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Explosives found on Rotary trail
Sunset Cinema here Tuesday night
Police entered into an investigation of found ex-plosives on Tuesday night, July 7.
A pedestrian had located a partial stick of dynamite and two blasting caps on the Rotary Trail between 19th street and 17th street in Courtenay.
The area was searched by an explosive search
dog but nothing further was located. This incident could have had far diff er-ent results had the explo-sive been activated.
RCMP are asking the public for any information into the origin of the ex-plosives or who is respon-sible for leaving them in an unsecured public area.
The RCMP are also
warning the public that ifyou come upon what youbelieve to be an explosive,do not disturb it. Call po-lice right away and makesure no one else goes nearthe item.
If you have any infor-mation in regards to thisreport please contact theComox Valley RCMP at250-338-1321.
Coastal Community’s Sunset Cinema series comes to Courtenay on Tuesday, July 14 at Lewis Park. ‘Despicable Me 2’ is the fea ture fi lm.
“The great thing about our outdoor movie nights is there isn’t a bad seat in the house, as all fi lms are
being shown on a massive, three-storey-high infl at-able screen,” says Allyson Prescesky, Manager of Community Experience and Communications with Coastal Community.
The movie is free.Showtime’s at dark,
but come early because
Nanaimo Science andSustainability Societywill be on site with theirScience Van to entertainkids. Coastal Communityemployee volunteers willrun a concession with allproceeds helping supportthe Credit Union’s YoungEntrepreneur Program.
Courtenay Fire Rescue and BC Ambulance crews help remove a woman from her car following a collision with a van on Fitzgerald Avenue at 10th Street early Tuesday evening. There appeared to be no major damage to the BMW, above, nor to the van, and the woman’s injuries were not life-threatening.
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Seasonal water activities that are PROHIBITED during these restrictions include:• Watering lawns (with manual or automatic sprinklers) or pressure washing driveways or boulevards at any time
• Filling or adding water to a swimming pool, hot tub or garden pond at any time
• Washing a vehicle or a boat at any time (other than in a commercial car wash or car dealership)
Seasonal water activities that are ALLOWED during these restrictions include:• Water trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables on any day between the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to
10:00 p.m if watering is done by hand-held container or a hand-held hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle;
• Water newly planted trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables by hand-held container or a hand-held hose equipped
with an automatic shut-off nozzle during installation and at any time during the following 24 hours after installation is
completed;
• Use micro-irrigation or drip- irrigation systems to water trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables on any day between
the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.;
• Water all-weather playing fields at any time, but only if failure to do so will result in a permanent loss of plant
material; and
• Use water to wash sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, exterior windows, or exterior building surfaces, but only if
necessary for applying a product such as paint, preservative, and stucco, preparing a surface prior to paving or
repointing bricks, or if required by law to comply with health or safety regulations.
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FILLING HOT TUBS & POOLS
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Restrictions apply to residents living in the Town of Comox, the City of Courtenay and the Arden, Comox Valley,
England Road, Marsden/Camco, and Greaves Crescent local water service areas.
Riverway gets anew nameBY DEBRA MARTINEcho Staff
It’s not often that a 30-year local politician is left speechless.
But former Courtenay mayor and councillor Ron Webber was in a complete state of shock Saturday night when the Courtenay Riverway was renamed the ‘Ron Webber Walkway’ in his honour.
Webber, who has also been serving as volunteer chair of the city’s centen-nial committee this year, was busily presiding over the program at the city’s symphony and fi reworks fi nale at the airpark when former councillor Starr Winchester took the mi-crophone.
She read a heartfelt speech granting Webber the honour, noting that it was “unfi nished business” from the previous council.
Last Oct. 6, meeting in camera, the previous council unanimously ap-proved the renaming of the Riverway Walkway to honour Webber.
The secret’s been well kept until now although Webber’s two daughters and other members of his family - but not his wife Lorraine - knew what was going to happen.
“I have known Ron Webber most of my life, as have many of you here to-night,” said Winchester in her speech.
“I have great memories, particularly of his politi-
A high honour: Left to right, Starr Winchester, Mayor Larry Jangula, ‘Century Sid’ (Edwin Grieve), Ron Webber and his family
cal career. We always had so much fun at election time, with Ron always topping the polls as alder-man. Ron served for four Mayors - Bill Moore, Bob McPhee, George Hobson and George Cochrane. I wish they were here to-night, as they would tell you how hard working and dedicated Ron was.”
Winchester said they would be there all night if she were to list all of Web-ber’s contributions to the community.
“But I can say that if anything positive was
happening in Courtenay, I guarantee you that Ron Webber was involved.”
She noted that 30 years in local politics is “a heck of a long time”, especially including leading the city as mayor for 12 years through many changes and phenomenal growth.
“Believe me, his task was not easy at times.”
Winchester noted that she was also honoured in 2003 to be able to present Webber with Courtenay’s highest honour, Freeman of the City.
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Longtime city councillor, mayor, communityvolunteer Ron Webber honoured Saturday
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“Ron is a real people person, we all know that. He has committed himself to countless hours of vol-unteer work in our community on a wide range of committees. He is a person who never says ‘No’ and is always willing to lend a helping hand.
“Ron’s political career is a testa-ment that good guys do win, and that rewards for hardworking and honest political careers come to those who deserve it most.”
Current mayor Larry Jangula and ‘Century Sid’ (Edwin Grieve) then brought out the new sign for the ‘Ron Webber Walkway’.
The walkway has been one of Webber’s favourite projects over the years.
The idea was fi rst planted on city council over 30 years ago, with the closing of the city’s riverside sew-age lagoon as the new sewage treat-ment plant opened.
Webber recalls that the councils of the day put aside about $100,000 each year to further the project but it wasn’t going anywhere fast until they started doing deals and swaps with riverside landowners.
For instance, he said, it was dis-covered that the then-Barr’s Mobile Home Park and the A&W were both using city rights-of-way for parking lots. A deal was made with them.
Then, as development started, the city would take a certain per-centage of land for park and river-way use.
Bit by bit, year by year, as deals and agree-ments were made, the riverway grew.
Now it stretches from Sixth Street down-town to Fraser Road and is one of the most popular and well-used city attractions for walkers and cyclists.
Webber is hopeful that the regional district can get involved to extend it to Royston to hook up with the seaside trail there.
On Monday he said he was still in shock over having the walkway named in his hon-our. He said his family were joking that now he would have to go out and clean up the dog poop and mow the grass along the trail.
Riverway renamed to honour Ron Webber
Fireworks, top, and dancing to the music of The Mutts, below, at Airpark on Saturday night
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Canadian Union of Pub-lic Employees (CUPE) Local 556 and the City of Courtenay are pleased to announce the ratifi cation of a new four year collec-tive agreement.
The terms of the agree-ment include several housekeeping changes, a few benefi t and allowance improvements, and two percent wage increases each year from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018.
“I’m pleased that a mu-tually agreeable resolution has been achieved that gives us labour stability and predictability,” said Mayor Larry Jangula.
“The terms of this col-lective agreement are in line with those of other similar communities. I’d like to thank the members of the bargaining commit-tees on both sides that worked so hard on this agreement.”
The agreement applies to approximately 135 in-side and outside workers, including full-time, part-time, casual, and summer students.
The Comox Valley Re-gional District (CVRD) and the United Steelwork-ers (USW) Local 1-1937 have reached agreement on a three-year contract covering unionized re-gional district employees at the Comox Valley sports and aquatic centres.
The agreement runs from February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2018, and provides for benefi t improvement in the fi rst year, and wage increases of two per cent in each year. The previous collec-tive agreement expired on January 31 of this year.
Rick Wangler, bargain-ing agent for the USW, said, “Neither party got everything they asked for and that is usually a sign of a reasonable deal all around. Bargaining was conducted respectfully which is a credit to both sides.”
“We are pleased with the outcome of the nego-tiations,” said Ken Grant, chair of the Comox Val-ley sports commission. “We achieved work envi-ronment stability and a positive direction on wage equalization.”
Approximately 70 em-ployees are covered by this agreement.
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BY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff
Courtenay has decided to cut back further its wa-ter usage on municipal lands to conserve more water.
The severe hot and dry weather conditions have led to calls for everyone to be mindful of how they use water.
Currently, Stage 3 water restrictions have been im-posed earlier this summer in the Comox Valley. While the restrictions target resi-dential and commercial sectors, there are some ex-ceptions.
Courtenay’s operations are exempted and con-tinue to irrigate parks, sports fi elds, boulevards, facility landscapes and fl owerbeds throughout the restrictions. The city does this for maintenance and safety reasons. But it has received some criticisms from the public because of this.
Staff has come up with water conservation option that council endorsed. The city shut off irrigation for non-essential grass areas the include those along the boulevards, park grass and grass at facilities in-cluding city hall, the fi re-hall and recreational facili-ties. It aims to reduce the city’s water usage by 56 per cent.
Prior to this, staff had
already taken some mea-sures. They included re-duction in the hours of operation for the Lewis Rotary water park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., use of “Gator Bags” for water-ing vulnerable street trees, conversion of spray heads to drip irrigation, reduced water to the margins of sports fi elds, installation of drought resistant plants, xeriscaping, and reduction of bed areas, and reduc-tion in the water times al-located to each zone.
Staff said most of con-cerns raised by the public were directed at sprinklers that spray onto hard sur-faces, or vandalized sys-tems that can cause wa-ter loss. While the latter can generally be repaired quickly, many of the city’s public irrigation systems would require reconstruc-
tion to refl ect higher stan-dards for water conserva-tion. Staff said this would result in capital costs.
A central computer that is highly programmable controls the majority of the city’s irrigation systems. It is connected to a weather station, reducing con-sumption when it rains. It also includes fl ow-sensing technology that warns of possible leaking or dam-aged sprinkler head. How-ever, it cannot sense when a sprinkler head has been vandalized to point the wrong way. City staff re-pair these as they are dis-covered, or when notifi ed by the public.
A water restriction ex-emption has also been ap-
plied on the city’s premier sand-based sports fi elds that are designed to shed winter rains but in sum-mer, they need regular watering or the fi elds die within days, which could be costly.
Staff indicated replac-ing each fi eld would cost tens of thousands of dol-lars and make the play-ing fi elds unusable for a signifi cant period of time. Also, sports turf needs to be kept in safe condi-tion for sporting events, using water to soften the ground.
For other parks and bou-levards, in the past, staff would cut the amount of watering on these sites, but maintain enough wa-ter to keep trees and turf roots alive.
The mile of fl owers, downtown fl oral baskets, and facility landscapes are all watered by a combina-tion of in-ground irriga-tion as well as the water wagon, driven by staff .
If you spot problems with irrigation on city parks or boulevards, in-cluding vandalism to sprinkler heads, please let the city know by emailing [email protected] or call our Parks De-partment at 250-338-1525 so they can investigate.
City expanding water conservation on municipal lands, including parks
Smoke from forest fi res on the Island and the lower mainland has been giving the Valley some spooky sunsets as the dry weather continues.
Surprised that Cumber-land Council approved a per-mit for Disc golf in heritage Chinatown.
Since Cumberland de-cided to celebrate our rich Asian heritage, we have en-joyed many visits, gifts and respect from Asia.
China provided us with a sister city relationship, in 2007 to enhance exchanges of trade, investment, and culture.
They provided us with a very special gift of a Mazu, the protector of mariners.
There was an off er of 20 million dollars from inves-tors in Shanghai who wished to revitalize the Chinatown due to its important heri-tage.
Council decided that such a project would “disturb the spirits of the deceased” and instead allowed pictures of buildings and people to be nailed to the trees and built a memorial pavilion.
I am told the nailing of pic-tures is very bad luck for the deceased.
The Mazu was removed from the Museum and stored at City hall in a public place.
There have been many occasions where the com-mitment to this relationship could be questioned.
Councillor Sproule, who should not have discussed or voted on the subject since she makes income by tour-ing people in the area, stated she felt the sister city rela-tionship was like “pen pals” when she voted against ex-penses to visit there while I was in China presenting at the Mayors school.
