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PAGE 5 New machine speeds work at Port McNeill metal fabrication shop.

Mike D’AmourGazette staffWhile it may appear as

business as usual in the

opening weeks of a new

school year, the president

of the local teachers’ union

said it’s anything but.

“It’s not business as

usual,” said Fred Robertson,

president of Vancouver

Island North Teachers’

Association.

“Teachers will continue

to teach, assess students,

take attendance, com-

municate with students

and parents, participate in

voluntary extra curricular

activities and go on field

trips, (but) our time won’t

be tied up with administra-

tive, bureaucratic tasks and

endless meetings.”

Teachers across the prov-

ince started Phase 1 of a

job action — the Teach

Only campaign — at 7 a.m.

Tuesday.

Teachers will also not be

doing supervisory tasks,

such as morning recess or

after school supervision.

But teachers are free to

coach after-school sports

and other extra-curricular

activities, said Robertson.

“People are certainly free

to — the union’s not say-

ing ‘do this’ or ‘do that,’”

he said. “That’s not part of

what we do.”

The idea, said Robertson,

is to put pressure on the

system, both provincially

and locally to bring atten-

tion to the teachers’ basic 3

demands.

The demands include

more manageable class

sizes — and the abil-

ity to negotiate them in

the collective agreement

— because “Classes are

much larger now than they

were 10 years ago,” said

Robertson. He noted there

are also fewer educators in

the system than a decade

ago, the same time frame

that saw School District 85

close six schools.

Salaries and benefits also

need to be adjusted, said

the association president.

“We used to be rela-

tively higher than other

salaries across the country,

but we’ve fallen to eighth

and, certainly right now,

teachers all around west-

ern Canada and Ontario are

paid well above what teach-

ers in B.C. are,” he said.

“If I left now to work in

Calgary, I could make at

least $20,000 more a year

than I am right now.”

Robertson said teachers

have not been able to rene-

gotiate or adjust the School

District 85 benefit package

“in any way shape or form”

for the past 20 years.

The third demand

revolves around local bar-

gaining issues.

“Since the mid-1990s, we

haven’t had a process to

address the local issues we

have, such as teachers on

call,” said Robertson.

“Ultimately, school

boards and districts no lon-

ger have the ability to set

their own budgets; they rely

completely on what trickles

down from the ministry.”

Robertson also had

harsh words for The BC

Public School Employers’

Association, which negoti-

ates on behalf of school

boards with teachers.

“The BCPSEA has not

only brought nothing to the

bargaining table, they have

presented language that is

a direct assault on teach-

ers’ collective agreements,

and language that has taken

decades to achieve,” he

said.

“They seek to eliminate

all processes that ensure

transparency and fairness

in hiring.”

And the association’s

next move?

“Let’s give this a chance,”

said Robertson of the cur-

rent job action.

“It will put quiet and

subtle pressures on the sys-

tem.”

Class is nowin session

Sandra Hoffer waits on the steps with daughters Keona and Genevieve Olney while Angelica Stagg races past as students returned for the first day of the 2011-12 school year at Eagle View Elementary in Port Hardy Tuesday.

J.R. Rardon photo

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The Ministry of Children and

Family Development is providing

$1.4 million this year to fuel B.C.’s

Youth Education Assistance Fund

(YEAF), a program that supports

post-secondary education and train-

ing for youth between the ages of 19

and 24 who are no longer in perma-

nent care.

This year, eligible students can

receive bursary awards of $5,500 for

tuition, books, fees or living expens-

es at designated post-secondary and

vocational institutions.

Bursaries are available to B.C.

youth formerly in permanent care

who are enrolled in a post-secondary

program that is at least 12 weeks

long and leads to a diploma, cer-

tificate or degree. Go to http://

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Public Notice is given to the electors of the Regional District of Mount Waddington that nominations for the offices of:

One (1) Regional Director – Electoral Area “A” – including Malcolm Island, Simoom Sound, Echo Bay, Wakeman Sound, the unincorporated area of Cormorant Island (Namgis FN) and the Mainland including Kingcome, New Vancouver, and Gilford Village

One (1) Regional Director – Electoral Area “B” – including Holberg, San Josef, Winter Harbour, Mahatta River and Cleogh Creek

One (1) Regional Director – Electoral Area “C” – including Quatsino, Coal Harbour, Victoria Lake, Hyde Creek, Nimpkish Heights and the unincorporated area surrounding Port Hardy (Fort Rupert Reserve, Quatsino Reserve and Tsulquate Reserve)

One (1) Regional Director – Electoral Area “D” including Springhill Road, Telegraph Cove, Kokish, Nimpkish Camp and Woss

Four (4) Commissioners – Coal Harbour Local Community Commission, Coal Harbour

One (1) School Trustee – Eastern Zone including Malcolm Island, Simoom Sound, Echo Bay, Wakeman Sound, and the Mainland including Kingcome, New Vancouver, and Gilford Village

One (1) School Trustee – Western Zone – including Coal Harbour, Quatsino, Winter Harbour, Holberg, San Josef, Cleogh Creek and Mahatta River for a three (3) year term, will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, at the following location:

Regional District of Mount Waddington Office2044 McNeill Road

Port McNeill, British Columbia9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 to Friday, October 14, 2011Excluding statutory holidays and weekendsNomination documents are available at the

Regional District of Mount Waddington Office

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICEA person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and hold office as a member of Local Government and School District if they meet the following criteria:

Canadian Citizen;18 years of age or older;resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; andnot disqualified by the Local Government Act or School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated from, being elected to, or holding office.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING:Jan Allen C.E.O. or Shana Shambrook Deputy C.E.O. at (250) 956-3301

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Mike D’AmourGazette staffIt’s a North Island first, but organiz-

ers of a limited food drive hope it’s

one of many more.

“It’s the first time doing this on the

North Island,” said Drew Neilson,

with the Port McNeill congregation of

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-

day Saints, which is joining a British

Columbia-wide food drive to help

those in need.

“The goal’s not just for a year — our

hope is this will happen every year.”

Three teams of volunteers are at the

ready to drop bags at Port McNeill

homes with the hope they’ll be returned

with canned and other non-perishable

food for the Port Hardy Food Bank,

which services the North Island.

It works like this: on Sept. 14

Neilson and his volunteers will be

dropping plastic white bags off at

about 450 Port McNeill homes.

“The bags will be picked up

between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. the follow-

ing Saturday,” Sept. 17, said Neilson,

who noted expectations are not high

for the inaugural drive.

“If we get 40 cans of food, I’m

happy, because someone told me you

basically get a (filled) bag every four

or five houses,” said Neilson.

If you’re don’t receive a bag but

want to participate, there’s a way he

said.“If anyone would like to drop

off food, they can do so Sept. 17 at

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-

day Saints on Mine Road in Port

McNeill.”

The collection, touted as the B.C.

Thanksgiving Food Drive will involve

about 3,000 volunteers around the

province.

The effort is non-denominational

and several other churches, corporate

sponsors, and volunteers from the

general public will be joining in the

big food drive, which is designed to

become an annual event says President

Tom Terry, of the North Island congre-

gation, which meets in Port McNeill.

“This is an amazing reaching out

among caring people all over our

province and we are excited to have

others join us so willingly.”

The BC Thanksgiving Food Drive

is being organized in conjunction with

Food Banks British Columbia and

conforms to the association’s code of

ethics.

No cash donations will be solicited

door-to-door.

As well as Port McNeill, the food

drive on Vancouver Island will involve

Latter-day Saint congregations in

Duncan, Nanaimo, Port Alberni,

Qualicum, Courtenay, Campbell

River, and Powell River.

Individual or community group vol-

unteers are welcome and duties range

from collecting to sorting food stuffs.

If you’d like to help out, please call

Neilson at 250-956-2254.

Drive to help needy


District of Port Hardy

NOTICE OF TAX SALE

ROLL NUMBER CIVIC ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION UPSET PRICE

3001158 Port Hardy Airport 1 19950 106.08 5010010 5920 Beaver Harbour Road 6 28213 7,970.21 5219006 8385 Marlboro Road 4 17304 3,950.51 8008082 7500 Glacier Crescent East 42 25013 4,595.27 8011090 7735 Daphne Street 46 29070 7,006.31 10003020 9439 Chancellor Heights 2 349SP 4,184.04 10003090 9481 Chancellor Heights 9 349SP 3,256.73 10003100 9487 Chancellor Heights 10 349SP 1,745.31 10003460 7288 Teakern Drive 46 349SP 3,397.61 10003500 7328 Teakern Drive 50 349SP 4,120.83 10003770 7296 Klakish Place 77 349SP 2,608.83 10003790 7312 Klakish Place 79 349SP 3,394.23 10003920 9504 Chancellor Heights 92 349SP 6,559.40 10007074 9555 McDougal Road 38 32753 1,145.95 10007124 7048 McDougal Road 63 32753 1,074.99 10007126 9506 McDougal Road 64 32753 1,074.99 10007128 9512 McDougal Road 65 32753 1,074.99 10007180 7063 Highland Drive 3 VIS6750 3,778.58 10007184 7063 Highland Drive 5 VIS6750 3,788.99 10007186 7063 Highland Drive 6 VIS6750 3,788.99 10007192 7063 Highland Drive 9 VIS6750 3,409.45 10007194 7063 Highland Drive 10 VIS6750 3,409.45 10007196 7063 Highland Drive 11 VIS6750 3,409.45 10007198 7063 Highland Drive 12 VIS6750 3,409.45 10007200 7063 Highland Drive 13 VIS6750 3,419.85 10007202 7063 Highland Drive 14 VIS6750 3,353.27 10007206 7063 Highland Drive 16 VIS6750 3,419.85 10007208 7063 Highland Drive 17 VIS6750 3,419.85 10007210 7063 Highland Drive 18 VIS6750 16,718.24 10007212 7063 Highland Drive 19 VIS6750 2,807.93 10007214 7063 Highland Drive 20 VIS6750 2,807.93 10007216 7063 Highland Drive 21 VIS6750 2,807.93 10007218 7063 Highland Drive 22 VIS6750 2,807.93 10007220 7063 Highland Drive 23 VIS6750 2,818.34 10007222 7063 Highland Drive 24 VIS6750 2,829.93 10007224 7063 Highland Drive 25 VIS6750 2,829.93 10007226 7063 Highland Drive 26 VIS6750 2,818.34 10007228 7063 Highland Drive 27 VIS6750 2,829.93 10007230 7063 Highland Drive 28 VIS6750 2,818.34 10007248 7063 Highland Drive 37 VIS6750 3,830.83 10008000 Duval Forest Road 1 33030 3,066.32 10008002 Duval Forest Road 2 33030 1,856.39 10008006 Duval Forest Road 4 33030 20,835.67 10008008 Duval Forest Road 5 33030 6,052.35 12003006 #104-7450 Rupert Street 4 201SP 4,079.92 12003012 #108-7450 Rupert Street 7 201SP 3,686.09 12003014 #110-7450 Rupert Street 8 201SP 3,722.77 12003018 #107-7450 Rupert Street 10 201SP 3,654.18 12003034 #209-7450 Rupert Street 18 201SP 3,505.97 12003064 #305-7450 Rupert Street 33 201SP 3,688.64 12003088 #411-7450 Rupert Street 45 201SP 3,250.76 12014000 8600 Granville Street 40491I 48,823.65 12020022 8880 Hastings Street 12 2178 4,719.83 12026000 8665 Hastings Street 1 3128 6,339.00 12026014 8635 Hastings Street 8 3128 2,477.79 12026020 8620 Granville Street 11 3128 3,004.45 12062000 8595 Granville Street 1 32959 67,183.99 80120131 #13-7100 Highview Road 928.88 80120230 #23-7100 Highview Road 822.58 80120370 #37-7100 Highview Road 1,077.67 80120410 #41-7100 Highview Road 1,065.75 80120530 #53-7100 Highview Road 2,354.18 80120590 #59-7100 Highview Road 713.98 80120700 #70-7100 Highview Road 683.26 80120860 #86-7100 Highview Road 1,017.39 80140110 #11-5250 Beaver Harbour Road 1,123.64 80140390 #39-5250 Beaver Harbour Road 412.32 80140610 #61-5250 Beaver Harbour Road 1,654.16 80140620 #62-5250 Beaver Harbour Road 1,229.23 80140670 #67-5250 Beaver Harbour Road 678.67 80140820 #82-5250 Beaver Harbour Road 1,030.71 80180032 #3-4745 Fort Rupert Road 702.91 421,151.03

Pursuant to the Local Government Act and the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that unless the taxes owing are paid, the following properties will be sold by public auction at a tax sale to be held on Monday, September 26, 2011 at 10:00 am in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall, 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy, BC.

