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TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015 www.nanaimobulletin.com VOL. 27, NO. 27

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The plan for restoration of train service on Vancouver Island is awaiting federal approval, according to Bill McKay, Nanaimo mayor and Island Corridor Foundation board chairman.

The B.C. government recently re-affirmed a $7-million commitment for the E&N rail line and the federal government did similarly for $7.5 million.

The federal government said the money is contingent on completion of a federal project review, signing of a contribution agreement and confirmation that no further federal money will be needed. Federal money is also contingent

on provision of pro-vincial money.

Infrastructure Can-ada said it couldn’t provide any project-specific information at this time, but did say it is continuing to

work with the foundation on completion of the review.

McKay said the foundation needs to work on some of the language within the contract that allows flexibility to be able to buy more or less, without jeopardizing funding.

He pointed to an example of 110,000 rail ties that need to replaced.

“So if we were to say, look, your money will buy this many ties, but we’ve now been able to get more for the same price, we would like to take advantage of that,” said McKay. “They’re just getting into the fine details of the con-tracts themselves. These things, for whatever reason, become a lot more complicated than you ever imagine.”

McKay didn’t want to place a timeline on when the federal government signs off.

“I’d like to see rail running on the majority of that line next summer,” he said.

The province said it will provide money once federal funding is in place and that upgrade work won’t exceed $20.4 million budgeted.

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Ian Thorpe, Nanaimo city council member, surveys Maffeo Sutton Park for areas that could use improvement Thursday. The city has preliminary designs to help spiff up the park and is gathering public input on the ideas.

Park improvement options explored

BY TAMARA CUNNINGHAMTHE NEWS BULLETIN

Nanaimo’s most popular waterfront park could get a refresh.

The City of Nanaimo is about to release draft sketches of a re-imag-ined Maffeo Sutton Park in the lead up to an updated improvement plan,

with ideas that include an urban wildlife refuge, an expanded beach, parkade and piers.

Now it will be up to residents to decide what sticks and what gets tossed on the cutting room floor.

A forward-looking plan for the waterfront park was first crafted in 2008, but just three years later the city was back at the drawing board after it added 0.9 hectares of land originally slated for condos.

There are other reasons for the review as well, according to Kirsty MacDonald, the city’s parks and open

space planner, who points to the need for capital improvements on features like the playground and the changing context of the park.

Nanaimo has a proposed Hilton hotel, the potential redevelopment of the Howard Johnson and the pending transfer of land to the Snuneymuxw First Nation at the corner of Cliff Street and Comox Road.

“At this stage we’re playing around with ideas,” said MacDonald, who’s been looking at possible additions to the park.

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A Gordon Street lot could go from proposed luxury hotel to parking lot.

Coun. Bill Bestwick wants council to look at turning 100 Gordon St. into a pay parking lot for tourist buses and RVs as the municipality prepares to buy the property from hotel developer SSS Manhao.

City council elected last month to purchase the former 21-storey confer-ence centre hotel site for more than $500,000 after the development company refused the city’s terms for an extension to get a build-ing permit.

The property will transfer back into the city’s hands Aug. 24, and while its future hasn’t yet been decided, Bestwick wants to see staff

look into the options and costs to remove the fenc-ing and signage for the pro-posed hotel, as well as turn the area into a temporary pay parking lot for large vehicles.

It would be a return to an old use of the site, which had been parking prior to con-struction of the Vancouver Island Conference Centre.

“It’s rather unsightly and I think that we can put that piece of dirt to better use for the general public,” said Bestwick, who believes the changed use for the prop-erty could be a revenue generator, nicer visually and provide a benefit to camp-ers, trucks and buses.

Mayor Bill McKay told the News Bulletin he’s been approached by Protection Island residents who want an inexpensive parking lot for

their use and that’s some-thing to consider. He has no issue with a parking lot on a temporary basis as long as the city can pay for it, but he doesn’t want to invest too much in the property if the city is going to put it back on the market.

“If there’s some revenue to be derived off of it on an interim basis without a lot of capital investment in it, I’d probably be OK with that,” he said. “At least we’re see-ing some revenue off it.”

McKay also hopes to address the question of what should happen with the con-ference centre, which could affect the future use of the Gordon Street site.

The parking lot motion is anticipated to go before council next Monday (Aug. 17).

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Demolition work on Wellington Secondary School’s A block got underway Thurs-day. The operation is part of seismic upgrades, which will continue in sections of the building as students attend classes in other area not under construction.

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Seismic upgrades to Wellington Secondary School will continue until early 2016, according to the Nanaimo school district.

Wellington was deemed the district school most at risk of structural failure and damage in an earthquake event. A project agreement with the B.C. govern-ment was signed in February 2013.

The scope of the project includes an extended wing expansion, wall and roof demolition and replace-ment and a new entrance off of Departure Bay Road.

Emil Bock, school district acting manager for energy and capital projects, said work is on sched-ule. G block, the new section at the rear of the school, is nearing completion for a September open-ing.

Some work will continue after school begins on Sept. 8, accord-ing to Bock.

“Ongoing will be F block [at] the

centre and then there’ll be civil work out front, facing Departure Bay and other than that, there’ll be the new frontage of the build-ing there, where F block is being removed,” Bock said.

