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J.R. RardonGazette staffPORT McNEILL —

Even organizers were

shocked by the response

to two separate events held

to benefit a cancer-stricken

young family from Port

Alice Saturday.

A silent auction at the

Guide/Scout Hall in Port

McNeill raised approxi-

mately $9,000 for 26-year-

old Jessika Roberts, who

has begun a second round

of treatment for cancer after

having been in remission

following an initial diagno-

sis less than two years ago.

The first Bob Bailey

Memorial Benefit hockey

game was played later that

evening in Port Alice and

raised another $5,000 for

the married mother of three

young children.

“That just wasn’t any-

thing we were expecting,”

said Melissa Legacy of Port

McNeill, who teamed with

Ashley Flanagan of Port

Hardy to put on the auction.

“Our donations were amaz-

ing. We were just going to

do a home-based business

auction and expected 10 or

12 items, but it turned into

140 donations.”

And, despite the event

being held the same week-

end as the Rotary Club’s

large annual fundraising

auction, crowds packed

the Guide/Scout Hall to

peruse the offerings on the

tables and place their bids.

A donation tin stood on

one table for those who

wished to contribute, and a

bake sale with goodies by

donation kept visitors from

going hungry.

“This is the best part

about living in a small com-

munity,” said Kate Hosken,

Legacy’s mother and a vol-

unteer at the auction. “You

don’t get this in a big city.

We had our own loss to

cancer 11 years ago and

received amazing support

from the community, so

we’re paying it forward.”

Tami Kernachan of Port

Alice said that was her moti-

vation as she browsed the

auction tables. Kernachan

said she was diagnosed

with breast cancer and

underwent treatment at the

same time as Roberts dur-

ing her initial battle.

With the event pro-

moted on Facebook and

in the media, Legacy and

Flanagan received offers of

donations from well beyond

Vancouver Island.

A baby’s teething blan-

ket was contributed by a

supporter in Alberta, and

a caller from California

offered to contribute after

reading about the auction

in the Gazette online.

“We were hoping to get

maybe two or three thou-

sand dollars,” Legacy said.

“I’m just blown away by

the community response.”

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Workers secure straps before a crane lifts a modular housing unit on Grenville Place in Port McNeill Wednesday, Nov. 2. See story on Page 2. J.R. Rardon photo

Shoppers peruse tables of donated items dur-ing the silent auction held at the Port McNeill Guide/Scout Hall to benefit cancer victim Jessika Roberts Saturday. J.R. Rardon photo

Candidates in their own words — starting pg. 3

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— With a twirl of the

finger from the fore-

man, a long, narrow

house lifted into the air

over Grenville Place

last week. After a short

swing at the end of a

crane’s cable, it was

gently placed on a

waiting foundation as

construction workers

moved in to secure it

to a neighboring unit.

With that action, the

Town of Port McNeill

moved another step

closer to opening six

new low-income hous-

ing units, a process

nearly two years in the

making.

The units were pro-

vided and delivered

by B.C. Housing, with

Abernethy Contracting

of Port McNeill and

volunteers from Port

McNeill Rotary Club

providing site

p r e p a r a t i o n

and additional

labour.

Port McNeill Mayor

Gerry Furney, working

on behalf of a society

created to work for low-

cost senior housing in

the town, learned near-

ly two years ago that

B.C. Housing would

be supplying low-cost

housing units to com-

munities throughout

the province.

“I put in an applica-

tion right away, and it

turns out I was the first

one to apply,” Furney

said after walking the

short distance from

the Town office to the

worksite to observe

the installation. “We

subsequently talked to

B.C. Housing and they

apparently got too high

of a quotation

to move the

housing from

Vancouver to

here, and they decided

we would move to the

back of the line.”

The units have final-

ly made it to the North

Island, but even after

the construction crews

made quick work of

moving them from

truck trailers to the

waiting foundation,

they are not precisely

move-in ready.

“As you can see,

the six units are here

and they’re in good

shape,” he said. “But

there are no appliances

in them, and they’ve

given everyone else

appliances. I’m going

to talk to B.C. Housing

again about treating us

as fairly as everyone

else.”

Otherwise, the occa-

sion of the homes’

arrival was treated as a

positive in the commu-

nity. Several Rotarians

dropped by to watch the

crane move the homes,

along with Councillor

Shirley Ackland and

some members of the

original senior housing

society.

And both laborers

and spectators enjoyed

the day in comfort, as

unseasonably sunny

skies prevailed.

“We had the weather

committee working

today and they got the

sun shining, so every-

thing is working out

really good,” Furney

said.

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Thursday, November 10, 2011 www.northislandgazette.com 3

1. I do not support the installa-

tion of residential water meters

at this time. Our priority should

be replacement of supply pipes

that are prone to leaks after 35

years in service.

2. I believe Port Hardy is

about to see a steady increase

in population due to developing

opportunities in the resource

and tourism sectors. With six councillors, we have

the benefit of a broader cross section of interests

and expertise.

3. Although all pool users contribute to the

operation and maintenance costs, the fact is that

revenues don’t even come close to expenses. It’s

time to negotiate maintenance and capital fund-

ing contribution agreements with neighbouring

communities who make frequent use of the facili-

ties.

4. I am committed to ensuring we get the maxi-

mum benefit from every tax dollar. We need coun-

cillors who are dedicated and passionate about the

North Island. Having served on council for 13

years, I have a deep appreciation for my town and

the people who make it a great place to live. Your

current mayor and council have made great prog-

ress on many fronts. Much needed upgrades to

our marine facilities, roads, sidewalks, sewer, and

water systems to name a few have contributed to

enhancing our community.

Port HardyCANDIDATES WERE ASKED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. Do you support the installation of water meters and if yes, who should pay for them?

2. Because Port Hardy has experienced a marked decline in population in recent years should we cut the number of councillors from six to four and why or why not?

3. More than 50 per cent of Port Hardy pool users are from outside the district yet we fund the entire operation. How can we recoup some of the costs?

4. Why should people vote for you?

Al Huddleston

1 - 3. I’ve

researched the

issues in questions

1 to 3 and I find

all of the issues to

be very interesting

ones.

I do however

believe these are

questions bet-

ter suited to experienced coun-

cil members. These are people

whose job it has been for at least

the past 3 years to consider these

things thoroughly and repeated-

ly. So comparatively my answers

would certainly be lacking or ill-

informed. But like I mentioned,

they are all very interesting issues

and I’m thrilled at the prospect of

examining them and hundreds of

others should I get voted in.

4. I am an artist. Therefore I

want to take a creative approach

to dealing with the task of being a

port hardy councillor. I’ve also got

years of varied experience doing

everything from construction to

film acting. Most relevant though

is my experience as an academ-

ic. I love to think things through

thoroughly and am not swayed just

because an idea is popular.

I am young and I’ve got the pulse

of my generation and want to repre-

sent it in council. One day my gen-

eration is going to be tasked with

running Canada’s political system

and I would like a chance to step

up and begin to do my Part.

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1. No. Water conservation is the stated purpose for the installation of meters, there are other options. Our access to water should remain a function of a public utility. Meters are designed for a user pay system which is appropriate for industry and institutions but not for resi-dences. This important issue deserves a public forum/debate and a water conservation strategy/management plan.

2. No. Each member of council participates on council and in numer-ous committees according to their personal knowledge, interests, abili-ties, and time constraints. Cutting the number of council members to four would limit the scope of ideas and the sharing of knowledge required to make informed decisions for the community.

3. The pool is a valu-able amenity to the District and the region. Perhaps we could do more to promote the ser-vices offered, perhaps we could seek corpo-rate donations, contri-butions from those who benefit from our provi-sion of this amenity, and continue to apply for grants. We should also rethink the long summer pool closure and either reschedule or stagger the work if feasible.

4. First, thank you Port Hardy. I truly enjoy the challenges of being a member of Council and prepare myself for all matters that come before us. Aside from

the work at the Council table I am involved in commit-tees: Measuring Up, Heritage Society, Health Network, Transportation, C2C/First Nations relations, and Housing. When I ran for Council I said I would work toward identifying and meeting the housing needs of all Port Hardy citizens. We

now have a regional housing commit-

tee; I am the Chair. We have received

significant financial and expert sup-

port from the Province. We are on

the road to success in housing, but

it will take time, persistence and a

vision. You should vote for me for my

experience and dedication to Council,

so I can continue with my committee work, and so I can remain as Chair of the Housing and Homelessness Committee.

1. Not at this time. In some areas we have water pipes that are over 40 years old which are conservatively losing 10 per cent of our water. Replacing these pipes is a much higher pri-ority. If in the future we decide to install meters, it should be done with grant funding.

2. If the 2011 census indi-cates the population is stabiliz-

ing then I believe we should stay at six councilors. One thing to consider is the total budget for Port Hardy is $13.3 million. The cost of two councilors is $24,000 or two-tenths of 1 per cent of the budget. I believe the value of broader based representation in the decision making process is worth the expen-diture.

3. The residents of Port Hardy decided long ago to have a pool. The fact that many people outside the district use that facility helps with our operational costs. If there comes a time when we are faced with major capital costs, then I think it is only fair that we approach the regional district and the local Bands to share in that cost.

4. In my first term as councilor I have attended every regular council meeting. I have done my best to be informed and objective. I have been a council representative on several committees including: Operational Services, Legislative Review, Health Network Steering, Community Forest, Planning Harbour Commission and Tsulquatie Watershed. I will bring all that knowledge and experience to the next term.

I also bring 28 years experience in the forest industry, two years in the tourist industry and two years in the fishing industry. My wife, three grown children and grandchildren live in Port Hardy. I want to make this a better place to live.

Eric Ralph

1. We need more information

in order to look at both sides

of this issue. The homeowners,

who will be affected, need to

know how they will benefit from

the installation of water meters.

It would be nice to know the

base line and the rates for water

usage.. I believe this is an impor-

tant issue and one that should not

be decided by council, but taken to referendum so

the people of Port Hardy can decide.

2. I still believe that six is a good number. It

provides diversity and a broader outlook on issues

that matter, which should make for better decision

making.

3. If we wish to attract people to our commu-

nity we need to have the amenities to keep them

here. If we want the town to grow, pools, arenas,

schools and hospitals are essential. The cost of

running recreational facilities needs to be covered

in the most cost effective way without making

them inaccessible. They contribute to the overall

enjoyment of living in the North Island.

4. My family and I are long time members

of the North Island. I am an active member of

the community and involved in many different

groups. If elected you can expect hard work,

experience and dedication. I am interested in see-

ing the town grow through industry, resources and

tourism. Jobs are very important to me. I would

like to show the world that we are open for busi-

ness providing the proposal meets environmental

standards. I look forward to working as a member

of a team to help Port Hardy move forward.

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1. While we seem to have more water than we want at times in Port Hardy, the clear and very drinkable water coming from our taps today (thank you EPCOR) has been treated and of course, that costs money and we should all be mindful of unnecessary use and leaks. Education about responsible consumption should be the first option but the costs and benefits of metering versus not metering should be explored.

2. A quick review of similar-sized BC towns shows that many have six councillors. Our town is somewhat uniquely diverse in its facilities, econo-mies, and geography so we need enough councillors to bring information to the table from all sectors to ensure full and fair representation of all stakehold-ers .I suggest our community is best served with six positions.

3. The costs of operating this important facility are basically the same regardless of where our pool users come from. We can improve the health and fit-ness of North Islanders while increasing income by encouraging more use of it by everyone.

4. My Port Hardy roots run deeper than the carrot in the park where I was born. I’ve worked, lived, played and raised my children here. I’ve witnessed our town on economic upswing and on the down-turn. I am passionate about Port Hardy and have plenty of energy to use my experience and manage-ment skills to serve our town and maximize the opportunities available to our community.

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Port Hardy continued ...

I. I support pro-

grams — like water

metering — that

promote sustainabil-

ity, as long as we

communicate about

such programs and

get community input

on how they should

be funded and imple-

mented.

2. Council size would be a great topic

for public debate. Our current council

offers good community representation,

but if it’s too expensive to have six coun-

cillors, an alternative might be to invite

delegates from community groups.

3. If our current user fees aren’t

enough to cover costs we could look for

more funding from other government

sources instead of charging people more.

We should really focus on attracting

more users by asking the community

what they want from their pool.

4. I am Local with a capital L! I’ve

lived in Port Hardy since I was a baby

and am committed to this town. I have

significant experience in leadership roles

locally, regionally, and federally, through

volunteering, serving on committees,

speaking, and working as a community

planner. I’m a quick learner and a good

listener. I am pleased to represent youth,

First Nations and women, groups often

absent from the ballot.

