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His title and role around the city council table may have changed considerably after an election day victory, but Parksville Mayor Marc Lefebvre said he believes it’s important he remains the city’s rep on the

Regional District of Nanaimo’s board of directors.Lefebvre and the rest of the council elected Nov. 15

were scheduled to be sworn into o� ce last night during a meeting where various responsibilities were also doled out. � e same event was scheduled for Qualicum Beach council chambers. Lefebvre said he met informally with council over the last two weeks and indicated he wanted to keep the RDN role he � lled as a councillor.

“I’ve enjoyed my time on the RDN board and, given the new mem-bers of the board, I’m going to stay there for at least the coming year,” Lefebvre said in an interview on Sunday. “I don’t think anyone objects.”

� ere will be considerable change on the RDN board. Nanaimo city council gets to send seven of its members to the board, and that council has changed considerably after Nov. 15. � ere’s a new rep from Nanoose Bay (Bob Rogers) and Qualicum Beach Mayor Teunis West-broek is expected to assume that town’s seat on the RDN board after Coun. Dave Willie was defeated Nov. 15.

Lefebvre said the concept of the RDN works, although he admits there are times it causes controversy.

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Chris Hickinbottom, 51, was clinically dead for moments laying without a pulse in his Parksville home after his heart gave out unex-pectedly.

And his girlfriend of 12 years saved his life in what she describes as “one of the scariest experiences” she’s ever had to endure.

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In order to meet the needs of everyone who registers for the program, the SOS needs to raise $115,000. Check this page ev-ery Tuesday until Christmas, as The NEWS posts an update of the money raised, displayed on this stocking. Please give if you can, your community does need you. Donations can be dropped off or mailed in to PO Box 898, 245 West Hirst Ave, Parksville, V9P 2G9 or online: www.sosd69.com. Thank you for caring!

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Kerry Manton owns and operates Kerry’s Car and Truck Centre in Parksville, where he fixes vehi-cles for SOS clients who are working single parents, at no charge.

A community that caresLISSA ALEXANDERSpecial to The NEWS

Kerry Manton knows firsthand the hard-ships single parents can face, and that’s why he does safety-related work on vehicles of qualify-ing SOS clients, at no charge.

Manton owns and operates Kerry’s Car and Truck Centre in Parksville, and he began fix-ing vehicles for free shortly after he opened the business in 2010.

Manton and his two siblings were raised by his single mother and he remembers her hav-ing to work three jobs just to make ends meet.

“I guess I have a soft spot in my heart for those parents who, even with all the challenges in a single-parent household, are committed to making it work.”

People are very reliant on their cars these

days, Manton said, and there are a large num-ber of unsafe vehicles on the road, putting driv-ers, children and others at risk.

Manton has all the resources and technical ability to repair vehicles well, he said, and he feels good about doing his part. His hope is that the money single parents save on their vehicles may be put to other uses. “In a perfect world l would see my contribution freeing up funds they could use to send a kid to dance class, or hockey, football, gymnastics or whatever — anything to support kids, and at the same time we’re making cars safer for parents and kids to use.”

To access the free service, people contact the SOS’ Emergency Assistance Coordinator, Sarah Faulhafer, and she checks that they meet the stipulations set out by Manton.

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Three new members were appointed to the Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce board at the organization’s AGM on Nov. 19.

Coun. Dave Willie officiated over the swearing-in ceremony for Dave Nellist of Raymond James Ltd. and Katherine Wilk of ReMAX Anchor Realty, who joined the board as directors.

The third new board member Kelly Bleau of BMO Bank of Mon-treal was not in attendance.

According to current QBCC chair Oura Giakoumakis, there was no requirement to hold an election since there were no additional nominations this year.

As such, the other board members were elected by acclamation. Giakoumakis will return in 2015, as will Jim Lynch, Rusty Joerin, Ju-lie Chambers, Marc LaCouvee, Geoff Ball and Michelle Generoux.

John Briuolo and Dave Bryan have completed their terms on the board.

“I’m looking forward to it,” said Giakoumakis of the new board. “I think there will be lots of new ideas.”

She also said that the fact that the new board contains represen-tatives for businesses in and out of the downtown core will “make a difference.”

The roles and executive positions for the incoming board will be confirmed at its first meeting on Dec. 11.


DEBIT MACHINE STOLEN IN DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE

Brazen theft in broad daylightMan from Surrey arrested on Horne Lake Road in connection with the alleged theftCANDACE [email protected]

A 27-year-old Surrey man was ar-rested after stealing an interact ma-chine from Parksville’s Chuffin Cafe in broad daylight Thursday, according to Oceanside RCMP.

And now cafe owner Gayna Thomp-son is left with a $400 bill to replace the stolen machine.

Alycia Matthews, who was serving the suspect, said the man entered the restaurant with a woman, who looked around 25 years old, and a toddler just before noon.

“They shared a cup of coffee,” Mat-thews told The NEWS Saturday. “That was reg flag number one.”

Matthews said the couple took turns going to the washroom and kept an eye on the service staff.

“I got a feeling from them,” said Mat-thews. “But I really thought they were just going to steal, maybe, toilet paper.”

Matthews was serving four tables at the time, but continued to check on the couple and their baby.

When Matthews went to the kitch-en to get food, she said she heard the doorbell ring and from the corner of her eye she saw the couple leaving the restaurant. She found a handful of nickels on their table, amounting to 50 cents at most, and saw the woman run-ning towards the back alley.

“I turned and looked at the debit machine and it was gone,” said Mat-thews. “So I ran out the door because I knew they could only have gone so far.”

Matthews said she caught the wom-an just as she was getting into a dark coloured SUV.

“I confronted her and said ‘give me back my debit machine,’” Matthews said.

According to Matthews, the woman denied taking the machine and left in the SUV.

Matthews memorized the vehicle’s

license plate number. RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman said po-

lice used that information to track down the culprit.

“Police went to a residence on Horne Lake Road and a male was ar-rested,” he said.

Foreman said debit machines are “occasionally” stolen, but not common targets of thieves, adding he’s “not sure of their (the suspects) angle.”

Thompson, who owns Chuffin Cafe, said she called the interact company and deactivated the machine imme-diately so there is no way of accessing any credit or debit card numbers from the machine.

“They (the suspects) can’t do any-thing with the machine so really it in-convenienced a bunch of people for very little profit,” said Matthews, adding she’s irate the restaurant is on the hook with a $400 bill to replace the machine. “Its infuriating as a small business.”

Foreman said the suspect was re-leased on a promise to appear in court for theft and the investigation is ongo-ing.

The Board of Education of School District 69 (Qualicum) has appointed Phil Turin interim secretary-treasurer. This role will take effect Jan. 2, 2015 and will continue until the board names a

permanent successor to Erica Bailey, who recently resigned in order to join her husband, who has taken employ-ment in Prince Albert, Sask.

Turin recently retired from School

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Winning a campaign runs in the familyAnne Skipsey said she didn’t lean on her father’s political history or advice in her campaignJESSICA [email protected]

First-time Qualicum Beach candidate Anne Skipsey topped the polls in the Nov. 15 election with 3,032 votes — nearly 500 more than the candidate with the next highest total.

“I was surprised,” said Skipsey of the outcome.

The new councillor believes there were a “number of factors” were at play. Perhaps most glaringly was her name.

“Obviously the name Skipsey rings a bell for many people,” said returning Mayor Teunis Westbroek, referring to Anne’s father Art Skipsey. Art was a Qual-icum Beach alderman from 1975-77 and Mayor from 1977-90.

Anne agreed that this might have helped, but she said she didn’t lean on her father’s political history or advice in her campaign. In fact, Art said that while they “discussed things,” he was more than happy to “stand back” and let his daughter form her own plans.

So, Anne chose to focus on her back-ground in education and local govern-ment.

Anne worked for the city of Burnaby for 15 years. She said working with that city’s mayor and council during this time

gave her a good understanding of how a municipal government works and what issues local politicians commonly deal with in the chamber. Anne also said she learned a lot about team building, a skill she wants to apply to the issues of coun-cil cohesiveness.

“One of my strengths is my ability to work with anyone,” she said, explaining that one of the key components to co-hesiveness is recognizing that everyone sees issues through their own “lens.”

Anne said she also believes having dif-ferent perspectives on an issue is a boon. This is why she said her first priority is to bring back citizen committees (which was a hot topic at the all-candidates fo-rums) in one form or another.

“I value the knowledge and expertise of other people,” she said.

“I’ve seen them (committees) be very effective.”

When it comes to education, Anne focused on her work with the Qualicum Beach Elementary School.

She was on the QBES PAC and when the school was slated for closure and she helped create and eventually co-chair the Qualicum Beach Community School Steering Committee.

She now is involved with the Qual-icum Beach Education and Wellness Society, which focuses on multi-genera-tional learning and wellness, though she said she’ll step back a bit now that she has her new role.

Alongside life-long learning, Anne

said she is passionate about building a healthy and vibrant community and pro-tecting the environment and hopes to tackle these issues as a councillor.

After all, according to her campaign literature, she returned to Qualicum Beach with her husband, son and in-laws just over two years ago for a “sense of community and belonging,” the “life-style” of Qualicum, being closer to her

family and so her son could attend QBES.This isn’t lost on Westbroek, who said

that from what he sees, Anne “deeply cares about the community” and wants to see Qualicum as “a place for all ages.”

Art agreed. “She can represent the younger generation,” he said. “She brings something new.”

“I always wanted to do something to make a difference,” said Anne.

JESSICA SKELTON PHOTO

Anne Skipsey was scheduled to be sworn in last night as a town councillor in Qualicum Beach.


An organization that aims to spearhead economic development for Vancouver Island has a Parksville busi-ness owner at its helm.

Sandy Herle, the owner of Close to You Fashions and former mayor of Parksville, is the chair of the Vancou-ver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) board of direc-tors. The 15-member board also includes Rick Roberts of Parksville (Rick Roberts Consulting), Dave Willie of Qualicum Beach (Black and White Event Rentals), Po Wan of Qualicum Beach (Blackberry Creative) and former MLA Ron Cantelon of Nanaimo (Ron Cantelon Consulting). George Hanson, a former board member of the Oceanside Development and Construction Asso-ciation, is VIEA’s president.

“I’ve always been involved in economic develop-ment and I’ve always felt Vancouver Island is unique,” Herle said in an interview last week. “We (VIEA) try to get people working together. It’s getting better and I credit VIEA a lot for that.”

Herle said she has been self-employed since she was 17 years old. She has owned and operated Close To You Fashions for 24 years in Parksville.

Does that mean Close To You is a sustainable busi-ness? What exactly does sustainable mean? Depends on who you are asking.

“My version of sustainable is an ongoing and thriving community,” said Herle.

