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NEWSBaybrook house demolished

The historic Baybrook house in Comox — the first home of naturalist Hamilton Mack Laing — was demolished Thursday.

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Wachiay celebrates 20 years The public is encouraged to drop by the

Wachiay Friendship Centre on Monday, Aug. 17 to celebrate its 20th anniversary and a grand opening of its new space.

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Butt � icking awareness campaignA former park maintenance worker is

launching an awareness campaign in an effort to change smokers’ attitudes regarding the flicking of lit cigarette butts from vehicles.

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ARTSThe Bills play outdoorsThe 2015 Filberg Concert Series continues on Thursday, Aug. 13 with the globally inspired West Coast roots music of The Bills.

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New name, same top quality artThe Pearl Ellis Gallery opens its fifth annual

members’ photography show, newly named The Vicki Lapp Memorial Award Show and Sale, today.

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SPORTSAthletes awesome at World Games

Three Comox Valley Special Olympians combined for a total of five medals at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles, Calif.

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NEWS IN BRIEFCopperfield Ridge Trail closure

More maintenance work is being done on the Copperfield Ridge Trail, off Swanson St. and Steele Cres. (near the Cumberland and Arden Road intersection). The trail will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday (Aug. 11-12), from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

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CVRD offers free swimming lessonsThe Comox Valley Regional District is offer-

ing free swim lessons at the CVRD’s sports centre Aug. 24-27, from 3–6 p.m.

The sessions are offered at no charge for the four days, with all swim levels scheduled. Classes are a half hour long and are suited for everyone from toddlers to older adults.

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Saturday, Aug. 15 Dawn Copeman will lead the Old Townsites tour featuring Cumberland’s unique cultural histories. In April 1942 Cum-berland’s nearly 600 residents of Japanese descent were banished from the coast and sent to internment camps. This tour tells the stories of the Chinese and Japanese settlements while walking through the majestic forests on the edge of town where they once stood.

Monday, Aug. 17, 117 years to the day of the exciting conclusion of Kim Bannerman’s novel Bucket of Blood, the author herself will lead a walking tour that explores the alleys, side streets, and buildings featured in her work of historical fiction.

Tickets to each tour are $15 with discounts for seniors, youth and museum members. Admission to the Cumberland Museum & Archives is included with your ticket, so come to the museum early. Complete details and tickets are available at cumberlandmuseum.ca

Baybrook house demolishedAn excavator tears through the roof of Baybrook House on Thursday morning.

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The historic Baybrook house in Comox — the first home of naturalist Hamilton Mack Laing — was demol-ished Thursday.

A number of bystanders watched the house come down at 70 Orchard Park Dr. Police assistance was needed to keep a vehicle out of the way and to restrain a protester as equipment arrived.

The Town of Comox had received proposals from the Mack Laing Her-itage Society (MLHS) to restore the house to its 1920s iteration. But upon assessment, Mayor Paul Ives said res-toration was deemed cost prohibitive.

“It was difficult to get it back to what it was like in Mack Laing’s time,” he said, noting asbestos remov-al was needed before demolition. “What we’ve done is consistent with the original purchase of that property six, seven years ago.”

Comox council had directed staff to remove the Baybrook/Stubbs house from the property in February.

“We had previously removed three cottages there as well,” Ives said. “The

intention is consistent with the pur-pose of acquiring that property (from Greg Bay), who had acquired it from the Stubbs family.”

Joanne Ross (née Stubbs), whose parents purchased the property in 1949, grew up in Baybrook house.

“It was sad,” Ross said. “It’s always been our family home. (But) things change. I think for us, speaking for the whole family, lots of memories.

“But now, the fact that it’s another generation that’s going to notice a park. It’s going to be a beautiful picnic site.”

Working with the Nature Trust, the Town acquired three parcels worth a little more than $1.2 million.

“We did that to add to the green space. We have essentially doubled the size of Mack Laing Park with this acquisition,” Ives said. “The important piece with this property is that it’s at the mouth of Brooklyn Creek. A fair amount of work’s been done with the Streamkeepers Society and the Town and Pacific Salmon Foundation to enhance and support the salmon habitat there.”

He notes that Baybrook was built in the middle of a First Nations mid-den (pile of shells).

“First Nations have a lot of history in that site as a summer camp from

hundreds, if not thousands of years ago.”

The Mack Laing Society says Heri-tage BC had offered to assist with res-toration costs to the tune of $150,000, and that other sources of funding were available.

“There would have been no cost to Comox taxpayers,” an MLHS state-ment says.

According to Ives, neither Heritage BC nor Heritage Canada has ever made a specific offer.

“They just said funding might be available,” he said. “We felt that ($150,000) was not a number that would be reliable. We have about $75,000, and that’s from the Mack Laing trust, which could not be applied to Baybrook because it’s not part of the bequest. Baybrook was never included within Mack Laing’s will. That’s not the property he bequested.”

Staff and council will next consider the neighbouring Shakesides proper-ty, which the Town had rented but is now vacant.

“The condition of that property has deteriorated considerably,” Ives said, noting the possibility of converting a cement foundation into an open air pavilion.

The MLHS will continue to work for the preservation of Shakesides.

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The public is encouraged to drop by the Wachiay Friendship Centre on Monday, Aug. 17 to celebrate its 20th anniversary and a grand opening of its new space.

“We’re huge now. We’ve grown tre-mendously,” said vice-president Monica Goodheart, recalling the early days when staffing consisted of less than two people.

These days, the centre has more than 20 staff members.

Wachiay offers a host of services to every age in the spectrum. Programs include health, advo-cacy, helping the homelessness, resume writing, and moms and babes, among others.

A social media pro-gram is on the hori-zon.

“We’re going to have a radio station,” Goodheart said.

