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THURS., MAY 12, 2011 EDITORIAL Page 6 LETTERS Page 7 NORTH ISLAND LIFE Page 9 SPORTS Page 13 CLASSIFIEDS Page 17
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PAGE 9Treasure Island a big hit in Port McNeill.
Mud Bowlmisery
Macey Guldager of Port McNeill tries to cover up during a downpour Saturday at the Mud Bowl Soccer Tournament in Port McNeill. More Mud Bowl on page 13 and online at northislandgazette.com
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Teresa BirdGazette staffPORT McNEILL – A Port McNeill family is mourning the loss of
their loved one after a logging accident May 6.
Luke Stoner, age 30, died while working at Mahatta River, near Port
Alice, at about 9:30 a.m. that day.
Stoner, a faller, was working under contract with his father Ken for
Lemare Lake Logging.
Luke’s death is being attributed to a workplace accident, said a press
release from the Port Alice RCMP. The B.C. Coroner’s Service and
Worksafe BC also attended the scene and are investigating.
Stoner, who lived in Port McNeill, was married to Carolann and had
one son, Kade. A second child is due in June.
Stoner grew up in Port McNeill with his parents Ken and Mary Lou
and brothers Clayton and Greg.
A service will be held for Luke Saturday, May 14, at Sunset
Elementary School in Port McNeill at 2 p.m. A reception will follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to support Luke’s young
family at the CIBC in Port McNeill.
Teresa BIrdGazette staffPORT McNEILL – Two
Rottweillers will be more secure-
ly penned after they attacked and
killed a small dog last week.
Timbitt, a Yorkshire Terrier X
belonging to the Slater family,
was attacked by the two dogs
Wednesday when he was let out
into his yard on Catala Crescent,
said Teena Slater.
“I was on the porch and heard
him barking so I called him back,”
said Slater. “I started down the
stairs, then I heard him scream.
Two big black dogs were coming
at him. The female grabbed him
and shook him so I kicked at her
and screamed,” said Slater, cry-
ing. “She let go and the other dog
grabbed my baby (Timbitt).”
Slater’s 14-year-old son and
two male neighbours came run-
ning and eventually got the dogs
under control. Slater and her hus-
band headed to the vet in Port
Hardy with Timbitt, but he did
not survive.
The Rottweillers, Diesel and
Jade, belong to Shilo and Shawn
DesRosiers who live across the
street from the Slaters. Slater said
the dogs have never been a prob-
lem before and are usually kept
penned. She added the owners
had called to apologize.
See page 2‘Dog bylaw lacking’
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OrcaFest meeting May 18
Chamber Updatesubmitted by Chamber Manager
Cheryl Jorgenson
this message is sponsored by the
Town of Port McNeillRe: Business LicenseThe first order of “business” for any
“business” operating within the Port McNeill
municipality should be to acquire the
necessary permit or “business license” from
the Town of Port McNeill office. These
funds are instrumental in the promotion
and support of our business community.
70% of the fees collected are transferred to
the Chamber of Commerce for the express
purpose promotion, support and development
of business and economy, in all capacities, in
the Township and District of Port McNeill.
Your business license and your Chamber
Membership partner together for the good
your business and our community! For
further information concerning a business
license please see www.portmcneill.ca or
contact the Town Office 250-956-3111.
Chamber of Commerce MembershipMembership submissions are still active and
available for the 2011 season. Interested?
It is more than just another meeting…
become involved in the business future
of Port McNeill & the North Island. Alert
Bay, Sointula and North Island businesses
welcomed!
Upcoming Chamber Meetings Executive Meeting 14-June-2011 @ the
Sportsman Restaurant
General Meeting – To be announced!
The Port McNeill Visitor Centre is ready
to roll in the 2011 Summer season! We
are available to our community and the
North Island to assist in your holiday plans.
Please feel free to drop in and check out the
2011 brochures for the province or maybe
we could help you with those out of town
guests? Let’s chat!
Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce/ Visitor Centre Extended Spring
Hours:The Port McNeill & District Chamber of
Commerce is pleased to offer the basic
business services of faxing and photocopying
PLUS free public use of computers and
Internet.
Monday – Friday Saturday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
OrcaFest 2011 is approaching fast and plans
are already underway. However your support
is needed on the planning committee! This
is an open call for all those interested in
participating in the planning and presentation
of this year’s festivities. Please call Cheryl at
the Port McNeill Chamber of Commerce and
join in the fun! It is time well spent.
OrcaFest Meeting of ALL interested
parties- Wednesday May 18 @ 7:00 pm; PM
Chamber Office on Beach Drive.Submissions to Chamber Update Members can make submissions to the Chamber Update by phone 250-956-3131; faxing 250-956-3132 or email [email protected] to the Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce. Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre1594 Beach Drive, P.O. Box 129Port McNeill, B.C. V0N2R0Tel 250-956-3131 Fax 250-956-3132
Regional District of Mount Waddington
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to sections 890 and 892 of the Local
Government Act that a Public Hearing will be held in the board room of the
Regional District of Mount Waddington administrative office, 2044 McNeill
Road, Port McNeill, B.C. on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 3:00pm for the purpose of
hearing representations concerning “Quatsino Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw
No. 819, 2011” which proposes to amend “Quatsino Zoning Bylaw No. 670,
2002” to rezone the portion of the property legally described as Lot 7, Section 31,
Township 11, Rupert District, Plan 3106 that is located east of the Quatsino Road
road dedication and comprised of approximately 1.2 hectares (2.97 acres), from the
Rural Residential (RR-1) Zone to the Commercial General (CG-1) Zone.
TAKE NOTICE that proposed Quatsino Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 819,
2011 and related information that may be considered by the Board can be obtained
at the Regional District of Mount Waddington Office, 2044 McNeill Road, Port
McNeill, B.C., between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through
Friday, excluding statutory holidays, from May 5, 2011 until May 17, 2011.
Anyone who believes proposed Quatsino Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No.
819, 2011 will affect their interests shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard
in person or by a representative or by written submission at the above-noted time
and place. If you are unable to attend the Public Hearing, written comments may
be mailed, facsimiled, emailed or hand-delivered to the Regional District of Mount
Waddington by 2:00pm, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Legally, the Regional District of
Mount Waddington cannot consider any representations made after the close of the
Public Hearing. Enquiries and written comments/submissions should be directed
to:
Jeff Long, Manager of Planning
Regional District of Mount Waddington
PO Box 729, 2044 McNeill Road, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0
Telephone: 250-956-3301 Ext. 222
Facsimile: 250-956-3232
Email: [email protected]
from page 1In a letter to the
Gazette, published on
page 7, the Desrosiers
wrote that they are not
sure how their dogs got
free. They also noted
that Timbitt and other
dogs roaming in the
neighbourhood had fre-
quently “antagonized”
their penned dogs.
Slater reported the
incident to police and
animal control, but
found the Town of Port
McNeill animal con-
trol bylaw limited the
action taken in such
circumstances.
“They are doing
everything they can
within the bylaw,” said
Slater.
Town of Port McNeill
deputy administra-
tor Sue Harvey said
the animal control
officer had deemed
the dogs dangerous
and delivered a let-
ter to the owners. The
Desrosiers have agreed
to add a lock to the
pen and complete fenc-
ing around their yard
and keep it locked. As
well, the dogs would
be muzzled when off
the property.
But the existing town
bylaw doesn’t really
address the prob-
lem of dogs attacking
other dogs, just dogs
that attack people, said
Harvey, adding staff
and council would look
at reviewing the bylaw
to deal with such cir-
cumstances.
Slater wants to make
sure that happens.
“I am going to ask for
the bylaw to be amend-
ed,” said Slater. “I don’t
want his (Timbitt) death
to be in vain. He was a
huge, huge part of our
family.”
Teena Slater and her Yorkshire Terrier Timbitt. Photo submitted
Dog bylaw lacking
Ken ManningGazette staffA draft policy deal-
ing with scents and
allergies passed first
reading.
The policy aims to
create a school envi-
ronment that is free
of scents in keeping
with the board’s over-
all belief in the right
of employees and stu-
dents to work and learn
in a safe and healthy
environment.
The draft policy lays
out procedures that
staff and students will
follow if exposed to
scented products.
Mural movedA mural made up
of thousands of pho-
tos of Cheslakees stu-
dents will grace the
wall in the entryway of
Cheslakees Elementary
School.
Previously this mural
was to be placed on
a gym wall, but
Cheslakees PAC Chair
Penny Mills asked the
school board to con-
sider allowing the par-
ent group to change the
location to a wall adja-
cent to the entryway.
The mural will com-
plete the requirements
for the Wheels in
Motion grant that the
PAC received for play-
ground development.
“The mural project
has been a vision of
the CES PAC since
2008, we now believe
we have the right time,
money and skills to
create it.” said Mills in
a letter to the board.”
The board approved
the change in the loca-
tion of the mural.
Science FairDirector of
Instruction Katherine
Mcintosh reported on
the regional science
fair that took place
at Sunset Elementary
School.
Trevor Harder
of North Island
Secondary School and
Moses Smith of Alert
Bay School had top
entries and have won
all-expense-paid trips
to Toronto to attend the
Canada-wide science
fair, she said.
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SPRING CLEAN UP 2011
DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY& FOX’S DISPOSAL
Tuesday, May 17th to Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
at Fox’s Disposal Yard5990 Steel Road (Tacan Industrial Park)
Drop off hours: 11:00am-4:00pm. (No early birds)Tuesday, May 17th to Sunday, May 22nd.
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Hospital auxiliary celebrates 49 yearsTeresa BirdGazette staffPORT HARDY –
The hospital auxiliary
celebrated Health Care
Auxiliary Day May 10
and it has a lot to cel-
ebrate.
