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• NISS STRIKESPort McNeill girls

turn home advantage into provincial berth.

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• CANOE RENEWSchool district hosts

rededication ceremo-ny, rides in craft.

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• SIGNING OFFHyde Creek station

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LETTERS Page 7

NORTH ISLAND LIFE Page 14

SPORTS Page 15

CLASSIFIEDS Page 20-22

Gazette staffAll areas of the North

Island, from Woss north, will be without power overnight June 15-16 as BC Hydro adds equip-ment needed to connect

the Cape Scott Wind Farm Independent Power Project.

The outage is sched-uled to begin at 11 p.m. Saturday, June 15, and last approximately eight hours

until 7 a.m. Sunday, June 16.

The electrical interrup-tion is necessary, says BC Hydro, for the safety of its work crews.

While the power is down,

additional crews will be put on duty to take advan-tage of the break to per-form system upgrades and repairs at various locations.

The public can pre-pare for outages and stay

informed by visiting bch-ydro.com/outages or bch-ydro.com/mobile from your handheld device.

Additional information is available by calling 1-888-POWERON.

Region to go dark for night

Above, a ballot is placed into a box at Port Hardy Civic Centre dur-ing Tuesday’s provincial election. At right, a voter enters the Civic Centre to cast a ballot. J.R. Rardon

Trevena poised to retain officeGazette staffB.C.’s New Democratic Party

asked citizens of the province to vote for change.

But in the first hour after polls closed Tuesday night in the pro-vincial general election, the elec-toral map was looking much the same as it had before the 2013 election writ dropped.

Final preliminary vote counts were not complete when the Gazette went to press Tuesday night. But with more than a third of the North Island’s ballots reported, MLA Claire Trevena was leading Liberal challenger Nick Facey comfortably in her bid for a third straight term.

At the same time, she seemed destined for a continued role in opposition as the Liberal party grabbed the early lead in legisla-tive seats province-wide.

For final preliminary vote totals and election updates, visit www.northislandgazette.com.

With 52 of 153 ballot boxes counted, Trevena held a com-manding lead over Facey, 2,672-1,975 (53.2-39.3 per cent).

At that time, news outlets were projecting the Liberals for 29 seats to 23 for the NDP, with the rest undecided.

As the first of the North Island’s ballot boxes were count-ed, Facey jumped to the early

lead, 49 per cent to Treven’s 42, with Conservative candidate Bob Bray collecting the remainder of the votes.

As ballots continued to trickle in the gap closed, until the two were running neck-and-neck, at one point separated by just seven votes with more than 1,500 counted.

That matched the party race between the Liberals and the NDP, with 12 members of each party confirmed as elected within an hour of the polls closing.

The North Island District, made up of much of the Comox Valley and communities to the north, has 40,514 registered vot-ers. Of those, more than 10 per

cent (4,652) took advantage of advance polling in their local communities.

Final voting results will not be available until conclusion of the final count, which commences May 27.

Prior to Tuesday’s general elec-tion, Student Vote B.C. polled elementary and secondary school students throughout the province.

In the entire North Island dis-trict, Trevena claimed a four-point win over Liberal challenger Nick Facey. But the lone school on the far North Island to take part, Eagle View Elementary in Port Hardy, chose Facey by a 51-46 margin.

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Gazette staffPORT HARDY—

Fresh off his appear-ance in Port McNeill last year to benefit the local Lions Club, magician John Kaplan returns to the North Island June 1 to aid the Port Hardy Firefighters Association’s SPARKY fund.

Kaplan’s lat-est production, AbracaDAZZLE, will feature two shows, at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Centre.

Kaplan’s Fundraising Magic shows are 90 minutes of magic, com-edy, dance and music, backed by a multime-dia and special effects.

Audience participa-tion is also featured as one component during the 90-minute show put on by Kaplan and his assistants.

AbracaDAZZLE fea-tures a mix of “best-of” routines from his 30 years of performing, along with all-new illu-sions and magic inno-

vations.Tickets are $12 for

adults and $10 for chil-dren, with a family rate of $35 for four mem-bers. Advance tickets are available in Port Hardy at Cafe Guido, The Hobby Nook and Jim’s Hardy Sports, and in Port McNeill at The Flower Shoppe.

Ticket hotline info is available at 250-230-1191, and more on Kaplan’s Fundraising Magic can be found at www.abracadazzle.ca.

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Tsulquate safety information sharedGazette staffPORT HARDY—

The Gwa’sala-’ N a k w a x d a ’ x w Nations marked Emergency Planning Week with an infor-mation session to raise public awareness.

With a pair of dry runs fresh in the local memory, local emer-gency planners were using the week to remind people that a few simple steps can go a long way towards ensuring the safety of you and your family should a disaster hap-pen.

On Tsulquate in par-ticular, a tsunami or flooding event has a strong possibility of cutting the area off from the rest of town for a period, so the ses-sion’s organizers hoped to remind people to

make preparations to be self-sufficient should the worst happen.

Members of the Emergency Planning Committee, headed by Bob Swain, were on hand to answer ques-tions and inform the public on how to take steps to be proactive ahead of any emer-gency.

On display was Swain’s own emergen-cy kit as an example of the items that should be included, as well as pamphlets and infor-

mation on the planning process itself.

The committee has recently received approval of funding to provide additional training on emergency reception protocols but further volunteers would be welcomed.

“We know if some-thing happens com-munity members will jump in but it would be great for them to have training,” explained Swain.

Anyone interested in learning more is

invited to attend the group’s meetings, held the first Thursday of each month from 10- 11 a.m. at the commu-nity centre. The meet-ings are also open to the public to attend.

Later this month the committee hopes to install an early-warn-ing siren in the vicinity of the band office to alert the community of an impending alert.

Perched on a 50-foot pole, the siren will broadcast a pre-record-ed message to the pub-lic instructing them on what to do. The system has capacity of four messages, tentatively earmarked as a test broadcast, an all-clear announcement and a pair of warning mes-sages.

The committee will provide more details

ahead of a system test once the system is installed.

The core message of

emergency planners is to be proactive in pre-paring an emergency kit, supplies and a plan,

and, in the event of an alert, to follow the advice of first respond-ers.

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RIVER—A Hanson Island man accused of killing his wife has also been charged with committing an indig-nity to a human body.

Charges against Traigo Andretti, 37, were revised during his first court appearance Monday in Campbell River.

Andretti was initial-ly charged with sec-ond degree murder of his 41-year-old wife, Jennifer McPherson, but that has now been upgraded to first-degree murder. He is also charged with com-mitting an indignity to a human body.

“This is news to him,” said Crown pros-

ecutor Bruce Goddard.Andretti is in custody

at the Vancouver Island Regional Correction Centre in Victoria. He appeared by video in Campbell River pro-vincial court and told the judge he’s looking for a lawyer.

Andretti even smiled and waved to his mother and brother who were seated in the courtroom gallery.

He’s also at the cen-tre of an investigation in Winnipeg where the remains of a miss-ing woman, Myrna Letandre, were found in a rooming house where the two appar-ently lived together.

She had been miss-ing since October 2006, but her remains were not discovered by authorities until after

Andretti’s arrest in B.C.

McPherson was reported missing on May 1, from Hanson Island where she and Andretti were the caretakers at Pacific Outback Resort. Her remains were discov-ered last week which led to Andretti’s arrest.

During a brief court appearance on Monday afternoon, Andretti told Judge Peter Doherty he had expected to be in Campbell River and wants to appear in per-son for his next court date.

The judge gave him two weeks to get a lawyer. Andretti is due back in provin-cial court on May 27, although a bail hearing will likely be held in B.C. Supreme Court.