D. ClippertonDirector of Financial Services

Dog Wash was a Huge Success!

Chamber Updatesubmitted by Yana Hrdy

Port Hardy & District Chamber of Commerce ManagerP

this message is sponsored by the

Washing dogs and cooking dogs = huge fundraising success!A very special thank you goes

to Craig & staff at Overwaitea

Foods. Their generosity enabled

us to raise the money so badly

needed for our floors. Thanks

to Lions Club for providing

a “roof” over our BBQ. Alex

Shore - your passion and

love for dogs show through

everything you do. Alex had the

most fun getting the dogs clean

and brushed. Leah Holmes &

Robyn Johansson worked side

by side with Alex and the dogs

were more than happy to receive

awesome doggie treats baked by

Robyn. Leah’s mom Dorothy

Holmes was having so much

fun with Kari Watkins selling

lots of hot dog meals; Yana

hauled 60 buckets of warm

water to the parking lot where

we had the “Wash Station”.

Caitlyn Renfors held the fort at

the Visitor Centre, helping our

visitors to find what they were

looking for.

Thank you to all hungry people

who came down to support us

and all the brave dogs:

Diesel, Jinx, Karma, Rocky,

Sasha, Jamie, Stanley, Frankie,

Macy, Dozer, Molly, Tonka,

Kujo, Loki, Samantha, Tsavo,

Luke, Grace & Benson. Thank

you so much to the owners

for trusting us with their best

friends.

You are all amazing people.

EventPort Hardy Heritage Society

Annual Fundraising Dinner

Speaker Series

“The Keltic Story”

Presentation by

Mickey Flanagan

at Malones Oceanside Bistro

Saturday, October 1, 2011

6:30 pm doors open,

no host bar

7:00 pm dinner

8:00 pm presentation

Tickets $35.00 at the Museum

and Visitor Centre until

September 27.

Advance sales only. No tickets

at the door.

Board & Executives meeting is September 7th noon at the Chamber Board RoomMembership Benefits/

Advertising

Are you interested in more

opportunities to promote

your business through Port

Hardy Chamber of Commerce

& Tourism or discuss your

membership benefits?

Call Yana at 250-949-7622

GM LuncheonSpecial food is prepared to

welcome you back to Fireside

Grill at Providence Place

You are invited to networking

luncheon on September 21st to

re-connect with your business

associates & friends after our

summer break.

Time: noon

Cost $20.00 for members

Non members pay

$24.00

New MemberFran’s View B&B. Guy

Lacasse and his daughter Bella

made their home bright and

picturesque for all the guests

to enjoy. Fran’s B&B is located

at 7640 Eagle Crescent West,

here in Port Hardy. Phone: 250-

902-0711.

Ideas?Got something to say? We’re

listening! Send us your ideas

and comments to phcc@

cablerocket.com

Submissions to Chamber UpdateDo you have an event planned?

Tell us about it and we will help

you to promote it. Submit by

faxing or e-mailing to the Port

Hardy & District Chamber of

Commerce at 250-949-6653 or

at [email protected].

Proudly Serving our CommunityFor more information on the

Chamber or to inquire about

joining, us call 250-949-7622

or visit our website: www.

ph-chamber.bc.ca

The New Hazelton RCMP have

added a few new faces to their

detachment over the past few months

and one of them is Const. Keith

Lansdowne from Alert Bay.

Growing up in the midst of a First

Nations community and learning his

family’s traditional ways is some-

thing he holds close to his heart

and still practices today in daily

routines.

“I enjoy hunting and fishing and

spent many years fishing commer-

cially with my family,” he said.

Lansdowne is five years into a

psychology degree, which can help

in his new job.

“Sometimes it allows me to see

things from different points of views

and perspectives when it comes to

dealing with people,” he said.

Becoming a police officer is some-

thing that has been on his mind for

a long time.

“I’ve wanted to be a police officer

ever since I was a little boy.

“I have plans to finish my degree,

but most likely that will be online as

I don’t have any plans on giving up

my job as an RCMP.”

While Hazelton is his first post

out of the academy, it is one he

requested.

“I lived in Calgary for a while and

I learned I’m really not a city per-

son,” he said.

“I didn’t like all the traffic and

there were a lot of people. I’m also

not really into what the city has to

offer and I’d rather be out in more

remote areas and the country.”

Since his arrival three months ago

he has already spent a great deal of

time exploring what the Hazeltons

and surrounding areas have to offer.

“They tell me to go out and

explore, so I do,” he said. “I have

been out hiking on a few local trails

and found some good fishing.”

As for where he’s been fishing,

that’s already a secret he isn’t will-

ing to give up.

With three years ahead of him,

Lansdowne said he is looking for-

ward to his time here. When it comes

to settling into a new detachment, he

said that has been great too.

“They are a really great group of

people here,” he said.

For now, he’s still learning the

ropes and looking forward to meet-

ing new people and exploring new

places.

Alert Bay man newest Hazelton RCMP

Const. Keith Lansdowne


North Island Secondary Grad Opens Door to Better HealthDr. Mark Smith’s new clinic- “Progressive Chiropractic” is bringing a mixture of unique technology and a philosophy of overall health to chiropractic care in Victoria.Dr. Mark Smith grew up in Port McNeill and attended Sunset Elementary School before graduating from North Island Secondary School in 2001. He attended Camosun College in Victoria and returned to Port McNeill to work for Strategic Forest Management Inc. for a year and a half before obtaining his BSc in Kinesiology at the University of Calgary and ultimately earning his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Life University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Life University is a renowned centre of chiropractic learning and the largest chiropractic college in the world where he learned the use of an advanced technology- low-exposure, digital ‘videofluoroscopy’ (video xray) that will take real-time video of the spinal vertebrae in motion. In addition, infrared thermal scanners which measure very tiny heat differences in the back and track patient progress, an electronic adjusting

instrument, and specialized tables for more comfortable and precise adjustments without the usual ‘cracking or popping’ often associated with chiropractic treatment is

also used to round out patient care.

Dr. Mark’s clinic- is located close to the University of Victoria and is the only clinic of its kind on Vancouver Island and members of the North Island communities are invited to drop in and tour the facility.

Dr. Mark would also like to express his deepest appreciation for all of his friends, teachers, coaches, employers, and acquaintances who influenced him and allowed him to have the unique experiences and opportunities that he did growing up on the North Island.

For more information and to see and an example of spinal video motion xray, visit the website at www.chiropractorvictoria.com

, CHIROPRACTOR#207-1595 McKenzie Ave, Victoria BC V8N 1A4250-590-7319

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TOWN OF PORT MCNEILL

NOTICE OF TAX EXEMPTION

FOR THE YEAR 2012The Council of the Town of Port McNeill is proposing to continue to exempt by bylaw, certain properties from taxation for a one-year term commencing January 1, 2012.The following properties are exempted by the Community Charter, Section 220 (h) (buildings set apart for public worship, and the land on which the building stands):

Property Address Estimated Tax ExemptionBishop of Victoria 430 Chapel Street $ 1,700United Church of Canada 155 & 175 Cedar St $ 3,000Full Gospel Church 2450 Catala Place $ 3,500Port McNeill Baptist Church 2501 Mine Road $ 3,400Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2551 Mine Road $ 3,200Port McNeill Jehovah’s Witnesses 2651 Mine Road $ 1,800

The following properties are exempted by the Community Charter, Section 224 (2) (a) (land or improvements that are owned or held by a charitable, philanthropic or other not for profi t corporations) and (b) (land or improvements that are owned or held by a municipality, regional district or other local authority and used for the purposes of the authority):

Property Address Estimated Tax ExemptionBroughton Curling Club 2203 Campbell Way $ 13,500Royal Canadian Legion 2631 Mine Road $ 2,500Guide/Scout Hall 420 Shelley Crescent $ 2,500Port McNeill Lions Club 2897 Mine Road $ 1,900North Island Community Services Society 1503 Broughton Blvd $ 2,000Broughton Strait Campground 550 Southeast Main Rd $ 1,700

F. Albert Sweet, CATreasurer

J.R. RardonGazette staffPORT McNEILL —

A local business that

has helped in the green-

ing of the North Island

is poised to do more for

its customers.

And to do it a lot

faster.

CLN Machine Shop

of Port McNeill, which

fabricates metal equip-

ment parts for several

North Island industries,

hosted an open house

for its customers today

to unveil its latest addi-

tion — a computer-

interface machining

center that will cut turn-

around times and even

allow for the creation of

items that could not be

made on conventional

milling machines.

“This machine is

going to speed things up

around here,” said Carl

Nissen, who opened

the shop on the corner

of McNeill Drive and

Cedar Street in 1992.

“This opens up a whole

new range of things we

can fabricate. And it’s

going to reduce down-

time for businesses that

need machinery com-

ponents.”

CLN has most recent-

ly been in the news for

building the power-

generating windmills

that were installed at

the Port McNeill Town

Office and at West

Coast Helicopters,

which earlier this

year won a provincial

green business award.

The shop also has its

own windmill, and the

prototype stands over

the home of machinist

Gordon Brown.

But CLN has long

served a variety of

local industrial compa-

nies, including Western

Forest Products and

Lemare Lake Logging,

Neucel Specialty

Cellulose, Marine

Harvest and Orca Sand

and Gravel.

“Carl holds U.S. and

Canadian patents on

some of these items,”

Brown said while show-

ing off a table filled

with parts fabricated at

the shop.

The HAAS VF2 ver-

tical machining center,

which arrived here in

July, joined a fully auto-

mated horizontal lathe

purchased earlier by

CLN. The new machine

was put into service

immediately under the

guiding hand of Carson

Brown, Gordon’s son,

who graduated from

North Island Secondary

School in 2006 and who

trained at B.C. Institute

of Technology before

joining CLN two years

ago. It has fallen to

Carson to share the

intricacies of the new

machine with his father

and his boss.

“He’s trying,” Gordon

Brown said with a

chuckle. “It took me

awhile to embrace this

particular machine. But

I had to. We’re doing

less and less work

on the conventional

machines.

