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THURSDAY, JANUARY 07, 2016 Vol. 10 No. 25

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Scheduled flights will be flying in and out of the Alberni Valley daily before the month is up, thanks to a deal between the Port Alberni Port Authority and Pacific Seaplanes.

“This agreement is an integral step towards Pacific Seaplanes’ goal of providing expanded seaplane services to the west coast of Vancouver Island,” said Pacific Seaplanes CEO Randy Hanna.

Having had success with flights from Bamfield to Vancouver, Hanna wondered if Port Alberni flights could be similarly successful.

“We started services in 2015 from Vancouver to Bamfield and during the summer we constantly flew over the Alberni Valley,” said Hanna.

“I began to wonder why there was no service there.”

It wasn’t his first time flying in the region; Hanna had flown as a pilot with the Port Alberni-based Pacific Rim Airlines decades prior.

“There was an active air service at the time—scheduled flights to Kildonan, Bamfield, Barkley Sound to Alberni,” he said.

Seeing an opportunity, Hanna met with the port authority to discuss possibilities.

“We discovered that we had some great common interests.”

Negotiations began in September 2015 and a deal was reached just before Christmas—much to both Hanna and PAPA’s excitement.

“Attracting seaplane scheduled service here has been a priority of the port and certainly on my desk,” said PAPA director of public relations and business development Dave McCormick.

“Those finger floats off of Centennial Pier were specifically designed to accommodate seaplanes.”

The finger floats off the north side of Centennial Pier are ready to go without any further work, he added.

“They’re good to go. They’ve proven that they work before.”

Getting seaplanes to utilise Centennial Pier on a scheduled basis has been a project years in the making, said City of Port Alberni economic development manager Pat Deakin.

“We began seriously chasing after seaplanes in 2013,” said Deakin.

Although the pier’s main purpose was to act as a breakwater for the ships at Fisherman’s Harbour, Deakin said that it was built with hopes that it would be a multi-use structure.

“Once the the pier and the fingers were in place, we knew we had something that

would work.”However, years

of pounding the pavement and sending out requests for proposal didn’t immediately garner results.

“I’m very happy the port authority was able to secure Pacific Seaplanes,” he said.

To McCormick, it’s yet another way to fullfil the port authority’s main

purpose.“Being a port, our

fundamental mandate is to facilitate the movement of goods and people.”

Regular seaplane service fills a gap in Port Alberni, he added.

“It simply brings more visibility and more opportunity to fulfill our mandate and bring a service that’s been lacking in the community for a long time.”

Port Alberni has long had only one route in and out of the Valley and that route can be both long and treacherous in poor conditions. McCormick said that having another route was key for economic development.

“Accessibility is key for any opportunities and for any investment attraction—as well as attracting new residents to the community,” he said.

“It doesn’t just serve business purposes but also a number of social purposes as well.”

While poor weather will affect seaplanes service, Hanna said that a year of flying to Bamfield gives him confidence that the scheduled flights will remain mostly uninterrupted.

The new development will bring not only people but much needed jobs to Port Alberni, according to Hanna.

“We’ll begin looking

for customer service agents as we develop the service. That’s the whole point of the development—to create jobs as well as to support the community in whatever ways we can with both air service and tourism.”

Deakin sees the seaplanes boosting economic development in more than one sector.

“It’s huge for many sectors of the economy,” he said.

“Tourism operators, for people going fishing, kaying out in the Broken Group. Someone can walk off the float plane and jump aboard a chartered fishing boat.”

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Scheduled seaplanes to land in Alberni

Bit by bit the planks for a stronger economy are being put into place.

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Totem 61Come on out and cheer on your

Alberni boys and girls senior basketball teams at the 61st annual Totem Tournament hosted by Alberni District Secondary. It runs from Jan. 7-9 at ADSS and the Athletic Hall. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/totemtournament.

Bulldogs HockeyCome and cheer on your Alberni

Valley Bulldogs as they take on the Cowichan Valley Capitals at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 8 and the Powell River Kings at 2 p.m. on Jan. 10. Both games are at the AV Multiplex. For more info visit www.albernivalleybulldogs.com.

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Want to be prepared when a disaster strikes? Come to an info session on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District offices. Learn about becoming a Canadian Red Cross Disaster Management volunteer.

Elvis EliteLove Elvis? An Elvis Presley

extravaganza featuring tribute act Steve Elliot comes to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 293 on Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more info call 250-723-5042.

Alberni ConnectThe Young Professionals of the

Alberni Valley are hosting Alberni Connect; an evening of inspirational speakers and networking at 6 p.m. on Jan, 13 at Char’s Landing. Admission is free. For more info visit www.ypalbernivalley.ca.


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Totem Spirit hits its golden anniversary this weekend.

To put it simply, it’s

kind of a big deal.“Totem is the

longest running basketball tournament in B.C., it’s at 61

years now,” said April Davidson, a Totem Spirit candidate.

