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riders and organizers of the 810 km trek through Coast communities, were greeted by sunshine Coast kids who are grateful for the opportunities the Cops for Cancer provide including funding child cancer research and financing summer camps for children on a cancer journey. photo suBmitted

Emergency workers are racing through communities fund raising for child cancer research and to provide kids and their families some much-needed fun at Camp Good Times. 29 Cops for Cancer on bicycles raced through the Lower Sunshine Coast Friday and Powell River on Saturday on the Tour de Coast team’s epic bikeathon.

“We had 31 fund raising and there are 28 of those actively riding in Pemberton at the moment,” Tour de Coast fundraiser Brooke Sherwood said.

The teams take on 9 km per day for nine days, from September 17 to 25, families whose lives they have changed came out to cheer them on and help to raise money for the cause.

“The teams draw inspiration from families they get to see along the way who’ve benefited from their efforts,” Sherwood said.

Six children from the Sunshine Coast have attended Camp Good Times in Maple Ridge over the past three years, and had a wonderful time being with other kids, playing and enjoying activities and of course having campfires, sports,

crafts and sing-alongs.“There are paediatric doctors and nurses

and oncologists at the camp,” the Tour rep said, noting Camp Good Times volunteers and staff are able to give optimal care for the campers aged 7 to 14 while they’re having their outdoor adventures, so parents don’t have to worry about them. There are also teen camps and camps for the entire family.

“This is the most we have raised in a lot of years, and this year the Tour is on track to raise $400,000,” Sherwood estimated.

Riders commit to raising $6000 each in pledges to get to go on the tour, and they take the experience to heart.

“The Cops for Cancer and Canadian Cancer Society, First Responders, and all police detachments and ambulance units all feel that one kid with cancer is too many, and they’ll keep riding until a cure is found,” Sherwood emphasized, “Every kid gets to go to summer camp, overnight for five days, and any child on the cancer journey can also benefit because of the money Cops for Cancer sinks into research.”

She said they are eternally grateful to the Canadian Cancer Society and the Cops for Cancer as well as the detachments in Powell River and Sechelt for releasing officers to ride on this tour.

“For smaller detachments it’s harder but they still make that commitment,” she observed.

Sherwood also gave a shout out to the Sechelt organizers and community who attended the Red Serge Ladies fundraiser this year, which raised $41,000 along with the Powell River Spaghetti Dinner team who also raised $10,000.

“Shelly who organized it and did the fund raising did a phenomenal amount of work,” Sherwood shared, also thanking Powell River Hotel and Camp Olave who put up riders for free, and the Lions and Rotary clubs provided wonderful complimentary meals for the riders.

The Tour de Coast are still riding and actively appealing to the public to pledge for this remarkable trek, and support kids and teens who are bravely battling cancer. For info and donations see: www.tourdecoast.ca Apryl Veld

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Public notice is hereby given that on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 10:00am in the Community Meeting Room at the District of Sechelt Municipal Office Building, 5797 Cowrie Street, Sechelt, BC; the Collector will conduct the annual tax sale. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Local Government Act, the following parcels will be offered for sale by public auction if the delinquent taxes and interest are not paid by the above date.

Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately provide his/her name and address, and pay by cash, certified cheque or bank draft a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property promptly being offered for sale again. The balance of the bid must be paid in by cash, certified cheque or bank draft by 2:00pm on September 29, 2014. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00am on the fol-lowing day.

The District of Sechelt makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the proper-ties and make all necessary inquiries to municipal and other government departments, and in the case of strata lots of the strata corporation, to determine the existence of any bylaws, restrictions, charges or other conditions which may affect the value or suitability of the property.

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The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is celebrating the success of its 3rd. annual “Backroad Trash Bash”, which took place on Saturday, September 13.

This year, the event received an overwhelm-ingly positive response as 50 people gathered to clean up trash illegally dumped in the Pender Harbour area.

“We had a great turnout of really enthusiastic volunteers;

Big support for Trash Bash in Penderit was truly a community ef-fort. We could not be more pleased with the results,” says Robyn Cooper, SCRD Zero Waste Coordinator.

Volunteers included residents, members of the Pender Harbour Hiking Club and Sunshine Coast Geo-cachers (CITO), and staff from BC Conservation Ser-vice, BC Parks and the SCRD. A barbeque lunch, provided by the Pender Harbour Ro-

tary Club was enjoyed by all.“Public awareness of the

illegal dumping problem has increased and there is a strong and unfavourable reaction to it,” says SCRD Board Chair, Garry Nohr. “Illegal dumping has serious effects on the environment, wildlife habitat, public health, and the ability of community members to use and enjoy outdoor recreational areas.”

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Volunteers key to helping Coast salmon

The Chapman Creek Hatchery on Field Road is a great place to take in the wonders of nature and to ap-preciate the work being done to help salmon enhancement. Thanks to recent rains, Coho and Pink salmon are pres-ently vigorously swimming and leaping up Chapman Creek to spawn. And some come through the hatchery channel and into the hands of biologists, fish techs and vol-unteers, who come together to help increase salmon pop-ulations on the Coast.

They are pretty busy this October, taking eggs and spawn, to be reared and re-leased next year, once the fry are old enough to return to the ocean. The young salmon can be seen swimming in the holding tanks on site, as fish tech and manager, David Bur-nett monitors their health, water temperature and feed.

“Warmer water tempera-tures stress the fish out,” Bur-

nett said, adding these cli-mate change conditions can cause salmon to get a fungus that weakens them on their journey home to spawn in the creek. There are a lot of tasks that need to be done with vigilance to look after salm-on, so Hatchery staff really appreciate their volunteers, who they note are a tremen-dous help. Hatcheries work on a very tight budget that is supplemented through fund raising, Burnett said.

