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Lonnie Olsen has the appearance of a grunge rocker and a man of the land at the same time.

Dressed in a plaid work shirt, thick work jeans and cowboy boots “that I’ve had forever”, Olsen strides past compost buckets lined up on his back porch and down the stairs into the back yard.

Olsen removes the cover off a container and pulls out a dripping wet deer hide that is dotted with bits of fur and flesh.

He drapes the hide over a slanted wooden pole with a wet slap, swings one leg over the fleshing beam to brace himself, then begins drawing downward on the hide with a scraping tool.

“I’m removing the fur and bits of flesh off it to smooth it out,” Olsen says.

“This is the perfect time of year to do this. You can’t in the summer because of the heat and the smell.”

Olsen provides a running commentary as he prepares the deer hide that he’ll later cut into sections to make shoes, handbags, belts and wallets that he sells through his business, Smokin’ Hides.

“This used to be a hobby of mine but now I’m trying to start a business out of it. It’s a pretty big transition,” he said.

Continued / A3

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From / A1Tanning is the process

of treating animal skins to make leather. Two methods are used to tan skins: brain tanning, which uses smoke; and bark tanning, which Olsen uses most often.

In bark tanning, Olsen soaks hides in hemlock bark tea, replenishing the tea as it absorbs into the hide.

“It binds with the protein in the hide and soaks up the tannins. It also helps make the hide water resistant,” Olsen said.

Olsen grew up in Merville in the Comox Valley, and was an avid outdoorsman and hunter.

Hide tanning was a natural extension of hunting, he says. “It’s part of making use out of every part of an animal and leaving nothing to waste.”

After looking at properties in the BC Interior and in Nova Scotia, Olsen and his wife, who works as an acupuncturist, settled on moving to Port Alberni where they bought property. “No one is doing what I do. There’s space to do things here and not overlap with anyone,” he says.

“There’s great access to the woods here too. It’s all gated in Comox.”

There was no one to show him how to tan hides when he started seven years ago. Instead, he researched the topic and taught himself how to do it. “Lots of trial and error,” he says.

The first piece of hide he worked with was deer skin, which he smoke tanned. “I still use smoke tanning but mostly for hide stitches,” Olsen says.

(Olsen makes his own material for stitching, which also must be

cured.)Smoke tanning uses no

flame, but oil to soften then wood smoke or soaking. The process softens the hide to a fabric-like texture. Teepee hides, for example, are smoke tanned, Olsen said.

Olsen tans deer, elk,

moose, bear, sheep, and cow hides, and even salmon skin, he said. Other people, hunters in particular, will give him hides or he finds them himself.

There is a process to tanning a hide, he said.

When Olsen skins an

animal, he chooses to pull the hide off by hand instead of with a knife. “Using a knife can cause score marks or holes that cause tears later,” he said.

Afterward, he peels the hide by draping it over a fleshing beam and scraping bits of fur, fat and

meat off with a knife.When this is done he

soaks the skin in a covered container filled with a solution of wood ash or hydrating lime to break down the mucus and glues in the hide.

Soaking can take as little as two weeks for deer hide

or as long as six months for big elk and moose hides, Olsen says.

After soaking, Olsen again scrapes remaining hair and membrane. He soaks it once more in diluted vinegar to return the hide to a natural PH balance.

Continued / A6

Old world tanning for new world man

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Hide tanner Lonnie Olsen, far left, draws a sharp tool down a soaking hide to remove hair and fat on a fleshing beam.Olsen, above, hand stitches a pouch he’s making from a hide he cured bark-tan style.A shoe made from a Viking-style pattern is just one of several things Olsen makes from hides he tans.

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Process labour intensive

From / A3“If you leave it then

the tannins won’t be able to penetrate the hide,” he said.

He then dries and re-hydrates the hide with another coat of oil to soften it.

Some bark tanned leather was once found in a 400-year-old shipwreck and after drying out was still usable.

“It was still good to go after 400 years at the bottom of the sea,” he says.

Depending what he wants to make, Olsen cuts pieces from the hide using one of several patterns. He makes book bags, laptop bags, purses, fanny packs, belts and wallets. He’s making a pair of shoes taken from the pattern of Viking-style slip-ons, and even made baseball caps.

“For some reason those are really popular. I need to make more of them.”

Olsen sells his goods on his website, SmokinHides.wordpress.com as well as Etsy.com. He even has people ask him to make things for them when they see him wearing them.

The goods sell from between $30–$350. “It’s a real labour-intensive process and I spend hours and hours at it. I even hand-stitch everything,” Olsen said.

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Doctor Shane Longman can do a lot of things.

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The development permit application for a liquor store on lower Third Avenue is going back to the city for yet more revisions.

City council voted to table the application a second time at their meeting on Oct. 28.

At issue this time is the matter of delivery trucks. According to the site plan, the trucks are expected to stop on Third Avenue then back into the new facility.

Two issues subsequently arose. One, the wrong size truck was used when assessing the turning path. Tests with a correctly sized truck

showed that it passed over two parking spaces when turning in.

The parking spaces were taken out of the equation and the tests ran successfully. A third party transportation planner reviewed the plan and agreed that it accommodated the initial concern.

Coun. Cindy Solda said she canvassed two trucking firms about the truck turning path. One said it couldn’t be done, while the other said it’s not the greatest plan but that it could be done.

