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J.R. RardonGazette editorCoastal Community Credit Union

branches in three small island com-munities closed their doors for the final time last week, rolling trucks

of money and ATM machines out of branches in Sointula, Alert Bay and Cortes Island.

The July 5 closures came even as the Financial Institutions Commission (FICOM) reviews an

appeal brought by Sointula mem-bers, whose resolution for a vote of the full membership was rejected in early May by the CCCU Board of Directors.

And residents of Alert Bay have

already begun seeking other solu-tions to the loss of their only

Gazette staffPORT HARDY—Kwakiutl

First Nation Chief Coreen Child says the Tsilhqot’in court victo-ry on Thursday, June 26, 2014, proves that Vancouver Island First Nations with Douglas Treaties

already demonstrated Aboriginal Title over 160 years ago.

“We are deeply moved by the resolve of the Tsilhqot’in people,” said Chief Child. “The ruling will have far reaching impacts on First Nations and the Crown govern-

ments. For Kwakiutl, the Supreme Court of Canada’s declaration reaffirms that the 1851 Douglas Treaty proves Aboriginal title—and that the Government has not lived up to its promises.”

Kwakiutl First Nation inter-

vened on the Tsilhqot’in case to address two fundamental issues—the proper test of Aboriginal title

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A Kwakiutl canoe approaches Fort Rupert on its journey from Alert Bay Monday afternoon as part of the Tribal Journey paddle from Washington State to Bella Bella and the Qatuwas Festival, set for July 13-19. See more on page 3. A O’Toole

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TWClient: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource OperationsCampaign: BCTS Seaward disposition of Crown land Strachan Bay June 2014 NIG 1414199Size: 4.3125” x 8.0100”North Island Gazette

LAND ACT: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A

DISPOSITION OF CROWN LAND FILE #1414199

Take notice that BC Timber Sales (Seaward Business Office in Port McNeill) intends to apply to the North Island-Central Coast District office of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations for a Licence of Occupation for industrial log handling. The site is on provincial Crown land at Strachan Bay and the file number is 1414199.

To obtain more information or to submit written comments, contact land officer Sheldon Martell (2217 Mine Road, Box 7000, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0 or [email protected]) or forest technologist Shiloh McCulley (2217 Mine Road, Box 7000, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0 or [email protected]).

The application will be available for review and comment for 30 days from June 26, 2014. Comments will be received until 4:30 p.m. on July 28, 2014. Comments received after this date may not be considered. Comments can also be posted online at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/in-dex.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending

Please be sure to cite the location of the proposed activity and file number 1414199 for reference.

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McNEILL—A statu-tory public consulta-tion on the Town of Port McNeill’s 2014 Annual Report failed to draw a single mem-ber of the public, but councillors had plenty to say in favour of the document while voting to approve the report during their regular meeting Monday in council chambers.

“I was pretty impressed with the fella that came and talked to us and walked us through it,” coun. Grant Anderson said of Port Alberni auditor Don Jones. “If there was ever a chance we were to do this again under our watch, I would certainly recommend him. We got a lot of information out of that sit-down.”

The Annual Report, compiled by Port McNeill treasurer Dan Rodin following Jones’s meeting with himself and coun-cil, covers strategies, goals and objectives set by the Town, how much progress was made on those objec-tives in 2013, and how

they might be adjust-ed in the current year.

“The other thing I was impressed with is the fact that our ‘qualified’ audit from last year was removed because of the infor-mation Dan was able to provide, as well, for our tangible capi-tal assets,” coun. Gaby Wickstrom added.

UBCM nomination

Coun. Wickstrom earned unanimous approval from council to put her name for-ward for nomination to a spot on the Union of BC Municipalities Executive Board, rep-resenting small com-munities of 2,500 or less.

The request by Wickstrom came in the wake of a UBCM call for nominations dated June 10 and submitted to Port McNeill and other municipal and region-al authorities.

“I just think that, oftentimes there are small communities in

the vicinity of larg-er communities, and they don’t have the same obstacles to overcome that we do when we’re rural and remote. And some small communities are very remote, and I don’t think that’s really captured there, so I’d like to put my name forward.”

Coun. Shirley Ackland asked wheth-er Port McNeill fell within the 2,500 pop-ulation threshold for small communities. Wickstrom replied that the last census, completed in 2011, showed the Town with a population of 2,504, but that she had con-tacted the UBCM’s nomination chair and was assured she was

eligible to stand for the position.

Harbour rates OK’d

Council unanimous-ly gave final pas-sage to its Harbour Fee-Setting Bylaw No. 558.10, 2014, without discussion. Councillors on June 16 had approved the first three readings of the bylaw, which establishes daily, weekly, monthly and annual rates for moor-age, boat launch and loading docks for pleasure craft, com-mercial fishing ves-sels and other com-mercial vessels, along with vehicle park-ing, live-aboard and emergency pump-out charges.

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Coastal Community Credit Union staff, from left, Jen Smith, Darren Arnett and Janey Henschke, are joined by young board-ers Ocean Argyle and Hannah Henschke during a recent bar-becue to benefit Hardy Bay Seniors Centre in Port Hardy. With the assistance of donations from Overwaitea Foods, the event raised approximately $1,800.

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Councillors impressed by report presentation

“...oftentimes there are small communities in the

vicinity of larger communities, and they don’t have the same

obstacles to overcome that we do when we’re

rural and remote.”

Coun. Gaby Wickstrom

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Clockwise from above: Chief Calvin Hunt welcomes a canoe to Tsaxis as son Justin looks on; the crew of the Kwakiutl canoe Ugwamalis Gixdan paddles to shore; Chief Hunt looks out as canoes arrive at the shores of Tsaxis.

A O’Toole, Davis Henderson

The journeyGazette staffAround 26 canoes

— some from as far as Seattle — braved the choppy waters off North Vancouver Island earlier this week en route to Bella Bella for Qatuwas II.

The armada stopped off at Alert Bay Sunday, paddling to Fort Rupert the next day, with several con-tinuing to Tsulquate

Tuesday.The balance of the

fleet was scheduled to join them Wednesday before continuing its journey north for the annual Tribal Journeys gathering, which this year returns to Bella Bella for the first time since its inception.

The gathering is slat-ed for July 13-19, with up to 5,000 expected to attend.


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from page 1banking outlet, sending the summary of a com-munity-wide survey to at least four other institutions in hope of enticing at least one to Cormorant Island.

“I’d say we’ve wast-ed too much time try-ing to convince Coastal Community of the error of their ways,” Alert Bay Mayor Michael Berry said. “CCCU may have lost their way as a credit union, but not having financial services on this island is not an acceptable alternative.”

The closures have had an immediate impact on businesses that deal with cash transac-tions — who must now arrange transport of deposits — as well as residents who deal pri-marily in cash and those who do not bank online.

CCCU announced the impending July closures of the three branches in March, fol-lowing its board elec-

tions, saying they were no longer financially viable. The news was greeted with outrage in the local communities, which had already had hours reduced to three days a week and which claimed the institu-tion had abandoned its mandate as a member-owned business.

After local members were rebuffed in their attempts to gain an audience with the board at its Annual General Meeting in Nanaimo in April, Sointula law-yer Jeff Jones drafted a resolution meant to force the board to call an election of the credit union’s full member-ship to determine the fate of the branches.

