The Local January 26, 2012

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“� e Order of British Columbia is the prov-ince’s most prestigious accolade and is an of-� cial part of the Cana-dian Honours system. It avails us the opportunity to publicly recognize the good works of those in

our communities who have gone above and be-yond in their e� orts to make all our lives bet-ter,” said Steven Point, Lieutenant Governor and Chancellor of the Or-der of British Columbia. “Please take the time, as grateful citizens, to iden-tify and nominate those special people worthy of being honoured in this signi� cant way.”

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A dinner and special ceremony of recognition will be hosted later this year by Lt.-Gov. Point at Government House for recipients and invited guests.

� e Order of British Columbia was established in 1989. Since its incep-tion, 317 British Colum-bians have been honoured.

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Salt trucks and snowplows, such as the one (left) that cleared roads in Langdale, were out in full force last week when the Sunshine Coast experienced their fi rst snowfall of the year. While motorists were warned that freezing rain might follow the wet snow, icy conditions were not as widespread as pre-dicted. Sunshine Coasters were prepared for slippery driving conditions, which is probably why there were no reported incidents of accidents due to winter road conditions. With a week of heavy rains and strong winds predicted for this week, motorists are reminded to continue to drive with care.

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Wayne Rowe Mayor, Town of Gibsons

One of the most im-portant functions of

a municipality is to con-struct and to maintain the infrastructure necessary to provide its residents with a reliable and a� ordable level of services.

Discussions about asset management are almost certain to cause eyes to glaze over. Meetings concern-ing re-zoning applications, neighbourhood plans and a variety of topics often out-side of the jurisdiction of a municipality tend to draw the most interest.

However, we ignore proper asset management at

Support long-term planningour peril. It is no secret that municipalities across our country and North America are facing serious challenges in maintaining aging infra-structure, much of which was constructed several de-cades ago. Recent examples of this problem include a large sinkhole on a major Toronto street, the partial collapse of a Montréal tun-nel and the total collapse of a major Minneapolis bridge. Meanwhile some municipalities are unable to provide adequate water treatment facilities and sew-age disposal systems.

One of the contributing factors to this situation is obviously insu� cient funds in the municipal co� ers to fund the necessary up-grades. � e primary source of municipal revenues is property taxes, which would

have to rise to prohibitive levels to adequately main-tain the infrastructure.

Consequently, munici-palities have to rely on the occasional grant programs provided at the discretion of other levels of govern-ment. � e federal govern-ment is now making some e� ort to address this in-frastructure de� cit by its recent commitment to de-velop a new long-term in-frastructure program.

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factor is the tendency of councils to defer addressing the need to provide for ad-equate maintenance of in-frastructure. It is tempting to commit funds to matters that are more likely to show some demonstrable result during the term of a coun-cil. A council needs to be responsible to its commu-nity in the long term and the community needs to re-ciprocate by understanding and supporting its council in long-term planning.

BC Ferries continues to work on the installa-

tion of a public � oat for use by private boaters at the Langdale terminal. Due to construction delays and adverse weather, our engi-neers require more time to observe the characteristics of the dock in a variety of weather conditions. � ere-fore, access to the dock will remain restricted to the

MV Stormaway only.Once it is determined

that the dock is fully secure and stable, the plan is to open it for use to the public in early February 2012.

BC Ferries thanks boat-ers in the Langdale area for their support and patience with the � oat installation, and look forward to open-ing the new � oat for public use in the near future.

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The President of the Gibsons Kinsmen Club, Shawn Boyd has presented a donation of $1,500 to Bob Ste-vens of the Gibsons Fire Department for an ‘Intelligent Training System’ which provides a clean, safe and cost e� ective extinguisher training system for local � re-men, businesses and children in the schools; the train-ing demonstrates the proper use of � re extinguishers when � ghting a � re. The cost of the life saving system is over $10,000 and the Kinsmen are hoping other or-ganizations will support the local Fire Department in raising the necessary funds.

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ministrative tasks that raises the most ire among teachers won’t be carried out much di� erently during this year of job action than it has been the past few years. � is is because the BCTF already refuses to have anything to do with the provincially standardized Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) of numeracy, literacy and read-ing comprehension that will be administered to all grade 4 and 7 classes in the prov-ince over the next few weeks.

School districts have be-come accustomed to calling upon principals and retired employees to administer and mark the FSA; however this year it is going to be more di� cult for principals to do so when they must also pick up the duties no longer required of teachers under Phase One job action.

School District #46 rec-ognizes that the Minister of Education has legal authority over provincial assessment, so can declare the FSA man-

Teachers versus FSAs Education Matters

Silas White Chair, School District #46School Board

datory. Furthermore, the FSA may not be counted in marks for report cards, but it does provide us with data on student performance, even if only a ‘snapshot’ on a given day rather than (superior) on-going assessment performed by classroom teachers.

� e only excuses for a stu-dent missing the FSA can be a family emergency, long-term illness, extensive adaptations or other extenuating situa-tions. Our school principals will assess any exemption re-quests based on these factors.

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this � awed use of the data as statistically meaningful and objective, without openly declaring that one of the founding mandates of the Institute is to politically ad-vocate for privatization of public services.

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You’ve spent all those years of toiling in your career and putting money into RRSPs (less in some years than oth-

ers). You’re tired of driving to and from work each day and getting up when that alarm clock jars you awake. At last, that big day arrives; you’ve achieved retirement and what’s more, you still have your good health to enjoy it.

� ere are three distinct phases in early retirement: Phase One - you su� er from employment withdrawl. � e � rst phase begins about a month more or so after you retire full time. You begin to miss your fellow coworkers (even the ones who drove you crazy!) because suddenly, you’re not part of a team anymore. Your work-oriented goals have van-ished overnight and you’re left � oating from day to day. � e projects you’d planned to do when you retired become less appealing because they’re things you planned to do alone.

With the loss of coworkers, you begin to feel underap-preciated and less respected. All those years of working your way up the corporate ladder have achieved one thing – it established your scale of self-worth. Once you retire, your value can no longer be based on how high up the ladder you were; whether you were a CEO or a department head, that status doesn’t carry forward into retirement. You be-come Mr. Jones or Ms. Smith, and suddenly you feel that all you’ve become and all you’ve achieved is gone. You look in the mirror and the person you see is just older.