Mayor John Douglas asked Solda why she didn’t canvass city staff instead. “Because the city doesn’t have

a semi,” Solda said. “If Mister Watson drove a semi then I’d ask him.”

City manager Ken Watson reminded council that council already approved the re-zoning. Further, that council’s only concern now was with the form and character of the facility and the requirements that needed to be met to that end.

Solda said she had no problem with the business, only with the trucks.

Solda suggested tabling the issue for a second time and having a third-party firm review the plan. Council can do that, Watson replied, “But a third party will likely find the same thing,”

he said. “The review by the third party says it’s workable, not ideal — workable.”

Best Western Barclay Hotel owner Peter Muggleston took issue with the third party consultant used by the proponent, saying that the firm also examined the project on behalf of critics. Conflict aside, the issue of safety with trucks turning onto the property remained.

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governments once again struggling to climb out of deep operating deficits, it’s a good time for the release of Mark Milke’s book Tax Me, I’m Canadian.

An update of the same title published 12 years ago, the book retains the history of taxes in Canada, detailing how Canada’s tax system was initially built to mimic the United States system in the late 19th century.

Beyond the history, it is mostly new material. Included are chapters on the global meltdown of 2009, the surge of pension liabilities as the baby boomers retire and the flawed logic behind the “Occupy” and “Idle No More” protests.

Some readers will immediately note that Milke works for the

Fraser Institute and was previously B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation. But the book is not just an argument for cutting taxes. It also dismantles persistent myths that income taxes are illegal, and launches a broadside on what Milke calls “Canada’s corporate welfare carnival.”

Many people will be able to identify some top names in the government subsidy game: Bombardier, General Motors, even poor old Rolls Royce Canada. Some will also be well aware that our supposedly tight-fisted Conservative federal government has continued to pour out “regional development” and other funds to every part of the country.

But I did not know that Industry Canada grants were handed out to pizza parlours (including the remote pizza-starved village of Kamloops), or to help open gas stations

or convenience stores in Kelowna, Vernon and Chilliwack.

Milke makes a useful point for B.C. about royalty rates for timber, natural gas and other resources. They are resource rents, and if they are too high the tenants will move out. Reducing them isn’t a subsidy, especially if it leads to

big revenue gains as B.C.’s unconventional shale gas incentives have done.

On the Occupy movement: The infamous “one

per cent,” who in Canada earn $250,000 a year or more, earned 10 per cent of all income and paid 20 per cent of all taxes in 2010. The bottom 73 per cent of tax filers paid just 17 per cent of all taxes. About a third paid no tax.

On Idle No More: When Attawapiskat Chief Teresa Spence played to the Ottawa media with her soup strike, former Liberal leader Bob Rae suggested a nearby diamond mine

should share more revenue.

Milke omits the substantial support and employment that mine provides, and glosses over the misguided blockades that disrupted that and other job-creating enterprises. But he does detail the disastrous effects of passive resource wealth bestowed on impoverished aboriginal communities, and contrasts it with the success stories of reserves that build their own enterprises through hard work.

On public sector pensions: Milke notes that historically, public employees traded higher wages for better benefits and job security. Now their wages are generally higher, and taxpayers have to cover their personal pension contributions (as a portion of those wages) as well as the employer contributions, plus the “defined benefit” payout, which has to be subsidized far beyond what the pension fund can support.

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EDITORIAL

Foot ferry buoys spirits

It is welcome news that another transportation option wants to set sail from Nanaimo’s shores. Island Ferry Services intends to raise a sunken ship, so to speak, and bring back a fast foot ferry linking downtown Nanaimo to downtown Vancouver.

The plan was pitched to the public last week, and there’s a lot to like. Island

Ferries wants to build its terminal on city-owned land that has already been earmarked as a transportation hub, so any revenue to the municipality at that site is new money.

And this is a service that would benefit people beyond Nanaimo’s borders too. Compared to taking B.C. Ferries to Horseshoe Bay and busing to downtown Vancouver, the ride will basically take half the time, for twice the price. That’s a tradeoff that’s bound to appeal to weary travellers.

Will there be enough of those travellers, though, to make this a successful business venture? The last foot ferry, HarbourLynx, went bankrupt seven years ago.

As with passenger rail, we’ve lived without a foot ferry for so long that we’ve learned to live without it. So even though a foot ferry is an old idea, Island Ferries is, in a way, embarking on a brand-new business venture without really knowing if it’s going to be able to sell tickets.

If it fails, then the municipality might be sinking money into servicing a site, an access road and a parking lot – basically building a transportation hub that goes nowhere.

By all accounts, the two new Island Ferries vessels are seaworthy. We hope the business plan is just as seaworthy, and that in the years to come, these boats become a familiar sight.

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Letters should be no longer than 300 words and will be edited. Include your address and phone number (although those won’t be published) and a first name or two initials. We won’t publish anonymous letters, or letters to third parties.We regret that, due to the volume of letters we receive, not all will be printed.

Mailbag: Feedback on smells, sells and tells

LNG plans for Inlet smell

To the Editor,The idea that a

liquefied natural gas plant located down the Alberni Inlet is “one of the top two sites in B.C.” is utter rubbish. More like the Asian company interested in an LNG plant here was directed to the port authority by the Liberal government who had too many applicants for Prince Rupert and Kitimat, the best sites.

Those cities are far closer to the Orient than we are and are far closer to the fracking sites in Northeastern B.C.

