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Taking action on Nanaimo’s culture plan is top of the list for Nanaimo’s first independent culture and heri-tage team.

A four-person culture and heritage department will kick off its two-year term this January with an aim to zero in on the city’s budding cultural

plan. It will be the first time culture has broken away from parks and rec-reation and merged with heritage – a move orchestrated by top bureau-crat Ted Swabey in a major shake up earlier this year.

According to city officials, the change recognizes the growing importance of arts and culture to the community and the need to pri-oritize efforts to build on its momen-tum.

The sector alone generates more than $150 million in economic activ-ity and upwards of 1,300 jobs.

By bringing together culture and heritage, the hope is the city will not

only build relationships and lever-age knowledge in the arts, heritage and culture community, but focus in on a cultural strategy that would have otherwise been addressed from the corner of desks in “little bits and pieces,” said Suzanne Sam-borski, the head of the new division.

The creation of a new department isn’t expected to come without chal-lenges, including potential debate around culture priorities for the next 24 months.

But the team is excited to get started on the new tasks ahead, said Samborski.

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Suzanne Samborski is moving into a new stage in her career with the City of Nanaimo as the new head of the city’s first ever Culture and Heritage department.

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By TaMara CunninGhaMTHE NEwS BULLETiN

Proponents of a potential waste-to-energy incinerator at Nanaimo’s Duke Point will fire up a major public outreach campaign this Janu-ary.

Representatives with Wheelabrator Tech-nologies, Urbaser and Seaspan announced last week they’re set to launch an intense public education campaign on a proposed waste-to-energy facility, from stakeholder presenta-tions to building tours and a new website. It’s all aimed at sharing their side of the story on waste-to-energy technology, which they claim is “more than safe enough” and environmen-tally sound.

The project, proposed during Metro Vancou-ver’s site selection process, sparked concerns from residents and politicians about smell, pol-lution and possible health issues. The propo-nents have been urging Nanaimo to keep its door open to the concept, and thanks to a City of Nanaimo decision to do just that, they say they are ready to address concerns and help people make an informed decision on the pro-posed project.

Metro Vancouver announced the city as a possible contender for a waste-to-energy facil-ity and has given the companies consent to do public outreach.

“It’s exciting and we are kind of looking for-ward to this,” said Mark Swartz of Wheelabra-tor. “It’s an uphill road for us on projects like this, but I have been doing this job for 26 years ... and I have no problem looking in the mirror as a committed environmentalist and knowing how good these projects are overall.”

The outreach will include information from international studies, but proponents say it’s too early to do any local health, economic or environmental analysis.

Carla Stein, spokeswoman for Sierra Club’s Nanaimo chapter, questions a campaign with-out local data. When proponents say informa-tion campaign, “I am hearing propaganda,” she said. The club will launch its own campaign. The proponents’ website goes online in mid-January.

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Business leaders and politi-cians say they have eliminated some red tape for local entre-preneurs with the launch of the Mid-Island Inter-Community Business Licence.

Starting Jan.1, businesses can purchase a licence that allows them to legally operate in 12 communities from Duncan to Campbell River.

“Up until now, there has been a lot of red tape for busi-nesses,” Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell said during a news conference at a construction site Dec. 19 in her constituency. “This is a helping hand for them.”

Contractors and others who find themselves doing work in, say, Parksville one day and Comox or Port Alberni the next, can now purchase a

business licence in their home community and add this new licence for a fee. To comply with the current bylaws of most communities, businesses must have a licence to oper-ate in each separate commu-nity. The price of this supple-mentary licence has not been released.

“Initiatives like this allow businesses to grow,” said Min-ister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yama-moto. “These businesses can now continue to grow our economy and fill jobs instead of filling out paperwork.”

There are a few wrinkles, questions without current answers from the politicians and business leaders regarding the new licences. There are no requirements, for example, for the many small businesses of regional district communities like Errington or Coombs to purchase any kind of business licence.

There were also concerns raised by individual commu-nities about losing business-licence revenue from the new

program, money that many communities roll over to cham-bers of commerce to run tour-ist information booths and other programs.

Kim Burden, the executive director of the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce and one of the leading figures in the push to get municipali-ties to back this new licence, said data from other places in the province that have this type of mobile licence shows towns and cities don’t lose revenue.

“We are within spitting spit-ting distance of four or five communities that all have busi-ness licences,” said Burden. “It’s great for our members to move freely between those jurisdictions without having to go through the process of get-ting a business licence in every jurisdiction they work in. And it brings other businesses into our jurisdiction that might not normally come here, to per-haps fill a void. And it opens up that co-operation between municipalities.”

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Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell, front left, and Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto, front right, lead a group of municipal politicians who ceremoniously tore up old business licences in Parksville on Dec. 19. Politicians and business leaders gathered to announce the lunch of a Mid-Island Inter-community Business Licence.

By CHRIs BusHThe News BulleTiN

Island Roots Market Co-operative has found a place to permanently put down roots in central Nanaimo.

The farmers market co-operative, which has already attracted upwards of 160 members, has hunted for a home since it was formed in July 2012, first at the old Medi-cal Arts Building at 350 Albert St., which was torn down, and then at the former Sun Glo Lumber warehouse at 540 Mil-ton St., which was determined by the city to need structural and seismic upgrades before it could be officially zoned as retail space.

Seismic upgrades and rezon-ing are not issues at 625 Town-site Rd. where the market is set to sublet about 30 per cent of the space currently being used by commercial cleaning product supplier Planet Clean.

“Hopefully we’ll have the keys today and we can then start doing a little cleanup and start organizing things,” said Larry Whaley, market co-founder, last week.

The market should be open by the end of April, but in the meantime there will be lots of discussion with members over how the market will be laid out and organized and, of course it will have to be physi-cally set up, too.

“We’ll need some volunteers to assist with that and we’ll begin to make it happen,” Whaley said.

Before it officially opens, though, smaller activities will be hosted at the Townsite location, including bake sales, the co-op’s annual general meeting and whatever organiz-ers can come up with to get people familiar with the loca-tion and what the co-operative is planning for the space.

“There will be an open house for members and wannabe members where we’ll have an opportunity to talk about what they would like to see as far as layout is concerned and what facilities they would like to see in there,” Whaley said.

One group of products that could soon be available at the

market is locally produced craft beer, wine, cider and spirits.

The B.C. Association of Farmers’ Markets issued a press release Dec. 11 announc-ing the B.C. government sup-ports sampling sales of alco-holic beverages at temporary off-site retail locations, such as farmers’ markets and that the decision about what items could be sold at a particular locate would be left up to the venue’s management.

The release did not say exactly when the regulations are coming into effect.

“We’d certainly want to talk to anybody who produces that kind of product locally and see whether they’re interested in our market and if they are we’d treat them the same as any other local producer, I would think,” Whaley said. “Maybe we’ll need to look at should our lunch counter have a local brew available for people when they want to stop in for lunch.”

The topic is sure to come up at the open house, which is scheduled for sometime in January, but a firm date is yet to be fixed.

Whaley doesn’t foresee any issues that could interfere with finalizing the lease on the property.

“The problems in the past have been primarily we were trying to get in where it involved a change of use,” Whaley said.