Wachiay is located at 1625 McPhee Ave.

Monday’s festivities run from noon to 3:30 p.m.

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The Town of Comox advises residents that soaker and weeper hoses are prohibited under Stage 3 water restrictions because of the amount of water they use. A single length of soaker hose can draw over 400 litres of water per hour (over 10,000 litres per day if people leave them running).

Town bylaw officers have recently encoun-tered people who are still using these watering devices, despite outdoor water use being cur-tailed under Stage 3 restrictions. Use of these devices at any time during Stage 3 can result in a bylaw violation ticket.

Stop soaking your lawn in Comox

As of the end of July, B.C. has had 1,418 wildfires, burning an estimat-ed 282,000 hectares of land.

Approximately 30 per cent of those fires have been caused by people, and while improperly extinguished campfires, industrial activities and vehicles igniting vegetation are respon-sible for many of the human-caused fires, improperly discarded cigarette butts has come to the forefront like never before.

As more of the province’s (and the country’s) forests burn due to human causes, calls for action on the illegal tossing of cigarette butts are becoming more prevalent.

Fines have been increased, hotlines have been added and media campaigns have been launched.

Tracy Smith has another plan.Smith was a park maintenance

worker on Salt Spring Island for many years and spent much of her time cleaning up after others.

“No one should be cleaning up ciga-rette butts,” she said. “The responsible parties are the smokers and the man-ufacturers...no one else should have to be involved in the smokers’ experi-ence.”

That said, Smith believes there’s a better way to address the problem than handing out fines.

“Punishing ex-post facto will simply alienate the smoker who will want to just not get caught, but it won’t inspire a change in preventing the flicking habit in the first place,” she said.

Smith thinks the best way to address the problem is through education.

She has developed an awareness tool called the Out-Smart Campaign.

“The Out-Smart Campaign is

designed to emotionally engage the current and future smoker; to identify with being outside smart, or to put their cigarette out in a smart way,” she explained. “To care and be conscious-ly aware of the consequences caused by careless cigarette disposal.”

She teamed up with Record edito-rial cartoonist Bob Castle to design a campaign “spokesperson”, so to speak: Smart Marty. The cartoon charac-ter is shown giving the “thumbs up” sign, with the message “keep it in the vehicle” on posters, and as a mascot, Smart Marty will deliver the message that “flicking” cigarette butts just isn’t smart.

“I picture Smart Marty being pres-ent at all kinds of outdoor events where, I can tell you, cigarette litter is a major issue for event planners and waste management control,” Smith said, who also envisions bumper stick-ers and posters with the message on them, wherever cigarettes are sold.

And, for those who don’t want to fill their vehicle’s ashtray with discarded cigarette butts, a point of purchase product line is planned: a fire retar-

dant-filled, disposable pouch. “According to the research I’ve done,

smokers just don’t like to dirty their own ashtrays (in their vehicles) and even though there are all kinds of options to carry their own personal ashtrays, they just don’t,” said Smith. “So I designed this pouch where smok-ers could put their butts in and never take them out again. They don’t smell, they don’t burn. They just fill the container and when it’s full the whole thing just goes in the garbage.”

The next step for Smith is mar-keting the campaign. She plans on approaching the tobacco companies to discuss possible partnerships as soon as September.

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with other groups. “When I discovered that Imperial Tobacco partnered with TerraCycle in the collection and recycling of filtered cigarette butts, it became apparent that the tobacco com-panies are willing to contribute to the solution.”

She said the key is awareness, but in a non-confrontational manner.

“The key is to be hard on the problem and soft on the people,” said Smith. “Smokers are inundated with negativity. From pollution, to other people who don’t like it, to health mat-ters, they are often being judged.

“So to throw something negative at them is not going to help. We have to negotiate with them, try to get them to change their atti-tudes. Hopefully the smoker 10 years down the line is going to be aware of Smart Marty, and understand the message that we are trying to get across here. If we can get the message out there, the future smoker is going to identify with caring about the environment and being ‘outside smart.’”

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Editorial

If this election campaign is a sprint to the finish, then it’s not going to set any world records.

The long weekend marked the start of what will be Canada’s longest federal election cam-paign in more than 140 years.

Like it or not, all of us have some part to play during this 11-week election-thon, wheth-er it be as voters or non-voters, candidates, canvassers, organizers, volunteers, scrutineers, journalists, bloggers, news junkies or even cynics.

A campaign this long will be more expen-sive for taxpayers because of Elections Can-ada costs and tax rebates to political parties. But if the final vote results in good govern-ment and smart spending decisions moving forward, then it’s impossible to place a dollar value on it.

We understand some of the cynicism – we’re subjected to year-round attack ads already, and can now expect them to further offend our eyes, ears and sensibilities.

But we like to believe that there’s more to an election campaign than partisan pro-paganda. The issues matter. So do the party platforms and promises, the quality of the candidates, the debates and the hustings. Charisma, catchphrases and momentum can-not be underestimated.

We in the media love politics, for good and ill, and are fascinated by these grand social experiments that come along every few years. There’s a political science to winning an elec-tion, and some of what’s to come is predict-able, but a lot of it isn’t.

In some ways, our choices are limited – it’s between them, them, them or the other guys. But this election is not all about them; it’s also about us.

The parties will try to appeal to our Cana-dian identity, pocketbooks and priorities, then we’ll be the ones who will choose where we’re headed as a country, how we’re getting there, and with whom.

And we’ve got a long time to take a good, long look.

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Election too far away to predict

The first, and perhaps the only complete English-language debate in this long federal election campaign has helped define the issues, and the non-issues.

I’m not going to try to tell you who “won” or “came out swinging,” because this is not a sporting event. If you’re paying attention in August, bless you, and you probably have a favourite already.

