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KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
Campbell River taxpayers dem-onstrated outside city hall Tues-day night – coming out in droves to show council they will not accept a 13.6 per cent tax hike.
More than 80 people engaged in the protest, starting at Robert Ostler Park and winding up at city hall in time for Tuesday’s council meeting.
Demonstrators carried signs condemning council’s decision to increase residential property taxes, with some calling for coun-cil’s resignation.
One protester proudly carried a bright red sign with the words “Revote or Resign.”
Inside city hall, roughly 100 peo-ple filled the gallery and the foyer, forcing some to stand outside.
Philip Hicks, who organized the protest via the Campbell River Tax Revolt Facebook page, said demonstrators were very respect-ful.
“They were a polite crowd,”
Hicks said on Facebook. “I was proud to be a member of such a considerate and adult group of protesters.
“Most were there to bear wit-ness and show the council their
will, not to speak out of turn or interrupt anything.”
Indeed, once the group entered city hall there was no chanting or shouting and no one spoke once the council proceedings got
underway. But the emotion of the taxpayers was still evident.
Mayor Walter Jakeway, who last week encouraged Campbell Riverites to stage a tax revolt, entered the council chambers to
a standing ovation. Coun. Ron Kerr, who supported Jakeway and is “extremely disappointed with the budget” was also treated to a round of applause as he
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Despite the bullhorn in Phil Hicks’ hands, the protest march he led into city council chambers Tuesday was peaceful and mostly polite.
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approached the coun-cil table.
Jakeway said last week that Campbell River taxpayers “are being screwed” and asked the public to rise “and yell and scream and not accept it.”
He said he’s confi-dent Campbell Riveri-tes can still fight the tax increase, which passed by a 4-3 vote last week (councillors Claire Moglove, Larry Samson, Ryan Mennie and Mary Storry for and Jakeway, council-lors Andy Adams and Kerr against).
Although council did not speak to the bud-get, Kerr made a suc-cessful motion to allow people in the gallery to speak for a maximum of three minutes at the end of the meeting. Only two people took him up on the offer.
Doug Robson, who last year spoke to council during budget time and demonstrated with props including a gold shovel and cans of tuna, returned Tues-day night and gave an impassioned speech.
“I’m still a poor, widowed senior that cannot afford a tax increase – no change from last year,” Robson said. “Last Thursday our federal budget was brought in, a budget that did not increase my taxes. They also eliminated the penny, (it’s) outlived its use-fulness. Good move.
I’m here today to demand, not ask, for the resignation of four bad pennies we have on council, who have out-lived their usefulness,” Robson shouted. “Tax-payers, do not accept this increase. Revolt! Stand up for your-selves. Do not accept this increase.”
Robson rose from the delegation table to a rousing round of applause from the gal-lery, and as he went to his seat, commented “in the good old days we used to be allowed to throw fruit.”
At the end of the meeting, Jakeway thanked everyone for attending.
“I think the point got through,” Jakeway said after the meeting wrapped up. “I was pleased with the turn-out from the park, it was really good. I hope as many people show up next time (April 17 council meeting).”
As for the standing ovation?
“That was a first,”
Jakeway said. “It was very encouraging, very heart warming and very invigorating.”
Jakeway said he suspects another a full house for the next council, meeting April 17.
At that meeting, council is scheduled to give first, second and third reading to the budget bylaw, and is then expected to adopt the budget May 1.
As it stands the bud-get includes a 13.6 per cent residential tax increase, but city staff say a $20 reduction in garbage fees, a $25 decrease in the parks parcel tax and elimi-nation of the $10 water parcel tax, equates to a 7.1 per cent overall tax increase, or $136 more per year on the aver-age home, assessed at $268,000.
Council went into the budget process facing a $3.6 million deficit related to a $1.8 million loss of major industry taxation due to Catalyst mill’s prop-erty re-classification; a $1.3 million increase in contract costs; and the use of $1.1 million from city reserves to balance last year’s budget.
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Campbell River’s city council can be compared to George Bush, according to one taxpayer.
Lorne Harron, who resur-rected the city’s United Rate Payers Group, had some strong words for council at Tuesday night’s meeting.
Harron was one of three taxpayers who spoke to coun-cil as a delegation.
Harron said he was not impressed with the city’s spending habits and said the chances of spending at city hall being curtailed are slim.
“It hasn’t been demon-strated in the past,” Harron said. “Before the last election the last council decided to increase money for Robron Park – right before the elec-tion. That sounds as George Bush as you can get. They should have waited until after the election to proceed with that insanity.”
In November, council did commit to spending $1.4 mil-lion on upgrades to Robron Park that would include new bleachers, trails, an artificial turf, utilities and drainage, and Merecroft and South Birch parking lot upgrades. However, last month council
chose to withdraw its appli-cation to the province’s com-munity recreation grant pro-gram for provincial funding for the park. That means the city’s portion won’t be used this year. Still, Harron said he could point to another example of wasteful spend-ing.
“Did you folks not spend $480,000 to buy a house next to Frank James Park and then you bulldozed it?” Har-ron questioned. “You found $480,000 for that.”
After getting cut off by Mayor Walter Jakeway for going over his allotted three minutes, Harron wrapped it up by reminding everyone to attend the next Rate Payers
meeting, scheduled for April 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Commu-nity Centre.
“I expect every single tax-payer to show up and try to fix this problem,” Harron said. “We’ll deal with this.”
Sean Smith, who ran for a seat on council in Novem-ber’s election, also spoke to council and was met by a round of applause from the gallery before he even began to speak.
“I’m not here tonight to do what a lot of people think I’m going to do and that’s com-plain,” Smith said. “I want to present a couple of ideas and thought processes.”
Smith said the city needs to change how it operates. He
pointed to spending $250,000on an all-weather track forRobron Park.
“Would it be nice to have?Absolutely. Is it a want? Yes.Is it a need? No,” Smith said.“I’m looking for my arm-chair and going on informa-tion that’s available to me.I’m not on the inside butwhat I see from the outside is$250,000 sitting there, doingnothing. When I drive downHighway 19A and I see crewsout there laying dirt on theside of the road I ask ‘why’when we’re losing money.We’re spending thousandsof dollars laying dirt, whynow?
“We need to think aboutwhat is a priority.”
March: Standing ovation City spending habits slammed
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Protestors delivered their message to city council with signs and applause during Tuesday’s meet-
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Plans to upgrade the arena have hit a road-block courtesy of the provincial govern-ment.
Coun. Andy Adams announced at Tues-day’s council meeting that the Strathcona Regional District’s grant application for improvements to Rod Brind’Amour Arena
was denied.T h e S t r at h c o n a
Re gional District applied in February for a $400,000 grant from the British Columbia Commu-nity Recreation Fund,
which supports local recreation projects.
Adams said the city got involved with the arena project after council decided to withdraw the city’s application to the program for an all-weather f ie ld at Robron Park.
“We withdrew our application knowing the financial situation at the city was tight,” Adams said.
“We did that to shift our support to the Strathcona Regional District in their application for a much-needed replace-ment for the Rod Brind’Amour Arena floor.
U n f o r t u n a t e l y that grant was not accepted, which was extremely disappoint-ing.”
The project is esti-mated at $968,000.
The regional district set aside $1.1 million in its 2012 budget, and was hopeful the pro-vincial government would come through to support $400,000 of the work.
Rod Brind’Amour Arena, the larger of the two arenas at Strathcona Gar-dens and home to the Campbell River Storm, is in poor condition and needs immediate attention to the floor, boards and brine lines, said facilities manager Josie Rohne.
B r i a n Re a rd o n , chief administrative officer of the regional district, last month stressed the impor-tance of the grant.
“If this project is
not completed soon, it is expected that there will be catastrophic failure of the concrete slab which will render the arena inoperable,” he said.
Adams said as soon as the grant applica-tion was denied, he met with Reardon, Liberal Comox Valley MLA Don McRae, and City Manager Andy Laidlaw to discuss options.
He said all parties decided to contest the decision.
“We will be launch-ing an appeal on that Community Recre-ation Grant applica-tion on behalf of the Strathcona Regional District,” Adams told council.
“That’s where we’re at and hopefully we’ll be successful.”
I f t h e y ’ re n o t , several arena user groups and public ice programming could become vulnerable.
