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• IN MIDWEEK Kokish hatchery vol-unteers make a haul in broodstock collection.
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• BIKE FOR BRAINCycling, surgery help
Port McNeill teacher lick epilepsy.
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• COP FOR DAYPort Hardy youth gets
boost in recovery from Vancouver police.
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ZEBALLOS—A 36-year-old Zeballos woman has been charged with attempted murder in the stab-bing of her 47-year-old spouse in Zeballos on Sunday.
Philip Billy was allegedly
stabbed by Marguerite John dur-ing an argument at their house in Zeballos, Sgt. Craig Blanchard of Port McNeill RCMP said in a news release. Billy was taken to Victoria General Hospital for treatment and
is expected to make a full recovery. On Sunday, Marguerite John was
arrested by Port McNeill RCMP officers and is currently in police custody.
Following a bail hearing in
Campbell River Tuesday, John was remanded into custody. She is scheduled for a criminal remand hearing in Port Hardy Law Court Oct. 1 on the charge of attempted murder.
J.R. RardonGazette editorPORT HARDY—The
bizarre discovery of hun-dreds of dead fish in a dry stream bed last weekend left fisheries biologists at the nearby Quatse Hatchery puzzled, and alarmed at least one resident.
And while the long, dry summer just wrapping up
on North Vancouver Island likely played a role in the die-off, it took a good, steady rain to create the conditions.
The fish, mostly pink salmon, were discovered in Dick Booth Creek, a small tributary of the Quatse River. They were photo-graphed Sunday by local resident Dee Rambo, under
and adjacent to a bridge near the entrance to the Sportsmen’s Rod and Gun Club along the Port Hardy-Coal Harbour Road.
“It’s called Dick Booth Creek, but locally it’s known as Dry Creek,” said Ken Fuller, manager of the Quatse Hatchery, which is located just a couple of kilometres downstream
from the bridge. “And it is a dry creek. I spoke with one of the other workers here at the hatchery and, in all the time we’ve been here, we’ve seen very few pinks even travel in Dick Booth.”
Notified of the find but unsure of the location, Fuller first checked the series of bridges cross-
ing the Quatse River itself before locating the car-casses under the crossing of Dick Booth Creek and reporting it to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
Fuller noted Dick Booth is fed from the Nahwitti watershed to the west,
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NORTH ISLAND LIFE Page 12
SPORTS Page 15
CLASSIFIEDS Page 20-22
Fish flounder in ex-stream conditions
Woman faces charges in stabbing
Leslie Dyck pumps her fist as she and Debbie Maundrell wrap up their final lap in the Terry Fox Run, held Sunday at Port Hardy Secondary School. Below, Tianna Freund turns a lap. See more photos on page 9. A O’Toole
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Training for the Tour de Rock may be more daunting than the actual tour, but riders Donna Fraser and Mike Oliver are gearing up for the challenge. And both riders are thrilled their spouses are so sup-portive.
Learning to clip into peddles on a bicycle was the first skill novice rider Donna Fraser learned for the 2013 Tour de Rock.
“I’d never clipped into peddles before, it took a tumble or two to get it, but I don’t think I will go back now,” she said.
The West Shore RCMP auxiliary constable is no stranger to the tour, – her husband, West Shore RCMP Const. Rod Fraser, was a tour rider in 2011.
“As an alumni rider I can come out on the training rides,” Rod said. “It’s really neat to see her doing it.”
Rod trains with the team when-ever he isn’t working.
“He’s awesome to have support-ing me, especially knowing he’s done it before,” Donna said. “He has helped me tremendously and he’s been an awesome support.”
Before being accepted for the Tour team, neither Fraser nore Donna were avid cyclists, but the couple has found a passion for cycling and say it’s something they will continue to do together after the Tour.
“I know what she’s going through as far as training is going,” Rod said. “Right now they are training her for the physical aspects but nothing can prepare you for the emotional part. For me it was very emotional.”
Meanwhile, Sgt. Mike Oliver is happy to have a stable posting at CFB Esquimalt as a military police officer.
A 16-year military veteran who joined the police in 2002, he has spent much of career deployed overseas, including hotspots like Bosnia and Afghanistan.
This year he joined the tour as he was fortunate enough to be in the country and was eager to take part.
“I’ve spent a lot of my time deployed and I have been helping people abroad,” Oliver said.
Oliver’s wife Tracey has been
instrumental in his fundraising.“This has been for her as much
of a journey as it’s been for me,” he said. “She’s been on board with every fundraiser. She’s been in the dunk tank and done car washes.”
Mike’s fundraisers have been so successful he reached his initial goal of $5,000 months ago. He doubled his goal to $10,000 and just sur-passed that one too.
Oliver has always led an active lifestyle through running, going to the gym and playing hockey. This is the first time he’s ever spent so much time training on a bike.
“Riding in a group setting isn’t the same as just riding on the road. You really have to pay attention to what you are doing,” he said.
The 2013 Tour de Rock team began training in March and has trained hard three days a week working on hills, speed and distance training.
Originally from Ottawa, training for the Tour has been a way for Mike to explore Greater Victoria and have a chance to see Vancouver Island tip-to-tip. “I’ve never been past Cour-tenay,” he said.
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while the Quatse is fed via Quatse Lake to the south. He theorizes a series of rainfalls in August on the Kains Lake Plateau filled Dick Booth Creek and the fish, riding the incoming tide up the Quatse River, turned into the creek rather than battle the shallow-er waters of the Quatse, which has experienced low levels throughout the dry summer.
“We did have a cou-ple dumps of water (at Cain’s Lake) in mid- to late-August,” said Fuller. “What we’re speculating is that we had a rain event that didn’t put much water into the Quatse River main stem, but charged up Dry Creek.”
Then, when the rains
backed off and Dick Booth reverted to its normal dry summer state, the salmon were trapped in an ever-shrinking pool until it ultimately drained away and evaporated.
“I’ve never seen this before in Dick Booth,”
said Fuller. “This kill is hundreds and hundreds of fish. It’s an ugly scene, but it’s good for scavengers.”
The fish carcasses in Dick Booth Creek, still silvery when pho-tographed by Rambo Sunday, were already
fading to brown and grey by Monday afternoon. They were providing a feast for
crows, eagles, black bear and other scav-engers.
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he did not learn about the entrapment of the fish while they were still alive, as Quatse
Hatchery staff could have gathered them up as brood stock for egg retrieval.
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District of Port Hardy
Notice of tax Sale
ROLL NUMBER CIVIC ADDRESS Lot # Plan # UPSET PRICE
4614010 5900 Steel Road 6 33502 4,606.905010010 5920 Beaver Harbour Road 6 28213 11,157.788008082 7500 Glacier Crescent East 42 25013 5,872.749502550 319 Camelot Road 11 810A 801.1610003020 9439 Chancellor Heights 2 349SP 3,184.8110006072 9512 Carnarvon Place 37 31987 1,715.1510007180 7063 Highland Drive 3 VIS6750 5,568.6310007184 7063 Highland Drive 5 VIS6750 5,573.7410007186 7063 Highland Drive 6 VIS6750 5,573.7410007192 7063 Highland Drive 9 VIS6750 3,149.0510007194 7063 Highland Drive 10 VIS6750 3,149.0510007196 7063 Highland Drive 11 VIS6750 4,657.1610007198 7063 Highland Drive 12 VIS6750 4,657.1610007200 7063 Highland Drive 13 VIS6750 3,149.0510007202 7063 Highland Drive 14 VIS6750 4,674.1910007204 7063 Highland Drive 15 VIS6750 4,662.2710007206 7063 Highland Drive 16 VIS6750 3,149.0510007208 7063 Highland Drive 17 VIS6750 7,267.5310007210 7063 Highland Drive 18 VIS6750 3,149.0510007212 7063 Highland Drive 19 VIS6750 3,149.0510007214 7063 Highland Drive 20 VIS6750 3,149.0510007216 7063 Highland Drive 21 VIS6750 3,149.0510007218 7063 Highland Drive 22 VIS6750 3,149.0510007220 7063 Highland Drive 23 VIS6750 3,149.0510007222 7063 Highland Drive 24 VIS6750 3,149.0510007224 7063 Highland Drive 25 VIS6750 3,149.0510007226 7063 Highland Drive 26 VIS6750 3,149.0510007228 7063 Highland Drive 27 VIS6750 3,149.0510007230 7063 Highland Drive 28 VIS6750 3,149.0510007238 7063 Highland Drive 32 VIS6750 6,455.2212003006 7450 Rupert Street 4 201SP 3,140.7612003012 7450 Rupert Street 7 201SP 2,882.1012003014 7450 Rupert Street 8 201SP 2,904.2412003018 7450 Rupert Street 10 201SP 2,857.4212003034 7450 Rupert Street 18 201SP 2,758.8612003064 7450 Rupert Street 33 201SP 2,832.8112029114 7300 Columbia Street 8 VIS4867 3,967.9412033002 7040 Market Street 37 100093 23,518.2012050014 8755 Granville Street 8 27270 70,853.1712050018 7050 Rupert Street 10 27270 129,551.5912055056 9405 Carnarvon Road 29 30320 8,831.18
Pursuant to the Local Government Act and the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that unless the taxes owing are paid, the following properties will be sold by public auction at a tax sale to be held on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 10:00 am in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall, 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy, BC.
Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash, money order or certified cheque a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash, money order or certified cheque by 3:00 p.m. the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 a.m. on the following day.
The District of Port Hardy makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the properties and make all necessary inquiries to municipal and other government departments, and in the case of strata lots to the strata corporation, to determine the existence of any bylaws, restrictions, charges, or other conditions which may affect the value or suitability of the property.
The purchase of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property.
