Alberni Valley News, April 03, 2014

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014 ll EDITORIAL Page A8 LETTERS Page A9 SPORTS Page A19 HEALTHY LIVING Page A16 BC CLASSIFIEDS Pages A20–21

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Oh, Canada Day

Women’s Business Network resurrects July 1 parade.

Page A7Scientists from around the world talk tsunamis in Port Alberni.

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Pot Luck gives hospice money

Pot Luck Ceramics, a ‘profit for non-profit’, is poised to donate $25,000 to two charities in Port Alberni.

Ty Watson House Hospice will receive $20,000, while $5,000 will go to the new Better at Home senior service program that will start at the end of April.

This brings Pot Luck’s donations to the hospice up to $55,000 in two and a half years.

A community celebration is planned for Sunday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pot Luck barn, 4011 Cowley Rd.

New coursefor McEvay

Retired teacher Tom McEvay will run a course called On the Edge of Chaos—Working with High Risk, Vulnerable and Marginalized Youth starting Saturday, April 26 in Port Alberni and running two Saturdays in May and two in June.

The sessions are run with VIU and open to anyone interested in the topic. for info, e-mail [email protected] or Elisabeth Kroeker at VIU, [email protected].

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Literacy Alberni’s gov’t funding slashed SUSAN QUINN

ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Deep government funding cuts have forced Literacy Alberni to get creative in order to keep its programs running.

The non-profit literacy society is facing a $110,000 cut in English as a Second Language funding in the next two years, “which will dramatically change

our programs,” executive director Charmead Schella said Wednesday.

She is also expecting far less money from the provincial government after the latest budget was released without a line item for literacy. Usually the government provides $2.5 million for programs in B.C. through Decoda Literacy Solutions.

Last year the provincial

government was unsuccessful in cutting this literacy funding; this year Minister of Education Peter Fassbender announced cuts, but has since reversed the decision slightly.

Literacy Alberni will probably receive $9,500

instead of the usual $17,000–$34,000 in community literacy coordination funding.

There will be no B.C. literacy funding next year, Schella said.

“We are resolute that we will not close,” she said. “I’m trying very hard not to cut any programs, I’m

trying to be more creative with our programming on a streamlined budget. I’m trying hard not to cut any staff...with a shift in programs not to lose any learners.”

Cuts mean the funding Literacy Alberni receives through the Raise a Reader program run by the AV Times is even more important, Schella said. Last year the program

raised more than $48,000. “What we’re looking at

right now, rather than being doom and gloom over the cuts, is we’re trying to look outside our literacy box for different funding and partnerships to keep our boat afloat.”

Schella said the society is grateful for the community support it receives.

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‘We are resolute that we will not

close.’– Charmead Schella

A passion for Syria

Comox doctor brings awareness of Syrian

refugees’ plight, pleafor help to Port Alberni

Comox physician Dr. Saren Azer discusses a picture of refugees waiting in line for food and aid in Yarmouk camp, Syria. Azer volunteers in such a camp in Domiz, Northern Iraq.

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AComox physician who grew up amid

war and upheaval in Iran shared his experience helping Syrian refugees with an audience in Port Alberni.

On March 26 at Trinity Church, Dr. Saren Azer showed a slide show to 15 people that chronicled his experience working in a Syrian refugee camp in Domiz, Northern Iraq in 2012.

An internist at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox, Azer, 47, wasn’t just a Canadian

who went on a humanitarian mission. A Kurd by descent, he spoke with gravitas because he fled similar conditions two decades earlier in Iran.

“The camp I worked in was full of people who suffered from the effects of war, death, upheaval and starvation,” the now married father of four said. “Living in Canada, I’d lost touch with the reality I once lived in. It was an awakening, an honour, to be in the camp again and help.”

Azer was in Port Alberni canvassing for donations for Medical Hope for Syria, an initiative which he

has partnered with Health Partnerships International to access medical supplies and transport them to Domiz, as well as other camps.

The group has tentatively scheduled a mission to Domiz this summer, organizer Lynn Foster said.

Port Alberni resident John Mayba became aware of Azer’s work though Courtenay social activist David Talbot, who helped establish Alberni’s World Craft Bazaar a decade ago.

“Dave started sending me emails about his (Azer’s) work and said “You should bring this guy to Port,”” Mayba said.

Accord-ing to Azer, the supplies consist of doctor’s pack which contains 600

doses of antibiotics, analgesics, electrolytes and anti-fungal agents. Each pack costs $575, much less than the retail cost of $6,000, and saves approximately 60 lives.

Health Partners International, as

well as a donor in Calgary match every dollar donated to the initiative. “Every dollar donated is leveraged 20-1 and that translates into a lot of lives saved,” Azer said.

The refugees are fleeing a civil war between government and revolutionary forces that started in 2011 and continues. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that more than 140,000 people have been killed during the two-and-a-half-year conflict. An estimated three million people have been displaced and have fled to camps in

Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.

“Both sides in the conflict see aid workers as the enemy so it is very dangerous to try and work inside Syria” Azer said. “It’s safe to work in the camps though.”

Born and raised in North West Iran, Azer fled the persecution of Kurds and arrived in Canada as a political refugee 20 years ago. He chooses to volunteer in Domiz out of a filial obligation. “In my life, I remember the wars and the hunger, but I remember all of the deaths that went unacknowledged,” he said.

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The centennial belles are presenting two fashion shows at Echo Centre on Saturday April 5 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Proceeds go to help children with cancer. Tix are $20 and include refreshments, desserts, music, a slide show and draws. Fashions from the 1920’s to the 1960’s, and wedding attire from each decade will be shown.

So listen, the Rollin Arts Centre really needs your help. The centre needs good quality used books for their annual fundraising sale in May. Donors can drop off their DVD’s, CD’s, and puzzles at the Rollin Art Centre, inside, under the staircase in the wooden box. Rollin promotes local art and artists and puts on some great programs so let’s help them out.

Into swing? Like Glenn Miller and Count Basie? Then check out a big band dance April 5 at the Bavarian Hall on Fourth Avenue. The event features the Harbour City Big Band and ADSS Senior Jazz band. Tix are $15 and are available at Rollin Art Centre and Pete’s Mountain Meats.

Pencil in a visit to Rollin Arts Centre on April 11. The next Art exhibit titled Past, Present & Future is coming. The exhibit will display the work of artist Shayne Lloyd, whose range of work includes drawings, paintings and wood burning on furniture. The show runs until May 8 at Rollin.

People interested in hospice work will be interested in a hospice training course that is running from April 12-May 31. The course teaches participants how to provide comfort and quality of life to individuals and families at end of life. For information call Theresa @ 250-723-4478

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The City of Port Alberni is now accepting proposals for lease of the following lands comprising five (5) lots located at 5201 and 5231 Argyle Street. The lands are offered on an “as-is” basis and are currently vacant. The lands are mostly paved and level and are accessible from 1st Avenue. The lands have been used as a parking lot for many years.

Submissions outlining the proposed use of the property, lease term and rate will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 by:

Davina Hartwell, City Clerk4850 Argyle Street,Port Alberni, BC V9Y [email protected]. (250) 720-2810

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The City of Port Alberni is now accepting proposals for lease of the following commercial units at Alberni Harbour Quay located in Spirit Square.

• Unit 14 – 200 sq. ft. • Unit 15 – 200 sq. ft.

These two units were constructed as part of the original 1984 Market Square development at Harbour Quay and are currently occupied by Farmers Market vendors on a month to month basis. City Council has indicated a preference for proponents who would operate on a year round basis.

The monthly rent for each unit is $272.50 plus GST.

An information package providing more detailed information and showing the location of these new units is available from City Hall or on the City’s website at www.portalberni.ca.

All rental proposals will be evaluated on the basis that they complement other businesses and services provided at the Alberni Harbour Quay, and on the ‘track record’ of the entrepreneur.

To view the shops please contact:Scott Kenny, Director of Parks, Recreation & HeritageTel. (250) 720-2507

Proposals will be accepted until 12:00 p.m., Friday, April 25, 2014 by:

Davina Hartwell, City Clerk4850 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, BC V9Y [email protected]. (250) 720-2810

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The future of Port Alberni’s Canada Day parade and festivities are secure for another year.

A month ago, that wasn’t the case.

The Folkfest Society made the decision at a committee meeting to cancel the parade and international celebrations at Glenwood Centre.

It was clear that the community didn’t want the parade to go away. “It’s so crucial,” says Gayle Stephen-Player of the Women’s Business Network.

The WBN and other community volunteers have stepped up to keep the parade going.

“For me, it’s really about the students and how important Canada Day is to (them), and that they are celebrating their country’s birthday,” said Pam Craig, a WBN member and school board trustee. “It was a no-brainer for us.”

Fellow WBN member Bessie Clark agrees.

“This is important for these kids. I’m 75 and I remember when I was five years old, sitting on the side of the road watching the parade.”

Port Alberni’s Canada Day parade has been running under the auspices of the FolkFest Society since 1977, according to Winston Joseph. Following the 2013 event, parade coordinator Gillian Shearwater hung up her bullhorn for the last time, and handed in her binder full of information in the hopes someone else would take it on.

The same few

volunteers have been putting on the parade and accompanying July 1 festivities for several years, Blake said. The WBN felt they could take this project on because they have more members, she added.

Joining the WBN in organizing the parade are longtime community volunteer Kristi Dobson and Janis Joseph, Winston’s daughter.

This year’s theme is Coming Together. The WBN is urging community groups to create floats based on that theme.

“We’d like to see as many floats as possible,” Blake said.

A deadline for entries will be set soon. Although they have a tighter timeline than usual, Blake is confident the WBN will be able to pull this off.

Shearwater left them with a thorough detailing of what needs to be done. “We’re in good hands,” Blake said.

For more information, please call Blake at 250-724-1997 or look up “Canada Day Parade” on Facebook.