With a background in communications

I can help improve dialogue between

council and citizens which would support

an informed, empowered community.

Jessie Hemphill

1. I don’t suppport the instal-

lation of water meters at this

time due to economic condi-

tions. When elected to council, I

plan to revisit this initiative.

2. Even with the marked

decline in population, I don’t

think we should reduce the

number of councillors. These

positions are largely volunteer

with little cost to the district. Fewer councillors

would mean more work for each and would dis-

courage people from running.

3. I’m a strong believer in user pay, but I’m not

sure that pool users could afford a much higher

fee. Regional contributions may have to come into

play.

4. I’m asking Port Hardy residents to vote for

me because I bring a fresh approach to guiding the

business side of the district. I also bring a wealth of

experience from my time volunteering on boards of

local and national not-for-profit organizations. And

finally because of my accounting background and

audit experience I bring a strong business approach

to the day-to-day running of the district. Over the

past several years I’ve seen Port Hardy struggle to

find an identity. At times we’ve tried to be a tourist

destination, not with great success.

Logging has become highly mechanized with

lower demand for manpower. I think we are a trans-

portation hub. We have a ferry terminal, an airport,

wharves, taxi service, float planes, trucking, water

taxis, coast guard, pilot boats, a bus service and

support facilities for each.Perhaos there is some-

thing we’re missing in Port Hardy.

Alan Wickens

1. Not for

households and

small business-

es. Yes for large

users.

2. I think

council should

discuss that. I’m

not opposed to a

smaller council,

but I think the commit-

tees may have to be cut

as a result.

3. I know other areas

charge more for non

residents, but I’m not

sure we should do that

here.

Most from outside the

district also shop while

in town and support

local businesses.

Do we want to dis-

courage them? Why are

there not more local pool

users? If it’s become

a regional

pool, why

not approach

the Regional

District of Mount

Waddington.

4. As a long

time resident

of Port Hardy,

I have been a

member or involved

in the Royal Canadian

Legion, Port Hardy

Branch No. 237, found-

ing member of Seven

Hills golf course, past

president and director

of the old-timers hockey

and Vancouver Island

Regional Library.

I would like to put my

energies into our town’s

business and do what I

can to make Port Hardy

a safe, busy and clean

town.

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SD85CANDIDATES WERE ASKED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. What would you do to resolve the teacher’s job action?

2. What can SD 85 do to keep schools open in the face of potential funding cuts?

3. Is SD 85 undercutting private business by renting out a publicly supported property, Robert Scott elementary school?



1. I would join other

trustees to put pressure

on the British Columbia

Public Schools

Employer Association

(BCPSEA) to resolve

the current teacher’s

job action.

2. Lobby the MLA so

the provincial govern-

ment increases funding

to public education.

3. Renting out the school offsets the costs

and prevents closure of schools. At the

same time, there is the potential of private

businesses closing and taking school-aged

children out of the district which further

exacerbates the situation.

4. I am a parent of two elementary school

children who is very invested in what

happens in SD85. As an active member

of PAC and District PAC (DPAC), I am

an advocate for public education, but by

being a trustee, I will represent the needs

of a rural community.

The children in SD85 should have the

same educational opportunities as those

living in urban areas. However, we might

have to work harder to make our voices

heard but I am willing to put effort forth

until our voices are heard.

Danita Schmidt

1. The teachers’

job action needs

to be resolved

through collec-

tive bargaining.

Trustees need to

respect the bar-

gaining process

and maintain posi-

tive relations with

teachers to ensure quality education in

the classrooms of SD85.

2. Trustees must lobby the provincial

government to provide adequate fund-

ing for rural school districts where

enrolment has declined.

Locally, we must continue to oper-

ate as efficiently as possible without

cutting direct service to children at the

classroom level.

3. No. Last year we made $21,267

in rental income from Robert Scott

School, but spent more than $70,000

on utilities and equipment alone.

We receive no direct funding to

maintain a school once it is closed

yet we have to maintain the building.

Because we purchase supplies and

services from local businesses.

4. I have the educational training and

experience to understand the issues

trustees have to deal with. I also have

the time and commitment to devote to

the position.

I bring a practical, problem solving

approach to dealing with school board

business and I believe school board

business must be conducted in an open

and transparent manner.

Jeff Field

1. This is not a local

issue that will be dealt

with by School Board

85 and we should not

attempt to interfere with

the process. Rather we

should encourage the

negotiating teams for

the BC Public School

Employers’Association

and the BC Teachers’

Federation to reach a new collective

agreement that addresses the needs of

delivering quality education across the

province.

2. Look for opportunities to utilize

excess space for community groups

that encourage healthy activities cover-

ing a cross section of activities such as

fitness, the arts, dance, culture, cook-

ing and first aid making the schools

active public buildings.

3. In order to be fair, the school

district should charge rents that reflect

current market rates for commercial

use.

4. I want to represent the students

and their families from the Eastern

Zone at the School Board 85 level to

best achieve their learning potential.

I hope the skills I bring to the posi-

tion would help with a team approach

to problem solving looking for alter-

native solutions.

At the same time my current work

with small businesses across the North

Island communities gives me a region-

al perspective. The education system

needs to constantly evolve in order to

meet the goal of preparing well round-

ed young people to take advantage of

opportunities in their future.

Lawrie Garrett

1. The obstacle to successful

negotiations is local trustees

have limited input at the table.

The present system of “them

or us” is serving neither teach-

ers nor school boards.

Long term, focus should be

on a return to local bargain-

ing.

Short term, trustees need to

ensure the employer negotiating team follows

their direction in seeking solutions.

2. Again local control has been replaced with

a centralized “one fits all” formula for financ-

ing our schools. Rural school districts expe-

rience greater challenges under this system.

Funding needs to provide for basic programs

as well as student population.

Key areas we need to reinstate are pre-appren-

ticeship programs so our students can access

some of the potential trades positions resulting

from B.C.’s new shipbuilding potential.

3. I wouldn’t consider this as a key question to

address re: the needs of students in the district.

It is not unreasonable for the district to try to

recover costs for maintaining vacant facilities

until future use becomes clear. Generally these

facilities are utilized buy various community

groups which shouldn’t impact on local busi-

ness. Whatever policy is established should be

administered equally throughout the district.

4. My decision to place my name forward for

the position of trustee was based on my famil-

iarity with the parents and students of the com-

munity, my extensive experience in education

and my concern about the continued erosion of

local control of our schools.

I have taught both elementary and secondary

students in regular classroom and special ed.

assignments. I have also taught at the university

level and served on boards related to teacher

qualifications and personnel practices at the

local, provincial and national level.

One thing that has remained constant in B.C.

education is top down changes, imposed on

districts by various provincial governments of

both political parties.

I feel the next three years can have a signifi-

cant impact on the direction of education in our

communities. I believe my background will

serve me well in advocating for the students

and schools of our district.

Rod Sherrell

1. The School Board

has only one employee,

the superintendent of

which a trustee has only

one vote. School trust-

ees have no say or input

into any matter to do

with teachers.

2. To my knowledge

there are not any schools

closing or funding cuts for SD 85.

3. I believe a business person who decides

to move that business to a location that

would be better for the customers is entitled

to do so. Should Robert Scott Elementary

be the only available location with show-

ers and a proper gym for a Fitness Studio,

SD85 would not be undercutting private

business.

4. I chose to run in the Western Zone as

there were already three incumbents run-

ning in Port Hardy for two seats.

I believe I can make a positive contribu-

tion to SD85 as a trustee. I was the PAC

Chair at PHSS, I started the District PAC

and served as the chair, and I was the PAC

chair at Eagle View Elementary. I served

on the board of governors for North Island

College for six years and I am very famil-

iar with policy governance. I’ve served on

the FiLoMi days committee and was the

chair of the Advisory Planning/Harbour

Commission for Port Hardy. I have lived in

Port Hardy for sixteen years and had three

daughters go through the school system and

currently have one daughter in PHSS.

Mike Schnurr

1. Urge the provincial negotiating team to do all in their

power, and urge the minister of education to provide reason-

able funding for a negotiated settlement.

This is a provincial matter, and it would be false to say

school boards have any power to directly affect change.

2. Review all areas of the district’s operations for possible

further cuts without affecting the

delivery of educational opportuni-

ties for the greatest number of students. Involve the

communities affected as well as the local MLA to seek

ministry and corporation grants.

3. There are areas at Robert Scott, like the gym, that

are not available elsewhere in the community. Strong

Start is required to operate at a school. Closing a

school does not eliminate all costs of operation.

4. My belief is all our children deserve the best

education, and as trustee I am accountable to the com-

munities I represent. I have six years experience as

trustee. During that time many tough decisions had

to be made. The years ahead will continue to be chal-

lenging for boards of education.

My background is in education as teacher, principal

and director of instruction. Having fought hard to keep

schools open in the past, I will continue to do so while

maintaining a stand on fiscal responsibility.

Werner Manke

Continued pg. 8

For a Port Hardy that is a great place to live,

work, and play.

ELECT Janet Dorward

Councillor


VICTORIA – A full

three weeks after the

Occupy Wall Street pro-

test camp sprang up in

New York City, a few

stragglers announced they

were almost ready to

“Occupy Maple Ridge”

and “Occupy Revelstoke.”

Perhaps other pathet-

ic protests are still being

dreamed up around B.C.

But most have already

packed up, and in places

such as Prince George,

these anti-capitalist ral-

lies never led to an illegal

squat.

Let’s be clear about our

squats, the ones in Canada

and particularly B.C. They

are explicitly anti-capitalist

and statist in their message,

which is presumably why

they were funded by gov-

ernment unions.

Despite the free food,

power and porta-potties,

these squats quickly became

filthy and dangerous as the

chronic street drug popula-

tion replaced the spoiled

young drummers and hula-

hoopers who camped out to

curse corporations on their

iPhones.

And yes, squats are still

illegal here, following a

unanimous October deci-

sion of the B.C. Court of

Appeal against David

Arthur Johnston.

This pretend-homeless

guy’s antics are at the

root of the latest squatter

outbreak. Victoria and its

courts caved in to Johnston

and allowed camping on

public property at night.

But he demanded 24-hour

squatting rights, because

some supposedly home-

less people are supposedly

insomniacs too. Turns out

there were plenty of shelter

beds on which to snooze

away the day or night, and

his vague claim of a con-

stitutional right to camp on

public property was sum-

marily dismissed.

I had a brief exchange

with an Occupy Vancouver

“organizer,” one Min Reyes,

as she tried to rouse the

reluctant radicals of Maple

Ridge. Reyes defines her-

self in her Twitter profile as

“Flirting with Anarchism

while making love to

Socialism,” which sums up

B.C.’s occupy movement as

well as anything.

After majoring in

Marxism at SFU, she moved

on to BCIT’s journalism

program, but dropped out

after a couple of weeks

because her studies “com-

promised my personal val-

ues.” Turns out BCIT is

all about “skills” to get a

“job.” Bummer.

At Occupy Victoria,

which I visited a few times

before it descended into

another needle park, signs

warned against “chem

trails,” smart meters and

corporations. Campers

were urged to “nationalize

finance, energy and food”

industries. Five-year plan

for tractor production, any-

one?

Nationalizing banks is

also at the top of Occupy

Vancouver’s long, preten-

tious list of demands.

Why is this stale left-

ist ideology so pervasive?

Here’s a hint. The union

representing these kids’

teachers is demanding

higher corporate taxes to

pay for their typically self-

serving, financially illiter-

ate contract demands.

In B.C.’s most “progres-

sive” cities, we’re getting

used to encountering pub-

lic areas fouled by vomit,

feces and used needles.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter for Black Press. [email protected]

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COMMENTARY

The more astute readers will notice we have a heavy,

heavy focus on the municipal elections this week.

However, instead of our reporters putting together the

stories that might sway your vote, we’re letting the can-

didates do that, all in their own words.

We invited them all, from Port Alice, Port McNeill,

Alert Bay, Port Hardy, and Zeballos.

We also asked candidates running for the school board

and the regional district to take part.

The questions were the same for all candidates in the

same riding and were edited only for spelling errors and,

in some cases, because of space restrictions.

We did everything in our power to make sure all the

candidates had a chance to tell you where they stood on

particular issues.

We talked to most and managed to, at the very least,

leave messages for all the candidates.

There are some candidates missing, however.

We know of one who was unavailable because she was

on a cruise, another who simply refused and yet another

candidate who’s baffled us by not responding to our

requests via email, telephone and even Facebook.

Whatever the reasons, we want to restate every single

candidate was given the opportunity to appear in this

week’s paper to promote themselves for the Nov. 19

race.

And we’re expecting races in several areas, not the

least of which is in Port Hardy where it was standing

room only at the Civic Centre Monday night where

Port Hardy and School District 85 candidates met the

public.

