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•1st Friday of every month-Yak Shak Coffee House7:30-10pm

•Every Saturday-Fall, Winter, Spring Market QCC10:00a.m.-2:00p.m

-Village Square Winter Market Village Square10:00a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Feb. 2, Friday-Mitlenatch Society: U-Vic’s Purinima Govindarajulu, on Frogs @ 8:00pm QCC

Feb. 9, Friday-Q Cove Local Area Planning.2pm-5pm Quadra Elementary7pm-9pm Quadra Elementary

-Friday Flicks/’New Waterford Girl’ QCCDoors 7:30pm

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Feb. 11, Sunday-Celebrate Yourself QCC11am-3pm

Feb. 16, Friday-Valentine’s Dance ‘Elmers Bar & Grill’ Quadra Legion9:00pm-Quadra Island Garden Club 1st meeting. QCC 7:30 pm

Wilderness First Aid

For outdoor guides, enthusiasts or anyone who works or recreates in remote locations. An Advanced Wilderness First Aid course will be held on Quadra Island March 14-23, 2001. For more info contact Greg at 285-3308

The Next Deadline For Advertising & Editorial

12 noon, Tuesday Feb 13th, 2001Only Items Received Before The Deadline

can be guaranteed space in the upcoming issue.

Fall, Winter, Spring Markets

For all the islands. Quadra Community Centre. Every Saturday, 10am - 2pm. Donation suggestions of $5/table, $2.50 half table or children. Quilters, crafts, garage sellers, jugglers, live music, fun etc. Better, cheaper and more convenient (no ferry fare needed) than Walmart, Zellers, Superstore etc. Come one, come all. Etc., etc., etc. ........ for ever. For info. call 285-3766

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Bantam Girls for 2001 season. On sale at Hummingbird Art & Offi ce Supply and KT’s General Store. Only $5!

Open StageCome and share your

talents in an evening of variety entertainment for the family, songs, poetry, juggling, dance. Admission $3.50. Students & performers $2. 1st Friday each month, 7:30 - 10:00pm, Yak Shack Coffee House, corner of Taku Rd.. and Heriot Bay Rd.. Downtown Heriot Bay. For more info. call John at 285-2958

Legion NewsFriday, February 16 will

be our annual Valentines dance at the Legion with Elmer’s Bar & Grill providing the music from 9 :00pm on . Admission is $5.00 . So grab your sweetheart and join us. Don’t forget “ Friday night pool tourneys” $5 drop in, winner takes all. We also wish to thank all the great volunteer who made our casino night such a success. All monies raised will be going to the Quadra Is land Sen ior Hous ing Society. Job well done! See you at the Legion!

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everyone through stillness instead of mental noise is the greatest gift you can offer to the universe. I call it stillness, but it is a jewel with many facets: that stillness is also joy, and it is love.” – Eckhart Tolle

These taped talks from Eckhart’s “Power of Now” retreat this past September have been well attended. If you’ve missed any of the talks you will still understand the ones you do listen to, because each can stand on its own. So join us! Sundays at 1:30 at the Inner Garden.

(Eckhart Tolle is an enlightened teacher who lives in Vancouver. He teaches that a different state of consciousness is available to us here and now.)

A small donation is appreciated to help cover the space rental. For more info: Eric at 285-2372/[email protected]


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Mooney Pottie puts sparkles on her science-class diagrams of fallopian tubes, but thats not the only reason that everyone in the small Nova Scotia town of New Waterford regards her as a bit odd. A wildly imaginative and eternally moody 15-year-old, Mooney lopes around town with her face in a book and her long-limbed body wrapped in thick oversized sweaters and ankle-length skirts. As played by newcomer Liane Balaban, she looks like a Brontë or Yeats heroine, despite her talent for foul-mouthed repartee.

When Lou Benzoa, a transplanted New Yorker (a vibrant Tara Spencer-Nairn) plunks her 16-year-old sexy self down in town, the two girls become best friends and life begins to change -- in bizarrely intriguing ways that will have the local boys’ heads spinning.

Lou is as extroverted and impulsive as Mooney is defensive and introspective. The two of them ride around in Lou’s beat-up convertible, and Mooney starts to live in the here and now, instead of escaping into her head. Mooney is painfully alienated from her family and schoolmates, but her desire to leave is tinged with ambivalence. New Waterford may be a one-street town, but the Nova Scotia coast has a rough, romantic beauty, and the closer Mooney comes to getting out, the more she feels the pull of the place. Both actresses are spellbinding. In fact, its a terrifi c cast from top to bottom, including the amateur Cape Breton extras who make every scene look so real.

“New Waterford Girl” is a tender and hilarious vision of female adolescence. The script is by Tricia Fish and based on her memories of growing up in New Waterford during the ‘70s. Director, Allan Moyle (Pump Up The Volume) shows us Nova Scotia through Mooney’s eyes. This is a smart, incisive and enormously

enjoyable fi lm. With glee, it turns Canadian family cliches topsy-turvy. The movie sends up sexual stereotypes, re-invents teenage girls as self-fulfi lling dynamos and refuses to treat them as mere appendages to the boys who lust after them.

(references: New York Times, Toronto Sun, Reel Reviews, eye WEEKLY)

Quadra Seniors, Branch 91 OAPO

ReportThe new executive members, noted

in last month’s report , were sworn in at our January 10 meeting by Provincial Steward Martin Amiabel.

With that formality out of the way, our members were treated to a well-presented, informative and very interesting ta lk and demonstration by 3 members of the Quadra Fire Department.

Sharon Clandenn ing , Len Beck and Colleen Swanson covered every aspect of fire prevention and suppression. They handled the many questions from an interested audience with skill and humour. The icing on the cake was a draw for 2 beautiful T-shirts bearing the Quadra Fire Department logo.

The regu lar business included information about trips to the theatre in Chemainus and boat excursions to be made when the weather improves. Regu lar activit ies include Ta i -Chi , carpet bowling and short hiking trips. In the spring we feed young salmon at the hatchery and, during the summer we sta f f the tour ist in formation booth.

Our most ambitious long term project is planning and raising money for sen ior housing. Our newest interest group is a “How to Do I t” d iscussion group for computer owners.

After the business meeting, we all enjoyed a delicious lunch.

Our next mon th ly mee t ing i s Wednesday, February 7 at 10 :30am in the Canadian Legion building. Ever yone is we lcome . Come join a fun group and ga in a new sense of belonging to our island community. Call Ruth Amiabel at 285-3801 or Joyce Hargreaves at 285-3971 for more details.

10th Annual World Community Film

Festival February 2nd and 3rd, 2001 Courtenay,

B.C.’s largest social issues fi lm festival features more than 40 films and videos screened at 4 venues. This includes a closing night screening of Long Night’s Journey Into Day, winner of best documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.

Opening night on Friday, February 2nd, includes commentary from renowned author and columnist Des Kennedy. A free bazaar featuring food, international goods and displays by community groups takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Check out www.web.net/~worldcom/ for a program guide, ticket prices, and locations. You can also call (250) 337-5412 or e-mail [email protected]

Quadra Island Minor Softball

Registration Dates:Saturday Feb.24th Q.Cove 11am-2pmSaturday March 3rd H.Bay 11am-2pmMonday March 5th Quadra Elementary2:30- 4pmIf new registration please bring child’s birth certificate. A separate Uniform Deposit Cheque is also required from all players.For more info call Registrar- Pauline Falck at 285-3682 Thanks!


