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PAGE 2Huge community Huge community event sets the event sets the stage for busi-stage for busi-ness comebackness comeback
Mike D’AmourGazette staffFields added to the body
count of dead or dying
stores on the North Island
when it recently announced
the closure of all its
Canadian stores, including
its Port McNeill and Port
Hardy locations.
A company spokeswom-
an couldn’t confirm the
dates when the cash regis-
ters stop ringing at the Tri-
port stores, but did say they
will be closed by autumn.
She also would not say
how many North Island
Fields’ employees will
soon find themselves out
of work.
“As a private company
we do not disclose asso-
ciate numbers,” Tiffany
Bourré told the Gazette in
an email.
“Fields was proud to
serve the many communi-
ties across Canada where
our stores were located and
would like to thank of all
our customers for their loy-
alty,” she said.
“Hudson’s Bay Company
would like to thank all
Fields Associates for their
dedicated service.”
While rumours of the clo-
sure had been circulating
for weeks, Fields joined a
growing list of North Island
businesses that recently
closed their doors for good,
or are planning to shut
down.
At least seven businesses
— including a video rental
store, candy shop, printer,
flower shop, and a con-
venience store — from
Sointula to Port Hardy have
ceased operations and, said
the area’s MLA, something
must be done to help those
still standing and to encour-
age new business.
“There are huge problems
facing the North Island, I
think everyone is aware of
that,” said Claire Trevena
(North Island-NDP).
“When you talk about big
stores, like Fields, pulling
out it’s really beyond our
control and problematic,”
she said.
“We’ve got to find a way
to encourage people to move
to the North Island, and set
up those businesses and to
ensure other small busi-
nesses have the opportunity
to survive.”
Dennis McGill opened
Web World on Market
Street nearly two years ago,
but said he will be leaving
the location at the end of
the month.
“There’s really no one to
blame,” said the computer
repairman who also pro-
vides tech and networking
services.
“The economy’s bad and
people just aren’t spending
money to fix their comput-
ers,” he said.
“The average house-
holder is, in my opinion,
more concerned with put-
ting potatoes on the table
and when it comes down to
it what’s more important?
Having clothes for your
kids or having something to
play on your computer?”
McGill has one full-time
employee, who will be
let go, and plans to run a
scaled-down model of his
business from his home.
Restaurant owners Shaen
and Debbie Malone are in a
bit of a different boat; they
have a successful business
no one seems interested to
purchase.
“We’re closing our doors
here at the end of May,
when our lease runs out,”
said Debbie, who added the
couple is only leaving to
be closer to family on the
southern part of the island.
The couple said they
can’t understand why they
haven’t had more offers on
the iconic Port Hardy eat-
ery, which is on the mar-
ket for $120,000, $75,000
less than the original asking
price.
“The last year here has
probably been one of our
best years here and we’re
coming off one of our best
months,” said Shaen.
“If we stripped this place
down, it would cost new
owners about $500,000 to
replace everything.”
But still, no takers so far.
The Malones said if they
don’t manage to sell before
the end of the month,
they’re still leaving the
North Island.
And it’s stories like that
which concern Trevena.
“The scary thing is the
more people that leave, the
less attractive it will be here
for people to come and to
stay,” she said.
“We need to be able to
attract businesses, we need
to be able to attract fami-
lies.”
Trevena said she’s in
favour of an attempt —
led by Port Hardy Mayor
Bev Parnham — to bring
back the Northern Living
Allowance.
“There’s a huge justifica-
tion for it, no question,”
she said.
“It would be a big attrac-
tion for people to stay in
the community and to come
to the community if they
knew they were going to
get that — I would hope
(Conservative MP for
Vancouver Island North)
John Duncan is listening
very carefully to people
when they are calling for
it.”
Dennis McGill is about to close his Market Street business, a victim, he says, of a poor economy.
Mike D’Amour photo
Business licenses* issued in:• Port McNeill
2011: 231
2012: 147
• Port Hardy
2011: 396
2012: 380
• Port Alice
2011: 86
2012: 85
*There could be more issued in 2012, given stragglers who are late to renew.Shaen and Debbie Malone have no takers so far to purchase their successful business.
Mike D’Amour photo
www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, February 16, 20122
It’s beginning to look
like a CBC love-in on the
North Island.
In addition to shoot-
ing a segment of its new
show, The Big Decision,
in Port Hardy, producers
of the hit show, Dragon’s
Den, will be in town
looking for entrepreneurs
to pitch their products.
Producers of Dragon’s
Den hit the road Feb. 10
for cross-Canada audi-
tion tour, with more than
40 stops along the way.
The show offers entre-
preneurs from across the
country a chance to face
the Dragons in a bid to
score some high-pow-
ered financial backing.
Open auditions are
in Port Hardy Feb. 23
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the Quarterdeck Inn
& Marina Resort, 6555
Hardy Bay Rd.
No experience is nec-
essary and participants of
all ages are encouraged to
audition. In fact, after a
highly-rated All-Student
special in Season Six,
Dragon’s Den continues
to seek young entrepre-
neurs who think they
have the money-making
chops to take on the sav-
viest business tycoons in
the country.
All interested entrepre-
neurs should be prepared
to pitch their business in
under five minutes. If they
can convince Dragon’s
Den producers they are
ready for the limelight,
they could be invited to
face the Dragons when
the upcoming season is
filmed in Toronto.
Candidates are asked
to apply online and bring
a completed application
form to the audition.
As well, Dragon’s Den
and Shell Canada part-
nered for a special Future
Now energy innovation
episode airing June 3.
Finalists will pitch
their energy innova-
tions to the Dragons, and
the winning pitch will
receive $100,000 from
Shell Canada to help
make their idea a reality.
For more details, includ-
ing a full list of audition
tour cities and dates, visit
cbc.ca/dragonsden.
There be Dragons
We’re going to show Canada how we do itMike D’AmourGazette staffPORT HARDY—Music, food,
entertainment, terrific prizes and
more will be the highlights of
a day set aside to celebrate the
North Island and try to save a Port
Hardy business.
Later this month, Hardy Buoys
Smoked Fish Inc., a Port Hardy
business to be featured on CBC’s
new reality show, The Big
Decision, will host a day at the
Civic Centre that will be long on
fun, and short on cash.
In fact, organizers are telling
people to leave their wallets at
home.
“It should turn out to be one
great day,” said Carol Dirom who,
along with her husband, Bruce,
owns Hardy Buoys.
The Big Decision uses two stars
from its hit show, The Dragon’s
Den, to work with struggling, but
established Canadian businesses
to offer advice and maybe even
investment cash — if certain cri-
teria is met.
One of those is Carol’s chal-
lenge to organize a community
event that draws attention to
the North Island.
For you cave-dwellers out there,
that happens Feb. 26.
“This event is so heart-warm-
ing,” said Carol.
“I can’t even explain the out-
pouring of support we’re getting,
people are calling all the time to
donate or volunteer, it really is
overwhelming — what an awe-
some piece of Canada we live in.
”To give a little back, Carol
asked anyone planning to attend
the event at the Civic Centre bring
along a non-perishable food item
to help the Food Bank and the
North Island’s less fortunate.
“The CBC wanted to see com-
munity spirit,” said Carol.
“Well, we have the opportunity
to show tthe rest of Canada how
our little piece of the country
lives, works and plays.”
The Big Event takes place most
of the day Feb. 26 and offers free
food, entertainment and prizes.
Big Event schedule
“It should turn out to be one
great day.”Carol DiromCarol Dirom
Prize list (so far)• Autographed item
from Clayton Stoner of
the NHL’s Minnesota
Wild.
• Autographed item
from Willie Mitchell of
the NHL’s LA Kings.
• Four Canucks
Jerseys — each one
signed by every player
on the team
• Codfathers Charters
— (Ken & Diane
Jenkins) FULL DAY
fishing charter & cus-
tom fish processing.
• Tides and Tales
Charters — (Mike
Kelly) a half-day fish-
ing charter and custom
fish processing.
• Telegraph Cove:
Weekend gataway that
includes dinner and
overnight stay.
• BC Ferries – Inside
Passage sailing.
Two Canucks get-away packages:
• Coastwide Fishing
Charters (Chad Calder)
– set of Canucks tick-
ets
• Pacific Coastal
— return airfare and
accommodation for two
to go see the Canucks
game
FREE ACTIVITIES• Swim 2 p.m. to 6
p.m.
• Skate 3:30 p.m. to 6
p.m. • Face painting —
Overwaitea.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT• Live band - Jam
Shack Araknids
• Kwakiutl First
nations welcome &
dancers.
• Clifton Murray —
Top 10 Canadian Idol
and one of the Four
Canadian Tenors.
FREE FOOD & BEVERAGES
• Marine Harvest:
salmon barbecue
• Hardy Buoys
Smoked Fish: Smoked
& candied salmon.
• Overwaitea: a ton of
hot dogs, bottled water
and bags of chips.
• Quarterdeck Inn/
Pub & Resort: 2000
hot dogs.
• Peoples Drug Mart:
Hot chocolate.
• Busy B’s
Distributing Lynea &
Brent Borg: beverages,
slushies, coffee and
other food items.
• Kelley’s Chocolates
(Kelley Geisler).
• Pepsi: 800 cans of
pop.
And don’t forget the Big Flavour Face
Off pizza creation contest!
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Ione Brown, of North Island Community Forest explains the plan to Rick Sjostrom during an open house last weekend. The community forest is located in three patch-es near Alice Lake, near Marble River and close to Quatse Lake.
Mike D’Amour
Community forest alive and well on the NIGazette staffA steady flow of people showed at
the District of Port Hardy offices to
see what’s going on with the North
Island’s community forest.
“People were generally interested
in things like where is the commu-
nity forest (CF) located and who
owns it?” said Ione Brown, one of
nine community forest directors.
In answer, the CF is located in
three patches near Alice Lake, near
Marble River and close to Quatse
Lake.
The CF is “owned” by the towns
of Port Alice, Port Hardy and Port
McNeill equally and the corpora-
tion of the North Island Community
Forest Limited Partnership is set
up to run the business of the CF on
behalf of the towns.
The directors are volunteer and
represent the three communities and
various professions and interests.
“We are still in our first year of
operation, but are hoping to see
some activity on the CF lands some-
time soon,” said Brown.
There are 39 CFs in the province
with more being applied for and
primarily the species found in the
CF are hemlock, Douglas-fir and
western red cedar
Some of the North Island CFs will
be logged, but directors are giving
consideration to other values such
as education and recreation for the
community, said Brown.
“There is a set annual cut, but
there is no restriction on the size that
a community forest tenure can be.”
The Community Forest Agreement
is almost the same as a Tree Farm
Licence tenure in that all the respon-
sibilities of management rest with
the licence holder.
For more information, visit the
Ministry of Forests, Lands and
Natural Resource Operations
Community Forest Program at
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/tim-
ber-tenures/community/index.htm.
Here we grow again, well, a littleGazette staffThe North Island’s
population grew by a
whopping 145 people
in six years, accord-
ing to recently released
census figures.
