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Parksville is using the Englishman River as its main water source again, but they stress the importance of keeping consumption down while they watch a clay bank that recently collapsed into the river.

The bank collapsed on July 17 causing the city to switch to well water, which they don’t usually use during the peak summer de-mand, giving the wells time to recharge for the rest of the year, ex-plained Englishman River Water Service (ERWS) program manager Mike Squire.

During the summer the wells can only meet the city’s needs for a couple days before they would have to cut into their limit-ed above ground reservoir capacity, which is reserved for fire fighting.

That turbidity event only lasted 24 hours and was the first time it hap-pened while the city was drawing river water, but it

points to a key issue.“That really highlights the importance of the projects we are cur-

rently embarking on,” Squire said. “If we had the water treatment plant this wouldn’t have been an

issue.”Associated Engineering has been conducting tests of two basic

forms of filtration being considered for the coming treatment facil-ity and all indications are leaning toward a membrane system over a more traditional sand and coal filtration and settling system.

Squire said the membrane costs more upfront but is more auto-mated and takes a lot less labour to run.

Landslide event reaffirms city’s push for alternate water sources

City water to normal

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Truck explodes, bursts into flames near Qualicum Beach Wednesday morning

QUALICUM BEACH — It was spectacular and devastating but fortunately nobody was injured when a vehicle burst into flames just north of Qualicum Beach early Wednesday morning.

Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman said the driver of a 1999 Ford pickup truck travelling north on Highway 19 just north of Corcan Road suffered an engine malfunction at about 2:43 a.m.

“The driver exited the vehicle and it was soon engulfed in flames,” Foreman said.

“The fire department and EMCON Services were on the scene with a rapid response and extinguished the fire.”

The single male occupant of the car, from Cumberland, was not injured in the incident, but the vehicle was completely gutted.

No charges were laid in conjunction with the incident. — Neil HorNer

CorrectionPARkSvILLE — The upcoming Bike For Your Life event on August

12 is about fitness and fun, and the organizers want to clarify there are no medals for young participants this year, as was reported in Tuesday’s News. Those medals, they state, have run out. There will be, however, plenty for the whole family to enjoy during the event.

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Brooklyn resident teresa Pavia meets with Qualicum Beach mayor teunis Westbroek .

It happened in BrooklynNEIL [email protected]

There are times when you have to think quick on your feet and 11-year-old Teresa Pavia of Brooklyn, New York knows all about that.

Pavia visits Qualicum Beach with her mother Ellen for two weeks every year to see grandpar-ents Colm and Judy Harty. During her last visit, she was given a Qualicum Beach T-shirt, a gar-ment that proved most useful during a recent Grade 5 school assignment.

“In November last year Teresa’s class had a school project where each student had to wear something that suggested a famous person,” explained Colm Harty. “They had to give some background about their choice. Teresa com-pletely forgot about the project so she had a problem when it came to her turn.”

Fortunately, she was able to wing it — and did so with aplomb.

“She was wearing her Qualicum Beach T-shirt that day so she blurted out ‘I am the mayor of Qualicum Beach,’” Harty said. “She proceed-

ed to tell the class about Qualicum Beach. She got off the hook and was very pleased with her-self.”

When her grandparents found out they told Qualicum Beach mayor Westbroek.

“He was very amused and wrote her a letter thanking her for being a good ambassador to New York for Qualicum Beach,” Harty said.

When Pavia and her mother arrived in Quali-cum Beach this year they went to visit the may-or at the town hall.

“He spent an hour with them explaining the history of the town and the job of mayor,” Harty said. “They toured the town hall and the council chamber. Teresa also received some souvenirs of her visit.

“This is my best visit to Qualicum Beach ever,” Pavia said.

Harty was certain she learned something valuable from the experience.

“She will of course find a way to use her ex-perience somehow for a future class project,” he said.

The PQB NeWS Team: steven, lissa, auren and neilemail: [email protected]: 250-248-4341

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Truck explodes, bursts into flames near Qualicum Beach Wednesday morning

QUALICUM BEACH — It was spectacular and devastating but fortunately nobody was injured when a vehicle burst into flames just north of Qualicum Beach early Wednesday morning.

Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman said the driver of a 1999 Ford pickup truck travelling north on Highway 19 just north of Corcan Road suffered an engine malfunction at about 2:43 a.m.

“The driver exited the vehicle and it was soon engulfed in flames,” Foreman said.

“The fire department and EMCON Services were on the scene with a rapid response and extinguished the fire.”

The single male occupant of the car, from Cumberland, was not injured in the incident, but the vehicle was completely gutted.

No charges were laid in conjunction with the incident. — Neil HorNer

CorrectionPARkSvILLE — The upcoming Bike For Your Life event on August

12 is about fitness and fun, and the organizers want to clarify there are no medals for young participants this year, as was reported in Tuesday’s News. Those medals, they state, have run out. There will be, however, plenty of refresments and other prizes during the event.

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Brooklyn resident teresa Pavia meets with Qualicum Beach mayor teunis Westbroek .

It happened in BrooklynNEIL [email protected]

There are times when you have to think quick on your feet and 11-year-old Teresa Pavia of Brooklyn, New York knows all about that.

Pavia visits Qualicum Beach with her mother Ellen for two weeks every year to see grandpar-ents Colm and Judy Harty. During her last visit, she was given a Qualicum Beach T-shirt, a gar-ment that proved most useful during a recent Grade 5 school assignment.

“In November last year Teresa’s class had a school project where each student had to wear something that suggested a famous person,” explained Colm Harty. “They had to give some background about their choice. Teresa com-pletely forgot about the project so she had a problem when it came to her turn.”

Fortunately, she was able to wing it — and did so with aplomb.

“She was wearing her Qualicum Beach T-shirt that day so she blurted out ‘I am the mayor of Qualicum Beach,’” Harty said. “She proceed-

ed to tell the class about Qualicum Beach. She got off the hook and was very pleased with her-self.”

When her grandparents found out they told Qualicum Beach mayor Westbroek.

“He was very amused and wrote her a letter thanking her for being a good ambassador to New York for Qualicum Beach,” Harty said.

When Pavia and her mother arrived in Quali-cum Beach this year they went to visit the may-or at the town hall.

“He spent an hour with them explaining the history of the town and the job of mayor,” Harty said. “They toured the town hall and the council chamber. Teresa also received some souvenirs of her visit.

“This is my best visit to Qualicum Beach ever,” Pavia said.

Harty was certain she learned something valuable from the experience.

“She will of course find a way to use her ex-perience somehow for a future class project,” he said.

The PQB NeWS Team: steven, lissa, auren and neilemail: [email protected]: 250-248-4341

Quick-thinking granddaughter uses Qualicum Beach T-shirt in school


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At most they would have had to change a filter sooner after the recent turbidity, which would other-wise go practically un-noticed.

The results of the ongoing filtration tests will be formally reported after the full year of testing ends in November.

In a worst case sce-nario with the current system — a turbidity event on a hot, busy summer weekend — they would have to

“compromise health for fire safety,” Squire said explaining they would draw river wa-ter and issue a boil wa-ter advisory through the media and door-to-door pamphleting.

“But the water is there, it’s not like it’s drying up,” Squire as-sured, though he ad-mitted the monitoring and planning keeps him up at night.

“We are fortunate enough to have two water supplies, if we didn’t have the wells

Parksville would be in a real tough spot.”

He added the re-cent experience also makes the proposed

aquifer storage and recovery system (ASR) “really attractive for us.”

With test wells ap-proved for the Kaye Road area (near the weigh scales), ASR would pump treated water into an under-ground aquifer for later use, providing a third option in the summer.

“It’s always nice to have redundancy, that’s why people car-ry a spare tire,” Squire said.

While he and the city try to remain opti-mistic, they are watch-ing the river carefully with the remaining 100 foot clay bank still towering above it and

they want people to be aware in case they do have to issue a boil advisory.

While anything un-der five NTU (neph-elometric turbidity units) used to be con-sidered safe, new Van-couver Island Health Authority regulations in 2009 require less than one NTU — ne-cessitating the treat-ment facility.

Early estimates for the new river intake and treatment facility are around $50 mil-lion in total by 2050, in partnership with the regional district.

After the switch in sources, the city moved to Level 3 water conservation which allows two hours of lawn and garden watering per watering day between 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. every other day.

The city isn’t likely to ease those restric-tions this summer.

For more on the river and water system check arrowsmithwa-terservice.ca.

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Water not drying up here, says Squire

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At most they would have had to change a filter sooner after the recent turbidity, which would other-wise go practically un-noticed.

The results of the ongoing filtration tests will be formally reported after the full year of testing ends in November.

In a worst case sce-nario with the current system — a turbidity event on a hot, busy summer weekend — they would have to

“compromise health for fire safety,” Squire said explaining they would draw river wa-ter and issue a boil wa-ter advisory through the media and door-to-door pamphleting.

“But the water is there, it’s not like it’s drying up,” Squire as-sured, though he ad-mitted the monitoring and planning keeps him up at night.

“We are fortunate enough to have two water supplies, if we didn’t have the wells

Parksville would be in a real tough spot.”

He added the re-cent experience also makes the proposed

aquifer storage and recovery system (ASR) “really attractive for us.”