Allison McCarrick, Director of Finance
The Council of the Town of Port McNeill is proposing to continue to exempt by bylaw, certain properties from taxation for a one-year term commencing January 1, 2014.The following properties are exempted by the Community Charter, Section 220 (h) (buildings set apart for public worship, and the land on which the building stands):
The following properties are exempted by the Community Charter, Section 224 (2) (a) (land or improvements that are owned or held by a charitable, philanthropic or other not for profit corporations) and (b) (land or improvements that are owned or held by a municipality, regional district or other local authority and used for the purposes of the authority):
F. Albert Sweet, CATreasurer
TOWN OF PORT MCNEILL
NOTICE OF TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE YEAR 2014
Property Address Estimated Tax Exemption
Broughton Curling Club 2203 McNeill Road $15,800
Royal Canadian Legion 2631 Mine Road $3,300
Guide/Scout Hall 420 Shelley Crescent $2,800
Port McNeill Lions Club 2897 Mine Road $3,400
North Island Community Services Society
1503 Broughton Boulevard $2,500
Broughton Strait Campground
550 Southeast Main Road $2,100
Property Address Estimated Tax Exemption
Bishop of Victoria 430 Chapel Street $1,900
United Church of Canada 155 & 175 Cedar Street $3,300
Full Gospel Church 2450 Catala Place $3,700
Port McNeill Baptist Church 2501 Mine Road $4,100
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
2551 Mine Road $4,100
Port McNeill Jehovah’s Witnesses
2651 Mine Road $2,200
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Gazette staffPORT HARDY—
Councillors voted to end the District’s agree-ment with EPCOR last week.
The motion, that “The council authorizes the mayor and Chief Administrative Officer to execute the termina-tion agreement with EPCOR as amended,” gave the go-ahead to sever the contract with the company, which
provides water man-agement services to the town.
“EPCOR has been very good for the community,” said the mayor. She recalled the occasional “brown ice cubes” that reflected the quality of water in the town before the compa-ny took over the stew-ardship of the system.
She explained that, in the course of reviewing its business relation-
ships, the District had concluded that water standards were now at a level where it felt comfortable resuming control of the system’s operation and mainte-nance.
The mayor noted that when EPCOR began operations in the town its employ-ees were drawn from Public Works staff. This arrangement had left the department somewhat
stretched, she said. Now that the relationship between the town and the company is com-ing to an end, the cur-rent EPCOR employees have been offered posi-tions at Public Works.
“There’s been ongo-ing discussions look-ing at taking back the water and sewer ser-vices from Epcor and
doing any upgrades in-house,” said Director of Corporate Services Jeff Long. “They’ve done a great job for us, but we feel that it’s in the best interest of the taxpay-ers.”
The District expects the transition to take place on September 30.
Committee reviewCouncillors repealed
Motion #2013-118, passed at the previous meeting, and carried an
amended motion in its stead.
The motion, to reap-point two members of the Community Consultative Committee for additional one-year terms was repealed after consideration was given to the length of terms.
The council agreed to appoint the members on two-year terms to maintain the commit-tees policy of overlap-ping terms.
Aquaculture week In response to cor-
respondence from Mary Ellen Waring, Executive Director of the BC Salmon Farmers Association, Port hardy Council agreed to proclaim the week of September 24 as Aquaculture Awareness Week.
This coincides with the association’s AGM, taking place this year in Port Hardy, September 25 and 26.
Council pulls plug on EPCOR agreementCouncil Meeting
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ZEBALLOS
Public Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act and the Community Charter, that unless the taxes owing are paid, the following properties in Zeballos will be sold by Public Auction at a Tax Sale to be held Monday September 30, 2013 commencing at 10:00 am at the Village Office, 157 Maquinna Avenue, Zeballos, BC
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60.000 137 MAQUINNA AVE Lot 5, Block F, Plan 4524, $5,254.65 DL461, Nootka LD, of PCL A DD 60686N
Prospective purchasers of tax sale property are reminded that a tax sale property is subject to taxation under the Property Purchase Act on fair market value of the property to be paid at the end of the redemption period when the title is transferred to the purchaser.
Prospective purchasers of tax sale property are advised that payment must be by cash or certified cheque by 3:00 pm on the day of sale. Failure to complete the transaction will result in the auction being reconvened the following day.
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The Corporation of the Village of Zeballos
Notice of tax Sale
Gazette staffPORT McNEILL—
Vancouver Island Crisis Line will host a suicide prevention workshop here Sept. 20, wrapping up a series of nine work-shops Island-wide, Vancouver Island
Health Authority announced last week.
The workshop will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Black Bear Resort. It will feature the lat-est research from the American Association of Suicidology and
topics include support services for men and connections between substance use and sui-cide.
Space is still avail-able for the Port McNeill workshop. For workshop registra-tion, please visit www.
v ic r i s i s . c a /wor ld -suicide-prevention-week-2013/.
For more resourc-
es and information on suicide preven-tion, please contact the Vancouver Island
Crisis Line: Call 1-888-494-3888 or visit http://www.vicri-sis.ca.
McNeill to host suicide seminar
www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, September 19, 2013
VICTORIA – When Christy Clark became premier in 2011, one of her first priorities was to delay steep increases in BC Hydro rates.
BC Hydro was head-ing to the B.C. Utilities Commission to apply for rate increases totalling 32 per cent over three years. This, obviously, was a problem for an unelected premier whose single mes-sage was that she was good for families, and who faced an election in two years.
The government’s Mr. Fix-It, Rich Coleman, first tried to delay a cou-ple of expensive seismic upgrades, adding to the long history of political fid-dles that pushed off expen-sive problems. BC Hydro’s engineers soon convinced him that if the creaky old Ruskin and Campbell River dams were to bust in a quake, it wouldn’t be good for families downstream.
Then last week, an August working paper on
the need for BC Hydro rate hikes was leaked. It showed BC Hydro making a case for new increases total-ing 26 per cent over two years. The leak came via the Canadian Office and Professional Employees local 378, the BC Hydro inside staff union that has a history of mostly juvenile attacks on the B.C. Liberal government.
Bill Bennett, the current energy minister, spent the next couple of days repeat-ing to anyone who would
listen that this initial pro-posal had already been rejected, and that work was well along to make the rate increase more palat-able. COPE 378 and the NDP played their rehearsed roles. Both tried to blame the situation on private power contracts.
Energy industry law-yer David Austin cal-culates that of the proposed 26.4-per-cent increase, about 3.5 per cent can be attributed to BC Hydro buying power from private sources, at prices competitive with new public power sources such as the Site C dam. Most of it comes from the overdue repairs to those old dams, other costly projects including the addition of turbines to two Columbia River dams, and deferred debt from previous political meddling.
In August I reported that as many as 20 of BC Hydro’s existing pri-vate power purchase con-
tracts will be cancelled or deferred. These run-of-riv-er and wind projects were promoted to maximize clean energy sources, as well as to spread the grid to remote areas. This was Gordon Campbell’s climate change strategy.
Then came the gas boom. Clark seized upon lique-fied natural gas exports as the key to future prosper-ity, and the government soon declared burning gas “clean” as long as it facili-tates LNG production.
Bennett now acknowl-edges that gas-fired power plants are an option for the future. They are cheaper than hydro, small or large.
Bennett’s two tasks are to supply industry with cheap power and get consumer rates under control. It looks as if the gas is being turned up, and Site C is moving to the back burner.
Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and columnist for Black Press. [email protected].
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The cops will be on the case this weekend. More accurately, they’ll be relying on Sarah Case and the many other Vancouver Island supporters who are helping the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock raise money to benefit childhood cancer victims and research.
The Tour begins, as always, on the North Island Saturday evening, with a welcome dinner and auc-tion in Port Alice. The 22 riders will then put their months of training to the test Sunday morning when they ride to Port Hardy for an 11 a.m. com-munity event at the Civic Centre.
From there, they’ll go on to Port McNeill, where a block party awaits at Black Bear Resort begin-ning at 3:15 p.m.
Plenty of fun and games are in store, but the cause is serious. To get an idea how serious, consider the story of Port Hardy youth Miguel Catarata in this week’s Gazette (page 13).
No, Miguel does not have cancer. But his rare congenital condition, acquired at birth, has denied him an opportunity at a normal childhood and impacted his parents’ lives as well with countless trips to hospital.
This is the kind of life faced by childhood cancer victims and their families, and the cops are doing their part to ease the impact of the disease, if not eradicate it altogether.
Case, the 14-year-old, is giving up her hair for a wig and cash donations for to Tour. As she noted, she can always grow more. Good for her for rec-ognizing not everybody can.
It’s opening day on the North Island as the Eagles kick off the hockey season with two games in Port Hardy this Saturday.
Word of the salmon trapped in a pool in Dick Booth Creek came too late for Quatse Hatchery staff to harvest the fi sh.
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Dear editor,When prohibition first
ended, alcohol was sold in stores in controlled envi-ronments, such as liquor stores, and served in bars under restrictions placed on entry by age. Period.
Have you had the free-dom of personal human rights to enjoy an alcohol-ic beverage without fear of arrest either privately in your own home, in public socially or even in another country?
As time went by, alcohol consumption and domestic brewing laws were relaxed. Now anyone, without any regulation or license, can brew their own beer, wine or spirits in the privacy of their own home and con-sume it there with their friends, provided everyone was responsible with the care and consumption of
the alcohol and the law. Substitute cannabis.I am pointing out that
basic personal human rights are being infringed upon, by way of disallow-ing regulated individual domestic cannabis culti-vators and consumers the same rights as the domes-tic alcohol brewers and consumers. Initially we were allowed to cultivate our own herb and now, beginning April 1, 2014, we will not be allowed to have the same right as we had just enjoyed and will again watch our neighbors brew their spirits unhin-dered? In our faces, so to speak.
Why the double stan-dard?
Cannabis — like alcohol — is a pastime. A hobby to relax. Just like tobacco consumption. What do
smokers say? “I need a cigarette to relax.” Beer brewers want more selec-tion and everyone says it’s for personal enjoyment. There — our own personal human rights.
