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House hosts kids in Gwamyasap’a.

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• A REAL CUT-UPMagic show raises

money for firefighters Sparky Fund.

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• HOME RUNNISS grad returns

to Port McNeill in island-long marathon.

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THURS., JUNE 6, 2013

LETTERS Page 7

NORTH ISLAND LIFE Page 11

SPORTS Page 13

CLASSIFIEDS Page 16-18

J.R. RardonGazette editorAn adult male grizzly

bear was destroyed by the Conservation Officer Service Monday morn-

ing after breaking into a Marine Harvest hatchery near Beaver Cove and kill-ing a rottweiler dog one day earlier.

“These were very unfor-

tunate circumstances,” said Steve Petrovcic, a North Island Zone conservation officer based in Black Creek. “No Conservation Officer likes to destroy

such a beautiful, majes-tic animal, but when its behaviour is such that it’s habituated it’s likely to get into additional conflict with humans.”

The CO service was notified about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 2, after an

Grizzly put down after attack

Hans Janse pours while Gary McMillan spreads concrete dur-ing a volunteer work party to install new playground equip-ment last week-end at Eagle View Elementary School in Port Hardy. More cov-erage appears in next week’s Gazette.

See page 4‘Bear spotted’

J.R. Rardon

Hunter rescued in helicopter airliftGazette staffPORT HARDY—The crew of an

RCAF Cormorant helicopter evac-uated a hunter in possible medi-cal distress from a remote inlet on Brooks Peninsula, northern Vancouver Island, early Saturday morning.

Canadian Coast Guard radio received a call for help from a

hunting party late evening Friday, May 31, which was passed to Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria. After consulting with Port Alice RCMP and BC Ambulance, a 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron Cormorant was launched from 19 Wing Comox to perform the medical evacuation.

Flying through snow-showers

and with limited visibility, the Cormorant crew arrived on-scene shortly after midnight.

“We had a latitude and longitude for the location, but the weather was very poor. Fortunately the hunting party set up a signal fire that we could see through our night vision goggles,” said Captain Jeff Barth, first officer, who was

performing his first search and res-cue mission as a newly graduated Cormorant pilot.

The crew had to make three low passes over the inlet before finding a safe area to hoist in the Search and Rescue Technicians.

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all play

See page 4‘Hunter in distress’

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Western Forest Products Inc. of Campbell River, BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), North Island and Central Coast Office for a Temporary Permit – Helicopter Drop Zones and Log Storage, File Number 1414022, situated on Provincial Crown land located in Hardy Inlet. For a more information or to make written comments, please contact: Michelle Baker, FIT at mbaker@westernforest.com – 250-287-5044 OR Kathryn Howard at Kathryn.howard@gov.bc.ca - 250-956-5006. The review and comment period will last 30 days from June 6, 2013. Comments will be received until July 4, 2013. FLNR office may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending Please be sure to cite the Applicant’s name and the location of the proposed activity and File Number for reference. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at FLNR office.

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Western Forest Products Inc. of Campbell River, BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), North Island and Central Coast Office for a Temporary Permit – Helicopter Drop Zones and Log Storage, File Number 1414093, situated on Provincial Crown land located in Wakeman Sound. For a more information or to make written comments, please contact: Michelle Baker, FIT at mbaker@westernforest.com – 250-287-5044 OR Kathryn Howard at Kathryn.howard@gov.bc.ca - 250-956-5006. The review and comment period will last 30 days from June 6, 2013. Comments will be received until July 4, 2013. FLNR office may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending Please be sure to cite the Applicant’s name and the location of the proposed activity and File Number for reference. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at FLNR office.

Gazette staffPORT HARDY—

The Mount Waddington Health Network came together last week at Port Hardy’s Civic Centre to hear the final report on the hous-ing and homelessness needs assessment.

The report, a year in the making, was performed through the North Island Community Services Society and takes a comprehensive look at issues affecting and influencing hous-ing difficulties on the North Island.

The report’s execu-tive summary explains that, with a baseline now established, the report will be used “to ensure that future plan-ning and community development activities are driven by a com-prehensive understand-ing and appreciation of community needs, assets and priorities.”

In monetary terms, the report will help with gaining direct and targeted investment as well as in leveraging the funds supplied to the group by VIHA. “We can take this report and show where the gaps are — it’s not

just our perception,” said Alyson Hagan Johnson, MWHN co-chair and chair of the NICSS.

The report found that issues surround-ing housing are com-plex and multi-faceted,

describing the situation as “not a simple case of too many people and too few houses.”

After hearing a presen-tation from the report’s co-authors Valerie Nash and Annemarie Koch, attendees of the forum

broke off to discuss and strategize on four major areas: afford-able housing, housing at-risk youth, seniors’ housing and support-ive housing for people with barriers/disabili-ties.

“The report is really a good baseline for us,” said Bev Parnham, Mayor of Port Hardy and a participant in the health network. “It clearly shows each North Island commu-nity is unique and has unique needs. We’ve know for some time we need to look at housing in Port Hardy.”

Attendees at the Health Network forum break into small groups to discuss specific housing issues. A O’Toole

“The report is really a good baseline for us. It clearly shows each North Island community is unique and

has unique needs.”

Bev Parnham

Health Network hears report on Hardy housing

Wet ‘n

wild

Jorja Plautz, Brooke Mercer and Edie McCulley whoop it up during the recent Splash-and-Dash kids’ duathlon held at Port McNeill Swimming Pool and the adjacent NISS track. The event provided young North Island students an intro-duction to multi-sport participation.

Mike McCulley

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Village of Port Alice

Public notice2013 Annual Municipal Report

The Village of Port Alice 2013 Annual Municipal Report will be available to the public for inspection on June 11, 2013. The document can be viewed at the municipal office during regular business hours Monday to Friday between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm or by visiting the Village’s website at www.Portalice.ca.

The report includes:2012 Audited Municipal Financial Statements2012 Schedule of Payments made to Elected Officials and

Employees2012 Schedule of Payments made for Goods & Services2012 Annual Progress Report & Statement of Major Projects2012 Statement of Permissive Tax Exemptions2012 Statement of Municipal Services & Operations2012 North Island Community Forest Income Statement & Balance Sheet2012 Strategic Community Investment Funds Plan and Progress Report2013 Statement of Goals and Objectives

The Village of Port Alice Council will be adopting the 2013 Annual Municipal Report at the Regular Council meeting held on Wednesday, June 26th at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers and will be available to answer any questions relating to these documents.

Madeline McDonald,Administrator

Village of Port Alice

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Albert Charlie began working at Hardy Buoys in August 2008. He says he decided to apply for a job at Hardy Buoys because he had heard it was a fun place to work. He certain-ly brings his own style of fun into work, he will do any job, with humour and a smile. Albert started on the line as a fi sh processor, has been a Leadhand, a Supervisor and is now the company’s Smoke Master, responsible for the perfect smok-ing of all the product that goes through the facility. Albert is a forklift instructor, has completed an Occupational Health & Safety Supervisors course and just passed Level 3 First Aid. He is looked up to and respected by his crew, he is a good teacher and mentor in the workplace. He was born and raised in Port Hardy, has lived here his entire life. A proud father of 3 boys, Albert and his fi ancee Rachel enjoy spend-ing time with friends and family. He loves sports and is the Manager & Captain of the Hardy Buoys Baseball & Hockey teams. He is also someone the company can count on to be at every fundraising and community event. Albert says he is very happy with his life at this time, being surrounded by good people he fi gures he will stay right where he is at, he enjoys what he is doing. Hardy Buoys is happy to have Albert as a member of their Amazing Crew.

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from page 1employee at Marine Harvest’s Tsulton Hatchery arrived to check on the property and the status of the rottweiler, whose owner was away.

The employee discovered the dog’s empty collar attached to its line on a dog run and found a panel of fencing knocked out.

“He proceeded out of the dog run compound, walked southwest toward a

pond, and at that point identified what he believed was a grizzly bear,” Petrovcic said.

Petrovcic and another CO immediately geared up and drove to the Beaver Cove site, where they found blood, bear paw prints and drag marks, along with a fragment of what may have been dog bone.

Later Sunday, the officers set two culvert traps and a cable leg snare in the general

vicinity, baited with beaver meat.

Upon returning to the site early Monday morning, Petrovcic said, the COs found the bruin in the cable trap.

“We consulted with a senior ministry (of Environment) vet and determined this animal was not a candidate for relocation,” he said. “It had clearly exhibited desensitized behaviour toward human structures. There was actually evidence

of the bear being up on the rear deck of residence, and it killed a dog and caused other property damage.”

The officers put down the bear and took the carcass immediately to Nanaimo for a necropsy at the Ministry of Environment offices.

Petrovcic said anybody involved in a wild animal conflict should call the CO’s reporting hotline at 1-877-952-7277.

Bear spotted after attack

Gazette staffA pair of free work-

shops on customer service will be offered on the North Island June 10 to help local businesses and their employees in dealing with their customers.

A morning session will be held at North Island College in Port Hardy from 9 a.m.-noon. The workshop moves to Port McNeill in the afternoon, with Community Futures Mount Waddington

hosting from 1:30-4:30 p.m.