With test wells ap-proved for the Kaye Road area (near the weigh scales), ASR would pump treated water into an under-ground aquifer for later use, providing a third option in the summer.

“It’s always nice to have redundancy, that’s why people car-ry a spare tire,” Squire said.

While he and the city try to remain opti-mistic, they are watch-ing the river carefully with the remaining 100 foot clay bank still towering above it and

they want people to be aware in case they do have to issue a boil advisory.

While anything un-der five NTU (neph-elometric turbidity units) used to be con-sidered safe, new Van-couver Island Health Authority regulations in 2009 require less than one NTU — ne-cessitating the treat-ment facility.

Early estimates for the new river intake and treatment facility are around $50 mil-lion in total by 2050, in partnership with the regional district.

After the switch in sources, the city moved to Level 3 water conservation which allows two hours of lawn and garden watering per watering day between 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. every other day.

The city isn’t likely to ease those restric-tions this summer.

For more on the river and water system check arrowsmithwa-terservice.ca.

continued from page a1

Water not drying up here, says Squire

News File Photo

Associated engineering process designer linda

wojcicka shows the type of tube, in one of

the two processes currently being tested for

englishman River water treatment.

The Parksville Qualicum Beach News Tuesday, Month 0, 2012 www.pqbnews.com A1

Feature

FRANK BUCHOLTZBlack Press

Jim Kingsley of Parksville was among surviving members of Canada’s 1st Parachute Battalion, who saw ac-tion at D-Day and in various parts of Europe during the Second World

War as they gathered to mark the 70th an-niversary of the group’s founding.

The gathering took place on Sunday, July 8 at Newlands Golf Club in Langley.

Retired Lieut.-Col. Wayne Dehnke of Chilliwack, the current president of the Canadian Airborne Forces Association, Branch 8 — Bornewest of Chilliwack, said the 11 members who gathered are an amazing group, with a fascinating story of service.

Bornewest has approximately 250 members within B.C., including Vancou-ver Island. An association of retired mili-tary paratroopers, it meets regularly for social gatherings and commemorative military events.

The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was created by an order of the Canadian War Cabinet on Canada Day (then known as Dominion Day) — July 1, 1942.

In the first hour of D-Day, on June 6, 1944, the battalion parachuted into Nor-mandy, France with the British 6th Air-borne Division. Despite heavy casualties,

the battalion survived its objectives and held off determined German attacks until the mid-August breakout from the area.

The battalion advanced against Ger-man forces until it reached the Seine River. After returning to England in Sep-tember to be reinforced, the battalion was ferried to Belgium on Christmas Day, 1944. There it fought in the Ardennes Battle of the Bulge.

By the end of January, 1945, the bat-talion took over and held defensive po-sitions along the Mass River in Holland until the end of February. On March 24, 1945, the battalion parachuted across the Rhine River near Wesel, Germany, in the largest concentrated airborne operation of the war.

During that operation, battalion member Cpl. Frederick Topham tended to a wounded man in the field after two other orderlies were killed while tending to him. He later rescued three occupants of a burning carrier. For this, he received the Victoria Cross.

The battalion was then engaged in a six-week, 300-mile trek across Germany, and reached the town of Wismar on the Baltic Sea. As the division lead battalion, the Canadians entered Wismar on May 2, 1945, three hours ahead of the Russians.

At the end of the war in Europe, the battalion returned to Canada in June, and it was disbanded Sept. 30, 1945.

It was the first Canadian unit on the ground on D-Day; the only Canadian unit to fight in the Ardennes; the only Canadian unit to meet the Russian Army in Europe and the only unit in the British 6th Airborne Division to have a recipient of the Victoria Cross.

The 11 members of the battalion who attended are Denis Labossiere of Vancou-ver; Monty Marsden of Mission; George Whatley of Abbotsford; Jim Kingsley of Parksville; Ray Ward of Mission; Darrel Harris of Delta; George Siggs of Vancou-ver; Joe Pringle of Kamloops; Knobby Clark of Mission; Peter Braidwood of Chilliwack and Herbie Harris of Comox.

Dick Rempel of Abbotsford was un-able to attend.

Also present were 1st Canadian Battal-ion Association members Bill McAllister, Ken Clarke, Neville Robinson and John Butler. Two widows of battalion members were also in attendance — Pauline Zaka-luk and Jo Voth-Doan.

The patron of the battalion associa-tion is retired Major-General Herb Pitts.

“We had a very important celebration on the first of July when the regiment was

born,” he said. “This was the first chance for this group on the west coast to be able to come together and celebrate the 70th anniversary of military parachuting in Canada. A long time ago, these fellows were the originals in the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. I’ve been honoured to have been their patron for about 30 years. It’s too bad that age has caught up with most of their comrades, because there’s not a lot of them left now.”

The original members of the battalion who were present range in age from 88 to 94.

“When they came back from the Sec-ond World War, in September, 1945, (the battalion) was disbanded. And the dis-bandment was brought about because there was no clear role for it in the peace-time setting,” Pitts said.

“Three years after its disbandment, the army decided it did need parachute capability and the 1st Battalion of Prin-cess Patricia’s infantry was the first major unit that was retrained to be a parachute unit.

“That happened to be one of my regi-ments that I served in at that time. So this is a wonderful opportunity for friends of the parachute battalion and jumpers to celebrate this very big event,” he added.

They jumped into battle with both feetParksville’s Jim Kingsley is among survivors of Canada’s first parachute battalion, which marked 70 years recently

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members of the First Canadian Parachute batallion were recognized for their service at a ceremony in Langley recently.

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Police say foul play, drugs nor alcohol are believed to be involved in the death of a man who was found floating face-down in Union Bay this week.

Courtenay RCMP Consta-

ble Nicole Hall said the man was found just after 11 a.m. Tuesday morning in the wa-ter at the marina.

“We had some local boat-ers on the dock who spotted the body and one of them had a cell phone so they

called it in to us,” she said.Dead is 50-year-old Cum-

berland resident Kevin Taul.Hall said while police do

not have reason to suspect foul play, they are working with the B.C. Coroner’s Ser-vice in an attempt to piece

together exactly what hap-pened to the man.

“We do know he drove to that location,” she said. “Now we’re trying to back-track to find out how he got in the water. Nothing looks suspicious at this point.”

Man’s body found floating at Union Bay

A civilian sailboat, and the crews of an RCAF Cormo-rant helicopter and Cana-dian Coast Guard vessel responded to a report of an

overturned vessel east of Texada Island Saturday, July 21, rescuing two men from the cold waters.

The men had been in a 15-foot boat when a large wave capsized the craft and threw both boaters into the water.

Both were able to cling to an ice cooler and remained in the water for over an hour until a passing civilian sailboat spotted them and brought them onboard.

The crew of the sailboat then called Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Vic-toria to report the incident.

A Cormorant helicopter, carrying search and rescue technician (SAR Tech) first responders, was sent to ren-dezvous with the sailboat in case the men required medical care. The heli-copter arrived over the sailboat at ap-proximately 2:40 p.m.

“The rigging and sails on the boat posed some challenges to hoist on board, so we jumped into the water and swam 100 metres to the boat,” said Master Corporal Sean Daniell. “Once we got on board, we gave both men a check-up; they were both cold and exhausted from treading water for so long.”

Once the SAR Techs had confirmed the men were in stable condition, they were transferred into the care of a Coast Guard Fast Response Craft crew from Powell River and evacuated.

Rescue airplane lent a hand to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Alaskan State Troopers in the rescue of four American fishermen in a life raft, after their boat sank in the waters of Dixon Entrance, Thursday, July 26th.

The twin-engine Buffalo was on a return trip from Terrace when the crew picked up a radio request for help from

the USCG to respond to an 84-foot fishing vessel that was taking on water south of Prince of Wales Island, along the B.C.-Alaska border.

“We got on scene just after mid-night, within 25 minutes of the USCG’s call,” said aircraft command-er, Captain Julian White. “We homed-in on the crew’s emergency bea-con and quickly spotted the debris field from the sunken boat, as well as an emergency strobe light on the life raft.”

With other boats on their way to help, the Buf-falo crew immediately began dropping smoke markers in the water, making a triangle around the raft to mark its position.

Once the raft’s position was marked on the water, the aircraft ascended to a higher altitude and began dropping parachute flares to illuminate the scene

for the crew of an Alaskan State Trooper patrol boat which recovered the unin-jured fishermen.

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this week after their captain allegedly assaulted them, fired a shotgun into the air and threatened to kill them.

The drama erupted Sunday night in the waters off Port Hardy when the 49-year-old captain of the 10-metre gillnetter, Opal T, allegedly got high on co-caine and became eratic.

After a search that re-quired help from Telus to

zero in on the 26-year-old woman crew member’s cell phone, a police boat was able to get close enough for the two crew members to leap to safety.

The captain, Keith Thomas, was ar-rested in Port Hardy.

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Parksville council gave another nod in the applica-tion process for a mixed use development at Stanford Avenue and Island High-way East at their last regular meeting.

With councillor Carrie Powell-Davidson absent, the rest of council unanimously supported sending the ap-plication to the required of-ficial community plan (OCP) and zoning amendment statutory process.

At the previous commit-tee of the whole council

meeting, architect Raymond de Beeld described the pro-posal as a “mixed urban vil-lage,” on behalf of property owner Bruce Alexander who owns Parksville Chrysler across the street.

