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In a speech Thursday at The Beach Club that received a standing ovation from 100 members of the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Chris Burger said he wants Vancouver Island mayors to form a caucus that will lobby for infrastructure money from both Victoria and Ottawa.
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Parksville Mayor Chris Burger says Vancouver Islanders are getting a raw deal from senior governments and he wants a group of his col-leagues to make some noise about it.
Burger was the guest speaker at a chamber of commerce dinner ursday night at e Beach Club.
We need to assert ourselves, said Burger. Im just not feeling like were getting any attention. We dont have an e ective voice, someone to pull us all together.
Burger told the gathering of 100 business people he would like to see a caucus of mayors representing the Islands 750,000 residents be the group that lobbies both Ottawa and Victoria to bring more tax dol-lars back to the Island in the form of infrastructure money. He said
he was reading a federal government document about billions of dollars in infrastructure projects being funded nationwide and a search of the docu-ment using the key words Vancou-ver Island returned no results.
ey are putting $600 million into the subway in Toronto, said Burger,
who received a standing ovation from the crowd at the end of his ad-dress. What are they putting into projects here?
Earlier the same day of Burgers speech, Prime Minister Stephen Harper provided some details of a $14-billion, 10-year infrastructure fund that will take e ect on April 1. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford told re-porters he believes much of that money should go to his city.
Were the largest city in Canada, and I think we deserve a lions share of the money because we have unique needs that other cities dont, said Ford, according to e Globe and Mail.
ursday night at e Beach Club, Burger said the rail lines on Van-couver Island would be a good place to start for infrastructure money from senior levels of government. We need our single and only rail line up and running here, said the mayor. We need to bring industry back to this Island.
ey are putting $600 million into the subway
in Toronto. What are they putting into projects here?
MAYOR CHRIS BURGER
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COLLISION IN DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE ON FRIDAY
Two sent to hospitalIsland Highway was reduced to single-lane traffic for 90 minCANDACE [email protected]
A 78-year-old Parksville man lost control of his vehicle hitting one pedestrian and three other vehicles as he crossed into oncoming traffic Feb. 14 at approximately 10.30 a.m. , ac-cording to police.
Oceanside RCMP Cst. Jesse Foreman said the cause of the accident appears to be a medi-cal condition at this point and alcohol is not believed to be a factor.
(The driver) crossed into oncoming traffic where Jensen Ave. meets McMillan St., right across from the S.O.S. heading towards the
water, said Foreman. The car went right up onto the sidewalk where it hit a 70-year-old Parksville man, causing at minimum a broken leg.
Foreman said the vehicle then proceeded further down McMillan St. towards the water where it hit three other vehicles before coming to a stop.
Foreman said the driver along with the pe-destrian were taken to Nanaimo General Hos-pital by BC Ambulance and both are expected to make a full recovery.
Island Highway was reduced to single-lane traffic in both directions after the accident for approximately an hour and a half. Double lane traffic resumed by 12 p.m.
Foreman said Friday no charges had been laid at that time and he was unavailable for an update by press time Monday.
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It was single-lane traffic for about 90 minutes Friday after a collision on Highway 19A in down-town Parksville.
Arrowsmith Search and Rescue officials say they conducted an in-tensive rescue this past weekend on the Englishman River.
ASAR said it was called out around 6 p.m. on Saturday to rescue a family of five that had gone for a hike at Englishman River Falls that afternoon. According to ASAR, the family got lost and eventually be-came stuck on the riverbank much further downstream, across the river from Steelhead Place.
ASAR said members of its swift-water team were sent down the steep embankment from Steelhead Place to swim across the river and bring warm blankets and tarps to the family, who were soaked from the rain and becoming hypothermic. Other teams drove around to the Northwest Bay logging roads and hiked in to the subjects. They then built a fire to warm everybody up as plans were finalized as to how to get the subjects out.
