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Rescuers credit a float plane pilots good airmanship and planning for a successful dead-stick landing and rescue on the weekend.

The incident happened shortly before noon Sunday moments after the float-equipped Cessna 185 lifted off from Nanaimo Air-port on a flight to Bamfield.

The aircraft was flying at an alti-tude of about 1,400 metres when the engine quit, but the pilot, who has not been identified, was able to glide the aircraft to a suc-cessful landing on Fourth Lake, about 40 kilometres southwest of Nanaimo.

Capt. Trevor Reid, spokesman for CFB Comox, said the pilot was equipped with the most up-to-date emergency equipment, but had just seconds to make correct decisions for a successful land-ing. The pilot had also broadcast his emergency by radio when the engine failed, which was picked up by the crew of a commercial flight and passed along to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria.

He was able to quite skilfully land his aircraft on Fourth Lake and was able to get it to shore, Reid said. Once ashore he set off his 406 megahertz emergency beacon.

The joint rescue centre launched a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter and CC-115 Buffalo airplane from the 442 Search and Rescue Squadron based in Comox to the pilots location.

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With the dispute between the province and teachers ongoing, Nanaimo students took to the streets to voice their displea-sure Wednesday.

The B.C. Student Walkout for Students took place across the province and many Nanaimo students said they felt stuck between the teach-ers and the province in the ongoing labour dispute.

Teachers ramped up job action in late May, staging one-day, rotat-ing strikes through-out the province. In response, the B.C. School Employers Association locked out teachers, barring them from working 45 minutes prior to and after school, and dur-ing breaks.

Emma Montrose, a Grade 10 student from Dover Bay Sec-ondary, said she is

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For math espe-cially, were doing trigonometry and I dont understand what were doing and because of the strike action and job action and all that, Im unable to go in after class or during breaks to get further understanding in it, Montrose said, add-ing that provincial exams start in less than two weeks.

Montrose said she isnt on the side of teachers or the prov-ince, but feels like stu-dents are paying the price for the labour dispute.

Were really not on either side, she said. Were frustrated because were being torn apart and theyre saying its for us when were not getting the help we need.

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The Nanaimo school district is hoping to have a criminal record check policy for trustees in place in time for municipal elections this November.

The policy would call for trustees to provide a criminal record check after being elected. Trustee Donna Allen, who proposed the motion at the May 28 board meeting, said everybody who works with children must undergo a criminal record check and trustees are no different.

We do go into schools, some trustees more than others, we do work with children, we have posi-tions of power so we are in schools and we need to make sure that we

come under the same guidelines as everybody else who is around children, Allen said, adding that she is a retired teacher who has to undergo a check to keep her cer-tificate.

When asked whether it would be more practical to have checks prior to the election, Allen said school districts are doing their due dili-gence.

The best thing in the world, yes would be to, in my opinion, to have a criminal record check before you even ran for the school board, but were not there yet, said Allen. Individual school districts have decided that they are going to do due diligence for their school dis-trict.

Allen and trustees Bill Robinson, Sharon Welch, Kim Howland and Dot Neary voted for the motion, while Bill Bard, Nancy Curley and Jamie Brennan voted against. Ter-ryLynn Saunders was absent from the meeting.

Bard said he worries about trust-

ees privacy. He was found guilty of production of a controlled sub-stance in 2006 and given a one-year conditional sentence and said his own record has been used against him personally, professionally and politically.

Im concerned that theres an issue of privacy, confidentially, Bard said. A file will pass between several hands, and Im not saying that we dont have very competent staff but thats very sensitive infor-mation to risk exposure of.

He said there are ways for the checks to be done without risking leaks of private information and those options need to be examined.

The aim is for district staff to develop the policy by the regular board meeting at the end of this month. Allen said following the meeting, there will be a notice of motion, during which time feed-back can be provided and if neces-sary, changes will be made. A vote could come in August.

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rite of passageVancouver Island University nursing students Chelsea McLeod, left, Jacey Dick and Jennifer Sedlacek practise reading the Graduate Oath prior to the start of their convocation ceremony Monday. VIU graduated hundreds of students from its sci-ence, education, music, arts, business and trade programs during several ceremonies hosted at the Port Theatre this week.

IDONNa aLLEN says all who work with children must be scrutinized. Trustee pushing for record checks

Auxiliary constables Darren Marshall and Rob Sampson are credited with saving the life of a dis-traught man they pulled from Nanaimo Harbour on the weekend.

The officers were walking on the public fishing pier near Maffeo Sutton Park just before 7 p.m. Fri-day when a man elbowed his way past people and jumped into the water.

The officers asked if he needed help, but the man didnt answer and just floated on his back, appar-ently oblivious to his situation, as he drifted away from the pier.

Marshall swam out to the man who had drifted about 2.5 metres from the pier, grabbed him by the collar and lifted him back onto the pier with help from Sampson and several bystanders.

A regular RCMP member arrived and took the man to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.

Infrastructure ranked among the top issues dis-cussed at this years Federation of Canadian Munici-palities conference, according to Mayor John Ruttan.

Six Nanaimo city councillors went to the event at Niagara Falls, Ont., May 30-June 2, costing the city roughly $15,600.

The annual event brings civic leaders from across the country together to discuss issues and take part in workshops and policy forums. Ruttan said this year infrastructure and the federal governments new Building Canada fund were among the main issues talked about by civic leaders.

A lot of questions were related to a more equitable transfer of money recognizing that out of every tax dollar only eight cents goes to municipalities, he said. We are trying to find out what other financing opportunities there are in the way of grants and so on to help us, the cities, with our infrastructure.