“We have a core of about 20 volunteers who come on a fairly regular basis,” Hatch-ery board vice president Lee Melnychuk said, adding most of them are seniors. This day four have shown up in the early morning ready to help, including Mike, who came back only three months after suffering a stroke.

The volunteers weigh each particular fish food and feed the young salmon, clean tanks and trays along with

some even tougher tasks like sorting eggs, staff noted.

“They have to put their bare hands in 13 C cold wa-ter to sort out the non-viable eggs from the good ones,” Melnychuk said with admira-tion, “after a while they come warm their hands on the heater and then go back to sorting again.”

They do have some young-er people help out at times when volunteers bring their grandkids to give a hand, carrying buckets and wash-ing trays, and they get teens involved through their youth volunteer program.

“It’s very inspiring to work with the high schools,” the salmon enthusiast noted.

In honour of Rivers Day on September 28, many groups hold events and visit hatcher-ies and fresh water streams to emphasize the beauty and important resource they rep-resent to all British Columbi-ans. Apryl Veld

Andreas Hansen, 85 years old, reported missing from his Sechelt home on Crowsten Road on the 15 of September, was located by Search and Rescue approxi-mately 500 meters from his home Tuesday evening, at approximately 6:30pm.

Hansen, who suffers from dementia, had report-edly walked away from his residence Monday afternoon. The RCMP was contacted and immediately activated the Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue, who searched several areas from 6:30pm until approximately 3:00am,

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resuming the search yester-day at 8:30am.

We had 20 SAR volunteers from our Search and Rescue team, and were joined by members of the Powell River, Lions Bay, Coquitlam, Surrey and North Shore SAR teams, said Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue coordinator, Alec Tebbutt. We found Mr. Hansen in good condition in some very deep bush approx-imately 500 meters from his residence at approximately 6:30pm. He was subsequent-ly taken to St. Mary’s hospital for observation.

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cated Search and Rescue vol-unteers and their combined effort in locating Mr. Hansen, said RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Steve Chubey. These volunteers were required to trek through some rough and somewhat hazardous terrain, but in doing so were able to ensure that Mr. Hansen was found, alive and well.

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This free event is spon‐sored by the Sunshine Coast Emergency Program (SCEP), which will present informa‐tion on: What hazards are affecting the Sunshine Coast, What SCEP has in place to mitigate these hazards, What you can do to prepare for the hazards and how to as‐semble an emergency kit. For information contact: Bill Elsner 604‐885‐6887 www.scrd.ca/emergency‐program So plan to attend this crucial and helpful meeting for all Sunshine Coast residents. Submitted

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Ferry policies bad for businessprovides an opportunity to re‐think the policies that di‐rect the funding of BC Fer‐ries,” said UBCM President Rhona Martin. “This study demonstrates a clear link between fare increases and declining ridership, and the cost of those fare increases to the provincial economy.. As a first step towards reversing the trend in ridership, we are asking the province to restore

fares and service to 2013 levels.”

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Correction to September 11 issue of the Local Weekly story on page 2

“Candidates Meeting Fills Sechelt Hall” that noted may-oral Candidate and sponsor of the evening Bruce Milne was introducing and endors-ing candidates for Sechelt council and mayor. He was not formally endorsing the candidates who were intro-duced, as was stated in the article.

Mount Elphinstone is dear to many

The community has spo-ken: the entire 1,500Ha pro-posed park expansion area on the lower slopes of Mt. Elphinstone, needs to be pro-tected. Ravaged by cutblocks since the late 1990s, it’s time to put away the chainsaws, manage the tree farms, and respect the natural, intact forests that are left, where it’s biodiversity flows from. Sunshine Coast folks have a lot of appreciation for their public forest lands. BCTS is welcome to come and talk to the community about plans to manage existing tree farms in the Forest District. We sup-port a broader range of forest values. First and foremost is the protection of these for-ests that have never been subjected to the destructive forces of clearcut logging. The future is now.

To access the ‘Forest-Sign Trail’ drive up the B & K Rd (off Hwy 101), pass the power lines, take the next left onto the Roberts-Flume FSR. Continue straight up, past the Elphinstone Health Trail sign. At the top this road turns to the left across a bridge. Then take the next right (smaller road) or park at bottom and walk up through an old cut-block. Keep on this narrow road until you re-enter the forest and in two minutes. you’ll see the trailhead on the left. Its a one-way trail

that takes approx. 30 mins. When you get back home, pls email BCTS’ Senior For-est Planner Norm Kempe and instruct him to cancel log-ging Cutblock #87126. [email protected]

Thanks to all who helped send bikes to Africa

A heartfelt thanks to all those who helped with the Bi-cycles For Humanity Drive in September, to the public who brought their bikes, Rona Madeira Park who loaned us their truck and paid for the ferry to transport the bikes to Whistler, to the three Ro-tary Clubs in Pender Harbour, Gibsons and Sechelt, who also gave us money for trans-portation. And many thanks to Prime Rentals, along with thanks to Coast Container and Storage, Rona and Petro Canada in Pender Harbour McDonalds and Tim Hortons, Stockwell Gravel and Terry McBride for taking and stor-ing bikes. Also thanks to the Local Weekly for covering the story and letting the public know about the bike drive.

