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A O’TooleGazette staffPORT HARDY– The

Cape Scott Wind Farm Project held an open house in Providence Place Inn this week to outline the project to the community and provide a forum for people to get answers to their questions.

Representatives from International Power, Vestas, Pacificus Biological

Services, and Black & MacDonald/AMEC were on hand to answer ques-tions while a slide presenta-tion on the project played.

The project, which has been in research and plan-ning for several years now, began construction this month on access roads to the site. It is scheduled to begin operating commer-cially in July 2013, provid-ing 99mW of power and

employing 150 employees at its peak.

The 4,500-hectare site at Knob Hill was initial-ly selected by Seabreeze Power Corp. after an exten-sive research project and a call from BC Hydro for suppliers of green energy. International Power then bought phase one of the site after striking a deal with BC Hydro to supply them with 99mW, enough

power to supply 30,000 homes. Seabreeze retains the phase two portion of the site with the option for future development.

The power will be manufactured by 55 tur-bines, each of which has a 50-metre radius and an 1800kW output. The tur-bines are designed by Vestas, who will also over-see the delivery of the huge components to the site.

These are currently being received in Nanaimo and will make the journey north by truck, later in the sum-mer.

Preparations for their arrival is currently under-way, with Black & MacDonald/AMEC work-ing on the existing road and adding another to improve access to the site. The next step will be to lay the foun-dations in anticipation of

the turbines’ arrival.Surespan Construction

Ltd., meanwhile, has applied to the Regional District of Mount Waddington for a temporary use permit for a concrete batching plant on the site. The plant would manufacture concrete to be used in construction of the

Work on wind farm site under way

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Justin Speck of the Kingcome Breakers celebrates his goal in a U10 game during the June Sports Soccer Tournament Saturday in Alert Bay. For more from the tourney, see page 11.

J.R. Rardon photo

The eagle has landed— in pub

Gazette staffStaff and patrons at the Quarterdeck

Pub got a shock this week when an eagle crashed through a window into the patio area.

Trista Williamson, who was working at the time, explained what happened.

“I just heard a big crash and my first thought was that a car had hit the building or something,” she said. “I went out to look and there was glass everywhere and this eagle.”

Williamson said she initially thought the eagle was dead as it did not move but as she got closer it flexed a claw and she realized the young bird was stunned but alive.

“I closed the door and asked every-one to stay out in case it was trapped there and went to call the conservation officer,” she explained.

As she went to the phone, however, a tourist couldn’t resist going to snap a shot. When he approached the pan-icked eagle, it shook itself free of the shattered pane and flew off.

The staff inspected the break inside

See page 4‘Diners startled’

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Erin HaluschakBlack PressCOURTENAY — A

teen accused of mur-dering former Port Hardy resident James Denton may know his fate by Aug. 1.

Supreme Court Justice R.B.T. Goepel told court the tenta-tive date for a decision last Thursday, follow-ing closing statements by both defence law-yer Michael Mulligan and Crown prosecutor Gordon Baines. Goepel told both lawyers they should be prepared to argue sentencing fol-lowing the verdict, if required.

During the final day of the trial — which was originally sched-uled to run until June 22 — Mulligan argued the judgment of young people, particularly that of the 17-year-old accused, is often not at an adult level.

The court heard throughout the trial that Denton, 19, was stabbed twice — once

in the left armpit and once in the left lower back — near the entrance to G.P. Vanier Secondary School following the conclu-sion of a day-long music festival at the nearby Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds.

Mulligan argued people the age of the accused, who was 16 at the time of the inci-dent and cannot be named because of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, believe they are invincible.

“We do our best to protect young men from themselves ... we ought not to judge people of that age too harshly. Some of the choices on that night were poor ones,” he noted.

He referred to case law to note that young persons do not have an adult’s ability to see consequences.

Mulligan argued his client’s reaction to hearing of Denton’s death while in police

cells is not reflective of someone who want-ed to commit murder.

“His answer of, ‘Oh, my god, did that actu-ally happen?’ and ‘I really don’t believe that. You guys aren’t kidding.’ His respons-es are not of a person who thought about it (the murder) and pro-ceeded anyway,” he said. “It was a natural, immediate response. Is that the response of someone who reflected upon murder and then elected to proceed? It’s not.”

During the Crown’s closing arguments, Baines told the judge the accused intended to cause bodily harm and that he had the subjective foresight of death.

He asked Justice Goepel to discount the accused’s evidence almost entirely as fab-rication, as Baines stated he tailored his answers to the issues.

“On those points, it’s not consistent with

any other evidence. It defies logic and com-mon sense,” he said.

“(The accused) believed the human body can’t die by being stabbed. If that’s the case, perhaps the school board should be seeking its Dogwood back,” he added.

Crown argued that the accused knew his actions were likely to result in death.

“This isn’t an aca-demic exercise. Common sense isn’t left at the courtroom door, my Lord,” he added.

“Based on (the accused) acting aggressively, there was no evidence that he was scared; he inter-jected himself into the argument, he knew he had a knife, he took it out and stabbed a boy when at the very worst he could have gotten into a fistfight. I respectfully submit he should be guilty of second-degree mur-der.”

Trial closes; tentative date set for decision

Trial hears testimony from defendantErin HaluschakBlack PressCOURTENAY — As

the final witness in his second-degree mur-der trial, the accused said Wednesday he was terrified when confronted by a group of boys including James Denton, and the accused “did not think he (Denton) was going to die.”

The B.C. Supreme Court courtroom, which has been filled to capacity with friends and family of the slain Denton and the accused since the trial began June 4, heard how the accused had been drinking to the point of intoxication with a friend near the Vanier track before and while he attended the nearby Rhythm on the Rock Music Festival last July 23.

As Crown prosecutor Gordon Baines noted in his opening state-ment, Denton, 19, was stabbed twice — once in the left armpit

and once in the left lower back — near the entrance to G.P. Vanier Secondary School fol-lowing the conclu-sion of the day-long music festival at the nearby Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds.

The 17-year old accused, who appeared calm and slightly slouched in the witness box Wednesday morn-ing, wearing a white dress shirt and black pants, cannot be iden-tified because of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He was 16 at the time of the incident.

The accused told his lawyer, Victoria-based Michael Mulligan, he had previously been “beaten up really badly” the summer before at a beach party.

“I got punched on the back of the head, woke up on the ground and people were stomping on me and kicking me in the ribs. I was in and out of consciousness,” he added.

The accused testi-

fied that, following the conclusion of the festival, he walked up to his group of friends on Headquarters Road when another group approached them fol-lowing a short verbal confrontation moments before.

“They were definitely a lot bigger and some were men — definitely not boys,” he said.

He noted Denton was about four feet in front of him when the accused pulled out his knife and opened it with two hands, believ-ing Denton was able to see it by his side.

“I was very fright-ened at that point. I thought I was going to get beaten up. I was basically scared,” he

explained.“I said get

the f*** back and (Denton) grabbed onto me. I automatically jerked my arm back,” he said, and added, “I did not want to hurt anybody that night.”

He later told court he ran from the scene, and took a route down Vanier Road, through a trail near G.P. Vanier school and eventually returned to Headquarters Road, with the intent to head to the police station to turn himself in.

Police arrested the suspect near the bushes by the intersection of Headquarters Road and the Old Island Highway minutes later.

When arresting

officer Const. Nick Widdershoven — who testified in court Tuesday — told the accused hours later in police cells that Denton had died in hospital, the accused said he didn’t believe it to be true.

“I thought it was some sort of sick dream or joke. I was in shock; it probably didn’t hit me until a week later,” he explained.

When asked by Mulligan how he feels, the accused replied “I feel terrible. For the past 11 months, I feel like a lowlife. I know wishing does nothing, but I’m wishing I did something different that night.”

During cross-exam-ination, Baines ques-tioned the accused’s knowledge of stab wounds, particularly how it could lead to death.

“It’s complete news to you to have a four-inch blade into a per-son’s torso and that they could die?” he

asked.“No,” replied the

accused. “It never crossed my mind,” and later said he had never heard of anyone dying or passing away from a knife stabbing.

Crown then asked if the accused had thought about using the knife as protection, particularly following the incident on the beach from the previous summer.

“I figured I would use it for protection ... I never viewed it as a weapon. I viewed it as a tool,” he replied.

He told court dur-ing the incident with Denton, he was hoping to scare him off with the knife.

“I didn’t think I would actually have to use it,” he added. “I thought he would see it and that would be the end of it.”

Outside the court-room, Dave Denton, James’ father, told media he wasn’t satis-fied with the accused’s testimony.

“He’s forgetting a lot. He knows a lot, but he’s not telling a lot. He can remember a lot of fine points, but he can’t remember the fine points of what he’s done wrong,” he said.

Mulligan explained to media outside there are three possible ver-dicts Supreme Court Justice R.B.T. Goepel can find.

“If the judge finds that the Crown has not disproven self-defence and that is the Crown’s burden to disprove that,” he noted. “If the judge found that self-defence was applica-ble, that is a complete defence and he would be acquitted altogether. Another possible ver-dict would be the if the judge found that the Crown had not proven all of the elements of murder, including that subjective foresight of death, but that self-defence wasn’t appli-cable, another possible verdict could be guilty of manslaughter.”

“...He can remember a lot of fine points, but he can’t remember the fine points of what he’s done wrong.”

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board of directors was expected to discuss the application during its regular monthly meet-ing this week, after the Gazette went to press.

When the construc-tion is in full swing

the project will employ around 150 workers at the Cape Scott site, with around a dozen expected to be retained in a permanent capac-ity.

Pacificus are employed on the site as environmental moni-

tors, ensuring that con-struction has a minimal impact on the area and complies with the proj-ect’s environmental commitments.

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there was no blood but there was a piece of fish by the break. Their guess is that the young bird was fleeing com-petition after scoring a nice hunk of fish when it made its dramatic entrance.

Staff then went to work cleaning up the patio area, while gla-ziers patched the bro-ken window.

There were reports that the bird was later seen in the area of the marina, looking some-what the worse for

wear.Williamson pointed

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one was in the patio section,” she said. “Imagine if someone was sitting there when it hit.”

