parksville qualicum beach news, july 17, 2012
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Sand sculptures a huge draw
JEN MCGARRIGLEBLACK PRESS
Two men escaped uninjured after engine trouble forced an emergency water landing in the Nanoose Bay area Sunday morning.
The mayday call came in at 8:45 a.m. Sunday, just 10 minutes after the plane had left Nanaimo airport, said Jeff Olsson, maritime coordinator with Victoria’s Joint Rescue Co-ordination Cen-tre.
The two people were fl ying in a home-built, ultra-light aircraft that was having some sort of engine trouble, Olsson said.
They put the plane down in the water about four kilometres northeast of the entrance to Nanoose Bay harbour.
“It sounds like they just skimmed along the surface of the water and then bailed out,” said Olsson. “The plane sank out beneath them fair-ly quickly.”
A Coast Guard crew from French Creek picked the men up, uninjured but a little cold, after they were in the water about 25 minutes, he said. At least two pleasure craft also assisted in the rescue.
They were taken back to Schooner Cove Ma-rina in Nanoose Bay, where marina staff gave them dry clothing and coffee before shuttling them back to the airport.
Dockhand Bob Baker said at least one man lived in Nanaimo and while neither was hurt, they were shaken up from the crash.
The men were headed for Gilles Bay on Texa-da Island for an annual fl y-in event.
Two men walk away from Sunday crash
The sun and warmth brought the crowds out to watch the work in progress at the 13th annual Quality Foods Ca-nadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition according to so-ciety president Cheryl Dill.
Close to 10,000 people were counted entering the exhibi-tion site on Saturday and Sunday where some of the world’s best sand sculptors from Canada, U.S., Mexico, Spain and Australia had just 24 hours to sculpt sand and water into creative designs.
The winners shared $32,000 in prizes and a shot at the world championships next year in Fort Myers Beach, Flor-ida.
The new community sand sculpting event in the adja-cent sand pit was also teaming with families learning the craft from two professional sculptors and Coastal Commu-nity Credit Union volunteers.
Airplane plummets in Nanoose Bay
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Young entrepreneur knows what she wants.
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Craig Heritage Park to host big cat day
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CRAIG CARMICHAEL PHOTO
Laurie Tourneau works on her creation at the sand sculpting competition at Parksville Beach on the weekend.
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EVENT SCHEDULEEVENT SCHEDULESATURDAY JULY 21SATURDAY JULY 21
Every day is beach day in Qualicum Beach… but on JULY 21ST there will also be a day of special events to celebrate the beauty of our beach during the 70th anniversary of Qualicum Beach!
i2 Skimboard Demos 11:00am 4:00pmi3 Beach Volleyball 11:00am 4:00pmi4 Tug-of-War 1:30pm 3:00pmi5 Vintage Swimsuit Model Show 1:00pm 1:30pmi7 Giant Bubbles 11:00am 4:00pmi8 Parachute Game 12:00pm 4:00pmi9 Beach Seine 1:00pm 2:00pmi10 Sand Castles 11:00am 4:00pmi11 Disc Golf 11:00am 4:00pm
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C2 Pancake Breakfast 8:00am 11:00amC4 Museum Fossil Rubbing 11:00am 4:00pmC6 Facepainters 11:00am 4:00pmC7 Acoustic Music Stage 11:30am 7:00pmC8 Shellfi sh Research Centre 11:00am 4:00pmC9 Head Quarters/First Aid/Lost Children 10:00am 7:00pmC10 Downtown Merchants 11:00am 6:00pmC11 Shuttle Drop-off/Pickup 11:00am 8:00pmC12 Rainbow Stew Cloggers Performance 11:00am 11:30amC13 Salmon BBQ 11:00am 7:00pmC14 Sound Stage/Music 11:30am 7:00pmC14 Bomb Bomb Bikini Fashion Show 4:00pm 5:00pm
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1ST ANNUAL QUALICUM BEACH DAYA2 www.pqbnews.com Tuesday, July 17, 2012 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News
8 – 11AM
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11AM ON THE BEACH
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Shriners’ pancake & fruit breakfast.Adults $7 Kids $3.
Kiwanis BBQ salmon & corn.Adults $9 Kids $4.50Beach Hut BBQ hot dogs, drinks & more.
Skimboarding, Disc Golf, Beach Volleyball, Sandcastle Building.Face Painting & Giant Soap Bubbles.Shellfish Research Center Beach Ecology.Museum Fossil Rubbing & Marimba juniors.Fly By.
Live Music & Entertainment: Big Twang Theory, Deb Ryan, Marimbas, Lemon Tree Girls, Shylo, Rylie Christensen, Jayden Holman, Jake West.Rainbow Stew Cloggers & more.
Parachute Games.
Official Welcome by Mayor & Council.Qualicum First Nation Beach Blessing.
Beach Seining (low tide @ 1:40 pm).Vintage Swimsuit Fashion Show.
Tug-of-War - QB Fire & Rescue Challenge.
Tug-of-War - Open to all: Bring your team.
Beach activities closed with incoming tide.Music, Food & Activities on Esplanade go on, plus Bomb Bomb Bikini Fashion Show.
Gerry Barnum & Band.
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New twist found on an old phone scamQualicum Beach resident Connie Henderson has a warning for
area residents about a new twist on an old scam. After receiving a call from someone purporting to be from Publisher’s Clearing House informing her of a multi-million dollar win — as long as she sent $1,500 to claim her prize — she hung up on the obvious scammer, only to receive a second call mere seconds later, claiming to be from the RCMP and ordering her to play along with the previous caller. She didn’t fall for it, noting that the voice on the line was exactly the same as the fi rst caller.
“I was quite amused by it,” she said. — Neil Horner
Name the seagull for Qualicum Beach Day
When Qualicum Beach’s Beach Day celebration winds up on Satur-day, July 21, organizers are hoping they’ll have a name for the seagull that graces their banner.
Send your ideas to Jimmy Foulds at 250-738-2198 until 4 p.m. Friday. Ideas can also be dropped off on the day itself until 5 p.m.
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Family Place almost ready for big openingStaff will be moving in by the end of this month
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What would be a good name for this cute critter?
LISSA [email protected]
Parksville’s new Family Place facility is com-plete and staff is expected to start moving in at the end of July.
The 40,000 square foot facility located at Bay Avenue and Highway 19A is a joint project of three provincial ministries, including educa-tion, health, and children and family develop-ment. As such, it will house a variety of support services and programs.
The new building has attained LEED (Leader-ship in Energy and Environmental Design) gold status and has features like glazing, woodwork and a fi replace to create an inviting atmosphere for the people who use it.
Director of instruction for District 69 (Quali-cum) Gillian Wilson said fi nal touches are being
made on the building and moving in dates are being discussed.
“We hope to be in and for the School Dis-trict’s part, up and operational by the time school opens.”
Operations and maintenance manager Earl Billingsley said the project is on budget, which was $7.1 million.
The Ministry of Children and Family Devel-opment will be moving into the building, school district staff, student support services, First Na-tions programs, and Building Learning Together (BLT). The Mother Goose program as well as a new, and much larger, Munchkinland, a learn-ing-through-play environment with interactive play areas free for all ages, will also move in.
An open house and grand opening will most likely be taking place in September.
LISSA ALEXANDER PHOTO
Family Place in Parksville is just about ready to open its doors for the general public and set to work.
Cantelon coy on electoral futureParksville-Qualicum MLA Ron Cantelon is
still considering his options in terms of whether he plans to run in the next provincial election.
Cantelon, who suffered a heart attack last year, said he still has a passion for the job, de-spite his health challenges.
“You get involved to make a difference,” he said. “I’m just getting good at it.”
He said he would still like to push for wealth creation on Vancouver Island, as well as a shift to get more chemical products from wood, rather than just lumber and pulp. — Neil Horner
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Gritty competition at the beachSculptors show their artistry as they compete for sandcastle glory
SAND SCULPTING
Dill said the fi rst ever community build was enough of a success that “based on this success plans are already underway for more visitor and community involve-ment for 2013.”
While the competition wrapped up Sunday afternoon, the sculptures will re-main up for exhibition until August 19.
Dill said the site will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day, with live en-tertainment and many other activities at the venue and throughout Parksville Community Park.
Parksville is becoming known, not just in British Columbia, but across the globe for the quality of both the sand sculp-tures and the warmth with which visit-ing guests are greeted by the enthusiastic volunteers.
Check parksvillebeachfest.ca for more information.
Solo Artist Results:1st Place: David Ducharme, Winlaw,
B.C.; “Learning Curve”2nd Place: Fred Dobbs, Victoria, B.C.;
“Bear with Me”
3rd Place (fi rst ever tie):Karen Fralich, Burlington, Ontario;
“Poultry in Motion”Delayne Corbett, Vancouver, B.C.;
“Eternal Dance”Jeff Strong, Tacoma, Washington; “My
Cup of Tea”
Team Results1st Place: Sand Boxers, Victoria, B.C.;
“Knight Light”2nd Place: Orbital Sanders, Seattle
Washington; “Backyard Battle”3rd Place: Cutting Edge, Parksville
B.C.; “That’s All Folks”
Competitor’s Choice Awards (peer selection):
Soloist: David Ducharme, Winlaw, B.C.; “Learning Curve”
Team: Sand Boxers, Victoria, B.C.; “Knight Light”
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LISSA ALEXANDER PHOTOS
Above: A team member of Cutting Edge cuts a fine edge on his sculpture. (Below left) David Ducharme works on his sculpture at Beach fest on Saturday. Guy-Olivier Deveau works on his sculpture at Beach Fest.
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Thursday, July 12 was the official grand opening of the uptown summer mar-ket in Qualicum Beach. Second Ave. was closed from Memorial to Primrose, but all the shops were very much open. As well, there was entertainment and food vendors galore. Coun. Scott Tanner was on hand to cut the ribbon while Katherine Wilk of Faye’s Gifts and Tom Pope of Mulberry Bush Book Store helped out.
Uptown market brings town to vibrant life
There was a time in Qualicum Beach when a case could very well be made that there’s noth-ing to do once the clock strikes fi ve. However, that’s certainly no longer the case on Thursdays, as the Downtown Business Association presents its weekly uptown summer market on Second Avenue.
In an opening speech, organizer Donna Cor-tis thanked the town of Qualicum Beach for helping fund the Downtown Business Associa-tion to put on events like this one.
“We are also grateful to Peter Doukaksis, CEO and Moira Houk, chair of the Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce. Who have helped and supported our efforts to continue to make our downtown vibrant and a place where people want to shop.”
The market runs from July 5 to August 30.
Electromagnetic radiation is a real curse for EHS sufferersLocal women want to start a dialogue about the problem
AUREN RUVINSKY PHOTO
Electromagnetic hyper sensitivity (EHS) sufferers Jacqueline Little (from left), Louise Campbell, Jeanette Pongratz-Doyle and Christel Martin at Campbell’s (almost) wireless radiation-free home in Nanoose Bay.