Totem began as a four-team boys-

only basketball tournament at Alberni District Secondary in 1955. Since then, it’s grown to 16 teams—eight boys and eight girls.

But a sporting event is nothing without the hype and that’s where Totem Spirit comes in.

“It’s a competition between certain Grade 12 students

to see who can raise the most awareness about Totem, get your community involved with Totem,” said Jamie Vissia, a Totem Spirit candidate. In

the early days, it used to be called Totem Princess. The name changed to make it more inclusive but the passion has remained.

“It’s a really big deal here at ADSS,” said Vissia. This year, there are seven girls competing for the title—and it’s a lot of work.

“You’re getting

people to come out and support the basketball teams in Totem because yes, it’s ADSS but it’s also our Port Alberni teams as well,” said Davidson.

“I don’t want to say it’s stressful but it is stressful. We all have our teams helping us but there’s multiple posters that we had to make, we had to make a poster board with all that we’ve been doing, we had to get the community involved, your school,” said Vissia.

Davidson agrees.“It’s a lot of time,

effort and money,” she said.

“It’s good though, it’s all worth it in the end —hopefully!”

The candidates all have different reasons for taking on the task.

“We’ve come out to the games [in prior years],” said Davidson. “I’m on the dance team so I’ve danced for all four years.”

Many of the girls are in the leadership class, which is taught by athletic director Mike Roberts, and are involved even without Totem Spirit.

“We’re setting up a lot of things, planning things, we have a pep rally on Wednesday and the leadership class play a big role in that.”

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Totem Spirit hits 51 years at ADSSTotem Spirit candidates get ready for the competition’s 50th anniversary at the Alberni District Secondary School gym.

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A leading automobile dealer located

in Port Alberni is over stocked with used car inventory and will be selling used cars and trucks for as low as seventy-seven dollars and up, this Saturday Jan 9th, 2016, rain, snow or shine. Will Pulford, Dealer Principal of Pacific Chevrolet Buick GMC, has just announced plans to hold the annual event with used cars and trucks starting at seventy-seven dollars and up this Saturday January 9, 2016.

"This will be the third seventy-seven dollar sale we have had. Our customers have been asking us for the last month when is the sale. Due to current market conditions, we have an extra amount of used cars, trucks and lease returns. Now we need to reduce the number of cars and trucks in our used car inventory. During this seventy-seven dollar sale every used car and truck will be sold for hundreds to thousands below the original price," Pulford said. "Our customers should

find these prices as low as auction prices in many cases. Here, every used car and truck is on sale. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE AND NO BIDDING. It's the perfect opportunity to get a good quality used car at the lowest price possible, including cars for only seventy-seven dollars."

All cars and trucks will be on display at 3800 Johnston Road, Port Alberni at 8:30am on Saturday, January 9, 2016. All vehicles will be opened so that buyers may inspect the vehicles for half an hour before the sale begins at 9:00am. Whoever is sitting behind the wheel at 9:00am when the prices are SLASHED on the windshield will be given the first opportunity to purchase the vehicle at the SLASHED sale price. This innovative approach to selling used vehicles will make it easy and quick for anybody in the market for a good used car at a very low price with no hassle. "We have business

managers who will help buyers arrange low-cost financing, as well as bank representatives that will be present. We've got over a million dollars in used inventory to choose from. Our total inventory is well over 200 cars, trucks and suvs. We want to remind everyone this is a one-day sale only. When our inventory has been reduced, we will remove the sale prices and return to normal operations. Since we are a local business, we would like to give back to the community," Pulford said. "We would rather allow local people to buy these vehicles than wholesale them at auction."

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first met Stephen Harper when he was running for the Canadian Alliance leadership in 2002.

Speaking to a group of Fraser Valley members

concerned that the party had split over the leadership of Stockwell Day, Harper didn’t mince words because a local reporter had showed up on a Saturday morning. He explained his prediction that no matter who leads the conservative movement started by Preston Manning, the national media would work against it.

“The press is owned by big-L liberals and staffed by small-L liberals,” Harper said. “Preston was too cerebral; Stock was not cerebral enough. I’m not sure where I will be, but the media will always be on the other side.”

Harper’s cold war with national

media is a theme that runs through his decade as prime minister, peaking in 2015 with the most slanted election coverage I’ve ever witnessed. The celebration continues over Justin Trudeau’s victory, with the supposedly non-partisan federal bureaucracy cheering along with much of the national media.

Harper’s assessment of major newspaper ownership is no longer accurate, except for the Toronto Star. But the dying tradition of owners looking up from their accounting ledgers to endorse a political party continued, with the Postmedia chain and the Globe and Mail pointing out that Trudeau’s rash promises didn’t add up.

