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serious traffic accidents on the highway near Hill Road in Sechelt, the Sunshine Coast Regional District is asking the provincial Ministry of Transportation to remove two large cedar trees and in-stall a cement barrier to help improve safety.

“We have a history of re-peated motor vehicle ac-cidents occurring where drivers lose traction on the east corner of Hill Road at the highway and ultimately impact one of two very large cedar trees,” RCMP said in a report to the SCRD Board’s policing committee last fall.

A 64-year-old Pender-area woman sustained head inju-ries after leaving the roadway and hitting the trees in late November. A similar accident

Intersection needs safety upgrade

One of the large cedar trees on the right shows the damage caused by frequent vehicle impacts at Hill Rd and Hwy 101 over many years. Rik JespeRsen pHOtO

badly injured a 21-year-old Sechelt woman in September.

More than 15 serious ac-cidents have occurred in the area since 1988, RCMP said. In several of the incidents, first responders had to use extrication equipment to free people trapped in mangled vehicles that had slid into the trees.

The SCRD Board has moved to invite Regional Manager of Transportation and Infrastructure to speak with the SCRD Board regard-ing the suggested safety im-provements.

The quality of the asphalt surface on that stretch of highway in West Sechelt is part of the problem, accord-ing to RCMP Staff Sgt. Vishal Mathura.

“Every surface has a coef-

ficient of friction that deter-mines how slippery that sur-face is,” Mathura said.

“Our collision analyst came and took a look and said the coefficient of friction [at that location] is not what it should be, which means that it’s easier to lose traction and go sliding.”

Speeding, especially in wet weather, is also likely a con-tributing factor.

Hill Road meets the high-way on the southbound side in a section where the speed limit is 60 km/h. But it comes just after a sharp downhill curve, and not long after traf-fic has just come down the long hill past Redrooffs Road, an 80-km/h zone, Mathura noted. Rik Jespersen

Many motorists notice that their vehicles seem to get fewer kilometres per litre in cold weather than in warm weather. That’s not a trick of the brain, as studies have shown that cars do, in fact, have poorer fuel in economy in cold weather.

Fuel economy tests have indicated that, when driv-ing in short-trip city driv-ing, a conventional gasoline car’s gas mileage is about 12 percent lower at -6 C than it would be at 25 C. The dis-parity is even greater in hy-brid vehicles, which can see their fuel economy decline by roughly 34 percent when driven at -6 C. Before drivers can understand how to im-prove their winter fuel econ-omy, it’s beneficial to learn why cold weather has such an adverse effect on a car’s fuel economy.

A host of factors combine to reduce fuel economy in the winter. When tempera-tures dip, engine oil and other drive-line fluids also get colder, and this increases engine and transmission fric-tion. That forces the vehicle to work harder and use more fuel. An engine also takes lon-ger to reach its most fuel-ef-ficient temperature when the weather outside is cold. This won’t have too great an im-pact on fuel efficiency when

Winter and your car’s fuel economytaking long trips, but the shorter the trip the less eco-nomical the vehicle’s use of fuel will be, as a shorter trip means the vehicle is spend-ing a larger percentage of the overall drive at a less fuel ef-ficient temperature.

Colder temperatures de-crease tire pressure, and that increases roll resistance, which means the car must work harder and use more fuel to get down the street than it would if it were riding on fully inflated tires in the summertime. Cold air also is more dense than warm air, and that increases aerody-namic drag on the vehicle, which then needs to use more fuel to counter the in-creased drag.

So what can be done to improve fuel economy in the winter? Fortunately, drivers can take several steps to do just that.

· When possible, park the car in the garage, as this in-creases the initial tempera-ture of the engine, engine oil, drive-line fluids, and the vehicle’s cabin. This can shorten the time it takes for the engine to reach its most fuel-efficient temperature while decreasing the engine and transmission friction that negatively impacts fuel efficiency.

· Disregard conventional

wisdom. Conventional wis-dom has long suggested that idling a vehicle for several minutes will warm up the en-gine more quickly than sim-ply driving. But many vehicle manufacturers now recom-mend that drivers idle their vehicles for no more than 30 seconds, noting that idling the car unnecessarily wastes fuel and that driving the vehi-cle is the fastest way to warm up its engine. If you must warm up the vehicle, stick to the now widely accepted guideline that recommends idling for no more than half a minute.

Another nugget of con-ventional wisdom motorists may want to ignore concerns the motor oil they use in the winter. Many vehicle manu-facturers now recommend a specific type of oil to use when driving in cold weather, so follow that advice instead of adhering to past practices that may not have been as fuel-efficient.

· Monitor tire pressure. As noted, colder tempera-tures decrease tire pressure, so drivers should monitor their tire pressure regularly throughout winter to keep their vehicle safe and to en-sure they are not wasting fuel.

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A social studies lesson at a local elementary school end-ed up generating a big pre-Christmas donation to the Sunshine Coast Food Bank.

In late November, École du Pacifique teacher Julie Fau-quembergue had the Sech-elt school`s Kindergarten to Grade 3 classes start to think about all they have in their lives versus what they’d like

An elementary lesson leads to help for local food bank

to have, or must have. “We also did posters on

what are rights, what are wants, what are needs,” Fau-quembergue said. “Realizing that we have a lot of wants and we don’t really need all that much.”

It then occurred to Fau-quembergue that a food col-lection would, “go hand in hand with what we were

doing, and with realizing we have a lot more than others.”

The food drive quickly ex-panded to involve all 82 of the school’s K to Grade 7 stu-dents.

