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A O’TooleGazette staffThe North Island

could soon catch up

with other Canadian

regions in techno-

logical terms as Telus

announces plans to

improve the internet

infrastructure.

Port Alice residents

have long complained

of the lack of band-

width available to the

village, and Port Hardy

residents wishing to

sign up for service

have recently been told

that the provider is at

capacity in the region.

The issue at the heart

of the problem is the

outdated connection

between Port McNeill

and Sayward. While

the areas to the north

and south are outfitted

with fibre optic cable,

the older technology

used to transmit data

between the towns

causes a bottleneck,

effectively putting

a cap on the internet

speed and service lev-

els available to North

Islanders.

“The quality is really

substandard compared

to other areas,” said

Port Hardy Mayor Bev

Parnham.

Local politicians

have been lobbying

hard for some time to

bridge the gap. Last

summer the Regional

District of Mount

Waddington hosted a

delegation from Telus

and Network BC,

where the telecom rep-

resentatives committed

to improving the local

infrastructure.

“It’s been turn-

ing into a crisis for

some time,” said

Neil Smith, the RD’s

Manager of Economic

Development.

“It’s starting to cost

jobs, and it affects

things like rural edu-

cation,” he added,

referring to the mod-

ern model for distance

education which plac-

es emphasis on video

seminars and group

sessions as well as

electronic course deliv-

ery. “It’s progressively

becoming worse.”

Local politicians

have made refer-

ence to the catch-22

situation on the North

Island, which lacks

the customer base to

make telecommunica-

tions companies want

to invest, yet is unable

to attract investment

and foster growth due

to the below-average

standard of internet

connectivity.

Now it appears that

there is light at the end

of the tunnel as Telus

has begun to make

inroads towards laying

a fibre line between

Sayward and Port

McNeill, a move which

would vastly improve

the quality of service

for North Islanders.

“We’ve been aware

of the capacity crunch

on North Vancouver

Island for some time,

mostly due to the rapid-

ly increasing demand,”

Telus’ Shawn Hall said.

“We’re well into a $10

million project at the

minute to fix that.”

Hall emphasized the

complex challenges fac-

ing telecom engineers

in bringing the line to

the North Island. “It’s

a massive undertaking.

It’s 130 kilometres of

some of the most dif-

ficult terrain — it’s an

enormous, challenging

undertaking.”

The project is slat-

ed to be completed in

two phases: first from

Sayward to Woss Lake,

and then from Woss

Lake to Port McNeill.

Hall explained a pro-

posal has been filed

with the Ministry of

Transportation and

Infrastructure for the

first phase, and Telus

expects to complete

the engineering survey

of the second phase

and submit a proposal

within weeks.

The company has

two options in bring-

ing the line up-Island

— an underground

line or overland on

poles. Due to various

considerations such as

weather and the need

to log back from the

road to raise poles, the

underground route is

preferred by Telus.

Upon approval from

the ministry, Telus

would then begin work

on digging a trench for

the new line alongside

the highway and laying

the line, before upgrad-

ing the ‘backhaul’ seg-

ment of the network

— similar to a switch-

board on a phone net-

work.

Hall was unable to

speculate on how long

the ministry’s approval

process may take, but

the hope was that it

would be complete in

the weeks to months

timeframe.

“It’s coming,” said

Hall. “We’re looking

forward to bringing

more capacity to the

North Island.”

A fibre line would

mean a huge leap in

the bandwidth avail-

able to North Islanders.

While Hall could not

give specific figures —

other considerations

like the backhaul tech-

nology play a role —

data transfer rates could

improve by several

orders of magnitude.

A fibre connection

already exists between

Port Hardy and Port

McNeill, and GDF

Suez is laying fibre

from Port Hardy to

Cape Scott at its own

expense in anticipation

of improved remote

operations for its Cape

Scott Wind Farm.

Smith greeted the

news as “a huge step

forward.”

“It’s a really positive

step,” he said, adding

he was pleased to see

the company com-

mitting capital to the

project. “I’m glad to

see that some of the

pressure and calls have

borne a result.”

RD Chair Al

Huddlestan echoed

Smith’s sentiments.

“It’s nice to see they’ve

come to their senses,”

he said. “We’ve lob-

bied for this for half a

dozen years now. The

proof will be in the

pudding. To have any-

thing less that fibre in

this day and age puts

businesses at a disad-

vantage.”

If all goes to plan,

work on the project

should begin in the

fall of this year and be

completed in 2014.

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In Memory

Ray LasotaA million times we’ll need you

A million times we’ll cryIf love alone could have saved you

You never would have died

In life we loved you dearlyIn death we love you still

In our hearts you hold a placeThat no one will ever fill

It broke our hearts to lose youBut you didn’t go alone

For part of us went with youThe day you were called home

We miss you.—Love your family

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Dr. David Baird would like to announce the transfer of his dental practice to Dr. Brian Bostrom as of

January 24th, 2013.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my patients for their support and dedication over the last 33 years. It has been a pleasure providing oral

heath care to the North Island.

I would encourage you to support Dr. Bostrom, and I will continue to work with him on a reduced work

schedule commencing in April or May.

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Gazette staffFollowing last sum-

mer’s series of aerial

magnetic surveys,

Geoscience BC has

released its results.

The survey was con-

ducted as part of the

Northern Vancouver

Island Exploration

Geoscience Project,

funded by Geoscience

BC and the Island

Coastal Economic

Trust, to provide an

overview of mining

potential on the North

Island.

“Our goal is to

increase mineral

exploration and attract

investment to northern

Vancouver Island and

I applaud Geoscience

BC and the Island

Coastal Economic

Trust for produc-

ing data to show the

North Island’s eco-

nomic potential,” said

Pat Bell, Minister of

Jobs, Tourism and

Skills Training and

Minister Responsible

for Labour.

The project was

developed to pro-

vide more data in

an area described by

Geoscience BC as

having a strong his-

tory of mineral explo-

ration and mining but

which is today under-

explored.

“The results released

today are the product

of an airborne mag-

netic survey, which

was flown in August

and September of 2012

by Geo Data Solutions

GDS. Inc.,” said ‘Lyn

Anglin, President and

CEO of Geoscience

BC. “This survey,

which maps variations

in the Earth’s magnetic

field strength, helps

geologists interpret the

geology and structure

of an area, and target

their exploration activ-

ities.”

Port Hardy Bev

Parnham described the

results as “very prom-

ising” and explained

that the next step

involves taking core

samples for geochemi-

cal analysis in order

to provide a clearer

picture of the region’s

mineral distribution.

“We’re hoping that

more geological work

will come to the North

Island,” she said, add-

ing that the potential

to create new jobs and

bring more people to

the area was some-

thing she was excited

about.

The geochemical

analysis is currently

being performed by

Noble Exploration

Services Ltd. and is

nearing completion,

with results expected

to be announced in the

near future.

“Porphyry copper

and related deposit

types of three distinct

and separate ages con-

taining copper, iron,

molybdenum, gold,

silver and/or rhenium

have been identified on

Northern Vancouver

Island,” said Jacques

Houle, President of

the Vancouver Island

Exploration Group.

