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Aidan O’TooleGazette staffSchool supplies were put to use

crafting picket signs this week as parents joined striking teachers on the line outside the School District 85 office in Port Hardy.

While the bell rang on schedule at First Nations band and private schools across the North Island, public schools saw a return to the picket line for teachers after eleventh-hour mediation attempts collapsed over the weekend.

The teachers’ union and govern-ment representatives have been at an impasse over wage and funding issues since the full strike began June 17, each side blaming the other for the stalled talks.

The government’s position is that the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation has made unrealistic demands which are out

of line with other public-sector agreements. Minister of Education Peter Fassbender released a state-ment on the weekend saying, “The (teachers’) union made no substan-tive effort to get anywhere near the zone on wages and benefits. Their moves were so small that their compensation demands remain nearly double what 150,000 other B.C. public-sector workers have settled for. They even insist on a special $5,000 signing bonus that no one else received.”

BCTF President Jim Iker, mean-while, accused the government of being unwilling to negotiate. “After two days of work with (mediator) Vince Ready, it has

No deal; strike continues

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Hydro outage a shot in the darkGazette staffPORT HARDY—The power

outage that left the North Island dark for nearly 12 hours last week was caused by vandalism, a BC Hydro spokesman said.

“Our crews found that someone had shot out an insulator at a trans-

former north of Port McNeill,” said Ted Olynyk. “This isn’t the first time, either; we also had an outage in 2009 as the result of a shot-out insulator.”

Local RCMP are asking any-one with information to contact its Crimestoppers hot line or BC

Hydro.The incident occurred at or near

BC Hydro’s Keogh substation, near the Highway 19 junction to Port Alice, at about 1:30 p.m. Aug. 26. The outage left more than 7,000 customers across the North Island without power, disrupt-

ing businesses and sending hydro crews scrambling to locate and repair the damage.

Residents were initially give an estimate of 3 p.m. for comple-

See page 4‘No end in sight”

Parents and teachers set up for a rally and picket outside the offices of School District 85 in Port Hardy Tuesday morning.

Mum Sarah Puglas takes a snap as Grade 1s Dylan and Dallas Puglas and Grade 5 Louis Walkus prepare for the first day of the new term at Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School.

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from page 1tion of repairs, a time frame then changed to 8 p.m. and, finally, 11 p.m. Power was restored shortly before 1 a.m. Aug. 27.

BC Hydro scram-bled a helicopter for an air search to sup-port ground crews that worked overtime to locate and repair the damage.

“It’s amazing some-one would do this,” said Olynyk. “It has an impact on the safety of our crews, the econom-ic loss that local busi-

nesses suffer, and the safety of all residents in the community.

“This is a very seri-ous piece of vandal-ism.”

Grocery stores and other businesses in Port Hardy and Port McNeill were closed while employees wait-

ed on site throughout the afternoon for the power to be restored. The Hyde Creek Petro Canada station and the Swiftsure Esso in Port Hardy were able to remain open under generator power, and both had steady queues of customers at their gas pumps and cash registers throughout the day.

Police were notified when evidence of the vandalism was discov-ered, but due to the nature of the emergency BC Hydro crews priori-

tized repairs over pres-ervation of evidence.

“By the time we were called they had fixed it and taken everything away,” said Sgt. Craig Blanchard of Port McNeill RCMP. “They cleaned everything; there are no tire prints left.”

The file is held by Port Hardy RCMP. Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call the detachment at 250-949-6335 or the toll-free Crimestoppers line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Power to the North Island was cut for nearly 12 hours last week after a vandal shot out an insulator at the Keogh substation near the junction of Hwy. 19 and Hwy. 30.

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piece of vandalism.”

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Fall Fair is afootGazette staffPORT HARDY—

Coming off their big-gest event in recent memory, organizers of the Mount Waddington Regional Fall Fair hope to up the ante with the help of some added features this weekend.

The Fall Fair, themed “Casting a Net — Capturing the Arts of the North Island”, will take place Sept. 6-7 in Port Hardy at the Civic Centre and at Don Cruickshank Memorial

Arena.In addition to regular

displays, entertainment and food, the fair is returning several popu-lar features introduced in the last few years, including the dog show and an appearance by the North Island Farmer’s Market — complete with scare-crow-making for kids.

In keeping with the marine theme, the fair will also hold a sea-food chowder contest, with recipes to be cre-

ated and judged on site.Also, entertainment

coordinator Brian Hicks brings back the Saturday evening “cof-fee house” with after-hours entertainment.

For details on these and other fair high-lights, see our insert in this edition of the Gazette.

The fair is open Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., followed by trophies and prize presentations.


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from page 1become clear that the government is not prepared to find a fair settlement that will get B.C.’s stu-dents and teachers back in classrooms. The BCTF team tried to kick-start mean-ingful talks by drop-ping some proposals entirely and reducing others substantially. In total, our moves today reduced our package by $125 mil-lion. Unfortunately, the government did not indicate they were willing to make any meaningful moves in return.”

Unfortunately for those in the crossfire, an agreement seemed a distant prospect this week.

“We could be look-ing at a very pro-tracted negotiation,” Vancouver Island North Teachers’ Association President Sean Gough admit-ted at Tuesday’s rally. “We’d much rather be

in school right now but the government just isn’t willing to move.”

The key sticking point in the impasse seems to be the lan-guage proposed on class size and compo-sition.

In 2002 the gov-ernment removed the teachers’ union’s abil-ity to bargain on this issue. Subsequent B.C. Supreme Court hear-ings have twice ruled that this was illegal, but the government has once again appealed that decision.

Gough explained the possibility exists of putting that issue to one side and coming to an agreement on the remaining differences, allowing a return to the classroom. But exactly how that key issue is put aside has driven a wedge between the sides.

Gough said that, in essence, the govern-ment’s proposal is that the union agrees that the court decisions

would apply only to past agreements while the sides await the decision on the cur-rent appeal; something the union sees as sign-ing away hard-won rights and jeopardiz-ing future decisions.

“I think we spend too little time with the kids as it is,” teacher Gail Monckton said from the picket line

at Sunset Elementary School in Port McNeill Tuesday morning. “It’s heartbreaking.”

Even if a way to postpone those nego-tiations can be agreed upon, Gough said, a return to the class-room was unlikely this week.

Parent Starla Burton said she was disgusted at the way teachers

were being treated and so put out a call via Facebook for parents to come out and show solidarity with the edu-cators. “Everybody’s complaining about (the strike) but no one is doing anything,” she explained, “so I thought we should get out there and show the teachers our support.”

Burton has two chil-

dren that should have been in school this week, and described the government’s han-dling of the negotia-tions as “a joke,” say-ing that she would like to see a much bigger investment into educa-tion.

“These (children) are our doctors, our lawyers,” she said. “We should be giv-ing the teachers what they’re asking for.”

Burton said that she would also like to see a bigger investment into teaching assis-tants and special needs workers to reduce the load on teachers.

Both Gough and Burton questioned the government’s plan to give $40 per day to parents of students 12 and under affected by the strike.

“I’ve spoke to a lot of people, a lot of parents on this and I haven’t spoken to any-one who’s in favour of it,” said Gough. “What I don’t think parents

understand is that they won’t see any of this money until the strike is settled. They have to sign up now and then there’ll be one lump-sum when it’s over. But that money is earmarked for public education and that’s not really where it’s going.” He was quick to point out that he wasn’t criticizing par-ents who signed up for the subsidy, merely questioning the gov-ernment’s handling of the funds.

One parent who didn’t sign up was Burton. “I’m not tak-ing that $40 a day,” she said. “I think that money should be going to education.”

A town hall-style meeting on the nego-tiations was scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, September 2, after the Gazette went to press. See more online at www.nor-thislandgazette.com and in next week’s paper.

No end in sight for teachers’ strike

Striking teachers gather in front of Sunset Elementary School in Port McNeill Tuesday morning, on the opening day of the school year. J.R. Rardon


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Jeff NagelBlack PressPickets were brandished

instead of pencils at pub-lic schools Tuesday after an attempt at mediated talks to resolve the teach-ers strike collapsed over the weekend, ending

hopes classes could start on schedule.

School district adminis-trators warned parents of children requiring alter-nate child care to plan for a lengthy shutdown of schools and to not assume the labour dispute will be

resolved in a matter of days.

Veteran mediator Vince Ready walked away from the exploratory negotia-tions Saturday, saying the two sides were at “an impasse” and simply too far apart – particularly on

wages and benefits – for mediation to be produc-tive.

Another challenge to a negotiated settlement remains the government’s pending appeal of a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that it violated the union’s

bargaining rights in 2002 when it stripped provi-sions on class size and support.

In the meantime, parents have begun signing up for a government offer of $40 per child 12 and under for each day schools are

closed.The lump sum payments

are scheduled to come after the strike ends and consume all the $12 mil-lion a day in strike savings the government would have amassed going for-ward.

Mediation fails to break strike impasse

VICTORIA – There was an uproar in the B.C. leg-islature this spring when Transportation Minister Todd Stone went ahead with $19 million in cuts to low-usage coastal ferry routes.