Meeting with government officials about economic development is one of the roles of VIEA.

“We have our challenges,” said Herle, pointing spe-cifically to transportation issues, including the provin-cial government’s recently unveiled 10-year plan. “We think it really needs to be more than a 10-year plan,” said Herle. “For businesses that want to invest on Van-couver Island, they need to know what’s ahead of them.”

Herle said having Cantelon on the board, and the ear of current MLA Michelle Stilwell, is helpful for VIEA. The board meets monthly in different locations up and down the Island.

“We go as a diverse group of people who have had many of the issues brought to us,” said Herle. “We’re putting it into a bigger picture.”

Herle said she hopes VIEA’s efforts will allow future generations, like her grandchildren, to stay on Vancou-ver Island.

“I know it sounds hokie but I want them (her grand-children) to stay here,” she said. “I want them to be suc-cessful here.”

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Sandy Herle, the owner of Close to You Fashions in Parksville, is the chair of the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance.

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Winning a campaign runs in the familyAnne Skipsey said she didn’t lean on her father’s political history or advice in her campaignJESSICA [email protected]

First-time Qualicum Beach candidate Anne Skipsey topped the polls in the Nov. 15 election with 3,032 votes — nearly 500 more than the candidate with the next highest total.

“I was surprised,” said Skipsey of the outcome.

The new councillor believes there were a “number of factors” were at play. Perhaps most glaringly was her name.

“Obviously the name Skipsey rings a bell for many people,” said returning Mayor Teunis Westbroek, referring to Anne’s father Art Skipsey. Art was a Qual-icum Beach alderman from 1975-77 and Mayor from 1977-90.

Anne agreed that this might have helped, but she said she didn’t lean on her father’s political history or advice in her campaign. In fact, Art said that while they “discussed things,” he was more than happy to “stand back” and let his daughter form her own plans.

So, Anne chose to focus on her back-ground in education and local govern-ment.

Anne worked for the city of Burnaby for 15 years. She said working with that city’s mayor and council during this time

gave her a good understanding of how a municipal government works and what issues local politicians commonly deal with in the chamber. Anne also said she learned a lot about team building, a skill she wants to apply to the issues of coun-cil cohesiveness.

“One of my strengths is my ability to work with anyone,” she said, explaining that one of the key components to co-hesiveness is recognizing that everyone sees issues through their own “lens.”

Anne said she also believes having dif-ferent perspectives on an issue is a boon. This is why she said her first priority is to bring back citizen committees (which was a hot topic at the all-candidates fo-rums) in one form or another.

“I value the knowledge and expertise of other people,” she said.

“I’ve seen them (committees) be very effective.”

When it comes to education, Anne focused on her work with the Qualicum Beach Elementary School.

She was on the QBES PAC and when the school was slated for closure and she helped create and eventually co-chair the Qualicum Beach Community School Steering Committee.

She now is involved with the Qual-icum Beach Education and Wellness Society, which focuses on multi-genera-tional learning and wellness, though she said she’ll step back a bit now that she has her new role.

Alongside life-long learning, Anne

said she is passionate about building a healthy and vibrant community and pro-tecting the environment and hopes to tackle these issues as a councillor.

After all, according to her campaign literature, she returned to Qualicum Beach with her husband, son and in-laws just over two years ago for a “sense of community and belonging,” the “life-style” of Qualicum, being closer to her

family and so her son could attend QBES.This isn’t lost on Westbroek, who said

that from what he sees, Anne “deeply cares about the community” and wants to see Qualicum as “a place for all ages.”

Art agreed. “She can represent the younger generation,” he said. “She brings something new.”

“I always wanted to do something to make a difference,” said Anne.


Anne Skipsey was scheduled to be sworn in last night as a town councillor in Qualicum Beach.


An organization that aims to spearhead economic development for Vancouver Island has a Parksville busi-ness owner at its helm.

Sandy Herle, the owner of Close to You Fashions and former mayor of Parksville, is the chair of the Vancou-ver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) board of direc-tors. The 15-member board also includes Rick Roberts of Parksville (Rick Roberts Consulting), Dave Willie of Qualicum Beach (Black and White Event Rentals), Po Wan of Qualicum Beach (Blackberry Creative) and former MLA Ron Cantelon of Nanaimo (Ron Cantelon Consulting). George Hanson, a former board member of the Oceanside Development and Construction Asso-ciation, is VIEA’s president.

“I’ve always been involved in economic develop-ment and I’ve always felt Vancouver Island is unique,” Herle said in an interview last week. “We (VIEA) try to get people working together. It’s getting better and I credit VIEA a lot for that.”

Herle said she has been self-employed since she was 17 years old. She has owned and operated Close To You Fashions for 24 years in Parksville.

Does that mean Close To You is a sustainable busi-ness? What exactly does sustainable mean? Depends on who you are asking.

“My version of sustainable is an ongoing and thriving community,” said Herle.

Meeting with government officials about economic development is one of the roles of VIEA.

“We have our challenges,” said Herle, pointing spe-cifically to transportation issues, including the provin-cial government’s recently unveiled 10-year plan. “We think it really needs to be more than a 10-year plan,” said Herle. “For businesses that want to invest on Van-couver Island, they need to know what’s ahead of them.”

Herle said having Cantelon on the board, and the ear of current MLA Michelle Stilwell, is helpful for VIEA. The board meets monthly in different locations up and down the Island.

“We go as a diverse group of people who have had many of the issues brought to us,” said Herle. “We’re putting it into a bigger picture.”

Herle said she hopes VIEA’s efforts will allow future generations, like her grandchildren, to stay on Vancou-ver Island.

“I know it sounds hokie but I want them (her grand-children) to stay here,” she said. “I want them to be suc-cessful here.”

Island Alliance led by former Parksville mayor

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Sandy Herle, the owner of Close to You Fashions in Parksville, is the chair of the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance.


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Medics arrived quicklyCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

Trina Longhurst, 43, explains she and Hick-inbottom were eating dinner in their quaint Corfield Street house one unassuming Satur-day night in mid-October when suddenly her boyfriend, without saying a word, went into cardiac arrest.

“He just fell into me,” Longhurst told The NEWS from her living room, where it all went down.

“I panicked and ran for the phone and called 911 immediately.”

Longhurst recalls the dis-patcher on the other end of the phone told her “you need to perform CPR and you need to do it now.”

So she did. Longhurst learned how to

perform CPR more than 10 years ago, but in a state of fight-or-flight and with the help of the 911 dispatcher, she was able to remember exactly what to do.

In the process of performing CPR, she said she did “probably 600 compressions” and broke two of Hickinbottom’s ribs — a telltale sign she was doing it right.

It only took first responders five minutes to show up, but Longhurst admits it felt like a life-time. She praised the work of the paramedics and firefighters who came and took over and were able to revive a heartbeat.

According to as news release from the pro-vincial health ministry, with every minute that passes without treatment in a cardiac situation a person’s survival rate decreases by 10 per cent.

Hickinbottom was transported to Victoria

General Hospital, where doctors performed open heart surgery and put him in an induced coma that lasted nearly two weeks.

When he came to, he had no idea what hap-pened — but Longhurst was by his side and ex-plained the whole thing, over and over.

Today it’s been almost six weeks since that near-fatal day.

Hickinbottom, a welder by trade, is growing stronger every day and said he’s eager to get back to work.

While what caused Hickin-bottom’s heart to stop beating is still a mystery, the couple agreed to give up smoking for good.

“My doctor told me I shouldn’t buy a lottery ticket because I already won it,” said Hickinbottom.

He now has 10 major scars on his body, a large one on his chest and nine on his legs from the incisions doctors had to make during his surgery.

But he’s grateful to be alive. And after that scare, his children are coming

to visit all the way from Ontario — something he said he’s “really looking forward to.”

As for Longhurst, she’s been hailed as a hero for doing everything right in crucial moments by paramedics, firemen, doctors and nurses.

She’s humble and modest about the praise and said she’s just happy to have her boyfriend.

“Appreciate what you have,” she said, look-ing over at Hickinbottom. “The things you love could be taken away from you just like that.”

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ORCAs hit the pavement?The ORCA Team Running Club is super fit

and in great shape. Highlights of the past year reported at the re-

cent AGM included another hugely successful Oceanside Mothers’ Day 10k run in May with enough funds raised to make significant dona-tions to the Haven House Society and to The Special Olympics fund. In addition to a variety of weekly runs, the year has also included a happy sprinkling of good times including the Christmas Party, an Easter Egg Hunt and the club’s very own version of The Amazing Race. Looking ahead, club members were encouraged to race Team

ORCA during the upcoming 2015 VIRA Island Se-ries. A new ‘Learn to Run’ clinic will be starting in January 2015. For info, e-mail Rod Bailey at [email protected] or call 250-927-4690.

The club’s most prolific racer during the past 12 months and national competitor Melissa Hall was presented with the Rhys Harrison cup for Racer of the Year. Awarded in memory of athlete, friend and mentor, the Ken Owen Cup for the club’s most inspirational runner and volunteer was presented by Mike Bourcier. The popular winner this year was Dr. Barb Low.

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‘That’s a bit of a conundrum’For example, while he and many directors

outside of Nanaimo voted against giving more tax dollars to the Island Corridor Foundation, a motion passed that continued the support of the ICF, largely on the weight of the Nanaimo contingent.

“That’s a bit of a conundrum, a bit of a negative,” said Lefebvre. He also disagreed with an RDN vote this year — again passed largely through the weight of the Nanaimo contingent — that went against the wishes of Qualicum Beach town coun-cil.

“I felt that was a land-use issue, not a governance issue,” said Lefebvre.

The new Parksville mayor said he still be-lieves there’s a role for the RDN.

“It’s important we (municipalities) talk to each other,” he said.

Aside from Lefebvre returning to the RDN table, Parksville city council was expected to pass motions last night that formally gave re-sponsibilities to various members for 2015:

• Lefebvre and Kirk Oates, audit committee.• All members of council (Lefebvre, Mary

Beil, Al Greir, Oates, Teresa Patterson, Sue Powell and Leanne Salter), parcel tax review panel.

• Lefebvre, Arrowsmith Water Service man-agement board.

• Lefebvre and Powell, En-glishman River Water Service management board.

• Greir, District 69 Recre-ation Commission.

• Lefebvre, Municipal In-surance Association.

• Beil, Vancouver Island Regional Library board.

Council was also expected to pass motions Tuesday night assigning council members to liaison positions with a number of local boards, associations and committees.

The same process was expected in Qual-icum Beach council chambers on Monday night.

For reports from both meetings, please read the Thursday edition of The NEWS.