Fauquembergue consid-ered driving the food collec-tion herself directly to the Food Bank on Lamprey Lane in Sechelt village. But she decided to have the 40 or so

younger students each take an item with them and go there en masse on Dec. 18 to make their donations. A Food Bank staff member took the opportunity to explain to them all how the place works and who it helps in the com-munity.

“There was an entire SUV trunk full of food as well. They raised a lot of food. It

was great. We raised a lot of money, too,” said Fauquem-bergue.

“It was very interesting to see the children’s thought pro-cess through this all,” she said.

Fauquembergue also not-ed that the students were dressed a little unusually in the photo because Dec. 18 was also a Pyjama Day at the school. Rik Jespersen

Kindergarten to Grade 3 students from Ecole du Pacifique learned some important lessons leading up to this Dec.18 visit to the Sunshine Coast Food Bank. EColE Du PaCiFiquE Photo

After the toys have been unwrapped, turkey cooked and Auld Lang Syne sung, people from around the world start planning vaca-tions for the year ahead, and will soon be able to book two popular BC Parks adventures.

Beginning at 7 a.m. PST, Jan. 2, 2015, those looking to hike the scenic Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Pro-vincial Park or navigate the world-renowned Bowron Lake canoe circuit in Bowron Lake Provincial Park can take to their computers to reserve a spot for the 2015 season

Time to plan for summer: hiking or paddling anyone?through Discover Camping.

Reservations can also be made through the Discover Camping call centre at 1 800 689-9025 for a surcharge of $5.

Last year, 1,585 bookings were made for Berg Lake trail and 975 for the Bowron Lake canoe circuit. Approximately 22% of the total number of reservations were made from outside of Canada.

The Berg Lake trail and the Bowron Lake canoe circuit reservations open ahead of any other BC Parks’ experi-ences, and allow booking for

the entire 2015 season, giv-ing the public time to prop-erly plan for their wilderness adventure.

The Berg Lake trail is open year-round in Mount Rob-son Provincial Park, and can be reserved from June 12 to Sept. 14. This year, 100% of spots available on the re-mote backcountry trail are now part of BC Parks’ camp-ing reservation system, giv-ing explorers more options when booking ahead. The trail covers 23 kilometres and climbs 800 metres, offer-ing scenic views of waterfalls

and glaciers.Bowron Lake Provincial

Park’s unparalleled canoe circuit can be reserved from May 15 to Sept. 21. The en-tire circuit encompasses 116 kilometres of paddling across 10 lakes, and includes a few portages that are relatively easy and flat. The whole trip takes from six to 10 days to complete. The West Side experience is also available, which is less than half the circuit and takes two to four days to complete. Those in-

terested in paddling the Bow-ron Lake canoe circuit should have some wilderness canoe-ing experience.

“The Berg Lake trail and the Bowron Lake canoe cir-cuit provide unique adven-tures drawing hundreds of visitors each year,” said En-vironment Minister Mary Polak. “With limited facili-ties available for a true wil-derness experience, explor-ers need to come prepared. By opening reservations in the new year for the entire

season, we are helping Brit-ish Columbians and families from around the world plan their vacation so they can make the most of what our provincial parks have to of-fer.”

Reservations for front-country campsites in other provincial parks open on March 15, 2015. Group site reservations are available up to 12 months in advance of the arrival date.

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Volume 13Issue 1

This past year has been very busy for Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF). We un-dertook several important forest campaigns, includ-ing protection of the Dakota Bowl Bear Sanctuary, Eco-logical Reserve protection for the Roberts Creek Head-waters Forest, stopping log-ging in the Chapman Creek Drinking Watershed, and the building of several new trails, including an extension of the Elphinstone Health Trail to be open early 2015. We also hired one of Canada’s fore-most conservation-biologists to conduct an updated eco-logical study of the 1,500Ha Elphinstone forest zone.

One campaign that has tak-en considerable time & effort and a key area for our Mt. El-phinstone Prov. Park expan-sion area, is the Clack Creek Gallery Forest. It’s an impor-tant low elevation forest on the slopes of Mt. Elphinstone,

but it’s also a BC Timber Sales proposed cutblock of an intact, natural forest (not a tree farm). It was scheduled to be sold and logged in 2012, however ELF’s involvement compelled BCTS to re-plan the block 3 times, to provide a buffer for the popular Wagon Trail, a wider riparian zone for Gough Creek, and protec-tion of an endangered native plant, all of which delayed their schedule. A new trail now crosses through this for-est, where over 30 plaques designed and made by resi-dents, express their connec-tion to this magical place. ELF is also presenting this area to BC Parks for nomination as a protected Ecological Reserve securing the largest site of endangered Rubus Nivalis (snow bramble) in the Prov-ince. This forest will continue to get our attention until it’s fully protected.

ELF relies on individual

donations to fund our activi-ties. Donations go into our war chest and allow us to do public outreach and hire professional researchers to support our forest protection claims.

As our last 2014 fundrais-ing appeal, we’re offering a frameable 8” x 12” color print of the Elphinstone for-est scene pictured above, as a special thanks for all do-nations of $50 or more. The image is classic Elphinstone showing its old-growth char-acteristics. The light was near perfect, creating this dramatic shot with lots of depth. If you don’t want the print, please make a note and include it with the mailed donation, or email us to that effect.

Donations by cheque or money order should be made out to Elphinstone Logging Focus and mailed to ELF PO Box 85 Roberts Creek, BC

A New Year is upon us. And with it a new chance to do what we have not done, another chance to avoid doing what was a mistake in the past.