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Climbing Wall for Quadra?

Have the January Blues been driving you up the wall? Maybe thats not such a bad idea, especially if the wall is right here on Quadra. A few people have been getting together recently to talk about the idea of a climbing wall on our island. Nobody was talking walls until Seattles Rich Johnston opened his “Vertical World” in l987. Excuse the pun, but he must be a rich man by now. Because fast forward to 200l and there are climbing walls everywhere - in gyms, schools, community centres, even in shopping malls and coffee houses. If you want an unusual birthday party or wedding, you can go to the local wall. And indoor climbing is safe, there is always instruction available and you climb with a rope, harness and a good belay. Its a great activity for all ages. And you guessed it - climbing is currently “on the list” of sports being considered for inclusion in the Olympic Games.

So where does Quadra come in? Well, we have a neat bit of wall available in the new Community Centre addition, plus a “go ahead” from the community board. We have a bunch of keen climbers, with climbing wall experience, chomping at the rope to get going on the project. We also have Murray Johnson, a registered engineer, who has already designed a climbing wall in Tahsis and is willing to donate his services. So what else do we need?

Expressions of interest, a few more muscle bound types around the table or hanging from ropes, some crafty ideas, donation of material like plywood, 2 x 4s or 2 x 6s - you name it! As you can tell we are mightily excited by this idea and we hope you are too. What a way to while away a rainy winter day, eh? Phone Matt James at 2579, Philip Stone at 2234 or Heather Kellerhals at 3570 for more information.

Quadra Island Garden Club

Spring is rapidly approaching; the hazelnut trees are in bloom, the snowdrops are out and the garlic growing. Your seed list is twice as long as it should be and you know you must be more selective but it is so hard to chose. You fi nd yourself going out to poke around in the garden to fi nd what has survived the ravages of the local deer population. It is gardening time.

There appears to be enough interest to form a garden club on the island. The first meeting is scheduled for Friday, February 16 at 7.30 pm at the Community Centre. If you are an experienced, a novice or a would-be gardener, come and share your ideas of what you would like a garden club to be. A number of ideas have been suggested such as a Bring and Buy table, a sharing of gardening magazines, some monthly suggestions for what to do in the garden for new gardeners, a show bench for plants in bloom at the moment, and possibly a plant sale to raise money for future speakers. We aim to meet once a month from September to May/June, in the evening, with a different topic each month. We are hoping our local horticulturalists will share their expertise and everyone will bring their knowledge and/or questions on the topic under discussion. Visits to one another’s gardens may be arranged in the spring or fall if members wish to participate. It is always a delight to poke around a garden with the actual person who created it. As we will only have a few meetings before the summer break, no membership dues will be requested. However, a small donation to cover the rental of the hall would be most welcome.

Our topic for February 16 is organic gardening with Theresa O’Brien of Q Gardens. Please come and share your organic gardening practices that work with others. It is also an opportunity to fi nd out how to deal with dreadful pests such as the narcissus fl y (the maggot eats your daffodil bulbs so you get no bloom the second year). Tea and cookies will be available. If you have any questions, please phone me at 285 3194 or email to [email protected].

Public NoticeRecently someone removed or

otherwise disturbed a number of different coloured ribbons on Woodlot #042 off the end of Fox Road. Please be aware that these ribbons are part of the layout of work for the woodlot and are used to identify reserve zones, road locations and cut block boundaries and are being utilized in accordance with an approved Forest Development Plan for Woodlot #042. The fi eldwork involved in hanging these ribbons represents a substantial investment in time and money. If you have any questions about the ribbons, please feel free to call me at 285-3294. Please continue to enjoy the recreational opportunities offered by the woodlot but kindly refrain from removing or tampering with the ribbons.

Heart Art Exhibition

Fools Gallery, Feb. 12-17Young artists, elementary age and

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VICTORIA - The South Quadra Island fi re protection district is receiving land for a new fi re hall and ambulance station through a provincial Crown grant.

B.C. Assets and Land Corp., an agency of the provincial government that manages Crown land for public benefi t, made the grant of just over 2.5 hectares on Heriot Bay Rd.

Murray Johnson, South Quadra Fire C hief, said plans for building a new fi re hall have been in the works for eight years. He noted that the ambulance service is eager to have a new station.

As follows is Murray Johnson’s speech at the new fire hall site on January 26, 2001.

Murray Johnson’s Speech“ I wou ld l ike to say a few words

myself on behalf of the Fire Department. I would like first like to pay tribute to the citizens of Quadra who formed this Dept 41 years ago. Their dedication and vision gave us a valuable service which has grown and matured over the years and shown its ability and commitment time after time. The current #1 Fire Hall, which they established, has performed its duty well for much of its 35 years or so, although we’ve been feeling the pinch there for a while now….

The Fire Service has changed much over the past couple of decades. We have more roles to fulfil, we must per form them more sa fe ly, we face more and more hazards which we must protect against, we have more regulations to follow, and our level of training is much higher.

In fact, the life of a volunteer firefighter is mostly one of training! We are expected to be able to competently and safely deal with any emergency to which we are called. In addition to the traditional role of fighting structure fires, we equip and train :to fight vehicle fires, to fight wildland fires, to extricate patients from vehicle accidents , to provide F irst Response emergency medical service, in powerline electrical safety, in gas safety and response to gas emergencies, and much more…

All of this requires us to have a variety of different spaces to train in, both indoors and outdoors, and this new firehall will greatly help us with that.

This multi-function nature of the modern f ire depar tment means we have more equipment, of increasing complexity, all of which must be properly maintained, checked, tested, practiced with , stored, and kept in a state of constant readiness. The design of the new firehall will allow us to do this much, much better than we are currently able to.

For many years the Quadra Island Unit of the British Columbia Ambulance Service has been sharing a corner of our f ireha l l , when they deserved their own proper ambulance station . For the past severa l years they ’ve pa t ien t ly wa i ted while we worked towards a new hall, with the in ten t ion of loca t ing a longside us and continuing the excellent working relationship that we enjoy . I know that they’re just as excited as we are at the prospect of working out of a suitable facility.

In closing, I would like to extend heartfelt thanks to the Government and people of Br itish Columb ia for providing this Crown Grant of land to us. It allows us to proceed with a much-needed facility, and provides recogn ition of this hard -working , dedicated bunch of volunteers of which I am proud to be a part. I would like to thank you all for coming.

Quadra Island Gets Fire Hall Land

Following the various speeches South Quadra Fire Chief Murray Johnson and BCAS’s Betty Doak answered questions from the local and Campbell River media.

Asked about the location, Johnson said that the options available for a new fi rehall location were limited due to the regulations which require the site to be central to the Fire Protection District. Several properties were identified as suitable but the prospect of a Crown Land donation made this piece particularly attractive as the donation saved the department some $100,000. The size of the land parcel (2.2 ha) is ample for the new buildings, training needs and water storage. In addition the site is on a height of land which will improve radio communication and speed up response time as loaded fire trucks leaving the current fi rehall have immediatly a steep slow climb out of Q-Cove on West Rd or Heriot Bay Rd. Construction is due to start this spring and is scheduled for completion by the end of the year.


