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July 22, 2015 edition of the North Island GazetteTRANSCRIPT
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• CONTINUES...The investigation into an officer-involved shooting continues.
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• FILOMI...The 2015 edition of Filomi Days took place this weekend.
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• RIPTIDE... Local Karate club members earning black belts.
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OPINION Page 4
LETTERS
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SPORTS Page 18-20
CLASSIFIEDS Page 21-22
July 22, 2015
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorDespite recent rainfall, the District of Port
Hardy is still suffering from a severe water shortage.
“We’re in worse shape than we were,” said Mayor Hank Bood at the regular meeting of council July 14.
“We’re not done with our lack of water,” Bood said.
The District of Port Hardy is now at Stage 3 restrictions which includes no lawn watering; no filling of pools, hot tubs or fountains; no
washing of boats or vehicles; no washing of sidewalks, driveways, or parking lots, exterior windows or building surfaces.
Residents may water trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables between the hours of 4 a.m. and 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. as long as a hand-held container or hose with a shut off nozzle is used. According to Utilities Supervisor Joe Jewell, the District of Port Hardy water treat-ment plant has already produced 92 million litres more than it did at this time last year.
“This demand, compounded with no snow-pack and very low precipitation this spring, has
dropped our watershed to a concerning level,” said Jewell in an email to council.
Jewell reports that since the town first intro-duced restrictions, consumption appears to be down about eight per cent.
“During the fire when the community was asked to refrain from any unneeded water usage the community’s efforts were very noticeable and appreciated,” he said.
The district is asking the community to be dili-gent about water conservation and is encourag-ing citizens to reuse water and repair any known leaking fixtures.
Messages of AppreciationDuring Filomi Days, District of Port Hardy Mayor Hank Bood, left, presents signed posters to members from the local fire departments that helped out during the Tsulquate Wildfire that started on July 3. People who took in Filomi Days had the opportunity to sign the cards of thanks that were given to the Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Coal Harbour and Port Alice fire departments to display in their halls.
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Gazette staffThe Village of Port Alice and the North
Island region have received $30,000 in funds from the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour. The Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) is matching that investment with an addi-tional $30,000.
The $60,000 in total funding will sup-port the creation of an economic develop-ment and implementation strategy for Port Alice and the Regional District of Mount Waddington. They will work with North Island communities to prioritize regional economic initiatives.
Each project will involve a group of local stakeholders who will guide and inform the work going forward. The RDMW will be reaching out to communities and talk-ing with local industry in Port Alice, Port McNeill, Port Hardy and Alert Bay to seek their input for this plan.
“Diversifying our local economy is critical for the Village of Port Alice,” said Village of Port Alice Mayor Jan Allen.
“We need to create a variety of employ-ment opportunities. Our future lies with a diversified economy which will support forestry, tourism, marine-based ventures and the development of amenities that attract
families, new residents, retirees and visitors alike,” Allen said.
“The Regional District of Mount Waddington has been working with North Island communities for several years to help diversify our economy,” said RDMW Chair Dave Rushton. “The proposed Regional Economic Development Forum will provide the communities with an opportunity to join Port Alice to identify common themes and objectives and co-ordinate efforts to attract new investment and jobs to the region,” Rushton said.
Port Alice and the North Island are in the midst of challenging times with the recent
announcement that a major employer in the area, Neucel Specialty Cellulose, is on tem-porary curtailment until 2016.
Port Alice and region has an economic history tied to a small number of industries which mainly includes the forestry sector. Plans are to enhance economic development by attracting investment and supporting new and existing businesses.
A Regional Economic Development Forum will be held to bring together gov-ernment, business, key organizations and the communities to brainstorm ways to strengthen business development on Northern Vancouver Island.
Port Alice receives funding for economic strategy
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In this exclusive to the Gazette photo, Jordan, left and Athena, the two cubs saved by Conser-vation Officer Bryce Casavant, have settled in to their new home at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre where they will be lodged for 18 months.
Dry conditions shut down forestry
By Hannah GriffinReporterLoggers on the North Island
returned to work on July 13 after many were affected by a shutdown. Varying curtailments and reductions in North Island operations occurred over the last several weeks due to consistently hot and dry weather. The weather conditions over the past several weeks contributed to a very dry forest, meaning that there was a heightened level of risk associated with some logging activities, like sparks from chainsaw activity for example.
During these conditions Western Forest Products makes sure that there are people designated to watch
for fire hazards and hot spots after machinery shuts down.
The cooler temperatures and rain over the weekend of July 11 meant that risk levels have decreased and brought loggers back on early shift on July 13, and as of July 14 they were working “full steam ahead” accord-ing to Kindry Mercer, Regional Engagement Coordinator for WFP.
Mercer explains that Western Forest Products have weather sta-tions in the forests where they work that they routinely check in order to assess risk levels.
During shutdowns, pay for Western Forest Products employees depends on the bargaining agreement employ-ees have signed.
By Hannah Griffin ReporterThere have been changes to the fire hazard rat-
ings and campfire bans on Vancouver Island. A representative from the Coastal Fire Centre con-firmed July 16 that from Quatsino Sound north, the fire hazard rating is low.
A low fire hazard rating means that fires may begin easily and spread fast, but that there will be minimal involvement of deeper fuel layers or larger fuels.
The rating stays moderate right down to
Courtney and becomes high in a strip from above Courtney to Cobble Hill. From the very southern tip of the island from Sooke to Otter point, the fire hazard rating is extreme.
As of July 14, campfires are allowed in Haida Gwaii and the fog zone. The fog zone is a two-kilometre-wide strip that stretches from Owen Point north to the top of Vancouver Island, and wraps around to the District of Port Hardy boundary. The Fog Zone does not include Port Hardy. All open fire continues to be prohibited in the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction.
Campfire ban still in effect
By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe BC
Government and Service Employees Union (BCGSEU) is hoping Conservation Officer Bryce Casavant will be back on the job soon.
“The investiga-tion is continuing. Some meetings with the employer have taken place,” said Chris Bradshaw, C o m m u n i c a t i o n Officer with the BCGEU.
“Because there is an ongoing disciplin-ary investigation, we can’t talk about the details. It might jeop-ardize the outcome,” Bradshaw said.
“The union has urged the employer to conclude their inves-tigate quickly so that Officer Casavant can be reinstated and we are continuing to push for his reinstatement.”
Bradshaw said he is not sure how long this process will take.
“It varies. Each case is different. In this case, because there is so much pub-lic interest, we have asked the employer to expedite the process as much as possible,” said Bradshaw.
Casavant was sus-pended July 6 after he refused to put down to orphan bear cubs, he and Port Hardy firefighters rescued from a tree on July 5.
