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Nationals take centre court
Back to work Teachers expected back in class after three days of strike.
Dogs let loose Four more off-leash parks considered around community.
Senses stimulated Symphony highlights city’s reliance on water.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 VOL. 23, NO. 134www.nanaimobulletin.com
BY CHRIS HAMLYNTHE NEWS BULLETIN
The Snuneymuxw First Nation is pro-ceeding with court action as the City ofNanaimo tries to secure a future watersupply.
The city is entering negotiations withNanaimo Forest Products to explorepotentially purchasing water from theHarmac mill system. While city coun-cil intends to confer with Snuneymuxwbefore any deal is signed, it is not pre-pared to give the band a veto over anydecisions.
As well as a potential deal with Har-mac, the city is looking at building a$60-million dam in the Nanaimo Lakeswatershed.
Nanaimo’s existing water supply infra-structure has the capacity to providesafe drinking water for 100,000 people.That population number is expected tobe reached by 2020.
The city’s water demand is estimatedbetween 40-50 megalitres daily. NanaimoForest Products operates the FourthLake Dam and is entitled to about 330megalitres of water per day.
The proposal upset the SnuneymuxwFirst Nation, which is challenging thelawfulness of the existing water licencesgranted to Nanaimo Forest Products bythe provincial government decades ago.
At a Feb. 6 news conference, MayorJohn Ruttan gave Chief Douglas WhiteIII a commitment the city would notenter into an agreement without Snuney-muxw First Nation approval.
SFN planslegal actionover water
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More than 200 people performHalf-Moon pose as they take part in the Yoga for Life fundraiser for the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital emergency department, heldSaturday at John BarsbyCommunity School. The event, led by Moksha Yoga studiofounder Ted Grand, raisedmore than $6,000. For moreimages from the fundraiser,please see page 7.
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Throat-slashing suspect soughtBY CHRIS BUSHTHE NEWS BULLETIN
Police in Nanaimo are searching for asuspect who slashed the throat of a 23-year-old Canadian Armed Forces reservist wait-ing for a bus.
The attack happened Tuesday at about 10:40 p.m. at a bus stop on Fifth Street near University Village shopping mall in Nanaimo’s Harewood district.
“He was standing there when another male approached and struck up a conversa-tion with him,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. “After a fewminutes, without provocation or warning,
[the suspect] produced a knife and slashed him across the neck.”
The assailant ran off through the mallparking lot.
The victim stumbled to a nearby restau-rant where staff called 911.
The man was treated at Nanaimo RegionalGeneral Hospital for a single slash woundto his neck that required several stitches and was released.
“It’s our belief, based on the tone and nature of the conversation the suspecthad with the victim, that our victim was assaulted because he was employed withthe Armed Forces,” O’Brien said.
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It was a snap decision ona warm August day in 1998 that changed Cory Parsons’s life forever.
A few days earlier,Parsons, a rambunctious 23-year-old adrenaline junkie at the time, rode his motorcy-cle from Nanaimo to Kelownato visit family and later meetup with his girlfriend.
The pair went for a strollalong the shore of Lake Okanagan looking for a placeto swim. In the distance, the roar of Thunderfest power-boats filled the air, engines straining as their drivers steered them deftly toward thefinish line.
Keen to cool off – and showoff – Parsons spotted whatlooked like a deep swimming hole and without hesitation,dove in head first.
It was the last time his legswould ever propel him.
A sickening crunch was fol-lowed by moments of confu-sion. The deep swimming hole was actually a shallow strewnwith rocks. The impact brokehis neck.
“My first thought was, ‘I’mgoing to die, I was going to drown,’” said Parsons, now 37.“I couldn’t move.”
Parsons’s girlfriend, a reg-istered nurse, retrieved him,rolled him face-up and called911.
Two days of surgery were followed by four days of trac-tion and three months ofcomplete immobility, giving Parsons time to come to gripswith the fact he was now aquadriplegic, paralyzed from the chest down with impair-ment to both his hands andarms.
“It forced me to take stock,to really take a look at myselfwhile lying flat on my back staring at ceiling tiles,” said Parsons. “Before that, I wasflying around doing all kindsof things, not having to thinktoo much. I’d been living on my own and had become fiercely independent and here I was all of a sudden, totally dependent. I couldn’t do any-
thing by myself.”But he wasn’t alone.While in hospital, Parsons
was visited by a representa-tive of the B.C. Paraplegic Association. Together, they talked about Parsons’s newfuture, his goals, his fears andthe details that emerge when a person transitions from being able bodied to being a paraple-gic.
Applications for fund-ing assistance were sent out, emotional needs weremet, crisis counselling wasarranged, models of wheel-chairs that would best suit his needs were selected, and renovations to his residence
were recommended.“BCPA has been there since
Day 1, and they’ve been in thebackground ever since helping me,” said Parsons.
And that support remains today.
Parsons was selected as the guest of honour at BCPA’sSpring Equinox Celebration,the organization’s annual fundraiser, on March 31 at the Empress Hotel in Victoria.
Over the years, Parsons has attended the event and was inspired by others whofound their way despite being paraplegic, sharing their chal-lenges and accomplishmentswith others.
This year, 14 years after his accident, Parsons will sharehis experiences.
“We are very pleased to be able to recognize Cory’s con-tributions to the Island’s spi-nal cord injury community,” said Chris McBride, BCPA executive director.
“Cory has learned to adjust,adapt and thrive in spite ofthe challenges of living witha spinal cord injury. Through his story and all he does to give back to the community,he has provided inspiration topeople with spinal cord injury on Vancouver Island andacross the province that they, too, can lead meaningful andquality-filled lives.”
Despite being paralyzed,Parsons still has the sameenergy he previously put intopursuits like rock climbing,scuba diving, hand gliding and motorcycles. While struggling with his new life and suffering from “dark days,” he eventu-ally re-channelled that energy into other pursuits.
“I had to do a 180,” he said. “I was still me, I was still thesame person. I just had to fig-ure out other things I couldpursue.”
Today, Parsons continues towork as a consultant for acces-
sibility and personal relations, an ambassador for Canassistat the University of Victoria, gives motivational presenta-tions, works part-time at a fitness centre as a personaltrainer and nutrition counsel-lor, and advocates for sports.
In 2009, he released his cookbook Cooking With Cory, an award-winning effort that features 101 of his favourite recipes.
Inspired by his time in the restaurant business and fuelled by his passion for cook-ing, Parsons created the book not only to share his favourite food with the world, but toprove that “it is never a matter of if you can do something, itis only a matter of how.”
“My mantra is ‘Yes You Can’ and anybody who has that little voice in their head that says, ‘I don’t know if I can do this’, my response is always‘yes you can’,” said Parsons.“It doesn’t matter if you’re disabled or able-bodied. I hopethat’s the message peopleglean from what I do.”
It took more than 10 years to collect recipes for the book, available at www.coryparsons.com.
Today, he continues his cook-ing pursuits, improving his dishes with food taken from his own garden and green-house that include artichokes,chili peppers, tomatoes, herbs and oranges. He also hostsa cooking class on Skype to international customers.
In 2009, Parsons also puton a body-building show, as well as becoming the first quadriplegic ever toparticipate in Nanaimo’s renowned International WorldChampionship Bathtub Race, a gruelling two-hour offshorerace that required Parsonsand his crew to develop a cus-tom boat.
His life, he says, is full.“Learning how live with
being a paraplegic has beenhard, harder than the moun-tains I used to climb,” he said. “But the support has beenincredible, both from BCPAand the local community, and I want to be able to give back.”
www.nanaimobulletin.com NEWS Thursday, March 8, 2012 Nanaimo News Bulletin 3
◆ ABOUT 12,000 people inB.C. living with a spinal cord injury
◆ ABOUT 500 new SCI casesevery year in B.C.
◆ $1.6-3 MILLION – estimatedlifetime cost of living with an SCI in B.C.
◆ LEADING CAUSE of SCI is motor vehicle accidents at 35per cent, followed by falls at17 per cent.
◆ 300 BCPA members on Van-couver Island
◆ BCPA PEER PROGRAM helpspeople with a spinal cordinjury overcome or avoid iso-lation, inactivity, depression
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Cory Parsons, who lost the use of his legs in 1998, will be the guest of honour at the B.C. Paraplegic Association’s Spring Equinox Celebration March 31 at the Empress Hotel in Victoria.
Parsons to share paralysis experience
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brought to his attention hewas not authorized to make that promise.