“Customer service is vital to all business-es,” said Joli White, Vancouver Island North tourism coordi-nator. “Now is a good time to shine the spot-light on the importance of these interactions, with consumer activity in North Island com-munities beginning to increase as the summer season approaches.”

The workshops are fully sponsored by the

Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce, the Port McNeill Chamber of Commerce, and Vancouver Island North Tourism, and there is no charge for participants to attend.

To register, con-tact the Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce at 250-949-7622 or phccadm@cablerock-et.com, or the Port McNeill Chamber of Commerce at 250-956-3131 or portmcneill-chamber@telus.net.

Free customer service workshop offered

Two dog ride

Patches, left, and Oreo give owner Deidre Haight a tow during a scooter outing Sunday in downtown Port McNeill. J.R. Rardon

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BC Hydro will be completing necessary upgrades to connect the Cape Scott Wind Farm IPP and making repairs to the transmission system. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately 8 hours.

Where: North Island Communities—Including Woss, Telgraph Cove, Alert Bay, Malcolm Island, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Port Hardy, Coal Harbour, Holberg, Quatsino, Winter Harbour and surronding areas

When: Saturday, June 15 at 11:00 p.m. to Sunday, June 16 at 7:00 a.m.

To prepare for this interruption and protect your equipment from damage, please turn off all lights, electric heaters and major appliances and unplug all electronics.

For the first hour after the power comes back on, please only plug in or turn on those electronics and appliances that you really need. This will help ensure the electrical system does not get overloaded.

We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will restore your power as soon as we can.

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Notice of power iNterruptioN North islaNd commuNities

Summer iS

coming!

Stay tuned for the north island gazette’s

Dining guide & contest featuring your

local restaurants.

Frontline Customer Service Workshop...We all require this information

& refresher course!Open Invitation - Free to Attend;

Monday June 10Port McNeill, 1:30 - 4:30 PM @ Community

Futures Mount WaddingtonWho should participate? Customer service

personnel, front desk staff, food & beverage service workers and pretty much anyone

who has a job that involves interaction with customers. Obviously we can’t just close

the doors of our prospective businesses but chances are we can send someone to bring that information back to the group. Let’s take this opportunity to raise the standard of customer service in Port McNeill to a whole new level! As much for our hometown shoppers as well

as visitors!What does your Chamber do for you? It creates awareness and then it gives you an opportunity!

Pre-registration is required by June 6.Contact the Port McNeill Chamber of

Commerce to register for the Port McNeill session:

By phone- 250 956-3131 or by email- portmcneillchamber@telus.net.

GENERAL MEETING TURNS INTO CHAMBER OPEN HOUSE BBQ ON JUNE

18TH!Taking into consideration the lack of time we all seem to be dealing with, rather than have

a meeting, the Chamber has decided to have a BBQ and open house for our

Chamber Members! At this time we, also, want to introduce you

to our new website! We did “go live” with the new site last week with a “soft” launch and will be spending the next few months working out the details as move along. This new site will

be linked with the new North Island Resource

site (Regional District of Mount Waddington endeavor). Your constructive feedback is much

appreciated! www.portmceill.net This is also a fantastic opportunity to meet the current Executive and Board of Directors of

your Port McNeill & District Chamber! It’s an “all hands on deck” evening! Join for the BBQ, meet the Chamber team and enjoy yourself at

this summer season launch.Mark your calendar: Tuesday, June 18 @ 5:30

pm @ 1594 Beach Drive

OrcaFest 2013- Theme: “Ride the Wave”For more information concerning OrcaFest

(parade, market and events) please contact thePort Chamber of Commerce offi ce ASAP and

we will get this party started! Call 250-956-3131 or

email to portmcneillchamber@telus.net to get connected!

Chamber Member NoticesNorth Island Timing Association

We are looking for volunteers for the following race dates at the Port McNeill

Airport: June 22-23, July 20-21 & August 24-25

Duties would include race gate, timing, track sweeping, etc.

Please contact Gaby at gwick@telus.net or 250-902-9115 for further details.

GAZETTENORTH ISLAND

Chamber Updatesubmitted by Carly Perkovich

Port Hardy & District Chamber of Commer Executive DirectorSubmissions to Update: Fax: 250-949-6653 or email phcc@cablerocket.com

Welcome New Members

“Recognition of Excellence” Business/Community Awards!

Winners of the 2012 Awards:

Business of the Year: The Clothes Inn Port McNeill

Honorable Mentions: V-Echo Restorations, Windsor Plywood, Port

McNeill Flower Shoppe West Coast Helicopters & Peoples Drug

Mart

New Business of the Year: Sassy Shears & Harbour Sushi

Honorable Mentions: SRS Furniture and Mattress & Coastal Curbside Recycling

Customer Service: Subway Port McNeillHonorable Mentions: Pat Beggs

(Harmony Couriers), Positive Connections, Michelle Monk (The Bargain! Shop), Virginia Robinson (ShopRite Rona &

Sears) & V-Echo Restorations

Professional Merit: Roma Joseph, Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada

Honorable Mentions: Dr. G. Avery, Rob Short, Emily Knox (Dynamic Massage

Therapy) & Grant Anderson (Positive Connections)

Volunteer of the Year: Karen WatkinsHonorable Mentions: Dave Nelson, Scott Mitchell & Terry Ruth Eissfeldt

“Green” Award: Jenny Sorenson, Coastal Curbside Recycling

Honorable Mentions: Second Look Thrift Store, Doug Lloyd Contracting

Public Safety: Emergency Social Services Port McNeill

Honorable Mentions: Public Works Port McNeill, Larry Bartlett, Mount Waddington Transit & Chris Walker

Senior of the Year: Helen GurneyHonorable Mention: Margaret Hanuse

The Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce gratefully recognizes the

sponsorship and support of the following businesses and organizations. Your support

helped make for a wonderful evening!

Community Futures Mount Waddington, Marine Harvest Canada, Western Forest Products Ltd., Strategic Group, Black

Bear Resort, Mugz Coffee & Tea House, ShopRite Rona, Town of Port McNeill, S.

Barratt, A. Leblanc & B. Sedola

Welcome New Chamber Member!Kwagis Power

Hydroelectric Power GenerationWebsite: www.kokishrover.com

Winners of the Business Awards

Chamber Updatesubmitted by Cheryl Jorgenson

Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce ManagerSubmissions to Update: Fax: 250-956-3131

or email pmccc@island.net

Welcome New Members

Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce Manager

this message is sponsored by the

Frontline Customer Services Workshop

The Greyhound Agency in Port McNeill has closed effective June 1, 2013.

Passengers will continue to board the bus at the Dalewood Inn in Port McNeill.

At this time all freight will be handled through the Port Hardy Agency (250-949-7532).

Any interested parties can contact Greyhound at 250-220-0094 or email

rick.salewski@greyhound.com

Hunter in distress taken to hospital

from page 1“We were finally able

to spot a location along an ATV trail, but the nearby trees made the hoist operation chal-lenging,” said Captain Jean Leroux, aircraft commander. “The SAR Techs were hoisted 80 feet to the trail below and prepared the hunter for evacuation via res-cue litter.”

After the hunter was hoisted into the heli-copter, he was flown to Port Hardy where he was transferred to a

waiting BC Ambulance for transport to hospi-tal. His present condi-tion is unknown.

Search and Rescue (SAR) incidents under the federal SAR man-date are defined as “all aircraft incidents and all marine incidents in waters under federal jurisdiction. With the

exception of federally owned National Parks, the overall responsibil-ity for land and inland water search and rescue rests with the provinces, territories and munici-palities. The Canadian Armed Forces may, however, provide assis-tance when possible.

“... the nearby trees made the hoist operation

challenging.”

Capt. Jean Leroux

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Gazette staffPORT HARDY—

The name Huddlestan will continue to be heard in associa-tion with Port Hardy Council after Deb Huddlestan was acclaimed as the new councillor to fill the vacancy left by the recent passing of her husband, Al.

After Al Huddlestan lost a long battle with cancer in March, dis-trict staff made prepa-rations for a by-elec-tion to fill his seat at the council table.

By the close of the nomination period, staff had received applications from two candidates for the post. But when Deb’s poten-tial competitor found who they would be run-ning against, they with-drew their name and Deb was left as the sole applicant.

Because there was only a single name in contention, staff were able to cancel prepara-tions for the by-elec-tion and appoint Deb by acclimation.

The new council-lor was welcomed to the position and sworn in prior to last week’s council meeting, May 28.

Canada day relocation

Council received a letter from Tracy Sutton, organizer of the Canada Day celebra-tion, requesting a move from the event’s tradi-tional Storey’s Beach location.

Sutton requested permission to hold

this year’s festivities at Carrot Park saying, “I have received a lot of complaints from peo-ple in the community that they are unable to attend as they have no way of getting out to the beach.”

She also noted that the move into town would allow the event to expand, hosting more booths and mak-ing it easier to enlist volunteers. Travel to Storey’s Beach is com-monly cited as a reason why people can’t help out with the event.

“I truly love doing this event every year,” Sutton wrote in her submission. “Just see-ing the children and families having a great time is worth it, but I am finding it very hard to carry on with this project by myself.”

The councillors approved the request.