AUREN [email protected]
Four local women are hoping to at least start a real dialogue in society about electromagnetic hyper sensitivity (EHS) and the impact wireless technology can have on our health.
Christel Martin recently spoke to Nanaimo city council about turning off wireless servers in city facilities, so EHS sufferers like her could use them without getting sick.
When the library introduced wireless service four years ago she started getting itchy and ir-ritable, which soon escalated to include insom-nia, nightmares, heart palpitations, dizziness and headaches.
While the symptoms can vary greatly, there are a lot of common elements explained Jac-queline Little, who also gets an irregular heart beat, chest pains and itchiness, with a lot of vi-sion and eye complications thrown in for extra discomfort. Louise Campbell also had many is-sues with her eyes and ears before she discov-ered her house wasn’t properly grounded and that experience has since made her sensitive to the “electro smog” radiating from other electri-cal devices, both wireless and not.See EHS, page A7
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Jean Pongratz-Doyle explained that it has a lot to do with how much wire-less signal is present, pointing out that her symptoms got worse as new layers of overlapping cell phone and wi-fi ser-vice were added, especially in areas like downtown Nanaimo where many ca-fe’s, restaurants and offi ces have their own routers.
While the women eventually found some sympathetic ears and doctors, they have become experts in doing their own research into a fi eld they admit is relatively new and lacks the mainstream acceptance for more peo-ple to take them seriously.
Despite the apparent uphill battle against “smart meters,” and the prolif-eration of cell phones and wireless in-frastructure, the women are generally optimistic it is only a matter of time be-fore the tide of awareness shifts in their favour.
Martin compares the “electro smog”
produced by these technologies as similar to cigarette smoke a generation ago when some already accepted the dangers, but the rest of society was still struggling against powerful interests on the other side of the issue.
She also said it’s a problem of people having a knee-jerk reaction to anything that threatens the convenience of their cell phones.
Estimates of the prevalence of EHS vary widely from a few people per mil-lion to as high as fi ve per cent of the population, with some suggestions of mild sensitivity going as high as 35 to 50 per cent of the population.
While offi cial sources like the World Health Organization and Health Can-ada tend to downplay EHS as rare and possibly caused by unrelated things like stress, there is a growing recogni-tion that some people are suffering le-gitimate medical issues that have to at the very least be better understood.
The most common advice at this point is to do what these women fi g-ured out for themselves — try to limit your exposure to any electromagnetic sources.
While that might help with the prob-lem at home or work, it doesn’t help in places like cafe’s and libraries offering wi-fi to their customers, or in cities fi lled with cell phone towers.
While they might dream about it, the women are not asking for a com-plete wireless ban, just that it be fur-ther studied and considered, especially in schools and homes where children — more sensitive to the effects — are spending unprecedented amounts of time with wireless technology.
When Martin appeared before Nanaimo council she said she was es-sentially told the benefi ts of providing the service outweigh any health com-plaints at this time and that no changes would be made.
EHS can make a visit to someone else’s home more traumatic than necessaryCONTINUED FROM PAGE A6
PETER MCCULLY PHOTO
The building that houses the Parksville Qualicum Beach News gets a new smart meter installed by a technician.
Densifi cation of Qualicum Beach village core moving forwardQualicum Beach council took a step
towards the long-standing goal of den-sifi cation in the Village Neighbourhood during the July 9 council meeting.
Council reviewed staff recommenda-tions related to the Village Neighborhood
Planning Project and gave fi rst reading to a bylaw that will reduce development cost charges for eligible projects in the Village Neighbourhood. First readings were also given to amendments to the Offi cial Community Plan that would al-
low consideration of building heights above three storeys and having residen-tial on the ground fl oor of buildings in the downtown commercial area.
A policy for the application of off-site charges or contributions was deferred for
additional discussion at the next Com-mittee of the Whole meeting, scheduled for July 23 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. Council will discuss and provide further direction on all of the proposed changes at this meeting. — News staff
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Qualicum Beach mayor Teunis Westbroek has been called many things, some of which he is more than happy to an-swer to.
One of the names he’ll soon be answering to with a big smile on his face will be ‘grandpa.’
Because of that there’s no point dropping by the mayor’s offi ce in Qualicum Beach for the next couple of weeks, be-cause you would have to look all the way to Vanderhoof to fi nd him.
The visit has nothing to do with municipal business, but rather, is strictly personal. He and wife Jenny are in the Cen-tral Interior community to give whatever assistance they can to their daughter, Maraika, who recently gave birth to their fi rst ever grandchild.
Westbroek broke the happy news at the July 9 council meeting.
“I’m now a grandfather,” a beaming Westbroek said.He plans for the trip to last for a total of 10 days.
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Panther Valley Day set for Parksville
AUREN [email protected]
The Parksville Museum and Archives is hosting Panther Valley Day in honour of the area’s cougars.
The big cats — better known as pan-thers in the early days and as pumas and mountain lions in the U.S. — are still common on Vancouver Island, though not as common as 100 years ago.
Conservation offi cer Steve Ackles said last year, the best estimates are 400 to 600 on the Island making it one of the highest densities, similar to places like Oregon and northern California.
Co-organizer of the museum event Emma Fotino explained that early Eu-ropean settler James Craig was nick-named “Cougar Craig” for killing more than 150 of the big cats up to the 1940s, including the stuffed one in the muse-um’s Craig Cabin.
Working with fellow returning sum-mer student Dave Friesen, Fotino said the day will be full of old-time fun with everything from pony rides (by Tiger Lily Farm), old-fashioned butter churn-ing and laundry washing, panning for gold, live blacksmith and spinning demonstrations and a scavenger hunt with prizes.
Local blacksmith and metal artist Dave Friesen of Crossed Heart Forge, who was a hit during May’s museum opening event, will be back doing the
live demonstrations.Along with the family fun and his-
tory, they will be selling hot dogs and drinks and Coombs Old Time Fiddlers will provide live entertainment.
A Panther Valley Festival was held from 2006 to 2008 and the organiz-ers hope to bring it back as an annual event.
It runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday,
July 22 at the Craig Heritage Park and museum beside the visitor’s centre on Highway 19A. Children 12 and under are free, adults are $5 and teens and se-niors are $4.
To volunteer for this event or to get more information e-mail [email protected], call 250-248-6966 or visit www.parksvillemuseum.ca.
Museum set to honour area’s cougar population
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Panthers, otherwise known as mountain lions or cougars, are an enduring feature of mid-Island wildlife, like this one that lives at the museum.
Residents urged to take more bear careWhen Crystal McMillan spoke at the July 9 council meet-
ing in Qualicum Beach, she had a very simple message for residents — one that still doesn’t seem to be sinking in, how-ever.
That message, said the Bear Smart BC consultant, is that bears have always lived in the mid-Island area and they always will, so people have to learn how to get along with them.
That involves, she said, not leaving out attractants such
as garbage or recycling overnight. As well, bird feeders and unharvested fruit trees can provide a tasty snack for a bear — and a reason to return to the area.
In particular, McMillan said, the west side of the com-munity has several corridors used by resident black bears, making it a gateway for the community. People living in this area need to take particular care when dealing with their gar-bage.
— NEWS staff
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She knows what she wantsYoung lemonade lady has a goal or two for her enterpriseBRENDA [email protected]
You are never too young to start planning for your fi nancial future and eight-year-old Alex Connors of French Creek is a testament to that moniker.
The Winchelsea Elementary School student who recently graduated from Grade 2 is spend-ing part of her summer break selling lemon-ade at a stand outside her home on Dickinson Way.
She set up her stand on Monday, July 16 near the stop light at Highway One and Wright Road after working for several hours on a col-orful sign Sunday night.
The young entrepreneur was selling her lemonade for 25 cents a cup with all proceeds
going to a good cause.“I am going to put the money in my bank ac-
count. I am saving for the future… for a car… or a house,” she declared.
Connors provided free salt and vinegar po-tato chips for her customers while they waited for their pink lemonade at her very pink lem-onade stand.
She had over a dozen customers after only a few hours of sales and said she will be open for business again most likely on the weekend.
Drive-by customer Lance Davies said he was thrilled to support the very young busi-ness woman and suggested more children fol-low her lead.
“We need more of these stands around. When I was a kid there were all sorts,” he said.
Posties set to help the poorAUREN [email protected]
Canada Post is running their fi fth annual People Helping People Food Drive in District 69.
With the help of Nanaimo vehicles and staff, around 30 Canada Post employees are expected to volunteer their efforts this Saturday, July 21 to help the Salvation Army Food Bank.
Canada Post offi ces in Lantzville and Quali-cum Beach are hosting corresponding food drives in those communities.
Roxanne Adams, one of the Parksville orga-nizers said they have mailed out 5,000 fl yers and bags donated by Quality Foods to residences throughout the Parksville region in anticipation of the big day.
People can either drop food off at the main
post offi ce on Corfi eld during business hours next week (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or in the back on the food drive day, July 21.
On the big day posties will drive the streets collecting the bags of food from the front of people’s houses from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Parksville residents have donated over 20,000 pounds of food and $2,900 cash to the Salvation Army Food Bank in the past and this year they are particularly looking for: peanut butter, jam, canned fi sh, pasta and sauces, Kraft Dinner and Hamburger Helper, Alpha Getti or similar, 100 per cent juice boxes, deodorant, laundry deter-gent, feminine hygiene products, shampoo and conditioner.
The food bank helps an average of 400 fami-lies a month in District 69, which is up 35 from January.
Town cultural plan takes big stepWhen town consultant Patricia Huntsman
made a presentation to Qualicum Beach coun-cil last Monday night, she made fi ve recom-mendations to move the town’s Arts and Culture Master Plan forward.
These included establishing a cultural round-table, developing a cultural resources database,
create and maintain a cultural portal, establish a cultural scorecard and convene and facilitate an annual fall cultural fair to expand arts ad-ministration skills.
Council liked what she had to say and voted to go ahead with the idea.
— NEWS staff
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The news that the federal Conserva-tive government’s omnibus budget bill included a clause that will allow American police offi cers to cross the international border and make ar-rests should be deeply disturbing to
all Canadians.The Integrated Cross Border Law Enforcement
Operations Act changes the law that covers mari-time operations, allowing U.S. offi cers to continue their pursuit in some cases while on Canadian soil. Previously, U.S. police could only enter Canadian waters while chasing suspect boats. Now, if they are in hot pursuit and the suspects reach land on the Canadian side of the border, they are able to con-tinue their pursuit and make an arrest.
It may seem like a small thing, particularly if the bad guys get what’s legally coming to them, but it raises some very serious questions. How far inland, for instance, can the pursuit go? Are armed U.S. police offi cers operating on Canadian soil going to become the new normal? We certainly don’t think it should be. The RCMP has a good track record in dealing with drug traffi ckers and, realistically, they’re as close as your phone. What’s wrong with having a detachment of mounties on hand to tie up the drug runner’s boat when it pulls to shore?
True, the U.S. agents would be required to be un-der the command of a Canadian offi cer, but what would happen if a U.S. offi cer found it necessary to fi re his or her gun? What if someone was killed?