“We want to try to get away from strip mall de-velopment,” de Beeld ex-plained, adding they want to build something different.

The proposed develop-ment on two properties to-talling 0.8 hectares (2 acres) would include three com-mercial buildings of one and two stories and a four story

residential building with 27 units and commercial on the ground floor with under-ground parking.

Councillor Sue Powell, who’d missed the previous meeting, had a number of questions about the details of a proposed rain garden and other features including what’s being called “afford-able housing.”

There were also concerns expressed by some council-lors, and later from the gal-lery, about the proximity to Agricultural Land Reserve land across from Stanford

Avenue and questions about the plan to build as stra-ta units, but rent them as apartments.

Director of community planning Blaine Russell was not in attendance and staff said they couldn’t answer those questions, but pointed out there would be time to get answers as the applica-tion process proceeds.

The project is on the agen-da for the Aug. 8 Parksville council meeting, at which time it could be sent on to a public hearing. Watch THE NEWS for details.

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PARKSVILLE — Sometimes, even locking up your valuables in a secure location won’t stop the bad guys from getting their hands on them.

That was certainly the case in the dark of night on July 31 for a Pratt Road family, whose securely locked barn was broken into while they slept.

The unidentified culprit made off with a red, 250 cc Honda ‘Big Red’ ATV trike, along with a brown and green

child’s 50cc Giovanni ATV quad, a sim-ilar Honda Big Red Trike and a red 2 wheeled Costco lawn trailer.

Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jes-se Foreman said the suspect quietly pushed the items out of the yard and onto the street. The residents were not awoken by the theft.

“As there have been other recent thefts of lawn and recreational equip-ment from rural properties in the

Oceanside area it is time for a general reminder,” he said. “Please consider doing a security check of your proper-ty. Could the use of good quality doors and locks, motion lighting and possibly an alarm system better protect your valuables?”

Anyone with information about this theft is asked to contact the Oceanside RCMP at 250-248-6111.

— News staff

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MUSIC TRIVIA7-10pm. The Shady Rest Pub, 3109 W. Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach

ActivitiesARTISAN’S MARKET 122 Fern Rd W, Qualicum Beach. 3-8pm.

PARKSVILLE BEACHFEST to August 19. Sandsculpting entertainment and events.Parksville Beachwww.parksvillebeachfest.ca

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SAT. AUG. 4EntertainmentBEACH FEST MUSIC10am - Alexandria Maillot, Vanc Island Indie Pop Artist.9:30pm - VestaFire Entertainment. Brilliant light show of fi re spinning, juggling and acrobatics. Parksville Community Park

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PARKSVILLE — The Society of Organized Services (SOS) reaches out to support women who are on a road to addiction recovery by offering a free,16-step group program.

SOS recognizes the individ-uality of each woman’s jour-ney to recovery, what brought her to substance abuse, what threatens to return her there, and what keeps her from re-turning.

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diction can be overcome by the collective will of a group sharing a common goal — so-briety. Most battles are made easier with support, bonding, speaking from the heart, shar-ing, and forgiving. Seeking a true purpose can lead to a ful-fillment, which addiction fails to bring. Self-discovery leads to self-empowerment.

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Time is running out if you still want to see some great summer theatre being presented by Bard to Broadway at the Village Theatre in Qual-icum Beach until August 18.

The repertory theatre company has two sen-sational shows; the smash hit Broadway musi-cal Hello Dolly and an original comedy, Becky’s New Car.

Hello Dolly tells the story of Mrs. Dolly Levi’s effort to marry Horace Vandergelder, the well-known half-a-millionaire.

The lead role of Dolly is performed with in-fectious charm and energy by Amy Mikkelborg as she takes the audience on a musical romp through New York at the turn of the twentieth century.

Along the way America’s most beloved matchmaker also succeeds in pairing up the young and beautiful widow Molloy with Van-dergelder’s head clerk, Cornelius Hackl; Cor-nelius’ assistant, Barnaby Tucker, with Mrs. Molloy’s assistant, Minnie Fay; and the strug-gling artist, Ambrose Kemper, with Mr. Van-dergelder’s weeping niece, Ermengarde.

The group takes off on a whirlwind adven-ture from Yonkers, New York into the big city of New York where love and excitement await.

Becky’s New Car is an original comedy by Steven Dietz with serious overtones.

The devious and delightful romp down the road not taken stars Candice Appleby as Becky Foster, a woman in a mid-life crisis.

Working late one night, the millionaire wid-ower Walter Flood — still in mourning and to-tally inept without his late wife to guide him walks into the car dealership where Becky is employed.

A new vista presents itself and Becky finds herself facing a fork in the road of her life. Amid

a variety of twists and turns involving both hi-larious and touching events, Becky is offered nothing short of a new life and the audience is offered a chance to ride shotgun in a way that most plays wouldn’t dare.

She takes her husband and family and work-mates along for the ride.

Performances of Hello Dolly and Becky’s New Car are at 7:30 p.m. each evening. Most Sunday afternoons feature a matinee at 2 p.m.

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The sheer amount of bile being thrown our way after The News pub-lished a story about a man down on his luck, taking care of St. Ber-nard puppies, is astonishing. Seems quite a few people have an opinion

about whether we should have given this story any ink. That in itself means that we have given the matter the ink it deserves.

Without passing judgement, or damning the man’s situation, we listened to his story and de-cided a little help is what we could provide. We didn’t praise nor condemn the situation in which he found himself or how he arrived there — nor did we offer any commentary on where he found him-self, in Coombs, at the property of Ken and Lana Meuckon. While not ideal accomodations by any means, the Meuckons have had places available at low cost for those in real need.

Is it perfect? No. But it’s a place for people who have precious few other options. The News has spo-ken with the couple in the past, notably during a series on the state of home prices and homeless-ness in our community.

From the amount of comments on our most re-cent story — many of which were out of line and did not see the light of day — there are people who take issue with the landowners and their tennants. That is between those parties, who will either work things out, or not. This newspaper isn’t going to wade in to those messes just to try to embarass someone.

Like it or not, people need the service provided in cheap, temporary housing in Coombs. The com-munity should not ignore this, nor should the peo-ple in need (no matter why they need it) be forced out, to move down the road and into someone else’s neighbourhood.

Should any of us find ourselves in similar cir-cumstances, it’s a small comfort to know there are options. They might not be up to our usual stan-dards, but they are there. It’s up to us, then, to use our heads and make every effort to make it a tem-porary stop.

— editorial by Steven Heywood

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cause of collapsing clay banks on the Eng-lishman River and an overflowing Arrow-smith Dam up in the hills, combined with falling levels of water in our well fields — maybe it’s time to face the facts folks.

Parksville has let developers rule the population and building supply without thought to water capacity.

City council unfortunately does not have the will to come to grips with reality by just approving any old building scheme.

There are just too many people for the water available! Put a moratorium on all building permits until we catch up.

If developers don’t like that — put up the $50 million for an expanded water treat-ment plant — otherwise cool your jets.

AL PASTARSParksville

BROOM NOT SO BADI thought it was over for a year. At least I

had hoped. Opening the paper again to read headline

Broom-Buster Rah Rah, each time feeling affronted with the bad idea, unenlightened posing as enlightened, celebrity causes of saving the world, slash, uproot, cut down, remove, fear, dislike, want to eradicate that broom in bloom.

Feeling helpless? Join the cause, join the chorus, join a fight, have delight saving the world going to war against invasive species.

Never mind the glorious beauty, more of that could overtake us. The most invasive, destructive, toxin polluting, killing species

on the planet, when feeling threatened, looks elsewhere for cause — stunningly beautiful ultra golden yellow splashes of broom in bloom, a good place to start.

Let’s join together in annual eradication festivities, praising ourselves for doing more than our part. Awaken unaware fools, hav-ing mistaken broom as beautiful and lov-ing each beautiful encounter. Awaken from your slumber and join us in the battle. Slay the broom.

Broom can be loved and celebrated for very good reason. It is beautiful in bloom hearty and robust — nature’s desire spilling over, taking residence in the scars we have carved into the earth.

Broom does not overtake native species in balance.

There is no broom in the forests. Broom does not overtake people’s backyards or their ditches if they so choose.

There is no real battle. Providing biomass, earth, building after we have had our way, it’s not a dreaded enemy going to swallow us up.

The single most detrimental effect broom busters have upon the local population is a twisting of our experience with the beauty that is broom.

Don’t let easy outlets for frustrations and need for exercise usurp your loving relation-ship of beauty.

I love the broom, especially when it’s in bloom.

If you are truly concerned for the balance of nature look to your own footprint. If you fear for the indigenous flowers, collect and spread their seeds.

PETER SIMEONOFFErrington

WE DO OUR PARTMy husband and I moved to QB in Sep-

tember of last year. We are not fully retired but we purchased our new home with a view to spending the next several years in it.

Since arriving here, we have spent several thousand dollars in the local community with respect to art for our new home, kitch-en wares, home furnishings, garden plants and shrubs, hiring local companies to run gas lines, do landscaping, build fences, do car repairs etc, and we used the services of a local realtor to manage the purchase of our home.

In fact, I think we may have spent more in the last six months than most young families could ever afford to and we have al-ways shopped locally except for those items which are not available in Qualicum Beach.

