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Hardy boy making a differenceBy Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorA remarkable Port Hardy boy
has turned his illness into an opportunity to help others and raise awareness about childhood cancer.
Myles Janse has glioblastoma multiforme, a rare and difficult to treat brain cancer, said his mom Vicki Janse.
She explained that Myles, 14, was having headaches and was taken to see several health care providers.
“The pediatrician diagnosed a tumour on July 16. Myles had surgery July 17. We were told of the cancer diagnosis July 30 and treatment started Aug. 6,” she said.
“We have been at Ronald McDonald house in Vancouver ever since,” said Vicki, adding they do come home on weekends with Angel Flight.
“Hans (her husband) and I have been taking turns caring for Myles in Vancouver,” said Vicki.
Myles has three younger sib-lings, Willem and Lucinda who turned 12 Sept. 12 and Duncan who is 10.
Myles’ last radiation treatment will be Sept. 22. He will have a five-week break and then chemo-therapy will start again.
Myles, a Grade 9 student at Port Hardy Secondary School, plays hockey and referees and is plan-ning on continuing to referee and mentor younger teams this year.
A gofundme account has been set up for the Janse family to help with expenses.
Myles recently donated $1,470.03 to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation for Dr. Douglas Cochrane’s neuro surgi-cal program.
This money was raised mostly through a head-shaving event held during Filomi Days in Port Hardy.
Myles will be honoured at the
Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock stop at the Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce Sept. 20 at 11:30 a.m.
In addition to having the oppor-tunity to meet the riders, there will be head shaves, DJ Jamie Keamo, food and more.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Childhood cancer facts accord-ing to the Canadian Cancer Society:
• There are about 10,000 chil-
dren living with cancer in Canada today;
• Each year, about 1,500 cases are diagnosed;
• Because of advances in therapy, 78 per cent of these children will survive five years beyond their initial treatment, an increase of almost 46 per cent since the 1960s;
• In the early 1950s, less than 10 per cent of childhood cancer patients could be cured;
• Leukemias, tumours of the
brain, nervous/lymphatic system, kidneys, bones and muscles are the most common childhood cancers;
• In Canada, childhood can-cer remains responsible for more deaths from one year through adolescence than any other dis-ease;
• Leukemia is the most com-monly diagnosed cancer in chil-dren, comprising some 30 per cent of the total new cases diagnosed each year.
Port Hardy’s Myles Janse, 14, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, donated $1,470.03 to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation for Dr. Douglas Cochrane’s neuro surgical program.
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Candidates to speak at McNeill and Hardy forumsGazette staffNorth Island residents will have
the opportunity to hear what local candidates have to say at some upcoming forums before the elec-tion on Monday, Oct. 19.
There are four Member of Parliament candidates in the run-ning for the North Island-Powell River riding - Peter Schwarzhoff, retired Environment Canada mete-orologist and air quality researcher, Liberal Party; Laura Smith, politi-cal advisor to Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan since
2008, Conservative Party; Brenda Sayers, financial administrator of Haahuupayak School, entrepre-neur, activist, Green Party; and Rachel Blaney, executive direc-tor of the Immigrant Welcome Centre, executive director of the Multicultural and Immigrant Services Association of North Vancouver Island, New Democratic Party.
The first opportunity to hear the candidates speak will be Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Gatehouse Theatre in Port McNeill. The event will take
place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is sponsored by the Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce.
A second meeting will take place Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the Port Hardy Civic Centre. This meeting starts at 7 p.m. and is sponsored by the Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce.
If you are unable to make the two local events, a third will be held in Campbell River on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tidemark Theatre.
With changes to election bound-
aries announced last year, the North Island is together with Comox and Powell River, and Courtenay and Cumberland will join a new riding.
The Elections Canada office is located in the Port McNeill plaza beside the vet. The office is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Voting hours will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19 in each community in the riding.
There are four days of advance
Polls for North Island residents from Oct. 9 to Oct. 12. The advance polls will be open from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day at the Port Hardy Seniors’ Centre and the Lions Hall in Port McNeill.
If you will be away from your electoral district during the advance polls, or on election day, please contact the Elections Canada office for information on Special Ballot Voting as you are able to vote now.
For further information contact Assistant Returning Officer Patricia Mills at 250-956-2278.
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BC Ferries reminds customers that a major fleetwide pricing promotion of 50 per cent savings on passenger fares has begun.
Every passenger that travels on select dates and at selected times will receive the discount off the regular passenger fare.
On the major and minor routes, the 50 per cent passenger fare discount will be in effect Monday through Thursday on select middle-of-the day sailings and on select Saturday afternoon and evening sailings from Sept. 8 to Oct. 15.
On the Port Hardy - Prince Rupert,
Prince Rupert - Haida Gwaii and Alliford Bay - Skidegate routes as well as the Discovery Coast connector, the half-price discount off the regular pas-senger fare will apply on every sailing from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31.
“BC Ferries is providing discount pricing initiatives this fall to measure customers response to the pricing model we are planning to start rolling out with our Fare Flexibility and Digital Experience Initiative in 2017, and to continue to drive incremental business,” said Mike Corrigan, BC Ferries’ presi-dent and CEO.
“In the future, we plan to move to a variable pricing model commonly used in the transportation and travel indus-tries, so promotions like this one will introduce customers to fare flexibility and time of day concepts when they travel with BC Ferries.” Corrigan said.
Monday through Thursday, BC Seniors will receive a 50 per cent dis-count off the regular seniors’ fare during this promotion, so they’ll pay just 25 per cent of the regular adult passenger fare.
Experience Card users will receive 50 per cent off the regular full fare.
This off-peak pricing promotion will
not apply on Thanksgiving Monday (Oct. 12) on the major and minor routes, as traditionally that day is always a busy day for ferry travel.
BC Ferries is planning some other pricing promotions for late fall and next spring that customers will also enjoy. Stay tuned for details.
Space on the selected sailings is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Reservations are recommended to ensure a spot on the sailing of choice.
For more details about the 50 per cent passenger promotion, visit bcferries.com.
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“I am tired of managing poverty.”The words of Lake Babine Nation Chief Wilf Adam were
quoted by both Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad and Premier Christy Clark at their second annual meeting with aboriginal leaders around the province.
In her closing remarks, Clark repeated her aim to continue economic development and resource revenue sharing that have dominated the government’s approach in recent years.
“Let’s eliminate poverty in First Nations communities,” she said, adding “the only way we can fight poverty is to grow the economy.”
Not surprisingly, Clark’s chosen example was the potential of liquefied natural gas development for the Haisla Nation near Kitimat. That and similar proposals require new gas pipelines. And as is customary in B.C., what people most often hear about are threats and wild claims regarding protests such as the Unist’ot’en camp near Smithers, set up to block a gas pipeline. There was a round of this in late August, after Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the militant Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs claimed hundreds of RCMP officers were about to descend on the camp. This echoed previous false claims made by self-styled anarchists such as Victoria’s Zoe Blunt, who has been organizing outside support for the camp for the last couple of years.
Media jumped at the prospect of another Gustafson Lake-style confrontation. This prompted an unusual statement from Cpl. Janelle Shoihet of the North District RCMP.
“To clarify, the B.C. RCMP has no intention of ‘taking down the camp’ set up by the Unist’ot’en,” she said, empha-sizing that police are not taking sides or acting as security for pipeline exploration crews being harassed by protesters, who have token support from a couple of dissident members of a Wet’suwet’en clan. Four elected chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en issued their own statement, to correct media coverage that represents the Unist’ot’en as speaking for their communities.
“Our Nations support responsible resource development as a way to bring First Nations out of poverty and bring oppor-tunities for our young people,” said Burns Lake Band Chief Dan George.
Wet’suwet’en First Nation Chief Karen Ogen said job and benefit agreements for the Coastal GasLink pipeline were entered into after careful consideration, and she objected to protests from outsiders, some from outside the country.
“Sustainability means standing on our own two feet, pro-viding our young people with good paying jobs, and reducing the 40 to 60 per cent unemployment we now experience,” Ogen said. Haisla Nation Chief Councillor Ellis Ross has no time for crude oil projects, but he has been working towards gas-related development as long as anyone.
Ross spoke out in support of the elected Wet’suwet’en chiefs in their efforts to resolve the dispute with Unist’ot’en members. “Opposition is the easiest job in the world,” he said. “What is difficult is finding an answer when a First Nations mother has concerns about her child’s future.
“Politicians are quick to shout out sound bites and get into camera shots, but where are the cameras when another First Nations member takes their own life or when they pass away from highway/alcohol related deaths?”
Ross noted that recent court decisions have put B.C. aboriginal leaders in the best position they have ever had, with governments and development project proponents coming to them “with inclusion in mind” after decades of resource development that has passed them by.