Endorsements were a brief interruption in the media assault on Harper’s record. His government’s plan to welcome 10,000 refugees, unveiled way back in January 2015, was portrayed as heartless and feeble, while Trudeau’s 25,000 by Christmas represented the generous character of the true

Canada.As it turns out, the Liberals

have been hard pressed to reach even the 10,000 mark. But they’ve put out a rash new promise to make it 50,000 at some point in the future, so the media’s new-found message of sunshine, hope and change continues. Those modest $10 billion annual deficits that Trudeau promised, and Harper warned against? Borrowing and spending will far exceed that, butwe’re assured that’s because they were based on inflated Conservative financial forecasts.

In fact, independent private sector forecasts are now the key reference for government budgets at the federal and provincial level. None of them predicted the further slump in energy prices that continued through 2015.

And cooking the books before an election isn’t really possible any more, thanks to the establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Continued / A9

TOM FLETCHERB.C. Views

Passages of 2015: Stephen Harper

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Some of us were shaken awake by the earthquake last week. For all of us, it should be a wake-up call. The earthquake near Saanich last Tuesday, estimated somewhere between

4.3 and 4.8 magnitude, wasn’t the big one that we’ve been warned about, but it was the biggest one many of us have ever experienced, and about the biggest one we’d want to experience. The Richter scale goes from ‘interesting’ to ‘problematic’ to ‘devastating’ pretty quickly.

This time, we didn’t have to dive underneath sturdy furniture and hold on tightly. Next time, we might. Many of us who live along the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire faultlines know that we should have an earthquake preparedness kit ready and waiting in case of an emergency. Yet many

of us just figure we’ll get around to it at some point in the future, long before an earthquake actually happens, and somehow fail to see the flaw in our reasoning. So we hope that last week’s actual, tangible, physical shaking sensation was enough to motivate people toward earthquake preparedness. We probably have most of the necessities we need in a survival kit already, in our homes – items like flashlights, medicine, first-aid supplies and warm clothing. So really, putting together an earthquake survival kit mostly just means setting aside lots of water, plenty of non-perishable food (including pet food) and some cash. Living on an Island, a week’s worth of rations are recommended. It’s a new year, and since we can’t predict what the new year will bring, then we might as well try to be ready for anything.

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City council jumps the gun on weedTo the Editor,

The whole issue of medical marijuana is nothing more than a huge array of lies and deceit.

Anyone can walk into one of these dispensaries, show a receipt from a pharmacy and if it falls under their long list of medical issue, you sign a paper and purchase a product.

These dispensaries may deny this, however, I did it.

I simply brought in a receipt from a pharmacy and without even looking they said that yes, that will do and I made my purchase.

This was all of course part of my investigation into this contentious issue.

Medical marijuana is presently regulated by the federal government.

City council maintains that the motion they passed to have city staff write guidelines to regulate medical marijuana does not mean that they are condoning them.

I believe this motion clearly does extend an air of legitimacy to these dispensaries.

When council passed this motion, we had one store.

Now, I believe we have three and growing.

Council chose the easy way under the disguise of

being proactive and preparing for the expected changes in federal regulations expected from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

I would expect that when they laws change they will include very strict guidelines.

Council has the power to determine what is in the best interest of this community.

They have the power to influence and pressure and the appropriate authority to take action consistent with what is acknowledged as a violation of federal law.

Instead, council has chose not to be leaders but follow the example of Vancouver.

Vancouver has lost control and are unable to police the increasing number of dispensaries. Dispensaries only sell medical and not recreational? Rubbish.

Where do they buy their product? Seems we don’t care.

We want to change and improve the image of Port Alberni and yet in the ;ast couple of years we have increased the visibility of liquor stores and pot dispensaries in prime locations in the community.

That coupled with one of the highest crime rates per capital in the country is not conducive to improving this community’s image and detracts from the

efforts made by so many.

Neil AndersonPort Alberni

Image needs to changeTo the Editor,Very nice and inter-esting article about the fact that “Alberni needs change”. I am new here since July 2015 and came because my com-mon-law partner was transfered to work at the hospital. All our friends are laughing at us because we agreed to move here from Victoria. I am without a job and there is nothing for me here at the moment. Yes, the image has to change.

Chris FranceyPort Alberni

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Trudeau’s star turn in Paris, where he

pronounced that “Canada is back” in the battle to control the world’s weather?

The official submission from his bloated delegation

to the UN climate meetings was actually the existing Conservative plan, which includes phasing out coal-fired electricity generation.

Harper generally represented a preference for the individual over the state, a concept that at one time was known as “liberalism.”

This was illustrated by his preference for parents rather than a nanny state to administer child care.

He advocated

free trade, small government and low taxes.

We’ll see how that legacy survives the new government and its media cheering section.

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A short flight straight from Vancouver is important to developers trying to decide if they should invest in Port Alberni.

“Float plane service would make it a lot easier for developers and investors to get here and get back to Vancouver,” Deakin said. There’s also an added convenience for companies already here like Catalyst Paper, he added, who will be able to fly between their Vancouver offices and their Port Alberni paper mill in 35-40 minutes.