“Currently this ice surface is used 1,930 hours per year for youth activities and 423 hours per year for adult groups,” Rear-don said.
“If arena number one failed there would be nowhere else for these displaced groups to go as the other full-sized ice space at Strathcona Gardens is also booked to capac-ity.”
Construction on the arena was slated for between April and September of 2013.
Rohne had predicted a $22,000 loss in rev-enue during the five-month closure of the arena.
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On Wednesday, the commission approved a $718-million upgrade of the Ruskin Dam and powerhouse near Mis-sion.
The Ruskin system produces almost the same amount of elec-tricity as the John Hart Generating Station, but is 20 years older. Both systems also have seis-mic stability issues.
According to a BC Hydro news release, the commission deter-mined, “‘the Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse Upgrade Project is nec-essary and in the public interest as it is the most cost-effective long-term
solution’ compared with deferring the work, de-rating (power-ing down) the facility, or decommissioning the site and removing the dam.”
BC Hydro staff have also determined the best course for the John Hart system is to revamp it rather than deconstruct the dam, pipelines and the pow-erhouse.
The ambitious bil-lion-dollar plan for Campbell River is to replace the wood-stave pipelines with a tunnel through bedrock which will run downhill to connect with a brand new powerhouse.
Earlier this year, H yd ro s p o ke s m a n Stephen Watson said the Campbell River proposal still needs approval from the B.C. Utilities Commission, and that decision was expected this spring.
However, in March, BC Hydro said it will wait until next year to ask the commission for approval and would instead begin the offi-cial environmental assessment of the proj-ect.
Work on the Ruskin Dam is expected to be complete by 2018, roughly the same time that work should be fin-ished on the John Hart system, if it proceeds.
First NationsAfter hitting a road-
block last year, nego-tiations between BC Hydro and local First Nations are also pro-ceeding well regarding the John Hart upgrade.
“We’re still meeting with them and mov-ing ahead – it’s not finished,” said Chief Ralph Dick of the We Wai Kai Nation.
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When the John Hart Dam was built in the late 1940s, the native leaders said tracts of their territory were flooded and lost.
“The construction of the John Hart Dam flooded large segments of our traditional ter-ritory. This was done without our consent. It was done without a penny of compen-sation,” Dick said in the statement. “BC
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The city plans to reduce its number of vehicles in an effort to reduce spending.
City council voted to
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The elimination of five vehicles will free up $14,400 annually in the city’s budget and
reduce the city’s fleet by seven per cent.
A jeep loaned to Riv-ercorp, two vans used by the Dogwood Opera-tions Centre, and a sidewalk sweeper will be eliminated as they
are either back-up or are under-utilized, said Dave Morris, general manager of facilities and supply manage-ment.
Morris said it’s esti-mated disposal of the
vehicles could generate just less than $9,000.
The fifth vehicle to be axed is the bylaw enforcement passen-ger car, as the bylaw enforcement service was discontinued as
part of budget plan-ning. Proceeds gener-ated through disposal of the bylaw vehicle are estimated at $2,500 said Morris.
Council also held off on approving 12 low-
priority vehicle replace-ments but did go aheadwith funding (fromCommunity Works andEquipment Replace-ment Reserves) thereplacement of sevenhigh priority vehicles.
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The downtown eye-sore will soon be gone.
Demolition began this week on the block of aging commercial businesses located below city hall. What was largely empty stores for several years will soon become a big empty space.
But what is com-ing next remains a mystery as Seymour Pacific Developments
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OpinionOpinionWHO WE ARE: The Campbell River Mirror is published every Wednesday and Friday by Black Press Ltd., 104-250 Dogwood St., Campbell River, B.C. V9W 2X9. Telephone: 250-287-9227; Fax: 250-287-3238.
EDITOR: Alistair [email protected]
It’s good to see the protesters at Tuesday’s city council meeting conduct themselves so calmly.
Organizers took great pains to remind everybody that it does their cause no good to be insulting, loud
and argumentative and participants showed they agree. Applauding the mayor and supported councillors who arrived at the meeting is much better than yelling at, berating and mocking those you oppose. Passion for your cause is welcome, disrespect for people who have put their names
forward to work for their community is not. The debate over city council’s 2012 budget has
become extremely emotional but on Tuesday people
showed that this community is mature enough to discuss emotional issues without dissolving into a disgraceful display of belligerent behavior. Some may laugh at the idea but our city council chambers are our public meeting hall and the way we conduct ourselves in that forum reflects on us as a community. We don’t want to see ourselves as an object of mockery on some late night talk show.
As it was, there was still one participant who couldn’t resist muttering “in the good old days we used to be allowed to throw fruit” after taking council up on the extraordinary privilege of being allowed to speak at that time. Be very certain that at no time in the last 100 years or so has it been acceptable to pelt local politicians seated in
a democratic meeting hall with rotten fruit. This comment tainted an otherwise well-behaved group.
This issue has already challenged our democratic traditions to an uncomfortable degree. Both the public, our mayor and our councillors will be expected to uphold those democratic obligations. They safeguard our right to free speech and fair treatment.
Be aware, there is a legally-constituted system in place that has rights and responsibilities enshrined in law. The workings of our city hall have a process that is followed. There is enshrined in that process access to public input. Familiarize yourself with that process and make use of it.
Don’t make assumptions.
Protest conducted in an appropriately civil mannerOur ViewOur View
Mayor should rant about who’s really hosing us
We say: Tax hike protestors showed mature behaviour, for the most part
So, Campbell River, how does it feel to be screwed?
First of all, get your filthy minds out of the gutter because I’m refer-ring to “screwed over.” You know, that phrase, so eloquently uttered by our mayor.
Yes, our new mayor, the Left Coast version of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: big, burly, and not afraid to shoot from the lip and ask questions later.
In a tantrum not seen or heard in council chambers since former Mayor Ken Forde (RIP) found a fly doing the backstroke in his water glass, our current mayor let his beady-eyed enemies have it after los-ing out on the budget vote.
“Taxpayers are being screwed!” he bellowed.
Really? And all this time I thought we were being screwed over by the oil companies.
To put matters into perspective, Mayor Walter Jakeway’s rant was over the proposed tax hike which will amount to $136 a year for the average home owner. That works out to 37 cents a day, give or take a hay penny.
While driving down Island last week, I also had a mild rant after see-ing the price of gasoline in Duncan: $1.25.9 a litre. In Campbell River I filled up at $1.39.9 a litre.
The difference, I figure, was $8.40 which means that after 16 fill-ups in Campbell River, I will have paid the equivalent of the proposed tax increase. Let me add that I fill up the truck about once a week, so that cal-
culates out to $436.80 a year.That’s a whole lot more than the
proposed tax increase, but I don’t see Mayor Jakeway getting hot under the collar about oil companies. I don’t even hear him bellowing why Dun-can drivers should get such a sweet break at the pumps.
I also figure Campbell River taxpay-ers are getting a lot more for their money than they’re getting from the oil companies. You would think that by charging a extra $8.40 for every fill-up, the oily fat cats should be able to pay someone, ANYONE, to clean the stinking bathrooms!
Let me also add that Campbell River is far cleaner than any gas sta-tion john.
However, some people don’t see it
that way. They think the folks at city hall have nothing better to do than gouge the taxpayer in order to hire more grape peelers.
Instead of looking around at the blue ocean, snow-capped peaks, towering evergreens, and friendly pink faces saying “hello” to you on our clean streets, they choose to see everything they perceive as wrong in our city. And instead of giving thanks for living in this blessed country, they choose to nitpick about how much better it really should be.
That’s always a sign that when people have it so good, their “only recourse” is to bitch. I think they should take up their tax complaints with the Syrians and Libyans.
It is very distressing for me to read about our newmayor.
I can understand his frustration - but I believe henever realisticaly thought he could produce a zero per cent increase in the budget.
The actual increase after taking reduced fees, etc, into account, the way I read it, is 7.1 per cent.
This, after all the bad news of the recent past, to me is begrudgingly acceptable.
I say this because I believe it is important to maintain the majority of services and their levels to keep Camp-bell River the beautful city we all love.
The budget decision has been made in a democratic way. It is now, in my opinion, the role of our mayor to accept the decision and lead council forward - not to incite a taxpayer revolt.
I find the mayor’s latest outburst appalling and unac-ceptable.