You wouldn’t know it most days, but First Nations along both the Coastal GasLink and Pacific Trails gas pipelines have agreed to them. More aboriginal leaders are getting tired of managing poverty, and misguided protesters.
(Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected])
The last few days have been emotional.
I had the privilege of speak-ing with Port Hardy mom Vicki Janse last Friday about her incredible son Myles.
Myles, who is 14 years old, is battling a rare and hard to treat form of brain cancer.
I say incredible, because while it would be perfectly natural to focus all his attention on his health, instead, this young man is selflessly focusing his energy on others.
While many people might sit home and feel sorry for them-selves, Myles instead is helping others and making the world a better place in the process.
He donated money to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation for Dr. Douglas Cochrane’s neuro surgical program.
This winter Myles, who loves hockey and is a referee, plans to mentor younger teams.
I have been writing stories about the Tour de Rock and the Tour de Rock Gala (that was held Saturday night) for the past few weeks.
However, it wasn’t until I spoke with Vicki that the stories became personal and I understood clearly the importance of supporting these events and raising money for this worthwhile cause.
The money goes toward research and for Camp Goodtimes which allows kids with cancer to be just kids and gives their families the opportunity to get away and have some fun and try and forget about things for a while.
At the Gala Saturday evening, a touching video was shown of youngsters meeting with the riders last year, smiling at camp, etc.
There were tears flowing at the end of the video, mine included.
Children and their families should not have to deal with cancer.
Until there is a cure, we need to do as much as we can to make things a little brighter for them.
This weekend, the Tour de Rock riders will be mak-ing their way around the Tri-Port area starting in Port Alice.
On Saturday, they will be stopping at the Chamber in Port Hardy at 11:30 a.m. where residents will have the opportunity to meet the Tour de Rock riders and participate in other fund-raising events.
This portion of the Tour de Rock ride will be dedi-cated to Myles.
I encourage the community to come out to support all those families who are fighting childhood cancer.
It’s too big an issue for one person, or one family, to tackle alone.
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Letters to the editor
Young ladies with integrityDear Editor,Last weekend after fishing, I loaded my boat
in Coal Harbour, and parked my wallet conve-niently on the gunwale as I secured the boat onto the trailer. That wallet rode safely the 17 bumpy and curving kilometres to the junction of Highway 19, the turnoff to Port Hardy, before it fell off the boat. Apparently the contents spilled spectacularly, credit cards, licences, money bills, loyalty cards, old receipts, and coin, all over the road. Blissfully unaware of my loss and in deep philosophical conversation with my fishing partner, Marco, we continued on our way home. Luckily for me, Michelle Carsen and Dierdre Fischer of Carson’s Roofing, had stopped to pick
up the wallet and gather up the contents. Using our business card, they phoned my brother--this was probably the only use our business card had ever been put to - who phoned my wife, who phoned Marco, who missed the call.
Michelle began a hot pursuit, catching up to us near Port McNeill, and passed us with Dierdre waving the wallet out the passenger window.
How gratifying it is to realize there are people out there with integrity and kindness. Our soci-ety is in good hands with young people like Michelle and Dierdre. Thanks again, ladies, and kudos to you.
Det KunzCourtenay
Dear EditorI am very disappointed in
Woody’s cartoon depicting the four federal leaders of Canada! It is in very poor taste.
These are people who want to make a positive impact on the way things are run in Canada to protect our citizens and country.
If I was in charge of what “car-toons” are published; it wouldn’t be Woody’s.
I think he has lost perspective of what is funny and what is done in very poor taste.
Sincerely,Ann M. Scott
Port HardyPS: I appreciate that you are still
publishing paper copies of The North Island Gazette:-)! I have tried reading things online, but I do prefer the old fashioned news-paper made out of newsprint:-)
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NOTICE OF TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE YEAR 2016
The Council of the Town of Port McNeill is proposing to continue to exempt by bylaw, certain properties from taxation for a one-year term commencing January 1, 2016.
The following properties are exempted by the Community Charter, Section 220 (h) (buildings set apart for public worship, and the land on which the building stands):
Property Address Estimated Tax
Exemption Bishop of Victoria 430 Chapel Street $ 1900 United Church of Canada 155 & 175 Cedar St $ 3100 Full Gospel Church 2450 Catala Place $ 3600 Port McNeill Baptist Church 2501 Mine Road $ 3800 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2551 Mine Road $ 3700 Port McNeill Jehovah’s Witnesses 2651 Mine Road $ 2000
The following properties are exempted by the Community Charter, Section 224 (2) (a) (land or improvements that are owned or held by a charitable, philanthropic or other not for profit corporations) and (b) (land or improvements that are owned or held by a municipality, regional district or other local authority and used for the purposes of the authority):
Property Address Estimated Tax
Exemption Broughton Curling Club 2203 Campbell Way $15200 Royal Canadian Legion 2631 Mine Road $ 2800 Guide/Scout Hall 420 Shelley Crescent $ 2700 Port McNeill Lions Club 2897 Mine Road $ 3400 North Island Community Services Society 1503 Broughton Blvd $ 2400 Broughton Strait Campground 550 Southeast Main Rd $ 1100
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TOWN OF PORT MCNEILL
NOTICE OF TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE YEAR 2016
The Council of the Town of Port McNeill is proposing to continue to exempt by bylaw, certain properties from taxation for a one-year term commencing January 1, 2016.
The following properties are exempted by the Community Charter, Section 220 (h) (buildings set apart for public worship, and the land on which the building stands):
Property Address Estimated Tax
Exemption Bishop of Victoria 430 Chapel Street $ 1900 United Church of Canada 155 & 175 Cedar St $ 3100 Full Gospel Church 2450 Catala Place $ 3600 Port McNeill Baptist Church 2501 Mine Road $ 3800 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2551 Mine Road $ 3700 Port McNeill Jehovah’s Witnesses 2651 Mine Road $ 2000
The following properties are exempted by the Community Charter, Section 224 (2) (a) (land or improvements that are owned or held by a charitable, philanthropic or other not for profit corporations) and (b) (land or improvements that are owned or held by a municipality, regional district or other local authority and used for the purposes of the authority):
Property Address Estimated Tax
Exemption Broughton Curling Club 2203 Campbell Way $15200 Royal Canadian Legion 2631 Mine Road $ 2800 Guide/Scout Hall 420 Shelley Crescent $ 2700 Port McNeill Lions Club 2897 Mine Road $ 3400 North Island Community Services Society 1503 Broughton Blvd $ 2400 Broughton Strait Campground 550 Southeast Main Rd $ 1100
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe Village of Port
Alice will be holding an economic development open house on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the commu-nity Centre.
There will be a brief presentation at 5:30 p.m.
The Village is work-ing with William Trousdale, Colleen Hamilton and oth-ers from EcoPlan International to develop an economic develop-ment strategy for the community, said Mayor Jan Allen.
“The Village of Port Alice decided to have the Economic Development Strategy compiled with the focus on local and regional
opportunities for eco-nomic development with an emphasis on economic diversifica-tion,” Allen said.
The economy of Port Alice is based on the operation of the Neucel Specialty Cellulose Pulp Mill, which pro-vides 75 per cent of the Village tax base and over 50 per cent of the direct local jobs.
“Neucel is current-ly not operating (we have entered the seven month closure) and we have not received any notification of closure being corrected,” she said.
The Village of Port Alice recognizes the need to diversify eco-nomically, even when the mill is operational, and is “hungry” for employees, Allen said.
“It is time for us to take a long view, a regional view and very practical view of the economic opportuni-ties that can and should be developed here. We need to compile our strengths, weakness-es, opportunities and threats.”
For example, she said, the village’s strengths include a deep water port with port security on a sheltered inlet; established recreational amenities; strong com-munity spirit and social fabric; world class fish-ing and diving; and incredible services for such a small village. It is also a gateway to the West Coast.
The village’s weak-nesses, said Allen, are substandard accommo-dation and low internet
bandwidth.Threats to the com-
munity include local geotechnical hazards, for example landslides and floods, and families leaving the community due to prolonged unem-ployment.
Economic opportuni-ties for the community include a high invento-ry of vacant storefronts; affordable real estate; and excellent mountain biking terrain.
EcoPlan will spend several months analyz-ing demographics and existing data, interview-ing residents, business owners and other stake-holders to gather infor-mation.
EcoPlan had a booth at the club night on Sept. 16 where they also gathered informa-tion.
The development plan, as well as the strategies to implement
it, will be presented in early 2016.
The cost of the report is $30,000 which was financed by the Regional District of Mount Waddington, Community Futures and the province through Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET). The desired outcome is that the report will identify fea-sible economic devel-opment opportunities for Port Alice.
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorAn application for funding by the
Village of Port Alice to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant has been denied.
The Village had applied for a grant through the New Building Canada Fund - Small Communities Fund Program.