If cannabis is decrimi-nalized in the United States then anyone that puffs for relaxation should not be kept from entering into the United States by ground or air from Canada. We are all, as a whole world, becoming more aware of the practical uses of can-nabis as consumers and do not believe it should be a criminal act to culti-vate or consume it. Thirty years of research and no deaths. Check prescrip-tion cure rates of caus-ing cancers and fatalities. Are the makers of these deadly drugs incarcerated for deaths caused?
Once cannabis is decrim-inalized the criminal ele-ment will be removed because it won’t be hard to legally get anymore — just like alcohol. Alcohol is allowed across the bor-ders and is taxed.
Why is there a separate distinction for cannabis when all that is required is equality between the alco-hol consumer’s rights and the cannabis consumer’s. And it is a long time com-ing. Anyone whom has consumed alcohol and con-sumed cannabis can find no real separate distinction between the two choices for relaxation and con-sumption. Comparatively they are the same.
I demand the re-institu-tion of my basic personal human rights to consume and cultivate cannabis domestically for my own
personal consumption and enjoyment and mental healing.
Gardening slows the blood pressure and creates focus and discipline in an individual and the resul-tant plants create much pride and accomplishment in the grower. Very healthy mindset.
Eventually — and much more quickly than the relaxing of alcohol brew-ing laws — we cannabis consumers will arrive at the point whereby indi-vidual domestic (not for sale) cannabis cultivating will be legal again as it is until April 1, 2014, as we will push for our basic human rights to cultivate for enjoyment and safety and comfort, when enough of us get together to push the powers that be back into sanity.
Regulation — not segre-gation — and legislation is required from govern-ment now. Consumers can continue to be useful, pro-ductive, safe cultivators if given the opportunity.
Regulated and certified domestic cannabis con-sumers are no more of a threat to the safety of a neighbourhood than some-one brewing spirits or beer in their basements.
As more states and prov-inces relax their cannabis consumption laws, entry between the two countries will no longer be consid-ered a political standpoint as cannabis becomes com-mon, just like alcohol.
Should we put it to a vote?
Karen MackCold Lake, Alberta
Congratulations to the 2013 Regional Fall Fair committee! You even ordered the great weather, and the addition of the Farmer’s Market — in town— was an asset (Seaside Market? Maybe another time).
The Regional Fall Fair is an important event that helps bind the North Island together.Thanks to long-time supporter Brenda Fleeton, of Port Hardy, who initiated the meetings, and Gord Glover and
his committee, volunteers, donors, exhibitors and fair-goers.It wouldn’t happen without you!
Helen ScottPort McNeill
May a fair wind blow in fair committee's sails
Pot law: modern day prohibition
September 19Sointula branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library
hosts a museum conference kickoff with Dr. Ed Dutton, University of Oulu, Finland, 7-8 p.m. Info, 250-973-6493.
September 20Community Futures Mount Waddington hosts its
annual Open House and barbecue fund-raiser to benefit the Gazette Hamper Fund, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 14-311 Hemlock St., Port McNeill. Come meet the staff and enjoy a salmon burger or hamburger, by donation. Info, 250-956-2220.
September 21Mount Waddington Highland Dance Association hosts
its annual Highland dance competition, 9:30 a.m., North Island Secondary School. Features competition across multiple skill and age levels, as well as team and indi-vidual choreography classifications and the hornpipe challenge. Vendors, concession.
September 21Port Hardy branch of Vancouver Island Regional
Library hosts an Introduction to VIRL for parents of home-schooled children, 10-11 a.m. Info, 250-949-6661.
September 21Intro to Digital Photography Course, 1:30-4 p.m.,
SEAVAC Multipurpose Room at Port Alice Community Centre. Open to all ages; elementary (accompanied by a parent) and high school students free; registration fee of $7.50 for all others covers two sessions (second class Sept. 28). Bring digital camera, manual and memory stick or photo card for saving photos. Info, Maggie at 250-284-3591 or Corrine at 250-284-3594.
September 21Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock kicks off its 2013 ride
on the North Island. Kickoff Saturday night in Port Alice with dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by auction at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 180; tickets $20.
September 22Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock begins with ride from
Port Alice to Port Hardy’s Carrot Park and Civic Centre for a greeting of the riders and head shaves. Riders will depart shortly after noon for Port McNeill, where a community block party featuring a meet-and-greet with riders and barbecue by donation will be held starting at 3:30 p.m. at Black Bear Resort. Info, www.tourderock.ca.
September 22101 Squadron hosts its annual Battle of Britain parade
and commemoration at the cenotaph in Carrot Park, Port Hardy. Parade beginning at 10:30 a.m., followed by commemoration ceremony, then greeting of Tour de Rock riders at 11:10 a.m.
September 23Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock stops by Sunset
Elementary, 9 a.m., for ‘Bring Your Bike to School’ day. Student cyclists will escort tour riders to Campbell Way to send them off on the remainder of their trip to Victoria. Student bike rodeo to follow.
September 23Invasive species presentation at Gate House Theatre,
7-8 p.m. Guest speaker: Rachelle McElroy, Executive Director, Coastal Invasive Species Committee. Forestry week event, hosted by: Strategic Natural Resource Consultants, Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre, Coastal Invasive Species Committee and North Island Region Invasive Species Partnership.
September 24 Invasive species presentation at the Quatse Salmon
Stewardship Centre, 7-8 p.m. Guest speaker: Rachelle McElroy, Executive Director, Coastal Invasive Species Committee. Forestry week event, hosted by: Strategic Natural Resource Consultants, Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre, Coastal Invasive Species Committee and North Island Region Invasive Species Partnership.
September 25Speaker’s Corner series continues at St. John Gualbert
(A-Frame) Church in Port McNeill, 7 p.m. Featuring discussion of mental health and well-being with regis-tered nurses Heather Mousseau and Karen Bonnell.
September 27Stepping Stones Child Care Centre hosts its annual
AGM dinner and auction, 6 p.m. All-you-can-eat spa-ghetti dinner, live entertainment, door prizes. Openings available on the board of directors.
September 28Joey Clarkson hosts a musical theatre workshop for
youth ages 13-over, 1-5 p.m., Gate House Community Theatre, Port McNeill. Spend the afternoon learn-ing Glee-style music, fun and performance, then join Clarkson onstage that evening for the Gate House Open Mic night, before a theatre audience. Workshop fee $40; to register email [email protected] or call 1-250-334-2208.
September 28Port Hardy Baptist Church will be having a garage
sale fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 6950 Highland Drive
September 28Gate House Community Association’s open mic series
continues, 7 p.m. at Gate House Theatre in Port McNeill. Bring your voice, instrument and talent for a turn on stage, or just pop by for a free evening of entertain-ment. Performers to include Courtenay-based singer-songwriter Joey Clarkson. Info, www.gatehouseca.org.
September 29Annual B.C. Rivers Day celebration at Quatse Salmon
Stewardship Centre. Family fun run 10 a.m.; registra-tion 9:30 a.m. at the pavilion. Run is followed by crafts and activities, marine displays, kids photo ops and hot dog sale. $10 entry for fun run/$20 families up to four people. Regular admission applies in the interpretive centre. Info, Linda at 250-902-0336 or email [email protected].
September 30- October 2The B.C. Breast Screening Mammography Program
comes to the Port Hardy Hospital. To book an appoint-ment time call 1-800-663-9203.
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Town of Port McNeill2013 Notice of Tax Sale
Pursuant to the provision Sec. 254 of the Community Charter and Part 11 Sec. 403 of the Local Government Act, public is hereby given notice that unless the taxes owing are paid, the following properties in Port McNeill will be sold by Public Tax Sale to be held on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the Town Office, 1775 Grenville Place, Port McNeill, BC.
Street Address Legal Description Roll Number Upset Price2033 Chelan Crescent Lot 7, Bl 40, Pl 31127 855.602 $2,499.04
2634 Cardena Crescent Lot 49, Bl 7, Pl 30679 885.358 $10,327.02
1949 Chelan Crescent Lot 64, Pl VIS 1182 892.656 $3,788.98
#27-1877 McNeill Road Pad #27 80000.271 $354.85
Pursuant to Section 420 of the Local Government Act, prospective purchasers of tax sale property are reminded that a tax sale property is subject to taxation under the PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX ACT on the fair market value of the property (to be paid at the end of the redemption period when title is transferred to purchaser).
F. Albert SweetCollector
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The Village of Alert Bay Notice of Tax Sale 2013Take notice that the tax collector for the Village of Alert Bay shall offer for sale the following parcels of real property on which taxes are delinquent.
Address Legal Description PID Upset Price
327 Fir Street Lot A, Plan 3097 000-111-091 $3738.19
Owners of the aforementioned parcels of real property have until 10:00 am, September 30th, 2013 to pay the delinquent taxes plus interest to remove their land and/or improvements from the Tax Sale. Parcels with delinquent taxes outstanding will be sold by public auction at the Council Chambers of the Village of Alert Bay Municipal Office located at 15 Maple Road, Alert Bay, BC at 10:00am on Monday September 30th, 2013. The upset price is the lowest amount for which the Village may lawfully sell each parcel. Payments must be made in cash, by certified cheque, by money order, or by a combination of the three at the time of sale.
Uncertified personal cheques will not be accepted.
Heather Nelson-Smith Tax Collector Village of Alert Bay
Clockwise from left: Jaylon Grenier keeps up the pace for his sponsored 10k run at the annual Terry Fox Run at PHSS track; walkers, riders and dogs make their way around the corner of the track; Ally Dyck takes the quick way round. A O’Toole
Gazette staffPORT HARDY—
Locals came out to the track at Port Hardy Secondary School last weekend for the annual Terry Fox Run to raise funds for the Terry Fox Foundation.
This year saw 26 par-ticipants walk or run laps
around the oval, raising more than $650 for the cancer charity. The run is non-competitive and participants choose their pace and distance.