The plan targeted sailings where ridership was in the low teens or even single digits. Despite the cries of doom, most of the sailing reductions have been man-aged – with one glaring exception. The Discovery Coast Circle Tour route saw its ferry from Port Hardy to Bella Coola replaced, using the smallest vessel in the BC Ferries fleet, the open-decked Nimpkish.

This move wasn’t a direct response to low usage, it was to avoid ordering a replacement for the Queen of Chilliwack, which sailed directly between Port Hardy and Bella Coola.

This summer the first leg was consolidated with the Northern Expedition. At Bella Bella, after a lay-

over of a couple of hours, the Nimpkish took over with space for 16 standard vehicles on its deck and a midnight arrival time in Bella Coola.

The direct route had been mainly used by European tourists, who sailed from the Lower Mainland to Victoria, drove the length of the Island, ferried to Bella Coola and drove through the rugged Chilcotin to Williams Lake and back down south to complete the circle tour.

Warnings came early.“That’s where 90 per cent

of the (BC Ferries) money is being lost, on the milk runs, and that’s the part they are keeping,” Petrus Rykes, a tourism opera-tor at Anahim Lake for 40 years, said in March. “The part they’ve cancelled was at 70 per cent capacity, the second highest of all the fleet routes.”

The changes meant book-ings couldn’t be made until April, too late for most international travelers.

A survey by Bella Coola Valley Tourism in mid-summer found most opera-tors losing business, from 10 to 90 per cent.

Stone and his family took the new route themselves in early August, with the min-ister offering sunny reports on his blog.

Stone summed up his experience this way:

“At the end of the day, my assessment is that the Nimpkish is a good tour-ism product if tourists are

made fully aware as to the type of service it provides. If correct expectations are set, I believe the Nimpkish can be marketed as a valu-able tourism component of the Discovery Coast Circle Tour.

“The decision to do this rests squarely on the shoul-ders of the tourism industry and tourism operators who need to decide whether or not they want this service to work, to grow and to be viable in order to capture a share of the thousands of international tourists look-ing for exactly the kind of adventure the Nimpkish provides.”

Got that, Discovery Coast tourism folks? If this milk run doesn’t work next year, it will be your fault. Heck, the Nimpkish has free snacks and drinks for your 10-hour voyage, much of it in the dark.

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

COMMENTARY

It is nothing more than a coincidence of the calendar, but there was an obvious lesson in the timing of the last-ditch “negotiations” between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the province over Labour Day weekend.

Labour Day, for those who neither know nor care what it is about, was established to remem-ber and recognize the efforts of those who fought nearly a century ago for worker rights and ben-efits most take for granted today.

In some cases, those early organizers literally gave their life for a cause that eliminated child labour, life-threatening working conditions and lack of redress by employers who maintained almost serf-like control of their workers.

OK, so those struggles involved private com-panies rather than public agencies. And nobody is claiming B.C.’s teachers are fighting for their very lives, with contract proposals that include benefits like extended leave times and massages.

But those are expendable demands, merely sugar coating on the bitter pill of very real griev-ances dating back to at least 2002.

And they obscure the bigger picture here, the age-old battle between profit and people, between cost and benefit.

Regrettably, the trenches of that battle seem to have moved from the negotiating room to the court of public opinion, where spinmeisters work their divide-and-conquer magic on the populace.

Literacy in tea leaves is not required to see the fortunes of workers in North America (and, yes, it is far worse in The States, so far) have been backsliding for years.

This aided by an ascendent view that declining unions are gobbling up all the money and ben-efits, leaving none for the rest of us. The truth is “the rest of us” were never better off than when unions were at their strongest, fighting for all workers’ rights.

In any case, we’d like to see a little more labour put into actual negotiations, and somewhat less applied to press conferences and spin, thank you.

In case everybody’s forgotten, our kids are counting on it.

Sointula’s Winterfest got a nice economic boost with the infusion of federal heritage funding an-nounced last week.

One hooligan with a single shot was enough to bring the North Is-land to a standstill and make unnecessary work for BC Hydro crews.

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Dear editor,Providing public educa-

tion of the highest quality is the responsibility of the Government of B.C. To do so, government depends on the BCTF, which represents the teachers employed by the government. For the most part, these two entities work closely together on a day-to-day basis, providing (histori-cally) some of the best public education in the world. So why the strike?

Because over the past 12 years, public education

and the teaching profes-sion in B.C. have both suf-fered financial losses. At the same time, both have become more complex and demanding as student-cen-tred (learning-centred) sup-ports and conditions dis-appear. Parents and other members of the public may think a strike is the worst thing that could happen to education; in fact, the worst thing is chronic underfund-ing. Teachers are on strike because every other avenue to end the chronic under-

funding has failed. If we do not take this stand, those losses will continue and, most likely, increase.

B.C. teachers have been patient with government. We have even trusted them, signing short-term contracts, in the hopes of larger gains in the future. Those gains were rarely granted, and if they were, were not funded. Our resolve to hold govern-ment accountable to B.C. children and their teachers is strong. It is also pain-ful and expensive. Although

the courts have twice ruled that the government’s strip-ping of learning conditions was illegal, the government is stalling any restorative action by appealing what the law has declared.

That these court cases were even necessary is shameful. And they contin-ue to be costly: the BCTF has spent a large portion of its teachers’ union dues; the government, on the other hand, continues to spend your tax money (and mine) to hire lawyers to argue

against appropriately fund-ing education, preferring to give money to the courts instead of classrooms.

How can B.C., let alone your child, continue or begin to prosper when high-quality public education is not a pri-ority in our province? Our government collects more school taxes on more proper-ties with higher values than ever before — so why is public education considered a burden (as the govern-ment so often declares public education to be) instead of

a hallmark of good gover-nance? Our children’s educa-tion is one of the best invest-ments our government and families can make. It is the only way our province, and our children and their future families, will prosper in the future.

Currently, teachers are sac-rificing their family incomes for this fight; that’s how dire we see the situation in B.C. schools.

What are you doing? Heather Johnson

Port Alice

Dear editor,To the Hon. Peter

Fassbender, Minister of Education:

I work as a lunch super-visor with the school dis-trict, making a paltry $300 a month, speaking in sup-port of teachers whose pay-cheques are exponentially larger than mine. Not only that, but I also happen to have a master’s degree in art education. If only I would do my student teaching requirement, I would be able to work in the school system for a starting salary of about $50,000 a year (before con-siderable deductions) — but I say no, thank you. Life is too short to spend living with such stress and frustra-tion at any price! As far as I’m concerned, $100,000 a year is not even enough to compensate for the compli-cations of teaching in pres-ent day classrooms.

I have about 10 years worth of teaching experience as a community art instruc-tor. Interestingly, the class-es I taught at the munici-pal centres had a maximum enrolment of 12. I seem to remember the odd class of 15, possibly of older kids, but I mostly worked with younger age groups. Even when I was less experienced, I never had any “discipline problems” with the kids. I never had to send anyone to the director’s office because they were disrupting the class. I never had to take a

child off to the side and give him or her a talk about his/her behaviour. I never had to say, “Your behaviour is inappropriate.” I never had to yell, threaten, punish, give students detentions, write their names on the board, or talk to their parents after class…as so often happens in public schools. Why? The main reason: the teacher/stu-dent ratios were reasonable.

I was able to maintain discipline by keeping the children busy at all times, and I used plenty of redirec-tion and positive reinforce-ment. I made sure I had enough activities planned, so my students would not have time to think about acting out. I made sure to include something tantaliz-ing with the lesson, like a special “fun” material to work with or an inspiring game to make my students naturally want to partici-pate. If a child looked like he or she was getting into a situation that would lead to trouble, I would redirect him/her to a more positive activity, then offer praise for succeeding at it. If any children looked distracted, I would bring them back with strategic questions about the lesson, a change of pace or activity, or by getting direct-ly involved in their projects. If a child was being pur-posefully disruptive to get attention, I would ignore him/her and the behaviour would dissipate because the

student was not getting the desired response. I felt that if I looked frazzled, frus-trated, angry or even a little uneasy that I would be giv-ing the potentially disruptive child what he/she wanted — a feeling of power, and it would cause the bad behav-iour to escalate. I would direct my attention to chil-dren who were behaving appropriately, giving them the limelight instead. To do this I had to be able to actually physically see each of my students all at the same time and anticipate their possible next moves. This is feasible in a class of 12 or 15. This is absolutely impossible to do with a class of 20 or 30 or 40 or more…at least, for mere mortals.

I am of a certain vin-tage that I remember the day when there was a strap hanging from a nail on the wall behind the teacher. Compared to what I see today, we were reverent of authority and remark-ably obedient. I only recall the teacher using the strap on someone once. But, of course, that was all that was needed to make the rest of us fearful and behave ourselves most of the time. Since I’ve been working for schools, I have witnessed some astounding examples of fear-less defiance and unruliness. The strap was abolished over 40 years ago, but classroom sizes have not been adjusted to the new reality. Instead of

being controlled with out-dated, threatening class-man-agement strategies, students need to be kept busy and involved with their lessons, and for that, a lower teacher/student ratio is needed.

