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A salute to minor hockey, B section.

Sweet victory

The bantam Eagles rep team celebrated winning the island championship this year after defeating the Victoria Hawks Saturday at Chilton Arena. The win qualifies the Eagles to compete at the provincials later this month. Above, team captain Curtis McCarrick waves the champi-onship banner during a victory lap following the game. Right, a large crowd of enthusiastic fans cheered as the Eagles scored the first of 10 goals. Full story and more photos on page 15.

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Ken ManningGazette staffPORT HARDY – Four busi-

nesses that were damaged by the

Jan. 31 fire at the corner of Market

and Gray streets have risen from

the ashes and are ensconced in

new digs. All four are thankful to

family, friends, and the public for

their support and patience as they

got back into business.

The Bread ShedSince the fire, baker Kelly

Smyth has moved his business to

Providence Place on the corner of

Granville and Rupert. He had only

been in business for a few months

when the fire put him out on the

street.

He said it had been a struggle

just to get that first shop going and

he was thrilled when they finally

opened the doors. He still gets

emotional when he talks about

all the people that helped him

open the old shop on a shoestring

budget.

Now, he is just as thankful for all

the help he has received to get his

new bakery and diner up and run-

ning at Providence Place, where

he serves breakfast and lunch and

sells loaves of his home-baked

bread.

Speaking about all the people who

have helped and supported him, he

said, “It’s typical Port Hardy. The

folks at Captain Hardy’s, Jeremy

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have been super sup-portive.

“It’s another mir-acle,” said Smyth. “I have a full kitchen here with two big ovens. Business is picking up. I’m going to have to hire help.”

Hunter’s Barber Shop

Chris Hunter was in the business of cutting hair for nearly eight years at the old place. That barber shop had been in continuous operation at that loca-tion for more than 30 years. But he is still easy to find, just across the street from the old location and already doing a brisk business.

“You know what they say,” said Hunter, “peo-ple resist change. Still, compared to people in town who have real problems, like serious health problems, the fire was just a series of inconveniences for me.

“The best part of being in a small town - people came up to me and said, ‘what do you need Chris, to get back up and running?’ We did it all with a handshake. Now all the papers are signed, but back then, I had people doing everything for me, insurance, cable, hydro, landlord, every-thing.”

Taking time out to tell a joke, Hunter said,

“to be a successful bar-ber you only need two of the three Cs. The three Cs are quality (cwality), convenience, and conversation. I’m convenient and I like to chat,” he said with a smile.

“Life is going to hap-pen to you no matter what,” said Hunter. “Ninety per cent of it is how you react to life.”

Customer Ray Clair was getting his hair cut during the interview. Hunter says, four gen-erations of the Clair family have their hair cut at his shop.

Grier and Co. Lawyers

Paul Grier relocated his law office to the top end of Market Street next to the old OK Tire building. Grier said he lost expensive equip-ment such as the pho-tocopier and all the office furniture, but the paper files and his computer were saved. He thanked the Port Hardy fire department for getting the comput-er out safely.

Grier said that the paper files are going through restoration. “They are cleaning the soot off and hopefully they will get some of the smell out of them,” he said.

The positives that Grier draws from among the ashes are that none of the impor-tant documents were

destroyed and that his new location is on the ground floor giving cli-ents a level entry.

“I’ve already had a couple of people say, ‘Good, I don’t have to wallk up those stairs any more’.”

Port Hardy WineChristine Robitaille

loves her new loca-tion on the east side of Market Street across from the bus depot. She thinks the public will agree. The shop is lighter and bright-er than her previous shop.

Robitaille has just received the new liquor license that she had been waiting on for three weeks. Having been in business for just six months before the fire, she kept the doors open but without a license she has been unable to sell any ser-vices or kits.

“It’s a small town,” said Robitaille. “My customers have been very understanding. I’m happy to be back in business and look-ing forward to seeing everyone and thanking them in person for their help and patience.”

Robitaille said she was overwhelmed by the support of cus-tomers and friends who, seeing her need, responded instantly to help her move more than 1,000 gallons of her customers’ wine

before it chilled and killed the yeast nec-essary to converting sugar to alcohol.

“Friends, customers, and family all helped to get us set up in the new place,” said Robitaille.

Mars ToysMarlene Gooding

whose Mars Toys busi-ness is a fifth storefront

in the burned out build-ing had already moved her business out of the building and begun operations from home before the fire.

Gooding continues to sell Mars Toys and rent toys for parties from her home in Port Hardy. She invites cus-tomers to call her at 250-949-0685.

Bread Shed

The Thanks to all!Y ou know who you are!

Join me for Sunday breakfast buffet10am-2pm

at Providence Place

coffee & juice included

Thanks to all the North Island volunteer firefighters for going above & beyond the call of duty & Monks for

getting us up and running.

Our new location:

Unit 2 6990 Market St.

W. Paul Grier Lawyer - Notary Public

A sincere heartfelt

Thank You

to all those who helped me get back up and running, my loyal clients, friends & local

businesses.I couldn’t have done it

without you.— Chris Hunter

We would like to thank the community, customers & friends for all your support,

understanding & patience.

A special thanks to all the volunteer firefighters.

All your support is greatly appreciated.

Christine & CarlPort Hardy Wine Ltd.

Taking care of local business

Christine Robitaille of Port Hardy Wine with just a few of her customers’ carboys full of wine that were spared damage in the fire. Ken Manning photo

Kelly Smyth of The Bread Shed poses in his new kitchen. Ken Manning photo

Chris Hunter of Hunter’s Barber Shop gives Ray Clair a trim. Ken Manning photo

COMMUNITY HELPS BUSINESSES GET

BACK TO BUSINESS AFTER FIRE

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Local salmon farmer awarded top honourPort Hardy resident, Kelly Osborne, has been rewarded for his hard work and dedication to North Island communities during the 12th Annual BC Aquaculture Awards gala held last week in Campbell River. Osborne, a Production Manager at Marine Harvest Canada (MHC), was presented with the Outstanding Manager Performance Award.

Nominations were held on-line for 4 weeks and resulted in hundreds of well deserved candidates in seven separate categories. The Outstanding Manager Award saw twenty-one potential recipients of which three finalists were selected.

Final nominees were selected by quality, then quantity of nominations.

In his 24th year working as a salmon farmer in BC, Osborne is now manager of several farms in the waters East of Port McNeill. One nomination highlighted Osborne’s strong commitment to ensuring the local community benefits from his farming operations. “He has worked very hard to ensure staff and contractors are recruited from local communities such as Alert Bay and Port McNeill, as well as helping foster new relationships by organizing several First Nation elders tours to visit his salmon farms,” one nomination stated.

“The Regional District of Mount Waddington is very pleased to see Marine Harvest focus on training and hiring local community members and it’s very nice to see employees like Kelly be rewarded for that commitment and effort,” commented Al Huddlestan, RDMW Chair.

Marine Harvest Canada was well represented in the other categories as well with runner ups in the Environment and Leadership categories. Runner up for the Environment Award was MHC’s Environmental Sustainability Manager, Sharon DeDominicis. Runner up for the Leadership Award was Jason Swartz, Site Manager at Hardwicke Island farm site.

The event is organized by Aquaculture Awareness, a grassroots group of industry suppliers and workers with a simple goal - to increase the awareness of BC’s aquaculture industries.

“I was really surprised to receive the award, because there are so many people in this business who are very deserving,” said Osborne upon receiving the award, “But I’m really honoured and the fact that it was my peers who recommended me makes it that much more special.”

Kelly Osborne (left) being presented the Outstanding Manager Performance Award from

award sponsor Wade Kaskiw at AKVA Group North America.

The Canadian Brandowner Residual Stewardship Corporation (CBRSC), on behalf of the Canadian Toy Association and its members, have developed a Stewardship Plan outlining how the brandowners intend to collect unwanted electronic toys from the public and ensure that they are properly recycled and not sent to landfill.Go to www.cbrsc.ca to review the draft.Public meetings to accept comments will be held in:

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Webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 23.

Pre-registration is requested through www.cbrsc.ca or (604) 831-7203.

Comments on the draft plan for Electronic Toys are welcome until the close of business April 25, 2011.

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Attentionteachers:

Blow down

With a windstorm blowing branches into the parking lot, Eagle View Elementary admin-istrators, George Markides and Frank MacLean decided to keep students in school over the lunch hour Mar. 2. This tree fell into the school grounds at 12:25 p.m. The winds also downed trees and power lines leav-ing parts of the North Island with-out power for several hours and in Sointula, over-night.

Ken Manning photo

Teresa BirdGazette staffThe last week of

February was one of

the snowiest and cold-

est in 50 years.

All that snow and

cold set at least two

new records on the

North Island.

According to pre-

liminary Environment

Canada data, 12.8 cm

of snow fell at Port

Hardy airport Feb. 27.

That’s just a little more

than the record snow-

fall back in 1955 at

12.7 cm.

And on Feb. 25,

the mercury dipped

to -8.1C on the North

Island, breaking a pre-

vious record of -7.2C

set back in 1957.

All told about 27

cm of snow fell at the

Port Hardy airport in

February, which is

more than double the

normal expected for

the region.

The number of snow

days also surpassed the

normals for the North

Island as snow fell on

at least seven days in

February and stayed

deep enough, long

enough to be measured

for four of those days.

The norm for snow

on the ground is two

days.

For more informa-

tion on historical and

current weather data

on the North Island,

see the Environment

Canada website at

www.climate.weather-

office.gc.ca/.

Record-breaking weather


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Congratulations to all the nominees

Chamber Updatesubmitted by Yana Hrdy

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Congratulations to all of the nominees!

You have been recognized

and honoured for your

outstanding efforts

and accomplishments

by members of the

community.