Intergenerational day

With June 1 desig-nated both National Health and Fitness Day and Intergenerational Day Canada, council-lors and staff hit upon a novel way to mark both occasions.

The neat solution was to offer a two-for-one

deal at the swimming pool for those accom-panying a senior, mix-ing elements of both into one package.

Borrowing bylawThe District received

Statutory Approval to give final reading to a short-term borrowing bylaw.

Following receipt of ministerial approval the council adopted the Short Term Capital Borrowing Bylaw 1012-2013, allowing the District to borrow up to $100,000 for use in upgrading recre-ational facilities.

Currently, work is being undertaken on replacing boards in the arena and the funds will be used for these replacements.

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Gazette staffPORT HARDY—

An exciting new lit-eracy program is being launched this Sunday, and it needs your help to put books into the hands of young readers.

The Port Hardy 1000x5 recycled books project aims to help all children in the town have 1,000 books read to them by the time they are five years old.

To help achieve this goal organizers want to collect gently used children’s picture

books which will then be screened and redis-tributed to families with young children.

On June 9, 1000x5 will host a literacy fair at the Port Hardy Civic Centre from noon-2 p.m. where they will launch the initiative. Besides collecting donated books, the event will feature sto-ry-telling and games with Mother Goose, door prizes, crafts and more for attendees.

The early years are acknowledged to have

a profound influence on later life, with low literacy manifesting in difficulties obtaining and retaining work.

A major difficulty for some families is accessing high-quality reading material, the steep price of new books posing a barrier for many.

The group plans to set up donation bins throughout the town where people can drop off books suitable for young learners, ideally 0-5 years old. These

donated books will then be sorted and collated by age appropriateness, bagged up and redis-tributed to families.

The program is based off a model used suc-cessfully in Saanich, Victoria and Sooke and organizers hope to emulate that success on the North Island.

For more information on the project contact SD85’s Early Years/Literacy Teacher and 1000x5 Coordinator Amanda Kiatipis at 250-949-6618 ex.2228.

Program worth 1,000 books“I truly love doing this

event every year.”

Tracy Sutton

Garden renewedStudents and chaperones from Deer Lake School in Burnaby weed and tidy the garden near the entrance to Port Hardy last week as part of a community service project. J.R. Rardon

www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, June 6, 2013

VICTORIA – One of Premier Christy Clark’s first tasks of the new term will be to resume trade talks with Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Several daunting tasks await. Clark must repair relations with Alberta Premier Alison Redford after B.C.’s theatrics over oil pipelines before the election, and prepare for the results of a federal environmental review of the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal in the fall.

Some people were sur-prised on Friday when the B.C. government released its final written submis-sion to the federal envi-ronmental review panel on Northern Gateway. It was widely interpreted as B.C.’s outright rejection of the project, but it’s not as simple as that.

Clark and B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake signalled sev-eral times before the elec-

tion that they were not getting the answers they wanted from Enbridge. But they stuck to the principle that the hearings must be completed.

The NDP repeated for months that the B.C. Liberal government had forfeited its own review and handed jurisdiction over the environmental assess-ment to Ottawa. In fact, a pipeline that runs across two provinces is by defi-nition a matter of federal jurisdiction. B.C. could

have held its own parallel set of hearings, which was the NDP’s stated prefer-ence, but in no circum-stance does the province have a veto. And both the B.C. Liberal government and Enbridge were careful to leave the door open for further talks.

A closer reading of their comments shows that the key difference at this stage is one of timing.

“Our government does not believe that a certificate should be granted before these important questions are answered,” Lake said.

B.C.’s final submission runs to nearly 100 pages. It goes into detail on the inconsistencies and unan-swered questions on such vital topics as whether diluted bitumen can sink in water.

In short, the province argues that it can sink if the oil is in fresh water, or if it is exposed to weathering so lighter fractions evaporate, or mixed with sediments

that increase its density.These are pertinent con-

ditions if heavy oil were to leak into a river in spring-time, when water runs fast and cold and brown with sediment. Then there are the obstacles presented by responding to a spill in remote wilderness and heavy snow.

The B.C. government has to face some other uncom-fortable realities as well. If heavy oil pipelines are such a risk, how does B.C. man-age the one that has stretched across remote and populated areas for 60 years?

Does the government take a stand against new pipelines, and then watch as rail cars full of heavy oil cross those same rivers? No permit is required for that, and in fact there are more hazardous materials than oil moving by rail and road across the province today.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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COMMENTARY

The final grade on the change to North Island Secondary School’s leaving ceremony won’t be released until next week.

But at least five grade 12 students give it a solid A.The NISS senior girls soccer team spent last week-

end in far-off Rossland, competing in the provincial soccer championships (related story appears on page 13).

But, had the school not shifted the date of its leav-ing ceremony and dry grad party from the first week-end of June to the second weekend, the team might not have made the trip at all.

That was the case a year ago, when the school’s team qualified for provincials but elected not to make the trip because it conflicted with the school’s grad day.

The lesson was learned through experience. The school has actually qualified provincial soccer teams in four of the last five seasons, and in a couple of notable cases grade 12 players were left scrambling for 11th-hour flights back to the North Island for grad while their younger teammates played on.

The new leaving ceremony day, this Saturday, is also the date used by Port Hardy Secondary. Time will tell if the twin events cause any conflict for local residents and students.

Still, while sports are not the No. 1 priority for an academic institution, neither should one school’s stu-dents be prohibited from participating.

The prospective grads on the NISS soccer team may not have returned from provincials with gold medals. But they got to make the trip, and that makes the grad date change a winning decision.

Port Hardy fi refi ghters have raised more than $9,000 for their Sparky Fund after nearly 700 fans turned out for last week’s magic shows.

A young male grizzly had to be destroyed after breaking into an area fi sh hatchery and killing a dog last weekend.

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Dear editor, I sent this off to a num-

ber of people through the District — thought you might want to be ‘in the loop’.

It has happened before, I gear up and head to the Aquatic Centre in Port Hardy and, to my frustra-tion, aquafit has been can-celled (though the lanes remain open).

So instead, I begrudg-ingly do lengths, because I am already there, and I try to be sympathetic to the fact that teaching aquafit is a specialization that not everyone has and we don’t always have enough instructors to cover when someone is sick. It’s unfor-tunate, but it happens.

When it happens time and again, in truth, I do lose interest in making the effort to gear up for the pool and, for a long while, I had stopped going entirely. I acknowledge, though, that sometimes there is nothing they can do to rectify the situation in that moment.

With an awesome set of swim lessons that we put my oldest daughter into, we were encouraged to make our way back to the pool.

May 29 was one of those nights I geared up the fam-ily, already dressed in our swimsuits and headed to the Aquatic Centre for fam-ily swim time at 6 p.m. and — lo and behold — a sign. I had seen it before and had hoped then that it was an

anomaly, it read “FAMILY SWIM CLOSED FOR PRIVATE RENTAL”.

Frustrated. That just scratches the surface of what I was feeling. Try explaining to a very excited two-year-old that we can’t go swimming because someone has deeper pock-ets than we do.

The recreational activi-ties are already limited at best in Port Hardy, espe-cially for young families. One would think with the already limited pool access, that the Aquatic Centre would do what it could to promote physical activity and capitalize on promot-ing pool usage as much and as often as possible.

Can someone please

explain to me then why the pool is being rented out when it has been reserved for public use?

How are the citizens of Port Hardy and surrounding area supposed to be encour-aged to use the facilities when such a thing occurs?

As a community, we need to be doing so much better, and we need to expect so much more from our pub-lic services. Private rentals should not come at the cost of a regularly scheduled public event.

People are not going to continue using the pool when it has been made clear that the private rent-er takes precedence. Or maybe because we have such limited services they

feel they can afford to take a hit in the eye of their users, and perhaps they are right, because I will likely be gearing up again only because I won’t punish my children for something that is beyond their control.

I won’t be going without a phone call first, though, and I am not likely to sug-gest heading for the pool to other families any time soon.

Krista MinarPort Hardy

Port Hardy Aquatic Centre: public or private?

Rants Raves&

A big rave goes out to the grade 7 students of Eagle View Elementary School that went to Camp Homewood recently. You represented our school well (except for the constant chatter). LOL

We all had a great time. The camp staff were amaz-ing, the food was great, we even learned a thing or two. Even the chaperones had fun!

Thanks to the staff of SD85 (Eagle View), especially Mr. Starr for not being too upset after being tossed into the ocean. Thanks to the chaperones, as well.

A big thanks to the students and parents/guardians that helped over the past 12 weeks, fundraising to make this whole trip happen. An even bigger thanks to all businesses that contributed/supported: Fox's Disposal, Overwaitea Foods, T-Bird Mall admin, Keta Cable, PH Return It Centre, Dale at Macandales, NI Gazette, the Port 1240, Bea Wadhams and Busy B's.

As well to all those who donated bottles for the bottle drive, the wind farm truck drivers that allowed us to wash their trucks, the extra donations and those that bought raffle tickets.

You helped make memories for these students to last a lifetime. I have more than 1400 pictures to prove! Thanks again.

