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Write onAuthor Roch Carrier, who wrote the classic Canadian childrens story The Hockey Sweater, autographs a book for 11-year-old Ava Hoechsmann at Diana Krall Plaza at Bookfest 2013 on Saturday. Hoechsmann, from St. Michaels University School in Victoria, was in town as part of a class trip.

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An already beleaguered emer-gency department staff at Nanaimo Regional General Hos-pital will face increased work-loads at the end of the month with the announcement of a doc-tor leaving the rotation.

The departure means an addi-tional 30 shifts per month that may not be filled by an ER doc-tor indefinitely.

Were hoping some people can pick up some extra shifts if theyre willing to do that but otherwise well be short, said Dr. Drew Digney, emergency department chief at NRGH. Its a bit tricky because were already working full-time, well, more than full-time in most cases. Were given a certain number of full-time employees to staff a department but that number hasnt gone up in three years despite the fact [ER patient] vol-ume has gone up significantly, somewhere between 15 and 20 per cent.

In 2011 at NRGH, ER vis-its amounted to 53,534. That increased to 57,400 in 2012.

An extra shift, which required a cut in pay and heavier work-load for NRGH ER doctors, had already been put in to meet that demand.

That increased workload, said Digney, has caused critical stress and has resulted in one doctor leaving.

By voluntarily taking on

increased workloads and decreased pay, he said it will be difficult to attract any doctors to join the rotation.

Were not competitive with anybody else, said Digney. But were doing our best to look after our patients. Temporarily were going to keep it going with the hopes that eventually some-body will have enough smarts to do the right thing. He added the lost shift may never return with-out funding.

With an upcoming provincial election, increased funding or even an attempt to solve the problem through the Health Min-istry is not likely any time soon.

Health Minister Margaret Mac-Diarmid has already stated no direct funding for more doctors is coming, though the govern-ment has negotiated a $90-mil-lion physician master agreement with the B.C. Medical Associa-tion. About $20 million is slated for new services, which can be used to address emergency room concerns if the association chooses. Across the province, doctors have been asking for $10 million to address ER staff short-ages as patient use increases.

Emergency room doctors across the province have gone public with the challenges they are facing at www.bcemergency care.com. The website is a forum for doctors to vent some frustra-tion and give the public an inside look as to the challenges they face on a daily basis.

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Canadas new $5 and $10 polymer notes are literally out of this world.

Canadian Space Agency Astronaut and International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield helped public officials unveil the new notes from his perch more than 350 kilometres above the Earths surface last week.

Hadfield had managed to keep the new bills a secret for four months despite numerous earthly media engagements he gave Cana-dians their first glimpse at the $5 polymer note, which features the Canadarm2, via satellite. The front of the bill features a portrait of Sir Wil-fred Laurier, Prime Minister from 1896-1911.

I try to inspire young Cana-dians to aim high. This new $5 bill should do the same, said Hadfield while letting the

bill float in front of him. By giving prominence to Cana-dian achievements in space, this bank note reminds us that not even the sky is the limit.

Chairman of VIA Rail Can-ada, Paul G. Smith, unveiled the $10 note at the Bank of Canada. The new bill features an image of the train winding through the Rocky Moun-tains, representing a feat of engineering that linked Canadas east and west by rail. Former Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, who led the country when the railway was completed, is featured on the front.

Not only did the railway contribute to Canadas eco-nomic prosperity by moving people and goods across this vast land, but it also gave Canadians the means to seek new frontiers of their own,

said Smith.The new $5 and $10 bills

will begin circulation in November. They join the $20, $50 and $100 polymer notes already being used by Cana-dians.

Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney said the new polymer bills incorporate the latest in security technology while lasting 2.5 times longer than traditional cotton-based paper bank notes. He said that with sophisticated trans-parency and holography, the new polymer series bills are the most secure bank notes ever issued by the Bank of Canada.

Like the previous polymer denominations, the Bank of Canada will work with finan-cial institutions, retailers, and manufacturers of bank note-handling equipment to ensure a smooth transition.

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A Nanaimo man was listed in satisfactory condition at Olympic Medical Center Fri-day after the Mazda crossover he was driving collided with an SUV on U.S. Highway 101 at Blue Mountain Road.

The State Patrol said John G. Helmn, 67, was driving eastbound when the Mazda crashed into a Toyota High-lander driven by Margarethe

Purviance, 66, about seven miles east of Port Angeles at noon Friday.

Troopers said Purviance, of Port Angeles, was turning left from the westbound lanes onto Blue Mountain Road and did not see Helmns oncoming vehicle.

The State Patrol said Helmn swerved to the right to avoid the impact but was hit on the

drivers side of his vehicle.Purviance, who was not

injured, was cited for failure to yield right of way. Both driv-ers were wearing their seat belts.

Drugs or alcohol were not suspected as a cause.

The Mazda was completely destroyed and the sport util-ity vehicle sustained report-able damage.

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Ocean cruise line com-panies charting courses to new markets could mean more cruise ship visits for Nanaimo.

Even with a new multimil-lion dollar cruise ship dock and and terminal in Nanaimo Harbour, the number of cruise ship visits scheduled for Nanaimo this summer remain in the single digits with just two pocket cruise ships from National Geo-graphic stopping by in May and only four visits sched-uled by ships from Celebrity Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line scheduled for all of May and three stops in September.

