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KRISTEN DOUGLASCAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

The Salvation Army will have to fundraise all year in order to continue offering programs like the soup kitchen after its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign fell short.

Kettles and volunteers were set up outside local grocery and liquor stores as well as Inter-sport from Nov. 23-Dec. 24 to col-lect donations for the Salvation Army’s community programs.

As of January 2, the campaign raised a total of $124,339.25 with $54,031.18 dropped off in the ket-tles and the remainder coming through the Salavation Army’s mail out and other means.

All funds raised locally stay in Campbell River.

“We would like to say a huge thank-you to our kettle co-ordi-nators and volunteers for all their hard work to bring in a kettle total

that is slightly above last year’s,” said local Salvation Army Capt. Gord Taylor.

“Unfortunately our mail-out campaign did not fare so well and overall we are well short of our goal of $200,000 – the amount needed to continue to operate our Community Services program-ming in Campbell River.”

Local programs that are sup-ported by the Kettle Campaign are the Lighthouse Soup Kitchen, vouchers for clothing and house-hold asssistance, Emergency Food Pantry which works as a supplement to the Food Bank, the Lighthouse Resource Centre which is used by various commu-nity groups such as the 12-step program, and Emergency and Disaster Response as needed.

Taylor said the Kettle Campaign is vital to keeping those programs going.

“These programs require per-sonnel and program space to operate, which all add to the over-all cost of providing assistance,” Taylor said. “We are hopeful that we will be able to make up this shortfall through various fund-raising initiatives during the rest of the year and are grateful to the incredible generosity of those who have continued to support us over the years.”

The Salvation Army is still welcoming donations, which can be made anytime throughout the year. Donations can be made online at www.salvationarmy.ca/donate or by calling 1-800-725-2769.

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When it comes to real estate values and activ-ity Campbell River is stuck in a rut for another year.

The BC Assessment Authority released its 2013 property assess-ment rolls this week and the news contin-ued to be lacklustre. Vancouver Is land Regional Assessor Bill MacGougan reports: “Most homes in Camp-bell River and the surrounding rural areas will see moder-ate decreases or little change in value com-pared to last year’s

assessment roll.”This tepid forecast

is reflected in the Van-couver Island Real Estate Board’s num-bers which show hous-ing sales activity in the Campbell River region down four per cent last month compared to December 2011.

More than 21,000 p r o p e r t y o w n e r s throughout Campbell River and Campbell River rural can expect to receive their 2013 assessment notices in the next few days, M a c G o u g a n s ay s. “Most home own-ers will see modest changes in the -10 to +5 per cent range.”

Overall, Campbell River’s taxable resi-dential assessment roll is $4.9 billion this year. A total of more than $55 million in new resi-dential value has been added due to various changes including sub-division, rezoning and new construction.

Province-wide, the total value of real estate on the 2013 roll is $1.1 trillion up 2.3 per cent from 2012.

BC Assessment’s evaluation of local properties is a general assessment of market value which affects the overall distribution of property taxes paid to the City of Campbell

River. The city uses the assessed value as the basis for distribut-ing the tax load to indi-vidual properties.

The city determines property taxes indepen-dent of BC Assessment evaluations. The base budget for 2013 is $54.5 million, approximately two per cent higher than in 2012 due to con-tractual increases such as wages, energy and other non-negotiable items. City council will finalize the 2013 budget at the end of January. The budget is funded by user fees and senior gover nment grants as well as property taxation. In 2012, prop-

erty taxation funded approximately $23 mil-lion of the budget.

In 2013 a typical sin-gle family dwelling in the city will be assessed at $261,100, down $600 from 2012. A typical strata condominium will be assessed at $153,400, up $3,200 from last year. In the rural areas a typical single family home on less than two acres will be assessed at $286,100, down $5,900 from 2012. A typical single fam-ily dwelling on more than two acres will be assessed at $366,900, down $7,100 from 2012.

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Subway cookies become 500 Food Bank dollarsAt Campbell River’s four Subway locations a seasonal favourite with customers are the white chocolate and cranberry cookies. Profits

from the sale of the cookies in December are fueling need at the Campbell River Food Bank in the form of a $500 cheque from Subways

owner Jennifer Stephens. Sharing a nibble are (from the left): Food bank volunteer Greg Mytron, manager Debbie Willis, Stephens and

volunteer Dewar Willis.

Campbell River property values in a rut

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A faulty part used in construction work done last month near the intersection of South Alder Street and Rockland Road is to blame for a large sink hole at the top of the South Alder hill.

Jason Hartley, the city’s capital works man-ager, said the source of the leak was deter-mined Wednesday to be isolated and appears to be the result of a faulty component.

“The failed component is part of the new Pressure Reducing Valve station installed at this location so repairs are being dealt with under terms of that contract,” Hartley said.

Replacement parts were due to be in Camp-bell River Thursday morning, however they missed the overnight courier and were en route Thursday morning and expected to arrive either later in the day or early Friday morning, after the Mirror went to press.

Hartley said as soon as the parts arrived, they would be tested and if successful, installed.

The faulty piece caused the water main under the road to break just before Christ-mas.

The city was notified via its emergency after-hours line on Christmas Eve that a break in a 16-inch transmission line had collapsed a chunk of pavement in the northbound lane near the curb side.

Since then, the hole has been cordoned off while the road has remained open.

Hartley said although the hole cannot be permanently fixed for another few months, the road will remain open to traffic.

“Unfortunately the water leak did cause some damage to the pavement which will have to wait until the spring to be repaired as the asphalt plant is currently shut down for winter,” Hartley said. “Temporary repairs will be in place until that time and traffic will be returned to normal two-way with the plan being that (temporary repairs) will be done by the end of the day (Friday).”

The city said that while there was no dam-age to nearby properties, South Alder Street showed signs of water flowing beneath the surface along the edge of the road as far as Candy Lane.

Hartley said it’s common for water mains to break and they are routinely dealt with.

