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A Coast resident reported almost falling victim to a common rental scam after responding to an internet ad for a house for rent in Sech-elt. The ad writer claimed he would be out of the country on business for an extended period and gave a local ad-dress as his house for rent. The resident exchanged sev-eral emails with the “land-lord” and was asked to send a deposit prior to receiving the house keys by courier. It turns out that the scammer used photos and an address
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from an actual house for sale on the Multiple Listing Ser-vice to create the rental ad. The prospective renter dili-gently attended the house be-fore sending any money, and was told by the home owner that the house was in fact not for rent. To learn more about this, and other common con-sumer scams, visit the Better Business Bureau at External link, opens in a new win-dowwww.bbb.org or the Ca-nadian Anti-Fraud Centre at External link, opens in a new windowwww.antifraudcen-tre-centreantifraude.ca
On March 23, a coast resident reported receiving a call from a male purport-ing to be a Canada Revenue Agency employee. The caller
told the resident that she had committed tax fraud and unless she gave him her per-sonal information and paid an amount owing, she would be arrested immediately. For-tunately, the resident recog-nized this as a common type of fraud and ended the call without providing any infor-mation.
Between March 14 and 16, a thief stole a five foot tall statue of Jesus from a garden in the 800 block of Gower Point Road, Gibsons. Anyone with any information about this theft is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 15-1610.
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Editorial Opinion
Letters to the Editor – Opinions
Volume 13Issue 13
Editorial “offensive”(Re editorial “Democracy
isn’t always pretty”, the Local, March 19)
When a newspaper pro-vides an editorial on a con-tentious public issue, I would expect to read an insightful and respectful account of an exchange on both sides. Instead, your commentary about last week’s council vote on amendments to the OCP and resulting public feedback adopted a sniping, sarcastic and patronizing tone that is wholly unnecessary, not to mention offensive.
Since I was unable to stay for the duration of last week’s council meeting, I was not present to hear the com-ments that you so thoroughly condemned. Yes, “Democracy isn’t always pretty,” as your editorial headline stated. Yet, you proceeded to condemn the very aspects of democ-racy (free speech, rights to express an opinion, etc) that separate a community and country from a dictatorship or fascism. You even threw in a thoughtless and indelicate comparison to Nazi Germany.
Free speech, often ex-ercised by those who feel strongly about a subject and might indeed, have facts wrong, is a foundational part of a true democracy. Yet, your editorial seems to question the validity of even allowing citizens in public to voice dis-sent. I agree that almost any-one, including the writer of your editorial, could express themselves with greater consideration and thought-fulness than they do in most situations. Such is the nature of human interaction. People are people.
The issue is not whether opinions expressed represent a handful of people, a whole community, or just one per-son. It is the inherent right for any citizen to voice them, in whatever flawed form they appear, that makes the ulti-mate difference. Let’s have healthy, respectful debate and honour the right of oth-ers to disagree. We could all benefit by reading Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg.Heather Conn, Roberts Creek
“Hard questions asked”As someone who attended
the March 10 public hearing re Gibsons OCP, I disagree with the slant of your recent editorial. The writer com-plains that the subject of the George Hotel “oddly” over-shadowed the hearing. This proposal is hardly unrelated to the proposed OCP changes that take out wording that would specify height and protect views. There is noth-ing “odd”, therefore, in the subject “overshadowing” the event!
As to Mayor and council having to “sit more or less silently” while people said their piece, they didn’t “have” to leave questions unan-swered—it is customary for staff to answer questions in such a situation but staff, too, were silent. Very few speak-ers were “scolding” or made “allegations”, though hard questions were asked. More than just “a few” were “civil and to the point”.
The issue was not just about individuals’ views of the harbour--it was about the threat that the general pub-lic’s (including tourists’ and other visitors’) views could be obstructed by tall build-ings housing wealthy condo owners, many of whom might be here only seasonally. The Sechelt waterfront has al-ready been walled off. In White Rock a large building was allowed on the water-front--despite public protest and council forbidding it--due to vague wording in that mu-nicipality’s OCP. That’s why we’re asking that the two sen-tences removed by staff, that would have protected our waterfront from over-height buildings, be restored, and that a “note” that would have allowed exceptions (thus ren-dering any height limitations meaningless) be removed. If councilors and staff were be-ing “accused of dropping key passages” it’s because they did!Anne Miles, Gibsons
Tipping point politicsBC Ferries Commissioner
Gordon Macatee announced on March 18 that BC Ferry fares will increase 1.9% per
year, each April from 2016 to 2020. While this represents some future relief from the 4% increases of the last four years, it is of limited solace.
In the fall of 2011 Commis-sioner Macatee conducted public consultations on BC Ferries in communities up and down BC’s coasts. In Jan-uary 2012 he reported that ferry fares had reached the tipping point and were im-posing hardships on coastal communities and passengers and were causing a decline in ridership.
The provincial government responded by directing ad-ditional fare increases each April 1 of 4% in 2012, 4.1% in 2013, 4.05% in 2014 and on April Fools Day 2015 we get an additional 3.9%: a compounded fare increase of 17%, after we passed the tip-ping point!
Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s response to Gordon Macatee’s March 18 announcement was to say “Fares cannot continue to increase as they have. We’re not just approaching a tip-ping point, we’re at the tip-ping point.”
The timing of Macatee’s and Stone’s tipping point as-sertions cannot both be cor-rect, separated by three years and 17% higher fares since Macatee’s original 2012 tip-ping point observation.
Minister Stone recently announced the BC On The Move plan is to spend some $2.5 billion on transportation infrastructure over the next three years, $1.8 billion, or 72% of which is for roads.
In 2008, then radio talk show host Christy Clark, criticized then Transporta-tion Minister Kevin Falcon saying: “Our transportation minister seems to have an insatiable appetite for fund-ing highways if they require blacktop, he seems perfectly at peace providing free fer-ries on inland lakes in BC, but he doesn’t seem to have the same affection for our mari-time highway on the coast.”
It seems some things never change.Jef Keighley, Halfmoon Bay BC Ferry Coalition
“A valuable medicinal plant”
(Re “cannabis café”, the Local, March 19
I admire Weeds owner Robin Kehler’s perseverance in trying to get a business li-cense. He is correct in saying that there’s “misconception and a lot of naivete about what this plant [cannabis] of-fers.”