Bill MatthewsCampbell River
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Pursuant to Sec on 24(1) & (2) andSec on 26(3) of the Community Charter
Take no ce that the City of Campbell River (the “City”) intends to dispose of the fee simple interest in the land legally described as that part of District Lot 69, Sayward District, comprising 92.8 square metres, more or less, and shown as “Closed Road” on Plan EPP17934, prepared by Michael J. Hansen, B.C.L.S., a reduced dra of which is reproduced below (the “Land”). Take further no ce that the City intends to provide assistance by disposing of the Land for less than market value. The Land is to be acquired by the Campbell River and North Island Transi on Society. In considera on of the disposi on, the City will receive Ten Dollars ($10.00). The market value of the Land is Nine Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($9,520.00). For further informa on, please contact Dave Morris, General Manager, Facili es and Supply Management [email protected] or 250.286.5739.
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While not an advo-cate of “civil disobedi-ence,” I do feel a need to protest the lack of fiscal responsibility on the part of those at city hall that think they are empowered to spend as infinitely as they see fit ! I must live within a budget or face the consequences . Spend and tax is not a visionary program in modern times ! Spend wisely and live within your means is a recipe for a better future.
Doug Bratt
The Parable of the Responsible and the Irresponsible Sons:
An old man from Campbell River had two sons who worked at the Elk Falls mill. When the mill closed, both sons got jobs that paid a lot less than when they were working at the mill.
The responsible son told his family that they were going to have to make some changes. Earning only half of what he earned before, there wasn’t going to be a trip to Disneyland
this year, the family was going to have to make do with their five year old car, and the traditional pizza every Friday night was going to be replaced with a cheaper home cooked meal. By budgeting carefully, the kids would continue with their piano lessons.
The irresponsible son just carried on as if he was still making big bucks at the mill. Unlike his brother, he wasn’t going to deprive the family of making a pil-grimage to Disneyland, they would go ahead and buy a new car, and maybe a motorhome would be fun. Maybe they would invite their cousins over for pizza after piano lessons.
But, because the irre-sponsible son didn’t have the money for the trip to Disneyland, the car, the motorhome or the pizzas, he asked his dad for more money.
Too bad for the irre-sponsible son, his old man felt the same way about living within one?s means as Mayor Jakeway. Maybe the
ir responsible son should ask the four irresponsible coun-cil members for more money ? They don’t mind asking the tax-payer for it!
Richard Franklin
I need some advice.Unfortunately, I’m
in a bit of a tight situ-ation this year. I knew my household budget was going to shrink this year compared to previous years, but I’m still refusing to make any changes in my current lifestyle. I struggled to make cuts, so I just continued to spend, but after a finan-cial overview, I made a few minimal cuts.
I finally realized my $3,600 in overspending was out of control, but with a few cuts, like not planting a garden, and other minor adjust-ments, I managed to save $1420. However, this still left me with a $2,180 deficit. Hey, do these numbers look
familiar? $3.6 million minus $1.42 million equals a $2.18 million deficit. Odd.
The example above is, of course, fictitious. I actually know how to balance my finances over the year. My par-ents taught me at a young age to not spend beyond my means, and if you know in advance you’re going to be short in household income, then you spend less or make cuts.
In this city’s case, they lost a family mem-ber from their house-hold, the Catalyst Mill at $1.8 million in annual income. Let’s apply the basic principles that my parents taught me - if you’re losing a percentage of your household income, maybe you should make more changes, and quit living beyond your means.
For many years, Campbell River resi-dents have been spoiled with the level of ser-vices we have. Maybe
it’s time to re-consider some of the levels of services that a city of just over 31,000 people requires? No, let’s not do that. Maybe we could try marrying a rich partner? The odds of finding another Catalyst Mill to pay for our lifestyle? Not very good. Wait, I got it. Let’s ask the rest of our family members to pitch in 13.6% more this year.
So my question to city council is, who would I ask to cover my $2,180 deficit if the above example was true?
I’m not trying to say that being on city council is an easy job, but come on! I could have easily made a decision like a 13.6 per cent increase in taxes. The common man in Campbell River deserves a better bud-get than this. You need to get a little more cre-ative than this. City Council is too scared to cut services or make tough decisions, but making a decision that makes it tough on the common man comes
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A l i s t a i r, i n t h e Wednesday edition of your paper you wrote a piece that appeared to present a balanced view of the issues you have observed in recent weeks as the city budget laundry was being aired. In that piece you asked for some examples of inappropriate use of city funds. I suggest that such an example is on page 11 of the same paper. The matter of repairing the sidewalk erosion caused by the March 12 storm is just that.
The mere suggestion that we need to con-duct a $60,000 study to figure out what to do speaks volumes about capacity in city hall – that’s enough money to pay a $75/hr consultant to work on the task for 20 weeks! Surely there must be somebody on the payroll of 35 man-agers who knows how to order dump trucks and concrete? The whole matter could have been resolved for a fraction of that proposed for “study-ing the solution”. The solution is in the pic-ture. Put the rip-rap back, use bigger rip-rap if available, pour concrete, put top soil down, and plant grass seed. There are plenty
of able bodied and capable contractors in town that could have handled that job – it’s maintenance.
The banter in the media in recent weeks regarding the city bud-get would be amusing if you lived somewhere else. I’m always sur-prised how satisfied some councillors seem to be with things. I’ve written commentaries before expressing my contempt to no avail (I don’t really expect much in reality). Yet again I find myself ask-ing why are we willing to pay more for less?
Living in our present residence since 2003 we
have watched our prop-erty taxes increase by $1,100 since then, that’s a 48 per cent increase. Add another $196 to that and it will by 57 per cent. We are sup-posed to find comfort in this because it’s less than some other place. What I want to know is....how is less mea-sured? Campbell River taxes are less than Dawson Creek and more than Sooke – so what? It makes no dif-ference to me because I am here. These argu-ments for increases are smoke screens for the real problem. How is a 57 per cent increase in taxes in nine years
sustainable?I had lengthy discus-
sions with a willing councillor whose time I appreciate and opin-ions I do not. Regard-less, some good points were made. The follow-ing is taken from that discussion:
“Council takes a very keen interest in the affairs of the city, but we do not get involved in the day-to-day opera-tions of the city. You have a VIHA manager, a realtor, a travel agent, a landscaper, a lawyer, and a radio announcer on council. It would be utter folly for a coun-cil to get involved in the day-to-day opera-
tions.”I must agree with this
statement, it would be utter folly.
The complacency and refusal to deal with real problems facing us now is an affront to all citizens of Campbell River.
Cuts to services and tax increases do not have to be the only choice. It is quite evi-dent that city hall is not capable of man-aging taxpayer funds responsibly – the may-
or’s example about the $200,000 computer is spot on – nobody in their right mind would run a business like that, why is it okay for city hall to throw our money around like Halloween candy? The spending limit avail-able to city hall should be lowered to $5,000 by vendor. Council should request yearend finan-cial statements for 2008 though to 2011 and compare those fig-ures to actual expen-
diture, anything not spent in 2011 should be gone from the budget and require council approval to reinstate.
City hall has clearly demonstrated that it is not capable of practic-ing restraint an exer-cising fiscal prudence in difficult economic times.
A city is a business and should be run as such. Our city is run more like a garage sale.
Mike Landers
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Spring Flingfl ashback
There was a whole lot of hoopla on Saturday night at the packed Quinsam Hall for the fi rst annual Spring Fling Vintage Show. Organized by Lillian Woods from Britches and Hose Vintage Clothing, the evening featured a fashion show with stylings from the 1920s right through to the ’80s, along with the tantalizing performances of Sweet Tease Burlesque, Jenny Hoopnosis, Lulu TingleFiredancer, the Brickhouse Beauties and Tricia Campbell Bellydancing. There were also draws, door prizes and auctions all in support of The Compassionate Friends Canada.
The ’70s are back babe-e-e-e! Well, at least the big afros are for the Brickhouse Beauties.
You gotta love the bright red lipstick on the smiling faces of Kristy Hamm (left) and Judith Stawski.
Well, aren’t they cute! That’s Rachel McInnes with“Mister Straight Out of the 1950s” Taylor Kare.
Dallas Hehr kicks up her heels, wearing this beautiful baby blue evening dress.
And what do the girls from Sweet Tease Burlesque (left), Betty Boop (top) and a fi t man-nequin (right) all have in com-mon? They all eat their veggies!