A juvenile bald eagle made an unsched-uled stop at the Quarterdeck Pub patio last week. Photo submitted

50-year-old gets faceliftGazette staffPORT McNEILL—St. John

Gualbert Anglican Church is getting a new roof this summer, but the distinctive A-frame con-struction will remain once the $120,000 project is completed.

After hosting a series of fund-raisers and tearing out the rot-ting breezeway connecting the nearly 50-year-old church to the adjacent A-Frame Bookstore, members of the church society have a construction crew on site rebuilding an expanded breeze-way and making plans for a brand new cedar-shake roof on the church.

The refurbished church, which welcomed new pastor Wade

Allen on June 1, will also fea-ture new electrical wiring and heating.

“It’s a whole new program,” said Craig Murray, who has helped spearhead the project. “We want to get people comfort-able with it again.”

The church was originally built in 1963 and has become a historical marker for the town, having hosted numerous wed-dings, christenings and other

memorable events for residents.The new shake roof will cover

the existing rafter system, and will be enhanced by a pair of new crosses, one on each side.

The church property includes a garden and a companion build-ing with offices, a kitchen and the bookstore, which doubles as a bible study room for children’s lessons. A new breezeway, with an expanded addition, is cur-rently under construction, with work on the church roof slated to begin in July.

The bookstore remains open during construction, from noon-4 p.m. from Tuesday through Saturday, with an evening open-ing each Monday from 6-8 p.m.

Sean Labbe helps erect a new, expanded breezeway during con-struction at St. John Gualbert Church in Port McNeill last week.

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Hardy Council acknowledges name changeGazette staffPORT HARDY—

Among the business discussed at this week’s Port Hardy’s council meeting was the recent name change to the Coast Guard Auxiliary (CGA).

The CGA is now to be known as the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) and a

letter was sent by the president of the organi-zation, Randy Strandt, informing council of the change and the rationale behind it.

Strandt emphasized that the organiza-tion will not change its operational proce-dures, and the name change was a rebrand-ing exercise to distin-guish the volunteer

organization from the Canadian Coast Guard.

According to Strandt, the similarity in name was confus-ing to the public and was hampering the group’s fundraising and recruiting efforts.

The RCM-SAR were granted the Royal des-ignation in recognition of their long-standing service and philan-thropic mandate.

Council acknowl-edged the new des-ignation, with Mayor Bev Parnham extend-ing her condolences

to the organization on the recent loss of two volunteers in a training accident in Skookumchuck Narrows.

Also discussed was an information pack-age from the Tsunami Debris Coordinating Committee (TDC), outlining plans for dealing with the expected landfall of debris from 2011’s Japan earthquake and

subsequent tsunami.The TDC is tasked

with coordinating the response to the pre-dicted influx of debris and is comprised of four subcommittees.

Council commented on the apparent reli-ance on volunteer groups in the clean up plan, with Councillor Rick Marcotte sug-gesting that the armed forces could have a role in any clean-up efforts. Councillor Janet Dorward was of the opinion that, since the problem currently only exists in potential

terms, planning should be delayed until the scale is understood.

Mayor Parnham agreed that, at a local level, it was too early to begin detailing a plan. She also agreed that, when planning does occur, volunteers should not be expected to do the bulk of the cleaning, and that gov-ernment intervention would be needed.

In BriefCouncil received a

release marking the start of construction on the Cape Scott Wind

Farm Project. Council agreed that the proj-ect was proceeding nicely.

The Passenger Transportation Board gave notice that taxi companies may request a 1.6% increase this summer. This fig-ure reflects the rising cost of fuel and other costs.

The District adopted an amendment to the User Rates and Fees Bylaw. The amendment means the District will no longer charge a fee for a scheduled water turn off.

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Guiding stars

Port McNeill and Port Hardy Pathfinders held their annual district camping trip at the Quatse Campground in Port Hardy June 1-3. The trip includ-ed a tour of Joey’s Museum and a boat ride of Quatsino Sound provided by Captain Wayne and Quatsino Sound Marine Transportation.

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VICTORIA – The B.C. government has taken some modest steps to tighten up the province’s income assistance system, and to encourage people to work when they are able to.

With Premier Christy Clark swooping in to take credit, Social Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux unveiled changes, acknowl-edging that B.C. was the only province that clawed back all earnings from employable welfare recipi-ents, and announced that from now on they will be able to earn up to $200 a month without penalty.

Another important change requires welfare recipients to file income tax returns. People can do temporary work when it comes along, report the income and take advantage of the various tax credits that come from par-ticipating in society instead of just living off it.

With baby boom-ers starting to retire in big numbers, the labour

shortage has begun across Western Canada. And yet, increasing num-bers of foreign workers are coming in to do farm and other work, while many young people are unem-ployed.

Finance Minister Kevin Falcon took note of this during his budget prepa-rations. Increasing num-bers of young, employable people were applying for welfare in southern B.C., while jobs go begging in the booming northeast.

Falcon mused about setting up a program to provide training and plane fare for these people, an idea quick-ly dubbed “welfare air.”

Another effort to get young people working is Jobfest, a rock-themed road show currently touring northern B.C. towns.

If Jobfest and welfare air sound a bit desperate, it’s because they are. They illus-trate our society’s problem. We have a public school system where students pass whether they do the work or not. The teachers’ union sets an example that the way to get what you want is to stamp your feet and demand it from govern-ment. What do we expect young people to learn?

Old-timers might recall when Mike Harcourt’s NDP government took over from the allegedly miserly Social Credit regime and raised welfare rates.

They compounded that mistake by relaxing eli-gibility rules for welfare.

After a couple of years of this wealth redistribution, 10 per cent of the B.C. population was on welfare, with more piling on every day. Faced with the results of this staggering blunder, Harcourt launched a crack-down on fraud. Later the NDP cut the basic rate for single employables to $500 a month.

Today it stands at $610, and the NDP looks poised to repeat history. Surrey MLA Jagrup Brar did a month-long publicity stunt in January, living on welfare by wandering from shelter to food bank with TV cam-eras trailing behind.

Brar would have been better off if welfare air had been available. Instead of learning to live off the burgeoning urban handout industry, he could have gone up to Dawson Creek or Fort St. John and worked as a labourer.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter for Black Press. [email protected]

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Summer is coming soon, and for most kids this means a release from the chains of schoolwork.

But the Summer Reading Club is starting up at the library, and we encourage each and every parent or guardian to get their kids signed up.

Often, reading is seen by kids as a painful chore, or something that they only touch at school. But it’s is an essential skill that every child needs, both in and out of the classroom.

The subject was even approached at the most recent Board of School District 85 meeting, where Superintendent Scott Benwell described English as a “significant gateway course,” and came up with a goal to increase the number of students reading at grade level.

But books don’t have to be a chore. Some of my fondest memories growing up involve being read to by the adults in my life. With reading, just like any other skill, a little practice goes a long way.

The best way to instill a love of reading in your children is to get involved yourself. Turn off the television for an hour, take them down to the local library and let them pick out a book of their choice. Dedicate a little time every day to read it with them.

The best part is that the library is completely free.

And don’t worry - kids will still have plenty of time for all those camping trips and movie marathons this summer.

The A-Frame Church in Port McNeill is get-ting refurbished this summer after a series of fundraisers, starting with a new roof.

An Island crime spree affected the North Is-land after reports of a theft at Raft Cove. The spree ended with two arrests in Port Hardy.

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Duncan doesn't care about fisheriesDear editor,What will be left of

Canada’s fisheries after MP John Duncan is through?

He voted to pass the Conservative govern-ment’s reckless chang-es to the Fisheries Act, which remove provisions that protect fish habitat from destruction. Habitat destruction is the most common reason for decline of a species. Without habi-tat, we can’t have healthy fish stocks.

These changes undo the

cornerstone of environ-mental law in Canada and have attracted widespread opposition—even from Conservatives. Former con-servative fisheries ministers Tom Siddon and John Fraser have publicly opposed the changes. So have more than 625 scientists and former Liberal fisheries ministers Herb Dhaliwal and David Anderson.

Existing laws can be improved, but these chang-es are being passed without the proper scrutiny they

need to get the balance right. The Conservatives are ramming them through in their 400 page omni-bus budget bill, leaving no time for proper study. They

claim these changes are so essential that they have to be passed right away, yet they didn’t even merit a single mention in the Conservatives’ recent elec-

tion platform.The changes are part

of a widespread, willing neglect for our fish by the Conservatives. While they have grown public spend-ing by leaps and bounds over their six years in power, they have cut the Department of Fisheries and Oceans by over 25%. Poor enforcement has greatly reduced the num-ber of pollution and habitat violations that are pursued by DFO; indeed, convic-tions for violations are now

almost non-existent.Over 75,000 Canadians

are directly or indirectly employed through our fish-eries and many more fish for fun, with one in every seven adult Canadians applying for licences every year. Mr. Duncan needs to shake off the iron-grip of the Prime Minister’s office, start thinking for himself and protect our fish!

Lawrence MacAulay, MP Liberal Critic for Fisheries and Oceans

More medals recognized

Editor’s note:A letter in last week’s

Gazette from Stewart Shipley congratulating MCpl. Tom Cook of Port Hardy on receiving the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal in recent ceremonies in Ottawa noted that three Port Hardy-based Canadian Rangers had previ-ously received med-als commemorating the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.

The Gazette has since received docu-mentation indicating five Rangers from Port Hardy were actually presented the Golden Jubilee medals on Feb. 18, 2004.

The five members are Larry Clare, Joseph Davis, W. John Elson, Rick Kirkpatrick and Stewart Shipley.

The Gazette regrets the omission of the two additional members.

A team effort

Members of the North Island Cougars team relax following their par-ticipation in the annual Operation Trackshoes sports festival for B.C. residents with develop-mental disabilities. The team was led by the staff of the North Island Community Ser vices Society and sponsored by donations from North Island residents, busi-nesses, local govern-ment and service organi-zations. Photo submitted

Dear editor,I am writing on behalf of

The War Amps Operation Legacy, in which members of the Association’s Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program help preserve and commemo-rate Canada’s military heri-tage by teaching others about the important sacrifices of our fallen soldiers and veterans.