But CCCU rejected the resolution, admit-ting the minimum number of signatures required had been exceeded but claim-ing the petitions were invalid because the full draft of the resolution was not submitted with

each set of signatures.On May 20, Jones

informed FICOM of his intention to file an appeal of the credit union’s rejection, but had to wait while the commissioners deter-mined a procedure for the unprecedented step.

The appeal was finally filed, on behalf of Sointula residents Bruce Burrows and John Malthouse, on June 2.

“All of the docu-ments have been filed and we’re awaiting a FICOM decision,” said Jo Mrozewski of Alert Bay, who filed an affi-davit in the appeal and who serves as a liaison between the appellants and the Alert Bay com-munity.

If the appeal is upheld, CCCU would have 90 days to call a vote of its 80,000 mem-bers. What is not clear is whether the vote would be on the origi-nal, rejected, resolution calling for the branches

to be kept open.“The question is

whether the resolution will be as we word-ed it, or will CCCU and FICOM go in and re-word it?” said Mrozewski.

As the Sointula mem-bers formulated their appeal, the ‘Namgis Band on Cormorant Island enlisted the part-nership of the Village of Alert Bay in secur-ing a consultant to sur-vey of local residents and businesses on their banking require-ments, usage patterns and preferences. The summary of that sur-vey was completed just over a week ago and forwarded to “at least four” potential partners in the banking industry.

“We’ve asked them to get back to us by July 11, with both interim and long-term plans,” said Berry. “This is an immediate need, and hopefully it will gen-erate longer-term solu-tions as well.”

Notice of Change in Lane Closure Nimpkish River Bridge No. 02162 – Deck RehabilitationHighway 19 Just South of Port McNeillProject No. 16220-0002

On Monday, 07 June 2014, the travel lane through the Nimpkish River Bridge Project will transfer from the Southbound Lane to the Northbound Lane beginning at 5pm. If required Traffic Control Personnel will assist in this process. Please be aware that delays may be necessary. Phase 2 of the project will commence on Tuesday, 08 July 2014 and continue until completion on or before 30 September 2014. Single Lane Alternating Traffic controlled by Portable Traffic Lights will remain in place. For the duration of the project the speed limit will continue to be 50km/hr. Please be advised that each lane of traffic will be a width of 3.5 metres for theduration of the project. Wide loads over 3.5 metres will need to take advantage of the Detour Route on Kilpala Road. Kilpala intersects with Highway 19 approximately 8km South of Nimpkish River Bridge and approximately 8km North. Caution is advised while driving on Kilpala Road. The Site Superintendent is Mike Neels, he may be contacted at 604 798 9491. The Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure Ministry Representative is Scott MacDonald and can be contacted at 250 927 4635 or via email at [email protected]. If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact Chantay Neels at 604 845 6568 or via email at [email protected].

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04 July 2014 North Island Gazette File No.: 1070-20 PO Box 548, 7305 Market St. Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 Via Fax: Via Email: [email protected] RE: Nimpkish River Bridge No. 02162 – Deck Rehabilitation Highway 19 Just South of Port McNeill Project No. 16220-0002 Notice of Change in Lane Closure On Monday, 07 June 2014, the travel lane through the Nimpkish River Bridge Project will transfer from the Southbound Lane to the Northbound Lane beginning at 5pm. If required Traffic Control Personnel will assist in this process. Please be aware that delays may be necessary. Phase 2 of the project will commence on Tuesday, 08 July 2014 and continue until completion on or before 30 September 2014. Single Lane Alternating Traffic controlled by Portable Traffic Lights will remain in place. For the duration of the project the speed limit will continue to be 50km/hr. Please be advised that each lane of traffic will be a width of 3.5 metres for the duration of the project. Wide loads over 3.5 metres will need to take advantage of the Detour Route on Kilpala Road. Kilpala intersects with Highway 19 approximately 8km South of Nimpkish River Bridge and approximately 8km North (please see attached map). Caution is advised while driving on Kilpala Road. The Site Superintendent is Mike Neels, he may be contacted at 604 798 9491. The Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure Ministry Representative is Scott MacDonald and can be contacted at 250 927 4635 or via email at [email protected]. If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact Chantay Neels at 604 845 6568 or via email at [email protected]. Thank You, Morgan Henderson Traffic and Safety Manager [email protected] 250 551 4383

Alert Bay seeks reply from other banks

A moving truck and Brinks armoured car load onto the ferry after loading equipment from the Coastal Community Credit Union branch in Alert Bay last Thursday. Jo Mrozewski

Trails funding availableGazette staffNorth Island MP John

Duncan announced last week that Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and I n t e rg ove r n m e n t a l Affairs has launched the federal government’s National Recreational Trails Program.

Thanks to a part-nership between the

Government of Canada and the National Trails Coalition, $10 mil-lion will be available between 2014 and 2016 to help expand and rehabilitate Canada’s snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle and non-motor-ized trail system.

Now that the National Recreational Trails Program is “open for business”,

local trail organiza-tions across Canada are invited to submit proj-ect proposals directly to the National Trails Coalition over the next 45 days. The Coalition is responsible for selecting and approv-ing projects.

Organizations can access information, applications and guide-lines for project pro-

posal submissions at: www.ntc-canada.ca

Between 150 and 200 projects are expected to be supported across Canada.

“The Government of Canada is encour-aging job creation, linking communities and increasing recre-ational opportunities for Canadians,” said Duncan.


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Court decision supports Kwakiutl title claim from page 1

and the applicationof provincial legisla-tiononAboriginaltitlelands.The Tsilhqot’in

win reinforces a BCSupreme Court deci-sion, made on June17,2013,whichfoundtheProvinceofBritishColumbiahadbreachedits legal duties bydenying the existenceof Kwakiutl’s inherenttitle & treaty rights.Further, theB.C.deci-sion found that B.C.andCanada had failedto implement andrespect the Crown’s163 year-old DouglasTreaties, and “encour-aged and challenged”the governments tobegin fair negotiations“without any further

litigation, expense ordelay.”“TheSupremeCourt

of Canada rejectedthe ‘small spots’strategy argued byCanada and recog-nized andaffirmedthatFirst Nation view ofTerritorial Title is thebasis for engagementwith First Nations,”saidCouncillorDavinaHunt.Since2004,theband

says, B.C. govern-ment has been grant-ingtheremovalofpri-vate lands from TreeFarm licenses locatedwithin Kwakiutl terri-tory without Kwakiutlconsent.Consequently,businesses, companiesand governments haveexploited Kwakiutllandswithimpunity.

“B.C. forestry deci-sion making is oneexample of Treatyinfringement,” saidCouncillorJasonHunt.“In 163 years, theCrown,firstasColony,then as B.C. andCanada, built entireeconomies on NorthVancouver Islandwithout First Nationsconsent. They haveexploitedourlandsandwaters, and marginal-izedourpeople.”TheKwakiutlbelieve

that Crown govern-mentsandindustrywillhave to meaningfullyengage on a deeperlevel with respect toAboriginal title andTreaty when propos-ing to make decisionsor conduct businesson First Nations ter-

ritories.“TherecentSupreme

Court of Canada rul-ing reflects theUnited

Nations Declarationon the Rights ofIndigenous People(UNDRIP) in thata First Nation viewsand perspectives ofTerritorial Land Usemustbedealtwithinallgovernment decisionsconsistent with free,prior and informedconsent,” said ChiefBob Chamberlin,Union of BC IndianChiefs Vice President.Hefurtherstated,“TheFederal and ProvincialGovernments mustengagewithfullrecog-nitionofthescopeandintent of the DouglasTreaty as the basis ofthe relationship withthe Kwakiutl FirstNation.”Chief Perry

Bellegarde, Assembly

of First NationsRegional Chief andportfolio holder forTreaties, supports thisposition. “The Crownhas suspended itslegalobligations to theKwakiutlfornearlytwocenturies. Given thatthe historicTsilhqot’inSupreme Court rul-ing confirms the prin-ciple of Aboriginaltitle, it is essential theCrown fulfills its cov-enant with the FirstPeoples of Canada.We strongly urge thefederal and provin-cial governments toact definitively, andact now, in executingtheir duties to consultandaccommodatewithFirst Nations withinthe intendedspiritandintentofTreaties.”