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from Britches and Hose Vintage Clothingfrom BriTHANK YOU!We would like to send a huge thank you to all the people and businesses who were apart
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~ The Mirror Newspaper for helping
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~ Steiners Bakery
~ Quality Foods
~ 99.7 The River
~ Hair by Tangles Hair Studio
~ Models makeup by Michele Flinn
at Island Creative Studio
~ Music by Hugh Schmid
~ Donation of stage from Jim Lilburn
~ Quinsam Hall
~ Steve Marshall for Balloons
~ Willow Point Dollar Store
for Decorations and Balloons
~ Photo Tech for loan of
Camera for photography
~ Pat Palmer for Loan of Spotlight
~ Jody Mckay Photography
~ Chelz Bowers Photography
~ Sundance Java Bar
• Sweet Tease Burlesque
• Jenny Hoopnosis
• Lulu Tingle Firedancer
• Brickhouse Betties
• Tricia Campbell Bellydancing
Thank you to all the businesses
who donated items for our silent
auction, we are truly appreciative!
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Artist at work
Carver Ralph Wilson con-
tinued with the carving
of a 27-foot totem pole
at Ocean Grove school
last Friday while stu-
dents watch him work.
As he nears the end the
project, Wilson will have
the students help him
with detail paint so they
can have a hand in the
finished work of art.
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For the second straight year, March has roared
in like a lion with late winter storms that have created havoc for many wildlife species.
Easter is the first oppor-tunity to enjoy the milder weather and celebrate the return of spring. For the past 15 years, this has also been a time to celebrate a special outdoor event in the Parksville and Qualicum areas of Vancouver Island, the Brant Festival. This year’s festival takes place from March 29 to April 9 and includes, nature walks, nature camps, a variety of tours, bird counts and even an eagle release.
The festival celebrates the arrival of the brant geese that return every year to the eastern shores of Vancouver Island from Parksville to Saratoga
beach. These geese return each year to coincide with the herring spawn and this is an essential stopover on their migration north.
This area of Vancouver Island is also an important stopover for many other avian species that make up a third of the Pacific Fly-
way water bird population.
Brant geese leave Mexico and Baja California flying in close proximity to land – non stop – all the way to Van-couver Island. On the return migra-tion from Alaska, they fly way out
over the Pacific Ocean cov-ering a distance of 4,500 kilometers.
Often mistaken for Canada geese, brant’s are smaller with shorter necks and weigh between 1.5-2 kilograms. The most distinguishing feature of these geese is “their white” necklace that wraps around the top of
their neck. Unlike the Can-ada goose, they lack the white eye patches. Sooty black body feathers are edged in white and they have a white rump that is exposed when they fly or “tip up” the feed.
Their arrival on our local shore in mid-March provides them with
rich, calorie-laden food, enabling them to top up their fat supplies which are crucial if they are to continue the final leg of their migration to Alaska where they will nest. The staple diet for these birds is eel grass but they also eat sea weed and sea let-tuce. In their Alaskan
breeding grounds, the young dine on aquatic veg-etation and a multitude of insects.
Brant geese are easy to spot during the day as they fly or swim close to the shore feeding as the tide ebbs. Dusk sees them heading for the safety of the open water for the
night before returning at daylight to continue feed-ing.
Undisturbed feeding is essential for these and other migratory water birds during their stop-over. This is their last chance to take on extra fat supplies and preen their feathers. These geese are very sensitive to human presence and people are asked to respect their feed-ing grounds and stay away from the waters edge.
One of their favorite feeding areas is the Goose Spit in Comox, where they feed on the outside of the spit and use the shallow inner lagoon for shelter from the storms. Local bylaws are in place from mid-March until May 20 to ensure they are not harassed.
Hopefully the weather will cooperate this week-end to allow us to enjoy some of the events offered around wildlife on the Island.
For more information visit www.wingtips.org.
Sandy FairfieldMARS Moment
Brant geese ride in on stormy March’s coattails
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CROSSWORD
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SUDOKUHOW TO PLAY:Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.
Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already havea few numbers to get you started.
Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.
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cecum15. Common market
people
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ARIESYou are up against a situation that will turn you into some kind of hero. It feels good to be brave and you like having the opportunity to shine.
TAURUSGenerally, you are happy with your routine and enjoy hav-ing things well planned and organized. This week, though, it will do you some good to let go of old habits and have some fun with new ideas.
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LEOA lot of activity is coming your way. You enjoy the company of your friends and family, even if they are sometimes quite demanding. You enjoy being a devoted friend and family member this week.
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CAPRICORNYou are tempted to go on a last-minute getaway holiday. It’s a great idea, but take the time to get informed about the location so you don’t end up disappointed.
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Campbell River’s Carter Johnson will be presenting the grand finale to this year’s Comox Valley Piano Society concert sea-son.
At a Sunday after-noon concert on April 22, concertgoers will have the rare oppor-tunity to see and hear this up and coming 15-year-old pianist whose talent is begin-ning to receive recog-nition across Canada.
Last summer, John-son represented B.C. in the national com-petition in Regina and despite being the youngest performer on the stage, came away with $4,500 in prizes as well as high praise from attending teach-ers and critics. Carter has trouble curbing
his enthusiasm for the music he is going to perform. The Bach he will present is “one of the most beautiful of the composer’s pre-ludes and fugues,” he says.
T h e B e e t h o v e n Sonata op.31 #1 is rarely heard but is charming and full of humour; Ravel’s Jeux d’eau is “virtuosity perfectly paired with lyricism.”
He will also be play-ing two works by Chopin and The Piano Variations by the Cana-dian composer Jacques Hetu. The later work is in the modern idiom which many listen-ers find difficult. But Carter feels he has found a remarkable piece of music and is sure he can convince
the audience of its merits. Johnson says he has been influenced by many pianists and teacher-clinicians but has special praise for his teacher, Shelley Roberts with whom he has been studying for 10 years. He says he is always looking for inspiration, ideas and guidance but in the end, “I want to put my own brand on whatever I play.”
The concert is on Sunday, April 22 at 2:30 p.m. at the Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College. All tickets are $15 and are available at Videos’N More, Laugh-ing Oyster Books and Blue Heron Books. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information call 339-7782
Antics Theatre has another dinner theatre in the works.
The entertainment for the evening will be another one of the 12 episodes of Fawlty Towers. The Germans is one of the all time favourites.
“This particular epi-sode has everything,” Anne Young Direc-tor/Producer says. Some Fawlty follow-ers remember “The Germans” as the epi-
sode with a fire drill, a toenail removal and a moose head. Young said when the cast got together to read the script it was immedi-ately decided that it was hilarious. Perfor-mance dates are May 30-31 and June 1-2 at the Willow Point Hall. Tickets will be on sale mid April.
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season on April 22.
What is there to do for a teen in CampbellRiver on Thursday night.
Send them to Serious Coffee, 2253 SouthIsland Hwy in Willow Point for an eveningof entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. everyThursday. That is where you will find twolocal teens Andi-Lyn Krieger and Kyell Erick-son hosting The Green Mic Night, an open mic
venue for teens and those 25 and under, to perform and show case their talents.
“It is a great local place that supports and embellishes the local home grown youth and their tal-ent,” says Erickson. “With thanks to Linda Riddell owner of Serious Coffee who opens the doors to provide us with a much needed free venue to perform.”
E r i c k s o n a n d Krieger look after
the rest by organizing, promoting and clean-up. They do have their go-to-guy and mentorNoelle Vaillancourt who has guided them onuse of the sound system and is always therefor support and advice.
“It’s the one night of the week I always lookforward to because watching other musicianswho share the same love of music, is alwaysan inspiration to me,” says Krieger
When not hosting The Green Mic, these twoCarihi Students are both each working on pro-ducing their own demo CD.
Krieger, a grade 12 student is no strangerto performing she’s also been dancing at theKathy Mascia School of Dance since the ageof 6 and is planning on receiving her teacher’scertificate for dance.
She is a self-taught guitarist and has beenwriting her own songs since the age of 13.From the age of 10 she has been singing withthe Campbell River Children’s Choir and is offto perform with them at Carnegie Hall in New
Time to get serious about teen open mic
LYNDA ALLEN PHOTOGRAPHY
Andi-Lyn Krieger will co-
host a teen open mic
night at Serious Coffee
on Thrusdays.