Of the more than 45,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who gave their lives in the Second World War, 10,000 were in Bomber Command – one of the most dangerous occupa-tions of the war.

On June 28, the Queen

will unveil the Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial in central London, UK. To mark the unveiling, The War Amps is releasing a memoir in its Canadian Military Heritage Series called “Grandpa’s War in Bomber Command,” a per-sonal account of the experi-ences of the late Jack W. Singer. As well, members of Operation Legacy will be donating copies of the mem-oir to their local libraries.

Born and raised in Toronto, Singer joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at age 19 and served as a bomb-aimer with No. 9 Squadron, RAF.

He wrote this memoir for his grandchildren in 1998, and, following his wish, it is now being made available to a wider audience to help peo-ple understand how it really was in World War II.

“Grandpa’s War in Bomber Command” can be purchased at a cost-recovery price of $15, as well as in conjunction with The War Amps docu-mentary “The Boys of Kelvin High,” at a special package price of $25 by calling 1 800 250-3030 or visiting waramps.ca.

Saadia IbrahimOperation Legacy

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War Amps commends Bomber Command Dear editor,

A Compliance Energy report for the environmental review process verifies Raven coal mine toxins will potential-ly contaminate thousands of domestic wells, will kill salmon and trout spe-cies in the Cowie Creek and Tsable watersheds, and will directly contami-nate air quality within a 20 km radius of the mine site. The elephant is out of the living room: Raven approval puts us at grave peril.

Maps show all domestic wells from Qualicum Bay to Royston (including Hornby and Denman Islands) that are at risk of contamination, all salmon and trout species in impacted water-sheds that will die, the birds and other wildlife that will be harmed or killed, and the zone of green gas emissions that will affect air quality for a 20 km

radius from the mine site.Tables of measures to “minimize”

toxic impacts include “if feasible,” “if cost effective,” and “if practical” phrases or studies and monitoring of “real or perceived health effects.”

Approval of Raven would be an outrageous betrayal of public trust. If our government approves a coal mine less than 5 km from established com-munities and the Baynes Sound, with the full knowledge of the certain toxic effects, what will follow? Together, we can stop this march towards ecocide. Let your elected government officials know they do not have the right to bar-ter our precious water and air for coal mine profit.

Sharon SmallDenman Island Resident and Communications Instructor

"Existing laws can be improved, but these changes are being passed without the proper scrutiny they need to

get the balance right."

Raven is bad news

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Port Hardy Branch PO Box 1391, Port Hardy, V0N 2P0 Jack Masterman, Vice President North Island Constituency Association, 250-504-0052 [email protected]

British Columbia's Conservatives are a responsible common sense party that believes: 2) Corporations and unions should be banned from bankrolling political parties


Port McNeill Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy, V0N 2P0 Jack Masterman, Vice President North Island Constituency Association, 250-504-0052 [email protected]

Gazette, Thursday, June 14 Port Hardy Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy V0N 2P0 Jack Masterman, Vice President 1) The carbon tax should be scrapped

Gazette, Thursday, June 21 Port McNeill Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy V0N 2P0 Jack Masterman, Vice President 2) Corporations and unions should be banned from bankrolling political parties

British Columbia's Conservatives are a responsible common sense party that believes: 4) We must get spending under control


Port Alice Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy, V0N 2P0 Jack Masterman, Vice President North Island Constituency Association, 250-504-0052

Gazette, Thursday, July 5 Port Alice Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy V0N 2P0 Mac McMillan, Director 4) We must get spending under control

British Columbia's Conservatives are a responsible common sense party that believes: 3) Public safety must be the first priority of the criminal justice system


Sointula Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy, V9W 5T5 Jack Masterman, Vice President North Island Constituency Association, 250-504-0052 [email protected]

Gazette, Thursday, June 28 Sointula Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy V0N 2P0 Jack Masterman, Vice President 3) Public safety must be the first priority of the criminal justice system

British Columbia's Conservatives are a responsible common sense party that believes: 5) Public education should first and foremost serve students and parents


Nimpkish Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy, V0N 2P05 Jack Masterman, Vice President North Island Constituency Association, 250-504-0052 [email protected]

Gazette, Thursday, July 12 Nimpkish Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy V0N 2P0 Jack Masterman, Vice President 5) Public education should first and foremost serve students and parents

British Columbia's Conservatives are a responsible common sense party that believes: 6) MLAs should put their constituents ahead of their party


Woss Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy, V0N 2P0 Jack Masterman, Vice President North Island Constituency Association, 250-504-0052 [email protected]

Gazette, Thursday, July 19 Woss Branch PO Box 1391 Port Hardy V0N 2P0 Jack Masterman, Vice President 6) MLAs should put their constituents ahead of their party

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June 22-24Telegraph Cove’s Centennial Celebration. The week-

end features guided hikes, a salmon barbeque, musical performances, whale watching and more. Opening cer-emony at 1:30 p.m. in the Whale Interpretive Centre on June 23. For more information, or to book reservations, call 1-800-200-HOOK.

June 23The Northern Vancouver Island Salmonoid Enhancement

Association (NVISEA) is holding its Annual General Meeting at 4 p.m. at the Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre. All members and persons interested are invited to attend. For more information, contact Ken Fuller, Manager, at 250-949-9022 or [email protected].

June 23Port Hardy Museum hosts presentation by Catherine

Gilbert, author of Yorke Island and the Uncertain War, 1 p.m. Free admission; refreshments served. FMI, Jane, 250-949-8143.

June 30-July 2First Canada Day Regatta in Sointula. Races, beer gar-

den, prizes, dragon boat rides, bird watching, museum

tours and a blacksmithing demonstration. All proceeds of the event will be donated to the Malcolm Island Lions Club’s Friends In Need Now Fund. For more infor-mation, contact [email protected], or contact Ivana MacDougall at 250-973-6975.

July 1Alert Bay hosts its first Dog Run mountain bike race.

Includes a free race for kids in the morning, and a main race beginning at 10 a.m. This will be followed by awards at 2 p.m. and a dance at the Legion at 8 p.m. Register in advance online for $25, or purchase dance tickets for $15, at www.thedogrun.ca. Registration will also be available the day of the race. All proceeds go to support animal rescue.

July 1Canada Day celebration in Port McNeill. Kids fishing

derby in the morning and assorted activities at the water-front in the afternoon. In between, the annual airshow at Port McNeill Airport, beginning at 11 a.m. with flag-raising. Barbecue, free cupcakes and plane rides for kids. Info, PM Chamber of Commerce, 250-956-3131.

July 1Canada Day celebration at Storey’s Beach.

July 1Gate House Theatre celebrates its first anniversary

with a party and free movie, 7 p.m., Pioneer Mall, Port McNeill. Movie title to be announced.

July 5-August 25T’sasala Cultural Group Traditional Native Dance

Performance. In our Big House 1:15 p.m. -2:15 p.m. Admission: $15 per adult, $8 per child under 12. Andrea Cranmer 250-974-5475, [email protected]. Special performances for group’s of 25 or more.

July 12-1510th anniversary Springer Reunion at Telegraph Cove.

Contact the Cove for more information at 1-800-200-HOOK.

July 14Folk/rock/celtic/jazz/rockabilly group Illiteratty plays

at the Gate House Theatre in Port McNeill, 7 p.m.

July 15Gate House Theatre hosts a choral workshop with

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July 27-2830th Annual Alert Bay Seafest Family feud, adult/youth/

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July 27- 295th Annual Alert Bay Artfest Showcasing Alert Bay

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July 2911th Annual Alert Bay Music Fest. Local and out of

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August 4Annual Craft Fair on the boardwalk in Telegraph Cove.

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August 4Missoula Children’s Theatre presents Hansel and Gretel

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Secondary School is expected to make a decision on its future graduation date by the end of this month, fol-lowing a meeting held last Tuesday at NISS.

NISS currently holds grad ceremonies the first weekend in June, but is considering changing the date to the following weekend, the same weekend as Port Hardy Secondary School’s grad events.

This idea was brought about due to multiple scheduling conflicts around the first week-end of June, most notably the Provincial Championships for soccer that many grads

participate in.A small group of par-

ents met in the NISS library to discuss the date change. The only concern that arose was that the date would bring grad closer to the provincial exam dates, but for the most part, there were no objec-tions.

“It was a fairly brief meeting,” principal Lauren Deadman said. “The majority support-ed the decision.”

Deadman is in the process of contacting those involved with grad and is still wait-ing for feedback.

“We hope to be able to come to a decision by the end of June,” she said.

Gazette StaffPORT HARDY—

There was a full house at the Sacred Room at Port Hardy Hospital as VIHA hosted an early celebration for National Aboriginal Day.

VIHA’s Aboriginal Employment Advisor, Steve Sxwithul’txw, welcomed staff and community repre-sentatives to the event, before Chiefs Willie Walkus from Tsulquate and Stan Wamiss of Quatsino took the floor.

The Gwa’sala-’ N a k w a x d a ’ x w Culture Group then performed a dance to the packed room and afterwards intro-duced themselves to the attendees and explained the forma-tion of the group.

Sxwithul’txw then retook the floor to explain his work in encouraging aboriginal youth to seek employ-ment in the health industry. His office provides resources to aboriginal youth, from resume building to bursary advice as well as education on the range of careers available in the health industry.

He also encour-aged those already in the industry to self-identify to improve the availability of resources specifically aimed at First Nations peoples.

The floor was then opened with a number of people speaking on building relations and moving forwards in a positive way.

“Today we want-ed to recognize our workforce and also to increase the numbers

in work,” Sxwithul’txw explained.

“This is about bring-ing the community and staff together,” he continued, “it’s about finding that common ground.”

This sentiment was echoed around the

room, with the aim repeated of taking small steps to build a bridge between the First Nations culture and the culture of the Health Authority.

After the great response to the event, there was a general

consensus in the room that next year’s meet-ing should be expand-ed.

Anyone interested in Sxwithul’txw’s work can contact him at [email protected] or check www.viha.ca/careers.

Gazette staffSummer is almost

here, and that means Summer Reading Club at the Library is about to begin.

The Summer Reading Club provides elementary school children with incen-tives to make reading an integral part of their holiday and encourag-es them to practice and improve their reading skills while school is out.