“The Geoscience BC

geochemical and geo-

physical data releases

for Northern Vancouver

Island will help gener-

ate future mineral dis-

coveries in this under-

explored but highly

prospective area. “

For more informa-

tion on the project visit

Geoscience BC’s web

site at www.geosci-

encebc.com.

Geoscience BC releases mineral data

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VICTORIA – Cannon

will roar across the Inner

Harbour the morning of Feb.

12 to mark the opening of

the 2013 legislature session.

Lieutenant Governor

Judith Guichon will inspect

the troops and present her

inaugural Throne Speech,

setting out the B.C. Liberal

government’s goals for the

coming year.

This ritual will kick off

a legislative session that

is expected to run until

March 14, where the offi-

cial Parliamentary Calendar

shows a three-week break

for Easter. Debate is unlike-

ly to resume in April, as the

election campaign will be

in full roar by then.

This means there will be

a grand total of 19 sitting

days to push through a bud-

get and a raft of legisla-

tion. Here’s my unofficial

preview.

The pre-election budget

will be presented Feb. 19 by

Finance Minister Michael

de Jong. Premier Christy

Clark has decreed that it

must be balanced, and the

government has made extra

efforts to armour itself

against what will likely be

the loudest debate ahead.

First, de Jong held a pre-

budget meeting of the gov-

ernment’s blue-chip fore-

cast council in public. This

provided a visual record of

what happens every year,

when the finance ministry

solicits the same sort of

independent advice as most

competent democracies, and

bases its numbers on that.

Then the finance minis-

try hired former Bank of

Montreal chief economist

Tim O’Neill, who will act

as an unofficial version of

the parliamentary budget

officer in Ottawa. Now

that we have simultaneous

oversight of child welfare

and the police, the next step

is to extend it to finance

bureaucrats.

Regardless of party, the

government has to produce

a three-year set of forecasts

to replace the current one.

A lot of election energy

will go into competing

claims about who is better

at predicting the future.

Another new law to be

given high priority is one

setting up senate elections,

to be run in connection with

the May 14 provincial vote.

Alberta pioneered this, and

Prime Minister Stephen

Harper’s recent senate

appointments included

Calgary lawyer Doug Black,

who won an Alberta senate

election held last year.

Why would this senate

reform be so urgent for the

B.C. Liberals now? Well,

turnout for the 2009 elec-

tion fell to around 50 per

cent, a record low for a pro-

vincial vote. If that down-

ward trend is reversed this

year, it will be in large

part because people are

still mad enough about the

harmonized sales tax and

a range of other issues to

get off the couch and kick

some B.C. Liberal butt.

Electing senators remains

a popular notion, especially

with older, conservative-

minded voters who identi-

fied with the Reform Party.

The first-ever senate elec-

tion looks like the best avail-

able shot at boosting turn-

out among people who are

not likely to vote NDP, and

who may also be disengaged

from provincial politics.

The performance of the

governing party and the

opposition will be scruti-

nized as never before.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and columnist for Black Press. [email protected].

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COMMENTARY

We’re not entirely sure why Telus Communications has picked this time to finally move on installing desperately needed fibre-optic wire to the North Island.

Indeed, we won’t be certain the company is actually moving until we see ground being bro-ken.

For years local officials have cajoled, pleaded and demanded action from Telus, which has a virtual monopoly on both high-speed internet and cellular phone access in the region.

But the Regional District and municipalities have not had the leverage to pry more than promises from the company.

Neither, it appears, was the ignominy of turning away new customers due to lack of bandwidth enough to shame Telus into laying new wire.

It’s possible the carrier has just discovered its humanitarian side and chosen to budget $10 million to benefit the North Island’s business prospects and residential users.

But we wonder if it hasn’t been gently pushed along by the arrival of rival Rogers Telecommunications onto the local cell scene. Or, perhaps, by Cape Scott Wind Farm owner GDF Suez, which is paying for its own fibre-optic line but has nothing to connect it to.

Whatever the reason, we welcome any effort that will connect the North Island to the 21st Century. Break out the backhoes.

Port McNeill’s

Legion Branch 281

and Broughton Curl-

ing Club combined to

put on a well-received

curling playdown.

North Island shoppers

have one less choice

for local footwear with

the closing of Bood’s

Bootery after 39 years

in Port Hardy.

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Dear editor,

This is the time for all

Canadians of good will to

unite in their support of First

Nations and Chief Theresa

Spence, who underwent

a hunger strike hoping to

bring the attention of the

world to the plight of many

of her people.

It seems it will take a

Canadian Gandhi, using

the methods he employed

at his time against the colo-

nial masters in India. We

need to remind ourselves

that it did not take guns

and violence but peace-

ful demonstrations and

hunger strikes and defying

the salt laws and remind-

ing the people of that

great land not to buy any

British Empire-made tex-

tile goods. (Gandhi used

the spinning wheel for one

hour each day, to make a

symbolic point.)

In the case of India

and the British Empire it

turned out to be a win-win

situation. India became a

democracy with English as

the dominant world com-

munication language.

What is needed for our

isolated Native communi-

ties from coast to coast and

from the USA/Canadian

border up to the Arctic

Circle are manufacturing

plants and/or small shops

to produce “essential

goods and services” every-

one needs.

I am reminded of a

recent news item regarding

Bolivia. Bolivia has lith-

ium deposits. The world

needs lithium to produce

batteries and wants that

lithium, and now the peo-

ple of Bolivia say, “Show

us how to make batteries

so we can process our own

lithium.”

Should this, and many

other examples, not be

a lesson for Canadians?

Why, for instance, export

all the raw materials?

Keep the oil in Canada

and build the plants here

that need that oil to run

the plant, and, close to

home, keep the raw logs in

Canada and process them

into lumber and furniture

and then export the higher

value goods to the world.

As R.B. Bennett said in

1935 at a re-election rally:

“Canada with unemploy-

ment is like a young man

(or woman) on welfare. It

doesn’t make sense.”

It takes land and resourc-

es for human beings to

exist, and Canada has all

of that in plenty. Let’s dust

off the books by E. Fritz

Schumacher: Good Work,

Small is Beautiful, and

Guide for the Perplexed.

He points out what the

world needs is essential

goods and services, and not

an economy that produces

anything under the sun to

'make money' and then

forgets to distribute that

money evenly to everyone,

like our native population

in these isolated commu-

nities, helpless by them-

selves and deprived of the

huge land area it once took

to support their age-old

life style of hunting, fish-

ing, gathering and barter.

What it takes is good

government to act and not

to be locked into a mod-

ern life-destroying defense

industry, creating jobs for

city people and forgetting

that to employ everyone

in the country we must put

the brakes on the goods

imported and start produc-

ing for ourselves what we

need, from what goes on

the table in agricultural

products to building mate-

rial to building homes and

furniture and clothing, and

that takes more of a 'com-

mand' economy and not

a free-for-all global 'any-

body can dump their cheap

goods on us' economy.

