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December 2012 vol 1 issue 10

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7 Travellin’withCarolyn:StrathconaParkLodge 17 ThrutheSeasons:OurResidentPheasant 24 TideTable

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14 FromtheDeskBillVeenhof,RDNDirectorAreaH 24 TheArtofConsciousLiving COMMUNITY PEOPLE 6 KwalikumSecondarySchoolHonourStudents 8 Images&Voices:MadeleinePletz

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22 LindaWatts:BalanceYourNoshingThisSeason 26 Health&WellnessMatters:Fun&SafeHolidays

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This time of year usually brings more opportunities than any other time of

year for families to get together to reflect on the past year and make plans and changes for the New Year. A New Year can be filled with possibilities – a fresh start and an opportunity for change. Some of these changes may include retirement, downsizing or relocating. A Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®) and Transition Consultant has unique training and experience in helping people work through this type of transition.

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longer require. A Transitions Consultant will work with you and your family to ensure that everyone is “on the same page” when it comes to your relocation.

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SCOTT AUSTINOverall, KSS has been an enjoyable time of my life, and four years I will always remember. High school has provided great times, from hanging out with friends to playing on sports teams. My plan is most likely to move away for schooling. Although I am ready for the next chapter in my life, it is going to be hard to leave the people who have got me to where I am today.

NATALIE CHOWStudying in Kwalikum Secondary School has been the highlight of my school life so far. I have never regretted the decision I made back in Grade 10 which was to leave Hong Kong. I decided to study on this amazing island. KSS has changed Natalie to be a better person in many di�erent aspects. Teachers at KSS have great expectations of me and have always been encouraging me to be the best I can be. I widened my horizons, I made friends from all over the world, I gained knowledge that I wouldn't have gotten a chance to gain if I was in Hong Kong. What more could I ask for? I promise everyone that I am going to do my best in the future and paint my life colorful! I want to study psychology in University, which has always been my passion. My goal is to help people with the ability I have! KSS, I can't thank you more for all the changes you have made in my life. Thank you!

COLTON DENNISWhen I graduated from Grade Eight, I was very worried about going to High School, having to meet new people, and take harder classes. I shouldn’t have been nervous at all. I quickly grew to learn that there were great friends and teachers at KSS to help me along my way. Due to my enjoyable times with Math and English courses at Secondary School, I plan to pursue a Business degree at university, and eventually to go to law school and become a lawyer.

MICHAEL DOBINSONThese four years at KSS have been an incredible and unforgettable experience. Courses such as Chemistry 12 have truly changed my perspective on what is required to be successful. It has been challenging and I am very excited to �nish this coming June. Following that, I plan on attending the University of Victoria to pursue a degree in Electrical Engineering. KSS has taught me to push myself and always strive for perfection. I hope that these work habits will bene�t me in my future education and career.

RYAN DRAKEI have had a wonderful time at Kwalikum Secondary. I couldn't imagine going anywhere else, I have made many new friends and experienced many new things. I can still remember my �rst day here; it was spent running around the school trying to �nish that scavenger hunt. I would just like to take this time to thank all my teachers and friends who have supported me throughout these four amazing years. After KSS I hope to have joined the Forces and be �ying in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

TORI SHEWCHUKThe experiences and lessons that I have gained from my time at KSS are some that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I cannot thank my teachers enough for the endless support and incredible opportunities they have shared with me. Growing up in Qualicum Beach has humbled me beyond words and this I can thank my wonderful community for. I aspire to become an elementary school teacher and aid young children in their learning experiences and in growing into the best person they can be. If I can give those children the same in�uence I have been given, I'll know that I have succeeded.

The Qualicum Beach Honours Society is an independently funded, non-pro�t organization with a mandate to celebrate “Academic Excellence with Pride in Achievement”. Kwalikum Secondary Grade 12 students apply to become members and are inducted into the Honours Society at a banquet in June if they have kept an 83% average in academic courses throughout the school year. Since 1992, over $115,00 in scholarships have been awarded to these deserving students. During the school year, photos and pro�les of each of our student applicants are showcased here in the EyesOnBC Magazine. If you would care to advertise in this space by contributing a minimum of $50 to us for the cost of this page and, in return, receiving a tax deductible receipt from us, please contact Jill Chudleigh at (250) 752-3842 or Len Townsend at (250) 752-1230.

JIAYI WANGI really love Qualicum Beach and our awesome KSS. It provides a good surrounding to me to learn and practice my English. People at here are nice and warm-hearted. Our teachers at KSS are fabulous. They always encourage me and guide me. I love KSS so much. My plan for post-education is to attend the University of British Columbia next year. I think that UBC will provide me with the challenges and opportunities to sharpen my abilities and realize my potential. I have a huge interest in politics, so my goal is to work as a foreign diplomat. My ultimate dream is to be the Foreign Minister for China. I believe that dreams do not become reality through magic, but rather through determination, hard work, and perhaps a little bit of good fortune.

SIYU WANG I am an international student in KSS. I just began my KSS life in second semester of my grade 11 year. KSS is a nice school, the teachers are really friendly, they are really nice, they always helps me when I have some problem with my studies. The people in Qualicum Beach are really friendly, I am so glad that I have this opportunity to be an international student. After I graduate, I will study Hospitality Management in a Canadian university.

MEET THE HONOUR STUDENTS OFKWALIKUM SECONDARY SCHOOL


Big Daddy, Burl Ives, stayed here, as did The Foth, Alan Fotheringham, and

countless other visitors from around the world. Now we add our names to the guest book after a brief visit to Strathcona Park Lodge and Outdoor Education Centre in November. In this pristine wilderness setting surrounded by the lakes and mountains that comprise British Columbia’s oldest Provincial Park some 150,000 students have learned outdoor leadership skills.

As the only casual guests at The Lodge, as it is affectionately known, we are treated like royalty! Sole occupants of Haig-Brown Lodge we enjoy a lake-view room, with queen bed, bathroom with shower and wide deck. It’s back to basics here, no television, phone or VCR. Cell phones don’t work here and I had a problem pulling up the CBC on my walkman. However WIFI is available at the office. Hard to believe that we are only forty kilometres west of Campbell River!

Everyone is so friendly here. We walk down to the beach to watch paddling legend and master instructor, Tony Shaw, teach a group of canoers who are just finishing up a three-month course through COLT (Canadian Outdoor Leadership Training). Most paddlers have come from Alberta and BC but one young man has driven up from New Mexico to attend this course. Tony, who lives in Nanoose Bay, moved to Canada from England and fell in love with canoeing northern rivers in 1967 while teaching near the Yukon in Lower Post, BC. Later he and his wife, Doreen, set up Red Goat Lodge and outfitted Stikine River canoe trips for the likes of Pierre Trudeau. Tony Shaw recently was awarded the Brian Creer award by the Recreational Canoeing Association of BC (RCABC) for his significant contributions to the association.

At the beach a woman calls out “Hi I’m Angie. Would you like me to fire up the sauna for you?” Ross says he’d love one later and helps her stoke up the exterior wood stove at the nearby cabin. “There’s a change room so just come down in your

STRATHCONA PARK LODGE: WILDERNESS CLOSE TO HOME

clothes” she says. Later when Ross goes in the adjoining room to change he notices it has a picture window view of the lake and view of him changing as well!

Myrna Boulding, along with her husband Jim, was way ahead of her time, starting an eco-lodge in 1959. Connecting with nature, offering healthy local food, it was probably the first to offer the 100-mile diet, working with local fishers and farmers. Today the Lodge remains strictly off the grid, generating its own power, filtering its own water, strictly following the three R’s.

During the summer months guests have a choice of kayaking, canoeing, hiking to protected bays and beaches, climbing bluffs, high ropes courses and zip lines or wildlife tracking on the property. Within 30 minutes there’s access to whitewater paddling,

mountain biking, and rock climbing, while a little further is whale watching and world class sea kayaking. Or families can just relax, swim, canoe, enjoy campfires and the weekly wild salmon BBQ prepared in traditional First Nations style at the beach front.

For anyone wanting to “get away from it all” during the winter months, the Lodge rents the cottages only, each fully equipped with private bathroom, kitchen, living room, deck, electric heat and wood burning stove. Minimum stay, two nights. There’s canoeing in calm waters, bird watching and snowshoeing into the lower Elk Valley to observe herds of Roosevelt Elk. Snowshoes are provided with each cabin.

For more information contact the Lodge at 250-286-3122.