Faulty part caused Alder Street sinkhole


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Campbell River came together for a second year in a row to answer the wishes of 117 kids on the Sears Christmas Wish Tree.

The wishes were from children in the KidStart Mentoring Program and other programs at The John Howard Society of North Island (JHSNI), who come from homes that are struggling financially this year.

As of mid-December, it looked like more than half of the kids’ wishes were not going to be answered. Fol-lowing a dedicated community effort to get the word out, a huge surge of caring Campbell Riverites rushed to Sears right before the deadline to fulfill the remaining wishes.

A team of volunteers

met at Sears on Dec. 22 to sort the gifts, and then had the joyful experience of deliver-ing the gifts to the doz-ens of families who needed them most this season. Many who helped deserve thanks: the Sears Team (Norm Potoski, Krysti Broadway, and Jodi Quibell) for many hours of support, the Campbell River Mir-ror for printing the press release at the last minute, Pallen Timber for donating $200, JHSNI staff and friends for donating $475, KidStart Mentor Vanessa Larochelle for giving an entire day to the effort, the team of volunteers for organizing and delivering the gifts, and every caring com-munity member who purchased a child’s wish off the Sears

Wish Tree. “Thank you for

working together to create a community that we can all be proud to call home,” said Tanya Storr, JHSNI spokesperson.

KidStart is Campbell River’s only one-to-one mentoring program for vulnerable chil-dren and youth.

The volunteer-based program focuses on the positive develop-ment of vulnerable children and youth ages 6-18 who could benefit from having stable, committed, and caring adults in their lives. Campbell River KidStart currently has 83 kids on the waitlist. If you have three hours a week to spare and would like to volunteer, consider becoming a KidStart mentor. Call Tara Jor-dan at 250-286-0611.

cial property assess-ments have changed within the -5 to +5 per cent range in Camp-bell River and Camp-bell River rural with a taxable commercial assessment roll of $512,994,734.

City Manager Andy Laidlaw says most individual residential property values in the Campbell River area appear to be the same or slightly higher than in 2012. “Strata condo-miniums are the resi-

dential property type that shows, on average, an increase in value from last year with a slight decrease overall in single family dwell-ings within city bound-aries.”

MacGougan says: “Property owners who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2012 or see incorrect informa-tion on their notice should contact our office as indicated on their notice as soon as

possible in January. If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to one of our appraisers, they may submit a Notice of Complaint (Appeal) by Jan. 31, for an inde-pendent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel.”

In conjunction with the release of assess-ment rolls, the provin-cial government has also announced that more than one million homeowners may be

eligible to receive the entire Home Owner Grant again this year as the province is increasing the thresh-old for the Home Own-ers Grant by $10,000 to $1.29 million to keep pace with rising property value assess-ments.

Finance Minister Michael de Jong says: “The Home Owner Grant helps keep prop-erty taxes affordable for families, even as property value assess-ments rise.

“By ensuring the Home Owner Grant threshold keeps pace with assessments, we’re helping families with the costs of own-ing their homes and ensuring at least 95.5 per cent of B.C. home owners are eligible for the full grant.

“Assisting home own-ers with their property taxes and providing tax deferral options to eligible home owners over 55, persons with disabilities and fami-lies with children are

some of the assistance programs we provide to keep property taxes

at affordable levels throughout the prov-ince.”

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Assessments: Home Owner Grant threshold raised as well

Tara Jordan, JHSNI KidStart Mentoring Program Coordinator (left), and Janet Coleman, KidStart Mentor and

Sears Wish Tree Volunteer Driver, met at Sears on Dec. 22 to sort and deliver all of the Sears Wish Tree

gifts before Christmas.

Wish Tree fulfilledNEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2013 | CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR | A5

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Housing sales activ-ity across Vancouver Island dropped 17 per cent compared to last year while average sale prices climbed four per cent according to MLS sales data for Decem-ber released by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB).

The good news is the average price of a single family home sold within the VIREB re gion in Decem-ber was $326,541 up from the December 2011 average price of

$315,239.However, the number

of reported unit sales was down last month when compared to a year ago. In December 2011 there were 182 single family homes sold, in comparison 151 sales were recorded in December 2012. Cumu-latively during 2012 a total of 3,585 single family homes were sold across the VIREB coverage area – down approximately six per cent from 2011 when 3,807 homes were sold.

The Nanaimo region reported the largest number of sales last year with 1,017 units sold in 2012.

The average sale price of a home sold during 2012 in the V I R E B a re a w a s $332,347, down three per cent from the 2011 board wide average price of $341,537. And, the Port Alberni / West Coast region recorded the largest drop, eight per cent, for a median price of $197,000.

“Overal l market activity is reflecting

tighter credit condi-tions as well as some fence sitting by poten-tial buyers,” says BCREA Chief Econo-mist Cameron Muir. “With relatively stable prices expected in 2013 some purchases that were delayed last year are expected to trans-late into tangible trans-actions this year.”

As of the end of December 2012 there were 2,010 single family homes available on the MLS within VIREB’s coverage area, almost identical from the 2,016

homes in the system at the end of December 2011. VIREB President Guy Bezeau says: “I think that compared to other regions of the province Vancouver Island has been weath-ering the storm pretty well.

“There is some pretty consistent pricing occurring with only a three per cent annual average reduction when comparing 2012 to 2011.

“Even comparing unit sales from one year to the next there is only a six per cent decrease year to year which is a relatively

minor fluctuation. Moving forward into the New Year I expect to see a little more movement in terms of sales activity.”

Comparing Decem-ber 2012 to December 2011, the average sale prices across VIREB’s six zones saw Camp-bell River dip one per cent to $267,960, the Comox Valley edge downward an iden-tical one per cent to $360,030, Nanaimo’s average sales price increase five per cent to $350,458 from the December 2011 aver-age price of $332,400, and Port Alberni/West

Coast climb 14 per cent to $201,987.

In terms of unit sales year to year there con-tinued to be large dif-ferences between the individual zones last month.

Housing sales activ-ity in the Campbell River re gion was down four per cent last month as compared to December 2011.