Kwakiutl band members Patrick Johnny, Ernie Price, Lucille Brotchie and Kodie Wilson take a shift at a logging access road to protest a logging operation off Byng Road near Port Hardy this February.

VICTORIA – A few weeks before the land-mark decision declaring aboriginal title proven by the Tsilhqot’in Nation, I picked up a used univer-sity textbook that looked like a handy reference.

Geography in British Columbia: People and Landscapes in Transition, by Brett McGillivray (UBC Press, Second Edition) is a good ref-erence, except where it strays from geography into politics.

This 2005 edition came out not long before the B.C. Treaty Commission started producing agree-ments, notably with the Tsawwassen First Nation. It recounts the establish-ment of the Ministry of Native Affairs by the Bill Vander Zalm government in 1990, and the election the next year of Mike Harcourt’s NDP, who reversed the province’s historical legal position and tried to accept the exis-

tence of aboriginal title.McGillivray writes:

“When the Liberal Party won the 2001 election (with all but two seats), it launched a province-wide referendum on treaty nego-tiations, prompting com-mentators to suggest the government was ‘trying to impose 19th century ideas on a 21st century prob-lem’.”

“Commentators” in the above quote is of course only one commentator, veteran lefty Vancouver

columnist Stephen Hume. This quote was indeed

representative of the media consensus at the time. In fact, this referendum was one of a long series of efforts to untangle the legal knot left by Canada and B.C.’s failure to com-plete historical treaties after 1900.

Seven of the eight ques-tions in the 2002 referen-dum were simply to con-firm the existing position of B.C. treaty negotiators. The purpose, then as now, was to settle treaties.

The only new question asked if aboriginal self-government “should have the characteristics of local government, with powers delegated from Canada and British Columbia.”

Arguably, that’s what has emerged from the Tsilhqot’in case, which upholds provincial juris-diction over public forest policy on environmen-tal and fire protection on aboriginal title lands.

By 2009, frustrated with a lack of progress, due to Ottawa’s inaction as well as inconsistent leadership from aboriginal communi-ties, the Campbell govern-ment tried to cut the knot. Its proposed Recognition Act would have accepted a form of aboriginal title across the province, based on 30 historical “indige-nous nations.”

That idea originated not with the province but with the First Nations Leadership Council. It was rejected by a broader group of aboriginal leaders later that year.

The best way forward, also endorsed in the 2002 referendum, is sharing land use planning. B.C. has also begun sharing resource revenues.

The most likely path, however, is back to court for years to come.

Tom Fletcher is legis-lature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press. [email protected].

COMMENTARY

Fair warning, valued reader: the editorial to follow will depart slightly from our traditional format. The remain-der of this column will include elements of congratula-tion, criticism and self-serving plug.

Yet these divergent elements are all, in the end, related. For better or worse. In any case, on with the show …

First, congratulations to our three local winners of Coastal Community Credit Union scholarships. Port Hardy’s Alisha MacDonald, Port McNeill’s Andrew Mitchell and Sointula’s Jenna Cowan were among only eight students Island-wide to earn the $2,000 contribu-tions toward their post-secondary education.

If MacDonald and Mitchell seem familiar names to our readers, it is with good reason. Both served as our student columnists during the recently completed school year, Mitchell at North Island Secondary School and MacDonald at Port Hardy Secondary. MacDonald actu-ally served as columnist for two school years, first in a joint effort with two other classmates and eventually as a solo writer.

While recognizing their respective academic achieve-ments, we’d also like to take this opportunity to give MacDonald and Mitchell a public thank-you for con-tributing to the Gazette’s coverage of local issues and people. Good work, and best of luck in your post-sec-ondary efforts.

Cowan is no stranger to scholarships, having received essentially a full ride to Vancouver Island University. Still, we are heartened to see her awarded a bit of CCCU largesse at the same moment the credit union has laid off its Sointula branch staff as part of permanent closures at branches there, in Alert Bay and on Cortes Island.

For members in those three communities who claim the institution has lost sight of its mandate as a member-owned cooperative, these scholarship awards show CCCU still knows how to provide community service.

Regrettably, the credit union seems rather inconsis-tent in applying that service. We’re just glad it awarded Cowan’s scholarship before noticing her community is no longer part of its portfolio.

But, hey! Speaking of high-achieving students, did you notice both of our secondary school columnists have graduated? We’ll be looking for contributors from NISS and PHSS this fall, and would be glad to hear from you if you’re interested in a chance to get a start in journal-ism or simply enjoy writing.

If you’re interested, contact us at [email protected] or speak to your administrators or teacher this September. Assuming, of course, there is a school year in the fall. The ongoing dispute between the BCTF and the BCPSEA is … oops, out of space.

Perhaps we’ve covered enough ground for one week.

The annual Cops for Cancer golf tourney brought in more than $7,000 to bene� t the Canadian Cancer Society last weekend.

Despite the protests of members, CCCU closed its doors on the communities of Sointula, Alert Bay and Cortes Island.

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'Disgust' at government's actionsDear editor,I am writing to all British

Columbians to express the disgust I have with the Liberal government and the poor choices they are mak-ing on our behalf. I am a citizen of B.C., a mother of three elementary students, and a teacher, and as all three of these things I am disgusted by our govern-ment’s actions.

As a citizen of this beauti-ful province I am outraged by the government’s atti-tude towards negotiating with teachers. In the past, the Liberals have chosen to legislate teachers rather than bargain in good faith. As a result, the BCTF has taken them to court, and won, not once but twice!

Rather than being an upstanding government that one could be proud of, they have chosen to waste more taxpayers’ money by appealing this ruling for a third time. When is our government going to become accountable for its actions, stop wasting tax-

payers’ money, and cor-rect their errors? As a tax payer I work very hard for the tax dollars I pay, as do my neighbors, friends and family, and do not appreci-ate the Liberals throwing it down the toilet to re-appeal something they have been told twice and will be told a third time: stripping con-tracts through legislation is unconstitutional.

Rather than flushing more of my hard-earned money down the drain, I would like them to make amends and put class size and composi-tion back in the teachers’ contract. One thing most people don’t realize is that teachers bargained class size and composition into their contract in lieu of a pay raise, as it is an important working condition for teach-ers. No employer would turn around and reverse a pay raise, so how can they reverse something given in place of a pay raise?

How much of our taxpay-ers’ dollars have been wasted on these appeals already?

How much more do the Liberals intend to flush down the drain when B.C. could be spending it on much more important issues?

Another question is why has this government not received any consequenc-es for ignoring a Supreme Court ruling? Any other citi-zen in this province goes to jail (or gets charges or a fine) when they break the law, so why isn’t the Liberal government facing any real consequences for break-ing the law? Being a gov-ernment official does not make one above the law, as we have seen many times, with members of parlia-

ment being asked to leave and having charges or fines pressed. The message being sent to myself and all other citizens of B.C. is that the law does not need to be followed by all, a judge’s ruling means little to noth-ing, and that the government can make and break laws as it suits them and there-fore, cannot be trusted. This breaks my heart!