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Monument marks tsunami eventSUSAN QUINN& WAWMEESHG. HAMILTON

ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

A Harbour Quay monument commemorating the 1964 tsunami that washed through Alberni will also serve to remind people that such events are very real.

Museum director Jamie Morton unveiled a mockup of the monument during an open house Friday at the Maritime Discovery Centre’s Hutcheson Gallery.

“It was a life-changing event for people here in Port Alberni,” Morton said to the packed gallery, where the city’s permanent display on the tsunami is housed. “It was not expected, how hard it was going to hit.”

The tsunami actually came in three waves,

he said, the first one hitting at 12:20 a.m. on March 28, 1964 and the final wave hitting at 3:30 a.m., after the high tide had crested. “It was the second wave that caused most of the damage.”

Tsunami survivor Jan Jansma put on a slide show of his photos taken in the days following the tidal wave.

Jean (Cutforth) Beck, who was living in the inundation zone at the time, was also on hand to share her stories as were other survivors.

Tseshaht First Nation councillor Luke George related stories passed down through his family’s generations of great floods of the past, and how the oral history

is similar in different regions, including the Musqueam in the Lower Mainland and as far east as the Sto:lo Nation in the Fraser Valley.

Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser talked of how Port Alberni “shone 50 years ago in how we came through this event.”

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Alberni Valley Museum director Jamie Morton unveils a mockup of a tsunami monument Friday that will be placed at Harbour Quay.


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Better tsunami warnings on the wayOCEANS NETWORK CANADA: | World’s pre-eminent tsunami scientists spend day in Port Alberni talking about a new wave warning system.

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An academic brain-storming session will eventually yield more accurate tsunami warnings that Port Alberni will benefit from.

More than 30 world scientists and emergency management officials gathered at Ocean Networks Canada’s NEPTUNE shore station in Port Alberni on March 27 for a two-day tsunami forum (the second day switched to Sidney).

Specifically, the scientists were fleshing out the elements of a tsunami prediction model that will serve as the basis for a software system called WARN, or Web-enabled Awareness Research Network.

The two-year project is being underwritten with a $600,000 grant from the Canada’s Advanced Research

and Innovation Network.

The project will involve bolstering the ONC existing sensor network by placing additional instruments on the water surface approximately 100 kilometres offshore.

When functional, WARN software will monitor sea level data received from the

instruments to detect near-field tsunamis, or those which have less than 30-minutes of travel time.

“We need two things to feed the models: censor data and water, land and surface information,” said Benoit Pirenne, ONC associate director for digital infrastructure. “Once that is chewed

through we’ll have a tsunami’s height and time of arrival.”

The system won’t prevent a tsunami but will instead help mitigate secondary impacts if one should develop.

Alberni Valley industrial stakeholders such as the Port Alberni Port Authority,

its proposed transshipment container hub and LNG projects at the mouth of Alberni Inlet, Catalyst paper and APD mill would benefit from the system by being able to enact emergency procedures sooner, Pirenne said.

Oceanographer Srinivasa Kumar Tummala travelled from India to attend the forum. It was the first visit to Canada for Tummala, from the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services—but not the first time he’d heard of Port Alberni.

“I’d read about the tsunami here in 1964 and I was struck by the fact that there were no casualties,” said the director of the Indian National Tsunami Early Warning Centre.

The chances of a near-field tsunami surging into the Alberni Valley are great, Tummala said. A subduction zone is located nearby and once the pressure releases it will cause a large earthquake and subsequent tsunami. “The challenge is time: more time means more accurate warnings. Less time presents more of a challenge with accuracy,” he said.

Tummala knows of what he speaks. In 2004, an earthquake measuring 9.3 on the Richter Scale produced a tsunami that swept over coastal India with little advance warning, killing 14,000 people.

In response, the Indian government established the Indian Tsunami Early Warning System, as

well as a warning centre. The centre is capable of issuing tsunami bulletins less than 10 minutes after any major earthquake in the Indian Ocean.

Tsunami science is dynamic though, a lesson Port Alberni should learn early. “No two events are alike. There are new things to be learned from every event,” Tummala said.

Alberni could benefit more from such a system than the current regional warning system, he added.

“Near-source regions can’t depend solely on regional centres for warnings,” he said. “An area with a threat in its backyard needs to detect an earthquake fast, very fast.”[email protected]

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Marie Eble of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration displays a schematic showing the amount of energy released (yellow and red) during the 2011 tsunami that struck Japan. Eble was one of 30 scientists from across the world who participated in a special tsunami forum last week.


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Attention Allergy Sufferers — Spring is Here! If ragweed, goldenrod, dogs, cats, strawberries, chocolate etc. were truly responsible for creating allergies, every person alive would be suffering from allergies. And it’s not like we can kill off the causes of most allergies because they’re everywhere. So what can we do? Let’s start by asking what causes allergies? Your immune system is responsible for recognizing and destroying any substance that is foreign to you. The immune system is controlled and coordinated by your nervous system. If there is interference in your nervous system, then your nervous system can’t operate at 100% of its full potential and the result is an allergy, the overreaction of your immune system to a given substance. This result is runny eyes, nasal passage irritation, sinus fullness, etc. To counteract this, antihistamines are often prescribed to dry the affected mucous membranes. However, antihistamines such as Claritin, Zyrtec, Actifed, Allegra, and Sudafed come with an array of side effects including headaches, excessive thirst, blurred vision, dry mouth and nose, drowsiness, dizziness, loss of appetite, stomach upset, irritability, fatigue, cold symptoms, fainting and vision changes. The side effects sound as bad as or worse than the allergy symptoms they purport to alleviate. Drug-free help is available! Naturopathic and homeopathic care, nutritional changes or supplementation as well as acupuncture and Chiropractic care are all good places to start. Chiropractic adjustments relieve the stress on the nervous system thereby allowing the whole body to function more effectively – something all allergy sufferers need! “A healthy body is capable of neutralizing these toxic substances and a body which has malfunctioning defense mechanisms cannot. The emphasis on allergies must be on building a healthy body, not on trying to use evasive tactics by eliminating all the allergens,” according to K.W. Donsback of the International Institute of Natural Health Sciences. Why even try to eliminate allergy producing substances when the chemicals to do so affect the air we breathe, the water we drink and the environment we share? And why just mask the symptoms with drugs? Why not get to the cause. Get adjusted and turn on your immune system – get some help! See you soon. Peace, Carl

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V ICTORIA – Kootenay Bill Bennett has done

what I reported last November he was doing: seizing the horns of the sacred cow that is the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Henceforth there shall be two land reserves. The Island, South Coast and Okanagan, which produce 85% of B.C.’s total farm revenue on 10% of protected land, retains its strict anti-development rules.

In the much larger area Bennett likes to call “beyond Hope,” non-farm uses will be considered to help maintain the many economically marginal farmers. This is the Interior, Kootenay and North, where development pressure is mostly an urban myth. In remote areas, ALR diktats with no relation to reality are routinely ignored.

Political critics were

quick to call this a B.C. Liberal hidden agenda to pave the ALR for their developer pals. Certainly neither party’s 2013 platform talked about the ALR, although B.C. Liberal leadership candidates Kevin Falcon and Mike de Jong promised relief from its more senseless bureaucracy to Peace country farmers in 2011.

When the zone plan was revealed last week, media went to ALR pioneer Harold Steves, the hero of all Lower Mainlanders who try to tell northern farmers what to do.

“My real fear is that they want to open the door for fracking and natural gas and oil,” Steves said.

I’ve got bad news for the socialist sage of south Richmond. Oil and gas companies have operated on farmland since before the ALR was created in 1974.

Conspiracy buffs should read the delegation

agreement that took effect just weeks after last May’s election, giving the Oil and Gas Commission authority to administer wells, pipelines and waste pits on farmland. If the ALR interferes with the prescribed handling of drilling waste, it interferes with safety measures.

University of the Fraser Valley “food security” professor Lenore Newman went on CKNW to refute what she called “uninformed arguments,” and then

offered one of her own. This two-zone change is connected to the exclusion of large tracts of Peace land for the Site C dam, she said.

Actually, the government exempted that project last December using the long-standing “provincial interest” provision, so this phase of the alleged capitalist plot against farmland has no effect on Site C.

Steves is also concerned

about second homes being built beyond Hope, and later sold rather than being destroyed as is the current disastrous rule. He warns that farmers might end up with “non-farm neighbours,” or as welike to call them up north, “neighbours.”

Again, this is an urban problem projected onto rural B.C., where costly restrictions mainly serve to accelerate the depopulation of rural and remote areas.

Delta South independent MLA Vicki Huntington is livid about the legislation, which has no effect on loss of farmland in her constituency. The growing federally regulated port supersedes provincial laws, and the Tsawwassen First Nation is growing a big shopping centre on its treaty land.

Aboriginal entrepreneursare also starting to force big-box development on southern Vancouver Island, home of the purest of the pure left. This is where farmers can’t even protect themselves againstdeer.

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TOM FLETCHERB.C. Views

Land reserve divided, not conquered

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The Alberni Valley News is published every Thursday by Black Press Ltd., 4656 Margaret St., Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 6H2. Phone: (250) 723-6399. Fax: (250) 723-6395.Classifieds: 1-855-310-3535.The Alberni Valley News is distributed free to 9,500 households in Port Alberni, Cherry Creek, Sproat Lake and Beaver Creek. The Alberni Valley News is Vancouver Island owned and operated.

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EDITORIAL

Wave science vital to follow

With all the attention given to last week’s 50th anniversary of the 1964 tidal wave that hit Port Alberni, work that 30-plus scientists from around the world are doing to improve a tsunami warning system takes on greater importance.

Especially so with Tuesday’s news that a magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit the coast of Chile, prompting tsunami warnings for that

country’s west coast.Oceanographer

Srinivasa Kumar Tummala from India pointed out that an early warning system, such as the one Port Alberni has in place now, will be inadequate if an earthquake should hit close to home.