Port Alberni / West Coast recorded a 42 per cent drop in unit sales while the Comox Val-ley region’s unit sales increased 11 per cent compared to December 2011. Nanaimo’s sales were down 25 per cent.2X6

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JOHN DUNCAN Cops seek B&E suspects

Police are still looking for the culprits responsible for at least a few break and enters that occurred in the south end of the city.

Three of the five residential break-ins occurred in the same area and are believed to be related, said Sgt. Troy Beauregard of the Campbell River RCMP.

The thefts took place between Dec. 26-28, and police did not specify the exact locations of the break-ins.

Stolen good included electronics, jewellry and at least one firearm

Forensic officers checked out all the break-ins and the police investigation remains ongoing.

Suspected dealer busted

A 56-year-old Campbell River man is facing drug dealing charges related to an alleged dial-a-dope operation.

Phong Tran, 56, was arrested Dec. 27 by RCMP.

He is charged with trafficking cocaine and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

Tran has made one court appearance and is due back in provincial court this coming Monday.

He is expected to enter pleas on both charges.

Check-stops

Police continued to conduct check-stops for impaired driving.

Over the previous week, one impaired

driver was arrested, two 90-day driving prohibitions and one 24-hour prohibition for drugs were issued.

Mounties also handed out “positive tickets” in the form of coupons and gift certificates to motorists who were displaying safe driving practices

Busy year Last week, RCMP responded to

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Island-wide prices steady, but sales plummetA6 | CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2013 NEWS

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For most of us, the only way to get where we need to go in a day is to drive and prob-ably what we see as the biggest necessity is the need to drive to work. If you look out the window, decide it is not safe to travel and call your employer it will probably cost a day without pay or a day of vacation. For those workers not so fortunate, it could mean the loss of a job.

I called the Employment Standards Branch and Worksafe BC to see if there were any job protections for employees who decided that it was unsafe to travel and did not show up for work as expected. I was told that the employer could fi re an employee at any time for any reason. Unless the worker is part of a union and there was something contained in the collective agreement, you were on your own for any job consequences stemming from your decision.

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A new series of Let-tuce Grow workshops at North Island Col-lege (NIC) starts with “Farming for Profit” on Saturday, Jan. 12. Local experts Gary Rolston (P.Ag) and Andrea Lawseth (M.Sc, P.Ag) will guide partici-pants through planning and developing a farm business – from a small back-yard enterprise to berry farms, orchards, animal husbandry and more. Course informa-tion will include how to create a business plan for a farm, and provide key information about farm production and operations as well as marketing, financial planning and regula-tions.

“The success of the first Lettuce Grow series indicates that people in and around Campbell River are interested in getting back to our roots,” says Kira DeSorcy, lead instructor for the NIC School of Continuing Education and Training

Lettuce Grow series. “We know the demand for local food is on the rise, and the profitabil-ity of local agriculture is ripe for the picking, so we’re designing this course to show people how to grow food for profit.”

Although agriculture hasn’t been a dominant industry in Campbell River’s recent history, early settlers appreci-ated the area’s prime soil, and a census taker from May 1891 wrote of “splendid cultivated fields with high rail fences” farmed by First Nations people.

“T here are a lso

accounts of successful farming by early set-tlers, including Fred Nunns, who wrote about planting cab-bage, turnips, lettuce; and raising pigs and cows,” DeSorcy says. “Campbell River cur-rently produces less than one per cent of its food locally, and we can grow much more.”

The City’s Sustain-able Official Commu-nity Plan encourages growth in the agricul-tural sector. The related A g r i c u l t u r e P l a n includes a background report that documents abundant potential for local food production.

Lettuce Grow courses coming up in January and February will con-tinue to bring people together to learn and share about backyard gardening, community gardening and local farming.

Planning is also underway for the spring/summer Lettuce Grow series. People are welcome to suggest a topic for a workshop by sharing ideas on DeS-orcy’s Lettuce Grow Facebook page.

To complement the Lettuce Grow series, the city is producing appetizing articles focused on growing

local food. Send ques-tions, comments and ideas about local food and agriculture to the City’s sustainability manager Amber Zirn-helt at [email protected]

“The feedback we get will provide the direc-tion for the topics of upcoming workshops, and the most com-monly asked questions will be answered in the article series,” DeS-orcy says. “Keep your (potato) eyes peeled for upcoming local food features!”

‘Tis the season for learning about farming and small scale agri-culture at North Island College (NIC). Lettuce grow some community around local agricul-ture; sign up today!

To register online for Farming for Profit or any workshop in the Lettuce Grow series, please visit www.nic.bc.ca/continuingedu-cation and search course codes GENI 7928-7933.

For more information on these workshops, call Julia Peters at North Island College, 250-923-9724.

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Farmers tend to their horses and cattle in Campbell River’s early days.

You’ve just watched a thought-provoking movie, the credits are rolling by and you are left with questions, lin-gering emotions and wanting more infor-mation. Meaningful Media (M&M) Night provides opportunities to watch meaningful movies with others fol-lowed by a discussion

and sharing of a meal. M&M Night is the third Monday of every month at the Robron Centre in the Immigrant Wel-come Centre’s Activity Room A114 from 3:30 - 8:30 p.m.

The next M&M Night is January 21 with the film “Education Under Fire” and everyone is welcome to attend.

Youth and adults that have attended the evening said they have learned about lots of things that are of con-cern to the youth and that the attendees are a diverse, accepting, wonderful and loving group.

General topics include human rights, social justice issues and cur-

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“As part of this year’s Interfaith project titled ‘What I Believe’ sev-eral M&M Nights will have a spiritual focus with movies based on various spiritualities

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In what other nation will you find millions of people staying up into the wee hours of the morning, waiting to celebrate with a bunch of teenagers, and

it’s not even New Year’s Eve? Only in Canada is the correct answer when the question is applied to the World Junior Hockey Tournament (okay, perhaps Brazil watching their U-20s playing soccer in Europe).

