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Pat Deakin Port Alberni economic development manager

Pat Deakin is a busy man whether on or off the job. In between compiling reports on how to attract people to the city, Pat Deakin’s got three books on the go all at once.

“Most of the books I read are related to my work.”

On his radar currently? Million Dollar Habits by Brian Tracy which struck him with one line about why some business flop and others flourish; “businesses succeed because of high sales; fail because of low sales, all else is commentary.”

That line has helped him pare down his approach to attracting new residents; he either sells them on Port Alberni or not, all else is commentary.

He’s also got Influence Marketing by Danny Brown and Sam Fiorella, a book that inspired him with a story of a company that went from having a great product but no distribution channel and seemingly insurmountable obstacles to a company with that same great product but national recognition and sales to match. The metaphor here is obvious.

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Mike RuttanMayor of Port Alberni

“The style of my reading right now is stuff to do with the (city) budget, community charter, bylaws; keeping up with those things.

I’m just about to start Naomi Klein’s book This Changes Everything, which we bought a while ago.

I love historical fiction, particularly historical fiction that’s set during the Middle Ages or during early Chinese or early Mongolian era.

My favourite author is Conn Iggulden, who wrote a series on Genghis Khan. He brings to life events of that time. Because it’s a series you get the sequence of generations.

My oldest son enjoys reading it as well so it’s something we have in common.”

Maggie Hodge-Kwan, librarian, Vancouver Island Regional Library

“A title I’m reading right now is What We See When We Read: A Phenomenology, by Peter Mendelsund. A true pleasure to read—it’s all about the pictures we paint in our head when we read fiction.”

One chapter takes a description of Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy, written in 1873 and gives it to a police artist, asking them to recreate their impression of Anna Karenina. “It’s not what I thought it would be,” Hodge-Kwan said.

“I just finished Yes Please, by Amy Poehler (celebrity memoir), Life in Motion by Misty Copeland (great book about the first African American ballet soloist at the American Ballet Theatre) and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (the third Bridget Jones book—totally funny and light holiday reading).

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Charmead Schella, executive director, Literacy Alberni

“I’m re-reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being, by Milan Kundera. It’s a favourite. It’s a book of hope.

It’s set in Prague 1968, which was Prague Spring. It’s set just before the Russians came and occupied, just before Czechoslovakia became two republics.

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Between the coversFrom local authors debuting their newest titles to intriguing books from the west coast, here are some book titles to pique your interest.

SUSAN QUINNALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

The Alberni Valley is home to many talented people, among them book authors, or people who have become the subject of books. The past year seems to have been a banner year for local authors.

Here, then, is a sampling of some of the books coming out of the Alberni Valley and West Coast in the past year:

My Name Is Dolly;Poems & Stories;Power and the Native Woman(published by ALWpublishing.

com, available online)Publisher Annie Watts has

teamed up with her mother, Dolly McRae, to produce a trio of books that are available from Watts’ new publishing company and as eBooks.

Watts and McRae launched the trio of books on Dec. 4.

My Name is Dolly shares moments of McRae’s life before she went to residential school. She writes of her time in Kitwanga, B.C., as well as her life in B.C.

Power and the Native Woman was written to assist anthropology students or anyone wanting to develop a concept of Native culture focused on the Nuu-chah-nulth and Gitk’san nations in B.C.

Pagan Flames (published by Solstice

Publishing and is available on Kindle and CreateSpace)

“Healing is an art,” says author Vanayssa Somers, “and romance readers will tell you, love stories are healing.”

Pagan Flames is a tale of two souls entwined through centuries, clinging without fail to the bonds of deep romantic love.

A debut author, Somers has

worked as both R.N. and business-woman on two continents. “My work has always centered on

people and their needs. Writing romance is no different.” Born in the Yukon, raised in B.C., she is familiar with the healing properties of boundless forests, pristine rivers and the deep wilderness.

“The immortal power of love is the best reason in the world to press on through life’s darkest moments—the reward is great for those who never give up on Love,” she says.

Global Casino: International Investment Banking, a Practical Guide

(self-published, available from www.amazon.ca and at the Port Alberni library)

John E. Van Dyke is the founder of Pan Pacific Group International Ltd. (PPG),

leader of a multinational powerhouse and well versed in international finance. A resident of and businessman in South America since

1998, Van Dyke has returned to Port Alberni, where he grew up, to raise his daughters.

With Global Casino Van Dyke aims to provide the average person with a working knowledge of the international investment banking industry, the stock market and component that make up the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process for businesses.

This is Van Dyke’s third book.

Port Alberni (More Than Just a Mill Town)

(Published by Heritage House, available at Alberni Valley

Museum)Port Alberni

is renowned historian Jan Peterson’s fourth book about Port Alberni, but this one is the most personal. Port

Alberni is a colourful portrait painted as a result of Peterson’s time as a journalist with the Alberni Valley Times newspaper.