It was great to see, given the abysmal number of folks

who turned out to vote three years ago.

The response of North

Islanders to fundrais-

ing events for a Port

Alice family over-

whelmed organizers

and raised $14,000.

Vandals struck again last week. It doesn’t mattter where because the crimes are becoming more common with no real solutions in sight.

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Fish farms, DFO not to be believedDear editor,

In response to the letter

by Ian Roberts of Marine

Harvest (Nov 3 Gazette:

Salmon virus not traced

to B.C); his claim his

industry never had ISA in

their B.C. farms holds no

assurance it is not here, for

when did the province,

the DFO, or the industry

last tell the truth?

That the industry’s farm

fish vet, Dr. Gary Marty, has

not replied to repeated

requests that he let inde-

pendent researchers know

what tests he performed on

4,700 farmed salmon he

claims didn’t have the virus

is moot.

Further, the province

stated this year no for-

eign eggs are imported

into B.C., although mil-

lions of imported eggs are

the norm.

Worse, their fish farm

disease data wrest-

ed from secrecy at the

Cohen Inquiry shows they

imported eggs from a facil-

ity in Iceland not up to

required Canadian Import

standards.

And who waived the

requirement at the indus-

try’s demand? None

other than DFO’s Laura

Richards. Further data

showed a batch of eggs

coming into Canada from

this facility had to be

destroyed.

Meanwhile, ex-minis-

ter Gail Shea has assured

us repeatedly all eggs com-

ing into B.C. are screened

vigilantly, and refus-

es all warnings to stop the

practice.

The untruthfulness never

ends, because expansion

agendas require it.

Why will it be any differ-

ent with ISA threatening to

bring down their house of

cards?

If the truth were its goal,

why did not DFO request

another test be done on

those two stricken sock-

eye in tandem with

Dr. Fred Kibenge at

the renowned OIE

(World Animal Health

Organization), lab also rec-

ognized for its excellence.

This would have avoided

wasted time and doubt as to

the truth of the matter.

Now, with the probabil-

ity ISA is shedding an esti-

mated 60,000 pathogens

an hour into our waters,

DFO is taking absolutely

no precautionary measures

to contain it.

No testing in the rivers,

nor the lake the stricken

sockeye came from, nor on

any wild salmon while they

are still spawning in the riv-

ers. All the fish gathered to

date for analysis have been

brought in by independent

researchers fighting to keep

our wild salmon coming

home.

Mr. Roberts’ industry

tries to shift the blame

onto Atlantics introduced

into B.C. in the early 1900s,

insinuating they could be

responsible for ISA being

here, a specious argument.

In the first place, those

Atlantics did not survive

the experiment. In the sec-

ond place, even if they had,

being uncaged and free in

the ocean would have pro-

tected them from the stress

and resultant immunity sup-

pression that invites infec-

tion and virulent mutant

strains. Thirdly, in nature

sick fish are picked off

by predators as they fall

ill, curbing natural out-

breaks. Nature does not

fool around with her prin-

ciples for survival.

The agenda and practices

by this industry in B.C.,

aided and abetted

by DFO, are proving to the

public neither can be trust-

ed even off the porch. Let

us hope that other coun-

tries will come forth to

help show this industry how

to behave in no uncertain

terms, and swiftly — lest

our teeming north Pacific

and its magnificent tribes

be lost forever to graft and

greed.

Mary RussellPort Hardy

Dear editor,

The election for mayor and

town council is fast approach-

ing for Port McNeill. Having

read the information put out

by the candidates running for

office, a lot of it appears to

be just hollow rhetoric. Our

town has been exceptional

compared to many others

— stable and economically

healthy.

Change for the sake of

change can be a very danger-

ous thing.

Port McNeill started out

as a logging camp and has

a culture and heritage to be

proud of but there appears to

be a swing towards the Green

Movement and disregard for

the importance of forest-

based industries in favour of

eco-tourism.

Voters should be mindful

of protecting our logging cul-

ture, heritage and rural way

of life.

Murray CantelonPort McNeill

Dear editor:

With China poised to

become the world’s largest

economy, and India’s mid-

dle class already larger than

Canada’s entire population,

the strategy to expand B.C.’s

trading relationship with Asia

is more than just sound, it’s

essential to B.C.’s future.

However, from an environ-

mental perspective, China

is also the world’s largest

consumer of coal with about

70% of their electricity com-

ing from burning coal.

At their current rate of

economic growth and coal

consumption, China’s car-

bon dioxide emissions could

potentially equal the world’s

entire current carbon dioxide

output by 2030.

To their credit, the Chinese

government is investing heav-

ily in renewable energy. China

has the world’s largest solar

and wind production industry

and the most installed wind

energy in the world.

Unfortunately, it’s just not

enough yet to keep up with

China’s massive, growing

need for electricity.

Increased trade with the

Asia Pacific is essential. But

for all our sakes, and for

future generations, trade with

the Asia Pacific should also

include a generous amount

of B.C.’s expertise in renew-

able energy technology to

help China and other Asia

Pacific countries move away

from coal and clean up their

energy supplies.

Marney HoganLangley

Dear editor,

Dear people who smashed our pumpkins: Mrs.

Keuber grew us pumpkins in her garden.

She shared her pumpkins with us.

We measured the pumpkins. We weighted them.

Aren’s sister came and helped us clean out the

pumpkins.

We counted the seeds in groups of ten. Then we

carved our Jack-o-Lanterns.

We took pictures and recorded how many seeds

were in our pumpkins.

Our teacher took the pumpkins to Byng Road

and she put them in the bushes beside the road.

Last night someone smashed our Jack-o-

Lanterns!

We are sad because people smashed our Jack-o-

Lanterns!

Please don’t do this again. Why would you

smash OUR Jack-o-Lanterns?

Mrs. Soltau-Heller’s K-Grade 1 ClassEagle View Elementary, Port Hardy

Why smash our pumpkins?

Keep Port McNeill's culture

Help wean China off dirty coal

"... when did the province, the DFO or the industry last tell the

truth?"


xVOTE

FOR COUNCILLORNOVEMBER 19

JOHN TIDBURY

• Work cooperatively with interested parties to improve the health and wellness of the community.

• Jobs are very important to me, we need to show the world we are open for business providing the proposal meets environmental standards.

• I am interested in seeing the town grow through industry resources and tourism.

• I am committed to ensuring that I listen to the citizens of Port Hardy before casting my vote in upcoming decisions of Council.


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1. I encourage

BCPSEA and BCTF to

negotiate in good faith

with a view of a settle-

ment in the near future

and forget all the she-

nanigans.

2. What can SD 85

do to keep schools open

in the face of potential

funding cuts?

At this point we are not expecting

funding cuts this year, but trustees

continue to lobby the Ministry of

Education to find a funding formula

that works for Boards of Education

and the children of the north island.

3. Is SD 85 undercutting private

business by renting out a publicly

supported property, Robert

Scott elementary school?

Robert Scott Elementary

needs to be heated and

cleaned on a regular basis so

the building doesn’t deterio-

rate and renting out the gym

and other rooms helps cover

some of the costs.

4. I have been on the North

Island for 20 years and on the

Board of Education for the past nine

years. I am committed to getting

the most education for the students

from the funding we receive from,

and I continue to lobby for more

stable funding so we can offer better

learning environments with more

choices.

Leightan Wishart

SD85Cont. from pg. 5

Doug Aberrly

1. The number one issue

continues to be how to build

a new economy for a com-

munity that was for many

decades reliant solely on the

commercial fishing industry.

Our challenge has been to

set the stage for economic

revitalization through the

building of strategic new infrastruc-

ture, and by building a collaborative

local economic development agenda

with our neighbours, the ‘Namgis

First Nation.

2. First, we must continue to

smartly operate our municipal gov-

ernment in a way that works to both

maintain and carefully improve the

quality of life for all residents of

our island community. And second,

we must support the growth of a

more stable and diverse businesses

sector that will provide a

wider range of goods and

services to our residents

and visitors alike.

3. I am a 7-year resident

of Alert Bay who wishes to

give back to the communi-

ty where I live. I would be

a second term Councilor

who has learned a great deal over

a first three years in office. I have

served as Deputy Mayor and as the

appointed Alert Bay representative

to the Regional District of Mount

Waddington. My goals would be to

work closely with Mayor Berry to

complete projects that are already

on the go, and to continue to seek all

possible outside financial resources

to implement a creative agenda of

additional cost-effective improve-

ments to our resilient community.

1. Having worked and still

work with youth in Alert Bay

I know there just isn’t enough

recreational activities for them

out there.

More programs can be

offered up at the community hall, like

a youth club with no capital costs.

2. We need to continue to work with

the ‘Namgis First Nations in develop-

ing and promoting all kinds of tourism

here, such as eco-tourism, recreational

and even eductional tourism.

I would love to see huge murals

done on the side and fronts of

buildings, drawing people to

cover the entire island.

3. This is no longer about

me or you its about us, as

citizens.

We must support our local services or

we’ll lose them.

We have to support our locals busi-

nesses or they are going to go.

I believe in this island, I believe and

know that I could make a difference

given the opportunity.

I will get the job done.

Alert BayCANDIDATES WERE ASKED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. What’s the No. issue in Alert Bay2. What would you do or propose to bolster Alert Bay’s sluggish economic situation?3. Why should people vote for you?

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Kim Mercer

Casey Chapman

VOTE

1. The economy. I believe we must

support business within the village as

best we can without creating an undue

burden on the other rate payers.

2. This has proven a delicate bal-

ancing act. Attracting new businesses

to the Bay in the present economic

climate is difficult but I believe we’re

beginning to see some gains.

The present council has achieved

much in it’s last term and there is much

left to do. Through grants from both

the provincial and federal government,

we’ve been able to start a number of

impressive infrastructure projects with

very little cost to the local tax payers.

3. I am proud of what council has

achieved thus far and am looking for-

ward to continuing this work.


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1. Having an

understanding of

municipal struc-

ture and financial

management, my

biggest challenge

will be to bring

other council

members “up to

speed” regard-

ing the Village’s

jurisdictional responsibilities, and

financial position.

2. The imbalance cannot be solely

viewed from a financial perspective,

as “value for money” must be mea-

sured for the social and community

value that this facility represents.

The arena is to be maintained and

protected, as the village would never

be able to recreate this facility.

3. Promote, recruit, and mentor

small business, as well as diverse

industries, ensuring that the prospec-

tive put out to the “world” is that

Port Alice is open for business; that

new ventures will succeed.

4. We need accountability, and

leadership to make important choic-

es for our future. The skills of all

community members must be appre-

ciated and utilized, bringing many

visions to the table.

My past success in “public ser-

vice” in the capacity of municipal

services, coupled with my years of

owning and operating businesses,

equips me with the required skills

to provide the stability that will be

required sustain our community.

1. I would like to assist

in getting new council up

to speed on how to deal

with business at committee

meetings and council meet-

ings in a timely manner.

2. This has been a prob-

lem for many years in Port

Alice yet in a small com-

munity the arena is a valu-

able recreational asset. I

don’t believe that Port Alice is the

only North Island community that is

heavily subsidizing their arena and

I think the solution needs to be a

North Island solution.

3. At the same time as we

are seeing some families

not willing to live in Port

Alice we are seeing some

that are quite happy to call

Port Alice their home. We

are also seeing many young

families in Port Alice and

it won’t be too many years

and there will be a need to

open more classrooms.

4. I believe I bring a fair and hon-

est approach to Village Council. I

have served two terms on council

and I would like to continue work-

ing for the people of Port Alice.

Beth Thompson

Don Vye

Port AliceCANDIDATES WERE ASKED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. With a nearly full turnover on council, what challenges will you face?2. The arena has a quarter-million dollar annual operating budget, but realizes only a fraction of that

in revenue. What can be done to offset the imbalance?3. Port Alice is experiencing a dwindling number of families. What can be done to entice more

people to move to Port Alice?4. Why should people vote for you?

Cont. pg. 12

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November 11Sointula Museum will be opening from 1 p.m. to 4

p.m. to honour our veterans. Everyone is invited to view the exhibits. If you have any family memorabilia that you could loan us for the day please call Sue at 250-973-2316. Refreshments will be served.

November 12Home Business Christmas Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,

Providence Place. So much to choose from; for more information or to book a table please call Kari at 250-949-8515 or Tara at 250-949-7697.

November 12-December 4Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary Society’s annual

Christmas Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday at Thunderbird Mall.

November 1935th Annual Sointula Winterfestival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in

the community halls. Free admission, just a five-minute walk from the ferry dock. Info, Carmen at 250-973-2005.

