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Comox Valley RCMP responded to the follow-ing incidents between April 28 and May 4:

GOLF CLUBS STOLENOn April 28th police

received a report of a theft from a garage at a residence on the 2400 block of Tudor Drive in Courtenay.

It is reported that the theft occurred sometime in the last three weeks. Stolen in the theft were a set of golf clubs valued at $3500.00. (2015-5154)

CAMERAS STOLENOn May 1st police re-

ceived a report of a theft from a vehicle that was parked at the Buckley Bay.

The driver had momen-tarily gone into the store

after refueling and during this time someone stole camera and computer equipment valued at approximately $20,000 - $40,000. This inves-tigation is continuing. (2015-5259)

IMPAIRED DRIVERPolice stopped a

vehicle that was being driven erratically on the 17th street bridge in Courtenay during the early morning hours of May 2nd.

The driver was found to have been consuming alcohol and failed a road-side screening device.

The driver was given an immediate roadside prohibition and had the vehicle he was driving impounded for 30 days. (2015-5299)

WINDOW SMASHINGOn the night of May

2nd police were called to a report of a male

smashing a window in a residence and on a ve-hicle, on the 2600 block of Maryport Avenue in Cumberland.

The suspect was known and was located a short time later, arrested and will now be appearing in court on Criminal Code mischief charges. (2015-5337)

SPRAY PAINTINGOn May 4th police re-

ceived a report of a large scale mischief to a build-ing on the 700 block of Pritchard road in Comox.

It is reported that sometime over the week-end unknown culprits spray painted profanities on the outside walls of the school. (2015-5379)

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The Courtenay Canadian Tire may soon be taking over the former Target store at Driftwood Mall in Courtenay.

It’s one of 12 leases formerly held by Target Canada that was acquired by Canadian Tire Corporation Lim-ited this week for $17.7 million.

The transaction, however, is still subject to approval of the court in connection with Target Canada’s CCAA proceedings.

Still, Mayor Larry Jangula wel-comed the news.

“It’s huge news for us,” said Jan-gula. “For the mall, that must be a huge feather in their cap. Having that large retail space empty at the mall must have been hard.”

Courtenay Canadian Tire owner Bert Heeringa was unable to com-ment about it due to the deal still pending. But Heeringa did mention

in an interview by The Goat Radio that the space of his current store is no longer adequate. Jangula also weighed in on this aspect.

“It will really be a good move for the local Canadian Tire because two-thirds of Target is very new and completely renovated,” said Jangula. “I am sure they’re going to make some changes to accommodate their automotive department. It will give them lots of space and lots of vis-ibility. It will be impossible to miss them if you’re coming into town.”

The acquisition of Target leas-es provides Canadian Tire with a unique opportunity to accelerate sales and market share growth, ac-cording to a press release from the company. It also allows Canadian Tire to improve profi tability by providing a cost-eff ective means to improve its retail store network through right-sizing and replacing some of its existing stores to better locations.

“We’re always on the lookout for great opportunities. We’ve been tracking certain Target properties for some time and when the oppor-tunity came up, we moved quickly and secured virtually all of them. We chose 12 properties that fi t strategi-cally and fi nancially into our store network,” said Michael Medline, President and CEO, Canadian Tire Corporation.

The 12 newly acquired locations, which also include one in Victoria, will add approximately 400,000 square feet of retail space to Cana-dian Tire Retail’s store network.

“We view this real estate acquisi-tion as a high-return investment and a positive transaction for our shareholders, our customers and our Dealers. Our customers are go-ing to benefi t from more convenient locations and larger stores that will allow us to showcase more products and deeper assortments of our best brands,” said Medline.

Canadian Tire on Target for big moveThe Courtenay Canadian Tire store at the busy intersectionn of Ryan Road and Headquarters is a bit cramped for space

Comox Valley RCMP made a big pot bust here last month.

On the evening of Fri-day, April 17, RCMP con-ducted a traffi c stop on the Comox Valley Park-way near the intersection of Cumberland Road.

While dealing with the driver of the large cube van, the investigating of-fi cer noted an odour of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was arrested and a subsequent search of the vehicle revealed nu-merous large moving box-es containing packaged, dried marijuana.

As a result of the search 403 bags of marijuana were located and seized. Each bag contained ap-proximately 1/2 pound of marijuana. The to-tal amount of marijuana seized was approximately 200 pounds. As a result

of the seizure three males were arrested.

Subsequently, on April 22, following the seizure of the marijuana, two search warrants were executed at a residence located on the 1400 block of Webdon Road in Courtenay.

As a result of the search warrants, police seized several hundred mari-juana plants, packaged marijuana, growing equip-ment and evidence linking the 200 pounds seized on April 17.

No further arrests were made during the execu-tion of the two search warrants. Police will be forwarding a global report to Crown Counsel recom-mending charges of two counts of Possession for the Purpose of Traffi ck-ing in marijuana and one count of Production of a Controlled Substance against the home owner.

Comox Valley RCMP made a huge pot seizure on April 22

Big pot bust in Courtenay

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BY DREW A. PENNEREcho Staff

The Comox Valley Re-gional District website has been operating in a state of accidental hyper-security thanks to a coding glitch.

A problem with the fire-wall that protects the local government’s 160+ desk-tops and laptops has been causing the system to deny access to web traffic from much of the world.

“Essentially our web-site’s not viewable outside of Europe, Australia and North America,” explained Brian Pearson, senior manager of information systems and GIS at the CVRD, pointing out that coded rules had overlapped to build in more digital pro-tection than necessary.

“The more secure rule overrides the other rules.”

The situation helps to il-luminate the growing num-ber of online threats and just how vigilant the local government must remain in order to stay one step ahead of the curve.

It’s spooky some days. Some days there’s fi ve, some days it’s up to 1-200 systems that have tried to poke in or tried diff erent methods to gain access. Essentially our website’s not view-able outside of Europe, Australia and North America”

BRIAN PEARSONSenior ManagerInformation Systems and GISCVRD

I’m not able to visit the offi cial website of Comox Valley Regional District because my IP is banned. It is really un-expected that the web-site can’be browsed.”

GUODONG (TED) ZHENGProfessor Shandong University

CYBER WARS

CVRD shuts out China and beyondManning the cyber defences on the home front - in this case the regional district website

Ted Zheng was one of many people in overseas locations that have been unable to visit the Comox Valley Re-gional District website because of a firewall issue.

Interestingly enough, it also reveals the unintended consequences sometimes involved in trying to keep personal data and informa-tion safe.

Just before 11:30 p.m. on April 21, 2015 Guodong Zheng hopped on his com-

puter in Jinan, China, and attempted to access a vari-ety of Vancouver Island lo-cal government websites.

The man, who goes by the English name Ted, has a Ph.D in politics and teach-es at the School of Political Science and Public Admin-

istration, at Shandong Uni-versity. When he tried to surf to the CVRD’s website he kept getting blocked. It wasn’t the first time this had happened and he was starting to get frustrated.

On this side of the world it’s usually the Chinese

government we hear about blocking access to web-sites.

In this case it was a Ca-nadian local government that had prevented him from going where he want-ed on the web.

“I’m not able to visit the official website of Comox Valley Regional District be-cause my IP is banned,” he said. “It is really unexpect-ed that the website can’t be browsed.”

The researcher was a bit mystified about what could be happening. “Every time I tried to visit the website, a message would say, ‘Gate-way GEO-IP Alert,’” he said. “I know there were re-ports that Chinese hackers intruded Canadian serv-ers, but I don’t think it is an excuse to decline inter-national visits to their gov-ernmental websites.”

Ironically, Zheng is ac-tually trying to study the regional district in an at-tempt to take an important look at Canadian democ-racy.

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“I’m conducting my ac-ademic research on Cana-dian local government,” he said. “I discover that Co-mox Valley is a good case to study for me because I can acquire much informa-tion from the local newspa-pers online.”

Zheng became inter-ested in delving into the subject matter while work-ing as a visiting scholar at Queen’s University and the University of Western On-tario in 2013.

The Comox Valley had better access to media, particularly considering the print media here has a solid online presence, he explained.

From China Zheng started to look into what had been going on.

“I wrote an email to the Comox Valley Regional District government, but they denied my email,” he said, stressing he didn’t be-lieve there was anything ne-farious about the rejection. “I doubt the local govern-ment violate the Freedom of Information and Pro-tection of Privacy Act even though they’re banning an international from visiting the websites.”

He started enlisting the help of his friends to try to figure out what could pos-sibly be going on.

Four people from Jinan tried to visit the CVRD website but reported the same problem. On the east coast a web surfer in Yantai faced similar problems vis-iting the site. One in Beih-ing and one in Zhengzhou reported the same issue. Over in Anhui Province someone from Hefei was shut out, as was another in Jiujiang.