(It is a sad irony that only foreign scientists and professionals with Ocean Networks Canada were permitted to talk to the media. Canadian scientists were off-limits, as per federal rules.)

Which brings us to a report last week from B.C.’s Auditor General Russ Jones, who stated that our province ‘is still at significant risk’ if a catastrophic earthquake were to hit us.

Jones warns the province needs to have a ‘big picture’ plan. He is not the first to say that, though. We need to know that we are likely on our own if ‘the big one’ hits.

We have some good warning systems in place in the event of a tsunami here in Port Alberni, and a plan to get people to higher ground; but are we ready if we are hit with an earthquake?

We have a multi-casual incident unit designed to assist numerous casualties during a disaster; in all likelihood, our city will be cut off from both ends and help will take a while to reach us.

How many families are prepared to look after themselves?

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LettersMail: Letters, Alberni Valley News, 4656 Margaret St., Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 6H2 Fax: 250-723-6395E-mail: [email protected]

Letters should be no longer than 300 words and will be edited. Include your address and phone number (although those won’t be published) and a first name or two initials. We won’t publish anonymous letters, or letters to third parties.We regret that, due to the volume of letters we receive, not all will be printed.

Mailbag: Feedback on deals, laws and bylaws with no teeth

Police needto lay off pot

To the Editor,Twenty per cent of

our city budget goes to policing. I think we get good return on the dollar although we do need more focus on prevention. Given the shortage of tax dollars and the many victims of real crimes, I cannot support the idea of local police wasting resources assisting prime minister Stephen Harper in the stealthy criminalization of medical marijuana.

Eighty per cent of Canadians support medical marijuana. It was legalized because the Supreme Court of Canada determined that access to the medicines we need to avoid suffering is a basic human right, protected by our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Yes, the government can regulate, but not in a way that denies access. Harper’s new rules do exactly that.

It seems impossible for adequate supplies to be available by the end of the month. Also, patients need particular kinds of marijuana for their particular symptoms.

And there is no provision to delay the start date of the new

rules for those people, many on disability, who have invested thousands of dollars in their home-based grow operations. They cannot afford to forego the fruits of that investment and pay prices that may well be higher than the black market.

They are businesses and should be treated with the usual consideration when business rules change.

Now that the whole matter is before the courts again, I hope our local police will take a wait and see attitude, and not waste resources denying sick people their medicines.

That is Harper’s agenda, and local police, whatever their uniform, are answerable to the local community that hires them, not to anyone in Ottawa.

StephenFisher-Bradley,

Port Alberni

Dog bylawhas no teeth

To the Editor,On Feb. 28 my dog

Bella, an English Springer Spaniel, was the victim of an unprovoked attack on our property by a pitbull the neighbours were in care of. Within minutes of the attack

the dog was picked up by the owner. Had the caretaker of the pitbull not been able to call the dog, surely our dog would have been killed.

Because the incident occurred on a Friday evening we took our dog to the Central Island Veterinary Hospital in Nanaimo. After x-rays it was determined that our dog sustained severe injuries including compound fractures of the tibia and fibula, broken sternum and rib and several puncture wounds.

When we arrived home later that evening the neighbours came by to express their apologies for what happened. The owner of the dog called the next morning to apologize also. We were told by both that the dog had never done anything like that before.

Because of the severity of the attack we thought it appropriate to contact the local SPCA, and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD). The SPCA would not get involved as the incident occurred outside of Port Alberni, in Cherry Creek. The ACRD bylaw enforcement

officer informed me that there was no dog bylaw in Cherry Creek and although one was pending, not much could be done other than speak with the owner.

My understanding is that for a first offence the new law will carry a fine of $500. The new penalty seems a bit unrealistic considering the severity and costs associated with an incident such as this. If a child would have been attacked there likely would be criminal action but at this point we have no recourse other than through the civil courts.

At this point our vet bills have run into the thousands of dollars and although our English Springer Spaniel Bella is on the mend she will never be back to normal.

Life goes on as normal for the owner and the dog that attacked, with zero consequence.

Kim Heeks,Port Alberni

Get on with it; give us rail

To the Editor,I hear over and over

how much people want the railway to come back for both passenger and freight

service. So do I. So fund it already.

Almost 10 years ago the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF) asked for more than $100 million to completely redo the railway. That was rejected by government.

Then the ICF came forward with a $20 million request split into pieces. This was only accepted after years of negotiation with three levels of government plus conditions and now sits stuck waiting for VIA to agree as well. Now these same government politicians say $20 million isn’t adequate? We knew that 10 years ago when those same politicians rejected it.

Had the original $100 million request been fulfilled with $10 million a year, we’d have been all done by now and who knows what wonderful uses we would have for the railway.

No matter what the number, it seems to me the most likely way to exit this not-so-merry-go-round and get rail going is to get rid of the politicians who keep chaining the changing the subject. Let’s start this November.

Chris Alemany,Port Alberni

From / A8 The most damning

charge is that the six regional ALR panels now in place are open to corruption under new rules. Panel members have always been cabinet appointments, but currently they have to be from outside the region so they are less likely to hand out exemptions to their friends.

That is certainly something to keep an eye on.

So is the status of B.C. farms, where the average farmer age is 56 and rising, and half of farms have income less than $10,000 a year.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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A few months back, I received a notification which advised me that I had to declare whether Buckerfields was a ‘producer’ of printed paper or packaging material. If so, we would have to implement an ‘approved stewardship plan’ to deal with the material. Otherwise we would have to join another ‘stewardship plan’ and pay fees to that plan holder. I thought it was a scam.

But I looked into it further and determined that there was indeed regulatory provisions in effect which stated this very thing and according to the regulations, Buckerfields is now a ‘producer’ of printed paper and packaging material, with the best example being our Buckerfields feed bags.

I then discussed the alternatives with a Ministry of Environment official and came to realize that we had no choice but to join the only approved stewardship plan in the Province, MMBC.

We signed the MMBC contract. But we also read it. And it stated that MMBC

had to file audited financial statements on its web site.

I recently went to the website and there are no audited financial statements.

Now, several months later, I have discovered the following:

MMBC is a corporation under the Societies Act comprised of three Directors, two of which live in Ontario. None of the Directors have public sector credentials. All of the Directors represent large corporate interests.

MMBC is not accountable to any government agency, appointed official, elected official or any other government body other than the Registrar of Companies under the Societies Act

MMBC is not governed by the Province’s Financial Administration Act which sets out the rules for the administration of all public monies.

None of the monies collected by MMBC, including the fees Buckerfields is supposed to pay go to the Public Accounts of the Province or any other government organization.

MMBC is not subject

to oversight by the Auditor General of BC

Under MMBC’s ‘stewardship plan’ as approved by the Provincial government, MMBC has the authority to charge companies like Buckerfields unlimited fees based on whatever MMBC spends, regardless of what the actual costs are to recycle our feed bags and regardless of the fact that we already pay municipal taxes in all eight of our locations.

MMBC has the authority to come into any municipality in the Province and offer financial incentives to the locally elected government to do what MMBC wants in the area of waste collection and recycling; if the locally elected government refuses, MMBC has the authority to do what it wants anyway.

The municipal governments of the province do not know the background of MMBC and don’t yet realize the fees that MMBC is charging to Buckerfields and all the other companies amounts to double taxation

The municipal governments are going to have to give up that tax base they have for

waste collection and recycling because the shift to ‘producers’ paying directly for waste collection and recycling eliminates the need and justification for ‘consumers’ i.e. property tax payers to pay for these services through the municipalities.

The Provincial government did not consult with the municipal governments or the public but companies like Buckerfields are pointing it out because until it is resolved, we are being taxed twice for the same service and residential taxpayers (including me) are being taxed for something that someone else is actually paying for.

Taxpayers and municipal governments were not consulted as to whether they really want to shift the financing and control of municipal waste and recycling services out of the municipal jurisdiction, that is , the jurisdiction of democratically elected municipal officials into the hands of a corporation under the Societies Act that is accountable to no one and is outside the jurisdiction of the

Provincial Auditor General

Taxpayers and voters are unaware that the fees being charged by MMBC are so onerous that they will cause newspaper closures and job losses of 300-500 in the newspaper industry in British Columbia, even though recycled newsprint is actually very valuable.

In finding all this out, I lament the fact that none of this was introduced into the legislature for proper debate because it means that instead of spending my days managing the sale of chicks and garden supplies at Buckerfields, I have to spend my time trying to revive democratic processes in British Columbia, retroactively. I find it appalling.

My position as of the time of this writing is this, we ain’t paying a dime to MMBC and neither should anyone else, not until:

The provincial government reconciles what it is doing with the municipal governments and municipal taxpayers so that taxpayers don’t have to pay twice.

The provincial

government takes back the legislation which calls us ‘producers’ and ‘blames us’ for the choices made by manufacturers and indeed consumers that are completely outside of our control.

Any monies charged under the auspices of the Recyling Regulation are included in the Public Accounts of the Province and subject to the provisions of the Financial Administration Act and the Auditor General Act.

Whatever is going to be done is introduced into the Legislative Assembly in the form of a Bill so that the proper public debate can occur.

Insofar as MMBC has not filed its audited financial statements since inception, and the period of time not reported spans more than two years, and insofar as MMBC is actually a taxing and funding agency, there be an independent public enquiry into the financial operations, sources and uses of funds, contractual procedures and expenditures of MMBC.

No, Buckerfields is not paying a dime until this cash

and power grab is unraveled and revealed for what it is.

One final word, 96% of all printed paper and packaging material is already being picked up or deposited into municipally financed facilities.

Despite what MMBC is saying, at least 53 PER CENT of that is already being recycled and it is very likely that number was seriously understated to give the government a reason for its MMBC cash and power grab. In reality, there is no basis for setting up a recycling dictatorship and charging punitive fees to companies like Buckerfields at all.

Recycling is a booming business with rapidly increasing prices of marketable commodities. Could that be why the Board of MMBC is all big business and outside the jurisdiction of the Auditor General?