The net result of this resis-tance to change, I believe, is what I would call an “epi-demic of misbehaviour.” Teachers don’t have time to give individual attention to students to keep them on track and out of trouble. They are forced to maintain an authoritarian, somewhat threatening stance. But of course, teachers of today don’t have the power that teachers of yesteryear did. Fearful of losing control of their very large classes, teachers will right away react to any act of “misbehaviour,” large or small, deliberate or accidental, in the hope of “suppressing” it. What hap-pens instead, I believe, is that by trying to suppress mis-behaviour, they are actually, unwittingly, reinforcing it! By drawing attention to stu-dents’ undesirable behaviour and then broadcasting it to the rest of the class, teachers are instructing children how to behave the next time they want to get on someone’s nerves.

In my off-the-beaten-path experience with children, I’ve found that they are not naturally defiant. I feel they are only defiant because they believe it is expected of them, because that is

what adults tend to respond to most readily, because that is what brings the most “drama.” I’ve also discovered that if you treat children with the utmost respect, they will give it back to you in spades, and then some. Children are so malleable that they can be anything we want them to be. If they are angels or devils it is because of the way adults respond to them. I also feel that children naturally want and need to learn. When they aren’t feeding their rapidly developing brains through learning or play, that is when there are problems. Boredom and stagnation are like death to a child. If children can’t get the mental stimulation they need from their lessons, they will get it by trying to cause a disruption. A lower teacher/student ratio will provide students with more challenge, more activity and the mental stimulation that they so desperately need, leaving little room for defi-ance.

Even in the day-care world there is a much healthier view of supervision. In the B.C. government’s own child-care licensing regula-tions, child-care centres that have kindergarten and grade one children enrolled must have one staff member per 12 children (there’s that magic number). In child-care cen-tres that don’t have kinder-garten or grade one students, the limit can be raised to one staff member per 15 children

(another magic number)…not 20, not 30, not 40 and certainly not 60! If day cares only have to keep the kids occupied and safe and there are such controls on adult/child ratios, why, in school classrooms — where chil-dren not only have to be occupied and safe but also taught — do teachers have to work with double or triple the amount of kids? Why is something that is illegal in the “real world” allowed to go on in schools?

When school teachers have salaries that make some people envious, yet they are always going on strike, you have to suspect that there is something is terribly wrong with the school system. The present classroom size and composition situation is sim-ply a hangover from the days when violent punishments were the norm in classrooms. Education now has to make a 180 degree turn and make learning appealing and sat-isfying to children. Teachers have to be child learning supporters, rather than inef-fective classroom police. All tactics that are damaging to children’s innocence, moti-vation and self-esteem must be eliminated. The only way to do that is to adjust teacher/student ratios to match the staff/child ratios outlined in your own day-care licensing regulations.

Yours truly, Debra Lynn

Port Alice

High-quality education should be a priority

Classroom ratios need a second look


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Port Hardy Civic Centre Community Event – Sunday, September 21stTour de Rock is coming to town on Sunday, September 21st!Kids bike rodeo, head shaves, hot dogs, entertainment, and meet the 2014 Tour de Rock team! For more information call Lisa Harrison at 240.949.0409.

To nd out more, contact: North Vancouver Island Community Giving Co-ordinator, Lisa Harrison.Cell: 250.218.7158 | Email: [email protected] us on Facebook: Facebook.com/CopsforCancerBC OR follow us on Twitter: @Tourderock and mention #CopsforCancerBC

As a parent, I know that children will do things that they are not supposed to, even after you caution them not to and explain what the consequences might be for disobeying. It takes effort and a sense of responsibility to follow up and make sure that the rules are followed. However, after watching some young motorcyclists in Ladysmith the other day, I began to won-der how often out of sight, out of mind was the way some parents operate.

We are very fortu-nate that we can buy — or even that our children can afford to own — a motorcycle or ATV. Even more fortunate are those children whose par-ents care enough to participate in the use of these machines and ensure that they are used properly and law-fully. If your property is not large enough, then the machines and their riders need to be legally transported to a place that is.

Given the number of times that I have seen incidents involving bikes over the years, it is clear that some parents simply turn their children loose to ride as they choose and don’t consider the consequences. We may think about them

getting hurt, or per-haps being fined for improper use, but the possibilities don’t end there. If these riders were to cause a colli-sion on the highway

they are not insured, and the victims or the courts may expect the parents to pay.

The next time your child sets out on their motorcycle or other

ATV you need to know where they are going and how they

are going to get there. It doesn’t take much thought to know if they can accomplish the trip without riding on or across a high-way. If they cannot

manage this, it is up to you to make sure that you get them to an appropriate setting to use the machine safely.

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Next Executive Director’s Meeting: September 9, 2014 @ 11:30am

Fall schedule to follow soon!

A Big OrcaFest THANK-YOU!The Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone for coming out and enjoying our annual OrcaFest! It was great to see “community” in action and enjoying the day! Special thanks to all of the volunteers who contributed to the success of the event. A grateful thank you to the OrcaFest Committee and to the student staff of the Port McNeill Visitor Centre 2014- You’re the best! Appreciation to the Town of Port McNeill and General Properties for their continued support of this event. This event is a product of the Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce.

Thanks to our sponsors …BC Hydro, Lemare Lake Logging, Stubbs Island Whale Watching, Western Forest Products Ltd., Fox’s Disposal, Peoples Drug Mart, Supervalu, Island Foods, Town of Port McNeill, Nimmo Bay Resort, Black Bear Resort, Strategic Natural Resource Consultants Ltd., Marine Harvest, Cermaq Canada, Telegraph Cove Marina, The Clothes Inn, Brook eld, Orca Sand & Gravel, Paci c Coastal Airlines and Delta Hotels.

OrcaFest Parade WinnersBusiness - T. Nicholson WeldingService Club - Port McNeill ScoutsHorses - “Zebra” & S. LambertBicycles - The Shed Bike GangPets on Parade - Robyn’s PetsNon-Pro t - The Gate House Community AssociationBest Car - Les White

Amazing creativity and participation this year!100 children’s “OrcaFest” parade participant ribbons presented … how great is that! OrcaFest Market … Over 40+ vendors! OrcaFest Stage … Better and better!Thanks to the Port McNeill & Port Hardy Lions for supplying the canopies and chairs.

2014 General Local Election - Port McNeill - Nominations packages for Mayor, Councillor or School Board Trustee are available for pick-up at the Town Of ce, 1775 Grenville Place from Friday, August 22nd, 2014 until October 10th, 2014. Nominations will be accepted at the Town Of ce, 1775 Grenville Place from 9:00 am September 30th, 2014 until 4:00 pm October 10th, 2014.

Port McNeill’s Strategic Economic Development Plan continues forward movement. Please see www.portmcneill.ca for information.Stay engaged Port McNeill!

Chamber Updatesubmitted by Cheryl Jorgenson, Executive Director

Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce Executive DirectorSubmissions to Update: Phone 250-956-3131

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Elena RardonGazette staffPORT HARDY—A

local writer brought the past back to life during a reading of her award-winning novel at the Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre Saturday.

Diane “Honey” Jacobson—who goes by her maiden name, Diane Alfred, outside of publishing—read passages for an audi-ence from her new novel My Life with the Salmon. The book is an autobiographical account of her expe-rience working for the Gwa’ni Hatchery. Jacobson, a ‘Namgis author from Alert Bay, worked at the hatchery off and on from the 1970s to 1999.

The novel is dedi-cated to Bert Svanvik, Jacobson’s former boss, who passed away

in 2007. Her goal in publishing the story was to promote a love and appreciation for the salmon and the ‘Namgis valley, but also to commemorate Bert by setting down events of the past. “It brought Bert back to life in print,” she said Saturday.

She talked briefly about the devastat-ing effect that climate change and coloniza-tion have had on local salmon populations, as well as the hatcher-ies. “I try to stay away from politics,” she

warned at the begin-ning of her reading. “But it’s very hard to keep it out entirely.”

Jacobson has had her share of adven-tures at the hatchery, from river rafting to a close encounter with a family of elk, and so My Life with the Salmon is packed with action. But there is also heart—Jacobson’s writing style is infused with a warmth and humour, but also a sense of wonder of the natural world around her.

“It’s about learning

to respect the river, respect the valley, and respect the water at all times,” she said. She tried to thread an Aesop’s Fables aspect into the story, with each tale offering a life lesson.

My Life with the Salmon is Jacobson’s second novel with Theytus Books, a pub-lishing house based out of Penticton that promotes Indigenous authors, illustrators and artists. Jacobson’s first novel, a memoir called My Life in a Kwagu’l Big House, was picked up as an educational resource by Simon Fraser University, while My Life with the Salmon is the winner of the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Award. Jacobson currently has a third novel underway with Theytus Books.

A life with the salmon

North Island author Diane “Honey” Jacobson reads from her most recent book, My Life With the Salmon, during an event at the Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre Saturday afternoon.

Elena Rardon

Gazette staffPORT HARDY—

When the Salvation Army hosted a crib-bage tournament a year ago, it was simply a fun way to promote a healthy lifestyle and reward some of its reg-ular Port Hardy clients.

Last month, though, it became an annual tradition.

The second crib tour-nament drew more than a dozen competitors for two days of compe-tition and fun, culmi-nating in the Aug. 22 “finals” featuring the last eight qualifiers.