Peterson takes readers on a vividly described three-decade ride of boom and bust in a community that, she says, only gets stronger with each new challenge.

We Are Born With the Songs Inside Us

(Harbour Publishing, softcover)Since 2004, journalist

Katherine Palmer Gordon has interviewed dozens of young First Nations people living

in B.C.—artists and community leaders, comedians and consultants, musicians and lawyers, people who are household

names and those known only within their communities.

We Are Born With the Songs Inside Us collects 16 candid stories gleaned from those interviews: stories of people who share an unshakable belief in the importance of their cultural heritage to their well-being, to their success at what they do, and to their everyday lives.

Among them is Kim Baird, former chief of the Tsawwassen First Nation, who negotiated the Tsawwassen Treaty; Gino Odjick, a former NHL star; and Penny White, a marine biologist who works with coastal communities on resource management.

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Richard Bauer peers through a scope at a scoter near Harbour Quay Marina on Saturday while Rick Avis and Sheena Falconer observe during the annual Christmas Bird Count.


Christmas bird count sees boost

Port Alberni’s numbers were up and some rare birds were spotted during the annual Christmas Bird Count, held Dec. 27 around the Alberni Valley.

However, Port Alberni’s numbers are still low compared to other centres on the Island, says count compiler Sandy McRuer.

“Anyway, 9165 birds were counted from 88 species. This is up from last year where only 77 species were identified and 6,609 birds were counted,” McRuer said. “The better weather had quite a bit to do with it; no wind only an hour of rain, mild temperatures meant no frozen lakes, and even sun later in the day.”

Compared to neighbouring communities we fare poorly, he said. “For

instance, last year Parksville had 115 species and 23,282 birds.”

Port Alberni’s numbers are usually lower because there are fewer skilled observers, “far fewer” participants, and more habitats, such as gravel, sand beaches and open ocean, he explained.

This year several people came from Courtenay, Nanaimo and even Rossland, B.C. to help with Port Alberni’s count.

“We definitely had some very nice birds that aren’t commonly seen on birds counts on Vancouver Island,” he said, such as Ruddy Duck, Spotted Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Hermit Thrush, Western Meadowlark, American Goldfinch, and Evening Grosbeak.

After 22 years, McRuer announced at a wrapup dinner at the Golden Dragon that he is stepping down. “The torch is being passed or doused,” he said.

McRuer has been officially reporting bird count numbers to the Audubon Society for more than two decades. “It’s time for someone else, preferably younger, to take it on,” he said.

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Libby and Rick Avis and Sheena Falconer try to verify the species of cormorants they spotted drying their wings on a log boom in Fisherman’s Harbour, Saturday morning.

‘We definitely had some very

nice birds that aren’t commonly

seen on bird counts on Vancouver

Island.’– Sandy McRuer

Parcs Canada est er d’annoncer qu’une version provisoire du programme de rétablissement de l’autour des palombes de la sous-espèce laingi, une espèce menacée inscrite dans la Loi sur les espèces en péril, est maintenant disponible pour examen et commentaires. La version provisoire du programme a été élaborée en collaboration avec des organismes gouvernementaux, des experts techniques et de nombreuses parties intéressées, y compris des représentants du secteur forestier, des Premières Nations et des organismes voués à la protection de l’environnement.

Le rétablissement de l’autour des palombes de la sous-espèce laingi vous intéresse? Vous êtes un propriétaire foncier de région de Port Alberni où des activités de rétablissement de l’autour des palombes pourraient vous concerner? Si tel est le cas, Parcs Canada aimerait connaître votre opinion.

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FiveSOME SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR WEEK AHEAD

First Night Family CelebrationLooking for something fun to do with the whole family? Check

out the First Night Family Celebration put on by the city with the help of the Port Alberni Toy Run and Boston Pizza. There’s an Echo Pool family swim from 6-8 p.m. with games, prizes and pizza. If frozen water’s more your style, there’s skating and on-ice games from 5-7 p.m at the AV Multiplex. If you prefer solid ground under your feet, then there’s rollerblading, dancing, prizes and snacks at Glenwood Centre from 6-9 p.m. All activities are free.Peace Walk

Are you hoping for a peaceful 2015? Then join the Peace Walk happening at 11:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day. The walk starts at Glenwood Centre and ends at Abbeyfield. Walkers are encouraged to bring a symbol, banner or sign that expresses their personal wish for peace. There will be an open mic at Abbeyfield and a lunch at 1 p.m. at the Guru Nanak Sihk Temple.

