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their community funding at least a year and a half earlier than anticipated, thanks to the dedicated work of the St. Mary’s Hos-pital/Health Care Auxiliary. � ursday, May 10, many of the Auxiliary volunteers and members of the Hos-pital Foundation gathered for a gratifying ceremony where they lit up the � nal lights on their Fundraising � ermometer to the very top – a total of $2,000,000 now raised, which is a lot of zeros to raise in a small community like the Sun-shine Coast. Karen Scott,

President of the Auxiliary, teamed up with the presi-dent of the Hospital Foun-dation, Maureen Clayton, to acknowledge the hard work of all the volunteers.

St. Mary’s Hospital/Health Care Auxiliary vol-unteers work hard to � nd interesting ways to raise funds to support the hos-pital, working closely with the Hospital Foundation. Auxiliary members up and down the Sunshine Coast contributed 61,548 hours of volunteer service in 2011, raising a grand to-tal of $952,027 for health care equipment at St Mary’s Hospital in that year. Not

long ago, fundraising was focused on CAT scan equip-ment for the hospital, which is now fully functional and in its own department at St. Mary’s Hospital, providing yet another service Coast residents can use without having to take a ferry into Vancouver.

Scott also took the oppor-tunity to announce that the St. Mary’s Hospital/Health Care Auxiliary have a new website up and running as well as a Facebook site set up. “My granddaughter had to help me open up the Facebook site,” chuckled Scott, acknowledging that this makes the Auxiliary

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Following a cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate the achievement of the St. Mary’s Hospital/Health Care Auxiliary and Hospital Foundation, a special piece of cake was served to Lee Redman, who will turn 100 years old on June 4. � e spry young lady beamed at all the attention she received at her ‘advance’ birthday celebration.

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An extraordinary telling of ordinary lives, the dramatic reading ‘My Mother’s Story’ by the Chair Actors at Sech-elt Seniors Activity Centre on Sunday, May 13 at 3:30 o� ered a glimpse into our community’s social history. Louise Phillips’ script spans the late 1800s to present day, weaving humour and pathos into a tapestry of compel-ling stories about the women who built community and character - mothers and grandmothers. The 11 women and three men who comprise the Chair Actors range in age from 50 to 91. Seated for the reading, the actors in-fuse the story with vigour, life, and a particular intimacy very appropriate for this Mother’s Day o� ering.

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John Henderson Mayor, District of Sechelt

Let’s talk about some-thing we’re all interest-

ed in – taxes! If we look at the budget for the District of Sechelt and the property taxes you pay, it’s helpful to understand the di� erence between recurring expenses and one-time spending, in-cluding for capital projects.

‘Recurring’ expenses (of-ten referred to as operating costs) are typically funded from property tax revenues. Salaries, fuel, utilities, and police services are examples of operating costs incurred by the District. In the case of Sechelt, tax increases to pay for these recurring

items have been as follows: 2009 = 0 per cent, 2010 = 6.6 per cent, 2011 = 4.3 per cent and 2012 = 3.5 per cent.

‘Capital’ items are typi-cally not funded by prop-erty taxes. Rather, munici-palities rely on grants from other levels of government, as well as accumulated re-serves and amounts paid by property developers for var-ious District-provided ser-vices such as sewer, roads, and parks.

For example, Sechelt’s wastewater treatment plant will be paid for using grants provided by the federal and provincial governments, as well as fees paid to the Dis-trict by property developers as well as our sewer reserve fund. Other planned capi-tal projects, such as the air-port viability study, lighting

of the second Kinnikinnick � eld, and signi� cant road and sewer infrastructure items will be funded from such sources, as well.

A fact of life is that our infrastructure (roads, wa-ter, sewer pipes and the like) inevitably need to be replaced. Just like our homes, where we know our roof will eventually need to be replaced, it’s impera-tive that governments put aside an amount each year to help fund future proj-ects. In the 2012 budget, I’m pleased to advise that your Council has allocated almost $1 million for this purpose.

I encourage taxpayers to seek out additional infor-mation and ask questions in order to better under-stand how your Council makes budget decisions.

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Volume 10 • Issue 20

Letters to the Editor

(Letters continued on page 5)

Letters to the Editor – Opinions

Ever think about how many times you walk to the gar-bage can or the recycling bin to toss something out?

If you counted how many times a day you do this, you’d probably be shocked. Like most of us, you probably spend at least 25 minutes out of every day tossing something away. �at would add up to almost 11,000 hours of the average person’s lifetime.

Garbage. It’s everywhere. You see it on the sidewalks, streets, blowing down the highway and sometimes snagged on roadside trees.

Most of us are responsible with our waste – our house-hold or worksite waste is properly disposed of where it be-longs. But there are those among us who are neither consid-erate nor responsible and who seem to think the rules don’t apply to them. In honour of Local Government Awareness Week, the SCRD invites all members of the community to participate in a ‘Backroad Trash Bash’ cleanup at the Chap-man Creek Watershed to clean up after some of those illegal dumpers.

�e SCRD has identi�ed at least 200 sites up and down the Coast where people dump garbage. Sometimes it’s household garbage and sometimes it’s construction debris but it means there are people who don’t care if they dump their trash in the bush rather than hauling it to the dump. �e problem is that some of that trash can be poisonous to Coast wildlife or the environment and that is where the real problem begins. Other illegal dumping sites, such as in the waters along shorelines or docks, are also becoming a serious problem.

Illegal dumping on the Coast has become a major con-cern and despite volunteer cleanups and �nes, the problem continues to grow. While this one-day event is helpful in doing the cleanup, the problem goes much deeper than that. �ose people who opt to discard their waste at illegal dump sites should be identi�ed and �ned – and made to spend several hours of their time doing community service, such as garbage pickup on the Sunshine Coast, on land or even under water.