“There was a council meet-ing following the press con-ference and I was reminded I don’t have the sole authority and that the city’s position is we don’t need the chief ’s approval,” he said.
A letter to White on Mon-day informed Snuneymuxwthe city is entering nego-tiations with Nanaimo For-est Products to amend the water licence and should adeal be made, it will consultwith the band regarding any potential adverse impacts on the band’s rights.
In a press release Tues-day, White said the mayorand councillors have showntheir true colours and there is clearly little leadership at city hall.
“The mayor recognized the implications of Snuney-muxw’s treaty-protected interests in water and madea commitment that we
thought we could rely on,”said White. “They have now broken their word. If that is the path we are on, then wewill simply hash it out with them in court. If the citywants to subject the taxpay-ers to a protracted fight at agreat expense, rather thanhonouring their word andour voice, then that is theirchoice.”
White said he thought atthe press conference Ruttan had a clear understanding of what it means to live in a treaty relationship withSnuneymuxw, and then he reads about a veto.
“This is not about a veto.A veto is about some personhaving approval or disap-proval power over someone else’s decision. That’s not the framework I want to bein,” he said. “I’m here to be a meaningful part of a dis-cussion leading toward anagreement that meets every-body’s needs.”
S n u n e y m u x w ’s f i r s t court action will be against Nanaimo Forest Products
and the province over the existing water licences.
Those licences were issuedby the province in violationof the Treaty of 1854 and have caused massive dam-age to Snuneymuxw’s use of the Nanaimo River, said White.
Snuneymuxw will also tar-get the city.
White said the city’s bro-ken promise of Feb. 6 will be highlighted as evidenceof its improper conduct onthis matter.
Ruttan said the first pointin litigation is to explain what was done wrong.
“We haven’t even sat downand negotiated with Harmacyet, so we have no idea if anarrangement will be met,”he said. “I think to get intolitigation because of pro-posed talks is quite ques-tionable.”
The mayor said the city made repeated attempts to find out what Snuneymuxw wants out of the water issue and has yet to receive a response.
“We expressed the need fora commitment from SFN oneway or the other before the end of 2011 because we needed to make some decisions,” said Ruttan. “The city does have atimeline. If the water is not available from Harmac or if the price is an amount we’re unable to afford, then we needto build a dam and we need tostart now.
“The chief has the luxury,perhaps, of not committing himself at this time, but wedon’t. We need to plan early and in the absence of mean-ingful negotiations fromChief White, we have to con-tinue on the path of finding other sources of water.”
White said he has spent thelast two years trying to edu-cate the city how importantthe water in the NanaimoRiver is to his people.
“There is no way that the city, Harmac and the prov-ince will be proceeding in any way with respect to this water without Snuney-muxw,” he said.
First Nation targets water licence
A north Nanaimo family and a downstairs ten-ant are temporarily homeless due to a fire in abedroom closet Monday.
The fire happened at 2:30 p.m. in a house in the6000 block of Sealand Road.
Ennis Mond, fire investigator with NanaimoFire Rescue, said a mother and three children live upstairs and a tenant lives in a basement suite.
The three children were in the living room when they smelled smoke and called 911, said Mond.
The blaze, in the bedroom closet in the young-est child’s room, caused minor fire and heat dam-age to the closet and bedroom and smoke damagethroughout the house.
“With the amount of smoke in there, it’s going to take a few days to clean up,” he said.
The family, who has insurance, went to stay witha relative, the owner of the fire-damaged house, and the downstairs tenant was given accommoda-tion through the city’s Emergency Social Services department.
Mond said cause of the blaze is undetermined, although it is definitely accidental.
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BY JENN McGARRIGLETHE NEWS BULLETIN
Teachers are expectedto return to work today(March 8) following athree-day strike.
Justin Green, firstvice-president of the N a n a i m o D i s t r i c t Teachers’ Association, said teachers will beback in classrooms, but the Phase 1 jobaction, which was inplace since Septemberand involves teachers refusing to do certainadministrative and supervisory duties, willstill apply.
“We’ re fol lowing the [Labour Relations Board] ruling, which is three days, then two days back in class under Phase 1,” he said.
The LRB ruled thatteachers can strike forone day next week as well, but Green said no decision had been made as of deadline Wednes-day whether teachers would walk out.
The union must giveparents at least twoschool days’ notice,which means that if teachers were to strike Monday, they would have to let people knowby about 6 a.m. Thurs-day, he said.
“This is one of themore fluid strikesyou’ll ever see,” saidGreen. “It just changeshour to hour and day to day.”
Donna Reimer, schooldistrict spokeswoman, said a handful of stu-dents showed up toschool Monday after the district asked par-ents to keep childrenhome.
Many local teachers have not remained at home since the three-day strike began.
On Tuesday, hundreds of Nanaimo teachersjoined thousands of their peers and sup-porters on the lawns of the legislature in Vic-toria to protest Bill 22 – proposed legislationthat would suspendteacher job action and appoint a mediator to try to resolve the bar-gaining impasse.
Teachers are seekingimprovements to wages and benefits, improvedlearning conditions in classrooms, such asmore supports for spe-cial needs students and firmer class size limits, and more power at local bargaining tables.
On Monday, about 750 teachers gathered at Beban Park to discuss
the job action.“What amazed me
was just how united the membership was,” saidDerek DeGear, presi-dent of the Nanaimo District Teachers’ Association.
One thing discussed at Monday’s rally was that some teachers were asked by princi-pals to take off shirtsor pins mentioning the B.C. Teachers’ Fed-eration or with slogans
such as Proud to be a Teacher, he said.
“What I’m hearing is principals have decidedthat teachers can’t have anything on their cloth-ing that mentions the BCTF,” said DeGear, adding that while the union advised membersto comply, a complaintwill be filed with the LRB because the unionbelieves this infringes on members’ rights to freedom of expression.
Reimer said the dis-trict cannot comment on specific teacher-discipline matters, butif teachers show up atschool wearing buttonsor clothing with politi-cal messages, the prin-cipal is to direct themto remove the shirts/buttons, as an arbitra-tor has ruled that stu-dents must be insulatedfrom political messages in the classroom.
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Russell Berg, left, and Sonja Wykpis join fellow teachers on a picket line in frontof Nanaimo District Secondary School Monday. The teachers’ three-day strikeended Wednesday and they are expected back in classrooms today.
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Between 4,000 and 5,000 union members marched on the B.C. legislature Tuesday to protest legislation putting an end toseven months of strike action bypublic school teachers.
Teachers and other unionmembers came by bus, plane and ferry from around the provinceto demand the government with-draw Bill 22, which will imposea cooling-off period and appointa mediator to seek a settlement within the government’s “net-zero” wage mandate.
Susan Lambert, B.C. Teachers’Federation president, addressed the crowd to cheers and chantsof “shame” as she described 10years of government action to“strip” BCTF contracts.
Bill 22 repeals 2002 legislation struck down by the B.C. Supreme Court, but reinstates many oftheir provisions, Lambert said.
Lambert also denounced new performance evaluations and dis-ciplinary measures for teachers.
Jim Sinclair, B.C. Federation of Labour president, told the crowd the restriction of teacher rights to strike and bargain work-
ing conditions are a blow to allunions.
He and Lambert both said the government refused to put the year-long teacher dispute to anindependent mediator, and have restricted any settlement tofund wage and benefit increases through savings found within the education system.
The BCTF has demanded a16-per cent wage increase andbenefit improvements that theemployers’ negotiators say will cost taxpayers an extra $2 billion a year.
Education Minister George Abbott said the government will continue to debate Bill 22 with-out extending legislature hours,despite an opposition delaying tactic where all 34 NDP MLAs are speaking for the maximum time.
That could drag the debate into next week, when teachers are in a legal position to strike for one more day.
If teachers continue their walkout Thursday and Friday in defiance of a Labour RelationsBoard ruling on essential servic-es, the government would reas-sess its position, Abbott said.
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Quality Foods has a new shine in terms of being acommunity leader.
Ducks Unlimited Canada presented the grocery chain with a diamond life sponsoraward for its continued sup-port toward wetland con-servation year after year.
In the Nanaimo and Quali-cum area, Ducks Unlimited
has conserved 15 wetlands and secured approximately 3,185 hectares of wildlife habitat with a total invest-ment of more than $10 mil-lion to date.