Business of the Year:Marine Harvest, Keltic

Seafood’s, Dunlop’s Home

Hardware, Quarterdeck

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Place and Hardy Buoys

Small Business of the Year:JM’s Welding, Supreme

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Volunteer of the YearTracey Sutton, Elaine

Spencer, Jackie Hildering,

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Wozniak, Nils Nelson,

PH Fire Department, Judy

Ling, John Labatt, John

Tidbury, Dean Hunchuk,

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Don Cruickshank Community Spirit Award:PH Rotary Club, NI Concert

Society, Bev Parnham,

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Society, Harvest Food

Bank, Donna Gault, Bill

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Customer Service AwardDebbie & Shaen Malone,

Monks ladies, Natasha -

Home Hardware, Cheryl

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People’s Employees, Kari

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Hit and run damages Hardy pickup truckGazette staffOn Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. the

owner of a blue truck went into Overwaitea in Port Hardy. When she came out she found a large dent on

the passenger side of the box of her 1995 Chevrolet truck, B.C. license number CD0 031.

No witnesses have come forward and the owner

has no idea who hit her. Damage indicates that the suspect vehicle is either a van or truck.

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Ken ManningGazette staffLike a dock line moor-

ing a boat, each B.C. ferry route ties islands large and small to each other and to mainland British Columbia. A recent statement by David Hahn, CEO of B.C. Ferries threaten to sever those important links for many island dwellers, particularly those on the smaller routes and northern routes, who can barely afford fares at current levels, say opponents.

MLA Claire Trevena says the notion of dou-bling fares is, “terrify-ing. It really is terrify-ing. It’s going to hurt all our communities in the North Island. It’s going to have a huge impact on tour-ism with the ferry that runs from Port Hardy up the coast. It’s going to have an impact on the people of Sointula, Alert Bay and Port

McNeill. And it’s going to have and impact on everyone because so much of our produce comes from the Lower Mainland by ferry. I think it is extremely short-sighted to say the least and it’s going to make it very hard for people to continue to make life work on the islands.”

The main impact on fares on North Island routes is the govern-ment’s contribution, say the Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs (FACC).

“Only the provincial government can sub-stantially reduce pro-jected fares,” said the FACC, in an email to the Gazette. Provincial support for the ferry system has been pegged at $92 million for the past eight years, they say.

“Like bridges, our coastal ferry service is an essential asset to

all British Columbians to function in their day to day lives,” said Steven Waugh, chair of the North and Mid-coast FAC, in an email response to the Gazette.

“The impact of increased ferry fares to North Island commu-nities will undoubtedly be negative. Whether tourist related, provi-sion driven or com-muter traffic, ferry use in all coastal commu-

nities is a significant economic engine in the local economies,” said Waugh.

The FACC point to an incongruous regu-lation governing B.C. Ferries Corporation. Namely, the major routes and non-major route groups are treat-ed as separate entities. The major routes make a profit and are not subsidized. Non-major routes need subsidies to exist. Legislation

prohibits profits from the major routes being used to subsidize non-major routes.

Hahn, faced with a projected $20 mil-lion loss next year, appearing on a Shaw TV program suggested that in the absence of increased government subsidies ferry fares on northern routes could be increased by 25 per cent per year for

four years beginning in 2012.

Consumers could see the current $560 one-way regular fare for a car plus driver travel-ling from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert more than double to $1,367. The $31.85 regu-lar return fare for the same unit on the Port McNeill - Alert Bay - Sointula route would balloon to $77.76. That route has already seen a 68 per cent increase since 2003.

Christy Clark, dur-ing the run up to being elected leader of the B.C. Liberal Party and premier said in a story reported in the Gulf Islands Driftwood that she would require Hahn to cover the fare increases by finding savings within the ferry corporation.

The FACC said, “Coastal communities

are like any rural B.C. community. Their resi-dents are diverse and the vast majority of them are not affluent. Community viability depends on retaining this diversity.” The FACC are calling on the provincial gov-ernment to support the ferry system to a level that keeps fare increases in line with inflation.

Deborah Marshall, media representative for B.C. Ferries, said any fare increases cur-rently being discussed will be introduced throughout the four year span from 2012 to 2016. The government will decide subsidies and service levels with fare increases making up the shortfall by June 30. Approval of the B.C. Ferry Commission is due Sept. 30.

Proposed fare increases spark furor

The regular fare for a car and driver travelling from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert could more than double over the next four years from $560 to $1,367. Ken Manning photo

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VICTORIA – A couple of readers responded indig-nantly to this column’s recent reference to the NDP “trumpeting distorted statistics” about child pov-erty.

I was referring to the annual ritual that goes on here at the legislature, where an activist coalition named First Call issues its report that damns B.C. for the worst child poverty in Canada. The NDP pounds away for days, crying “shame” and demanding the Liberals eliminate child poverty.

The “distorted statistics” I referred to are in a regular survey by Statistics Canada called the Low Income Cutoff, or LICO. This sur-vey uses an arbitrary line, currently around $44,000 a year for a family of four, beneath which people are deemed to have “low income.” StatsCan points out in every LICO report that it is a relative measure and not a poverty line, but the activists ignore that.

West Vancouver-Capilano B.C. Liberal MLA Ralph Sultan, a former bank economist, has taken this issue on. In November he published a math-heavy dis-cussion paper called Child Poverty in West Vancouver: Fact or Fiction?

When I spoke to Sultan last week, he said the weakness of LICO is easy to demonstrate. For one thing, StatsCan uses the same income level across Canada, without regard to the huge variations in cost

of housing or other factors.The LICO ignores pro-

vincial services such as dental care for social assis-tance clients, because it’s not income. Sultan esti-mates that about 10 per cent of the B.C. budget is now spent on low-income supports.

Not surprisingly, Sultan found that low income cor-relates mainly with sin-gle mothers, immigrants and aboriginal people on reserves.

Another surprise is that aboriginal people do just as well as other people once they are off reserve, despite the relatively low educa-tional achievement we hear so much about.

Sultan cites a recent book by Harvard histori-an Niall Ferguson called Civilization: The West and the Rest. Ferguson identi-fies six ingredients in what he calls “the secret sauce of Western civilization” and its economic success.

They are competition, modern science, the rule

of law and private property rights, modern medicine, the consumer society and the work ethic. Sultan says that list explains the differ-ence between conditions on and off B.C. reserves.

Helping single mothers get back to the workforce is his “personal cause at the moment,” and he says the new full-day kindergarten is a big step in the right direction.

Readers who demand evidence that disputes the First Call finding might start with Sultan’s discus-sion paper. It’s posted on his website at www.ral-phsultanmla.ca under “spe-cial studies.” It ends with a quote from another noted social activist named Jesus Christ: “The poor shall always be with us.”

No one has proven him wrong in the past 2,000 years.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and colum-nist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. [email protected]

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PUBLISHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teresa Bird

EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teresa Bird

REPORTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Manning

REPORTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JR Rardon

SALES MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrie Stone

OFFICE MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Grenier

PRODUCTION MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marlene Parkin

CIRCULATION MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Bird

COMMENTARY

Local businesses are vital to our communities and when a fire wipes out four of them in just a few hours, it is tough to recover.

But not so on the North Island. There was no time wasted on fire sales or self pity. Within days, even hours, some of the four businesses were up and running again in new locations.

And that is a testament to local customers who realize the value of local stores and services.The people who lent a helping hand are also the people who shop locally, who support local busi-ness people and the local economy. These folks rolled up their sleeves and helped business own-ers reclaim what they could from the ashes and get set up elsewhere. And some businesses are now in better locations than they were before, revitalized by a fresh start.

Had these businesses been lost, the community would have lost too.

And special kudos must go to the volunteer firefighters who made every effort to retrieve important equipment and documents, particu-larly from lawyer Paul Grier’s office, saving an enormous amount of time, money and aggrava-tion for residents of the community.

Seldom is a fire in the community a good news story. With help from the community, fate has turned to good fortune for four businesses who have had the opportunity to re-open for busi-ness.

Thanks to the actions

of staff, no one was

hurt when a tree fell in

the Eagle View El-

ementary schoolyard

during a wind storm.

Ferry fares could rise

on the North Coast and

Tri-Islands routes un-

less changes are made

to how BC Ferries is

subsidized.

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Burned, but not cooked

B.C. Viewswith Tom Fletcher

Time to enrich the poverty debate

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Dear editor,

My brother and I would

like to thank all those at

Marine Harvest that donat-

ed their time and money to

help me get to my father’s

funeral in Bella Bella. It is

comforting to know that in

a time of crisis my Marine

Harvest family was able to

come together and help me

wholeheartedly. This help

was much appreciated. I

would also like to thank

the George family in Port

Hardy for all their love and

support, Harriet, and the

Yates funeral home.

Once again thank you for

all your love and support.

Hazel GeorgeGlenn Humchitt Jr.

Port Hardy

Dear editor,

The provincial government

is holding a referendum on the

HST in September 2011, although

Christy Clark has indicated she

would prefer an earlier vote in

June. Research conducted for

the provincial HST Information

Office indicates that many British

Columbians are unclear about what

the HST applies to and how the tax

will benefit BC’s economy – and

their own interests – in the long

run.

For example, some people think

we are paying HST on food staples.

But this isn’t true. Taxes on basic

groceries haven’t changed – they

weren’t taxed under the previous

system and they aren’t taxed now.

In fact, many people may not

realize that the taxes on most of

the goods they purchase haven’t

changed. We paid a combined tax

of 12 percent on everything from

dish soap and DVDs to clothing

and major appliances, and we still

pay that under the HST. The only

difference is that the HST appears

alone on our receipts.

Luckily, information about

how the HST has affected British

Columbians since its July 1, 2010,

implementation date is beginning

to roll in. Jonathan Kesselman,

Canada Research Chair in Public

Finance at Simon Fraser University,

published a paper in February 2011

that analyses available data on the

HST and presents a figure that

should reassure many: the HST

resulted in just a 0.6 of one percent

increase in overall consumer prices

in BC. As Professor Kesselman cal-

culates, that translates to about one

additional dollar for every $165

spent by the average consumer.

Statistics like that should help

British Columbians decide how to

vote in the HST Referendum. But

more support is coming. We’ve

also got an independent panel –

government appointed, but made

up of non-partisan experts – work-

ing now to analyse and identify

all the pros and cons of keeping

the HST or returning to the old

PST/GST system, including what

the financial implications are for

unwinding the HST.

Most British Columbians want

these facts. As British Columbians,

we all benefit when BC’s economy

is strong and growing.