As Schumacher pointed

out, any item imported that

could be produced in the

country that consumes it,

no matter how cheap, will

always be too expensive

if it keeps local people

unemployed and idle.

Let’s get at the root of the

problems and find out why

so many of the aboriginal

people are not working,

and then act accordingly

and use a command econo-

my approach to correct the

problems — problems that

should not be problems in

a land- and mineral- and

oil resource-rich country

like Canada.

Idle no more.

Wilhelm WaldsteinPort Hardy

Spotlight on Willie

I thought folks on the

North Island might want to

know that Willie Mitchell,

superstar ice hockey play-

er and wild salmon advo-

cate from Port McNeill,

has been nominated as

SportBC athlete of the

year!

Go to the web site at

sportbc.com/programs-

and-events/athlete-of-the-

year-awards/best-of-bc/

and vote as often as you

can!

Go Willie!

Jackie HilderingPort McNeill

Reflecting on safety

This rant is to all those

who wear dark clothing at

night on the highway or

town streets.

I have come close to hit-

ting several people as I

don’t see them until it’s

almost too late. Think

ahead!

I commend those who

wear bright clothing or

visi-vests — if only every-

one followed their lead.

It’s a simple fix and it

keeps you safe.

Marc GrenierPort Hardy

'Idle' needs modern Gandhi

Trash mars hike to local beachDear editor,

Many people in the North

Island area enjoy the beauty

of our beaches and forests.

But the Airport Beach area

near Port Hardy sees much

illegal dumping and in the

past month or so this seems

to have increased.

A (tabletop) hockey game

has been abandoned on the

trail to the Airport Beach

along with a full garbage

bag tossed into the bush-

es. There is construction

garbage near the beach as

well.

Very short-sighted and

selfish; most of these things

could be recycled free or

dumped for a small fee.

We are lucky to live in

such a wonderful place and

it would be nice if everyone

valued and cherished what

we have.

Shannon PassmorePort Hardy

Construction debris litters the area near Airport Beach. The photo at right shows a table hockey game and a full bag of trash were dumped alongside the trail to Airport Beach recently.

Shannon Passmore

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February 12St. Columba’s Church hosts its Shrove Tuesday pan-

cake and sausage supper, 5-7 p.m., Port Hardy. Cost by donation to annual church fundraiser.

February 16North Island writers Garth Holden and Jon Taylor

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February 18Port Hardy Twinning Society hosts membership driv-

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February 19Port Hardy Community Forum on the United Way

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Wind Farm haulingChief carries copper, message to legislatureJ.R. RardonGazette editorPORT McNEILL—

During the global day

of action by Idle No

More in January, hered-

itary chief Beau Dick

of Alert Bay promised

to embark on a walk

the length of Vancouver

Island to deliver a mes-

sage at the legislature

building in Victoria,

and invited others to

join him.

As it turns out, he

does not have to walk

alone.

Dick, a noted

Kwakwaka’wakw art-

ist, was joined in Port

McNeill Saturday by a

host of supporters who

helped him by offer-

ing blessings or joining

him on the trek to per-

form a symbolic break-

ing of a copper this

Sunday on the steps of

the legislature.

“It’s not just native

people who are at risk,”

said Dick. “We are all

in this together.”

Dick’s “walk” is

largely symbolic —

due to time constraints

parts of the trip are by

vehicle, though he and

those who have joined

him are marching on

foot through populated

areas and visiting First

Nations and big houses

along the way.

The breaking of cop-

per at the provincial

legislature is also large-

ly symbolic, he admits,

though it is a historically

powerful symbol within

the Kwakwaka’wakw

culture.

“It is used in many

ways,” Dick said of

the copper, which

before the Indian Act

of 1885 outlawed the

potlatch was

a key sym-

bol of a fam-

ily’s wealth

and prestige.

“In general, it’s a way

of bringing shame by

breaking copper on

someone. It brings

attention to a breach of

contract.”

The practice has

largely fallen out of

use as a shaming ritual,

said Harry Hawkins, a

Dzawada’enuxw First

Nations member from

Kingcome Inlet, mak-

ing this weekend’s ges-

ture particularly note-

worthy.

“People used to break

copper on one another

instead of making war,”

Hawkins said, noting

the most extreme appli-

cation of the ritual.

“When the big house

was built in Alert Bay,

all the people came

together and agreed

they would not break

copper on one another

any more,” Hawkins

said.

“ C o p p e r

symbo l i ze s

and represents

authority and

justice and

balance,” added Dick.

“It’s somewhat com-

plicated, but obviously

this is something very

important to our people

in our social structure.”

At issue, as the Idle

no More movement has

made clear, is the fed-

eral government’s pas-

sage last year of Bill

C-45, the omnibus bud-

get bill critics say strips

away First Nations

treaty rights while also

degrading protections

to the environment.

The federal govern-

ment is the primary tar-

get of Idle No More,

though Dick and the

other supporters note

provincial authorities

have a role in affording

stronger environmental

protection, including

oversight of salmon

feedlots, or open-net

pen fish farms.

“I’m very apprecia-

tive of the opportunity

to join you in Victoria,”

anti-farmed salmon

activist Morton told

Dick after he performed

a blessing song over

a traditional shield-

shaped copper placed

on the ground in the

middle of the crowd.

“I am seeing the wild

salmon being destroyed

by European viruses in

a place where I raised

my two children, and I

can’t take it any more.”

Dick, a hereditary

chief of the ‘Namgis

First Nation, began

his journey by travel-

ing from Cormorant

Island to Fort Rupert

Saturday to visit with

his Kwakiutl First

Nation relatives. He

and the family mem-

bers joining him on

the journey then trav-

eled to the BC Ferries

dock in Port McNeill

where he was joined

by more well-wishers,

including Morton and a

dozen sign-waving sup-

porters; Alert Bay priest

Lincoln McKoen, who

performed a traditional

church blessing with

incense, oil and water;

and Hawkins, who

joined Dick on the trek.

“I wanted to be here

at the start of my broth-

er’s walk,” Hawkins

said. “This walk has a

lot of meaning to it, for

all of us.”

Today Dick is

scheduled to appear

in Chemainus and

Duncan. The trip wraps

up Sunday with a walk

from the Swartz Bay

ferry dock to the legis-

lature, with the copper-

breaking event sched-

uled between noon and

1 p.m.

Hereditary chief Beau Dick prepares to begin his walk to Victoria Saturday in Port McNeill. J.R. Rardon

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Local proprietor retiresGazette staffBood’s Bootery,

the popular footwear

store in Port Hardy’s

Thunderbird Mall, has

closed its doors for the

final time.

The store has been

a fixture in the town

for 39 years but, with

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zon, former Mayor

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The store has had a

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locals snapped up pre-

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Hank Bood (centre) and family gather in Bood’s Bootery in Port Hardy’s Thunderbird Mall last week for the store’s final day of business. A O’Toole

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A League: Warriors at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Mustangs at Bulls, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

February 8-10Women’s hockey

Port McNeill Downpour tournament at Chilton Regional Arena. Friday 7-11:15 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-7:45 p.m.; Sunday finals 7:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Raffle table, concession, more.