“It was quickly appar-

ent you get good, qual-

ity parts in short order

on this machine.”

Parts are designed on

a PC and the data fed to

the HAAS mill, which

boasts a 21-tool rotary

drum. With the aid of a

water-soluable oil recy-

cled through an internal

tank, the machine can

perform a series of cuts,

drills and taps on raw

metal without stopping

to change bits or re-seat

the source material.

Gordon Brown said.

“Even though we use

this stuff every day, we

still marvel at what it

does.”

Nissen said the

machine’s flexibility

will allow for a range

of jobs, and will serve

the small customer as

well as CLN’s larger

industrial partners.

“If people want the

stuff, it’s done right

here,” Nissen said. “It

keeps the work local,

and that’s a plus, too.”

Machine shop picks up the pace

Carson Brown loads a metal bar into the new vertical machining centre at CLN Machine Shop. J.R. Rardon photo


VICTORIA – Bill Vander

Zalm’s most fantastic claim

after the defeat of the har-

monized sales tax was that

B.C. could go back to the

old provincial sales tax in

six weeks if the govern-

ment wanted to.

Remember, this is the guy

who once figured he could

run an election campaign

out of his car.

Vander Zalm’s typically

simplistic analysis soon

gave rise to another con-

spiracy theory — the one

that holds the B.C. Liberals

are dragging their feet on

reinstating the old provin-

cial sales tax so they can

rake in added revenue for

another 18 months.

That would help pay the

feds $1.6 billion for the

transition fund that helped

B.C. institute the HST.

The finance ministry pro-

vided some details to get

a better sense of the task

ahead.

First, there are 70,000

businesses in B.C. that

switched their accounting

and point-of-sale systems

to the HST. It’s not likely

that they kept notes, hard-

ware and software on hand

in anticipation of having to

switch back.

Then there are roughly

1,000 businesses that start

up each month in B.C.

Assuming most of that

continues, by the time the

federal and provincial gov-

ernments undo the HST in

March 2013, there will be

thousands of businesses that

have no experience dealing

with the PST. They’re in for

an unpleasant surprise.

Here’s one example:

Smart Tax Alliance co-chair

Mike Jagger got involved

in the effort to defend the

HST because of his expe-

rience running a security

company in Vancouver.

He got expert advice on

how to pay the tax and three

different experts gave him

three different answers.

Finance Minister Kevin

Falcon vowed, “I can

assure British Columbians

PST will not be applied

to such items as restau-

rant meals, bikes and gym

memberships — just as it

was before the HST was

introduced in B.C.”

That sounds pretty defini-

tive, but there’s seldom a

simple answer with sales

taxes.

For instance, should

B.C. reduce tobacco taxes

by seven per cent? Unless

you’re a smoker, you prob-

ably didn’t notice that the

HST raised the price of

cigarettes by that amount.

Liquor taxes also went

down under HST, from

a 10-per-cent provincial tax

to seven per cent. The hotel

room tax also went down

by a point under HST.

Now, a correction to last

week’s column: I referred to

a PST reduction for Toyota

Prius hybrids, suggesting it

would be restored.

In fact this tax break

had a sunset clause, and

would have expired in

March 2011 in any case.

B.C.’s 2008 “green budget”

brought in a series of PST

incentives for fuel-efficient

vehicles, from $1,000 to

$2,000 depending on how

carbon-efficient they were.

PST exemptions were also

extended to Energy Star

appliances.

The centerpiece of that

budget was the carbon tax.

Tom Fletcher is legis-lative reporter and col-umnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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PUBLISHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Grenier

EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike D’Amour

REPORTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JR Rardon

SALES MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrie Stone

OFFICE MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Grenier

PRODUCTION MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . Marlene Parkin

CIRCULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie Meredith

STUDENT REPORTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elena Rardon

COMMENTARY

The big Mount Waddington Regional fall fair hap-

pens this weekend and we’re disappointed by some

local comments from people who say they’re not

going because “it’s all the way to Port Alice.”

Really?

A leisurely drive along a terrific road during what

could be a glorious fall day is a half-hour poorly

spent? Saving a couple of bucks in gas is excuse

enough to snub one of our own?

By one of our own, we mean the community of Port

Alice and if ever a town needed support, it’s that one.

The pretty seaside town has been taking it on the

chin lately with people moving to pursue opportunities

elsewhere, a depressed housing market and uncoop-

erative provincial and federal governments turning a

blind eye to requests for much-needed grants.

Somehow all the good people in Port Alice and

all the good works they try to do are ignored in an

increasing cloud of negativity.

It may seem odd World Suicide Prevention Day will

be observed during the fair, at noon Saturday.

Hardly a morose affair, the moment will be rec-

ognized by kite-flyers displaying their skills in Port

Alice.

The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention

chose the child’s toy as its symbol because a kite can

represent a person we have lost, and the string the con-

nection we will forever have with them.

The day is meant to provide comfort to those who

grieve and, importantly, to remind them they’re not

alone.

No one is being asked to make speeches or stick

their necks out in any way.

They’re just asked to show up for support.

Because sometimes just being there is enough.

Congrats to Const.

Keith Lansdowne, a

former Alert Bay man

who is now serving our

national police service

in New Hazleton, B.C.

Too many stories and

only a certain amount

of space this week.

Most papers would kill

to have this problem.

We’d like more space.

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Yes27%

No73%

Being there is enough

B.C. Viewswith Tom Fletcher

Tough sales tax choices remain

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Education numbers don't add upDear editor:

In last week’s paper you

ran an article put out by the

provincial government stat-

ing the numbers associated

with the education system

in B.C.

It was disappointing to

see how much the article

left out.

Here are some of the

numbers Victoria neglected

to share:

• 191 schools closed since

2001 when the Liberals

took office, five of them in

the North Island and six if

you include the recent shuf-

fling of Cheslakees School

in Port McNeill.

• 12,000 classes that do

not meet the government’s

own legislated class size

limits.

• $250 million taken from

public education, annually,

since 2001 when Christy

Clark (as Minister of

Education) stripped teach-

ers’ contracts to pay for

Liberal tax cuts.

• 11,959 classes in

2009/2010 that had 4

or more students with

Individual Education

Plans.

• More than 1,200 spe-

cialist teacher positions lost

since 2001 — aboriginal

support, counsellors, spe-

cial education, English as

a Second Language, librar-

ians.

• A reduction from 3.6

per cent to 3.1 per cent

of GDP invested in public

education as the Liberals

look to increase reliance

on the private system. B.C.

was above the national

average but now we trail

the country.

• A 6,214 projected

increase in kindergarten

enrolment over the next

eight years — students who

are at risk of not having

a quality public education

program.

• 14.4 to 1: the national

average of student to teach-

er ratios. We are once again

behind the national aver-

age.

• 26.36: the 1991 percent-

age of the BC budget spent

on public education.

• 15.34: the 2009 percent-

age spent on public educa-

tion.

For a government that

professes a Family First

agenda, I don’t believe these

numbers are even close to

adequate. Public education

is the one true equalizer in

our society and represents

the hope of all of us for the

future. The Christy Clark

Liberals do indeed have

clear priorities, but public

education doesn’t appear to

be one of them.

Shawn GoughPort Hardy

Local Representative to British Columbia

Teachers’ Federation

"The Christy Clark Liberals do indeed have clear priorities, but public education doesn't appear

to be one of them."

HST should disappear more quickly Dear editor

Re: the HST.

Previously Christy Clark

said that if the people

didn’t support her on the

HST she would call a pro-

vincial election after the

referendum. Well, she lost.

But is she going to keep

her word? No! She is such a

poor loser she has reneged

on her promise and says

she will hold the election

in 2013.

Not only that but, like a

spoiled child, she seeks to

punish us by saying it will

take 19 months to remove

the HST.

It didn’t take anywhere

near that long to imple-

ment it.

And it doesn’t take any-

where near that long to

disassemble it.

A mere 24 hours of

announcements in the

media is all it will take to

tell purchasers they no lon-

ger need to pay HST, and

businesses they no longer

need to collect it.

At the same time they

tell all businesses that any

HST collected, and not

filed, to date, need to be

submitted by Sept. 30.

Also at the same time

they notify all employees

of the HST that all rebates

must be sent out by Oct.

31.

And finally the same

announcement informs the

gov’t employees that they

will be laid off by Nov.

30 which gives them time

to clean out their offices,

wipe all their hard drives,

send all their desks and

office equipment to the

storeroom, and apply for

transfer to another dept.

All told, a lot less than

19 months.

Then, the people will see

that Christy is an honour-

able person who believes

in democracy and maybe,

just maybe, she will win

the next election, when-

ever it is held.

Lee A. WoodBurnaby

Dear editor:

The labour movement is

part of humanity’s search

for freedom.

Labour unions, or orga-

nized labour, arose in the

mid-1800s with a set of

values — less and less

respected these days — of

solidarity, the good of the

whole, mutual assistance,

equality, esprit de corps,

support for families, dis-

dain for elitism, and the

idea that democracy and

individual rights do not

stop at the workers’ gate.

Employees and labour-

ers united for mutual pro-

tection and just rights.

The Labour Union move-

ment developed “weapons”

— education supporting

freedom, and the strike.

Many discovered

strength in unity and to

wrest from monied inter-

ests decent wages, bet-

ter living conditions and

leisure, the right of every

human. There are spiritual

and educational aspects of

the labour movement, oft

neglected and unknown.

Labour Day celebrations

today are lost in the midst

of summer’s ending.

Let us honor Labour Day

and all those who have

served us in the past year.

Let us honour their labours.

And our labours, too.

We are all in service; we

are all labouring.

We are valuable.

Micheal RasberryParksville

Let's not forget labour on Labour Day"We are all in service; we

are all labouring."

Province fails to hold police accountableDear editor,

On Sept. 2 the B.C.

Civil Liberties Association

reported that recently

retired B.C. Mounties

are involved in the new

Independent Investigations

Office (IIO), which will

investigate police-involved

deaths and serious injuries.

That’s one of several ways

in which the province is

evading recommendations

from Thomas Braidwood,

following his inquiry into

Robert Dziekanski’s Taser-

related death.

Contrary to Braidwood’s

recommendations, the

IIO will not answer to the

Ombudsperson, removing

any real hope of transpar-

ency.

The IIO’s transparency

will be limited to a “moni-

tor” who will be appointed

by the IIO director.

The IIO will answer to

the Attorney General, leav-

ing it open to political inter-

ference.

The IIO director won’t be

able to lay criminal charges

against police, as the direc-

tor of Ontario’s Special

Investigations Unit does.

The IIO will simply present

evidence to Crown attorneys,

who have been notoriously

reluctant to charge police.

The IIO will come

under the authority of

B.C.’s Office of the Police

Complaint Commissioner

(OPCC), itself a product of

police culture.

Every one of those points

contradicts the letter or intent

of Braidwood’s recommen-

dations. The BC Liberals

brush aside criticism by

claiming Braidwood’s sup-

port. But between writing

his report and endorsing the

BC Liberals’ heavy-hand-

ed revision, Braidwood

changed his position radi-

cally.

Meanwhile, police will

continue to investigate

police for offences of a

lesser nature, including

many assaults. The inves-

tigations are reviewed by

the OPCC, which answers

to nobody.

