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• CUB ATTACKPort Hardy squad

tops Hyde Creek for baseball title.

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• AN ACCORD‘Namgis Band and

TimberWest sign MOU.

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• EYES ON PRIZEBras for Cause

contest seeks more entries in fundraiser.

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THURS., JULY 25, 2013

COMMENTARY Page 6

LETTERS Page 7

SPORTS Page 15

CLASSIFIEDS Page 20-23

J.R. RardonGazette editorALERT BAY—Quick

action by volunteer firefight-ers may well have saved a historic and world-renowned Kwakwaka’wakw potlatch collection after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning in the U’mista Cultural Centre.

The fire, which appears to have started in or near

a dehumidifier, broke out about 2 a.m., ‘Namgis Chief Bill Cranmer said. It trig-gered a built-in sprinkler sys-tem which, with the help of firefighters, helped limit the damage to an eight-foot sec-tion of the facility.

“There’s a bit of smoke damage and water damage near the front of the build-ing,” said Cranmer. “None

of the masks were burned. There’s some smoke and water damage to some of them, but that can be fixed up with the help of conservators, and we’ve got access to them from major museums.”

Cranmer said a dozen or

U’mista fire spares potlatch masks

See page 3‘Collection survives’

See pg 11 for Dining and B-section for Our Coast

Several masks in the U’mista Cultural Centre potlatch collection stand in front of the wall scorched in a fire early Tuesday morning in Alert Bay.

Hosers take off

The competitors in the annual Home Hardware boat building competition paddle race for home during Filomi Days in Port Hardy Sunday. See more Filomi Days coverage on pages 12-13, and in Sports, pages 16-17. A O’Toole

Stephen Bruce, Jr.

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from page 1more of the centre’s historic potlatch masks were affected. The fire also burned a hole through the wall at the front of the building, facing the beach.

The centre houses a substantial collec-tion of potlatch masks and other artifacts, some more than a century old, that were confiscated by the government from a Kwakwaka’wakw pot-latch in River’s Inlet in 1921.

After a 65-year ban on the potlatch was lifted in 1951, the Kwakwaka’wakw peo-ple fought for decades for the return of the masks and regalia from various museums and collectors around the world. The U’mista Centre opened in 1980

with the restored col-lection.

Staff and volunteers spent Tuesday at the U’mista Centre clean-ing and drying the facility, and sent out a call to the Cormorant Island community for any large fans or dehu-

midifiers that might be donated to the cause.

The U’mista Centre’s front entrance was also damaged when fire-fighters were forced to break into the build-ing to battle the fire. Cranmer said the area affected by the

fire would probably remain closed to the public while inspectors investigate the blaze and repairs take place, but that the rest of the centre is expected to remain open after the main entrance is repaired.

Collection survives blaze

The front wall of the U’mista Cultural Centre shows the damage from a fire that broke out early Tuesday morning.

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Musical Ride hoofs into HardyGazette staffPORT HARDY—Storey’s Beach

will be converted into Canada’s most picturesque riding arena when the RCMP Musical Ride makes its first North Island appearance in a dozen years Wednesday, Aug. 7.

The renowned troupe of hors-es and riders performs across the country, displaying feats of cho-reography to music before large crowds. The effect is expected to be particularly dramatic on the packed sand of Storey’s Beach at low tide, with views of Queen Charlotte Strait in the background.

The Port Hardy stop is part of a two-month B.C. tour by the Musical Ride, which began in Fort St. John July 11 and will continue through Sept. 7 when it wraps up in Hope.

The ride was brought by Port Hardy’s Rotary Club, and will fea-ture two days of activity at the

beach and neighbouring Beaver Harbour Park.

A large tent will be constructed to house the horses, which may be view throughout the day both Aug. 6 and 7.

“Throughout the tour the public is invited to visit the stabled horses, and speak with the police officers of the Musical Ride before and after performances,” says Inspector Barb Vincent, head of Crime Prevention Services for the RCMP in BC.

Activities on the day of the ride begin at 4 p.m., with food vendors and entertainment. The ride begins at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children 12-under, available in advance at Cafe Guido and the Chamber of Commerce in Port Hardy and at The Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill. Adult tickets jump to $15 at the gate on the day of the ride.


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The ‘Namgis First Nation and TimberWest Forest Corp. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), intended to further enhance a working relation-ship based on mutu-al respect, trust and good faith communi-cations, TimberWest announced last week.

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— North Island College’s utilization rate reached nearly 90 per cent of its target in the past year — the highest rate in over a decade.

According to direc-tor of college and community relations Susan Auchterlonie, the college reached 89.3 per cent of its utilization rate target during its 2012/2013 fiscal year. She’s very pleased with the rate, especially considering the way the college is set up.

“Given the way we operate, the regional delivery that we have to do, multi-campus, smaller class sizes, 100 per cent’s just not reasonable — we likely won’t ever achieve that,” says Auchterlonie, noting NIC’s utilization rate for 2013/2013 was one of the highest of all B.C. colleges.

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lege exceeded its tar-gets in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Practical Nursing programs.

According to the final FTE (full time equivalent) report, the college had a total of 2,541 FTEs in 2012/2013. NIC also had 104 international student FTEs enrolled.

The Comox Valley campus produced 1,167 FTEs this past year, up from 1,138 the previous year.

“It’s really wonder-ful to see the increase year over year,” says Auchterlonie of NIC’s growing enrolment numbers. “Particularly at the Comox Valley campus, we’re see-ing a lot of interest in sciences, math, enrol-ments are very, very strong, business pro-gram, very strong, so it just speaks to the quality of instruction we’re providing, the options we’re provid-ing incoming students, as well as the path-ways we’ve carved

out from North Island College to wherever the students want to go.”

The college con-tinues to expand on agreements with other post-secondary insti-tutions, such as the dual admission and guaranteed admission agreements in place with the University of Victoria.

Agreements with other post-second-ary institutions have “really increased our numbers of direct high school entries significantly,” says Auchterlonie. “It just adds a different dynamic to our class-rooms and they’re excellent students that are coming, so we’re really excited about that.”

For more informa-tion, visit www.nic.bc.ca.

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Village of Port AliceNotice of Tax Exemptions for the Year 2014

Per the Community Charter, the Council of the Village of Port Alice is proposing the following tax exemptions for the year 2014. All of which have been exempt from property taxes in the past.

1. Properties Owned By Not-for-profit organizations:

• Legion: property registered in the name of Canadian Legion Branch #180, Lot 1, Plan 22668, DL 2137, Roll No. 00779.000 (exclusive of the portion which contains a residential housing unit) – estimated total taxes per year ($4,331.) with municipal portion being ($1,907.).

• Wharf: property registered in the name of Port Alice Marine Rescue Society, Plan 594321, District Lot 188, Wharf Approach, Roll No. 00002.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($146.) with municipal portion only ($64.), and District Lot 1514, Rupert District, Wharf, Roll No. 01025.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($2,062.) with municipal portion being ($908.).

2. Occupiers of Municipal Property (recreational or not-for-profit organizations):

• Port Alice Lions Club: lease of a portion of the Community Centre for the space known as the Lions Den, located at 951 Marine Drive, Plan 22443, Lot 3, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00778.010 – estimated total taxes per year ($249.) with municipal portion being ($110.).

• Day Care Centre: lease a portion of the Community Centre for the space known as the Day Care Centre, located at 951 Marine Drive, Plan 22443, Lot 3, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00778.010 - estimated total taxes per year ($153.) with municipal portion being ($67.)

• Port Alice Curling Club: lease for half-year a portion of the Arena, for the space known as the Curling Club, located at 951 Marine Drive, Plan 22443, Lot 3, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00778.010 – estimated total taxes per year ($1,461.) with municipal portion being ($643.).

• Port Alice Thrift Shop: lease of a portion of Sea View Secondary School, for the space known as the Thrift Shop, located at 901 Marine Drive, Plan 18072, Lot 1, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00645.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($1,013.) with municipal portion being ($446.).

• Port Alice Seniors Group: lease of a portion of Sea View Secondary School, for the space known as the Seniors Centre, located at 901 Marine Drive, Plan 18072, Lot 1, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00645.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($1,230.) with municipal portion being ($541.).

• Port Alice Scouts: lease of a portion of Sea View Secondary School, for the space known as the Multi Purpose Room, located at 901 Marine Drive, Plan 18072, Lot 1, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00645.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($1,024.) with municipal portion being ($451.).

• Port Alice Fast Fit: lease of a portion of Sea View Secondary School, for the space known as Fast Fit, located at 901 Marine Drive, Plan 18072, Lot 1, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00645.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($928.) with municipal portion being ($408.).

• Port Alice Red Cross Society: lease of a portion of Sea View Secondary School, for the space known as Port Alice Red Cross, located at 901 Marine Drive, Plan 18072, Lot 1, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00645.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($667.) with municipal portion being ($294.).

• Port Alice Recycling Society: lease a portion of the Public Works Yard and Transfer Station, for the space known as the Recycling Depot, located at 721 Marine Drive, Plan EPP6182, Lot A, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 1600055 - estimated total taxes per year ($29.) with municipal portion being ($13.).

3. Statutory Exemption:

• Vancouver Island Regional Library: lease of a portion of the Community Centre, for the space known as the Library, located at 951 Marine Drive, Plan 22443, Lot 3, D.L. 2137, Rupert District, Roll No. 00778.010 – estimated total taxes per year ($307.) with municipal portion being ($135.).

4. Public Worship Properties (Combination Statutory and Permissive Exemptions):

• Port Alice Ecumenical Society: public worship land and improvements, Lot 3, Block 7, Plan 18774, located at 1100 Neigi St., Plan 18774, Lot 3, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00648.000 – estimated taxes per year ($1,701.) with municipal portion being ($791.).

• Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada: public worship land and improvements, Plan 33023, Lot 13 and Lot 14, D.L. 2137, located at 850-860 Marine Dr., Roll No. 00788.030 & 00788.031 – estimated total taxes per year ($6,613.) with municipal portion being ($3,004.).

