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Earth shaker Officials urge people to be prepared after earthquake. In harmony Tidesmen Barbershop hosts annual Port Theatre chorus. Raiders upset Nanaimo football team loses championship to Langley.

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Nanaimo school district changedthe French immersion registra-tion process for next year to avoid long lineups and parents camping out at schools.

Last spring, parents camped out for the entire weekend at all threeelementary schools in Nanaimothat offer the immersion program in an effort to ensure their place inline when registration opened onthe Monday. The lineup got tense enough that police were called to one school the Friday beforeregistration opened to resolve anargument between some parents in line.

A review of the districts Frenchimmersion program, made public last year, suggested centralizing registration, eliminating prefer-ential treatment for siblings and a lottery system instead of first-come, first-served.

Since then, trustees have heard from numerous parents who dontwant the preferential treatment for siblings eliminated. The newregistration process gives first pri-ority to children who are siblingsof students already in the French immersion program.

All registrations will be done centrally at the District Adminis-tration Centre instead of at indi-vidual schools and after siblings are accommodated, the remaining spaces will be allocated using a

district-wide lottery process.Sarah Lee, a parent with two

children in Hammond Bay Ele-mentary School, said she felt thattrustees and district staff listenedto parents concerns.

Four days of camping out is quite arduous, she said. I think the board made some good deci-sions, I think they heard whatparents were asking for. Whatyou want is everyone being on thesame playing field.

Last year for the first time in anumber of years, the district wasunable to accommodate all parentsand at the end of the two-weekregistration process there were 39students on a wait list, althoughdistrict officials believed some ofthese were duplicates.

This September, the district had37 students on a wait list, which was reduced to 29. All 37 were offered a space at some point, but not necessarily at the school oftheir choice.

Jamie Brennan, school boardchairman, said the new registra-tion rules are not a long-term solu-tion to the issues facing the Frenchimmersion program while thedistricts immersion elementaryschools are over capacity, the pro-gram loses students over time and trustees must determinewhether to increase capacity andhow to deal with the attritionrate.

Lee suggests offering more spe-cialized programs other thanFrench immersion such as theinternational baccalaureate pro-gram.

I think parents feel its Frenchimmersion or nothing, she said.

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Pipers pick-upDespite wind and rain, Lindsay Scheer, William Sanderson and Hideki Satojoined about 30 students from Dover Bay Secondary School to participate in a shoreline clean-up at Pipers Lagoon, organized by fellow student ChristineJenkins. Students spent the morning picking up garbage and other materials from the popular Nanaimo recreation destination.

BY CHRIS BUSHTHE NEWS BULLETIN

No reports of damage or even shaking came from Nanaimo res-idents following a magnitude 7.7earthquake off the west coast of Haida Gwaii on the weekend.

The tremor happened shortlyafter 8 p.m. Saturday and hasbeen followed up with numer-ous aftershocks, including a 6.3 shaker Sunday. The initial quake triggered tsunami alerts for theB.C. coast and Hawaii.

Neither the earthquake, itsaftershocks or tsunami waves

caused any reported major dam-age or injuries in the regions affected.

Karen Lindsay, Nanaimo Emer-gency Program coordinator, saidshe was alerted via e-mail to thequake about one hour after itoccurred by the Province of B.C.s notification system. City staffmonitored additional alerts and updates from Emergency Man-agement B.C. and took part in aconference call from the provinceat 11 p.m. No alerts or warningswere issued for Nanaimo.

The information was timelybecause we were not having to do

any level of evacuation, Lindsaysaid. We received the informa-tion at the same time as every-body else.

Nanaimo is at a low risk fortsunamis, Lindsay said, but it isa good idea to stay away from thewaterfront during such a warn-ing because of the risk of heavy currents or riptide effects thatcan occur following seismic dis-turbances.

Lindsay said the quake is areminder that Nanaimo is in a seismically active region andthat people should keep emer-gency preparedness kits in their

homes and business. Kits shouldbe stocked with supplies to lastat least 72 hours, but realisticallyresidents should have preparedkits sufficient for seven days,which is the time it could takebefore emergency services might be able to reach them following amajor disaster.

Residents should also sign upfor Nanaimos Emergency Call Alert System designed to contactpeople by phone with vital infor-mation about major emergencies if phone lines are functioning.