“This is really disappointing and really surprising,” said Chief Administrative Officer Madeline McDonald at the regular meeting of Village of Port Alice council Sept. 9,
adding the village will have to negoti-ate with the Ministry of Environment “for another bypass event to do some maintenance.”
The Village’s current wastewater treatment plant requires bypasses during annual maintenance which result in the discharge of raw, unscreened sewage to Neroutsos Inlet.
Upgrading the wastewater treat-ment plant would eliminate the need for routine bypasses.
There will be a second opportunity to apply for funding and the Village will submit another application.
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Back to the BooksTri-Port students returned to school Sept. 9 with a partial day and Sept. 10 for their first full day. Residents are reminded that school zones are now in effect and drivers need to slow down when driving through school and playground zones.
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorKnotweed was back on the agenda at the
District of Port Hardy council meeting Sept. 8.
Mike DesRochers, from Strategic Natural Resource Consultants, appeared as a delega-tion to speak to the issue.
DesRochers told council he began following the knotweed situation in 1997 and started taking it very seriously three to four years ago.
This year, work eradicating knotweed began in the Regional District of Mount Waddington - with Quatsino one of the first areas targeted.
“(We) went through the first round of treat-ment on the reserve this week,” DesRochers said.
Because of its invasive nature, eradicating knotweed is a 10-year process, he said.
DesRochers wanted to know if the District of Port Hardy planned on proceeding with eradication this year.
“It is rather severe in this community,” he said, adding the window for treating knotweed “is going to close very quickly (within) the next two to three weeks”.
DesRochers said currently they have three employees who are licensed to apply pesti-cide.
Earlier this year, council approved $5,000 cash and $5,000 in in-kind goods and services for knotweed eradication.
DesRochers said the $5,000 would keep a crew working for about one week.
Mayor Hank Bood told DesRochers the district had been part of a regional effort to control knotweed.
The Regional District of Mount Waddington had applied for funding to operate a 17-week program using two crews and a total of 10 people.
The application was turned down because it was for only 17 weeks and because the time-line was too short for this season.
The primary funding for the program, $150,000, was expected to come from the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation’s Job Creation Partnership.
The RDMW intends to re-apply for the grant earlier next year, Bood said.
That would be the most effective way for Port Hardy to deal with the knotweed issue, said Bood.
DesRochers said between now and next year they are hoping to have more industry funding for the eradication project.
“A lot of the spread has come from indus-trial work,” he said.
Councillor Dennis Dugas asked where they thought they might start in Port Hardy. DesRochers responded that because it repro-duces vegetatively, his staff treat it from the headwaters down to the ocean.
Knotweed spreads very, very rapidly, said DesRochers, and can change the face of the landscape in a year.
Council agreed to have DesRochers’ crew start treatment in Port Hardy this week using the $5,000 previously earmarked for the task.
The team will spend a day surveying the district to determine which areas should be treated this year and recommended the dis-trict discuss the issue with the Kwakiutl First Nation.
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by Leah RobinsonPort Hardy Harbour AuthorityTwo noble souls didn’t
hesitate to quickly jump into action to rescue a young mother and her three year old boy from the water off the Seagate Pier, Sept. 6. Apparently, the boy had run quite far ahead of his mother and siblings/friends to the lookout platform on the pier. He held on to the rail and poked through the gap to look over the water. He sub-sequently lost his grip and fell approximately 20 plus feet into the water below. Luckily, he was wearing a bicycle helmet and it helped to keep him afloat as his heroic mother ran down the pier and jumped in to grab him. The tide was so low that the
wooden cross members were available for her to clutch onto with her boy in her arms. Rick and Cathy Walker, who were visiting from Bremerton, WA, were alerted to the situation and quickly jumped in their dinghy to help. They zipped over and grabbed on to the boy after his mother coaxed him to do so.
Rick then instructed the mom to hang on to the side of the boat as he slowly pulled her to the float. The pro-fessional ambulance team promptly arrived, wrapped them in blan-kets and checked them over. Luckily, everyone was okay.
One can only imag-ine the panic felt by the family surrounding this traumatic event and we are grateful for the heroic actions taken by the Walkers and several other bystanders. We should be proud of our
thoughtful community members and visitors alike.
We are taking further measures for additional safety on the pier, but this incident begs for safety practices to be enacted by every citizen
that utilizes this facility; • keep young children
within reach and under constant adult supervi-sion
• do not allow children to run on the pier
• young children should dismount from
their bicycles on the pier-have your children
in lifejackets/pfds at all times
(There are loaner Personal Floatation Devices on the pier. Please be sure to return them after use.)
Couple rescues toddler from ocean
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Rick and Cathy Walker, with their dog Blossom, were visiting on their boat Meerkat from Bremerton, Washington.
In the interest of customer safety, the BC Liquor Distribution Branch is recalling three types of Smirnoff Ice coolers due to concerns over possible glass contamination.
The move comes after the product’s suppli-er, Diageo Canada, voluntarily recalled several Smirnoff Ice products because of the possibil-ity they may contain small pieces of glass. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency also issued a public food recall warning, advising consumers to avoid drinking the products.
The Smirnoff products which were sold in British Columbia and are now being recalled are:
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* Smirnoff Ice Cranberry and Lime, 4-pack, 330ml bottle, lot number L5206;
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorOld Quatsino cel-
ebrated its 120 anniver-sary on Sept. 5, with Lorne Jones and the Tugs, a barbecue and beer gardens. Proceeds from the event went to the Quatsino Museum & Archives and the Quatsino Volunteer Fire Brigade.
“The community was given some cool birthday presents,” said event organizer Gwen Hansen from the Quatsino Archives Association.
These included a Canada flag from the Lieutenant-Governor of BC, an engraved 120th Anniversary commem-orative plaque from Claire Trevena, a wal-nut tree seedling from the Odynsky family, and a beautiful Carnival shrub from federal MP candidate Brenda Sayers from the Green Party. Making their way over on a water taxi to attend the event were Bill Warren and Andy Howich who grew up together in old Quatsino and some of their chil-dren.
Bill’s parents Sydney and Jessie Warren, were once the light-house keepers on Kains Island.
According to light-h o u s e f r i e n d s . c o m Sydney Warren and his wife were expect-ing their seventh child when he heard about the job opening for a resident lighthouse keeper on Kains Island. Sydney was given the position and soon sailed north with his six young daughters. Jessie, his wife, arrived six months later with their infant son, Bill, and soon began work on a large garden. The family also raised chicken and rabbits to supplement the supplies brought by boat. Five years of nearly idyllic life on the island came to an abrupt end on Oct. 23, 1929.
Sydney was rowing out to meet the mail boat when a wave sent him overboard. Jessie and her daughters yelled for the mailman to help, and Doris swam out to try to save her father. Doris managed
to bring him to the sur-face just in time to be picked up by the mail boat. Sydney was taken ashore, where attempts were made in vain to revive him. The family went to Quatsino for the funeral then returned to look after the light-house until a replace-ment keeper could be found.
Jessie and her seven children relocated to Hecate Cove.
Bill left Old Quatsino in 1943 at the age of 17 to go work in Port Alice.
Howich, who also lived in Hecate Cove, remembers attending Quatsino Elementary School and being responsible for lighting the schoolhouse stove every morning. He was paid 25 cents a day, a total of $5 a month, which was big money in those days. When he got up to perform the task it was often so dark that he had to ride his bike across the island
with a lamp.Another former resi-
dent on hand for the celebration was Stan Becker who was born on Aug. 11, 1927 in Colony Lake. In 1944, Becker remembers, Old Quatsino boasted a population of about 200 people and between 45 and 50 youngsters attended school.
Quatsino is one of the North Island’s earliest settlements, it was first settled in the late 1800s, by Norwegian settlers from North Dakota who arrived aboard the ‘Mischief’, an old wooden steamship. They were joined by Danish settlers who had attempted to start farms on Cape Scott, but were soon discouraged by the isolation and weather. Many homes in old Quatsino were barged in from Cape Scott.
In the early to mid 1900s Quatsino was in its heyday. It had its own Government Wharf, four stores, a
post office, hotels, a saloon, telegraph office, sawmills, canneries and a fueling station.
The one-room school burned down in 1934, but was re-built. Charles Thornbur was the first teacher, but he was succeeded part way through the first year by Claude Butler who was originally from England.
The school was still in operation until 2008 when it was attended by 10 children from Kindergarten to Grade 9.
The school was closed by the School District 85 at the end of 2008 because of low enrollment. Because of a lack of students, the school currently oper-ates as a community centre.
Today the popula-tion of Old Quatsino is about 100 and the area has become a popular destination for sport fishing, kayaking, bird and whale watching.