The problem was not just limited to China, he soon discovered.

A friend in Petroza-vodsk, Russia told him on April 21 he couldn’t visit the website, either.

However, the following day an old classmate who was in Canberra, Australia said she could access the website just fine.

While Zheng was con-fused by the internet se-curity his colleagues wit-nessed, he explained he understands the dangers that are out there.

“I don’t think the web-site of a local government stores up commercial or military secrets deserv-ing being hacked,” he said. “However, online attacks should be condemned.”

It’s something regional district staff know quite well.


Cyberwars



Since December 2013 the regional district has received about 1.4 mil-lion emails. Of these just 595,000 were deemed le-gitimate, while 900,000 were quarant ined as spam.

Regional district offi-cials say on a typical week-end their website will face upwards of 200 intrusion attacks on different serv-ers.

“It’s spooky some days,” said Pearson. “Some days there’s five, some days it’s

up to 1-200 systems that have tried to poke in or tried different methods to gain access.”

Often it will be a simi-lar attack that’s launched against various parts of the regional district’s web-fac-ing infrastructure

Some of these viscous burrowing lines of digital mayhem will find a vulner-ability.

Hackers use SQL injec-tion attack to delve into the SQL server or database service.

The Heartbleed attack is one which garnered big

headlines after it was dis-covered in April 2014.

One of the latest ones is the POODLE attack, which exploits a vulnerability in the SSL 3.0 encryption for browsers and allows ma-licious actors to launch a man-in-the-middle snoop-ing session.

And of course there’s the ever-present though ru-dimentary Distributed De-nial of Service approach to flooding a system and get-ting it to shut down.

There was even a time a few years back when a weird intrusion code man-

aged to get into the region-al district’s board meeting agenda pages

“We did have one attack that tried to get on one of our database servers,” he said. “It was as if they were trying to overwrite data.”

It wasn’t that the hack-ers had a secret message for world domination they were using to try to sub-liminally control the popu-lation.

“It was just filling the tables with random char-acters,” he said, explaining it was likely a way to crash the server and gain entry. “They can actually inject their own software in it.”

That’s why the regional district subscribes to an in-

trusion detection service.It searches for geo-

graphic threat hotspots, uses pattern recognition to detect known attack signatures and attempts to remain vigilant against emerging threats.

“There are different threat levels of the inter-net,” he said.

“We’re just protecting ourselves.”

Pearson explained that heightened security is an important part of protect-ing sensitive information like payment data and per-sonal information. That’s something an unreachable firewall is meant to pro-tect.

He explained the GEO-

IP Alert specifically pro-tects against specific lo-cations that could host malicious server farms. Turns out the firewall rules were mistakenly set up to block out all foreign web traffic - something that seems to have already been sorted out, according to a follow-up with Zheng.

“Essentially what we have to do is rewrite the rules” of the firewall,” Pearson said, noting it’s a shame people could not get their local government fix in the interim.

“If someone hears of something happening in the Comox Valley they might want to hop on the website and check it out.”

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on facts and with a focus on the future.

We need to consider the needs of our retirees, but also of great importance, we need to consider the needs of our young people and future generations.

This requires a more cre-ative approach to resource management and infra-structure investments. It also means that we must start living as though so-cial justice, environmental sustainability, and fi nan-cial responsibility are all connected.

This is the job that I was running for, and I’m happy to report that I am joined by others that are equally motivated. Thank you for your support.

David Frisch Courtenay Councillor

For several years in our church I have been re-sponsible for Emergency Preparedness.

Besides teaching mem-bers of the congregation to have food and plenty of water available at all times, we also encourage each family to have a 72 Hr. Emergency Kit ready to leave the house at a mo-ment’s notice.

We decided to have one of our kits in the car, avail-able at all times should there be an earthquake or

any other form of emer-gency occur while we are on the road.

Comox Fire Rescue is off ering a “FREE neigh-borhood Emergency Preparedness Program” (NEPP).

I fully recommend this vital program. They teach individuals to form groups of about 20 families in their neighborhoods and prepare themselves to be self-reliant in dealing with local disasters.

In case of an earthquake, it could happen that it could take a week or lon-ger to receive any kind of help; meaning that certain areas will be left on their own due to massive road destruction.

When small neighbor-hood units are organised, they could help each other within their own organi-sation through the fi rst hours or days post emer-gency.

With the latest storm last year, the entrance to our home was obstructed by a fallen maple tree. Al-though our neighborhood has not been organised as explained, I was fortu-nate to receive help from two young neighborhood boys. Within hours part of the tree was cut up and I was able to get our car out of the carport.

Of course this experi-ence put the full focus on

how important it is to be organised.

I strongly recommend this program because even though we can’t do much to avoid the disaster itself, we can support one anoth-er so we aren’t on our own in the fi rst hours, days or even longer. The disaster in Nepal stands as a warn-ing to all of us.

Ary Sala Fanny Bay

I parked on the street in front of my house on Saturday and emerged with my groceries to be harangued by a couple of strangers who stopped their vehicle in the middle of the street.

It seems they took ex-ception to my parking on the street, and they very earnestly wanted to direct me to move.

As the woman explained, she had once had to stop, come to a dead stop, pre-cisely because someone was parked opposite to me, and another car was coming.

I tried very hard not to let my jaw drop, as I was taught that this is rude, and pointed out the obvious: this is a broad residential street where people do park, and that slowing down might be in order.

The signifi cance of trou-bling to write about this trivial incident is this: that this couple, sadly, repre-sents much of what is aw-ful about our community.

They view the residen-tial streets as merely high-ways to one destination or another, which has the eff ect of making these neighbourhoods (and there are many of them) less than desirable places to live.

The ideal neighbour-hood would be one in which kids felt safe to play outside, moms and babes and seniors to go strolling, neighbours to stop and chat with one another.

And that this kind of neighbourhood does, in fact, require those in cars to slow down, to watch for kids darting out on the street, to be civil and respectful of the activities that go on in neighbour-hoods, which may include parked, rather than mov-ing cars.

I make the suggestion that those of you who fi nd driving quickly important might get out of your cars occasionally and chat with your neighbours. I think you’ll fi nd that slow neigh-bourhoods are pleasant and enjoyable places to live...and isn’t that the ob-ject for all of us?

Ms. VivianLea DoubtCourtenay

While celebrations are under way for the 70th an-niversary of the liberation of Holland and VE Day, there is one more event of 70 years ago in which our own 442 Squadron was involved.

It was the liberation of the English Channel is-lands from fi ve years of NAZI occupation, on May 9, 1945.

It was also the fi nal mil-itary operation of WWII in Europe, carried out by Mustang fi ghter-bombers of 442 Squadron.

The Mustangs fl ew top cover for the Royal Navy as it approached the is-lands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney and Sark, carry-ing companies of soldiers to liberate my family, among others, who were suff ering hardship from their isolation from the theatre of war as it swung north toward Belgium, Holland and Germany.

Hospital ships brought a little relief to the island-ers, and they were still threatened by the German Admiral in command, who vowed to keep on fi ghting, even after Field Marshall Montgomery took the surrender of Germany’s armies at Lunenburg Heath on May 8, 1945.

442 Squadron changed his mind in a hurry, ha-

rassing the German gar-risons until the Admiral hastily boarded a boat to take him out to HMS Bea-gle and sign the surrender papers.

HMS Beagle then docked and British sol-diers marched ashore to liberate the islands, the only British territory to be occupied by the NAZIs in WWII.

Any Channel Islanders living in the Comox Val-ley will remember May 9, 1945.

442’s operation on that day has given added pride to my service with the squadron from 1985 until retirement.

Norm BlondelComox

Now that I’ve been act-ing as a Courtenay Coun-cillor (hopefully with in-creasing competency!) for a few months now, people often ask me, “is the job that you expected?”

I’ll tell you what I tell them, it’s better! It appears to me that Courtenay has a council and staff that are capable of, and motivated to, make great changes for the long term benefi t of the city. I am impressed with how council is mak-ing wise decisions based

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BEEFS & BOUQUETS

THIS IS “A BEEF” in re-sponse to the “I Live In Courtenay” person. I also live in Courtenay and won-der where her or his pa-triotism is. I love to see the “Snowbirds” every year. I met them in their auto-graph session this year and then watched their fi nal show and it brought tears to my eyes. They are amazing and hope that it is never considered to ask them to leave. We are so lucky to have them here. I have planes fl ying over my house all the time, as I live near the small airport, if I didn’t like them I should have bought somewhere else. Two weeks is noth-ing on the big scheme of things. We need to accen-tuate the positive.

A TRAIL OF LITTER from Lewis Park to City Hall in this beef! Baseball season has begun with a tourney at Lewis Park this past weekend and who’s in charge of parks? From a closed concession, to no lights for night games, to overfl owing garbage cans and smelly/dirty wash-rooms! I certainly hope the team organizers didn’t have to pay much for ser-vices poorly distributed. The city better get their act together as there will probably be some event happening every weekend now til summer’s end. Ex-tremely disappointing and a black mark on our parks.

