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From restaurateur to fi lm commissioner withinternational connections, Joan Miller makes it happen

Movie troubles? Just call � e Fixer

There’s a scene in Pulp Fiction when the two hit men call in Th e Cleaner, aka Harvey Keitel,

to tidy up a botched job.

A loose trigger fi nger results in the un-fortunate and messy demise of some schmuck in the back of a car and now it’s Th e Cleaner’s job to make it “all go away.”

It’s unlikely that Island North Film (INfi lm) Commissioner Joan Miller has ever bumped off a mouthy pro-duction assistant, but when things go wrong in movieland, she’s the fi rst to be called.

“We’re fi xers. Th at’s what fi lm com-missioners are,” she explains. “If they call in the middle of the night because they want something in the morning, you do it. Th at’s just the way this in-dustry works.”

Joan “Th e Fixer” Miller has an om-inous ring until she fl ashes that big smile and bats those blue eyes. It’s a look that says, “Trust me and relax, I know what I’m doing. I’ll make it hap-pen.”

Miller is a certifi ed fi lm commission-er, just one of 24 worldwide. It’s her expertise, contacts and diplomacy that has helped bring many projects, worth tens of millions of dollars, to

Campbell River and Vancouver Island since the mid-1990s. “I’m a certifi ed fi xer now! Some might say certifi able,” she says with a laugh. “It’s come a long way from, ‘Would you like some coff ee or tea?’”

And that’s how it all began, two de-cades ago, at the popular local restau-rant, Pier Street Cafe, that she owned and operated downtown.

Miller recalls serving a man who start-ed to ask a lot of questions about the area and who’s available to do what. Turns out the guy was a locations scout for the soon-to-be-made Hol-lywood fl ick, � e Scarlet Letter, and it turned out that Miller was excep-tionally qualifi ed to meet their needs. “Hey, I’m a local girl. I know a lot peo-ple and places,” she says with a shrug.

When the fi lm crew arrived in Camp-bell River to shoot scenes in the forest and along the Oyster River, movie fans scoured the city for sightings of star Demi Moore.

It was an exciting time and it also dropped millions of dollars in the region as the fi lmmakers hired local people, bought supplies and services, and ordered enough daily catering to feed a company of soldiers.

Despite the fact the movie was a com-

mercial fl op, it opened the door for Miller’s second career as a fi lm com-missioner, a process she calls, “Trial by fi re.”

“In the movie biz, you quickly learn that things go really, really good, or they go really, really bad,” she says.

After � e Scarlet Letter, Miller took courses off ered through the province which wanted to expand B.C.’s fi lm base from just Vancouver. Th ere she learned the “dos and don’ts” of what fi lmmakers expect which can boil down to this simplistic philosophy: Do whatever you can at any time of day for the movie makers and never EVER divulge any information about the project that hasn’t been fi rst ap-proved by at least 50 people.”

“You make one mistake, just one mis-take, and you lose their trust forever,” Miller explains. “Th is is a global in-dustry if you get on ‘that list’ that’s it!”

In the minds of movie people, Miller is on the “Good Girl” list and that led to movie #2 which was far bigger than the fi rst project. “Eaters of the Crew,” laughs Miller, recalling the joke name for the working title.

In the summer of 1997, a large pro-duction fi lm crew arrived in Campbell River to make the Michael Crighton

book, Eaters of the Dead, into a major motion picture starring Antonio Ban-deras.

It was hush-hush for months, but with hundreds of local people involved as extras, suppliers and craftsmen, the word got out that Disney had arrived and was spending millions to make a potential blockbuster. Th e fi lm was later renamed � e 13th Warrior and also failed to do well at the box offi ce, but it was another local economic bo-nanza.

“Th ey spent about $37 million in our area alone,” says Miller. It was also or-ganized chaos as Miller, the newbie Fixer, worked out of her restaurant to fi nd locations, equipment and crafts-people to meet the never-ending list of urgent demands. Th e fi lmmakers also holed up in the cafe because there was the space and, more impor-tantly, food.

“I remember being in there, trying to fi nd bulldozers and here was John McTiernan, one of the world’s big-gest directors, helping serve custom-ers because I was on the phone. He thought it was fun,” Miller says.

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same space. In the following years she took more courses, met with other commissioners, travelled to confer-ences, held local workshops to help train people who wanted to enter the movie business, and compiled a com-prehensive portfolio of potential fi lm locations for the North Island.

“We have fabulous locations in our re-gion!” she states. Soon, Miller’s repu-tation as a great Fixer – make that fi lm commissioner – spread. In the com-ing years, crews arrived from around the world to fi lm commercials, more movies and scenes, and an array of nature and wildlife documentaries. “Right now we’re coming into docu-mentary season,” she points out.

Her reputation also grew among the 330 fi lm commissions scattered around the globe. For the last 10 years, Miller was on the Association of Film

Commissioners International and stepped down as 1st vice-president this past January after helping orga-nize the conference in South Korea.

It was on the board where Miller made many important contacts with people like Michael Uslan, an executive pro-ducer of the Batman franchise, who was recently in Campbell River – on Miller’s invitation - for the 25th anni-versary screening of Batman.

Her resignation from the board doesn’t mean Miller is stepping back from her duties. Rather, she sees it as opportunity to utilize her relation-ships with producers, directors, in-dependent fi lmmakers and creative people to bring their expertise to the Island. Specifi cally, Miller is devoting more time and energy to the Camp-bell River Creative Industries Council, “whose aim is to incubate and accel-

erate the growth of a cluster of creative industries in our community.”

And they’re doing this by bringing businesses and creative people to-gether to fi nd innovate ways to make video, games, movies and more. Th is proactive approach, she believes, will help attract even more projects to the area.