If the origin of the gas supply is in that area, only an idiot would think it’s cheaper to bring natural gas here, probably by new pipelines routed from Northeast B.C. to the Lower Mainland, then to Vancouver Island, and finally to a remote site down the Inlet.

The leading proponent for an LNG plant in B.C. (Petronas) owns Progress Energy which would supply the natural gas, has the money to build a much shorter pipeline to Prince Rupert from which LNG could

be shipped a much shorter distance to Asia, and, lastly, has a guaranteed market there.

The entire wacky, local LNG proposals remind me of the absurd idea for an aluminum smelter in the Alberni Valley, but we didn’t see pigs fly then either.

Richard Berg,Port Alberni

EU deal no good for us

To the Editor,Any endorsement of

the agreement signed between Canada and the EU is premature and misguided. It sings the praises of a treaty whose text is not finalized, therefore unknown, and it lauds the benefits of an agreement that furthers the protection of large investors at the expense of local, regional and provincial control over contracting for services.

In addition, it sets water up as a commodity to be bought and sold on the “open” market, ensuring that a layer of profit will be added to the cost of what should, by rights, be publicly managed.

Those who have benefited from the

FTA and NAFTA will do well under this agreement. Those who have suffered from the offshoring of jobs, environmental degradation, increasing inequity and lack of action in moving to some semblance of sustainability will see their welfare further eroded, along with the value of a vote in a state hog-tied by investor-state regulations stemming from “free” trade agreements.

Dan Schubart,Port Alberni

Fletcher misses tanker point

To the Editor,Re: Oil spill study

misinterpreted, BC Views, Oct. 24.

My response to Tom Fletcher’s various articles on oil energy use, oil transportation, and related subjects is as predictable as his position on the topics.

He often seems to take a position only by taking issue with those who have issues with the whole business. His column run online by the Alberni Valley News on Oct. 22 (and in print Oct. 24) suggests that if no one has been concerned about our terribly

inadequate spill response capability while bulk crude laden tankers have plied our coast for the past 40 years, then they have no business being concerned about new tankers entering the waterways.

It seems to me that on just about any topic that becomes a public concern, there is a history about which we at first know little or nothing, followed by a growing awareness, which at some point hits the radar, then possibly the fan. Citing past ignorance or apathy is no argument against future concern.

In the case of oil transportation on our coast, Fletcher has admitted that oil spill response is inadequate. My response, therefore, is to say now that we have woken up, we should take two positions: beef up our response capabilities to better handle existing traffic, which is now a fact of life; and don’t multiply the probability of an accident by adding new tanker traffic.

Perhaps Fletcher has also noticed that opponents are not all “...US-controlled environmental groups and their aboriginal partners....”

Most are Canadian citizens, including the aboriginal groups.

Indeed, I participate in the discussions as a seventh generation Canadian and descendant of a United Empire Loyalist. My positions are also informed by a career of more than 40 years assessing our biological resources, and facilitating industrial activity while striving for environmental protection and sustainability.

Ken Summers,Abbotsford

Destruction in biblical sense

To the Editor,Re: Science loses

ground to superstition, B.C. Views, Oct. 2.

It’s truly bewildering to see such a headline above yet even more of Tom Fletcher’s demagoguery towards David Suzuki —one who’s an ardent believer and follower of actual science.

If it’s actual science that Fletcher truly seeks, why does he conveniently overlook the blatant anti-science thinking and frightening policy of his bird-of-a-feather Prime Minister Stephen Harper?

Frank G. Sterle, Jr.White Rock

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welfare state, there are memorable observations, like this one: “For the record, the generous Quebec welfare state and its ostensibly more progressive model are paid for in part with the taxes of other Canadians; Quebec is merely the North American equivalent of Greece.”

The recent B.C.

political crisis over adoption of the harmonized sales tax showed that there is too much emotion and too little knowledge about how taxes work. This book is a step towards addressing that.

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Students get lesson from Pickton victim’s brother

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Ernie Crey was a guest speaker in the ADSS Social Justice 12 class on Monday. Crey spoke to students about his sister Dawn, whose DNA was found on the farm of Robert Williams Pickton.

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A Social Justice 12 class at Alberni District

Secondary School got a real life lesson about Canada’s most prolific serial killer from the brother of one of his victims.

Ernie Crey addressed a hushed class of 30 students on Monday, telling them about his sister Dawn, a victim of Robert William Pickton.

Pickton is the Port Coquitlam pig farmer who is serving a life sentence for six counts of second-degree murder. He has been accused of murdering 26 more women, including Dawn Crey, whose DNA, but not her body, was found on

the Pickton farm.Bringing personal

experience with a national tragedy to a class in Port Alberni is invaluable, teacher Ann Ostwald said. “I think it is very important to expose my kids to people with different ideas and life experiences,” Ostwald said.

Dawn Crey disappeared from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in 2000, Crey told the class. “She’d stopped ordering medications from her doctor and stopped collecting her social assistance cheques,” he said. “She’d also stopped having regular visits with another of my sisters and that’s when it started.”

In 2004, an RCMP officer visited Crey to deliver the news he anticipated but hoped

would never come—that Dawn’s DNA had been found on the Pickton farm.

Dawn Crey’s life may have ended on the pig farm but the seeds to such a tragic ending were sown long before, Ernie said.

Dawn, and for that matter other Pickton victims, were “very much like you and came from communities very much like Port Alberni,” he said.