I do not suggest that these decision were made with malice but rather a lack of understanding of the cul-ture.
I fi nd now to allow disc
golf to set up a course in the park to be off ensive to that relationship.
If council wishes to end the relationship I would re-gretfully respect that deci-sion, but cannot accept the hypocrisy of this action. I have no issue with disc golf, by the way.
Fred BatesCumberland
Hoping the public is in a stupor with this heat wave, the BC Liberals have dealt the provincial agriculture sector two more deadly blows. First they sacked the well-respected Kelowna orchardist, Richard Bullock, as the long-standing chair of the Agricultural Land Com-mission and replaced him with failed Liberal candidate Frank Leonard. Then to avoid any further roadblocks to the Site C dam project, they bypassed allegations of the impact on northern ara-ble land by simply removing the fertile bottomlands of the Peace River valley from the ALR. Farmland, what farmland?
Bullocks’ dismissal was not entirely surprising. He had pushed back against his political masters when they split the province into two development zones for the ALR. It was clear the Liberals were going to ram through the changes and Bullock would have been in the way. His replacement speaks volumes about the political rather than agri-cultural orientation of the Commission. Leonard is a businessman with twenty years experience on Saanich council and many other gov-ernment boards and com-mittees, but little dirt under his fi ngernails.
Harold Macy, Merville
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IN RESPONSE TO THE FOLKS having a bad time at St Jo’s. Maybe I am extremely lucky, but I have never had a bad experience there. I have been to emerg x2 in the past 10 years. I am at the Lab every week and at Medical Daycare every week, sometimes more than once a week. I can honestly say that I have never had a bad experi-ence. The lab staff are always friendly and pro-fessional. The nurses in Medical Daycare, are the best, at looking after their patients and explaining the procedures to us if we ask. We are extremely lucky to have the type of medical facility in this valley that we do have. I have been in hospital in Vancouver and Ontario in the past year and the service I have here is second to none.
I GIVE A FAILING GRADE to some of the teachers. These are the same people who picketed “for the stu-dents”. I see my son having to pay out over $300.00 per month for tutoring math - ALONG with 50 other parents having to do the same thing! These are NOT stupid kids - so why are they NOT being taught IN CLASS? Seems to me
we paid MORE money to them after the strike and are getting LESS teach-ing. I also see the kids hav-ing “early dismissal” every 2nd week - along with the “professional days” and ALL the extended and new holidays. WE are pay-ing them to teach! Why are they not doing their jobs???
A WONDERFUL BOUQUET of lilies for the fellows at Gla-cier Green Golf Course. Bill, Brian, Ben and Ter-ran (sp) do a fantastic job of putting on the Ladies Night 9 & dine. We all know a lot of hard work goes into providing great prizes, wonderful dinners and a lot of fun times for all involved. To add to all that they have donated over $10,000 to Breast Cancer Research in the past 9 years. Thanks to all the staff .
WATER RESTRICTIONS. Does
that mean, shower with your neighbours. I’m all up with that.
WHO SAYS EMPLOYMENT eq-uity is out of balance in BC? It seems well balanced in BC Hydro. A friend and I were discussing who ac-tually control Comox Lake water? Well it certainly is not Steven Watson, but CEO Jessica McDonald
and Powerex VP Teresa Conway. It turns out that these two talented ladies are responsible for stage 3 water restriction on Co-mox Lake water! Wonder-ing if they will get execu-tive bonuses like the men before them, for draining the lake to meet bonus goals?
BLINKING ORANGE BEEF
bricks to the sun stunned female driver in the com-pact car turning right off of England St onto 4th around 4:30 Tuesday June 30th. Your adamant be-lief that I hadn’t indicated left into the front CCCU parking area should be a serious concern to any-one else on the roadway. A cocker spaniel with min-ute observation skills and anyone actually paying at-tention to their surround-ings could have deduced that the placement of the sun in certain directions of travel, LIMITS the ability to detect certain illumina-tions of light ... one being an orange indicator while the sun is shining directly onto it. My indicator was ON and works just fi ne. Pay better attention before you rear end someone! - The little red truck
I HAD A FALL this past Sun-day June 28th outside of the Driftwood mall. The
sound of one’s face break-ing a fall is pretty awful but in seconds there was a swarm of young people at my aid. I wish I had got-ten their names. They did a wonderful job of help-ing me up & into my car although they thought an ambulance should be called I insisted I just get myself home. They hadn’t heard the rule “never ar-gue with an old woman!” Aside from getting me, my groceries, purse etc. into the car & stalling me long enough to be sure I would be ok to drive, they have given me great hope for this young generation. I thank each & every one of you who stopped to help and especially the young man & lady who seemed forefront in this rescue. God Bless you!
IT IS THE DARN traffi c circle
again in Comox and it is so simple, but obviously it re-ally isn’t. Yield to the left, (those already in or enter-ing the circle on your left), indicate left signal if you are staying in the circle, in-dicate right you are exiting the circle, it keeps the fl ow. Yielding to the left really means you should check left instead of ignoring the left as if “I don’t look you are not there” attitude. Wow, maybe we need pic-tures.
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bor James! Our Comox neighborhood park has a garden space that is fi lled with perennials and annu-als that were all planted and paid for by James, and he tends to the gar-den every day! Neighbors from far and wide come to this park and James has made it extra special for the whole neighborhood to enjoy. James has been giving our community this beautiful garden for many years and that’s what I call an extraordinary neighbor. We want James to know how greatly we appreciate him, thank you so much James!!!
JUST WANTED ALL YOU lazy people who never water their grass with the excuse they want to save water to know I have stopped water-ing my lawn. Not because I am lazy or because I want to save water but because we are now at stage three restrictions and must con-serve water because of the dry weather. I love to keep my lawn green and weed free. I spend lots of time pulling weeds and cutting my grass to make it beauti-ful. I do this because I care about how my property looks. Note: MY PROPER-TY, not yours. So when I pay my water bill to the re-gional district I think how I use MY water is my busi-ness. I will adhere to what-ever water restrictions the regional district dictate. I know how we property owners who water their lawns must upset and keep you awake at night. It must be frustrating when there is nothing you can do about it. And the rea-son you can’t do anything is because we aren’t doing anything wrong. We just don’t agree with you and care about how our prop-erty looks. I wanted you to know I am not watering my grass anymore until we go back to stage two.
UTMOST ADMIRATION and a grand hatch of fl ying in-sects, (including mosqui-toes), to the male swallow who went on to raise three chicks alone after his mate was caught in plastic web-bing and died. I watched with heart in mouth as you worked with such commit-ment to raise your young. To quote Shelley, ‘Hail to thee, blythe spirit’.
BIG BOUQUETS to the fast acting and skilled people who rescued my precious husband from Comox Lake at the Cumberland Park last Sunday, especially to the man who performed CPR on him. Without your help, he would not be here today to tell the tale. He appears to have made a full recovery but is still at the hospital for observa-tion. Thank you from all our family and we wish a safe summer to everyone. - Gwyn Sproule
THANKS TO RUTH at Benino Gelato for your amazing coff ee and ice cream. You are so professional and fun to watch in your work!
GLACIER VIEW LODGE would like to welcome our new director of nursing.
A BEAUTIFUL CATCH to the Velosos at Portuguese Joe’s for allowing the many spectators to line their property to watch Courtenay’s centennial fi reworks. Thanks for your civic mindedness.
A BIG BOUQUET of gratitude to the Union Bay Improve-ment District Board of Trustees for standing their ground with regards to the “expired” water agree-ment. It’s ludicrous this is even happening. Good grief - it’s EXPIRED! And yet a petition was carried around by uninformed and misleading represen-tatives to solicit signa-tures in support of this
expired water agreement. These guys didn’t even understand the contents, informing one landowner that, yes, free water meant that she wouldn’t receive any more bills for water usage - if only she would sign the petition, therefore resurrecting a very expired and dead water agreement Good grief! There is a simple solution for this to all move forward - ne-gotiate an agreement that will work for this com-munity. Somehow I think this developer does not want to move forward, as everyone and their dog keeps putting the kibosh on his project. Good grief! A huge beef to the people who actually signed this petition without even knowing what you were signing. This Board stood up for this community, when so many of you were so busy throwing it under the bus. They may not be “Wall Street executives”, but I ask this developer - who the hell do you think you are? All smoke and mirrors folks, smoke and mirrors!
BOUQUETS of sunfl owers and smiles to the thrift shop at St. Joseph’s Hos-pital. Great sales every day but the stars of the whole show are those happy and smiling Saturday girls, Chris and Margo. Always helpful and friendly. That shop is the best one in the Valley and I check them all. We need to donate all we can to help keep this wonderful service going. Good on you, girls. We’ll see you Saturday for our happy fi x.
BOUQUETS OF BROWN GRASS to all of my law abiding neighbours that are re-specting the current stage 3 watering ban. As for the rest of the lawless repro-bates that have the lush green lawns, you’re not fooling anyone! I have
plenty of time, a fuel effi -cient vehicle, a really nice camera and a wicked case of insomnia. Thanks for the new hobby!
THIS IS NEITHER A BEEF or a bouquet but a suggestion. I was kind of in disbelief when I heard that car deal-erships can wash their cars at will. This is ludicrous in light of our water short-age. I think that car deal-erships should take the high road and think twice before using our drinking and fi re fi ghting water to wash all their cars on their lots. I also think that any potential car buyers in the valley should probably be ok looking at a ‘dusty’ car in the lot knowing that our precious water is not just going down into the sew-ers so that all the cars in the lots are glistening and clean. If these buyers de-cide to purchase a car they would do so knowing that there was an understand-ing that the dealership would detail the car before they took possession. This makes much more sense to me than having all of our car dealerships wast-ing water washing all the cars in their lots on a reg-ular basis. I would like to know just how much water would be used in just one of the dealerships to wash all their cars. Then you would have to multiply all those litres by how many dealerships in the valley? Just possibly a sensible thought.
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THOUSANDS OF MILES of open road to Kirk and Slegg Lumber for donat-ing their truck and driving time to the Child Develop-ment Association on the 1st of July. Kirk went out of his way to make sure all
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INTERESTING COMPARISONSthat Realtor Gregg Hart made in his letter of July 3rd. No Doubt there is need to focus on infra-structure and streamline administration. Director Rod Nichol from Area B has proposed a review of CVRD costs and services - supported by Courte-nay and Comox directors. While Developers are un-likely to be in the “poor house”, there are 20,000 residents here, who need aff ordable housing.
THANKS to BC Hydro for fi nally producing the num-bers on infl ows to Comox Lake. At a record low 1 cu-bic meter per second, this is enough for summer wa-ter for 80,000 residents, commercial and Industrial/Agricultural customers. BC is burning, but the Comox valley is blessed with Co-mox Lake. Please, no more CVRD surcharges for Area B - our grass is brown, åunlike other Comox Lake customers on fl at rates.
A BEAUTIFUL everlasting bouquet of smiles and gratitude to our wonderful Coast View Drive neigh-
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BOUQUETS to Gregg Hart for comparing develop-ment costs in Courtenay/CVRD to Campbell River. Campbell River has ev-erything that the Comox Valley has and more. It has ocean views, lower cost housing, a new hospi-tal, an expanding Airport and reliable water supply. Things they don’t have are four competing local governmentsoOr stage 3’s and boil water orders for 47 days. I would rather live here, but developers should move to Campbell River, where they want de-velopment.
A HUGE BEEF to the Friend-
ly Port. I can’t understand how long-time residents of Union Bay who have promoted the community as the friendly port, where neighbors helped neigh-bors, volunteers moved buildings, dances were held and beer was drank could succumb 360 de-grees to support the cur-rent petition circulating throughout the communi-ty. This angst and unrest is not the Friendly Port that I remember. So long Union Bay, I’m gone.