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Students from Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School take an art lesson from painter Eileen Field in Cafe Guido recently. A O’Toole

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Rotary District Governor Judy Byron address-es Rotarians in Port Hardy during her visit to the North Island last week. Sandy Grenier


A year has passed since you left usA year of sadness and pain

A year of wishing we had the chance to bring us all back together again

They say time is a healerIn time the pain becomes easier to bear

But the pain we feel in our hearts is still, and always will be there

Your up in heaven nowUp with the angels

Away from it all

You left us your ray of sunshineTwo little ones to have and hold

Two beautiful girls called Abby and KesslerWith hair so soft and gold

Your face we see in them dailyA reminder of how beautiful you were

Their smiles, their warmth, their charismaIs everything of you we see in them

Thinking of you oftenMissing you always

—Mom, Don, Bobbi, Taya, Tanner, Abby & Kessler

In loving memory of

Jessika RobertsThank you to the the many volunteers, teachers, students and parents for helping Eagle View Elementary School to have another successful

Fun Fair. The PAC looks forward to supporting the student’s and teacher’s future activities.

A special thank you to the many businesses who generously donated prizes for our auction:

Cape Scott Water TaxiIsland FoodsDalewood InnFurney Distributing and FuelsKal TireBauer PhotographySporty’s Bar and GrillMarket St. CafeThe ShedMcNeill’s InnSuper ValuIGAEast of JavaRaider Fishing Co. LtdQuatsino Sound Investments Ltd Keltic SeafoodsCAB Port McNeillRexall DrugstoreEJ KlassenThe Clothes InnJean WilliamsonPH Rec/District of PHCoveA&WGlen Lyon RestaurantPaul Grier

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A O’TooleGazette staffPORT HARDY—

The community will be encouraged to take steps to bridge age gaps as Council proclaimed June 1 as Intergenerational Day in response to corre-spondence from the i2i Intergenerational Society.

Sharon MacKenzie, executive director of the society, wrote the adoption of the day was a step towards building age-friend-ly communities, “an invitation for every individual to take one small, respectful step to bridge generations within his or her com-munity.”

Councillors were unanimous in their support of the motion.

“I’ve never seen this before, it sound really interesting,” said Mayor Bev Parnham. “It’s a great way to move towards age-friendly neighbour-

hoods.”“It might be good

to bring some young people into the council chambers in that spir-it,” suggested Coun. Jessie Hemphill. “It would be nice to do one thing to promote Intergenerational Day.”

Coun. Rick Marcotte suggested that a fitting way to mark the day would be to pay a visit to the seniors centre and meet some of its residents.

The Mayor agreed to meet with staff to come up with a way to mark the day before the motion to adopt the proclamation was passed without dissent.

Info SignsCouncillors had

some reservations on planned information signs for the seawall in Port Hardy.

E c o n o m i c and Community D e v e l o p m e n t Coordinator Patti Smedley brought for-

ward a costing for the project, which had met with approval in principal when it last came before council in November. The proj-ect would see a series of interpretive signs placed along the sea-wall route, informing passers-by on their surroundings.

But exactly what information would be included on the signs drew discussion in chambers.

“John Tidbury was deputy mayor when this was first brought up,” explained Smedley. “We said we would come up with costing. Until recently there hasn’t been any forward motion. Jessie (Hemphill) had sug-gested consulting with First Nations but it’s been hard to confirm if that consultation has been completed.”

Smedley explained that staff changes within the District and the Chamber of

Commerce, partners in the project, had made it difficult to find out exactly what stage the project was at.

Both the Mayor and Coun. Hemphill voiced concern over supply-ing funding without knowing exactly what was to be displayed. “My only concern is that we get it right,” said the Mayor.

It was unclear in dis-cussion exactly what information the signs would include. Due to the uncertainty on content the Mayor argued that there should be a review of the planned infor-mation. By way of example, she argued that if there was a sign on local history then First Nations history should be prominently contained. “I would

be loath to put the District’s logo on these if they don’t include First Nation’s heri-tage,” agreed Coun. Hemphill.

Coun. Dorward put forward a compromise motion that the council approve the funds sub-ject to the approval of content.

“We’re fifty-fifty partners in this,” said the Mayor, “I think we should request a presentation. I think the partnership should involve some discus-sion of what they con-tain.”

The motion was approved.

Council ReportsIn the council reports

section of the meet-ing Coun. Nikki Shaw looked ahead to the May 28 Health Network Forum to be held on the Civic Centre in Port Hardy.

The forum is open to the public and will allow the community

to have input on North Island healthcare, dis-cussing issues includ-ing affordable housing, seniors’ care and youth services.

The Mayor informed council that she had been in consultation with RCMP S/Sgt. Gord Brownridge. As part of the detach-ment’s crime reduc-tion drive, it has set a goal of reducing public intoxication offences by five per cent.

“They’ve put togeth-er a program for it to miss jail and be more of a treatment,” she explained. “Kudos to the RCMP for com-ing up with that and recognizing that it’s something we need to address.”

The Mayor had also been in discussion with Telus ahead of the planned installation of a fibre optic line connecting the North Island to the internet.

She informed coun-cil that Telus were

looking at the first quarter of 2014 as a completion date but there was still “a lot of work on how it will be distributed.”

“We want it to be available to everyone in the community,” she explained. “We need to have a plan in place before it arrives.”

Currently, the exist-ing microwave band-width is at capacity for the North Island and local elected officials have lobbied hard to have a fibre optic line installed. The lack of reliable bandwidth has been a thorn in the side of North Islanders for some time, hampering economic growth and considered a stum-bling block in attract-ing new residents.

“We have young people coming into our communities,” said the Mayor. “Telling them there’s no internet is like telling them they can’t flush the toilet for a year.”

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J.R. RardonGazette editorPORT McNEILL—

The School District 85 Board of Trustees remained deadlocked Monday on a solution to the matter of trustee representation for North Island Communities. But they agree on one thing — time is running out.

“We have until the end of June to make a decision,” board chair Leightan Wishart said after a pair of proposals were voted down during the board’s regular May meeting at North Island Secondary School. “I, like everyone else, feel we need to do this soon-er than later.”

To that end, the board will return to the NISS library to try again next Tuesday, May 21, in a special public meeting starting at 5:30 p.m.

The board is currently made up of two trust-ees from Port Hardy, one each from Port Alice, Port McNeill, Alert Bay, and another each from the Western Zone (Coal Harbour, Holberg, Quatsino, Winter Harbour) and the Eastern Zone (Malcolm Island and outer island communities.)

Trustee Werner Manke of Port McNeill argues that the board’s makeup is patently

undemocratic and will not stand up to Ministry of Education scrutiny. He notes that Port McNeill contains 29 per cent of the North Island’s population and hosts 44 per cent of its students, but has just a 14 per cent representa-tion on the board. The smaller, less-populous rural communities, meanwhile, combine for four of the seven seats — an imbalance magnified by Wishart, one of Port Hardy’s two trustees — unable as chair to vote except in the case of a tie.

After a lively round of discussion, Manke offered up the first motion, calling for a seven-member board consisting of three trustees for Port Hardy, Coal Harbour and the Tri-Bands (Kwakiutl, Quatsino and Gwa’sala-’ N a k w a x d a ’ x w nations), two for Port McNeill, one for a West Zone including Port Alice, Quatsino and Winter Harbour, and one for an East Zone including both Alert Bay and Malcolm Island.

Manke and trustee Jeff Field of Port Hardy cast the only yes votes. Port Alice’s Carol

Prescott, Alert Bay’s Eric Hunter, Sointula’s Lawrie Garrett and Coal Harbour’s Danita Schmidt voting no, causing Manke to throw up his hands in frustra-tion.

“You see what I mean?” he said, turning to Schmidt and Hunter at his left. “You see what we’re up against?”

Field followed with a motion to establish a board with three trustees in the North and four in the South. Schmidt seconded the motion but noted that boundary lines would need to be re-drawn to create an approximate population breakdown of 45 per cent for the North and 55 per cent for the South.

Both Garrett and Wishart pointed out the current alignment is set at three trustees in the North and four in the South, so the motion without a correspond-ing shift in boundaries changes nothing.