As we get closer to that suggested retire-ment age, however, we are feeling less and less welcome here. Some councilors in Qua-licum Beach seem to feel that having a large population of seniors is detrimental to the town’s growth as they might wish to see it.

We have paid our taxes on time, neither of us has a criminal record of any kind and neither of us has ever even had so much as a parking ticket over the years.

We are both volunteers in various ca-pacities, we live quietly, don’t disturb our neighbors and are enjoying our life here very much … except for this one thing and, unfortunately, we are never going to get any younger than we are right now.

If life gives you lemons, why not make lemonade?

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VIEWS IN THE NEWSWe asked: Should bottled water be banned in public facilities?

I would support a ban.

It creates too much

plastic.

WARREN COUSINSParksville

I don’t see anything

wrong with it. There

are proper places to

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PAT COUSINSParksville

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BAN IS POLITICALI read with interest the article that

appeared in the July 27 edition of the PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS entitled, Board balks on bottle ban.

The Regional District of Nanaimo has rejected that aspect of the Council of Canadians/Canadian Union of Pub-lic Employees-sponsored Blue Com-munities Project template resolution that calls for a ban on the sale of bottled water in its facilities.

A majority of council clearly recog-nized this resolution for what it is: a Trojan horse-like treatise developed solely to encourage Canadian munici-palities to ban the sale of bottled water in their facilities under the guise of hu-man rights and infrastructure manage-ment.

The Blue Communities Project is not an environmental initiative — it’s a political campaign being waged by CUPE against the Canadian bever-age industry and its 13,000 employees across Canada.

CUPE national president Paul Moist acknowledged this in recent correspondence in the Owen Sound Sun Times, Toronto Sun and Water-loo Chronicle when he wrote, “Nestlé spokesperson John Challinor is partly right about CUPE’s joint work with the Council of Canadians on bottled water. The Blue Communities Project is abso-lutely a political campaign. What could be more appropriate than grassroots activism that invites our elected local representatives to have a democratic, public debate about how scarce mu-nicipal tax dollars should be spent.”

We agree with CoC and CUPE that water is a human right. We also support continued investment in municipal systems.

Where we draw the line with CoC and CUPE is their misguided and mis-leading attempts to ban the sale of bot-tled water in public facilities. Bottled water does not compete with tap wa-ter. More than 70% of Canadians drink both. They consume tap water at home and bottled water on-the-go for proper hydration and better health.

Contrary to what City of Nanaimo director Bill Bestwick believes, tap wa-ter is not free. Every drop of water has a cost and is funded by local residential and commercial/industrial property taxpayers.

Alternate director Leann Salter is also incorrect when she states that “plastic bottles are a huge problem, many of them floating offshore in a huge trash island the size of Texas.” No such island exists, according to re-search undertaken by Oregon State University oceanographer Angelicque White, who was interviewed on the subject by journalist Charlie Gillis for an article published in the January 24, 2011, edition of Maclean’s Magazine.

The Regional District of Nanaimo should be commended for putting the health of its residents ahead of all other considerations.

JOHN B. CHALLINOR II APRDIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

NESTLÉ WATERS CANADAGuelph, Ontario

SHUTTLE IS MISSEDRegarding Richard Gilman’s letter

of July 17 concerning the stoppage of the Qualicum Beach shuttle bus for the summer months, the gentleman was right on.

I was thinking after we finally got our summer weather, how nice it was

going to be now that we have a bus service from Deep Bay to Ravensong, to be able to finally get to Qualicum Beach from Qualicum Bay at a reason-able fare, then use the shuttle to move around town to make use of the busi-nesses there.

Well imagine my disappointment to find the shuttle had been cancelled.

My walking is not what it should be, due to crushed vertebrae plus sci-atica, so I don’t get around much any-more and I know of a few seniors here at Bowser and Qualicum Bay that don’t drive and are on small pensions in the same predicament.

As Mr. Gilman said, it takes a while to become economically feasible, so please give it another shot and make many seniors happy to be able to shop and enjoy the waterfront in our lovely town.

JACK B. MARSHALLQualicum Bay

EHS REALLY HURTSI am an upbeat, well-loved person in

my community. I love singing, dancing, acting, water sports, hiking, and en-tertaining friends at our beach home. Over the last few years I developed a hypersensitivity to wireless technology. I used to love shopping and eating at restaurants. I can’t go to the shopping mall with my daughter, so I drop her off. I used to love our times together in the shopping mall.

I wish wifi was banned from public places, like smoking so that the grow-ing number of electromagnetically sensitive people could enjoy a wide va-riety of activities with their families.

SHELLEY WRIGHTInnisfil, Ontario

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My father was a pa-triotic Canadian but even more jin-goistic about his Dutch heritage.

Dad had succeeded admirably in Canada. But his pride was tem-pered with frustration because I, his eight-year-old, felt no loyalty to Holland. By the late 1960s, dad’s lectures about the superiority of Holland were legendary:

“Holland has the best chocolate, the best cheese and the best soccer players.”

“We have Coffee Crisp, Cheez Whiz and the greatest hockey players,” I retorted.

“The Russians might have something to say about that.”

“If they ever play in the NHL, we’ll clean their clocks.” I replied.

“Just remember, boy, Holland is a great coun-try too.”

“Gee, if Holland is so great, why’d you move to Canada?”

He never had an answer for that. He’d just send me outside.

One afternoon after school I went on the of-fensive:

“Dutch people are cheap. My teacher says people from Holland never pay for dinner.”

“That’s ridiculous,”dad sputtered. “I always pay. Dutch people are very generous.”

“Nuh uh. Teacher says when you make somebody else pay half, it’s called a Dutch treat. Some treat, invite people to dinner and then stiff ‘em. Bobby Orr wouldn’t do that!”

Dad looked at me with exasperation. “Oh just go out and play.”

Sometimes my father would try a different approach. He’d attempt to reason with me.

“Son, Canada’s a great country. I just want you to respect your heritage.”

“I do. I love Canada.”

“That’s good but respect Holland too. After all, your genes are Dutch.”

“No they’re not! Mom bought them at Eaton’s.”

“No. I mean genetically, you’re Dutch.”

“Only on my mother and father’s side. The rest of me is all Canadian.”

Dad was no slouch, mind you. One Sunday afternoon he got me good.

“In Holland,” he smiled, “we have the greatest painter ever: Rem-

brandt.”Rising to the bait I replied, “ Oh yeah, well we

have the Group of Seven!”“So you’re saying it takes seven Canadian

painters to be as good as one Dutch one?”I had no answer. Finally I muttered, “I’m go-

ing out to play,.” “Checkmate,” he smiled.In late summer of 1972, dad was particularly

excited about the Canada-Russia Hockey Se-ries. When family from Holland arrived, I knew something had changed. Dad couldn’t wait to tell them how superior everything was in Can-ada — the lakes, the mountains, even the gov-ernment. Suddenly everything was better here than in Holland.

It was then that I realized the awesome truth: my father had a secret identity. Just as Clark Kent was Superman, my dad was really Canada-man! Faster than a speeding slapshot, more powerful than a growling grizzly, able to leap the CN Tow-er in a single bound. Canada-man! Fighting for truth, justice and the Canadian way.

The Canada-Russia series couldn’t have been more exciting. And when Paul Hender-son scored the winning goal for Team Canada, my dad was fist pumping the air shouting,” We won!”

Yes ‘we’ did, dad. The day we moved to Can-ada.

PQRAYVIEWBy Ray Smit

A real Dutch-Canadian treat

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A Ballenas Secondary grad-uate has been awarded a $12,000 Dean’s scholarship to attend Trinity Western Univer-sity (TWU) in Langley this fall.

Jessie Lublinkhof was awarded the scholarship from TWU based on her high aca-demic standing. During her time at Ballenas, Lublinkhof was involved in the Air Cadets for six years. She was also part of the B.C. Provincial Target Shooting Team. She said she loved the challenge.

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Trinity Western University is Canada’s premier Christian university of the arts, sciences and professions.

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Dad had succeeded admirably in Canada. But his pride was tem-pered with frustration because I, his eight-year-old, felt no loyalty to Holland. By the late 1960s, dad’s lectures about the superiority of Holland were legendary:

“Holland has the best chocolate, the best cheese and the best soccer players.”

“We have Coffee Crisp, Cheez Whiz and the greatest hockey players,” I retorted.

“The Russians might have something to say about that.”

“If they ever play in the NHL, we’ll clean their clocks.” I replied.

“Just remember, boy, Holland is a great coun-try too.”

“Gee, if Holland is so great, why’d you move to Canada?”

He never had an answer for that. He’d just send me outside.

One afternoon after school I went on the of-fensive:

“Dutch people are cheap. My teacher says people from Holland never pay for dinner.”

“That’s ridiculous,”dad sputtered. “I always pay. Dutch people are very generous.”

“Nuh uh. Teacher says when you make somebody else pay half, it’s called a Dutch treat. Some treat, invite people to dinner and then stiff ‘em. Bobby Orr wouldn’t do that!”

Dad looked at me with exasperation. “Oh just go out and play.”

Sometimes my father would try a different approach. He’d attempt to reason with me.

“Son, Canada’s a great country. I just want you to respect your heritage.”

“I do. I love Canada.”

“That’s good but respect Holland too. After all, your genes are Dutch.”