BOUQUETS to the staff , es-

pecially Gail, at Quality Foods Step Above coff ee shop at Driftwood Mall for the kindness and caring they show for a disabled lady who comes every day for her hot chocolate. I am a regular customer and have observed them help-ing her with her walker, getting her into the eleva-tor and making sure she gets downstairs safely.

BUNCHES OF ROSES to Marg & Larri Szafron of Pres-tige Video Transfer for

their amazing job with the organization of the Small Business Round-Up for the Small Business Asso-ciation at the Comox Mall. Your investment of time made this a terrifi c success for all involved.

BOUQUETS OF ROSES to Lori & Russ Ball, owners of Au-dio X-cellence DJ Services, for their creative fundrais-er--the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater--to benefi t the CV Food Bank on be-half of the Small Business Association. The commit-ment of time made this event another great suc-cess for the organization. The “actors” and other vol-unteers did a great job, too.

IT’S BEEN A JOY for book lovers to attend the book sale organized by a small group of volunteers in our community every spring. Thank you to those dedi-cated members who spent months collecting, sorting and selling books and do-nating the funds to many non-profi ts in the Comox Valley. Over the last sev-en years 15 organizations benefi tted from $70,000 raised by the Comox Val-ley Book Friends. I under-stand this was the last year for this sale and I extend sincere thanks to all those involved, including the supporters, for their amaz-ing contributions to our community.

BEEFS and truckloads of

toxic waste to the person or persons who chose to break the windows in both of my cars on two separate occasions.

BOUQUETS and sweet sounding engines to the staff at Lordco, you are amazing. Bouquets and easy closing cupboard doors to the people at Van Isle Kitchens. Special bou-quets to the kind, caring and compassionate people who care for my husband on a daily basis. You are

awesome!! And lastly, bou-quets and sunshine to my family and the people I work with. You all have treated me with kindness and respect, gone above and beyond to help out and I will always be truly grate-ful . May the road ahead be paved with health and hap-piness and the sun always shine upon you.

BOUQUETS to “Honour-able” Jin Lin and the Co-mox Valley Multicultural and Immigrant Support Society for bringing such an amazing dance troupe to the Comox Valley. Ev-eryone in the audience wee so impressed with the cali-bre of dancers - and at such a reasonable price. There were so many events in the valley that evening so num-bers were down, but those of us who attended were so glad we chose to attend. Hats off to Jin Lin - anoth-er great job.

HOW TO START, bigger than a beef...this is written to the person or people that had anything to do with the yearling deer current-ly walking around with a white arrow shot through its neck near Seal Bay Park, Courtenay North. Using a sentient (that means feeling) being for target practise is beyond cruel, indicates mental de-fi ciencies and is illegal. No hunting license, not hunt-ing season and you are not a hunter because they have ethics, as a rule. An animal that was just mind-ing its own business is now dealing with the pain and suff ering from that arrow. Trying to swallow would be very hard, will starvation or blood poisoning kill this animal as a result of your selfi sh and sadistic actions. Put down your bow and ar-rows and think a lot more about what you did.

A PACKSACK FULL of spring fl owers for the people who are extending the Airpark

Trail south from Millard Street to connect with the recently completed Royston Seaside Trail, a distance of one kilome-ter. Much of the trail fol-lows an existing right of way with several intervals on the beach. It is fantas-tic to be able to hike from downtown Courtenay all the way to Marine Drive in Royston without the need to walk along the busy is-land highway. Get out and enjoy the walk. With time and use the trail will evolve for all to enjoy. See you on the trail, thank you all and enjoy the spring fl owers.

WHY DO PEOPLE think it’s ok

to park in front of people’s driveway? Think about it! What if there is an emer-gency and they need to get out? What if they are fi rst responders? EMT’s, fi re fi ghters? On their way to help out a loved one? It is very ignorant to block off a person’s driveway! Take a look! How would you feel if you had to rush your loved one to the hospital and YOUR driveway was blocked off by someone’s vehicle?

MY BEEF goes out to St.

Joseph’s Hospital. I was seen at the hospital this past weekend and need-ing emergency services. Well I was seen quickly by the doctor who gave me a medication to help short term. I then saw a nurse af-terwards who just seemed to quickly brush me off , and told me that there was nothing else that the hos-pital could do for me and told me to go home, even though I was still in a very distraught frame of mind and was fi nding it diffi cult to cope with the way I was feeling. I felt this nurse was quite rude to me, and was not giving me any other options except to leave and not to return.

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A BICYCLE BUILT FOR BEEF to the cyclists who give the rest of us a hard time by riding two (or more) abreast. As a fellow cyclist I shouldn’t have to deal with the frustrated and alienated motorists you leave in your wake, and as a motorist I should not have to put up with you blocking me while oncoming traffi c makes it impossible or dangerous to pass you. Your unwarranted sense of entitlement aside, you are breaking the law. Under the Motor Vehicle Act section 183, 2, d, a cy-clist “must not ride abreast of another person operat-ing a cycle on the roadway” and must “...ride as near as practicable to the right side of the highway.” Judging by your equipment you are generally enthusiasts who should know better, so is it just ugly arrogance? C’mon people, this is Canada! Be nice!

TO EVERYONE with a trailer,

boat or abandoned car in their front yard, it looks ter-rible. Store these in a stor-age area out of site. The city should have a fi ne for this that would equal the cost of a storage unit. Thank you for cleaning up the city

MANY HAPPY MEMORIES to “My Tech Guys “on Cliff e Ave. After my phone had over 1000 photos acciden-tally erased, they were able to recover them for me. Shane was very knowledg-able. I would highly rec-ommend them, plus to re-inforce the importance of backing up of your devices.

Those pictures of those memories would have been a tremendous loss. Thanks again My Tech Guys.

WOW, A BIG BUNCH of fl ow-ers to Lisa at the Bamboo Inn (Chinese restaurant). We dropped in for lunch on Friday, the service and food were exceptional. We sure will be going back real soon.

BOUQUETS OF ROSES to Blinds Baubles Boutique. We recently had a ‘window covering’ made by them for our skylight and Tracey and John are tops in our books. Great helpful suggestions and super installation. We are ever so happy.

AN INFORMATIVE COMPARISON by Drew A. Penner on Coun-cillor and Mayors’ compen-sation, related to the size of the Municipal Budget. There would not be much incentive for elected repre-sentatives to insist on cost eff ective service delivery, if the size of budget was the only factor. Small budget Councillors and Mayor may have to work much harder to manage services, than other local governments that have huge reserve funds and abil-ity to raise funds through fee increases rather than taxation. It seems that the Province should provide guidelines on appropriate compensation, to eliminate this confl ict of interest. However, the CAO’s who prepare the budgets and are compensated according to budget size, have absolutely no incentive to be cost ef-fective - only to increase staffi ng and projects. Thus most municipal, RD Gov-ernment costs continue to climb, many times the rate of infl ation. It appears to be a self-serving system, out of control.

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wife and I had always been hesitant at just dropping off our teens so they could go skating at the Sports Cen-ter in the past without us

there, even though they are old enough. We wondered about what would happen if they got hurt. Our concerns were put to rest at a recent public skate session. We watched in utter disbelief, the fast-acting fi rst aid team of two young men, who took care of a situation with the professionalism of sea-soned paramedics. We later learned that their names are Alex and Shem. We were in awe of their speed and high-level of care and compas-sion for the injured skater. Also, the respectful way they worked together as a team was impressive and could truly teach a few adults about co-worker respect and integrity on the job. Both my wife and I smiled to each other at the same time and we later agreed, that our kids are in good hands with these two young men working here. We knew then that we had nothing to worry about. Dear Alex and Shem: You two young men exhibited more smarts and compassion than any other skate personnel we have ever seen before. As par-ents and patrons of the ice rinks here, we thank you very much. Our kids also thank you as they now get a bit more freedom from their parents!

LAST SUNDAY, my son and I went to Lancaster Park to ride a bicycle. My son just learned to ride a bike one week ago. When we were on our way home, near the Quality Foods in Comox, my son suddenly disap-peared! At fi rst I was a little worried thinking that he was just around the corner.

So I walked faster to try to fi nd him and suddenly I heard my son’s voice yell-ing “MOM, HELP ME!” So I ran to her as my son and found him and his bicycle completely covered with Blackberry bushes. I tried to help him myself, but the Blackberry bushes were overwhelming and my son kept screaming. I ran to-

wards Quality Foods to try to get some help, and on the way I met a couple.