Since 1962 the intrep-
id group has raised
about $1.5 million for
medical equipment.
The group started as
the Women’s Hospital
Auxiliary and had the
unusual situation of
having no hospital to
support, said Sylvia
Frankforth, president
of the current auxiliary.
So the women joined
the North Vancouver
Island Medical Society
to provide care for
local residents, includ-
ing starting a medical
clinic and enticing a
doctor to come to the
community.
A decade later,
around 1972, a 10-bed
hospital opened where
the seniors centre
is currently located.
Another 10 years later
the current 25-bed hos-
pital was built in Port
Hardy.
Along the way, the
auxiliary has pur-
chased everything
from beds to moni-
tors, ice machines and
defibrillators, whatever
was needed to ensure
the comfort of patients,
said Frankforth.
“People usually think
the government outfits
the hospital with all
this equipment, but it’s
not,” said Frankforth.
The society’s efforts
have benefitted the
hospital, Eagle Ridge
Manor, the ambulance
station and the fire
department.
“Most of the money
comes from the lit-
tle thrift shop,” said
Frankforth of the store
the society runs on
Main Street. “We are
thankful to all the peo-
ple from Port Hardy
and the surrounding
communities that have
donated.”
In the early 1990s the
group registered as a
society and changed its
name to the Port Hardy
Hospital Auxiliary
Society to better rep-
resent its male volun-
teers. Now the group is
hoping to attract a few
more younger members
so current members can
pass the torch.
“We are always look-
ing for volunteers,”
said Frankforth. For
more information or to
get involved call her at
250-949-7607.
Looking for a
lunker
Students and staff from Port Hardy Secondary School march in support of Port Hardy’s bid to become the Ultimate Fishing Town in Canada. The final round of voting in the World Fishing Network’s $25,000 contest began Tuesday at www.wfnfishingtown.ca Ken Manning photo
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North Island Concert Societywould like to say a very large
Thank Youto the following organizations and people for helping make our
2010-2011 season a huge success.
Rotary Club of Port Hardy
Strategic Forest Management Inc
Absolutely Grape U-Brew
Café Guido
Port McNeill Flower Shoppe
Hobby Nook
Gail Neely
Port Hardy Museum
Vancouver Island Insurance Centres Inc. of Port Hardy
Port Hardy Lions Club
Hardy Lock & Key
Glen Lyon Inn
North Island Pacific Parts & Sales Ltd
Overwaitea Foods
Busy B’s Distributing
Telegraph Cove Resorts Ltd
Stubbs Island Whale Watching
North Island Gazette
J.R. Rardon & Strait Shooter Photography
Sporty Bar & Grill
Our concert-going patronsThe North Island businesses who graciously allow us to display our posters
And as always, the Friends of the Concert Society
101 Squadron would like to recognize the generous contributions of the North Island merchants and private donators listed below.
You made our First Annual Silent Auction a tremendous success! Our gratitude also goes to all who offered generous bids during the auction. The funds raised will enable us to continue to erect cairns for military aviation fatalities on the North Island, assist Air Cadet Squadrons and offer scholarships for local youth.
Seniors 101Hamilton B&BEscape BistroBoods BooteryDon ButterworthLarry ClarePeoples Drug MartEJ Klassen MotorcadeStryker ElectronicsDave GageTracy HamiltonHome HardwareTrue Value HardwareHardy Buoys Smoked FishMarine HarvestThe Clothes InnDave Landon Motors Ltd.Thunderbird Mall
North Island LanesPort Hardy Wine Ltd.Macandale RentalsCapt. Peter NewmanThe Hobby NookOverwaitea FoodsMarket Place IGAMalone’s Oceanside BistroShopRite Department StoreThe SourceJim’s Hardy SportsRexall Drug StoreHardy Builders’ SupplyDH Timber TowingVaso’s Carpet CentreYates Funeral ServicesKeltic Seafoods
Thank You!
After 13 wonderful years of love & sharing,
Fay Carlson (daughter of Guy and Betty Carlson)
and
Yev Malloff (son of Steve and Irene Malloff)
joyfully announce their upcoming wedding.
A July 2011 ceremony and reception will take place in Nelson BC, at the
Granite Pointe Golf Club. Two lives, two hearts
Joined together in friendship
And united in love.
Communities in Bloom Port McNeill
sends many thanks to its volunteers.Landscape category:
Thank you to Annie LeBlanc, Joe LeBlanc, Angela Smith and Mitchell Nicholson for
braving the winds while changing the downtown banners.
Thanks also to Bill McCormick, Lynda Biggs and Sharon Barratt for the
repainting of banners.
Floral display category:Thank you to Seasoil, The Garden Gate Garden
Centre and Shelley Prokop for donations of soil, plants and fertilizers and to Brenda Engel, Lynda Biggs, Jody Shields, Helen Scott, Kelly Von Schilling and Sharon Barratt for the spring
clean-up of the Post Office/Rotary garden.
Environmental action category:Thank you to broom bashing volunteers: Mike
Desrochers, Jacque Gaudet, Rene Labbe, Paula and Mike Aldersey, Helen Scott, Karen
Schwalm, Brenda Engel, Shelley Prokop, Sharon Barratt, Rob Short and Duncan
MacGregor.
Grateful thanks also to Island Foods, MarketPlace IGA, West Coast Helicopters and
Ministry of Forests for bbq donations.
Sincere thanks to the Public Works for hauling the 3 dump truck loads of broom to the 7-mile
composting centre.
TimbittMay 21, 2006 - May 4, 2011
They say memories are golden,Well maybe that is true.
We never wanted memories, we only wanted you.A million times we’ve cried.
If love alone could have saved you,you never would have died.In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still.
In our hearts you hold a placeNo one else could fill.
If tears could build a stairway and heartache make a lane,
We’d walk the path to Heaven and bring you back again.
Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us back one by one, the chain will link again.
Heather RoeMemorial
Saturday, May 21st
1:30pm-3:30pm
Port Hardy Civic Centre
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Grade 8CRITERIA: Student received only a G or E for work habits on their April 2011 report card.
Kate Pineda
Kaitlyn Lasota
Sara Poirier
Tyresa Bramham
Jay Fiddler
Jessica Bakker-Downey
Whitney Murgatroyd
Kevin Nurmi
Carley Bobb
Taylor Koel
Madison Munroe
Mikayla Walton
Emily Johnson
Grade 11Alexander DesRochers
Taylor Lingl
Alysha Watt
Hannah Mitchell
Jessie Ehlert
Roland Johnson
Meghan Trevor
Breanna Podlasly
Starr Jolliffe
Derian Hamilton
Madison Chester
Brock Brednow
Karina Cann
Brittanii Lasota
Taelor Pelletier
Andrew Fletcher
Maia Rardon
Lara Bragan
Russell Knierim
Dallas Bradshaw
Kate Brown
Gillian King
Benjamin Jorgenson
Katherine Crabe
Jacquelyn Biggs
Grade 12Winken Chow
Christine Gullstrom
Solomon McMorran
Oliver Brown
Marieke Knierim
Ashley Parker
Caitlin Porter
Kimberly Cote
Adam Dalton
Susanna Chan
Sara Grant
Robert Brittain
Zachery Desrochers
Kendra Sharpe
Lauren Bono
Morgan Walker
Stephen Ross
Madison Smith
Joseph Wilson
Stephanie Rukin
Chelsea Pineda
Cody Hamilton
Frank Smith
Lisa Cochrane
Foster Butcher
Collin Westwood
Jordan Lambert
Zackery Jackson
Summer Arthur
Jared Surch
Shalane Eerikinharju
Grade 9Thomas Griffith
Anna Ford
Clayton Ellis
Leo Stoner
Lennox Brown
Riley Browne
Jonathon Zima
Corey Hamilton
Drake Baron
Brandon Pelletier
Hyrum Neilson
Zaida Rosback
Adam Carlson
Malcolm Browne
Chad Bell
Petra Sinclair
Zachary Fear
Andrew Mitchell
Meara Trevor
Tessa Friman
Jenna Cowan
Taylor Soper
Sidney Hamilton
Josie Cook
Courtney Guindon
Nikole Klaric
Graham Sadler
Keisha Davis
Karly Dutcyvich
Isabella Glazov
Cassadii Lasota
Lucas Rushton
Grade 10Samantha Dutcyvich
Aidan Horgan
David Chow
Tylar Koel
Alyce Atchison
Alison Brown
Gillian Downey
Amy Parker
Jenna McMahon
Tamika Jackson
Michael Whitworth
Trevor Harder
Tassann Crockett James
Stephen Gurney
Amber Hamlin
Stevyn Ruel
Connor Hamlin
Nick Gachter
Clayton Williams
Dezi O’Driscoll
Jared Sinclair
Teuvo Harkonen
Natalie Chester
Ty Brittain
Kimberly Cardwell
Kaileigh Wilson
Thor Rosback
Summer Arthur
Alyce Atchison
Jessica Bakker-Downey
Drake Baron
Chad Bell
Jacquelyn Biggs
Carley Bobb
Lauren Bono
Dallas Bradshaw
Lara Bragan
Tyresa Bramham
Brock Brednow
Robert Brittain
Ty Brittain
Alison Brown
Kate Brown
Lennox Brown
Oliver Brown
Malcolm Browne
Riley Browne
Foster Butcher
Tyson Cadwallader
Karina Cann
Kimberly Cardwell
Adam Carlson
Susanna Chan
Harley Chapman
Madison Chester
Natalie Chester
David Chow
Winken Chow
Lisa Cochrane
Josie Cook
Kimberly Cote
Jenna Cowan
Katherine Crabe
Tassann Crockett James
Adam Dalton
Keisha Davis
Alexander DesRochers
Zachery Desrochers
Gillian Downey
Karly Dutcyvich
Samantha Dutcyvich
Shalane Eerikinharju
Jessie Ehlert
Clayton Ellis
Zachary Fear
Jay Fiddler
Andrew Fletcher
Anna Ford
Tessa Friman
Nick Gachter
Isabella Glazov
Karissa Glendale
Sara Grant
Thomas Griffith
Courtney Guindon
Christine Gullstrom
Stephen Gurney
Cody Hamilton
Corey Hamilton
Derian Hamilton
Sidney Hamilton
Amber Hamlin
Connor Hamlin
Trevor Harder
Teuvo Harkonen
Aidan Horgan
Tamika Jackson
Zackery Jackson
Emily Johnson
Roland Johnson
Starr Jolliffe
Benjamin Jorgenson
Gillian King
Nikole Klaric
Marieke Knierim
Russell Knierim
Taylor Koel
Tylar Koel
Jordan Lambert
Brittanii Lasota
Cassadii Lasota
Kaitlyn Lasota
Taylor Lingl
Lucas Maas-Alarie
Jenna McMahon
Solomon McMorran
Andrew Mitchell
Hannah Mitchell
Madison Munroe
Whitney Murgatroyd
Hyrum Neilson
Kevin Nurmi
Dezi O’Driscoll
Amy Parker
Ashley Parker
Brandon Pelletier
Taelor Pelletier
Chelsea Pineda
Kate Pineda
Breanna Podlasly
Sara Poirier
Caitlin Porter
Maia Rardon
Thor Rosback
Zaida Rosback
Stephen Ross
Stevyn Ruel
Stephanie Rukin
Lucas Rushton
Graham Sadler
Kendra Sharpe
Jared Sinclair
Petra Sinclair
Frank Smith
Madison Smith
Taylor Soper
Leo Stoner
Jared Surch
Kianna Swanson
Meara Trevor
Meghan Trevor
Jaide Van Essen
Morgan Walker
Mikayla Walton
Alysha Watt
Marilyn Webb
Collin Westwood
Michael Whitworth
Clayton Williams
Joseph Wilson
Kaileigh Wilson
Alana Woehry
Jonathon Zima
Honour Roll - April 2011CRITERIA: Students must attain a B (3.00) average for all courses. They must be taking at least 3 courses and will not be on the Honour Roll if they receive a C- or I in any course.