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Former Old Quatsino residents Andy Howich, left, and Bill Warren stand on the Government Wharf on Sept. 5
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Old Quatsino celebrates 120 The Government of B.C. is re-opening angling for most streams on Vancouver Island due to increased rain and cooling water temperatures. Effective Sept. 11, streams in Wildlife Management Units 1-1 through 1-13 are reopened to angling. The exception is the Cowichan River, in Management Unit 1-4 which will remain closed at this time. The modified openings work in concert with the Department of Fisheries which has announced matching regulations.
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From left: Island Health medical director Jeff Beselt, Kwakiutl Chief George Hunt Sr., Island Health’s Sarah Kowalenko, Harry
Webber of the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw bands, Alison Mitchell, senior manager for rural health, Mount Waddington, Kwakiutl
Chief Thomas Wilson, Port Hardy Mayor Hank Bood, Island Health board chair Don Hubbard, and Quatsino Band Councillor
James Nelson, with help from Cynthia Dickey, front, cut the ribbon on Port Hardy’s new Primary Health Centre last Thursday,
Jan. 22. Below, Chief George Hunt, at left, welcomes the audience. For more photos, see page 12. J.R. Rardon
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PORT HARDY—With a flurry of eagle
down, a blessing song and the snip of scissors
on ribbon, the new Port Hardy Primary Health
Care Centre opened its doors to the public
Thursday morning.
Under a large canopy in a cool, biting
breeze, dignitaries from Island Health, local
government and area First Nations extolled the
promise the centre offers in increased access to
and expanded options for health care.
“This is really indicative of where we’re
going, as far as partnerships with the health
authority,” said Dean Wilson of the Gwa’sala-
’Nakwaxda’xw Health Clinic. “We’re in a
different place than we were 10, 15 years ago.”
The ceremony marked the completion of the
$2.6 million, 482-square metre facility, which
was built by Norkan Construction of Port
McNeill with the help of local subcontractors.
The clinic is not yet operational, but will be
officially opened this spring to offer primary
health care and some community services in a
single location.
“By providing services in a patient-
centered primary setting, we’re helping reduce
demands on Port Hardy Hospital’s emergency
department and offering easily accessible care,”
Health Minister Terry Lake, who did not attend
the ceremony, said in a written release.
The concept and construction of the health
centre resulted from the formation more than
three years ago of the Mount Waddington
Health Services Stabilization local working
group, which hoped to address chronic staffing
shortages and rolling emergency room closures
in Port Hardy.
The group brought together concerned
community members, the Mount Waddington
Health Network, First Nations, the Regional
District of Mount Waddington and Island
Health Representatives, which submitted a
report and recommendations that included the
creation of integrated care facilities in Port
Hardy and Port McNeill.
Following a renovation late last year, the Port
McNeill Medical Clinic recently re-opened
as an integrated care centre, and the opening
this spring of the new Port Hardy facility
will mark the successful completion of that
recommendation.
A driving force in the creation and work of
the local working group was then-Mayor Bev
Parnham, who died last May.
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Living Oceans Society and some 20 volunteers gathered up an estimated five met-ric tonnes of marine debris from the remot-est shores of northern Vancouver Island over the past two weeks, bag-ging it all in helicopter lift bags for removal.
Nearly all of the debris bore manufac-turer’s marks or labels from Japan, meaning it was likely washed to
sea by the 2011 Tohoku tsunami. Living Oceans put out an urgent call for funding today, say-ing that poor weather prevented them from bringing all of the debris in to the landfill over the September long week-end as planned.
“The additional heli-copter time and haulage that we’ll need weren’t in the initial budget,” said Karen Wristen, Living Ocean’s execu-
tive director. “We’d planned it so that every-thing should have been in the bins on Monday, but Mother Nature dis-agreed!”
The Labour Day weekend saw unsettled weather on the north-west coast of Vancouver Island, with dense fog and a low ceiling lim-iting the helicopter’s mobility on the day the lifts were scheduled.
“We managed to bring
in 2.8 tonnes of most-ly plastic debris, but I estimate there’s at least as much still out there waiting to be picked up,” said Wristen. She is concerned that storm surges or high winter tides will refloat some of the bagged debris, making it a hazard to navigation and wildlife alike.
The Living Oceans cleanup operations took place in Cape Scott and Lanz and Cox Provincial Parks.
Lowrie Bay, Sea Otter Cove and San Josef Bay in Cape Scott Provincial Park were also cleared last year, so this year’s haul, which should amount to about 3.5 tonnes for the three beaches, washed in dur-ing just one year.
“The magnitude of this problem is overwhelming,” said Wristen. “Debris is washing up in some of the most productive habitat in the province for marine life and sea-birds and removing it is costly. Volunteer efforts such as that mounted by Living Oceans are expensive, but far more cost effective than any other option.”
West Coast Helicopters has offered to try to recover debris if it has a helicopter in the area, but no runs to these remote areas are currently scheduled. Living Oceans is seek-ing to raise an additional $5,500 to cover the cost of the helicopter, bins and haulage to remove the remaining debris.
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Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Interfor Corporation of Campbell River, BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), North Island - Central Coast District Office for a License of Occupation – Industrial Log Handling and Log Storage for helicopter operations - File Number 1414197, situated on Provincial Crown land located at Viola Lake near Drury Inlet. For more information or to make written comments, please contact: Tifany Wyatt, RFT - 1250A Ironwood Street, Campbell River, BC, V9W 6H5 or [email protected] OR Jennifer Barolet, RPF - North Island-Central Coast Resource District - PO Box 7000 Port McNeill BC, V0N 2R0 email [email protected]. The review and comment period will last 30 days from September 10, 2015. Comments will be received until October 13, 2015. FLNR office may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending Please be sure to cite the Applicant’s name and the location of the proposed activity and File Number for reference. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at FLNR office.
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SubmittedIsland Health’s achievements as
a leader in energy efficiency are benefitting the environment and attracting recognition in B.C. and across Canada.
Due to the nature of the services they provide, health authorities are the second largest consum-ers of energy in the province. Island Health is committed to car-ing for the environment as well as patients, and has become a leader in B.C. for energy efficien-cy - work that is paying off for the environment and the organization.
Since establishing an Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Department in 2010, Island Health has won numerous awards, including being named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2015, in recognition of its com-mitment to reducing energy con-sumption and other sustainability initiatives. The organization has developed comprehensive energy management plans, established greenhouse gas reduction targets, committed to LEED construction standards for new buildings, devel-oped Green Teams, provided sup-port for staff commuting options and more. “We’re very proud of
the efficiencies we’ve achieved so far,” said Joe Murphy, Island Health vice-president of Planning and Operations Support. “From recycling to upgrading hospital boilers, we’re committed to saving energy everywhere we can, for the benefit of our employees, commu-nities and our environment.”
The energy team instigated many efficiency projects, from efficient boiler replacements to a dryer-heat recovery project at Victoria Regional Laundry that is expected to reduce emissions there by 20 per cent.
Most recently, Island Health
received Green Leader recog-nition from FortisBC for being the only B.C. health authority to purchase renewable natural gas, which represents approximately 6.7 per cent of the gas consumed annually at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and Royal Jubilee Hospital - further reducing carbon emissions by 820 tonnes per year.
The provincial government has also provided support for Island Health’s energy efficiency work through the Carbon Neutral Capital Program (CNCP). For the second fiscal year through this
program, a total of $5.7 million of provincial capital funding is being allocated to the six health authorities to support energy sav-ings and greenhouse gas reduction projects. Island Health used their portion of CNCP capital funding to implement boiler replacement, heat recovery and zoning projects at existing hospitals.
British Columbia has some of the most advanced climate legisla-tion in the world and Island Health has proven that it is committed to reducing carbon emissions and improving efficiencies while con-tinuing to deliver excellent care.
Island Health energy efficiency brings many rewardsON
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eral
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ors
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ly to
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re fr
ee to
set
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vidu
al p
rices
. Lim
ited
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rs w
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com
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th o
ther
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rs, a
nd a
re s
ubje
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cha
nge
with
out n
otic
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ffers
app
ly to
qua
lifie
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tail
cust
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BC
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arke
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fer a
vaila
ble
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ualif
ied
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r veh
icle
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ase
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ved
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TD
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vice
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ank
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gas
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ticip
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bjec
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chan
ge. R
ates
from
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er le
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ll va
ry. D
own
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trade
and
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ay b
e re
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cos
t of b
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y dep
endi
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n am
ount
bor
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mpl
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t 0%
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mon
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paym
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r 84
mon
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0, to
tal o
blig
atio
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r is
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tere
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ight
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PSA,
app
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xes
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deal
er fe
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clud
ed. D
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re fr
ee to
set
indi
vidu
al p
rices
. Lim
ited
time
offe
r whi
ch m
ay n
ot b
e co
mbi
ned
with
cer
tain
oth
er o
ffers
. GM
CL m
ay m
odify
, ext
end
or te
rmin
ate
offe
rs in
who
le o
r in
part
at a
ny ti
me
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out n
otic
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ondi
tions
an
d lim
itatio
ns a
pply.