November 19Annual Pie Auction, 6 p.m., Avalon Adventist Junior

Academy of Port Hardy.

November 19Rick James, author of West Coast Wrecks & Other

Maritime Tales, presentation & book signing at the Port Hardy Museum. Light refreshments. 1 p.m.

November 20Port Alice Christmas Creations Craft Fair at the com-

munity centre, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Hand-made treasures from crafters throughout the Island, delicious food, fes-tive atmosphere. Balloons and day-care for the kids. To register table space or for more info, call the community centre eves at 250-284-3912.

November 20Hardy Bay Seniors hamburger/hot dog sale, 11 a.m.-

2:30 p.m. at the Seniors Centre, 9150 Granville St. Cost by donation.

November 26The Reel North Island Film Festival continues with

a presentation of The Guard, 7:30 p.m., Port Hardy Secondary School Theatre. Doors open 7 p.m. Tickets $8.50, available at Cafe Guido and Fort Rupert General Store.

November 26-27Mount Waddington Highland Dance Association pres-

ents the sixth annual Celtic Christmas, Highland dancing with a contemporary, holiday twist. Shows Saturday at 6:30 p.m., Gatehouse Community Theatre, Port McNeill; and Sunday at 1 p.m. at Port Hardy Secondary School Theatre. Raffle baskets, concession. Tickets $10, avail-able in advance at A&W and at Cafe Guido in Port Hardy and at The Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill. Info, Shelley, 250-956-4662 or Brenda, 250-949-7650.

December 2Port Alice Gingerbread House Decorating & Ornament

Making - A fun filled night for the whole family as we officially kick off the Christmas season! 6:30 p.m. at the Port Alice Community Centre. Info, community centre at 250-284-3912.

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Family Place (back door).

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Public Health office (beside town office).

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at 5:30pm.

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December 2-3Portside Academy of Performing Arts third annual

presentation of the Nutcracker ballet, 7 p.m. both days at Sunset Elementary School. Tickets $10, available in advance at Portside’s Studio on Cedar Street in Port McNeill. Info, Alana 250-230-0825.

December 3Christmas Showcase 2011. Previous exhibitors will

receive application forms in mid-summer. Contact Lioness Anne Dumonceaux by email: [email protected] or phone 250-956-3770.

December 4Second Annual Santa Claus Parade 4 p.m. FLOATS

NEEDED! Please contact Angie Clance at 250-949-7248, or email [email protected].

December 4Annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Port Alice, 7 p.m.

at Port Alice Fire Hall. Hot chocolate, carol singing and goodies. Info, community centre, 250-284-3912.

December 5Ladies Dessert Night at the Port Alice Community

Centre. A great way to kick off Christmas for all the ladies in town!

December 10Hardy Bay Seniors annual Christmas Bake Sale, 11

a.m.-2 p.m. at the seniors centre, 9150 Granville St. Come out and support the seniors.

December 17Port Alice Christmas Celebration. Photos with Santa,

magic show, goodies and more. Info, community centre, 250-284-3912.

December 23Christmas movie night at Port Alice Community

Centre, 6:30 p.m. $2 per person, includes popcorn and drink. Movie to be announced. Info, PACC, 250-284-3912.

January 14North Island Concert Society presents Adonis Puentes

& Band – Afro-Cuban roots.Show starts 7:30 p.m. at Port Hardy Civic Centre.

Single tickets $25, sold at Cafe Guido, PH Museum, Hobby Nook, Port McNeill Flower Shoppe, Gail Neely in Port Alice. FMI, 250-902-2228 or www.niconcert.net.

February 11 North Island Concert Society presents The Sojourners

in its annual dinner show. Buffet followed by swing-ing Gospel. Single tickets $45 including dinner by Malones – Port Hardy Civic Centre 5:30 p.m. Sold at Cafe Guido, PH Museum, Hobby Nook, Port McNeill Flower Shoppe, Gail Neely in Port Alice 902-2228 for more information.

February 24-25Port 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 10Barney Bentall with Eric Reid – famous West Coast

folk/rocker, Port Hardy Civic Centre 7:30 p.m. Single tickets $25 – sold at Cafe Guido, PH Museum, Hobby Nook, Port McNeill Flower Shoppe, Gail Neely in Port Alice 902-2228 for more information.

April 14Infinitus – classical string trio: from classics to rock.

Port Hardy Civic Centre 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25, sold at Cafe Guido, PH Museum, Hobby Nook, Port McNeill Flower Shoppe, Gail Neely in Port Alice. 902-2228 for more information.

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PORT MCNEILL


1. It is more of a challenge

to stay still in these complex

and rapidly changing waters.

New councillors will provide a

new course for the village, kept

afloat by the staff, and with our

compass, the people, we will

succeed.

2. The arena is central to

our identity and recreation. We

cannot increase costs to most arena users, so I see

few changes.

We can promote to increase use, but at the end of

the day the arena stays.

3. Blessed with natural beauty and resources our

village will prosper despite short term declines. In

the long term we need to encourage entrepreneurs

and development; in the short term we must keep

the services here by using them ourselves and

working with input from the village’s employers.

Immediately we have to elect young councillors!

4. I’ll listen and keep listening to those I rep-

resent. I’ll work for transparency; without it our

bureaucracy is little more than a mechanism for

evading responsibility.

I’ll focus on ensuring the recreational and ser-

vices are here to stay and on building our village in

a way that ensures its long term success.

I will work hard for you.

Please vote for me.

1. We all will have a steep

learning curve.

2. Promoting higher usage,

finding new usage outside of

the box. That way is prefer-

able to the alternative of higher

usage fees. This will also be

helped by attracting, and keep-

ing in the community, more

people, especially young fami-

lies.

3. Promoting the strengths of the community,

and finding ways to offer more opportunities for

all members of the community. This is especially-

important for the youth and the spouses and chil-

dren of those who come here for a job. We have a

challenge to get all people engaged in community

life and activities.

4. I believe in transparency and honesty, if

asked a question I will answer it or tell you why

I can’t or am not allowed to answer it. I want to

see the community thrive and grow and feel this

will happen if we are successful at attracting new

people and young families. I do not want this to

become a community of transients that are just

here for a job.

I don’t have all the answers or ideas. Public

service to me means just that, I will serve the

public. If elected I will work for the people of

Port Alice.

Marc Brackett Scott Roberts

Port Alice cont. ... Semi-auto swipedAleister GwynneGazette staffA high-powered rifle is just one

of the items swiped from a lakeside

cabin.

The robbery occurred sometime

between Sep. 1 and Nov. 1 and

stolen items include a red Honda

generator and a new Norinco SKS

762 semi-automatic high powered

rifle with bayonet.

Police said they’re are not con-

cerned the rifle could be used in

additional crimes because no ammo

was stolen, said Port Hardy RCMP

staff Sgt. Anna Marie Mallard.

“We have had no new develop-

ments,” she said.

Anyone with information regard-

ing this case is urged to contact Port

Alice RCMP at 250-284-3353 or,

call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-

8477.

You call is anonymous.

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North Island LifeThere’s no biz like Port McNeill biz

Clockwise from left: Jackie Hildering accepts the Green Award from Port McNeill Chamber of Commerce president Sharon Barratt during the chamber’s annual awards dinner and gala Saturday at the Community Centre; Ron Mollinga, Gordon Henschel and Craig Murray entertain onstage; Terry Ruth Eissfeldt and Barratt pose for a photo as Eissfeldt accepts the New Business of the Year award for Gatehouse Theatre; Cheryl Jorgenson becomes emotional while being present-ed the Chamber Spirit Award by Chris Sharpe; Riley Bateman accepts the Customer Service Excellence Award; Mackenzie Downey stands in for his father, Ron Downey, to accept the Professional Merit Award.

J.R. Rardon photos

Gazette staffPORT McNEILL

— Progressive Diesel

was named Business of

the Year and Dynamic

Massage earned Small

Business of the Year

honours to highlight the

annual Port McNeill

and District Chamber

of Commerce 2011

awards gala Saturday at

the Community Centre.

The event featured

a dinner catered by

Sportsman’s Grill and

accompanied by pianist

Kate Pineda. Afterward,

attendees were treat-

ed to the humour and

homespun stylings of

Generation Gap, a trio

made up of local musi-

cians Gordon Henschel,

Ron Mollinga and Craig

Murray.

Chris Sharpe and

Jason Wachter accepted

the Business of the Year

plaque from chamber

president Sharon Barratt

on behalf of Progressive

Diesel, capping off a

list of category winners

recognized throughout

the evening.

In other business and

group service catago-

ries, the Public Safety

Award was accepted

by Aaron Frost for the

Coast Guard Auxiliary;

Terry Ruth Eissfeldt

accepted the New

Business Award on

behalf of Gatehouse

Theatre; and Julie York

collected the Small

Business Award for

Dynamic Massage on

behalf of her daughter,

proprietor Nicole York.

Several individuals

were also honoured in

the event, which was

emceed by Chuck Lok

and included a his-

torical presentation by

Annie Leblanc.

Alyson Hagan-

Johnson was named

Senior of the Year;

Debbie Anderson was

selected Volunteer of

the Year; Riley Bateman

of Marketplace IGA

was presented the

Customer Service

Excellence Award;

Environmentalist Jackie

Hildering, who pre-

sented a slideshow of

her Marine Dectective

photos early in the

evening, was given

the Green Award;

Cheryl Jorgenson was

honoured with the

Chamber Spirit Award;

and Ron Downey won

the Professional Merit

Award, which was

accepted by his son,

Mackenzie Downey.


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In an incredibly gener-

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Island’s top artists have donated

eight pieces of work to be sold

in a silent auction, with all pro-

ceeds to go to the Gazette’s

Hamper Fund.

The pieces include:

• Mt. Cain, Autumn

Blueberries by the Gazette’s

own Gordon Henschel.

• Jessie Roland’s painting of

San Jo.

• Mammalilaculla Island

Totem- by Heather Brown.

• Shirley Dougall’s Cathedral

Grove.

• Heron on the Move by Lyn

Barton.

• Rainforest and Ryan’s

Pickup, both prints by Bob

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• Rita Grier’s Magnolia.

The works of art will be dis-

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North Island and will be rotated

from time to time so everyone

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For 31 years the North Island

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Three-time JUNO-Award winner David Francey is flanked by guitarists Chris Coole and Mark Westberg during Saturday’s concert at Port Hardy Civic Centre. Below, Francey gestures while telling a story. J.R. Rardon photos

Folk icon deliversA review byJ.R. RardonPORT HARDY —

First and foremost,

David Francey is a

consummate story-

teller. He just happens

to have an uncanny

ability to set those sto-

ries to memorable and

accessible melody and

deliver them in a voice

as warm and comfort-

able as a favourite old

sweater.

Folk music fans

on the North Island

Saturday were treated

for the first time to

Francey’s aural alche-

my Saturday as the

North Island Concert

Society kicked off its

14th season at the Civic

Centre.

Francey, who was

backed by Mark

Westburg on guitar

and by Chris Coole

on banjo and guitar,

has toured throughout

North America and

Europe in the nine

years since walking

away from a career in

carpentry to take up

music full-time. But,

while the three-time

JUNO Award-winner

has previously played

on Vancouver Island, it

was his first visit to

Port Hardy.

“I’ve never been this

far up the Island. The

GPS said, ‘Here there

be dragons,’” Francey

joked before launching

into an a cappella ver-

sion of Borderlands,

one of two vocal-only

pieces he shared with

an audience of more

than 200 appreciative

fans.

The vocal pieces

were fitting, as Francey

does his songwriting

without an accompany-

ing instrument. On the

other hand, the sublime

fretwork and picking

of Westberg and Coole

created a perfect coun-

terpoint to his Scots-

accented vocal on a

range of songs from his

nine-album catalogue.

Much like his record-

ings, a Francey concert

is a no-frills exercise

in music. Without the

benefit of an instru-

ment to lean on — or

hide behind — Francey

stands alone at a

microphone, hands in

his pockets or folded

behind his back as he

delivers tales of love,

loss, travel, working-

class life and, especial-

ly, reflections on the

news.

The trio is currently

touring in support of

his latest release, Late

Edition, which came

out in April. Port Hardy

was the 35th stop out of

50 scheduled on what

his playing companions

jokingly refer to as the

“Tour de Francey”.

Each song is intro-

duced by a story, which

may or may not direct-

ly describe the tune

in question. Francey

began his introduction

to Grateful, one of sev-

eral songs from Late

Edition, by describing

it as a love song for

his wife Beth. But by

the time he wrapped up

the intro and Westberg

plucked out the open-

ing notes on his gui-

tar, Francey’s tale had

veered from Beth’s

formidable gardening

skills to the hand-dig-

ging of a koi pond to

trapping a feral cat in

his barn — followed

by a sales pitch to the

audience for a great

deal on a slightly used,

ill-tempered cat.

