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Now that the school board decision has been made to close four elementary schools, parents and community leaders agree there still a lot of work to be done.

We understand the di cult nature of the decision and why it was made, and now we have to shift the conversation to what has to be done to to repurpose those buildings, said Parksville Mayor Chris Burger.

Burger is also a parent of a student in a closing elementary school and one in a changing middle school. (Four elementary schools were closed: Parksville, Winchelsea, French Creek and Qualicum Beach.)

Both my kids will be impacted like all kids in the district whether their schools being closed or they are taking new students, he said, but wasnt too worried about the impact on them, echoing a sentiment mentioned at least once at most of the public consultations kids are resilient and theyll get over it quicker than the parents.

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e number of species at risk in the waters o Parksville Qualicum Beach has doubled in the last 10 years, according to a SeaDoc report unveiled at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference in Seattle last week.

e report states that scientists recorded 119 at-risk species in 2013, up from 60 in 2002 leading environmentalists to call for a special in-ternational body to co ordinate research and conservation in the three bodies of water that make up the Salish Sea: the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound.

e border is a false line, said SSEC executive director Christanne Wilhelson. We (Canada and the United States) need to connect.

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FIRE AND ICE: Peter Chiu won second place for his pirate sculpture at the Fire and Ice Street Festival in Qualicum Beach on Saturday, when the streets were packed with thousands of people enjoying both the ice sculptures and chili-cooking contest. For more from the festival, including all the results, see our story on page A4. For more photos from the festival, visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PQBNews.

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ERRINGTON MARKET OPENS: From left, Kaitlen Forester, Koral and Raiyle Yerema show off their handmade wreaths at the annual May Day celebration last Saturday morning, which marks the opening of the season for the Errington Farmers Market.

In our April 29 edition, The NEWS reported Sandra McNeill as the only youth in Parksville Qualicum Beach to receive the Silver Level Duke of Edinburghs award.

While McNeill was the only youth to attend a ceremony in Burn-aby to accept the award, 20-year-old Olivia Robins of Parksville re-ceived the same award but was unable to attend the ceremony. The NEWS apologizes for the error.

Dr. James Lunney, MP for Nanaimo Alberni, rose in the House of Commons Thursday to draw attention to Wednesdays attack at the Western Forest Products Mill.

The citizens of Nanaimo are reeling from yesterdays tragic shoot-ing at the Western Forest Products Mill at the downtown harbour as-sembly wharf which killed two people and left two others injured,one critically, Lunney told his fellow MPs.

Fred McEachern and Michael Lunn were killed instantly on their arrival at work in the early morning by a gunman who started his rampage in the mills car park before proceeding to the administra-tive office.

Nanaimo is a close community; it is unimaginable that this kind of senseless act could happen in our own city. I am sure all members of the House will want to join me in extending our sympathies and prayers to the families of the victims and the mill and Port employ-ees. We hope they are comforted knowing they have the support of all Canadians at this difficult time.

NEWS Staff/MP Lunneys office


The administration shuffle is an annual ritu-al in school districts, but recent school closures in District 69 have increased the number of changes.

The new assignments announced May 1 will take effect August 1, with 15 principals and vice-principals changing jobs or retiring.

Sheila Spendlove will become principal of Arrowview Elementary School. She taught at Nanoose Bay, Parksville, Arrowview, Bows-er, French Creek and Errington elementary schools and was a teacher and vice-principal at Winchelsea Elementary. She spent the past year as the districts acting director of instruc-tion.

Brian Nikula will become principal of Bows-er Elementary. Nikula has served as a principal and vice-principal in the district since 2000 and hes currently the principal of French Creek Community School which will close this sum-mer.

Tony Saremba, currently principal of the closing Winchelsea Elementary, will become

principal of the newly named Springwood Ele-mentary. The current Oceanside Middle School vice-principal, Lori Marshall, will become vice-principal of Springwood.

Springwood Middle School vice-principal Tandy Gunn will become principal of Nanoose Bay Elementary.

Anne Jenkins, who has been teaching in the district since 1999 and is currently principal of Springwood Middle School, will become prin-cipal of the newly-named, dual-track French immersion cole Oceanside Elementary.

Annie Dufort will become district principal of language programs and services and also vice-principal at cole Oceanside Elementary.

Returning to the district as manager of spe-cial projects and innovation is Bob Bate, who was previously a career programs coordinator and counsellor at Kwalikum Secondary before a stint with the acclaimed Canadian Interna-tional School of Hong Kong.

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In our April 29 edition, The NEWS reported Sandra McNeill as the only youth in Parksville Qualicum Beach to receive the Silver Level Duke of Edinburghs award.

While McNeill was the only youth to attend a ceremony in Burn-aby to accept the award, 20-year-old Olivia Robins of Parksville re-ceived the same award but was unable to attend the ceremony. The NEWS apologizes for the error.

Dr. James Lunney, MP for Nanaimo Alberni, rose in the House of Commons Thursday to draw attention to Wednesdays attack at the Western Forest Products Mill.