The theme for this year’s program is Strange...But True. Each week will feature titles that will expose young readers to dif-ferent genres — sci-ence fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, mystery, adventure, poetry, folk and fairy tales, jokes, humour, and more.

Children who sign up receive a fun reg-istration package with a bookmark, stickers, trinkets, and a reading record book in which they are encouraged to keep track of the books they have read.

When they finish

their reading record, children are eligible to receive a special Summer Reading Club medal and, at the end of the summer, attend a wind-up party to cel-ebrate reading success.

Registration for the free summer reading programs starts on July 3, but kids can regis-ter any time in July. Parents are encouraged to register their chil-dren early.

Kids use their own library card or their parent’s, which is avail-able free of charge at all local library branches. Parents need to show valid ID and sign their child’s card. They can also apply online.

Summer Reading Club is sponsored by the BC Library Association and Vancouver Island Regional Library, with assistance from the Libraries and Literacy Branch, Ministry of Education.

For more information about Summer Reading Club, check out www.virl.bc.ca, or contact your local library.

VIHA celebrates Aboriginal Day Read with the library

this summer

Above-Port Hardy Hospital’s Aboriginal Liaison Nurse Margaret Wilson addresses the floor; below- Steve Sxwithul’txw shares a joke before getting down to business at the Sacred Room in the hospital. A O’Toole


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Plant a love of gardening in your kidsIt is never too early

to grow a gardener. Well okay, one month old is a tad early, but as soon as your child (or grandchild) is able to walk about on their own, they are ready to begin along the garden path, so to speak.

I started my children in the garden by letting them help with digging over the raised beds at the start of spring. I composted all summer and winter so that in the spring I had fresh earth to add to the gar-den beds. My daughter took a liking to car-ing for the strawberry patch; my son seemed to be more of a potato guy.

They both sprouted sunflowers early in April and put them out in the garden in mid-May. They never seemed to tire of how nature could take that small seed and turn it into a gigantic flower, how that wee potato can give 15 or more in return, how one straw-berry runner could give a feast of strawberries and then put out run-ners for next year’s crop.

For my grandchildren I have turned over one small raised bed and boy, did it get filled. I let them choose what they wanted to grow from left over seeds from my vegetable and flower gardens. In a 6x6-foot box they had two wide rows of carrots, six mammoth sunflowers, a row of strawberries, a plot of chives, snow peas, a line of bush beans, some marigolds and three potato plants.

I put a one-foot-wide

plank down the mid-dle so they could get in there to weed (and hide while they ate the snow peas and carrots). Things went well and the weeding was fun until about mid-July when it flagged a bit. But all in all I think the kids like the feeling of “growing” their own garden.

If you think you want to do something to encourage your young-ster’s natural interest in gardening, why not try a planter garden? All you need to start them out is a 2x2-foot planter, or any large container that can hold soil, and has good drainage. You could let the children pick out their own seeds to plant but experience tells me that you may need to guide them a bit so that success is a bit more assured.

Things like radish-es, leaf lettuce, beans (scarlet runners if you want vines, yellow or green bush beans for more compact sizes), carrots and peas are easy to start. For colour and edibility, flowering plants, such as nastur-tiums, or calendula are simple to grow. Also

for colour, beets and Swiss Chard (looks and acts like spinach but comes in colourful variations).

Some seeds can be jump-started by laying a paper towel on a plate and spreading five or six seeds on the half-towel. Fold the sheet over the seeds, and add water to the plate to soak the seeds. Having the children help with this adds to the magic for them. Beans, peas and sunflowers all seem to do well with this method. Have a plate for each type of seed so you can keep seed types separated.

Writing the name on the paper towel before you use it helps to keep track of what is sprouting. Make sure the paper stays slightly moist. Peas may benefit from some cold time in the fridge (with plastic wrap to keep moisture in), but beans just need time. I plant my peas in late March because they need cold, damp weather to sprout. By the time they are break-ing through the soil it is usually early to mid May.

While waiting for the seeds to sprout, get the container ready. Make sure the planter has adequate drainage. I use paper coffee filters

(the basket type) to cover the holes. This lets the water drain out without washing the soil out too. Put about six inches of soil in the bottom. If a potato is going to be planted now is a good time to add it to the soil. Fill the soil in the con-tainer to about an inch or two (2 ½ to 5 cm) from the top, leaving space for watering without too much mud splashing.

Have the children make up seed stakes for their garden. An easy, affordable way to make stakes is to cut eight-inch (20 cm) strips from an empty, clean plastic milk jug. Waterproof felt pen lasts longest for writ-ing the name on. I have also seen sturdy stakes made from slats left over from shortening window blinds.

You are using soil from an established garden, but it may be a good idea to steril-ize it by pouring boil-ing water over it before planting up. Let the soil cool before plant-ing up. Sterilizing will stop weed seeds from sprouting. Weed seeds seem to be more vigor-ous than anything else you may be planting. I have been fooled more than once by freshly

sprouting weeds. Gloves are a good

habit to start a new gardener with. Garden gloves used to be thick leather and canvas; you could hardly bend your fingers, never mind tell if you pulling out a weed or five seedlings. Today they are made of more sensible material, thin, flexible, water and soil resistant, and made in all sizes from teeny to XXXL. Gardening gloves save major hand

washing later, trying to get black soil and such from under fingernails. Wouldn’t gardening gloves and a water-ing can make a lovely birthday, Christmas, or “just because” gift for a child? Watering cans come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The small plastic ones are usually lighter and so are easier for younger children to lift when filled, and one with a “rose” attachment

would be perfect. The attachment helps “just water” the seedlings and not pound them back into the ground. A trowel or small garden claw would be a nice gift also, and they do make sets of gardening tools that fit children’s hands nicely.

Heather Mary Brown is a seasoned North Island gardener. Email questions to [email protected].

Ground Effects

with Heather Brown

“If you think you want to do something to encourage

your youngster’s natural interest in gardening, why not try a planter garden?”

Quatsino Community Societycordially invites you to the Grand Opening of the

Quatsino Wharf and Fuel Dock In Coal Harbour, BC

Saturday June 23, 201211:00 am to 2:00 pm

Face painting for the kids

There will be an unveiling ceremony of our new totem poles beautifully carved by Master Carver

Simon James and apprentices.

We hope to see you all there!


North Island LifeJune Sports

is a kick

Clockwise from right: Edgar Cranmer of the Alert Bay Cormorants launches himself for a wheel kick during Saturday’s victory over the Kingcome Wolves in the annual June Sports Soccer Tournament in Alert Bay, Isaac Williams of the Kak’ot’lats’i U15 team gets off a header pass against the defence of Port McNeill’s Shae Simpson, Alert Bay’s Cynthia McKinney pounds a drum in support of the Alert Bay Cormorants men’s soccer team during their game against the Kingcome Wolves, Tristan Mardell of Port McNeill and Kale Hunt of Port Hardy duel for the lead in the sack race, and Jessie Ehlert of the North Island Lightning sends a pass forward in a women’s contest against the Kingcome Wolverines.

J.R. Rardon


Gazette staffFive Grade 6 stu-

dents from Eagle View were invited to pres-ent their documentary to the Board of School District 85 this week.

The documentary, What’s in a Name?, charts the history of Eagle View Elementary through photographs, newspaper articles and interviews. After the presentation, the girls fielded questions from a thoroughly impressed Board, who commend-ed the effort and pro-fessionalism of the stu-dents.

Morgan Puglas, Elise Quest, Maya Waldstein, Olivia Haysey and Emma Jensen accepted the challenge project from teacher-librarian Sandra Gunson, who co-ordinated with the students but stressed that the students were the driving force behind the project.

“I couldn’t be more proud of them,” she said. “They have worked on this for seven months, inter-viewing people on their breaks and on week-ends, searching micro-fiche, learning to work as a group and with the

technology. I’m really proud of what they’ve done.”

The students them-selves enjoyed the challenges of the proj-ect and learned a lot of new skills.

“We learned how to plan and pick good sources,” said project leader Maya. “We had to learn how to work together and use the technology too,” she continued, referencing the iPods and iPads that were used to film and edit the documentary.

The girls said that they would like to put together a blooper reel of their interviews and experiences as their

next project.Gunson said she

will be uploading the documentary to the school website in the near future. To view the video, go to www.eves.sd85.bc.ca.

After the presen-tation, the Board got down to business at the last scheduled meeting of the school year.

Superintendent Scott Benwell gave a presen-tation detailing future goals in English. He set the target that all read-ers should be at grade level by Grade 5 and the number of students leaving with a C+ or better be increased by 20%.

Backed by a wealth of statistical evidence, his main rationale was that, since English is a “significant gate-way course,” intensive efforts should be made to ensure that all stu-dents leave school with a solid foundation in English.

A s s i s t a n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t Katherine McIntosh then introduced the SD85 Literacy Plan, and the cyber-bullying prevention pamphlet which was given to students.

The meeting was adjourned with the next meeting scheduled for September.

EVES students impress

L-R Morgan, Olivia, Ms. Gunson, Emma, Maya and Elise of Eagle View Elementary. The students presented their documentary What’s in a Name?, on the history of Eagle View, to the Board of the School District. A O’Toole

Raft Cove thieves nabbed by RCMPGazette staffPORT HARDY—

An Island-wide crime spree came to a halt at the end of the road after the RCMP stopped a stolen car with “a sub-stantial amount” of sto-len property.

A male driver and female passenger, both from Ontario, were taken into cus-tody following the incident and remain in custody while await-ing an appearance in provincial court June 26.

The arrest followed a call to Port Hardy RCMP on May 18 complaining of a theft from a vehicle parked near Raft Cove, near the head of the Cape Scott Trail.

A short time later, a member of the North Vancouver Island Traffic Services checked the license plate of a suspicious vehicle leaving the Holberg Road and learned the car had been reported stolen from the Sooke area several days earlier.

The car was sub-sequently stopped at Thunderbird Mall, and RCMP recovered sto-len property related to more than 10 separate incidents throughout

Vancouver Island.The two suspects

were charged with mul-tiple offences, includ-ing theft, mischief and possession of stolen property.


