alberni valley news, september 20, 2012
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September 20, 2012 edition of the Alberni Valley NewsTRANSCRIPT
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Page 18Bulldogs take
B.C. Hockey League
by stormin first week
of season.
Page 3Family Farms Day draws hundreds along on agricultural adventure.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 2012 ll EDITORIAL Page 8 LETTERS Page 9 SPORTS Page 18 ENTERTAINMENT Page 25 BC CLASSIFIEDS Pages 20–21
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IN TROUBLEFire at the Beaufort Hotel forces tenants out; owner abandons lofty plansfor expansion.
FOR VIRTUAL TOURS OF OUR LISTINGS VISIT US ONLINE AT lancesells.ca
Lance Engstrom - REALTOR® • • Lorie Engstrom - Unlicensed Assistant
EXPERIENCE • KNOWLEDGE • SERVICE
Each Offi ce Independently Owned & Operated
10048 Falcon Road • Luxurious 3 year old, 5 bedroom + 3 bathroom home• Vaulted livingroom ceiling & magnfi cent rock fi replace• Extravagant kitchen w/granite counters & Italian porcelain fl oors• Beautiful home in a stunning, peaceful 5 acre country sett ing
CountryRetreat
$598,800
4994 Argyle StreetPort Alberni, B.C.
3876 Keeha Drive • 1500 sq.ft . custom built 2 bedroom Rancher w/sep studio• Livingroom w/vaulted ceilings, n/gas FP, wood fl oors• Open fl oor plan, master bdrm w/3 pce ensuite & WI closet• Electric heat pump, built-in vacuum, great neighbourhood!
Redford Heights Rancher
SOLD $269,900
3687 15th Avenue • Quality building with excellent return• Tastefully renovated & well maintained• Fully tenanted, low vacancy, lots of pkg• Call Lance for full fi nancial details
A� entionInvestors
$640,000
5470 Greenard St. • Beautiful .77 acre private lot w/fruit trees & berries
backs onto greenbelt• Well maintained 4 Bdrm, 3 bath home w/in-law suite• Oak accent kit., engineered hardwood fl oors, 9 ‘
coved ceilings & natural gas fi replace
SOLD $295,000A Touch
Of Style
Lot 6 Bloedel Drive• Treed, .926 acre southern exposure lot• 86’ of beachfront (approx), quiet location• Situated among newer, Executive homes• Beautiful views, in desirable location!
SproatLake
BuildingLot
$499,900NEW PRICE
206-4505 Victoria Quay • 2 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 decks, 2 views• Bright Oak kitchen, electric fi replace, jett ed tub• Brand new carpeting, freshly painted, just move in• Near walkways & shopping - enjoy a great lifestyle!
DoubleDouble
$174,900
2350 9th Avenue • Nicely maintained 5 bdrm, 3 bath family home• Teak wood kitchen, 2 fi replaces & lg sundeck• Fully fi nished bsmt w/summer kit. & lg rec room • 8 yr old roof, level rear yard, on quiet no thru street
WelcomeHome
SOLD $234,900
#307-4505 Victoria Quay• River & mountain views from private balcony• 1007 sq.ft ., 1 bedrm, open concept fl oor plan• Near shopping, services & Somass River Boardwalk• Secured, covered parking, adult oriented complex
Victoria Quay
Condo
$142,500
6003 River Road• Duplex Zoned Lot - ready to build!• Beautiful 66 x 120 lot, private rear yard• Nr Clutesi Haven Marina & Barclay Sound access• Great retirement opportunity!
GreatInvestment
$74,900
4869 Glenside Road• 2 Bedroom, 777 sq.ft . ranch style home• Full concrete foundation, 100 amp elec• Separate double garage, 50 x 120 lot• Good starter, good potential!
TakeA
Look
SOLD$94,000
FOR VIRTUAL TOURS OF OUR LISTINGS VISIT US ONLINE AT lancesells.ca
Lance Engstrom - REALTOR® • • Lorie Engstrom - Unlicensed Assistant
EXPERIENCE • KNOWLEDGE • SERVICE
Each Office Independently Owned & Operated
10048 Falcon Road • Luxurious 3 year old, 5 bedroom + 3 bathroom home• Vaulted livingroom ceiling & magnficent rock fireplace• Extravagant kitchen w/granite counters & Italian porcelain floors• Beautiful home in a stunning, peaceful 5 acre country setting
CountryRetreat
$598,800
4994 Argyle StreetPort Alberni, B.C.
3876 Keeha Drive • 1500 sq.ft. custom built 2 bedroom Rancher w/sep studio• Livingroom w/vaulted ceilings, n/gas FP, wood floors• Open floor plan, master bdrm w/3 pce ensuite & WI closet• Electric heat pump, built-in vacuum, great neighbourhood!
Redford Heights Rancher
SOLD $269,900
3687 15th Avenue • Quality building with excellent return• Tastefully renovated & well maintained• Fully tenanted, low vacancy, lots of pkg• Call Lance for full financial details
AttentionInvestors
$640,000
206-4505 Victoria Quay • 2 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 decks, 2 views• Bright Oak kitchen, electric fireplace, jetted tub• Brand new carpeting, freshly painted, just move in• Near walkways & shopping - enjoy a great lifestyle!
DoubleDouble
$174,900
5470 Greenard St. • Beautiful .77 acre private lot w/fruit trees & berries
backs onto greenbelt• Well maintained 4 Bdrm, 3 bath home w/in-law suite• Oak accent kit., engineered hardwood floors, 9 ‘
coved ceilings & natural gas fireplace
SOLD $295,000A Touch
Of Style
Lot 6 Bloedel Drive• Treed, .926 acre southern exposure lot• 86’ of beachfront (approx), quiet location• Situated among newer, Executive homes• Beautiful views, in desirable location!
SproatLake
BuildingLot
$499,900
3915 Anderson Avenue• 1700 sq.ft., 2+2 bedroom starter home• Updated kitchen & flooring, p/fin bsmt• Landscaped, fenced lot & 18 x 12 shop • Great Echo location, nr shopping & rec
Great Place to
Start
$156,900NEW PRICENEW LISTING
2350 9th Avenue • Nicely maintained 5 bdrm, 3 bath family home• Teak wood kitchen, 2 fireplaces & lg sundeck• Fully finished bsmt w/summer kit. & lg rec room • 8 yr old roof, level rear yard, on quiet no thru street
WelcomeHome
SOLD $234,900
#307-4505 Victoria Quay• River & mountain views from private balcony• 1007 sq.ft., 1 bedrm, open concept floor plan• Near shopping, services & Somass River Boardwalk• Secured, covered parking, adult oriented complex
Victoria Quay
Condo
$142,500
6003 River Road• Duplex Zoned Lot - ready to build!• Beautiful 66 x 120 lot, private rear yard• Nr Clutesi Haven Marina & Barclay Sound access• Great retirement opportunity!
