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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe District of Port Hardy will be moving

ahead with ‘Broken Window’ theory recommen-dations.

According to the theory, maintaining and moni-toring urban environments prevents small crimes such as vandalism and public drinking, and helps to create an atmosphere of order and lawfulness, thereby preventing more serious crimes from happening.

“It just makes perfect sense,” said Mayor Hank Bood, in an interview.

“We’ve got a number of properties, and prop-erty owners, that make it easier for people to leave garbage around and party in different places, We’re going to solve at least part of the problem if we follow through and do some of the things that the Broken Window theory recommends,” Bood said.

At their regular meeting Nov. 24, council approved enforcing its bylaw regarding vacant properties, specifically the old bank building on Granville Street.

A notice will be sent to the property owner stating that the building must be secured, that

any accumulated garbage needs to be removed, and steps will be taken taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again. If the property owner fails to do so, the district may take care of the matter at the owner’s expense which will be added to the taxes for the property. The district will also be sending out letters regarding unsightly premises which are properties that have an accumulation of rubbish and litter and are generally untidy.

In addition to copies of the bylaw, the letters will include a notice about crime prevention and that areas be maintained to discourage drinking in public and loitering.

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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorLast week a woman in Coal

Harbour received a cold call inquir-ing about housing opportunities for Syrian refugees.

“That should not be happening,” said North Island/Powell River MP Rachel Blaney.

Refugees will first be assessed by United Nations personnel “and Canadian officials also vet them,” she said.

“Because we have a history of wel-coming refugees, there is a process in

place. There are communities across Canada where immigrant service pro-viders are funded to receive them.”

On Vancouver Island there is an organization in Victoria that is funded, Blaney said.

If people are receiving cold calls “it’s odd,” she said.

The federal government has amended its original plans and will be bringing 10,000 Syrian refugees into Canada by the end of the year.

The remaining 15,000 will come by the end of February of next year, Blaney said.

Submitted PhotoEarly-Morning Blaze

The Port Hardy Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Waddington Gardens Nov. 25 at 4:51 a.m. The fire originated in one of the bedrooms and when fire crews arrived, the residence was completely engulfed. The upstairs was destroyed, said Deputy Fire Chief Brent Borg, who added 18 members of the department were on scene in nine minutes. There was one person inside who was taken to hospital.

In the Nov. 25 issue, it was incorrectly stated that the Port McNeill Lioness gathered Nov. 16 for a potluck dinner followed by preparing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. In fact, they were wrapping presents for the Gazette Hamper Fund. The Gazette apologizes for the error. The front page photo of Santa was taken by Shari Ogren.

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By Tyson WhitneyReporterSome waterline in the Town of Port McNeill

needs some work at an estimated cost of between $800,000 and $900,000.

“The part of the waterline that wasn’t fin-ished is in bad shape and needs to be replaced,” said Dan Rodin, chief financial officer, at the Port McNeill council meeting Nov. 16, adding, “whether the money comes from this pocket or that pocket.”

Public Works Foreman Glen Boyd stated that Camosun, Chelohsin, Kingcome, Cassiar Street, parts of Pioneer Hill Drive, Englewood Street, Catala Street, the south section of Mount View Place, and parts of Woodland Drive are the areas that need to be repaired.

Work on this part of the waterline was not done three years ago due to a lack of funds.

The pipes are around 40-50 years old, soft in spots on the outside due to weather conditions, and are brittle and could break easily.

The town will only need to pay one third of the estimated cost, as there is funding available through the Small Communities Fund which sees the federal, provincial and municipal gov-ernments contribute equally to infrastructure projects.

The town could also use other sources of funds for the project including the Community Forest Partnership Reserve, operating fund surpluses, debenture financing, or water fee increases.

A motion was passed for administration to gather costs and report back to council with the numbers.

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There’s something about local government that brings out the worst in some people.

Staff get spat on. Mayors and councillors are often the vic-tims of what can only be described as cyberbullying. In some towns, process servers would be well-advised to offer volume discounts to local governments.

It takes place every which way imaginable: fighting between neighbouring councillors, between councillors on the same council, between councillors and staff, between the public and councillors and between the public and staff.

You almost need a scorecard to keep up with who’s bully-ing who. And it’s time for a time out. Think adults are too old for time outs? Think again.

Nanaimo council has just hired an independent investigator for an undisclosed sum to conduct an independent investiga-tion into complaints of bullying and harassment between councillors and between council and staff.

This comes on the heels of the city hiring a facilitator from the Integrity Group (no relation) to help councillors make nice with each other.

In a recent interview with Barbara Yaffe of the Vancouver Sun, that city’s outgoing chief planner, Brian Jackson, noted: “My staff, when they go to public meetings, have been spit at. They’ve been called names.”

Jackson blames social media, in part.In a recent article, Why Twitter’s Dying, writer Umair

Haque points to ‘the endless bickering, the predictable snark, the general atmosphere of little violences that permeate the social web. A town square where people can shove, push, taunt, bully, shout, harass, threaten, stalk, creep, and mob you‚ and you can’t even call a cop.

Jackson and Haque may be on to something.Twitter tantrums ‘the online equivalent to a four-year-old

child acting up at the supermarket’ seem intended to inflict

maximum damage to the character of an opponent in 140 characters or less.

Check out the various Facebook pages for civic watchdog groups across B.C. and there’s no shortage of vitriol being hurled at elected officials and staff.

‘Our bone-headed, pig-headed, empty-headed incumbents’ is one of the milder critiques. Not entirely sure it’s possible to be pig-headed and empty-headed at the same time though.

In September, the Alaska Highway News reported that a Fort St. John city councillor took to Facebook to accuse a Dawson Creek councillor of ‘theft’ for ‘stealing’ one of the copies of a report delivered to the Peace River regional district office, by the Northeast B.C. Resource Municipalities Coalition.

If it isn’t already, WorkSafeBC should be on speed dial at a few city halls. One civic worker let it be known that he recently resigned, ‘because of the deplorable way (he) and others are treated.’ He was referring to how staff treat other staff, but there’s another dysfunctional relationship at many city halls: how the public treats them. It’s not always pretty.

Try some of the same stunts at most places of employment and chances are the cops would be called or complaints filed with WorkSafeBC.

Part of the problem is the habit of some councils to hide behind staff when they make unpopular decisions. Take a cue from the B.C. government: elected officials defend the deci-sions they make, not deputy ministers.

For lawyers some of this is billable hours heaven, for police not so much.

Most of this bullying could easily be stopped if some of the bullies simply asked themselves one question: how would they react if the shoe was on the other foot?

(Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www.integritybc.ca)

Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak have joined the thousands of jet-setters in Paris to once again stage negotiations for a global climate treaty.

The embarrassing failures of these United Nations events, such as the one in Lima, Peru last year, have been forgot-ten. Canadian TV only showed file images of an effigy of Stephen Harper receiving a “fossil of the day” award for his alleged failure to rein in Canada’s two per cent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.

Now Justin Trudeau leads our biggest-ever delegation to COP21, as the Paris meeting is called.

Trudeau hasn’t even begun to develop a plan for Canada, asking provinces to come up with their own first, but he’s already hailed as a visionary. This is similar to the newly elected Barack Obama, who modestly predicted in 2008 that history would record his win as “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”

Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely full of CO2, since in this century, global temperatures have increased by only about a fourth of what UN climate models predicted. This recent flattening of post-Ice Age warming, which has dominated most of the last 10,000 years, is referred to as the “pause” or “hiatus.” It is usually explained away with refer-ence to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation or other long-term warming and cooling trends in oceans.