Local governments can do their part too, in helping re-duce the amount of litter on the streets; more trash recep-tacles throughout our community will o�er an alternative to littering. It should be noted that littering is an o�ense, with �nes up to $2,000.

�e Sunshine Coast is Canada’s Paci�c paradise. Please help us to keep it the pristine, naturally beautiful area we all love, and protect our birds and wildlife. Please put gar-bage in its place – and keep the face of the Sunshine Coast beautiful for all.

Garbage, garbage everywhere

The facts about trapping bylaws

In reference to last week’s letter on a trapping bylaw for Sechelt, I have the fol-lowing comments. �e statement by Mr. Ellis that a previous writer probably did not have to trap animals for her winter clothing is no doubt accurate. In fact, 99 percent of people in Sechelt do not have to trap animals for winter clothing. I would also like to talk to anyone who depends solely on trap-ping as a source of food in our district.

�e second letter by R. J. Frederick states that there

are many trappers on the Sunshine Coast. I would like to know exactly what that number is. His state-ment appears to be an ex-aggeration of the truth, in my opinion. His statement that the proposed bylaw “could have a signi�cant impact on the ability of wildlife control operators to remove nuisance or danger-ous animals from within the municipality” is also a scare tactic and half-truth, since the proposed bylaw would contain adequate provisions and procedures to handle such situations.

�e truth of the matter

is this: the majority of resi-dents in Sechelt want a trap-ping bylaw that prohibits the use of leg hold, conibear and snare traps. �is is evi-denced by more than 1500 names on a petition that was presented to the previ-ous Sechelt council. No one is going to starve or freeze to death as a result of such a bylaw being passed – and that is a fact.Geo� Bedford, Sechelt

NDP applauded for stance on Northern pipeline�e Local received a copy of this letter for publication:

Dear Mr. DixWe have just completed

reading the NDP Submis-sion to the Joint Review Panel regarding the North-ern Gateway Pipeline Proj-ect. (see http://www.bcndp.ca/taxonomy/term/11).

We applaud you and the NDP for this thorough and thoughtful submission. We wholeheartedly support the ideas and arguments con-tained therein and feel that you have stood up for the short and long term best in-terests of the people of BC.

It is encouraging to see a political party with a long term vision for a sustainable environmental and ben-e�cial economic outcomes and that is willing to take a stand not only for us right now but for our children and our children’s grand-children’s children.

Congratulations!Lynn Chapman and John Turnbull, Roberts Creek

Two questions to ponderTo begin, thank you for

your considered response to my emailed letter regard-ing our MP John Weston. �at’s the �rst time I’ve had an editor explain why something I wrote wasn’t published.

While I agree about not wanting to participate in the political pack, I do believe Mr. Weston’s a carpetbagger extraordinaire.

�e letter below was emailed to the CR at the same time I emailed you. I parsed the few lines below as close to perfection as I am able. I also think they are worth pondering, and pass them to you: Two ques-tions, if you will, a light one, and a heavy one. How is it that a small bucket of hy-drogen and oxygen weighs about ten pounds? And the perplexing one: Why do we allow tobacco companies to produce �breglass �lters that are virtually indestruc-tible in the environment?Peter Killick, Sechelt

Sechelt’s industrial East end

At a recent Public Hear-ing, Sechelt District Council left no doubt that East Por-poise Bay has become Sech-elt’s Industrial East End. It’s been gradually going that way for some time, but the

granting of Industrial zon-ing to Stockwell land in the same area just about sews it up. Part of the responsibility for this must go to the now defunct FABS group, whose pre-election activities result-ed in this majority business- �rst Council being elected.

Regarding the Stockwell rezoned property, the de-clared intent is to build a state of the art environmen-tally friendly concrete batch plant. �ere is no guarantee however, that this will actu-ally be done. Also, the pro-posed plant takes up a small portion of the total area rezoned. Should the Stock-well’s plans not work out, they now have a very valu-able large industrial zoned area, which could be sold or rented in lots to other heavy industries. �ey, and any other rich property own-ers in the area, can always a�ord to move elsewhere if the industrialization be-comes too much.

Working northward from Sechelt, and gradually get-ting closer to the residen-tial/recreational area, the following industries or related businesses now ex-ist: Lehigh, warehouse and storage facilities, a recycling depot, a small industrial park, various marine and other light industry, the re-zoned Stockwell property, and Swansons. Owners of homes in other residen-tially zoned areas of Sechelt should take note. If it can happen here, then sooner

or later it will happen where you live.

Oh, and let’s not forget about the new high tech sewage plant (for which we were told the Council has enough money to build). �ings have been strangely quiet on that front lately. Of course, if/when it is built, it will be in East Porpoise Bay.Tony Wearmouth, Sechelt

Don’t lose the value of our jewel�is letter was received by �e Local for publication.

Dear Mayor Henderson and Counsellors:

Mr. Stockwell has applied for a rezoning of his proper-ty from residential to indus-trial. I have three concerns. One is the impact heavy industrialization has on a residential neighborhood including air, noise, and vi-sual pollution, lots of truck tra�c brought to the Sech-elt Inlet Road, and devalua-tion of residents’ properties. East Porpoise Bay could go from a charming waterfront neighborhood to being in the midst of industrializa-tion. Picture industrial zones in cities where you’ve previously lived. �e DOS currently has existing areas zoned industrial; I would hope this and future Coun-cils will direct needed, new businesses to the existing ar-eas already zoned industrial.

Another concern is that Porpoise Bay Provincial


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(Continued from page 4)Park, heavily used and one of the acknowledged jewels of the DOS, will be a�ected by Stockwell’s industrial de-velopment. Campers and their families do not escape the city and its noises with the dream of camping next to a batch cement plant. Not only is the integrity of the Park a�ected but also the experience of its visitors.