February 9Rep hockey

North Island Eagles peewees host Alberni Valley in Tier 3 playoffs, 2:30 p.m., Port Hardy.

Men’s hockeyB League: Smokers vs. PH Oldtimers, 4:45 p.m., Port Hardy; Rookies vs. Whalers, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

February 10Rep hockey

North Island Eagles midgets host Juan de Fuca in Tier 3 playoffs, noon, Port Hardy.

Men’s hockeyB League: Stars vs. PH Oldtimers, 5:15 p.m., Port Hardy; Rookies vs. Smokers, 8:45 p.m., Port Hardy.

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February 16Minor Hockey

Port Alice Minor Hockey novice jamboree, 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Gazette staffForward Ethan Shaw

enjoyed a huge offensive

game, but it wasn’t quite

big enough to lift the North

Island Eagles midgets to vic-

tory in the opening game of

the Tier 3 Vancouver Island

North playoffs last week-

end.

Shaw scored all five Eagles

goals, but a big comeback

effort fell just short in a

6-5 road loss to the Alberni

Valley Bulldogs.

The midgets return to

action at home this weekend

in a must-win game against

Juan de Fuca. Puck drops at

noon at Don Cruickshank

Memorial Arena in Port

Hardy, with the winner

going on to the Vancouver

Island Hockey League Tier

3 semifinals.

Alberni Valley entered

Saturday’s game having

competed all season at the

Division I level, the highest

in the league. The Bulldogs

jumped to leads of 3-0 and

4-1, but the Eagles began

their rally on Shaw’s second

goal shortly before the mid-

game intermission, which

made it a 4-2 game.

Shaw and the hosts traded

two goals each over the lat-

ter half of the second period,

making it 6-4, before the

game turned defensive.

Alberni Valley did not

score again, and Shaw

scored off a Chad Bell assist

at 15:05 of the third period

to make it a one-goal game.

The loss forced the midg-

ets into a must-win game

Sunday against Juan de

Fuca, which suffered an 8-1

home loss to Alberni Valley

Sunday in the three-team

round-robin. The winner of

Sunday’s game will take the

North’s second seed into the

Island semifinals. Saanich,

Victoria and Sooke are the

three South Island teams

battling in the opposite

bracket.

Eric Kennelly had two

assists in Shaw’s scoring

spree Saturday. Chad Bell

and Malcolm Browne added

helpers in the loss.

Midget rally falls short in playoff opener

J.R. RardonGazette editorPORT McNEILL—

The Cowichan curl-

ing squad dispatched

Cloverdale in a one-sid-

ed final Sunday in the

BC/Yukon Command

Curling Playdowns

at Broughton Curling

Club.

But the winners

didn’t exactly lord

it up, as they’ll now

need some assistance

from their Peace Arch

Legion Chapter rivals

prior to the Canadian

Dominion champion-

ships in March.

Siblings Shannon

and Robbie Gallaugher

both curled for their

father, Duncan-based

skip Bob Gallaugher.

But the pair now live in

the Vancouver area and

train at the Richmond

club whose directors

include members of the

runner-up Cloverdale

rink.

“The kicker is, I’ve

got to go back to those

guys and ask for prac-

tice ice,” Shannon

Gallaugher said after

drawing handshakes

with an 8-1 lead

through seven ends

of Sunday’s final.

“And Rob (Dennis) is

the head chef at the

Richmond club. Now

it’s like, ‘oh, he’s going

to spit in my food.’”

With any luck,

Gallaugher will not

require the services of

a food tester before her

family rink travels to

represent the BC/Yukon

Command in the March

16-21 Royal Canadian

Legion curling finals

in Bloomfield Station,

PEI. It will mark the

second appearance for

the Cowichan rink,

which placed third in

the Dominion games in

2010.

Port McNeill’s

Legion Branch 281

and volunteers from

Broughton Curling

Club certainly left an

impression on the visi-

tors during their three-

day stay.

Friday’s opening

ceremonies included a

parade of athletes with

a full honour guard,

red serge-clad RCMP,

and a trio of bagpipers.

Curlers were welcomed

by zone commander

Bonnie West and Port

McNeill Mayor Gerry

Furney before Branch

281 president Grant

Anderson opened the

games.

Saturday featured a

skill competition, fol-

lowed by a banquet

for players, Broughton

Curling Club members

and their guests that

included live music

and a silent auction for

items donated by local

businesses.

“The community sup-

port has been outstand-

ing,” said Anderson.

“We didn’t get one ‘no’

answer from anybody

we talked to about

helping out.”

Sunday’s closing

ceremony brought

back the honour guard

and RCMP, and saw

both the winners

and runners-up from

Cloverdale receive

medals, small individ-

ual trophies, and sets

of paintings from local

artists Heather Brown

and Gordon Henschel.

“It was fantastic,”

Shannon Gallaugher

said of the weekend.

“You could tell the

community really pre-

pared for this event.

That’s the nice thing

about these small com-

munities that you miss

living in the city.”

Cowichan’s victo-

ry avenged an earlier

loss to Cloverdale in

the fourth draw, a loss

which sent Cowichan

into Saturday’s semifi-

nals against unbeaten

Ashcroft. But the rink

of the three Gallaughers

and lead James Turner

put away the Ashcroft

quartet, then grabbed

control early and never

let up in Sunday’s final.

The team earned

multiple-point steals

in the third, fourth and

seventh ends en route

to the win.

Maple Ridge claimed

third place in a coin

toss over Ashcroft.

Port McNeill’s

Branch 281 team of

Tim Chester, Paul

Bastarache, Chris

Walker and Scott

Mitchell, which was

thrown together for

the playdowns, did not

win a match during the

weekend.

Pomp and romp mark playdowns

James Turner and Robbie Gallaugher sweep a shot by teammate Shannon Gallaugher during the finals of the BC/Yukon Command curling playdowns Sunday at Broughton Curling Club in Port McNeill. Below, Port McNeill Mayor Gerry Furney is flanked by Cliff Slack and Grant Anderson of Port McNeill Legion Branch 281 during throwing of a cer-emonial first stone in Friday's opening ceremonies. J.R. Rardon

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competitors from across the province.

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Gazette staffAfter getting off to

a rocky start in the

Vancouver Island Tier

3 hockey playoffs, the

North Island Eagles

peewees hope to turn

around their postseason

when they host Alberni

Valley Saturday at 2:30

p.m. at Cruickshank

Memorial Arena.

The peewees suffered

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Islanders had compet-

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a 5-3 win over Alberni

Valley Sunday.

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earn the No. 2 seed

from the North into the

Island Tier 3 semifinals

beginning the follow-

ing week.

TriathlonPORT HARDY—

The North Island

Triathlon Club has

resumed its winter

training schedule in

preparation for the

2013 season, and new

members are welcome

to join the activities at

the pool, on the trails

or on cycles.

No-cost group runs

take place twice each

week from the Civic

Centre, beginning

at 6:30 p.m. each

Monday and 5:15 p.m.

on Thursdays.