Whether we individually can change our ways remains, as al-ways, to be seen. But we resolve to try – again.

For sure there are changes and decisions not yet known that will be forced upon us. And some of us will have to deal with trag-edy over which we have no control.

But this is the occasion on which we traditionally look ahead with the hope of making the coming year better. We make plans and resolutions for those parts of life that we feel we have some control over.

So, 2015 is like the blank space below – rife with potential.We invite you to fill in the space, to imagine how your life will be

better in the coming year, and how we on the Sunshine Coast can improve our communities.

And then we invite you to send us your thoughts at [email protected] and we will publish some of them in coming weeks.

In the meantime, the exercise of imagining can itself be the first step to a better New Year.

Your hopes for 2015

2015

ELF prepares for 2015

Elphinstone Logging Focus is offering a frameable, colour print of this forest scene in exchange for donations of $50 or more. Ross MuiRhEad photo

Letters to the Editor and submissions are welcome on any topic of local or general interest. opinions expressed are those of the writers and do not reflect opinions of thE LocaL publication. Generally letters should not exceed more than 300 words. Letters will be edited in the interests of style, clarity, legality, brevity and taste, as necessary. thE LocaL reserves the right to refuse publication of any submission. All letters must be signed and include place of residence and telephone number; names may be withheld from publication for valid reason by approval of the editor.

E-mail letters to: [email protected] deadline for letters and submissions is Monday at 3pm.

V0N 2W0, or you can donate by PayPal, accessed through our website at http://www.loggingfocus.org/support-us/Ross Muirhead and Hans Penner, Elphinstone Logging Focus


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On Saturday Jan. 3, the Sechelt Fire Department will be collecting money for char-ity in exchange for chipping your tree for compost. The event runs from 10am to 2pm at 5525 Trail Ave.

Also, trees will be chipped in the parking lot of Elphin-stone Secondary in Gibsons in exchange for donations to support the 2015 graduation ceremonies (along with the proceeds of a bottle drive).

Composting your Christmas treeThis event runs from 10 am to 4pm.

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When the ornaments are stored for another year, it is time to dispose of your Christmas tree. This tree was beside the alter in St. Hilda’s Anglican Church in Sechelt.JoHn GibbS pHoTo

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CPP benefits will in-crease by 1.8 percent for those already receiving CPP benefits. For 2015, the maximum CPP retirement benefit for new recipients age 65 will be $1,065.00 per month. This increase is calculated on the average yearly maximum pension-able earnings for the last five years. The new CPP rates will be in effect until December 31, 2015. CPP benefits are revised once a year, in January, based on changes over the 12-month period (November 2013 to October 2014) in the Con-sumer Price Index (CPI), which is the cost-of-living

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Hello fans of Special Olym-pics Sunshine Coast! I would like to say I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday sea-son and wonderful New Year.

On Thursday, Decem-ber 10th 2014, there was a mighty game of basketball played between Sechelt and Gibsons. Both teams showed

Notes from the Upper Mainland

Nicholas Simons M L A , Powell River and Sunshine Coast

My hope during the holi-day season and New Year has been for good wishes to be fulfilled.

Thank you to Kim Tournat, Maggie Hathaway, and Eliza-beth Parkinson in Victoria for fielding constituents’ re-quests and concerns, manag-ing the numerous advocacy and scheduling requests, re-

searching government poli-cies, and making sure I get where I’m supposed to go.

As many celebrate holidays or otherwise mark the festive season and the New Year, we Sunshine Coasters also re-member those who are go-ing through difficult times. For those experiencing chal-lenges in their lives, this sea-son is not always a happy one. For those hospitalized or incarcerated or otherwise separated from their place of comfort, we have a commu-nity that cares. That caring is evident in the donations to charitable causes for children and seniors, for the homeless

and for those who are not well.

This past year has been an eventful one for many people in the constituency of Pow-ell River – Sunshine Coast, and for the constituency as a whole. We’ve had a lot of contentious issues to discuss, to argue over, to befriend and unfriend each other; hotels, sewage plants, grow-ops, libraries, parks, resources, rights, and ferries. I’m always reminded by the wise words of the Clerk of the House upon being first elected, that we use our words to work through our differences be-cause it’s always better than

the alternative. Let’s hope the New Year in politics is one of intelligent dialogue and con-ciliation.

Traditions, gathering to-gether for food, parties, mu-sic, worship and gift exchang-ing, reflect the practices of many background and faiths. They are a regular and im-portant reminder that kind-ness, generosity and togeth-erness are central in all our cultures.

On behalf of all of my col-leagues from every side of the House, wishing everyone a peaceful and healthy New Year.

Sport

Mike Oswald SC Special Olympics

effort and precision in their plays.

I would like to thank the coaches; for Gibsons Saman-tha Mills and Laurie Miller and for Sechelt Marilyn Downey and Chuck Bertrand who also pulled double duty as the referee for the night.

On Saturday, December 13th, 2014 at the Gibsons Legion we in SOSC celebrated the holiday season with our annual banquet. There were 100 folks in attendance and all were decked to the nines. Santa Clause even took time out of preparation for the

big day to visit and deliver presents. Then, with music prepared by Mary Casey, ath-letes and others danced the night away. There were ‘spot dancing’ contests and small prizes were handed out.

I would also like to ac-knowledge one certain ath-lete in particular who takes it upon himself to give back to the world. Jordan McCourt recently through fundraising by collecting cashable re-cycling sent $500 dollars to Operation Smile for two chil-dren so they may receive cor-rective surgery as a Christ-

mas present. I think it is to be applauded that in a time when people seem to always want something for them-selves that others can think beyond themselves and be so selfless. Thank you Jordan for all that you do.