“Ducks Unlimited Canadais pleased to have partneredwith Quality Foods towardthe goal of wetland conser-vation for eight consecutive
years,” said Les Bogdan, the organization’s direc-tor of operations, B.C. andBoreal.
Despite growing concern and awareness, Canada’s wetlands continue to be destroyed across the coun-try.
Agriculture, industry and urban development are
some of the ongoing threats the wetlands face.
Nanaimo’s ButtertubsMarsh is one project thatDucks Unlimited has con-served through its partner-ships.
The 18-hectare park is a popular spot for scenicwalking trails, wildlife viewings and education on
natural areas. Support has also been
given to privately-owned conservation projects suchas Echo Valley Farms in Qualicum, that benefit farming operations, win-tering waterfowl and thecommunity’s watershed.
For more information, please go to www.ducks.ca.
◆ From /1O’Brien had no other
information about thevictim or his servicehistory available otherthan the man holdsthe rank of Private,is from Nanaimo andwas in full uniform atthe time of the attack.
The suspect is Cauca-sian, 20 to 25 years old,about 5’6” in height. Hewas wearing light orfaded blue jeans, and ablack jacket with whitestripes on the sleevesover a gray hoodie.
Police hope to hearfrom anyone in thearea from 10-11 p.m.who might have seensomeone matching thesuspect’s description.
O’Brien noted thereare several restaurantsand other businessesin the area that stayopen late and policeare also reviewingsecurity video footagefrom those businesses.
Anyone with infor-mation about thisattack is asked tocall Nanaimo RCMPat 250-754-2345 orcontact Crime Stop-pers at 1-800-222-8477or online at www.nanaimocrimestop-pers.com.
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Hospital helpLEFT: Wynona Marleau stretches toward the ceiling and leans into a Half-Moon pose during the Yoga for LifeFundraiser at John BarsbyCommunity School Saturday.ABOVE: Brenda Hammer gets into Eagle Pose. The eventraised money for Nanaimo Regional General Hospital’snew emergency department.
BY BETH-HENDRY YIMTHE NEWS BULLETIN
Nanaimo dogs mightfind more room to roamwith four new off-leash parks being piloted thisyear.
The new sites, if approved, would bring the total number ofdog-friendly zones to 12 parks and trails through-out the region.
Located throughout the city, the sites include:the forested area adja-cent to May Richards Bennett Park, North-field Road rest stop; Gal-lows Point on Protection Island; and Wardropper Park by Departure Bay.
The approval processinvolves public par-ticipation through anonline survey and an open house planned for Saturday (March 10)from 1-4 in the Beban Park Social Centre.
Park users and arearesidents can share t h o u g h t s o n wh at has worked with the areas and what mightbe needed to improve them.
At the last open forumin February 2011, dis-cussion created sig-nificant changes with two off-leash parks andincreased animal con-trol enforcement at theBeban Park location.
“We feel it’s good to check in with the pub-lic about how things aregoing, what issues arearising [in on- and off-leash parks] and whatdirections the public is interested in going inthe future,” said Kirsty MacDonald, parks and open space planner.
Del Beaulac, presidentof the Nanaimo Kennel Club, believes the city is
going in the right direc-tion.
The off-leash parksprovide safety for both dog and owner and accessibility for peoplewith mobility problems, she said.
Developing additionalparks and trails gives dog owners more choice in picking what is suit-able for their dog, sheadded.
But good manners are key.
“Responsible dog own-ers have their dog on aleash when in public. They clean up after theirdog and when using theoff leash facilities they ensure proper social-izing and manners,”Beaulac said.
In addition to gaining valuable feedback from the public about off-leash parks, Saturday’sopen house will alsoprovide information on the Good NeighboursDog program, training options and dog parketiquette.
For Leah Robinson, whose nine-month-old pug cross, Max, regu-larly plays with Haveah, a large grey Stafford-shire, good manners isa must.
Haveah, who has herGood Neighbour certifi-cation, is teaching Maxmanners.
“Max has lear nedwhat is acceptable and most importantly, what isn’t,” Robinson said.
Information and maps,as well as the input sur-vey, are available at www.nanaimo.ca. Feed-back on park improve-ments and pilot sitescan also be directed to MacDonald at 250-755-7506.
Plans unveiledto add four moreoff-leash parks
BY CHRIS HAMLYNTHE NEWS BULLETIN
Early results of an ongoing water-usage audit show Nanaimo’s daily water consumption is below provincialand national levels.
The $61,000 audit, by Kerr Wood Leidal and Associates of Burnaby, identifieswater uses, consumption and poten-tial leakage. It began in January and isexpected to wrap up this summer.
The audit is one of the actions fromthe 2008 water conservation strategy, and the findings, once validated, goto council to update the current waterstrategy.
Bill Sims, city manager of water resources, said the consumption find-ings correct a misconception between total flow – the amount of water pro-vided daily from the city’s water sup-ply system – and the residential flow – the amount consumed at single-family
dwellings on an average daily basis.Nanaimo’s total flow is 530 litres per
person per day. The residential flow is 296 litres per person per day.
Provincial averages of total and resi-dential flow are 689 litres and 448 litres, respectively. Canada’s average is 591 litres and 327 litres, respectively.
“The city has always reported out thetotal flow, but Environment Canada puts out a report in residential con-sumption,” said Sims. “We wanted to refute the misconception that Nanaimo needs to get its water consumption down to the national level when in fact,we’re below Canada’s level.”
Despite the encouraging numbers,there is more work to be done.
Nanaimo’s current water supply infrastructure has the capacity to pro-vide safe drinking water for 100,000 people. That population number isexpected to be reached by 2020.
The city is considering its options,including a $60-million-plus dam in the Nanaimo River watershed or a sharing agreement with Harmac mill.
Sims said the idea behind water con-servation is to continually improve.
“We’ve done a lot of the ‘big bang’
stuff for water conservation,” he said.In the 1970s, the city was one of the
first municipalities in the provincewith a user-pay metered water system.
“The rates that the users of the waterpay fully reflect and account for the cost of running and expanding the system,”he said. “People really wake up when they see the true value of their water.”
The city also provides educationregarding water conservation – a mea-sure that is beginning to work, Simssaid.
“I think the message is getting out and every day more people are startingto question how the system works,” hesaid. “They’re wondering if it’s neces-sary to have drinking-quality water towash the car. Five or 10 years ago, peo-ple wouldn’t have thought twice aboutusing the same water we drink to waterour lawns.
“That all changes when people’s envi-ronmental consciousness wakes up.”
For more on the 2008 water strategy,please go to www.nanaimo.ca and enterthe topic in the search field.
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‘This North Korea-style indoctrination of six-year-olds was a mistake.’
Perhaps the single most ridicu-lous stunt in the lead-up to thisweek’s teachers’ strike was pulledat an elementary school here in the capital.
A teacher gave her Grade 1 class an assignment for anti-bullying day: take crayons in hand and write to Education MinisterGeorge Abbott, demanding he stopbullying their teacherand address class size and composition.
This North Korea-style political indoctri-nation of six-year-oldswas a mistake, accord-ing to the local teachers’union boss, who vaguely indicated that theunnamed teacher wouldapologize to parents.
Is this self-serving abuse of teacher author-ity an isolated incident?My experience as a parent and journalist suggests it is not, and recent events support that.
By Friday, students across B.C.were skipping class in solidaritywith their teachers, led by bud-ding campus radicals suddenlyconversant with B.C. Teachers’ Federation talking points aboutBill 22. This left-wing think-tankpervades the education system from public schools through taxpayer-supported colleges anduniversities.
After a couple of generations of this indoctrination, almost every-one “knows” that governmentunder-funding is at the heart ofevery school problem, standard-
ized testing is an assault on the fragile self-esteem of students,and reducing class size is the top priority for improving educational outcomes.
All of this is glaringly false union propaganda, reinforced in classroom “current affairs” discus-sions.
Don’t believe me? Google “Study: Class size doesn’t mat-ter” for the latest ona growing stack ofscientific evidence that shows you and your children are being force-fed lies.
Federation presi-dent Susan Lambert announced the strike onlive TV with a remark-able string of rhetoricabout the “Orwellian”legislation that willsoon put an end to this
teacher tantrum. The government needs to negoti-
ate “clearly, rationally and respect-fully,” said the boss of union repre-sentatives who have spent the lastyear insulting the taxpayers’ nego-tiators by telling them to “go backto your masters” and get a coupleof billion more.