The biggest concern of course has to be the loss of Canadian sovereignty, particularly in light of the very real possibility of mission creep. What will be the next step? How far will it go?
As well, one has to wonder why this particular measure was buried as a minor subsection in an enormous federal budget bill. While there could be some fi nancial implications, surely this is the sort of measure that requires full, stand alone debate as a separate bill in the House of Commons.
— Editorial by Neil Horner
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GOLD-PLATED INDEEDWith Premier Christy Clark’s poll num-
bers in a dizzying downward tailspin point-ing to what could be a spectacular blaze-out, some members of her BC Liberal Party caucus have already seen the writing on the snake-pit wall, and are slithering for the doors marked “Exit.”
We the Great Unwashed who watch such political antics, surmise that these are the fi rst ripples of what may turn out to be a tid-al wave of retirements and defections from the party that has so obviously betrayed the trust of, and lost the faith with, the elector-ate.
Among those who will either not run, or will get defeated, in next year’s provincial election are many fi rst elected in 1996 — just after Gordon Campbell hijacked the party leadership from Gordon Wilson — or in the 77-2 landslide in 2001.
In his losing 1996 campaign Campbell railed against the MLA gold-plated pension plans; Glen Clark’s new NDP government listened to that call, and modifi ed the con-troversial pensions. However, after breaking many of his own election promises, Camp-bell reinstated a gold-plated pension plan in 2007, giving all members the chance to buy back in for those years when it was not func-tional.
For every dollar that an MLA pays in, tax-payers “contribute” four dollars; so former MLAs who have mismanaged our affairs for several years will be getting the last laugh —en route to the bank!
I would be remiss not to mention the plat-inum plus pension plan in Ottawa where the ratio is an obscene 1:24 in dollars from MPs and taxpayers.
The forerunner of today’s ruling Conser-vative Party — The Reform Party — railed against, and even opted out of, the MP’s Pension Plan. One of the stampeding MPs back then was a young bucking bronco from Calgary called Stephen Harper, believe it or not.
BERNIE SMITHParksville
DON’T RECUSE AT CITYWe have concerns about those members
of the Parksville council who seem to have stopped acting like the responsible offi cials we thought we were electing to make in-formed decisions in the best interest of our community.
Recently they appear to be avoiding their civic duties by absenting themselves from public debate and decision-making.
We know that councillors have legitimate reasons to be absent for a vote from time to time, but we‘re concerned when it becomes a trend. At the last two council meetings, two of our elected representatives declared themselves to be in a possible ‘confl ict of in-terest’ and removed themselves from delib-erations on tree-cutting and rezoning.
When members of council opt out of the democratic process, their input is missing from debate and the likelihood of reaching the best-informed decision is compromised.
Also, fewer votes are needed to approve or reject a motion, which again compromises the process.
An example is the development applica-tion for the property across Shelley Road from Parksville Chrysler, an application that calls for signifi cant changes to zoning and contravenes the OCP. The planning depart-ment has recommended that it be designat-ed for comprehensive development. Surely all seven members of council, not just fi ve, should be discussing the implications of this application and standing up to be counted when the vote is called.
GERARD ARCHAMBAULT Parksville
LEAVE QB AS IT ISAs a Canadian, I lived in California 37
years. Shortly after moving to Parksville 12 years ago, I visited Qualicum Beach and remarked to a couple of shopkeepers how their town resembled a little Carmel. They were delighted.
Qualicum Beach has a unique character and is the envy of many other towns its size. Thousands of tourists visit for this reason — and they shop. My wife and I bring our friends there. Please, council, do not destroy the beauty of Qualicum Beach! The city of Carmel, California, is what it is — a favoured destination and a tourist mecca — because of the controls imposed by councils.
KEITH JACKSONParksville
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VIEWS IN THE NEWSWe asked: Which sand sculpture do you like the best?
I really like the dragon.
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I like the one called That’s All Folks
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I like Poultry in Motion because I love
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As I write, there are an estimated 1.3 million Canadian adults out of work.
I can fi x that.Put them to work, I say. Put them
to work at the other end of my tele-phone line.
There is a galaxy-sized vacuum at the other end of my phone line and it is crying out for human be-ings to fi ll it. At the moment it is occupied by a cringe-making me-chanical Robovoice. Every time I call my bank, an airline, a government offi ce, the CBC or a large business concern, Robovoice intercepts my call with what has to be the most insincere statement uttered since Richard Nixon’s ‘I am not a crook’.
“Your call,” purrs Robovoice “is important to us.”
No. No it’s not. If my call was important it would be answered by one of the living, breath-ing 1.3 million unemployed Canadians out there who could use a warm, comfortable desk job answering phones.
What ‘Your call is important to us’ really means is the exact, 180-degree opposite. It re-ally means “We’ve found a way to make even more money by fi ring our receptionists and re-placing them with a recording. Incoming calls are so cosmically unimportant to us we’re will-ing to risk offending the crap out of our custom-ers by forcing them to converse with a vending machine.”
What’s more, the messages from Robovoice — (‘This call may be monitored to ensure voice quality’ — gimme a break) — are so blatantly false they wouldn’t bamboozle the most gullible and compliant customer this side of Elmer the Safety Elephant.
We don’t all surrender meekly. Many of us
instinctively dial ‘O’ the instant we hear Robovoice warming up, and often that will put us in touch with a human operative.
As for the more devious and so-phisticated ‘Interactive Voice Re-sponse Systems’, there is a grow-ing guerrilla network of websites that offer tips on how to sabotage the CCB’s (cheap corporate bas-tards). One website counsels that we should abandon the frustrating practice of mashing button after
button (‘For help with overbilling, press 368’) and just holler ‘OPERATOR!” at the receiver un-til a homo sapiens comes on the line.
Another website advises us to swear like a paratrooper — apparently X-rated diatribes can trigger emotion-detection technology which brings a live operator on the run.
Feels good, but it’s bad for the blood pres-sure.
Problem is, even if we shout or curse or use technological voodoo to bypass most of the commands they’ve still got us dancing like trained monkeys — when all we really want is to connect with another human being with a brain and a heart.
Is that really so much to ask?We could always take our business elsewhere
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My friends say I’m a Luddite when it comes to phone technology. They say I’d be happier if the world communicated by smoke signals.
To which I say: nonsense. I’m an up-to-date guy when it comes to telephone technology. Af-ter all, I have Call Waiting.
If you call me and you get a busy signal it means you wait until I’m through.
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The Bet-ter Breath-ers Support Group and the
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I would like to take this opportunity to send a giant bouquet to all the
people at Save-on-Foods who saved my life on March 24 be-cause of their speedy response to my sud-den heart attack in the store that day. If it wasn’t for their fast work performing CPR on me, I wouldn’t be here today. My fam-ily and myself are ex-tremely thankful.
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son who handed in my tote bag to the Phar-macy department at Save-on-Foods. And many thanks, also, to the manager and staff at the store for their kindness. If there were more people like you folks around, the world would be a bet-ter place.
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lettersTOUGH FOR SENIORS
We in QB live in such a beautiful small town, peopled by a large proportion of seniors, so many of whom do not or cannot drive — or walk far.
Yet there is no way publicly to access the lovely beach and promenade along the seawall from the town centre without a car.
For two years, during July and August, there has been a bus provided hourly on a particular route. It has sadly been discontinued in 2012 despite verbal expectations to the contrary. Phone calls and personal contacts have been made and it is surprising that this arrangement was unexpectedly cancelled.
May I, speaking for a number of residents I know, summarize the problem of which you must certainly be aware.
The bus was hard to enter as the entrance steps were often far too high. A mini bus would
probably have been suffi cient at fi rst and prob-ably cheaper to run. A space for a folding walker or two could be valuable as during the last two years which seemed to work well.
If cost is vital in the decision then why not a nominal charge of $2 a ride? Even $5? It would be cheaper than a scarce taxi. Partial sponsor-ship also might be investigated.
A well publicized schedule is necessary. Many in the town did not even know because it was announced too faintly or too late in the year. Any service provision however small will not ‘build’ in one season. It might take two or three years to be well known.
It is quite incredible that many older citizens (and at times their grandchildren!) are cut off from our premier attraction at Q.B.
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Pie boss Tamara Douglas takes some of the St. Mark’s treats out to cool during a pie bake bee.
Holy Rollers rolling out the doughBRENDA [email protected]
What began as a fl ea market fundraiser is now one of the biggest events of the summer so-cial calendar with people traveling from across the Island to take in the sights and the chance to fi nd a great bargain at the St. Mark’s Fair.
With well over 140 stalls with goods including art, jewelry, fresh baked food items, antiques and more even the most hardened bargain hunter is certain to fi nd something of interest during the 40th annual St. Mark’s Fair Saturday, July 28.
There will be plenty to see and do on the streets surrounding the Qualicum Beach Com-munity Hall for the thousands of people who fl ock to the church to take part in the extrava-ganza.
Featuring food, entertainment and, most importantly, merchandise of every imaginable variety the massive bazaar that takes over Vet-erans Way in Qualicum Beach each year is more than a mere church fair.
All proceeds from the popular event go back into the community to benefi t a number of worthwhile causes that in the past have includ-ed the Eagle Park seniors’ facility, the hot lunch program at Qualicum Beach Middle School and the Young Life Program for people at risk in the community.
Suzanne Adkins who is part of the organiz-ing team said over the years some of the money they have raised has been used to purchase
equipment that is needed at Eagle Park but is not being provided.
She said people from Vancouver make a point of shopping at the event because they have a huge selection of books, many of them rare an-tiques and New to You women’s clothing.
“We have designer brands and with $6 as the top price there are some great bargains to be had,” she stated.
St. Marks always has a huge bake table and this year is no exception with 200 pies up for sale.
The home-made pies are a huge draw and in the past have always sold quickly.
This is the second year Tamara Douglas has been in charge of the pastry crew which also goes by the name of The Holy Rollers.
She said last year they had 146 pies which sold old in 15 minutes so this year they have 200 pies and each customer will only be allowed to buy two.
The 10 inch pies will be sold for $10 each and includes apple, rhubarb, strawberry-rhubarb, bumbleberry, pecan and raisin.
In all there are 13 holy rollers and Douglas had them bake 100 pies on July 9 and yesterday they whipped up another 100.
It is a good thing the Holy Rollers wait until after Sunday service to do their pie baking be-cause the aroma wafting through the church yesterday was enough to make any god loving person cheat on their diets.
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Work under this project includes the supply of all materials, labour, and equipment for the improvements to the Hall Road Sewage Pump Station; itemized details are available on the Regional District of Nanaimo website www.rdn.bc.ca and on the BC Bid website www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca .
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MLA Murray Coell is sworn in as labour minister in 2009. His pension is based on his top three earning years during a 16-year stint as MLA.
Coell is calling it quitsTOM FLETCHERBlack Press
VICTORIA – Veteran B.C. Liberal MLA Mur-ray Coell has added his name to the list of poli-ticians retiring from the B.C. legislature, as the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation renewed its criticism of the MLA pension plan.