I personally have no desire to “get stoned” - although any-one wishing to do so should have that right. It’s legal to smoke tobacco and yet we all know the plant is a killer. The marijuana plant, on the other hand, has many health benefits. The fresh leaves contain a non-psychoactive (means you don’t get “high”) antioxidant, anti-inflamma-tory, and anti-cancer nutrient compound known as canna-bidiol, capable of preventing and reversing many chronic illnesses.
I’m a senior citizen. I’ve had asthma for many de-cades. I’ve had to use inhalers most of my adult life, but they haven’t cured my chronic cough, shortness of breath, or inability to even take a deep breath. Last summer I discov-ered the tremendous health benefits of juicing fresh mari-juana leaves. For a period of several weeks I juiced leaves given to me by a friend, and drank small amounts in fruit juice three times a day. I stopped using my inhalers, I stopped coughing completely, I could breathe deeply and easily. Unfortunately, once I no longer had fresh leaves, my asthma returned and I was back on inhalers.
Robin’s idea to open a juice bar would be of great benefit to people with certain medi-cal conditions who want a natural alternative to harm-ful prescription drugs with their mile-long lists of side effects. As for smoking or eating it, I know several “old people” who use marijuana – prescribed by their doctors – to help manage pain and discomfort. It’s time we let go of the stigma associated with marijuana and recognize it as a valuable medicinal plant.Cecilia Ohm-Eriksen, Sechelt
The chairs of BC’s Ferry Advisory Committees are encour-aged by the newly announced 1.9% cap on annual average fare hikes starting next year. (There is still a 3.9 per cent increase coming next week, April 1, 2015)
But they say the small increase set for the four years start-ing in 2016 fails to address the fundamental problem: the crip-plingly high existing fares.
The unavoidable comparison is to the hypothetical camel with the breaking back. The camel has been loaded with 50-pound bales of straw. When the breaking point is reached, there’s little joy in reducing the weight of the next bale to only 10 pounds. The 1.9% increase is that 10-pound bale of straw.
As with the camel, the ferry users’ problem is the burden that preceded the 1.9% increases. It needs to be addressed.
The extraordinary fare increases of the past decade have re-sulted in traffic collapsing to its lowest level since 1990. The decline in traffic, particularly since 2008, has resulted in a par-allel withering of the economic and social vitality of coastal ferry dependent communities. Ferries are the lifeline service for people and for businesses. There is no alternative.
“We watched traffic fall away as fares escalated for the past decade. Our experience tells us that ferry traffic and coastal communities will not and cannot recover until the excessive fare burden is removed,” says Brian Hollingshead, chair of the Southern Gulf Islands FAC. “This means a fare roll-back, not a modest increase.”
If the Province is serious about the economic sustainability of dozens of coastal communities, it’s time to assess the past and future impact on these communities of the current ferry fare regime.
We recognize that fares and funding need to strike a reason-able balance between the interests of the Provincial treasury, BC Ferries and ferry users. “Yet ferry users, who contribute more than half a billion dollars a year in fares, have paid far too high a price,” says Keith Rush of Thetis-Penelakut FAC. “It’s time the load was redistributed to provide some relief for those users who have seen their fares rise as much as 120% in an 18%-inflation period.”
The Commission report shows ferry users are presently paying 100% of BC Ferries operating costs (not counting the capital costs of terminals and vessels, and the debt servicing). That’s higher - much higher - than in comparable ferry sys-tems, including Washington State Ferries and Marine Atlantic Ferries, cited in the Commissioner’s Efficiency Review.
We are at a critical juncture. We ask the Government to con-sider rebalancing the equation by means of a sufficient fund-ing increase to provide a significant fare roll-back. It’s fair, it’s vital. Submitted
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Langdale mansion sold for $6.6 millionA Langdale mansion has
sold for $6.6 million dollars in what’s believed to be the highest-priced single-family home sale ever on the Sun-shine Coast.
The 53-acre property in-cludes a 22,319 sq ft home with 12 ensuited bedrooms, a forest, and a private lake with its own dock.
It was sold to an unnamed buyer in Vancouver, “who wanted a private home in the country,” said Jamie Macdou-gall, the listing agent with So-theby’s International Realty.
The vendor in the transac-tion was the original owner,
who bought the property in 1992 and built the home in 2005 in the style of an 18th Century English man-or house from a design by Vancouver architect Stuart Howard.
The home, prominently visible from the ferry ap-proaching Langdale, also fea-tures a swimming pool, hot tub, steam room, sauna, gym, billiards room, a few bars, a chapel, library, and movie theatre.
Macdougall said the home had been listed with Sothe-by’s for about 2 ½ years, with an expectation that it would
likely take about three years to sell.
Marketing of the property included having it featured in the show “Dream Homes” on HGTV.
“We also had it featured in the Wall Street Journal as House of the Day, which was a big media pull for us,” Mac-dougall said.
“Some of the groups we had interested over the years had B&B or hotel interests in it,” said Macdougall. “But we knew at the end of the day it was going to sell for what it was and that’s a beautiful pri-vate home.” Rik Jespersen
The third and final “Downton Abbey Tea” of the season was held Saturday, March 21 at Gibsons United Church, where fans of the TV series, like Terri Scallon, left, and Lee Haffner, dressed up and mixed with actors from the Driftwood Play-ers for an afternoon acting out as British aristocrats of the 1920s. Rik JeSPeRSen PHoTo.
We in the Royal Astronom-ical Society frequently have members of the public tell us that they have telescopes that they don’t know how to use,.
At 7:30 PM, April 10, 2015, at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa St, Sechelt, we will have a Be-ginner’s Astronomy Night, where we will show people how to use these instru-ments. Bring your own tele-scope if you have one, or come to see the members with their own equipment. Admission is free, donations are accepted at the door.
Check out the Sunshine Coast RASC site at: http://www.coastastronomy.ca/ for contact and schedule infor-mation.
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Gibsons councillors admonish critics of new OCP
Gibsons Mayor Wayne Rowe and other councillors fired back at their critics as the town’s council adopted amendments to its Official Community Plan that had generated controversy in the community for the past year.
The amendments were passed by a 4-1 margin at the March 17 council meeting, with Councillor Silas White casting the opposing vote.
White said he did in fact support the OCP amend-ments, but objected to the timing of their adoption. He argued that it was causing confusion in the community because the George Hotel project is being considered at the same time, but under the guidelines of the former OCP.
Before the vote, Rowe read a statement that took many opponents to the new OCP to task for spreading incorrect
information about the plan and making scandalous alle-gations against him and mem-bers of council before and during a contentious public hearing March 10.