Bulldogs HockeyCome on out and cheer on your Alberni Valley Bulldogs

as they take on the Surrey Eagles at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2 and the Cowichan Capitals at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4. Both games are at the AV Multiplex, visit www.albernivalleybulldogs.ca for more information.

Polar Brrr SwimThe second annual Canal Beach Polar Bear Swim

is happening at noon on New Year’s Day. Hosted by The Peak 93.3, the swim will feature prizes for the best costume, best group costume and the oldest swimmer. Afterwards, warm up in the warming tent with free hot dogs, coffee and hot chocolate. A shuttle will be going from the uptown Coulson building to the beach prior to the event.

Art Rave Social

The Art Rave Society will be holding their second monthly Art Rave social at Chars’s Landing from 7-10 p.m. Toast to the New Year with a glass of complimentary bubbly and enjoy music and complimentary appies on Dec. 31. There’ll be a live art demonstration and a silent auction fundraiser as well.


V ICTORIA – It’s time to look beyond the protests and

political battles around climate change that dominated 2014, and look at the year and the decade ahead.

From the California drought to shifting forest patterns across B.C., there is evidence that our climate is changing more rapidly. Public debate consists mainly of squabbling about the significance of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, rather than what can be done to prepare.

A draft discussion paper from the B.C. forests ministry on wildfire control was released in December after an access to information request. “Climate Change Adaptation and Action Plan For Wildfire Management, 2014-2024” describes the progress

made in the province’s community forest fire prevention plan, and its goal to create “wildfire resilient ecosystems and wildfire adapted communities” over the next 10 years.

The final discussion paper is to be released early in 2015, but the key research is in. It estimates that by 2017 there will be 788 million cubic metres of dead pine in B.C. forests. Fires in these areas spread 2.6 times faster than in healthy green stands, up to 66 metres per minute.

The report calls for fuel management beyond community boundaries to stop “mega-fires” by creating landscape-level fuel breaks, with targeted harvesting, prescribed burning and new silviculture practices.

It notes that bark beetle infestations and bigger,

hotter fires are being seen across North America, with costs rising along with urban development. For example, the 2011 Slave Lake fire in northern Alberta generated the second largest insurance charge in Canadian history.

The costs of preparing are huge. The costs of not

preparing could be catastrophic.

Also in 2014, the B.C. government appointed an advisory committee to prepare for the renewal of the Columbia River Treaty with the United States.

While this 1964 the treaty has

no end date, its flood control mandate expires in 2024. I spoke with Deborah Harford and Jon O’Riordan, members of the Simon Fraser University Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT), who, along with ACT senior

policy author Robert Sandford, have written a provocative book on the treaty. They hope it will help lead to a renewed agreement that will be a model for a changing world.

“If you’re looking ahead 60 years from 2024, there’s a lot of climate change projected in that period, for British Columbia and the U.S.,” Harford said. “For the B.C. side, we’re looking at heavy precipitation and potential increase in snowmelt runoff, while in the States, you’re getting the opposite, much less snow.

“There will probably be no snowpack left down there, and they’re looking at the prospect of quite drastically lower flows in the summer.”

The treaty, sparked by devastating floods in 1948, led to construction of three dams on the B.C. side and one at Libby, Washington that backed up Kookanusa Lake into B.C. Between that reservoir and the Arrow Lakes, 110,000 hectares of B.C. land was flooded.

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TOM FLETCHERB.C. Views

2015: the year of climate adaptation

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EDITORIAL

2015 looking up for Alberni

We’re about to christen a new year in the Alberni Valley, and with the crisp, cold weather comes the promise of good things for the future.

We have a new city council that appears to have renewed vigour in making Port Alberni a more economically sound place to live. And with the higher numbers of people who turned out to the polls during the last election, we seem to have more people vocally invested in our community.

Hopefully, the new council will continue to take public input into consideration as they gain experience as a team, and the public will continue to hold them accountable.

So, what do we want for our city in 2015? The old cliché of peace and goodwill towards mankind is a good place to start.

The annual Peace Walk takes place on Jan. 1, starting at Glenwood Centre and culminating at Abbeyfield House on Redford Street. While walkers may spread a global message of peace, we would like to see more peace and less turmoil at city council.

The Polar Bear Swim taking place for a second year at Canal Beach can remind us not to throw cold water on new ideas, just because we don’t understand them.

(The Boxing Day shopping frenzy can also be a good reminder not to spend money we don’t have on something just because we want it right that moment; a little restraint goes a long way.)

As the sunshine brings out smiles in everyone, let us remember to smile even when it is cloudy, for it can brighten our days and our outlook. As the temperatures drop, let us try and make sure our tempers don’t drop with it—keeping a civil tongue when speaking with others.

As far as goodwill, we challenge everyone to think positively of Port Alberni this year, despite what anyone else says (or at least poke fun at who we are—we’re looking at you, #WorstPlaceToLive).