Clearly? It was the BCTF thatannounced its work-to-rule plan forthe fall and then took the summeroff. It was the BCTF that didn’t even present its outrageous 16-per-cent wage demand until January,a full 10 months after formal nego-tiations began, and accompanied it with a false costing.
Orwellian? At a sparsely attend-
ed rally on the legislature lawn,local teachers’ unions marched out their most strident tame trustee to demand the government “come tothe table” with billions. One teach-er in the crowd held up a large signadorned with three mug shots:Premier Christy Clark, ex-premierGordon Campbell and BenitoMussolini, to illustrate a multiple-choice question about fascism.
In Vancouver, a protesting teach-er got big media play, holding upa sign proclaiming that “it’s not about a wage increase, it’s about classroom conditions.”
This too is a lie. The BCTF trot-ted out its standard “children first”rhetoric, then tabled its breathtak-ingly out-of-touch benefit demands. It doesn’t take a math teacher tosee what its $2 billion wage andbenefit fantasy would actually do to classroom conditions.
For his part, Abbott started out pretty keen about students andparents heading down to occupy their local school and replace strik-ing teachers with volunteers for a couple of days. But he changed his tune after the support staff union started grumbling about parentscolouring too close to their craftlines.
One fight at a time, I guess. The next one will be over teacherperformance assessment and the choke-hold of union seniority onschool jobs.
◆Tom Fletcher is legislative
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Teachers’ union influencing our kids
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Tom Fletcher Black Press
Nanaimo’s downtown arts district is currently inundated with highly talented artists competing for the chance torepresent the North Island at theprovincial performing arts festival (whichwe happen to be hosting) in May.
It’s not unusual for downtown Nanaimoto be thronging with artists, what with aworld-class theatre like the Port Theatre; the difference this time is that most
of the artists are still in elementary and high school.
The Upper Island Musical Festival draws more than 3,600 music, voice, danceand theatre students toNanaimo annually.
Just a few of the talented students have been profiled
in the News Bulletin’s arts section – like the Wei family, whose eldest childrencompleted almost nine grade levelsin three years of piano lessons, orTaylor Manns, who performed at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall while still a teenager.
As teachers and politicians wrestle for public opinion on the picket lines,students continue to receive educationoutside the norms of reading, writing andarithmetic.
Those students continue to study,practise and perform to perhaps one day lead to a career in the arts – or to simply gain personal pleasure from activitiesthey enjoy.
The Upper Island Musical Festival isopen to the public for a nominal feeto watch the next Diana Krall or Jillian Vanstone.
Despite drastic cuts to funding for adult arts organizations in recent years, the enthusiasm for youngsters to getinvolved in music and dance hasn’tdiminished.
That’s a great thing, as art and culture education is just as crucial to producing well-rounded citizens as education in civic politics and sports.
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To the Editor,Re: Rail supporter
writing letters, March 3. I have written both to
the prime minister and the minister of trans-portation to save ourpassenger rail serviceon the Island.
If the train serviceschedule included areturn trip on the sameday, it would become aviable resource.
It is part of our his-tory here on the Island.
Shelley Hemingvia e-mail
Criminal record a complex issue
To the Editor,Re: Record checks
should be B.C. require-ment, Guest Comment, Feb. 11.
If the debate is not about just candidates forany public office, but spe-cifically for school boardtrustee, then DonnaAllen is perfectly right.
That means school board trustee already falls under the manda-tory check for all those in high-risk professionsand it should not be nec-
essary for further legisla-tion.
If the check is post-poned until after a can-didate wins a seat and isfound to have a criminalrecord that disqualified from a high-risk profes-sion, then there is thewhole complication thatarose when Allen herselfrefused to be sworn in with the other successful candidates.
The whole matter ofmandatory checks, pri-vacy, civil liberties, free-dom of beliefs is so veryinteresting.
We could go on and on and on.
Franklin O’ConnorNanaimo
National media pay lip service
To the Editor,As predictable as
the tides, the visit of Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu brings out the worst of the Ottawa press corps; identical reaction by U.S. media mavens is to be expected when he is in Washington, D.C.
Those charged with
disseminating the truth, so often soundlike an echo chamberfor the Israeli PMspouting his bile aboutthe alleged Iranian nuclear program.
Never asked about
nuclear warheads in his own country, nor aboutdecades of mistreating Palestinians, he rageson about Tehran being the singular threat tostability in the region,and the rest of the world.
Our own PM, having adopted the bellicoseNetanyahu as a BFF, was also adamant in early January that Iran is the biggest problem the world faces in 2012. Strangely, during a CBC interview then, Stephen Harper kept repeatedly referring to the “leader of Iran”,never once mentioning President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by name.Perhaps he just couldn’t get his tongue aroundso many vowels?
We all remembera few years ago how George W. Bushorchestrated thedrumbeat of war against Iraq. The talk of mushroom clouds from weapons of massdestruction had all those in the mediarallying around the flag to alarm the world that
a preemptive attack onBaghdad was necessary.
Such great institu-tions as the New YorkTimes, having long heldclaim as being “all thenews that’s fit to print”, was completely bam-boozled by the warmon-gers – in fact, it printed grossly unfit untruths,as it turned out.
Now, elite membersof the Fourth Estate in Canada and the U.S.become little more than ‘presstitutes’ in paying lip service to thebellicose Netanyahu,whose veins run strong with hubris andarrogance.
It is really tragicwhen people who consider themselves so much smarter than the average citizen, really have room-temperature-IQs when it comes to reporting on suchruinous imbecility as Israel threatens.
Those who echo Netanyahu strive to bethe imperial messenger,but are largely misinformed.
Bernie SmithParksville
www.nanaimobulletin.com LETTERS Thursday, March 8, 2012 Nanaimo News Bulletin 9
To the Editor,Regarding the cur-
rent issues between the BCTF, the teachers and our government.
I agree class sizesare an issue, childrendo learn better with amore positive one-on-one experience and some children require a little more than that.
It’s difficult to pro-vide if the classroom is already overcrowded.Either smaller classsizes or additional help is not an unreasonable request.
I do not agree withgovernment lowering
wages; however, therequested increaseis beyond reasonableregardless of what the government gives itself.That’s a separate issueand should be addressedas such.
I believe in fair com-pensation, but I do not believe current wagesare low, by any means.
I agree that the govern-ment is under-funding public services in gen-eral and that familiesare paying for it.
I agree that govern-ments (in layman’sterms) in general arepolitical liars and
manipulators who willcover things up, hidethings, mislead the general public if theyare able; however, I donot believe that gives the teachers the rightto walk off the job and hold our children’s edu-cation hostage to makea point.
The saying “two wrongs don’t make aright” seems to applyhere – and it certainlydoesn’t win any favourfrom the parents.
This hasn’t been a question of who’s rightand who’s wrong.
I’ve never been on the
side of the governmentand I’m just as unhappywith it (if not more so)in this whole mess than anything. The govern-ment is certainly notwithout fault.
Both sides are just asstubborn, just as opinion-ated and just as unwill-ing to budge. Otherwisethis would have been resolved long ago.
The only ones getting hurt and caught in themiddle are the children, and that’s not rightregardless of what ‘side’you’re on.
Christina HarvieNanaimo
To the Editor,Re: Saving valley worth cost,
Letters, March 6.Letter writer Sue Oakley is
quick to volunteer others taxes toward her pet project, the ‘saving’ of Linley Valley.
Her free access to privatelyowned but undevelopedproperty has resulted in a senseof entitlement, which might beexpressed as ‘something I want,but for which others should pay.’
My own sundeck backsdirectly onto the newly developed Linley Point wetland. I can attest to the great improvements that have changed it from rough bushand scrub land into accessibleparkland.
Despite the developer having spent considerable amounts to protect the environment, hehas been vilified by the self-appointed ‘saviours’ of thevalley.
We are not short of parklandin the area. Piper’s Lagoon,Rocky Point Park, Lost Lake Park, Eastern Linley Valleyand numerous other areas are readily available.
There is simply nothing unique to the western portionof Linley Valley.
City council is appeasing these squeaky wheels by revisiting their long-established development plans despite knowing that removal of this land from the ‘urbancontainment zone’ will reducethe inventory of buildable property and drive up costs for both developers and new residents.
If Oakley wants to ‘save’ the valley, let her and her cohorts raise the money and negotiate privately with owners, just asthe Nanaimo and Area Land Trust has done.
Since she has no problem withan extra $24/year on her taxes,she’s welcome to pay my share too, since I have no interest infinancing her pet project.