For those who missed the 1 a.m. puck drop on Thursday – live from

Russia – the Canadian boys lost the semi-final game 5-1 to the Americans, and thus missed another

opportunity to bring home the gold to a hockey-mad nation.

Hockey-starved might be the more accurate term these days given the NHL lockout; and so we shifted our mostly collective allegiance from the Canucks to a highly-talented group of pimple-faced teens.

And it’s great fun to cheer on these “good Canadian boys,” as Don Cherry says, as they wheel and deal, hammer and chase, and celebrate each goal with bravado and glee.

Canadians love it and TSN knows this too. The Sports Network puts tremendous resources into the tournament and banks on this annual cash cow

to boost its revenues (have you noticed that almost all the ads on the boards are from Canadian and American companies?). There’s nothing wrong with that and everyone seems to benefit.

Perhaps the only down side is the enormous pressure on these boys – not men just yet – to win the gold every year, and when that doesn’t happen, there’s often enormous disappointment back home.

It’s okay to feel disappointment, but you shouldn’t feel let down. The boys, as always played with “heart and soul,” and now the world plays hockey like this too – the Canadian way, and that’s reason to celebrate.

We don’t have to win to celebrate

Politicians like to kiss babies and then ignore the young

We say: The world now plays hockey the Canadian way

It’s a new year, full of promise, opportunity and…oh, whom am I kidding kids, it’s a strange world and today’s leaders don’t care what you think.

Sad, really, when you think about all the lip service politicians give to children and teens. You know, all the rhetoric how they are, “Our future…tomorrow’s leaders…blah, blah, blah.”

They’re stating the obvious as they lean in to kiss your baby. However, when it comes to political strategy, kids today are just as important to the political machines as the blind and legless beggars of Mumbai.

The former can’t vote in Canada while the former – who can – just won’t.

The numbers bear this out. Accord-ing to Elections Canada, voter turn-out was 61.4 per cent in the 2011 fed-eral election, with B.C. about average at 61.1 per cent.

Voter turnout in the 2009 B.C. pro-vincial election was even worse at 51 per cent and the turnout for the 2011 municipal election in Campbell River was a pathetic 30 per cent.

But here’s the disturbing part about just who voted in the last federal cam-paign: Voter turnout for those aged 18-24 was 38.8 per cent or about the same as my Grade 12 physics exam score.

The numbers increase slightly for the 25-34 age crowd at 45.1 per cent, and then climbs steadily, reaching a peak of 75.1 per cent for voters aged

65-74. In short, the majority of vot-ers fall into the 45-74 age bracket and every politician who can count knows this. And the result is predict-able with political parties catering specifically to those who put them in office.

This isn’t news either, but the trend keeps growing.

Consider the federal Conservatives and some of their head-scratching policies: Build new prisons, even though the crime rate is decreasing; scrap the gun registration list, even though the police chiefs across the country begged them to keep it; and, recently, trying to undermine the Youth Criminal Justice Act, so we can treat children like adults.

These are not key priorities for the

majority of Canadians, but appar-ently they are important to those who keep the Tories in power. And, at the end of the day, that’s all that matters for Prime Minister Harper and our MP, John Duncan.

To put it more succinctly, if you cre-ate specific policy for a minority of people who like to vote for you, you’re probably going to get re-elected, more so when the voter turnout is dismal amongst young Canadians.

And if you think this applies strictly to federal politics, think again. Next Friday, Jan. 11, the B.C. Conservative Party will present its North Island candidate for the May 14 provincial election right here in Campbell River.

Thank you Campbell River for making the 39th Com-munity Christmas Hamper Fund organized by the Knights of Columbus a gratifying success.

As has been the case time and time again, the resi-dents of Campbell River stood tall, rolled up their sleeves and contributed with donations of food, toys, money and their time. This community support enabled the fund to achieve its goal of delivering a hamper to all who had applied.

The support that the fund received was from across the entire spectrum of the community. Many busi-nesses, clubs, organizations, churches, schools and individuals each played an important role in carrying the effort to a satisfying end. The old adage that “giv-ing is better than receiving” was re-discovered anew by many as their efforts made their celebration of Christ-mas more complete.

The weather on delivery day deteriorated but that did not deter many volunteers from showing up to build the hampers and others to deliver them. The Coast Discovery Inn generously donated a huge cauldron of vegetable-beef soup that helped keep anyone who had a bowl nice and warm and in good spirits.

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Particularly telling is where and when this event is being held…at the Seniors Centre at 11:30 a.m.

It’s a great strategy by this new Conserva-tive party – go straight to the people who actu-ally vote and even feed them too!

As for the rest of the

voters who are work-ing, caring for children or going to school, well, as the saying goes, “Snooze you lose.”

Obviously this is a great political strategy, but it makes for lousy government, as well as leadership, when a ruling party’s main objective is re-election rather than creating

policy that benefits the majority and for those in need of assistance.

Perhaps that’s just too altruistic, but young Canadians do know when they’re being ignored and the inevitable result is they snub their noses at politics. As for the young people who do become involved, they

mostly lear n what they’re taught…and so the cycle goes.

B.C. is looking at online voting and that’s one strategy to entice people to fill out ballots, but it doesn’t address the underly-ing reasons for voter apathy.

Another strategy is to adopt Australia’s

compulsory voting law. It’s pretty straight-forward: If you don’t vote, you’ll be fined $50 which I think is a fair penalty in a democratic society for ignoring a right so many others in this world would love to have.

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Not only was there a great response from the community on the day when the hampers were built and deliv-ered, it was also pres-ent in the weeks lead-ing up to the event. Special guests to the depot during this time included two different groups of daycare chil-dren, each on separate days, arriving at the toy depot to entertain the volunteers with their Christmas songs. A group of home-schooled children vis-ited to tour the food

and toy depots and while they were there asked some insightful and unprompted ques-tions about how the fund operated on deliv-ery day. A class of nine year old children from École des Deux Mondes walked in the pouring rain from their school to the depot to help bag some of the almost 8,000 oranges, only to find on their arrival that the oranges were late in being delivered. They then returned to their school, again in the pouring rain. To them all we can say is

nous sommes sincère-ment désolés et vous prions d’accepter nos excuses. In fact, our city’s schools, played a huge role. Their collec-tion of non-perishable food items and toys was overwhelming and filled many hampers.