“We’re classified as retail and this is a retail location – has been retail forever – and I don’t think there will be any problems there, so I can’t see what might delay or mess this one up.”

For more information about Island Roots Market Co-op, please visit the co-operative’s website at http://bbycoop.ca/IRCoop/, its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IslandRootsMarket, or contact Whaley at [email protected].

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heritage plans and implement the culture plan ... it’s really exciting and then you kind of go ‘oh my gosh there is so much there,’ she said. “The most daunting piece of it is the expectations everyone will have of what we can do, including ourselves.”

The new division was announced in late November as part of a series of staff cuts and depart-ment mergers. According to Swa-bey, culture and heritage was a good fit and ensures culture and the new cultural plan are made a priority. With culture highlighted as an economic driver in a recent impact study, it’s also a chance to build on arts and culture, he said.

The primary focus of 2014 will be helping politicians finalize the

cultural strategy – a document seeking to grow the arts and cul-ture community through efforts like increased grants and a men-torship programs for creative entrepreneurs. The culture and heritage department will also be juggling its regular activities while outlining priority actions for the cultural plan.

The City of Nanaimo has yet to announce a budget for the depart-ment to work within but dollars could come from the parks and recreation budget. The city also hasn’t decided whether to merge the culture committee and heri-tage commission.

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A count of bald eagles and their nest-ing sites will form the foundation for a new data base that can be updated in the future.

The count by the Gabriola Rescue of Wildlife Society (GROWLS), is being conducted by Ian Moul, a registered professional biologist from Comox, who is compiling the data to create maps pin-pointing eagle nest-ing sites.

“We’re just doing a real once over of all the nests we know, confirming that they’re there and get-ting a photographic record of them,” Moul said. “So often what happens is that someone will say the nest is gone, but we won’t even know where it was.”

Existing records go back to the late 1980s, but many of the sites haven’t been revisited. The new survey will help confirm the current status of known sites.

Eagles, primarily

fish-eaters, like to perch and nest in large old trees next to the shoreline from where they can spot their next meals. It also happens to be where people like to build new houses. Pinpointing eagle nesting trees can help prevent con-struction too close to the roots of the trees, which could damage them.

“Big old trees have a possibility of fall-ing on homes,” Moul said. “By knowing where they are it helps. Some jurisdic-tions put around known eagle nests.”

Having those trees mapped also helps protect eagles by allowing communi-

ties to establish development buffer zones around the trees. People know-ing the location of nests can prevent someone from qui-etly cutting a tree

down to get it out of the way. Moul said a nesting tree was cut down near Campbell River with eagles nesting in it.

Moul said there are currently about 60 nests on Gabriola Island. Eagles nest in territories and there can be several nests within a territory.

“They are very

territorial,” Moul said. “They defend their territory and the don’t like their neighbours coming too close, especially during the nesting season.”

Once the map is updated it is easier for local conser-vation groups to update, maintain the inventory and

keep a running tally of which nests are being used versus those that have been abandoned.

For more informa-tion about eagle related projects on Gabriola Island, please visit the wild-life rescue society’s website at www.growls.ca.

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A medical marijuana producer is preparing to set up shop at Nanaimo’s Duke Point.

Nanaimo city council unani-mously agreed to rezone property in the Duke Point area last week, allowing Lafitte Ventures to grow

medical marijuana on site.While there had been initial con-

cerns the company would evade industrial taxes through farm status, Lafitte has vowed not to. It has also signed a covenant pre-venting it from applying to B.C.

Assessment for a tax change.It was the assurance council

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kick off a $1.5-million renova-tion project, with the aim to start growing marijuana in February and ship to patients when Health Canada bring in its new Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes regulation in April.

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The B.C. govern-ment is surveying the public and home inspectors so i t can put together an improved regulatory model for the home inspection business.

B.C. was the first province to license home inspectors and is still one of only two provinces doing so.

To be licensed, B.C. home inspectors must meet specific education require-ments, receive appro-priate practical train-ing, pass at least one peer-test inspection review, and meet continuing education requirements.

In June, Minister Responsible for Hous-ing Rich Coleman was given responsibility to strengthen home inspection accredita-tion to better protect consumers buying a home by improving the qualification and training requirements for licensed home inspectors.

To gauge public experiences with home inspectors, the Ministry of Natural Gas Development and Responsible for Hous-ing ran two online surveys. One sought consumer opinion. The other survey took feedback from the construction industry and home-inspection professionals.

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Winning $20,000 and an impressive trophy were only part of the perks Nanaimo based Shawn Adrian and Gavin Vickery brought home from Evernote’s DevCup 2013.

Sponsored by the Internet app giant, the competition landed them an intimate soiree with Chief Executive Officer, Phil Libin, and a month hob-nobbing with developers and potential investors in San Fran-cisco.

A note taking and archiving suite of services, Evernote boasts more than 65 million users.

Tapping in to that market can be lucrative and life altering. When Adrian and Vickery got an invite to participate, they jumped at the chance to pres-ent their idea.

“We put all other projects on hold and focused on raising capital and winning gold,” said Adrian. “Because earning that prize would mean access to significant investor dollars and validation for our ideas.”

After landing startup capital from a Vancouver firm, they set to work, building and fine-tuning Postach.io, an app that allows bloggers to post content directly from their Evernote account to their own Postach.io blog.

DevCup is an annual devel-oper competition focused on apps and services using the Evernote platform. Nearly 200 submissions in 2013 were narrowed down, in a first cut, to category winners, where Postach.io won for best in publishing, and then sliced to six finalists.

“Each of the six were more than worthy of winning,” said Adrian. “So we were unsure about our own status going in to the award ceremony.”

The month long event, involves workshops, speakers, and brainstorming sessions geared to further marketing, product design and business developing.

“We get access to Evernote experts,” said Adrian. “And venture capitalists that offer

feedback on our vision and direction.”

Vickery said a highlight for him, involved a session with HootSuite developer, Ryan Holmes, and for Adrian, con-necting with Jasan Calacanis, whom Adrian calls the godfa-ther of blogging, both moti-vated and inspired.

“It felt like we were part of something bigger, like we were really contributing,” added Vickery.

Tall and lanky, sporting black rimmed eyeglasses and car-rying a large, dark moleskin journal, Adrian’s enthusiasm is easy to get drawn into as he leans forward in his seat and periodically jots down ideas in his notebook in small, pre-cise handwriting. Vickery, the technical side of the partner-ship, sits back in his chair with an easy smile, quietly adding comments and details about the experience.

With more than a thousand people watching the finale, hosted by MC Hammer, the Postach.io team waited for the announcement, nervous but hopeful. Sitting in front row seats, Vickery and Adrian watched while worthy com-petitors received second and third place.

“We wanted to be in the top three,” said Gavin. “But when they announced bronze and silver my heart skipped a beat and I held my breath thinking we were either going home with the gold, or heading back with nothing. When they called us I felt both relief and elation.”

With DevCup gold under their belt, goals now revolve around growing their audi-ence, building a relationship with investors and creating a customer base that drives development.

“We’re discovering what people’s needs are, aligning interests across the network and naturally building a prod-uct that people want,” said Vickery.

It must be working. In the past four months the num-ber of Postach.io users has jumped from 5000 to 15,000.