Saturdays earthquake was the second largest recorded in Can-

ada. The largest seismic event tostrike Canada was an 8.1 magni-tude quake that also occurred inthe Haida Gwaii region in 1949and remains the strongest earth-quake recorded in Canada since1700.

The whole coast was fortu-nate that there was no injury, nodeath, no destruction, Lindsaysaid. Hopefully this will serve asa reminder for people to get pre-pared a 7.7 earthquake is huge.We were lucky.

For more information, please visit http://fire.nanaimo.ca.

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Emergency officials push for preparedness after earthquake

BY RACHEL STERNTHE NEWS BULLETIN

The vision for agricul-tures and aquaculturesfuture in the region iscomplete and ready for action to begin.

It took almost two years to create the RegionalDistrict of NanaimosAgricultural Area Plan, which creates a frame-work to help support agriculture and aqua-culture, identifies poten-tial issues, obstacles andregulations that might need changing. The plan was adopted by the RDNboard Tuesday.

Joanne McLeod, a mem-ber of the RDN Agricul-tural Advisory Commit-tee and president of the Nanaimo-Cedar Farmers Institute, said the com-mittee is encouraged by the adoption of the plan.

Now we need to take it from paper into the field.These things are no goodsitting on the shelves, she said.

McLeod said she hopesaction will begin with thecreation of a select steer-ing committee, which wasrecommended in the plan, comprised of membersfrom agriculture, govern-ment and stakeholders.

Jamie Wallace, a spokes-man for Friends of UrbanAgriculture in Lantzville,said in an e-mail that theplan makes several refer-ences to urban agricul-ture, an important issuein Lantzville.

The plan calls for theRDN to continue to adoptpolicies and regulationsthat support urban agri-culture, said Wallace.Our experience in Lantz-ville has not been a happyone.

The plan has eightmain goals: protect andenhance the agriculturalland base; strengthenthe local agriculture andaquaculture economy;improve training, skillsand labour opportunities;improve opportunities foron-farm water resourcesmanagement; addressenvironmental sustain-ability, wildlife and cli-mate change challenges;promote awareness andthe value of local agricul-ture and aquaculture; useregulations and policiesto support the industriesand consider agriculturein emergency planninginitiatives.

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Anyone with any information about thefollowing crimes is asked to call NanaimoRCMP at 250-754-2345or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.

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side window was broken, allowing thieves to gainentry.

2012-28389 On Oct. 15, the Shaw

compound located at 4316 Boban Drive was broken into. Thieves used bolt cutters to cut through the chain

link fence. Once inside,they broke into a Shaw service truck parked in the lot. Two blue Makitadrills, a linemans bag and various tools werestolen.

2012-28639On Oct. 18, a break-

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to a storage trailer atKal Tire, 6590 Island Hwy. Close to 16 tireswere stolen.

2012-28728Overnight on Oct. 18,

a vehicle parked in the800 block of Hunter Street was broken into. Entry was made through the passenger door. It is unknown if anything wastaken.

2012-28725On Oct. 19, a purse

was stolen from avehicle parked in the700 block of Cadogan Street. The vehicle, a Mazda truck, was

parked in the driveway since 10 p.m. the night before. A black Danier leather purse thatcontained Guess readingglasses, various piecesof identification and a Kenneth Cole walletwere stolen.

2012-28895On Friday Oct. 21, a

break-and-enter wasreported to a homelocated in the 900 blockof St Andrews Street. The break-in might have occurred within thepast two weeks as the homeowner was away for periods of time. A Norco Torrent mountain bike, Panasonic flat screen TV and a Optima highdefinition projector wasstolen. Entry was made through the rear door of the home.

2012-28967On Oct. 22, a door

to a laundry room in an apartment buildingat 2600 HighlandBlvd. was forced open.Thieves did not manageto get any coins fromthe machines and only the door was damaged.

2012-29037On Oct. 23, a

television was stolen from a common room located at the Youth Safe house at 479 Tenth Street. It is believed the TV was taken at approximately 3 a.m. as an employeeworking the night shift heard a vehicle pull upto the home at that time. The television isa 52-inch Toshiba. Also taken was a Dynamex brand DVD player.

2012-29204On Oct. 24, a silver

Rocky Mountain bike was stolen from a garage in the 2300block of York Crescent.

2012-29242Sometime overnight on Thursday Oct. 25, tireswere slashed on a blueChevrolet pickup truck parked in front of 647 Park Ave.

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BY JENN MCGARRIGLETHE NEWS BULLETIN

It takes roughly half a cen-tury for Nanaimo school dis-trict workers to paint every school in the district.