ASAR said it was then decided the best way to get the family back to safety was to bring them across the river to Steelhead Place. Mem-bers of the Errington Volunteer Fire Department came to help the search and rescue team lower an inflatable zodiak down the em-bankment to take across the river. Both teams worked together to help the get the family and then the boat up the steep embankment, where an ambulance was on scene.
After 12 long hours in the cold wind and rain, the family was safe and sound by around midnight, said a news release from ASAR. The operation went smoothly due to the great teamwork by every-body involved. NEWS Staff/Arrowsmith Search and Rescue
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Burger also said he didnt believe the cur-rent owners of the railway, the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF), is the right group to lobby on behalf of Islanders.
Im not going to send them (senior govern-ment officials) to (ICF boss) Graham Bruce, Ill tell you that, he said. We need that line running into Port Alberni we need industry back.
Burger also pointed to transportation proj-ects getting attention in B.C.s north and oth-er parts of the country which are helping the economies of those regions by easing the flow of good and services. He spoke of the Sea to Sky Highway, the BC Ferries system and even the Confederation Bridge linking two provinc-es (New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) that have a total population (about 900,000) close that of Vancouver Island.
Were working so hard at the local level and I just think theres a voice missing, Burger said in an interview after his speech. He was asked if his comments were directed at the job being done by local provincial (B.C. Liberal MLA Mi-chelle Stilwell) and federal (Conservative MP James Lunney) representatives, members of parties who are in power in Victoria and Otta-
wa, respectively.Im talking about a unified voice for the Is-
land proper, he said. And Im thinking that the way to do it is through the mayors.
Parksville and District Chamber of Com-merce CEO Kim Burden seemed to agree with what Burger said, and he said he liked the con-cept of a mayors caucus.
I think we need to do something or get off the pot as far as the railway is concerned, Bur-den said after the meeting. Its been going on for way too long, the tracks are deplorable, the efforts by the ICF are not working. I think we do need more commitment from our senior levels of government on both the railway issue and the ferries issue. We get very little back in the way of infrastructure funding considering the size of our contribution to the tax coffers both in Ottawa and Victoria.
Burger was asked what he would say if he had an audience with Premier Christy Clark and/or Harper.
I would say the Island is drifting away from the province and you need to bring us back in, said the Parksville mayor, who also denied his speech was the start of any unofficial campaign for him to seek senior political office.
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A group of concerned citizens is gain-ing momentum in its effort to save Qual-icum Beach Elementary School from be-ing closed, according to its organizers.
Anna Sjoo, whose children current-ly attend QBES, said the group has held meetings with local and regional govern-ments, as well as school trustees, to fight the facilitys closure, as currently pro-posed by school district staff.
We are encouraged by the responses we are getting, especially from the Town of Qualicum Beach. Discussions have been focused on ways we can generate additional revenue as well as how to save on expenses, said Sjoo, who along with another Qualicum Beach resident, Anne Skipsey, have spearheaded the grass-roots drive to save the school.
The groups next meeting is tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the West Hall at the Qualicum Beach Civic Center. A presen-tation on community schools at 6 p.m. will be followed by the regular meeting at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in the fate of QBES is welcome to attend.
In a news release issued Saturday, Sjoo said the groups members recently attended a consultation session hosted by the school district to gather more in-formation and to address funding and expense projections that have prompt-ed staff to direct the board to close four district elementary schools, including QBES. The group, she said, has expressed concern that closing four of 14 schools will result in only a 2.5 per cent reduction in dis-trict expenses.
Skipsey said the district needs to take a step back and look at the bigger picture for Qualicum Beach, where the down-town core is slated to lose a vibrant social and economic driver.
QBES is the heart of Qualicum Beach, she said. Once you take that away, it will never come back. The board has to realize that our kids and our community all ben-efit from being in that location. We want
the board to reconsider the staff proposal and keep the school open while we work with government, private enterprise and other institutions to investigate new ways to bring money into the district.
To that end, the group is hosting meet-ings to discuss options like public-private
partnerships, communi-ty schooling, cause-mar-keting campaigns and classroom rentals to local businesses.