The National Geographic pocket cruise ship Sea Bird spent several hours tied up in Nanaimo Harbour Thurs-day before moving on to Haida Gwaii and Alaska. Its sister ship Sea Lion stopped over earlier in the week.

Nine visits is a reduction from the 20-25 visits targeted by the Nanaimo Port Author-ity for the summer of 2015,

but Bernie Dumas, Nanaimo Port Authority president and CEO, said shifting markets in the cruise line business worldwide could help meet that goal.

Dumas said cruise lines that have faced difficulties operating in Mexico are rede-ploying their ships to other markets.

A new focus is going towards Asia, which is a good thing for us because if they do an Asia season, those ships have to be deployed again after that season, Dumas said.

Short duration Pacific Northwest cruise packages could prove lucrative for carriers and communities they visit. Shorter duration

cruises mean higher pas-senger turnover and better returns.

If you go to Miami or Fort Lauderdale, you can do a lot of these two-, three-, four-day cruises and theyre getting a better return, of course - theyre getting more people on and off, Dumas said.

Short duration, Pacific Northwest cruises could start in 2015 and could leave from Seattle, Wash., with stops in B.C. before going down to places like Astoria, Ore., and other U.S. stops.

Other carriers that have moved away from B.C./Alaska cruises are consider-ing reviving those which could also mean more sum-mertime cruise ship visits for Nanaimo.

Each of these carriers have about five, six or seven ships in their pool and each of these ships do about 20 calls through the season, Dumas said. If we get one dedicated ship to call on us in that rota-tion we can get our volume quite easily and then these repositioning ships which are in the spring and the fall.

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National Geographics Sea Bird stopped in Nanaimo for a few hours last week. The ship and its sister vessel Sea Lion each carry 62 passengers and are the only pocket cruise ships to visit Nanaimo this year. Seven other visits by large cruise ships from Norwegian Cruise Line and Celebrity Cruises have scheduled visits for this years spring and fall shoulder seasons. Shifting markets could bring more summer cruise traffic in 2014.

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Motorcycle club members could be ticketed after memorial ride through Cowichan

More than 100 suspected out-law motorcycle-gang members could be ticketed for allegedly failing to obey police commands to pull over during Saturdays Island Highway check-stop north of Duncan, police say.

Sgt. Lindsey Houghton of B.C.s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit said 150-plus members of clubs including the Hells Angels, Jesters, and Devils Army were intercepted at around 2:15 p.m. outside North Cowichan municipal hall by a few dozen officers during the clubs annual Zeke Ride.

They hold this ride at the same time every year, and we had information theyd be riding today, he said.

The southbound cruise of roaring Harley Davidsons was a memorial for Edward (Zeke) Mickle, a former president of Nanaimos Hells Angels chapter, who disappeared 20 years ago, he explained.

Bikers who allegedly failed to stop will be traced and ticketed through police photos, and digital movie footage, of their licence plates.

Tickets for failing to obey a police officer could span $150 to $200 each, he said.

Another spokesperson said some bikers could face other charges, such as running red lights, after the column left Nanaimos Hells Angels club-house and headed south.

The bikers, some wearing

club colours on black jackets, reached the North Cowichan road-check, then allegedly blocked the highway by stop-ping their bikes and cutting the engines, a spokesperson said.

Some members spoke with police, then some riders pulled over at the special stop check marked by orange cones, flanked by officers in yellow safety cloth-ing.

Other bikers continued riding south.

A dog-squad stood by the stop-point dominated by a command-post vehicle.

An RCMP helicopter also cir-cled the scene, and landed later beside the Somenos Marsh.

Aside from refusing to follow instructions from police officers, there was no violence, Hough-ton said.

One Hells Angels member, and one from Surreys Jesters club, complied politely when police asked for their docu-ments.

Houghton painted a wider pic-ture of outlaw-club members.

These are people recognized as some of the most violent in our society, he said of member activities including murder, extortion, drug trafficking and other crimes.

Saturdays refusal to stop stems from some bikers wanting to thumb their nose at laws, and civil society, he said.

The special enforcement unit boasted cops from some 14 agencies, spanning Mounties to city officers, and others.

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Conference gathers Young ProfessionalsYoung Professionals from

across Vancouver Island are coming together to prepare for the second annual Connect V.I. Conference this June.

These individuals are looking to get involved in ways that will shape the social, economic and cultural future of the Island in a responsible and purposeful way.

Over the next couple months, these inspired Young Profession-als will be actively involved in different initiatives within the community. The Young Profes-sionals are partaking in the Our

Voice. Our Vote provincial elec-tions event at Millers Pub on Fri-day (May 10) from 5-7 p.m. and will be shuttling anyone inter-ested in voting to the advanced polling station; the fifth annual Walk of the Nations on June 1; and advocating for rail transpor-tation on Vancouver Island.

These initiatives engage in matters of civic responsibility, First Nations understanding and transportation which are all streams for the conference in Nanaimo, June 14 -15. Please visit www.connectvi.me/.

Explosions, implo-sions, flying arrows, fire, lightning and illusions these are some of the excit-ing things planned for the fifth annual Extreme Science show.

The startling and occasionally loud sci-ence demonstration will entertain more than 1,200 school stu-dents in four shows in Nanaimo May 14-17.