I have been a teach-er for the last nine years, six of them in B.C., and I love it! Teaching is the most rewarding career out there and one I truly enjoy. However, I do not enjoy the way this government treats

those in my profession. In order to adequately perform the duties of my job I must purchase my own resources (black line masters, class-room library, art supplies, manipulatives, games, etc.). I regularly bring marking and prep work home with me, as my 90 minutes a week prep time and an hour before/after school is inad-equate for marking the work of 21 students and prepar-ing lessons that will engage them, not to mention writing referrals for students to see specialists for their learning challenges, contacting par-ents, and other administra-tive aspects of my job.

Are other professions expected to bring work home or go in on weekends, for which they are not paid extra? When was the last time a secretary had to buy their own photocopier or a nurse their own blood pres-sure cuff so they can do their job? So why are teach-ers expected to buy their own resources to do their jobs adequately?

Walk into any teacher’s classroom and ask which resources were provided by the school/government and which they bought them-selves; I can guarantee more than 60 per cent of any resources in an elementary school classroom belongs to the teacher. I would love to be able to walk into my classroom in September and have all the tools needed to do my job well (enough photocopier paper, extra supplies for those who can’t afford them, up-to-date resources, enough books/texts for all students) and extra support for those stu-dents who need it.

As citizens of B.C. we need to stand up to this government and tell them that our children and our schools are worth investing in; I know my own chil-dren and every child I’ve ever taught are well worth the investment. We need to invest in B.C.’s future, and that future is our children.

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do their job? So why are teachers expected to buy their own resources to do their jobs adequately?"

Dear editor,What is mediation? When

I mediate between students, the process is that both sides are presented and then we look for a middle ground as a resolution. There are no con-ditions placed on the process forcing a predetermined out-come for either side. We sim-ply try to solve the problem.

When the government agrees to mediation, they come with a series of pre-conditions that attempt to force a resolution favourable to them. On July 2, the BCTF and the government conclud-ed a series of exploratory talks in order to get media-tion happening and end the dispute which disrupted the year end and threatens to cause further havoc come September.

Those talks were unsuc-cessful due to the unwilling-ness of government to engage in an unfettered mediation process. B.C. teachers came

with no conditions. We were ready to find the middle ground. Government was not willing.

Justice Stephen Kelleher remains seized of the situa-tion and has days available in July and August to allow the mediation process to work. He has stepped back at this time because he recognizes that the process cannot work with preconditions. He has not “booked out” of the pro-cess.

I remain hopeful that a deal can be reached. I sincerely hope that September will get under way as per usual. It will take movement from both sides to get this done. We have indicated that B.C. teachers are willing to move. Why isn’t government?

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traditional parade at noon Saturday will kick off two days of fun, food, games and enter-tainment as Port Hardy rolls out its annual Filomi Days summer festival July 19-20.

Festival activities will be centred around Carrot Park on the Port Hardy waterfront, with vendor booths, an entertainment stage, beer garden, 3-on-3 volleyball tournament and Sunday’s popular Home Hardware Boat Building contest and race.

But there are plenty of activities taking place in other venues, includ-ing the Rotary Club’s Rubber Duck Race down Tsulquate River and a variety of sports competitions, includ-

ing a slo-pitch tourna-ment at Storey’s Beach, 7-a-side soccer at Port Hardy Secondary School and the Brian Burns Memorial Street Hockey tournament on Hastings Street, across from the park.

Filomi Days also fea-tures a pair of fishing derbies. The Filomi Days Derby begins at dawn Friday and wraps up with final weigh-in at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets for the derby are $20 and are avail-able at The Bait Shack, Macandale’s and Jim’s Hardy Sports in Port Hardy. Weigh-ins will be held at The Bait Shack. On Sunday morning, the Masons will host the annual Kids’ Fishing Derby at Sea Gate dock from 8 a.m. ‘til noon, with free entry and lots of prizes.

A new entry on the schedule this year is Pacific Coastal Airlines, which is offering plane rides in its Grumman Goose Saturday after-noon, weather permit-ting.

Off the schedule, due to shortage of volun-teer manpower, is the

teen dance normally held Friday evening at the Civic Centre. The adult dance, hosted by the North Island Eagles

and featuring live music from the Jam Shack Araknids, will take place Saturday evening at the Civic Centre.

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Gazette staffSEVEN HILLS—

The North Island came out to Seven Hills Golf and Country Club last weekend in support of the Tour de Rock and local rider Cnst. Tyson Richard.

The annual Cops for Cancer fundraising tournament brought in at least $7,000 accord-ing to preliminary fig-ures, with that number expected to rise as donations continued to come in early this week.

A field of 57 golf-ers took to the course Saturday for the 18-hole, best-ball scramble-format tour-nament, with the majority of prizes and

auction items donated by local businesses.

Richard extended his thanks to all the event’s supporters. “A big thanks to the local busi-nesses who donated,” he said, “we couldn’t do this without them.”

Even the weather held out for the golfers after threatening rain early on, settling into perfect conditions by the late morning.

“All in all it was a great day,” said Richard.

Three teams tied for the top score to stake first claim from the prize table.

The Men’s Long Drive went to Jason Holmes, with Diane Knight lofting up to

take the Ladies Long Drive prize. Closest to the pin went to Bill

Jacques.Richard and his team

posted a respectable 71

for the round but he admitted that he was more at home behind

handlebars than behind a club.

And he’ll have plenty more time in the saddle in the coming weeks as he continues his training for the Tour de Rock.

The Port Hardy RCMP officer was selected to join the 24-strong team of RCMP members and guests set to tackle the annual 1,000 km fundraising ride of Vancouver Island to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society.

He has been putting in the hours in prepara-tion for the gruelling ride, with a 3-day-a-week regime of hills, speed and distance cycling.

The Tour will kick off September 21 with riders given the tradi-tional send off from Port Alice. The team will make their way south over the follow-ing 14 days to arrive in Victoria Oct. 3.

Since 1998, the annual ride has raised close to $20 million for the Canadian Cancer Society, with the money used for pae-diatric cancer research and family assistance programs.

To lend your support or for more information search Tour de Rock Tyson on Facebook, check out tourderock.ca, or go to convio.can-cer.ca/goto/tysonrich-ard to make a donation.

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Cnst. Tyson Richard, wearing this year’s Tour de Rock colours, takes a swing at a long putt on the ninth hole at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club during last weekend’s fundraising Cops for Cancer golf tournament. A O’Toole

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Clockwise from left: The Coal Harbour Ceilidh Band provides the entertainment at the annual Canada Day pig roast at the Coal Harbour Community Centre; Rhya Moore bounces down the inflatable slide at Carrot Park during the Canada Day festivities in Port Hardy; Emma Wall enjoys a hot dog during the Canada Day celebration at Port McNeill Airport July 1; Olivia Brussard holds onto the hand of her mother, Niki Lemmens, during the kids races at Port Alice’s Canada Day celebration in Lions Park.

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Stock car racing at Tri-Port Speedway, 6 p.m. Concession, kids play area, more. $5 adults, $3 youth, $2 seniors.

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Annual Donny MacLeod Memorial tournament, 9:30 a.m., Port Alice Golf & Country Club. No scorecards and few rules. Barbecue, more. To register or for info, call the clubhouse at 250-284-3213.