It’s not an exaggeration to call

this referendum one of the most

important choices that British

Columbians of this generation can

make, so we better make the right

one. Non-government economists

who have already weighed into the

HST debate have projected that the

HST could generate up to $14 bil-

lion in new investments and well

over 100,000 jobs in B.C. over

the next 10 years. No other single

decision that we can make can

touch those figures for B.C.

But, make no mistake: this deci-

sion will also affect all of us per-

sonally and individually.

Professor Kesselman’s paper is

available at the Business Council

of B.C. website, www.bcbc.com.

The independent panel’s report

will be publicly available in April.

If you haven’t made up your own

mind about the HST, take time to

consider all the facts.

Paul LandryPresident & CEO

BC Trucking Assoc.

Dear editor,

I am writing in response

to your article published

recently in the North Island

Gazette under the heading,

North Island Crisis Line

funding restored.

As you are aware, the

Vancouver Island Health

Authority, following a

Request for Proposals

process, consolidated the

Island’s six crisis lines in

March 2010. The Central

Vancouver Island Crisis

Society (CVICS), which

is accredited under the

American Association of

Suicidology, was the suc-

cessful proponent. We have

been very pleased with

the services the CVICS

has been providing Island

wide.

VIHA’s goal through

consolidation of the six

crisis lines was to reduce

costs and increase effi-

ciency, while also enhanc-

ing service. Over the past

two years, VIHA has rein-

vested $336,000 in fund-

ing for Mental Health

and Addiction Services

(MHAS) in Mount

Waddington communities.

A full-time social worker

and a full-time rehabilita-

tion worker are now work-

ing with VIHA’s Mount

Waddington MHAS team.

VIHA has also expanded

the part-time outreach

nurse position to full-time.

This reinvestment was,

in part, a result of cost-

savings achieved through

consolidation of the crisis

lines.

I would like to assure

your readers that staff with

the centralized line have,

and will continue to make

every effort to engage

with Mount Waddington

residents and local agen-

cies. At the same time, we

recognize that some local

community members and

agencies may have a deeper

understanding of their local

communities and needs. In

recognition of this, VIHA

will be entering into a

new contract and fund-

ing arrangement with the

North Island Crisis Line to

provide services and crisis

work.

The Island wide crisis

line will remain in ser-

vice, including in Mount

Waddington communities,

further enhancing services

for residents by giving indi-

viduals in need access to

two crisis lines, both of

which will provide qual-

ity service to individuals

in crisis.

Allison Cutler, Executive Director

Population andCommunity Health

Dear editor,

Where is the legislation?

The government of the

day, through the Minister of

Veterans Affairs has made

several announcements and

promises on Bills C-55

(New Veterans Charter),

which has received first

reading in the House of

Commons but has not pro-

gressed to the Committee

level. Similar announce-

ments and promises have

been made on Bill-480 by

the Minister of Finance

(Removal of GST from pop-

pies and wreath purchases)

for which no legislation has

yet been tabled.

As your readers know, the

tabling and passage of these

bills with Royal Assent will

not be possible should the

government decide to call

an election. The Royal

Canadian Legion has writ-

ten to both ministers on

the matters of legislative

procedure and has received

assurances that these mat-

ters are being looked into.

These bills, however, may

die on the order paper if an

election is called and leave

Canada’s disabled veterans,

their families and The Royal

Canadian Legion without

the legislation they all need.

The Royal Canadian Legion

writes this letter because

we care.

Patricia VargaDominion President

Royal Canadian Legion

Dear editor,

On Monday afternoon, Feb. 28/11, two

vehicles stopped to help us between Woss

and Sayward when we fishtailed off the

road.

Thank you to the tall man who had a

towing strap and a shovel and who was the

first one to help but his vehicle wasn’t big

enough to tow us out.

Then a second vehicle that stopped was a

large one ton pickup truck with four wheel

drive. Two kind Chinese men pulled us out

but we didn’t get their names. Thank you

very much to these three who very kindly

stopped to help us.

Our prayers are with you and God bless

you. Please phone us at 250-248-5493.

Thank you

Lealofi & Harvey AshParksville

Two crisis lines serve North Island

Say cheese

Head chef and president of the organization, Hal Garvie fixes a cheeseburger for the Gazette reporter at the Hardy Bay Seniors' hamburger and hotdog sale Sunday, Feb. 20.

Ken Manning photo

Bill must

not die

Snow angels

HST trial period proving critics wrong

Thanks

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Schools need more aboriginal staff

Ken ManningGazette staffThirty-three per

cent of the school district’s students are aboriginal, but only four per cent of the employees are aborigi-nal, Superintendent of Schools Kathy Bedard told school trustees during their regular meeting Feb. 14.

“There are many, many reasons why there should be aborig-inal employees in the district,” said Bedard. “They are role models and the people of B.C. need to get a better understanding of this important group in our society.”

Seeking the board’s direction on how to proceed with Letter of Understanding No. 6 that is part of the

collective agreement between the board and B.C. Teachers’ Federation the super-intendent said that the letter, “...outlines the process that the board needs to follow should they decide to apply for exemption from the BC Human Rights Tribunal so we can put on our job advertisements, our postings, that we sup-port and fund equity with respect to having aboriginal employees in our district either for teachers only or for teachers, support staff, and administra-tors district wide. The reason is that we have so many aboriginal students in the district and we do not have a representative group of aboriginal employees.”

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Jeff Field, trustee for Port Hardy said, “As the superintendent says, the employee groups have to agree to this process so we will take if from there once we know what all our employee groups would like.”

A motion instruct-ing the superintendent to initiate discussions with all three employee groups received unani-mous approval.

J.R. RardonGazette staffPORT McNEILL —

The Regional District of Mount Waddington board of directors hopes a temporary use permit will smooth over con-flicts around the reno-vation of an iconic Coal Harbour business.

Owners Grant and June Hewko, who are renovating the vil-lage’s Big Red Store, have been living in a recreational vehicle on the site while work is ongoing, drawing the ire of at least one neighbour.

The board of direc-tors, in its regular meet-ing Feb. 15, approved a temporary use per-mit that will allow the couple to continue liv-ing on the site but will require them to con-nect to RDMW water and sewer services, prohibit burning of any waste material on the property, and require submission of a $5,000 security deposit with the Regional District.

Resident Derek Kleinfeldt had submit-ted complaints about activity on the property, and expressed concerns to regional planning director Jeff Long that terms of the permit be enforced.

“We should get a let-ter from Mr. Kleinfeldt saying he’s OK with this,” director Doug Aberley of Alert Bay said.

The board approved the temporary use permit contingent on Kleinfeldt’s approval of the terms.

Kleinfeldt and Area C

Director Norm Prince have met, and district planning director Jeff Long said he was told to expect the letter.

“This was meant to be a solution to get past some of this, right,” board chair Al Huddlestan said. “If the bylaws are not adhered

to, it gives us a frame-work to begin legal action against the own-ers.”

DFO halibut invita-tion

The board approved a motion by Area B direc-tor Phil Wainwright to resubmit an invita-tion to the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans,

asking a DFO repre-sentative to attend the board’s next meeting on Mar. 15 to discuss the ministry’s halibut quota allocation proce-dures.

Waste tranfer con-struction

A block structure was completed in January and a 40-yard container delivered to the newly established Winter Harbour waste trans-fer station, Operations Manager Patrick Donaghy reported to the board.

The first of two gar-bage trailers has also arrived.

“I’m pleased to announce the transfer station is completed,” Wainwright said. “It’s a substantial beast. It looks like it should be well-suited to remov-ing our community’s solid waste.”

Permit calms angst

Regional DistrictMount

Waddington

“This is going to be a long road ...”

Werner Manke

General Board Meeting&

Open HouseWednesday, March 30, 2011

The Vancouver Island Health Authority Board of

Directors is holding its regular General Board meeting:

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10:30 am

Parksville Community & Conference Centre

132 E. Jensen Avenue, Parksville, BC

In addition to conducting its regular business, there

will be a limited amount of time set-aside during the

meeting for scheduled presentations from the public and

to respond to questions from the floor, separate from the

process of written questions described below. There will

also be an opportunity to have questions addressed on an

individual basis during the Open House.

Presentation Guidelines:A written request is required to make a presentation to the

Board. Requests should include the general nature and

viewpoint of the presentation and groups/organizations

must identify one individual as the spokesperson.

Presentations will be limited to a maximum of 10

minutes.

Note: Should the number of applications exceed the

time available at the meeting it may not be possible to

schedule all presentations. You will be contacted to

confirm whether or not you have been selected to make

a presentation.

Presentations will not be accepted without prior

arrangement.

Written Questions for the Board:Questions must be submitted in advance of the meeting

to allow for a formal response, which will be distributed

in writing at the meeting and posted to our website

following the meeting.

Written questions or requests for presentations to the

VIHA Board must be submitted before 4:00 pm on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 by fax to (250) 370-8750 or

by email to [email protected] or by mail to: Vancouver

Island Health Authority, Executive Office, 1952 Bay

Street, Victoria, BC V8R 1J8

Open HouseImmediately Following the General Board Meeting

Following the General Board meeting there will be an

Open House to allow for a general exchange of thoughts,

suggestions and concerns between the VIHA Board and

senior management staff and the general public.


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PHSS SEMESTER ONE AWARDS February 2011

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Teresa BirdGazette staffPORT McNEILL

– Visitors using the

marina will pay a little

more for electricity this

year.

Harbour fees were

increased after Harbour

Manager Hiltje Ramsay

submitted a report to

Port McNeill Council.

“I have recently

completed a review

of the actual cost of

the daily electrical ser-

vice and compared it

to what is recovered

in hydro charges. They

are almost equal,” said

Ramsay in her report.

“In order to offset some

of our maintenance

and future electrical

infrastructure replace-

ment, I propose that

we increase the current

day rates …”

The increase would

be felt mostly by tran-

sient summer pleasure

boats, said Ramsay, and

the fees are in line with

those at other marinas.

Most local users pay a

monthly rate and would

not be affected.

Council supported

increasing 20-30 amp

service one dollar and

50 amp service two

dollars.

