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BOOMERANGS
The busy restaurant on Johnston Road has just
undergone a renovation that has doubled the
space, created a new kitchen area and added more
seating while still retaining the welcoming
atmosphere. They even have outdoor seating.
The menu stayed the same so you can still enjoy
all your old favourites. The fact that the food is
really good should come as no surprise because
the restaurant is full to bursting most of the time.
Darren and Laura, the owners and creators of
Boomerangs, will welcome you to their new digs
so come on over. You’ll be glad you did.
NO-COOK RASPBERRY JAM
(makes seven cups)
Rinse clean, plastic containers and lids with boiling
water. Dry thoroughly.
Crush 6 cups of ripe, red raspberries thoroughly one
layer at a time. Press half the pulp through a sieve to
remove seeds, if desired.
Measure 3 cups of crushed raspberries into large
bowl and stir in 5 ¼ cups of sugar. Let stand ten
minutes, stirring occasionally.
Mix ¾ cup water with one box of SURE-JELL fruit
pectin (or any pectin compatible with freezer jam).
Bring to a boil on high heat stirring constantly and
continue stirring and boiling for one minute then add
to fruit mixture.
Stir three minutes or until sugar is almost dissolved
and no longer grainy
(a few sugar crystals may remain)
Fill all containers immediately to within 1/2 “of tops.
Wipe off top edges and cover with lids. Let stand at
room temperature for 24 hours. Jam is now ready.
Store jam in the fridge for up to three weeks or in the
freezer up to a year. If frozen, thaw in refrigerator
before using.
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What’s Up
Port Alberni?
4641 Margaret Street, Port Alberni, BC
778-421-5244
Publisher: Marigold Productions
Editor: Anne Pley
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Calendar …. …………………….. 5
Who Are You? ………………. 10
Harbour Quay 1860 …..…………. 24
Short Story .……………………… 14
Happy Canada Day ……...……….. 13
City Heart Beat …………………… 11
Crossword ………….;…………. 21
Hometown Girl .. ………….. … 6
Colouring page ……………… … 17
Travelling with pets …...………… .. 12
Ideal Mortgage …….. …………….. 16
This is Then ……………………… 19
Next Issue – Fall – comments welcome
SUMMER
ANYONE?
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Letter From The Editor
Summer is filled with visitors, sightseeing, travel
and family gatherings on the back lawn. It is a
time when memories are made and photos are
taken to capture the moment. The thing is, the
moment can’t be held on to. It needs to be savored
and lived and be awed over as it happens.
Let your worries and anxieties go for this short
span of time. Remember, it won’t come again and
if you stop to blink, you’ll miss it. There will be
plenty of time to get back into the rat race. Summer
is a respite, a pause, a holiday of the mind and spirit.
Let this be the best summer ever.
Anne
SUMMER FACTS
We live in the northern hemisphere and when
it is tipped toward the sun, we experience
summer with all its heat and sunshine.
Summer lasts through June, July and August.
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July 1 10:00 am
CANADA DAY PARADE
July 11 7 pm – 9 pm
OUR TOWNCOUNTRY FAIR
Blair Park
July 12 11:00 am
MRS BENNETT’S
AFTERNOON TEA
Starboard Grill Res: 778-421-2826
July 15 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Glenwood Center
JANE AUSTEN FESTIVAL
Guinness World Record Challenge
July 20 8 pm
Char’s Landing
CRAIG CARDIFF LIVE
July 25 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
McLean Mill
MAGICAL WIZARD
participants ride the train free
dress up as your favorite witch or wizard
August 9 7 pm – 9:00 pm
OUR TOWN HAWAIIAN
LUAU Bob Daley Stadium
August 10 12:00 pm to
August 13 8:00 pm
FIVE ACRE SHAKER
McLean Mill
August 12 & 13
THUNDER IN THE
VALLEY Street Legal
Edition #2
Stamp Avenue
August 17 1:00 pm
HIGH TEA
ON THE TERRACE
Rollin Arts Center
BLUE MARLIN INN
July 14 4pm-8pm
Sproar Lake Regatta
Show and Shine
July 22
Tsunami Motorbike
Show & Shine, Poker Run
and Dance
August 20 6 - 8 pm
OUR TOWN
CANADA 150
BIRTHDAY BASH
Harbour Quay
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The alarm goes off at 4 am.