Statistics Canada
results show the pop-
ulation within the
Regional District of
Mount Waddington
went from 11,506
in 2006 to 11,651 in
2011.
Provincially, British
Columbia’s population
increased 7 per cent,
compared with a 5.3 per
cent increase between
2001 and 2006.
Here’s how it breaks
down on the North
Island:
Port Alice dropped
from 821 in 2006 to
805 in 2011.
Port McNeill saw a
similar drop in num-
bers and went from
2,623 in 2006, to 2,505
in 2011.
Alert Bay saw a rise
in population on the
Indian Reserve — 485
in 2006 to 537 five
years later — but a
drop in village num-
bers; 456 in 2006 to
445 in 2011.
That’s a total of 941
and 982 respectively.
Port Hardy also saw
an increase in numbers,
from 3,822 to 4,008.
Protect yourself, don’t be a victim Each year the Better Business
Bureau of Vancouver Island
compiles a list of the scams and
complaints that have most sig-
nificantly impacted consumers
in our region.
The theme of this year’s
scams list is: “What’s Old is
New Again.”
“When it comes to scams, we
really haven’t seen anything all
that new, in many, many years,”
says Rosalind Scott, executive
director of BBB Vancouver
Island.
“While many scams of today
are cloaked in modern technol-
ogy, the basic elements or prin-
ciples of every scam have been
the same for the past 50 to 100
years,” she said.
“Scammers make a living tak-
ing advantage of peoples’ desire
for fame or fortune, using false
pretenses, posing as credible
businesses and organizations,
and luring people into giving
out private, personal and finan-
cial information.”
Here is a brief summary of the
top scams from 2011 and simple
tips to help you avoid becoming
a victim of fraud in 2012.
• The Computer Virus Fixing
Scam:
is one going around the North
Island right now, with several
people saying they’ve received
these phone calls.
In this scam a person claim-
ing to be a representative of
a business such as Microsoft,
Windows or Online PC Care
telephones homeowners.
The aggressive caller claims
the home computer has been
infected with a nasty virus that
will cause permanent harm.
In order to “fix” the prob-
lem, the victim is directed to a
website, asked to provide their
credit card information as pay-
ment, and told to download an
anti-virus program. The caller
is, of course, a con.
Hang up. Don’t provide any
personal information to avoid
identity theft. Never provide
credit or debit card information
for payment. Report any fraudu-
lent activity to the Canadian
Anti-Fraud Centre at 1 (888)
495-8501 or at www.antifraud-
centre.ca.
• Brand Spoofing:
Brand spoofing (aka phishing)
is a general term for fraudu-
lent email, text messages and
websites designed to look like
they come from well-known
and trusted businesses, organi-
zations, banks or government
agencies.
Scammers typically lure vic-
tims into giving out personal
or financial information, or
downloading viruses or spyware
onto their computers or mobile
devices.
The best way to protect your-
self is to be aware of the basic
components of phishing spoofs.
In most cases they will be gener-
ically worded, and require you
to update or provide personal
information such as account
numbers, PINs, passwords,
birthdates or Social Insurance
Numbers – information that is
unnecessary or should already
be on file.
They often require you to
click on a hyperlink to an out-
side web page or to download a
suspicious attachment.
If you receive these messages
just delete them and do not click
on any links.
If you are a victim of ID theft,
call your financial institutions to
have them cancel your cards and
re-issue new ones.
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J.R. RardonGazette staffPORT McNEILL—Hoping to make a visionary and fam-
ily friendly play area a centrepiece of the local waterfront,
representatives of the Port McNeill Rotary Club requested
the use of a plot of land and the support of council during
last week’s council meeting.
“I see this was an area for people to sit with their kids,
for play, for families to picnic and handicap accessible for
all people to visit the waterfront,” said Joanne Lacasse,
president of Port McNeill Rotary.
“If this is approved, we will keep council apprised the
entire way. We are not looking for money; this is a funding
project we’ll do on our own.”
Lacasse has been in contact with B.C. artist/builder Eric
Scragg, whose structures of bentwood and other natural
materials have been erected at Whistler Village and in
Japan. She shared with council Scragg’s website and a
current plan he has drafted for placement in the Kootenay
region as an example of the type of structure that might be
expected to be built at the waterfront.
“He’s been to Port McNeill and seen the waterfront,”
Lacasse said of Scragg, who has built log homes, tree
houses and sprawling play structures that flow along the
lines of the bentwood. “He’s gotten wood from the Port
Hardy area to do some of his projects, so he’s familiar
with the area.”
Lacasse said Rotary hoped such a structure on the water-
front would be just the first phase in an ongoing project,
which could come to include benches, picnic tables and
perhaps a tidal pool.
Mayor Gerry Furney said his primary concern was the
potential cost of the project, noting a $4,200 price tag for
one handmade picnic table.
“If that’s a signal of what the rest of it is going to cost
in proportional amounts, I wonder whether we, the Rotary,
the Town, or anybody else here can afford that level. That
seems like an extremely high price.”
Lacasse said Rotary was prepared to work with the
builder to customize an affordable installation, and that
some grant money might be available to it.
“We think you’re getting more than a picnic table,” she
said. “We’re looking at it more as a piece of art, a focal
point. But, no, it’s not cheap.”
No decision was made at the meeting. Councillors
thanked Lacasse and the rest of her delegation for the
presentation.
Emergency post filledCouncil filled its Emergency Program Coordinator posi-
tion, which had been vacant more than three months, by
approving the nomination of Keith Balcke for the post.
Balcke will represent Port McNeill in the regionwide
emergency program system. He succeeds Chuck Lok, who
held both the Port McNeill and regionwide Emergency
Program Coordinator posts before stepping down last fall.
“He has been a member of the Hyde Creek Fire
Department and the Port McNeill Fire Department until
2007, and recently rejoined,” said Coun. Gaby Wickstrom.
“He also has some rescue training through Orca Sand and
Gravel, he’s a longtime member of the community, he
has the time and has the desire. I’d like to put his name
forward.”
Balcke will work with Lok, and will require additional
training to reach full qualification for the emergency coor-
dinator position.
“I think there’s quite a bit of training involved,” Coun.
Grant Anderson said. “After talking to Chuck, it could be
up to $5,000 out of our pocket, eventually, to get him up
to the speed. But that would be over a certain amount of
time.”
Pact extendedCouncil agreed unanimously to renew an emergency
management agreement encompassing five municipalities
and eight First Nations bands on the North Island.
The agreement, formed in 2006, commits the municipal-
ities and bands to mutual aid in the event of an emergency.
The original five-year agreement expired Dec. 31, 2011.
The new agreement will run through Dec. 2016.
McNeill Rotary looking to create family area
Port McNeill Rotary Club hopes to build a children’s play and family gathering structure in an open area along the town’s waterfront.
J.R. Rardon photo
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Problems?
Assistance is available to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals having
legal issues with child protection, custody and access, and child support.
An experienced Aboriginal Community Legal Worker is available to
provide free legal advice and support.
In Alert Bay13-We-la-la-u Counsel
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. third Thursday each month
In Port HardySalvation Army Lighthouse Resource Centre
8635 Granville Street
Mondays 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesdays 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. except second Thursday: Quatsino,
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Contact: Maggie Matilpi, Aboriginal Community Legal Worker
250-949-8125
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Monday 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Maggie Matilpi
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Legal aid in BC is provided by the Legal Services Society. LSS is committed
to increasing awareness of Aboriginal legal rights and supporting the
strengths of Aboriginal cultures and communities.
For more information about Aboriginal legal aid, visit
www.legalaid.bc.ca/aboriginal
Port McNeill Chamber Executive and Board of Director 2012 Nominations!
Why Should You Be a Director?
If you are interested in supporting business in Port McNeill, if you care about community values and stability, if you want to see things get done, then you should be a Director. If you have energy and ideals, you should be a Director. If you see a problem that needs a solution or an issue that needs attention, there is sure to be a place for you on the Chamber Board. Your input and participation in this process is very important. Nominations can be submitted at the Chamber Office. If you are interested in participating in the Chamber of Commerce in this capacity please contact the Office. Please see attached 2012 Nomination form. Deadline for nominations Friday, February17. Nominations should be returned to the Chamber Office no later
than February 16.
Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce
2012 Annual General Meeting Tuesday February 21 @
7:00 PM Black Bear Resort
As Port McNeill and District Chamber of Commerce Members you are cordially invited to attend and participate in this annual meeting.
Venture Connect: Sell a Business. Buy a Business.
Chamber General Meeting Tuesday February 28, 2012
The Port McNeill and District Chamber of Commerce is pleased to have the Venture Connect Team join us for a General Meeting!
This “Venture Connect” fills the gap between business owners looking to transition out of the work force and entrepreneurs looking for a select opportunity. Are you a business owner? Venture Connect can help you create a smooth, rewarding
transition that is tailored to meet your needs and budget. The Venture Connect Vision: To link potential business buyers to small business owners who are in the process of exiting their business by providing leadership, options and support.
Chamber of Commerce 2012 Membership & Renewals For all Chamber Members your 2012 Membership & Renewal are now due. For any questions or for further information please contact your particular Chamber Office. If you are not yet a Member and would like to know more about the benefits of being a member of the Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce please contact the Chamber office for more information. Membership packages are available upon request or visit the Chamber Website at www.portmcneill.net. Sointula and Alert Bay businesses welcomed.
Chamber AGM Feb. 21, 2012
Chamber Updatesubmitted by Cheryl Jorgenson
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this message is sponsored by the
This recipe is in hon-
our of Hardy Buoys’ BIG Community Event
that they are putting
on for the entire North
Island February 26,
2012.
I have always loved
that company’s smoked
salmon and truth be
told I really only ever
want to eat theirs and
no one else’s.
They have the per-
fect meld of sweet and
smoke on their original
smoked salmon. The
fish is always lovely
and moist but never
mushy.
When making their
flavoured smoked
salmon they have per-
fected the ratio of fla-
vour to salmon, mean-
ing the flavour does not
overpower the salmon
but helps to enhance it.
My mouth is water-
ing just writing about
the stuff!
So I present to you
the following recipe
that can be used in a
number of different
ways.
It seems to have a
split personality and
doesn’t know what it
wants to be when it
grows up.
First, as is on good
multigrain crackers,
second as a spread on
a bagel with roasted
capers and sprouts or
third as an addition to a
cream sauce for pasta.
The sky really is the
limit on this — let your
creative side swim with
the fishes.
Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Ball/
Spread1 8 oz block of cream
cheese
6 ounces of your
favourite flavour of
Hardy Buoys smoked
fish – broken up
1 green onion,
minced
1 tsp capers, minced
1 tsp fresh lemon
juice (please don’t use
Real Lemon, you’ll just
ruin beautiful smoked
salmon)
Putting it all togeth-er:
In the bowl of a
mixer, place the cream
cheese, capers, green
onion and lemon juice.
Mix together until
fully combined and
smooth.