Alfred Matilpi came out with top honours and the prize of a $30 gift card donated by Overwaitea Foods,

but each of the final-ist earned prizes rang-ing from gift cards to A&W food to home-made bannock, bread and syrup donated by Cathy Swain.

“We’re going to try to do it annually,” said Michael Winter, Port Hardy’s Salvation Army community coordinator. “They all laugh and smile and have a good time.”

After the final games, the finalists gathered for a group photo and congratulated each other on their prize presentations.

“Thanks, every-body,” Matilpi said after claiming the final prize. “It was a good gathering.”

Top: Ken Henderson, centre, squares off with Lowena “Lano” Walkus, right, during the second annual cribbage tournament at the Salvation Army Friday. Above: Michael Winter of the Salvation Army, right, pres-ents the top prize to winner Alfred Matilpi following the tourney. J.R. Rardon

“It’s about learning to respect the river, respect

the valley, and respect the water at all times.”

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Port Hardy September 6-7 September 6-7

FALL FAIR

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BOOTH PARTICIPANTSCarol Pollard CraftsCat’s Meow SocietyDavid Lyons – Checkers ChampionshipGadgets and MoreGirl GuidesGolden Touch ReflexologyGrassroots Garden Society – Scarecrow CafeIsland End Quilters GuildKeisha Korhonen – hair fun and tattoosKlassen’s MotorcadeMegan Harris TupperwareMiwa Boisvert Paper CraftsNimfa Casson – Nimmy BagsNorth Island Concert SocietyNorth Island Crisis & CounsellingNorth Island EmploymentNorth Island Farmers MarketNorth Island ForestryNumata Twinning SocietyNurturing StoneNVIAS Art ShowOverwaiteaPort Hardy Baptist ChurchPort Hardy Chamber of CommercePort Hardy Heritage SocietyPort McNeill LionsRegional District of Mount WaddingtonRelay for LifeScentsySouth Hills DesignsSt. John Gualbert Fellowship - Chili and PiesStokes of Jade Massage & ReikiTri Port Minor HockeyTri Port RecyclingVancouver Island Regional LibraryWonderful World of Spices

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Youngsters James Wam iss -Ne l son , Blaze Walkus and Emily Christiansen offer up lemonade and baked goods while Lauren Bono, rear, supervises the fundraising event at Rainbow Country Daycare in Port Hardy Aug. 22.

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Gazette staffPORT HARDY—

The Civic Centre will soon fill with the sound of the pipes as the Mount Waddington Highland Dancing Association draws dancers to Port Hardy for its Fall Competition and Workshop, September 20 and 21.

The competition, a Scotdance Canada-sanctioned event, will kick off Saturday, with cash prizes for the top dancers across a variety of classes. Jill Young and Laureen McLaren-Geib, both from Calgary, will make the trip from Calgary to judge the event.

On Sunday the judges will host a highland workshop in Port McNeill with Pre-premier from 9 – 10:30 a.m. and Premier Highland – New Championship steps 9 a.m.–noon.

The Civic Centre represents a change of venue for the annual event, which has previously alter-nated each year between North Island Secondary School in Port McNeill and Port Hardy Secondary School.

Entry forms and registration informa-tion for dancers can be found at the Mt. Waddington Highland Dancing Association’s website, www.mwhda.org. Dancers

are encouraged to return their completed forms as soon as pos-sible and reminded of the first to enter, last to dance format.

For changes in cat-egories or other ques-tions contact Brenda McCorquodale at 250-949-7650 or sto-reysbeach@gmai l .com.

Dance Events Saturday

September 20Morning Events

(9:30 a.m. start): Primary: 1. Pas

de Basques; 2. Pas de Basques and Highcuts; 3. Fling; 4. Sword Beginner: 5. Fling (4); 6. Sword (2&1); 7. Seann Truibhas (3&1); 8. Lilt (4); 9. Flora (4).

Novice: 10. Fling (4); 11. Sword (2&1); 12. Seann Truibhas (3&1); 13. Lilt (4); 14. Flora (4).

Afternoon events (12 p.m. start):

Choreography: 15. Solo choreography; 16. Group choreogra-phy.

Intermediate: 17. Fling (4); 18. Sword (2&1); 19. Seann Truibhas (3&1); 20. Laddie (4); 21. Lilt (4); 22. Challenge Hornpipe (4).

Premier: 23. Fling (4); 24. Sword (2&1); 25. Seann Truibhas (3&1); 26. Blue Bonnets (4); 27. Irish Jig (3&1) 28. Challenge Hornpipe (6).

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Smoke but no fire as school alarm soundsJ.R. RardonGazette editorPORT HARDY—The

youngsters at Stepping Stones Day Care were treated to an unsched-uled fire drill Friday afternoon when smoke from a barbecue held by the Vancouver Island North Teachers’ Association drifted into the building they share.

“It was surprising, but the kids handled it very well,” Stepping Stones director Christina Cheetham said. “It was good practice.”

Stepping Stones occupies space in the former Robert Scott Elementary School building. VINTA’s office is also located in the building, and VINTA president Shawn Gough said the teachers were holding a “morale-building” bar-becue on the final day before the Labour Day weekend and the first day of school — which was in jeopardy due to

the ongoing teachers’ strike.

The grill was set up on the school’s deck, just outside an open door to the hallway. The alarm was apparently activated when smoke drifted inside.

A member of Port McNeill’s volunteer fire department, Dacen Brooks, was attending the barbecue with his wife, Sunset Elementary teacher Sarah Brooks, and spoke to dispatch-ers who called Port Hardy Fire Rescue.

As the alarm con-tinued to ring, Gavin Texmo, a Port Hardy volunteer firefighter working nearby, attend-ed the site and con-curred with Brooks that there was no fire inside the building. The alarm was finally shut off when School District 85 maintenance supervi-sor Darby Gildersleeve cross the street from the adjacent SD85 offic-es to access the main

panel downstairs in the school.

“Usually when (the alarm) goes off, it turns off right away,” said Cheetham, who noted Stepping Stones prac-tices fire drills each month. “This time it just kept going.”

Shannon Berry, the grandmother of two of the youngsters in their final day at the day care, had just arrived with ice cream treats and popsicles for the kids when the alarm rang. After they and their adult supervisors filed

out to the field behind the school, they enjoyed the treats outdoors dur-ing a welcome break in the day’s periodic rain showers.

Texmo did not leave empty-handed, either. After checking the building, he took up

Gough on the offer of a burger before returning to work.

“Hey, this as good

as it gets,” Texmo said while adding condi-ments. “There’s no fire, and I get to eat.”

Gazette staffPORT McNEILL—

The long-awaited return of the rain to the North Island dampened turnout but not enthusiasm as the annual Toy and Rod Run returned to ben-efit local children.

Motorcycle riders from across the Island carried toys and other gifts on the Saturday jaunt from Port McNeill to Port Hardy. They returned to gath-er at the pub at the Dalewood Inn, which recently has been pur-chased and renovated by Annie Leblanc and Dawn Harilstad, co-

organizers of the Toy and Rod Run.

There, the toys were

gathered up to be given to the local Lions Club for distribution with

the Gazette Christmas hampers.

An additional fun-

draiser followed at Leblanc’s Hyde Creek home with the ninth

annual Pig Roast and Stomp, featuring a meal of roast pig and

salmon and followed by live music by the Jam Shack Araknids.

“Attendance was great, considering the weather,” said Leblanc.

Money from ticket sales is donated to local beneficiaries. To date, the Pig Roast and Stomp has raised more than $22,000 for causes ranging from Port McNeill Hospital to cancer victims to Civil Air Search and Rescue and the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Unit 50.

“Wherever the need is,” said Leblanc.

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Left: A rider rolls into Hyde Creek following Saturday’s annual Toy and Rod Run from Port McNeill to Port Hardy.Right: Albert Blackwell of Oregon ladles up corn on the cob at the end of the buffet line at the annual Pig Roast and Stomp in Hyde Creek Saturday. J.R. Rardon

Left: VINTA president Shawn Gough, left, looks on as volunteer firefighter Gavin Texmo helps himself to lunch after responding to a false alarm during a teachers’ barbecue at Robert Scott School Friday afternoon. Right: Students at Stepping Stones Day Care enjoy frozen treats after being evacuated by the alarm.

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Thursday, September 4, 2014 www.northislandgazette.com 17North Island Gazette Thu, Sept 4, 2014 www.northislandgazette.com A17

DAVID FARRANTDavid Farrant lost his battle with cancer August 25, 2014.

He was born in 1938, and was third oldest of the Farrant kids. (Mary, Marvin, David, Charlotte, Edward, Helen, Allan)

He lived in the North Island most of his life, and was good at anything that he put his hand to. He was an avid woodsman, and fisherman.

He endeared himself to the public as he exercised his skill as a power saw and marine mechanic, always able to successfully repair their problems.

He has three children, David, Helen, Brenda and seven grandchildren – Johnathon, Christina, Natasha, Laura, Travis, Jordan and Kirsten.

A lasting tribute to his memory is the trail that he built from Telegraph Cove to Blinkhorn. This has become a real attraction to the visitors to the Cove, and now the trail bears his name.