Its going to be a fun, entertaining hour of extreme sci-ence for a worthwhile cause, said Vancou-ver Island University physics professor Ray Penner, who stars in the show with faculty from the physics and chemis-try departments and two students.

Extreme Science is a popular spring fund-raiser for LED Africa, a charity started by Penner in 2008. The organization aims to provide solar-pow-ered lighting systems and other assistance to rural secondary schools in Malawi, Africa. Penner devel-

oped a connection with Malawi when he taught there 20 years ago.

Many of the rural secondary schools in Malawi have evening study sessions where they use kerosene lighting, he said. These sessions are typically sporadic both because of the cost and the limited availability of kero-sene. In addition, the smoke from the kero-sene lanterns causes health concerns.

Penner and his colleagues from the University of Malawi set up a test system at a school using energy efficient LED lights powered by a solar panel on the roof. The total power required for a 50-stu-dent classroom is about 40 watts, which keeps expenses low.

After a positive response from the test school, Penner created the LED Africa charity. Lighting systems were installed in classrooms at three schools in 2009.

Since then a total

of 17 schools have received the light-ing system with the help of technicians from the University of Malawi. The cost to set up a classroom is $1,200, with two classroom systems being installed at each school.

The single solar panel, the battery, and cables which are required for each classroom are purchased from sup-pliers within Malawi. The battery box, which holds the bat-tery and the controls, as well as the stands for the LED lanterns are built by local Malawian carpenters. The lanterns are all assembled by Mala-wians.

This year the money raised by ticket sales is going towards buying text-books for rural sec-ondary schools.

Penner adds the Extreme Science show is a lot of fun for VIU faculty because its reward-ing to get kids excited about science.

A public show takes place May 16 in the Malaspina Theatre at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $10 each and available from Kool and Child on Bowen Road.

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My shift started at six in the evening and was supposed to end at 2 a.m., said a tired-look-ing McMeel. Its now 5 a.m. and Im standing outside the newest emergency room in the province that we opened in October. It was built about three times the size of the last one, bigger because were seeing way more patients. Despite that we dont have any extra staff.

McMeel continues to say he arrived for his shift to a sea of people waiting for attention, and one patient who waited for 5.5 hours had a seizure before he could be assessed.

The website gives the NRGH ER department a failing grade for overcrowding and understaffing.

Digney said other provinces employ successful staffing mod-els that adjust funding every six months based on patient visits.

We dont do that here in B.C., he said. You have to have a big fight every time you have to do anything. The solution here is they say weve got a pot of money and we should just reallocate it, so take it from another department. Thats not a really good idea.

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Coast to coast courseBrian Godfrey, front left, and Bob Wilson of Nanaimo set out on Estevan Road April 30, bound for Victoria to start the first leg of their journey across Canada May 1 to raise donations for B.C. Childrens Hospital and for dementia programs at Nanaimo Travellers Lodge. Their 7,300-kilometre cross-country trek, Coast to Coast for Kids, will finish in St. Johns, Nfld., July 22. The rides progress, with updates from Godfrey and Wilson, is posted on the News Bulletins Facebook page. Wilson will blog about the journey at www.crazyguyonabike.com/bobbriancoast2coast. For more information or to make donations, please visit the Re/Max of Nanaimo website at www.remaxofnanaimo.com.

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Throughout the day, local celebrities, including city council, RCMP, firefighters, Nanaimo Clippers hockey team and more, will be giving out balloons, pins and other items for donations.

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The good news is Nanaimo broke a high temperature record on the weekend, but the bad news is wildfire hazard is climb-ing.

Nanaimo hit 28.6 C Sun-day, an all-time high tem-perature record for May 5.

Great weather and pros-pects of the early onset of summer are good news for everyone wanting to hit the beaches or their favourite campsites, but rapidly dry-ing conditions in recent weeks have staff at the B.C. Coastal Fire Centre keeping a close eye on soil dryness and humidity levels.

Donna MacPherson, Coast Fire Centre fire information officer, said there are, so far, no backyard burning prohibitions in place in rural areas, but there have already been seven wild-fires in the B.C. south coast region.

All of those were human-caused because we havent had any lightning, MacPherson said.

Dry, hot, breezy days will rapidly suck the moisture and humidity out of ground cover.

Just a few days of dry,

warm weather have already raised the fire danger rat-ing to moderate in the Nanaimo region.

That is something to be concerned about, MacPherson said.

This hot weather that weve had has dried things out pretty fast, especially all the little crinkly stuff on top of the ground, like the leaves and twigs.

MacPherson said to be sure and check with local bylaws for any burning restrictions and to do back-yard and camp fires right.

Right place, right size, be right by it and then put it out right, she said.

David Jones, Environment Canada meteorologist, said Sundays high temperature beat the previous record of 27.2 C set on May 5, 1966.

This weather is unusual, in the last couple of years, in that we just havent had warm weather early like this, Jones said. Which is fantastic because it looks like we could get a four-month summer. Theres no way to tell that, but an early starts good.

Were good for the next week. Well see after that. No doubt the weather will turn snotty at some point. It usually does in June, but we have good Junes, too, so heres hoping.

Looking back 90 days, Jones said rainfall has been close to normal for the south Island, drier for

the central Island and a bit wetter overall for the north Island.

On the whole, precipita-tion is about average for the Island.

For weather forecasts and historical data, please visit the Government of Canada weather website at http://weather.gc.ca.