Sandy GrenierPort Hardy

Dear editor,“My quest would not be

a selfish one. I could not leave knowing these faces and feelings would still exist, even though I would be set free from mine.” The people who look for the possibilities in an impos-sible task often make the difference, and Terry Fox was one of those people. It was Terry’s determination towards his ultimate goal – to outrun cancer – that exemplifies the importance of leading by example. Terry ran 5,373 kilometers and 143 days with the goal of seeking a cure for those affected by cancer and giv-ing those around him some-

thing to hold onto — hope. This year marks the 33rd

annual Terry Fox Run and the community of Sointula needs a volunteer Run Organizer to help keep Terry’s message alive. By becoming a Run Organizer, you become an integral part of carrying Terry’s torch and helping Sointula contrib-ute towards finding a cure for cancer. Last year, the Terry Fox Foundation raised over $26 million for cancer research, and with your help we aim to build off of that. The Foundation will help anyone who is interested in volunteering to be an Organizer through the plan-ning process. It is incred-

ibly important that someone steps forward immediately for this meaningful cause, as the Run is fast approach-ing and is taking place on Sunday September 15.

“It would be such a shame for the people of Sointula to miss out on an opportunity to keep Terry’s legacy alive as every community no matter how big or small can make a huge impact, just as Terry learned when a small town of 10,000 people raised over $10,000”, says Donna White, Provincial Director for the Terry Fox Foundation BC & Yukon. Every contribution matters, and like Terry, we will con-tinue to work together to

outrun cancer. If you are interested in

becoming the Sointula volunteer Run Organizer, please contact Donna White, Provincial Director at the Terry Fox Foundation by email at bcyukon@terryfoxrun.org or by phone at 1-888-836-9786. Remember, the Runs are non-competitive and all inclusive; the registration fee is by donation and there is no minimum pledge amount. For more informa-tion about The Terry Fox Foundation, visit www.ter-ryfox.org.

Kevin ChanTerry Fox Foundation

Port Coquitlam

Sointula seeks Fox friend

Oh deer!

A Port Hardy student got a close-up look at an elk near Sayward on a recent trip down-Island.

Jaylon Grenier

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June 6Port Hardy Senior Citizens Society presents an open

house at the Seniors’ Centre.

June 7Experience the ocean and all it has to offer on Oceans

Day at Rotary Park, Port Hardy. Take a shore walk with a marine biologist, check out the creatures in the touch tank, learn how wolves and the ocean are connected, learn how the environment affects the oceans, sing songs and do ocean crafts with Mother Goose, interactive ocean displays from Living Oceans Society and Quatse Salmon Centre, learn about transient killer whales with a whale biologist and so much more! For more informa-

tion please call Kari at 250-949-7622.

June 7Port Hardy Senior Citizens Society will host presenta-

tions by Jocelyn and Olivia of Home Community Care and Kristen Lucy with Community Health Care, 1-4 p.m. at the Seniors’ Centre.

June 8Port Hardy Senior Citizens Society presents a ham-

burger and hotdog sale, 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Centre.

June 9Literacy Fair to benefit 1,000x5 early learning pro-

gram, noon-2 p.m., Port Hardy Civic Centre. Bring gently used books appropriate for youngsters 0-5 years of age and enjoy story-telling and games with Mother Goose, door prizes, crafts and more. Info, Amanda, 250-949-6618, ext. 2228.

June 10Free customer service workshops for North Island

employees and businesses. 9 a.m.-noon at North Island College, Port Hardy, and 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Community Futures Mount Waddington, Port McNeill. Sponsored by Vancouver Island North Tourism and the Port Hardy and Port McNeill chambers of commerce. To register or for info, contact Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce at 250-949-7622 or Port McNeill Chamber of Commerce, 250-956-3131.

June 12- 16Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race comes to the

North Island. Arrives Telegraph Cove June 12, sails to Port Hardy June 13, from Port Hardy to Winter Harbour June 14, and leaves for Ucluelet on June 16.

June 20National Aboriginal Day celebration, 9:30 a.m.-2

p.m., Fort Rupert. Canoe rides, lunch, kids activities and aboriginal education opportunities. Open to the public.

June 22North Island Farmer’s Market debuts for 2013, 10

a.m.-2 p.m. at Hyde Creek Petro Canada (formerly Hyde Creek Esso). Tables $5 each; to book a table or for more into contact Neva Perrot at pmfarmersmarket@gmail.com. More info on North Island Farmer’s Market Facebook page.

June 22Introductory workshop into Satir Transformational

Systemic Therapy, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Family Centre, Port McNeill Old School. A growth model for change from within, hosted by Anne Morrison. Fee $20; regis-tration form and payment/dropoff at RDMW office in Port McNeill.

June 22-23North Island Timing Association hosts the Rumble

on the Runway drag races at Port McNeill Airport, 10 a.m. start each day. Tickets $5; concession, merchandise available. For more info contact Gaby at gwick@telus.net or 250-902-9115.

MEETINGS & ONGOING EVENTS• Are you interested in being part of the team? Join the PH Fire Dept.

drop-in meeting every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the fire halls.• Port Hardy Museum & Gift Shop open 1:00 to 5:00 pm Tuesday to

Saturday..• Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Friday to Sunday from 1:00

-2:00. Open daily July & August. FMI quatsino.museum@recn.ca• PH Youth Health Clinic: Tues 3-5pm drop in. Family Place (back door).• PM Youth Health Clinic: Thurs 3-5pm drop in. Public Health office

(beside town office).• PHSS PAC mtg every 2nd Thurs of each month @ 7pm.• Every 1st & 3rd Saturday at 7pm: Coal Harbour Activity Centre Game

Night. Bring a friend. Free. FMI 250-949-0575.• PH Lions Club Bingo every Thursday. Doors open at 5:30pm.• The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at 7pm in PH Inn

Pub. FMI 250-230-1376.• Free Women's Yoga at Family Place PH. Thursdays @ 2:30-4:30. Please

bring a mat/towel and wear comfortable clothing.• May 11-13: Breast Screening Program PH Hospital. 1-800-663-9203

for appt.

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Cats can’t add but they sure do multiply!Have your pets spayed or neutered!

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June 26Jackie Hildering appears in the debut of St. John

Gualbert Church’s “Speakeasy” series, 7 p.m. The series of speakers’ forums is designed for information sharing and discussion on a broad range of social and environ-mental topics. Hildering will speak on the ‘Namgis Closed Containment Project, the land-based Atlantic

salmon farm now in operation near Port McNeill.

June 27Organizational meeting at St. Columba Church at 7

p.m. to determine if there is interest in starting a chil-dren’s community choir in Port Hardy. Money is in place to support this opportunity. All are welcome.

July 6Third annual North Island Cops for Cancer golf

tourney, 10 a.m., Seven Hills Golf and Country Club. Four-person, best-ball format; $60 per golfer includes 18 holes of play, dinner and prizes. Space is limited; to register call Seven Hills at 250-949-9818. For tourney info, call Cst. Regush at 250-284-3353.

July 15-19Summer Youth Camp at Port Alice Community Centre,

for children ages 5-13. Details and registration available at the Community Centre, 250-284-3912.

July 22-26World Cup Soccer Camp held in Sointula, Port Hardy,

Port McNeill and Port Alice. For more info www.world-cupsoccercamp.com.

July 22-26Junior Summer Youth Camp at Port Alice Community

Centre, for children ages 2-4. Details and registration available at the Community Centre, 250-284-3912.

July 26-27Annual Alert Bay Seafest. Games, culture, local

music, food, contests, crowning of Mr. and Mrs. Seafest, Salmon Run 5- and 10K, Dog Run mountain bike race. Begins with parade 11 a.m. Friday and contin-ues throughout Saturday. Info, Alert Bay Seafest on Facebook or contact Brenda Gordon 250-974-2221, gorval@cablerocket.com or alertbayseafest.com.

August 7 World-famous RCMP Musical Ride comes to Storey’s

Beach 4-7 p.m.

August 10Third annual Tri-Port Music Fest, Cluxewe Resort,

North of Port McNeill, noon-9 p.m. Vendors, food, beer garden, playground. Info, 250-949-0378.

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Red-hot magic showClockwise from left: “Doctor” John Kaplan and his nurse saw through Eagle View School principal Frank MacLean during Kaplan’s AbracaDAZZLE magic show, hosted by the Port Hardy Firefighters’ Association Saturday at the Civic Centre; Elenah Hunchuk rests on a levitating surfboard as Kaplan passes a hula hoop over her; Port Hardy firefighter Kurtis Holm chats with Haylie Lussier of Port McNeill during the Sparky Fund fund-raiser.

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North Island Life

Gazette staffPORT HARDY—The Fort

Rupert Big House was abuzz last week as hundreds of local school children packed in to see Fort Rupert Elementary stu-dents put on a Gwamyasap’a, or Play Potlatch.

The students performed a series of traditional dances including the Hamat’sa, Paddle and Salmon dances for the crowd.

From the moment the Kakusala dancers stepped out, the audience was held captive by a stream of talented young performers.

Following the dancing, the estimated 800 guests were treat-ed to lunch prepared by staff and students of the Eke Me-Xi Learning Centre.

Enjoy this selection of these fledgling stars...