My third concern is about jobs. While there’s a claim that only about seven jobs will be created, we might lose tourist dollars if part of the Park experience is also a cement plant experience.

Tourism has huge poten-tial to grow in the DOS. Local businesses (restau-rants, B&Bs, liquor stores, grocery and clothing stores) cater to those tourist dollars. Seven cement jobs to com-pensate for tourist jobs and dollars lost is a poor swap.

Please take the long-term view and strongly support tourism, which provides in-creasingly more jobs, along with preservation of our spectacular, natural envi-ronment. �erefore, please do not rezone Mr. Stock-well’s property and the resi-dential community of East Porpoise Bay to industrial, thus favoring a few and neg-atively a�ecting many.Elizabeth McNeill, Sechelt

Complainers hurt tourism revenues

In response to the letter to Sechelt Mayor and Council, written by Elizabeth Mc-Neil, in the May 4 edition of the other newspaper, it

May 20 to 26 is Local Government Aware-

ness Week in British Co-lumbia. In honour of this week, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is inviting all members of the community to partici-pate in a ‘Backroad Trash Bash’ clean-up, taking place on May 26 from 10 am to noon at the Chapman Creek Watershed.

“Illegal dumping has be-come a major concern on the Sunshine Coast,” says Beth Brooks, SCRD En-vironmental Technician. “Despite volunteer cleanups and the e�orts of provincial and local governments, the problem has continued to grow.”

�e SCRD volunteer cleanup event also includes the delivery of collected waste materials to the ap-propriate facility followed by a BBQ and prize give-aways at the Field Road Ad-ministration o�ce parking

road at 2 pm.In 2010 the SCRD de-

veloped ‘Let’s Stop Illegal Dumping’, a program that provides SCRD sta� and members of the community with tools to identify and report dumpsites.

Let’s Stop Illegal Dump-ing also includes an inter-active illegal dumping map that is a continuation of the SCRD’s established illegal dump site tracking and re-sponse program and is a part of an overall strategy to reduce the instances of illegal dumping on the Sun-shine Coast.

“With the help of a num-ber of community groups and volunteers, the SCRD has located, reported and mapped over 200 sites from Port Mellon to Egmont,” says Brooks.

�is year Local Govern-ment Awareness Week coin-cides with National Public Works Week – recognizing the importance of building

and maintaining infrastruc-ture and providing services that improve the quality of life in communities.

“Local Government Awareness Week provides an opportunity for our mu-nicipalities and the SCRD to showcase programs and services that are vital to the daily life of every person on the Sunshine Coast,” says Garry Nohr, SCRD Board Chair.

Illegal dumpsites are of-ten created and used by individuals dumping their household garbage or even by businesses dumping loads of construction debris or junk.

“Apart from destroying the natural beauty of our region, illegal dumping also threatens the health of our community,” says Nohr. “�is week allows us to am-plify that awareness, while encouraging people to be-come more involved in their communities by helping to

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has to be said the negative perceived impacts of a lo-cal business expanding are a direct result of fear monger-ing; a smear campaign put together by the very same residents who had a camp-�re ban implemented in our jewel of the Coast, Porpoise Bay Park.

I have lived on the Sun-shine Coast for 30 years, and I grew up with sum-mer camping trips at the park and my most favourite memory of those camping trips was roasting marsh-mallows on our own �re. However, upon a recent visit to this park I was informed that no campsite �res were allowed, due to the nearby residents complaining of the camp�re smoke pervading and negatively in�uencing their way of life.

�ese are the same people who are now claiming that the local business being granted a rezoning amend-ment is going to dissuade tourists and subsequently their tourist dollars, away from enjoying Porpoise Bay Park, and our restaurants, clothing stores, and all those who ‘depend’ on this in-dustry for their livelihood. Does anyone else see the irony here?

I’ve spoken to many people who have grown up here, who are now running or working for the business-es that operate here in Sech-elt. I was shocked to learn how many of those long term residents don’t use the park for camping any longer. �ose people now choose to go o� Coast to spend their vacation/camp-

ing dollars, and I personally think it’s a real shame that the opposition of a few have ruined Porpoise Bay Park for all of us. Taneth Amos, Gibsons

Where is the transpar-ent government now?An Open letter to Mr. John Weston, MP

Have you read the 421-page Budget Bill? If so, how long did it take you to read it? Do you understand what is in it?

How are you going to ex-plain to your children why you were for the gutting of our environment for corpo-rate pro�ts?

I know I won’t hear back from you because I have yet to ever get a reply from you whether I write to you or go to your constituency of-�ce when it is supposed to be open, and it has not been open the two times I have tried and left my name, phone number and email address on a paper that I had to put under the locked door to your o�ce.

�e Harper regime is a farce and keeps showing that it cares nada for the people of Canada, only for corporate interests; so much for the honest, trusted and transparent government that you campaigned on. You must be happy that your pension is secure now. D. SikorskyiHalfmoon Bay

Christy neutral or not?Adrian Dix and the entire

BC NDP caucus coura-

geously signed an April 30 letter to the Northern Gate-way Joint Review Panel on Enbridge’s proposed pipe-lines from Alberta’s oil sands to Kitimat. It concluded, “having carefully weighed the risks and bene�ts to BC and Canada, the risks far outweigh the bene�ts. Pro-ceeding would cause signi�-cant adverse economic and environmental e�ects not in the public interest. �ere-fore, the project should not be allowed to proceed.”