Hazardous material removal began July 6 and work is expected to conclude Saturday (Aug. 15). Dale Burgos, school district spokesman, said tiles containing asbestos were discovered a few months back.

“What they’re doing now is they’re closing the school com-pletely down because there are some other pieces, most likely the tiles again, that they’re going to be dealing with,” said Burgos. “So it’s much easier doing this over the summer obviously and they’ve got complete control of the whole building.

“There may be other pieces to it as well, but when it comes down to the hazardous material removal, that’s most likely what they’re looking at.”

Bock estimates work could be complete by February or March, depending on winter weather.

The projected is expected to cost $24.6 million, with $22.6 mil-lion from the province.

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any huge projects that we don’t have to do. It’s just as things are breaking down, what opportunities do we have … what could this be to make it better rather than just replacing what’s there and rebuilding it as it is?”

Three new looks for the waterfront destination will be pitched to residents this month, with a range of fea-

tures and even a switch in location for park staples like the children’s playground. It also shows the potential to reclaim asphalt parking as green space, an urban wildlife refuge near the Millstone River, expanded beachfront and piers to help increase access to the water. Changes would be made over the next 15 years.

“I’m quite excited about

these general options that we’re presenting,” said Ian Thorpe, city councillor and chairman of the parks and recreation commission.

The park has gone from an industrial site in the ’60s to a jewel in the community, he said, and the city wants to make sure it’s maintained, developed and tweaked as people would like to see it.

Ideas will be presented online at http://cnan.ca/

maffeosutton this month and at open house events. People will get to weigh in on the options they like best and spending priorities. A final plan is expected to go to council this fall.

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The preliminary results are in for the District of Lantz-ville’s byelection.

According to the district, Bob Col-clough, Will Wyn Geselbracht, Dot Neary and Mark Swain have been elected to district council.

Along with the four, Jennifer Bielewski, Mike Donald, John English, Richard

Finnegan, Warren Griffey, Joan Moody, Doug Parkhurs t and Peter Popperl were running for the vacant spots.

The district said final determination began Monday and the chief electoral officer must declare results official before 4 p.m. on Wednesday (Aug. 12).

New councillors are expected to be

sworn in at a special meeting Aug. 31 at 7 p.m.

Out of 2,946 eli-gible voters, 1,089 voters turned out to vote – 37 per cent voter turnout. In last November’s gen-eral election, 1,417 people voted, a turn-out of 49.4 per cent. For more coverage, please see Thurs-day’s (Aug. 13) issue of the News Bulletin.

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Five family doctors have moved to the Harbour City since the Division of Family Practice put a new recruiter on the job.

Six family medicine resi-dents have decided to stay and four more doctors are coming this fall.

But if you’re one of 11,880 people in this region believed to be without a doctor, you’d still be hard pressed to find one.

The Nanaimo Division of Family Practice, a group that includes physicians, family medicine residents and hospi-talists, has taken on the chal-lenge of doctor recruitment and retention in Nanaimo with the help of a new recruitment coordinator, marketing and welcome packages.

It’s been a little more than a year and the organization is already celebrating suc-cesses, from creation of a new locum program that’s caught the attention of other Van-couver Island communities to reaching its recruitment goals with nine doctors by the

end of this year. But recruiter Myla Yeomans-Routledge also acknowledges that the divi-sion’s efforts are only sustain-ing, not increasing, physician numbers.

A recent survey through the division shows that of 100 in-clinic family doctors in Nanaimo, 20-25 are expected to retire in the next three years. The majority of new doctors are taking over clin-ics, preventing the issue of orphaned patients from get-ting worse, but there are also currently no openings for peo-ple seeking a family doctor.

The division started up its recruitment push last July and will see double the number of doctors arrive than in the pre-vious two fiscal years.

Island Health had been the primary recruiter until now for communities across Van-couver Island. Four doctors settled in Nanaimo in 2012-13, of 34 drawn to the Island, and two of 39 came here in 2013-14.

With the help of the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice, the two organizations are covering more ground at medical conferences. Nanai-mo’s recruiter is personally reaching out to prospective doctors such as former fam-ily medicine residents to help persuade them to come to the Harbour City.

A new locum list has been created to better support residents looking to stay and temporarily take over family practice vacancies. The new list is a one-stop place for residents themselves to look at opportunities and they can pick and choose where they go. Other divisions covering Victoria, Cowichan, Oceans-ide and the Comox Valley have also come on board.

Communities are now working together to recruit locums, which is “huge,” Yeo-mans-Routledge said.

She is trying to spread the word that Nanaimo is looking for physicians. She attends conferences across the country to showcase the city and helps support physi-cians considering the area as their new home, from provid-ing information, to helping spouses find jobs, to offering accommodation and airport pickup.

The division is also looking at creating a small welcome package and will be asking local businesses for help, from car rentals to discounts at recreation centres.

“Five recruits is a lot for Nanaimo and is a lot for the length of the program,” she said. “The numbers that we will have to eventually recruit are very, very high.”

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The 42nd general election got underway last week, in case you missed the writ drop – which is entirely likely, considering in the summer most of the country heads for the nearest body of water and away from the fur-thest smart device with Internet capability.