Harbour fees increased to cover power

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Massop Trio lets music do the talkingA review byJ.R. RardonPORT HARDY —

Once you filter out the

neon glare of super-

stars’ names on arena

marquees and unplug

the glossy marketing of

hitmaking machinery,

rock and roll comes

down to the simple mat-

ter of making music.

And that’s just what

the Theo Massop Trio

delivered Saturday at

Port Hardy Civic Centre

in the fourth event

on the North Island

Concert Society’s

2010-11 schedule.

Massop, a Nanaimo-

based singer-song-

writer, was joined by

longtime collaborator

Blaise Zhiam on bass

and Pat Hetu on drums

in an intimate per-

formance stripped of

gimickry and hi-tech

hijinx.

Massop’s music

has been described as

roots, rock, country,

Americana, folk, blues

and various admixtures

of those wide-ranging

genres. And the reggae

was inexplicably over-

looked.

When a group

requires that many

modifiers the best

course of action is to

show up with an open

ear and toes ready for

tapping. Those who

did so Saturday were

treated to a show of

intricate yet accessible

songcraft by perform-

ers comfortable in their

musical skins.

At the heart of

Massop’s songwriting

is, well, heart. He pens

songs of life experi-

ences that can be as

personal as the loss

of a loved one, as on

Massop’s spare, solo

rendition of the bal-

lad Goodbye, and as

universal as the human

condition, in the up-

tempo rocker Start a

Revolution, both from

his 2006 CD Choices.

Massop, who played

electric-acoustic gui-

tar and harmonica, has

performed solo and in

groups in venues rang-

ing from pubs to fes-

tivals, and has a var-

ied catalogue he tries

to suit to each audi-

ence. On Saturday, that

meant heavy doses of

original compositions

with just a couple of

cover tunes — a folk/

country version of Bob

Dylan’s Forever Young

and an encore per-

formance of Leonard

Cohen’s Tower of Song

that started as alt-coun-

try and wrapped up as

blistering blues rocker.

While it seemed the

audience was at times

reservedly waiting to

hear something famil-

iar, a careful listen

revealed hints of famil-

iar artists, such as on

the Neil Young-infused

Canada 1952, Gordon

Lightfoot’s influence

on Hummingbird, the

Tom Petty-esque rock-

er I Need Somebody

and even the reggae

stylings of Truth from

Massop’s debut album

Voyager, which contain

darker, more brood-

ing echoes of 10cc’s

Dreadlock Holiday.

Massop’s low and

occasionally growling

vocals were offset by

Zhiam’s high-register

harmonies and occa-

sional vocal input by

Hetu, who stepped in

front of the drum kit

to take a turn on the

Cajon drum on a pair

of songs. Zhiam proved

particularly capable of

filling potential voids

in the three-instru-

ment lineup, applying

his bass as a rhythm,

percussion and even

lead instrument with

his high-note pluck-

ing opposite Massop’s

harmonica work on

the intro to the driving

blues-rocker Not For

Me.

Late in the show,

Massop expressed his

appreciation to the

audience and Zhiam

pulled out a camera to

take a picture of the

roughly 150 patrons.

For its part, the NICS

crowd responded not

with screaming, glow-

ing lighters or head-

banging, but with polite

and earnest applause.

This was not a tran-

scendent concert. But

it was never about tran-

scendence — it was

about the music.

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Theo Massop, Pat Hetu and Blaise Zhiam covered plenty of musi-cal ground in Saturday’s show at the Civic Centre.

J.R. Rardon photo


North Island Life

War BridesStudents from the PHSS Drama Club treated local audiences over the weekend to a performance of War Brides, a one-act play the club performed at the North Island Regional Drama Festival in Nanaimo. The play depicts the heartwrenching sorrow of the women in one family who lose their men to war. Besides performing the play for ajudication, the festival offers students workshops and the opportunity to meet other students interested in drama. Clockwise from above, Claire Jones comforts her pregnant daughter-in-law Hedwig (Leah Holmes) daughter Amelia (Kristen Walkus) after learning all of her sons have been killed. Jones peels potatoes to keep herself from thinking about her sons at war. Alex Howard (Hoffman) warns Hedwig to stop telling women not to marry sol-diers. Jones says goodbye to her youngest son (Tiernan Case) as he heads off to war. Teresa Bird photos


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Festival weather may still be a few months off, but festival plan-ning starts now.

Filomi Days is less than six months away and volunteers are needed for the plan-

ning committee, said past president Davida Hudson who led last year’s successful event.

She and at least one other past committee member are willing to help out again this year, but the commit-tee needs a chairper-

son and a few more willing hands to pull the annual Port Hardy event together.

“Last year we wrote up job descriptions so people would have a sense of what they have to do,” says Hudson.

People can take at look at those job

descriptions and find out more about helping with Filomi Days, dur-ing the annual business awards March 12 at the Civic Centre.

“We are going to set up a display at the Chamber (of Commerce) event giv-ing an overview,” says

Hudson. She hopes people will see the rewards and sign up to help.

Filomi Days takes place the third weekend of July and celebrates Port Hardy’s heritage of fishing, mining and logging. Events include a parade, kids’ activities

and live entertainment on the waterfront.

For more informa-tion or to volunteer, see the Filomi Days 2010 FaceBook page or call Davida Hudson at West Coast Community Crafts at 250-949-2650.

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Throughout MarchYouth soccer

Port McNeill youth soccer registration, Mar. 7-28, Timberland Sports. Port Hardy soccer registration Mar. 10-25, Port Hardy Recreation Centre. (Details page 16)

TodayHockey

32nd Annual Oscar Hickes Memorial Tournament, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Port Alice Arena.

March 11Hockey

32nd Annual Oscar Hickes Memorial Tournament, 4:30 p.m.-midnight, Port Alice Arena.

March 12Hockey

32nd Annual Oscar Hickes Memorial Tournament, Mid-night to 10:30 p.m., Port Alice Arena.

March 13Hockey

32nd Annual Oscar Hickes Memorial Tournament, finals, 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

March 18Commercial hockey

Warriors vs. Bulls, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

March 19Skiing

Annual Mount Cain Kidsfest, slalom, downhill, obstacle course and games, 9 a.m., Mount Cain Ski Area. Info, www.mountcain.com.

Figure skatingAnnual Barbara Rasmussen Memorial Competition, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Chilton Regional Arena, Port McNeill.

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Congratulations to the Eagles bantams

on their Tier 3 Island Championship

Seventh man lifts EaglesJ.R. RardonGazette staffPORT McNEILL —

A large crowd of fans

gathered at Chilton

Arena Saturday with

the intention of cel-

ebrating.

The North Island

Eagles bantam rep

hockey team made sure

they were not kept in

suspense.

Tyson Cadwallader

scored a first-period

hat trick and Curtis

McCarrick duplicated

the feat in the second as

the Eagles romped to a

10-1 win over Victoria

to clinch the Vancouver

Island Hockey League

Tier 3 championship.

“When the guys came

out of the tunnel they

didn’t see the crowd,”

coach Mike Bell said

of his normally slow-

starting team. “When

they started doing their

warmup laps they saw

and went, ‘Holy cow!’

“We got the quick

start we needed, and

there was no looking

back.”

The bantams (23-11)

swept the best-of-3

finals series against

the Hawks to finish

the Island playoffs

with a 6-0 record.

They now advance to

the provincial cham-

pionships Mar. 20-25

in Smithers. It will

be the third straight

provincials berth for

the current group

of second-year ban-

tams — Cadwallader,

McCarrick, Chad

Bell, Coltton Slater,

Riley Browne,

Brandon Pelletier

and Riley Mathieson.

Defenseman Malcolm

Browne, who missed

the 2009 peewee pro-

vincials with a concus-

sion, will be making his

second straight trip.

“I think the kids have

gained a lot of con-

fidence from (provin-

cials),” Mike Bell said.

“And knowing most of

those teams going in

this year — we’ve seen

a lot of those teams —

the kids believe they

can win it.”

As the horn sounded

on Saturday’s victory,

the players charged

from the bench, sticks

and gloves flying, to

surround winning goal-

ie Riley Mathieson.

After Vancouver Island

Amateur Hockey

Association representa-

tive Anne Dumonceaux

presented McCarrick,

the captain, with the

Tier 3 championship

banner, the players

skated a victory lap

before the crowd and

posed for a team photo

on the ice.

Cadwallader got

things rolling with his

trifecta in the open-

ing period, a potential

natural hat trick broken

up when the Hawks

scored their lone goal

on a power play at 7:13

to make it 2-1.

“Everything was

going our way,” Bell

said. “Tyson couldn’t

do anything wrong.”

McCarrick extended

the margin to 4-1 early

in the second period

and, after Cadwallader

netted his fourth goal at

6:31, McCarrick scored

back-to-back goals. A

score by Brett Walker

late in the period sent

the Eagles into the sec-

ond intermission with

an 8-1 lead.

Most of the scoring

was aided by the work

of Chad Bell, who

assisted on five goals

through the first two

periods. Bell finally

got his own goal at

5:29 of the third, and

McCarrick wrapped

up the scoring with

an unassisted wrist

shot from the slot with

12:13 left to play.

The onslaught includ-

ed even-strength, short-

handed and power-play

goals, and Mathieson

even got into the act

with an assist when

he caught Victoria on

a shift change with a

long clearing pass from

his goal.

Aside from a help-

er from McCarrick,

the rest of the assists

were spread among

the team’s defense-

men — Coltton Slater

and Brandon Pelletier

had two each and

Nick Klein-Beekman,

Malcolm Brown and

Darryl Coon each had

one assist.

The Eagles will now

turn to fund-raising

to support the trip,

including a bottle drive

Saturday beginning at

10 a.m. at Island Foods

in Port McNeill and a

wood cut Saturday, if

weather permits.

To order wood in

Port McNeill or Hyde

Creek, call Sue at 250-

956-3472 or Lana at

250-956-4104.

Supporters can also

take part in 50/50 boards

by contacting Lana in

Port McNeill at 250-

956-4104 or Allison in

Port Hardy at 250-949-

7119. Businesses and

individuals may also

contribute to the cause

by mailing donations

to PO Box 1554, Port

McNeill, BC, V0N

2R0.