The Knights would like to thank the man-agement of the Tyee Plaza for the use of the two centrally located and spacious sites for our depots. We also thank our neighbors in the plaza for their patience with the fund as it was the cause of

increased pedestrian and vehicle traffic around their locations. A special thank you goes to our two local newspapers for keep-ing the efforts of the fund in the public’s eye by publishing many pictures and articles. When, early on, the fund was struggling, some timely writing by Kristen and Sian was instrumental in getting us on our way.

Finally, a heartfelt thank you from the Knights of Columbus, on behalf of the ham-per recipients, to all

of Campbell River for demonstrating once more its social con-science and big heart.

For those interested in statistics, there were 1,207 hampers built and delivered to 3,523 peo-ple, 1,729 females and 1,794 males. Included in this number were 897 families and 310 singles.

Re c i p i e n t s a g e s ranged from 1 month to 101 years, 207 seniors ages 65 and older and 1255 children ages 16 and under.

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Not All My Gar-dening Experiments turn out successfully but the test project on re-growing green onions actually pro-duced a crop.

Now that’s stretch-ing it a bit but plant-ing the root ends of five green onions, after chopping the upper stalks for a salad, worked very well. I planted the root

ends in a small pot and covered them very lightly with damp soil.

The pot was placed on my north facing kitchen sill. Two weeks later each bulb had produced a 12 inch long bright green stalk and they were ready to be “har-vested.”

This meant snipping the greens just below where the stalks turn

white. The roots have been left in the pot to see if it’s possible to regrow a second crop. At this point the new growth doesn’t appear as robust as my first trial.

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is another project underway which I referred to in a previ-ous column. My two small turnips are sitting upright in a pot on a south facing window and partially covered in compost. They are now produc-ing a regular growth of crisp greens.The leaves have a slightly stringent taste, like

spicy mustard and add a nice edge to a plain winter salad. It would be a good idea to add a few more turnips to the pot to increase the leaves available.

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who are interested in veggie gardening and farming. In the next six weeks there is a great selection of workshops including Farming For Profit, Natural Pest Man-agement, Intro To Permaculture, Edible Landscaping, Prun-ing and Planning & Designing Your Veggie Garden.

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The mystery of an engraved silver jug

belonging to a former Campbell River gar-den group has capti-vated the imagination of the present day garden club.

President Elizabeth deMunck was recently contacted by resident John Coyle inform-ing her that he came across the beautifully etched vase when he was clearing out his storage cupboard. He knew nothing of its background except that he recalled being given it by a friend about 10 years ago. The friend told Coyle he had stored it on a shelf in his home for many years. Coyle knew that deMunck was a member of the present day Campbell

River Garden Club and hoped that it could be used once again, rather than col-lecting dust on a shelf.

There are few details gleaned from the inscriptions on the jug other than it was presented in memory of a Theo Morison of the Campbell River Horticultural Asso-ciation. Following a recent search of the museum archives, the former acting director, Sandra Par-rish, unearthed a large garden club scrapbook and that revealed details of a very active horti-cultural association founded in October, 1956. The first execu-tive included Mr. R.V. Morison, Mrs. Lynn Elford, Mr O. Thulin, Mr. M. Olivier and Mr. Wm. Mansfield. The minutes of the meet-ing show that the vase

was presented to Mr. Morison in memory of Theo Morison, which one assumes must be his wife. It was formally encribed “The Theo Morison Memorial Award” and was donated by a Mrs. L. (Marie) Idiens. A search of the web shows that Idiens was the chairperson of the Tourism and Public-ity Committee of the Chamber of Com-merce.

The scrapbook cov-ers details of club activity and minutes of each meeting until 1965. Unfortunately, there is no compan-ion scrapbook in the archives giving later history but it appears the Tyee Garden Club was the successor to the Horticultural Association. One item that is known is that a Mrs. Shirley Smith was the last recorded

recipient of this award and she was married to Bob Smith, an employee at the Elk Falls Mill.

The present day gar-den club members are hopeful that publiciz-ing the appearance of this very fine looking jug will bring forward information which will result in a fuller understanding of the jug’s history.

They will then be in a position to consider reviving the tradi-tion of this memorial trophy and secure its place in the records of future garden organi-zations.

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Cresswell derives his themes from nature and the world around him. While Cresswell has lived in many areas of BC, much of his work reflects the strong influence Vancouver Island has on him.

“I am excited about this show,” says Cress-well. “It is my first show, and really gives me some validation as an artist. I am work-ing hard to expand and improve my abili-

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This connection to nature is front and centre in Cresswell’s work. Land and sea-scapes dominate, with wildlife and rural living as secondary themes. He works in both realism and impressionism, in oil

on canvas.You can visit the

show from 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturdays where he will be showing along with Anita Moody.

“I was fortunate enough to have the choice to show with Anita Moody as I feel our work is compli-mentary,” Cresswell said.

Cresswell will be present at the Gallery throughout the month and form noon-4:30 p.m. on Jan. 26 for a meet and greet. For more information, call Impressions Custom Framing and Gallery (250) 286-1612.

Jonny gets a chance to make an impression

Jonny Cresswell’s exhibit at Impressions Gallery

explores his connection with nature.


Falconer, Shirley Reta, (nee Totten)

August 18, 1926 - December 22, 2012

Let’s say goodbye like we said hello in a friendly kind of way (words of an old song). If you are reading this you will know that I am off on the wings of that great white dove. I hope that he has his directions straight as I want to join family and friends gone before me.