Kennedy Lavertu is up with
a start. This day is special.
She goes to the Vancouver
airport and checks herself
in. A last hug, smile and
wave and she is off.
This day has been months
in the planning but years in
the making. Face forward,
there is no turning back.
Kennedy is off on a new
adventure and her first taste
of employment as a cast
member of the ice show on
the Royal Caribbean’s ship
Oasis of the Seas.
She started skating at three
years of age and continued
to skate, and dance, through
school and moves from
Alberta to Port Alberni.
She liked skating but didn’t
take it too seriously as she
enjoyed time with friends
and other activities.
Once she started working
with Jan Norman, skating
for Kennedy changed.
Success started and the
results she saw motivated
her. Kennedy was selected
as a flower retriever for the
2010 Vancouver Olympics,
a high point in her skating
as she saw all her favourites
in the world at the big O.
As she got older, skating
came to the forefront.
Kennedy had to let go of
dance and most school
activities to pursue her sport
at the highest level.
She travelled four days a
week to Parksville for five
years to continue her
training. She also spent two
summers in Edmonton.
She trained there with coach
Riva Wahli and Canadian
champion, Kaetlyn
Osmond.
It was there she landed her
first double axel, a jump
that defines the competitor
level and eludes many.
In 2015, to facilitate her
development, she went to
skate with Joanne McLeod
and her team of coaches at
Champs International
Skating School.
It was there she landed her
first triple jump and was
awarded her highest score.
It was then Kennedy was
told ‘she lights up the rink’
when she skates.
After a successful summer,
Kennedy made the arduous
decision, in her Grade 12
year, to move to Burnaby to
continue to train with the
top skaters in BC.
She left family, friends, and
school to pursue her goals
in her sport. It wasn’t easy.
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She was soon contacted
and then interviewed. The
day of the interview, she
called home.
“Pack your bags, we’re
going to Florida!”
She had received a six
month contract starting at
the end of May.
Kennedy is now in her
third week on board the
luxury liner sailing to the
Caribbean. She is one of a
ten member international
cast. There has been a lot
of hard work.
While vacationers are
relaxing by the pool or
visiting exciting ports of
call, there is another world
beneath the decks.
She has attended training
in safety, security and
hospitality. There have
been long days of getting
the show ready and
rehearsing. The old cast
has left and the new one
takes over.
“This week is the toughest
everyone tells me. We
have run throughs,
costume fittings, lighting
and dress rehearsals.”
There were long days at
the rink, a new school, bus
rides, lonely times, missing
home, missing ADSS in
her Grade 12 year …..but
she persevered. There was
always the ultimate goal
and her belief.
This last year, Kennedy
focused more on skating
while attending Douglas
College. She was in a
good place; eighteen years
old, independent, living in
a loving home stay, with
her future in her hands.
She worked hard to
achieve her goal at BC
sections, making the BC
team and representing her
province and Champs,
nationally at Challenge, a
precursor competition to
Canadians.
Kennedy was elated. Her
heart and her skating were
now taking new direction.
In February, with the
blessings of her coaches,
Kennedy applied to the
production company that
hires for the shows of the
Royal Caribbean cruise
line.
“We do five shows in three
days before we get on our
regular schedule,” she adds.
Along with the ice show,
the cast is also a part of a
promenade parade, safety
drills with passengers and
lighting for another show.
Kennedy is exhausted but
euphoric …it’s all exciting.
“My hard work, sacrifice
and dedication have taken
me to where I want to be,”
Kennedy smiles, “I love to
perform and being a
professional is what I’ve
always wanted to do.”