Other countries have put new emission reduction propos-als on the table for COP21. Danish environmental economist Bjorn Lomborg did the math, and concluded that if every major emitting country keeps its word this time, the total of all their efforts would reduce global warming by about 0.2 degrees by 2100.

What? A statistically meaningless decrease after 85 years of energy austerity? That Lomborg, he’s just a “denier,” try-ing to get more publicity. Oh wait, here’s a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that finds the same thing – two tenths of a degree by 2100.

Wobbly climate models aren’t the only problem for global warming alarmists. NASA recently confirmed that contrary to UN projections, total ice mass in Antarctica is increasing. This is more likely to slow sea level rise than an Obama or Trudeau speech.

Arctic ice, meanwhile, is rebounding rapidly after reced-ing in recent years. And while UN climate conferences always cause a spike in sightings of people wearing polar bear suits, here’s another inconvenient truth.

B.C. polar bear researcher Susan Crockford reports that the world bear population is up to 26,500, a 50-year high. That Crockford, she’s just a denier…. Oh wait, the International Union for Conservation of Nature “Red List” says that’s about right, and the population trend is no longer “decreasing” but is now “unknown.”

None of this is to deny that our climate is warming, or that the Industrial Revolution and carbon fuel use are part of the picture. It’s the religious zeal, misuse of data and attacks on skeptics that are troubling.

B.C. already leads the country with its small but broad-based carbon tax, about which Clark will boast at every opportunity in Paris. We won’t see the B.C. Liberal govern-ment’s final “Climate 2.0” plan until next spring, but their advisory committee wants to jack up the carbon tax starting in 2018. Northern and Interior B.C. folks are assured they will receive bigger rebates to reflect the fact that they pay more carbon tax to drive long distances in the cold.

And B.C.’s aggressive 2020 greenhouse gas target? We’re not going to make that, because the economy is growing.

(Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @tomfletcherbc)


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gence as a recreation-al drug during the 1960’s, cannabis has travelled an unlike-ly path to legaliza-tion in Portugal, Uruguay, Colorado, Washington and Alaska. Meanwhile, both California and Oregon have rejected the proposal in sepa-rate referendums. In Canada, with the exception of the LeDain commission in 1968, the issue/topic of legalization has periodically been broached and shelved by all three major par-ties. Now, for canna-bis entrepreneurs in B.C. - formerly flout-ing the federal law in the manner of a state rather than a prov-ince - it looks like the stars have finally aligned. With a new

Liberal government in office, legalization looks imminent. Is it the smart thing to do though is the ques-tion.

Historically, alco-hol, tobacco and cof-fee have undergone similar legal incon-sistencies and social opprobrium before widespread (though not universal) accep-tance.

When coffee first arrived in England during the seven-teenth century, tem-porarily displacing tea, its consump-tion was punishable by death in Arabia where it was first dis-covered.

Alcohol has fallen in and out of favour - most famously dur-ing Prohibition in America - since the first recorded use of wine around 3,000

B.C. Until the twentieth

century, opium was a standard treatment for pain, and a staple in first aid kits. In South America, the consumption of coca leaves (as in cocaine) stands in stark con-trast to the way the drug is consumed in North America, and is as uncontroversial as caffeine.

Tobacco, and the Amerindian prac-tice of ceremonial smoking (through a pipe) was exported to Europe, where it became fashionable among the nobility.

It wasn’t until the American civil war and the introduc-tion of cigarettes that smoking became widespread.

At one time can-nabis, hemp, the demon weed vilified in 1950’s movies like Reefer Madness, the consciousness-raising threat to the establishment during the 60’s, was grown throughout New England, and was as commercially signifi-cant as cotton.

Were you to plot marijuana use in North America, over the last 50 years, on a standard graph, its distribution would look nothing like tobacco’s. Smokers have predictable demographic markers (well-known to Big Tobacco and insur-

ance companies) namely low income, low education, age and gender. Of all population cohorts, teenage girls are the most likely to start smoking (cigarettes). Risk assessment, a capacity with a learn-ing curve, and even rural geography (the Marlboro effect), fac-tor into the smoker’s profile.

After controlling for population size, rural smokers out-number their city-dwelling counter-parts nearly 2:1. So reliable is nicotine as a predictor for addic-tion, that were you to graph the number of months smoking on the horizontal/x axis, and the probability of addiction on the y, the line would look like a jagged cliff, with a steep, nearly vertical incline after the one year point.

Recall the Virginia Slims campaign undertaken by Big Tobacco in the 1960’s - “You’ve come a long way baby” - one of the most successful cam-paigns in advertising history and a perver-sion of the Women’s “ L i b e r a t i o n ” Movement. Fifty years on, the legacy of lung cancer has shifted from men to women.

What makes tobac-co/nicotine unique as a legal substance is

that it’s supposed to get you hooked. The manner of consump-tion, the method of delivery practically ensures it.

This is where the inevitable compari-sons between alcohol, tobacco and cannabis diverge, even though, in the polemics of substance abuse, they nearly always appear together.

Notice that until fairly recently, smok-ing was referred to as a “habit”, like spit-ting or picking your nose in public, swear-ing, or slamming the car door; an annoying but otherwise benign behaviour capable of modification with a little self-awareness. In fact, in pharma-ceutical terms, nico-tine is as addictive as heroin.

No twi ths t and ing the properties of addiction, marijuana use and abuse is more difficult to gauge, not so much because of its outlier status (as a recreational drug) but rather because of the nature of the active ingredient.

THC is as singular (and as subtle many users would say) in its mood-altering/consciousness-rais-ing capacity as it is controversial in law enforcement and pol-itics.

It’s what makes the prospect of legaliza-tion so worrisome to

parents. And there’s good

reasons to worry.Most of the dispen-

saries in Vancouver are a sham. Practically anyone over the age of 18 with valid I.D. can qualify for a mem-bership.

While these dispen-saries fancy them-selves as purveyors of “medical marijua-na” - and their clients as “patients” - the truth is something closer to crass com-mercial opportunism. Product names like Green Crack, AK47, Trainwreck etc. make a mockery of their medical role.

N a t i o n a l G e o g r a p h i c ’ s (June/2015) treat-ment of the “hum-ble weed” in light of legalization and the latest medical research, helps put things in perspective.

Cannabinoids are now therapeutically indicated in a host of different conditions, including Glaucoma, O s t e o p o r o s i s , Tourette’s syndrome, Crohn’s disease, asthma, nausea, back pain, insomnia, appe-tite-loss, depression, and a rare form of epilepsy in children. Its consciousness-raising properties seem almost like a side-effect next to these new therapeutic discoveries.

It is as a mood-

altering substance however that THC (only one of the dif-ferent cannabinoids) proves most prob-lematic.

It can trigger intense anxiety attacks and early-onset schizophrenia in people with the genetic disposition. Most worrisome for parents are impair-ments, to the devel-oping brain, from early use.

At the end of the day, the case for regulating the sale of marijuana is a medi-cal and scientific one, and could do with-out the proselytizing from advocates.

Meanwhile, in con-trast to the dispen-sary free-for-all in Vancouver, access to medical marijua-na in rural B.C. is strictly limited, by the Criminal Code, and by arbitrary reg-istration procedures at clinics and dispen-saries.

Even now mari-juana’s “gate-way” image makes it too hot to handle by the Post Office or local pharmacies.