Trustees learned at a recentbusiness committee meeting that one sign painter and 3.45full-time equivalent mainte-nance painters are responsiblefor the districts 31 elemen-tary schools, seven secondaryschools, two alternate schools,and various other buildings and facilities, such as the dis-trict administration centre andRotary Bowl.

Two of these painters dealwith graffiti, work orders andschool-funded projects, with three left to work on interiorpaint, states a report compiledby Brian Hackwood, the dis-tricts maintenance supervisor.

This staffing level translatesinto a 52-year cycle to com-plete all interior painting it takes about 30 years to finish all elementary schools, about20 years to finish all secondaryschools (each requires three tofive years to complete), and two years to paint the interiors of alternate schools.

The information was com-piled at the boards request after trustees fielded some com-plaints from the public aboutthe amount of time it takes toget new paint on the walls of a school, said Jamie Brennan, school board chairman.

Trustees were glad to see there is a well organized plan that is followed rigorously, headded.

We take the cleanliness andthe upkeep of our schools seri-ously and we have a plan, said Brennan. Its what we can

afford, thats the bottom line. It would be nice to have a bunchof new schools that didnt have to be painted for a while.

Last year, the painting crewreceived almost 400 requests tocover up graffiti at schools and221 work orders, which includevandalism, health and safety issues and touch-ups, were pro-cessed.

The crew has painted the inte-riors of five elementary schoolssince the 2004/05 school year.

Donna Reimer, school districtspokeswoman, said exterior painting is funded through the districts annual facilities grant and the district hires additionalpainters usually about three painters plus one of the dis-tricts year-round staff.

The district tries to paintbuilding exteriors once every10 years, she added.

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Pina Pelperio, centre, and Karin Johnson, right, make their wayacross Front Street with hundreds of other Making Waves rallyparticipants Saturday. The rally was part of the Council of Canadi-ans annual conference and saw hundreds of participants turn out for the march down Com-mercial Street.

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Nanaimo RCMP are investigat-ing a complaint from a parent of a player who was hit and received significant internal injuries at a minor hockey league game.

The investigation stems from a game played Sept. 23 at Frank Crane Arena between a visiting Saanich Bantam A boys team

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Until then, meterswill still be read man-ually or consumption estimated for bill-ing purposes. Andfor one more winter storm season, peoplewill still have to call B.C. Hydro to report a power outage, beforethe grid begins auto-

matic metering and reporting of electrical failures.

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BY NIOMI PEARSONTHE NEWS BULLETIN

This Hallows Eve,one haunted house inHarewood is putting the care in scare.

For one spooktacular night, the residence at 624 Winchester Ave. will be transformed into The Crones Nest,an interactive walk-thru Halloween eventaimed at providing thrills and chills while

raising money for a good cause.

Event coordinator Dennis Larabee said100 per cent of the pro-ceeds will be donated to Georgia AvenueSchools communityprograms.

Were putting so much effort into thisto raise money for Georgia Avenue, hesaid. Were trying toraise as much money as we can because it

stays within the com-munity.

Since August, Lara-bee and a group of about six volunteers have been researching ideas and transform-ing the garage of hishome into a glowing visual centered around the story of a young woman whose jealous heart turned bitterover time.

When people seeit at night, its really going to surprise a lot of people what theyregoing to see in termsof what glows thingstheyve probably never seen before, he said.

Weve stepped it up alot of notches.

The event is being split into two viewings, an earlier kid-friendlyviewing from 6 p.m. to8 p.m., and then its noholds barred for youthand adults from 8-10p.m.

Were really going for shock value for theadults, Larabee said. Come 8 oclock, themusic changes, theresmore eerie, creepy music, and theres going to be quite a fewthings that are going to change.

We re there toscare.

Spectators can expectfog machines, creepycostumed actors and a ghoulish greeting gravedigger, amongst other things.

Larabee said the support from the com-munity and local busi-nesses has been phe-nomenal. Most of the props are hand craftedand donated to thecause.

Ive had people e-mail me that I dont

even know asking ifthey can help, he said.

Admission to theCrones Nest is free, but donations will be gratefully acceptedfor Georgia Avenue School.

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the Crones Nest Hal-loween walk- thr u event, visit http://thecronesnest.weebly.com.

The folks at IslandHaunt celebrate their 10th year scaring visi-tors to Beban Parkexhibition grounds.