Suddenly, you make up your mind that you can’t just � oat through your days. You begin those projects you once dreamed about. You give structure to your days, getting up in the morning with something to do and working at it un-til you’re tired or it’s time to quit for the day. Your self-worth is now based on how well you achieve your objective. On viewing your � nished project, and glowing from the (usu-ally excessive) praise of your spouse, you begin to plan your next project. You’re elated with the results of your labour – but there’s still something missing.

� ere are only so many projects you can plan before you again revert to the problem of not being part of a team. � at’s usually when retired people begin to think about go-ing back to work. Fortunately, there are programs to get people back into the workforce after age 50, because the value of your experience and knowledge is still an asset. Many people thinking about reentering the workforce want to do something on-call or part time, rather than full-time. Often, they seek work not related to their � elds of expertise, just something to � ll time, be among coworkers and satisfy that inner need to be productive. If this is you, check out lo-cal federal or provincial programs that are set up to help you reenter the workforce. Or, better yet, if � nancial recognition isn’t part of your criteria, check out the local Volunteer Cen-tre to � nd your niche.

Retirement should be fun and just as rewarding as a ca-reer. When you plan ahead for � nancial security in your retirement, don’t forget the old saying, “Happiness is some-thing to do, somewhere to do it and someone to do it for…” Enjoy a happy retirement – you deserve it!

Planning for a happy retirement

Err on the side of caution

I think BC Hydro made a huge mistake by not erring on the side of caution before installing smart meters, espe-cially since they knew of the huge controversy surround-ing these meters. � e public should have had a say before these meters were installed. � is whole business seems similar to the HST travesty.

Enough has been written in your newspaper on this subject. However I feel it my duty to warn both new and old condo and townhouse owners that attached to some of their gyprock out-side walls, in a small room, can be 10-20 smart meters attached. I only found this out when I recently decided to attach a no smart meter sign on the outside of one of

these buildings were my me-ter was.

About three weeks ago, a young person knocked on my door and informed that there would be a min-ute electric short while he changed the meter to my house. When I told him that I had put on the no-meter sign he informed me that his superior had told him to ignore the sign. I accompa-nied him to the room that held the meters and was shocked to learn that more than a third of the meters there had already been re-placed with smart meters. I was told that all the meters would now be changed to new smart meters. I then spoke to the supervisor over the phone, who informed me that as all meters were the property of BC Hydro, they could do what they liked with them. However, I think to appease us, he told both the homeowner whose wall all these meters were at-tached to and myself, that he would not change our me-ters, but all the others would be changed. I wonder what kind of a democracy we live in where a homeowner has no rights. If I understood correctly BC Hydro received 1 billion dollars from the government to do this con-version, money from taxes paid by you and I, but we have no say.

Jack Stein, Gibsons

Homelessness on the Sunshine Coast

I was very happy to see the

signs stating the homeless now have a shelter to go to on those cold nights. After Christmas, I went by the church to see if there was anything I could do. I also took socks, toques, scarves, and gloves for the home-less. I eventually got to meet Father Clarence, who is the one who opens his church doors for the homeless to have a warm place to sleep. He told me of only one thing that concerned him. He couldn’t open his door until nine pm. I took a mo-ment to think and told him I would see what I could do.

I have contacted a couple people about it, but came up with the idea of the Seaside Centre. It is right by St. Hil-da’s church and hardly ever used in the evening. Only three hours are needed, be-tween six pm and nine pm., so I wrote to our Mayor, John Henderson, asking about it. I never heard back, so o� to city hall I went.

I was given Connie Jordi-son to talk to regarding it. She mentioned an email she sent me in regards to my email and told me how our Mayor was out of town. I asked when I would be able to talk to him regard-ing this and she looked in her book letting me know that, maybe, next � urs-day. I did bring up how it would be nice if we could get a spot sooner and she went on discussing how we would have to ‘rent’ the space. I mentioned how it was taken care of through the Salvation Army and she

stated, ‘you can apply for funding from us, but we will only be able to give you a little bit. � e rest you will have to do charity work to get’. I couldn’t believe I was hearing city hall would give us some money that would go straight back to them, just to get three hours of warmth in the evening.

I waited all day for the let-ter from Mrs. Jordison, but no luck. After discussing it with numerous people and having them write her re-garding it, I � nally got that letter this morning. I have been given some di� er-ent stories, like our Mayor was not in his o� ce at the time when before it was he was out of town. With a very cold winter and our homeless count going up, it would be nice to have a Mayor who can put some things aside to help give them some warmth for three hours a night.

Sarah Vatnsdal,West Sechelt

Drug hysteria or drug sense?

When a parent deals with a child’s disobedience by killing that child, we call that murder and talk about how shocked we are by such insane behaviour. And yet we not only tolerate, but even embrace, social policies that have a similar e� ect.

Roughly 2,000 people died each year in the US, during the era of alcohol prohibition, from drinking bootleg liquor containing

deadly contaminants, and many others were perma-nently blinded and su� ered other serious but non-fatal health e� ects. So the fact that the lack of dosage and quality control in the pro-duction of popular drugs – the inevitable consequence of prohibition – inevitably leads to unnecessary death for a number of users, should come as no surprise.

Nowadays millions of people regularly purchase and consume alcoholic bev-erages free from fear of po-lice harassment, and secure in the knowledge that these products are produced un-der strict dosage and qual-ity control guidelines. We certainly don’t want our young children drink-ing booze, but thank God that – if they do – we don’t have to worry that drinking a few bottles of beer or a couple of shots of whiskey is going to kill them. And for young adults who pre-fer psychoactive substances to alcohol and other con-sciousness-reducing drugs, it’s not exactly clear why we refuse to extend to them the same courtesy, unless it’s because we actually pre-fer drug hysteria to drug sense. I would much rather stumble upon my teenage child enjoying the e� ects of high-quality ecstasy of a known dosage, than to trip over his or her dead body lying on the living room � oor. Wouldn’t you?