Rowe said that, “unfounded charges of corruption around the process of revising the of-ficial community plan” were, “an insult to all members of council and quite frankly an insult to the citizens of this town.”
The mayor said that every-thing around the OCP process had been open and public, and said he hoped citizens, “will not accept these types of statements unchallenged or without holding those indi-viduals to account.”
Rowe also noted that lead-ing up to the public hearing , there were, “a number of iden-tical submissions provided on form letters which contained
erroneous information,” namely that Development Permit Area #5 (the harbour ) had been taken out of the OCP, which it had not.
The submissions also incor-rectly stated that a building-height limit was in the old plan and had been taken out in the new one when in fact the old plan had no restrictions and the new one does, the mayor said. He added that the similar misinformation surrounded the issue of view protection, with complaints that it’s been eliminated in the new plan, which it hasn’t.
White also scolded the crit-ics who had suggested corrup-tion on the part of council.
“This is a serious charge that requires evidence, not a word to describe a situation where you didn’t get your way,” he said.
Meanwhile, White ex-
plained that he opposed adopting the OCP amend-ments now, saying that the work should have been com-pleted a year ago by the pre-vious council, which had be-gun the task in the first place. Meanwhile the permit process for the George Hotel project is being carried out under the old OCP.
“Allowing these processes simultaneously was a regret-table decision and only ends up significantly complicating the decision-making process that has already been trou-bling and divisive,” White said.
Councillors Stafford Lum-ley, Charlene Sanjenko and Jeremy Valeriote voted to adopt the new OCP, each of them citing the inclusion of specific building-height limits as a prime reason they were in favour.
Lumley also commented on the public hearing, saying he was “disheartened” by what he called, “the hypocrisy of those who purport to have the community interests at heart.”
“I just didn’t think it was fair that they would treat fellow community members with such disrespect and disdain,” Lumley said.
Lumley added that he was proud of the way council handled itself under the on-slaught.
“In the face of threats, ac-cusations, abusive, combative behaviour, I thought council personified dignity and pro-fessionalism.” Rik Jespersen
Gibsons council faced a barrage of criticism at the Official Community Plan public hearing March 10 Rik JesPeRsen PhOtO
The 38th annual BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool’s Run, presented by Coast TV Sports, will see 650-plus run-ners and walkers hoofing it from Gibsons to Sechelt on Sunday, April 12. The race date is later than usual due to the Easter holiday falling on the first weekend of April.
Title Sponsor, BMO Bank of Montreal, is back for a fourth year, providing gener-ous support in the form of cash, volunteers, souvenir items, cheering aids and, best of all, team spirit!
Coast TV Sports is return-ing with a cash donation plus the traditional upbeat 30 minute show from race day footage, to be aired on Chan-nel 10 in the month follow-ing the event. Running Room is also back on board with many prizes and significant
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race day support. New in 2015 will be free
digital race photos for all participants, courtesy of Gold sponsor Saucony, who is also providing shoes to the top lo-cal winners. Another newly added Gold sponsor is City Transfer, offering free ship-ping, advertising and cash support to the event.
Participants are also be-ing extra generous this year. Online donations to the Food Bank during registration are approaching $1,000, which is nearly double last year’s total. Several boxes of food are usually collected on site as well.
Visit www.foolsrun.com for the complete race week-end schedule, and to register as a participant or volunteer.
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Betty Baxter Chair,School District #46School Board
Once again it is tough fi-nancial times for school dis-tricts across the province as we prepare budgets for the 2015/16 school year. At SD46, we have held several consultations on our budget since last fall. Two events have occurred since then: the provincial budget announce-ment on February 17 and the Ministry of Education funding allocation for school districts, announced on March 12.
The big surprise for dis-tricts was that, although the province will fund the increases to teachers and support staff salaries, they
have required BC’s 60 school districts to find $25 million dollars in “administrative savings” for 2015/16 and an additional $29 million from the budget in 2016/17 for a total of $54 million.
For School District No.46 (Sunshine Coast), rising costs and declining enrollment in recent years requires us to find about $500,000 each year to stay in the same place. The direction by the province for additional savings will bring that number closer to $700,000 for next year. There is no increase to district allot-ments in the Ministry’s March 12 announcement so this will be a very tough budget year.
Our administration is lean. We have THREE senior staff, 2.5 district principals, one HR manager, a facilities manager and 15 school sites led by 13 principals. This is a small team to guide 500 staff and
3,000 students on a budget of approximately $35 mil-lion. We’ve sent letters to the Ministers of Education and Finance stating our concerns.
In this year’s budget, we save some funds from our in-creasing focus on energy ef-ficiency, from transportation and staff costs by implement-ing a two-week spring break. There will be other places we need to look hard to make our funds stretch.
In public consultations, we have learned about priorities of the community for educa-tion on the Sunshine Coast. Parents and community or-ganizations have given us many ideas. With declining resources, we must find ways to meet our goals and best engage students and families in education. We know it can be done and we are confident our communities will help us to get there.
Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project volunteers celebrated World Water Day on March 22, by helping to clean up shorelines, remove invasive species and plant native plants at Lily Lake. Community members are invited to join in this weekend, on March 28 in Egmont, and March 29 at Cooper’s Green Park in Halfmoon Bay, for more fun habitat enhancement. For more details about upcoming community work parties, please visit www.facebook.com/coastwildlife or www.coastwildlife.ca or call Dave at 604-989-1007.
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Handgun stolen in break-inA break and enter occurred
between March 1 and 15 to a residence on Ragged Island, located between Keats Island and Bowen Island.
The owner arrived home to find his house and shed had been rummaged through, and numerous items were missing from each. Among the items stolen were:
• Smith and Wesson 22 calibre revolver
• 12 foot silver and red Lund aluminum boat, with the name Rag-LUND Island in stickered letters on both sides
•Evinrude 9.9 hp outboard motor, painted light blue
• Silver scuba-diving tankFound on the beach at the
residence was a 5’ Horizon fiberglass dinghy, with sail and rudder. Police have not yet determined whether this boat was connected to the break and enter.
Break and enters are se-rious and hurtful crimes to any homeowner, however we have special concern in this instance due to the fact that a firearm was stolen, said Cst Harrison Mohr with Sun-shine Coast RCMP. We are in
the process of speaking with residents on nearby islands who may have seen some-thing suspicious, and the RCMP’s Forensic Identifica-tion Services from the Lower Mainland will be examining some items left behind by the intruder for fingerprints or DNA.