Students shine in play potlatch

Clockwise from above: students per-form the Ladies Dance during last week’s Gwamyasap’a, or play potlatch, for students at the Big House in Fort Rupert; Dominik Nelson dances the Hamat’sa; Kiara Child performs the Ladies Dance; Alex Alfred welcomes all guests dancing the Kakusala; the event opens with the Kakusala.

A O’Toole

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An ENORMOUS thank you to all the volunteers, sponsors, participants and

people who donated to the North Island Relay for Life of 2013!

The Port Hardy LionsMacandalesThe Port Hardy Volunteer Fire DeptMarine HarvestBusy B’sKeltic SeafoodsCaptain Hardy’sPort Hardy BulldozingOverwaiteaScotiabankCafe GuidoThe North Island GazetteSporty Bar & Grill1240 The Port RadioIsland FoodsK&K Electric

Water Pure and SimpleKeta CableThe Fruit TruckFox’s DisposalSchool District #85Budget RentalThe District of Port HardyThe InsuranceCentreMalcolm FleetonTeam Charlton Highland DancersKellie Dukes (Strokes of Jade)Jamie KeamoMaureen ValentineThe Roach FamilyThe Gordon Family

We couldn’t have a Relay without all of you and everything that you donate and do!

From the Relay for Life Organizing Committee, see you at the next one!

The Port Hardy Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank the following people and businesses for making the

AbracaDazzle Magic Shows a huge success.

Port Hardy Return-It CentreQuarterdeck

Peoples Drug Mart-Port HardyWFP

PH BulldozingBusy B’s Distributing

Keltic SeafoodsFox’s Disposal

A&WPaci� cus Biological Services Ltd.

Marine HarvestScarlet Point Seafoods

JM’s WeldingMacandale’s

Dunlop’s Home HardwareThe Source

Providence PlaceEpcor - Thanks Sean

Scotia Bank

Superior ConcreteHardy Builders’ Supply

Stryker ElectronicsFlashpoint Goldsmith

K&K ElectricThe Port 1240, North Island Gazette

Keta Cable, Monk Of� ceThe Hobby Nook

Clifford WoodFrank MacLean

Brad Russell from The Port 1240Cafe Guido

Jim’s Hardy SportsThe Hobby Nook

Port McNeill Flower ShoppeCarla, Lynea, Veronika & Noriko

EspeciallyPHVFD members & their spouses

The Port Hardy Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank Overwaitea Foods, Craig, Helen, Dee, Cheryl & Nick for the hotdog sale helping to raise more than

$2,000 for the Sparky Fund and BC Children’s Hospital.

Courtesy of Island Foodsyou receive a free pop

with every Just for You Placed in the Gazette!

GazetteNORTH ISLAND

Just for You

To place your ad in the Just for You section call Lisa at 250-949-6225.

North Island Concert Society would like to say thank you to the following for making our

2012-2013 season a huge success:

Coastal Community Credit UnionDistrict of Port HardyOverwaitea Foods Ltd.

Telegraph Cove Resort Ltd.Stubbs Island Whale WatchingPort McNeill Flower ShoppeRotary Club of Port HardyAbsolutely Grape U-Brew

Strait Shooter PhotographyNorth Island Transportation

Port Hardy Lions Club

BC Arts CouncilBC Ferries

Quarterdeck InnQuarterdeck Pub

Café GuidoGail Neely

Ron MollingaPort Hardy Museum

North Island GazetteKrista Minar

Hardy Lock and Key

And to all the friends of the Concert Society who help with preparations for our performances:

Evelyn ColmerJerry Davidson

Nadine GoughKate GoughJohn Groff

Linda TurnerIndira Wick

For anyone we have forgotten, our apologies and our thanks as well.

Online school pays visit to Port HardyGazette staffPORT HARDY—

Teaching staff from Navigate (Powered by NIDES) and the School District 71 Aboriginal Education Department will visit Port Hardy June 11 and 12 to meet with Navigate students and their families at the

Glen Lyon Inn. Current Navigate

students and their fam-ilies, as well as those who want to know more about the educa-tion options available through Navigate, are welcome. In addition to offering informa-tion, there will be sto-

rytelling, a mask proj-ect, and a lunch pro-vided by the school.

Students and parents are invited to make a mask and get to know the staff and other families in the area at an informal meet and greet on Tuesday eve-ning, June 11, from

7-8:30 p.m. (materi-als are provided by Navigate).

On June 12, infor-mation sessions will start at 9 a.m., giv-ing parents and stu-dents time to talk with staff, ask questions and learn more about the options available.

A storytelling session with Suzanne Camp, an Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker from SD71, will begin at 10 a.m., with a mask mak-ing project to follow from 11 a.m.-noon. Participants are invited to stay for a compli-mentary lunch.

Navigate provides distributed learning to students K-12 through-out B.C. and has devel-oped educational pro-grams such as “Cultural Connections” that hon-our the history and tra-ditions of B.C.’s First Nations.

Those wanting more

information about the upcoming sessions are welcome to con-tact Jennifer Hibbert at jennifer.hibbert@sd71.bc.ca. For more infor-mation about Navigate (Powered by NIDES) visit their website: www.navigatenides.com.

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sports & recreationSubmit results to 250-949-6225 Fax 250-949-7655 or email us at sports@northislandgazette.com • Deadline 10 am Monday

on deckTell us about items of interest to the sports community.

June 8Baseball

Hyde Creek vs. Port Hardy, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

June 9Baseball

Port McNeill vs. Hyde Creek, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

June 14-16Soccer

Annual June Sports tournament, Alert Bay. Parade and pageant, men’s, women’s and youth tournaments, craft and food booths, more. Tourney finals Sunday afternoon.

June 15-16Golf

Annual Loggers Tournament at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club. Flights Saturday 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. Dinner to follow each flight, awards following Sunday’s round. $65 per player, four-person scramble teams. Registration deadline June 7; to register call Bill at 250-949-7623 or Lito at 250-956-5234.

June 15Baseball

Port Hardy vs. Port McNeill, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

June 16Auto racing

Stock car season opens with a 7 p.m. Father’s Day race at Tri-Port Speedway. Free admission for all dads; others $5, $3 youth, $2 seniors. Concession, rest-rooms, kids’ play area.

June 16Shooting

Broughton Sports Club hosts a Meat Trap Shoot, noon. Lunch is available. Info, Craig at 250-230-2895.

June 16Baseball

Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

Gazette staffThe instructors of the

Victoria-based World Cup Soccer Camp will return to North Vancouver Island to help local youth play-ers in camps across several communities

July 22-26.Camps will be held

during the week for players aged 6-14 in both Port Hardy and Port Alice, and for players from 4-16 years in Port McNeill and Sointula.

The week, as always, wraps up with the traditional jamboree tournament Friday morning, July 26, at the NISS track field in Port McNeill. Players from all communities, at all ages, are brought

together to represent their “country” in mini games punctuated by flag-waving and wild dancing.

More information and registration for camps in each town is available online at

www.worldcupsoccer-camp.com.

For local contact information:

• In Port Hardy, call Liz Kufaas at 250-949-7965 or Sandy Grenier at 250-949-8928;

• In Port McNeill, call Sandy McKenzie at 250-956-4306;

• In Port Alice, call the Rec Centre at 250-284-3912; and

• In Sointula, call Casey Swanson at 250-973-6455.

Gazette staffIt wasn’t exactly

the runner-up fin-ish the program man-aged two years ago, but the North Island Secondary School senior girls soccer team went out with a bang in the closely contested Provincial A Championships last weekend in Rossland.

An injured Kim Cardwell came off the bench to score a hat trick and goalkeeper Karina Cann stopped a pair of shootout shots as NISS pulled out a 4-3 shootout victory over Kaslo Saturday in the 11th-place game of the provincial tourney in Rossland.

Cardwell, who nearly missed the game after suffering a back injury earlier in the tourna-ment, scored in the

shootout along with teammates Whitney Murgatroyd, Natalie Chester and Jenna McMahon. Cardwell was then honoured with selection to the Commissioner’s 16 during the post-tourna-ment banquet.

“We could never have ended the year on a better note — other than winning the gold medal — than we did today,” head coach Dwayne Rudy said. “Kim, a graduating player who thought she would never get into the game, came off the bench to lead her team to victory with a hat trick. McMahon and Cann stepped up to share the goalten-ding duties when the team needed a goal-tender. This week the junior players stepped

into the fire and came out hard as steel. Every member of this team contributed.”

It was — with one notable exception — a tournament of razor-close finishes for the NISS girls, who played to a scoreless draw and a 1-0 loss in pool play and suf-fered a 2-1 shootout loss in their playoff semifinal. Their other game was a one-sided defeat in pool play to eventual provincial

champion Immaculata School of Kelowna, a private school with 17 returning veterans that claimed its fourth championship in seven years.

“Our team is mainly composed of younger girls,” Rudy noted. “We only have five players graduating this year, and we have twelve players in grade ten and below. The experience gathered during this tournament will help us in the future, but our lack of competing at this level really hurt us.”

NISS opened the tourney last Thursday with a 1-0 loss to Kimberly despite dominating the run of play in the second half. Cardwell was tabbed as the team’s player of the game. The loss to

Immaculata followed, with Kaitlyn Lasota earning player of the game honours. NISS wrapped up pool play by playing Bulkley Valley to a scoreless draw, with Murgatroyd netting player of the game honours.