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It’s important we (municipalities) talk to

each other

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During the Christmas season, SOS creates an entire free Toy Shop with the help of the

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The SOS Caring for Kids at Christmas Pro-gram needs the community’s assistance in or-der to continue giving families in this commu-nity a happy and memorable Christmas. People can bring in monetary donations or new, un-wrapped gifts to the SOS, or visit a local par-ticipating business and purchase the gift (or as close to it as possible) listed on one of the SOS’ Angel Trees.

During the 2013 Christmas campaign, SOS re-ceived 882 applications for help, encompassing 1,194 adults and 966 children in this community. Registration to the Christmas program is open daily for low-income residents. Apply in person from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the SOS, located at 245 West Hirst Avenue in Parksville. People must remember to bring photo ID (for each adult ap-plying), proof of residency and care cards for children who are living at home full time.

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Note: position is based in Nanaimo and requires weekly travel to programs from Duncan to Courtenay. Must have vehicle for local travel and be willing to travel. Resume with cover letter detailing how qualifications match position. [email protected] Alzheimer Society of B.C. 300 - 828 West 8 Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1E2 Closes: Dec 2 /14 * pls. no calls to Nanaimo or Victoria Alzheimer Resource Centre* More information: www.alzheimberbc.org

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results of Nanaimo’s civic elections could af-fect their pocketbooks.

� e 17-member board of directors for the Regional District of Nanaimo will soon be sworn into of-� ce for a four-year term, much like the councils of Parks-ville and Qualicum Beach were last night. � ere has been change in Nanaimo’s city council, which means there will be changes in who that city sends to � ll the seven seats it has on the RDN board.

If the RDN adopts the same stance it did on at least two issues in the past three years, you can expect the deci-sions of these seven Nanaimo city councillors to have di-rect bearing on the budgets and planning of both Parks-ville and Qualicum Beach.

� e councils of both of these incorporated communi-ties directed their representatives to oppose continued funding of the Island Corridor Foundation. Both Parks-ville and Qualicum Beach councils had extensive, open debates about this issue and decided they did not want the tax dollars of their citizens funding what still looks like an unattainable dream of re-started rail service. Certainly it became clear neither Parksville nor Qualicum Beach was ever going to see a passenger train pull up to its sta-tions and serve its residents.

No thanks, said these councils, on behalf of their con-stituents. In what can only be seen as a paternalistic pow-er play, the RDN board, on the strength of votes from those Nanaimo city councillors, ignored the wishes of the Parksville and Qualicum Beach reps and voted to shovel more tax dollars to the ICF.

Later, even after a B.C. Supreme Court decision that clearly ruled municipalities have the right to make their own land use/planning decisions without the interfer-ence of regional districts, Nanaimo city council, er, sorry, the RDN board decided to ignore a legal vote of Quali-cum Beach town council regarding a land use/planning issue. Whether that decision by Qualicum Beach council was what the majority of the community wanted or not — and the election results indicate it did not — that is not the point we are making here.

We hope this new regional district board, and its pow-erful Nanaimo contingent armed with weighted votes, will have more respect for the decisions made by the duly elected councils of Parksville and Qualicum Beach.

— Editorial by John Harding

commentaryNanaimo’s power

The Parksville Qualicum Beach News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body govern-ing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the me-diation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or pub-lisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to: B.C. Press Council, P.O. Box 1356, Ladysmith BC V9G 1A9.For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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The Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, December 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the Forum of the Parksville Civic and Technology Centre, 100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville. All members of district staff and the community are invited to attend.

INAUGURALBOARD MEETING

Taxpayers of Parksville and Qualicum Beach may be interested to � nd out how much the

results of Nanaimo’s civic elections could af-fect their pocketbooks.

� e 17-member board of directors for the Regional District of Nanaimo will soon be sworn into of-� ce for a four-year term, much like the councils of Parks-ville and Qualicum Beach were last night. � ere has been change in Nanaimo’s city council, which means there will be changes in who that city sends to � ll the seven seats it has on the RDN board.

If the RDN adopts the same stance it did on at least two issues in the past three years, you can expect the deci-sions of these seven Nanaimo city councillors to have di-rect bearing on the budgets and planning of both Parks-ville and Qualicum Beach.

� e councils of both of these incorporated communi-ties directed their representatives to oppose continued funding of the Island Corridor Foundation. Both Parks-ville and Qualicum Beach councils had extensive, open debates about this issue and decided they did not want the tax dollars of their citizens funding what still looks like an unattainable dream of re-started rail service. Certainly it became clear neither Parksville nor Qualicum Beach was ever going to see a passenger train pull up to its sta-tions and serve its residents.

No thanks, said these councils, on behalf of their con-stituents. In what can only be seen as a paternalistic pow-er play, the RDN board, on the strength of votes from those Nanaimo city councillors, ignored the wishes of the Parksville and Qualicum Beach reps and voted to shovel more tax dollars to the ICF.

Later, even after a B.C. Supreme Court decision that clearly ruled municipalities have the right to make their own land use/planning decisions without the interfer-ence of regional districts, Nanaimo city council, er, sorry, the RDN board decided to ignore a legal vote of Quali-cum Beach town council regarding a land use/planning issue. Whether that decision by Qualicum Beach council was what the majority of the community wanted or not — and the election results indicate it did not — that is not the point we are making here.

We hope this new regional district board, and its pow-erful Nanaimo contingent armed with weighted votes, will have more respect for the decisions made by the duly elected councils of Parksville and Qualicum Beach.

— Editorial by John Harding

commentaryNanaimo’s power

The Parksville Qualicum Beach News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body govern-ing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the me-diation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or pub-lisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to: B.C. Press Council, P.O. Box 1356, Ladysmith BC V9G 1A9.For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

THE PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS (THE NEWS) is published every Tuesday and Thursday by Black Press. THE NEWS is distributed to more than 15,500 households in District 69. THE NEWS is 100 per cent B.C. owned and operated.THE PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

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WE TREAT PETS BETTEROn Nov. 29, the veterinarian came to our

house to assess the lump under our 21-year-old cat’s jaw. It was an inoperable tumour.

We had already prepared ourselves for this possibility and said our tearful good-byes and let him go. It was quick and gentle and painless. Later, I picked up The NEWS and read the lead article about the right to assisted suicide and the ensuing arguments.

All I can say is that 31 years ago my moth-er also had “inoperable” tumours in her abdomen and some other hopeful (and well-meaning, I’m sure) surgeon talked her into surgery. When they opened her up it was worse than the original diagnosis.

Long story short, it never healed over and left her lingering in pain and misery in hos-pitals until she died months later on New Year’s Day.

As we approach that festive season yet again, I cannot help but reflect on that time and wonder why it is that we can afford our pets and other animals the love and con-sideration not to prolong their lives into a miserable ending. Why on earth can’t we do that for those near and dear to us, especial-ly those who express the wish to be relieved of their pain and suffering when there is no hope of reversal?

MIKE HUGHESParksville

RESPECT FOR LIFEIn an article on “the right to die” (The

NEWS, Nov. 25), our Member of Parliament, James Lunney, is quoted as rejecting assist-ed suicide on the grounds that “respect for

life requires that we don’t intentionally kill another human being.”

Yet a few weeks ago, when the govern-ment proposed that Canada should take part in the military action against ISIL in Iraq, Lunney voted in favour of the mea-sure. Since an inevitable consequence of war is the killing of human beings (including possibly some totally innocent civilians), it would seem that the honourable member’s principles are a little confused.

After all, if he considers it acceptable for us as a nation to “intentionally kill” our fellow humans in another country by drop-ping bombs on them, how can he insist that human life is so sacred that it must be en-dured at any cost, even by those who wish to die with dignity through assisted suicide?

ELIZABETH MARSLANDQualicum Beach

AN EXIT PLAN IN PLACERe: ‘Debating the right to die,’ (The NEWS,

Nov. 25). First, I have to commend Parksville resident Bill Martin for once again bringing up this very important issue in our country.

Obviously MP James Lunney is not a first-hand spectator to the suffering we bring to our elderly and terminally ill.

My mother was an RN for 30 years. When she was strickened with MS in her early 50s, she took “quality of life” as a personal man-tra. Over her 30-year career she had seen a lot of life and a lot of death.

Every crisis we encountered with her, she fought with both barrels blazing. For more than 30 years she fought admirably. She was a paraplegic in need of 24/7 care for many

years after my father passed suddenly in 2010. She had no choice but to enter a facility where she did well for about two years.

In Dec. of 2012, I was summoned to Pent-icton after she suffered an MS event that ren-dered her a quadriplegic. She could not use the toilet, even with assistance.

On Dec. 16, in a consultation with her physicians, my mother decided she had had enough — there was no chance of a recov-ery. I witnessed her ask her physicians if they would continue their lives if they were in this condition? Their collective answer was ‘no.’

My mother asked them to stop her suffer-ing. It was at that point we were informed that her only alternative was to refuse food and water until she died. And that’s when I found out how archaic our government’s policies are. I was forced to sit and watch for 33 days as my mother starved herself to death. Can you imagine a worse fate? She passed Jan. 19, 2013, hours after her 84th birthday.

When I began going through my mother’s things, I discovered a stash of clorazapam, over 300 tablets. I’m positive that my mom had an exit plan already in place, but her ill-ness took away her ability to bring it to fru-ition, as her arms were useless. She would have had to have assistance, and by our stan-dards, that is considered murder.

What barbarians we are. I suggest Lunney goes to a hospice, or old age facility and get a good look. It may be a rude awakening as to what is precious and right and honourable.

Get off your political bandwagon and see what is good for Canadians, not the policy makers toting their personal agendas.

LYNNE WARRENNanoose Bay

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VIEWS IN THE NEWSWe asked: What’s your favourite or least favourite thing about fall?

I like the leaves, the

changing colours,

but not the cold.

KEITH DEINES

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The change in the

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Parksville

I love fall, my

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Joan Branbell is with the Parksville Quilt House Quilters Guild which has more than 300 members. The group held their annual Christmas sale at St. Stevens Church in Qualicum Beach November 22 and the members were talking about their big show coming up in May 2015. At least 300 quilts are being made for Generation to Generation at Oceanside Place May 29, 30 and 31 and there will also be a junior fibre arts showcase.

Society of Organized Services director Cory McIntosh was delighted to receive this cheque from Aneillia Veselisin at the annual Tigh-Na-Mara SOS Toy Drive, November 26. Aneillia is the stylist at The Grotto Spa and the cutting force behind Kids Cuts for Charity. Two years in a row now she has donated 100 percent of proceeds from each child’s cut to the SOS. Her cam-paign ran from Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 and generated $720.