Incredibly, it’s eas-ier to obtain a pow-erful and potentially addictive pain-killer like demerol or mor-phine than it is to get hold of the humble wonder weed.

Huston Nevin (writer/musician)Fort Rupert, B.C.


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Darrell McIntosh PhotoPeaceful Protest

This Great Blue Heron was captured lifting off from the Quatse Estu-ary in Port Hardy.

Offeringwarmth for those who are

coldBy Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorPeople in the Tri-

Port region who need to get out of the cold this winter have a place to do so in Port Hardy.

Through the Out of the Cold program, 12 beds are available at the Lighthouse Resource Centre at 8635 Granville Street in Port Hardy for those who need shelter.

The Centre also serves Alert Bay, Port Alice and Port McNeill.

The extreme weath-er shelter, operated by The Salvation Army, operates daily and runs from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., said Community M i n i s t r i e s Supervisor Michael Winter.

“It has been a busy shelter season thus far,” Winter said.

Last year, the cen-tre had 622 shelter stays, and provided nutritious meals on 151 nights.

The B.C. govern-ment will contribute approximately $1.6 million this win-ter to make shelter spaces available to help those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness by giving them access to a safe, warm place to stay at night.

Shelter spaces will be available from now until March 31, 2016, whenever a community issues an extreme weather alert.

C o m m u n i t i e s decide what weath-er conditions war-rant an alert and how many spaces to activate on a given night, depending on the capacity of exist-ing shelters and the estimated need.

Congratulations to our 2015 Chamber Award Winners:Lifetime Achievement Award - Gerry Furney

Innovation Award - Tides of Change Partnership (Namgis & Villiage of Alert Bay)Business of the Year - Harbour Sushi

New Business of the Year - Aussie Diesel Services LtdCustomer Service Award - Stacey Coy

Youth of the Year - Brodie WilsonCommunity Spirit Award - OrcaFest Committee

Home Based Business - Jessica BrownProfessional Merit Award – Scott Benwell, Superintendent School District #85

Community Arts Award - Gate House TheatreTourism Award - MacKay Whale WatchingChamber Spirit Award - Gaby Wickstrom

Many thanks to all of our silent auction contributors as well as our financial sponsors: West Coast Helicopters, Coastal Community, People’s Drug Mart, Grieg Seafood, WFP, Strategic Natural Resource Management & Black Bear Resort. Many volunteers make light work. Thanks to the following volunteers: Natasha Bursa, Neva Perrot, Michelle Beaulieu, Terry Eissfeldt, Barry Foster, Damaris & Ken Sadler, John Isherwood & Morgan Barrett (WCH), Megan Hodgson, Karen Stewart, Sharon Barrett & Gene Wickstrom. For the decorating vision, Claire Hodgson , the beauti-ful flower arrangements, Flora Borealus & Northern Lights for the delicious dinner.

Welcome to our new and/or returning members:Hannah Rock FisheriesAt Water’s Edge VenturesNorthern Lights RestaurantWaivin Flags Taxi

Upcoming “Member to Member” events: Strategic Natural Resource Consultants – January 2016 Coastal Community Credit Union & Insurance Services – February 2016

Remember this holiday season to shop local. Businesses in our area are great sup-porters of the community. When you shop local, you are making a local invest-ment; not just for business owners and their families, but the community as well!

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Congratulations to our 2015 Chamber Award Winners:

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following volunteers: Natasha Bursa, Neva Perrot, Michelle Beaulieu, Terry Eissfeldt, BarryFoster, Damaris & Ken Sadler, John Isherwood & Morgan Barrett (WCH), Megan Hodgson,

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The Town of Port McNeill is seeking interested and forward thinking individuals for volunteer positions on the Harbour Advisory Committee. In coordination with a Council liaison and the Harbour Manager, you will be asked to advise Council with respect to future planning and development of the Port McNeill Harbour and foreshore.

The successful candidate(s) will possess excellent positive communication skills and be willing to attend meetings a minimum of 6 times a year.

Please forward your resume, no later than 4:00 p.m. on January 15, 2016 to the attention of:

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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorA public meeting will be held Dec. 14 from 5 p.m.

to 6:30 p.m. at the Community Centre to present the draft Port Alice - Port of Opportunity - Economic Development plan.

William Trousdale and Colleen Hamilton from EcoPlan International were hired by the Village of Port Alice to develop an economic develop-ment strategy in the wake of the Neucel Specialty Cellulose Pulp Mill’s curtailment.

The information gathered for the profile has been used to create the Economic Development Strategy that will build on local strengths, is realistic, and has a clear road map for implementation.

The Dec. 14 meeting will include a review of the draft plan and an opportunity for people to give feedback.

According to the profile, which is available to view on line, Port Alice’s population declined sharp-ly between 1981 and 2011 because of mill closures/curtailments or changing employment policies at the mill such as a change to a 12-hour shift in the 1990s.

In 2010 (latest statistics available), Port Alice had the highest average income on the North Island of $52,181, which was also higher than the BC average at that time.

A very high proportion of that income was coming from employment, with very little from investment, pensions or self employment.

This means the community was very reliant on higher-paying jobs, not well diversified, and there-fore quite vulnerable.

According to the profile, until the recent curtail-ment, Neucel employed about 400 people, with about 200 of them living full time in Port Alice.

Other companies that provide employment in the community are the Village office, Western Forest Products, FP Foods, Scotiabank, BC Liquor Store, and the Canada Post office. The village’s directory lists 49 other businesses. There are currently seven storefronts for sale or rent in Port Alice.

If the mill does not reopen in 2016, it will be difficult for Port Alice to maintain population and services in the short term.

The profile found that Port Alice residents are get-ting older. Between 2001 and 2011, the average age went from 39.3 to 48.9.

By comparison, the Regional District’s average age in 2011 was 41.8 and the provincial average was 41.9.

Since 2005, the school population has been cut almost in half; currently there are 35 students at Sea View Elementary School.

According to the profile, the Port Alice marina is under-utilized, but launches are increasing each year and the document points out there is space at Rumble Beach for future marina development and that there are tourism opportunities in the area.

In 2015, 775 tourists came to the Port Alice visitor centre.

Only 20 per cent of visitors to the North Island went to a visitor centre, so the actual number of people who came through Port Alice could be much higher.

The majority of visitors were from Vancouver Island (39 per cent), followed by mainland BC (24 per cent), and eight per cent were from Alberta. Tourists visited Port Alice primarily for sport fish-ing, boating, and kayaking opportunities the area provides, but many also came for backcountry wilderness activities such as hiking, camping, and mountain biking.

Assuming the tourists who visited only stayed one day it is estimated they brought a total of $143,000 into Port Alice this year.

This is not the first economic development plan undertaken by the Village. The most recent were the 2006 Transition Plan, and the 2010 Official Community Plan (which included some actions for improving the local economy).

All of the economic plans have recognized the need to diversify Port Alice’s economy.

Some recommendations from these plans have been implemented over the years including devel-oping a public marina, an industrial park, internet upgrades and the Community Forest Partnership with the District of Port Hardy and the Town of Port McNeill.

All economic development documents are cur-rently available at: http://portalice.ca/businesses/planning-development.


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By Tyson WhitneyReporterThere was a pedestrian motor vehicle accident

at 5:20 p.m., Nov 25. in Port Hardy. The situation occurred on Granville Street at the Highway 19 inter-section. “It was dark, the pedestrian wasn’t wearing bright clothes and unfortunately the driver didn’t see the pedestrian,” said S/Sgt. Gord Brownridge.