Add the smoked
salmon and mix to your
desired consistency.
The longer you mix
it, the smaller the pieces
of that luscious smoked
salmon will be.
Form into a ball and
refrigerate up to an hour
before serving. Serve
as mentioned above or
whichever way strikes
your fancy.
Kellie Dukes is a chef who lives in Port Hardy. Look for her as a celebrity judge at the North Island Flavour Faceoff on Feb. 26.
Where there’s smoke ...Port Hardy firefighters were quickly on the scene of a truck fire at King Arthur’s Court late Friday.The fire apparently started in the engine and totalled the truck.There were no reported injuries.
Oh Buoy — smoked salmon!
Appetite’s Delight
with Kellie Dukes
Mike D’Amour photo
Aleister Gwynne photo
www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, February 16, 2012
Premier Christy Clark’s
recent fanfare about devel-
oping a natural gas export
industry in northern B.C.
included a major change in
electricity policy.
Last year Clark’s govern-
ment forced BC Hydro to trim
its operations and keep its
next two annual rate increas-
es below four per cent. Part
of the savings will come from
redefining former premier
Gordon Campbell’s climate
strategy, which required BC
Hydro to be self-sufficient in
even low-water years, with
no net electricity imports.
The target is now self-
sufficiency in average-water
years, limiting expansion of
independent power projects.
It also means B.C. will import
more gas-fired electricity in
the coming years, and burn
some of its own abundant
gas to generate new power up
north. North America finds
itself floating on a sea of
shale gas.
Campbell’s plan entailed
using B.C.’s big dams to sta-
bilize and store power from
new intermittent sources of
hydro and wind, building the
Site C dam on the Peace River
and exporting clean energy at
a premium in a carbon-priced
North American market.
Both the carbon market
and the export market have
evaporated. While B.C. was
developing run-of-river to
sell to California, the U.S.
west coast built new capac-
ity, much of it gas fired,
after an electricity crisis that
caused brownouts more than
a decade ago.
Today, Washington state
producers are actually paying
BC Hydro to take their excess
power because they need to
move it into the grid, and
B.C. is the only place that can
store it using dam capacity.
NDP energy critic John
Horgan is celebrating this
change in BC Hydro poli-
cy. He says the government
made a multi-billion-dollar
miscalculation by assuming
California’s electricity short-
age would continue indefi-
nitely, and surplus power
would be profitable.
Energy Minister Rich
Coleman told me no contracts
will be cancelled, and he
rejected my suggestion that
BC Hydro could end up with
too much power in the wrong
places and at the wrong time
of year. BC Hydro can move
power around as well as
store it, and that ability will
improve when the smart grid
is completed.
Coleman confirmed at
least one modern gas-fired
power plant will be needed
to develop LNG, which is
expected to be in business
before Site C could be built.
That powerhouse will likely
be built by the LNG devel-
opers, and used to back up
new intermittent sources of
offshore and land-based wind
and any river or geothermal
sites available along a new
northwest power line.
B.C. will likely have a sec-
ond gas-fired power plant in
the northeast corner, to sup-
ply the Horn River shale gas
development and processing
plant now underway. Coleman
says that plant should be able
to capture carbon dioxide
and sequester it deep under-
ground. Fort Nelson and
points north will remain off
the BC Hydro grid.
Even with carbon capture
in the northeast, Campbell’s
greenhouse gas targets look
to be the next part of his
legacy to be abandoned.
Tom Fletcher is legis-lative reporter and col-umnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
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COMMENTARY
The rest of Canada will soon be looking at us through the CBC television show, The Big Decision.
Viewers will, through B-roll footage, see the natural beauty of the North Island, our waters, forests and streams.
By the time the show is over, the rest of the country will know the name Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish Inc.
However, there’s something else the view-ers will notice when they tune in this spring to watch the show — they’ll see the way the North Islanders pulls together to help one of their own.
The premise of the Big Decision is, ostensibly, to help jump start Canadian businesses that are experiencing tough times.
Participants, such as Hardy Buoys, have a shot at getting investment bucks and expert advice.
But there are some hoops that must be vaulted through, such as that reality show mainstay: The Challenge.
Hardy Buoys has a couple, but the big one hap-pens Feb. 26 when the community is invited to Port Hardy’s Civic Centre for a day built around showcasing Hardy Buoys’ products.
The CBC told the owners they want to see what kind of community spirit lives on the North Island.
Hardy Buoys owner’s say they’re overwhelmed by the outpouring of support.
We say: You ain’t seen nothing yet.
The way the entire
North Island communi-
ty seems to be rallying
around Hardy Buoys
Smoked Fish is truly
inspirational.
While the commu-
nity fi ghts to save one
business, several more
have failed or are on
the brink of locking
their doors.
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Dear editor:Thanks for including our school spelling bee winners
in the Gazette.
To let you know, we were informed Feb. 8 three stu-
dents from North Island schools made it to the top 60 on
the island.
Dexter Lash-Burrows from A. J. Elliott, Katlynn Soper
and Karrah Parke, both from Sunset will be competing at
the regional Bee on Feb. 25 in Victoria.
Considering these are all Grade 6 students and the
competition included Grade 8 — most of the finalists are
from middle schools — this is an exciting result for us.
Again, thanks for your involvement in showcasing suc-
cess in our schools!
Drew Neilson, principalA. J. Elliott School
Thanks!
Welcoming the windDear editor:At what point does
banging your head
against a brick wall
become less an exer-
cise in attempted com-
munication and more
about personal harm?
After 73 sessions
of bargaining in good
faith with the BC Public
School Employers’
A s s o c i a t i o n
(BCPSEA) with a
total lack of progress,
that time is rapidly
approaching.
B.C. teachers have
steadfastly attempted
negotiation, includ-
ing tabling a reduced
package.
B.C. teachers have
made concessions.
B.C. teachers remain
committed to improv-
ing public education.
BCPSEA continues
to refuse to engage in
any meaningful nego-
tiation because they are
tied to a government
mandate that is inflex-
ible and designed to
strip more collective
bargaining rights from
teachers.
The employer claims
to want more flexibil-
ity and choice in the
education system, yet
they do not allow for
any flexibility in bar-
gaining.
What wonderful
hypocrisy! Unless
BCPSEA gets a new
mandate from the gov-
ernment, B.C. teach-
ers will face no other
choice but to stop
banging our heads and
walk away from the
wall.
Shawn GoughSunset Elementary
School teacherLocal
Representative to the BCTF
Teachers may be forced to walk
Real democracy needed
Dear editor:It’s encouraging to see wind energy projects
finally making inroads in B.C.
The green, renewable energy that wind farms
provide is a welcome addition to the hydro
energy we’ve long enjoyed in this province.
Interestingly, B.C.’s incredible hydro resourc-
es actually slowed the development of B.C.’s
equally incredible wind energy resources: B.C.
was the very last province in Canada to tap into
wind energy.
However, unlike other parts of the country
where wind farms are often located near to
where people live, in B.C. the best wind energy
resources tend to be located far away from
populated areas, but still relatively close to
existing transmission lines.
The best thing about developing B.C.’s wind
energy resources, and run-of-river projects too,
is the fact that they are typically located in plac-
es that have been logged and mined extensively
over the past century. That gives us an opportu-
nity to fix the environmental damage that was
done in previous decades when environmental
standards were not as high as they are today.
So no matter how you look at it, developing
B.C.’s green energy resources is a huge envi-
ronmental win for B.C. because it prepares us
for the future while building on the present and
repairing the past.
Lesley Bates Courtenay, B.C.
Dear editor: A study published in January
by the Canadian Centre for Policy
Alternatives demonstrates the
Canada’s Elite 100 CEOs pocketed
an average $8.38 million, which is
189 times more than Canadians earn-
ing the average wage.
And this difference kept increasing
over the last two decades.
As an example, the highest paid
100 Canadian CEOs in 1998 earned
105 times more than the average
wage.
This must be put in parallel with
the $5.4 billion gift the conservative
government gave to the rich compa-
nies in tax reduction Jan. 1 and with
the $11.2 billion gift it will give them
in one year.
It should thus put under the pro-
jectors the last austerity budgets
imposed on non-rich Canadians, the
scheduled destruction of our public
health care systems, and the freeze
on foreign aid, which condemns a
countless number of men, women
and children to suffering, disease
and death.
A democracy diverted from its aim
by its rich dominating class is not a
democracy. A real democracy would
slowly but most certainly conduct
us towards wealth and power shar-
ing and thus towards an egalitarian
society.
Bruno MarquisGatineau, QC
Fletcher distorts
the facts
Dear editor:Re: Questioning U.S.
‘environmentalists’, B.C. Views, Jan. 26.
The article written by
Tom Fletcher, in regards
to the environmental move-
ment, is so full of distor-
tions, misinformation and
misrepresentations that I
hardly know where to start.
Perhaps the headline of
the story points to its inher-
ent bias, in that the single
quotation marks surround-
ing the word ‘environmen-
talist’ obviously imply the
contempt with which the
author holds those of the
‘green’ movement.
When one begins from
this premise, it is certain
that very little of value, in
furthering the debate, will
follow.
It is unfortunate Fletcher
continues to use discredited
sources for his stories, but
then how else to get the
desired conclusion?
His use of the”research”
to validate the facts about
foreign contributions to var-
ious environmental advoca-
cy groups, may or may not
contain some element of
truth, though I think wildly
exaggerated.
Unfortunately her posi-
tion as a former director of
corporate development and
public relations for the larg-
est foreign-owned fish farm
corporation in the world,
Nutreco, does not fill me
with confidence about her
concern for my environ-
ment.
It is so important we all
look with a critical eye at
the true cost of these mas-
sive intrusions into our
backyards.
J. LeGrowNanaimo
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February 16Chief Clarence Louie is doing a presentation for the
Quatsino First Nation members at the Quattishe Hall
at 7 p.m. For more information contact Irene Paterson at
250-949-8147 or cell 250-230-4304.
February 17Tickets for the March 31 Port Hardy Chamber of
Commerce Business Awards & Gala are now on sale at
the Chamber office, the Hobby Nook and the Museum.
Cost is $35 per cowpoke – includes grub and entertain-
ment.
February 18Ladies’ Diamond Dinner at Seven Hills Golf Course.
Tickets $100. Entertainment and booths. For tickets and
info call Chris at 250-956-2912.
February 19Hardy Bay Seniors will be holding a hamburger/hotdog
day at the Seniors Centre. 9150 Granville Street. 11 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. By donation.
February 19Dinner and a Movie: The Muppets. Two showings at
Port Hardy Baptist Church. 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dinner
served between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. $4 per person. Max.
$15 per family.
February 20TriPort Dragonboat Society’s Annual General Meeting
starts at 7 p.m. at the Black Bear Lodge in Port McNeill.
Please feel free to bring new paddlers as this is the best
opportunity for questions to be asked and answered.
There will be four raffles for 25 per cent off member-
ship fees.
February 21Cat’s Meow Society’s Beer & Burger night. 5 p.m. to
10 p.m. at the Quarterdeck Pub. $10 per ticket.