GreatInvestment
$74,900
4869 Glenside Road• 2 Bedroom, 777 sq.ft. ranch style home• Full concrete foundation, 100 amp elec• Separate double garage, 50 x 120 lot• Good starter, good potential!
TakeA
Look
SOLD$94,000
3649 Anderson Avenue• 1400 sq.ft., 2 bedroom + den• Modular w/addition on concrete foundation• 33 x 121 level lot with alley access• Located close to shopping & recreation
$108,000One Level
Home
SOLD
#8-10325 Lakeshore• 2 bedroom, 980 sq.ft. mobile home• Well maintained with covered deck• All the benefits of Sproat Lake living• Just steps away from beach
$49,900Economy
&Quality
NEW LISTING
4639 Strathern Street - Bright, newer kitchen, renovated 4 pce bath- Extra large master bdrm on main + den- Upstairs has 2nd bedroom & computer area- New back deck & fiberglass roof, fenced yard
Move in and Enjoy!
$160,000NEW LISTING
3915 Anderson Avenue• 1700 sq.ft ., 2+2 bedroom starter home• Updated kitchen & fl ooring, p/fi n bsmt• Landscaped, fenced lot & 18 x 12 shop • Great Echo location, nr shopping & rec
Great Place to
Start
$156,900
4738 Elizabeth Street• 1100 sq.ft . ranch style home• 1 bedrm & den plus loft • 66 x 140 level, R-2 zoned lot• Bring your toolbox or clear & build
Opportunity
$86,500SOLD
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Sisters Alyssa, left, and Autumn Gaudet help Kicking Bird Emu Ranch owner Ruth Jeffery feed one of the adult emus in breeding pens during the Family Farms Day tour, Sunday afternoon.
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Freddy Crawford-Pelletier, left, and Alex White make friends with Mr. Ripley at Arrowvale Farm and Campground.
Hundreds connect with farmers on family tourSUSAN QUINN
Alberni VAlley news
Hundreds of people spent Sunday touring farms in the Alberni Valley as part of the Family Farms Day put on by parks and recreation.
The high numbers of young people were heartening to farmers like Wayne Smith of Vancouver Island Grain and Milling, and Ann Collins of Arrowvale Farm.
“There were so many kids here; that was the best part,” Smith said. He offered hands-on displays like riding tractors and rolling oats.
Collins figures 500 people visited her farm, many of them families with children.
“We were just non-stop for the whole time,” she said.
“It was well received and I heard really good reports from it. It’s very educational and we really need that, because there doesn’t seem to be an awareness of agriculture here.”
Karen Freethy from parks and recreation said she was happy to see people visiting multiple farms and buying produce from the farms.
Toy Run totally fun
PAUl rOberTSON/SPecIAl TO The NewS
Motorcycles look like little ants from the vantage point of a helicopter hovering over Glenwood Centre at the height of Toy Run festivities.
Motorcycles round the fountain at Harbour Quay and stretch up Argyle Street toward Mount Arrowsmith, Saturday afternoon. Organizers had 1,201 officially registered bikes, but estimates had more than 1,400 participating.
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A record-breaking $65,000 in cash and $70,000 in toy donations were raised in this year’s Toy Run, chairman David Wiwchar said.
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Siena Silver, 2, nearly disappears in a pile of toys at Glenwood Centre.
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Stocker beesSchool District 70 staff members Barb Witte, left, Diana Moore and Trisha Gunderson fill boxes destined for district schools with supplies purchased in Staples’ Stock the Lockers event. Staples raised $8,278.51, more than $1,000 over last year’s total.
Faller dies in Faber Rd. accidentWAWMEESH
G. HAMILTONAlberni VAlley news
A 49-year old Port Alberni man is dead after a tree falling accident near Sproat Lake.
Emergency crews
responded to a call on Faber Road just before noon on Tuesday, RCMP Cpl. Jen Allan said.
There, BC Ambulance personnel attended to a tree falling contractor who was suffering
from serious leg and chest wounds, Allan said. The man was transported to West Coast General Hospital where he died of his injuries.
The man operated a tree falling business and was contracted by
a resident to cut down trees on the private property on Faber Road. The man was cutting down a tree when the accident happened.
The investigation has been turned over to the BC Coroners
Service and WorkSafe BC.
The man’s identity is being withheld by the BC Coroner’s Service until next of kin have been notified.
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City close to lagoon deal Bear Smart signage in worksCity council is a step
closer to buying the sewage lagoon across the Somass Estuary from Catalyst Paper. Council last week passed a loan bylaw to borrow $5.75 million to help
buy the lagoon and a road right-of-way from Catalyst Paper. The lagoon will be used to improve the city’s wastewater treatment capacity and the road is part of a proposed truck route.
Officials with Bear Smart B.C. and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District will discuss developing public educational signage cautioning the public about bears at several local
trailheads and high-use park areas.
City engineer Guy Cicon will lead the discussions; recommendations will be brought back to city council for consideration.
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On Thursday, Sept. 20, Trust Birth Film Festival ’Freedom for Birth’ premieres in 50 countries; will be shown at Char’s Landing, Argyle Street and Fifth Avenue, Port Alberni. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., film 7 p.m. Free admission. Kicks off six-week film fest. FMI: Cornelia, 250-724-4088 or [email protected].
Carolyn Herriot, Guy Dauncey and Gary Swann will speak as guests of the Alberni Valley Transition Towns and Vancouver Island Health Authority. The ‘Feed Our Community Forum’ is at Char’s Landing on Argyle Street on Saturday, Sept. 22 (2–5 p.m.). Admission to this event is free. The event is part of the Community Food Action Initiative that is being sponsored by Vancouver Island Health Authority.
Have you ever been curious about dementia, its impact and what you can do? Then attend the Dementia workshop on Friday, Sept. 21 from 1-3:30 p.m. at West Coast General Hospital, Room A. Space is limited so pre-registration is required. Contact Hope toll-free at 1-800-462-2833.
The Alberni Valley Wine Festival is happening on Saturday, Sept 22. The festival is at Echo Centre, and is from 7–9 p.m. The event is a Fundraiser for Arrowsmith Rotary. Tix: $30 available at Echo Centre, Hospitality Inn Beer & Wine Store.