Swimming passes are

available to club par-

ticipants at $25 for 10

pool sessions. Sessions

are held from 6-7:30

p.m. each Thursday

and include length

swimming, hot tub,

sauna and free time

at the end. Note: kids

are welcome but must

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minimum of level 4.

Spinning sessions on

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Peewees to host playoff contestSportsBriefs

Gazette staffPORT HARDY—

Both North Island

bantam sides can take

something away from

last weekend’s hockey

tourney at the Don

Cruickshank Memorial

Arena in Port Hardy.

After a three game,

round-robin stage on

Friday and Saturday

between eight teams,

Port Hardy faced off

against Powell River in

the seventh place game

on Sunday.

Save for a two minute

spell, the locals could

have won the game.

Port Hardy was the

better team in the

first period and took

a deserved lead when

Riley Nelson convert-

ed an assist from Jake

Heller with 9:01 on the

clock.

The locals then held

off the visitors and

looked fairly comfort-

able going into the

break.

The tide turned when

the puck dropped for

the second period, the

visitors scoring directly

from the face-off, lev-

eling the scores mere

seconds into play.

Thirty seconds later

they took the lead with

a lightning-quick attack

to put the locals on the

back foot.

Before the period

was two minutes old

Powell River added a

third as a speculative

flick forward took an

unfortunate deflec-

tion to find it’s way

past Port Hardy goalie

Sarah Case.

Port Hardy did its best

to fight back but was

hampered somewhat by

a series of penalties and

was unlucky once again

in the closing minutes

of the period as a long

shot found the back of

the net, Case unsight-

ed from the puck by a

screen of players.

Sage Hanuse pulled

one back for the home

side on a breakaway

effort in the third,

Clayton MacDonald

notching an assist, but

this ended the scoring.

The local players can

keep their heads up

after a fine display, the

4-2 score slightly mis-

leading as to how close

the game was.

Port McNeill’s side

took the ice for the

next game, playing the

Campbell River Eagles

after a draw with

Oceanside Steelers in

their opening game

earned them a slot in

the fifth place final.

The home side took

the lead after Cameron

Grant scored off a

Jaidyn Staniforth assist

in the first.

The visitors then

fired home a trio of

long-range efforts that

found their way into

the McNeill net before

adding a fourth on a

put-back to take a com-

manding lead at the end

of the first.

The home side came

out firing on all cyl-

inders in the second,

Staniforth grabbing an

early strike off Grant’s

assist as the home side

took the game to the

visitors.

The duo combined

again midway through

the period as Staniforth

added a second and

brought the McNeill

side back within one.

The visitors found

their feet again on a

power play late in the

period and made it 6-3

just before the buzzer.

In the third period the

visitors put the game

out of reach with two

more strikes, finishing

the scoring at 8-3.

The third place game

saw the Campbell

River Sabres beating

the Cowichan Valley

Flyers 3-0 before the

Oceanside Steelers beat

the crosstown Storm

4-3 in a shootout to

take top honours.

Bantams battle in tourney

Above: Port McNeill bantams' captain Jaidyn Staniforth leads by example, fighting for the puck from his knees under pressure from Campbell River Eagles players. Below: Port Hardy bantam goalie Sarah Case stops the puck from a Powell River shot during the teams' game last weekend. A O'Toole

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Tourney revivedJ.R. RardonGazette editorPORT McNEILL—

After a popular, 15-year

run the Port McNeill

Downpour women’s

hockey tournament

suffered its first cancel-

lation a year ago.

To the delight of

local women players,

the tourney is back

on the ice and ready

for puck drop tomor-

row evening at Chilton

Regional Arena.

“We started work-

ing on it as soon as

last year’s (tourna-

ment) was cancelled,”

said Sonya Strang, co-

organizer of the event

for the local Downpour

team. “We had it con-

firmed by Dec. 15,

when we had to com-

mit to the ice rental.”

From its start in

the late 1990s, the

Downpour tournament

was a popular event

for local and visiting

teams, and by the mid-

2000s had developed

a waiting list of teams

trying to get in.

But that changed

abruptly last year, after

several teams were left

stranded on the North

Island when a mud-

slide closed Highway

19 for nearly two days

in November 2011

after the women had

played a tournament in

Port Hardy.

Between that and

another tournament set

up in Nanaimo during

the Downpour’s tradi-

tional February week-

end, local organizers

found too few teams

willing to travel north

to host a viable tourney

in 2012.

“We got seven teams

signed up this year,”

said Strang. “Hopefully

they’ve forgotten about

the road closure by

now.”

The field includes

three local teams —

the Downpour and Ice

Storm of Port McNeill

and the Port Hardy

Wild — and a quar-

tet of down-Island

squads made up of

both returning clubs,

like the Victoria Furies,

and first-time entrants

like the Oceanside

Shadowmakers.

Three games are

scheduled Friday

beginning at 7 p.m.

A full day of hockey

will begin at 8 a.m.

Saturday, which ends

with the traditional

dinner and social at

the Haida-Way Inn that

evening.

The four finals games

commence at 7:30 a.m.

Sunday.

Linda Cochrane performs mock CPR on fallen Port McNeill Downpour teammate Boni Sharpe during the 2008 Downpour women's hockey tournament. J.R. Rardon

The Rez Dogz floor hockey team present Overwaitea's Craig Ferguson and Franco Magliocchi with jerseys as honorary members and a plaque thanking them for the store's support. The team will be holding a by-donation barbecue at the store tomorrow to raise funds to bring the youths to a tourney in Port Alberni. A O'Toole


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Gazette staffPORT HARDY—North

Island writer’s Garth

Holden and Jon Taylor will

be reading their award win-

ning short stories at the Port

Hardy Library on Saturday,

Feb. 16, at 10:30 a.m.

Holden, of Port Hardy, is a

self-taught writer and a full

time mental health worker.

His award winning stories

and essays have appeared

in numerous anthologies,

literary and science fiction

magazines.

Taylor, a retired fisher-

man, has been writing since

he was a child. Jon’s short

story Fifteen Miles South of

the Arctic Circle just won

first place at the Vancouver

Writer’s Fest. He lives on

Malcolm Island. In addi-

tion to his writing, Jon is an

accomplished musician and

wood carver. He is often in

demand as a teller of tales.

Following the reading,

the two authors will be

happy to answer questions

from the audience.

Everyone is welcome.

For more information con-

tact Indira Wickremasinghe

at 250-949-6661.

Port Hardy library hosts writers’ cafe

“An honourable and tolerant man”Born in Alberta, Andy grew up in Eastern

Canada and lived in several provinces and all over BC before nally settling on the North

Island.

He loved the outdoors and its pastimes, foremost among them, baseball, shing, bocce and beer. A game of cards with good friends after a tasty dinner was ne entertainment for Andy Brown.

He fought his nal battle with courage and dignity and will be truly missed by his many

friends and family.

Among family members left to mourn are his daughter Amber Brown, his partner Barb

McBride and her children to whom he was a great dad.

We will celebrate Andy’s life on Saturday, February 9 at 2pm at the Civic Centre.