Const. Mary Javoric added that “the pedestrian was injured, but it was non-life-threatening.” Javoric said “a violation ticket for failing to yield to a pedes-trian was issued.”

The Port Hardy RCMP would like to remind the community to wear bright clothing when going out at night this time of year, and to make sure to make eye contact with motor vehicle operators before crossing the street.

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“Improving highway safety, capacity and mobility is a major component of our 10-year transpor-tation plan, B.C. on the Move,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone.

Approximately 2,000 vehicles travel this route each day, of which 15 per cent are slow-moving vehi-cles such as commercial and recre-ational traffic.

The planning is estimated to cost about $100,000.

Work is also now complete on a $1.8-million cycling safety improvement project in the com-munity of Sayward. Crews added

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Island Secondary School on Nov. 16. Froghead opened up the show with some live music before Nase, an accom-plished dancer who currently lives in Vancouver, intro-duced the high school audience to their psychosis awareness cause.

In order to give stu-dents a better under-standing of psychosis, Nase and the members of Froghead played interactive games with them in between musical sets, inviting the students to physi-cally participate and have fun while learn-ing facts about mental illness.

The first interac-tive game they played had a student hold a styrofoam head with a bucket on top of it representing the human brain.

They placed balls into the bucket to show how our brains can be filled up too much at once. The stu-dent then got to dump the bucket out when it became too full, sending balls rolling

across the gymnasium floor.

After Froghead played another tune, Nase invited a student to come down and par-ticipate in a dance off. Nase went first, dem-onstrating some skill-ful moves, and then it was the students’ turn. She danced around as her high school peers cheered her on to vic-tory.

Another interactive game they played was where they invited a student to tell the audience how her day was going while at the same time, five other volunteers distracted her with loud nois-es and funny move-ments, effectively showing the audience what psychosis can feel like. Nase then asked the audience if they’d find this to be distracting and how

it would make them feel, which was a clear message of empathy and understanding for those dealing with mental illness.

Near the end of the concert, Nase and the members of Froghead drove home some facts about psychosis. They talked about the issue of self medica-tion, how everyone who deals with psy-chosis goes through it in a different way, that early recognition and making smart every-day choices like eat-ing healthy food, get-ting enough sleep, and staying away from drugs and alcohol can help prevent the onset of the medical condi-tion.

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They concluded by asking the stu-dents if they had any questions and then answered them all before Froghead blasted out one last song.

As the audience filed out of the gym, this reporter asked Nase what she finds most rewarding about getting to talk to stu-dents, and she replied that it’s when “stu-dents come up after the concert and talk to us and share per-sonal experiences about how the show has helped them deal with psychosis.”

For more informa-tion on ReachOut Psychosis, Susan Nase and Froghead, check out the website www.reachoutpsy-chosis.com.


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By David FarenFor the GazetteTechnological innova-

tion is expected to play a large role in delivering health care and home support over the coming years.

A recent health forum held in Sointula focused on technological solu-tions to meeting many healthcare needs. The keynote speaker and several panel present-ers discussed future and current solutions from varying perspectives.

Cheryl Beach, PhD., was the keynote speaker and discussed both the need for and the details of research designed to learn more about how various techno-logical solutions can aid individuals at home. Working as the project director for ehome-icare, Beach outlined the project’s rationale, goals, and uses of tech-nology.

The organization ehome-icare is an acro-nym for Electronic Home Monitoring to Empower, inform Caregivers and Robotic Effectors. The mul-tidisciplinary group, through research, seeks

to develop an integrated set of technology based solutions to home and healthcare. The partners in the project include Island Health, Office of Seniors Advocate, University of Victoria (CanAssist), SimpleC, IBM, Telus, Jintronics, and Care Link Advantage.

Beach showed the importance of the work they are doing given the increasing need for in-home care. Caregiver distress is noted as being high on the north island with 38 per cent report-ing stress while the pro-vincial average is only 29 per cent. Beach said that one of the figures “that jumps out for me” is the 14 per cent of those needing care at home are both alone and suffer from dementia. Another troubling num-ber is 38 per cent of this population fell in the last 90 days. The average age of this group is 82.

One of the goals of augmenting care with various forms of tech-nology is to gather better data on those in care. Instead of caregivers gaining a picture of a person’s state from a

single visit, the entire day’s variations in activ-ity and well-being can be monitored with some of the proposed techno-logical innovations and interventions.

Paul Green, CanAssist’s product management coordi-nator discussed this group’s work and how they contribute to the overall picture.

Green described the valuable work done by the group of volunteers in their space at the University of Victoria. Unique solutions for unique problems are the core work of the group.

One example of the kind of work they do is the development of a breath controlled shifter for a high level para-Olympic cyclist who used her hands to pedal and steer. Another is a specially-modified game controller for an elementary school age boy.

Another presenter was John Whitehead, president of Care Link Advantage. Care Link Advantage is a private care organization that helps seniors stay in their homes. Based in

Sudbury, Ontario the group offers services in several provinces across the country.

One of the systems they offer is PERS

(personal emergency response system), a pendant that allows two way communication within the home and emergency responders

to be dispatched when outside.

Beach pointed out the need for creative, technology-based solu-tions to health and home

care needs to grow as more of our population ages and patients are discharged from hospi-tals earlier than they had been in the past.


Technology to play big role in health care future

1. Don’t skip meals: Schedules during the holidays are often very different from your 9-5 work day world. Maintaining your blood sugars will help with your cravings and the highs and lows of blood sugar. Eat a small meal if it is going to be three hours before the big dinner or buf-fet. Smoothies can be a quick and easy way to tide you over.

2. Keep track: Count your appetizers. Every appetizer is about 60 calories so five bites is about 300 calo-ries which is half the amount in a typical meal. Weighing your-self a few times dur-ing the holidays might help prevent you from going overboard. Most people gain one pound over the holidays that they can’t lose in the New Year. This can

add up year after year.3. Delicious cran-

berry sauce and gravy: In our household we make all our cranberry sauce using organic cranberries. This is the only time of year you can find them so we freeze them in quan-tity. Homemade cran-berry sauce lasts for months in the fridge and as we make ‘slow cooker turkey legs’ all year-round, cranberry sauce is always in our fridge. We follow the directions on the package but use ste-via instead of sugar as sweetener. For the last few years flour or corn-starch gravy we have replaced by puree-ing cooked veggies instead. Onions, car-rots and celery pureed in a Magic Bullet for a few seconds and dark-ened with soy sauce makes the most deli-cious gravy ever!

4. Exercise routines are out the window during the holidays, but walking with com-pany regularly can be a good substitute. Take them on your regular ‘block walk’ of 3,000

steps. A few steps a day is better than no steps! Give pedom-eters or Fitbits as gifts and turn it into a com-petition.

5. Alcohol can cause heart irregularities as well as mood and sleep changes. So I can tell you to drink less and alternate one alcohol drink with a carbonat-ed soda water or dilute your drinks with soda water. Or I can tell you to increase your B com-plex and magnesium supplementation to off-set some of the nega-tive effects of alcohol. Your liver also loves curcumin or tumeric. Your choice! Taking the magnesium at night keeps your sleep cycles regular, too.