Police ask anyone with in-formation about this crime, or any other marine-relat-ed thefts, to call Sunshine Coast RCMP, at (604) 885-2266, or Crimestoppers, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Submitted
Three Sunshine Coast fitness instructors are raising money to fight cancer by providing workouts at the Gibsons Community Centre Saturday March 28, from 10am to 4pm. The three instructors –under the banner Team Cardio Cabaret -- will take the funds to the BC Cancer Foundation’s “work out to conquer cancer” April 25 at the Richmond Oval.
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This coming Saturday March 28th, One Straw Soci-ety in collaboration with Sun-shine Coast Seed Collective, Sunshine Coast in Transition and Gaiacraft are offering two great community events.
Please join us at Roberts Creek Hall between 11am - 4pm for our annual Seedy Saturday. This is a perfect place to find all of your or-ganic and heritage seeds for the growing season and to visit the Sunshine Coast Seed Collective for their seed ex-change (make sure you bring your seeds to trade).
We will also showcase a local farmers market, kids ac-tivities, locally sourced lunch for purchase and great free workshops including Seed Saving, Squash growing and land reclamation. You can also expect to find a clinic with the Master Garden-ers club and presentation from the Sunshine Coast Fi-breshed.
Entrance for the day is $2 (free for One Straw Mem-bers) and every participant will get a raffle ticket on en-try. Extra raffle tickets are available for purchase at $2 per ticket or 3 for $5. We are also accepting donations for the foodbank.
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Seedy Saturday – and night
The right tools for the job can be the difference between an interminable landscaping project and one that goes smoothly and effi-ciently. It may be well worth a trip to a nearby home cen-ter to purchase or rent one of these tools ideal for breaking ground.
• A rototiller, sometimes called just a “tiller,” is a pow-ered garden tool designed to loosen soil prior to planting. A rototiller also can help aer-ate soil during the growing season. Because they reduce the need for manual spade
Right tools for the jobdigging or hoeing, tillers can be useful landscaping tools, particularly for homeowners who want to work efficiently.
Rototillers will break through tough soil and any plant roots. They come in a variety of sizes, and it’s best to match the tool to the size of the job. Many homeowners can get by with smaller, less powerful models, especially if the tiller is only necessary at the beginning of planting season.
• Augers, both mechanical and manual, are essentially large drill bits that help move materials from one loca-
tion to another. Augers are typically used to cut holes in landscapes, and they are good for post-hole drilling, which is part of the process of installing deck footings, fencing posts or other struc-tures. Augers can be heavy and cumbersome, and many do-it-yourselfers will find that one-person augers are more than adequate for their projects.
• Cultivators are similar to tillers in that they loosen soil. Cultivators are effective during the growth period of plants, when they can be used to aerate the soil and remove weeds. Cultivators come in hand-held versions
to announce that we will also host the first ever Seedy Saturday Night encouraging celebration while promoting radical movements like Per-maculture, Seed Saving, Gar-dening and more!
The event will run at Rob-erts Creek Hall from 9pm – 2am and will showcase awesome coastal dj’s Beat-farmer, Anchor Hill and Com-moditty. There will also be live painting, collaborative art pieces and other inter-active activities including silkscreening your own t-shirts (make sure to bring a blank t-shirt along!). You will find live performances, info booths and yummy super food treats.
This event is all ages and will be alcohol free. Natural energy elixers and locally made Kombucha will be sold at the bar along with yummy super food treats.
Entrance is $15 ($12 for students) in advance and tickets can be purchased on-line through Brown Paper tickets, or $20 at the door ($15 for students).
If you would like to vol-unteer or be involved with either event, please contact Kym by emailing [email protected]
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and push models, and some are even motorized. Culti-vators get close to plants to remove weeds without dis-turbing the plant. They also are used to stir in compost or fertilizer.
When using any tools around the garden, wear the proper protection. This includes devices to protect hearing when power tools are in use as well as gloves and safety goggles. Tillers, augers and cultivators have the potential to toss soil and rocks into the air, so make sure others keep their dis-tance while work is in prog-ress. Metro
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Outdoor jackets, down jackets, parkas, fleeces, shirts, t-shirts, pants, gloves & hats
Huge selection in quality backpacks, sleeping bags and accessories
Bring your friends and family.(Cash appreciated, credit card accepted)
Sample Sale 2015
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We’re searching for eggs, for every last one!
Find the ten eggs in the paper between March 19th and March 26th (5 each week) for your chance to win amazing prizes from Pastimes Toy
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The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.
Based on a nation-wide survey of nearly 15,000 golf-ers and over 300 golf courses in 10 provinces and three territories, the Economic Impact Study (EIS) of Golf in Canada provides a compre-hensive update to the land-mark study of the economic impact of the golf industry in Canada which was conducted in 2008-09.
This study provides quan-titative evidence updated in 2014 of the economic signifi-cance of golf to the Canadian, provincial and territorial economies, through primary research provided by golfers and course operators across Canada. The results demon-strate the substantial role golf has in the economy of Canada in terms of the indus-try’s “Gross Domestic Prod-uct” in Canada – including all goods and services that are directly and indirectly re-
Golf TipsBarrieMcWha Life Member, PGA of CanadaSechlet Golf Club
lated to the game, with analy-sis of who benefits from golf, and to what extent. There are close to 5.7 million golfers in Canada and the golf industry accounts for about $19.7 bil-lion in direct spending on:
• Memberships and green fees ($5.0 billion);
• Golf equipment ($3.2 bil-lion);
• Golf apparel ($0.86 bil-lion);
• Charitable contributions at events ($0.53 billion);
• Spending by Canadian golfers on other golf related goods and services (such as instructions, publications, pay TV, transportation and fuel to their home courses, etc.) ($2.5 billion);
• Golf related travel by Canadian golfers in Canada, excluding their home course ($1.5 billion);
• Golf related travel and on-course spending outside of Canada by Canadian golf-ers ($4.6 billion);
• Golf related travel in Canada by foreign golfers $1.2 billion (not including on-course spending); and
• Capital additions and improvements at courses
( $0.4 billion). Based on di-rect, indirect and induced impacts, Canada’s 2013 golf cluster economic impact ac-counts for about $14.3 billion of Canada’s Gross Domes-tic Product (GDP), up from $12.2 billion in 2008.
