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Approximately 150 park visitors braved the “almost” bad weather last Saturday to attend Campbell River’s Centennial Park natural playspace grand opening.

After the ribbon cutting, visitors were treated to hot dogs, fruit, pop-corn and cookies for all.

The City’s summer camp lead-ers organized activities in the park including court games on the new multisport court, parachute games, scavenger hunt, nature activities and more. The nearby Four Square Church looked after the balloon animals and face painting, the Campbell River Library had a story-telling area and Family Place had a bubble blowing station. The activities wrapped up with a free swim in the outdoor pool.

“For a chilly, “almost” raining day, it was a great turnout, and if you haven’t seen it already, be sure to check out Campbell River’s first natur-al playspace,” says Margaret Lukban, recreation programmer. “A natural playspace is very different from your average playground, because it’s intentionally designed with natur-al components for structured and unstructured play and learning.”

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I think in common with others that the older I become the faster the seasons and the years go by. So it is that I find it hard to believe that the second week of July has begun and the summer salmon season is now well advanced. Perhaps it was the beyond fashionably late arrival of the Salmon Integrated Fishery Man-agement Plan that has me thinking the calendar is less far along than it is, but I don’t think so.

With the realities of the new coho opportunities now in place and under-stood by the angling community – bonk-ing a wild coho still seems something of an illicit thrill – attention will now shift to the developing Fraser sockeye run. The migration into the lower river of the first of the returning run-timing groups, the Early Stuarts, is now well underway.

These fish have the furthest to travel, migrating past Prince George into the Nechako River and then up into the Stu-art River itself. Those headed for the top end of the river swim through two large lakes before spawning in headwater tributaries away ‘round and beyond the upper reaches of the Skeena watershed to the west, quite a remarkable feat of endurance.

Anglers fishing in the straits above Campbell River may have seen if not encountered these sockeye but retaining them is of course illegal at this time. It will be interesting to see when exactly the sockeye season begins. Obviously the larger the aggregate run the sooner any targeted fishing opportunities will com-mence and much attention will be paid to the twice weekly in-season updates originating from the Fraser Panel of the Pacific Salmon Commission.

Some form of El Nino event is predict-ed to occur later this year and I would say the surface water along the west coast of Vancouver Island is already quite warm, with temperatures already reaching 14 C. This is likely to spur a

relatively strong inside diversion (i.e. down Johnstone Strait) of the returning sockeye to the Fraser after they return out of the open ocean and make landfall off the top end of Vancouver Island. Time will tell.

A week after this column goes into print the seasonal restrictions designed to lower the harvest rate on homing chi-nook to WCVI rivers will start to come into effect, commencing July 15 above Estevan Point. There is no uniform rule in the so-called Chinook Conservation Corridor along and inside the surfline in the three inlet complexes - Quatsino, Kyuquot and Nootka – above Este-van Point so anglers planning to fish somewhere in this stretch of coast line are well advised to be quite certain of exactly how many chinook salmon over 77 cm/31 inches in length can be retained in the area they plan to fish. It could be none, one or two per day, all depending on location.

I continue to be surprised in conversa-tion with anglers about how few have an understanding of how this seasonal size restriction is determined, why it continues to be required after quite a few years and exactly what it accomplishes. DFO gets taken to task for all manner of things, sometimes without good cause, but in this instance I think justifiably so for I can only conclude that it has done a poor job of explaining to the angling community which fishes WCVI the how’s and why’s of this particular issue. Most anglers continue to think the seasonal maximum size limit is a number picked at random by DFO.

Wild chinook originating from rivers on WCVI remain in a persistent low abundance status.

Unlike most other salmon species for which there is a dominant year class at maturity (e.g. coho age three, sockeye age four) it is usual with chinook to have a range of age classes spawning togeth-er, all the way from age two to age six or even older depending on the particular river stock.

The less commonly understood fact is that the ratio of male to female chinook in each age class changes as the fish get older at maturity. Age two fish are

100 per cent male, age three fish mostly so but at age four the ratio changes to approximately 50/50 male/female and in the older, larger year classes generally there’s about two females for every male.

Thus if you want to sustain a depressed chinook stock yet still maintain a fishery in which they are frequently encountered i.e. along and inside the WCVI surfline through the summer as these maturing fish return, only allow retention of those fish least likely to be females and 77 cm/31in is thought to be the maximum size of an age three chinook from the WCVI stock. There’s always enough males to fertilize the eggs of any available female chinook so the male fish can be safely harvested under current regulations.

Despite the fact that the majority of unenhanced chinook stocks originating in rivers on the west coast of the Island remain in a low abundance category, the forecast return of chinook to the inner Nootka Sound area is very large, driven by the Conuma River hatchery stock. It seems all but certain that over the next month and a half there will be some very productive fishing there.

I’ve been doing some fishing out of Kyuquot recently and the surfline fish-ing by early July has been less product-ive, certainly more erratic, than many thought it would be by this time but that could change quickly and shouldn’t be taken as indicative of everywhere along the northwest Vancouver Island shoreline.