Owners Stephen andKerry Kass compiledtheir favourite aspectsfrom the past 10 yearsand present them inTwisted, open nightlyuntil Halloween.

Admission is $9 atthe door.

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A little energy and enthusiasm on the part of Park Avenue ElementarySchools music teacher has made a bandprogram possible at the school.

Before Hugh Middleton took the job atthe south Nanaimo school this fall, he talked to the principal about starting upa band program.

We both agreed that a band program would be a good and a viable thing forthe school and we made it happen, hesaid. We have a program with 45 kids init who have never played an instrumentbefore and [last week] they played Hot Cross Buns for me.

While the program is going forwardthis year with a combination of donated,borrowed and rented instruments, Mid-dletons goal is to purchase an inventory of instruments for students to use, along with a pot of money the school can useto maintain those instruments, so thatthe program will endure in times when families dont have the money to buy orrent instruments.

To that end, he secured the school boards support last week to apply fora $10,000 Band Aid grant from Musi-Counts, a Canadian charity devoted tohelping keep music alive in schools.

Many children at Park Avenue come from families that are making endsmeet, but if one parent loses a job orunexpected expenses crop up, paying for instruments is out of the question, said Middleton.

That grant will solidify our programin the future, he said.

He plans to start an after school rock n roll club as well.

Learning a musical instrumentrequires people to exercise all parts of the brain at once, said Middleton.

It makes your brain work better, hesaid. Music is one of those activities, for most of the children, that theyre veryhappy doing. They teach themselves once they have the fundamentals.

Principal Karina Younk, who donated her flute, said when she initially tried to set up a band program at Park Ave-nue last year, she called other elemen-tary schools that feed into John BarsbySecondary School to see if they could somehow jointly offer band, and none of them had a program.

A lot of these kids would never have had an opportunity to take music les-sons, said Younk. Its a whole differentlanguage. It allows us to have passions

and pleasures in all different areas.Jamie Brennan, school board chair-

man, said the district used to have a music coordinator who oversaw bandprograms in elementary schools across the district, but this position was elimi-nated in the 1980s as part of a string of budget cuts.

As a result, not all schools have band programs, he said.

We do support music programs asmuch as we are able, but we rely on the energy and expertise of our teachers,said Brennan. For kids, its a great opportunity and wherever we can pro-

vide that, we will, but were really notin a position right now for it to be uni-versal.

Elementary schools dont have pur-pose-built spaces for band programs likesecondary school programs do and two years ago, trustees voted to open empty and boarded up classrooms at schoolswith no dedicated space for music teach-ers to use.

Middleton is still accepting donationsof musical instruments. To donate, please call him at Park Avenue at 250-754-5591.

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Hugh Middleton, a music teacher at Park Avenue Elementary School, shows off all of theinstruments he brought from home to help teach his students band. Middleton is hoping to create an inventory of instruments at the school for students to use so that familiesdo not have to worry about finding the money to rent or buy one when times are tight.

Teacher seeks donated instrumentsTTIELEMENTARY BANDprogram started at ParkAvenue school this year. BY CHRIS BUSH

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People who cheat on bus fares are far and few between in Nanaimo according to regionaltransit authorities.

Unlike greater Vancouver, where TransLink services are annually losing millions of dol-lars to fare evasion, Daniel Pearce, managerof transit operations for the Regional Districtof Nanaimo, says it just isnt much of an issuelocally.

Nanaimo bus drivers keep an eye on howmuch change clinks into the farebox fromevery rider as they board the bus. If the fareisnt paid or total comes up short, the driverpushes a button on the fare box indicating thetransit system got short-changed and alertsmanagement. A monthly report on fare eva-sion is generated from the farebox data.

We do keep somewhat of a tracking, but wedont notice that theres a large issue with it,actually, Pearce said. Usually if we noticesomebodys not pay-ing their fare, or it has happened more than once, a super-visor or myselfwill meet that indi-vidual on board and, basically, just let them know thatthey need to pay thefull fare and take it from there. Inextreme situations the police will getcalled if somebody was aggressive and didnt want to pay.

The RDN transit system has 43 buses in its fleet, 37 of which are out at any given timecovering 8,500 kilometres on Nanaimo routesevery weekday. Its a lot of ground to cover, butunlike Vancouver or even Victoria, Nanaimosridership is still comparatively small, whichmeans drivers get to recognize regular rid-ers, especially recalcitrant riders who makea habit of not paying their way, which makesthem fairly easy to track down if the policeare needed to help reinforce the notion thatthey have to pay to ride.