Connecting Port Alberni to the Lower Mainland is key, McCormick said.

“As a region, all of Vancouver Island and certainly Port Alberni is becoming that much more connected to the Lower Mainland and the rest of British Columbia. The more options and the easier it is to make those connections, the better chance our opportunities will have to reach their potential.”

Scheduled seaplane services could also give momentum to other scheduled air service.

“Some [commercial air travel] providers have questions the willingness of the market to pay for a flight from here to Vancouver,” said Deakin. If Pacific Seaplanes does well here, that could encourage other commercial operators to come to the Alberni Valley Regional Airport.

While Deakin was quick to point out that the main reason for extending the runway was to get investment from aerospace companies, he’d be happy to see commercial air travel come to the Alberni Valley too.

“Bit by bit the

planks for a stronger economy are being put into place.”

Deakin thinks that direct flight to Port Alberni could stop people headed to the Comox Valley or Nanaimo for flights.

“There’s a huge number of people who drive to Nanaimo and take Sea Air or Harbour Air or fly out of the Nanaimo airport,” Deakin said.

“Add all of those up and you’ll see that the numbers are here and willing to pay.”

“Success brings more success. People want to line up behind winners and we’re taking charge of our opportunities and taking charge of our future at every level,” McCormick said.

It’s now up to Port Alberni to keep the service, he added.

“At this stage we’ve attracted the company and it’s going to be up to the market to justify those investments here and make this successful.”

Daily scheduled flights will begin by the end of January and if all goes well, more will come in the spring.

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Young professionals in the Valley are looking to make more connections—and they’re starting big this month.

Alberni Connect is

the first networking event of its type hosted by Young Professionals Alberni Valley and is a chance for business people to interact and learn about economic activity in Port

Alberni. At 6 p.m. on

Wednesday, Jan. 13, City of Port Alberni economic development manager Pat Deakin, community activist Stacey Gaiga and

Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne will take to the mic at Char’s Landing to share ideas and advice.

“People take an interest in the city’s economics so this is a good way to start our first Alberni Connect,” said Jolleen Dick, YPAV president.

“Stacey will talk about the park she is creating to inspire people. She will talk about why people invest on a large scale.”

Dick said that as mayor and chair on

the board of directors for the ACRD, Osborne has useful best practices to share with the group.

“We hope to get a large attendance, engagement and an interest in what the YPAV is all about,”

Dick said. The group’s core pillars include professional development opportunities, community involvement, business networking and social networking.

Dick said Alberni

Connect will be an ongoing series.

“Young professionals groups have quarterly connects and we wanted to start them, but we wanted to try something different,” she said. “We have it open to everyone in Port Alberni to shorten the gap between young professionals and more experienced professionals. It will be an opportunity to let people connect.”

Since its inception in 2012, YPAV has completed several community projects, including the Dry Creek Community Garden on Fourth Avenue. The group has partnered with Innovation Island, the City of Port Alberni, the Chamber of Commerce and Community Futures Alberni-Clayoquot to offer a series of Lunch and Learn events, and with artist Shayne Lloyd and the Rotary Arts District for an art project to be installed near the train station this month. Dick said 2016 expects to be another busy year with more opportunities to enhance the community.

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KRISTI DOBSONSPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Community support for the less fortunate is still needed following the

busiest season for both the Bread of Life and Salvation Army. Although neither met their goals, representatives said

that all of the non-perishable donations received helped to fill the shelves and will assist for the short-term, but financial

needs continue to be a concern.

The Salvation Army set a goal of raising $65,000 through the red kettles collection,

but came $11,000 short. Even so, coordinator Greg Penny said he is happy with the total.

“We are up from

$48,000 that was raised last year,” Penny said. “The community supported us well.”

Before the Salvation

Army Kettle Campaign kicked off on Nov. 27, Penny’s main priority was recruiting volunteers to fill all of the bell-ringing time slots. He was able to sign up about the same number as last year and recruited about 80 new faces, but still some locations were left without a kettle.

“We get more donations when the kettle is out there, but some people were sick, and in the end, needed to cancel shifts,” Penny said.

He said younger volunteers, including parents with their children helped this year, and for the first time had a group of school teachers.

“We give hampers to the high school so they thought it would be a good way to give back to us,” Penny said.

He said many of the organization’s long time volunteers are aging and a number have health issues, so he is hoping to tap into the next generation.

“It will be something to build on for next year after seeing the numbers decrease over the past five years,” Penny said.

Donations of food will sustain the food bank for the next couple months, but Penny expects the Salvation Army will be using the newly acquired funds to buy more shortly into the New Year.

Similarly, the Bread of Life received an influx of non-perishable items from several community drives and individual donations over the holiday season.

Still, it is cash that is desperately needed, said Pamela Day, the Bread of Life’s treasurer.