The new season of Special Olympics will begin the week of January 5th. If you are in-terested in participating as an athlete or a volunteer, contact Annette Bertrand @ (604) 885-2987 or Pat Stuart @ (604) 886-2098

British Columbia’s tourism sector had a very successful year in 2014 as we welcomed visitors from around the globe.

B.C.’s hotels and restau-rants and tourism attractions are gaining an exceptional reputation around the world and boosting our appeal as a destination.

In 2014, British Columbia received significant recogni-tion including:

SKI Magazine’s annual reader’s poll named Whistler Blackcomb the number one, overall ski resort in North America.

The Okanagan Valley awas ranked second place for Best Wine Region in the world by USA Today Readers’ Choice.

Travel + Leisure Magazine handed out two awards to B.C. -- Tofino’s Wickaninnish Inn was named 2014’s top resort in Canada and Vancou-ver Island was named Best Island in the Continental U.S. and Canada.

Revelstoke’s Bighorn re-

2014 was a good year in tourismsort − http://www.bighorn-revelstoke.com/ − won best ski chalet in the world, for the second year in a row, from the World Ski Awards, the international organization that rewards excellence in ski tourism.

Gwaii Haanas National Reserve in the Haida Gwaii was named as a top-15 final-ist in the inaugural National Geographic World Legacy Awards for its protection of historical monuments, ar-chaeological sites, cultural events, indigenous heritage and artistic traditions.

B.C. tourism also got global recognition when Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark was designated as the first Global Geopark in western North America by UNESCO.

The tourism sector contin-ues to grow in B.C. The tour-ism industry generated $13.9 billion in revenue in 2013 -- a 3.6% increase over 2012 and a 44.3% increase from 2003. There are now more than 19,000 tourism businesses

throughout the province, and many of them are small busi-nesses.

Aboriginal tourist experi-ences in B.C. generated $43 million in revenue in 2013. Early indicators suggest that this level of spending contin-ued to grow through 2014.

These are impressive num-bers that illustrate why the tourism industry is one of the key sectors in our BC Jobs Plan. In fact, there are over 132,000 jobs in the tourism sector in B.C.

Government is making investments in key areas to foster tourism’s growth and improving the business cli-mate for tourism. How? By significantly reducing red tape and processing times for land-based tenure appli-cations, as well as changing B.C.’s liquor laws by allowing happy hours and the sales of craft beer and wine at farm-ers’ markets.

We’re working hard to stand out in an increasingly competitive international

marketplace. In 2015, we will continue to focus on developing and marketing B.C.’s world-class tourism products, such as touring vacations, city experiences, skiing and snowboarding, conventions and meetings, and outdoor adventure and eco-tourism.

In November, Destination British Columbia, the Prov-ince’s tourism marketing organization, launched B.C.’s revitalized tourism brand designed to elevate B.C. as a destination by highlighting what makes us unique. Desti-nation BC produced an awe- inspiring video that show-cases the magnificence of our natural landscape: http://www.destinationbc.ca/ They will use the revitalized brand to inspire travellers, looking to create their own unique stories and experi-ences, to visit B.C.

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Kayaking in Desolation Sound. Images like this attract tourists from around the world. The numbers for 2014 are not in yet, but BC destinations won a number of awards in the past year.


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Events on the Sunshine Coast

December 31

Dancing fun and entertainment with a circus theme, Roberts Creek Hall, 9pm, $45 in advance only

December 31

Black and White New Year’s party with Brothers in Farms, 9pm, members $15, guests $30

January 1

Annual Polar Bear swim, sponsored by the SC Lions Club, Davis Bay pier, registration starting at 11am, swim noon-2pm

January 3

Christmas tree chipping, Sechelt Fire Department, 5525 Trail Ave., 10am-2pm, by donation to charity

January 3

Christmas tree chipping, Elphinstone Secondary parking lot, Gibsons, 10am-4pm, by donation to support the 2015 graduation activities

January 7

Opening reception for Friends of the Gallery exhibit, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7-9pm

January 9

Presentation on “small observatories” by local astronomical society president Charles Ennis, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm, by donation

January 14

Dialogue on LNG, pipelines and tankers with a panel of thinkers, St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt, 7-8:30pm, free

The Sunshine Coast Mu-seum and Archives needs a makeover and is looking for funding to help complete a $117,000 first phase of the planned remodelling.

In a presentation to the Town of Gibsons Council in late December, architect Teryl Mullock noted that the Winn Road building was con-structed in the 1970s and has had “no significant changes or upgrades in all that time.”

“The [Museum] Board has identified that now is the time to really focus on bring-ing this building up in stan-dards so that it will continue to serve the community for the next 40 years, plus,” Mull-ock said.

The purpose of phase one is to make the town-owned building more accessible.

“People cannot get to the second floor without assis-tance unless they’re able-bodied. There`s no univer-sally accessible washroom on the main floor of the build-ing,” said Mullock.

He added that the im-provements would help the museum meet “fundamental building code requirements in all modern buildings, but not met by this public facility.”

Mullock showed council-lors four options, the sim-plest of them including a simple elevator called a plat-form lift to provide access to the second floor, where more than 50 per cent of the muse-um’s exhibits are on display.

That plan also would elimi-nate a “pinch point” that cur-

Makeover sought for Sunshine Coast Museum

The Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives in Gibsons is 40 years old and has had no significant upgrades since it was built. Rik JeSpeRSen phoTo

rently impedes the entrance to the first-floor display area.