At no time did the

crowd grow restless,

however, and it coaxed

a pair of encore tunes

from the trio before

Francey and his mates

retired to sign CDs and

chat with the patrons

on their way out into

the rain.

The NICS will take a

break through the holi-

days before returning

with the second event in

its five-concert, 2011-

12 series Jan. 14, fea-

turing the Afro-Cuban

and latin rhythms of

Adonis Puentes and his

band.

More information

on the society is avail-

able at niconcert.ca;

for music and info on

David Francey, visit

davidfrancey.com.

“I’ve never been this far up the Island. The GPS said, ‘Here there be dragons.’”

David Francey

Gazette staffYoung North Island

dancers will brighten the holidays and show off their skills in a pair of upcoming events in Port Hardy and Port McNeill.

On Nov. 26-27, the Mount Waddington Highland Dance Association will pres-

ent its sixth annual Celtic Christmas, with a 6:30 p.m. show Friday at Gatehouse Theatre in Port McNeill and a 1 p.m. Saturday matinee at Port Hardy Secondary School the-atre. Tickets are $10 and available in advance at Cafe Guido and A&W in Port Hardy and The

Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill.

On Dec. 2-3, Portside Academy of Performing Arts presents its third annual Nutcracker bal-let, at 7 p.m. each night at Sunset Elementary School. Tickets are $10 at The Flower Shoppe or by calling Alana at 250-230-0825.

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1. What’s the No.1 issue in Zeballos?I believe the number one issue in Zeballos is

community involvement. Sure, the economy is bad,

people are losing jobs or having to leave their homes for extended periods to

go to work, our infrastructure is getting old, the road coming in etc, etc, but

I feel that when there is a good community spirit in a place and people are

connected to each other, it makes all of these issues much easier to handle.

2. What would you do to bolster the sluggish economic situation?There is no one answer for this question…It will take hard work, deter-

mination and some thinking out of the box to make positive change in our

economic situation. Buying locally is something that everyone can do. Using

the services available in your own community is important.

3. Why should people vote for you?This has been my first term as a councillor, and the learning curve is huge.

There is so much to learn, and I believe I have finally hit my stride and now

have enough knowledge about local government to be able to represent my

community with confidence. I have found my voice. I believe people in

my community find me approachable and so they can to come to me to get

answers to their questions or get issues put on the table and discussed. My

work here is not yet done and I would like the opportunity to continue as

councillor.

ZeballosJulie Colborne

1. Communication and trust. People need

to know issues will be dealt with openly and

fairly, concerns will be met with courtesy,

and decisions are going to be made up front

where everyone can see.

2. As director my initial step would be

to make sure I’m available and accessible.

Gathering input from the six Area C com-

munities is essential if we are to work as a

team to prioritize and address the outstanding

concerns in each of these unique locations.

3. I work hard to be fair and I care about people as individuals.

I don’t need people to agree with me in order to respect and work

well with them.

I have proven in my role on the Coal Harbour LCC and the

Coal Harbour Fire Department that I understand the roles of

local government, that I stand up for issues that matter, and that

I work hard for the community. I have the strength and kindness

to lead diverse communities and opinions to working solutions. I

recognize that at the end of the day it is not about what I can do,

but what we can do together.

1. Area C is composed of six diverse communi-

ties, but all of them are facing the same issues as

the rest of the region: lack of employment oppor-

tunities, lack of health services, limited educa-

tional opportunities, services for seniors and First

Nations representation on the Regional District.

2. Continue with the projects I’ve been working

on during my first term.

3. I work hard for my constituents, at the local

and Provincial level. I have a strong level of com-

mitment at the community level, two examples are

MADD North Island and Ragged Edge Community Network.

Using my leadership and organizational skills, I believe that I can

be an asset to the North Island during a time of economic and social

change. I can collaborate to make our Regional District Board stron-

ger and more visionary which in turn benefits all of our North Island

communities.

1. Area C

has the greatest

population and

highest number

of communities

of any area in

the Regional

District. In addi-

tion to the spe-

cific needs of

each communi-

ty are regional services such as our

transit system, health network and

waste management. It’s important

to ensure all communities have

a voice in how the services are

developed and maintained.

2. Initially I would get staff to

update me on status of things and

then attend upcoming APC and

LCC meetings. I would also make

myself available to attend council

meetings of the First nations com-

munities.

3. As a former director

for Area C and chair of the

regional board, I’m aware

of the responsibilities of the

position as well as the oppor-

tunity it provides to promote

the growth of our communi-

ties. I look back with satisfac-

tion at the work accomplished

during my last terms. These

include the water treatment

plant for Coal Harbour, estab-

lishment of sewer service area

for Hyde Creek, location for

the Quatsino museum and the

introduction of the regional

transit service.

Andrew HoryRod Sherrell

Norm Prince

Mount Waddington RD1. What’s the No.1 issue in Area C?

2. What do you plan to do in offi ce?


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November 11Commercial hockey

Warriors at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Devils at Bulls, 9:30 p.m., Port Hardy.

November 11-13Minor hockey

Port Hardy atom tournament at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. Games begin 5 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. Sunday. Concession, raffle table, puck toss, 50/50 draws.

November 12Girls hockey

Port McNeill peewees host Campbell River, 12:30 p.m., Port McNeill.

Rep hockeyNorth Island Eagles atoms host Campbell River, 4 p.m., Port McNeill.

Co-ed hockeyTalons vs. Wildtimers, 8 p.m., Port McNeill.

November 13Rep hockey

North Island Eagles atoms host Campbell River, 8 a.m., Port McNeill.

B League hockeyNorth Islanders vs. Smokers, 8:45 p.m., Port Hardy.

November 18Commercial hockey

Islanders at Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

November 18-20Minor hockey

Port McNeill bantam tournament at Chilton Regional Arena. Concession, raffle table, 50/50 draws. Game schedule tba.

November 19Rep hockey

North Island Eagles atoms host Comox, 12:45 p.m., Port Alice; Eagles midgets host Kerry Park, 2:30 p.m., Port Alice.

November 19Minor hockey

Port Hardy peanut jamboree. Concession, raffle table, more.

Girls hockey team takes iceJ.R.RardonGazette staffPORT McNEILL—

It’s not exactly A

League of their Own,

but the young ladies

of the TriPort Minor

Hockey Association

will have the spotlight

to themselves for the

first time Saturday.

The newly formed

TriPort peewee girls

team will host the

Campbell River Tyees

at 12:30 p.m. at Chilton

Regional Arena in the

first all-girls game for

the local association.

The team was assem-

bled and is coached

by Boni Sharpe with

managing assistance

from Miles Trevor. The

15 players are a mix

of Port McNeill, Port

Hardy and Port Alice

skaters who also prac-

tice and compete with

the boys in their local

house programs.

“It was a big com-

mitment for all the

girls and their families

because they’re playing

with their other teams,”

said Sharpe, who is

also the head coach for

TriPort Minor Hockey.

“They’ve all bought

into it; there was not

a blink of an eye about

the commitment.”

The team practices

every other Sunday

in Port McNeill, and

had its first tune-up

for Saturday’s game

in a fun scrimmage

last Thursday against

the boys of the Port

McNeill peewee squad.

“That was our first

get-together time actu-

ally playing on the ice,”

said Sharpe. “I couldn’t

believe how well they

worked together; it was

magic.”

The girls led for part

of the game and actu-

ally controlled play

before losing by one

goal.

But Sharpe believes

the die has been cast

for expanded opportu-

nities for local girls in

the sport.

“There’s been a

big push through BC

Hockey to get this up

and running,” Sharpe

said. “For so many

years it’s been girls

playing on mixed

teams and not having

any other options.”

Local female skat-

ers have competed

on all-girls teams in

recent years. Ashlynne

Moore, Kaileigh

Wilson and Samantha

Duytcyvich of Port

McNeill and Carly and

Emily Heavenor of Port

Hardy were among

the local players who

skated with competi-

tive midget girls teams

made up of play-

ers from the Comox

Valley, Campbell River

and the North Island.

But this is the first

time a recreational

club has been made

up entirely of TriPort

girls players. For this

year, the skaters will

play only in exhibition

games, but if the pro-

gram can be maintained

and expanded, it has the

opportunity to compete

in a regular schedule

with as many as eight

or nine other girls-only

teams on the Island.

“We’re treating it

almost as a pilot pro-

gram, and seeing how

the numbers are,” said

Sharpe, who looked

into starting such a team

a year ago. “We want to

be sure it doesn’t hurt

our house teams.”

Since word got out

about the team’s for-

mation, Sharpe has

received almost daily

calls or emails from

other programs inter-

ested in playing the

peewees. They have

already been sched-

uled into a nine-team

girls tournament in

Oceanside during

Christmas break.

And Sharpe hopes

seeing the girls com-

pete in exhibitions

like Saturday’s game

in Port McNeill will

spark interest among

other potential players

on the North Island.

“We’re hoping at reg-

istration next year we

have double the inter-

est,” she said.

"We're treating it almost as a pilot program and

seeing how the numbers are."

Boni Sharpe

Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Team 2 goalie Ken Brown eyes the bouncing ball after making a save last Thursday during the Friendship Soccer Tournament at Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw School in Port Hardy. Below, students try to place cones on their heads during the halftime games; and Madyson Harris gets off a kick against Norman Charlie. J.R. Rardon and Sandy Grenier photos

Gazette staffPORT HARDY—Once

again, the Fun Soccer

Tournament at Gwa’sala-

’Nakwaxda’xw School

lived up to its name.

For three days, ele-

mentary school students

from throughout the

North Island filled the

school gym with high-

flying action, laughter

and, of course, smiles.

Broken into sessions

by age group, the tour-

nament featured one

day of play for grade

2-3 players, another for

grades 4-5 and a final

round for grade 6-7 stu-

dents.

Each day featured

halftime activities,

including team relay

races, silly games, “hot

shots” with a radar gun

and dribbling and ball

trick demonstrations.

How to have a ball

www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, November 10, 201118 Sports & Recreation

Sports Scoreboard

If you know someone who should be the Athlete of the Week, phone the Gazette at 250-949-6225.

CLAYTON BONOThe Port McNeill skater scored on a breakaway with 17

seconds remaining Sunday to lift the North Island Eagles atom development team to a 4-3 win over Peninsula and a

sweep of their first weekend road trip.

J.R. Rardon photo

ATHLETE of the Week

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Notice to Port McNeill Residents

Phase 6 of the Watermain Replacement Project has started.

The streets affected in the phase are as follows:1) Beach Drive from the Ferry Terminal to stairway to Broughton

Boulevard2) Cypress Street3) Pine Street4) Bayview Drive 5) Quatsino Crescent6) Hemlock Street7) Nimpkish Crescent8) Cedar Street from McNeill Road to Campbell Way 9) Lower part of Pioneer Hill Drive 10) A small section of lower Campbell Way from Pioneer Hill Drive to

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There may be times when you do not have access to your driveway or off street parking for a day or so. Residents affected will be notified a day in advance.

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Port McNeill Public Works

Tourney season kicks off

2011 Port McNeill Minor

Hockey Novice Tournament

Nov. 5-6 results

Port McNeill Penguins 9, Port

McNeill Orcas 4

Penguins goals: Joey Grant 6, Tristan Mardell 2, Ethan Hunt. Assists: Connor Van Will, Daunte McKinney. Orcas goals:

Matthew Datos 2, Tyler Roper, Aiden Watson. Campbell River Bears 9,

Campbell River Sharks 5

Port McNeill Penguins 7, Port

Hardy 6

Penguins goals: Ethan Bono 3, J. Grant 2, Van Will, Skyler McGraw. Assists: Grant. Port

Hardy goals: Zachary Noel 2, Keenan Saunders 2, David Klatt 2.Port McNeill Orcas 9, C.R.

Sharks 3

Orcas goals: Roper 5, Kai Verbrugge 2, Tynan Klein-Beekman, Watson.C.R. Bears 12, Port Hardy 6

Port Hardy goals: Saunders

2, Klatt, Sagel Wilson, Griffi n Handley.Port McNeill Penguins 10, C.R. Sharks 7Penguins goals: Bono 6, J. Grant 3, McKinney. Assists: McKinney, Kayden Jones.Port McNeill Orcas 8, C.R.

Bears 8

Orcas goals: Roper 4, Verbrugge, Thomas Tenney, Watson, Cole Klughart. Assists: Roper 3, Chelsea Noël, Xander Rutherford.C.R. Sharks 6, Port Hardy 3

Port Hardy goals: Saunders 2, Koen Harwood.Port McNeill Penguins 10, C.R.