Coell, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands since 1996, announced Wednesday he will not stand for re-election next spring. Surrey-Tyne-head MLA Dave Hayer announced the same decision earlier this week, joining Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy, Vancouver-Fraser-view MLA Kash Heed and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger in retirement from the B.C. Liberal caucus effective May 2013.
On the NDP side, New Westminster MLA Dawn Black and Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Mike Sather have indicated they will com-plete their current terms and retire. More retire-ments are expected in both parties.
Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation B.C. direc-tor Jordan Bateman used Hayer’s departure as an example of what the CTF calls gold-plated pension payouts available since the MLA plan was reinstated in 2007.
The CTF calculates that Hayer will likely col-lect $47,600 the year he turns 65, increasing to $62,900 a year by the time he is 80 due to infl a-tion protection.
Coell served in several cabinet posts, most re-cently as labour minister after the 2009 election.
Since pensions are based on an MLA’s highest three earning years, Bateman calculates that Coell’s pension will kick in at $89,000 a year.
The CTF says taxpayers contribute $4 for each dollar paid by politicians. MLAs must serve six years to be eligible. If defeated before then, they get a 15-month severance.
The return of the pension plan for BC MLAs was overshadowed by steep pay increases they voted for themselves in 2007.
The B.C. Liberal government adopted the recommendations of an independent com-mittee that increased base pay for a backbench MLA 29 per cent to $98,000, with automatic cost-of-living increases that bring the current base pay to nearly $102,000.
In response to public pressure, the previ-ous MLA pension plan was scrapped by former NDP premier Mike Harcourt in 1996.
A group retirement savings plan was set up that matched MLA contributions dollar for dol-lar, a system the CTF says was fair.
The 2007 return of the indexed, defi ned-ben-efi t pension was originally opposed by the NDP, but former leader Carole James reversed her position and supported it after pressure from caucus members.
The current plan allowed long-serving MLAs to buy back the years they lost when the more modest plan was in place.
Most, including Premier Christy Clark, did so, at a cost of more than $20 million to B.C.taxpayers.
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Second Section ARTS & LIFE
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“When a woman says she needs new shoes, what she really wants is a new job. When she says she wants a new house, she wants a new husband. And when she says she wants a new car, she wants a new life.”
Becky Foster (played by Candice Appleby) shares the phrase in the opening scene of Bard to Broadway’s rendi-tion of Becky’s New Car, as she chats away with the au-dience about her life.
We learn this middle-aged woman works long hours at a car dealership, and lives a fairly average, fairly boring life with her husband and 26-year-old son.
Appleby impressively and easily makes the audience feel like one of her chums as
she regales us with her petty problems while offering drinks and enlist-ing help with chores.
David Big-elow gives a spirited per-formance as Becky’s hus-band Joe, who seems loyal and sweet, al-though he bugs her about working too much.
Chris, her son, is an av-erage self-centered twenty-something, that keeps her at arms length of his true life. A psychology graduate student, he’s got some inter-esting and comical explana-tions for things, and the part is articulated well by Nick Symons.
One night while Becky is working late a wealthy man named Walter Flood (Charlie Whelton) saun-ters into the of-fi ce wanting to buy a number of cars.
He’s a bit awkward and
bemused and needs Becky’s help, and we learn he hasn’t gotten over the death of his wife. But he takes an instant liking to Becky and some-how in his socially ineptness assumes her husband is also deceased.
She initially tries to cor-rect him, but fails to.
Whelton seems made for the part, and does a fl awless job playing the soft-spoken
rich guy, despite being his fi rst role on stage. He invites her to come to a party of his and suddenly her life chang-es directions.
The interaction with the audience really adds anther element to this show., I was even coerced on stage when I looked up from my pro-gram to see Candice’s big, pleading eyes in front of me asking “Can you help me?”
“Sure…” I muttered try-ing desperately to think of any good excuse.
To my horror I had to get on stage with another poor audience sucker.
“If you think I should go to the party raise your hand,” she said.
“Oh, what the hell,” I said, raising my hand.
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Bard to Broadway’s production of Becky’s New Car is well-cast and engaging. The show is playing until August 18 at the Village Theatre in Qualicum Beach.
Put the pedal to the metal to see B2B play
NEWS REVIEWBy Lissa Alexander
Comedy is the gas that powers Becky’s New Car
Becky’s back story charming as the playOriginal production was a birthday present for spouseBRENDA GOUGHreporter@pqbnewscom
Becky’s New Car also comes with a back-story of how the production came to life and that sto-ry is just as charming as the play.
Becky’s New Car fi rst premiered at Seattle’s ACT Theatre by way of a private commission from Seattle commercial realtor Charles Staa-decker.
Searching for an impressive gift to give his wife Benita for her 60th birthday, Staadecker happened to meet a local woman who had commissioned a tuba concerto from the Seattle Symphony in memory of her husband.
Charles latched onto the idea and brought it to ACT Theater, where his wife served as a trustee.
Artistic director Kurt Beattie liked the idea so much he hired award-winning playwright Ste-ven Dietz to pen the work.
The 2006 collaboration also led to the forging of ACT’s New Works for the American Stage, an innovative play-commissioning program that brings patrons and playwrights together.
Don Harper who is directing the B2B produc-tion at the Village Theatre in Qualicum Beach said he was thrilled when he received an e-mail from Staadecker wishing them all the best with the production.
The Staadeckers now travel throughout the United States visiting each production of Becky’s New Car, and educating arts patrons on the importance of commissioning new works and funding arts organizations along the way.
The two have attended 24 productions of Becky’s New Car across the U.S. and when they can’t make it to a production they send their friend Eric Meltzer who resides in Washington State as well as Vancouver.
Meltzer who has been friends with Charlie well over 50 years was representing the Staa-deckers during the opening night performance of Becky’s New Car at the Village Theatre July 11.
He said he has seen the play in Seattle and Vancouver and will be attending a production on Whidbey Island in Washington State in the fall.
See BECKY’S, page A16See BACK, page A16
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Becky’s New Car director Don Harper hosted Eric Meltzer on opening night of the B2B production at the Village Theatre and the special guest had rave reviews about the comedy now showing in Qualicum Beach.
Back story has tale of its ownCONTINUED FROM PAGE A15
He admitted he enjoys his job reviewing the various performances.
“I see 25 plays a year. I have a college degree in music art and theatre and of all the things I studied in school the only thing I took with me at 67 is music art and theatre. I have been re-tired for many years and this is the best job I have ever had,” he confessed.
Meltzer revealed that he was scrutinizing the production and each cast member and even with his keen sensitivity to the play he had noth-ing but good things to say about it.
“I thought it was a superb production. Un-like Charlie who has seen it 24 times I have seen it three times and I loved the way the people on stage related to each other… that is what turned me on,” he stated.
He said judging from the reaction of the au-dience, the play will do well.
“I looked around at the audience and I could see they enjoyed it and it was a thrill to be a part of that.”
Meltzer said he is looking forward to discuss-ing his experience at the Village Theatre with his lifetime friend Charlie.
“I am brimming with things to talk about. I did e-mail him and told him that he missed something — even though he has seen it 24 times.
Meltzer who had the opportunity to meet with Harper and some other patrons of the lo-cal theatre said he was impressed to hear about the level of support in the community for Bard to Broadway and ECHO Players.
Of course this meant the other sucker got to go while I had to stay on stage and help her get dressed, wallowing on stage for another few minutes.
The play is greatly enhanced with the hilari-ous characters Steve (Gary Brown) a car sales-man, and Ginger (Marilyn Holt) a previously wealthy gold digger.
These two play their roles with style and grace and have no problem garnering plenty of laughs. Bryna Kennedy also does a bang-up job in her role as Walter’s wise and emotional daughter.
Although the play is a comedy, it has some serious and thoughtful moments, which help
to keep the audience interested and engaged throughout.
Don’t miss Becky’s New Car at the Village The-atre in Qualicum Beach playing until August 18.
If you have a hankering for something a little more tuneful, catch Bard to Broadway’s other production this summer, the smash-hit broad-way musical Hello, Dolly! which will be playing until August 11.
For tickets stop by the Village Theatre box of-fi ce or phone 250-752-4470. You can also e-mail [email protected].
For prices and more information visit www.b2btheatre.com.
Becky’s New Car has tankful of laughs
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A15
Bard to Broadway could well have another hit on its hands
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Under the provisions of Section 224 of the Community Charter, City Council may, on or beforeOctober 31, exempt land, improvements or both, from municipal property taxes for the next calendar year subject to meeting certain requirements. In general, these requirements restrict exemption to non-profi t organizations using the lands for specifi c non-profi t purposes.
Also included are ancillary lands and improvements in relation to property that is statutorily exempt for public worship and facilities constructed before 1974 that are owned and used exclusively without profi t by a corporation to provide homes for elderly citizens. Non-profi t organizations leasing and occupying municipal lands will be subject to assessment unless permissive taxation has been granted for the next calendar year.