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Homeward Bound is the title of the Camp-bell River Singers Spring Concert taking place on Sunday April 22, 2 p.m. at St. Peter’s Anglican Church.
C o n d u c t o r Jo h n M o n t g o m e r y h a s assembled a great selection of songs that will be sure to please.
Based on an Irish folk tune, Homeward Bound’s haunting lyr-ics tell of a far off trav-eller and the loved ones left behind.
Over the Sea to Skye is set to an old familiar Scottish melody and tells the tale of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape from British forces at Culloden in 1746. This piece is accompanied by talented local musi-cian Ted Milbrandt on clarinet.
Skipping ahead a few centuries, the choir switches gears with “Tuxedo Junction” a swing band favorite from the Glen Miller Orchestra.
D r e a m a L i t t l e Dream of Me made famous in the 60s by Mama Cass, 59th St. Bridge Song by Simon & Garfunkel, and The Turtles’ hit Happy Together will have the
flower child in all of us “feelin’ groovy.”
Ian Tyson’s Four Strong Winds and Jan Garrett’s I Dreamed of Rain are wonder-f u l c o n t e m p o r a r y
pieces and some of the choir’s favorites. Child of Tomorrow, a lul-laby with hopes that all parents have for their children, and So Nice (Summer Samba)
round out the set.Campbell River Sing-
ers are pleased to wel-come guitar virtuoso Rodrigo Figueroa as a special guest at their concert.
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11 student, found his love of performing at the age of seven when he started his guitar lessons and at 12 years old started writing his own songs. From the age of four he has trained in Karate and com-peted nationally several times but finds he has been putting more energy into projects such as Caripolooza and an all-ages rock show featuring local teen bands at the Para-mount.
For more informa-tion on The Thurs-day night Green Mic please contact Andi-Lyn or Kyell or visit their Facebook page under The Green Mic.
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Open mic...CR Singers are Homeward Bound
Campbell River SIngers will hold their spring concert on April 22 at St. Peter’s
Anglican Church.
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In Loving Memory of
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We lost our Char 4 long years agoWe still think of her everyday
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Always in our hearts & thoughtsLove Lorraine & Bob
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FUNERAL HOMES
James “Jim” Hamilton ManderOctober 19th 1948 –
April 3rd 2012It is with great sadness that the family announces Jim’s departure to a safer harbour. Pre-deceased by his parents James and Marjorie, Jim is survived by his sisters Diana and Karen (Sepp) his son Clifford,
his nieces Coreen and Kristin (Laurent) and his lifelong friend Bill. Jim enjoyed a special relationship with Coreen’s children Makiya, Matteo and Noah. Jim will also be missed by his friend Doreen and neighbor Karen. Jim’s buddy Tic Toc was his constant companion, often tagging along in his backpack for bus trips from Craig Bay to town. Jim was known by many local residents for his generosity and interest in their lives. The walls of his Craig Bay home were covered with his paintings and many collectables. His paintings told stories of his interests in the history of the BC coast. Special thanks to Dr. Carswell, nurses Neva and Katy for their care and compassion. A casual celebration to honour Jim will be held at Sutton’s Funeral Home, 502 South Dogwood Street, Campbell River, BC on Friday, April 13th, 2012 from 2pm – 5pm.
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I miss you Dad. Today on your birthday, and every day in between. But I’m so grateful for your many teachings: respect for all living things, positivity amidst adversity, kindness to strangers, patience, humour and silliness everyday. You are the foundation of my greatest strengths. Thank you for your endless gifts.
I miss you.Your daughter,
Kiddo
RICK JORDANMarch 28, 1950 –
June 13,1996
Charlene MatthewsBorn November 21, 1961,
died April 10th 2008
Gone are the times we used to shareBut in our Hearts you are always thereThe gates of memories will never closeWe miss you more than anyone knowsLife goes on we know that’s trueBut it’s not the same since we lost youYou are forever in our thoughts.
We love you. Mom, son Justin, seven sisters and their husbands, and large family
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IN MEMORIAM
In Loving Memoryof
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April 10, 2008
If remembering brings you closer,
Then you never went away. For thoughts of you are with us,
Each and every day. Not a morning breaks,nor a garden viewed,
when we don’t think of you. There will always be a heart-ache, and many silent tears,
But precious are the memories, of the days when you were
here. Forever remembered, forever
missed, forever loved.
Love alwaysRose & Larry
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I miss you Dad. Today on your birthday, and every day in between. But I’m so grateful for your many teachings: respect for all living things, positivity amidst adversity, kindness to strangers, patience, humour and silliness everyday. You are the foundation of my greatest strengths. Thank you for your endless gifts.
I miss you.Your daughter,
Kiddo
RICK JORDANMarch 28, 1950 –
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CENTRAL & NORTHERNVANCOUVER ISLAND
The United Way Central & Northern Vancouver Island (UNCNVI) located in Nanaimo has been helping people in our communities since 1958. We support the social needs of our commu-nities by investing in pro-grams and services that help people improve their lives and contribute to a strong and caring com-munity. Reporting to the Board of Directors the new Executive Director will provide operational leadership to all aspects of UWCNVI. The Execu-tive Director will be re-sponsible for the devel-opment, resourcing and on-going management of UWCNVI services. En-suring operational excel-lence in service delivery and building meaningful relationships with part-ners and stakeholders will be key measurable responsibilities for the new Executive Director. As the ideal candidate, you possess a track record of progressive leadership within a com-plex, multifaceted or-ganization. You bring vi-sionary thinking, strong management, marketing, fundraising and fi nancial skills, with experience in engaging multiple stake-holders, donors and part-ners. The ability to rep-resent the organization and its mission to exter-nal stakeholders includ-ing the media and acting as the “face” of the or-ganization will be high profi le in the role.
To be considered in this role, send your resume by April 6, in the strictest confi dence, to [email protected] We will not be able to re-spond to telephone calls.
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CARETAKERS/RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS
RESIDENT MANAGER (in Nanaimo). 51 unit bldg. + Shopping centre, 1.5 positions for pair. Duties include renting, cleaning & small maintenance.Competitive wages & 2 bdrm Apt. Please Fax resume to: 250-920-5437 or email: [email protected]
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLSEDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING
DRIVERS WANTED: Terrifi c career opportunity out-standing growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Experience Needed!! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 wks. vacation & benefi ts pkg. Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time Valid License with air brake endorsement. High School Diploma or GED.
Apply at www.sperryrail.comunder careers, keyword Driver DO NOT FILL IN CITY or STATE
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
ECE needed for our Child Care program: Les Rayons
de Soleil. No obligation to speak French.
ECE Certifi cate or currently completing.
Wages: $14 -16.15/Hr. Apply via email:
[email protected] or drop off at AFCR- 13th, Avenue,
Campbell River.
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
ORACLE TUTORING
TUTORINGGrades K - 12 & College
•All subjects
PRIVATE SCHOOLGrades 6 - 12
•Small class size•Academic focus
Call Diane
250-830-0295
WEEKEND COURSE
FIREARMS TRAINING & C.O.R.E.
Non Restricted & restricted.C.O.R.E.
Course starts:
Fri. April 136:00pm-10:00pm
Sat. April 14 8am-noon
C.O.R.E. continuesApril 16, 17, 18
6:00pm-10:00pm
Aboriginal Learning CenreBeside the Thunderbird Hall
Two pieces of ID required.For info contact:
Granlund Firearms250-286-9996
Tyee Marine250-287-2641
HELP WANTED
AFFORDABLE GARDENING NOW HIRING. Positions avail: Gardener. Pay Scale $11.00 starting wage. Must have a valid BC DL. 250-830-1156.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
HELP WANTED
Acklands-Grainger is seeking a Permanent part-time
(30hrs/week, 40 hrs possible in future) Inside Sales & Service Representative
/Warehouse Support for our Campbell River Branch. You
must be personable, organized, results driven & respected by your peers.
Industry leading pay plan and benefi ts. Competition closes
April 20, 2012. To apply email resumes to [email protected]
THE LEMARE GROUP has an opening for an Adminis-trative Assistant/Reception-ist. This is a permanent full-time position located in Port McNeill. The position re-quires organization, accura-cy and multitasking. Must be friendly, energetic and profi -cient with switchboards/com-puters. Full benefi t package. Fax resumes to 250-956-4888 or email: offi [email protected].