Bears 6

Penguins goals: J. Grant 5, Bono 2, Mardell, William Grant. Assists: Mannie Browne 2, Justin Hilts 2, Bono 2, Van Will.Port McNeill Orcas 10, Port

Hardy 1

Orcas goals: Roper 4, Klughart 2, Klein-Beekman 2, Watson 2. Assists: Klughart 3, Roper. Port

Hardy goal: Saunders. Assist: Noel.

Gazette staffPORT McNEILL—

The host Port McNeill

Minor Hockey novice

program brought the

most quantity to last

weekend’s house tour-

nament.

They also did pret-

ty well in the quality

department.

Split into two teams

due to large turnout

this season, the Port

McNeill program failed

to go unbeaten only

because the two teams

played each other in the

five-team, round-robin

tournament at Chilton

Regional Arena.

The Port McNeill

Penguins went 4-0

against the Campbell

River Bears and Eagles

teams and the Port

Hardy Jets. The Orcas

finished 2-1-1, with a

9-4 loss to the Penguins

and an 8-8 tie against

the Bears the only blem-

ishes on their record.

One of the best

games of the tourna-

ment came when the

unbeaten Penguins

faced off with the win-

less Jets of Port Hardy,

made up of many first-

year novices and quite

a number of first-year

skaters.

Facing their toughest

competition, the Jets

put on their best effort

before falling 7-6 to the

Penguins.

Ethan Bono had a hat

trick and Joey Grant

added a pair of goals

for the Penguins. The

Jets were paced by two

goals each from Zachary

Noel, Keenan Saunders

and David Klatt.

The North Island

tournament season con-

tinues this weekend as

the Port Hardy Minor

Hockey Association

hosts its annual atom

tournament at Don

Cruickshank Memorial

Arena.

Play begins at 5 p.m.

Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday

and 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

The tourney features

a raffle table, 50/50

draws, concession and

a puck toss Saturday.

Shelley Downeyfor

MAYOR

Working with you to make a better Port McNeill

From left: Port McNeill's Ethan Hunt strains to reach the puck after losing his footing during last week-end's Port McNeill Minor Hockey novice tournament at Chilton Regional Arena; Port Hardy's Koen Harwood plots his next move after losing his stick; Port McNeill's Tynan Klein-Beekman moves in from behind the net; Port Hardy goalie Skylar Warnock watches the puck bounce off the goalpost. J.R. Rardon photos

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Gazette staffPORT HARDY—

After helping Cheslakees Elementary School of Port McNeill to last year’s Charlie Cup checkers cham-pionship, Stephanie Lacasse was back at it last week with a new school.

Lacasse, now a student at Avalon Adventist Academy in Port Hardy, was one of four winners from the school last week during checkers games held at the Friendship Soccer Tournament at Gwa’sala-’ N a k w a x d a ’ x w School.

Kaisha Cook, Kira Corsi and Seryna Hanuse also claimed wins for Avalon by sweeping five-game matches against tour-nament host David Lyon of Sointula. The four wins vaulted

Avalon to the top of the standings with four points to one each for Sunset Elementary and for Wagalus School of Fort Rupert.

Grace Dawson of Wagalus produced the first winner dur-ing last week’s soccer tournament, besting Lyon during the grade 2-3 games Wednesday. Lacasse followed with her win Thursday dur-ing the grade 4-5 tour-ney, and the other win-ners came on Friday as the grade 6-7 students took their turn.

C h e s l a k e e s Elementary of Port McNeill was convert-ed to a kindergarten and early learning cen-tre after winning its third straight Charlie Cup championship last spring, with its grade 1-5 students folded into Sunset Elementary.

Peewees fall, atoms sweep on roadGazette staffPORT HARDY — The

scoring woes contin-

ued for the young North

Island Eagles peewee rep

hockey team Saturday.

Unfortunately, that was

coupled with an uncharac-

teristically soft defensive

performance as the pee-

wees absorbed a 9-2 defeat

to the Nanaimo Clippers in

Vancouver Island Hockey

League Division 4 play at

Don Cruickshank Memorial

Arena Saturday.

After spotting the visitors

two goals each in the first

period and the first half

of the second period, the

Eagles got on the score-

board on a goal by Kenton

Browne that sent the teams

to intermission at 10:40 of

the second.

Another Clippers goal

after ice-cleaning was fol-

lowed by Browne’s sec-

ond tally of the game to

make it 5-2, but that was

all the offence the squad

could muster and Nanaimo

walked away by potting

the final four goals of the

game.

Sean Pineda had two

assists and Clayton

McDonald contributed a

helper for the Eagles in the

loss.

Browne, Pineda, goalie

Nyck Ruel and defense-

man Tyrell Davidson are

the only second-year play-

ers back from last season’s

peewee squad.

With the North Island

program having gone with-

out an atom development

program for the past two

seasons, the rest of the

roster is made up of skat-

ers in their first year of

rep hockey, most of them

as first-year peewees who

spent last year playing atom

house hockey.

Atoms sweepClayton Bono’s break-

away goal with 17 seconds remaining Sunday lifted the surprising Eagles atom development team to a 4-3

win over Peninsula and a sweep of their first road trip in Division 3 league play.

On Saturday, the Eagles edged the Saanich Braves 5-4 to kick off the trip.

The road wins promptly lifted the Eagles to the top of the Division 4 standings, tied with Comox with a 2-0 record. The atoms will play a pair of exhibition games against Campbell River in Port McNeill this weekend.

Against Saanich Saturday, the Eagles out-chanced the hosts throughout the con-tests but were stymied by a solid goaltender. Trailing 4-3 entering the third peri-od, they atoms finally broke through with the tying and go-ahead goals over the final 20 minutes.

On Sunday at Peninsula, the Eagles never trailed but found themselves locked in a tie and back on their heels for much of the final period.

“We spent the last two minutes of the third (period) in our end, desperately try-ing to get the puck out and blocking shots,” atoms head coach Marty Gage said. “Then Bono pokes the puck past the defenseman and goes in on a breakaway.”

Gage credited strong posi-tional play and the work of goaltenders Michael McLaughlin and Avary Miller with a pair of well-deserved road wins.

“Those kind of victo-ries are what brings teams together, and I’m proud of the kids.”

Bantams sweptFlying high after opening

the preseason with a 6-0 record in exhibition and placement-round games, the Eagles were brought back to earth, last weekend with a 6-3 loss at Oceanside fol-lowed by a stinging 12-2 defeat Sunday in Comox.

Cockell paces WarriorsGazette staffPORT HARDY —

Shelby Cockell scored

back-to-back goals to

snap a second-period

tie and finished with

a hat trick as the Port

Hardy Warriors topped

the crosstown Bulls

6-3 in North Island

Commercial Hockey

League play Friday

at Don Cruickshank

Memorial Arena.

The Bulls tied the

contest 3-3 on a score

by Barney Wilson at

10:19 of the second

period.

Cockell followed

with the game-winner

at 12:40 and added an

insurance score at the

15:11 mark to push the

Warriors ahead 5-3.

Chris Ranger, Quinn

Mellow and Cole

Morton also scored for

the winners.

Shawn Patterson and

Brad Zealand scored

for the Bulls.

Avalon leaps into lead

North Island Eagles peewee Tyrell Davidson tries to stay with the puck after being upended Saturday in Port Hardy. J.R. Rardon photo


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JUNE 2, 1948 TO NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Sadly missed along life’s way;Quietly remembered eveyday.No longer in my life to share;

But in my heart DonYou are always there.

—Love alwaysMavis & Family

In Loving Memory ofDonald Richard Gordon

Your presence I miss,Your memory I treasure,

Loving you always,Forgetting you never.

On behalf of the Mt Waddington Highland Dance Association we would like to congradtulate the following winners and thank everyone else who participated in our raffle draw. September raffle1st prize Kathy Smith of Port Hardy2nd prize Serge Martell of Port McNeill3rd prize Rob Brand of Port Hardy November raffle1st prize Craig Ferguson of Port Hardy (donated 250.00 back)2nd prize Dan Parohl of Port Hardy3rd prize Dave McLaughlin of Port Hardy

Thank You

Courtesy of Island Foodsyou receive a free pop

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Just For You!

Port AliceParade marshal-

ling at the Community

Centre at 10:40 a.m.,

followed by an 11 a.m.

ceremony at the Legion

Cenotaph.

Hot dogs and hot

chocolate for the kids

and luncheon for the

adults to follow inside

the legion.

Everyone Welcome.

Port McNeillParade starts 10:30

a.m. at the Port McNeill

Legion to the ceno-

taph, across from the

McNeill Road medical

clinic, for the official

ceremony.

Adults are invited

to the legion after-

wards and there will

be a lunch served for

youth at North Island

Secondary School.

Port HardyThe parade assembles

near the liquor store and

marches to the ceno-

taph at 10:40 a.m. for

Remembrance Day cer-

emonies. Afterwards,

there’s an open house

at the legion where the

Ladies Auxiliary will

serve a free lunch, while

kids can enjoy hot dogs

and sodas at the Civic

Centre, courtesy of the

Lions Club.

Alert BayWill have its

Remembrance ceremony

inside the legion starting

at 10:30 a.m. A free lunch

for all follows the laying

of the wreaths.

AROUND TOWN

Coastal Community is pleased to announce that we are

moving our Port McNeill Credit Union and Insurance

branch to a new location.

Starting mid-November you can find us at:

1597 Broughton Boulevard

Following the move, you will continue to enjoy the same

caring and helpful service and expert advice you have

come to expect from us. The re-location allows

us to offer a more integrated service approach

to our valued members and clients.

We look forward to welcoming you in our new

location.www.cccu.ca

Credit Union: 250.956.3972 | Insurance: 250.956.4437

We’re moving!

Rembrance Day activities scheduled

From zero to 1,500

Members of the North Island Timing Association presented a $1,500 cheque to Port McNeill Fire Department Friday during its annual awards din-ner at the Legion Hall. From left: Terry Mackay, Chris Sharpe, firefighter Dacen Brooks, Maureen Anderson, firefighter Dean Tait, NITA president Jeff Bowell and John Scott. J.R. Rardon photo


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Gazette staffSure, the numbers show there’s

less crime in B.C. these days.

The Ministry of Public Safety

and Solicitor General wants

people to know break and enter

thefts from our homes and work-

places remain all too common,

even as B.C.’s overall reported

crime rate is at its lowest level in

decades.

Taking a walk around your

home — with the following tips

in mind — might help prevent it

from happening to your family.

***

• Lock up bicycles and other

outdoor valuables.

• Stow away tools and ladders

that could become the means of

entry.

• Install deadbolts or interlock-

ing bolt locks on exterior doors.

• Do not leave a spare key on

the property. Leave one with a

friend or trusted neighbour.

• Treat your garage door clicker

like a key - do not leave it in the

car.

Don’t give a break to B&E crooks

Dave was born on November 6, 1942 in Calgary, Alberta and passed away, surrounded by his family, on

November 1st, 2011 in the Port McNeill Hospital at the age of 68 years. He is survived by his loving wife

of 45 years, Valerie; his children Candie (Don) of Port McNeill, Robyn (Jim) of Campbell River, and David

(Melissa) also of Port McNeill; his grandchildren Christine, Kimberly, Kathleen, David, Jade, Jake and

Mackenzie. Dave also leaves to mourn his brothers Henry and Chris; his sister Gerry (Curtis); Nicole

Brooks; and many family and friends.

Dave’s loves included hockey, camping, boating, wood working, and walking the beach at Cluxewe collecting shells to put in his garden. Dave was able to add a

little more brightness to the world with his collection of solar lights.

A Celebration of Dave’s Life will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 2 pm in the Lions Hall, 2897 Mine Road Port McNeill, BC. In lieu of flowers,

memorial donations to the Campbell River Hospital Cancer Care Clinic, 375 - 2nd Avenue, Campbell

River, BC V9W 3V1 or to the Port McNeill Hospital Palliative Care Unit, 2750 Kingcome Place, Port

McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 would be appreciated by the family.

Dave will be missed by all who had the privilege of meeting him.

Messages of condolences for the family may be left at www.suttonsfuneralhome.com

Sutton’sCampbell River Funeral Home

250-287-4812

David Edward Tonkinaka "Pa", "Chips", "Chipper", "Dave"November 6, 1942-November 1, 2011

Warehouse Lien SalePlease be advised that Dave Landon Motors

will sell a 2005 Ford Mustang, serial number

1ZVFT82HX55160316, registered to a Ms.