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(Continued from page 4)A big hi to the team at The Local

We just discovered that we can access your paper through a link via C-VUE FM radio and we think it’s brilliant. We have visited � e Sunshine Coast numer-ous times over the years to visit family so to be able to keep in touch with what’s happening over there is just great! We love the Photo Gallery section too!

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� is letter to BC Ferries was received for publica-tion in � e Local

To BC Ferry AuthorityAttention: President and CEO Mr. Mike Corrigan

On January 20, 2012, my 88 year-old mother Jean McKeating of Gib-sons was discharged from Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, where on January 9 she had had her leg removed just above the knee.

Settled in a fairly cramped position in the front seat of my car at the Horseshoe Bay Ferry terminal and with me � rst showing and then handing the BC Ferry ca-shier my medical transport form from the hospital, we were refused admission to

Letters to the Editorboard the 11:20 am ferry because we arrived there eight minutes before board-ing time instead of prior to the mandatory 10 minute cuto� time!

Had I not been so upset over my mother’s condi-tion, I might have been more assertive and asked to speak to the person in charge of the terminal. As it was, we waited minute by worrying minute to board the next ferry over two hours later!

If a ‘merciful time allow-ance’ of two minutes had been granted, my mother, instead of enduring pain and misery in the car, (un-able to use any amenities whatsoever) would have been at home in a hospital bed which had been set up there, ready for her immi-nent arrival.

BC Ferries is a ‘Service Industry’ and without vehi-cles and passengers would not exist. � e users of that service are the bread and butter, so to speak. Also having spent my working years in the service industry, I am aware of the demands our work requires. Persons manning the tollbooths at Ferry Terminals all over BC are the ‘front line’ hospi-tality workers and as such, I’m sure, are hired to be e� cient, pleasant, compas-sionate and helpful. � ese attributes are surely why

they receive their substan-tial paycheques!

� e principle of the Golden Rule may always be applied no matter how ‘busy’ the situation and there can always be excep-tions to every rule – howev-er, I feel that at the Horse-shoe Bay Ferry terminal at 11:12 am January 20, only the enforcement of one rule was even considered.

Nicki Sawatski,Gibsons

Rethink troublesome speed bumps

Buses should go where people need to be, other-wise they’re pointless.

� e Gibsons bus route has just been changed to by-pass the Municipal Build-ings and Coast Health. � ere has always been a stop at South Fletcher and Winn near the library. In-stead, the new route turns onto Gower Point Road, passing the tennis court and Kinhut. Far more resi-dents live in the upper area near S. Fletcher.

I received a reply from Brian Sagman of the SCRD explaining this drastic action: “Unfortu-nately the recent installa-tion of planters and speed bumps ... by the Town of Gibsons has necessitated this change. We have had a bus hit one of the plant-

ers and have observed that buses can no longer safely maneuver along that street. Although the new routing does not provide a conve-nient service to the library and museum facilities, they are within walking distance from the new bus stops”.

� e old stop provided close access to government services and the library. � e nearest stop is now Win-egarden Park, requiring a long climb up cement steps to reach the buildings or an uphill circuitous trek using sidewalks. � e farther but perhaps easier walk is from the stop near the Kinhut. � is is a great disservice to the elderly, to those who are mobility challenged, or who travel with young chil-dren. It hardly encourages people to use public trans-portation.

Council needs to re-examine the desirability of high speed bumps be-tween Gower Point and Winn, and remove those large abutting structures, which have substantially narrowed the road. If the SCRD considers the route dangerous for buses, it’s unsafe for other tra� c. We need the bus to access the library and other govern-ment services, within rea-sonable walking distance for the typical population.

Maureen Goldman,Gibsons

There are events all this week highlighting di� erent kinds of literacy. Join us in celebrating all the ways

we use literacy in our community.� e Pool: Jan 23-28. � ere will be ‘spell and swim’ activ-

ities during swim lessons and public swim times. Under-water word games, word relays, charades and more! Come and join in on the fun! Prizes too! See you at the Pool!

Crosswords and wordsearches available all weekSaturday, January 28:10:00 am. Start the Day with storytime at Rogue Used

Books, inside Copper Sky11:00am – 3:00pm is the Great Chain on Pender at the

Community Hall. Make our community count! Let’s see how long a paper chain we can make and have fun taking on this. All materials supplied, just drop in.

11:00am – 1:00pm at the Learning Centre is computer tutoring. Free drop-in.

7:00pm: Pender Unplugged. Music and readings at Copper Sky Cafe. Hosted by Penny Lang. Let’s rock this town! Everyone welcome to perform or just listen.

For more information, please contact Kimberley Foster, Literacy Coordinator Pender Harbour Com-munity School, or email to: [email protected] or phone 604-741-3237.

Literacy Week 2012 Events in Pender Harbour


The Island Coastal Eco-nomic Trust (ICET)

has elected Phil Kent, Mayor of Duncan as its new Chair, Camela Tang as the Board’s Vice-Chair, Bev Parnham, Mayor of Port Hardy as Secretary and Dal-las Smith as Director at large of its Executive Committee. ICET also announced the outcome of the election of three new members to its Board of Directors and the new Chair and Vice Chair to the North Island - Sun-shine Coast Advisory Com-mittee (NISCRAC).

� e recent municipal elec-tions created three vacancies on the Board of Directors, to be elected from the North Island Regional Advisory Committee in addition to vacancies on the Board of Di-rectors Executive Committee.

On January 13, the Trust’s statutory stakeholders - Mayors, Chairs of Regional Districts and MLAs within the Trust’s NISCRAC man-date area - came together in Courtenay and elected Mayor Bev Parnham of Port Hardy, Mayor Edward Lewis of Zeballos and Mayor John Henderson of Sechelt to the Board of Directors. � ese stakeholders also elected Mayor Teunis Westbroek of Qualicum Beach to serve as the NISCRAC Chair and

Island Trust Board of DirectorsMayor Paul Ives of Comox to serve as Vice-Chair.