Initially Casavant was suspended with-out pay. Public out-cry resulted in his pay being reinstated.
The cubs, Jordan and Athena, are cur-rently at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington.
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VICTORIA – Have you noticed the latest degradation of standards on TV news? In addition to sensational depictions of crime, accidents and celebrities, the lineup now incorpo-rates any nonsense that is momentarily “viral” on the Internet.
So it was with an online petition singling out Swiss food corporation Nestlé, which operates a water bottling plant near Hope. It’s the largest in B.C., one of many that bottle the province’s water and sell it back to a gullible public.
This petition is courtesy of SumOfUs, one of those self-appointed environmental watchdogs that seem to pop up like mushrooms overnight. “Fighting for people over profits,” they claim, pitching for donations.
The story has what U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert calls “truthiness.” That’s when something is false, but it “feels” true.
“Nestlé is about to suck B.C. dry – for $2.25 per million litres to be exact,” says the SumOfUs headline.
Using her keen sense of what’s superficially popular, Premier Christy Clark instantly called for a review of these low rates for selling the people’s water.
It then fell to Environment Minister Mary Polak to explain what’s really going on.
“People keep saying there’s a deal with Nestlé,” Polak told reporters. “There isn’t. They pay the same as any other industrial user, in fact the highest industrial rate, and it goes for anything from hydraulic fracturing to bottled water, those involved in mining for example, any of those heavy industrial uses.”
And why is that rate so low? It’s because the province takes great pains not to “sell” water, which would make it a commodity under trade agreements, like oil or minerals. That would surrender provincial control, and allow the U.S. to press for equal access to Canadian water.
“You’re buying the right to use the water,” Polak said. “I
know it sounds crazy to the public, but we call it a rental – a water rental. There’s a reason we use that language, because we are very careful to avoid any suggestion that by paying this amount, you therefore own that water.
“That reserves for us the right at any time, for a compel-ling public need, to say stop. It doesn’t matter if you have a licence.”
As for the brazenly false claim that Nestlé is sucking B.C. dry, I’m indebted to a real environmental professional named Blair King for explaining this. (His blog, achemistinlangley.blogspot.ca, offers useful technical explanations of issues in the news, many of which contradict so-called environmental-ists.)King notes that the bottling plant uses less than one per cent of the flow through Kawkawa Lake:
“If Nestlé stopped operating (and put its 75 employees out of work and stopped paying municipal taxes) would there be more water for the rest of us?” he writes.
“Absolutely not. Kawkawa Lake drains its excess water into the Fraser River, which drains into the Strait of Georgia. Neither the Fraser River at Hope nor the Strait of Georgia is particularly short of water, even in the driest of years.”
Clark made one useful contribution, when asked about this urgent non-issue by those seeking to further sensationalize the current drought and forest fires. She correctly noted that most B.C. residents have access to the best tap water in the world, and have no need for bottled water.
Nestlé, Perrier, Coke, Pepsi and other companies have done a fantastic job of convincing people that their drinking water has to be delivered in bottles from some mythical pure source.
Here’s a tip, Nestlé critics: Fill a jug with water and stick it in the fridge. Fight the corporations.
(Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected])
I spent two weeks viewing events from the opposite side of Canada, in and around St. John’s Newfoundland. It’s the same country, but you wouldn’t know it sometimes.
Here on the West Coast, “kayaktivists” paddled around a Shell offshore oil drilling platform being serviced at Seattle, striking poses of resistance for the media from their petroleum-based watercraft.
Meanwhile at Bull Arm outside St. John’s, work contin-ues on a massive “gravity-based structure” that will soon be drilling into the Hebron oilfield 350 km offshore. It will have living quarters and drill rig above and a tank with capacity for 1.2 million barrels of crude below.
Offshore oil has turned St. John’s into a boomtown. With one industrial park nearing capacity on the edge of town, a second is under construction. Locals call it “Dannyland,” after its developer, former premier Danny Williams.
St. John’s Airport is buzzing with flights back and forth to Edmonton and Fort McMurray, and crew helicopters shuttling back and forth from offshore oil rigs.
A foreign supplier won a contract for tankers to bring oil ashore. With no media-connected environmental groups to steer the subject to far-fetched disaster scenarios, debate in the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature turned to concerns about maintaining local employment.
Outside the city, parallels with B.C. become evident. Tiny towns struggle to hang on as young people choose opportunity over isolation, and the only expansion is at church graveyards. While cities struggle with high housing and recreational property costs, homes in remote areas are going for a song. Up north in Labrador, a hydroelectric dam at Muskrat Falls is under construction. Its $8 billion estimated price tag is in the same range as BC Hydro’s Site C project on the Peace River, which will part a sea of pro-testers and lawyers and move ahead this summer. Nalcor Energy, Newfoundland’s electrical utility, is dipping into contingencies in an effort to keep it on time and on budget.
Here on the Left Coast, enviros and the Green Party rail against hydro as well as oil and gas, and of course you can’t even mention nuclear. Climate activism proceeds in a logical vacuum in these parts, as it often does in Europe.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed on to a farcical “carbon free in 85 years” pledge at the G7 meeting in Germany. But hey, it’s an election year, not a time for seri-ous discussion of issues.
Imperial Oil’s Kearl oilsands mine at Fort McMurray has started production from its $9 billion second phase, with the help of many Newfoundlanders. Production continues to grow, heavy oil prices have surged with paving season, and large-scale liquefied natural gas export plans begin to take shape in B.C.
With the legislature about to be recalled to endorse the Petronas-led LNG export project, Premier Christy Clark has assembled a climate action team with representatives from industry, First Nations, local governments and a couple of professional protesters for good measure. They have an absurdly short deadline to recommend changes to B.C.’s token carbon tax, as gasoline consumption returns to pre-tax levels despite continued high pump prices. In St. John’s, another long, cold winter has finally loosened its grip after piling snow to doorknob levels. Every street in sight is being patched and repainted.
The debate about new energy supplies has a more seri-ous tone in Newfoundland. The last elected premier, Kathy Dunderdale, lost her job in the wake of winter power blackouts.
(Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected])
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Dear Editor,On behalf of the 2015 Wounded Warrior
Run BC, I would like to sincerely thank you for your support. The response from the community during the February run from Port Hardy to Victoria was inspiring. In total we managed to raise $40,000.