He will be missed by his family, and his many friends in the Port McNeill area.

His wish is for the family to scatter his ashes at Blinkhorn at a future date.

The family would like to thank Dr. Armogam and the staff at the Port McNeill Hospital for their care of David.

No service by request.

North Island Church ServicesPORT HARDY BAPTIST

CHURCHCorner of Trustee & Highland

Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities

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

Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/14

NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Father Scott Whittemore 250-956-3909

Sunday MassesSt. Mary’s 430 Chapel St.,Port McNeill:

9amSt. Bonaventure 4750 Byng Rd.,

Port Hardy: 11amSt. Theresa’s corner of Nigei St. and

Marine Dr., Port Alice: Saturdays 5:00pm

Alert Bay: 65 Hemlock St., 2nd & 4th: Saturdays 10am

11/14

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED

Reverend Wade Allen9190 Granville St. Port Hardy

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

Wed., 1:00 pm Bible StudyEveryone welcome

Meeting rooms available [email protected]

11/14

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH2540 Catala Place Port McNeill

(across from Firehall)Sunday

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

Pastor Stan Rukin Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor

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

Visitors always welcomewww.ptmcfullgospel.org

11/14

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay

Sunday Services - 10 amReverend Lincoln Mckoen

1-250-974-5844Warden Flora Cook

250-974-5945Warden Joan Stone

250-974-2234 11/14

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

4680 Byng Rd. Port HardyPastor George Hilton

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

Saturday Services9:30am - Bible Study groups

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

Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education

250-949-8243 11/14

PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH

2501 Mine RoadSunday

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

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

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

year. For information contact

Pastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737 11/14

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE

• Chaplain Services• Bible Studies

• Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups

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

11/14

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

Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674

E-Mail: [email protected]

11/14

PORT ALICE ANGLICAN- UNITED FELLOWSHIP

Reverend Wade AllenSunday Services - 4pm

1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice

You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services

11/14

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITEDANGLICAN CHURCH

250-956-3533Email: [email protected] call for worship times

Reverend Wade AllenAll Welcome

175 Cedar Street Port McNeill

11/14

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

CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village

(8898 Park Dr)Saturday/Sabbath

10:00 am-Sabbath School11:15 am-Worship Service

Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell

11/14

The District of Port Hardy invites proposals for the supply and installation of a foot bridge on the Estuary Trail in Port Hardy.

Please submit proposals to Trevor Kushner, Director of Engineering and Operational Services, Municipal Hall, Box 68, 7360 Columbia Street no later than 4:00pm September 19, 2014.

Engineered drawing/package can be picked up at the Operations yard, 8900 Park Drive.

Inquiries may be directed to Trevor Kushner at 250-949-7779.

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MT. WADDINGTON REG. DIST.--NOTICE OF NOMINATION3 x 648.006629658INFORMATION

The District of Port Hardy invites proposals for the removal of stumps and material/debris from the new public works yard site located at Trustee Road and Douglas Street.

Please submit the proposals to Trevor Kushner, Director of Operational Services, Municipal Hall, 7360 Columbia Street, Box 68, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 no later than 4:00pm September 19, 2014.

A mandatory site meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 10:00am on site.

Questions may be directed to Trevor Kushner at 250-949-7779.

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REMOVAL AND TRANSPORT OF STUMPS AND DEBRIS

The District of Port Hardy (the “District”) is seeking proposals from qualifi ed fi rms tomanage and place the general insurance for the District. The appointment will commence January 1, 2015and will be renewed on an annual basis up to 5 years in total at the sole discretion of the District.

Proposal documents may be obtained• by email request to [email protected]• on the District of Port Hardy website http://www.porthardy.ca/your-municipal-hall/tenders• at the Municipal Hall, 7360 Columbia Street, P.O. Box 68, Port Hardy, BC, V0N2P0 telephone 250 949-6665 fax 250-949-7433

Sealed proposals clearly marked General Insurance Broker RFP 1220-20-487-2014 will be acceptedat the District offi ce up to 4:00 pm Friday, October 17, 2014.Submissions by Facsimile or Email will not be accepted.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to accept the proposal that is deemedmost favorable to the interests of the District.

For further information please contact:Allison McCarrick, Director of Finance Phone (250) 949-6665 or [email protected]

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VILLAGE OF PORT ALICE2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

NOTICE OF NOMINATIONPublic Notice is given to the electors of the Village of Port Alice that nominations for the offices of:

Mayor: One (1) to be electedCouncillors: Four (4) to be elected

will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:By hand, mail or other delivery service to: Village of Port Alice From: 9:00 am September 30th, 20141061 Marine Drive To: 4:00 pm October 10th, 2014PO Box 130, Port Alice, BC V0N 2N0 Excluding statutory holidays and weekends

Nomination forms are available at the Village Office at 1061 Marine Drive as of 9:00 amAugust 22, 2014 to the close of the nomination period.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICEA person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:• Canadian citizen;• 18 years of age or older on general voting day November 15, 2014;• resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed;• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: Madeline McDonald, Chief Election Officer 250 284-3391 Bonnie Danyk, Deputy Chief Election Officer 250 284-3391

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NOTICE OF NOMINATION

Public Notice is given to the electors of the Regional District of Mount Waddington that nominations for the office of:

One (1) Regional Director – Electoral Area “A” – including Malcolm Island, Simoom Sound, Echo Bay, Wakeman Sound, the unincorporated area of Cormorant Island (‘Namgis FN) and the Mainland including Kingcome, New Vancouver and Gilford Village.

One (1) Regional Director – Electoral Area “B” – including Holberg,San Josef, Winter Harbour, Mahatta River and Cleogh Creek.

One (1) Regional Director – Electoral Area “C” – including Quatsino,Coal Harbour, Victoria Lake, Hyde Creek, Nimpkish Heights and the unincorporated area surrounding Port Hardy (Fort Rupert Reserve,Quatsino Reserve and Tsulquate Reserve).

One (1) Regional Director – Electoral Area “D” – includingSpringhill Road, Telegraph Cove, Nimpkish Camp and Woss.

Four (4) Commissioners – Coal Harbour Local Community Commission, Coal Harbour.

Two (2) School Trustees – Area 2 – Village of Alert Bay, the Village of Port Alice, and Area A, including the Reserves of the ‘‘Namgis First Nation and Whe-La-La-U Area Council.

for a four (4) year term, will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, at the following location:

Regional District of Mount Waddington Office2044 McNeill Road, Port McNeill, British Columbia

9:00 am to 4:00 pmTuesday, September 30, 2014 to Friday, October 10, 2014

(excluding weekends and statutory holidays)

Nomination documents are available at the Regional District of Mount Waddington Office or on the RDMW’s website at http://www.rdmw.bc.ca

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected and hold office as a member of Local Government and School District if they meet the following criteria:• Canadian Citizen;• 18 years of age or older; or turning 18 on or before General Voting Day• Resident of British Columbia for past six (6) months immediately preceding today’s date;• Be a resident in the municipality or regional district electoral area for past 30 days;• Not disqualified by any enactment from voting in a Local Government election or be otherwise disqualified by law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LIETTE PATTERSON, CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER – 250-956-3301SHANA SHAMBROOK, DEPUTY CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER – 250-956-3301


The Town of Port McNeill is seeking a motivated individual for the part time position of cashier/receptionist and relief clerk. Reporting to the Administrator, the cashier/receptionist will perform skilled secretarial and clerical tasks of a complex and often confidential nature.

The successful candidate will show courteous and effective communication skills while acting as a liaison between the Municipality and the public, other levels of government and business contacts. They must also have the ability to multi-task, be detail oriented and prioritize a varying workload with shifting priorities. A detailed summery of duties and job qualifications is available at the Town of Port McNeill office. Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Friday September 12, 2014.

Please forward your resume to the attention of:

Sue Harvey, AdministratorEmail: [email protected] • Mail: Box 728, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 or

Deliver by hand: 1775 Grenville Place, Port McNeill, BC

All applications and enquiries will be treated in strict confidence. We thank all applicants for their interest.

TOWN OF PORT MCNEILLPosition: Part Time Cashier/Receptionist and Relief Clerk

‘NAMGIS HEALTH CENTRE is seeking a

Home & Community CareCoordinator

RESPONSIBILITIES:• Coordination of patient / client services within the ‘Namgis Health Centre’s

Home & Community Care Department• Managing and administration of the ‘Namgis Home & Community Care Program.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred with three years experience in health programs management and/or home care nursing OR• Diploma in Nursing with four years in experience in health programs management and/or home care

nursing• Knowledge of First Nations health and social issues• A member in good standing with the Registered Nurses’ Association of BC

Th e ‘Namgis Health Centre, a modern facility which off ers a range of health and social services. Health Centre staff includes: two physicians, nurses, mental health workers, infant development workers, community health representatives, and substance abuse counselors.

Th e community of Alert Bay has a population of 1500 people (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal). Located in Johnstone Strait, off the northeast tip of Vancouver Island, we off er some of the world’s best fi shing, whale watching, kayaking, and other outdoor pursuits. Th e community is also a growing centre for Aboriginal artistic expression in all forms including carving, dance, and other traditions.