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Group Piano Lessons(2 to 6 per class) Ages 5 and up A fun & affordable way to learn piano 3/4hr/week $35/month

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Spring Cleaning??Well you’re in luck! We’re having a Giant

Garage Sale Saturday March 17th at the Community Centre. We need donated ITEMS FOR SALE in clean and working condition. Prearranged drop off would be appreciated but pick-up can be arranged. All proceeds from sale benefit Quadra children in our Softball Program. Help keep our kids active and involved in our Quadra Community. Thanks! Quadra Island Minor Softball.

For more info call-Michele Sjoholm @ 285-3747

Quadra Trials Maintenance Committee

Our winter trails maintenance program will continue with much appreciated assistance from the Katimavik participants on the island. Each Wednesday in January we will head out to work on the southern trails. If you would like to help and get some exercise after the holiday season please contact Judy at 2922. This is a fun way to help on a community project and get to meet some of the Katimavikers.

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Celebrate Yourself Sunday

Va len t ines is coming and i t ’s that time aga in . Time to submerge yourse l f in fun, fantasy and fee l in ’ good. Time to put your feet up, have a soothing facial, a massage, an acupressure treatment , reflexology, or perhaps experiment with mendhi (body art), have your hair re-styled, sample special soaps and skin care products. Then sit down with a cuppa’ and a munchie and chat with friends, your partner, a lover. It all happens on February 11th, 11-3 at the Quadra Community Centre when the Quadra Family Centre, formerly Quadra Daycare, presents our third annual Celebrate Yourself Sunday.

Profess iona l and products to pamper body, mind and spirit; door p r i z e s , a d d i t i o n a l d r a w s f o r f re e products a t the booths , de l ic ious drinks and food. Treat yourself and your valentine to this delightful day. Admission is a toonie, proceeds to provide needed funds for the Quadra Family Centre.

To obtain a space for your booth, or for more information, please call Bobbi at 285-2833.

BC Hydro looking into new supply for

Quadra IslandQuadra Island - BC Hydro has

determined that the cause of the January 12 power outage on Quadra Island was a damaged underwater cable. What caused the damage is still unknown and investigation continues.

“As far as meeting Quadra’s immediate needs, electricity is being supplied through an alternate system,” said BC Hydro local operations manager Randy Bolton. “However, we have put together a project team to review options for a long-term secure supply to Quadra Island.”

“ It will take a few months for an option to be selected and the facilities to be constructed,” said Bolton. “The first step, which is already under way, is to get cost estimates on supplies and equipment. Once we have some concrete information, we can move onto exploring suitable solutions. We will also continue to keep the community informed of the situation as plans unfold.”

A “Green” Option for North Island

VotersA “Green” option will be awaiting

North Island residents at the polls in the upcoming but as yet unannounced provincial election. An inaugural meeting of the newly formed North Island Green Party will be held on Tuesday February 20 at 7:30 pm in the brand new Campbell River Community Centre. In attendance will be Adriane Carr, dynamic new leader of the Green Party.

"We are excited to be offering an alternative" says Michael Stahnke, chairperson of the Association. " People are fed up and bored with politics as usual in British Columbia. The incredible animosity between the Liberals and the NDP has been a real hindrance to progress and stability in this province." Says Stahnke, " The NDP have fallen far short of the mark and many former supporters are very disillusioned. The Liberals are plain scary. I doubt if they have either a social or an environmental conscience. The time has come for us to try something new."

"Our environment is under increasing stress, everybody knows that. The North Island economy, whether it is forestry, mining, fi shing or eco-tourism is dependent on a healthy environment. It is essential that we elect a thoughtful, knowledgeable environmental advocate to the legislature."

Mention the Green Party and some people immediately conjure up radical tree huggers bent on destroying the economy. "IT ISN'T LIKE THAT" emphatically states Robyn Mawhinney, an organizer of the event. "Most of us are thoughtful and intelligent. The Green Party presents credible social and economic policies. The foundation of our platform is a commitment to a healthy environment. What could be more fundamental? Remember" says Mawhinney, "it's not THE environment, it's OUR environment. If our actions and those of our government poison our environment and ourselves, what is the point?"

The meeting on February 20th at 7:30 is an opportunity for North Island and Outer Islands residents to join the Green Party, become informed and get involved.

For further information about the meeting and the Green Party phone Michael Stahnke 285-2830 or Wendy Richardson 285-3929.

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On other Southern routes, passenger and private vehicle fares remain unchanged.

Note that Shoulder and Low Season fares will be changing on our Northern routes — including Mid-Coast, Inside Passage and Queen Charlotte Islands services — as of March 16, 2001.

For more information, including price changes on Assured Loading Tickets and prepaid ticket books, plus new fares for RVs and commercial vehicles, pick up a copy of our 2001 Passenger and Vehicle Fares pamphlet, available free at BC Ferries terminals and onboard ships. You can also give us a call at 1-888-BC FERRY (386-3431 in Victoria), or check www.bcferries.com.

A reminder that, as of Thursday, February 15, 2001, new distance-based fares for passengers and private vehicles will be in effect on many BC Ferries routes.

Here’s a sampling of new fares for the present Low Season: Adult Route Passenger Car

NEW FARES

Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay (one way) $8.00 $25.50 (weekend) Tsawwassen-Duke Point (one way) $8.00 $25.50 (weekend) Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay (one way) $8.00 $25.50 (weekend) Swartz Bay-Gulf Islands (return) $6.00 $18.75 Powell River-Texada Island (return) $5.00 $12.00 Nanaimo-Gabriola Island (return) $5.00 $12.00 Chemainus-Thetis Island-Kuper Island (return) $5.00 $12.00 Buckley Bay-Denman Island (return) $4.50 $10.25 Denman Island-Hornby Island (return) $4.50 $10.25 Campbell River-Quadra Island (return) $4.50 $10.50 Quadra Island-Cortes Island (return) $5.50 $12.75 Port McNeill-Alert Bay-Sointula (return) $5.50 $12.75

Thanks to a Canadian project called Piano Six, Quadra Island audiences

will be treated to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear a world famous

concert pianist in the newly renovated Community Centre. The founder of Piano

Six, Janina Fialkowska, is coming to Quadra on February 12th for a master

class from 10 a.m. and a recital at 7 p.m. A master class is a lesson open to the public, and is a wonderful opportunity for pianists of all levels to learn tips,

technique and performance practices from a great teacher while she coaches local students on specifi c works. The master class will run for two hours, is

open to anyone interested in sitting in to listen, and admission is by donation.

Piano Six was born out of Ms. Fialkowska’s growing awareness of the economic hardships being experienced by small communities and the declining opportunities for piano recital programming across Canada. The list of pianists in Piano Six reads like a who’s who of Canadian concert pianists: Janina Fialkowska, Jon Kimura Parker, Angela Hewitt, Angela Cheng, Marc-Andre Hamelin, and Andre Laplante. Each artist has pledged to dedicate a ten day period in their annual calendar, every year for the next ten years, to undertake, for a fraction of their usual fees, an unprecedented series of recitals, school concerts and master classes. The artists want to bring their music to smaller or isolated communities that would not otherwise have such an opportunity, or at least only rarely, to interact with international concert stars. A protÈgÈ of the late keyboard giant Artur Rubenstein, Janina Fialkowska is regarded as one or the leading pianists of her generation. She

is celebrated for her commanding and eloquent interpretations of the Classical and Romantic repertoires and routinely wins accolades for her performances with the world’s great orchestras. In 1990, Ms. Fialkowska was chosen to give the world premiere of Liszt’s recently discovered Third Piano Concerto with the Chicago Symphony. Her many acclaimed recordings as soloist, which garnered Juno Award nominations in 1997 and 1998, feature the music of Chopin, Liszt, Moskowski, Paderewski, and Szymanowski. Janina Fialkowska is the driving force behind the

Wolfville International Piano Festival, a summer event dedicated to nurturing and showcasing young Canadian musicians.