Andy Glen BrownApril 5, 1952-February 1, 2013

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Paul James Herrling. Left to be remembered by loving wife Lori, daughters Amanda, Jennifer and Tara (Jeremy), son Lance, grandchildren Payton and Kiah, mother Esther, mother-in-law Lorraine Earp, brothers Mike (Marg), Steven, Danny (June) in-laws Kerry (Sue), Robin (Krista), Lisa (Ron) and several aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. Predeceased by Father Richard Herrling. Born and raised in Sooke, B.C. where he was known as the third brother of the famed “Birling Herrlings” he spent over twenty years performing with the Wickheim Timber shows all over the world. Paul went on to win Titles Senior Amateur World Champion and Canadian Champion of log birling. Pauls employment in the forestry industry led him to Port McNeill where he started a family. He later returned to his hometown where he continued as a logger while raising his teenage daughters. Paul enjoyed hunting and fi shing with family and long-time friend Shawn Pearson (Spoony). His humorous and social nature made everyone feel like a friend and kept us all laughing. A celebration of life will be held at 3pm Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Sooke Community Hall. Special thanks to the Sooke Hospice Society and VIHA. In Lieu of fl owers donations can be made to the Sooke Hospice Society.

PAUL JAMES HERRLING December 5,1958 - January 27, 2013

John Wilfrid BarréIt is with great sadness we announce the

passing of our dearest father, grandfather, great-grandfather John. He was predeceased

by his wife Francis in 1983.

He leaves behind his loving family, Lynda (Ken), Ron (Joanne), Jeannette (Dean), 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. A

Celebration of John’s life will be held at 2:00 pm on Feb. 9th at

1731 To no Pl., Comox, B.C.

Arrangements entrusted to Comox Valley Funeral Home, Courtenay, BC, 250-334-0707.�

Forest Stewardship Plan and Community Forest Open House

The North Island Community Forest LP has drafted a Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) covering the operating areas of the Community Forest. The proposed FSP covers areas on Northern Vancouver Island near Quatse Lake, Alice Lake and Marble River within the North Island – Central Coast Forest District and is now available for public review and comment.

This FSP proposes results and strategies that the NICF LP (the FSP “holder”) set out to manage for natural resource management values including those for cultural heritage, landscape level biodiversity, soils, fi sheries, water quality, aquatic habitats, stand level retention and visual quality.

This FSP is available for review and comment for a 60-day period, from February 7, 2013 until April 9, 2013. We wish to invite all members of the public, First Nations and all other stakeholders to review this FSP.

This advertisement serves as notice to all trappers, guide outfi tters and recreation operators that the North Island Community Forest LP propose forest operations within the areas shown and described on the FSP.

The FSP will be available for review at the following location during regular business hours. Please call ahead to ensure that a licensee representative will be available to meet with you.

Ministry of Forests, Range and Natural Resource Operations2217 Mine Road, Fort McNeill, BC

(250) 956-5000

Alternatively,

The North Island Community Forest Shareholders and Directorsare hosting an Open House

March 9, 2013 • 1 pm to 4 pm at 1775 Grenville Place, Port McNeill, BC, V0N 2R0

All are Welcome – food and refreshments available!

If you wish to make an appointment to view the amendment or neither of the above options is available to you, please contact the North Island Community Forest Directors at [email protected] or call 250 902-9604 to arrange another time and location.

Please submit all written comments prior to April 9, 2013 to the attention of:

North Island Community Forest LPP.O. Box 668, Port Hardy, BC, V0N 2P0

Email: [email protected]

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS DEATHS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The next regular School Board Meeting of the Board of Education of School District No. 85

(Vancouver Island North) will be held on

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 6:00 p.m. North Island Secondary School

This is a public meeting. All interested parties are welcome.

DEATHS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAM GIFTS IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE BC

Help Tomorrow’s Families Today– leave a gift in your will.

[email protected]

DEATHS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

ABORIGINAL YOUTH!! SPORT & ACTIVE LIVING

LEADERSHIP (SALL) Application due Feb 11.All-expense paid trip to

GATHERING OUR VOICES2013 in Penticton BC.

March 19-22. E-mail [email protected]

COMING EVENTS

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COMING EVENTS

CALL FOR ENTRIES11TH ANNUAL

Kitty Coleman WoodlandArt & Bloom Festival.

Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.

Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 17,18, 19

Applications for Artisans are available at

[email protected] 250-338-6901

COMING EVENTS

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COMING EVENTS

HISTORICAL ARMS Collec-tors Guns-Knives-Militaria An-tiques Show & Sale Saturday March 9, 9am-5pm, Sunday March 10, 9am-5pm. Heritage Park, 44140 Luckackuck Way, Chilliwack (exit 116 off Hwy 1) Buy-Sell-Swap. For info or ta-ble rentals Gordon 604-747-4704 Al 604-941-8489. Check our website www.HACSbc.ca

The 4th annual WCOWMA-BC Convention & Trade Show will be held at the Ramada Convention Centre (36035 North Parallel Rd) in Abbotsford on February 7-9, 2013. Workshops, open forum discus-sions, networking opportunities and door prizes. Trade show admission is complimentary. Don’t miss the only wastewater trade show and convention in BC. Info at www.wcowma-bc.com.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGThe Annual General

Meeting of The Owners’, Strata Plan No. 349,

Cedar Heights Mobile Home Park, will be held on Sunday, February 24,

2013 at 4:00pm at the Quarterdeck Inn

(Conference Room). 6555 Hardy Bay Road,

Port Hardy, B.C.

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North Island Church ServicesPORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCHCorner of Trustee & Highland

Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities

Office: 250-949-6844www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca

Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/13

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED

Reverend Wade Allen9190 Granville St. Port Hardy

Phone 250-949-624711:00 a.m. Sunday School and Service

Wed., 1:00 pm Bible StudyEveryone welcome

Meeting rooms available [email protected]

11/13

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH2540 Catala Place Port McNeill

(across from Firehall)Sunday

10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741

Pastor Stan Rukin Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor

Cell: 250-527-0144Office hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Thurs

Visitors always welcomewww.ptmcfullgospel.org

11/13

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay

Sunday Services - 10 amReverend Lincoln Mckoen

1-250-974-5844Warden Flora Cook

250-974-5945Warden Joan Stone

250-974-2234 11/13

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

4680 Byng Rd. Port HardyPastor George Hilton

250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826“Everyone welcome”

Saturday Services9:30am - Bible Study groups

10:45am - Worship/Praise serviceWednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting

Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education

250-949-8243 11/13

NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Sunday MassesSt. Mary’s Port McNeill: 9am

St. Bonaventure Port Hardy: 11amSt. Theresa’s Port Alice:

Saturdays 5:00pmAlert Bay: 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10am Father Roger Poblete 250-956-3909

11/13

PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH

2501 Mine RoadSunday

9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School11:00 am - Worship Service

7:00 pm - Evening FellowshipYouth Group Wed - 7:00 pm

Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.