“� e Trust is pleased to welcome these new repre-sentatives to the Board and the Executive. � e newly elected members to the Board of Directors represent some of the smaller com-munities in our constituen-cy and will no doubt bring new ideas and a new out-look to our Board,” stated Phil Kent, new Chair of the Trust. “� is new energy will help guide our Board for-ward, in the coming years, as we continue our work to foster new economic growth in our region,” added Kent.

Mayor Kent also ac-knowledged the hard work and contributions of for-mer members of the ICET Board including Barry Janyk of Gibsons (former Board Chair), Charlie Corn� eld of Campbell River, Ken McRae of Port Alberni, and former NISCRAC chair, Greg Phelps of Courtenay.

� e Board’s mandate is to make strategic investments in economic development priorities including forestry, transportation, tourism, mining, energy, economic development, agriculture and aquaculture, and small business. � e ICET region encompasses all Regional Districts and municipalities

on Vancouver Island north of the Malahat as well as the Powell River and Sunshine Coast Regional Districts. ICET has approved over $46 million for over 80 projects on the Island and Sunshine Coast since implementing its grant program in 2007.

� e 13-person Board of Directors, plus the two Chairs of the Regional Ad-visory Committees sitting ex-o� cio, meet monthly to consider and make decisions regarding projects submitted for funding support. Under the Trust’s enabling legisla-tion, eight Board members must be elected by the two Regional Advisory Commit-tees every two years or when vacancies occur. Four mem-bers are elected from each of the North Island-Sunshine Coast Regional Advisory Committee and Central South-Island Regional Ad-visory Committee. � e current term for all elected Board members will end in July 2012.

� e Regional Advisory Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs are elected annually or when vacancies occur. � e election of the new CSIRAC Chair and Vice-Chair will occur on February 17.

A full overview of ICET can be found at www.island-coastaltrust.ca

Suncoast Singers is starting rehearsals for our next concerts, to be held on May 27 and 29. We will be performing excerpts from ‘The Creation’ by Haydn in the � rst half of the concert and a varied assortment of pieces that celebrate our wonderful world during the second half.New members are invited to join us. An open rehearsal will be held on Thursday, January 26 at the Sechelt Arts Centre at the corner of Trail Avenue and Medusa from 7:15 to 9:15 pm. Second sopranos, altos, tenors and basses are encouraged to attend this rehearsal to see if we are the choir for you. No audition is necessary – only the ability to match pitch is required.For further details, please contact Joy McLeod, Director at 604-885-3087 or da-capo@paci� ccoast.net

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If you are thinking of sell-ing in 2012, you need

to answer the �rst ques-tion “What will I do when I Sell?” Will you be buying back into the market? If you are buying back into the market, this is a great time to sell. In our current buyer’s market you may �nd that there is more than one choice for you. So if you sell low, you buy low. If you have other needs for the money, ask yourself the

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If you are thinking of buying, do not be caught waiting for the bottom only to be left behind. It seems we wait for everyone else to start buying to con�rm our decision that the time is right. History tells us that as long as the Sunshine Coast is desirable it will be a great investment. We have record low interest rates with banks and mortgage companies competing for your business

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Representing 9,500 pro-vincial technology profes-sionals, ASTTBC enters its third year of TechGREEN Awards to encourage ex-cellence in designing and building projects or systems that display environmental bene�t and sustainability.

Award nominations are in-vited until March 15, in three classes: Individual, Organization, and Business.

“We o�er TechGREEN Awards to persons, compa-nies and organizations that have a signi�cant positive impact on green living, sus-tainable best practices, en-ergy conservation and envi-ronmental bene�t,” explains ASTTBC Executive Direc-tor John Leech, AScT, CAE. “�ese awards recognize

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Moon in Aquarius, Mars turned retrograde in Virgo. Mars entered Virgo back in mid November and due to it turn-ing retrograde it will remain there until early July. Of itself, Mars in Astrology is symbolic of action and self-expression. � e � rst planet outside the orbit of our own planet and the ruler of Aries (the � rstsign of the Zodiac), Mars symbol-izes action upon the purpose of the Sun, the thinking and perceptions of Mercury, the desires and wants of Venus, the emotional feelings and needs of the Moon and the practi-cal needs and desires of life on Earth. Mars can most basically be interpreted as one’s style and mode of self-expression.

Mars retrograde in Virgo often stirs con� icts in personal relationships. � e projection of expectations and high ide-als leading to disappointments in others are some of the main issues. � is can make people hard on others and then on themselves by reaction. At best, Mars retrograde can be interpreted as having a more spiritual and less material am-bition. In other words, achiev-ing one’s material goals and satisfying desires, as is generally the case when Mars is Direct, is reversed or the urge and pas-sion is diverted. Until spiritual goals are met, outer worldly ambitions will be set aside.

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Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)Your career and/or public

life are getting some extra at-tention. It is possible that you have made some sacri� ces in this respect and you are ready to cash in. Loving friends are com-ing forward, as if suddenly. � is stands to be an expansive and exciting time for you. Yet, you may still feel green and realize that you have a lot to learn.

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tivated. Visions of the future are streaming through your mind. Yet, you are not out of the dark entirely yet. Continued inner work to feel faithful about things is probably necessary. Patience with people and situations re-mains important. Circumstanc-es are directing you to express compassion and sel� ess love.

Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)Probing some of life’s deeper

mysteries continues as a cen-tral theme. You want answers like never before! Meanwhile, increasing the scope and qual-ity of your connections with others feels right. You may still have some deep lingering fears you must contend with. Imag-ine that in doing so you will claim hidden gifts and powers, because you will!

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)Exciting relationship activa-

tions are yours to enjoy now. � e exchange of ideas feels profound and proli� c. Shar-ing higher-minded truths will bring rewards. Your desires are running deep these days and the passion is there, yet your drive may not be equal to these. Give more time to achieve your goals; slow down yet persevere.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Activating changes in your

daily routine is now in focus. You want to feel clear in your mind and energetic and so are taking measures to succeed. You may suddenly � nd your-self changing your diet. Deep feelings of love for signi� cant others are being stimulated. Yet, give them room to be them-selves and do not lean, either.

Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)An exciting wave of creativity

is washing in. � is will inspire you to make changes in who you relate with and how. Rela-tionships will be scrutinized for their worth. You may not act on your feelings right away, at least

not outwardly. � is is a good time to do inner work to clear subconscious angers, fears and blocks, especially if these are blocking intimacy.

Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)Creative projects in the safety

of your home spell happiness now. You may be in an inven-tive mood. Inspirations and/or the need to re-invent yourself somehow, or to make changes in your lifestyle are likely. Your social life is poised to expand. You should already see the signs. Make the most of this window of opportunity.

Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)A busy cycle is now under-

way. With a lot of people to see and places to go, you stand to cover a lot of ground. Yet, you may also have un� nished busi-ness to attend to, which is a good idea. � is may include at-tending to your health. Desires to remain close to home are also strong. Perhaps you can invite people to your home to strike the balance.

Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19)Gathering ideas, plans and

prospects is on your mind. You want to feel secure that you have everything you need for success. Flirting with new pos-sibilities can include projects as well as people. Yet, you also want freedom or at least are in a very independent mood. Mak-ing key investments is part of the plot because you want mea-surable returns.

Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)You are in a pioneering mood

and may even feel a bit punchy and aggressive. Many new per-ceptions are stimulating your thought processes. Getting clear on your own genuine needs ver-sus those of others is important now. If you don’t, you could feel confused and moody or re-active, and thus alienate others. Direct your energies to realize your ideals.

Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)Getting things done behind

the scenes is extra important now. � is is a good time to rest and retreat as well. Balancing both urges can mean accept-ing fewer invitations or being mindful not to escape into the television or Internet. Get clear on what you want to achieve and pace yourself. � e tendency to scatter your energies remains high so be deliberate.

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YWCA Metro Vancouver is inviting the commu-

nity to nominate exceptional women throughout Metro Vancouver for its 29th an-nual Women of Distinction Awards. Nominees will be accepted from the Coast.

Recognized nationally as one of the most prestigious

awards for women, the YWCA Women of Distinc-tion Awards honours women whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community. One of the awards honours busi-nesses and organizations that support the diverse needs of

their employees.� is year the YWCA

Metro Vancouver has added a new category, Environ-mental Sustainability, which highlights women who are dedicated to promoting the factors and creating the prac-tices that contribute to a sus-tainable community while

generating opportunities that minimize the physical, ecological, human and eco-nomic impact on our planet.

Deadline for submissions is Monday, March 5 at 5:00pm. Nomination forms can be obtained online at: www.yw-cawomenofdistinction.org or by calling 604 895 5768.

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The Green Film Series has announced their

spring line-up of � lms. � e fall series was very popu-lar and � e Gibsons Green Team and Sustainable Coast Magazine in collaboration with the Sunshine Coast Film Society are continuing the Green Film Series to be shown at the Gibsons Heri-tage Playhouse. � is special series features environmen-tal-themed � lms, discussions to engage the audience and door prizes. � e next three � lms are scheduled for the months of February, March and April. � e � lms will be shown on Mondays, alter-nating with the SCFS’s regu-

lar fall schedule of � lms. � e February 6 � lm is � e

Economics of Happiness. � is � lm describes a world mov-ing simultaneously in two opposing directions. On the one hand, government and big business continue to pro-mote globalization and the consolidation of corporate power. At the same time, all around the world people are resisting those policies, demanding a re-regulation of trade and � nance—and, far from the old institutions of power, they’re starting to forge a very di� erent future. A chorus of voices from six continents tells us that cli-mate change and peak oil

give us little choice: we need to localize, to bring the econ-omy home. � e Economics of Happiness restores our faith in humanity and challenges us to believe that it is possible to build a better world. � is � lm is by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick & John Page.

On March 5 Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is the featured � lm. � is � lm is a profound, alterna-tive look at the global bee cri-sis from Taggart Siegel. Tak-ing us on a journey through the catastrophic disappear-ance of bees and the myste-rious world of the beehive, this engaging and ultimately

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Saturday, Feb. 4 from 11:30 am for about four hours:A bridge building workshop by engineers from Buckland & Taylor Ltd., of North Vancouver. Following will be a short video presenta-tion, ‘Outstanding World Bridges from Ancient to Modern Time’.

Friday, March 9 starting at 3:30 pm for three hours: Preregistration of bridges and models for next day testing and judging (for participants who live within 30 minutes of Sechelt).

Saturday, March 10 starting at 10 am for about seven hours: Registration for the remaining participants and bridge testing. A panel of judges will judge models. Information about education and careers in science and technology will be available from various organizations. During this day there will be three video presenta-tions: ‘History of Interesting Technical Inventions’, ‘Canadian Women in Science and Technology’, and ‘Problems and Challenges Facing Engineers and Scientists of Today and Tomorrow’.

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The kits for bridge building will be available from Jan. 30 at Gibsons Building Supply stores in Gibsons and Sechelt, and at the Rona stores in Pender Harbour and Powell River. The cost of the $5 kit will be refunded when you register for testing. Please pack a lunch. Tea, co�ee and soft drinks will be provided.

For rules & tips: www.apeg.bc.ca/services/branches/seatosky/popsicle.html

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Popsicle Stick Bridge Build-ing Contest on the Coast, including young students, their friends, relatives, teachers, participants and spectators. � ey were all at the Seaside Centre in Sech-elt to watch the testing of 50 competing bridges on the special hydraulic machine. Planning is now underway for the second annual Sun-shine Coast Popsicle Stick Bridge Construction Con-test – which, in a year or two may be renamed the Annual Sunshine Coast Festival of Science and Technology. � e success of this event is thanks to the generous contributions of sponsors, donors and the help and participation of the community.

� is year, organizers want to make the contest bigger. In addition to building tra-ditional bridges, some sus-pension bridges will be in-cluded in the competition. Participants will display and compete with models they can build at school or at home. Anyone interested is invited to watch four in-formative video presenta-tions, about 30 minutes long each. A workshop is

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organized for bridge build-ers and all activities will take place in the Sechelt Senior’s Centre Activity Centre at 5604 Trail Avenue.