Christy Clark’s govern-ment criticized the NDP position as “premature, without �rst ascertaining the facts”. But during May 2nd’s Question Period, Clark’s ‘neutrality’ evapo-rated when she blurted out, “with respect to Northern Gateway, let me say this. Our government is pro-pipeline”. �e next day Liberal MLA Terry Lake insisted his government will ‘wait for the evidence, wait for the process to be �nished and then come to a decision’. Presto chango! Neutrality restored!

May 6, economist Robyn Allan’s report titled ‘Pro-posed Pipeline and Tanker Spill Risk for BC’ noted both Enbridge and Kinder Morgan, which wants to twin its existing pipeline to their Burnaby Terminal, are understating their planned crude exports through Kiti-mat and Burnaby respec-tively, and therefore under-stating the risks. Allan warns their multi-staged approach to increase pipeline through-put following construction will likely escape any envi-

ronmental assessment.Clark’s Liberals abrogated

their responsibility to look after the interests of British Columbia. �ey have not sought intervenor status before the Review Panel, feigning neutrality with re-spect to the risks of the pro-posed pipelines and tankers.

We don’t elect govern-ments to take a position of studied neutrality as huge petro-corps practice bam-boozle and ba�egab despite the enormous risks. Govern-ments should look after our collective interests and that demands active examina-tion and cross-examination. If a corporate plan can’t pass the muster of a rigorous re-view, so be it!Jef Keighley,, Chair – Sunshine Coast Senior Citizens (COSCO-BC), Halfmoon Bay

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Girls Night Out raises $3K

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E� ective immediately and until further no-

tice, the following areas are closed to the harvest of bi-valve mollusks (this includes all clams, oysters, mussels, geoducks, scallops and cockles) due to unaccept-able levels of paralytic shell-� sh poisoning (PSP also known as Red Tide) which can harmfully a� ect anyone consuming shell� sh.

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The Sunshine Coast chapter of the Cana-

dian Federation of Univer-sity Women hosted a ‘Girl’s Night Out’ on Friday, May 4 to raise funds for its bur-sary program. � e sold-out event featured music, com-edy, a keynote address by Capilano University Presi-dent and Vice-Chancellor Kris Bulcroft, a rowdy trivia quiz, a silent auction and ra� e.

� e evening’s theme focused on women’s tra-ditional area of strength: empathetic support for one another.

� e � reshold Singers, an A Cappella choral ensemble, demonstrated women’s abil-ity to o� er spiritual peace in time of crisis. � e group, one of over 100 similar choirs, will visit (by invitation) the

bedsides of those in a time of transition. � eir deeply spiritual songs - particularly ‘Can I Stand Here For You’, moved many to the thresh-old of tears. “It’s a very sacred experience to stand at the bedside of those embarking on that journey,” said choir member Joan Hibbard. “It’s a reciprocal gift.”

Dr. Bulcroft’s address on ‘� e Power of Women’s Friendships’ picked up on the theme of Woman Power underlying the evening’s presentations. As the only woman university president in BC, Bulcroft remarked that she travels an often-lonely road. “It’s a little oasis in my life, to have the power of women’s friendships,” she said. She noted that women draw strength and power from intimate face-to-face

encounters as they con� de in each other, contrasting the typical male tendency to form friendships working side-by-side on shared proj-ects. Bulcroft indicated that such intimate friendships reduce stress and may be a key factor in longevity. “It is these networks of women’s friendships which will shape the future for generations to come,” she said.

� e evening raised almost $3,000 for the CFUW-SC bursary fund. Over the past 25 years, the group has provided over $100,000 in grants to mature women re-turning to school. By Heather Jeal for � e Local


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THE FLOAT is coming to the Sechelt Pier for the summer on Saturday, May 19.

Come and celebrate with us from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the pier (south end of Wharf Avenue)

and at Acacia Park (Wharf & Cowrie) • Music • Vendors • Lots of Fun!

And take a stroll through downtown Sechelt to take in the Farmers Market at the west end of Cowrie.

Karen Scott, Aux. Pres., Bonnie Cannon, Aux. Past Pres., and Darnelda Seigers from the District of Sechelt. All were treated to a tour of the new hospital. She explained that the exterior panels, made up of various tones of brown, represented Salish basket weaving. � e � rst stop was the main � oor, where she explained where ambulances would dock and where patients would be transported for triage. “� e hospital,” said Tucker, “will have a Triage station in-stead of an Admissions desk. � ere will be four trauma rooms and a nursing station in the ER and will also fea-ture an isolation room.” A special ‘tunnel’ hallway will be constructed to the Di-agonistic Imaging rooms, where there will be two X-Ray machines and the CAT Scan room.

An operating room un-der construction is large and airy, but windowless, as per doctor’s preference. � e hos-pital will also feature a large Intensive Care Unit with a nursing station and two Step Down units. Mothers giving birth will be delighted with the expansive sizes of the new Obstetrics suites; there will be four suites that are easily three times the size of the old ones.

One of the newest inno-vative ideas is a ‘room serv-er’ a kind of two-way clos-et, where 80 per cent of the linens and requirements for each room will be stored. � e room server can be ac-cessed from the hallway for stocking and also from the inside, reducing the need for anyone other than the attending nurses or doctors from entering the rooms. � anks to this feature, there will be no need for large storage areas on each

� oor. � e new rooms will be one-bed rooms, which will include a comfortable chair, large window with wide window ledges and will be wired with a phone line, internet access and, of course, the television. Each room is equipped with an open concept shower, van-ity, sink and toilet. � ere will be two room specially equipped to lift patients – lifts are designed to lift up to 600 lbs.

Once the new section of St. Mary’s Hospital is com-pleted and renovations have been done, there will be up to 63 beds (which includes 6 for the Mental Health Unit).