Salary: BCNU Salary Wage Grid, plus generous benefi ts package

Deadline for Applications: September 12, 2014

For more information on the position, please contact:Georgia Cook, Administrator

P.O. Box 290, Alert Bay, B.C. V0N 1A0ph: (250) 974-5522, fax: (250) 974-2736 email: [email protected]

The Coastal Ferry Act mandates a role for the Regional District of Mount Waddington, and other coastal regional districts, in the nomination process for the Board of Directors of the B.C. Ferry Authority.The Regional District of Mount Waddington is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals who wish to be considered for positions as members of the Board of the B.C. Ferry Authority, commencing April 1, 2015.

The Regional District of Mount Waddington in collaboration with the Skeena-Queen Charlotte, Kitimat-Stikine and Central Coast Regional Districts will be nominating three to five individuals to the B.C. Ferry Authority for consideration as members of the Board.

Information is available on the B.C. Ferry Authority’s website at www.bcferryauthority.com.

Individuals interested in being considered for nomination are requested to complete a nomination form available on the B.C. Ferry Authority website at www.bcferryauthority.com.

Completed nomination forms will be accepted until the close of business on October 10, 2014.

We thank you for your interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Completed nomination forms should be forwarded to:

Regional District of Mount WaddingtonAttention: Greg Fletcher, AdministratorP.O. Box 729Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0Tel: 250-956-3301Fax: 250-956-3232Email: [email protected]

B.C. Ferry AuthorityCall for Nominations

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NOTICE OF NOMINATIONPublic Notice is given to the electors of the Town of Port McNeill that nominations for the offices of:

Mayor One (1) Councillor Four (4) School Board Trustee Two (2)

TOWN OF PORT MCNEILL

2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

By hand, mail or other delivery service:Town of Port McNeill1775 Grenville Place

Box 728, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 to Friday, October 10, 2014From 9:00 am To 4:00 pm

Excluding statutory holidays and weekends

By fax to: 250-956-4300

By email to: [email protected]

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 to Friday, October 10, 2014From 9:00 am To 4:00 pm

Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer

by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 17, 2014.

FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting:Sue Harvey, Chief Election Officer 250-956-3111 | Karen Cessford, Deputy Chief Election Officer 250-956-3111

will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a

designated person, as follows:

Nomination packages are now available for pick up at

the Town Office.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICEA person is qualified to be nominated, elected,

and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:

• Canadian citizen;• 18 years of age or older on general voting day

November 15, 2014;• resident of British Columbia for at least

6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed;

• a person or the commander of an armed forces unit who has been granted freedom of the municipality, if that person is a Canadian citizen; and

• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN

ELECTORAn objection to the registration of a

person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in

accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 pm on October 10, 2014.

An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled

to be registered as an elector of the Town of Port McNeill and can only be

made on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors

has died or that a person whose name appears on the list of electors is not

qualified to be registered as an elector of the Town of Port McNeill.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS

Beginning September 30, 2014 until the close of general voting for the election

on November 15, 2014, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available

for public inspection, at the Town of Port McNeill office in Port McNeill, during

regular office hours, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Before

inspecting the list, a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the list or use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 – Electors and Elections of the Local

Government Act. An elector may request that their address or other information

about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors.

SALTWATER ASSISTANT SITE MANAGER- Campbell River

Reporting to the Site Manager, you would lead your team on all site activities at your sea site. Your objective is to optimize production while maintaining or exceeding regulatory compliance.

Application requirements• At least one complete cycle of experience working on a farm sea site, including smolt entries, bloom

season, and harvesting (other aquaculture production experience will be considered)• Strong leadership skills and the ability to foster an ef cient and safe team• Critical and creative problem solving skills• Able to adjust and adapt quickly and ef ciently to changes• Excellent computer skills, particularly the use of Microsoft Of ce • Preference will be given to candidates with a diploma or degree in aquaculture or a related eld of study.• Must be legal to work in Canada at the time of application.

This is a camp-based position with 8 days on-shift and 6 days off. Prerequisites to hiring are a tness test and a criminal record check

How to apply: If you have the skills we are looking for, and would like to become part of our dynamic team, please forward a resume by e-mail to: [email protected]

Please state Assistant Site Manager in the subject line.

sustainable aquaculture

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LEGALS

Accident on Hwy 19 near Woss

We are seeking witnesses, or information from any person, with respect to a motor vehicle accident that happened on July 14, 2014 at approximately 9:00 a.m. along Hwy 19 near the turn-off to Woss. A southbound blue col-oured Jeep was heavily damaged. If you have any information please contact:

Brian McAllisterMacIsaac & Company3rd Floor - 1117 Wharf

Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1T7

Toll Free: 1-800-663-6299

INFORMATION


PERSONALS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm. Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm. Contact Ed at 250-902-0310 or 250-949-9655

MEET SINGLES right now! No paid operators, just real peo-ple like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and con-nect live. Try it free. Call now: 1-800-712-9851

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

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The Coastal Ferry Act mandates a role for the Regional District of Mount Waddington, and other coastal regional districts, in the nomination process for the Board of Directors of the B.C. Ferry Authority.The Regional District of Mount Waddington is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals who wish to be considered for positions as members of the Board of the B.C. Ferry Authority, commencing April 1, 2015.

The Regional District of Mount Waddington in collaboration with the Skeena-Queen Charlotte, Kitimat-Stikine and Central Coast Regional Districts will be nominating three to five individuals to the B.C. Ferry Authority for consideration as members of the Board.

Information is available on the B.C. Ferry Authority’s website at www.bcferryauthority.com.

Individuals interested in being considered for nomination are requested to complete a nomination form available on the B.C. Ferry Authority website at www.bcferryauthority.com.

Completed nomination forms will be accepted until the close of business on October 10, 2014.

We thank you for your interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Completed nomination forms should be forwarded to:

Regional District of Mount WaddingtonAttention: Greg Fletcher, AdministratorP.O. Box 729, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0Tel: 250-956-3301 Fax: 250-956-3232Email: [email protected]

B.C. Ferry AuthorityCALL FOR NOMINATIONS

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Applicant: Marine Harvest Canada Inc.

Contact: Clare Backman 1334 Island Highway, Suite 124 Campbell River, BC V9W 8C9, (250) 850-3276 or fax (250) 850-3275

Notice is given that a Pesticide Use Permit application for the control of sea lice on aquaculture finfish has been forwarded to the Ministry of Environment for authorization.

The pest control product Interox Paramove 50 (active ingredient Hydrogen Peroxide) will be used in the marine environment for the topical removal of sea lice from aquaculture finfish.

Paramove 50 will only be used in accordance with the directions as per the product label and the PMRA. Paramove 50 will be administered by either using a well boat or enclosed tarpaulins. Tarpaulin treatments will require fish to be seined and placed into tarpaulin lined confines to contain the required bath volume with product administered as quickly as possible to attain the prescribed concentration. A maximum thirty (30) minute treatment with oxygen monitoring will ensure optimal efficacy. Tarpaulins will be removed after the timed treatment allowing sea water to neutralize the bath. Monitoring will be conducted by fish health staff ensuring treatment success and fish wellbeing. Well boat treatments will require fish to be seined and transferred to a bath pool located aboard a designated vessel. Treatment will be monitored and target a maximum (30) thirty minute dwell time. Fish will then be removed and returned to pens. Treatment water will be neutralized with sea water and released.

The treatment locations are Crown land leases located in the Quatsino Sound area in the vicinity of the town of Coal Harbour. The Crown land leases files Ref # Crown Land Lease Ref # 1406961, 1406960, 1407385, 1401722, 1407743. The proposed total treatment area will be 4.99 hectares.

InteroxTM ParamoveTM 50Guarantee: Hydrogen Peroxide 50%For the Control of Sea Lice on Salmon in Fish Farms Registration Number: 29783 Pest Control Products Act PMRA

The proposed treatment start date is October 1st 2014. The treatments will be veterinarian prescribed with intermittent use. The proposed duration of use is three years, ending September 30th 2017.

Detailed maps of the specific treatment areas can be examined at Marine Harvest Canada Inc. (address above), in Coal Harbour at (Quatsino Band Office), or visit marineharvestcanada.com

A person wishing to contribute information about the treatment site for the evaluation of this permit application must send copies of the information to both the applicant at the address above and the administrator under the Integrated Pest Management Act at Ministry of Environment, Coastal Region10470 – 152 Street, Surrey B. C. V3R 0Y3 within 30 days of this notice.

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

(Vancouver Island North) will be held on

Monday, September 8, 2014 6:00pmSchool Board Office, Port Hardy

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

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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HELP WANTED

An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

Thrift Store ManagerMust have experience

in Sales, Marketing and Staffi ng.

Wage negotiable.

Email resume to: [email protected]

HELP WANTED

WE ARE looking for young enthusiastic carriers to expand our current paper routes in PORT HARDY, PORT MCNEILL, HYDE CREEK and PORT ALICE. A great way to gain experi-ence with your fi rst job and to earn a little extra spending money! Call the offi ce at 250-949-6225 and ask for Circulation.