Randy O’DonnellNanaimo
Children getting caught in middle of strike
Rail service viable with change to scheduleLETTERS POLICY:Letters should be no longer than 250 words and will be edited.Preference is given to letters expressingan opinion on issuesof local relevance or responding to items published in the News Bulletin. Include your address and phone number (although thosewon’t be published) and a first name or twoinitials, and a surname.Unsigned letters or third-party letters (those specifically addressing someone else) will not be published.MAIL: Letters, NanaimoNews Bulletin, 777Poplar St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9S 2H7FAX: 250-753-0788E-MAIL: [email protected]
Both sides are just asstubborn, just as opinionatedand just asunwilling to budge.
“Valley’s worth VVoverstated as vital parkland
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BY RACHEL STERNTHE NEWS BULLETIN
A Nanaimo teen is helping lead a movementto empower youth around the world to act andspeak out to create a sustainable planet.
Cassandra Elphinstone, 17, a founder of theGreen Association for International Activismand member of the Dover Bay Secondary SchoolEco Club, is organizing an Environmental Day ofGathering March 16 in Diana Krall Plaza.
The goals include raising awareness about theplanet and sustainable living, environmentalissues and poverty in developing countries anddiscussing the Road to Rio +20 event.
Elphinstone and other members of GAIAconnected in 2011 during an Arctic expedition.About 70 youths from around the world travelledin Iceland, Greenland and the Northern Cana-dian Arctic.
Nanaimo’s event coincides with several Dayof Gatherings planned around the world fromMarch 16-25. The event is open to the public andstudents from various secondary schools will busto the plaza to participate.
The gathering at Diana Krall Plaza begins at9:25 a.m. and opens with a speech by Aware-ness of Climate change through Education andResearch, a Vancouver Island University groupthat seeks to promote understanding of climatechange.
At 9:45 a.m. participants will walk to MaffeoSutton Park, where information booths will beavailable. Poet Kim Goldberg will present herwork at 10:20 a.m. and Charles Thirkill, coordi-nator of Friends of the Millstone River speaksat 10:25 a.m.
Elphinstone will close the event with a discus-sion about Rio +20.
Schools interested in participating can contactElphinstone at 250-758-6344 or Dover Bay at 250-756-4595.
Elphinstone said buses are available to trans-port students to and from the event, but schoolsinterested in participating must make arrange-ments ahead of time to schedule transportation.
For more information, please go to the GAIAActivism Facebook page.
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BY MARILYN ASSAFVancouver Island University is accepting appli-
cations for its new two-year Practical NursingDiploma program.
Two intakes will be offered in September 2012 -one at the new Cowichan campus in Duncan andone in Nanaimo.
“Practical nurses are a vital member of thehealth-care team and job prospects are excellent,”said Lynne MacFadgen, program chairwoman.“Graduates can seek employment in a diverserange of health-care settings, including hospitals,nursing homes, doctors’ offices, clinics, and com-munity health centres.”
BC Work Futures indicates job prospects forlicensed practi-cal nurses areexpected to beabove averageover the next sev-eral years.
This is largelydue to popula-tion aging andincreased healthservice needs.
V a n c o u v e rI s l a n d / C o a s tRegion has a highconcentration ofhealth-care facil-ities, with higherpercentages of
residents over the age of 65 when compared withprovincial averages, said MacFadgen.
“Implementation of the two-year credit-baseddiploma will enable VIU to maintain and enhanceour practical nursing program in compliance withthe provincially-approved curriculum,” MacFad-gen added.
The new diploma program will appeal to individ-uals interested in acquiring the theory and skillsrequired to work within acute care, extended care,intermediate care, and community care settings.
Students will complete four consolidated prac-tice experiences and one preceptorship, with theopportunity to work as practical nurses and carefor individuals in multiple life stages and in avariety of practice settings.
The program also provides excellent opportu-nity for those wanting to advance their careers ormove into new health care positions.
Applicants must meet program admission cri-teria and demonstrate the ability to successfullycomplete theoretical and clinical program com-ponents in preparation for writing the CanadianPractical Nurse Registration Exam to becomelicenced practical nurses.
For more information, please e-mail [email protected].
12 Nanaimo News Bulletin Thursday, March 8, 2012 NEWS www.nanaimobulletin.com
New two-year nursing programlaunched at VIU
Practical nurses are a vital member of the health-care team andjob prospects areexcellent.
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Two major donations kicked off Nanaimo CommunityHospice’s fundraising cam-paign toward a new, expandedhome.
The two bequests, totalling $150,000 are a significant steptoward the $900,000 campaigntarget.
“Hospice is extremely grate-ful for these generous giftsfrom Delores Mason (neeLogan) and Clifford Shoop.They bring us closer to ourdream of moving to a largerspace so that we can bet-ter serve the community,”said Wendy Pratt, NanaimoCommunity Hospice executivedirector, in a press release.“They are also a testament tothe caring, compassionate sup-port our staff and volunteersprovide to people as they deal with end of life issues.”
Hospice received a bequestfor $100,000 from Mason, who was a client of hospice and wassupported by friends and hos-pice volunteers.
There was also a bequest for $50,000 from Shoop, who was afounding volunteer and lifetime member of hospice.
Demand for hospice’s services
has more than tripled in recentyears and the present locationis bursting at the seams. It isnoisy, overcrowded and inac-cessible for many clients.
The proposed site of the newHospice House on WaddingtonRoad is close to the hospital and would double the space and offer room to grow.
Donating to Expand theHeart of Hospice would enable the group to enhance existing
services such as their child and youth program, and add newones such as a palliative dayprogram that would provide support to palliative patientswho are being cared for athome, and their family caregiv-ers.
Donations can be made by mail, by calling 250-758-8857,online at www.nanaimohospice.com or in person at Hospice House.
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Michael Shoop, Clifford Shoop’s son, and Wendy Pratt, Nanaimo Com-munity Hospice executive director, at Expand the Heart of HospiceCampaign launch. Clifford Shoop bequeathed $50,000 to hospice.
Hospice off to strong startIMAJOR DONATIONS
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to take part in the development of the City’s Corporate Strategic Plan.
“Your Voice, Our Nanaimo”
Photo by Dave Harley
The City of Nanaimo is developing
its fi rst comprehensive Corporate Strategic Plan.
Several opportunities will be taking place over the coming
months to map a direction and identify priorities for your
local government. The City of Nanaimo invites you to
participate by off ering Your Voice to Our Nanaimo.
Please plan to attend one of these workshops or events:(All events open to any member of the community.)
CENTRAL NANAIMOVancouver Island Conference Centre-Dodd Narrows Rm
Tuesday, March 13, 7-9 pm
SOUTH NANAIMOMoose Hall (1356 Cranberry Ave)
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Let’s suppose the world’s legitimate scientific institutionsand academies,climate scientists, and most of the world’s governments, are wrong.
Maybe, as some people have argued,they’re involved in amassive conspiracyto impose a socialist world order. Maybe the money’s justtoo damn good. It doesn’t matter.Let’s just imagine they’re wrong, and that the polar ice
caps aren’t melting and the climateisn’t changing. Or,if you prefer, thatit’s happening, butthat it’s a naturaloccurrence – nothing to do with sevenbillion people spewing carbon dioxide andother pollutants intothe atmosphere.
Would it still make sense to continue rapidly burning the world’s diminishing supply of fossil fuels?Does it mean we shouldn’t worry aboutpollution?
We could pretendglobal warming isn’t happening, or thathumans aren’t a factor if it is. Thatwould be crazy in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, but even if itweren’t, there would still be no reason to continue downthe road we’re on. Energy is at the heartof modern society’sneeds, but when the source is finite, it seems folly to be hell-bent on using it upin a few generations,
leaving the problemsof depletion and pollution to ourchildren andgrandchildren. The longer we delayimplementing solutions to ourenergy challenges the more costly and difficult it will bewhen we have to facethe inevitable.
So, why do somany people insistthat we remain stuckwith outdated anddestructive systems and technologies?Why do so many tryto throw roadblocks in the way of progressand solutions? Andwhat can we do about it?
Many books and studies have addressed the firsttwo questions,including Merchantsof Doubt by Naomi tOreskes and Erik Conway, and ClimateCover-Up, by JamesHoggan and RichardLittlemore.