Each year the event is held across the country to commemorate the icon-ic cancer victim and his Marathon of Hope.
Lapping it up
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Thank YouWe would like to thank the town of Port Hardy
and our Band for the generous donations and
support.
Without the support and love, I would not be able
to do this feast for my daughter Cindy Scow.
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The District of Port Hardy, Port Hardy Fire Rescue & the Port Hardy Volunteer Firefi ghters Association would like to thank the volunteers of the Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary Society for their continuous support to there town and to us. They have helped us with the purchase of an Holmatro Cutter to complete our set of Rescue Equipment on Rescue 15, 6 sets of Bunker Gear to protect our fi refi ghters and training money for us to be trained down island or the trainers we were able to have come to us.
We would like to say ”Thank You” for all the hard work you do for the community and for the help you do for the North Island as a whole. This help came with a price tag of $27,000.00.
Thank You
Congratulations Danielle Engel and Joel Lloyd on your wedding which took place on
August 10th, 2013 at Cluxewe Resort on the beach.
Proud parents are Deborah Purnell and Doug Engel
and Bruce Lloyd and Norma Pullen
From left to right: Corporal Sid Wiseman, RCHA (Royal Canadian Horse Artillery), Nikki Van Buskrik, Corporal Ted Lloyd, Princess Patricia Canadian Flight Infantry, Kira Iskra, Corporal Ben Horst RCHA, Corporal Joel Lloyd RCHA, Danielle Engel, Dara Engel, Master Corporal Phil Wiseman RCHA, Kristy Amos, Corporal Logan Bennett RCHA, Michelle Engel
Just for You
Gazette staffPORT HARDY—
The weekend of September 21-22 will be one to remember for members of the 101 Squadron.
After fifteen years of fundraising and com-munity endeavours, members will put the final memorial cairn in place at the 1940 crash site of the Shark 517 in Haida Gwaii. The marker will complete one of the group’s founding goals: to place a memorial
obelisk at the site of every military avia-tion fatality on the North Island since the Second World War. “Regardless of the cause of their death, each of those young men died serving Canada – patrolling our shores prepared to take on the enemy in whatever form it arrived,” explains the group’s web-site. “Their sacrifice might have been lost to time but their com-mitment to freedom
makes them heroes in our eyes. For 101 Squadron it is truly an honour to leave a trib-ute to their courage for future generations.”
On the night of Sept. 21 the 101 Squadron will host its annual President’s Appreciation Dinner at Babe’s Pub, cele-brating both the proj-ect’s completion and the group’s recogni-tion at the national level.
The group was awarded the Air
Force Association of Canada’s provincial and national Wing of the Year.
“Although 101(NI) Squadron is not a Wing, it is a very active squadron of 888 Wing and should be recognized on its own merits,” read the nar-rative of the nomina-tion.
The group was formed in 1997 by a group of nine former military personnel and one civil avia-tor. A year later they
were chartered by the AFAC, earning the 101 designation by being the association’s first squadron.
Aside from the cairns project, the group also supports local Air Cadet Squadrons and provides bursaries to high school students.
The group has also been hard at work raising funds for an updated cenotaph in Port Hardy’s Carrot Park. A portion of the funds raised at the annual dinner will go
towards supporting that project.
“We’re looking at having that completed next year,” 101 mem-ber Russ Hellberg said.
The day after the dinner, the 101 will be back in an estab-lished role: the annual Battle of Britain com-memoration at Carrot Park. The group will be joined Sunday by members of the Royal Canadian Legion, 888 Wing (Comox) and the Junior Rangers. The
parade is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. with a flyover by Pacific Coastal at 10:40 a.m.
Then, at 11:15 a.m., the groups will wel-come the Tour de Rock riders on the first leg of their fund-raising ride the length of Vancouver Island.
The participants will then continue to the Civic Centre for a by-donation barbecue, cheque presentations and head shaves before the riders depart for Port McNeill.
Weekend to remember for the 101
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A window onto art
Pauline MacDermid, left, chats with Port McNeill artist Lynda Biggs during the third annu-al North Island Night, a part-nership between the North Vancouver Island Artists’ Society and Port McNeill Lions at the Lions Hall Saturday eve-ning.
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Hardy makes (Global) news
Gazette staffPORT HARDY—
Global Television will present its 6 p.m. news hour live from Carrot Park Monday, Sept. 23.
The broadcast kicks off a weeklong tour of Vancouver Island sites for the news team.
Monday’s news hour will include segments
on local news, features and sports.
A special segment of the show will come when a local youth is chosen to help Kristi Gordon present the weather forecast.
The winning youth will win an iPod Touch in addition to being part of the on-air team.
North Island Lifewww.northislandgazette.com Thursday, September 19, 201312
Clockwise from above: The collec-tion of masks is revealed at the feast; Charlie George danc-es at the ceremony; Baxbaxwalanuksiwe’s companions during the Hamatsa series of dances; Hayden Scow with rattle as attendant; Mary-Jane Puglas and Kasia Williams cast a criti-cal eye over the rega-lia.
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Regalia unveiledGazette staffPORT HARDY—The
Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw community had reason to celebrate last weekend.
In fact, there were doz-ens of reasons as the Culture Committee put on a feast to unveil a commu-nity regalia collection.
“After the 40-some-odd years we’ve been here we finally have our own regalia,” explained Gary Walkus.
When the communi-ties of Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw were moved to Port Hardy
many pieces were lost or destroyed. For the past two years the committee have been purchasing a comprehensive collection of masks and regalia to fill a community treasure box.
Last weekend those piec-es — around 30 masks and a similar number of blankets — were present-ed to the community and danced for the first time.
They will now be stored and made available for community members to use in future potlatches and ceremonies.
“It’s a really neat thing to be a part of,” said Walkus, “it helps keep our Nations strong.
“There’s over 900 peo-ple here now (in the com-munity). I really hope they can all take advantage.”
Walkus said that the committee will next turn its attention to 2014 and a planned commemoration event.
Next year will mark 50 years since the bands’ move to Tsulquate Reserve and the committee plans a multi-day event to mark the occasion.
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A play on words, the name of this painting is used to describe the thousands of incredibly scenic places fringing what we call The Inside Passage.
Every summer, as I paint on one of the beaches along our island coastline, it is a rare day not to see at least five or more cruise ships passing by, with tourists hanging off all sides. These are mostly folks who have never seen our coast and are astounded by the magnificence of an environment not to be surpassed by any other in the world! I can never see them pass-ing by without realizing how lucky we are to be able to experience it in depth.
How wonder-ful to kayak out to the Broughton
Archipelago, camp on one of the islets, smell and hear the music of the wilderness. This is just a small part of the Inside Passage, but a real taste of what the hundreds of inlets ema-nating from it are all about.
It is my back yard and my favourite place in the world to be. I love peeking in and out of the islands bordering the Archipelago that
form a protective shield from the winds and waves coming down Queen Charlotte Strait.
They are unique
in form and colour, unique enough that sev-eral years ago National Geographic did a docu-mentary featuring the
White Cliff Islets and surrounding area.
The sea life here seems more abundant with every kind of
aquatic creature mak-ing an appearance. Sea lions are common here, with transient orcas in attendance looking for
weaklings among the group. Thousands of gulls hang around to pick up the pieces and, of course, bald eagles need to be part of the entourage.
It’s hard to write about this area without sounding like a tour-ist brochure, but I’m hooked on it. We first saw Weynton Passage from the deck of the Queen of Prince Rupert on one foggy, foggy morning in 1971. In those days the port of call, coming down from Prince Rupert, was Kelsey Bay.
Today, close enough to my home to be there within an hour, the inside of the Inside Passage has been call-ing me ever since.
Gordon Henschel owns an art gallery in Nimpkish Heights. www.henschel.ca
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A Brush with Henschelwith Gordon
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The artist captures the incredible scenery at a favourite haunt: Inside The Inside Passage. Gordon Henschel
Miguel marks medical milestonesJ.R. RardonGazette editorPORT HARDY—
Being listed tops in your field is a good thing for musicians, athletes, and academ-ics.
For 11-year-old Port Hardy youth Miguel Catarata, not so much.
Miguel’s claim to “fame” since his infancy has been his identification as one of B.C. sickest children. He has undergone more than 300 surger-ies or medical proce-dures in his short life to combat the effects of tracheal stenosis, and has both schooled at and become one of the most recognized faces in BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.
Twice, Port Hardy residents and others on the North Island have hosted benefits to raise funds for Miguel and his parents, Glen and Sally Catarata, so that he might continue life-saving treatments while maintaining as normal a life as pos-sible.
Last month, he achieved positive milestones with the removal of a pair of implanted devices and the news that his sur-
gery schedule to clear his narrowing air-way, once measured in weeks, can now be extended to once every six months.
But a dark cloud looms over this silver lining.
“Everyone says, ‘Oh, now he’s fixed,’” Sally Catarata said. “Well, he’s not. With him approaching puberty, the question is whether the stents supporting his airway will stretch into an adult-sized airway.
“Right now, I’m told his airways will not make it into adult-hood.”
Miguel’s rare condi-tion resulted, in part, from an equally rare congenital heart defect known as a pulmo-nary artery sling, in which the aortic artery essential wraps itself around the trachea and/or bronchial tubes in fetal development.
There are two typi-cal versions of this sling, one of which can be corrected with a simple repositioning of the artery. Miguel had the other version, described in the medi-cal literature as “often fatal”, and requiring a reconstruction of
his trachea from just below his vocal chords to the entrance to his lung cavity.
This pulmonary sling was not discov-ered until Miguel was five months old, and he was 18 months by the time he had open-heart surgery to repair the blockage.
The fix, such as it is, has been a series of seven metal stents to hold the airway open. The stents have had to
be replaced numerous times as he’s grown, and the procedure that now is described as a positive because he needs it “only” twice a year.