We don’t have to change a thing to see recycling take off in BC, in the hands of our elected municipal officials. We need to send the MMBC regime to the recycle bin.

Kelvin McCulloch is CEO at Buckerfields.

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The lives of seniors in ChileRecently, my wife

and I traveled to South America, specifically to Chile, but we also had the opportunity to spend time in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

The continental part of Chile extends for 4,400 km from its northern limit with Peru and Bolivia, all the way, between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, to Antarctica.

The country is blessed with three varieties of climate: the dry desert in the north, where the largest copper mines in the world are located; the fertile central zone (Mediterranean climate), known for its abundance of a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and farm lands, ideal for the production of wine.

These natural resources and their sub products are also another source of exportation to the world. Several saw mills, now in operation in the southern part of the country, were set up by Canadian companies over

three decades ago. The rich coast of the Pacific Ocean is also a source of abundance of fish, sea weed and shellfish.

Life expectancy in Chile is 78.1 years with a world ranking of 35 out of 194 and has a literacy rate of 98.6%. Senior citizens currently make up ten percent of Chile’s population, but by the year 2025, they will count for twenty five percent. Gerontologists are increasingly worried that the nation’s aging population is not getting the health

care they need and more doctors and specialized support medical staff should be trained

In recent years there has been an increase in the number of homes for the elderly, which are mostly privately owned for profit or sponsored by non-profit local organizations and church groups. This trend is gradually becoming a more usual alternative for seniors and a respite for their families.

Traditionally, elderly people in Latin America were

taken care of by their families in their homes until their passing. In fact, several decades ago, it was inconceivable to see an older senior living in an environment that was not his or hers, unless the individual

was indigent. “My grandmother lived in a “casa de reposo” (a seniors’ home) for a while.

“It was not her normal environment and we would have liked to keep her in her own place, where she lived independently all her life, but that was not an option at that time,” said Marisol Quezada, a 47-year old resident of Santiago.

Today, Chile is one of the most stable and prosperous nations in the southern hemisphere. It also ranks high regionally in sustainability of the state, and democratic development.

There is a number of typical characteristics of this country that are worth highlighting.

For example,

Chileans eat well and enjoy their “almuerzo” (lunch), which is their main meal of the day and their traditional “once” (the afternoon tea), which consists of a light meal as well as the tea... And, by living in an environment that produces a wealth of fresh produce, they enjoy the consumption of daily fresh vegetables and fruits they get from the street “ferias” (farm markets).

With a population reaching 16 million, 70 per cent of Chile’s population is Roman Catholic (and 90 per cent among seniors), as in all the Spanish-speaking countries, and 15.1 per cent Evangelical (term used for non-catholic Christian churches).

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Kia taking on the small cars from the big guys

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA – Kia rounds out its attack on the country’s best-sell-ing cars with the launch of the final two models to the Forte lineup.Last year Kia introduced their all-new Forte sedan to compete with such top sellers as the Honda Civic, Mazda3, Toyota Corolla and Hyun-dai Elantra. This week, the 5-door hatchback version called Forte5 and the coupe, called Forte Koup begin arriving in dealerships.The launch of these two vehicles took us from Huntington Beach, California, through the mountains and desert to Borrego Springs and then back through the mountains to San Diego. The terrain varies from massive California highways to very twisty mountain passes and vast desert valleys. Stunning scenery and a recommended drive for any sightseer or driving enthusiast. LooksThe Forte5 is the more practical of the two new Kias with a hatchback design that sets it apart from the competition. Many competitors don’t offer a hatch so this is sure to be noticed by people who need extra storage and passenger room. Sold with a new base 2.0L engine or an optional 1.6L turbo engine, there are varied looks depending on which trim is chosen. The non-turbo Forte5 gets a front grille similar to the sedan with a smaller lower intake and a larger grille opening. The Forte5 SX turbo gets the same grille as the Koup, with the opposite

front treatment, a bigger lower opening and a smaller, more aggressive grille. The great news is that all Forte5 and Koup models come with alloy wheels; 16-inches on the Forte5 and 18-inch alloys on the turbo version. The Koup has 17-inch base alloys or 18-inches on the turbo.InsideI drove the top Turbo version of the Forte5 and the base, non-turbo version of the Koup. Both have an amazing level of interior refinement. If you have ever questioned that Kia knows how to make good quality cars, just look at these new products. The switches and dials look and feel first rate and the layout is logical and easy to use. Koup can actually fit adults up to six feet. The dash has either a conventional radio layout with a smaller screen but when the backup camera is added on either model, the screen jumps to 6-inch-es and becomes a touchscreen device. If the buyer wants the navigation system, then the top turbo model with luxury package is needed. The front seats sit high off the floor for good outward visibility. What continues to amaze me is the level of equipment Kia offers from standard Bluetooth and satellite radio to optional heated and cooled seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel, power folding outside mirrors and more. True luxury touches.DriveKia has put some punch into both the base and turbo versions of the Forte5 and Koup. The base engine is a large 2.0L direct injection engine with 173hp. In comparison, the top selling Civic has 143hp. The turbo model gets a 1.6L direct

injection engine with a solid 201hp and 195 lb.-ft. of torque that comes on at a very low 1750 RPM. The turbo also gets a stiffer suspension, bigger wheels, sharper steering feel and shorter gear ratios from first to third gear. This makes the car livelier and handles better but it also makes the car a bit twitchy on the highway when driving straight.

The base 2.0L would be my choice. 173hp is loads for a car of this size and the smaller wheels and less aggressive suspension might be a better day-to-day driver. Ei-ther way, Kia has kicked things up a notch and both are fun to drive and never feel underpowered.

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DART GT light on edginess but heavy on value

What sets the Dodge Dart GT apart from its siblings are a stretched-down grille and LED headlights.

‘‘Whether taking the GT for a drive in the city or on the open road, it does have some solid legs to stand on.’’Alexandra Straub

The Dodge Dart has held its own in a sporty compact segment where competition is fierce.Perhaps it is because of its value, the various engine choices or that it has some pretty cool features (like available under-the-front-seat-cushion storage) and

a fresh style – inside and out – the Dart seems to be a hit.Two years in, Chrysler has loaded it up with an engine full of gusto, unique styling cues and added a couple of letters on the back and now we have the Dodge Dart GT.What sets it apart from its siblings are a stretched-down grille and LED head-lights. You’ll find the rear clad with the ‘Racetrack’ LED lights that run the full length of the trunk.Then there’s a set of 18-inch wheels come standard on this vehicle along with a 2.4L, MultiAir, 4-cylinder Tigershark engine, matched with a 6-speed manual transmission, that brings to the pavement 184 horsepower and 171 lb-ft of torque. Of all the characteristics I like about this trim of Dart, I think its transmis-sion is the weakest link. In previous reviews of other Dart models – like the 1.4L, Turbocharged version with 160 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque – the gear throws are, in my opinion, too long to really give it that edge and sporty vibe that it needs to compete with vehicles like the VW GTI, Honda Civic Si or even the Ford Focus ST. The gear throws are long and the clutch has little weight to it, taking away the perfor-mance aspect of the GT that it should have.On the flip side, the light

clutch works favourably in the urban environment. This setup makes being stuck in traffic bearable.Getting back to the gear-box, I really wanted to like the Dart more. I really did. So I concocted scenarios in my mind to figure out a way to not be so sad about its lack of panache. I think I found one. Buyers of the GT will like what they get for the value.After all, it has a starting MSRP of $21,995. That’s thousands less than the aforementioned compet-itors. And some buyers of vehi-cles who want that extra kick don’t necessarily need all the sports sedan-like characteristics. They want power but in a comfortable and affordable package.Furthermore, they enjoy added touches like a leath-er-wrapped heated steering wheel, GT specific sport leather seats, a Parkview rear backup camera and more. The interior has a pleasant look to it and it’s very agreeable to drive. On the highway, special attention from designers and engineers were paid to make sure you drive in a quiet cabin.Minimal road noise entered the GT’s cabin, allowing my passengers and I to enjoy the musical stylings of var-ious bands being listened to on the Alpine premium stereo system with nine speakers (an additional $1,295 for this sun and sound package.) The sun portion of the package adds a power express open/close sunroof to the mix.After I switched into this mindset, I found I was able to alleviate my frustrations of what the GT didn’t have, but what it did have.Additionally, a feature that I love about the Dart – and all other Dodge/Jeep/Chrys-ler products – is the Uco-nnect media interface. The GT comes standard with the 8.4-inch touchscreen and is a dream to work with. Large icons, easy prompts and a no-fuss approach to pairing your handheld device to the Bluetooth system all come standard.Whether taking the GT for a drive in the city or on the open road, it does have some solid legs to stand on.

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HEALTHY LIVINGActiveHealth tip: If we

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healthier decisions will become easier to make.

Change your environment, change your health

Do you rely on willpower and dieting when

you are trying to lose weight and improve

health?As the North

American population expands in their waistlines and the number of diets continues to grow, something is out of balance and isn’t working for the majority.

Life is busy and humans are creatures of habit. With more than 200 decisions being made about food for most of us daily, many times poor choices are made due to convenience and habit. Research indicates that most

people who have ‘dieted’ with the goal of losing weight tend to gain weight over the long run. Restrictive diets generally make an individual’s relationship to food more dysfunctional and unhealthy in the long term.

If we change our environment, instead of relying on willpower and dieting to adjust our eating habits, healthier decisions will become easier to make.

There are some daily common automatic routines that many people do. Over time many of these habits can be detrimental for health. Habits such as keeping tempting, junk-type foods in sight, since this almost guarantees that they get eaten.

Also, going shopping on an empty stomach and buying packaged,

convenient snack foods will ensure that these highly processed, salty fatty foods will be consumed.

Eating from a package while doing something else will also help to ensure that more will be eaten than portioning the food out in a dish or bowl. Engaging in another activity while eating naturally leads to overeating.