NanooseBay’sTonyShaw(centrefrontwithpaddle)teachesstudentstobeCanoeingInstructorsatStrathconaParkLodge.CarolynWaltonphoto

Travel questions? Contact me at [email protected]


by Rita Levitz

“You know how the Amish youth have their year out in the world, and the

Australian walkabout? My year in Santiago, Chile was almost like that: to fully have my childhood and to fully grow up I needed to go on an exchange.” Although Madeleine Pletz has been back in Qualicum for five months, the time since her Rotary Student Exchange Year has gone by like the blink of an eye. “Now, I’ll be walking down the street, and a memory will flash in my head, and I’m right back there…” Carolyn Hateley, Youth Exchange Officer for the Qualicum Evening Rotary Club, is not surprised. “We’ve been sponsoring high school students on Rotary exchanges for thirty-six years. They can go to over twenty-eight different countries. Students become world citizens by living in the lifestyle of another country, developing connections and friendships. They come back changed—more independent, more aware of the world beyond their doorstep.” Carolyn has seen all sides of the program: as local exchange organizer, as sending mom, and as homestay mom for students who spend the year in our community. Maddy had also experienced exchanges in a variety of ways before she applied to go. “We had exchange students in our house the whole time I was growing up. My mom went on an exchange when she was a teen, and my sister went also. I figured it was my turn to see the world.” The process between the desire and its fruition has many steps, including interviews and written essays. “I was excited to go, but it just didn’t seem real—even at the airport, I just gave my family a quick goodbye hug. It was only when we were flying over the Andes that I thought, ‘Hmmm, I have no idea what my host family looks like.’”

MADELEINE PLETZ:PLANTING A SEED

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How is your Christmas shopping going? Nearly done, or are you floundering for gift ideas for those perennially ‘difficult-to-buy-

for’ people? If that is the case, I know of a store that may hold all the answers. Then again, I guess that would depend on whether the folks in question might appreciate pulling from their stockings such as a strange antique medical device, a dreadful velvet painting, or a preserved puffer fish. If not, perhaps they may enjoy an old rice sack, or a pair of 1930s boxing gloves?

This stuff and more – oh, so much more! – is on sale at the extraordinary China Steps Emporium. A classic ‘Olde Curiosity Shoppe,’ it is stuffed to bursting point with surely the craziest range of ‘stock’ to be found anywhere on Vancouver Island. Meaning simply, “a retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles,” the word ‘emporium’ can rarely have been more accurately applied than to this store at the bottom of downtown Nanaimo’s China Steps.

It could feasibly take hours to have a good, deep look around this place, examining the inventory in detail. It is difficult to know where

to begin, and I would not wish to spoil the fun of your visit, but here amongst the standard vintage collectables like comics, magazines, toys, video games, records and so forth, one can find, in no particular order, military gear, early Canadian varsity items, Polynesian memorabilia, curious quackery, old vehicle manuals, puppets, antique bottles, nautical paraphernalia, previously enjoyed sports equipment, trapper hats, licence plates, jigsaw puzzles… and on and on, and endlessly on.

While the China Steps Emporium is far from unique in concept, its proprietor is most certainly a one-off. Standing well over six-feet tall, Jake Niddrie is one of the funniest men I have met in recent times. A wisecracking, super-friendly live-wire who just loves to talk, ‘Trader Jake,’ as he is known locally, is also the only storekeeper one could meet who routinely and frequently (though affectionately) refers to much of his merchandise as “random junk that no one on earth could ever possibly need.” Indeed, his incongruously modern business card proclaims the

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SHABOOMS SUGGESTS:• Designer sweaters to dazzle & delight.

• Jackets to fit, flatter and function in any wardrobe.

• Sumptuous down jackets to keep you warm & cozy.

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• Frilly, lacy, sparkly tops to dazzle wherever you go.

• French Dressing Jeans for the perfect, figure-flattering fit.

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ARBUTUS EMPORIUM SUGGESTS: • Scarves, scarves, scarves! Versatile

Infinity scarves to wear as a scarf, shawl or neck dressing. We’d love to show you how!

• Sweaters and sweater coats to keep yourself and loved ones cozy and warm this winter.

• Sterling silver jewellery and semi-precious stones to sparkle along with you through the holiday season.

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Somewhere around the age of 50, the dreaded and oh-so-sneaky wrinkle begins to arrive with a few of its buddies.

Dips and grooves set up camp and spread across a once youthful and perky facade. Not to mention sun damage, dehydration, and a change in skin pigmentation? Just a few of the joys encountered as the decades pass. It happened to me, it may be happening to you. Aging can certainly be a little rough on a gal’s skin!

With the holiday season upon us, and approaching my 56th birthday in January, I decided to end 2012 looking a little better than I started it – and a quick make-over seemed the perfect idea.

I arrived for an early morning appointment. Not knowing what to expect, I found myself seated in a cozy corner of the Qualicum Beach Pharmasave and in the capable hands of Jennifer Spratt, Cosmetics Manager. Jennifer has been with Pharmasave for ten years, and has helped clients just like me look and feel their best, at locations all across Canada, and now in Qualicum Beach since earlier this year.

I was very happy to learn that I wasn’t the most wrinkly 55-year old Jennifer had ever seen, and that my skin, although somewhat sun-damaged and showing signs of darkening pigmentation, could still benefit from an array of skincare and make-up products on the shelf at Pharmasave. With a little care and attention, my skin could still look vibrant and healthy again. I would slide into Christmas with a little glitz and glamour, and turning fifty-six may not be so bad!

The Elizabeth Arden make-up line, and NeoStrata’s anti-aging products were the order of the day - both very high-quality brands. First moisturizer, then foundation blended to a light and silky finish, a touch of eyebrow powder, eye shadow for a little pop, mascara for definition, followed by blush, lip liner and lipstick in shades that complemented the warm fall colour of my scarf. Throughout the process, Jennifer offered tips and techniques so I’d be able to recreate the look on my own - a very important take-away from the experience.

A little bit of this, a touch of that and voilà, in the span of an hour, a whole new me. Well...actually the same me, but looking better, feeling better and ready to take on the day with new confidence.

I highly recommend a make-over at Qualicum Beach Pharmasave. The results are dramatic – it’s amazing what professionally applied make-up can do! And I was happy to learn about the variety of products available to help slow down the aging process and give my skin a youthful glow.

The experience left me eager to care for my skin in a new way, and I must admit that with the easy techniques Jennifer shared with me, my make-up now looks natural and, frankly, doesn’t even feel like I’m wearing make-up.

If you have an upcoming Christmas party, wedding, anniversary, or you just want a little lift, think about a make-over at Qualicum Beach Pharmasave. ~

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Hello to all the residents of Area H;

Arlene and I would like to wish you all a safe and happy Holiday Season. We are looking forward spending our season with family and friends.

If you have questions or comments, please contact me at [email protected]

Town Hall – 10 Dec

I asked earlier if you would be interested in a Town Hall meeting and about 20 people indicated that they would. Through the kindness of Helen, I have booked the dining room of the Sandbar Café for the Town Hall on 10 Dec at 2pm. It will be a good opportunity for you and I both to reflect on my first year as your representative. I do not have an agenda for the meeting, nor will I build one. Rather, I think that I will open it with some issues that are important to me (hopefully to you as well) and then just have free flowing dialogue with you. If there are issues you want me to specifically address, let me know.

Henry Morgan Park

Design issues with Henry Morgan Park have been resolved and as I write this, the park construction is under tender. Hopefully, we will break ground in the not so distant future.

Recent Motions

At the Regular Board meeting, at the end of October, I made four motions that were not part of the agenda. All these motions passed. I would appreciate your comments on this. The motions are paraphrased.

1. I moved that staff organize a seminar for Area Directors where RDN Rural infrastructure needs be defined/tabled and that funding sources be identified. Staff has engaged on this and the work will be on-going for some time. I will push for public engagement on this.

For some time now I have watched as provincial and federal infrastructure monies/grants are announced, but the RDN hasn’t been focused on pursuing these funds. Clearly, if we don’t ask, we are not going to get these grants. So this is an effort to get staff to focus on grant applications that support the infrastructure needs of all RDN rural areas; to create the energy to make these infrastructure requirements a reality. From an Area H perspective, I have heard a great deal from you in support of:

• Sewage Treatment for Bowser and Qualicum Bay

• Walking/cycling trails along the Old Island Highway between Bowser and Dunsmuir

• Traffic calming measures on the Old Island Highway, (note that VIU is helping us define what those should look like).

• A sidewalk along Gainsberg

• An traffic interchange at Corcan and the New Island Highway.

• Fish enhancement infrastructure

• Horne Lake road improvements

I am not advocating for these items, rather it is a list that reflects what you have told me. I know that we will

not get them all, indeed we will be fortunate to get one.

I would like to hear from you. Do you agree/disagree with these items, do you have other suggestions? If we can get traction on going after grants, then you can expect that there will be full public dialogue on associated projects.

2. I moved that the Federal Infrastructure Minster (Lebel) be invited to visit the RDN to discuss our infrastructure needs and the RDN write the Federal Government indicating the RDN’s support of the Federal Infrastructure Funding program. I was prompted to this motion by a similar to one from the RD of Maple Ridge. It supports the effort above.

3. I moved that staff brief the Directors, before the budget, on what the costs would be to pay the volunteers, that support RDN Committees and Commissions, mileage and meals. I was surprised to find out this wasn’t happening and I found I was sitting in meetings with volunteers who were not getting mileage when I was, it didn’t seem right. Depending on the costs, this could become part of the budget.

4. I moved that staff brief the Directors, before the budget, on the costs associated with holding Electoral Planning Meetings in each Rural Area, once a year. I feel that it is time we get out of the boardroom and meet the people we represent. If this goes forward, I will give my fellow Directors a local Area H tour so that they might better understand our issues and realities. Depending on the costs, this could become part of the budget.