6. Maintain your sleep quota; you may have some sleep depri-vation over the holi-days but making it up in naps or longer nights sleep is very healthful. Take advan-tage of your time off to rest and catch up. There is nothing quite as delicious as hav-ing a nap while read-ing a fun novel on a

Wednesday afternoon!7. Opt for Face

to Face and not Facebook! Make 2016 your year to control your social media addiction. Find ways to interact with your friends face to face and have play dates! Remember those? Take up coloring or make weekly walking or gym dates. Have a planning session with your friend or spouse where you share your goals for the coming year in all aspects of your life: work, home, spouse, travel, finan-cial, friends, family, physical, emotional and spiritual well being. Create a ‘vision board’ together. Vow to live your life with intention and not at the beck and call of every-one around you.

8. Be ready. For those unhealthy epi-sodes of your holi-day have your first aid kit well stocked. Glyconda or digestive enzymes for those epi-sodes of heartburn.

Fresh ginger to make up a ginger drink for nausea, digestive upsets and chest infec-tions. Boil two cups in one gallon of water for one hour. Stores in the fridge for one week. Serve with stevia, lemon or lime hot or cold. Taking probiot-ics regularly will also help. Have optibios-tim or other Echinacea remedies at hand to treat those sore throats and colds immediately. HTSF is our flu rem-edy of choice and will get you out of trouble in 24 hours.

(Dr. Ingrid Pincott, Naturopathic physi-cian, has been practic-ing since 1985 and can be reached at 250-286-3655, 1-800-898-6699 or www.DrPincott.com)


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By Trish WeatherallFor the GazettePort Alice children

will receive an early Christmas gift this year. On Dec. 20, Santa and the Port Alice 50th Reunion Association will deliver a gift to every child age 13 and under in the finan-cially-struggling vil-lage.

“It is the commit-tee’s hope that all Port Alice children will have at least one gift under the tree,” said Gail Lind, Port Alice 50th Reunion Association secre-tary.

“We worked in conjunction with Sea View School, Henny Penny pre-school, and Strong Start, in an effort to ensure no child is overlooked.”

The group will buy pe r sona l ly -chosen and labelled gifts for 70 Port Alice chil-dren, including a few recent newborns, using the funds left after expenses of the village’s 50th Reunion this past July - approximately $1,800.

Local business J.F. Trucking (1990) Ltd. also donated $1,000 to the cause.

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company’s owner, John Foster, is con-nected to the commu-nity through 25 years of hauling limestone from the quarry sev-eral kilometres south of Port Alice.

The association will do a shopping spree for gifts Dec. 7 at North Island stores. “Because the North Island was so supportive of the 50th Reunion, we wanted to keep the money here,” said Lind.

Ace Hardware in Port Hardy has also offered a gen-erous discount on its stock of toys in

support of the Port Alice 50th Reunion A s s o c i a t i o n ’ s Christmas plan.

The Port Alice 50th Reunion Association, comprised of President Florence Nelson-Van Graven, Directors Brent Borg, Garth Borg, and Dugald MacMillan, Treasurer Tracey Sutton, Secretary Gail Lind, and sub-committee members Cathy Anderson, Audrey Clark, and Maria Farrell, will officially disband after its final meet-ing following the gift delivery.

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By Trish WeatherallFor the GazetteSea View Elementary

School students were treated to a live pro-fessional musical the-atre performance on Thursday, Nov. 19, in Port Alice.

The Canadiana Musical Theatre per-formed Small Wonders - Emily Carr to an audience of about 35 students, teachers, and community mem-bers at the Port Alice Community Centre.

Based on the child-hood of celebrated Canadian impression-ist artist and writer Emily Carr, and her novel ‘The Book of Small’, the musical is the humorous and touching story of her free spirit and struggle for acceptance as a child in Victoria in the late 1800s.

Aw a r d - w i n n i n g artistic and musical director, composer,

and playwright Allen Desnoyers launched the production in the Fall of 2013. It has been seen by over 100,000 people in schools and theatres across B.C., and in Carr’s own childhood church.

The young Emily Carr (Millie as she was called) was portrayed by actress Jennifer Daigle, who also sang and played the mando-lin and guitar.

During the 45-min-ute performance, the audience witnessed her passion for paint-ing, writing, nature and animals, and her difficulties fitting into society’s expectations - all set to classical and folk music, with lyrics that had the stu-dents laughing and engaged.

With a quick ward-robe alteration and different accents, Desnoyers played mul-tiple roles as Emily’s father Richard Carr, a circus clown, the doctor, the bishop, a drunk, and Emily’s guardian.

After the perfor-mance, students asked questions about the actors, the electronics, and the set.

The collapsible set combines two historic photographs of Carr’s childhood home and portions of two of Carr’s paintings, the sky from Above the

gravel pit and trees from Quiet.

“The black and white photos represent Emily’s father, a stern and proper British gen-tleman,” Desnoyers told students. “And the colourful part is like Emily.”

In addition to the Port Alice perfor-

mance, Desnoyers brought the production to elementary schools in Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, and Alert Bay.

“Emily actually trav-elled to Alert Bay,” said Desnoyers, “So I’m excited to wrap up our North Island visit there.”


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From left: Island Health medical director Jeff Beselt, Kwakiutl Chief George Hunt Sr., Island Health’s Sarah Kowalenko, Harry

Webber of the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw bands, Alison Mitchell, senior manager for rural health, Mount Waddington, Kwakiutl

Chief Thomas Wilson, Port Hardy Mayor Hank Bood, Island Health board chair Don Hubbard, and Quatsino Band Councillor

James Nelson, with help from Cynthia Dickey, front, cut the ribbon on Port Hardy’s new Primary Health Centre last Thursday,

Jan. 22. Below, Chief George Hunt, at left, welcomes the audience. For more photos, see page 12. J.R. Rardon

Island Health unveils health centre

J.R. Rardon

Gazette staff

PORT HARDY—With a flurry of eagle

down, a blessing song and the snip of scissors

on ribbon, the new Port Hardy Primary Health

Care Centre opened its doors to the public

Thursday morning.

Under a large canopy in a cool, biting

breeze, dignitaries from Island Health, local

government and area First Nations extolled the

promise the centre offers in increased access to

and expanded options for health care.

“This is really indicative of where we’re

going, as far as partnerships with the health

authority,” said Dean Wilson of the Gwa’sala-

’Nakwaxda’xw Health Clinic. “We’re in a

different place than we were 10, 15 years ago.”

The ceremony marked the completion of the

$2.6 million, 482-square metre facility, which

was built by Norkan Construction of Port

McNeill with the help of local subcontractors.

The clinic is not yet operational, but will be

officially opened this spring to offer primary

health care and some community services in a

single location.

“By providing services in a patient-

centered primary setting, we’re helping reduce

demands on Port Hardy Hospital’s emergency

department and offering easily accessible care,”

Health Minister Terry Lake, who did not attend

the ceremony, said in a written release.

The concept and construction of the health

centre resulted from the formation more than

three years ago of the Mount Waddington

Health Services Stabilization local working

group, which hoped to address chronic staffing

shortages and rolling emergency room closures

in Port Hardy.

The group brought together concerned

community members, the Mount Waddington

Health Network, First Nations, the Regional

District of Mount Waddington and Island

Health Representatives, which submitted a

report and recommendations that included the

creation of integrated care facilities in Port

Hardy and Port McNeill.

Following a renovation late last year, the Port

McNeill Medical Clinic recently re-opened

as an integrated care centre, and the opening

this spring of the new Port Hardy facility

will mark the successful completion of that

recommendation.

A driving force in the creation and work of

the local working group was then-Mayor Bev

Parnham, who died last May.

“She knew as a leader of Port Hardy she

needed to collaborate with all communities

on the North Island, so I want to pay her some

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Highland dancers test before Scottish examiner

Gazette StaffTeam Charlton highland dancers put their best

feet forward last week as they took annual medal tests and exams.