Do you know what Tuesday, Sept. 25 is? No, it’s not just Tuesday, Sept. 25. It’s part of National Forest Week! The good folks at the local Ministry of Forests Office are celebrating by serving up a pancake breakfast that day. Brekky is at the MOF office on Cherry Creek Road from 8-10 a.m. Smokey The Bear and some chainsaw wood artists will be there.
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Food drivePort Alberni food drive co-ordinator Anthony Lee, right, and other volunteers with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints collect a truck load of food Saturday afternoon for the Bread of Life and Salvation Army food bank. Nearly 3,210 kilograms (7,077 pounds) of food was collected.
Congratulations MoM & DaD on your 60th anniversary!September 20, 1952-2012
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Stamp roadwork continuesWAWMEESH
G. HAMILTONALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Traffic is slow going at Stamp Avenue and Roger Street as city workers strive to finish road repairs in the next two weeks, city engineer Guy Cicon said.
Workers are replacing a 220-metre long sewer force main pipe along Stamp Avenue. “This is to resolve the leaks that have occurred in the pipe over the last four years,” Cicon said.
South-bound traffic is free flowing but the north-bound lanes have been closed. Lanes in both directions are open in the evening, he said.
Some of the work was done at night so workers could breach the intersection when traffic was low, Cicon said.
Work started last week and the project is expected to finish
this week, Cicon said. When finished, the pipes will be tested over the next two weeks after which the road will be completely open again.
The work is a continuation of repairs done earlier this year on the same section of pipe at Third Avenue and Redford Street. Relief from the traffic delays will be short-lived as another section of pipe has yet to be replaced, Cicon said.
The work is being undertaken because the 50-year-old pipe is worn on the inside at the bends in the pipe, Cicon said. The new pipe is made out of polyethylene and is expected to last considerably longer. “Everything has a lifetime to it but this type of pipe should last more than 100 years,” he added.
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Construction work continues at the Third Avenue and Stamp Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Work should be finished in the next two weeks.
The Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce is staging a good old fashioned “Treasure Hunt” on
Saturday, Sept. 29, from 1–5 p.m.
People can register at the chamber’s visitor centre at the
top of Johnston Road. Treasure hunt maps and punch cards cost $35 each. The number of “hunters” will be
limited to the first 100 adults.
There are 16 participating merchants.
Treasure hunters will stop at each store and have their cards punched and they will receive a free sample or gift from the merchant.
When the 16 destinations have been validated the hunters will proceed to a big barbecue at McLean Mill.
For info call please call 250-724-6535.
Treasurehunt on
Partnership praisedCoun. Jack
McLeman praised the new partnership between McLean Mill and Woodland Flooring & Millwork in Comox.
The latter is now buying wood from the local mill.
The products are being advertised by Woodland, he added.
McLeman also pointed out Western Forest Products has donated three large loads of yellow cedar to the mill, which may be used or sold.
GARAGE SALE Club/Community Fundraiser
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Happy 50tH Bev!all our Love - Heather & Lily
(It wasn't much fun without a diving board, was it)
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You’re Invited to our 3rd Avenue offi ce Open House!!
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Farmer helps with new fruit harvesting program
SUSAN QUINNALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Eden Tree Farm is collaborating with Alberni Valley Bear Smart to offer a fruit gleaning program this fall for people who have fruit trees in their yards.
The program has two objectives: to prevent fruit from collecting under trees and attracting bears into residential areas, and to donate unwanted fruit to food banks so the food doesn’t go straight to the landfill.
“This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time,” Eden Tree Farm owner Heather Shobe said. The Bear Smart organization had access to funding that Shobe didn’t, and by teaming up with them she was able to set up the program. Bear Smart provided the structure and paperwork and Shobe will co-ordinate the harvesting.
The fruit will be donated to the Port Alberni Friendship Centre, Salvation Army, the homeowner and volunteer pickers.
Pickers have already collected cherries, plums and apples.
“We’ve had a lot of interest,” Shobe said.
“We think it’s going to grow as it goes on. We’re still looking for volunteers, anyone with trees and anyone with things that will help with harvesting like ladders, trucks, picking baskets.”
Basic homeowners’ liability insurance will cover pickers when they are invited onto private property. Shobe also has
commercial insurance through her business.
To sign up for the fruit gleaning project, go online to www.edentreefarm.ca
and follow the links. People can also get in touch with Shobe by e-mailing [email protected].
DISCOVER TREASURE IN THE
ALBERNI VALLEY!TREASURE HUNT
Saturday, September 29th
Hunt for Treasure ~ 1:00 - 5:00 pmTexas BBQ McLean Mill ~ 6:00 - 8:00 pm
with prizes and auctionwith prizes and auctionTickets & Treasure Map $35 Available at Visitor Info Centre
Adults only as some venues may serve alcohol
Discover FREE treasure from these local businesses
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V ICTORIA – Mike de Jong’s debut as B.C. finance
minister was a grim one. The first financial update for this election year projects a $1.4 billion decline in natural resource revenues from Kevin Falcon’s one and only budget in February.
Most of that is from declining natural gas revenues in the next three years. And it’s not just the price of gas that’s lower than the finance ministry’s array of private sector experts had forecast.
The volume of B.C. gas sold is down as well, as abundant new sources of shale gas come on-stream in the U.S. As with oil, that’s currently the only market Canada has.
And it wasn’t long ago that the energy ministry was trumpeting its monthly totals for “bonus bids” paid by gas
companies for drilling rights in northeastern B.C. That gold rush has wound down as shale deposits are staked and the price falls.
De Jong’s response shows how serious this problem is for any B.C. government. He inherits Falcon’s political commitment to present a balanced budget next spring. How he will do that, and be believed in a heated post-HST election campaign, remains a mystery.
De Jong announced a hiring freeze for government staff, and a management salary freeze across health care, universities and Crown corporations as well as government operations. He hinted at an even harder line with unions, as the government’s largest employee group continued selective strike action.
This, and the familiar vow to rein in travel and other discretionary spending, won’t come close to replacing the lost gas revenues. Asset sales, which Falcon came up with in a desperate effort to dig the government out of its huge sales tax hole, won’t show up on the books until next year, if
they go ahead at all. Raising taxes or fees? Forget it. It’s either cut programs or run another deficit.
The one glimmer of hope in what de Jong called the “ugly” resource revenue
picture is that natural gas revenues don’t have much farther to fall. And then there is the light at the far end of the tunnel, exports to Asia where the price remains much higher.
That project took two important steps forward last week. Spectra Energy and British multinational BG Group unveiled plans
for a third major pipeline to bring northeast gas to the coast, this one to a site near Prince Rupert proposed for a liquefied natural gas facility.