Everyone’s been so great, and we really appreciate ev-eryone’s support and help to bring bikes to Lesotho. They will be on their way Septem-ber 26 and we’ll be keeping track of the container on its journey.Bill and Lyn Charlton

Rumours spread at meeting

I attended Bruce Milne’s event announcing he wants to be mayor this past Mon-day evening. I feel compelled to write because many of the things he publicly said were misrepresentations of the truth, while others just prop-agated gossip and rumour rather than facts. Mr. Milne promises that he will have total transparency when he is elected. He will have fewer

in camera meetings com-pared to public ones. As far as I know, in camera meet-ings are strictly controlled by the Local Government Act. Is Mr. Milne accusing the DOS staff of breaching the Act? Mr. Milne said that his is a cam-paign of “the people” who want a better Sechelt and that “we” could campaign on his behalf in any way we saw fit. He mentioned that one such member of the public had kindly printed fliers an-nouncing this meeting and put them on cars downtown and that this same citizen had bumper stickers “we” could have. Needless to say, the bumper sticker’s mes-sage is the stuff of a school-yard bully. Mr. Milne thinks he is being very clever by dis-tancing himself from this sort of unsavoury campaigning; he can always fall back on the excuse that it’s the campaign of “the people”, not him, who is resorting to smear tactics. But if you can’t be transpar-ent from the get go, how can you be transparent if elected? I left the Seaside Centre with a bad taste in my mouth. The better part of the evening was spent criticizing and em-bellishing. Nothing concrete was said on how Milne and his imagined council would indeed make Sechelt a better place other than what we al-ready have: a senior citizens’ haven, a tourist destination and a wonderful place to live. He said he wanted to attract young families but couldn’t say how they would contrib-ute economically other than buying a house. Mr. Milne, may I remind you that young people need a decent job to buy a house! Finally, Milne referred to Shakespeare’s “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him” soliloquy.. So he doesn’t even know his Shake-speare! Antony’s speech veils his intent which is actually to undermine everything Bru-tus just said about why Cae-sar had to die.. It is irony at its finest. Antony means the

opposite of what he says, in other words, he doesn’t think that Caesar needed to die and he makes the crowd begin to doubt it too.. The art of per-suasion in politics! Shake-speare had that one figured out long ago.Laurain Provo

Coastal Health has recently released a report on health in-equality and the differences in health outcomes. The intro-duction to the report describes what imbalances exist and it’s something we should be informed about. An overview of the topic is on line at https://www.vch.ca/your_health/popula-tion-health/health-inequities/

Health inequities are differences in health status between two population groups that are unfair and avoidable. These differences are often linked to system barriers and conditions outside the control of the populations being affected. The role of the health sector is: to ensure that health services are ac-cessible and effective for disadvantaged groups, and to coop-erate with other sectors to create healthier physical, social and economic environments. The Population Health Team aims to reduce health inequities in all of our initiatives. We work with specific population groups to improve health inequities. Cur-rently our work is focused on the following populations: chil-dren, women, Aboriginal people and immigrants.

In population health, we are concerned with the health of women because of the unique challenges they face in society that can negatively impact their health and wellbeing includ-ing: being more vulnerable to violence than men because they have less access to social, economic and political resources. Being primary caregivers can suffer from a range of health is-sues as a result of increased stress and financial pressures. As a result, these women suffer disproportionately from poverty and experience poor nutrition, a lack of social connectedness and barriers to better education and job opportunities.

How can we reduce child health inequities? It’s about more than addressing individual health problems, it’s about creat-ing safe and healthy environments, providing equal child-hood development opportunities and ensuring children have access to social and economic resources. Children from low socioeconomic backgrounds are at higher risks of experienc-ing physical and mental health problems, injuries due to ac-cidents, chronic conditions and hospitalizations, involvement with child welfare and youth justice systems, teen parenthood, future unemployment

Aboriginal people often do not experience the same health status as their peers in Canada for various reasons including historical injustices such as the legacy of residential schools, racism and disparities in income, food security, and other so-cial determinants of health. For example, Aboriginal people have higher infant mortality rates, shorter life expectancy, and report higher rates of chronic disease compared to the general Canadian population.

New immigrants have trouble accessing health care ser-vices because of lack of familiarity, literacy issues and cultural issues. Refugees often arrive in poor health because of years spent in refugee camps and war-torn countries. As a result they may experience malnutrition, intestinal parasites, chron-ic infections, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Refugees encounter all the barriers new immigrants face with the added challenges of poverty, language, low levels of educa-tion, high levels of stress and difficulties navigating the Cana-dian government and community services.Vancouver Coastal Health


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Lori Pratt Trustee Maderia Park

Located in the north sec-tion of our school district, Madeira Park Elementary, one of our smallest schools, provides education primarily for Egmont and Pender Har-bour areas, one of the largest physical catchment areas in our district. The staff at MPES is “excited to dive in and start implementation” of new cur-riculum that is being rolled out in B.C. schools. The school has been immersed in expe-riential learning (learning through experiences) to sup-port new learning outcomes. MPES students expect to go on whole-school field trips that take them to the Port of Vancouver to study ecology and economy; Grouse Moun-tain to study bears and ecolo-gy; or Porpoise Bay to see the fragile salomonid ecosystem.

Next spring will be the

Madeira Park Elementary School third annual “Week Without Walls”, dedicated to outdoor experiences and environ-mental studies in the Pender Harbour Community. It con-tinues rain or shine! Fine Arts Week was started last year to balance the academics and athletics. The school played host to painters, sculptors, musicians and actors over a week to introduce students, staff and parents to differ-ent media in which artists can express themselves. The students had an opportunity to work with Jeraldo Avila and learn about acrobatics and perform in a school-wide circus.

A small school encour-ages the staff and students to work in teams. This year, there will be two grade 4, 5, 6 classrooms that will be learn-ing in big picture themes, and then splitting into smaller groups for individual atten-tion. Madeira Park Elemen-tary ensures highly effective student learning takes place for all students by providing

special support in literacy and numeracy.

