The Local Weekly April 7, 2016

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The 39th Annual BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool’s Run featured some 585 participants on Sunday, April 3, who made their way on an up and down, 21.1-km road course from Park Road in Gibsons, above, to Mission Point Park in Sechelt. The fastest time was registered by 48-year-old Kevin O’Connor of Vancouver, who covered the distance in a time of 1:12:31. The best time by a Coast resident was registered by Blair Hurlbut, of Roberts Creek, who came in at 1:32:03. RIK JESPERSEN PHOTO

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A tragic accident has claimed the life of a 17-year-old male from Surrey, after the ATV he was driving col-lided with a concrete bar-rier near a bridge on a for-est service road in Roberts Creek, throwing the male approximately 30 feet down a ravine.

The BC Ambulance Ser-vice, the Roberts Creek Fire Department and Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to the crash around 2pm Sat-urday. An air ambulance first landed at Cliff Gilker Park in Roberts Creek, but later moved to a second landing site closer to the accident

scene, about seven kilome-tres up the Sechelt Dakota Forest Service Road. The male was flown to Vancou-ver General Hospital, but did not survive.

“This was a sad end to what was supposed to be

Teen on ATV killeda day of fun and adventure on the Sunshine Coast back roads,” said Cst Harrison Mohr with Sunshine Coast RCMP. “The male was visit-ing the Sunshine Coast from Surrey and had been out with a group of six riders -

Appointments were an-nounced for members of a regional economic develop-ment entity at the March 24 Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) Board meet-ing.

Last November, the Sech-elt Indian Government

District, SCRD, Town of Gib-sons and District of Sechelt approved a Sunshine Coast Economic Development Charter. The implementa-tion of the charter and the creation of an economic development entity are key objectives in the SCRD Stra-

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On the evening of April 2, police were called to a li-quor establishment in the Pender Harbour area after one patron bit another pa-tron. The suspect sat down at a table with a male he did not know, that male reached out to shake the suspect’s hand, then the suspect bit into his hand and began yell-ing at staff, before taking off without paying for his drinks. The suspect male has been identified by police. Staff sus-pect the male may have been under the influence of drugs. No charges are being recom-mended. Submitted by RCMP

Greetingsone of whom was a family friend from the Coast - when he collided with the barrier. It appears that the male was an experienced ATV rider himself, and it is unclear why his ATV struck the bar-rier. Our deepest sympa-

thies go out to his family and friends. Their loss will be felt by many here on the Coast, especially among the large community of off-road enthusiasts who utilize our many forest service roads.”

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tegic plan.“The intent of the regional

partnership is to enhance the work of those agencies currently receiving local funding to undertake eco-nomic development initia-tives,” says Garry Nohr, SCRD Board Chair.

The following candidates were appointed: Robin Chauhan, David Chisholm, Maria Hampvent, Shelley McDade, Cheryl McNicol, Celia Robben, Alan Skelley, Tanya Smith, and a repre-sentative from the shíshálh Nation. Submitted

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Some Selma Park residents concerned about possible major water leaks in their neighbourhood are incensed that the District of Sechelt says it can do no more at this time to determine the cause or extent of the problem.

Sechelt’s Manager of En-gineering, Sanath Bandara, presented a report to the District’s Public Works Com-mittee March 30, listing the many steps taken by his de-partment and the Sunshine Coast Regional District since 2014 to investigate ground-water seepage and ground movement possibly due to leaks on properties on upper Selma Park Road and on the same road south of the high-way.

“These issues could be due to a number of reasons, but not one particular cause was identified,” Bandara said in his report.

Local resident Peter Rice expressed frustration to committee members with suggestions in the engineer-ing report and in comments by Sechelt Chief Administra-tive Officer Tim Palmer that the SCRD, which is respon-sible for water distribution, should be dealing with the problem.

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Engineering not to stay in-volved is basically an abroga-tion of their responsibility to the people,” Rice said.