Eagles bantam Darryl Coon dives toward the puck after being hit from behind by Victoria's Mal Rokic during Saturday's Tier 3 playoff final at Chilton Regional Arena. Below, Curtis McCarrick beats Hawks goaltender Matt Rud. J.R. Rardon photos

www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, March 10, 201116 Sports & Recreation

Late goal nets Bulls tie with WarriorsGazette staffPORT HARDY —

Curtis Martyn broke

free for a shorthanded

goal with 3:12 to play

Friday night, lifting

the Port Hardy Bulls

into a 5-5 tie with

the Warriors in North

Island Commercial

Hockey League play

at Don Cruickshank

Memorial Arena.

Shelby Cockell was

in on all five goals for

the Warriors (11-6-5),

scoring a hat trick and

adding two assists for

the league-leaders.

The Bulls (9-9-3)

actually had the best of

the early going, jump-

ing to a 2-0 lead on

first-period goals by

Barney Wilson and

Scott Williams.

But Cole Morton and

Cockell responded for

the Warriors to force

a 2-2 tie at intermis-

sion, and the Warriors

jumped ahead 3-2 on

Cockell’s unassisted

tally in the opening

minute of the second.

The Warriors never

trailed again, though

the Bulls answered each

time the host club scored

to retake the lead.

Martyn drew the

Bulls even at 3-3 with

his first goal, at 3:39

of the second period.

Morton made it 4-3 for

the Warriors three min-

utes later, but Richard

Burgess needed less

than a minute to find

the net for the Bulls and

knot the game at 4.

Cockell gave the

Warriors their final lead

off a Trygg Carlson

assist at 7:58.

Jason Saunders

manned the goal for the

Warriors, while Derek

Le Boeuf was in net for

the Bulls for the first

time since returning

from a several-month

stay overseas.

Warriors 7, Devils 2

Chad Mackenzie

scored a hat trick,

including two goals

in a four-goal outburst

that broke open a close

game Saturday in Port

Hardy.

The Warriors led just

2-1 at intermission,

but opened the sec-

ond period with four

unanswered scores to

take control. Carlson

added two goals, Chris

Ranger found the net

and Cockell had a goal

to go with three assists.

Saunders got the win

in goal.

Kurtis Grant scored

both goals for the Ice

Devils (11-8-2). The

Devils would have leap-

frogged the Warriors

into the league lead

with a victory.

Devils 8, Islanders 3

No scoring informa-

tion was available from

the Devils’ win in Port

Alice Friday night.

The Port Hardy Bulls' Scott Williams gets an elbow into the ribs of the Warriors' Trygg Carlson during their commercial league game Friday in Port Hardy. J.R. Rardon photo

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NORTH ISLAND EAGLES BANTAMS

The rep hockey club, made up of players from Port Alice, Port Hardy and Port McNeill, claimed the Vancouver Island Tier 3 championship and earned a berth to the provincial championships with a 10-1 win over Victoria Saturday at

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Extreme claim Midget A crown Gazette staffPort McNeill defenseman

Samantha Dutcyvich and

the rest of her North Island

Extreme teammates are head-

ed to the provincial hockey

championships after rolling

to the Female Midget A title

in February.

The Extreme blasted Kerry

Park 10-1 in the first round-

robin game of the playoffs,

then outlasted the South

Island Breakers with three

straight close wins — 3-2 in

the round-robin, and 4-1 and

2-1 in a best-of-3 finals series

— to claim the Female Midget

A championship banner and a

berth at provincials.

The provincial tournament

will be held Mar. 20-25 in

Invermere Valley.

“We didn’t have a league

to play in, so all year the

coach and I scrambled to put

together exhibition games,”

said Kim Dutcyvich, manag-

er for the Extreme program.

“We’ve traveled to the States,

been in an international tour-

nament and a showcase in the

States, played in a tournament

in Cranbrook.

“In the face of adversity like

this, these girls were hugely

successful.”

The team is made up of

players from Port McNeill,

Campbell River, Courtenay,

Powell River, Port Alberni

and Nanaimo, and played its

“home” games in several are-

nas.

When formed last fall, the

squad expected to be slotted

into a league with Tier 2 and

3 bantam teams, and did play

exhibition games against sev-

eral such teams on Vancouver

Island.

But the North Island Eagles

bantams declined to face

the Extreme in a non-hitting

game, head coach Mike Bell

saying it would be unfair to

ask his team to dial back on

the style of play it was trained

for.

Coincidentally, the Eagles

bantams also won their

tier’s Island championship

and will play in the provin-

cial finals at the same time

as the Extreme.

The Extreme will get in

one more exhibition game

this weekend, against the

Breakers, but will have to

travel to Victoria to play

it.

“It’s been a challenging

year,” Kim Dutcyvich said.

“But it’s a great group of

girls. They’ve handled it so

well.”

Youth soccer registration begins Gazette staffRegistration for the 2011

youth soccer season opened

this week in both Port Hardy

and Port McNeill, the two

associations announced.

Registration forms may

be picked up and dropped

off at Port Hardy Recreation

Centre, during staffed hours,

from today through Mar. 25.

Cost is $55 for age groups

U-6 through U-10 and $65

for divisional players U-12

through U-18. A late fee will

be assessed on registrations

submitted after Mar. 25.

For more information, con-

tact Sarah at 250-949-6687 or

at 250-230-6687.

In Port McNeill, registra-

tion began Monday and will

continue through Mar. 28.

Forms may be picked up and/

or dropped off at Timberland

Sports.

Cost is $60 for mini play-

ers (born 2001-2006) and $70

for divisional players (born

1993-2000), and includes one

pair of soccer socks and an

individual/team photo com-

bination. Discounts are avail-

able for families with three or

more players, with the first

two children at the full fee

and additional (younger) chil-

dren half-price.

A $25 late fee will be

assessed after Mar. 28, and

players registered late can-

not be guaranteed a spot on a

team. Late registrants not ros-

tered on a team will be placed

on a wait list for potential

roster openings.

For more information, call

Liza at 250-956-3306.

Tyler Roper and Cooper McHady duel in last year's Port Hardy tournament.

Thursday, March 10, 2011 www.northislandgazette.comSports & Recreation 17

Zealand denied three-peatJ.R. RardonGazette staffPORT HARDY —

One spectator watching

the annual Hugh Fraser

Memorial Men’s Open

bonspiel Sunday called

curling a game of inches.

Local skip Brad Zealand

learned the margins can be

even smaller.

Bidding for a two-rock

pickup to force a tiebreak-

ing extra end in the A final,

Zealand sent his final take-

out attempt just a fraction

wide and a shade heavy,

leaving his second stone

just beyond the counter of

rival skip Ray Michell of

Courtenay.

“It was close,” said

Michell, holding his thumb

and forefinger about a

centimetre apart. “Real

close.”

Michell’s 6-5 victory

prevented a third straight

victory by Zealand, who

has become a fixture here

with four trips to the A

final and three champion-

ships in the last five years

at Fort Rupert Curling

Club.

“It was just missed

opportunities,” said

Zealand, who was teamed

with lead Tim Renaud,

brother Shaun Zealand as

second and Andrew Smith

as third. “It was a good

game, though. Probably

our best game in three

years.”

The turning point came

in the fourth end. Zealand,

trailing 4-3, had four coun-

ters arranged in the house

before Michell found a

narrow lane through the

guard to take out Zealand’s

shot rock.

With his hammer,

Zealand had the same path

available for a takeout and

a four-stone pickup, but his

rock rubbed an outlying

guard and gave Michell a

one-point steal.

“We had our chances,”

said Smith, who curled

with Zealand when the

rink won A titles in 2007,

2009 and 2010. “That

four-point to one-point

swing was huge.”

Michell curled with

lead Doug LaPointe, Jade

Jensen and John LaPointe.

The event drew 24 teams

from the North Island,

Campbell River and

Courtenay, and the quality

of competition was evi-

dent in a finals round that

saw all four matches go

the full eight ends. The

B, C and D finals were

all won by rinks from the

local Fort Rupert Club.

Doug McCorquodale

snared the B final by

crafting a 7-4 lead over

Courtenay’s Rod May and

forcing handshakes when

May ran out of stones in the

eighth end. McCorquodale

was teamed with Karl

Wilson, Hank Bood and

Colin Hunko; May’s rink

included Buck Briggs,

Dave Odamura and Stu

Larson.

In the C Final, Barry

Evans built a big early

lead, then hung on for a

7-5 win over Blair Dodd,

a visitor from Manitoba

who skipped the rink of

Port Hardy curlers Dean

Hunchuk, Mike McCulley

and Dave Schmidt.

Evans, grouped with

fellow firefighters Luke

Wiggins, Jason Ellington

and Earl Evans, made it

to the C final by best-

ing Tasos Baroutis and his

Port McNeill firefighting

crew in the C semifinals

“We burned them,” Evans

joked of the match for fire

hall bragging rights.

The Wayne Ellis rink,

skipped by John Maday,

won the D final 7-5 over

Port McNeill’s Mike

Balcke, but secured

the clinching point on

Maday’s final rock with

a shot every bit as close

as the one that decided

Zealand’s A final.

The Ellis rink was

rounded out by Mickey

Walker and Gary

Nicholson. Balcke, who

faced Zealand in the 2010

A final, was joined by

Kevin Polkinghorn, Marlo

Leblanc and Lee Mitchell.

Port Hardy skip Brad Zealand releases a shot during the A final Sunday in the Hugh Fraser Memorial Men's Open Bonspiel at Fort Rupert Curling Club. Below, Barry Evans barks orders to his sweepers after releasing a shot in the C final.

J.R. Rardon photos

"It was just missed opportunities. It was a good game, though. Probably our best game in three years."

Brad Zealand

Hickes tourney under way

Gazette staffPORT ALICE — The field is

set and the ice is ready as Port

Alice hosts its annual homecom-

ing/party/hockey tournament

this week with the 32nd Annual

Oscar Hickes Memorial at the

arena.

The tourney kicked off with

a pair of games last night and

will continue through Sunday’s

finals.

Sixteen teams will compete in

four divisions in the tournament,

which commemorates the life of

the former Port Alice millworker

and hockey standout.