For more information about up-to-date fire hazard ratings and proper burn-ing and fire extinguishing methods, please visit the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch website at http://bcwildfire.ca.

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IForESt dryiNg out quickly, putting officials on alert. This hot weather that weve had has dried things out pretty fast, especially all the little crinkly stuff on top of the ground.

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Steering CommitteeThe nominating committee for the Inspire Nanaimo Steering Committee is seeking exemplary community members who can assist the community in building capacity in the built environment, culture, economy, natural environment, and social fabric of our community to form the new Inspire Nanaimo Steering Committee.

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POPULATION: 48,205HOUSEHOLDS: 21,575AVG. FAMILY INCOME:$72,212TOP THREE INDUSTRIES:Retail trade;

Health care and social assistance;Construction.

TOP THREE OCCUPATIONS:Sales and service;Clerical;Retail sales and sales clerks.

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Three ridings in the provincial election fall into the News Bulletins coverage area: Parksville-Qualicum, Nanaimo, and Nanaimo-North Cowichan. Three candidates are

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Parksville-Qualicum riding extends from Rutherford Road in Nanaimo to include Lantzville, Parksville and Qualicum.

Parksville-Qualicum Conservative candi-date David Coupland said he is running because he believes that for upcoming generations to have a strong, prosper-ous future, the prov-ince needs to have a strong, trustworthy government.

I believe we need better government than what we have now, said Coupland, the father of three university-aged chil-dren. Future genera-tions deserve a future full of opportunity and success and Ive come to realize that without better government this will not happen.

C o u p l a n d c o m -pleted his bachelor of science and medi-

cal doctorate at the University of Alberta before finishing his rotating internship at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. He later completed his radiol-ogy and nuclear medi-cine residency at the University of British Columbia.

He currently works as a radiologist at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and Madrona Imaging Inc.

He says the issues he feels are a priority for people in his con-stituency include find-ing a balance between the economy and the areas abundant natu-ral resources while preserving and pro-tecting the environ-ment.

Its a very delicate balance but we believe we have to do both and we feel B.C. can be both an environ-mental and economic superpower and that is the way forward, he said.

Coupland currently serves as a board director for the Van-couver Island Uni-versity Foundation, volunteers at the 7-10 Club and NRGH Foun-dation.

N D P c a n d i d a t e Barry Avis will draw on his nine years of experience as a coun-cillor in Qualicum Beach to represent his constituents in Victo-ria if elected May 14.

Wi th munic ip a l responsibilities that included planning, finance, water man-agement, environ-ment and community development, the 66-year-old grandfa-ther said he is well equipped to handle the issues in the pro-vincial legislature.

I really enjoy work-ing with people and policies and improv-ing our province ... and having been on council for a couple of years I was lucky enough to get nomi-

nated to the Asso-ciation of Vancouver Island Coastal Com-munities, where I worked on behalf of all the mayors, regional directors and councillors with our concerns and resolu-tions with the provin-cial government, said Avis.

In his constitu-ency, issues including health care, seniors care, and the environ-ment are topics he is hearing most about from voters lately.

Prior to his career as a politician, Avis was a manager for two major pharma-ceutical and technol-ogy companies. He said that experience has helped him gain insightful knowledge into the bottom-line approach, while his public career has helped him under-stand the social side of the ledger.

Organizations Avis has had a long asso-ciation with include Coalwatch, a group keeping an eye on the proposed Raven Mine; Streamkeepers; and Oceanside Com-munities for Quality Education.

Parksville-Qualicum Liberal candidate Michelle Stilwell is used to being in races, and winning them.

A Paralympic cham-pion in track and basketball events in 2000, 2008 and most recently at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London she is the only female Paralym-pic athlete to win gold in two separate sum-mer events and holds several world records

the 38-year-old wife and mother is now working to win a dif-ferent kind of race.

Being an athlete was about my coun-try, about represent-ing the people that live in this country. I love this country and to stand on the world stage and represent Canada and wear the red-and-white was something that was very special to me, she said. What my

athletic career has taught me is dedica-tion, determination, commitment, and those are key qualities that an MLA needs to have.

Life experience has also given Stilwell an inside look at many of the issues B.C. resi-dents are dealing with. She has gone through the health-care sys-tem Stilwell broke her neck after falling down stairs when she

was 17, leaving her a paraplegic has a child with special needs, and is a busi-ness owner.

There is a wealth of personal experience that has opened my eyes into some of the issues that the peo-ple in this riding and throughout B.C. are going through, she said.

But this isnt her first foray into poli-tics. Stilwell has been

involved in both fed-eral and provincial campaigns behind the scenes, and has sat on several boards, com-mittees and panels, all with the ability to advocate for the peo-ple concerned about the issues she was addressing.

Key issues she has heard from voters going door-to-door over the past few weeks are the need to control spending

while at the same time providing adequate health-care services. In June, the Oceanside Health Care Centre is scheduled to open, one of several health facilities in which the Liberal government has invested more than $8 billion to ensure B.C. residents health needs are met. The Liberals have also promised an addi-tional $2.3 billion in health care spending.

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A former co-worker posted on Facebook the other day that shed had enough.

Enough cute kids and pet pho-tos. Enough advertising. Enough of those philosophical/motiva-tional posts and Internet memes and shes pulling the plug on Facebook.

A few days later I notice shes still posting.