KUDOS to Rod Nicol for initiating a services re-view at the CVRD. How-ever it would seem to me that most if not all of the information he is looking for would be contained in the audit of the CRVD conducted by the provin-cial government that was completed in 2014. In fact I would hope that our board members would be very interested in using this report as a signifi -cant planning tool to help them make the necessary decisions about the opera-tions and the future of the CVRD going forward. I believe the audit was com-pleted in June of last year and there was a commit-
ment to make the results public in early 2015. It is now a year later and tax-payers have seen nothing. It does make one wonder if there are parties with vested interests within the system who don’t feel it would be in their best in-terest for this information to become public. Perhaps we could ask Mr. Nichol to investigate on the behalf of taxpayers and give us a report.
ENORMOUS BOUQUET to the wildfi re fi refi ghters - your work is cut out for you this year. My heart goes out to you guys as you sweat to save our forests and may-be even our homes. A call to conscience for every-one: what will you do per-sonally to reduce your car-bon footprint and perhaps help slow climate change? For example I commit to greening my food-miles by bringing my groceries home on foot/bike at least once a week.
A LIFETIME of sugar cubes in your gas tank. To the man (shoulder-length grey hair and closing in on 60) driving a purple VW Jetta on Piercy road July 5th at 7:45 pm. You not only came up hard and fast on us just east of Forbidden Plateau road, you than de-cided it was appropriate to ride us hard in the rear end to the highway junc-tion, despite my son’s ‘L’ clearly marking the car. As I tried to teach him the proper way of turning left - into the left lane, than sig-nal and move to the right lane - you again wanted to get too close before buy-ing us a drink and when you fi nally passed us, you slowed to our speed and stared. We fl ipped you off (not the right move, but seriously....you deserved it) and then you decided to drive next to us with
your window down, star-ing at us...not the road. What a shameful thing to show a new driver. He is just learning, and for you to not give him space and time to learn is ignorant, rude and perpetuates the stereotype of horrible se-niors not remembering what it is like to be young. We have avoided driving in Courtenay with him be-cause of idiots like you. If you see a ‘L” on the back of a car, give the person learning to drive a break. These youngsters will contribute to your pen-sions and some will be the nurses and caregivers you seek in old age, it is rec-ommended you are nice to them now. PS: Consider taking one to dinner be-fore trying to ride his/her backside so hard.
BEEF ... I am angry and confused while watching all the fi res we have. How come no one has seen, about 20 years ago, the demo on tv on how to put out these fi res? They were sending anti-fi re mis-siles into large fi res from as much as 2 miles away, into the center of the fi res, blowing them out. I did see the designs on line, and they were about a million dollars for the information and the patterns on how to build them. Were they too expensive? Have fi re fi ght-ers not seen them? I have asked them and none had any idea. No one has been talking about them, and none have used them? A mystery to me that makes me angry, watching lives in danger and homes de-stroyed.
A HUGE OZZIE THANK YOU to the 2 wonderful local men in the car park at Courtenay Walmart last Tuesday, when I locked the keys in our son’s car. (This was beyond my hus-
band’s comprehension & there were a few loud dis-agreeable exchanges be-tween us). The fi rst man went asking others in the carpark for something to help, then even went into the store to buy a coat hanger or something sim-ilar. In the meantime, the other kind young man had driven home & brought back a coathanger! We were able to unlock the car quite quickly then. We are extremely grateful to you both, for your gener-osity of spirit. You con-tinue to affi rm our belief in the wonderful kindness of Canadians. - Susan, Australia.
AN ENORMOUS BEEF to whomever is responsible for allowing ridiculously loud music in the area of the Filberg Centre and Simms/Millenium Park over the past week in the hottest of weather when windows are open. En-joy the music within the park by all means, but please do not amplify it so it can be heard six blocks away. It is possible to con-trol the levels of sound and not impact on the residents in nearby neigh-bourhoods. There are city bylaws in eff ect but no one seems capable of or willing to enforce them. In many cases the percus-sion is over amplifi ed and can be heard over fans and air conditioners with win-dows closed. The woman who was commentating on Canada Day was so loud her words were dis-tinct past First Avenue. Tonight, Friday 3rd July, very loud music went on until nearly 11:30 pm. This really is an invasion of per-sonal privacy. If I want to hear the music I’ll come to the park or wherever, but don’t make me an unwill-ing and captive audience in my own home!
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A BEEF to the persons scurrying around ensur-ing that no one sat in the “VIP” chairs under the Courtenay Chamber of Commerce Pavilion at the Centennial Celebration. I personally observed a First Nations Elder in tradition-al dress, a senior, being refused a chair. I thought this treatment of her was utterly appalling. There were at least 100 empty chairs. I also observed a war veteran being refused a chair. The explanation given was, “The chairs are for VIP’S.” On being pressed, a further explana-tion was off ered, “It was decided. Didn’t you bring any chairs?” May I sug-gest roping off the chairs in the future with a sign explaining who the chairs are reserved for?
BOUQUETS to Comox Val-ley residents who will do their part to save wa-ter. Residents should be browned off at BC Hydro for drawing down the Co-mox Lake reservoir when drought conditions were predicted. The Powerex executive bonus should not be the key factor in managing Comox Lake, but it seems they are.
I AM AMAZED at the num-ber of inconsiderate dog owners who do not pick up after their animals in my neighbourhood. It is because of you that there are bylaws and for this particular issue, Courte-nay BL 1897 (no. 17) clear-ly states: “No person who owns a dog or who has control of a dog shall allow the dog to leave or deposit excrement on any public place or on private proper-ty other than the property of the owner, unless the owner immediately takes steps to remove such ex-crement and to dispose of it in a sanitary manner.” Be responsible pet own-ers and pick up after your dog!
“A PARTY WITHOUT CAKE is just a meeting” - Julia Child. We are ‘SWEET’ on Quality Foods, Courtenay - thank you once again for your continued support of the July 1st Tea Dance! This fun free event coordi-nated by the City of Cour-tenay’s July 1st Committee (and hosted by the Ever-green Club volunteers) is always a great success of music and treats! The do-nated cupcakes by Quality Foods were a hit with our event attendees!
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■ During the early morn-ing hours of July 2nd police were called to a report of a fi re on the Courtenay Fish and Game club property at Comox Lake. A building was found to be totally en-gulfed in fl ame. This inves-tigation is continuing to as-certain the possible cause. (2015-8531)
■ On July 2nd police were called to a report of a disturbance at a residence on the 3800 block of James Crescent in Black Creek. The investigation revealed that a male residing at that residence had threatened another man with a full length sword. The suspect was located and taken into custody after attempting to fl ee. The man was released on several conditions after attending court. The man will be appearing in provin-cial at a later date. (2015-8589)
■ Police responded to an alarm at the Mad Man Mc-Kay store located at 2885 Cliff e Avenue in Courtenay on the morning of July 5th. Suspects pried open the back door to the business and made off with several
electronic items. This in-vestigation is continuing. (2015-8715)
■ On the morning of July 5th police took a report of a theft of a 1992 blue colored GMC pickup truck, BC li-cence #G55229, from the parking lot at 7162 Island Highway S. in Fanny Bay. (2015-8717)
■ Police attended a report of mischief to vehicles near the Comox Valley Food Bank located on the 1400 block of McPhee Avenue in Courtenay. Sometime over-night someone had spray painted 9 vehicles and some garbage bins in the area. This investigation is continuing. (2015-8475)
■ On July 6th police took a report of a two vehicle col-lision on Bevan road near the Pidgeon Lake road in the Cumberland area. The investigation revealed that a small purple colored Volk-swagen Golf had run into the back end of a fl at deck trailer and had then left the scene. The car will have ex-tensive front end damage and was leaking fl uid. No plates were visible on the Volkswagen. If you have in-formation about this vehicle or the driver you are asked to call Cpl. B. Matchett of the Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321.
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Vanier to get facelift and seismic upgrades
BY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff
School District 71 is cel-ebrating. And it’s not be-cause it’s the summer hol-idays and school is out.
The big news it has been waiting for has fi nally ar-rived. They’re extremely happy the Ministry of Ed-ucation has come through with major funding of $33.8 million for a seismic mitigation and upgrade project for G.P. Vanier Secondary. This aims to ensure students, teachers and staff will have safer learning and teaching en-vironments for years to come.
“It’s an eff ort that the school district in partner-ship with the Ministry of Education has been work-
ing on for sometime and I am very pleased that this day has arrived,” said SD71 board chair Tom Weber.
Comox Valley MLA Don McRae, who said his family has a sentimental attachment to Vanier hav-ing gone to school there and also taught there, de-livered the signed project agreement to Weber.
“At $33.8 million, the seismic upgrades and im-provements to GP Vanier Secondary represent the largest seismic and capital school project since 2001,” said McRae. “As a former student and teacher at the school, I’m excited for this project to begin since it represents a new, excit-ing chapter in GP Vanier’s rich history.”
Ministry of Education commits $33.8 million to make school safer
School District 71 board chair Tom Weber and Comox Valley MLA Don McRae unveil the GP Vanier Seismic Mitigation and Upgrade Project that will cost $33.8 million.
The Vanier seismic and upgrade project was originally announced in May 2012. SD71 board of trustees also debated the option of building a new school.
Weber said the next step will be to hire a project manager and also put the
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to GP Vanier Secondary signify a long-term com-mitment to student safety and families,” said Weber. “Students and staff will welcome updates to their school, which has served many communities for
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The project will also improve the 47-year-old school’s ventilation and heating systems. The board is contributing $1 million towards the total project cost to upgrade mechanical and electrical systems.
Students will continue to study in areas of the school, which are not under construction, and portables will not be used during construction.
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The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) parks department is surveying park visitors this summer to help update the 1998 master plan for Seal Bay nature park.
The aim is to learn more about how visitors experience the park, what they like about the park and whether there is anything that needs improvement over the coming years.
Parks staff will be at the Bates Road parking lot on Sunday, July 19 from 9:30 to noon and on Tuesday, August 11 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. They will be asking for participation in completing a short, fi ve-minute questionnaire.
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A summary and compilation of re-sponses will be posted on the CVRD website in the fall. Further public consul-tations for the Seal Bay park master plan update will also be posted on the website at www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/sealbay.
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Diabetes has become a common disease of our cats and dogs. Diabetes mellitus or “sugar diabe-tes” occurs when the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin. Insulin is required for the body to efficiently use sugars, fats and proteins.
Diabetes most commonly occurs in middle age to older dogs and cats, but occasionally occurs in young animals. Diabetes mellitus occurs more commonly in female dogs and in male cats.
Certain conditions predispose a dog or cat to developing diabetes. Pets that are overweight or those with inflammation of the pancreas are most at risk for developing diabetes.
The body needs insulin to use sugar, fat and protein from the diet for energy. Without insulin, sugar accumulates in the blood and spills into the urine. Sugar in the urine causes the pet to pass large amounts of urine and to drink lots of water. Levels of sugar in the brain control appetite. Without insulin, the brain becomes sugar deprived and the animal is constantly hungry, yet they lose weight due to improper use of nutrients from the diet. Untreated diabetic pets are more likely to develop bladder, kidney, or skin infections. Diabetic dogs, and rarely cats, can develop cata-racts in the eyes. Cataracts are caused by the accumulation of water in the lens and will usually lead to blindness. Other common signs of diabe-tes are weakness and lack of energy. It is impor-tant to have your pet seen by your veterinarian if you suspect they are showing signs of diabetes. If
diabetes is left untreated it will lead to a condition called ketoacidosis, this condition is very serious and will require treatment and hospitalization by your veterinarian.
The diagnosis of diabetes is made by finding a large increase in blood sugar and a large amount of sugar in the urine. A blood screen of other organs is also recommended to look for changes in the liver, kidney and pancreas.
The treatment is different depending on the type of diabetes your pet is diagnosed with. In less severe cases, cats are sometimes able to be controlled by diet alone. In most cases however, and always with dogs, insulin therapy is required. Diabetes is rarely reversible in dogs, but diabetic cats will sometimes regain the ability to produce their own insulin in the pancreas. Diabetic pets should continue to be evaluated by their veteri-nary team on a regular basis to unsure that their blood sugar is well regulated and anytime another health problem develops.