“We had to go out and build an in-ternational market because that’s the way the world works,” she says. “Otherwise you’re playing the wait-ing game, waiting for productions to come to you and that doesn’t work well.”

At home in Campbell River, Miller re-laxes in her living room, surrounded by local paintings of fi shing boats and First Nations art, but it’s the back gar-den where she can work in the earth, relax and enjoy the plants and fl owers.

But it’s never too long before someone calls asking Th e Fixer to get something done… right now!

“My Rolodex is wild! In the middle of the night who are you going to call? You just get things done,” she says.

Other movies supported by IN� lm:• Insomnia (2002), Port Alberni, star-ring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hillary Swank.

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• National Lampoon’s Going Th e Dis-tance (2004), Saratoga Beach.

• Are We Th ere Yet (2005), Comox Val-ley, staring Ice Cube.

• Godzilla (2014), Nanaimo.

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Story and photography by Alistair Taylor

The rim of yellow stone captures a strip of white sunlight. A wall re-fl ects that same light to the view-

er’s eye. In another frame, an old cast-iron stove, cluttered with cast iron pots and utensils, is bathed in sunlight.

Meanwhile, in a diff erent painting, a pint of Guinness sits on the bar of a darkened pub. Daylight streaming in through an out-of-scene window is captured in the ripples of the beer glass.

It’s safe to say that Heather Hughson can see light.

And when she sees the way that light strikes a particular scene, she cap-tures it on canvas.

“Th e hardest thing, I think, is con-quering light,” Hughson says. “Th ere’s a light and there’s a shade

and you can see that light and shade but you need to have the confi dence

to paint the light like you see it.”

And the light Hughson likes to capture shines down on scenes around Van-

couver Island near her Campbell River home. For the most part. A pint of legendary beer in its native habitat – a pub in Ireland – proved too irresistible for the artist to not paint and, presumably, drink.

But Hughson is usually traveling around northern Vancouver Island with a camera around her neck

looking for scenes to capture and take back to her studio. Once there,

the photos become the building blocks of her paintings, occasionally

works of art themselves.

She’s been doing it since she moved to Campbell River in 1986. But it wasn’t

until she moved to the Island that she became inspired to paint. She began ex-ploring her Island home and taking pho-tographs. After taking the photos, she

became taken by the idea of recreating in paint scenes of where she had been.

A course at North Island College pro-vided the techniques to express her-self through paint. “And it just kind of opened my mind,” Hughson says. She began creating original pieces of art and was further encouraged when one of her pieces sold “right off the bat.”

As an artist, she admires the impression-ist style of painting because, among oth-er things, they knew about light.

“Th e Impressionists always talked about the light,” Hughson says. But her impres-sionist leanings don’t fully defi ne her art.

“I have always said I am a contemporary artist,” Hughson says. “I like to think I lean towards the Impressionists.”

Impressionism is a style that originated in France in the 1860s that depicts a visu-al impression of a moment, an attempt to capture the shifting eff ect of light and colour. It places less emphasis on a liter-al depiction of a scene.

Hughson’s work is informed by impres-sionism but she also strives to represent what she sees. Her creative space is a studio off her kitchen. “Th at means I can see my pieces of art throughout the day.”

When she fi rst started out, art was some-thing she did whenever she found the time. But in recent years, she’s devel-oped the discipline to paint regularly and has discovered how productive that can make you. Now she gets up at 6am to paint.

“Painting every day means that you can be a lot more relaxed about what you are doing because you’re doing a lot more of it. Th e more you paint the more con-fi dence you get.”

If you make a mistake you just correct it. You don’t fret about putting so much time in and so this piece better be “the

Seeing the Light

Heather Hughson is compelled to capture scenes from Vancouver Island and elsewhere

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one” because you won’t fi nd time to do another or go back over a mistake. You learn that “there’s always tomorrow.”

Another aspect of her life that is boost-ing her productivity is her part time job at the Campbell River Community Arts Council.

Working in an offi ce in Sybil Andrews Cottage, the former home of the late, great artist, and surrounding herself with the business of promoting and support-ing local artists is inspirational in itself. “I found myself encouraged even more to paint.”

Her subject matter is varied, but heavi-ly leaning towards landscapes, and she paints in a variety of media from water colour to acrylic and, even, photogra-phy.

Ironically, a photograph of salmon in a stream is more Impressionistic than most of her paintings. But when she fi rst started out, her style was all over the place. “I did a show and someone thought there were fi ve diff erent artists in the show.”

Now she has found the freedom having her own style gives her. “With a style, you can do anything.” Her style is defi ned not by the subject matter but by “the way you put the paint down.”

For now, Hughson doesn’t have a goal for her art. It is a means in itself. “I don’t know if I am actually going anywhere,” she says. “I just want to paint. I just want to enjoy myself. I don’t know if art is ful-fi lling, sometimes it’s frustrating. But it is compelling. Artists don’t stop being artists. You don’t retire from it, you keep doing it because you have to do it.” Visit her online: www.heatherhughson.ca

Supporting Artists

Being an artist herself and working with the Arts Council, Hughson gives a lot of thought to supporting her creative col-leagues. And recently, she hit upon a plan that allows her to support her fel-low artists. And it’s a plan that anyone can follow. “Six years ago, I hadn’t been selling any paintings for a while and I realized that I hadn’t been buying any either,” she says. She hit on the idea that she would buy one painting a year.

She now has seven pieces of original art that she’s purchased from local artists, even though she doesn’t have a large budget. “I think anyone can buy origi-nal art,” she says. “Th ere’s a lot of it out there.” People think nothing of buying a poster from a department store but they don’t realize they can buy an original piece of art for not much more money.

As an artist herself, buying other art al-lows her to enjoy a piece for its own sake, instead of constantly evaluating her own art. “I don’t really see my own art. When I look at it, I look at it more critically. When I see a piece I purchased, I smile. It gives me far greater joy.”