For information contact

11/13

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE

(8635 Granville St. Port Hardy)250-949-8125

11/13

PORT HARDYCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St

Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pmTuesday Prayer 7:30 pm

Midweek Biblestudies - Call the church for time and place

250-949-6466Pastor George & Karen Ewald

(home) 250-949-9674E-Mail:[email protected]

11/13

PORT ALICE ANGLICAN- UNITED FELLOWSHIP

Reverend Wade Allen

Sunday Services - 4pm1-250-949-6247

Box 159, Port AliceYou are extended a special invitation to

share in our Services 11/13

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITEDANGLICAN CHURCH

250-956-3533


Sunday Worship - 9:00am

Reverend Wade Allen

All Welcome

175 Cedar Street Port McNeill 11/13

GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village

(8898 Park Dr)

Saturday/Sabbath

10:00 am-Sabbath School

11:15 am-Worship Service

Pastor Randy Elliott

250-230-1885 cell 11/13

NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CRACROFT ISLANDMINSTREL ISLAND TURNOUR ISLAND AND HARDWICKE ISLAND

RE: PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF RURAL AGENCY STORE

The Liquor Distribution Branch invites community input

on a request to establish a Rural Agency Store (RAS) at the Port Harvey Marine Resort in the community of Cracroft Island.

The intent of a RAS is to provide liquor service in rural communities and tourist destination resorts, in order to give people in these communities

better, more convenient access to beverage alcohol products.RAS’s are established in rural communities where

it is too small to operate a Government Liquor Store.

RAS’s will be established, where there is a suitable business i.e. an existing independently-owned full service general grocery store.

Only one Rural Agency Store authorization in a community is permitted.Written comments will be accepted until February 28, 2013.

Your submissions may be used by the LDB in the decision process.

LIQUOR DISTRIBUTION BRANCH, AREA MANAGER’S OFFICE

2625 RUPERT STREET, VANCOUVER, BC V5M 3T5

AREA MANAGER’S EMAIL: [email protected]

FIRST AID

INSTRUCTORS

NIC

.BC

.CA

North Island College’s First Aid Department is looking for certified First Aid instructors on an as needed basis to teach:

WorkSafeBC OFA Level 1, 2, 3 & Transportation Endorsement Canadian Red Cross all levels

Please send resume by Feb 28, 2013 to

Susan MurrayRegional Continuing Education & Training Officer

2300 Ryan Road, Courtenay, BC

V9N 8N6

[email protected]


LEGALS

NOTICE OF ABANDONMENTPursuant to BC Reg 26/81Abandonment Part Two of the Residential Tenancy Act no-tice is hereby given by land-lord Retire West Communities, Box 2, 5250 Beaver Harbour Rd, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0. Manufactured home, serial # 3035, currently stored at #59 Beaver Harbour Village Port Hardy will be sold on or after thirty days of this notice unless registered owners kelly McDo-nald take possession, estab-lish a right to possession or make application to the court to establish the right.

PERSONALS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSPort Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm. Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm.

LEGALS

OPLACES F WORSHIP


PERSONALS

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS - Port Hardy meets on Mondays at 7:30pm & Fridays at 8pm. Located at Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray St. (rear entrance), Port Hardy, B.C. For more information call 1-877-379-6652.

LOST AND FOUND

LOST CHEVROLET Chey-enne keys. If found call 250-230-4788.

TOYOTA KEYS dropped off at the Gazette offi ce. Please call to identify keychains on ring. 250-949-6225.

TRAVEL

GETAWAYS

LONG BEACH - Ucluelet - Deluxe waterfront cabin,sleeps

6, BBQ. Spring Special. 2 nights $239 or 3 nights $299 Pets Ok. Rick 604-306-0891

LEGALS

OPLACES F WORSHIP

TRAVEL

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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LIFE CHANGERS! Dis-tributors required for non-com-petition health product. Online at: www.ourwow.info and then at: www.jusuru.com/change. Or call 780-239-8305 or email to: [email protected]

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

OPLACES F WORSHIP

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Techni-cians and Electricians for vari-ous sites across Alberta. Send resume to: [email protected] or fax 780-955-HIRE.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SignUp Online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

HELP WANTED

AVIATION WEATHER OB-SERVER, P/T 1 day/week, 6 hrs/day. Set-up, release, track large balloons. $20/hr. Gr 12, data entry, WHMS, First Aid, Transportation of dangerous goods, Drivers Licence, Se-curity check. Email resume:[email protected]


OPLACES F WORSHIP

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

HOECHUCKER OPERATOR

Lasota Contracting Ltd is seeking a

qualified Hoechucker Operator.

This is a fulltime position.

Union plus rate.


Maxwell Parohl of Port Hardy,

1, hams it up while colouring

during the recent Literacy

Day event at the Book Nook.

J.R. Rardon

smile...of the week.

GAZETTENORTH ISLAND

Lisa HarrisonSales Rep

An active part of your business

and our communities. Let me

help your business get business.

Together we can help the North

Island stay strong and grow!!

Give me a call at

250-949-6225or email me at:

[email protected]

One quick turn...

and it’s all over for this dog!

Dogs are easily jolted out of open pick-ups and

often suffer crippling injuries

or death. Use a

protective kennel secured to the

truck bed, or better yet, let your

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OFFLOADING SUPERVISOR

This part time contract position reports to the

general manager of the Quatsino Economic

Development Limited Partnership. The

successful applicant must have experience in

the offloading and transportation services and

should have current certificates in the operations

of forklifts and hiab. A valid drivers license is

required. The workload will vary depending on

the time of the year.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

offloading services and providing equipment,

materials, services and staff to meet the

offloading schedule.

routing or tracking of transportation

vehicles.

wharf during offloads.

working order.

captain, trucking company and accounting

office.

and procedures as well as safety rules and

regulation.

cell phone will be provided.

Please provide a resume and salary

expectations to:

Quatsino Economic Development LP

Fax: 250-902-0638

or email [email protected]

by February 15, 2013

Looking for Heavy Duty Journeymen Mechanic to

work in a heated shop.

Day shift work, four on, three off.

Responsibilities:

deficiencies.

Experience & Essential Skills:

programs

Education:

Essential Skills:

Heavy Duty Journeymen Mechanic

NOW HIRINGWestern Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results. We currently have the following openings:

Area EngineerCertified Saw FilerCertified Millwright

Heavy Duty MechanicDetailed job postings can be viewed at

http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careersWFP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to:

Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611



HELP WANTED


HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

DAVE LANDON Motors has an opening for an Automotive Salesperson. This is a full time commissioned position and comes with a full benefi ts package. The position requires a commitment of time, energy, constant learning, profi ciency with new technology, ambition and t he ability to excel in cus-tomer service. If you have these skills needed to suc-ceed, please email you re-sume to [email protected].

HANDYMAN HELPER. Must be able to use hand tools, paint, minor plumbing skills. Reliable. $12/hr to start. Job starts immediately. Contact Brian 250-230-3702.