Principal Krangle is a true example of how one person can inspire a community. Described by outgoing PAC Chair Mandy West as “a sup-portive principal who helps to make it all happen”, Kran-gle has a gift for encouraging’ involvement of parents. Two years ago, I found myself playing the older version of my daughter’s character in the school’s musical adap-tion of “The Polar Express”. Quite the treat for me. There is hope to launch a musical this year, and with incredibly supportive parents and local community, it is sure to once again play to a packed house.

As a trustee, it is extremely exciting to watch the engage-ment of students, staff and community around educa-tion. As a parent of former students, I’m a bit jealous that my kids aren’t a few years younger.

Tweens on the Coast are going to understand the value of saving money more than ever with an innovative rewards program from a lo-cal bank.

“The Sunshine Coast Credit Union has deployed the Youth Savings program, where young people aged 11 to 12 if they deposit at the Credit Union they can get paid $125 over three year period,” says Credit Union CEO Shelly Mc-Dade, assuming they deposit a minimum of $500. The Credit Union will also offer a workshop on how saving is fun on October 18, from 11 to noon at their Sechelt branch.

The SCCU initiated the pro-gram in the spring, and it was very successful so they’re going to launch it again, Mc-Dade said.

Humanomics program is a collaboration between seven credit unions across Canada. McDade said they wanted to do something meaningful for their members, and so they conducted some research.

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Among its telling results, the study suggested that only 44 per cent of parents have discussions about money with their children. McDade said this was a key concern that spurred the Credit Union to get involved.

“From that information we thought, it would seem if we could help young Canadians learn good savings habits early, that would bring value to their entire life and to their family,” the Credit Union rep explained. There’s even a workbook with great graph-ics and tables that the child can work through with their parents. Then beginning in October, they’ll be offer-ing free money-banks. “The banks have got a unique twist to them, in that it is divided into three key sections, one is where you save money for the future, one is for money you plan on spending, and another is donating,” McDade explained.

They’re also offering a fun one-hour work-shop for par-

ents and youth on October 18 at 11am to 12 at their Sechelt branch.

“That’s where we’ll review the tools with the parents and children, and give them some tips and tricks of how they can embark on a savings program successfully.”

While the savings incen-tives for the program are for 11 and 12 year olds, the workshop will be open to children ages 9 to 12. Studies show that youth of this age group are beginning to grasp concepts around money.

“They want to earn mon-ey and they want to spend money,” McDade expressed “so this is a good time to in-troduce the concept of saving and donating.”She said the Credit Union hopes they can help parents feel more comfortable and get them more equipped with tools to talk about mon-ey with their kids. Apryl Veld

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Local art fans flocked to the Gibsons Public Art Gallery on Saturday to celebrate two new art shows opening, which include works by Powell River artist Meghan Hildebrand in the main gallery and Lower Sun-shine Coast painter, Suzy Ar-bor in the Eve Smart Gallery at GPAG.

Hildebrand’s ‘Restless Fables’ is a journey to child-hood and back, she noted at the opening.

“Masks came about as a way to combine place, memory and sense of self,” she writes in her artist state-ment, “My childhood in the Yukon was rich with art and storytelling.”

Hildebrand has had 30 solo shows already in her ca-reer as an artist and the Yu-kon government has retained a number of her art works as part of their permanent collection. She also thanked Stewart Stinson and Judith Hamell for helping her install her art at GPAG.

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inspired by her commute to Vancouver and back on the ferries.

“In this work I am docu-menting the moments in this journey when I am surprised by beauty,” Arbor expressed, “For example, as I wait at the bus stop in a groggy stupor, I am treated to the luscious blues of predawn light and the calm that comes with real silence.”

Arbor paints trees as well as urban landscapes for her many subjects.

“In this body of work I am documenting the moments in this journey when I am sur-prised by beauty. The paint-ings are about actively seek-ing beauty in the sometimes onerous day to day activities that make up our lives,” the painter expressed.Sunshine Coast Olive Oil sponsored these GPAG ex-hibitions, and both shows are available for viewing until October 13 at GPAG, 431 Marine Dr, Gibsons, BC in Gibsons Landing. Info (604) 886-0531 www.gpag.ca. Apryl Veld

A landscape from Lower Sunshine Coast painter, Suzy Arbor in the Eve Smart Gallery at GPAG, is from her exhibit entitled “This Small Migration” which shows alongside Powell River artist Meghan Hildebrand’s ‘Restless Fables’ in the main gallery until October 13. PHOTO APRyL VELd


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From her early days swimming and fishing for dogfish at the family home-stead at Four Mile Point, to her independence and working as a logger’s whistle punk and trapper, promi-nent author Rosella Leslie captures the life of Bergliot (Bergie) Solberg, her immi-grant family and the scattered Porpoise Bay community where they lived, and shows balance of compassion and neutrality in her new book Cougar Lady, published by Halfmoon Bay’s Caitlin Press.

Leslie shows the tough life scenes of the Solberg fam-ily, placing the sometimes brutal lifestyle in context with the survival needs and pioneer upbringing, along with the families love of living off the land. The book also ex-poses Bergliot’s vulnerability along with her bravery in liv-ing as a trapper/hunter.

“It’s one of the reasons I wanted to write about her,” Leslie explains, “Bergie came along before Women’s Lib and she did a man’s job when women were relegated to jobs answering phones.”

Leslie gets primary sourc-es, interviewing Bergie along with other people who knew her and her family. And she-

Cougar Lady both alarming and touchingdelves heavily into the Sun-shine Coast Museum and Archives files and Sechelt Community Archives for corroborating stories and giving details about the area at the time. She also embeds vignettes and photos with the story that include local institutions and families in Sechelt and area.