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Sandi Nielsen sparkled along with her disco ball as she modelled a disco inspired outfit from 1972 at The Old School House Victorian Tea, November 22. The annual fundraiser for TOSH and the Qualicum Beach Historical and Museum Society featured a vintage fashion show called Suit Yourself. It included original ladies suits from the incredible collection of Qualicum Beach’s first lady of vintage clothing, Merlyn Patten.

Sylvia Dwyer of the Qualicum Weavers and Spinners guild was among a talented group of artisans who had some cozy pieces for sale at the Elegant Threads fibre art show November 22 at Rotary House in Qualicum Beach. Sylvia who has been spinning since 1991 demonstrated the traditional art of twisting fibre on a spinning wheel. Her sweater she knitted included real bear hair that she got from a taxidermist in Prince George.

Sandi Nielsen of Our Glass Shop in Parksville is lend-ing her support for a charity that is educating students in Guatemala. Christmas cards made by students from schools in District 69 can be purchased at her shop as well as at Arbutus Fashions in Qualicum Beach. � e cards fund education, nutrition and garden projects in the high-land village of Chukumuk.

Louise Sosa of Qualicum Beach is the tireless fund-raiser who has connected students from Oceanside with Mayans who live in the village which was established by the survivors of the Panabaj mudslide that killed hun-dreds in 2005.

In 2007 Louise founded Aldea Maya and since then her charity has resulted in the indigenous Mayans learn-ing new skills to help themselves. She started a middle school in 2012 and their � rst students from Grade 9 re-cently graduated.

She said the next step is to get the 23 grads through high school and since they will need to travel to high school, the charity is starting a bicycle program.

If you want to assist Aldea Maya you can purchase Christmas cards or beautiful beadwork made by the Gua-temalan students, which they buy at fair trade prices and sell to fund the school.

� e annual Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive has been a boom for the SOS Caring for Kids at Christmas program and this year the event was a huge success. More than 1750 breakfasts were served at the Parksville resort on Novem-ber 26 in exchange for 1,662 toys, $2,615 in gift cards and $3,732.01 in cash and cheques for the SOS. 789 pounds of food was also donated for the Salvation Army food bank.

Running since 2009, the event attracts hundreds of people who bring with them a new, unwrapped gift or donation in exchange for breakfast. � e toys help � ll the SOS Toy Shop, where low-income parents, grandparents and caregivers can pick a gift for their children. Cash do-nations buy local grocery store gift cards for adults.

Aimee Falkenburg is a forensic nurse examiner who provides care to men and women who have experienced all kinds of violence. Although she has only lived in Parks-ville for one year she is embracing the community and those who are often forgotten. Aimee is collecting purses and backpacks that she is � lling with items for the home-less living in local shelters. So far she has collected a lot of items but she needs a few more things, particularly socks. She said she wants to reach out to those who cannot ac-cess shelters especially during these cold months.

“Every Christmas I organize an event similar to this in order to get a community together to make someone’s Christmas a bit special and show we care about everyone in our community and that we support everyone. � is project to me expresses dignity, strength, compassion, honour and caring.”

If you want to help out, Aimee has a public group on Facebook or you can call her at 604-803-3489. � e dead-line for collections is December 15.

Submissions are welcome.Telephone Brenda Gough at 250-248-1188 or email: [email protected]

PHOTOS BY BRENDA GOUGH

Kalli Gordon (right) was looking radiant after Shoppers Drug Mart cosmetician Dianne Burrough applied her makeup and found her perfect colour match. Several women enjoyed makeovers, nail demos and more at the holiday beauty gala in Parksville, November 8. The fundraiser for the BC/Yukon branch of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation generated $950 for three mobile digital mammography units for rural areas.

These enterprising young artists did a booming business recently in front of the Errington Store. Eight year old Teagan Smith (left) and seven year old Kyuss James-Braun made a few dollars after selling their bead creations. They used their profits to buy some more supplies and have been busy making new designs which they plan to sell at the annual Christmas Arts and Craft show December 13 at the Errington Hall.

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Put your lips togetherCOLUMNIST

“You know how to whistle, don’t you? You just put your lips together and blow.”

That’s Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not murmuring per-haps the sexiest two sentences in the history of Hollywood cinema.

As a hormone-besotted teen-ager I was paralyzed when I watched that scene unfold on the big screen.

And I wasn’t even sure what she was talking about.

Oh, I knew about whistling — a simple act (just put your lips to-gether and blow, stupid) — but with unknowable consequences.

There was that time, for instance, that whis-tling almost got me killed.

I was sixteen years old, working as a deck-hand aboard the S.S. Federal Monarch, an oil tanker bound from Dartmouth, N.S. to Vene-zuela.

I was hustling along the deck, off to daub some paint on a lifeboat, whistling, if memory serves, O Susanna, when a hand attached to a muscular brown arm came out of nowhere

and grabbed me by the jaw.“What you doin’, mon?” asked the voice be-

hind the arm. It belonged to the ship’s Bos’n, a burly Jamaican named Archie. My mouth was too scrunched up in his hand to do anything more than mumble.

“You whistle on dis ship again, I slit you t’roat.”

He was smiling when he said it, but he sported a wicked-looking hooked knife on his belt and if it was a bluff, I wasn’t about to call it. Nor would I whistle on that ship — or any ship — ever again.

Turns out that sailors are a deeply superstitious lot, and whis-

tling is considered to be an invitation to the Gods to sink your vessel.

Just put your lips together and blow. That’s all Bing Crosby did in his recording of White Christmas, but the man played his lips like Louis Armstrong blew trumpet. He whistled a solo that’s engraved on the memories of mil-lions. Just by putting his lips together.

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Back in the 1960’s I met a couple of Canucks who had spent a month on Gomera, one of the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa.

They’d hiked to the top of an island moun-tain and were baffled because the people they met along the way always seemed to be ex-pecting them.

When they reached the top of the mountain, villag-ers were gathered around an open fire where a goat had been killed and roasted for them. A feast had been pre-pared.

Understand that this was long before cell phones and WiFi. Gomera was an exceeding-ly rural island. Most of the inhabitants had no electricity or telephones.

What they shared instead was a phenome-non called ‘Silbo Gomero’.

It’s a language consisting of two vowels and four consonants which could be combined to

make some 4,000 ‘words’.All of them whistled. News of the ‘estran-

jeros’ had been passed along ahead of them by ‘whistle’ telegraph — islanders just putting their lips together and blowing.

There’s a teenager named Walker Harnden down in North Carolina who’s only 19 years old but he’s already in the Guinness Book of Records.

Harnden got there by put-ting his lips together and blowing the highest note ever recorded (B7 in case you want to give it a shot).

Harnden admits that he ‘whistles all the time” — up to four or five hours a day.

A lucky thing for the kid that he never went to sea.

— Arthur Black lives on Saltspring Island. His column appears Tuesday in The NEWS.

E-mail: [email protected].

Whistle telegraph as WiFiARTHUR BLACK

News of the ‘estranjeros’ had been passed along

ahead of them by ‘whistle’ telegraph — islanders just putting their lips together

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Two courageous Qualicum Beach teens who have received help in times of need have decid-ed to pay that kindness forward.

Olivia Davis, 14, and Elle Spicer, 17, who are living with leukemia and a seizure disorder, re-spectively, are bringing smiles to sick kids and B.C. Children’s Hospital and raising money for Ronald McDonald House B.C. with their craft company, Healing Headwear.

“We thought we’d give back,” said Davis. Spicer came up with the idea for Healing

Headwear over the summer when she started making bows and headbands for her sister’s softball team. The craft became a passion and she decided to make pieces for girls staying in the hospital. She hoped the bows — for girls with hair — and headbands — for girls who have lost their hair — would lift the patients’ spirits. Spicer said she remembers how frightening and lonely it could be to stay in the hospital and how hos-pital gowns and seemingly endless procedures didn’t make her feel very beautiful.

“It’s a way for them to keep their femininity,” she explained.

“It’s a way to brighten their day,” added Spicer’s mom, Diane, who recalled how some-one had decorated her own daughter’s hair with bows when she was in hospital. “I saw her face light up,” she said.

Davis joined Spicer in the Healing Headwear project a couple months later when school start-ed up in the fall and the two KSS students met through Facebook. “She knows what it’s like as well,” said Davis of the hospital visits. The girls started meeting up after school and sports prac-tices to make their crafts, which they pay for out of their own pockets.

Spicer is in charge of making bows and head-bands while Davis makes elastic bracelets, which they say are good gifts for both girls and boys.

They also then decided to expand Healing Headwear into a fundraising endeavour by sell-ing their goods to the public.

For every piece sold, Davis and Spicer will donate a bracelet/bow/headband to a child in BC Children’s Hospital. They will also donate all proceeds to Ronald McDonald House B.C.

Ronald McDonald House has played an im-portant role in Spicer and Davis’ medical histo-ries. Spicer and her family spent two weeks at RMH Southern Alberta in 2011 when she was moved to Alberta Children’s Hospital in Cal-gary for treatment.

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ECHO PLAYERS PRODUCTION RUNS DEC. 11-28 IN QUALICUM BEACH

Ethan Claymore may make you laugh and cryEgg farmer urged to get out of his funk in time for ChristmasJESSICA [email protected]

It has been said one should not judge a book by its cover. This old adage applies to this year’s ECHO Players seasonal play at Village Theatre — Ethan Claymore might not sound very festive, but it packs a whole lot of holiday punch.

“It’s got all the elements you need in a Christmas play,” said director Wendy Punter.

That doesn’t just mean deco-rated trees, snow, magic, spir-its, hockey and carollers either — although those things do make their appearances. No, the play is “about what Christ-mas is really about: family and friends,” explained producer Judi Andrews.

Written by Canada’s most prolific playwright, Norm Fos-ter, Ethan Claymore tells the story of an artistically inclined egg farmer who has buried him-self in work and debt since the death of his wife for five years. However, his meddling neigh-bour Doug McLaren decides enough is enough. He arrives at Ethan’s house on Dec. 21 and demands the younger man get out of his funk to celebrate Christmas. Doug presents a list to Ethan: buy new clothes, get the perfect Christmas tree and meet the new school teacher Teresa Pike for a little romance.

However, the ghost of Ethan’s estranged and recently deceased brother Martin ar-rives shortly thereafter on a mission for redemption. The brothers have to resolve some deep-seated resentment, which is revealed through a series of flashbacks to their youth.

Through it all, however, Ethan learns to drag himself back into life.

As with many Norm Foster plays, Ethan Claymore is tightly written and infused with hu-mour, but also manages to cap-ture our humanity.

“It’s a beautiful, beautiful play,” said Andrews. “There’s times where I’m killing myself laughing, there’s times I’m cry-ing.”

“It goes very deep,” agreed Punter. She said that at times it’s so poignant that even one of the young male actors had to bring out a Kleenex during rehearsal.