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emporium as purveying collectibles, antiques, oddities and, yup, old junk!

I am standing in Niddrie’s overwhelming emporium, aware that (at least) two other pairs of eyes are trained on me. Down to my right, poking out from a box of hundreds of postcards and photographs, Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, is smiling at me. And just over my right shoulder, a little too close for comfort, I am almost nose-to-nose with a stuffed wallaby. “He likes you,” chuckles Niddrie, “because you know he’s a wallaby, not a kangaroo.”

Open for six months now, 34-year old Niddrie’s wonderful store is a natural conclusion of over two decades of collecting, well, just about anything and everything. “I’ve been collecting since I was a kid,” he begins. “I’d go with dad to the Cedar landfill with a truck full of garbage, but we’d come home with it three-quarters full of garbage, and have to sneak it up the driveway when mom was out back gardening! My dad loved old motorcycle parts and bicycles and, as he was a sign-writer, anything to do with advertising and signage. We’d find all sorts of junk all over the place.”

“There were people close to where I lived that would fire guns, so I’d go and collect ammunition cartridges, looking for different ones and realizing, that as people had been shooting there for years, the more I dug the earlier and stranger cartridges I would find. It all stemmed from there; I started collecting marbles, sports cards, comics, mini-bikes, bicycles, car parts, broken skateboards, and stuff that has no use at all to anyone on earth! I would do the flea markets selling sports cards and comics, and then with the money buy something else,

so week after week it would be a revolving door of ridiculous impulse buys. Even if it was broken, if it was affordable and I could see the potential in something, I’d buy it.”

There is, however, a touching and very human motivation behind Niddrie’s seemingly compulsive packrat mentality. “Selling certain things is hard,” he says. “I have an emotional connection to everything. It’s not the object itself, but the story it holds; the story of me finding it, the information I got off the person I purchased it from. I buy the story; I want to know who, what, when, where, why, and even after I get it I entertain my own story. Say it’s an early motorcycle helmet: has it been across the country? Was it under the arm of a guy as he proposed to his wife out of a window? It may have been worn a few times and then put in a closet, so holds no real story, but my mind races, you know? And when something is more tactile, it has more value in a sense: does the object have an initial or a name or a number written or carved on it? What do they mean? All this stuff fascinates me.”

Born and raised in Nanaimo, Niddrie is particularly enthralled by historical local items that find their way to him, and for which he receives plenty of inquiries. From within the farrago of miscellany cramming the China Steps Emporium he showed me some examples in the forms of a pair of bellows, apparently from Cumberland’s No. 5 Mine; some old souvenir Nanaimo Clippers postcards, and a 1920s mounted bear head from Victoria.

How Niddrie came to open his store is perhaps not unsurprising: rather than intent on pursuing a commercial venture, he simply needed more space for his stuff! “I never intended to amass such a collection,”

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he explains. “I go through phases of collecting certain things, and it can get to a level of obsession, I guess! My house got filled; my parents’ basement got filled; other places I had access to got filled, so opening the store was actually a necessity! I was a collector that became a hoarder, and I had too much stuff to display, enjoy or absorb, so although opening the emporium was not a dream or intentional, it was the answer!”

Nonetheless, the former plumber, bartender and chef is attracting a lot of attention for what was initially intended to serve as overspill storage, but rightly so, as his emporium is a blast. Most satisfying of all is Niddrie’s obvious joy at how he now makes a modest wage. “I’ve always thought that if I could do it for a living, surrounding myself daily in what I enjoy, I might end up poor, but I’d be happy,” he says. “So I put the rent in my left pocket, and everything in the right pocket gets spent on more junk I don’t need!”

Trader Jake might comically term his inventory junk, but in my humble opinion the real junk is the generic trash stacked high for sale in the soulless corporate chain stores of this world. How lovely it would be, would it not, to receive a truly unique gift this Christmas, like a piece of local history, or something yielding a fascinating story?

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Maddy went with the determination to be committed for the entire year, a determination she maintained even during a bout of viral meningitis she suffered two months after she arrived. “Everyone asked me if I wanted to go home—the Rotary counselor, my host parents, my own parents, but I felt that if I did I wouldn’t have completed what I’d set out to do. Imagine all I’d have missed if I’d gone home early!” That includes friendships with Chileans and with other exchange students---people she is still in contact with—Rotary-sponsored trips, and the opportunity to grow, explore, blossom… “I’ve a better idea now of what I want my life to be like. You don’t have to follow what everyone else does—you can think for yourself and do what makes you happy. I feel a lot more understanding and accepting of different situations, and open to more options for the future. I’m definitely more out-going; I used to be a bit shy.” “I have a different outlook now. Some people here are way too concerned with

who’s dating who, and being competitive; they’re really caught up in themselves, and not aware of other things happening in our community, and in our world.” Travelling not only allows you to experience the “new,” but can change your perspective on the “known” as well. “I learned a lot about Canadian culture. I saw more racism and homophobia in Chile than here. We’re more accepting of differences, more open-minded. We’re not as openly affectionate though. Everyone there hugs each other, gives cheek kisses. People there were not secretive; they don’t keep anything back. I think we could be more open, more inviting of others into our lives. Here, we know each other, but we don’t really know each other.” “I do appreciate Canada and Qualicum more now—I appreciate the individual freedom, the green hills, the huge trees, and the rain, I appreciate the rain too…” “I’d definitely recommend a student exchange, but it isn’t necessarily easy.” Maddy went to a school in the poorer

part of Santiago, a Catholic Military School—the school hours were long, with sometimes eleven subjects in a day. “But it’s very worthwhile; you’re there to learn the language and the culture, and to make friends. There are so many ways to remain in contact, with home when you’re away, and with new friends once you’re back home. All the good things stay in your memory.” “We don’t have anyone for this coming year yet,” said Carolyn. “I need to go to the high school and make a presentation.” “I’ll go with you.” Maddy’s response was immediate. “I’ll help plant that seed.” By now, some lucky young person will be preparing to go outbound, helped by Maddy, by Carolyn and by all the support that the local and worldwide network of Rotary clubs provides. Some lucky young person is about to step into their future…

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A feast for the eyes with its studied strut and brilliant array of colours and

markings, our Ring-Necked Pheasant is not, alas, one of our native birds. In fact, checking on some of the elegant bird’s details led to dictionary and atlas and an interesting geography lesson with the occasional “a-ha!” moment, not to mention a taste of ancient history.

Most successfully introduced to many parts of the world including North America, the pheasant is native to China and that part of East Asia known as Georgia (once part of the U.S.S.R) from which it was brought to other countries as a sought-after game bird.

The pheasant familiar to us is the Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). Its name ‘pheasant’ is a derivative of the ancient city of Phasis, now the modern port city of Poti on the Black Sea in Western Georgia and “Colchis” was the ancient name of the country.

The pheasant holds the likely distinction of being the most widespread game bird in the whole of the ancient world.

In the US, the Ring-Necked Pheasant was named the state bird of South Dakota – an unusual honour for a non-native bird and one of only three such birds to be so proclaimed.

The pheasant’s preferred habitat varies from agricultural land to ditches, marshes, hedgerows, the borders of woodlands and brushy areas. Like most game birds, their diet consists of seeds, grasses, leaves, roots, cultivated grains, insects and wild nuts and fruits.

Once seen, the Ring-Necked Pheasant is not likely to be forgotten, especially the male with his brilliant plumage. His green head, red face wattles, the white neck ring, glowing bronze-y brown body with dark markings, and his extraordinary, long pointed tail surely brand him as a ‘dandy’ in

the bird world. As is usual, outside of human sartorial effects, the female pheasant is smaller, duller, but still classically attractive in shades of grey, fawn, and brown with intricate darker camouflage markings and the same pointed tail.

Both have featherless, rather long, ‘chicken-style’ scaly legs, as do most ground-dwelling game birds.

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Pheasants build a rudimentary nest on the ground in grass or tall weeds, and do little to furnish it except for bits of vegetation or a few feathers from the female’s breast. The poor hens or ‘harem girls’ are then left to incubate their dozen or so plain olive-brown eggs with no help or attention from the cock. The downy young pheasants hatch with open eyes, leave the nest almost immediately and forage for themselves under the hen’s care. They are able to fly in about two weeks, but stay with the mother for six or seven weeks.

The pheasant is not a bird to be spotted during inclement weather when it stays in its roosting area for days at a time with nothing to eat. In autumn, pheasants get together in large flocks in which they live till the spring ‘sorting’. The male makes a loud “Koork- KOK” sound and both sexes make clucking noises like hens. When startled or flushed by dogs or hunters, the pheasant takes off nearly vertically with a great flurry of wings. It does not fly far, and its main method of escape is a quick dash on its sturdy legs.

The pheasant is a tasty bird, no doubt, but perhaps greater pleasure could be taken watching and enjoying this bird go about its natural rounds rather than preparing to consume one ‘under glass’.

