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August 20, Friday -Literary Reading by Valerie Leff & Linda Solomon Tak Restaurant7.30 - 8.30 pm

August 21, Saturday-First Nations Cultural Demonstration Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge4-7pm

August 22, Sunday-Traditional Salmon BBQ Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge5-7pm

-Dinner Jazz with Flora Scott Heriot Bay Inn Pub6:30-9:30pm

August 25, Wednesday-First Nations Cultural Demonstration Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge4-7pm

August 26, Thursday-Traditional Salmon BBQ Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge5-7pm

August 27, Friday -Literary Reading by Paulo da Costa & Erin Skye Robinsong Tak Restaurant7.30 - 8.30 pm

August 28, Saturday-First Nations Cultural Demonstration Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge4-7pm

August 29, Sunday -Dinner Jazz with The Annie Siegel Jazz Trio Heriot Bay Inn Pub6:15-9:15pm

• 1st and 3rd Wednesday -Food Bank 1-2:30 Community Centre

• Every Tuesday - Jazz at April Point dining room, evenings.

• Every Thursday -Parent and Tots 10 am Community Centre -Motorcycle Club meet 5pm Heriot Bay Inn Pub-Prayer Meeting, 7:30pm at Quadra Island Bible Church

• Every Friday -Duffy and Friends 8:30pm Heriot Bay Inn Pub-Seafood Dinner Special with Jazz pianist- Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge 6-9:30pm

• Every Saturday -Farmers’ Market 10am-2pm behind Quadra Credit Union-Meat Draw 5-6:30 pm Quadra Legion (members & guests welcome)

• Last Saturday - Bonus $50 cash draw. Quadra Legion 6:30pm (members & guests welcome)

• Every Sunday - Positive Living Service, 10:30am Community Centre -Worship Service 10:30am Quadra Island Bible Church-Jazz nights in the Heriot Bay Inn Pub every Sunday 6-9 pm 285-3539

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Quadra Farmers’ Market & Bazaar

The Quadra Island Farmers Market & Bazaar takes place each Saturday dur ing May, June , Ju ly, August & September, rain or shine behind the Quadra Creidt Union between the hours of 10AM and 2 PM. Set up fees are $4 for adults and $1 for children, and due to l imited space vendors must be residents of Quadra & the Outer Islands.

I f you intend to sell food at the market, please contact one of the numbers below for more information PRIOR to coming to the Market.

Parking for market customers is off Green Road - the Credit Union parking lot is for their customers only, while doing business at the Credit Union. P l e a s e - N O F E R RY PA R K I N G o n Saturday be fore & dur ing Market hours.

F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e contact: Dalyce 285-3180, Pauline 285-2076 or Linda 285-3952

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Worship Service: 10:30 am

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HBI Dinner Jazz Guitarist Flora Scott

The Heriot Bay Inn is pleased to present Flora Scott on August 22 for Dinner Jazz from 6:30-9:30 PM. She recently completed her fi rst C.D-- a jazz guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. She has studied jazz guitar for the past several years receiving instruction at jazz workshops from Oliver Gagnon, Seattle guitarist Brian Nova and takes lessons regularly from Victoria jazz guitarist Rob Cheramy. She performed in a jazz Big Band with Slide Hampton and Ian McDougal during Hugh Frasers Big Band Workshop and plays guitar in the Don Leppard Big Band. Other performances include playing regularly around Victoria at clubs and restaurants with her trio or quartet and occasionally with a septet or octet.

Her style is unique and brings to life jazz standards and some of the more obscure jazz tunes. Some infl uences include Sarah Vaughn, Chet Baker, Mose Allison, Billie Holiday, Kenny Burrel, Joe Pass, Jimmy Bruno and Django Reinhart. She has recently completed a C.D. called ‘Then and Now’ with Hugh Fraser and the members of his quintet which also features Vancouver trumpeter Brad Turner.

Giant Garage Sale Returns

START SAVING NOW! for the Quadra/Philippines Connection’s 10th fund-raising GIANT GARAGE SALE to be held at the Quadra community center on the week-end of September 19th. Drop-off locations will be announced in the next Discovery Islander.

Call for Fall - Winter Rec. Classes

Where has the summer gone. This is the last week of Summer Recreation and I would like to give a big thanks to all of the instructors who gave their time as well as the parents who helped out. This summer has been fabulous and it wouldn’t have happened without you all. Believe it or not it is time to organize the fall program at the Community Centre. We are always looking for new faces so if you would like to instruct a class or have any ideas please let me know. Drop in between am and 2pm Monday through Friday or call 285-3243.