Another concept involved construction of a long ramp instead of an elevator, but would mean more disruption and extensive reworking of displays.

A more complex option called for a link to be built be-tween the museum and the Gibsons Art Building behind and up the hill from the mu-seum.

“All of the publicly acces-sible museum functions would be on a single floor: They’d be on the bottom floor of the arts building and the top floor of the museum. This way we could achieve full accessibility without an elevator, without a lift, easily redoing the washroom on the upper level,” Mullock said.

“It’s a different way to spend the money to achieve the same goal.”

All the options Mullock presented included the re-building a plywood ramp at the rear of museum that is “in urgent need of repair.”

Mullock said he hoped there might be room in the upcoming Gibsons budget to fund a portion of this project, but Mayor Wayne Rowe said that Council wouldn’t make any commitment yet.

“A large part of that [mu-seum] budget, of course, is going to be addressed at the regional district,” Rowe said.

Mullock said he would be making a presentation to the SCRD later in January. Rik Jespersen

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council starts off the year with their annual Friends of the Gallery (FOG) Exhibit. This exhibit is open to any member of the Sunshine Coast Arts Council providing that the work they submit was completed within the last calendar year. The show is traditionally one of the Arts Centre’s most unique and varied exhibits representing the breadth of mediums and forms that the visual arts en-compasses. Don’t miss this opportunity to see what your favourite artists have been up

Annual FOG exhibitto while introducing yourself to the works of artists who may be new to you!

The exhibition runs from Wednesday, January 7th through to February 8th, 2015. The opening reception is on Wednesday, January 7th from 7-9pm at the Doris Crowston Gallery, in the Sun-shine Coast Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa St., Sechelt.

Gallery hours are Wednes-day to Saturday from 11am to 4pm and on Sunday from 1-4pm. Contact us at 604.885.5412 or check us out at scartscouncil.com.

Each year we in North America send more than one and a half billion Christmas cards. But when the holiday season ends, recycling those cards into other items can make good use of the paper resources and turn what’s normally a single-use item into an enduring trinket.

· Turn this year’s cards into next year’s gift tags. Cut out circles, rectangles or any shape you desire. Otherwise, visit the scrapbooking aisle of your favorite craft store and purchase a paper punch to make easy work of cutting those shapes.

· Glue silly characters from

Recycling Christmas cardsChristmas cards onto a sheet of magnet. Then use these magnets for decorations next year.

· Use greeting cards to make wine charms for holi-day entertaining. Guests can keep track of their glasses with ease.

· Use cut-outs of cards to improve the appearance of plain gift wrap or bags.

· Make a paper Christmas tree from cutouts on greeting cards.

· Encourage kids to make a photo collage from the cards they like. Mount their efforts on poster board and save for next year. Metro

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Now that the last vegan Christmas cake, pudding and cookie have been eaten, I am ready for something fresh. This time of year leaves me longing for something clean and crisp, something like a single perfect apple. It is in this mood that I offer you this wonderful raw cabbage, ap-ple and pomegranate salad.

Cabbage Apple Pomegranate Salad

Instructions1) Combine cabbage, onion and apple in a large bowl. Tossing the apple in lemon prevents browning and adds a touch of tang to the salad. 2) Blend all the dressing ingredients together until smooth. If us-ing only almond butter than you can whisk this together by hand. 3) Add the dressing to the salad and toss well. I used all of it but, depending on the size of your cabbage, you may not need it all. 4) Remove to a serving dish.Ingredients1/2 Medium-sized head of green cabbage, shredded 1/4 Red Onion, very thinly sliced 1 Medium Eating Apple, thinly sliced (tossed in juice of 1/2 a lemon) 1/3-1/2C Pomegranate Seeds Dressing: 2 Tbsp Almond Butter (mine is unsalted, if you’re is salted you may like to decrease or omit salt listed) 2 Tbsp Hemp Seeds 1 Tbsp Agave Nectar 1/4C Fresh Orange Juice 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar 1-2 tsp Minced Fresh Ginger 1/4 tsp Salt Black Pepper coconutandberries.com

This recipe comes from the very clever blog owner of co-conut and berries to be found at coconutandberries.com You can find some wonderful recipes and advice there.

I like this recipe because I usually have everything on hand, well, except the pome-granate. But pomegranates are around right now and they make a lovely addition to raw dishes. They look little red jewels scattered in the greenery of the cabbage.

I have always believed that

cabbage is an underrated vegetable. I buy at least one a week and if I am not cutting it into a salad I am adding to it my sandwiches and stir fries. Sometimes I lightly steam it and eat it with a bit of mus-tard. For the price you can’t beat the versatility and good-ness of cabbage.

Play around with the dressing. If you don’t have hemp seeds just use more almond butter or whatever tastes right. I tend to use less almond butter and more juice

to keep the fats low. When I have everything assembled for the salad I add the dress-ing to the bowl first. There is nothing worse than making a great salad and having too little dressing for it. The salad should have enough dressing that you can taste it, but not so much that it is drowning.

I hope you enjoy this crunchy and nutritious salad. Here is to a happy and healthy New Year.

Holiday Mimosa Ingredients Original recipe makes 6 drinks 1/4 cup orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®) 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 cup orange juice 1 (750 milliliter) bottle brut champagne, chilled DirectionsPour the orange liqueur in a shallow bowl; put the sugar in a saucer. Dip just the rims of 6 glasses in the orange liqueur and then in the sugar to form a thin sugared rim.Divide remaining orange liqueur and orange juice among the 6 prepared glasses. Top with champagne. Serve immediately.