Vice Principal’s List - April 2011
Congratulations to North Island Secondary School Students
Lucas Maas-Alarie
Tyson Cadwallader
Ken ManningGazette staffThe Northern Gateway
pipeline and oil tanker
shipping link proposed by
Enbridge will have strin-
gent regulations, and safety
measures that exceed mini-
mum Canadian standards,
said company spokesman
Paul Stanway.
Stanway’s comments
were prompted by a Gazette
article titled Double-hulled
tankers not the answer,
Apr. 28, that summarized a
report by Katie Terhune of
the Living Oceans Society.
Terhune suggested the pub-
lic not be lulled into a false
sense of security by double-
hulled tankers and argued
that deficiencies exist in
that design.
In emails and a followup
phone interview, Stanway
took issue with Terhune’s
suggestion that double
hull tankers may actually
increase the risk of oil
spills.
“Double-hulled vessels
are the international stan-
dard, and a requirement
in Canadian waters,” said
Stanway. “The advantag-
es of double-hulled ves-
sels have been thoroughly
examined by groups such as
the US National Research
Council. There is no evi-
dence that we are aware of
that would suggest double-
hulls ‘increase the risk of
oil spills’.”
Stanway said Enbridge
would ensure ships meet
Canada’s high standards.
“Under our program,
before they are allowed to
enter Canadian waters, all
Kitimat-bound oil tankers
must be double-hulled, no
more than 20 years old, and
certified by an independent
international vetting agen-
cy,” said Stanway.
Regarding response
times, the Enbridge spokes-
man said, “The suggestion
that it would take up to 18
hours to respond to a drift-
ing vessel in the Hecate
Strait seems to be based
on the assumption that all
five of the planned rescue
tugs would be in Kitimat
– which would not be the
case. For example, the plan
is to have tugs stationed at
the Anger Island anchorage
in Principe Channel.”
Additional elements of
the Enbridge plan aimed
at averting disaster include:
• All tankers will be
helmed by a licensed B.C.
marine pilot familiar with
local waters, both into and
out of the channel.
• Operational safety lim-
its will be established to
cover visibility, wind and
sea conditions. Vessel speed
will also be reduced in the
marine channels to between
8 and 12 knots.
• Powerful custom-built
escort tugs will provide
close escort to both loaded
and empty tankers to ensure
safe passage through coastal
routes. A second (tethered)
escort tug will be attached
to the stern of loaded ves-
sels and will prevent them
from going off course in
the event of a mechanical
or control problem.
• The escort tugs will have
extensive first response
capabilities to provide
immediate assistance, if
required.
According to Stanway
the Enbridge plan will ben-
efit all shipping plying the
route to and from Kitimat
through the installation of
state-of-the-art monitoring
equipment and additional
navigational aids:
• Northern Gateway will
support the installation of
a radar system to cover
critical route sections.
This information will be
linked to the Prince Rupert
Marine Communications
and Traffic Service station
and a monitoring station in
Kitimat for all marine traf-
fic to provide guidance to
pilots and other vessels in
the area.
• Northern Gateway will
also support the installation
of additional navigational
aids such as navigation
beacons, buoys and lights
throughout the channel
area.
“Tankers have been navi-
gating B.C. waters for a
century, carrying methanol
and ammonia as well as
crude oil, without a major
mishap,” Stanway said.
“Over the past 25 years,
more than 1,500 ships
have safely travelled to
Kitimat.”
Enbridge outlines safety protocol
Enbridge is planning to rear tether tankers work-ing the Northern Gateway route in case of loss of power or steering as is this tanker in Norway.
Photo courtesy Enbridge Northern Gateway
www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, May 12, 2011
VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark’s shifting position on the harmonized sales tax finally appears to have come to rest.
Her government is pre-paring to “fix the HST,” and the terms of that fix will be made available before people mark their ballots in a mail-in vote in June, Clark told reporters at the legislature last week.
There has been a flur-ry of activity on the HST in recent days, and a few things are becoming clear. Clark and Finance Minister Kevin Falcon are preparing to do what I’ve been say-ing for months – make a solemn vow to cut the HST rate to 11 per cent as soon as they can.
And in keeping with Clark’s fondness for popu-list gestures, the govern-ment will likely rebate the HST on bicycles and bicy-cle helmets, and possibly fitness club memberships as well.
A couple of other “fam-
ily-first” exemptions may also be gleaned from the town halls, online surveys and polling that are cur-rently going on.
A well-known polling firm last week asked not only about people’s impres-sions of their new premier and opposition leader, but also their view on a reduc-tion in the HST rate.
Falcon estimates cutting one point from the HST would cost the provincial treasury $850 million.
The government’s inde-pendent panel issued its
report last week, and it con-firms that the HST is bring-ing in more revenue than expected. Going back to the PST would not only trigger huge costs of paying back federal transition funds and reconstructing a provincial sales tax office, it would cost the B.C. government more than $500 million in net revenue in the first year, and more after that.
Here’s one reason why HST revenue is higher than originally projected. Contrary to the apocalyp-tic predictions of some in the restaurant industry, the panel compiled Statistics Canada figures and found that B.C. restaurant sales rose by three per cent in the first seven months of the HST. That’s exactly the same increase as the rest of the country, despite the supposedly crushing effect of the tax and B.C.’s new impaired driving regula-tions.
Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat
Bell has pitched in as a host for the telephone town hall program that continued this week.
Bell said his call for the Interior and North Coast had more than 30,000 people on the line. Some were still upset about the HST, while others had mis-conceptions about what costs it does and doesn’t increase, he said. And lift-ing the tax from bicycles was a popular choice.
I continue to get e-mails from people who are misin-formed about the HST. One reader said he is paying it on heating oil. I suggested he check his bill again, and there it was, a rebate for the seven-per-cent provin-cial portion.
These telephone town halls have gone a long way towards putting the dis-cussion on a factual basis. Voters may yet be persuad-ed to keep the HST.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter for Black Press. [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
The work of the Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary is a testament to the value of volunteers in our communities.
This intrepid organization courageously started in 1962, a decade before Port Hardy even had a hospital. Or a clinic. Or a full-time physician.
But working with others, they made all of those things happen to the benefit of the town today.
Most people think the hospital auxiliary just runs the thrift store and holds a big sale at the mall at Christmas. But those activities are done for a purpose: to purchase essential equipment and sup-plies for the hospital, ambulance station and fire department. They have purchased more than $1.5 million in equipment over the years, equipment those medical service would otherwise have to do without. And without that equipment, the level of local medical care and service would be marginal-ized.
Port Hardy, and other North Island communities, owe a debt of gratitude to their hospital auxiliaries and other service clubs for the facilities they have made possible through years of dedication.
Like most service clubs, though, the auxiliary needs an injection of new volunteers to keep the work going. Look around the community. Parks, recreational facilities, hospitals, bus shelters, trails, sports organizations and much more are made pos-sible because of volunteers. Find your passion and get involved so that all North Islanders can enjoy safe, vibrant communities.
To Keith Balcke for
coming up with a way
to support both his
favourite teams on the
same night by install-
ing TV at the ballfi eld.
For the chronic animal
control problems in
North Island commu-
nities that continue to
threaten public peace
and safety.
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Letters to the editor The goal is to publish every letter, so keep them brief, clear and to the point. Be hard on the problem, not the person; skip quotes except where readily confirmable; accept editing
for length and legality. Include full name and home community (plus phone number to confirm authorship). Mail, fax, email or drop off c/o the editor by 4:00 pm Friday.