The citizens of Nanaimo are reeling from yesterdays tragic shoot-ing at the Western Forest Products Mill at the downtown harbour as-sembly wharf which killed two people and left two others injured,one critically, Lunney told his fellow MPs.

Fred McEachern and Michael Lunn were killed instantly on their arrival at work in the early morning by a gunman who started his rampage in the mills car park before proceeding to the administra-tive office.

Nanaimo is a close community; it is unimaginable that this kind of senseless act could happen in our own city. I am sure all members of the House will want to join me in extending our sympathies and prayers to the families of the victims and the mill and Port employ-ees. We hope they are comforted knowing they have the support of all Canadians at this difficult time.

NEWS Staff/MP Lunneys office


The administration shuffle is an annual ritu-al in school districts, but recent school closures in District 69 have increased the number of changes.

The new assignments announced May 1 will take effect August 1, with 15 principals and vice-principals changing jobs or retiring.

Sheila Spendlove will become principal of Arrowview Elementary School. She taught at Nanoose Bay, Parksville, Arrowview, Bows-er, French Creek and Errington elementary schools and was a teacher and vice-principal at Winchelsea Elementary. She spent the past year as the districts acting director of instruc-tion.

Brian Nikula will become principal of Bows-er Elementary. Nikula has served as a principal and vice-principal in the district since 2000 and hes currently the principal of French Creek Community School which will close this sum-mer.

Tony Saremba, currently principal of the closing Winchelsea Elementary, will become

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Annie Dufort will become district principal of language programs and services and also vice-principal at cole Oceanside Elementary.

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And there was rain.Although the weather could have been a bit

less dreary for the 22nd annual Fire and Ice Street Festival on Saturday, there was no lack of smiles and enthusiasm from the crowds total-ling 3,000-4,000 people in downtown Qualicum Beach.

The event expanded to include more than just chili this year, and there were hot drinks and food like chicken jambalaya and cool treats like frozen yogurt tubes.

Live entertainment continued through the rain, while people gathered to listen and dance.

Fire and Ice chair Jim Lynch said there were a couple of little hiccups, but the event turned out well.

I think the street festival is a good thing and I think people like it, said Lynch.

First place in the ice carving competition went to Delayne Corbett for his cannon, Peter Chiu won second place for his pirate and John-ny Woo won third for his sailboat. Honourable mention went to Aaron Grant.

For the chili teams, Giovannis/TD Bank won best professional, Eat out Guide won best ama-teur and the Peoples Choice Award also went to Eat Out Guide.

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The Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise honoured Robin and Sylvia Campbell (right) recently for their contribution to the community. From left, Rotarians Allan Gannon and club president Debbie Martin-Cox presented Robin with a lapel pin and medallion and Sylvia with a bouquet of flowers.

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Robin and Sylvia Campbell founded the North Island Recovery Centre in Errington, Robin co-founded Manna Homeless Society, he was a volunteer chaplain at the Nanai-mo Correctional facility for 17 years and hes a member of the Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness.

These are just a few of the reasons why the couple was honoured by The Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise recently, Robin with the Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship award and Sylvia with a large bouquet of flowers.

Campbell received a lapel pin and medallion and $1,000 will be donated to the Rotary Fund on his behalf.

Robin said he was humbled by the award and honoured

to be with Rotarians whom he has the utmost respect for.Rotary has played a big part in my life, he told the group

at the award luncheon at Eaglecrest Golf Course. Campbell said he was raised by a single mother in one

of the poorest areas in Calgary. But it was Rotary who built the children in the area a park, and also started a Boys Club.

Without the Boys Club I wouldnt be the man I am to-day, he said. He thanked Rotary for its many contributions to local programs and international work, including near-ly eradicating polio worldwide by immunizing two billion children in 122 countries.

After the Campbells received their awards, the Rotary Club called Robin back up to accept a cheque to the Manna Homeless Society for $1,000.

RBC helps with volunteers and a cheque for $1,000BRENDA GOUGHNEWS Contributor

It was back-bending work, but a group of employees from the Qualicum Beach Branch of RBC Royal Bank of Canada joined Ducks Unlim-ited Canada (DUC) volunteers May 3 to help get rid of invasive Scotch Broom from the sensitive ecosystem at the Englishman River Estuary.

Before the crew got to work with their lop-pers, mini-saws and snippers, a cheque for $1,000 from RBCs day of service fund was pre-sented to the conservation group for its contin-ued efforts to rebuild B.C.s wetlands.

Nationally, RBC has pledged millions to orga-nizations worldwide that protect watersheds and members from the Qualicum Beach and Parks-ville branches have regularly participated in a day of service with DUC for wetlands cleanup.

According to DUC, the B.C. coast is Cana-das number one wintering area for birds and up to eight million waterfowl and 20 million shorebirds nest, spend the winter, rest and feed during migration here.

Home to some 300 species of birds, millions of salmon and other wildlife, the coastal wet-lands and waterfowl habitat face a number of threats, but DUC has been supporting efforts to protect habitat and rebuild our wetlands.