It’s an election that’s been sim-mering for more than a year, with new leader-ship under Tom Mul-cair and Justin Trudeau for the NDP and Liber-als, respectively, tak-ing on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Con-servative government. Throw in the Green Party’s Elizabeth May, and voters are not lacking for choice.

It’s relatively hard to gauge on social media just how the country’s politics are lean-ing. We tend to attract friends who share our beliefs and val-ues, clogging our newsfeeds with commentary which reinforces our preconceived ideals.

And we’ve all come to realize how accurate polling can be.

The cheap and easy platforms for websites also makes this election a little unique. Trawl-ing the ’net found me at a site

dedicated to quotes from NDP candidates selected to raise concern among pro-oil sands voters. Another site played on Trudeau’s name, suggesting he’s ‘just in over his head.’ There’s also the site about all the ‘stuff’ Harper did – and none of it flat-tering to left-leaning voters.

Some of these sites might look hackneyed and amateur, but many of them are party-spon-

sored and an integral part of the negative campaigning we’ve come to recognize in attack ads.

In this information age it’s more impor-tant than ever to be media literate, to question the source and motivation of the media you’re looking at, and to gather a variety of viewpoints,

even if you’d rather gouge your eyes out than listen to Ezra Levant or David Suzuki.

How to sort it all out is some-thing the News Bulletin team will be doing right alongside our readers.

Our basic game plan over the next four weeks will see can-didate profiles and emerging issues from the campaign trail. You’ll see roughly one story a week until about the middle of

September, when kids are back in school and folks are generally more interested in tax assess-ments and health-care bills than they are when there’s fishing to do and burgers to grill. At that point, we’ll ramp things up by posing questions on issues that affect Nanaimo at a federal level. For example, infrastructure such as Island rail and the foot ferry.

Our website features a dedi-cated election section, which will gather all the federal stories we write into one convenient spot. You’ll see the above-mentioned profiles, plus a Q&A in the can-didates’ own words, stories and graphics applying the federal election directly to local issues.

Be sure to light up the com-ments section – following the guidelines on respect and decorum, of course – because we’d like to hear from our dear readers about what issues they are concerned with. There will be issues brought forth by can-didates and we certainly have ideas about what’s important to Nanaimo, but we want to make sure those issues that matter to the average citizen are heard.

After all, a newspaper serves its readers and its community – not its politicians. Everyone would be better served to remember that.

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It was Christmas in July and Vancouver Island’s only government MP was playing the role of Santa Claus.

John Duncan has been busy criss-crossing the Island, doling out fed-eral money for much-needed projects. Victoria in the morning to announce funds for the Island’s biggest traffic bottleneck, Mackenzie Avenue at the Trans-Canada Highway. An afternoon in Parksville or Nanaimo to dole out dough for more projects.

It’s easy to be cynical about the timing just before a federal election campaign. But that attitude might not be entirely fair to the chief government whip, whose window for visiting his rid-ing and dealing with local issues is short.

Our cynicism, if that’s what it is, steers clear from the timing of this whirlwind cheque-distribution tour. It has more to do with what we perceive to be the paternalistic attitudes of senior governments.

Rarely does any MP or MLA mention the fact the money they are handing out belongs to the people. Too many people – especially municipal politicians – fall over themselves thanking Duncan or MLAs when they arrive in town with a cheque and pose for a photo op.

We send millions every year to Ottawa through income taxes, the GST and other sources. Do we get that back in the form of services (health trans-fers, infrastructure projects, etc.)? One thing is certain, we should never stop asking for our fair share.

Also, there’s the one-third, one-third, one third formula (federal-provincial-municipal) that is now being used willy-nilly by the feds – some projects get that deal, some do not.

All that stated, we are pleased to see some overdue infrastructure money coming to our region. Just don’t expect us to to say thanks for giving only a portion of our money back.

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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOKMelissa Fryer

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“‘It’s rather unsightly and I think

that we can put that piece of dirt to better use for the general public.’

– Nanaimo city councillor Bill Bestwick, pitching a parking lot for the down-town hotel site, page 3.

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To the Editor,What a design

fiasco the new parking/bike lane along Boundary Avenue is. This ill-conceived design is a safety hazard to both cyclists and vehicle operators. Vehicles parked a lane width from the curb place cyclists at risk from passen-ger doors opening, and drivers at risk having to cross the bike lane to get to the sidewalk. If this is the best the city engineering depart-ment can produce, a review is neces-sary.

The unnecessary expenditure on this project has created a safety hazard, and it will only be a matter of time before someone is

seriously injured.These funds could

have been utilized to provide side-walks in the many areas of the city lacking same.

John PikeNanaimo

To the Editor,Could someone

please explain to me the mean-ing and/or proper usage of the new white road mark-ings along Bound-ary Avenue? There seems to be abrupt changes and cross-overs. Also there are new small cement islands to watch out for. I won-der how they will be welcomed when we have snow removal to contend with.

E. ChapmanNanaimo

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The new bike lanes along Boundary Avenue are prob-lematic, say letter writers.