First, let’s deal with Prime Min-ister Stephen Harper’s diabolical scheme to extend the length of the formal election period. This, according to national pundits, is an extension of his evil plot to attract more financial supporters than the other parties, and spend the money. In other words, it’s a non-issue and any opponent who dwells on it looks like a whiner.

This is the first election in modern Canadian history to follow a four-year schedule. National pundits spent months telling us Harper was going to use a loophole in his own election law to call a spring vote before the economy tanked. Didn’t happen, and now the Conservatives are rightly under scrutiny about their economic management. Incumbent manipu-

lation of election timing is over, and that’s good.

Scheduled elections by their nature create longer campaigns, as demon-strated in B.C. and the United States. So they should be conducted under formal campaign rules, which limit the noise of public sector unions and other special interests.

Another non-issue is the non-ex-istent deficit and recession that supposedly grips Canada. On actual results, there is a slim surplus, and if – a big if – Saudi Arabia continues to depress world oil prices, there may be a modest deficit by next spring.

The Bank of Canada’s recent move to devalue the dollar has already pro-duced a rebound in exports and tour-ism, which any government would appreciate. Have you tried to find parking at the mall lately?

Of particular interest to B.C. voters is the contest between NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Green Party leader Elizabeth May. May used what may be her only national debate appearance to press Mulcair to oppose the TransMountain pipeline expansion project before hearings are complete.

Mindful of Adrian Dix’s disastrous 2013 decision to do the same in B.C., Mulcair insisted he would wait for the federal review, even though he considers it to be inadequate.

This is, of course, all theatre. Based on their actions, the NDP, Green Party and Liberals are all opposed

not just to oil pipelines but export gas pipelines as well. Liberal leader Jus-tin Trudeau wants to cancel capital cost allowances for liquefied natural gas investment that have been grant-ed by B.C. and Ottawa, which could be a deal-breaker for LNG.

B.C. NDP leader John Horgan for-malized his opposition to the Trans-Mountain expansion last week, in a letter filed with the National Energy Board. But we’re expected to believe that Mulcair has a different position, for now.

Harper was forced to admit that his long effort to persuade U.S. Pres-ident Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline has failed, and the project will have to wait until Obama leaves office next year.

The debate also confirmed posi-tions on Canada’s modest role in bombing Islamic State terrorist posi-tions in Iraq and Syria. The Conser-vatives are for it, and the Liberals, NDP and Greens are against it.

Trudeau set the stage for the con-test in Quebec, which B.C. voters can only watch from afar to see if it once again decides the shape of their federal government. Trudeau pushed Mulcair on his cynical bid to court the separatist voters who suddenly swung to Jack Layton’s NDP in 2011.

Like petroleum prices, it’s beyond our control.

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It’s time we cut the umbilical cord with BC Hydro

Dear editor,In the very early ’80s a meeting

was called, by the district manager of BC Hydro, of many of the main users of the Comox Lake water resource.

At this meeting were representa-tives of the Dept. of Fisheries, poli-ticians from Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland, commercial fishermen, Realtors and home builders to name a few.

Hydro announced plans to ramp up the power output from the Puntledge power station to service the increased demand on the system by the popu-lation increase in the Valley and the Island in general.

DFO was already in the process of putting together a tentative schedule of fish migration times in and out of the rivers involved in the system so that water flows could be monitored to help in this process and it was suggested by the speaker that those people responsible for supplying the Valley’s potable water consider an alternate source to guarantee their uninterrupted supply.

The response from the assembly was unanimous. Any change in the present delivery system was cost pro-hibitive, as it was in the $2,000,000 range, and when the time came we would take care of it. Well, now’s the time.

The CVRD was given a mandate from the provincial government to supply services to the residents of the Comox Valley. In return for sup-plying these services the CVRD was to be rewarded with a piece of the municipal tax pie. I very much doubt

that the folks in Victoria knew that by 2015 the CVRD was going to be taking 50 per cent of my personal tax share to tell me how many showers a week I was allowed to take.

It’s time to cut the umbilical cord with B.C. Hydro and get on with sup-plying us with a water source that justifies the millions of dollars in tax revenue they’ve been squeezing from us for the past 20 years.

Enough is enough. Get on with it. Jim Ferguson

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Thanks to the firefighters for containing Merville blaze

Dear editor,You see the fire engines and hear

the sirens, often daily, in this extreme-ly hot and dry summer.

But it was brought home to me how important the people who man these trucks are to all of us a few nights ago. We had a fire in Merville, the flames were above the tree tops and the fire was roaring and crackling, in minutes after it started. We were fortunate that it had rained recently and that there was no wind, and even more fortunate for the quick response of both the Courtenay and Oyster River firemen, who worked to contain that fire for more than four hours and who saved an entire neighbourhood from a forest fire. The neighbourhood is a series of houses nestled in trees; if the trees had caught fire, many of us would be homeless or worse.

The appreciation I am feeling for the firemen is beyond expression. These people volunteer large parts of their lives to our Comox Valley community on a 24/7 basis, as well as

the many hours spent training and practising. Their contribution to our safety and well being is frequently overlooked until we need them. Their work is dangerous and they often save lives. When a place is burning they’re arrival is the most welcome sight, and the relief they bring is a blessing.

A heartfelt thank you goes to our brave and generous firemen.

Jackie SandifordMerville

Why are there no walk-in clinics in Comox?

Dear editor,There are three walk-in clinics in

Courtenay but none in Comox. Why not? We need one! When you’re feel-ing ill and feeling your worst, you are forced to drag yourself out to the car, drive down into Courtenay and then drag yourself all the way home again. It would take less time, be less stress-ful and easier if we had at least one walk-in clinic in Comox. How about it? Anyone listening?