The BC Liberals don’t

care about police account-

ability. They’re upholding

the police status quo.

Greg KleinVancouver

Dear editor:

After viewing the funeral

for Jack Layton on TV, I

was inspired with the idea

of (re)naming Stink Creek

Park to Jack Layton Park,

Jack’s Park, or Layton

Park.

Jack Layton was a very

special Canadian and it

would make us all proud

to rename this park in his

name.

A people’s park in the

heart of Port Hardy! He

made us proud to be

Canadian.

Paul UnwinPort Hardy

Jack's Park

has nice ring to it

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September 9Gate House Theatre presents Midnight in Paris, 7

p.m. All tickets $5. Info, www.gatehouseca.org

September 10Tri Port Dragon Boat Society’s second annual

dragon boat regatta, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the waterfront in Port Hardy. Dragon boat races, benefit auction, entertainment, kids games, beer garden and vendors. Info, Cora 250-949-7867 or [email protected]

September 10Sointula Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or

shine. Follow the signs to #25 2nd Street. Artisans, bakers, gardeners, more. Info, Sally at 250-973-6593.

September 10Gate House Theatre Saturday matinee showing of

Cars 2, 2:30 p.m. All tickets $5. Info, www.gate-houseca.org

September 10 and 11Mt. Waddington Regional Fall Fair at Port Alice

Arena. Theme is Tradition, Transition, and Tomorrow. Exhibit booklets available soon in local libraries. Volunteers are still welcome.

To volunteer or for more information, call Corrine Tiberghien at 250-284-3594 or Carol Prescott at 250-284-3518.

September 11Dinner and a pre-release movie at Port Hardy

Baptist Church. Two showings: 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

$4 per person. www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca

September 12-13Thinking of having a baby? New to town? Pregnant?

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September 13Gate House Theatre presents In the Heat of the

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• PH Youth Health Clinic: Tues 3-5pm drop in. Family

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• PH Lions Club Bingo every Thursday. Doors open at

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• The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at

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September 18Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research, 10 a.m.-1

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September 20Gate House Theatre presents Guess Who’s Coming

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September 23Harvest Food Bank appreciation barbecue, 11

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The Corporation of the Village of Alert Bay2011 General Local Elections


Public Notice is given to the electors of the Village of Alert Bay that nominations for the offices of:

Mayor – one to be electedCouncillor – four to be elected

School Trustee – one to be elected

Will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:

Village of Alert Bay 9:00 am October 4, 201115 Maple Road to 4:00 pm October 14, 2011

Excluding Statutory holidays and weekends

Nomination documents are available at the Village of Alert Bay Municipal Office from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

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Canadian citizen;

the day nomination papers are filed;

granted freedom of the municipality, if that person is a Canadian citizen; and

from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office.

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Notice to Port McNeill ResidentsPhase 5 of the Watermain Replacement Project has started.

The streets affected in the phase are as follows:

1) Broughton Boulevard from Shelley Crescent to Kaleva

Gardens

2) Cedar Street from Broughton Boulevard to McNeill Road

3) Haddington Crescent from Cedar Street to Cardena

Crescent/Quatsino Crescent

4) Haddington Crescent from Woodland Drive to Campbell

Way

5) All of Cardena Crescent

6) Grenville Place

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.

We are sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your

patience.

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North Island’s Team Charlton

Highland Dancers competed at

the Crofton Highland Dance

Competition.

In the primary category,

Emma Walkus placed 4th in

Pas des Basques (PdB) and 4th

in the PdB & high cuts.

Jerzie Cheetham placed 5th

in PdB, 1st in PdB& H, and

3rd in the Sword.

In beginner — seven & under

— Abigail McCorquodale

placed 1st in the Fling, 1st in

the Sword, 2nd in the Seann

Truibhas, 4th in the Lilt, and

1st in the Flora. Abigail also

won the aggregate award for

the highest points in her group.

In beginner — 11 and over

— Heather McKenzie placed

1st in the Fling and 4th in the

Lilt.

In novice — 9 and under —

there were three Team Charlton

dancers who did very well.

In the Fling: Jenna Brown

placed 1st, Xandryn Frost

placed 2nd, and Camryn

Stanley placed 3rd. In the

Sword the results were Jenna

1st, Xandryn 2nd, Camryn

3rd.

In the Seann Truibhas the

placings were: Xandryn 1st,

Jenna 2nd, and Camryn 4th.

The Lilt results were: Jenna

1st, Camryn 2nd, and Xandryn

4th. In the Flora, Jenna placed

1st.

Jenna also won the aggregate

trophy for the highest points in

this group.

In novice — 10 and 11 —

two North Island dancers

placed. In the Fling Emma

Jensen placed 5th and she

placed 5th in Sword.

In the Seann Truibhas Emma

placed 2nd. In the Lilt, Emma

placed 1st and Eileah Cotter

placed 3rd.

In the Flora Eileah placed

4th and Emma placed 6th.

In novice Fling — 13 and up

— Regan Dunlop placed 2nd

and Tyresa Bramham placed

3rd. Tyresa also placed 4th

in the Sword. In the Seann

Truibhas, Regan placed 2nd

and Tyresa placed 4th.

Regan also placed 4th in the

Lilt, 3rd in the Flora, while

Tyresa placed 4th.

In the intermediate category

— 12 and under — Georgia

Walkus placed 2nd in the

Highland Laddie.

The Mt. Waddington

Highland Dancing Association

is hosting its annual North

Island Highland Dance

Competition Sept. 17 at

Port McNeill’s North Island

Secondary School.

Local dancers

win big in recent contest


North Island Life

Clockwise from above: Heather Wade, Myriam Belisle, Nicole Parker and their steeds compete in a game of horse soccer at Hyde Creek Day Saturday; kids hunt for treats in a hay pile; Halley Rienks gets a lift from Micah Estlin in the wheelbarrow race; Taryn Walker tumbles as Serenity Galitzine loses her grip; Mark Monckton tows candy-throw-ing kids behind his tractor in the parade. Elena Rardon and J.R. Rardon photos

Hyde Creek dazedGazette staffHYDE CREEK —

Fun, food and more fun

was the order of the day

Saturday as Hyde Creek

Day returned to the rural

neighbourhoods of Hyde

Creek and Nimpkish

Heights just south of

Port McNeill.

Organized by Guylaine

Longpré after a three-

year hiatus, Hyde Creek

Day featured a parade,

horse-riding demon-

strations and games by

the Reinforest Riders

Equestrian Club, kids

games and prizes, barbe-

cue, food and merchan-

dise vendors.

Sunny skies blessed

the event, held at the

recreation centre arena,

ballfield and hall.

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TOWN OF PORT MCNEILL2011 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

NOTICE OF NOMINATIONPublic Notice is given to the electors of the Town of Port McNeill that nominations for the of ces of:

MAYOR ONE (1)COUNCILLOR FOUR (4)SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE ONE (1) will be received by the Chief Election Of cer or a designated person, at

the Town of Port McNeill Of ce, 1775 Grenville Pl, Port McNeill, BC as follows: 9:00 a.m. October 04, 2011 to 4:00 p.m. October 14, 2011, exclud-ing statutory holidays and weekends.

Nomination documents are available at the Town of Port McNeill Of ce dur-

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICEA person is quali ed to be nominated, elected, and to hold of ce as a mem-ber of local government if they meet the following criteria:Canadian citizen;18 years of age or older;resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are led;a person or the commander of an armed forces unit who has been granted freedom of the municipality, if that person is a Canadian citizen; andnot disquali ed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, be-ing elected to, or holding of ce, or be otherwise disquali ed by law.


Sue Harvey, Chief Election Of cer (250 956-3111)

Karen Cessford, Deputy Chief Election Of cer (250 956-3111)

More than old bones at local museumMike D’AmourGazette StaffWhile the curator of the Port Hardy

Museum & Archives warns there’s only

about a month left to see the fossils exhibit,

she wants folks to know there’s much more

to see at the museum.

Jane Hutton, who’s actually the curator

and director of the museum, said there’s

plenty to see at the 7110 Market St. fixture

that will turn 30-years-old in August.

“We preserve the heritage of the North

Island, so we have artifacts related to First

Nations settlements — we actually have

artifacts here that were found at Bear Cove

that are up to 8,000 years old,” she said.

“That is the oldest known inhabited site

on Vancouver Island.”

The bones and tools contained in the col-

lection is the showpiece of the museum and

are on permanent display.

The temporary exhibit is of fossils and

closes at the end of November.

“We borrowed from local collectors

and others from the Vancouver Island

Paleontological Society, from Courtenay,”

said Hutton.

However, the museum also boasts a per-

manent fossil exhibit that will be “greatly

augmented” in the next few months.

“I’m getting new fossil case shelves

and I found some new fossils — that’s an

oxymoron — in the back room a couple of

years ago when I was cleaning up,” Hutton

said.

The museum also has a permanent natu-

ral history exhibit, which consists of birds,

sea life and other items.

“We also have a mineral exhibit, show-

casing North Island minerals, and a small

amount of mining stuff, which I’m really

hoping to bump up.”

Hutton said there used to be lots of min-

ing activity on the North Island, “but our

exhibit, quite frankly, does not reflect that.

“One of my goals is to make that way

better.”

The museum is obviously doing it right

because it entertains about 5,000 visitors

a year.

And this year when tourism is decid-

edly lighter than in years past, the museum

saw visitors are up about an eight per cent

increase over August last year.

The museum also has an interesting for-

estry exhibit, filled with pictures and some

old home movies from the 1960s.

“The other major permanent exhibit is

something we call the Settler’s Effect,”

Hutton said.“That’s where we have a little

cabin full of furniture and other home-

related items.”

The museum also has a sizeable gift

shop, and besides showcasing local arts

and artists, it performs another vital duty.

“When we need to do anything that

requires money, we rely on visitor dona-

tions, in-kind donations from local busi-

nesses and profits from the gift

shop, which has a heavy focus

on First nations-themed goods

and silver jewelry, all locally

crafted as well as local interest

books,” Hutton said.

Jane Hutton, curator/director of the Port Hardy Museum, poses in an old cabin setting, part of the “Settlers’ Effect” display.

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Pedal pushing against cancer

ON TOUR: This year’s Tour de Rock begins in Port Alice on Saturday, Sept. 24 and ends Friday, Oct. 7 in Victoria. Tour de Rock raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research and programs.

HELP OUT: Donations to Tour de Rock can be made at www.copsforcancer.ca.

FIND OUT: To catch up on all the Tour de Rock news, including rider profiles, please go online to: www.tourderock.ca

Toby GormanBlack Press

With every push of the pedals, Nanaimo RCMP Const. Sandi

Holman knows she is getting closer to her goal of helping kids with cancer.

Prior to joining the 2011 edition of the Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, Holman wasn’t much of a cyclist.

“I could barely take one hand off the handlebar to wave at somebody without going into the ditch,” she said.

Now Holman, 30, has no problem riding wheel-to-wheel at fast speeds with the other 21 members of the team, which is made up of members of police, military and media.

“I’m feeling good. Definitely in better shape,” she said. “Training rides are really good and we’re still out there three times a week. At first I was a little apprehensive to be riding so close to everybody, but it comes naturally now. We’re riding inches away from each other and it’s a lot of fun. We probably looked like a bunch of fools when we first started, but now we’re a pretty sleek-looking team.”