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For those of you who are desperately looking to avoid ‘mall air’ this shopping

season, I give to you the ambiance and charm of local gift buying. You can get pretty much anything on your list in Oceanside, and honestly, if the editor would have tolerated it, this list of unique home-town gifts could have been a novel. Below is just a wee skiff of ideas to get you started. Say “Cheese”The holidays are absolutely the time to indulge with a smile and there is no better way to do that with a round of award winning Qualicum Cheeseworks’ Island Brie and a bottle Cranberry Wine from the Mooberry Winery, both located at Morningstar Farm. Visit their farmgate store for a custom basket chosen from sixteen different artisan cheeses, wines, and locally sourced jams, jellies and crackers. (www.morningstarfarm.ca) For the Café ConnoisseurGive the people on your list a cup of their favourite hot drink for those cold winter mornings. For the tea drinker, Bowser’s Bean Counter is featuring Harney & Son’s Tea, sold in gorgeous vintage-style tins with flavours like White Christmas Tea with cardamom, vanilla, and almonds. For a little buzz during gift opening, pop a bag of Creekmore Coffee’s best-selling organic, fair-trade, “Buzzrite” blend of beans into the old stocking. Or make up and give out your own ‘brand’ of Karma Coffee to all your friends.(www.karmacoffee.com) Coffee gift cards make great hostess gifts and stocking stuffers. Goody GumdropsKiddies of all generations can relate to one thing over the holidays and that’s candy. Qualicum’s Vintage Candy Shop offers up everything from classic ribbon candy to PEZ dispensers and chocolate coal, and they have everything in between (or out there, including flavoured larvae and crickets) to decorate the most ambitious of gingerbread houses or wreaths. Goodie bags or a candy ‘buffet’ are great ideas for the office party. They also have a few quirky gifts that are noteworthy like the classic Slinky or Rubik’s Cube, metal lunch boxes, and, my favourite, breath spray that will “help you communicate with your father”. (www.thevintagecandyshop.com)

If chocolate is more your thing, organic Denman Island Chocolate makes some great flavors to match the season such as Chocolate Mint, Zesty Orange or Toasted Hazelnut, available at most health food stores. For a taste of Vancouver Island history, you also can’t go wrong with Rogers’ Chocolates (since 1885), available at Qualicum’s Chocolates Plus. They make great gifts for the out-of-towners on your list. Gone Gluten-FreeJust because Santa isn’t on board with this one, doesn’t mean your gluten-free family members have to go without. Fill a basket with GF cookies, crackers, chips, chocolate, canned wild salmon, veggie pate, kale chips, and organic apple cider, all available at local area health food stores like Qualicum’s Heaven On Earth, Village Bulk Foods, and Back to Nature. Toss in some beeswax candles, essential oils, a raw foods cookbook, a sprouting kit, or some natural bodycare, and you’ve got a gift that ensures even the most health conscious person on your list will not be left out in the cold. It’s on Me...If putting together a basket is simply too much ‘shopping’ for you, there is no better gift than time off from cooking. Whether it’s morning lattes for your spouse, a 10X smoothie card from Rawthentic for your teenager, Italian for grandma and grandpa at Qualicum’s Giovanni’s, or brunch at Tigh Na

Mara, most local restaurants, bars, and pubs in the area offer gift certificates and cards for the foodies on your list. For something different, put on your babysitting hat and throw a couple of tickets to a local New Year’s dinner event into a card. Also, most local area grocery stores offer gift cards that are perfect gifts for when visitors tend to eat everyone out of house and home. “Serenity Now”There’s nothing like receiving the gift of ‘calm’ after a chaotic season of over-sugared kids, in-and-out visitors, and over-indulgence. These gifts will help cure any ‘holiday hangover’ and get your loved one’s started on the right track in the new year. Most local yoga studios all offer gift certificates or gift cards to be used for a variety of approaches, age and skill levels. Or, you can simply pop a punch pass or a membership into a card or stocking. For those at the north end of Oceanside, Bowser Massage Therapy is offering gift certificates for those in need of a little TLC. (250-797-5314) For a more DIY approach to relaxation, pick up a holiday gift basket of Canadian-made

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Let’s step into the tiny 9-seat Sushi Deco in Parksville and take a look around. It’s small, its decor rather Zen-like, but when it comes to food and service, Sushi Deco suddenly becomes very big indeed. Special touches like the self-serve tea station and the always friendly welcome, make this place seem like home from the very first visit.

For lunch? Perfect. I’ve enjoyed the Lunch Combo on two occasions – a 12-piece offering of California Roll, Dynamite Roll and Yam Roll - and at the economy price of $5.50, how could you go wrong? If you need a bit more, side the Combo with a Miso Soup for $1.50 extra, and perhaps a Sunomono Salad for $3.95 more.

I’ll be returning regularly to work my way through the entire menu. Everything

from rolls, to maki, to nigiri, salads and rice bowls ... and even a scrumptious sounding Scallop Burger. Even the “Sushi nervous” will find this gem perfect for a quick bite by choosing one of the ‘carnivore’ offerings. Everything’s available for take-out, but before long you’ll become good friends with the owners and want to eat-in just to visit.

You’ll find Sushi Deco at 261 East Island Highway, Parksville. Telephone: (250) 586-3290. Re-opening December 3rd after a month-long renovation hiatus.

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What are the holidays if they don’t include the enjoyment of the season’s parties,

dinners and cocktails? While it’s old news that this time of year can take its toll on our weight, the University of California, Berkeley, Wellness Letter reports other possible adverse health consequences related to our indulgences – especially if we have pre-existing heart disease or associated risk factors.

According to the publication, large high-fat meals may raise our heart rate, serum triglycerides, blood sugar and blood pressure. This kind of eating triggers the release of the stress hormone, norepinephrine, which increases blood pressure and heart rate. Our blood vessels’ ability to dilate or expand when necessary can also become impaired. And digesting super-sized meals, of any kind, may elevate our heart rate because of the heightened physiological demands on the intestinal tract.

BALANCE YOUR NOSHING THIS SEASONTRY A PEAR POMEGRANATE SALAD WITH HOLIDAY FLAIRby Linda Watts, Registered Dietitian To balance out our noshing and imbibing over

the holidays, stick to lighter fare between feasts. Consider broth-based soups, real juice smoothies, fresh fruit and veggies and salads.

Here’s a winter salad with ruby, gem-like pomegranate seeds and snowy-white tufts of goat cheese, which give it a festive touch. Extracting the seeds from the fruit can be tricky. Although I’ve tried many ways of harvesting these little suckers, my kitchen almost always ends up covered in juice splatters reminiscent of a TV show crime scene.

The best method I’ve found for avoiding a bloody-looking mess is filling a clean kitchen sink with cool water and while holding the pomegranate under water against the bottom of the sink, carefully cut it in half with a sharp knife. With the fruit still submerged, separate the seeds from the membrane using your fingers. Then, quickly scoop them out of the water to a waiting sieve to drain well.

PEAR POMEGRANATE SALADWhat You Need

1/4 cup slivered almonds, plus 2 tablespoons1/3 cup olive oil3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 small shallot, finely minced (about 1 heaping tablespoon)1 tablespoon honey1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground pepper6 cups of baby-leaf spinach1 large red Bartlett pear, cored and cut into 1/2-inch chunks2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled1/4 cup pomegranate seeds, plus 2 tablespoonsWhat to Do

Place almonds in a small, dry skillet over medium-low heat. Toast nuts until lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Let cool and set aside.

Place olive oil and vinegar in a small bowl. Add shallot, honey, salt and pepper. Whisk well. Set aside. (Prepare at least two hours ahead of time. Vinaigrette will keep in the refrigerator for about a week).

When ready to serve, combine spinach, pear, goat cheese, 1/4 cup almonds and 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds in a large salad bowl. Gradually add vinaigrette and toss until ingredients are lightly dressed. Garnish with remaining 2 tablespoons of almonds and pomegranate seeds.