Although a final count was not complete by the end of December, Day said she expects to remain in need of $10,000.

Continued / A22

Holiday donations not enough to feed the hungry

SCENE HEARD&SONJA DRINKWATER’S

Sonja Drinkwater has her eye on the local social scene and she welcomes your input. Let her know of any celebrations you’d like to share with our community.

• Wil Lim and Michelle Robinson com-peted in the Corporate 33K Adventure Race consisting of 8K kayaking, 20K mountain biking and 5K Trekking. Lim and Robinson finished first overall as champions with a time of 3 hours, 20 minutes. They claimed their 6th title in a row which no one has ever before accomplished. Congrats.

• The Golden Oldies Car Club held their year end banquet last year at the Westwind Pub. The club meet on the first Monday of every month at the Train Station. You don’t have to have a car to be a member, just a love of the vehicles of yesteryear. For more information please call 250-723-8344.

• The Auxiliary to West Coast General Hospital annually do-nate money for equipment for the local hospital. They pledged to donate $100,000 and met this obligation. The Attic was the main source of the funds

and Auxiliary members would like to give a huge thank you to Port Alber-ni for supporting them with not only donations but also purchasing. They wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

The Golden Oldies Car Club executive, standing from left to right are Len Bodaly, Don Diemert, Jane Pfannenschmidt and Bob McGraw, seated from left to right are Ken Rolls and Dennis Craig.

West Coast General Hospital Auxiliary president Sylvia Broadfoot, left, on behalf of the auxiliary presents WCGH Site manager Pam Rardon, with a cheque for $100,000.

Wil Lim and Michelle Robinson finished the Corporate 33K Adventure Race held in Vancouver.

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The Golden Oldies Car Club executive, standing from left to right are Len Bodaly, Don Diemert, Jane Pfannenschmidt and Bob McGraw, seated from left to right are Ken Rolls

West Coast General Hospital Auxiliary president Sylvia Broadfoot, left, on behalf of the auxiliary presents WCGH

Wil Lim and Michelle Robinson finished the Corporate 33K Adventure Race held in Vancouver.

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friends in it and they had a really good experience with it,” said Davidson.

“You really get to control your school and show how much school pride you have. It’s a great way to make memories in Grade 12—you don’t really get this much excitement in your high school experience.”

But it all comes back

to just the sheer fun of it all.

“It’s just a lot of fun. Every year I look forward to Totem. There’s so much stuff going on that you want to be a part of it,” said Vissia.

“Everyone gets together and it just feels like a big family,” said Davidson

“The whole gym’s filled every night. The feature games are unreal.”

Celebrating 50 years

makes it an even bigger honours just to be involved.

“It’s a tradition thing too,” said Vissia.

“Every year the previous winner comes back and does the crowning of the new winner. As the Totem Spirit winner you’re involved in Totem for basically forever. You’ll always be called back to be involved in Totem.”

Totem kicks off on Thursday, Jan. 7

with the ADSS girls taking on Kwalicum at 5:15 p.m. and the ADSS boys taking on Woodlands at 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 8 continues with 10 games from 10:15 a.m. till 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 9 has 12 games from 9 a.m. till 7:30 p.m.

Totem Spirit winners will be crowned after the final game is played on Saturday [email protected]

SPORTSCandidates excited for Totem Spirit «ARMADA GAMES

Former Bulldog and new Cowichan Capital Josh Adkins tries to beat out Bulldogs defenceman Marshall Skapski for the puck during the Bulldogs 0-3 loss to the Capitals at Jan. 2 at the Island Savings Centre in Duncan.

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Gone yet not forgotten, although we are apart,

your spirit lives within us, forever in our hearts.

Love, Edythe, family and friends

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In Loving Memory ofPaul HendersonAUGUST 29, 1936 - JANUARY 7, 2012

It is with great sorrow that we post the notice of Allan’s passing. Allan fought a short and feisty battle with cancer but passed away in West Coast General Hospital with his loving family at his side.He leaves to mourn the love of his life, wife Dee and their chil-dren, Alana, Gina and David; grandchildren, Angel-Blue, Shay, Odin and Ty. He also leaves his brother Ron (Lois) and their son Chet, his Sisters Shannon (Gerry) Coutu, their daughters Bev and Jo-Anne (Raymond), Shona (Gord) Rowe, their son Raymond, Brother and Sister-in-Law Vern and Fran Pluym. Nephews Ed (Yvonne), Barry (Jenny), Tyler (Veronica) and their mother Vera Lucas and great nephews Rory, Aubrey, Derek and great nieces Rianna and Crystal and the many friends that became part of his extended family, we cannot possibly list all of you. We all will miss his quiet good nature. Allan was born in Port Alberni and lived most of this life here or in logging camps up and down the coast. The last 10 years were spent travelling with Dee seeing places they only dreamed of. Since his retirement he volunteered with I.H.S. and ran the steam donkey for J.J. Logging at McLean’s Mill. Allan enjoyed fi shing and was famous for sharing his trout with many, also hunting with Bob and Ed, which resulted in many great stories. If he had any time left he loved his garden and lending a hand to friends. For the past fi ve years we have held season’s tickets to the Bulldogs games; he was a great supporter of the team.We will miss the most loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, great uncle and friend forever. A memorial tea was held for family and friends on Dec. 15, 2015 at McLean’s Mill.