I was born in Fort Francis Ontario in 1926 and came to BC in 1944. I later took my nurses training and joined the American Navy. I came back to BC and was married in 1948 to Robert Harold Falconer but we went our separate ways in 1961. I continued working in the nursing fi eld until my retirement and then moved to Campbell River to be close to family. I am going to miss the people that were brought into my life that increased my circle of love, especially my daughter Patricia (Patti) and son-in-law Leonard Aspden, grandchildren Todd (Jennifer) Aspden, great-grandchildren, Richard, Jessica, Thomas Aspden and Karen Aspden (Aaron Habel), great-grandchildren Zachary and Ashley Habel. She was predeceased by her daughter Kathryn (Kate) Thomson. Kate’s children, Keith (Mamie) Falconer, Drew (Wendy) Thomson and Tiffanny Thomson and great-granddaughter Ava Thomson.

Everybody should have siblings and I had only one brother Durwood Totten, who passed away in 1958. He left behind my nephew Larry Totten, great nieces Christina and Sherri and great nephew Daniel. Larry lost his wife, Anita, just this past October after a brief battle with cancer.

My father, Daniel Totten also passed away in 1958 and left my mother, May Cloe (Fadden) Totten alone for many years. She was a wonderful example to me until she left me an orphan in 1996.

I have had a great life fi lled with countless kind and interesting people. I haven’t always made good decisions in my life but I am happy to say my children and their families have exceeded my expectations. Patti lived close by and we enjoyed much together and her help in the last few years was very much appreciated.

It has been a grand experience having met and enjoyed the company of many people, the kindness I received in my many trips to the hospital, the fun I had for so short a time at Ironwood Place and then the loving care from the staff at Evergreen Seniors Home. My sincere thanks to Drs. Larry Ness and Jennifer Kask and all my healthcare workers over the years who helped make me able to stay in my own home for an extended period.

It has been a great ride everyone and thanks for your part in my life.

In Loving Memory of

Kurt Koecher January 7, 2000

Those we love don't go away They walk beside us every day,

Unseen, unheard, but always near,

Still loved, still missed and very dear

For death leaves a heartacheNo one can heal

And love leaves a memoryNo one can steal.

This day is remembered and quietly keptI miss you so muchI will never forget.

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IN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAM

Samantha Laine Iverson. March 7, 1990 - January 4, 2008. To our sweet angel Sam - 5 years have passed and we miss you everyday. Some things in this life are beyond understanding. You continue to make us so proud and live on in the stories we’ve heard from so many people whose lives you have touched. You are with us always and we car-ry you in our hearts. You are never forgotten and always loved. Love you forever, Mom, Kelly, Tracy, Gramma and Paco xo

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DEATHSDEATHS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSNOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Rudolf Franz Ulrich Dick, deceased, who died on January 7, 2012, at Campbell River, British Columbia are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor, c/o Shook Wickham Bishop & Field, Barristers and Solicitors, 906 Island Highway, Campbell River, British Columbia, V9W 2C3, before the 11th day of February, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which it has notice.

Karen Helen Wheeler, Executor, c/o Shook Wickham Bishop & Field, Barristers and Solicitors, 906 Island Highway, Campbell River, British Columbia, V9W 2C3.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSNOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Albert Christopher Higgs also know as Chris Higgs, Albert Higgs and Albert Chris Higgs, deceased, who died on December 2, 2012, at Campbell River, British Columbia are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor, c/o Shook Wickham Bishop & Field, Barristers and Solicitors, 906 Island Highway, Campbell River, British Columbia, V9W 2C3, before the 11th day of February, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which it has notice.

Debra Higgs, Administrator, c/o Shook Wickham Bishop & Field, Barristers and Solicitors, 906 Island Highway, Campbell River, British Columbia, V9W 2C3.

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HOME CARE/SUPPORT

PART time Caregiver for male quadriplegic, $20.00 per hour. Duties include but not limited to, personal care, meal prep-aration, housekeeping, light yard work and running er-rands. Valid class 5 drivers li-cense required. To inquire e-mail [email protected]


HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

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Employment Opportunity

GIS AnalystBritish Columbia’s newest regional district is seeking a qualifi ed individual to fi ll the full-time position of GIS Analyst. We value in-novation, integrity and a team approach to providing services to the community. The GIS Analyst is a new position within the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) and the successful candidate will play a key role in the development of mapping and spatial analysis services to the organization. The position supports the operational, administrative, corporate and fi nancial aspects of SRD business through technical guidance, data management, contract administration and the pro-vision of mapping products. Reporting to the Community Services Manager, a signifi cant component of the position is the delivery of mapping products for land use planning, engineering, parks, build-ing, and emergency services. The GIS Analyst also provides services and advice to Regional District mapping clients as needed. Being a primary information technology specialist within the organization, the GIS Analyst may provide data management, graphic design, desktop or website based expertise to the SRD. As a key member of the SRD team the GIS Analyst will also develop and maintain appropriate mapping policies and procedures.Qualifi cations for this position include:Bachelor Degree in GIS or closely related discipline with GIS focus, or an equivalent amount of education, training and experience;Minimum of three years of GIS land use mapping experience. A detailed job description, outlining the duties and qualifi cations is available on request. This exempt position offers a competitive sal-ary and full range of benefi ts, including a pension plan.If you are interested in a challenging opportunity with a progressive local government, please forward your resume, in confi dence, no later than 4:00 pm, Friday, January 18, 2013, to: Community Ser-vices Manager, Strathcona Regional District, 301-990 Cedar Street, Campbell River, BC V9W 7Z8, [email protected]

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INLAND KENWORTH - CAMPBELL RIVER

EQUIPMENT FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Inland Kenworth Parker Pacifi c is currently seeking a journeyman fi eld service technician at our Campbell River location.Requirements: • Self motivated• Positive attitude• Good electrical and hy-

draulic trouble shooting skills

• A/C ticket• Forestry / construction

equipment experienceAdditional Comments: Inland is an industry leading group of heavy truck and equipment dealerships in business since 1949. We offer competitive wages and an attractive benefi ts package, with a new facility planned for Campbell River in 2013.