DUC statistics indicate that up to 80 percent of wetlands on the east coast of Vancouver Is-land are altered or destroyed.

At one time the Englishman River estuary also known as the Parksville Flats was com-pletely covered in Scotch Broom. Since the es-tuary serves as an important habitat for many wildlife species, the broom threatens native plants which are crucial for the wildlife that call the estuary home.

Broom is a strong competitor with native plants, including newly planted coniferous for-ests and that is why conservation groups want to get rid of it.

Many volunteer groups have cleared a lot of broom in the area but despite their efforts there are still remnants of the weed.


Lyme disease can be devastating, physically, emotionally and financially, according to one local sufferer who hopes an event next week will help bring atten-tion to the often misunderstood issue.

There is much controversy surround-ing the issue of lyme in the medical com-munity, said Nicky Westnedge, who added there is a lot of ignorance about

the disease, with no reliable testing or treatment available in Canada.

Westnedge, who travels to Seattle for treatment that isnt covered by her B.C. medical, said it is very frustrating that there are so few lyme literate doctors in Canada, though she has found a local lyme literate naturopathic doctor.

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Wilhelson said the conference brought together all types of people with a passion for the Salish Sea in-cluding policy makers, scientists and environmentalists in an effort to form

connections and strengthen relations. We need more conversations to

happen between our governments, said Wilhelson. We need to under-stand each others laws around these

shared waters.

Everyones stated goal is to make the transition as painless as possible.

This is a very sad day in this dis-trict to have to close four schools, said Mount Arrowsmith Teachers Associa-tion president Debbie Morran, but she recognized the trustees did what they had to. Education is underfunded, the ministry (of education) is starving the system, trustees are running the district on a shoestring.

She recognizes the dis-trict is trying to keep the cuts away from the students and we understand the ratio-nale, as Lynnette (Kershaw, board chair) explained if they didnt close schools they would have to cut edu-cational programs.

Morran said the district has sent out more than 100 lay-off no-tices for the end of the school year and will hire back most of them for the re-organized district in September.

That is the normal process, she said, though there where a higher number of notices this year than usual.

We dont anticipate a large num-ber of teachers being laid off, Morran said, adding are in close contact and working well with the district despite troubled contract negotiations on the provincial level under which teachers are in the first stage of work to rule job action.

Asked about the funding crunch is-sues, Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell said that was up to the districts.

Education has received a funding lift across the province despite declin-ing enrolment, but the reality is that the government is committed to balancing its budget, she said. School boards are required to manage their resources and budgets responsibly, like all other public bodies. Its a tough job, but nec-essary.

She said the ministry is work-ing with districts to minimize the impact on stu-dents and added that in this dis-trict enrolment has unfortunately dropped 22 per cent since 2001.

S u p e r i n t e n -dent Rollie Koop previously explained the district is in a funding-protection program due to the declining enrol-ment, which minimizes the annual de-crease, but they still lose one per cent a year, which is a lot when most of their expenses are fixed or rising and most are out of their control, including pro-vincial salary negotiations.

Stilwell said she is unaware of any plan to review the current funding for-mula.

Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fra-ser called on the government to con-sider the big picture and review the formula.

There used to be a combination of core funding and per student funding,

he said, and without that a lot of the province would never have been colo-nized.

Its about government priorities, Fraser said. The communities are where economic activity is generated and (the government) is not looking at the great cost to these communities of losing schools. This is supposed to

be a business-friendly gov-ernment but look at all the business opportunities lost closing schools makes it harder to attract and keep young families in the area and that affects economic development.

Meanwhile, Burger add-ed: Well be seeking to have conversations with the school board, about the buildings,

which they have already been doing. He added that there are ideas like a care fa-cility bouncing around, but those are just early ideas.

Burger also looked at another big-pic-ture perspective: We also need to ask ourselves why there are so many fewer young people. Its a symptom of a larger issue that we have to make an invest-ment in to keep drawing younger fami-lies here.

He said the municipal councils in Parksville and Qualicum Beach are doing the limited things they can to attract economic activity, namely hav-ing the right policies in place, but it re-ally takes higher-level investments in transportation and job programs.

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Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Resort in Parksville has an ac-tive green team and members volunteer their services as environmental stewards at the resort. General Manager Paul Drummond says on April 22 they celebrated Earth Day by picking up litter around the property. anks to work the team has done in the past, you wont nd much invasive Scotch Broom around the 22 acre resort.

at is not the case in other parts of Parksville/Qual-icum Beach. is is the time of year to cut broom in bloom and Joanne Sales of Broom Busters says there are quite a few group cuts coming up. ey have as many as 60 active volunteers who pitch in to cut broom in the spring and anyone can join them. Check their website www.broombusters.org for times and places and bring some work gloves. Organizers will provide all the neces-sary tools.