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“Having a local builder produce a product of this calibre is a testament to the skills and innovation of the West Coast boat building industry,” said Ed-ward Dahlgreen of the Nanaimo Port Authority, af-ter Daigle delivered two new patrol vessels in 2012.

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For Campbell Riverites, the un-mistakable sound of chain saws slicing through the air, the feel-

ing of wood chips creeping into your sandals, and the smell of cedar can only mean one thing: Canada Day.

And with Canada Day comes one of Campbell River’s favourite traditions Transformations on the Shore, the annual wood carving contest in Frank James Park.

Th e event has been associated with Campbell River’s Canada Day festivi-ties for years and 2014 is no diff erent. Starting with a single log, bark still in-tact, approximately 27 chainsaw art-ists will try their hand at transforming the park, starting June 25 and running until June 29 when awards will be giv-en out to the best carvers.

Don Daniels, president of the Shore-line Arts Society which hosts the carv-ing competition, says this year marks the fi rst time a carver will come all the way from Nova Scotia.

Daniels is also seeing a new trend emerge. “Th is year we have more women entering,” Daniels says. “In the last few years there’s been an in-crease in women participating in the competition.”

And why not? Th e Shoreline Arts Festival has always been popular in

Campbell River and Daniels expects no diff erent for the competition’s 18th year.

“It’s probably one of the most popular summer events in Campbell River,” Daniels says. “It’s free and it’s open to everyone. People can come and watch the competitors during the event. Hundreds and hundreds of photos are taken after the event be-cause the carvings are left on display.”

Come September, the carvings are

moved to various locations around town, usually to sponsors of the event. Th e competition has spawned some notorious and much-talked about pieces of art in the community.

Who can forget the large spider that hangs on the wall beside the Tide-mark Th eatre? Or the Cookie Monster that watches over the SeaWalk.

Long-time residents will even recall the original octopus – the carving that can be traced back to the festival’s roots. In 1996, artist Max Chickite found an old stump on the beach and went to work. He transformed the log into an octopus.

Campbell River resident Barb Co-meau happened to be on the beach that day and, impressed with Chick-ite’s work, envisioned something

“ “It’s probably one of the most popular summer events in Campbell River. It’s free and it’s open to everyone.

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Part of the reason is the communi-ty support behind the festival. “Th e community really gets behind the event,” Daniels says.

“Th ere’s lots of volunteers and do-nations to Shoreline. We get a lot of support from local restaurants and hotels. We have no problem getting carvers put up free of charge. It’s real-ly a community-backed event.”

And there’s a lot of camaraderie, too. “Yes, it’s a competition but the carv-ers help each other out,” Daniels says. “If someone’s saw breaks, or their tool breaks, someone else will lend them theirs.”

Still, it is a competition and the com-petitive carvers are always trying to do better. Daniels says people this year are in for a treat.

“Th e carvings get more and more de-tailed every day,” Daniels says. “Th e carvers are getting more experienced as carvers are teaching other carvers.”

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The Campbell River Salmon Fes-tival’s Logger Sports competi-tion boasts of many accolades.

• It’s the No. 1 logger sports show in Canada.

• It has the highest prize package in Canada.

• It attracts competitors from all over the world.

It’s the fourth biggest logger sports competition in North America (Th e state of New York hosts the biggest, Wisconsin hosts Nos. 2 and 3 and then

there is Campbell River at No. 4. No. 5 is put on by our fellow British Colum-bians in Squamish).

It has been broadcast a number of times on national television networks like Canada’s TSN and NBC in the U.S.

“Oh, yeah, it’s a big event,” said Jim Lil-burn, president of the Campbell River Salmon Festival Society which puts on the logger sports competition as part of the festival.

“Being a world class show and being No. 1 in Canada – we have the highest

prize package – that attracts people,” Lilburn said.

A world class show. Th at says it all and it’s right here in Campbell River. Th e best in the world competing at Nunns Creek Park, Aug. 8-10.

Campbell River Logger Sports has grown to be one of the premiere events of its kind and that’s great for the sport and its great for the compet-itors.

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“Salmon Festival helped 38 diff er-ent groups last year,” Lilburn said.

One of the most called-upon ser-vices is the loan of the Salmon Fes-tival’s stage, power equipment and tents. Th e festival gives all of this freely to the community.

“Why should everybody have to have a stage,” Lilburn said.

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decided to make all its gear available to other com-munity groups free of charge.

“In Campbell River, it was around $30,000 that other groups didn’t have to pay out,” Lilburn said.

It’s a philo-s o p h i c a l point with

the Salmon Fes-tival society that they give back to the community because the com-munity has given so much to it.

“We go cap in hand for donations,” Lilburn said.

And the community responds gen-erously. But because the society can’t give out cash to other com-munity groups, it can help by pro-viding equipment and assistance.

Th e Salmon Festival also provides support to community endeavours. Community groups and business-

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arose out of the forest industry her-itage of communities like Campbell River.

Logging was Campbell River’s fi rst industry and the traditional skills that built the industry are the ones on display in Logger Sports – the hand axe, spring board chopping and the double bucking.

Th e Salmon Festival’s website says it well: “From the days of hand log-ging, bulls, horses and steam ma-chinery, to today’s use of grapple yarders, self loaders and helicop-ters, the industry has seen many changes. Th roughout these chang-

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es, the one thing that has remained constant, is the loggers getting together to show off their skills in friendly competitions.”

“It is the heritage of Campbell River,” Lilburn said. “Th ese are all things our forefathers did. Th is keeps that heritage alive.”

And the events in Logger Sports refl ect that heritage. Events like axe throwing, tree climbing, spring board chops, log rolling, hand bucking and high speed power saw cutting never cease to amaze the crowds at these competitions.