ALLAN GREEN

Sept. 27, 1942 - Dec. 9, 2015

Lois Anne MorrisonLois passed at home January 3, 2016 surrounded by her loved ones aft er a courageous battle with cancer. Lois was born in Port Alberni, BC on August 4, 1945 and remained a life long resident of Port Alberni. Lois was predeceased by fi rst husband Bill Morrison; parents Bud and Margaret Carter; sister Joan Gertken; in-laws Bill and Irene Morrison.Lois is survived by her loving husband Ron Green, married 8 days shy of 31 years; sons, Bill (Cathy), Bob (Joanne), Clinton (Stacy), Chet Green and her loving daughter Lori (Don) Hamelin; 10 Grand-children, 3 great grand-children; her best friend Lorraine and many other family and friends.Lois was an owner/operator and dispatcher for many years for Fairway Taxi. Lois loved serving the public and came home with many stories and laughs. Th anks to Dr. Lund for many years of care and the home nurses and care aides for their great care. Donations made be made to Canucks Place in Lois memory. Flowers gratefully declined.On Friday, January 8th the family is holding a memorial tea for Lois at the Somass Legion, 4680 Victoria Quay from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Please come and share your memories with us. If anyone would like to share stories or pictures, please go to www.YatesFuneral.ca

June Susan Charlton (Little)June 1,1951-December 28,2015

With a heavy heart I have to announce the passing of

my mother, mom passed away peacefully where she wanted to be, at home in my arms in the early morning hours of December 28th. June was born and raised in Port Alberni, after graduation she moved to Vancouver to attend UBC, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, she resided in Vancouver until returning home to Port Alberni in 1990 to raise me on her own. She loved gardening, reading, her computer games, going out for morning coffee, but most of all her grandchildren were the center of her universe.

She was predeceased by her parents David and Mary Little, brother Doug Little, sister Ginny Little, and grandson Adam David Cowley. She is survived by her daughter Amanda Charlton (Doug Cowley), grandchildren Amber and Owen Cowley, her brother Roy (Sherri) Little, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.

Mom's strength and courage is an inspiration to us all, we will forever hold her in our hearts

Rest in Paradise MomNo service by request

I would like to thank the homecare nurses (Marnie, Diane, Colleen) and Dr Wendy Johnson for all your help, the staff at Quality Foods for making mom's last Christmas beautiful your kindness is beyond words, and to my family and friends for all the love and support.

JAKAB SCHAFERSept. 26, 1929 - Dec. 22, 2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jakab Schafer on December 22, 2015 with his family by his side at West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni.He is survived by: Maria his loving wife of 65 years; two sons: Gabor (Patti), Zol-tan and one daughter Carol ( John) all of Port Alberni and eight grandchildren: Trevor, Natalie, Stefi , Isaac, Malika, Kyla, Tyren and Damon and one great granddaughter: Keeley.Jakab was born in Hoguesz, Hungary in 1929 and immigrat-ed to Canada along with his wife Maria and Son Gabor in December 1956 during the revolution. Th ey settled in Port Alberni in early 1957 aft er landing in St John New Brunswick by boat and raised their family in Port Alberni. Jakab was employed in various positions working in the Somass for fi ve years for West Coast Freight, Tom Bros. and other trucking jobs before settling in the Alberni Pulp Mill for 25 years until his retirement. Jakab was a kind and loving person a devoted family person and made a lasting impression on everyone that knew him. His passion was playing the accordion and soccer. Jakab played, coached and was a referee for many years in the Valley for the men’s and minor soccer leagues. He was also a volunteer driver for Fir Park Village and enjoyed driving the bus for Jack Tire Men’s Soccer Club’s

A Celebration of Life for Jakab will be held on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club, 3460 Argyle Street, Port Alberni.

In lieu of fl owers, donations in Jakab’s memory can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Assoc. of BC, #360 - 1385 W. 8th Ave.

Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V9 or West Coast General Hospital, 3949 Port Alberni Hwy, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 4S1.

Arrangements (cremation) in care of Chapel of Memories Funeral Directors, Port Alberni.

Dec 31 2015, Karen passed away quietly after a long and courageous battle with Cancer.