“Fine,” Field replied. “Vote no. We’ll come back after the boundar-

ies are re-drawn.”Wishart obliged, cast-

ing the tiebreaking “no” vote after Field, Manke and Schmidt voted yes and Hunter, Prescott and Garrett voted no.

Schmidt said the board’s options are too limited.

“I think we need to pull this thing apart and find a unique solution,” she said. “I’m not done with this.”

And Garrett said he believed the board would eventually get to three trustees in the North and four in the South alignment, but was not ready to do it until there were struc-tural assurances that Port McNeill could not sweep three or four of the South’s trustee

count.But Manke pointed

out sitting back and waiting was no longer an option, ominously noting he had been con-tacted by Port McNeill’s council to meet and dis-cuss the stalled trustee negotiations.

“We have the first crack at this, but one of the town councils could apply to the Ministry of Education for a variance, too,” Manke noted.

Wishart agreed that something would need to be decided by the end of June so a proposal could be forwarded to the Ministry in time for a review to be com-pleted before the next election. School District officials and trustees then settled on Tuesday for a return engagement.

“In order for us to get somewhere,” said Field, “I respectfully suggest my brothers and sisters on the board come with some specific propos-als.”

School trustees remain deadlocked

Housing and HomelessnessPublic Forum

Tuesday, May 289:30 to 3:00 Port Hardy Civic Centre7400 Columbia Street

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Hear the findings of the 2012 Regional Housing Survey

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School Board

Always appreciatedAbove: Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary founding member Shirley Ross and vice-president Shirley Dougall take a tea break as the thrift store holds a cus-tomer appreciation day for the inaugural Auxiliary Day.Below: The array of treats on offer for customers of the Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary during its celebration.

A O’Toole

Special meeting setA public meeting of the SD85 Board of

Trustees has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the library of North Island Secondary School. The meeting will be to discuss the alignment and electoral areas of the district’s trustees.


VICTORIA – Another election campaign has come and gone, with the ritual posturing of politi-cal parties and most news media searching for any-thing they can portray as a conflict.

Now comes the time to wonder why not enough people cared, or informed themselves about the real problems of running this $40 billion corporation called the B.C. government.

Why would they, when the whole thing is presented as a combination of beauty contest and sports event, with endless discussion of polls and “attack ads” and who’s ahead and what’s the score?

Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm caused a stir at a candidates’ debate when he referred to constituents’ concerns that disabled chil-dren can cause difficulties in classrooms.

He didn’t say classrooms should be segregated, although that’s a discussion

worth having. He didn’t deny the need for more sup-port for special needs kids. But his opponents immedi-ately portrayed it that way, and media seized on the conflict despite the factual inaccuracy.

West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Ralph Sultan had a similar experience when he referred to his study of pov-erty in that affluent area. He noted that there was a high correlation between single parenthood and kids in poverty. Picking on sin-

gle mums, his detractors exclaimed, and that’s what got reported.

The B.C. Conservatives kicked their Boundary-Similkameen candidate out of the party because he wrote an article saying women shouldn’t choose to be single mothers.

You can talk about child poverty, as long as you only discuss it based on federal statistics that do not mea-sure poverty. Christy Clark started doing this as soon as she became B.C. Liberal leader, one of several issues where she dispensed with the facts and tried to copy a popular NDP stance instead.

She was all about fami-lies, which can of course be single people, single parents or pretty well anything you want them to be.

In fact the decline of the traditional family and the abdication of responsibility by many parents, fathers in particular, are central fac-tors in the problem of poor

and neglected children. But you can’t talk about that, at least not during elections.

We even have rules pre-venting the media from reporting polls on election day. People might be influ-enced by this, you see. If you tell them Party X is far ahead, they might stay home and mow the lawn instead. If you tell them someone is making a comeback, they might change their vote because they want to be on the winning side, or the one that has “momentum.” Just like any other sport.

The news media are steadily losing influence with the public. There are many factors involved, including the vast array of information sources that are available at most people’s fingertips.

Another factor is treat-ing the public like they’re idiots.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and columnist for Black Press. [email protected]

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COMMENTARY

The ongoing power struggle between factions of the School District 85 Board of Trustees has been cast by participants as an effort by each member to protect the interests of the students, families and voters of their various constituencies.

But, rightly or wrongly, it comes off looking more like self-preservation.

The casual observer may wonder what’s wrong with the current configuration of trustees. After all, the alignment of the seven board members across the region has been in place for more then 20 years, since dwindling population in the Nimpkish Valley led to that region’s position being cut and remaining residents absorbed into the pool represented by Port McNeill trustee Werner Manke.

And we’re loathe to recall any recent vote in which the “urban-rural” divide has actually hurt one group of students to benefit another.

This is a group that, frankly, has been notably harmonious in its dealings on behalf of the entire district.

Manke represents by far the largest percentage of population of any one trustee, and nobody at the table disputes Port McNeill (which includes Woss, Telegraph Cove, Hyde Creek and Nimpkish Heights) needs another.

A change will come, either at the board’s request or imposed by the Ministry of Education. Let’s hope trustees can then agree to get back to repre-senting all of the North Island’s students.

Patrons of the arts enjoyed a wealth of choices on the North Island last week, from plays to dance to live music and poetry.

The charges keep piling up against the Hanson Island murder suspect, now implicated in a 2006 death in Manitoba.

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Dear editor,I attended the May 6

Port McNeill council meeting to ask two ques-tions regarding protocol.

The first question per-tained to policies for open and closed meetings of council. There had been discussion at a previous meeting regarding issues with informal meetings.

Municipal councils’ powers and responsibilities are regulated through the Local Government Act of British Columbia and the Community Charter. The

general rule is that meet-ings must be open to the public. There are circum-stances where meetings may or must be closed to the public. Before hold-ing a meeting or part of a meeting that is to be closed to the public, a coun-cil must state the basis, by resolution passed in a

public meeting. This infor-mation was derived from the Community Charter. Informal meetings invite issues, especially if there are no minutes taken as to what was discussed.

My second question pertained to the letters Mayor Furney issues to the media, other mayors,

chairs, councillors and regional directors in B.C. I question the ethics of these independent submissions that are given weight by using an elected position of power. These are personal opinions. They should not be signed Mayor of Port McNeill or be submitted on town letterhead.

I asked the council-lors if they agreed with the content of the letters. I believe they are totally unaware and not consult-ed when these letters are issued.

I question these auto-cratic procedures. I would hope that our municipal representatives act for us in a fair, democratic and non-partisan manner.

We have come a long

way since 1961 when Port McNeill was a logging camp. The standards and expectations for elected officials have progressed.

Gwen AlsopPort McNeill

Dear editor,Pharmaceutical compa-

nies spend upwards of $2.5 billion per year marketing their drugs to Canadian doctors and hiring lobby-ists to ensure their prod-ucts are generously covered by provincial health plans. Unfortunately, many new medications are not only ineffective but may result in injury or even death.

One counterbalance to

the power of Big Pharma has been public funding of independent scientists to monitor and research drug safety. In B.C. since the 1990s, the UBC-based Therapeutics Initiative (TI) has had an international reputation for meticulous and thorough drug reviews. Unfortunately, all drug safety evaluations carried out by TI have been halt-ed for mysterious reasons,

though Premier Christie Clark has cited “respecting the private sector” as one factor.

A recent lawsuit filed by an abruptly terminated Health Ministry researcher alleges that the government ended the work because it could potentially reduce the profits of drug com-panies that make lucrative political contributions to the BC Liberal Party.

B.C. residents deserve to know why our drug safety system has been dismantled, and immedi-ate steps must be taken to restore funding for the Therapeutics Initiative. But if the B.C. Liberals return to power, swal-lowing our prescriptions may end up as a form of Russian roulette.

Larry Kazdan,Vancouver

Questions raised on council protocol

Pharma input hard to swallow

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Staff at the Coastal Community Credit Union prepare for the lunch rush as they host a fundraising barbecue. The event raised over $1,700 for the Relay for Life, scheduled to take place in Port Hardy on May 25-26.