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A.J. Hustins, left, supervises the installation of a wheelchair ramp at the home of Robyn and Steve Bull, while Chris Boyanton and Steve Taylor make it fit just right. Hustins’s company, Nanaimo Precast, made and installed the ramp at no charge for the Bulls’ two-and-a-half-year-old son, who suffers from cerebral palsy.

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The Christmas spirit of giving has been cast upon a Nanaimo family that could use a bit of a lift.

Robyn and Steve Bull will have an easier time getting their son Nathan in and out of their home thanks to a new concrete wheelchair ramp.

The ramp was designed, cast and installed for free by Nanaimo Precast.

The family was selected for the ramp, worth about $4,000, by staff at the Nanaimo Child Development Centre.

Nathan, 2, is wheelchair bound because of cerebral palsy.

Until now Robyn had to carry her son to and from their car to their home or push his wheelchair over a

makeshift plywood ramp on their back steps.

“He’s a big two-and-a-half-year-old, so he’s getting pretty heavy and I’m not a par-ticularly large person,” Robyn said. “He’s just getting heavier and heavier so it’s hurting my back.”

A.J. Hustins, Nanaimo Pre-cast president, said the com-pany was looking for a way to give something back to the community this year.

“I can’t remember who it was, but one of the members of our group said the CDC has a long list of kids in need, so I phoned CDC and said we’re in the concrete precast busi-ness, what can we do that will be helpful for one of their people.”

Steven Bowers, Child Devel-opment Centre resource development coordinator, said Hustins’s call came out of the blue.

“It was quite amazing. We were all pretty floored,” Bow-ers said. “We set them up with a family that could make great

use of something like that.”Staff discussed the pro-

posal with several therapists attached to the centre to see which family would most ben-efit from a ramp.

The ramp is about three metres long by two metres wide and was installed at the family’s home Friday.

The ramp will serve the fam-ily as Nathan gets older and is eventually switched into a much heavier motorized wheelchair.

Word that the Bulls would be receiving the ramp came as a complete surprise since they had no idea the plan to give it to them was even in the works.

“The plywood one is not particularly safe, but I needed something and that’s the difference that the new one makes, of course,” Robyn said. “I was so fantastic to find out. When the CDC called and told us about it we were just thrilled. We really needed a solution.”

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One of Canada’s great entre-preneurial success stories in recent years is WestJet, the Calgary-based airline that is expanding across the country and taking on European routes.

Clive Beddoe, the founding CEO of Westjet, was famous for helping the cabin crew tidy up the plane before getting off a flight. And the company is also known for its profit-sharing program, with all employees referred to as “owners” who have a stake in the success of the operation.

I thought of this management approach when news emerged that the B.C. government was offering public service unions a new kind of contract, with a five-year term and wage increases tied to improved economic growth.

The surprising thing is that unions are accepting the idea, even though provincial growth must exceed the government’s independent economic forecast council projections before it can take effect in a given year.

The generally non-militant Health Sciences Association was the first to recommend acceptance of a five-year agree-ment with only 5.5 per cent raises guaranteed. Then they were joined by negotiators for 51,000 health and social services employees, represented by the

B.C. Government Employees’ Union and other unions that have long been adversaries of the B.C. Liberals.

John Fryer, negotiator for the BCGEU going back to the epic battles with Social Credit gov-ernments and now a professor at University of Victoria, wasn’t impressed when he heard the news. “These deals reflect what happens when public sector

unions back the losing party in a provincial election,” he said. “Union bargaining power takes a trip down the pooper.”

I think there’s more than that going on. Perhaps today’s union leadership is beginning to accept that its wage, benefit and pension arrangements look pretty good compared to the harsh reality of

private businesses competing in a global economy.

I asked Premier Christy Clark if this new approach is inspired by private-sector profit sharing. She agreed that is the model.

“I think that’s a great principle for all of us to work from,” Clark said. “Until now, the growth of public sector wages has been completely insulated from changes in the private sector. And this is the first time we’ve ever been able to successfully link those two things. At this point it’s still a small incre-ment wage growth, but it’s a big

change, and I hope we can con-tinue to build on it.”

From an employee perspective, it is indeed modest. If real gross domestic product increases one per cent beyond the indepen-dent forecast used in the provin-cial budget, employees get an additional half of one per cent raise for that year.

Contrast this labour relations development with what’s hap-pening on the federal scene. A classic confrontation is brewing between the Harper government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. A key dispute is over sick days, which the govern-ment estimates are averaging 18 a year. PSAC currently has 15 “bankable” sick days a year, which the union president refers to as a “negotiated right.”

It takes me back to my first union job, where I was warned never to take just one sick day. We negotiated for two at a time, so always take two, the union rep told me. Implicit in this is the mindset that employees should give as little and take as much as possible.

Looking through my files each December for the B.C. story of the year, I consider what is likely to matter five or 10 years from now. This partnership approach to building the provincial econ-omy is my pick for 2013.

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Earlier this month, the Conservative federal government opted not to address the very urgent and growing problem that is the Canadian Pension Plan.

Instead of offering any sort of mean-ingful reform or choosing to adequately fund CPP so that Canadians can expect to be taken care of – after having spent a lifetime of paying taxes – the Conservatives instead opted to do noth-ing, and presumably hope the problem just goes away.

It’s no secret that CPP is underfunded. And given the country’s demographics – with millions of Canadians facing retire-ment in coming years – this is an issue that can’t be put off any longer.

Seniors now make up close to 15 per cent of Canada’s population, totalling more than four million people.

And with the median age in Canada now over 40 years old for the first time ever, the issue of our aging population and how to take care of them isn’t going away.

The issue is clear to see: Canadians are living longer, and as a result, drawing on the pension plan more than in gen-erations past. As result, we need to do a better job of funding CPP if we want it to work.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty needn’t worry about his own financial future, of course. As an MP who has served more than six years in the House of Commons, Flaherty has a gold-plated taxpayer-funded pension to draw on for the rest of his life, upon his retirement. The rest of us aren’t so lucky.

Adequately funding CPP is the fiscally responsible thing to do, but it is also politically difficult.

As a result, the Conservatives have taken the easy way out, opting for the instant gratification of low taxes in the present at the cost of a stable future for our citizens.

And isn’t that how we got into this mess in the first place?

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To the Editor:Re: Youth in Politics: the next genera-

tion of political leaders, Dec. 17. Your stories allege age discrimina-

tion is occurring towards the youth-ful councilors. That is erroneous. In fact, it’s simply inexperience. Respect is earned, not freely given.

While it’s easy to say young coun-cillors bring a youthful voice to the public arena, it can also be said unseasoned and unknowledgeable behaviour is displayed when council-

lors bark incorrect points of order to stifle debate, or when colleagues are interrupted and talked down to. Or when you butt in and call for a vote on a motion when others are speak-ing. This is simply juvenile and more so, rude.

George Anderson must learn in his schooling that it is a two-way street. If you talk the talk, you must walk the walk. And you definitely must be open and transparent for just not your own pet ideals but have respect

for everyone and everything. Perhaps I was a tad know it all when

I was 23. Perhaps I was insecure and might have used whatever cards were available for me to play and gain pub-lic sympathy.

It is a fact, you gain more knowledge with age. We must treat our elders and peers with respect for their wis-dom, such as our aboriginal friends have grown to learn.