Contact: Bill MorrisonFax: (250) 286-8380Email: [email protected] Off: 2470 N. Island Hwy.

INLAND KENWORTH - CAMPBELL RIVER

SERVICE CHARGEHAND

Inland Kenworth Parker Pacifi c is currently seeking a working service charge-hand for our Campbell Riv-er branch.Requirements: -Good leadership skills-Positive attitude-Promote customer service -Good trouble shooting skills-Engine experience-Certifi ed vehicle inspection ticket -Class 1 or 3 driver’s license an assetAdditional Comments: Inland is an industry leading group of heavy truck and equipment dealerships in business since 1949. We offer competitive wages and an attractive benefi ts package, with a new facility planned for Campbell River in 2013.

Contact: Bill MorrisonFax: (250) 286-8380Email: [email protected] Off: 2470 N. Island Hwy.

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COUNSELLING

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ELECTRICAL

ELECTRICIAN Small jobs to new construc-tion. B Connected Electrical. 250-204-2168. www.bzzzt.ca

GARDENING

SHAWN’S MOWING Etc. Tree Services & Bush Removal. Home & Yard Maintenance, Storm Cleanups & MORE. Call (250)850-9116.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A FINISHING & RENOVATION company, Husband and wife team, Journeyman Contractor and Interior Designer for kitch-en cabinets, drywall mudding & painting, Bathrooms, Fireplace Mantels. Free Estimates, call Design House BC 250-204-4417.

PETS

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Excellent 1st & 2nd cut Hay. $6.00 & $7.00 per bale. 250-337-8732 leave message

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

ART OBJECTS

WANTED. SYBIL ANDREWS linocut pictures, any series. Will pay top dollar. (416)879-8119 or [email protected]

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

$160 full cord 1/2 cords avail. Campbell River area $30 to stack $5 kindling bundles.250-203-2415

$160 full cord 1/2 cords avail. Campbell River area $30 to stack $5 kindling bundles.250-203-2415

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.

GARAGE SALES

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

CLOSING OUT SALE. Due to health reasons we have to close the store. Everything must go by Jan 30th. Over 400 offi ce chairs, 2 dr lateral fi le cabinets, lockers, drafting ta-bles, pedestals, etc. Open Mon to Saturday 10am-5pm. Coopers Gov’t Surplus 4767 Headquarters Rd, Courtenay 250-218-1665. Some items on line. www.cooperssurplus.com

C.V. SPORTSMAN’S Fire-arms & Collectibles Show, Jan 6, 2013. Militaria. Eagles Hall, 2965 Jacobs Rd, Duncan. 8:30-1. Geoff 250-746-7812.

GOLD IN the hills. Custom built sluce boxes and portable wash trammels. Sizes from 32” L X 8” W to 59” L X 11.5” W. Also Foldable and easy to carry models. Models start at $99. Call (250)338-8060.

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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

We Pay Cash TodayAntique & used furniture. Es-tate clean out services. Free pick up unwanted stuff. Any-thing made of silver & gold. Tea sets, cutlery, jewelry etc. Coins, stamps collectibles. Free & secure housecalls. CR, Comox etc. Oddball An-tiques 250-204-1237.

BUYING - RENTING- SELLING

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REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT/CONDOS

103-1045 Cumberland Rd. Courtenay. 2 bdrm,1.5 ba. in quiet, well maintained building, ground fl oor entrance, wood fl oors. $126,500. 250-338-1038/ 250-702-5598

FOR SALE BY OWNER

3 brdm home w/double gar-age. Lge level lot, suitable for development, fruit trees, lots of parking Peterson Rd area. $225,000. 250-504-0235.

MOBILE LOUGHEED, AB. 2 bdrm. New roof, siding, win-dows, doors, appliances and air cond. Bathroom updated. $22,000. 4908-48th St. Lot 50-120. Call 780-385-8795

PORT MCNEILL- Perfect Starter! 3 bdrms, 1 bath, big shop/garage, nice yard, good street for kids. 2550 Cassiar Place. $129,900. Call (250)230-0276.

HOUSES FOR SALE

3 BDRM on 1 acre, Petersen Rd. 20x26 garage, 2 sheds Fruit trees. Zoned for du-plex/triplex. Some updates and work needed. Reduced to $269,000. 250-286-9818.

DOWNTOWN COURTENAY, .11 acre, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 4 ap-pliances, electric forced air heat, fenced yard, great loca-tion, walking distance to amenities and bus stop. Ask-ing $149,900, England & 18th Ave. Call (250)334-3960.

One brdrm house on 19th Ave. Large lot. 76x110. Fully fenced, garage & shop. Wood heater. Fridge, stove, W/D. Newly painted. RV parking. $180,000. 250-923-8975.

SINGLE MODULAR Home. Valley Vista Estates. 2 bed-room. 1 bath. 980 sq.ft 55 plus. $110,500 call 250-897-1812 to view

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY

with Well-Maintained Furnished Home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm,

2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,

in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call [email protected]

Mountain View. 750 Oribi Drive. 4 bdrm. 3 full bath-rooms. 12 yrs old. Some re-nos. RV parking, 5 appls. 61” TV built in w/ 5.1 surround sound. Close to schools & shopping. $359,000. 250-287-7607 or 250-287-0523.

OCEAN & MT. view house in Tahsis 2100 sqft 3 bdrm, 2 bath, out buildings on dbl lot $168,000. Call 250-338-9742

QUALITY 55+ patio home at Village Green. Covered park-ing with storage, 2 bdrms, 1.5 baths, Kitchen/eating area. Private patio/ am sun. Large LR with dining area. New paint throughout, new HW fl oors main areas. Immaculate. Im-mediate possession. $220,000 Call 250-338-8260

HOMES WANTED

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

2009 Wildwood RLSS Winter Package, 34’ OAL. Showroom condition, 15’ slider, 12’x12’ new shed, fenced yard, re-movable 2”SM skirt sections, fully winterized at Shelter Bay RV Resort or relocate as re-quired. Asking $24,000 call 250-286-3343.