If something doesn’t sit right with you, come up with constructive criticism, or better yet, a solution. Let’s leave the negativity in 2014.

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‘If you’re looking ahead 60 years from 2024, there’s

a lot of climate change

projected in that period...’– Deborah Harford

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Collective voices needed

To the Editor,What better example

of governments’ barely concealed contemptible attitude towards Canada’s First Nations peoples than Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s dismissive response to Peter Mansbridge’s query on CBC’s ‘The National’ as to whether his government would hold a national inquiry into over 1800 missing and murdered aboriginal women across Canada.

“Not high on our radar”, was the PM’s

outrageous answer.The PM’s apology

to First Nations in the House was nothing more than a sham and a part of politicking as usual.

As a 60-plus non-aboriginal woman, I strongly encourage every last Canadian aboriginal of voting age to please make a New Year resolution to exercise the best thing colonialism ever gave them: the vote!

Nothing else would get politicians’ attention more than the prospect of the largest growing population demographic in Canada voting en

masse. And what a beautiful thing that would be.

Liz Stonard,Port Alberni

Clark’s quest for dam glory

To the Editor, Once upon a

time B.C.’s current Liberal premier was content to play the leading lady in that farcical mini-series, ‘Calamity Clark Goes to Victoria’. When Christy Clark was personally defeated in the last provincial election, she was forced to find a politically safe seat. She chose

Westside-Kelowna, the luxurious bastion of conservative values and the ancestral home of the fabled Bennett family.

Clark has now become enthralled with the legacy of the late Premier ‘Wacky’ Bennett, the renowned builder of hydroelectric dams. Although times have changed, Clark has become intoxicated by her fantasy of becoming another legendary builder of mega-projects.

For her own self-aggrandizement she is charging into the Peace River valley with the same

recklessly bravado displayed by General George Custer in 1876, when he foolishly and fatally attacked the Plains Indians at the Little Bighorn River. Perhaps her approval of this “dam” $9 billion project will go down in the history books as ‘Premier Clark’s Last Stand’.

Hopefully the First Nations people of the Peace River will cut Clark’s hyper-inflated ambition down to size with court challenges and thereby save British Columbians from drowning in a reservoir of red ink.

Lloyd Atkins,Vernon

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orchards, dairy farms and the homes of 2,000 people.

Those dams hold back spring flood water and provide for irrigation that has allowed Washington to expand its agriculture to a $5 billion-a-year industry.

The treaty shares the value of hydroelectric power generated by the many downstream U.S. dams such as the Grand Coulee, but it pays B.C. nothing for

agricultural benefits that were achieved at the cost of B.C. farms and aboriginal territories.

O’Riordan notes that climate shifts create a strategic benefit for B.C. The U.S. has no more dam capacity to exploit, and needs us more than ever, for flood protection and water supply.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Shift could be benefit for B.C.

To the Editor,An interesting debate was

recently batted around in a forum on alberni.ca. The subject: should Port Alberni continue to go for big industry, or should a more diversified economy be the focus. Wes Brick’s letter to the editor (Celebrate what we’ve got here, Dec. 25) segues with this debate.

Returning to the debate referenced, I asked: “how successful has Port Alberni

been in landing new ‘big industry’ in the last 20 years compared to the economic success of Coombs”? Respondents to this question said “but they have the goats on the roof”.

What a brilliant idea that was! Years ago we might have had just such an idea. Councillor Ken Hoffman, in the late 1970s suggested big rotating flashing fish to be placed, as I recall, in the Victoria Quay area. The idea was pooh-poohed. Shortly after, Ken left town and had a very successful career in Surrey politics.

Jump forward to 2007. Remember the hoop la

around the Bear Tracks and Lumberjacks “branding” exercise? Great, I thought. “Make tracks in the valley” was suggested as wording. The logical shape of a sign was a bear paw. It all made sense. But instead of a refreshing “Make tracks in the Alberni Valley” welcome sign, we got a generic traditional “Welcome to the Alberni Valley”. Another missed opportunity.

The “branding process”,it seems, was a dollar wasting exercise in futility.

In crossing Canada the Wawa “big goose” or the Sudbury big nickel draw attention. The recent big

fish beside the Chamber of Commerce office is interesting and humourous. A bigger one is apparently on the hook; hopefully, it doesn’t get away.

The question remains: “What will make people wantto stop in Port Alberni”? Could the “grand trestle bridge” over Roger Creek gorge, as envisioned by John Mayba, become a drawing card? Does the Hole in the Wall have potential?

This council, I hope, will find the secret and courage needed to re-build a prosperous valley.