Ursula C. KnightNanaimo

Young councillors must earn respect

To the Editor,Re: Councillor

opposes garbage incinerator, Dec. 3.

Kudos to Nanaimo councillor George Anderson for real-izing what more mature heads on council apparently can’t, that if there was a dollar to be made in burning garbage it’s unlikely Vancouver would be interested in barging it across the Salish Sea.

Incineration releases, for every three tons of gar-bage, 50,000 cubic metres of smoke laden with heavy metals including lead, cadmium, mercury, as well as dioxins, fuerans and other plastic poi-sons. Supporters of incineration appar-ently don’t have any friends with asthma. Rest assured, if this plan goes ahead, they will.

Then there’s the solid waste left over, about a ton for every three tons of garbage. As it’s unlikely Vancouver will be willing to accept it back, some Vancouver Island watershed will be expected to absorb that bunch of poi-sons.

Perhaps each incineration sup-porter will be happy

to accept a 50-gallon drum to dispose of on their own prop-erty each month.

Jim Erkiletian Nanaimo

Outside voices influence WTE

To the Editor,We have been see-

ing some interfer-ence from politicians when their attempt to short circuit the Metro Van system failed.

A recent column by Regional District of Nanaimo direc-tor Alec McPherson urges the public “to hold the feet of their elected representa-tive to the fire” after the RDN attempt

failed to derail the project.

Likewise provincial MLA Doug Routley spent hours last week on the Duke Point WTE Informa-tion Group, strongly supporting the RDN’s McPherson.

The problem with that is the major-ity of Routley’s constituents reside in the Cowichan Valley Regional District, and they have shipped their garbage off Island for incineration for years; only recently has it been voted to ship off Island to a landfill. Sounds like the goose/gander dilemma here. How can he now oppose

the very thing they have been doing for years?

How can these politicians suppos-edly make intelligent decisions without public consultation, without an environ-mental assessment, without an economic impact study, with-out even a proposal to look at? And why are they interfering with a facility that might be located and zoned in Nanaimo? Why would they interfere with a proj-ect that could be the biggest commercial investment for the City of Nanaimo in 50 years?

Tim McGrathvia e-mail

Incinerator will produce waste as well as energy

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Garbage is moved by crane inside Burnaby’s waste-to-energy plant. Some let-ter writers want such a facility in Nanaimo, some don’t.

To the Editor,Re: City spends to

improve governance, Dec. 12.

I am yet again totally flabbergasted that during this time of high-pressed economic recession that these elected Nanaimo officials still have the bloody nerve to continue to waste $75,000 of the taxpayers’ money on what basically amounts to conduct of behaviour.

Because it’s all very obvious that to have manners in the first place – which their parents should have taught them, but did not – would not cost any money.

In all, the writing is on the wall and if they continue to ignore it then there will be a lot of nega-tive consequences for all Nanaimoites.

Al MunroNanaimo

Governance comes down to manners

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Singer-songwriter Andrea Smith has opened for plenty of artists, including Blue

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Earlier this year, Smith released her latest album titled Transition, which she describes as “more roots and soul than R&B.”

Smith said her biggest chal-lenge in creating Transitionwas the financial aspect of the project.

“It’s absolutely daunting,” she said. “I just can’t do as much as I should be doing in terms of promotion and song placement, which is ultimately what I would like to do.”

The Kamloops native is no stranger to having to juggle the duties of a musician with a regular day job. She has previously worked as a regis-tered massage therapist and as a farrier.

“It requires so much time,” Smith said. “I just spent my life savings on this last album. I didn’t raise any funds for it.”

“It’s hugely daunting finan-cially,” she added.

In 2005, she placed first in a songwriting competition at the Shuswap Lakes Interna-tional Writers Festival. Smith

has also performed through-out British Columbia. She said she enjoys returning to her hometown of Kamloops.

“I do a road trip every sum-mer where I go to the Interior of B.C.,” Smith said. “I’ve got some friends that I play with out there … so that is always a ton of fun to go back home and sort of be received with open arms,” she said.

She has also played shows in Australia, France and the Yukon.

“Australia was pretty fun because I have family there,” she said. “I was actually there for my half-sister’s wedding. I got to meet some other musi-cians there and perform at the wedding. It was a really fun adventure playing down there.

“The Yukon was really fun too. We were really well received up in the Yukon,” she added.

Smith, who studied jazz at Vancouver Island University and graduated in 2011, cur-rently teaches music to pro-spective musicians.

“There is so much talent, especially with all these shows like The Voice and America’s Got Talent, every-one wants to sing and play now,” she said. “There is so much talent behind every door and people are realizing that they can go out and play and that it’s not isolated to select few.”

As a music teacher, Smith has encouraged some of her students to head out and perform. One of her students, Olivia Marci, has accompa-nied Smith at various shows.

“I’ve had one student that has come out to my gigs and

I’ve got her to get up and do a couple songs with me…

“I’ve got another girl right now who I would like to see get out in public and sing,” she added. “I am working on some ideas to help her achieve that goal.”

Smith has plenty of advice for her students who are thinking about a serious career in music.

“Be an engineer, go be a nurse, be a doctor, be a law-yer,” she laughed. “The music industry isn’t what it used to be anymore. You gotta have financial backing, you have to have incredible computer skills, you need to be com-pletely self-motivated, you have to do all your own pro-motion. It’s a huge job now, the record companies aren’t coming around anymore and picking people up.”

Smith is looking forward to 2014.

“I just want to be out play-ing a bit more and selling CDs,” Smith said.

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Woodlands Second-ary School’s third Empty Bowl night on Dec. 5 raised $3,600 for Loaves and Fishes community food bank.

The student council worked with Jean Kloppenburg, the school’s art and pot-tery teacher, to make enough ceramic bowls to host more than 150 commu-nity members for a soup and bun meal. It was a community event, the success of which only partially depended on people buying tickets.

The community supported Empty Bowl by contributing to the silent auction table, supplying 23 soups and donat-ing all the supplies needed to create a meal. Everyone left with a full stomach and a ceramic bowl.

“The magic of the Empty Bowl night is it’s a community event from the begin-ning to end,” said Kloppenburg. “The fun people have mak-ing the bowls is only matched by the gen-erosity of the soup makers and the many

that contribute and purchase silent auc-tion items.”

Wes Pascoe, a for-mer teacher in the district, volunteered to create an Empty Bowl cookbook to sell to further sup-

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By Kerry VitalBlack Press

One Vancouver Island homeowner has a lot to cel-ebrate this holiday season after winning the Reno Me with Fortis B.C. contest.

Melissa Tolsma of Nanaimo won the $10,000 prize for her outdoor space, which she can now put toward the renovation.

“I was leafing through the local paper one day and the Reno Me with Fortis B.C. ad seemed to jump out at me off the page,” Tolsma said. “I couldn’t ignore it. I’m not usually a contest enterer, but I just had this weird feeling ‘you can win this contest’.”

More than 7,000 votes were cast, and Tolsma is very excited.

Currently her backyard is only usable in the summer months, so Tolsma is hoping to be able to use her space year-round after the renova-tion. She and her daughter enjoy spending time out-doors, so the yard was the first place she thought of when she heard about the Reno Me with Fortis B.C. contest.