Skipsey said other ju-risdictions have succeed-ed in developing innova-
tive ways to help fill district coffers when government funding is lacking. However, she also notes that district staffers have not yet addressed the lions share of the budget, which is expended as employee wages and benefits.
The superintendent has said up to 90 per cent of the money goes to staff. But at this time it appears theyre only looking at cost-cutting measures on the remaining 10 per cent, which are the
schools, said Skipsey.According to information posted on the
districts website, 25 employees are earn-ing over $100,000 a year, with the highest on the 2012 list at more than $170,000. Skipsey said a large number of employees are reaching retirement age, but savings on replacing senior staff do not appear to be considered in their budgets.
And while plummeting enrolment numbers are being blamed for the districts financial woes, Sjoo said QBES is thriving, with student numbers actually on the rise.
We keep hearing from families who have recently moved into town, and many of them chose to live here because of the central location of QBES. Our rec-ommendation . . . is to shut down the middle school instead and retain QBES at the center of the community.
The group has also created a website where visitors can download petition forms, e-mail district trustees, or join a Facebook group to stay informed. For more information, go to SaveQBES.com.
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Runners will stop at the Qualicum Beach Legion at 1 p.m. WednesdayCANDACE WU [email protected]
In an effort to raise aware-ness about PTSD, five men are gearing up to run 600 kilometres across the east coast of Vancou-ver Island.
The inaugural Island-wide run called the Wounded War-rior Run British Columbia will take a small team of military colleagues from Port Hardy to Victoria over five days starting Feb. 16.
Organized by Allan Ko-bayashi, a member of the Cana-dian Armed Forces who said he openly battles PTSD (Post-Trau-matic Stress Disorder), the run is meant to focus on mental health.
The whole point is to raise awareness about PTSD and its prevalence in first-response work, said Kobayashi. We want to let people know help is out there.
Kobayashi said he has been
planning the first-time run since last August and said de-spite the hard work, it has all been worth it.
I got an e-mail the other day from a paramedic who is acquir-ing a PTSD dog and she made a note of seeing myself and the team and it gave her a little bit of support, he said.
That small instance of reach-ing out was monumental for Kobayashi, who knows just how lonely and crippling PTSD can be.
Kobayashi admits he near-ly lost his family due to the de-bilitating mental illness, and he is thankful for the help of PTSD-related programs.
WWRBC is currently ac-cepting monetary donations through their website at http://woundedwarriorrunbc.com.
All proceeds go directly to-wards PTSD programs and sup-port groups, said Kobayashi.
So far, the campaign has raised $4,000, just shy of their $5,000 initial goal.
But Kobayashi said the run isnt about raising money as much as it is about getting the message out there.
There are a lot of charities out there, said Kobayashi. I want to be a more grounded type of charity, where we focus on support through education
and communication. On Wednesday, Feb. 19 at
1 p.m. the runners will stop by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76 in Qualicum Beach.
The event is open to everyone and the public is encouraged to come out and support partic-ipants who will be en route to Victoria.
PHOTO SUBMITTED WOUNDED WARRIORS B.C. ORGANIZERS
The inaugural Wounded Warrior Run B.C. will kick off Feb. 16 in Port Hardy, where the above partici-pants will run 600 kilometres to their Victoria destination in an effort to raise awareness about PTSD.
QBES is the heart of Quali-cum Beach. Once you take
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Three visitors from the Trinidad and Tobagos Youth Training and Employment Partnership Program (YT-EPP) toured VIU facilities in Nanaimo and Parksville last week to learn about VIUs Esthetics and Hairdressing certificate programs.
They are touring our facil-ities with a view towards set-ting up a cosmetology train-ing center in Trinidad, said Meg Savory of VIUs Faculty of International Education. Were very excited about the opportunity to share our knowledge with our new in-ternational partners.