However not far offshore out on the nearby reef the chinook action has been steady, with good-sized feeder fish gorging on schools of jumbo needlefish, quite the largest of this key prey spe-cies I think I’ve ever seen. No sign of pilchards (sardines) yet, or large herring, but there’s been more opal squid show-ing up in the stomachs of fish on the cleaning table than I’m used to seeing.

Visiting anglers to this part of the coast should ensure they have a few squid specific hootchies in their collec-tion because sometimes the chinook get dialed-in to this less common food source and don’t want to look at much else – match the hatch and all that.

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With the cost of housing increasing, many first-time home buyers are purchas-ing older homes with the idea of updating them. While they may not be able to do the installation work themselves, they get started on the demolition side of the job, said Tracy Ford, organizer of the third annual Walk for Truth—Asbestos Kills.

“We want people to know that before they rip anything up or tear anything down they should think twice,” she said adding that the mineral was widely used in building materials between 1950 to 1990. “Any home that was built or renovated prior to 1990 could have materials that contain asbestos inside.”

It is called the “Silent Killer” because of the long latency of the diseases, upwards of 40 years. There is no safe level of exposure to asbestos and even one exposure could result in contracting as asbestos-related disease, particularly mesothelioma.

“Mesothelioma is not something that’s genetic,” said Ford. “If you prevent expos-ure, you prevent the illness. We think that raising awareness is critical.”

Asbestos can commonly be found in vinyl flooring, popcorn ceilings and insulation among other materials in the home. Unless it is being disturbed—being ripped up, pulled out or drilled through—the asbestos fibres are not released and are safe.

“The issue arrises when it’s being disturbed,” said home inspector Darick Holler who tests for asbestos. “If you’re doing work in the attic and you’ve got to update wiring or install pot lights in the kitchen, it will be an issue.”

Homeowners are not the only ones who are at risk of being exposed and Ford said that measures are being taken by

WorkSafeBC to increase worker education around the dangers.

This year’s Walk for Truth is being organized by the Asbestos-related Research, Education & Advocacy (AREA) Fund, a grassroots charity started in BC by the Ford family, after Dave Ford, an electrician, died of mesothelioma in 2008.

The family wanted to do something posi-tive in Dave’s memory, so they approached the Vancouver Foundation and worked with them to create a registered charit-able fund in 2010 to support asbestos-related research, education and advocacy projects. Tracy estimates that approxi-mately $95,000 have been raised since the fund was initiated.

This year’s Walk for Truth will be held at Willingdon Beach’s Rotary Pavilion in Powell River on Saturday, July 12.

Sign-in and registration will happen between 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. From 2:30 to 3 speakers Nancy Falconer from the Canad-ian Cancer Society, City of Powell River Mayor Dave Formosa, Scott McCloy from WorkSafeBC, Occupational health and safety specialist Larry Stoffman and Gary Amundsen will speak.

Participants in the walk will drop 107 daisies off the breakwater to signify the 107,000 deaths the World Health Organ-ization estimates will die this year from asbestos exposure.

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Texada is the largest island in the Salish Sea, but also one of the least developed, says TAST tour direc-tor Sandy McCormick. “It’s full of secluded hide-

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All studios are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is free. Drivers should watch for direction signs with the colorful hand, the TAST logo, which point them to the studios. Barbecue lunches will be available at the Texada Arts, Culture and Tourism Society Centre in Van Anda.

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active adults and members of the Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society. We meet 9 am at the Filberg Centre, lower parking lot, 411 Anderton Courtenay, before setting off on a bike ride. See www.cccts.org or email bikehikepeople@gmail.comCOURTENAY LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 5-7 COMOX LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 3 p.m. Open to all Legion members and signed in guests.

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COURTENAY LEGION • Every Thursday: Crib & Gucci 6:30. FMI: Courtenay Legion office at 250-334-4322.THERAPEUTIC RELAXATION PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH CANCER IN THEIR LIVES • Thursdays, 3-4 p.m., Nursing Centre, 615 10th St., Courtenay. Free. Sponsored by BC Cancer Foundation, BC Cancer Agency, Pacific Therapy and Consulting. FMI: Diane Davies 250-338-2700.THERAPEUTIC RELAXATION PROGRAM FOR PERSONS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC PAIN OR ILLNESS • Thursdays, 1:15-2:30 p.m., Nursing Centre, 615 10th St. Free. Sponsored by the Nursing Centre. FMI: Diane Davie 250-338-2700.

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Comox Valley author Paula Wild’s B.C.-bestselling book The Cougar: Beautiful, Wild and Dangerous (Douglas & McIntyre; $34.95) is the 2013 Gold Winner in the category of Noniction - Nature at the Foreword Reviews’ IndieFab Book of the Year Awards.

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The Cougar blends natural history, scientific research, First Nations stories and first-person accounts to explore our evolving relationship with the powerful and intriguing predator called cougar, puma, mountain lion, and approximately forty other names. It also includes amazing photographs and up-to-date information on cougar awareness and defense tactics for those living, working or travelling in cougar country.

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