Those show that huge sums of corporate moneyhave been spent oncampaigns to sow doubt and confusionabout issues ranging from the dangers ofsmoking to threats to the ozone layer toclimate change. It’s
all about protecting corporate profits andinterests. That doesn’texplain why so many ordinary people buy the industry spin, buta number of theories have attempted toshed light on that phenomenon.
What’simportant, though, is for those ofus who relyon factsrather thanspin to look at solu-tions. Wecan all domuch moreto reduceour envi-ronmental footprints, but theproblem has grown so much that large-scale efforts are needed, and many of thesemust come from deci-sion-makers in indus-try, government, andacademia. However, there appears to bereluctance in someof those circles to act unless the public demands it. And so it’s up to all of us to become informed. Then we can hold ourleaders to account andchallenge those who refuse to see the big picture.
This public respon-
sibility is especiallyimportant in light of stepped-up effortsto deny the reality of climate change or the role humans play in it. Cases in pointare illustrated by the“denialgate” scan-dal revealed by the
release ofHeartland Institute documents and the rev-elation that Ottawa’sCarleton University hired TomHarris, a PR manfor a num-ber of“astroturf ”
groups with a mechanical engineer-ing background, to teach a course on cli-mate change.
There are manycredible sources of information, and they aren’t blog sites runby weathermen like Anthony Watts or industry-funded fakescience organizations.One place to start is at skepticalscience.com.Click on the tab thatsays “Arguments” for scientific responses to all the main climate change denier talking points.
Another great
rebuttal to the deniers came in a recent article in theNew York Review of Books by Yale University economicsprofessor William D.Nordhaus. He saidhis article, “Why the Global Warming Skeptics Are Wrong”, was “primarily designed to correct their misleading description of myown research; but it also is directedmore broadly at theirattempt to discreditscientists andscientific research onclimate change.”
The misrepresenta-tion of Nordhaus’s research is typical ofthe Orwellian double-speak deniers employ,but scientists and researchers are call-ing them on it.
Armed with credibleinformation, we can challenge those who misrepresent scienceand spread confusion.If nothing else, we’ll be able to breatheeasier.
◆ Written with
contributions from David Suzuki Foundation editorial and communicationsspecialist Ian Hanington.
www.davidsuzuki.orgrr
16 Nanaimo News Bulletin Thursday, March 8, 2012 OPINION/NEWS www.nanaimobulletin.com
Climate change denial isn’t about science, or skepticism
SCIENCEMATTERSDavid Suzuki
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The 2008 murder ofthree children by theirfather in Merritt could
have been avoided bybetter co-ordination between mental health,
justice and child protec-tion ministries, B.C.’s children’s advocate con-
cludes in a new report.P re m i e r C h r i s t y
Clark and Children andFamily DevelopmentMinister Mary McNeillboth apologized in thelegislature last week forthe gaps in governmentservices described inthe report.
McNeill announcedthat her ministry willestablish a new domes-tic violence unit, aftera multi-ministry studyby deputy ministers forchildren, justice, healthsocial development andeducation.
Opposition criticspointed out that thelatest B.C. budget con-tained no new moneyfor such a unit, despitesimilar recommenda-tions made in 2010.
McNeill said the gov-er nment has takena series of steps toimprove its responseto domestic violence,including a training forpolice officers and chil-drens’ ministry staffand early psychosisintervention programsat health authorities.
– Black Press
Province announces domestic violence unit
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CITYnewsVOLUME 13, ISSUE 5 - MARCH 2012 CITY OF NANAIMO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT REPORTVOLUME 13, ISSUE 5 - MARCH 2012 CITY OF NANAIMO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT REPORT
All City of Nanaimo Council Meetings and PublicHearings commence at 7:00 p.m., and will be heldin the Shaw Auditorium, Port of Nanaimo Centre,located at 80 Commercial Street.
All City of Nanaimo Finance/Policy Committee of theWhole Meetings commence at 4:30 p.m., and will be held in the City Hall Board Room located on the 2nd Floor at 455 Wallace Street.
COUNCIL KEY DATECALENDAR - 2012
CITY HAPPENINGS
Email Address: mayor&[email protected]: (250) 755-4400Fax: (250) 754-8263Mailing Address: 455 Wallace St., Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5J6
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE CITY’S WEBSITE AT:www.nanaimo.ca
MAYORJohn Ruttan - Res: 250-390-4724
COUNCILLORSGeorge Anderson - Cell: 250-713-8201Bill Bestwick - Res: 250-753-7065Diane Brennan - Cell: 250-713-6996Ted Greves - Res. 250-729-0714Diana Johnstone - Res: 250-754-9996Jim Kipp - Res: 250-753-5212 Bill McKay - Cell: 250-668-5969 Fred Pattje - Res: 250-758-7575
March 12 .....................................Council MeetingMarch 19 .................... Finance/Policy Committee
of the WholeMarch 26 .....................................Council MeetingApril 2 ........................ Finance/Policy Committee
of the WholeApril 5 ........................................... Public HearingApril 6 ............................................6 GOOD FRIDAYApril 9 ......................................9 EASTER MONDAYApril 13 to 15.........AVICC Convention - UclueletApril 16 .......................................Council MeetingApril 23 ...................... Finance/Policy Committee
of the WholeApril 30 .......................................Council MeetingMay 3 ............................................. Public HearingMay 7.......................... Finance/Policy Committee
of the WholeMay 14 .........................................Council Meeting
NOTICE TO NON-VEHICULAR USERS OF CITY ROADSCITY OF NANAIMO COMMUNITY ROADSIDE LITTER PROGRAM
An opportunity for non-profit groups to become PARTNERS IN A CLEANER COMMUNITY
Submit completed applications and insurance summaries by or before March 15, 2011.
For information and an application please contact:Gary Franssen, Manager of Sanitation
City of Nanaimo Public Works2020 Labieux Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9
Phone (250) 758-5222E-mail [email protected]
NOTICETO ALL BUSINESS AND
RESIDENTIAL WATER USERSAn extensive water fl ushing program will be carried out on the Nanaimo water system from March 5 to May 4, 2012.
City of Nanaimo waterworks crews will be fl ushing water mains in the following areas:
Sunday - March 18th from 5 AM to 1 PM: THE DOWN-yTOWN CORE WILL BE FLUSHED.
March 12 to March 16th: the Old City/Chase River area from Kennedy St. and the E&N tracks in the West, down to the harbour in the East; from the Millstone River in the North, South to the Cedar Landfi ll, the College Park area; the Westwood Lake Area, the Miner’s Park/Bird Sanctuary area; the Stewart Ave/Newcastle Ave/Townsite Rd area.
March 19th to 23rd: the Stewart Ave/Estevan Rd/Beach Dr area, the Townsite Rd/Waddington Rd area, the Jingle Pot Rd/Ashlee Rd/East Wellington Rd/Garner Crescent/Emery Way area; the lower Departure Bay area.
These dates depend on the quality of water and the length of time required to remove accumulated silt.
During the fl ushing period, commercial and residential users may experience some discoloration in water supplies. We recommend that you do laundry on weekends, or evenings to avoid discoloration of clothes, etc. This discoloration will have no harmful effects on the health of the persons using the water.
Customers with medical equipment requiring continuous water supply, and those who may be inconvenienced by reduced water pressure are requested to contact the Public Works Department. Please direct any questions you may have regarding this program to the offi ce noted below.
Public Works Department2020 Labieux Road
Phone: 250-758-5222
The City of Nanaimo would like to caution pedestrians, cyclists, rollerbladers, skate boarders, electric cart operators, etc. that when travellingon City streets and pedestrian corridors during the winter and springseason they may encounter obstacles such as potholes and/or winterdebris (sand or branches) that can create problems if encounteredunexpectedly.
The City’s annual spring street sweeping program will commence in mid-March, weather permitting, and continue for approximately six weeks.Please use caution when approaching these slow moving vehicles.
If you have any questions or would like to report any area of immediateconcern, please contact the Public Works Department at 250-758-5222.
CITY OF NANAIMO - Public Works Departmentwww.nanaimo.ca
Submit completed applications and insurancesummaries by or before March 16, 2012.
For information and an application please contact:Gary Franssen, Manager of Sanitation
City of Nanaimo Public Works2020 Labieux Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9
Phone (250) 758-5222E-mail [email protected]
Are you part of a non-profi t group?Partners in a Cleaner Community is a City programthat builds civic spirit by involving and rewardinggroups participating in making Nanaimo a moreattractive community.