The team has come together to raise money for Camp Goodtimes, a place where sick children go to forget about the worries and health issues they are forced to deal with every day.

Holman and other members of Tour de Rock visited Camp Goodtimes in July as part of their tour duties, an experience Holman said motivated her further to keep focused on completing her mission.

“After going to Camp Goodtimes … and putting

faces to what we’re actually doing, seeing these kids and the facilities and talking to the (camp director), and seeing where all the money we’re raising is going to, it made it a lot more real. It was something tangible that we could see and meeting the kids was a huge

motivator.”Holman said visiting Camp

Goodtimes was an upbeat and positive experience, as the team was there to “pump them up and get them excited.”

“They were running around and screaming and having a great time and at the end of the day, that’s what you want to see,” she said.

Though the riders continue to work hard training three times a week – the team trains for hills, speed and endurance to be able to tackle everything Island roads can throw at them – fundraising is becoming critical with just weeks to go before the official start of the journey.

“The fundraising is going well, but it can be exhausting with so many events to attend. It makes the riding look like the easy part,” she said. “I’m just really looking forward to starting the Tour, visiting all of the communities and the people, and holding those big cheques in our hands. I want to get there and start the ride.”

Tour de Rock starts on Sept. 24, when it begins the 1,000-kilometre journey in Port Alice before swinging north to visit Port Hardy on Sept. 25. The riders will visit communities along the east coast of northern Vancouver Island before cutting across and visiting Tofino and Ucluelet on Oct. 1. They arrive in Nanaimo Oct. 2 and finish in Victoria on Oct. 7.

Last year the effort raised $1.4 million.

Visit www.tourderock.ca to find an event to attend to donate to Holman’s or the team’s efforts, or simply donate online.

The Tour de Rock began in 1998, started by Const. Martin Pepper of Saanich police. Since then, the Tour has raised more than $13 million to help support children with cancer.

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Nanaimo Mountie gears up to embark on the 1,000-kilometre Tour de Rock journey

Special feature

Black Press newspapers on Vancouver Island will publish this special feature page spotlighting police officers taking part in this year’s Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock.

Black Press photo

Nanaimo RCMP officer Sandi Holman will ride the length of Vancouver Island this month in the Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock to raise money for pediatric cancer research.


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Thursday-September 18

HockeyNorth Island Eagles rep tryouts at Chilton Regional Arena. Time schedule appears on Page 17. Info, Tanya, 250-956-4836.

September 10Dragonboating

Triport Dragonboat Society regatta, Rotary Park, Port Hardy 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dragon boat races, vendors, entertainment, beer garden. Info, Cora at

[email protected]

September 10-11Golf

Men’s Open tournament at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club. 36 holes with low gross and low net awards, prizes, dinner. Info, 250-949-9818.

September 16-18Softball

Port Hardy Slo-pitch Indian Summer Tournament at Beaver Harbour Park. Orthodox format men’s tourney; women’s slo-pitch division if sufficient interest. For info or to register a team, call David at 250-949-7221.

September 17Golf

North Island Cops for Cancer benefit tourney, 10 a.m., Seven Hills Golf and Country Club. $60 per person, 18 holes, 4-person best-ball format, followed by dinner, prizes and a silent auction to benefit Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. Info, contact Cpl. Ryan Netzer at 250-9496335 or [email protected]

Highland dancingThird annual Mount Waddington Highland Competition, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., North Island Secondary School gym. New choreography division included this year. Competitors from throughout Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland.

Riders at home away from homeJ.R. RardonGazette staff7 MILE — Brody

Low may want to think

twice before inviting

out-of-town friends to

ride at 7 Mile moto-

cross track.

Port Alberni riders

Alex Haley and Dylan

Hansen used their inti-

mate knowledge of the

1.9-mile track’s turns

and jumps to post a

1-2 finish Sunday

in the Junior MX-2

class during Round

4 of the Vancouver

Island Motocross

Association’s fall sea-

son.

Low, a Port McNeill

rider, placed 10th in

the class for the day.

“A couple of days

before the Nanaimo

race they called and

said they wanted to

come up and do some

riding with Brody,”

said Mark Ellis, Tri-

Port Motorbike and

ATV Club president

and Low’s father.

“They tore this track

up for three days.”

Low did get a mea-

sure of revenge in the

Junior GP class, finish-

ing two spots ahead of

Haley to place second

behind Hansen. Fellow

Port McNeill rider Kyle

Klaric also reached

the awards podium by

placing third.

“I did pretty well in

GP,” said Low, who

added a third-place

finish in the class in

Saturday’s Round 3

racing. “It didn’t go

so well in the MX. I

crashed early and I was

in last place. After that,

I didn’t really try too

hard.”

The two-day event,

the second VIMA

race series at the track

this year, suffered

from lower-than-nor-

mal turnout because

the BCMA Pro-Am

Championships were

being held in Kelowna

at the same time and

siphoned off many of

the Island’s more expe-

rienced riders.

Each of the past two

years, the Tri-Port

club hosted fall series

events in October, but

wanted to take advan-

tage of the typically

nicer weather of early

September. The weath-

er certainly delivered,

with sunny skies and

warm temperatures

both days.

“We don’t want to go

back to October,” club

volunteer Mary Mavis

said. “But we’ll prob-

ably try to move it one

week later.”

Still, the races drew

70 riders from all parts

of Vancouver Island,

including several first-

time visitors to the

track who vowed to

return.

“We had a great

time,” said Eric

Egeland of Shawnigan

Lake, whose sons

Nolan and Colby each

posted clean sweeps

in the 85cc and 65cc

peewee divisions,

respectively. “Overall,

the kids like this track.

There are five tracks

on the Island, and each

one has its quirks."

Race winners appear

in Scoreboard, Page 17.

Full results and addi-

tional coverage appears

online at www.northis-

landgazette.com.

Shore rolls safely to Dirt Bowl trophy J.R. RardonGazette staffPORT HARDY — Brock

Shore didn’t get to the

checkered flag first. But he

got there the most often, and

that was enough to deliver

the Port Hardy stock car

driver the 2011 Dirt Bowl

championship Sunday night

at Tri-Port Speedway.

“This is the first time I

ever won anything,” said

Shore, a second-year driver

who seemed slightly stunned

after being awarded the Dirt

Bowl trophy, a cash prize

and a case of motor oil.

Shore finished with a 110-

point total, just two points

ahead of runner-up Daniel

Hovey in the two-day, eight

race points series. But the

key was that Shore finished,

while Hovey landed in the

pits with a broken drive shaft

16 laps into Sunday’s 25-lap

main event.

Shore, whose car was

sputtering badly and limped

through the feature race

behind the lead pack, nearly

pulled off the track himself

to investigate. It turned out

his gas cap had been left off

and he had water in his fuel.

“I’m glad I stayed out

there,” said Shore, who

earned points for each com-

pleted lap and needed all of

them to edge Hovey for the

championship. “I was gonna

come off and see what was

wrong, but I decided it was

still running and I’d just try

to keep it going.”

On Saturday, during a

regular track points series

event, Shore suffered a bro-

ken rear axle that cut short

his night. But he got the car

back together and it held

up through Sunday’s Dirt

Bowl.

The main went to Glen

Day, who edged Justin

Reusch in a matchup of

the two cars battling atop

the standings for the track

points championship. Day

entered the evening a distant

fourth in Dirt Bowl points

after his car broke early on

the first night of the series,

held two weeks earlier.

His win helped him earn

the third-place plaque and a

cash payout.

Donnie Lawrence, who

was tied with Hovey in Dirt

Bowl points following the

opening night of racing, did

not appear Sunday and fin-

ished fourth overall.

It was a bitter finish for

Hovey, a three-time track

champion who had just won

the second heat and who

posted his strongest showing

of the summer one night ear-

lier while winning one heat

race and the 25-lap main

event.

“That was the best I felt

running all season,” Hovey

said after his win Saturday

in a regular points series

event.

He was pushing Day hard

for the lead on lap 16 in

Sunday’s Dust Bowl when

he came out of turn 4 too hot

and slammed the wall along

the front straightaway. He

made it around the next turn

before his car coasted to a

stop on the back straight.

Mark Ellis makes an unscheduled dismount after burying his front tire in a hole while coming off a jump during Saturday's Vancouver Island Motocross event at 7 Mile Track. J.R. Rardon photo

Daniel Hovey upends a water-filled tire lining the infield in turn 3 during Saturday's stock car racing at Tri-Port Speedway. J.R. Rardon photo

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www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, September 8, 201116 Sports & Recreation

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

BROCK SHOREThe Port Hardy stock car driver claimed the 2011 Dirt Bowl championship Sunday night at Tri-Port Speedway, edging Daniel Hovey by two points to take the trophy in the two-

day, eight-race series.

J.R. Rardon photo

ATHLETE of the Week

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GAZETTENORTH ISLAND

Welcome back to all players!

If you are returning to Port McNeill Minor Hockey you should have received your registration package in the mail.

If you are new to the Association, you can pick up a registration package at TIMBERLAND SPORTS. Please return registration packages by September 10, 2011.

Mail to PMMHA, Box 805 Port McNeill or drop off at Timberland Sports.

PORT MCNEILL HOCKEY EQUIPMENT SWAP

There will be a hockey equipment swap in Port McNeill at the arena on:

Friday September 9th evening

Saturday September 10th daytime

For any registration-related information, please contact: Heather Mohan 250-956-9892 or for general information, please contact Scott Mitchell 250-956-3182

PORT MCNEILL MINOR HOCKEY REGISTRATION

CANDIDATE

INFORMATION NIGHT

Municipal Election November 19, 2011

Are you interested in running in the next

election for Mayor or Councillor?

Do you want to find out more about the

responsibilities of Mayor and Councillor?

The District of Port Hardy will host an

information night

Monday, September 12th7:00 p.m.

Council Chambers7360 Columbia Street

Meet municipal staff and members of

Council.

There will be a presentation on the duties of

Mayor and Council, election procedures and

an open question period.

Everyone is welcome to attend and attendance

does not commit you to file nomination

papers.

For more information contact

Gloria Le Gal, Director of Corporate Services

250-949-6665

Who Senciw still perfect J.R. RardonGazette staffPORT ALICE —

Who Senciw went

three years between

appearances in a North

Island slo-pitch tourna-

ment.

The layoff didn’t

seem to hurt a bit.

The Port Alice team,

cobbled together for

just the second time,

capped an unlikely

run to the A divi-

sion title with a 15-6

win over Load ‘em

Up of Port Hardy in

the 3rd Annual Fred

Donaldson Memorial

Tournament at Angus

Dawson Memorial

Ballpark.

The last time the team

was assembled was for

an appearance in the

2008 Indian Summer

Classic in Port Hardy.

And it won that tour-

ney, as well.

“It’s kind of a fam-

ily team,” said Toby

Roberts, who went

3-for-4 with a home

run and three RBIs to

pace the winners. “The

Senciws, of course. The

Bradshaws, the Grays

and Robertses. And a

couple stranglers.”

“Stranglers?” team-

mate Kirstie Bradshaw

asked.

Roberts scanned the

dugout to inspect his

celebrating teammates.

“Well, yeah, I guess

we got some stranglers,

too,” he said.

Who Senciw, which

snuck into the A brack-

et as the fourth and

lowest-seeded team,

certainly throttled the

competiton once it got

there.