Two games will be played

tonight beginning at 6:30 p.m.,

and the traditional marathon of

hockey starts at 4:30 p.m. Friday

and goes through 10:30 p.m.

Saturday.

The finals will begin Sunday

at 9 a.m. and wrap up when the

A division finalists square off at

2:30 p.m.

The tournament will feature

full concession, multiple fund-

raisers for Port Alice Minor

Hockey, North Island Secondary

School’s dry grad and others,

and an adult beverage garden.

NHL's Stoner headlines

hockey campGazette staffFormer Port McNeill skater and

current NHL pro Clayton Stoner

will headline the Vancouver

Island Hockey School at Port

McNeill’s Chilton Regional

Arena July 4-8.

The weeklong clinic for skaters

and goalies includes divisions for

ages 7-10, 11-13 and 14-16.

Instruction includes both on-

ice and hockey-specific dryland

training from NHL, AHL and

ECHL professionals, as well as a

goaltender video analysis.

Cost for the program is $395

per player, and registration is

available online at www.progres-

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Celebrating the achievements of all women across the North Island

Claire TrevenaM.L.A. North Island

Nomis Power Corp. (Proponent) is proposing to construct a windfarm (proposed Project) on the northern portion of Vancouver Island approximately 11 km north of Holberg and 45 km northwest of Port Hardy. The proposed Project would generate up to 100 megawatts of energy from approximately 40-45 turbines.

The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act (Act).

The Proponent has now submitted its application to obtain an environmental assessment certificate (Application), which is required before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project.

In order to provide information to the public about the Application, and to receive comments from the public, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) invites the public to attend an Open House to be held:

at: Scarlet Ibis Restaurant, Holberg, BC

on: Wednesday March 23rd, 2011from: 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

and at: Port Hardy Civic Centre, Hydro Room, Port Hardy, BC

on: Thursday March 24th, 2011 from: 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m. the EAO will give a presentation on the process with an opportunity to ask questions. The Proponent will give a presentation regarding the proposed Project.

If you are unable to attend an Open House, you may still wish to make a written submission. There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the Application. The comment period will begin on March 17, 2011 and end on April 16, 2011.

All comments received during this comment period will be considered.

The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process.

The EAO accepts public comments through the following ways:

• By Online Form at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca

• By Mail: Autumn Cousins Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1

• By Fax: Fax: 250-356-6448

An electronic copy of the Application and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca. Copies of the Application are also available for viewing at the following location:

Port Hardy LibraryBox 251, 7110 Market Street

Port Hardy, BC

The Proponent has requested that an application for a permit be reviewed concurrently under the Act: General Area License of Occupation leading to Lease, Licence or Right of Way under the Land Act.

This permit application is also available on the EAO’s website at www.eao.gov.bc.ca and at the above location. Comments on the permit application may also be submitted to the EAO during the comment period as described above.

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Open House and Invitation to Comment

NOTE: All submissions received by the EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website.

Robin QuirkCorrespondentALERT BAY – Junior

Canadian Rangers (JCR) rallied in Alert Bay Feb. 25 to 27 for a Field Training Exercise (FTX).

The JCR transited from Ucluelet and Port McNeill to attend the FTX. Prior to arriv-ing on Cormorant Island they attended at movie and dinner in Port McNeill and marched to the ferry terminal. Everyone met at Lams Recreation Centre in Alert Bay and set up their beds for the night.

There were 49 Jr. Canadian Rangers, 16 chaperones and one staff member, Sergeant Ray

Hockey at the event. All the meals were prepared by Tina Jones and Rachel Fulmore.

Saturday, the main day of the event, was very busy. The youth attended various sessions during the day such as tra-ditional weaving with Donna Cranmer and Anthony Hunt, a museum tour at the U’Mista Cultural Centre, a hike to Alert Bay Ecological Park and bowl-ing. Some of the JCR learned about traditional preparation for barbecuing sockeye salmon with Marvin Jones and Ranger Jake Smith before dinner. The salmon was then served as part of dinner.

Canadian Rangers showing the cedar bracelets they learned to weave. The Cultural Shock put on a weaving workshop for 40 Rangers at the Big House. Robin Quirk photo

Weaving cultural connections


It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mom Heather.

She passed away peacefully after a brief acknowledgement of cancer.

She was predeceased by her husband Harold in 2007

She is survived by her children Mike (Cathy), Bernice (Ken), and Alexandra (Bob) and her

grandchildrenConnor, Nicole, Teghan, Victoria, Andrew, Chase

and Anthony.Mom will be lovingly missed.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation the St. Bonaventure Catholic Church or the Cancer

Society.Memorial to follow at a later date.

Heather J. RoeMarch 3, 2011

Lena BelvealFebruary 24, 2011

Belveal, Lena of Sointula, BC, passed away

February 24, 2011 at the age of 87 years.

She is survived by two daughters: Norma Nelson

of Logan Lake, BC and Dawn Harilstad of Port

McNeill, BC; five grandchildren and 7 great

grandchildren. Also survived by a half sister,

Rose Boyko of Edmonton, AB and numerous

nieces and nephews. Lena was predeceased by

her husband Mel in 2004 and two sons: Richard

in 1950 and Lorrie in 2007.

Funeral services will be held at the Sointula

Firehall on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 2:00pm

with Interment at Sointula Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements by Yates North Island

Funeral Service 250-949-7400

North Island Church ServicesPORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCHCorner of Trustee & Highland

Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities

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

Pastor: Kevin Martineau11/11

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED

9190 Granville St. Port HardyPhone 250-949-6247

11:00 a.m. Sunday School and ServiceWed., 12:00 noon Bible Study11:00 am Midweek Eucharist

Everyone welcomeMeeting rooms available

Rev. Rob Hutchison [email protected]

11/11FULL GOSPEL CHURCH

2540 Catala Place Port McNeill(across from Firehall)

Sunday10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor

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

Visitors always welcomewww.portmcneillfullgospel.org

11/11

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay

Sunday Services - 10 amReverend Lincoln Mckoen

1-250-974-5844Warden Flora Cook

250-974-5945Warden Joan Stone

250-974-223411/11

ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP“A non-traditional connecting point

for North Island Christians”- Monthly “large group” gatherings

- Food, Fellowship & Encouragement- Home-Group gatherings and studies

Go to www.MyNewChurch.ca or phone Pastor Rick Ivens

at 250-230-5555 for more info. Our next gathering: Sun. March 6th

1 PM - Pot-luck Lunch at the Scout/Guide Hall in Port McNeill

Everyone welcome... bring a friend!11/11

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

4680 Byng Rd. Port HardyPastor George Hilton

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

Saturday Services9:30am - Bible Study groups

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

Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education

250-949-824311/11

NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Sunday MassesSt. Mary’s Port McNeill: 9am

St. Bonaventure Port Hardy: 11amSt. Theresa’s Port Alice: 1st & 2nd Sundays 9am

3rd, 4th, & 5th Sunday 1:30pmAlert Bay: 2nd & 4th Sundays 10am Father Roger Poblete 250-956-3909

11/11PORT MCNEILL

BAPTIST CHURCH2501 Mine Road

Sunday9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School

11:00 am - Worship Service7:00 pm - Evening FellowshipYouth Group Wed - 7:00 pm

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

For information contactPastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737

11/11

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE

• Chaplain Services• Bible Studies

• Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups

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

11/11

PORT HARDYCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert StSunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm

Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pmMidweek Biblestudies - Call the church

for time and place250-949-6466

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

E-Mail:[email protected]/11

PORT ALICE ANGLICAN- UNITED FELLOWSHIP

Sunday Services - 4pmReverend Rob Hutchison

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

You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services

11/11ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITED

ANGLICAN CHURCH250-956-3533

Email: [email protected] Worship & Sunday School

9:00amThursdays 4 pm Bible Study

Thursdays 11:00 am Midweek EucharistReverend Rob Hutchison

All Welcome175 Cedar Street Port McNeill

11/11GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village

(8898 Park Dr)Saturday/Sabbath

10:15 am-Sabbath School11:30 am-Worship Service

Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell

11/11

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6 hours of Professional Development.

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Networking with others from around the Island.Great workshops to enhance

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please contact Rhonda Teramura at (250) 286-9790 1-888-480-2273 or

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

(Vancouver Island North) will be held on

Monday, March 14th, 2011 6:30 p.m. School Board Office, Port Hardy

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

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAM

In memory of Kelly Mildred Edwards

(nee Belveal) February 12, 1962 -

March 15, 2006

We cannot bring the old days back, your smile we cannot see, your voice we

cannot hear. We do treasure the

memories of the days that used to be.

We miss you so, With Love,

from All of Your Family

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mom Heather.

She passed away peacefully after a brief acknowledgement of cancer.

She was predeceased by her husband Harold in 2007.

She is survived by her children Mike (Cathy), Bernice (Ken), and Alexandra (Bob) and her

grandchildren Connor, Nicole, Teghan, Victoria, Andrew, Chase and Anthony.Mom will be lovingly missed.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation the St. Bonaventure Catholic Church or the Cancer

Society.Memorial to follow at a later date.

Heather J. RoeMarch 3, 2011


Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown LandFile Number: 1413509

Take notice that Probyn Log Ltd. of New Westminster, BC, intends to make

application to Ministry of Natural Resource Operations, North Island-Central Coast

Resource District for a Log Handling and Storage permit situated on Provincial

Crown land located at Wahkash Point in Knight Inlet. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Cyndy

Grant, Ministry of Forests, North Island-Central Coast Forest District, PO Box

7000 Port McNeill BC, V0N 2R0 or emailed to: [email protected]. The

public review period will extend for 30 days from first advertisement, ending

on April 11, 2011. Ministry of Natural Resource Operations office may not be

able to consider comments received after this date. For more information, please

contact Cyndy Grant or visit the following website: http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/clad/land_prog_services/programs.html under the link: Applications & Reasons for Decision.

Please be sure to cite the

Applicant’s name, file number and

the location of the proposed activity

for reference.

Be advised that any response to this

advertisement will be considered

part of the public record. For

information, contact the Freedom of

Information Advisor at Integrated

Land Management Bureau’s

regional office.