Karen was born July 5, 1957 in Coronation Alberta to Norman and Theresa Wangsness and was raised and

spent her life in the valley that she loved "Port Alberni." Karen raised two wonderful children, Adrian and Jason. She relished in her 4 grandchildren, Braedyn, Ashton, Caris and Danae. All will miss the joy and love that she brought to them. She is survived by her sister Gail, and her brothers Glenn, Bruce and Brian. She will continue

to live on through her friends and family and in our thoughts and our memories. We will all miss you Karen.

I would like to thank our friends and family for all the support that they gave her during this difficult time, and a special thank you to the people at Ty Watson House for making Karen’s last days pleasant and enjoyable.

As per Karen’s request there will be no service. Family and friends will be notified on the things

that she requested to be done.All My Love Dear, Lajos

Karen Coleen Bircsak

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WATHEN,Elsie Winnifred (nee Rogers)

On December 25, 2015 Elsie went to spend Christmas with her Lord and Savior. Elsie was born on June 18, 1924 in England and came to Alberta, Canada as a child. It was in Alberta that she grew-up, married, raised her sons and retired. She moved to Port Alberni 2007 to be closer to her family. She was preced-ed by her son Richard in 1966 and husband Robert in 1991. Survived by son Bill (Moira), granddaughters Caroline (Paul) Sorensen and Heather (Jamie) Skipper and one great-grand-daughter Aline Sorensen. Also survived by her two sisters Helen Miles and Lettie (Butch) Higgins and many nieces nephews and friends. Memorial Tea will be held at a later date.

William “Bill”Darren Goodyear A celebration of life will be held Saturday January 9th

2016. It will be held at Hansen Hall between the hours of 1pm

to 4 pm.We look forward to seeing you there.

Thank you from the Goodyear and Levins Families

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Shaun Little, born Dec.17, 1989, this is your offi cial notice that at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 27 and 28, 2016, in Nanaimo Family Court, 35 Front Street, Nanaimo, B.C., the Director of Child, Family and Community Service will apply to the court for a Continuing Custody Order, pursuant to Section 49 of the Child, Family and Community Service Act in connection with your child, A.M-T., born June 23, 2007.

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WEBSTER, Louise Mary

May 29, 1931 ~ January 1, 2016

It is with much sadness that we announce

the passing of our beloved mum. She died suddenly, surrounded by her loving family.Louise Mary Colquhoun was born in Trois Rivieres, Quebec on May 29, 1931. Louise trained as a registered nurse and graduated from the Montreal General Hospital in 1952. While working on the ward, she met her husband, Harry, while he was a medical intern. They were married in 1955 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec. They moved to Vancouver for one year prior to moving to Port Alberni in 1956 where they raised their four children and enjoyed 34 active years there. Louise enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was involved with the Kinsmen Club and she enjoyed volunteering at the West Coast General Hospital Auxilary. Louise and Harry moved to Nanoose Bay in 1991, where she enjoyed gardening, travelling and spending time at their beloved cottage.Louise’s number one priority was her family. She will be greatly missed by her four children. Patti Butler (Len), Lynn Donn (Maurice), John Webster (Susan), Margie Radigan (Greg). Predeceased by her loving husband, Harry on December 24, 2010, Louise also leaves behind nine grandchildren, Sarah Fitton (Will), Jamie Mogerman (Ian), Jessica McLaren (Shea), Graeme Donn, Cameron Donn, Maxwell Webster, Riley Webster, Laura Bickerton (Gerry), Megan Clarke (Spencer). Louise also leaves behind two beautiful great grandchildren, Olivia Fitton and Rylan Bickerton, who adored their GG.Our mother was well loved for her generous and social nature. She will be forever missed.Louise’s Service will be held at Yates Funeral Home. 1000 Allsbrook Road, Parksville BC. Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BCHeart and Stroke Foundation.

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Happy New Year everyone! I thought long and hard about what would be a good book to start the year o� on, and I think that this one has just the right message for this New Year. Life isn’t always kind to us. There will be problems and trials to overcome. And we can chose to either give up, or to take it in stride and � nd a way to make our life better. This struggle was perfectly demonstrated in Wonder by R. J. Palacio. A truly heartwarming tale, Wonder is about a year in the life of August Pullman, a young boy born with extreme facial deformities. Unable to go to school for most of his life, Auggie � nally starts grade 5 at a mainstream school for the � rst time. Now starting middle school would be hard for any kid, but for Auggie, it’s a real struggle. Inside, he’s just a normal boy, but it is hard for people to see that. Both he and the people he meets will have to � nd acceptance and courage to face life.

Wonder was, ahem, a wonderful breath of fresh air to read. It was such an uplifting story that I couldn’t put it down, not even for lunch! Auggie and his family were so di� erent from every other group of characters that I’ve read about. Their optimistic outlook on life was a welcome change from the doom and gloom of many other books these days. I hope that if life ever presents the kind of obstacles that Auggie deals with, we can all face it with the same cheerfulness that he does. So while things may seem grim sometimes, just remember that we are all wonders in our selves. Because as Auggie shows us, nothing should ever be taken at face value.