Next act: opening night on
board the Oasis of the Seas.
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Al Peffers
Bryan Malloy
&
Kurt Hoj
250-724-6833
4521 Margaret Street
Port Alberni, BC
The 2017 sproat lake regatta
WE SUPPORT
THE 2017
SPROAT LAKE
REGATTA
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JULY 14, 15, & 16 Fourth Annual Regatta
Friday July 14TH
4 P.M. TO 8 P.M. CHECK OUT THE SHOW AND SHINE OF BOATS AND HERITAGE AUTOS ON Margaret
Street by the Blue Marlin. See what’s racing, there’s souvenir t-shirts, 50/50 prize & racer registration
Saturday July 15th
10 a.m.
Sproat Lake Provincial
park (free admission).
Watch the Drag boat
quarter mile sprints, F1-
hydro round races, bath
tub races, pleasure
boats, and jet ski boats.
Food service, 50/50
prizes, log boom
spectator viewing. The
poker run from 4-7 pm
wind-up - the Fish N Duck
Sunday july 16th
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Come back out to
sproat lake
provincial park and
see the best in the
northwest racing at
the final racing of
class winners.
Many Thanks to
Hot Wired Images
for the photos
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It’s a fact of life that children never really know their parents
and conversely, parents don’t really know their children.
They only know the likes and dislikes, the joys, agonies and
experience of the short time they spend together. They
have little knowledge of what came before or what will
come after.
That is why it is important to record the life story in some
form or other. We tend to do this with photographs but,
all too often, there is little to identify the occasion, the
time frame or even who the individual in the picture is so
the story behind it becomes lost in the sands of time.
A book is a better option to record a life and it has been
said that everyone has a book in them, even if that book
is the recollection of their life. The information is stored
away like the data files stored in a computer.
Sit down with a professional and simply talk about your
life; the high points, the tribulations, the courage that got
you to where you are today. The story is all there in its
entirety. That’s all there is to it. If need be, you can jog
your memory with letters and photos but once you start,
the memories will come.
It is safe to say that the results will be surprising to those
who think they know you best. They will look at you with
new eyes, new understanding and new reverence.
We all want to be known for who we are. We want to be
remembered. Give them something concrete they can
hold in their hands. Even if it is a glimpse of the person
you were and who you came to be, it’s worth the effort.
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WHO ARE YOU?
SUMMER LOVE The thing about summer
romance is that it doesn’t need to have the
promise of forever for it to be real and true and
timeless. It’s a piece of paradise that you’ve
stumbled upon. It always has sweet beginnings
and bitter-sweet endings but you’ll cherish it.
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Discover THE UPTOWN URBAN
MARKET on 2nd Avenue between
Argyle and Athol for beautiful,
fresh baking, produce and more.
Open May to September on Friday
and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm
and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm
THE CITY CELEBRATES CANADA 150
Have you noticed all the land
clearing work that’s going on
near the tracks on Stamp
Avenue?
It’s to make room for bleachers
for the Thunder in the Valley
Street Legal edition #2 coming on
August 12th and 13th.
Be sure to go out there, watch
the races and enjoy all the
action.
Summer is blueberry season and
the blueberry farm at Cox Lake on
Ship Creek Road expects their crop
to be ready by mid-July.
These blueberries are the best to
be had and are available at great
prices.
Drive out there for a family outing
and pick your own or buy them
already picked. The bonus in all of
this is that it’s always cool out
there because of the nearness of
the lake.