Linda Watts is a registered dietitian. Send questions or comments to [email protected]

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Rocky Mountain Soaps in Sugar Pear or Vanilla Candy Cane scents from Qualicum Beach’s Vintage Bath Soap & Candles. Or pick up a gorgeous, Zen Clock from Mystic Imports in Bowser, to give your at-home yogi a gentle, gong-style wake up from Nirvana. The New You...Get the person on your list a new lease on the New Year with experiences that mold the body and expand the mind. Bowser’s Powerhouse Fitness offers gift certificates for memberships, bootcamps, and personal weight-training to start the new year off right. (778-424-3488) Need a buddy out on the links? Most area golf courses offer gift cards or certificates for anything from green fees to a new golf shirt or a burger in the clubhouse. For the adventurer, Horne Lake Caves offers gift certificates towards caving tours such as their Winter Wet ‘n Wild tour. Finally, a gift certificate for classes at Qualicum’s Let’s Knit or Parksville’s Scrapbooking Adventures is perfect for the crafter on your list. Looking Good...One of my all time favourite fashion gift ideas this season are boot-top stockings. These knee-high socks have a faux-fur lining you can roll over your boots for that old Russian-inspired winter look, available at Dress for Les in Bowser from $40. Qualicum’s MOD Apparel carries great Canadian-made accessories such as hand-painted guitar pic earrings from Comox, Pashmina Cashmere scarves, and ‘Brave’ leather bags and belts. Stuff your Christmas sock with, well, some socks from Sox Trot in a variety of prints at Brown Eyed Susan’s in Qualicum Village. Or pick up some locally made, vintage-inspired, floral jewelry at Wilde & Sparrow in Parksville. Refresh Clothing is also offering up a jewel of a gift this season with sparkling earrings and necklaces by Regina-based Dragon’s Den winner, Hillberg & Berke. (www.refreshclothing.ca)

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For a truly local and unique gift, add a famous “screw-ball” bracelet by Emily Ferris at Elements Gallery in Coombs to your list. (www.facebook.com/pages/Elements-Gallery) Finally, for something to cozy up in, pick up some Merino wool accessories from Qualicum’s Smithford’s or a pair of Bowser ‘bear bum’ long-johns at Bowser’s Lighthouse Gift Shop. For the finishing touches, nothing says “new you” like a gift certificate for a holiday make-over from Qualicum’s Pharmasave. (See Linda Tenney’s article on page ___) For HimFor the man in your life, pop a manly gadget into his stocking from Qualicum’s The Outsider or wrap up a classic Woolrich Sweater from Walkabout Clothing Company. Unique Gifts for the Home...Give the hostess in the house something sassy with a whimsical strapless apron from Qualicum’s What’s Cooking. Or serve up a holiday buffet on printed table runners and snowman inspired place mats, available at Qualicum’s The Weathered Gate. You can spice up someone’s space by giving a locally designed “Wall Mandala” from The Red Door. For shoppers who have committed to giving recycled or gently used items, pick up an old kerosine lantern for that traditional holiday glow from Bowser’s Things & Stuff. The Artist’s Way...For theatre lovers, Qualicum’s ECHO Players Theatre has gift certificates for season’s tickets, or you can pop some tickets for this season’s holiday farce of “A Christmas Carol” (December 13th - 29th) into your loved-one’s stocking. Available at

the Village Theatre Box Office or www.echoplayers.ca. Qualicum Beach’s The Old School House also offers gift certificates that can be used for memberships, purchases in their store, or art and music events. For those looking for original works, Cindy Mawle is one of many artists selling her coastal inspired paintings at a variety of price points, available at Bowser’s Salish Sea Market or the Sandbar Café in Qualicum Bay. Check out her hand-painted wooden ornaments. And finally, there’s nothing better than curling up with a good book like Cooking Fish, Brewing Tales - Recipes and Stories by Bob and Peggy Burkowsky, available from Mulberry Bush Bookstore located in Qualicum and Parksville.

And last, but, not least... For FluffyYes, the fur-clad are also part of our families. So this season fill up a sock with organic treats for pooch at Bowser’s Lighthouse Feed and Garden, give a make-over for Rover from Pucci’s Pet Grooming in Bowser, or, for a good cause you can support the Qualicum Cat Rescue by giving one of their cat calendars full of gorgeous photos taken by one of their 11-year-old volunteers.

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“Emotions – good. Emotional baggage – bad.” That is obviously a gross generalization, but it gives us a place

to start.

It was no fun lugging my old suitcase with no rollers on the bus from the ferry to the airport recently, and then I had to pay $25 to get the airline to take over my baggage. But $25 is cheap compared to the price we pay, day in and out, for our emotional baggage.

All of us who have been through emotional hell (is that everyone?) know that we need to be on the look out for Get Out of Hell Free cards and share them when we can. Santa may have one of those cards.

Yes, of course, I believe in Santa Claus! He wraps up boxes of Annie’s Macaroni and Cheese and puts them under our tree every year! I don’t think Santa is generous because he is jolly. It is more likely that he is jolly because he is generous. Generosity is one of the 6 Paramitas – “perfected virtues” - in the Buddhist tradition, and all other traditions as well. Generosity makes us happy.

Santa has also found good work - useful, harmless, meaningful and interesting. He gives similarly good work to elves and loves his wild animals. Also, he saw a need (lonely children), and rather than flounder and freak out, he found something he could do about it.

In other words, Santa has his act together. His bag is light because he is Light.

You and I on the other hand have followed in the lineage of centuries and developed the debilitating habit of hoarding

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bad memories, and stashing them either in accessible places for constant review or out of sight where they can make us miserable for no apparent reason.

Without question, our pasts weigh us down. Santa is an idea, a concept. Our pasts are concepts as well. They tell us what we can and cannot do (fly or not fly; give or not give; solve problems or not). We actually have no idea how much our concepts confine us because we have never been without them.

Unpacking our emotional baggage is an experiment worth trying.

Why do we hang onto our old stuff anyway? Mostly because of attachment. We confuse our self with our story. Stories-R-Us. While it is possible to have more slippery motives like revenge, in most cases, we keep lugging around our emotional baggage because we are too confused, weak or tired to dump it. We may not know how, and besides, we wonder, what would I be without my baggage?

But baggage has a price. To quote the popular Bruce Lipton, cellular biologist, “The simple truth is, when you’re frightened, you’re dumber.”

When we feel under attack, our highly refined defense system draws the body’s resources away from the immune system, core vital organs, and from the higher thinking centers of the brain, and makes it all available for fight or flight. That’s a healthy response when we’re running from a lion. But living in a chronic condition of fear, anxiety, depression or anger means a weakened immune system, less energy, and a slew of possible health challenges.

Our emotions do not merely reflect mental states – but they literally create physical states that affect us down to the cellular level. We cannot be in a state of optimal health, vitality, growth, and balance at the same time that we’re in a state of self -defense, panic, or fear. Our emotional baggage makes us tired, sad and sick.

Back to our oversimplification. “Emotions - good. Emotional baggage - bad.”

Emotions are not a mistake of evolution. Emotions are life. We can safely welcome today’s emotions with open arms, and let them go with open hands. Emotions are meant to be experienced but not stashed.

What’s the difference between Santa’s bag and ours? Intention. We’re dragging the past into the present; Mr. Claus is planning on giving everything away in one night.

We’re clinging onto old relics in cramped quarters of our secret inner world. Santa has global vision. Imagine holding every child in the world in your circle of concern. We wouldn’t have time to munch on past insults.

What if we forgave our step-father, uncle, gym teacher and ex-everyone? Most likely, we’re only punishing ourselves anyway. Forgiveness is for everyone’s benefit. Forgiveness and unpacking is work, but help is available. From traditional methods to newer energy healing modalities, help is here.

We can’t delude ourselves and think that all our problems are personal. We have some massive problems to solve, and we need all hands on deck to help. To heal our wounded planet and

its inhabitants, we need everyone’s body, heart and mind fully engaged and present.

Imagine what it would be like to start the new year without the old year. As Santa unloads his bag, let’s unload ours. Offer its contents up to the sun. Dump it into the ocean of grace. Let it dissolve in the winter rains. Cast it into outer space. Tap on it. Write it all down and burn it up. Release it. Over and done with it!

The Mayan Calendar is ending on December 21. I expect we’ll be around to see the sun rise on Dec 22. But if we’re brave, we could see the dawn of a new, more compassionate world,

A happier, lighter new year for everyone!

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Along with parties and presents, the holiday season often brings stress, emotional turmoil, rich food and late nights. All of these can affect your health and well-being.

Here are some tips for managing the holidays:

Stay hydrated. Water helps your body cleanse toxins and fight germs. With furnaces blasting, lots of party food, alcohol and caffeinated beverages your body can soon become dehydrated, so make sure you drink lots of water, at least 6-8 glasses each day.

Wash your hands. You may be getting “sick” of hearing this but frequent and thorough hand washing or the use of alcohol based hand sanitizer is the best way to prevent the spread of cold and flu viruses. Remember to keep you hands away from your face especially your eyes.

Fit in Fitness. Unfortunately when you are pressed for time you need exercise even more. At least do a few stretches each day and try to walk when going for errands, work or social events. Get the whole family out for a stroll after a big meal. Plan some outdoor activities with the family like skating or tobogganing.

Sleep. Another thing you have to fit in to your already busy schedule, if you do not get enough sleep you risk being sick, try to keep a regular time for going to bed and getting up in the morning.

Just say NO. You cannot do it all! Choose your priorities and then politely decline commitments that will put you over the top.

Adjust your expectations. Everything does not have to be perfect to make a memorable holiday gathering. Simply spending time with family and friends is the most important thing.

Stick to your budget. Money matters are a big stress factor. Make a strict shopping list and budget and stick to it.

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following community groups and businesses for their supportof another fantastic Lighthouse Family Halloween Party!

We couldn’t do it without you!!Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 211Ladies Auxiliary, RCL Br. 211Lighthouse O.A.P.Qualicum Bay Lions ClubBowser Elementary PACGeorgia Park StoreBowser Builders’ Supply

Setter & AssociatesEyesOnBC MagazinePaci�c Spirit WearSalish Sea MarketNickolini’s PizzaCrown & Anchor PubUnion Bay Credit Union

Tomm’s Food VillageSummit SoundSandbar CafeQualicum Bay ResortPeter Mason GeomaticsThe Bean CounterLighthouse Gift StoreLefty’s Restaurant

The Regional District of Nanaimo is now accepting applications for appointments to the following advisory bodies in the Lighthouse Country area:

Residents interested in volunteering to participate in these and other advisory bodies outside the Lighthouse Country area are invited to obtain a Board Appointment Application Form from the RDN website, www.rdn.bc.ca, or by contacting the Corporate Services Department at [email protected], 250-390-4111, or toll free at 1-877-607-4111. Application forms must be submitted by 4:00 pm, Friday, December 21, 2012 to the Corporate Services Department at 6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6N2, or by email to [email protected], or by fax to 250-390-4163.