HAIRSTYLIST WANTED Successful Discontent. Are you already successful but looking happy where you are? Are you looking for a place where you will be appreciated and you can fl ourish? We are the right place with a mature business and strong leader-ship looking for you! The successful candidate will have: ~ Minimum 3 years experience ~ A loyal clientele ~Internal motivation and a great team player! Apply in person with resume to
Eden Street Salon and Day Spa, 2701 Eden Street,
Campbell River.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
HELP WANTED
OFA LEVEL 3 ATTENDANT Req’d for holiday relief. Pleaseemail resume with drivers ab-stract to Rescue One: [email protected]
Salmon Point Resort
Will pay top wages for a Seasonal Full time
Experienced Housekeeper.Must be a self-starter,
organized, detail oriented, reliable & physically fi t.
Must have own transportation. Daytime shifts including
weekends.April through October
Resume in person to MonicaMon. – Thurs. 10-2 or
Call for Appt. (250)923-6605
CAREER OPPORTUNITIESCAREER OPPORTUNITIESCAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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HOME CARE/SUPPORT
LOOKING FOR mature care-giver for a 40yr old male quad-riplegic. Exp is not necessaryas we will train the right per-sonality. Lots of housekeepingand cleaning responsibility al-so. Must be strong enough formanual transfers. Please replyto: [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL/MANAGEMENT
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CLASSIFIED
RECEPTIONIST/FRONT OFFICE COORDINATOR
Grieg Seafood BC Ltd., a dynamic and growing company in the aquaculture industry is currently seeking qualifi ed candidates for the full time position of Receptionist/Front Offi ce Coordinator to join our diverse administrative team in Campbell River.
Reporting to the Offi ce Administrator, this position will be responsible for the front end of our offi ce, handling incoming calls on a 4 line system, greeting and assisting visitors, making staff travel arrangements and ensuring schedules are met, ordering offi ce and housekeeping supplies, directing mail, upkeep of offi ce equipment, word processing of sensitive documents and organizing of social events. You will also be responsible for promotional material sourcing and inventory as well as processing sponsorship and donation requests. Kitchen/Lunchroom upkeep and ensuring general offi ce tidiness are also important functions of this position.
You will have a good working knowledge of the Microsoft Offi ce Suite programs.
Our ideal candidate will be personable, detail oriented and a versatile, effective multi tasker. You will work well in a fast pace team environment and have excellent communication skills. A willingness to pitch in and be a fully participating team member is essential.
A sincere enjoyment of a wide diverse group of people and an outgoing, cheerful personality are essential for success in this position.
We offer a competitive salary and benefi ts package.
Only those applicants selected for interview will be contacted.
Please forward resumes no later than April 22, 2012.
Submit resumes to:Susan Hadden, Human Resources
Grieg Seafood BC Ltd106-1180 Ironwood Street, Campbell River, BC V9W 5P7
Email: [email protected]
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1st Class Driving School Courtenay 250-897-9875 • Campbell River 250-204-9875
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1st Class Driving
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• ICBC • ICBC LicensedLicensed
Campbell River shop. Heavy equipment and
highway trucks.Full time with
benefi t package.
JourneymanHeavy Duty Mechanic
Reply to Box 161, c/o The Mirror, #104-260 Dogwood St,
Campbell River, V9W 2X9
WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House?
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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD
SALMON POINTRESTAURANT & PUB
Has an immediate opening for the following:
Chef and Line Cook
We are seeking quality minded exp’d individuals
for our year round operation. Fax resume to 250-923-7271 or email:
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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
HELP WANTED
TRADES, TECHNICAL
Campbell River Construction Company requires experienced
Labourers & Carpenters
Call 250-202-3149
HEDEFINE Contracting Ltd. located on Quadra Island is looking for a skilled metal worker for on site metal roof-ing installations as well as in shop fabrication. Please con-tact @250-285-2866 or email to hedefi [email protected].
HELP WANTED
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
HELP WANTED
TRADES, TECHNICAL
INLAND KENWORTH - CAMPBELL RIVER
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
The successful candidate should have:
• Self Motivation• a Positive Attitude• Good electrical & Hy-
draulic troubleshooting skills
• A/C Ticket• Forestry/Construction
Equipment experience
Inland Kenworth is an indus-try leading group of heavy truck & equipment dealer-ships in business since 1949. We offer competitive wages and an attractive benefi ts package.
Contact: Robert BakerFax: 250-286-8380
Email: [email protected]
or drop resume to 2470 North Island Hwy
SHINGLE SAWYER needed in Gold River. Pendragon For-est Products Ltd. Apply to: Box 1100 Gold River B.C., V0P 1G0. Call 250-283-2111 or fax 250-283-2115. Email: [email protected]
WWORK ANTED
KELRIC KITCHENS and Renovations. Free estimates. Phone Richard 250-202-3750.
PERSONAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
PERSONAL SERVICES
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
DRYWALL
DRYWALL FINISHER - new homes, basements & renova-tions. For the best price and quality phone Lawrence. 250-287-6341
ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICIAN Small jobs to new construc-tion. B Connected Electrical. 250-204-2168. www.bzzzt.ca
JRS ELECTRIC: Licns’d, bnded & insr’d. From new builds & renos to service calls. John, C.R. 250-914-3532 or C.V. 250-650-5773 (cont:98365)
GARDENING
SHAWN’S MOWING. We of-fer Yard Clean Up...Gutter Clean Up...Fences. Other Landscape and Handyman work. Call Sherry or Shawn 250-850- 9116.
TOTAL LAWN & GARDEN CARE
Spring Cleanups, lawn mowing etc.
Jeff (250)-205-0661Gabrielle (250)205-0661
HANDYPERSONS
Not Just another Handyman! 23 yrs experience. Specializ-ing in reroofs/repairs, bath-rooms, drywall/repair, fenc-ing/repair,framing/rot repair & dump runs. Seniors Discount. Serving C.R.-Courtenay - Say-ward. RENO 250-203-3315
PETS AND LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK
QUALITY HAY $5.00 a bale. Price Reduced. Barn clearing special. 250-337-8732. msg.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
UNDER $200
ELECTRIC lawnmower w/ bag. Never used. Still in crate. $175. 250-923-8365
Frigidaire Built-in Dishwash-er. Black. 2 spray bars. Good quality. Like new $145. 30 day war. 250-830-1676.
UNDER $300
Kenmore washer & dryer all recondn’d. 3 mnth war. Del. poss. $225/set. 250-830-1676.
FRIENDLY FRANK
GAS MOWER. Good working $35. 250-923-8365.
FUEL/FIREWOOD
SEASONED FIR. $170/cord. Mixed $160/cord. Split & deliv-ered. 1/2 cords delivered. Lrge Order Disc.250-203-5324
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
SPLIT FIR Firewood, true cords/seasoned, $165/cord. Phone 250-650-4060.
FURNITURE
COMPLETE DINING room set, solid oak, paid $10,000, sell $5000. (250)923-3885.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
WE BUY OLD AND USEDSterling, Coins, Military,
Tools, Musical Inst., China, Clocks, Furn., Jewelry, Art, Cameras, Records, Fishing
CR, Courtenay, Comox Free House calls 204-1237
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
CONSOLE PIANO. Good con-dition. Asking $600 OBO. (250)287-4067
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE BY OWNER
.86 ACRE 3 bdrms, w/huge shop, fully fenced, great view, green house, gardens. $135,900. (250)282-3807.
FOR SALE AT BEAUTIFUL SARATOGA BEACH
price $419,0008799 Clarkson Drive. approx 2800 sq ft , 4 Bdrms, 2 & ½
Bathrms, Sunroom, New Roof, Wrap around Deck, 2 Car
Garage, Fish pond, Garden. (250) 337-8742
HOMES WANTED
REAL ESTATE
HOUSES FOR SALE
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
1 & 2 Bed reno. Oceanview. DT C River, $550 to $675. Senior incent 250-830-0045
1-BDRM, one den, 2 bath. Un-furnished Ocean Front. 2nd fl r., 87 S. Island Hwy. Avail Im-mediately. FREE First Month rent. [email protected]
2 BDRM Apt. Quiet, secure, great view. Includes heat/hot water. Onsite manager. Aval. immediately. 250-830-4313
2-Bdrm available immediately Orchard Park Apts. Secure building, oversize suites, large/ quiet private yard, indoor cat welcome, on-site laundry. Ref req’d. Ph. 250-914-0105 to view.