“We plan to do lots of out-door living year-round,” she said. “I’m envisioning plenty of weenie roasts and toe warming on those chilly spring and fall evenings when

we would normally have to retreat indoors.”

As part of the contest, Tolsma received a render-ing of what her space could look like from Sarah Gallop of Sarah Gallop Design Inc.

Gallop included a hot tub heated by natural gas and an outdoor natural gas fire pit in her design, as well as space for entertaining outside. The design also features several levels to define the different spaces in the yard.

“The space looked discon-nected before,” Gallop said. “This gives (Tolsma) differ-ent zones in the yard while still being connected.”

Gallop notes that many cli-ents are now asking for natu-ral gas appliances in their homes – a trend that she believes will continue.

Among the things Tolsma will receive as part of her prize is a gift card from Coast Wholesale Appliances. One person who voted in the Reno Me with Fortis B.C. con-test will win a $500 gift card of their own.

A natural gas barbecue is one of the most popular appliances for a backyard. FortisBC notes that a natu-ral gas barbecue can be extremely convenient for homeowners looking for fuel on demand, as you’ll never have to deal with running out of propane or charcoal. It also allows you to cook with different temperatures at the same time and control the heat more easily. It also burns cleaner than other fuel sources, making it good for

the environment as well.Tolsma also plans to install

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“I can’t wait to have the fire pit installed,” she said. “I see it as the focal point of the outdoor living space that Sarah Gallop has designed. Our house is under 1,000 square feet, so extending the living space outside is going to be awesome.”

“It’s kind of like camping in your own backyard,” says Gallop. “You get the informal-ity of outdoor space with the convenience of natural gas.”

As part of her makeover, Tolsma is also planning to purchase a new patio set as well as some new greenery to accent what she already has.

The second and third place finalists, Gayle Curtis of Maple Ridge and Wendy Frose of Chilliwack, will each receive $2,000 toward their own renovations, for their kitchen and living area respectively.

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Florence “Bernice” RaffleApril 26, 1924 ~ December 16, 2013

It is with great sadness the family of Bernice Raffle (nee Carruthers) announce her quiet passing on December 16, 2013 at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital with her family at her side, after years of struggling with heart problems.Born on April 26, 1924 in Nanaimo, BC the daughter of Miriam (nee Maki) and Robert Carruthers. She was married on December 13, 1947 to her husband, Jim Raffle who predeceased her in December 1990. Although an only child, Bernice loved her large extended family and their yearly get-togethers keeping them up to date on the family.Bernice was a member of the Nanaimo Museum who enjoyed talking about the history of this town; that her family had played a part in the Chase River, Southend and Brechin areas and the life-long friends she made. Always referring to herself as a coal miner’s granddaughter/daughter she was proud of the fact that 6 generations of both sides of her family had lived in Nanaimo. As a 44 year member of Branch #10 Legion LA earning the Certificate of Merit and Golden Jubilee medal for her services to the branch; she was also a former CGG leader known to many Brownies as “Fluffy Owl.”As the consummate soccer mom for many years, she was a hardworking supporter of her husband, children and grandchildren’s endeavours, plus the co-convenor of the three Pygmy-Odd-fellows dance reunions and the Brechin School Reunion. Her working years were spent at David Spencers and Canada Safeway as a grocery clerk where she enjoyed chatting with her customers.Bernice is survived by her loving daughter, Joyce (Murray) Wenner; son, Robert (Lynne) Raffle; 4 grandchildren: Kari (Clint) O’Hara Nanaimo, Kristopher (Barb) Raffle Vancouver, Kimberlee Wenner, Victoria and Carly Wenner Vancouver; plus 1 great-grandson, Niall O’Hara - the light of her life. Also left to mourn are her three godchildren: Donald Marks, Gordon Pilling and Kim Wilson, plus numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.Always feisty and independent, Bernice managed to stay in her family home till ill health necessitated the recent move to Lakeside Gardens where she lived until her passing. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the staff, of Central Drugs; Doctors R. Swain, N. Janssen, and K. King; plus Lakeside Gardens and the attendants for all their help over the years.There will be no funeral as per her request but a celebration of her life will be held later in the new year. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to the NRGH Hospital Foundation or the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Cremation arrangements by the First Memorial Society.

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1993 DUTCHMEN 5th Wheel. 26’. Excellent cond, very well maintained. Completely load-ed, lots of extras. $4,800 or trade for 8’ camper in same cond. 1 (250)754-7334

1998 23’ Wanderer Lite 5th wheel. Sleeps 6, N/S, double sinks, tub, shower, microwave, awning. Lots of storage excel-lent condition. $6000 OBO. 250-748-1304

2005 SALEM Travel trailer, 22ft. Good condition. Kept un-der cover. $6,500 obo. 1 (250)468-9948

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EXTREME LUXURY,,,, IMA-GINE. New 2 bdrm executive style open plan home on 5+ wooded acres in Nanoose. No step ranch style, 4 decks, 6 appl’s, wood/electric heat, main fl oor W/D, private park setting, smaller out building and chicken coop. $1250 mo, pets to be considered. Call (250)468-7029.

FRENCH CREEK. Reno’d mo-bile on 1/4 acre, N/S, N/P, all appls. Good for single per-son/couple. $800/mo + utils. 250-951-9643.

FURNISHED 3 bdrm water-front home in Deep Bay. Nov to June $1000/mo. Call Dawn Setter RE/MAX First 250-248-1071.

JINGLEPOT AREA 2bdrm cottage on own property. Bright, clean, close to bus. Pet okay. N/S. R.R. 4appls. Nov. 1st. $1,000. (250)754-5327

LADYSMITH: 2 bdrm, 1 bath single family home. Private yard, W/D, wood & oil heat. Pet friendly. 212 Dogwood. $900. Widsten Property Man-agement. Call (250) 753-8200

LARGE BRIGHT Clean suite in good area of Parksville. Large living room w/wood burning f/p. Big bdrm w/2 clos-ets, 2nd room could be a bdrm, den or whatever you like. Insuite w/d, large fenced backyard-private. New fl ooring & paint throughout. Will con-sider 1 cat or 1 dog under 15 pds, w/pet deposit. Avail Nov 1. Refs Req. N/S, No parties. Close to everything you might need (beach, shops, bus, etc) $800/mo. Call (250)951-0376, if interested. Thanks

LEASE/RENT 1) 6 bdrm, 3 bath home. 2) Large 1 level home, other smaller buildings. All natural built ideal for healthy, offi ces and living pur-poses. Quiet, near river and falls. Avail Nov 1st. Serious calls only. Tel. 250-248-4110

NANAIMO (HOSPITAL area) sxs duplex, 3 bdrm, 5 appls, 1600sq ft over 3 fl rs. NS/NP. References required. $1150. Avail immed. 250-740-7040.

NEW 3-BDRM with 2-bdrm suite, N. Nanaimo. Stainless appl’s, lrg kitchen, ocean view, dbl garage, close to amenities. N/P. $2350. (250)732-3522.

NORTH NANAIMO: 3 bdrm, some furniture avail. 2 FP, hrwd fl oors. N/S, 1 block from Superstore, Metral Dr. Short term available. Refs req, $1350 mo. (250)390-0484.