They both were extremely helpful and calm. They were reassuring to both my son and myself, and their quick actions made a bad situa-tion much better. I am very grateful to the couple and also to my neighbor that helped me and my son. Thank you again very much! How very fortunate that we live in such a wonderful and caring community.

ON BEHALF of the Alano Club of Courtenay and Stepping Stones Recovery House for Women we would like to thank the following for their contributions to the RECOVERY COMMU-NITY at our LIVE LOVE LAUGH Fundraiser that took place on April 18th: The Comox Valley Drug & Alco-hol Awareness Committee, Eagle Radio 97.3, Vancou-ver Island Musicfest, The Echo, Soroptomist Soci-ety, Boston Pizza, Royston Roasting Company, Kean Auto, Presley & Partners, Always Invited Event Rent-als, Thrifty Foods Courte-nay, The Old House O Spa, Quality Foods Courtenay, Costco, Lewis Centre-City of Courtenay, Home Depot, Edible Island, Western One, Gatehouse Gallery & Cof-feeclairs ... and of course our artists and performers! Our gratitude always.

EACH YEAR the Snowbirds and a CF-18 come to Co-mox to train for two weeks and we hear the same com-plaints about the noise. By the time you read this they will be gone for another year. These complainers don’t realize how fortunate they are to live here and they should realize we are blessed to have young men and women who are pre-pared to lay down their lives so that we may live in free-dom with the right to com-plain. I am sure the refugees drowning in the Mediterra-nean would be thrilled to be

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I CANNOT FATHOM why peo-ple in the Comox Valley are so salty about everything and feel the need to com-plain. We live in a beautiful place with an abundance of good things. If you cannot be positive about things and adopt a better mindset, fi nd somewhere else you can.

MY HUSBAND AND I went to

the dump on Thursday af-ternoon and we had a real assortment of stuff . We found that dump so orga-nized and clean ... yes I said clean ... that we were amazed! I have been there before at least once a year but especially noticed the

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Over 100 residents came out to the Comox Rec-reation Centre to voice their views one last time at a public hearing for the mixed-use fi ve storey building project proposed for the site of the historic Lorne Hotel.

The public hearing was held Tuesday night to con-sider zoning bylaw amend-ment No. 1791 and phased development agreement authorization bylaw No. 1792 to establish a phased development agreement between the developer and the town for the provision of amenities for the devel-opment at 1770 Comox Ave.

Most of the objections raised by residents focused on the height and size of the building, parking space issues, and the lack of ma-rine and heritage feel to the design.

“We defi nitely need a building on that site, we need a pub, but we don’t need a fi ve storey mon-

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Residents speak out one last timeCouncil to decide on third reading for the fi ve-storey Lorne Hotel site mixed-use project

strosity that does not re-fl ect the Town of Comox,” said Barb Tribe. “What’s wrong with a three-storey building designed along the lines of the old Lorne? If this building is to be the

fl agship of the revitaliza-tion of the downtown, then let’s get it right. I hope the town council will have the courage to accept what the majority of the people are telling them. We want a

A crowd of about 100 residents turned out Tuesday night to have their say on proposed plans, left, for the old Lorne Hotel site.

new building but we don’t want this building.”

This project has un-dergone changes since it started two years ago. It would feature commercial premises on the ground fl oor that will include a pub, a wine and liquor store, a bistro, and 21 resi-dential units above with a roof top patio.

Council has already given the rezoning and development permit ap-plications fi rst and second reading last fall. Council will vote on third reading

of the project at the May 20 council meeting.

Not everyone that at-tended the meeting had problems with the pro-posed building. Comox resident Derek Constan-tino, who is also a realtor, appreciates the investment being made in the town. He said the town is going to have a signature project that is being proposed by a local businessman, “put-ting up his own money, his own time, his own trouble, his own eff ort to revitalize our downtown core,”

“It may be unpopular to some of you in the au-dience, I understand that,” said Constantino. “But I understand after doing this for 20 years, how diffi cult it is to attract investment dollars to our community. Capital is liquid. The more diffi cult, as citizens, we make for capital to fl ow into our community, the further we’re left behind. Frankly speaking I don’t feel we are losing anything. We’re gaining something. We’re gaining a signature project that we can be proud of.”

Some residents feel this would set a bad precedent for future developments.

“I feel this proposal, whether it’s a good build-ing or not, is inappropri-ate,” said Bruce Martin. “It’s going to change the rules for Comox. From now on, high density, high-er buildings, more storeys, are going to be the rule of development in the down-town core. You won’t be able to say no to a devel-oper after this proposal.”


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Project manager Shawn Vincent also spoke but did not defend the concerns of the public. Instead he clarifi ed that they had incorporated into the fi nal design feedback received from previous public meetings.

“We fi rmly believe that once this is

built, it will revitalize and enhance the downtown and will be an asset as long as the previous structure, which is the Lorne Hotel,” said Vincent. “The diff ering views on the building, I will not be commenting on that, but I would like the council and the public to know we have followed the guidelines of the OCP, which on this site is identifi ed for density.”

Welcoming the Air Canada fl ight last Friday were, left to righ, Paul Ives, Comox Mayor; Fred Bigelow, airport CEO; Manno Theos, Courtenay Councillor; Michelle Rempel, Minister for Western Diversifi cation; John Dun-can, MP Vancouver Island North; Eamonn Horan-Lunney, Air Canada - Director, Government Affairs & Com-munity Relations; Eric Eriksson, Courtenay Counicllor; Frank van Gisbergen, CVAC director; Hugh McKinnon, Comox Councillor (Dave MacDonald photo)

Residents get last say on Lorne site

The fi rst Air Canada fl ight into the Comox Valley Airport last Friday received a warm welcome as it marked the begin-ning of a twice-daily, non-stop service from Comox to Vancouver.

“This new service provides access to destinations around the world starting right from Comox,” said Comox Valley Airport CEO, Fred Bigelow.

“Passengers can enjoy the convenience of check-ing in for their fl ight at our airport and then

seamlessly connect to destinations in Asia, Aus-tralia, Europe and across North America, all on the same ticket.”

Mayors and community leaders were on the ramp to greet the arriving plane and later celebrated with a reception following the departure of the fl ight en route to YVR.

Passengers on board were travelling to Van-couver or making con-nections at YVR into Air Canada’s expansive network, which includes 180 destinations around

the world.“Today marks a proud

moment as we launch our newest regional service at the Comox Valley Airport,” said Kevin C. Howlett, Air Canada’s Senior Vice President of Regional Markets.

“Customers from the Comox, Courtenay and Campbell River areas can collect or redeem Aeroplan miles as they fl y either point-to-point between Comox and Vancouver, or connect conveniently in Vancou-ver to and from our global

network at our Vancouver hub.”

The Comox sched-ule has been carefully planned to provide com-prehensive connection options within the Air Canada route network.

Possible same-day connections from Co-mox with Air Canada include: all points within B.C., Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Win-nipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los An-geles, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo-Narita, Osaka, Bei-jing, Shanghai, Honolulu, Maui, Sydney Australia and London Heathrow.

“We foresee numerous positive results for our region as a result of Air Canada operating in the Comox Valley.

“New air service provides local economic benefi ts in terms of job creation at the airport,

as well as spin-off eff ects for a wide range of local businesses and service providers,” said Comox Valley Economic Develop-ment Society Executive Director, John Watson.

“Better access to in-ternational markets can bring more visitors to the region and increase length of stay, both of which drive economic im-pacts. Importantly, there is also the opportunity for local businesses to make connections with partners and suppliers in overseas markets.”

The Comox/Vancouver route will be operated by Jazz Aviation LP under the Air Canada Express brand using a 50-seat, made-in-Canada Bombar-dier Dash 8-300 aircraft.

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Drop your bottles off to help the Sea Cadets International Reel Youth Film Festival makes a stop in Cumberland

Today’s youth are be-coming ever more aware of the power that they can wield with the use of digital media, and of the interna-tional audience that is wait-ing to hear what they have to say.

On Friday May 8th, the Reel Youth Film Festival, in partnership with Cumber-land Community Schools Society (CCSS), will pro-vide a stage for young fi lm-makers to show their stuff in Cumberland. The event takes place at 7:00pm at Cumberland Community School Junior Gym (2674 Windermere Ave).

This collection of 23 short fi lms from India, Iran, Peru as well as North America and Cumberland is as diverse as it is cou-rageous. The disarming beauty and wit of the fi lms are at turns both warm and unsettling - and in all cases, the fi lms examine what it means to be a young per-son in today’s world.

The Reel Youth Film Fes-tival (RYFF), which opens at the Vancouver Interna-tional FIlm Festival, is be-ing hosted by Cumberland youth as a fundraiser for the newly opened CCSS Youth Centre in Cumber-land.

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The call for Courtenay to adopt an anti-genetical-ly modifi ed organism pro-curement policy is begin-ning to germinate into an issue that could grow out of hand.

