group, frivolity welcome, smiles required. QB Legion Thur 10 Sept 2pm. Call Gloria 250 752 6357

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LOST AND FOUND

LOST CAT- Reward $100. Moved from Coquitlam BC on Aug 17 to Wembley Rd near Ocean Side school, she is a dark brown/grey tabby with ra-coon like tail, answers to “Kit-ty” maybe in search of her master, recently moved to Stanford Place Lodge, Parks-ville, BC. Call 250-248-3515.

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TRAVEL

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PROFESSIONAL OPPORTU-NITIES: Troyer Ventures Ltd. is a privately owned energy services company servicing Western Canada. All job op-portunities include competitive wages, comprehensive bene-fi ts package and room for ad-vancement. We are accepting applications at multiple branches for: Professional Drivers (Class 1, 3), and Me-chanics. Successful candi-dates will be self-motivated and eager to learn. Experi-ence is preferred, but training is available. Valid safety tick-ets, clean drug test, and a drivers abstract are required. For more information and to apply, please visit our website at: Troyer.ca.

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LOOKING FOR an occasional dog sitter for a Teacup Chi-huahua in the Parksville area. Please call 1-250-891-8080.

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WILL CRUISE for Hair Do’s. Call Pauline (250)607-7435. 17 yrs exp. We come to you!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

COMPUTER SERVICES

BUYDENS COMPUTERS PC Repair & Personal Tutoring.Call Kevin @ 250-240-7372.

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THE RAIN IS COMING! Get those last-minute little jobs done around the house before summer’s over. Electrical fi x-tures, new taps, new roof on the shed or even setting up that new computer, I can help. Call VITO: 250-240-9613.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

ALL TYPES of Hauling; gar-den waste & garden junk. Same day service. Call (250)240-1116.

ALL TYPES of hauling. Small loads, garden waste, construc-tion debris & junk. Call Ron 250-757-2094, 250-947-0572.

WAYNE’S HAUL-AWAY. Willhaul away unwanted whatev-er. Also, small engine repair. Bondable. 250-752-1639.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

PAINTING

A STROKE ABOVE PaintingLTD- Spring is Here! Give your home a fresh new look & go from drab to fab! Book early to avoid disappointment. Com-mercial & Residential. Interi-or/Exterior. WCB. Insured. Call Dave, 250-240-2310.

“LITTLE AZTEC” Painting- Professional. Good rates. Free quote. Jose’ (250)594-6611.


PAINTING

M OXFORD Home/Commer-cial Reno’s & Painting. Decks, Sheds, Hardwood & Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guaranteed. Fully insured. (250)228-5204.

POIRIER PAINTING: PHONE FOR FALL SPECIALS. Resi-dential / Commercial. Fully in-sured, Guaranteed Workman-ship, WCB, Call Dan at #250-240-3528.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

BELLEVUE RECONDITIONED

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1040 BELLEVUE ROADParksville 250-248-8251

HOBBIES & CRAFTS

GRINSHEEP FIBRE Produc-tions. Felting, spinning, knitting & weaving supplies. Tues - Sat., 1 - 5 or by appt. 250-248-6306. [email protected]

GARAGE SALES

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

RECLAIMED FIR planks, ap-prox. 300 sq. ft. of beautiful fi r plank fl ooring 1 3/4” thick x 7.5” wide, various lengths, re-moved from a sunroom, exc. cond. $400 obo. Must haul away. Call 250-752-3277.

REAL ESTATE

COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL

2,200FT2 Cabinet shop available for long term rent. Fully equiped with tools and equipment. Situated in the Parksville Industrial Park. $2,400 per month plus GST and Hydro. Call Vincent for more info at 250 667 2804, and Gary to view, at 250 248 2428 or cell 250 228 2428.

FOR SALE BY OWNER

5TH WHEEL- Free pad, hydro and water for light respon-sibilities. Call for more info. $25,000. Call (250)758-0121.