Local teachers Teresa Charlton and Jen Barolet teach the Scottish Dancer Teacher’s Alliance method of dance, and every year an official examiner puts the students through their paces to see what they have learned.

This year the examiner was Betty Sutherland, who travelled from Alexandria, Scotland to com-plete examinations throughout Vancouver Island.

More than 40 local North Island dancers of all

ages and skill levels completed various levels of practical and theory testing.

The BC Ministry of Education recognizes the work that goes into these exams, and awards Grade 11 and 12 high school credits for students who complete the top levels of certification.

Also at stake are coveted nominations to the annual Scottish Dance Teacher’s Alliance schol-arship weekend, held in October each year.

“We have some excellent dancers here on the North Island,” said Charlton. “This is a great experience, as they are recognized for their hard work over the past year.”

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Team Charlton Highland Dancers had a full day of medal tests and dance exams in Port McNeill. The examiner was Betty Sutherland, right, who travelled all the way from Scotland to judge the girls.

Audit shows Aboriginal students closing education gap

By Tyson WhitneyReporterMore and more Aboriginal students are graduat-

ing from high school. However, an audit released in November by Carol Bellringer, Auditor General, on the education of Aboriginal students in the B.C. public school system, found that Aboriginal stu-dents would benefit from a system-wide strategy to close the gap that still exists between them and non-Aboriginal students.

Ten years ago, the rate for Aboriginal students graduating was less than 50 per cent. In comparison, more than 80 per cent of non-Aboriginal students graduated. Last year, the rate of Aboriginal students graduating was 62 per cent. However, there are still districts where the rate is less than 50 per cent.

Bellringer wrote in her comments that “the Ministry must collaborate with boards of educa-tion, superintendents, and Aboriginal leaders and communities on a single, shared, system-wide strat-egy to close the gaps for Aboriginal students. The Ministry needs to intervene when results are not being achieved.”

Bellringer found the Ministry should work harder to provide non-racist learning environments where every child feels like they’re safe, that Aboriginal history, language and culture needs to be better val-ued, and that educators should expect all Aboriginal students to graduate. Bellringer is “encouraged that

the Ministry is working with boards and Aboriginal partners on a number of new and ongoing initiatives to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal students. “We focused on Aboriginal students, but our recommendations should improve the public education system in ways that will benefit all stu-dents,” she said.

When asked for his thoughts on the audit, Kaleb Child, director of instruction, First Nations with School District 85, responded, “the audit sets out a very clear pathway and further responsibility for the education system to increase success for all Aboriginal learners.”

The audit “will have a huge impact on Aboriginal achievement, as it sets a stronger mandate for the transformation necessary in service to learning,” Child said.

On the subject of funding in the B.C. public school system, Child noted that the greatest impact the public school system can make is “not to con-tinue discussing challenges as an issue of funding, but by addressing how we learn, teach and work collectively to engage each individual learner.

“Also, with the new BC curriculum ‘Aboriginal Worldviews and Perspectives in the Classroom’ resource, as well as a vast amount of authentic Aboriginal-focused learning tools, we have never been more equipped than we are now to bring learn-ing to life for all learners.”

Our little community honoured the veter-ans, practised respect, learned about a disor-der, trained, and dove deeper into the high school atmosphere. I’d imagine by now the Grade 8s are learn-ing the pace of high school.

The first memo-rable, mentionable moment would be Remembrance Day. From the first day of November it is brought upon our minds by the red poppies flashed around town.

At the school, it is on Nov. 10 that we read In Flanders Fields and sing O Canada (just another indication we have not yet reached the real world). We all have a connection to the day and hope-fully it had a positive and solemn effect on everyone.

Practising respect was brought up because the annual Roots for Respect was held for the junior classes as an initiation process and teaching opportunity.

The students are taken through differ-ent stations. In one the goal may be to under-stand what respect means; in another the effect of bullying; in another how to reach out to people. I do believe it had a lasting effect on the students and a lot of credit is due to the organizers and participants.

Another out-of -class experience came up, this one enjoyed by all the students.

A visitor that had been here a couple years back came again to teach about psycho-sis: what it is, its prob-ability, and about pre-vention. It’s all in the

spirit of good health - the most important thing we can look after.

I am sure this topic was one not too widely known, but again, super important because it is so appli-cable to the age group it was speaking to.

In keeping with try-ing to achieve healthy

habits in high school we have our soccer and volleyball teams that keep active.

Games have been played between Port McNeill and Port Hardy. As well the Port Hardy volleyball team headed down to Duncan for an Island tournament on Nov. 20

and 21. The last big thing,

proving that this turned out to be a busy month, was a univer-sity trip that happened from the Nov. 23 until Nov. 25.

Some Grade 12s and some Grade 11s will go down by bus to Victoria and visit-

ed universities to get a better idea of what they want to do after graduation.

It was a great expe-rience, carrying with it a lot of excitement, hopefully excitement that will continue on through graduation and during the applica-tion process.

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former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot

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Nine children (three in each of three age groups) emerged as winners of the National Forest Week contest held by the ABCFP and the TLA.

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by Trish WeatherallFor the GazetteIn October Sea View

School in Port Alice launched Movement to Learn, a half-hour in-school exercise pro-gram each morning to help improve student learning, focus, and mood.

The program is part of an official staff inquiry project supported by the school board, to con-duct research, imple-ment a plan, and take measurements at the beginning and end of the year to determine whether there was an influence there or not.

The Movement to Learn (m2L) proj-ect was initiated by Principal Heather Johnson and teacher Stephanie Boal when they observed a change in students last year.

“We began notic-ing the stress of Port Alice’s economic situ-ation starting to affect the children’s learning. The uncertainty was starting to filter down to the kids,” said Johnson. “The children were expressing more sadness, tiredness, and worry. There was a decrease in student focus, and in both their academic and physical stamina. So we wanted to do something for their overall sense of wellbeing.”

The ResearchThrough research, staff found even more com-

pelling reasons to incorporate the program: the connection between physical movement and healthy brain function - specifically concen-tration, memory, and mood. In addition to a number of research reports and articles that confirm the exercise-brain connection in similar school programs world-wide, the staff are read-ing Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John Ratey, associ-ate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. In his book, Ratey calls exer-cise “Miracle-Gro for the brain”. It increases blood flow to the brain, delivering oxygen and glucose for heightened alertness and mental focus, and stimulates nerve growth factors.

He says exercise builds up the body’s level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), causing the brain’s nerve cells to branch out, join together and communicate with each other in new ways. Exercise also increases serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine levels important neurotransmitters that communicate information throughout the body. Ratey cites the example of Titusville, Illinois schools that implemented an active program called PE4Life, and saw stan-dardized test scores rise from below state aver-age to 17 per cent above average in reading and

18 per cent above average in math. “It’s our hope that embedding movement for

the purpose of learning will lead to improved achievement in both literacy and numeracy, and will empower students to self-regulate their bodies, moods and minds for learning, as well as give them a greater sense of well-being,” said Johnson.

The m2L ProgramThe school is well-equipped to run the pro-

gram with Boal’s designation as a PE Specialist and fellow teacher Kara McPherson’s training in kinesiology. The teachers developed the program for Sea View School with the intention of adapt-ing it to the students’ needs and preferences.

M2L currently runs from 9-9:30 each morning, with all 36 students from kindergarten to Grade 8 participating together. Led by a staff member and volunteer student leaders, they do a warm up, a core exercise activity, and a cool-down session.