Ive wondered how tough it would be to ween myself off check-ing in to see if anyones responding to one of my posts. I figure kick-ing Facebook would be a bit like when I smoked cigarettes. If I had a pack in my shirt pocket theyd nag at me all day, but I never had a craving when-ever I was forced into a situation when I wasnt around them for a few days.

A couple of people asked why I havent been online much lately. Well, the weather got better, so after work by the time I fin-ish mowing lawns, get in a bike ride, do little repairs around the house, eat dinner, watch some TV and spend time with family, its bedtime, when whatever book Im reading hits me in the face as I nod off and cues me to turn off the light.

Some nights I remember to check my e-mail, but most com-puter time is spent online shop-ping for things I dont need, but want because theyre great deals

with free shipping from China.I came into the Facebook game

not long before another colleague was maliciously ratted out to her boss by an online friend for dropping the F-word expletive in a private, non-work-related post-ing. It also triggered an online tirade from me that Im sure would pretty much nullify any aspirations I might ever have

about going into poli-tics or other public life.

But a lot of people enjoyed it and happily chimed in to denounce the rat. People do love a witch hunt.

Up until then Id con-sidered Facebook a place where friends, off the clock, could freely socialize. But the real-ization that freedom of expression carries

consequences pretty much ended any form of even slightly contro-versial discourse, leaving behind a beige, bland virtual landscape of well, pet and kid pictures, memes and advertising.

Long gone are those rainy win-ter evenings when Id indulge in posting good rants or chiming in on someone elses about everything from politics to aliens and conspiracy theories filled with moronic commentary and instructions on how to make and properly wear foil caps to prevent government mind control.

Even my left wing, Occupy Everything online friends whose posts Id gleefully jab at

with right wing counter com-mentary just to see if I could get anybody frothing at the mouth have scurried off somewhere.

In fact, the most fun Ive had on Facebook recently is the night a friend and I carried on hours of conversation using nothing but Hannibal Lecter quotes from Silence of the Lambs.

Im finding Facebook is offering less intellectual stimulation even at its lowest, creepiest level these days. Maybe its because I expect too much from it.

Social media has been credited with everything from revolution-izing advertising to perpetuating revolution and social upheaval. Humorist, speaker and social critic Brandon Mendelson argues in his book Social Media is Bullshit, that Facebook and Twitter were not primary drivers behind world movements like the Arab Spring and that, in fact, people shied away from using social media fearing government clamp-downs on the Internet and reprisals against users.

There have been numerous reports over the last year or so about Facebook users by the mil-lions dropping out or just taking a break for a few months.

Why? In a survey published by U.S.-based Pew Research Centre, people polled commented that they were tired of stupid comments or I had crazy friends.

Hmm makes me wonder if Im part of the problem.

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Chapter eight of the 2013 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada should ruffle the feathers of every taxpayer in this country.

The title of chapter eight is Spending on the Public Security and Anti-Terrorism Initiative.

The word uncontrolled should have been at the front of that title. The spring report is the result of a performance audit designed to identify how well government is managing its activities, responsibilities, and resources.

The conclusion of the attorney general on the massive spending program geared to keep Canadians safe from terror is that, departments and agencies reported spending $9.8 billion on PSAT Initiative activities, but information on whether departments used $3.1 billion in Initiative funding was not available. Information on where $3.1 billion went is just not available? Why?

During tax time Canadians must provide proof of income and expenses to ensure theyre following rules to keep the economy humming along. Why are the feds using a different set of rules?

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat mandate is to provide advice and support to Treasury Board ministers and provide oversight of the financial management of government. Given that they have identified three possible scenarios that might account for what happened to the money, it shouldnt be a big leap to drill down a little further.

Money should be something easy to track. This department received X amount, then X gave it Y who spent it on Z. Heres the paperwork about Z. According to the report, weaknesses in the way the government assesses proposals for funding and their reporting processes, were identified as far back as 2004.

The question needs to be asked: How well is the government managing activities, responsibilities and resources in this case?

In a word: badly.

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By Dave WittyThere are a number of

reasons why Nanaimo may want to engage in the emerging Successful City dialogue.

Theres a chance to advance its economical, environmental and social agendas, a chance to raise the profile and importance of the built-environment and cultural considerations in that dialogue, a chance to reach out to all aspects of the community to engage in conversations, a chance to raise awareness about the important con-siderations that shape well-being and quality of life in our city, and a chance to reflect on its future from a broad multi-dimensional perspective.

Anyone of those reasons is worthy of some effort. But, combined, they pro-vide a compelling case for advancing the Successful City agenda.

Recently, a news item noted the City of Nanaimo, Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce and Van-

couver Island University partnered to promote Nanaimo as one of British Columbias most successful cities. The three partners coined their effort: Inspire Nanaimo: A Successful City Initiative. Please see Inspire Nanaimo website at www.inspirenanaimo.ca.

But what do the partners hope to accomplish?

The partners intend to develop a broad based community driven discussion of what it would mean for Nanaimo to be British Columbias most successful city from the perspective of its built-environment, cultural con-siderations, economic con-siderations, natural envi-ronment considerations and social considerations.

The three believe all five considerations form the basis for a solid foundation upon which a successful Nanaimo can evolve and prosper in the fullest sense. No one consideration in isolation will be enough to address the future.