Rice said that earlier that day (March 30), he had been summoned by two con-cerned owners of homes at the junction of Selma Park and Reservoir Roads, which are situated on or near the underground water main that runs from the nearby water treatment plant to Da-vis Bay. Rice said the own-ers wanted to show him evi-dence of shifting ground on their properties.

“They have experienced ground movement of be-tween three and four feet in a north south direction and a similar movement in an east-west direction,” Rice said.

Local resident Chuck Gould, who owns a property on Selma Park Road south of the highway, also spoke up at the meeting, noting that the SCRD has been investigat-ing water leaks in his part of the neighbourhood for some time. Gould said the SCRD in-stalled water meters as part of their probe and found five out of eight residences had substantial leaks between their homes and the water main. Owners are responsi-ble for repair of leaks on their

own properties. “I was leaking up to

400,000 litres a year,” Gould said.

Gould suspects the instal-lation of new storm sewers along the highway in 2011 by the provincial ministry of transportation caused the decades-old home water lines to break.

“When the sewer work was going on, I was standing on my sundeck and I watched a flower pot go eight feet across the deck with all the vibration from the pounding from the highway construc-tion,” he said.

It is not known if the same construction work might have damaged water line damage hundreds of metres up Selma Park Road.

Bandara said he recom-mended that water metres urgently be installed in homes near Reservoir Road, but the SCRD said it could not afford to do that until 2017, as planned.

Councillor Darnelda Sieg-ers successfully moved a rec-ommendation at the commit-tee meeting that Council have staff again contact the SCRD and the ministry of transpor-tation requesting they act to resolve the problems.

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Saving bear cubsWest Coast Bear Cub Rehabilitation (WCBCR), located on 14

acres of forested land outside of West Sechelt, plans to open in the summer of 2017 pending completion of the facility and ap-proval from the BC Ministry of Fish and Wildlife and with the blessing of other rehab facilities both on and off-coast.

Formed by a small group of experienced and enthusiastic in-dividuals who have come together in a common purpose to re-habilitate cubs orphaned in BC due to death of the mother bear through natural or problem scavenging in human communi-ties, the rehabilitation centre is designed to alleviate suffering and provide a safe and natural environment for the cubs until they are of the age to be relocated and survive on their own.

“Our vision is to focus on bear cubs to ensure that their re-habilitation is a success. We plan to build natural enclosures allowing the bears to learn critical survival skills before release while ensuring they remain wary of humans and development. In addition we plan to have an education program to help pre-vent conflict with wildlife, promote safety and protect our eco-system,” says founder Delaina-Lu Gamblin.

The Sunshine Coast currently has no facilities suitable for ac-cepting orphaned bear cubs, and while there are three organi-zations rehabilitating bears in British Columbia, all are operat-ing at or beyond capacity, leading to the unnecessary death of cubs in the province.

The rehab facility is located in the sparsely populated upper hills behind Halfmoon Bay, where because of site location and geography, human interaction will be minimal. The cubs will grow up in a natural environment providing skill development necessary for them to forage in the wild, reducing the potential they will become, like their mothers, ‘problem’ bears in human settled areas.

In order to obtain certification and permits to open, the West Coast Bear Cub Rehabilitation facility must be fully completed, inspected and licensed before any bear cubs can be accepted.

At this time WCBCR is campaigning for cash donations, ma-terials, skills and labour to begin building the enclosures and prepare for the transportation, feeding and veterinary care for the cubs arriving at the facility.

This is a critical development period for WCBCR. In order to take in orphaned cubs in the summer and fall of 2017, the facil-ity needs to be fully operational and ready for review in 2016. Time is of the essence for donations.

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On-time performance is monitored closely at all levels and keeping to the schedule is a goal we all strive for ev-ery day. However, for a vari-ety of reasons (many beyond our control, such as medical emergencies, stalled vehicles, adverse weather) some of the more than 172,000 sailings we perform annually do get delayed.

With three very busy routes operating out of the constrained Horseshoe Bay terminal, there are unique challenges such as single ship loading/unloading and docking/undocking when operating at Horseshoe Bay as compared to other major terminals. What happens on the Langdale route will affect the operations on both the Nanaimo and Bowen Island runs, and vice versa. This is not an excuse for late sailings, but it must be acknowledged as a very real condition our crews deal with daily.