T. Lyman Jardin,Port Alberni

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Mark Selva feeds a branch into a wood chipper behind the public works building on Sixth Avenue. City employees will be chipping Christmas trees at the AV Multiplex parking lot Jan. 3–4 for a donation to KidSport.


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From / A9“The beauty of it is

the material is ground down into chips and mulch and is used in parks’ composting. We believe there is a bit of a void there right now and there are a lot of Christmas trees that need a place to go,” said KidSport president Ron Doetzel, who retired last year from Parks and Rec.

Up until three years ago, volunteers from Boy Scouts used to drive around the city collecting trees by donation and had them chipped. However, no Boy Scout units have operated for the past two or three years so no one has been collecting trees. Volunteers with Alberni District Secondary School’s rugby team handed out cards about tree recycling with every Christmas tree they sold this year, helping to spread the word.

The tree chipping service “will prevent trees from being thrown or tossed into an alley,” park supervisor Jacob Colyn added.

KidSport is not providing pickup, however; people will have to bring their trees to the Multiplex themselves.

“We’re hoping people will know that they have to put their tree somewhere and will come by and drop it off at this location,” Doetzel said.

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Focus directs our future for 2015

It’s that time of year again when I start talking about making a list of

New Year’s resolutions and my husband starts declaring his disdain for them.

“The majority of people making them fail,” he’ll say. “So why bother?”

I did some internet research and study

after study confirmed he was right. That still didn’t dampen my enthusiasm for them though.

As far as I can tell, one of the biggest reasons most of us don’t succeed with our resolutions is because we have an all-or-nothing mentality, and we tend to view our first setback as absolute failure, rather than a mere obstacle to overcome.

For example, if one

of my goals is to get in better physical shape, I can’t give up just because I consumed an entire box of Oreo cookies in one sitting. I have to acknowledge I didn’t make the wisest decision in getting closer to reaching that particular goal, and prepare to make better choices going forward.

A well-developed plan that allows for

these occasional missteps can make the difference.

We shouldn’t be so hard on ourselves by expecting to be perfect. Instead we should aim to be persistent.

I’ve looked at some of my lists from years past and I can see that the more thought I put into each goal, the better my results have been. I now know that “write a book” is too broad and

vague as is—it needs a detailed strategy. To accomplish this objective I must tackle it in more manageable bite-sized chunks.

Author E.L. Doctorow once said: “Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”

This analogy doesn’t just apply to bestselling historical novels, but to any lofty goal.

Breaking down our big ambitions into smaller, more achievable tasks can keep us from getting overwhelmed and feeling stuck.

Another important element to realizing our dreams is our willingness to seriously focus on them—not just when we create our lists, but when our motivation dwindles and we lose our way.

Continued / A11

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A Brighter Note

‘I will be sure to include the following as one of the most important goals on my list:

Enjoy the process.’

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From / A10That’s when we

need to take some time to re-focus and re-commit.

In the past year, I found myself needing to do that often. Life can get messy and becoming distracted can easily blur our vision and take our eyes off the prize.

For that reason I’m a sucker for fresh starts.

The first of a new year is my favourite, but a new month, new week or even a new day is also a great opportunity to re-energize.

And just thinking about what I want to accomplish is never enough. I need to personally document my intentions to solidify and prioritize their level of

importance.New Year’s

resolutions, to me, are simply a written list of attainable goals that I plan on achieving in the following year. Imperfection will inevitably play a part, as will persistence and a constant re-focusing as I go along.

But to avoid working for the future rather than living in the

present—a mistake I’ve made before—I will be sure to include the following as one of the most important goals on my list: “Enjoy the process.”

Life is too short to do it any other way.

Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com.

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Angela Spence, left, and Kimmy Schulze from John Paul II Catholic School do some wrapping for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

JP II helps where it countsStudents from John

Paul II Catholic School and their families spent some of their time before Christmas helping with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.

Students wrapped gifts for children on the society’s list, collected food donations, toiletries, warm clothing (toques, socks, scarves) throughout the year that were included in hampers delivered to families in need, and helped make up food hampers.

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Grant Gibson, front left, of the Alberni Valley Lions Club donates a cheque for $500 to St. Vincent de Paul president Mike O’Gorman with help from fellow club members Don Hudson and Russ McLaughlin.