Pam BrownComox

Point of clarificationThe letter titled Reader takes issue

with Filberg inaccuracies insinuated that the producers of the show were responsible for the headline of the article in question - Filberg now a four-day affair. The producers of the show were not responsible for the headline and did not suggest in their interview with The Record that the Filberg Festival had ever been any-thing other than a four-day affair. The Record apologizes for the mis-leading headline.

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Art:DEnMAn SuMMEr GALLEry - “The Circle of Life”, an exhibition by Monica Gildersleeve, a visual artist from Denman Island. She is a weaver, water colourist and acrylic painter. Monica takes her inspiration from life on Denman in the summer and sailing in Mexico in the winter. She will be exhibiting seven woven tapestries, 12 or more acrylic paintings and a few watercolour paintings. Aug. 7-18, Denman Arts Centre at 1016 Northwest Rd., Denman Island. Gallery hours: Monday to Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. PEArL ELLIS GALLEry In CoMox presents - “Pearl Ellis Gallery Members’ Vicki Lapp Memorial Photo Award Show and Sale” Aug. 11-30. Open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday 1 – 4 p.m., Closed Monday. Free admission. Located at 1729 Comox Ave. FMI and to see a virtual gallery of the current show go to pearlellisgallery.com FIrST nATIonS ArT AT CVAG - The Comox Valley Art Gallery has three separate exhibits featuring First Nations Art, running until Sept. 5. The art gallery is at 580 Duncan Ave. in Courtenay.DrAC’S KASTLE - AVANH’s graffiti art show captures a small time frame spanning the years of 2011 to 2013 at Drac’s Kastle, where she recorded ephemeral artworks by herself and other unknown artists. Her show is the current feature at the Gate House and Gallery, 3273 3rd St., Cumberland.GAS, FooD AnD LoDGInG - is a collection by Jablonski-Jones that examines precisely those three things, in her trademark style. Red Tree Specialty Coffee2456 Rosewall Cres. Courtenay.MoTorCyCLE ArT SHoW: Vancouver Island’s motorcycle-themed art show, Freewheelin’, runs August 7-23 at the Gatehouse Gallery & Coffeeclairs in Cumberland.Original works of art featuring photos by community photographer Ron Pogue, metalwork from armourer Vince Matthews, paintings by impressionist artist DF Gray, and abstract artist Mitchell Villa, plus graphic art, stain glass and more.

Theatre:STAGED ProHIBITIon– Flappers & Fedoras; No Dancing Allowed! , TheatreWorks’ latest production, is set in 1923. Dancing was prohibited so the Dandies and the Dames had their secret passwords for admission into the hottest clubs in town. Kymme Patrick’s latest high-energy production features 23 actors aged 11-16 years old and runs Aug. 14-15 at Gaglardi Academy, 1475 Noel Avenue in Comox. Tickets at the door ($10). Curtain rises at 7:30 both evenings.

Calendar:TuESDAy, AuGuST 11EuCHrE at Comox Seniors Centre, 1801 Beaufort Ave. We play eight games of euchre for about two hours and 15 minutes. $1 of the $1.25 entry fee is returned in prizes. Those wishing to play on an ongoing basis after a week or two of playing will require a membership. This is only $30 per annum and as a member will cover many other activities as well.KArAoKE For CASH Karaoke with Rod & Suzy McNeil. Chances Casino, 361 Hunt Rd. Win $500 cash! RED21 Idol Season #3 Karaoke Contest. Free to enter.WEDnESDAy, AuGuST 12ouTDoor MoVIE - First Insurances Movie Under the Stars is back in the Comox Valley, but with a new location! This year, the event will be held at the Cumberland Community School. This year’s Movie Under The Stars will be Home, an animated movie in which Oh, an alien who has made some mistakes living within a nomadic alien society, lands on Earth and befriends Tip, an adventurous girl who is on a quest of her own. Free admission. Show starts at dusk.

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Local resident Wolf Christiansen had the rare oppor-tunity to fly with the Snowbirds as a civilian, during the precision aerobatic team’s spring training session at CFB Comox. Wolf offered The Record an exclusive first-person account of his day in the sky. With the Comox Air Show here on the weekend, the timing is ideal for this special, submitted feature article.

Wolf ChristiansenSpecial to The Record

It is a rare opportunity indeed to be offered a ride with the Snowbirds during one of their training flights. At the time, I was working on a feature about CFB Comox’s Air Defence, Search & Rescue role, and it was more a case of being in the right place at the right time.

I had already taken high altitude training at CFB Edmonton and knew how to eject (a prerequisite to getting aboard the other types of aircraft flown at the base) so I was technically not a novice, although I certainly felt like one. I still needed assistance getting into a flight suit with its various straps, harnesses and flotation vest, as well as instruction on where to plug in my oxygen mask and helmet communications cords.

Unlike other aircraft such as the F-18 and T-33 where you sit behind the pilot, in the CT-114 Tudor flown by the Snowbirds you sit beside the pilot, much like sitting in a right-hand-drive VW Beetle with its sloped nose and engine in the rear. Of course the instrumentation is far more complex and one look out the bubble canopy at any of the other eight aircraft in formation and you know you are not riding in a Volkswagen.

The Tudor is a sleek-looking jet with highly regarded performance. Equipped with a turbojet engine pro-ducing 2,950 pounds of thrust, a 1,500 km range and speeds approaching 800 km/h, the Tudor is a rugged and capable aircraft.

Taking off in formation from a long runway was not the sort of missile launch one would expect. The turbojet engines have none of the roar associated with more muscular aircraft and takeoff is a grad-ual increase in speed with no real sensation of having left the ground, except for the first air pockets caressing the fuselage.