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 BDRM Apart. in quiet, small-er building of mature tenants. Ground fl oor entry. Appl’s and laundry incl. $550/mnth. 620 Ridge Rd. Call 250-287-9531 days or 250-923-5535 eves.

CR: Cedar Place 2 bdrm Apt. Avail immed. Responsible ten-ants wanted for a clean, quiet, secure, managed building w/ family atmosphere. Close to hospital. Laundry facilties on site. Refs req’d. 250-286-4881

SEAVIEW MANOR, 1 & 2 BDRM Apts. Quiet, secure, in-cludes heat & hot water on-site Manager. Call 250-286-6513 or 250-204-5799.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

* AAA Pet Friendly *590 CEDAR

Campbell River, BCAvailable now

Recently renovatedAmazing 3 Bedroom

$1000 per month

• Private yard• Washer/Dryer

2 Bdrm $860./mo

Both 2 & 3 bdrm units with:• Galley kitchen• hardwood in living room• carpet in bedrooms• References

Paul (250) 830-8410

CAMPBELL RIVER- 2 bdrms, 55+ grd fl oor, 5 appls, F/P, patio, underground parking. Close to church, shopping, rec plex, bus. $875 inclds utils Dec 1. Call 250-830-7069.

CAMPBELL RIVER- 2-bdrm in quiet 6-plex, non-smoking Jan 1. $675. (250)204-0238.

CAMPBELL RIVER- 2 bdrm Townhouse, 930sq ft. NS/NP. 770 South Island Hwy. $700. Call (250)287-3990.

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Katie Denne dreams of restoring her inner-city farm to the bus-tling hub of activity it once was 50 years ago, but those plans are slowly being washed away.

The 16.2-acre farm, located at the bot-tom of the Holly Hills subdivision in north Campbell River, sits at the base of hilly Park Road, bordering Wood-burn Road on one side and Park Road on the other.

The property was purchased by Denne and her husband Kyle in November 2011. It’s been in the family for three generations and the farm was created by her grandfather in the 1950s.

Back in its hey-day, the family farm housed barrel racing, neighbourhood kids rode the horses along the streets and, as the story goes, a herd of cattle once broke free and ended up on the Island Highway before being herded back to the farm.

Today, the farm is a far cry from what it once was. The prop-erty is home to three alpacas, chickens, roosters and a couple of horses.

However, the land lies barren because much of the farm’s fer-tile soil is blanketed in standing water.

“Our poor family

farm is being washed away,” Denne said. “Because of the simple topography of our loca-tion, Holly Hill Farm has always struggled with a minor flood-ing issue. In the past, my grandfather had the ditching system cleaned annually to prevent massive floods, which helped greatly. As more houses were built in the subdivision, and more water was used and dispersed, the flooding became worse. Culverts were

put here and there, and eventually, the entire Holly Hills subdivision drained into our farm.And it still does.”

Rain water flows down Park Road and into a creek flowing down the middle of Denne’s far m and into the ditch along Woodburn Road. The trouble is, the water gets backed up in the Woodburn ditch and doesn’t drain from the farm land.

Denne said three acres of her property

is completely gone and a further two acres is currently unusable. Another eight acres was filled in by Denne’s grandfather more than 10 years ago in order to raise that portion of land out of the most intense flooding.

That land will never be available for farm-ing, but Denne said she and her husband would like to one day build a house on the property so they can live on site, instead of having to commute

each day to the farm as they do now.

But Denne’s not sure she can handle living on the farm with the way things are now.

“If we have a house up here and I stare at this getting washed away each year, I’m not sure if my heart can take it,” she said. “What are we sup-posed to do, just say goodbye?”

She also doesn’t understand why the city hasn’t helped. The city’s new Agriculture

Plan encourages local farming and Denne wants to help stimulate the agriculture sector.

Denne said she’s also not the only one expe-riencing problems – she’s learned through speaking with the neighbours that the flooding is not isolated to her property.

“Neighbours on Park Road spend each win-ter with their base-ments and yards flood-ing and under water,” Denne said. “With the lack of proper ditch-ing and maintenance on Woodburn Road we are all drowning.”

The city says the area has been susceptible to flooding for years.

“For well over 10 years it’s been a prob-lem and it’s been iden-tified as an area subject to flooding,” said Drew Hadfield, the city’s transportation man-ager. “There’s a high water table in the area and where the farm is (it’s) is very flat, and low lying.”

However, city staff have tagged the area for improvement and are proposing coun-cil approve a project that would widen and deepen the ditches on Woodburn Road, start-ing this summer.

The $150,000 project, would also include drainage improve-ments elsewhere in north Campbell River. The project has been included in the city’s capital works portion of the budget which

council will debate at the end of the month.

“The only thing we can do is improve the ditches to help the water flow,” Hadfield said.

Denne hopes by drawing attention to the issue the city will be inclined to help. She dreams of creating a community cultural hub on the farm to provide the area with hormone-free meats – starting with chicken this spring – fresh produce, and educa-tional programs such as school tours and a pick-your-own pump-kin patch.

She also wants to run a general store on the property, a one-stop shop where you can pick up a fresh bou-quet of flowers for the dinner table, a batch of eggs for the next morn-ing’s breakfast, and a chicken for supper.

“We’ve got big plans and ambitious goals, but we take two steps forward then 10 leaps back and get sucked into a three-acre bog,” Denne said. “It’s a farm that houses my history – from my grandmoth-er’s experiences, to my mother’s, to mine, and to my daughter’s.

“Our farm is remi-niscent of a lost time, with an old 66 Merc parked inside the gate, a 50-year-old barn built by my grandfather, and a sense of peace and tranquility that is missing in our hectic times.”

Flooding frustrates farmer who wants city’s help

Katie Denne dreams of restoring the North Campbell River farm started by her grandfather in the 1950s. Problem is, storm water runoff floods the fields and she wants the city to improve the drainage.

KRISTEN DOUGLAS/THE MIRROR


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