Tickets for the recital, which will feature works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Liszt, are $15 in advance, and are available at Explore Gallery and Quadra Crafts on Quadra Island, and Page Eleven Books in Campbell River, or $17 at the door. Admission is free to anyone 16 and under who is accompanied by an adult. For more information, or if you need a ride from the ferry, call Hilda at 285-3458

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How to open to our deepest, most sacred selves is indeed a mystery, one that deserves great curiosity and respect. Cultures near and far have embraced this question from the beginning of time, each fi nding portals to understanding within their own traditions; each entering the mystery of beingness with tools wrought from their own experience.

No one path will take us all to the stillpoint, the place of peace and oneness. Some paths undertake to quiet the mind, thus seeking the stillness and wisdom that lies therein. Others call upon the taming of desire and use of the will to bring the body to a place of health and ease consistent with an inner quiet. Each has value as far as the individual can embody the practice and make it their own. The work must resonant deeply in order for the person to fi nd the inner discipline needed to move through the stuck places one surely fi nds within as we endeavor to unravel the mystery of beingness.

Humanity has always sought to go beyond the everyday experience and welcome the transcendent. These days there are unlimited ways in which we may express our desire to go beyond everyday consciousness.

My husband and I have both embraced a variety of paths throughout our adult lives. Each has value in that they have brought us this place, at this time, with these awarenesses. And yet the calling to fashion a path of our own remained strong and deserved attending to.

To this end we offer a retreat called “Beckoning Great Mystery’. It is a four day event that uses the Arts, Ritual and Play to perhaps allow us insights into Great Mystery, whatever that terms holds for each of us.

The retreat is deep, fulfi lling and infi nitely fun. It is comprised of elements we believe opens us to discovering what lies underneath. The weekend is gentle and mysterious and asks guests to open to the possibility of contact with their most sublime and sacred selves. Child-like curiosity is our main guide. Because there is only a total of ten participants including ourselves and an assistant, we can go to a depth that traditional workshops and retreats cannot.

The cost is $125 and includes meals from

Friday dinner to Monday breakfast. The fee also includes shared housing and all material costs. This fee defrays costs and our time is donated. Donations are accepted but not expected after the retreat.

The next retreat is March 2-5 and is held on Cortes Island in a beautiful and sacred setting. Additional retreats are April 13-16, June 1-4, and July 20-23. For more information please visit our web site www.devekutproject.com or call us at 250-935-0073.

Granny’s Valentine Crafts

“Granny’s Valentine Crafts” will be presented at the Museum at Campbell River on Saturday, Feb. 10th At a workshop from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., children 7- 12 years old can make a simple old-fashioned decoration like grandma might have made in school over 50 years ago.

At that time, children’s craft activities were generally more structured and everyone followed rules for easily controlled projects. The trade-off was that children sometimes failed to develop free expression. The Museum program will allow more creativity, but the activities give the child an idea of what Valentine’s Day at grandma’s school might have been like. Cost is $4.00 per child.

Please pre-register between noon and 5:00p.m.Tuesday through Sunday. Call 287-3103

Alberni Music Fest 2001: A Celebration

for all AgesThe Alberni Valley is pleased to bring

Vancouver Island music lovers the first Alberni Valley MusicFest. The festival, which is to be held Saturday, Feb. 17 and Sunday Feb. 18, 2001, promises to bring together musicians of regional, national and international stature. More than 14 recording artists will be featured in two days of musical workshops, afternoon and evening concerts. This is an exciting opportunity for music lovers of all ages, and Port Alberni promises to put on a amazing show.

Main Stage Attractions:

Saturday, Feb. 17, Alberni District Secondary School, 6:00pm - 10:30pm. Performances by: Alison Vardy, Andrew Schmidt, Gerry Barnum, Allan Dobb, Ken Hamm, Scruj MacDuhk, Gary Comeau and the Rhythm Shakers.

Sunday, Feb. 18, Alberni District Secondary School, 5:30pm - 10:30pm. Performances by: Myshkin, Zubot and Dawson, The Be Good Tanyas, Michael Jerome Browne, Paul Bergman, Tammy Fassaert trio with John Reischman, Valdy and Nancy White.

For a schedule of workshops and afternoon performances check out our website at: www.albernimusicfest.shawevents.com or contact Rob Ebbs at 250-724-6729 or Cynthia Low at 250-724-3839.

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Drum-Making Workshop

The Museum at Campbell River is pleased to announce that Nuu-chah-nulth artist, Mr. Ben David, will give a drum-making workshop on Saturday afternoon, March 10th.

The advance notice of this workshop is given because registration must be in by Feb. 8th in order for the necessary materials to be obtained in time. The presentation is subject to minimum enrolment and includes the necessary hides and cedar rims for all to complete a fi nished drum. Mr. David will show participants how to stretch a hide, fasten it to the rim, and subsequently paint a design on the drum’s surface.

Ben David was born in 1942 on the West Coast and lives in Port Alberni. He has given lectures on art and culture at the Museum of Northern Arizona at Flagstaff, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, as well as in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has exhibited in Santa Monica, Calif. His work is in collections in Germany, France, England, United States, Japan, Mexico, and many other countries.

Don’t miss this opportunity to work with this very interesting man, who has worked in almost every art medium used in Northwest Coast Art, and is willing to share his knowledge of Nuu-chah-nulth traditions and history.

Please pre-register now, before Feb. 8th, in order for this workshop to proceed. Call 287-3103 between noon and 5:00pm, Tuesday through Sunday. The cost is $110.00 /100.00 for students or seniors.

From The Company Fieldbook

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A thought-provoking, and sometimes funny, mix of works “From The Company Fieldbook” is the fi rst exhibition of the year at Campbell River & District Public Art Gallery. The show opens on February 2 at 7:00 p.m.

The exhibition, arranged as an imaginary company fieldbook, tracks environmental degradation on watersheds such as the Campbell and Gold rivers. “In a very unique way,” says Art Gallery director, Jeanette Taylor, “the artists in The Company extend the work of conservationists like Roderick Haig-Brown, keeping us thinking about the issues he raised.” To compliment this connection, local actors, Lloyd Morris and Stu Morrison, will give a dramatic reading from the works of Haig-Brown and Van Egan at the exhibition opening.

“The Company” is a collaboration of artists using the fieldbook format to take a poke at seemingly endless environmental studies conducted by government and corporations, many of which bear no results. Born of their small town experiences from across the country, The Company commands our attention through humour, imaginative play and frank exposure.

The Campbell River Art Gallery invites everyone to experience this passionate expression of attachment to our beautiful coastal environment. The show opens February 2 at 7:00pm and continues until March 10. The Gallery, across from the Tidemark Theatre, is open 12:00 - 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is by donation. For more information on this exhibition or the Gallery’s selection of classes and workshops for people of all ages call 287-2261 or e-mail [email protected].