Flying in formation with eight other aircraft is great for taking pictures, but can be a bit disconcerting as the Snowbirds fly very close together.

From the ground it appears as if these aircraft are not moving in formation as they go through their aer-obatics.

Nothing could be further from the truth. There is wind turbulence to consider, which can rock

this little jet much more than you feel in a commercial airliner when an air pocket is encountered. The dis-tance between each Snowbird in many of their forma-tions is about 1.2 metres (four feet), and at times looked a whole lot closer as the planes were jostled around in the turbulence. Needless to say, the degree of skill required by the pilots to maintain this distance through their performance is nothing short of remarkable.

In a high speed loop the G forces are five to seven times body weight. Trying to lift my camera to take a picture at the top of the loop was like trying to lift a sack of cement. This is one of those times when you just point and shoot and hope you capture something.

They do a starburst maneuver where the planes fly straight up in formation from low altitude and then veer off in different directions with smoke trailing from the jet exhaust.

Fluid twists and turns, up, down, over and under, you get the distinct sensation after a while of being in a ballet, but at 800 times the speed. For spectators on the ground the

whole performance is choreographed to music, the Snowbirds being the first aerobatic team in the world to do so.

The only letdown of the whole experience was land-ing. It was nothing short of a thrill of a lifetime and my feet didn’t touch the ground even when I was standing on the tarmac.

The Snowbirds Air Demonstration Squadron is scheduled to perform at this year’s CFB Comox Air Show, Aug. 15. Recognized as one of the world’s premier aerobatic acts, performing upwards of 35 shows a year, the Snowbirds have demonstrated their precision flying before millions of spectators. True Canadian ambassa-dors for more than 40 years, they are indeed a national icon.

Flying with the Snowbirds

❝ Trying to lift my camera to take a picture at the top of the loop was like trying to lift a sack of cement. This is one of those times when you just point and shoot and hope you capture some-thing. ❞

During the second and third week of July, Project Watershed carried out a sub-tidal eelgrass planting of approximately 1,000 square metres.

“This makes our total resto-rations to nearly 6,000 square metres since 2013,” said Paul Hor-gen, board chair.

Funding for this 2015 effort was through the Pacific Salmon Foun-dation.

There was a 2014/15 estuarine tidal marsh restoration and estab-lishment of a kelp seeding site that were earlier phases of a plan to link saltmarsh, eelgrass and kelp habitats.

“This year, we focused on the sub-tidal planting underwater with the use of divers,” said Ange-la Spooner, head biologist manag-ing the effort. “Project Watershed appreciates the commitment and expertise of UB Diving who have worked with our restoration team for the last three years. They have become so good in harvest-ing donor plants. We estimated 98 per cent accurate harvest counting and observed diligence in planting the bundles.”

“Many volunteers and profes-sionals have committed to our estu-ary vision, but we would especially like to acknowledge the Comox Valley Harbour Authority as they have donated the dock space for the tying and they carried out a hole-in-one event during Nauti-cal Days where the proceeds will be donated to Project Watershed,” said Kathryn Clouston, adminis-tration and outreach assistant.

“Tidal marsh restoration is part of rebuilding the salmon highway

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Brock Lupton, Comox Valley Youth Music Centre director, drew all nine winners of the 2015 raffle just before the long weekend.

Kathy Prince is off to an evening at the Victoria Symphony followed by a night at the Royal Scot Hotel. Phyllis Giovannetti, Rachel Floyd,

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At only five years old, Naomi Titley is one of the youngest philanthropists in the Comox Valley.

The young art-ist held an art show on the front lawn of her home a couple of weeks ago to raise money for YANA.

“One of my friends (used) YANA, so I just wanted to help out,” said Naomi, when asked why she chose that specific charity. “She was sick.”

You Are Not Alone is a local charity that helps Comox Valley families who need to travel to access med-ical treatment for their children.

Naomi had a suc-cessful show, collect-ing a total of $850. She said that while the show depleted most of her stock, it was a worthwhile project.

“I’ve been painting for a real long time,” she said. “So I already had a lot of art work.

But I painted for another 20 hours to have enough. I drew every single day.

“I had 75 pieces for the show and I ended up with 12 left over. So I sold lots.”

Naomi will be in kindergarten at École Puntledge Park Ele-mentary starting next month. She said she is looking forward to

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Plan for a great night of music, have dinner with

Tria at the Filberg Tea House with delicious local food and tasty local beer, wine and spirits (be sure to make a res-ervation).

Bring a blanket and enjoy the show festival style or pull up a chair provided. Kids under 12 are free and dancing is highly encouraged!

The Filberg Summer Con-cert Series is a fundraiser for the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park. The last concert was completely sold out so don’t miss out! To book tickets today go to filberg.com or stop by Long and McQuade in Cour-tenay or Blue Heron Books in Comox.

It’s 1923 and Pro-hibition is in full swing. No dancing allowed!

TheatreWorks pro-duction of Flappers & Fedoras; No Danc-ing Allowed! runs Aug. 14-15.

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The powers that be feel that dancing is bad for the com-munity and will be society’s downfall. Dancing is prohibited so the Dandies and the Dames have their secret passwords and are testing out the two hottest joints in town. Rivalry ensues, double-cross-ing high-jinx unfolds and “wise guys” bum-

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The Pearl Ellis Gal-lery opens its fifth annual Members’ Photography Show, newly named the “Vicki Lapp Memorial Award” show and sale, today - Tuesday, Aug. 11. This exhibition of photography, featur-ing quality pieces by local photographers, will run to Sunday, Aug. 30.

Participating pho-tographers include Martin Kaspers (2014 Vicki Lapp Award Winner), Steve Wil-liamson, Claude Dal-ley, and Bert Badey to mention just a few.