2 Bdrm available May 1. Ce-darbrook Apts. Heat & hot wa-ter incl. Adult oriented. Call 250-914-0105 to view.
2BRM Oceanfront Member of Crime Free Housing. N/S N/P. $775/mth. Ref’s Req’rd. Avail. immed. (250) 287-8032.
3 BDRM, 2 Bth + laundry at Waters Edge. Overlooking Discovery Pier & downtown. Breathtaking ocean view yet private. Quiet adult building. Semi furnished. $1250. 778-420-3999. Avail. immediately.
3-BDRM OCEANVIEW condo. In suite laundry, $1200./mo. Avail. May 1st. Call (250)830-0212, or eve’s (250)287-7515.
APARTMENT, single occu-pancy. N/S, N/P. $750/mth. Call for more info. 250-923-1707 or 250-203-0592
BEAUTIFUL OCEAN view. 2 bdrm condo. Coin-op laundry. $725/mth. No pets. Available April 1. 250-205-0509
CAMPBELL RIVER- 2 bdrm in quiet building, near town. No dogs. May 1st. $625./mo. (250)923-3635.
CAMPBELL RIVER, catering to responsible people, newly reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm suites. Clean, quiet, secure bldg. Centrally located. Cable, phone, internet incl. Manager onsite (Immed). 250-203-8334
Water and City views.Newly updated
3 bdrm and 2 bdrm with large balcony &
beautiful views. Walk to shopping and all amenities. Heat, parking
& storage incl with onsite laundry. Contact
resident manager
250-287-7763
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
DISCOVERY VILLAGE 104 283-1st. Ave
Campbell River
Friendly onsite Managers 24 hr. One, two, and three
bedroom Apts, 3 bdrm townhomes, 1 1/2 baths, set in a lovely quiet area
next to the hospital & medical clinics. Schools two blocks away, close to all shopping & on the bus route. Ask about our bonus incentives and monthly draws.
To view please call Christine at 250-286-3890
or 250-914-1049 fax 250-286-3803
Zero tolerance for anycriminal activity & drugs
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SHADES OF GREENLarge patio home located in Gated Community on Se-quoia Springs Golf course features 2 bdrms + den, 6 appl, hot water on demand, & garage; N/S; N/P; immedi-ate possession available; $1150/month; pet MAY be considered w/deposit.CORTES VIEW TERRACENicely renovated 2 bdrm condos are located in se-cured entrance building with elevator access, near Hospi-tal & other amenities; feature 4 appl., storage, & patio are-as; rents from $750/month; immediate possession.
SEAVIEW MANOR, 1 & 2BDRM Apts. Quiet, secure, in-cludes heat & hot water on-site Manager. Call 250-286-6513 or 250-204-5799.
ST. ANDREWS Village. Largebright 1 & 2 Bedroom renovat-ed apartments in quiet crimefree building. Non smoking,near hospital. (250) 287-3556
Turnkey Ocnfrt. 1 Bed. Avail.immed.N/S,N/P, $1,100/1,250Mo. Call Carol 250-286-1187
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
FOR LEASE (C.R.) Ground Floor (993 sq/ft),
turn key offi ce space. Downtown with parking. Available April. 1/2012. Call 250-287-2200.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
CAMPBELL RIVER- 2 bdrm duplex, F/S, W/D, wood stove,close to hospital & town.NS/NP. $750. (250)286-4238.
CAMPBELL RIVER- 2 bdrm suite in 4-plex, near town,schools & all amens. Hwd fl rs,new ext, fresh paint, laundry.Avail. now. $675./mo. [email protected]
CAMPBELL RIVERRivers Edge Townhomes
Now Renting!• New 3 Bdrm, 1.5 bath
home• Quick access to fi shing,
hiking and downtown.• Spacious Open Concept
living/kitchen. • 5 appliances, which in-
cludes dishwasher & in suite laundry.
• Walk in closet in Master Phone and cable connec-tions in each bdrm. Pets ne-gotiable. Month-to-month or leasing options available. Call 250-286-6133 for more info or come visit us at #1-1830 Doyle Road, Camp-bell River, BC.Open: Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm. Weekend & Holidays by appointment only.
GARAGE SALES
CAMPBELL RIVER- 56 Stor-rie Road, Saturday, April 7, 8:30am-1pm.
CAMPBELL RIVER (close to Rockland), 1177 Gazelle Rd., Sat, April. 7, 9am-2pm. Mov-ing Sale. Furniture, household goods, gardening equipment and much more.
CENTRAL-1941 17th Ave. Sat. April 7th 8am-noon. $5 clothes bags, keyboard, desk, kids bed, Cactus tees. Look for Semi-truck
CENTRAL-215 Stratford Sat. April 7. 8am-12pm. Moving Out of Town Sale. Something for everyone, even a car!
MOVING SALE. Sat. & Sun. 10am-2pm. 930B Kit Cres. No early birds - night shift worker.
GARAGE SALES
FORGET THE Garage Sale - Use Clutter Busters. We buy Fishing, Hunting, Sterling Sports, Vinyl, & Old Treas-ures. Cash. $$$ 250-830-7118
SARATOGA BEACH: 8799 Clarkson Rd. Sat., April. 7, 8-2pm. House is for sale. We need to move more stuff. Mig welder, air compressor, tools, dolls, collectibles, antiques, die cast toys, garden tools, fi shing and much, much more.
SATURDAY APRIL 7, 8am-noon. Scrapbooking supplies, worm farms, household items, something for everybody! 1651 Passage View Drive
South-1607 Galerno Sat April 7, 8am start. Garage/Estate Sale. Furniture, Clothing, Ap-pliances & good stuff.
Garage SalesGarage Sales
GARAGE SALES
North • North past the Campbell
River bridge
Central • from the C.R. bridge to
Rockland Rd.
South • Rockland Rd. to York Rd.
Oyster River/Black Creek
• York Road to Black Creek Store
Out of Town
• All other outlying areas
PLACE YOUR GARAGE SALE AD IN OUR GARAGE SALE SECTION ON FRIDAYS AND RECEIVE YOUR FREE GARAGE SALE PACKAGE INCLUDING 2 POSTERS, A HANDY GUIDE TO A SUCCESSFUL
GARAGE SALE AND BALLOONS!
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PLANNING
FOR LIFE
“Hey honey, let’s plan our funeral!”
Well, that’s certainly not as enticing as the “what we should look for in a new car” discussion; it is a necessary part of everyone’s life. And, unlike buying a new car, end of life arrangements is a purchase that will need to be made by 100% of the population. Like any major purchase, one should really think about their needs, and the choices that are available, and plan to t both within an affordable budget before you actually need to.Too often people leave the planning of their nal disposition to their surviving family members. After all, once you are gone, what does it matter?Oh, it matters. A person suffering from grief can only reasonably be expected to remember 20% of anything they hear, even after it is repeated. Loss of appetite, sleep deprivation, combined with a lowered immune response means that those you have left to make decisions on your behalf, will be doing so at the worst possible time and when they are at their most vulnerable. If you have ever gone to the grocery store without a shopping list to grab one item and instead walked out with many items and a $50 receipt, you know how walking into a funeral home without a plan can cost your family several hundred, if not thousands more.So, preplanning is a reasonable and a responsible option that deserves a second look. Because, like all plans, you need to look at policies that are right for you. Some things to consider are your age. The younger you are, the lower the cost in the long term, (many pre need policies hedge in ation, so what you pay today is going to cover your needs decades down the road). Also consider the length of time you want to take to pay off a policy. While some older, more nancial secure people prefer to make one lump
sum payment, for others it isn’t in the budget, and payment over several months or years (time pay) is a very affordable option especially when there is no interest attached. Boyd’s Funeral Services is one of the few funeral homes to offer dollar for dollar policies. Meaning, there are no interest fees and no carrying charges associated with your plan however, you can still opt for an insured option for greater peace of mind. So, plan to plan, and don’t be afraid to ask questions, and don’t put off today what you may not be able to do tomorrow.
Sandy Poelvoorde
Planning for Life Changes
“Planning for life changes” is a not-for-profi t group made of local professionals who will be providing free seminars that will cover various aspects of life including retirement planning, income taxes, Wills and Power of Attorney, real estate matters, and funeral planning.