THE CITY CELEBRATES CANADA 150
FARMER’S MARKET
Spirit Square 9 am – 12 am
MARITIME DISCOVERY
CENTRE and HMCS
EDMONTON - tours available
9 am – 4:30 pm
2750 Harbour Road
FOLKFEST PARADE 10 am
3rd Avenue @ Catalyst Paper
to Harbour Quay
TRI-CONIC CHALLENGE
RACE THE TRAIN
10 am 3rd Avenue
OPENING CEREMONIES AND
FLAG RAISING 11:15 am
Harbour Quay
ALBERNI ART RAVE AND
VENDOR MARKETPLACE
11:30 am to 8 pm
Harbour Quay
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
11:30 am to 6 pm
Harbour Quay
FOLKFEST FOOD VENDORS
11:30 am to 3:30 pm
Harbour Quay
LIVE MUSIC AND
ENTERTAINMENT
12:00am to 10:30 pm
Harbour Quay
SOUTHPORT KITE BOARDING
1 pm to 4 pm
Harbour Quay Marina
KIWANIS CLUB FOOD TRUCK
4pm to 7 pm
Harbour Quay
GRAND FINALE
MUSIC BY THE SEA AND
FIREWORKS
10 pm Harbour Quay
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Travelling with your Pet
Dr. Angela Damant BSc(H), D.V.M.
If you’re looking to hit the road or fly the skies with your pet, a little planning and a visit to your vet can make
the trip safer and less stressful. Here are some tips for smooth travel.
Trial run Does your pet get anxious or car sick? Before leaving on a long journey, take some short drives to
get the pet used to it. Ask your vet for safe mediations to use if needed.
Prepare for the worst Attach a second tag to your pet’s collar that has the address and phone number of where
you’ll be staying during your trip. Also, bring your pet’s medical records along in case of an emergency. Take
plenty of your pet’s medication, food, kitty litter, treats, toys, water, a first aid kit for minor accidents. Consider
having your pet microchipped in case it gets lost. Collars and tags fall off but a microchip is there to stay.
Prepare the carrier Purchase a kennel that has room for your pet to turn around and to stand without hitting
its head. If your pet hasn’t traveled before, spend some time getting the animal used to being in the carrier.
Leave it open in the house for a month before the trip so the pet can go in and out of it as it pleases.
Pet papers If you’re traveling outside the country, find out what vaccinations your pet will need and if
quarantine is required. Your vet will know who you need to contact.
Exercise Before you go, play with your cat or take your dog for a walk. The more tired your pet is, the more
likely it is to sleep during the trip.
Consult your veterinarian Make sure that your pet is healthy enough to travel.
Keep a familiar blanket or toy with your pet to help it feel more comfortable.
Road trips Buckle up About 30,000 accidents are caused each year by an unrestrained dog in the front seat. Pets roaming
around the vehicle distract the driver and are more likely to be injured in an accident. Keep them safe with a pet
barrier, pet seat belt, pet car seat or travel crate.
Pit stops Try to stop every two or three hours for your pet to use the bathroom and exercise.
Hydrate. Keep plenty of water on hand to ensure your pet stays sufficiently hydrated.
Don’t leave the pet alone in the car The vehicle gets hot fast, even with the
window cracked.
Flying
Fit to fly Take your pet to the vet to make sure that it is healthy enough to fly. It is not recommended to
medicate your pet on the plane so they have to be relaxed enough to travel without sedation.
Do your research Regulations and fees vary depending on airlines and whether your pet flies in the cabin or as
checked baggage. Different airlines require different crate dimensions and food and water dispensers too.
What if your pet gets lost? Stay calm. Ask the people around you if they have seen your pet and to help you look.
Call all the shelters and vet clinics in the area to see if your pet has been found.
Make sure your pet is easily identified with a tattoo, tag, and most important,
microchip.
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YOU KNOW YOU’RE
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1. You know what a toque is
2. You brag to Americans that Shania Twain,
Jim Carrey, Celine Dion & Mike Meyers
are Canadians …also, Alex Trebec, David
Foley, Matthew Perry, etc.
3. Your Halloween costume has to fit over
your snowsuit
4. You perk up when you hear the theme song
from Hockey Night In Canada
5. You cheer for Team Canada even if they
are playing against your home country
6. You know a mickey and 24’s means “party
at the camp, eh?”