Sonya ThompsonSummer Recreation Co-ordinator

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Fill Me Upby Rev. Jill Brocklehurst

I came home from a spir i tual conference two weeks ago high as a kite, ready and able to be all I could be. This was my great life and I was having fun living it!

But then the slide came. Down, down I slipped. What brought it on? Why couldn’t I stay on that high? Why the slide? “This isn’t fair,” I thought. In tears and desperation for clarity I cal led my mentor. “Why am I so down?”

I discovered I had come home and willingly stepped into a life that did not match my true nature. I was pleasing and serving everybody but myself. Besides, I had just been away on a trip for 7 days and now was pay back time (my idea, not theirs).

Although I know about the dangers of living like this, I got caught in a cycle of pushing my needs away. As the two weeks pressed on my soul became depleted to the point where I had nothing left to give.

What I know and what I teach is this doesn’t serve anybody. Others may think they are getting from me what they want but as I become more depleted, I am no longer fun to be with. The gift of giving loses it’s value.

It is more important to fill my soul. When I remember to put my joy first, everyone benefits. I become a happy caring mother, a loving, giving wife, a tireless worker, a clear thinker, my vocation thrives, I feel great, and my prosperity expands.

I know this is the truth for you. You are great! Please, don’t hold back. Shine, shine your light bright. You are the gift to this world and by freeing your magnificence, the path becomes easier for others to do the same.

As Marianne Williamson wrote,

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you, not to be?”

Join us for Sunday celebration 10:30 AM at the Quadra Community Centre.

More information call 285-3224.

Rev. Jill Brocklehurst

Quadra Island, BC

(250) 285-3224

Children’s Art ClassesThe Campbell River Art Gallery‚s Summer

Art Program is a great way for your child to spend an afternoon. Art classes are in full swing at the Gallery’s studio, where kids are up to their elbows in paint, clay, and even papier maché! There are still two very exciting art classes for your 7-12 year old to enjoy before going back to school!

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The Ar t Gal ler y presents “Ear th A r t : T h e N a t u r a l P ro c e s s o f A r t M a k i n g ” A u g u s t 1 7 - 2 0 t h , a n d “ F a b r i c F u n : P a i n t i n g o n F a b r i c ” A u g u s t 2 4 - 2 7 t h . We w i l l s p e n d s o m e t i m e i n t h e s u n , a n d f i n d some natural materia ls to use for o u r “ E a r t h A r t ” c re a t i o n s , u s i n g sand, s tones , wood and she l ls to create our masterpieces. Ever yone wi l l l eave our “Fabr ic Fun” c lass w i t h t h e i r v e r y o w n “ a r t s h i r t ” and we wi l l create a group mural to add to the Gal ler y’s permanent c o l l e c t i o n . B o t h c l a s s e s p ro m i s e t o b e f i l l e d w i t h i m a g i n a t i o n , creat iv i ty, learning and fun! Al l ar t sessions take place in the gal ler y‚s studio from 1 - 3pm.

T h e d e a d l i n e f o r r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r e a c h c l a s s , l i s t e d a b o v e , i s the Saturday prior to each session star t date , with a maximum of 12 students. For details and to register, v is i t the Gal ler y at 1235 Shoppers Row (across from the Tidemark) or cal l us at 287-2261. Gal ler y hours are Monday - Saturday, from 10am - 5pm.


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Quadra Artists Online

A new web site for the Quadra Island artists is now up and running.

Please check it out atwww.quadraislandarts.com.

About 130 artists are now listed and those who have not been listed are invited to contact me and provide the necessary information for the directory. Each artist listed is asked to provide one picture of art work and/or the artists and the artwork. Application forms are at Hummingbird.

Artists are shown in one or more categories: Craft, Culinary Art, Fabric Art, Garden Art, Mentor Programs, Performing Art, Visual Art, Written Art, Events

The current photos of the artists or their art work and the context of the information is open to change. If artists would like professional photographs put on the web page I invite you to contact one of the number of professional photographers living on Quadra Island.

-Chris Rose

Take a Chance to Rock for Clean

AirReach for Unbleached is raffling

off two of the very last tickets available to the Neil Young/Randy Bachman/Barenaked Ladies concert at the Chemainus Theatre in Duncan on Sept. 17th. The concert will pay for a scientific assessment of the Crofton airshed directed by citizens, but the raffle is to pay for more public education around clean air issues. “When the Clean Air Concert sold out on the first day tickets went on sale, I felt bad,” said Delores Broten of Reach for Unbleached. “All my friends wanted tickets, so I thought, well, let’s at least give someone a chance to win them.”