Environmental Benefits – Over 175,000 hectares of green space are managed by approximately 2,308 golf course operators, including 30,000 hectares of unman-aged wildlife habitat under golf course stewardship.
Golf Participation – esti-mates, based on starts re-ported by operators and rounds played reported by Canadian golfers, are that approximately 60 million rounds of golf were played in 2013 (approximately 70 mil-lion in 2008).
Employment opportuni-ties – the Canadian golf in-dustry provides an excellent employment opportunity, with as many as 37% of the 300,100 jobs at Canadian golf courses being held by students.
Charitable activity – in 2013 there were nearly 37,000 charitable events hosted at Canadian courses, up from 25,000 in 2008. Us-ing conservative estimates, these events raise more than $533 million ($473 million in 2008 dollars) for chari-table causes across Canada. (Barrie McWha is the general manager of the Sechelt Golf Club and a life member of PGA Canada.)
“The Sechelt Golf & Coun-try Club is open for business.” That message was clearly ev-ident March 19 as Barrie Mc-Wha, new general manager, and Gordon Clendenning, ex-ecutive chef, welcomed more than 120 local women to the new Suncoast Grill. Eager to welcome in the spring sea-son, a packed room of styl-ish Sunshine Coast women broke into elevated spirits with the promise of “Fun, Food and Fashion.” Their vi-brant enthusiasm was well received as the chef delivered abundant trays of creative
Fun and fashion at Sechelt Course
Strutting her stuff: the Watermark’s Bev McKenzie earned applause for her turn in Blue Magnolia’s fashion show. Photo SuBMitted
hors d’oeuvres and desserts. Wine tastings were provided by local vintner Sunshine Coast Winery and samplings of a wide range of olive oils and balsamics were offered by the Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Company, only two of the eight presenters on hand to infuse excitement about this year’s product offerings by local businesses.
Blue Magnolia’s expertly-presented fashion show highlighted the event with applause and loud cheers as six well-known local women rocked the runway with the
latest Boho looks ranging from stylized jeans, T’s and strappy boots to elegant beaded and velvet kaftans. Bev McKenzie of the Water-mark and Yvonne Brother-ston of BMO elicited the most deafening response as they playfully strutted and danced down the red carpet. A hom-age to the latest New York fashion scene was also pres-ent as Lynn Udjvari and her team at SWISH engaged the crowd with interactive dem-onstrations of multi-func-tional garments in vibrant colours. Eager guests also en-joyed complimentary mini-manicures by PerfectioNails, skin care and make-up dem-onstrations by Arbonne and this spring’s newest hair styl-ing trends by the Rainbow Room Salon in Sechelt.
Prizes were provided by F.Y.I., Strait Coffee, Starbucks and the Sechelt Golf Resort, with the grand prize of a return flight to Vancouver awarded by Leah MacNeil of Harbour Air. But the most poignant and captivating mo-ment of the evening was an address delivered by Gwen McVicker of Linwood House Ministries, for which this event was dedicated.
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Members of the Sunshine Coast Power & Sail Squad-ron and Gibsons Yacht Club gathered at the Blackfish Pub March 19 to meet Peter Heiberg and see his video taken on board his yacht Scaramouche while compet-ing last July in the TransPac single handed sailing race from San Francisco to Hawaii. His 50ft sloop rigged yacht Scaramouche has been seen by many at her moorage in Shoal Channel just inside the Gibsons Bluff.
Peter described the exten-sive preparations and techni-cal requirements for the race, his voyage from Gibsons to San Francisco, and a day by day account of the race it-self in which he was the first yacht to cross the finish line. Although he not awarded first overall due to a handi-capping formula, it was nev-ertheless a great success by this Gibsons sailor who mod-estly described his ocean rac-
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his recently published book Lee Shore Blues which traces his life from his early sailing days through to his owner-ship of historic sailing ves-sels and extensive blue water voyages. He started on com-mercial vessels in his early thirties and has worked on and commanded many types of power and sailing vessels. Lee Shore Blues is available at The Bitter End Boater’s Exchange in Gibsons and thanks are due to store own-er Gary White for organizing this very informative and en-tertaining presentation.
The next SCPSS meeting will be the 10th April an-nual general meeting, called the Change of Watch, where officers will be elected to or-ganize the 2015-16 program of boating safety courses and events by experienced volun-teer instructors.
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Members of the Sunshine Coast Shotokan Karate Club at-tended a provincial tournament in Surrey on March 21, and brought home a large number of medals. the club offers classes in Sechelt and Pender harbour. Contact Cherry at 604-740-5925, [email protected] SubMitteD
Left to right, Gary White, Peter heiberg, Gibsons Yacht Club Commodore hugh Wilson, and Sunshine Coast Power and Sail Squadron Commander Jack Adams. Photo submitted
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Events on the Sunshine CoastMarch 26 “Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds”, part of the Green Film series, Roberts Creek Hall, suggested donation $10March 27 Mark Brand, Vancouver social entrepreneur and part owner of Persephone Brewing Co., speaker at the Gibsons Chamber of Commerce AGM, Gibsons Public Market, 6pm, members $10, non-members $20March 27 Book launch for “The Flour Peddler”, by Roberts Creek activist Chris Hergesheimer and his brother Josh, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 7pmMarch 27 Family show with Matt Diamond, Roberts Creek Legion, 6-8pm, members $3, guests $6, family sliding scale $8-$16March 27 & 28 The Grandkid, by the Driftwood Players, Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, 7:30pm, $20March 27 Artesia coffee house features singer-songwriter Kaeli McArter, singers Joy Germaine and Bev Nielson backed by Ken Dalgleish on piano and Budge Schachte on guitar, the “Kee and Me” duo and the Lynne Greig Band, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, $10March 27 Dance with the Creek Big Band and Elphinstone school jazz band, fundraiser for the Elphi band, Roberts Creek Hall, 8pm, $20March 28 Sunshine Coast Quilters Guild, Holy Parish Hall, West Sechelt, 8:45am-1pm, $7 drop-in feeMarch 28 Seedy Saturday sale and swap, Roberts Creek Hall, 11am-4pm, $2. All-ages dance 9pm-2am, $20, students $15March 28 Wellness expert Jan Jensen teaches how to make fermented foods, Davis Bay hall, 12noon-3pm, $57March 28 Elke Knechtel discusses vegetable gardening, Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 1pm, members $15, non-members $20March 28 Burger and beer fundraiser for Carey Kush fighting cancer, by S&M Sweet Shoppe, Gilligan’s Pub, Sechelt, 6:30pm, $20
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Art lovers on the Sunshine Coast are blessed with an abundance of riches when it comes to cultural events on the Coast, especially dur-ing summer when its festival season. But thanks to Raven’s Cry Theatre, Coasters have year round access to world class performances via satel-lite from New York’s Metro-politan Opera, London’s Na-tional Theatre, and Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet.