Gazette staffPORT HARDY—

The stock racing showcase event — the Dustbowl — is a month away, sched-uled for the Aug. 16-17 weekend.

But the drivers got a great practice session during last weekend's race day as the hot and dry weather left the track in dry-slick con-dition.

Not everyone found the unforgiving corners to their liking however, with several spinouts as the drivers came to grips with the lack of grip.

With the cars kick-ing up huge plumes of dust, the front was definitely the place to be, as Jared Breitkreitz proved in the Trophy Dash, the course rook-ie claiming his first checkered flag.

After timing in on the hot laps, Breitkreitz started on the front row alongside Jim Swift, with Brock Shore and the fast car of Glen Day behind. Breitkreitz picked his line from the flag drop, raced

into the lead on the first corner and never gave it up, fighting off pressure from Shore on the last lap to hold out for the win.

Breitkreitz nearly carried the momen-tum into the first heat too. With Chris Hardy joining the field,

Breitkreitz once again took position at the front of the pack and was looking on course for a repeat when his engine seemingly died mid-corner.

Shore took full advantage, roaring past and holding the front for the checkered flag,

followed by Day and Swift.

The drivers were joined for the second half of the day by Paul Weeks and Daniel Hovey who worked right up to — and slightly past — the last minute to get their cars on the track.

The second heat saw Swift take his first checkered flag of the season. A collision with the side wall had put Swift out early in the last meeting but he got the reward his solid driving deserved this time, finding the front off a restart and never

looking back. Defending track

champion Day returned to the top spot in the main event, biding his time as the dust-laden track began racking up casualties and mov-ing up to the shoulder of front-runner Swift with a half dozen laps remaining. Day took his chance off a restart, cutting inside out of turn two and forcing his way in front down the back stretch for a lead he never looked like giving up.

Behind Swift, Hardy recovered from a spin on the last cor-ner to claim third and Breitkreitz made a superb move to cut inside of Weeks out of turn two in the final laps to take fourth.

Hovey got a push to the pits as the damage from a collision com-pounded the problems from an oil leak, and he was joined by Shore after a collision with the side wall.

The drivers return to the track Saturday, July 26, at 6 p.m. for the next race day.

Gazette staffPORT ALICE—He

may not have landed among the top scores of the Port Alice Men’s Open, but Gerry Johnson can take consolation from the fact that he played hole 16 perfectly dur-ing Sunday’s round.

After posting a dou-ble bogey on the hole Saturday, the golfer saw his tee shot sail over the creek, fly the 100-odd yards and roll in for a hole-in-one during Sunday’s half of the tournament.

A field of 26 took to the course over the weekend, with scratch player Rory Bondue taking the top spot.

Bondue’s consis-tent play throughout the event netted him rounds of 60 and 66 for the top Low Gross of 126.

In the same flight as Bondue — along with Fletcher Crook and Trent Cunningham — Men’s Captain Neil Fraser, playing off a 16, posted rounds of 76 and 76 for the Low Net of 120 for the weekend.

The other scratch player on the course, Darren Schmidt, post-ed scores of 64 and 69 to take the second Low Gross, while Jim Gordon’s 122 net for the weekend saw him just behind Fraser in

the Low Net stand-ings.

The men step aside August 16 for the fun-filled, fancy-dress Ladies Open — this year with a Rock ‘n’ Roll theme.

Before then, July 19 sees club members battle it out in an alter-nate drive/ alternate stroke-format married/ odd couple event.

The weekend of August 2-3 sees the return of the fun, mixed-sex Donny McLeod Memorial tournament.

For more informa-tion on these events, or the club, contact Port Alice Golf Club, 250-284-3213.

Speedway in dry run of the Dustbowl

Tom McCarthy lofts one out of the trap on the ninth during Sunday's round of the Port Alice Men's Open golf tournament.

Jared Breitkreitz (white 44) ends up facing the wrong way after spinning out of the turn in dry, dusty conditions during Sunday's stock racing at the Triport Speedway.

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Gazette staffCAMPBELL RIVER—The Marine

Harvest Stray Katz of Port Hardy rolled to the A division title Sunday in the annual Aquaculture Slo-pitch tournament in Campbell River.

The Katz outdueled the Cermaq Maniacs 16-11 in a wild, back-and-forth final.

Jake Colbourne made a key, div-ing catch to end the game and was

named male MVP.Another Port Hardy squad, Marine

Harvest Something Fishy, reached the final in the B division but settled for second place with a loss in the final.

The next local tournament will be the annual Filomi Days tournament in Port Hardy July 18-20, followed by the Woss Invitational Tournament July 25-27.

Stray Katz strut to title

LOGGER SPORTS

Port McNeill Logger SportsJuly 5

MenOverall points—1. Dave MacLeod, 28; 2. Nick Russell, 23; 3. Derek Pouchnik, 14; 4. Roger Briscoe, 12; 5. Lindsey McGill, 11; 6. Ben James, 8; 7. Andrew Murray, 7; 8. Joe Whalen, 6; 9. Troy Lambert, 4; 10. Allan Knapp, 3; 11. Angus Brown, 2; 12. Brad Laviolette, 1.

Single Buck1. N. Russell, 23.935 seconds; 2. Whalen, 25.515; 3. D. Pouchnik, 27.905; 4. Lambert, 30.72.

Axe Throw1. N. Russell, 14; 2. McGill*, 12; 3. D. Pouchnik, 12; 4. James, 7. (*won throw-off tiebreaker)

Grand Prairie Accuracy Cut

1. R. Briscoe, 17.905; 2. MacLeod, 32.120; 3. Murray, 42.595.

Choker Race1. N. Russell, 26.630; 2. A. Knapp, 26.830; 3. McGill, 27.245; 4. Murray, 27.340.

Springboard Chop1. Pouchnik, 1:15.750; 2. MacLeod, 1:16.575; 3. Russell, 1:26.970; 4. Lambert, 3:01.435.

Hot Saw - Unlimited1. MacLeod, 10.610; 2. James, 14.755; 3. Briscoe, 17.250; 4. Whalen, 21.325.

Hot Saw - 100cc1. MacLeod, 8.895; 2. Russell, 9.610; 3. Michelle Lefler, 11.780; 4. Anita Jezowski, 13.340.

Handicap Underhand Chop1. Brenda Pouchnik, 45.095; 2. McGill, 48.250; 3. Brown, 51.970; 4. Laviolette, 53.340.

Double Buck1. MacLeod-R. Briscoe, 9.790; 2. Murray-McGill, 10.765; 3. James-

Lambert, 11.420; 4. N. Russell-Whalen, 11.905.

Open Stock Saw1. MacLeod, 8.250; 2. McGill, 8.435; 3. James, 8.500; 4. Murray, 8.955.

LadiesOverall points—1. Anita Jezowski, 14; 2. Brenda Pouchnik, 13; 3. Sarah Russell, 7; 4 (tie). Allison Briscoe and Sarah Mooney, 5; 6. Dawn Briscoe, 4; 7. (tie) Michelle Lefler, Aleta Rushton and Kathy Walker, 2; 10. Chantal Ryan, 1.

Axe Throw1. S. Russell, 9; 2. D. Briscoe, 8; 3. Mooney, 7; 4. Ryan, 2.

Stock Saw1. Jezowski, 8.530; 2. A. Briscoe, 8.753.