Second prize in the draw is a $100 gift certificate to a book or music store of your choice, and third prize is two Watershed Sentinel t-shirts. The tickets are available at Cortes’ Friday market, or an order form can be downloaded from www.rfu.org, or you can phone 250-935-6992 to pay by credit card.

The draw is Sept. 6th, so people will have lots of time to make arrangements.

Scholarship Notice

The Ladies Auxiliary to Branch 154, Quadra Legion is now accepting applications for KAY DUBOIS SCHOLARSHIP. Qualifications are academic, and good citizenship. Please forward letters of application to Quadra Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Branch #154, Box 242, Heriot Bay, BC V0P 1H0. This scholarship is open to any child or grandchild of a Quadra Legion or Ladies Auxiliary member for post-secondary school education.


Hot Issues for the Quadra Community

AssociationThe summer has been sizzling and so

has the Quadra Community Association. Itís kept up its meetings and has been keeping people up to date with a stand at the farmersí market every Saturday.

The QCA is looking at the by-law revision process from a number of perspectives, with steering groups set up for different zoning sectors. Each steering committee will be drawing up a list or recommendations for changes in the by-law which will be submitted to the Regional District.

A general steering committee has been established, with a mandate to look at the broader issues which are not covered by the other groups. It is looking at how to: -draw up an enforceable nuisance bylaw (by far the biggest job before this committee); -bring marine residence, air strip and mobile home regulations in line with our OCP; -address auto wrecking and garbage dumping.

The Aquaculture steering committee has met and found that almost all those in the industry here are currently legally non-conforming but could conform with just a few minor revisions to the current bylaw. The first draft of their list of recommendations will be ready for publication soon.

The Agriculture steering committee also felt that not much needed to be done to the current bylaws. As ALR lands are regulated provincially, it has been focusing on agriculture on non-ALR lands and trying to bring those zoning regulaltions into equity with the ALR rules. One more meeting and the first draft of their list should be ready for presentation to the public.

The Residential/Home occupation steering committee is gathering more information and is examining by laws from other communities. It is also reviewing comments which were submitted during the previous by-law review and those which have come to the QCA this time round.

The Commercial/Industrial steering committee has completed reviewing the commerical by-laws and now will be looking at the industrial by laws.

The Tourism steering committee is largely made up of people involved in the Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee. They have had their first meeting, are gathering more information and will meet again after the summer rush.

The Silviculture steering committee is also still in the information-gathering stage.

The Marine steering committee has been disolved and the issues which it potentially faces will be dealt with by the commercial/industrial steering committee and by the tourism steering committee.

In many areas comparisons are being made with other communitiesí by-laws, in particular those in force in Saltspring and those in Cortes.

There has been valuable input from people who have responded to the questionaires published in the DI and available at coffee shops and from those who commented on the previous by-law debate last year. The more than 300 comment forms have been reviewed and comments included in the current review.

If you have any issues you want to raise, QCA board members are at the farmers market every Saturday. Or come along to a meeting. The next meeting is on 25th August at 7.30 pm at the Café Aroma.

Legion UpdateHave you been to the Branch yet to welcome

back bartender, Debbie Richards? If not, come on in & say a warm hello to this friendly gal. It is good to have her with us once again.

Aug. 30 - Sept.3 is the week the new community cenotaph will be built. Other projects slated for that week are the installation of a new roadside events sign, new exterior security lighting plus two new porches for the Legion Hall. The Branch will open at 4:00pm each day that week so pop in for a “lemonade” & check out the work in progress.

Party Time! Fri., Sept. 3rd we will celebrate the completion of the cenotaph & the 30th Anniversary of our re-location to Heriot Bay. the lads from CFB Comox will be there too, so let’s show them that Quadra folks can party in style! Watch the Hungry Eye and our new events sign for details on the band etc.

Jim Fisher, our Victoria rep from Veterans Affairs Canada will be on Quadra the afternoon of Tues. Aug. 24 & all day Wed. Aug. 25. If any ex-service personnel or widows/widowers of same would like a visit from Jim, please leave a message at the VAC Contact Centre at 1-866-566-2122 (toll free).

Membership cards for 2005 are now at the bar. Before Dec.1 dues are $28.00 for our O.A.P. members and $33.00 for all others. Dues in arrears for 2002 &/or 2003 may also be paid at a rate or $35.00/year. We plan to get our annual newsletter out to all members very shortly so watch for it in the mail.