Obesity is often the reason our pets develop diabetes, especially with cats. It is very impor-tant for your pet to maintain a healthy body weight. Your veterinary team will be happy to counsel you with your pet’s nutrition to help achieve a healthy body weight.
Written by Van Isle Veterinary Hospital
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Many individuals and families simply cannot part with their companion animals for long peri-ods of time. As a result, it’s become much more common for pets to accompany their owners on vacations. A study by AAA and Best Western International found more than half of American pet owners take their cats and dogs with them when they travel.
Pet owners traveling with their four-legged friends in tow can make the experience a fun and safe one by planning ahead. Be sure the pet is up-to-date with immunizations and bring documen-tation of those immunizations with you when traveling. Update any dated information on secure tags so pets can be returned promptly and safely should they become lost. Take frequent breaks on road trips to allow the pet to get some exercise and relieve itself. Some pets do not fly well and certain airlines no longer transport certain breeds in the cargo hold, so inquire with airlines before planning a getaway.
For those traveling outside of the country, rec-ognize that some countries initially quarantine animals from other countries for a certain period of time to ensure the pet is in good health. Look for pet-friendly hotels and verify that pets are allowed before booking.
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We’re in the crunch now. What you decide to do this month will set in motion what’s coming in the next 3 months. Fleas are insects. They are as old as the hills. They have fantastic adaptive abilities to survive. They have an outer shell like a tank. Their bite is one of the itchiest experiences on the planet. The itch by design causes scratching that spreads the baby flea eggs and flea poop (with your pets blood meal in it) all over your house and grass. The eggs hatch into larvae (squiggling wormlike flea babies) that feed on the parent’s poop (by design again). The larvae spin a cocoon and attach themselves into carpet fibers, settle in between couch cushions and in your yard. They wait for up to 2 months to hatch out. They’re hungry and they need to feed. In the cocoon, nothing kills them in our ‘tropical valley’. They carry disease like tapeworms and bacteria that pop red blood cells in cats.
Now’s the time to choose either 1) to do nothing and wait and see if itch and fur loss and hot spots arise in which case you’ll be dealing with emergency flea control and hatching for 2 months (remember the cocoons) or 2) use a ‘preventive’ now on your pet once a month and have a comfortable fall.
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Many dog owners never give a second thought to the health of their dogs’ ears. Unless Fido isn’t answering the dinner bell, pet owners may fail to recog-nize signs that man’s best friend is dealing with ear trou-ble.
Though it’s easily over-looked, maintaining a dog’s ears is something owners must do throughout their four-legged friend’s life. Such main-tenance is simple, and owners who remember to make it a part of their dog’s grooming routine can help ensure their dog stays clean and healthy for years to come.
WHY MUST I PRIORITIZE EAR MAINTENANCE FOR MY DOG?
The anatomy of dogs’ ears is reason enough for dog owners to make ear maintenance part of the grooming routine they have for their pets. The inner ears of dogs are curvy and pro-vide many spots for bacteria, parasites and yeast to hide and grow. The winding nature of dogs’ inner ears also can make
it difficult to expel any debris that enters the ear canal, and trapped debris can cause infec-tion.
WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS THAT SUGGEST MY DOG’S EARS AREN’T UP TO SNUFF?
Much like their owners, dogs may suffer from wax buildup in their ears. But unlike humans, dogs who have wax buildup in their ears may be coping with microscopic ear mites, which can infect dogs’ inner and external ear canals and lead to infection if left untreated.
Ear mites can be difficult to see, but the presence of a black or brown waxy secretion may be indicative of ear mites. Dogs with ear mites may also rub or scratch their ears exces-sively, and that behavior can lead to ruptured blood vessels within the dog’s ear flap, which will look swollen and cause the dog considerable pain.
Other signs that dogs may be having problems with their ears include redness in and
around the ear, swelling, crusty skin, and hair loss. Any of the aforementioned symptoms should be brought to the atten-tion of a veterinarian immedi-ately.
HOW CAN I PROTECT MY DOG FROM EAR TROUBLES?
Simple and routine mainte-nance is often enough to safe-guard dogs from ear troubles. Apply a cotton ball dampened with hydrogen peroxide or mineral oil to dirty areas of dogs’ inner ears. The skin inside dogs’ inner ears is deli-cate, so be gentle when clean-ing such areas, even asking your veterinarian to show you the proper technique if you are concerned you might hurt the animal.
Some dogs, not unlike some dog owners, may grow hair in their ears. While the hair is relatively harmless, it’s still a good idea to discuss its growth with your veterinarian, who can teach you how to remove the hair or even let you know if the hair needs to be removed
at all.It’s important that dog own-
ers do not clean their dog’s ears too often. The skin inside dogs’ ears is very sensitive, so overcleaning the ears can cause irritation.
When cleaning dogs’ ears, dog owners should never insert anything inside their dogs’ ear canals.
Dog owners who let their dogs go swimming from time to time should dry the dogs’
ears immediately after they get out of the water. Make sure ears are as dry as possible before letting Fido run off, as wet ears can cause infection and irritation.
Ears may not be the first thing dog owners think of when trying to protect their pets from potentially painful health problems. But ear main-tenance should be a part of every dog owner’s dog-groom-ing routine.
EASY WAYS TO KEEP YOUR DOG’S EARS HEALTHY
When play time ends, dog owners should dry their wet dogs’ ears toreduce the animal’s risk of infection and irritation.
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Willemar project held up by bike lane debateBY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff
The Willemar Avenue road reconstruction is one of seven priority projects identifi ed by the City of Courtenay. But it’s not go-ing anywhere at this time.
It has encountered a road block at Courtenay council.
The issue that was de-bated heavily at Monday’s regular council meeting was a desire to add des-ignated bike lanes along Willemar and Piercy Av-enues to the project.
Councillor David Frisch indicated since the city plans on reconstructing the road why not include building a lane for cyclists as well.
The Willemar Avenue project from 17th to 26th Street has been listed in the city’s capital budget for several years. There is urgency to it because the aging water mains need to be replaced and also ser-vice connections installed. Repairs to storm and sani-tary sewers also have to be undertaken.
A preliminary design was already established last year and residents in the area were given the opportunity to view it and also give their feedback at a public information ses-sion held at the Native Sons in January this year. It was one of seven road works that was presented that day.
During the city’s gen-eral capital budget discus-sions in February, staff presented council with the Willemar project for endorsement. It was post-poned when Frisch made a motion directing staff to investigate and report on the options and implica-tions on diff erent levels of service for the installation of bikes lanes on Willemar and Piercy Avenues.
On Monday, staff pre-sented council fi ve cycling infrastructure options developed by Dillon Con-sulting. Staff had a chance to review each one and decided to recommend to council the option for shared vehicle bike lanes and to also direct them to proceed with detailed en-gineering of the project.
That motion was nar-rowly defeated 4-3, with councillors Frisch, Re-becca Lennox, Doug Hill-ian and Bob Wells voting against it.
Council was advised if they go against the sug-gested option, the road project would need to be redesigned and additional public information session would be necessary. This will mean an additional cost of around $15,000. Staff had already spent 40 hours working on this proj-ect and the city has also spent $9,400 to pay for Dillon Consulting’s work.
Frisch said he could not support staff ’s recom-mendation and would like council to take the oppor-
tunity to incorporate des-ignated bike lanes to the road design. He also said one of the city’s objectives was to reduce people’s de-pendence on vehicles.
“We’re talking about a few thousand dollars and $15,000 which is a fairly small sum in the scale of our municipal budget,” said Frisch. “We get paid slightly more as council-lors, and I don’t think you want to dispense of any of us. There is some value in spending a little bit of money to fi nd out what the best options are.”
Frisch made a motion for council to support Op-tion Four that would in-clude vehicle travel lanes, a single parking lane and a separated bikeway. It also includes creation of concrete curbs, gutters, grassed boulevards and sidewalks on both sides of the road at property lines.
City Director of Engi-
neering and Public Works Lesley Hatch cautioned council about choosing this option. According to NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, she said, Willemar Avenue does not meet the criteria. Wil-lemar is a busy thorough-fare where commercial traffi c is common.
“We are developing a situation that I think would be a subject of con-fl ict,” said Hatch. “I don’t believe it’s the appropriate road for this type of con-struction. I do believe we have other opportunities in town that would be ap-propriate.”
Councillor Erik Eriks-son suggested looking at Stewart Street, which is a secondary road and is par-allel to Willemar.
Hatch also reminded council what the Willemar project was all about.
“The project is designed for road reconstruction,” said Hatch. “It was meant to get the design in place, understand the infrastruc-ture replacement needs.”
Council was not able to decide what it wants staff to undertake. Because of the length of the discus-
sion, Eriksson put forward a motion to postpone this matter until September to allow staff to work on oth-er options.
Mayor Larry Jangula raised concerns as he feels council is asking staff to go against what profes-sional engineers are say-ing is correct and proper procedure as far as safety.
“It’s something we will have to address,” said Jan-gula after the meeting. “The cycling community has put a lot of pressure on this council and previ-ous council to bring a cy-cling infrastructure. I have a lot of concerns.
“They want to change the way traffi c is on Wil-lemar, which is fi ne. But I am not necessarily sure if it will run with the com-munity. There’s people that will be aff ected as to whether they can park in front of their properties. Those properties are not accessed from the back alley or some other route. Soon there’s going to be confl ict there. It will con-cern the neighbourhood.
“We haven’t talked about the additional cost this is going to be.”
Bicycle lane in Comox
The cycling community has put a lot of pressure on this council and pre-vious council to bring a cycling infrastructure. I have a lot of concerns ... We haven’t talked about the additional cost this is going to be.”
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EDS president says staff worked hard in 2014 BY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff
For the Comox Valley Economic Development Society, 2014 was not just an ordinary year. It was a busy and very challenging 12 months.
Richard Hardy, who has been elected to serve as president for anoth-er term, said staff has worked persistently hard with regards to an ambi-tious capital plan that was laid out by the board of directors in the latter part of 2013.
“They worked their butts off ,” said Hardy, who got a bit emotional during his speech at CVEDS an-nual general meeting. He added that he is willing to put “our team up against
any other economic devel-opment team in Canada and they will kick their ass.”
Among the many high-lights of 2014 was the success of WinterBites that featured ski and stay packages, an outdoor ar-tifi cial rink and concerts that enhanced the ambi-ance of the winter festival. As well, the creation of the Destination Marketing Advisory committee and Additional Hotel Room Tax Committee.
“They are two very im-portant committees that were formed in the early part of 2014 and they’ve done a tremendous job in 2014 and in the fi rst half of 2015 as well,” said Hardy.
WinterBites was able Comox Valley Economic Development Society’s president, Richard Hardy presents plaques of appreciation to two directors leaving their posts, Ken Grant and Jay Oddleifson.
to fi ll the void created by the closure of Mount Washington due to lack of snow. The hotels were still able to generate $630,000 in room revenues with the help of WinterBites spinoff s.
In 2014, a two per cent tax was collected for the fi rst time on each room night by resorts, hotels, motels and hostels. The funds generated were used to create signifi cant events, out of province marketing and new partnerships.
CVEDS also reformed how it delivered its ser-vices to the Comox Valley Regional District in part-nership with the local gov-ernments as recommend-ed in a report put forward 2014.
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Hardy said two of the most nota-ble and very important recommen-dations are the review of the gov-ernance structure of CVEDS and the further augmentation in the re-porting and communications to the CVRD and municipal governments.
Appropriate amendments were made to CVEDS’ bylaws. This year, CVEDS members and the public sector will have the opportunity to attend the board of directors meet-ing, without complex, which Har-dy said, “is very important in our minds.”
Last year, CVEDS contract with the regional district expired. Hardy was pleased the society was given another fi ve-year contract.