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

RATHTREVOR Beachfront luxury furnished 3 bdrm 2 bath condo. Monthly & avail Sept 8. $1500. Call 1-604-787-9771.

RENTALS

MOILLIET MANORClean, Quiet, Secure

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COTTAGES

2 bdrm, furnished, beachfront cottage, downtown Parksville. Avail from Oct 1/15 to May 31/16.. Suit quiet, responsible people. $800/mo. Elec, heat & cable. No pets, no smokers. References req’d. 250-248-3171.

HOMES FOR RENT

BOWSER- OCEAN front 2 bdrm, 1 bath, carport, F/P, covered porch, D/W, quiet, clean, walk the beach. [email protected] Call 1-970-240-9250.

Coombs - 3 bdrm house for rent. Avail Oct 1. 3 acres, well/septic system. $1050/mo. References plz. 250-228-1615

QUALICUM BEACH- Avail Oct 15, 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath, 1600sqft, 2 guest F/P, garage, RV parking in Qualicum Woods. NS/NP. $1350+ utils. Call (250)927-7470.

OFFICE/RETAIL

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865 sq.ft. good exposure on Beach Road.

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STORAGE

MORE SPACE FOR LESSStorage Containers Currently available:

8’ x 20’ $105. + taxes. Open storage for RVs,

cars, boats, trailers: $40. + taxes for fi rst 20’ $2 each additional foot.

250-248-7100.

SUITES, LOWER

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TOWNHOUSES

LUXURIOUS 2 bdrm, 2 bath, furnished 1400sq ft townhome. St. Andrew’s at Morning Star Golf Course. 55+. 6 mo rental. October 1 to March 30 inclu-sive. NS/NP. $2600/mo. Call (250)468-4200.

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AUTO SERVICES

Seat Repairs, Vinyl Tops, Convertibles, Carpets,

Headliners, Motorbike Seats

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CARS

1998 CHEV Malibu LS. Good condition. 224,850 km. Ser-viced regularly. Asking $2,500. OBO. (250)248-5999.

1998 CHRYSTLER Concord (gold colour), auto, low mile-age, exc. cond. Fully loaded. Luxury 4dr sedan with leather seats. $2,300. (250)752-5226

MOTORCYCLES

‘02 HARLEY custom built. Engine has 35,000 km. Lots of chrome, very fancy. Health reasons $7500 or may consid-er trade cash & small RV Class E. Call 250-468-0309.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

23’, 2007 Surveyor travel trail-er, fully equipped, linens, housewares, etc. Full propane. 3,600 km. Island driven. $12,000. Call (250)738-0348.

5TH WHEEL- Free pad, hydro and water for light respon-sibilities. Call for more info. $25,000. Call (250)758-0121.

‘92 SLUMBER QUEEN 10’ camper. W: 1000 kg. excellent condition, everything works. $4500. obo. 250-954-3530

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KWALIKUM SOCCER

KSS centre gets new soccer coachwww.pqbnews.com

Centre for Soccer Excellence in Qualicum Beach gains experienced player and coach

Panters’ September Hockey Classic is coming

T YSON [email protected]

Kwalikum Secondary School’s Centre for Soccer Excellence will be welcoming a new face to their program, starting this upcoming school year.

Chris Merriman, of the Merriman soc-cer family out of Nanaimo, will join the ranks as a coach at the KSS Centre for Soc-cer Excellence starting this month.

Merriman, a former Simon Fraser Uni-versity Clansmen, has spent time playing the beautiful game in Europe with EIF Ekenas Football Club (Finland), as well as playing for the Mid Isle Highlanders here on Vancouver Island.

“We’re very pleased to have Chris com-ing on board with us,” KSS Athletic Di-rector Butch Gayton said. “Chris brings a wealth of knowledge in the game of soccer to our program and I think he’s going to be a great fit here.”

“He’s had a ton of experience, both as a player and a coach, so it’s going to be a great learning experience for our stu-dents.”