Scotland Tour: We have the info on a BC & Yukon massed Pipes & Drums 2005 Scotland Tour from Aug. 7-16, 2005. They will be parading in the Dunedin gathering of 20,000 drummers and clansmen as well as in many other locations. The Edinburgh Tattoo is also included in the tour. If you want a copy of the details, phone Barb at 285-2258. The E-Mail contact is bcyukon [email protected].

Don’t eat meat? Don’t let that keep you away from our Meat Draw. We will freeze your winnings & donate them to either the Quadra Food Bank or the Community Kitchen. Your participation helps us to raise donation monies for worthy Quadra causes. So join us on Sat. afternoons for a good time of socializing, fund-raising and a chance to win $50.00 on the last Sat. of the month!

See you at the Legion!

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Next deadline 7pm Monday, August 30th 2004

Dear Editor,I was surprised to see that Mr. Conover

wants the Regional Board staff to spend its time and OUR tax money debating with him and compiling historic data about taxes. If he managed to reduce the Regional District portion of my tax bill by 10%, and I doubt that it would be so much, it would be worth about a half a tank of gas. Maybe he owns a lot more valuable property than I do. In any case, it seems that Mr. Conover does not object to the Regional District spending money - it is just what they spend it on that bothers him.

Sincerely,

David Oppenheim

Fire Scare Turns Out Well

That hot dry evening, smoke and fire caught our workshop nestled by the woods. From the far corner of this plastic Quonset Hut, the fl ames ripped through the whole shell and then chased their way up the cedar trees. Explosions of paint cans etc, followed me up to the small house where the boys Lawren and Mack and two friends retreated. The VHF Radio on Channel 12 reached Teresa at the Store. Her quick ability connected our fi res location to the Coast Guard.

With Channel 12 we are not alone. The story caught many, as this dinner hour story crossed the air waves. Without those who responded on this Read Island. Doug and Bob arrived fi rst, to start guarding the perimeter of the fi re, then Percy, Ryan, Robert and Baron of the southend brought Richard’s pump and fi re hose, without those people, this would be a different story.

The useless fi re extinguisher, Hugh had tossed to the side, the electric panel blown meant reconnecting another power source to the hose whose water spray collapsed as the hose melted. A truck at the fl ames edge fl ooded fi rst before it fi nally got the heck out of there. Two helicopters circled, circled and circled until it landed at some hightide location. Flames retreated as directors coordinated hose, power, pump and water from the pond. The new house prim with her empty windows gazed down at this bizarre fi ght with fi re, she was blocked behind a 300 gallon fuel tank, also a few feet above the fl ames.

Why was the wind completely in lull mode? Why, with all the connections fi re can make, it didn‚t? Why? is it all to the luck and to the attention of those who responded. Even the Harper Grahams hearing of this from Heriot Bay got here with Ron and their 1950’s water truck. Such a cast of characters. A dosing to drench away chances of an underground fi re, cooled the mood of all here that night. Thank goodness. This fi re started from and undetected spark from a torch used on some metal work, a spark that curved beyond the interior of this/that workshop that had these/that tools. It took 20 minutes to start. Lawren and Mack with friends saw it fi rst. Many more saw its end. With no accidents, and none of the is‚s ands or tragedies I hope “help” such

as we experienced are as ready where ever else such an event gets too hot to handle. Thanks to all, from the McNabs. And to the summers end, watch those sparks...

Tina McNab

End the Road Mess Please

On behalf of all my friends and neighbors in the Surge Narrows area who make use of “the end of the road” I am writing a letter of complaint about the company who is in charge and responsible for the great mess we now face. Work was to commence on the project on June 16th or thereabouts. I believe there was approximately 1 week of work put in on ripping out trees, blasting rocks and pushing around some dirt. The end result has left a rather precarious mess to traverse. I have heard of many people slipping and falling on the sandy slope at the top of the hill; me and my children included. To date, and almost 2 months after the fi rst day of work, no more has been completed on that section of road. Please don’t forget about us out here in Surge Narrows. Why not take advantage of the warm dry weather and give us something that is at least bearable to get children in and out to school, and bring in our groceries and so forth? Once the fall rains return that hill is going to be a dangerous and mucky slide due to all the loose rock and dirt you have created. It may be a quiet back road, but there are a great number of people who make use of it. I leave you with an old saying my Grandmother used to tell me “Don’t start something if you don’t intend to fi nish it”.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Reeves

Maurelle Island

Dear Quadra Islanders,Unfortunately the auto wrecking yard

at Li’l Richard Olsen’s place on West Road will have to close as of Oct. 15 due to environmental issues which the mortgagors are not prepared for.