The success of this year’s run is mea-sured not only by the funds raised, but also by increasing awareness of PTSD among members of the military, peace officers, as well as fire and ambulance personnel. By all accounts of how our runners were received along the route and the overwhelm-ing acknowledgement and promotion by you in the media, we managed to make great progress in these two benchmarks. We can-not thank you enough. As Wounded Warriors
Canada is a privately-funded Canadian mili-tary charity it receives no public funding. It is solely through the support of our volun-teers and donors that we are able to provide programs and services to current and former members of our Canadian Armed Forces suffering form Post Traumatic Stress disor-der (PTSD). These programs often include family members as living with someone suffering from PTSD also impacts those closest to them. In 2014, Wounded Warriors Canada events welcomed over 300 veterans and their spouses to workshops focused on information sharing, respite, and fam-ily healing. In January of this year COPE (Couples Overcoming PTSD Everyday), was launched in Victoria BC.
Wounded Warriors Canada is also the
national leader in funding PTSD Animal Assisted Therapy. Our initiatives are result-ing in change. Our leadership was the driv-ing force being the implementation of the two year Service Dog pilot project announced by Veteran’s Canada last year and the develop-ment of Canada’s first National Service Dog Standard. In addition, we have placed more than 80 couples in the Can Praxis Equine program. Of course, all of this is only possi-ble as a result of your generosity. The expo-sure you provided with the resources of The North Island Gazette contributed a great deal to the public’s awareness of PTSD and the
Run. Our runners tell of being approached by veterans, as we came through their town, who had never told their stories before. This could not have happened without support form you in the media.
Please know that the funds raised will have a positive impact on the lives of those suffer-ing from PTSD and we thank you for help-ing to us to get the word out to those who can help and need help.
Most sincerely,Ron Mierau
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Dear Editor, July 3 and 4, my buddy Bob Nicholson
and I decided it was time to tackle the North Coast Trail. It takes an average of five days to do the whole trail. Most start from Shushartie Bay.
The first two days of hiking are in forest and a lot of scrambling up and down. We talked to George at Cape Scott Water Taxi and made a plan to drop us off at Cape Sutil. He cannot do this every trip, but if the tide is right, it is possible.
Now from here you see the NCT for all it’s glory! We had kilometres of unbelievable beaches, dry trails, fantastic weather and
the ability to do the trail in a weekend. We planned three days and two nights. With the dry weathers, we completed the 42 kilome-tres in two days and one night. So, all you hikers that want to do the NCT and say you do not have the four or five days, consider going to Cape Sutil early Saturday morn-ing when the weather is fine and get at it! The trail is great, the views the best, lots of creeks for water, beach camping, it is a must do. The NCT is in are backyard and she’s a beauty! Get out there! Do it!
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North Coast hike worth itDear Editor,I am aware of someone who has recently
had his driver’s licence cancelled.Another person, who has always been
(overly?) concerned about this person’s driv-ing ability and recently his cognitive state, eventually called a doctor without his con-sent. The doctor asked the driver to come in for testing and he was subsequently referred to DriveABLE and then to two road tests, which he did not pass. Unfortunately, they were taken almost back to back with no pre-test preparation and he has now had his licence completely cancelled (not even a learners permit). I am trying to approach this as objectively as possible. The driver is almost 80 and perhaps his skills and memory have mildly declined. However, from what I have learned, he is a robust,
intelligent, healthy, active person who has had an excellent driving record for over 50 years. During this debacle, he even received an insurance renewal notice from ICBC congratulating him on his excellent driving record! Also, where is the concrete statistics showing older drivers present the highest risk to safety? And is it really the answer to have mandatory testing at age 80?
In hindsight, I imagine he has regretted going to the doctor’s for testing. I believe he was under the impression this was a doctor/patient confidentiality assessment and didn’t think any information would be passed on to outside sources. However, he was also quite confident and had every reason to be, of his driving skills and his cognitive ability.
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Kennel bylaw approvedBy Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorWith some alterations that address public con-
cerns, the District of Port Hardy has given the green light to legislation that will allow for a new boarding kennel.
At its regular meeting May 26, District of Port Hardy Council gave first and second readings to a change to its Zoning Bylaw that would allow a ken-nel to be operated on Bronze Road (on the way to Storey’s Beach.) Currently the property, located in the Tacan Industrial Park, is zoned Light Industrial.
Dylan and Kristy Shaw, who own and operate Island’s Edge Contracting Ltd., wanted to be able to house their contracting business, a caretaker’s dwelling, and in the future, a dog kennel operation at the site. Rather than amend the existing appli-cable Light Industrial zone, administration recom-mended that the property be considered for a new zoning category - Comprehensive Development 6, which would permit all of the existing uses of the Light Industrial zone as well as the additional use of animal kennel. This approach would ensure that kennels are not permitted outright on other proper-ties that are included in the Light Industrial zone which are scattered throughout the District, without first undergoing a review as to location and potential impact. Fears that the proposed boarding kennel
could turn into a “pit bull” breeding facility were raised at a public hearing in Council chambers June 23. At their July 14 regular meeting, council voted to rescind the previous bylaw they had given first and second reading to and vote on a revised one that included some stipulations. In order to address the concerns raised at the public hearing, council revised the bylaw to include that “no more than three female dogs may be kept on the parcel for breeding purposes; the breeding dogs can only be of American Bully and/or French Bulldog breeds and must be registered as such; and, there shall be a maximum of two litters of pups per year per parcel.”
“I tend to agree with this,” said Councillor Fred Robertson, adding a boarding kennel “sounds like a really good idea to me. I think this is a way to address concerns on both sides,” Robertson said.
Councillor Dennis Dugas said he has spent a lot of time researching the American Bully breed since the public hearing and “I’m quite convinced that the American Bully is not a Pit Bull.
“It’s all about the people that own the dog. It’s all about the people that train the dog,” Dugas said.
“I like the amended version because that was a big concern,” Dugas said. Director of Financial Services Allison McCarrick said this current bylaw does not address the animal care and control bylaw “which will have to be adjusted.”
At the July 6 Port McNeill council meeting, Mayor Shirley Ackland responded to a question by saying, “you are out of order,” not “you are out of line,” as was reported in the July 16 issue of the North Island Gazette in a story entitled “Fire Chief supporters attend council meeting”.
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By Hannah GriffinReporterAn investigation
by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) into the shooting death of a 24-year-old man by RCMP in Port Hardy is ongoing.
James Reginald Butters, also known as James Hayward, was shot by a police offi-cer near the intersec-tion of Highway 19 and Granville Street close to 11 a.m. on July 8 after a complaint was made that a man was alleg-edly wielding a knife and threatening secu-rity staff at Port Hardy Secondary School.
Butters was located at the intersection and shot. He died from his injuries.
IIO investigators responded later in the day on July 8 to the scene of the shooting to gather evidence and interview witnesses.
Kellie Kilpatrick, the executive director of Public Accountability for the IIO, confirms
that there were investi-gators conducting inter-views in Port Hardy throughout the week of July 13, but says that there is no additional information available at the time.