Jan — 250-902-0372 — or Lauren at 250-230-0083
for tickets.
February 21Gwa’sala-Nakwaxda’xw School Annual Fun Fair,
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Everyone welcome.
February 21Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St.
Columba Church in Port Hardy.
February 22Raising the Roof, a roots music fundraiser for St.
John Gualbert Church, 7 p.m., Gate House Theatre in
Port McNeill. Featuring the folk guitar and vocals of
Steven Palmer and silent auction. Tickets $15, available
in advance from East of Java gift shop and A-Frame
Bookstore.
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exhibit until March 31.
• Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Friday to Sunday
from 1:00pm-2:00pm. Open daily July & August. FMI
• The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at 7pm
in PH Inn Pub. FMI 250-230-1376.
• Lions Bingo every Thurs. @ Civic Centre. Doors open at
5:30pm.
• PH Lions Mtgs: 1st & 3rd Tues every month @ Lions Den
- Civic Centre 7:30pm. Everyone welcome.
• Every other Tuesday: Footcare clinic at Hardy Bay
Seniors 9-5pm. FMI 1-888-334-8531.
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NOTICE TO INTENDING BIDDERSDECKED TIMBER
Forestry Licence to Cut # D84734
Pursuant to Section 47.6 (2)(d) of the Forest Act, the District Manager of the North Island – Central Coast Resource District is inviting applications for Forestry Licence to Cut (FLTC) #D84734 that will authorize the removal of approximately 43.15 m3 of Western Red Cedar.
The timber is a result of wind and is within a campsite at the Nahwitti Recreation Site along the Holberg road. Bidders are encouraged to visit the site to verify the species and volume being offered. Because this is a recreation site, removal of whole logs (no processing on site) is necessary to ensure the aesthetic value remains intact. There are also 9 cubic metres of hemlock that is not included for bid, but the successful bidder will be required to cut the pieces into lengths for campers to use.
Tender packages can be obtained from: North Island – Central Coast Resource District Office, 2217 Mine Road, Port McNeill, B.C., Tel: 250-956-5000
Applications must be properly completed and received at the NICCRD on or before 1:30 p.m. (PST), Thursday, February 23, 2012. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted. The applicant with the winning bid has until March 23, 2012 to enter into an agreement and remove the timber. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Forests Lands and Natural Resources office.
For more information, contact Rene Labbe at 250-956-5063 or [email protected].
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Phillip Vannini has been fascinated
with the coastal ferries ever since his
first trip to Vancouver Island a dozen
years ago.
Since then the ethnographer and Gabriola
Island resident has travelled to every small
community serviced by ferry on the coast,
clocked 250 ferry rides and conducted some
400 interviews with ferry users on their rela-
tionship with the system.
Vannini, a Royal Roads University profes-
sor, has formalized his interest in ferry travel
with a new book called Ferry Tales: Mobility,
Place and Time on Canada’s West Coast.
Through his research Vannini discovered the
ferry is a mode of communication that allows
the emergence of unique rituals and fosters “a
sense of place that’s really distinct.”
“Everyone says that we have a love/hate
relationship with the ferries. What I try to do
in my book is really explain what the love is
and where it comes from and is all about, and
where the hate comes from and is all about,”
Vannini said, adding media attention usually
focuses on the negative without acknowledg-
ing the positive part of the equation.
One of the things he found is that similar
but different practices exist in relation to ferry
travel throughout the islands — rituals that
mean everything to locals but that outsiders
can easily get wrong.
He gives the example of islanders leav-
ing specific gaps in roadside parking at the
Gabriola terminal, which allows people to
access driveways or avoid a particularly steep
stretch. Woe to the person who inadvertently
“fills the gap” by parking there instead of join-
ing the back of the line. “But on Bowen, that’s
totally okay,” he observed.
Ferries play a part in other island rituals,
such as Hornby’s wave-off of the tourists,
celebrated with a big party at the dock every
Labour Day. Ferry captains have been known
to join in by doing “donuts” in the water. At
Sointula, islanders had a Halloween tradition
of pelting the ferry with eggs, to which the
crew responds by hosing down the local kids
with freezing cold water — all in good fun.
The idea of “island time” and what that
means to various communities is
also something Vannini explores.
He was interested to see the dif-
ference a late arrival time makes
to different users: 10 or 15 min-
utes late on one of the major
route ferries tends to outrage trav-
ellers, while being hours or even
days late on a northern route is
met with equanimity.
On the route leaving the pro-
tected waters of Prince Rupert, it is the prac-
tice for captains to wait until the strait is safe
enough to cross, without returning to port.
Vannini experienced a 19-hour wait at sea on
his first crossing — legend has it the wait has
gone as long as three days. “But no one gets
upset because they’re used to it,” he said.
For islanders who might feel the romance
of ferry travel has been lost, Vannini promises
it is latent and can return. A recurring motif
in his research is the ferry as the gateway to
home, especially if someone is returning to a
small community after an absence.
Ferries seem to play a critical part in main-
taining island culture, providing a passage but
also a barrier to the world at large that most
residents have left behind on purpose.
“The typical islander has four jobs, a very
eclectic sense of fashion, a politically and
socially progressive outlook, an island car,
and generally character-wise has a mix of cre-
ativity and community involvement, or has a
curmudgeon-like attitude,” Vannini said.
“If there were no ferries, different people
would live here.” Islanders may in fact be
sophisticated and cosmopolitan, but they have
chosen to interact with the city only when
necessary and then go home. They aren’t
interested in being linked to “big box land,”
greater traffic or the suburban environment
that greater connectivity would bring. As
Vannini states in relation to Denman Island, “a
fixed link is a threat to island life.”
Ferry Tales is available now as an ebook
through sites like Amazon and Chapters.
His website at http://www.ferryresearch.
ca includes fun, interactive maps and other
hypermedia options.
Ferry culture explored in new book
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Concert fans say amen! to gospel trioA review byJ.R. RardonPORT HARDY—If
the purpose of gospel
music is to uplift, then
the Sojourners succeed-
ed wildly in Saturday’s
North Island Concert
Society Event at the
Civic Centre.
The vocal trio and
their backup band cer-
tainly lifted the audi-
ence out of its collec-
tive seats.
Drawing from a
wide-ranging cata-
logue of traditional
spirituals, Civil Rights-
era anthems and acces-
sible hits from popular
artists, Marcus Mosely,
Will Sanders and Khari
McClelland drew the
annual dinner show
crowd into their revival
tent and left it shouting
‘Amen!’ by the end.
The Sojourners were
in top vocal form
throughout Saturday’s
show, whether in a tight,
well-honed, three-part
harmony, individual
solos or solos backed
by the other two mem-
bers.
A large part of the
group’s appeal to this
audience was its engag-
ing manner and the
sheer joy the singers
brought to the stage.
Quite simply, these
guys were having fun.
The trio, formed in
2006 to provide back-
ing vocals for Jim
Byrnes’ Juno-winning
CD House of Refuge,
was capably backed by
the veteran rhythm sec-
tion of drummer Geoff
Hicks and bassist Bill
Runge.
On occasion, NICS
concerts provide unex-
pected — and welcome
— surprises for the
patrons. This was one
of those shows, as the
Sojourners also hired
on blues/rockabilly/
swing guitarist Paul
Pigat as part of their
accompaniment for the
evening.
Though he spent the
night seated, some-
times leaning back
cross-legged as casu-
ally as if plucking on
his sofa at home, Pigat
— frontman for the
rockabilly trio Cousin
Harley — made his
presence known by the
end of the show.
The concert was essen-
tially divided into two
sections. Kicked off by
the traditional spirituals
Brother Moses Smote
the Water, Ain’t Gonna
Let Nobody Turn Me
Around and Children
Go Where I Send Thee,
the first set focused on
the Sojourners’ vocal
chops.
The set began
to expand when
McClelland, who
replaced founding
member Ron Small
last year, took the lead
on the somber Rev.
Gary Davis song Death
Don’t Have No Mercy
and on the soulful bal-
lad Lead Me Guide
Me, a song covered by
Elvis Presley.
The group then
shifted to a cappella
for Clean Up What I
Messed Up, a song by
the Canton Spirituals
that the Sojourners per-
formed backed only by
Hicks’s funky groove
on drums.
The pop hit When I
Die by the Canadian
soul group Motherlode
followed, and the
Sojourners closed the
set with a hint of what
was to come, with
Pigat’s blistering intro
kicking off a blues-
funk version of Strange
Man.
Though he remained
seated in the back-
ground, Pigat was
thrust forward soni-
cally in the second set,
a blues compendium
that ranged from the
Mississippi Sheiks’
Sweet Maggie and
the down-and-dirty
Frost Texas Tornado
Blues to the Los Lobos
blues-rocker Peace in
the Neighborhood, to
a punched-up version
of Great Day interlaced
with Pigat’s signature
rockabilly licks.
In the middle of it all,
the Sojourners slipped
in a well-received take
of Curtis Mayfield’s
People Get Ready, a song
reincarnated as a hit for
succeeding generations
by artists as diverse
as The Impressions,
Rod Stewart and Bob
Marley.
You know you’ve
won the crowd when
you’ve got them clap-
ping along to the music
without prompting,
and that’s just what
the Sojourners did
Saturday. A loud call
for an encore brought
them back for By and
By (When the Morning
Comes), a joyous,
three-part harmony led
in by Pigat’s sublime,
understated intro.
The evening opened
with dinner served by
Malone’s Oceanside
Bistro, accompanied
by instrumental music
from the North Island
Community Band. It is
the last dinner show for
Malone’s a longtime
sponsor and participant
which is scheduled
to close its doors this
spring.
The fourth concert
in the NICS 2011-12
schedule will feature
Barney Bentall with
multi-instrumentalist
Eric Reid Mar. 11
at the Civic Centre.
Tickets are $25 and are
available at The Hobby
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and The Flower Shoppe
in Port McNeill.
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The Sojourners — Marcus Mosely, Khari McClelland and Will Sanders — were a big hit in the North Island Concert Society’s annual dinner show Saturday at the Civic Centre.
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Coaches can sometimes be the unsung heroes of
athletic success.
The images we see in the media are of gold-
medal-winning athletes standing on podiums with their
coach nowhere to be seen. But almost without fail, athletes
will credit their coach for their success ahead of anyone
else.
Coaches lead and inspire athletes from community pro-
grams to the Olympic and Paralympic podiums. At the
BC Games, coach education and training is a priority with
all coaches at the Games requiring certification from the
National Coaching Certification Program.
Coaches BC is the provincial organization responsible
for coaching education programs and the ongoing support
and development of coaches.
“A coach’s preparation for the BC Games, or any other
competitive environment, is just as important as an ath-
lete’s preparation,” says Coaches BC Executive Director
Gord May.
“Every successful athlete has been trained by someone
who has taken the time to learn about the technical aspects
of their sport and how to prepare their athletes both men-
tally and physically. Excellence will come about when you
have the right tools and use them the right way.”