Still, an abnormal life is becoming as normal as possible for a youngster who lived in and out of hospital until grade 3. Miguel is living at home, attending classes at Eagle View Elementary School
and participating in as many activities as he can with his peers. Next year, when he’s old enough, he hopes to join the Junior Canadian Rangers
Best of all, he had his G-Tube, a feeding “button” and a vas-cular access device (VAD, for the inser-tion of an IV line in his chest), recently removed.
“There’s no going back,” Sally said.
“Now he’s got to take his medicine like everyone else — through his mouth.”
He’s also taking in more food than ever through his mouth after getting much of his nutrition through the feeding button.
“He’s come a long way with his eating,” Sally said. “They never thought he’d eat normally, but he’s got a fairly normal diet now.”
Last month, Miguel was named an honor-ary officer for a day with Vancouver Police Department and given the full tour, from helping train a puppy in the VPD dog train-ing facility, to trying on full body armour and sighting weap-ons while touring the armoured response vehicle, to touring the harbour in a police boat.
At the end of his day, the policemen took down the boat’s maple leaf flag and presented it to Miguel, who was born on Canada Day.
The experience moved Sally to want to update the condi-tion of the young boy who has benefit-ted from the North
Island’s generosity.“Because the com-
munity has been so great, and they’ve done two major fund-raisers for us, we’re just thankful for every-body helping us out,” she said. “They’re always asking us how he’s doing. Well, he’s not out of the woods, but he’s very well today.”
Best of all, new medical developments offer hope in the com-ing years, which could prove to be a new chal-lenge to the youngster formerly listed among B.C.’s sickest.
In the summer of 2010, in a pioneering treatment at a Great Britain hospital, an 11-year-old boy suc-cessfully received a transplanted trachea, which had been inject-ed with stem cells har-vested from his own bone marrow in an effort to prevent his own immune system from rejecting the transplant.
“This is technology that didn’t exist when Miguel was young,” Sally said. “It gives us a ray of hope, because it’s not ‘Now what do we do?’ That was nice news.”
Miguel Catarata of Port Hardy helped train a police dog during his tour as Cop for a Day with the Vancouver Police Dept. last month. Derek Cain Photography
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J.R. RardonGazette editorPORT HARDY—
The first time Sarah Case had her head shaved in support of the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, it was all in fun.
This time, the Port Hardy teen means business.
The annual Tour de Rock begins its end-to-end cycling ride of Vancouver Island Sunday morning with the Port Alice to Port Hardy leg. By the time the RCMP, law enforcement support and media riders reach the south end of the Island 14 days and 1,000 kilometres later, they’ll have taken part in a host of fund-rais-ing events for pediat-ric cancer research and programs for children with a history of can-cer.
At the front of the line is Case, who has committed her substan-tial mane of dark red hair to the cause with a head-shaving event at the Civic Centre Sunday. Port Hardy’s tour event will be held from 11 a.m.-12:45
p.m. and include pre-sentations, a barbecue by donation and, of course, head shaves.
“I don’t really need my hair,” Case said with a shrug while pre-paring for practice with the North Island Eagles midget hockey team. “Because I can always grow more.”
She knows this from experience, hav-ing undergone a head
shave years ago, as a seven-year-old elemen-tary school student.
“But that time was different,” she said. “This time, I’m trying to help raise money.”
With the help of a Facebook page start-ed earlier this month, Case last weekend was well on her way to her goal of $1,000 in dona-tions before the Cops’ arrival this weekend.
As of last Saturday afternoon, she had already brought in $870 toward the Tour de Rock fund that will assist childhood cancer victims with trips to Camp Goodtimes and other activities, as well as cancer research.
“I feel pretty good (about the response),” she said. “It’s pretty exciting.”
Her involvement with the Tour de Rock is personal for Case. She lost her grandfa-ther to the disease three years ago, and also lost
a great-uncle to cancer.Case hopes her hair
will be used to make a wig for a needy can-cer victim. She is cer-tainly providing plenty of material, having had her last cut for length more than two years ago. But she admits her decision to submit to the shave was made only in the past month.
“I started thinking about it in August, at the Vernon (Junior
Canadian Ranger) ETS training,” she said.
The Tour de Rock’s 22 riders have been training since March for the gruelling pedal down-Island. They will arrive in Port Alice Friday and attend a welcome dinner and auction hosted by the community at the Legion Hall.
After a hearty break-fast, they will ride Sunday morning to Port Hardy, swinging by the Battle of Britain commemoration at Carrot Park on their way to the Civic Centre for introductions and head shaves.
At 1 p.m., riders leave for Port McNeill,
where they will be hosted in a communi-ty block party begin-ning at 3:15 p.m. at the Black Bear Resort.
The event will fea-ture meet-and-greet, a barbecue by donation and kids’ crafts and activities.
The Tour resumes Monday morning with a stop at Sunset Elementary School, which has designated the day as Bring Your Bike to School Day. After a presentation, student riders will escort the tour riders to Campbell Way as they begin their trek to Sayward and points south. A bike rodeo will follow at school.
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Left: Port Hardy teen Sarah Case lets down her hair for one of the last times before she has it shaved off to benefit the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock Sunday.Above: The seven-year old Case sports a shaved head at a previous Cops for Cancer visit to the town. Vince Case
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September 21Rep hockey
North Island Eagles peewees host Comox Valley, 12:15 p.m., Port Hardy; Eagles bantams host Victoria, 2:30 p.m., Port Hardy.
Stock carsTri-Port Motor Sports Club hosts points series racing at Tri-Port Speedway, 6 p.m. Concession, kids play area. $5 adults, $3 teens, $2 under 12 and seniors.
September 21-22Motocross
Vancouver Island Motocross season points series races at Seven Mile Track. 9:30 a.m. start both days; concession. Tickets $10, $5 youth Saturday, $5/$2.50 Sunday.
September 23Soccer
Port Hardy Secondary senior boys at North Island Secondary, Port McNeill, 1:15 p.m.
November 1-3Minor hockey
Port McNeill Minor Hockey novice tournament, Chilton Regional Arena. Concession, raffles, 50/50, more. Info, pmmhctournament@
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November 9-11Minor hockey
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Teacher moves into fast laneJ.R. RardonGazette editorPORT McNEILL—
His participation in this week’s Tour de Victoria cycling event does not qualify him as a marvel of mod-ern science. But Ron Mollinga believes that if he hadn’t taken up cycling for his person-al well-being, he may never have beat the epileptic seizures that plagued him for nearly three decades.
Prevented from driv-ing a motor vehicle by his condition, which first struck when he was 22, Mollinga, a 51-year-old teacher at Sunset Elementary School, first took up bike-riding after bal-looning from his usual 150 pounds or so to 185 pounds almost a decade ago.
“The doctor said my BMI (body-mass index) was getting up there,” said Mollinga. “In my mind, I took that as, ‘You’re saying I’m getting fat.’”
So, presented a used mountain bike by his father-in-law, Mollinga began riding the short jaunt from his home to Sunset, which he used to walk. Soon, those rides extended to tours around Port McNeill’s streets and up and down its hills as he noticed he was losing weight and feeling bet-ter with himself.
But those rides made the leap from therapeu-tic to “training” when his doctors said they might have identified a procedure to eliminate once and for all the seizures.
“I was excited when the doctors said sur-gery was a possibil-ity to cure me,” said Mollinga, who will take part with more than 1,000 other rid-ers Sunday in the 100-kilometre section of the Ryder Hejesdal Tour de Victoria, his first major cycling event. “And I knew the healthier I was, the
better chance I had of coming through the operation.”
So Mollinga, a teach-er at Sunset Elementary School, stepped up his riding, getting a newer, faster road cycle and cranking up his riding to be in the best possi-ble physical condition for what can only be described as brain sur-gery, which was under-taken in two stages over an 11-day period in January of 2012.
Following an alpha-bet soup of tests over several years — MRI, CAT scan, WATA test — doctors identi-fied as many as three “vascular malforma-tions” on the surface of Mollinga’s brain that most likely were caus-ing his seizures.
His affliction was not the dramatic, full-body, grand mal seizure, but rather petit mal sei-zures, debilitating in their own way as they left him conscious but unable to function nor-mally in front of his classroom, while per-
forming as a musician — his avocation out-side of teaching — or on his mountain bike, on which he suffered several crashes.
In January of 2012, he took leave from his job and went in for the procedure, which involved removal of his skull in two sections and the implanting of electrodes directly into his brain as doctors monitored Mollinga for nearly two weeks.
“In the 11 days I was in the hospital under observation, they recorded 150 seizures,” he said.
Following the tests, two of the malforma-tions were removed and blood vessels reat-tached. After 14 days in hospital, Mollinga was released and has been seizure-free since.
“I left the hospital on Lesa’s 50th birthday,” he said of his wife, an administrative assistant
with Vancouver Island Health Authority.
“That was the best birthday present any-one could get,” Lesa said. “And every day with no seizures was like another victory. After one month, it was like, yahoo! Then there was another month, and another month.”
And as the seizure-free months piled up, an interesting thing happened to Ron. He was awarded a driver’s license he had not been able to use since he was 22, but what he most wanted to do was ride his bike. Ride it farther. Ride it faster. And along the way, he became a staunch advocate for cycling.
He got new gear. He moved from riding the streets of Port McNeill to Highway 19. His rides now may take him to Port Alice, Port Hardy, Beaver Cove. Hundreds of kilome-tres a week, in fact.
He even made a believer of Lesa, who has since got a Metro
cycle — sort of a cross between a road cycle and a mountain bike — and who often joins Ron on his long rides on Hwy. 19.
“I saw how physi-cally fit he was and how good he felt,” said Lesa. “And now I find my muscle tone is bet-ter, my cardio is better, and I’m losing weight. Overall, my health is better and I have less stress.”