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Dear Editor, There is an implication in two

articles in the January 19 issue that Raven’s logging might leave Quathiaski Cove short of water. Nothing could be futher from the truth. I have no difficultiy believing that the Raven clearcuts might sit right on top of the recharge area for some of the Quathiaski Cove aquifers: one would have to know a lot about the local geology to be certain, but it is a reasonable asumption.

However, assuming that this is true, a good way to get more water into the Q-Cove wells in late summer would be to ask Raven to make certain that not a single tree is left standing. Trees are more deeply rooted and evaporate more water than whatever else is likely to grow in a fresh clearcut.

Many studies have shown that in our climate clearcuts result in higher water tables and prolonged streamflow during the dry season. The most recent study is published in the November 2000 issue of Water Resources Research. I have it as a .PDF file which can be distributed by e-mail. Look at the first conclusion at the top of page 3239.

None of this is meant to excuse Raven for what they are doing to the old Filberg Tree Farm on our island, there are many good reasons for be ing concerned, inc luding hydrologic ones. What about a golf course, (as rumors have it), with all its fertilizer and herbicide use on top of a recharge area, or any other high intensity development with many paved surfaces?

Rolf Kellerhals

Dear Editor; I found last issues Sierra Quadra Notes

very interesting reading.For those who may have missed it,it was a brief description of the amount of energy we Canadians use each day.The comparison was made between an ancient hunter-gatherer and an average Canadian.

It is obvious to most of us that we are a very consumptive bunch. So the question arises what can we as individuals do to reverse or arrest this trend to more consumptive lifestyles?

I would like to issue a challenge to all those who claim to care and especially those who have assumed the role of environmental activist. Get yourself a bike,a helmet, good raingear and ride it! Try making a commitment to reducing your vehicle usage by just 25% to start with.The pay off to you personally and the environment will be huge. It only takes a few weeks to build a basic fi tness level,and you will have no desire to return to your polluting ways.

Another way to save fossil fuel consumption would be to keep your business local, save the ferry trip to town, less diesel burned the better. One more thing some of us could do is think twice before we plan that next vacation to some exotic locale half way around the world. Burning jet fuel so that the wealthy of the world can be concerned eco-tourists cannot possibly benefit the environment.

So we should probably discourage long distance tourism, too bad when we try to do the right thing there is always a price to be paid, it may have to get quieter around here in the summer. So there it is, we can’t have it all, but we can live better.

Be a real “activist”,at least some of the time, park the Pathfi nder, leave the Jetta in the garage, can the trip to Senegal and get active. It may be hard not to be a hypocrite but it’s fun trying and its good for the environment.

Yours truly,

Nick Rose, bike crusader and environmental activist by default

Sierra Quadra - NotesOne of the major indicators of global

warming is melting polar ice and glaciers throughout the world. In the last 30 years, Arctic sea ice has become 40% thinner and Antarctic ice shelves have been “calving” and higher rates than usual. As for glaciers, 100 of the 150 in Glacier National Park have melted since 1850. Alaska’s Columbia Glacier is melting. So, too, are other glaciers around the world: in the Alps, Spain and the Caucasus; Mount Kenya Glacier and the glacier at Kilimanjaro in Africa; the Upsala Glacier, the South Patagonian Ice Field and the Guelccaya Ice Cap in South America. Three glaciers in Irian Jaya, which lost 30 meters per year in the 1920s are now retreating at 45 meters per year. In the Himalayas, some 2,000 glaciers have disappeared in the 1900s.

Submitted by - Ray Grigg

P.S.Could it be that the long term impact of the environmental foot print we can see is actually far less devastating and destructive than the one we can’t see and seem to be happy to carry on ignoring?

UBC Landscape Architecture studio

on Open Space Planning for South Quadra Island. UBC’s Landscape Architecture Programme is assisting the Quadra Island community and the Regional District to inventory environmental conditions, identify open space planning priorities, and develop sustainable design options for Quathiaski Cove/South Quadra Island, as a basis for future land use and development decisions. These open houses will present early study findings and seek further community input on desired community character, recreation/tourism opportunities, and long-term sustainability of the Island lifestyle.

See Island Calendar for dates and times.


Dear Sir,Hoo Boy, the Raven situation has certainly

spun out of control! It seems to me that if we step back and look at the history of this issue that there are some lessons that Islanders can apply to future controversies. When my wife and I moved to Quadra almost 20 years ago people seemed to work together. I remember the community plan where people of many viewpoints cooperated on a variety of committees. The fi rst two years of the Quadra Island Forest Resources Committee were enjoyable and established a template for forestry activities in B.C. In the late 80’s this began to change on the northern gulf islands and we began to see vocal groups react fi rst and try to discuss later. An environmentalist explained the rationale this way: “We have to get their attention”, but by starting out with protests, blockades and in a number of instances vandalism, we polarize the issue and lose the middle ground. Remember the Village Bay Lakes motor issue? It began with and innocuous request to limit motor size to preserve sensetive habitat and blossomed into a full blown battle between a “ban on all motors” faction and an “I’ll do what I damn well please” group. At the ensuing meeting any compromises went out the window ( it was great entertainment though).

We need to take a new path by developing more cordial long term relationships with the many groups that make up our island society, this begins with our Regional Director and his advisors. I have negotiated land use issues with Raven and though they are hard nosed businessmen, (better than the soft headed variety running our government) I found them to be approachable and fair. This sentiment was echoed by a friend who worked on the Campbell River estuary land deal, he also pointed out that the Raven principals have provided many jobs, community leadership and numerous charitable donations over the years.

Lot 123 has been privately owned for many years, why was relationship building and negotiation not begun long ago? I also cannot understand why the Regional District would place 40 acre silviculture zoning on the land without some form of regulation to provide a sustainable cut level. Instead of slapping on a punitive 40 acre zoning would it not have been better to attempt to offer some sort of zoning compromise such as cluster development? If we accept the premise that lot 123 is of vital importance to the public, could we not trade it for a less sensitive portion of the Village Bay Lakes Park? Surely if we can remove Crown land from a woodlot for a parking lot and ecotouring lodge adjacent to the VBL Park, a few hectares to Raven wouldn’t hurt.

Pete Calverly

The Community Centre Addition is up and running - well, at least partially. The user groups who were able to put up with the dust and noise have continued their activities. Others have been using different facilities or have cancelled their activities for a few weeks. Thankyou for your patience during this busy time. There should be few disruptions to hall use in the future months. The last two Saturday nights were busy, January 20th saw a Coffeehouse put on by Katimivik and then last weekend, a professional concert by MPact, an acappella group from Seattle. Both evenings were considered a success! Thanks to the work crew: Randy Goertz supervisor, Dan Balatti, Matt Danylczuk, Ken Dinnes, Denise Hanson, and Dave Hodge. They managed to move the stage and open up the addition to the main hall within a one month time frame. A large thanks to Jonathan Whittingham and George Murdoch for assisting the crew in the move. They put in many volunteer hours taking down lights, curtains and equipment and reinstalling them on the new stage. Sandy and the Katimivik workers also put in many hours before their Coffeehouse getting the new stage set up for a performance and removing dry wall dust. The construction crew are now fi nishing the rooms in the south wing and will be working until April 21. Human Resources Development Canada have donated further to this project with funds for part of the finishing materials. This donation increases their fi nancial assistance by $22,334. The fundraising committee thank HRDC for being so supportive and offering us this substantial amendment to their contract. The Comox Strathcona Regional District have donated an additional $8,000. through a Grant in Aid which will help to pay overhead costs. Thanks to Jim Abram for obtaining this grant for CCAP. Until this stage of the project, we have not had to borrow money from the Credit Union. Quadra Recreation have lent CCAP part of their contingency fund, and a private