5. Port Alice Yacht Club:

• Port Alice Yacht Club: Used principally for public recreation purposes and provides port access to the Village of Port Alice from Neroutsos Inlet, District Lot 304, located at 1120 Marine Drive, License #109290, Roll No. 27506.940 – estimated taxes per year ($2,149.) with municipal portion being ($954.).

If your not-for-profit community organization is not included above, requests will be considered up to August 30th, 2013 (Village of Port Alice, P.O. Box 130, Port Alice, BC V0N 2N0)

Gail Lind, Treasurer

Down the garden pathGazette staffPORT HARDY—

The Grassroots Garden Society got a boost in its effort to connect the people of the North Island with the land when it was awarded a grant from the federal govern-ment’s New Horizons for Seniors Program this spring.

The society, which provides education on organic growing, local food security

and related issues through its local gar-den on Park Drive, was awarded $18,380 for a project entitled Missing Voices — Connecting People and Place.

Grassroots Garden Society director Dawn Moorhead said the group will use the funds to create an ethnobotany path and purchase an iBook and interpretive mate-rials for the garden.

Since its inception the society, whose membership includes several former or current teachers, has shared lessons with area students through tours and an annual harvest feast.

The grant was one of 18 distributed to organizations on Vancouver Island from the Comox Valley to Port Hardy. The grants, total-ling $321,885, were

announced in May by Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan. The Gazette previously pub-lished an announce-ment of grants to the Gwa’sala-’ N a k w a x d a ’ x w Nations, the com-munity of Zeballos and Royal Canadian Legion Branch 147 in Sayward, but the Grassroots Garden Society grant was omitted by mistake.

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A b i g a i l McCorquodale of Port Hardy, 8, is joined by teacher Teresa Charlton after winning the high aggregate points trophy in her class at the recent Scotdance Canada Highland Dance Championships in Montreal.

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After climate scientist-turned-Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver had a taste of debate in the B.C. leg-islature, I asked him for his impressions on that and other issues. Some excerpts:

TF: You did a study comparing burning all the world’s coal reserves and all oil reserves, showing how big coal really is. The federal government says that when you add up what’s actually being used in North America, carbon emissions from coal are about 30 times more than from oil.

Now we have a sym-bolic coal export ban in Vancouver, which doesn’t apply to Port Moody or Point Roberts or Prince Rupert. Do you think there’s any significance to this?

AW: There is no ques-tion that the biggest issue around is coal, because coal use is on the rise world-wide. Not in the United States, because they’re con-verting [power production]

to natural gas. This is why American producers are saying, let’s ship it to Asia. California says no, Oregon says no, Washington says no. Vancouver says no, British Columbia, not sure.

It’s pushing us to start thinking about what I think is going to be the great-est industrial revolution the world has ever seen, which is transformation of energy systems away from our combustion approach, which is essentially what we’ve been doing since

we were in caves. We’ve gone from burning wood to now fossil wood, and fos-sil plants and fossil algae, to a much more modern era of production of ener-gy through natural means, solar, wind, geothermal etc.

TF: Liquefied natural gas. The NDP says they are absolutely in favour of that now.

AW: I have questioned the economics of it from day one. There’s a market dif-ferential that exists now. There’s that small window because Japan is moving from nuclear to natural gas. But we’re way behind everyone else.

TF: Thirty years ago, Japan played Australia and B.C. off for metallurgical coal. Those northeast B.C. coal mines are back up and running again, but you’re seeing a similar thing here?

AW: Yes. And if we start shipping natural gas to Asia … the Asian price comes down, the North American price goes up. British

Columbians haven’t been told that.

TF: How has the legisla-ture session been for you?

AW: I sit there and watch the two parties. Rhetorical question, condescend-ing answer. Rhetorical question, condescending answer. And I hope more British Columbians watch this, because this needs to change. And I think it can change.

TF: The NDP opposi-tion decides when you and Delta South Independent Vicki Huntington get your occasional moments in question period?

AW: Yes, and if I’ve asked it’s been no problem.

TF: Are you going to be found standing in front of a coal train any time soon?

AW: No, never. They asked me to, and I said no, because I don’t believe in civil disobedience.

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The timing couldn’t have been worse as fire struck the U’mista Cultural Centre just days before Alert Bay kicked off its annual summer celebration, SeaFest.

But a timely response by local firefighters ensured the three days of fun and games wouldn’t be held under a cloud of gloom.

The fire that broke out in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, possibly from a faulty appliance or electrical short, threatened to destroy the priceless collection of potlatch masks and regalia housed at the centre.

It took the Kwakwaka’wakw people generations to recover those items after they were confiscated by the government in the 1920s. There would have been no recovery from their burning in a major structure fire.

Thanks to a built-in sprinkler system and the quick action of the local volunteer fire department, the fire was contained to a small area. Any smoke and water damage to the handful of masks impacted can be mitigated.

Now the people of Cormorant Island can welcome guests to their festival without the heavy hearts of a major cultural loss.

And what a festival it is — really, three festivals in one. SeaFest, featuring the usual assortment of parade, food, vendor booths, kids’ games and entertainment, also incorporates into the weekend the Alert Bay ArtFest and the MusicFest, which brings high-quality performers to the community.

Consider a ferry ride to Cormorant Island this week-end for some or all of the fun. And if you haven’t seen the potlatch collection at U’Mista Cultural Centre, stop in and see the items. Thank goodness we still can.

A memorandum of understanding could lead to future projects benefi tting both the ‘Namgis First Nation and TimberWest.

The once-popular Bras for a Cause fundraiser to fi ght breast cancer is seeing a dwindling number of entries this summer.

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I would like to put in your paper a big thank you to Western Forest for maintaining the road out to Cape Palmerston, and for your courteous contractors for us “tourists” on their roads. Way to go, and thanks for sharing the North Island, it’s so beautiful.

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Dear editor,Some three weeks ago a

Port Hardy RCMP detach-ment member knocked at our door. My husband answered and the officer asked to speak with me.

I went to the door as the officer asked if my maiden name was (with-held). I responded that, yes, that would be me. He

then handed me a piece of identification, along with another item of equal importance.

My husband and I had been cleaning out a lot of things and taking them to the Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Store. These items had been found in one of the many boxes that we took to the

thrift store, and were then turned over to our local police department and, finally, returned to myself.

I wish to publicly thank

all of the staff and volun-teers who work so dili-gently to assist our local hospital in purchasing equipment that would oth-

erwise not be available for the public’s use. These ladies (and gents, perhaps — I don’t want to leave anyone out!) work tire-lessly, they are members of our community, they are honest and they have integrity. Our local RCMP members also have these same attributes.

Thanks to both groups I

now have items of person-al value back in my pos-session. I will endeavour to be more careful as we sort through more items for the thrift store. We are proud to be members of such a caring community. Thanks again!

Sheila CharltonPort Hardy

Community kindness goes a long way"We are proud to be members of such a caring community."

Dear editor,Re: an open letter I sent to the

Ministry of Conservation on July 12, 2012. To date I have not received an answer.

This is the same respect I received when I called for a “Conservation Officer” to attend and deal with a dangerous bear, as per my letter. It has come to my attention that there have been many such calls over the past few years that go ignored by your “paid members”.

It also means, unfortunately, because the bear problem in our par-ticular area has not been dealt with, the returning wildlife are now with cubs. The sows will teach their cubs what they know best — garbage.

It’s true that ignorant people do leave their garbage out, but most do not. These animals have lost their fear of humans, and that’s what makes them dangerous. Our Mount Waddington Regional District also sent a letter regarding “Conservation” of wildlife on North Vancouver Island regarding the same issues as I have. I wonder if you also ignored that letter?

I feel your employees are not doing their jobs; therefore, we should have our retroactive taxes that pay their wages, and your office, returned to our community.

Anita HarviePort Hardy

Still waiting forministry response

Alumni sought for 50th celebration

Dear editor: Okanagan College is

reaching out to former students and employ-ees of the B.C. Vocational School, Okanagan College and Okanagan University College as we prepare to celebrate our 50th birthday.

Just as Beatlemania was sweeping the shores of North America, then-Pre-mier of British Columbia W.A.C. Bennett officially opened the doors to the B.C. Vocational School on Sept. 28, 1963.

Since then, through amal-gamations, growth, develop-ment and constant change, our institution has delivered valuable training to tens of thousands of students and helped communities throughout the region with economic, social and cul-tural development.

We know our former students and friends have spread throughout the world and we’re inviting them home to the Okanagan for a fun, informal party we’re planning on Sept. 27.

We’re also asking them to connect with us elec-tronically to relate stories from their time at Okanagan College, and to nominate those people who have made a difference over our five decades of quality train-ing and education.

For more information, visit www.okanagan.bc.ca/50.

Sincerely,

Allan Coyle Director, Public Affairs

Okanagan College

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Things to do on theNORTH ISLAND

July 26-27Annual Alert Bay Seafest. Games, culture, local music,

food, contests, crowning of Mr. and Mrs. Seafest, Salmon Run 5- and 10K, Dog Run mountain bike race. Begins with parade 11 a.m. Friday and continues throughout Saturday. Info, Alert Bay Seafest on Facebook or contact Brenda Gordon 250-974-2221, [email protected] or alertbayseafest.com.

July 27Indoor, multi-family garage sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Port

Hardy Baptist Church (6950 Highland Dr.). Lots of household items, clothes, electronics, toys and bake sale and concession. Proceeds toward kitchen in new church building.

July 29-August 2Junior Summer Youth Camp at Port Alice Community

Centre, for children ages 2-4. Details and registration available at the Community Centre, 250-284-3912.

July 29-August 2Stepping Stones Centre summer camp: Wacky Science.

Preschool (ages 3-5) from 9:30-11:10 a.m.; school age (5-9) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cost $50 for the week; registra-tion forms available at Stepping Stones Centre in Robert Scott School. For more info call 250-949-3031.

August 3Telegraph Cove hosts its annual Crafts on the Boardwalk

showcase, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wide variety of hand-crafted items for sale; salmon barbecue from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Info, 250-928-3105.