After the investigation is complete, a determi-nation will be made as to whether or not the officer directly involved
in the shooting com-mitted an offence. If the officer is found not to have committed an offence, a public report will be issued. If the officer is unable to be cleared, a report will be issued to the Crown Council, according to Ralph Krenz, spokes-person for the IIO.
The North Island
Crisis & Counselling Centre is available for community members and can be reached at 250-949-6033.
A fund for the fam-ily of James Butters has been set up at CIBC. For those wishing to donate, the account is under the name Roy Johnson and the account number is 7864892.
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On August 10, 2015Travel lane width across the bridge will be reduced to 3.8m (12’– 6”)The overhead height will be reduced to 4.5m (14’- 8”).This date will be up dated by E mail, Public Notification and Drive BC as the project progresses
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By Hannah GriffinReporterWater restrictions in
the District of Port Hardy remain in stage 3 after being put into effect on July 7.
Stage three restricts residents from water-ing a lawn or street, filling pools, tubs or ponds, washing a vehicle or boat, or washing any other surfaces. Residents are allow to water trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables on any day between the hours of 4 .a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. if done by a hand-held container or a hose
with a shut-off noz-zle Micro and drip-irrigation systems are permitted between the above hours on any day. Nurseries, farms, turf farms and tree farms are exempt fro this restriction, as are wading pools.
The town of Port McNeill is still on stage 1 water restric-tions, as is Port Alice.
The BC River Forecast Centre released a map on July 15 showing the level of drought across the province. Vancouver Island, the South Coast, and the Lower Fraser regions are ranked as level four - extremely dry. A level four drought is significant because it means that the water supply is insuf-ficient to meet socio-economic and ecosys-tem needs.
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By Hannah GriffinReporterThe Port Hardy Primary Health Care Centre
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Dr. Bai is originally from China and Dr. Grobler is originally from South Africa. Both are international medical grads who have completed the Practice Readiness Program. Dr. Armogam will be practising in both Port Hardy and Port McNeill.
Appointments are available as of Aug. 3 for all non-emergency care.
Rapid Access appointments are available, and are intended for test results, prescription refills, sore throats and coughs.
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It was only six years ago that the Mt. Waddington community fought to retain the local Crisis Line; since then, several challenges have developed that make it difficult to provide the ser-vice locally. North Island Crisis and Counselling Centre Society believes that North Island residents will be more effectively served by the Vancouver Island Crisis Line.
“It was a very tough decision to come to as the Crisis Line is one of the founding services of our Society and is reflected in our name,” says Althea Vermaas, executive direc-tor of the NI Crisis and Counselling Centre Society.
The change most sig-nificantly impacting the ability to provide ser-vice is the public’s use of ever-evolving technol-ogy for communication. Increasing numbers of North Islanders have text-only capabilities (they do not have phone service). One Port Hardy social service agency reports
that 100 per cent of their clients have text only. The NI Crisis Line does not have the technological infrastructure to provide a texting crisis line service and it is cost prohibitive to install. VI Crisis Line currently has the ability to receive and respond to crisis texts and offers an online ‘chat’ option, as well. Other factors that were considered in the decision to transfer the service include: Only 12 per cent to NI Crisis Line were from the North Island; the internet has created access to the NI Crisis Line phone number by people outside of Mt. Waddington. Of nearly 1,000 calls last year, 88 per cent were from people in other parts of Canada.
The majority of the calls to the NI Crisis Line are from the same six callers (only one of which is local). Vacant shifts require the NI Crisis and Counselling Centre Society employees to staff the line overnight and weekends, then per-form their regular jobs,
not related to the Line, the next day. The VI Crisis Line is operated by the Vancouver Island Crisis Society and has a strong and lengthy history, start-ing as the Nanaimo Crisis Line in 1970. VI Crisis Society was awarded the contract to provide cri-sis line services to all of Vancouver Island by the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) in 2010.
VI Crisis Society also provides community education workshops on suicide awareness and youth suicide preven-tion, some of which have been offered on the North Island in recent years. VI Crisis Line has over 40 volunteers and 13 staff crisis line workers from various communi-ties on Vancouver Island and answers more than 30,000 calls each year. Executive Director of VI Crisis Society, Elizabeth Newcombe, shared their team looks forward to continuing to refer callers as appropriate. There will be a gradual transition of
the Crisis Line services beginning July 31, 2015. The NI Crisis Line phone number will remain live but during the transition,
however there will be an outgoing message direct-ing callers to call the VICS Crisis Line number 1-888-494-3888..
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Crisis line services taken overBy Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorMayor Hank Bood took the opportunity at the
regular District of Port Hardy council meeting July 14 to thank everyone that helped out during the Tsulquate Fire.
Justice Minister Suzanne Anton flew up to Port Hardy to see how the community had fared during the Tsulquate Fire and State of Emergency.
Anton’s portfolio includes Emergency Management British Columbia (EMBC) which is tasked with protecting and improving public safety by providing advisories of active emer-gencies, disaster readiness and recovery, fire safety and death investigation.
Bood explained part of Anton’s visit to Port Hardy included having everyone sit around a table and discuss their role during the fire.
While you are in the midst of a crisis, he said, “you really don’t get a feel of how well or how badly it’s going.”
It wasn’t until they had the round-table discus-sion with the Minister and everyone explained what their role had been that it became clear that “you guys just did a crackerjack job.”
The Minister agreed.“She said we had done a fabulous job,” Bood
said. The meeting with Anton “put into context how well this little town was prepared” and how in true North Island spirit “the communities around us” came together to support Port Hardy in their firefighting efforts.
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McCorquodale and Kaia Mackay took to the stage in London, Ontario July 6 - 10 to compete against some of the best dancers in the world at the Scotdance Canada Championship Series 2015.
This annual event is hosted in different locations across Canada, and is the larg-est highland dancing competition in the world, with over 900 dancers competing this year.
Mackay of Port McNeill danced in the Beginner 8 & 9 years group and placed 4th in the Half Hullachan.
McCorquodale of Port Hardy competed in the Premier 10 years open group over three days of competition: Highland, Premiership, and the Scotdance Canada Open Championship. This group includes provincial representatives from across Canada and some of the best dancers from Scotland.
In the Highland competition McCorquodale won 6th place in the Half Hullachan. In the Premiership she achieved a 5th place in the Scotch Measure.
In the final day of Competition, in the Scotdance Canada Open Championship 10 years, McCorquodale placed 3rd in the Highland Fling, 6th in the Sword, and 5th in the Seann Truibhas for an overall placing of 3rd Runner Up in the Championship.