7. You understand Bob and Doug McKenzie
8. You get a surge of pride if you’re in a
foreign country and you get excited over
Canada Geese or a maple tree
9. You have Canadian Tire money
10. You pronounce the last letter of the
alphabet – zed
11. “Eh?” is an important part of your
vocabulary
12. You know that when its 25 degrees outside,
it’s a warm day
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Happy Canada Day
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He was rich. He was famous. He was dead. Raymond Crevasse, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor had
been shot to death on the side of the road, in his own luxury car, at the age of fifty five.
Detective Sergeant, Dan James shook his head in wonder as he removed the photo of the dead man from the
board and placed it in the box with other key information they had turned up during the investigation.
“Look at that,” Toby Meyers, second in command, commented as if he had heard Dan’s thoughts. “That guy
had it all; money, cars, houses and a great looking woman. Go figure.”
“She was a trophy wife,” Dan said, “just an illusion.”
“When we found her walking down the road with the smoking gun in her hand, I wanted to say ‘case closed’,”
Toby grinned.
Dan had to admit that it looked that way at first. Claire Crevasse; stunned, disoriented and barefoot, ambling
down the center of the country road, her mind closed into some horror of its own, the murder weapon dangling
from her fingers. She had looked guilty as hell.
“Good thing we found her before the paparazzi,” Dan muttered. “They’d already been writing that Crevasse
had lost his fortune. They’d have had a field day with that..
He took another photograph off the board. This one was an enigma. A short, bald fellow used to playing a
back-up role in his employer’s life. His name was Garth Goodman; long-time friend, confidant, chauffeur and
body guard of the deceased. He’d had a hard time coming up with his whereabouts at the time of the shooting.
Dan expected him to be cold, detached and secretive, a hard nut to crack.
“That guy cried like a baby, Toby remembered. “The way he went on, you’d have thought he was the grieving
widow.”
Dan had also thought that. The history between the two men was so long and intertwined that at first they
looked like a real couple, unlike the false, just-for-show marriage Claire had with Raymond Crevasse.
“We had an arrangement,” Claire told them as she crossed one long leg over the other. “Raymond got to dazzle
the eyes of the world with me on his arm and I got the life of my dreams.”
The effect the coldness of this statement had must have shown on Dan’s face. The woman pursed her ruby red
lips around the cigarette held in slender, white fingers, blew a perfect smoke ring toward the ceiling and pierced
Dan with her azure blue cat eyes.
“That’s not against the law, is it?” she asked in all innocence.
Dan enjoyed asking his next question.
“Did you know that your husband changed his will days before he died?”
SMOKE AND MIRRORS
a Dan James mystery
by Anne Pley
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Her stare smouldered and if looks could kill, Dan was a likely candidate. She nodded her head and shrugged
when he asked her the reason for this.
Dan remembered thinking that when you were dealing with people there were no simple answers and the
thought skimmed past that the answers were often complicated and tragic.
He frowned at the final picture on the board. The girl’s name was Toots Vermeer, an obvious alias but fitting as
the sixteen year old was a prostitute. She was also stunning with a wealth of thick hair the colour of a summer
forest on fire, skin like alabaster and eyes as green as a lake’s watery depths.
Raymond Crevasse had taken to seeing this girl and had even set her up in a condo and secured exclusive rights
where she was concerned.
The plot thickens, as they say all too often. Did Claire shoot her husband because Toots, a younger, prettier
version, had become a threat? Did Garth see this girl as a gold digger? Whatever had happened, Dan realized
this young girl had been the catalyst. In the end, it was Garth who gave the deciding clue.
“Toots was Raymond’s daughter,” he offered.
It turned out that once Raymond had found his daughter, he wanted desperately to get money to her so she
could start a new life. The only way he could see to do that was through insurance.
“I tried to reason with him,” Garth blubbered as he told Dan what Raymond had planned. “Why didn’t he listen
to me?” He answered his own question with another. “He didn’t listen before when he managed to fritter away a
fortune so, why would he hear me now?”