If you are Energetic, Motivated and have the desire to join a “Customer First Family”, we are inviting you to come grow with us. We are one of West-ern Canada’s fastest growing automotive companies and al-ways looking for great people to join our team. We’re ac-cepting resumes for all depart-ments and all positions: Management, Sales, Service (technicians), Parts, Body Shop and Accounting. Interested in joining our team? Email Darryl Payeur at [email protected] . Bannister GM Vernon, Bannis-ter GM Edson, Bannister Honda Vernon, Browns GM Dawson Creek, Champion GM Trail, Huber Bannister Chevro-let Penticton, Salmon Arm GM Salmon Arm and growing.

NI SPORTSMAN Steak & Piz-za House in Port McNeill is now hiring food servers. Must be willing to work some week-ends. Please apply in person 1547 Beach Dr.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Journeyman HD mechanic required for oilfi eld construc-tion company. Duties will in-clude servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equip-ment. The job will be predomi-nately shop work , but with a portion of your time spent in the fi eld. A mechanics truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta. Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051.

LEMARE GROUP is accept-ing resumes for the following positions:• Coastal Certifi ed Hand Fall-ers• Grapple Yarder Operators• Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers• Grader Operator• Boom man• Heavy Duty MechanicFulltime camp with union rates/benefi ts. Please send re-sumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to offi [email protected]

LIVE-IN NANNY needed for two children ages 3 & 8. Must be reliable, non-smoker, non-drinker. FMI 250-902-0501 or cell 250-902-8803.

LABOURERS

PORTAGE College in Lac La Biche, AB, is looking for Maintenance Ser-vice Workers. For more info, visit our website at portagecollege.ca or call 1-866-623-5551, ext. 5597.

HELP WANTED

SALES

SALES MANAGER Wanted! JRP Solutions is looking for a self motivated, experienced sales professional to develop a network of sales channels for our software. Interested parties can submit resumes to [email protected] up to Feb 18, 2013.

TRADES, TECHNICAL

SHORE MECHANIC – F/THeavy Duty Mechanic Certifi -cate or equivalent w/5 yrs exp.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

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

JOTUL F100 approved Par-lour style Woodstove. Heats up to 1000 sq.ft. Ornate but ef-fi cient top or rear fl ue outlet. Hardly used with installation manual. $300 or make an of-fer. 250-949-8959 anytime.

ROTEC ELECTRIC bed. Dbl size with night light under bed. New foam core mattress. Mat-tress has 2 different fi rmness counts. Includes set of fl annel sheets. $500. Call 250-949-6544.

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

PORT MCNEILL- Perfect Starter! 3 bdrms, 1 bath, big shop/garage, nice yard, good street for kids. 2550 Cassiar Place. $129,900. Call (250)230-0276.

SELLING 1276 sq ft, 2 bed-room home + loft in Sointula, B.C. With 5.14 treed acres; an added value!Caroline 250-973-6294

HOUSES FOR SALE

Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY

with Well-Maintained Furnished Home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm,

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The Rotary Club CornerLeading up to 100 years of Rotary in BC, these spots highlight member profiles of the Rotary Club of Port Hardy

Rotary is a club combined of business

people, managers and professionals

that want to serve the local

and International communities.

If this interests you, contact

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Sandy Grenier

Public Relations

Sandy is the publisher of the North Island Gazette. Joined Rotary October 2011. Married to Marc and has two children. Soccer, dancing and triathlons keep our family active. I was invited to come out and see if Rotary was for me and my family. It’s great being a part of a strong community minded group of people who work hard together to make the North Island a better place. Locally and Internationally. The Rotary Club is also a great way to connect and meet new people and as Public Relations help keep the community informed of our projects.

Robert Gagnon

Community Service

I was approached by Gene Cadwallader approximately 2 1/2 years ago. He said that he thought I would be a good fit in the Rotary Club. It meshed into my life without sacrificing time.

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Some animals can’t bear hibernationMany believe black

bears hibernate, includ-

ing many biologists —

one senior large car-

nivore specialist with

the B.C. government

offering the insight

that bears foraging for

food during winter are

old or diseased bears

in ill-health.

Black bears are not

true hibernators like

marmots or chipmunks

and in many regions,

such as our own tem-

perate climate, bears

are active all year

round. Terms such as

torpor or winter leth-

argy are being used

to replace hibernation

when describing black

bear winter activity.

During a recent

ski and snowshoe

trip to Merry Widow

Mountain, on our

last day out, gliding

below the sub-alpine

on a gorgeous win-

ter morning, we were

nearing the transition

zone of changing to

snowshoes when a 5-6

year old bear dropped

down from a 10-foot

rock embankment to

my left. His coat was

sleek, with a excellent

layer of winter fat, a

bear in his prime.

I was in a bit of a

dopey stupor, lulled by

the warmth of the sun

and the crisp, glitter-

ing snow blanket that

enveloped us, and to

have this bruin drop

in on us made our day.

We were in heaven.

What finally kicked

me out of my stupor

was the realization that

the bear had stopped

directly in my path.

He was probably in as

much of a winter stupor

as myself, and it was

evident that physical

contact was imminent

until I verbally wished

him a pleasant day.

Like greased light-

ening, all four paws

seeking traction in

snow like spinning

all-season tires, he

scrambled down the

face, snow flying in all

directions as he voiced

his disapproval in no

uncertain terms.

This bear wasn’t

sickly or old, as many

biologists would expect

for a black bear active

during winter months,

and this bear wasn’t

an anomaly. It was just

one of a few hundred

I have observed dur-

ing the winter months

since the early nineties

on the North Island,

the majority of which

were healthy.

Like bear behaviour,

you also have to con-

sider regional seasonal

activity to get an accu-

rate picture, although

some senior biologists

prefer to toss a gener-

alized winter blanket

over the subject.

Of course, the whole

hibernation issue

brings us to the ques-

tion, ‘Do bears def-

ecate in the woods?’

During winter leth-

argy they do not, nor

do they urinate. They

are the ultimate green

recycling machine.

The small amount of

urine produced is reab-

sorbed into their kid-

neys, while their body

fat is metabolized to

produce the calories

and water they need to

survive. Through this

process they are able

to maintain their bone

and muscle mass.

This is unlike true

hibernators such as the

chipmunk. The chip-

munk lowers its body

temperature to almost

freezing and its heart

rate from 350 beats per

minute to as slow as

4 bpm. It also must

wake every few weeks

to eat and defecate.

The only connection

bears do have to the

chipmunk is that dur-

ing the next few weeks

sows will be giving

birth to chipmunk-

size cubs, which are

blind and very lightly

furred. They are not,

however, formless bits

of mush sculpted by

their mother’s tongue

as was once believed,

which was responsible

for the expression,

‘licked into shape’.

Unlike adult bears,

cubs aren’t toilet

trained and do defe-

cate, and like any good

mother they clean up

after their young. And

this is where recycling

is taken to a whole

new level, as the sow’s

tongue is used as the

pooper scooper.

Lawrence Woodall is a longtime naturalist who has spent much of his life in the outdoors.

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WoodallDoesn’t this bear know it should be hiber-nating? Many black bears in this region stay active throughout the winter, contrary to some expectations. Larry Woodall

north island gazette, february 07, 2013

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