The Provincial Sport Organizations involved in the BC
Winter and BC Summer Games have demonstrated that
they are committed to coach development throughout the
province. Many sports utilize the BC Games as a unique
opportunity for coach mentorship and training.
Karate BC developed a junior coach mentorship pro-
gram as part of the BC Winter Games where youth coaches
have the opportunity to work with a certified adult coach.
Six coaches ranging in age from 15 to 18 years old will be
part of the program at the 2012 BC Winter Games.
“The BC Games is an ideal way of furthering (develop-
ment of) our young athletes into future coaches,” says
Fernando Correia, the Duncan-based Provincial Advisor
for Karate BC. “I am excited about our new program and
I know that our junior coaches are looking forward to
attending the BC Winter Games and having the opportu-
nity to develop new skills under the tutelage of some of
Karate BC’s best coaches.”
Another successful mentorship program developed by
the BC Games Society, Coaches BC and Promotion Plus,
supports the education of female coaches.
For Laura Watson, Technical Director with Coaches BC
and ringette coach, this has been a terrific opportunity for
both her and her apprentice coach.
“As I started out in coaching I wish that I had had an
opportunity to study from a seasoned coach. It would have
provided me with the opportunity to see how an effective
coach really operates,” she says. “The BC Games experi-
ence that we have for our apprentice coach is absolutely
the best experience that we could ever offer someone.”
The dedication and commitment of coaches around the
province strengthens the overall sport system and contrib-
utes to communities and social development. For many,
coaching is a way of life.
Gary Ricks, a Level 3 certified coach at Key City
Gymnastics in Cranbrook, reflects on the impact of coach-
ing on his life. “Coaching helps you take stock of where
you are now in all aspects of your life and how that com-
pares to where you would like to be,” he says.
Over his 31-year coaching career, Ricks has been no
stranger to the BC Winter Games having attended over 12
times. It will be a family affair this year at the BC Winter
Games in Vernon as Ricks coaches the Kootenays Zone
1 team; his wife Michelle is the Provincial Advisor for
Gymnastics and his niece Madysen will be a competing
athlete.
The BC Games is an important step in the life of a coach,
just as it is for the life of an athlete. These Games are a
major springboard for coaches looking to move on up to
the Canada Games and what they learn in this multi-sport
environment will prepare them for future opportunities.
One hundred twenty-two head coaches and 110 assistant
coaches will lead 1,148 athletes at the 2012 BC Winter
Games, which run Feb, 23-26 in Greater Vernon.
For more information about the BC Games visit www.bcgames.org
Certified Coaches Inspire at the BC Games
Laura Watson is a mentor coach at the BC Games.submitted photo
A new program is
available to help North
Island seniors and
people with disabilities
finance home modifi-
cations.
The Home
Adaptations for
Independence (HAFI)
program will provide
eligible homeown-
ers and landlords with
financial assistance
of up to $20,000 per
home.
“Our government
is working hard to
improve the lives of
seniors and persons
with disabilities,”
said James Moore,
minister of Canadian
Heritage and Official
Languages and min-
ister Responsible for
British Columbia
“Through the new
Home Adaptations
for Independence pro-
gram, our government
is working with the
Province of British
Columbia to develop
and implement solu-
tions to housing.”
Eligible renovations
and retrofits include
handrails in hallways
or stairways, ramps for
ease of access, easy-
to-reach work areas in
the kitchen and bathtub
grab bars and seats.
Adaptations should
be permanent and fixed
to the home, except for
equipment designed to
give access to existing
parts of the home, such
as bath lifts.
More information on
the program is avail-
able at: www.bchous-
ing.org/HAFI
Cash available to help those
in need
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February 17Commercial hockey
Mustangs at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Warriors vs. Bulls, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.
February 17-19Curling
Broughton Curling Club’s annual Mixed Open Bonspiel in Port McNeill. Concession, lounge open. Draws 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday; finals Sunday 1 p.m. (tentative). Info, Mike at 250-949-1245 or Nick, 250-956-2736.
February 18Skiing
Telefest telemark racing and exhibition at Mount Cain Ski Area. Includes evening slide show with John Baldwin. Registration begins 9 a.m., racing and awards to follow. Info, www.mountcain.com
February 19Commercial hockey
Bulls at Mustangs, 5:30 p.m., Port McNeill.
February 24Commercial hockey
Islanders at Bulls, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy
February 24-26Minor hockey
Port Hardy midget tournament at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. Concession, raffle table, 50/50 draws. Game schedule tba.
February 24-25Figure skating
Port McNeill Figure Skating Club 2012 Ice Carnival at Chilton Regional Arena, 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Raffle table, concession. Info, Elizabeth 250-956-3995.
March 1-4Curling
Annual Hugh Fraser Memorial Men’s Open Bonspiel at Fort Rupert Curling Club, Port Hardy. Concession, lounge open. Game times tba. Info, Fort Rupert Curling Club Facebook page.
Bantams advance despite stumbleJ.R. RardonGazette staffPORT HARDY—In
Saturday’s playoff game
against Powell River,
the North Island Eagles
bantam rep hockey team
played perhaps its best
half of the season.
To keep the sea-
son going beyond this
weekend, the bantams
will need that kind of
showing over the full 55
minutes.
Leading 2-0 at midg-
ame and still ahead 2-1
entering the third peri-
od, the Eagles suffered a
combined physical and
mental meltdown that
allowed Powell River
five unanswered goals
as the Kings ran away
with a 6-2 win at Don
Cruickshank Memorial
Arena.
“I think we just got
tired, and then we fell
apart,” bantam coach
Bruce Murray said.
“We pretty much lost
our legs, and after that
the boys were sitting
back and watching
(the Kings) play their
game.”
The loss might have
been a season-ender, but
the Eagles were bailed
out the following day
when Powell River
romped to a 6-1 home
win over Campbell
River.
That left the bantams,
1-1 in the three-team
Vancouver Island North
playoff series, with the
No. 2 seed in the North.
The Eagles will travel
this weekend to face
the South’s top seed,
Kerry Park, in one of
two Tier 3 semifinal
games. Sooke visits
Powell River, and the
two semifinal winners
will play a three-game
series to determine the
Island’s representative
to the Tier 3 Provincial
Championships.
To earn a return trip to
provincials, the defend-
ing Island champs
will want to show off
the kind of play they
dropped on Powell
River for the first 30
minutes Saturday.
Darryl Coon, one of a
small handful of return-
ers from last year’s pro-
vincial qualifiers, gave
the bantams a 1-0 lead
on a first-period goal
assisted by Kale White
and Alex Scott.
Thomas Symons
made it 2-0 when he
took a pass from behind
the net from Scott and
chipped it in from point-
blank range at 2:38 of
the second period.
Coon very nearly
made it 3-0 a few min-
utes later, but his slap
shot from the slot hit
the crossbar and fell just
in front of the goal line
before being cleared
by the Kings. Coon’s
near-miss came during a
penalty kill, and at that
point in the game the
Powell River squad was
bickering and in appar-
ent disarray.
“This is a power
play?” the Powell River
coach called out to his
team while the Eagles
penalty-killers con-
trolled the puck in the
Kings’ end.
It was a particularly
surprising development
considering Powell
River finished Division
2 league play with a
7-1-2 record, just a
point behind league
winner Saanich, while
the Eagles went 0-10
and finished last in the
same league.
“I think the team just
put the season behind
them,” said Murray.
“They realized this is
the playoffs, and if you
want to keep playing
hockey, you better come
to play.”
Powell River drew
to 2-1 on a point-blank
rebound score at 13:34
of the second period as
the game levelled off.
In the third, the Eagles’
patiently crafted lead
evaporated in a hurry.
The Kings punched
home four goals in a
span of less than four
minutes. Two came on
the power play and two
more came when defen-
sive breakdowns led to
breakaways on Eagles
goalie Riley Mathieson.
The bantams finally
stopped the bleeding
over the last 11 min-
utes, but could generate
no offence against the
rejuvenated visitors.
Midgets win but playoff run ends Gazette staffCaptain Robbie Heavenor
had his first two-goal game,
including the game-winner,
as the North Island Eagles
midget rep hockey team
kept its playoff hopes alive
with a 5-3 win at Kerry Park
Saturday.
Unfortunately for the
midgets, those hopes were
dashed the following day
when Kerry Park rebounded
for a 7-4 victory at Juan
de Fuca. That left all three
teams in the round-robin,
Vancouver Island North
tourney with 1-1 records.
The Eagles finished third in
a goal-differential tiebreak-
er, while Juan de Fuca and
Kerry Park earned the two
berths into the Vancouver
Island Hockey League Tier
3 semifinals.
They will meet with Sooke
and Victoria, the top two
teams from the South play-
off, in the semifinals this
weekend.
All three North division
playoff games were won by
the visiting team.
Malcolm Richards and
Chad Bell scored the first
two goals for the midgets
Saturday before Heavenor,
normally a stay-at-home
defenseman, rifled home
back-to-back scores. Robert
Cahill added an empty-net
score to provide the final
margin.
Stevyn Ruel claimed the
win in goal for the midg-
ets, who faced a must-win
situation after dropping their
playoff opener 10-3 to Juan
de Fuca one week earlier.
Eric Kennelly, Mitchell
Walker, Bell and Cahill each
added assists in Saturday’s
win.
Peewees oustedThe Eagles peewee squad
bowed out of the playoff
Saturday, but showed solid
improvement despite an
11-0 loss at Powell River.
The previous week, the
peewees dropped a 20-1
decision to Kerry Park.
The team will continue to
practice in preparation for a
Spring Break tournament in
Sooke.
Hockey playoffs
Powell River's Colby Shelton is tripped up as North Island Eagles bantam Thomas Symons passes the puck during Saturday's Vancouver Island Hockey League Tier 3 playoff game at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. J.R. Rardon photo
North Island Eagles bantam Riley Heemels shoulders Powell River's Angus Labree to the ice during Saturday's Tier 3 playoff game at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. J.R. Rardon photo
www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, February 16, 201214 Sports & Recreation
Gazette staffSteve Blacklock and
Erika Jaubert posted the
fastest men’s and wom-
en’s times as Mount
Cain Alpine Society
hosted its annual Cain
Cup races at Mount
Cain Ski Area in late
January.
Blacklock clocked a
time of 32.84 seconds
to lead a tightly packed
group of men’s skiing
competitors.
Blacklock was the
only skier to crack the
33-second barrier, but
was closely followed
by a group of skiers
within one second,
including Kenneth
Hallberg (33.05), Todd
Fogarty (33.16), Mark
Hutchinson (33.37),
Jake Colbourne (33.55)
and Dave Brown
(33.85).
Jaubert, on the other
hand, finished more
than two seconds ahead
of her nearest chal-
lenger in the women’s
ski race, with a time
of 35.60. Teen Kelly
Davidson was second
at 37.79 and Darcy
Turenne third overall
in 27.92.
Linsey Carter was
the fastest women’s
snowboarder, in 45.72.