Doug Proby, co-owner-operator of Raven’s Cry, saw an opportunity to diversify the business model, so in ad-dition to films and live per-formance, brought in satel-lite transmissions in order to satisfy an older demographic with an appetite for quality cultural programming. “Ten years ago we started trans-missions of the Metropolitan Opera,” says Proby. “We are actually the first independent theatre in North America to do that.” Five years later, the-atre and ballet transmissions were added to the line-up. The time difference between Sechelt and London and Moscow isn’t practical for live showings, so these are
recorded and broadcast later. The Met’s operas, however, are shown live since the 1pm EST matinee allows for a lo-cal 10am showing.
The equipment needed is not as remarkable as you might think. An HD satellite, similar to the one you might have on the roof of your house, picks up the signal that goes through a receiver, again, similar to one you’d have in your living room. Where it gets impressive is with the $100,000 digital cin-ema projector, including lens-es and what Proby calls “the brain” of the system which allows for the best quality in visual and audio output.
The value to consumers is hard to beat: $15 for theatre and ballet and $24 for opera tickets to world class pro-ductions by world-renown companies. Though some may hold a preconceived no-tion that watching a satellite transmission is like watch-ing TV, Proby says once they come to a screening, people quickly change their minds. “It’s on a large screen in a the-atre environment. Plus there are behind the scenes fea-tures played during intermis-sion for the satellite audience that people in the theatre don’t have access to,” en-thuses Proby. Extra features include things like interviews with the principal singers or discussions with set design-ers that give patrons insights into what it takes to mount a premiere performance.
Though audience feedback
has been positive, attendance figures for some of the trans-missions have not been prof-itable. Even so, Raven’s Cry remains committed to its au-dience and continuing their live transmissions. “They’re dedicated,” says Proby of the audience. “Especially the op-era fans.”
Doug Proby of Raven’s Cry Theatre with some of the equipment that makes sat-ellite transmissions from The Met, London National Theatre and Bolshoi Ballet possible. The next showing is London Theatre’s A View From the Bridge, Sunday, March 29 at 2pm. Details at ravenscrytheatre.com. ANNA NoBiLe PhoTo
March 28 Whirlwind Quintet and Baroque and Blue Trio, by Sunshine Coast Music Society, Highland Centre, 657 Highland, Roberts Creek, 7:30pm, $15, students $5March 28 Improv comedy night, fundraiser for SC Volleyball Club, Persephone’s Brewing Co., Gibsons, 7:30-9:30, $20March 28 Totally Tom Petty and “the women of rock” tributes, fundraiser for Rose Swartz, Sechelt Legion, 8pm, $25March 28 The Whiskeydicks and others, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $15March 29 Popsicle bridge contest, Band Hall behind McDonalds, building starts at 12noon, smashing begins at 2pmMarch 29 The Grandkid, by the Driftwood Players, Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, 2pm, $20March 30 “Tracks”,the true story of a woman’s trek across 2,700 km of Australian desert, by Sunshine Coast Film Society, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, members $5, others $9March 30 Workshop on pruning with Ron Knight, by Sechelt Garden Club, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, members free, guests $5March 31 Olive oil tasting and education, fundraiser for Gibsons Public Market, at the market, 7-8:45pm, $15April 1 Discussion around seniors housing, Seniors Centre, Sechelt, 9:30-11:30amApril 2 Tourism networking event, Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 4-6pm, free with rsvp to sunshinecoastcanada.comApril 3 The Grandkid, by the Driftwood Players, Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, 2pm, $20April 3&4The Grandkid, by the Driftwood Players, Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, 7:30pm, $20April 4 Opening reception for “Azo Gold”, five artists featuring “gold”, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 4-6pm, free
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Bruce Milne Mayor, District of Sechelt
The District of Sechelt has agreed to help pressure the provincial government to repair a dangerous section of the bike path on Highway 101.
In a delegation to the District’s March 18 council meeting, Joe Vechter of the group TraC (Transportation Choices) drew attention to a northbound section of the highway just west of Selma
Selma Park pothole
Park Road where the bike path disappears into a large pothole.
Calling it “a terrible safety issue,” Vechter said his orga-nization appealed to the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the SCRD, and the road maintenance contractor Capilano High-way Services 10 months ago about the condition of road there.
Question: Are bicycle rid-ers required to stop for red lights and stop signs like mo-tor vehicles are?
Answer: Yes, the Motor Ve-hicle Act states that a person operating a cycle on a high-way has the same rights and duties as a driver of a vehicle. With the days getting longer, and warmer weather mak-ing a return to the Sunshine Coast, there are once again more bicycles on our roads, and it is important that both drivers and cyclists under-stand the rules governing cyclists on our roadways, to ensure everyone’s safety. Here are some key remind-ers. Cyclists must:
• Ride as near as practi-cable to the right side of the highway (share the road)
• Ride in single file if riding with other cyclists
• Keep at least one hand on the handlebars
• Use proper lights and re-
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flectors if riding when dark• Remain at the scene of an
accident if it was caused by the presence or operation of a bicycle and resulted in in-jury or property damage. The cyclist must provide their name and address to anyone sustaining loss or injury
Anyone who has spent time cycling knows how ex-posed cyclists are to the po-tential dangers of passing cars. Although as a driver you may think you are giv-ing the cyclist plenty of room, your vehicle likely feels much closer to the cyclist than the cyclist seems to you. It only takes one pothole or piece
“People have been injured cycling and to date we have not seen a valid resolution either short-term or long-term,” Vechter said.
Vechter said there’s a pub-lic obligation to provide safe transportation on the high-way.
“It’s our only corridor,” he said.
Councillor Darren Inkster told Vechter he agreed that the road is dangerous at that location, where cyclists “have nowhere to go other than into traffic. There’s no shoul-der there.”