loan has been borrowed against the fi nal provincial grant payment. This month however, we will have to draw from a line of credit which the Quadra Credit Union has established for us. Thankyou Ray and the Credit Union staff for your help. Our budget shows that we may have to borrow approximately $60,000 from the Credit Union to complete the project to useable space. The community’s donations are still very important - we would like to pay for as much as possible without using the line of credit. Please help us with funding if you can. Thanks to all of the Quadra Islanders who have been participating in this project with fundraising ideas and donations. CCAP appreciate everyone’s help. If you have any suggestions please contact a CCAP member or phone Sandy at 285-3243. Thankyou to the Arts Fest for their donation raised from the performance evening in November. Thankyou to the Katimivik crew for the proceeds from their Coffeehouse two weeks ago. Thankyou to the following businesses who have recently made a donation: Coast Mountain Fuels, Walcan, Quadra Builders, and Quadra Credit Union. Thankyou to Malcolm McDonald for prewiring the south wing with cable, to Michelle Sjoholm for teaching the fi rst Katimivik group how to paint siding, to the Katimivik groups for their ongoing help all over the community, to Barbara Reed for volunteering her time as an interior design consultant. If you have not had the opportunity to view the changes at the hall please drop in weekdays to Sandy’s offi ce 8am to 2pm. If the user groups have ideas or special needs in the Addition now would be the time to discuss them with Sandy, the building steering committee or a CCAP member. The Addition will be functional by April and we expect it will be used as soon as it is available. The detailed completion of the new areas will take time, as the user groups grow into their new facility. Everyone involved in this project is proud of the outcome.

CCAP Update


Money Matter$

by Steven Halliday

Canamerica Americanada?

Living next door to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly or even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.”

Pierre Elliot Trudeau, 1969 speech to National Press Club, Washington, DC.

These remarks form the basis upon which James Laxer has built his new book, Stalking the Elephant – My discovery of America (Viking, 2000). In this book he recounts his travels throughout the U.S.A., in which he explores issues such as guns, the death penalty, obesity and greed, amongst others. Here are his jacket comments – “To understand what lies in store for Canada today, you’ve got to look more closely than ever at the United States. It’s become utterly artifi cial to analyse Canada without taking into account the immense U.S. infl uences on the country. American social, economic and political developments come at us with a speed and intensity we have never before experienced. It’s not that we are fated to do whatever the Americans do, but as Canadians, we have lashed ourselves to the American chariot and we are going along for the ride. If we do not pay close attention to the direction the chariot is taking and make deliberate choices about how and when to fi nd our own way, their fate will determine our fate. Canada will exist as a geographic expression. In no real sense will we be a country. Understanding the U.S. has become a Canadian question, perhaps the Canadian question.”

At a time when the President of the US ascends to offi ce by order of the Supreme Court rather than the will of the majority; when the 400 wealthiest individuals are

worth more than the poorest 170 million US citizens; when individual indebtedness has more than tripled (as a % of income) since 1979; when a significant energy crisis is unfolding and the stock markets are fragile, we have more reasons to be concerned than ever before. The U.S.A. is entering the 21st century facing a mountain of problems, and the new President has started his term by alienating huge segments of his own population as well as foreign nations within his 1st week in offi ce. He is proposing huge tax cuts based upon a forecast economic surplus that, at best, is wishful thinking. He is proposing to go ahead with massive increases in defense spending and the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile shield even while U.S. allies point out it is not only unlikely to work, it will cost a fortune, it will alienate other nations and is illegal under the 1972 ABM treaty. He is advocating a swing to the far right in domestic policy that even wingnuts such as Pat Buchanan and Jerry Falwell couldn’t have dreamed of, in the process alienating civil rights and women’s equality groups. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy has slowed to “zero” growth (and shrinking), and the number of layoffs per week by industry has surpassed any period on record. The majority of Americans now have their retirement savings invested in a wobbly stock market, with expectations borne out of a period of unprecedented growth that is unlikely to reappear for some time to come, at best putting a major crimp in their retirement dreams and at worst destroying them altogether. There is no question about it, folks, the U.S.A. is headed for some very interesting times.

North of the 49th parallel things are getting interesting as well. Politically, the last election showed that Canadians wanted little change in our government, returning Jean Chretien to power for the third time in a row. But while we ostensibly want no change, movements advocating independence have sprung up in BC and Alberta. In Quebec, it is likely a man who wants to accelerate the separation process will soon lead the Parti Quebecois. We, too, are experiencing industrial slowdowns, due largely to the “twitch and grunt” of a slowdown in U.S. demand. Remember, our largest (by far!) trading partner is the U.S.A. – if they ain’t buying we certainly can’t keep on producing. Our governments are bragging about their fi nancial acumen in generating fiscal surpluses while our infrastructure crumbles around us, our healthcare system is failing, and our economy is starting to contract. Our Prime Minister is about to go head to head with Mr. Bush over the aforementioned missile defense (guess where a lot of the necessary hardware needs to be placed?). Additionally they will discuss our concerns about the opening of the Alaska Wilderness Preserve to oil exploration and pipeline construction through Canada. And fi nally, our own BC Hydro might soon have to pull the plug on our Californian neighbours because they can’t pay their growing hydro bill of some $400 million

There is no doubt of the accuracy of P.E.T.’s analogy – in economic circles his comment is paraphrased “when the U.S. sneezes Canada gets a cold”. Mr. Laxer’s excellent book offers no suggestions or special insights into what we as Canadians should or should not do. It does, however, heighten awareness of our vulnerability. It is my view that the U.S.A. is in the process of developing one heck of a cold, maybe even a bad case of the fl u, and unfortunately Mr. Laxer nor anyone else I’m aware of can prescribe any medicine that can inoculate Canada.

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Burn Awareness Week Feb 04th – 10th

The Province of BC has declared the week of Februar y 4 t h through 1 0 t h t o b e B u r n Aw a re n e s s We e k , d e d i c a t e d t o i n c re a s i n g p u b l i c awareness of the causes and prevent ion of burns. Burns are a lead ing cause of death in BC , and each year hundreds of victims suffer from these terrible injuries. The BC Fire Commissioner ’s Office and the BC Professiona l F ire F ighters Burn Fund have d istr ibuted educationa l material to elementary schools and i f you have kids in Quadra school they ’ll likely be working with it next week. Any other groups (preschool etc.) who would like information to hand out , please contact this writer. A few Burn Prevention Tips:

• Children : Educate chi ldren t h a t h o t t h i n g s c a n c a u s e h a r m . N e v e r l e a v e h o t l i q u i d s o r f o o d s unattended or where a child can pull them down . Keep appliances such as irons out of reach. Many fata l burns to children are the resu lt of their playing with fire . Teach them that matches and l ighters are not toys. Use chi ld -resistant l ighters and store a l l matches and l ighters out of sight and out of reach of children .