Thursday, the visitors toured VIUs Professional Es-thetics Certificate program, offered at VIUs Parksville Centre on Jensen Avenue for the past five years. They also visited Tigh-Na-Mara Resort and Seaside Spa in Parksville where VIU Esthetic grads have landed jobs.
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Three visitors from the Trinidad and Tobagos Youth Training and Employment Partnership Program (YTEPP) toured VIU facilities in Nanaimo and Parksville last week to learn about VIUs Esthetics and Hairdressing certificate programs. The group also toured Tigh-Na-Maras Grotta Spa. Standing, from left, are VIU grad and Grotto Spa employee Genna Brooks, Nigel Forgenie and Grotto Spa director Paulina Alexander. Seated are Carolyn Gloudon and Donna Scoon-Moses.
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With his rant ursday night, was Parks-
ville Mayor Chris Burger making a state-ment about the job performances of MLA Michelle Stilwell and MP James Lunney?
Was he also setting himself up for a run at the retiring Lunneys seat?
Burger (see story page A1) told a crowd of 100 business people at e Beach Club the people of this Island need a better voice in Ottawa and Victoria, perhaps by the cre-ation of a mayors caucus.
Here are some direct quotes from that speech: Im just not feeling like were getting any attention. We dont have an e ective voice, someone to pull us
all together. I just think theres a voice missing.Burger was speaking mostly about infrastructure mon-
ey, about how the 750,000 residents of Vancouver Island arent getting a return for their tax buck.
Perhaps we think too narrowly, too political, but it sure sounded like he was slagging the e orts of Stilwell and Lunney. Later, he denied that was his intent, and he denied he is seeking higher o ce.
Any job description of an MLA or MP would have to in-clude representing the interests of their constituents in the halls of power in Victoria or Ottawa, respectively. Be their voice, essentially, and make sure a good chunk of the tax dollars sent out of the constituency come back in the form of roads, rail, health care etc.
Burger says we dont have an e ective voice, were not getting any attention, theres a voice missing. ose are his words, not ours.
How that can be viewed as anything other than an in-dictment of the performances of Stilwell and Lunney is beyond us.
Kudos to Burger for stepping up to the plate, but its a bit rich for him to say he hasnt shot proverbial arrows at our local MLA and MP. He should own his arrows.
Unfortunately and inevitably, toes are stepped on when people speak out about a perceived injustice. Its the dirty part of progress, the squeaky-wheel theory of getting ones share of the pie.
Perhaps in this country a place where even out-of-service buses say they are sorry we dont want to be di-rect or accusatory. Fair enough. We would be interested to hear from readers what they think about who or what was targeted by Burger and his comments.
Editorial by John Harding
commentarySqueaky wheel
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Not ours to speNdI read with some interest editor John
Hardings editorial Spend to make money (The NEWS Feb. 6).
Harding, along with others, really miss the point when it comes to spending and raising money. I thought the editorial was very good. However, we must have this conversation about spending taxpayers money on special interest groups.
Harding states you have to spend money to make money. Of course you do, when you are spending your own money. I was in busi-ness for over 40 years and spent thousands to make money, and I did make money. I also was a volunteer on many organizations and raised thousands of dollars for those groups. At no time did I or my organizations ever ap-proach the city for money.
Let me say, I believe the benefits of most volunteer groups are a big plus for the com-munity, whether they bring in big dollars for the businesses or they are just looking after the needs of a small number of people. These groups are vitally important for any city. With-out them, we would have little connection with one another and at the end of the day our city would suffer big losses. However, with a little effort, all these groups could raise this money on their own before coming to council.
My point is: groups should be responsible to raise their own money and not take the easy way out by asking council for donations. On the other hand, councils mandate is roads, sewers, water, parks etc. and the strain on city finances is greater every year. We must be more prudent with tax dollars and take it seri-ous where the money is coming from and go-ing. It is my opinion, and I have a great num-ber of supporters, if we are extremely careful with tax dollars, there are years we need not raise taxes. Raising taxes does the exact oppo-site of the phrase spend more to make mon-ey when it comes to the public purse.