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The Farndale ... Christmas Carol ... a laugh-out-loud farce with wide seasonal appeal

At this time of year productions of “A Christmas Carol” are commonplace but ECHO Players hope that no member of the audience is expecting to be entertained in the traditional style. This is “A Christmas Carol” as you have never seen before. Five actors take to the stage with the intention of showing the audience their rendition of the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. However, their heroic efforts are soon overwhelmed by real-life calamities that achieve their own unstoppable momentum. But with enthusiasm and determination in stiff-upper-lip fashion they refuse to admit that everything is working against them. The show must go on! It is often said that great skill is required to portray incompetence successfully. Fortunately ECHO is blessed with a very able cast and production crew. Susan Evans, Susan Warner, Belle Warner, Wendy Punter and David Attley portray a variety of characters and achieve a multitude of costume changes as they work their way through Dickens. Set designer Don Punter provides a creative background for the action. Costumes by Dorothy Lupul and Marguerite Stevens, lighting by Ken McCready, and sound by Denise Schutz-Jones are intentionally quirky. Adding realistic touches are props manager Pat Anderson, and scenic painters Jeanne Ackles-Cardinal and Laura Aikens. Under the inspired direction of Thea Stravroff

this holiday classic gets a competent spoof treatment.

The Daily Express critic, reviewing the original production of this play, wrote that, “Not since the Monty Python mob dressed up as The Batley Townswomen’s Guild and re-enacted the Battle of Pearl Harbour with their handbags have I tittered so much at such a deliberately dire show”, while The Guardian critic referred to “Hilarious moments of delightful inventive silliness...”.

“The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of A Christmas Carol runs December 13-29 at the Village Theatre. Please note that evening performances begin at 7 pm sharp: afternoon performances are at 2 pm. For information or tickets phone 250-752-3522 or Email [email protected] or visit our website www.echoplayers.ca

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A touch of Lighthouse holiday spirit comes to the businesses

along Highway 19A thanks to the students of Bowser Elementary School, the Lighthouse Country Business Association and the creative energy of a few local residents.

Back in the 70s the local school children inspired the business association to adopt the name “Lighthouse Country” for this area of Vancouver Island as a result of a colouring program aimed at capturing the essence of the area.

Thirty years later the Lighthouse theme lives on and the students of Bowser Elementary School are still helping out. Volunteers Terri Bowen, Wendy Scott and Valerie Doenz held a fun ‘wreath decorating program’ with the students, infused with an instruction on the historical and cultural background surrounding wreaths resulting in these unique Lighthouse themed wreaths. The LCBA hopes the wreaths will instill a sense of community and a touch of

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beauty along Highway 19A during the holidays as folks travel through and shop in town.

Many, many thanks to Terri and Brett Bowen for creating the wreath design and for the hours spent hand painting all of the lighthouses… on both sides, and then doing the final touch ups to give us such beautiful wreaths. Thanks to Tom Paille for cutting out all of the lighthouses in his cabinetry workshop. Thanks to Wendy and Valerie for supporting Terri during the school workshop and many thanks to the students at BES and Principal Sheila Spendlove for supporting our vision. See the wreaths along Highway 19A starting Dec 5th. ~

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FRESH FROM THE SALISH SEA:ISLAND SCALLOPS OPENS EXPANDED RETAIL OUTLET

Loyal local customers of Island Scallops should be thrilled to find their fresh scallops moved into a new

storefront from a fridge in the corner of the office. The newly-expanded retail space at the company’s hatchery and processing facility just north of Qualicum Beach will offer not only more area but also a greater variety of local seafood products.

The store will continue to feature the award-winning “Qualicum Scallop” developed right here in Qualicum Beach. The “seed’ for this unique scallop is produced onsite, then cultured in the clean, rich waters of nearby ocean farms. Scallops feed themselves by filtering natural microscopic food, so scallop farming is an environmentally-sustainable activity. As a result, the Qualicum Scallop is recommended by the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise conservation program.

One of the largest scallops in the world, the Qualicum Scallop is prized for its firm texture and sweet, delicate flavour. Last winter it was featured on the Food Network’s “Pitchin In” with executive chef Lynn Crawford (http://www.foodnetwork.ca/). Check out this episode online (season 3) to view Lynn’s yummy creation of butter-basted scallops served over chanterelles and truffles on a bed of pureed sweet corn and finished with a carmelized onion-bacon jam. A marriage made in heaven! Or simply sear scallops two minutes each side in a hot pan and enjoy on pasta, salad, tacos….

The new storefront is located at 5552 West Island Highway, Qualicum Beach, and is now open seven days a week to better serve fans of fresh local seafood.

THE AKASHA HOUSE OPENS IN QUALICUM BEACHLocated between Qualicum Beach and Qualicum Bay, The Akasha House embodies the spirituality and serenity for which Vancouver Island is well known. Here you can replace the busy urgency of your life with Health and Healing, Wellness and Wisdom.

Founded by Melanie Young, whose professional career in healthcare and passion for the holistic arts led her from the UK, across Canada and finally to BC, to open a space where women can come together in an environment which both nurtures and stretches. This might be literally and spiritually during our Yoga classes, or by attending the many and varied workshops aimed at helping women embrace their authentic and best self.

There is much on offer at The Akasha House; as Melanie says “our goal is to create antidotes to the trials of modern life and to offer guidance and encouragement to move forward. Our workshops are filled with inspiration, hard-won experience, anecdotes and whole hearted advice that work as magic and medicine to heal yourself and heal your life through a compassionate understanding of both”.

Melanie is joined in her endeavor by her sister, Dr Margaret Hearnden. Margaret’s background in language and communication and her experiences working and traveling in over 25 countries are an ideal complement to Melanie’s expertise. “My observation is that at times, life’s difficulties are as a result of stumbling through familiar conversations and not getting our basic needs met. Just as language barriers get in our way so too do the judgements and evaluations that are based on our own cultural or social norms” says Margaret. “It’s our misinterpretation of another person’s meaning that gets us in to hot water.” Like Melanie, Margaret believes that if we focus on honoring our true selves and communicating with compassion so much more can be achieved.

For some people the path to a calm, authentic life might be through receiving or learning Reiki or attending Yoga classes. Other holistic therapies or life coaching might be the way forward for others. For mothers and families-to-be we offer a range of childbirth services that offer a broad perspective and accept birth as part of women’s lives. Whatever you need to propel you forward on your journey in life, The Akasha House is an excellent place to start. ~ www.TheAkashaHouse.com

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Leo(July23-Aug.22)Ahey,nonnynonnymonthahead!Slipawayonavacationthismonth.Evenifyoucan’t,you’llsavourleisuretimesocializing,seeingmovies,sportseventsandenjoyingthecompanyofothers.Romanceandloveaffairswillsparkle!Manyofyouwillalsodelightinplayfulactivitieswithchildren.Notonlywillyouhaveastrongdrivetogetoutandhaveafuntime,youwillsenseit’sperfectlyappropriatetojustbeyourself.Letitallhangout,babes!

Virgo(Aug.23-Sept.22)Yourfocusnowshiftstohomeandfamily.Youmightbecomemoreinvolvedwithaparent.Ifyou’renotinvolvedwithfamilyactivities,youmightcocoonathome.You’llenjoybeinginfamiliarsurroundingsbecauseyouwanttofeelsnugandsecure.Sincethisisatimewhenchildhoodmemorieswillbubbletothesurface,someofyoumightseecounsellorsorwritethattell-allautobiographyyou’vebeenthreateningtodo.

Libra(Sept.23-Oct.22)Thismonth,yourdailypacewillaccelerate.Actually,you’lllovethisfastrhythmasyoujuggleshorttrips,runerrands,seesiblingsandrelativesandtalktoeveryone.Plus,youwillreadandwritemorethanusual.Oneofthereasonsyou’respreadingyourselfsothinisyouhaveastrongdesiretoenlightenothersaboutsomething.Youhavesomethingyouwanttosay!You’reintellectuallyalive,mentallyalertandverykeentoexplainyouractionsandwhereyou’recomingfrom.

Scorpio(Oct.23-Nov.21)Inthenextmonth,you’llassessyoursenseofself-worth.Weareshockinglyself-criticalnowadays.Icallthistheparalysisofthenegative.It’sconsideredchictocriticizemovies,thearts,literatureandarchitecturetosoundeducatedorintellectual.Isay,phooey!Howdidwegettothepointwhereweridiculeapositive,sunny,acceptingattitude?Yu’rewortheverything!Withoutyou,thereisnothing.Ifyouwanttohelpothers,youhavetobestrongandhealthy.