Dustin Carmen was the
fastest boarder among
men, in 42.54.
2012 Cain CupResults
Women skiers16-19 years: 1. Kelly
Davidson, 37.79 sec-
onds. 20-29 years: 1.
Erika Jaubert, 35.60; 2.
Darcy Turenne, 37.92.
30-39 years: 1. Lisa
Levesque, 38.12; 2.
Laura Lapp, 38.49; 3.
Cathy Stratham, 41.75.
40-49 years: 1. Sharon
Tomlinson, 48.25; 2.
Sonia Langer, 50.53; 3.
Nikki Kolich, 1:33.53.
50-59 years: 1. Barb
Colbourne, 41.88; 2.
Linda Sjoberg, 44.36;
3. May Lortie, 50.62.
Women snowboarders
16-19: 1. Rebechah
Schraud, 58.17. 20-29:
Linsey Carter, 45.72.
Men skiers16-19: Adam
Bastarache, 38.16.
20-29: 1. Jake
Colbourne; 2. Dave
Brown, 33.85; 3. Mark
Wallace, 37.29. 30-39:
1. Steve Blacklock,
32.84; 2. Kenneth
Hallberg, 33.05; 3.
Mark Hutchinson,
33.37. 40-49: 1. Todd
Fogarty, 33.16; 2.
Campbell Wilson,
34.52; 3. Derek
Zanden, 37.13. 50-59:
1. Stuart Abernethy,
37.15; 2. Rick Kolich,
38.90; 3. Roger Sewell,
40.22. 60-69: 1. Dave
Howich, 42.52; 2. Peter
Curtis, 56.76.
Men snowboarders16-19: 1. Michael
Abdai, 43.20. 20-29:
1. Dustin Carmen,
42.54. 30-39: 1. Tim
Nelson, 43.99; 2. Lee
Deslaurier, 44.30; 3.
Jerrett Taylor, 45.11.
Gazette staffPort Hardy Secondary School wrestlers Graeme Wiggins,
Dusty Cadwallader and Quinton Wamiss each earned sil-
ver medals and provincial championship berths during the
Vancouver Island High School Wrestling Championships,
held last week at Dover Bay Secondary in Nanaimo.
The three were among seven PHSS grapplers who com-
peted in the Island tournament.
Cadwallader, Wamiss and Wiggins will travel to com-
pete in the Feb. 23-25 B.C. High School Championships
in Penticton.
“All the wrestlers wrestled great,” PHSS coach Joe
Humphrey said.
“Some of the weight classes were more difficult than
others, but it was a good tournament.”
Wiggins, seeded third at 78-kg, reached the finals before
falling to defending champ and likely provincial favourite
Colin Hines of Alberni Valley.
Cadwallader, seeded second at 90-kg, also made it to the
championship match and lost by decision to top-seeded
Gobind Singh-Sall of Cowichan.
“Dusty’s match was much closer than most people
anticipated,” said Humphrey.
“He almost upset the No. 1 seed.”
Wamiss, a Grade 9 student in just his second year of
wrestling, reached the 110-over kg final and took silver to
qualify for provincials as a junior.
Also competing at the Island Championships were
David Darnell in the 63-kg class, and Mitchell Walker,
Jack Van Graven and Liam Scott, all at 66-kg.
“That was probably the toughest weight class,” Humphrey
said of the 66-kg bracket.
“There were more than 16 wrestlers competing for four
(provincial) spots, and all three of our guys are in their
first year of wrestling.”
It’s been a busy past month for the PHSS program.
Three weeks ago, the team traveled to the Campbell River
Invitational, where Wamiss won gold, Wiggins claimed
silver and Cadwallader and Van Graven each won bronze
medals.
The following week the team traveled to the Alberni
Valley Invitational, a high-calibre meet Humphrey
described as a virtual provincial preview. Wamiss won
bronze and Cadwallader and Wiggins both earned podium
spots with top-6 finishes.
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PHSS wrestler Quinton Wamiss tries to escape a head-and-shoulder hold by teammate Dusty Cadwallader as the two practice Monday for next week's Provincial Championships.
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Gazette staffAlyssa Busch won a gold
medal in the Junior Silver Ladies
freeskate and Lexie Murgatroyd,
Natasha Grafton and Saiya Gachter
added top finishes to highlight
the efforts of the Port McNeill
Figure Skating Club in the final
Lynn Hetherington Memorial
Figure Skating Competition in
Nanaimo.
Murgatroyd placed first in the
pre-preliminary ladies competi-
tion, while Grafton and Gachter
each claimed gold in their respec-
tive performance groups.
The competition, held Jan.
27-29, was the club’s final per-
formance in preparation for its
bi-annual figure skating carni-
val, scheduled for Feb. 24-25 at
Chilton Regional Arena in Port
McNeill.
The carnival theme this year
is Under the Big Top. Shows
are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 24 and 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25. Tickets are
$10 per show and are available in
advance at The Flower Shoppe in
Port McNeill.
Two weeks after carnival, the
skaters return to competition in the
36th annual Barbara Rasmussen
Memorial in Courtenay. The
Barbara Rasmussen Memorial,
hosted a year ago by the Port
McNeill Figure Skating Club, is
in its final year as Vancouver
Island’s governing body for fig-
ure skating is restructuring its
competition schedule. The Lynn
Hetherington Memorial will also
be replaced on the schedule.
PMFSC coach Elizabeth Kines
said the final Barbara Rasmussen
competition will feature a recep-
tion and dessert party Saturday,
Mar. 10 at the Crown Isle Resort,
and that all of Rasmussen’s for-
mer North Island students and
former executives of North Island
figure skating clubs are invited
to attend. Among the attendees
expected are Rasmussen’s parents,
who will travel from Winnipeg
for the event.
Lynn Hetherington Memorial Figure Skating Competition at Nanaimo:
Port McNeill Figure Skating Club resultsPerformance Group 5: 2. Brenna Jardine.Performance Group 9: 1. Natasha Grafton.Performance Group 10: 1. Saiya Gachter; 2.
Rebecca Griffith.
Pre-preliminary ladies — Group 4: 1. Lexie Murgatroyd; 2. Tyanna Laming.
Preliminary ladies — Group 2: 4. Karlie Shambrook. Group 3: 2. Darian Murgatroyd; 9. Kierra Shambrook.
Junior bronze ladies (13-over): 4. Sidney Hamilton; 5. Whitney Murgatroyd; 14. Kaitlyn Lasota; 15. Carley Bobb.
Junior silver ladies: 1. Alyssa Busch.
Skaters medal; Big Top carnival up next
Eagles drop last game, but should be proudGazette staffPORT McNEILL—The North Island Eagles atom
development team wrapped up its regular league season
Saturday with a well-played game that ended in a 4-1
loss to the Cowichan Valley Capitals at Chilton Regional
Arena.
Clayton Bono scored the Eagles’ lone goal on a rebound
of a point shot by Braden Walkus in the third period.
The atoms were coming off a successful showing one
week earlier in a tournament in Campbell River.
In that tourney, the team reached the championship final
before falling 2-1 in a shootout to host Campbell River.
The teams played to a 1-1 draw through regulation and
a scoreless, 4-on-4 overtime before the Tyees potted two
penalty shots to one for the Eagles.
“(Goalie) Michael McLaughlin was phenomenal in net;
if it wasn’t for him we wouldn’t have had the weekend we
did,” said head coach Marty Gage, who was without the
services of second goalie, Avary Miller, due to illness.
The rivals are as evenly matched as two hockey teams
can be. The atoms skated to a 6-6 tie with Campbell River
earlier in the tournament, and the teams previously tied on
two other occasions this season in league and exhibition
play.
The Eagles followed the tournament-opening tie with a
4-1 win over Comox, then perhaps the most exciting game
of the season in a round-robin matchup with Saanich.
The Braves raced to a 4-0 lead over the Eagles giving
little indication of what was to come. “What happened
next was an incredible experience I will never forget,” said
Gage. “We have a flair for the dramatic, to say the least.”
The Eagles chipped away at the Saanich lead to creep
within 4-3. With a minute-and-a-half to play, Gage pulled
his goalie, and Tianna Walkus struck for the tying goal.
Then, with just six seconds to play, Walkus, a blueliner,
scored her second goal to give the atoms a 5-4 win. Walkus
was named to the tournament all-star team on defence.
Riding the momentum from that win, the Eagles stunned
Cowichan Valley 4-1 in the semifinals to earn a champion-
ship rematch with Campbell River.
“The team played their best hockey of the year,” said
Gage. “And it was a coming-out party for Tianna Walkus.
The coaches and the players represented the North Island
very well and should all be proud of themselves.”
Members of the Port McNeill Figure Skating Club competed in the recent Lynn Hetherington Memorial Competition in Nanaimo. From left: Rebecca Griffith, Saiya Gachter, Tyanna Laming, Kaitlyn Lasota, Carley Bobb, Kierra Shambrook, Lexie Murgatroyd, Whitney Murgatroyd, Sidney Hamilton, Karlie Shambrook, Darian Murgatroyd and Natasha Grafton. Not pictured: Alyssa Busch, Brenna Jardine. J.R. Rardon photo
North Island Eagles atom Devin White carries the puck between a pair of Cowichan Valley defenders while working behind the net during their game at Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill Saturday.
J.R. Rardon photo
Gazette staffPORT HARDY—With less than six minutes
left in Friday's 'A' League game, the Port Hardy
Warriors enjoyed a comfortable 5-1 lead over the
Neucel Islander of Port Alice.
Before the final horn sounded, things got decid-
edly uncomfortable.
A seemingly meaningless insurance goal by
Jared Breitkreitz became the critical game-winner
for the Warriors after the Islanders unleashed a
four-goal flurry over the final five minutes, 23
seconds before bowing, 6-5.
Wayne Magnusson capped a hat trick with a
goal with 25 seconds to play to bring the Islanders
within one, and Warriors goalie Cole Morton had
to withstand one final flurry before the buzzer
sounded.
Jordan Nicholson and Quinn Mellow scored two
goals each for the Warriors (8-8-1), who snapped
a modest two-game losing streak to the Islanders
(7-8) and prevented the Port Alice squad from
moving ahead of them in the standings.
Squeaker on ice
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Premier Christy Clark and British Columbia
Achievement chair Keith Mitchell are pleased to
announce Charlotte Gill is the winner of the 2012
British Columbia National Award for Canadian
Non-Fiction for “Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big
Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe.”
Gill was presented with a $40,000 prize at a
ceremony in Vancouver, which also celebrated
finalists Brian Fawcett for “Human Happiness,”
Andrew Westoll for “The Chimps of Fauna
Sanctuary: A Canadian Story of Resilience and
Recovery” and Joel Yanofsky for “Bad Animals:
A Father’s Accidental Education in Autism.”
“It’s a privilege for British Columbia to hon-
our Canada’s finest writers of non-fiction,” said
Premier Clark.
“The authors we celebrated today provide us
with a unique perspective on the complexities of
our world and help define us as Canadians. I con-
gratulate Charlotte Gill and the finalists for their
contributions to Canadian literature.”