What separated many of the victims from other people was severe mental illness, which in his sister’s case included auditory and visual hallucinations, Crey said.

As a teen, Dawn suffered from severe anxiety and depression issues that she didn’t understand. “It was far different

from being upset at your mom or dad. It was a more profound psychosis,” he said. “You may know someone struggling with this today.”

Dawn resorted to self-medicating with street drugs and alcohol in an effort to control her condition, he said. The self-medicating led to an addiction.

Time slipped away and Dawn was no longer a pretty 16-year-old girl. Older, and being edged out by younger street workers, Dawn moved to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

“Her mental illness deepened and she was abused and exploited to no end,” Crey said.

Dawn was finally committed to Colony Farms Hospital, a psychiatric facility where she was treated for her condition. She was released though, and found her self back on the Downtown Eastside.

Crey said that what irks him most is people who ask him where the victims’ personal responsibilities are for where they ended up in life.

“It’s not as though they chose to go, chose to be abused and exploited,” he said. “Thirty years ago I probably would have punched them in the face for even making the suggestion.”

One student asked why it took so long for police to catch Pickton. After reflecting for several moments Crey replied that “their hearts weren’t into the investigation.”

Vancouver City Police later apologized for not catching Pickton sooner, he said.

Crey asked that if students take one thing away from his talk with them it should be that the issue of mental illness as well as drug and alcohol addiction underpinned the tragedy of the Pickton murder victims.

“You may become doctors, lawyers, nurses or social workers,” he said. “Remember to take this (story) further into your professional lives.”

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Rounding up and riding the RAM range2014 RAM RoundupThe full-size truck market is big busi-ness for automakers and a big deal for the businesses and people who depend on them. For almost five decades the Ford F-150 has been the best selling truck, with lit-tle chance they will lose that crown in the near future. What has been happen-ing, over the last few years, is a strong shift from General Motors to RAM in terms of establishing the second best selling truck brand. The rise in RAM popularity can be traced back to a few key changes over the last several years, from muscular styling to class-leading interiors, a refined ride, plus engine and

transmission advancements. While GM was selling the same trucks year after year, RAM moved forward and has been rewarded handsomely. GM too has recently released all-new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks but the initial sales response has been rather lacklustre. I drove the 2014 RAM model range recently, on a beautiful fall day, just outside of Toronto. The “RAM Round-up” was a great opportunity to get my hands on these new trucks well before they arrive at BC dealerships.

Looks A big part of the RAM brand success has been built on the sturdy

and macho exterior styl-ing. Front and centre is a grille that was enlarged, but better integrated, for the 2013 model year. Depending on the trim the grille finish can be chrome, painted or with a different insert. This feature is one RAM own-ers love so, in this case, larger is better. Behind the grille are “active shutters” that close at higher speeds to help send the wind around the vehicle to improve aerodynamic efficiency. The same idea was also behind the longer side step, which helps reduce buffeting down the side of the trucks. While RAM does not have the clever tailgate stepladder that Ford introduced several years ago, they did update the bed of this truck slightly. The sides of the bed can be equipped with an integrated RAMBox storage system. For 2013 this feature was integrated, along with the tailgate to lock and unlock with the vehicles key fob. This is especially handy for tradespeople that need to lock tools in their bed. One option that I find fascinating, and would seriously consider, is the $1500

air suspension that can be lowered for easier entry into the RAM or loading into the bed. Plus this system auto-matically lowers over 100km/h to also reduce aerodynamic drag. At lower speeds and for off-road duties, the air sus-pension can be raised for better ground clearance. Having had a chance to drive several RAM trucks with this feature I notice the already smooth ride is even better and the cabin is further insulated from vibration. The RAM heavy duty can also be equipped with an air suspension but this is

limited to the rear. This helps level the load in the bed for better handling and towing. Inside In the past trucks were typi-cally used for work. Today, trucks have grown in popularity because they can be rugged on a work site and luxurious for all occupants. Having driven the Ford and new GM trucks recently, I can easily say that RAM still has the lead in interior design and finish with the Chevrolet and GMC right behind.

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(Ford is looking dated but look for an all-new F-150 in 2015). The centre console

can be equipped with an 8.3-inch Uconnect commu-nications and entertainment screen. In addition, there is a large 7-inch screen

behind the steering wheel for fully customizable in-stant information readouts. The dash and seats can be trimmed in leather typically

found in luxury cars not long ago. What many RAM buyers might fi nd different is the rotary dial on the dash that changes the 8-speed automatic transmission, 6-speed automatics still get the centre console shifter. This is something that started recently in high-end cars like Jaguar and Range Rover but is now found in RAM. It takes about a day to adjust to the new shift position but after a while the driver forgets.

Drive The biggest change for 2014 includes the first diesel engine found in a light duty 1500 pickup truck. This is an Italian designed engine that has

been used extensively in Europe in Jeep products like the Grand Cherokee. With 420 lb.-ft. or torque, this new “EcoDiesel” has the same output as Ford’s Ecoboost but not the same towing capacity. Rated at 9200 lbs. this truck will be perfect for buyers who want impressive fuel economy and good towing capacity; a balance of usability and thriftiness. This engine has not been rated yet for fuel economy but thanks to a standard 8-speed automatic transmission; this new EcoDiesel is going to get better numbers than the al-ready class-leading gasoline V6 RAM. Look for the new EcoDiesel RAMs arriving

in January of 2014. On the heavy duty side there is also an all-new engine in the form of a 6.4L Hemi V8. The old 5.7L was not a perfect match for gasoline truck buyers but RAM hopes this 429 lb.-ft. engine will attract more buyers.