For 2014, Salmon Festival plans to present two World Championship and seven Canadian Champion-ships, along with 30+ other Open, Intermediate, Novice, Ladies, Youth and Teen events.

International and local loggers will be competing for part of the $33,000 prize package at this world class Logger Sports competition.

On the Friday evening they host a special competition called Th e Best In Th e Bush. Th is is a relay competition for local teams of four persons competing in four events: Axe Th rowing, Power Saw Bucking, Choker Racing and Double Hand Saw Bucking.

One of the other unique features of the Campbell River Logger Sports is the role it plays in developing professionals. Th at’s because it has the largest number of Novice and Intermediate events, in addition to the professionals, something that is surprisingly rare.

“If you don’t have enough for your novice and

intermediates, where do your pros come from,” Lilburn said.

A lot of logging sports shows and competitions don’t have enough events for local people. Like most competitions, logging sports has a limited number of professionals chasing the prize money, much like the rodeo circuit. But what hap-pens when the pros retire?

“Who’s going to take their place,” Liburn said. A lot of events focus on the pros because they’re a big attraction but there are few events for novices and intermediates. Without enough competition, local competitors can’t develop.

Th e Campbell River Logger Sports has 40-45 events. A show with 30-35 events is considered big.

“A lot of these shows, they don’t have enough events for local peo-ple,” Lilburn says.

Like past years, this year’s event will feature the novices and the in-termediates on the Saturday and then the pros and the ladies on the Sunday.

So, if you’re looking for an excit-ing competition, heritage, music and family fun, then the Campbell River Salmon Festival and Logger Sports weekend on Aug. 8-10 is the place to be.

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� e greatest show on this part of the Earth

There’s a whale of a show in the waters off Campbell River and the east coast of Vancouver Island.

And thousands of tourists fl ock to this com-munity to catch it. Th e stars of this show are, of course, the whales, primarily the Orca or killer whales and the humpbacks but a strong supporting cast is provided by dolphins and porpoises.

Whale watching is the quintessential adven-ture that draws visitors to this region. “It just seems to be the kind of classic experience for people who come out to the West Coast,” says Roger Mcdonell, co-owner of Stubbs Island Charters out of Telegraph Cove.

For the longest time, Telegraph Cove, a three-hour drive north of Campbell River, was the centre of whale watching in the region but growing populations of whales in the northern Straight of Georgia means that the experience of seeing the majestic animals is available right from the city’s shoreline. “It’s increased tenfold,” says Campbell River Whale Watching

owner “Hurricane” Jack Springer.

But the best way to experience it is to hop on board a tour boat. Th ere are three basic meth-ods of taking visitors out to experience whales.

Th ere’s the large motor vessels of 12-18 metres that can take larger groups out at a time, as of-fered by Stubbs Island Whale Watching. Th en there’s the faster, smaller and closer to the water motor-powered zodiac infl atable boats. And then there’s the very-close-to-the-water kayak tours.

Springer’s company utilizes the zodiacs and he’s seen big changes in the whale watching business on the North Island. “I’m kind of the Old Man of the Sea,” Springer says.

When Springer started out in 1996 with Paint-ers Lodge, an iconic salmon fi shing lodge in Campbell River, everybody said sticking with sports fi shing was the best strategy. People told him there was no repeat business to be had with whale watching. Visitors would only go whale watching once.

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But Springer has discovered over the years that people do come back. ”And they come back be-cause people enjoy themselves so much that they want their friends to experience the same thing,” Springer says.

Th e whale sightings also have changed. It used to be based around Robson Bight, up the east coast of Vancouver Island near Telegraph Cove – Stubbs Island’s turf. But now the whales have expanded their range and the number of whale and species being sighted further south is in-creasing as is the season for fi nding them.

“We didn’t think about doing whale watching until July,” Springer says. “Now it’s May/June through to the end of September.”

Orca are fi nding more food in the form of a booming seal population which explains why there’s an increase in a specifi c population of whales, those of the transient, or Bigg’s popu-lation.

Th ere are two populations of Orca on the West Coast, residents – who feed on salmon – and transients or Bigg’s (named after legendary whale researcher Michael Bigg who discovered the transient population). Th e Bigg’s (transient) whales are increasing in number in the more southerly areas as they target harbour seals, porpoises and dolphins.

And because those animals don’t migrate, it means the Bigg’s whales can be seen almost any time of the year.

Th e resident Orca are typically found where the fi sh are in Johnstone Strait and Blackfi sh Sound off the northeast side of the Island.

Th ey typically show up around the end of June and Telegraph Cove whale watchers target them, although all tour groups roam up and down the east coast of the Island in search of all populations of whales. Another bonus for whale enthusiasts is the increasing numbers of humpback whale sightings. And these sea mammals can be spectacular to watch as they breach and harvest herring and krill in a very dramatic way.

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� e greatest showTh ese are the whales that create bubble “nets” that force herring to school together near the surface and the humpbacks swim up though the nets mouths agape, breaking the surface.

“Th e nice thing about the humpbacks is they’re very acrobatic,” Mcdonell says. Th ese majestic animals were hunted out of the Strait of Georgia by the 1960s but they are making a return.

Another whale making a return is the smaller min-ke whale. But no less entertaining and by no means performing in the shadow of the whale tribes are the dolphins and porpoises.

Th e species to be seen here are the Dall’s porpoise – which, with their black and white markings, look like mini Orca – harbour porpoises and the gregarious Pacifi c white sided dolphins. “Pacifi c white-sided dolphins have been a terrifi c hit in terms of our vis-itors,” Springer says. “Th ey steal the show.” Th ey can be seen in groups of 20-100 or more and they swim, jump and “porpoise” their way through the water looking like they’re having the time of their lives.