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599 Island FarmsMultipak Yogurt12x125gr
399 399 299Island FarmsCottage Cheese1or2%, 500gr
Island FarmsSimply 2% Yogurt650gr
2 $ 5Mi-Del
Gluten-Free Cookies227gr
Want-WantSuperslim Brown
Rice Crisps100gr
2 $4for
GlutinoGluten Free Bread, Bagels Pizza or English Muffins175-650gr
Mary’sOrganic Crackers
184gr
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Sunrise FarmsBoneless Skinless Chicken BreastFamily Pack, 13.20 per kg
Schneiders
Sliced Bacon500gr
Schneiders
Juicy Jumbos or Grill’Ems Selected, 375-450gr
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Schneiders
Garlic, Kielbassa or Ham Rings300gr
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Schneiders or Country Natural WienersSelected, 375-450gr
PAG
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Polaris Spring Water4lt
3500Planters Bag Peanuts
550-600gr
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UnicoBeans or Lentils540ml
599 499 499GalloExtra Virgin Olive Oil1lt
UnicoMarinated Artichoke Hearts or Stuffed Manzanilla Olives170ml or 375ml Emma
Sundried Tomatoes
500ml
De CeccoPasta500gr
5 $5for
2 $5for2 $5for
3 $4for
Canola HarvestCanola Oil or Spray Oil946ml or 170gr
San RemoBalsamic Vinegar500ml
ArlaApetina Feta
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4 $5for
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Buy any participating* 12x355ml or 6x710ml PepsiCo soft drinks and 50¢ will be donated to the Quality Foods Community Health Endowment FundBuy any participating* 12x355ml or 6x710ml Buy any participating* 12x355ml or 6x710ml Buy any participating* 12x355ml or 6x710ml Buy any participating* 12x355ml or 6x710ml
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LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE PepsiCo soft drinks and 50¢ will be donated to the Quality Foods Community Health Endowment FundPepsiCo soft drinks and 50¢ will be donated to the Quality Foods Community Health Endowment Fund
LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE CHALLENGECHALLENGEPepsiCo soft drinks and 50¢ will be donated to the Quality Foods Community Health Endowment FundPepsiCo soft drinks and 50¢ will be donated to the Quality Foods Community Health Endowment Fund
McCainChocolate Cream Pie340gr
299
399
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Minute Maid100% Juice1lt
Minute MaidJuice10x200ml
Minute MaidSimply Lemonade or Juice1.75lt
General MillsCheerios Cereal345-500gr
For
299
QF & Summer Snacks. Quality Lives Here! Cheese & Crackers go together like QF and Summertime
99¢
399
DofinoHavarti Cheese165-200gr
CadburyMilk Chocolate Fingers125gr
Nature ValleyGranola Bars175-230gr
KraftCheez Whiz1kg
McCainTriple Chill Cake530gr
Plus Applicable
Fees
Del MonteFruit Stripes108gr
Del MonteFruit398ml
3 $4ChristieRitz or Stoned Wheat Thins Crackers400-600gr
O’Doul’s0.5% Alcohol Beer12x355ml
3 $5
Clover LeafPink SalmonWild Pacific, 213gr
299
KraftDressing475ml
599
KraftShredded Natural Cheese380gr
Old DutchPotato Chips220gr
2 $5 2 $5
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KraftParmesan Cheese250gr
2 $7for
KraftPhiladelphia Cream Cheese Spread250gr
ForFor2 $7for
Kraft Macaroni Salad Mix200gr
699
BreyersDouble Churn Ice Cream1.66lt
BreyersSmooth & Dreamy Ice Cream1.66lt
2 $7for
KraftMiracle Whip or Real Mayonaise650ml
299
599KraftBar-B-Q Sauce455ml
2 $4for
PrimoReady To Serve Soup525-540ml
3 $ 5for
ChristieTriscuit Crackers225gr
JonesSoda Case12x355ml
PillsburyPizza Minis or Pizza Pops370-400gr
2 $5for
Old DutchRestaurante Tortilla Chips, Salsa or DipAssorted Sizes
2 $5for
Clover LeafSolid or Chunk White Albacore Tuna170gr
KraftSingles Processed Cheese Product1kg
General MillsFibre 1 100 Calorie or Nature Valley Thins Granola Bars125-170gr
699 699
399
2 $5for4 $5for
DoleSparklers or Fruit Beverage12x340-355ml
AquafinaWater24x500ml
3 99 3 99Plus
Applicable Fees
for
2 $4forfor
forforfor
3 $5for2 $5for
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2 $7for
2 $5for
McCainDeep ‘n Delicious Cake510gr
2 $7for
Cheerios CerealCheerios Cereal
999
340gr340gr
forfor3 $5for
999
Breyers or KlondikeIce Cream NoveltiesAssorted Sizes
Pepsi or 7-Up12x355ml
3 999for
Plus Applicable
Fees
BreyersMagnum Ice Cream Bars4x55ml or 3x100ml
499499499JonesJonesJonesJonesJones
499
Vegetable & Fruit Smoothie1.06lt
Old DutchCrunchys or Cheese pleasers285-310gr
999Plus
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Plus Applicable
Fees
KraftCracker Barrel Cheese907gr
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JOIN US! QF FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AND BATHTUB RACESNANAIMO MARINE FESTIVAL - JULY 21 & 22
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Buy any participating* 12x355ml or 6x710ml PepsiCo soft drinks and 50¢ will be donated to the Quality Foods Community Health Endowment FundBuy any participating* 12x355ml or 6x710ml Buy any participating* 12x355ml or 6x710ml Buy any participating* 12x355ml or 6x710ml Buy any participating* 12x355ml or 6x710ml
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LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE CHALLENGECHALLENGEPepsiCo soft drinks and 50¢ will be donated to the Quality Foods Community Health Endowment FundPepsiCo soft drinks and 50¢ will be donated to the Quality Foods Community Health Endowment Fund
McCainChocolate Cream Pie340gr
299
399
For
Minute Maid100% Juice1lt
Minute MaidJuice10x200ml
Minute MaidSimply Lemonade or Juice1.75lt
General MillsCheerios Cereal345-500gr
For
299
QF & Summer Snacks. Quality Lives Here! Cheese & Crackers go together like QF and Summertime
99¢
399
DofinoHavarti Cheese165-200gr
CadburyMilk Chocolate Fingers125gr
Nature ValleyGranola Bars175-230gr
KraftCheez Whiz1kg
McCainTriple Chill Cake530gr
Plus Applicable
Fees
Del MonteFruit Stripes108gr
Del MonteFruit398ml
3 $4ChristieRitz or Stoned Wheat Thins Crackers400-600gr
O’Doul’s0.5% Alcohol Beer12x355ml
3 $5
Clover LeafPink SalmonWild Pacific, 213gr
299
KraftDressing475ml
599
KraftShredded Natural Cheese380gr
Old DutchPotato Chips220gr
2 $5 2 $5
Plus Applicable
FeesPlus Applicable
Fees
Plus Applicable
Fees
Plus Applicable
Feesfor
for3 $5forfor
Cool off with these delightfully delicious deals!
NEW
KraftParmesan Cheese250gr
2 $7for
KraftPhiladelphia Cream Cheese Spread250gr
ForFor2 $7for
Kraft Macaroni Salad Mix200gr
699
BreyersDouble Churn Ice Cream1.66lt
BreyersSmooth & Dreamy Ice Cream1.66lt
2 $7for
KraftMiracle Whip or Real Mayonaise650ml
299
599KraftBar-B-Q Sauce455ml
2 $4for
PrimoReady To Serve Soup525-540ml
3 $ 5for
ChristieTriscuit Crackers225gr
JonesSoda Case12x355ml
PillsburyPizza Minis or Pizza Pops370-400gr
2 $5for
Old DutchRestaurante Tortilla Chips, Salsa or DipAssorted Sizes
2 $5for
Clover LeafSolid or Chunk White Albacore Tuna170gr
KraftSingles Processed Cheese Product1kg
General MillsFibre 1 100 Calorie or Nature Valley Thins Granola Bars125-170gr
699 699
399
2 $5for4 $5for
DoleSparklers or Fruit Beverage12x340-355ml
AquafinaWater24x500ml
3 99 3 99Plus
Applicable Fees
for
2 $4forfor
forforfor
3 $5for2 $5for
2 $5for
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2 $7for
2 $5for
McCainDeep ‘n Delicious Cake510gr
2 $7for
Cheerios CerealCheerios Cereal
999
340gr340gr
forfor3 $5for
999
Breyers or KlondikeIce Cream NoveltiesAssorted Sizes
Pepsi or 7-Up12x355ml
3 999for
Plus Applicable
Fees
BreyersMagnum Ice Cream Bars4x55ml or 3x100ml
499499499JonesJonesJonesJonesJones
499
Vegetable & Fruit Smoothie1.06lt
Old DutchCrunchys or Cheese pleasers285-310gr
999Plus
Applicable Fees999
Plus Applicable
Fees
KraftCracker Barrel Cheese907gr
Kicking HorseOrganic Whole Bean Coffee454gr
JOIN US! QF FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AND BATHTUB RACESNANAIMO MARINE FESTIVAL - JULY 21 & 22
GET READY TO CHEER ON OUR ATHELETES WITH GENERAL MILLS AND QUALITY FOODS
General Mills or NestleCerealAssorted, 330-380gr
KraftKraftParmesan CheeseParmesan Cheese
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249
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3295
Kraft Parmesan Cheese125gr
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5000 Skeena Cat Food
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3000Smuckerʼs
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3500Nuts to You
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Quality FreshSweet Treats Cranberry Trio400gr
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299
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Find an array of local, hand crafted artwork at the 3rd Annual Nanoose Bay Art in the Gar-den this weekend.
Stroll around the 9 acre garden and large trout pond while viewing the work of 45 arti-sans. Live music will also be featured at the two-day event by Patricia Plumley, Terry Mack and Bonnie Fontaine. Coffee, tea and goodies will be available.
Bumblebees Creative Studio will be offering a workshop where kids can paint birdhouses and take them home for $6. Calgary artist Kim
Hicks will also be coming to do a mixed media and acrylic painting workshop in the garden at 1 p.m. This three hour workshop is for ages seven and up and $42 includes supplies, a snack and participants can take their creations home.
Entrance to the garden is by cash donation and all proceeds will benefi t Nanoose Commu-nity Services.
The event happen July 21 and 22 at 2525 Northwest Bay Rd. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lim-ited disabled parking is available.
To sign up for the workshop email [email protected] or call 250-729 -529. For more information and to view them visit www.nanoosebayartinthegarden.com.
LISSA ALEXANDER PHOTO
Lots of remarkable art work will be on display in Nanoose Bay event.
Art to be out in the garden
Learn to fi sh at Horne Lake ParkLearn to fi sh at Horne Lake Regional Park on
Fridays August 10 or 24 from 1:00-3:00pm. Located at the day use area, the program in-
cludes all equipment and tackle, and offers a one hour hands-on teaching session about fi sh identifi cation and anatomy, proper fi sh han-dling, rod rigging skills and tackle knowledge,
casting practice, and fi sh conservation ethics, followed by an hour of fi shing in the lake.
The free program is directed at children be-tween the ages of fi ve to 15; parent supervision is mandatory.
Phone 250-889-0981 or email viprograms@gofi shbc.com for more information.
Beat the summer heat on the iceHot enough for you?Beat the heat this summer and go for a re-
freshing skate at Oceanside Arena. Everyone is welcome to attend on Wednes-
days to Aug. 22, from 6:45 p.m. to 8:15pm. Regular Admission is charged for this frosty
treat to kick off the summer heat. There will be no session August 15.
Phone for more info. 250-248-3252. View all the swim and skate schedules on-
line at the regional district website at www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation
No free rent for thisKwalikum fundraiser
Qualicum Beach council will not give a free rental to a resident who wants to hold a silent auction in the Community Hall this weekend.
The request was made by Shaleigh Spence, who is holding a special silent auction and tal-ent show for Kwalikum Secondary students and staff.
Although council agreed the event is for a worthy cause, they didn’t opt to give her the free rental because she was doing it as a private citi-zen and it would create a precedent for other, similar events in the future.
They did wish her well, however.
QB Legion set to tee offThe Qualicum Beach Legion
is getting set to hold their biggest fundraiser of the year, a golf tour-nament which is set for the Arrow-
smith Golf Course on Aug. 11.Organizers are still seeking
sponsors and players.Call 250-752-9632 for info.
The Canadian Scottish Regiment(Princess Mary’s) 100th Anniversary Committee
715 Bay Street, Victoria, BC V9T 1R1 Canada
The Canadian Scottish Regiment(Princess Mary’s)
100th Anniversary Committee
Calendar of EventsRegimental Serving, Associate
and Family Members
Have you registered yet?YOU MUST DO SO BY AUGUST 28, 2012!
Saturday 25 August 2012 - Regimental Family Day at Goldstream Park.