“No they’re not! Mom bought them at Eaton’s.”

“No. I mean genetically, you’re Dutch.”

“Only on my mother and father’s side. The rest of me is all Canadian.”

Dad was no slouch, mind you. One Sunday afternoon he got me good.

“In Holland,” he smiled, “we have the greatest painter ever: Rem-

brandt.”Rising to the bait I replied, “ Oh yeah, well we

have the Group of Seven!”“So you’re saying it takes seven Canadian

painters to be as good as one Dutch one?”I had no answer. Finally I muttered, “I’m go-

ing out to play,.” “Checkmate,” he smiled.In late summer of 1972, dad was particularly

excited about the Canada-Russia Hockey Se-ries. When family from Holland arrived, I knew something had changed. Dad couldn’t wait to tell them how superior everything was in Can-ada — the lakes, the mountains, even the gov-ernment. Suddenly everything was better here than in Holland.

It was then that I realized the awesome truth: my father had a secret identity. Just as Clark Kent was Superman, my dad was really Canada-man! Faster than a speeding slapshot, more powerful than a growling grizzly, able to leap the CN Tow-er in a single bound. Canada-man! Fighting for truth, justice and the Canadian way.

The Canada-Russia series couldn’t have been more exciting. And when Paul Hender-son scored the winning goal for Team Canada, my dad was fist pumping the air shouting,” We won!”

Yes ‘we’ did, dad. The day we moved to Can-ada.

pqRayviewBy Ray Smit

A real Dutch-Canadian treat


A Ballenas Secondary grad-uate has been awarded a $12,000 Dean’s scholarship to attend Trinity Western Univer-sity (TWU) in Langley this fall.

Jessie Lublinkhof was awarded the scholarship from TWU based on her high aca-demic standing. During her time at Ballenas, Lublinkhof was involved in the Air Cadets for six years. She was also part of the B.C. Provincial Target Shooting Team. She said she loved the challenge.

“I love the fact that it is a sport where you are always trying to beat your person-al best, and that because it is such a small community you get to know most people in the

sport from all over Canada,” she said.

Her favorite subject was biology, she said. Lublinkhof will be taking a pre-medicine degree at Trinity Western Uni-versity with a focus in cell and developmental biology.

After graduating from TWU she plans on doing a medical degree and becoming a doc-tor, eventually specializing in either pediatrics or oncology.

Trinity Western University is Canada’s premier Christian university of the arts, sciences and professions.

SuBmitted Photo

Jessie Lublinkhof was awarded

a large scholarship to tWu.

Lublinkhof earns TWU scholarship

Fill in the blank.

“_______ gives me a peace, inner peace, re-gardless of what’s going

on in my life.”

“_______ helps me focus on the needs of others, not just the needs of myself.”

“_______ is always there. It’s like having a friend with you all the time.”

“_______ forces me to give up my hardened heart, just be thankful, and gives me peace, and the things people have been saying don’t bother me anymore.”

“_______ has given me that meaning in life everyone is looking for. A focus that ... loves me and I can live my life in a different way.”

“For me, it’s like a quote I read of Bishop Tutu. It goes something like ‘I need _______ in my life to be human.”

What fits in the above blanks for you?For the people that made these statements,

the blank is filled by Jesus. The above statements are the answers of

each person in my Wednesday night Bible study group to the question: “What difference does Je-sus make in your life here?”

I know each person who answered, and the above truly fit each one. Jesus works that way.

My own answer that night was “Jesus brings

to me a joy, and a love for life.” As someone that has to fight off

being sad and cynical, that Jesus has this impact on me, is a life giv-ing wonder.

But today I am particularly struck with the answer about meaning and focus.

For many of us, we can put a per-son’s name in that blank, and it fits. Knowing she loves me, knowing he loves me, gives me meaning, moves me to want to live my life a different

way. If you have the gift of someone like that in your life, how fortunate you are! I certainly am blessed in that way too.

But that is not what this person is saying. She did not say Jesus loves so that … She said ‘Jesus has given me meaning ... a focus that God loves me and I can live my life in a different way.’

It strikes me, “I could say that too.” Jesus has given me a sense of the significance of my life — the significance of his forgiveness for all my failings, significant, and otherwise — the signif-icance of my insignificant self being loved by the artist of all beauty — the significance of his life and teachings showing me how I can live my life in a better way.

How about you?If any of the above statements speak to an

unfilled blank in your life, I invite you to visit a Christian church in the area. And the blessings of the artist of all beauty and good be with you, and known by you, in the name of Jesus.

— by Craig Tufts, depressed cynic ... growing as a joyful lover of life. Pastor Craig Tufts is at Our

Saviour Lutheran Church, Parksville

Pastor’s PointBy Craig Tufts

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The Old School House arts centre (TOSH) in Qualicum Beach has a long and varied past and some of its rich history was shared during the 100th anniversary celebration on Saturday, July 28.

Before TOSH became an arts centre, the building was used as a school after opening its doors on August 24, 1912.

Ninety-one year old Don McMillan who graduated in 1937 shared some of his memories as a student at TOSH.

It has been 75 years since McMillan sat in a classroom at TOSH but despite the many years that have gone by, his recollection of how things were is as sharp as ever.

He told the crowd, gathered for the birthday festivities on Saturday after-noon that the building is much more pleasant now.

“It was cold in the winter and there was just a wood stove to heat the school. In the summer time the water was dis-

gusting because the dam on Whiskey Creek would go down,” he recalled.

McMillan said he would ride his bike to school from the Dashwood area because back in the day there were no buses.

“I came to school by bicycle from Texada Road. Even in the winter … snow…rain or shine … I don’t think I missed a day,” he admitted.

McMillan said in the winter he had to use special shoes with spikes in them so he could get up the hill.

“I had to walk up the road from Me-morial. I had to wear cork shoes so I wouldn’t slip on the icy pavement,” he recalled.

McMillan who still lives in the area said he was one of the lucky one’s who

got to graduate from Grade 12.“Up until 1930 you had to pay for ad-

mission to high school, so many of the kids didn’t make it past Grade 9.”

After graduating McMillan went on to work in the logging industry and eventually went into business for him-self including producing utility poles.

As for the progress that has occurred in Qualicum Beach over the years, Mc-Millan agreed most of it is good.

“They argue and fight making it (progress) but I haven’t seen many bad decisions. It feels like we are making progress and I am happy with the prog-ress,” he declared.

McMillan said he is thrilled that his old school is an art centre and particu-larly enjoys going to Music on Sunday.

Hundreds of people were on hand to help TOSH celebrate 100 years on the weekend and McMillan said he was thrilled to see so many people enjoying the event.

“This is what makes a community,” he agreed.

Brenda GouGh Photo

al Pletz, left, who graduated from the old School house in 1948 shared some school day memories with don McMillan who

graduated from toSh in 1937. the local residents were among the hundreds who turned out July 28 to celebrate the 100th

anniversary of toSh.

100th anniversary of tosh

School house grads rememberIt feels like we are making progress and I am happy

with the progress.Don McMillan

Before it was Qualicum Beach’s art centre, TOSH was an actual school house

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First proposed in the March 2007 federal budget, the Registered Disability Savings Plan provides incentive and

support for parents wishing to save for the long-term security of chil-dren with severe disabilities.

The RDSP allows disabled indi-viduals or their parents to contrib-ute up to a lifetime maximum of $200,000 per beneficiary. To qual-ify, beneficiaries must be eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC), and must be residents of Canada.

The RDSP is structured much like an RESP (Registered Education Savings Plan): Contri-butions are not tax-deductible, but funds held within the plan are allowed to grow tax-de-ferred. Furthermore, contributors are eligible to receive supplements of up to $3,500 per year from the federal government in the form of Canada Disability Savings Grants. Depending on net family income, some contributors may also qualify for the Canada Disability Savings Bond of $1,000.

Withdrawals from the plan are required to begin no later than age 60, at which point ac-crued growth as well as any CDSG and/or CDSB amounts associated with the withdrawals would be taxed in the hands of the beneficiary. Contribution amounts may be withdrawn tax-free.

This plan is particularly attractive to families with net income below certain thresholds. For example, families qualifying for the maximum benefit will be eligible to receive $3,500 per year from the government while only having to con-tribute $1,500 of their own money, and may also receive the Canada Disability Savings Bond of $1,000 which is independent of the level of con-tributions.

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While this plan is great news for those who qualify, it also makes fi-nancial planning for those affected by disabilities more challenging. In many cases, income-tested plans

such as the proposed RDSP cause families to re-consider their entire financial structures. Business owners, for example, often have the ability to control the net income reported on their personal tax returns.

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When it comes to texting and talking on cell phones while driving, motorists in the Parksville and Qualicum Beach areas are fairly law-abiding, says Corporal Mike Elston of Central Island Traffic Services.

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“In my personal opinion, Oceanside has good compli-ance rates when it comes to seat belts and cell phone use. There is still an issue with tex-ting and talking on cell phones while driving however.”

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more difficult to catch people texting than talking , more so while they’re driving a marked RCMP vehicle.

“People tend to be on their best behaviour when they see us,” he said. “We attempt to be creative in trying to track down offenders and we will continue to do so.”

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The Scotiabank and BC SPCA Paws for a Cause walk in Parksville will be held at Parksville Commu-nity Park at 141 E. Is-land Highway on Sun. Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. with the walk starting at 11 a.m. Registration is $25.