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Ranger Rave

Kudos to the eighteen Junior Canadian Rangers who all successfully passed their first aid training in Port Hardy this weekend.

A special thanks to the Corporals who led the session and to those who travelled to the North Island to make the event happen.

Hopefully, they never have to put their skills to use, but the North Island feels like a safer place knowing that there is now an additional eighteen trained first responders in our communities.

Kudos and congratulations to all involved.

Sandy GrenierPort Hardy

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"I would hope that our municipal representatives act for us in a

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NORTH ISLANDMay 18

Hyde Creek Petro Canada (formerly Hyde Creek Esso) hosts a customer appreciation day and NISS Grad barbe-cue fundraiser, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Food, door prizes, more.

May 23Mount Waddington Family Literacy Society’s annual

general meeting, 5:30 p.m., at The Book Nook (Cafe Guido), Port Hardy. Info, Kathy Martin, 250-956-3456.

May 23Ready, Set, Learn event at Woss Lake Elementary 1-3

p.m. School-readiness event aimed at children and par-ents of children 0-6 featuring games, snacks and prizes.

May 25Relay for Life, Port Hardy Secondary School track, 6

p.m. A 24-hour team fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. Includes opening ceremonies, traditional survi-vors lap, concession, fun activities. Lighting of luminar-ies at dusk. Registration and more info online at www.relaybc.ca/porthardy2013.

June 7Experience the ocean and all it has to offer on Oceans

Day. Take a shore walk with a marine biologist, check out the creatures in the touch tank, learn how wolves and the ocean are connected, learn how the environment affects the oceans, sing songs and do ocean crafts with Mother Goose, interactive ocean displays from Living Oceans Society and Quatse Salmon Centre, learn about transient killer whales with a whale biologist and so much more! For more information please call Kari at 250-949-7622.

June 12- 16Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race comes to the

North Island. Arrives Telegraph Cove June 12, heading to Port Hardy June 13, Winter Harbour June 14, leaving for Ucluelet on June 16. Events to be announced in each community, check the Gazette for more details.

June 20National Aboriginal Day celebration, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.,

Fort Rupert. Canoe rides, lunch, kids activities and aboriginal education opportunities. Open to the public.

June 22North Island Farmer’s Market debuts for 2013, 10

a.m.-2 p.m. at Hyde Creek Petro Canada (formerly Hyde Creek Esso). Tables $5 each; to book a table or for more info contact Neva Perrot at [email protected]. More info on North Island Farmer’s Market Facebook page.

June 22-23North Island Timing Association hosts the Rumble

on the Runway drag races at Port McNeill Airport, 10 a.m. start each day. Tickets $5; concession, merchandise available.

June 26Jackie Hildering appears in the debut of St. John

Gualbert Church’s “Speakeasy” series, 7 p.m. The series of speakers’ forums is designed for information sharing and discussion on a broad range of social and envi-ronmental topics. Hildering will speak on the ‘Namgis Closed Containment Project, the land-based Atlantic

salmon farm now in operation near Port McNeill.

July 7 Cops for Cancer hosts its annual golf tourney at Seven

Hills.July 15-19

Summer Youth Camp at Port Alice Community Centre, for children ages 5-13. Details and registration available at the Community Centre, 250-284-3912.

July 22-26Junior 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 26-27Annual Alert Bay Seafest. Info, Alert Bay Seafest on

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MEETINGS & ONGOING EVENTS• Port Hardy Museum open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 am to

noon, 1:00 to 5:00 pm. • Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Friday to Sunday

from 1:00pm-2:00pm. FMI [email protected]• The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at

7pm at A&W. FMI 250-230-1376.• Lions Bingo every Thurs. @ Civic Centre. Doors open at

5:30pm.• Wild Heart Music Program for children and youth prac-

tices each Wednesday, 4-7 p.m., St. John Gualbert Church in Port McNeill. Free; all kids welcome.

• Every other Tuesday: Footcare clinic at Hardy Bay Seniors 9-5pm. FMI 1-888-334-8531.

• Third Sunday of every month: Hamburger and hotdog sale from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Hardy Bay Senior's Centre, 9150 Granville St.

• The Port Hardy Seniors' Housing Board is looking for volunteers to become a board member. We manage the Rotary Seniors' Centre on Rupert St. Evening mtgs held approx. once a month. FMI Jo-Anne Beek 250-949-6435 or Robert Fyles 250-949-2360.

• Toastmasters Club every Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. at North Island College in Port Hardy: Toastmasters Club, info Sandra Boyd 250-902-0523.

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The medical treatment of mental illness has come a long way since the discovery of the fi rst “tranquilizer” back in 1951. New and much more effi cient medications are available today for treating all types of mental illness including bipolar disease and depression. If you or someone close to you has a mental health problem, seek help. Much information is available on-line at: www.cmha.caHome pregnancy kits are much more dependable today than a few years ago. Manufacturers claim 99% accuracy. For most accurate results, wait until one week after a missed menstrual period. These kits detect a hormone in the urine. If results are needed more quickly, a blood test is available through your doctor.Perhaps the most active sets of muscles in the human body are those that help our eyes to move and to focus. They do that about 100,000 times per day. Youʼd have to walk about 80 km to give your leg muscles the same amount of exercise. The allergy season is upon us. There some really eff ective antihistamines available the can reduce the symptoms without making you drowsy. If the antihistamine doesnʼt control the symptoms, there are some “cortisone”-containing nasal sprays that can help. You have to see your doctor for these.Talk to our pharmacist staff for advice about antihistamines and allergies. There are many to choose from. We can help.

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Skipping classClockwise from above: Eagle View students take a break from skipping to ham it up for the camera at the Jump Rope for Health event. Over 70 students took part in the two hour skipping marathon, raising over $3,000 to benefit the Heart and Stroke Foundation; Joelle Wigard, Aliya Therrien and Zoe Johnson take to the air at the skipping event; Emily Henschke and Martie Lysne synch up their rhythm. A O’Toole

Jeneece Place – A Resource for the North IslandIn December 2004, Doug and Brenda McCorquodale of Port Hardy travelled to Victoria for what they thought would be a routine pregnancy ultrasound. It identifi ed that their baby had a life-threatening birth defect, and Brenda was ordered to stay in Victoria.

Their daughter, Abigail, ended up requiring multiple surgeries and was kept in the Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery at VGH for the fi rst four months of her life. After being discharged, she required further urgent treatment, and had to be evacuated from Port Hardy via air ambulance on a number of occasions.

Brenda McCorquodale was frustrated by the lack of resources for parents and families at the hospital. Parents were referred to local hotels, which were not close to the hospital, and the only food option available for families

was the hospital cafeteria, which was very expensive. Even parking and shower facilities were diffi cult for families to negotiate.

When Jeneece Edroff was considering a new project to help sick kids in Victoria in 2007, the McCorquodales got involved and spoke up about the need for a home away from home for families travelling to VGH. The Edroffs invited Abigail to be involved in some of the fundraising for Jeneece Place, and she was able to participate in the Telus Skins game in Victoria, which raised $1 Million toward the initiative. More recently, Abigail was invited to cut the ribbon to Jeneece Place with Jeneece herself when the facility opened last January.

Abigail has had the opportunity to return to Jeneece Place during the past year and to

stay there when she has needed to go back to the hospital for surgery. “I think when the facility was built there was some question about whether there would be enough need, but on the occasions we have returned in the last year it’s been full,” said Brenda. The McCorquodales were pleased to meet other North Island families who were using the facility.

“The house itself is beautiful, with private rooms and an amazing kitchen,” said Brenda. “It’s so much more than we ever would have dreamed could be possible when we struggled through our time at VGH.” Abigail loves the movie theatre and the games room at the house, as well as the outdoor space and the giant toy cars.

Many North Island families have been able to take advantage of Jeneece Place, and it is a huge asset for families requiring medical care. One of the unanticipated benefi ts of the facility has been the opportunity for families who have a member requiring medical care to meet with each other and share stories.