Go to: http://www.cscotr100.caSunday 16 September 2012
• 1310hrs Nanaimo City Hall Freedom of the City.• 1340hrs Nanaimo Cenotaph wreath laying and plaque
presentations.• 1430-1600hrs Open House Nanaimo Military Camp.18 October - 2 December 2012 - The Royal British Columbia Museum presents The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Centennial Display.The Royal BC Museum will be hosting a special display on the second floor of the museum to honour the Centennial of the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s). This display will feature the six Victoria Crosses associated with the Regiment as well as a selection of uniforms, pictures and other artifacts. This display will be open from October 18 to December 2, 2012. The Royal BC Museum is generously providing “two-for-one” entry passes for the Royal BC Museum, effective during the period of the Regimental display, and these passes will be included in the Centennial Weekend registration package.Friday 19 October 2012 - The Main Event Commences
Registration: 1000 to 1600hrs at The Bay Street ArmouryMeet & Greet: 1900-2100hrs in The Bay Street Armoury. • Attendance by advance ticket purchase.• Dress: Blazer and Flannels or Civilian equivalent -
No Blue Jeans DEU #2 for serving military.• Colonel-in-Chief in attendance
Saturday 20 October 2012 - Regimental Association Luncheon at the CFB Esquimalt Wardroom (Officer’s Mess) 1100hrs
• Dress: Blazer and Flannels or Civilian equivalent.Note: only seating for 200 - first come first served on booking with preference given to WWII Veterans.
Gala Dinner Banquet will be held on Saturday 20 October. All should arrive by 1800 hours and dinner at 1930 hours. (Maximum 750 seating):
• Attendance by advance ticket purchase only.• Colonel-in-Chief in attendance.• Dress: Minimum standard of dress will be jacket and tie
for gentlemen, semi-formal dress for ladies and DEU #2 for serving military.
Sunday 21 October 2012
• 1100hrs Christchurch Cathedral Church Service.• 1200hrs Pioneer Square - Regimental “old Guard” wreath
laying. Colonel-in-Chief in attendance.• 1300hrs Royal Athletic Park: Regimental Parade.• 1500hrs Victoria at City Hall Freedom of the City parade.For planning and catering purposes - Registration Forms and payment are required no later than 28 August 2012.
Go to: http://www.cscotr100.ca Reservations can be made by completing the Registration From. After you type in the information, print it and send it by mail with your payment to:
Stewart McTavish C.C.C.
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Not getting as big a response as they hoped, The Oceans-ide Hospice Society has extended a survey on loss, grief and end of life care issues to July 22.
The local society started canvassing local residents about the services they provide, to give them a better sense of the community’s needs, in early June and extended the original June deadline in the hope that they will get more response.
The society aims to “promote the integration of compre-hensive, high-quality and seamless delivery of end of life care and hospice palliative care” in the region and are look-
ing for feedback on what people know about their services, how they are doing and what people would like to see as pri-orities.
They suggest it will only take fi ve minutes and “will make a real difference to what we know about our community needs.”
They ask people to take the survey online at www.survey-monkey.com/s/oceanside by July 22. Paper copies can be found at their offi ce at 210 Crescent Road West, Qualicum Beach, call 250-752-6227 or e-mail [email protected].
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JAZZ AND CHEESECAKE: A few hundred people made their way to Morningstar Farm on Sunday to take in some amaz-ing Jazz by The Arntzen Family and 3 Generations of Jazz, sample some Mooberry wines and enjoy homemade cheesecake. The weather held out and people relaxed under shade tents surrounded by cows out to pasture, horses and toe tappin’ good music.
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Responding to the “changing face of medical services in our community,” Vancouver Island University is reintroduc-ing a medical offi ce assistant (MOA) program in Parksville this fall, explained continuing education program coordina-tor Cheryl Dill.
She said they have offered the course twice before and 90 per cent of the graduates are now working in a related fi eld in the mid-Island area.
With the coming health centre and services shifting around new doctors and facilities such as Family Place, Dill said they intend for the course to be permanent this time.
She added they expect it to fi ll up fast as the fall semester approaches.
She points out that Suzanne Beyrodt-Blyt, the main in-structor, lives and works as an MOA in the area and “she re-ally understands the lay of the land.”
They are working with the Vancouver Island Health Au-thority (VIHA) and local medical associations to ensure they will provide the latest details about the job as it will exist when students graduate from the part-time two semester certifi cate program.
For more information or to register check http://www.viu.ca/ce/, stop by the offi ce in the Parksville Civic and Tech-nology Centre or call 250-248-2096.
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Remember that your most valu-able asset is your ability to earn in-
come, it would then make logical sense to insure this asset.
Determining the amount of life insur-ance one needs varies depending on who you talk to. I will give you a brief descrip-tion of what I believe is one of the sim-plest ways to determine this.
It all boils down to two questions that would be asked of your spouse, and they would be:
• How much income would she require if she lost you today?
• How long would she need this in-come for?
Once these questions have been answered we now have a starting point.
What needs to be done next is to calculate the total insurance by adding all per-sonal insurance to group benefi ts insurance provided by your employer.
The next step is to take this total, and using certain assumptions, build an in-come projection to deter-mine if the total current insurance satis-fi es the needs of your spouse.
In other words, to use an example, let’s say your total current insurance amount-ed to $500,000 and your spouse required $3,500 per month for 20 years indexed at
two per cent per year to take care of infl ation. How long would the $500,000 last?
The numbers are punched in and we determine that the cash runs out after 14 years. So how does this equate to a shortfall of insurance?
We simply use a process of elimination by continually adding more insurance until the income lasts the full 20 years, so in this case there is
an insurance shortfall of $150,000. By calculating the numbers this way
makes it very real and understandable for potential buyers of insurance that they are not over insuring.
I generally place life insurance under
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Donna Andres Of the Lady’s Mantle, made a big splash at the hospital home fundraiser, showing up in a Camaro — dressed to the nines.
Harris helpers hand over haul to hospital home
The folks at Harris Ocean-side Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd. had a great time and all for a very good cause.
In all, they raised $1,241 for Je-neece Place at a special fundrais-ing event held this past Saturday night.
The Harris group has committed $50,000 to this charity, which is a 10-bedroom home in Victoria that holds families from other parts of Vancouver Island who have loved one’s being hospitalized.
The event was called Heels and Wheels and was put on with the Seaside Cruizer’s car club.
There was a vintage car show and shine and a new twist this year had them open up their showroom they called, The Chevy Mall to 19 local business’s to display and sell their wares.
Andy Lankester, General Man-ager of Harris Oceanside said that he “wanted to do something a bit
different this year.”In particular, he added, he want-
ed to create an event that had a wide appeal to both guys and gals.
Creating a shopping environ-ment in the showroom brought the people in to see what some of the merchants offer in the way of unique products and services that are available locally.
Next year is the 20th anniver-sary of the Seaside Cruizer’s parade through Parksville and Qualicum Beach.
“Watch out for next year be-cause we have something special being planned,” Lankester said. “The folks who came out donated generously by way of entry fees and the barbecue with food that was generously donated by Doug Riederer of Thrifty foods.”
The event was a hit with every-one who showed up, he said.
“We look forward to next year,” he added.
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Building Learning Together has launched a new literacy outreach bus called BLT2Go.
“It’s a natural evolution from the suc-cess of the Words on Wheels (WOW) bus,” said Deborah Davenport, School District 69 community literacy coordinator and director of Building Learning Together (BLT).
The new initiative uses a re-purposed transporter bus fi lled with resources to provide an almost comically wide range of free educational services on computer use and the Internet to eBooks, iPads, art, reading and writing.
While the WOW bus focuses on chil-dren up to age six, the new bus is geared toward youth and seniors who have any questions or issues with literacy in the widest sense.
Davenport said when they looked at adult literacy the biggest barrier was transportation to existing services, so they decided to bring them closer to those who need them.
Partly funded by Decoda Literacy So-lutions (formerly Literacy BC) the new bus will coordinate with the Technology Learning Centre BLT plans to create in the new Family Place building in the fall.
The centre will include a computer lab and workshops to support “21st Century Learning across the generations,” Daven-
port said.“We’ve found so far that, especially
seniors are in desperate need of help ac-cessing technology,” Davenport said add-ing they did a “soft start” in the spring to build the programs as they went.
She said people are expected to be competent with the latest technologies for an increasing range of basic services like making appointments or taking driv-ing tests.
Among the BLT2Go bus’ services are a
Tech Lab to Go – with the latest technol-ogy and how to use it; Gizmos and Gad-gets — to help people understanding and use electronic toys; Music and Memories — to engage people in music and tech-nology through memories; and Words and Rhythms — music lessons and jam sessions for all ages.
The goal is to have youth and seniors share stories, create art and learn togeth-er.
The bus is just the latest outreach pro-
gram from BLT which has been providing services for children 0-6 and their fami-lies since 1999.
The BLT2Go bus has scheduled stops in Bowser, Coombs, Nanoose Bay, Parks-ville and Qualicum Beach and is adding regular visits to various senior-related fa-cilities.
The service is gearing up for the sum-mer months but will back off over the winter as BLT refi nes its services in Fam-ily Place.
Davenport said they are always look-ing for passionate people to get involved, particularly people with technical skills, of which there are a great many in this area.
For more information check www.BLT2go.ca, twitter@BLT_2_Go, Facebook at “BLT 2 Go Oceanside,” e-mail [email protected] or call 250-248-0437.
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Pasqualotto, Bruno Anthony
1928 – 2012Bruno had many fond memories of his hometown of Trail, BC. It was there he learned to skate by strapping on a friend’s skates over his shoes and skating down the frozen railway tracks. “The Bear” as he was known during his hockey career soon devel-oped a skill and love for the game, becoming a mem-ber of the 1949 Senior Trail Smoke Eaters. His hockey career took him to Nelson, Alberta, England, Scotland, France and Holland.After moving to Vancouver in 1956 he began working for NorthWest Telephone (which eventually became B.C. Tel) retiring in 1990. Over those 34 years he established many valued friendships. Following his retirement in 1990 and a move the Qualicum Beach, Bruno was introduced to the pleasures of golf, fi shing with his cousins and woodcarving, where he truly excelled.Bruno was predeceased much too early by sister Vilma, then later by sister Bertila and parents Angelo and Santina. Bruno is survived by his devoted wife of 51 years, Mary Lou; daughter Bernina; sons Roman and Bryce; and many cousins in BC, California and Italy.
A funeral mass will be held on Saturday July 21 at 1:00pm at the Catholic Church of Ascension, 887 Wembley Road, Parksville to be followed by
an informal celebration of his life at Yates Funeral Service, 1000 Allsbrook Road, Parksville.
In lieu of fl owers, donations to Canuck Place would be appreciated.