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Instructors, Practical Nursing AccessPosting #s 100169-173 & 100166-168

Help WantedThe Town of Port McNeill Public Works

Department is accepting applications for

Labourer/Operator The successful applicant must be quali ed in the operation of single axle gravel truck with air brakes, front end loader and loader backhoe preferably with municipal experience. Also must be of good physical condition as the job entails extensive and physical outdoor work.

A detailed job description may be picked up at the Town of Port McNeill of ce or on the Town’s website at www.portmcneill.ca.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Town of ce.Please apply in writing, with résumé, to:

AdministratorTown of Port McNeill

Box 728, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 or fax résumé, with cover letter, to:

250-956-4300 or email to [email protected]

Sointula Health Centre, Malcolm IslandThe Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) is looking

to contract a handyman/maintenance service for the Sointula

Health Centre.

The services would be on an as needed basis as requested

by the Sointula Nurse or the Rural Manager for Mount

Waddington.

submit your resume to:

Waddington

Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: March 24, 2011, 4:00 pm, PST.

Handyman/Maintenance

Services

2011 Port McNeill Summer Employment OpportunityThe Town of Port McNeill is seeking applications for the

2011 Summer Pool Supervisor Position

Further information and copies of the job description and quali cations can be obtained from the Town Of ce at 1775 Grenville Place, Port McNeill or on the Town’s website at www.portmcneill.ca

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. Friday March 18, 2011 at the Town Of ce.

Please apply in writing to:

Administrator, Town of Port McNeillBox 728, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0

or fax to 250-956-4300or email to [email protected]

LANDSCAPE

MAINTENANCE

CONTRACTORS

Are invited to bid on lawn and garden

maintenance for our BC Hydro office

located on Byng Road, Port Hardy for

upcoming 2011-2012 season.

This tender closes on March 25th, 2011.

All contractors must be registered with

WorkSafe BC and carry Commercial

Liability.

Information and enquiries are available

only at below contact:

Sandra Huhn, Maintenance Coordinator

[email protected]

250-755-4716


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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

FAIR REALTY has openings for agents on Vancouver Is-land. We offer 100 percent commission with monthly fees, starting from $50.00/mo.Contact Bob [email protected]

DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

DELIVER RV Trailers for Pay! Successful RV transport com-pany seeking pickup owners to deliver RV’s from US to Cana-da. Paying top rates! horizontransport.com/Canada

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RTL-WESTCAN HAS open-ings for seasonal, rotational and full-time professional truck drivers to join our teams in various Western Canada loca-tions. Minimum 2 years Class 1 experience. B-train experi-ence/extended trailer length experience. Liquid or dry bulk product experience is an as-set. Clean driving/criminal record. Pre-employment medi-cal/substance testing. We of-fer: $1,400 weekly guarantee, Travel to/from employment lo-cation, Good operations bo-nus, returning bonus and more! Candidates for all posi-tions apply online at www.westcanbulk.ca under the Join our Team section. Al-ternatively, e-mail [email protected] or phone 1.888.WBT.HIRE for further details. Committed to the Principles of Employment Equity.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA ap-proved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783

LEGALS

CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS

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MISSED THE last economic boom? Be ready for the next one. Pre-employment Welder and Millwright programs at GPRC. 16 weeks and you’ll write the 1st year apprentice-ship exam. On campus resi-dences. Fall studies. 1-888-999-7882; gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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HELP WANTED

ACCOUNTING & PAYROLL Trainees Needed! Large & Small Firms Seeking Certifi ed A&P Staff Now. No Experi-ence? Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement Available. 1-888-424-9417

AUTOMOTIVE - Comox Val-ley Nissan, Courtenay is cur-rently seeking an experienced Service Advisor and a Techni-cian to join us immediately as we move into our new facility. If you are interested in joining us please email your resume [email protected]

BANNISTER GM requires Journeyman Automotive and Collision Technicians. Situated at the foothills of the Rockies, 1.5 hours to Edmonton or Jas-per, Edson offers outdoor en-thusiasts a great living oppor-tunity. Signing bonuses, moving allowances and top pay for the right candidate. Contact [email protected].

CARETAKERS: LIVE-IN care-takers, couple preferred are required for the Hardy Bay Seniors’ Centre, Port Hardy. Starting date - April 4, 2011. For more information contact (250)-949-7107.

MANAGER/BOOKKEEPER Part-time position for a non-profi t Port Hardy Seniors’ Housing Society. Duties to start in March 2011. Qualifi cations: Knowl-edgeable with Simply Ac-counting Program, good computer skills & excellent communication skills.Duties Include: Collecting rent, working as liaison with tenants, general offi ce duties & supervising maintenance as required. Wages to be negotiated. Deadline for ap-plication to be received by March 15, 2011. Send re-sume to: Port Hardy Seniors’ Housing Box 126, Port Har-dy, B.C. V0N 2P0. Or email [email protected]

MECHANICS REQUIRED: Ag and light duty at Maple Creek, the Sask. banana belt. Catch the boom! Fax resume to Kon-crete Construction Group: 306-662-2718.Email: [email protected]

LEGALS

HELP WANTED

LEMARE LAKE Logging is seeking individuals with coast-al logging experience for the following positions:• Chaser• Hooktender• Grapple Yarder Operator 144/044 (double mains)• Off Highway Logging Truck DriversUnion wages, full benefi ts, lo-cal/camp settings. Level 3 fi rst aid an asset. Please send re-sume to offi [email protected] or fax 250-956-4888.

THE ALDERS Beach Resort is looking for an on-site man-ager for its 20 cottage rustic property in Merville. Respon-sibilities include maintenance of cottages, fi nancial record keeping, marketing of off-sea-son resort use, care-taking, etc. For the full job posting andjob description, please visitwww.aldersbeachresort.com

EXPERIENCED DOG groom-er wanted for a busy Parksville salon. Call 250-756-0285.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

INDEPENDENT REMOTE Fishing Lodge seeks F/T fi sh-ing guide for long term em-ployment. Applicants must have minimum 3 yrs exp, SVOP, MEDA3 and ROC. Re-spond to: fi [email protected]

MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees Needed! Hospitals & Dr’s Need Medical Offi ce & Medical Admin staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Career Training & Job Placement also Available! 1-888-778-0459

SHOP FOREMAN Lead hand required for heavy-duty truck and trailer repair shop. Jour-neyman and CVIP experience preferred. Send resume to 780-452-3499 [email protected]

HOMEMAKER NEEDED Port McNeill. Daily 7am - 9am for light housekeeping/ childcare.Call 250-956-2838

HELP WANTED

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The Kwakiutl District Council Health Centre in Fort Rupert/Port Hardy is looking

for janitorial services; someone to maintain the cleaning of the Health Centre.

Seasonal maintenance would consist of cleaning windows including window

frames, maintaining landscaping including lawn mowing and weeding. Winter

duties will include removal of ice and snow on sidewalks and entrances and salt as

necessary.

Janitorial Duties:Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Seasonal

Minor Repair Activities

discovery.

Other

low.

mop, pail, air freshener, etc.

Kwakiutl District Council Health.

Phyllis Jorgensen, Health Director

Kwakiutl District Council Health

Friday March 11, 2011

Kwakiutl District Council Health

Call for Janitorial Services in Fort Rupert Community – Port Hardy POSITION SUMMARY: To develop and implement child care services

for parents and their children 1 to 6 years of age and to support the healthy

development of children in the community. To work in the Head Start Program to

implement an enrichment program for children 0 to 6 years of age.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Amlilas Daycare.

for entrance into the school system.

the community.

referrals to other services when necessary; develop a support network for

care issues.

Amlilas Daycare.

child care.

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

a child care setting

and families

SALARY RANGE: $22.56 to 26.94 per hour

HOURS:CLOSING DATE:

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted

‘Namgis Community Services

Amlilas Programs Supervisor

Stopping the Violence Counsellor

Our progressive multi-services agency requires a

Counsellor (20 hours per week for the Children Who

Witness Abuse program and 13.5 hours per week for

the Stopping the Violence program). The successful

applicant will be knowledgeable about family violence

and how it impacts children, youth and women. Efficient

time, organizational and stress management skills in

addition to excellent verbal and written communication

are essential. It is critical that this person be able to

demonstrate ethical thinking, respecting the diversity of

our North Island community.

A Bachelor’s degree in counselling or related field or an

appropriate combination of education and training will

be considered. A valid Driver’s License and own vehicle,

as well as a successful completion of a criminal record

check are required. As a member of our team you will

receive an excellent benefits package and work in a

supportive, flexible environment.

Resumes may be sent to:

Program Manager

North Island Crisis & Counselling Centre Society

Box 2446, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0

Fax: 250-949-8344

Email: [email protected]

Deadline for applications is Tuesday, March 22, 2011

HELP WANTED

EARLY CHILD CARE EDUCATOR

Beginning March 14, 2011 as full time temporary/possible permanent; 7 hours/day Mon. to Fri.; fax or bring your cover letter, resume & references to:

Kwigwis Daycare: attention Betty-Jean Box 1440, Port Hardy, BC, V0N 2P099A Tsakis WayPhone/Fax: 250-949-9015

Job Summary•Be a team player, implement-ing safe, developmentally and culturally appropriate activities•Work with a positive attitude of respect and confi dentiality•Work within ECCE code of ethics, Provincial licensing regulations and Kwakiutl Band policies•Flexible work scheduleJob Qualifi cations•Must be 19 years; ECCE cer-tifi cate; First aid certifi cate•Criminal record clearance;TB test; Immunization record•Physician’s note of good health; 2 personal references•Good communications skills: written and oral

HELP WANTED

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YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CLASSIFIEDS

SALES

Outside Sales Rep.for ACR GROUP-Western Canada’s leader in Rubber & Urethane Manufacturing.

See website for details:www.acrgroup.ca/people

TRADES, TECHNICAL

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP in Qualicum Beach re-quires a licence automotive mechanic with good diagnostic skills and work ethic. Competi-tive wage Fax resumes to 1-250-752-3057.

CERTIFIED HEAD MARINE MECHANIC. Shuswap Lake. Great work environment! Start $25/hr+ Accommodation avail. Please contact [email protected]

JOURNEYMAN MAZAK CNC MACHINIST

Live, Work and Play in the Sunny Shuswap. Mazak exp. is an asset ( Mills and Lathes).