NORTH QUALICUM furnished 3Bdrm, 3bath executive home for short term lease $1200. 1.5 acres with oceanview. Refer-ences required. 250-756-1617

PARKSVILLE, 3 bdrm + den, 2 bath, west coast 2 story home, vaulted ceilings, close to town, avail Nov. 15, $1250 mo, call 250-954-7088.

PARKSVILLE- EXECUTIVE homes in Craig Bay develop-ment. F/S, W/D, dishwasher, garborator, built in microwave, gas fi replace, double garage & more! Access to Beach Club amenities including pool, ten-nis courts, & more. Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

PARKSVILLE, OCEAN view, 2-3 bdrm, older home, 5 appls, 1.5 bath, sun room, close to beach and town, n/s, n/p, $1200 + utils, refs req, 250-954-7403 or 250-216-1260.

PARKSVILLE OLDER Ranch style 3 bdrm, great location, 5 min walk to ocean & beach. Pets negotiable. $1000+ utils. (250)595-5829.

QUALICUM: 2BDRM, 2 lev-el townhouse, 3 appls, N/S, small pet ok. Avail. immed., $1100. Call 250-752-4258

QUALICUM BEACH furnished 2Bdrm, 1.5bath, 6appls, sep-erate living room, dining room, den, laundry room, large kitch-en, garage, 1/2 block from beach, private backyard, gas, satellite dish, N/S $1025 + util. Available now. (250)882-7445.

RENT TO own or 100% fi -nancing. $1500/mo & up. New homes custom design, great locations. Msg 250-753-1200.

S. Welllington 4bdrm, 2bath, 2FP, priv. setting, low utils. $1550/mo. N/S (250)591-0200 or [email protected]

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BOWEN ROAD. Fantastic location. Great Offi ces on sec-ond fl oor. Only a few available.Starting at $250/mo plus GST. (250)740-3948.

ROOMS FOR RENT

DEPARTURE BAY, furnished rooms. Valid references please. (250)616-9569

NANOOSE BAY: Exec, water-front, 3 furn bedrooms, whole house privileges, n/s, n/p, utilities & cleaning incl. $650, $750 or $825 (master bdrm) month. Call 916-747-3198 cell.

ROOM AVAIL. Immed. Incl: Lndry, Cable, Internet. $475. Wrking/ Student. CHRIS 250-713-1549 after 4pm.

RV PADS

COOMBS- 1 site available. Adult park, storage, deck, fenced. $375. (250)586-1372.

RV PADS. Year-round occu-pancy, $400/month w/utils. Wooded sites near PV. Avail immed. Call 250-927-5623.

SEASONAL ACCOMMODATION

COOMBS 3-BDRM furnished home. 5 appls, 2.5 baths, sat-ellite TV, internet, long-dis-tance phone. $1100/mo. Avail Nov 15- April 15. NS/NP. (250)951-2115.

MT. WASHINGTON: 1 bdrm condo for mid week only for the season. $2600. (250) 757-9669 after 5pm.

QUALICUM near Judge’s Row Beach. Lovely, bright ground level, furn.1 bdrm suite, 2 bath, Living rm, kitch-enette. 2 TV’s, central vac, lin-ens, BBQ, 2 Patios. Parking at door. Wireless internet, cable, util. incl. N/P N/S. Visa. MC. Avail. Nov. 1 to April 30 $849./mo 250-752-0084.

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EMERALD ESTATES- 1 Bdrm, homemaker & laundry services incld, meals optional. $950. (250)248-4338.

EMERALD ESTATES 1 bdrm Semi assisted 50 + $1200/mo. Avail furnished, renovated, cor-ner unit. Meal plan optional, housekeeping incl. Avail immed First month rent FREE! With 1 yr lease. 250-248-0966.

EMERALD ESTATES PATIO HOMES FABULOUS FALL SPECIAL! Get 1 Month Free with one year lease! 1 bdrm, $1250; 2 bdrm, $1650. House-keeping included. Nothing compares ANYWHERE! Call Now 250-951-2124.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

PARKSVILLE, MATURE re-sponsible working roommate wanted to share house, close to downtown, $545/mo + util. Avail Immed. 250-668-3547.

QUALICUM BEACH, 50’s lady, seeking quiet roommate to share ocean front, older home. $600 mo, perfect for writer, artist or other. Call Ca-role at 250-738-1162.

SPACIOUS, CLEAN, furn. near university,shopping. W/D. Share w/ students & working males. $450. 250-754-2734

WESTWOOD. FEMALE room-mate to share house. Furn room, private bath. All incl. N/S N/P, $500/month+DD Avail Nov 1st. 250-668-9643

STORAGE

ARE YOU HOLIDAYING IN A WARMER CLIMATE? Secure private garage available. Must have insurance. $150/mo. (250)334-3414.

SECURE COVERED Storage spaces available for rent in Chemainus, BC. Ideal for large or small boats and RVs. Call 250-246-1515 for more info.

STORAGE CONTAINERS 2- 8’x20’ $85/mo. + gst. 1- 8’x8’ $45/mo. + gst. 250-248-7100

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1000 TERMINAL- Newer 1 bedroom plus oversized den. F/S, W/D, dishwasher, 2 full bathrooms. $950 plus utilities Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

1 BDRM suite’s in 4 Plex Vir-ginia Ests. NP, coin op laun $600 & $650. Call 248-1371

2 BED, 1 bath, new F/S, W/D $1100 incl heat/ hydro. Ref req N/P, N/S. 250-758-0180

556 WAKESIAH- Renovated 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom base-ment suite. F/S, shared W/D, across from VIU. $965 utilities included! Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

750 SQ.FT. 2 bdrm suite. Avail Nov 1. F/S, W/D, hydro incld. $750/mo. 250-248-2235.

95 MILTON- 2 bedroom plus den basement suite. F/S, W/D, laminate fl oors, close to all amenities! $1050 utilities in-cluded. Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

BOWSER, NEW 1 bdrm suite for rent, private entrance, incls heat/hydro/cable, n/s, n/p, refs req, avail immed., $600 mo, 250-757-9669, after 6pm.

CASSIDY 2 BDRM above grd, nice in bright. NS/NP. $750. Avail Nov 1. (250)924-1746.

CENTRAL NANAIMO New, bright, clean 2bdrm. 1,100+ sq.ft. Sep. entry, shr’d lndry. $850 hydro incl. N/S, N/P. Ref’s. Nov 1st. 250-755-9329

CHEMAINUS- Modern bache-lor suite in Chemainus. F/S, ocean views, private entry, close to amenities! $700 plus utilities. Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

NANAIMO- BRAND new 2 bdrm, 5 appls. No pets. Available Nov 1. $1000+ utils. (250)245-5035, 250-416-9369, call to view.

NEAR COLLEGE: 2-bdrm ground level suite, near bus stop. $850 incl. utilities. NS/NP. (250) 618-8483.

N.NANAIMO: 1bdrm, covered patio, private ent. Parking, all appl.& utils incl. N/S, N/P. Refs. $800. Nov. 1st (250)756-2942

N. NANAIMO: newer home 2 bdrm bsmt suite, heat & hydro incl. separate entrance. N/S, N/P. $1000. (250) 619-7097.

OLD CITY: 1 bdrm, on bus route, NS/NP, ref’s req’d, $650+ util’s. Avail. now. (250)753-3699, (250)741-7979

PARKSVILLE: 2 bdrm of low-er duplex with shared W/D. $700/month incl. utils. Avail. Nov. 15 or 30. (250)468-5733.