As for the decision to add Sunday sailings on the Lang-dale-Horseshoe Bay route, BC Ferries is keenly aware that any delayed departure will affect customers’ lives, and we are constantly working at identifying ways to improve. Previously, BC Ferries was asked by the local Ferry Ad-visory Committee to consider all factors involved in the addi-tion of Sunday sailings. These factors included the expected costs of adding sailings com-pared to the potential ben-efits gained in efficiencies and improved customer service, taking into consideration the strong rebound in traffic we are currently experiencing across the ferry system.

Thus, after careful analysis we determined that any in-creased costs associated with adding these sailings would be offset by reduced costs as-sociated with decreased con-gestion, overloads and delays.

It should be noted that these sailings are above contracted service levels with the Provin-cial government.

Further, this analysis was a deliberate process conducted over several months, involv-ing efforts put forth by com-munity members, FAC rep-resentatives and BC Ferries staff.

We will continue to work with the FAC and other stake-holders to improve service on Route 3 through the identi-fication of process change in the short-term, and engineer-ing design changes over the long-term.

Mark CollinsVP, Strategic Planning & Community EngagementBC Ferries

A simple solutionAccording to the article in

last week’s Local, the Ferry Advisory Committee knew of two reportable reasons for the bad on-time record. First, the ferries are getting old so they travel more slowly and, second, the berth at Langdale is not ferry friendly so it slows docking.

But there is a free and sim-ple solution to the on-time problem: figure out how long it takes the ferry to actually make a trip and change the printed schedules to fit.

The BC Ferries website shows the crossing time as 40 minutes. With the aging ferries and the unfriendly Langdale dock it may actually take 50 minutes for a cross-ing. Change the times in the schedules accordingly. i.e. the first sailing is out of Langdale at 6:20am so make the first trip out of Horseshoe Bay at 7:30am instead of 7:20am. Get it? Just allow 10 minutes more for each crossing in the schedules and everything can now be on time. Everyone will know how to plan and not be late for appointments and so on.

However, I suspect there are other reasons for the poor on-time performances of our

ferries than just the printed schedules.

Bob D’ArcySechelt

Go electricA Sunshine Coast organiza-

tion focused on reducing the impact of climate change has launched a campaign calling on consumers across North America to make their next vehicle an electric one.

The 2° Institute is asking people to take the Electric Car Pledge to reduce carbon emis-sions across the continent.

2° Institute founder Ryan Logtenberg says with a new generation of 300km+ (200 mile) range electric vehicles expected in 2017 at prices comparable to mass produced gas vehicles, consumers can more easily make the leap to zero emission personal trans-portation.

To encourage people to take the step to electric ve-hicles, the 2° Institute will launch a crowd funded on-line campaign to raise money to build the pledge website and fund a targeted online ad campaign and outdoor billboard campaign in major North American cities. The campaign aims to garner one million pledges by the end of 2017 and ten million by 2020.

The Electric Car Pledge website (www.electricpledge.org) will offer an electric car buyers guide, an interactive map of public charging sta-tions and an online form for individuals to take the pledge and receive an official certifi-cate of their pledge to share with their social networks.

The historic Paris Climate Conference of December, 2015 resulted in a collective resolve among 197 countries to limit the planet’s average global temperature increase to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels to avoid a critical threshold above which the planet could experience irreversible catastrophic im-pacts. To achieve this, govern-ments and individual citizens

in these countries will each need to do their part to reduce their own carbon footprint in order to keep the tempera-ture increase below 2°C.

The 2° Institute mission is to develop and execute strat-egies that empower people to make the behavioural and lifestyle changes needed to keep our planet from warm-ing by 2 degrees Celsius.