Now in its eighth year, British Columbia’s
National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction is one
of Canada’s major national book prizes and the
only one to originate in B.C. The annual award is
presented by the British Columbia Achievement
Foundation, an independent foundation estab-
lished by the Province in 2003 to celebrate
excellence in the arts, humanities, enterprise and
community service.
Eating Dirt big winner
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North Island Church ServicesPORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCHCorner of Trustee & Highland
Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities
Office: 250-949-6844www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca
Pastor: Kevin Martineau11/12
ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED
9190 Granville St. Port HardyPhone 250-949-6247
11:00 a.m. Sunday School and ServiceWed., 1:00 pm Bible Study
Everyone welcomeMeeting rooms available [email protected]
11/12
FULL GOSPEL CHURCH2540 Catala Place Port McNeill
(across from Firehall)Sunday
10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741
Pastor Stan Rukin Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor
Cell: 250-527-0144Office hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Thurs
Visitors always welcomewww.ptmcfullgospel.org
11/12
CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay
Sunday Services - 10 amReverend Lincoln Mckoen
1-250-974-5844Warden Flora Cook
250-974-5945Warden Joan Stone
250-974-223411/12
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
4680 Byng Rd. Port HardyPastor George Hilton
250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826“Everyone welcome”
Saturday Services9:30am - Bible Study groups
10:45am - Worship/Praise serviceWednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting
Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education
250-949-824311/12
NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Sunday MassesSt. Mary’s Port McNeill: 9am
St. Bonaventure Port Hardy: 11amSt. Theresa’s Port Alice:
Saturdays 5:00pmAlert Bay: 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10am Father Roger Poblete 250-956-3909
11/12
PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH
2501 Mine RoadSunday
9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School11:00 am - Worship Service
7:00 pm - Evening FellowshipYouth Group Wed - 7:00 pm
Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.
For information contact
11/12
LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE
(8635 Granville St. Port Hardy)250-949-8125
11/12
PORT HARDYCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St
Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pmTuesday Prayer 7:30 pm
Midweek Biblestudies - Call the church for time and place
250-949-6466Pastor George & Karen Ewald
(home) 250-949-9674E-Mail:[email protected]
11/12
PORT ALICE ANGLICAN- UNITED FELLOWSHIP
Sunday Services - 4pm1-250-949-6247
Box 159, Port AliceYou are extended a special invitation to
share in our Services11/12
ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITEDANGLICAN CHURCH
250-956-3533
Email: [email protected]
Sunday Worship - 9:00am
All Welcome
175 Cedar Street Port McNeill11/12
GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village
(8898 Park Dr)
Saturday/Sabbath
10:00 am-Sabbath School
11:15 am-Worship Service
Pastor Randy Elliott
250-230-1885 cell11/12
Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land
Take notice that TimberWest Forest Company of Vancouver, BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), Campbell River District Offi ce for a Licence of Occupation – Industrial Log Handling, File Number 1413503, situated on Provincial Crown land located at Beaver Inlet within Loughborough Inlet.For a copy of the application or to make written comments, please contact: Paula Mackay, [email protected] OR Gary Lawson, [email protected]. The application will be available for review and comment for 30 days from February 15, 2012. Comments will be received until March 16, 2012. FLNR offi ce may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pendingPlease be sure to cite the Applicant’s name and the location of the proposed activity and File Number for reference.Be advised that any response to this
advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information
Advisor at FLNR offi ce.
We are pleased to announce our Kindergarten Open House on Thursday, March 8 between 10:00 and 11:30 am. We are also available by arrangement with
staff to meet with other prospective students at other times for both kindergarten and grades one to ten. Enjoy: Small classes, a family atmosphere, quality Christian education, excellent and caring staff , a choice of full or half days, and free tuition. Please come and check us out and join us for hot lunch. Please contact the offi ce when you make your plans to attend. Phone: Cliff ord or Jenny at 250 949 8243 or e-mail: [email protected]
640 Byng Road
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGThe Annual General
Meeting of The Owners’, Strata Plan No. 349,
Cedar Heights Mobile Home Park, will be held on Sunday, February 26,
2012 at 4:00pm at the Quarterdeck Inn
(Conference Room). 6555 Hardy Bay Road,
Port Hardy, B.C.
CRISIS LINE
250-949-6033or
250-974-5326Alert Bay/Kingcome
COMING EVENTS
TENDERSTENDERS
COMING EVENTS
TENDERS
COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
DEATHS
In Loving Memory of Pentti Kiiskila
Born: December 16th, 1929, Passed on January 24 2012.
Predeceased by Majorie Kiiskila. Survived by sib-lings Ingrid and Robert Belveal, nephews and nieces Pearl and Jim McNalley, Adrien and Dawn Belveal, Roberta Belveal. Children Risa and Wilfred Prevost, Leanne Kiiskila, Conrad and Melanie Madill, Yvonne Madill, Roy Ma-dill, Jeff McBride. Grand-children Matthew Ma-cinnes, Don Duplissie, David Madill, Bessie Pre-vost, Sharon Prevost, Mi-randa Johnson.
Pentti had a long suc-cessful fi shing career on the BC coast. His main residence since birth wasin Sointula, where he will be deeply missed.
His Service was held in Sointula on February 4th 2012.
ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE www.bcclassifi ed.com
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTSCOMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTSCOMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMING EVENTS
August 21 - 25, 2012,Burnaby, BC
Over 3500 BC55+ Seniors Expected!
Go to our website and click on“Zones” to fi nd someone
in your area who can help youbecome part of our
25th Anniversary Celebration
http:bcseniorsgames.org
* Archery * Athletics * Badminton * Bocce * Bridge * Carpet Bowling * Cribbage * Cycling * Darts * Dragon Boats * 5 Pin Bowling * Floor Curling * Golf * Horseshoes * Ice Curling * Ice Hockey * Lawn Bowling * One Act Plays * Pickleball * Slo-Pitch * Snooker * Soccer * Swimming * Table Tennis * Tennis * Whist
CALL FOR ENTRIES10TH ANNUAL
Kitty Coleman WoodlandArt & Bloom Festival.
Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.
Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 19,20, 21
Applications for Artisans are available at
woodlandgardens.ca or phone 250-338-6901
INFORMATION
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTSCOMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
INFORMATION
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSPort McNeill meetings everyMonday and Friday 8pm. Lo-cated at 737 Shelley Cres.(the old school room #3).
LEGALS
WAREHOUSE LIEN ACTWhereas, Lyle Wilson of Box2008, Port Hardy, is indebtedfor shop rent and yard storageat Unit 3A, Hardy Bay Industri-al Site, 5985 Hardy Bay Roadfor $11,550. Notice is herebygiven that on February 16,2012 or thereafter, itemsstored will be sold. For moreinformation contact North Is-land Rockpro 250-949-9233.
PERSONALS
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets everyWednesday & Saturday at theUpper Island Public HealthUnit on Gray Street at 8pm.Sundays at the Salvation ArmyLighthouse, 8635 Granville St.,at 7pm.DATING SERVICE. Long-Term/Short-Term Relation-ships, free to try!!! 1-877-297-9883. Live intimate conversa-tion, Call: #7878 or 1-888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1. Call: 1-866-311-9640 or #5015. MeetLocal Single Ladies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+). NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS -Port Hardy meets on Mondaysat 7:30pm & Fridays at 8pm.Located at Upper Island PublicHealth Unit on Gray St. (rearentrance), Port Hardy, B.C.For more information call 1-877-379-6652.
LOST AND FOUND
LOST: KEYS found on Hunt Street. Marine keys and a wa-terproof keychain holder. Pick-up at the Gazette offi ce.
TRAVEL
GETAWAYS
LONG BEACH - Ucluelet - Deluxe waterfront cabin,
sleeps 6, BBQ.Storm watchers 2 nights $239 / 3 nights $299.Pets Okay. Rick 604-306-0891
TIMESHARE
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CHILDREN’S MISCELLANEOUSCHILDREN’S MISCELLANEOUS
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www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, February 16, 201218
Village of Zeballos
PUBLIC WORKS LABOURERJoin a great team! The Municipality of the Village of Zeballos is recruiting a self-
motivated, hard-working, responsible team player for our Public Works Department.
Located 42 km from Hwy 19, on Vancouver Island, this picturesque village is a
perfect lifestyle choice for the sports fisherman and outdoor enthusiast. Located
at the head of the Zeballos Inlet, residents enjoy kayaking, hiking, sport fishing,
wildlife and photography. Amenities include school, health clinic, library, high speed
internet and satellite TV.
The successful applicant will participate in the operation and maintenance of the
municipal infrastructure including water system (untreated well water), sewer
system with lift stations and septic field, roads, parks, landfill site, trails, dykes,
buildings, fleet maintenance and cemetery. The village has service contracts with
the neighboring First Nation communities for water, sewer, fire protection and solid
waste collection.
You will possess the ability to work alone with minimal supervision in a safe and
efficient manner and be expected to perform routine assignments independently
following standard practice. This work is primarily performed outdoors in all kinds
of weather conditions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
detailed requirements for this opportunity.
Please apply with cover letter and resume including references to:
Closing date for this competition is noon February 24th , 2012
Village of
ZEBALLOS
Orca Sand & Gravel LP is currently
accepting resumes/applications to fill the
folllowing positions:
(2) HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS:
980 Loader, D8 Dozer, 637 Scraper
experience would be an asset.
(2) MINE ENTRY POSITIONS:This position will include various duties
that range from general clean up, greasing
the plant, assisting with screen changes,
assisting with ship moorage, gathering and
processing lab samples and other duties as
required.
Based in Port McNeill on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Orca Sand & Gravel is an Aggregaate producing company supplying aggregates to California, Hawaii and Vancouver. Orca Sand & Gravel is proud to have numerous accolages and Safety Awards and operates on a Mining Permit issued by the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia.
Essential skills: safety conscious, good
oral communication, ability to work well
in a team environment.
Resumes can be sent to:
email: [email protected]
Fax: 604-628-3354
Office phone: 604-628-3353
Woods Foreman,Yarding & Loading
WFP is currently seeking a full experienced Woods Foreman to join our Englewood Forest Operation located in Woss; approximately 45 minutes south of Port McNeill or 90 minutes north of Campbell River. Reporting to the General Foreman, the Woods Foreman is responsible for leading company logging crews and ensuring that the highest standards of safety, quality, production, and environmental protection are maintained. The Englewood Forest Operation harvests approximately 800,000 m³ annually.QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
You are a highly motivated individual who recognizes the value of a team orientated approach in the performance of this challenging position. You bring to the job an excellent safety record, a good working knowledge of applicable occupational health & safety regulations and a willingness to work with Western Forest Products in reaching its safety, quality, environmental and production objectives. You have fi rst-hand knowledge in a unionized environment and amongst your peers you are known for your strong leadership and communication skills. Supervisory experience of both mechanical and cable logging methods will be considered an asset.Western offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefi t package and the potential to achieve annual performance rewards. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifi cations that we are looking for, please reply in confi dence:
Human Resource DepartmentFacsimile: 866.840.9611
Application Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012Email: [email protected]
Reference Code: Woods Foreman, EFO
As only short listed candidates will be contacted, WFP thanks you in advancefor your interest in our Company. Please visit www.westernforest.com
Stylists & Expert Colourist…Your search for the perfect salon is over.