Both Inkster and Mayor Bruce Milne pointed out that technically, the highway at that location is in the Sechelt Indian Government District and not the District of Sech-elt.“However, that doesn’t pre-vent us from adding our voice to that of many,” Milne said, directing District staff draft a letter to the ministry asking for help in getting the highway repaired. Rik Jespersen
Over the past two months Council has been reviewing, discussing, examining, ques-tioning, testing and finally, deciding on our 2015 bud-get. An operating budget of approximately $16.9 million and capital budget of approxi-mately $7.9 million has re-ceived initial readings. There will be no general tax increase for properties in our munici-pality. This was a tough pro-cess for your new Council and I want to thank our employees for their patience.
Last month, I outlined how Council was developing a stra-tegic plan that would provide a focus for our budget. Effec-tive governance, economic de-velopment, community devel-opment and social well-being were identified as priorities. Within those priorities, we considered over 50 projects, eventually refining the action item list for this year to 20.
In budget review, we tested how well expenditures would help us achieve our priorities. All reserve funds and every area of departmental expendi-tures were reviewed. Council
examined proposed capital expenditures and projects started in previous years that were not yet completed. Could we realistically take on new projects with 2014 projects outstanding? Proposed proj-ects that were obviously not going to be started this year were deferred to future years.
A disappointment for Coun-cil during budget review was the lack of detailed plans or business case analysis for projects or new services. It is impossible to make informed decisions without knowing in advance full costs, expected benefits and impacts on taxa-tion. For example, Council cannot approve expanding or-ganics recycling to community wide, full curbside pick-up because it seems like a ‘good’ idea. We will wait for com-plete analysis for that decision and decisions on a number of other proposed projects.
However, this did make it easy for Council to approve spending for staff training on business case and imple-mentation plan development. Training will take place short-ly and have a positive impact for future budgeting process-es. With effective governance as a priority, it was also easy to fund an Organizational Re-view to ensure the ‘machin-ery’ of government is as finely
tuned as possible. The benefits of this type of
review were recently made clear with the Operational Review of our Finance De-partment, initiated by Chief Financial Officer, Victor Mema, shortly after he joined the Dis-trict in 2013. Review recom-mendations and realignment of processes were implement-ed in 2014. As a result, staff found two instances where parcel taxes were being col-lected after the authority to do so had lapsed.
This is embarrassing and not a story that residents want to hear. It will impact our reserve funds as we will be returning money to property owners. However, it shows the importance of periodic reviews and of keeping orga-nizational effectiveness in the forefront of our endeavours.
It also illustrates how close-ly staff now reviews items and how your Council reacts to surprises. Despite learning that Sechelt would need to return over $500,000, Council maintained its commitment to no additional 2015 taxation. We renewed scrutiny of other expenditures. We will main-tain this type of focus as the year progresses and we tackle 2016 budget development.
of debris on the roadway to cause the cyclist to unex-pectedly swerve out into the roadway. If you have to wait for 30 seconds until there’s a place you can safely pass the bicycle, take the time, for cyclists everywhere will un-doubtedly be grateful for the added room, and will feel that much safer when they are out enjoying our roadways.
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AnnouncementsAlanon/Alateen for friends and families of alcoholics. Meetings Monday - Friday. Call 604-886- 4594, 604-885-0101, 604-886- 9059, 604-883-2882.
Mosaic Market at Davis Bay. Jewelry, furniture, gifts, Watkins products, beach ware, paint- ings. A browser's paradise. Call 604-740-8140.
St. Hilda's Anglican Church Bake Sale, Friday March 27, 9am - noon, at Trail Bay Mall.
Too much turkey and pie this Christmas? Need help to get rid of those extra pounds? TOPS (Take off Pounds Sen- sibly) will help. Sechelt Activity Centre, Trail Ave, Wed 6:00pm, 604-747-4755. Gibson's Frank West Hall, 1224 Chaster Road, Thurs 6:30 pm - 604-886-2683. First meeting is free.
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GaraGe SaleSHAVE FUN AT OUR GARAGE SALE FUND RAISER! This fund raiser is for my daughter Bree. She is suffering from car- bon monoxide poisoning, re- sulting in brain damage. She is going through extensive reha- bilitation at G.F Strong. Bree has been a counselor and con- flict strategist for many years, and helped many, many peo- ple. Now she needs help with the difficult road she is on, and lots of support from her family, friends and neighbours. This fundraiser is just a small way for me to help my daughter. Saturday March 28 & Sunday March 29th, 10am - 2pm: Bak- ing, door prizes, something for everyone. Lots of BARGAINS on both days. Unit #24, 1123 Flume Rd. Roberts Creek. Ike- Lon mobile home park. NO EARLY BIRDS PLEASE. Mar- jorie Hood
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ReDecor Consignment: New this week...Danish chairs, tiny bedside cabinet, lovely bird pil- lows, recycled leather shag rugs, dog coat hooks, bee ce- ramic knobs, teak tray, pottery mugs, standing coat racks, rus- tic pottery and wood lamps, small jute rugs, and more arriv- ing daily. Design and de-clutter- ing services. www.redecor.ca -www.facebook.com/redecor- sechelt. 5660 Cowrie St., Se- chelt. 604-885-5884.
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Tip of the Week:The first Solar Eclipse of
the year occurred last week just hours before the equi-nox and at the last degree of the Zodiac. This is a sign for us all and has already and will continue to produce many pivotal and important evolutionary waves. This will, as ever occur on indi-vidual and collective levels.
Each according to their destiny, the movements of the planets both as single units and as collective forces are as the fingers with many picks, weaves, chords and notes with strums and beats, flicks and rips playing tunes according to the music of the spheres.
With the cosmic tool of Astrology I can assist you to hear and heed your soul song. This week’s Horo-scope highlights some of the celestial sound of the Solar Eclipse that will culmi-nate into a powerful Lunar Eclipse next week, the 3rd of the tetrad of our times.
(Read more about it in my
Newsletter – sign-up is free on my website.)
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)The Sun in your sign sug-
gests you are hot out of the gates. A revolutionary fervor is building. New modes of self-expression are coming out of you as if of their own accord. You are determined to enter new territory. You may feel torn between go-ing your own way versus the responsibilities and joys of relationship. Whatever con-stitutes greener pastures for you will win.
Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)Much is brewing beneath
the surface and behind the scenes. It may be described as a soul searching experi-ence. Your imagination feels unbridled. Thoughts, feel-ings, reflections and visions are swirling in your mind. Questions need answers and answers need questions. Yet you feel and see and can express the beauty all the while. After all, you are in the commune of your soul.
Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)There is reason to say you
are on a roll or are at least ready to get rocking. It may feel like it is now or never. Your higher mind has been sending down intuitions in a steady stream. You have
had to push through inner inertia, doubt and hesita-tion and outer obstacles too. If you have not already, do it now. The coming weeks will prove pivotal. Make your big move!
Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)Deep changes are and
have been stirring. They are prompting new consid-erations and innovations too. Ambitions to invest one way or another is featured. You want to do what you love and love what you do. How can you make it so? Dreams weave with visions and intentions supported by prayers can become like arrows hitting their mark. Know what you want, ask and then receive.
Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)Amidst the reality of com-
pletions and endurance of endings, the sprouts of new life are already beginning to show. Even though wounds may have not yet fully healed the color and scent of spring is warming your heart. The time has come to bring down the next wave of inspirations that have been waiting for their moment. Share with friends for best results.
Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Everyone is feeling the
shifts and changes and a lin-
gering sense of uncertainty. Yet there is also the adven-ture of new possibilities in the air. Your ambitions are on a steady rise as thoughts and ideas exchanged with significant others play on your mind. Tucking in some cultural perks all the while feels right to keep things simple and to remind you to be here now.
Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)The focus on health con-
tinues. While your physical health is implied, the shift now is to your relationships. Creating more harmony and balance is not a new theme for you. But you especially are aware that doing so is much easier said than done. Be open to receive the ad-vice and encouragement of others and their talents, re-sources and other offerings too.
Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)The whirl and swirl of
thoughts and premonitions, plans and imaginings are on your mind. You are willing to do the work and have been especially for the past sever-
al weeks. But you also want to enjoy life more. Spring is in the air and you can feel it all over. The scent and sight of beauty is an elixir you simply cannot and do not want to dismiss. It is the sea-son to feel fully.
Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)A creative, spirited and
adventurous mood is on the rise. Yet this is one that you must engage, it will not sim-ply lift you up all on its own. There is no rush or race to win, a slow and steady pace will fulfill the need. Like love there is a natural flow for you to follow. It is meant to lead you to new experiences and like all journeys it be-gins with the first step.
Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) Deep rumblings at the
very core of your being are commanding your attention. At best they will rise as inspi-rations to make changes and create beauty in your world. A balance between what must occur and what could be is required. It is probably your style to get the heavy work done first. Ironically, this is the part you like best.
Yet old commitments must yield for your destiny to be fulfilled.
Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)Many new thoughts and
perceptions are activating your mind. You are excited about new possibilities, yet may feel a little uncertain as well. Though your have the energy and resolve, it may feel difficult to feel the traction and get a firm grip. As well, there may be a fog obscuring your view. It may take another few weeks be-fore you can proceed with full clarity and confidence. Trust the timing of this flow.
Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)You are entering a time
of important choices and decisions. The next couple of months may prove very pivotal. Change is certain and it is up to you to direct it according to your specific needs and circumstances. This process will include a review of what might amount to be quite diver-gent directions. Focus to be emotionally open to a spec-trum of possibilities.
Conservative MP John Weston submitted this re-sponse to the Local’s cover-age of a demonstration by 200 people, against his gov-ernment’s anti-terrorism bill, outside his Sechelt constitu-ency office March 14: “Terror law creates fear”.
Bill C-51 does not create a Canadian James Bond. It is instead designed to protect Canadians’ security so that we can enjoy our freedom. Yes, it is designed to strike at one kind of freedom – the freedom of a terrorist to op-erate against Canadian inter-ests.
As a constitutional lawyer myself, I’ve spent my aca-demic and professional life weighing security against freedom. Most Canadians share the basic values im-plicit in that tension. Most of us admit we feel powerless to defend ourselves against armed jihadists, who have declared war against Can-ada and the freedoms that we treasure. We’re grate-ful to and expect agencies that protect us, such as CSIS, and want those in charge of protecting our freedoms to have the 21st Century tools they need to perform their work and keep us safe. Still, we have caveats – our fore-fathers (and foremothers) fought for our freedoms; we won’t give those up lightly.
Some Positive Aspects of C-51
Bill C-51 thus updates the powers of CSIS, which have barely changed since CSIS was created in 1984, before the world moved so dramat-ically to its dependence on the internet. It gives CSIS the
Weston: the silent majority supports billpower to disrupt the travel of terrorists and of people intending to commit terror-ist acts, and updates its ca-pacity in parallel with other Western democratic nations, such as Sweden, Denmark, France, Australia, and the US. The proposed approach would include safeguards, such as judicial authoriza-tion, not found in many al-lies’ legislation. Many allies rely on executive authoriza-tion, not judicial authori-zation. Canada’s approach would require court war-rants when the proposed activity contravenes Charter rights or would otherwise be contrary to Canadian law, not unlike the existing intel-ligence collection warrant regime.
Bill C-51 DOES NOT equip CSIS agents with the author-ity to kill or injure people, in Canada or abroad; it is facili-tating ways to save lives and make our communities safer. As noted above, this IS NOT James Bond…
Economy as National Se-curity; Peaceful Protests in Jeopardy?
Given that the Bill treats the economy as a matter of national security, some have expressed the concern that peaceful protest demonstra-tions against things like LNG pipelines or logging will be treated as terrorist acts un-der Bill C-51. The Bill clearly states that any activity un-dermining Canada’s secu-rity “does not include lawful advocacy, protest, dissent & artistic expression.” (Section 2. (i))
A protest, even without a valid municipal permit,
would not qualify.As such, CSIS can only in-
vestigate lawful advocacy, protest or dissent if it is car-ried out in conjunction with a threat to the security of Canada.
Wisdom of Giving CSIS Added Powers
Bill C-51, the Govern-ment’s Anti-Terror Law is the most comprehensive security-related law that I have seen, carefully attempt-ing to balance freedom and security. Terrorism is a re-ality that requires a skilled and thoughtful strategy to tackle; as such, we must be progressive and proactive in striking directly at the tech-nology, flow of information, and travel patterns of terror-ists. It updates our relevant agencies to deal with current circumstances.
Opposition?A community that lacks
security cannot enjoy its freedom.
People who understand the need for enhanced se-curity arrangements are in the majority, according to polls, but are not inclined to demonstrate their sup-port in the streets. Oppose or support, it’s critical to our Government to receive the feedback, in order to strike the right balance. While I have concluded that C-51 helps keep our country the best place on earth in which to live, I applaud those who remind the Government and me to remain vigilant in the protection of our freedoms.
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