August 4Alert Bay 360 Eco-paddle challenge, 11 a.m., govern-

ment dock, Alert Bay. Self-propelled circumnavigation of Cormorant Island. Mandatory registration 8-10:30 a.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 198; breakfast buffet at same time at Pass’N’Thyme Restaurant. Field limited to 200 entrants; pre-registration and other info at www.alertbay360.com.

August 4Telegraph Cove Fishing Derby, dawn-4 p.m. Weigh-in at

resort office. Salmon potluck and awards follow at 6 p.m. at the adjacent campground. Info, 250-928-3131.

August 6-9Stepping Stones Centre summer camp: To the Rescue.

Preschool (ages 3-5) from 9:30-11:10 a.m.; school age (5-9) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cost $40 for the four days; registration forms available at Stepping Stones Centre in Robert Scott School. Space is limited; for more info call 250-949-3031.

August 7 World-famous RCMP Musical Ride comes to Storey’s

Beach 6:30 p.m., with entertainment in the park starting at 4 p.m.

August 10Third annual Tri-Port Music Fest, Cluxewe Resort, North

of Port McNeill, noon-9 p.m. Co-headliners Chilliwack and Valdy, also Coco Jafro, Scotty Hills, the Sugar Beetles and The Impalas. Vendors, food, beer garden, playground. Info, 250-949-0378.

August 10Author Don Pepper, who grew up and began his fishing

career in Alert Bay, appears at Port Hardy Museum for a reading and presentation of his book, Fishing the Coast; a Life on the Water, 1 p.m. Info, 250-949-8143.

August 10-11Second annual James Denton Memorial Fishing Derby,

Quarterdeck Marina, Port Hardy. Final weigh-in Sunday at noon, prizes for largest and runner-up spring, largest halibut, two hidden weights. Awards to follow at Fish and Game Club. Tickets $20, available at Captain Hardy’s Restaurant, The Cove Apparel and Quarterdeck Marina.

August 12-16Stepping Stones Centre summer camp: Oceans.

Preschool (ages 3-5) from 9:30-11:10 a.m.; school age (5-9) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cost $50 for the week; registra-tion forms available at Stepping Stones Centre in Robert Scott School. For more info call 250-949-3031.

August 17OrcaFest summer festival, Port McNeill. Parade, ven-

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August 19-23Stepping Stones Centre summer camp: Sports Camp.

Preschool (ages 3-5) from 9:30-11:10 a.m.; school age (5-9) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cost $50 for the week; reg-istration forms available at Stepping Stones Centre in Robert Scott School. Space is limited; for more info call 250-949-3031.

August 22A&W hosts its Cruisin’ for a Cause classic car show to

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On a recent trip down Island, I was pleasant-ly surprised to come across a new (to me) and exciting piece of North Island history.

During a routine stop at the Sayward coffee and ice cream bar (beside the gas sta-tion on the highway), we happened upon a small sign for the gal-lery located in the rear of the building. Upon entry, we were treated to numerous portraits and paintings, most of which were completed on round pieces sawn off the end of logs. These looked familiar to me, as I recognized the faces as they same style as those which used to be more plen-tiful on the sides of buildings while travel-ling on the highway through Sayward.

When we dropped our donation in the box the lady in the cof-fee shop commented how wonderful it is to now have a permanent home for so many of Hetty’s paintings. Of

course this triggered my curiosity, and I had to do a little bit more research!

Hetty Mulder-Fredrickson, the artist behind this prolific col-lection of paintings, is likely a familiar per-sonality to many North Islanders. For 25 years she ran the “Valley of 1,000 Faces” in Sayward, a popular roadside attraction.

Hetty was born in Indonesia in 1921. Her family was originally from the Netherlands, but lived for an extend-ed period of time in Southeast Asia.

During WWII Hetty was attending school

in Europe when the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, and the Japanese occupied Indonesia. For an extended period of time she had no contact with her parents.

Eventually she mar-ried, and then divorced. Perhaps impulsively, without any concrete plans she decided to pack up her two young sons and move to Canada.

Initially settling in Montreal, and then moving to the remote B.C. interior, Hetty was broke and frus-trated before finally accepting a job house-keeping and child-minding for a widower logger on Vancouver Island, Douglas T. Fredrickson.

The two eventually

fell in love and mar-ried. Hetty resumed the painting which she had abandoned earlier in life.

After a brief stint in Chilliwack, where the Fredricksons had the unfortunate expe-rience of living in a house which was widely believed to be haunted, they moved to Sayward.

In order to keep busy in the small logging community, Hetty tried to encour-age local children to paint. To save money, Hetty’s preferred can-vases were slices of logs. She was known to use common house-paint as a medium, and when paintbrushes were not readily avail-able she would paint with her fingers.

After painting a number of portraits, Hetty hung them alongside the road. They caused a bit of a traffic jam as peo-ple stopped to look at them, and many were stolen under the cover of darkness.

Hetty and her hus-band then forged a trail through their 4 acre property, and filled the forest with portraits. The exhibit became known as the

Valley of 1,000 Faces, and for the 25 years that it existed patrons were charged only $1 admission.

Hetty passed away in 1994, and we are lucky that when the property was sold residents of Sayward had the fore-sight to collect and save a large number of Hetty’s paintings. They are now accessible to all in the little gallery behind the espresso and ice cream shop

just off the highway. Please stop in and take a moment to view this lasting piece of North Island history – and don’t forget to leave a donation.

B r e n d a McCorquodale is a Port Hardy resident and North Island his-tory enthusiast. If you have any stories or local lore you’d like to share, email her at [email protected].

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McCorquodale

These images show some of the many portraits painted on wood rounds by Hetty Fredrickson. Photo submitted

“After painting a number of portraits, Hetty hung them alongside the road... The exhibit became known as the Valley of 1,000 Faces.”


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Left: Annie Leblanc, left, is joined on stage by Brian Hickes for her rendition of Wagon Wheel during an open mic night Saturday at Gate House Community Theatre. The next open mic night at takes place Aug. 17, during OrcaFest.Right: Gaby Wickstrom, with guitar, and Jessica McLaughlin share a laugh dur-ing their group’s performance. Terrance Eissfeldt, at left, provides backing on drums. J.R. Rardon


North Island Life

Clockwise from above: Darlene Cartwright waves a checkered flag as Kassie Griffiths crosses the finish line during a heat of the Filomi Days Soapbox Derby in Port Hardy Sunday morning; The Purple Pirate enlists a crew at the Carrot Park Filomi Days celebration; Singer-songwriter Richelle Andre performs with guitarist Mike Marquardson at Carrot Park; Cody Diotte rises up to spike the ball at the annual volleyball tourney in Carrot Park; The Macandales entry in the boat-building contest and race powers toward shore while children wade into the surf; The Filomi Days weekend was rounded out by the traditional fireworks show; Trevor Lang and Ritchie Hemphill of Buffalo Social share the mic as the band belts out Vampire Weekend’s Step before the Filomi fireworks finale; Glen Day, front right, leads a mass start of drivers, many members of the sponsor Tri-Port Motor Sports Club, during the Filomi Days Soapbox Derby Sunday morning; Overwaitea Foods produce manager Rob Martyn waves to the crowd as he leads the store’s synchronized shopping cart team in the Filomi Days Parade Saturday; A young spectator gets a lift while watching the Campbell River Pipe Band take part in the Filomi Days Parade; Lexxi Andrews of Port Alice shows off the squid hooked by her father, John, during the Mason’s Kids Fishing Derby Sunday morning; The junior loggers on the Western Forest Products float survey the crowd during Saturday’s parade.

J,R, Rardon, A O’Toole

Gazette staffPORT HARDY —The

first of the big community festivals was held in Port Hardy last weekend and set the bar high for the rest of the summer.

This year the event tipped its hat to the past year’s

progress on the windfarm project with the theme of ‘Power Up!’

And powered up the weekend certainly was.

From fishing derbies to fireworks, slo-pitch to stocks, there was some-thing for everyone on offer

this weekend. In fact, the only real issue was choos-ing which of the plethora of events to take in.

Huge kudos to all who got involved and volunteered their time and efforts into making the weekend and all its events so successful.

After attempting to take in as much as we possibly could of the festivities, we at the Gazette could do with powering down for a day or two.

In the meantime, here’s a selection of images from the weekend...

One powered-up weekend


Coming up at Telegraph Cove:

August 3rd

Annual Craft FairSalmon BBQ 11am-2:30pm

August 4th

Annual Salmon Fishing DerbyDawn-4pm$10 Entry Fee + Auction proceeds go to the Kokish Hatchery Salmon Enhancement Program

Saturday, July 27Entertainment with BC Fiddler’s

at 7pm$15 adults/$5 children

@ the Whale Interpretive Centre DeckProceeds from the entertainment will go to the Kokish Hatchery Salmon Enhancement Program

Salmon BBQ at 5pm

Gazette staffOrganizations helping

animals in distress from abuse, neglect or injury need to apply for B.C. government commu-nity gaming grants by Aug. 31, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes said this week.

Last year animal welfare organizations shared $754,500 in B.C. government com-munity gaming grants. Recipients include humane societies and other groups dedicated to animal rescue and adoption.

Organizations helping specific animals, such as dogs, cats, horses, owls, wild birds and marine wildlife also received funding. Services include off-setting vet-erinary costs for spay and neuter programs, providing permanent refuge for abandoned animals and rehabilita-tion for injured wildlife.

“Animal welfare organizations, backed

by dedicated supporters and volunteers in local communities across British Columbia, pro-tect the life, safety and

dignity of animals,” said Oakes. “Year after year, their efforts ben-efit all kinds of ani-mals, including family

pets and wildlife. This important work touch-es the hearts of British Columbians. Through community gaming

grants, the B.C. govern-ment is a proud sup-porter of animal welfare activities.”

During 2012-13,

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July 26Soccer

World Cup Soccer Camp jamboree, 9 a.m.-noon, North Island Secondary School. Players of all ages and from each community represent their “country” in fun tournament, featuring sideline dance competitions, T-shirt signings and more.

July 27-30Equestrian

Riding clinic with Steve Rother, beginning 9 a.m. daily, Leanne Jones arena at 1415 Mine Rd., Port McNeill. Registration and info at www.

horseteacher.com; local info Leanne, 250-209-2679.