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dea
ler f
or d
etai
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adem
ark
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ank
of N
ova
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BC a
nd R
oyal
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k ar
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gist
ered
trad
emar
ks o
f Roy
al B
ank
of C
anad
a. ^
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,380
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com
bine
d to
tal c
redi
t con
sist
ing
of a
$3,
000
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ufac
ture
r to
deal
er d
eliv
ery c
redi
t (ta
x exc
lusi
ve) f
or 2
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uty D
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x inc
lusi
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ufac
ture
r to
deal
er O
ptio
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or 2
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edit
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1500
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ble
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4WD,
LS,
LT
or L
TZ w
hich
is a
vaila
ble
for c
ash
purc
hase
s on
ly an
d ca
nnot
be
com
bine
d wi
th s
peci
al le
ase
and
finan
ce ra
tes.
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elec
ting
leas
e or
fina
nce
offe
rs, c
onsu
mer
s ar
e fo
rego
ing
this
$5,
180
cred
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lt in
hig
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inte
rest
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s. D
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odel
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r app
lies
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ligib
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urre
nt o
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ny
mod
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ar 1
999
or n
ewer
car
that
has
bee
n re
gist
ered
and
insu
red
in C
anad
a in
the
cust
omer
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me
for t
he p
revi
ous
cons
ecut
ive
six (
6) m
onth
s. C
redi
t val
id to
ward
s th
e re
tail
purc
hase
or l
ease
of o
ne e
ligib
le 2
015
mod
el ye
ar C
hevr
olet
car
, SUV
, cro
ssov
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nd p
icku
ps m
odel
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liver
ed in
Can
ada
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Sept
embe
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and
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ptem
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0th,
201
5. C
redi
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a m
anuf
actu
rer t
o co
nsum
er in
cent
ive
(tax i
nclu
sive
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cre
dit v
alue
dep
ends
on
mod
el p
urch
ased
: $50
0 cr
edit
avai
labl
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Che
vrol
et S
park
, Son
ic, V
olt,
Trax
, Mal
ibu
(exc
ept L
S); $
750
cred
it av
aila
ble
on o
ther
s Ch
evro
let v
ehic
les
(exc
ept C
ruze
, Col
orad
o 2S
A, C
amar
o Z2
8, M
alib
u LS
, Silv
erad
o Li
ght
Duty
and
Hea
vy D
uty)
; $1,
000
cred
it av
aila
ble
on C
hevr
olet
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ze a
nd o
n al
l Silv
erad
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ffer i
s tra
nsfe
rabl
e to
a fa
mily
mem
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ivin
g wi
thin
the
sam
e ho
useh
old
(pro
of o
f add
ress
requ
ired)
. As
part
of th
e tra
nsac
tion,
dea
ler m
ay re
ques
t doc
umen
tatio
n an
d co
ntac
t Gen
eral
Mot
ors
of C
anad
a Li
mite
d (G
MCL
) to
verif
y elig
ibili
ty. T
his
offe
r may
not
be
rede
emed
for c
ash
and
may
not
be
com
bine
d wi
th c
erta
in o
ther
con
sum
er in
cent
ives
. Cer
tain
lim
itatio
ns o
r con
ditio
ns a
pply.
Voi
d wh
ere
proh
ibite
d. S
ee y
our G
MCL
dea
ler f
or d
etai
ls. G
MCL
rese
rves
the
right
to a
men
d or
term
inat
e of
fers
for a
ny re
ason
in w
hole
or i
n pa
rt at
any
tim
e wi
thou
t prio
r not
ice.
‡
$2,5
00/$
3,00
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000/
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50 is
a c
ombi
ned
cred
it co
nsis
ting
of $
500
Sept
embe
r Bon
us (t
ax in
clus
ive)
, $1,
000/
$500
/$50
0/$7
50 O
wner
Cas
h (t
ax in
clus
ive)
and
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000/
$2,0
00/$
1,00
0/$1
,000
man
ufac
ture
r to
deal
er fi
nanc
e ca
sh (t
ax e
xclu
sive
) for
a 2
015
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e/M
alib
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T/Tr
ax/E
quin
ox w
hich
is a
vaila
ble
for f
inan
ce o
ffers
onl
y and
ca
nnot
be
com
bine
d wi
th s
peci
al le
ase
rate
s an
d ca
sh p
urch
ase.
† $
4,50
0/$7
,695
/$5,
250/
$4,0
00/$
5,45
0 is
a c
ombi
ned
tota
l cre
dit c
onsi
stin
g of
$50
0 Se
ptem
ber B
onus
(tax
incl
usiv
e), $
1,00
0/$5
00/$
750/
500/
750
Owne
r Cas
h (t
ax in
clus
ive)
and
a $
3,00
0/$6
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000/
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0 m
anuf
actu
rer t
o de
aler
cas
h cr
edit
(tax
excl
usiv
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r a 2
015
Cruz
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alib
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pala
/Tra
x/Eq
uino
x, wh
ich
is a
vaila
ble
for c
ash
purc
hase
s on
ly an
d ca
nnot
be
com
bine
d wi
th s
peci
al le
ase
and
finan
ce ra
tes.
By
sele
ctin
g le
ase
or fi
nanc
e of
fers
, con
sum
ers
are
fore
goin
g th
is $
3,00
0/$6
,695
/$4,
000/
$3,0
00/$
4,20
0 cr
edit
whic
h wi
ll re
sult
in h
ighe
r effe
ctiv
e in
tere
st ra
tes.
Di
scou
nts v
ary b
y mod
el a
nd ca
sh cr
edit
excl
udes
Cru
ze LS
-1SA
/Mal
ibu
LS a
nd 3
LT/Im
pala
1LZ
/Tra
x LS
1SA
Man
ual/E
quin
ox LS
AW
D. ¥
Offe
r ava
ilabl
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etai
l cus
tom
ers i
n Ca
nada
only.
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0 Se
ptem
ber B
onus
app
lies t
o new
201
5 Ch
evro
let C
ruze
, Mal
ibu,
Impa
la, T
rax,
Equi
nox a
nd S
ilver
ado L
T Cre
w Ca
b de
liver
ed b
etwe
en S
epte
mbe
r 16
and
Sep
tem
ber 3
0, 2
015.
The
$50
0 Se
ptem
ber b
onus
incl
udes
HST
/GST
/QST
/PST
as
appl
icab
le b
y pro
vinc
e. L
imite
d tim
e of
fers
, whi
ch m
ay n
ot b
e co
mbi
ned
with
cer
tain
oth
er c
onsu
mer
ince
ntiv
es. G
MCL
may
mod
ify, e
xten
d or
term
inat
e th
is o
ffer,
in w
hole
or i
n pa
rt, a
t any
tim
e wi
thou
t not
ice.
See
dea
ler f
or d
etai
ls. ‡
‡ $5
,000
is
a c
ombi
ned
cred
it co
nsis
ting
of a
$1,
000
Owne
r cas
h (ta
x inc
lusi
ve),
$3,0
00 m
anuf
actu
rer t
o de
aler
del
iver
y cre
dit (
tax e
xclu
sive
) for
201
5 Si
lver
ado
Ligh
t Dut
y Dou
ble
Cab
and
a $1
,000
man
ufac
ture
r to
deal
er fi
nanc
e ca
sh (t
ax e
xclu
sive
) for
a 2
015
Silv
erad
o 15
00 w
hich
is a
vaila
ble
for f
inan
ce o
ffers
onl
y and
can
not b
e co
mbi
ned
with
spe
cial
leas
e ra
tes
and
cash
pur
chas
e. *
* Th
e 2-
Year
Sch
edul
ed L
ube-
Oil-F
ilter
Mai
nten
ance
Pro
gram
pro
vide
s el
igib
le c
usto
mer
s in
Can
ada,
who
hav
e pu
rcha
sed
or le
ased
a n
ew e
ligib
le 2
015
MY
Chev
role
t (ex
clud
ing
Spar
k EV
), wi
th a
n AC
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o® o
il an
d fil
ter c
hang
e, in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
oil l
ife m
onito
ring
syst
em a
nd
the
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r’s M
anua
l, fo
r 2 ye
ars
or 4
0,00
0 km
, whi
chev
er o
ccur
s fir
st, w
ith a
lim
it of
four
(4) L
ube-
Oil-F
ilter
ser
vice
s in
tota
l, pe
rform
ed a
t par
ticip
atin
g GM
dea
lers
. Flu
id to
p of
fs, i
nspe
ctio
ns, t
ire ro
tatio
ns, w
heel
alig
nmen
ts a
nd b
alan
cing
, etc
. are
not
cov
ered
. Thi
s of
fer m
ay n
ot b
e re
deem
ed fo
r cas
h an
d m
ay n
ot b
e co
mbi
ned
with
cer
tain
oth
er c
onsu
mer
ince
ntiv
es a
vaila
ble
on G
M v
ehic
les.