Councillors Jim Kipp, Bill McKay, George Anderson, Diana Johnstone and Ted Greves also attended.

A four-week construction project is set to launch at the Nanaimo Harbour ferry terminal this fall.

B.C. Ferries plans to upgrade the downtown ferry terminal after Labour Day to the tune of approxi-mately $240,000.

According to ferry corporation spokesman Darin Guenette, an old ticket booth will be replaced with a larger building that can also accommodate office space and storage. A small IT server room will also be constructed on site, and B.C. Ferries will remove a rental trailer, which is anticipated to free up traffic lane space for five to seven more cars.

The project, which will run over four weeks, is not anticipated to hold up ferry traffic. A temporary, full-service ticket booth will be set up on site.

The last terminal renovation happened in 2011, when B.C. Ferries worked on the $420,000 passenger waiting room.

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From /1The helicopter crew

picked up the pilot, who was not injured, at about 1 p.m. and returned him to Nanaimo Airport where he was met by his family, Reid said.

Reid credited the Cessna

pilot with good airmanship that included proper plan-ning and making the right decisions when an emer-gency happened.

He had all his gear there and he was ready to go, Reid said. He was talk-ing with the [search and

rescue technicians] on the helicopter and said he had picked his flight path to Bamfield because of the number of lakes that were available just in case he had to make an emergency landing.

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Pilot prepared for emergency situations Tourism sees new leadership

The Tourism Lead-ership Committee will need to find a balance between day-to-day tour-ism marketing and destination devel-opment, according to the boards new chairwoman.

I think theres a lot of interest-ing challenges and opportunities we are going to be fac-ing, said Sandra Petryk, market-ing and commu-nity engagement manager for the Nanaimo Airport and new chair-woman of the Tour-ism Leadership Committee.

Theres a lot of new opportunities like the Chinese market and the new hotels, but we are also working as a destination so theres lots of development work to do [and] in addi-tion, we still need to worry about today and tomorrow and attract visitors for that.

The Nanaimo Economic Develop-ment Corporation recently announced Petryk will take the helm of the Tourism Leadership Com-mittee, an advisory body for Tourism Nanaimo. She will be taking over from Dan Brady, who was the chairman for the past two years.

Petryk calls Brady the driving force that got the commit-tee started and to the point that its at today. She hopes to continue to help the committee achieve its strategic plan and help it develop better governance and structure, she said.

Five new mem-bers will also sit on the committee including: Inn on Long Lake man-ager James Young, Raj Banga, owner of Castaway and Royal motels, Geoff Wallace, general manager of the Best Western Northgate, Douglass Legg of Douglass Legg & Associates, and Leo Boon, chair-man of the Greater Nanaimo Cycling Coalition.

Shopping for hearing aids can be a complicated process. If youre just starting your research, you likely have more questions than answers:

What features are important for your type and degree of hearing loss?

Why are hearing aids so expensive? Whats the difference between the various

brands? How are the various styles different? How long do they last? How do hearing aid warranties really work? Why are there so many hearing clinics these

days? How can I avoid common problems and be

successful in hearing better?

If you havent noticed already, you will soon: there are a dizzying number of choices when it comes to hearing aids everything from which brand to choose to which features you actually need (like Bluetooth compatibility, noise reduction and directional microphones, to name just a few).

I know that when Im making a major purchase decision I try to educate myself as much as possible before confronting a salesperson. Eventually, though, I get information overload. Its then that I wish I could simply get the straight truth from a trusted expert.

But who can you trust? Arent hearing care providers just going to try to convince you that their hearing aids are best?

Thats precisely why Im offering this hearing aid information session. I want to give you the inside information that will help you make an informed decision without any pressure to make quick decisions.

Now, youre probably thinking, Sure, Hanan, a clever sales pitch disguised as an information session. Truth be told, Id love it if I could improve your quality of life by helping you hear better. After all, its how I make my living. But I also know that my business and the success of my patients is built on long, trusting relationships. Its those relationships and successful outcomes that are my true rewards.

Heres what well cover in the info session: A quick overview of how hearing works What to expect from a full hearing exam How to choose your service provider An overview of styles, brands, features and prices (and why hearing aids seem

so expensive) How to get the best deal and be successful with it Why hearing aids are only part of the solution. This is the most important part

of the information session! Answers to YOUR questions

The session will be followed by a question-and-answer period, and light refreshments will be served. Youll also receive a free information package summarizing everything we cover during the session.

Because I want everyone to feel comfortable and have time to ask their own questions, the seminar is limited to the first 20 participants who RSVP by calling 250-585-4100.

When: Tuesday, June 10 (Two session times available)Afternoon session 1:00pm - 2:30pmEvening session 6:00pm - 7:30pmWhere: Nanaimo Hearing Clinic, 501-5800 Turner Road (in the Northridge Village near Cactus Club)What to bring: Your questionsCost: FREE

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Kehoe, a Grade 10 student at Nanaimo District Secondary, has missed instruc-tion time leading up to a French immer-sion math provin-cial. Like Montrose, she feels caught in the middle and said students needs should be taken into consideration, but added she is sup-portive of teachers.

Its not about wages. Its about class sizes, it s about staffing. The wages are a small part that the gov-ernment really likes to focus on so they can demonize the teachers, Parsley-Kehoe said.

I support the teachers; I know thats not the view of a lot of the stu-dents who are out here, but the teach-ers are really fight-ing for smaller class

sizes, which really aids in our educa-tion because you can get more one-on-one time with a teacher and with 31 people in a class to one teacher, youre not getting any one-on-one time, she said, pointing to her English and math classes as examples of packed classrooms.