Another way people are overeating at mealtimes is by serving food on big plates. There’s evidence to prove that using larger dishes, bowls and utensils will help to support an individual to eat more and will continue to ‘supersize’ the body. It is better to use smaller dishes.

Kids know how to listen to their own internal cues much better than adults,

and many grown-ups can learn a lot from their kids. For healthy habits to start when kids are young, adults can help to offer healthy food choices and children will determine if they eat it and how much.

Rewards of sweet desserts to tempt kids to eat their vegetables at meals does not help.

There are no ‘quick fixes’ for good health, but small changes can lead to positive health improvements over time. Planning ahead, making a list, and buying more vegetables, fruits and whole grains can be a good start to making it easier to eat better.

Consciously becoming more mindful and slowing down while eating, and focusing on how the food tastes, smells, feels and looks can help a person

determine if they are truly enjoying it. Being in tune with eating helps an individual become more mindful and connects the mind and body to hunger signals.

Changing the environment to help change health will also work for the landscape and living area around us. As green spaces, parks, bike paths, beaches and attractive surroundings are available to people to get outside for activity, the opportunities are presented that make it easier to get bodies moving and healthy.

Change the environment to help change health.

Sandra Gentleman, RD, is an Alberni Valley-based registered dietitian and steward of Canal Beach.

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Community Events

SAT. APRIL 5◆ CENTENNIAL BELLES

vintage bridal and fashion show, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Echo Centre. Tix: $20 and available IN ADVANCE ONLY at Rollin Art Centre, Capelli’s, Metro City Clothing and Boutique Belles Amies. FMI: Tricia Knight, 778-421-1916. Proceeds to help three local families who have children with cancer.

◆ BIG BAND DANCE with Harbour City Big Band, ADSS senior jazz band conducted by Greg Falls, 7:30 p.m. at the Bavarian Centre, 3031 Fourth Ave. Tix: $15 each, available at Pete’s Mountain Meats, Rollin Art Centre and band members.

WED. APRIL 9◆ DAD’S NIGHT OUT

explore the Capitol Theatre including the stage and the costume room.. From 6:15-7:15 p.m. at the theatre on Argyle Street.

THUR. APR. 10◆ MONTHLY MEETING

of Spaceport Deep Space Port Alberni. From 6-8 p.m. at Echo Community Centre. For more info. call Gillian: 250-724-7293.

SAT. APR. 12◆ HOSPICE TRAINING

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TUE. APR. 15

◆ THE UNFEAR OF DIGITAL CAMERAS Join photographer Norm Silverstone as he shows you some of the features of digital cameras and how to use them to get better pictures. 4:30–5:30 p.m. at the library, 4255 Wallace St. in Echo Centre. Please register at 250-723-9511.

WED. APRIL 16◆ ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING of the AV Craft Fair, 7 p.m. at Alberni Athletic Hall. FMI: Brenda at 250-720-6711.

◆ DAD’S NIGHT OUT free swimming at Echo. From 6:30-8 p.m.

SAT. APR. 19◆ EASTER BUNNY

EXPRESS from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Glenwood Centre. Enjoy Easter crafts, games and more. Even an activity centre for toddlers. Tix: $3.50 per child, available at Echo Centre; adult admission by food donation.

SUN. MAY 11◆ TIMBRE! CHOIR

presents The Peacemakers; music by Karl Jenkins and The Beatles; directed by Patricia Miller. 2:30 p.m. ADSS Theatre. Tix: $15 adults and seniors, $5 children and students; available at Rollin Art Centre, Echo Centre and Salmonberry’s.

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SPORTSFloor hockey team excels in Comox

The Port Alberni Special Olympics floor hockey team won first place in the C Division tournament in Comox last month.

The floor hockey team won games against Victoria and Cowichan; both overtime victories.

Coaches Gyula Komjati, Barb VanZoeren and Donna Johnson guided the team through the weekend.

HOCKEY PONDERINGS…The Special Olympics’ floor hockey team thanks the Alberni Valley Bulldogs organization for its

donation, which helped fund the team’s trip to Comox.

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Members of Port Alberni’s Special Olympics floor hockey team pose for a team photo to celebrate their C Division tournament win in March.SUSAN QUINN/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Mine!A Port Alberni Black Sheep, right, tries to pry the ball out of a Cowichan Piggies’ player’s hands late in the first half of Saturday’s Div. 1 men’s rugby game. Cowichan won a 20-17 squeaker and dominates first place.

Your life is too valuable not to golf

Golf is not only the greatest sport in the

world, it is by a very large margin.

I’m sure some readers may take exception to such a statement, but there are many valid reasons for it, which I’ll attempt to justify in later columns. As a golf professional and the owner of our local short course, the Hollies Executive, it’s understandable such thoughts might also be interpreted as biased.

Nevertheless, I would like to take the reader on a seasonal journey this upcoming summer to make the point.

On that trip, I want to share with you not only a love for the game of golf and what you might be missing or might want to renew, but more importantly, persuade you to begin thinking how golf might possibly affect your health and well being.

If I have learned one thing in 63 years, it’s that most human beings love life. Scenes of anguish and joy are felt daily around the world in hospitals, at funerals,

and in more upbeat places like maternity wards.

We often take for granted the breath of air we each take, or the everyday function of a hand or a foot, and of life in general.

I have evolved each day in a four-decade career in the industry toward seeing the sport of golf as “a way of life.” I have been described as having golf on the brain, but more accurately, I live for golf, because the game, like no other sport, truly possesses many attributes of life itself, often at times clinging to and imitating those benefits of living in

strangely uplifting ways.

Every other week this season, I want to not only illustrate and show how golfing can not only positively

affect your life, but enhance it.

I hope you invest your time to read our column in hopes of improving your wellbeing.

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Come to our support group, every Tuesday night from 7 - 8:30 p.m.

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Celebration of Life

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Cody has been delivering his 58-paper South Port route since August 2013. Cody is in Grade 5 and his favourite subjects are Math and Reading. In his spare time Cody goes to go Tae Kwon Do and plays the guitar. At the moment he is saving his earnings to purchase a Leopard Gecko. Cody says the best thing about delivering the Alberni Valley News is the money he makes.

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HUMAN RESOURCE ASSISTANTTOFINO, BC

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and hardworking person to join our team as an HR Assistant in our Tofi no offi ce. This is a full-time permanent position.

Cermaq Canada Ltd. is based in Campbell River, BC on Vancouver Island and one of the largest aquaculture companies in Canada. Cermaq Canada produces approximately 25,000 metric tonnes of fresh, farmed Atlantic salmon annually at 27 sea sites. The company operates four hatcheries and two processing plants (one under contract).

As part of the fi ve member HR team, you would report to the HR Manager in Campbell River with these position objectives:• Manage the recruitment process from advertising

through to orientation for the west coast operations including saltwater and the processing plant

• Be the point of contact for employees seeking human resource support and services

• Provide guidance and coaching to management on employee relations issues performance management and disciplinary action

• Coordinate training to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety and employee development opportunities

• Prepare reports and recommendations that ensure monitoring and progress towards established goals whether on an individual or company wide workforce

• Support the planning and implementation of the new human resource strategy

Skills and requirements• A team player who understands that quality relationships

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• Completed post-secondary education with a focus on human resources management and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in human resources

• Certifi ed Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation considered an asset.

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Detailed job postings can be viewed atwww.westernforest.com/business-value/our-people-employment/careers

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive bene ts package.

If you believe that you have the skills and quali cations, and want to experience the special West Coast lifestyle reply in con dence to:

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PORT ALBERNI- 4 bdrm at-tached home, NS/NP. Avail now. $1000. Refs required. Call (250)724-4688.

PORT ALBERNI: Carmoor Building at the Harbour Quay, deluxe adult oriented 1 bdrm loft Apts for lease. 10’ ceilings, F/S, D/W, microwave, W/D, A/C, gas F/P. No pets, no smokers, ref’s req’d. Call (250)724-5040.

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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

4-PLEX, COZY 1-bdrm with large patio. Quiet neighbour-hood. Heat, hydro & cable incld. for good responsible ten-ant. $650./mo. (250)723-4387.

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2-BDRM near schools & shop-ping. D/W, W/D. Fully fenced yard. $750. + utils. N/S, N/P. Ref’s. May 20. 250-723-1536.

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Frank and Dolores Rawcliffe are the Alberni Valley Curling Club recipients of Volunteers of the Year, as presented to them at the club’s Annual General Meeting, last night, 31 March. The Rawcliffe’s have volunteered tirelessly in many capacities, Frank on the Executive for over six years,( 2 as President) and Dolores has been instrumental in organizing two successful Trade Shows and Garage Sales, resulting in new revenue streams for our club. AV Curling Club photo

Mike Cudmore, is seen here receiving a cheque for $2,000 from Kinsmen Jason Ferguson, and with his son Gabriel, 3, wife Grace and son Phoenix, 1, behind them are Kinsmen Darin Kozlowski and Mitch Gardner. Mike Cudmore is under-going cancer treatment and is fi nding the Kinsmen Club has lightened his load with fi nancial assistance from their Save a Life Foundation. If you know of someone in need of fi nancial assis-tance due to medical reasons, Kinsmen of Port Alberni Box 142 Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7M6, or email to [email protected]

The annual Spring Potluck meeting for the First Open Heart Society was held last Friday night at Echo Centre. Susan Massop was the lucky winner of this plant that was one of the door prizes. If you would like to support the First Open Heart Society they will be holding a bake and book sale at the Scotiabank on April 16. All money made goes to help local residents with heart related illness. If you would like more information please call Bev at 250-723-2056.

The Smith family gathered at Dolce Vita Restaurant on Saturday night to celebrate their daughter Tifany’s 40th birthday. Clockwise from lower left are Willie Smith, Tyler, Mark Wyatt, Nolan, Mason, Tifany Wyatt, Carol and Bren-da Smith.