The tiebreaker for-mula gave NISS the third seed in the four-team pool over Bulkley Valley and the squad went on to the playoff round to face Nakusp in what turned out to be a bitterly contest-ed semifinal. Melissa Pohto converted off a nifty pass from Tasha Cadwallader to take a 1-0 lead, but Nakusp stunned the Norsemen in the final minute when a player sur-rounded by NISS defenders took a cross-ing pass near the post

and managed to evade the traffic and Cann’s goalkeeping efforts to score the tying mark-er. After a 15-minute overtime failed to settle matters, Nakusp prevailed in a shoot-out after Cann’s open-ing shot banged off the corner of the post.

“This game provid-ed a lot of chances, drama and excitement as the Nakusp coach and a player were both ejected from the game,” Rudy said. “I was very proud of our team. They were show-ing sportsmanship and discipline when the opposition wasn’t.”

The provincial appearance was the fourth in six years for NISS, which placed second in the Island A championships as host two weeks earlier.

Karina Cann leaps as she and teammates celebrate their shootout vic-tory in the final round of the Provincial A Senior Girls Soccer Championships Saturday in Rossland.

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Shootout win wraps NISS season

Soccer Camp returns for a summer season

"Every member of this team

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Dwayne Rudy, head coach

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Gazette staffPORT McNEILL—

Homegrown NHL defenseman Clayton Stoner returns for the third straight year next month to head-line Clayton Stoner’s Vancouver Island Hockey School, host-ed by Victoria-based Progressive Hockey July 2-6 at Chilton Regional Arena.

The camp is the first of two at the local arena during its annual sum-mer ice session in July. Lou Lemire returns to Chilton Arena for the fifth year with his Lou Lemire Hockey Camp the following week, July 8-12.

Registration for both camps is available online.

For Stoner’s camp, visit www.progressive-goaltending.com and scroll down to click “Port McNeill” under the summer camps list-ing. Fees for the week, which include daily instruction, ice time, and a scrimmage and

autograph session on the final day, range from $399 for initia-tion players (age 4-8), to $425 for the pro-gressive group (9-13) to $450 for the Train Like a Pro school for players 14-over.

Port McNeill Minor Hockey offers a $50 rebate off camp fees

for either camp for all players pre-registered in the association for the 2013-14 season. For more information, call Progressive Hockey at 1-778-679-6804.

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Port McNeill. Lemire’s camp includes one ice session devoted to power skating, another ice session focused on individual skill devel-opment, and an off-ice core stability training session. The camp has options for a regular day camp for youths 6-over, and an adult

skills camp for begin-ner and intermediate players who want to improve their skating and skills. Day camp registration is $450 per player and includes a camp jersey. The adult camp costs $150 per player. For more info, call 1-250-493-6069 or email llemire@telus.

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deadline to register for the annual Loggers Golf Tournament, to be played the weekend of June 15-16 at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club. The benefit tour-nament, which organiz-ers say boasts the big-gest prize table on the North Island, will be played in three, 18-hole flights, with dinner fol-lowing each flight.

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Logger SportsThe first practice ses-

sion for next month’s Port McNeill Logger Sports competition took place earlier this week. But there are still plenty of oppor-tunities for newcomers and returning competi-tors alike to try their hand at sawing logs, tossing axes and more before the fourth annu-al games on July 6.

Additional practic-es are offered at no cost each Tuesday in June, from 7-8 p.m. at the logger sports grounds on Broughton Blvd (across from Centennial ball-field). The fourth annual Logger Sports Competition is sched-uled for July 6 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

No registration is required for the prac-tices, and equipment will be available to use.

Deadline to enter the competition is July 2; entry forms and other competition informa-tion is available at www.vancouverisland-north.ca/loggersports. Volunteers are also needed; no experience necessary. For addi-tional info, call Andrew at 250-230-1851.

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was a tough weekend for the Port McNeill Rangers in North Vancouver Island Baseball League play.

Curtis Martyn and Chris Lamothe both homered at bat and combined on a six-hit shutout Saturday as the Port Hardy Cubs rolled to a 15-0 win over the Rangers in an unusu-al 6-on-7 game at the local ballpark.

The following day, Ivan Hall homered and scored four runs as the Hyde Creek Hillbillys blasted the Rangers 19-5 in a more tradi-tional 9-on-9 tilt.

Lamothe stroked a three-run blast in the top of the first inning as the Cubs (3-1) reached the five-run limit for the inning and set the tone of the game by batting around three times in the contest.

Martyn, leadoff hit-ter Jordan Campbell and Tony Knighton each had three hits for the Cubs in the game, which was

halted after five innings due to the 15-run rule.

Martyn (2-0) scat-tered five hits — all singles — in four innings on the mound. Lamothe relieved in the fifth and struck out a pair before the Rangers’ Brandon Proc legged out an infield single.

Proc (0-1) took the loss in his first appear-

ance on the hill for the short-handed Rangers (1-3). Newcomer Tyler Robson pro-vided a bright spot on offence, going 3-for-3 to provide half of Port McNeill’s hits.

On Sunday, Proc led off the top of the first inning with a single and scored on Harold Hosken's hit to stake the Rangers (1-4) to an

early 1-0 lead.But it was all

Hillbillys after that, as Hall, Taylor Galeazzi and Ryan Rushton each scored four times and reached the five-run limit in both the fourth and fifth innings.

Play resumes this weekend with a pair of games, at 6 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday.

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ago, Yana Hempler collected her high school diploma at North Island Secondary School and hopped in a car to drive south and enroll in the University of Victoria.

Sunday, she returned to Port McNeill from the North. And she came on foot.

Hempler, 23, kicked off an ambi-tious fund-raising run the length of Vancouver Island Sunday morning in Port Hardy.

She left at roughly 10:30 a.m., aided by an RCMP escort for the first two kilometres, and arrived nearly six hours later at the Campbell Way junction to Port McNeill.

“It was a bit slower than my usual marathons, but it was good,” said Hempler, who received her degree in business last year and also holds a certificate as a personal trainer. “There were people honking, a cou-ple of people pulled over and gave us donations, and some people bought raffle tickets, which was nice, too.”

Hempler was followed by her one-man support crew, Ian Simpson, who crawled along Highway 19 in an RV the pair are camping in along the way.

Hempler plans to run the 495 kilo-metres to Victoria, employing sev-eral rest days, and complete the venture on June 26.

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She and Simpson first discussed a fitness-related fundraising project two years ago, and started planning this month’s run a full year ago.

Hempler, who is training to run marathons worldwide, is excited to be under way.

“It feels good,” she said. “It’s like seeing a project come to fruition, or seeing a product you invent be in a store, that’s kind of how it feels. It feels really, really good that it’s actu-ally happening.”

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North Island Church ServicesPORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCHCorner of Trustee & Highland

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Sunday MassesSt. Mary’s Port McNeill: 9am

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There is a full-time Kindergarten position and a full-time Grade 4/5 position being offered at Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School available for the 2013-2014 school year, starting on August 26, 2013. These are both one year positions with the possibility of continuation.

Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw School is a band operated Independent (Group 2) School. It is located in Port Hardy, on Northern Vancouver Island. The school enrolls 120 students from Nursery to Grade 7. It employs 30 staff members (12 teachers). The average class size is 15. The facility is modern and was built in 1997. There is excellent continuity in the staff and the school enjoys a great reputation. Community involvement is very important and there is good support from parents and Band Council.

Job Requirements:• A genuine love and natural rapport with young children• Knowledge of BC Ministry prescribed learning outcomes• Previous experience in Kindergarten or Grade 4/5 is an

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including a school based team• A willingness to learn and grow professionally• Capacity to interact positively with students, parents,

staff, and community• Knowledge and experience using technology including

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activitiesª A willingness to participate in cultural, school, and

community eventsOnly shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview. Applications must include a cover letter, a complete resume including references, a copy of BC College of Teachers’ certificate and a copy of official transcripts indicating degree(s) earned. Successful completion of Criminal Record Check will be required. Closing date for the positions is June 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm.

Please fax, mail, or e-mail applications to: Reed Allen, Principal

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Board of Directors – At Large Member Positions (2)

The Quatsino Economic Development Limited Partnership QEDLP was formed January 2012 as a Limited Partnership

with the Quatsino First Nation. Our vision is to enhance the economy of the Quatsino First Nation.

The QEDLP is seeking expressions of interest from individuals to fill vacancies on our board as an “At Large” Director, effective July 1, 2013. There are two and three

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The QEDLP oversees five subsidiary companies: Quatsino Forestry LP, Quattishe LP, QFN Marine LP, Quatsino

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honoraria and mileage.

If you are 19 years or over, have a commitment to the North Island and wish to apply, please submit a cover letter and resume highlighting your skills and experience which will be an asset to the Limited Partnership by June 15, 2013.

Applications must be returned by email to info@qfnedc.ca or mail to 322 Quattishe Road, Coal Harbour BC V0N

1K0, Attn: Nominating Committee. For more information, please contact our office at 949-8147.

QUATSINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Western 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.