In a letter to parents sent out Tuesday, Nanaimo school district dep-

uty superintendent John Blain recom-mended against stu-dent participation.

District spokes-w o m a n D o n n a R e i m e r s a i d whether students are penalized is dependent on indi-vidual schools.

They wi l l be marked absent for sure and I guess it would depend on each school but I think for the most part it would just be an absence, Reimer said, adding about 400 students in the Nanaimo area walked out of class Wednesday.

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Nanaimo Mounties are asking for the publics help to find Roy Ostling, 62, of Nanaimo.

Ostling has been missing since May 29 and was last seen by his roommate as he left their home the last time anyone is known to have seen him.

Police said Ostling has no drug, alcohol or medical issues and has never left for an

extended period with-out first telling a friend or a family member. His family and friends have had no contact with him, there has been no recent activ-ity on any of his social media accounts and repeated attempts to contact him on his cellphone have gone unanswered.

Ostling is Caucasian, 5-foot-10, 200 pounds, with blue eyes and grey hair. He wears

glasses and has a moustache and goatee. When last seen he was wearing a ball cap and carry-ing a black backpack. He has a valid drivers licence, but does not own a car.

Anyone with information about Ostlings whereabouts, please call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345.

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Melanie Godel, left, fills out prize entry forms as Rick Milne prepares to complete his commute at the Bike to Work Week celebration station hosted at the China Steps in downtown Nanaimo May 26.

Organizers are chalking up Bike to Work Week 2014 a big success as rider numbers nearly doubled for this years event.

This year, 475 Nanaimo cyclists an 80 per cent increase over 2013 pedalled to improve their health, help the environment and see their city from a different vantage point.

All that pedal power burned an

estimated 500,000 calories, the equivalent of 1,300 Nanaimo bars. Bike to Work week rid-ers rode more than 17,000 kilometres and reduced green-house gas emis-sions by more 3,800 kilograms during this years event, which ran from May 26 to June 1.

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Three Nanaimo organizations will benefit from the provincial governments community gaming grants, it was announced Tues-day.

The Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association received $55,000, Nanaimo Canadian Amateur Football Association garnered $20,125, while $36,000 was granted to the Vancouver Island Military Museum Society.

The grant money is a welcome addition as it helps cover the museums lease, according to Roger Bird, military museum society president. He said the

museum is reliant on donations.We get a lot of tourists and

locals who come down to see the waterfront and points of inter-est our museum being one of them, Bird said.

The grants are awarded under the sport, arts and culture cate-gories of the Community Gaming Grant program.

Not-for-profit organizations are allowed to apply for provincial gaming revenue from the Minis-try of Community, Sport and Cul-tural Development.

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Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to Ruby Raes Rawk n Swap on May 24.

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Denise Smith knows first hand that competition and insecurity can tear a friendship apart.

Thats why the Van-couver Island University graduate founded Purple Girlzillas a girls-only pro-gram aimed at fostering healthy relationships and self-esteem.

If you have self-worth and self-confidence and self-esteem then you will be able to deal with things around you whether its friendships or relation-ships or career conflicts, Smith said.

Based on my own expe-rience and the research that Ive done in school, I just knew this was a need in society.

Purple Girlzillas, which ramped up in 2010 and runs through the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Vancouver Island, brings together 30 girls between the ages of nine and 13 every Friday night during the school year to do crafts, out-door activities and play games. Its lighthearted fun, with seri-ous undertones, according to Smith.

One activity theyve done, for example, had the girls changing a Barbie doll

to give her a more real-istic image, like padding

the dolls stomach and changing her hair colour, she said.

The pro-gram was awarded most innovative by the Boys and Girls Club in 2012 and Smith,

an aspiring teacher, said she can see the concept

gaining traction in the edu-cation system as a way to develop the whole child.

In here, if we are hav-ing fun and all of a sudden we slip in something [to] learn, they are ready. They are eager, they are not afraid to risk their opin-ions. I just think that would be such a valuable environ-ment to foster within the schools, she said.

Ten-year-old Alex Hornby has been going to the program for the last two years and says shes loved

it from the first introduc-tion. The leaders are nice and shes had the chance to meet and connect with new friends, she said.

Its also helped boost her self-esteem.

I was really insecure because people used to call me fat [The pro-gram] helped me figure out that I may be bigger than other people but I am not fat. It doesnt even matter what those people call me now.

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Purple Girlzillas creator Denise Smith sets up a craft table during the Friday night program for students Haley Derksen, Kayley Leckenby and Taylor Gallant. Purple Girlzillas, offered through the Boys and Girls Club of Central Vancouver Island, is aimed at building self-confidence and friendships among young girls.

IPurPLE GIrLzILLaS fosters girls healthy relationships. Programs goal to help build self-esteem

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By Tom FleTCherblack Press

The B.C. legislature adjourned for the summer last week with opposition MLAs battling to the end against legislation to divide the Agricultural Land Reserve into two zones.

The government used its majority to cut off debate and pass the bill, despite days of demands to withdraw it and complete promised consultation with farmers around the province.

Youre all a bunch of corrupt liars, shouted NDP agriculture critic Nicho-las Simons, before storming out of the chamber as the oppositions time ran out. Simons returned to withdraw his comments so he could vote against the legislation.

Independent MLAs Andrew Weaver and Vikki Huntington joined NDP critics in denouncing the move to ease restric-tions on secondary farmland uses in the North, Kootenay and Cariboo zones. Another target of criticism was the move to formalize the six local Agricultural Land Commission panels to make deci-sions on exclusions and permitted uses.

Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick pointed to amendments made to the bill in response to criticism that emphasize that the ALC is independent and its top priority remains to preserve productive farmland.

We as a government believe that theres an opportunity in some parts of the province where there is less pres-sure on agricultural land to give farmers some freedom in making sure they can be successful on that land, Letnick said.

Premier Christy Clark said the changes do not affect the Okanagan, Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island zones, which generate 85 per cent of B.C.s farm income.

We are making it economic in areas with a shorter growing season, with less productive farmland, to be able to con-tinue to make land valuable enough that they will pass it down to another family, Clark said.

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The B.C. Liberal governments bill to divide the Agricultural Land Reserve into two zones has passed, after one of the nastier exchanges Ive seen in a decade covering the B.C. legislature.

Youre all a bunch of corrupt liars, NDP agriculture critic Nicholas Simons yelled as the government cut off a long and mostly repetitious debate that dominated the final days of the legislature session.

Not to be outdone, cabinet minister Bill Bennett replied to Simons heckle about Kootenay rancher Faye Street, one of Bennetts most vocal supporters as he pushed through changes to the land reserve to ease land-use restrictions in rural zones.

Bennett advised Simons to offer his remarks to Street in person. Shell kick your ass, Bennett said.

The on-the-record debate wasnt much better. Columbia River-Revelstoke NDP MLA Norm Macdonald charged that a bunch of Liberal political hacks will be appointed to regional panels of the Agricultural Land Commission.

The governments scheme, Macdonald and other NDP

critics predicted, is to unleash a flood of ALR land removals, to enrich B.C. Liberal supporters by allowing development on productive farmland.

That might be a valid concern, but there are a couple of factual problems. First, every appointment to the ALC is made by the B.C. government. Its been that way since 1973.

Second, the regional panels are not new. The B.C. Liberals imposed them in 2003. If this was their method of corrupting the process to dismantle the ALR, that would have largely happened in the years since.

Ive written before about the legitimate concerns

of places where some ALR rules and decisions simply dont make sense. Strict secondary residence rules are needed in areas with non-farm development pressure. In most rural areas, they are a mistake, and are frequently ignored.

The debate wasnt entirely devoid of honesty and civility. Macdonald noted that under the current system, 75 per cent of exclusion applications in the Kootenay region are approved. If thats the case, what is really

broken that needs to be fixed? Its a good question that the government did not adequately answer.

And credit also goes to the new agriculture minister, Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick. He put aside his partisan talking points and gave assurance that the governments intention is to support farming in those places where non-farm income is the only thing that keeps people on the land.

As soon as the theatrics had died down, the NDP sent out a fundraising plea to its members to help save the ALR. The party is broke and desperate, and it hopes to activate its declining donor base by portraying the changes as the imminent slaughter of its most sacred cow.

Voters have three years before the next election to assess this situation. If there is a flood of exclusions of prime agricultural land, then the NDP will be able to make its case that its warnings were at least partially true.

If not, then the governments position will be vindicated. Well find out the truth.

uTom Fletcher is legislature

reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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We would be doing our children a disservice if we didnt give them every chance to succeed with their schooling.

So a new aboriginal education project in the city has definite potential. The Nanaimo Learning Centre will offer school-ing for students in kindergarten through Grade 3. The aboriginal-focused, culture-based instruction will be supplemented by family services such as childcare, literacy programs and social work.

Organizers in Nanaimo saw the need for a new school model because other aborig-inal education programs either arent working, or are working too slowly. High school graduation rates are one measure-ment, and they indicate that only 50 per cent of First Nations youths in Nanaimo earn their diplomas each year.

By addressing the problem at the pri-mary grade levels, this new centre will try to instill foundational learning skills and maybe even a love for learning.

There are some doubts. The fact that Nanaimo school district isnt involved, whatever the reason, is a red flag, and fragmenting the public school system limits certain kinds of peer interaction.

Of course there are other ways to address aboriginal grad rates. Teachers and administrators want to see all stu-dents succeed, and try to make it happen. Nanaimo school district offers alternative education options and there is an aborigi-nal outreach program thats locally acces-sible.

We know that children learn in radically different ways. Our high schools do churn out well-adjusted, well-educated, diploma-wielding grads every June, but that means something a little different in each case and pupils arrive there in unique and diverse ways.

If this new centre can provide an engag-ing curriculum and workable classroom composition, then it can give kids a strong start. A strong start is important. So is a strong finish. So is every step along the way.

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www.nanaimobulletin.com LETTERS Thursday, June 5, 2014 Nanaimo News Bulletin 9

To the Editor,Re: Parkland bought without

public process, May 20.I have reviewed the infor-

mation that the City of Nanaimo and B.C. Assess-ment have on the Linley Valley property the city has options on to purchase and I was hoping the information is wrong.

The information I have indicates that the majority of council approved pay-ing over three times the assessed value for the Linley Valley properties. The total assessed value is $2,536,000 and the majority of council believes paying $8 million is good use of our tax dollars. This is when councillors told us after careful line-by-line searching of the 2014-15 bud-get they could find no sav-ings and had to increase our taxes by 2.5 per cent. Then we find out that the funds for this purchase are not solely from parkland acquisition funds but from 21 different accounts and reserve funds emptying just about every

cookie jar in the cupboard.We give the City of Nanaimo

our hard-earned Canadian dollars and the majority of the council then spend them like pesos. We are only getting 30 cents value for every dollar spent. Council should purchase property to improve the city, but do it using a 100-cent dollar so we get full value. I am sorry to say this is not the first 30-cent purchase the majority of council approved and I am afraid it may not be the last.