In addition to the cel-ebration that was going on with the Foundation and the Auxiliary, nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital also cel-ebrated a much-deserved Nurses Appreciation Day with co� ee and cake in the lounge.

Hospitalcontinued from page 1

Langdale Spring Fair celebrates silver

The Langdale Elementary neigh-bourhood echoed with the sounds of the school’s 25th annual Spring Fair on Saturday, May 12, as hordes of young visitors enthusiasti-cally tested the � re truck horn, jumped in the bouncy castles, and enjoyed a variety of games and activities. PHOTO HEATHER JEAL


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Shoppers Drug Marts throughout BC have

hosted Look Good, Feel Better events to raise aware-ness and funds in order to support their association’s cancer fundraiser. � e ba-sis of the event was cre-ated from the belief that if a woman with cancer can be helped to look good, chances are she’ll feel bet-ter and she’ll “be empow-ered to face her illness with greater con� dence.”

Last April, a Sechelt store associate suggested a booth at the Health Awareness display at Trail Bay Mall in Sechelt, put on by Connect Hearing to show people what Look Good, Feel Betteris all about. � e charity is

not about pushing a prod-uct but about spending a few hours with women on a similar journey – to share stories, insights and laugh-ter with a warm and wel-coming community that helps them feel they are still engaged in the joy of living. � e other purpose of the event was to invite people to participate in workshops, to learn about vitamins, skincare, make-up and hair which help to overcome the appearance-related e� ects of cancer, and also to connect with resources through book-lets and online. Volunteers cheerfully provided all of these resources and work-shops.

Support in the com-munity was monumental, with up to 20 businesses contributing to the fund-raising prize draw.

Sechelt’s Look Good, FeelBetter event took second place throughout BC. May 5 was a fun day with free makeovers, prizes, refresh-ments and more.

Justin Beiber was one of the top prizes up for grabs; Jocelyn deVries, Cosmetics Manager at Sechelt Shop-pers Drug Mart said, “He has been kissed, photo-graphed, and invited to birthday parties count-less times and by all ages. We’re sure the winner of the life-size cutout will be delighted with this prize.”

Students of Capilano University’s Aboriginal

Cultural Tourism program hosted an afternoon cele-bration of the sháshálh her-itage at the Sechelt Band Hall on Saturday, May 12. Dressed in hand woven capes and other regalia, the xwamtsut Dance Troupe performed a selection of songs from their repertoire of over 40, most reclaimed from the memories of the sháshálh elders. � e troupe demonstrated an intriguing mix of ancient and contem-

porary heritage, perform-ing a recent composition in the ancient language, telling a story of the Sas-quatch. Wearing a woven cedar snap-brim fedora, the song’s composer noted that they were very proud of the students who were actively working to reclaim and share their culture. � e event ended with a ‘tag dance’ that drew audience members of all ages and races to the � oor. See more photos on our website at www.thelocalweekly.ca

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News in Brief

� e Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary – Paci� c Unit 12, based in Half-moon Bay, reminds the public that � ring o� � ares in a non-emergency situa-tion is illegal and puts peo-ple who are charged with dealing with a distress alert in possible danger. Making a false distress signal can lead to a large � ne. Store

your expired � ares in a separate labeled container for use as backups to your current ones. It is not ille-gal to carry expired � ares as long as you have current ones on hand.

To dispose of expired � ares, to contact your local � re service, police agency, or � re department for ad-vice on proper disposal.

Paci� c Blasting and De-molition Ltd. has set up expired-� are collection de-pots at several marinas and chandleries around BC and can be reached at http://www.pacificblasting.com. � ere is a handling fee.

For more Information, visit the CCGA-P Unit 12 Web Site: http://www.ccga12.org/

Flare sightings call out Coast Guard

Sunshine Coast Sym-phony Orchestra presents: ‘� ere is a First Time for Everything’ on Saturday June 2, 7 pm at the Gib-sons Heritage Playhouse and on Sunday June 3, 2:30 pm at the Raven’s Cry � eatre.

Under the baton of Artis-tic Director Edette Gagné, the Orchestra presents a

Concert of Firsts featuring, but not limited to, Mo-zart, Schubert, Kalinnikov. With one of the youngest members of the Calgary Philharmonic: guest vio-linist Adriana Lebedovich playing Mozart’s ‘Violin Concerto No. 1’. � is is the � rst time the CSO has performed a Mozart Con-certo! Also featuring Nina

Haedrich, Alison Hunter and Douglas Hagerman.

Gibsons: Gaia’s Fair Trade, Laedeli (Sunnycrest Mall), Sechelt: Strait Mu-sic and in Madeira Park: Bluewaters Books.

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Let the music lift you to your feet

Back by popular demand again this year, the Hopkins Branch of St Mary’s Hospi-tal/Health Care Auxiliary, is holding their Poker Walk, come rain or shine, on Sat-urday May 26 beginning at the Kinsmen Hut in Dougall Park from 10 am to 1 pm.

� e $10 registration gives participants a route map and a chance to draw cards for the winning poker hand. No prior poker experience is necessary as the hand you

end up with is entirely “the luck of the draw” and the registration team will � gure out your best hand if you are unsure. � ere are lots of great prizes.

� e easy walking route is suitable for children and dogs on leashes, so bring the whole family and be sure to stay for the hot dog BBQ (with all the trim-mings). Soft drinks and lots of home baked sweets (take some home for dessert) will

also be available. It will be a fun-� lled day in Gibsons Landing.

St Mary’s Hospital/Health Care Auxiliary works hard to � nd interesting ways to raise funds to sup-port our hospital. Auxiliary volunteers up and down the Sunshine Coast contributed 61,548 hours of volunteer service in 2011, raising a grand total of $952,027 for health care equipment at St Mary’s Hospital.