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First aid firstIn aid of community resil-

ience and emergency pre-paredness Roberts Creek Community Association (RCCA) held it's first com-munity first aid course April 3. Fifteen Roberts Creek resi-dents successfully completed a Canadian Red Cross Emer-gency First Aid course taught by Kellei Baker of BC First Aid. The course included pa-tient assessment, CPR, wound management and automatic defibrillator use. Participants ranged in age from 15 to 75.

This was inspired by the Community Resilience Forum held at the RC Hall Feb. 21, initiated by SCRD Region D director Mark Lebbell. Safety experts all agree the first step in community resilience is for people to be able to help themselves and each other in-dependently by sharing skills and materials – first aid being paramount.

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Local MP Pam Goldsmith-Jones says she knows she’s been “disappointing” to many constituents follow-ing Ottawa’s preliminary approval of a Howe Sound liquid natural gas plant, but insists that final consent for the project is not a foregone conclusion and is at least a year away.

“I appreciate that my role in this is very disappointing to people,” Goldsmith-Jones said April 1 during an open meeting with about 50 con-stituents at the Blue Ocean Grill in Sechelt. “It’s been a challenging week for me.”

The newly elected Liberal MP organized the meeting specifically to take questions about the planned Woodfi-bre LNG project near Squa-mish, which would produce about two million tonnes of LNG annually, all of which would be shipped by tank-ers through Howe Sound out into the Pacific to Asia.

Federal Environment Min-ister Catherine McKenna green-lighted the project March 17, but Goldsmith-

Jones added that there are still many hurdles to clear be-fore final approval.

“There are 122 conditions that accompany that [ap-proval], and 25 conditions by the Squamish First Na-tion,” said Goldsmith-Jones. She said the substance of all those conditions will be made public very soon and that her priority is to make sure they are clear.

“I will be making sense of those conditions for the community, because it really does matter,” she said. “I will continue to be totally public about what the next steps are.”

When asked if any of those conditions is a “showstop-per” for the project, Gold-smith-Jones said the cooling system for the LNG plant and its effects on the ecologically crucial herring fishery will be big factors to be examined by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

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“Those permits and licenc-es have not been given,” said Goldsmith-Jones. “I think it’s going to take a year or two, for one thing. That’s from my most recent conversation with Minister Garneau.”

The MP said McKenna could not force the LNG project “back to the drawing board,” as it was proposed under the rules established by the previous Conservative government,

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The Conservatives, “gutted [environmental] legislation that needs to be restored,” said Goldsmith-Jones. “We have rebuilding to do. Re-storing public trust in the environmental assessment process is a massive respon-sibility.” Rik Jespersen

The new Sechelt & District Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors was sworn in at the organization’s annual general meeting March 31. From the left: Josh Romer, Gloria Allcock, Kim Darwin (President), Mike Fawcus (Vice President), Lisa Kennedy, Tracy Zanchetta, Kate McQuaid, Cory Wheten, Lil Fawcus, Dave Chisholm. Absent: Scott Broughton. RIK JESPERSEN PHOTO


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For most golfers, the sea-son officially begins with the Masters, conducted at Augusta National Golf Club in the second week of April in Augusta, Georgia. Bobby Jones, arguably the most famous golfer of the 1920’s

and early 30’s decided to build a golf course in Au-gusta and hold a tourna-ment where he could invite his friends. The first Masters was held in 1934.

I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Masters

when I was president of the PGA of Canada and even more fortunate to have club-house privileges. The white stately clubhouse with the Augusta logo in the flower bed out front sets the tone for the whole experience. The golf shop is small and right next to it is the one chair barber shop. Inside the grill the waiters all wear black tuxedos and white gloves and serve coffee in sterling silver coffee servers. Upstairs at the entrance to the lounge area is a wooden box with the two slots for ballots. It was presented to Augusta National by the R&A (Royal & Ancient Golf Association) and is used to determine whether an indi-vidual being proposed for membership is admitted or

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house is a very old and large oak tree. It is the traditional meeting place for those at-tending the Masters. Repre-sentatives from most golfing associations in the world at-tend the Masters and most major golf equipment com-panies attend as well.