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“This is the largest single event support-ing animals in B.C.,” said Farrah Rooney, manager of fundrais-ing events at the BC SPCA. “Participants are already signing up and will be fund-raising in their own communities all sum-mer long. The creativ-ity and passion that people show in their fundraising efforts each year is absolute-ly inspiring and the walks are always so much fun for both the two-legged and four-legged participants who attend.”

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Stuff not to Miss13th “BIKE FOR YOUR LIFE” CHARITY RIDE — Sunday, August 12Info & register at www.bikeforyourlife.org or at the Parksville Community Centre on August 12. Fun, food, prizes and more. Gord Byers 250-248-3071 (9 to 9) Parksville.

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EveryFridayMUSIC TRIVIA NIGHTEvery Friday at The Shady Rest Pub. Get a team together, win prizes.O.A.P.O.Branch No. 49 meets at Lions Pioneer Village, 241 Moilliet, Parksville. Q.B. CARPET BOWLERS CLUBEvery Monday and Wednesday 12:45pm Qualicum Beach Civic Centre 250-752-1156NANOOSE GARDEN CLUBMeets fi rst Friday of month; Nanoose Library Centre. Guests welcome. 250-468-9184

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As many as four hun-dred new and classic cars will be in Parks-ville this weekend for the Oceanside Over-

drive Show and Shine.“There will be all kinds of

classics and some fancy new ones, there’s a Corvette club that usually attends,” said organizer A.J. Rose.

The 22nd annual event will get rolling with the traditional cruise Saturday evening starting at the A&W restaurant and loop-ing on a complex route to Quali-cum Beach and back.

The route generally heads west from A&W with loops into the Surfside R.V. Resort loop (beside Parksville’s Community Park), along Temple St., into Columbia Drive and Eaglecrest before turning back towards Parksville through the Chartwell subdivision in Qualicum Beach.

Cars can start gathering at the A&W Saturday around five and they aim to leave at 6 p.m. for the scenic tour around town, designed to give spectators the most opportunity to catch the rolling show.

The next morning in Com-munity Park open registration for $20 starts just after 8 a.m. and things officially kick off at 10 a.m. The park will be full of cars and spectators throughout the midday, complete with a DJ spinning classic car-themed tunes, a good selection of food trucks including sponsor Thrifty Foods with a burger stand, and other car-affiliated vendors.

Rose pointed out there will be at least one ice cream vendor for what is expected to be a nice summer day.

The sand sculptures of the Quality Foods Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition

and Exhibition will also still be open for viewing next door.

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p.m. and things start to die down pretty quick after that, he said.

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hicles last year, and since it is an open invitation they don’t know how many vehicles to expect,

but Rose is confident there will be a great selection for all inter-ests.

Second Section ARTS & LIFECAR SHOW WEEKEND

Gear heads gather on the beach, countryTwo big car shows this weekend in Parksville on the waterfront and in Coombs at the Fairgrounds

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The Oceanside Overdrive car show in summers past. This year’s event is this Sunday on Parksville’s famous beach playground.


Cruise into Coombs this Saturday, Aug. 4 for a Blast from the Past, as the Ocean Idlers Car Club presents their 16th annual car show.

The event will happen at the Coombs Fairgrounds again this year for the second time (behind the Coombs General Store), previously held at Parksville Community Park and French Creek Community School.

Car club member Clay Thompson said the group is happy with the move and the amount of people that made their way to the field last year to peruse close to 200 cars.

“We were pleased with the turnout (last year) and it was a good venue,” he said.

There will be a DJ at the event playing “good ol’ car tunes” Thompson said, as well as a concession run by the Arrowsmith

Community Enhancement Society (ACES) and the Coombs Hilliers Fire Department, which will share the proceeds from the show this year with the car club.

Car Club secretary Jack Biickert said the club has donated over $30,000 to groups like Cops for Cancer, Arrowsmith Search and Rescue and local fire departments since 1989.

Blast from the Past in Coombs on Saturday

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A pancake breakfast begins at 8 a.m. and tro-phies are handed out at 2 p.m.

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LISSA ALEXANDERNews Reporter

A fast pickin’, toe-tappin’ head bobbin’ good time has already begun down at the Coombs Rodeo Grounds and will continue over the week-end.

It’s the 34th annual Coombs Bluegrass Festival with 12 highly skilled groups from around the United States and Canada. This year the feature band is Long Road Home from

Boulder, Colorado, featur-ing well known banjo player Pete Wernick (aka Dr. Banjo.) Wernick and his wife Joan ere scheduled to play last night, followed by a jam and they will play again tonight (Friday, Aug 3). Long Road Home also plays tonight, along with a slew of other great groups.

Last year there was a record turnout at the festival and or-ganizers are expecting some-thing similar this year.

The Coombs Bluegrass Fes-tival runs to Sunday, Aug. 5 at the Coombs Rodeo Grounds and besides the great music there will be food vendors, merchandise and draws.

Tickets are available at the gate, a three-day pass is $90 for adults, $70 for under 18 and under 12 is free, camping included. Day and evening passes are also available. For more information visit www.coombsbluegrass.com.

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It will be a show of art with exquisite Van-couver Island scenes, striking portraits of departed divas, capti-vating abstract pieces and more this Sat-urday in Qualicum Beach set in a wild and colourful garden.

It’s called Dead-ly Divas and Divine Doodles and it’s the product of local artists Elaine Thompson and Elissa Anthony, both resident artists at The Old School House arts centre (TOSH).

Thompson is a founding member of TOSH and was an art teacher for many years. This will be the first showing of a se-ries of work she cre-ated on Marilyn Mon-roe, which she started 13 years ago. She said she feels Monroe was mistreated and taken advantage of, despite doing many things she wanted to in her short life.

“It’s something I have thought about a longtime,” Thompson said.

This year marks 50 years since her death, Thompson explained, and since she hadn’t initially planned to show the work this year, she must have

been influenced by the late star’s spirit, she laughed. She will also have a number of landscape scenes.

Anthony also has a piece on Monroe, but hers is abstract. Paint-ing abstracts is some-thing she embarked on fairly recently thanks to encourage-ment from Thomp-son, she said, and she likened the process of doing it gradually, lay-er by layer, to making a dress.

“When you’re mak-

ing a dress they look awful when you’re half finished, and then you get the hem up and they look awesome,” she smiled.

She has also started painting for herself re-cently, she said, since her singing teacher di-vulged that she sings for herself.

“I went, ‘that’s bril-liant,’ and now I’m painting for myself and it has changed the process immense-ly.”

Anthony has also

had one of her land-scape paintings ac-cepted by Rogers Chocolates for their Canadian Collection Tins and she’s bor-rowed it back to ex-hibit in the garden this Saturday.

The public is in-vited to attend the show at Thompson’s home located at 767 Canyon Crescent in Qualicum Beach from 1:30 to 4:30 on August 4. Art work will be in-side and out, among a large, blossoming gar-

den. Both artists are giving a piece up for a door prize to be won at the event.

Visit Anthony’s website for more on her and her work at www.monelissastu-

dio.com, and find both artists work in the studios down-stairs at TOSH.

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Deadly Divas and Divine Doodles in the garden

LISSA ALEXANDER PHOTO

From left, Elaine Thompson and Elissa Anthony are holding an art show in

Qualicum Beach on Saturday called Deadly Divas and Divine Doodles.


Marsden, Douglas Gordon1923 - 2012

Douglas passed away peacefully on July 26 at The Gardens in Qualicum Beach.

Predeceased by his wife, Sheila, in 2001, and his sister, Irene Cormie, in 2008, Douglas is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their families.Born in Manitoba, Douglas spent most of his life in Saskatchewan where he worked for Saskatchewan Government Insurance. Upon early retirement in 1976, Douglas and Sheila moved to Qualicum Beach and new careers as owners of Gifts Galore in Parks-ville, retiring finally in 1987.Douglas was a member of the Legion and a very active part of the Anglican Parish of St. Anne and St. Edmund. Douglas will be remembered as a real gentleman.A memorial service will be held at St. Edmund’s

Church on Friday September 14th at 1:30 pm..

In lieu of flowers, donations in Douglas’ memory may be made to the Preservation of St. Anne’s Church c/o the Anglican Parish of St. Anne and St. Edmond, 407 Wembley Rd., Parksville, BC, V9P 2B2

BURMEISTER, ISHBEL ELIZABETH (nee MOULDS)

November 30, 1927 - July 7, 2012It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our loving wife and mother, Ishbel in the early morning of the 61st anniversary of her wedding to her beloved husband, Russell.She also leaves behind her daughter, Ruth McIntyre (Bruce) and grandchildren, Jennifer, Scott and Glenn and her son, Max (Gail) and grandchildren, Karen and Sara.Ishbel was born in McMasterville, Quebec, the youngest in a family of 7 children. She is survived by her brother, Campbell Moulds (Helen) of Kingston, Ontario and many nieces and nephews.Ishbel and Russell raised their family in Sarnia, Ontario and lived in Nanoose Bay for the past 30 years. Ishbel enjoyed her volunteer activities at the Nanoose Library and will always be cherished for putting others’ needs before her own.

At her request, there will be no formal service.