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BABUIK, Adam Joseph: Feb 11 1927 – Dec 23 2014It is of great sadness that we announce the passing of our Dad at West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni at the age of 87. He was born in Vegreville, Alberta.He married his loving wife Ruby Evelyn (Bird) in Nanaimo, BC on Nov 09, 1951 and had 63 wonderful years of marriage. They had eight children, eight grandchildren and two great granddaughters.Predeceased by both parents Emmanuel and Anna (Werenka),

siblings Victor, Harry (Audrey), Nick (Anne – still living), Mary (Albert). Survived by his youngest sibling Rose Matychuk (Harry predeceased).Dad will be greatly missed by his wife Ruby and children Ulrich (Alleson), Lloyd (Jutta), Leslie, Rosanne, Ronald, Wayne, Debra, Donna (Tom), grandchildren Neil (Noelle), Nikole, Michael, Tiffany, Adam, Amy, Kaleigh, Clinton, great granddaughters Riley and Selah.After college he served in the Canadian Armed Forces until the end of World War II followed by a 10 year career as a Detective on the Regina City Police force. From there Dad ventured West to build on new opportunities and provide a better life for his wife and children. Starting in Vancouver and working at Richmond Plywood Mill. Dad became quite the Entrepreneur, owning a mushroom farm in Cloverdale, a poultry farm in Richmond, a motel in Chetwynd, 2- service stations in Chetwynd, a hotel in Wells, a restaurant in Whalley, janitorial contracts in Vancouver, building and managing a

mobile home park for BC Hydro in Revelstoke.He retired at the age of 53 to Parksville, Qualicum Beach then Port Alberni, with a love for the outdoors, fishing and gardening. Adam enjoyed being able to attend various events involving his grandchildren such as graduations, dance competitions and baseball tournaments. The family would like to extend a special “Thank You” to Dr. Dorothy Williams, Dr. G DePape, Stephanie Breck(RN), Paul Manhas(LPN) and the Team of Nurses and Doctors at West Coast General Hospital. The care that Adam and our family received has been overwhelming and beyond our expectations. “Thank you!” Cremation to take place with no service at Adam’s request. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation

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The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul was founded by a group of young people in France in 1833 under the leadership of Frederic Ozanam, a 20-year-old student in Paris. Members felt the need to practise their Christian faith in action rather than words so they dedicated their lives to serving the poor on a person to person basis by sharing their time, talents, friendship and possessions with them.

Since then the Society has spread to 114 countries. With nearly one million members worldwide it is the largest lay organization within the Catholic church.

The society is active in the Alberni Valley, says Mike O’Gorman, president of the local society. As Catholic schools on Vancouver Island support their respective chapters, the Alberni Valley society is helped by John Paul II—and uses its meeting, food and furniture storage rooms.

This year the Port Alberni society visited approximately 400-500 families throughout the year, and delivered substantial food hampers to 50 families at Christmas, a society spokesperson noted. All the gifts (103 this year) plus 50 turkeys, were donated by the parishioners of the Holy Family Notre Dame Catholic Church.

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Fiddlers play for the love of musicOne of the

outstanding and wonderful additions to the Port Alberni musical world began over seven years ago when a group of musicians and music lovers gradually started getting together to play fiddles and other instruments and entertain the Valley citizens. It was the beginning of a group that would perform together for the love of music and for the love of sharing their skills, with seniors and other segments of our population.

Under ¨the creed to promote the playing and enjoyment of Old Time Fiddle music’” the group volunteers to perform at the Seniors Care Homes as a community service on a regular basis. They officially became the Alberni Valley Old Time Fiddlers, Branch #19 of the B.C Old Time Fiddlers Association in 2008. And thanks to Abbeyfield, the group had the opportunity to start practicing in their living room on a weekly basis, and becoming a great addition to the residents’ musical programs. With more members added, the group moved their practice sessions to the “AbbeyHall” basement room at no

charge for its use. Six years on, the

ensemble counts with almost 30 members, about 15 fiddlers, plus guitars, piano, mandolin, banjo, wash-tub bass and Irish whistles.

Although some of the musicians are self-taught, many have attended Fiddle Camps and workshops. Informal lessons are sometimes held within a regular practice when introducing a new piece of music.

“This music has been played for many generations in our country, from our great grandparents to successive descendants, and we continue with this tradition,” says Gordie McConnell, President and co-founder of the local Old Time Fiddlers.

Throughout the years, he has entertained thousands

in the Valley and beyond, playing on his own and with bands. He plays evrything from from guitar and banjo to the steel guitar. His wife Myrna, a piano player and singer, has also been an important part of the ensemble, since its formation, as well.

“Myrna has sung all her life,” comments McConnell.

In addition to performing at Abbeyfield; the group also brings their music to Fir Park Village and Heritage Place on alternating Wednesdays, and on the fourth Monday of each month (May to September), they hold a regular practice followed by a presentation to the residents of Rainbow Gardens. Special appearances by the group also take place at Echo Village and West Haven.

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Fiddlers take part in the closing of the year with music at these two seniors’ homes on Dec. 31!

Gail Ross, one of the directors who writes on the activities of the local fiddlers for the B.C. Old Time Fiddlers Association

newsletter, plays the fiddle and the whistle, while husband Ron, the wash-tub bass and the harmonica.