Terrance WagstaffNanaimo

To the Editor,Re: Parkland bought without

public process, May 20.I certainly would not

bemoan the purchase of this acreage in such an ecologi-cally sensitive area and it is a worthy addition to the excep-tionally diverse park facilities in our city.

What is concerning is the fact that this was done behind closed doors, leaving so many questions. Why is the city paying in some cases three to four times the value for these lands? Under whose guidance was such a figure arrived at? And why now, when just months ago Mayor Ruttan stated there was abso-lutely no money available for the purchase of these lands?

The use of in-camera meet-ings have their place, but have increased to the point that not only have they cre-ated mistrust in both our city council and staff but the idea that we the people seem to be held in total contempt.

Robert FullerNanaimo

City overpaid for park purchase

To the Editor,It is time Nanaimo and its

council move into the big league.

Incinerator technology has substantially improved since the days I was responsible for the administration of the discharge from the Burnaby incinerator. The technology employed then was state-of-the-art and the permit to discharge contained clauses requiring the regional district to upgrade.

What Nanaimo needs to do here is accept an offer from Metro Vancouver and propo-nents to build a facility with the following provisions:

That the operators employ best available technology, and that a review and report on the technology be con-ducted every three years to assess impacts.

That a long-term contract be signed with provisions to shut down the facility if mon-itoring indicates environmen-tal criteria is not being met.

That Metro Vancouver and proponents pay off the entire present-day debt of the City of Nanaimo and the Regional District of Nanaimo, and that an annual operational fee be charged to cover and exceed all the operational costs.

This would translate into a substantial tax reduction for all of us and establish a sound financial position for years to come.

If Metro Vancouver and proponents will not agree to these requirements, simply tell them to go away.

Al Spidelvia e-mail

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To the Editor,Re: Nanaimo needs new

tourist attractions, Letters, May 20.

In my letter I made the suggestion on how to use the hotel tax collected which was by investing in tourism product develop-ment and not in advertis-ing and marketing. The headline you gave the let-ter misses the point com-pletely.

We, Nanaimo, are the attraction we just need to make that even more inter-esting by working on what we already have, not on building an attraction like a casino, the tallest hotel on the Island or the biggest waterslide from the top of the Colliery dams to the ocean; although that would be an exhilarating ride and a great attraction.

If you dont know what we have, just step out of the office and stroll the beaches, the parks and the waterfront for a starter.

Leo BoonNanaimo

To the Editor,Re: Nanaimo needs new

tourist attractions, Letters, May 20.

I volunteered for many years at Tourism Nanaimo and served tourists from all over the world. I answered countless questions but cannot recall anyone decry-ing this towns lack of tour-ist attractions. I never tried to sell what we dont have. People do come here to golf, fish, beachcomb, scuba dive, kayak, and enjoy our incredible waterfront and many parks. Tourism Nanaimo promoted the idea of Nanaimo as a base, its central location giving ease of access to so many points of interest.

I lost count of the number of locals who called in at Beban House seeking things to do. Id run off a list of places of potential inter-est and was so often stag-gered by how little some Nanaimoites knew of their own town.

Bill Gardvia e-mail

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Nanaimo is already filled with tourist attractions and we need only market what we have, suggests letter writer.

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The Nanaimo Navy League Cadet Corps will celebrate its 50th anniversary and annual ceremonial review on Sunday (June 8).

As the 2013-14 train-ing year is draws to a close, the review is a chance for cadets to demonstrate to fam-ily and guests some of the knowledge and skills they have learned over the year. It is also a chance for the corps to present awards to cadets.

The ceremony, which is open to the public, will consist of an inspection,

march, music and drill display and will run from 11 a.m. until about 2 p.m. The cer-emony will take place outdoors.

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www.nanaimobulletin.com NEWS Thursday, June 5, 2014 Nanaimo News Bulletin 11

Navy League celebrates 50th anniversaryCoastal Fire Centre is immedi-

ately restricting the size of open fires for the summer season to help prevent human-caused wild-fires.

The prohibition covers all B.C. Parks, Crown and private lands within the Coastal Fire Centre region, with the exception of Haida Gwaii and the area known as the Fog Zone and is in effect until Oct. 15 or the public is noti-fied otherwise. It does not apply in areas with existing wildfire prevention bylaws and serviced by a fire department.

Before lighting any fire, resi-dents should check with local civic authorities regarding any current prohibitions.

The prohibition bans burn-ing of any material, piled or not

piled, smaller than two metres in height and three metres wide, the use of burning barrels of any size or description and burning of grass or stubble.

There is no ban on campfires smaller than a half-metre high by half-metre wide or cooking stoves that burn gas, propane or briquettes.

Anyone breaching the prohibi-tion can be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the per-son could be fined up to $10,000 and ordered to pay all firefight-ing and associated costs.

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The V.I. Raiders 10th-anniver-sary season is a chance to cel-ebrate the past. Its also a time to look ahead toward the next decade, and thats how the new recruits start to figure in.

Junior footballs signing day was June 1, with high school and midget prospects determin-ing where they wish to play this coming season.

Right away the Raiders revealed half a dozen recruits quarterback Brody Taylor, receiver Kalven Kellock and full-back Justin Cook from Nanaimo, quarterback Michael Lemoine from North Vancouver, receiver Evan Rhode from Chemainus and defensive lineman Kaelan Botel from Prince George.

Were pretty excited, said Curtis Hansen, Raiders assis-tant coach. Weve had interest from all over the country, like we normally do.

Taylor, Kellock and Cook were part of the Barsby Bulldogs 2013 provincial AA varsity championship victory. Tay-lor, Top Offensive Back in that game, has been on the Raiders radar for some time, and vice-versa.