This article is sponsored by
This article is supplied by Sandy Poelvoorde, Boyd’s Funeral Services Ltd. ‘Planning for Life Changes’ will be conducting a free seminar in April 2012. This article is for information purposes only. Please consult with a professional advisor before taking any action based on information in this article. Sandy Poelvoorde can be reached at 250-287-2240
Total Concept
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Management & Realty Inc. • 250-286-0110
• Storries Beach 2 bdrm $820/mo. / 1 bdrm $525/mo. • 778D Robron - 2 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, 5 appliances $800/mo. • 2 bed, 1 bath across from the seawalk, with 3 appliances,
quiet building, shared laundry, $740/mo. • Studio with heat and hydro included across from seawalk,
shared laundry, $580/mo. • 2 bed, 1 bath across from seawalk open fl oor plan, laminate
fl oors, not pets, adult oriented, $750/mo.• Cartier Place - 2 bdrm, 1 bath condo, 5 appliances $800/mo.• 1641 - 19th Street - 3 bdrm, 1 bath house with fenced yard,
$1195/mo.• #4 Croyden 2+ Bedroom Trailer with 4 appliances $700/mo.
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2116 B South Island HighwaySunrise Square » 250-923-1521
Willow Point Realty
LeilaTuesday–Saturday 10am–4pm
Inventory wanted for complete property management.
HOUSES FOR RENT❖ Beautiful Executive Home: 5 bdrm 5 bath, chef’s kitchen, 3 car garage,
partially furnished. Available now $2000/mo.
❖ 2 Bdrm Bungalow in Willow Point: with carport & workshop. Spectacular
unobstructed ocean view. Available April 1st $900/mo
❖ 2 Bdrm House in Willow Point: Older home with ocean view. Large master
bdrm with ensuite. Available April 1st $900/mo.
❖ 2 Bdrm Townhouse on Galerno. $900/mo. Adults only.
❖ 2 Bdrm house in Holly Hills area: $850/mo. Quiet fenced yard.
SUITES FOR RENT❖ 7th Ave 4-Plex: 2 bdrm upper fl oor suite w 4 appl. Available now $750/mo.
❖ Westerley Close at 836/846 7th Ave: Adult with small pet. 2 bdrm, 5 appl,
avail in 8-plex @ $850/mo. 3 years old. Upper and lower units available.
❖ Eagles Ridge Condo: 2nd fl oor, 2 bdrm, ocean view units. Secure under-
ground parking. Available now from $1000/mo.
FOR RENT:
RENTALS
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
CENTRAL CR: 3 bdrm du-plex, big kitchen, big yrd, close to schools/hospital, gas heat. N/S. April 15 or May 1. $895. 250-287-2483, 250-287-0654.
DUPLEX- SHELTER Point Unobstructed ocean view, 2 bed+ den, laminate, wood stove. Considerate non smok-ers. $875. 250-850-1338.
MOBILE HOMES & PADS
CAMPBELL RIVER, 3 bdrm mobile with addition, fenced yard, 4 appls, credit check req’d, $825 mo. Avail now. Call 1-250-248-9859.
HOMES FOR RENT
CAMPBELL RIVER- 2 bdrm home, new reno, big yard, gar-age, W/D, F/S incld. NS/NP. $850. Travis, (250)202-4655.
CAMPBELL RIVER- 2 bdrm, lrg fenced yrd, in town, F/S, W/D. N/S, pets? Avail Now. $880+ utils. (250)337-8467.
CAMPBELL RIVER- nicely kept 3 bdrm on lrg lot near town. $865. Available May 1. Call 250)923-3635.
CAMPBELL RIVER- 3 bdrms, updated 1/2duplex, 4appl quiet semi rural setting $900. Avail Apr 1. Hans 250-286-1876.
WILLOW POINT- 2 bdrm ocean view home, completely renovated. $1125 negotiable? 250-830-7123.
SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING
GOLDEN GROVE Care Fa-cility has immediate openings in beautiful home like setting for seniors. For a tour and info please call Judy or Rhona at 250-923-7049.
STORAGE
SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279
SUITES, LOWER
1-BDRM +DEN. Bsmnt suite. 5 appls, close to Merecroft. $1000./mo. inclds utils. nego-tiable for gardener. Avail. April 15. Call (250)830-0212, or eve’s (250)287-7515.
1 Bdrm Large Basement Suite, Fridge/ Stove/ Washer/ Dryer/Dishwasher. Nice home, nice area. $795, all included. Avail May 1. (250)923-1270
HOMES FOR RENT
RENTALS
SUITES, LOWER
CAMPBELL RIVER 2bdrm suite, all appliances including insuite laundry, includes utilities, .25 acre, fully fenced, ns/np $875/mo. 250-203-3087
C.R. GROUND level suite, N/S, N/P. Utilities incl. Ref. req’d. $700/mth Call 250-287-4585 leave message, speak slowly. Avail. immed.
MERECROFT AREA, Fur-nished bachelor suite, avail now. Utils, wireless access, incld. W/D, priv entr, smoke outside. Ref’s, dam. dep req’d. $700./mo. 250-287-9648.
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Campbell River gym-nasts got a vision of what it takes to get to the Olympics last week.
Todd Sader, Head
Coach of Campbell River Gymnastics, invited Olympic level coach Kelly Man-jak and one of his new athletes, Silvia Colussi-Pelaez, to run
a coaching and train-ing clinic for Campbell River Gymnastics Club march 30 and 31.
Manjak coached Can-ada’s Kyle Shewfelt to Olympic Gold on the
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He also just came home from the Pacific Rim competition in the U.S. where one of his athletes, Christine Lee
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Silvia Colussi-Palaez models warm up techniques under the direction of coach Kelly Manjak during a two-day training clinic with the
Campbell River Gymnastics Club last week.
The Campbell River Killer Whales Swim Club travelled to the Lower Mainland to take on some new competition at the Langley Olympian Swim Meet.
It was an opportunity to experience the new “long course” racing season. Long course refers to the 50 meter format used at Olym-pic trials and Olympic Competitions. Killer Whales in attendance performed at a high standard, culminating in a fifth place overall finish, racing against teams from throughout the province with many more swimmers.
The 12 swimmers in attendance created some outstanding performances. Podium fin-ishes went to Jasmine Skuse, MacKenzie Pad-ington, Connor Milligan, James Sidhu, Gage Windle and Kennedy Windle. Gold medal per-formances were turned in by Connor Skuse, Karlyn Healy and Melayna Beaudin.
Club records and meet records were bro-ken by Jasmine Skuse and Melayna Beaudin. Skuse broke a three-year-old club record in the 200 meter backstroke. Her new record stood for eight minutes as her best buddy, Melayna Beaudin came along and broke the very same record.
“It was neat to have two outstanding per-formances produced back to back,” said head coach Dave Healy.
Beaudin did not stop with this accomplish-ment, as she went on to add another club record and also smashed the meet record in the 100 backstroke.
“This is a special achievement, as the record will remain until another competitor breaks it during competitions to come,” Healy said.
In addition to the records, Beaudin qualified herself to compete at the Provincial champi-onship in July.
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silver medal on the floor exercise.
The clinic was a huge success with almost 40 kids participating over the weekend. They also had 15 coaches taking part in the clinic with everyone having a great experience.
Manjak is a very approachable coach with a very positive attitude.
C o l u s s i - P e l a e z showed some of her high level gymnastics (a couple of release
moves on the uneven bars with a double layout dismount) and some nice beam and floor work.
Colussi-Pelaez went to World Champion-ships representing Spain as she has dual citizenship.
Just to see her in the Campbell River gym going through basics and high level gymnas-tics made it real for the local athletes.
The motivation and inspiration that the athletes received from
their visit was tremen-dous as they prepare themselves for the upcoming provincial championships.
The Killer Whales are currently training in preparation for the Long Course season. During the Spring Break local swimmers will be applying them-selves ,training twice a day to become the “best they can be.”
The Campbell River Killer Whales welcome new swimmers and encourage everyone not currently associ-ated with the club to explore what they have to offer through their various pro g rams that are on offer. From
beginner to advanced ; they offer it all.
Spring Registration is currently ongoing.
Go to www.crkw.ca for more info.
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