To the Editor,Re: It’s time for us to elect

Senate, Letters, July 30.All transferable voting

systems are founded on the notion that one’s vote should not, and therefore will not count, until it is cast in conformity with a majority of voters. If the object is a truly ‘repre-sentative government,’ shouldn’t the results of an election reflect voters’ first choices -- rather than that of coerced second, third or

fourth choice?Why would we not seek

to develop an electoral process which -- unlike sin-gle-member plurality and single transferable vote, which merely shuffle the deck amongst the major parties -- strives to be as equally inclusive of ‘fringe’ voices in Parliament and the legislatures?

Yes, we need electoral reform. Yes, the Senate needs reform -- the no-brainer (which somehow

seems to have escaped politicians of every stripe) being that of equality of all provinces and territories as a counter to the concen-tration of representation in the Commons predicated on representation by popu-lation which constitutes Canada as an Upper and Lower Canada-centric entity (very much in the way bills of rights exist to protect minorities from abuse at the hands of the majority).

The illusions, the deceits inherent to election cam-paigns (the governing dynamics) being every bit as harmful, arguably worse, than any drug you’ll find on the street, first things first, we need to find the temerity that will allow us to, just say ‘no’ to any and all of those who would deny us our rightful voice in our own government.

David S. DunawaySouth Wellington

Transferable vote system isn’t much better

Bike lanes unsafe, confusing

To the Editor,Re: Auxiliary spillway option chosen for

Colliery dam, July 23.The vocal mob on the dams issue is

spewing sour grapes all over the place. Our Mayor Bill McKay showed real cour-age facing down the mob at council and also the councillors prepared to defy the provincial authority to get their way.

A miracle happened – in the 11th hour, councillors finally saw the light and the real possibility of severe remedies for defy-ing the higher authority.

That is what McKay had been saying all along. He was right.

He was also right about extending SSS Manhao an extension for 12 months because Nanaimo ended up with nothing after people publicly insulting and embar-rassing a very successful company.

We have the makings of a great mayor as he is on the right side of the issues and he has the courage to stand his ground.

Real leaders don’t follow the mob, they lead. The mob wants the leader to follow them and therein lies their silliness.

R.G. BurnettNanaimo

Good work by mayor to find dam solution

To the Editor,Sadly, the federal gov-

ernment refuses to spend funds to help house the homeless, but it has no trouble giving tax money to millionaires to spruce up their homes, condos and cottages. While these grants may create some jobs, much of this work would get done without government handouts. Building accommodations for the homeless, on the other hand, is a guaranteed job creator. Plus it would

probably pay for itself in reduced social, medical and policing costs.

First the Conservative government makes it dif-ficult for the homeless to vote and now it ignores the homeless when giving away housing related funds. Does Prime Minister Harper really believe Canadians are so selfish and mean spir-ited that giving to the rich, and stiffing the poor, will get him re-elected?

S.I. PetersenNanaimo

To the Editor,Stephen Harper has made

and broken a lot of prom-ises during the past 11 years, but one that he kept was: “You won’t recognize Canada when I’m through with it.” He’s proven that non-stop negative advertis-ing works for his party, but it is debatable if Canada has really benefited from his malevolent tactics.

However, some things never change, and that has been very evident in the past few weeks leading up

to the election campaign being officially declared. It’s that familiar and ominous “swooosh-ka-ching” sound of funds being shovelled off the back of Tory trucks right across the country.

All parties in power and with their hands on the purse-strings use this method to bribe gullible voters with their own money; Oct. 19 would be a good time for the electorate to wake up to reality.

Bernie SmithParksville

Conservatives kick off campaign with handouts for the rich

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The year was 2012 and Lia Grainger had established her-

self as a respected and award-winning freelance journalist in Toronto.

A graduate of Cap-ilano University in North Vancouver, Grainger had worked her way up from interning at The Wal-rus and Chatelaineto becoming an arts reporter for the National Post in 2009.

Three years later, Grainger had become a regular contributor to pub-lications such as the Toronto Star, Toronto Life and Vancouver Magazine.

But despite all the success, Grainger’s mind was focused on her other passion: flamenco dancing.

“I felt like it was the thing I had always wanted to be doing,” Grainger said.

So in the fall of 2012, Grainger put her journalism career on hold and moved to Seville, Spain to pursue fla-menco dancing.

“I just felt time is a wasting and [I had] to get over to Spain where flamenco is a way of life,” Grainger said.

Shortly after mov-ing to Spain and with weeks and weeks of practice under her belt, Grainger formed the flamenco dance group Fin de Fiesta.

On Aug. 18 Fin de Fiesta will hold a show at the Gabriola Island Community Hall.

“It is a very pow-erful art form,” Grainger said. “The music is very inter-esting and emotion-ally intense and so is the dancing.”

Fin de Fiesta’s members include guitarist Dennis Duffin, Los Angeles singer Daniel Azca-rate, dancer Michelle Harding, flautist Lara Wong and Italian percussionist Davide Sampaolo, who has previously worked with Jesse Cook.

“Many of us met in Seville, Spain where some of us lived there about half of the time,” Grainger said. “We go there to study and perform.”

Grainger’s path-way to flamenco began in 2003 when she started study-ing the dance form while living in Van-couver.

She says that at first, flamenco danc-ing was nothing more than a hobby.

“I did it take seri-ously but I always had another career,” Grainger said.

After moving to Spain in 2012, she met a number of like-minded fla-menco performers, including Duffin,

who would help her form Fin de Fiesta.