Quitting smoking and los-ing weight consistently top New Year’s resolutions lists. In an effort to stop smoking, a growing number of smokers are turning to electronic ciga-rettes, or e-cigarettes, to help them quit once and for all.

Electronic cigarettes are surging in popularity but exist in a legal grey zone in Canada. They can be sold if they release vapour but not nicotine. They also cannot be advertised as a healthy alternative to ciga-rettes. But the devices can be sold with vapour cartridges that are easily swapped out for nicotine, and demand is booming.

But are these devices safe? Or even effective?

There is mixed informa-tion regarding the efficacy of e-cigarettes to help a person quit smoking. Some studies point to e-cigarettes as a good method of smoking cessation, while others say there’s lim-ited evidence to support those claims.

Can E-cigarettes help you quit?

E-cigarettes typically con-tain liquid nicotine, which is inhaled as vapour. The va-pour resembles smoke and can mimic the look and feel of smoking traditional cigarettes. But e-cigarettes typically do not contain any of the addi-tional chemicals, such as tar and other potentially toxic in-gredients, found in traditional cigarettes. Nicotine cartridges for e-cigarettes also come in various concentrations and flavours, and smokers can even purchase nicotine-free replacement cartridges. Much like users of nicotine patches or chewers of nicotine gum, e-cigarette smokers can gradu-ally lower their nicotine doses over time.

The American Lung As-sociation currently has not approved any e-cigarette as a safe or effective method to help smokers quit. They cite a study that estimates there are nearly 500 different e-cigarette brands today with varying levels of nicotine and

the possible presence of other chemicals. These e-cigarettes are unregulated. The ALA says there is a great deal more to learn about these products before they can be recom-mended as a safe and effec-tive way for smokers to wean themselves off of smoking.

E-cigarettes may contain additional chemicals besides nicotine. Studies have found detectable levels of chemi-cals used in antifreeze in two leading brands of e-cigarettes. Formaldehyde and benzene have been detected in some e-cigarette emissions. Other studies have found second-hand emissions from e-ciga-rettes can prove harmful to non-smokers.

While some organizations do not endorse e-cigarettes, others state that they shouldn’t be ruled out just yet. A 2014 study by British researchers and published in the journal Addiction found people were 60 per cent more likely to suc-ceed in quitting smoking us-

ing e-cigarettes compared to would-be quitters who tried a nicotine patch or gum. Back-ground information in the re-port suggests that, since the e-cigarette vapour only con-tains nicotine and not tobacco smoke, e-cigarettes may help reduce cravings and with-drawal symptoms.

Although some e-cigarettes may contain harmful by-prod-ucts, toxicity tests indicate they are safer than regular cigarettes. Some health ex-perts believe the benefits of quitting traditional cigarettes outweigh the risks posed by e-cigarettes.

The American Heart Associ-ation agrees. In a policy state-ment released in August 2014, the American Heart Associa-tion said physicians shouldn’t discourage e-cigarette use as a last resort to stop smoking.

“If people cannot quit at all and have tried everything in the field, we would not dis-courage them,” said Aruni Bhatnager, the statement’s lead writer. “It’s not some-thing we would suggest.”

The AHA recommends e-cigarettes only if smokers re-fuse or are intolerant of other options.

People who desire to quit smoking may look to e-cig-arettes to help their fight. Although the safety and ef-ficacy of e-cigarettes remains open to debate, and cannot be proven, many former smokers feel e-cigarettes played a sig-nificant role in helping them to quit smoking once and for all.

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Tip of the Week:Happy New Year! 2015

is a Universal 8 year and will prove very eventful and challenging and at a mass collective level. 8 is the power number symbolic of the culmination of the 9 year growth cycle. It can be compared with the harvest which implies abundance, on one hand, and hard work on the other. Number 8 is also a strong indicator of change and even transfor-mation. All the signs are there, footings in place and the momentum is steady and strong. In terms of intensity, it can be likened to the play-offs or to end-of-the-year-exams. In this respect, an 8 year is also about returns on actions and efforts made in the past 7 years in particu-lar. In this respect it may be accurately understood as a number of karmic returns. The returns may be very positive or very negative or something of a mix any-where in between. February and November should prove especially eventful in terms of major new initiatives that come to mass attention, May will reveal a significant turning point where the plot noticeably thickens and key players leave the stage. July will reveal the ending of old alliances and the beginnings of new ones.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)In 2015 you will embark

upon new adventures. These will be marked by a mix of enthusiastic moves and a more serious approach to education. This will become especially evident by late summer. Take a pro-active approach to have a say in the outcome of that process. Deep changes in you over the past few years will now direct you to a dynamic new learning curve. For the most part, 2015 stands to be a time of inspirations and as-pirations to balance a more serious approach to the ac-quisition of knowledge with a creative and playful orien-tation.

Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)AAs 2015 gets underway

there is reason to say that your confidence levels re-main high. You will need all the healthy self-esteem you can muster as new develop-ments, subject to a process of deep change, even what will in the course of time

amount to nothing short of a metamorphosis, comes into effect. This will become in-creasingly evident over the first few months of 2015. You do have a say in this process and the change can be directed to occur at all levels – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Expect it and work with it. Expect new alliances and co-alitions to come to the fore before 2016 begins.

Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)A prolonged cycle of mixed

extremes in 2014 brings you to the advent of hopeful as-pirations for 2015. At best, new creative inspirations are stirring and these are awakening latent creative gifts and leading you to im-portant new relationships and professional involve-ments. You will experience challenges to better know yourself, understand people and be up to date with larger trends and events affecting the world. Be aware to direct your energies to a variety of creative fronts but avoid scattering your focus. 2015 will be a year of renewed vigour and deepened com-mitments.

Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)In 2015 you will be fo-

cused to make some key investments. How to invest and where to best direct your time, energy and re-sources will prove important especially earlier in the year, and with extra emphasis yet between June and Septem-ber. Philosophical and spiri-tual interests and curiosities may also guide your focus to unprecedented degrees. Al-though 2015 may not prove altogether peaceful as cir-cumstances provoke heated emotions, it does stand to be a year which both widens and deepens your overall levels of knowledge and un-derstanding.

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)In 2015 it remains impor-

tant that you continue to build for the future. This in-cludes identifying what con-stitutes your greatest assets and aspirations for self-actu-alization. The key for the first half of the year is to initiate those projects and modes of self-expression that you feel moved and inspired to share. With these in place you can allow for a steady process of development for the coming few years. As well, this state or prepared-ness will support you to take yet another plunge into the deeper reaches of your sub-conscious to lay claim to cre-ative gifts and treasures that await you.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)The time has come for you

to retrieve some of your hid-den reserves that have been waiting this time in your life. Your success may depend upon just how clear you are about your direction. This is a call to turn within. Even if you are clear about your worldly ambitions, this time represents an invitation and a golden opportunity to acti-vate a stronger link between your conscious and subcon-scious, your personality and your soul. All outer reaches will ideally be compliment-ed by your own inner con-nection. Do this now and by mid-summer you will have treasures to enjoy and to share with the world.

Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)The past few years may

well have been a time of ‘paying your dues’. Now the tide is turning and you will feel inspired to increase you overall scope of knowl-edge, to get more educated and in a variety of areas. It is quite important that you get going early in the year to establish a momentum. This will weave into an in-crease of your overall mode of self-expression which in-cludes sharing your beauty, whatever form it may take. By spring you will feel even more moved to exercise a quality of grace, harmony and diplomacy in the light that it is more advantageous in many ways to express pos-itivity, and to make friends.

Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)2015 stands to be an ex-

pansive time especially in your public and professional sphere. An increase in your urge to be more creative and imaginative will persist as well for much of the year. You will become increasing-ly interested to increase you awareness and overall scope of knowledge. Much contin-ues to gestate especially in terms of who and what you love and desire and why. You will choose your associa-tions more deliberately and with more forethought this year than you have perhaps for some time. By the end of 2015 you will have cultivat-ed interests and friendships that support your ‘work’ with serious interests to nurture new appreciations of creative genius.

Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)With Saturn now in your

sign you will undergo a powerful process initiating a new phase of growth in 2015. It will require patience and commitment to recon-sider what constitutes se-curity. Summer 2015 could

prove rather trying if you are not stable and focused upon clearly defined objectives, so begin that process now. However, if these over-em-phasize the material side at the expense of the spiritual, the imbalance could well produce confusion and frag-mentation. Focus to strike a balance based on the realiza-tion that you are a spiritual being having human experi-ences.

Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) You have come to an im-

portant turning point and it is time to activate a series of new commitments. This may well imply the completion of long standing involvements and/or these will have to undergo measurable chang-es. Improvements in your health and lifestyle in gener-al are featured. On one hand this implies breaking free of limiting perspectives and destructive lifestyle habits and on the other engaging in some kind of apprenticeship and/or educational learn-ing curve. Sometimes, this can come about simply by hands-on experiences. But

the status quo of your life is changing. This will affect your public and/or profes-sional life and will invariably affect your home and family life as well. This is a call to re-negotiate terms and to be inventive.

Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)You have been undergo-

ing a deep purification pro-cess at subconscious levels and this will continue. At best, this is leading you to stabilize your focus upon your own heart center and higher mind, to gain solace in the spiritual aspect of your life. A core theme here is to accept and trust in the ‘law of change’. The ‘Serenity Prayer’ serves to illustrate this point. This will prove true in 2015 and perhaps es-pecially during the last quar-ter of the year. Meanwhile, returns for previous efforts will begin to roll-in. This will be accompanied by a steadi-ly expanding social sphere of involvement.

Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)Expect your overall focus

to shift in 2015. Generat-

ing more confidence in your co-creative abilities will be-come even more important throughout the year. This in-cludes an appreciation of the co-creative process which implies your deliberate will to participate, balanced by receptivity to higher powers and larger realities. Consoli-dating everything you have done, accomplished and achieved up to now in your life is especially wise and will prove invaluable from the latter half of the year on especially. So, focus to clear debts, tie-up loose ends, get your papers and affairs in order and get clear on your creative focus wherein all the preparations and ground work are well established.

At 7:30 PM, 9 January, 2015, at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa St. Sechelt, Charles Ennis, the President of the Sunshine Coast Centre of the RASC, will be doing a presentation on “Small Observatories”. Charles has interviewed the builders of over 120 small observatories around the

An expert explains small observatoriesworld in the process of writ-ing a Small Observatories Handbook for the RASC. Come find out the fascinating and creative ways that ama-teur astronomers around the world view the heavens. If you’ve been thinking of building a small observa-tory to house your telescope, this is a great opportunity to

get information you need to make an informed decision. Admittance is by donation.

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New Year’s Eve festivi-ties peak when the official countdown of the clock be-gins. After the ball drops and midnight has arrived, revel-ers cheer to the new year and exchange kisses and well wishes.