Thereafter, fees for getting rid of unwanted vehicles will increase to $125 to accomodate the tow to ABC Recycling in Campbell River as agreed upon by both tow truck drivers currently serving Quadra Island, Richard Olsen and Larry Waddel.

Possibilities are being looked into of opening at the same site, a bottle depot and recycling depot (for non-poluting materials).

Connie Cooper and Richard Olsen

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The Quadra Island Volunteer Fire Department, assisted by a helicopter

and attack crew from the Ministry of Forests, worked for several hours on the afternoon of Wednesday August 11 to extinguish a brush fire in Heriot Bay.

The fire was burning on the steep sides and top of a rocky bluff in the area to the north of the 1400 block of West Road, consuming mostly dry moss and small brush over an area of about half an acre before it was brought under control. 18 members of the Fire Department and 4 firefighters from the Forest Service spent a total of four hours knocking down and mopping up the fire, using four of the Department’s fire trucks along with the helicopter. The cause of the fire, which was burning about 500 feet from the nearest house, has not been determined, however, there had been no lightning and no work was being done in the area, leaving the most likely cause to be

human carelessness such as an improperly disposed-of cigarette.

Fire Chief Murray Johnson says, “We were fortunate in Heriot Bay that the fire was discovered before it grew very big and the helicopter was able to slow it down with a monsoon bucket until we could get in there and put it out. There was very little wind, otherwise with the conditions being so hot and dry we would most certainly have had homes threatened. Our people did a great job, and it was nice to have the help from the Forest Service, but as anyone knows from the watching the news, if a fire gets a foothold with the conditions like this, the results can be devastating. We would like to remind everyone that the fire danger is currently very high, all outdoor fires are banned, and smokers must be extremely careful with their butts and matches. Smoking is currently banned in Blenkin Park and on trails.”

Quadra Island firefighters mop up after a brush fire last Wednesday in a scenic area of Heriot Bay

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GARAGE SALESAT, AUGUST 21 11 am to 2 pm#1 Fire Hall, 844 Heriot Bay Road

Huge assortment of stuff – too much to list!The proceeds of this sale are going to the Firefighter’s fundraising efforts for the purchase of a thermal imaging camera, an important piece of modern firefighting equipment that helps to save lives and property and keep firefighters safe.Have stuff to donate to the sale? Please bring by between 10 and 11 am on Saturday.

Don’t want to buy anything? Feel free to still drop around, meet some firefighters, see what we do, maybe make a donation to the cause…

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Strange Tales

Before we get started with this week’s collection of words, I wanted to act on a reader request. Susan opined

to me that it would really wonderful if the world could somehow participate or at least have a voice in the upcoming US presidential election. Now, of course it is a preposterous notion, as most citizens of most countries would promptly tell election-interlopers to “bug off” in a less than polite manner, and understandably so. However, no other country’s influence on others is quite so pervasive as the USA, and many non US citizens are very anxious about the election’s outcome. A European fellow named Wiebe de Jager has started up a website called theworldvotes.org, and he intends to use the site as a vehicle “for the world’s citizenry to let present and future presidents know what they expect of the world’s most powerful state.” You must register to participate, and as at August 14, 2004 there were 8,580 people registered, with 69% originating from Europe. There you go, Susan!

A few days camping has left me blissfully bereft of any serious commentary, so I’ll take the opportunity to present some of the wilder stuff I’ve picked up while surfing the net. In a strange story (Ananova.com) out of China, an internet services firm has a very unique sales training exercise – they send the trainees out on the street to beg. Owner Li Jing-hua says “Making the staff kneel on the busiest street is meant to rid them of their shyness so that they can be brave enough face to clients”, and the China News Service photographed one of the firm’s smartly dressed staff kneeling in front of pedestrians on Changchun City’s main street. The trainee and nine others were begging about every 100 meters along Chongqing Road. Great idea – my only question is who gets to keep the loot?

The country of Turkmenistan is soon to be home to a grand palace built of ice, if the President (read “dictator for life” since 1990) Sapamurat Niyazov has his way. The country, listed as one of the most repressive in the world by Human Rights Watch, is terribly poor and backwards, but that doesn’t stop good ole Sapa. “Let us build a palace, big and grand enough for 1,000 people”, he says, “our

children can learn to ski, we can build cafes there, and restaurants.” Turkmenistan, by the way, is located northeast of Iran and northwest of Afghanistan, and according to “CIA - The World Factbook” (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/) is “flat-to-rolling sandy desert”, has only 3.6% arable land and a subtropical desert climate. With an unemployment rate estimated at 50%+ and little in the way of developed natural resources, building an ice palace in a desert is certainly an unusual way to stimulate one’s economy – but teaching kids to ski seems a worthy goal, doesn’t it? Thanks again to Ananova.com for bringing us the story.