Prizes will go to the stron-gest bridges, in three cat-egories: elementary school division, secondary school

division, open category and family (team) builders. Hint: Non-structural deco-ration encouraged – two special prizes will be award-ed for this! � ere will also be many other prizes awarded throughout the day, includ-ing door prizes! Want to

build a stronger bridge? For rules and tips, check out: www.apeg.bc.ca/services/braches/seatosky/popsicle.html You may also want to visit these sites for more tips/information: www.eod.gvsu.edu/~oostdykj/techniques.html or www.bridgecontest.usma.edu/

Schedule of events: Sat., Feb. 4 from 11:30 am for about four hours – work-shop by engineers from Buckland & Taylor Ltd., of North Vancouver. � ere will be a short video presen-tation, ‘Outstanding World Bridges from Ancient to Modern Time’.

Fri., March 9, for three hours starting at 3:30 pm, is preregistration of bridges and models for next day testing and judging (for par-ticipants who live within 30 minutes of Sechelt).

Sat., March 10 for about seven hours starting at 10 am, registration for the re-maining participants and bridge testing. A panel of judges will judge models. In-formation about education and careers in science and technology will be available from various organizations.

Juno Nominee ‘Sweatshop Union’ will be headlining

the entertainment lineup for the annual Sunshine Coast SPCA fundraiser evening, to be held February 4 at the Gibsons Legion. Members of ‘Sweatshop Union’ are vocal supporters of human rights and fair trade.

According to organiz-ers, community support has been exceptional, with

seven businesses already signed up as sponsors for the event. Organizers hope to raise $1000 for our lo-cal shelter, as government funding is limited.

“Animals are a very im-portant part of our commu-nity,” said Claire Stanhope, one of the organizers, “and our furred friends deserve humane treatment.”

If you’d like to donate

to the SPCA, please call 604-740-0301, or for more information on tick-ets, 604-740-7575. With community support the SPCA will continue to help reunite families with lost pets, � nd new homes for abandoned or unwanted animals and continue the movement for humane treatment for all living creatures.

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During this day there will be three video presentations: ‘History of Interesting Tech-nical Inventions’, ‘Cana-dian Women in Science and Technology’, and ‘Problems and Challenges Facing Engi-neers and Scientists of Today and Tomorrow’.

� e kits fo r bridge build-ing will be available from Jan. 30 at Gibsons Build-ing Supply stores in Gib-sons and Sechelt, and at

the Rona stores in Pender Harbour and Powell River. � e cost of the kit will be refunded when you register for testing. Please pack a lunch. Tea, co� ee and soft drinks will be provided by Sea to Sky Branch, Asso-ciation of Professional En-gineers and Geoscientists. For more information, please go to www.apegbc.ca / se r v i ce s /branches /seatosky/popsicle.html

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We are privileged to welcome Watoto back to Gibsons.Watoto means “The Children” in Swahili and these children are on a mission that will take them on a journey from the West to the East Coast of Canada in 2012. Through inspirational songs and compelling stories, the Watoto Children’s Choir is spreading a message of hope for Africa’s children.Join the Watoto Children’s Choir as they celebrate Beautiful Africa – A New

Life on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012.This concert is a free, family-friendly event featuring African rhythm and harmonies, which are accented by brilliant costumes and inspirational stories from the children of Wato-to Children’s Villages in Uganda, East Africa. You will be moved by the mu-sic and captivated by the energy of these talented Ugandan children.

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Watermark at Sechelt watches fi rst concrete pourStudent Day of Action

February Stargazing

The B.C. Federation of Labour’s o� cers have

thrown their support behind the Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action, Federation Presi-dent Jim Sinclair announced Wednesday, January 18.

“Post-secondary educa-tion and training are the keys to our economy and to a young person’s place in to-day’s job market,” said Sin-clair. “After ten years of cuts to post-secondary funding, massive tuition fee increases and cuts to student grants, young people are worse o� and so is our economy.”

Sinclair said that BC’s tu-

ition fee problem and lack of a good student grants program are just two of the reasons that working and middle class families have fallen behind in the last ten years. “More and more fam-ilies are struggling to make ends meet and record high tuition fees are making it much harder.”

“Tuition fees are more than $6,000 per year in some programs,” said Sin-clair. “You’d have to work full-time for four months at $10 an hour to earn just enough to pay your tuition fees, with no money left for books, rent, or food.”

“We say to young people that they can’t get a good job without education, but then we make it so expensive that they can’t pay for their edu-cation without a good job,” said Sinclair. “� at’s wrong, and it’s why students across Canada are going to stand up for accessible post-secondary education on February 1 and the labour movement sup-ports them.”

� e Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action will be held in cities across Canada on February 1, 2012. For information on events in your area, visit cfs-fcee.ca

Telescope ‘not required’ as the bright planets

Venus and Jupiter domi-nate the western half of the sky the entire month of February. � e best viewing time for these two planets is during evening twilight when they appear the high-est above the horizon. Ju-piter, the gas giant, appears somewhat diminished in brightness compared to the brightly illuminated cres-cent of the planet Venus. Look for some interesting pairings later this month when the crescent moon en-ters the view.

Seasoned astronomers will want to use their scopes the night of Feb 9, when Venus and the faint planet Uranus both appear in the same � eld of view. While this sight will be visible through binoculars, using higher magni� cations with a telescope is necessary to discern the blue/green plan-etary disk of Uranus from the many background stars.

Astro-imagers also get a chance at something spe-cial. On the morning of Feb 3 ‘Comet Garradd’ will appear in the same � eld of view as the globular cluster M92 located in the constel-lation Hercules. A stable goto mount, 50mm or larger refractor and a digital SLR camera such as a canon rebel are what’s required to capture this astro spectacle. Interested in astro-imag-ing? Check out one club member’s website at www.starchasers.ca and see some images taken by local as-tronomers.

Month end brings three spectacular pairings that you won’t want to miss. On the evening of Feb. 25, the crescent moon sits next to Venus. On the 26 the cres-cent moon is next to Jupi-ter and on the 27 it sits just above the ‘Pleiades’ or seven

sisters, a star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. In-cidentally, the Pleiades are sometimes mistaken for the Little Dipper or Ursa Minor. � e little and the big dipper both reside close to the north celestial pole while the Pleiades is a more southern object. � e Pleia-des and the crescent moon should make a wonderful

binocular and naked eye ob-ject so don’t miss it (weather permitting of course)! Until next month, clear skies!