Teacher Teresa Charlton, the principal of Team Charlton Highland Dancers, noted the magnitude of this placing.
“This is a huge accomplishment for this dedicated young dancer and for our dance studio. It shows that dancers from the Northern Vancouver Island can compete on a national and international stage.”
Last year McCorquodale placed 5th Runner up overall in the Scotdance Canada Canadian Championships which were held in Richmond, BC.
“It is definitely a lot of hard work,” said McCorquodale, a Grade 5 Eagle View Elementary School student.
“It’s a huge part of my life. I go to classes and practise every day all year,” McCorquodale also takes ballet classes from Portside Academy in Port McNeill.
As if this wasn’t enough excitement for
the young dancer, McCorquodale trav-elled directly from the Scotdance Canada Championship Series to the Northern US Open Championships in Washington July 11, and won the overall 10 & 11 years Championship with straight first place finishes in the four championship dances.
This win marked another important North Island accomplishment, as it was the first time that a local dancer has won a Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing official championship title.
The Mt. Waddington Highland Dancing Association is hosting their annual local competition in Port McNeill on Oct. 17.
Highland dancers take stage in Ontario
Abigail McCorquodale of Port Hardy claims the title of “Champion” in the Northern United States Open Champi-onship, the first North Island highland dancer to achieve this title.
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A summer kids’ event called Everest VBS will be hosted at 4680 Byng Road Port Hardy Seventh-day Adventist Church and Avalon Adventist Christian Academy from Aug. 10-15.
At Everest, kids will discover what it means to hold on to God’s mighty power in everyday life. Kids participate in memo-rable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and dig into yummy treats, experi-ence one-of-a-kind Bible adventures, col-lect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God’s love, and test out Sciencey-Fun Gizmos they’ll take home and play with all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them
through something called God Sightings. Each day concludes with a Summit Celebration that gets everyone involved in living what they’ve learned. Family mem-bers and friends are encouraged to join in a Summit Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 9:30 a.m.
Kids at Everest VBS will join an interna-tional mission effort to provide resources to other children in other part of the world.
Everest is for kids from age three to 12 and will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily.
To register your children please call or email Linda McGill at 250-949-7515. [email protected] or Pastor C. Okumu Lomudak at 604-230-5104. [email protected]
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Cape Scott is located on the north-western tip of Vancouver Island. In the 1700s it was home to the Nakomgilisala Tribes, and in the 1800s the First Nations people in the area were col-lectively known as the Nahwitti, their popula-tions much decimated by war and disease.
When most people think about Cape Scott, their minds will turn either to the present day park or the early Danish settlers who took pre-emptions in the area in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
The Cape is of inter-est for other reasons of historical significance, one of which is the fact that it was home to a radar base (then known as a Radio Unit) in the 1940s.
During World War II there was a great deal of anxiety about a pos-sible Japanese attack or invasion on Vancouver Island. In July 1942 the Canadian military started construction on
a base at the head of Cape Scott which was to serve as an early warning radar base looking for Japanese aircraft. The station became operational on February 5,1943.
Military crews were sent to Port Hardy by steamship and then boarded a smaller ves-sel, usually the Combat (30 ft.), the Sekani (locally referred to as the ‘Sick Annie’, or the Haida, to travel around the north part of the Island. These ships would anchor off-shore of Cape Scott and a skiff would be used to transport people and material onto the beach.
In bad weather the dory crew would wear wet-suits for the launch. It wasn’t unusual for the skiff to tip over and for the passengers, mail, etc. to end up in the water. Supplies were usually brought to shore by a barge which was hooked up to a trac-tor which would pull it in to the beach. At times supplies and vari-ous pieces of military equipment were swept out to sea as the crew attempted to unload them in stormy weather.
The No. 10 Radio Unit at Cape Scott worked in coopera-tion with other units at Ferrier Point to the south, and Cape St. James and Spider Island to the North to provide continuous protection of Canada’s coast. The radar unit was located at Cape Scott proper, near the current lighthouse, and the crew barracks were two miles inland, just inside the penin-sula. They were con-nected by a wooden
plank road.The base was consid-
ered top secret. The crew building the base used trees in the area to string their antennas. The station included six crew barracks, sick bay, canteen (which doubled as a movie theatre), mess hall, the opera-tions centre, wash-rooms, and a series of plank roads. About 50 men were stationed at the base. Each shift would have a separate barracks, so as not to disturb each other when some were working the night shift.
There were limited recreational opportuni-ties in the camp. At times the crew would walk the old corduroy road toward Holberg to attend dances.
The military sent in movies regularly, and they arrived with the mail. At times, when the supply ship couldn’t make it to shore, there was no new movie. This was very distress-ing to the men who
really looked forward to their movie nights and didn’t like hav-ing to watch the same movie multiple times!
For recreation, the men tried swimming (too cold) and played ping pong. They cleared a volleyball court and would split into teams and have tournaments. The group also set up a softball diamond. If the weather was good
sometimes a team from the Port Hardy air force base would come and challenge the Cape Scott crew to a game.
The No. 10 Radio Unit was notoriously difficult to get to due to the weather and seas. Many soldiers arrived without a lot of experi-ence on the coast and wondered what they had gotten themselves into!
At times, when ships couldn’t get access the base, the military would use planes and would drop supplies in by parachute.
Crews on the station were mainly respon-sible for watching the radar for possible enemy invasions. They didn’t see a lot of action, although on more than one occasion a flock of geese was mistaken for a convoy of enemy Japanese planes. They both flew in a similar formation!
One airman stationed at the beach said the crew were all surprised one day when a cow was delivered up along with the normal rations. No one at the base knew how to take care of the cow. Then, one day the cow had a calf and certainly no one knew how to look after a calf, so the station’s cook decided to make veal.
Unfortunately the cow was so distressed that she ran away and the crew were unable to find her.
In January of 1944 one diary from the site noted that it had rained so hard that the plank road was floating in places.
The air men had to be quite self-sufficient, cutting wood for the boilers and cleaning their own clothes. The men also wrote a regu-lar camp bulletin for their amusement called “The Isolationist.”
The base was eventu-ally decommissioned, after the surrender of Japan, on Sept. 19, 1945.
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Skrlac explains that people decorate a bra and enter it for display inside the Flower Shoppe.
Men, women and children are wel-come to participate, and entries are encouraged to be interesting and cre-ative, but still appropriate.
The entry fee is $5, and bras are displayed with a title, identified with numbers, and not the creator’s names, and people are able to vote for the ones they like best with prizes being awarded to the winners. Votes cost $1 or a donation.
In the past, creations have been extremely inventive, including one designed by a visiting boater that was fish-themed, adorned with lures and line.