Other highlights in 2014 included CVEDS providing business devel-opment services and marketing exporting opportunities for the val-ley’s food and beverage sectors by through a key program that’s geared on enhancing and stimulating eco-nomic growth in agriculture and
in aquaculture. One example is the partnership established by CVEDS with the Comox Valley Fall Exhi-bition, the Comox Valley Farmers Market and the Comox Valley Farm-ers’ Institute, which led to the Co-mox Valley successfully hosting the 2015 Islands Agriculture Show and also the creation of a new website.
As well, CVEDS has increased ef-forts in advocating and marketing expansion of the shellfi sh sector. Hardy said, emphasis was placed on “economic growth, employment, and investment opportunities in the Comox Valley.”
As part of its investment incentive program, CVEDS also established a Developers Round Table Commit-tee and hosted a number of meet-ings.
“Those meetings led to a meeting in 2015 between the City of Cour-tenay and developers, which further resulted in developers having the ability to provide input on local gov-ernment’s development procedures and application process. That was quite signifi cant.”
Another endeavour CVEDS initi-ated in 2014 was the creation of acommittee of retired senior militarypersonnel to develop a report thathighlights 19 Wing Comox as thelogical choice for new fi xed-wingsearch and rescue aircraft trainingcentre. Hardy praised the eff orts ofthe Town of Comox for providingan incentive program that will helpthe local base get selected.
“The town off ered a grant-in-aidto 19 Wing Comox that would beequal to the town’s share and anyincremental PILT [Payment In Lieuof Taxes] received as a result of theconstruction of the fi xed-wing’straining centre for the fi rst fi veyears,” said Hardy.
CVEDS gave recognition to twodirectors who are leaving their posts- Ken Grant of the Town of Comoxand Jay Oddleifson. Hardy present-ed each a plaque of appreciation.
As well, CVEDS held a vote forthree directors that will serve fortwo years.
They are Bruce Turner, BradChappell and Deanna Simkin.
Carol Garvie and family have lived in the Comox Valley for 12 years, and this past Friday was her fi rst time fi shing for salmon. This 22 lb chinook was caught just off Quadra Island. Her husband caught a 14 lb coho, 17 lb chinook and a 10 lb ling cod. A thrill of a life-time for both of them. Carol is pictured here with their fi shing guide.
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The Courtenay and District Museum is celebrating the City’s 100th anniversary with the publication of a coffee table style book with the help of the Comox Valley Echo. It is a high quality magazine style publication with a durable cover.
Historically rich content focuses on activities of people who have shaped our community over the decades. Proceeds from the sales of book copies will help the museum with funding development of programs and activities. Copies are $5.00 each which includes GST, and are available at the Museum and the Echo.
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Mention West Side Sto-ry to any guy over a cer-tain age and he’ll slightly hunch over, start snapping his fi ngers, and take a few rhythmic steps. West Side Story is a musical theatre classic.
CYMC’s (Courtenay Youth Music Centre) pro-duction of West Side Story opens at the Sid Williams Theatre on July 14 for six shows only.
Before this 1957 block-buster burst onto the Broadway stage, shows that included song and dance were often labeled “musical comedy”. West Side Story was one of the fi rst American musical theatre tragedies. Though the girls are powerfully showcased, this show is about the guys. As Robin-son Wilson, CYMC’s fi ght choreographer says, “West Side Story is a testoster-one-driven vehicle for conventionally, spectacu-larly macho male models. You gotta sing like a stud, dance like a stud, and fi ght like a stud.”
Dance choreographer, Lindsay Sterk, says that West Side Story high-lights the visceral nature of guys dancing. “These young men get hyped up to an adrenalin edge, tell-ing the story in their dis-tinct masculine style, in collaboration with each other and feeding off each other’s energy.”
If these two pros don’t tempt you to immediately go out and buy a ticket, the young performers will. Liam Galway, accepted into University of Toron-to/Sheridan theatre pro-gram this fall, says, “West Side Story is one of those shows you need to see or be in to understand the power of theatre.”
Ryan Dawson, who heads to Queen’s Univer-sity this fall, states simply, “West Side Story is an in-credible piece of art.”
Both of these young Comox Valley men are in their third CYMC produc-tion and are amazing tri-ple threat performers.
The Jets and the Sharks are two gangs clashing in this modern tragedy.
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CYMC’s production of West Side Story runs Tues. July 14th to Sat. July 18th at the Sid Williams Theatre. The Sharks gang members: (Top to Bottom, Left to Right) Jamie Owton, Connor Hogg, Aidan Martin, Jared
Atkin, Jordan Savard, Nathan Glum, Cedar Hilberry, Jesse Polito, JacobFussell, and Joe Taylor-Harding, are getting ready to strut their stuff.
Photo by Sheri Lucas
CYMC takes gang life to a new levelWest Side Story opens July 14
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The Jets are the all-American version of G.I. Joe while the Sharks are the matadors, full of pomp, colour, and splendour. Al-though only in rehearsal a few short days, the male actors are embracing their roles with determination and talent.
Jared Atkin is 14 and from Airdire, Alberta, and a star in his home town. He was drawn to CYMC’s professionalism and knew he needed to work with people who are better than him. Locals James Amzin-Nahirnick and Hayden Ledingham, both looking to pursue careers in dance and performance, exclaim,
“I need to do this!” Jesse Polito, in his fi fth CYMC production, says it is im-possible to stay away.
CYMC is about making new friends and just learn-ing from some of the best in the industry. Directors Lori Mazey and Shannon Tyrell are often cited as the reasons for becom-ing involved. Campbell Rivererites Nathan Glum and Connor Hogg believe there is no other place a musical extravaganza could be staged in such a short time.
“Whether it’s your sev-
enth or fi rst CYMC show, everybody is here to sup-port you and make you feel part of this close-knit community,” says grade 11 Isfeld student Jordan Savard of his fi rst CYMC show.
Don’t be disappointed: get your tickets early. Tickets ($26 for 7:30 pm shows July 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, and $24 for 2:00 pm July 18) are available at the Sid Williams The-atere box offi ce on Cliff e Avenue, 250 338-2430 or online at www.sidwilliam-stheatre.com.
CYMC takes gang life to a new level
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTnay’s Bridge Lounge on Saturday, July 18th. Ad-mission: $15.00 at the door. Advance tickets: $12.00 each or $20 for two-show pass. Available at Bop City Records and Blue Heron Books. Doors at 8pm. Find Zandhunga on Facebook■ From July 24 - 26, join Marla Leigh (www.marla-leigh.com), internationally known frame drum spe-cialist, on an unforgetta-ble journey of exploration into the art of playing one of the world’s oldest and most mystical instruments -- right here in the Comox Valley. Marla will be at the Royston Community Hall off ering a full weekend of frame drumming instruc-tion for rhythm enthusi-asts of every level. This is a unique opportunity to learn and spend time with one of the few female frame drum specialists in the world. As there are deadlines associated with Marla’s visit to the Valley, please contact Monica at [email protected] FMI and to register for this exciting weekend of rhythm.
MUSICAL THEATRE■ CYMC’s Musical The-atre program is pleased to announce that its 2015 production of “West Side Story” will run for six per-formances from July 14th to 18th at the Sid Williams Theatre in Courtenay. Tickets are $26 each for 7:30 pm performances, $24 for 2 pm matinee.
ART■ Well known Valley art-ist Joe Smith will be the featured artist at Fil-berg Lodge in Comox this weekend, Saturday & Sunday, July 11 & 12. Smith’s show will be open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm each day, July 11& 12. For further informa-tion about the Lodge and Park call 250-339-2715 or visit their website www.fi lberg.com The Lodge is located at 61 Filberg Road in Comox. To see examples of Smith’s work visit his website at www.joesmith.ca
MUSIC■ The Comox Valley Youth Music Centre (CYMC) continues its classical con-cert series with a grand fi nale on Saturday July 11, continuing CYMC’s tra-dition of a major choral work sung by Valley choir members. This year’s se-lection is Schubert’s Mass in G accompanied by the faculty. Mozart’s Sym-phony No. 40 will be the other major work with a few jazz/pop tunes added for fun. Concert takes place at Mark Isfeld Senior Sec-ondary at 7:30 pm. Tick-ets $15 are available at The Laughing Oyster Book-store in Courtenay and The Blue Heron in Comox as well as at the door. No charge for children twelve
and under. For the latest concert information in-cluding the faculty play-ing them please visit www.cymc.ca ■ Gardeners Green Folk Club will be hosting our last house concert of the season in Merville on Wednesday July 15th. We’re thrilled to welcome the O’Schraves, a fam-ily band of fi ve members, combining three of Ontar-io’s fi nest traditional music families, the O’Gormans, the Schryers, and the Lefebvres. Julie Schryer (Pierre Schryer Band, Bri-an Pickell Band) on piano and Pat O’Gorman (Rare Air, The Windbags, Brian Pickell Band) on bagpipes, Irish fl ute and tin whistle, are ably assisted by the younger members of the family: Benoit, 20, on fi ddle, tin whistle and vo-cals; Zach, 24, on his own handmade guitar as well as cello, tin whistle, piano and vocals; and Aine, 12, on fi ddle, stepdancing, tin whistle and vocals. Tickets are $20, available by e-transfer or you can pick them up in person. Tickets include hot drinks and a lovely spread of des-serts. As this is a house concert, ticket numbers are limited. For more info and tickets, please give us a ring at 250-337-5337.■ Don’t miss out on the chance to dance to live Latin music at Courte-
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COMOX VALLEY FARMERS MAR-KET • 9-12 every Saturday at the Headquarters Road fair grounds,
Courtenay. NOTE: This weekend the market is at the Sports Centre due to MusicFest. Come for the freshness, stay for the fun! FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250.218-0321 or or www.comoxvalleyfarmers-market.com.COURTENAY LEGION • Meat draws every Saturday 2-5 p.m. in the lounge. Dancing to Gord Kru-ger and friends.COMOX LEGION • Meat draws are held every Saturday 3 p.m. plus Ace of Spades draw.
EVERGREEN CLUB WHIST • This July 13th we will be having an-other fun night of Whist at Courte-nay Recreation’s Florence Filberg Centre. Whist starts at 7:30pm. 20 hands of play, door prizes, snacks and good fun! New play-ers welcome. Come early to sign up. $2.00 per person, members only.
CRIBBAGE • Every Monday night, 7:00, at the Royston Hall, corner of Old Island Highway and Roy-ston Road. No need to bring a partner. FMI: 250-334-1883.LADIES AUXILIARY DROP-IN BIN-GO • Comox Legion Ladies Aux-iliary Drop-in Bingo, upper hall. Doors open 6 pm, bingo 7 p.m. All money goes to charities. Free coffee and tea.
CYMC MUSICAL THEATRE PRES-ENTS “WEST SIDE STORY” • At Sid Williams Theatre Tues. July 14th to Sat. July 18th, 7:30 PM and 2:00 PM matinee July 18th. Tickets: $26 evenings, $24 mati-nee Sid Williams Ticket Centre, www.sidwilliamstheatre.com (250) 338-2430 ext. 1. Recom-mended for ages 7+. This is one show you will NOT want to miss.Individual dates and times (if needed): Tues. July 14th 7:30
COMOX VALLEY WOOD CARVERS • If you are interested in any type of wood carving please join us at the Royston Community Hall ev-ery Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 3 PM for a day of carving and learn-ing about carving. No experience necessary. FMI call Al at 250-331-0156 or Jim at 250-339-5350.DUPLICATE BRIDGE • Every Tues-day at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m., Comox Seniors Centre.