That’s music to Ron’s ears. He makes a point of noting this week-end’s ride in Victoria is not a race, but a “ride”. And, while he likes the speed and competi-tiveness of cycling, he would just like to see as many people as pos-sible take advantage of its benefits.
“I’m 51 years old, and I’m in better shape than I was when I was 20,” he said. “Anybody can do this, and any-body can benefit from it.”
After all, it’s just cycling. It’s not brain surgery.
Port McNeill teacher Ron Mollinga stands on his pedals during a training ride on Hwy. 19 for this week's Ryder Hejesdal Tour de Victoria cycling event.Below, Mollinga relaxes with his bike before going out on a ride.
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Gazette staffPORT HARDY—
Having enjoyed its largest turnout of driv-ers and cars in several years over the past month, the Tri-Port Motor Sports Club is planning to pull out all the stops this Saturday when it wraps up its 2014 track points championship series at Tri-Port Speedway.
Time-ins begin at 6 p.m., followed by a trophy dash, two heat races and a main event.
Reigning track cham-pion Glen Day has all but clinched a repeat title by building up a big lead over teammate and former champion Daniel Hovey. But organizers will give fans a bonus with a “Last Driver Standing” main event to wrap up Saturday’s show.
The first 20 laps of the main will be held as a traditional points race. At that point, rac-ing will continue, with drivers continuing to amass points for laps until forced to the pits. Once a car leaves the track it may not return, and the race ends when only one car remains running.
“There will have to be some strategy involved,” said Darlene
Cartwright, long-time track volunteer. “They’ll have to con-sider fuel conservation along with everything else.”
On Sept. 7, in the last points series race, Hovey posted the fast qualifying time and earned top points for the evening. But he was hardly able to dent the overall lead of Day, who won both the sec-ond heat and the main event.
Day sits at 837 points for the season, with Hovey next at 605 and Brock Shore third with 530 points.
Shore won both the trophy dash and the first heat in the Sept. 7 event.
Tickets for this week-
end’s racing are $5 for adults, $3 for teens and
$2 for children and seniors.
AUTO RACING
Tri-Port Speedway Series Points Races
Sept. 7
Fast time: Daniel Hovey.Trophy Dash: Brock Shore.Heat 1: 1. Shore; 2. Hovey; 3. Cody Robbins.Heat 2: 1. Glen Day; 2. Robbins; 3. Hovey.Main event: 1. Day; 2. Shore; 3. Robbins; 4. Ryan Doyle; 5. Hovey; 6. Steven Demoe.
Season points1. Day, 837; 2. Hovey, 605; 3. Shore, 530; 4. Jared Breitkreitz, 394; 5. Doyle, 373; 6. Paul Weeks (4), 299; 7. Robbins, 268; 8. Demoe, 163; 9. Weeks (44), 136.
It’s that time of year again! Port Hardy Minor Hockey will be taking registrations for the 2013-2014 season.Registration forms available at Jim’s Hardy Sports, North Star Cycle and Sports and the arena. Any questions and concerns please feel free to contact me.
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Track title on the line in finale
Glen Day (77) leads out of the turn during last month's Dust Bowl race meet at Tri-Port Speedway. A O'Toole
Bryan Whitcomb peels off a visor protector during a muddy motocross race at Seven Mile Track during racing in May. J.R. Rardon
Motocross madness back for final run
Gazette staffSEVEN MILE TRACK—
Competitive dirt-bike racing returns to the North Island’s track this weekend as Tri-Port Motocross host the 12th and 13th points series events on the Vancouver Island Motocross Series Schedule Saturday and Sunday.
Action begins at 9:30 a.m. both days, with competition across levels ranging from pre-schoolers on 50cc bikes to veterans in the plus-40 classification.
Saturday’s event includes two sets of motos, the first from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and, following a brief lunch
break, another from 1-4 p.m.Sunday’s session is a
single moto, running in the 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. slot.
Riders are expected from each of the VIMX clubs, located in Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Campbell River and Tri-Port. The season wraps up with the final round and banquet Oct. 13 in Campbell River.
A concession trailer will be on-site both days. Admission for Saturday’s double-race session is $10 for adults; $5 for children. On Sunday, tickets are half-priced at $5 for adults and $2.50 for children.
Dan Nikirk takes a jump while the pack give chase during a moto at Seven Mile Motocross Track in May. The track host a pair of Vancouver Island points series events this weekend.
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Race Weekend at theTri Port Motocross Track
Come and support your local riders
Sept. 21Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm
Round 12 - 2 moto’s
Sept. 22Time: 9:30am - 1:30pm
Round 13 - 1 moto
Saturday Costs: Children under 16 - $5 • Adults - $10Sunday Costs: Children under 16 - $2.50 • Adults - $5
Rep hockey under wayJ.R. RardonGazette editorPORT HARDY—
When Andrew Laming agreed to take on the post of head coach for the North Island Eagles rep hockey program, he figured he’d landed a fairly cushy gig.
That all changed this summer when nearly 80 North Island youth hockey players turned out for spots on four competitive teams.
“When I took on the job, the talk was we’d have one rep team — maybe,” said Laming. “We’re off to a good start.”
The large and, frank-ly, surprising, turnout means the Eagles will field all four compet-itive-level squads — midget, bantam, pee-wee and atom develop-ment — for just the second time in five years.
Two weeks of tryouts wrapped up at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena in Port Hardy last weekend, and the first round of “tiering” games, to determine competitive divisions for the coming season.
Play begins this Saturday when the peewees host Comox at 12:15 p.m. and the bantams host Victoria at 2:30, both games in Port Hardy.
The Eagles draw players from the Port Alice, Port Hardy and Port McNeill minor hockey associations, which has included players from Woss, Sointula and, in recent years, an increasing turnout from Alert Bay.
Because of the uncertainly of turnout in the weeks leading up to tryouts, coaching slots for the upper age groups were only final-ized in the days lead-ing up to the start of practices. Dan Slater, a first-time rep coach, takes the helm for the midgets, though he has experienced support from D’arcy Deacon of Port Hardy and former rep midget assistant Rob Brittain of Port McNeill.
Ray Bono of Port McNeill steps in as head coach of an
intriguing atom devel-opment club. With six returning players from last year’s surprising newcomer team and the addition of several skilled first-years mak-ing the leap from the novice level, the atoms shape up as impact players in Vancouver Island’s recreation division.
Marty Gage of Port Hardy moves up from atom coach to lead the peewees this season. He’ll keep six stand-outs from his 2012-13 atom development club, most of whom played on a success-ful spring traveling team from Vancouver Island, to mix with returning second-year players from last year’s peewee team.
The team that may have been the biggest question mark coming into the current season, is the 13-14-year-old bantams. The team will be coached by Boni Sharpe of Port McNeill, who has coached an all-girls Tri-Port team for the past two years — first as peewees in 2011-12 and then as ban-tams last season. She had planned to coach her core group of five North Island bantam girls on a North Island squad filled with play-ers from elsewhere on the Island and Lower Mainland, but the loss of several Powell River players due to unwork-able ferry schedules shut down her pro-posed girls team.
Instead, the five local girls tried out for — and made — the Eagles bantam team, which did not compete last year due to low turnout at tryouts.
“If my girls couldn’t play on their own team, I wanted them to have a chance to keep their skills up at a competi-tive level,” said Sharpe. “I encouraged them to try out, and they all made the (bantam) team.
“We’re sort of a mixed bag of beans.”
The Eagles bantams are a blend of the aforementioned girls — Emma Mitchell, Kerrigan Sharpe and Mercedes Trevor of Port McNeill and Rebecca Spafford and Tiffany Watson of Port Alice — several second-year bantams whose last experience
with contact hockey came as peewees with the Eagles two years ago, and a number of first-year bantams see-ing contact hockey for the first time.
“It’s rare, but not unprecedented, for a woman to coach at this level,” Laming said, noting the posting of Port McNeill’s Liza Furney as an Eagles coach in the 2007-08 season. “There’s going to be a huge learning curve for those (bantam) kids, and a huge learning curve for the coaching staff.
“But that’s our goal across the association. We want to make it a learning experience for all the kids, but also to keep it fun. We want to make it so no kid wants to quit hockey.”
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Riley Heemels winds up for a slap shot during a practice of the North Island Eagles midget hockey team Saturday at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena in Port Hardy. J.R. Rardon
Cameron Grant, left, pressures Sean Pineda in the corner during a team scrimmage of the North Island Eagles bantam hockey squad on the final day of tryouts Saturday.
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VILLAGE OF PORT ALICEVILLAGE OF PORT ALICEVILLAGE OF PORT ALICEVILLAGE OF PORT ALICENOTICE OF 2013 ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX SALENOTICE OF 2013 ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX SALENOTICE OF 2013 ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX SALENOTICE OF 2013 ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX SALE
Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act (Section #405) public notice is hereby given, that Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act (Section #405) public notice is hereby given, that Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act (Section #405) public notice is hereby given, that Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act (Section #405) public notice is hereby given, that unless the outstanding taxes are sooner paid, the following property in Port Alice will be offered forunless the outstanding taxes are sooner paid, the following property in Port Alice will be offered forunless the outstanding taxes are sooner paid, the following property in Port Alice will be offered forunless the outstanding taxes are sooner paid, the following property in Port Alice will be offered forsale at a public auction. The sale will be held on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. insale at a public auction. The sale will be held on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. insale at a public auction. The sale will be held on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. inthe Municipal Office Council Chambers at 1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, BC. (250) 284-3391.the Municipal Office Council Chambers at 1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, BC. (250) 284-3391.the Municipal Office Council Chambers at 1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, BC. (250) 284-3391.