“Being over there [Spain] was a chal-lenge because it is a very different culture,” Grainger said. “Europe is not so different from North Ameri-can culture, but in Spain I was living in Seville in the south …. and it is just a very different life-style.”

Grainger, a former college basketball player, says fla-menco is one of the more open forms of dance.

“One of the things that is nice about flamenco is that is open to every-body,” Grainger said. “Everybody can do it.”

Grainger, who has previously performed at the Montreal Flamenco Festival and Van-couver’s Jondo Flamenco Festival, says she considers herself more of an “intense” dancer.

“I definitely have my own style but I believe in the roots and traditional fla-menco,” she said. “I think I am a really intense dancer. One of my favourite parts of the dance is the footwork.”

Fin de Fiesta per-form on Aug. 18 on Gabriola Island at 8 p.m. Tickets are $17 in advance or $20 at the door.

For more infor-mation on Fin de Fiesta, including ticket purchases, please visit www.findefiestafla-menco.com.

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PUBLIC ANIMAL per-forms with Moths and Locusts and Radco at the Queen’s on Aug. 18 at 8 p.m.

DAVID GOGO plays the Moose Lodge on Aug. 21.

OBIE TRICE plays with Merkules at the Queen’s on Aug. 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets $30. Call 250-816-5653.

ALPHA YAYA DIALLO performs with The African Guitar Summit at the Queen’s on Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets $22 in advance or $25 at the door. Call 250-754-6751.

AKON performs with Karl Wolf and BAE at Diana Krall Plaza on Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $45-$55. Call 250-754-6751.

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HOT AND STEAMY VARIETY burlesque show takes place at the Queen’s on Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.

RATIONING TO RAV-ISHING runs from until Aug. 23 at the Nanaimo Museum. The exhibit examines fashion during the 1940s and 1950s.

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But there will also be a handful of new singers who will be looking to leave an impression.

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Those interested in participating must be over the age of 12 and must submit a demo CD of the song they wish to perform as well as a biography.

Submitted CDs must be clearly marked with the participant’s name,

phone number and address.

The deadline for submission is Aug. 14.

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, give into your feelings and throw caution to the wind this week. You might shock someone by doing something risky. Explore this boldness if it suits you.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21You are a born leader, Gemini. You are normally comfortable designating tasks and overseeing their completion, but you may have to get your hands dirty this week.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22You may experience a breakthrough this week, Cancer. You have been toiling over something for some time now, and you � nally have the information you need.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, you have a lot of enthusiasm and are ready to share it with others. Devote your time to a worthy project or host a social event to bring friends together.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, you normally like to take things step-by-step, but excitement this week may � nd you taking a less careful approach. Ask a friend to keep you in check.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, an important decision is awaiting you. Weigh all of your options before making a � nal decision. Giving yourself more time is the more prudent move.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, many career opportunities are available to you. Decide if you want to stay where you are or if change will serve you better over the long haul.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21This can be a good week for you, Sagittarius. Many things are going your way, and you needn’t worry about plans falling apart. Friends will help out as needed.

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2015 BY-ELECTION NOTICE OF NOMINATION

Public Notice is given to the electors of the District of Lantzville that nominations for the office of:

Councillor – four (4) to be elected to fulfill the remaining term of vacant councillor positions

will be received by the Chief Election Officer or designated person, during the Nomination Period as follows:

By hand, mail or other delivery service:

District of Lantzville PO Box 100, 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC V0R 2H0

From 9:00 am Tuesday, June 23, 2015 to 4:00 pm Friday, July 3, 2015, excluding statutory holidays and weekends

By fax to: 250.390.5188

By email to: [email protected]

From 9:00 am Tuesday, June 23, 2015 to 4:00 pm Friday, July 3, 2015 Originals of documents received by email or fax, must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:00 pm on Friday, July 10, 2015

Nomination packages, including required forms, will be available at the District of Lantzville Office between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays, from June 10, 2015 until the close of the nomination period. Candidates should call 250.390.4006 to make an appointment with the Chief Election Officer to submit your nomination papers.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of the District of Lantzville Council if they meet the following criteria: Canadian citizen; 18 years of age or older on general voting day on August 8, 2015; resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed;

and not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being

elected to, or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS Beginning Tuesday, June 23, 2015 until the close of general voting for the by-election on Saturday, August 8, 2015, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection at the District of Lantzville Office, 7192 Lantzville Road from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Before inspecting the list, a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the list or use the information included in the list, except for the purposes of Part 3 – Electors and Elections of the Local Government Act. An elector may request the Chief Election Officer to omit from or obscure on the list of electors, their address or other information of the elector. Submit your written request to the Chief Election Officer before June 16, 2015.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR Any objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors must be made in writing by a person eligible to be registered as an elector, and submitted to the Chief Election Officer before 4:00 pm on Friday, July 3, 2015. Objections can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the District of Lantzville.

For more information, visit www.lantzville.ca, call 250.390.4006 or email Trudy Coates, Chief Election Officer or Lynn Ketch, Deputy Chief Election Officer at [email protected].