� e Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Sun-shine Coast Centre, meets the second Friday of every month, 7:30 pm, at the Sechelt Arts Centre on Trail Avenue. Anyone interested in learning more about as-tronomy is invited to attend our meetings. Telescope chat and viewing also the third Friday every month. Meet at 8:30 pm at Pier 17 Market for co� ee with tele-scopes set up on the sea wall at 9 pm. All are welcome. Go to www.coastastronomy.ca for details. Submitted by RASC SC Centre 604-740-5860.

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1701 HOMES FOR SALE#322 – 5780 Trail Ave., Sechelt. Condo, like new, one bdrm. & den with 1.5 baths, 985 sq.ft., top � oor in the “Blu� ” Northwind bldg., lge. skylight, spectacular view of mountains and ocean. New car-pets in LR/DR & den. W/D incl. Bldg has no age restrictions, small pets allowed. Covered parking, strata fee includes gas FP, immed. occupancy. Mins. to downtown Sechelt. $240,000. Please phone Christa, 604-885-3729 for apt. No agents, please. p5

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speaking on the topic of ‘Housing and the Homeless’. Arrowhead Centre, 5554 Inlet Ave., Sechelt. All welcome, refreshments served.•11:00am-1:00pm. ‘Computer Tutoring’ Upgrade your computer skills at the Pender HarbourLearning Centre.•11:00am-3:00pm. ‘Great Chain on Pender’ at the Community Hall in Madeira Park. Be part of creating a community paper chain!•1:00pm-3:00pm. ‘Bringing the Outdoors In’ at Capilano University, Sechelt. A nature workshop for families, facilitated by Lydia Watson. For children seven yrs. & older and their parents or caregivers. Pre-register at 604-885-9310.•5:30pm. Gibsons Seniors Society host their annual Robert Burns Night Supper. For tickets call Phyllis at 604-886-1378. www.gibsonsseniors.com•7:00pm. ‘Pender Unplugged’ - Music and readings at the Copper Sky Cafe, Madeira Park. Hosted by Penny Lang.•7:30pm. Songs and Stories from the General Area of the Heart with Lowry Olafson, singer/songwriter and David Roche, author/speaker at Gibsons United Church, Gibsons. Admission by donation (no one turned away for lack of funds).Sunday, January 29•3:00pm. One Straw Society AGM. Davis

Bay Hall.•7:30pm. SC Guitar Society. Bring your guitar and join in or just come and listen. Rockwood Centre, Sechelt. Contact: Paul Pinsonnault or John Farmer; 604-740-5938 or 604-886-0031. Monday, January 30•5:30pm. Info session for new programs; Gateways to Health Careers & Intro to Cultural Tourism at Capilano University, 5627 Inlet Ave., Sechelt. Contact: 604-885-9310.•7:30pm. Sechelt Garden Club presents Farmer Dave Ryan and Aaron Joe who will talk about Salish Soil and the Sechelt Indian Band Demonstration Garden. Seaside Centre, Sechelt.•7:30pm. Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts AGM. Sechelt Arts Centre.Thursday, February 2•3:00pm-6:00pm. Farm Gate Market at Roberts Creek Hall (indoors).•7:00pm. The Watoto Children’s Choir presents Beautiful Africa - A New Life. Hosted by Christian Life Assembly, 730 School Rd., Gibsons. Contact: 604-886-7107.Friday, February 3•5:30pm. Egmont Movie Night. Kids movie 6:00pm, adult movie 8:00pm. Egmont Community Hall. Free.Saturday, February 4•2:00pm. Coast Symphony presents ‘Stars

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Do you know an excep-tional family child-

care provider, early child-hood educator or innovative individual who consistently goes above and beyond in their role of helping young

Nominations open for Child Care Awards of Excellence children grow and learn?

Does your local gov-ernment make a positive di� erence by support-ing child-care excellence in your community? If so, nominate them for an

award of excellence today. Nominations for the

2012 B.C. Child Care Awards of Excellence open today. Every year, the Min-istry of Children and Fam-ily Development celebrates outstanding individuals, local governments, facilities and organizations delivering exceptional service to B.C.’s children and families.

� e ministry will honour individuals and organiza-tions in four categories: Gen-eral (four regional awards): For Early Childhood Edu-cators (ECEs) with an ac-tive licence to practice or licensed family child-care providers currently work-ing in a licensed child-care setting; Aboriginal (two

awards): One award for an ECE of Aboriginal descent currently working in a li-censed child-care setting or an Aboriginal organization currently o� ering care to Aboriginal children. � is award category also includes the Lenora Pritchard Award of Excellence to honour outstanding leadership and mentorship by an Aborigi-nal child-care provider; In-novation (two awards): One for an individual and one for a facility or organization demonstrating innovation in child-care programming in a traditional or non-traditional setting; Local Government (two awards): Honours local governments that demonstrate leadership

in the development of initia-tives, projects or programs that support the delivery of high-quality child care.

Contributions by indi-viduals and organizations nominated in the General, Aboriginal and Innovation categories will be assessed on their achievements in four areas: supporting child development, supporting diversity, involving parents, families and communities and leadership in the child-care sector. Nominees in the Local Government category will be assessed on commit-ment and leadership, sta� engagement, policy integra-tion and investment.

Nominations will be ac-cepted until March 5, 2012.

Winners will be announced in May, which is Child Care Month in B.C.

For the forms and instruc-tions on nominations for the 2012 B.C. Child Care Awards of Excellence, visit: http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/childcare/awards/index.htm

Nomination forms can be sent by fax to the at-tention of the Child Care Awards of Excellence at 250 356-0399; by email to [email protected] or by mail to: Child Care Awards of Ex-cellence, Early Years TeamMinistry of Children and Family Development PO Box 9778 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9S5

You settle into your seat for the concert and let

yourself be immersed in a magical world of mood and sound. If the percus-sion section is � lled with gifted musicians, you may not even notice how much they contribute to the mu-sic, but imagine Handel’s ‘Messiah’ without timpani or a Sousa march without snare drum and cymbals – simply not the same.