Eisler, AnneApril 23, 1934 - July 8, 2012
Anne died peacefully at home, loved, supported and cared for by her family. Honoured to have had her in their lives are her children; Susan Draper (Bill), Nancy Ritchie, Jayne Eisler, Jeff (Belinda), Phil (Karen), and Mary-Anne Slack (Andrew), along with 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, with another little one on the way. Originally from Mannville, Alberta, Anne married Vern in Edmonton and made loving homes in Calgary, Winnipeg and Burlington. They retired to Qualicum Beach and enjoyed family barbecues, beach days and walks with their Dalmatian, Sada. Vern passed away on August 2nd, 2007. Anne had a love for family, horses, gardening, opera and adventures to Hawaii. She also had a particular admiration for Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family.
As per Anne’s wishes an afternoon tea will take place on Saturday, July 21st from 2 - 4pm at 1195 Midiron Close, Qualicum Beach. Please feel free
to bring ‘squares to share’. In lieu of fl owers, the family would appreciate
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SMITH, George Redfern
Oct 20, 1923 – July 5, 2012It is with great sadness we announce the passing of George Redfern Smith. He is survived by his loving wife Patricia, his much loved daughter Carol and husband Wayne McNeil and one sister Eunice (Jed) of Nanaimo. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews here as well as Ontario. George was born in Honey Harbour, ON to Frank and Margaret Smith, the younger of eleven children. He came here in 1952 with his older sister Helen and her family. George bought a boat and went salmon fi shing with Pat. Years later when he retired he grew a large vegetable and fl ower garden in which he and Pat shared with their many friends. Thank you to all the staff at Eagle Park Healthcare Facility for George’s care.
No service by request. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society.George you were special and loved by many and will
never be forgotten. May you rest in peace at last.
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Until we meet again, our nights will be a little
darker and mornings just a little quieter.
Until we meet again, our wish is that you have
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turn to you and your memory.
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ERRINGTON, 2 bdrm, 14’wide mobile, woodstove, 5mins to Parksville, no dogs,long term refs, Aug 1. $750mo. 250-954-1355.
NORTH QUALICUM- Peace-ful rural setting. New 2 bdrm,5 appls, electric heat, glasscovered patio deck with addi-tional ground level patio.Fenced yard with room for agarden. Refs req’d. N/S. Cur-rently available $900./mo. CallDavid or Carrie 250-752-5211.
PARKSVILLE: 2 bdrm mobile close to Orange Bridge, 4appl’s. $800 + utils. (250)954-1960.
112 PYM- 4 bdrm, 2 bath$1275. Call Ardent Properties,(250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com
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PARKSVILLE 2 bd plus offi cearea. Newly Reno’d, lots ofstorage, 5 appls, private fenced yard, garden area, fruit trees,2 storage sheds, quiet neigh-borhood, walk to town & beach. $1175/mo, pets OK with depos-it. Long term tenant 250-954-0655, [email protected]
QUALICUM MINUTES fromthe beach cozy 2 bdrm home,fenced yard, N/S. One yr lease$1150. + util. 250-240-8755
DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE,two 800 sq ft adjacent groundlevel retail/offi ce spaces forlease, great location, 124 Mid-dleton Ave. Asking $600 moeach + triple nets. Call 250-248-3142 or 250-905-2526.
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BY JAMES [email protected]
“Speedy; Speedster ...I’ve heard them both before,” he confi rmed with a chuck-le when asked about what seem like nat-ural nicknames, “but I actually don’t like those because they set preconceived per-ceptions, which, until recently anyway, I wasn’t necessarily able to deliver on.”
Modest to be sure, one thing’s for cer-tain, Andrew Speed from Errington has fast-tracked his cycling; so much so he started his summer completing two races in two days totalling 410 kilometres. It may not have been a typical weekend for Speed, who turns 49 in September, but you can add his name to the list of aston-ishing locals who keep raising the bar.
On Saturday, June 23, he was the front-runner in the gruelling Victoria Gran Fon-do, and the day after that he returned to the streets for a stellar showing in Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria.
This was the third running of the Victo-ria Gran Fondo — the 270 km ride started downtown by the Parliament buildings, headed out through Colwood and past Sooke to Port Renfrew, from there to Co-wichan Lake and into Duncan, through Cobble Hill and Shawnigan Lake, then down the Malahat and back to where they started.
Speed would lead the fi eld of 42 that set out under ominous conditions that day with a time of nine hours and six minutes.
Last year was his fi rst attempt at any-thing that distance. He was seventh and the fi nisher was an hour slower “so a much faster pace this year.”
There are fi ve aid stations along the way to refuel, but Speed said he fi nds it “really hard to stop once I get going. I just want to keep going, but being on your own is a lot harder — a lot,” he said, ex-plaining “they say when you’re drafting, when you’re not leading, you’re doing 30 or 40 per cent effort, which is amazing, but in this one I was basically alone the last 50k... you get in a kind of weird zone after being in the saddle that long; you’re really looking forward to the end.”
It was, he conceded, “brutal at times. I think in total we had 9,000 feet of climb-ing all together.”
“It’s a fantastic event,” he countered, explaining the people who put it on, the volunteers, “they do an amazing job, and what’s so impressive to me are those who are so far out of their comfort zone. It’s a real accomplishment for those people, for sure, and that’s one of the things I love most about it all. It’s a race, but there’s a whole social element to it,” he explained, adding “when you spend six to eight hours riding in a group you can talk to up to 15 different people... you meet a lot of people. It’s a race, but it’s not like a profes-sional race. At the end of the day, you’re always challenging yourself.”
About 15 hours later he was back at the exact same place for the start (and fi nish) of the second annual Tour de Victoria, fi nishing 39th out of the fi eld of 750 rid-ers in the featured event, the 140 km road race, with a time of 4:03:31.
“See now that one had a little bit differ-ent feel as it’s a closed course... they have the roads shut down for you, whereas in the Gran Fondo you’re out there in the
real world so to speak.”Understandably, Speed was some
chuffed with his result in the Tour de Vic.“I was thrilled. I mean there’s some
ultra athletes out there... I had no plans of working as hard as I did,” he conceded with a laugh, explaining how he set out on the Tour de Victoria thinking it was going to be more of a social ride, “but I kind of got caught up in it, and I fi gured I might as well go as hard as the old body would let me. I was really pleased — it was cer-tainly beyond my expectations.”
Last year he fi nished 180th when they didn’t have the whole course timed.
Asked how he was feeling the next day, Speed said his knee “was giving me a bit of grief the last 50K on Sunday but I felt okay. I was back doing my regular train-ing ride on Monday.”
He regularly rides the Hammerfest’s 40 kilometres of XC trails in deep Errington. He also rides as far as Campbell River and to Mount Washington and trains with the local triathlon club. He’s ridden to work be-fore, but concedes “it’s a pain, and at only 45k I prefer just to come home, change, and go for a longer ride after that.”
Speed, points out his friend and well-known Qualicum Beach dentist Paul Connor of Bayview Dental and Implant fame, “is amazing. He trains like crazy, and it was a sign of his remarkable fi t-ness that he could do both races so well. I spend a lot of time riding with him, and he is a machine, both on a mountain bike and on a road bike.”
A veteran rider in his own right, Con-nor, in his early 60s, is known to ride from Victoria to his house near Eaglecrest.
“Paul’s a fantastic rider and he’s a great guy — we’re doing a two week trip from Durango, Colorado to Mohab, Utah the end of August — it’s considered the moun-tain biking mecca of North America,” said Speed, explaining how Connor and local triathlete Rob Williamson, who is prepar-ing for the Penticton Ironman in August, “have defi nitely elevated my riding ability that’s for sure. We push each other.”
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BY JAMES [email protected]
The 2012 Island Classic came off without a hitch, and this year’s instalment of the big four-day event held each year at Arbutus Meadows Equestrian Centre saw plenty of sun and some great competition.
Played out last weekend, the
Island Classic is one of the last shows of the season, and the summer showcase attracts riders and clubs from up and down the Island and as far away as Langley and Washington State.
Riders and their horses were tested as they face challenging courses with jumps ranging from
2’ to 4’3” in height.“Isn’t this marvelous — I’ll take
sun over rain any day,” one spec-tator beamed from her vantage point overlooking the main ring. Last year’s Classic was played in the pouring rain.
This year’s event featured 155 riders and was such a success,
event director Joy O’Connell said “we plan to do more horse shows next year.”
Spread out over 120 acres, the Arbutus Meadows Equestrian Centre, with its four competi-tion rings and numerous barns, is a show jumpers paradise and an idyllic setting for participants
and spectators alike. O’Connell said the event is a full year in the making, “and we’re proud to say we offer the best prizes for a horse show on Vancouver Island.”
All told she said there was around $20,000 in prizes and cash given out.
Island Classic horses jump for great weather
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Andrew Speed — before and during the Victoria Gran Fondo — has fast-tracked his cycling in the name of physical fitness.
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BY JAMES [email protected]
The Breaker girls brought their A-game to the pool and powered their way to a new provincial record in the 12&U Girls 4x200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 9:34.86
In action at the 2012 BC AAA Long Course Swim Championships July 5-8 at Richmond’s Watermania, local speed swimmers Haley Ben-nett, Megan Romkes, Ayden Jager and Joanna Redenbach joined forces to help lead the RAC Breakers swim team to one of its best showings in club history.
The Breakers had 12 swimmers qualify for the big event, where they turned in a slew of personal best times and mined a lot of medals.
“Defi nitely one of our strongest showings,” said John Campbell, fi nishing his 12th season with the club. “They sure did bring their A-game,” he confi rmed, adding “every single swimmer swam exceptionally well. In terms of our team’s performance we were 14th out of about 50 teams, and again we were the very best small team.”
Last year meet organizers starting keeping tabs on a points per swimmer, and the Breakers fi nished ranked 6th — this year they moved up two spots for 4th, “which really tells a story.
“Very proud,” said Campbell, pointing out it was the culmination of a lot of hard work, and that the Breakers took home a club high 30 medals.
“I always wonder how we’re going to better our results at meets like this,” he said, “but the kids just keep pushing the bar higher.”
Romkes, 12, also set a new meet record for the
Girls 12&U 200 Fly with a PBT of 2:30.93, and was also good as gold in the 100 Fly.
Bennett, 12, “also had an outstanding meet,” as she had a number of other podium fi nishes — grabbing silver in the 800 Free and 400 IM, and bronze medals in the 100, 200 and 400 Free, as well as the 1KM Open Water swim.
Redenbach also garnered gold in her 50 Free and bronze in the 100 Fly.
Richelle Bruyckere, 14, bagged bronze medals in the 200 Fly and in the 2KM Open Water swim.
Simon Glimour, 12, carved out silver medals in the 12&U 100 Fly and the 1500 Free and bronze in the 200 Fly and 400 Free.
Maran Kokoszka, 15, secured silver medals in the 100 and 200 Back.
“They were unbeatable,” said Campbell, then relayed the story how “a coach from one of the other teams came up to me on the fi nal day and made the point the Breakers’ ‘have developed a culture of winning.’”
UP NEXTIn two weeks, Campbell, assistant coach Gary
Cheung and eight Breakers leave for the Far West-erns in California. One of the biggest age group meets in the world with over 1,500 swimmers.