“At the time I joined the group, I used to play guitar and I did not know how to play the fiddle; so, by practicing on a regular basis and with other musicians’ support, I learned to play it,” she said.

The Old Time Fiddlers are getting more and more popular in our community and other Island’s areas.

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They have played for a couple of weddings and family reunions.

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indeed fortunate to count on this musical group, which is increasing its numbers (players) and also increasing its audiences, because its music reaches people of all walks of life, from the young to the old. Just by attending their practices, the visitor can appreciate the enthusiastic atmosphere this groupradiates!

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Pivotal year ahead for aboriginal relations in B.C.TOM FLETCHER

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Tom Fletcher’s year-end interview with Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad.

Tom Fletcher: Can you tell me about some agreements with First Nations you have in the works for 2015?

John Rustad: On the LNG front, we have agreements with approximately 20 nations that we have signed and we’ll be announcing some time into the new year. I can’t give you more details than that, but they include the coast, some of the sites where LNG facilities will be, and some of them of course are also pipeline benefit agreements.

It’s been a good year for us with LNG negotiations. We have another 20 nations that we’re working with and with a few exceptions, most of those are moving along relatively well.

Fletcher: One of the agreements signed recently was a benefit agreement with the Wet’suwet’en First Nation. At the same time we have one or two hereditary chiefs at the Unist’ot’en camp (accessible by logging road from Houston), with support from professional environmentalists, and they’re adamantly opposed to gas or oil pipelines. Have I got that right?

Rustad: I wouldn’t characterize it that way. Here is how the Wet’suwet’en people are divided. There is the office of the Wet’suwet’en, which is all of the hereditary chiefs from the Wet’suwet’en areas. And then there are six elected bands, four of which have asserted their territory, working with their hereditary chiefs, and those are the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, the Skin Tyee First Nation, the Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band

and the Burns Lake Indian Band.

And then there is the Moricetown Band and Hagwilget, which have not asserted their territory but work under the Office of the Wet’suwet’en.

The Unist’ot’en is one hereditary chief, and the Unist’ot’en family is involved in the blockade. So I’m hopeful, we’ve been working with them. I’m optimistic that in the new year we may be able to find a resolution to that particular issue.

Fletcher: Another highlight of the year, the Site C dam announcement on the Peace River. We’ve got Treaty 8 First Nations who remain opposed. They signed their treaty in 1899, it surrendered the territory east of the Rockies and it protects their traditional hunting, trapping and fishing. The joint review panel on Site C said there are impacts here that really can’t be mitigated. What’s the duty of the Crown in that situation?

Rustad: Obviously we have a duty of consultation, and where appropriate accommodation. We’ve done a lot of work with those nations to date, and we will continue to be engaged with the Treaty 8 nations.

But certainly, particularly for West

Moberly First Nations, who are arguably most impacted by this project, it’s going to be challenging. It has significant impact on them directly as a people, so we’re going to need to find ways to mitigate. You can’t mitigate the fact that the valley will be flooded, but find some other things that we can do with the nation.

Fletcher: Can those opposed stop Site C?

Rustad: Obviously there are some legal challenges out there. I would say Site C has probably been the most studied major project in British Columbia’s history. There have been conversations that have gone on for 30-plus years and a lot of engagement with First Nations on it. I can’t say what a judge will say.

Fletcher: The Tsilhqot’in court decision recognizing aboriginal title was a big event in 2014. Are people reading too much into that as a precedent for other First Nations, or is that territorial claim really unique?

Rustad: It is unique. There has never before been a declaration of aboriginal title in Canada. It’s also unique as a very long court case that led to that decision. One thing that isn’t unique, we know that aboriginal title exists, it’s in the Canadian constitution. The courts have said that it exists but they have never defined exactly where it was. When you look at how the definition was applied for the Tsilhqot’in decision, that was known

as well, in terms of the continuous occupation prior to 1864 [Chilcotin war], their continuous and exclusive use.

This is the first direct title award. It certainly has raised expectations, and from our perspective, we want to do as the courts have said, and that is sit down and negotiate. What does this mean? How do we work with First Nations to define their aboriginal title for those nations who want to do that.

Fletcher: Your party was strongly opposed to the Nisga’a treaty when it was signed by the previous government. It’s been quite a journey since

then, hasn’t it?Rustad: It truly has

been. When you look at where relationships between the province and First Nations have gone over that period, it has been a similar journey. When we decided to take the path of the New Relationship back in 2005, things have changed dramatically.

We went from having virtually no agreements between the province and First Nations to today, where just in the last four years alone, we’ve signed more than 200 significant revenue sharing agreements. We have hundreds of other agreements, on education, social services, health, capacity funding, etc. We’ve come a long way in really what’s been a relatively short period of time, but we still have a lot of ground to make up.