Raymond Crevasse had committed suicide.
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KRAZY KOLOURZ
When it comes to mortgage choices, it may seem like there’s an endless amount, with just as many questions to answer before heading out house hunting to ensure you stay within your means and don’t fall in love with a home you simply can’t afford. How much mortgage can I qualify for/afford? What works better for me – a fixed or variable rate? How do I pay my mortgage off quicker and optimize my hard-earned money? And the list goes on. Using a mortgage broker is the easiest way to answer all your questions and find the mortgage that best meets your unique needs – whether you’re buying a new house, vacation home or rental property, or you’re up for renewal on, or looking to refinance, your existing mortgage. Brokers work with multiple lenders – banks, credit unions and trust companies – every day on behalf of borrowers, offering an abundance of choices.
This is why brokers can negotiate the best possible mortgage product and rate for you. If you approach your bank with a mortgage request, they can only offer you their own products. Mortgage brokers do their homework to remain up-to-date on new options or changes to existing products. They’re available throughout your life as a mortgage holder and continually re-evaluate your needs to make sure you always have the best mortgage – regardless of whether you’re on your first or fifth mortgage.
HOW TO FIND
YOUR IDEAL
MORTGAGE
by
Rabinder Dhillon
Rabinder Dhillon is a Mortgage Broker with DLC Canadian Mortgage Experts Arrowsmith based in Port Alberni. She can be reached at: 250-731-9194; [email protected]; www.rabinderdhillon.ca
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KRAZY KOLOURZ (Felts work well)
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4833 Southgate Road 723-4940
#107 3949 Maple Way 723-7270
2943 10th
Avenue 723-9850
MAKE A SAFE SPLASH Don’t leave children unattended
in water, even for a moment
BE CAR SMART Don’t leave a child alone in a car.
It gets hotter inside than you can imagine
Put kids in the backseat Always buckle them up
AVOID BUGS & TICKS Stay indoors at dawn and dusk Wear light coloured clothing
Use DEET products
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J
Watermelon Granita
6 c seedless watermelon chunks or balls
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp lime juice ½ cup ginger ale
Puree the watermelon, lemon juice and lime juice in
a blender. Slowly pour into the giner ale and mix
Pour into 8” X 8” metal pan (not non-stick). Cover
with plastic wrap and freeze for one hour.
Stir with a fork, breaking up the chunks. Cover and
return to the freezer. Stir every thirty minutws for
two and a half hours or until the mixture is evenly
icy and granular
Spoon into dessert glasses
Enjoy
Citrus Sangria
1 bottle 750 ml chilled medium dry red wine
2 c chilled lime (or plain) seltzer
1c fresh orange juice
¼ c brandy (optional)
2 lemons sliced
2 limes sliced
2 oranges sliced
Combine all ingredients in large pitcher
Cover and chill until ready to serve
Pour into eight tall, ice filled glasses
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UPTOWN URBAN MARKET
DISCOVER AN OASIS IN YOUR
OWN HOME TOWN when you
enter the Uptown Urban Market
situated on 2nd Avenue between
Argyle and Athol.
An array of plants greet you and
then Keith and Marie, the
owners of this unique concept,
are there to show you just what
the market contains.
There are jars of honey, cheese,
bread and eggs all produced
from local farms. The Uptown
Urban Market has its own
gardens to supply produce and a
plan is in the works to add a
greenhouse on top of the roof
to provide even more varieties
of fresh vegetable choices.
Later in the season there will be
a varied assortment of fruits to
be had and that is the beauty of
the place, there is always
something different to be found
there.
The market has a display case
that offers a variety of fresh
food, like samosas and salads,
that can be purchased for an
excellent lunchtime choice.
There are items you can pick up
for dinner on your way home as
well. Soon, meat pies will be
available. Speaking of pies,
there are apple, rhubarb, raisin
and a host of others all baked
fresh that morning. A pastry
chef is coming on board soon.
There are teas to be found there
and locally roasted coffee.