There have been rare occurrences when pas-sengers have become aggressive with drivers,Pearce said, but most of the time an incidenthas nothing to do with unwillingness to pay.

The only documented conflicts weve had I think weve had a total of three andeach one of those has usually just been with,mainly, intoxicated passengers that are moreconfused about where theyre going than any-thing else, he said.

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Times are changing in the businessof education and the Nanaimo school district had better roll with the punches as it continues to lose clients.

The district reported nearly 300 less students are in classrooms this year,compared to 2011 and early projectionsare for 87 fewer next year.

Its a trend thats been happeningsince the early 2000s and one officialspredict wont reverse for the next severalyears.

But statistics indicate the overallpopulation on mid Vancouver Island isgetting older, not younger, as peoplecontinue to have fewer children.

Families of four or five children a generation ago have made way for two, often one child as parents try to meetthe demands of the cost of living.

That decline in the population meansless demand on the education system and consequently less demand for schools, and administrators, teachers and other staff to fill them.

Add that to the competition for students provided by private institutions, such as Aspengrove and Nanaimo Christian schools, and the publicsystem with its funding woes, emptyclassrooms and union battles could bein for some tough times.

Hard choices choices that have been avoided for the last 10 years have to be made because the education system in all its forms, is still a business with a bottom line.

Under-populated schools need to beclosed and students bused to the next-nearest alternative. Fewer students to teach and look after means cuts to the number of teachers, administrators and custodial workers.

In the meantime, the district needs to promote itself and its product to attractthe attention of parents looking for the best educational opportunity for theirchildren.

The numbers dont lie.

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Its amazing what you can find inthe forests surrounding Nanaimobesides the flora and fauna.

Furniture, old cars, tires,clothing, animal carcasseswrapped in plastic bags, fast foodcontainers and waste you wouldnormally find in your kitchengarbage are some of the items I and several dozen others helped to remove from the woods in the Doumont Roadarea during a recentcleanup event organizedby the Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club.

We picked up 6,700 kilograms of illegallydumped garbage withthe help of Waste Management, whichdonated two trucks and bins. The Mid IslandATV Club was alsoa huge help with its trucks and trailers, hauling a lotof waste in a few short hours.

The illegal dumping problem atDoumont garnered lots of mediaattention this summer after some huge piles were dumped in the region. It happens to be a popularoutdoor recreation spot for hikers, mountain bikers, dirt bikers and ATVers.

As a mountain biker, I enjoy exploring Nanaimos backcountry and admiring the natural forests,lakes and rivers that surround the city.

But riding the Doumont trail system is a constant reminderthat many people dont respect their natural surroundings or care

about the environmental impactsof their actions. All these people seem to care about is getting out of paying a few bucks at the landfill to dispose of their waste.Never mind they probably burnedup in gas at least the amount they would spend at the landfill, aswell as shaving a few years off thelife of their vehicles by bouncing

along an unpaved logging road full of potholes.

What hit home for me during the cleanup ishow much people are throwing out that couldbe recycled.

The piles and piles of kitchen waste we picked up included a lot of plastics, aluminum cans and takeoutcontainers that couldhave gone in peoples

recycling or green bins. At this point in time, I think

most people are aware of whatcan and cant be recycled, so are people just not bothering to separate trash from recyclables?And if people are too lazy to dothat, why are they then taking the time to truck it up to the forestto dispose of it instead of simply putting it out on the curb?

Residents already pay for a garbage collection service, so this type of effort is baffling.

We found bags of dog poo largeblack bags stuffed to the brim with little plastic bags of poo and an animal carcass in a plastic bag. These foul-smelling items could

have at least naturally decomposedinto the soil if the many layers of plastic were not included.

Im not recommending peoplecontinue doing this, just that it would have been the lesser of twoevils. The same goes for the yard waste in plastic bags.

A few months ago, I happenedupon a couple dumping someleaves and branches in theDoumont area who didnt botherto take some of the yard waste outof the garbage bags.

I tried to get their licence plate number as they drove away, but didnt get my phone out in time.

Aldo Leopold, an American author, scientist, ecologist,forester and environmentalist,wrote in A Sand County Almanac:We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us.When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.

How does one go about changing how people regard nature?