Rachel Hunt of Box 1686 Port Hardy, under the

terms of the warehouse lien act to recover costs

incurred of $2,046.59. The sale will take place

on November 30, 2011 at Dave Landon Motors,

located at 7150 Market St. Port Hardy, BC.

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COMING EVENTS

WORKSHOP with Naturopath-ic Doctor: GLUTEN- & DAIRY-FREE LIVING. Includes lunch. Saturday, November 26 from 11am-4pm. Located at 110 1st Street, Sointula. $45 per per-son. Please RSVP, space is fi lling up fast! 974-8418 or email [email protected].

PERSONALS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSPort Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm. Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm.

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GET PAID - Grow Marijuana Legally. Educational seminar, Victoria. December 3 & 4 th. Legal/medical/cultivation MMj. Tickets - 250 870-1882 or greenlineacademy.com

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTSCOMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

PERSONALS

GET PAID To Lose weight. $5,000 For Your Success Sto-ry. Personal Image TV Show. Call to Qualify: 416-730-5684 ext 2243. [email protected].

TRAVEL

TIMESHARE

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

HOME BASED BUSINESS.We need serious and motivat-ed people for expandinghealth & wellness industry.High speed internet and phoneessential. Free online training.www.project4wellness.com

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

ACCOUNTING & PayrollTrainees needed. Large &small fi rms seeking certifi edA&P staff now. No experi-ence? Need training? Careertraining & job placementavailable. 1-888-424-9417.

AIRLINES ARE HIRING-Train for high paying AviationMaintenance Career. FAA ap-proved program. Financial aidif qualifi ed- Housing available.CALL Aviation Institute ofMaintenance (877)818-0783.

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INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.Locations in Alberta & BC.Hands on real world training.Full sized equipment. Jobplacement assist. FundingAvail. www.iheschool.com1-866-399-3853

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 Martineau11/11

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED

9190 Granville St. Port HardyPhone 250-949-6247

11:00 a.m. Sunday School and ServiceWed., 12:00 noon Bible Study11:00 am Midweek Eucharist

Everyone welcomeMeeting rooms available

Rev. Rob Hutchison [email protected]

11/11

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

11/11

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay

Sunday Services - 10 amReverend Lincoln Mckoen

1-250-974-5844Warden Flora Cook

250-974-5945Warden Joan Stone

250-974-223411/11

ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP“A non-traditional connecting point

for North Island Christians”- Monthly “large group” gatherings

- Food, Fellowship & Encouragement- Home-Group gatherings and studies

now underway! Go to www.MyNewChurch.ca or phone Pastor Rick Ivens

at 250-230-5555 for more info. Time for a change in your life?

Everyone is welcome!11/11

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

250-949-824311/11

NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Sunday MassesSt. Mary’s Port McNeill: 9am

St. Bonaventure Port Hardy: 11amSt. Theresa’s Port Alice:

1st, 2nd & 5th Sundays 9am 3rd & 4th Sundays 1:30pm

Alert Bay: 2nd & 4th Sundays 10am Father Roger Poblete 250-956-3909

11/11

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

11/11

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE

(8635 Granville St. Port Hardy)250-949-8125

11/11

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]

11/11

PORT ALICE ANGLICAN- UNITED FELLOWSHIP

Sunday Services - 4pm

Reverend Rob Hutchison1-250-949-6247

Box 159, Port AliceYou are extended a special invitation to

share in our Services11/11

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITEDANGLICAN CHURCH

250-956-3533

Email: [email protected]

Sunday Worship - 9:00am

All Welcome

175 Cedar Street Port McNeill11/11

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 cell11/11

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PLANNING/ PRODUCTION

ASSISTANTWFP is currently seeking a Planning / Production Assist-ant to join our Mainland Coast Operation located approximately 20 minutes north of Campbell River. This full-time 18 month term position may include some travel to the coastal islands and inlets.Reporting to the Operation’s Planner, this role will be an integral part of all business functions at the operation, aligned to support the overall success of the organization. Critical skills and experience will include all aspects of offi ce and data administration, reporting and analysis, accounts payables and receivables, in addition to admin. tasks necessary to support engineering,forestry, and production functions. Data management, invoicing and accounting functions will also be primary duties.

A complete and detailed job posting can be viewed at:

http: //www.westernforest.com/careers/current

_openings.php

WESTERN FOREST OFFERS COMPETITIVECOMPENSATION THAT

INCLUDES CORE VACA-TION HEALTH BENEFITS

WITH THIS POSITION.

If you believe that you have the skills and

qualifi cations that we are looking for, please reply in

confi dence to:Human Resource

Department Facsimile: (1)866.840.9611


Application Deadline: Thursday, November 24, 2011 Reference Code:

MCO Admin

MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees needed! Hospitals & Dr.’s need medical offi ce & medical admin staff. No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-748-4126.

The Town of Port McNeill invites applications for the position of Finance Assistant.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years experience with a

working knowledge of accounts payable and receivable practices, will be able

to deal courteously and effectively with the public and demonstrate an ability to

organize workload and meet established deadlines. A detailed job description may

be picked up at the Town of Port McNeill office or on the Town’s website:

www.portmcneill.ca

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Monday November 14, 2011 at the

Town Office.

Please apply in writing, with resume, to:

Town of Port McNeill

Box 728 Port McNeill BC V0N 2R0

Or fax resume, with cover letter to 250-956-4300

Or email to [email protected]

Help Wanted

Ministry of Forests,

Lands & Natural Resources

TEMPORARY POSITIONAdministrative Assistant

$19.99/hr to $22.62/hr

December, 2011 to December, 2012

Come and join our team!

North Island – Central Coast Resource District

is looking for an individual to fill a temporary position

in our Clerical Department.

The job duties will include but may not be limited to:

data entry, correspondence, records management and front

office coverage.

Experience and/or training in word processing, spreadsheets and

other computer

applications would be an asset. As well the applicant should

have good communication skills and the ability to work in a

team environment.

Please email cover letter and resume to:

[email protected]

Applications will be accepted until

November 22, 2011 16:30.

Christian family with 4 beautiful boys seeks a long

term live-in nanny to take over from current nanny who

has finished.

We are looking for someone loving and willing to

become part of the family. The children are all at school

from 8-3:30 pm Monday-Friday so main child care

will be before and after school. The family lives just a

train ride away from central London, which is great for

weekends. Salary is 500 pounds a month. A driver is

preferred but not essential, start date is December. A 24

month contract is preferred.

To apply please send a short e-mail to Samantha

Jorgenson (Current nanny) at billabong980@hotmail.

com and she will pass on details or answer any and all

questions about the job to interested applicants.

Nanny Wanted

On Call School Bus Drivers

School District #85 is accepting applications for on call school bus drivers for the Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Woss, Sointula and Alert Bay areas.

Requirements include a clean driver’s abstract, Class 2 driver’s license with air brake endorsement.

Successful applicants are subject to a criminal record check.

Rate of pay: $22.56 per hour.

Application forms are available at North Island schools, the School Board office or online at www.sd85.bc.ca

For further information, please contact Darby Gildersleeve at 250-949-8155 (ext. 222)

On Call Custodians

School District #85 is accepting applications for call-out custodians for the Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Woss, Sointula and Alert Bay areas.

Recent institutional custodial experience is an asset. Job requires good health and fitness and stamina to perform a variety of routine cleaning tasks.

Successful applicants are subject to a criminal record check.

Rate of pay: $20.52 per hour.

Application forms are available at North Island schools, the School Board office or online at www.sd85.bc.ca

For further information, please contact Darby Gildersleeve at 250-949-8155 (ext. 222)

Interviewer/TranscriberThe Nuyumbalees Society is currently seeking two enthusiastic, articulate and diplomatic individuals to take on the role of Interviewer/Transcriber for the execution of a Liqwala/Kwak’wala language documentation and preservation project. The interviewers will be responsible for engaging in conversation with Liqwala/Kwak’wala speaking Elders and inspire them to share their knowledge. Knowledge of the language and cultural practices is required along with solid experience with Microsoft Offi ce products and a willingness to operate audio/visual recording equipment.

Nuyumbalees Society, P.O. Box 8,

Quathiaski Cove, B.C. V0P 1N0;

Email: [email protected].

Deadline for application is November 15, 2011

Full time position available to provide bookkeeping

and office assistance to the management of the

Quatsino First Nation Economic Development

corporation and related entities.

This person will be required to provide a full

range of bookkeeping expertise for a number of

entities through the use of Simply Accounting and

Excel. In addition this person should have strong

interpersonal skills and initiative. Research skills

and forestry experience would be an asset.

The wage is commensurate with education and

experience.

Please apply with a cover letter, resume and no less

than three references by email, fax or to:

QFNEDC – Attn: Irene M Paterson CGA CAFM

322 Quattishe Road

Coal Harbour BC V0N 1K0

[email protected]

Fax 250-902-0638

HELP WANTED

The Lemare Group located in Port McNeill

is currently seeking a highly motivated

Administrative Assistant/Receptionist. The successful applicant should be proficient

in MS Office applications, with excellent

communication and organizational skills.

Please fax resumes to 250-956-4888

or email: [email protected]

HELP WANTED

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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WORK FROM Home. Find out why over 1,285 CanScribe Ca-reer College Medical Tran-scription graduates, aged 18-72, can’t be wrong. Free in-formation.1-800-466-1535. www.canscribe.com. [email protected]

HELP WANTED

Looking for a NEW employee?www.bcjobnetwork.com

HELP WANTED

Alberta earthmoving company requires a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. You will work in a modern shop and also have mechanics truck for fi eld work. The job is at Edson, Alberta. We require that you have experience on Cat crawl-ers and or Deere excavators. Call Lloyd at (780)723-5051.

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY requires Dispatch Manager - Central Interior. Must ensure smooth, effi cient scheduling of material delivery & perform op-erational tasks for truck fl eet. Candidates will be organized, proactive and work well under stress. Experience in trucking an asset. Forward resumes to [email protected].

JASPER CONSTRUCTORSis hiring HR/Labour Relations Advisors for Vancouver and Kelowna to oversee staff re-cruitment, deployment, and workforce planning of fi eld la-bour. Receive full benefi ts! Please apply online at www.applyfi rst.ca/job27830

N.I. SPORTSMAN in Port McNeill. Now hiring servers. Please apply in person & ask for Arta or Yannis.

SEEKING ENTHUSIASTICapplicants to work in newly renovated, successful estab-lished business. Server, line cook, dishwasher. Assets: ex-perience, bartending, Serving it Right & Foodsafe. Contact Denny: 250-949-8381, Seto’s Wok & Grill, 9040 Granville St. Port Hardy.

THE LEMARE GROUP is currently seeking:• Chaser• Hook Tender• Off Highway Logging Truck Driver• Boom Man• Loader Operator• Hoe Chucker• Heavy Duty Mechanic• 2nd Loader Bucker manAll positions are camp-based for the Northern Vancouver Island area. Full time, union wages. Fax resumes to :250-956-4888 or email offi [email protected].

We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld con-struction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have construct-ed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

We require processor and feller buncher operators, plus

owner operators and truck drivers. Work in the Vande-

rhoof, Fort St. James & Prince George areas. Call or send your resume. This can be a career for the right person.

Jared GulbransonGulbranson Logging Ltd.250-567-4505 or 250-567-5446 Cell:250-570-2261

Fax: 250-567-9232email: jgulbranson@gulbran-

son.ca

HELP WANTED

OINCOME PPORTUNITY

GET PAID Daily! Now accept-ing: Simple P/T & F/T Online Computer Related Work. No experience is needed. No fees or charges to participate. Start Today, www.BCWOC.com

PROFESSIONAL/MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM MANAGER

The Nuyumbalees So-ciety is currently seeking an enthusiastic, articu-late and diplomatic indi-vidual to take on the role of Program Manager. The Program Manager reports to the Nuyumba-lees Society Board of Di-rectors and is respon-sible for executing a Liqwala/Kwak’wala lan-guage documentation and preservation project. The program manager will be responsible for regular communication of the progress of the pro-ject to funding agencies and the Liqwala speak-ing First Nation commu-nities. Knowledge of the language and cultural practices is required along with solid experi-ence with Microsoft Of-fi ce products. Accredita-tion and proposal writing skills would be an asset. For more information, visit us online atwww.nuyumbalees.com

Nuyumbalees SocietyP.O. Box 8

Quathiaski Cove, BC, V0P 1N0


Deadline for application is

November 15, 2011.

SALES

SALES Representative A Port Kells industrial engine distributor requires a full time inside/ outside sales rep-resentative. Job consists of a great variety of duties. Mechanical apti-tude, good phone skills and com-puter knowledge are required. Re-ply to: [email protected]

TRADES, TECHNICAL

EXPERIENCED Machinist needed for a busy shop in Penticton. Must be able to weld and line bore in ad-dition to machining. Contact us at: (250)492-2412 or [email protected]

HEAVY DUTY /COMMERCIAL

TRANSPORT MECHANICPreferably with MVI Ticket for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd, Nanaimo BC. Detroit Diesel & Allison experience would be considered an asset.