PARKSVILLE: NEAR Wem-bley Mall. 1 bdrm living room, separate entrance, laminate fl oor, bright clean unit. $550 incl. utils. (250) 816-1004.

PARKSVILLE, very nice 1 bdrm. suite. No pets/smoking. W/D, F/S. $575/mo. Dec 1st. 250-746-5094 after 7pm.

QUALICUM BEACH. bright, 1 bdrm, 900 sq ft, grd level suite, on acreage, 12 mins north of Village, w/d, n/s, n/p, $600/mo. Avail Nov. 1, (250)752-9776.

RUTHERFORD: 2-BDRM suite, level entry, yard, patio, laundry, quiet family home. $900/mo Nov. 15. N/S, N/P. Ref’s req’d. 250-758-5584.

SILVER MOUNTAIN- Newer 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom base-ment suite. F/S, W/D, private entry, close to amenities. $850 plus partial utilities. Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

SMALL WATERFRONT 1 Bdrm suite private, sundeck, fantastic views. Bowser. $685 + 1/4 utils. (250)757-2366

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SOUTH NANAIMO: 2bdrm, new suite. Close to schools. $1000. Utilities included. (250)591-5114

SOUTH NANAIMO- lakefront 1 bdrm suite on lake, private & serene. NS/NP, Incls insuite laundry, utils. Priv ent, avail Nov 1. $700 mo, (250)754-8728.

SUITES, UPPER

1107 SILVER MOUNTAIN- Newer 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom suite. F/S, W/D, dishwasher, fi replace, double garage. $1350. Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

2000 CATHERS- Renovated 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom suite. F/S, W/D, dishwasher, hot tub. $1200+ partial utilities. Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

3780 ROSS- Modern 3 bed-room, 1 bathroom suite. F/S, shared W/D, dishwasher, large deck. $1200 plus partial utilities. Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

3-BDRM CENTRALLY locat-ed in Parksville, 2 bath, f/s, w/d, private patio. $1300/mo incls utils. Avail Nov 15. (250)228-0641

4975 LAGUNA- Ocean view 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom suite. F/S, W/D, dishwasher, wood-stove. $1000 plus partial utilities. Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

95 MILTON- 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom suite. F/S, W/D, hardwood fl oors, close to amenities! $1250 utilities in-cluded. Ardent Properties Inc. (250)753-0881.

BRECHIN: UPPER 3bdrm, ocean views, safe area. Avail. Dec. 1st. $1095/mo. Shared utils. N/P. (250)753-6681

BRIGHT 2 bdrm South Nanai-mo, on bus route. Long term, refs req. $850+ 604-848-5719

BRIGHT LITTLE Bachelor/stu-dio cottage overlooking ravine w/creek just outside Qualicum. $550/mo incls cable & utils. N/S, N/P. 250-752-1121.

HAREWOOD. 2-BDRM bright, spacious, 1.5 baths. Laundry, hydro, heat incl. NS/NP. $825. Dec. 1st. (604) 530-9401.

NANAIMO LAKES Area: Loft suite, character, woodland set-ting. NS/NP. 15min from Col-lege. $750/mo inclusive. Call 250-753-9365.

NEAR WOODLANDS School, large 1Bdrm main level suite, 4 appl, sundeck, NS/NP. Avail now $675+utils. 250-753-8038

PARKSVILLE (FRENCH Creek). 2 bdrm upper fl oor of bsmt home. Bsmt has same tenant 14 yrs. Newly reno’d, new appls. $875/mo hydro incl, shared laundry, quiet area. N/S, N/P. Kevin 250-738-0310.

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Kids can watch Clippers for free

BY GREG SAKAKITHE NEWS BULLETIN

The Nanaimo Clippers want to try to fill Frank Crane Arena to the brim, so they’re throwing open the arena doors.

The city’s B.C. Hockey League club announced Friday that chil-dren ages 12 and under will be admitted free for the rest of the 2013-14 regular season. Ticket prices for youths 13-18 have been reduced to $5.

The Clippers believe they are the only BCHL team to be offer-ing this sort of bargain on ticket prices.

“It’s about turning the rink into the place to be in town,” said Mike Vandekamp, Clippers coach.

Ken Wagner, the team’s presi-dent, said junior hockey every-where is struggling with declin-ing attendance. He and the other owners think the Clippers are a good, exciting hockey club and they want the whole community to share in the fun and games.

“We have to work harder at trying to put more people in seats,” said Wagner. “Winning is going to do that for us. Mike’s worked very hard to put a com-petitive team together that’s going to allow us to fill the Frank Crane.”

Brendan Taylor, Clippers alter-nate captain, is from Nanaimo and liked coming to the arena as a kid to cheer on Tyson Mulock and Michael Olson and the 2003-04-era Clippers.

“I wanted to be a hockey player, so it was fun to watch them make plays, score nice goals,” he said. “It was just a

great time all the time.”Now that he’s one of those

guys making those plays and scoring those goals, he sees what a difference the fans’ voices can make.

“Atmosphere’s a huge thing,” he said. “It definitely gives you some extra energy when there’s lots of fans in the building and if the building is going it makes you play better.”

GAME ON … The Clippers’ next home game isn’t until Jan. 10, when the Merritt Centennials visit Frank Crane for a 7 p.m. faceoff.

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Alberni Valley Bulldogs goalie Connor LaCouvee makes a stop on Nanaimo Clippers forward Bo Brauer as Alberni’s Kurt Gosselin defends on the play during B.C. Hockey League action Friday night at Frank Crane Arena.

The Nanaimo Clippers will have a merrier Christmas knowing they won their last game before the break. The Shipmen defeated the Cowichan Valley Capitals 5-2 on Saturday in Duncan to end 2013.

The Clips broke open a 2-2 tie late in the third period, then added a couple of late insurance markers.

Devin Brosseau had two goals and an assist to lead the offence, Sheldon Rempal scored the game-winning goal and Edwin Hookenson and Anthony Sabitsky also tallied. Jayson Argue was the winning

goalie as his team outshot the opposition 32-30.

The previous night was an ugly 2-0 loss to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs at Frank Crane Arena. Tanner Kovacs made 28 saves as his team was outshot 30-16.

“We have lots of passion and lots of heart… It’s not that we don’t have it,” said Mike Vandekamp after the game. “We just don’t bring it all the time and that might be the frustrating thing.”

Look for more on the Clippers in an upcoming issue of the Bulletin.

Clippers finish fall schedule on winning note

BY GREG SAKAKITHE NEWS BULLETIN

The V.I. Raiders won’t face their for-mer coach unless they make it to the biggest games.

Matthew (Snoop) B l o k k e r w a s announced as the new head coach of the Calgary Colts last Thursday. His new job begins Jan. 6.

“Having a chance to be in a big market and a big city and coach football, it’s a pretty exciting time for me,” he said.

T h e R a i d e r s a n n o u n c e d t w o weeks ago that Blok-ker had opted not to re-sign for a 10th sea-son as head coach in Nanaimo. He wished to pursue a full-time head coaching job, he said, and that option presented itself right away – he said he was in a position where he was choosing between five junior football clubs and could have stayed within the B.C. Foot-ball Conference.