Theyve been there, theyve been winning, theyve been successful and with the coach-ing staff and everything, it just seems like a good fit for me, said Taylor.

Hansen said Rhode was an exciting playmaker with the Cowichan Bulldogs last season. Evan is the son of late Nanaimo sports reporter Michael Rhode, who covered the Raiders for five seasons.

Ive just really enjoyed watch-

ing the Raiders from when I was little, to growing up, and its something Ive really been excited about, Evan Rhode said.

Kaelan Botel is the younger brother of former Raiders run-ning back Jordan Botel.

The new recruits like the way the 2014 team is shaping up.

I think were going to have a really hard-working team and were all going to work together as one group, said Rhode.

To do so, the rookies will need to keep up with the pace of junior football. Leading up to main camp, players are expected to get bigger, faster and stronger. Taylor said part of the adjustment is mental.

Just the mindset of play-

ing with older guys, he said. Coming in and competing, not thinking that since theyre older that theyre going to be better than you. You need to play up to their standards.

The Raiders didnt sign all the prospects on their wish list, but they still have their eye on a few Nanaimo players who havent yet committed to any program.

Recruitings a dog-eat-dog world, Hansen said. We just want to put forward the best opportunity for these young men and keep our local guys at home.

He said its a huge decision to move away from home, or move to Nanaimo for that matter, and said the Raiders try to make players aware of what to expect.

In the meantime, Raiders coaches are reassessing the ros-ter daily, Hansen said. Signing day isnt any kind of deadline, after all.

[Its] not a big day for us to rush to the finish line, the assistant coach said. The finish line is at the end of the season, after Game 10, and then it all starts again.

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V.I. Raiders prospects full of potentialBY GREG SAKAKITHE NEWS BULLETIN

The Nanaimo Pirates know they need to get better in all areas, and they know they have a great opportunity to do that this weekend.

The Hub City Paving Pirates play doublehead-ers at Serauxmen Sta-dium on Saturday (June 7) and Sunday against the Whalley Chiefs and North Delta Blue Jays.

Its at that time now when we need to take care of the games against teams that are close to us said Doug Rogers, Pirates manager. We need to climb that ladder a little bit.

The Pirates were swept by the Chiefs last weekend in Surrey, but Nanaimo gave up a late lead in that one and feels like it should be able to beat Whalley.

[Players] should be up for those games. We gave a couple away so a little payback would be nice, Rogers said.

The Pirates will need more than just motiva-tion, though. The man-ager said players need better approaches at the plate, they need to take care of the baseball defensively and pitchers need to throw strikes.

They know it, said Rogers. Its just a mat-ter of executing it now.

GAME ON Saturdays games are at noon and 2:30 p.m. and Sundays action is scheduled for 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

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Pirates work on solving problemsI JR. FOOTBALL team excited to announce first few recruits.

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Receiver Evan Rhode, left, and quarterback Brody Taylor are two of the V.I. Raiders initial rookie signings as the citys junior football club continues to prepare for the upcoming B.C. Football Conference season.

V.I. RAIDERS kick off the 2014 B.C. Football Conference season on July 26. For season ticket information, please call 250-760-0058.

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LacrosseWESTERN LACROSSE ASSOC.

GP W L T Pts F AVictoria 3 2 0 1 5 35 26Maple Ridge 4 2 2 0 4 38 31Burnaby 2 2 0 0 4 22 17New West 3 2 1 0 4 32 27Nanaimo 5 1 3 1 3 41 53Coquitlam 3 1 2 0 2 22 23Langley 4 1 3 0 2 28 41

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GP W L T Pts F ACoquitlam 10 8 1 1 17 114 70New West 9 8 1 0 16 123 70Delta 12 8 4 0 16 137 105Victoria 9 4 4 1 9 93 94 Nanaimo 10 4 5 1 9 114 114Langley 12 3 8 1 7 91 132PoCo 11 2 8 1 5 79 132Burnaby 11 2 8 1 5 99 133

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Timbermen scoring: GP G A PtsCody Bremner 4 6 10 16Macgregor Johnston 5 6 9 15Paul Brebber 5 4 6 10Cayle Ratcliff 4 5 3 8Jamie Sorensen 5 4 3 7

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Having acknowledged top vol-leyball teams from local second-ary schools last week, we turn now to some slightly younger players

Volleyball is a mainstay in Nanaimo elementary schools. This past season, bantam (born 2000-01) girls playoffs for schools registering more than 250 students resulted in a district title for Mountain View. Darren Brick and Kim Saywell coached players McKenzie Guild, Emily Epps, Danielle Nor-man, Arielle Dupuis, Taya Kirk, Autumn Fraser, Keme Snaydon, Maryn Young, Jayden Saywell, Keianne Nowicki and Nicole Wilson.

The Randerson Ridge team coached by Tanya Adelborg was runner-up. On the squad were Simran Bassi, Rebecca Camil-leri, Julia DeWolfe, Madyson East, Lena Herringer, Ali Hunter, Carly Maley, Kassie Muanyam, Catherine Norman, Lindsey ODonnell, Aastha Patel, Jordan Pearson, Abigail Samus, Emily Watson and Halle William-son.

In third place was the Forest Park entry, comprised of players Rhyse Kennedy, Makayla Mitch-ell, Paeton OBrien, Chamberlan Teghtmeyer, Bijora Tremblay, Sarah Unruh, Jade Vukelich, Lexi Wood, Habin Yun, Maya Zarkovic, Jade Espey, Melody Daly, Isabella Monjo, Mackenzie Bartleman, Lindsay McBride and Madison Landry. Coaching was Bernadette Kulai.