Single Buck1. Jezowski, 25.735; 2. B. Pouchnik, 27.590; 3. Mooney,

30.925; 4. A. Briscoe, 31.505.Mixed

Jack and Jill Buck Saw1. D. Pouchnik-B. Pouchnik, 8.235; 2. MacLeod-Jezowski, 8.920; 3. N. Russell-Sarah Russell, 9.510; 4. Whalen-Mooney, 12.530.

NoviceOverall points—1. Brad Laviolette, 17; 2. Leo Coudrou, 9; 3. Andrew Murray, 8; 4. Angus Brown, 7; 5. Ryan Simmonds, 4; 6. Lucas Rushton, 2; 7. (tie) Troy Lambert and Thomas Symons, 1.

Axe Throw

1. Laviolette, 10; 2. Leo Coudrou, 9; 3. Lucas Rushton, 8 (10); 4. Thomas Symons, 8 (7).

Underhand Chop1. Murray, 36.750; 2. Coudrou, 40.280; 3. Laviolette, 46.765; 4. Lambert, 56.250.

Obstacle Pole Bucking1. Laviolette, 14.395; 2. Murray, 17.545; 3. Brown, 18.795; 4. Simmonds, 19.310.

Double Buck1. Brown-Laviolette, 30.550; 2. Simmonds-Coudrou, 36.735; 3. Walker-A. Rushton, 39.955; 4. A. Briscoe-D. Briscoe, 41.035.

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Loggers stay sharp in North Island showGazette staffPORT McNEILL—

When the chips are down, the North Island’s loggers are clearly on the job.

More than 100 spec-tators turned out at the local waterfront Saturday to take in the annual Port McNeill Logger Sports compe-tition, in which men, women and novice competitors reduce logs to sawdust, wood chips and firewood in a fast, high-energy show.

Dave MacLeod of Campbell River suc-cessfully defended his men’s title, thanks in part to a sweep of the three chainsaw events, and Anita Jezowski of Nanaimo won the women’s overall points while teaming with MacLeod for a runner-up finish in the Jack-and-Jill double buck event.

Brad Laviolette of Port Hardy earned the overall points crown in the Novice class with wins in three events.

MacLeod totaled 28 points, with Nick Russell of Port McNeill second with

23. Russell was hurt by disqualifications in two events, the Grand Prairie Accuracy Cut and the Unlimited Hot Saw, in which his saw threw its chain after two of the required three cuts.

MacLeod and Russell each won three individual events, with MacLeod sweeping the Open Stock Saw and the 100cc and Unlimited Hot Saw events, and MacLeod also teamed with Roger Briscoe to win the Double Buck hand sawing event.

Briscoe had plenty of company in the compe-tition, with teen daugh-ters Allison and Dawn Briscoe also compet-ing in multiple events. Allison, 13, finished second to Jezowski in the stock saw, just 22-hundredths of a sec-ond behind, and fin-ished in a fourth-place tie among the ladies. Dawn, 15 was second in the Axe Throw and placed sixth overall.

Jezowski edged runner-up Brenda Pouchnik of Idaho 14-13 in the ladies

points chase. Pouchnik was also part of a fam-ily affair, with husband Derek finishing third among men. The cou-ple teamed up to win the Jack and Jill Double Buck, and Brenda claimed a surprise win, her first, in the handi-cap Underhand Chop against a mixed field of novice and men’s challengers.

Russell was also joined by his wife, Sarah, who won the ladies Axe Throw and finished third in the points standings.

Ben James of New Zealand regaled the crowd as the show’s announcer, and also found time to com-pete in several events, placing second in the unlimited Hot Saw with a highly modified chainsaw.

He and MacLeod teamed up on a pop-ular skit in which MacLeod’s bumbling attempts to carve a bunny from a log resulted in the creation of a pint-sized chair. MacLeod presented the chair to 18-month-old Bethany Noel.

Troy Lambert of Bowser, B.C., leaps to throw a chain during the choker race in the Logger Sports competi-tion at the Port McNeill waterfront Saturday.At left, First-time competitor Lucas Rushton of Woss lets fly in the nov-ice axe throw

J.R. Rardon

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With very sad hearts, we announce the sudden passing of Harry James Vanstone, on June 29, 2014.

Harry was born April 7, 1945 in Campbell River, B.C. to

Alfred & Ramona Vanstone. He was raised in Campbell River and joined the Army to see the world. While sta oned in Chilliwac , B.C., he met and married Judy arson. hey moved bac to Campbell River. He wor ed for

six years for the Goodyear Store in Campbellton. In 1973, they moved to the Canfor logging camp of imp ish with their rst daughter ary followed by Sara and Anna. When the camp shut down, they moved into ort c eill. yla, the rst granddaughter, arrived in 1995, followed by irs in 2000. hey added a spar le to his eyes and a joy to his heart. For nine years he enjoyed mastering computers than s i ey , dec building, bird watching and nothing

pleased him more then ge ng out in his canoe with his cameras and shing rod or spending me with all his girls. He explored many of the ntario bac roads and made two trips to the East Coast.

He will be forever missed by his wife of 49 years, 7 months. aughters ary arc Sawan, Sara Vanstone at

Stewart and Anna Vanstone grandchildren yla Arne , irs rpana, Broo e Sawan, a e & Callum Stewart

siblings brother oel Arle e Vanstone of Campbell River, B.C. and sister athryn i e Clar of West Vancouver, many nieces and nephews who loved the humorous side of Uncle Harry as well as the many wonderful friends he made along life’s journey.

In lieu of owers, a dona on to any charity of your choice will be lovely. We will all miss your humor and love of music, you’re gone… but forever remembered. I loved you to the moon and bac .

Vanstone,Harry JamesApril 7, 1945-June 29, 2014

Nick Yunge-BatemanSeptember 2, 1929 ~ June 2, 2014

Nick passed away suddenly in his eighty-fourth year. He was a newspaper reporter and photographer for the Monmothshire Herald, Peterborough Examiner, and the Vancouver Sun. He was also owner of North Island Camera & Cape Scott Gallery in Port Hardy.

He is greatly missed by his loving partner Helen, and his sister, Rosie in England. North Island Church Services

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED

Reverend Wade Allen9190 Granville St. Port Hardy

Phone 250-949-624711:00 a.m. Sunday School and Service

Wed., 1:00 pm Bible StudyHealing Service first Sunday

of the month, 7:00 pmEveryone welcome

Meeting rooms available [email protected]

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FULL GOSPEL CHURCH2540 Catala Place Port McNeill

(across from Firehall)Sunday

10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741

Pastor Stan Rukin Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor

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

Visitors always welcomewww.ptmcfullgospel.org

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CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay

Sunday Services - 10 amReverend Lincoln Mckoen

1-250-974-5844Warden Flora Cook

250-974-5945Warden Joan Stone

250-974-2234 11/14

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

250-949-8243 11/14

NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Father Scott Whittemore 250-956-3909Sunday Masses

St. Mary’s 430 Chapel St.,Port McNeill: 9amSt. Bonaventure 4750 Byng Rd., Port

Hardy: 11amSt. Theresa’s corner of Nigei St. and

Marine Dr., Port Alice: Saturdays 5:00pmAlert Bay: 65 Hemlock St., 2nd & 4th:

Saturdays 10am

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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

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LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE

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

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PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCHCorner of Trustee & Highland

Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities

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

Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/14

PORT ALICE ANGLICAN- UNITED FELLOWSHIP

Reverend Wade AllenSunday Services - 4pm

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

You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services

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PORT HARDYCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

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

Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pmMidweek Biblestudies - Call the church

for time and place250-949-6466

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

E-Mail:[email protected] 11/14

PORT ALICE ANGLICAN- UNITED FELLOWSHIP

Reverend Wade AllenSunday Services - 4pm

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

You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services

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ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITEDANGLICAN CHURCH

250-956-3533Email: [email protected]

Sunday Worship - 9:00amReverend Wade Allen

All Welcome175 Cedar Street Port McNeill

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

CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village

(8898 Park Dr)Saturday/Sabbath

10:00 am-Sabbath School11:15 am-Worship Service

Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell

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‘Namgis Health Centre

‘NAMGIS HEALTH CENTRE(Alert Bay, British Columbia)is seeking a Mental Health Counsellor

Responsibilities: Provide assessment, ongoing counselling, and follow-up services to children, youth, adults, and Elders. Work as part of an interdisciplinary team of health and social service providers.