And on Friday, the Haisla Nation and the B.C. government announced a land use agreement to develop another LNG export facility on the Douglas Channel near Kitimat. Two proposals in that area have already received federal export permits and financing from global energy players, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean companies.
One of the bills jammed through by the B.C. Liberals in the hectic legislative session this spring was to do away with another of those federal-provincial overlaps that make industrial development so slow and difficult.
Ottawa has sole authority to regulate reserve lands, but agreed to delegate that to B.C. and the Haisla, allowing them to pioneer the latest agreement.
Continued / 9
TOM FLETCHERB.C. Views
Stakes go up in province’s gas gamble
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EDITORIAL
Media reports no punishment
“They’ve been punished by the media coverage.”
This phrase, or variations of it, is often used by defence lawyers lobbying for lighter sentences for their clients.
It’s been heard time and again in sentencing submissions for all manner of cases – from those for impaired drivers who strike and kill pedestrians, to last
week’s sentencing in Surrey Provincial Court of a woman who pleaded guilty to stealing dogs.
We even hear it from judges who render their decisions, noting that the guilty parties have
already suffered prior to sentencing.Indeed, anyone accused of a crime who
is unlucky enough to get unwanted media attention pays a price. Some readers or viewers no doubt will rush to judgment, convinced that only the guilty get charged. Sadly, this is not always the case.
However, once a guilty plea is entered or a conviction rendered, it should be incumbent on the courts to consider any suffering caused by public scrutiny to be off-limits when sentencing.
The argument in court is almost always along the lines that news reports caused the offender embarrassment – word got out that they broke the law. The question that must be asked is, what exactly did the guilty parties think would happen? Did they only decide to break the law because they thought no one would find out? And that if anyone did find out, that no one would call them on it?
It is an ignorant and arrogant stance.The media exists to inform the public of
what is happening in their communities; to help recognize those who do well and hold accountable those who choose to act outside the law. There is a simple way to minimize discomfort: don’t break the law.
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Old ADSS pics worth saving
To the Editor,I attended an ADSS
‘56 Grad reunion luncheon a few days ago held in Richmond and took along some interior photos of Port Alberni’s new high school I’d taken while on a tour with Sarah Falls, the school’s (ADSS) music director.
All those viewing the photos were extremely impressed with the beautiful building.
However, a classmate at the reunion mentioned that the graduation class photos that were hung each year in the old ADSS since the opening of the school would not be mounted in the new building. The reason given was something about lack of wall space and the photos not being aesthetically acceptable.
Most, including myself were quite dismayed.
Later, coming home
on the ferry there was a group of Port Alberni retirees returning from a bus trip to Banff.
Once again the new school was discussed and one of them who’d attended the spring open house of the old school mentioned that the grad class photos would be boxed and buried.
My opinion, and that of many others, is that this decision should be reversed.
When I taught at the high school there was a committee that worked diligently with some success to contact alumni in hopes of raising more scholarship funds. Their connection to the Alberni Valley in many cases comes through the memories these photos convey.
I know ADSS will be holding an open house before Christmas for citizens to view the new school.
No doubt many will be looking for and asking about the old grad photos.
I’m sure with some innovative architectural investigation, a way can be found to keep this ADSS heritage link in place. As the old cliché goes, “Look back to where you have been, for a clue to where you are going”.
Barry Miller,Nanaimo
Slacker MLA’s should go on EI
To the Editor,Has Christy Clark
noticed all those folks milling about the Legislature grounds?
No, not the tourists, I’m referring to the MLAs. The folks that many of us elected to represent us in government.
Since she seems to be working for her party interests in not recalling the Legislature, and our MLAs seem to be under-employed, might I suggest that our premier now receives her salary from your party, and the MLAs
collect “Employment Insurance”.
That, along with a roll back in her pensions and pay would do much to provide needed funds for our schools and health care.
I hope Clark enjoys her holidays. I look forward to election day.
Barbara Cooper,Port Alberni
Fewer execs frees up money
To the Editor,B.C’s Interior
Health “Authority” apparently doesn’t have the money to pay for doctors to staff Kaslo’s E.R.
But an unofficial audit of that same Health Authority’s ‘executive team’ illustrates exactly where the money to pay for needed hospital staff may be going: to pay executive salaries, and presumably perks, bonuses, and healthy tax-payer funded pensions.
For what?
It basically only takes a few chiefs-of-staff, a director of nursing, doctors, nurses, and a supportive auxilliary staff to provide health-care.
We don’t need corporate entities with degrees in political science, business, and commerce.
What do we need with “Vice Presidents of Community Integration”, “People & Clinical Services”, and “Allied Health & Planning & Strategic Services”.
When there’s more money freed up to hire the necessary staff to eliminate surgical, treatment and diagnostic waiting lists the physicians we so badly need will come flooding back to the province.
They’ll finally have the resources and personnel to truly ply their craft and look after everyone’s medical needs in B.C.
As it should be. Liz Stonard,Port Alberni.
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From / 8This is a major
breakthrough, not just in the industrial development of northern B.C. but in dismantling the century-old logjam of aboriginal resource claims.
At the centre of Premier Christy Clark’s much-promoted jobs plan is the target of having three LNG export terminals and
associated pipelines in production by 2020.
That now looks like a more realistic target. But the jobs and revenues won’t arrive in time to save the B.C. Liberals from their current predicament.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
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To the Editor,Last weekend the
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We wish to thank the Toy Run committee, the residents, and businesses for an incredibly good time. It was very impressive to see the entire community show their support for such a worthwhile cause. Kudos to all for your hospitality and
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discuss logistics with the Toy Run committee and came away feeling wiser for it and also for the friendliness shown to us.
It is our understanding that more riders than ever before participated this year. Being riders and participants ourselves, I understand why the event is so successful.
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Plans for a new commercial residential unit at the Beaufort Hotel are off, owner Paul Saroya said.
“I couldn’t get the financing. It’s not going to go. The bank wouldn’t go for it,” Saroya said.
Saroya’s plans for the property on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Angus Street included a six-storey building with 74 residential units that would have been geared towards seniors’ assisted
living. There were plans for office and retail space as well.
Instead, Saroya said he plans to renovate the existing building by adding kitchens, sinks and fridges, as well as a small office or retail space. “I didn’t get financing for the other project so I’m going to renovate what I have,” Saroya said.
Financing for the new renovations has yet to be made. Once done, the reno should take approximately four months, he said.
Saroya applied to Port Alberni City Council two years ago for the rebuild
and received a development permit. Last February, council granted him a one-year permit extension.
Saroya originally asked council for the extension on Jan. 9 so he could organize project financing. But council tabled the request pending Saroya’s tearing down the burned out building he owns across the street. The building has since been demolished.