District of Port Hardy

2011 Annual ReportThe 2011 Annual Report is available for viewing Monday June 18, 2012 at the Municipal Hall and on the District website: www.porthardy.ca The Port Hardy Council will be adopting the 2011 Annual Municipal Report at the Regular Council Meeting:Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2012Time: 7:00 pmPlace: Municipal Hall Council Chambers 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy BC

Rick Davidge, Chief Administrative Officer

This weekend the community of Telegraph Cove cel-ebrates its 100th anni-versary. A part of the traditional territory of the ‘Namgis First Nation, this pictur-esque community has been enchanting people for generations with its beautiful scenery, stra-tegic location, and his-torical significance to the North Island.

It’s hard to describe the ‘feeling’ of Telegraph Cove. Many people have been smit-ten by its natural beauty and the warm, friendly feeling of its commu-nity. The docks and buildings have been the subject of many paint-ings by North Island artists, and many peo-ple have returned every summer for decades — some for generations.

The story of the Cove began in 1912, when Alfred Marmaduke Wastell suggested the cove, with its good moorage, for a tele-graph lineman’s sta-tion, and christened the location ‘Telegraph Cove.’ The telegraph line ran from Campbell River to Port Hardy, and eventually also included the commu-nity at Cape Scott.

The first inhabit-ant of Telegraph Cove was lineman Bobby Cullerne. His job was to patrol and fix the line when it went down. At that time the line was strung between trees, and a trail followed the line. When the line went down (liter-ally), Cullerne had to walk the trail to find out where the trees had blown down and find a

way to repair the line.Wastell, then man-

ager of a box factory in Alert Bay, clearly saw potential in the Cove. He eventually purchased the timber rights in the area and supplied spruce lum-ber to the Canadian military, which used it to construct aircraft in

World War I.In the early 1920s

Wastell acquired a piece of private prop-erty in Telegraph Cove as payment for a bad debt. In the next few years he partnered with Japanese investors and opened a fish saltery in the Cove. There was also a small mill that operated for a couple of years.

In 1928 Wastell and his son Fred were both put out of work when the wooden box factory in Alert Bay closed, as the fishing industry switched to cardboard boxes. The Great Depression made their situation worse. The small fish saltery that had operated in Telegraph Cove also closed.

Fred Wastell came up with a plan to restart the mill in Telegraph

Cove. He contacted an old friend, Alex MacDonald, to oper-ate as a partner. They needed to upgrade the mill, build houses, and set up power and water for a small mill com-munity.

A number of Chinese labourers moved into the Cove along with the Wastells, and the Chinese residents fixed up an old shack for themselves which became known as “China House.”

Telegraph Cove Mills opened in 1929. It cut custom wood for a number of purposes and operated for more than 50 years.

The Broughton Lumber and Trading Company developed a wharf in Telegraph Cove that was 170 feet long.

During these years the community had electricity for only one morning a week for domestic use. Newspapers would arrive once a week on the steamship. Eventually a number of homes were winched onto the heavily wood-ed shore and connected with a wooden board-walk. The community had a mill, post office, school and store, and steamers began to call at the port.

During World War II the Canadian mili-tary again made use of Telegraph Cove, taking over the mill and using it to produce lumber for the Air Force sta-tions constructed at Coal Harbour and Port Hardy.

A number of Japanese families living in the

Cove were interned during WWII. Their friends in the commu-nity tried to save their belongings by storing them, but the dampness and the length of their internment resulted in most of their belong-ings being lost.

The sawmill closed in 1980, and in 1985 Fred Wastell died.

In 1979 Gordie and Marilyn Graham pur-chased property in the Cove and built a camp-ground, RV park and marina. They lovingly restored the houses, boardwalks, and docks with the goal of pre-serving the historical integrity of the Cove while making it acces-sible for tourists.

Today when you walk along the board-walk there are many signs and plaques with interesting sto-ries about the history of the Cove that give a great feeling about the unique character of its history and, more generally, the history of the North Island. It is truly a gem to have this small village from another era remaining intact.

A booming tourist industry operates in the Cove today, which includes a restaurant and pub, galleries, stores, and service pro-viders who offer whale watching, grizzly bear viewing, kayaking and sportsfishing.

A world class muse-um exhibits the bones of a variety of whales and other marine mammals, including sea otters, dolphins, seals and sea lions. It was started when Jim

Borrowman provided a donation of unique skel-etons and the Grahams donated a building to house the exhibits. The Bones Project Whale Interpretive Centre is open on a seasonal basis and in some years has had more than 20,000 visitors.

The celebration this weekend will see many generations of people with special connec-tions to Telegraph Cove, back to celebrate

its 100th anniversary.Brenda McCor-

quodale is a Port Hardy resident and North Island history

enthusiast. If you have any stories or local lore you’d like to share, email her at [email protected].

Then and now- Telegraph Cove pictured above as an active sawmill in 1945 and, below, the boardwalk as it currently looks. Telegraph Cove will celebrate its 100th anniversary this weekend.

Photos submitted

Brenda McCorquodale

North Island history is alive in Telegraph Cove

CorrectionThe story Quatsino Hotel boasts colourful

history, in the May 31 edition of the Gazette, contained a misspelling of the name of the family that currently owns the historic hotel. The property was purchased by Nick and Johanna Tovstigo and was taken over in 1998 by Florian Tovstigo.

The Gazette regrets this error.

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In October Peoples Drug Mart will be celebrating its 5th birthday in Port Hardy, and what a 5 years it’s been! We have been thrilled from day one with the support that we have received from the local community, and were honoured to be named Business of the Year for the 3rd consecutive year in 2011. It wouldn’t be possible without our excellent staff.

We’re very excited to welcome Jared Siemens to the team as our new staff pharmacist. Jared is a recent graduate of the University of British Columbia.

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NIEFS Offers Youth Skills for Success

For Mark Snowdon, the Skills for Success program is providing an opportunity for him to earn while he learns. Program Coordinator Kelly Kennedy explains, “With Skills for Success, youth ages 15-30 gain valuable skills both on the job and through specialized training while they participate in a paid work experience.”

For example, Mark is learning and developing the skills needed to cook at A&W. In addition, he gained the certifications and training he needed to succeed, including Worksafe BC (WCB), First Aid and Foodsafe. Mark is currently working with A & W and is reported to be doing an excellent job.

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North Island Success Stories

Voted by National Geographic Adventure as “One of the Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth” and recognized by the Canadian Tourism Commission as providing a unique and authentic Canadian Signature Experience, Great Bear Nature Tours employs 13 people and supports a number of local businesses.

The owners of Great Bear Nature Tours are proud to contribute to the growing tourism industry on the North Island. Come and see Port Hardy’s newest murals being painted on the fuel tanks near our office at the Seaplane Base.

GREAT BEAR NATURE TOURSwww.greatbeartours.com

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The Quarterdeck Inn opened in August 1999 featuring 40 well appointed ocean view rooms. The hotel serves mostly tourists during peak season May through September and Corporate Clients year round. The hotel is the newest business at the resort, complimented by a full service marina, fuel dock, liquor store and Pub style restaurant.Our Resort employs 40 staff during peak season and 32 employees year round. We strive to offer excellent product and service to our many guests be it local, corporate or from far away places. The Quarterdeck would like to send a special thank you to all who have supported our business.



SPORTS & RECREATIONSubmit results to 250-949-6225 Fax 250-949-7655 or email us at [email protected] Deadline 10 am Monday

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

June 22Baseball

Port Hardy vs. Port McNeill, 6:45 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

June 23-24Drag racing

North Island Timing Association hosts the first Rumble on the Runway series event at Port McNeill Airport. Time trials begin 10 a.m.; eliminations 1 p.m.

SoccerPort Hardy Youth Soccer Tournament, all age groups. Games at Eagle View Elementary, Robert Scott Elementary and PHSS track fields. Concession at each location.

June 24Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

June 28Logger sportsDemonstration/

practice session, 7-8:30 p.m., Broughton Blvd., Port McNeill (across from Centennial Ballfield). Info, Nick, 250-956-2736.

July 3Logger sportsDemonstration/

practice session, 7-8:30 p.m., Broughton Blvd., Port McNeill (across from Centennial Ballfield). Info, Nick, 250-956-2736.

July 3-7Hockey

Second annual Clayton Stoner Hockey Camp at Chilton Regional Arena, Port McNeill. Skate with and learn from Port McNeill’s own defenseman with the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. Registration $395; camp space limited. Register online or get more info at progressivehockey.com.

July 5Baseball

Hyde Creek vs. Port Hardy, 6:45 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

Teams share title in Logger TourneyJ.R. RardonGazette editorSEVEN HILLS—

Two teams had to settle for a tie in the low-gross title chase, but every-one was a winner as the annual Loggers Open Golf Tournament drew 135 golfers for a two-day run at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club last weekend.

The fund-raising tour-ney provided a barbecue meal courtesy of Mount Cain Cafe and a prize to every player, along with the usual assortment of bonus prizes for long drive, closest-to-the-pin and “wiggly line” accu-racy.

“We had a great response from our sponsors and local busi-nesses,” said Bill Gray, co-organizer for the tourney. “Everyone has contributed; it’s totally amazing.”

All funds raised in the tourney after expens-es are given to local charity. Last year, the fund assisted the fam-ily of forestry worker Luke Stoner after his accidental death on the job. This year’s recipi-ent, Gray said, will be decided after the tourney’s board holds its tourney follow-up meeting.

Gray and the golf-ers also credited the crew and volunteers of Seven Hills for getting the course in top-notch shape for the tourney.

Andrew Laming was a double winner on the weekend, which featured three flights of 18-hole, best-ball team play. He won the Landon Motors long drive on hole num-ber seven, and teamed with Vic Klassen and Jack, Rudy and Todd Servatius in a fivesome

that notched a 6-under-par total to tie for top score of the weekend.

That group was matched at 6-under by the quartet of Scott Mitchell, Tim Chester, Paul Bastarache and Ron Downey.

Ron VanVelzen picked up a set of truck tires from Kal Tire for hitting his drive closest to the wiggly line on the ninth fairway. The long drive on No. 8 went to Allison Mercer for the ladies and Russell Murray for the men; closest-to-the-pin honours went to Janet Dorward and Ray Bono on No. 2 and to Carol Whyte and Rick Onions on No. 4.