“Favourite activities are the lap challenge (run-ning around the school) and circuit training,” said Johnson. “Boxercise is more popular with the little kids, maybe because they are imagin-ing they are superheroes. The cool-down piece is really important. When the kids leave the gym and come back to class they are very calm.”

Student ReactionStudents are informed about the benefits of

exercise on their learning and moods. They are also learning about the Zones of Regulation, and to recognize when they are in the optimal “green” zone for learning (happy, calm, feeling okay, focused, ready to learn), as well as identi-

fying when they are not and what to do about it. Johnson says initially some children were out

of their comfort zone about the change to their routine. Writing about m2L in their daily jour-nals, some students felt it was boring or tiring. Most, however, are embracing it.

“We do movement to learn because it helps our brains to wake up and get ready to learn. I think Movement to Learn is a great way to start the morning,” wrote eight-year-old Maddison Jorgensen.

“I like movement to learn because it makes me feel good and awake, and I like doing Zumba and Boxercising. When I am doing movement to learn I feel good and confident,” wrote 11-year-old Mariah McGraw.

At the beginning of the program students filled out a simple baseline survey in the form of graphic questionnaires, by circling a happy, neutral or sad face in answer to three statements: “My body feels”, “My mind feels” and “I am ready to learn”. At the end of the school year, they will answer these surveys again.

Unofficially, Sea View staff feel the children are already benefitting from increased focus and self-regulation.

However, Johnson says, “We were told by our mentors from the university of van Island that we may not see increased academic achievement in the first year. Partly because as staff we’re learning what’s working and the children are getting used to it.”

In June staff will evaluate the program findings and make decisions on how to integrate it into the future.

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William Johnson of the Port McNeill Warriors scored � ve goals against the Tri-Port Wild on Nov. 28 in a game held at the Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill, effectively leading his team to victory.

By Tyson WhitneyReporterThe Tri-Port Wild

women’s Midget team had a tough challenge Nov. 28 at the Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill, as they took on the Port McNeill Warriors Bantam league team in an exhibition game.

The game started off with both teams

having good chances at each end of the ice, but it was the Warriors’ William Johnson who ended up scoring first with a nice goal at 9:21 of the 1st period.

Down 1-0, the Wild’s goalie Avary Miller made some excellent clutch saves to help keep her team in the game.

Near the end of

the 1st period, the Wild’s Bree-Anna Henderson banged in a goal from the side of the net to tie it up 1-1 with a little over a minute left.

The Warriors got off to a quick start in the 2nd period, as Johnson scored his second goal of the game, roofing it top shelf over a sprawled out Miller just 18:36 into the period.

The Warriors would continue to add to their lead, with a goal from the side of the net by Skyler Driscall, and then another goal from Johnson, who absolutely blasted the puck from the point, top shelf glove side,

past Miller. The Wild, now

down 4-1, turned up the intensity and started to fight back. Henderson scored her second goal of the game on a breakaway, beating the Warrior’s goalie Drayson Marshal with a great shot through the five hole.

The Warriors Jesse Lloyd answered with a goal of his own to make it 5-2, only for Henderson to com-plete the hat trick by deeking out Marshal on a breakaway.

With the score 5-3 for the Warriors, the Wild’s Mandy Foldy banged in a wrap-around goal to bring

the Wild within one goal of tying the game. Lloyd added his second goal of the game to end the 2nd period 6-4 for the Warriors.

At 16:42 into the 3rd period, Johnson scored his fourth goal of the game, followed by a goal from Darian Johnson to make the score 8-4 for the Warriors. Jessica Wadhams added one last goal for the Wild off a rebound, but it was too little, too late.

The Tri-Port Wild hung tough and played a great game, but in the end fell to the Port McNeill Warriors 9-5.


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Port McNeill and Port Hardy played each other Nov. 28 at the Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill. Port Hardy got on the board first, as Clayton McDonald trickled one past Port McNeill’s goalie Jerrad Jones.

Port Hardy’s Reginald Henderson added a big goal from the point to make it 2-0. Down two goals, Port

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At 15:03 into the 2nd period, Port McNeill’s Travis Shade scored a wraparound goal to tie the game 2-2, and then Chris Speck added a third goal a minute later to make it 3-2 for Port McNeill. Port Hardy’s Seth Manuse answered back with a break-away goal, tying the game 3-3. Both teams dug down deep and played

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Right at the start of the 3rd period, Port Hardy’s Riley Nelson scored a goal top shelf at 17:49, and then added an insurance goal at 10:24 to seal the game 9-7 for the Port Hardy Midget team in what turned out to be a closely-contested battle of wills on ice.

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After a short & courageous battle with cancer Jean passed away peacefully with her children by her

side.She is survived by her sons, Grant (Tiff), Jim & Bill daughters, Melissa & Sarah (Phil). Her 10

grandchildren, Brendan, Sydney, Jordan, Nicholas, Steven, Joshua, Nathan, Jacob, Abigail & Myles. She is also survived by her brothers Len Zettel & Bill Zettel, sisters Mary Wagler, Norma Fritz & Geraldine Contini. Predeceased by her husband Rodger Williamson(2006), sister Gladys Zettel

(2007) & parents Herb & Sara Zettel and brother in laws Donald Wagler, Vic Contini & Clare (Pat) Fritz.Jean was born in Walkerton ON, the youngest of 7 children. She married Rodger in December of

1972. In 1982 she moved with her family to Port Hardy, BC were she worked at CIBC for over 30 years. In August 2015 she was diagnosed with

very aggressive cancer. During her 62 years she touched the hearts of many and will be dearly

missed by all that knew her. A life that was taken far too soon.

Please join us Sunday December 6 at the Port Hardy Civic Centre from 1:00 to 3:00pm for a

Celebration of Life. In Leiu of fl owers donations can be made

to BC Children’s Hospital.

Jean Ann Williamson (Zettel)

June 9, 1953 – November 26, 2015

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Kathleen Francis DyckDecember 10, 1949 - November 22, 2015

Survived by her mother Francis Alberts, partner David Birtwistle, sons Danny (Kelly) and David (Shelley), daughter Donna (Sheldon); grandchildren Curtis, Alana, Jacob, Caleb, Ella, Madison and Ryan, who thought she was the best grandma in the whole world, two brothers and six sisters as well as many nieces and nephewsKathy was a kind-hearted, generous woman whose family meant the world to her. She spent many years caring for the children of others whom she loved like her own.Special thank you to Dr. Sullivan and the nurses and staff of 2 & 3 North at the Campbell River Hospital who took great care of her and who she was very fond of.In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Canadian Lung Association. Service to be held December 7, 2015 at 2pm at the Church of the Way, 451 - 7th Avenue, Campbell River.