Competitive Wages &Full Benefi ts Package.

Fax: (1) 250-832-8950Apply on-line at:

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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money: It’s that simple. Your credit / age / income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

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Dial-A-Law offers general in-formation on a variety of topics on law in BC. 604-687-4680 (Lower Mainland) or 1-800-565-5297 (Outside LM); www.dialalaw.org audio avail.

LAWYER REFERRAL Service matches people with legal concerns to a lawyer in their area. Participating lawyers of-fer a 30 minute consultation for $25 plus tax. Regular fees follow once both parties agree to proceed with services. 604-687-3221 (Lower Mainland) or 1-800-663-1919 (Outside LM).

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

AUCTIONS

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FUEL/FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewoodlegally obtained during forestrestoration, large cords, fastdelivery. Help restore your for-est, Burndrywood.com or 1-877-902-WOOD.

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CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. CallAcorn Stairlifts now! Mentionthis ad and get 10% off yournew Stairlift! 1-866-981-5991.

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. Allshapes & colours available.1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com

INVENTORY CLEARANCE! New quality prefab homepackages 50% off! 1030sf,Sacrifi ce only $13,975!! Origi-nally $27,950 (other sizes)Factory direct! Hundreds shipped! Spring/Summer deliv-ery. 1-800-871-7089.

STEEL BUILDING sale. Spe-cials from $4 to $11/sq.ft.Great pricing on absolutelyevery model, width and length.Example: 30x40x14 now $7995. End walls included,doors optional. Pioneer SteelManufacturers 1-800-668-5422

STEEL BUILDINGS priced to clear - Holding 2010 steel pric-es on many models/sizes. Askabout free delivery call forquick sale quote and free bro-chure 1-800-668-5111 ext 170

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

WILL PAY CASH: looking for12’, 14’ or 16’ good, used alu-minum welded or rivetedskiffs. Call Cliff 250-949-1988.

REAL ESTATE

ACREAGE

ARIZONA LAND LIQUIDA-TION- Starting $99/mo, 1 & 2 1/2-Acre ranch lots, 1 hourfrom Tucson Int’l Airport. NOCREDIT CHECK. GuaranteedFinancing, Money Back Guar-antee. 1-800-631-8164 Code4001.www.sunsiteslandrush.com


Janet Cesaretti and Nicole

Handley of Port Hardy lent

their support at the men’s

curling bonspiel Sunday.

J.R. Rardon photo

smile...of the week.

REAL ESTATE

ACREAGE

OWN 20 Acres $129/mo. $13,900 Near Growing El Pa-so, Texas (safest city in Ameri-ca!) Low down, no credit checks, owner fi nancing. Free Map/Pictures. 1-866-254-7755.www.sunsetranches.com

OWN 20 acres only $129/mo. $295/down near El Paso, Tex-as (safest city in America!) Money back guarantee, no credit checks, owner fi nancing, Free map/pictures 1-800-343-9444 www.20acreranches.com

FOR SALE BY OWNER

PORT HARDY Investors Alert! 160 acres located above ferry terminal. Raw land waiting for your development ideas or great holding property. Priced to sell! Call Gary for more de-tails. Cell 250-230-7968.

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House?

Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We will Buy your HouseQuick Cash & Private.Mortgage Too High and

House won’t sell?Can’t make payments?

We will Lease Your House,Make your Payments

and Buy it Later!

Call: 1-250-616-9053www.webuyhomesbc.com

LOTS

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HANDYMAN SPECIAL$139,000

✸Easy Terms✸ Owner Financing!

Fixer-Upper Rancher on 50x100 lot.

LOW DOWN, SELLER WILL CARRY FOR 1 YEAR!

2 bdrm, 1 bath, 800sq ft, bsmt, garage+ shed. 1650 19th Avenue, Campbell River, BC

MLS# 309500.www.wesellhomesbc.com

Call: 250-616-9053

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

MARCH MADNESS

Amco Homes Inc. $5000 REBATEOn selected New Homes

Call (250)390-3888or 1-800-826-3888

For for details.

WHOLESALE FACTORYDIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxuri-ous 1512 sq. ft home including delivery and installation only $ 109,950. Many other plans available. 877-976-3737 or 250-814-3788 www.hbmodular.com

MORTGAGES

BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt con-solidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simpli-fy the process!1-888-711-8818

[email protected]

TOWNHOUSES

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Call 310.3535

LOST SOMETHING?

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

HADDINGTON COURTAPARTMENTS

PORT MCNEILL Newly renovated

apartments for rent. Clean & quiet building.

Free cable.Furnished suites available.

Call Ron & Linda 250-956-3365

KINGCOME MANOR

PORT MCNEILLNEWLY RENOVATED

Bach, 1 or 2 bedrooms.Newly furnished available.Please call for availability

& inclusions.Includes free cable.

Phone Ron and Linda250-956-3365

PORT MCNEILLAPARTMENTS

Well managed 1 & 2Bdrm suites. Gym & sauna on site. Call for availability.

Phone Rick250-956-4555

PORT MCNEILLMCCLURE APT’S.1, 2 & 3 Bedroom

apartments, furnished or non-furnished.

Clean & quiet. Hot water & cable

included. Call 250-956-3526References a must.

PORT MCNEILL Walking dis-tance to all amenities. Spa-cious studio apt. $400/mo. in-clusive. Call 250-956-2355.

WEST PARK MANOR &

LINDSAY MANOR in Port Hardy

Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great

view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available. Well maintained secure &

quiet buildings. Close to shopping.

2 year rental history and credit check required.

Friendly onsite residentmanagers.

Linda & Bruce. Call 250-949-9030 or email

for info & pictures: [email protected]

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

PORT HARDY Furnished ele-gantly or unfurnished execu-tive style, 1 or 2 bedroom suites. Quiet, clean, excellent views. Call 250-949-9698

YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CLASSIFIEDS Call 310.3535

RENTALS

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

PORT ALICESHOPPING CENTRE

Business is Great! We have a number of units of various sizes for lease.

300 sq. ft. & up.Contact Steve Edwards at

Colyvan Pacifi c 604-683-8399

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

PORT HARDY 3 bdrms, 1 bath duplex. Byng Rd. Hard-wood fl oors, washer & dryer. Fenced yard. Pets considered. $800/mo. Call 250-949-6068.

Port McNeillAvailable March 1Brand new Duplex

4 Bdrms. Close to all amenities.

$1250/mo.No Smoking,

Credit check required.250-956-2388

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

PORT MCNEILLMobile Home ParkShort walk to town.

Pads for rent. Water, sewer andgarbage included.$258.00/ month

Call 250-956-2355

MODULAR HOMES

COAL HARBOUR: Ocean view, spacious 3 bdrm $500/mo. Call (250)830-7123

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GREATER PORT Hardy area. Available immed, 1 extra lrg bdrm in a newer, spacious shared home, awesome view, furnished, very quiet, across the street from beach. $350/mo + 1/3 utils. 250-949-9970 Marie (phone anytime).

STORAGESelf Storage

TOWNHOUSES

PORT HARDY: Central, like new, in gated comm., 3 bdrm, $800. Avail. Immed. (604)418-3626 email [email protected]

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

$0 DOWN & we make your fi rst payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. DLN 30309.www.autocreditfast.ca.

INSTANT AUTO credit. Buy-ing a used car is hard enough without having to worry about fi nancing! Get approved for your car loan in minutes:www.NanaimoCars.com

CARS

1991 MERCURY Topaz $1000. Only 154k! Runs good, new muffl er, 4 cyl, good on gas. Auto, no rust, no dents. Call 250-230-6500 anytime!

1993 ACURA Legend. Good condition, needs rubber. $1500 fi rm. Ph. 250-902-0966.

MOTORCYCLES

HONDA XR80 This bike is MINT! Tons of new parts. Runs perfect! $1200. Call 250-230-6500 anytime

MARINE

BOATS

12’ ALUMINUM boat w/ 15 hp Evinrude (older model, runs well), oars and fuel tank. $500 obo. Call Marc @ 250 949 8928

Your Community, Your Classifi eds.

Call 310-3535

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK!

Build your business with

the power of classifi eds

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The Safari Hair Design Academy

Salon Safari

Let us know how we performed…your feedback is very important to us.

7035 Market St.

250-949-5905www.salonsafariandacademy.com

We are a registered Hair Design Academy

Hair DesigningWomen’s Cut & Style ..................... $27

Men’s Cut ................................... $18

Children up to 10 yrs .................... $15

Texture Wrap (perm) ...................... $65

Spiral Wrap ................................. $90

*$15 per extra solution required

Hair Colour ................................$70+

Full Heal Foils .............................$80+

*All prices depend on length & condition of

hair but include shampooing, conditioning

& styling

concept salon

Our Mission:

To provide high-quality instruction

through teamwork, supportive

leadership and encouragement so

that our students can successfully

exceed industry standards

and become exceptional hair

designers.

Catherine Moore

Proprietor/Instructor The World of Cosmetology is an ever changing and an exciting field to work in. The options in this field are

endless. So come join us on an exceptional journey.

This program offers a student a chance to excel in a field that can be

far beyond just hairdressing, the fashion industry and movie industry.

It gives you the tools you need to assist clients with colouring, perming

and the artistry of hair cutting. This program will give you both the

knowledge and the experience that you will need to advance in your

chosen field.

Tuition: $7,674Come in and check out our price list for “student services”

Open Monday - Saturday

9am - 6pmEvenings available by appointment

There are no hidden costs here

REGISTERED

Catherine Moore

Hair Designer-Piercer

Instructor

C th i M

Wayne Wesley

Student

Wayne WesleyVictoria Vardy

Student

Victoria VardyRoxanne Barton

Student

Roxanne BartonDebbie Shepherd

Hair Designer

Debbie Shepherd Dixie Long

Massage Therapist

Dixie LongChellsea Landy

Hair Designer

Chellsea LandyTerri-Lynn Colbert

Hair Designer

Terri-Lynn Colbert


march 10, 2011

Documents

sports page

classifieds page

letters page

editorial page

brisk business

old shop

north island life page

old place