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Aquarius(Jan.20-Feb.18)It’sapopularmonthandwholovestonetworkmorethanyou?Thisisnotthetimetositathomenavelgazing.Aucontraire!Leaveyourhomeandinteractwithothers.Friendshipswillbeimportant.Notonlythat,allkindsofgroupeffortswillstiryourblood!Youwilllovejoiningforceswithotherstoworkforameaningfulgoal,especiallysomethingcharitableorsomethingthatmakestheworldabetterplace.(Remember:Atruefriendisonewholikesyoudespiteyourachievements.)

Pisces(Feb.19-March20)ThismonthistheonlytimeallyearwhentheSuncrossesoverthetopofyourchartcastingyouinthelimelight.Otherswillnoticeyoumorethanusual,especiallybosses,parents,VIPsand–takenote–thepolice.Fortunately,thislightingisflatteringsomostofthesepeoplewillseeyouinpositiveterms,whichiswhyyouwillbeaskedtotakeonincreasedresponsibilities.Thiscouldbeoneofthebesttimesoftheyeartoexamineyourlifeandfigureoutifyou’reheadedinthedirectionyouwanttogo.Hmmm?

Aries(March21-April19)You’lllovethismonth.You’rethepioneerofthezodiacandyouloveexploringnewactivitiesandmeetingunusualpeople.Andthat’swhatthismonthisallabout.Expectchancestolearnsomethingnew.Enjoystudy,newhobbiesorbestofall–travellingsomeplaceexciting.Thebottomlineisyouwanttobroadenyourhorizonsandmakelifemoreintellectuallystimulating!“Whiskeyforeveryoneandfreshhorsesformymen!”

Taurus(April20-May20)You’rethefinancialwizardofthezodiac.Thismonth,you’llbeinterestedinthefinancialresourcesofothersandtohandlesharedproperty,debt,taxes,insurancemattersandinheritances.Gettheseloosedetailswrappedup.Getfuzzyboundariesdefined.Butonamoresubtlelevel,you’llwanttoexperiencelifemoredeeply.Youmightbecomeinterestedinthepsychologyofwhoyouareandwhatmakesyoutick.Youknowthatlifeislikea10-speedbicycleandmostofushavegearsweneveruse.“Onyourleft!”

Gemini(May21-June20)Thismonth,theSunisasfarawayfromyouasitevergets(andtheSunisyoursourceofenergy)soyouneedmoresleep!Factoid.However,thisopposingSunalsomakesyoufocusmoreonyourstyleofrelatingtoothers,especiallypartnersandclosefriends.That’swhythisisyourbestchanceallyeartoexaminehowyoufilltheneedsofothersandviceversa.It’salsoanexcellenttimetoformpartnershipsorworkingunitsorconsultexpertsonanysubject.Lookingforagood24-hourtaxidermist?

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LIGHTHOUSECOMMUNITYHALLPANCAKEBREAKFAST–Sunday,Dec.9-8amtoNoon,PancakeBreakfast,PoultrySwap,FleaMarket.LiveMusicontheHallStageuntil2:00pm.TheQualicumBayLionswillbecookingupbreakfastthismorning.

LIGHTHOUSESENIORS#152–TherewillnotbeameetinginDecemberinsteadtheChristmasDinnerwilltakeplaceonDecember3attheLegionatnoon.Ticketsare$14.FMICallShirleyat250-757-2384.

BADMINTON&MINI-TENNIS-BowserSchool,7:00pm.14yrs+.Beginnerswelcome.FMICall250-757-8307orsteelehunt@shaw.ca.

LIGHTHOUSEFLOORCURLERS–Joinafun&easytoplayactivityforallages!Enjoy,indoorsonagymfloor,withafriendlymixedgroup.Curlingrockssupplied.ComeplaywithusMondays&Fridays,1:00-3:00pm,Sept.toMayattheLionsRec.HallinQualicumBay.Dropin$2.FMICall:DennisLeach250-757-8218orFredorLorraine250-752-0216.

LIGHTHOUSESPINNERS–Tuesdays10:30-2:30pmintheCommunityCentreBoardRoom.Newmemberswelcome.FMIJo250-757-8402.

CARPETBOWLING:CommencingOctober2,12:45to3:00pmattheLighthouseCommunityHall.FMICallLayne250-757-8217.

AALIGHTKEEPERS:PLEASENOTENEWTIME-Fridaysat7:00pmattheLighthouseCommunityCentre,240LionsWay,QualicumBay.FMICall:250-757-8347.

BRIDGE:NordinRoom–1:00–4:00pmFridayafternoonsattheLighthouseCommunityCentre.FMICall:SheilaSteele250-757-8307.

LIGHTHOUSECOUNTRYSCRAPBOOKERS–Meet3rdSaturdaymonthlyattheLionsDen,QualicumBay,9:30am-4:30pm,$10.Doorprizes.FMI:Jorgie250-757-8358orShirley250-757-8384.

BOWSERLEGION–RCLBRANCH#211LADIESAUXILIARY:Meetsat1pmthefirstThursdayofeachmonth.FMIcontactJoyceatjoyce.bartram@shaw.caorEvelynatwefoot@shaw.ca.OURCHRISTMASCAKEFUNDRAISERISONGOING–ContactKathleenat250-757-8282toplaceyourorder.

TAOISTTAICHI:ClassesatLCCandFannyBayOAPHall.NewbeginnerclassesstartSeptember.FMICall:Susan250-757-2097.

LIGHTHOUSETRAILSGROUPneedsyourhelp.FMICall:ValWeismiller:250-757-9667.

LIGHTHOUSERECREATIONINFOPATTY:FMICall:[email protected].

QUALICUMBAYLIONSCLUB.Throughfundraisingandotheractivitiesthroughouttheyear,ourmissionisto‘giveback’toourcommunity.Ifyouwouldliketobecomeinvolvedinouractivegroup,contactGeorgeDussaultat757-8422.Activitiesthisyearincluded:foodconcessionsforthepancakebreakfast,bluegrassfestivalandfallfair,andourongoingMeatDraweverySundayattheRoadhouse/Crown&AnchorPubinQualicumBay.Wethankthecommunityfortheirongoingsupportsothatwecanserveothers.

RDNPROGRAMS-Winter-proofYourHealth…Januaryprogramsarejustaroundthecorner!

PRESCHOOL&CHILDREN

ZUMBATOMIC5-11YRS-Rockin’outisablastwithinstructorShandoraPage!You’lllovethefast-pacedfusionofZumbamoveslikehip-hop,reggaetonandcumbia.Thishigh-octaneworkoutisdesignedforkidstomaxoutonfunandfitness.GetintotheZumbatomicGroove!BowserElementarySchoolTuesdays3-4pmJan29-Mar5.$35/6.

ADULT

HATHAYOGA-Useprinciplesofbreath,alignmentandspacetobalancesoftnessandstrengthinthisgentlyguidedclass.Thisprogramissuitableforbeginnersandbeyond.Instructor:BrandyKosiancicBowserElementarySchoolMondaysJan14-Mar11,ThursdaysJan17–Mar76-7:30pm$80/8.

ZUMBA®-ALatin-inspired,dancefitnessclassthatcombinesdancemovementstocreateadynamic,exciting,fitnesssystem.Theclassformatcombinesfastandslowrhythmsthattoneandsculptyourbodyinatrulyfunway!Comeoutandjointheparty!LighthouseCommunityCentreInstructor:JessicaWhittmanTuesdays9:30-10:30amJanuary8-February26$70/8.

INTROTOCIRCUITTRAINING-JoinBCRPA Certifiedfitnessleader,weighttrainingleader,andgroupfitnessleader,SusanVoerman tocircuittrain!Thisclasswillmixstrength,cardiovascularandflexibility trainingandisgearedto peoplewhoare newtofitness.LighthouseCommunityCentreWed9:30-10:30amJan16-Mar6$65/8.

Season’s Greetings

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All the Best to You and Yours During

this Holiday Season and into the

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TAICHI–WANGSTYLE-JoinLawrieMilneforTaiChiastaughtbyMasterHenryWang.BowserElementarySchoolWednesdays3:00-4:00pmor7:00-8:00pmJan16-Mar6$100/8.

PleasecontactAreaHRDNprogrammer,ChrissieFinnieat250-757-8118orcfinnie@rdn.bc.cafordetailedprogramandregistrationinformation.

AllRDNprogramsmustbePre-Registeredtoavoidthedisappointmentofbeingcancelled!

FANNYBAYCOMMUNITYHALL-PARENTS&TOTS-Tuesdays10-11:30am.Comeandenjoyamorningofsocializing,snack,earlyliteracyactivities,songs,games,storiesandparentingresources.ThisisaFREEprogramsupportedbyComoxValleyFamilyServicesAssociation,BaynesSoundLionsandtheFannyBayCommunityAssociation.FacilitatedbyEvelynBally250-335-9022

FANNYBAYCOMMUNITYHALL-YOUTHGROUP-Fridays6:30-7:30.Childrenandtheirneverendingsupplyofenergywillburnitoffwithus.Weplaysoccer,hockey,basketballandallmannerofgamestheycomeupwith.3-6yearsplayinthestudiowithaparent7-12yearoldsplayinthegym.ThisisaFREEprogramsupportedbytheFannyBayCommunityAssociationandEvelynBally250-335-9022 COMMUNITYEVENTS

Sunday,December2THEPARKSVILLELIONS-inviteyoutoenjoyaBreakfastwithSantaonSun.,Dec.2from10amto1pmattheParksvilleCommunityCentre.Admissionbydonation.