Playoffs for smaller schools saw Frank J. Ney win the dis-trict girls title. Kevin Hooper coached the winning team of Charlotte Balderson, Tommylia Dunbar, Katrina Gibson, Larissa Hubka, Woojin Kim, Nicole Lar-son, Kim MacDonald, Nadia Piz-zingrilli, Pariya Sadeghi, Lauren Sanderson, Jensen Schmidt, Vic-toria Sunnar, Angela Webber and Victoria Weiss.

In second place were the Cilaire girls. Janice Scott coached Jessie Allen, Jillian

Boomer, Sophia Frederiksen, Katelyn Irving, Megan Isaach-sen, Raya Jecklin, Ashley King, Jamie Kruger, Thalia Novak, Jesse Park, Ronnie Robinson and Brooke Mushenski.

Third place was claimed by Davis Road, where Cheryl Low-rence coached players Ava Wil-son, Reese Beadall, Mary Nicolls, Ella Van Horne, Sarah Rocque, Megan Alsop, Jade McNab, Sarah Gabrielson, Kyah Albion, Sydney Ennis and Skylar Schoor.

In bantam boys playoffs for large schools, the Rock City team coached by Lonny Sulli-

van and Jane Hepples capped an undefeated season by capturing the district champion-ship. On the winning squad were Cody MacArthur, Dakota Cullum, Drew John-son, Nate Seaman, Cameron Holman, Cole Arseneault, Nolan Oster and Peter Kang.

Runners-up were the boys from Cinnabar

Valley. Annette Noble coached Luke Schlitz, Jett Ferraro, Colby Day, Kyan Leduc, Eastan Bate-man, Nathan Spivey, Duncan Walker and Scott Leckenby.

Forest Park claimed third.First place in small school

playoffs was the Seaview team. Steve Thomas coached Colton Beddoes, Chase Landa, Ben Toth, Cole Harley, Steen Rasmus-sen, Peter Kortas, Tyler Dobson, Zach Fedje, Spencer Antifave and Delano Burtini.

In second place came the Gab-riola team of Conner Maddison, Tyson deJong, Ian Perry, Adin Brenner, Cadence Preston, Caleb Smith, Liam Colbourne, Blake Buchanan, Finn Bradbrooke, Jacob Mattes and Thor Zupanec. Coach for the squad was Brenda Peacock.

The third-place pennant went to Davis Road.

Whatever your sport, a reminder in closing to play your hardest, play fair, and show good sportsmanship.

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Making a splashNanaimo Christian Schools Marita DeSchiffart, third from left, splashes down during the 1,500-metre steeplechase event at the B.C. High School Track and Field Championships in Langley this past weekend. DeSchiffart won the provincial championship in the event. For additional results from the three-day meet, please visit www.nanaimobulletin.com/sports.

The Nanaimo Timbermen will keep tweaking the lineup as they try to keep pace in the Western Lacrosse Asso-ciation.

Jake Emms returned to the lineup last game and scored a goal, and new addition Dan Alger brought some grit.

Its starting to come together, said Kaleb Toth, the teams coach.

The senior A Timbermen play just one game this week, hosting the Maple Ridge Burrards on Sunday (June 8) at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena. Tickets will be available at the door.

The Acme Painting Timber-men earned a weekend off.

The senior B lacrosse team won three games in four days, beating the Port Moody Thunder 14-3 on Sat-urday at the Nanaimo Ice Centre, winning 8-6 against the Royal City Capitals the next day in New Westminster and then handling the Lang-ley Warriors 10-5 Tuesday on the mainland.

Steve Higgs scored five goals against Moody and Jon Diplock scored four against New West.

The teams next home game is June 14.

The junior A Timbermen played a wild one on Tues-day and ended up getting outscored. Nanaimo lost 16-13 to the Victoria Sham-rocks down the Malahat.

Brett Hawrys scored four goals and eight points, Mitch Parker also had a four-goal game and Corey Shires had two goals and three assists.

Nanaimo will play the Langley Thunder on Sat-urday (June 7) at 4 p.m. at the Island Savings Centre in Duncan, then host the New Westminster Salmonbellies on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ice Centre.

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ne DideridgeMar. 3, 1929 - May 22, 2014

It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Elsie Johnson, 85, of Nanaimo, BC, peacefully at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.Elsie was born in Nanaimo, the youngest daughter of Margaret & Jack Dideridge. She graduated from John Shaw High School in 1946, where she met her future husband, Arnie. They were married March 3, 1951 at St. Andrews United Church.During her later school years, Elsie worked at the Qualicum Beach Inn during the summers. After graduation, she worked at the Land Titles Office in the Nanaimo Court House. She worked as a bookkeeper in several Nanaimo law firms, including MacIsaac Clark and Company, and was a member of the I.O.D.E., Raymond Collishaw Chapter. Elsie enjoyed dancing, music, theatre, travelling, and spending time with her family and friends. Elsie is survived by her children Jack, Dave (Kathy) and Valerie (Bill); her grand-daughter Erin; her sisters-in-law Linda (George) and Dorothy (Neil), and their families; her nephew Martin and his son Evan; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and their families.Elsie is predeceased by her husband Arnie; her sister Dorothy (Bill); Arnies brother Neil (Dorothy); and her cousin Bettye (Larry).The family extends a special thank you to all the caring nurses, doctors and staff at NRGH and Nanaimo Seniors Village.A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday June 12, 2014 at 12 pm at St. Andrews United Church, 311 Fitzwilliam St., Nanaimo, with refreshments to follow in the church hall.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made on Elsies behalf to a charity of your choice.Condolences may be offered at telfordn@shaw.ca

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Schoonbeek, AnnaFebruary 4, 1918 June 1, 2014

Anna Schoonbeek of Ladysmith passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday at the Lodge on 4th. She was predeceased by her husband Jan and her daughter Antje. She is survived by her son Peter (Vicki), daughter Jeanie (Alan), grandchildren Greg (Lise Anne), Jason, and Lee (Jay), and six great grandchildren.A private family gathering will be held at a later date.