In a very bizarre yet sad incident reported by WFTV in Florida, a woman died in hospital after being removed by emergency crews from her home on a couch, a couch that she had not left in 6 years. The 480-pound woman, Laverne Grinds, 4’ 10” tall and age 40 of Stuart, Florida, died as a result of “morbid obesity” according to the preliminary autopsy. Workers, who described the home as filthy (fresh air had to be blasted into the home to allow workers to breathe) spent 6 hours trying to remove her from the couch, which, as a result of her inability to leave even to go the bathroom, had actually grafted to her skin. They eventually hauled her couch and all to the hospital where she was pronounced DOA. Grinds companion, Herman Thomas, says he tried to look after her but simply could not get her up. “Neighbours say they had no idea Grinds lived at the duplex, though they had seen Thomas and some children outside.” I shudder at the thought of the whole story behind this tragedy.

Our final two tales come from a book entitled “The Darwin Awards II”, by Wendy Northcutt published by Plume (ISBN 0-452-28401-5). The book’s name is derived from the awarding of a Darwin award to the people whose stupidity led to their demise, thereby improving our future gene pool by depriving us of their genes, hence Darwin. The first example of an award winner was a female night manager of a Burger King in Indiana, who conspired with a co-worker to steal $4,000 (presumably the day’s cash sales) and stage an elaborate fake robbery/arson to cover it up. Lisa, the 22-year-old manager, played the part of the victim, and was loosely

bound with duct tape by her co-conspirator, then put into the walk-in meat cooler to await eventual rescue. The co-worker then started a small fire and escaped with the cash. They figured on a quick “rescue” for Lisa by the Fire Department, but the fire never caught on and simply smouldered. The morning shift arrived, and the fire erupted from the blast of air from them opening the door, causing them to summon the Fire Department who then discovered the semi-conscious and hypothermic Lisa, who later died at the hospital.

“Lisa’s body showed no signs of forced restraint, the duct tape was loose, and she could have easily freed herself from her bindings and escaped from the unlocked refrigerator.”

No mention was made in the book of the fate of her co-conspirator, but the DA would have had an interesting time picking the possible charges.

Larry Walters of Los Angeles (who rates only an “honourable mention” in the book because he failed to die during his particular act of stupidity) had a 20-year dream of wanting to fly. Poor eyesight prevented him from ever realizing his dream, but then a brainstorm struck! Why not get forty-five weather balloons and fill the 4-ft. diameter balloons with helium and tie them to his lawn chair? Equipped with a pellet gun (to shoot the balloons, thereby controlling his descent), some sandwiches and plenty of his favourite Miller beer he prepared to set off into the wild blue yonder. His friends cut the tether, and instead of his expectation of floating gently up, he rocketed up to 16,000 feet. After drifting around for a few hours, including right through the flight path of LAX, as reported by astonished Delta and TWA pilots, he finally gathered the nerve to shoot a few balloons and achieved a slow descent through the now dark sky, until tangling in some power lines. Upon safely reaching ground he was promptly arrested. After being asked by a reporter why he had done it, he casually replied “A man can’t just sit around.”

I can’t top that line, but I’m sure my wife will appreciate my remaining a couch potato rather than a lawn-chair aviator.

Until next time, folks, enjoy the summer.

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by Murray Johnson

About Your Fire Department…

On page 10 this issue there’s a story about a brush fire that includes the Fire Chief lecture on being careful with

fire in these very dry conditions…so I thought I’d do something a little different in this space that Philip and Shea so generously provide to us. The other day I heard a comment from a member of the public that made it obvious that they didn’t know much about what we did in the Fire Department, and it got me thinking. Those people who have friends and family in the Fire Dept., people who used to be members, people who have unwittingly availed themselves of our services they all likely have a good idea of who we are and what we do. But many others may not, and I’d like to take a little time to fill you in…

The heart of the Quadra Island Volunteer Fire Department is not fire halls and fire engines it’s people. The QIVFD currently has 30 active members; 9 women and 21 men. All are volunteers. The Chief and Deputy Chief are paid a part-time amount to cover administrative and preparation time, but they and all of the others volunteer all the time spent on emergency incidents, training, and much of the maintenance work. The members come from all walks of life we have aquaculturists, a logger/tree expert, an aircraft mechanic, truck drivers, professional engineers, a plant operator, a ship’s master, gardeners, a teacher, paramedics, a store worker, a heavy-duty mechanic, cleaning experts, a millwright/fisherman, a maintenance man, a retiree, a policeman, a student, resort operators, a health care worker, and carpenters. The longest-serving member (Ken McGuffie) clocks 20 years at the end of this month, the newest recruit has been with us just two months. In total, there are more than 170 years of QIVFD service shared among all the members.