At this show the public, as well as the members, will be encouraged to fill out a ballot selecting their favourite piece of photography in the exhibit. We are looking forward to the participation of the public as well as the gallery membership. The balloting will go on throughout the first part of the show and the votes will be tabulated on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 4 p.m. The winners will be post-ed at the gallery on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

The winning pho-tographer will receive a two-year member-ship renewal and a plaque to commemo-rate the event.

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Con’t from P19Kymme Patrick has set herself

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After meeting the group once in June, she wrote this fast-paced and funny play with a signifi-cantly challenging role for each young performer. In only eight five-hour rehearsals before open-ing night, with the able assis-tance of her team of skilled, experienced and enthusiastic mentors, with support from keen parent volunteers, this colourful and comic production will have you laughing out loud and tap-ping your toes.

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Not only did three Comox Valley athletes put their best foot forward on the world stage, they took it a big step farther and ascend-ed the medal podium.

Robert Burns, Chris Roberge and Brad Hogan were part of the 114-athlete Team Canada contingent at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles, Calif. and the trio collected five medals during the nine days (July 25 to Aug. 2) of competition.

Burns, who will soon be 63, has been with Special Olympics for 16 years. He won gold in the standing long jump and silver in the 50m. Roberge and Hogan were on the Grizzlies soft-ball team that won bronze, with Hogan picking up an additional medal for being chosen to play in a VIP game.

All three earned their Special Olympics Team Canada berths through their outstanding perfor-mances with Team BC in the Special Olympics Can-ada 2014 Summer Games in Vancouver. Burns won three individual athletics medals – two gold and one

bronze – and Roberge and Hogan struck gold with their softball team.

The trio returned to the Valley Aug. 4 and said that after 14 days on the road it was nice to be home. Their first week in L.A. was spent in Orange County, where they got to take in the Orange County Fair with its servings of super-sized food and wild rides.

“The food was huge, but we couldn’t touch it because we were in training,” Roberge said. “There were lots of rides. We went on a few of them. Brad went on one that had him scream-ing.”

“I don’t know what (the

ride) was called, but I never want to go on it again,” Hogan said. He said a video of him “enjoying” the ride is on YouTube but cautions that some of his language might not be suitable for all family members.

The three agreed that taking in an Angels vs. Twins MLB game was a highlight of the trip. For the second week, the ath-letes stayed at either the big (and completely smoke-free) UCLA campus or Chapman University.

Burns said the weather was super hot the second week after being milder with some cooling winds the first week. He was able

to overcome the heat, win-ning both his medals on the same day (July 29).

Battling injuries from a car accident, Burns was believed to be the old-est participant from B.C. and the second oldest at the 7,000-athlete Games, behind a bocce player from back east.

Meanwhile, the Grizzlies kept their cool in the hot conditions and added a bronze medal to the silver they won in 2011 and the gold garnered in 1999 by beating Mexico 8-5.

Roberge, 33, played pitch-er, catcher, first base and second base.

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Talent: Trio collects five medals at World Summer Games in L.A.Con’t from Page 21The 32-year-old Hogan

saw action at shortstop and third base. Roberge said his highlight came against India when he had his glove in perfect position at first base to snare a hard-hit line drive.

Hogan’s highlight came in the bronze medal game. “We were down 3-0 and I got a two-run home run to get us going.” He also made a great diving catch for the third out of an inning. “In that game my infielding was par-ticularly good. When we won the medal it made my year.”

Hogan was chosen to play in a Unified Sports Experi-ence (“I call it a VIP game,” he said) exhibition game

where he played alongside “superstars and celebrities.”

“There were four teams, with six players from Team Canada (on them). We just got out there and had fun,” Hogan said. “I met Ed Har-ris the actor, one of the moments I thought was cool. The other was I caught a fly ball from a hall of fame basketball player. I don’t remember his name - he was tall and big.”

While the 2015 Games were Hogan’s first time across the U.S.-Canada border, Burns has flown to Manitoba and Ontario for training camps while Roberge was with the 2011 softball team that won sil-ver in Athens, Greece.

Noting that the Grizzlies have been to the World Summer Games three times, Hogan said it was announced at the Team Canada send-off in Vancou-ver that the team will be inducted into the Special Olympics B.C. Hall of Fame this fall.

While the athletes will have time to relax and reflect on their accomplish-ments, there is more compe-tition coming their way.

Roberge is a member of the Special Olympics Comox Valley floor hockey team going to Newfoundland in March for the nationals, while Burns is preparing for another busy season of curling. “I’m really a good

curler,” he said.Along with the medals, all

three athletes will remem-ber the 2015 Special Olym-pics World Summer Games for the chance to represent their country and make new friends while enjoying a healthy lifestyle.

GAMES NOTES Team Canada brought home a record-breaking 144 medals (70 gold, 48 silver and 26 bronze) and countless per-sonal bests … the Games will be the largest sports and humanitarian event anywhere in the world in 2015 and hosted rough-ly 7,000 athletes from 177 countries … including mis-sion staff, Canada sent 164 representatives in total …

After a very hot long weekend, Mother Nature returned the rain to Saratoga Speed-way on Saturday, cancelling the third race night in the past five weeks.

The Wilroc Lite Sprint cars, I.M.C.A Modi-fieds and Bomber cars were all left in the pits, with the Modifieds and Bombers sent packing early for their second straight race night.

This weekend Big Rig Highway Thunder returns to Saratoga. Trucks from across Van-couver Island will be at the Black Creek oval to put their rigs on display.

The second Boat Race of the year will also be on the card; #73 Sheldon Hopp took home the crown in the first Boat Race this year, giving him a huge target on his back this time around.