• Kitchen: never leave cooking foods una t tended – oi l or fa t can ignite . If you are faced with a grease f ire, care fu l ly sl ide a l id over the pan and turn of f the hea t source . Always turn pot handles to the back of the stove . Avoid wear ing loose fitting sleeves when cooking , that may contact stove burners and ignite .

• Cool a Burn: If a burn occurs, immediately cool the burned area by placing it under cool water for 10 -15 minutes. Cool water reduces skin damage and minimizes pain . Never use butter, lotions, ice, or ointments, a s t h e y s e a l t h e h e a t i n . I f blisters develop , seek medical help immediately .

Protect Your Family From FireLast week there were two devastating

house fi res in the Lower Mainland, in each of which died two small children. I just watched the newscast where the fi nding was revealed that the Maple Ridge fi re, which killed girls aged 8 and 11, was caused by a poor, non-code modifi cation to a chimney which eventually broke down and let hot chimney gases into the wooden framing, starting a fi re which had completely engulfed the house before the fi re department arrived. Scary part – I’ve seen potential hazards just as bad, or worse, on our Island… It doesn’t matter how fast the fire department is, how superbly equipped or well trained – there’s little they can do in a situation like this. Here on Quadra, where we have no building or fi re inspections, we need to be especially aware of this. It’s entirely up to the homeowner to be sure that houses are as safe as possible from accidental fi re. Whether it’s for wood stoves, chimneys, propane or oil heaters, electrical wiring or appliances, smoke alarms, emergency exits, fi re extinguishers, or any of the other things often connected to fi re tragedies – PLEASE always follow building code and fi re code regulations and manufacturer’s instructions. If you don’t know what the rules are, call in skilled help. Not sure where to go? Give us a call, we’ll try to help you get the information that you need. Not only do we care about the safety of you and your family, but there’s no way any of our fi refi ghters want to have to do what the Maple Ridge volunteers had to do last week.

Something New For Your Resume

The Fire Department depends upon volunteers in order to provide fire and other emergency protection to Quadra Island. New faces are always welcome, and at this time we are actively seeking several new members for the department. If you are over 18, healthy, and willing to make a commitment to help provide a valuable service to your community, please consider joining us. Training takes place Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30. You should be able to make at least two of these meetings each month, and be willing

to carry a pager during the times that you are available to respond to an emergency call. The Department provides training in many basic and specialized areas, including structural and wildland firefighting, first aid, truck driving, air brakes, communications, auto extrication, electrical safety, and much more. It’s a rewarding experience with a great bunch of people – give it a try! To fi nd out more, call Murray at 285-2773, Len at 285-2802, or Sharon at 285-3373, or just show up at the #1 Fire Hall in Q-Cove any Tuesday evening at 7:30.

Government Turns Over Land for New Fire Hall and Ambulance Station

As you may have already heard elsewhere, perhaps in a story in this issue of the D.I., a brief ceremony was held last Friday, Jan 26, where the BC Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks handed over the title to the piece of land on Heriot Bay Road which is being provided for a new #1 Fire Hall and Ambulance Station. As a result of the Department’s long-range planning process, in 1992 the need to replace and relocate the #1 Fire Hall was identifi ed and a search for a suitable site begun. Following several other attempts at obtaining a site, this piece of Crown Land was applied for in February of 1997. After a great deal of work and lots of waiting, in April 1999 the land was promised to us as a Free Crown Grant, once a few conditions were met. These were, and finally last week we received title to the land. We don’t have room in this issue, but will put more information on the planning for the new facility in a future column.

This column appears in the Discovery Islander every second issue or so. Our thanks to the publishers for giving us this opportunity. If you ever have any topics that you would like covered regarding the Fire Department, fi re safety regulations, etc., or questions that we may be able to answer, please feel free to contact us: QIVFD, Box 80, Quathiaski Cove, BC, V0P 1N0, Attn: Fire Chief Phone 285-3262 Fax 285-3273 You may also contact this writer at email [email protected] if you like.

Quadra Island Volunteer Fire Departmentby Murray Johnson


Ferry Fares Going Up Local Stakeholder Group

Calls for Protests

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Ferry fares are slated to go up 7% on the Campbell River-Quadra and Quadra-Cortes routes on February 15, and local stakeholder group representatives are calling for protests to try to stop the increase.

“It’s not too late,” said regional district director Jim Abram, a member of the Campbell River-Quadra-Cortes stakeholder group. “I haven’t given up hope that we can stop this, but we need the community’s energy and commitment.”

Minister responsible for BC Ferries Joy MacPhail announced on January 17 that fares are increasing between 4-7% on 13 routes, going down on three routes, and staying the same on others. The new fare structure is based on distance and also takes into account fixed costs such as maintaining ships and terminals.

BCFC president and CEO Bob Lingwood said the fare structure was developed

after comprehensive public consultation. Local stakeholders, however, feel major changes to the way BC Ferries is run are necessary.

The Campbell River-Quadra-Cortes stakeholder group presented an “option 4” proposal to BC Ferries Corporation (BCFC) following a public meeting on Quadra on December 3. At the meeting the stakeholder group received unanimous support for its proposal from the approximately 160 people present. Option 4 was a minority report that disagreed with the majority position of the Coastal Council.

The option 4 proposal’s main points were that BCFC be eliminated and ferries be rolled back into the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, there should be no fare increases or rationalization of fares, and there should be an increase in the federal subsidy for ferries.

“Although the government and the corporation are saying it’s just a little increase, this is just the beginning. There will be an annual increase equal to at least the consumer price index. The Coastal Council’s report to the government recommends a sustainable financial framework for BC Ferries that allows for that kind of annual increase. The representatives from the local stakeholder group have opposed that from day one, but it went through because it had the majority Coastal Council approval,” Abram said.

He went on to say that allowing this increase to go through without a protest sets the stage for allowing the next one to go through without a protest.

“What people are missing is the corporation as it stands today is a waste of money. We’re paying twice—into the provincial tax base that provides a subsidy and at the fare box. We do not need this corporation. The administration has increased dramatically since ferries went from highways into a corporation. Under highways each boat used to be run by a senior skipper, which devolved authority down to each run. That’s the way it should be because the senior skippers know what needs to be done on their routes.”

by Tanya Storr

Above & above left: Islanders protest ferry fare increases in 1997. More to come?...Photos: Tanya Storr


Quadra’s Young Ambassadors

by Tanya Storr

Three Quadra Elementary students and one Carihi student from Quadra have been chosen to go to Japan over Spring Break with the Young Ambassadors program. Grade 6 Quadra Elementary students Jenika Doherty, Elijah Faulkner, and Angie Schoenfelder, and grade 10 Carihi student Tara Williamson leave on March 16 for 10 days in Japan.

The Young Ambassadors program sends students from school district 72 to Japan every other year, and students from Japan visit Campbell River during the alternate years.

This year 24 students in grades 6-10 are going to Japan accompanied by six chaperones. The young ambassadors will visit Osaka, Kyoto, and Campbell River’s twin city, Ishikari. Ishikari is located on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan.

After landing in Osaka, the students will take a train to Kyoto where they will spend three days staying in a hotel. While in Kyoto they will visit local sights, including some temples.

The students will then travel to Ishikari, where they will stay with host families who have children of similar ages. They will attend school for two days with their host students, eat meals with their host families, and observe local customs.

Jenika Doherty, who will turn 12 in early February, said she is very excited about going to Japan.