August 4Boating

Alert Bay 360 eco-paddle challenge, 11 a.m., government dock. Pre-register at www.alertbay360.com. Field limited to 200 entrants.

FishingTelegraph Cove Fishing Derby, dawn-4 p.m. Weigh-in scale at resort office. Salmon potluck and awards party to follow at 6 p.m. at the campground. Info, 250-928-3131.

August 10-11Fishing

Second annual James Denton Memorial Fishing Derby. Tickets $20, available at Captain Hardy’s Restaurant, The Cove Apparel and Quarterdeck Marina. Cash prizes for top spring salmon, halibut and hidden weights. Final weigh-in Sunday at noon, Quarterdeck Marina. Prize awards to follow at Fish and Game Club.

August 16-18Slo-pitch

Annual OrcaFest tournament, Port McNeill. Centennial and Mantic Fields in Town, Hyde Creek Ballpark. Concession, beer garden. Finals Sunday at Centennial Park.

Track helpers Rebecca Spafford of Port Alice and Kerrigan Sharpe of Port McNeill, right, cover their ears while driver Jeff Bowell performs a burnout during Saturday's Rumble on the Runway drag races at Port McNeill Airport. J.R. Rardon

Rust never sleeps at drag stripJ.R. RardonGazette editorPORT McNEILL—

The field in last week-end’s Rumble on the Runway drag racing series featured a num-ber of cars with spotless or decorative paint jobs.

Saturday’s winners, however, demonstrated it’s what’s under the hood that counts.

Nanaimo’s Glenn Kennedy, driving a 1968 Plymouth Barracuda sporting bumper- to -bumper black primer paint, claimed Saturday’s Super-pro class title with a win over Larry Morris of Shawnigan Lake on the eighth-mile strip at Port McNeill Airport.

Port Alberni pit part-ners Justin Brooks and Roger Haggerty earned the Pro and Sportsman class titles, respectively. Brooks topped David McRae of Powell River in a sponso r- f e s tooned Chevy C-10 pickup and Haggerty beat fellow Alberni driver

Logan Walcot in a 1965 Mercury Comet with rust, primer spots, missing mould-ing strips and a flame motif that was notice-ably faded.

“This was a barn find,” Haggerty said with a laugh after col-lecting his first victory. “It sat in my garage for 18 years before I built it in three months.”

Where Haggerty’s Merc spent serious time in a barn, Brooks’ Chevy truck sports an image of a barn, bear-ing the Brooks Farm logo, among its many sponsor images.

The farm belongs to his grandmother, Dorothy Brooks, who was notified of Justin’s Pro-class win shortly after the final heat by his father, Gord Brooks.

“Grandma’s gonna build her own track,” Gord announced while still holding the phone to his ear.

Gord Brooks drove the car in the first Rumble on the Runway

event, last month, but was trumped by his son last weekend.

“This was my first time on this track,” Justin said. “It went pretty good. It was a lot of fun.”

Before his Sportsman win, Haggerty’s best previous showing was a pair of quarterfinal appearances.

“It’s awesome,” he said of the race week-end in Port McNeill. “I’m gonna come back as many times as I can.”

Kennedy wasn’t even sure he’d make it this time. After transfer-ring the motor from the Dodge Daytona he’d previously driven to the Barracuda, there was still plenty of work left on the vehicle in the final days before racing.

“On Monday there were no buckets (seats) in it yet,” he said. “My wife kept asking, ‘Are we going rac-ing? Because I need to know if I have to get

groceries.’“My body man just

got the quarterpanels on, and when I asked him how long before it was painted, he said he had a lot of other work going and it would be a few weeks. So I got six cans of flat black spray paint and on Wednesday I told my wife, ‘Get the grocer-ies; we’re going rac-ing.’”

Kennedy had enjoyed some success with the Daytona at other tracks

on Vancouver Island, but had never won a race in Port McNeill in the four years the North Island Timing Association has been hosting racing here.

Instead, it took a par-tially complete car in its first race to carry him to victory.

“I’m gonna retire it now,” Kennedy joked. “It’s undefeated. I don’t even have to paint it now.”

Port McNeill’s Chris Sharpe gave the North Island a winner when he claimed Sunday’s Super-pro crown with a finals win over Mike Hutmacher of Courtney.

McRae, the only driver to reach the finals both days, bounced back from his runner-up show-ing Saturday to defeat Rusty Sawatzky of Port Alberni for Sunday’s Pro title; and Ron Clark of Port Alberni took home Sunday’s Sportsman prize with a finals win over Dave Deck of Parksville.

David McRae of Powell River lifts off the starting line during Pro-class finals Saturday afternoon.

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single inning made the difference in the A final of the Filomi Days wood bat tourney last weekend, as the Generals came from behind to beat out the defending champion Bluesox.

Eight teams came out to compete this year in the annual mixed Slo-pitch season-ender at Storey’s Beach.

Friday and Saturday saw round-robin games divide the teams into A and B brackets for Sunday’s finals.

In the B, the Boozers took third over the Bandits while the Bushrats squared off against the Ballerz in the final. The Ballerz went out to an early lead before the ‘Rats bagged three in a resur-gent sixth to take a one-run lead into the final inning.

A strikeout was fol-lowed by a lightning-quick third to second throw on a forced play which added a second out and was a fraction

of a second from end-ing the game in style.

Kristen Ireton ran in to snag a popped up hit over second and secure the win for the ‘Rats.

The ‘Rats’ Colin Hunko got the nod as the male Most Sportsmanlike Player

award, while the Ballerz’s Sam Paul took the female MSP accolade.

In the A, the Swingers took fourth and Bushcats third, leaving the Generals facing the Bluesox in the final.

As usual, it was all

about the fielding, the wooden bats limiting the distance the bat-ters can hit. The close-in action typically leads to a low-scoring, defensive matchup.

The ‘Sox went two up early on, the Generals squaring the score soon after.

After the Bluesox regained their slender lead, the teams settled into a series of three-up, three-down score-less innings.

A series of uncharac-teristic defensive errors by the ‘Sox opened the floodgates in the fifth, the Generals taking full advantage to drive home seven runs and take a commanding lead.

The ‘Sox managed to find another pair in the remaining innings, but the Generals’ defence stayed solid to hold off the ‘Sox and take a 9-6 victory.

The Generals’ Pam Wilson was given the female MSP award while the male hon-our went to the ‘Sox’s Cody Diotte.

The event closes out the mixed Slo-pitch for the season with the men and ladies separat-ing for the rest of the season.

Play commences this week on the ladies Slo-pitch league and the mens fastpitch league, which run until August.

Bluesox batter Cody Diotte, male MVP in the A final, lets fly dur-ing the wooden bat tourney at Storey's Beach during the Filomi Days weekend. At right, Kristen Ireton moves in for the last catch of the game for the Bushrats in the B final. A O'Toole

Wolves win titleGazette staffPORT HARDY—The

Kingcome Wolves won the men's title and Port McNeill claimed the women's champion-ship Sunday in the annual Tsakis FC 7-a-side soccer tournament, held during Filomi Days.

Reds United claimed third place in the men's division while the Spirit Bears were third

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In U10 play, Alert Bay claimed a shootout win over the Gummy Bears in the title game, while the Yellow Terminators finished third.

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last man standing about the weekend’s racing at the Tri-port speedway as bad luck conspired to send several drivers off early to the pits. But the early exits left more to play for for the remaining drivers bat-tling it out on the track.

The night opened with seven cars timing in for Saturday’s meet in Port Hardy.

Glen Day set the fast time, and his speed served him well all night, keeping him clear of the collisions and breakdowns that plagued most of the other drivers.

The four fastest cars lined up for the Trophy Dash to kick off the racing, and Day was joined by Daniel Hovey, Brock Shore and the Weeks car, which had father-son duo of Paul and Chris splitting driving duties throughout the night.

Hovey got the jump off the start, roaring in front of Day and duck-ing inside Weeks to sit behind Shore at the front of the pack after the second turn.

Day was able to pass Weeks a lap later but couldn’t close enough ground on the lead pair to challenge.

At the front, Shore held his line with Hovey at his heels and saw the checkered flag drop to take the first win of the night.

The full comple-ment of seven lined up for the first heat, with Ryan Doyle, Jared Breitkreitz and Steven Demoe joining the fast four.

Weeks and Doyle were able to pass on the first lap and run ahead into turn three as the pack settled into an order.

Doyle’s night on the track fizzled out in mere minutes as his engine blew, forcing the driver into an early exit.

Meanwhile, Day was finding his groove as he passed on the turn to take the lead. Hovey moved into second a lap later, using the slower car of Demoe to cover his move into second.

There was just too much daylight between him and the frontrun-

ner to pull back the dif-ference before the flag dropped to give Day the win with Hovey second and Weeks third.

After Doyle’s exit, the field was further reduced when Demoe withdrew before the second heat, leaving five in the running.

A great start from Hovey and Day off the green flag saw the pair shoot forward into first and second, respective-ly, on the first turn of lap one.

Hovey had the momentum out of the turn and was able to give himself some breathing room hitting turn three. It wasn’t to be his night how-ever, as his axle broke coming onto the home stretch, sending his wheel bouncing down the track and draw-ing an “Ooh” from the grandstand.

Hovey took the top spot at the last meeting with effectively three wheels after a bent rod on his inside front

wheel left it at a 45 degree angle. A repeat of that three-wheeled performance would have been a bit much to expect this time around.

Off the restart, Weeks and Day moved out front, Day pulling clear soon after and hold-ing that lead for the duration as the battle for second saw Shore come out on top, pass-ing Weeks on the third lap to claim second.

The drivers took an under-the-hood break

before the final, while Lawrie O’Connor pulled on to the track in his modified car to put in a few display laps.

As the green flag dropped on the main event, Day took the outside line and pow-ered into the lead out of the turn.

Weeks and Shore got into a pitched battle for second, Shore seeking to cut inside on the turns, Weeks nosing him out.

After several attempts, it looked as though Shore had done enough to get his nose in front out of turn four but some contact saw him spin out. He rejoined the race and sought to make up for lost time, but it seemed as though Weeks came off the worst in the battle, ducking into the pits the next lap.