Middle row, left to right: Jan Lavertu, owner/operator of Port Alberni’s Westcoast Home Hardware, had an unveiling of the new paint available at their store, they now have on line ordering, and have hired employees that excel in various facets of the business last Thursday evening. Check out the new catalogue available in store. Last Thursday night at Home Hardware paint specialist Mandy Jarvis and Rick Brooks the sales consultant for Home Hardware B.C. of Beauti Tone paint gave out paint brushes with discounts attached. Door prizes were also given out.

Last chance to see Lorian Ovenden’s Mountains & Mist display at the Rollin Art Centre. The fi nal day is April 8 and these vibrant oil landscapes are a must to see and very affordable.

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The Alberni Valley 4-H Clover Patch group were selling $5 bags of manure at Arrowvale Campground and Cottages on Saturday as part of the Seedy Saturday celebration there. If you missed out they will have extra bags on hand and also sell it by the truckload. If you want more than a few bags call 250-723-0554 or 250-724-7177.

Robin Sturley of Cowichan Valley had her Edible Earth Seeds at Arrowvale and is seen here explaining the difference her heirloom garden seeds make to Sam Barwick.

Shirley Cardinal and Noella LaCouvee look over the fruits of their labour. The ladies on behalf of their chap-ter Xi Chi of Beta Sigma Phi planted 120 daffodil bulbs around the sign at West Coast General Hospital; they purchased the bulbs from the Cancer Society.

Kym Dyler checks out the many different seeds there were to offer on Seedy Saturday at Arrowvale.

Chelsea Jansma, lovingly holds one of the chicks that was in the Arrowvale offi ce on Saturday. Every Saturday there is always something great to see at Arrowvale.

Bertha Levesque celebrates her 95th birthday at Abbey-fi eld and is seen here with her daughter Joyce Luecke. The open house celebration was extremely well attend-ed for this very popular lady.

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From / A3 “My dream was

that one day I could do something for the people left behind.”

In Canada, he worked his way through school and in 2007 earned his MD from the University of Calgary. He moved to Comox with his family in 2012.

Azer first visited Domiz in 2007 and last in 2012. He and his colleagues knew the language and the lay of the land and established aid infrastructure easily.

Azer said he was struck by the sheer mass of humanity teeming in the camps. Domiz is home to more than 45,000 refugees. The camps are overcrowded and unsanitary. Diseases such as cholera and meningitis, which Azer rarely sees in Canada, thrive.

“I remember the long lines of people, hundreds and hundreds of people, waiting to be treated every day,” Azer said. “I treated up to 80 patients a day, 75 per cent of them women and children.”

After his last trip to Domiz, Azer thought

about what more he could do when he returned to Canada. He started the The International Society of Peace and Human Rights, and hatched the Medical Hope For Syria project.

“I’ve seen many instances where individuals have made a difference. I know that one person can accomplish a lot,” he said.

Azer’s presentation left a lasting

impression on Mayba. “It’s not just that he knew what he was talking about, but he spoke with such dignity and respect about the people in the camps who needed help,” Mayba said. “You were listening to someone who had been profoundly impacted by what he witnessed.”

Syria might be 10,500 kilometres away from Port

Alberni but caring about other human beings needs should bridge the distance. “Caring for another human life should come before anything that might distance us from one another,” Azer said.

“And if this crisis shifted here, then citizens would expect others to help, so of course we should care. This is the basis of humanity.”[email protected]

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Belles of the fundraising ballThe Centennial Belles are putting on a fashion show featuring vintage bridal and other fashions from the 1920s to 1960s this Saturday, April 5 at Echo Centre. Two shows are available, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and only available in advance at Rollin Art Centre, Capelli’s, Metro City Clothing and Boutique Belles Amies. Fashions, refreshments and prizes are included in the ticket price.

Talk affects local philanthropist

Look at Lloyd’s artwork

The next art exhibit at the Rollin Art Centre will be something different, titled, Past, Present & Future, The Various Works of Shayne Lloyd.

Lloyd will be showcasing his wide range of talents, including drawings, paintings and wood burning on furniture. Don’t miss this exciting exhibit which starts Friday, April 11 and runs until Thursday, May 8 at the Rollin Art Centre Gallery.

Fashions help kids living with cancer

The Centennial Belles present two fashion shows at Echo Centre on Saturday, April 5 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The proceeds are going to help children with cancer: James Albrecht, Brett Wasylynuik and Carmen Steinbach and their families.

Each $20 ticket includes tea, coffee, desserts, live and recorded music, slide show and surprise draws. Fashions from the roaring ’20s to the sexy ’60s and wedding attire from each decade will be

shown. Tickets are on sale at the Rollin Art Centre, Boutique Belles Amies, Capelli Etc. Hair Design and Metro City Clothing.

Spring dance with big bands

Don’t miss Dance into Spring, the Big Band Dance with the Harbour City Big Band and special guests ADSS Senior Jazz band this Saturday, April 5 at the Bavarian Centre on Fourth Avenue. Tickets are $15 and available at Rollin Art Centre, Pete’s Mountain Meats and from band members.

Melissa Martin is the arts administrator for the Arts Council.

MELISSA MARTIN

Arts Around

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This Safeway store will remain open until 6:00pm on April 22, 2014.

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Thank you for your business.It has been a privilege to serve the needs of our

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From / A6The tsunami

monument will be installed this summer at the quay near the Starboard Grill restaurant. “We don’t have a specific date yet. It’s going to depend on getting the form and on coordinating work schedules,” Morton said.

The monument will be similar in shape and composition to the one honouring merchant marines that sits at Harbour Quay. There will be text on it as well as a picture.

“The monument is important because it’s a reminder that this kind of thing can happen, and it did happen here in 1964,” Morton said. “It was a three-and-a-half metre tsunami then and we’ve been told to expect a 20-metre one today.”

The cost of the monument is being paid for out of money left in the 2012 Centennial fund which is administered by the Alberni Valley Museum and Heritage Commission, Morton said.

Morton spent part of the day on Tuesday at Somass Mill looking for a frame of reference for the tsunami high water mark. He would like to mount a permanent sign depicting the high water mark at

the Harbour Quay clock tower, but there is some debate as to how high the water was at that point, he said.

The 50th anniversary of the tsunami that washed through Alberni in 1964 created several conversations about a monument. “A lot of people asked us why there wasn’t a monument or a high water mark to commemorate the tsunami,” Morton said. “It just felt like there was something missing.”

Port Alberni didn’t exist as we know it when the tsunami struck in 1964. “People forget that Port Alberni was still two separate communities then and the emergency response was as well coordinated as it would be today,” Morton said. “The tsunami contributed to the two communities amalgamating.”[email protected]

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Local companies make ‘best managed’ listTwo companies with stores

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Quality Foods has received a rare platinum member designation for making this list for the sixth time in a row. Canadian Tire also made the list.

Quality Foods was victorious in 2007 as they were selected from many applicants nationwide to win a prestigious place among

Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies.

Fast forward six years to 2013, with the necessary requalification and Gold Standard award on the wall, QF founding partners Ken Schley and John Briuolo have stepped up to the podium one more time to accept the coveted Platinum Member designation.

“The Platinum Member designation is important to our company for a number of reasons,” says Schley,

QF’s director of operations and founding partner.

“For example, consider the sheer rarity of companies that share membership in this exclusive club, especially in our little part of the world on Vancouver Island. That’s a powerful statement for our front line people to share with our customers and business community.”

Canadian Tire earned its designation in recognition of its high-performing culture

and innovative business strategy, according to a press release.

“It’s a great honour to be recognized as one of Canada’s best managed companies,” said Doug Nathanson, chief human resources officer with Canadian Tire Corporation.

The Best Managed Companies awards are part of a program sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Queen’s School of Business and Mackay CEO Forums.


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WATERFRONT LIVING WITHOUT THE COST!

Call the Dave Team for more Info!

MOST AFFORDABLE WATERFRONTLOTS AVAILABLE!

$ 59,900 $ 149,900

6434041

$ 214,000 $ 799,000

$ 839,000$ 1,350,000

$ 297,000 $ 198,000

$ 325,000 $ 539,000

$ 319,000 $ 229,000

$ 749,900

5262 G ARGYLE STREET• Canvas Cup was a popular full service co� ee bar and gallery • Seating for 20+ patrons, steps away from Harbour Quay

11-3535 BURDE STREET• 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, double garage, pet friendly, 55+• Brand New Roof, Hot Water Tank & Perimeter Drains

4748 DUNBAR STREET •Three bedroom or two bedroom plus den, one bath home • 9.6` ceilings, views of the mountains and the harbour & detached shop

3706 MORTON STREET• Quality built three bedroom, two bath split level home• Beautifully updated kitchen featuring large island

BE YOUR OWN BOSS! READY TO RETIRE? CENTRAL LOCATION! TOP OF ECHO, GREAT FAMILY HOME!

$ 129,900 $ 239,900

$ 189,900 $ 239,800

COMPLETELY RENOVATED RANCHER! NORTH PORT CUTIE! SOUTH PORT CLASS! MULTI USE LOCATION!

$ 319,000 $ 394,000

$ 159,000 $ 189,000 $ 849,900

$ 1,399,000$ 269,900 + GST

$ 650,000

$ 154,900

GET ON THE LAKE THIS SUMMER! VIEW OUR NEW LISTINGS TODAY! THE DAVE TEAM HAS A LOT FOR YOU!

GREAT NEW PRICES!

OPEN HOUSE Friday, March 7th 3pm-5pm

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8372 BLOEDEL DRIVE• Custom build luxurious 5178 sqft home on 0.53 acre • 973 sqft suite for guests, 1200 sqft wharf/� oat & wired boathouse

SPROAT LAKE ESTATE!

10132 KYUNIM ROAD• 5 bedrooms plus loft, 3 baths and sun room• 1.28 acres, attached double carport, detached garage

ESCAPE TO PARADISE!