This rich diversity of life experience among our members makes it one of the most unique organizations I know of. In a volunteer fire department there are always many different tasks to perform and problems to solve and we always seem to have the man or woman for the job! The actual emergency work is divided up into a number of roles: we have 6 officers (Fire Chief, Deputy Chief/Training Officer, 2 Captains, 2 Lieutenants); 13 firefighters; 5 water supply (tanker drivers); 2 support personnel, and 4 recruits. In addition, a dozen of the members are certified Level 3 First Responders, capable of providing emergency medical aid prior to the arrival of the ambulance or in support of the ambulance paramedics.

I think that some people have an outdated perception of the Volunteer Fire Department as a gumboot bucket brigade that gets a kick out of driving around with lights and sirens blazing and generally shows up at a fire in time to save the foundation. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the QIVFD today, with 2 fire halls, 5 trucks, 30 members, a served population of over 3000 (more in summer), 100+ calls a year, an annual budget of about $200,000, and over $230 million in assessed property to protect, is classed among the medium-sized fire departments of BC. In a typical year we respond to several fires in buildings, a dozen brush and beach fires, a dozen or so motor vehicle accidents, a few chimney fires, 50 or more emergency medical calls, a couple of car fires, and several other emergencies such as downed powerlines, leaking propane tanks, and rescue situations. I am very proud to be able to say that our members have the capability to tackle all of these emergencies, no question!

In order for us to be this Department that I am describing, our members undertake a continuous regimen of training and practice. The nasty thing about emergencies is that you never know what they’re going to be, how big they’re going to get, when they’ll happen, and how complicated they will become. The members of our department basically have to train for the same emergencies, other than say high-rise fires or train wrecks, as do the firefighters in a much larger city. To do this they show up at the firehall every Tuesday evening for a structured training schedule,

they sign up for weekend courses and make arrangements for extra weekday sessions. They study and practice on their own time. They go off Quadra to attend courses put on by other agencies. Firefighters are sent off to intense live fire training. They take special safe driving courses for emergency vehicles. They learn CPR, powerline safety, motor vehicle extrication skills, pumping, hose-handling, rescue techniques, fire behavior, ropes, ladders, water supplies, forcible entry, breathing apparatus, protective equipment, ventilation, command skills, wildland firefighting, helicopter safety, and much, much more…Senior officers attend conferences to keep themselves abreast of developments, new techniques, and new concerns. We have an annual training budget of $17,000, but this all goes to direct expenses, instructor fees, etc. the thousands of member hours of training time is all volunteered.

What does it take to be a firefighter on Quadra Island?. It takes a big bite out of your time. It takes some very understanding spouses, partners, kids. It takes hours and hours of learning, training, and practice. It takes a physical toll sometimes (want to fight a brush fire in this heat in between your job and your supper?). It takes a willingness to tie yourself to a pager that will jerk you away from whatever you’re doing at any time of the day or night. Sometimes it takes a strong stomach, or a few tears. But most of all, it takes a heartfelt commitment to the ongoing safety of your community. I am proud of the people that we have doing this, and you should be too. The next time you see a bunch of firefighters gathered outside the firehall learning some skill, or set up at the school practicing drills, or simulating a motor vehicle accident to hone their extrication skills, give them a honk, a wave, a thanks they’re helping to keep you safe. Feel free to stop and talk to us. Or, if you are up to it, come and see about joining us. Thanks for reading this!

This column appears in the Discovery Islander every now and then. Our thanks to the publishers for giving us this opportunity. If you have any topics or questions that you would like covered regarding the Fire Department, fire safety, regulations, etc., please feel free to contact me: QIVFD, Box 80, Quathiaski Cove, BC, V0P 1N0, Attn: Fire Chief Phone 285-3262 Fax 285-3273. You may also contact me at [email protected] if you like.

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Island Report

by Philip Stone

A Hot Summer of Jazz on Quadra

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Jazz music fans have plenty to sing about on Quadra Island this summer as more acts and

venues are swinging onto the scene to bring an ecletic cast of musicians to our shores.

At Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge Ron Hadley continues his steady gig on Friday evenings. Lodge manager Carol Ann Terreberry proudly pointed out that this is now Ron’s sixth season and his piano accompniment to Tsa-Kwa-Luten’s superb Seafood Dinner is a highlight for travellers and local residents.