First time visitors to the Masters notice several things that contribute to the uniqueness of the tourna-ment. The terrain at Augusta National has more elevation change than you could ever discern by watching on tele-vision. The greens are light-ning fast. The patrons (they are called patrons at The Masters, everywhere else they are spectators or fans) are respectful and apprecia-

tive but extremely polite. All the paths are sand so you never hear people walk-ing around. All the televi-sion booths and equipment is green and all the wiring is buried. The grounds are spotless. If you watch you will see staff in white overalls quietly walking around pick-ing up litter, cigarette butts etc. The food and beverages available to the patrons are noticeably inexpensive, as are the souvenirs.

A couple of interesting items that you might not know: the purse for The Masters is never announced, the attendance is not pub-lished, and the golf course is closed to play from May to October. Enjoy the coverage this weekend.

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Greetings readers. Here are some final notes on the fall/winter season.

On March 13, the Dol-phins swim team travelled to Coquitlam to take part in a swim meet. En route, we met Emmanuel Arceneaux, #84 - wide receiver for the BC Lions. He posed for photos with our team and wished us luck. Later we found a photo and posting on Face-book saying he felt blessed to have met us. Truly cool.

Oh yes, the swimming, can’t forget that. It was stiff competition but as always we Dolphins set the water ablaze and took home many ribbons and personal bests. Our team can be very proud.

The last swim practice for the season was a ‘fun’ swim with relays involving socks and shirts being worn by athletes (over the bathing suits obviously) and bal-loons.

It was also the time to bid farewell to Head Swim Coach Marie Telder. She is moving to Port Alberni where she will continue to coach. Marie was presented

with flowers, a cake and a beautiful dolphin photo signed by the team. We will miss you Marie.

The final basketball prac-tice for the Sechelt team was a fun game between 15 Sechelt Athletes and 8 local RCMP officers. This is not the first interaction between The RCMP and our Sun-shine Coast Special Olympic athletes as they have also

played floor hockey with our Sunshine Coast Bears. Gee, I wonder how fast they can swim?

Gibsons final basketball practice was a game between the coaches and volunteers dressed up as Team Ireland and the athletes who were dressed as Team Canada.

Coach Samantha Mills sent this report:

“We say good-bye to Cayt-lin Kopeck and Callum Fallis as they will graduate high school in the spring and like-ly move off coast for further schooling or work. We wish them well and thank them for volunteering their time. …The athletes continue to impress me … and (coach-ing) continues to be very re-warding.”

April marks the begin-ning of our spring/summer season. The coaches have already met and are as ready as the athletes. Drop by and see us at soccer on Mondays in Sechelt & Gibsons, softball in Sechelt on Tuesdays, track & field on Wednesdays or bocce on Saturdays.

Contact Pat Stuart at 604-886-2098 or [email protected] if you are inter-ested in joining as a volun-teer or an athlete.

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Planning and Community Development Committee 1pm, April 27

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• NEW - Committee of the Whole Meeting, May 8, 1pm - Council will meet in a less formal and structured manner to hear and consider presentations that foster the economic, social and environmental well-being of our community. This will be an incubator for new ideas, governance, and policy that is in line with Council’s strategic goals. Committee meetings will be scheduled on the first Wednesday of every other month, starting in May, 2015. To apply to present, email [email protected].

• All are encouraged to participate in the Public Engagement/information Meetings on Municipal Regulation of Medical Marihuana Production and Distribution in Sechelt Tuesday, April 21, Seaside Centre, 2pm (and repeated at) 7:30pm

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Free Culture Days Worshop April 30, 4:30pm Sunshine Coast Arts Centre

Public Hearing – April 12, 7pm, Community Meeting RoomOfficial Community Plan Bylaw 492-15, 2015 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 25-270, 2015 Application by Clayton Family Lands – Multi-family/mix residential development – West Sechelt area (see website for full details)

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April 28 • Team Building 9am – 12pm • The Pros & Cons of Bootstrapping 1pm – 4pmRegistration is required for these free workshops, and available on Sechelt.ca

Arbor Day Celebration - April 29 - Mission Point Park, 9am-2pm Information on a wide variety of community and District programs will be available and snacks will be provided. The public is encouraged to attend to help Sechelt Parks and the Sunshine Coast Shoreline Naturalization Program with invasive weed removal and shoreline restoration projects throughout the park. All welcome.