The McCorquodales hope that North Islanders continue to use Jeneece Place, and contribute to its operating expenses. The Port Hardy and Port McNeill Rotary Clubs made capital contributions toward the building of the facility, and this year Pacifi cus Biological Services Ltd. of Port Hardy was one of the sponsors of the Vancouver Island Children’s Health Foundation’s annual fundraiser, the Butterfl y Ball. Half of the proceeds from the North Island Gazette’s baby photo contest will also go toward Jeneece Place.

First and foremost, a huge thank you to everyone who got involved with this baby photo contest. All the money raised from entries will go to the North Island Literacy Bus (Mother Goose Program) and Jeneece Place in Victoria. Huge thanks to the businesses who supported the contest, through prize donations and advertising sponsorship, without your support this would never have gotten off the ground.

As for this year’s contest, below is a guide to outline the rules, prizes and, of course, how to vote for your favourites!

How it works: The entries for the baby contest are pictured on the next three pages and are also on the North Island Gazette’s Facebook page with larger photos. Voting (Likes) will be through May 26th, whichever 10 photos have the most votes at that time makes it to the fi nalists which will be narrowed down to 3 winners.

Prizes: First Place: $100; Second Place: $150 Gift Certifi cate towards a photo session with KPH Photography; Third Place: $50 Gift Certifi cate towards a photo session by Kimberley Kufaas Photography.

Voting: There are two ways to vote for your favourite pictures. First, the photos are online at the Gazette’s Facebook page, arranged in albums which mirror the next two pages. Simply give a ‘Like’ to whichever photos you like. So, for example, if your favourite was on page 13 in the newspaper you would open the album entitled “page 13” on the Gazette’s Facebook page, fi nd your favourite and like it. What if you see another one you like? Like it too. You can like as many as you want online.Alternatively, if you don’t use Facebook, you can phone in your top three to the Gazette. Each photo has a corresponding number in the paper. If you phone in your vote you MUST give the numbers of your top three picks to a staff member. Staff are not supplied with the child’s name, owner’s name or the name of the photo submitter— the only information they can use to cast your vote correctly is the photo number. Votes must be given to a staff member, those left on answering machines will NOT be counted. Offi ce hours are 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday and the phone number is 250-949-6225.

Winners: The votes will be tallied up after the deadline of May 26 and the winners will be notifi ed on May 30. The winning pictures will then be displayed in the paper May 30. Good luck if you entered!

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May is child care month in BC, so take this time to thank and appreciate the work of childcare providers and professionals working in your community. Today's society increases the need for childcare, quality childcare can offer children a strong foundation! Happy Child Care Month

My name is Mariti Mellow and I am a licensed daycare provider providing childcare for children ages infant to 12 years old. I own and operate Lil Amigos Daycare in Port Hardy. It is so exciting to me that I get to care for and teach children at a time that is so influential in their life. I am proud to say that I have the longest running licenced family childcare centre in Port Hardy and we are celebrating 21 years!

At Lil Amigos we have a family, pre-school and after school setting and my focus is to teach the children life skills such as respecting others, sharing, polite manners, following instructions, responsibility, anger control, problem management and preschool skills for their transition into kindergarten. We offer many activities and programs. Free play, outdoor play and activities for the school age children as well. I also have trained staff on hand so we can offer different programs such as field trips and swimming lessons. We also care for special needs children.

I've had many happy families go through my daycare, built wonderful relationships and I take great pride in my work and how satisfied I've been able to keep the families that have chosen my daycare centre.

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Back in the paddleGazette staffPORT HARDY—A project fifteen years

in the making came to fruition last week as School District 85 staff and students were joined by community members for the rededication of a canoe.

Around 300 people attended the event, which comprised a brief history of the proj-ect, songs, a blessing ceremony and a feast to celebrate the relaunch.

The project was begun in 1997 by a group of artists and students, and the then-unfin-ished vessel took to the water for the first time when it was loaned to the Wuikinuxv people of Rivers Inlet to attend the Tribal Journey to Victoria.

The project later fell by the wayside until local artist and canoe builder Mervyn Child volunteered to step in.

Child, who took the lead in overseeing the complete overhaul of the vessel, was presented with a drum and drum bag at the event as thanks for his work. He was assisted on the project by renowned artist

and carver Calvin Hunt as well as family, community members and former PHSS alumni.

The rededication ceremony saw the 52-foot G al’tam — Long Face — blessed with eagle down and hemlock branches before taking students and SD85 staff on voyages around the bay. Fittingly, Child, who guided the project to completion, was helmsman for the voyages.

Accompanying the G al’tam were two other examples of Child/Hunt carved canoes — the Kwakiutl style U’gwamalis and the Dzawana Upsup, a Nuu-chah-nulth style canoe — allowing all participants the chance to get on the water.

The event was introduced by SD85 District Principal of First Nations Programs Kaleb Child, who explained that the G al’tam will become an integral learning tool across the District in coming years, and will play a key role in the Shared Understandings of the Kwak’wala-speaking Peoples course launching in the next school year.

Clockwise from above: Artist Mervyn Child joins in the songs and dancing prior to the blessing; The maiden crew takes the Gal’tam out on the water at its rededication ceremony; Sally Brown brushes the Gal’tam with hemlock; Students along with Noreen Hunt (right) stand before the vessel after it is blessed with eagle down and hemlock; Kaleb Child addresses the crowd at the ceremony. A O’Toole


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May 18-19Motocross

Seven Mile Track hosts rounds 4 and 5 of the VIMX/CMRC Island Series. Heat races begin 10 a.m. each day. Tickets $10, $5 for 12-under; concession.

May 18-20Baseball

Sointula Invitational Tournament at Sointula Ballfield. Concession, oyster bake, beer garden, kids playground, raffles. Fundraiser for Sointula Recreation Association.

May 20Golf

Parent-child tourna-ment, 3 p.m., Seven Hills Golf and Country Club (tentative). Father-son, mother-daughter, mixed teams welcome. Dinner to follow. Players needed to ensure tourney is held; for more info and registration, call 250-949-9818.

May 25Baseball

Port McNeill vs. Port Hardy, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

May 25-26Shooting

Broughton Sports Club holds its Range Appreciation Day, 10 a.m. Saturday with free lunch; followed by a practice trap shoot Sunday, beginning at noon. Info, Craig at 250-230-2895.

May 26Baseball

Port Hardy vs. Hyde Creek, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

May 26Auto racing

Tri-Port Motor Sports Club hosts a stock car play day, 1 p.m., Tri-Port Speedway. Public welcome; no admission fee. Check out the cars and meet the drivers.

J.R. RardonGazette editorSEVEN MILE—After a

one-year hiatus, motocross racing returns to Seven Mile track this weekend when the Triport Motorcycle and ATV club hosts Rounds 4 and 5 of the Vancouver Island Motocross Association series Saturday and Sunday.

The event, which could feature up to 150 riders from across Vancouver Island each day, is the first of three big race weekends sched-uled at the local track this year.

“I’d say we could have

150 riders each day,” said Mark Ellis, the local club president who traveled last week to referee races in Port Alberni. “I’ve heard nothing but positives from the rid-ers down-Island. Everyone is looking forward to it.”

Races were held at the track, located between Port McNeill and Port Hardy across Highway 19 from Seven Mile Landfill, from 2009-11 after the current club was formed and reno-vated the facility, which had gone unused for much of the previous decade.

But a disagreement over

track usage requirements by the club’s insurer caused Ellis to look elsewhere for coverage last year, and the track fell off the VIMX series.

It’s back now, with some-what more autonomy for the Triport club, Ellis said, with VIMX races this week and again in September.

In between, the club will host its own, independent Open Invitational race week-end, which Ellis plans to grow into an annual event.

“We’ve got riders com-ing from all over,” he said. “Washington, prob-

ably a couple from Alberta. Anybody can come race; track riders, trail riders, we’ll have a class for every-body.”