We need people in municipal politics who have some business sense and have experi-ence in how to spend money to make mon-
ey. It is far too easy for those on councils to spend other peoples money. Our mandate is not to collect dollars from everyone in the city to give away to a few groups that find it easy to address council for donations.
Being an old publisher and editor of my own newspaper in the early years, it is good to see Harding attend council meetings and report on them. He must keep in mind coun-cil is not spending our own money, but his.
Coun. AL GrEIrParksville
Gatekeeper thaNksIt is with sadness that we announce the
closure of the Oceanside Gatekeeper Pro-gram, which has been active in this area for 15 years but has now run its course.
Other funded and contracted agencies have developed programs which are now positioned to fill the mandate we had for Gatekeepers. We no longer have funding to continue to offer this service. Gatekeepers mandate was looking out for one another and we worked to educate the community to be aware of our more vulnerable citizens and we provided the link to appropriate services to assist these citizens.
We wish to publicly and warmly acknowl-edge the exceptional efforts of our volunteers who covered the phone and connected call-ers and those in need to services. Without these dedicated volunteers we would not have been able to operate. Thank you one and all for your valuable service.We should all be very proud of our roles as Gatekeepers which we will continue in an informal man-ner for our friends, neighbours and relatives who need help in our community.
LoLA Cook, BEvErLy HurdQualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay
the cost of povertyThank you for your current series, Poverty
in Paradise, by Lissa Alexander. It sheds light
on the lives of quiet desperation and hunger that many British Columbians both with and without disabilities are leading.
MLA Michelle Stilwells response when asked about disability rates in B.C. stressed that the disability payments to individuals with disabilities is balanced between what is necessary to help people and what is fis-cally acceptable to taxpayers. I would re-spectfully suggest that as an MLA new to her position, Stilwell may not realize that the Persons With Disability (PWD) rate has only increased $120 per month between 2001 and 2012. That is about an $11 per month increase per year over 11 years, far short of what is needed for PWD recipients to cover even the most basic needs.
The shelter portion of the PWD benefit is $375. The Survey of Household Spending data says that the average cost of a bachelor suite in B.C. is $768/month. That is 84 per cent of the PWD benefit. This means that a person on PWD rates is left with $130 to live on if paying a typical rent for a bachelor unit.
Stilwell suggests that strengthening the economy and creating an atmosphere for investment is the focus of the present gov-ernment, and that the best way to lift people out of poverty is to ensure people have a job. The reality is that of all of the people receiv-ing income support in B.C., approximately 61 per cent are people with disabilities. While some are able to work part-time, many have disabilities which prevent even part time em-ployment. Alberta has recently raised their monthly PWD rate from $1,188 to $1,588. Yet B.C., with the highest housing costs in Cana-da, provides a disability payment that results in extreme hunger for many with disabilities.
There are significant health costs related to chronic poor nutrition. Taxpayers end up paying for that. The UN says that Canada has a significant food security issue for low-in-come citizens. It is the role of a just and fair society to help our most vulnerable citizens.
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LettersQuotable:
After 12 long hours in the cold wind and rain, the family was safe and sound by around midnight.ArroWSMITH SEArCH & rESCuE offICIAL, see story page A3
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views in the NewsWe asked: Has the recent weather caused you any difficulties?
No, its not that bad.
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Parksville
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TEunIS WESTBroEkMayor, Town of Qualicum Beach
Town office: 250-752-6921e-mail: [email protected]
JAMES LunnEy,MP nanaimo-Alberni
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federal: QualicuM:
CHrIS BurGErMayor,City of Parksville
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JoE STAnHoPEChairman,regional district of nanaimo
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parksville: rdN:
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I dont know what they teach high school kids about Canadian history these days. I can only hope its better than what I learned. Or rather didnt learn.