A motion that directs staff to look at the eco-nomic implications and impact of creating the policy narrowly passed in Monday’s regular council meeting.

Some members of coun-cil did not want to proceed with it because they’ve only heard one side of the issue. That was on April 20, when a representative from GE Watch Comox Valley, Arzeena Hamir, appeared before council to request the city adopt an anti-GMO purchasing policy. The news that the city might consider the request, resulted in a high number of emails to coun-cil from residents with contrasting views.

“It is a very divisive is-sue,” said Mayor Larry Jangula. “We’ve had emails and conversations from both sides of this, and each accused the other of

not knowing the science, and each side accusing the other of not having the training nor the back-ground. I am not going to get into that.”

Jangula showed a letter to council from the Farm-ers’ Institute talking about a hundred farms express-ing concerns that if the city chooses to adopt a G.E. free policy, “it would cause a problem to farm-ers that actually provide products in this commu-nity.”

As I’ve told you before, any of these issues, as a former policeman, I think it’s really hazardous to make a decision based on one side of an argument.

We heard one side. If we are going to move forward with this, we need to hear the other side.”

Councillor Erik Eriks-son also had diffi culty en-dorsing the request as he feels it is beyond the scope of their mandate.

“They want the city of Courtenay to take sides in this issue,” said Eriksson, who then suggested that they drop the matter.

“To me, to have an anti-GMO procurement policy is saying the City of Cour-tenay has taken a position on this issue and I think that’s problematic.”

Hamir stated on April 20, GE Watch wanted Courtenay to adhere to the

2013 Association of Van-couver Island and Coastal Communities/Union of BC Municipalities resolu-tion that recommended the province prohibit the importing, exporting and growing of plants and seeds containing geneti-cally engineered DNA and to make the raising of GE animals illegal.

Councillor Bob Wells suggested they direct staff to prepare the report and while they’re doing that, perhaps allow “the folks that would have an op-posing view some time to come in as a delegation so we can actually get in-formed as much as pos-sible to make the best de-

cision.”However, CAO David

Allen warned a “back-and-forth thing with delega-tions on an issue we really can’t have a fi nal say over, is not probably good use of resources.”

Allen went on to say they will follow the will of council but it’s a contro-versial issue and staff is “not qualifi ed to weigh in on the science.”

“No matter what you hear in front over the course of whatever num-ber of delegations you have, you’re honestly, from staff ’s standpoint, spinning your wheels,” said Allen. You’re getting involved in areas well-

important that are not in-fl uenced by council’s deci-sions in a great way.”

Councillor David Frisch, who made the motion, said the most important thing he wants staff to focus on is the economic impact.

Councillor Rebecca Len-nox said, “being in a posi-tion where we have some control over what happens to our agriculture, to me is very important.”

Councillors Frisch, Wells, Lennox and Doug Hillian voted in favour of directing staff to look at the economic impact of a GE Free Procurement Policy. Jangula, Eriksson and Theos opposed it.

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Are you interested in an evening of entertainment and tasty des-serts? If so, consider joining us for Variety Night on Friday, May 8th at 7:00 pm in Highland Sec-ondary School’s multi-purpose room. This evening is hosted by Highland’s Interact Club which is raising money to donate to the Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding Society. The mission of CVTRS is to provide a therapeutic riding program for physically, mentally

and emotionally challenged chil-dren and adults, as well as hear-ing and visually impaired. It is a direct service to people and has signifi cant long term benefi ts. The Interact Club of Highland, which is affi liated with the Strath-cona Sunrise Rotary Club, has identifi ed Therapeutic Riding as one of their main service projects for this year. Interact promotes the ideal of “service above self” and gives students ages 12-18 the

chance to make a real diff erence in their local community and the world while having fun and enjoy-ing the company of like-minded others.

The cost to attend the Variety Night event is $10 per person or $20 for families. The admission covers the entertainment, as well as coff ee, tea, iced tea, and des-serts. In addition, there will be a Silent Auction of some fabulous items generously donated by lo-

cal businesses and individuals. If you’re the successful bidder, you could be the winner of a round of golf for two at fabulous Storey Creek Golf Course in Campbell River, rated the #1 public course in the province for 2014, original art, gift baskets, a spa package, gift certifi cates, and much more!

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Highland Interact Club holds fund-raising Variety Night on May 8

Shoreline Orthodontics Tri - K Triathlon TransitionsIn a triathlon the transition is the place that you go to switch from one sport

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By laying out your gear, in order of use, the day before the triathlon you can mentally prepare for the race. Once you have gone through the race, in your mind, you will be confident that you have everything you need

At the Shoreline Orthodontics Tri-K triathlon, the transition area is located in the middle of the track, some 250 meters from the pool. There are specific entrances and exits for each sport -which ensures that all athletes move in the same direction within the same space.

When you finish the swim make your way to the Transition area, T1 where you will switch to the bike leg. Removing your goggles and swim cap on the way.

Once in T1, you need to put your helmet and shoes on, socks if you are wearing them. Walk or run your bicycle out of the transition area. There is a mount line, on the road, where athletes are permitted to get on their bikes. If you get on the bike too soon, you could be disqualified.

At the end of the bike leg you need to get ready for the second transition, T2, where you switch to the running leg. Try biking in a lower gear the last couple of hundred meters of the ride. This will help prepare your legs for the faster stride of the run, making it feel less awkward. Be sure to get off of your bike at the dismount line. Your helmet must stay on and done up until you rack your bike.

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Eleven Students from the School of Fine Art & Design at North Island College have successfully completed many creative assignments in printmak-ing, photography, digi-tal visual arts, painting, drawing, ceramics, and sculpture.

Hundreds of hours of creativity, hard work and determination have been dedicated to completing the Fine Arts Diploma program.

These 11 students have been preparing to begin their artistic practices, en-ter creative industries or to continue their educa-tion in degree programs off ered through Emily Carr University.

An active student on the Comox Valley campus and in the Fine Arts pro-gram is TaraLee Houston. She is pursuing a life long goal of a profession in Fine Arts.

“I am so grateful to be a part of the cohort of stu-dents here.

“The students, faculty and staff make our arts community vibrant, ex-citing and amazing to be a part of. I have taken part in as much as pos-sible while on campus I

love to immerse myself in the community on cam-pus and by volunteering over 500 hours this year to support the vibrant art community.

“This year, I volunteered to coordinate the 2nd an-nual Student Art Events and chair the Grad show committee”.

Some students gradu-ating are international students returning to their home countries, some are going on to pursue more specialized programs at the Emily Carr campus in Vancouver, others will continue their Bachelor of Fine Arts with Emily Carr through their extension program here on the Co-mox Valley campus and some are pursuing jobs.

We invite the public to join us to celebrate our best pieces!

We will highlight our art-work at the 2015 Fine Art and Design Program Grad Show. Join us Friday, May 8th from 7:00-9:00pm or come see our pieces daily this May, from Monday - Friday 9:00am-4:00pm in the Shadbolt Studios building on the North Is-land College Comox Val-ley campus at 2300 Ryan Road in Courtenay.

Eleven emerging artists celebrate, graduate and show their best artwork in the North Island College Fine Art and Design Grad Show opening tonight

Artist Brian Scott will be featuring garden paint-ings for his Mother’s Day showing at Filberg Lodge.

Scott prefers to work in oils rather than acrylics for his garden paintings emphasizing textures in the garden as well color.

If you are a colorist gardens such as the Old House, Filberg Lodge and Butchart gardens are ideal to unleash a full spec-trum.

Scott always pushes to-wards his signature colors, the primaries and second-aries orange/green/purple.

These triads when or-chestrated reach the frenzy that Scott is after (many people fi nd Scott’s paintings too busy, but he says he is a busy guy and doesn’t do drugs!)

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passed away and the artist will be displaying a large abstract, “Mother and Child.”

The painting illustrates the warm energy radiating from the mother bonded to the child.

Without Dorothy Scott’s infl uence the artist would not be where he is today.

Show runs Saturday and Sunday, Mothers Day, 11 till 3pm at Filberg Lodge and Park..

Drop in to Gift ShopWhile you’re at the Fil-

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Again taste the petal before using to make sure that’s the fl avour you want. Do not use any roses that have been sprayed with a pesticide.

SCARLET RUNNER BEANS: The bean is nu-tritious but the red blossoms are both decorative and delicious in salads. Nas-turtiums and scarlet runner beans are perfect plants to grow in a children’s garden. And they’ll have fun picking it and adding it to their meals.

SQUASH BLOSSOMS: As with the beans, the squash is one form of food but the fl owers are also decorative and tasty in salads. They actually have a sweet taste which is great to decorate on top of canapés.