So far, talk has centred arounddeterrence putting up cameras, installing more signs, setting uppatrols, publicly shaming those who are caught.

But some people seem to go to great lengths to dump and this would not stop everyone.

Until the attitude of some changes regarding illegal dumping, people should continue reporting it to the city at 250-758-5222 or the Regional District ofNanaimo at 250-390-6560, 1-877-607-4111 or online at www.rdn.bc.ca.

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www.nanaimobulletin.com LETTERS Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Nanaimo News Bulletin 9

BY GRAHAM BRUCEShould the five regional

districts, which are part owners of the Vancouver Island rail corridor, contribute to the railinfrastructure renewalproject?

That is the questionregional directors of Nanaimo, Alberni-Clayoquot, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley andthe Capital districts willbe asking themselves over the course of thenext several weeks. Itsalso the question Island residents should be asking themselves.

What is at stake is thesurvival of rail on the Island.

The five regionaldistrict membersmake up half theownership of theIsland Corridor Foundation. The ICFholds the land and rails onbehalf of the five regional districts and 13 First Nations. It has secured$15 million in federal and provincial funding and hasasked regional districts tocontribute $3.2 million asa share of the rebuilding plan. The ICF will fund $2.2 million and the rail company will contribute$500,000.

If the project is lost,freight train service willdiscontinue and it is likelythe rails will eventually beremoved, ending 126 years of rail operations.

The ICF has developed an incremental rebuilding plan as a result of theextensive ministry of transportation studycompleted in October 2010.

It has also negotiateda 25-year operational agreement with Southern Rail of Vancouver Island. The rail company, partof the WashingtonTransportation Group,

will be responsible for all rail operations and maintenance, plus thedevelopment of new viable rail services for freight,passenger, excursion andtourism.

Some will argue againstthe regional contribution.If successful in influencing regional politicians, they will be able to take creditin ending Island rail.

However, if regional board directors hear the voices of support forrail, it may encourage them to fund their $3.2million share. Based on assessment it would beapproximately $0.43 per $100,000 of assessed value.For example, the cost for

a property worth$400,000 would bearound $1.72 peryear, for five years.

The critics willbet there is no future for rail and they may beright. But for the sake of a $3.2-million investment in a$360-million transportation asset its not a good bet.

Better to invest themoney, repair the railroad, allow 10 years of aggressive rail development by our railoperator and then decide if there is a long-term future.

No doubt personal orregional agendas can easilyoverride this pragmatic incremental approach to determine the future of Island rail. It will take Island-wide voices thatspeak in support of this common sense renewal plan for Island rail service.

Write the regional district directors and tell them how you feel. You can find their addresses atwww.islandrail.ca.

Graham Bruce is the

chief operating officeer of the Island Corridor Foundation.

To the Editor,Re: Nanaimo man on aid mission

held by Israelis, Oct. 23.I find it hard to sympathize with

Jim Manly.Rather than participate in any

of the numerous peace initiatives which are actually advancing the economic and social standing of Palestinians (many of which arejoint projects of Israelis and Arabs),he chose to participate in an endea-vour which he knew would notprovide any tangible benefits and would result in confrontation and detention.

Manly states that some of his fellow shipmates were tasered orhandcuffed, as if this conduct is illustrative of an oppressive regime.He fails to mention that, at the sametime this was happening, Hamas was firing rockets into southernIsrael.

Schools were closed, civilians were forced into bomb shelters andmany were injured. Maybe it isthe fact that Palestinians elected terrorists to govern them, and notIsraels rerouting of essential sup-plies through established and secure channels, that has hampered theireconomic and social well-being.

Manly served as the NDPs criticfor Indian Affairs. He knows that, like Palestinians, First Nations people have outstanding land claimsarising from their expulsion byManlys forefathers. Is Manly pre-pared to move off his property orto another country so that it can be reclaimed by those who originally lived here? If First Nations peoplerefused to recognize the right of Canada to exist and bombed hisgrandchildrens school, his local cof-fee shop and the bus on which his wife and children rode, what wouldhe demand of his government?

Does he think Israeli citizens are entitled to less?

Sharon B. SpeevakNanaimo

Lunneys constituentsdeserve fight for right


held by Israelis, Oct. 23.I would like to thank the Bulletin

for doing its utmost to keep the citi-zens of Nanaimo informed about this important humanitarian effort to end an international embarrass-ment; the continued occupation ofPalestinian territory by Israel.

No country or government should be allowed to keep human beings inless than human conditions.