The 2012 program is available for a limitednumber of registered non-profi t groups that:- Can supply a minimum of 6 volunteers who are at least 12 years of age and provide adult supervision.- Collect litter along two kilometres or more of assigned City streets and or public areas.- Can provide necessary insurance, transportation, and communications.- Agree to have supervisory personnel undertake appropriate safety training provided by the City.
Approved non-profi t groups will:- Receive $50 per km upon successfully completing assigned litter collection area.- Have a sign provided recognizing their contribution.
The City will provide:- Safety training for volunteer supervisors.- Safety vests, trash bags, gloves, safety signage, and collection and disposal of litter collected.
When does Partners in a Cleaner Community start?- Nanaimo Public Works is now taking inquiries.- Approved groups will be offered opportunities to pick up litter along community streets twice in 2012, once in late spring and once in early fall.
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D O G O F F - L E A S H P A R KPUBLIC OPEN HOUSE AND SURVEY WILL BE HELD:
2 5 0 - 7 5 6 - 5 2 0 0w w w . n a n a i m o . c a
CITY OF NANAIMO
In an ongoing effort to improve dog off-leash facilities, The City of Nanaimo,Parks Recreation and Culture Commission is hosting another public openhouse regarding dog off-leash parks. This is the fourth session over three yearsfocussed on locating dog off leash parks throughout the city with varyingcharacteristics and amenities.
Dog off-leash parks are city owned and designated locations where owners canlet dogs run free and play without a leash. The Parks Recreation and CultureCommission is interested in hearing the public’s feedback about the existing dogoff-leash parks, would like comments on the pilot sites, and is seeking input on
potential new off-leash sites.
Beban Park
Cable Bay TrailWestwood Park power lines
Beaufort Park
Colliery Dam (upper dam)
Diver lake (winter months)
Invermere Beach
St. George Ravine Park
Forested area adjacent to May Richard’s Bennett Park
Northfield Rest Stop / Info Kiosk
Gallows’ Pt (Protection Island)
Wardropper Park
Comments received during the public review process and survey will determinefuture dog off-leash park improvements and additional sites.
Information about the “Good Neighbours” dog program, options through for dog training, animal control, and dog park etiquette will also be shared at theopen houses.
For more information, contact Kirsty MacDonald, Parks and Open Space Planner,at 250-755-7506 or [email protected].
An online survey and the open house materials are available on the city’s websitefor review and input.
A concert by the VancouverIsland Symphony pays tribute to water’s important place in theNanaimo community.
On March 17 the symphonypresents Wave, the sixth concert of the season, at the Port Theatre.
Artistic director Pierre Simardaims to satisfy six senses – hear-ing, touch, sight, smell, taste and balance – as he leads the concertwhich honours the waterfront community.
“We are linking the symphony to this community where wedepend so much on water,”Simard said. “So, we are book-ending this performance withtwo water-related pieces ofmusic.”
The concert opens with Chant of Water and Sky, mentally impressing the sound, sight, touch and smell of the ocean.
“This is a very evocative piece by Canadian composer GlennBuhr,” Simard said. “In the second half of the concert we are performing the entire Water Music as composed by George cFrideric Handel for King GeorgeI, and initially performed on a barge on the River Thames.”
Between the two water pieces,the audience will be hearing a performance of Mozart’s techni-cally challenging Violin ConcertoNo. 4 played by Martin Chalifour. 4
“Martin is the concertmaster with the Los Angeles Philhar-monic and he is an incredible virtuoso,” Simard said.
To accompany and complementWater Music, its themes, move-ments and transitions, Nanaimophotographer Dirk Heydemann,of Heydemann Art of Photog-raphy, will present a stunning visual backdrop of original andhistoric images about water and
how it affects lives on the Island.And linking Water Music to c
royalty, the symphony will be honouring the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a special cake in thelobby for everyone to enjoy.
Like the perfect wave that requires balance from a skilledsurfer to be ridden successfully to shore, the concert is impec-cably programmed, from the music and mastery of musician-ship through to the astounding photographic images to make a balanced evening in which tocelebrate the port city and Van-couver Island.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.Tickets $52; $49/seniors; $20/stu-dents. Please call 250-754-8550.
For more information, pleasevisit www.vancouverislandsym-phony.com.
18 Nanaimo News Bulletin Thursday, March 8, 2012 www.nanaimobulletin.com
artsSymphony concertstimulates senses
Music chosen to highlight and complementNanaimo community’s reliance on water
Geek weekCharlie Ross returns to Nanaimo for another one-man show, turning the Lord of the Rings trilogy into a one-hour frenetic stage performance. For more events around Ross’s performance, please see page 20.
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Nanaimo writer Judy Millar won topprize in a writing con-test in Ontario.
Hamilton Arts Council’s fifth annualshort fiction contest,Creative Keyboards,chose Millar’s story, Cracks, as the best of the entries this year.
The award was presented March 4 in
Hamilton.Millar is a writer of
short stories, essays,poems and song lyr-ics. She has won a number of awards for her writing, including the 2009 John KennethGalbraith Literary Award.
Millar was also afinalist in the 2011 and2009 Writers’ Union of
Canada Short Prose Competitions. She iscurrently shopping a collection of her shortstories – tentativelyentitled Vital Signs –to publishers. A grad-uate of Wilfrid Lau-rier University and a former corporate com-munications managerin Waterloo, Ont., she moved to Vancouver
Island in 2007.Entries in the Cre-
ative Keyboards com-petition came fromacross Canada.
Millar regularly participates in the montly Wordstormgatherings at Diners Rendezvous.
For more informa-tion, please visit www.judithmillar.com.
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Nanaimo artist Michelle Randle showcases her unique collection of mood paintingsduring a one-night exhibit atthe Vancouver Island Confer-ence Centre.
The show will feature MoodInspirations, a collection of fiveabstract paintings that create a different mood depending on where they are placed and whois looking at them.
“You don’t have to know anything about art to enjoythe effects of the paintings,” Randle said. “The pieces inmy new collection inspire asense of calm and healing thatcompliment any space and anyperson.”
Randle is looking forward to meeting people at the event, set for March 15, 7-9 p.m.
“Abstract art can be intimidat-ing for many people because they don’t feel they know
enough about art to understandthe meaning of the images,” says Randle. “My new collec-tion is very much about being in the moment and focusing onthe feelings the colours evoke sothere is no right or wrong wayto interpret the pieces.”
The solo art show is a first forMichelle Randle and will pro-vide an opportunity to connecther community with her art.
A lifelong Nanaimo resident,Randle graduated from Vancou-ver Island University’s visualarts program in 2009.
Please visit www.mrandleoriginals.com.
Abstract art evokes moodsHometown
concertCamille Miller returnsto Nanaimo from herhome in South America for a concert at Diners Rendezvous. Backedup by a band featuring Pat Steward and Doug Elliot from The Odds, Miller performs March 18. Opening the show is Jane Champagne.Doors open 7 p.m. Tick-ets $20/advance; $25/door. Please call 250-740-1133.
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It’s one of the biggest geek gather-ings outside of ComicCon.
Pacific Coast Stage Co., the produc-ers of Nanaimo’s Fringetastic theatrefestival, presents three shows to draw out geeks, nerds and the like.
The series starts March 20 with anadaptation of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog. Jesse Cooper directs musi-cal theatre students from VancouverIsland University through the adven-tures of Dr. Horrible, played by GeoffModdle, as he attempts to become vil-lainous enough to join the Evil Leagueof Evil.
Along the way, meet Dr. Horrible’sarch-nemesis, Captain Hammer, played by Andrew Osborne, and root for Dr. Horrible as he tries to attain not only world domination, but also
get a date with the woman of his dreams – Penny, played by Elise Bou-langer.
Tickets $10/advance; $15/door.On March 21, Batman, played by
Blaine Nosworthy, returns with his trusty sidekick, Robin, played by Kieran Hunt, to try and stop therhyme revealing Riddler, played by Lee Schwartz.
It’s the second installment of aseries which started last year and sawBatman duel with Catwoman, who attempted to steal golden statues fromGotham Museum.
Tickets $10/advance; $15/door.Charlie Ross, the performer who
created One Man Star Wars, returns with another one-man show, where hecombines all three books of the Lord
of the Rings trilogy.The show on March 22 features Ross
retelling the familiar story, by himself, on stage, in one frenetic hour.
The original production almostnever saw the stage as the New Yorkpremiere was given a cease-and-desistorder by the Tolkien family, until SirIan McKellan caught a viewing of itand gave his endorsement and encour-agement to Ross.