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Brent Deinstadt was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to Helen and Alvin Deinstadt. Brent grew up on Vancouver Island just south of Nanaimo.Brent met and fell in love with his wife Christine in 1977 and they married in 1980. He trained and became a paramedic in Ladysmith and worked his way up to Superintendent over 20 years. He decided at that point to change directions, received his MBA and became a hospital manager/director. He continued to upgrade his education and trained in HR while continuing to work. When he received his HR designation he changed careers again and came to Dawson Creek as HR Director for Northern Lights College. He worked hard and eventually became Vice President Corporate Services there. He treasured his job at NLC and had planned to stay there until retirement.He loved Dawson Creek and was involved with the community including being an active member of the Hospital Foundation Board and recently joining the Chamber of Commerce. Brent passed away on May 30th 2014 at the age of 53. Brent is survived by his wife Christine, his daughters Anastacia and Tamsin, his son Alex, his son-in-law Bryan Clarke, and his grandchildren Brody and Cole. He is also survived by his father Alvin, his brothers Wes and Bruce and his sister Betty, as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Brent was predeceased by his mother, Helen. Brent will be deeply missed.In lieu of flowers we have set up an education fund for Alexs future schooling. If you would like to contribute the information is:RBC Account Number (Transit) 01680 (Account) 5065180 People can direct deposit to this account or if anyone wants to give cheques, they can be made out to Christine Deinstadt and on the Memo line please write In Trust for Alex Deinstadt. We will be having a celebration of Brents life on Saturday, June 7th 2014 at 3:00 pm at the South Peace United Church 1300 104th Avenue Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it. LM Montgomery

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Vince was born at a very young age in The Pas, Manitoba and retained much of his childlike joy throughout his 89 years. Vince was a wonderful photographer who loved to sing and especially to dance. He was a man of many talents who had an

appreciation of all things creative. Imbued with a wonderful sense of humour and a gift for storytelling, Vince loved to hear other peoples stories and to share his own. His greatest joy however, came from being with the people he loved. Predeceased by his wife Marjorie (Bond) & brother Bryant, Vince is survived by his brother Wallace (Jean), his children - Ann van der Griendt (Hank), Betty Hasker (Glorie), Cyndy Gibson, Duncan Hasker (Suzanne), 7 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren and by his companion, Anne Walker. Services were held for the family on May 14th, 2014 in Nanaimo, BC. A celebration of his life will take place at 1:30 PM at the Christ Church - Anglican on July 17th, 2014 in The Pas. The family would like to thank the staff & residents of Kiwanis Village in Nanaimo for their kindness and care of Vince, and the ICU staff of Nanaimo General Hospital for their incredible compassion. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Vincents name be made to either of these 2 fine facilities. Vince always marched to the beat of his

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June 06 of 2014, marks one year of Brad Coulters passing. We, the Coulter family want to take this time to thank each and every one of Brads friends and co-workers, right down to all of the volunteers who came out in support of Brads fight for life.Not one of you went unnoticed or unappreciated, you all helped make an unbearable situation a little easier for Brad and his family. Brad was truly humbled by the support, as we all were, and still are today. So thank you and stay safe to allof Brads fellow emergency responders.

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We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved Father, Poppa, Uncle, and (Great) Grandfather, Louis Wayte.

Born July 17, 1921 in Coventry, England, to Thomas Henry Wayte and Mary Ellen Moore, Louis slipped away peacefully in the company of family on May 16, 2014 at N.R.G.H. He was predeceased by his dearest Patricia, his parents, nine siblings, step-son Derek Lepsoe, and grandson Daniel Lepsoe.

Louis is survived by his daughter, Louise (Mike) Pearson; step-sons, Robert (Cora) Lepsoe, Christopher (Janet) Lepsoe; step-daughter-in-law, June Lepsoe; grandchildren, Larissa (Peter) Richards, Bryanna Pearson, Diana Pearson, Karen Snowshoe, Robert (Felice) Lepsoe, Kevin (Catherine) Lepsoe, Stephanie (Duncan McAndrew) Lepsoe, Christina Lepsoe, Michael Lepsoe; two great-grandchildren Mila and Beatrix; and many nieces and nephews.

In 1939, Louis enlisted in the R.A.F., earning the D.F.M. during WWII as a Lancaster rear gunner. After the war he attended Teachers College in England, came to Powell River, BC on a teaching exchange, returned to England briefly, and then immigrated to Canada. He eventually retired in 1979 from a rewarding long career as a teacher and librarian at Woodlands School in Nanaimo. His great passions were reading, golf, cryptic crosswords, athletics, acting, and a 4pm Newcastle Brown! He was a lifelong member of the Nanaimo Golf and Country Club and an engaging volunteer at the Nanaimo Military Museum. All who knew him will miss his storytelling and wealth of knowledge on a myriad of subjects.

Thank you to all the family and friends who supported us with love and prayers and to the medical staff that attended Louis during his stay at N.R.G.H.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 1-3pm on June 22, 2014 at 1080 Highview Terrace, Nanaimo. Flowers are gratefully declined in lieu of a donation to a charity of your choice.

Bonsoir, God bless, and sleep tight.

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