Get walking for St Mary’s Hospital

With bears seeking out non-natural food sources, Environment Minister Terry Lake is spreading the word to British Columbi-ans to do what they can to control bear attractants and reduce con� icts with bears.

� e main cause of hu-

man-wildlife con� icts in BC is access to non-natural food sources. Bears that learn how to get at ex-posed pet food, ripe fruit, improperly stored garbage, dirty barbecues or composts become conditioned and will continue to return to

the area. If residents spot a bear, they are advised to re-main calm, keep away from the bear and bring children and pets indoors, if pos-sible. People should never approach a bear and should not run from it, as bears can move very quickly.

It’s time to be bear aware

A total of $540,692 has been donated by BC Liquor Stores’ customers to support high schools throughout the province that are planning al-cohol-free graduation events.

� e money collected will be used by local high school dry grad committees to plan alcohol-free graduation events and activities such as boat cruises, ski trips and

dances. � e contributions by liquor store customers sup-plement funds raised by par-ents, students and teachers who volunteer year-round to raise funds for dry grads.

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Horoscope May 18 to May 24

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ing from the standpoint of Astrology. � e Solar eclipse New Moon on May 20 is a principle close-up feature. In Mayan Cosmology, this event is very signi� cant as it only occurs once every 360 years! � at these events re-veal synchronistic events in outer reality is a basic feature of how Astrology works. How celestial in� uences af-fect each ‘person’ is relative. A person can be an individu-al, a country, state, province, and city, company and any other o� cial organization or place. So, while a generic analysis can produce useful insights, the more precise in-sights come from measuring the event against the actual chart of the ‘person’ in ques-tion. Again, this can refer to a larger ‘individual entity’ so many can feel the in� uence at the same time. � e weath-er works this way as well, as we each interpret it accord-ing to our own needs, de-sires and so on. Yet, to truly see into a ‘person’ the whole chart must be considered. Taking any factor in isola-tion will simply not produce the accuracy that authentic Astrology provides.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)Establishing more steady

rhythms has been a main fo-cus, the current is not going to wind and turn more. � is will push you to deepen your resolve to stay the course. Extra e� orts will be required not to get distracted or to reactively abandon your fo-cus. � is is a time of returns though the result is likely to be mixed. Clarify objectives to stay on course.Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)

� is is an expansive and

go-ahead time for you. You may feel more sporting these days and eager to play with new possibilities. Yet as ever there are curve balls to con-tend with. People and cir-cumstances are demanding a lot of you. Your willingness to keep an open mind and to maintain a receptive attitude to learn remains important. Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)

A lot of activity going on behind the scenes is pro-ducing mixed results. � is hidden zone is in your own subconscious mind or other internal processes. � e key now is to direct your atten-tion to these. Allow time to rest and retreat now. Yet, you will want to take on some key initiatives. Consider completing things before starting new projects.

Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)A lot of activity in the

friend department continues to keep you busy. � is has likely been an exciting and rewarding time, yet you will want to slow the pace. Tend-ing to a variety of small proj-ects, events and engagements will prove more satisfying than a bigger one. Yet your energy levels remain high so you can still be productive.

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)Opportunity continues to

knock in your career and/or public and social life spheres. Meeting new people and making friends is part of the plot. Your ambitions are like-ly running high, yet your en-ergy levels may not be. Bal-ancing these two extremes may simply require that you get more rest. Do reach out to meet new people yet avoid frivolous activities.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Your world is poised to ex-

pand somehow. Your public and professional life will be in� uenced. Re� ning your skills and sharpening your tools is a good idea now. Make e� orts to smooth any creases in your public rela-tions. Like cleaning and at-

tending to � nal details before a big party, this stands to be your best focus this week.

Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)Dealing with � nancial in-

terests and concerns contin-ues. � ese lead you to pay closer attention to details. Investigation and research is likely. As much as you would like to enjoy cultural activi-ties, the opening or inspira-tion has not been there. � is will change this week howev-er. Be alert to opportunities to play more. Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)

As though crossing a tur-bulent river and in mid-stream, you may feel uncer-tain about many things: who are you now and where are you headed. � ese are valid thoughts and this cycle will continue all summer. Trust this process and work in-wardly to be creative and con� dent. Do plan and pre-pare but be patient to touch upon solid ground.Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)

Tremors and perhaps some genuine quakes have been shaking your foundation for some time now. � is has probably been testing your faith. Your social scene does stand to open up over the coming weeks, however. � is is a call to reach out more. Do proceed with sincerity and diligence. First impressions go a long way and you will want to make good ones.Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19)

A creative wave continues to push you along. Now it is time to pay more attention to the � ner details. Re� ne-ment of what has been ini-tiated is the call now. � is trend will continue for some time so be patient and delib-erate. � e coming weeks and months will require that you follow through with disci-plined focus for the sake of long-term success. Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)

Your con� dences have been steadily growing. You may feel more abundant than ever. Whether this is lit-eral or � gurative, you should feel more stable to advance. Some exciting momentums are brewing and should be-come more evident this week. Yet it remains important that you do some inner work, get-ting to the bottom of things, spring cleaning perhaps.

Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)Steadily building upon

new perspectives and strate-gies of approach has been an ongoing theme. Now it is time to direct your focus to your home base. Invest-ing your time, energy and money as necessary to create a more beautiful, harmoni-ous and e� cient atmosphere will prove inspiring and instil con� dence. Concentrate on strengthening your core and/or home base.