Percussionists don’t play one or two instruments – they often play dozens of di� erent instruments, even within a single show! Each instrument needs a di� erent technique and you are always a soloist, as there are never two of any-thing in your section. On top of that, percussionists are masters of the art of waiting (and counting), as

Unsung musical heroes

their sounds are sometimes saved for the climactic mo-ment in a work.

Keeping all that in mind, how is it that per-cussionists become the unsung heroes? By doing their jobs very, very well. Don Adams, retired VSO timpanist and self-taught percussionist, often said that the percussion players need to be the most musi-cal people in an ensemble. When they are sensitive to melding into the sound scape of the music and dedicated to accessing all the possible sounds out of their collection of instru-ments, even the conduc-tor tends to leave them to their own devices.

� is season, the Coast Symphony Orchestra is celebrating their percus-

sionists. In June, audiences will get to hear everything from snare and timpani to cymbals and castanets, and in their February concert the entire section will be the crowning glory in Ver-di’s ‘Anvil Chorus’.

Come cheer on your un-sung heroes on February 4 and 5 as the CSO shows why ‘Stars Shine Brighter on the Sunshine Coast’. Tickets are available at Laedeli (Sunnycrest Mall); Strait Music and Bluewa-ters Books. � e shows are Saturday, February 4 – 2 pm - Sechelt Indian Band Hall; Sunday, February 5 – 2 pm - Gibsons Heritage Playhouse � eatre. Come early for a preconcert chat with director Edette Gagne.

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ENTER TO WIN: • Signed Henrik Sedin jersey

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Do you have Canuck Fever?With every purchase you make until February 14th,you will be entered to win one of our Canuck prizes!

Transferring your prescription is easy.

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Jan. 26, 2012

Intuitive Heart 1004

For further details please contact:

ELIZABETH CANDLISH Phone 604-741-3083 • www.Intuitive-Heart.ca

WORKSHOPS:YOUR MIND IS MAGNIFICENT

Mind and Body Connection: Sat. Feb. 25, West Sechelt

HEAL YOUR LIFE STUDY GROUPS Thursdays, March 1 - 22, 6 - 8pm,

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Jan. 26, 2012

Vista Massage 1004

Stephanie Langer BSc.Registered Massage Therapist

604-989-2596vistamassagetherapysechelt.com

An excellent treatment option for pain management, surgical recovery and overall well-being.

Accepting new patients.Open weekends.

Jan. 26, 2011

Hummingbird Clinic 1004

WITH DR. LOREEN DAWSON, Naturopathic PhysicianThursdays, beginning Feb 16, 7- 8:30pmSechelt Elementary SchoolDetails at www.hummingbirdclinic.ca or 604-740-8838

The Hummingbird Clinic presents

6 WEEKS TOWARD WELLNESS

Next Health & Wellness issue will be published on February 2, 2012 in THE LOCAL

Health and Wellness

Aquatic therapy consists of an exercise program

that is performed in the water, a form of therapy useful for a variety of medi-cal conditions. Aquatic therapy uses the physical properties of water to assist in patient healing and exer-cise performance.

Aquatic therapy programs are still relatively rare in Canada despite being well established in other coun-tries. We are fortunate to have a highly quali� ed mas-sage and physiotherapist here on the Sunshine Coast; Marianne Hansen has her own aquatic therapy facility where she has brought im-mense relief to many.

While submerged in wa-ter, buoyancy assists in sup-porting the weight of the patient. � is decreases the amount of weight bearing which reduces the force of

stress placed on joints. � is aspect of aquatic therapy is especially useful for pa-tients with arthritis, healing fractured bones, or who are overweight. By decreasing the amount of joint stress, it is easier and less painful to perform exercises.

� e viscosity of water pro-vides an excellent source of resistance that can be easily incorporated into an aquatic physiotherapy exercise pro-gram. � is resistance allows for muscle strengthening without the need of weights and to strengthen muscle groups with decreased joint stress that cannot be experi-enced on land.

Aquatic physiotherapy also utilizes hydrostatic pressure to decrease swell-ing and improve joint position awareness. � e hydrostatic pressure pro-duces forces perpendicular

to the body’s surface. � is pressure provides joint po-sitional awareness to the patient. � is is important for patients who have ex-perienced joint sprains, as when ligaments are torn, or proprioception (stimuli produced especially when connected with the posi-tion of the body) becomes decreased. � e hydrostatic pressure also assists in de-creasing joint and soft tis-sue swelling that results af-ter injury or with arthritic disorders.

Lastly, the warmth of the water experience during aquatic massage therapy as-sists in relaxing muscles and dilating vessels, increasing blood � ow to injured ar-eas, allowing for a greater range of motion and more e� cient tissue healing and repair. It also promotes natural pain relief, deep

relaxation and is especially therapeutic for patients who su� er from arthritis, chronic pain, chronic in-� ammation, sports injuries, and spinal and/or traumat-ic brain injuries. Patients with muscle spasms, back pain and � bromyalgia � nd this aspect of aquatic ther-apy especially therapeutic.

Patients in wheelchairs are lifted with a special lift and lowered gently into the water. Aquatic physiother-apy combined with mas-sage therapy is a holistic approach to aid in healing and reclaiming movement, providing a total relaxation that relieves deep tension resulting from chronic pain. As well, aquatic mas-sage is a very good treat-ment for anxiety, depres-sion and stress.

Hansen’s goal during a treatment is to provide a safe environment for self-healing without intruding into the patient’s personal space.

All participants are screened for participation in an Aquatic Program with a Health History As-sessment during the � rst session. Barriers to partici-pation include: contagious infections and skin disor-ders or fevers. People with cardiac conditions can par-ticipate only while under physician care. � ose with incontinence of bowel and bladder can participate if using a closed system for control. You should always talk to your physician be-fore beginning any therapy program.

For more information on aquatic physiotherapy and massage, please visit Hansen’s website at www.mhansen.ca

The cradle of life – warm and soothing water therapy



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