District of Lantzville, PO Box 100, 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC V0R 2H0

Signed Tenders marked “Tender for District of Lantzville, Lancrest Terrace Paving Contracts 1A, 1B & 1C” will be received at the office of Koers & Associates Engineering Ltd, PO Box 790, 194 Memorial Avenue, Parksville, B.C. V9P 2G8, up to 2:00:00 pm local time, on August 25th, 2015, after which time they will be opened in public.

The work includes the supply of all materials, labour, and equipment to complete the following:

• Grinding, shaping and compacting of existing road structure (approximately 2,500 m2), and placement and compaction of crush gravel (approximately 2,500 m2) and asphalt (approximately 2,250 m2) between Stations 1+062 to 1+374 on Lancrest Terrace. Including the removal and installation of 600mm concrete piping, 600mm catchbasins and approximately 190 m of mountable and 130 m of low profile asphalt water control curb along Lancrest Terrace.

• The removal and disposal of existing road structure, subbase preparation, placement and compaction of crush gravel (approximately 275 m2) and asphalt (approximately 250 m2) between stations 1+000 and 1+025 on Lancrest Terrace. Including the placement of approximately 15 m of mountable and 40 m of low profile asphalt water control curb on Lancrest Terrace between stations 1+000 and 1+025.

• The removal and disposal of existing road structure, subbase preparation, placement and compaction of crush gravel (approximately 170 m2) and asphalt (approximately 150 m2) between stations 2+000 and 2+020 on Lavender Road. Including the placement of approximately 25 m of mountable asphalt water control curb on Lavender Road between stations 2+000 and 2+020.

Tender documents will be available at the office of Koers & Associates Engineering Ltd., 194 Memorial Ave., Parksville, B.C., after 3:00 pm on August 11th, 2015, on payment of $100.00 plus GST per set. This payment is non-refundable. Cheques should be made payable to Koers & Associates Engineering Ltd.

Technical enquiries regarding the project shall be directed to Ken Doll, P.Eng, Project Engineer, of Koers & Associates Engineering Ltd., at telephone (250) 248-3151 or fax (250) 248-5362 or email [email protected].

Award of the contract is subject to sufficient budget funds being available for the project. The proposed project superintendent, subcontractors, schedule of completion, size of workforce, proposed equipment, previous experience, and submission of suitable references from other municipalities on other similar sized projects will all be considered in review and acceptance of the tender.

Tenders must be accompanied by the specified Bid Bond, payable to the District of Lantzville. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. The District of Lantzville reserves the right to waive informalities in or reject any or all tenders, or accept the tender deemed most favourable in the interests of the District, as detailed in this invitation and the tender documents. Tenders not conforming to the specified requirements may be returned to the Tenderer without consideration.

Mr. Fred Spears, Director of Public Works District of Lantzville P.O. Box 100 Lantzville, B.C. V0R 2H0

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AUG. 16 - Don & Judy WillettOn the one year anniversary of his passing, the family of Ken Pierce would like to share with you what, a year ago, was too painful to even contemplate:It is with great sadness that we share with you the sudden and inexplicable passing of our son, brother, father and grandson, Kenny Pierce. Born Kenneth Andrew Stewart Pierce on October 13, 1991, Kenny is survived by his young daughters, Helena and Teyla; his parents, Darryl Pierce and Jennifer Stewart Pierce; siblings Matthew and Michaela; Grandfather Bob Stewart; uncles Mike and David Stewart; and numerous cousins and friends. Ken passed quietly in his sleep, August 11, 2014. Memorials with close family and friends were held on August 30 and 31, 2014. Thank you to those friends and family who could attend, and to all those who sent their condolences. We lit one up for you, Kendo.Wherever you are, Ken, we hope you’re getting lots of hugs from your Nana Stewart and Grandma Pierce; playtime with our old dogs, Monty and Marnie; and lots of “Fat Cat” cuddles from Chewbacca. And maybe even sharing stories and spitting rhymes with Tupac.

Love you forever, your fam-dam.

Kenneth (Kenny) PIERCE

John Victor WaddyDecember 1, 1927 – July 26, 2015

It is with sadness that we announce his passing.

John is survived by his 2nd wife Sandi, his sons Andrew and Robert. He is also survived by his 1st wife Jean. John was predeceased by his sisters Joan, Barbara, Nan and his brother Bob.John served in the Mer-chant Navy and stayed a few more years at sea after the war. He worked in logging camps in the early 1950’s. He moved

to Toronto where he entered into the car business and was very successful at it.

John’s hobbies were hunting and fishing, he also had a great love of thoroughbred

race horses.We love you and miss you.

Peace always be upon you.

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sportswww.nanaimobulletin.com Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Nanaimo News Bulletin 21

BY GREG SAKAKIThe News BulleTiN

This year, when the senior B Nanaimo Tim-bermen go to nationals, they’ll go as champions.

The squad won the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association championship on Satur-day afternoon, defeating the Ladner Pioneers 7-4 at Frank Crane Arena to sweep the best-of-five final three games to none.

“Fantastic. It’s the best feeling ever,” said Jon Diplock, team captain. “We worked all year for this and we finally did it.”

The game was a low-scoring affair, with both goaltenders putting forth player-of-the-game performances. The Pio-neers led 2-1 after one period, but the T-men went up 5-3 after two and protected the lead.