FOLIO STREET ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION TOTAL UPSET PRICEFOLIO STREET ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION TOTAL UPSET PRICEFOLIO STREET ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION TOTAL UPSET PRICE236000 A-601 Nigei Street Lot 35, Plan VIS1, DL 2137 $1,701.74
Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District4
268000 4 Dogwood Lane Lot 4, Plan VIS2, DL 2137 $2,771.29Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
321000 57 Clark Drive Lot 57, Plan VIS2, DL 2137 $3,667.58Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644003 403-1083 Maquinna Ave. Lot 3, Plan VIS6313, DL 2137 $2,073.65Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644004 404-1083 Maquinna Ave. Lot 4, Plan VIS6313, DL 2137 $2,068.05Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644042 1-1261 Marine Drive Lot 1, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,269.14Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644043 2-1261 Marine Drive Lot 2, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,270.30Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644044 3-1261 Marine Drive Lot 3, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,270.30Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644045 4-1261 Marine Drive Lot 4, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,270.30Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644046 5-1261 Marine Drive Lot 5, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,270.30Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644047 6-1261 Marine Drive Lot 6, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,270.30Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644048 7-1261 Marine Drive Lot 7, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,270.30Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644050 9 Copper Crescent Lot 9, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,092.78Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644051 10 Copper Crescent Lot 10, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,215.22Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644052 11 Copper Crescent Lot 11, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,200.65Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644053 12 Copper Crescent Lot 12, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,409.59Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644054 13 Copper Crescent Lot 13, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,416.34Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644055 14 Copper Crescent Lot 14, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,513.01Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644056 15 Copper Crescent Lot 15, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,453.41Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644057 16 Copper Crescent Lot 16, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,484.86Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644058 17 Copper Crescent Lot 17, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,453.41Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644059 18 Copper Crescent Lot 18, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,416.34Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
644060 19 Copper Crescent Lot 19, Plan VIS6765, DL 2137 $2,419.69Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
723000 1057 Matsqui Ave. Lot 22, Plan 19973, DL 2137 $5,680.73Port Alice, BC Rupert Land District
80000070 7-1191 Marine Drive Bay #7, Manufactured Home, DL 2137 $1,394.54Port Alice, BC Reg. #6875, Rupert Land District
80000160 16-1191 Marine Drive Bay #16, Manufactured Home, DL 2137 $1,397.36Port Alice, BC Reg. #7539, Rupert Land District
80000190 19-1191 Marine Drive Bay #19, Manufactured Home, DL 2137 $4,161.93Port Alice, BC Reg. #20515, Rupert Land District
80000240 24-1191 Marine Drive Bay #24, Manufactured Home, DL 2137 $1,242.84Port Alice, BC Reg. #20948 Rupert Land District
80000420 42-1191 Marine Drive Bay #42, Manufactured Home, DL 2137 $9,879.92Port Alice, BC Reg. #30076, Rupert Land District
80000450 45-1191 Marine Drive Bay #45, Manufactured Home, DL 2137 $1,279.03Port Alice, BC Reg. #4133, Rupert Land District
80000680 68-1191 Marine Drive Bay #68, Manufactured Home, DL 2137 $1,852.43Port Alice, BC Reg. #33842, Rupert Land District
80000743 74-1191 Marine Drive Bay #74, Manufactured Home, DL 2137 $1,203.42Port Alice, BC Reg. #94143, Rupert Land District
80000940 94-1191 Marine Drive Bay #94, Manufactured Home, DL 2137 $1,821.63Port Alice, BC Reg. #52879, Rupert Land District
Prospective purchasers of tax sale property are reminded that a tax sale property is subject to Prospective purchasers of tax sale property are reminded that a tax sale property is subject to Prospective purchasers of tax sale property are reminded that a tax sale property is subject to taxation under the Property Transfer Tax Act (Sec. 420 [4]) on the fair market value of the property.taxation under the Property Transfer Tax Act (Sec. 420 [4]) on the fair market value of the property.taxation under the Property Transfer Tax Act (Sec. 420 [4]) on the fair market value of the property.taxation under the Property Transfer Tax Act (Sec. 420 [4]) on the fair market value of the property.This tax is to be paid at the end of the redemption period when title is transferred to the purchaser.This tax is to be paid at the end of the redemption period when title is transferred to the purchaser.This tax is to be paid at the end of the redemption period when title is transferred to the purchaser.This tax is to be paid at the end of the redemption period when title is transferred to the purchaser.
Gail LindProperty Tax CollectorProperty Tax CollectorVillage of Port AliceVillage of Port Alice
Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act (Section #405) public notice is hereby given, that unless the outstanding taxes are sooner paid, the following property in Port Alice will be offered for sale at a public auction. The sale will be held on Monday,
September 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Municipal Office Council Chambers at 1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, BC. 250-284-3391.
Prospective purchasers of tax sale property are reminded that a tax sale property is subject to taxation under the Property Transfer Tax Act (Sec. 420 [4]) on the fair market value of the property. This tax is to be paid at the end of the redemption period when title is transferred to the purchaserGail LindProperty Tax CollectorVillage of Port Alice
Village of Port aliceNotice of 2013 aNNual ProPerty tax sale
Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce welcomes our newest Members!
Kagoagh Resort & Fishing Lodge, is located in the west coast village of Quatsino, accessible only by boat or float plane. Kagoagh Fishing Lodge and Resort is a secluded, ocean access, fishing property located on Hecate Cove. World class salt and freshwater fishing grounds are within minutes of the resort. If fishing isn’t your passion, whale watching, kayaking, hiking, surfing and diving will certainly round out any adventure seekers vacation. Kagoagh Resort and Fishing Lodge is your perfect Vancouver Island destination. A spectacular combination of activity, relaxation and breathtaking scenery await.
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End of Summer Farewells
It seems like summer just started and now we are into September. We had a very busy and fun 2013 season at the Visitor
Centre. Our summer students: Brad, Adam & Matthew were awesome ambassadors for Port Hardy. Brad will be with us until October, but we have said goodbye to Matthew & Adam as they head back to school. We wish them well and look forward to seeing them around town. Kyli, our BC Ferries VIC representative, finishes the season at the end of the month. We thank her for all her hard work and representing the North Island with such enthusiasm.
GM LUNCHEONS
The September 18th luncheon was a BBQ at the Quatse pavilion hosted by the Chamber. All local businesses are invited - you did not have to be a Chamber member to attend this event. There was good food, good conversation and information on what the Chamber can do for your business. As we welcomed everyone back from the summer break it’s evident there is much to do this winter. Thank you to those that attended. There will be an announcement in the next few weeks in regards to our GM Luncheons so stay tuned!
GazetteNORTH ISLAND
Chamber Updatesubmitted by Carly Perkovich
Port Hardy & District Chamber of Commerce Executive DirectorSubmissions to Update: Fax: 250-949-6653 or email [email protected]
Welcome new members and farewell to our summer students.
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Public NoticePursuant to Section 224 of the Community Charter, Council may by bylaw exempt land or improvements or both from taxation. The Council of the District of Port Hardy will give consideration for a proposed Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw at their Council Meeting, on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Municipal Offi ce, 7360 Columbia Street for the following property for the 2013 taxation year. The amount of general municipal taxes that would be imposed on the property if it was not exempt for the year in which the proposed bylaw is to take effect is provided for the Public’s information.
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Organization Address
Fort Rupert Curling Club 5485 Beaver Harbour Road 6,814 6,951 7,090
Grassroots Garden Society 7580 Park Drive 400 408 416
North Island Crisis & Counselling Centre Society
8735 Hastings Street 1,254 1,279 1,305
North Island Crisis & Counselling Centre Society
7095 Thunderbird Way 2,439 2,488 2,538
PH Chamber of Commerce 7250 Market Street 3,880 3,957 4,036
PH Heritage Society 7110 Market Street 4,575 4,667 4,760
PH Hospital Auxiliary 8720 Main Street 2,521 2,572 2,623
PH Seniors Housing 7480 Rupert Street 1,969 2,008 2,049
Rainbow Country Day Care 8870 Central Street 2,072 2,114 2,156
Royal Canadian Legion 4965 Beaver Harbour Road 2,289 2,335 2,381
Tri Port Motorsport Association
5935 Bronze Road 806 822 838
Estimated total exemption from Municipal taxes
29,019 29,600 30,192
A. McCarrickDirector of Financial Services
Forestry week on tapGazette staffPublic presenta-
tions on invasive spe-cies, particularly knot-weed, will take place
next week as part of National Forest Week.
The public is invited to discussions in Port McNeill Sept. 23, 7-8
p.m. at Gate House Theatre, and at Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre in Port Hardy Sept. 24, 7-8 p.m.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) affects an estimated nine in every 1,000 infants. And because the wide-ranging symptoms are not always visibly apparent, it is sometimes called an invisible disability. Yet those who live with FASD face life-long challenges that most of us don’t ever have to worry about.
➢ They often have diffi culty fi nishing high school, building strong and long-lasting relationships or holding down a job.
➢ They can be overwhelmed by day-to-day life challenges.
➢ They often need help integrating into society.
FASD has no preferred ethnicity, gender or social class, and it exists in communities throughout the world, including yours. That’s why it’s so important that we, as a province, come together to support women to be healthy and have healthy pregnancies, and to recognize those who live with FASD every day of their lives.
To mark FASD Prevention and Support Month, awareness brochures and posters are featured in all 195 BC Liquor Stores throughout the province as a poignant reminder that it’s everyone’s responsibility to ensure babies are given a healthy start in life. Materials are available year-round in BC Liquor stores and online and are widely
distributed to parent support agencies and other health and women’s organizations throughout the province.
Government and community partnerships help ensure FASD supports are available throughout B.C. for affected children and families. These include assessment and diagnosis for children; personalized assistance and information for families; information for teachers and
school district staff to help address the needs of students with FASD; prenatal and postpartum support for expectant mothers; support for at-risk mothers to promote healthy pregnancies; and a
Personalized Supports Initiative that gives adults with FASD access to services.
SEPTEMBER is
Fetal Alcohol Awareness month
There is no safe amount of alcohol, no safe type of alcohol
and no safe time to drink during pregnancy.