“Because Bergie grew up in Sechelt she is part of the community, they grew up to-gether,” the historian said.

The book includes true tales of how Bergie shot predators at close range, or how she and her sister Min-nie would go off and hunt each by themselves, and boat around the Inlet with only a tarp for shelter.

“For them it was just their backyard,” Leslie says. And while Bergie’s fierce-seeming nature may offend modern sensibilities, her ability to endure severe hardship gives the reader a deeper sense of her humanity, along with her care of her domestic animals and her dedication to kin.

“We know her caring for her parents made it difficult for the hospitals, but she didn’t understand the medi-cal system,” Leslie notes.

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good relationships with some people, they also had run-ins with others, particularly Bergie, as she was pushy and had a quick temper.

In trying to piece together the life of the Solbergs, Leslie hears a lot of stories, but she sifts for the truer metals with her keen historian’s sluice.

“Lots of stories were funny but some were exag-gerated about what she was

and did; a character gets that if she stands out,” the Coast historian says, “I tried to make it a very honest book and not make a hero out of her or make fun of her; I want-ed to show her courage and endurance in living a won-derful life.”Leslie’s Cougar Lady will re-ceive its official Launch on Saturday October 4 at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre at 7 pm. Apryl Veld

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CUPE 391 members work-ing at the Sechelt Library and the Sechelt Public Library As-sociation Board have ratified a new collective agreement.

The four-year, no-conces-sions deal includes wage increases of 1.25 per cent, 1.4 per cent 1.6 per cent and 1.75 per cent respectively. Improvements to contract language include better be-reavement leave, reduced probation time for casual and part-time employees and improvements to vision care and medical benefits. The new agreement is retroactive to July 1 and expires on June 30, 2018.

“We enjoy a collaborative working relationship with the board and the library director,” explained CUPE 391 President Gerard Batty, adding, “By working directly

Sechelt library workers ink four-year dealwith the employer we were able to quickly and effectively negotiate a fair and reason-able agreement that satisfies both parties.” Batty said his members are “looking for-

ward to continuing to pro-vide quality public services to the residents of Sechelt.” The negotiations were com-pleted over two days of talks.

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Are you planning to cre-ate a QR code for your busi-nesss? Bad news. Accord-ing to advertising strategist and media buyer Al Hyland “QR codes are dead!” The cutting edge of marketing is near field communications technology, which interacts with the new generation of smart phones.

Hyland will teach a special three hour workshop about Social Media Marketing on Saturday, October 4, from 1 to 4 pm. The workshop will give an overview of advertis-ing on sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook, and then will go on to show participants

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When the puppy is indoors and no one can watch the puppy, use an x-pen (short for “exercise pen” and avail-able at pet supply stores) or a baby gate to confine the puppy to limited space in the house where the pup is still a part of household activities but is prevented from roam-ing the house. Crates can be used also but, for a variety of reasons, I prefer to use an

x-pen or gated off area for house-training. Add interac-tive toys and non-consum-able chew toys to entertain the puppy.

Dogs are naturally reluc-tant to soil the area they eat and sleep in so many house-training accidents can be avoided by limiting the access puppies have to the whole house, by arranging for the puppy to go outside regularly and by keeping a close eye on the puppy for signs she needs to go outside (sniffing, cir-cling, restlessness).

Take the puppy outside often and, in particular, im-mediately after every meal, activity period and upon awakening and before going to sleep. When she does her business outside, reward her.

If your puppy seems to prefer using surfaces other than grass or soil this may be because the first surface she used as a very young puppy was not grass or soil. Studies show that dogs are generally attracted to using the first surface they used as a pup. You can teach your puppy to use the grass or other surface instead but give her time, be consistent and reward her generously.

If your puppy likes the out-doors, spend some time out-side with her so that she does not get the impression that she will have to come inside as soon as she has done her business.

Soon she will be completely housetrained.

how to use the dashboard of Hootsuite to manage social media campaigns, and track what people are saying about their business on mul-tiple sites, such as Twitter or TripAdvisor.

Hyland will also demon-strate the use of near field communications, which al-lows advertisers to embed media such as videos any-where that a chip can be attached (e.g. posters, bill-boards, postcards, and busi-ness cards).

This workshop is spon-sored by the Gibsons & Dis-trict Chamber of Commerce, and will be held at the Gib-

sons Public Library. It is free for Chamber members or $20 for anyone else. Pre-reg-istration is required.

The next workshop in the Gibsons Chamber’s fall workshop series, will be Words that Shine: How to at-tract Clients and Customers by Writing Right, on Tues. November 18 at 5 pm. Instructor Elizabeth Rains holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from Carleton University, and teaches writ-ing and editing at Capilano University and SFU.

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Family physicians on the Sunshine Coast are inviting residents to have their say in an anonymous online survey that will help shape the fu-ture of primary health care in their community. The survey is available online at www.di-visionsbc.ca/sunshine-coast, from September 9 until Octo-ber 11, 2014.

The survey is part of the Sunshine Coast Division of Family Practice’s participa-tion in the province-wide A GP for Me initiative. Funded by the Government of BC and Doctors of BC, A GP for Me aims to enable patients who want a family doctor to find one, increase the ca-pacity of the primary health care system and confirm and strengthen the continuous doctor-patient relationship, including better support for the needs of vulnerable pa-

Coast doctors asking for your health concernstients.

“Feedback from residents is key to helping us better understand the issues im-pacting access to effective care in our community.” says Dr. Jane Bishop, Physician Lead for the Sunshine Coast Division of Family Practice. “This input will inform our work as we collaborate with community health care part-ners, health and municipal authorities, and other local groups to find solutions that fit the community’s needs.” The Sunshine Coast Division of Family Practice will be sur-veying the public out in the community.