“We knew we had it all along. It [didn’t] matter what happened in the game, in the back of our heads it was just, ‘It’s ours. It’s ours for the taking,’” Diplock said.

A turning point came partway through the third period when the

T-men, up by two goals, were assessed a five-minute slashing major. The penalty killing unit, led by Cody Boon and Steve Higgs, created momentum culminating in Diplock’s fourth goal of the game.

The captain was in on six of his team’s seven scoring plays on the day. Higgs had a goal and two help-ers and Ryan Forslund

and Jonny Gill were the other Nanaimo scor-ers. Nick Patterson made 35 saves as shots were 47-39 in favour of Nanaimo.

“[The Pioneers] are a really strong team, but I think that kind of speaks to how good of a team we are,” said Mike Maughan, T-men coach. “We know we’re a good team, but we kind of showed it in

every facet. Our offence scores when we need to, our defence has been strong all year long and all playoffs long and of course, the cornerstone, Nick, is unbelievable. He gives you the ability to stem the tide when maybe the play’s going against you.”

The championship – the first for the senior B Timbermen since 2003 – means the team will

be going to Presidents’ Cup nationals for a third straight year.

“We went back door in 2013, side door 2014 and front door in 2015,” said Shawn Swanson, general manager.

Two years ago the T-men were B.C. repre-sentatives by default and last year they quali-fied as B.C.’s runners-up.

“The two years before we didn’t do it this way,

but this way feels so much better,” said Nick Agius, alternate captain. “So much better. It’s euphoric. It’s great.”

LACROSSE TALK … For more photos from Saturday’s game, please visit www.nanaimobul-letin.com/sports. The Presidents’ Cup national championships will be held Aug. 31-Sept. 6 in St. Catharines, Ont.

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GREG SAKAKI/ThE NEwS BullETIN

LEFT: Senior B Nanaimo Timbermen captain Jon Diplock hoists the B.C. championship banner Saturday at Frank Crane Arena. RIGHT: The team celebrates moments after defeating the Ladner Pioneers and clinching the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association championship.

Senior B squad wins B.C. championshipIT-MEN DEFEAT

ladner Pioneers 7-4 in Game 3.


V.I. Raiders players including Arthur Fabbro, left, Justin Cook and Cashton Wil-son tackle Okanagan Sun opponent Jamie Turek during Saturday’s B.C. Football Conference game at Caledonia Park. The visitors won 27-3.

V.I. Raiders get stopped by SunBY GREG SAKAKIThe News BulleTiN

The V.I Raiders were stopped in their tracks by the Okana-gan Sun.

The Sun defeated the Raiders 27-3 in a first-place matchup in B.C. Football Con-ference action Saturday at Caledonia Park.

The Raiders’ defence was able to slow up the Sun, but the V.I. offence couldn’t mus-ter much against Okie’s D.

“We played a very, very good football team. I thought our guys battled,” said Jerome Erdman, Raiders coach. “We’ve got a long way to go. The thing I take from this is we were competitive.”

The home team kept the contest close most of the

way, as the score was 12-3 at halftime. Okie only scored one touchdown on the day, but kicked five field goals.

“Going in, if you guys said that we would hold them to one touchdown, we might have been happy,” Erdman said.

V.I. was held to just 35 rush-ing yards and 110 passing yards and quarterback Liam O’Brien, back from injury, was sacked nine times.

“Offensively we didn’t do a good enough job of picking up their stunts and blitzes and stuff like that,” the coach said.

But Nanaimo’s D stuck to the game plan and was dis-ciplined, he said. Dexter Shea, V.I. linebacker, said the defence swarmed, made some big hits and didn’t tire out.

“I think we kept fighting through the whole game, which was, in a loss, the most important thing we could do,” he said.

V.I.’s only points came on a first-quarter field goal from Matias Bueno.

O’Brien finished 14-for-23 for 93 yards with one intercep-tion.

Defensively, newcomer Isa-iah Stevens had a team-high nine tackles, Josh Paisley had seven and Cole Virtanen had five. Shea, Adam McDonald. Kaelan Botel and Cashton Wilson had sacks and Nigel Henry had an interception.

GAME ON … The V.I. Raiders play the Kamloops Broncos this Saturday (Aug. 15) at 4 p.m. at Caledonia Park.

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22 Nanaimo News Bulletin Tuesday, August 11, 2015 ACTIVE LIFE www.nanaimobulletin.com

What an amazing summer it has been so far.

We’ve experienced record days of sunshine and many recreation options that have encour-aged us all to stay active. It’s hard to imagine that in a short amount of time kids will be going back to school while the rest of us return to our regular rou-tines and schedules.

There is a lot of behind-the-scenes work taking place at Parks, Recreation and Environment as we get ready for the return of the fall and winter season.