Nanaimos future, like that for other cities, will be tested by continued economic and environ-mental challenges. The partners believe that, by working together, we (and Nanaimo) will be better able to dialogue, reflect,

adapt, and prosper culturally, economi-cally, environmen-tally and socially. They believe a

Nanaimo which offers a high quality of life for all its community members will be well on the way to becoming one of B.C.s most successful cities.

Inspire Nanaimo is mov-ing to a broadly-based organization composed of like-minded citizens and organizations that support the concept of Nanaimo becoming one of B.C.s most successful cities. In order to ensure Inspire Nanaimo is a community-driven initiative, the part-ners have proposed that a steering committee repre-senting a cross-section of Nanaimo and the five con-

siderations (built environ-ment, cultural, economic, natural environment and social) be formed to guide Nanaimo.

The steering committee will be chosen from a list of nominations by a panel composed of the three partners and Nanaimo residents Don Bonner and Carol Matthews. The nomination process can be found at: http://inspire nanaimo.ca/nominations.

It is anticipated individu-als will be appointed for two years, meet once per month and engage with the broader community. It is hoped the steering commit-tee will report back to the community June 2015, out-lining how Nanaimo can be B.C.s most successful city, what actions are needed to achieve that goal and what tools are needed to mea-sure that work.

uDavid Witty is provost and

vice-president (academic) Vancouver Island University. He is trained as an urban planner and urban designer.

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Nanaimo prepares for uncertain future

Multiplex idea just madnessTo the Editor,Re: No multiplex on

my dime, thank you, Opinion, April 27.

I, and a great many Nanaimoites, agree with Chris Hamlyns column.

Council entertaining to build a taxpayer-funded multiplex is not merely poorly conceived, but utter madness in light of past failures with taxpayer-funded ven-tures in this town.

On top of that, coun-cil is blind to the cur-rent state of taxes in our town and the frag-ile state of the global economy.

I find myself seeth-ing at how suppos-edly knowledgeable and experienced members of the pub-lic, now elected mem-bers of our council, cannot see the logic and reason for our present situation.

Everyone I speak to seems to hold an opinion similar to mine our taxes and service rates increase by leaps and bounds each year, yet city council and manage-ment is still wasting public funds on hair-brained schemes.

The only explana-tion I can think of for their behaviour is an overwrought sense of political correctness

and workplace civil-ity.

Where every pro-posal and idea put forth is greeted with words of encourage-ment and nods of approval.

No matter how bad the idea, or how ter-rible the writing, no one dares state the obvious.

With respect to taxpayer dollars, however, we simply cant afford a council packed with yes-men and women.

We need people who will question every-thing, and call things as they really are.

I sincerely hope those members of council still nodding in approval to this ridiculous multiplex idea will come to their senses before too long.

Weve already wasted hard earned dollars on that toxic waste dump of a property, and my grandmother always said theres no sense throwing away good money after bad.

Brendan MillbankNanaimo

Take on welfare insults recipient

To the Editor,Re: NDP platform

is borrow and spend, B.C. Views, May 2.

I dont like what Tom Fletcher has to say about welfare recipients.

When Gordon Campbell was in we received two raises in our welfare payments, both at election time as if to say I want your vote.

It would be nice to receive $20 more a month and be able to eat a little better.

Try living on welfare that is way below the poverty line.

The government gives single people $375 for rent and you cant even get a room for that. Im married and we receive $570 for rent and our rent is $655. So we have to pay $85 out of our liv-ing allowance.

Everyone on welfare has to pay out of their living allowance for rent unless they are in low-income housing. Some people on wel-fare cant even afford to eat because most, if not all, of their money goes to rent.

The poverty line for a couple is $25,000,

and we receive less than $18,000 a year.

Im offended at Fletcher saying, As with welfare, increas-ing support for bad choices can only yield more bad choices.

What bad choices is Fletcher talking about? We make a budget every month and we stick to it.

Most welfare recipients spend their money in less than a week with no bills paid and no food in the house.

We dont do street drugs, smoke, drink or gamble. We are careful with our dis-ability welfare and have to budget down to the penny to be able to live, eat and pay bills the whole month through.

Some months we have to make the money stretch farther because we have to wait five weeks until we get paid. No mar-gin for error, but we pay our bills in full every month.

It sounds to me Fletcher doesnt like

people on welfare and doesnt want our allowance to be raised.

Ive been published more than once and dont think he knows what he is talking about concerning wel-fare recipients.

The NDP help the poor and the B.C. Lib-erals help the rich.

Donna NordstromNanaimo

September start better for break

To the Editor,Re: Teachers derail

two-week break, May 2.

Those parents and kids who are disap-pointed that there wont be a two-week March break are mis-guided. Most parents Ive spoken to are against the idea of a longer break.

I think both the teachers and the trustees agree a two-week spring break is disruptive to the chil-dren academically.

It would be best not to cut class time at all, but why can the school year not start a week later in Septem-ber when the weather is good and it does not interfere with the academic learning of the students?

Valentina CardinalliNanaimo

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Fresh Hand Peeled Shrimp

Prime Rib Oven Roast15.41 per kg

Large 2Clamshell

699per lb299

per 100gr

Visit DoSomeGood.ca for Details

Fresh Canadian Beef

AAAAAAGRADE

California Driscolls

Fresh Strawberries

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Mothers Day Hanging Basket3499each

Youre A GemBouquet2499

All AboutMom!