Thursday,December6THEGARDENSATQUALICUMBEACHishostingaTea4ToysFundraiserEvent,Thurs.,Dec.6from2–4pm.Wewouldliketoinviteyoutocomeoutforthetea,andsharetheinformation.Itisgoingtobeafuneventwithliveentertainment,localcelebrity“mysteryguests’,prizesandofcourseaveryelegantHighTea.And…itsallforagreatcause!AlltheproceedswillgotothelocalSOStoydrive.

SaturdayDecember83RDANNUALROTARYCHRISTMASINOCEANSIDEHOMETOUR-AselfguidedtourofsevenOceansideresidencesdeckedoutinfestiveChristmassplendor.AllproceedsraisedwillstaywithintheOceansidecommunities.FMICalloremailDennisat250-586-5685ordennisfinnegan@shaw.ca

SundayDecember9VILLAGEVOICES-“ACoolYule”Sun.,Dec.9at2:30pmattheChristianFellowshipCentre.FMIseetheVillageVoicesadonpage39.

SundayDecember9EAGLECRESTGOLFCLUB’S3RDANNUALCHRISTMASFAIRE,10am-4pm.2035IslandHighwayWest,QualicumBeach.Aneclecticmixoflocalartisansofferingavarietyofitemsforthatspecialsomeoneonyourshoppinglist.

MondayDecember10CHRISTMASVOICES–5localElementarySchoolsjointogethertosingholidayfavorites.Mon.,Dec.9attheParksvilleCommunity&Conf.Centre.Ticketsare$6andavailableatparticipatingschoolstillNov.30.ParksvilleElementary,Bowser,Qualicum,WinchelseaandErrington.TicketsalsoattheCrankyDog.FMICallMike250-954-0600

WednesdayDecember12THEQUALICUMBEACHFAMILYHISTORYSOCIETY–willholdit’sChristmasSocialonWed.,Dec.12at7:00pmattheQBLegionwithaperformancebyMagicianPhilTaylor.Allguestswelcome.

SaturdayDecember15‘COMFORTandJOY’-the3rdAnnualFamilyChristmasConcertco-presentedbytheOceansideConcertBandandtheOceansideGrandmotherstoGrandmothers,willbeheldatKnoxUnitedChurch,345PymStreet,ParksvilleonSaturday,December15thfrom2:30-4:00pm.SpecialguestsincludetheKSSConcertChoirandsoloist,RosaleeSullivan.Comeandhearsomeofyourseasonalfavourites!Admissionisbyfree-willdonation.Refreshmentswillbeservedatintermission.ProceedswillbesharedbytheSalvationArmyandtheStephenLewisFoundationGrandmothersCampaign.Doorsopenat2p.m.

SundayDecember16VILLAGEVOICES-“ChristmasAngels”Sun.,Dec.16at2:30pmattheKnoxUnitedChurch.FMIseetheVillageVoiceadonPage39.FridayDecember21COOMBSCOUNTRYOPERA–NowonthethirdFridaymonthlyat7:00pmattheCoombsRodeoGroundsHall.ThisCountryJambringsallsortsoflocaltalentoutofthewoodworksograbyourguitar,fiddle,mandolinorwhateverticklesyourfancyandjoinusforagreattime.Coffee,chipsandothersnacksprovidedinthehallkitchen.FMICall(250)248-1009.

Mixed Pool Tuesdays ..................................................... 5:00 pmLadies Pool Wednesdays................................................ 4:30 pmCribbage Wednesdays................................................ 7:00 pmTexas Hold’em Thursdays.................................................... 7:00 pmMixed Darts Fridays ........................................................ 7:00 pm

Hall Rentals 250-757-9222 • Tue to Fri 9am - 12 noon

www.rcl211.ca

WHAT’S HAPPENINGIN NOVEMBER!

Winter Hours now in effect: Open Tuesday to SaturdayCLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AND BOXING DAY

Dec 6 LA General MeetingDec 18 Branch 211 Executive MeetingDec 27 LA Executive Meeting

Dec 1 Giant Meat Draw (Turkeys) • LA Christmas RaffleLOONIE/TOONIE AUCTION following the Meat Draw

Dec 2 LA Christmas Pot Luck Party 12 pm to 4 pmDec 3 OAP Christmas Luncheon Dec 9 BREAKFAST with SANTA!! Tickets are limited, advance buy only available at the Legion $2.50/Child (11 & under) $5.00/Adult Doors Open @ 8:30 am - Breakfast begins @ 9 a.m.Dec 10 LA Christmas Hamper Assembly begins Dec 15 893 Beaufort Squadron Air Cadets ‘Italian Dinner Fundraiser’ Details & Tickets ($15 each) available @ the LoungeDec 31 ‘THE BAYNES SOUND’ will be rocking in our NEW YEAR!! Late night buffet, party favors and champagne toast all included in your $25 ticket price! Doors Open @ 7:30 p.m. Tickets available @ the LoungeJan 1 New Years Day Levee 1 pm to 4 pm

WISHING EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU“A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HEALTHY

AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR”BRANCH 211 EXECUTIVE & STAFF


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NELSON'S MUSIC STUDIOPiano/Theory Lessons

Parksville/Qualicum AreaBeginners to Advanced

Your Home or OursJohn/Margaret250-954-5895

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USEDCERAMICTILE-MAKINGEQUIPMENT-36cfgaskiln, 11cfelectrickiln,pugmill,slabroller,silkscreens,ballmillwithporcelainballs,tileblanks,glazes,andmore.ContactNeilformoreinformationandpricing.250-982-2364ormehrlich99@yahoo.com.Phonecallspreferred.

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SERVICES

DORBILSERVICES–Upholstery,Residential,Marine,Motorsports,Auto,CustomWork&Design.CallBill(250)240-3091.

PICK-UPANDDELIVERY–Tune-upsandrepairstoridinglawnmowersandallsmallengines.Buyandsellusedequipment.CallRon(250)240-1971e-mail:[email protected].

DON’SHOMEREPAIR–plumbingrepairsandinstallations,completerenovations,nojobtoosmall.CallDonat(250)757-8757orcell(250)951-8757.

THEFIX-ITSHOP–Repairsto:LawnMowers,SmallEngines.FannyBay.Call(250)702-2191.

FOOTCARE–HYGIENESoakingfeet,cuttingnails,filingcalluses,treatingdryskin–fingernailstoo.Reflexology–1hoursessions.ServicesofferedfromNanoosetoRoyston.CHRISTMASGIFTCERTIFICATESAVAILABLE!PleasecallVikkiat(250)757-9244.

ODDJOBS–WILLHAUL–CallGary778-424-4239.

GROUPS/SOCIETIES/CLUBS

THECANADIANSOCIETYOFQUESTERS–FormoreinformationcallKris(250)752-1419.

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SPECIAL CHRISTMAS FEATURES

Sun., Dec. 2 - 2:30pmAnnual Carol Festival at the Lighthouse Community Centre

Sat., Dec. 15 - 4:00pmBanquet at the Lion’s Club Hall

Mon., Dec. 24 - 6:30pmChristmas Eve Service

90 McColl Road, Bowser, BC (250) 757-8253FMI Call Pastor Colin Meikle (250) 594-8299

“ A house of LIGHT on Lighthouse Country”

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MAGAZINE

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Island Exposures Gallery5-183 West Island Highway, Parksville

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People’s Choice

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But wait...you can win too!! Your People’s Choice ballot (one per person) automatically enters YOU in a draw for a fabulous photograph on canvas; the winner to be drawn by

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Help a local artist click over the New Year in style! Cast your vote today!

Island Exposures Gallery is proud to announce

Christmas AngelsSpecial Guests

BC Boys Choir of Vancouver IslandDirected by Patricia Plumley

A Cool YuleSeasonal favourites with a twist!

Sunday, Dec. 9th at 2:30pm

The Christian Fellowship Centre825 Village Way, Qualicum Beach

Suggested $10 donation at the door

Sunday, Dec. 16th at 2:30pm

Tickets $15 at the door

Knox United Church345 Pym Street, Parksville

On sale at the Mulberry Bushin Qualicum Beach and Parksville

Directed by Rosemary LindsayAccompanied by John Nelson

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NOW TWO LOCATIONS

Providing TraditionalChristmas Favourites

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Lebkuchen (German Ginger Cookies), Butter Shortbread Cookies, Traditional German Butter Stöllen, Gingerbread People & Famous Houses!

Monday - Friday • 6am-5pm Saturday • 9am-2pm

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Your Natural Foods & Vitamin Experts

Celebrating 19 years in the Qualicum area

Mon-Sat 9am-6pm • Sun 10am-5pm

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Merry Christmas toall our Customers!

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