News that Saroya isn’t going to proceed with his development caught Coun. Cindy Solda by surprise. “This is very
disappointing but why am I not surprised?”
Solda and Wendy Kerr pressed for a six-month extension and voted no to a one year extension, which passed.
Solda said she feels sorry for tenants; in some cases the Beaufort represents the only place they can live.
“I really wanted to be proven wrong that the development shouldn’t have gone ahead for the their sake,” she said.
Solda said she intends to raise the issue with council but that their hands may be tied by the
extension. “He’s got a year, which isn’t up, so there may be nothing we can do until then,” Solda said.
City planner Scott Smith said Saroya may or may not need a building permit to undertake his new plan.
“If you’re just changing out the flooring that doesn’t require a permit,” Smith said. “But if he’s doing extensive plumbing and electrical work, then building and fire codes apply and he needs to come in and be very specific.”
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Paul Saroya scrapped his redevelopment plans at the Beaufort Hotel and will renovate instead.
Fire forces Beaufort tenants outWAWMEESH
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Tenants displaced by a fire at the Beaufort Hotel last week have found new digs, but when they can move
back into their rooms at the hotel is up in the air.
Fire crews responded to a call about a fire at the hotel on Sept. 13 after 11 p.m, Deputy Fire Chief Chris
Jancowski said.There, firemen took
minutes to douse a blaze in a room on the second floor.
The building sustained smoke and water damage, but the sprinkler system
prevented the fire from growing.
“It did its job,” Jancowski said.
The fire displaced approximately 12-15 tenants, who were housed in alternative accommodations
for four nights via emergency social services.
More permanent accommodations are in place now, said BC Housing outreach worker Mark Cairney.
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Mental Health Association has some, the (Port Alberni) shelter has a few, and (owner Paul) Saroya has housed some at his other facilities,” Cairney said.
Residents are anxious and under stress about their situation and some with health issues have a problem with things like stairs at their new accommodations. “But there’s not exactly an overabundance of housing in town so this is it,” he said.
Mental health and addictions workers attended to the fire scene and have helped tenants with medication and personal needs, Cairney said.
Officials have determined that the cause of the fire is human, but Jancowski couldn’t say exactly how.
Building owner Paul Saroya said restoration crews have been busy since last weekend repairing damage to the building.
Crews are waiting for the inside to dry before an electrician can come in to perform repairs, Saroya said. After repairs are made, the building has to be inspected before tenants will be allowed back in.
According to Saroya, the fire started in one of the rooms. While the sprinkler system contained the fire, there were problems with it afterward. “It didn’t completely shut off after and water leaked all over and through the ceiling,” he said.
As well, he will have to replace a door that firemen kicked in to get tenants out who were unaware of the fire.
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Tenants findother housing More problems keep pool closed
WAWMEESHG. HAMILTON
ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Electrical and water leakage problems are delaying the re-opening of the pool at Echo Aquatic and Fitness Centre.
On Sept. 14, the building’s main underground electrical system failed.
Staff installed a temporary overhead service, Parks and Recreation manager Scott Kenny said.
The failed system was originally installed in 1967 when the pool opened, Kenny said. A new underground system will be installed before the pool opens again, he added.
The cause of the failure hasn’t been determined and the issue is still under investigation.
Meanwhile, crews are still at work applying a cement-based grout to the base of the pool after
failure of the caulking three weeks ago.
Caulking is replaced every four years and was due for replacement this year, Kenny said. The problem arose because the previous brand of caulking material has been discontinued and a substitute was used.
“It didn’t bind well and when we poured the water in
the weight pushed through and the leak started,” Kenny said. “The water meter showed that we used 37 cubic metres of water in a day so we knew something was wrong.”
The new grout is more solid than the previous one, which was flexible. “It’s a more permanent solution, or as permanent as we can
get,” Kenny said.The work is expected
to take another week and the pool should open at month’s end, Kenny said. The cost of both the pool base and electrical repairs are being absorbed through the centre’s operating budget, Kenny added.
The delay is impacting programs such as lane swim, everyone welcome
swim and aquafit programs, program manager Barb Wilkins said.
“We’ve had a lot of people come by and are disappointed that we aren’t open yet,” Wilkins said.
Staff orientation including lifeguard training has also been impacted but will be scheduled when the facility re-opens, she said.
Swimming lessons aren’t scheduled to take place until October, therefore won’t be impacted, Wilkins added.
On another front, new lockers have been installed in the men’s and women’s change rooms.
The lockers are smaller than the previous ones and they operate similar to a shopping cart.
“You put your quarter in, take your key, put your key back in and you get your quarter back,” Kenny said.
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Council nears building bylaw City council is poised to take action on derelict and nuisance buildings.
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My wife’s birthday present to
me was a trip on the MV Frances Barkley, up the Alberni Inlet to Ucluelet and back. We boarded at 7:30 a.m. and took off at 8 a.m. I had my trusty Nikon ready with the wonderful 10–20mm wide-angle (15–30mm for 35mm film cameras) on and ready to go.
I started by shooting the boats in the harbour and then moved on to shooting the ship being loaded by the overhead crane. I was shooting using the widest angle, the 10mm.
Here I was standing right at the edge of the dock and could easily get the workmen, the crane loading, and the deck of the ship. My specs were ISO 250, shutter speed 1/160 of a second, aperture f 6.3, RAW @ 19.8MB.
We boarded and I used that wonderful lens to shoot on the deck, photographing the other passengers
(I caught a woman dabbing her face with sunscreen lotion in spots and smiling), the restaurant. Everything looked so beautiful and perfect with that lens.
We chatted to the “yellow jackets”, volunteer ambassadors Bob and Ingo; they really do an incredible selling job on beautiful Port Alberni. Of course I photographed them, but I waited until I had the shot that I wanted rather than just blindly shooting. I learned that lesson early on: take the shot that you want, not the “hurry up and take the darn shot” that people will say when they see the camera pointed at them.
I went around the ship taking photographs and spent time on the lower deck, out of the wind, shooting over the side. By that time I had exchanged my wide-angle lens for my 70–210, f4.0 lens. What shots I was getting: loading raw logs onto a ship at Coulson Mill, whale tops, whales blowing water, forked whales’ tails disappearing beneath the briny sea.
Quite a few whales were spotted. Captain Ed McDonald, bless him, went off the route so that we could get close up and take some photographs of the whales.
With the telephoto lens on my camera I should have had the shutter speed equal to the millimetre measure of the lens. If I was using the 70mm lens I could get away with 1/60 of a second; with the telephoto lens zoomed to 150mm, the
shutter speed should be at least 1/125 of a second.Body shake is magnified by the telephoto lens. If you have vibration reduction (VR) you will be able to shoot at slower speeds without having “body shake blur”.