The team beat the

top-seeded 67’s in the

semifinals, then shut

down a Load ‘em Up

team that averaged 19

runs per game while

sweeping unbeaten

into the final. Load

‘em Up was coming

off the championship

of the annual OrcaFest

tournament in Port

McNeill and was

seeking to extend its

unbeaten tournament

streak to 10 games.

“I forgot what it’s

like to lose,” Load ‘em

Up player/coach Steve

Clair joked. “It was a

good game, but I think

we beat ourselves.”

Load ‘em Up suf-

fered several key errors

in the field and had a

key baserunning gaffe

while at the plate. The

squad was never able to

put together a big inning

against Who Senciw,

which jumped ahead

6-1 after two innings

Results and awards

appear in Scoreboard,

page 17.

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Public Notice is given to the electors of the Village of Port Alice, that nominations for the offi ces of:

Mayor: one (1) to be elected Councillor: four (4) to be elected School Trustee: one (1) to be elected

for a 3-year term (December 2011, to December 2014), will be received by the Chief Election Offi cer or a designated person, as follows:

Excluding Statutory holidays and weekends

Nomination documents are available at the Port Alice Municipal Offi ce during regular business hours, Monday to Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

A person is qualifi ed to be nominated, elected, and to hold offi ce as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:

Canadian citizen;• 18 years of age or older;• resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately • before the day nomination papers are fi led; andnot disqualifi ed by the Local Government Act or any other enact-• ment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding offi ce.


Gail Lind, Chief Election Offi cer (250) 284-3391Edie Watson, Deputy Chief Election Offi cer (250) 284-3391

Chief Election Offi cer

VILLAGE OF PORT ALICE 2011 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

Village of Port Alice Municipal Offi ce located at 1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, B.C.

9:00 am October 4th, 2011 to 4:00 pm October 14th, 2011

It’s that time of year again! Port Hardy Minor Hockey will be taking registrations for the 2011-2012 season.

I have registration for players who played last year, so please contact me for those. If you are new this year I will also have registration forms for those as well.

All fees that are still outstanding must be cleared up before child can play this year. I will also leave registration forms at Jim’s Hardy Sports, please see Nita for those. Any questions and concerns please feel free to contact me.

Melanie Gage ~ PHMH Registrar

Home. 250-949-8661 or Email [email protected]

We are also looking for coaches and managers. Please contact Graham at 250.949.9588.

www.triporthockey.ca

Port Hardy Minor Hockey Registration

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to the provision of the Community Charter, that unless the taxes owing are paid, the following properties in Zeballos will be sold by Public Auction at a Tax Sale to be held Monday, September 26th, 2011 commencing at 10:00 a.m. at the Village Offi ce, 157 Maquinna Avenue, Zeballos, BC

STREET LEGAL ROLL UPSET DESCRIPTION NUMBER PRICE

180 Maquinna Ave Lot A, Pl 44657,DL 461 80-150 $3,034.73 706 Parkway Place Lot 7,Pl 34143,DL461 80100-071 $ 723.21714 Parkway Place Lot 12,Pl 34143, DL46 80100-121 $ 596.97

Prospective purchasers of tax sale property are reminded that a tax sale property is subject to taxation under the Property Purchase Act on fair market value of the property to be paid at the end of the redemption period when the title is transferred to the purchaser.

Holli Bellavie Treasurer/Collector

The Corporation of the Village of Zeballos

NOTICE OF TAX SALE

Village of

ZEBALLOS

Monday Sept 5 TuesdaySept 6

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6pm-7:30pmPeeWees

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North Island Eagles Tryout Schedule

MOTOCROSS

Vancouver Island Motocross Association

Round 3-4, Fall SeasonAt 7 Mile Track

Saturday’s winnersBeginner GP: David Hill.Super Mini: Nolan Egeland.50cc (4-6): Ryder Roth.Junior GP: Dylan Hansen.Youth: Ryan Lalonde.Vet Junior: Aaron Symonds.Ladies: Paige Hansen.65cc Peewee: Colby Egeland.85cc (7-11): Tanner Meyland.85cc (12-16): Nolan Egeland .Beginner MX-1: David Hill.Beginner MX-2: Nathan Watt.Plus 40: Paul Sprentz.Intermediate MX-2: Ryan Lalonde.Junior MX-2: Brandon Williams.

Sunday’s ResultsBeginner GP: David Hill.Super Mini: Nolan Egeland.Youth: Ryan Lalonde.Junior GP: Dylan Hansen.50cc (4-6): Ryder Roth.50cc (7-8): Cameron Whitcomb.Plus 40: Paul Sprentz.Vet Junior: Aaron Symonds.Ladies: Paige Hansen.65cc PeeWee: Colby Egeland.85cc (7-11): Tanner Meyland.

85cc (12-16): Nolan Egeland.Beginner MX-1: David Hill.Beginner MX-2: Nathan Watt.Junior MX-2: Alex Haley.Intermediate MX-2: Ryan Lalonde.

STOCK CARS

Tri-Port Motor Sports ClubSunday’s results2011 Dirt Bowl

Overall points: 1. Brock Shore, 110; 2. Daniel Hovey, 108; 3. Glen Day, 81; 4. Donnie Lawrence, 80.Trophy dash: 1. Lance Gullacher; 2. Daniel Hovey; 3. Justin Reusch; 4. Glen Day.Heat 1: 1. Reusch; 2. Gullacher; 3. Day; 4. Kevin Doucette; 5. Brock Shore; 6. Hovey.Heat 2: 1. Hovey; 2. Day; 3. Reusch; 4. Shore; 5. Gullacher; 6. Doucette.Main event: 1. Day; 2. Reusch; 3. Gullacher; 4. Shore; 5. Hovey.

Saturday’s resultsTrophy dash: 1. Justin Reusch; 2. Daniel Hovey; 3. Paul Weeks; 4. Patrick Gullacher.Heat 1: 1. Glen Day; 2. Reusch; 3. Hovey; 4. Brock Shore; 5. Weeks.Heat 2: 1. Hovey; 2. Day; 3. P. Gullacher; 4. Shore; 5. Reusch.Main event: 1. Hovey; 2. Day; 3. Reusch; 4. Weeks; 5. P. Gullacher.

SLO-PITCH

3nd Annual Fred Donaldson Memorial Tournament

At Angus Dawson Memorial Ballpark, Port Alice

A DivisionFinal: Who Senciw 15, Load ‘em Up 63rd: 67s; 4th: WoodchuckersMVP — Male: Ken Bradshaw, Who Senciw; Female: Kirstie Bradshaw, Who Senciw. Most Sportsmanlike — Male: Tony Knighton, Load ‘em Up; Female: Raylene Clair, Load ‘em Up.

B DivisionFinal: Lucky Baggers 13, Bandits 123rd: Generals. 4th: Salmon Kings.MVP — Male: Mike Schofi eld, Lucky Baggers; Female: Sterryn LazarowichMost Sportsmanlike — Male: Dave Stewart, Lucky Baggers; Female: Nikki Therrien, Bandits.

C DivisionFinal: The Runs def. Ballerz3rd: Rekkers. 4th: Rez.MVP — Male: Len Miller, The Runs; Female: Janey Henschke, The Runs.Most Sportsmanlike: Male:

Jim Paul, Ballerz; Female: Izzy Nelson, Ballerz.

Most Sportsmanlike Team(Free entry to 2012 tournament)Ballerz

Round-robin resultsWoodchuckers 20, Lucky Baggers 11Who Senciw 15, Bandits 567s 22, Rez 12Salmon Kings 17, Generals 16Ballerz 13, Rekkers 8Load ‘em Up 23, The Runs 21Woodchuckers 19, Who Senciw 17Generals 13, Rez 8Bandits 9, Salmon Kings 767s 15, Rekkers 3Load ‘em Up 15, Generals 4Lucky Baggers 10, Ballerz 2Bandits 14, The Runs 14 (tie)67s 11, Salmon Kings 8Lucky Baggers 11, Rez 0Load ‘em Up 20, Rekkers 10Who Senciw d. BallerzWoodchuckers 15, The Runs 6

DRAG RACING

2011 Rumble on the RunwayTotal points winners

1. Tim Walton, 390; 2. Terry Mackay, 360; 3. Ron Clark, 350; 4. Collin Shaw, 340; 5. Eric Shields, 320; 6. Louis Oulette, 310; 7 (tie). Connie Howe and Mike Hutmacher, 300; 9 (tie). Chris Beatty and Jeff Bowell, 290.

Gazette staffTim Walton edged fel-

low Port McNeill driver Terry Mackay to win the overall points cham-pionship in the recently completed Rumble on the Runway drag race series at Port McNeill Airport.

Walton, who won the overall Pro class title in his '67 Barracuda, amassed 390 points in the five-race series. Mackay, the Super Pro winner, totaled 360.

Ron Clark of Port Alberni was third overall and tops in the

Sportsman class with 350 points, narrowly edging Collin Shaw of Port Hardy, who was fourth with 340.

Another Port Hardy driver, rookie Chris Beatty, cracked the top 10 with 290 points to place in a tie for ninth.

Walton wins dragsSports Scoreboard


Public Notice is hereby given to the electors of the Village of Zeballos that nominations for the offi ces of:

Mayor , Village of Zeballos – One (1) Councillors, Village of Zeballos – Four (4) School Trustee, School District #84 – One (1)

will be received by the Chief Election Offi cer or designated person, at the following location:

Village of Zeballos Offi ce157 Maquinna Avenue, Zeballos, B.C.

9:00 am to 4: 00 pm Tuesday, October 4th , 2011 to Friday October 14th, 2011

Excluding statutory holidays and weekends

Nomination documents are available at the Village of Zeballos Offi ce during regular offi ce hours.

Qualifi cations for Offi ce

A person is qualifi ed to be nominated, elected and hold offi ce as a member of Local Government if they meet the following criteria:

Canadian Citizen;18 years of age or older;Resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately before the day of nomination papers are fi led; andNot disqualifi ed by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for being elected or holding offi ce.

For Further Information Contact: Holli Bellavie, Chief Election Offi cer: 250-761-4229

Holli Bellavie Chief Election Offi cer

VILLAGE OF ZEBALLOS & SCHOOL DISTRICT #84VANCOUVER ISLAND WEST

2011 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS


Village of

ZEBALLOS

GAZETTENORTH ISLAND

Do you need posters, letterheads, envelopes, books, magazines or business cards?

Does your organization or company need a brochure or booklet printed?

We can help!Give Carrie a call to find out more

250-949-6225 or 250-230-2007

* 2 week processing time

PORT HARDY — Upland

Excavating Ltd., of Campbell

River, was awarded the $1.5-

million contract to rebuild the

Dick Booth Culvert on Holberg

Rd., west of Port Hardy, that was

washed out during flooding about

a year ago.

The new culvert will be larger

than the original and additional

improvements will provide the

public with a permanent road

crossing that will prevent future

washouts.

“Holberg Road provides an

important link to the northern

tip of Vancouver Island and ser-

vices local communities, said

Blair Lekstrom, minister of

Transportation and Infrastructure.

“This contract will have a great

economic spinoff and help create

and maintain jobs for families in

this region.”