We offer Full Benefi ts, Union Shop, Factory

Training, Flexible Shifts.Fax resume’s to:

(1)-250-758-9151 orE: [email protected]

HELP WANTED

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Looking for a NEW job?

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PROCESSOR OPERATOR WANTED to run a Waratah dangle head 320 Cat. Work on site in our post and rail yard in beautiful Southern BC. Great working conditions, competi-tive wage, benefi ts, profi t shar-ing, 10 hour days, 4 days a week. This is a F/T permanent position. Email or phone: [email protected] at 250-295-7911 ext. 102

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED


Chloe Noël of Port McNeill

and her sock monkey are

ready for the puck toss

during last weekend’s novice

hockey tournament at

Chilton Arena.

J.R. Rardon photo

smile...of the week.

View these properties for sale at www.jjones-lawoffice.com or by contacting us a Jeffrey Jones & Company, (250) 956-3358. If you are interested in listing your property for sale with us, our fee is 4% on the first $100,000 and 2% on any amount above that sale price. This includes all filing fees, legal fees and appraisal fees.

Call our office today for an appointment to list your house.

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2651 Cardena Cres - $247,000

NEW PRICE! - 906 Lanqvist Road, Hyde Creek - $348,000

2525 Cardena Cres - $325,000

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Lot 1, 1st Street - 10 Acres - $260,000

NEW! - 20 Turner Rd, Waterfront Acreage - $399,000

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FREE ITEMS

WANTED: A loving home for a cute, potty trained house bun-ny. Lola is a small brown lop-ear rabbit, loves to be scratched behind the ears and on the jaw, spayed, 6 years old. Call 604-989-5994.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOODVancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords, fast delivery. Help restore your for-est, Burndrywood.com or 1-877-902-WOOD.

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REAL ESTATE

COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL

GROUND fl oor retail space for lease Ganges, Salt Spring Island - Grace Point Square. Visit our web-site saltspringisland.net or contact Matt Barr at [email protected].

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HOMES WANTED

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MORTGAGES

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OTHER AREAS

ARIZONA BUILDING Lots! 50% OFF! 15, AAA+ View Lots. $0 Down! Starting $99/mo! Guaranteed Financ-ing! Near Tucson’s Int’l Airportwww.sunsiteslandrush.comCall 1-800-659-9957 Mention Code 7.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

COURTENAY Condo at Puntledge Terrace 2 bdrm, 2BR, available im-mediately. $800/month ph 780 467 2744 or [email protected]

SEAWIND ESTATES Port Hardy, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths $800/mo. Completely renovat-ed townhouse in gated com-munity. N/P, Ref. required. Call 250-949-9723.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, November 10, 201126g

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

HARBOUR VIEW Apts., lovely 3 bdrm unit, $675 mo, incls heat & hot water. Call 250-286-0110 ask for Roy.

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

PORT MCNEILLAPARTMENTS

Well managed 1 & 2Bdrm suites. Gym & sauna on site. Call for availability.

Phone Rick250-956-4555

PORT HARDY Large 3 bdrm condo, NP/,N/S, heat & hot water included. W/D in unit. Avail imm. $725/mo. Ref. req. 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.

SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS7070 Shorncliffe St.

P.O. Box 222 Port Hardy, BC

2 bdr unit avail Nov. 1new kitchen and fl ooring

includesFridge/stove, blinds, private

parking stall, locker, laundry on premises.Quiet, adult building,

non smoking, no pets.References required.

Inquiries contact Janet 250-949-8501Appointment to view.

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]

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RENTALS

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

HYDE CREEK - Waterfront 1bdrm furnished apt./w shop.$500/mo. Can work off some rent. Call 360-790-5733.

PORT HARDY Furnished ele-gantly or unfurnished execu-tive style, 1 or 2 bedroom suites. Quiet, clean, excellent views. Call 250-949-9698

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

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

PORT MCNEILL 1/2 duplex 2 bdrms, large yard, n/p, all appls, $700/mo, refs req. Avail immediately. Call 250-902-1133.

PORT MCNEILL 2-bdrm du-plex with view, newly reno’d. $650. Call (250)956-3664.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

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: NEW one bdrm on small hobby farm. Pri-vate,quiet, partially furnished. Utilities & Satellite incl. Wheel-chair accessible. Refs re-quired. $700. 250-973-6429.

ROOMS FOR RENT

PORT HARDY Hotel Style accommodations with 3 private, deluxe furnished rooms. Cable & Wi-fi includ-ed, brand new full kitchen & common area. Great loca-tion. FMI Call 250-949-8510.

STORAGE

SUITES, LOWER

PORT HARDY New 2 bdrm basement suite. Quiet neigh-bourhood. N/S, N/P, refs req’d. $700/mo. includes sat., wire-less internet, hydro & shared laundry ($400 value). Avail. Dec. 1/11. Call 250-949-8981.

RENTALS

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* 2 week processing time

I came up with this

recipe in direct relation

to my need to bake for

my husband every week

so he has treats for his

lunch and the fact that

I was getting bored out

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I am drooling just thinking about this stuff!

As I also love pound cake, cherries and choco-

late, I couldn’t help but put them together.

I hope you like it as much as my husband

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Whiskey Soaked Cherry Chocolate Pound Cake

(Makes two cakes)

• 1 cup dried cherries

• ½ cup rye whiskey

• 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour

• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1 tablespoon salt

• 1-lb. softened butter, plus more for pans

• 2 cups white sugar

• 1 tsp left over whiskey from soaked cherries

• 9 large eggs at room temperature

• 1 cup whipping cream

Drained whiskey

In a small bowl pour whiskey over cherries and

place in the microwave.

Heat for one minute and leave in the microwave

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Preheat the oven to 325ºF.

Butter two 5-in x 9-in loaf pans.

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Set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar in the mixer on high

for eight minutes.

Remove cherries from microwave and drain,

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Scrape down sides of mixing bowl.

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from cherries.

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and scraping down the sides of the bowl.

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cherries, toss the cherries in the flour mixture to

coat.

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cherry mixture in four additions, mixing until just

incorporated.

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tops.

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the cake comes out clean, about 60 -65 minutes.

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then remove from pans and cool completely on

the wire rack.

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whiskey that the cherries were soaked in with

whipping cream and beat until stiff.

Place a slice or two of the pound cake on a plate

and top with the cherry whiskey whipped cream.

Delightful!

Appetite’s Delight

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March 16, 2008 - Sgt. Jason Boyes 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

April 4, 2008 - Pte. Terry John Street 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

May 6, 2008 - Cpl. Michael Starker 1st Field Ambulance

June 3, 2008 - Cpt. Richard Steven Leary 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

June 7, 2008 - Capt. Jonathan Sutherland Snyder 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

July 4, 2008 - Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey 17 Wing Military Police

July 5, 2008 - Pte. Colin William Wilmot 1 Field Ambulance

July 18, 2008 - Cpl. James Hayward Arnal 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

August 9, 2008 - M. Cpl. Joshua Brian Roberts 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

August 11, 2008 - M. Cpl. Erin Doyle 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

August 20, 2008 - Sgt. Shawn Allen Eades 1 Combat Engineer Regiment

August 20, 2008 - Cpl. Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden 1 Combat Engineer Regiment

August 20, 2008 - Spr. Stephan John Stock 1 Combat Engineer Regiment

September 3, 2008 - Pte. Chadwick James Horn 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

September 3, 2008 - Cpl. Michael James Alexander Seggie 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Lt Infantry

September 3, 2008 - Cpl. Andrew Paul Grenon 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

September 7, 2008 - Sgt. Prescott Shipway 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

December 5, 2008 - Pte. Demetrios Diplaros 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment

December 5, 2008 - Cpl. Mark Robert McLaren 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment

December 5, 2008 - WO Robert Wilson 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment

December 13, 2008 - Pte. John Michael Roy Curwin 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment

December 13, 2008 - Pte. Justin Peter Jones 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment

December 13, 2008 - Cpl. Thomas James Hamilton 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment

December 26, 2008 - Pte. Michael Freeman 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment

December 27, 2008 - WO Gaetan Roberge 2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada

December 27, 2008 - Sgt. Gregory John Kruse 2 Combat Engineer Regiment

January 7, 2009 - Tpr. Brian Richard Good 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment

January 31, 2009 - 2 Combat Engineer Regiment

March 3, 2009 - Cpl. Kenneth Chad O’Quinn 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group HQ & Signals Squadron

March 3, 2009 - Cpl. Dany Olivier Fortin 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron

March 3, 2009 - WO Dennis Raymond Brown Lincoln and Welland Regiment

March 8, 2009 - Tpr. Marc Diab Royal Canadian Dragoons

March 20, 2009 - Tpr. Corey Joseph Hayes Royal Canadian Dragoons

March 20, 2009 - Tpr. Jack Bouthillier Royal Canadian Dragoons

March 20, 2009 - Cpl. Tyler Crooks 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment

March 20, 2009 - M. Cpl. Scott Francis Vernelli 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment

April 13, 2009 - Cpl. Karine Bais 12th Armoured Regiment of Canada

April 23, 2009 - Maj. Michelle Mendes Defence Intelligence

June 8, 2009 - Pte. Alexandre Peloquin 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment

June 14, 2009 - Cpl. Martin Dube 5 Combat Engineer Regiment

July 3, 2009 - Cpl. Nicholas Bulger 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

July 4, 2009 - M. Cpl. Charles-Phillippe Michaud 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment

July 6, 2009 - Cpl. Martin Joannette 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment

July 6, 2009 - M. Cpl. Patrice Audet 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron

July 16, 2009 - Pte. Sebastien Courcy 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment

August 1, 2009 - Cpl. Christian Bobbitt 5 Combat Engineer Regiment

August 1, 2009 - Spr. Mathieu Allard 5 Combat Engineer Regiment

September 6, 2009 - Maj. Yannick Pepin 5 Combat Engineer Regiment

September 6, 2009 - Cpl. Jean-Francois Drouin 5 Combat Engineer Regiment

September 13, 2009 - Pte. Patrick Lormand 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment

September 17, 2009 - Cpl. Jonathan Couturier 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment

October 28, 2009 - Lieut. Justin Boyes 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

October 30, 2009 - Spr. Steven Marshall 1 Combat Engineer Regiment

December 23, 2009 - Lieut. Andrew Richard Nuttall 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

December 30, 2009 - Sgt. George Miok 41 Combat Engineer Regiment

December 30, 2009 - Sgt. Kirk Taylor 84 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery

December 30, 2009 - Cpl. Zachery McCormack Loyal Edmonton Regiment

December 30, 2009 - Pte. Garrett William Chidley 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

January 16, 2010 - Sgt. John Faught 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

February 10, 2010 - Capt. Frank Paul 28 Field Ambulance

February 12, 2010 - Cpl. Joshua Caleb Baker Loyal Edmonton Regiment

March 20, 2010 - Cpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

April 11, 2010 - Pte. Tyler William Todd 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

May 3, 2010 - PO2 Craig Blake Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic)

May 13, 2010 - Pte. Kevin Thomas McKay 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

May 18, 2010 - Col. Geoff Parker Land Forces Central Area Headquarters

May 24, 2010 - Tpr. Larry Budd Royal Canadian Dragoons

June 6, 2010 - Sgt. Martin Goudreault 1 Combat Engineer Regiment

June 21, 2010 - Sgt. James Patrick MacNeil 2 Combat Engineer Regiment

June 26, 2010 - Pte. Andrew Miller 2 Field Ambulance

June 26, 2010 - M. Cpl. Kristal Giesebrecht 1 Canadian Field Hospital

July 20, 2010 - Spr. Brian Collier 1 Combat Engineer Regiment

August 30, 2010 - Cpl. Brian Pinksen Royal Newfoundland Regiment

December 18, 2010 - Cpl. Steve Martin 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment

March 27, 2011 - Cpl. Yannick Scherrer 1st Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment

May 27, 2011 - Bdr. Karl Manning 5th Light Artillery Regiment of Canada

June 25, 2011 - M. Cpl. Francis Roy Canadian Special Operations Regiment

LEST WE FORGETMembers of the Canadian Forces fallen in Afghanistan

“We will remember them...”Branch #237 Royal Canadian Legion and Ladies Auxiliary, Port Hardy

101 Squadron (North Island) Air Force Association of Canada


november 10, 2011

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