THE COMOX GLACIER WANDER-ERS VOLKSWALK CLUB • Is host-ing a 5 km/10 km walk on the trails at Nymph Falls Park, Forbid-den Plateau Road on Wednesday, July 15th. Registration will take place in the Nymph Falls Parking lot, Forbidden Plateau Road, V9J 1L3 at 9:30 am. Walk starts at 10:00 am. For further info please contact Crystal @ 250-898-8612THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL AS-
SOCIATION • Holds their monthly meetings on the 3rd Wed of the month. The July Meeting will be held at 1300, July 15 in the Up-per lounge of the Comox Legion. Guests are more than welcome.PLAY BRIDGE • Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm at the Royston Hall, 3902 Old Island Hwy and Roys-ton Road. FMI: 250-334-1883 or roystonhall.com and on Facebook at Royston Community ClubFUN DARTS • 1 p.m. on Wednes-days at the Courtenay Legion. More players (Legion members and their signed-in guests) al-ways welcome.COMOX LEGION • Comox Legion Drop in Darts move to Wednes-days for the Summer months. Check in until 7.25 p.m.toe line 7.30. Blind draw mixed doubles (where possible), Entry $2.25 pp. Why not take in a beer and burger for $10.00, 5.00 pm until 6.00 p.m. then a game of darts. FMI 250-339-9592
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Joan was born in Lytton, B.C., on what was then the hottest day in Canadian history, to Leslie and Millicent (Millie) Eggleton, and was christened Marilyn Joan Eggleton. Joan grew up on the Cloverdale-Langley border, along with older brother Peter, and younger sister Judy. She taught in Cloverdale, Oliver, and Vancouver from 1961 to 1967. Joan married Larry Peterson July 4, 1964 and they began their family in 1967, in the Comox Valley, with the birth of son, Mikal, in
Cumberland hospital, followed by daughter, Elaine, in 1970, and second daughter, Debra, in 1972. Joan became very active in the community with Scouts, Brownies, Guides, Music Festivals, Highland Dancing, and other dance programs. In fact, on one day in 1981 she was the most important person in the Comox Valley as she was the Census Commissioner. As was her style, in 1990 she challenged herself to complete her UBC degree and received a Bachelor of Education in 1993. Another challenging and fulfilling adventure was her dedication to St. John's Anglican Church programs; including Sunday School and Mothers' Union. Mothers' Union is a program within the Anglican Church, which supports mothers and families world wide. Joan began as chair of the local chapter and eventually, from 1992 – 1996, served as the President for all of Canada.Joan was a person of strong abilities and convictions. She loved her family, her friends, her church, and her community. She pursued what she wanted, not in a frivolous way, but in a way that fulfilled these convictions.Our family, Larry, Mikal, Elaine, and Debra, are truly amazed and forever grateful for Joan's committed, unselfish, focused, intelligent, and loving role as wife, mother and citizen.A huge thank you to staff and volunteers at The Views in St. Joseph's Hospital. The facilities are good, and the people are outstanding.
Joan Peterson (nee Eggleton)July 13, 1941 – July 3, 2015
Comox ValleyFUNERAL HOME
CREMATION AND RECEPTION CENTRE
1101 Ryan Road, Courtenay
250-334-0707
JANES, JOYCE (JOLLY)
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife and mother Joyce at the age of 75. Born in Nanaimo, BC on February 14, 1940 and passed away peacefully June 25, 2015 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Predeceased by her parents Andrew and Elizabeth Jolly. Survived by her husband of 46 years, Earl, daughters Brenda Janes of Victoria, Sandra (Jordan) Hett of Victoria, Rhonda (Dan) Gammie of Campbell River and her three loving granddaughters Courtney, Kirsten and Hailey, as well as her sister Elva Jolly of Calgary, Alberta.
The family would like to thank Dr. Tannis Morris and all of the staff of Chemainus Health Care Centre for their wonderful care of mom (Joyce) over the past 4 ½ years.
A private family service will be held at a later date. In lieu of fl owers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Society or the Chemainus Health Care Centre. Online condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com
God Saw You Getting TiredGod saw you getting tiredwhen a cure was not to be.So He closed his arms around you and whispered “Come to Me”You didn’t deserve what you went through, so He gave you a rest.God’s garden must be beautiful,He only takes the best.And when we saw you sleeping so peaceful andfree from pain,we could not wish you backto suffer that again.
Kevin passed away peacefully June 12, 2015 in St. Joseph’s Hospital with family by his side. He was born in St. Joe’s Aug. 16, 1952 and lived in the Comox Valley all his life. Kevin was a logger up and down the B.C. Coast until retirement. Not long after, he went to work for his brother in Fort McMurray doing security work.Kevin had a great sense of humour and lived life to the fullest.
Kevin was predeceased by his dad Felix McCabe and his mom Agnes (Nan) McConochie and stepfather William (Bill) McConochie. Kevin is survived by his sons Matthew and Justin McCabe of Ottawa, stepson Cody Zaleschuk of Port Alberni, stepdaughter Brittney Thom, sister Sharon Hastings (John) of Comox Valley, brother John McCabe (Karen) of Comox Valley, stepsisters Betty Armour (Dave), Barb Arseneau, Lynn O’Connell (Mike) also several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Flowers gratefully declined in consideration of donations in Kevin’s memory to a charity of one’s choice. The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff of the Campbell River and St. Joseph’s hospital for all their wonderful care.
Henry Kevin McCabe1952-2015
Comox ValleyFUNERAL HOME
CREMATION AND RECEPTION CENTRE
1101 Ryan Road, Courtenay
250-334-0707
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David Dickinson 1945- 2015
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Da-vid Russell Dickinson at home in Courtenay on June 30, 2015. Born in New Westminster in 1945, David came to Comox in 1950 where he grew up exploring the shoreline and the wide open spaces of Comox as it was then. After completing a Bachelor of Science at Victoria University, he qualified as a teacher in 1968, and began his teaching career in Sparwood, BC before travelling to New Zealand where he met and married Christine. After returning to Canada, David and Christine moved to Northern British Columbia where they lived and taught for 34 years. David thrived on the northern lifestyle and spent years exploring the mountains, lakes and rivers with his children, students and friends. He retired in 2003, and in 2007 David and Christine returned to the Comox Valley where David was actively involved in the community and particularly with Comox Valley Elder College. He also enjoyed travelling, tending his large garden, and time spent in boats. Building memories for his grandsons was important to him and he delighted in challenging them, providing them with new ex-periences and chances to explore the natural world.He is survived by his wife, Christine, his children, Joanne (Derek Spriet), Rebecca (Scott Morse), and James; grandchildren, Luke and Samuel Spriet, and Seth and Nathaniel Morse, his brother and best friend John (Robyn), and his sister, Joan. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Earl and Dorothy Dickinson, and his sister Lynne Hansen.His energy, kindness, generosity, creativity and sense of adventure will be missed by his extended family and his many friends. As a husband, a father, a brother and a granddad, his free spirit, and his love and support will be forever treasured.A Celebration of Life will be held on at Piercy’s-Mount Washington Fu-neral Home on Thursday, July 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Green and the nurses of Comox Valley Home Nursing Care for their excellent care ands their compassion for David and his family in his final days.
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Fondest Love - Mom, Dad, Kathleen, Lisa & Paul
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In loving memoryIn loving memory
On Monday Morning, after an amazing journey of nearly 91 years, Pat passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side.
Born in Princeton, BC to Charles (Charley) and Hilda, their second son, Pat spent his early years in that area, then fi nished his school years at Trail- Tadanac High School in June 1942. He worked at the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada as a helper in the Hydrogen Plant, at Warfi eld BC.
Following his proud service in the Royal Canadian Navy during the second world war, he decided to take up accounting which led to a career in business. He came to Campbell River in 1952 after accepting an offer to work with the Baikie Brothers as their Offi ce Manager. In spite of his plans to stay in Campbell
River for only a couple of years, Pat fell in love with the community and realized that Campbell River was where he wanted to stay. He purchased the Baikies sawmill in 1962 and along with his partner Jim Luckhurst operated Raven Lumber Ltd. For the next 26 years.
He spent many successful years in the Forest Industries as well as acquiring many acres of timbered land which they still own today. They also purchased and developed many tracts of land in the Campbell River area such as the Merecroft Village Development and many subdivisions in both Campbell River and the Comox Valley.
Personally he invested in many properties in the area, well known as a successful entrepreneur in the Central and North Vancouver Island.
Pat’s vision of our community was an ongoing endeavor. His participation in many organizations such as: The C.R. Hospital Board for 25 years, The Museum at Campbell River, The C.R. Rotary Clubs, The Shrine Club #22, The Truck Loggers Association of BC, and many more.
Pat remained involved in business and the volunteer sector until he turned 85 at which time he appointed his son-in-law, Jim MacDougall, to manage all his business entities.
Pat was predeceased by: His Parents – Charley and Hilda , Brothers- Robert and Les, Daughters - Jo-Ann (Wayne) Gordon and Donna Sharkey and Grandson - Christopher Marshall.
He will be sadly missed by: His Wife of 50 years – Elfreda (Freda), Sister-in-law - June, Children: Lynn (Doug) Temoin, Carol Marshall, Janis (Jim) MacDougall, and David Williams Son-in-Laws: Doug Temoin, Wayne Gordon, and Jim MacDougall, Grandchildren: Marla, Scott, Natalie, Jill, Robert, Kara, Sara, Brian, Jamie and Joanna, Great Grandchildren: Joni, Kayden, Layla, Cohen, Mayson Colby, Jacob, Jenelle, Tyrone, Ashlynn, Brendon, Jason, Elissa, Meadow, Daniel, Jake, Madison, Kade, Logan, Gavin, Willam, As well as one ( .8) due this July and one(.2) due next January. Nieces: Beth and Laural. And many special friends of the family.
Pat’s love of family and community was celebrated on Wednesday, July 8th, 2015.
Flowers are gratefully declined; the family requests that donations be made to C.R. Hospital Foundation (250-850-2418), C.R. Family Services Society (250-287-2421) or a charity of your choice.
The family wishes to extend our most sincere thanks to Dr. Val Veerapen, the C.R. Hospital and Evergreen Seniors Home for the tender and loving care he received.
MARTIN – Llewellyn John “Pat”July 8, 1924 to June 29, 2015
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RAMBOW, Christina(née Smits)1915 – 2015
Christina Josepha Margarita Rambow (Smits) passed away on Friday, July 3rd, at St. Josephs Hospital in Courtenay, B.C. at the age of 100 – a centennial lady. Christina was born March 18th, 1915 in Holland. She was a survivor of the WWII occupation and, as an employee at her local city office worked for the resistance providing ration cards for people in hiding and was forced to flee herself. She received
recognition from the Dutch government for her work with the underground. After the War, she moved to England where she trained as a nurse. Sponsored by the Canadian Government, Christina immigrated to Lacombe, Alberta in the early 1950’s. In 1955 she moved to Hodgeville, Saskatchewan as matron of the hospital where she met her future husband, farmer George Rambow, who had lost his wife Marguerite to cancer in 1953. Christina and George moved from Saskatchewan to Salmon Arm, BC in 1962 and then to Courtenay in 1985 to be close to their son Ralph and family.
Christina was a musician, carver, cross-stitcher, language enthusiast, and avid knitter who made beautiful hats and scarves for those in need. With her zest for life, and wonderful sense of humor, Christina created a wide circle of friends during her 30 years in the Comox Valley. She was well known and loved by many local businesses including the Comox Valley Credit Union and Brian MacLean Chev-Olds. Christina was a part of a vibrant community at her apartment where she lived for 25 years, forming many special friendships. She lamented being unable to ride with her good friend, Mayor Larry Jangula, in the July 1st parade to celebrate her 100th with Courtenay.
Christina is pre-deceased by her husband George, and survived by her youngest sister Corrie, her step-sons Billy (Jean) and Ralph (Sue), her five grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews in the Netherlands, her devoted friends from the Doleman family, and her ‘adopted’ beloved Schafer family. Christina was a devout Catholic. She will be missed by her family, friends, and her faith community. A funeral will be held on Monday, July 13th, 11:00am at Christ the King Catholic Church, with a reception to follow. All are welcome.
Debra McLean of Comox, BC is delighted to announce the engagement of her daughter, Meghan McMurran to
Chris McPherson, son of Dave and Diane McPherson of Courtenay, BC.
A late summer wedding will take
place in September 2015
The family of Heinz (IKE) Euteneier would like to thank everyone for their condolences.