Campbell River company gets large local contract

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Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a

Disposition of Crown LandTake notice that British Columbia Timber Sales-Seaward Business Offi ce of Port McNeill,

British Columbia, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and

Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), North Island-Central Coast District Offi ce for a

License of Occupation – Industrial Log Handling, File Number 1413516, situated on

Provincial Crown land located at Naysash Inlet and Burnt Island Harbour, Smith Inlet.

For a copy of the application or to make written comments, please contact:

Cyndy Grant, Land Offi cer, 2217 Mine Rd, Box 7000, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0

[email protected] or Shiloh McCulley, BCTS, 2217 Mine Road, Box 7000, Port

McNeill, BC V0N 2R0, [email protected]. The application will be available for

review and comment for 30 days from August 25,2011. Comments will be received

until September 24, 2011. FLNR offi ce may not be able to consider comments

received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending

Please be sure to cite the Applicant’s name and the location of the proposed activity

and File Number for reference.

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record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at FLNR offi ce.

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Contact North Vancouver Island Community Fundraising Co-ordinator, Patti MertzCell: 250.218.7158 ~ Email: [email protected] us on: www.facebook.com/CopsforCancerBC OR follow us on twitter: @cancersocietybc and mention #CopsforCancerBC www.tourderock.ca OR text FIGHT to 45678 to make a $5 donation* *terms at mobilegiving.ca

DINNER & A MOVIE ~ Saturday, Sept. 24th, Civic Centre, Port HardyFamily friendly ~ Tickets available in Sept. $15 adult, $5 under 12 & Srs ~ [email protected] for info

GOLF TOURNAMENT ~ Saturday, Sept. 17th, 10am start, Seven Hill Golf Club, Port Hardy4 person, best ball format ~ $60/person includes 18 holes, dinner, prizes, auction Please pre-register with Cpl Ryan Netzer 250.949.6335 or at [email protected]

SEAFOOD DINNER ~ Saturday, Sept. 24th, Port AliceJoin Port Alice is hosting the Team at the annual dinner ~ For tickets or information: [email protected]

Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a

Disposition of Crown LandTake notice that BC Timber Sales, Seaward (tlasta) Business Area in Port McNeill

advertises that the successful bidder for timber sale license TSL A80078 will make

application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, North

Island – Central Coast District Offi ce in Port McNeill for a License of Occupation –

Industrial Log Handling, File Number 1413636 situated on Provincial Crown land

located in Havannah Channel, East Cracroft Island.

For a copy of the application or to make written comments, please contact Tenures

Forester Cyndy Grant, Box 7000, 2217 Mine Rd, Port McNeill, BC, V0N 2R0 –

[email protected] or Forest Technician Darrell Lissell, Box 7000,

2217 Mine Road, Port McNeill, BC, V0N 2R0 – [email protected].

The application will be available for review and comment for 30 days from

August 25, 2011. Comments will be received until 4:30 PM September 26, 2011.

The district offi ce may not be able to consider comments received after this date.

Comments can also be posted at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending

Please be sure to cite the Applicant’s name and the location of the proposed activity

and File Number for reference.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the

public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the

distrct offi ce.

Map of:Havannah Channel Foreshore(Shown in bold black)

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DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY2011 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

NOTICE OF NOMINATION Public Notice is given to the electors of the District of Port Hardy that nominations for the offices of:

Mayor - one to be electedCouncillor - six to be elected

School Trustee - two to be elected

will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:

At7360 Columbia Street 9:00 am October 4, 2011Port Hardy, BC to 4:00 pm October 14, 2011 Monday through Friday

Excluding statutory holidays and weekends

Nomination documents are available at the District of Port Hardy Municipal Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays and online at www.porthardy.ca.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:

granted freedom of the municipality, if that person is a Canadian

from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office.


Chief Election Officer

A Conversation on BC ForestsPort McNeill Community Dialogue Session: “Forestry on Northern

Vancouver Island in 2050 – what do you want to see?”

A wide range of knowledgeable forest leaders are raising the question of

the future of BC’s forests and the potential impact on families and communi-

ties. Community Dialogue Sessions across the province will constructively

explore the expressed needs of concerned citizens to determine if current

management practices enable local forests to satisfy their public purpose.

Constructive Sessions are intended as constructive dialogue and not a

forum for complaints.

Dialogue Session: Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Port McNeill Legion,

Mine Road.


Mike passed away peacefully with his family by his side on August 25, 2011 in Vancouver, B.C. Mike is predeceased by his father, Jack. Mike is survived and will be lovingly missed by his mother, Joan, his wife, Heather, his sons;

Russell and Bruce, brother, Pat, sister-in-law, Tina, niece, Emily, uncle, Russell and numerous other family members.

Mike was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and moved to Port Alice in 1966. Mike loved the outdoors and began working as a chokerman in 1980 in Jeune Landing. In 1984, Mike began as a faller and continued to fall until 2008 when he began his own falling contract in Jeune Landing. Mike had served on Municipal Council and

also enjoyed volunteering with several community groups including Port Alice Minor Hockey, Port Alice Golf Club

and Jeune Landing Loggers’ Sports. He loved a good practical joke and dearly loved his family and friends. In lieu of flowers, please register as an organ donor (www.transplant.bc.ca). A Celebration of Mike’s Life will take

place at the Port Alice Community Centre, Marine Drive, Port Alice, B.C. on Saturday,

September 17, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.

Michael (Mike) Russell Murray

March 29, 1962-August 25, 2011

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]

Summer hours

Sunday Worship - 9:00am

except August 28th - 9:00

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

The next regular School Board Meeting of the Board of Education of School District No. 85

(Vancouver Island North) will be held on

Monday, September 12th, 2011 6:30 p.m. School Board Office, Port Hardy

This is a public meeting. All interested parties are welcome.

Please call Cliff ord at Avalon Adventist Junior Academy: 250-949-8243, email: [email protected]

or check our website: www.aaja.ca

Are you looking for a quality academic education for your children with high social and moral standards?

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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MOUNT Cain Alpine Park Society ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Fri-day, September 16th, 2011 7:00 p.m. Mount Cain Day Lodge Work party scheduled for Saturday, Sep-tember 17th Any questions email [email protected]

INFORMATION

ATTENTION RESIDENTIAL School Survivors! If you re-ceived the CEP (Common Ex-perience Payment), you may be eligible for further Cash Compensation. To see if you qualify, phone toll free 1-877-988-1145 now. Free service!

COMEDY & Stage shows for Staff Parties, Christmas Par-ties, Conventions, Community Clubs, Banquets. Booking for Christmas & 2012. Popovich Productions 25 years in busi-ness. Toll free 1-888-856-9282.

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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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MIDGET “A” TRYOUTS for Duncan Red Hots

Fastpitch TeamWhen: September 7th at 6pm and September 11th at 11amWhere: Evans Fields in Dun-can Coaches: Stan McKinlay 748-4432 & Brian Bull 250-746-8698 *All positions are open. Open to players from any association.

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LAND ACT:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown LandTake notice that Douglas J. Bishop of Nanaimo, BC, intends to make

application to Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

(MFLNRO), West Coast Service Centre for a Residential – Private Moorage situated on Provincial Crown land located at Havannah Channel/Cracroft Island. The Lands File Number that has been established for

this application is File #1408892. Written comments concerning this

application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Natural

Resource Operations at 142 - 2080 Labieux Rd., Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9,

or emailed to: [email protected]

Comments will be received by MFLNRO until October 10, 2011.

MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date.

Please visit our website

http: / /arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be

advised that any response to

this advertisement will be

considered part of the public

record. For information,

contact the Freedom of

Information Advisor.

LAND ACT:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Mill & Timber Products Ltd., of Port Hardy, BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), North Island – Central Coast Resource District for a Temporary Permit – Log Handling – File 1413638, situated on Provincial Crown land located at Seymour Inlet.

For a copy of the application or to make written comments, please contact Jennifer Barolet, Ministry of FLNRO, North Island – Central Coast Resource District, PO Box 7000 Port McNeill BC, V0N 2R0 or email to [email protected] or to [email protected].

The public review period will extend for 30 days from September 8, 2011, ending on October 7, 2011. Ministry of Natural Resource Operations may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending

Please be sure to cite the Applicant’s name, le number and the location of the proposed activity for reference.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the FLNRO of ce.

3736MillsTimber

The ‘Namgis Health Centre is Seeking a

Home & Community Care Coordinator Nurse

Responsibilities: Coordination of patient / client services • within the ‘Namgis Health Centre’s Home & Community Care Department

Managing and administration of the ‘Namgis • Home & Community Care Program.

Experience and Qualifi cations: B• accalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred with three years experience in health programs management and/or home care nursing

OR

Dipl• oma in Nursing with four years in experience in health programs management and/or home care nursing

Knowledge of First Nations health and social • issues

A member in good standing with the • Registered Nurses’ Association of BC

The ‘Namgis Health Centre, a modern facility which offers a range of health and social services. Health Centre staff includes: two physicians, nurses, mental health workers, infant development workers, community health representatives, and substance abuse counselors.

The community of Alert Bay has a population of 1500 people (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal). Located in Johnstone Strait, off the northeast tip of Vancouver Island, we offer some of the worlds best fi shing, whale watching, kayaking, and other outdoor pursuits. The community is also a growing centre for Aboriginal artistic expression in all forms including carving, dance, and other traditions.

Salary: Aligned with Nurses Union

of BC Salary Levels

Deadline for Applications: September 30, 2011

Submit Resume and Cover Letter to:Georgia Cook, AdministratorP.O. Box 290, Alert Bay, B.C. V0N 1A0 ph: (250) 974-5522, fax: (250) 974-2736email: [email protected]

‘Namgis Health Centreis seeking a

Medical ClerkResponsibilities:The Medical Clerk is responsible for chart and patient

related activities including:

Duties include:other office duties as requested.

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CAMPGROUND HOST Port Hardy RV Resort

Duties include facility maintenance, reserva-

tions, reception, fee collections. Year round

accommodations provided. Ideal for retired or

semi-retired couple with no pets.

Send resumes to: Port Hardy RV Resort Box 1230 Port Hardy, BCV0N 2P0

By fax: 250-949-8118 or By email: [email protected]

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CARLYLE SHEPHERD & CO

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

with offi ces inKitimat, Terrace, Prince Ru-pert, Smithers and Coquit-lam currently have openings for the following positions in their KITIMAT offi ce:

SENIOR ACCOUNTANTResponsibilities will include general accounting, compila-tion, review engagements and the preparation of cor-porate and personal income tax returns.

INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTANT

Responsibilities will include working directly with a Sen-ior Accountant on general accounting, compilation, re-view engagements, and the preparation of corporate and personal income tax returns.Please send your resumé, with a handwritten cover let-ter, to:Mr. Carlyle Shepherd, CACarlyle Shepherd & Co. Chartered Accountants277 City CentreKitimat BC V8C 1T6

[email protected] Information

www.kitimat.ca

LEGALS

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

SC MANAGER - NANAIMO Speedy Glass is now recruit-ing for a Service Centre Man-ager for their Nanaimo loca-tion. You will have a min 5 years sales, customer service and/or management experi-ence. Have a strong customer service orientation, be results oriented and have exceptional communication skills. Experi-ence in the Automotive Indus-try would be an asset. Please email your resume to Jennifer Dean at [email protected]

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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LEGALS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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.