Dear editor,I am responding to the
article by Quentin Dodd in a recent edition of Aquaculture North America (March/April 2011) as it contains significant obfus-cation concerning the true location of the 53 jobs cre-ated by the transfer of aqua-culture regulation from the province to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
Leaving aside the question of why any of these jobs are located in Vancouver, the statement that “nearly all of the 53 jobs will be on Vancouver Island, to be close to the industry” is a bending of facts that amounts to a slap
in the face for both the Regional District of Mount Waddington and Strathcona Regional District. The Regional District of Mount Waddington produces half of British Columbia’s annual tonnage of farmed salmon in the sites located in its jurisdiction. For this contribution to the B.C. economy, the Port Hardy DFO office was awarded six of these jobs.
As is often the case with DFO, the key regulatory managers and decision makers have located them-selves and their bureaucra-cies in cities as far away from the rural resources they purport to manage as
possible without setting up shop in Seattle.
Aquaculture is a spa-tially diverse rural and rural-remote industry of the Central and North Coast, not an industry that can be managed from a tower block in downtown Vancouver, Nanaimo or Victoria.
All indications of future potential expansion of the aquaculture industry indi-cate that it would take place in colder waters to the adja-cent north of Vancouver Island. DFO’s human resource procurement poli-cies are swimming against the tide of industrial reality and are therefore doing a huge disservice to all rural
coast communities as they threaten the viability of the few existing private sector management units that do exist here. It is the antith-esis of sustainable rural development.
A recent Access to Information request to determine the number of DFO FTEs in different office locations throughout the Pacific Region in 2010 uncovered some amazing facts:
• There are 1621.7 full time employees in the DFO Pacific Region;
• Only 12.7 per cent of them are located on the rural BC Coast;
• Almost 80 per cent
are based on Southern Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland;
• The Kamloops Area Office has more FTEs than Prince Rupert, a major international port;
• All research stations are within a 100 km radius of Vancouver.
How can the Pacific Region possibly be execut-ing its Pacific Coast man-date effectively from mas-sive offices and research stations in Vancouver, and Nanaimo?
While we are happy for the new FTEs in Port Hardy and the benefits they bring, the North and Central Coast is not being rewarded
for its contribution to the B.C. economy equitably by this decision. To con-vey the claim that these new job locations are based on resource adjacency, as recently espoused in your article, is disappointing.
I call on DFO to recog-nize finfish aquaculture as a rural-remote industry and adjust their federal public service human resource management policies accordingly in the interests of rural sustainability and local transparency.
Al HuddlestanChair
Regional District Mount Waddington
Dear editor,
I am writing in regards
to the unfortunate dog
incident that took place
Wednesday, May 4th,
2011. I would like to start
by saying that our dogs
along with Timbitt have
names too, they are Diesel
and Jade. They are not just
Rottweillers as Timbitt was
not just a Yorkie. Dogs, as
anyone with dogs know,
are members of our family.
They rely on us to protect
them and keep them safe.
I suppose this is where we
failed.
Shawn and I would like
to apologize once again to
the Slater family for their
loss. We are very aware
how much Timbitt meant
to their family. We would
also like to assure the town
that this was an isolated
incident. Our dogs have
never got out before and
have never had any animal
control issues with people
or dogs of any kind. They
are not “malicious killers”
they are dogs.
Unfortunately for our
dogs, I have learned my
lesson the hard way. I failed
to protect Diesel and Jade
by not reporting to animal
control the countless times
I have had Timbitt and
other free-to-roam dogs in
my yard. I find it interest-
ing how the owners take
no responsibility or action
when their dogs use my
yard as a bathroom, bark at
me on my own property and
antagonize my dogs. I’m
sure I’m not alone when it
comes to the frustration of
dogs who are free, as this
was the problem with all
our dogs at the exact wrong
time that day.
We sincerely apologize
and could not begin to
imagine what Teena had
to witness that day. I did
not write this letter to take
or give blame. I wrote
this letter to make clear
the importance of taking
responsibility for your dog,
big or small. Whether it is
a fence or a phone call, it
is our responsibility as pet
owners. Since the incident
we have put up a second
fence around our yard and
existing dog pen. This will
ensure no people or ani-
mals will enter our yard, as
it is unclear how our dogs
got out.
Shawn & Shilo Desrosiers
Port McNeill
Dear editor,
I read with interest the let-
ter from Dave Coles about
the federal gun registry. He
sees no problem with it.
If you are an honest, law
abiding citizen, like 99 per
cent of Canadians, there is
no need for a long gun
registry. If you are a crimi-
nal, you laugh at the long
gun registry and ignore it.
Look at what is happening
on the streets of the Lower
Mainland with regularity,
and some of those guns
cannot be legally owned in
Canada anyway.
The long gun registry is
nothing more than a hugely
expensive waste.
Mr. Coles signs his let-
ter as the President of the
Communication, Energy
and Paperworks Union of
Canada. I infer that he pro-
poses to speak for his mem-
bership, but I think not. A
great majority of them have
more sense than he does.
Brian ThurberPort Hardy
Dear editor,
Today, I had a phone call from a
man in Montana. He was looking for
rooms at our B&B for three men. I
asked if they were coming to Port
Alice on business. He said, “No! We
are coming to hunt bears.” I am sure
I audibly gasped as he immediately
asked me, “Is that a problem?”. I
told him “ We like our bears and I
am very much against a bear hunt.”
His replied, “You have lots of bears
up there. Last year, we got 54 in 4
days!” I answered back, saying “And,
we probably did not see six bears all
summer when usually we could see
six a day!” I refused to have him and
his friends stay at our B&B.
As Canadians, as North Islanders,
as protectors of our forests and wild-
life, we must stop this wholesale
slaughter of our black bears. The
mother bears are just moving their
babies out of the dens; we are just
starting to see last year’s cubs with
their moms between the Port Alice
road and Port Hardy; my husband and
I have seen one single big bear just
outside Port Alice.
However, these hunters, from
Montana, are arriving in the North
Island around May 13 so we won’t
be seeing many bears after that date.
Last summer, everyone was com-
menting on the scarcity of bears in
our area. Well, now, we probably
know why we saw so few. Why do
we have a bear hunt in the spring
when the babies are just coming out
of their dens? There is a second bear
hunt every fall, as well.
All North Islanders need to fight
back to protect our own natural
resources. If the Americans had not
shot all their own bears, they would
not be coming to Canada to shoot
ours. I have talked to the Conservation
Officer Service who find my story
incredulous. However, the officer
did admit these hunters would prob-
ably not be booking their own accom-
modations if they were following the
rules of hiring a qualified guide; the
guides provide everything needed by
the hunters.
I hope more people will do what we
did; refuse to accommodate hunters
who are making their own reserva-
tions. Be very vigilant and report
anything that looks suspicious to con-
servation officers or the police.
Write letters of protest to our gov-
ernment who allow bear hunts in the
spring. We must do everything pos-
sible to prevent the wholesale slaugh-
ter of our bears.
Bonnie OverlandInlet Haven B&B,
Port Alice
"Why do we have a bear hunt in the spring when the babies are just
coming out of their dens?"
Magazine story bends the facts
U.S. hunters not welcome
Gun registry not necessary
Dog owners cautioned
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May 13The fourth annual North Island Youth Conference and
Much Video Dance at Port Hardy Civic Centre. Doors open at 12 noon. Conference and dinner are free. The dance is free for attendees or $10 at the door. FMI call Peter Carter 250-230-3513.
May 13 and 14Portside Academy of Performing Arts presents Stars
of Tomorrow IV at Sunset Elementary in Port McNeill. Shows at 7 p.m.; tickets $10 at the door or at the Flower Shoppe. FMI call Alana 250-230-0825.
May 14Lions Action Auction at Lions Hall in Port McNeill.
Doors open at 6 p.m. auction runs 7 - 10 p.m. Concession with beer and wine.
May 15Open Air Flea Market hosted by Hardy Buoys to
benefit Relay for life. Tables $25, or $15 if own table supplied. Opens at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parking lot of the old mall in front of Hardy Buoys. FMI contact Ashley at Hardy Buoys 250-949-8781 ext. 230
May 15Hamburger and Hot Dog Day at the Hardy Bay
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May 15Scotiabank MS Walk on the track at North Island
Secondary School in Port McNeill. Check in at 9 a.m. and start at 10 a.m. Register now at mswalks.ca 250-339-0819 or 1-877-339-0819
May 15Grassroots Garden Society annual plant sale 10:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the garden, 7580 Park Drive in Port Hardy. Good selection of perennials and your favourite
tomatoes. www.grassrootsgarden.org
May 15Dinner and a Movie at the Port Hardy Baptist Church.
Two showings, 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. $3 per person. FMI porthardybaptistchurch.ca
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Clockwise from above: Mother Hawkins (Taryn Walker) and young Jim Hawkins (Joel Waines) watch as a mysterious stranger draws a treasure map on their tablecloth; Jim and his ruffians (Nora Rardon and Madison Tremblay) overhear Long John Silver’s plot to steal the treasure and leave them marooned; Long John Silver (Caity Johnson) and Jim battle for the treasure map as their supporters cheer; Long John Silver’s zany pirate band (Maria Johnson, Chayna Jolicoeur, Mackenzie Murgatroyd, Bethany Waines and Matthew Harder) perform a song-and-dance number with beach toys; and Jim’s sisters (Lindsey Smith and Jenna Cramb-Wilson) take a break from waiting tables at the Whale’s Breath Inn.