PICKERS

$10,000 Signing Bonus for qualifi ed applicants!! Picker Operators, Winch Tractor Operators, Lowbed Hands, Heavy-Duty Mechanic needed. Apply with resume and ab-stract to offi [email protected] or call Jeremy at 778-256-4258

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

EDMONTON BASED Compa-ny seeks qualifi ed & experi-enced Buncher, Skidder Op-erator & Processor Operator. Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, fl ight in/out pro-vided, safety tickets and driv-ers abstract required. Fax 780-488-3002; or email resume to: [email protected]

EDMONTON BASED Compa-ny seeks qualifi ed & experi-enced Mulcher Operators. Seasonal work in Fort McMur-ray and area. Camp work. Safety tickets and drivers ab-stract required. Work to com-mence the last week of Sep-tember approximately. Fax 780-488-3002; or email: [email protected]

LASOTA CONTRACTING Ltd is looking for a qualifi ed Ticketed driller/ blaster and Processor Operator, F/T. Union + rates. send resume to: [email protected]

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Job Posting:Book keeper/Comptrollerand office Manager

Full-time (35 hrs. /wk.)Starting immediately

The full-time Bookkeeper and Office Manager will join a dynamic and growing team dedicated to excellence, efficiency and flexibility as KEDC evolves. Working with the CEO and the Board of Directors as needed, the position is responsible for the following:

Specific responsibilities:• High level of competency in SAGE and/or ACCPAC accounting systems• Carry out all bookkeeping responsibilities

including A/R, A/P and payroll• Follow established procedures for all

government reporting requirements such as GST, PST, payroll tax, board reports, WCB

• Administer employee benefits package• Working with the CEO: a) Follow established procedures for financial reporting on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis b) File annual Board report c) Completion of annual audit d) File annual PST & GST remittance• Have knowledge and ability to set up

electronic/paper filing systems• Along with CEO and approved by the

Board of Direcors, assist in development of the annual operating budget

• Proven track record of performance in audits and report generating

• Extremely high work ethic and confidentiality

Office Management:• Manage relationships with all outside vendors and services• Order and manage office and cleaning supplies, including photocopier and printers

Reports to: CEO

Skills/ experience required• At least 5 years of proven bookkeeping

and accounting experience• Strong understanding of accounting

practices and principals• High level of competency in SAGE and/or

ACCPAC accounting systems• Ability to work within deadlines• Strong presentation and communication skills• Self-motivated while still part of a team• Must be bondable

Remuneration:Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Closing:September 12, 2014

To apply:Interested individuals should submit their resume, including 3 references, by email to the following; [email protected]

No phone calls please

Th e ‘Namgis Health Centre is seeking aPractice Manager for the Doctor’s Offi ceDUTIES:Under the direction of the physician, the Practice Manager will be responsible to overseethe day-to-day operations of the Doctor’s Offi ce including managing information,fi nancial, and organizational systems.

EXPERIENCE:• Minimum two years experience working in a doctor’s offi ce or comparable managerial setting.• Demonstrated experience developing offi ce systems and protocols.• Minimum six months experience working with Wolf Medical Systems, data b ase systems, and other applicable computer soft ware.• Eff ective communication skills.

QUALIFICATIONS and RESPONSIBLITIES:• Medical Offi ce Assistant Certifi cate or equivalent.• Familiarity with the BCMA Guide to Fees and MSP Payment Schedule.• Medical terminology course.• Th orough knowledge of Wolf Medical Systems and Teleplan / PC soft ware, Excelleris, PACs, Microsoft Word and Excel soft ware.• Ensure that billings are processed, reconciliation of accounts receivable, billing reports and payment summaries.• Preparation of on call schedules and submission to Island Health Authority for disbursement of funds.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 12, 2014

Please send applications to:Georgia Cook, Administrator, ‘Namgis Health Centre

[email protected]. Box 290, Alert Bay, B.C. V0N 1A0 ph: (250) 974-5522 fax: (250) 974-2736

Th e community of Alert Bay has a population of approximately 1500 people (Aboriginal and Non-aboriginal). Located in Johnstone Strait, off the northeast tip of Vancouver Island, we off er some of the world’s best fi shing, whale watching, kayaking, and other outdoor pursuits. Th e community is also a growing centre for Aboriginal artistic expression in all forms including carving, dance, and other traditions.

MAINTENANCE OPERATOR Port McNeill, BC - Reference number – 14-BRP-249

Reporting to the Lead Maintenance Operator, you will have an electrical background and assist in all aspects of operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs of the Kokish hydro generating station near Port McNeill, BC. While the primary skill set requirement is electrical, the position is multi-disciplinary. An interest and aptitude for mechanical and physical labour will be required. Other tasks include, but are not limited to: inspection, maintenance and repair of turbine and generators, high voltage switchyard, remote dams, and intake and control gates. The candidate will work on systems used in electronics, programming and electrical networks, such as, but not limited to, PLC, substation equipment, electrical lines, electrical protection, meters, communication links, SCADA systems and technical drawings. Duties also include standby and emergency call out, on a rotating basis and consequently, you must reside within a 30-minute drive from the Kokish hydro generating station.Candidate Pro le • Electrical trade certi cation and 5+ years of related experience. • Excellent working knowledge of PLCs, electronic and communication

equipment, SCADA systems, and electronic relay protection.• A minimum of ve (5) years of experience in industrial electricity, preferably in

hydroelectric power stations;• Working knowledge of safety regulations, generation and transmission

systems as well as their controls and operations, an asset.• Sound knowledge of process control for turbo-alternator groups and PLC

systems;• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills;• Ability to work effectively without supervision while collaborating in a

teamwork-based environment; • Desire and aptitude to gain additional skills and knowledge;• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

PORT HARDYWell maintained 6-plex

Great investment$385,000

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

MOBILE HOME Furn 68x12, Campbell River. 55 plus park w/ dist to d/town. $38500. 250-286-1552 leave msg.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

KINGCOME MANORPORT MCNEILL

NEWLY RENOVATEDBach, 1 or 2 bedrooms.

Newly furnished available.Free sat tv, over 300

channels. Phone Ron and Linda

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NEW HORIZON Apartments, Port Hardy- 1 bdrm, H/W incld’d. $450-$475. Call Jim 250-949-6074.

PORT HARDY: Airport Rd. 2 bdrm, quiet. NS/NP. Refs. $550. Call 250-949-6319.

Port Hardy, BCWest Park Manor

&Lindsay Manor

1/2 month free for selected suites!

Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great

view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available. Well maintained secure &

quiet buildings. Close to shopping.

Friendly onsite residentmanagers.

Call Renee toll free 1-877-227-7888 or email for info: comehome@pineridge-

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PORT HARDYSEAHAVEN

APARTMENTS7070 Shorncliffe St.

Oceanview 2 bdrm suite.Fridge/stove, balcony, blinds, private parking

stall, locker, laundry on premises.Quiet, adult building,

non smoking, no pets.References required.

Inquiries contact 250-230-1462 or

250-949-8501

HELP WANTED

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

PORT HARDY Very clean & bright.

2 bdrms, 5 appliances, patio. On site manager.

Available Sept 1st.$645./mo. NS/NP.

Call Rosaline 250-949-7074

PORT MCNEILLAPARTMENTS

Well managed 1 & 2 Bdrm suites

Gym & sauna on site Call for availability

Phone Rick250-956-4555

PORT MCNEILLMCCLURE APT’S.

New Management1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apart-ments. Competitive prices.

Call 250-956-3526.

TWO OCEANS IN COAL HARBOUR

Large fully furnished 2 bdrm Apartments include stove, fridge, washer, dryer & micro. Clean, comfy, quiet & upgrad-ed. Rural setting overlooking harbour. Satellite TV channels included ($90 value). Available Now. $850 inclds hydro or $650+ hydro with a 1 year lease. Pets considered. Call 1-250-949-8855.www.twoceans.com

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

PORT HARDY Highland Manor

•Bachelor •1 bdrm suites

Move in incentive on approval

References Call Jason

250-949-0192

COTTAGES

PORT McNEILL- Hyde Creek furnished 1 bdrm suite, self-contained with kitchen, private entrance, country setting. Amazing ocean views, very clean, cozy & warm. Laundry, hydro, TV incld’d. N/S facility. N/P. Refs req’d. Avail Sept 30 - May 31. $750./mo. Call 250-956-2737.

PORT McNEILL: Hyde Creek furnished 2 bdrm cottage, pri-vate country setting. Amazing ocean views, very clean, cozy and warm. Laundry, D/W, Hy-dro & TV included. N/S, N/P. Refs req’d. Avail end of Sept. - May 31. $800./mo. Call (250)956-2737.

HELP WANTED

RENTALS

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

PORT MCNEILLMobile Home Park

Pads for rent.Short walk to shopping,

school & ocean.$300/ month

Call 250-758-4454

SUITES, LOWER

PORT HARDY Ground levelentry 2 bedroom suite, 6 appli-ances, Beaver Harbour Rd.Avail immediately. $750/mo.N/S, N/P. 250-949-7814, 250-902-1236.