Detailed job posting can be viewed at:http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careers

These are USW hourly union positions with a comprehensive benefits package. Details of the

collective agreement can be viewed athttp://www.westernforest.com/careers/collective-agreements.php

Please reply in confidence, citing Reference Code:Human Resource Department

Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611Email: resumes@westernforest.com

Application Deadline:Thursday, June 6, 2013Reference Code:Grapple Yarder Crew NFOAs only short-listed candidates will be contacted, WFP thanks you in advance for your interest in our Company.

GRAPPLE YARDER CREWGrapple Yarder Operator

Nootka Forest OperationGold River, BC

North Island Community Services Society

Community Links

ADULT RESOURCE WORKERS

The Community Links Program is seeking Adult Resource Workers to support individuals with developmental disabilities in Port Alice and Port Hardy.There are 2 positions available. A valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and cleared Criminal Record Check are required. Preference will be given to applicants with a Community Support Worker Certificate and/or the equivalent education and experience.Please submit resumes to:

North Island Community Services SocietyCommunity Links Program

5A - 1705 Campbell Way,Box 1028, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0

or email: nics-cl@telus.net

Closing date: June 28, 2013

Family Support Program

Support Workers needed for after school and weekends, activities-based program for children and youth with spceial needs. The program provides opportunities for socialization, engagement in community outings, recreational activities and learning basic life skills. Successful applicants will be energetic and creative, adaptability an asset. Must successfully complete a criminal record check and have access to a reliable vehicle.

Resumes my be sent to:

North Island Crisis & Counselling Centre Society

Attention: Chris ParkerPO Box 2446, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0

Fax: 250-949-8344Email: reception@nicccs.org

Deadline for applications is June 14, 2013

THE POSITION:WFP is currently seeking one fully-experienced Highway Self-Loading Logging Truck Driver to join our Nootka Forest Operation located in Gold River, BC.This is a USW union position with a comprehensive benefit package. Hourly pay rate is Truck Rate ($29.46) +.40

Details of the collective agreement can be viewed at http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/employees/.THE COMPANY:Western 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.If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence:Human Resource DepartmentFacsimile: 1.866.840.9611Application Deadline: Thursday, June 6, 2013Email: resumes@westernforest.comReference Code: Self Loader Driver-NFOAs only short listed candidates will be contacted, WFP thanks you in advance for your interest in our Company.Please visit www.westernforest.com

HIGHWAY SELF LOADINGLOGGING TRUCK DRIVER

North Island Community Services Society is seeking highly motivated, organized and outcome-experience based individuals to work in the Special Services Program.

The Special Services Worker will work and support children and families to increase living skills, parenting skills, behaviour management and communication choices. The position may include routine crisis intervention. The majority of this service takes place in the client’s home. Preference will be given to applicants with post-secondary credentials and/or related human services experience. Previous work experience is an asset.

This position is 23 hours a week. A valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle is necessary as travel will be required. A criminal record check will be required.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please forward resume with cover letter by June 15, 2013 to:

North Island Community Services SocietyPO Box 1028, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0

nicsbc@telus.net

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HELP WANTED

COOKS & KITCHEN HELPERS

Northern Lights Restaurantin Port McNeill is looking for cooks & kitchen helpers for our busy summer season.Please email resume to:

chefphil@telus.net or apply in person.

HELP WANTED

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HELP WANTED

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DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

HELP WANTED

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HELP WANTED

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

OVER 90% Employment rate for CanScribe graduates! Medical Transcriptionists are in demand and CanScribe graduates get jobs. Payments under $100 per month. 1-800-466-1535. www.canscribe.comadmissions@canscribe.com

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An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator op-erators, Lodging and mealsprovided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson,Alta.

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MARINE SUPERINTEN-DENT/Detachment Superin-tendent, Canadian ForcesAuxiliary Fleet, a civilian com-ponent of the Department OfNational Defence, seeks Ma-rine Managers for positions inNanoose Bay and Victoria(Vancouver Island), British Co-lumbia. Online applicationsonly through the Public Ser-vice Commission of Canadawebsite, Reference# DND13J-008697-000065, SelectionProcess# 13-DND-EA-ESQ-373623, Marine Superin-tendent/Detachment Superin-tendent. Applicants must meetall essential qualifi cations list-ed and complete the applica-tion within the prescribed time-lines.

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Port McNeill - part time handyman wanted. Approximately40 hours per month. Mostly grounds maintenanceand some paperwork. Musthave good interpersonal skills.Phone (250) 753-4123.

RJAMES WESTERN STAR FREIGHTLINER JourneymanTruck & Equipment Partsper-son. Busy commercial trans-port truck dealership in Kam-loops has an immediate opening for a journeymanparts person. This position ispermanent full time with com-petitive wage and benefi tpackage. Resumes to Attn:HR Dept 2072 Falcon Rd.,Kamloops BC V2C 4J3 Fax:(250)374-7790 Email: jobappli-cation@jamesws.com Only applicants selected for an in-terview will be contacted.

SETO’S WOK & GRILL is looking for a full-time Serverand a dishwasher. Apply inperson.

SURINTENDANT / SURIN-TENDANT de detachement de la Marine. La fl otte auxiliairedes forces canadiennes, unecomposante civile du ministèrede la Defense nationale,cherche des gestionnaires ma-rins pour des postes situes aNanoose Bay et Victoria surl’ile de Vancouver, en Colom-bie-Britannique. Les candidatsinteresses doivent postuler enligne a travers le site internetde la Commission de la fonc-tion publique du Canada, Ref-erence n DND13J-008697-000065, le processus de se-lection # 13-DND-EA-ESQ-373623, Surintendant /Surintendant de detachementde Marine. Les candidats doi-vent posseder toutes lesqualifi cations essentielles enu-merees dans la publicite enligne et remplir la demandedans les delais prescrits.

http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index- eng.htm

THE LEMARE GROUP is ac-cepting resumes for the follow-ing positions:• Coastal Certifi ed Hand Fall-ers -camp positions• Coastal Certifi ed Bull Buck-ers (Falling) – Includes Vehi-cle/Accommodations • Grapple Yarder Operator• Boom Boat Operator• Chasers• Hooktenders• Hand Buckers – dryland sortexperience an asset • Log Loader Operator• Grader Operator • Heavy Duty Mechanics• Off highway truck driversFulltime camp with unionrates/benefi ts. Please sendresumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to offi ce@le-mare.ca

TWO FULL-TIME positionsavailable immediately for anImport Auto dealer in the in-terior of BC. Service Advisor -minimum 2-3 years experi-ence. Apprentice or Journey-man Technician - Both appli-cants must have good attitude,quality workmanship. Email:moejam@telus.net.

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Western 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.

Detailed job posting can be viewed at:http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careersWFP offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefit and pension package and the potential to achieve annual performance rewards. Please reply in confidence, citing Reference Code:

Human Resource DepartmentFacsimile: 1.866.840.9611

Email: resumes@westernforest.com

Application Deadline:Thursday, June 6, 2013Reference Code:General Foreman – EFOAs only short-listed candidates will be contacted, WFP thanks you in advance for your interest in our Company.

GENERAL FOREMANEnglewood Forest Operation

Woss, BC

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:Maintenance Supervisor

Falling & Bucking SupervisorGrapple Yarder Operator

Line Loader OperatorExcavator Operator

Grader OperatorHeavy Duty Mechanics

Detailed job postings can be viewed athttp://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: 1.866.840.9611Email: resumes@westernforest.com

POSITION SUMMARY:The manager, under the direction of the Quatsino Economic Development’s Board of Directors, and in collaboration with the Quatsino Chief and Council, provides leadership to the organization and support, when required, to the Council in their governance role.

The Manager is directly responsible for the development and implementation of the economic goals set out by the Chief and Council and communicated through the Board of Directors. The Manager will work with the Directors to formulate and implement strategic plans and directives to ensure efficient delivery of high quality business ventures.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES shall include organizational development, accountability for the corporation’s financial, human resources, regulatory, and safety obligations, identifying emerging economic opportunities, assessing financial objectives and providing recommendations, developing plans aligning with operational goals, ensuring financial resources, physical assets and other property are appropriately safeguarded and administered.

Qualifications:• University degree or Accounting designation, combined

with 3 – 5 years’ experience in a diversified business environment

• Strong project and management skills with the ability to meet milestones and deliver projects on time

• An ability to create, analyze and discuss business plans and financial statements

• Solid experience with accounting software such as Simply Accounting and ACCPAC as well as Excel.

Salary:Dependant on education and experience.

Please submit your resume with a cover letter referencing “EcDev Manager” and three recent references by JUNE

15, 2013 to: Quatsino Economic Development Limited Partnership

322 Quattishe Rd.Coal Harbour, BC V0N 1K0

Email: info@qfnedc.caTelephone: (250) 949-8147

Fax: (250) 902-0638

The QUATSINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP is seeking

a dynamic and motivated individual to fill the position of Manager to the

Quatsino Economic Development Limited Partnership.

Join Our TeamWAREHOUSE TECHNICIAN

ENGLEWOODWe are currently recruiting for a North Island resident (Port Hardy/Port McNeill) with demonstrated safe work habits and a positive “can-do” attitude for the position of Warehouse Technician for our Englewood Service Centre reporting to the Manager of Warehousing & Logistics.