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Li’l treasuresGazette staffPORT McNEILL — The
pirates may have wielded beach
balls instead of swords, but
Missoula Children’s Theatre’s
production of Treasure Island
Saturday was still a swash-
buckling tale of discovery,
treachery and redemption.
Forty young students took
part in the production, which
took just six days from audi-
tions to performances at
Pioneer Theatre.
Touring actors Katie
Northcutt and Caity Johnson
of the Missoula company out-
fitted and trained the young-
sters for the shows.
The production, Missoula’s
fifth annual in Port McNeill,
was produced by Port McNeill
Family Centre and spon-
sored by the Andrew Mahon
Foundation of Vancouver,
Coastal Community Credit
Union, and by David and
Robin Baird.
Sandra Maybie provided
accompaniment on piano.
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Call E.J. Klassen Motorcade at 250-949-7442, or visit us at 9045 Granville Street, Port Hardy. [License #7983]
School District No.85 invites all stakeholders
to a public forum to meet the candidates for
the position of Principal for Sunset and
Cheslakees Elementary School. This is your
chance to be a part of the process.
When: May 16, 2011
Where: Sunset Elementary School
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Place: Library
Principal for Sunset & Cheslakees Elementary
Public Forum
FOR LEASE
Dalewood Inn Pubin Port McNeill, BC
40x40 funished pub with new heating & air conditioning. Available now.
Call Jacob at
250-956-3304
Gazette staffPORT McNEILL –
The Scotiabank MS Walk takes place on Sunday, May 15th, this year in Port McNeill at the North Island Secondary School track.
Participants can take part in a safe, wheel-chair accessible route with three walk lengths to choose from two, four and eight kilome-tres. Dogs on leash are welcome.
The Scotiabank MS
Walks in Port McNeill and Comox are the main fundraisers for the North Vancouver Island Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. The chapter serves people affected by MS from Bowser to Port Hardy.
In 2010, Port Hardy Scotiabank MS Walk participants raised $7,124. The funds raised at the walk are used for local programs and support services and for research to find
a cure for MS. Register for the Port
McNeill Scotiabank MS Walk online at www.mswalks.ca or by phone at 1-877-339-0819. More infor-mation is available at www.mssociety.ca/chapters/northvanisl.
Check in begins at 9 a.m. at the track and the walk begins promptly at 10 a.m. Registered walk participants can enjoy lunch, provided by Super Valu, starting at 11 a.m.
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ited time offers w
hich man not be com
bined with other offers, and are subject to change w
ithout notice. Offers apply to qualified retail custom
ers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Lim
ited quantities of certain 2010 models available. See Chevrolet dealer for details.
$500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit available on 2011 Cruze LS Air & Auto
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ith a vehicle that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s nam
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presents
Families with young children are invited to join in the fun as we play with music.
Tuesday, May 17th
Eagle View Elementary School
For more information contact your local school principal or callJen Holme at 250-949-6618 ext. 2228
Sponsored by School District No. 85, Ministry of Education and Achieve BC
An interactive child-centred event that will focus on practicing self-regulation through
play and experience.Youth get outdoorsSea View school hosted Get Back Out!, an environmental youth con-ference for about 100 students May 5. Clockwise from above, PHSS teacher Darcie Greenland discusses environmentally friendly purchasing decisions with Miranda Estlin from Sunset Elementary. Cultural worker Harold Nelson eyes his handiwork alongside Eagle View students Sydni Burns and Emma Jensen and Cheslakees’ Andrew Hancock. Nelson shows students how to pre-pare salmon for barbequing.
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Teresa BirdGazette staffPORT McNEILL
– Ed Carson had an “interesting time” in Europe during the Second World War. Now at age 91, and the last veteran in Port McNeill to have served in that war, he still keeps it interesting.
Carson was honoured during a dinner at the Port McNeill Legion May 6 and was pre-sented with a pocket watch in recognition of his service to his country.
Carson started that service in 1940, at the age of 20.
“I rode the freight (trains) a couple of times across Canada,” said Carson. “I was hungry, so I signed up in Saskatoon. I went from 185 pounds to 235 in two months. That’s what steady food does for you.”
In Europe he served in several units, includ-ing the medical corps, , infantry, and a British command.
He was a private, though he said his rank went up and down.
“Every time I got into trouble they took stripes,” laughed Carson. “I’ve never been a social climber.”
He was scheduled to deploy to Asia, but the war ended before he got there.
“I served for five
years; would’ve been six if the Japs hadn’t quit,” said Carson.
Following the war he became a heavy-duty mechanic. He moved his wife and her daughter Cassie to the North Island when the mine opened in Port Hardy and stayed after it closed.
“Everybody I worked
with has either died or moved to Courtenay,” said Carson. “My wife died. Got a big dog. Dog died. Now I have another big
dog.” Cassie and hus-band Bill Foote are still around, though and Carson has two grown granddaughters, Jennifer and Bethany.
Jennifer is a major in the Armed Forces.
Carson keeps him-self busy. He still lives in his own waterfront home in Hyde Creek
and goes fishing reg-ularly in the boat he keeps on shore.
“He is still running rings around me,” said Cassie.
Second World War veteran Ed Carson, right, poses with Legion Zone Commander Bonnie West after he was presented with a pocket watch for his service.
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Tuesday, May 3 Port McNeill Black Bear Resort 3pm-7pm
Wednesday, May 4 Sointula Health Centre 10am-3pm
Thursday, May 5 Fort Rupert Health Centre 10am-3pm
Monday, May 9 Port Hardy Family Place 3pm-7pm
Tuesday, May 10 Quatsino Health Centre 10am-3pm
Wednesday, May
11
Alert Bay Health Centre 10am-3pm
Monday, May 16 Zeballos Health Centre 10am-3pm
Tuesday, May 17 Woss Community Hall 10am-3pm
Wednesday, May
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Mt. Waddington
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For more information call: 250-902-6071 or your Health Centre above.
Come join us for a day with local providers including: Pap screening (by appt.)
acupuncture, diabetes screening, massage/relaxation, health education, mental
health/addictions, door prizes and much, much more.
World War II veteran lauded for service
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on deckTell us about items of interest to the sports community.
TodaySlo-pitch
Port Hardy Slo-pitch League games at Beaver Harbour Park. Salmon Kings v. Generals; Alkes v. Storm; Rez v. Bandits, all 7 p.m.
May 14Baseball
Port Hardy vs. Hyde Creek, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.
GolfRoyal Canadian Legion tournament at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club, 1 p.m.
May 15Baseball
Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 5 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.
May 21-22Motocross
Triport Motorbike and ATV Club hosts Vancouver Island Motocross point series racing at 7 Mile Track. Times tba. Info, Mark at 250-956-9873.
May 21-23Baseball
Annual Sointula Recreation Wood-bat Baseball Tournament. Oyster feed, beer garden, concession. Game times tba.
May 24Swimming
Port McNeill swimming pool opens. Times tba; 250-956-3111 until mid-May; 250-956-3638 after mid-May.
May 28Baseball
Port McNeill vs. Port Hardy, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.
May 29Stock cars
Tri-port Motorsports Club points races, 1 p.m., Tri-port Speedway. Info, Theresa, 250-949-7273.
BaseballHyde Creek vs. Port Hardy, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.
Diving for dollars
Len Miller of the Blue Sox lays out to steal a hit in the A final of the Umpires Icebreaker Slo-pitch Tournament Sunday in Port Hardy. The tour-ney used a "skins" format to pay out money for each inning won.
J.R. Rardon photo
Pair to skate in BC Cup
Gazette staffForward Robert Cahill of Port Hardy
and defenseman Thor Rosback of Port
McNeill will begin play tomorrow in the
Male U17 BC Cup hockey tournament
in Salmon Arm, The six-team tourney,
featuring the top age-group players in the
province, wraps up Sunday.
Teammates last season for the North
Island Eagles rep midget program, Cahill
and Rosback will be split up for the BC
Cup. Cahill will skate for Team Canucks,
while Rosback suits up for Team Stars in
the jamboree format.
Clockwise from above: Port Hardy goalie Steven Williamson dives to make the save against Port McNeill's Kaisha Laird in a U12 boys contest; Victoria Purdy of Port McNeill follows the bouncing ball in the U12 girls final; Tanner Roberts of Port Alice celebrates a semifinal goal in U12 mixed play; and Tassann Crockett James of Port McNeill heads a pass in the U18 final.
J.R. Rardon photos
Fun in the mudGazette staffPORT McNEILL — Port
McNeill’s annual Mud Bowl
Soccer Tournament, as usual,
lived up to its name thanks to
a couple of impressive show-
ers Friday and Saturday.
But the sun made its pres-
ence known as well,
as young players from
age 3 to 17 competed
and collected prizes
and other goodies in the first
big North Island tourney of
the season.
A pair of first-half goals
by Christian Knutson and the
goalkeeping of Mat Williams
stood up in the U18 Mixed
final as Port Hardy downed
Port McNeill 2-0.
In the U-15 division, Port
McNeill swept the titles as
the Port McNeill Team 1 boys
topped Port Hardy Team 2
2-1 and the Port McNeill girls
outdueled Port Hardy 2-1.
Jordan Burland scored the
lone goal as Port McNeill
edged Port Hardy 1-0
and capped an unbeat-
en run through the
U12 mixed tourney.
The U12 girls title went to the
Port McNeill Believers, who
got a pair of early goals from
Emma Mitchell and went
on to beat the Port McNeill
Divas, avenging a loss to the
Divas in an earlier meeting.
Additional results appear in Scoreboard, page 15.
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If you know someone who should be the Athlete of the Week, phone the Gazette at 250-949-6225.
THOMAS COONThe Port Hardy teen scored the first goal of the season for the Tsakis F.C. men’s team during their appearance in the recent Victoria soccer tournament. The club will next take
the pitch during June Sports in Alert Bay.