Imagine… the balance of upscale ambiance, impeccable quality service & business
sophistication…
Imagine… attractive starting salaries, income growth potential & performance bonsues.
Stop imagining! We have openings for a few very special, highly
professional stylists & a colourist at our salon & spa. Clientele not required.
Talent & enthusiasm are.
For an interview call our salon manager at 250-949-5905.
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HELP WANTED
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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TRADES, TECHNICALTRADES, TECHNICAL
HELP WANTED
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
EXPERIENCED DRILLERS, Derrickhands, Motorhands and Floorhands. Seeking full rig crews. Paying higher than in-dustry rates and winter bonus. Send resume c/w valid tick-ets. Fax 780-955-2008; [email protected]. Phone 780-955-5537.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
HELP WANTED
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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EARN EXTRA cash! - P/T, F/T Immediate Openings For Men & Women. Easy Computer Work, Others Positions Are Available. Can Be Done From Home. No Experience Need-ed. www.HWC-BC.com
HELP WANTED
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
SERVICE MANAGER - Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta). Opportunity in a perfect family environment. Strong team, competitive wages, benefi ts, growth potential. Fax resume: 403-854-2845. Email: [email protected].
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
EXCLUSIVE FINNING/Cater-pillar Mechanic Training. GPRC Fairview Campus. $1000. entrance scholarship. Paid practicum with Finning. High school diploma and me-chanical aptitude. Write ap-prenticeship exams. 1-888-999-7882; gprc.ab.ca/fairview. September 2012.
HELP WANTED
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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
AIRLINES ARE Hiring- Train for high paying Aviation Main-tenance Career. FAA ap-proved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed- Housing available. Call Aviation Institute of Main-tenance (877)818-0783.
Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance edu-cation, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month pro-gram is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available.
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TRAIN TO be an Apart-ment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of gradu-ates working. 31 years of suc-cess! Government certifi ed. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.
HELP WANTED
An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for fi eld and shop work. We require Cat Doz-er/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780-723-5051
C&E ROAD Builders is ac-cepting resumes for hoe op-erators. Minimum 5 years experience. Please fax re-sume 250-956-4888 or email [email protected].
C&E ROAD Builders is seeking an experienced drill-er blaster. Minimum 5 years experience. Please fax re-sume 250-956-4888 or email [email protected].
DIRECT SALES REPRESEN-TATIVES. Canada’s premiere home automation and SecurityCompany is NOW hiring April-August. No experience neces-sary. Travel Required. E-mail resume: [email protected] Visit: www.vivint.ca
HOUSEKEEPER 2-3 HRS per week for retired couple. Ref. req’d. Box 883 Port Hardy, V0N 2P0.
THE LEMARE GROUP has an opening for an Adminis-trative Assistant/Reception-ist. This is a permanent full-time position located in Port McNeill. The position re-quires organization, accura-cy and multitasking. Must be friendly, energetic and profi -cient with switchboards/com-puters. Full benefi t package. Fax resumes to 250-956-4888 or email: offi [email protected].
THE LEMARE GROUP is seeking Forestry Engineers to assist in road and cut-back design. For those that display the qualities we de-sire we will provide remu-neration that is above indus-try standard. Send resumes to the Planning Manager at (250)956-4888 or email [email protected].
LOGGING TRUCK DRIVER’S NEEDED IMMEDIATELY for Interi-or and Vancouver Island for well es-tablished Company (Kurt Leroy Trucking Ltd). Full time for 12 months. Please fax resume and drivers abstract to 250-287-9914. NO PHONE CALLS!!!!
WANTED: Trained Hairdress-ers, Male or Female for Salons in Grand Prairie, Alberta & area. 780-933-1236 HAIR 4 U
HELP WANTED
LEMARE LAKE is accepting resumes for the following po-sitions:• Processor Operator• Line Machine Operator• Heavy Duty Mechanics• Welders• MachinistsFull time permanent, union wages and camp positions. Please fax resume to 250-956-4888 or email offi [email protected].
OINCOME PPORTUNITY
HOME BASED Business. Weneed serious and motivatedpeople for expanding health &wellness industry. High speedinternet and phone essential.Free online training. www.project4wellness.com
TRADES, TECHNICAL
HOOKTENDERWFP is currently seeking a fully qualifi ed Hooktender to join our Holberg Forest Operation. This is a perm. USW hourly union position required on a full time basis.
If you believe that you have the skills and
qualifi cations that we are looking for, please reply
in confi dence: Marty Gage - General Foreman
Facsimile: 250.288.2764 Email: mgage@
westernforest.comFor more info.
Visit: www.westernforest.com
JOURNEYMAN HEAVY duty mechanic – required at HMIIndustries, a growing metal re-cycling company based in RedDeer. Please fax resumes to403.346.3953, or email:[email protected]
JourneymanHeavy Duty Mechanic
Required F/T for a metal recycling facility in Burnaby. Must have inter-provincial Red Seal.
• Competitive Wage• Excellent Benefi ts
Package • Pension Plan • Life Insurance
• Profi t Sharing & More
Please e-mail: recruiting @abcrecycling.com
PERSONAL SERVICES
HEALTH PRODUCTS
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EDUCATION/TUTORING
ATTENTION - Painters, Print-ers and Potters. Register forVisual Arts Diploma program.Multi-use workshop, painting,drawing, sculpture studios. Noportfolio required. GrandePrairie Regional College. Uni-versity transferable. 1-780-539-2909 or www.gprc.ab.ca.
WE’RE ON THE WEB
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PERSONAL SERVICES
EDUCATION/TUTORING
GAIN ENTRY Level Skills in ATV, Snowmobile, Watercraft Technology. GPRC Fairview Campus, Alberta. Learn to re-pair small engines, recreation-al vehicles. Apprenticeship opportunity. On-campus resi-dences. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.
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LEGAL SERVICES
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BUSINESS SERVICES
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
AUCTIONS
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FUEL/FIREWOOD
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?
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STEEL BUILDINGS for all us-es! Spring Deals! Make an of-fer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands now! Call for free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.
STEEL OF a deal - Building sale! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998. 30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
REAL ESTATE
HOMES WANTED
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REAL ESTATE SERVICES
STOP into our offi ce to pick up your detailed catalogue of
all listed properties on the North Island.
We can show you any listed property regardless of the listing agent!! Let’s make it
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RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
HADDINGTON COURTAPARTMENTS
PORT MCNEILL Newly renovated
apartments for rent. Clean & quiet building.
Free cable.Furnished suites available.
Call Ron & Linda 250-956-3365
KINGCOME MANOR
PORT MCNEILLNEWLY RENOVATED
Bach, 1 or 2 bedrooms.Newly furnished available.Please call for availability
& inclusions.Includes free cable.
Phone Ron and Linda250-956-3365
MARINA VIEW APTS Clean, quiet professional buildings. Beautiful ocean view. 2 bdr $700/mn. 3 bdr town home $900/mn. 250-949-0192.
PORT MCNEILLAPARTMENTS
Well managed 1 & 2Bdrm suites. Gym & sauna on site. Call for availability.
Phone Rick250-956-4555
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
PORT HARDY- 2 bdrm apt in Beaver Harbour area, in suite laundry. Available March 1. N/S. $700. 250-949-6084.
PORT HARDY Large 3 bdrm condo, secure building & caretaker on site. W/D in unit. N/P, N/S. Avail imm. Heat & hot water included. $725/mo. Ref. req. Lease options. Call 250-949-7085 after 5pm.
PORT MCNEILL- 3 Bdrm townhouse, close to schools & hospital. Avail now. 250-956-3440 www.portmcneilltownhouses.yolasite.com
PORT MCNEILLMCCLURE APT’S.
1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apart-ments, furnished or non-fur-nished. Clean & quiet. Hot water & cable included.
Call 250-956-3526, 250-230-0079.
References a must.
PORT MCNEILLMCCLURE APT’S.
1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apart-ments, furnished or non-fur-nished. Clean & quiet. Hot water & cable included.
Call 250-956-3526, 250-230-0079.
References a must.
WEST PARK MANOR &
LINDSAY MANOR in Port Hardy
Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great
view, all clean and in excellent condition.
Also elegantly furnished executive suites available. Well maintained secure &
quiet buildings. Close to shopping.
2 year rental history and credit check required.
Friendly onsite residentmanagers.
Linda & Bruce. Call 250-949-9030 or email
for info & pictures: [email protected]
APARTMENTS FURNISHED
PORT HARDY Highland Manor
•Bachelor •1 bdrm •1 bdrm furnishedMove in incentive
on approvalReferences Call Jason
250-949-0192
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
PORT ALICESHOPPING CENTRE
Business is Great! We have a number of units of various sizes for lease.
300 sq. ft. & up.Contact Steve Edwards at
Colyvan Pacifi c 604-683-8399
COTTAGES
COAL HARBOUR One bed-room cottage, fully furnished. Available March 1, 2012. $500. Call 250-949-9982.
MOBILE HOMES & PADS
PORT HARDY Cedar Heights newest trailer. 2 bdrms, vault-ed ceilings, huge cedar deck, heated secure outdoor stor-age, covered carport, skylights & electric heat. W/D. Avail Mar 1. $800/mo 250-949-1668
PORT MCNEILLMobile Home ParkShort walk to town.
Pads for rent. Water, sewer andgarbage included.$258.00/ month
Call 250-956-2355
HOMES FOR RENT
SOINTULA 315 KLAVAR RD-Ocean side 1 bath, 1 bdr + loft bdr. New bath, propane gas stove and heat. View of ocean, Very private. W/D, fridge and stove.$650/mth. Call(360)424-6974.
SOINTULA, (N. Island) ocean front/view suites/all inclusive. Weekly, monthly, $200 week. (250)230-6722
RENTALS
STORAGE
TOWNHOUSES
PORT HARDY Newly renovated 2
bdrms in Seawind Est. Avail. immed. $650/mo.
Ref. Req. N/S, N/P. Call Darlene @ 250-949-8928.
TRANSPORTATION
AUTO FINANCING
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FREE CASH back with $0 down at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery.
NEED A vehicle? Easy fi -nance!! Low Payments! $99 Delivers 24 Hour Approval. We Deliver! 3,000 Vehicles to choose. Call Now! Marty 1-800-916-1737 Big Discounts! www.eagleridgegmc.com.
WANT A vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in February, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations ac-cepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.
CARS
2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.
VTRUCKS & ANS
1999 FORD F350 4x4 Crew cab. In need of repairs - as is/whereis. Best offer. 250-949-8147.
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Alfons Bauer explains the finer points of photography during his presentation at a recent Rotary Club luncheon.
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