With Day all but uncatchable, the action was with Shore and

Breitkreitz as the pair vied for position. In his first season, Breitkreitz continues to improve with each race, driving with noticeably more confidence and aggres-sion to hold off Shore for several laps.

Experience won out in the end, Shore claiming the inside line after Breitkreitz went wide on the straight and regaining second as Weeks rejoined the race.

Breitkreitz’s night ended a couple of laps later, as he limped into the pits and was unable to rejoin the field.

The order remained intact for the rest of the laps, Day deservedly taking a victory lap after a night of clean, consistent driving.

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Brock shore (13) spins out after a battle with Paul Weeks (4) in turn three at Tri-Port Speedway during Saturday's stock car rac-ing event. A O'Toole

Wins and wavesGazette staffPORT HARDY—

Prevailing Wins pre-vailed over a series of rogue waves that nearly swamped rival Na'max'sala to win the mixed class in the fourth annual Tri-Port Dragon Boat Society regatta Saturday.

"Our tiller, Lance Karsten, did a great job of turning to the waves," said Cora Nelson of Na'max'sala. "We had water over the side of the boat."

The Warriors topped the Flying Dragons for the ladies title in the

regatta, which drew seven teams.

The annual paddle auction produced a new

record when a paddle decorated by William Wasden drew a $1,000 bid.

The crew of the Lovely Ladies congratu-late each other at the Tri-port Dragon Boat Society's regatta on Saturday. Top, River Spirit faces off against the Slayers.

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Cubs end Hillbillys' NVIBL title runJ.R. RardonGazette editorHYDE CREEK—The

Port Hardy Cubs got some help from the Port McNeill Rangers in putting together a full roster for Sunday’s North Vancouver Island Baseball League champi-onship game.

In the final itself, the Cubs got some more help from the rival Hyde Creek Hillbillys.

Russ Taylor scattered five hits in a complete-game effort and Chris Lamothe blasted a two-run home run as the Cubs rolled to a 14-3 victory over Hyde Creek and ended the Hillbillys’ three-year run as league champs.

The Hillbillys hurt their own cause by committing eight errors, including a pair as the Cubs grabbed a 5-0 lead in the first inning. And Taylor didn’t allow them a chance to get back into it, carrying a no-hitter into the fifth inning before tiring slightly over the final two innings.

“I’m starting to feel it a little now,” Taylor said with a smile after the Cubs were presented the league tro-phy by Hillbillys assistant captain Ryan Rushton. “I haven’t pitched this much since I was 18.”

Taylor is the newest mem-ber of the Cubs, along with his girlfriend, Corrine Fox, who is the first woman to have played in the baseball league as a regular roster member for a season. The duo moved to Port Hardy last fall and joined the team for the first time this spring.

And it’s a good thing they did. The squad struggled with turnout all season, playing two games 6-on-6 and forfeiting two more due to a lack of available play-ers. Only six Cubs arrived for Sunday’s title game, but the roster was bolstered by the addition of three play-ers from the Port McNeill Rangers, who were elimi-nated in a 19-11 loser-out loss to Hyde Creek earlier Sunday.

“I think we only made a squad of nine players one time,” said Lamothe, the Cubs’ captain. “It was a good thing we have these other teams close by, because it seemed like we could usually pick up play-ers when we needed to.”

One of the six Cubs “reg-ulars” was Mike Schofield, a former Port Alice resident

who played for the Cubs for several seasons before moving to Kelowna in the past year. He returned to the North Island for a weekend visit and played for the first time in a year.

“They don’t have a fast-ball league in Kelowna,” Schofield said.

Hyde Creek was also missing several regulars on the weekend, but had enough players to fill a squad. Several of them, however, had to shift from their normal positions to plug holes elsewhere, and it showed in a ragged defen-sive effort.

Not that Taylor gave them much of a chance on offence. The hurler was initially pen-ciled into the lineup card as catcher, with Lamothe slated to start and give way to Taylor in relief for the last few innings. But Taylor, who suffered a torn muscle in his shoulder a few years ago, was concerned a couple of throws from the plate to second base might wreck the shoulder for the day, and the two switched roles.

It worked perfectly, with the Hillbillys scraping out just a single, unearned run through the first five innings as the Cubs raced out to a 12-1 lead. Lamothe reached and scored four times, Chris Heslop and Taylor scored three runs each, and the Cubs got two RBI each from Roger Yury and Fox.

“She played in a mixed fastpitch (softball) league, and practiced with our baseball team,” said Taylor, who competed in a baseball league in Victoria before the couple’s move here last October. “She’s pretty com-fortable out there.”

Hillbillys 19, Rangers 11The Hillbillys came from

behind for a 19-11 win over Port McNeill in Sunday morning’s loser-out game. A five-run fourth inning lifted the Rangers to a 10-6 lead. Hyde Creek closed to 10-9 with a three-run bot-tom of the fourth, sparked by Ryan Rushton’s triple, and scored five runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. Joe Leblanc’s three run home run in the sixth put the finishing touches on the win and lifted the Hillbillys into the final.

Rob Kenny reached base in all five plate appearances and scored four runs for the Rangers.

SaturdayCubs 10, Hillbillys 4

Lamothe’s grand slam home run provided the dif-ference as the Cubs earned a berth in the finals with the win in the teams’ semi-

final meeting. The bases-loaded blast capped a five-run inning that put the Cubs ahead 6-1. The teams played evenly the rest of the way, but the damage was done. Lamothe scored three

times and Yury went 2-for-3 with a two-RBI double. Mike Schofield, a former Cub seeing his first action in a year on a weekend visit from his new home in Kelowna, picked up the win

on the mound with relief help from Taylor, and added a pair of hits at the plate.

Taylor Galeazzi hit a solo homer for the Hillbillys in the first inning and West went 2-for-2 with a pair of walks and two runs scored.

Cubs 11, Rangers 3In the second 7-on-6

game between the teams this season, Yury pitched a complete game and Tony Knighton homered and scored three runs in the tourney opener.

Ed James had an RBI single and Kenny added a run-scoring double as the Rangers stuck within 5-3 through four innings. But Knighton’s two-run homer sparked a five-run fifth inning for the Cubs and they pulled away.

Saturday, July 20First round

Cubs 11, Rangers 3Semifinal

Cubs 10, Hillbillys 4Sunday, July 21

Loser-outHyde Creek 19, Port McNeill 11

ChampionshipPort Hardy 14, Hyde Creek 3Cubs 500 342 0—14 10 1Billys 100 001 1— 3 5 8

Taylor and Lamothe; West and Rushton. W—Taylor (1-0). L—West (0-1). LOB—Cubs 10; Hillbillys 3. DP—Cubs 1. 2B—Cubs: Heslop, Taylor. HR—Cubs: Lamothe (2). SB—Cubs: Schofield, Yury; Hillbillys: R. Cessford, Galeazzi. HBP—By West (Lamothe, Schofield). Umpires—Plate, Baker; bases, Dumonceaux. T—2:16. A—27.

Hyde Creek infielder Richard Balcke, left, tries to make the catch as Port Hardy baserunner Russ Taylor dodges a ground ball during their teams' game Sunday at Hyde Creek Ballpark. Below, Taylor delivers a pitch in the championship-game victory. Bottom, Hyde Creek's Taylor Galeazzi breaks his bat while hitting a seventh-inning single. J.R. Rardon

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Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown LandTake notice that International Forest Products Ltd. of Campbell River, BC, intends to make application to Ministry of Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), North Island-Central Coast Resource District for a License of Occupation – Industrial Log Handling – File Number 1414098 situated on Provincial Crown land located at Wyclees Lagoon.

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Please be sure to cite the Applicant’s name and the location of the proposed activity and File Number for reference.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at FLNR office.

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Please be advised that the following property registered to Douglas Kostering of Alert Bay will be sold by public auction under the terms of the Warehouse Lien Act to satisfy a debt of $1845.63, due for storage rental to Quatse Ventures Ltd. The date of the sale shall be Au-gust 16, 2013 at 10am at our place of business, 5775 Har-dy Bay Rd. Any questions relating to this sale may be directed to Mr. Brett Mere-dith at 250-949-7198.

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Please be advised that the following property registered to Larry Kohlruss of Edmon-ton, AB will be sold by public auction under the terms of the Warehouse Lien Act to satisfy a debt of $2654.83, due for storage rental to Quatse Ventures Ltd. The date of the sale shall be Au-gust 16, 2013 at 10am at our place of business, 5775 Har-dy Bay Rd. Any questions relating to this sale may be directed to Mr. Brett Mere-dith at 250-949-7198.

PERSONALS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets everyWednesday & Saturday at theUpper Island Public HealthUnit on Gray Street at 8pm.Sundays at the Salvation ArmyLighthouse, 8635 Granville St.,at 7pm.

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MANGNALL; Nelson Edward (aka Ted) passed away peacefully in the West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni on Monday, July 15, 2013 at 74 years of age. Born in Victoria, BC to Edward and Laura Mangnall.

Ted worked for many years as a machine operator/truck driver in numerous logging operations on Vancouver

Island and throughout BC. He retired and moved to Port Alberni around 8 years ago.

He will be deeply missed by his sister Margaret Carney, brother Orville (Alice), nieces and nephews: Victoria,

Richard, Terry , Shelley, Michael, Joseph and Linda as well as other relatives and many friends.

A celebration of his life was held on Saturday, July 20, 2013 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm at the Alberni Valley Search and Rescue Club, 4790 Tebo Ave., Port Alberni. Stories

and condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.chapelofmemories.ca. If desired, donations

in Ted’s memory may be made to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, 950 W. 28th Avenue, Vancouver,

BC V5Z 4H4.