J.R. Rardon photo
ATHLETE of the Week
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Hyde Creek Hillbillies Scott Fisher, Ivan Hall and Nick Dumonceaux sit near a TV showing the Canucks playoff game in the corner of the team's dugout Saturday. J.R. Rardon photo
J.R. RardonGazette staffHYDE CREEK —
When the Vancouver
Canucks’ potential
series-clinching NHL
playoff game against
Nashville Saturday
was scheduled to be
played at the same time
as a North Vancouver
Island Baseball League
game, local ballplay-
ers were faced with a
tough decision.
Would they A) stick
with teammates and
take the field, or B)
join much of the rest
of the province and
follow the Canucks on
television?
Hyde Creek
Hillbillies ballplayer
Keith Balcke chose
option C).
“There’s no way
I’m going to miss the
game,” said Balcke.
“So I put up a satellite
dish on the dugout.”
So, along with the
usual detritus in the
home dugout on game
day — batting helmets
hung on nails, bats,
sunflower seeds, drink
bottles, cell phones and
car keys — a 19-inch,
high-definition TV
perched with a satel-
lite converter box on
a hastily constructed
shelf in one corner.
As the Hillbillies
batted in the bottom
of the first inning,
players were able to
watch the puck drop in
Vancouver.
Balcke’s teammates
arrived at the park
variously incredulous,
bemused and impressed
with his act of techno-
logical derring-do.
“Is that hi-def?”
Hillbillies catcher Ivan
Hall asked. “Unreal.”
Ironically, the
Hillbillies found out
about the Canucks’ first
goal of the night after
they vacated the dug-
out to take the field in
the top of the second
inning.
As they were going
through warm-up
throws, a cheer went
up from a home across
Hyde Creek Road from
the field.
“Sounds like the
Canucks scored,”
shortstop Ray Bono
said dryly.
In the end, the
Hillbillies and the
Canucks suffered simi-
lar fates. The Canucks
lost 4-3, sending them
back to Nashville with
a 3-2 series lead. The
Hillbillies fell 5-2 to
the Rangers in eight
innings.
Hillbillies go to bat for the Canucks
Load 'em Up pays offJ.R. RardonGazette staffPORT HARDY —
Len Miller of the Port
Hardy Blue Sox domi-
nated the highlight
reel. Load ‘em Up was
happy to settle for the
cash.
Mike Cox and Jim
Johnson each had three
hits and drove in four
runs Sunday as Load
‘em Up outdueled the
Blue Sox 5-2 in the
A final of the annual
Umpires Icebreaker
Slo-Pitch Tournament
at Beaver Harbour
Park.
The tourney was
played in a skins for-
mat that awarded a $60
payout for each inning
won. Load ‘em Up
claimed $300 for its
five winning innings,
along with another
$150 earned during its
semifinal victory over
the Master Batters ear-
lier in the day.
Load ‘em Up took
control of Sunday’s
final by claiming three
skins in the critical
fourth inning. After
Miller’s three-run
home run in the bottom
of the first inning gave
the Blue Sox the first
skin, the teams tied
both the second and
third innings and car-
ried over those skins to
the fourth.
Jake Colbourne’s
RBI double scored
Justin Gelinas with a
single run in the top of
the inning, and Load
‘em Up made the run
stand up by shutting
out the Blue Sox in the
bottom half.
The Blue Sox closed
to 3-2 with a skin in the
fifth inning as Brayden
Demoe tripled and
Jordan Campbell and
Leigh Deans provided
run-scoring singles.
But Load ‘em Up
clinched the victory by
winning the sixth inning
on Jim Johnson’s two-
run single, and added
the final skin for good
measure on run-scoring
doubles by Gelinas and
Cox and another RBI
single from Johnson.
Additional informa-tion appears online at www.northislandga-zette.com.
Ruth Jacobson of Load 'em Up scoops up a ground ball during her team's A Final vic-tory Sunday. J.R. Rardon photo
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SOCCER
2011 Mud Bowl
May 6-8, Port McNeill
U12 Girls
Final: Port McNeill Believers d. Port McNeill DivasSemifi nals: PM Believers d. Port Hardy II; PM Divas d. PH Tazmaniacs, 3-2, shootout.Round-robin: PM Divas 3, PM Believers 2; PM Divas 5, PH Tazmaniacs 2; PM Believers 10, PH Tazmaniacs 1; PH II 4, PH Tazmaniacs 2; PM Divas 5, PH II 2.
U12 Mixed
Final: Port McNeill 1, Port Hardy 0Semifi nals: Port McNeill 4, Alert Bay 3, shootout; Port Hardy 6, Port Alice 3.Round-robin standings: 1. Port McNeill 3-0; 2. Port Hardy 2-1; 3. Port Alice 2-1; 4. Alert Bay 2-1; 5. Gold River 0-3; 6. Sointula 0-3.
U15 Girls
Final: Port McNeill 2, Port Hardy 1Round-robin: Port Hardy 0, Port McNeill 0; Port McNeill 2, Port Hardy 0.
U15 Boys
Final: Port McNeill I 2, Port Hardy Tropics 1Semifi nal: Port Hardy Tropics 1, Port McNeill II 0.
U18 Mixed
Final: Port Hardy 2, Port McNeill II 0Semifi nals: Port Hardy 1, Alert Bay 0; Port McNeill II 2, Port McNeill I 1.Round-robin: Alert Bay/Sointula 3, Port McNeill I 0; Port McNeill I 2, Port McNeill II 1; Port McNeill II 2, Port Hardy 1; Alert Bay/Sointula 1, Port Hardy 1; Alert Bay/Sointula 2, Port McNeill I 0.
BASEBALL
North Vancouver Island
Baseball League
StandingsThrough May 11
Team W L Pct GB
Port Hardy 1 0 1.000 —Port McNeill 1 1 .500 .5Hyde Creek 0 1 .000 1
Saturday, May 7
Port McNeill 5, Hyde Creek 2
Rangers 100 001 03—5 6 2
Hillbillies 001 100 00—2 7 1
Hosken, Russell (5) and Le Boeuf; Rushton, Carmen (5)
and Hall. WP — Russell (1-0). LP — Carmen (0-1). HR — Hillbillies, Hall (1). 2b — Rangers, Johnson, Harper. Hillbillies, Hall. SF — Rangers, Kenny. Umpire: Dumonceaux. A — 8.
Saturday, May 14
Port Hardy vs. Hyde Creek, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 15
Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 5 p.m.All games at Hyde Creek Ballpark
SLO-PITCH
Umpires Icebreaker
Tournament
At Beaver Harbour Park
A Division
Final: Load ‘em Up 5, Blue Sox 2Semifi nals: Load ‘em Up 5, Master Batters 2; Blue Sox 7, Salmon Kings 0.Consolation: High-Vis 4, Port Alice 3
B Division
Final: Rats 5, Bulls 2Semifi nals: Bulls 6, Bandits 1; Bush Rats 7, Eagles 0.Play-in: Bandits 6, Ballerz 1.
Sports Scoreboard
Port Hardy skater Curtis
McCarrick played for the fifth-
place Team Wild in the recent
Male U16 BC Cup tournament,
not the winning Team Stars as was
reported in the May 5 edition of
the Gazette.
The Gazette regrets this error.
Correction
Volunteers work to erect a new roof over the starting gates at 7 Mile Motocross Track Sunday. J.R. Rardon photo
Riders raise the roofJ.R. RardonGazette staff7 MILE — When
the newly formed
Triport Bike and ATV
Club hosted its first
Vancouver Island
Motocross series races
in 2009, club volun-
teers were scrambling
in the final weeks to get
the track race-ready.
Last weekend, they
were back at it.
Several heavy-equip-
ment operators and
drivers roamed the
course, lengthening
straightaways, moving
corners and establish-
ing new jumps. At the
same time, another
crew painted starting
gates and placed raf-
ters on what will be
the track’s crowning
feature — the first cov-
ered starting area on
the Island and, possi-
bly, in all of B.C.
All of this work
comes with the club’s
May long weekend
race event looming.
“We’re becoming
experts at getting the
track ready the week
before a race,” club
member Richard Klaric
joked.
The ambitious track
changes will create a
2.2-kilometre lap with
tighter corners, but with
longer straightaways
and bigger air for rid-
ers to build speed and
make jumps.
The biggest change
comes right out of the
new-look starting gate.
The starting straight-
away, which previ-
ously ran downhill to
a soft, hole-shot turn,
will now run about 50
metres longer and go
uphill into a hairpin
left for the hole shot.
The track will then
turn downhill and take
riders straight into the
first big double jump.
“It’s gonna be awe-
some,” said Brody
Low, a young Port
McNeill rider who
stood atop a berm and
watched the backhoe,
grader, bucket-loader
and other machines go
through their paces.
“I’m stoked.”
The new-look track
will be unveiled to the
Island’s visiting riders
during races here May
21-22.
Regional District of Mount Waddington
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to sections 890 and 892 of the Local
Government Act that a Public Hearing will be held in the board room of the Regional
District of Mount Waddington administrative office, 2044 McNeill Road, Port
McNeill, B.C. on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 3:30pm for the purpose of hearing
representations concerning “Coal Harbour Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No.
818, 2011” which proposes to amend “Coal Harbour Zoning Bylaw No. 669, 2002”
to add a new section to the regulations of the General Commercial (CG-1) Zone
to allow a single-family dwelling use subject to conditions. In this regard, Bylaw
No. 818, 2011, if adopted by the Regional Board, would affect properties which are
included in the General Commercial (GC-1) Zone as per Coal Harbour Zoning Bylaw
No. 669, 2002.