Ethan Claymore is brought to life by a small six-person cast of relative newcomers. Doug Aals-eth, who plays the title character Ethan, has only been in one oth-er ECHO production, he brings to the table many years of expe-rience with comedy and improv in other theatres. Likewise Mike Andrews, who plays Douglas McLaren, has acted in a handful of plays at the Village Theatre, though he is often found on the production side of things.

The role of Martin Claymore, on the other hand, was taken on by one of the company’s more seasoned actors Scott Murray.

The cast also includes three people who have never acted with ECHO Players. Heather Haseltine, a Nanaimo-area singer that Punter describes as having plenty of stage pres-ence, makes her acting debut as Teresa Pike. KSS students Alex Hunter and Jeremy Fensome are joining the team as young Ethan and young Martin, respectively, after having their names put for-ward by their teacher.

“Everyone’s just great,” said Punter. “I’m really lucky.”

Ethan Claymore runs Dec. 11-28, with evening shows Wed.-Sat., as well as Mon., Dec. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Matinees are on Sundays, as well as Fri., Dec. 26, at 2 p.m.

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Douglas Aalseth, left, and Mike Andrews rehearse for ECHO Players’ seasonal production Ethan Claymore. Although the title doesn’t suggest it, the play has “all the elements you need in a Christmas play,” said director Wendy Punter.

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the entertainment starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 and are available at Vintage Candy shop in Qualicum Beach JESSICA [email protected]

Life has a nasty habit of trying to take Qualicum Beach resident Debbie Ryan away from singing and playing the guitar, but it hasn’t succeeded yet.

“I just love to entertain and make it fun,” she said.

Born in Coombs, Ryan debuted her musical skills at the Errington Coffee

House when she was just 13. As she grew older, however, music fell to the wayside as she started to have a family of her own. For 20 years, her guitar more or less sat in the corner.

Then, about eight years ago, Ryan’s pas-sion got the better of her and she embarked on a semi-professional career playing acoustic music at markets and private gigs. She has played with the ECHO Players, at the Coombs Bluegrass Festival and has been the feature performer at the Victoria Folk Music Society. She also played with the Rockin’ Rebels, a 1950s style rock band, for five years.

As luck would have it, however, life in-

tervened once again. This time, it came in the form of her business, Shoe Inn. While Ryan continued to practice the guitar, she left the spotlight and hunkered down to focus on the store.

Since Ryan sold Shoe Inn in July, she’s already “diving into music.” She’s currently work-ing on her second CD in Victoria, which she hopes to release this summer. She describes her music as uplifting,

fun and grooving. “I’m lacking angst,” she joked.

Ryan also hopes to start playing festi-vals. “I’m going to go all over; wherever they’ll have me,” she said.

In the meantime, however, Ryan’s next

gig is this Friday when she will be the fea-ture performer at the Acoustic Cafe in Qualicum Beach. “We are thrilled that Debbie could do the December show,” said the event’s organizer Joyce Beaton. “She is so talented and such a hit with our audience. She was a feature before and we loved her.”

“I’m really looking forward to this gig,” said Ryan, who will be playing an eclec-tic mix of root, folk, country and old rock ’n roll covers and originals on the guitar and banjo. She also said she’ll be joined by a special guest near the end of her set.

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FRIDAY AT THE ACOUSTIC CAFE

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Ethan Claymore may make you laugh and cryEgg farmer urged to get out of his funk in time for ChristmasJESSICA [email protected]

It has been said one should not judge a book by its cover. This old adage applies to this year’s ECHO Players seasonal play at Village Theatre — Ethan Claymore might not sound very festive, but it packs a whole lot of holiday punch.

“It’s got all the elements you need in a Christmas play,” said director Wendy Punter.

That doesn’t just mean deco-rated trees, snow, magic, spir-its, hockey and carollers either — although those things do make their appearances. No, the play is “about what Christ-mas is really about: family and friends,” explained producer Judi Andrews.

Written by Canada’s most prolific playwright, Norm Fos-ter, Ethan Claymore tells the story of an artistically inclined egg farmer who has buried him-self in work and debt since the death of his wife for five years. However, his meddling neigh-bour Doug McLaren decides enough is enough. He arrives at Ethan’s house on Dec. 21 and demands the younger man get out of his funk to celebrate Christmas. Doug presents a list to Ethan: buy new clothes, get the perfect Christmas tree and meet the new school teacher Teresa Pike for a little romance.

However, the ghost of Ethan’s estranged and recently deceased brother Martin ar-rives shortly thereafter on a mission for redemption. The brothers have to resolve some deep-seated resentment, which is revealed through a series of flashbacks to their youth.

Through it all, however, Ethan learns to drag himself back into life.

As with many Norm Foster plays, Ethan Claymore is tightly written and infused with hu-mour, but also manages to cap-ture our humanity.

“It’s a beautiful, beautiful play,” said Andrews. “There’s times where I’m killing myself laughing, there’s times I’m cry-ing.”

“It goes very deep,” agreed Punter. She said that at times it’s so poignant that even one of the young male actors had to bring out a Kleenex during rehearsal.

Ethan Claymore is brought to life by a small six-person cast of relative newcomers. Doug Aals-eth, who plays the title character Ethan, has only been in one oth-er ECHO production, he brings to the table many years of expe-rience with comedy and improv in other theatres. Likewise Mike Andrews, who plays Douglas McLaren, has acted in a handful of plays at the Village Theatre, though he is often found on the production side of things.

The role of Martin Claymore, on the other hand, was taken on by one of the company’s more seasoned actors Scott Murray.

The cast also includes three people who have never acted with ECHO Players. Heather Haseltine, a Nanaimo-area singer that Punter describes as having plenty of stage pres-ence, makes her acting debut as Teresa Pike. KSS students Alex Hunter and Jeremy Fensome are joining the team as young Ethan and young Martin, respectively, after having their names put for-ward by their teacher.

“Everyone’s just great,” said Punter. “I’m really lucky.”

Ethan Claymore runs Dec. 11-28, with evening shows Wed.-Sat., as well as Mon., Dec. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Matinees are on Sundays, as well as Fri., Dec. 26, at 2 p.m.

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Life has a nasty habit of trying to take Qualicum Beach resident Debbie Ryan away from singing and playing the guitar, but it hasn’t succeeded yet.

“I just love to entertain and make it fun,” she said.

Born in Coombs, Ryan debuted her musical skills at the Errington Coffee

House when she was just 13. As she grew older, however, music fell to the wayside as she started to have a family of her own. For 20 years, her guitar more or less sat in the corner.

Then, about eight years ago, Ryan’s pas-sion got the better of her and she embarked on a semi-professional career playing acoustic music at markets and private gigs. She has played with the ECHO Players, at the Coombs Bluegrass Festival and has been the feature performer at the Victoria Folk Music Society. She also played with the Rockin’ Rebels, a 1950s style rock band, for five years.

As luck would have it, however, life in-

tervened once again. This time, it came in the form of her business, Shoe Inn. While Ryan continued to practice the guitar, she left the spotlight and hunkered down to focus on the store.

Since Ryan sold Shoe Inn in July, she’s already “diving into music.” She’s currently work-ing on her second CD in Victoria, which she hopes to release this summer. She describes her music as uplifting,

fun and grooving. “I’m lacking angst,” she joked.

Ryan also hopes to start playing festi-vals. “I’m going to go all over; wherever they’ll have me,” she said.

In the meantime, however, Ryan’s next

gig is this Friday when she will be the fea-ture performer at the Acoustic Cafe in Qualicum Beach. “We are thrilled that Debbie could do the December show,” said the event’s organizer Joyce Beaton. “She is so talented and such a hit with our audience. She was a feature before and we loved her.”

“I’m really looking forward to this gig,” said Ryan, who will be playing an eclec-tic mix of root, folk, country and old rock ’n roll covers and originals on the guitar and banjo. She also said she’ll be joined by a special guest near the end of her set.

The Acoustic Cafe is on Friday Dec. 5 at the Rotary Hall in Qualicum Beach. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the entertain-ment starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 and are available at Vintage Candy shop in Qualicum Beach.

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Get your Christmas wish list ready because your chance to whisper it into Santa Claus’ ear in person is coming next week. The jolly old elf is the guest of hon-our at the Parksville Lions’ Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

“We want everyone to come,” said Gail

Vulliamy, president of the Parksville Li-ons.

Vulliamy said the morning will in-clude a traditional pancake breakfast served with hot drinks and juice. There will also be grab bags for the kids.

As for the main attraction, Santa will arrive around 9:30 or 10 a.m.

“It’s hard to tell what time Santa will

arrive, you know,” said Vulliamy.Kids will have the chance to meet Mr.

Claus and let him know what they want to find under the tree.

Parents and grandparents are remind-ed to bring their cameras to capture the moment.

Admission to the event is by donation. All proceeds from the event will go to

saving the helicopter at the Community Park by bringing the piece of playground equipment up to safety standards.

The Lions would like to thank their sponsors for the event: Thrifty Foods, Tim Hortons, Quality Foods, Smitty’s, McDonalds, Save-on-Foods, What’s On Digest and Parksville Chrysler Dodge Jeep.

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Christmas means a lot of dif-ferent things to people, but for many it’s all about tradition. This weekend, you can start to get into that old-fashioned spirit with A Christmas Faire with Vin-tage Flair.

“I feel Christmas is so com-mercialized, so I like to go back in time,” said organizer Mirella Trozzo. “I think Christmas has a vintage feel.”

This is the fourth year for the event and it promises to be better than ever. Underneath a classic black and white holiday film pro-jected on the wall, Trozzo said there will be vendors selling vin-tage-inspired jewellery, crafts, Christmas cards, soap, candies and baked goods. “Homemade things are so precious … they’re made with love,” she said. “You can’t find that in a big box store.”

For one of the artisans par-ticipating in this year’s fair, the event also allows her to bring out what she feels is the mean-ing of Christmas.

Arlene Howard, who believes that Christmas is about Christ, makes festive nests.

Using repurposed bowls, candleholders and pots as bas-es, she arranges hand-collected moss, ornamental birds, feath-ers, berries and plenty of glitter to create the nests. Other pieces are made in hollow silvered vin-tage glass Christmas ornaments.

Howard got her inspiration from a famous Gospel hymnal written by Civilla D. Martin ti-tled His Eye is on the Sparrow. That’s why she also included a handwritten card, inscribed with “His eye is on the sparrow and I know he watches me,” on each nest.

She started making the nests a couple of months ago to sell at her home studio for the Cen-tral Island Artisans Studio Tour in early November. They were so popular that the dozen she made sold out quickly, she said. So, she’s been busy the last few weeks making more. Howard now has around 60 pieces, all of which are different.