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Reporter“I couldn’t sleep all night,” Bob
Roulston says of the night of June
10. Bob’s wife Louise adds that the
past week has been quite unusual.
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“I’m still feeling kind of numb.
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ticket in, so Bob and Louise
got through a mostly sleepless,
excited night and headed to Blair
Thorpe in Port Hardy first thing
the following morning to submit
their winning ticket, a $2 million
prize. Sitting in the living room of
their bright, tidy Storey’s Beach
home, Bob and Louise say they
plan to invest most of the win-
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happens when people win the
lottery, but they have been field-
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Island. The two have not put too
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ReporterAn application has been made for
a bus service reduction that could
directly affect the travel needs of
North Island residents.
Greyhound Canada
Transportation has applied to the
B.C. Passenger Board to eliminate
two routes that service this remote
part of Vancouver Island.
The application, made public in
a mid-June bulletin from the B.C.
Passenger Transportation Board,
proposed eliminating Routes F, U,
and W from Greyhound Canada’s
service. Route F services the Alberta bor-
der and Highway 93, Route U ser-
vices Nanaimo to Campbell River,
and Route W services Campbell
River to Port Hardy.
Route W includes stops in
Sayward, Woss, Port McNeill,
the Port Alice Junction, and Port
Hardy.
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half of the island may seem like a
dire development for North Island
residents, another bus company has
made a simultaneous application.
Tofino Bus Services Inc. has pro-
posed to add two new routes. The
proposed Route 4 would service
Nanaimo to Campbell River, and
Route 5 would service Campbell
River to Port Hardy.
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorWhile Councillor Dennis
Dugas joked that it may be a ‘conflict’, the District of Port Hardy council agreed to pro-claim Oct. 1 International Day of Older Persons.
The request was sponsored by Councillor Pat Corbett-Labatt.
The theme of this year’s event is ‘Sustainability and Age Inclusiveness in the Urban Environment.’
On Dec. 14, 1990, the
United Nations General Assembly designated Oct. 1 as the International Day of Older Persons.
Demographically, seniors are one of the fastest-growing segments of society. The lat-est census in Canada (2011), shows that three out of 10 Canadians are so-called boom-ers, born after 1945. That makes almost five million Canadians over 65 and almost four-and-a-half million are the near-seniors, aged 55-64.
Seniors make up almost 15
per cent of the Canadian pop-ulation, out of a population of approximately 35 million. Indeed, seven of the top 10 communities with the high-est proportion of older per-sons are in British Columbia. Victoria exceeds the national average with 18.4 per cent, and Parksville is the oldest populated city in Canada with a median age of 58.2.
Councillor Jessie Hemphill, who is not an older person, made the motion that the dis-trict make the proclamation.
International Day of Older Persons
John Duncan, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, announced improved access for Canadians with disabilities to pro-grams and services in Vancouver Island North.
School District # 85 will receive $50,000 towards the installation of automated door openers and making the playground wheelchair accessible at Sunset Elementary
School in the Town of Port McNeill.
School District #85 is one of eight organizations in Vancouver Island North sharing in $234,060 through the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) to improve accessibil-ity for Canadians with disabilities.
The majority of projects will enhance access for children with disabilities (e.g. playgrounds and recreational facilities), as well as veterans or seniors with disabili-ties.
Sunset School receives accessibility funds
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Gazette staffThe Upper Island U-15
boys soccer team came up one game short of repeating as provincial champions, but found a silver lining, and silver medals, in a 1-0 loss to the Delta Selects in the final of the Provincial A Cup Championships July 12 in Surrey.
The Riptide also fell to Delta, 3-1, in round-robin qualification, but defeated the Kamloops Blaze and Surrey Guildford to earn the rematch in the final.
“We have nothing to be sad about; no one’s chin should be down,” said Bruce Mitchell, Riptide head coach. “Two years in a row we have made it the provincial championships. Two years in a row we have made it to the gold medal game. We leave here with a gold medal and a silver to show for all our work and effort.
“This is a remarkable accomplishment and one that many can only dream of.”
Delta escaped a tight, defensive game in the final when a long through pass
eluded a Riptide defender and settled on the foot of an attacker in stride for a low, 18-yard drive to the back of the net in the 50th minute.
The Riptide earned the finals berth in a win-or-go-home showdown with perennial rival Surrey Guildford, the host club. A high-arching shot by Tanner Kempe just before the half put the Riptide on the board and set the tone for the sec-ond half, in which Eugene Park added a goal in the 60th minute to push the lead to 2-0.
Surrey pushed back for a score to draw to 2-1, but the Riptide back row of John Samuels, Shohei Iwamoto, Dylan Robertson, and Brook Gronemeyer held firm and Port Hardy’s Jaylon Grenier closed the game with an insurance goal in the dying minutes.
The Riptide opened the tourney on Thursday against the Kamloops Blaze in a rematch of last year’s provincial champi-onship final, and the result was much the same. The high-intensity game turned on a free kick by Shohei
Iwamoto of Quadra Island, who struck a beautiful arc-ing ball from 45 yards into the box. The ball bounced off a defender’s head and over the outstretched arms of the keeper for an own goal. Jared Perras and Gary Thiara shared the shutout in net.
On Friday, the Riptide met Delta, the top-rated
team from Vancouver who also won the Coastal Cup earlier in the spring.
Two early goals off a corner and free kick put Delta up 2-0. A third from open play in the second half sealed the Riptide’s fate. A consolation goal by Riptide player Darren Hall made the final score 3-1.
That set up Saturday’s
must-win match against Surrey Guildford.
The Under-15 Upper Island Riptide Boys Soccer Team plays in the Vancouver Island Premier League (VIPL).
The team is comprised of players from the Comox Valley, Campbell River, Quadra Island, Port Hardy, and Powell River.
By Hannah GriffinReporterThe 5th annual North
Island Cops for Cancer Golf Tournament brought 70 golfers to Seven Hills Golf Course on Sunday, July 12.
The day began with a shotgun start at 10 a.m.,
and the 18-hole tournament was followed by a dinner, prizes, a 50/50 draw and a silent auction. At the end of the night $5,200 had been raised.
Despite the Seven Hills Golf Course being covered in rolling mist and drizzling
rain, the parking lot was full, and golfers persevered with rain gear and umbrel-las as they transitioned from hole to hole.
2015 Tour de Rock rider John Belanger and wife Meg travelled from Campbell River to help out at the event.
A team of nurses, Diane Knight, Debbie Klatt, Brenda Isaac, and Libby Wardner said that they were enjoying the day and that their motto so far had been to keep their heads down.
Bill Jaques’ team was the top while the Longest Drive for ladies was Tara Wilson.