As in any oasis, gifts are on
display. The Uptown Urban
Market is the place to go when
you have visitors. They will love
the many, handcrafted items.
The market is a visual delight
and manages to dazzle your
eyes and appeal to all of your
senses at once.
The Uptown Urban Market, now
in its second season, is open on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday of
each week from May to
September.
Friday hours are from 12:00 pm
to 6:00 pm. Saturday and
Sunday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
“Friday is food day, Saturday is
everything and Sunday is geared
to crafts,” Keith says with a grin.
It is plain to see the pride in how
the market has grown from his
initial idea and continues to
expand with new products and
never ending new ideas.
“We have classes, basic and
fun,” Marie adds, “on all sorts of
projects, to trim some fat off
the budget, from making soups
to planting lettuce.”
The class is different each week.
Check out the July list at the
market and sign yourself in.
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The people who lived in the winter village at Wolf Ritual Beach had the inlet in front of
them and the forest behind them to supply food, clothing, building materials, precious
metals and medicine. They were never without the necessities of life.
They were governed by a secret society of wolves, a select group of people who were
chosen and initiated for this important position. The governance of the Tseshaht people
could be likened to that of the present day government in Victoria and had just as much
power to create and enforce laws and influence the lives of the Tseshaht.
The Tseshaht people lived the way their ancestors had always done. In the summer
months, they hunted and fished in Barclay Sound and in the colder months, they moved
back to the winter village at Wolf Ritual Beach or, as we know it today, the Harbour Quay.
Many visitors came to trade at the winter village. The Tseshaht people sold a great deal of
prepared sea otter pelts and were famous for their painted cedar panels, used in the front of
houses and much admired. The village was the economic hub of the Tseshaht people as
well as a spiritual one. They had everything they wanted and wished for nothing more.
Newcomers came, white men looking for ways to increase their wealth by using the rich
resources they could see all around them. If they had looked to the knowledge the people
had about medicines and other things more precious than gold, our world might have
turned in a different way. They saw only the deep port, the rich timberlands and the fertile
soil. They saw profit which was a concept unknown to the Tseshaht. When they left, the
Tseshaht people laughed and called them ‘people who sail about and have no land’.
In 1849, Britain set up a colony in Victoria to bring settlements to the area and offered
land to entrepreneurs who could contribute to the colony’s development. In December of
1859, Edward Stamp wrote to the governor of the colony with a proposal; a 2,000 acre site
for an industrial and agricultural settlement of 300 to 400 people, exclusive cutting rights
to 12,000 acres of woodland and port of entry status to facilitate foreign shipping.
His request was accepted because; he was British, he was attracting investment capital to
Vancouver Island, increasing the settlement population, and opening a new district
development.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE
WINTER VILLAGE?
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In early 1860, the schooner ‘Meg Merilees’ arrived at the winter village with Edward Stamp
and two logging contractors who gave good reports on the available timber. Stamp decided
to build a saw mill there. A construction party arrived in June 1860 and the Tseshaht came
up from their summer villages. Some of them moved into lodges on the site at once so
these newcomers could be aware that the land was already spoken for
Edward Stamp arrived with Gilbert Sproat in September and gave the Tseshaht chiefs an
ultimatum to vacate as the guns of the supply ships were trained on them. The Tseshaht
were given no choice. Dispossessed and heartsick, they watched as the mill was built.
A store, a shipyard, a blacksmith shop, lodging houses and a few other buildings of the
plainest kind grew around it. Settlers started farms along the Somass River and across the
river, Stamp set up the Anderson Farm to supply vegetables to the settlement. There were
violent incidents, fear and tension on both sides. The two nations were poles apart,
separated by vast chasms of heritage and belief.
The newcomers logged with teams of oxen and skidder logs and could only take large trees
that were close to the water, some 350 years old. One log, taken to Kew gardens in England
was 253 feet long. Ships came and went loaded with spars for ships of different countries.