Responsibilities include:• Packing and preparing shipments• Completing appropriate shipping documentation• Handling materials in accordance with WHMIS and Transportation of Hazardous Goods• Physically and electronically receiving goods• Identifying and labeling items as required• Maintaining organized storage areas

The successful candidate for this position will have one to two years experience in a warehousing or shipping/receiving type role, forklift certification and a valid driver’s license. Good computer skills (Word, Excel and Outlook), an organized approach to work and the ability to work with minimal supervision are all key requirements of this position.

Closing Date: June 14th, 2013

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to:

Suzi Gaskill, HR Advisorsuzi.gaskill@marineharvest.comwww.marineharvestcanada.com Fax: 250-850-3275

School District No. 85 requires the following REGULAR positions: Posting #13: Noon Hour SupervisorPort Hardy Sec., $19.16 per hour, 4 hours per week while school is in session.

Posting #14: Noon Hour SupervisorSea View Elem. Jr. Sec., $19.16 per hour, 4 hours per week while school is in session.

Further information regarding Position Duties and Qualifications can be found on our website at:

www.sd85.bc.ca under “Career Opportunities”

Please complete a CUPE Application Form which is available at our website and quote the appropriate posting

number.

Closing date for applications is 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

SD85 thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. These are CUPE

Local 401 positions.Apply to:

Mr. John Martin, Secretary-TreasurerSchool District No. 85,

Box 90, Port Hardy, B.C. VON 2P0

MID ISLAND AUTOMOTIVESWAP MEET

Sunday, June 9th, 8am-2pm Parksville Curling Club in the Parksville Community Park. Cars & Parts, Antiques & Collectibles, Concession, Free Parking $2 AdmissionSponsored by:

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WE ARE looking to expand our current paper routes in PORT ALICE. A great way to gain experience with your fi rst job and to earn a little extra spending money! Call the of-fi ce at 250-949-6225 and ask for Circulation.

OFFICE SUPPORT CLERK

AN Administrative Assistant is needed for our administra-tive department. Send resumes to: scymrn@live.com

SALES

PROFESSIONAL SALES Consultants. Central Alberta’s leading Ford dealer requires two professional sales asso-ciates. We maintain a large in-ventory of new and used vehi-cles and friendly country atmosphere with big city sales volume. We are closed Sun-days and all Statutory Holi-days. We offer a competitive pay plan with an aggressive bonus structure, salary guar-antee and moving allowance. Attention: Dean Brackenbury, GSM. Email: dbrackenbury@denhamford.com

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AUTOMOTIVETECHNICIAN

Req. for a busy automotive shop in Campbell River. Red Seal Cert. preferred. 2nd & 3rd yr. with extensive hands on exp. considered. Must be a team player & posses a great work ethic.

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JOURNEYMAN Electrician required for busy electrical contractor in Campbell River. Must be energetic and team oriented. Industrial and off-grid experience an asset. Competi-tive wages/benefi ts and a unique work environment. Please apply via email electri-cianjourneyman2@gmail.com.

KLASSIC AUTOBODY (Hay River, NT) seeking Working Shop Foreman/Assistant Man-ager - Oversee Bodyshop, es-timations, quality/safety, team-player. $37-$42 hourly + OT, company matched pension plan, benefi ts. Apply to: employment@kinglandford.comFax: 867-874-2843.

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AQUASSURE Walk-in Tubs & Showers Local service. Save $$ 1-866-404-8827www.aquassure.com

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

7175 HIGHLAND Dr. Port Hardy. 2520 sq ft 4bdr home. 2 landscaped lots joined. 2dr garage. Walkout base-ment/suite. 250-949-8922 or www.island.net/~fi shnet. Ask-ing $336,000.

PORT HARDYWell maintained 6-plex

Great investment$385,000

Call Noreen 250-949-6319imagine.it@cablerocket.com

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

MUST SELL! $218,000 reno-vated home, 4 bdrms, 3 baths.9450 Carnarvon Rd. 250-949-7763 email: l_barton@telus.net

TOWNHOUSE FOR SALE-Port McNeill. $149,000. Quickoccupancy 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath.Effi cient kitchen w/built-in dish-washer (included), fridge,stove (included) open into din-ing room and living roomw/sliding glass door onto cutecourt yard for relaxing with abook, coffee or glass of wine.Upper fl oor has laundry alcovew/full sized W/D (included),storage room, master bdrmw/walk-in closet. Attach singlegarage w/remote control dooropener. Quiet Strata complex,convenient to hospital andschools. Strata fee, $95/mo.For more info or to arrangeviewing, phone 250-956-9875after 6pm or email:windonthemoon3@hotmail.com

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Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY

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

2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,

in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

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RENTALS

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HIGHVIEW VILLAGE 7100 Highview Rd Port Hardy, BC. 1994 14x60 manufactured home for sale #74. 2 bath, 3 bdr. $43,500. Financing Avail. Contact Derrick or Tina Hope. 250-949-8859 or 250-527-0114.

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PORT McNEILL: 2 bdrm, 2.5 baths, RV parking, double gar-age, ocean view, 2200 sq. ft. $1100/mo. 250-287-5099 or 250-287-5012 ask for Chris.

PORT MCNEILL 3 bdrm house. Avail. July 1st. 2 baths, large yard, great view and lots of parking. Ref req. $900/mo. Call 250-230-3054.

STOREY’S BEACH - ocean-front property for rent. Original “Storey” family home. House located directly on Storey’s Beach. 3 bdrm, appliances, lawn care included, 1 1/2 baths. Rent plus utilities. Ref req’. Avail furnished by ar-rangement. Avail now. $110/mo or 1 yr lease nego-tiable For more information contact: 250-230-2520 smar-ty2@telus.net.

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PORT HARDY: New 1 bdrm 1100 sq. ft. suite. Ground level entrance. 9’ ceilings, wood, tile & granite, W/D, NS, NP. Avail. immed. 250-949-6428.

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GREATER PORT Hardy area: Fully private, above ground, 1-bdrm suite, newer ocean view home, across the street from beach. High ceilings. Hard-wood. Tastefully furnished. No excessive drinking. Avail soon, $495. 250-949-9970.

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It’s that time of year again, when all you seasonal hikers peek out from hibernation and decide to wander out to reconnect with nature. And a good number of you will not be in shape.

Start off slow physi-cally and work your way into shape. Static exercise equipment is helpful, but will only give you a limited ben-efit range. Using only as an example, the 1.2-kilometre Beaver Lake Trail is an excel-lent training track with uneven ground and two steep inclines, which will really strengthen those lower joints. The best part is the spongy mulch on the trail, which lessens the shock load on hips and knees and really makes you push through.

The physical portion is part of the prepara-tion; the gear you carry is just as important pre-paring for day hikes or extended travels.

This past winter I came upon a MUST HAVE list on the inter-net for day trippers containing 10 items, 1. bug spray; 2. water and food; 3. head and eye gear; 4. layered cloth-ing; 5. rain gear; 6. bear spray; 7. whistle; 8. GPS; 9. first-aid kit; 10. good footwear. I would like to expand the list and give some

feedback on the exist-ing list of 10.

Toilet paper is a definite. You could use leaves, which I have done, but you’d bet-ter know your plants, because wiping with giant hogweed or poi-son ivy is an experi-ence you will never forget.

The 12th item con-sists of a belt and knife, and I’m talk-ing a real knife with a sharp edge. If you need to build an emer-gency shelter or make a splint, you’re going to need something of substance. With those little red knives, many years from now they’ll discover your bleached white bones still attempting to cut through a three-inch branch.

Next, bug spray. But avoid citrus-scented sprays as they sexu-ally stimulate and excite bears, and with everybody carrying their phone cameras, you could end up in an

embarrassing position on the internet.

GPS — carry it, but have a topo map and compass. Electrical equipment fails, and secondary to that, GPS doesn’t always work in the backcountry as many a hiker has dis-covered. If you’re only going with a GPS, make sure you have your flask with a strong whiskey, so you’ll enjoy your last moments in the wilderness.

As for the first aid kit, carry a Level 1 kit with a role of brightly coloured duct tape. My experience has shown that most first aid sce-narios in the wilderness aren’t small cuts and slivers. The duct tape is great for taping a figure eight right over the boot concerning sprained ankles, and can be used in con-structing emergency shelters.

Day tripping can be lots of fun, but be pre-pared both physically and equipment-wise. My properly fitted pack and all gear inside weighs just over five pounds, and if an emer-gency does crop up you should be reasonably happy and comfortable until help arrives.

Or, for the lack of five pounds, you can join the many who truly do see the wilder-ness for the last time.

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June 8th to 22nd, 2013• June 8 Nanaimo - 10:30 am• June 9 French Creek - 9 am• June 10 Comox - 9 am• June 11 Campbell River - 8 am• June 12 Hardwicke Island - 9 am• June 13 Telegraph Cove - 9 am• June 14 Port Hardy - 9 am• June 16 Winter Harbour - 8 am• June 19 Ucluelet - 10 am• June 21 Victoria - 9 am• June 22 Nanaimo - Finish

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