Experience: Five years counselling experience preferred including services to children and youth, and working in diff erent modalities (individual, family, and groups, etc.). Experience in the following areas: crisis intervention, trauma, suicide, family violence, sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Experience working on-reserve and/or with off -reserve First Nations clients is an asset.

Qualifi cations: Masters Degree in related fi eld with a strong clinical counseling component. Trained to counsel children, youth and adults; membership in a Professional Counselling Association.

Salary: $52,000 - $62,000 plus a generous benefi ts package

Deadline for Applications: July 18, 2014

Th e community of Alert Bay has a population of approximately 1500 people (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal). Located in Johnstone Strait, off the northeast tip of Vancouver Island, we off er some of the worlds best fi shing, whale watching, kayaking, and other outdoor pursuits. Th e community is also a growing centre for Aboriginal artistic expression in all forms including carving, dance, and other traditions.

For more information on the position, please contact: Georgia Cook, ‘Namgis Health Centre Administrator

P.O. Box 290, Alert Bay, B.C. V0N 1A0 ph: (250) 974-5522, fax: (250) 974-2736

PURCHASER

Orca Sand & Gravel, is located in Port McNeill and is one of the North Island’s leading industrial employers. We produce and ship high grade construction materials to west coast US markets.

Qualifications:Recognized technical training and certification or 3-5 years experience in a warehousing environmentExperience in sourcing and purchasing heavy industry materials and equipment, and inventory managementExperience working with an inventory control system (GuideTI or similar software)Demonstrated strong communication and computer skillsGood understanding and experience working within budget constraintsDemonstrated familiarity and compliance with all relevant safety policies and regulationsAbility to work with minimal supervisionGrade 12 education or equivalent Overhead crane and forklift experience is an assetAbility to safely lift and carry up to 35 lbs. and to climb on and off mobile and stationary equipment

The regular hours of work for this position will be Monday to Friday, eight hours per day, or as determined by production and shipping requirements.

This position offers a full benefits package with a competitive wage based on experience and qualifications.

If you meet these qualifications and want to work with a leading North Island employer, we invite you to deliver or forward your resume to:

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Fax: 604 628 3354emailto: [email protected]

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE LOCATION: Georgie Lake Forest Service Road in the Vicinity of Port Hardy off the Holberg Road PURPOSE: Bridge Replacement over the Tsulquate River at approximately 0.5km DATES: July 24th – Aug 2nd 2014 approximately (+/- 2 days) Road is expected to be closed to all traffic starting July 24th due to Bridge removal and replacement. Expect limited small vehicle (under 5 ton) traffic by July 30th in con-trolled incidents with full opening to all industrial traffic commencing August 2nd.

Any questions or concerns please contact the North Island-Central Coast Natural Resource District Office

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Shifts: 1) Day = 7am to 7pm; OR2) Night = 7pm to 7am (premium rate paid)

Bene ts:• Accommodation (if you reside out of North Vancouver area) • Meals provided (During shifts)• Completion Bonus (if all 7 days of 12 hour shift is

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Application requirements: Send your Letter of intent/interest and point form Resume (outlining your previous experience & transferable skills) and preferred shift (Day or Night) via: [email protected] OR Fax: 604.572.6139 – Quote: “SILO-July2014” in the subject line.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those who clearly outline the application requirements above will be contacted toward future screening.

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An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

Local Port Hardy logging com-pany looking for logging truck drivers, log loader operators, hoe chuckers, grapple yarder operators and grade hoe op-erators for local work. Fax re-sume to 250-949-8269

SETO’S WOK & GRILL is looking for F/T & P/T Server & P/T kitchen help & dishwash-er. Please apply in person.

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THE SALMON Arm Curling Centre in British Columbia, is accepting applications for Head Ice Technician. Suc-cessful applicant starts mid August for 2014/2015 season. Preference Level 2 certifi ca-tion or better, with ice making experience. Position includes ice installation, care/mainte-nance throughout season and year-end removal, along with some facility care duties. Sea-son normally runs from fi rst week of September to March. A competitive wage based on experience is being offered. Send resumes/questions di-rectly to President, Salmon Arm Curling Centre, Darcy Seghers [email protected].

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Olivia Horey enjoys the festivities at the Coal Harbour Canada Day celebrations.

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Smileof the week.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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Great investment$385,000

Call Noreen [email protected]

TOWNHOUSE- Price reduced to $137,500. #2-2697 Mine Road, Port McNeill. Quiet stra-ta complex, convenient to schools and hospital. 3-bdrm, 1.5 bath home, approx. 1250 sq.ft. Open plan main fl oor. Kitchen with built-in dishwash-er, fridge, stove. Upper level has master bedroom with walk-in closet, storage room, laundry alcove with full-sized washer/dryer. Electric base-board heat. Single attached garage with remote controlled door opener. Tidy, fenced back yard with patio, green-house and tool shed. Quick occupancy. Phone 250-956-9875 or email:[email protected] for appointment to view.

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channels. Phone Ron and Linda

250-956-3365

MARINA VIEW APTS & Townhouses. Professional building. 3 bdrms & 2 bdrms available, small dogs allowed. Call 250-949-0192.

Port Hardy, BCWest Park Manor

&Lindsay Manor

1/2 month free for selected suites!

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.

Friendly onsite residentmanagers.

Call Renee toll free 1-877-227-7888 or email for info: comehome@pineridge-

village.ca

PORT HARDYSEAHAVEN

APARTMENTS7070 Shorncliffe St.

Oceanview 2 bdrm suite.Fridge/stove, balcony, blinds, private parking

stall, locker, laundry on premises.Quiet, adult building,

non smoking, no pets.References required.

Inquiries contact 250-230-1462 or

250-949-8501

PORT MCNEILL- 3 Bdrm townhouse. Ocean view. Call 250-956-3440. www.portmc neilltown houses.yolasite.com

PORT MCNEILLAPARTMENTS

Well managed 1 & 2 Bdrm suites

Gym & sauna on site Call for availability

Phone Rick250-956-4555

PORT MCNEILLMCCLURE APT’S.

New Management1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apart-ments. Competitive prices.

Call 250-956-3526.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

TWO OCEANS IN COAL HARBOUR

Large fully furnished 2 bdrm Apartments include stove, fridge, washer, dryer & micro. Clean, comfy, quiet & upgrad-ed. Rural setting overlooking harbour. Satellite TV channels included ($90 value). Available Now. $850 inclds hydro or $650+ hydro with a 1 year lease. Pets considered. Call 1-250-949-8855.www.twoceans.com

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

PORT MCNEILLMobile Home Park

Pads for rent.Short walk to shopping,

school & ocean.$300/ month

Call 250-758-4454

MODULAR HOMES

NEWLY RENOVATED 2-bdrm Oceanfront modular in Coal Harbour. $550./mo. Call (250) 286-0880.