Looking at the nests, you can tell crafting isn’t new to Howard. She has years of expe-rience making jewelry, masks, paintings, multi-media works at her home studio in Qualicum Beach. “God gave us all a gift and my gift was creating,” she said. “I’m always doing some-thing different.”

This will be her first time par-ticipating in A Christmas Faire with Vintage Flair, however, and she said she’s looking forward to the event. A Christmas Faire with Vintage Flair will be at the Eaglecrest Golf Club on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Ad-mission is by donation and all proceeds will go to the Salvation Army Food Bank.

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Third time’s a charm for Dr. Colleen Hartwick, ND; or at least, she’s hoping so.

Last month, the naturopathic physician opened up a third practice on the Island, this time in Bowser.

“I asked myself, ‘Where are people not being served?’” she said.

Hartwick practises what she calls “patient-centred, individ-ualized healthcare.” It’s a pre-ventative model that bridges the gap between Western and Easter medicine. In particular, she uses Western-style consul-tation, and occasionally saliva/blood testing, to discover the “underlying causes” of why a patient is unwell before treating them with more Eastern-style methods. Hartwick said her method appeals to many people who are “dissatisfied” with their current treatments from regular doctors.

The naturopathic physician said her clients come to her with a wide assortment of problems, including stress, digestive, hor-

monal, sleep, weight, cardio-vascular and attention issues. To combat those ailments, the naturopathic physician uses a combination of acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Chinese medi-cine, massage, spinal manipu-lation and lifestyle and diet changes. She also focuses on counselling to help with mind-body connection problems.

“Name almost any condition, we can find something to fix it,” Hartwick said.

Another thing Hartwick of-fers to her patients is plenty of one-on-one time. At her prac-tice, initial intake appointments for adults are 1.5 hours and 1 hour for kids up to 18.

Hartwick, who attained her medical licence two years ago, learned her medical method at the Canadian College of Natu-ropathic Medicine in Toronto, through which she held a two-month internship at the Beijing Chaoyang Hospital of Tradi-tional Chinese Medicine. She also has a background in kinesi-ology, psychology and physical education, which she studied for two years at Wilfrid Laurier University when she initially thought about entering a career in physiotherapy.

For those who are unsure if Hartwick or naturopathic medi-

cine is the right fit for them, Hartwick can schedule a free 15 minute meet-and-greet session in her office.

Her new practice is located in the newly renovated Bowser Massage Therapy office.

“We’re happy to have Colleen here,” said Colin Crooks, RMT, who is trying to recreate the space as a one-stop-shop well-ness centre.

As Hartwick has two other practices on the Island (one in each of Campbell River and Port McNeil), she is only holding reg-ular office hours in Bowser on the last Tuesday of every month from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. for the time being. However, she is available most other times by appoint-ment since she sets her own schedule. “I have the flexibility to accommodate people,” she explained. “I’m here to serve the community.”

Hartwick also said that since Lighthouse Country seems to have a “bit of an established community with an interest in alternative health,” she would not be surprised if she eventu-ally extended her Bowser office hours to meet demand.

For more information, you can contact Hartwick at 250-203-2317. Dr. Colleen Hartwick Naturopathic Physician is locat-ed at 6996 W. Island Hwy.

Bare Roots Natural Health and Yoga Studio is hosting an open house Dec. 13 to celebrate its first year of business and the launch of a program where it prom-ises to donate one per cent of its sales to Bear Smart initiatives in the Parksville Qualicum Beach region.

The open house is set for Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the stu-dio, 891 Island Highway in Parksville.

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Owner/operator Crystal McMillan holds a master’s degree in leadership, a diploma in nutritional counseling and is a certified, experienced yoga teacher of 25-plus years.

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Third time’s a charm for Dr. Colleen Hartwick, ND; or at least, she’s hoping so.

Last month, the naturopathic physician opened up a third practice on the Island, this time in Bowser.

“I asked myself, ‘Where are people not being served?’” she said.

Hartwick practises what she calls “patient-centred, individ-ualized healthcare.” It’s a pre-ventative model that bridges the gap between Western and Easter medicine. In particular, she uses Western-style consul-tation, and occasionally saliva/blood testing, to discover the “underlying causes” of why a patient is unwell before treating them with more Eastern-style methods. Hartwick said her method appeals to many people who are “dissatisfied” with their current treatments from regular doctors.

The naturopathic physician said her clients come to her with a wide assortment of problems, including stress, digestive, hor-

monal, sleep, weight, cardio-vascular and attention issues. To combat those ailments, the naturopathic physician uses a combination of acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Chinese medi-cine, massage, spinal manipu-lation and lifestyle and diet changes. She also focuses on counselling to help with mind-body connection problems.

“Name almost any condition, we can find something to fix it,” Hartwick said.

Another thing Hartwick of-fers to her patients is plenty of one-on-one time. At her prac-tice, initial intake appointments for adults are 1.5 hours and 1 hour for kids up to 18.

Hartwick, who attained her medical licence two years ago, learned her medical method at the Canadian College of Natu-ropathic Medicine in Toronto, through which she held a two-month internship at the Beijing Chaoyang Hospital of Tradi-tional Chinese Medicine. She also has a background in kinesi-ology, psychology and physical education, which she studied for two years at Wilfrid Laurier University when she initially thought about entering a career in physiotherapy.

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cine is the right fit for them, Hartwick can schedule a free 15 minute meet-and-greet session in her office.

Her new practice is located in the newly renovated Bowser Massage Therapy office.

“We’re happy to have Colleen here,” said Colin Crooks, RMT, who is trying to recreate the space as a one-stop-shop well-ness centre.

As Hartwick has two other practices on the Island (one in each of Campbell River and Port McNeil), she is only holding reg-ular office hours in Bowser on the last Tuesday of every month from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. for the time being. However, she is available most other times by appoint-ment since she sets her own schedule. “I have the flexibility to accommodate people,” she explained. “I’m here to serve the community.”

Hartwick also said that since Lighthouse Country seems to have a “bit of an established community with an interest in alternative health,” she would not be surprised if she eventu-ally extended her Bowser office hours to meet demand.

For more information, you can contact Hartwick at 250-203-2317. Dr. Colleen Hartwick Naturopathic Physician is locat-ed at 6996 W. Island Hwy.

Bare Roots Natural Health and Yoga Studio is hosting an open house Dec. 13 to celebrate its first year of business and the launch of a program where it prom-ises to donate one per cent of its sales to Bear Smart initiatives in the Parksville Qualicum Beach region.

The open house is set for Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the stu-dio, 891 Island Highway in Parksville.

The studio is offering three free yoga

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Bare Roots Natural Health Centre said it is dedicated to increasing the health of individuals, organizations and the envi-ronment.

“We accomplish this through natural health practices, such as yoga, qigong,

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CHEF RAY (RAYMOND) CLAXTONAugust 6, 1939 – August 21, 2014

Ray died suddenly but peacefully at home. He leaves behind to miss him his many cousins and their families in England and Australia. Ray was grateful for the opportunity to visit England to see his cousins and hometown. He had a crush on his cousin Ro all his life, and he also had a special place in his heart for his Aunt Ciss.

Ray is also survived by his wife of 22 years and best friend Berna, his first wife’s children; Richard in Holland, Nathalie in Belgium, Marcel (Nancy), and their son, Alex in North Carolina, as well as sister-in-law Gloria (Terry) Novak, brother-in-law Ken (Diane) Olenick and their families.Ray trained in London, and apprenticed under two famous French chefs, one the legendary chef/author Jean Conil and the other Jean Drees of the famed Mirabelle Restaurant, in London’s Mayfair District. He held several positions in England, including Yattendon, Berkshire, and Salcombe, Devon. He also worked in Holland, Germany and France.Ray immigrated to Canada in 1972 working with CN Hotels at Jasper Park Lodge. Later, he became Executive Chef at the Hotel Bessborough in Saskatoon, and Food and Beverage manager at Minaki Lodge in Ontario. He owned and operated two restaurants. Ray organized and instructed food prep programs for Ontario’s Confederation College. He was the executive chef on the cruise ship The Lord Selkirk, which operated out of Winnipeg, and has appeared on a variety of radio and television programs in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and BC. He was Executive Chef for 3 years at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta.On Vancouver Island, Ray worked at many restaurants including The Inn of the Sea, The Qualicum College Inn (where he met his second wife, Berna) and Tigh-Na-Mara, where he was known for his delectable desserts.He also published several cookbooks including, “First Catch Your Chicken!” as well as food columns in the local papers from 1993 to 1996. Ray met Brian Fray, the creator of the 80’s syndicated cartoon strip “Le Grand Chef Pierre” online, and they collaborated on a book about Chef Pierre, Ray writing the story and recipes and Brian drawing the characters.Ray and Berna traveled many places together, Ray with video camera in hand, filming at Rathtrevor, the herring run at French Creek, and the mushrooms at Qualicum Beach, just to name a few. Ray loved living here in paradise, and called death his “next greatest adventure.”He loved jazz and Suzanne’s bold t-shirts. For him, the glass was always half full, not half empty, and he lived life to the fullest.No service by request. Ray wanted people to be happy, so wear bright clothes and play jazz!!

DANYLUK, LEONARD KEITHSeptember 19, 1949 – November 21, 2014

Lou, fondly referred to as Dr. Lou-Little by the guys at Long Hoh was blessed to be surrounded by family, friends and his beloved pets when he decided to soar. We will miss him like crazy and felt honored to have been part of his life.Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to the Palliative Care doctor, the nursing team and his friends and

golf buddies who checked in on and visited him. (You know who you are).

May the longtime sun shine upon youAll love surround you

And the pure light within youGuide your way on

Until we meet againA Celebration of Life was held at the Arrowsmith Golf on November 29th. In lieu of flowers please

make a donation to the charity of your choice.

Joyce Debolt of Trail passed away very peacefully with her family by

her side at Rosewood Village on November 24, 2014. Joyce was born on July 24, 1926 in Calgary, Alberta.

Joyce was a gracious lady and enjoyed her family; especially her grandchildren and her beloved puppies.

She is survived by her children; Verona (Ron) Freeman, Holley (Rob) Campbell and Owen (Lisa) Smith, her

grandchildren; Jeff (Jodie), Alanna (Kevin), Tyler (Desiree), Dusty Ann, Scott and Daniel, her great-

grandchildren; Eli, Cedar, Shem, Katie and Kesler. She was predeceased by her parents, 2 brothers and 1 sister.

At her request there will be no funeral service. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation

Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Joyce’s

name may be made to the Trail SPCA at 7700 3B Hwy, Trail, BC, V1R 4X2 or online at www.spca.bc.caYou are invited to leave a personal message of

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Parksville senior girls round out strong season with solid placing in provincialsRan out of gas, but still finish eighthWHALERS VOLLEYBALL

Whalers finish season with memorable finalBALLENAS FOOTBALL

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It was a season that kept getting better with each pass-ing game and finished with an eighth-place showing at the AAA Provincials for the Balle-nas Whalers senior girls volley-ball team.