Merriman, who’s father Bill coaches the VIU Mariners men’s soccer team, re-cently spent time as an assistant in 2014 with the Mariners, which saw that team finish second at the national champion-ships.

He’s also been one of the head coaches, along with his brothers James and Tyler, at the Merriman Soccer Academy.

“It’s nice because the kids know who

Chris is,” Gayton said. “He’s coming into this program after playing locally and hav-ing success both nationally and interna-

tionally too.”“Lots of our athletes know Chris from

his days as a member of the Highlanders

club so it’s cool to have the kids respect him from that point of view, not only as a teacher and coach but for what he’s done on the field as a player too.”

The Centre for Soccer Excellence is in its third year and the numbers in the pro-gram are still growing. It gives students a chance to learn the ins and outs of the game on an entirely different level, from managing the strength and conditioning side of things off the field to the product on the field.

“We’ve been having good success each year,” Gayton said. “We’ve got internation-al students that are coming here interest-ed in the program, a good mixture of boys and girls of all different ages and skill levels that are excited to learn things here in the Centre for Soccer Excellence. We’re just re-ally happy that it’s been such a hit with the students here and continues to grow each year.”

With former coach and teacher Shel Brodsgaard leaving to pursue another career, the opening came and Merriman was the right candidate for the position.

“It just makes sense,” Gayton said. “His ties to VIU, his ties to the Mid Isle High-landers, we’ve had players come through KSS that have gone on to play at VIU and have played for the Highlanders as well. Shel was great for us and we loved having him here, sadly for us he had another ca-reer opportunity that was too good to pass up so that left a vacancy for us to fill and luckily for us, we found Chris.”

T YSON [email protected]

The Parksville Panters Sep-tember Hockey Classic will be taking place September 15-17 and will feature 26 teams from across North America at Oceans-ide Place.

Competing through four age categories (60, 65, 70, 75+), this will be the 15th time the classic

takes place. Starting way back in 1993, with Peter Kucey and Ed Taylor holding a tournament on behalf of the Parksville Gold-en Oldies Sports Associaition (PGOSA), the tournament was successful in it’s early years.

After a hiatus, the classic was re-introduced in 2004 with the opening of Oceanside Place in

Parksville. At that time, along with the September Classic, the January Junket was also intro-duced by the Panter organiza-tion. Senior hockey was on the rise, with both tournaments still running to this day.

“We sent out invites all over the world,” Al Grier, tournament organizer from 2004 to 2008, said.

“There weren’t too many organi-zations that had senior hockey teams with players over 60, so it was mostly North American teams that came out. These tour-naments have been a boost to the local economy over the years, bringing in close to a million dol-lars during their time here.”

The September Classic kicks

off on Tuesday, September 15, and will run through to Thurs-day, September 17.

There will be a beer garden, lots of prizes and a massive group dinner at Cuckoos restaurant in Coombs. Admission is free throughout the tournament, so come down to Oceanside Place to check out some of the action.

TYSON TAYLOR PHOTO

Tony Trozzo (with ball) is one of the KSS Centre for Soccer Excellence students that will have a new coach in Chris Merriman for the upcoming school year.


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Beach)• 2nd: Stephen Forrest, Robin For-rest and Alison Merryfield (Port Al-berni)• 3rd: Mick Banks, Gerry Murphy and Nancy Blue (QB)• 4th: John Wilson, Jane Nielsen and Brian Sutton (QB) Late draw:• 1st: Vern Greenhill, Dean Penny and Anne Kwasnitza (Courtenay)• 2nd: Rick Quibell, Mary Mulligan and Dean Thompson (Nanaimo)• 3rd: Dave Muir, Roberta Stets and Peter Scott (Parksville)• 4th: Dave Cole, Vera Gebhardt and Delores Adams (Parksville)

Photo submitted by Carol buCyk

The overall winners of the B.C. Cash Bowls Triples Tournament (from left) Jim McDonald, Joyce Findlay and Bob Findlay, with Lynn Chwartacki, representative of Bowls B.C.


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