Hole-in-one prizes sponsored by Pacificus Biological Services on No. 2, by Finning Cat on No. 6 and by Macandales on No. 11 went unclaimed.

Left, Mickey Walker and George Nelson celebrate Walker's 45-foot putt on the sec-ond hole Sunday dur-ing the annual Loggers Golf Tournament at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club. Below, Libby Waldner gets direction from playing partner Brenda Isaac as Dave Lamont looks on as they prepare to putt on the ninth hole.

J.R. Rardon

Hockey takes over ice for the summerGazette staffThe North Island

Eagles hockey program returns this summer with its mini hockey camp June 25-28 at Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill.

Two ice sessions are available for each of four age groups — atoms, peewees, ban-tams and midgets. Cost is $20 per player for the two sessions.

Pre-register before

the start of camp by emailing Eagles regis-trar Tanya Kellar for a .pdf copy of the reg-istraton form at [email protected].

Eagles hockey camp schedule

Mon., June 25: Atoms 7-8 p.m., Bantams 8:15-9:15 p.m.

Tues, June 26: Peewees 7-8 p.m., Midgets 8:15-9:15 p.m.

Wed, June 27: Atoms

7-8 p.m., Bantams 8:15-9:15 p.m.

Thurs, June 28: Peewees 7-8 p.m., Midgets 8:15-9:15 p.m.

Summer pucksA pair of sum-

mer hockey clinics will return to Port

McNeill’s Chilton Regional Arena in July, and registration for both is now being accepted online.

Clayton Stoner, the former Port McNeill Minor Hockey player now skating for the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, returns for the second Clayton Stoner Hockey Camp July 3-9. The camp is present-ed by Victoria-based Progressive Hockey

and features goalten-der-specific sessions for the North Island’s netminders.

Info and registration is available at www.progress ivehockey.com.

Lou Lemire returns for the fourth straight year with his Summer Hockey Skills Camp July 9-13, with a tradi-tional youth day camp, an adult skills camp, and an additional spe-

cialized shooting/scor-ing clinic for eligible players registered in the day camp.

Registration fee is $395 until June 1, when it goes up to $425, and includes a camp jersey. The adult skills camp is $150; $170 after May 1, and the specialized shooting/scoring clinic is $40.

Registration and info is available at loulemire-hockeycamp.com.

Sports Briefs

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LIZA FURNEYThe longtime Port McNeill coach, referee and organizer, left, was presented a lifetime membership to Tri-Port Minor Hockey by president Scott Mitchell.

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Residents and visitors in the Beaver Cove area are reminded that construction of the Kokish River Hydroelectric Project will begin soon. The Ida Lake Recreation Site will remain open, however the access roads may be busier than usual. For your safety and the safety of our workers, we urge you to observe construction signs and to reduce driving speed in the construction zone. The Kokish River Hydroelectric Project is being designed and built to produce electricity from run-of-river waterpower generation. Featuring a very low ecological footprint during construction and operation, the project will deliver clean and reliable electricity to help meet the future energy needs of British Columbia. Visit kokishriver.com for more information.

Public Notice Construction in Beaver Cove Area

Residents and visitors in the Beaver Cove area are reminded that construction of the Kokish River Hydroelectric Project has begun. Effective July 3, as a safety precaution, the Kokish Main Road will be closed tothe public as logging and construction activities make the road impassable for regular vehicle traffic.Access to the Ida Lake Recreation Site is still available by the West Main andTsulton Access roads, and by a new bridge over the Bonanza River that will becompleted in late June.While the Kokish Main Road remains open (to July 3), there will be heavyindustrial traffic and travel delays, so when possible, use this road during non-peak hours.

Visit kokishriver.com for more information.

Left, Shelby Cockell of the Master Batters gets safe as he goes hard for third; Above, Jason Evans of the Woodchuckers makes a solid connection with the ball. A O'Toole

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were crowned cham-pions at the Father's Day Classic slopitch tournament out at the Storey's Beach base-ball fields this week-end.

They beat out the Woodchuckers in front of a large crowd who stayed to watch the game in spite of the overcast skies.

Eighteen teams competed in the annu-al tourney, which ran from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon.

A large portion of the competitors joined spectators in watching Hi-Vis beat the Ballerz in the Bud Division final game before the two finalists took the field to slug it out.

The crowd were not disappointed as the two teams put on a fantastic display with plenty of home runs and spectacular field-

ing. Master Batters' short

stop Jacob Colbourne was singled out as the division's male M.V.P. after the display, while the Woodchuckers had the female M.V.P. in Kerry Harilstad.

The game rounded out a great tournament with the winners get-ting first pick of a slew of prizes.

The team opted to go home with new trackpants while the Woodchuckers took new hoodies back home.

Every team that competed were given a prize for coming out from organizer David Deans.

Deans said that the weekend tourney was a great success and that he was already considering the next local slopitch event— a wooden-bat-only tourney around Filomi Days.

Father’s Day Classic results:

Lucky Division

1. The Rez2. Team Awesome3. Hardy Buoys Smokers4. People’s Bushrats5. Swingers

Female M.V.P.: Marilyn Brotchie- The RezMale M.V.P.: Adam- Team Awesome

Bud Division

1. Hi-Vis2. Ballerz3. Alchies4. Port Alice 67

Female M.V.P.: Brittany Johnny- BallerzMale M.V.P.: David Brotchie- Hi-Vis

Blue Division

1. Bluesox2. Salmon Kings3. Bushcats4. Generals5. The Sportsman

Female M.V.P.: Rosanna Dougas-Salmon Kings

Male M.V.P.- Len Miller- Bluesox

Bud Lite Division

1. Master Batters2. Woodchuckers3. Dustmen4. Bandits

Female M.V.P.: Kerry Harilstad- WoodchuckersMale M.V.P.: Jake Colbourne, Master Batters

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Muddy track doesn't dampen the showJ.R. RardonGazette editorPORT HARDY—A

clean line in the cor-ners meant a clean visor Sunday as Glen Day rolled to a nearly wire-to-wire victory on a muddy track at Tri-Port Speedway.

Starting on the out-side of the front row, Day bolted to the front just after the green flag dropped. He managed to hold the spot despite persistent pressure from teammate Daniel Hovey, who tapped Day several times as he chased the leader through the second turn.

“I was trying not to hit him, but it was just that little tap,” said Hovey, who had out-dueled Day to claim the second heat race in a reversal of results.

The Father’s Day show drew a small field of four cars, but proved a showcase of clean yet close driving.

In the 20-lap main only one lap was marred by a yellow flag, and that came when Justin Reusch lost a race-long battle with balky steering to slide off the track and into the infield mud on

the 17th lap.“I was broke,” said

Reusch, whose two front wheels were both

pointed outward on the corners due to a broken tire rod. “I couldn’t counter-steer at all.”

Still, Reusch made it back into the race with-out a pit and finished out as all four drivers

hit the final turn in a pack before Day took his second consecutive feature main checkered flag of the season.

The other driver, Chris Hardy, placed third behind Hovey driving a car owned by his father, Paul Weeks.

Rain overnight and earlier in the day, at times fairly heavy, threatened to make the heavy clay track a quagmire. But the precipitation held off throughout most of the racing and drivers were able to pack the track into a fairly solid sur-face.

“This corner, I had,” said Day, pointing to the third and fourth turns. “It was the other one I was a little appre-hensive about.”

It was through turns one and two that Hovey continuously rode up hard on Day and sev-eral times tapped his shop-mate before back-ing off.

“I was wondering if that was Justin chasing me around every lap,” Day said, in a dig at his partner.

“Hey, sometimes it’s hard to back off when you’re going hard,” Hovey responded. “I

was just glad to be out there at the end. I haven’t gotten to drive much because my car’s always broke.”

For the second straight race, Hovey posted the fastest qual-ifying time, and he also grabbed the opening trophy dash. In the sea-son opener, however, he lasted just a heat and a half before losing his rear differential.

Reusch claimed the

first heat with Hovey second and Day third.

Day maintained the season points lead at 187 with Reusch trail-ing with 170. Hovey’s strong showing put him back in the hunt with 115 points, and Week’s car lurks just behind with 104.

The next race event is a Saturday evening show under the lights, set to start at 7 p.m. July 7.

NORTH ISLAND HOSPITALS PROJECT

DROP-IN OPEN HOUSES

Following the funding announcement on April 26, 2012, work is now commencing on the North Island Hospitals Project.

Find out more about the next four years of work and how the North Island Hospitals Project will support you and your family’s health care needs when these new state-of-the-art acute care facilities open in spring 2017.

Two drop-in open houses have been scheduled:

1. CAMPBELL RIVER: Tuesday, July 3, 1:30- 7 pm, Campbell River Community Centre: Community Lounge Room.Please use the south entrance (back parking lot) after 4:30 pm.

2. COURTENAY: Wednesday July 4, 1:30-7 pm Florence Filberg Centre: Main Conference Hall.

Project and VIHA staff will be on hand to answer questions and gather input. For more information on the North Island Hospitals Project visit the VIHA website: http://www.viha.ca/about_viha/building_for_health/nihp.htm.

A drop-in open house will take place in Mt. Waddington in September.

Above, Tyler and Yuan Niida-Smith watch as dad Greg Smith cleans mud from the car of Justin Reusch during Father's Day racing at Triport Speedway Sunday. Below, Glen Day leads Daniel Hovey, Chris Hardy and Justin Reusch out of turn four. J.R. Rardon

Swing, batter!Above, Thomas Henderson of Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw School takes a mighty cut during the Grade 5-7 soft-ball jamboree at Beaver Harbour Park Friday. Right, Brittany Wallace of Fort Rupert Elementary gets a push around the bases from Barb Colbourne.