TUBEROUS BEGONIAS: Not many peo-ple realize that these gorgeous shade plants are edible. Their blossoms look so romantically wonderful fl oating in a bowl of water they look too good to eat - but try them. They have a slightly lemon taste and a crisp texture. Use them in salads or to garnish a platter. The colors are fabulous and very im-pressive.

VIOLAS AND PANSIES: I’ll end with these cheery faces of color. The petals have a texture like lettuce and they are often used as candied decoration on desserts especially cakes. Or you can freeze them and use them in ice cubes .

A great resource is Rosalind Creasy’s colorful and informative book “The Edible Flower Garden”. She has many recipes and ‘how to’s’ that are easy to follow.

HERBS: You can also eat the fl owers

of these Herbs: Anise, Borage, Chives,Cilantro, Dill, Fennel, Rosemary, Sage,Thyme,

This is actually a wonderful adven-ture to add to your gardening and culi-nary experience.

A FEW WORDS OF CAUTION:Check if you have an allergy to a new

food by adding small quantities of theblossoms at a time to your diet. Don’teat fl owers from a road side. Removepistils and stamens from fl owers be-fore eating and eat only the fl ower pet-als of most fl owers.

TIPS: Pick fully open fl owers in thecool of the day. Do not use fl owerswhich are starting to wilt. Samplethem for taste before harvest and af-ter you harvest, place them in a coollocation. You can place them betweenlayers of damp paper toweling or in aplastic bag in the fridge. Just beforeusing, wash the fl owers to remove dirtand check for insects.

Separate the fl ower petals from therest of the fl ower just before using toprevent wilting. Roses, Dianthus, Eng-lish daisies and Marigolds have a bit-ter white area at the base of the petalwhere it was attached to the fl ower.Break or cut off this portion before us-ing.

How does that saying go ... “Buybread for the body and fl owers for thesoul” ... well how about buying fl owersfor both. It certainly will stump thosewho say ‘what’s the good of growingfl owers if they can’t be eaten’. HappyGardening.

Planting an edible fl ower garden

There couldn’t be a lovelier place than The Gardens on Anderton to take Mom this Mother’s Day.

So gather up the family and come down to celebrate your Mom and Grandmom and enjoy a beautiful stroll among The Gardens’ many Spring blooms.

Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10th is also The Gardens opening day, so our members have been busy readying garden beds, pruning trees and vines, and mow-ing and clipping to ensure The Gardens look their best for your Mom’s visit.

While you’re there, enjoy free refresh-

ments. Coff ee, tea, and some lovely snacks and home-made sweets will be served. There will also be ice-cream for kids young and old.

Is Mom on wheels? Don’t worry. The Gardens have paved and stone pathways to make them accessible to everyone.

We’ll be open from 11am until 3pm. En-try to The Gardens is by donation.

Find us at 2012 Anderton Road behind Anderton Nursery.

Don’t be shy, just drive on through the nursery. The Gardens has ample parking available.

Take mom to the season openingof The Gardens on Anderton

Ellen van Heerden, left, Chair of the CV Horticultural Society’s Gardens in Bloom Tour, presents Priscilla Tetley from Cumberland Lodge with a dona-tion to support the resident garden. Other community groups receiving donations at the February meeting included Huband School Garden Pro-gram, Green Sprouts Garden School Program, Glacier View Lodge, and Lush Valley. The Gardens in Bloom tour is held annually specifi cally to support and encourage community-based gardens.

Gardens in Bloom tour benefi ts Cumberland Lodge and other groups

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The garden tour is locat-ed at 1717 Glen Urquhart Drive and is by donation. This is a private garden that is rarely open to the public.

Bob and Adela Smithhave generously donatedtheir garden for the touras well as the area forgrowing all of the plantsfor sale. Without the helpof the Smiths this fundraiser would not happen.

Wander the 5 acres ofmanicured gardens andenjoy over 2000 rhodo-dendrons, many in fullbloom. Benches along themany trails give wonder-ful views of the BeaufortRange.

What a wonderful wayto spend a Mother’s Day,enjoying a beautiful gar-den and supporting somewonderful projects.

The front garden at The Smiths, blooming Pink Wallaper and the large pink one blooming is affectionately known as Mrs Farquharson as this was a rhododendron that grew in the yard of the Farquharson’s on the Dyke Rd.

Merville Organics 1st annualspring plant sale on Sunday

Need a fun way to cel-ebrate Mother’s Day? Join fi ve organic farmers at their fi rst annual Spring Plant Sale on Sunday, May 10th from 10am-1pm at Kloveralen Farm, 5109 Island Hwy N, Courtenay.

This event, organized by Merville Organics, will include a huge selection of veggies, herbs, and fl owers; edible perennials from TreeEater Farm & Nursery; and a number of educational workshops to help even novice garden-ers grow their own food.

Snacks, provided by TreaEater Catering Co, will ensure that no will be famished.

Merville Organics is a co-operative of fi ve farms, all who are transitioning to organic, under certi-fi ed organic rules. All of the seeds they use are GMO-free and the potting mixes contain no synthet-ic chemicals.The group includes Amara Farm,

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Ripple Farm, and three newly established farms: Kloverdalen, Umbella and Green Arrow. Gardeners can bring all their burn-ing food-growing ques-tions for answers from the pros.

Workshops & demos:11:00AM Tool demos -

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1:00PM Soil blocking & seed-starting workshop hands on demo - get your hands in the dirt!

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ville Organics billboard if you’re heading south on the highway. Kloverdalen is right on the corner of Rennison Road and the Old Island Hwy (19A) just north of Courtenay.

Everyone is welcome and admission is free. Bring your mom, grandma or favourite relative, stock up on garden starts, and celebrate spring!

C V Growers and Seed Savers have once again saved the seeds from heritage and non-hybrid food plants and fl owering plants benefi cial to pol-linating insects.

These seeds have now grown into healthy little

plants ready for you to take home on Saturday, 9th May.

Seed Savers are pas-sionate about the many varieties of heirloom to-matoes they grow - cherry to beafsteak; old favou-rits like Golden Nugget,

Red Russian and Money Maker, and newer variet-ies like Indigo Rose, an inky black tomato and Va-lencia, a big juicy golden yellow slicer.

They have also grown salad greens, squashes, herbs, berries and more.

All these are excellent producers, well adapted to the local conditions here in the valley.

A selection of seeds will also be available.

Beans prefer to be planted directly in the garden when the soil has warmed up in late May so this is the perfect time to browse through our col-lection of bush, pole and runner beans.

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Master gardeners will be present to asnwer your questions as will a team of seed saver volunteers - look for the yellow bibs.

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It was McHappy Day in the Comox Valley on Wednesday. Around 50 volunteers from various sectors in the community including politicians, municipal and regional district employees, business managers, mem-bers of 19 Wing, police offi cers, teachers and many more came out to support the 22nd annual fundraising event at the four McDonald’s res-taurants in the valley. A dollar from every Big Mac, Happy Meal, and any

sized hot McCafe beverage that was sold in any McDonald store goes towards supporting the Comox Valley Child Development Association. Comox Valley Regional staff members Darcy Walters and Robyn Butler joined the Crown Isle McDonald manager Robin Jeannotte and owner Stuart Aldred.

Mother’s Day concertwith The Tidesmen

Tidesmen is a 60 voice men’s barbershop chorus based in Nanaimo and central Vancouver Island.

On Mother’s Day,the Co-mox Valley will be treated to a Sunday afternoon of acapella music, stories, and fun for all.

The Rotary Club of Strathcona Sunrise Club in partnership with the Tidesmen Barbershop Chorus is hosting a Bar-bershop Harmony Show at the Sid Williams The-atre.

The Sunday, May 10 matinee show begins at 2:00 pm. Tickets are avail-able from the Sid Williams Box Offi ce (250-338-2430) or online at www.sidwil-liamstheatre.com

The fi rst half of the performance - Gunfi ght at the BBS Corral - is a hilarious cowboy musical with songs and stories of The Old West. The Tides-men Chorus and various quartets will sing country classics like Cool Water, Ragtime Cowboy Joe, and Home on the Range in barbershop style while an improbable story unfolds to delight all ages.

The second half of the show will feature Tides-men Chorus and quartets with a number of their competition songs. Guest performers will include feature quartet The Bon Vivants and special local guest quartet Hidden Pla-teau (Comox Valley) and Island Phoenix Acapella (Campbell River).

Calling all painters, photographers, sculptors, cartoonists, air-brush-ers, graphic artists and creators of motorcycle themed art.

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signs to resurrect, tanks to adorn, bike and rider pho-tography, imagery of bikes to draw/paint/graphic de-sign. You name it - create it!

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The Town of Comox plans to redesign its website.

It’s included in council’s stra-tegic plan and is one of the proj-ects they want to see completed this year.

To get a better feel on what residents, as well as members of council, want to see changed and functions added, staff sug-

gested council authorize a rede-sign survey to be posted on the town’s website until the end of May.