VerdictAs competitive as the car business is, the truck side is nuclear. Truck buyers take their trucks very seriously and the people building them do too. It takes dy-namite to get a loyal truck owner to change brands but RAM has done a good job of blasting the competition. Most of this success has

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Shooting for: the perfect drive

I keep hearing TV F1 commentary teams talking about the perfect race in rela� on to the now four-� me world champion Sebas� an Ve� el. As I watched the German driver for In ni� -Red Bull race team take the chequered ag in India on Sunday, the repeated reference to his perfect race reminded me of another open-wheel racer.Back in the early 1990s, Vancouver Indy racer Ross Bentley strived for what he called the ‘Perfect Drive’, not on the track but on the roads of B.C.Ross, now coaching race drivers and street drivers in Washington state, al-ways told me that he

found the racetrack a safer place to drive. And I was reminded of that the other morning when a young driver whizzed by me in the curb lane, then cut in front and crossed two more lanes to turn le� at an inter-sec� on just a block ahead. Of course, he didn’t signal when he got there either!Ross devised a li� le game that he played every day while trav-elling to and from work across town. The Perfect Drive Concept was de-signed to help drivers concentrate and I can’t help it would a great game for us all to play some 20 years on since the idea rst started.“The idea is to drive smoothly at a constant speed with

minimal braking,” explains Ross.“To do so, you must an� cipate light changes and ease off when you approach a stale green. You have to slow in such a way that if your passen-gers had their eyes closed they wouldn’t be aware of the exact point you stopped.”Keeping a healthy distance between your car and the one you are following is key. Others do cut into the space but they disappear as fast as they arrive. And even if you ease off to open it up the gap again, Ross gured if even 10 cars did that to you and stayed during the average trip you might lose a minute in travel � me.“The Perfect Drive can be ruined by oth-

ers so I try to gure out what crazy things they might do and adjust accordingly. If I have to brake jerkily in an� cipa� on of the other driver’s move, I don’t deduct any points!”However, if you hold up traffi c or disrupt the ow then you deduct points. If you can let somebody in smoothly or provide an opportunity for somebody else to turn then you’re assis� ng the ow so he gured that was worth a few bonus points.”“The Perfect Drive can be diff erent for everybody and you can work out your own scoring technique. I keep it simple and gure if I drop four points then that was nowhere near the Perfect Drive.”Give it a try, it’s [email protected] [email protected]

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car is re ected in used prices.

Ironically, from a used car buyer perspec� ve, it may also be its biggest drawback ... good luck with nding a good used Toyota Corolla at a bargain price.The 2009 Corolla came in CE, S, LE and XRS trim lev-els. The highline Corolla LE (originally $21,495) added power windows and locks, climate control air condi-� oning, a 4-speed automa� c transmission, a wood-grain interior trim package, a push-bu� on keyless start system and more.Most Corolla models come with a 1.8-litre (132-horsepower) engine and the base versions came

with a smooth-shi� ing ve-speed manual with a light, easy to operate clutch. A four speed automa� c was the op� onal transmis-sion and fuel economy is excellent, with a 7.5/5.6 L/100 km city/highway ra� ng. The sporty Corolla XRS (originally $21,925) off ered a bigger engine, be� er brakes and � res plus other stuff . Powered by a 2.4-litre (158-horsepower) engine it came with 17-inch � res on alloy wheels, electronic stability control, trac� on control, rear disc brakes and a strut tower brace. It was also the only version with a 5-speed automa� c op� on.On the inside, this Corolla is roomier than the previ-ous genera� on, with more shoulder room, legroom

and trunk storage space. A � lt/telescop-ing steering column was standard on all trim levels and it came with two glove boxes, as seemingly past owners had complained about a lack of cabin storage space. Almost all Corolla models come with the same safety fea-tures, which includes six airbags and the front seats come with ac� ve head restraints. An an� -lock brake system is also stan-dard, but only the XRS trim has elec-tronic stability and trac� on control.Stability control was included as standard on S and LE trim levels and op� onal on CE, in 2010. In 2011, stability control was made a standard feature on all Corolla trim levels.The Toyota Corolla has a loyal following who appreciate the ner virtue of this car – outstanding product quality.

‘‘The sporty XRS offered a bigger engine, better brakes and tires plus other stuff... On the inside, this Corolla is roomier than the previous generation, with more shoulder room, legroom and trunk storage space. ’’Bob McHugh

Price Check Price Check on the 2009 to 2012 Toyota Corolla (Oc-

tober 2013)

Year Edi on Expect to Pay Today

2009 LE $10,000 to $13,000

2010 LE $11,000 to $14,000

2011 LE $12,500 to $15,500

2012 LE $14,500 to $17,500

Prices vary depending on a used vehicle’s condi on, mileage, usage and history. A completemechanical check should always be performedby a reliable auto technicianprior to purchase.

Corolla is s� ll the benchmark and consumer con dence in this compact car is re ected in used prices.

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(Tsaawaayus) held its annual Sunflower Competition to usher in the beginning of the fall.