We would also like to thank Dr. Booth, Dr. Brailey, Dr. Antonsen, Dr. Glick and the staff and nurses of the various doctors, as well as staff at Cumberland and Nanaimo Dialysis Clinics. Alos, than you to Tim and staff at
“The Medicine Shoppe,” Greg at “The Living Room,” Vancouver Island Health Authority
and Homecare nurses and volunteers for their care and support. We would also like to thank
anyone we may have forgotten to mention.— The Family of Heinz Euteneir
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Electoral Area B residents not happy with two-tiered water ratesBY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff
Residents from Elec-toral Area B are calling the Comox Valley Regional District’s water rate sys-tem unfair.
They feel they are being charged a vastly diff erent rate than the two largest communities in the re-gional district, Courtenay and Comox, which pay a fl at rate of $22.17 for up to 15 cubic metres of wa-ter usage per month. They asked why this is happen-ing since their area and the two municipalities draw water from the same source - Comox Lake - and rely on the same wa-ter distribution system.
Area B residents fall under the current Tier 1 rates. They are charged an extra $0.64 per m3 if households go over 15m3 up to 45m3 per month. Residential Tier 2 charges is $0.79 per m3 for over 45 m3 per month. Resi-dents questioned why the cost of water is diff erent depending where you live.
Area B director Rodney Nichol said water usage in the rural areas tends to be a bit higher because properties are larger than normal households. Some are geared for farming and many homeowners grow vegetables, have large trees and gardens.
“They understand they have to pay for the wa-ter that they use but the tiered system, we’re pun-ishing people that really
need water,” said Nichol.CVRD staff has submit-
ted the analysis the board requested in February this year that focused on the impact of one-tiered water rate for the Comox Valley water local services area that include Arden Road, England Road, Greaves Crescent, Marsden/Cam-co, and Comox Valley.
Prior to switching to tiered metered water rates residents paid a fl at fee of $435. In the report, gen-eral manager of engineer-ing services, Marc Rutten highlighted three alternate scenarios and concluded the current two-tiered rate is providing revenue close to its budget projections except for the Marsden/Camco area.
The fi rst scenario in the report revealed, with the current metered water rate, 84 per cent of resi-dential users pay the same or less than the old fl at rate of $435 per year.
The second scenario had the base monthly volumetric threshold in-creased by 60 per cent - to 24m3 per month. In this situation, only three per cent or more users stay below the old fl at rate.
The third scenario showed that by increasing the base monthly volu-metric threshold to 24m3 per month slightly de-creased the number of us-ers that exceed the old fl at rate of $435 per year but it requires 600 users to play more than under the cur-rent rate.
Rutten said the current two-tiered rate is meeting the CVRD’s revenue goals. Switching to a single structure, he added, very few customers will benefi t from it and could lead to more water consumption, which defeats the purpose of water meters.
But Nichol doesn’t agree.
“I am saying out of the 16 per cent, there might be one or two per cent that are abusive,” said Nichol. “Well that happens in ev-erything all through life, people abuse stuff . We can’t help that. But to punish the majority of the 16 per cent? Courtenay and Comox are the larg-est users and they don’t do that. We are isolating a very small percentage of the regional district resi-dents by charging them more.”
Rutten said it’s a stan-dard way to charge for water.
“It provides the basic needs for water but also promotes conservation in the higher tiers,” Rutten
said. “Otherwise, to go to a fl at rate only, we won’t see the benefi ts.”
Nichol said he under-stands the conservation angle of the whole thing but does not believe it’s the main reason why some residents are using less water.
“Courtenay was able to decrease its water con-sumption through an edu-cation program and not by punishing people through a tiered system,” said Nichol. “Area B residents understand they have to conserve when there’s a shortage of water. But farmers need to water their crops and large fami-lies can’t.”
The Electoral Services committee decided the re-port on water rates review and evaluation of a single tiered system be referred to the August 10 meeting of the electoral areas ser-vices committee.
Director Bruce Jolliff e suggested staff present a fourth scenario for the water rates review report based on the Royston model in which a base charge includes a major portion of the operating and future capital cost requirements, with the usage rate based on the wholesale cost of the wa-ter (a no-tiered system) and also a fi fth scenario based on the same model with a two-tiered system for water usage, to the electoral areas services committee at its August 10, 2015 meeting.
They understand they have to pay for the water they use but the tiered sys-tem, we’re punishing people that really need the water.”
ROD NICHOLArea B Director
Exhibition Society set to establish Agricultural Awareness CentreBY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff
The Comox Valley Ex-hibition Society is set to move forward with its plans to build and operate an Agricultural Awareness Centre at the exhibition grounds on Headquarters Road.
This project was ap-proved in principle last year subject to a construc-tion and operating agree-ment, that includes a busi-ness plan to be approved by the Comox Valley Re-gional District.
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Memorandum of understanding now waiting for board’s approval
Artist’s conception of new agricultural centre
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Rick O’Connor, President and CEO of Black Press Group Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Franklin as Director of Digital Development for the Black Press Group British Columbia Divisions.
Andrew will be responsible for developing, implementing, tracking and optimizing digital marketing and audience development across British Columbia. He will work with digital staff and group Presidents to further develop our websites and mobile platforms as we continue to grow the digital part of our media business.
Andrew has managed award-winning teams over his 30-year newspaper career and has received North American-wide industry recognition for innovative digital initiatives over the last fi ve years. Recently he has taken a lead role in launching new products including the crowdfunding program BlackPress4Good.
Andrew currently serves as director of both the CCNA and BCYCNA newspaper associations and will continue to hold his position of Publisher at The Abbotsford News and Mission Record. He also serves on multiple committees and boards in the community.
He has been awarded Rotary’s coveted Paul Harris Fellow on two occasions. He is married and lives in Abbotsford.
Andrew has a passion and a key understanding of the steps we need to take to further enhance Black Press’ capabilities in the digital space.
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The society now has a business plan that cov-ers the proposed purpose, goals, operations and management of the facility. It also describes the capital requirements, the facility program and the beginnings of a strategy for creating a capital campaign to develop the facility.
A memorandum of understanding that outlines commitments between the society and the CVRD will be presented to the board of directors for ap-proval.
The society will be funding on its own, the construction of the centre, which is estimated at $1,928,622. CVEX intends to contribute $50,000 of its own capital with the remainder coming from grants, sponsorships, and other fundraising activities.
The building will be located at the exhibition ground site in the “Kin Hut” fi eld, which is owned by the CVRD. It would be a multipurpose facil-ity with a unique indoor/outdoor stage, kitchen, open space with seating for up to 300 people, an offi ce, washrooms and some storage.
The site for the building will be leased from the Comox Valley Regional District; a 30 year lease at an annual rent of $1.
The society will be the main user of the cen-tre, which will resemble a large red barn to make it suitable and appropriate for the exhibition grounds. It will provide a permanent home for the society. It will be a building where they can hold meetings and hot events throughout the year.
It will also be the focal point of the annual fall fair in late August, with agricultural displays in-side and entertainment on the stage outside.
The AAC will be a place to celebrate and sup-port cultivated products of the Comox Valley” - a home for participants, at all levels, in the produc-tion of Growing Sector (Agrifood, aquaculture, and small-scale woodlot/agroforestry) products.
Ultimately, the facility will pull the local indus-try/growing sector together allowing them to de-velop a stronger and more viable food industry from fi eld (and water) to plate. As of Mid_Feb-ruary 2015, fairgrounds had activities booked for
over eighty_eight weekend days in the coming year; fairground facilities in other island loca-tions report very high occupancy rate because of those nearby activities (i.e. horse shows, dog shows, Farmers’ Markets, etc.)
CVEX has established an AAC Committee to oversee the development and future operations of the center. The committee will develop and maintain strategies, targets and budgets that will ensure the center is economically sustain-able and that the uses are consistent with the long-term vision for the facility.
Island Honda General Manager, Dave Derhak, presents Jared Heavener with a $500. scholarship award as one of the top three fi nalists in theComox Valley Echo Best and Brightest feature. The feature was designedto promote and recognize outstanding graduates in school district 71.Exceptional students that excel not only as academics, but those whoshine because of extraordinary accomplishments and all-round excel-lence. They are leaders who’ve contributed their time and ideas towardsmaking their school or community a better place every day.
Comox Valley Echo publisher Dave MacDonald presents $500 bursaries to Best and the Brighest fi nalists, Natti Gagne, of Highland, left, and Ben Gastis of Isfeld Secondary. The recipients were chosen by an independent committee from the 12 grads selected for the annual feature.
On Saturday, July 11th, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting (Comox Valley contingent) are bringing three Federal parties together to work in a spirit of cooperation, manning our “We Vote CBC” booth.
We will be set up at 4846 Head-quarters Road, opposite the entrance to Vancouver Island MusicFest. The candidates will be working together, getting petitions signed and hand-ing out or taking orders for lawn signs.
The “We Vote CBC” campaign is a national initiative designed to bring attention to the dire straits our National Broadcaster fi nds itself in. Invitations were sent to the four fed-eral parties and there were positives responses from three. The Conser-vative party has not responded.
Attending from 1:30 - 2:30 will be:
Gord Johns - NDP Courtenay - Al-berni
Glenn Sollitt - Green, Courtenay
- AlberniPeter Schwarzhoff - Liberal, North
Island - Powell RiverBrenda Sayers, Green, North Is-
land- Powell RiverRachel Blaney, NDP, North Island
- Powell River. (If she isn’t on stage at the time,
the fi ve candidates will be joined by JoAnn Roberts, ex CBC host and now a Green Party candidate. If she is on stage she will join us at a later time).
‘We Vote CBC’ booth, with candidates,setting up across from VI MusicFest
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Thank you to Comox Valley Dodge for their sup-port and contribution.
This open tournament began in 1937 and is one of the oldest golf tourna-ments in British Colum-bia. 2015 was the 78th year of this valuable 36 hole event. The tournament has always been held dur-ing the second weekend in July. For the past years Comox Valley Dodge has been the back bone of this event and have contribut-ed tremendously to make this event the success that it is. Thank you Comox Valley Dodge.
2015 Men’s North Is-land Gross Competition started with one of our local favorites, Lawry Wil-lis, shooting a day 1 lead-ing score of 65. Sunnydale Favorite, Greg Koster was not far behind with a day one score of 66. Other no-tables from the draw was Gordon Grubisich day one score of 67, Stephen Watson 67, Ken Osborne 69, Brian Benedictson 70, and Tyler VanAnrooy in windy afternoon con-ditions shooting an after-noon low score of 68.
On day 2, in a haze of
fi re smoke, someone was bound to get hot - it was Nick Usher with a second round of 65 to fi nish in the top fi ve. Steady play from Greg Koster, Gordon Grubisich, Tyler VanAn-rooy, and Ken Osborne all shooting a 67 kept them at the top.
This year’s champion with a gross total of 7 un-der par 133 Greg Koster.
2015 Men’s North Island Net Competition started with a hot round on Day 1 coming from Bill Schnider with a net 62. Also on day 1 there was a couple of hot rounds coming from Hank Modras, and Rick MC-Caugan shooting a net 63. With other notable rounds coming from Pat Riva and Victor Crisp net 65.
On day 2 the net compe-tition heated up with Jim-my Slater shooting a 57 net, his career low round, to crack into the top 5 with a total of 128. Notables for day two were Rick Siddall and Pat Riva with the same net 128. Hot rounds com-ing from Briann Hegg, net 59, and Rick McCaughan, 64. But it was veteran Hank Modras with a net 61 that lifted the trophy at the end of the weekend.
Thank you to all the competitors, sponsors and volunteers, for a great Men’s North Island Open 2015. We look forward to doing it again next year!
Gross Results1. Greg, Koster 1332. Gordon , Grubisich
1343. Tyler, VanAnrooy 1354. Ken, Osborne 1365. Nick Usher 136Net results 1. Hank Modras 1242. Brian Hegg 1253. Rick McCaughan 1274. tie Jim Slater 1284. tie Rick Siddall 1284. tie Pat Riva 128
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CROWN ISLE LADIES’ FIELD DAY
What a team! Our lady captain, Judy Aldcroft and her executive had the Crown Isle Field Day run-ning like a well greased wheel. 136 ladies were treated to 18 holes of golf, a delicious lunch, 80 prizes and lots of fun and laughter. Money raised went to Breast Cancer Re-search. Thanks to all the sponsors and lady golfers who made this event so successful!!