A Memorial Servicefor Lily Webb will be held

December 5 at Providence Place in Port Hardy

Between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

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Malcolm Henderson DorwardApril 27, 1928 - November 26, 2015

Mac was the youngest of 8 children, born to David and Coral in Ridgedale, Saskatchewan on April 27, 1928. In February 1944 when he was 16 he travelled west to BC with his dad in search of work and they landed in Mesachie Lake where he started work in the logging industry. This is where he met and married Nancy Pickard on March 17, 1950 and within a year they started their family of 5 children. After many moves on the island, Mac and Nancy moved to Port McNeill in 1970 and settled on the North Island. He loved it here.Mac leaves behind Nancy, his wife of over 65 years, his children Chris (Gordon) Patterson of Port Hardy; Harry (Carole) of Nanaimo; Vickie (Henry) Pejril of Kamloops; Dale (Janet) of Port Hardy; Donna (Ken) Kollman of Port McNeill; 13 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, sister Marguerite and his brothers in the Masonic Lodge of which he was a member for 61 years.Mac is predeceased by his grandson Brian, sisters Vera, Lillian, Eva, Myrle and brothers Jack and Harry.A Celebration of Life will be held on December 12, 2015, 2:00 pm at the Port Hardy Civic Centre, 7450 Columbia Street.The family would like to thank everyone for their heartfelt messages of sympathy and condolences. A HUGE thank you to the doctors, nurses, RCA’s and all the staff at the Port Hardy Hospital for the incredible care and compassion given to Dad and his family during the stay and to the Home and Community Care staff who allowed him to stay at home as long as possible. Also a big thank you to the two “Buds” for your many home and hospital visits.Donations in Mac’s memory can be made to the Port Hardy Women’s Hospital Auxiliary, P.O. Box 2424, Port Hardy, BC, V0N 2P0.

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CLARKE, DOREENNovember 13, 1929 ~ November 17, 2015

With sadness we an-nounce the passing of Doreen. She will be bur-ied with her husband at Hatley Memorial Gar-dens. Sands ofNanaimo250-753-2032

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TENDER FOR A 3 YEAR CONTRACT FOR HARVEST VESSELS FOR CERMAQ CANADA

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Cermaq Canada has an opportunity for interested parties to bid on a 3 year contract for harvesting services for the East Coast of Vancouver Island in the Campbell River and Port McNeill areas starting July 2016. This Letter is intended for the use of bidding on this contract opportunity.

All vessels must be able to meet or exceed ISO 14001, 9001, 22001 and 18001 requirements of Cermaq Canada Vessel requirements for this tender must have a capacity to hold a minimum of 240,000 lbs Live Weight of product Price must be by pound of gutted product

Note: for calculations Gutted Weight is the valid weight produced from the processing reports and that Live Weight and Dressed Weight are calculated as follows;Live Weight = 108% Round Weight = 100% Dressed/Gutted Weight = 100% Pertinent information;Stunners

Each boat will need to have stunners in use able to manage approximately 4 00 sh/hr Each vessel will be required to have back up stunners and parts on the boat in case of mechanical breakdowns to the existing stunners and harvest equipment

Cooling system Each vessel will be required to have a minimum of 4 holds with our preference of having 6 or more, with a chilling system that will be able to cool the product to a temperature of 2oC 2 hours or less

Contingency Plan Each vessel must le a contingency plan with Cermaq Canada that details the means by which they will ensure that there will be no interruptions to the processing in the event of mechanical breakdowns All contingency plans led with Cermaq Canada

Quality Assurance Cermaq Canada will provide one Harvest Quality Supervisor per harvest to liase with the vessel and assist in ensuring quality optimization of our product and that Cermaq standards are met. All vessels are to supply enough personnel to ensure they can do the following work

1. Pull seines2. Shallowing the seines/pens as needed3. Vessel crew must be able to perform harvest duties on the boat; stun table, bleeding, on-going

temperature monitoring, pre and post harvest cleaning and disinfection of equipment Cermaq Canada maintains the right to demand that the contractor implement any corrective action(s) necessary to increase and/or protect quality of our product or meet Cermaq/industry standards

Off Loading of Vessels The vessel crew/contractor is responsible for all aspects of off-loading the vessel at the processing plant as it pertains directly to the vessel and its holds

1. This includes activities such as the movement of the pumping equipment from one hatch to the other, monitoring the equipment and product quality while pumping on the deck of the vessel and ensuring each hold is completely emptied of product1.1 Terms of Bidding

All bids must be in by December 18, 2015 including a proposed contingency plan. Cermaq will determine the winning bid by February 20, 2016 Tender packages are available but bidders will be required to sign a con dentiality agreement with Cermaq before receiving the package All bids received and discussions with bidders will be held in con dence

Please submit your bid to: Brock Thomson | Cermaq Canada Ltd.

[email protected] phone: 250-286-0022 Fax 250-286-0042

Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw NationHOUSING MANAGER

The Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw First Nations is seeking applications for the Housing Manager position.

The applicant must be highly motivated with great communication skills, knowledgeable in CMHC operations and requirements.

The Housing Manager will be responsible for the daily activities related to Housing.

Qualifications:• Minimum 3 years

experience required• Office Administration• Accounts Receivable• Accounts Payable• Record Keeping• Filing • Banking - deposits, bank

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Administration Requirements: Ability to work alone, under the supervision of the Band manager, and as a team player with members of the Housing Committee, Chief & Council, the Housing Capital Specialist and other employees. Follow and implement Policies and Procedures regarding Housing. Criminal Record check required. Salary to be determined.

Please include 3 references along with your resume and send it via Mail to the attention of the Band Manager, Dylan Thomas at P.O. Box 998 Port Hardy,

BC V0N2P0 or email to [email protected] and c.c. [email protected].

Closing Date: December 14, 2015

Kwakiutl Health Department – Maternity Leave CYW Sept. 28, 2015Call for Kwakiutl Health Centre

Child and Youth Worker

JOB TITLE: Maternity Leave Child and Youth Worker To: KHD Health DirectorDepartment: Health Work Location: Kwakiutl Health Centre, Fort RupertJOB SUMMARY: KBC Child & Youth WorkerKwakiutl Band Council (KBC) is seeking a motivated / experienced and part-time (0.75 FTE), Child & Youth Worker (CYW) to fill in for maternity leave Jan. 4 – Sept. 2, 2015 – 35 weeks.This position works at the Health Centre (and other locations) in Fort Rupert—just outside of Port Hardy, BC. Salary to commensurate with experience. The purpose of the position is to plan and implement a diverse range of programs (health and wellness, recreational, youth development, education and awareness raising, youth trips) for children and youth. Specific focus is also on promoting Kwakiutl language, culture and traditions. Hours of work include evenings and some weekends, and will vary based upon community needs. Applicants must apply with a cover letter and resume no later than midnight on December 6, 2015 via fax (250-949-6066) or email [email protected]. Please note this position fills in for maternity leave for 35 weeks. Applicant must have and maintain a Class 5 Driver’s License and preferably a Class 4. Preference may be given to qualified applicants who are of Aboriginal ancestry (especially Kwakiutl community members) and applicants with one or more years of direct child and youth worker experience. Certification as a Child and Youth Care Worker or a relevant combination of education, training and experience is preferred. The successful candidate must also successfully undergo a Criminal Record Check and periodic record checks afterwards to be hired and maintain employment in this posi-tion. Please note that there is job description available that outlines the duties, responsibilities and qualifications in greater detail that you can request from [email protected] or Andreika Hunt [email protected] those selected for an interview will be contacted.

For those interested, please contact Marie Hunt, Health Director250 949-6625 x 223Fax 250 902-2246

Email: [email protected] drop off your resume with Andreika Hunt, Reception at the Health Centre

97 Tsakis Way, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0

Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Sound B.C. has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), West Coast Region, for a Licence of Occupation and a Water Licence for Commercial Seasonal Operation situated on provincial crown land located at Wakeman Sound.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is Crown Land file #1414351.

Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Senior Land Officer, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142-2080 Labieux Rd., Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 6J9, or emailed to:Authorizing [email protected] Comments will be received by FLNRO up to January 13, 2016. FLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http.//arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

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north island gazette, december 02, 2015

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