Alcohol and pregnancy don’t mix.
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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
11/13
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: 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10am
Father Scott Whittemore 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
11/13
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
GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village
(8898 Park Dr)Saturday/Sabbath
10:00 am-Sabbath School11:15 am-Worship Service
Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell
11/13
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Planning Administrative Assistant Port Alberni
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Road Foreman Woss
Scale Specialist Port McNeill/Beaver Cove
Kitchen StaffHELP WANTED
All kitchen staff - cook, line cook, chef.
Experience preferred but willing to train the right person.
Please apply in person at 8700 Hastings St or
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSIn Port Alice-Tues at 7:30 pm in room 101 of the community center. NA welcome. Call Deb or Bob at 250-284-3558 for more info.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm. Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS - Port Hardy meets on Mondays & Fridays at 8pm. Located at Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray St. (rear en-trance), Port Hardy, B.C. For more information call 1-877-379-6652.
FRASER SHINGLES AND EXTERIORS. Sloped Roofi ng/ Siding Crews needed at ourEdmonton branch. Great wag-es. Own equipment is aMUST. For info contact Giselle@ 780 962 1320 or at email: [email protected]
GUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General laborers andtradesmen for oil and gas in-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message. For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
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COMING EVENTS
GROW MARIJUANA Com-mercially. Canadian Commer-cial Production Licensing Con-vention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriott Hotel. www.greenlineacademy.com Tickets: 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.
MT Cain Alpine Park Society ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7:00 p.m. Friday September 20th, 2013 Mount Cain Day Lodge Work party scheduled for Saturday, September 21st Volunteers are also needed September 20 & 22 Any ques-tions email [email protected]
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL
WE CAN HELPPort McNeill-Mon and Fri 8pm
Room 3 at the old school. 375 Shelly Crescent.
Call Greg 250-949-0153 or Rick 250-230-4555. Sointula-Thur 7:30pm at the Sointula Medical Centre. 25 2nd St. Call Annie 604-250-7085.
LOCAL CRISIS LINE 24/7Port Hardy
(250)949-6033Alert Bay/Kingcome
(250)974-5326
LOST AND FOUND
FOUND: LARGE sum of mon-ey. Call to claim & where it might have been lost. Call 250-949-7060 Tues-Fri 9:30am-5pm.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
LOST AND FOUND
LOST iPOD 4th generation.A nice lady picked my son up, walking on Byng Rd, Tues. Sept 3. His iPod may have fallen out of his pocket in your car. (grey). iPod is in blue case with another blue case under it. If found please call 250-230-7940 or 250-949-7940. Darlene or Patrick Oneil.
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Weston Bakeries is looking for an independent dis-tributor for the Campbell River and Port Hardy re-gions. Must be physically fi t with prior business experi-ence. Contact Cory for more details, 1-250-580-0135
Asking price $115,000.
HELP WANTED
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Pheora Waddell of Port McNeill, four months, enjoyed the Farmer’s Market during the Mount Waddington Fall Fair Saturday.
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Alterra Power Corp. is a leading global renewable energy company. Alterra manages seven power plants totaling 616 MW of capacity, including two geothermal facilities in Iceland, a geothermal plant in Nevada, a solar facility in Ontario, and British Columbia’s largest run-of-river hydro facility and largest wind farm. The company’s 302 MW share of production capacity generates approximately 1,400 GWh of clean power annually. Alterra also has an extensive portfolio of exploration and development projects, a skilled international team of developers, explorers, builders and operators to support its growth plans.
Operations TechnicianAlterra’s 40% owned Toba Montrose General Partnership (TMGP) is operating the East Toba River and Montrose Creek run of river hydroelectric plants north of Powell River.TMGP is seeking a qualified individual to join our current team of Operations Technicians who are responsible for the operation of the East Toba and Montrose facilities. An emphasis will be placed on hiring a qualified local resident and/or a First Nations partner.
The ideal candidate will have the following experience and qualifications:
• Previous experience in a hydroelectric generating station and/or performing operations and maintenance on electro-mechanical equipment in a large industrial plant; specifically:• Maintenance of turbines, valves and hydraulic systems• Operating experience of High Voltage Transmission systems• Operating experience of Process Control systems
• Proven ability to lead others in challenging environments;• First Aid Level 1 or higher (or willingness to obtain);• A valid B.C. Driver’s License;• Physically fit with full colour vision;• Trades qualification as an Electrician is required.
In addition, strong interpersonal and communications skills are essential. The successful incumbent will be self-motivated, flexible and able to work independently. An appreciation for working in a remote environment is essential.
We offer a competitive compensation package which includes extended health benefits. Camp ac-commodation (room and board) as well as travel to and from site is provided by TMGP. The successful incumbent will work a shift roster of seven days on site, seven days off.
Applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae with full details of qualifications and experience by email to [email protected] noting ‘Operations Technician’ in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until September 29, 2013.
Further information about Alterra may be found on our website: www.alterrapower.ca.
TOWN OF PORT MCNEILL
Position: TREASURERThe Town of Port McNeill is seeking a motivated individual for the position of Treasurer. Reporting to the Administrator, you will be responsible for the overall financial management of the municipality. Duties include: budgeting, preparation of financial reports, insurance and claims, cash flow management, tax and utility rate setting and collection, and internal financial control.
The successful candidate will have a proven record of leadership in a similar position, excellent communication abilities; a teamwork approach coupled with a desire to strengthen the financial position of this unique community. The successful candidate should have a proven record in municipal accounting, a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in local government and a good working knowledge of relevant local government legislation. Familiarity with the Muniware municipal accounting system would be an asset.
Please forward your resume, no later than 4:00 p.m. on September 23, 2013 to the attention of:
Sue Harvey, Administrator Email to [email protected] • Mail to: Box 728, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 ordeliver by hand to 1775 Grenville Place, Port McNeill, BC
All applications and enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.
We thank all applicants for their interest.
HELP WANTED
ACCENTUS IS hiring experi-enced Medical Transcription-ists to work from home. Candi-dates must have 1 year of acute care experience. Apply today! Send resume to: [email protected]
SEEKING EDITOR. Peak Publishing publishes The Pow-ell River Peak Wednesday subscription newspaper, Fri-day TMC, Weekend Shopper and an online edition. Send resumes to Joyce Carlson, [email protected]. Clos-ing date: October 4, 2013.
HELP WANTED
LOCAL ELECTRICAL contractor requires
experienced offi ce clerk. Must have good computer
skills, experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
Reception duties, data input in various programs, invoicing,
typing of quotations and correspondence. Excellent phone skills required. Must have own transportation.
Fax resume to 250-949-9230 or email to:
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An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator op-erators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson,Alta.
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J.R. RardonGazette editorPORT HARDY—With a fid-
dling clan, a cousin and a cou-ple on the schedule, the North Island Concert Society seems to have hit on a family theme for its 2013-14 season.
During the recent Mount Waddington Regional Fall Fair, the society announced a wide-ly varied lineup of five acts for its 16th season of bringing live entertainment to the North Island.
Since wrapping up its last season in April, NICS has built a new, custom-made stage in the Civic Centre through a grant and additional funding assis-tance from the District of Port Hardy.
The new stage, which replac-es the previous sectional panel stage, arrives just in time for the opening act of the new season. Everything Fitz, a fiddling step-dance combo made up of four Fitzgerald siblings with back-ing from mom and dad on key-boards and bass guitar, takes the stage Oct. 19. The youngsters, ranging from 20-25 years in age, are well versed not only on fiddles but on mandolin, banjo, drums and more. Expect a mix of styles and a few surprises thrown in when they arrive dur-ing a five-stop tour of B.C.
Next up is a familiar face to North Island concert patrons. Vancouver-based guitarist and songwriter Paul Pigat, last seen here backing the gospel vocal trio The Sojourners, returns Nov. 16 in the guise of Cousin Harley, a high-octane, rocka-billy troubadour at the wheel of a three-man combo. This show won’t be for the faint of heart — if you’ve been subject in the past to toe-tapping, knee slap-
pin’ or jumping from your seat to hit the dance floor, these guys are likely to trigger a relapse.
After an extended break, the 2013-14 season resumes in the new year with one of the origi-nal members of the Canadian Tenors, Ken Lavigne, Feb. 22. Backed by his touring band, Lavigne will unveil a blend of pop and classical hits and show-tunes in his touring concert, The Road to Carnegie Hall. It is as much a musical theatre perfor-mance as a concert, featuring songs and stories to recount his personal campaign to sing at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops orchestra. Fittingly, Lavigne’s performance takes place as part of the concert society’s annual dinner show.
March brings something completely different to the new Civic Centre stage, in the form of the Wolak-Donnelly Duo. Juno-nominated Canadian pia-nist and Polish-born clarinetist Kornel Wolak unveil their virtu-osity and improvisational skills across a range of classical and jazz genres, both in duets and as
soloists. Leavened with plenty of humour, this show has some-thing for just about everybody. Not into classical piano? No problem … just wait until you see Donnelly work the spoons.
The season closes April 12 with a North Island Concert Society staple — pure, unadul-terated Canadiana from award-winning singer-songwriter John Wort Hannam and friends. Following in the tradition of recent NICS standouts Murray McLaughlin (Lunch at Allen’s), Roy Forbes, David Francey and James Keelaghan, the Juno-nominated Hannam brings an uncanny ability to tell vivid and evocative stories through songs built around memorable melo-dies and chord structures.
Season tickets are $130, or $110 for students and seniors, and are available at Port Hardy Museum and Cafe Guido in Port Hardy, at The Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill, and in Port Alice by calling Gail Neely at 250-284-3927.
Additional info is available at www.niconcert.ca.
NICS lineup announced
Vancouver guitarist Paul Pigat, who appeared with The Sojourners during the 2011-12 North Island Concert Society season, will return with his rockabilly combo, Cousin Harley, in November. J.R. Rardon
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