Sales said if you are removing broom from your prop-erty cut it as close as you can at ground level. Do not pull broom because it disturbs the soil which encourag-es broom seeds to sprout and grow more plants. Using herbicide is not e ective because it kills the good plants around the broom.

e next group cut is May 11, on the Old Island Hwy at the entrance to Rathrevor Park. You can email [email protected] if you would like Sales to contact you.

e rhododendron blooms on display by members of the Mount Arrowsmith Rhododendron Society, April 26, for the annual show and sale, were stunning. On Moth-ers Day weekend MARS presents its annual Garden Tour which includes 12 beautiful gardens in Qualicum Beach and Parksville ranging from small plant-packed prop-erties to larger mature gardens with a variety of shrubs. Tickets for the self-drive event are $15 and are available at local nurseries, Mulberry Bush Bookstores and Milner Gardens. A self-drive map is included with the ticket. e tour runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 10 and 11.

Parksville Shoppers Drug Mart held a Buzz-O Can-cer Pink Party, May 3. e event included make up ap-plications, nail treatments, gift basket draws and also saw Shoppers employee Karen Waugh have her pink hair shaved o .

Waugh says cancer runs in her family and that is why she is so passionate about fundraising for cancer char-ities. e event generated more than $2065 for the Ca-nadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Similar events were held at other Shoppers Drug Mart locations to raise funds for three mobile mammography units for BC. e Parksville store was tops on Vancouver Island for itsfundraising total.

May is hospice and palliative care month in Canada and the Oceanside Hospice Society has a month long event aimed at celebrating living life to the fullest. e Before I Die Art Project is a giant chalkboard where peo-ple can write down a pledge to do something meaningful. It is on the property of the Valhalla outreach centre at 210 Crescent Road in Qualicum Beach. For more information call 250-752-6227 or go to www.oceansidehospice.com.

Left to right: Vicki Dhaan, Jessica Lefot and Riley Jeffery are some of the Green Team members at Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Resort. On Earth Day they participat-ed in a beach clean up and held a charity bake sale. Some of the proceeds were donated to the Invasive Species Council of BC which supports programs to reduce the impacts of invasive species.

Cancer survivor Sheila Abbott, owner of Sexessories (left), joined Parksville Shoppers Drug Mart cashier Karen Waugh (right) at a Buzz-Off Cancer Pink Party May 3. The make over event which included Waugh having her pink hair shaved off raised more than $2065 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and three mobile mammography units.

Ryan Enns (left) and Angel Catbagan (right) enjoyed some puppy love at the Ballenas Spring Carnival April 25. The Winchelsea Elementary School grade 2 stu-dents paid 75 cents each to join the dog party hosted by Ballenas student Sarah Heimann. Her popular pup-pies belong to a litter of 11 dogs that are a cross of a Poodle and Golden Retriever.

The hike for hospice fundraiser for the Oceanside Hospice Society received a $5000 donation from the Coast Realty Group May 4. Dorothy Spencer of Driving Miss Daisy who handed out water to the walk-ers joined the festivities afterwards at Valhalla House in Qualicum Beach. The before I die art project will be at Valhalla for the month of May.

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Al Bieberstein of Nanoose Bay has been tending to his rhododendrons for 18 years. He has over 200 of them in his garden and the biggest is 15 feet tall. One of his treasures, the Georges Delight won the ribbon for popular choice as well as first in the pink collection category at the MARS show and sale April 26 at the Parksville curling rink.

Grade 9 Kwalikum Senior Secondary student Dane Korman was one of the many talented artists fea-tured at the KSS Premier Performance April 29 at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. The KSS Fine Arts Society holds the event to showcase the work ofstudents in drama, music and arts and raise funds for student scholarships and bursaries.

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Qualicum and District Curling Club receives $8,000

Five area community organizations received a total of $136,080 from the B.C. governments gaming grant program, Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell announced last week.

Each one of these grants enriches the lives of my constituents, Stilwell said. Whether youre an artist, musician or athlete, there is something here for everyone.

Premier Baseball Association received $90,000

Nanaimo and District Lacrosse Association received $34,400

Qualicum and District Curling Club re-ceived $8,000

Nanaimo Arts Alive Summer School of the Fine Arts Society received $2,000

Mount Arrowsmith Pipe Band Association received $1,680

According to a news release from the pro-vincial government, the grants were award-ed under the Arts and Culture Category of the Community Gaming Grant Program, which al-lows non-profit organizations to apply for pro-vincial gaming revenues from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Gaming Grants are also awarded in the catego-ries of Public Safety, Environment and Human and Social Services. In the 2012/13 fiscal year, the B.C. government says it has distributed a to-tal of $135 million in gaming grants for eligible community programs and services.

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Pop-up libraryopens today

The public is invited to join staff and students of Ballenas Secondary School, representatives of the Vancouver Island Regional Library and City of Parksville council for the unveiling of Parksvilles first pop-up library on today at 3:30 p.m., next to the Parksville Lions outdoor gym facility in the Community Park.

The event is being held during Youth Week to recognize the partners in this project, ac-cording to a news release from the city. Youth Week is celebrated May 1 to May 7.

Coun. Carrie Powell-Davidson, an advo-cate for pop-up libraries, said: They are an ex-citing new trend found in many communities and now Parksville has its first pop-up library. As well as promoting literacy and encouraging recycling, the Parksville Beach pop-up library also demonstrates the power of collaboration.