Local riders interested in giving motocross track rid-ing a try this weekend are welcome to attend Friday’s practice session at the track, beginning at 10 a.m. For a $20 entry fee, any rider with proper equipment may chal-lenge the track with prac-tice laps and rub shoulders with visiting racers, who turn the facility into one of the region’s largest camp-grounds for a weekend.

The challenging track, which is being revamped by groomer Jason Abernethy this week, is a big draw, as is the traditional Saturday night crab feed around a roaring bonfire.

“Everywhere I rode last year at races, people came up and said they were excit-ed about racing coming back here this year,” Abernethy said.

Racing begins with motos at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. A second round fol-lows in the afternoon, with awards wrapping up the pro-gram each day.

Motocross racing returns this weekend

J.R. RardonGazette editorPORT McNEILL—

Kim Cardwell enjoyed quite the birthday bash Monday.

She was serenaded with Happy Birthday by teammates from the school’s senior girls soccer squad, shared a giant, pink-frosted cake provided by her mom, Guylaine Longpré, and unwrapped gifts of Island A Championship Tournament victories over Gold River and Port Hardy Secondary.

Best of all? The whole thing happened in the comfort of home.

The NISS girls soccer program hosted the Island A Championships, the qualifying tourna-ment for B.C.’s pro-vincial finals, for the first time this week. Featuring teams from Victoria, Duncan, Gold River and Port Hardy in addition to the host club, the Island Championships were played to determine the Island’s two berths into provincials, to be played the first week of June in Rossland.

“I like it better at home,” said Cardwell, a Grade 12 student who has been in the program for five

years and who has twice competed with the Norsemen in the provincial champion-ships. “It’s fun to have the whole school out watching you play.”

To watch the team again, fans will have to travel to Rossland, where NISS will play after clinching a berth with wins in its first three games this week.

NISS's final game, against top-ranked Glenlyon Norfolk, ended Tuesday after the Gazette went to press.

Sarrah Moore, Jenna McMahon and Jenna Cowan all scored goals as NISS stretched a slender 2-1 lead over the final 40 minutes of play. The real highlight came early, when Grade 10 player Melissa Pohto, a first-year player from Sointula, scored her first goal on a nifty header.

Danielle Dawson answered for Port Hardy, but the Norsemen kept the Whalers pinned in their own end for much of the remainder of the contest and eventually pulled away.

The champion-ships were the first on the North Island since PHSS hosted the senior boys A tournament in the fall of 2011. They

were arranged by long-time NISS girls man-ager Kathy Mitchell.

“We heard it was the North’s turn to host this year,” said Mitchell. “So I talked to (vice principal) Jay Dixon and he said, ‘OK, what do we need to do?’”

Mitchell had to secure certified offi-cials, brought from down-Island, and arrange field sched-uling and other inci-dentals. It all seemed worth it as she watched the girls with cake and frosting-streaked faces and uniforms after Monday’s wins.

“It’s a good team,” said Cardwell, who has gone from fresh-faced newcomer to elder stateswoman in her five years with the club. “They’ve improved a lot this year, and they communicate really well.”

Head coach Dwayne Rudy concurred.

“We’ve got some finishers this year, for a change,” he said. “That’s why Kim had to develop that cannon for a leg — for taking all those long shots the last few years.”

Check www.northis-landgazette for tourney updates.

NISS starts fast in Island tourney

Above: Madison Guldager of North Island Secondary and Kelsie Johnson of Port Hardy Secondary contest a ball during Monday's Island A soccer tournament game in Port McNeill. Below: Port Hardy sweeper Carter Crawford heads a shot away from her net in front of teammate Brittnie Hill and goalie Jasmine Hunt.

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North Islanders stepped out for their health as Port Hardy hosted its inaugural SportMed Aboriginal Run/Walk.

Organizer Stephanie Nelson, connections worker at PHSS was “completely ecstatic with the turnout” of 94 participants who came to walk, run and bike the 5 or 10 km course starting at the high school.

Nelson, an avid drag-on boater and former Triathlon Club mem-ber, received the invi-tation from SportMed

and took part in a 13 week leadership and training course to pre-pare for the event.

Participants in the province-wide pro-gram then tradi-tionally take part in Vancouver’s Sun Run, but Nelson organized an event for closer to home.

“What a great way to promote positive change,” said Nelson of the program. Through encourage-ment, support and raising awareness, the program promotes health-conscious life-style changes as a method for improving

quality of life.Nelson returned to

Port Hardy after her training and put what she had learned into action, training with the three local bands to encourage members to get active.

And her hands-on and holistic approach paid dividends as the high school track was swarmed with partici-pants for the event.

“The youngest we had was a four-year-old,” said Nelson. “He was an absolute inspi-ration to the runners.”

After the run the participants were treated to a free pasta

dinner in the high school. Nelson noted that people had come from Port McNeill and Alert Bay to join with Port Hardy locals for the event.

Nelson hinted at the possibility of the event becoming an annual fixture on the calen-dar and paid tribute to all those who assisted in making the event a success, including PHSS administrators and staff, SportMed, donors and the volun-teers.

“It was really great to see the unity in the community,” she said.

Participants set off on the SportMed Run/Walk from Port Hardy Secondary School last week. A O'Toole

Easy ridersTop: Sahara Marshall and Mia McCormick whiz by at the Sointula 10k.Above: Riders in Sointula take off from the starting line.

CorrectionPort Hardy U-15

boys soccer player Nigel Walkus, shown at left above head-ing the ball over Port McNeill's Brandon Purdey, was misiden-tified in the photo caption in last week's paper.

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King Smarty Pants (Talon George, centre) com-plains to Old Mr. Fisher (Haiden Scow, right) that he never learns anything new during the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw School primary play last Thursday. Queen Elegance (Mary-Lynne Henderson) is at left.

Cooks Braise (Grant Joseph), Barbie Cue (Jessie Clair) and Mary Nade (Mary-Jane Puglas) pre-pare a dish sure to stump King Smarty Pants.

Gazette staffPORT HARDY—With a

bouquet and a receiving line of alumni stretching back 16 years, writer and director Mary Geisbrecht wrapped up her final year as director of the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw school primary play last Thursday.

Geisbrecht, who along with production assistant Maria Bocskei is retiring this year, was treated to flowers and hugs from for-mer students who returned to the stage for a send-off after the young primary actors performed.

Geisbrecht has written and directed the original plays at the school since 1998.

This year’s play, King Smarty Pants, is about a monarch who knows so much that he offers a bag of gold to anyone who can teach him something new. A parade of scientists, cooks and teachers all try, unsuccessfully, before an old man arrives to point out the king didn’t know anything about him.

The king then throws a party for all his subjects ending with a big song and dance number.J.R. Rardon

King Smarty Pants holds court

Mary (Rebecca Bosma, third from left) is welcomed to England by Colleen (Christina Cyr), Mrs. Medlock (Erin Norlie) and Dickon Sowerby (Clayton Harder) during the Missoula Children's Theatre production of The Secret Garden Saturday. J.R. Rardon

Gazette staffPORT McNEILL—

The presence of talk-ing geese and singing sheep here last week-end could mean only one thing — Missoula Children’s Theatre was back in Port McNeill.

The touring youth theatre company spent last week in the com-munity, auditioning stu-dents from Grade 1 to 7 on Monday, rehearsing through the week, then putting on two shows of The Secret Garden

Saturday at Gate House Community Theatre.

The play featured 32 Port McNeill youth, many of them appear-ing on stage for the first time. Missoula Theatre actor-directors Erin Norlie and Alex Kowalchik traveled with the full comple-ment of costumes and

sets used in the produc-tion.

Pianist Misty Smith provided accompani-ment for the singing numbers, always a sta-ple of Missoula pro-ductions.

The tour was hosted, as always, by Kathy and Allan Martin and sponsored with help from Dr. David and Robin Baird, Gate House Community Association and the Andrew Mahon Foundation.