Th ey will often come up to the boats and will ride the

boat’s bow wave. People often fi nd them more thrill-ing than the whales. “You get the idea that they are happy,” Springer says. “Th ey really show how they feel by their behaviour.” And people reciprocate.

“When we take pictures of our guests when they’re around the dolphins, the smiles are so big and they are genuine,” Springer says. It’s one of the best shows on the coast and Springer recommends peo-ple come out and try it.

Th ere’s a variety of experiences to be had – and no trip is the same – from solo, close up in a kayak, to a thrilling speed ride and open-air experience in a zodiac to a larger platform, more protected motor vessel.

All the operators are aware of the need – and the laws – requiring them to keep a safe and respectful distance from the animals. Th ere’s little doubt that whale watching is one of the greatest shows on this part of the Earth.

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In Campbell River, yoga teachers are not only helping people overcome stress and chronic pain – they’re also supporting local charities.

Two and a half years ago, instructor Mimosa Palm-berg brought together a cohort of local yoga in-structors to help promote yoga in Campbell River and at the same time, contribute to the community.

“I wondered if we wanted to collaborate to promote yoga,” Palmberg says. “Typically with businesses there’s competition and in a lot of businesses there’s the mentality that if I win, you lose and that’s not what yoga is about. I wanted to bring out the yoga mentality, that there’s enough for everyone.”

So Campbell River Yoga Alliance was born in 2012 and is made up of about 20 members who meet every couple of months and who all teach diff erent forms of yoga.

Palmberg, the owner of Bikram Yoga, teaches hot yoga while others teach one-on-one therapeutic yoga, pre-natal yoga, meditative yoga, or a more vigorous, physical form of yoga.

“Th ere’s all diff erent styles of yoga,” Palmberg says.

“Th ere’s something for every-one. If someone comes out of a class here and says ‘that isn’t for me,’ I can bring out the sched-ule for another studio.”

Th e beauty in Campbell Riv-er Yoga Alliance is it allows people to try a variety of yoga forms at an aff ord-able price.

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Th ose donations are given to a local charity of the instructor’s choosing.

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Making connections is a big part of what yoga is all about. Whether it be a connection to the community, or a connection between your body, mind, and soul.

Palmberg says fi nding that connection is how yoga can help relieve stress and chronic pain.

“Yoga is incredible for relieving stress and chronic pain,” Palmberg says. “When you’re stressed, you’re disconnected. You’re just surviving and yoga helps you get to a place where you can shine. You’re disconnected from your world (during a yoga session), you’re away from your phone, you’re away from your kids. Th ere’s a clear separation from your every day life. You’re using your body, your breath and creating better con-nections – that helps with stress relief.”

“If we don’t use our bodies to go outside that place of chronic stress or pain it becomes a big issue,” Palmberg adds. “If we look at pre-natal classes, we’re looking at bringing

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Palmberg said the key to yoga is fi nding the one that works. “If you try something, and it doesn’t work for you, don’t assume that’s what yoga is,” Palmberg says. “Try a diff erent class. Yoga is therapeutic, it will help you with your problems, you just have to fi nd the one that works for you.”

Th ere are four yoga studios operating in Campbell River and each one off ers diff erent classes.

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Arwen, Ozzie and Charlot aren’t letting Jane Neve out of their sight as she strolls around her

sprawling property.

It’s clear the three bouncing canines have the utmost respect for Neve – a trait she teaches dogs of all shapes and sizes to have for their owners.

Neve is the owner of Canine Conduct and has been training dogs at her business since 1993 when it was orig-inally based out of Vancouver.

Neve has served roughly 1,800 clients from the Comox Valley and Camp-bell River area and is known for her unique training techniques.

“I’m defi nitely in the force free camp, which means we understand that dogs will do anything we ask of them,” Neve says. “So to pin a dog or shock a dog, there’s no need to phys-ically or mentally harm a dog, that’s a

human need. Th at’s what sets Canine Conduct apart from pretty much any trainer around.”

Th e goal for Neve whether it be in her doggie socialization classes, manners class, one-on-one home training ses-sions or when boarding, is to teach dogs proper manners.

“Th e goal is a dog that fi ts in any-where, where you can bring your dog to a barbecue and your dog gets invit-ed back,” Neve says.

Neve also teaches reactive classes for dogs that lunge, bark and bite. Her technique is to teach the owners the tools they need to help their dogs cope.

Neve brought Canine Conduct to Black Creek in 2006 but her training background extends back decades.

Growing up in the 1960s, Neve was always drawn to dogs as a little girl. “I would knock on neighbours’ doors to ask, “can I take your dog for a walk?’” Neve says.

“I grew up with a toy poodle which went with me everywhere.” Her love for animals stayed with her as an adult and years later, Neve took a job as a dog catcher with an animal control company in Sudbury, Ontario.

“I was always the one who had to put the dogs down in the shelter and it killed me,” Neve says. “It dawned on me that some training would keep dogs in their homes so I started to study and take courses.

Every dog that came to me in the shel-ter I taught them to sit for a greeting and walk nicely on a leash because no one’s going to want to adopt a dog that jumps all over them.”

Neve said soon she was getting peo-ple coming into the shelter asking for training advice and if she didn’t already know the answer, she would study and fi nd it.

After spending 10 years in animal con-trol, Neve moved to Vancouver and opened Canine Conduct – her true calling. Since then she’s helped more dog owners than she can count.

One particular family pet stands out. “A rottweiler knocks over a foster child and the powers that be say that the dog can never be near the child again and it’s a pup – 10-months-old,” Neve says. “Th e owner puts up a baby gate so the dog only has access to half the house.”