The event comes on the heels of the annual Pumpkin Contest, which was held at West Have last year and judged by local pumpkin grower Jake van Kooten.

Visitors and contestants were treated to a warm welcome by the host home residents on a beautiful day in the Valley.

Although the actual plants were not on display, their pictures were available to see. The event, had originally been scheduled for the third week in August,

a prime time for the plants to grow, but had to be postponed due to a flu outbreak that affected some residents.

Rainbow activity coordinator Judy Peterson opened the program by welcoming the visitors by reading a background and history of sunflowers and pointing out their uses in several parts of the world.

Everyone played a guessing game. A jar containing buttons and cotton balls was passed around for the people to guess how many were inside. Three residents were awarded with special prizes for guessing the closest to the actual numbers: Brigette Baranji, Fir Park. Village (first place); Orize Marcotte, Abbeyfield (second place); and Dennis Brooks, Echo Village (third place).

Peterson told stories to the audience’s delight.

The following is the list of the awards. Each home was presented with certificates and prizes:

“The most prolific plant” - West Haven.

“The most self sustainable plant” - Heritage Place.

“The most enthusiastic and dedicated group of gardeners” - Echo Village.

“The most upright group of plants” - West Haven.

“The most independent looking plant” - Abbeyfield.

“The tallest plant” - Rainbow Gardens.

“The most decorative garden plant” - Echo Village.

“Sunflowers in the nicest flower bed” - Fir Park Village.

“The most publicly viewed plant” - Abbeyfield.

“The largest flower” -Heritage Place.

“The most unique ‘smiling’ plant”- Rainbow Gardens.

“The nice smallest plant” - Fir Park.

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Steve Cate, Judy Peterson and George Price from Rainbow Gardens, pictured above, display their award. A “smiling sunflower” from Rainbow Gardens is pictured at the right.

How Age Friendly is the Alberni Valley?What would make it even better?

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Help Make the Alberni Valley the Most Age Friendly Place to Live!

The City of Port Alberni, in partnership with the Alberni-Clayoquot Continuing Care Society(Fir Park Village and Echo Village), is sponsoring this community wide event through a grant from the Union of BC Municipalities. Results from this survey will be reported to the community at an Open Space gathering in January 2014.

Don’t Miss this Opportunity To Add Your Input! Take the Age Friendly Survey before Nov. 8th

For help with access to Survey or for more Information Contact Barb Stevenson [email protected] or 250-724-6541 ext. 232

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and click on Survey Link (lower right side of page)

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How Age Friendly is the Alberni Valley?What would make it even better?

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The City of Port Alberni, in partnership with the Alberni-Clayoquot Continuing Care Society(Fir Park Village and Echo Village), is sponsoring this community wide event through a grant from the Union of BC Municipalities. Results from this survey will be reported to the community at an Open Space gathering in January 2014.

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For help with access to Survey or for more Information Contact Barb Stevenson [email protected] or 250-724-6541 ext. 232

and Enter our contest to win your choice of

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and click on Survey Link (lower right side of page)

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“We have been afforded a great opportunity to reshape and improve our municipality for the benefit of all citizens. Your input and participation in this survey is critical to the creation of plans, projects and general spending that reflects the needs and priorities of our community.” - Mayor John Douglas, City of Port Alberni

Access Survey Online at:

or Go To City Website at:

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Alberni Valley Age Friendly Survey

The City of Port Alberni, in partnership with the Alberni-Clayoquot Continuing Care Society (Fir Park Village and Echo Village), is sponsoring this community wide event through a grant from the Union of BC Municipalities. Results from this survey will be reported to the community at an Open Space gathering in January 2014.

“We have been afforded a great opportunity to reshape and improve our municipality for the benefit of all citizens. Your input and participation in this survey is critical to the creation of plans, projects and general spending that reflects the needs and priorities of our community.”

- Mayor John Douglas, City of Port Alberni


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Forestry paysAlberni Valley Community Forest officials Chris Law, far left, Shawn Flynn, Jim Sears and Chris Duncan present Port Alberni Mayor John Douglas with a cheque for $50,000 on Oct. 28. The money is the second down payment on a $250,000 share purchase in 2010.

WAWMEESHG. HAMILTON

ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

A disagreement over signage with a local artist has cost the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce $4,000.

The chamber awarded Tseshaht artist Gordon Dick a $20,000 contract in 2011 to carve two cedar doors at the chamber building on the Port Alberni Highway.

Dick offered a $4,000 discount on the price of the doors at the time in exchange for erecting a five-foot wide by nine-foot high sign advertising his gallery on the centre’s property, chamber president Teresa Bird said.

Unbeknownst to chamber executive at the time, the deal contravened the regional district’s sign bylaw.

Dick informed the chamber board two

weeks ago that he wants the matter resolved.

“We offered him a couple of other options of where else to place the sign but he’s requested that we pay the difference,” Bird said.

A payment plan has been arranged that will see the chamber pay the $4,000 debt off over a year. “We just didn’t have the money in the budget to pay it off all at once.”

[email protected]

Chamber on hook for door deal

Uptown tax bylaw amended – again

WAWMEESHG. HAMILTON

ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

The City of Port Alberni Revitalization Tax Bylaw is another step closer to reality.

City councillors voted to amend the bylaw after giving it third reading at their Oct. 28 meeting.