'Garden' springs to life in Port McNeill

MissoulaChildren'sTheatre

PHSS turns Grimm Gazette staffA small but apprecia-

tive crowd came out to opening night at the Port Hardy Secondary School theatre to see the Drama Club’s players perform.

They clearly enjoyed the performance enough to tell their friends, as the crowd swelled for the second night’s show.

The Drama Club per-formed Don Zoldis’ The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, a come-dic and interactive per-formance tracing a thread through all 209 Grimm Brothers fairy tales.

As the narrators explained in the open-ing scene, the brothers collected and amassed a

huge collection of clas-sic tales. Many of these stories and characters are household names, like Hansel and Gretel or Rapunzel, largely thanks to Disney retellings, but these versions are tame imitations of the darker originals.

But the actors inject-ed plenty of life into the darkness with lots of humour and audience interaction.

The cast was lead by co-narrators Brenna Clarke and Alex Howard, who bounced in and out of the action, driving the storyline as narrators before quick-changing and returning onstage as characters.

The audience got its share of roles too, as the leads assigned lines to sections of the audience, brought a “volunteer” onstage and ran up into the bleachers.

The supporting cast showed their adaptabil-ity throughout, racing through characters and costumes at breakneck pace.

Ably directed by stu-dent Leah Holmes, assist-ed by Craig Boyko, the small but talented troupe can give themselves a pat on the back for a fantastic performance of a chal-lenging piece.

Here’s hoping for an encore from the club in the near future.

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The freeway from Campbell River down island is, I’m sure we all agree, a much faster way to go than the orig-inal way; especially when you’re trying to catch a ferry. I do miss the old, scenic route with its many quaint, definitely “Vancouver Island-ish” views. Forced to give your-self some extra time to make the trip, one often turned it into a bit of an excursion with lunch stops, etc.

Thus the new high-road became some-what of a paradox. The ride became faster and easier but the price we’ve paid, it seems, is that we’ve given up our “best in the world” Vancouver Island

views along the famed e a s t e r n s e a s h o r e . There is one spot on the new road, h o w e v e r , that turns my head for a sec-ond, third, and fourth g l a n c e , e spec ia l ly in springtime. Often I’m glad it’s a split, four-lane thoroughfare because I’m all over the road, captivated by the panorama before me. The view is at it’s best when traveling down-island and makes it debut very soon after leaving the Courtenay/Cumberland turnoff.

At this time the road is indeed a “high” way and soon vistas of the distant shore below begin to emerge.

E v e r y spring the f l o w e r s along our h i g h way s

make me leap for my brighter colours as the Scottish Broom turns our landscape into a blaze of gold and yel-low. As if this isn’t enough, just so the yel-lows will really come alive, the purple/blue lupines gather around them. Mother Nature, using her complemen-

tary palette demands your attention, scream-ing out at you out at you from the roadside until she is satisfied that she has flooded your visual senses.

I’ve painted the lupines/broom arrange-ment before, usually between Port McNeill and Port Hardy, and probably will paint this dynamite combination again.

The scene from the highway shown here has beckoned for me to paint it ever since the freeway’s introduction. The springtime flowers begged to be added!

Gordon Henschel owns an art gallery in Nimpkish Heights. www.henschel.ca

Spring on the Island Highway, 20x24 acrylic on canvas. One of the many scenic stops along the old highway which many miss due to the convenience of the upgraded modern route. The artist asks if we pay too high a price by choosing convenience over the unique scenery on offer along Vancouver Island.

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Guiding hands get dirtyMembers of Port McNeill’s Girl Guides program celebrated Earth Day with their annual Pitch-In clean-up of the downtown area. Cathy Griffith


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Clockwise from above: Dawn Briscoe of Port McNeill reaches during her solo dance in Portside Academy’s sixth annual Stars of Tomorrow dance recital at Sunset Elementary School in Port McNeill; Dayna Moore of Port McNeill hits the floor with the rest of Portside Academy’s dance troupe during the contempo-rary piece Asylum; Julianne Stevens and Mackenzie Moore of Port Hardy take a spin; Lyra Fletcher of Alert Bay, left, and Lucy McDowell of Port McNeill lead their junior ballet group onto the stage. J.R. Rardon


Portside Academy of Performing Arts bills its spring recital as Stars of Tomorrow. But dozens of young North Island dancers showed they are already stars last weekend in the sixth annual multi-disciplinary show at Sunset Elementary.

Styles ranged from

ballet, jazz and contem-porary to hip-hop and musical theatre, includ-ing one Bollywood-esque piece complete with veils and jangle-laden costumes.

Portside Academy is a Port McNeill-based school run by chore-

ographer and direc-tor Alana Collins, but features students from multiple North Island communities, includ-ing Port Hardy, Port Alice, Alert Bay and Woss.

Collins followed the finale by presenting a parting gift to the lone graduate this season, Port McNeill’s Karina Cann.

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He is greatly missed by his best friend, companion and partner Pat Booth. I cherish the times we spent in Sointula, Woss and traveling to Mexico. His Mexican friends Tim,

Lilly, Conchita, Russ and Violetta will always remember the good times they spent together. Thank God we had a wonderful traditional Christmas with

family and friends in Mexico each year.

Terry was very happy to be reunited with his family in Detroit. He often

thought about his eldest son Shamus Mallory but was agrieved by the

infrequent contact of his two youngest children from his second marriage.

Many thanks to his 50 plus good friends and neighbours in Woss who gave him a wonderful send off at his celebration of life. Special thanks to Chastity for leading the celebration.

Also to Corrine and Debbie for all their hard work.

We all loved Terry and his outrageous sense of humour and look forward to

seeing him on the other side.

Terry MalloryMarch 2, 1953-April 21, 2013

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The successful candidate will have a degree or certificate in Commerce, Economic Development, and/or Public Administration with exceptional skills in written and verbal communication, computer and database management and experience working in regional and local government. Experience working with First Nations will be considered an asset. A commitment to continuous skills upgrading and improvement and excellent customer service are preferred attributes.

This is an exempt position with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Please forward your resume to: Greg Fletcher, Administrator

Regional District of Mount Waddington by e-mail: [email protected] by June 7, 2013.

To learn more about the RDMW and this posting, please visit our website at www.rdmw.bc.ca.

Family Support Program

Coordinator

The successful applicant will have demonstrated practical experience working with children, youth and their families.

Experience in assisting families in setting developmental goals for their children, monitoring and evaluating progress towards these goals an asset.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle required for work.

Preferred qualifi cations include post-secondary training in ECE and/or children and youth with special needs. An acceptable combination of experience and education will be considered.

The Coordinator is responsible for the

day-to-day running of an after school and weekends activities-based program

for children and youth with special needs. The program provides the opportunities

for socialization, engagement in community

outings, recreational activities and learning basic

life skills.

As a member of our multi-services agency team, this half-time position will receive an excellent benefi ts

package.

Deadline for applications is May 24, 2013

Resumes may be sent to:Executive Director

North Island Crisis & Counselling Centre

SocietyBox 2446,

Port Hardy, BC V0n 2P0Fax: 250-949-8344

Email: [email protected]

Overwaitea Foods in Port Hardy is NOW HIRING.Please bring your resume/reference

letter to the store.

Interviews begin May 21, 2013.

• Do you have great customer service skills?

• Do you enjoy working with the public?

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SERVERS/COOKSNorthern Lights Restaurantin Port McNeill is looking for cooks & servers for our busy

summer season.Please email resume to:

[email protected] or apply in person.

TWO FULL time positions available immediately for an Import Auto dealer in the in-terior of BC. Service Advisor -minimum 2-3 years experi-ence. Apprentice or Journey-man Technician- Both appli-cants must have good attitude, quality workmanship. Email [email protected]


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A22 www.northislandgazette.com Thu, May 16, 2013, North Island Gazette

Kirsten Strussi is happy to take the easy way round the MS Walk at PHSS’s track last week, hitching a ride on the back of auntie Joanne Rowsell.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

HOUSE CLEANING AVAILABLE!

Too tired or too busy to clean?