Tickets are $25/advance; $30/door.Three-day passes are also available
for $35.At the end of each show, electro-
music group Top Men perform in the lobby of Malaspina Theatre.
For tickets or more information,please call 250 754-7587 or visit http://fringetastic.com.
Theatre series aimed at geek in all of us
Two Vancouver Island University profes-sors look at why colonizing powers sup-press cultural expressions of the peopleinvaded during a lecture Friday (March 9).
Theatre studies instructor Eliza Gardiner and First Nations studies instructor LauraCranmer focus on the power of local andglobal indigenous performance traditions as part of the arts and humanities collo-quium series.
Specific to Canada, the teachers discuss what the state saw as the threat in potlachperformance traditions.
The Canadian state, heavily influenced by missionaries and Indian agents, made afutile attempt to suppress the potlatch prac-tised along the entire northwest coast.
In the history of the performing arts,government suppression of theatre has
posed a consistentthreat to produc-tion themes andperformance styles.
In the evolutionof the WesternEuropean theatre tradition, which finds its rootsin the much cel-ebrated tragediesand comediesof the ancient
Greeks, power wielded over performance art by state authority has been a consistent force with which playwrights and perform-ers have had to reckon.
This presentation will offer informationon the suppressive acts of arts-domination in Europe and Canada with an overview ofthe western theatrical traditions; the dis-cussion also includes how these global pat-terns of cultural suppression were applied to indigenous peoples in Canada’s earlycolonial history.
Cranmer and Gardiner have teamed upto generate a presentation that focuses onthe suppression of the performance arts,offering an opportunity to discuss such tac-tics as the restricting of classical plays in medieval Europe, the closing-down of the-atres in Puritan England, the ostracizing ofactors, the excluding of performing artists,and the general control by governments over artistic expression.
At the same time, attention will be paidto the durability of the ongoing practice ofindigenous performances.
The lecture begins at 10 a.m. in Malaspina Theatre. Admission is free.
Profs discusssuppression of cultures
◆ SPEAKER SERIESlooks at global indigenous performance traditions Friday (March 9), 10a.m., at MalaspinaTheatre at VIU. Free.
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Two dance teachers will fuse hip hop and salsa in a week-long dance workshop for allexperience levels.
Crimson Coast Dance Society’s annual youth project, Body Talk, offers teens and families the opportunity to dance and learn together during spring break March 18-22 and then perform on stage with seasonedprofessionals March 23.
Toronto-based hip hop artist MeganTrainer and Nanaimo salsa dancer WarrenScott lead the fusion of hip hop dance styleswith the Latin moves of salsa dancing.
The day program is open to teens from 1-4:30 p.m., while the evening program, 6-8:30p.m., is open to families. Cost is $25.
Workshops feature a fusion of hip hop dance styles with the Latin moves of salsa dancing.
Trainer’s background in tap, jazz, balletand hip hop led to on screen and on stageperformances. She worked with ABC Family Channel, CTV and Michael Buble, as well asvarious artists in Los Angeles and Vancou-ver.
Trainer was also a “Hero” tap dancer at the 2010 Winter Olympic opening ceremonies and is a member of Vancouver’s Stonefoxx Dance Crew.
Scott has been dancing and performing salsa around the world for 15 years. High-light performances include the TaiwanCultural Festival in Asia; the World LatinFormation Team Championships in Austria; the Snowball Classic in Vancouver; withSalsa Caliente in Seattle, and the New YorkSalsa Congress. Currently he teaches salsa at Vancouver Island University and co-hosts a weekly Salsa Night at Spice Lounge.
The spring break project is the culminationof a season of work by the Body Talk Cru, agroup of teens exploring career opportuni-ties in contemporary dance.
Body Talk is an ‘earn while you learn proj-ect’ that includes the planning, administra-tion, promotion and presentation of a danceproject. For more information, or to register,please visit www.crimsoncoastdance.org orcall 250-716-3230.
Dance classesfuse hip hop, Latin styles
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An enchanted eveningNanaimo burlesque performer Lalani Electrica put together a show of burlesque and pole dancing performances at Diners Rendezvous Saturday (March 10). Leading the way is Oliver Clothesoff as he introduces performances by Nymh Fete, Roxee Lee and more. Tickets $15/advance from Culture Craze and therestaurant; $18/door. Doors open 7 p.m. Please call 250-740-1133.
The deadline to enter the short fiction contest from Nanaimo Arts Council wasextended to March 15. Writers of all ages liv-ing on Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islandscan submit original stories of up to 2,000 words in junior, youth and adult categories.
Entry fee is $20 per submission in the adultcategory and $15 in the junior and youthcategories. Please call 250-729-3947 or [email protected].
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SYMPHONY SIZZLE Newfoundland Kitchen Party fundraiser for VISymphony Saturday (March 10), 5:45 p.m., at Beban Park.Tickets $150/VIP;$125/regular. Call 250-754-0177.
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TRIBUTE TO SUBLIMEwith Brand NewWaves, Giraffe After-math and Hillside Hoo-ligans at the Queen’s Thursday (March 8) at9 p.m.
THE GOOD LOVELIES and the Human Stat-ues play the Port Theatre Friday (March 9), 7:30 p.m. Tickets $36; $31/members;$15/students. Call 250-754-8550.
MAURICE with LawnSocial plays the Queen’s Friday (March 9), followed by Racket Club.
RACKET CLUB playsHarewood Arms Pub Saturday (March 10).
JOURNEY UNAUTHOR-IZED tribute to Jour-ney at Port TheatreSaturday (March 10).Tickets $35. Call 250-754-8550.
VARIETY SHOWCASEhosted by Dave Hartat Front Street GrillSaturday (March 10)at 8 p.m.
WAVE LENGTH plays the Queen’s Saturday (March 10).
THE ELMER ISELERSINGERS perform at the Port Theatre Sunday (March 11) at 2:30 p.m. Tickets$36; $31/members;$15/students. Call250-754-8550.
KELLI TROTTIER fiddler plays house concertSunday (March 11),2-4 p.m. Tickets $20. Call 250-716-3242.
ED SULLIVAN CARAVAN OF STARS imperson-ators perform at the Port Theatre Monday (March 12) at 7:30p.m. Tickets $40;$36/members. Call250-754-8550.
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ERIC ST. LAURENT playsAfro-Cuban jazz at Din-ers Rendezvous Tues-day (March 13).
STRAIGHT NO CHASER 10-voice a cappella group performs at the Port Theatre Wednes-day (March 14), 7:30 p.m. Tickets $35. Call 250-754-8550.
DONNY GINTER GROUP plays the Queen’sWednesday (March14) at 9:30 p.m.
MINDLE BEACH Head of the Heard andRoco Newson play theQueen’s March 15.
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DOC plays Harewood Arms Pub March 17.
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*See store for details. Finances on ApprovedCredit. Cannot be combined with anyother offers. Hot Buys Excluded. Although every precaution is taken, errors in price orspecification may occur in print. We reservethe right to correct such errors. Sale pricing in effect until March 12th, 2012.
Victoria 3501 Saanich Road (at Blanshard)..................... CALL (250) 382-5269 or Toll-Free 1-877-452-5269Nanaimo 3200 North Island Hwy (Country Club Mall) ........ CALL (250) 756-4114 or Toll-Free 1-866-756-4114
Locally Owned & Operated · Visit us online at: www.la-z-boyvictoria.com
MON - THURS: 9:30 - 5:30 FRI: 9:30 - 7 SAT: 9:30 - 5:30 SUN: NANAIMO 11 - 5 VICTORIA 12 - 5
You’ll run out of time before you run out of choices.
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4 DAYS ONLY!
36 HOUR SALE
SAVE 10%-50%ON SELECT FURNITURE STYLES
DREAMTIME 100% leather reclining sofa
was $2498 · now only $1497
DREAMTIME 100% leather loveseat
was $2448 · now only $1447
LARSON recliner
reg $1079 · now only $487
One Colour Only Limited Stock. Taupe Leather Colour Only Limited Stock. Taupe Leather Colour OnlyMany Colours Available
ANDERSON recliner
reg $689 · now only $387
KIEFER stationary sofaAs Shown $1499
CHARLOTTE reclining chairAs Shown $1079starting at starting at
reg $1719 reg $849
at
reg 1719
$1099 at
reg 849
$599
Pay NoInterestfor 12 Months!*