The record BreakersSUBMITTED PHOTO
Record Breakers, from left, Ayden Jager, Joanna Redenbach, Haley Bennett and Megan Romkes savour the moment shortly after setting a new provincial record in the 12&U Girls 4x200 Freestyle Relay.
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BY JAMES [email protected]
The window is closing quickly on the Parks-ville Royals chance at making the playoffs.
On the Mainland for a four-game BCPBL road trip, the young Royals opened on Saturday losing both games of their double header to the BCPBL’s fi rst place Langley Blaze.
Royals’ ace Clayton Isherwood was on the hill for game one — a 4-0 loss. The hosts manufac-tured a run the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th innings — the Royals committed three errors in that one, the hosts none.
Game two was deadlocked in a scoreless tie after three complete, but Langley out hit Parks-ville 13-3 and rolled to an 11-2 win.
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set, and one of the teams Parksville’s chasing for that eighth and fi nal playoff spot. The weekend drops the Royals back into last place in the 13-team BCPBL and in tough at 10-30 with eight games remaining.
GAME ON The Royals are in Vancouver Wednesday for
a two game set against the Cannons (14-27) and are back up at Inouye/Wallace Field this weekend for their fi nal four-game home stand of the season with double headers against the North Delta Blue Jays on Saturday and the Can-nons on Sunday. The Royals close out the BCP-BL 2012 regular season July 24 in North Shore against the Twins.
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Nanoose Bay’s Justin Dieleman going after a line drive in recent BCPBL action, and the rest of the young Royals are in town this weekend for their final home stand of the season.
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BY JAMES [email protected]
The list of local athletes earning a ticket to the BC Summer Games continues to grow, and not surprisingly, Oceanside Track & Field Club has had three of its own named to the Zone 6 team bound for Surrey. Actually make that four.
Qualifying for the big annual showcase of this province’s best young athletes, July 20-22, are OTFC’s Kabir Bellerose, Jamie MacKenzie and Tkai King. The three standouts will be joined by club coach Heather Beatty, who was selected to help coach athletics.
Bellerose will be competing in the 200m hurdles; King in the 1,200m, 2,000m and the 1,500m steeplechase and MacKenzie in the hammer event.
Opening ceremonies are July 19.
IN OTHER NEWS, Nanoose Bay’s Jamie Mc-Kay will be travelling with the rest of the Zone 6 fi eld lacrosse team leaving for Victoria early Thursday. Jamie played last season on the Oceanside Buccaneers U14 team, and he also laces up for Seaspray Lacrosse in Victoria, par-ticipating in California and Washington State.
Parksville’s Jory Clermont in the meantime is fi rst alternate for the Zone 6 fi eld lacrosse team and has been going to all their training sessions. Clermont was to fi nd out Monday if he will be joining the team when they leave on Thursday. Worth noting is that the BSS student is the only player that was selected to the team that is not in the Claremont Lacrosse program or Sea Spray program — both based in Victoria. He was also the only local boy invited to the Best of BC com-bine in Victoria that saw 17 U.S. scouts on hand.
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EVENT SCHEDULEEVENT SCHEDULESATURDAY JULY 21SATURDAY JULY 21
Every day is beach day in Qualicum Beach… but on JULY 21ST there will also be a day of special events to celebrate the beauty of our beach during the 70th anniversary of Qualicum Beach!
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8 – 11AM
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11AM ON THE BEACH
11:30AMON THE ESPLANADE
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12:30PM BY THE EAGLE TREE
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Shriners’ pancake & fruit breakfast.Adults $7 Kids $3.
Kiwanis BBQ salmon & corn.Adults $9 Kids $4.50Beach Hut BBQ hot dogs, drinks & more.
Skimboarding, Disc Golf, Beach Volleyball, Sandcastle Building.Face Painting & Giant Soap Bubbles.Shellfish Research Center Beach Ecology.Museum Fossil Rubbing & Marimba juniors.Fly By.
Live Music & Entertainment: Big Twang Theory, Deb Ryan, Marimbas, Lemon Tree Girls, Shylo, Rylie Christensen, Jayden Holman, Jake West.Rainbow Stew Cloggers & more.
Parachute Games.
Official Welcome by Mayor & Council.Qualicum First Nation Beach Blessing.
Beach Seining (low tide @ 1:40 pm).Vintage Swimsuit Fashion Show.
Tug-of-War - QB Fire & Rescue Challenge.
Tug-of-War - Open to all: Bring your team.
Beach activities closed with incoming tide.Music, Food & Activities on Esplanade go on, plus Bomb Bomb Bikini Fashion Show.
Gerry Barnum & Band.
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Riders ranged in age from seven years old up to the 60 something Liz Ashton who was chosen for the 1980 Olympic team and was the team captain for Can-ada in 1978 when she won a gold medal at the World Championships.
LOCAL RESULTS As always, Oceanside was well repre-
sented at the Island Classic.Teresa Duerden and her horse Mid-
night Mariah won Class 64 of the event and took home overall champion hon-ours in the 1.1m Greg Howard Jumper event.
Nanoose Bay mom Chelsea Scruton was champion of the one meter Jumper Division on her horse Matchmaker.
Melanie Roberts and her horse Fan-dango placed third for 20 per cent piece of the $1,000 purse in the 1.5 meter Equerry Modifi ed Speed Challenge on Sunday.
Parksville’s Emma Edwardson, 11, also had herself a stellar weekend, win-ning the Pony Hunter Division on her horse Jack Be Nimble, and also winning
the 2’9” Hunter Division riding Clock-work.
Ten-year-old Gracie O’connell, one of a number of local riders that trains out of the Flying Changes Riding School in Coombs, showed she has the right stuff when she won the Bridles and Bits Hunt-er Derby. An open event with a fi eld of 27 riders as old as 50, it was the biggest class in the entire show.
For complete results of the Island Classic go to www.horseshowtime.com.
UP NEXT Arbutus Meadows is hosting a dres-
sage clinic Aug. 4-5. For more e-mail [email protected].
Local riders well represented
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Oceanside’s Teresa Duerden and her horse Midnight Mariah navigate
the main ring on their way to a first place finish and Champion honours
in the 1.1m Greg Howard Jumper event at the Island Classic held
at Arbutus Meadows Equestrian Centre over the weekend.
The manager of systems de-velopment at VIU in his other life, Speed is married with fi ve kids and two grand kids. He said he rode a fair bit growing up in Calgary and Nanaimo, but didn’t get on the bike again until about 11 years ago.
“I spend a lot of time behind a desk,” he explained, “and I kind of realized one day I wasn’t in shape, so I started mountain bik-ing around 2000.”
Everything was going gang-busters he said, until a couple years ago when he had a hard crash and tore all the ligaments in his right wrist. He had recon-structive surgery, “and so now I have to basically wear a medal wrist brace when I ride mountain or road bikes.
“That’s what started me in road biking — I really missed
pedalling. I love it,” he said of the two different styles of riding. “They compliment each other, they really do and I do one or the other every day.”
It was right around then he also had esophagus surgery.
“Really I’ve been on a mission since my wrist injury,” he said, ex-plaining “the only reason I train is I just want to be as fi t as I can be. It’s not to win anything, it’s just to feel good and be healthy.”
Asked his take on Speed’s ac-complishments in the saddle, longtime local mountain bike booster and Arrowsmith Cycle owner Kebble Sheaff said, “I have to say it’s pretty remarkable to see the change in him. There’s a million riders like him out there — weekend warriors out to have fun, going on a group ride here and there... I don’t know what it
was, but something just clicked, I mean he was like a 240 pound guy and now he’s this skinny little fast guy.”
Asked if Speed may be the best all-round rider in the area — something more than one person has suggested — Sheaff quickly agreed.
“Easily. For sure, which is fun-ny because of his age.”
And that, said Sheaff, “is what’s so incredible. I mean it’s the young guys that are the su-per fast guys... the fast guys are always the fast guys. No one at his age decides one day he’s go-ing to be a fast guy — nobody... normally you have to work on it for 20 plus years.”
Sheaff, who himself has been submersed in the sport for years, makes the point Speed is also quick to give back. A member of
the Arrowsmith Mountain Bike Club for as long as he’s been rid-ing, Speed, said Sheaff, “rides two or three hours every day and he probably puts in close to a hundred K a day. But he’s also involved with the club — he’s in-volved with putting on the races, he’s out there doing trail mainte-nance days... he’s awesome.”
UPDATEOn July 8, Speed was in Pen-
ticton for the second annual Val-ley First Granfondo Axel Merckx where he turned in a time of 4:35:44 to fi nish 112th out of a fi eld of 1,426 riders that complet-ed the 160km featured event.
“It was a great ride,” he con-fi rmed after. “Super hot though... it was 38 degrees at one point, but it’s all in fun. I just have a great time doing it.”
For those following along at home 2,600 riders in all three cat-egories set off at the same time. Riders have the option of bucking up a few hundred dollars extra for the event kit and an assured start at the front of the pack.
Tevor Gunderson from Cal-gary, won the fi nishing sprint to cross the line fi rst overall in the Granfondo division in a time of four hours and 12 minutes. North Vancouver’s Ann Yew crossed the line in 4:27 to become the fi rst female fi nisher in the Granfondo category, and fi ve-time Tour de France winner and cycling leg-end and Hall of Famer Axel ‘Eddy’ Merckx, nicknamed ‘The Can-nibal’ back in his prime for his insatiable appetite for victories, completed the Mediofondo (92 km) route in a time of two hours and 54 minutes.
Usually driving a desk Speed is cycling for health
When the Eaglecrest Ladies 9-Hole Club played out the fi nal of their Match Play competition recently, the decision came down to the last hole.
A team competition with an al-ternate shot format, the fi nal saw Joan Kartz and Anne Albertini up against Myrt McGraw and Elizabeth Marsland.
Although Marsland “showed a nasty tendency to put shots in sand bunkers for her partner to retrieve,” after eight holes the teams were equal, but with a lost ball on the ninth from the Kartz and Albertini team, it was McGraw and Marsland winning a close one.
In other action, the Eaglecrest La-
dies Club’s “18-holers,” competed on June 19 and 26 for the Bea Copeland Trophy, an eclectic competition where players record only their better score for each hole. The results are based on net scores, with three handicap divisions. Ties were decided by retro count.
Division 1 (handicap 0-22) was won by Kathy Hiebert (net 64), followed by Diane Johnston (net 66-retro). Div. 2 (handicap 23-29) went to Dale Mar-shall with a 62, followed by Elly Smith at 64, and the Div. 3 (handicap 30+) winner was Lillian Houg at 62, with Elizabeth Marsland (63) second.
- James Clarke
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The Parksville Lawn Bowling Club held their TenderfootOpen Tournament on June 30, open to those with four or less years experience with one novice member. From left: Pat Kelly (club president), Rick Dolley (third), Lennie Jarrett (lead-novice) and Ken Bucyk (skip) won first in their draw and first overall in the tournament.
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Elizabeth Marsland (left) and Myrt McGraw celebrate their recent win.
Local golf success