The captain as telling a small group of us unlimited jokes, corny but fun. I did wonder who was steering when he was on his bridge telling us jokes, but it seems that the route is
programmed into the computer.
What a day of pure enjoyment; one cannot help being invigorated.
Any questions? E-mail me at [email protected] or see me online at www.silverstonephotos.com.
Norman Silverstone teaches photography through North Island College and Eldercollege in Port Alberni.
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HOCKEY/ Hepso leads league scoring. 19SPORTSYoung Dog’s firing on all cylinders
SUSAN QUINNALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs put to rest any concerns that their offence wouldn’t be able to produce this year with a pair of barn burners last weekend. They scored 12 goals in two games, beating Cowichan Capitals 8-7 in double overtime and Powell River Kings 4-3, also in overtime.
“Offence and scoring is not going to be a problem with the Bulldogs this year,” head coach Kevin Willison said. “We’re certainly happy about that.
“The biggest concern is keeping the goals out of our net.”
The Bulldogs built
up quick 3–0 leads in both games but failed to hold onto them, allowing their opposition to draw even. Willison said his team has yet to
develop the “killer instinct” to keep pressing even when the have a lead.
“Once they got up they let their foot off the gas pedal a little
bit,” he said. “That’s something they have to learn they can’t do.”
The Bulldogs are seeing production from their top two lines, which Willison said is a good place to be so early in the season. Once other teams get a look at their top players the pressure will be on, especially when the Bulldogs are on the road; home teams get the advantage of last line change.
The Bulldogs are headed on the road for a three-game tilt beginning Friday night in Coquitlam (7 p.m. puck drop).
The road trip won’t be quite the bonding experience the team would like to see early in the season because the Bulldogs play three games in three days, including Langley Rivermen on Saturday (7:15 p.m.) and Surrey Eagles on Sunday (4 p.m.).
Willison said it’s unfortunate they don’t get a day off on the road to do some team building; he has tried to do some of that at home by taking the players out to Sproat Lake.
The Bulldogs continue to carry three goaltenders in Jay Deo, Adam Todd and Brad Rebagliati. All three will see action on the road trip, Willison said.
“A lot of people are concerned about the three goaltenders. We as a team feel we’re fortunate to have the three quality goaltenders that we have,” he said.
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Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ forward Turner Popoff keeps the puck away from Cowichan Capitals’ defender Troy Preseton in the first overtime period last Saturday at the Multiplex. The Bulldogs don 8-7 in double overtime.
Courtenay rocks Alberni golfers
It was fairly quiet at Alberni Golf Course on Sunday, as we had a number on members playing in the inter-club at Courtenay.
Our boys didn’t fair too well at Sunnydale losing 61/2 to 81/2.
Locally, the closet to the pin winners were, Bill Morin on No. 2, Gord Cutting pocketed $25 for the Charity Closest to the pin on No. 4. Gary Korven on No. 13 and Brett Parhar on No. 17. For his second shot on No. 11 it was Mark Anderson.
The hidden hole money of $463 is still unclaimed as there wasn’t an outright winner. Starting next week there will be two hidden holes.
Congratulations go out to Gary Korven for his hole- in- one on No. 17 a couple of weeks ago
Next Sunday is the Toronto Dominion Bank Irish Four Ball event.
There will be four man teams, make up your own foursome and register in the pro. shop. The format is as follows: Hole one to five, you record the best net and gross score; Holes six to 10
record the best two net and gross scores; Holes 11-15 record the best three net and gross scores; Holes 16-18, record all four scores.
There will be a 8 a.m. shotgun start. The usual $10 fee applies.
Here are the results of the final Stableford that was played on Monday.
Cliff O’Laney led the way compiling 42 points, followed by Ted Stewart, Gail Rhodes, Gene Kimoto, and Phil Anker all with 38 points.
Next was John Jones and Ron Clark with 37 points, then came Livio Tedesco, Jim Peterson, and Ron Barker with 36 points.
Closest to the pin winners were, Cliff O’Laney on No. 2, Gail Rhodes on No. 4, Jim Lawler on No. 13 and Jim Cassin on No. 17.
There were several draws, and winning $25 each were Tom Thomson, Peter Ryding Don Nicklin, Barry Bowman, Don Ferster, Gord Cutting, Chass Lazorko, Bill Barrett, Sandy Duguid, Theresa Cutting, Jim Cassin Doug Richmond, Anne Brookes, John Robbins, Pat Nicklin, Linda Christian, Gerry Toms, Ned Stewart and Dennis Hillman.
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On behalf of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Alberni Valley Rescue Squad, KidSport, Wholesome Meals on Wheels and Stepping Stones Childcare,
a HUGE thank-you to our sponsors and to the generous merchants and individuals who provided prizes, silent and live auction items and food and beverage for the 19th Annual Charity Golf Classic.
Your support enabled us to raise $32,400.00 this year bringing our 19 year total to $530,000. Proceeds from this event have been distributed to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and to four local charities.
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Pheasant Glen Golf, Cassandra Ahern, Allison Ball, Bert Casavant, Bob Cole, Walter Collins, Dave Cusson, Cecil Dawson, Axel Dyler, Bill Ethier, J. Gilchrist, Margaret Haider,Joan Hall, Joey Kenward, Sarina Koch, Jim and Heather Lawson, Kevin Mackenzie, Anne Oliver, Erica Schubart, Rob Shick, Neil Shipley, Shary Stevens, Ian Stone, Dave Swain, Marie Swain, Terry Rai, Brian Rands, Marie Ann Vogels.
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We would also like to thank the Board of Directors and staff at Alberni Golf Club, the organizing committee of the Alberni Valley Charity Golf Classic, the volunteers and the golfers at the event for their generosity and support of our organizations. Our apologies if we have inadvertently omitted a business or individual from this list.
◆ SPORTS
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Heart of a LionCanadian Football League commissioner Mark Cohon, right, escorts Angel Magnussen of Port Alberni to centrefield to toss the pre-game coin during a BC Lions game Sept. 8. Magnussen won a Scotiabank Game Changers contest to provide Variety Club with $1,000 donation.
Hepso tears it up Alberni Valley
Bulldogs’ forward Lars Hepso picked up six points in the ‘Dogs’ home opener on Friday to vault into the B.C. Hockey League’s player of the week spot.
He is also leading the BCHL in scoring with 10 points.
The Penticton native registered a hat trick
plus three assists in the win on home ice. The scoring outburst is the highest output for an individual so far in the 2012-13 season, according to a BCHL statement.