Chapel of Memories Funeral Directors – 250-723-3633

Nelson Edward (aka Ted) Mangnall

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North Island Church ServicesPORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCHCorner of Trustee & Highland

Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities

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

Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/13

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 StudyEveryone welcome

Meeting rooms available [email protected]

11/13FULL GOSPEL CHURCH

2540 Catala Place Port McNeill(across from Firehall)

Sunday10:30 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 11/13

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 11/13

NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Sunday MassesSt. Mary’s Port McNeill: 9am

St. Bonaventure Port Hardy: 11amSt. Theresa’s Port Alice:

Saturdays 5:00pmAlert Bay: 2nd & 4th Saturdays 10am Father Roger Poblete 250-956-3909

11/13

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 contactPastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737

11/13

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE

• Chaplain Services• Bible Studies

• Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups

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

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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] 11/13

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

11/13

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITEDANGLICAN CHURCH

250-956-3533Email: [email protected]

Sunday Worship - 9:00amReverend Wade Allen

All Welcome175 Cedar Street Port McNeill

11/13

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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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TFL 39, held by Western Forest Products Inc. (WFP), covers roughly 410,000 hectares of land on northern Vancouver Island (in the vicinity of Sayward and Port McNeill), North Broughton Island and the mainland coast (in the vicinity of Powell River and Phillips Arm). The Management Plan provides a general descrip on of the TFL, a brief history, a list of publicly available planning documents that guide WFP s opera ons and a mber supply analysis for the TFL. The analysis provides informa on to assist the hief Forester of B in determining the allowable annual cut (AA ) for TFL 39.

The dra Management Plan can be viewed between uly , 013 and September 0, 013 during normal business hours at the following loca ons (please call ahead to arrange

an appointment to view):

WFP Port McNeill o ce, 19 1 South West Main, Port McNeill. Ph: ( 0) 9 00

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource pera ons o ce, 1 Mine Road, Port McNeill. Ph: ( 0) 9 000

WFP Powell River o ce, 01 3 3 uncan Street, Powell River.

Ph: ( 04) 4 3100

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource pera ons o ce,

0 uncan Street, Powell River. Ph: ( 04) 4 0 00

WFP Mid Island pera on o ce, 010 Island ighway, ampbell River. Ph: ( 0) 000

WFP Timberlands o ce, 11 1334 Island ighway, ampbell River. Ph: ( 0) 3

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource pera ons, 3 0 South ogwood St., ampbell River. Ph: ( 0) 9300

ou can also nd the dra Management Plan and reference maps at:h p: www.westernforest.com sustainability environmental stewardship planning andprac ces our forests

Please write, fax or email comments to:TFL 39 Management PlanWestern Forest Products Inc.

11 1334 Island ighway ampbell River, B V9W 9

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Avalon Adventist Junior Academy Is Accepting ECE children and Students For The

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER NEEDED Are you good with numbers and thrive on challenges? Do you enjoy working with people and teaching them business skills? Are you keen to manage a business and to help grow the fi shing, tourism, shellfi sh, fo-restry, and entrepreneurial sectors for a progressive First Nation? Can you write grant proposals, business plans, and manage complex pro-jects? QUALIFICATIONS - University degree in Com-merce or Business Administra-tion - Demonstrated compe-tency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Out-look. - Fun to work with. Please send resume and cov-ering letter to: Garry Ullstrom, CA Senior Financial Offi cer ‘Namgis First Nation [email protected] Closing date: Monday, July 29, 2013

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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 different 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.

Qualifications: Masters Degree in related field with a strong clinical counselling component. Trained to counsel children, youth and adults.

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

Deadline for Applications: July 29, 2013

The 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 offer some of the worlds best fishing, whale watching, kayaking, and other outdoor pursuits. The 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: 250-974-5522fax: 250-974-2736

‘NAMGIS HEALTH CENTRE

(Alert Bay, British Columbia)is seeking a

Mental Health Counsellor

NOW HIRINGWestern Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.We currently have the following openings:

Area Planner Holberg

Welder Holberg

Pay & Benefits Supervisor Nanaimo

Pay & Benefits Specialist Nanaimo

Heavy Duty Mechanic North Island

Detailed job postings can be viewed athttp://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careersWFP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to:Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611Email: [email protected]

Department: Kwakiutl Band Education Department Job ScopeReports to Teacher-in-Charge of Wagalus School. Transports students and operates school bus in a safe efficient manner. ResponsibilitiesStudents• Transports students on established routes, schedules, and

field trips; maintains discipline on the bus. • Ensure student safety at all times. • Assists in the care of sick or injured students. Bus Maintenance• Reports equipment malfunctions to supervisor and

student discipline problems to supervisor and school administrators.

• Maintain the bus on a regular basis, take the bus in for maintenance appointments, and change over the summer tires to winter tires and vice versa.

• Clean the bus on a weekly basis (Inside and outside). Administration• Complete pre-trip inspections. • Maintain a daily transportation log.• Renew insurance on an annual basis. • Schedule inspection appointments and follow through

with recommendations. • Performs other duties necessarily incidental to those

assigned above. Qualifications• Valid class 2 driver’s license (training may be available)• Valid Level 1 first aid certificate • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills • Ability to understand and effectively carry out oral and

written instructions• Ability to establish and maintain satisfactory discipline

on buses • Skill in safe and efficient operation of bus with capacity

of 48 number of passengers• Must be physically fit and pass a medical examination• Clean Driver’s abstract • A minimum of five years of recent safe driving

experience including two years of recent successful experience driving buses with a capacity of at least 48 number passengers

• Pass a criminal record check completed by the local R.C.M.P.

Closing Date: July 26, 2013 by 4:00 pm Please submit your resume, and letter of application to:

Marion Hunt, Education Administrator Kwakiutl Band

P.O. Box 1440, Port Hardy, B.C. VON 2P0Phone: (250) 949-3154Fax: (250) 949-6066

E-mail: [email protected]

Kwakiutl BandBus Driver Job Description

15 hours per week

Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.

Detailed job posting can be viewed at:http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careersWFP offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefit and pension package and the potential to achieve annual performance rewards. Please reply in confidence, citing Reference Code:

Human Resource DepartmentFacsimile: 1.866.840.9611


Application Deadline:Friday, July 25, 2013Reference Code:General Foreman – EFOAs only short-listed candidates will be contacted, WFP thanks you in advance for your interest in our Company.

GENERAL FOREMANEnglewood Forest Operation

Woss, BC

Term: August 2013 – June 2014 –Possibly continuing

Job Summary: Under the direction of the Teacher in Charge, the Teacher Assistant will provide supervision of children, work with individuals and small groups of children, and assist the teachers as required in a variety of settings. Qualifications: • Secondary school graduation (with Dogwood

Certificate or equivalent) • Knowledge of culturally appropriate services and

programs, and understanding of the Kwakiutl First Nation

• Previous work experience working with elementary school age in a school setting

• Must pass a Criminal Record Check clearanceAssets:• Ability to maintain good working relationships and

communicate effectively with school staff, students, and their families

• Ability to assist elementary students in their school work

• Ability to work in a variety of settings• Ability to understand and effectively carry out oral

and written instructions• Must possess effective communication and

interpersonal skills• Flexible, enthusiastic, patient, reliable and

physically robust• Must be warm and mature in their approach to those

children in their careClosing date for applications:

Friday, July 26, 2013– 4:00 pm Submit covering letter and resume to:

Karen AokiWagalus School/Kwakiutl Band

Box 1440 Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0

Phone/Fax: (250) 949-6019email: [email protected]

Teacher AssistantHours per week: 30 Hrs/Week

Starting: August, 2013

There is a full-time Kindergarten position being offered at Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School available for the 2013-2014 school year, starting on August 26, 2013. This is a one year position with the possibility of continuation.

Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw School is a band operated Independent (Group 2) School. It is located in Port Hardy, on Northern Vancouver Island. The school enrolls 120 students from Nursery to Grade 7. It employs 30 staff members (12 teachers). The average class size is 15. The facility is modern and was built in 1997. There is excellent continuity in the staff and the school enjoys a great reputation. Community involvement is very important and there is good support from parents and Band Council.

Job Requirements:• A genuine love and natural rapport with young children• Knowledge of BC Ministry prescribed learning outcomes• Previous experience in Kindergarten is an asset• Knowledge and appreciation of BC First Nations people• Willing to work collaboratively with a dedicated staff

including a school based team• A willingness to learn and grow professionally• Capacity to interact positively with students, parents,

staff, and community• Knowledge and experience using technology including

iPads is an asset• Committed to engaging children in extra-curricular

activitiesª A willingness to participate in cultural, school, and

community eventsOnly shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview. Applications must include a cover letter, a complete resume including references, a copy of BC College of Teachers’ certificate and a copy of official transcripts indicating degree(s) earned. Successful completion of Criminal Record Check will be required. Closing date for the positions is July 19, 2013 at 3:00 pm. Interviews will be held in Port Hardy during the week of July 22, 2013.

Please fax, mail, or e-mail applications to: Reed Allen, Principal

Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw SchoolBox 1799 Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0

Tel: (250) 949-7743Fax: (250) 949-7422


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Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nation

Half Time Housing AdministratorTemporary Job Posting for One Year

Closing date: July 29, 2013

Summary:The Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Housing Administrator’s main function is to administer the housing office and report to the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Band Manager.The Housing Administrator is responsible for the daily activities related to housing.

DUTIES:• Take calls regarding maintenance, appliances,

plumbing & electrical• Call for repairs & service• Filing as per housing documentations• Work with Public Works with regard to minor

maintenance • Attend Housing meetings with Chief & Council and/

or the Housing Management Team to resolve housing issues.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:• Do cheque requisitions for invoice payments related to

housing• File accordingly

REPORTS:• Provide reports and information regarding accounts

receivable and arrears for Chief & Council’s review• Prepare reports for Audit and do year end files and

folders

BANKING:• Bank Deposits• Bank Reconciliation• order deposit books and cheque’s when needed

ACCPAC SYSTEM:• Enter invoices, rent payments as per rent calculations

provided by Social Development or other sources of income

• Print monthly reports• Print reports for yearend Audit• Close at yearend and open new year

CMHC REQUIREMENTS:• Mortgage Renewals for CMHC housing units• Keep Tenant files up-to-date with appropriate

documentation according to CMHC Operating Agreement. i.e., Annual rental extension agreements and rent calculations

APPLICATIONS :• Take Housing Applications and File

HOURS OF WORK:Seven (4) hours a day, five (5) days a week.

EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS:As per Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Personnel Policy.If your interested in gaining valuable experience in the field of housing for the Gwa’sala ‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations, please forward your resume to [email protected] by fax to 250-949-7402.

We thank you for applying but only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

CONTACT: Les Taylor, P.O. Box 998, Port Hardy, B.C., V0N 2P0

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 different 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.

Qualifications: Masters Degree in related field with a strong clinical counselling component. Trained to counsel children, youth and adults.

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

Deadline for Applications: July 29, 2013

The 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 offer some of the worlds best fishing, whale watching, kayaking, and other outdoor pursuits. The 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: 250-974-5522fax: 250-974-2736

‘NAMGIS HEALTH CENTRE

(Alert Bay, British Columbia)is seeking a

Mental Health Counsellor

Interfor is a growth-oriented lumber company with operations in Canada and the United States. Today, we are one of the largest and fastest-growing lumber companies; we offer some of the best job opportunities in the business.

We currently have the following openings in our Coastal Woodlands Division in Campbell River, BC:

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With less than a month to go before final judg-ing — and with a wild-ly popular winter social event hanging into the balance — the founder of the Bras for Cause fundraiser is wonder-ing if the promotion has become a victim of its own success.

“It seems the novelty has kind of worn off,” Lyn Skrlac said last week while standing in Port McNeill’s Flower Shoppe, where roughly 15 crazily decorated bras hung in front of a shop window paint-ed with multiple pink “ribbons”. “But we’re still making a contribu-tion; we’re still helping a worthwhile cause.”

Bras for a Cause debuted on the North Island four summers ago, after Skrlac found a similar contest online and decided to do her part in the effort to combat breast cancer.

The concept is sim-ple — participants apply creativity to turn a basic founda-

tion article into a work of art, pay $5 to have it displayed in The Flower Shoppe’s win-dow for the summer, then wait as the bras earn additional money through customer votes before final judging results are announced at OrcaFest, the town’s annual summer festi-val, in mid-August.

In its first year, 2010, Bras for a Cause drew more than 70 entries, including a number from summer visi-tors who created them while staying in motels or on boats in the har-bour. Groups of people, including families and children, held decorat-ing parties and brought in themed bras a dozen at a time.

But that number fell to just more than 50 the next year. And in last summer’s promotion, fewer than 40 bras were created. This, despite the addition of a spin-off event started by Port McNeill’s Cheryl Verbrugge — the Victor’s Secret Pageant — that has sold out the Community Hall

the past two years with revelers who come to watch the community’s men don the bras and strut their stuff on a runway to raise thou-sands more for the cause.

The dwindling par-ticipation in the local fundraiser is somewhat perplexing to Skrlac, who has noticed a profusion of similar events spring up on Vancouver Island and beyond since she first hosted the competition.

“It’s raising money in strange and wonder-

ful ways,” Skrlac said. “I don’t think people realize how far the money goes. But I’d really like to see more entries.”

There is certainly no lack of creativity in the handful of bras currently on display. Some of the creations are highly decorative, including a creation of fall leaves and anoth-er boasting a brightly coloured “Phoenix” rising from the ashes. Others are more whim-sical, including “Candy Stripers” with its mul-

titude of red-and-white striped peppermint candies; “Nice Guns” with a pair of six-shooters adorning the cups; and “Red Solo Cup”, a red half-bra that pays homage both to the country music hit by Toby Keith and, whether intended or not, to single mastec-tomy patients.

Skrlac has her shop up for sale, and admits she’s not sure how much longer she will run the Bras for a Cause event. She said the spin-off events she sees making money in other communities are nice, but would like to see more done here on the North Island, particu-larly since the Victor’s Secret Pageant donates its money specifically to benefit local patients and causes related to breast cancer treatment and research.

“I’m encouraged by what I see and hear,” she said. “But I still want people to bring them into the store, because that’s what allows Victor’s Secret to happen.”

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Reaping the harvestAbove left: Angela Menzies, with baby Wyatt, and Kate Green share a produce stand during the second North Island Farmer’s Market of the season at Hyde Creek Petro Canada Saturday. Above right: Debra Lynn of Port Alice affixes balloons to her table as she promotes her children’s book, Marshmallow, at the market in Hyde Creek Saturday. The next market is scheduled for Aug. 17, during OrcaFest.

Above right: The “Candy Striper” bra hangs on the sign promoting the fourth annual fundraiser at The Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill. Above left: A doll made up as a flamenco dancer decorates one of the bras on display in The Flower Shoppe’s fourth annual Bras for a Cause fundraiser to battle breast cancer.

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Cultural interpreter enhances toursMarie Fournier andMegan BakerFor the GazetteThe waters around

northern Vancouver Island are home to incredible marine mammals – hump-backs, minke whales, Dall’s porpoises and Pacific white-sided dolphins. Johnstone Strait, Blackfish Sound and Queen Charlotte Strait are also critical habitat for the Northern Resident killer whales, with up to 80% of the population spending a large portion of the summer in this area.

To protect prime feeding habitat for the Northern Resident kill-er whales, the Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve was established in 1982. Located approx-imately 14 nautical miles east of Telegraph Cove, the reserve also protects beaches where the whales rub their bodies on smooth pebbles — an activity unique to the Northern Resident killer whales.

From July to September, Ernest Alfred, Cultural Interpreter with

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tion concerns that the whales face (including pollution, decreased prey availability, ves-sel traffic and acoustic disturbances) and how boaters and kayakers can reduce impacts on the whales.

Walking visi-tors through the for-est between Eagle Eye and the beach on West Cracroft Island and talking to boaters

on the water, Alfred emphasizes how the salmon, the whales, the trees and humans are all connected in this ecosystem.

Alfred (K’wak-’waba’las) is from the ‘Namgis First Nation with roots from the ‘Ma’malilikala and Lawit’sis First Nations and grew up in the Kwakwaka’wakw cul-ture in Alert Bay. He

has headed the cultural program at Alert Bay Elementary School for the past seven years and is very passionate about teaching the next generation.

“Robson Bight is a beautiful and wonder-ful place that must be preserved for future generations,” he said. “It is up to us to ensure that all user groups and

visitors from around the world are educat-ed about our people and our culture. Our love and respect for the whales and other marine mammals have been understood by First Nations for thou-sands of years and I am passionate about educating others about this relationship. Conservation and pro-

tection of this environ-ment is vital if we our going to continue to call this place home.“

To aid in the protec-tion of the whales, the Robson Bight Marine Warden Program ensures that whale dis-turbance by vessels is reduced in the area of the reserve and provides on-water education to boaters and kayakers about the Be Whale Wise marine mammal viewing guidelines.

The cultural inter-preter program is a partnership between ‘Yukusam First Nations and Cetus Research & Conservation Society. The ‘Yukusam First Nations’ includes the ‘Namgis, Tlowitsis and Mamalilikulla-Q w e ’ Q w a ’ S o t ’ E m First Nations.

The Yukusam First Nation groups are very passionate about working to protect and enhance marine spe-cies in their territory. They have communi-ty-based marine man-agement of the marine environment, based on a combination of both traditional and scien-tific knowledge.

Ernest Alfred points out one of the culturally modified cedar trees, stripped of a section of its bark, during an interpretive trail walk with visitors to West Cracroft Island. At right, Alfred sings and drums to guests at the Eagle Eye observation station on Johnstone Strait. Nic Dedeluk

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Hatchery helpers bolster salmon stocksJ.R. RardonGazette editorIt will be all fun and

games for anglers next week when Telegraph Cove hosts its annual fishing derby.

But the derby and potluck dinner/awards ceremony that follows Aug. 4 is serious busi-ness for a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving healthy salmon runs in the nearby Kokish River.

“That has been our major fundraiser,” said Ken Coleman, a longtime volunteer with the Kokish River Fish Hatchery. “In the best years it’s been as much as $10,000 that (Telegraph Cove owner) Gordie Graham gives us. On average it’s probably $6-7,000. That’s direct from the derby.

“It’s been a saviour for us.”

Volunteers and employees at sev-eral North Vancouver Island hatcheries could be described the same way, thanks to their efforts to preserve and restore salmon runs that, in some cases, were faced with col-lapse or extreme

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hatcheries were estab-lished.

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Others, like the Kokish, Marble River and Warner Bay hatch-eries, are volunteer run Public Involvement Programs (PIPs) which rely on fundraising, sponsorships and lim-ited grants from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

“Everybody’s a vol-unteer; nobody’s paid,” said Grant Anderson of the Marble River Hatchery, between Port Alice and the Hwy. 19 junction. “It makes a good comradeship. We have lots of people from different walks of life, and each of them brings their own tal-ents. We have accoun-tants; they do the num-bers. Mechanics work on the machinery, carpenters build stuff. These are all people who love to come out and play with fish.”

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Joe and Edwina Leca of California step back to read the scale after entering their 19-pound spring salmon in last year’s Telegraph Cove Fishing Derby.

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Now in its second year, the Nakwakto Rapids Tours offers a culturally infor-mative adventure to Tremble Island and the Nakwakto Rapids — the fastest navi-gable stretch of tidal rapids anywhere in the world.

The company, owned and operated by the Gwa’sala-’ N a k w a x d a ’ x w Nations, is based off the Seagate Wharf in Port Hardy, where the company’s float-ing office and gift shop is also home to a collection of First Nation’s art; from tra-ditional carved masks and paddles to jewelry and decorated boxes. One of the company’s hopes for this year in business is to bolster the number of piec-es from local artists offered in the shop.

Out on the water, a Transport Canada-

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The voyage takes a lazy cruise out of Hardy Bay, passing Tsulquate Reserve, current home of the Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw peo-ples as the guide explains the history of the forced move of the peoples to the reserve.

Standing in stark contrast to that dark chapter are the cur-rent developments as the band moves into developing tourism, forestry, its schools and more.

A short hop across the strait brings the journey into the tradi-

tional ‘Nakwaxda’xw territory as the guide points out settlement sites and shares stories of the characters from the area.

The flip-down over-head screens on the vessel are used to play a short video on which band members recall life in the territories before the move as the vessel cruises through-out those areas.