The Longest Drive for men’s was Rory Bondue. Closet to the pin for men’s was Ron Klatt. Closest to the pin for women’s was Lepta.
This event is one of many Cops for Cancer events taking place on Vancouver Island, leading up to the Tour de Rock Sept. 19.
There will be a Tour de Rock Gala in Port Hardy on Sept. 12 at the Port Hardy Civic Centre.
The Tour de Rock will see police officers and one media personality cycling from Port Alice to Victoria over 14 days, covering 1,000
kilometres. The ride raises money for pediatric cancer research and programs for children who have previ-ously had cancer.
Those wishing to donate to Team Tour de Rock may do so through the Canadian Cancer Society’s website.
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Golfers brave the rain at the 5th annual North Island Cops for Cancer Open Golf Tournament on Sunday, July 12 at Seven Hills Golf Course.
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on deckTell us about items of interest to the sports community.
July 1 to July 23Chilton Regional
Arena, Port McNeill, public skating Saturdays and Sundays 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Drop-in hock-ey Saturdays and Sundays 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
July 27-31World Cup Soccer
Camp from Victoria Monday to Tuesday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Port Hardy Secondary School field.
Friday Tournament in Port McNeill 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Those interested in additional infor-mation can please contact Liz Kufaas at 250-949-7965 or Sandy Grenier at 250-949-8928.
August 1-2Donny MacLeod
Memorial Golf Tournament Aug. 1 and/or Aug. 2. Contact Maria Farrell at 250-284-0069 or email [email protected] to register.
August 15Street Hockey
Tournament Port McNeill during OrcaFest. Place to play and equipment is provided.
You may bring your own stick. Please supply your own safety gear. Team – four players plus a goalie. Ages: 6-9/10-13/14-18/Adults.
Contact: Jaylene Lancaster on Facebook or email: [email protected] or phone 250 956-3500
August 27Learn to Fish
program Roselle Lake Port McNeill. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register - 250-886-1488.
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U-15 Riptide find silver lining at provincials
The Upper Island U-15 boys’ soccer team - Riptide - brought home silver medals from the Provincial A Cup Championships.
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Hannah GriffinReporterA world Cup Soccer Summer Camp will be taking place
in Port Hardy from July 27-31. Camps are also taking place in Port McNeill and Sointula. The Port Hardy camp runs from Monday to Thursday at the Port Hardy Secondary School field from 2-5 p.m. and is followed by a Friday tournament in Port McNeill from 9-12 a.m. where all com-munities play together to music.
Session 1 is ages 6-8, session 2 is ages 9-12, and session 3 is ages 13-16. Head coaches Steph Steiner and Brett Hyslop invite older players to join for a full-day camp.
A t-shirt is included in all sessions. Those interested in additional information can contact Liz Kufaas at 250-949-7965 or Sandy Grenier at 250-949-8928. Registration forms can be completed online and dropped off with pay-ment to David Deans at North Star Spot & Cycle in Port Hardy. Payment can also be made the day the camp starts. More details are online at www.worldcupsoccercamp.com
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Hannah GriffinReporterThe Rotary Family
Fishing Park is now in place at the Government Wharf in Port Hardy, and will remain until the end of the summer.
The dock has high guardrails to keep young fishers safe, and personal flotation
devices are available in a range of sizes for participants to borrow while they are casting lines.
The Family Fishing Park spent the first part of this summer at Bear Cove due to interest, and Leslie Walkus from GNN Marine Services was very helpful and skilled in
transporting the dock from Bear Cove to the Government Wharf.
The fishing dock was built by the Port Hardy Rotary Club with money raised in a variety of ways over a few years for its con-struction.
One unique feature is a glass bottom that allows users to see down into the water beneath them. Sandra Boyd of the Rotary Club says that the dock is beneficial for the
community because it allows kids who may not have access to fishing or have a family boat a fun and safe place to fish. “It enhances the commu-nity,” says Boyd.
The family fish-ing park is in place every summer. Leah Robinson, harbour manager in Port Hardy, has seen users catching small perch, and says she hopes people will keep the dock clean and enjoy themselves.
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teams, each consisting of 24 members.
Four teams trav-elled great distance to participate in the event; the Mighty Women Paddling Club came from Portland, Sake Fusion came from Seattle, Sistership came from Calgary, and Breast Friends
came from Edmonton. “People come here and say it’s the best fes-tival. I’m biased so I say it’s the best festi-val, but this is coming from them. People do feel welcome here, the atmosphere is totally different here, it’s like a big family,” said one of the directors, Ian Niamath.
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11/14
NORTH ISLANDCATHOLIC CHURCHES
Sunday MassesSt. Mary’s 430 Chapel St.,
Port McNeill: 9:00amSt. Bonaventure 4750 Byng Rd.,
Port Hardy: 11:00amSt. Theresa’s corner of Nigei St.
and Marine Dr., Port Alice:Saturdays 5:00pm
Alert Bay: 65 Hemlock St., 2nd & 4th: Saturdays 10:00am
11/14
ST. COLUMBAANGLICAN UNITED
Reverend Wade Allen9190 Granville St. Port Hardy
Phone 250-949-624710:30am Sunday School and Service
Tuesday 1:00pm Bible StudyHealing service, last Tuesday
of the month, 7:00pmEveryone welcome
Meeting rooms available [email protected]
11/14
FULL GOSPEL CHURCH2540 Catala Place Port McNeill
(across from Firehall)Sunday 10:30am - Morning Worship
Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin
Cell: 250-527-0144Visitors always welcomewww.ptmcfullgospel.org
11/14
CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay Sunday Services - 10:00am
Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844
Warden Flora Cook250-974-5945
Warden Joan Stone250-974-2234
11/14
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
4680 Byng Rd. Port HardyPastor Okumu Lomudak
250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826“Everyone Welcome”
Saturday Services9:30am - Bible Study groups
10:45am - Worship/Praise serviceWednesday @ 7:00pm - Prayer meeting
Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education
250-949-8243 11/14
PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH
2501 Mine RoadSunday 9:45am
(Sept-June) - Sunday School11:00am - Worship Service
7:00pm - Evening FellowshipYouth Group Wed - 7:00pm
Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.