Gen
eral
Mot
ors
of C
anad
a Li
mite
d re
serv
es th
e rig
ht to
am
end
or te
rmin
ate
this
offe
r, in
who
le o
r in
part,
at a
ny ti
me
with
out p
rior n
otic
e. A
dditi
onal
con
ditio
ns a
nd li
mita
tions
app
ly. S
ee d
eale
r for
det
ails
. ^^
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chev
er c
omes
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e de
aler
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etai
ls.
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+ $2,000 IN TOTAL FINANCE CREDIT‡ (INCLUDES $500 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)
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84 MONTHS* 0% PURCHASE FINANCING
FOR
OR
TOTAL CASH CREDIT†
ON OTHER MODELS(INCLUDES $750 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)
+ $2,250 IN TOTAL FINANCE CREDIT‡ (INCLUDES $750 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)
84 MONTHS* 0% PURCHASE FINANCING
FOR
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84 MONTHS* 0% PURCHASE FINANCING
FOR
OR
$7,195 $7,695UP TO
TOTAL CASH CREDIT†
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+ $3,000 IN TOTAL FINANCE CREDIT‡ (INCLUDES $500 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)
OR
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84 MONTHS* 0% PURCHASE FINANCING
FOR
$4,000$4,500UP TO2015 CRUZE LS 1SA
TOTAL CASH CREDIT†
ON OTHER MODELS(INCLUDES $1,000 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)
84 MONTHS* 0% PURCHASE FINANCING
+ $2,500 IN TOTAL FINANCE CREDIT‡ (INCLUDES $1,000 OWNER CASH†† AND $500 SEPTEMBER BONUS¥)
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September 18Grassroots Learning Centre & Forest Farm on Park Drive
in Port Hardy will be selling produce at the ‘farm gate’ begin-ning at 9 a.m. First come, first served.
September 23 Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce annual salmon barbe-
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September 24North Island Writers Society invites you to a public reading
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September 27
75th Anniversary Battle of Britain Parade, 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Port Hardy Cenotaph. This parade honours the heroic
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September 29Port Alice Economic Development Open House hosted by
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October 6 Federal All Candidates Meeting, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Gatehouse
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Couple celebrates 60th wedding anniversaryBlack PressKarl and Diana Yzerman (nee Miller) met in
the logging camp of Port McNeill and married 60 years ago this month.
They were married Sept. 5, 1955, in a tiny church in the village of Alert Bay, reported their daughter Cathleen Hansen who was born there, and they spent years in remote logging camps.
During their time in isolated Mahatta River on the North Island, former prime minister, (Leader of the Opposition at the time) John Diefenbaker visited, ostensibly on a fishing trip.
In reality, he was hiding out from the Gerda Munsinger scandal erupting in Ottawa, Hansen said.
“As camp manager, Karl busied himself keeping Diefenbaker and members of his staff entertained,” she said.
They did go fishing, and Diefenbaker enjoyed himself enough to send a warm letter of appreciation when he returned to Ottawa.
Camp life was simple, but not always easy, said Hansen.
Groceries had to be ordered, via mail, from Woodwards in Vancouver and shipped by
barge. Residents walked to a tiny one-room post
office to pick up their mail, and could pur-chase a few basic items at the camp commis-sary.
There was plenty of wildlife, including many black bears, sometimes sauntering to within metres of playing children, Hansen remembered.
In their years in remote North Island camps, the family dealt with numerous situations like a homicide among camp workers, accidental deaths, lost people and marital disputes.
The family moved to Duncan in 1973, then in 1987, Karl took early retirement and the couple moved to the Lower Mainland for about 14 years until they moved back to Parksville to be closer to family.
The couple recently purchased a tandem bicycle to continue their pursuit of fun, fit-ness and adventure, Hansen said, proud of her active parents in their 80s.
On Saturday, Sept. 5, the couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with friends and family in Parksville.
- with files from Cathleen HansenKarl and Diana Yzerman (nee Miller), who met in Port McNeill, were married 60 years ago this month.
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorBig-hearted bikers and Teddy Bears
were seen riding around the North Island the Labour Day weekend.
On Saturday, Sept. 5, North Island bikers gathered for the annual Toy Run which saw riders travel between Port McNeill and Port Hardy.
The Toy Run is a way to gather toys and raise funds for local charitable causes.
About 45 bikes turned out for the Toy Run, said organizer Dawn Harilstad.
“It went okay, but everybody was depending on the weather,” Harilstad said.
The items that are collected are donat-ed to the Gazette Hamper Fund.
“There were quite a few toys collected this year,” she said, explaining that each participant brings brand new items.
“It’s Christmas time and we want the kids to feel special,” Harlistad said.
In addition to toys, money is also donated which goes to the Hamper Fund or to purchase medical equipment.
“We bought the local hospitals the first digital baby scales and special blankets for babies that have jaundice,” she said.
Ten years ago, an annual dance was replaced by a charity pig roast and stomp, organized by Annie LeBlanc.
Over the years, “we’ve raised over $20,000 that we’ve donated to the hos-pital, the search and rescue, and Civil Air (Search and Rescue Association),” LeBlanc said.
“This year we’re going to donate what we can to the Hyde Creek Fire Department,” she said.
Rounding out the weekend’s rolling activities was the annual North Island HOG Poker Run, put on by the North Vancouver Island Harley Owners Group.
A total of 35 participants took part in the Poker Run with prizes ranging from
gift certificates, to tools, to helicopter rides.
In a Poker Run, Harlistad explains, each biker gets a card and has to ride to five different stops to collect another card to form a poker hand.
“The person with the highest hand, lowest hand and hidden hand wins,” she said.
While Harlistad and LeBlanc were disappointed by this year’s turnout for the three events, they are amazed by the support from the business community.
“This is where people shine. The busi-nesses are so unbelievable. Everyone that was in the Poker Run got a prize,” said Harlistad.
The Poker Run raises money for Jeneece’s Place in Victoria.
Jeneece Place is a home away from home for families who have to travel to Victoria for their child’s medical care. It is owned and operated by Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. The house started as the dream of Jeneece Edroff in 2009. Known as “the Penny Girl,” Jeneece’s penny drives brought in over $1.5 million to help children throughout B.C. With that achievement behind her, Jeneece set her sights on a new goal - Jeneece Place.
Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island (then known as the Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children) came on board to help realize Jeneece’s dream and raised $6.5 million to build, furnish, equip, and operate Jeneece Place.
The house opened its doors to guests on Jan. 23, 2012 and is full to capacity almost every night. The house is located a two-minute walk to the entrance of the Victoria General Hospital. In its first year of operations, Jeneece Place hosted 325 families.
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Bikers had a busy Labour Day weekend participating in the annual Toy Run, charity pig roast and stomp, and a Poker Run.
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe North Island
Eagles organization has taken flight for another season.
The Eagles hosted four days of condition-ing camps at the Don Cruickshank Memorial Ice Arena in Port Hardy starting Sept. 5, fol-lowed by tryouts in the Atom Development, Peewee, Bantam and Midget divisions.
“This is the first year that we’ve done a conditioning camp. It went really well,” said Andrew Laming, coach-coordinator for Tri-Port Minor Hockey and head coach of the North Island Eagles.
The Eagles decid-ed to get a jump on the season this year, “because most down island teams are start-ing a week to two weeks before us,” he said.
“So what I’m try-ing to do is get tryouts started earlier on the North Island,” Laming said.
From the condition-ing camp, the players rolled into tryouts, then they will go into a tier-
ing round.There will be one
weekend off between tryouts and tiering which will start around the middle to end of September.
This break will also allow the teams to get in some exhibitions games before tiering begins.
“The league will set you up with maybe four tiering games and this determines what tier you’ll end up,” said Laming.
There are four tiers in the league.
“We’re a tier three, because of the number of kids that sign up in our minor hockey orga-nization,” said Laming.
“If you do really well, you can opt to go up a tier.”
If a team has opted to move up, they have the option to come back down a tier for playoffs and provincials.
Once the teams tier is determined, then the regular season starts about the middle to end of October.
Numbers for the North Island Eagles look good this year with 16 trying out for Atom Development;
23 for Peewee; 17 for bantam and 21 for Midgets, which ensures a team in each division.
“That’s a little bit up from last year and the year before,” Laming said.
Girls are also vying for spots with the Eagles organization.
While there are none in atom development, he said, there is one looking for a peewee spot, one a bantam slot, and three are trying out for the midget squad.
During tryouts evalu-ators look for lots of things like whether the kids can skate, shoot, and pass.
They evaluate every player and give the information to the coaches which helps them make a decision on who is going to be the best fit for the team.
“They (evaluators) sit in the stands with a book and watch each player,” he said.