ONLINE, ACCREDITED, web design training, administered by the Canadian Society for Social Development. Learn web design from the comfort of your home! Apply today at www.ibde.ca

HELP WANTED

CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL is seeking individuals to join our team. Responsibilities: Water and soil sample collection and fi eld analysis, drilling waste sampling, analysis, disposal supervision. Pre and post site assessments. Qualifi cations: Post secondary degree or di-ploma. Oilfi eld experience is an asset. Required equipment is a reliable 4X4, lap top com-puter, GPS, camera. Send re-sume to: [email protected] refer-encing contract Environmental Field Technicians in the sub-ject line.

GUS’S PUB in Port McNeill is looking for 2 full time cooks. Please drop by with resume and see Tasos.

HAIDA WAY Pub in Port McNeill is seeking experi-enced bar servers. Apply in person at front desk, email re-sume to [email protected] or fax resume 250-956-4710 Attn: Christine.

LEGALS

HELP WANTED

HUGHSON TRUCKING INC. is looking for Class 1 Super-B fl atdeck drivers. Safety and Performance Bonuses, benefi ts package, drug & alcohol policy. 2 years experience preferred. We will provide transpor-tation to Southern Alberta. Call 1 800 647 7995 ext 228 or fax re-sume to 403 647 2763

KURT LEROY TRUCKING LTD, in Campbell River, has a job opening for a self-starter OFFICE ASSISTANT. Prefer knowledge in logging and trucking industry. Profi cient in data entry, custom software, payroll production and cycle time reports. Reporting to our certifi ed accountants and own-ers. Wage negotiable + bene-fi ts. Full-time, Mon.-Fri., 9:30-5:30. Please fax resumes and drivers’ abstract (250)287-9914.

LEMARE GROUP is currently seeking a loader/hoechucker operator for the North Vancou-ver Island area. Full time union wages. Email resumes tooffi [email protected] or fax to 250-956-4888.

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

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

LEMARE GROUP is currently seeking a ticketed Automotive Mechanic for the northern Vancouver Island area. Full time, union wage. Email re-sume to offi [email protected] or fax to 2520-956-4888.

MARINE MECHANICrequired. Specialized in Honda or Yamaha outboards. $25 to $30 per hour plus benefi ts. Apply in person to Colleen Cox or e-mail resume to Port Hardy to:[email protected].

MARINE MECHANICrequired. Specialized in Honda or Yamaha outboards. $25 to $30 per hour plus benefi ts. Apply in person to Colleen Cox or e-mail resume in Port Hardy to: [email protected]

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HELP WANTED

The Lemare Group is currently seeking a heavy duty me-chanic for the North Vancou-ver Island area. Full time, un-ion wages. Email resume to offi [email protected] or fax to: 250-956-4888.

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.

TRADES, TECHNICAL

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT MECHANIC, certifi cation re-quired. Dynamic manufactur-ing & processing company in Vancouver is currently accept-ing resumes. Competitive wage and benefi ts. Email re-sumes to [email protected]

HELP WANTED

TRADES, TECHNICAL

VERY BUSY Service Depart-ment. Frontier Peterbilt SalesEstevan SK. has immediateopenings for truck and trans-port technicians, engine expe-rience an asset. Top wagesand benefi ts. Please send re-sumes attention John Murie.Fax: 306-636-6321, e-mail:[email protected]

TRANS Carrier Ltd in Fort St Johnis looking for a 4th year apprenticeor journeyman mechanic with trans-port experience. We encourage 2ndand 3rd year apprentices to applyas well. Contact James; [email protected]. Affordable housing isavailable. Supply resume & ab-stract.

HELP WANTED

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peers between the bleachers

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GAZETTENORTH ISLAND

Carrie StoneSales Rep

Did you know…My business is to help

you grow your business.

To fi nd out how I can help you

increase sales, give me a call at

250-949-6225 or 250-230-2007or email me at:

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

LOG SORT OPERATIONS SUPERVISORLOCATION:

Powell River, BCClosing Date:

September 23, 2011Olympic Log Sort Ltd. pro-vides contract and custom log sorting to major Coast-al forest products compa-nies.THE POSITION:OLS is currently seeking a Log Sort Operations Su-pervisor to join our Stillwa-ter Log Sort Operation lo-cated in Powell River, British Columbia.QUALIFICATIONS:We require an individual with 5-10 years of log sort management experience. You possess coastal expe-rience in your profession and understand the neces-sity for the timely out turn of a fi rst rate product. You are considered to be a good leader with excellent communication skills. You bring to the job a good working knowledge of ap-plicable occupational health and safety regula-tions, related marine expe-rience, well-developed computer skills and a background in industrial relations management. A BC Scaling License is an asset for this position. OLS offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefi t package and the potential to achieve annual perfor-mance rewards. If you have the skills and qualifi -cations required for this position, please reply in confi dence: Patrick Davidson, Business ManagerFacsimile: 604.681.8906Email: [email protected] Deadline: Friday, September 23, 2011, as only short listed candidates will be contact-ed, OLS thanks you in ad-vance for your interest in our Company.

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HEALTH PRODUCTS

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PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

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LEGAL SERVICES

DIAL-A-LAW: access free in-formation on BC law. 1-604-687-4680; 1-800-565-5297; www.dialalaw.org, audio available. Lawyer referral ser-vice: need a lawyer? Learn more by calling 604-687-3221; 1-800-663-1919.

PETS

PETS

POMERANIAN PUREBRED DOGS. 7 months, 8 months and 9 months in age. WEIGHT 5-7 POUNDS. www.wigglypaws.ca CALL 250-423-4843 EMAIL: [email protected]

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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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BUILDING SALE... “”Rock bottom prices”” 25x40x12 $7350. 30x60x15 $12,700. 35x70x16 $15,990. 40x80x16 $20,990. 47x100x18 $25,800. 60x140x20 $50,600. End walls included, doors optional. Pio-neer Steel Manufacturers Di-rect 1-800-668-5422.

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DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel Buildings priced to clear- make an offer! Ask about free deliv-ery, most areas! Call for quick quote and free brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

FOR SALE: •Trailer hitch (class 3) for Ford Ranger/Mazda truck, 8 months old. $200.•Grade 80, 20’ tow chain with hooks (new) $80.

Call 250-949-8928

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

RED ENVELOPE- Unique & Personalized Gifts for All Your Friends & Family! Starting at $19.95 Visit:www.redenvelope.com/Jewel for an extra 20% off or call 1-888-473-5407.

SAVE ON Heating! Yukon Warm Air Furnaces. Wood/Oil - Wood/Electric - Wood only. Certifi ed for Canada. Call for factory direct pricing and bro-chure. 1-800-358-0060.www.yukon-eagle.com.

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REAL ESTATE

ACREAGE

82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available.

www.bchomesforsale.com/view/lonebutte/ann/

FOR SALE BY OWNER

OLDER HOME in Port McNeill, on 2 lots with ocean view, over 3100 sq ft, must be seen, please phone 250-956-3546 for viewing.

MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi -nances, immediate debt con-solidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

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REAL ESTATE SERVICES

QUATSINO, 7 6 lots. 3.75 to 21.7 acres, $100,000-125,000 plus HST. courtesy to Realtorswww.quatsinolots.com Call: 250-245-7357.

STOP into our offi ce to pick up your detailed catalogue of

all listed properties on the North Island.

We can show you any listed property regardless of the listing agent!! Let’s make it

at your convenience! 250-949-7231

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RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

RARE OPPORTUNITY: wa-terfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, (70 Mile House) .83-acre with 360 sq ft insulat-ed cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake. Rare priva-cy, only three lots on the lake, good fi shing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surround-ed by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmo-bile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesfor-sale.com/70mile/frank.)

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

COAL HARBOUR near Pt. Hardy

2 Bdrm apts., Furnished available Sept. 1. Clean, quiet, renovated & upgraded. Rural setting, overlooking harbour. $550./mo., References req’d.1-250-949-8855 or email: [email protected]

HADDINGTON COURTAPARTMENTS

PORT MCNEILL Newly renovated

apartments for rent. Clean & quiet building.

Free cable.Furnished suites available.

Call Ron & Linda 250-956-3365

KINGCOME MANORPORT MCNEILL

NEWLY RENOVATEDBach, 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 2 bdrm apt, Byng Rd. Pets? N/S, ref. req. Aval now. $525.250-949-6319.

CLASSIFIEDS WORK HARD!Call 310.3535

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

PORT HARDY Large 3 bdrm condo, NP/,N/S, heat & hot water included. W/D in unit. Available Oct 1. $775/mo. Ref. req. Call 250-949-7085.

PORT MCNEILL- 3 Bdrm townhouse, close to schools & hospital. Oct. 1. 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 bedroom unit available.Fridge, stove, balcony,

blinds, laundry on premises.Quiet, adult building,

non smoking, no pets.References required.

Inquiries contact Janet 250-949-8501Fax 250-902-0690

SENIORS ONLY - Cubbon Apart-ments We currently have 1 bed-rooms starting at $775.00 per month, a one bedroom at $1000. Cubbon is pet friendly - cats and small dogs, is close to downtown Victoria, buses and parks. 1035 North Park Please call 250-383-1162 to view - email - [email protected] Wetherby Apartments for Seniors - 55+ only please. We cur-rently have 2 bedrooms available starting at $1,075.00 - includes hot water. 3205/3215 Wetherby Road. Please call 250-598-1650 - email - [email protected] Sorry - no pets allowed.

WEST PARK MANOR &

LINDSAY MANOR in Port Hardy

Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great

view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available. Well maintained secure &

quiet buildings. Close to shopping.

2 year rental history and credit check required.

Friendly onsite residentmanagers.

Linda & Bruce. Call 250-949-9030 or email

for info & pictures: [email protected]

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

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

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

FULLY EQUIPPED Restau-rant for rent in busy central Port Hardy Hotel. Available Sept. 2011. 30 seats up to 140 seats. Rent is negotiable for the right client. Phone 250-949-8899 for more info.

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

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

PORT MCNEILLMobile Home ParkShort walk to town.

Pads for rent. Water, sewer andgarbage included.$258.00/ month

Call 250-956-2355

ROOMS FOR RENT

PORT HARDY, room for rent in house, satellite TV & inter-net incl’d, $400 mo. Contact Mike or Kim 250-902-0330.

RENTALS

STORAGE

TOWNHOUSES

PORT HARDY: Central, like new, 2 bdrm, $675. Avail. Immed. (604)418-3626 or email: [email protected]

PORT HARDY: Central, like new, in gated comm., 3 bdrm, $800. Avail. Immed. (604)418-3626 email [email protected]

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SPORTS & IMPORTS

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VTRUCKS & ANS

FOR SALE: 96 Chev Astrovan. Great running order.Parts only, broken frame.Offers? Call 250-902-0302.

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approximately September 15, 2011Hardy Bay Road will be closed to facilitate

construction necessary for repairs to a culvert.

Local traffi c will be permitted thru to Camelot Road. Please plan ahead, follow detour route

and obey all signage.

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Hooking a whopper

Steve Lacasse, chair of the Northern Vancouver Island Salmonid Enhancement Association, snags a cheque from Fenton Williams, assistant manager of Port Hardy’s Coastal Community Credit Union. The bank recently conducted a Going Green cam-paign and the branch received a dollar towards a dedicated community organiza-tion for every paper statement that was not sent. “We raised $2,000 dollars,” said Alison Mercer (pictured), also of Coastal Community Credit Union. The money will be put to good use at the Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre.

september 8, 2011

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