For information contactPastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737
11/14
LIGHTHOUSERESOURCE CENTRE
• Chaplain Services • Bible Studies • Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups
(8635 Granville St. Port Hardy)250-949-8125
11/14
PORT HARDYCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St.Sunday Worship 10:30am & 7:00pm
Tuesday Prayer 7:30pmMidweek Biblestudies -
Call the church for time and place250-949-6466
Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674
E-Mail: [email protected]
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PORT ALICEANGLICAN- UNITED
FELLOWSHIPSunday Services - 4:00pm
1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice
You are extended a special invitationto share in our Services
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ST. JOHN GUALBERTUNITED ANGLICAN
CHURCH250-956-3533
Email: [email protected] call for worship times
All Welcome175 Cedar Street
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GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village
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10:00am-Sabbath School11:15am-Worship Service
Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell
11/14
North Island Church Services
You are cordially invited to participate in an online open house hosted by Kitasoo Aqua Farms and Marine Harvest Canada from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 6, 2015. Also in attendance will be representatives from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
The purpose of the open house is to seek public comment on other uses or activities that may occur at or in the vicinity of the proposed fi nfi sh aquaculture facilities located in Tolmie Channel. Kitasoo Aqua Farms and Marine Harvest Canada have submitted an application to occupy Crown foreshore for the purpose of fi nfi sh aquaculture and the related works associated with that purpose.
It is also an important opportunity to share information regarding the geographical placement of the site and details of the proposed operation.
For more information please visit the websitehttp://KitasooOpenHouse.com.
Notice of a Public Open HouseRegarding a Proposed Finfi sh
Aquaculture SiteLocated near Klemtu, B.C.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSPort Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm. Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm. Contact Ed at 250-902-0310 or 250-949-9655.
LEGALS LEGALS
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Have a problem with alcohol?
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Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great
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SEAWIND ESTATES; 2 bdrms, 1 bath in great cond.W/D, Deck. Ref. req. Availablenow. $700/mth. Call 250-949-7079 before 7pm.
TWO OCEANS IN COAL HARBOUR
Large fully furnished 2 bdrmApartment includes stove,fridge, washer, dryer & micro.Clean, comfy, quiet & upgrad-ed. Rural setting overlookingharbour. Satellite TV channelsincluded ($90 value). AvailableNow. $650+ hydro with a 1year lease. Pets considered.Call 1-250-949-8855.www.twoceans.com
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PORT MCNEILL - 1 bdrm, ocean front, furnished, full private bath, shared kitchen, living rm and dinning rm, cable incl. Private entery. $450/m + dd. 403-650-6794.
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PORT MCNEILL: Large 3 bdrm,2 bathroom tri-plex suite. No loud music/parties, good view, close to town and schools. $750/mo. Avail. im-mediately. Call Oley at 250-956-2682 or John at 604-581-0574.
MOBILE HOMES & PADS
PORT MCNEILLMobile Home Park
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TOWNHOUSES
PORT HARDY: Seawind Estates, like new 3 bdrm, W/D,$825. Avail. Aug. 1. (604)418-3626, [email protected]
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20’ ALUMINUM Prince Craft90HP 4 cycle Yamaha, custom built centre console, plenty of storage, excellent gas mileageon HD galvanized trailer, surge brakes. Can be seen atAlder Bay Resort July 22 toJuly 29. $8,500. Call Wayne,(778)240-1502.
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Vancouver Island maintains the #1 spot and continues to be recognized as a premier vacation destination.
North America’s largest Pacific island, with its irresist-ible mix of pristine wilderness and top-ranked food and lodg-ing, has again been voted one of the world’s leading island destinations.
Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine have named Vancouver Island “The Best Island in the Continental US and Canada,” in
the magazine’s annual World’s Best Awards published in the August 2015 issue.
Vancouver Island has remained among the top three islands in the Continental US and Canada since 2001.
The Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards feature top hotels, cities, islands, cruise lines, air-lines, airports, and more. “Once again we are thrilled with this recognition from the readers of Travel + Leisure as a top island destination,” said Dave Petryk,
president & CEO of Tourism Vancouver Island.
“We’ve always known what a gem of a destination this is, which includes many remark-able experiences that our tour-ism businesses provide to visi-tors,”
Petryk was honoured to accept the celebrated award during the World’s Best Awards Winners’ Ceremony on July 23 in New York City.
The Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino was named #1 Resort
in Canada for the second straight year, while the Fairmont Empress in Victoria was named #9 City Hotel in Canada.
Also in the rankings is the City of Victoria, named #9 City in United States/ Canada.
The Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards rely on guest expe-riences.
Hotel/resort rankings are based on readers’ ratings of five characteristics: rooms/facilities, location, service, restaurants/food and value.
This year’s results are featured in the August 2015 issue of the magazine, as well as on www.travelandleisure.com. Results were also highlighted during a July 9 interview on the Weather Channel.
Tourism Vancouver Island is one of five regional destination management organizations in British Columbia that represent Destination British Columbia through the delivery of co-oper-ative marketing and community development programs.
Vancouver Island rated #1 vacation destination
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SALE PRICE$26,999
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2014 FORD ESCAPESTK D17884
REGULAR PRICE
$23,995
SALE PRICE$18,777
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2014 CHRYSLER 200STK D17736
REGULAR PRICE
$18,995
SALE PRICE$16,333
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2014 FORD FOCUSSTK D17889
REGULAR PRICE
$37,995
SALE PRICE$33,444(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2014 BMW 320 ISTK D17867
REGULAR PRICE
$19,995
SALE PRICE$17,793
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2014 BUICK VERANOSTK D17870
REGULAR PRICE
$19,995
SALE PRICE$16,977
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2014 BUICK VERANOSTK D17869
REGULAR PRICE
$19,995
SALE PRICE$14,605
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2012 HYUNDAI SONATASTK V18286
REGULAR PRICE
$24,995
SALE PRICE$21,661
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2011 KIA SORENTOSTK D17947
REGULAR PRICE
$14,995
SALE PRICE$11,444
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2012 NISSAN VERSASTK D17896A
REGULAR PRICE
$14,995
SALE PRICE$12,710
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2013 CHEVROLET SONICSTK D18017
REGULAR PRICE
$40,995
SALE PRICE$38,512
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2012 RAM 1500 LARAMIESTK D7789
REGULAR PRICE
$25,995
SALE PRICE$23,950
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2012 DODGE CHARGERSTK S18010
REGULAR PRICE
$19,832
SALE PRICE$18,004(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2009 TOYOTA RAV 4STK D17934
REGULAR PRICE
$9,995
SALE PRICE$7,777
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
REGULAR PRICE
$17,995
SALE PRICE$14,444(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2013 DODGE AVENGERSTK D17878
REGULAR PRICE
$18,995
SALE PRICE$16,431
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2014 FORD FOCUSSTK D17890
REGULAR PRICE
$29,995
SALE PRICE$27,777
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2014 FORD TAURUSSTK A17857
REGULAR PRICE
$24,995
SALE PRICE$22,888
(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)
2014 JEEP PATRIOTSTK D17928
2011 SMART FOR TWOStk D18349
REGULAR PRICE
$7,995SALE PRICE$5,921(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)