“I can’t wait until we go—it seems like a long way off. I haven’t been off this continent before,” she said.

An important part of the trip preparations is learning about Japanese customs and culture. The Young Ambassadors go to a meeting every two weeks at Robron School, where they are taught Japanese phrases and etiquette.

“We learn some phrases we will need and how to behave when visiting a Japanese home, like how to sit at the table and to take our shoes off and

place them facing the door,” Jenika explained.

The students who have been accepted for the Young Ambassadors program had to submit two letters of reference and their report card, and write an essay about why they would be a good candidate to go on the trip and why they want to visit Japan.

The application process has two stages: students must fi rst be recommended by their school and then approved by a committee in Campbell River.

Quadra Elementary usually recommends one student for the Young Ambassadors program and in the past once recommended two, but this year three applied and all three were recommended and accepted.

“It’s quite a precedent,” said Quadra Elementary grade 6 teacher Murray Garland, who reviewed the applications along with principal Kevin Kavanagh and learning assistance teacher Bridget Walshe. “We’ve never had three go before, but we decided to give the stamp of approval to all three and see what would happen. All three ended up being accepted.”

Abram said this is the time to bring the point home that ferries should go back into highways so that the whole province can pay for the ferry system, not just the users.

“The best time to effect change is before an election. The province is putting tens of millions into the Lions Gate Bridge and it’s coming out of all our pockets. Why shouldn’t every person in this province pay for the ferries? If the ferries were run by highways there could be a minimal fl at fee, like a toll, not fares based on arbitrary fi gures,” he stated.

At the December 3 public meeting, Geoff Dixon from BCFC explained that the new fare structure would rationalize fares across the system. Abram disagrees, saying the increase doesn’t rationalize fares because the fares were based on arbitrary amounts to start with.

“The fares would only be rational if we went back to zero and started from there,” he argued.

The last time BCFC increased fares was in 1997, when the corporation announced a 38% increase to try to achieve an objective of making each route pay for itself. The increase was met with strong public outcry, resulting in a roll back of commuter book fares.

This time the 7% increase will see single ticket passenger fares increase by 25 cents and single vehicle fares increase by 50 cents on the Campbell River-Quadra route. Commuter book tickets will increase by 12 cents for passengers and 28 cents for vehicles.

On the Quadra-Cortes route single passenger tickets will go up 25 cents and single vehicle tickets 75 cents. Commuter passenger tickets will increase 15 cents and commuter vehicle tickets 49 cents.

Abram said he is concerned about the lack of protest from local ferry users to date, but he emphasized there is still time.

“The community gave us a clear mandate at the December 3 meeting that we do not want fare increases because we are already paying too much. The only way to make ourselves heard is if the whole community protests like we did in 1997.”

Abram said people who are interested in protesting the fare increases can call him at 285-3351 or Martin Amiabel at 285-3801. He also advised that people who are against the fare increases call MLA Glenn Robertson at 287-3732 and North Island BC Liberal candidate Rod Sanderson Visser at 286-0006.

Young Ambassador Jenika Doherty will be perfroming at the Yak Shack Feb 2nd


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Murray said the journey to Japan is a wonderful cultural learning exchange for the students. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, an overseas adventure is an encyclopedia of experience,” he stated.

The students had to apply by October 31 and found out they were accepted at the end of November. Each student has to come up with $2200 plus spending money for the trip, and they are also doing a fund raising bottle drive and raffl e to pay for their Young Ambassadors jackets.

“The jackets are red windbreakers with our names, the Canadian and Japanese fl ags, and the words ‘Young Ambassadors’ on them. We were told we’ll really stand out because red is not commonly worn there,” Jenika said.

Jenika is raising money to cover the cost of her trip by collecting bottles and performing a “one girl show” at island venues. She also has an account at Quadra Credit Union (#920660) and is welcoming donations. If you have bottles to donate you can drop them at Q Cove firehall or phone Jenika at 285-2993 and she’ll arrange to have them picked up.

Jenika’s show has a travelling theme and was written by her musical theatre teacher Sue Chamney as a fund raiser for Jenika’s trip. Jenika’s fi rst performance will be during the Yak Shack’s open mike night on Friday February 2 from 7:30-10 p.m.

“In my show I talk about my trip and do some dancing, singing, and acting. I’m excited to perform it. It’ll be fun,” Jenika told me.

Jenika has been singing and acting since she was in grade 1, and just started learning to tap dance in November. She was one of the performers in the Children’s Musical Theatre Club productions of Thumbelina, Shoemaker and the Elves, Wizard of Oz, and Cinderella. Jenika played the part of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz.

Watch for posters giving details of more performances after Jenika’s debut at the Yak Shack.

Elijah, who is 11, said he is really looking forward to going to Japan. He has been doing chores around the house to earn spending money for the trip.

In his application essay Elijah wrote about his love for Japanese food and why the trip would be a great learning experience. Elijah also wrote about his hobbies, which include karate, chess, fi shing, and cycling.

Elijah’s dad, Dave, said he went on a similar trip when he was schoolboy in England around Elijah’s age.

“We went to Europe over Easter and stayed with host families. I have lots of memories of that experience. I think travelling to Japan will make these kids a little more worldly and they’ll have more confi dence. Young Ambassadors is a good program.”

Grade 10 student Tara Williamson from Quadra is one of two Carihi students who are going to Japan. She said she was motivated to apply partly because her Dad went to Japan to do carpentry work a few years ago. Tara, who is 15, is working at the Fools Gallery on the weekends to save money for her trip.

As well as enjoying Japanese food, Tara is also a fan of Japanese animation. She rents Japanese animation videos whenever she can, and recommends ‘Princess Monokoe’ as a good one to start with as it has been translated into English.

Tara has travelled to Turkey, New Zealand, Europe, and Mexico, but she has never been to Asia. “This will be something totally different. It’s going to be fun,” she said.

Other programs through the Campbell River-Ishikari Twinning Society include one-year-long exchanges for students in higher grades and scholarships for Canadian students going to university in Japan.


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Logging Supporters Speak Out

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Raven Forest Product’s logging operation on Quadra Island was the site of another public demonstration last Thursday, but this time it was a demonstration of support.

Over 60 people, gathered at the cemetery on School Road at noon Thursday. They carried signs saying ‘Thanks Raven for the Tax Dollars’, ‘Axes pay Taxes’, ‘Respect Landowners’ Rights’ and ‘Save Your Own Swampland’. They want no one to be able to tell them what they can do on private land.

“We’ve got enough rules and regulations,” said Bill Nutting. “I don’t care if they cut logs here. We’re for the logger.

“It’s their property. They bought it, they pay taxes. Their taxes support the fi re department, they support our

community. They’re like any other land owner on Quadra Island. They pay their taxes; they have a right to do what they want on their property.”

Raven’s logging of its 70-acre District Lot 123 came under fi re from another group of protesters in early December. A group of concerned citizens marched on Raven’s Shopper’s Row offi ce calling on the forest company to stop logging and donate the land to the community in order to protect what biologists say is a rare ecosystem. Part of the lot is described as extremely rare in Georgia Basin lowlands because of its combination of wetlands, old Sitka Spruce and Western Red Cedar.

Raven owners refused to give the land away. Some talks were held over the size of the buffer to be left around the swamp, but no agreement was reached. Logging resumed Jan. 8 after the Christmas break.

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