In case you haven’t heard, Beban Pool is undergoing some changes during its annual mainte-nance shutdown. When the pool re-opens on Sept. 8, swimmers will find five

new water features that have been installed in the leisure pool area, including a water tunnel. In addition, the pool walls and ceil-ing are currently getting a fresh coat of paint in antici-pation of the new theme and murals, which will take place this fall. Once it is all done, Beban Pool will feel like new in many ways with the spray features and the overall fresh colours and murals. New to the Beban Pool schedule this fall is a Sunday fam-ily swim from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., when the whole family can experience the

water features together. In addition, the produc-

tion of your fall and winter Activity Guide is wrapping up. We have a team of pro-gram coordinators, instruc-

tors and market-ing staff who work together to bring you the Activity Guide. This process takes several months of plan-ning and organiz-ing, but it’s very rewarding to be offering such a wide range of programs, spe-

cial events and community information to the citizens of Nanaimo. Look for your copy starting Aug. 22 at all of our recreation facili-ties. Program registration

begins on Aug. 26.We still have room in

many of our summer camps and programs, so if the kids are looking for something to do, check out the current activity guide for ideas on making the last weeks of the sea-son memorable and full of adventure. For more infor-mation, please visit www.nanaimo.ca or call 250-756-5200.

We hope the rest of your summer is fantastic and encourage you to ‘take a moment’ and participate in one of our many programs or special events this upcoming fall and winter.

uTammy Toor is a com-

munications specialist with Nanaimo Parks, Recreation and Environment.

Active life

Tammy Toor Parks and recreation

Beban Pool getting a fresh look for fall

Rec hockey players stickhandle against cancer


Lantzville Village Pub Old Sea Dogs player Len Smith, left, moves the puck away from the front of his crease and his goaltender Ray Lappalainen as Nanaimo Old Knights player Herald Taronga closes in during a game Saturday at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. The Old Sea Dogs won the game by a 12-10 score.

The Nanaimo Old Knights and their friends played with valour at their annual rec hockey tourna-ment.

The Knights held the seventh annual Faceoff Against Cancer tourney this past weekend at the Nanaimo Ice Centre.

Twelve teams par-ticipated, including old-timers’ teams, casual league teams and a team made up of three local fami-lies.

The tournament raised money for the Nanaimo Community Hospice.

Athlete raising dollars for charityNanaimo’s Andrew de Groot, even when

away at college, keeps his hometown in mind.The Trinity Western University track and

field athlete, along with his friend and fellow TWU student Wes Richardson, are raising money for charity with their Takes a Dol-lar campaign. The premise is that if every-one in Nanaimo donates $1, they can come close to $100,000 raised. So far, $7,300 has been raised for the Loaves and Fishes food bank, the Nanaimo Child and Development Centre, the Salvation Army, the Island Crisis Care Society and the Nanaimo Youth Services Association.

Visit www.takesadollar.org to learn more.

Mariners camps build court skill

Vancouver Island University’s athletics department contin-ues to take registra-tion for its upcoming sports camps.

The university will be holding basket-ball, volleyball and soccer camps for boys and girls over the coming weeks.

Next up is the girls’ basketball camp, for ages 11-17, to be held at the VIU gymna-sium from Aug. 17-21 from 9 a.m.-noon each day.

For more informa-tion or to register, please visit www.gomariners.ca.

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By Karl yuThe News BulleTiN

The City of Nanaimo Parks, Recreation and Environment department has enlisted the

services of Jennifer Vroom to preach the virtues of paddleboard-ing.

Vroom, who also owns and oper-ates Van Isle Paddleboard Co., says the health benefits of paddleboard-ing are numerous and it’s not just for the athletically inclined.

“It’s a very, very accommodating sport, so anyone can do it because it’s zero impact, from kids to seniors,” said Vroom. “Sometimes I’ll have groups of families: there’s a seven-year-old and a 75-year-old, so anyone can do it. It’s easy on the joints, it’s really a leisurely sport.”

One of the most popular courses, according to Vroom, is Paddleboard Core and Stretch, which melds exer-cising and the paddleboard.

“We start with a warm-up paddle across [Westwood Lake] and we all tie up and, all just yell out what we’re doing,” said Vroom. “We nor-mally do a bunch of core exercises, from pushups, planks, lots of varia-tions on sit-ups, we do squats, we just have a lot of fun on the board.”

The boards are stable and can take the weight – Vroom likens them to big barges.

As many families take lessons, they are afforded the opportunity to bond with one another, which is one of Vroom’s favourite things

about the lessons she teaches.“You’re working together and

there’s definitely that connection between the adult and the child that they’re balancing together, and they’re just having fun and just being out on the warm water and connecting with other families or friends, whoever is out there at the same time,” Vroom said.

While Vroom teaches a Sunset Paddleboarding class, where par-ticipants go along Newcastle Island in the evening, a majority of lessons through the city are at Westwood Lake.

People taking classes at West-wood will be able to paddleboard with a picturesque, canvas-like backdrop.

“The nicest thing here is that it’s calm, it’s warm, it’s protected at Westwood Lake. There’s no boat traffic, you can’t hear the highway noises, you’re just out here in this little peaceful pocket,” Vroom said.

For all of the city’s paddleboard offerings, and recreational activi-ties, please see the Activity Guide.

To register, please go to ireg.nanaimo.ca or call 250-756-5200.

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Lake offers serene spot for paddleboard lessonsIJennifer vroom gives

instruction through parks and rec department.

Jennifer vroom is providing paddleboard lessons for the City of nanaimo Parks, recre-ation and environment Depart-ment at Westwood Lake.

KARL YU/The News BULLeTiN

There’s no boat traffic, you can’t hear the highway noises, you’re just out here in this little peaceful pocket.

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