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The Rollin Art Centre will begin collecting all your book donations, for our annual May fundraiser beginning Jan. 12 at the Rollin Art Centre.

Please drop off all your gently used books in the large book bin under the stairs at the Rollin Art Centre.

Pool murals

The Community Arts Council of the Alberni Valley, in collaboration with the City of Port Alberni, is looking for artists to design original permanent murals to be installed at Echo Centre Pool for our phase two project.

Different sized murals will once again

cover the walls in the pool area at Echo Aquatic Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity for local artists to contribute to this exciting continued community project.

These murals will be made out of Aluminum Composite Panels. All materials will be supplied.

If you are interested please drop by the Rollin Art Centre, Echo Centre or call for more details at 250-724-3412.

Complete application packages and guidelines are available for pick up at the Rollin Art

Centre and Echo Centre. Deadline for all applications is Jan. 15, 2016.

Braker exhibit

The next art exhibit will be something special from local Tseshaht First Nation Chief Hugh Braker.

This exiting exhibit showcases a chosen part of his personal collection of items from his world travels to Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia, Costa Rica and Brazil. Exhibit opens to the public Jan. 20 and will run until Feb. 5.

Stop by the gallery Saturday, Jan. 23 from 1-3 p.m. to meet Hugh and talk about his adventures.

Arts council

This is a reminder to all current Community Arts Council members, and everyone else who would like to help support the Community Arts Council, that all memberships will now be renewed in January 2016. This annual membership date will be for everyone.

If you have not yet renewed your membership for the 2016, pop by the Rollin Art Centre today. The cost is only $17 for adults, $12 for seniors and $22 for a

family. As we are a non-

profit organization we rely on the generous support of art patrons like you.

So please, help support the Community Arts Council today so we can help support local artists tomorrow.

Elvis EliteThe Legion Branch

No. 293 presents an exclusive Elvis Presley extravaganza showcasing all three eras of the king in one fabulous night featuring internationally renowned vocalist and tribute act, Steve Elliot.

Show is on Jan. 9 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20 per person.

Call 250-723-5042 for more info.

What’s on at Char’s?Community:

• Friday, Jan. 8, 8-11 p.m., Disco Dance Social Fridays – TGIF-LGBT-PIPA hosted by Don Tecson

• Sunday, Jan 10 , 7-8:30 p.m., Motown Dance Social Sundays - Great Escape - classic rock, country & Motown

• Wednesday, Jan. 13, 6-8 p.m., Alberni Connect – an evening of inspirational speakers and networking hosted by the Young Professionals of the Alberni Valley. Find them on Facebook for more information

• Thursday, Jan 14, 7-9 p.m., Meeting – Cycle Alberni – future event planning for

2016 - everyone welcome.

Concerts:• Saturday, Jan.

9, 8-10 p.m., Casual Concert – Nova Scotia’s Pennybrook – original instrumentals & old-fashioned songs

• Saturday, Jan 16, 2:30-4:30p.m., Matinee Recital – Baritone Cliff Ridley + Danielle Marcinek– classical & contemporary classical

• Tuesday, Jan 19, 7-9 p.m., Concert – Brian Gore’s International Guitar Night (IGN) – world instrumentalists

Melissa Martin is the Arts Administrator for the Community Arts Council and is at the Rollin Art Centre. Call 250-724-3412. Email: [email protected].

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A total of 27 community organizations have received a combined $38,448 from the city of Port Alberni’s community investment program.

According to a report by director of community development Theresa Kingston, 35 requests were made for a total of $72,874—$34,074 for in-kind services and $38,800 for funding.

Out of the $38,448 approved, $26,998 was for in-kind services and $11,450 was for funding.

New requests for funding included $320 in-kind to the Alberni Valley Transition Town Society for facility rentals for its food security round table program, $1,500 in-kind to Literacy Alberni for a meet and greet workshop and a re-branding consultation and a request from the Port Alberni Association for Community Living to improve

accessibility at its new Dogwood Street location that was referred to the city’s engineering department.

Repeat requests were made by Heather Shobe for the gleaning project, the Bread of Life, the Port Alberni Salmon Fest Society and the Port Alberni Toy Run.

Two requests were denied by the CIP committee. The Alberni Valley Assisted Living Society (AVALS) asked for $4,400 to rent the Dogwood Room at Echo Centre and for help developing a new community volunteer resource service centre.

The committee recommended that AVALS present the new service to city council.

The chamber of commerce asked for $1,000 to develop a new Port Alberni ambassador program; the committee referred the chamber to the regional [email protected]

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low but December was much better,” she said.

It was December when the Bread of Life put out a desperate call for help as funds were draining more than financial assistance was coming in.

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Day said there are no more large expenses expected for the building in the near future, but it is the daily operation that remains a priority.

“The hydro and gas are going up so it costs much more than before,” she said. “We just need cash to keep paying the bills.”

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