At Apri l Point I caught up with local musicians drummer Greg Hill and bassist David Parkinson. Both these c haracters a re we l l kno w n t o I s l a n d e r s h a v i n g s p e a rh e a d e d Smooth Edge for some sixteen years. Greg has since moved over the water to Campbell River but is delighted to be teamed up with David in the Blue Monk Trio. Together Hil l and Parkinson are attracting players from all over to come to Quadra Island. On this past Tuesday they were joined by pianist Tom Vickery and Roy Reynolds an accomplished saxophone player.

The i r r i ch sound f i l l ed a packed d in ing room at ‘ the Point ’ to the obvious delight of the diners.

Hill enthusiastically explained that it often takes only a little persuading to encourage musicians from further afield to come to Quadra . “We start by selling them on the gig but the clincher is Quadra itself, with all the things to do and see here they can’t

say no” he explained. The model they play within is inspired, as rhythm section Hill and Parkinson are able to offer a ready made band to visiting performers who can essentially drop-in on the gig.

“Jazz is like a language” Parkinson told me, “we don’t need to rehearse, we’ll each suggest a tune and the rest pick it up from there”.

Dancing diners groove to the Blue Monk Trio: David Parkinson on stand-up bass, Greg Hill on drums with guests Tom Vickery on the piano and Roy Reynolds (behind dancers) on sax.


Wanted Postal Historian? Collector seeks envelopes bearing postmarks and mail from the Discovery Islands (Quadra, Cortes, Stuart, Read, Sonora, Redondas, Thurlows, etc) from 1893 to present day. Call Peter Smith at 285-3612

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Quadra Children’s Centre’s school-age program is seeking applications for a 1 yr. maternity replacement for the supervisor position. Starting Sept. 15/04 and ending Sept. 30/05. Well developed supervisory skills and experience with school-age children are required. E.C.E. and asset. Send resume by Aug. 20/04 to Quadra Children’s Centre, Box 577, Quathiaski Cove, B.C. V0P 1N0

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Firewood for Sale. $115 per measured cord of fir delivered. Call Jerry Benner 285-2804.

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With the Heriot Bay Inn joining the list of venues with a Sunday jazz dinner Greg and David are able to offer the visiting artists a double header between the HBI and April Point. This coming Sunday, August 22 the Heriot Bay Inn welcomes guitarist/vocalist Flora Scott (see press release on page 5 for more details) who will also then play at April Point on Tuesday the 24th. The following week the HBI welcomes back Annie Siegel who has been a frequent performer on Sundays there.

Hill and Parkinson are sowing the seeds for bigger plans in 2005 when they hope to host a Quadra Island jazz festival. “It could happen at a number of venues” Hill described “with a main stage at the Community Centre or at an outdoor venue near Q-Cove”.

Greg Hil l and David Parkinson have been overwhelmed by the support for their efforts in the community and this has been a great boost to their plans to hold a festival. “I can’t say enough good things about the resort management” he said. “they have been so enthusiastic and supportive in trying out new things. It has been a delight to work with them”.

Other highlights coming up for Quadra jazz fans include the return of Noel Maffin to April Point for the month of September. Point manager Joel Bridle said he was thrilled to welcome Noel back after she had melted the Island’s heart two years ago.

So for hot jazz and great food keep those dates and days marked down: Friday evenings at Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge for seafood dinner and Ron Hadley’s piano, Sundays at the HBI for dinner jazz and Tuesdays for Jazz at the Point. And stay tuned to the DI for coming news on the Quadra Island jazz festival in ‘05.

Sax player Roy Reynolds and pianist Tom Vickery at April Point’s ‘Jazz athe Point’ Tuesday night.


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Hammerhead Home Improvement Services. Renovations, Remodels, Repairs. Outbuildings, fences, grunt work etc.. Free estimates & references available. Call Pat at 285-2807

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Multi-family Garage and Moving Sale. Furniture, exercise equip, lots to choose from! Saturday August 21st at the Kemplings in Heriot Bay (across from the Fire Hall) 9am to 1pm.

Books, tools, records, clothes, toys, 10 years worth of stuff. Follow balloons off old ferry road. Sunday Aug.22 9:00am note: at 1:00 everything is free!

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Hot Summer of Jazz on Quadra - Discovery · PDF fileHot Summer of Jazz on Quadra see page 13. 2 Discovery Islander #324 August 20th, ... Holiday, Kenny Burrel, Joe Pass, Jimmy Bruno