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Above: Tony Knighton of Load 'em Up belts a three-run home run in the fourth inning of Sunday's championship victory over Multiple Scoregasms at the Port Alice Labour Day Slo-pitch Tournament.Right: Ryan Handley of Load 'em Up (25) reaches for a throw as Multiple Scoregasms runner Chris Brennan approaches second base on a field-er's choice in the tourney final. J.R. Rardon

J.R. RardonGazette editorPORT ALICE—Port

Hardy’s Load ‘em Up had a special incentive to win the champion-ship of the annual Fred Donaldson Memorial Labour Day Slo-pitch Tournament.

The team needed the trophy back in order to engrave its previous two wins here.

Jim Clair homered twice and drove in six runs and Tony Knighton added a home run and four RBI as Load ‘em Up ran away with a 23-10 win over Multiple Scoregasms of Port Alice to earn their third straight tourney title.

“This one gives us a hat trick,” joked man-

ager Steven Clair. “It was a great weekend. And we needed to get that trophy back. We never put our names on it for the last two.”

The Blue Sox of Port Hardy snared the B Division with a win over Bams, another Port Alice club. The C Division went to Dirty Mike’s Boys, a multi-generational assemblage of play-ers from Port Alice, Hyde Creek and Port McNeill, who topped Storm & ½ in Sunday’s finals.

But the day, like much of the 2014 tournament season, belonged to Load ‘em Up. Sunday’s cham-pionship was its fifth this season. The team also went undefeated

in the recent OrcaFest Slo-pitch tourney, but was relegated to the B Division by the tour-ney’s tiebreaker for-mula and settled for the B title.

They wasted no time getting on the sticks in Port Alice, scoring the limit of five runs in the top of the first sparked by Knighton’s RBI double. The Scoregasms rode two-run home runs by both Eric Kennelly and Joe Ruiz to stay within 5-4 in the bottom half, but the hosts could not maintain the offensive momentum as Load ‘em Up pulled away to a 13-4 lead in the fourth inning.

Bubba Nelson and Luke Wiggins added home runs for the win-

ners, while Knighton had two doubles and Ryan Handley added a double and drove in a run.

And the Load ‘em Up women had their say, accounting for almost all of the team’s scoring in a five-run sixth. After Nelson led off the inning with a solo homer, Raylene Clair drove in a run with a single, Nikki Richards belted a two-run double over the head of Port Alice centre-fielder Chris Brennan to hoots from the crowd, and Arlene Clair closed out the scoring when she reached on an error that allowed Richards to scoot home with the inning-ending run.

“Everyone played

great,” Steven Clair said. “The bats were alive, which was good to see.”

Multiple Scoregasms made a late push at the plate to fore-stall the mercy rule. Brennan got a measure of redemption with a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth, Ruiz added his sec-ond two-run blast, and Mark Inglis and Katie Senciw added RBIs to provide the final mar-gin.

It just wasn’t enough on a day Load ‘em Up got hits from every batter in its lineup in a 23-hit attack.

“We needed to score runs to get back in it, and just didn’t have the hitting,” said Ruiz, who noted his team

was missing players to both injury and shift work at the local mill.

Load ‘em Up dodged its own inju-ry scare when Arlene Clair landed hard after hitting first base awkwardly on an infield single in the third inning. She was helped off the field favouring her right knee, but managed to return to finish out the game.

Asked after the game how she was feeling, Clair said, “Oh, every-thing hurts now.”

Having the tourney trophy for another year should help ease the pain. And allow anoth-er 12 months to get that engraving done.

See results in Scoreboard, page 23.

Load 'em Up hits Port Alice hat trick

Eagles drop puck on tryouts MondayGazette staffPORT McNEILL—

The ice goes in at Chilton Regional Arena this weekend and another season of hockey kicks off Monday when the North Island Eagles hockey program begins tryouts for

its 2014-15 season.The Eagles hope to fill

teams in the midget, bantam and peewee divisions, as well as an atom development program.

Last week, Tri-Port Minor Hockey announced the B.C. Provincial Tier 3 bantam

hockey championships will be held on the North Island in March, 2015, with a guaranteed spot for the host team.

Tryouts begin Sept. 8 and

continue through Saturday, Sept. 20, with intrasquad scrimmages typically featured at the end of the camp.

Tiering round games will likely begin the following week.

To register or for

registration info, contact registrar Lito Pineda at 250-956-5234. To inquire about volunteering in the coming season or for other program information, contact Eagles head coach Andrew Laming at 250-956-2942 or by email at [email protected].

Sports Briefs

Thursday, September 4, 2014 www.northislandgazette.comSports & Recreation 23

Load ‘em upThe Port Hardy squad rolled to the

championship of the annual Port Alice Labour Day slo-pitch tournament.

J.R. Rardon

athLete of the Week

Gazette staffPORT HARDY—Some

local soccer standouts could soon be rubbing shoulders with Europe’s elite after impressing coach John Soares.

Soares is the techni-cal director and coach for the International Futbol Scouting Academy, which came to Port Hardy last week to offer high-calibre soccer coaching and assess-ments to top North Island players.

During a successful play-ing career Soares developed relationships with some of the bastions of European football — marquee clubs like Barcelona and Benfica. Now he travels Canada, passing on his knowledge and looking for those with the potential to try out for the first-rate youth pro-grams hosted by those big-name clubs.

And last week he may just have found some.

Soares said several players of the 15 participating had potential, with three senior boys in particular catching his eye as possible candi-dates for European tryouts. But they’ll have to work for it, with Soares handing out instructions on areas of the game they need to work on.

“I’ll come back around spring break and then we’ll see,” he said. “They can all do it, but the attitude has to be right.”

It wasn’t just the boys who shone during the soc-cer camp, Soares said, with several of the girls showing the potential for university-level play — provided their grades are up to scratch. “They’ll need the grades,”

he said. “It’s the difference between paying $20,000 and getting a $50,000 schol-arship.”

Soares said that even the experience of trying out would benefit the players and their game.

“We’re talking about the elite,” he said. “When you play with top players you learn more, you have to push (yourself).”

The coach stressed that he was not an agent or broker — he receives no percent-age of any deals made by successful players, and his program is simply a way of connecting top clubs with top players.

The participants were put through their paces in a series of drills and exercises based on the professional standards Soares himself

experienced as a player.Each of the participants

in the program received a personalized assessment highlighting strengths and areas to work on, as well as a nutritional guide and a Futbol Academy kit.

The coach ran a pilot program last December on the North Island and was impressed enough with the standard to return last week.

Soares explained then that he had been on the North Island 10 years ago, when he was involved with a pro-gram in Port McNeill and saw the potential in local players. “Small places always produce great play-ers,” he said.

Soares and his program will return in spring for another round of training and assessment.

Top-notch training for soccer standouts

Gazette staffKevin Black, manager

and head pro at Seven Hills Golf & Country Club, finished in a 21st-place tie last week in the 2014 Titleist/FootJoy PGA of BC golf cham-pionship.

Black fired a 6-over-par 150 in the two-day,

36-hole tourney at Point Grey Golf & Country Club, earning a $275 payout.

The tournament was won by Gordon Scutt of Olympic View Golf Course, with a 4-under 140. He finished in a tie with Lindsay Bernakevitch of Victoria

Golf Club through 36 holes but sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to claim the trophy.

Black opened with a first-round 74 Monday to hold a share of 15th place, then followed with a 76 in the final round Tuesday.

Black will be back at work this weekend as Seven Hills hosts its premier event of the sea-son, the annual Men’s Open Championship. The two-day, 36-hole tournament tees off Saturday at 9 a.m. and continues through Sunday.

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Scoreboard

A DivisionChampionship: Load ‘em Up 23, Multiple

Scoregasms 10.

Semifinals: Load ‘em Up d. Deadliest Catch; Multiple Scoregasms d. Woodchuckers.

Quarterfinal: Deadliest Catch d. Pitches Be

Crazy.B Divison

1. Blue Sox; 2. Bams; 3. Ump Yours; 4. Storm.

C Division1. Dirty Mike’s Boys; 2. Storm

& ½; 3. Aces; 4. Boozers.

Most Sportsmanlike Team: Bams.

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Winterfest windfall

Gazette staffS O I N T U L A — A

government grant to the tune of $2,200 has helped boost the cof-fers ahead of the 38th installment of Sointula’s Winterfestival.

The investment, made through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage pro-gram, will help fund the annual arts extravagan-za on Malcolm Island, scheduled this year for November 13-18.

“ S o i n t u l a Winterfestival weaves the community’s cre-ative, social and eco-nomic threads together by offering a means for local artists to connect with their audience, by enhancing the quality of life for residents and by providing a unique cultural experience for visitors,” said Carmen Burrows, Artistic Director of the Sointula Recreation Association. “Funds gratefully

received from Canadian Heritage will further grow and enhance this unique cultural experi-ence by continuing to increase the various ways of engaging peo-ple to the arts, artists and local culture.”

“Winterfestival has been educating and entertaining the com-munity for 38 years, and has become a local tradition on the North Island,” noted MP John Duncan. “The countless volunteers who help make this event happen highlight the important role of arts and culture in bringing our commu-nities together.”

The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program provides Canadians with more opportunities to take part in activities that present local arts and culture and celebrate local history and heri-tage.

north island gazette, september 04, 2014

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