Accompanying the Big Rigs and the Crash to Pass cars will be the Hornet cars and the Roadrunners.

The following weekend (Aug. 22) the Dwarf cars will be at Saratoga.

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Barefoot runner wins Nautical Days 4 MilerThere was something

new at B.C.’s oldest con-tinuously held road race this year.

The 46th annual Comox Nautical Days 4 Mile Road Race was held on BC Day (Monday, Aug. 3) in Comox. The event, orga-nized by the Comox Valley Road Runners (CVRR), is the longest continuously held road race in B.C. and is run in conjunction with the Comox Nautical Days Festival.

As such, most runners take part for the fun of it and often make it a family occasion. However, as with all races there is a serious runner element and this year the race was won for the first time by a barefoot runner, Robin Poirier.

“Robin is easily recog-nizable at local races as he is usually the only person running without footwear,” a race spokes-person said.

“This obviously does not slow him down as he

won the race is an amaz-ing 20 minutes and 39 seconds. The win was a particularly well deserved one for Robin as he has been placed either second or third in the previous

three years.”Second place went to

local runner and last year’s winner, Derek Vinge, who finished in a time of exactly 21 min-utes. Third place went to

teenager James Lam who finished in 21:29.

The overall female win-ner was local athlete and triathlete Gillian Clayton in a time of 25:30. Clayton is a previous winner of

Ironman Canada, finish-ing first at Penticton in 2012. Second was anoth-er teenager, Erika Acker-lund, in 26:15 and third went to Kim Hall in 27:36.

“The day was ideal for a running race, with clear blue skies and a race time temperature of 19C,” the spokesperson said.

“The finish is along Comox Avenue and the crowds who had gath-ered for both the race and the subsequent parade cheered the runners over their last few hundred metres.”

The following runners achieved first place in their respective age group categories:

12 + Under: male Hoop-er Ellery (37.55); female Cloe Ellery (33.18)

13-19 years: male James Lam (21.29); female Erika Ackerlund (26.15)

20-29 years: male Andrew Howard (23.36); female Lawrence Play-ford-Beaudet (31.00)

30-39 years: male Robin

Poirier (20.39); female Gil-lian Clayton (25.30)

40-49 years: male Neil Holmes (21.33); female - Fiona Read (29.27)

50-59 years: male - Vince Brotherston (22.45); female - Shelagh Germyn (30.05)

60-69 years: male Derek Richmond (28.00); female Roslyn Smith (29.06)

70 + Over: male George Brose

“CVRR is grateful to the local businesses that support this event year on year,” the spokesperson said. “The title sponsor is Jim Smiley of Re/Max Realty. Supplies sponsors are Quality Foods for post-race refreshments, Water Pure & Simple for race water and Tim Hor-tons for coffee. Draw prize sponsors are The Medi-cine Shoppe, Blackfin Pub & Restaurant, Coastal Credit Union, Blue Heron Books, Café Amantes and Longlands Golf Course.”

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Belted kingfishers are very picturesque birds with blue-gray bodies, crested head feath-ers and distinctive white neck collars.

The bushy head crest and long dagger-shaped bills give them the appearance of being almost top heavy.

Males can be distinguished from the females by a band of blue body feathers whilst the females’ band is chestnut coloured. They inhabit areas with rivers, streams, lakes and saltwater estuaries. Local-ly they can frequently be seen in the Cumberland area and the Puntledge River estuary. Stealthy and motionless they can be spotted perched above the water waiting for an unsus-pecting fish to surface.

Although fish are their favourite (especially salmon and trout fry) they will also

dine on mollusks, crustaceans, insects, amphibians and even small birds.

Kingfishers have heavily oiled plumage and thick downy body feathers which insulate them against the cold water. Once the Kingfisher has grabbed its prey it will slam it against the perch, toss it into the air and catch it head first into its mouth. Rapid digestion helps move the prey quickly down the throat. Like raptors, they will often dismem-ber prey, especially crustaceans, and then will regurgitate the undigested parts in pellet form.

Known for their solitary, motionless hunting behaviour, it is always a surprise to hear their loud, raucous, rattling cry. This cry indicates they are either hunting, protecting their terri-tory, or trying to attract a mate. The male will also serenade his chosen mate with “mewing songs” and continues his wooing by feeding her. Kingfishers have unique nesting sites, being one of the few land birds that nest underground (burrowing owls are another). Their middle and outer toes are partly fused, and together with their bills they

are used to excavate tunnels in sand or gravel banks.

Usually kingfishers will pro-duce six eggs; the newly hatched chicks are completely blind and naked and remain so for two weeks. Both parents feed the young in the nest and once they emerge from the nest they are taught how to catch their own

food. The parents will drop dead food into the water and the young must dive and retrieve it. Once they have mastered this skill, usually within 10 days, they are chased away and must find their own territory.

Formerly kingfishers were legal targets for hunters to pro-tect hatchery fish, and their

eggs were poached as they were considered good eating; now they are protected. Their main cause of injury or death can still be attributed to man as they often fall victim to trauma from impact with boats, windows or by ingesting contaminated food, or by entanglement in materials left from fishing gear.

If you are one of the many homes with a water feature including a pond with fish be prepared for a visit from a king-fisher, and also a great blue heron! To protect both of these magnificent birds, plant good vegetation overhanging the pond and water plants in the pond so the fish can hide. These birds like clear, uncluttered water. Netting over the pond is likely to trap and injure birds and is not a good idea.

To report injured wildlife please call MARS at 337-2021. Visit www.wingtips.org to help with wildlife care. You can donate online.

Sandy Fairfield is the educational co-ordinator for the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society

(MARS).