HOMES FOR RENT

STOREY’S BEACH Oceanfront property for rent. Original “Storey” family home.

House located directly on Storey’s Beach. 3 bdrms,

appliances, lawn care included, 1.5 baths.

Rent plus utilities. Ref’s req’d.Available furnished. Sept 1st.

For more info contact: 250-230-2520

[email protected]

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS

AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

1966 FORD RANCHERO Good condition, good driver $5000 O.B.O. 250-287-3345

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

2005 33’ MONTANA 5th, designed for full-time live-in. Well cared for. Polarpack, large bright living space. W/D, lots of storage, genera-tor. Asking $22,500. obo. Amazing, must see! (250)202-5820.

29FT MOTORHOME. Class A Very good cond. 2nd owner Must sell for health reasons. $15,000 obo. 250-287-3345

MARINE

BOATS

40’ LONG/RANGE Cruising Boat. The Silver Fox is Transport Canada Compliant for Chartering. Recent Survey $98,000. 250-339-7502. www.silverfoxmarinecharters.com

REDUCED! 1980 26’ COM-MANDER: twin Volvo en-gines(512 hrs.) Dou. prop legs, stainless propellers, Walker Bay dinghy, 2.5 H.P. Yamaha 4 stroke kicker. Re-cent survey(April 2014.) Heavy duty 3 axle trailer included Was $40,000. Now $37,500. Call 250-923-8959. C.R.

British Columbia’s first and newly appoint-ed Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, is coming to the North Island and will be a keynote speaker at the Health Network Forum Nov. The Forum’s topic will be access to health services. If you have some ideas on issues you would like her to be aware of, the Health Network is planning to send her some pre-paratory information and would be happy to receive your thoughts.

Meanwhile, the fol-lowing below are some overviews of assistance available for seniors. Please contact the pro-grams for details.

Further to the recent column (available North Island Gazette online) on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15, financial abuse of B.C. seniors is common enough that provincial resources are being dedicated to deal with it. If you or someone you know has someone pressuring them for money, prop-erty, control of a Will or misuse of Power of Attorney, the Seniors Abuse and Information Line may be of assis-tance: 1 866-437-1940 or VictimLink BC, 1-800-563-0808.

Travel Assistance Program (TAP)will cover travel expenses to a specialist your doctor refers you to. Essentially the steps are to fill out a TAP form obtained through your doctor, obtain a confirmation number using the phone num-ber on the form, and present the completed form when you make reservations. If travel-ing by ferry be sure to turn in the form at least an hour before planned departure.

BC Services Card The B.C. govern-

ment is now combining Care Cards and drivers licenses. People over 75 can carry on using their Care Card. Others can obtain the com-bined card when they

renew their driver’s license (once every five years)

Thanks to Gail Neely, Chair of the Seniors Elders Better Living Advisory Committee, here are the steps:

1. Wait for your noti-fication to renew driv-er’s license or BCID card or BC Medical Services Premium;

2. Check your driv-er’s license and care card to be sure your name exactly matches on both. If not, call Health Insurance BC at 1-800-663-7100;

3. Visit ICBC office with two pieces of ID, Care card and one other (Driver’s license, BC ID, passport, SIN)

4. Confirm you are a B.C. resident (you can use a phone or hydro bill). Have your photo taken;

5. Your new BC Services Card will arrive by mail.

For more details, visit [email protected].

For local leaders and planners, some resources to assist your efforts include a web site — agefriendly-manitoba.ca.

Launched in March 2011, the Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative Web site is an online, one-stop resource cen-tre that will provide Age-friendly commu-nities with information, discussions, resources, and identify key per-sons to assist com-munities in becoming more age-friendly.”

Also, Alert Bay was one of the ten commu-nities in Canada where

a focus group was held to inform “Age-Friendly Rural and Remote Communities – A Guide. This document is available on-line.

The focus group discussions highlight a number of housing-related issues and potential opportuni-ties for consideration in rural and remote communities across Canada.

They highlight age-friendly features, barri-ers to and suggestions for improving age-friendliness.

Finally, be aware of a call for propos-als for the Community Accessibility Stream of the Enabling Accessibility Fund deadline August 1.

Funds can be used to improve accessi-bility in communities renovating, retrofit-ting, and construct-ing community facili-ties where programs are offered to people with disabilities. This can include retrofitting motor vehicles used as community-based transportation, and pro-viding information and communications tech-nologies to make them more accessible for the community www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/disability/eaf/index.shtml to get information on eligi-bility and application information.

Barb Park is coor-dinator of the Mount Waddington Health Network, which advocates for North Islanders across a spectrum of health and social services issues. [email protected].

Support is available for N. Island seniors

To YourHealth

with Barb Park

“Financial abuse of

B.C. seniors is common

enough that provincial resources are being

dedicated to deal with it.”

Olivia Hory enjoys the festivities at the Coal Harbour Canada Day celebrations.

A. O’Toole

Smileof the week.


GOOD LUCK !460 Athletes and 84 Coaches from Vancouver Island - Central Coast (Zone 6)will be at the Nanaimo 2014 BC Summer Games July 17- 20.

Overloaded with work?Hire some help!

Call a Recruitment Specialist

1.855.678.7833

BC Ambulance Services (BCAS) invites you to an Open House in Gold River:

When: Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 1pm - 4pm Where: 503 Muchalat Drive, Gold River, BC

While enjoying light refreshments, you will have the opportunity to meet the paramedic team, recruiters and have a one-to-one career information session.

BCAS is currently recruiting community members for part time Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) opportunities. Whether you’re starting your career or you are a seasoned professional seeking a role in the community, we look forward to meeting you!

For more information about BCAS’ EMR training and hiring intakes across Vancouver Island communities, or for both current and future opportunities contact Kuldish Chatha, Recruitment Advisor at 604-875-7291 or email [email protected].

Visit http://www.bcas.ca to learn more about the BC Ambulance Service or to apply online.

The British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) is the lead Emergency Medical Services agency in British Columbia, the largest EMS provider in Canada, and one of the largest in North America responding to over 500,000 ground calls and 7800 air calls every year. BCAS operates under the authority of the BC Emergency Health Services which is supported by the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

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Community

Gazette staffThree local stu-

dents are among eight on Vancouver Island who have been award-ed $2,000 scholar-ships through Coastal Community Credit Union’s Scholarship Program.

Andrew Mitchell of Port McNeill and Jenna Cowan of Sointula, both gradu-ates of North Island Secondary School, and Alisha MacDonald of Port Hardy Secondary School were each selected to receive the

scholarships to assist in their post-secondary education.

Mitchell is one of two students also eli-gible for an additional $500 scholarship upon completion of a com-munity project plan by the end of the summer.

Mitchell’s plan fea-tures beautification work on the recently completed Rotary Club Trail from Port McNeill to Hwy. 19. Mitchell has proposed to enhance the already popular local walk-ing and cycling trail

by adding paintings by local artists on posts to be installed alongside the trail.

He will receive a budget of $1,000 from CCCU for the project, and has already secured an agreement from local artist Lynda Biggs

to provide one of what could be four paintings along the trail.

“The idea is to cre-ate a few more inter-esting features to lure more people out there, or at least to beautify it,” said Scott Mitchell, Andrew’s father.

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