Played in Parksville over three days, the Whalers girls started off strong, winning two out of three on the opening day. Day Two was a different story as they split their games, losing to Duchess Park in a tight evening game on Friday night.

The final day on Saturday saw the Whalers having a chance to come away with a fifth or sixth place finish, instead they dropped both games Saturday, running out of gas but finishing with a very respectable eighth in the province.

“It was a good tournament for us overall,” head coach John Philip said. “When you com-pare the quality of the volley-ball we were playing at the be-ginning of the season to how well we played at the end, there was a huge growth for us as a team. We just ran out of gas at the end of the tournament.”

The beginning of the season started off rough for the Whal-ers but they started to gather momentum with each passing tournament.

Improving on their finish-es each time out, the Whalers showed that they had what it took to hang with some of the ranked teams in the province

heading into the play downs.“These girls fulfilled my ex-

pectations,” Philip said. “I want-ed them to perform in front of their family, friends and fans and show them all what great volleyball looks like.”

“They worked hard all sea-

son and did that in front of our crowds at the provincials. Be-ing together and hearing those ‘Let’s Go Whalers’ chants com-ing from hundreds of fans in our own gym, it was great for all of us.”

The Whalers were able to uti-

lize Ballenas, Springwood and Oceanside Elementary schools over the three-day tourna-ment to help host some quali-ty matches, all of which enter-tained all those who came out to watch.

Mariah St. Pierre capped off

a strong showing with a nod as a second team all-star for the provincials.

St. Pierre, who was the team captain, struggled through some tough times but worked really hard to correct some technical issues, allowing her to reach her potential, accord-ing to Philip.

Alyssa Brown had a great tournament as a libero, strictly an on-court defender, making just one error through the first five matches the Whalers had.

Emily Robertson had a strong showing as well, leading the way for the offensive Whal-er attack.

The end of the season marks the end of the line for eight se-niors on the squad: St. Pierre, Robertson, Brown, Chloe Pezel, Breanne Harvey, Cristionna Dorsay, Brook Roy and Jamie Clarke.

This also marks the end of the road to the long coaching career for John Philip. Philip, who coached four different teams to provincial champion-ships at Ballenas, as well as one with Mount Doug in Victoria, leaves as one of the most suc-cessful high school coaches.

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It’s a Whaler Wall as the Ballenas Whalers took on Duchess Park (Prince George) on Friday night during the AAA senior girls volleyball provincials. The Whalers would lose a hard fought game against Duchess Park and wind up finishing in eighth place.


It was a game for the ages as the Bal-lenas Whalers senior football team went head to head with the Mission Roadrun-ners, losing by a final score of 62-61.

Both teams took advantage of the weather and utilized a running attack that saw 16 rushing touchdowns in total scored through four quarters and over-time.

Controversy showed its ugly head when, in the final drive in overtime, it appeared as though Roadrunners quar-terback Jesse Walker had a knee that hit the ground before finding the end

zone for the game-win-ning two-point convert. Without instant video replay, it was left in the hands of the officials who ruled the convert good.

“It’s haunting,” coach Jeremy Conn said after the loss. “We needed to play better out there and not leave it in the hands of the referees. Walker though, he showed he’s the real deal.”

On the play in question, Walker’s knee appeared down in the backfield

and coach Conn started to celebrate. No whistle blew on the play and Walker got back to his feet and ran it in.

“It’s a horrible way to end the season,” Conn said. “It’s one of those things that is going to

stick. But it was an amazing season. These kids played well and I’m very proud of the effort they have.”

“They played with heart and finished with class, even in such a tough way to lose.”

Whalers running back Coltin LaPlan-te had a huge game, rushing the ball 59 times for 442 yards and eight touch-downs.

Equally matched on the day, the Roadrunner’s Walker ran for eight touchdowns himself, on 338 yards.

“To score 61 points in a game and still lose, that’s crazy,” Conn said. “I’ve never been a part of a game like that. Coltin was lights out running the ball and Walker was the exactly the same. Coltin had one heck of a performance and whoever gets him (at the next level) is going to have a real good player.”

I’ve never been a part of a game like that. Coltin

was lights out running the ball and Walker was the

exactly the sameJEREMY CONN

I wanted them to perform in front of their family,

friends and fans and show them all what great volleyball looks like

JOHN PHILIP


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First of four indoor tournaments this winter held in Qualicum Beach

Taking it indoorsLAWN BOWLING


The Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club winter season is in full swing.

On November 22 and 23 the club held their first of four winter indoor tournaments.

It was a Mixed Triples event last weekend with a full comple-ment of 36 bowlers participating in the fun action.

There were some hard fought games but in the end the team of Joe Randazzo, Helen Roberts and Bob Hayward prevailed with a re-cord of three wins, a tie and a loss.

Second place went to the team of Martin Fereday, Keith Yates and Dorothy Barr.

Coming in third place were Bob Findlay, Dan Blue and Do-

lores Adams.Rounding out the winners was

the fourth place team of Ken Bu-cyk, Keith Alexander and Muriel Barnes.

The Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club also has ongoing morning, afternoon and evening leagues taking place Monday through Friday over the winter months.

If you would like more infor-mation on these indoor activities, perfect for the cool wet winter months, please call Mick Banks at 250-738-0531.


Two junior teams from the Qualicum and District Curling Club trav-elled to the Comox Junior Bonspiel this past weekend and had a great showing.

The Competitive Team of Jackson Marshall, Duncan Gallop, Tyler Wiersma and Alex Hunter won all three games but came second in the end of it all based on the point system.

The Novice Team of Jackson Nowak, Isaac Brightland, Eli Bodnaruk and Ember Westerhof won all three games and placed first in the Nov-ice Event.

The Qualicum and District Curling Club Junior Bonspiel will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, which will see teams from other clubs on the Is-land converge on Qualicum Beach to see where they stand with these two junior teams from the local club.

Curling locals excelUPDATED STORY

...in the end the team of Joe Randazzo, Helen Roberts

and Bob Hayward prevailed


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Local junior team has five wins in 28 games this seasonT YSON [email protected]

The Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals blew a two-goal lead Saturday night and lost in double overtime to the Westshore Wolves, 6-5.

Discipline problems continued to haunt the Generals as they took two penalties early in the first period of Saturday’s tilt, resulting in two power play goals for the Wolves.

The Gens would make a comeback and with the game tied at three, PJ Heger took the game into his own hands and scored back-to-back goals, giving him a hat-trick on the night and the Gens a 5-3 lead. That lead would slip away and ultimately result in the double overtime loss.

“I’m starting to really find out how to pre-pare for games,” Heger said. “Getting mentally prepared and making sure I’m ready to go re-ally goes a long way in making me game ready.”

Westshore went three for six on the pow-er play Saturday night and in their game last Wednesday, the Generals gave up two power play goals on six attempts to the Saanich Braves. It’s an all too familiar theme for the Gens this season as they continue to be the most penal-ized team in the league and sport the worst penalty kill percentage to boot.

“We just need to be disciplined, plain and simple,” forward Jonah Pearson said. “Three of the six goals Westshore scored were on the power play. We need everyone to get on board with being disciplined and not taking bad pen-

alties. A lot of times it’s just unnecessary plays and they really hurt us as a team.”

The double-overtime game was the second loss of the week for the Generals, who had a third-period collapse last Wednesday against the Saanich Braves and lost 6-1.

Gibson Doney was named the new captain of the Oceanside Generals on Saturday night, taking over for the departed Wyatt Meiers. Do-ney, who leads the league in penalty minutes this season, leads the Gens defense in scoring with nine points (six goals, three assists).

“It feels pretty good to be named captain,” Doney said. “It’s probably going to be my last season, so it will be good to go out this way. Be-ing captain gives me more of a responsibility and I need to play with more discipline, stay out of the box and be a leader on the ice.”

Travis Flug laced up his skates for game ac-tion for the first time on Saturday night as well after making his return to the team this past week. Though he didn’t register a point in his first game back, he did make his impact felt on the ice, throwing hits at any member of the Wolves who was within reach.

“It’s great to have a guy like Travis back with us,” said Jonah Pearson. “He’s a leader on and off the ice and having that veteran leadership in the locker room is going to be a big help for us going forward.”

Next up for the Generals will be a game Fri-day night in Campbell River, against the first-place Campbell River Storm. Saturday the Gens are back at home to take on the Nanaimo Buccaneers, 7:30 p.m. at Oceanside Place.

Gens lose two-goal leadVIJHL HOCKEY


STUFF NOT TO MISS

WINTER WONDERLAND ON ICE - Oceanside Place Arena. 250-248-3252. www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation, [email protected]. Feel as though you’re skating outside under the light of the moon & millions of twinkling stars. Public skate sessions, Dec 13-31.

MILNER CHRISTMAS MAGIC - 5-8:30pm/last entry 8pm. Dec 5-7, 12-14, 17-21. Over half a kilometre of lit, decorated trails. Bring a � ashlight. Onsite shuttle. 250-752-6153. www.milnergardens.org/

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EveryFridayCOOMBS COUNTRY OPERA7-10pm, Coombs Rodeo Grnds. 3rd/Fri/mo. Sept.-June. Local musicians invited to take the stage. Family event. Sue 250-954-3416. www.chrco.orgOCEANSIDE STROKE RECOVERY11am-1:30pm. St. Columba Hall, 921 Wembley Rd, Parksville. Bring lunch. 250-586-6766. www.strokerecoverybc.caMUSIC TRIVIA7-10pm, Shady Rest Pub. Great Prizes.3109 W. Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach.SAND DOLLAR’S SQUARE DANCEBradley Centre. 1st & 3rd/Fri/mo. Pre-rounds 7:30pm/dance at 8pm. Debbie 250-951-0135.BRADLEY CENTRE LUNCHEONS11:45am-1:15pm, Last/Fri/mo. Bradley Ctre., 975 Shearme Rd. $6/Members $2 annual. Gunter, 250-248-2336, [email protected]

EverySaturdayMID ISLAND WALKING CLUB10 am/1 &/or 2 hr walk alternate Sat/Sun, [email protected] for schedule. annual $10.PARKSVILLE LYME SUPPORT GROUP1:30pm, 2nd/Sat/mo, Parksville Pharmasave in the meeting room. Info: [email protected] MUSIC7-11pm. Live Local Bands. Shady Rest Pub, 3109 W. Is. Hwy, Qualicum Beach.QUALICUM BEACH FARMERS MARKET8:30am-12:30pm, Veteran’s Way & Memorial. www.qbfarmersmarket.comSMART RECOVERY10-11:30am, meet/SOS, 245 W. Hirst Ave., PV. Info/assistance re-Alcohol & Drug Use Disorder. Ray Deller, 250-714-9703, [email protected] OF BOWSER12pm, Henry’s Kitchen, QBay chess club meets. www.bowserchess.pbworks.com or Robert 757-8709.