I do, however, take issue withNanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunneys comments. He shows aunique combination of ignoranceand agenda by disparaging theefforts of Jim Manly.

How could Lunney appreciate thesacrifice made by certain brave indi-viduals to help those less fortunate?I have never known Lunney to actas such.

The only thing Lunney appearsto fight for is his power and privi-lege. For more than 10 years he hasheld down a permanent seat in the governments backbenches. His influence is limited, in part because his actions are limited to safe, self-serving cheap shots at citizens who sacrifice to improve the situation ofthose who are suffering.

Lunney has never received mysupport, and should not hold hisbreath. However, the people of

North Nanaimo/Oceanside/Alberni deserve better representation. Ibelieve the Conservative partyshould be able to put forth the qual-ity of candidate that would not justoccupy a safe seat, but use that posi-tion to fight against injustice.

Tom RokebyNanaimo

Israels relief efforts do nothing for Gaza


held by Israelis, Oct. 23.The article in the Oct. 23 edition

of the Bulletin quoted Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney regard-ing Jim Manlys part in the attempt to reach Gaza by boat.

Unfortunately, Lunneys comments echo the thinking of the leadership that Canadians are now enduring. Its no wonder that there is a natural alignment with the present leader-ship of Israel.

Lunney asserts that Israel trucks in goods daily to the Palestinians. The flow is controlled in volume and content which makes thePalestinians very subservient anddependent.

Would we put up with that? If you wish to contribute to Gaza one hasto go through Israeli channels.

I dont think being taken prisoner by armed forces in international waters is being well treated. It mustbe remembered that not long ago, asimilar boat to Gaza had nine of its group shot to death by the Israeliboarding forces.

I am sure that the people of Gaza would prefer autonomy, inde-pendence and free movement in and out of their country instead of humanitarian relief, and not have to constantly fight the forcedencroachment onto their lands and the destruction of their homes.

Phil MarchantGabriola Island

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Government must listen to pipeline opponentsTo the Editor,Someone said that

if there is a profit, thecapitalists will sell a ropewith which to be hanged.

However, their greedmakes corporations readyto skin Mother Earthalive and totally destroy human habitat.

I came to Canada and

British Columbia think-ing that at least herenature is esteemed and the industrial pollu-tion is a thing reserved for unfortunate placesin other parts of theworld. Not so. Building Northern Gateway pipe-line and sailing gigantic oil tankers midst islands

and rocks gives us a taste of the Third World treat-ment as an open invita-tion for environmental collapse.

This is an outrage tohear that the corporation involved will plan to han-dle disasters only after the project is done.

It is impossible that

government and so-calledrepresentatives of citi-zens are totally deaf andblind when it comes to listening and working for those they should standfor.

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What a handLiam Lawson sports a hand of fantasy cards duringthe Harbourfront Dungeons and Dragons/tabletopgaming club, held at the harbourfront branch of theVancouver Island Regional Library. The club is free,open to youth 13-18, and runs 3-7 p.m. Fridays.

Greeting, conversationhelp others feel included

Community Living B.C. encourages Brit-ish Columbians to sayhi and start a conver-sation with someonewith a developmental disability in their com-munity.

C o m m u n i t y L iv -ing recently launched the second phase ofits Start with HI cam-paign across social media networks, help-ing educate the public with posters, a web-page and online videos at www.startwithhi.ca.The video features six people with develop-mental disabilities whoexplain why the greet-ing matters to them.

Beginning in 2009,the Start with HI cam-paign aims to inspirepeople to be more wel-coming toward people

with developmentaldisabilities by startinga conversation with asimple greeting.

The idea came out offeedback from peoplewith developmentaldisabilities who said asmall act, like sayinghi, has a huge impactand can help a personfeel included and saferin their community.

By taking a smallaction greeting some-one on the street orhelping them catch theright bus people canhelp them and theirfamilies have a stron-ger sense of belonging,and feel safe and wel-come in their neigh-bourhood.

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Price is right at trade store

Helping turn the tide of unfair global and corporate purchasing practices, Global Village Nanaimo is opening its seasonal Fair Trade Store at Westhill Centre, 1808 Bowen Rd., in downtownNanaimo.

Running Monday toSaturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until late December, thestore is unique in Nanaimo, selling only fair trade goods,

guaranteeing that the fairprice as determined by theproducers has already been paid to them.