The Colts made it clear they wanted him.

“I can make football the No. 1 thing as far as income and my job and whatever else I do will be second,” Blok-ker said. “I’m excited for that opportunity.”

The Prairie Foot-ball Conference is the highest-calibre junior league in Canada and the Colts play at McMahon Stadium, a CFL venue.

The BCFC cham-pions will host the national semifinal in 2014 and the Cana-dian Bowl in 2015, so depending on the fortunes of the Colts and Raiders, maybe Blokker will be back in Nanaimo before long, on the visitors’ sideline.

“It would be awe-some to be able to play a game in a new Caledonia Stadium,” he said.

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Van Osch juniors among favourites at provincialsNo matter the compe-

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Whether it’s versus their peers in the junior wom-en’s division, the men and women in the cash league, or even the ladies on the World Curling Tour, the Van Osch girls win more often than not.

So the Nanaimo skip has to be considered one of the favourites as the Tim Hortons B.C. Junior Women’s Curling Champi-onship begins today (Dec. 26) in Chilliwack.

Kalia Van Osch and third Marika Van Osch are team-ing this year with second Sarah Daniels, lead Ashley Sanderson and fifth Megan Daniels.

“Everyone has high-level experience, everyone is really dedicated so it’s fit-ting really well and every-one’s playing great,” Kalia said.

The team always had a strong defensive sort of style, but this year it’s rounded out its game.

“We’ve really built into our strategy the ability to play aggressive, to put a

little more pressure on the other team,” Kalia said.

With the fundamentals down, the curlers have been able to hone their finesse game and can confidently try to make harder shots.

Every game at provin-cials will be difficult, the skip said, and her team intends to go “full out” in every draw.

“It’s mostly just sticking to our game plan before-hand, our end plans and putting pressure on them to make their shots,” Kalia said.

There is a lot of incen-tive to curl well. Provin-cial championships mean B.C. jackets and a berth in nationals go to the win-ners. Also, the provincial final on Tuesday (Dec. 31) will be televised at 10:30 a.m. on Sportsnet.

“We really want to be able to go out there and perform in that final…” Kalia said. “It will be a big game to play in but it’s what you’ve been work-ing for all year so we’re all really excited to try and make it there.”

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BUY A NEW OR USED VEHICLE BEFORE JAN. 2NDAND CHOOSE A

CARNIVAL CRUISE4 days, 3 nights, Los Angeles to Ensenada,

Mexico Ocean Adventure Cruise with Carnival Cruises. Airfare from Vancouver included

ORLAS VEGAS FLY N’ PLAY

3 days, 2 nights, 4 Star Hotel. Airfare from Vancouver

bchonda.com

BOXING WEEKSAVINGSARE HERE

$1,000 HOLIDAY BONUS ONEVERY 2014 CR-V†

Hurry! These special savings,will end January 2nd.

HOLIDAY BONUS ONEVERY 2014 CR-V†

AND 2013 FIT$1,000

†$1,000 holiday bonus is available on every 2014 CR-V model. Holiday bonus will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. ΩLimited time lease offer based on a new 2014 Odyssey LX 5AT model RL5H2EE. ‹3.99% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $183.22. Down payment of $0.00, flrst bi-weekly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $23,818.60. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. ¥Limited time lease offer based on a new 2014 CR-V LX (SE) 2WD model RM3H3EES. £2.99% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $152.76. Downpayment of $0.00, flrst bi-weekly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $19,858.80. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. *Limited time lease offer based on a new 2014 Accord LX 5MT model CR2E3EE. #4.49% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $146.36. Downpayment of $0.00, flrst bi-weekly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $19,026.80. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. **MSRP is $31,685 / $28,684 / $25,685 including freight and PDI of $1,695 based on a new a 2014 Odyssey LX 5AT model RL5H2EE / 2014 CR-V LX(SE) 2WD model RM3H3EES / new 2014 Accord LX 5MT model CR2E3EE. PPSA, license, insurance, taxes, and other dealer charges are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. ¥/£/‹/Ω/#/* Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent’s fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery. ∙For more information, visit http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/honda/odyssey #/*/Ω/‹/¥/£/**/†/∙ Offers valid from December 3rd, 2013 through January 2nd, 2014 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.


30 Nanaimo News Bulletin Thursday, December 26, 2013 COMMUNITY www.nanaimobulletin.com

Blanket embrace

Project Linus organizer Evelyn McNabb delivers quilts to the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation. Project Linus con-sists of a team of about 100 volunteers who make blankets for children and youth facing a life crisis. The initiative has been ongoing since 2005 and this year was able to deliver 135 quilts to the hospital foun-dation. For more information, please visit www.projectlinus vancouverisland.weebly.com.

Photo contributed

WE GIVEYOU DONATE

$1 WORTHOF FOOD

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Please, mail your cheques to:1009 Farquhar Street

Nanaimo BC V9R 2G2

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Loaves and Fishesprovided

32,975 hampersin the last year

BOXING DAY

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Call 250.755.6969

Call 9:00 pm to 3:00 amNov. 29 & 30

Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31

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Drive Safe This Holiday

Season.

Duncan: 126 Ingram St.m St.I Ingram St.tram StNanaimo: 77 Victoria Cres.

Call toll-free:1-866-609-9998

[email protected]

To have a safe holiday season call operation rednose

Jean CrowderMember of Parliament for Nanaimo-Cowichan

J6450 North Island Hwy. North Nanaimo(250) 390-2204

[email protected]

Auto * Commercial * Residential“Your Glass Services Provider of Choice”

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Telephone: [email protected]

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HAVE A SAFE RIDE HOME THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

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Tel: 250.729.8225250.390.25006880 Dickinson Roadwww.craftsmancollision.com

“Slow downand enjoy the holidays”

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Teaching Safe Driving for a Lifetime

Wishing you a Wishing you a Wishing you a Wishing you a Wishing you a Wishing you a safe and happy safe and happy safe and happy safe and happy safe and happy safe and happy Holiday Season!Holiday Season!Holiday Season!Holiday Season!Holiday Season!Holiday Season!

Wishing you a Wishing you a Wishing you a Wishing you a Wishing you a Wishing you a safe and happy safe and happy safe and happy safe and happy safe and happy safe and happy Holiday Season!Holiday Season!Holiday Season!Holiday Season!Holiday Season!Holiday Season!

Doug Routley, MLANanaimo~North Cowichan

CALL OPERATION RED NOSE

FOR A SAFE RIDE HOME.

Unit 112 50 Tenth St Nanaimo BC V9R 6L1 Phone 250.716.5221 Fax 250.716.5222

Box 269 | #1 – 16 High StLadysmith BC V9G 1A2 Phone 250.245.9375 Fax 250.245.8164

Nanaimo Sheet MetalCustom Metal Fabrication1871 East Wellington Rd.

250-754-4311All the staff would like to wish you a safe and happy holiday.

NSM

Beban Plaza 250.758.3343University Village 250.755.1411

Have a safe & happy holiday

Drink responsibly and enjoy a safe and

happyHolidaySeason.

nanaimo news bulletin, december 26, 2013

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