In lieu of flowers, donations to The Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

We will miss you and love you forever.

ROGER SMITHWith sadness we announce the passing of Roger

Smith on Sunday July 22, 2012.Roger was born in Sialkot, India on March 11, 1922. He will be deeply missed by his son David (Kim) and daughter Christine; grandchildren Ryan (Annie), Rebecca (Mark), and Sean and Colleen, and great-grand-sons Harrison and Bradley. Roger and Kit were the adopted “grand-parents” to the McBride girls, and will be missed by Sheri, Christina and Kathleen and their parents Keith and Pearl.Roger was predeceased by his parents Edward and Florence Smith, his brother Peter and sister Caryl, and by his dear wife Kit. Born in India, Roger grew up in England, and joined the army at an early age, serving Britain during and after WWII. The Smiths immigrated to Canada in 1956, where Roger found work with CARL, later Litton Systems, Garrett Manufacturing and Permali Canada in the Toronto area. Vacationing on Vancou-ver Island in 1976, Roger and Kit discovered Qualicum Beach and decided to move there in 1977.Roger will be remembered for his warm, friendly man-ner, his love of friends and family and his garden. He loved to chat about gardening, sharing tips, seeds and cuttings. Soon after moving to Qualicum Beach, Roger started his own gardening and handyman business and did very well. He was a skilled carpenter, and loved to putter in his workshop, working on various projects.Roger took a keen interest in local government affairs and was not afraid to make his point at council meet-ings. With Kit he enjoyed many camping trips around Canada and the US. Roger and Kit also enjoyed trips to Hawaii, an anniversary cruise to the Canary Islands, and numerous visits back to the UK and Ontario to visit family and friends.Sincere gratitude to the caring staff at Stanford Place in Parksville and The Lodge at Broadmead in Victoria who have taken expert and compassionate care of Dad over the last four years.

A memorial service to celebrate Roger’s life will be held at Yates Funeral Home, 1000 Allsbrook Rd

Parksville on August 7 at 11 AM.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favou-rite charity in Roger’s name.

YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.

Mrs. Aili Dore, née Kurvitsbeloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed

away suddenly on July 28, 2012 in Parkville, BC.Aili was 72 years old, energetic and vibrant throughout her life. Born in Tallinn, Estonia in 1940, she and her mother found their way to Canada in 1949, establish-ing themselves in Medicine Hat, Alta.Aili studied nursing at the University of Alberta Hos-pital and first practiced her skills in the village of Nor-way House in northern Manitoba. There she met and married David, with whom she shared an adventurous life. She dedicated her life, her gifts and her energy to her husband Dave and her beloved family; children Shannon, Kelly, Andrea and Craig; their spouses, To-mas, Roy, and Megan; and beloved grandchildren, Carson, Tanner, Madeleine and Ella.Her life will be celebrated at a service and recep-tion at the Yates Funeral home in Parksville, BC at

2 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2012.

In lieu of flowers, donations gratefully accepted in her name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the local SPCA.

YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.

Brian Leigh MoultonApril 2, 1949 - July 18, 2012

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of a great brother, wonderful husband and loving father and grandfather. Brian passed away quietly with his loving wife and family by his side in West Bank, BC where he has lived for the past 7 yrs. Through our sorrow and tears it is our memory of Brian’s life well lived, (taken far too soon). Brian was a wonderful kind man who touched all who new him. He will be deeply missed by all his family and friends

that meant so much to him.We love you Brian, your family.

God still heals and is the kindest person you’ll ever meet!

Service Cancelled August 19

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NOTICE OF EXCLUSION APPLICATION

REGARDING LAND IN THE AGRICULTURAL

LAND RESERVE

I, Hans Heringa P. Eng. of Rascal Trucking Ltd. #4-1080 Industrial Way, Parksville, BC, V9P 2W8, intend on making an appli-cation pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricul-tural Land Reserve the following property which is legally described as, Lots A & B, District Lot 176, Nanoose District, Plan VIP52459 PID 017-377-226 & 017-377-234 and lo-cated at Lots A & B, Ras-cal Lane, Nanoose, BC. Any person wishing to ex-press an interest in the ap-plication may do so by for-warding their comments in writing to, Regional District of Nanaimo, 6300 Ham-mond Bay Road, Nanai-mo, BC, V9T 6N2 by 30th August, 2012.

C & C Concrete Pumping Ltd

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from Duncan to Port McNeill, selling concrete pump truck

time as well pump place and fi nish.

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Juniper, Nootka, Sumac & Tamarack

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Patrick & SunriseParksville Rt #112 - 55 papers

Levirs, Martindale, Stanford Ave E. & Wain Rd.Parksville Rt #120 - 52 papers

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The Parksville/Qualicum Beach News is looking for a responsible person to deliver in your area!

call The News circulation at 248-4341, ext. 260.

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GETAWAYS

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HELP WANTED

An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.

BAKER - F/T Commercial Production. Physical fi tness, trade experience and ability to fi ll afternoon shifts are key as-sets required. Wages nego-tiable, training is provided both onsite and through outside services. Contact Grains Bak-ery at [email protected] or phone 250-338-0955 with re-sume please.

DOG GROOMER, looking for a professional fi nishing dog groomer. Commission nego-tiable. Call Cory 250-586-0076

FULL TIME Class 1 or 3 driv-er, with air, required immedi-ately for Port Hardy. Bulk fuel/off road exp. an asset. Clean abstract. Competitive wage package w/benefi ts. Email/fax resume to: 250-949-6381. [email protected].

Quinsam Communications is looking for a qualifi ed

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THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions:• Grapple Yarder Operators• Hooktender• Line Machine Operator• Chaser• 2nd Loader Buckerman• Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers• Excavator Operator with Logging Road Construction Experience• Certifi ed Driller/Blaster• Heavy Duty MechanicsFull time with union rates/benefi ts. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to offi [email protected].

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

TRADES, TECHNICAL

ELECTRICAL Company locat-ed in Campbell River requires a Journeyman Electrician. Must have valid Driver’s License and be able to travel out of town on short trips. Service experience as well as Residential/Commercial expe-rience would be an asset. Please forward resume to [email protected]

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call call The News The News circulation at 248-4341, ext. 260.circulation at 248-4341, ext. 260.


PRODUCE MANAGER & ASSISTANT PRODUCE MANAGERWe are a fast growing company that offers our Customers and Team Members a Fam-ily Shopping Experience. Country Grocer is committed to our motto “You’ll feel like Family.” We are currently recruiting for our Nanaimo locations for both a Produce Man-ager and an Assistant Produce Manager.

As our Produce Manager or Assistant Pro-duce Manager, you will be responsible for assisting in merchandising, ordering, in-ventory, personnel, performance reviews, interviews, scheduling, hiring and other re-lated duties. You have at least 2 years ex-perience, excellent customer service skills, strong organizational and leadership skills and enjoy working in a dynamic team en-vironment.

We offer competitive wages, benefi ts and RSP programs. If you would like to join our “Family” have a “can do” attitude and feel you fi t our profi le we would love to hear from you. Visit www.countrygrocer.com to learn more about us. You can apply online or email us at [email protected].

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Concrete, Driveways & Drainage. WCB INSURED

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LANDSCAPING

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House Sitting Services

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HANDYPERSONS

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• Power Washing• Yard Work & Cleanup• Home Repair Work• Minor Landscaping• Painting

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HAULING & SALVAGE

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

COMPUTER SERVICES

BUYDENS

Computer Services

PC Repair & TutoringCompetitive Rates

From Nanoose to Deep Bay

Call Kevin 250-240-7372

Friendly in homeMac/PC support and

lessons. Certifi ed tech, 15 + years experience

making technology approachable and easy to understand. All my

work is guaranteed. Call Scott @ 250-821-1994.


DRYWALL

Taping/ Texturing/ Painting. Reno & Repair Specialist. 30 years of fast friendly service. Wayne 250-752-4658 QB

GARDENING

WES-COAST YARDBIRDS. Lawns, gardens, yard clean-up, hauling. Pressure washing, Irrigation, carpentry. Tree Pruning, Topping, Removal. Please call 250-752-9444.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

ALL TYPES of hauling. Small loads, garden waste, construc-tion debris & junk. Call Ron 250-757-2094, 250-228-1320.

WAYNE’S HAUL-AWAY. Will haul away unwanted whatev-er. Small engine repair, Bondable, Call 250-752-1639.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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HOUSE WATCH Feel secure while you’re awayWe’re available to inspect your home & property 1-7 days/wkMonthly & weekly contracts

[email protected]

& MOVING STORAGE

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)951-0010.

PAINTING

A STROKE ABOVE Painting. Commercial & Residential. In-terior/Exterior. WCB, liability insurance. All jobs warranted. See what we can do! Dave 250-248-0335, 250-240-2310.

POIRIER PAINTING, Resi-dential / Commercial / Vinyl Siding / Driveway Power Washing/ Driveway Sealing. Fully insured, Guaranteed Workmanship, Free Estimates. Call Dan 250-240-3528. WCB


PRESSURE WASHING

PRESSURE WASHING. Oceanside House and Home. Pete 250-927-2641.

PETS

PET CARE SERVICES

CAT SITTING - NO CAGES. I will care for your much loved cat(s) in my home. They get their own room with a home setting. Min. 7-day or long term stay. Limited space, book ahead! (250)740-5554

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

WANTED DEAD OR

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DRYERS etc.