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MISC. FOR SALEBeautiful, healthy chicks. Feather-footed, green egg layers or ban-tams, unsexed. $4/ea. Call Lisa, 604-885-8929. p21

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HELP WANTED - GENERAL Gibsons Wildlife Rehab Centre has a summer student employment op-portunity as Animal Care Assistant/General Help. 30 hrs/wk for 12 weeks starting end of May. Must be a full-time student between the ages of 15 – 30 and returning to college or university in the Fall. Suitable candi-dates will have a strong interest in Animal Health Sciences and/or wild-life. Please submit resume by email to [email protected] or deliver to 1211 Carmen Rd., Gibsons by May 21. b20

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University students avail for painting, gardening and general yard work. Experienced. Call Joey 604-989-0114. p20

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UPCOMING EVENTSChapman Creek Hatchery invites you to visit our MEMBERSHIP TABLE as you pick up your supplies at Wil-son Creek Shell Plaza, Thurs. & Fri., May 17 & 18. 604-885-4136. p20

BC Schizophrenic Society, Sun-shine Coast Branch Annual Gen-eral Meeting, Friday, June 1 at 5:30pm. Davis Bay Community Hall, 5123 Davis Bay Rd. p20

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Looking to connect w/old friend, � rst name is ALDUS, nee Wangle. Aldus worked for Children’s Aid in Vancouver in the early 70’s and transitioned to HR - last known location was Sechelt, BC. I would love to hear from or receive infor-mation regarding Aldus. PLEASE contact Doreen Boyle at 1-604-264-7400. p21

If your drinking is causing you problems but you don’t know how to stop, maybe we can help. Alcoholics Anonymous. 604-885-8208. btfn

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RV’S & CAMPERS11 ½ Ft. Caveman Camper; stove, fridge, HW tank, shower, toilet, awning. As is, $500, with match-ing ’79 F250, $2,750. Phone 604-868-7716. p21

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BOATS FOR SALEAlaskan aluminum Hewes Craft 24ft Sea Runner. The perfect ex-cursion � shing boat! Includes 200Hp Honda O/B motor and 8Hp Honda aux. motor with EZ Loader trailer. 604-885-3552. p21

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Roberts Creek: Charming 1 bdrm self-contained suite above garage. Open concept LR, DR & kit w/5 ap-pls. W/D in suite. Full bath. In � oor heating w/lrg SW facing deck. On bus route. Suitable for prof work-ing couple or single. $900/mo, incls heat & hydro. NS, NP. Avail. June 1. Please call 604-885-3099 or email: [email protected] p21


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•5:30pm. Egmont Movie Night. Kid movie 6:00pm, adult movie 8:00pm. Free. Egmont Community Hall.•8:30pm. Astro Cafe. Royal Astronomical Society hosts public telescope view. Meet at Pier 17, Davis Bay.

SATURDAY, MAY 19•67th Pender Harbour May Day. Madeira Park, Pender Harbour. Free event.•Roberts Creek Arts Fes-tival. Two amazing days of music, art, � lm & food. robertscreekartsfestival.com•10:00am-3:00pm. Caron Gardens’ Rhododendron Festival. 4622 Beaumont Rd., Pender Harbour. Details at: www3.telus.net/rcknight•1:00pm. A Walk for Families in Lower Gibsons for Water Week. Walk begins at the Town Hall and will visit four stations each with a simple craft/activity and something to learn about Gibsons wa-ter. The walk concludes at Winegarden Park.•2:00pm. SCMA’s George and Charlotte Gibson Day. Annual event commemorat-ing the arrival of the Gibson family to West Howe Sound in 1886. 716 Winn Road, Gib-sons. 604-886-8232.•2:00pm-4:00pm. Artists Re-ception - Elaine Hunter, ‘The Other Dimension.’ Gibsons Public Art Gallery.•4:00pm. May Day Celebra-tion, Gambier Island Com-munity Centre.

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MONDAY, MAY 21•1:00pm. Gibsons Seniors Society monthly birthday lunch at Harmony Hall. Open to all, no charge. www.gibsonsseniors.com

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SATURDAY, MAY 26•10:00am-1:00pm. Poker Walk. Dougall Park, Gib-sons. Walk to support St. Mary’s Hospital. Super Priz-es! Hot Dogs. Home baked treats too! •5:00pm. Gibsons Seniors Society Spring Pot Luck at Harmony Hall featuring the Arbutus Sounds. For info/tick-ets call Phyllis, 604-886-1378. www.gibsonsseniors.com•7:00pm. St. Hilda’s Church in Sechelt hosts ‘Vocal In-tent’, an outstanding a cap-pella ensemble. Admission by donation. More info, 604-885-5019.

SUNDAY, MAY 27•Drag Racing at the Airport.•11:00am-3:00pm. Sun Ha-ven Waldorf School presents their Spring Faire. Dancing, games, crafts, bake sale and more! Roberts Creek (corner of Margaret & Beach).•7:30pm. Sunshine Coast Guitar Society at Rockwood Centre, Sechelt. 604-740-5938 or 604-886-0031.

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I was reviewing the mort-gage rates o� ered recently

and we are still at record lows. � ere is still the � xed line with most banks’ post-ed rates o� ering a � ve-year rate at 5.24 per cent. Most � nancial institutions will o� er a better rate depend-ing on your credit and

Mortgage rates and terms – right for you?how much they want your business. Best rates o� ered ranged from a low of 5.19 per cent to 5.45 per cent for a � ve-year � xed mort-gage. Rates o� ered are from 2.89 per cent to 2.90 per cent for a Variable Rate Mortgage: with this mort-gage, your interest rate will � uctuate with the prime rate each month.

Please keep in mind that all � nancial institutions will o� er di� erent terms so the best rate is not always best for your needs. Questions to consider: How much can I pay down the mortgage a year in addition to my pay-ments? Can I pay weekly or bi-weekly? If I wanted to pay out my mortgage before the term is up what would it cost? Can I skip a payment? Can part of my mortgage be a � xed term and the other part variable? � ese are just a few questions to consider

when you are talking with your lender. Remember, do not automatically renew your mortgage, make sure you are being o� ered a good rate and review your pres-ent circumstance with your lender to ensure your mort-gage is working for you.