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PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARD FOR THE YEAR • Buddy Miller • William Miller

• Matthew Roulston

EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE AWARD FOR THE YEAR

(5 OR FEWER CLASSES MISSED)• Allison Johnston • Brodie Johnson

• Hannah Ankenmann

STUDENT WHO ACHIEVED A – 90% AVERAGE OR BETTER FOR THE YEAR

PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL

GRADE 8• Bethany Martineau • Sydni Burns

GRADE 10• Brodie Johnson • Wai Ching Sze-To

GRADE 11• Carter Crawford

GRADE 12• Laina Southgate • Felicia Stagg

STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVED 80% AVERAGE OR BETTER FOR THE YEAR

HONOUR ROLL

GRADE 8• Sarah Case • Dawson Romanuik • Abby Traverse

• Norah Brown • Joshua Nelson

GRADE 9• Jean Bell • Adam Gough • Allison Johnston

• Robyn Kufaas • Cory Pearson • Alexandra Southgate

GRADE 10• Brenna Clarke • Anik Desmarais-Spencer

• Dallas Heasman • Alisha MacDonald• Buddy Miller • William Miller • Brandon Prasad

• Ella Waring • Christian Wood

GRADE 11• Kiri Birmingham • Claire Jones

• Kenneth Majgaard • Travis Prior-Bleaney• Matthew Roulston

GRADE 12• Rejean Child • Joo Yong Cho • Cody Diotte

• Darin Holm • Emilie Howard-Langlois• Malcolm Richards • Avellin St. Claire

• Benjamin Wilson

DEPARTMENT AWARDS

PLANNING 10Academic: Ella Waring, Brodie Johnson

DRAMA DEPARTMENTJunior Academic: Norah BrownSenior Academic: Cole Kinley

SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENTGrade 8

Academic: Sydni BurnsSocial Responsibility: Sarah Case

New Leaf: Jayden Paul

Grade 10Academic: Wai Ching Sze-To, Ella Waring

Social Responsibility: Kelsie Johnson, William Miller, Dallas Heasman

New Leaf: Spruce Wamiss-Nelson, Liam Ryan, David Brotchie

Grade 11Academic: Claire Jones

Social Responsibility: Laina Southgate, Leah Holmes, Kiri Birmingham

Most Improved: Chace Lee

HISTORY 12Academic: Felicia Stagg

Social Responsibility: Joo Yong ChoNew Leaf: Richard Paul-Blizzard

FRENCH DEPARTMENTGrade 8

Academic: Sydni BurnsSocial Responsibility: Bethany Martineau

Grade 9 Academic: Alexandra Southgate

Social Responsibility: Adam GoughGrade 10

Academic: Wai Ching Sze-ToSocial Responsibility: Alisha MacDonald

Grade 11Academic: Carter Crawford

Grade 12Academic: Felicia Stagg

Social Responsibility: Joo Yong Cho

MATH DEPARTMENTGrade 8

Academic: Sydni Burns, Joshua NelsonSocial Responsibility: Quentin Frost

Grade 9Academic: George Walkus, Jacob NelsonSocial Responsibility: Katelynn Johnson,

Cassidy Lee, Jeremy Wamiss

Grade 10Academic: Brodie Johnson, Wai Ching Sze-To

Social Responsibility: Dallas HeasmanNew Leaf: Robert Cahill

Grade 11Academic: Carter Crawford

Social Responsibility: Kiri Birmingham

Grade 12 Academic: Carter Crawford

ENGLISH DEPARTMENTGrade 8

Academic: Joshua Nelson

Grade 9Academic: Alexandra Southgate, Adam Gough

Social Responsibility: Allison Johnston, Skyela Kervin

New Leaf: Jack Van Graven, JB Dohinog, Cheyenne Janssen

ENGLISH/ENGLISH FIRST PEOPLES 10Academic: Wai Ching Sze-To

Social Responsibility: Kristen Walkus, Alisha MacDonald, Brodie Johnson,

Dallas HeasmanNew Leaf: David Brotchie, Jace Lomax

ENGLISH/ENGLISH FIRST PEOPLES 11Academic: Carter Crawford

Social Responsibility: Cameron WozniakNew Leaf: Liam Knutson

ENGLISH/ENGLISH FIRST PEOPLES 12Academic: Felicia Stagg

Social Responsibility: Benjamin WilsonNew Leaf: Cody Diotte

COMMUNICATIONS 12 Academic: Malcolm Richards

New Leaf: Richard Paul-Blizzard

KWAK’WALAIntroductory

Academic/Social Responsibility: Sally Brown, Robyn Kufaas

Grade 11/12Academic/Social Responsibility: Rejean Child,

Thomas Wamiss Jr.

HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENTJunior

Academic: Sydni BurnsSocial Responsibilty: Bethany Martineau,

Josh Nelson

SeniorAcademic: Wai Ching Sze-To

Social Responsibility: Cheyanne SpeckNew Leaf: Rachel Clare, Bradley Demoe

GUITARAcademic: Buddy Miller

Social Responsibility: Brandon PrasadNew Leaf: Adam Nelson

WOODWORKJunior

Academic: Kristian Jensen, Linda PlanesSenior Responsibility: Quinton Wamiss

New Leaf: Kenneth PuglasSenior

Academic: Kevin Cloutier DefoySocial Responsibility: Cameron Wozniak

New Leaf: Troy Cadwell

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYGrade 9

Academic: Skyela Kervin

Grade 10Social Responsibility: Timothy Hogan

New Leaf: Greg Mose

Grade 11Academic: Avellin St. Claire

Social Responsibility: Kenneth Majgaard

METALWORKGrade 8

Academic: Michael RegnierSocial Responsibility: Abby Traverse

New Leaf: Rory Korhonen

Grade 9Academic: Skyela Kervin

Social Responsibility: David GeorgeNew Leaf: Jacob Nelson

Grade 10Academic: Buddy Miller

Social Responsibility: Timothy HoganNew Leaf: Jordan Johnson

Grade 12Academic: Avellin St. Claire

Social Responsibility: Kenneth MagjaardNew Leaf: Ryan Hewlett

DRAFTINGGrade 9

Academic: Cian FogartySenior Responsibility: JB Dohinog

New Leaf: Jeremy Wamiss

Grade 10Academic: Marshall PerkovichNew Leaf: Marshall Perkovich

Grade 11Academic: Ryan Steed

Social Responsibility: Jennifer WilcoxNew Leaf: Matthew Roulston

Grade 12Academic: Malcolm Richards

Social Responsibility: Malcolm RichardsNew Leaf: Ryan Hewlett

SCIENCE DEPARTMENTGrade 8

Academic: Sydni BurnsSocial Responsibility: Bethany Martineau

Grade 10Academic: Brodie Johnson, Wai Ching Sze-To

Social Responsibility: Christian WoodNew Leaf: Eric Webb

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 11Academic: Janice Barnes

Social Responsibility: Chace LeeNew Leaf: Anthony Walkus

BIOLOGY 11Academic: Kiri Birmingham

BIOLOGY 12Academic: Felicia Stagg

CHEMISTRY 11Academic: Carter Crawford

Social Responsibility: Thomas Kervin

SOCIAL JUSTICE 12Academic: Kiri Birmingham

Social Responsibility: Benjamin WilsonNew Leaf: Kirsten Sorensen

PHYSICS 11 AND 12Academic: Felicia Stagg, Carter Crawford

Social Responsibility: Thomas Kervin

WRITING 12Academic: Darin Holm

Social Responsibility: Joo Yong Cho

SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE B.C. INNOVATION COUNCIL

Felicia Stagg

PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENTSenior

Academic: Cody Diotte, Travis Prior-BleaneySocial Responsibility: Malcolm Richards

New Leaf: Craig Harry

MRS. ZOFFMANN AWARDS (L.A. RESOURCE) Academic: Archie Walkus

Social Responsibility: Cheyenne JanssenNew Leaf: Kelly Anderson, Chassidy Willie

RESOURCE ROOM – Mr. NieldSocial Responsibility: Jacob NelsonNew Leaf: William Brown, Chace Lee

ACADEMIC AWARD OF EXCELLENCE MEDALSGRADE 8

Sydni Burns

GRADE 9Adam Gough

GRADE 10Wai Ching Sze-To

GRADE 11Carter Crawford

GRADE 12Laina Southgate

ROTARY CLUB OF PORT HARDY SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD

Carmen Coburn

TOP ALL AROUND STUDENTBenjamin Wilson

GOVERNOR GENERAL AWARD 2011Carly Waring

Port Hardy Secondary School Academic AwardsRecognition of academic excellence for the 2011-2012 school year

YEAR-END AWARDS ASSEMBLY - JUNE 14, 2012



101 North Island Squadron AirForce Association of Canada

Aboriginal AchievementAboriginal Citizenship

Adrianne Wadhams MemorialAimee Labatt Memorial

BHP Billiton/Island CopperBjermeland Investment Group

Black Bear ResortCommunity Futures Mount

WaddingtonDave Landon Motors

District #85 French ScholarshipDistrict of Port Hardy Community

SpiritDogwood District/Authority

Award ScholarshipE.JKlassen Motorcade

Eagle View Elementary SchoolEMCON Services

Fort Rupert Elementary School

Geisler ConstructionHR MacMillan Family FundJeanette Stebbings MemorialJeannie Robertson Memorial

Judy Bourne MemorialKeta Cable

Kwak’wala Language and CultureRevitalization

Kylie Whitney MemorialMarine Harvest CanadaMatt Lindback Memorial

North Island AdministratorsNorth Island College FoundationNorth Island Gazette/Black PressNorth Vancouver Island Salmonid

Enhancement AssociationPacific Coastal Airlines/Sheldon

Smith MemorialPHSS Fish Club

PHSS Parent Advisory CouncilPHSS Staff

PHSS Student CouncilPHSS Trades

Port Hardy BulldozingPort Hardy Chamber of Commerce

Port Hardy Hospital AuxiliaryPort Hardy Lions ClubPort Hardy Rotary Club

Port Hardy WWI Old TimersHockey Club

Sally How MemorialSmyth and Company Chartered

AccountantsTop Island Econauts Dive Club

VINTAWilma Postema Memorial

Small Business Award Contributors - Brenda’s Daycare, North Island Shiatsu Massage,

St. Columba’s Church

Scholarships And Bursaries

The Class of 2012 and the staff of Port Hardy Secondary School thank our generous scholarship and bursary donors.We are humbled and honoured by your generosity and support.

DONATIONS- PHSS DRY GRAD 2012

Shop RiteCanada Post

Malone’s BistroHardy Sound Ltd.