18610 PACIFIC RIM HWY• Approximately 1/2 acre lot located on Sproat Lake• Property is treed and ready for your house plans

TROPHY PROPERTY!

2-10010 LAKESHORE ROAD• 3 Bedroom, 3 bath, 1500 Sqft Condo with best beach front location• Custom designed and built, wharf and boat slips

MYA BEACH ESTATES!

SL 5 SALAL ROAD• O� -Water community just steps from the lake, wharf and a boat slip • Serviced with underground wiring, septic in place, hydro to lot

SPROAT LAKE LOT!

4822 DAVID STREET•Three bedroom, one bath home in a perfect location•Wood � oors, coved ceilings, fenced back yard & huge in house workshop

BRAND NEW $12,000 HEAT PUMP!

7879 WARDROP ROAD• 3 bedroom, 1 bath home is needing a new family to give it some TLC• On a no-thru quiet road, $25,000 septic system, oil tank & furnace 7 years young

FEELING THE LOVE?

2178 GIBSON ROAD• 3 bedroom plus den, 1 bath, tons of storage and cold room• Park like setting and private, two driveways, RV parking

OCEAN, CITY & MOUNTAIN VIEWS!

3009 3RD AVENUE• Just over 8,200 square foot corner lot • Prime downtown area with high vehicle and passenger tra� c

COMMERCIAL LOT!

$ 199,000

447 BAMFIELD INLET• Quiet neighbourhood surrounded with newer homes • 0.159 acre lot, sewer, water and hydro to the lot line

READY TO BUILD?

$ 599,000

5250 ADAMS PLACE• Quiet neighbourhood surrounded with newer homes• 0.159 acre lot, sewer, water and hydro to the lot line

READY TO BUILD?

$ 69,900+GST $ 204,800

DEBEAUX ROAD• 5 plus acre lot just waiting your building plans• Near McLean Mill and within 5 minutes' drive to shopping

CHERRY CREEK ACREAGE!

$ 164,900$ 198,888

3078 12TH AVENUE• 5 bedroom (3 on main, 2 down), 2 bath home• Detached garage, completely fenced and private

CHARACTER, CHARM, CURB APPEAL!!

3743 MEARES DRIVE• 3 bedrooms, two baths, cathedral entrance, vaulted ceilings• Detached garage, fully fenced, private yard, garden beds, new roofamenities

HOME SWEET HOME!

4498 LATHOM ROAD• 3 bedroom charmer with self-contained 1 bedroom suite on separate meter• On the bus route and walking distance to elementary school & shopping

NORTH PORT MORTGAGE HELPER!

3406 3RD AVENUE• Corner lot is centrally located in a commercial service area • High tra� c exposure, start a new business or bring your ideas

LARGE COMMERCIAL LOT!

3186 3RD AVENUE•Includes a reception area and lots of warehouse space downstairs•Great visibility, corner location and in a high tra� c area

SOLID COMMERCIAL BUILDING!

9492 STIRLING ARM DRIVE• Three bedroom, one bath home on a half-acre lot • Three vehicle carport with additional accommodations

SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT!

SL 2 KYUNIM ROAD• 0.43 acre lot fully serviced by electricity, water and sewage to lot lin• Astounding views, private, sandy pebble beach with wharf

SPROAT LAKE-DAWSON'S LANDING!

9779 STIRLING ARM CRES• Three bedroom plus den, one bath mobile with peak-a-boo views• Just over three acres, partially treed, detached storage/workshop

SPROAT LAKE ACREAGE!

10242 STIRLING ARM CRES• 4 Bedroom, open concept living area with gourmet kitchen• Down features a full kitchen, recroom, sunroom w/ hot tub & shower

IMMACULATE SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT!

LOT A STIRLING ARM CRES• 1.09 Acre O� -Water parcel views both Stirling Arm and Sunset Point• Seller will consider trade and/or vendor � nancing

SUNSET POINT!

10054 STIRLING ARM CRES.• Five bedrooms, � ve baths with family suite• Massive gourmet kitchen featuring large island

EXQUISITE SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT!

4209 NORTH PARK DRIVE• Charming home o� ers 2 bedrooms, 2 bath • Relax on the patio with the view of the greenbelt across the street

4851 DAVID STREET• Lovely character home, completely renovated, detached garage• Three bedrooms, two baths, fully fenced, mature peach tree

4175 RAVENHILL AVENUE• Four bedroom, three bath home with � fth bed or o� ce/den• Quiet neighbourhood, private yard and beautifully landscaped

370 GRAPPLER INLET• 1/4 acre of bare land ready for your recreational retreat• Approximately 300 feet of deep waterfront for your docks

BAMFIELD WATERFRONT PROPERTY!

3583 SWORDFERN LANE • 0.18 acre lot is priced to sell and waiting your building plans • In a great neighbourhood, natural gas, hydro and services to the lot

POPULAR UPLANDS SUBDIVISION!

$ 79,900

7775 PACIFIC RIM HWY• Cape Cod style, 1 bed, 1 bath on main & 3 beds, 1 bath up• 15' ceilings up, 3 wells, 20 paved parking spots, commercially

4626 MAITLAND STREET• Build a side by side duplex on this 70 x 124 lot • In a great neighbourhood & close to all amenities

DUPLEX BUILDING LOT!

$ 69,900

2244 MALLORY DRIVE• On a hillside, surveyed, cleared & geotech completed• A structural engineering report is included with custom house plans

SPECTACULAR VIEW LOT!

$ 59,900

5260 TEBO AVENUE• Newer subdivision in a desirable Upper North Port location • Walking distance to elementary schools & Paci� c Rim Shopping Centre

PRIME BUILDING LOT!

$ 89,900

5487 WOODLAND CRES. W• 60x102 level lot features underground services• Close to Paper Mill Dam for � shing, swimming and walking trails

WESTPORTE PLACE LOT!

$ 69,900

$ 199,000

$ 99,000 $ 299,900

10491 LAKESHORE ROAD• 16x24 serviced casita, kitchen with 2 fridges and microwave• 100 Feet of beach front, concrete RV Pad with power and septic

1.3 ACRES AT SPROAT LAKE!

Starting @ $109,900 + GSTSproat Lake Development withPrivate Beach Access and a Boat Slip

Fully Serviced with Water and Sewer

Astounding Lake and Mountain Views

• Pet Friendly!• 10 Year Home Warranty• No Age Restrictions• Walking distance to all Amenities • Local Bus Transportation steps from your front door

• Brand New Homes in new subdivision• Underground Services• Mountain Views• Great Central Location

• Walking distance to all Amenities

TERRACE LANE Brand New Patio Homes!FROM $204,900 + GST

4561 BUTE STREET• Level lot in the heart of Port Alberni with easy access • Driveway already in place; hydro, sewer & water to the lot

CENTRAL LOCATION!

5199 PINEO ROAD • City living, Country setting, on greenbelt, creek runs along property •Many updates, private yard, double garage and detached shed

RANCHER ON 0.60 OF AN ACRE!

WATERFRONT LIVING WITHOUT THE COST!

Call the Dave Team for more Info!

MOST AFFORDABLE WATERFRONTLOTS AVAILABLE!

$ 59,900 $ 149,900

6434041

$ 214,000 $ 799,000

$ 839,000$ 1,350,000

$ 297,000 $ 198,000

$ 325,000 $ 539,000

$ 319,000 $ 229,000

$ 749,900

5262 G ARGYLE STREET• Canvas Cup was a popular full service co� ee bar and gallery • Seating for 20+ patrons, steps away from Harbour Quay

11-3535 BURDE STREET• 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, double garage, pet friendly, 55+• Brand New Roof, Hot Water Tank & Perimeter Drains

4748 DUNBAR STREET •Three bedroom or two bedroom plus den, one bath home • 9.6` ceilings, views of the mountains and the harbour & detached shop

3706 MORTON STREET• Quality built three bedroom, two bath split level home• Beautifully updated kitchen featuring large island

BE YOUR OWN BOSS! READY TO RETIRE? CENTRAL LOCATION! TOP OF ECHO, GREAT FAMILY HOME!

$ 129,900 $ 239,900

$ 189,900 $ 239,800

COMPLETELY RENOVATED RANCHER! NORTH PORT CUTIE! SOUTH PORT CLASS! MULTI USE LOCATION!

$ 319,000 $ 394,000

$ 159,000 $ 189,000 $ 849,900

$ 1,399,000$ 269,900 + GST

$ 650,000

$ 154,900

GET ON THE LAKE THIS SUMMER! VIEW OUR NEW LISTINGS TODAY! THE DAVE TEAM HAS A LOT FOR YOU!

GREAT NEW PRICES!

OPEN HOUSE Friday, March 7th 3pm-5pm


LANCE [email protected]

Graceunlicensed

assistant

Mid-Island RealtyEach Office is Independently Owned & OperatedMid-Island Realty

LANCE [email protected]

Lot 5 Helby Island• Private lot in the heart of the

Barkley Sound• Your very own parcel of the Deer

Group of Islands across from Bam� eld

$199,000

2401 8th Avenue• 3+1 bdrms, totally updated home• Detached double garage • Quiet neighbourhood • Walking to school/daycare/parks

$204,900

• High traf� c location• High traf� c location, 1100 sq. ft• reasonable lease rate $700/

month

4815 Johnston Rd.

$700 lease

4847 Bute St.• Best value at this price range • Ready to rent investment

property, or own for less than rent• Commercial Zoned, 4 bedrooms

$84,000

3570 China Creek Rd• Lg updated family home w/suite • Quiet neighbourhood• Walk to schools, trails, owner

motivated

$274,999

• Old Island Gallery, Nice updates• 650 per month with small triple

net charges • 1600 sq feet arts district

5066 Argyle Street

For Lease

$650 per mo.

• clean open retail space, 1,200 sq. feet

• 400 per month arts district, small triple net charges

5038 Argyle Street

For Lease

$400 per mo.