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
1st low net on a count back: Diane Hardie, Sha-ron Vincent, Jill Xotta, and Linda Haugar
2nd low net: Peggy Simpson, Tracy Kennett, Charlene Foster and Peg-gy Quinney
3rd low net: Linda Cal-lendar, Edith Yaworki, Chora Eilerson, and Joan Compton
4th low net: Marilyn Mc-Cusker, Gene Renaud, Jan Edwards and Tobi Norris
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there has to be the team that is the most honest and had the most fun. Ku-dos to Julie Tuepah, Gwen Rypien, Sheila Potts, and Mavis Baines.
KPs #4: Patricia Lowe. #7: Sue Leakey #12: Mar-sha Mackinnon. #16: Jean McCrea
Mark your calendars for the next Crown Isle Nine and Wine on July 29th. Theme: penguins so wear black and white. Golf, din-ner, dessert, glass of wine, coff ee, prizes and tons of fun! Register as a team or as an individual with the CI Proshop at 250 703-5029.
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COMOX LADIES TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH
A beautiful morning welcomed the ladies to the golf course on June 30th. Lorelei Banford and Pat Everett shared Low Gross honours with score of 87. Low Net was also a tie be-tween Barb Buchanan and Linda Verdenhalven with a score of 71. Low Gross scores were: Jean McCrea and Nancy Riva with 89 and Sue Leakey with 90. Nancy Newton, Edith Albrecht and Pat Ailles had net scores of 73 and Yvonne Baker netted 74.
Hole 1 and 10 - closest to the bucket was sponsored by Keith Gibson and won by Pat Schmidt
Hole 3 and 12- Longest putt was won by Jean Mc-Crea
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Hole 4 and 13 - A draw for anyone hitting their ball into the creek was won by Barb Buchanan and sponsored by Jesse in the pro shop
Hole 5 and 14 - Closest to the hole for 0-24, was won by Nancy Newton and the prize was donated by Panago.
Hole 7 and 16 - Closest to the hole in 3 shots was won by Sue Leakey and it was sponsored by The Tee Box Restaurant
Hole 8 and 17 - June Fraser won the longest putt.
Hole 9 and 18 - The clos-est to the hole in 2 shots was won by Barb Buch-anan as she made a birdie (2) on hole 9. The sponsor for this hole was Looney-rama.
Pat Everett and Janice Nicklin had a chip in and won jelly bellies for their group.
Call Jesse at the Pro Shop(250-339-4444) to ask about joining the la-dies on the Tuesday morn-ing or Thursday evening.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMOX MEN
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Stableford results for on perfect Wednesday eve-ning, July 1st.
1st Rick Morrison 25 pts, 2nd Ken Loga 24 pts, 3rd Ed Leakey 22 pts, 4th Rick McCaughan 22 pts, 5th Matt McIntyre 22 pts.
Hole Prizes:#10 KP, Mike Naso, Co-
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Thrifty Foods#12 LD, Jim Slater, Bill
Wheeldon Construction#13 KP, Don Ellis, West-
view Ford Sales (Mike Paroshy)
#14 KP, Nick Usher, In-vestors Group (Keith Gib-son)
#16 LD, Marc deWinter, Comox Mens Club
#18 KP, Terry Christie, Shilo Painting
Snips for Charles Law-lor, Ed Leakey, Rick Sid-dall, Terry Christie and Brian Hegg.
Deuces for Kaj Peters-en, Nick Usher, Lawry Willis, Terry Christie.
PIN DAY FOR GLACIER GREENS LADIES
With a light breeze and light smoke it was game on for Pin Day at Glacier Greens on Tuesday. Cata-pulting her ball better than most, Roberta Cadieux surged to the top of the leaderboard with an im-pressive net score of 63. Great game Roberta!
The low gross winner, Marg Rushton, was equal-ly impressive with an 84.
2nd net Marie Israel 67, 3rd net Wendy Dowe 70 and 4th net Glenda Kin-ney at 71.
Low putts was a tie at 31 for Rosslyn O’ Rourke and Twyla Graff .
Kp #4 Brenda Liv-ingstone, KP #15 Pat Verchere.
Longest putt on #18 Wendy Dowe, and lastly a chip in by Liz van B.
Our best wishes trav-elling with the Solheim troup to Port Alberni on Friday and to our lucky qualifi ers, Glenda Kinney and Wendy Dowe, taking their talents to the Zone Net
Tournament on Monday to Arrowsmith.
Our Club Champion-ship quickly looming on the 18th and 19th, so get your entry in and bring your A game, and will see you there.
Submitted by Lori Cameron
91 GUYS OUT AT GLACIER GREENS
Ninety one participants out on a very warm Sat-urday morning at Glacier Greens.
Hcp: 0-11 ..... Gross: James Dickson (71), Doug McArthur (72) and Darell Fieber (76) cb. Net: Wayne Ogilvie (66), Ferg
Webster (69) and Dave Osborne (70) cb. Snips: Ken Grant # 3, Keving Hunt # 4 “POG”, Dave Brooker # 6, Barry Norris # 12 and James Dickson # 17 “POG”.
Hcp: 12 - 16 .... Gross: Adrian Haut (77), Ron Morrison (81) cb and Bob Edwards (81). Net: Don Hilchey (65) cb, Bud Bryan (65) and Dennis Finnan (66). Snips: Chris Bard # 3, Pat Renaud # 8, Bud Bryan # 13 and Gabe Tremblay # 16.
Hcp: 17 + .... Gross: Keith Allan (81), Bill Krier (83) and Len Doyle 86. Net: Wally Lewis (61), Al Pasanen (66) and Ken Doll (67) cb. Snips: Andy Clark # 10, Henry Bonde # 12 and Bill Kier # 16.
- Len Doyle, Saturday Men’s Coordinator
SUUNYDALE LADIES CLUB ON TUESDAY
It was a smaller contin-gent than usual at Sunny-dale Ladies Club on Tues-day, July 7th, as Captain Lys McCrone and 11oth-ers were away to support Crown Isle’s Ladies Club Field Day. Co-Captain Penny Wagenstein pre-sided over the activities at our home course with 26 golfers in attendance.
Low Gross Winner was Linda Lee Root (90) while Lucille Campbell was the
Low Net Winner with an impressive Net Score of 65.
The other Low Gross Winners were Linda Broadbent (92), Lau-rie Appleyard (93), Joan Brown (96) and Marlene Gerrie (98) while the Low Net Winners were Pat Ru-dolph (69), Sandra Gal-loway (76), Lorna Fowler (73) and Chris Annand (74).
Several ladies shared the Lowest # of Putts (29) - Cheryl Bickle, Sandra Gal-loway, Betty Lund and Pat Rudolph, and Penny Wa-genstein had the Longest Putt on #9.
KP winners were Linda Broadbent (#10 sponsored by Rob Speer Pro Shop), Chris Annand (#15) and Rita Dalby (2nd Shot #5 for 25+ Hcp).
It seems everyone’s game is sharpening up in the great summer course conditions and we record-ed many Birdies and Chip-Ins from the Ladies on Tuesday.
The Sunnydale Ladies Club Tillicum Golf Tourna-ment is approaching fast. The Tournament takes place on Sunday, August 9th and is a 2 Ball Best Ball Format. On Saturday evening we get the Tour-nament started with a “Big Break” contest followed by a Wine and Cheese get to-
gether. If you are interest-ed in joining the fun phone the Pro Shop at 334-3232 for more information. It’s a fun experience and we are taking names if golfers don’t have a partner for the tournament.
SUNNYDALE THURSDAY NIGHT LADIES
July 2nd results. Hole prizes were given to: Judy Mann on #2 for sandtrap shots; Helen McLoughlin was closest to the pin 2nd shot on #3 and she was closest to the pin 3rd shot on #5!
Anna Butler for closest to the rock on #4; Wel-come back June Fuller she had the longest drive on #6! Cheryl Sellers had the longest putt on #9; Erma Derkson the lowest putts of 13.
The most honest golfer was Willa Fussey.
Weekly prize winners were:
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Fluids Bar & Grill - Willa Fussey & Erica Roy
Great Canadian Oil Change/Car Wash - Judy Mann
Investors Group Janet Gee/Locals Restaurant - Mary Lynn Doubinin
Investors Group Keith Gibson - Leslie Bird
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There’s the enduring image of the modern heroic adventurer: in full outdoor gear, immersed in the elements, grimacing in dogged determination to beat the next obstacle with an expression somewhere between pain and eu-phoria.
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Even though lacking the heroic demeanor (though he has been known to grimace), Kimantas is determined to kayak the BC coast a second time for the BC Coast Explorer series, the new guide book series for the British
Columbia coast that replaces his earlier work, the Wild Coast guide books. Recently released is Vol-ume 2 of that series, which cov-ers south Vancouver Island from Bamfi eld to Comox Harbour through the West Coast Trail, Juan de Fuca Strait, Victoria and the Gulf Islands. Over the past 15 years, the misadventures and
learning experiences stand out asthe most memorable. Those mis-steps, or rather mis-paddles, formthe backbone of the talk he’ll bepresenting Monday, July 13 at6:30 p.m. at the Courtenay PublicLibrary, 300 Sixth Street, “Sillythings I have done in a kayak –the stories that never made theguide books.”
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According to studies that have been done “we have lost the balance between short-term safety and long-term-health”. In outdoor play, risk doesn’t mean courting danger, but rather giving kids the freedom to assess their sur-roundings and make decisions, allowing them to build confi dence, develop skill, solve prob-
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What many of us recall from our child-hood as thrilling and exciting play that tested boundaries - such as exploring the woods, rough housing, moving fast or playing at heights - is often called risky play these days.
Kids need to sit less and move more! The Comox Valley is an amazing place to live with parks, hiking trails, rivers, oceans and lakes, so let your children take advantage of this outdoor playground and let them get outside and be kids!
Go to www.activecomoxvalley.ca and down-load our new water access maps or our other walking maps to help you explore our beauti-ful valley.
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Beginning July 1, British Columbians are invited to celebrate their best source for fresh, healthy food grown close to home by introducing a friend
to the Farmers’ Market and entering a grand prize giveaway!
The Comox Valley Farmers’ Market will be off ering weekly draws for a treat from a vendor at the market that week, as well as entering your name in the grand prize draw. Executive Director Vickey Brown is excit-ed about the promo-tion.
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of two grand prizes: A three night getaway (+ wine tour-ing) for two to Sparkling Hill Resort in the Okanagan. So-cial media entrants will also be eligible to win one of fi ve weekly random prize draws for $50 to spend at the farm-ers’ market of their choice.
Visit the Farmers’ Market, win prizes during ‘Meet My Market’ month
The Wednesday morning Farmers Market started this week in Downtown Courtenay on England Avenue. A reminder that this Saturday the market is at the Sports Centre due to Musicfest.
If you have a budding scientist at home, 4R’s Education Centre’s Young Scientists summer camp fi ts the bill! Participants will try out experiments, explore ideas and use their ingenuity at this fun-fi lled camp. The best part is that there’s no mess at home! 4 - 7 yrs: July 13 - 17 and 8 - 12 yrs: Aug 10 - 14. 8:30 - 12:30.
For the creative mind, 4 - 7 yrs (July 20 - 24) and/or 8 - 12 yrs (August 17 - 21), will express themselves at the Young Artists camp. They will explore diff erent techniques and mediums
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Dynamite Detective is back! This always popular camp, now in its 8th year, runs July 27 - 31 2015 (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.). Led by a 4R’s Super Agent, the 5 - 10 year old Detectives will use their skills in observa-tion, language arts, and math to decipher codes, interview witnesses and identify “suspects” to suc-cessfully solve a “crime”.
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Spaces are limited so register early to avoid dis-appointment. More info: www.4rseducation.com or on the 4R’s Facebook page.
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