Hepso’s performance in the Bulldogs’ first two games of the season, both losses at the BCHL Showcase in
Chilliwack, caught the attention of National Hockey League and NCAA scouts.
Hepso is not the only Bulldog among the BCHL’s scoring leaders: team captain Ryan Lough was in third spot with two goals, five assists as the News went to press.
Ladies hack and whack
This title doesn’t sound very dignified for the game of golf, but that was the name of the game for Tuesday.
You come up with two separate nine hole scores by scrambling the numbers according to the instructions.
The best “whacker” we had was Patsy Gauthier who whacked up a score of 37.
Joan Thompson tied that with another 37. In a class by herself with a “hacking” good score was Olga Kanigan. The low gross scorer was Carol Bouchard with a 94, and whose game
was good enough to take the low net placing as well. Thompson managed to sneak in a tie for that position as well.
The match play wound down today and the winners are: A Division: First place winner is Anna Marie Krikke. Marie Randal is second and came in close on her heels. B Division finds Janice Cross in first place with Leona Fowler in second place.
Next week the Nine-Hole Division ladies and the 18-Hole Division ladies will join forces for a “whacking” good time and will play nine holes together followed by coffee and muffins.
Start time is 8:30 a.m. shotgun.
The year-end luncheon and awards
are closing in on us and will be held on Oct. 9 starting at 12 noon.
There will be a list circulating soon, so make sure your name is on it and you’re included.
Nine-Hole DivisionA-Divison: LaDonna
Knutson had the Low Gross honours as well as having the fewest putts in this Division. Kathy Toms came in with the low net.
B Division: Louise Berlinski
came in with the low gross placing. Lorraine Wilson had the low net. Lesley Anderson had the fewest putts to take the pot.
Kathy Toms had a stellar game and chipped one in on No. 12, then went on to par No. 17.
Number 17 seemed
to be a popular hole today as Katy Lekich and Nancy Clayton also parred it. Berlinski parred No. 13.
Speaking of great “hacking”, Marta Williamson earned “best overall gross score”, “lowest putts”, “chip-in”, and “birdie”. That’s a pretty impressive game which took place at Arrowsmith for their Interclub. LaDonna Knutson assisted in the winning team score.
The nine hole Division is winding down quickly and will have it’s last leaque game on Oct. 2.
A reminder to all divisions about the closing luncheon on Oct. 9...and we can close out this “whack and hack” season with style.
JOAN THOMPSON
Pitch n’ Putt
GoLF: | Ladies hack and whack their way to fun as eventful Alberni season finishes.
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� It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of a dear wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend. Elaine passed peace-fully at home with family by her side on Tuesday September 18, 2012. Predeceased by her parents Blair and Mary, fi rst husband Joe Corbeil, brothers Norm and Garry Densmore, and half-sister Kaye Sharpe (Nova Scotia). Elaine is survived by her husband Bill Moore, son Justin Corbeil (Ashleigh), stepdaughters Denise Carter (Mike), Michelle Cyr (Blaine), stepson Dene Moore, brother Mel Densmore (Debbie), sister Donna Spencer (Larry), sister in law Irene Densmore, and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Elaine loved God and her family dearly.
Elaine was born and raised in Port Alberni. She worked for Thun-derbird Insurance since 1979, and was an active part of her Church and her community. Her gardens and her home have been an oasis for many people. Her love and compassion will be remembered by all. Elaine’s sense of humour and faith inspired us, right to the end of her life.
We will be having a celebration of Elaine’s life on Sunday, September 23 at 1:00 pm at the Alberni Athletic Hall 3727 Rog-er Street. Reception to follow. Flowers are gratefully declined. If you wish, a donation can be made in Elaine’s memory to ADRA Canada.
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� e Auxiliary to West Coast General Hospital will hold its popular annual Fall Tea and Bazaar on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 1–3 p.m. � e ladies pictured are Gladys Williams, Fran Pluym and Sylvia Broadfoot.
� e clock tower at Harbour Quay a� orded a great view of the motorbikes as they went around the fountain during the Toy Run on Saturday a� ernoon.
Submitted photoClock Tower Gallery had a great turnout for the opening of Shelley Penner’s show, “A Brush With Nature” despite it being on Fall Fair weekend. � e exhibit is on until Sept. 30 at the gallery at Harbour Quay; make sure not to miss this great collection of paintings.
Maurice Siermachesky’s image was captured in the shine of his 1927 Ford Model T at the � rst ever Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ show n’ shine that was held at Bob Dailey Stadium on Sunday morning.
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THE ARTSTHE ARTS ART / Paper collage at the Rollin. 26
FILM / Doulas present film fest on birth. 26
Band corrects contact number
People hoping to reach the Alberni Valley Community Band for more information about their Wednesday practice nights can call conductor Cory Miller at 250-723-1285.
The band apologizes for passing on the wrong contact number last week for Miller.
The band meets Wednesdays at EJ Dunn Middle School’s band room from 7–9 p.m. and is looking for new members.
Flutes, saxophones, trumpets, French horns and trombones are needed but all instruments are welcome.
Musicians with the community band play all sorts of music in a low-pressure atmosphere.
Open house for Scot dancers
The Port Alberni Scottish Country Dancers are inviting the public to their first night of dancing for the season, Monday, Oct. 1 at Alberni Elementary from 7–9 p.m.
All that is required is a pair of soft-soled shoes or slippers and the desire to have fun while exercising mind and body.
The group welcomes new members and always ends the evening with coffee and a chat at Tim Hortons.
For more information please call Sandy at 250-724-1303 or Leslie at 250-723-0516.
arts newslineInbrief Kurucz
performs Starlight Serenade
The Rollin Art Centre is holding its first-ever starlit music night this Saturday, Sept. 22.
The garden terrace will be filled with fairy lights and the soft glow of tealight candles as Paul Kurucz and his daughters, Tatyanna and Jairynn, provide musical entertainment.
Starlight Serenade came about after Kurucz was in a carn accident in the summer and missed his performance at Tea on the Terrace, arts administrator Melissa Martin said.
“He offered to do a fundraiser for us,” she added.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the music will run from 6–8 p.m. Admission is only $5. Dress warmly, as this is an outside event. Coffee will be served. Seating will be limited.
The Rollin Art Centre is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Argyle Street.
Harpdog’s got the bluesSUSAN QUINN
ALBErni VALLEy nEWS
Blues fans would likely be horrified to think that Harpdog Brown started out emulating the Rolling Stones.
“I was a Stones fan,” says the Edmonton musician, “so I guess I was a fan of the original punks in rock.”