My teachers glossed over the first few thou-sand years, for starters. First Na-tions people had been here since the retreat of the glaciers but I was taught that history began with the arrival of the Europeans.Indians appeared in the pages of my his-tory texts as faithful companions, handy guides and trading partner patsies, eager to exchange valu-able furs for trinkets and baubles.
There were some gaps and omissions in the White Man side of the ledger too. Cabot and Champlain got plenty of ink, as did Alexander Mackenzie and Simon Fraser.
But how did my teachers miss the story of La Galissoniere? Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissoniere, to give him his full and magnifi-cent moniker. A handle like that alone should get you a place in the history books, but I never heard of the man until last month.
Monsieur La G. and North America didnt intersect until 1747 when he was appointed governor of New France.He was a Commander in the French navy at the time and cant have been delighted to be sent to the snow-swept shores of the St. Lawrence.
Or perhaps he was.La Galissoniere appears to have been the kind of man who, if handed a lemon, made lemon daiquiris.Despite limited resources (the French really didnt give much a damn about their few acres of snow in the far-off colony); La Galissoniere dispatched teams
to chart the coasts of Newfoundland, Acadia and Ile Royale. He also sent officers into the interior with instructions to observe, collect, chart, record and otherwise thoroughly doc-ument the natural history. They were specifi-
cally enjoined to peacefully engage with the natives in order to woo them to the French side of the An-glo-Franco seesaw.
La Galissoniere was, of all gov-ernmental rarities, a bureaucrat with an insatiable scientific curi-osity. He sought to learn and doc-ument everything he could about this new, largely unknown land.
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Two and a half centuries later we live with a governor Harper, who purges scientific librar-ies and gags government scientists, preventing them from speaking publicly about what our taxes pay for them to do.
I dont know how the history books will por-tray our times, but Im reasonably certain that Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissoniere is spinning in his grave.
Basic BlackBy Arthur Black
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The canada that almost was La Galissonieres early Canadian adventures
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Mama Mia! cast geared up for productionBallenas students have been rehearsing since September to impress crowds with musicalBrenda GouGh News Contributor
When the curtain rises next week for Mama Mia! the audience is sure to be tapping their toes and singing along to the music of ABBA.
A group of talented students at Ballenas Senior Sec-ondary School (BSS) have been busy rehearsing the production, one of the world's most popular musicals.
Mama Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show and when Doug Campbell's students suggested it for this year's production, the Ballenas theatre teacher agreed it was perfect for his young thespians.
"Two students came to me last year and said, we'd really like to do this show, and I thought yeah we have the to cast to do this we have the right personnel and sure enough we put it all together. We have been rehearsing since September and its been good," Camp-bell said.
Campbell has been directing students at BSS for 12 years now and he acknowledged that each year he is impressed with the level of acting and singing, and hes thrilled at how it magically comes together.
The storytelling magic of ABBAs timeless songs in-cluding The Winner Takes It All, Super Trouper and Take a Chance on Me propels the enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship in Mama Mia! and Campbell agreed his cast has really embraced the underlying mes-sage of the musical.
He said he is confident his students will deliver an-other stellar production in the Whalebone Theatre.
"Every single person in the cast has committed 100 per cent to it and they do it for each other. We try to fos-ter a lot of team work, team building and co-operation and these guys are a pretty good team now. They put in the extra time for each other because they don't want to let each other down and that is why you get a good play every year."
Mama Mia! is the story of a daughter named So-phie (played by Alex McCoy), of a once-rebellious sin-gle mother Donna (played by Delaney Gunn). Sophie longs to discover the identity of her true father before she exchanges her wedding vows. Sophie secretly in-
vites a trio of paternal candidates to her upcoming wed-ding. When Sophie walks down the aisle on that fateful day, she wants her father to hand her off.
The only problem is that Donna has never revealed the true identity of Sophie's father, leaving the resource-ful future bride to narrow the list down to three poten-tial candidates.
Campbell admitted that Mama Mia! is a modern day play with some mature subject matter but he assures it is a production the whole family will enjoy.