Laming is optimistic about the 2015-2016 season.
“I’m expecting great things. We’ve got four solid-looking teams. We’ve got great coach-es. We’ve got goalies
for each team,” he said.“It’s really going to
be a great year.
“We have a great group of coaches and they are doing a great
job out there.”Laming encouraged
the community to come out and watch some great hockey action this season.
“Please come out and support the Eagles. It’s a way to get out of the house and support the kids in the commu-nity,” he said.
Coaches for the teams this year are as follows:
Atoms - head coach Doug Grant, Glenn Moore, Steve Verbrugge and Chad Mackenzie.
Peewee - Head Coach Ray Bono, Jason Saunders, Jason Roper, Ryan Handley.
Bantam - Head Coach Greg Fox, Marte Gage Assistant, Dylan Dirom.
Midgets - Head Coach Aaron Hinton and Curtis Grant.
Head Coach Aaron Hinton runs the midgets through their paces at the North Island Eagles tryouts last Tuesday evening. Assistant Coach Curtis Grant helped run the practice.
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Speedway ActionThere was two days of racing action at the Tri-Port Speedway in Port Hardy this weekend. Above, cars jockey for position in the first heat Sept. 13. Daniel Hovey finished first at the end of the day with 71 points edging out Glen Day who had 70. Hovey also leads the season points with 528, four ahead of Day. Teresa Lee is in third spot in the season standings with 268. Weather permitting, there will be races this weekend.
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorFor the first time, the
North Island will be fielding a girls rep hock-ey team this season.
According to Head Coach Andrew Laming this will be a competi-tive bantam/midget girls team.
“They have had the (girls) team once before, but it was a tournament team. This will be the first time we’re in a league,” Laming said.
The team will be called the Tri-Port Wild and consist of players from Port McNeill, Port Hardy, Port Alice, and Alert Bay, ranging in age from 13 to 17.
The decision was made to start a team because there were girls on the North Island “that want to compete and want a little more than house league provides,” he said.
According to Manager Lisa Brown, the girls will be in a league with six other teams from all over Vancouver Island and will be playing as part of the Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association Female League. The Wild will play under the umbrella of the Port McNeill Minor Hockey Club, said Brown.
“We’re very excited. We’ve been trying to get this team off the ground for about four years,” she said. That is when the Intro to Girls Hockey program began.
“We’ve formed girls’ teams for tournaments, but this is the first year of a structured team, playing in a structured league,” said Brown, adding they hope to create an atom/peewee team as well.
While the program may be new, the girls are
not strangers to the game.“They range from players that have played one
year to girls that have played years and years of hockey and have played competitive co-ed hockey,” Brown said.
“We’re feeling optimistic that the girls will do well in this female league.”
In addition to hockey, the team will provide an opportunity for friendships and bring “all the communities together,” said Brown.
Joining Laming will be Bonnie Sharpe, assis-tant coach; Joe Murgatroyd, assistant coach; Nicole Yorke, assistant coach and Brown, man-ager.
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Head Coach Andrew Laming watches as the new Tri-Port Wild girls rep team stretches at practice last Thursday.
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fied racer Lawrence O’Conner has added another piece of hardware to his tro-phy case.
In the Shipwreck Beads Modifieds main event held Sept. 5 at Skagit Speedway, O’Conner moved to the inside of race leader Lane Zerbin down the front straight at the
completion of lap two and leaned on Zerbin through the second turn to pull ahead.
Zerbin fought tooth and nail with O’Conner to try and reclaim the lead, but O’Conner found a smooth line low in turn one and two and high through three and four that helped him pull away for the win.
Zerbin was second and Jason Beaulieu
took third. O’Conner was the
defending champion and winning did not come as a shock.
“I expect to win every race, unfor-tunately it doesn’t always work out that way,” he said with a laugh.
“This was my fourth win of the season at Skagit Speedway,” O’Conner said.
O’Conner, who is leading in track points, has several
races left before the season ends.
His next event is the Season Championship race Sept. 19 at Skagit in Burlington, Washington.
O’Conner’s other races will be at Grays Harbor Raceway near Elma, Washington and the season fina-le - the Duel in the Desert - at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Nov. 11.
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Shane Stewart, f rom Bixby, Oklahoma, driving for the Kyle Larsen Motorsports Team, completed the Skagit Speedway Triple Crown Sept. 5, join-ing Jason Solwold as the only driv-ers to have won the Dirt Cup, Summer Nationals and a World of Outlaws Main Event by going wire to wire in win-ning the Monster Meltdown.
Stewart led all 35 laps to pick up his first Outlaw win at Skagit Speedway and eighth outlaw victory of 2015.
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Perched on the DockA Mini Fishing Derby off the Government Wharf in Old Quatsino Sept. 5 was held in celebration of the community’s 120 birthday. There were hand-cut alder fishing poles with a length of line and a tiny hook and sinker for all participants. The kids had a great time and most caught various sizes of dock perch. It was a catch and release activity which made the moms and dads happy.
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On Sunday, September 6th, 2015 our beautiful mother passed away peacefully at
her home in Richmond, with her daughters Jo-Ann and Wendy, and her beloved poodle Bella, by her side. We are comforted in knowing that Mom is now reunited with our Dad, (Jack) her wonderful husband (predeceased in 2006) and the love of her life.Peggy was born in Vancouver, BC, to her adoring
parents Maudie and Bertram Perrie. She spent her childhood in Quatsino, where her father was the Captain of the Granby passenger freight boat. Mom often shared delightful stories of living on Leeson Point as a young girl. She recalled taking her dog Perky, a terrier, out in the row boat, without knowing how to swim (oh dear, she would say!) and vividly remembering going out by herself and chopping down a miniature Christmas tree on her own and having her father (“Poppy”) place it in a wooden stand in her room.After completing her early schooling at the Quatsino Elementary School, Peggy attended Crofton House School in Vancouver and continued her studies at St. Paul’s School of Nursing. She returned to the North Island after graduating as a registered nurse and worked at the Port Alice Hospital. It was there where she met her husband Jack. They married in 1954 in Victoria and spent many happy years together. Peggy and Jack enjoyed gardening and taking many trips in their camper around the province with their fi rst poodle Susie. In later years, they travelled to the warmer climates of Hawaii and California.Peggy was an incredible mother and wife and loved her family more than anything. As an excellent homemaker, she was always a gracious hostess. She was stylish, had a wonderful sense of humour, loved animals, was a regular attendee of her exercise class and enjoyed reading everything from the North Island Gazette to English Literature. More recently, Mom loved to go down to the water near her home and watch the boats and tide come in, as it reminded her of her childhood days in Quatsino.Those who knew our mom would know that she loved to go shopping with her girls and she hosted the best tea parties in her home and lovely garden.She was kind, caring and generous and always had a fond spot in her heart for her two sisters Berdie and Eileen.Mom brought such brightness into our lives that we nicknamed her “Sparkle”!A celebration of Peggy’s life will be planned when next year’s garden is in bloom.
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We are saddened to announce the passing of Anne Lorenz on September 5th, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox, BC.Anne was predeceased by her husband Len H. Lorenz, son Gary J. Lorenz and Terri Lorenz; grandson David K. Lorenz, brothers John Hank, Pete Banman, sisters Kay Lewis, Betty Heiman and granddaughter Lisa Brednow. She is survived by son Keith (Dyanna) Lorenz of Port McNeill, BC, daughter Sherry (Eric) Youngash of Calgary, AB; grandchildren Tammy Coburn, Shawn Lorenz, Tyson Youngash, Tina Derrick, Chad Musfelt and Jake Lorenz; great grandchildren Tyler, Dylan, Evan, Faith, Michael, Steven; great greatgrandchildren Kameron and Nickolas, sister Freda (Ed) Schroeder of Niagara Falls, ONT and many nieces and nephews. Anne served in the Ladies Auxiliary in Port McNeill, BC and her passions in life were her love of her family, fi shing, gardening, playing cards and games. She will be dearly missed by lifelong friends and neighbours. The family wishes to acknowledge the loving care given to Anne from VIHA north team caregivers and St. Joseph’s medical team. A celebration of Anne’s life was held on Saturday, September 12th, 2015 at Comox Valley Funeral Home, Cremation and Reception Centre in Courtenay, B.C.
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Hazel Rownd, 90, left us on September 7, 2015 with her family by her side in Port Hardy.
Hazel was born on October 15, 1924 in Vancouver to Ralph Victor Janes and Jane Russell (Robertson) Janes. Her father was a master plumber. Her mother was a homemaker and a talented musician. She grew up in Vancouver with her 2 brothers Russell and Tommy.
Hazel graduated from John Oliver High School when she was 16. She married Dean Rownd on August 3, 1945 and was married for 37 years and bore 7 children. Hazel was a homemaker.