Love You Forever Bouquet

1699each

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Super Soup or Snacks!

Hertels

Fresh Pork Loin Chops Single or Double Center CutFamily Pack, 6.59 per kg

QF Platinum Angus

Sirloin Tip Oven Roast11.00 per kg

Rib Eye Grilling Steak Family Pack, 19.82 per kg

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Del MonteFruit

Selected, 398ml

CampbellsSoup or Broth

Selected, 284ml

YoplaitYogurt

650gr

YoplaitMinigo Yogurt or Tubes

6x60gr or 8x60gr

899PERlb

SunRypeFruit Source

Mini Bites, Fun Bites or

SquigglesAssorted Sizes

SunRypeFruit Source

or Just Fruit & Grains

Bars12x30-37gr

Canadas #1 Angus Beef

Naturally raised without antibiotics & growth hormones

Vegetable Grain Fed

Produced with Pride by select Canadian Ranchers

100% Satisfaction guaranteed

HuntsSnack Pack

Pudding Cups4x99gr

599

2$5for2$5for4$5for4$5for 3$5for

Minute Maid Lemonade, Limeade or Nestea Iced Tea

295ml

1000Swanson Hearty Bowls

325-350gr

5000Chapmans Frozen Yogurt

NoveltiesSelected, Assorted Sizes

2500 Tide Laundry Powder Detergent

3.2kg

5000Tide Stain Release In-Wash Booster

18s

5000

Sunrise Farms

Fresh Chicken DrumettesFamily Pack, 11.00 per kg

199699

Local BCPorkFresh Canadian Bee

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AAAAAAGRADE 299perlb

499PERlb499PERlbBonus Q-Points

Heritage Angus

Range Fed Angus Beef Burgers

852gr, Each

10,000Qpointsbonus

Locally Raised

BC Poultry

Free Run Grain Fed

YoplaitYogurt

12x100gr or 16x100gr

Offer is in effect Monday May 6th - Sunday, May 12th

General MillsJumbo Size Cheerios1000-1300gr

BUYANY

And Receive a Works out to a 13.74 Value for

$7.77


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Green Bamboo Cutlery Tray QF# 3608

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Sunrise Farms

Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken BreastFamily Pack, 11.00 per kg

Hertels

Fresh Pork Loin Country Style RibsFamily Pack, 5.49 per kg

Harvest Meats

Wieners450gr

PAG

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05.0

6.20

13

LundbergBasmati, Brown or Jasmine RiceSelected, 907gr

LeclercChoco max

Coated Chewy Bars

192gr

LeclercCelebration

Cookies270gr Frenchs

Squeeze Mustard325ml

Jolly Time Popping Corn907gr

3500Club House

Pop-Corn Seasoning130-185gr

5000Molly McButter

Butter Flavoured Sprinkle57gr

3500Clorox Clean Up Spray

700ml

5000 Tilex Soap Scum

or Mildew Remover 946ml

3500

NestleCarnation Hot Chocolate Mix

225-500gr

Bushs BestBaked Beans

398ml

Green GiantCanned

VegetablesSelected, 341-398ml

PuloMarinade

or Cooking Sauce

350-400ml

Locally Raised

BC Poultry

GREAT FOR

BREAKFAST

4 $5for 4 $5for

2$5for299

2 $4for

999per lb 699each2 $8for

499each 399each

2 $4

249per lb

499

399

Free Run Grain Fed

Fresh New ZealandRack of Lamb26.43 per kg

Fresh CanadianVeal Leg Cutlets22.02 per kg

Schneiders

Garlic, Hamor Kielbassa SausageRing300gr

Schneiders

Smokies1kg

499per lb

NEW

Lilydale Fully Cooked

Sliced Chicken or Turkey Breast

500gr, Each

10,000

Mitchells

Sliced Bacon500gr

1199per lb

for

Great Chefs love sharp knives! Easy for holding & transporting your utensils!