When you look back on Nisga’a and where the province was, and how the relationship has transformed and evolved, it is the direction that we need to go. And that means governments need to be flexible and find paths forward, following the courts

and the constitution. And more importantly,find ways to build respectful relationships. It’s critical for our economy.

Fletcher: What are your goals in 2015?

Rustad: Over this past year when I’ve had the honour of being the minister, we originally had a goal of 10 non-treaty agreements by 2015, and then when I came in we added an additional 10. I think we’re now over 50 non-treaty agreements.

We’ve signed a significant number of incremental treaty agreements, we have four treaty agreementsin principle that are on the table, and we have moved forward with two other treaties that will be fully implemented by 2016.

But I think looking forward, the conversations that we’re going to be having with regards to mining, the work we’ll be doing with theTsilhqot’in, the need we have to go out and have conversations around things like forestry and title … I think it’s going to be an exciting year.

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◆ ALBERNI READS

What books are on their nightstand?

Dave McCormick Port AlberniPort Authority

“I always have a coffee table book on the go and it’s always a sports one,” says McCormick.

He likes books from

different cities, the “then and now” ones but “with the passing of Jean Beliveau, “I pulled Canadien Legends: Montreal’s Hockey Heroes out. I like sports and history so it’s perfect.”

He’s currently rereading The Dixon Cornbelt League by W.P. Kinsella. A life-long Chicago Cubs fan, McCormick likes the metaphor that Kinsella makes with baseball; unlike any other sport, the sidelines in baseball aren’t clearly defined. Instead, “the first base line and the third base

line extend forever.”But when he’s not

reading about baseball, he always has a little time to wander down memory lane and with his little nephew here for Christmas, he pulled out the original French version of the classic The Hockey Sweater.

“It’s such a great little story and I like to practice my French.”

What book do you have on your nightstand? E-mail us at [email protected] if you’d like to share a book (send us a selfie, too!) you’re enjoying.

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From tales to tacos, the West Coast has it allFrom / A3

Shattering stereotypes, We Are Born With the Songs Inside Us gathers the thoughts and hopes of young Native people living in 21st century Canada. Each has a compelling, meaningful story that deserves to be told, understood and, above all, celebrated.

Tofino and Clayoquot Sound

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Margaret Horsfield returns with another

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Clayoquot Sound, on the West Coast, is not only a place of extraordinary raw beauty, but

also a region with a rich heritage and fascinating past. This book delves into all facets of the region’s history, bringing to life the chronicle that started with the dramatic upheavals of geological formation and continues to the present day.

The book tours through the history of the Hesquiaht, Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations as well as other nations that inhabited the area in earlier times.

A place is shaped by its people, and Horsfield and Kennedy highlight notable figures of past and present: the merchants, missionaries, sealers and settlers; the eternally optimistic prospectors, the Japanese fishermen and their families; the hippies, storm- and whalewatchers.

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There are great stories of Tofino’s tribe of cool people and delicious sea-focused recipes.

Vancouver Island: Imagine

(MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc., softcover)

With images by award-winning Comox Valley photographer Boomer Jerritt and text by bestselling author Peter Grant of Victoria, this photo book is pure magic. Many communities from the Island, including the Alberni Valley, are featured in this book.

Vancouver Island: Imagine celebrates the grit and joy of the islands’ people through Jerritt’s stunning photos and Grant’s experienced storytelling.

All books in this feature are available through Salmonberry’s Emporium at Harbour Quay or Curious Coho Books unless otherwise noted.

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Alberni Toyota donated clothing, food, toiletries and Christmas donations to the Bread of Life, from left to right are Dawn McMillan interim co-ordinator for the Bread of Life, Kristen Connell, Toyota, Chris Turner, Toyota, Wynita Jaworski, Toyota and Bread of Life board member Dennis Dalla-Vicenza.

Larry Pokeda & Pat Reynolds donated $2,000.00 to the WCGH Christmas Campaign. Th ey gen-erously donate annually to support our hospital and this year they received a large “Winter Birds” print. WCGH Foundation photo

Diena Tyne, left , and Angie Croxen, right, of the Alberni District Co-Op on Beaver Creek Road present Joanne Ralston with the 50” LED television.

Sally Anderson (left ), Coordina-tor, accepts a cheque for the Read & Feed School Breakfast Program from Pat Miller representing Xi Chi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.

Submitted photo

Jessie Downton of the Johnston Road Co-Op presents Rowemary McKinnell with the 50” television she won on December 24th.

Tis The Season



HAND OVER YOUR KEYS.

Hold on to What Matters.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Lucky Winners of the 50” LED TV’s are:Rosemary McKinnell

& Joanne Ralston

HOLIDAY HOURS

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