The city said the woodworking department at Ballenas Secondary School built the structure designed by Powell-Davidson and the art stu-dents took on the decorating and waterproofing. The city contributed the space and will install the pop-up library. The Vancouver Island Re-gional Library is on board to stock the library with books taken out of the rental pool. Visitors to the Community Park are welcome to help themselves to a good read and then contribute their used books for others. NEWS Staff


There was an odd moment during the

school-closure meeting last week, one we couldnt quite gure out at the time.

When the school board did its actual vote to close Qualicum Beach Elementary School,

there was a smattering of applause from the back of the packed room.

e Battling Annes, aka Skipsey and Sjoo (OK, OK, Sjoo is an Anna), made reference to it in their letter to the editor today, calling the applause unconscionable.

If we are to understand this correctly, or at least how the Battling Annes saw it, the applause was presumably from Parksville residents.

Assuming thats the case, wed agree with that charac-terization. It was unconscionable. It was also rude and childish.

However, in their letter, the Battling Annes suggest this reaction of applause from the Parksville contingent was not surprising, given the entire process undertaken by the school district pitted one community against anoth-er.

We asked for an explanation regarding this comment, received it, and still dont see it the same as the Annes.

e facts are this: Parksville had two schools close, Qualicum Beach one. Parksville is a larger community than Qualicum Beach, by about 3,000 souls. Qualicum Beach has fewer residents now than it did in 2006 (B.C. Stats).

All that aside, we cannot refer to any action, cannot re-peat any quote, from any school district o cial elected or otherwise that even remotely could be considered as pitting one community against another.

To suggest the district designed a process that would pit our great communities against each other is either sour grapes or as irresponsible and childish as the ap-plause last week. One thing is for certain: it does nothing to help either community move forward after the painful loss of schools.

It wouldnt be a reach to suggest well likely see Skipsey and/or Sjoo on the ballot this November in school board elections. rough this process of school closures, they both have shown dedication and passion for the school system and their community. Were hopeful they wont steer into the ditch with this community vs. community blame game in November.

Editorial by John Harding

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There was an odd moment during the

school-closure meeting last week, one we couldnt quite gure out at the time.

When the school board did its actual vote to close Qualicum Beach Elementary School,

there was a smattering of applause from the back of the packed room.

e Battling Annes, aka Skipsey and Sjoo (OK, OK, Sjoo is an Anna), made reference to it in their letter to the editor today, calling the applause unconscionable.

If we are to understand this correctly, or at least how the Battling Annes saw it, the applause was presumably from Parksville residents.

Assuming thats the case, wed agree with that charac-terization. It was unconscionable. It was also rude and childish.

However, in their letter, the Battling Annes suggest this reaction of applause from the Parksville contingent was not surprising, given the entire process undertaken by the school district pitted one community against anoth-er.

We asked for an explanation regarding this comment, received it, and still dont see it the same as the Annes.

e facts are this: Parksville had two schools close, Qualicum Beach one. Parksville is a larger community than Qualicum Beach, by about 3,000 souls. Qualicum Beach has fewer residents now than it did in 2006 (B.C. Stats).

All that aside, we cannot refer to any action, cannot re-peat any quote, from any school district o cial elected or otherwise that even remotely could be considered as pitting one community against another.

To suggest the district designed a process that would pit our great communities against each other is either sour grapes or as irresponsible and childish as the ap-plause last week. One thing is for certain: it does nothing to help either community move forward after the painful loss of schools.

It wouldnt be a reach to suggest well likely see Skipsey and/or Sjoo on the ballot this November in school board elections. rough this process of school closures, they both have shown dedication and passion for the school system and their community. Were hopeful they wont steer into the ditch with this community vs. community blame game in November.

Editorial by John Harding

commentary

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For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to

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LAST WEEKS QUESTION

Are you worried aboutthe future of local seafood?

YES 38 %

NO 63 %

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CLOSURE A SAD DAY FOR QUALICUM BEACH

We write to you today with much sadness in our hearts.

Were sad for the children, for the seniors and for the future of our community.All we asked for was the opportunity to show the school board the exciting and profitable possibilities a community school at Quali-cum Beach Elementary School would offer.

We do want to express our sincere ap-preciation for all of the interest and sup-port we received and for those of you who shared our vision. Thank-you to our seniors Judy, Suzanne, June and Ann. Thank-you to Mary Miller for your years of volunteerism at QBES and your dedication to helping our children.

Thank-you to Teunis, Mary, Bill and Scott for your personal concern and civic lead-ership. Thank-you to Bill, Don and Ansel for your mentorship and imparting your knowledge and insight. Thank-you to the many individuals, businesses and organi-zations that endorsed our plan. The volun-teer hours, which have been given for the betterment of the community, have been in the thousands. And a huge thank-you to our families and friends for your support, un-derstanding and encouragement.

For us, the silver lining has been that upon returning to this community after many years away, we have met and recon-nected with so many wonderful communi-ty-minded people.