• Bami� ed Waterfront• 14 acres spreading across Burlo

Island to Mills Peninsula• Potential to subdivide into 3 waterfront lots

142 Cia Rock Road

$449,000

7875 Beaver Creek Road• Acreage• Panoramic views of the Beaufort

range• Large country family home

$319,000

New Price!

4817 Swanson Street• 2 bedroom, 1 bath rancher• Bonus suited cabin

$155,900

• Nestled in clean & quiet Barklay Estates• 3 bed 2 bath townhouse• Steps from new highschool • New roof and siding!

4239 8th Avenue

$124,900

Reduced

BEST BUY!

• Breathtaking 5.24 acres• 2 cabins with metal roofs• Your very own parcel of the Deer

Group of Islands across from Bam� eld

Lot 18 Helby Island

$275,000 NEW LISTING

6417126

RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty Port Alberni, 250-723-5666, 4994 Argyle Street, Port Alberni

• OPEN HOUSE TOUR •with Lance

SATURDAY from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

• Warm 4 bed 2 bath family home• fenced yard & detached garage• close to park and schools.

• 4 bdrms, 1 bath, lots of character• Central location, • Walking distance to recreation facilities

$170,000

$144,900

4630 Strathern Street

3925 6th Avenue

• 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths. 2 separate suites, fenced yard• Garage and alley access• Income of over 2000 per mo.• Priced well below assessment for quick sale

• 2 bed, 1 bath rancher• Located in central location• Updated and move in ready

3219 6th Avenue

4404 Bute Street

$259,000

$129,000

11:15 - 12:15

2:00 - 3:00

10:00 - 11:00

12:30 - 1:30

Video tour available

Reduced$30,000!!

BEST BUY!BEST BUY!Reduced

NEW PRICE!

Reduced

SOLD BY LANCE!

www.alberniproperties.com

OPEN 7DAYS A WEEK • 8 AM - 10 PM3717 10th Avenue • 250.723-7387

GIFT WITH PURCHASE WITH $30 PURCHASE OF SHISEIDO PRODUCTS

6433825

Share Your Love For BusinessWith Our Kids!

Junior Achievement is recruiting volunteersfrom the business community to help deliver

JA’s business education programs atAlberni District Secondary School on

Friday, May 23, 2014. Curriculum and training is provided.

Sign up at www.jabc.org/volunteerOr contact [email protected]

Tel: (250) 510-7671

SATURDAY APRIL 5TH • 1–2 PMOPEN HOUSE

• 3 Bed Rancher• Detached Double- Garage/Shop• 66-150 Level Landscaped Yard• Back Alley Access

4081 Johnston Rd $179,900

Pat Hickey 250-723-1800 or 250-723-3853

6434

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www.maureenmackenzie.caemail: [email protected]

www.coastrealty.com4213 Princess Rd.Corner of Ian & Johnston

250.720.6034toll free: 1.888.723.1800

fax: 250.723.1809

8720 STIRLING ARM DRIVE

SPROAT LAKE BEAUTY

• 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1760 sq ft rancher

• In � oor heating, 9’ ceilings

• 3 car garage, 100’ of beach, 1.55 acres

$ 869,000

5984 MARGOT

SOPHISTICATEDELEGANCE

• 3 beds, 2 bath, 3,289 sq. ft., open � oor plan

• Granite, Cherry wood � oors, heated tile

• Grand entrance, waterfall feature and so much more!

$ 544,900

LOT 34 ARVAY ROAD

FANTASTICAREA

• .34 of an acre just outside the city limits

• Low taxes• No through road• In amongst beautiful

homes in a peaceful area

$ 99,900

2600 BURDE STREET

BEAUTIFULFAMILY HOME

• 5 beds, 4 baths, 4,709 sq. ft., open � oor plan

• Partially � nished base-ment, heath pump

• Walnut � oors, 9 ft ceilings

• .45 of an acre, rainwater system, trade potential

$ 485,000

2895 HIGHMOOR ROAD

UNIQUEPROPERTY

• 5 sep titled lots• .65 of an acre• R2 zoned• Updated mobile, det.

shop• Water & power to

lower lot

3547 MCKNIGHT STREET

PERFECT RANCHER WITH BONUS ROOM

• 3 bed, 2 bath• 2220 sq. ft.• College Estates• Open � oor plan, HW � oors• Granite counter tops, 3

entertaining rooms• 9’ ceilings

$ 437,900

NEW LISTING

$ 199,900

NEW LISTING

5250 DARNLEY

DELIGHTFUL CURB APPEAL

• 3 beds, 3 baths, 2,726 sq. ft. open � oor plan

• Fir � oors, main level living and so much more

• 1 acre, pool, hot tub, detached garage

$ 595,000

4217 8TH AVENUEBARCLAY

ESTATES TOWNHOUSE• 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse;

updated with new windows

• No rentals, 1 pet under 20lbs allowed with strata approval

$ 129,000

3572 MCKNIGHT

NO EXPENSE SPARED IN COLLEGE ESTATES

• 4 beds, 5 baths and over 3200 sq ft, built in 2013

• Granite, marble, hardwood, extravagant lighting

• RV parking & detached shop, all the bells and whistles

$ 649,000

NEW LISTING

2220 - 11TH AVENUESOUTH PORT2 STOREY HOME• 3 beds, 1 bath, 2,250

sq. ft. • Updated kitchen,

granite counters• Stylish new bath w/

heated tile � oor• Lots of room in

basement to develop

$ 227,000

OPEN HOUSE SAT APRIL 5 11 AM-12 PM

OPENHOUSE

4463 8TH AVENUE

WELLBUILT HOME

• 3 beds, 2 bath, 1,944 sq. ft.

• Newer windows and hot water tank

• Centrally located, detached garage

$ 178,000

OPEN HOUSE SAT APRIL 5 2:30-3:30 PM

OPENHOUSE

3588 SWORDFERNQUAINT &CHARMING RANCHER• 3 beds, 2 bath, 1,568

sq. ft. built in 2011• Granite counter tops,

maple cabinets & � oors• 9’ & 11’ ceilings, heat

pump, surround sound, fenced yard

$ 359,000

OPEN HOUSE SAT APRIL 5 12:30-1:30 PM

OPENHOUSE

DON’T MISS THE SPRING MARKET....

Call for your FREEno obligationMarket Evaluation!


Craig Filipchuk craig� [email protected] • www.coastrealty.com 250-720-6220

250-723-18004213 Princess Rd

Corner of Ian & Johnston

$97,000 Lot 30 Uchucklesit Inlet WATERFRONT PROPERTY 1400 square foot � oat cabin

Sleeps 12 to 14 people Private location, large � oat

$229,000 - 7833 Wardrop Road COUNTRY LIVING

Half acre 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

Full basement

$180,000 - Lot O Cheeyah Is. WATERFRONT PROPERTY

Just under 3 acres in Uchucklesit Inlet Offers best � shing, diving & canoeing Perfect location & summertime retreat

$149,000 - 3790 Meares Drive TOP OF THE TOWN!

Over .3 acre view lot in location of � ne homesFully serviced and ready to build

Fantastic view of city, harbour and mountains

$260,000 - 432 Pachena Road BAMFIELD ACREAGE

6.06 acres Possible subdividable

Harbour view

WELL ESTABLISHED SHOPPING CENTRE• High foot and vehicle traf� c• C2 Zoning allows wide range business uses• Building waiting for your business

LEASE $12.75 sq.ft.#8-3749 10th Ave.

RENTAL SPACE• 900 sq.ft. rental space, nice location• Close to waterfront, inlet views• Great for small of� ce or small shop

$700.00 E-5262 Argyle Street

COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOT• High visibility location• Approx 2/3rds of an acre

$399,000 4356 Gertrude Street

$375,000 - 2541 - 4th Ave. SL#1 & 2 $192,000 EA. Duplex new construction

Trades considered or lease to ownGood income producer

INVESTOR ALERT!$299,000 - 14 Headquarters Bay

OCEAN FRONT5 acres waterfront strata

860 sq. ft cabin to lock upSeptic installed

NEW PRICE$699,000 - 137 Winter Harbour Rd

PORT HARDYWayne Ridley’s Fishing Lodge

Turn key fully operational Accommodates 20-16 guest

$12.75 sq ft - #9 - 3751 10th Ave. NEW LISTING

High traf� c location, Commercial zoning1100 square feet

$79,500 - 4844 Strathern StreetNEW LISTING

Central location, Good rental incomeIn need of some TLC

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

COUNTRY SPLIT LEVEL HOMEUpdated 3 bedroom 2 bath1.14 acres plus outbuildings

In law suite separate entrances

$335,000 - 6696 Beaver Creek Road $229,000 - 5535 Woodland Crescent E. BEST LOCATION-BEST NEW PRICE

Multi-unit building siteSpace for shop or poolGreen belt for privacy

Craig Filipchuk& Joe VanBergen

Craig Filipchuk & Joe VanBergen

✦ OPEN HOUSES ✦ APRIL 2, 3, 4 THURS 12 - 2

FRI 12 - 2, SAT 10 - 12

• New construction• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms• Half duplex in North Port

$240,000 each3908 Marpole Street

SATURDAYAPR. 5

12:30 - 2:30

SUNDAYAPR. 6

11:30 - 1:30

• Double wide mobile, 55+ park• 2 large bedrooms, 3 pce ensuite• Large yard, carport and RV space

• Well cared for 2,200 square foot home• Three bedroom, two bath, heat pump

• .95 of an acre, 1,900 square shop

$59,00016-4935 Broughton Street

$350,0005694 Mersey Road

FABULOUS LOCATION 3 OVER HEIGHT CARPORTSSL#1 & 2

$346,900 - 7171 Beaver Creek RoadWELL CARED FOR HOME

Newer 1600 square foot modular homeHeated and wired shop, double carport

Private 2 acres of cleared propert

6437359

Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson

Vacant

Lot

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