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This month’s recipe comes from Emma Levez Larocque. Emma is a Registered Ho-listic Nutritionist and Certi-fied Plant-Based Chef living

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Her Red Green Salad is

simple, tasty and healthy. It has crunch and colour and is a great start to a spring of good eating. Using tahini in the dressing is a great way to reduce the oil that you often find in sauces and dressings. Using pumpkin seeds boosts the iron content and purple cabbage is a good source of antioxidants. Layering the ingredients onto each plate allows you to control the look of the dish, and will give you a salad that looks like the at-tached photo. If you’d rather just toss everything in a bowl, you can do that too! Find out more about Emma at www.plantbasedrhn.ca.

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• 1 layer of romaine lettuce• A handful of purple cabbage, shredded• 1 stalk of celery, chopped• A couple of tbsp raw pumpkin seeds, unsalted• A couple of tbsp dried cranberries

Simple Tahini DressingINGREDIENTS: • ½ cup of tahini• ½ cup of water• 3 tbsp lemon juice• 1 clove garlic minced• ½ - 2/4 tsp sea salt (to taste)• 1 ½ tbsp maple syrup

Red Green Salad

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There’s a new festival com-ing to the Coast and the first fundraiser to support it takes place April 16 at the Roberts Creek Hall. The Coast Rogue Arts Society, newly incorpo-rated in January of this year, has set its sights on build-ing an accessible and inclu-sive arts festival, The Rogue Arts Festival. “It is a massive amount of work,” Arwen Mac-Donald, Artistic Producer, says of creating a festival from scratch. “But it’s so worth it.” The Rogue Arts Festival is

scheduled for August 26-28 at Shirley Macey Park, a location and dates Coast festival goers might recognize as tradition-ally held by the Synchronicity Festival. “Last year’s festival was incredibly successful,” say MacDonald of the 2015 Synchronicity gathering. “But with the people involved in Synchronicity taking some time to regroup, we wanted to keep that momentum going.”

The Rogue Arts Festival plans a main stage with music all week long, workshops, a creation station and hands on do-it-yourself projects. “We’re trying to provide a little bit of something for everyone,” says MacDonald of the festival’s ambitious plans. “There’s a lot of apprehension and reserva-

tion around the words art and culture,” continues MacDon-ald. “People tend to shy away from it because they’ve been made to feel like they’re not artistic, that they don’t un-derstand what culture is. But have you ever re-arranged the furniture in your house or spent some time making a meal? There are lots of ways that people are being creative and artistic in their daily lives. Once they associate the word art or artistic or culture or creative with something they are familiar with, they’ll feel more comfortable.”

The fundraiser promises to be a fun, toe-tapping, swing-ing affair, with local band Sing You Sinners and Vancouver’s Staggers and Jaggs providing the live sets. MacDonald de-scribes their musical style as “folk, blues-inspired, with a hint of gypsy,” and local DJ Lit-tle D will be spinning electro swing style tunes in between sets. MacDonald also prom-ises some fun new Rogue-inspired swag that she’s keep-ing under wraps until the big night. “It’ll be loads of fun,” says MacDonald. “How could it not?”

Going Rogue, a fundraiser for the Coast Rogue Arts Soci-ety, Saturday, April 16 at Rob-erts Creek Hall. Doors at 8pm, a 19+ event. Tickets $20 at MELOmania, online at rogue-fest.ca or at the door while they last.

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Staggers and Jaggs from Vancouver will play at the Rogue Arts Festival fundraiser April 16. PHOTO SUBMITTED

New GPAG exhibition

A work by Bhodi Drope in the new show at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. PHOTO SUBMITTED

The Gibsons Public Art Gallery’s new show features multi-disciplinary artist Der-ek von Essen and an exhibit of photographs by Bodhi Drope.