TAKE NOTICE that proposed Coal Harbour Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw
No. 818, 2011 and related information that may be considered by the Board, can be
obtained at the Regional District of Mount Waddington Office, 2044 McNeill Road,
Port McNeill, B.C., between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through
Friday, excluding statutory holidays, from May 5, 2011 until May 17, 2011.
Anyone who believes proposed Coal Harbour Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw
No. 818, 2011 will affect their interests shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard
in person or by a representative or by written submission at the above-noted time
and place. If you are unable to attend the Public Hearing, written comments may
be mailed, facsimiled, emailed or hand-delivered to the Regional District of Mount
Waddington by 2:00pm, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Legally, the Regional District of
Mount Waddington cannot consider any representations made after the close of the
Public Hearing. Enquiries and written comments/submissions should be directed to:
Jeff Long, Manager of Planning
Regional District of Mount Waddington
PO Box 729, 2044 McNeill Road, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0
Telephone: 250-956-3301 Ext. 222
Facsimile: 250-956-3232
Email: [email protected]
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Gazette staffCounting Canadians in the 2011
Census has begun. For the first time, 60 per cent
of households will receive a let-ter replacing the traditional paper questionnaire. This letter will pro-
vide information to allow respon-dents to complete the question-naire online. It will also contain a toll-free number respondents can call to request a paper question-naire if preferred.
The remaining dwellings will
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Census information is impor-tant for all communities and is vital for planning services, such as schools, daycare, police and fire.
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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]
11/11
FULL GOSPEL CHURCH2540 Catala Place Port McNeill
(across from Firehall)Sunday
10:30 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
now underway! Go to www.MyNewChurch.ca or phone Pastor Rick Ivens
at 250-230-5555 for more info. Time for a change in your life?
Everyone is welcome!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
11/11
PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH
2501 Mine RoadSunday
9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School11:00 am - Worship Service
7:00 pm - Evening FellowshipYouth Group Wed - 7:00 pm
Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.
For information contact
11/11
LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE
(8635 Granville St. Port Hardy)250-949-8125
11/11
PORT HARDYCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St
Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pmTuesday Prayer 7:30 pm
Midweek Biblestudies - Call the church for time and place
250-949-6466Pastor George & Karen Ewald
(home) 250-949-9674E-Mail:[email protected]
11/11
PORT ALICE ANGLICAN- UNITED FELLOWSHIP
Sunday Services - 4pm
Reverend Rob Hutchison1-250-949-6247
Box 159, Port AliceYou are extended a special invitation to
share in our Services11/11
ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITEDANGLICAN CHURCH
250-956-3533
Email: [email protected] Worship & Sunday School
9:00amThursdays 4 pm Bible Study
Thursdays 11:00 am Midweek EucharistReverend Rob Hutchison
All Welcome
175 Cedar Street Port McNeill11/11
GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village
(8898 Park Dr)
Saturday/Sabbath
10:15 am-Sabbath School
11:30 am-Worship Service
Pastor Randy Elliott
250-230-1885 cell11/11
Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre is seeking a reliable, energetic individual to join our team as an Interpretive Guide for the 2011 summer season.
The ideal candidate for this position would
environment
Applicants must
Canada
assets, we are willing to train the right individual.
Duration of work: June 1st to September 1st, 2011
Wage:
Deadline: May 20th
HELP WANTEDfor local Port Hardy mill
Experienced Cuberman$5.00 per square (guaranteed $200/day).
Experienced Blocker & Trimmermanfor split shingle machine. Competitive rates.
Experienced Shingle or Shake Packer
Fax resume to: 250-949-2689
Phone: 250-902-1009
Email: [email protected]
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
CELEBRATIONS
FULL LENGTH CRINOLINE FOR RENT!
Weddings, grad, etc.
Only $35, deposit required.
Call250-949-8928
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMING EVENTS
CALL FOR ENTRIES9TH ANNUAL
Kitty Coleman WoodlandArt & Bloom Festival.
Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.
Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 21,22, 23
Applications for Artisans are available at
woodlandgardens.ca or phone 250-338-6901
COMING EVENTS
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
INFORMATION
CRISIS LINE
250-949-6033or
250-974-5326Alert Bay/Kingcome
PERSONALS
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm. Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm.
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PERSONALS
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Flower StoreWake up & smell the roses - be your own boss! Existing 20 year old turnkey franchise available in Victoria. $49,900. Serious inquiries only to sellfl [email protected]
PUB FOR LEASEDalewood Inn Pub in
Port McNeill, BC. 40x40 furnished pub with new
heating & air conditioning. Available now!
Call Jacob 250-956-3304. www.dalewoodinn.com; [email protected].
HELP WANTED
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Contracting company is look-ing for employees for work inthe Central/Northern BC area.Positions available include: aCertifi ed Construction SafetyOffi cer (CSO), experiencedequipment operators, pipe layers & site superintendents.Forward resumes to: Box 681,c/o Tribune, 188 N. 1st Ave.,Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Y8
M.I.C.S GROUP Of HealthServices. View job ad at mics-group.com Fax: [email protected] Pharmacist: Perma-nent Full Time, $120,000-$150,000+Benefi ts. To provideservices and oversee threeHospital sites within MICs.Qualifi cations: Degree in Phar-macy (BScPhm, PharmD) Li-censed with the Ontario Col-lege of Pharmacy. Recentcurrent acute care/hospital pharmacy experience.
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Call 310.3535
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www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, May 12, 201118
3 NATIONSEMPLOYMENT & TRAINING COORDINATOR
(Cape Scott Wind Farm Project)
While employed under contract by the Kwakiutl First Nation; the person in this position
will be working on behalf of three First Nations (‘3 Nations’); the Kwakiutl, Quatsino and
Tlatlasikwala First Nations.
This opportunity is for a six (6) month contract position, with possible extension, with the
Kwakiutl, Quatsino and Tlatlasikwala First Nations.
The position will start immediately. This position will be responsible for coordinating a
multi-institutional training program for 3 Nations’ community members and facilitating
employment of community members in the construction of a large-scale wind farm.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide support to the 3 Nations, with a key focus placed on communication with the
administration and community members, supporting project-related community member
employment and/or training.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
analytical skills
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Deadline: Friday - May 20, 2011
There are three positions being offered at T’lisalagi’lakw School. It is
currently looking for a Special Education Coordinator (1.0 FTE) , Nursery School Teacher (0.5 FTE) and a Custodian (1.0 FTE).
This is a band operated independent (Group 2) school. It enrolls 82
students from Nursery to Grade 7.
These are one year positions with possibilities of continuity for the
Nursery Teacher and Custodian; the Special Education position if for
one year only as the current teacher will be on maternity leave. Closing
date for these positions is May 13, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. Please fax, mail, or
e-mail resumes complete with cover letter, supporting documents, and
references to:
Wayne Peterson
T’lisalagi’lakw School
Box 50,
Alert Bay, B.C.
V0N 1A0
Tel: 250-974 5591
Fax: 250-974-2475
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
T’lisalagi’lakw SchoolAlert Bay, B.C.
Our Focus ~ Student SuccessEmployment Opportunities
Fax: 250-974-2475
Electrician Wanted
Electrical contractor, located in Port
Hardy on N. Van Island. Range of service
includes residential, commercial and light
industrial installations and maintenance.
Journeyman Electrician - Require valid
driver’s licence, electrical trade certificate,
BCTQ. Group benefit package provided.
Please email resume to kkelec@
cablerocket.com or fax to 250-949-9230.
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
AIRLINES ARE hiring. Train for high paying Aviation Main-tenance Career. FAA ap-proved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed. Housing available. Call Aviation Institute of Main-tenance 877-818-0783
APARTMENT CONDOMIN-IUM Managers (CRM) home study course. Many jobs regis-tered with us across Canada! Thousands of grads working! Government certifi ed. 30 years of success! www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.
HELP WANTED
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
ADMIN ASSISTANT trainees needed! Large and small fi rms seeking admin staff! No expe-rience? Need training? Career training and job placement available. 1-888-512-7116.
ATTN. EMP Level 3 and EMR med-ics! Camp positions for projects in BC, Yukon and NWT. 3 yrs med-ic/cook exp an asset.Send resume to [email protected] or fax to 403.352.6308
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
BREAKFAST COOK, kitchen help & part time server needed for Seto’s Wok & Grill at the Airport Inn. Apply in person.
CAREER OPPORTUNITYDr. Wong’s Dental Offi ce needs a new member to
join our team. Dental assistant needed. Willing to train the right
person. Apply in person with resume
to: 7185 Market Street Port Hardy, BC.
Email:[email protected].
Fax: 250-949-7775. No phone calls please.
ELECTRICIAN JOURNEY-MAN position, Port Hardy. Residential, commercial, industrial installations & main-tenance. Require valid driver’s licence, electrician trade certifi cate & BCTQ. Fax or email resume: 250-949-9230 or: [email protected].
EXPERIENCED WELDERS, Hoe-chuckers, wheel loader operators and truck drivers. Queen Charlotte Islands. Full/part time positions. Con-tact Merewyn. Fax 1 250-557-4306 Email: [email protected]
HOMEWORKERS Get paid daily! Now accepting: simple full/part time data entry & on-line computer related work is available. No fees or charges to participate. Start today, www.BCWOC.com
LIVE, PLAY, work on the beautiful Sunshine Coast! Per-manent, full-time employment for mechanic/welder, excava-tor operator, truck drivers. Fax resume to Direct Disposal 604-885-6669.
MEDICAL OFFICE doctors need medical offi ce and medi-cal admin staff! No experi-ence? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-748-4126.
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
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
NORTHWEST FABRICA-TORS Ltd. of Athabasca, Al-berta currently has openings for structural fi tters/welders. Shop based only in the town of Athabasca. Resume may be sent to main@nwfl td.net or faxed to 780-675-4970.