EverySundayPANCAKE BREAKFAST & GARAGE SALE8:30-11:30am, 3rd/Sun/mo. 975 Shearme Rd./Bradley Centre. $6/$2 annual. Gunter, 250-248-2336, [email protected] MEET11am, 2nd/Sun/mo, at Bethlehem Retreat Ctre, 2371 Arbot Rd Nanaimo. 250-754-0774

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EveryTuesdayROTARY CLUB OFQUALICUM BEACH SUNRISE7am, Tuesdays, Rotary House, 211 Fern Rd W PV ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA1:30-3pm, 1st/Tues/mo. Caregivers & Support Group, Stanford Place, 250 Craig Street, Parksville. Jane Hope 1-800-462-2833BETTER BODY SILVER FOXES10:30-11:30am/every/Tues/Thurs, 975 Shaerme Rd, Coombs. $10. Low impact, strength/� exibility class. Gina, 250-240-4840. equi� [email protected] LIONS7pm, 1st & 3rd Tues/mo., 241 Moilliet,250-248-5806/250-248-9392SKATE & STORY TIME 2-4YRS10-10:45am, Drop-in at Oceanside Place/Reduced rate skate. [email protected], 250-248-3252. OS PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT7pm, 1st Tues/mo., The Gardens, 650 Berwick N, Qualicum Beach. Affected, family & friends. 250-752-7489, [email protected]

QB LAWN BOWLING CLUB665 Jones St. New members welcome. [email protected].

PQ LINUX/ANDROID USERS GROUP6:30pm, 3rd Tues/mo. at A & W Restaurant, 540 Island Hwy East, Parksville. Bring your laptop, Android device, or Chromebook.QUALICUM BAY LIONS CLUB7pm, 2nd & 4th/Tues/mo., 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. 250-240-4538

OCEANSIDE SENIOR’S BADMINTON1:30-3-pm, Tues & Thurs, Arrowsmith Activities Centre, 1014 Ford Rd, Coombs. $5 drop in. 50+ welcome, Stan 250-752-8760JOIN AIR CADETS6:15-9:15pm, Hangar A3/QBeach Airport. Registration ongoing, 12-18yrs. Debbie, [email protected]://www.893aircadets.caQUALICUM BEACH & AREA NEWCOMER’S CLUB 2nd/Tues/mo, St. Stephen’s Hall, 150 Village Way, Qualicum Beach. 9:45am/doors, 10:15am/meeting. qbnewcomers.orgQB ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA SUPPORT1:30-3pm, 3rd/Tues/mo. Community Room, The Gardens. Jane Hope 1-800-462-2833

EveryMondayOS YOUTH STITCHERS4-6pm, 1st/3rd/Mon/mo. The Gardens, QB/Community Rm. Age 7-17. All levels welcome. Supplies included/$25 annually. Call Pat 250-594-5727. ROTARY CLUB OF PARKSVILLE12pm, Mondays (except holidays), Quality Resort BaysideROTARY CLUB OF QUALICUM BEACH6:15pm, Mondays (except holidays) Rotary House, 211 Fern Rd West.OCEANSIDE FLOOR CURLERS1pm, Arrowsmith Hall, Ford Rd, Coombs. $10 ann. fee, $2/2 games, Mon/Wed/Friday/mo. New members welcome, no sweeping. Tillie Murray 250-586-8323QUALICUM BEACH CRIBBAGE7-9pm. QB Legion. 250-752-8178CARPET BOWLING12:45pm, QB Civic Centre. Mon & Wed to Dec 17th. Starts again Mon Jan. 5th 2015. Maggie: 250-752-1156.MOUNT ARROWSMITH PIPE BAND6:30pm, Arbutus Grove Church, 170 W Hirst, PV. All pipers & drummers welcome. Will teach new members. Mel, 250-752-7810.QBEACH FRIENDLY BRIDGE CLUB6:45-10pm, QB Legion, 180 Veterans Way (back door). Knowledge of Bridge required. Lori Pross 250-752-0196PARKSVILLE PROBUS CLUB8:30am, 3rd/Mon/mo. Quality Bayside Resort. parksvilleprobus.ca. 250-752-4204.ARBUTUS CLUB TOASTMASTERS7-9pm (except holidays). PCCC, 132 Jensen Ave. All welcome! Kristin, 248-1926, Matt 250-752-0794. arbutus.toastmastersclubs.org

EveryTuesdayLEARN HOW TO MEDITATE!FREE 5:30-6:30pm, Dec 2, 9, 16th only at the MAC, Parksville. 250-954-5040 orwww.freemeditation.com.TUESDAY BIRD WALKS9am, Parksville Beach Comm. Park. Neil Robins, 250-954-1928, [email protected]://www.thebirdstore.blogspot.ca/QUALICUM BEACH PROBUS CLUB9am,1st Tues/mo. St. Stephen’s Church Hall.

EveryTuesdayQUALICUM BEACH GARDEN CLUB7-9:30pm. 2nd/Tues/mo (except Aug. & Dec.) QBeach Civic Centre, 740 Jones St.BELLY DANCING QUALICUMTues/6pm/Beginners, 7:30pm/Intermediates.Elaine De Rooy, 250-752-3750

EveryWednesdayROTARY CLUB OF PARKSVILLE AM7am, Wednesdays, The Beach Club ResortASBC MID-ISLAND GRANDPARENT SUPPORT GROUP MEETING10am-noon., 2nd Wed/mo. Family Resource Association, 198 Morison Ave, Parksville. www.nanaimoautism.org, 250-714-0801PARKSVILLE CHURCH CHOIR7-9pm, Knox United Church, 250-248-3927OCEANSIDE PHOTOGRAPHERS CLUB7-9pm., 1st/Wed/mo. Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, oceansidephotographers.caFREE YOUTH DROP-IN GAMES & SPORTS6:30-8pm/ Oct 8th-Nov 26th. 11-18yrs Coombs Fairgrounds Kim Longmuir 250-248-8515 [email protected] TOPS QUALICUM BEACH4-5.30pm, St. Stephens Church Hall, Village Way. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). Trish 250-586-8876 RAINBOW STEW CLOGGERS No partner/pre-register/$5. Wed. 12pm, EZ 1pm, Int/Adv 2pm, QBeach Comm Hall. Thurs/EZ 5pm, Int/Adv 6pm, Nanoose Pl. Sharon (250) 468 7478. [email protected] QUALICUM BEACH FAMILY HISTORY7pm, 3rd/Wed/mo. 180 Veterans Way, QB Legion. Lola Cook: 250-594-5556EAGLECREST GARDEN CLUB7pm., 3rd/Wed/mo., QB Civic Centre. Beate Kuhn at 250-954-1768 or [email protected] TIMBERLINE DANCE7-10pm, 146 W. Hirst, Parksville, Legion. FREE, live classic Country and Rock’n Roll music. Members, guests & prospective members welcome. All adults welcome! Bill Wilson: 250-752-8542. [email protected] IN FRENCH1:30-3:30pm, “Nous Chantons”. New members welcome/Nouveaux membres, bienvenue! Suzanne Bernard, 250-248-8714MID ISLAND WALKING CLUB9:30/1 hr walk, [email protected] for schedule. annual $10.OS SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCERSBeginners/6:30-7:45pm, Experienced/7:30pm QB Comm Hall.Social Dancing, No partner needed.NANOOSE SENIORS11:30am, 2nd/Wed/mo., join us for lunch at Nanoose Place.OS EMERGENCY SOCIAL SERVICES9-11am/Intro meetings, 10am/meetings, 2nd/4th/Wed/mo. 250-954-3411,[email protected]

EveryWednesdayAWANA5:30-7:15pm (except school holidays) until mid May. Oceanside Community Church. K-9th grades. Shirley 250-757-9802.LADIES BADMINTON1:30-3pm, Activity Hall (Coombs Fairgrnds), 1014 Ford Rd. New players welcome. 250-752-1103.FAMILIES FORWARD SUPPORT GROUP6:30-8:30pm, 136 East Hirst Ave., Parks-ville. 19+. Free. Pat/Sharon, 250-954-0785, [email protected]. For caregivers of persons with mental health &/or addiction issues. www.forwardhouse.com

EveryThursdayOLD TIME FIDDLE DANCES7:30-10pm, Dec. 4 & 11 only, Rotary House, Qualicum Beach. Variety of dance styles by the Coombs Old Time Fiddlers. $2.50/snack included. Bruce Foden, 250-586-3743, [email protected] CORONATION STREET CLUB2pm, 2nd/Thurs/mo. Qualicum Beach Legion. 250-752-4445.CONCORD LODGE #79 AF&AM7:30pm sharp meeting, 1st/Thurs/mo., 136 Memorial Ave. Parksville. Bryan Lapp 250-228-4479, [email protected], http://www.concordlodge79.com OPEN GOSPEL MUSIC7-9:30pm, last Thurs/mo., Nanoose E Free Church. (Across from the new Fire hall/Nanoose Bay) 250-468-9233.NANOOSE NATURALISTS7pm, Nanoose Library Hall, 2489 Nanoose Rd. 2nd/Thurs/mo. Outings are arranged on a regular basis. www.nanoosenaturalists.orgPARKSVILLE NEWCOMER’S7pm/doors, 7:30pm/meeting, 1st/Thurs/mo, 132 Jensen St. Lots of parking & guest Speakers. www.parksvillenewcomers.netOS BREAST CANCER SUPPORT7-9pm, 1st Thurs/mo. at The Gardens, 650 Berwick North, QBeach. Free, family & friends welcome. 250-752-8066 or [email protected] SPINNERS, WEAVERS & KNITTERS10am-2pm, Bradley Centre, 975 Shearme Rd, Coombs. $2/ann. Dawn Ryan: 250-248-6575.MACULAR DEGENERATION SUPPORT1:30pm., Last Thur/mo. The Gardens, Wellness Rm. Qualicum Beach. Val 250-468-7556.NANOOSE BAY LIONS7pm, 2nd & 4th/Thurs/mo., Nanoose Place. 250-927-0518MUSIC AT DEEZ BAR & GRILL7pm, 3353 Island Hwy West. Qualicum Beach. 250.752.8055, deezbarandgrill.comBELLY DANCING QUALICUMThurs/4:30pm & 6pm/Beginners only.Elaine De Rooy, 250-752-3750

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