The exhibition opens April 7, with the opening reception 2-4pm April 9.

Von Essen’s exhibit is called “Lost and Found and Broken”. "I recycle and recontextualize discarded objects to create and overcome compositional challenges of combining the materials,” he writes. “Much like building a puzzle, I get the same thrill from using sal-vaged items when they form a connection to each other. As these parts are acquired - of-ten from alleys and construc-tion sites, I feel an obligation to the materials and enjoy find-ing new purpose for them."

Drope’s collection of pho-tographs, called “Nature’s

Gallery Underfoot: a Visual Meditation”, is about look-ing not SEEING, and asks the question "Am I unconsciously imposing bias on what I see?" He has assembled this exhibi-tion to highlight phenomenon from nature where one's un-conscious projections contrib-ute to the veil obscuring con-scious seeing.

Derek von Essen will give a talk Sat. April 16 at 2pm: “Expanding your Creative Ar-senal with Everything but the Kitchen Sink”.

Bodhi Drope will lead a guided visual meditation workshop: Sun. April17, 2pm-3:30pm: 'Looking is not SEE-ING'. All ages, no meditation experience required. Admis-sion is free, donations wel-comed.

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If you are parent or an adult that works with chil-dren you may be aware of the increased diagnosis and cases of disorders such as ADHD, ADD, OCD, ODD, anxiety and depression, aggression, even violence, and eating disor-ders that is occurring with children today.

Some argue that the in-crease in cases of ADD and other disorders could be in part due to the change in cul-tural lifestyle and pace of life, that children’s lives are more scheduled and hectic, spend-ing more time in front of screens along with exposure to violent imagery, and there

is less time for a healthy outlet of free physical imaginative play in nature and connection with parents and themselves individually.

There are many therapies and approaches available for addressing children with dis-orders, however the homeo-pathic approach understands that each child is unique, and that behaviors are only part of the picture. There are of-ten deeper underlying emo-tions that are causing these behaviors, as well as, exter-nal stressors that are caus-ing the child to react in their unique way to which they are susceptible. Understanding each child as an individual and understanding what their underlying emotions are, how they react to different environments, foods, social situations, helps to determine which homeopathic remedy

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Dementia, one of B.C.'s most pressing health issues, creates many challenges for Sunshine Coast families.

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The Society brings two free workshops to the Sun-shine Coast on Monday, April 25.

The first workshop, Un-derstanding Communication, shows caregivers how com-munication is affected by Al-zheimer’s disease and other dementias. Participants will

explore effective ways of fa-cilitating communication and providing support to the per-son with dementia. It runs from 9:30-11:30am.

The second workshop, Transition to & Life in Resi-dential Care, is designed for family caregivers. Running from 6:30-8:30pm, it will cover:• decision-making and strat-egies for easing the transition of a family member to a resi-dential care facility• the role of the regional health authority and its case

Dementia workshopsmanagers• assessing long-term care facilities for placement• working effectively with a care team and enhancing your visits.

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This year, World Health Day on April 7 will focus on dia-betes and its global impact. In Canada, diabetes has reached epidemic proportions—with an estimated 11 million peo-ple living with diabetes or prediabetes. Another Canadi-an is diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes.

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Tip of the Week:In this Universal 9 Year,

April is destined to produce a significant deepening of the plot on both individual and collective levels. ‘The plot’ is relative as there are ever many levels and angles to life, but if you take a mo-ment to reflect on your own life this should become in-creasingly evident. As is the case with such themes, this deepening will prove measurable and dramatic in some regards, especially on larger collective fronts.