Neve came to the house to do an as-sessment on the dog and with Ne-

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ve’s magic touch, the dog was trained to cope with children and is playing with kids again. “How many times have I heard ‘my dog would be dead if it wasn’t for you?’” Neve recalls.

“I want to see dogs stay in their homes. Th ere just needs to be more education on adopting dogs.”

Neve holds training classes at Canine Conduct (two fully en-closed acres on Sturgess Road in Black Creek) during the spring and summer while win-ter month classes are held at the Merville Community Hall.

Classes are also held during the winter at the Willow Point Li-

on’s Hall in Campbell River.

Dog Park

In addition to training classes, Neve is also working to open a private dog park on her prop-erty.

Neve says plans for the park include a rainbow bridge me-morial area, a pond, a tunnel, a king of the hill castle with a tun-nel running through the mid-dle, as well as a variety of signs designating specifi c areas of the park for activities or tricks.

“It’s not a place to let dogs go disconnect but a place to pro-vide connection,” Neve says.

She hopes to have the dog park completed by July.

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Planting a garden can add aes-thetic appeal and functionality to a property. Vegetable gar-

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Vegetable gardens can be compact or expansive, depending on how much space is available to cultivate. How-ever, fi rst-time gardeners may want to begin small so they can hone their

skills and experiment to see which plants are most likely to thrive in their gardens. Expansion is always a possibility down the road.

Choose a location

Spend some time examining your landscape. Vegetables generally need ample warmth and sunlight to thrive, so fi nd an area of the yard that gets several hours of direct sunlight per day.

A sunny spot is good, but you also want a location with adequate drain-age so your garden does not succumb to fl ooding or fungus during and af-

ter heavy downpours. Don’t place the garden too close to rain gutters or near a pool, where splash-out may occur. Select a location that is iso-lated from pets so the plants are not trampled and cats and dogs do not relieve themselves nearby.

Decide what to plant

When deciding what to plant, consid-er what you eat and how much pro-duce the household consumes, then choose vegetables that fi t with your diet. Some vegetables, like peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, and squash, pro-duce throughout the season. Others,

such as carrots and corn, produce one crop and then expire. Plan ac-cordingly when you purchase plants or seeds, as you want enough food but not so much that it will go to waste.

Choose three to four diff erent vege-tables and plant them in the garden. Select varieties that require similar soil conditions, so that you can adjust the pH and mix of the soil accord-ingly. Th is will serve as good prac-tice, particularly the fi rst year of your garden. After you have mastered the basics, you can branch out into other produce.

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Know when to plant

Many of the foods grown in vegetable gardens, including tomatoes and peppers, are summer vegetables, which means they reach peak ripeness after the height of the summer season. Pumpkins, brussels sprouts and peas are planted to be harvested later on. Th ese plants may be put in the ground a little later than oth-ers.

It is less expensive to start seedlings indoors and then transplant them to a gar-den when the time comes. Seeds can be started three to four weeks before they would be put outdoors. Many vegetables are planted outside in April or May, but defi nitely after frost conditions have waned. Read seed packets to know exact-ly when to plant or consult with the nursery where you purchased established seedlings. You also can visit Th e Garden Helper at www.thegardenhelper.com/vegtips to fi nd out when to plant, seed depth and how long it takes plants to reach maturity.

Vegetable gardens can become central components of outdoor home land-scapes. Not only do gardens add aesthetic appeal, but also they produce fresh fruits and vegetables to enjoy throughout the season.

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River City Riding

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The River City Cycling Club is all about riding

in Campbell River.

Th e club boasts re c re a t i o n a l

riding in the area fea-

turing both road cycling and mountain biking.

Th e purpose of the club is to promote bicycling as well as encourage and facilitate tour-ing, races, bicycle outings, and all forms of recreational bicy-cling activities.

Th e club hosts group rides, trail days, organized rides to other communities, and good times for all. Th e River City Cy-cling Club has a unique work-ing relationship with BC Parks land managers and works directly with them for mutual stewardship and maintenance goals of the existing trails that exist in the parks area.

Riding on the Wet CoastIf you have to ride during periods of sustained pre-

cipitation, choose trails that are rocky and well

drained. Th e Pump-house trails are well

suited to wet conditions and are underrated for their

fun factor. Check them out

if you haven’t been in there

in a while. Enjoy the

trails, and remember, “Ride, don’t slide!”

Riding AreasIn Campbell River we have three main riding areas, Snowden, Pump House and Th e Beaver Lodge, and a cou-ple of lesser used areas, Men-zies Mt., McIvor Lake and Woods Creek. Th ere are nu-merous other areas of trails, however most are not bike friendly, either because of terrain or use restrictions. We are fortunate that our trails remain snow free most years except for a couple of weeks mid-winter. In the summer there can be a shortage of wa-ter for our four legged riding partners.

It is not uncommon to see deer, elk, bear and occasional-ly a cougar in any of our riding areas. Please be respectful of the inhabitants and carry out any litter. Also be aware that in most of the Snowden and on Menzies Mountain, help is many hours away in the event of serious injury. In the event of an unrepairable mechan-ical, the walk out can take

hours. Be prepared and ride within your limits!

Snowden Demonstration Forest Th is is our largest area with over 100 kms of trails. Th is is a cross country and all-moun-tain area, well suited to 5” trav-el bikes. Although Snowden Forest trail diffi culties range from Green Circle to Black Diamond, these trails are not well suited to the absolute beginner rider, as most of the trails are challenging with technical features.

Th e trails traverse a variety of terrain, from dense forest to open rock bluff with incredi-ble views. Unique to this area is the almost total absence of roads. Most of the trails are signed and marked for the preferred direction of travel, although most can be ridden in the reverse direction by a strong climber. Th e trails of the Snowden Forest are designat-ed for non-motorized use, so leave the quads at home.