PORT McNeill Wanted for two month project; Truck driver Pipelay-er Labourers Please fax resume to 250 754-3702 or e-mail to [email protected]
PORT McNeill Wanted for two month project; Truck driver Pipelay-er Labourers Please fax resume to 250 754-3702 or e-mail to [email protected]
START TODAY from home, Company needs both men & women, p/t & f/t, no experi-ence needed. Your approval is instant and guaranteed. Get details at: www.BasicOnline-Work.com
TECHNICIAN REQUIRED for General Motors dealership in Drumheller, Alberta. Licensed or experienced apprentice. Good health plan, new GM ap-proved facility. Please fax or email resume to Service Man-ager; [email protected]. Fax 403-823-7237.
The Lemare Group is currently seeking a hydraulic load-er/hoe chucker, boom man & off highway truck driver for the North Vancouver Island area. Full time, union wages. Fax resume to 250-956-4888 or email: offi [email protected].
The Lemare Group is currently seeking contract coastal hand fallers for the North Vancouver Island area. Full time, union wages. Email re-sume to: offi [email protected] or fax 250-956-4888.
WANTED:Servers, bartenders, barrista’s & cooks @
Telegraph Cove Resorts Ltd. Send resume to Box 1,
Telegraph Cove, BC V0N 3J0. Fax: 250-928-3105 or email: [email protected].
Attn: Taso.
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
The Lemare Group is currently seeking applicants for
Production Accountant. The successful applicant will
have a strong accounting background that might include
4th level CGA courses or better.
Computer literacy is essential with Accpac, Word and Excel
experience an asset. The successful applicant will
have experience in the forest industry.
Strong organizational skills are required to be effective in this
busy environment. Competitive salary is commen-
surate with experience. Applicant must be willing to
relocate to Port McNeill, Vancouver Island. Please fax resumes to 250-956-4888 or
email to: [email protected].
HOME CARE/SUPPORT
WANTED:Single, non-smoking, mature female as a live-in COMPANION to assist dynamic, physically handi-capped (wheelchair), senior to live independently in her PORT HARDY home.Must be able to assist with transfers during the night. Wages, hours & conditions negotiable. Criminal record check required. Please contact Sandra 250-949-9590 or Mark 250-527-0008.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
WELDERS SEEKING welders for custom manufacturing en-vironment. Competitive wages, Benefi ts, RRSP’s & appren-ticeship opportunities. Apply to: Do All Metal Fabricating, Estevan, SK. Email: [email protected] Fax: 306-634-8389
PERSONAL SERVICES
HEALTH PRODUCTS
CAN’T GET up your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! 1-866-981-5991
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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.
LEGAL SERVICES
CRIMINAL RECORD? Guar-anteed record removal. 100% free information booklet. 1-8-Now-Pardon 1-866-972-7366. Speak with a specialist. No ob-ligation. www.PardonServices-Canada.com. A+BBB rating. 20+ yrs experience. Confi den-tial. Fast. Affordable.
HELP WANTED
PERSONAL SERVICES
LEGAL SERVICES
DENIED CANADA Pension Plan Disability Benefi ts? TheDisability Claims AdvocacyClinic can help. Call AllisonSchmidt at 1-877-793-3222.www.dcac.ca.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
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.
GARAGE SALES
GARAGE sale: Saturday/SundayMay 15/16. (10:00 am - 4:00pm)Toys,books, women’s plusclothing, native art, odds & ends.553 Coal Harbour Road, Coal Har-bour.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
A FREE telephone service - Get your fi rst month free. Badcredit, don’t sweat it. No de-posits. No credit checks. CallFreedom Phone Lines todayToll-Free 1-866-884-7464.
CAN’T GET up your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. CallAcorn Stairlifts now! Mentionthis ad and get 10% off yournew Stairlift. 1-866-981-6591.
CHERRIES: JULIETTE orCarmine Jewel at $6.99/treefor full box of 90. Also EvansCherry, Haskaps, Raspberries,Black Currants, Saskatoons,Sea Buckthorn. treetime.ca. or1-866-873-3846
DO-IT-YOURSELF steel build-ings priced to clear - Make anoffer! Ask about free delivery,most areas! Call for quickquote and free brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.
FOR SALE: Table lamps, fl oorlamps & 19” old working tv.Call or come down to the GlenLyon Inn, 6435 Hardy Bay Rd,Port Hardy, B.C. or Call 250-949-7115.
FOR SALE: •Trailer hitch (class 3) for Ford Ranger/Mazda truck, 8 months old. $200.•Grade 80, 20’ tow chain with hooks (new) $80.
Call 250-949-8928
HOT TUB covers & accesso-ries. Lowest price, highestquality. All sizes and coloursavailable. 1-888-611-7660.www.spasuppliesonline.ca.
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. Allshapes & colours available.1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com
SAWMILLS BAND Chainsaw- spring sale - Cut lumber anydimension, anytime. Make money and save money. Instock ready to ship. Starting at$1,195. www.NorwoodSaw-mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext.400OT
REAL ESTATE
ACREAGE
20 ACRES $0 Down, $99/mo.only $12,900 near growing ElPaso, Texas, 2nd safest U.S.City. Owner fi nancing, nocredit checks! Money BackGuarantee. Free color bro-chure 800-755-8953www.sunsetranches.com
BIG BEAUTIFUL Arizona land$99/mo. $0 down, $0 interest,Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. Onehour from Tucson Int’l Airport.Guaranteed fi nancing, no credit checks. Pre-recordedmsg. 1-800-631-8164 Code4001 sunsiteslandrush.com
FOR SALE BY OWNER
LAKE COWICHAN /Caycuse Gilgan Rd. Well maintained1500 sq.ft, 3 bdrm 2ba, 5acres usable timbered land,garage. located a stone throwfrom the pristine lake priced tosell at $435k 250-478-2648,250-745-3387. By appt ONLY
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GAZETTENORTH ISLAND
Carrie StoneSales Rep
Did you know…My business is to help
you grow your business.
To fi nd out how I can help you
increase sales, give me a call at
250-949-6225 or 250-230-2007or email me at:
REAL ESTATE
HOUSES FOR SALE
OLDER HOME in Port McNeill, on 2 lots with ocean view, over 3100 sq ft, must be seen, please phone 250-956-3546 for viewing.
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
PORT Hardy - 2 lots (R2) in de-sireable area. $45,000 & $49,000 OBO. Call 250-667-8658.
MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
Canadian and US Models Custom Modular Mobile and Park Models 1500 sq. ft. Modular starting 109k 1200 sq. ft. Mobile starting @ 89K 10 year warranty 250-495-4650 [email protected]
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. The Home Boys 877-976-3737 509-481-9830 or www.hbmodular.com
MORTGAGES
Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi -nances, immediate debt con-solidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.
Call 1888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
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 HARDY: 2 bdrm apt, Byng Rd. n/p, n/s, ref. req. $525. 250-949-6319.
PORT MCNEILL- 3 Bdrm renovated townhouse, close to schools & hospital. Call 250-956-3440. www.portmcneilltownhouses.yolasite.com
PORT MCNEILLMCCLURE APT’S.
1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apart-ments, furnished or non-fur-nished. Clean & quiet. Hot water & cable included.
Call 250-956-3526, 250-230-0079.
References a must.
PORT MCNEILL Walking dis-tance to all amenities. Spa-cious studio apt. $400/mo. in-clusive. Call 250-956-2355.
SEAWIND ESTATES Port Hardy, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths $800/mo. Also 2 bedrooms $700/mo. Completely renovat-ed townhouse in gated com-munity. N/P, Ref. required. Call 250-949-9723.
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS7070 Shorncliffe St.
P.O. Box 222 Port Hardy, BC
2 bedroom unit available.Fridge, stove, balcony,
blinds, laundry on premises.Quiet, adult building,
non smoking, no pets.References required.
Inquiries contact Janet 250-949-8501Fax 250-902-0690
SEA WIND Estates: 2 b/r, 1 bath, newly reno’d condo, F/S, W/D. Bottom fl oor walk-in ac-cess. $700/m Avail June 1. Very safe and secure. Call Jeff (250)591-1641 email: [email protected]
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
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 MCNEILL 1/2 duplex 3 bdrms, large yard, wood heat, all appls, $650/mo, refs req. Call 250-902-1133.
PORT MCNEILL 2 bdrm du-plex. Ocean view, yard. Avail June 1st. $700./mo. N/S, pets negotiable. 250-949-2644.
RENTALS
MOBILE HOMES & PADS
PORT MCNEILLMobile Home ParkShort walk to town.
Pads for rent. Water, sewer andgarbage included.$258.00/ month
Call 250-956-2355
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).
STORAGE
SUITES, LOWER
PORT HARDYBright, 1 bdrm furnished
ground fl oor suite. Newly renovated, shared laundry. Nice house &
neighbourhood. No smoking, no pets. $550/mo. with utilities.
Call 250-902-0773.
PORT MCNEILL, 1 bdrm suite hydro incl. $400/mo. Refs req. Avail immed. 250-902-1133.
TOWNHOUSES
PORT HARDY 3 bedrooms for rent. Available immediately. W/D, new paint. Ref. req. Call 250-902-2226, 250-504-0067.
PORT HARDY: Central, like new, 2 bdrm, $675. Avail. Immed. (604)418-3626 or email: [email protected]
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 1st payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309
SPORTS & IMPORTS
OKANAGAN’S Largest Used Car Super Store. Always open online at: www.bcmotorproducts.com 250-545-2206
MARINE
BOATS
16’ LUND, Honda 30HP 4 stroke, trailer & accessories, $5300. Call 250-949-7008.
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