The survey is a part of a multi-pronged approach to assess both community needs and physician capac-ity on the Sunshine Coast. In a second phase of work, the Division will aim to establish

initiatives that will increase capacity in the primary health care system. Survey feedback will be used only as part of the Division’s A GP for Me work and will remain confidential.

Dr. Bishop adds that while there will not be an instant solution for everyone, hope-fully over time the initiative will help increase access to a family physician. “A GP for Me is an opportunity for us to improve health outcomes for patients by first getting a bet-ter understanding of gaps in the system, and then working with other community health care partners to begin closing these gaps.”

To take the Sunshine Coast’s Division of Fam-ily Practice’s survey, visit www.divisionsbc.ca/sun-shine-coast

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Farm Gate Market: Wednesdays weekly to Oc-tober 29. Locally grown pro-duce and organic food, seed-lings, flowers and baking. 3 to 6 pm, Roberts Creek Hall, Hwy 101.

Friday Farmers’ Market at the Gibsons Public Market: 12 to 6 pm, To Oct 10. Pick up locally grown fruits and veg-etables, seedlings for your own garden, frozen seafood, fresh flowers, fresh bread, local honey and preserves,

Enjoy Coast harvest time with local producelocal chocolate and other ready to eat foods. Shop from an array of local artisans and explore the work of the Sun-shine Coast’s talented pot-ters, photographers, glass blowers, jewellery designers and more. Visit with friends, listen to live music, have a beverage and enjoy a stroll through Gibsons Landing. Gibsons Public Market, 473 Gower Point Rd. www.gib-sonspublicmarket.com


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Important news! The Oc-tober meeting of the Sun-shine Coast Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society will be held in Gibsons in-stead of Sechelt. On October 10, UBC’s Dr. Ingrid Stairs presents “A Pulsar Accompa-nied by Two White Dwarfs” at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery on Marine Drive.at 7:30 pm. Dr. Stair’s will

speak about her work ob-serving radio pulsars and their companions. Everyone is welcome and donations at the door are gratefully appreciated.

On October 11 celebrate Fall Astronomy Day in at Sunnycrest Mall in Gibsons. Check out our booth and tele-scopes from 10 am to 4 pm

Clear skies permitting, in-somniacs and Lunar eclipse enthusiasts will have a chance to see a total eclipse

of the moon in the wee hours of October 8. The eclipse be-gins at 2:14 am (the morning of October 8 with totality oc-curring at 3:25 am. Early ris-ers might be able to observe the last part of the eclipse before it ends at 6:30 am.

This will be the second lunar eclipse of the year and the second in a tetrad of total lunar eclipses.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth line up with the Earth

between the Sun and Moon. The Earths shadow causes the moon to appear red-dish as refracted sunlight is filtered through the earth’s atmosphere.

A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth line up with the moon passing between Earth and the Sun. Your chance to see a partial solar eclipse oc-curs Thursday afternoon, October 23. The public is invited to join the Astron-

omy Club at the Davis Bay Seawall from 12:30 to 4:30 pm with solar telescopes equipped with special filters. Remember to always view the sun with special solar filters.

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and can be seen this fall with the naked eye as a small smudge in the constellation Andromeda near the Great Square of Pegasus. Check out

directions on line and see if you can find it in a dark sky location. The Persian astron-omer al-Sufi first observed it without optical aid in 964 AD!

Friday October 17 join us for Astro Cafe at Pier 17 for coffee, tea and.all things as-tronomy around 8:30 pm!

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The Sunshine Coast Drag-on Boat Races were held in Porpoise Bay on Saturday September 19 with sunshine and a brisk breeze to chal-lenge the many racers who competed. Teams from Sun-shine Coast Dragon Boat Club included Sunshine Coast Dragons Abreast, McKenzie Mussels and Sea Gals, and the other teams consisted

Porpoise Bay fun for Dragon Boat paddlersof Dragontinis from Pender Harbour, along with Pearl Warriors and Paddling for Life from Powell River.

Each Coast community takes turns holding the races, and this year the fun was hosted by Sunshine Coast Dragon Boat Club from Sechelt.

The races include numer-ous heats and then an obsta-

cle race, and the results from these events determine the winning team. The second heat of the day had Sea Gals winning by less than a sec-ond over Paddling For Life. Two of the teams, S.C. Drag-ons Abreast and Paddling For Life teams are made up exclusively of breast cancer survivors, organizers noted. Apryl Veld

The Sunshine Coast Eques-trian Centre hosted their third of three annual events on Saturday and Sunday, with horse shows and jump-ing competitions at their equestrian centre in Roberts Creek.

Saturday morning started with jumper classes.

“These are speed classes over fences with penal-ties for refusals and knock-downs,” said Cindy Worrall from the Equestrian Club, “then we moved to hunter classes which are also judged over fences but on the horses way of carrying themselves and movement, form over fences as well as the riders position.”

Saturday afternoon they held what are traditionally called hack classes or flat classes. These are judged on the horse’s abilities in dif-ferent disciplines such as hunter-under-saddle which simulates a horse keeping up with a pack of hounds in the hunt field, Worrall explained.

Event shows skills and good horsemanship

They also held dressage suit-ability event, which shows how suitable the horse and rider would be for dressage. English equitation is judged mainly on the rider’s posi-tion and how the rider affects the horses way of going, she noted.

“Sunday was the western classes, starting with halter judging the horses confirma-

The Sunshine Coast Equestrian Club hosted their third of three annual events on Saturday and Sunday, with a horse show and jumping competition at their equestrian centre in Roberts Creek. PhoTo APRyl VEld

tion, showmanship which judges the handlers ability so show the horse in hand thru a set pattern,” the horse club member said. This included Western pleasure, horseman-ship (basically western equi-tation) trail, and an obstacle course, judged on the ability to manoeuver the obstacles. They also hosted games; bar-rel racing and pole bending.