Macandale’sJulia and Brittany’s Salon

Black Cat Repairs Ltd.Home Hardware

Kelley’s ChocolateCaptain Hardy’s

Hardy BuoysMarine Harvest

CIBCScotia Bank

Coastal Community Credit UnionQuarterdeck Inn & Marina

Overwaitea FoodsScarlet Point Seafood Ltd.

EJ Klassen MotorcadeBC Liquor Distribution

Fox’s DisposalInsurance CentreKeltic Seafood

Paul GrierJames Walkus Fishing Company

Thank you to:Grade 11 parents for the tea and supervision on June 9th; to the Port Hardy Fire Department for supervision help the night of graduation; to bus drivers for donating time on the traditional bus ride; to the RCMP detachment for the honour guard and parade; and to everyone in our

community for your support to the PHSS Grad Class of 2012. We are terribly sorry if we have missed anyone.

Courtesy of Island Foodsyou receive a free pop

with every Just for You Placed in the Gazette!

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The North Vancouver Island Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada raised $7,356.65 at our Port McNeill Scotiabank MS Walk on May 13th. Thank you to all of our participants, donors and sponsors! Proceeds will fund local programs and services for people affected by MS on North Vancouver Island and allow us to make our annual donation to research to find a cure for MS.

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Cycling safely

Sunset Elementary students and RCMP took part in a Bike Rodeo held this month at Sunset Elementary School for roadway safety education. Students participated in skill-testing questions and stations where they were able to apply their knowledge and skills first hand. All participants had safety checks done on their bikes, compliments of The Shed Bike Shop, and their serial numbers were logged by RCMP. Afterwards, they received a healthy snack (donated by Marketplace IGA) and a prize. Photos submitted

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It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Alex Matkoski. Alex was forever a kind and devoted husband, dad and grandfather. He was born in Edmonton on Sept. 18, 1930. He moved to BC when he was 16 and began

working on the railway in the Queen Charlottes. In 1953, he started working in Englewood, on Northern Vancouver Island. This is where he met Arlene, his wife of 57 years. Alex and Arlene settled in Woss in 1957, where they enjoyed “camp life” and raised their three children. Alex worked as an engineer on the

railway for Canadian Forest Products for 42 years, where he ran numerous steam and diesel-electric locomotives. He was always a dedicated and caring employee, often cleaning, painting and maintaining his work locomotives on

his own free time. His favourite loci was the steam engine known as “The 113”. He remained passionate about the railroad and trains. His knowledge of the

railway was appreciated by the many people who came to ride the train.

Throughout his working years he developed many friendships, which lasted a lifetime. When he retired in 1995, he and Arlene moved to Campbell River.

Their retirement was spent enjoying numerous trips to Las Vegas or taking bus tours to various casinos in BC, Washington, and Nevada. He loved to gamble!!

When Alex became a survivor of prostate cancer, he was active with the Prostate Awareness Group, participating in many fundraisers that supported

the cause. Alex enjoyed gardening and was well known for his neatly kept yards. He was an avid Vancouver Canucks fan and rarely missed watching a game. He was an overly generous and gentle man, with a wonderful sense of

humour. who loved his family and his pets. He will be greatly missed but never forgotten. He is survived by his wife Arlene, and his children Bev (Danny),

Wayne (Pam), Leslie (Raymond) and his grandchildren Lindsay, Leah, Jenna, Rebecca and Kaitlyn. A special thank you to the caring staff at New Horizons, their resident dog “York”, and Dr. Gunther Klein. As per Alex’s wishes there will be no memorial service. In lieu of owers the family requests donations to www.pads.ca (Paci c Assistance Dogs Society), phone 1-604-527-0556,

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MatkoskiNorth Island Church Services

PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCHCorner of Trustee & Highland

Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities

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

Pastor: Kevin Martineau11/12

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED

9190 Granville St. Port HardyPhone 250-949-6247

11:00 a.m. Sunday School and ServiceWed., 1:00 pm Bible Study

Everyone welcomeMeeting rooms available [email protected]

11/12FULL GOSPEL CHURCH

2540 Catala Place Port McNeill(across from Firehall)

Sunday10:30 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

11/12

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Sunday Services - 10 amReverend Lincoln Mckoen

1-250-974-5844Warden Flora Cook

250-974-5945Warden Joan Stone

250-974-223411/12

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

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

11/12

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 contactPastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737

11/12

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

11/12

PORT HARDYCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert StSunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm

Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pmMidweek Biblestudies - Call the church

for time and place250-949-6466

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June 30, 2012

School District No. 85 requires the following:Regular Positions

Posting #12: Secretary

Posting #13: Secretary

Posting #14: Library Clerk

“Career Opportunities”.

Closing date for applications is 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2012.

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:

MillwrightsPlaner Mechanic

Maintenance SupervisorMillwright/Planerman Technician

Loader OperatorGrapple Yarder Operator

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KURT LEROY TRUCKING LTD, CAMPBELL RIVER, BC Logging Truck Drivers needed full time and part time for Campbell River, North Island and Port Alberni. Benefi ts in-cluded. Must have 3 years mini-mum experience in the logging in-dustry. Sub-Contract Log Haul Trucks needed, full time for Camp-bell River, North Island and Port Al-berni.Must be Safe Certifi ed, WCB. Licenced Mechanic, must have Log Truck experience, CVI ticket an as-set. Full Time, benefi ts included. Please fax your resume and drivers abstract to 250-287-9914 or email to [email protected]

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Arena is looking to hire a Recreation Facility Maintenance Worker for seasonal employment. Please bring your resume to the Chilton Regional Arena or email to [email protected] attention Rob.

Track position. Kelowna Pacifi c Railway Ltd (KPR) has an immediate opening for our Manager of Track position. The successful candidate will become part of an experienced management team and will oversee track maintenance and track capital work while insuring regulatory compliance and safe work practices and must have a minimum of 5 years of experi-ence as a track supervisor. KPR operates on 120 miles of Class 1 and Class 2 track in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, between Kelowna and Kamloops. This position works out of our Vernon, BC offi ces. Please submit resumes and any questions you may have regarding this position to:[email protected]

RNs, RPNs, LPNs, LAB Techs. Insurance Services Co. recruiting in Port Hardy, Port McNeill and surround-

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in Port McNeill is looking to fi ll a permanent, full time position. We will train the right person. Food Safe preferred. Apply in person.

is looking for an experienced part-time on call Press Operator. Must have knowledge on operating Print-master 46, Heidleberg Kord & 2 color GTO 52. If you are qualifi ed to operate this equip-ment. Stop in with resume to R.H. Printing, 2-1040 9th Ave. Campbell River. Out of town, please call (250)287-2427.

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is looking for a full time server and

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Driver

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BLASTERS Roc-Tech Contracting Ltd is starting a project in the Port McNeill area and is looking for experienced drillers and blast-ers. Apply to: [email protected] or Fax 1-866-756-7074

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McNeill Theatre marks one-year anniversary

Gazette staffPORT McNEILL—Gate

House Community Theatre will celebrate the one-year anniversary of its reopening July 1 with a special party and free movie at 7 p.m.

The festivities anchor an ambitious summer schedule that kicked off with a rap/DJ concert put on by local teens last Saturday and will include another concert, a choral work-shop and a Missoula Children’s Theatre production in addition to a regular lineup of movies.

The downtown theatre was shuttered for more than 20 years before being purchased and reopened by Steve Jackman in 2009.

Last summer, he sold it to the Gate House Community Association, a non-profit soci-

ety dedicated to promoting and providing a space for local per-formers, artists and students.

The Gate House society kicked off with a Canada Day party, and will celebrate its first anniversary the same way, with cake, coffee and other refresh-ments before the free showing of a movie yet to be named.

The theatre also announced the return of its Classic Tuesdays movie night, fea-turing classic movies under a common theme each month. Fridays are pre-release new movies, and Saturday after-noons see showings of family-friendly matinees.

On July 14 the theatre will host Illiteratty, a Vancouver-based, multi-disciplinary band that performs folk, pop/rock, celtic, blues and jazz styles. The

show begins at 7 p.m.; ticket prices are to be announced.

The following day Earle Peach will put on a choral clinic for singers of all ages, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. The cost for the clinic is $10 for adults and $5 for youths.

On Aug. 4, Gate House Theatre welcomes back Missoula Children’s Theatre for two showings of Hansel and Gretel, a musical variation on the classic fairy tale featur-ing Port McNeill elementary school-aged children in the acting roles and as assistant directors. Auditions for the presentation will be held at the theatre July 30.

For more information, call the theatre hotline at 250-956-4141 or visit www.gatehouse-ca.org.

B.C.’s Family Fishing Weekend a successGazette staffThere was a great

turnout for this year’s B.C.’s Family Fishing Weekend.

Despite the poor weather, lots of fami-lies came out to enjoy the events which were organized locally by Nita Klatt.

Saturday’s event was held at the Seagate dock, while Sunday saw the fun move to fresh water at O’Connor’s lake.

The weekend’s big winner was Keenan Saunders, who man-aged to land the big-gest fish both days.

On Saturday, Keenan caught a 44 cm rock-fish, beating out Adam Gough and Kirsten Strussi who caught 37-

and 32-cm rockfish, respectively.

Keenan went two-for-two on Sunday, landing a 13.5-inch cutthroat. Just behind, with a 12.75-inch cutthroat, was Port McNeill’s Brendan Murray.

Third at O’Connor’s lake was too close to call with both Koen Harwood and Keenan’s sister, Kaitlyn Saunders, catching 9.5-inch cutthroat.

Prizes were awarded to the winners, with Keenan taking the tro-phy both days, and sec-ond and third receiving a tacklebox.

All children who attended were given their own fishing rod for taking part in the event.

Clockwise from above left: Evelyn Maundrell checks her line while her sister Allison heads to her tacklebox at the fishing dock in Port Hardy; Keenan Saunders, Kirsten Strussi and Adam Gough pose with prizes at the family fishing weekend; Participants in Sunday’s Family Fishing Weekend outing at O’Connor Lake gather for a group photo after a day of angling; Keenan Saunders hoists his trophy after landing the biggest fish of the day in Port Hardy; Organizer Nita Klatt congatulates Kirsten Strussi on her third place catch. A O’Toole, Sandy Grenier

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