Th e River City Cycle Club and the Ministry of Tourism, Cul-ture and the Arts (MoTCA)

SNOWDENTuesday evenings at 6:30PM

Riders meet at the logging bridge over theCampbell River (lights mandatory September – April).

Show up at the bridge and head out for a ride with some locals.

RCCC BEGINNER RIDESSecond Tuesday of each month (May–Sept)

Remember to bring refreshments and anything you would like to cook over the � re afterward.

RCCC WOMEN’S ONLY RIDEThursday evenings at 6:00PM.

Meet at the Lost Lake Parking Lot (aka the Rectangle).BEAVER LODGE FOREST LANDS

Thursday evenings 6:30PM - meet at the corner of Dogwood and Hilchey Roads (lights mandatory September – April).

Beginner rides the last Thursday of each month.

Campbell River City Cycling Club

members are always up for a good ride.

have signed a Partnership Agree-ment for the trails in the Snowden Demonstration Forest. Th is means that the RCCC will provide trail maintenance services and ensure the trails are safe to ride and MoTCA will ensure that the RCCC is included in any recre-ation decisions that may aff ect the Snowden Forest.

Snowden is also the home of Th e Campbell River 50 km Trail Chal-lenge. Th is annual event features some of the best trails we have to off er and is a test of any rider’s stamina, both physical and men-tal. Comprised of two loops, the actual loop length is 27km for a total of 54km.

Pump House Th e Pump House Trail was the fi rst true mountain biker’s area in Campbell River, built by riders for riders. Suitable for the beginner with a little experience, yet with some challenging sections for the more seasoned rider.

Trails are in forest and on open rock bluff , the entire area is within Elk Falls Provincial Park and the trails are recognized by Parks for bike use. A competent rider with a knowledge of these trails could cover them all in a couple hours easily.

� e Beaver LodgeQuite fl at and with many of the “trails” built on very old rail grades, this is the area most suit-able for the family or complete beginner. A strong rider with area knowledge can ride everything “the Beav” has to off er in a little over an hour. Th ere are a few hid-den gems in the “Beav” with tech-nical features that will challenge most riders.

Other AreasMcIvor Lake/Skidmarks. Th is area comprises mostly intermediate trails.

Woods Creek has a small network of fairly easy trails with little ele-vation gain.

Woodsman’s Wilderness Trails on Menzies Mountain are Camp-bell River’s newest and most re-mote riding area that contrasts the mountain’s rugged “working forest” character with its pristine subalpine meadows, mountain views and exhilarating descents on the way down.

If you are pedaling up, expect a long, steep and rough access road climb of an hour and half to the start of the trail. Th e descent is a long XC and technical DH trail from the end of the road access back to the starting point, with some optional but highly recom-mended trails in the lower eleva-tions, such as Fauxhawk.

Th e trails vary in diffi culty throughout the descent, but rid-ers should be very comfortable with technically diffi cult DH trails before attempting to ride this re-mote area. Many riders take over fi ve hours to complete the round trip, however a seasoned rider can complete a loop in half that time.

Woodsman Wilderness Trails are not maintained by the River City Cycle Club. Trail conditions (in-cluding snowpack) and hazards will vary with the season. Ride within your limits and at your own risk! (Note: Mohawk will NOT ap-peal to any but the most skilled and risk tolerant riders.)



Simple, fun and really goodFusilli Grill is one of the few Island restaurants making its own pasta

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Simple, fun and really goodSimple, fun and really good

Executive chef David Prevost prepares prawn tomato pasta at the Fusilli Grill on Dogwood Street.

who make pasta in-house,” notes Prevost.

Prevost is also co-owner of Fusil-li Grill along with Ashley Belanko. Th ey’ve owned the restaurant for three years, but have worked togeth-er there for a decade.

And like the fusilli dish, it takes a combination of people to make ev-erything work together. Teamwork, stresses Prevost, is the key, not

screaming at staff like some chefs.

“I’ve trained with some amazing chefs who make Gordon Ramsay look like a pussycat,” he says.

Fusilli has its favourite recipes, but both Prevost and Belanko give staff the space to be creative.

“It’s fun, we get to explore with food,” says Belanko.

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It’s tough deciding the star of this dish between mouthfuls.

Is it the freshly-made fusilli pas-ta? Perhaps the locally-caught spot prawns? Or maybe the savoury but-ter, garlic and white white sauce whose remnants demand to be soaked up with a chunk of good bread.

Whatever, this isn’t some crazy cook-off on Th e Food Network, this is plain ol’ good eating!

“It’s simple, but really

tasty – one of our best sellers,” says executive chef David Prevost of the prawn tomato fusilli dish.

For two decades now, Fusilli Grill on Dogwood Street has been serving its many repeat customers with Ital-ian-inspired cuisine using local pro-duce and proteins whenever possi-ble, and always with fresh pasta.

“We’re one of the few restaurants on Va n c ouve r Island

Prawn Tomato Fusilli

1.5 cups fusilli pasta or rotini cooked

Step 12 tbsp butter

.5 tsp fresh minced garlic

1 tbsp fresh chopped basil

Sauté ingredients on low heat. Make sure

not to burn butter, garlic and basil

Step 28-12 spot prawn tails (local)

8-12 cheery or grape tomatoes

Add prawns and tomatoes, turn up head

to medium and sauté until prawns are

cooked, 3-5 minutes.

Step 34 oz white white

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Salt and pepper

Add white white, cook off alcohol

(2-4 minutes), add pasta, season

with salt and pepper.

Step 4Garnish with feta cheese

and a lemon wedge. ~ Enjoy!

who make pasta in-house,” notes Prevost.

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When Captain George Van-couver visited our region in 1792 aboard HMS Dis-

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the islands in the surrounding area.