Specifically, the amendments include reducing the footprint of the area impacted by the bylaw by excluding city-owned properties. A second amendment will see the bylaw ensconced within the boundary of Montrose Street to Dunbar Street, and from Fifth Avenue to Harbour Road.

The amendments were consistent with two recommendations made by the civic committee of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce.

The bylaw encourages property owners to create or improve commercial and multi-family

spaces. The amended bylaw

will be brought back to council’s next meeting in November.

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TOP LEFT - The Alberni Valley Curling Club held its 2nd Annual Trade Show at the club last Sunday afternoon. Along with over 15 home based businesses displaying and selling their products, volunteer members of the club donated baked goods to a bake table, raising over $250 for the club improvements and bonspiels. Submitted photo.

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BOTTOM RIGHT - Richard Anderson, past president of the Sunshine Club sits behind a few of the 11,650 envelopes that 18 volunteers of the club spent the afternoon stuffing for the West Coast General Hospital Foundation. These will be delivered by mail on November 5 and to the West Coast on the 6th. Please give generously.

BOTTOM LEFT - Smiles were the order of the day at the Sunshine club Tea and Bazaar on Saturday. Lionel Cyr poured coffee for Elaine Hentges in the tea room.

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E-BIKE- “VELOTEQ Cougar II”, $750. (250)724-2486 or 250-735-7897.

ECOPED BIKE by City Go, (electric bike). Runs well, with charger, $500 obo. Call (250)723-4449, Pt. Alberni.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

LARGE JVC Cabinet TV. Will trade for fi rewood, fencing, bricks, etc. (250)723-2226.

SMALL MAPLE corner cabi-net $125. Single box spring & mattress, like new $125. An-tique parlor chair, offers. (250)723-3700.

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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DEER HIDES, excellent for drum making. 250-724-2932.

FUTON. SOLID black metal frame, wooden arm rest, exc. cond. $150. (250)720-0991

GOOD QUALITY hay in barn, $5.25. Call (250)724-2932.

LOUIS L’AMOUR Western pocket book collection. Hard to fi nd. As new. Great gift! 50 frontier novels. $55. Call (250)724-1059.

REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT/CONDOS

2-BDRM, 1 bath condo with ocean and mountain views. Corner unit with large deck & gas F/P. Quiet, secure adult bldg with elevator. Includes 5 appliances. For more info or viewing call Jim at (778)421-1310 or Ted at (250)723-8089, Pt. Alberni. Asking $175,900.


REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

33’ CONVERTED Trawler with 6 cylinder Isuzu deisel engine with 2100 hours. Ready to fi sh or cruise. Good electronics, Survey valued at $25,000. Sell for $8500. Call Jim at (778)421-1310 or Ted at (250)723-8089, Pt. Alberni. For more info or viewing.

GREAT STARTER or retire-ment house. 2-bdrm, 1 bath with full walk-out basement. Freshly painted and updated. New roof. Carport in front and alley access to 24x30 garage. Large yard with fruit trees. For info or viewing phone Jim at 778-421-1310 or Ted at 250-723-8089. Pt. Alberni. Asking $165,900.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

2 BDRM, 1 bath condo in quiet adult oriented building. F/S, W/D, D/W, gas F/P, storage and covered parking. $750/mo + util’s. Call (250)731-5232.

PORT ALBERNI- 2.5 bdrm spacious apt, w/carport & bal-cony. NS/NP. Avail now. $700. Refs req’d. Call (250)724-4688.

PORT ALBERNI: Carmoor Building at the Harbour Quay, deluxe adult oriented 1 & 2 bdrm loft Apts for lease. 10’ ceilings, F/S, D/W, microwave, W/D, A/C, gas F/P. No pets, no smokers, ref’s req’d. Call (250)724-5040.

SOUTH PORT- 1 bdrm apts, secure entry. No drugs or par-tiers. $650. Call (250)723-4387, (250)720-3190.

SOUTH PORT- large 3 bdrm main fl oor, 1980sq ft. Avail now. No drugs, no partiers. $1050. Call (250)723-4387, (250)720-3190.


RENTALS

COTTAGES

NICE COTTAGE, small yard, $600 (some util’s incld’d), availimmed. Call (250)999-0139.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

SOUTH PORT: 4-plex, 1 bdrm with large patio, quiet area.Incld’s heat, hydro, cable.$625. Tri-plex, large 1 bdrmmain fl oor. Incld’s heat, hydro.$650. 4-plex, 2 and 3 bdrmunits. Incld’s heat, hydro andcable. $680-$850. Call(250)723-4387, (250)720-3190

HOMES FOR RENT

North Port Alberni: Large newly

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malls, schools. Ready for responsible tenants.

$1150. Call (250)723-4387, (250)720-3190

PORT ALBERNI- beautiful 4bdrm townhouse, $950 in-cludes shaw cable, HP inter-net, home phone. Completelyreno’d, double carport, all ap-pliances. Call 1-250-619-1339or email: [email protected]

PORT ALBERNI (good area)-3 bdrm+ ensuite, F/S, D/W.NP/NS, no partiers. Refs req’d.Avail now. $1200. Call(250)723-3684, after 6pm.

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Craft fair season begins

The annual Christmas in the Valley giant craft fair, a much loved Christmas tradition, kicks off its 39th year at the Alberni Athletic Hall Nov. 8–10.

Fairgoers will find great lighting with

lots of room to peruse crafters’ wares and take part in all the fun activities.