Also proposed was the cre-ation of a committee that will include director of fi nance Don-ald Jacquest and three council members.

Jacquest, who is heading the project, said council members should be involved in setting the parameters for the redesign

to ensure they’re satisfi ed with it once the fi nal product is de-livered.

The committee will review all responses received from the survey from which the draft for the redesign parameters will be based on. Once that’s fi nalized it will be presented to council for endorsement before a request for proposal will be issued.

Council voted in favour of forming a committee as well as

conducting a survey, which councillors Hugh MacKinnon

and Barbara Price consider a great idea.

“I hope it triggers a lot of re-sponse,” said MacKinnon.

Price said it would benefi t the designers of the website what people fi nd useful and what in-formation they need to acquire.

Mayor Paul Ives advised members of council who might be interested in volunteering to

contact director of fi nance. Price asked, “do you want vol-

unteers who know what they’re doing.”

Ives indicated they need peo-ple from all experience levels in terms of dealing with websites.

The survey is now posted on the town website. The commu-nity is encouraged to post their input that will help determine how Comox’s website could serve the community better.

Comox uses survey in redesigning town’s website


The City of Courtenay has taken a major step to improve the way it pro-cesses subdivision appli-cations.

Developers and land-owners wishing to subdi-vide property now have access to new tools and information to assist them through the process.

“Our applicants may have a range of subdivi-sion experience, from ex-perienced developers to fi rst-timers,” noted Allen.

“No matter their level of familiarity with land devel-opment, we believe these tools will help guide them through the process and ensure it goes as smoothly as possible.”

The city has updated the Subdivision Applica-tion Form and created a comprehensive Subdivi-sion User Guide as well as a Quick Reference Guide with step-by-step infor-mation, frequently asked questions, and additional tips.

This was the result of

the review done by Ap-lin & Martin Consultants Ltd., which was hired by the city in 2014 to update Courtenay’s development procedures and documen-tation, including new en-gineering specifi cations and standards.

The consultants pre-sented their fi ndings to council on Monday, which voted to receive the re-port.

The city had received severe criticisms from the development community, which had been frustrated by the slow processing of development permits. Malcolm McNaughton of Aplin and Martin told council their review re-vealed challenges with the

documentation Courtenay was using.

“The handouts were not particularly user-friendly,” said McNaughton. They were more geared towards engineers and technical people.

“And there were chal-lenges in understanding the process as well.”

Recommendations were made and now city staff is on the verge of complet-ing a draft that will include consolidating existing practices, updating stan-dards to represent current best practices in the in-dustry, and providing one document that commu-nicates the city’s require-ments for capital and land development projects. It

will be circulated to other communities as well so as to establish some uni-formity in the region. A presentation to the engi-neering and development industry is planned later this spring.

Allen said it was in ev-eryone’s best interests to ensure there was clarity and effi ciency in the de-velopment process.

“Minimizing the amount of time required to pro-cess development applica-tions will ensure our staff resources are used more effi ciently,” said Allen. “It will also give the develop-ment community a clear understanding of the steps required so they can plan accordingly.”

McNaughton said in achieving their objectives, they collected snapshots of all the processes, proce-dures and policies Cour-tenay use for subdivision process.

They interviewed staff , identifi ed roles and re-sponsibilities in every de-partment.

From an alternative processes standpoint, the consultants looked at 20 jurisdictions that are com-parable to Courtenay in terms of size, demograph-ics, procedures, policies, level of development ac-tivity and many more.

The data collected has led to seven recommen-dations that included cre-ating a user guide that is

easy to comprehend.“Up until now there

hasn’t been a simple one-two page handout you can give them,” said Mc-Naughton.

An application with checklists is another ap-proach the city will be ap-plying to its permit pro-cess.

“This really formalizes it and makes it similar to other planning processes like variances and zoning applications,” said Mc-Naughton.

For more information on the new subdivision standards, contact the City of Courtenay Engi-neering Department at 250-334-4441 or email [email protected] .

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The Comox Valley C. G. Jung Society will host a presentation entitled “The Song of Miriam” by Jungian Analyst Judith Dowling on Friday, May 8, 2015.

The lecture examines the Hebrew Bible’s Exodus story in search of the Lost Song of Miriam and the archetypal feminine. Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, was a prophet and leader in her own right.

Miriam’s leadership is remarkable for her

affi liation with song - her song of love and tri-umph after escaping Egypt, and the Song of Miriam’s Well.

This story unveils the lunar, feminine story beneath the solar, masculine story of Moses and the Exodus; it brings the feminine into relationship with the masculine, restoring bal-ance and completeness.

Judith Dowling, MM, DAnalyt, Psych, com-pleted her Diploma in Analytical Psychology

at the International School of Analytical Psy-chology in Zürich. Prior to Zurich, Judith’s love of music led her to a Master’s Degree in Music at the University of Victoria and a ca-reer as a singer and voice teacher. Judith has a private practice in Victoria, BC.

The presentation will be in Room 203, Tyee Hall, North Island College at 7 pm on Friday, May 8, 2015 at a cost of $20 at the door, or $15 for Jung Society members.

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Tuesday/Wednesday CRA - Gary Scavarda 122, Erica Wersta 53, Dave Roberts 113, Randy Poole 128, Daniel Erb 155, Mi-chael Campbell 189, Mary Evans 114, Jack Errington 146, Linda Scott 106, Russell Enright 121, Karen Slater 188, Allison Bennett 122, Patti Gove 109, Jim Battram 132, Jeff McLoughlin 118.

Wednesday Mixed - Eric McWil-lis 213, Scott McLellan 223, Dave Stevenson 207, Gord Pottruff 217, John West 212, Matt Casavant 213, Vicki Major 185, Wayne Wil-son 193, Darlene Bernard 198, Scott Murray 202, Wendy Merrick 182, BRIAN BOOTH 305, Louise Bundschuh 210, Tannis Pond 197.

Thursday Mixed - Jessica Da-vis 188, Lorne King 244, Candace McLellan 238, Aprile Brekke Reidl 246, Rick Granneman 217, Rick Kroeker 245, Steve Robson 243, Ed Carefoot 237, Laurie Aucoin 238, Dawn Hill 239, Scott VanAch-te 256, Chad Kelly 213, Paul Zorz 273, Andrew Stubbing 233, Alex Bodnar 231.

Special O - Clint McColl 221, Larry McCooey 195, Leona Wag-ner 191, Jack Errington 182, Sher-ri Lines 173, Lindsay Clayton 156, Danny Erb 198, Chris Gillis 221, Michael Campbell 205, Bill How-ard 168, Mary Wells 174.

Valley Duplicate Bridge Club Monday, April 27:A 1 Sharon Feduniak -

Dianna Rickson2 Jack and Carole Brad-

shaw3 Slava Simice - Barrie

TurnhamB 2 Tom Dugdale - Jea-

nette Baron3/4 Sharon Hysert - Bar-

bara Morris 3/4 Gary Priestman -

Pat PantusoC 2 Dave Hysert - Ani-

ta LeclairThursday, April 30:A 1 Marilyn Hannah -

Frieda Home2 Jack Bradshaw - Irene

Pearl3 Sharon Hysert - Bill

TrotterB 3 Roy and Patricia

Lowe C 2 Bernice Blonar-

witz - John BiehlOur club is located on

Nordin Street across from the Comox Mall under the newly renovated Museum and Art Gallery.

We off er guaranteed partnerships, so if you’re visiting or your regular partner is away, make sure you come out to play any-way. If you don’t have a regular partner, I’m sure you’ll meet one.

Our Website is www.cvdbc.com and our email is [email protected]

For more information, please contact Linda Mari-nus at (250)338-2544.

D’Esterre Duplicate BridgeResults for Tuesday,

28th April (13 tables):N/S - 1. Jack and Carol

Bradshaw; 2. Howie Co-hen and Dianna Rickson; 3. Jean Tait and Sharon Feduniak; 4. Clark Gra-ham and Jim Lucas.

E/W - 1. Doug Poole and Maggie Miller; 2. Tom and Betty Thomsen; 3. Roy and Patricia Lowe; 4. Trish Leyland and Irene Pearl.

Results for Friday, 1st May (8 tables):

N/S - 1. Harvey Piercy and Judy Morrison; 2. Jim and Joan Boase; 3. Jean Tait and Lorraine Rames-bottom.

E/W - 1. Ron and Chris Toutant; 2. Ben and Iris Vansterkenburg; 3. Phyl-lis Taylor and Betty Foun-tain.

Results for Saturday, 2nd May 6 (1/2 tables): 1. Harvey Piercy and Judy Morrison; 2. Keith and Evelyn Ware; 3. John and Lynn Godfrey; 4. Irene Smith and Betty Foun-tain.