Customers have the sat-isfaction of knowing theyare providing artisans and craftspeople a chance to earn with dignity. Customers also have the assurance thatGlobal Village sells unique-ness and quality at fair, butaffordable, prices.

The store has a wide rangeof products including house-wares, gift items, jewelry and accessories, childrenstoys and Christmas decora-tions.

It also sells fair trade com-modities such as coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate and oliveoil.

We buy small quantitiesof items which are hand-made and therefore unique, said Roberta Veenstra, mar-keting director. We support many producers and pro-ducer groups who are striv-ing to become self-sufficientin difficult and challenging circumstances.

For more information, please call 250-729-5631,e-mail gvnanaimo@gmail or go to www.globalvillagena-naimo.com.

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Human papillo-mavirus infectionscause almost all cases of cervicalcancer.

Its estimated the vaccine can preventup to 70 per cent ofthese cancers, as well as a number of pre-cancerous changesto the cervix thatrequire treatment.

The vaccine is pro-vided in a series ofthree doses over a six month period. Young women born in focusdates are eligible to receive free HPV vaccines from phar-macists, physicians, sexual health andyouth clinics, post secondary institution health services andpublic health units.

B.C. began offer-ing the HPV vac-cine to Grade 6 and Grade 9 girls in 2008.Girls born in 1994 and later have been offered the vaccine in the school based pro-gram. Girls who didnot get immunized inGrade 6 or Grade 9

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More than 800 people partaking in the 20th annual Bite of NanaimoGourmet Food Fairenjoyed delights for their palate served up by many of the areas f inest restaurants, breweries, cafes, andbakeries.

Seventeen local estab-lishments took part in the Bite Oct. 19 at Beban Park, offering sample bites and vying for best in category tro-phies awarded basedon ballots cast by thoseattending.

TheatreOnes most important fundraiser of the year, the Bite alsoraised More than $300 for Loaves and FishesCommunity Food Bank,with 50 cents from every entry ticket sold going to the community ser-vice.

When the 800-plus bal-lots from Bite attendees were tallied, the Dinghy Dock Pub lead the way with three first place and one runner-upawards.

Overall, the awards included:

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ribs, first place; CactusClubs double-braised pineapple hoisin short rib, runner-up.

Best vegetarian dish Rawmbass falafel wrap,first place; Amrikkos, runner-up.

Best seafood Din-ghy Dock Pubs chipo-tle prawns, first place; Acme Food Co.s gril-lin and chillin roll,runner-up.

Best appetizer TheKegs crab, parmesanand spinach dip served with corn chips, firstplace; Baby Salsa Mexi-can Restaurants stuffed jalapenos, runner-up.

Best dessert Van-couver Island Univer-sity baking programsFour Seasons display, first place; Dinghy DockPubs sex in a dinghy,runner-up.

Best refreshment Longwood Brew Pubsarray of micro-brewed beers, including thes e a s o n a l p u m p k i nbeer, first place; Cactus Clubs bellini and theBrazilian, runner-up.

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Best hospitality Dinghy Dock Pub, first place; Cactus Club, run-ner-up.

Best use of local ingredients Rawm-bass beet-carrot falafel wrap, first place; Long-wood Brew Pubs Cajunsalmon taco, runner-up.

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Nathan Bigham from Longwood Brew Pub warms up some soft shells for salmon tacos during the annual TheatreOne Bite of Nanaimo held Oct. 19 at Beban Park. The tacos received runner-up recognition inthe best use of local ingredients category.

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BY RACHEL STERNTHE NEWS BULLETIN

Members of the Tidesmen Bar-bershop Cho-rus dig deepinto personal experiences to connect to the emotion of songs.

Connecting to thoseemotions is important toensure the audience isengaged and becomes partof the experience.

You have to find the emo-tion of the song, said Jim Cameron, a member of the Tidesmen. You can think of something that relatesto your life and if you do the emotion will be sincereand the audience will be right there with you.

With about 60 members the chorus also has to ensure it keeps in har-mony. Harmonizing the voices of that many men takes a lot of practice. The Tidesmen rehearse parts individually at first andthen come together to workas a group. Each song hasfour different harmonies the sections of the groupperform.

The individual notes form a chorus its realpleasing to the ear, said Cameron.

Cameron said time is the key to perfecting the per-formance for audiences. Italso requires the perform-ers to try and discoverwhat the songwriter was trying to convey.

The Tidesmen do more than sing the song theyalso have

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