Brown was born in 1962, the year the Stones’ first album came out. Fascinated with their sound, he did a little research and discovered their first album was blues to the core. “There was one original Stones song and all the rest were blues covers,” he said.
“That shocked me into falling deep in love with the depth of the blues. The blues stole me from the Stones.”
Brown brings his blues show to the Rainbow Room in Port Alberni this Thursday, Sept. 20 along with Brandon Isaak, also known as Yukon Slim.
Brown grew up in a musical family—his mother played a lap steel guitar he called a “wee-wah” when he was a toddler. And although his mother tried to dissuade him from choosing music as a career, he began
performing in 1981 and hasn’t looked back.
Brown has shared the stage with such greats as Matt (Guitar) Murphy, Pinetop Perkins, Tim Williams, Kenny (Blues Boss) Wayne, the Powder Blue Band and more.
Brown doesn’t hold much water when it comes to awards—his was the only Canadian band to win the American Muddy Award in 1994, and he won a Canadian Juno Award in 1995—but there is one he is proud of. In 2012 his latest recording, Naturally, was voted No. 1 Canadian Blues Album by the Blind Lemon Blues survey.
Brown is also proud of his association with Yukon Slim, who
is a musician in his own right.
Slim is one of the most sought after roots guitar players in the country. Critics say his affinity for the rawness and spontaneity of the blues is second to none. But he’s got an acoustic schtick that makes his sound so much more rounded.
“When I was sitting
there watching Brandon play by himself, I could swear I could hear a whole band,” Brown says of a recent performance.
Tickets for Harpdog Brown and Yukon Slim are $10 in
advance (at Rainbow Lanes) and $15 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m. and show times are 9:15 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. The Rainbow Room is located at 3752 Fourth Avenue.
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RAINBOW ROOM: | Harpdog Brown, yukon Slim bring guitar slingin’ blues to Port Alberni.
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Harpdog Brown plays with his regular bandmates, the Bloodhounds, but also tours with a piano duo and with Yukon Slim. He says it keeps his music fresh.
handout
Brandon Isaak, aka Yukon Slim, has a burgeoning solo career and a new CD.
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Wild Observations recorded at Rollin
Wild Observations is the current art exhibit at the Rollin Art Centre, running until Oct. 16. This exhibit showcases a unique exhibit of paper collage, by artist Debbie Goodman.
The pieces Goodman creates are composed entirely from coloured and patterned specialty paper, which come from many countries of origin.
Goodman is passionate about wildlife and the conservation and animal welfare, as one will see in this wonderful collection.
Meet the artist at the gallery this Saturday, Sept. 22 from 1–3 p.m. The Rollin Gallery is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Argyle Street and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mys-tea-ry lies in author event
The Rollin Art centre and two Alberni Valley-based authors will host a Mystery Tea and book signing on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 1–3 p.m. in the garden.
Join authors Joan Donaldson-Yarmey and Thelma Van Nice (SerendipiTEA) for an afternoon of hunting for clues in the garden and scrambling
puzzles to win prizes. Tea and scones will be served along with discussions about their respective books.
Admission to the tea is free.
The Rollin Art Centre is wheelchair accessible.
Bazaar kicks off fall season
The West Coast |General Hospital Auxiliary will hold its annual Fall Bazaar on Saturday, Sept. 29th from 1–3 p.m.at Echo Centre.
There will be something for everyone: baking, knitting, books, plants, toys and dolls, a Christmas table and more.
Admission is free; however entry to the tea room costs $5. Everyone welcome. All proceeds go to the hospital for equipment to assist in the care and comfort of patients.
Foist Fauston your senses
Vancouver Island Opera (VIO) presents, Faust by Charles Gounod, at The Qualicum Civic Centre, Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m.
Please call 250-594-8822 or 250-586-6095 for more information.
Melissa Martin is the arts administrator for the Community Arts Council.
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Debbie Goodman’s intricate paper collage pieces are a safari for the senses at the Rollin Art Centre.
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Members of the West Coast Doulas are helping to premiere a movie series celebrating birth.
Birth film fest begins at Char’s
The West Coast Doula Collective, a group of birth and post-partum doulas working with birthing families in the Alberni Valley and beyond, is sponsoring the Trust Birth Film Festival at Char’s Landing for the next six weeks.
The film fest opens with a simultaneous world premiere of One World Birth’s new film, Freedom for Birth. This film tells the story of the Hungarian midwife,
Agnes Gereb, who is jailed for supporting women giving birth at home despite a ruling by the European Human Rights Commission that all European women have the right to choose where and with whom they birth their babies.
All of the films are free of charge and open to all members of the public.
For more information, please call Cornelia Slotiuk at 250-724-4088.
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Since 2008, the month of August has been dedicated to raising awareness and funds in every one of our 225 locations. Thanks to the commitment of our employees and the generosity of our customers, an incredible $10 million has been raised over the last five years for leading-edge neuromuscular research and Safeway Mobility Grants. In fact, 225 families have received 415 Safeway Mobility Grants, ensuring more of our neighbours receive essential equipment and assistive devices. Together, we are making muscles move!
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THU. SEPT. 20◆ TRUST BIRTH FILM
FESTIVAL ‘Freedom for Birth’ premieres in 50 countries; will be shown at Char’s Landing, Argyle Street and Fifth Avenue, Port Alberni. Doors 6:30 p.m., film 7 p.m. Free admission. Kicks off six-week film fest. FMI: Cornelia, 250-724-4088 or [email protected].
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CoMMUnITY Food FoRUM Carolyn Herriot, Guy Dauncey, Gary Swann will speak as guests of AV Transition Towns and VIHA. 2–5 p.m. at Char’s Landing (Argyle Street and Fifth Avenue). Free admission.
◆ ALBERnI VALLEY wInE FESTIVAL at Echo Centre, 7–9 p.m. Fundraiser for Arrowsmith Rotary. Tix: $30 available at Echo Centre, Hospitality Inn Beer & Wine Store.
◆ nIGHTS ALIVE free, drop-in recreational program for youth 12–18 years starts Sept. 22 at Gyro Youth Centre. 8 p.m. to midnight. For info, call Echo Centre, 250-723-2181.
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Open Mic event at Char’s Landing, Argyle Street and Fifth Avenue. Doors open 6:30 p.m., readings start at 7 p.m. $5 admission includes refreshments.
THUR. SEPT. 27
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Portal Players Dramatic Societyis excited to announce its 2012 / 2013 season!!
Capitol Theatre Box Of� ce Hours:
Mon. - Thurs. - 2-6 pm and
"The Mousetrap" show nights from 5:30 pm
Season ticket packages $45 for all 3 shows
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