When Vancouver came, the islands between present day Campbell Riv-er and the BC mainland, now com-monly called the Discovery Islands, were mainly occupied by Coast Sal-ish tribes; then by the time settlers arrived, by the Laichwiltach Nation. Th e Laichwiltach still make their home at Cape Mudge on Quadra Island, and have land scattered

throughout many of the other islands and inlets.

From the 1890s onwards, East and West Redonda Islands, Cortes, Stuart, Sonora, Maurelle, Read and Quadra Islands, and East and West Th urlow Islands experienced a growth in pop-ulation consisting mainly of individ-uals seeking an independent way of life. Along with logging operations, fi shing, canneries and mining fl our-

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ished. Residents of the small coast-al settlements that sprang up relied on the Union Steamships to deliver goods between their homes and the city of Vancouver.

By the time Campbell River beck-oned as a town of economic oppor-tunity in the 1950s, with a pulp and paper mill, hospital and schools, much of the population was leav-ing the islands and moving west to Vancouver Island. Th is coincid-ed with the cessation of the Union Steamship service in 1958.

Th e Museum at Campbell River off ers historic guided tours to the Discovery Islands during the sum-mer months, and visitors can learn about the rich history they off er while enjoying stunning scenery and dazzling waterways.

Photos from left to right:1. Entrance to Toba Inlet2. Former store at Shoal Bay3. Union Steamship at Stuart Island4. Blind Channel Cannery


To have your community event included in our publications, email [email protected]

BaseballCatch all the Midget, Pee Wee and Bantam Divisions at Nunn’s Creek Park Saturdays until June 21 starting at 11amFor more information, contact Amanda at [email protected] or visit their website at www.crmba.ca

The Pier Street Farmer’s Market Operates from 10am – 2:30pm

every Sunday through to September.In front of the Maritime Heritage Centre

Scrap Metal ChallengeSunday, June 1 @ noon at ABC Recycling

4318 Terminal Place, Campbell River

BIA Lunch in the SquareTuesdays - 11:30am at the Spirit Square

The River Concert SeriesThursdays - 7-9pm at the Spirit Square

32nd Annual Members’ Exhibition

Until June 6 – Featuring more than 60 artists1235 Shoppers Row, Campbell River

crartgallery.ca

18th Annual Rod Brind’Amour Golf Classic Dinner and Auction

Saturday, June 14 - 1:00pm Storey Creek Golf Club in Campbell River

www.crcf.ca

Rock & Gem Show Saturday, June 14 – 10am

Timberline Secondary School Gymwww.ripplerockgemandmineralclub.com

Painter’s Lodge Women’s Salmon Fishing Derby

Thursday, June 19th – 8amwww.painterslodge.com

National Aboriginal Day Celebration

Saturday, June 21, 2014 - 4:00pmCelebrating the cultures and contributions of

the First Nations, Inuit and Metis

Tyler Duffy safe at first base

Ocean’s DaySaturday, June 7

10am – 3pmAround the Maritime

Heritage Centremaritimeheritagecentre.ca

Quadra Island Studio TourJune 7 & 8 from 10am

www.quadraislandarts.com

Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser Friday, June 13 – To buy tickets and for

more info contact Chris Black 250-923-4992 [email protected]

Daybreak Rotary Wine Festival Saturday, June 14

Tickets and info: Mark Eikeland 250-287-0373or [email protected]


Dealers - Demos - Displays - ConcessionGold Panning - Soapstone Carving

Ask an expert (bring in a rock) & Kid’s Corner

Admission $3.00 per adultChildren under 12 free with adult

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Ripple Rock Gem & Mineral ClubShow 2014

Timberline School Gymnasium1681 S. Dogwood, Campbell River, BCSaturday, June 14th - 10 AM to 5 PMSunday, June 15th - 10 AM to 4 PM

DragonboatingThis is a sport in which people of all ages can participate. Exercise and good health can lift the spirit and strengthen the positive attitude that is so important in cancer treatment.Practice is Tuesday & Thursday throughout the season in the Campbell River Estuary at the Tyee Spit. Meet us in the park at 5:30 pm for a brief warm-up and expect to be on the water for an hour.

Try it ~ you’ll get hooked!

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Our Teamis made up of men & women who have survived cancer. A limited number of supporter members are also accepted.

Our Goalis to enrich the lives of cancer survivors inour community.

We Supportother cancer related groups by participating in the Relay for Life, Cops for Cancer and the Terry Fox Run. We also promote breast cancer awareness at various community events throughout the year.

Transformations on the Shore

June 25 – 29Frank James Park

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Canada Day CelebrationsJuly 1st beginning at 9am

Events around town. www.crcanadaday.com

Historic Boat ToursSundays throughout July & August • For trip details visit crmuseum.ca

Annual Garden TourJuly 5 & 6 • www.crartgallery.ca

Wings ‘n Wheels at YBLSaturday, July 12 • 9am-2pm Airplane and Car Show

Sealand Aviation at Campbell River Airport • nicruisers.ca

Dog Fanciers Annual Championship Dog ShowAugust 2 – 4 •Nunn’s Creek Park • campbellriverdogfanciers.com

Campbell River Salmon Festival& Logging Sports

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Tyee Chevrolet Buick GMC 5th Annual Car ShowSaturday, August 30 • 9am –2pm

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A&W Cruisin’Saturday, August 30 • Begins at 5pm

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North Island Cruiser’s Show and Shine

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massaging dental chairsprivate treatment roomsparaffin spa hand treatmentswarm neck wraps and blanketsfun prizes for kidsgentle cleaningsrefreshments

digital x-rayscomfortable tooth numbingquiet dental handpiecesceiling mounted televisionscosmetic dentistrymetal free restoration optionsevening and weekend appointments

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Special Features - Wave – Summer 2014