Going back to the subject of an a� ordable passenger ferry for the Coast, I am shocked by how many peo-ple do not raise their voices over the current service and prices o� ered by BC Fer-ries. As discussed in past articles, BC Ferries a� ects your community and the value of your home. Grab a piece of paper and write a letter to the Editor and let people know how it a� ects you. � e Sunshine Coast Regional District Infrastruc-ture Services committee has moved the following mo-tion to be approved by the board: Recommendation

No. 3 A� ordable Passenger Ferry Service: � e Infra-structure Services Commit-tee recommended that the Manager of Transportation and Facilities’ report en-titled ‘A� ordable Passenger Ferry Service’, be received;

THAT Sunshine Coast local governments consider advocating for an a� ordable passenger ferry service and that the SCRD sta� work with the municipalities and the Ferry Advisory Com-mittee to re� ne details;

AND THAT sta� submit a report to the July Infrastruc-ture Services Committee.

Now that our local gov-ernments are advocating for an improved system, we need to add our voices as well, because the more people who speak out, the more likely we’ll get action on our demands for better service and a future for our community.

It’s a surprising statistic for many British Co-

lumbians: one in seven children and youth in BC struggles with a mental health challenge that inter-feres with their daily lives and their relationships with friends and relatives.

May 7 was declared Child and Youth Mental Health Day in BC in order to raise the importance of mental health in healthy child development and the need to provide accessible and e� ective support and care for those children and youth experiencing mental health challenges and their families.

Government is working with community partners to improve supports for

Mental health challenges affect children

children and youth and their families as part of the implementation of Healthy Minds, Healthy People – A 10-Year Plan to Address Mental Health and Substance Use in BC.

� e Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Chil-dren and Family Develop-ment are co-chairing a task force with � e F.O.R.C.E. – Families Organized for Recognition and Care Equality – Society for Kids’ Mental Health, which is leading develop-ment on a family mental health framework.

� e framework will be o� cially unveiled by ‘� e F.O.R.C.E.’ at an interna-tional mental health con-ference in Vancouver.

A variety of national and international clinicians, physicians, researchers, policy makers and front-line workers attended the conference (May 6-8) to help gain a better under-

standing of the mental health needs of young peo-ple and their families when a family member is experi-encing mental health chal-lenges, and how to better support them.


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Arts Feature

The CSO has the “Bare-foot Violinist”! Call

it one more ‘�rst’ in a sea-son resplendent with them – the Coast Symphony Orchestra is looking for-ward to featuring Adriana Lebedovich of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in performing Mozart’s First Violin Concerto. She will perform Saturday, June 2 at 7 pm at the Gibsons Heri-tage Playhouse and Sunday, June 3 at the Raven’s Cry �eatre at 2:30 pm.

Besides the fact that this is the �rst time the CSO has featured a soloist from outside of British Colum-bia, Adriana is also a rather unique persona in the classi-cal music world. Of course, she loves music and is de-lighted to be collaborating with the CSO to bring Mo-zart to life. She is especially excited to be the �rst person given permission to perform virtuoso cadenzas created by her friend and mentor, James Ehnes.

We want to let you in on some other tidbits about our guest violinist: Adriana loves horses. In fact, she owns two horses, named Taima

Ever heard of the “Barefoot Contessa”?

and Stormy. She goes out riding whenever her busy performance schedule with the Calgary Philharmonic permits, and she is looking forward to riding when she’s on the Sunshine Coast.

Adriana also has a very unique performance habit, as many great artists do. You might not notice ini-tially, as her gorgeous gown won’t show o� her feet; however, Adriana performs in bare feet! Apparently, she has tried wearing shoes in performance, and it simply doesn’t work for her – so we will be celebrating the clos-ing of our season of ‘�rsts’ with a beautiful, barefooted violinist.

Come celebrate with us – as we bring to life ‘�rsts’ by de Falla, Chaminade, Stravinsky, Kalinnikov, Schubert and, of course, Mozart!

The Sunshine Coast was well represented at this

year’s BC Book Prizes Gala, which took place at SFU Woodwards’ Goldcorp Cen-tre for the Arts in Vancouver, on Saturday, May 12.

Pender Harbour poet John Pass won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for best book of poetry for his col-lection crawlspace. His wife, �eresa Kishkan was anoth-er BC Book Prize nominee.

Pass’ publisher, Harbour Publishing, based in Pender Harbour, won in every sin-

gle category in which it was nominated, with the com-pany’s books winning three of the seven prizes awarded that night, more than any other publisher.

Harbour’s fall 2011 best-seller, �e Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver by Chuck Da-vis, won both the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Book Prize, which is awarded to the book which most con-tributes to the enjoyment and understanding of Brit-ish Columbia, and the Bill

Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award, which is given to the author and publisher who have published the best book in terms of pub-lic appeal, initiative, design, production and content. Author Chuck Davis died in 2010, a year before his mammoth history of Van-couver was published. His book was un�nished at the time of his death, but it was completed in time for the city’s 125th anniversary with the help of numerous writ-ers, editors, photo research-

ers, members of the Vancou-ver History Society and the sta� of Harbour Publishing. Publisher Howard White, Chuck Davis’ widow Edna Davis, and daughter, Steph-anie Davis were among those who came on stage to accept the �nal prize on the late author’s behalf.

�e BC Book Prizes were established in 1985 to recognize the very best in writing and publishing in British Columbia. Each prize comes with $2,000 and a certi�cate.

Sunshine Coast big winner

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