The New Moon in Ar-ies occurred on April 7 at 4:24 am PDT and its posi-tion in the Tropical Zodiac is 18 Aries 04. Of particular importance is the fact that the Sun/Moon conjunction (= New Moon) is also con-junct Uranus – a triple con-junction! This adds a very significant factor. So, while eclipses are generally con-sidered more potent than usual, a planet conjunct the New Moon, especially a far planet, (Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) puts the New Moon in a special category all its own. With Uranus we can expect sudden and unex-pected changes, especially if this New Moon makes close aspects to personal plan-ets or angles in your Natal

Chart. Further, Pluto is also square this triple conjunc-tion New Moon. Fasten your seat belts, this month is go-ing to be epic.Aries (Mar 21–Apr 20)

A marked sense of indi-viduality and independence is becoming more apparent with each new day. You have taken a major turn a little while back and now you are on a new road. Your energy levels are running pretty high, yet at least one of your fuel cells is empty and you can feel it. There is no turn-ing back to repair or refuel so persevere faithfully.Taurus (Apr 20–May 21)

It may feel as though while you are busily living your life, your life is busily living you. Both outer cir-cumstances beyond your control and inner compul-sions are driving you, as if against your will, but not entirely. When you think about it carefully, it all makes sense – the choic-es you have made, some clearly successful and some perhaps not so. It is time for self-reflection and re-invention.Gemini (May 21–Jun 21)

Many new and perhaps original thoughts and perceptions are running through your mind. It is as if you are gaining a lucid glimpse into the future. Of course, even probabilities are not certainties. If all that changes is your attitude and interpretation regarding ex-isting circumstances and fu-ture events, your world will

change and it will. Almost paradoxically, you feel con-fident all the while.Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 22)

Things are shifting and shaking in your public sphere and others are tak-ing notice. Yet you may be too busy to really notice. Circumstances are pushing you to drive harder and to learn all you can as you go. In some respects you may feel like a newbie, learn-ing things that have always been right there but did not seem so important. That was then.Leo (Jul 22–Aug 23)

A sporting and ambi-tious mood continues. You feel strong and risky. This is not to say your mood is cavalier. Calculating might be a better word to describe your focus now. Regardless of your financial circum-stances, you are determined to make sensible decisions, investments that will bring returns. Yet once your busi-ness is done you will be en-thusiastic for some fun and frolic.Virgo (Aug 23–Sep 22)

You have entered a rather deep cycle of change. The good news is that it stands to be quite positive. It may be that years of effort are suddenly paying off. Still, you have work to do. Cir-cumstances are pushing you to dig deeper than you have for a while. This includes squarely facing certain fears. The key to doing so is to take firm hold of your talents.

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Libra (Sep 22–Oct 22)Some very real changes

are underway on relation-ship fronts. Whether liter-ally or figuratively, you are preparing to make some big moves. These may still be in the early planning stag-es but your intentions are clear and definite. Feeling as confident as you would like, however, might be a chal-lenge. Slow down and take things one day at a time.Scorpio (Oct 22–Nov 21)

Changes in your lifestyle are activating your ambi-tions. Or is it the other way around? Either way, there is excitement in the air. Although you have to pay your dues somehow, it may feel as though you are be-ing guided by something greater than yourself. It in-cludes rendering some form of service for the sake of the greater good. Trust this flow and answer the call.Sagittarius (Nov 21–Dec 21)

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sion of your future grows. Inspired by it all, you feel more courageous and deter-mined than ever. In the wid-est sense, you are steadily undergoing some kind of metamorphosis. Prior fears and insecurities that not so long ago seemed so real are rapidly melting away. Though there is something almost mystical about it all, you are wise to stay ground-ed and realistic.Capricorn (Dec 21–Jan 19)

A new dynamic has begun close to home. As if sud-denly, things are not as they were a short while ago. As the old steadily fades like a receding shore, your sights are set on what lies ahead. This includes the task of paying attention to the de-tails. Fortunately, your pow-ers of concentration are running strong and you feel supported by creative ideas and plans.Aquarius (Jan 19–Feb 19)

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your perceptions has been activated and your curiosity levels are peaking. In some respects, this has been un-derway for several years. Yet, suddenly you are in an-other turn. At worst you feel a little confused and over-whelmed. Ideally you feel energized, determined, and even rebellious. The time has come for a brave new world.Pisces (Feb 19–Mar 20)

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