At first the mill profited but in 1862, Stamp gave up his interest after a falling out with his
partners (he left his name at Stamp Falls, Stamp River and Stamp Avenue) and Gilbert
Sproat took over management of the mill. By1864, all suitable trees had been harvested and
the mill closed with a loss of over 50,000 pounds. Population went from 200 to 3 who
stayed to manage the Anderson Farm. By 1866, the settlement was a ruin; gardens overrun
with weeds, houses fallen into decay. The land was now unavailable to the Tseshaht people.
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What you’ll find in the stores this season is
fuschia, scarlet, heliotrope, hazmat and
more fuchsia!
The colour that is an alternative to the
perennial pink this year is its complete
opposite – NAVY
WHY?
Navy is universally flattering and the
perfect alternative to an all black look.
Navy is effortless and totally underrated.
Not everyone looks good in pink but
EVERYONE looks smashing in NAVY.
SUMMER FASHION
The GOOD NEWS is that this year you can
wear whatever, whenever and however you
imagine it at the moment.
SUMMER GRUNGE
GRUNGE started in Seattle in the 1980’s amd
90’s when bands like Alice in Chains, Nirvana
and Pearl Jam were just beginning
GRUNGE is something you feel inside. It is
about being CAREFREE and COMFORTABLE
where everyone wears what they want.
You can be classically dressed but if you add
Doc Marten shoes – THAT’S GRUNGE.
The style is usually made up of muted colours
but that is not to say that you can’t add a pop
of colour to make the look OUTSTANDING.
Today’s modern fashion has updated this style
to offer great options to wear for a date or a
night out with friends,
SIMPLICITY is the key. Try a soft grey spaghetti
strap dress with ankle boots and a red flannel
shirt tied around the waist. That’s GRUNGE.
TO GET THE LOOK you need thrift store finds,
damaged denim and an
I-DON’T-CARE-ATTITUDE
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It has group status. It lives in the wilds of Beaver
Creek. It is masked, animalistic and predatory. It
has a reputation for making random surprise attacks
on any given day. You enter its environs at your
own risk. Brave men quake and weak women cry
at the mention of its name.
What is it?
Is it a big foot family? A pride of mountain lions?
A pack of wolves?
No, it isn’t any of those things but good guesses
all round guys!
It’s the Beaufort Gang.
They steal out of the forest, rob the train and
sneak back to their homes (as if butter wouldn’t
melt in their mouths) and the victims are none the
wiser.
They could be your neighbours (if you live in the
wilds of Beaver Creek) and you’d be none the wiser,
either.
Ride the train this summer, if you dare!
MEET DALLAS WARD
Dallas Ward and his young family decided to invest in
their home town and when the chance arrived, they
bought DOUBLE R MEATS.
Dallas gave the old business a new lease on life.
Situated on 3rd
Avenue, in the very busy uptown block
between the TD bank and Argyle Street, the store is
now a spacious, friendly place with lots of display
room for the many cuts of meat on offer.
In the style of an old fashioned butcher shop, none of
the meat is prepackaged so you can select the amount
you want to buy. You can even request cuts to your
specifications and you can watch Dallas perform his
magic while you wait.
When you are ready to fill the freezer, Dallas has
packages of the most popular cuts and sizes of items
like steaks, roasts, pork chops, hamburger, stew beef,
etc. at very reasonable prices.
Drop in and meet Dallas Ward. He is charming and
has the ability to give you the best meat ever.
WHAT IS IT?
BILL MINER was the first man to rob a train in Canada and the man first
credited with using the term ‘hands up’. A superb horseman, Miner was a dispatch
rider during the Apache war earning $25 a letter for this risky venture. Later, he
began robbing stagecoaches to support his lifestyle. Soft spoken and polite, even
while committing armed robbery, he would often apologize to the passengers for
any inconvenience. He was known as The Gentleman Bandit. At the right is Bill’s
mug shot from Okalla Penitentiary, New Westminster, BC in 1906.
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