Once such wishes have been exchanged, many peo-ple begin to sing “Auld Lang Syne.” But few know what “Auld Lang Syne” means or why it is sung on New Year’s Eve. Confusion regarding this song is almost as no-table as the tradition of sing-ing it. Many people mumble through the lyrics because

‘Auld Lang Syne’ is a New Year’s tradition

they never bothered to learn them.

“Auld Lang Syne” is a Scot-tish composition that is well over 200 years old. Written by Robert Burns in the 1700s, the author never intended for the song to become a staple of the holiday season. It was originally a poem that was later put to the tune of a tra-ditional folk song. The title translates roughly in English as “old long since,” or “long, long ago.” The song pays homage to times gone by and past experiences.

The song has been per-formed at group jamborees,

funerals and other special occasions all over the world, but it is best known for its affiliation with New Year’s festivities. The man behind that affiliation may be Ca-nadian musician Guy Lom-bardo, whose band used “Auld Lang Syne” as a bridge between two radio programs during a live New Year’s Eve performance in 1929. Coinci-dentally, the song was played directly after the clock struck midnight, laying the ground-work for a New Year’s Eve tradition. Now “Auld Lang Syne” has forever been tied to well-intentioned resolu-

tions and sappy slaps on the back. Despite selling mil-lions of records, Lombardo became more famous for his New Year’s Eve song than anything else.

Confusion over “Auld Lang Syne” remains to this day. It has been the butt of jokes in popular culture, even earn-ing a nod in the movie “When Harry Met Sally.” Harry la-ments to Sally that he never quite understood what the song meant and ponders whether it is about forgetting about friends or remember-ing them. Sally sums it up by saying the song is simply about old friends.

That is the interpretation many New Year’s Eve cele-brants embrace as they toast to the new year and sing their hearts out. For those who never bothered to learn or have forgotten the words to this staple of New Year’s cele-brations, here is the popular-ized English translation sung most often.

Get ready for Three Kings Day in JanuaryChristmas celebrants real-

ize that the holiday season does not end on December 26 or even January 2. For many people, Christmas and New Year’s Eve are merely a prelude to the real celebra-tion to come on Three Kings Day.

Three Kings Day, or Día de los Très Reyes, is celebrated on January 6 to honour the wise men who visited and brought gifts to Jesus Christ. Also known as the Epiphany, the holiday marks the end of the Christmas season for many practicing Christians.

Very little is known about the kings, or magi. These kings, who are only men-tioned once in the Gospel of Matthew, are never named. The story says they hail from the “east” and are guided to the manger by a mysterious light in the sky. They begin a journey to bring gold, frank-incense and myrrh to the newborn king. Unbeknownst to many, the popular song “The 12 Days of Christmas” actually marks the 12 days following Christmas, ending on the Feast of the Epiphany, and not the 12 days preced-ing Christmas Day.

Many traditions are as-

sociated with the Epiphany. Celebrants in Mexico serve Rosca de Reyes, an oval-shaped cake that symbolizes a crown. The cake has a small doll inside that represents baby Jesus and the hiding of Jesus from King Herod’s troops. Herod ordered his soldiers to seek out and mur-der all male infants born in Bethlehem in retaliation of the prophecy that a messiah would come and become the new King of Jerusalem.

Roscas can be made with dried and candied fruits to symbolize the jewels that adorn real crowns. Whoever receives the plastic doll in his or her slice of cake is expect-ed to throw a party on Diá de la Candelaria (Candlemas Day), which occurs each year on February 2.

Unlike in the Canada and the U.S., where gifts are typi-cally exchanged on Christmas Day, much of the Latin com-munity exchange gifts on the eve of January 6. Puerto Rican children have been known to gather grass or straw in shoe-boxes for the kings’ horses or camels. Some families dis-play carvings and artwork of the three magi atop camels.

Many celebrants partici-

Bandleader Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians are responsible for us singing “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s Eve. The band was using the song as a live bridge between programs in 1929, and started it – accidentally – just after the stroke of midnight.

pate in Three Kings Day pa-rades and festivals. Family gatherings and parties that would rival other special holidays are common as well. A special meal consist-ing of corn tamales and hot chocolate may be served, while others may enjoy black beans, picadillo and yucca.

Who were the kings?While the Bible does not

indicate how many kings vis-ited Jesus on the Epiphany, based on the number of gifts offered, historians believe there were three. Historians and theologians believe these kings were Babylonians, Per-sians or Jews from Yemen. In the Western Christian church, the kings go by the names of Melchior (a Persian scholar), Caspar (an Indian scholar) and Balthazar (an Arabian scholar). The kings also were said to have distinct physical characteristics. Caspar, who brought the gift of gold, was the oldest and sported a long, white beard. Middle-aged Melchior brought the gift of frankincense, while Baltha-zar, who brought myrrh, is believed to have been a dark-skinned young man around the age of 20. Metro

"Auld Lang Syne”Should old acquaintances be forgotten, and never brought to mind?Should old acquaintances be forgotten, and days of old lang syne.

Chorus:For auld lang syne, my dearFor auld lang syne,We will take a cup of kindness yetFor auld lang syne.We two have run about the hillsides and pulled the daisies fine,But we have wandered many a weary foot for times gone by.We two have paddled (waded) in the stream from noon until dinner time,But seas between us broad have roared since auld lang syne.And there is a hand, my trusty friend,And give us a hand of yours,And we will take a goodwill drinkFor auld lang syne.And surely you will pay for your pint, and surely I will pay for mine!And we will take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne. Metro

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