■ Motorcycle roundupCumberland doubled in population for the weekend, as thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts converged in the Comox Valley village for the seventh annual Cumberland Motorcycle Roundup. The three-day event featured vendors, a show & shine, a poker run and the Saturday Street Show, with the VanCity Stunters as well as BMX stunts.

photos by scott stanfield

Kingfishers common to coastal British Columbia

■ Sandy Fairfield

M.A.R.S. MOMENT

Male belted kingfisher


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Thelma Gertrude BathJune 17, 1915- August 4, 2015

We sadly say goodbye to the Best Mom, Granny “Goose” and Friend there ever was. We will miss you always but you will be in our hearts forever. You made it to 100 Years Old just like you said you would. You were always there to lend us a helping hand and did so with such love and graciousness never asking for anything in re-turn. You were always so sweet, kind and patient and independent to the very end. We loved your mischievous sense of humor and beautiful laugh.Mom was predeceased by our Dad and husband of 65 years, Charlie, our brother Bob and two sons-in-law Gord and Larry. Mom leaves chil-dren Ray (Marg), Shirl (Don), Jack (Colleen), Joan (Andy), Ken (Mintra), Donna (Dave) and many grandchildren and great grandchildren who were blessed to know you.Mom was born and married in Saskatchewan and moved to BC in 1942. She was an excellent cook and worked hard every day of her life. She loved her family and we were fi rst and foremost in her life. She put all of us ahead of herself and made our lives so much better and richer. She truly was Mother of the Year in our minds.We would like to say a huge thank you to all the staff in the Special Care Unit at Glacier View Lodge for caring so kindly for our Mom for the last two and a half year. You made her feel so special and loved and we can’t tell you how much we appreciated that. You are awesome.So long Beautiful Mom, until we meet again.

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2 AND 3 BEDROOM available. Quiet complex with on-site management. Reasonable rates. Some completely renovated units with new appliances. Sorry no pets. Security deposit and 2 rental reference required.

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CONDOS

WILLOW ARMS APARTMENTS

1252-9th St., CourtenaySpacious 2 & 3 bedroom suite in a quiet family oriented building with secure entry and manag-er on site. Walking distance to schools, bus stops, and downtown. Reasonable rent includes heat, hot water, stove, fridge, carpet and drapes. No pets, two rental references and security deposit required.

For viewing call Donna 250-334-9667

PACIFIC COURT1520/1540 Piercy Ave, Courtenay

1 and 2 bedroom available in clean, quiet building with on-site manager, close to town, schools, and bus. Stove, fridge, blinds and carpet. In-suite storage with washer and dryer. Small pets welcome. Rental references and security deposit required.

To View, Call 250-218-2111

CYPRESS ARMS

1255 9th Street, CourtenayDeluxe 2 bedroom suite in a quiet well maintained building. Rent includes full size fridge, stove, washer, dryer, carpets and blinds. Nice feature - large open concept kitchen. No pets. 2 Rental references and security deposit required.

Call Donna 250-334-9667

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HOMES FOR RENT

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OCEANVIEW RANCHER 2 bdrm & den, 2 bath, 5 appls, wood F/P, fam. rm., workshop & studio, quiet dead-end street, landscap-ing incld., N/S, No pets, Avail. Sep 1 - $1,600/mthCLOSE TO DOWNTOWN COMOX 1 bdrm & den, 1 bath (shower only), 4 appls, B/I Vac & microwave, gas F/P, loft area, lrg laun-dry/storage, landscaping incld., N/S, No pets, Avail. Sep 1 - $1,300/mthCHARMING RANCHER 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 5 appls, gas F/P, single car garage, par-tially fenced yard, N/S, No pets, Avail. Sep 1 - $1,200/mthCENTRALLY LOCATED 3 bdrm, 1 bath, 6 appls, forced air furnace, single car gar-age, fenced yard, N/S, cat neg. w/refs, Avail. Oct 1 - $1,400/mthFAMILY HOME ON A QUIET CUL-DE-SAC 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 5 appls, B/I vac system (“as is”), wood-stove, double car garage, fenced yard, N/S, No pets, Avail. Immed - $1,500/mth

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TOWNHOUSES

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TRUMPETER’S LANDING 1 bdrm & den and 2 bdrm & den, 1.5 & 2 baths, 6 appls, patios/balconies, undergr. secured pkg., storage locker, N/S, No pets, Avail. Immed & Sep 1, $925 - $1,250/mthSUNRIDGE MANOR 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appls, 2 patio’s, res. pkg, N/S, sm pet neg. w/refs, Avail. Sep 1 - $1,150/mthLORELIE APTS 1 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, parking, storage locker, bal-cony, “Adult Oriented”, N/S, No pets, Avail. Aug 15 - $600/mthFIVE OAKS VILLA 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, patio, lami-nate fl rs, res. pkg., in suite storage, N/S, No pets, Avail. Sep 6 - $775/mthCLOSE TO DOWNTOWN CTNY 1 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, res, pkg., ground fl r, N/S, cat neg. w/refs, Avail. Sep 1 - $875/mth

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

1939 CHRYSLER ROYAL 4 door, 6 cyl, black with brown interior. Lovingly restored. $16,500, may trade for older Ford. Call 250-334-9502

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CARS

2001 PT CRUISER Limited Edition low mileage, new water pump and timing belt. $3900. 250-339-0831

MOTORCYCLES

CB900 HONDA 1983 original mileage 63000 km C/W 4 piec-es of leather luggage, sheep-skin, 3 helmets (1 full face with double shield & b/i blue tooth, 1 helmet with face shield, 1 summer helmet) asking $1000 obo. Call 250-897-6810

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

MOTORHOME - WINNEBAGO 1996 116,000 KM, diesel, 6 speed, Vetra 35ft. Excellent condition. $26,500. 250-338-7631

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