Keats Island Paddlers Challenge is once again hold-ing a drive and fundraiser for the Food Banks on the Sunshine Coast Saturday, September 27. Departing Gibsons Harbour at 10 am next Saturday, the Sunshine Kayaking sponsored event is all about circumnavigating Keats Island on kayak, canoe, paddle board, or outrigger. Cost is $15, to be donated to the food bank of your choice on the Sunshine Coast, in-cluding Gibsons Food Bank, Sechelt Food Bank and Pend-er Harbour Food Bank.

Participants are encour-aged to obtain as many pledges and non-perishable

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food items as possible and put a team together to join the fun. Bring your sunshine to those who depend on food banks and the volunteers who work to keep the pro-grams running by supporting

their efforts. By joining in this fabulous event, you’ll take in some amazing scenery, have a workout and meet other paddlers while helping our community’s less fortunate.

The paddle takes four

hours, but it’s not a race, just more of a personal chal-lenge or social event for a good cause.

“Get a team together and have some fun,” organizers said. Or pledge a paddler in your area.

Food banks across Canada rely on the generosity of their

communities to provide gro-ceries for people in need, Dale Sankey of the Sechelt Food Bank said.

“We survive through the generous donations of groups like Paddlers Chal-lenge and other groups that help feed our community,” Sankey noted.

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food donations make a big splash, food banks are al-ways looking for more pro-tein rich foods such as beans, small jars of peanut butter, canned meat and fish. The help and donations they get from an event like the Paddle Challenge will help fill some empty bowls on the Sunshine Coast. Apryl Veld


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ClAssEs/EdUCATiONFeldenkrais: Classes for healthy, organized movements. Enjoy these gentle, no-sweat classes and eliminate pain, inhibited movement and restricted range of motion. Great for rehab as well as general maintenance. Tuesdays, 5-6pm, Davis Bay Community Hall, or customized, hands-on sessions by appt. 604-885-9064 or [email protected]

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lOsT / FOUNdLost: Boys red & black soccer jacket, the name “Elson” on the back. Call 604-989-3664 or 604-740-5495.

Lost: Ladies prescription sun-glasses, near BMO on Cowrie St, approx. August 22. Call 604-886-3044.

Lost: Radio activated Remote for #6 Kenworth Hiab truck, along Wharf Ave or Hwy 101 towards Gibsons, in the afternoon of Aug. 21. Reward offered. Call 604-883-9551 or 604-399-8549.

Lost: 2 red lifejackets, 2 kayak paddles, left at Flume Beach Au-gust 11th. Call 604-886-8096.

Found: Inflatable raft, near Da-vis Bay pier, on the August long weekend. Must ID. Call 604-885-6222.

Found: Child’s 2 wheel bike near the Wharf Ave pier. Multi colored, multi speed. Contact RCMP Det. 885-2266 File #2014-4991.

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Tip of the Week:Autumn Equinox occurs

onThe New Moon on Sep-tember 23rd is a special one, not just because it is the first of autumn, but because it will culminate as the 2nd of 4 consecutive Lunar Eclipses. Dramatically dubbed, ‘Blood Moons’, this “tetrad’ (4) are considered by some to be es-pecially significant because they are linked with Jewish ‘High Holy Days’: Passover – April 15, 2014 and April 4, 2015 and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacle) – October 8, 2014 and September 28, 2015. This specific series of alignments with these Jewish Holy Days has only occurred 3 times in the past 500 years and the last time was in 1967 coinciding with the 6 Day War in Israel.

If the violent activity in Gaza this summer and Iraq with Isis which is mounting daily is any indication, then we can confidently say that this prophesy is being ful-filled. What is disconcerting, then, is that there remain 3 to go…. Some question the synchronicity and assert that the timing of these events is more intentional than syn-chronistic. Others assert that it is all coincidence. However one chooses to interpret it, the focus upon this Blood Moon Tetrad is bringing As-trology and its association with prophesy back into the spotlight.

The recent New Moon oc-curred at 1 Libra 08 and the upcoming Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse/Blood Moon will occur at 15 Aries 05. While ‘everyone’* will experience the ripples of this event at least, those with planets po-sitioned at these degrees or close within up to 7 degrees either side ( 8 to 22 degrees for the Full Moon) will feel the effects more strongly yet. The closer the actual degree of contact the larger the im-pact is likely to be. *(In ad-dition to individual persons. nations, provinces and states and incorporated cities and institutions and enterprises too each have a ‘Birth Chart’.)

This is an example of how Astrology and specifically prediction works – calen-dars and clocks measuring the when of peak events and how these connect with our respective Natal Charts, de-termines the specific nature of the event or what areas of our life are likely to un-dergo the synchronistic ef-fect of change. This type of measurement is called ‘Tran-sits’ and is the most popular method, but there are many other techniques used to measure the ‘what and when’ as well. Working with this knowledge can be fun, inter-esting and can provide a stra-tegic advantage along many lines of perspective and ap-proach. Beyond predicting

events, the deepest value of Astrology is to tune-in to your nature and decipher the core themes of your destiny.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)Cooperation is your key to

power especially now. The need to give more than usual remains a central theme. This week it will shift to diplomat-ic efforts even more. Seeing the beauty in others and your relationship will inspire your perspectives. Yet, you will also feel more inclined to qui-etly observe and investigate your own and the deeper mo-tives of others.

Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)YFocusing to create more

balance and harmony in your life continues. Health is a central focus and a review and overhaul of your daily routine is likely. Communi-cation exchanges linked to motivational attitudes and strategies is implied. Reach-ing out to expert advice and guidance to boost your moral and confidence is the wise approach.

Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)A creative cycle has begun.

It is leading you to create beauty in your home. Feel-ing inspired to engage in a variety of projects is a prime motivation. Practicality will also guide your focus. Greater efficiency in your daily flow feels important. Gaining the support of other family mem-bers especially may however require extra effort.

Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)Focusing on matters close

to home includes a focus on family harmony. Tending to a variety of fronts is featured. Clearing the old to make way for new developments is part of the plot. Key investments like new furniture, renova-tions, art and so on is likely. Whether for the sake of beau-ty or efficiency, your focus is linked to future security.

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)You have entered a social

cycle which includes meet-ing new people, making con-nections and hopefully new friends. Yet your focus is that much more on business and practical matters than simply socializing. Weaving the two is ideal but will require extra effort. An enthusiastic and re-ceptive attitude to new ideas and possibilities will strike the balance.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)A process of building upon

new foundations has begun. It remains important that you enter new territory. This is both literally and figuratively true. In the figurative sense you are challenged to explore alternative approaches or even re-invent yourself alto-gether. You may succeed in reviving old strategies, pro-vided you add a new twist… or two.

Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)That extra momentum

you have perhaps been wait-ing for will kick-in this week. Your energy levels are prob-ably running high now but shifting into higher gear has been delayed. As your world expands opening you to new people and future directions, you are enthusiastic to en-gage. You remain in a process of paying dues, however, so aim for avoid unnecessary expense and aim for invest-ments.

Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)

Circumstances of late are demanding extra stamina and discipline. At best, your world is expanding, espe-cially publically and profes-sionally. Now it is time to establish solid and reliable relations. Giving more to peo-ple, friends and associates has been necessary lately, but you are entering a period of receiving returns. The qual-ity of these depends on prior choices.

Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)

The seeds of new begin-ning were planted in your so-cial and professional life last month. Now it is the prospect of new features of your sense of individuality. By extension, this new cycle speaks of forg-ing new relationships, ones that are more heart-felt and higher minded. These will emerge slowly, progressively over the coming months.

Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) Getting the attention you

want, need and feel you de-serve is in the spotlight now. Yet you are more inclined now to private meetings with key power players preferring to keep your affairs strictly private. While sharing quality time with family and signifi-cant others will bring bless-ings, you are in the mood to place business above plea-sure.

Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)

You are in a philosophical mood. Reflections upon so-cial and cultural realities are a source of mixed emotions. Whether in your own world and/or based on the overall human condition at this time, many questions are on your mind. Fortunately, your so-cial horizons are steadily on the rise, providing a source of hope and optimism.

Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)

A mix of beginnings and endings on relationship fronts are keeping you busy now. As both are common sources of stress, your confi-dence levels may be up and down. Whether to yourself or others, you have to give more than usual now. Em-brace yourself and others with empathy and compas-sion. A fog is rolling in, turn on your heart light to see you through.

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Spin Cycles Bike Store 101 – 1058 Gibsons Way

Gibsons, BC V0N 1V7 604-886-4642

1058 Gibsons Way, Gibsons, BC 604.886.4642

CLOSED MONDAYS

Sharing the Passion

2015 bikes are coming! 2014 bikes must go!

UP TO 25% OFF MEN’S & WOMEN’S BIKES 25% - 50% OFF FALL RUN/BIKE WEAR 25% OFF I-BERT CHILD CARRIER SEATS 15% OFF RACEFACE GEAR & CLOTHING

+ MARKDOWNS THROUGHOUT STORE

FALL CLEARANCE SALE SALE

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Support Our Childrenon the Sunshine Coast

SAT SEPT 27 12 NOON - 4PMBBQ by donation in the Canadian Tire parking lot. Silent Auction

for great prizes. RCMP officers on hand to fingerprint your children.

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DAILYDRINKS

Mimosa MONDAYSDomestic Beer TUESDAYS

Wine O,Clock WEDNESDAYSCraft Beer THURSDAYS

Long Island FRIDAYSSociable SATURDAYS

Super SUNDAYS

AT TSAIN-KO VILLAGESHOPPING CENTRE

202-5500 Sunshine Coast Hwy778.458.3048 • www.gotorickys.com

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June Kocher 604.865.0480

www.blueheronvillage.cawww.longmandevelopments.com

Chris Moore [email protected]

[email protected]

SALES INQUIRIES

WestCoast RealtyYou’ve found a home

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BLUE HERON VILLAGESteve Sell778.995.7790 [email protected]

LEASING INFO

641 Mahan Rd, Gibsons

1001 Gibsons Way Gibsons, BC V0N1V7

ONLY 3 CONDOUNITS REMAINING!RANGING FROM 1167–1195 SQ. FT. PRICED AT $332,000 INCLUDING GST

Come and view SIX LIVE/WORk CONDOMINIUMS with dual-purpose space and more than 4,000 sq. ft. of PRIME COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE.

Designed to combine the benefits of Urban Living with the beauty and tranquility of our Coastal Lifestyle.

•Clean contemporary look• Spacious balconies

SEE WHAT THE BUZZ IS ALL ABOUT! JOIN US FOR BARBECUE AND REFRESHMENTS AS WE OPEN THE DOORS TO THE NEWEST GIBSONS LANDMARK!

• Secure underground parking•Walk to everything convenience

GRAND OPENING

OPEN HOUSE SAT., SEPT. 27, 2014, 11AM–3PM

CUSTOM HOME CONSTRUCTIONSMULTI-DWELLING PROJECTSCOMMERCIAL PROPERTIESHOME RENOVATIONS

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