"We toned down some of the language. There were
some lines I wasn't quite comfortable with for a school (play) so we changed them but you know most plays when you are dealing with real life you are going to come across things that are some what difficult and challeng-ing but if it is true to the character then I think its val-id and those are the issues the characters are wrestling with," he explained.
Tickets for Mama Mia! can be purchased at the door. The price for students is $5, adults $10 and a family is $20.
The shows Feb. 25, 26, 27 and 28 start at 7 p.m.
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BSS students are presenting Mama Mia! February 25, 26, 27 and 28. The cast was busy last week rehearsing lines and fine tuning the toe-tapping musical set to the memorable songs of ABBA.
Beach Flicks next film centered around dictator PinochetThe year is 1988. Chilean military dictator Augusto
Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency.
The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet ex-tending his rule for another eight years.
Opposition leaders for the NO persuade a brash
young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaign.
Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot's minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
Beachflicks is presenting the film No on Friday, Feb, 21 at Eaglecrest Golf Course. The show starts at 7 p.m. sharp with doors opening at 5:30 pm. Tickets are $6. For more on Beach Flicks visit www.beachflicks.ca.
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Alexis has a love for all things beautiful and oldCANDACE WU [email protected]
A quaint boutique nestled along Craig Street has recently opened the doors to what seems like a little piece of history.
Owner Alexis Lockhart-Jennings opened the Lockhart Collection this past October with the intention of creating a space where it feels like a simpler time.
Ive always been fascinated with the nostalgia of the 1920s, said Lockhart-Jennings in an interview with The NEWS, while Billie Holiday whimsically played in the background creating the ambiance of a bygone era.
And in an effort to recreate the golden age of glamour, Lockhart-Jennings has start-ed a business which brings together her love for all things beautiful, vintage and old.
The Lockhart Collection sells a wide array of unique clothing, jewelry and home decor; the store is artfully decorat-ed with vintage-inspired items thought-fully placed on refurbished furniture pieces which look as if they were taken straight from the set of Mad Men.
Along with retail, Lockhart-Jennings also offers two different creative work-shops in her store they are hosted ev-
ery second Sunday of the month.Lockhart-Jennings explains the first
class Level 1: Introduction to CeCe Caldwells Paint goes over the basics of painting. Students use CeCe Caldwells Paint, an organic line which Lockhart-Jennings said contains no acrylic co-poly-mers, solvents, formaldehyde, ammonia, ethylene glycol or toxic heavy metals.
Im drawn to this specific brand be-cause its safe and easy to use, she said. Its packaged in recycled plastic con-tainers and they have these classic Amer-ican paint names like Kentucky Mint and Mississippi Mud.
Lockhart-Jennings said the 4-hour introductory class teaches students how to layer and work with CeCe Caldwells Paint, different distressing techniques and the proper application for non-toxic wax and satin finish. She said each stu-dent will leave with a color card, unique samples and the confidence to finish a project on their own at home.
The second class Level 2: Bring your own piece of furniture is more specific than the basic course and asks students to bring in a piece of their own furniture that needs a face lift.
Lockhart-Jennings said during this 5-hour class she will guide students through revitalizing an old piece of furniture.
I love taking old things and giving
them new life, she said. The Lockhart-Collection is located at
180 Craig St. in Parksville. The store is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to
4.30 p.m. For more information or to sign up for a workshop contact 250-586-4045, visit www.lockhartcollection.ca or follow Lockhart Collection on Facebook.
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Alexis Lockhart-Jennings, owner of the Lockhart Collection, recently opened her unique storefront in downtown Parksville where she offers a variety of vintage-inspired items and workshops.
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Be My Baby cast noteworthyPlay features first-time actor along with seasoned acting professionalsLISSA [email protected]
Although Be My Baby features the presidents of two local theatre companies, there is also another surprising element to the cast.
Ive never even seen a play before, said actor Cameron Wallace, after admitting he has zero experience acting.
Wallace went to school in the area with cast member Maggie Kirk.
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