Bridge

Thanks to the gener-ous bequest of Wayne Metrick, St. George’s United Church is pleased to announce donations of $7000 each to the Dawn to Dawn Action on Home-lessness Society, and the Care-A-Van Mobile Health Care Unit—a project of the Comox Bay Care Society.

In an intimate ceremo-ny, Rev. Ryan Slifka, min-ister of St. George’s, pre-sented cheques to Richard Clarke, president of Dawn to Dawn, and Helen Boyd, coordinator of the Care-a-Van project.

St. George’s hopes that these funds will help plant seeds of hope in the com-munity through these two organization that serve the

disenfranchised, and work for the common good of all people in the Comox Valley.

Dawn to Dawn brings

hope by providing home-less individuals and fami-lies with access to transi-tional housing that gets them, and keeps them, off

the streets. “Mr. Metrick was a very kind, gener-ous and frugal man,” said Clarke.


Rev. Ryan Slifka presented cheques to Richard Clarke, president of Dawn to Dawn, and Helen Boyd, co-ordinator of the Care-A-Van

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“Funds are always in short supply, so we are= especially pleased to receive this dona-tion from one of our key partners in our ef-forts to assist some of the most vulnerable people in our community.”

The Care-A-Van provides health and medi-cal services with a mobile health care clinic that goes to where the need is. “We are ever so grateful for this gift from St. George’s United Church,” said Care-A-Van coordinator Helen Boyd. “This contribution will go towards sus-taining the 7 programs that are run by the 35 volunteers of the Care-A-Van. The primary goal of the Care-A-Van is the prevention and early intervention of homelessness by provid-ing medical help, dentistry, optometry and

counseling through its innovative approach of going directly to the streets.

“We understand that Wayne admired the work of our program,” said Boyd. “It is a privi-lege of to be a good steward of the monies he generously donated.”

Wayne Steven Metrick was a long-time resident of the Comox Valley. He worked for many years in the logging industry in the Comox Valley until he was injured. He had a passion for the disenfranchised, and spent his remaining years quietly helping various charities, including St. George’s. At his death in 2014, bequeathed his estate to St. George’s, his long-time spiritual home.

“Wayne lived his faith commitments with a passion for those on the margins,” Rev. Slifka

explained. “Wayne led by example, and was

a friend of those are so often either ignored ordeplored. Jesus said that what we do unto ‘theleast of these’ in our society, we do to him. Wecouldn’t imagine a more fi tting way to honourWayne’s legacy than by supporting these out-standing community organizations.”

St. George’s is one of the longest standingChristian communities in the Comox Valley,having celebrated its 100th Anniversary in2013. Its vision is to be a “Christian Churchthat is a beacon of God’s love and hope in thecommunity” by following Jesus Christ. It ishoped that through community partnershipslike this one, St. George’s might further God’smission of healing and mending the world,and be a blessing to all people of the ComoxValley.

www.stgeorgesunited.com

Generous bequest helps church help others

MARS is a busy place as our baby bird season (BBS) is gearing up. Al-ready we have had duck-lings, goslings and Robins come through our doors.

As the caseload increas-es the demand upon our volunteers also increases and it takes funds to care for all the new arrivals at the wildlife centre located on Headquarters Rd.

“Usually I say MAY-DAY is the start of baby season.” states Maj Birch, Founder of MARS, and many of you may already know about our crowd-funding campaign - MAY-DAYforMARS.causevox.com to help us raise the money needed to build a new hospital on the NEW MARS property.

In order to provide con-tinuous care here while building a new centre there we are planning sev-eral fundraising eff orts.

After our Open House in April we still have boxes of books left over and many wonderful plants donated to us by Outback Nursery. This and much more is available and now the vol-unteer elves are busy col-lecting even more items for this garage sale.

The Gates open at 9 am on Saturday May 9th at 6817 Headquarters Road. Please contact us about donations you may have to contribute to this char-ity fundraiser. The Sales will continue until 2 pm and we hope everything will go for a good cause. Look for the signs on the road marking the loca-tion. Contact MARS at 250-337-2021 or [email protected] to donate.

Visit our website www.wingtips.org

MARS Avian Rescue Centre having garage sale Saturday

What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea? Name the long, slender fi sh from both Europe and eastern North America that spawns in the Sargasso Sea in the western Atlantic Ocean. What country is Machu Picchu located in?

These are just a few ques-tions posed to Highland stu-dents during the annual Great Canadian Geography Chal-lenge. All Highland students participated in the prelimi-nary round, and the highest scoring students competed in a lunch hour tournament to determine the junior and senior school champions. At this level, the competition was tough and student knowl-edge was very impressive.

In the senior category, TomBrailey took 1st place andPhil Schaff hauser and EricHead tied for 2nd place. Forthe juniors, Reece Johnstonwon the championship, Col-tin Walton placed 2nd, andZach Bowell took 3rd place.The junior champion, ReeceJohnston, continued on to theprovincials and did very wellon this diffi cult challenge.

During the Great CanadianGeography Challenge week,many students and staff par-ticipated and won daily ge-ography trivia. For more in-formation about the annualGreat Canadian GeographyChallenge, please visit theirwebsite at http://www.geoch-allenge.ca

Dean Patterson, principal of Highland, and Reece John-ston, school champion.

Geographers rise to the challenge


On Friday evening Pa-cifi c Sport Vancouver Island held their annual awards ceremony at the Woodgrove Pines Clinic in Nanaimo to honour some of Vancouver Island’s most successful young athletes.

In all, 20 promis-ing young athletes from across Vancouver Island involved in a wide range of sports received $500 Pacifi c Sport Athletic Bur-saries. In addition, four of those athletes were select-ed to receive the Wood-grove Pines Clinic $500 Bursary.

It was the second year in a row that local road and track cyclist Jessica Reynolds was selected to receive both prestigious awards.

Jessica’s road racing ac-complishments during the 2014 season included winning the U17 Female category of the Mutual of Enumclaw Stage Race (largest stage race in the Pacifi c Northwest) and sweeping all U17 events at the Robert Cameron Law Series Race in Victoria. On the track, she fi nished fi rst in the U17 Washing-ton State Track Champi-

onship, fi nished second in the BC Premiere Series and third at the BC Pro-vincial Championships. She also had an exciting season in the team track cycling events, winning the BC Provincial Team Sprint Championship (Vic-toria) and the Washington State Team Sprint Cham-pionship (Redmond), end-ing her season by fi nish-ing third in Team Pursuit

and fourth in Team Sprint at the Canadian National Track Cycling Champion-ships (Burnaby).

Jessica was recently in-vited to ride for the Vic-toria based Dr. Walker Cycling Team for the 2015 season and was also selected as a member of the Cycling BC High Performance Provincial Road and Track Cycling Teams.”

Jess receiving her bursary with Kevin Lindo, Pacifi c Sport Vancouver Island Athlete & Coach Services Coordinator.

Local junior cyclist receives $500bursary for sporting achievements

Local roller derby team, the Brick House Betties, will host Whistler‚Äôs Black Diamond Betties at the Comox Valley Sports Centre at 7 PM on May 9. A hard-fought game in Whistler last season saw the Brick House Betties win 206-175.

Tickets for May 9 will be available at the CVSC door (cash) only: Adults $7, Youth (6-18) $5, Kids 5 and under free. Doors open 6 PM, and Mayor Ives will blow the fi rst whistle at 7 PM.

There will be merchandise available,a 50/50 draw, and Gladstone refresh-ments. Check out this dynamic sportand don‚Äôt miss the ‚ÄúBattle of theBetties.‚Äù

Interested in volunteering, sponsoringthe Betties, or trying out roller derby?The Brick House Betties invite you toget involved in this dynamic sport. FMI:visit www.brickhousebetties.com, email:[email protected], or followthe Brick House Betties on Facebook.

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The Courtenay and District Museum is celebrating the City’s 100th anniversary with the publication of a coffee table style book with the help of the Comox Valley Echo. It is a high quality magazine style publication with a durable cover.

Historically rich content focuses on activities of people who have shaped our community over the decades. Proceeds from the sales of book copies will help the museum with funding development of programs and activities. Copies are $5.00 each which includes GST, and are available at the Museum and the Echo.

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On the evening of May 4th, 2015 the Comox Valley RCMP honoured several of their auxiliary volunteers in a formal awards ceremony in Comox, B.C. .“The RCMP auxiliary police members donate count-less hours of their personal time assisting frontline operations and community based programs in the Comox Valley every year”, says the offi cer in charge of the Comox Val-ley RCMP, Inspector Tim Walton.These men and women received awards for things such as donat-ing 707 hours in one year, attaining 5 years of service and even being remembered upon retirement after devoting 9 years to the program. The auxiliary constables do not get paid for their assistance and do not do this for the glory or rec-ognition, but because they have a deep desire to help the community and people that live in it.

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