There has been much talk about the cheers that came from some people in the audience when the board voted to close QBES. Although it was unconscionable, it wasnot surprising given the entire process undertaken by the school district pitted one

community against another.The boards decision was made April 29.

Our decision will be made November 15.ANNE SKIPSEY & ANNA SJOO, CO-CHAIRS, QUALICUM BEACH COMMUNITY SCHOOL

STEERING COMMITTEEQualicum Beach

CONSIDER THE RESILIENT CHILDREN

I have been attending many of the pub-lic meetings regarding school closure and reconfigurations, both as a teacher and a parent.

I sympathize with the families whose schools will be closing and admire their courage to rally. However, we do need to keep in mind the big picture.

Keeping schools half-full affects all stu-dents across the district. As a teacher, Im exhausted by the cutbacks. As a parent, Im worried about limited programs and oppor-tunities for my daughters school career.

Something had to change. Change is hard. But change can also be good. Kids are more resilient than we give them credit for. This reconfiguration affects my child as well and she will need to adjust. Please keep in mind that your kids hear everything you say and they mirror their parents. Lets move forward positively and with open minds. In September, we will all be in schools happily learning and growing.

KATHRYN WILLIAMSQualicum Beach

POVERTY HURTS EVERYONE

Many thanks to the Oceanside Coalition for Strong Communities for organizing an

excellent forum recently on Poverty in Our Backyard.

Thepresentations on the importance of a living wage, affordable daycare and reduc-ing child poverty were very informative.

I wish that our MLA, Michelle Stilwell, had been at this forum.As the Secretary for Healthy Living in our current government, Stillwell must be aware of the high costs of poverty not only to the individuals and fam-ilies affected, but to our province and our nation.

Every $10 spent by government on pro-viding homes resulted in a $22 savings in other areas. Increasing assistance rates in order to allow our poorest citizens to pur-chase healthy foodis an investment in the future.

One can only wonder how B.C. could af-ford to entertain the world with the Winter Olympics and pay for a new roof on B.C. Place, yet fails to address the desperate pov-erty of thousands of individuals, including families with children.

VIRGINIA BRUCKERNanoose Bay

FISCALLY RESPONSIBLESCHOOL DECISION

Congratulations to the trustees of School District 69 for making a decision based on prudent fiscal management practices.

These types of decisions will endure, emotionally charged decisions will not.

A few folks may experience short-term pain, but they will eventually adjust and adapt as we humans have been doing since the beginning of time.

LOU GUEHOParksville

LettersQUOTABLE:

The border is a false line, we (Canada and the United States) need to connect.CHRISTANNE WILHELSON see story page A1

VIEWS IN THE NEWSWe asked: What is your favourite local seafood?

I love the prawns,

theyre almost in

season.

MOPSY PURCELL

Lasqueti Island

Lobster, or local ?.... I

guess crab.

BOB COULOMBE

Parksville

Prawns.

JUDY COULOMBE

Parksville

Scallops, and spot

prawns.

KLEJA TALMANIS

Parksville

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Government ContactsPROVINCIAL:

TEUNIS WESTBROEKMayor, Town of Qualicum Beach

Town office: 250-752-6921e-mail: [email protected]

JAMES LUNNEY,MP Nanaimo-Alberni

1-866-390-7550e-mail: nanaimo@ jameslunneymp.ca

FEDERAL: QUALICUM:

CHRIS BURGERMayor,City of Parksville

City Hall office:250-954-4661e-mail: [email protected]

JOE STANHOPEChairman,Regional District of Nanaimo

250-390-4111e-mail: [email protected]

PARKSVILLE: RDN:

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By the time this letter reaches The NEWS, the school board meeting April 29 regarding school closures will be over.

Id like to add in tandem to my earlier opin-ion that the three communities of Qualicum Beach, Area G and Parksville could be striving to do more to entice and retain families within this region with a template that copies that of Comox/Courtney and CRD-Victoria.

As Ive noted before, we are missing the boat every time a subdivision is created in this region.

In keeping with a concept that sees every subdivision adding access routes, connectivi-ty to other streets and a comprehensive trail-park structure, I was struck by the recent an-nouncement coming out of Comox during this past weeks Earth Week celebrations.

Apparently that community really takes the concepts to heart and they walk the talk.

Now Im not sure whether our communi-ty has done the same other than pick up bags of garbage and planted a tree or shrub but up there in Comox the school district did something phenomenal that our withering school district here could do.

With a ceremony in Comox, School District 71 vice-chair Janice Caton presented to the entire community 15 acres of school lands to-wards the Comox Valley Land Trust and parks system, preserving a rare grove of Garry oaks and other associated species and informal

trails.This they have done in perpetuity, they

felt it was a responsible course of action... a beautiful gift to the community. And the ad-joining school district properties will also re-main semi-protected from development.

That gem of a gift wasnt the only act of kindness to the community. The private prop-erty owners of the Mack Laing Heritage trail have graciously allowed the public designated access under an agreement.