599

PrimoReady To Serve Soup525-540ml

ParkaySoft Margarine850gr

HellmannsReal Mayonnaise1.42lt

SkippyPeanut Butter

1kg

NutellaHazelnut Chocolate Spread375gr

Aunt JemimaPancake & Waffle Mix or Syrup905gr or 750ml

499

$5 $5

499599

QuakerValue Pack Chewy or Dipps Granola Bars364-434gr

QuakerInstant Oatmeal

Family Size594-776gr

KraftKraft Dinner Macaroni & CheeseOriginal, 4x225gr

Nestle

Skinny Cow Dreamy Clusters or Heavenly Crisp Bar4x28gr or 4x19gr

NestleBites180-210gr

SunRypeBeverage1.36lt

SunRype100% Pure

Apple JuiceUnsweetened

1.36lt

399

399

499

499

399 399

99399

CheemoPerogies2kg

PillsburyPizza Minis or

Pizza Pops370-400gr

KnorrLipton Chicken

Noodle or Onion Soup Mix

4s

KraftShredded Cheese170-180gr

Black DiamondCheestrings

336gr

2 $4for2 $4for

Black DiamondCheddar or

Mozzarella Cheese500gr

QuakerHarvest Crunch Cereal470-685gr

2 $5

5 $5

5 $5for

5 $5for

2 $4

399

RoyaleFacial Tissue

6x132sDove

Body Wash

Selected 300-354ml

599

DoveGo Fresh

or Clear Tone Anti-Perspirant

Selected, 45gr

DoveBarSoap 4x90gr

DoveValue Size Invisible Anti-Perspirant74gr

99

Body Wash & Bar Soap Bonus Pack

Original orPomegranate &

Coconut Water, 1s

RoyaleBathroom Tissue

12-24s

2 $5for3 $5for

2 $7 2 $5

2 $5for 2 $5for 2 $5for2 $6for

2 $7for

5 $5for 5 $5for

2 $7for

2 $5for

2 $5for

NestleSkinny Cow Ice CreamNoveltiesSelected Assorted Sizes

2 $5

Haagen DazsIce Cream Bars3x88ml or 4x55ml

StouffersBistro Crustini256gr

Del MonteReal Fruit or Yogourt Bars12x50ml

Perfect Days star

t with Super Grains!

599299

299

777

Deals as SWEET as Mom ... Almost.

WIN 1 of 11 Mothers Day Baskets

Billy BeePure Natural Honey500gr

RaguPasta Sauce630-640ml

BarillaPasta375-454gr

Black DiamondCheese Slices

500gr

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Gold Chocolate Bar300gr

Red RoseOrange Pekoe Tea144s

Haagen Dazs, Nestle or Del Monte Dessert Cup118-157ml

KnorrPasta Sidekicks112-147gr

NestleDrumstickAssorted Sizes

MJBClassic Roast Fine

Grind Coffee1kg

QuakerCorn Bran

Squares or Life Cereal

375-455gr

399

499299

399

499

599 599

499

2 $5

3 $5for

499 299

399499

Plus Applicable

FeesPlus

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$350 Savings Instantly when

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Bonus Q-Points

Qpointsbonus

Fresh Halibut Steaks

Machine Peeled ShrimpFrozen or Previously Frozen

Janes Frozen Boxed Fish

Selected, 580-615gr

Each888

PAG

E 6 05.06.2013

10 Pack CrispyChicken Drumsticks

Per Package

10,000

Serving Suggestions

Kozy Shack Refrigerated Pudding

624gr

3500Lactantia Butter Stick

125gr

3000Pillsbury

Ready To Bake Cookies454gr

3000Sensodyne Toothpaste

Selected, 75-100ml

2500Nature Clean

All Natural Laundry Liquid1.82lt

5000Pepcid Complete Chewables

or Acid Controller25s

2500Ivory Concentrated

Classic Dishwashing Liquid709ml

5000Cascade Dishwasher Powder

2.83kg

5000 Glad Easy-Tie Orange Bags

Extra Large. 20s

5000

Fresh Snapper

Fillets

Fresh Steelhead Fillets

Local B.C. Pork Lactose & Gluten Free No Added MSG No Growth Promotants

Maple LodgeCooked or Smoked Chicken Breast

SchneidersPastrami

Our Own Fresh Cooked

Turkey Breast

229PER100gr149PER100gr

ContinentalBlack Forest or Honey Ham

149Available at Select Stores

DamafroSingle Cream Brie 299per 100gr

169per 100gr199per 100gr

269per 100gr

Green Olives

with Herbs

Permitting

299per 100gr

Large Size Deli Salads Creamy Coleslaw Sweet Bean Macaroni Potato with Egg Kale with Cranberry

HotPrice!

699Each

per 100gr

Spring Roll .......................1194295

Dinner for Four

Woolwich Chevrai 113gr

99per 100gr2 $7forItalian Gorgonzola

219per 100gr 149per 100grWeather

Permitting

Each


Bonus Q-Points

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5.06

.201

3

R.W KnudsenNo Sugar Added

Spritzer4x311ml

Dempsters Cinnamon Raisin Bagels

6 s

5000Olafsons Pita Wraps

6 s

3500Villaggio Crustini Buns

8 s

5000 Villaggio Sausage Buns

6 s

5000 Purina Friskies Cat Food

368gr

1000Purina Friskies Chefs Blend

Dry Cat Food3kg

7500Purina Friskies Cat Party Mix

60gr

2500Tri-Naturals or Tri-V Dog Food

Selected, 680-690gr

2000Purina Alpo Complete Dog Food

1.8kg

10,000

Way Better SnacksTortilla Chips

156gr

Natures PathEco Pac Organic

Cereal750-907gr

So NiceFortified

Soy Beverage

1.89lt

EverlandOrganic Coconut

Milk400ml

Bakery FreshAlpine Bread

VanillaSlice

Double LayerRaspberry Truffle Cake

Bakery Fresh

Cheese Buns

EdenOrganic

BeansSelected

398ml

599

Country HarvestPre-Sliced Bagels6s

Original Cakerie

Bar CakesEach

10,000

Country HarvestBreadSelected, 675gr

Tribal JavaOrganic Whole

Bean Coffee454gr

999

799

Bakery Fresh

MiniDanish

Bakery Fresh

SconesBakery Fresh

Italian Bread

2 $ 5for

2 $ 3for

3 $ 5for2 $ 5for

2 $ 5for 2 $ 5for

2 $ 5for 2 $ 4for

3994 Pack 2996 Pack

WOW!

3696 Pack

299

599299149 each

Plus Applicable

Fees

each

2 $4for

49Quality Fresh

Sweet Treats Jelly Beans

600gr

Quality FreshHold the Salt

AlmondsNatural, 400gr

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