Her interests included spending time with family, knitting, crosswords, scrabble, reading, and spending time with her friends at the Senior’s Centre. She spent much of her later years knitting toques for children suff ering from the war in other countries.
Hazel is survived by her brother Tommy, 7 children, 14 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and 1 great, great-grandchild, nieces and nephews.
All who knew Hazel will remember her quick wit, fun personality, and thoughtfulness. She will be dearly missed.
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Hazel Jean RowndOctober 15, 1924 - September 7, 2015
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Reverend Wade Allen9190 Granville St. Port Hardy
Phone 250-949-624710:30am Sunday School and Service
Tuesday 1:00pm Bible StudyHealing service, last Tuesday
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FULL GOSPEL CHURCH2540 Catala Place Port McNeill
(across from Firehall)Sunday 10:30am - Morning Worship
Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin
Cell: 250-527-0144Visitors always welcomewww.ptmcfullgospel.org
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CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay Sunday Services - 10:00am
Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844
Warden Flora Cook250-974-5945
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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
4680 Byng Rd. Port HardyPastor Okumu Lomudak
250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826“Everyone Welcome”
Saturday Services9:30am - Bible Study groups
10:45am - Worship/Praise serviceWednesday @ 7:00pm - Prayer meeting
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2501 Mine RoadSunday 9:45am
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The purchase of tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act (Section #405) public notice is hereby given, that unless the outstanding taxes are sooner paid, the following properties in Port Alice will be offered for sale at a public auction. The sale will be held on onday, September , 0 5 at 0 00 a.m. in the unicipal f ce Council Chambers at 1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, BC. (250) 284-3391
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Pursuant to Section 420 of the Local Government Act, prospective purchasers of tax sale property are reminded that a tax sale property is subject to taxation under the PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX ACT on the fair market value of the property (to be paid at the end of the redemption period when title is transferred to purchaser).
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Pursuant to the provision Sec. 254 of the Community Charter and Part 11 Sec. 403 of the Local Government Act, public notice is hereby given that unless the taxes owing are paid, the following properties in Port McNeill will be sold by Public Auction at a Tax Sale to be held on Monday, September 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the Town Of ce, 1 5 Furney Place, Port McNeill, C.
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Public Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provision of the Community Charter, that unless the taxes owing are paid, the following properties in Zeballos will be sold by Public Auction at a Tax Sale to be held Monday September 28, 2015 commencing at 10:00 am at the Village Office, 157 Maquinna Avenue, Zeballos, BC.
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TAKE NOTICE that the tax collector for the Village of Alert Bay shall off er for sale the following parcels of real property on which taxes are delinquent.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION CIVIC ADDRESS, UPSET PRICE:LOT 2, PLAN 50296, SECTION 68 77 WILLOW ROAD $6,032.34LOT C, PLAN 7984, SECTION 68 60 COTTONWOOD ROAD $6,656.09PLAN 25981I, SECTION 68 549 FIR STREET $14,401.90
Owners of the aforementioned parcels of real property have until 10:00 am, September 28th, 2015 to pay the delinquent taxes plus interest to remove their land and/or improvements from the Tax Sale. Parcels with delinquent taxes outstanding will be sold by public auction at the Council Chambers of the Village of Alert Bay Municipal Offi ce located at 15 Maple Road, Alert Bay, BC at 10:00am on Monday September 28th, 2015. The upset price is the lowest amount for which the Village may lawfully sell each parcel. Payments must be made by Interact, Visa, MasterCard, cash, by certifi ed cheque, money order, or combination at the time of sale.Uncertifi ed personal cheques will not be accepted.
Heather Nelson-Smith Tax Collector Village of Alert Bay
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Candidates to speak at McNeill and Hardy forumsGazette staffNorth Island residents will have
the opportunity to hear what local candidates have to say at some upcoming forums before the elec-tion on Monday, Oct. 19.
There are four Member of Parliament candidates in the run-ning for the North Island-Powell River riding - Peter Schwarzhoff, retired Environment Canada mete-orologist and air quality researcher, Liberal Party; Laura Smith, politi-cal advisor to Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan since
2008, Conservative Party; Brenda Sayers, financial administrator of Haahuupayak School, entrepre-neur, activist, Green Party; and Rachel Blaney, executive direc-tor of the Immigrant Welcome Centre, executive director of the Multicultural and Immigrant Services Association of North Vancouver Island, New Democratic Party.
The first opportunity to hear the candidates speak will be Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Gatehouse Theatre in Port McNeill. The event will take
place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is sponsored by the Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce.
A second meeting will take place Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the Port Hardy Civic Centre. This meeting starts at 7 p.m. and is sponsored by the Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce.
If you are unable to make the two local events, a third will be held in Campbell River on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tidemark Theatre.
With changes to election bound-
aries announced last year, the North Island is together with Comox and Powell River, and Courtenay and Cumberland will join a new riding.
The Elections Canada office is located in the Port McNeill plaza beside the vet. The office is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Voting hours will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19 in each community in the riding.
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If you will be away from your electoral district during the advance polls, or on election day, please contact the Elections Canada office for information on Special Ballot Voting as you are able to vote now.
For further information contact Assistant Returning Officer Patricia Mills at 250-956-2278.
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BC Ferries reminds customers that a major fleetwide pricing promotion of 50 per cent savings on passenger fares has begun.
Every passenger that travels on select dates and at selected times will receive the discount off the regular passenger fare.
On the major and minor routes, the 50 per cent passenger fare discount will be in effect Monday through Thursday on select middle-of-the day sailings and on select Saturday afternoon and evening sailings from Sept. 8 to Oct. 15.
On the Port Hardy - Prince Rupert,
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“BC Ferries is providing discount pricing initiatives this fall to measure customers response to the pricing model we are planning to start rolling out with our Fare Flexibility and Digital Experience Initiative in 2017, and to continue to drive incremental business,” said Mike Corrigan, BC Ferries’ presi-dent and CEO.
“In the future, we plan to move to a variable pricing model commonly used in the transportation and travel indus-tries, so promotions like this one will introduce customers to fare flexibility and time of day concepts when they travel with BC Ferries.” Corrigan said.
Monday through Thursday, BC Seniors will receive a 50 per cent dis-count off the regular seniors’ fare during this promotion, so they’ll pay just 25 per cent of the regular adult passenger fare.
Experience Card users will receive 50 per cent off the regular full fare.
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BC Ferries is planning some other pricing promotions for late fall and next spring that customers will also enjoy. Stay tuned for details.
Space on the selected sailings is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Reservations are recommended to ensure a spot on the sailing of choice.
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National Tree Day will serve as a celebra-tion for all Canadians to appreciate the great benefits that trees pro-vide us - clean air, wildlife habitat, reduc-ing energy demand and connecting with nature.
On March 2, 2011 a private members motion to declare the Wednesday of National Forest Week, National Tree Day, received con-sent from the House of Commons. The motion was presented by Royal Galipeau, M.P., at the urging of Tree Canada.
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Planting trees beau-tifies and rejuvenates backyards, city streets,
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• Trees capture car-bon and become carbon ‘sinks’ which reduce the Greenhouse Effect
• Trees’ root systems help prevent soil ero-sion, which prevents water pollution
• Properties with trees are generally val-ued higher in the real estate market
• Trees provide employment in the
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British ColumbiaWestern Red Cedar Thuja plicata - Western red cedar is characteristic to the
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CanadaMaple (generic) Acer spp - There are 10 maple species in Canada, but it
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Tools of the PastForestry tools have definitely changed over the years. The Quatsino Museum and Archives has numerous items that capture the industry’s past.
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The fuel is the forest.The oxygen comes from the air.The heat comes from lightning or from
man. If any one of these three elements is missing, there can be no fire.
The basic principal of firefighting, there-fore, is to remove one or more of these elements in the quickest and most effec-tive way.
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Heavy, large, or slow-burning fuelsLogs, stumps, branch wood and deep
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throw off large volumes of heat when dry.SnagsSnags struck by lightning can some-
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spread of the fire. Wind brings an addi-tional supply of air to the fire. It flattens the flame which pre-heats the fuel ahead and causes spot fires by blowing sparks and embers ahead of the main fire into a new source of fuel. TemperatureFuels pre-heated by the sun burn more
rapidly than cold fuels. The temperature of the ground also affects the movement of air currents, as explained previously. Prolonged high temperatures also affect the endurance and efficiency of the fire-fighters.HumidityMoisture in the form of water vapour
is always present in the air. The measure-ment of that moisture is called humidity and is always expressed as a percentage.TopographyThe ‘lay of the land’ is called topogra-
phy. This is an important factor in the rate and direction of fire spread and is usually broken into three categories:SlopeSlope is the steepness of the land and has
the greatest influence on fire behaviour.AspectAspect is the direction the land faces -
north, south, east or west. The aspect of a slope influences a fire’s behaviour in several ways.TerrainTerrain or special land features may
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