So my lingering question here is will the school district of our community transfer our pending closures of property over to a similar parks and nature trust agreement?

Will our school board representatives give us and all future children and residents a re-sponsible option?

In the heart of Qualicum Beach and else-where where this axe of closure and pend-ing-sale will drop, I am sure that many people of the community would rather see a large green block of beauty with a stewardship plan and not more developments that seem to be raising the hairs of residents at recent public meetings.

The tourism potential that we are losing by not creating more parks and trails and using the options as they occur, will slowly cripple this community.

I would hope that our school district can follow the lead shown by District 71. It would be a wonderful gift to all of us.

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Canada could have enjoyed English govern-ment, French culture and American know-how. Instead it ended up with English know-how, French government and American culture.

John Robert ColomboYeah, well...we Canadians paid our dues for

that imported American culture. James Cam-eron, the legendary film director? Canadian. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith? Canadi-an. Frank Gehry, the architect? Actor Lorne Greene? EugeneLevyMartinShortJohnCandy-MikeMyersJimCarreyAvrilLavigneCelineDi-onNeilYoungPamelaAndersonShaniaTwain-JoniMitchell etc. etc.?

All famous, all Canadians. All traded to and living in America. Not to mention Wayne Gretz-ky, Labatts Blue and Molson (ahem) Canadian.

Damn Americans. They not only steal our tal-ent and our beer, they steal our very name.

Why do they get to call themselves Amer-icans? What about Mexicans? What about us? Yankees are just one layer of the North American sandwich. Other folks live here too.Such as, well, us.

This is not an orig-inal observation. The famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright thought his country-men were behaving like rowdy house guests as far back as 1927.Even that wasnt original.Wright was quoting the idea of a 19th century (ahem) American writer by the name of James Duff Law who wrote:We of the United States, in justice to Canadians and Mexicans, have no right to use the title Americans when referring to matters pertaining exclusively to ourselves.Mister Law proposed the term Usonia.

As in A Usonian Werewolf in London and Bye, bye Miss Usonian Pie.

Frank Lloyd went so far as to design what he called Usonian homes houses specifically designed to be affordable to middle-income fam-ilies. Wright oversaw the construction of about sixty Usonian houses throughout the U.S...They were made of native materials and recycled bricks, single-storey, flat-roofed, designed to take advantage of natural lighting and passive solar heating. This in the 1930s.Frank Lloyd Wright: a man just slightly ahead of his time.

Wright also rejected automobile garages in his Usonian houses.He considered them waste-ful and unnecessary. In their place he designed an overhang with no walls that he called the car-port the first use of that term.

Alas, the Usonian house concept never caught on.Wrights potential clientele preferred big, sprawling and wasteful to compact and eco-nomical. More American, less Usonian.

Ah, well. Names are tricky and quixotic things. Its only by chance that our chunk of North America ended up being called Canada. Other names were on the table. Names like Lau-rentia, Cabotia, Ursania, Colonia.

And my favourite: Mesopelagia.You think our national anthem is hard to

sing?Try standing up at a hockey game and war-bling Ooooo, Mesopelaaaaaa giaaaa...

Arthur Blacks column appears every Tuesday in The NEWS. He can be reached at:

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BASIC BLACKBy Arthur Black

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARINGApplications No. PL2012-096 & PL2012-097

Lakes District & Schooner CoveElectoral Area E

Pursuant to sections 890, 891, 892 and 905.3 of the Local Government Act, we advise you that a public hearing has been scheduled in your area with respect to the proposed Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Amendment Bylaws No. 500.384, 500.385 and 500.388, 2013 and proposed Regional District of Nanaimo Phased Development Agreement (Lakes District and Schooner Cove) Authorization Bylaw No. 1692, 2013 and will be held:

Date: Monday, May 12, 2014

Time: 6:30 pm

Location: Nanoose Place, 2925 Northwest Bay Road

Applicants: BCIMC Realty Corp. & 3536696 Canada Inc. (c/o Bentall Kennedy Canada LP) (the Applicants)

The following land use and subdivision servicing amendment bylaws, and phased development agreement authorization bylaw, are proposed for a new residential and commercial development intended to implement the Lakes District and Schooner Cove Neighbourhood Plans:

1. REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO LAND USE AND SUBDIVISION AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 500.384, 2013:The proposed Amendment Bylaw 500.384 would rezone the lands within the Lakes District Neighbourhood Plan area (shown hatched and outlined in bold on the map below) from Residential 1 Zone, Subdivision District P to Lakes District Comprehensive Development Zone (CD44). If adopted, Amendment Bylaw 500.384, 2013 would allow up to 1,675 units of residential development, including single family residential, duplex and multiple dwelling unit residential, as well as mixed-use/commercial development, civic infrastructure, and parks and trails.

2. REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO LAND USE AND SUBDIVISION AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 500.385, 2013:The proposed Amendment Bylaw 500.385 would rezone the lands within the Schooner Cove Neighbourhood Plan area (shown hatched and outlined in bold on the map below) from Commercial 5 Zone, Subdivision District J, Residential 5 Zone, Subdivision District J, and Water 2 Zone, Subdivision District Z to Schooner Cove Comprehensive Development Zone (CD45). If adopted, Amendment Bylaw 500.385, 2013 would allow the development of a mixed-use waterfront village with commercial shops and services, a marina, seniors congregate housing and multiple dwelling unit residential development of up to 360 units, and a waterfront boardwalk and pathways.

3. REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO LAND USE AND SUBDIVISION AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 500.388, 2013:The proposed Amendment Bylaw 500.388, if adopted, would amend the subdivision servicing standards for community water and community sewer for new development within the Lakes District and Schooner Cove neighbourhoods (shown hatched and outlined in bold on the map below).

4. REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO PHASED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (LAKES DISTRICT AND SCHOONER COVE AUTHORIZATION BYLAW NO. 1692, 2013:The proposed Phased Development Agreement (PDA) Authorization Bylaw 1692, if adopted, would authorize the RDN to enter into a phased development agreement with the Applicants with a twenty year term for the phasing of a residential and mixed use and commercial development, parks dedication, acquisition of public land and the provision of servicing and infrastructure and community amenities within the Lakes District and Schooner Cove neighbourhoods (shown hatched and outlined in bold on the map below).

Lakes District Properties:

Lot 1, District Lots 30 and 78, Nanoose District, Plan 26219, except those parts in Plans 28246, 29574, 30072, 30262, 34675, 36514, 48548 and VIP53001;

Lot 8, District Lot 78, Nanoose District, Plan 30262;

District Lot 11, Nanoose District, Except that part outlined in bold on Plan 1567 OS, 48548 and VIP59496;

A portion of the lands legally described as District Lot 7, Nanoose District, Except that part outlined in bold on Plan 1567 OS, 48548, VIP59496 and VIP80856;

A portion of the lands legally described as District Lot 30, Nanoose District, Except those parts in Plans 15193, 26219, 48585, VIP51706, VIP51707, VIP52451, VIP53134, VIP57407, VIP60049, VIP60602 and VIP88308; and,

A portion of the lands legally described as District Lot 78, Nanoose District, Except that part shown outlined in bold on Plan deposited under DD 19579I; Except Parcels A and B (DD 7528N); and Except those parts in Plans 813R, 1567 OS, 14212, 14250, 14275, 15075, 15193, 22836, 24012, 25366, 26219, 27129, 27206, 29869, 34675, 47638, 48548, 48585, 49669, 50872, 51142, VIP51603, VIP51706, VIP51707, VIP53134, VIP57407, VIP59180, VIP59494, VIP60049, VIP60602, VIP71781, VIP73214, VIP78139, VIP80854, VIP80855, VIP80856, VIP85588 and VIP88308.

Schooner Cove Properties:

Lot 1, District Lot 78, Nanoose District, Plan 28544;

Lot 1, District Lot 78, Nanoose District, and District Lots 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088 and 2089 Nanaimo District Plan VIP87121;

Lot 1, District Lot 2090 Nanaimo District and District Lot 78 Nanoose District Plan VIP87122; and,

District Lot 2084, Nanaimo District, (Commercial Marina) Licence 109021.

Where can I get more information?A copy of the proposed bylaws and relevant documents may be inspected from the publication date of this Notice until May 12, 2014, at the Regional District of Nanaimo office (6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo) or online at www.rdn.bc.ca (under Services, click on Current Planning and Fairwinds Development). Office hours are Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, with extended hours on Wednesdays 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, excluding statutory holidays.

The public hearing for these bylaws will be held by Director Holme or his alternate as a delegate of the Board. All persons who consider their interest in their property to be affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person or by written submission at the public hearing. Written submissions provided in advance of the public hearing must be received by noon on May 12, 2014, to ensure their inclusion in the public record.

Questions or Comments?Please contact the RDN Planning Department by Telephone: 250-390-6510 or Toll Free in BC 1-877-607-4111

Fax: 250-390-7511, Email: [email protected], Mail: 6300 Hammond Bay Rd, Nanaimo BC V9T 6N2

Subject Property Map

Subject section 905.1(5) and (6) of the Local Government Act, during the term of the agreement no repeal or amendment shall apply to any and all provisions of Bylaw 500, as amended by Amendment Bylaws 500.384, 2013, 500.385, 2013 and 500.388, 2013 that regulate: the use and density of use of land, buildings and structures; the siting, size and dimensions of buildings, structures and uses; the location of uses on land and within buildings; the shape, dimensions and area of parcels, including minimum and maximum

parcel sizes; conditions that could entitle the owner to different density regulations; and subdivision servicing standards referred to in the phased development

agreement which shall apply to the lands subject to Amendment Bylaws 500.384 and 500.385.

In accordance with section 905.2(5)(b) of the Local Government Act, the proposed Phased Development Agreement allows for the assignment of the agreement to a subsequent owner of the land to whom the owners transfer the Land, except where the owner is in receivership or bankruptcy, in which case the consent of the Regional District of Nanaimo must first be attained.


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