All the while, the passengers can look out on the pristine B.C. coast, play-ground to eagles, por-poises, whales, otters and the like.

Swirling eddies in the channel foreshad-ow the rapids them-selves.

The waters here go from calm at slack tide to raging 30km/h white water at peak times. In the centre of the channel stands Turret Island, known as Tremble Island as it is said to actually shake with the force of

the currents. Navigating the

waters takes a skilled hand but the prac-tised captains on the tours guide the vessel into the waters with a practiced eye, drifting into the white waters before gunning the engine to escape the powerful currents.

Tremble Island stands dotted with signs where the brave (or foolhardy) have taken advantage of the six-minute window wherein it is possible to get close enough to the island to briefly land.

Heading out from the rapids, the return leg passes islands swarming with sea lions before heading into the God’s Pocket Marine Provincial Park and home past the Scarlett Point lighthouse.

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Left: Tremble Island and the opening of the Nakwakto Rapids.Above: Sea-lions basking on an island. A O’Toole

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The pilot, Peter Barratt of West Coast Helicopters, told me what we saw on our flight from San Josef Bay to Checleset Bay was no different than all along the entire outer coast. He said the amount of marine debris been steadily increasing over his 35-year career fly-ing around the North Island.

A significant part of Living Oceans’ work is done locally with North Islanders who want to ensure our oceans stay healthy. The very fact that we live here means the ocean plays a big part in all our lives. It’s one of the main rea-sons that this is such a

great and healthy place to live, work and play. It’s part of our culture, our heritage, our live-lihoods, and our rec-reation. Through our new Clear the Coast marine debris project we are sounding the alert about the marine debris problem and working on solutions.

This summer we are working with volun-teers around the North Island who want to make a difference. Living Oceans is orga-nizing community clean-ups and placing collector bags at stra-tegic locations on the North Island for beach combers to pitch in any debris they might come across. We’re also working with

harbour authorities on responsible solutions for derelict vessel dis-posal and with local divers to locate and remove ghost fishing gear below the sur-face.

Our work—as with all of our projects—is based on sound sci-ence. Today, the sci-ence shows that marine debris is threatening ocean health both glob-ally and here at home. Over six million tonnes of marine debris enters the world’s oceans every year. Most of it is made of plastic in one form or another. From large broken blocks of Styrofoam to minute particles called micro-plastics, it can be found almost everywhere

from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to our North Island coastline.

Plastic is made from oil and it’s designed to be durable. In some forms plastic takes cen-turies to bio-degrade. Lost fishing gear made from plastics need-lessly and wastefully entangles sea life from herring to humpbacks. Sea birds ingest plastic objects and feed them to their young, robbing them of the precious nutrients important to their growth.

Hydrocarbons are entering the marine food web at a growing pace via bi-valves, fish that eat plankton and the fish that in turn eat those fish. Plastic for dinner, anyone?

Shell middens are obvious examples of how our coast has sus-tained us in the past. Let’s not leave a legacy of plastic middens for future generations.

Find out more about how you can help by going to our website at www.livingoceans.org/clearthecoast. If you’re interested in pitching in, contact Will Soltau at 250-973-6580.

“Today, the science shows marine debris is threatening ocean health both globally and here at

home.”

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Avoiding collisions with humpback whales

What you should know: • Humpbacks are large baleen

whales, up to 16 m long. • They can surface very

unpredictably after dives of more than 15 minutes.

• They can be unaware of the presence of boats.

• Their blows (exhalations) can be 2 m high and can often be seen from a distance.

• Boats flying the whale flag indicate whales are nearby.

What you should do: • Be on the lookout for blows at

all times. • Use enhanced caution when

travelling at high speed. • Ask marinas where humpback

sightings are frequent and reduce speed in these areas.

• If you know of a collision call the DFO Marine Mammal Incident Reporting Line 1-800-465-4336.

• Follow the Be Whale Wise Guidelines (bewhalewise.org).

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Know right from wrongWhile surveying off the west

coast of Haida Gwaii for DFO’s Cetacean Research Program on June 9, 2013, biologist James Pilkington sighted one of the world’s most critically endan-gered mammals — a North Pacific right whale.

The species was once com-mon but endured a catastrophic assault by whaling whereby there are now only about 30 left in the whole eastern North Pacific.

Reflecting on this whaling history makes clear how much positive change there has been in our attitudes to whales. This may have particular potency for those of us on Northern Vancouver Island due to B.C.’s last whaling station having operated in Coal Harbour from 1948 to 1967.

But the devastation started long before that.

In 1835, intensive whaling began in the North Pacific and the most desirable target was the right whale. It was the right whale to kill since they were easy pickings with high reward.

Right whales feed by using huge baleen plates (up to three metres long) to skim zooplank-ton into their mouths, slowly powering themselves forward with massive tails. When feed-ing on the surface in this man-ner, they made life very easy for whalers — being slow moving, often near the coast and easy to approach. The long, fine baleen had very high commercial value as “whale bone”, largely used to stiffen women’s clothing.

Also making them a preferred species for whalers is that right whales are particularly stout, weighing as much 90,000 kg at about 17 m. They have very thick blubber which provided whalers with vast amounts of oil, desirable for lighting in that era. The large blubber layer also meant that right whales floated when killed, making them eas-ier to harvest than other whale species.

Being easy to kill and hav-ing high commercial value, meant the right whales of the world were done a great deal of wrong. For the North Pacific right whale alone, the esti-mate is that 11,000 were killed between 1835 and 1849 and that the species was determined to be “commercially extinct” by 1900.

Protection was very late for animals so very endangered. The first International Whaling Convention only came into effect in 1935 and was not rati-fied by Japan and Russia. An additional Convention came into effect in 1949 strengthen-ing protection, but there was still illegal Soviet whaling in the North Pacific from 1961 to

1979. In British Columbian waters,

despite the knowledge that they were the rarest of the rare, B.C. whalers killed the only six confirmed North Pacific right whales sighted in the last cen-tury. Five of these were killed before 1933 and one was killed in 1951.

What makes this hit close to home, literally, is that the 1951 whale, a 12.5-m mature male taken off the coast of Vancouver Island, was killed by Coal Harbour whalers (see photograph, 1951 North Pacific right whale with Gordon Pike, the DFO biologist responsible for monitoring whaling at Coal Harbour).

It was said to be an accident, but — what a difference 62 years makes.

The last thing on the minds of the those observing the North Pacific right whale this past June was killing it. From the moment James Pilkington noted the distinct v-shaped blow, hope soared that the “holy grail of whales” had been found and that the opportunity to study it might aid conservation.

DFO’s cetacean researchers, Dr. John Ford and Graeme Ellis,

joined James and shot the whale with cameras, not harpoons, allowing the whale (a sub-adult) to be identified as an individual from the raised patches of skin called callosities that are unique to every right whale.

And when the sighting was relayed to the media, the soci-etal change became so very clear. What was once the right whale to kill, is now the right whale to provide us with hope about the resilience of nature.

However, I believe that to truly know the significance of this sighting, it may take anoth-er 62 years.

Will society then be able to look back with the same sense of positive change, having learned that there are still many ways to kill a whale and impact the ecosystems for which they are ambassadors?

Will we have significantly reduced our fossil fuel addic-tion that drives climate change, impacting the whales’ food sup-ply? Will we have realized that our individual demand for ener-gy literally fuels the threat of tanker traffic, and therefore oil spills, on our Coast? Will we have curbed our consumer life-styles of disposable goods that lead to a literal sea of plastic?

With such changes, the poten-tial increases for the recovery of North Pacific right whales and the health of the marine ecosys-tem on which we, too, depend. This will be our ultimate reward for better knowing right, from wrong.

Jackie Hildering is a marine educator, avid scuba diver, and humpback whale research-er who lives in Port McNeill. See www.themarinedetective.ca.

DFO biologist Gordon Pike stands next to the North Pacific right whale killed and brought to Coal Harbour in 1951. It was the last of the rare species spotted in the region until a sighting off Haida Gwaii last month.

Pacific Biological Station; DFO

Marine Detective

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“The diversification in recent years with the interpretive centre has made it a bit of a prof-it centre for us,” said Fuller. “Along with the campground we oper-ate here, we’re able to take in funds above our contract. In partner-ship with the Pacific Salmon Foundation, able to use those funds to do projects with fisheries and habitat on the North Island.”

In addition to its enhancement of coho, chinook, pink and chum salmon, Quatse is also one of only two current steelhead enhancement fish-eries on Vancouver Island, with programs for the Quatse and Cluxewe Rivers fund-ed provincially by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C.

All of the area hatch-eries work to enhance chinook (spring) and coho salmon, and most also work with pink and chum salmon.

The Gwa’ni Hatchery on the Nimpkish has also taken on an attempt at sockeye enhancement, with separate funding through the ‘Namgis Band.

“We’re doing our own thing with a sock-eye fertilization stock assessment,” said Hank Nelson, manager at

the hatchery. “In the beginning, we were incubating sockeye at (Nimpkish) lake, but from 1988 to 2000 nothing was happening for sockeye. We start-ed pounding the table when they crashed to under 6,000 here.”

Nelson said there has not been a huge spike in sockeye returns as a result of the hatchery’s efforts, though recent years’ returns have levelled off at about 25,000 fish per season.

The Kokish hatchery

was started by a group known as the Port McNeill Chinook Club in 1986.

“Some of the old-time people, like Ray Bentley out at Beaver Cove, wanted to start a hatchery to enhance the chinook run that was in the river histori-cally,” said Coleman. “At that point it was nearly extinct, or may even have been extinct. But in trying to catch them, we noticed the coho (fishery) was in decline, and started to enhance that. We’ve been most successful with coho.”

The nature of two-, three- and four-year salmon cycles will always feature ups and downs in the numbers returning to spawn from year to year. But, thanks to the dedication of the North Island’s volunteers and hatcheries staff, they will return.

“It’s a real plea-sure when they come back in four or five years and you see your babies all grown up,” said Anderson. “That’s the part that kind of stirs the heart.”

Coho salmon fry swarm to get food offered by a young visitor to the Quatse Fish Hatchery. J.R. Rardon

north island gazette, july 25, 2013

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