Call Darlene 250-230-2195

Reasonable rates, commercial or

residential.Call for estimate.

Ref available. Port Hardy area only.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.59/sq ftEngineered - $1.99 sq ftHardwood - $2.79 sq ft

Overnight Delivery in most of BC!www.kingoffl oors.com1.877.835.6670

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

*New Queen MATTRESS Set*PILLOW TOP IN PLASTICMfr. Warranty. Must Sell! $200 ~ (1)250-465-2485

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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AT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patent-ed Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manga-nese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions online; w w w. b i g i r o n d r i l l i n g . c o m . Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188. 25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860. 32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760. 47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. Or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

7175 HIGHLAND Dr. Port Hardy. 2520 sq ft 4bdr home. 2 landscaped lots joined. 2dr garage. Walkout base-ment/suite. 250-949-8922 or www.island.net/~fi shnet. Ask-ing $336,000.

PORT HARDYWell maintained 6-plex

Great investment$385,000

Call Noreen [email protected]

PORT HARDYWell maintained 6-plex

Great investment$385,000

Call Noreen [email protected]

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

PORT MCNEILLMCCLURE APT’S.

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

Call 250-956-3526.

WEST PARK MANOR &

LINDSAY MANOR in Port Hardy

Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great

view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available. Well maintained secure &

quiet buildings. Close to shopping.

2 year rental history and credit check required.

Friendly onsite residentmanagers.

Lisa & Richard. Call 250-949-9030 or email

for info & pictures: [email protected]

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY

with Well-Maintained Furnished Home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm,

2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,

in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call [email protected]

HOMES WANTED

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We will Buy your HouseQuick Cash & Private.Mortgage Too High and

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

HIGHVIEW VILLAGE 7100 Highview Rd Port Hardy, BC. 1994 14x60 manufactured home for sale #74. 2 bath, 3 bdr. $43,500. Financing Avail. Contact Derrick or Tina Hope. 250-949-8859 or 250-527-0114.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

PORT MCNEILLAPARTMENTS

Well managed 1 & 2Bdrm suites. Gym & sauna on site. Call for availability.

Phone Rick250-956-4555

RAAMCO International Properties

VICTORIA, B.C.“A sign of distinction”

Cubbon Apartments For Seniors - 55+1035 North Park StreetBachelor - $575 and upOne Bedroom - $800 & upTwo Bedroom - $950 & up.Close to sunny downtown Victoria and designated for seniors 55 years or older Amenities include a coffee lounge, games room, exer-cise room, and library and garden plots available for your green thumb. Pets wel-come w/some restrictions.

Please call Dick or Diane at 250-383-1162 or email [email protected] to view

our available suites.

Wetherby ApartmentsFor Seniors - 55+ 3205 Wetherby RoadSeniors only please - 55+.Bachelor - $7251 bdrm - $9152 bdrm - $1100This seniors only building has on site laundry, outdoor and covered parking, Shop-ping at Hillside Mall is just steps away. Pets welcome with some restrictions.

Please call Bonny at 250-598-1650

[email protected] to view our available suites.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

PORT HARDY Highland Manor

•Bachelor •1bdrm furnished

•1 and 2 bdrms suitesReferences Call Jason

250-949-0192

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

PORT HARDY: 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath duplex. Avail. May 1st, newer fl ooring, paint etc, F/S, D/W, great condition, quiet central location. Can be avail. furnished if required. N/S, small pets negotiable, refs req’d. Call 250-230-1416.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

PORT MCNEILLMobile Home Park

Pads for rent.Short walk to shopping,

school & ocean.$283.00/ month

Call 250-956-2355

SUITES, LOWER

GREATER PORT Hardy area: Fully private, above ground, 1-bdrm suite, newer ocean view home, across the street from beach. High ceilings. Hard-wood. Tastefully furnished. No excessive drinking. Avail June. 1, $495. 250-949-9970.

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TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

CARS

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

2004 Triple E “ Embassy” 34 ft class A motorhome. 1 slide; 60,000 miles. V-10; gas. Stored Pt. McNeill. $58,000. 604-414-0033.

MARINE

BOATS

16 1/2’ fi berglass boat & galvanized trailer. Comes w/ 2 electric down riggers, GPS chart blotter, Eagle depth sounder, CB, compass, 2 Honda outboards: 7.5HP & 50HP. Runs good. $4500 Call 1-250-205-1218.

20 FT 2011 welded aluminum with 4 electric down riggers and 150 hrp optiamamx 2 stroke. A mercury 20 hrp kick-er with power trim and con-trols. Will sell sperate. Total package $30,000. $10,00 for 150 and $4000 for 20 hrp. Both engines still have 1 yr warranty. Very low hours. Call 250-209-0707.


The award-winning North Island Gazette is looking for a part-time circulation/front office person to join our dedicated team.

Circulation oversees distribution of the North Island Gazette via carriers, couriers and mail to our readers throughout the region. Additional front office responsibilities would include answering phones, assisting the public and taking ads while other staff are out of the office.

The job requires a versatile person who has strong communication skills, works well with the public and youth, multitasks, meets deadlines and has basic math and computer skills. A driver’s license and acceptable driver’s abstract are essential.

The Gazette is looking for someone with a little experience and a lot enthusiasm – who can contribute to our excellent reputation in local communities.

The North Island Gazette is a Black Press publication.

Black Press is Canada’s largest privately held, independent newspaper company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii, with extensive online operations and over 250 websites. Black Press is also a leading commercial printer with 14 printing plants.

Those interested in applying should submit their resume by May 17, 2013 to:

Sandy GrenierNorth Island GazettePublisherBox 458 Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0Fax: 250-949-7655Email: [email protected]

Thank you to all who apply.Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Circulation/Front OfficeNorth Island Gazette

GazetteNORTH ISLAND

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May 20

The North Island Gazette office will be closed Monday, May 20.

Deadlines for ads are:Display Ads: Thursday,

May 16 @ 4pmWord Classifieds: Friday,

May 17 @ 4pm

Have a great weekend!

GazetteNORTH ISLAND

District of Port HarDy

Grants-in-aid, fee-for-services & Honorariums

Applications for Grants-in-Aid, Fee for Services & Honorariums for 2014 will be accepted until 4:00 pm

Monday, September 30, 2013

Please see application requirements on the District website: www.porthardy.ca

Allison McCarrick,Director Financial Services

Special Meeting of the Boardof Education of School District No. 85

(Vancouver Island North)

Tuesday, May 21th, 2013 5:30 p.m. North Island Secondary School

to discuss Trustee Electoral areas

This is a public meeting. All interested parties are welcome.


All manner of art, from visual to spoken to melodic, was put on display for an appre-ciative audience in the inaugural Fine Art Night last Thursday at North Island Secondary School.

A standing-room only crowd shared available space in the school’s multi-purpose room with displays of paintings and sculp-tures by the school’s art classes, and watched as

contestants in a poetry slam alternated time on the microphone with local amateur musi-cians, many of them students.

The event, which also included tea, cof-fee and baked snacks, was organized as a fundraiser for a new kiln for the NISS art department. Student artwork, including a large selection of “junk art” created from items otherwise destined for the landfill, were on sale to the public.

Clockwise from above left: Cori Nielson of Port McNeill sings while her son, Dexter, accompanies on gui-tar during Art Night at NISS last Thursday; Tabby Chapman and Anna Brandson perform at the event; Rain Draeger performs an instrumental guitar solo during Art Night; Celena Barnes sports a hairdo of synthetic dreadlocks. J.R. Rardon

Arts are fine


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Port Hardy Gazette - March 17, 2010

Call E.J. Klassen Motorcade at 250-949-7442, or visit us at 9045 Granville Street, Port Hardy. [License #7983]

Team effort

Left: Team Believe walking arm-in-arm around the PHSS track at the annual MS Walk. This year, participants raised over $9,300 for the cause.Right: Participants in the MS Walk cheer as they com-plete their laps.

A O’Toole

north island gazette, may 16, 2013

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