This year’s fair has lots of great things in store. Joining the fair this year are artisans Elspeth Watson, with her functional pottery, and Shannon Kjernisted, with unique hand-worked jewellery.

This year’s kitchen is run by the AV Athletic Association to help raise funds for their elevator project.

The fair also has family-oriented activities like a colouring contest and Make-n-Take craft table. Santa will be there on Friday from 5:30–7 p.m, Saturday and Sunday from 1–2:30 p.m. (by donation).

Fair hours are Friday, Nov. 8 from 3–8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.

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ENTERTAINMENT / Arts Around. A22SPORTSLaCouvee nets props

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are getting their mettle tested with a three-game road trip.

The Bulldogs play the Express in Coquitlam on Friday, the Surrey Eagles on Saturday and the Chilliwack Chiefs Sunday.

The Bulldogs last action was a 3-2 win over the Trail Smoke Eaters on Oct. 26. Shots on goal favoured the ‘Dog’s 36-35.

In other news, Bulldogs goaltender Connor LaCouvee garnered kudos.

LaCouvee was named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 27, the league announced Monday.

LaCouvee backstopped the Bulldogs to a pair of wins, including one over the Trail Smoke Eaters on Saturday and a double-overtime victory over Nanaimo last Wednesday.

The 19-year-old Qualicum Beach native made 43 saves and was named third star in the win against Nanaimo. LaCouvee followed stopped 33 shots to earn first star in a win over Trail.

Lacouvee turned away 76 of 82 shots for a .927 save percentage and he recorded 2.86 goals-against average.

“We’re going to go with him until things falter,” Bulldogs head coach Kevin Willison told PEAK FM play-by-play announcer Evan Hammer during a post game interview.


Bulldogs forward Jakson Elynuik misses a goal in the first period of a game against the Trail Smoke Eaters in a 3-2 win on Oct. 26. The Bulldogs are on a three-game road trip this weekend.

Lightening ladies champsIt was Thunder and

Lightening in the Port Alberni Ladies Basketball League championship.

When it was all over, Dave Ralla’s Yellow Lightening beat the Dave Ralla Blue Thunder 59-57 to take first place and the league championship.

In the consolation

game, the Mace Electric Phoenixes beat the Mace Electric Shockers 47-44 to take second place. The Phoenix’s lead 28-17 at halftime, but the Shockers fought back and outscored the Phoenixes in the second half. They lost though 47-44. Janine Thompson

had 19 points for the Phoenixes. Heather Kennedy had 23 points for the Shockers.

Dana Williscroft won the most improved player award. Heather Kennedy won most team spirit. And Janine Thompson won the most dedicated player award.

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SONJA DRINKWATERALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Holden Cole, 13, will compete in the World Dance Championships in Poland later this year.

Cole participated in a workshop last summer with Move the Company, run by Joshua Beamish, and also worked with Danielle Gardner, from So You Think You Can Dance Canada, who is now the coordinator of Team Canada.

Tana Cole, Holden’s mom said, “They e-mailed me and asked if Holden would be a part of this without an audition.”

Holden Cole will be competing in three solos and six group dances. A student at Dance Studio West, he has been dancing since he was eight years old.

The Coles have

travelled to Vancouver every weekend in order for Holden to practice. He

performed three pieces—modern, jazz and classical ballet—for a small crowd at

a fundraiser on the weekend at the PA Black Sheep Rugby Club.

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Holden Cole performs a modern dance piece choreographed by his cousin, Danielle Fisher, at a fundraiser at the rugby club hall on the weekend.

Activity ramps upat Rollin Art Centre

Photo exhibit ends Nov. 9

The Rollin Art Centre’s current exhibit will run until Nov. 9. This exciting photography exhibit is on loan from North Island Collage International in Campbell River.

The Community Arts Council is pleased to introduce Carlos Reyes-Manzo and his collection of photographs titled: “Rights and Wrongs-The Resilience of the Worlds Indigenous People”. Rollin Art Centre Gallery is

located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Argyle Street and is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Mondays. Wheelchair accessible; admission is by donation.

Still room in kids’ classes

Join artists Kelly Poirier and Dorothy Jarvis at Rollin Arts Centre, for two children’s art workshops.

“Sense”sational Saturday is for children ages five to nine years, for younger children where we will explore the styles of artists from Jackson Pollock to Matisse using all kinds of messy (read:

FUN) techniques.This is a six session

art class that started Oct. 26 and runs until Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon, every Saturday.

“Georgia and the Garden” is a multi-media (watercolour, pastel, acrylic, ink, charcoal) exploration of the work of Georgia O’Keefe (large abstract florals, bones, landscape) using the inspiration of the garden and local materials. Kids seven to 12 years old will learn about colour, value, shading and other art fundamentals.

This class is being offered every Monday afterschool from 3:15-4:30 for six weeks. The class started Oct. 28 and runs until Dec. 9.

Space is limited so sign up now. Call the Rollin Art Centre 250-724-3412 for more info.

Kurucz-ing to great music

The Community Arts Council, sponsored by Capitol Theatre and the Kurucz family, will be holding a concert fundraiser at the theatre on Sunday, Nov. 10 from 1:30–3:30 p.m.

Tickets on sale at Rollin Art Centre and Happy Soles Foot and nail Care at 250-720-0397, advance tickets: $10 or $12 at the door.

Melissa Martin is the Arts Administrator for the Community Arts Council.

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