BELLEVUE RECONDITIONED

APPLIANCES Sales & Service. FULL WARRANTY.

Large Showroom 1040 BELLEVUE ROAD

Parksville 250-248-8251

ART OBJECTS

ROY VICKERS PRINTS. Complete set, 13 original Roy Vickers limited edition prints with certifi cates. All profes-sionally framed. All the same print number, which can’t hap-pen again. Series of 100 prints and all of this set are #77. Asking $33,000 for complete one of a kind 13 print set. Call 250-245-2263 (Ladysmith).


BUILDING SUPPLIES

Rebar For SaleResidential & CommercialENQUIRIES WELCOME

Fabricating & delivery available if required.

CALL NORM ATHarbor West Steel

anytime 250-954-5704

FOOD PRODUCTS

EXTRA LEAN grnd Beef, $3.50 lb. No hormones, govnt inspected. 6 PM 250-752-1213

FREE ITEMS

FREE. ALUMINUM Windows, various sizes, single & double glazed. (250)248-2580.

FREE DROP OFF: Oil, batter-ies, scrap metal. We pay $Cash$ for unwanted Cars & Trucks. Call anytime. Norms Towing & Salvage (prev. of Bull Dog Auto) 250-757-8911 or 250-954-7543.

FRIENDLY FRANK

GRILLMATE BBQ, new, nev-er used. 444 sq.in cooking sur-face. $50. 250.752.6056.

SKYLIGHT, 2,4”X4,3/4”, $60. Full width bathtub bench w/ back rest, $20. Sleeping cot, $5. Call (250)468-7594.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIRE-WOOD & Logging. Stock up now! *Clearing. *Downed trees. *Wood Spiting Services Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

DOWNSIZING. BIG computer desk, King size bed with Sleep Country mattress including bedroom suite and all acces-sories. Living room furniture, sofa, love seat, matching cof-fee and end tables, lamps, etc. Offers on everything. Call (250)951-9899.

GARDEN FURNITURE, 4 chairs + cushions + umbrella, round glass top table $150. All obo, 250-757-9990.


FURNITURE

LARGE DRESSER with mir-ror, dark wood, $300.(250)729-9486, Nanaimo.

QUEEN SIZE Hide-A-Bed withbedding, in good condition,beige colour. Asking $375obo. Call (250)585-8998.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

1 REBOUNDER trampoline, $200, 1 single bed and bed-ding (pine solid head board)$400, 1 Omega juicer (Model#8003) $250, 1 CPAP breath-ing machine, as new, $500,Royal Dalton china (Japora),30 pieces, $500, 12 qt stain-less steel copper bottom pot,$30. Call (250)933-3900.

ALUMINUM SCREEN STORM DOOR

$30. 33.5x80” (250)756-0137.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. Allshapes & colours available.1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

PORTABLE OFFICES FORRENT 10’ x 18’, 10’ x 32’ or 10’ x 40’ Multiple uses, w.room& A/C, on steel skids, built to code. Call Al at 250-951-9957for details. Will deliver.

SKY DOG Travel Kennel, ex-tra large, 40”x27”x80”, regularcost $299, asking $150. Pro-fessional leather foldable carrymassage table, face hole,body balanced, excellent con-dition, regular $800 and asking$400. Call (250)756-1167.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

2-BDRM North NanaimoPatio Home $223,333. Quietcomplex, low strata fees, noage restrictions. Completelyrenovated end-unit. For moredetails contact (250) 933-5566or [email protected]

GARAGE SALES

BOWSER- 6902 West Island Hwy, Fri, Sat & Sun, Aug 3, 4 & 5, 8am-3pm. Multi Family Garage Sale.

Courtenay Flea Market

EVERY SUNDAY Puntledge Road past bottle depot

No booking required.Space $15

Vendors set up 7am-2pmCall Greg 250-334-1540

ERRINGTON, 1476 Ruffels Rd. (off Price Rd) Sat. Aug. 4th. (8-2). Multi-Family. Fresh home grown veggies, misc. items. Lot of good stuff!!

GIANT CHURCH GARAGE SALE

QUALICUM BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH

600 Beach Rd.(by the train station)

Saturday August 11thfrom 8am-2pm

Refreshments and More!Lots of stuff for everyone!

NANOOSE BAY, 2083 Saddle Dr. Sat. Aug. 4th (8-3) Multi-family, lots of stuff, pottery, equestrian items, exercise scooter, dolls,household items

PARKSVILLE, 145 Moilliet St, Fri & Sat. Aug. 3 & 4 (9-?) Big, Big Book Sale! Cooking, boat-ing, B.C. history, Automotive & hundreds more! $1 - 3 mostly!

PARKSVILLE, 246 Hickey Ave., Aug 4 (9-5). Two family sale. Lots of good stuff.

GARAGE SALES

PARKSVILLE, 727 Newcastle Ave., Sat & Sun, Aug 4 & 5, 9am-4pm. Estate Sale.

PARKSVILLE ESTATE SALE722 Kasba Circle, French Creek. Aug 3 & 4 (8-4). Power tools galore, household items, furniture, craft items, small appl’s, mens clothes. Every-thing must go. All in excellent condition or new.

PARKSVLLE, 322 Dogwood St. Aug 4 (8-1). Bargains!! Col-lectables, treasures, mens stuff, many useful items.

QUALICUM, 910 McFeely Dr., Sat-Thurs, Aug 4-9, 9am-5pm. Huge Garage Sale. Lots of top quality toys, clothing, bikes, Little Tykes House, play kitch-en, Lego, quality childrens books and lawnmower. Too much to list.

QUALICUM BEACH, 1725 Settler Rd., Fri & Sat, Aug 3 & 4, 9am-5pm. Huge Estate Sale. Furniture, household items, glassware, pictures and much more. Dealers welcome.

QUALICUM BEACH- 246 Riv-erbend Rd, Sat, Aug 4, 10am-5pm.

QUALICUM BEACH, 591 Nassau Cres. Multi-Family. Sat. Aug. 4th. (8-1)

WHISPER BEACH FRAMING Closing out sale. Frames,

mats, prints, offi ce stuff, etc. 123-425 Stanford Ave East

Aug 4 (9-2). We would like to thank all of our customers over the last 16 years for supporting us.

We recommend that you use Island Exposure

#5-183 West Island Hwy. 250-586-5225

Garage SalesGarage Sales

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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

2 BEDROOM, 1 + 3/4 pc Bath, Den, High Ceilings, Double Garage, Luxury Townhouse at Creekside on Corfi eld in Parksville. Private side, back-ing on to Green space + Walk-ing Trail. $373,900. Ph: 250 586 6444.

3BDRM, 2BATH upstairs; 2bdrm legal suite downstairs. Everything brand new from roof to fl oor. Close to schools, shopping centre and all amenities. Only $299,900 fi rm, for quick sale. (250)618-0535 or 250-618-6814

CAYCUSEWell-Maintained

Recreational Property/Home1500 sq.ft, 3 bdrm 2 bath,

5 acres, garage. A stone throw from pristine

Cowichan Lake. Reduced to sell $378,800.Furnished. Ready to move in! Call 250-478-2648 or

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CREEKFRONT 2.5 acres in Englishman River Estates, Er-rington. 3000 sq ft, 3 bdrm, 4 bath near-new home including private suite. $449,900. Cour-tesy to realtors. 250-586-8444. http://propertyguys.com/property/index/id/65990

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PARKSVILLE, Nice 2 bdrm upper house, NP, NS. Incl’s WD, FS, avail now. $850/mo. (250)746-5094

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WHISKEY CREEK- 1500sq ft, 3 bdrms, 2 bath upper level of house, 5 appls. Small pet ok. NS, lrg deck $950/mo + utils. 250-954-9185. Avail Immed.

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Parksville’s Mariah St. Pierre was one of the standout players on the Vancouver Island Zone 6 girl’s 15 and under volleyball team

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A Parksville athlete is still savouring her team’s victory after the Vancou-ver Island Zone 6 girl’s volleyball team came home from last month’s BC Sum-mer Games with a bronze medal.

Fifteen-year-old Mariah St. Pierre has another medal to add to her col-lection and she hopes the bronze me-dallion will be among many to come as she pursues a sport she just recently began taking seriously.

When St. Pierre decides to take on a challenge she gives it her all and she has many awards to her name after com-peting for four years with the Parksville Taekwondo Academy, including win-ning Nationals in 2010.

But the natural athlete exchanged her high flying kicks on the mat for some blocking and hitting on the vol-

leyball court when she entered Grade 9 last September at Ballenas Secondary School.

St. Pierre started played volleyball at Springwood Middle School in Grade 6 and then got into the club season in Grade 8, where she began to play com-petitively.

When St. Pierre arrived at Ballenas she was strong enough to bypass their Grade 9 team and was chosen to play on the junior team, which won a tour-nament in Victoria.

With that experience under her belt she decided to try out for the under 15 team for the BC Summer Games.

Try-outs were held in June in Nanai-mo and out of 60 athletes, St. Pierre was one of 12 who made it.

“There were a lot of girls who tried out but I thought I had a pretty good chance,” admitted St. Pierre.

Her coach Terry Philp is well known in the volleyball community for her outstanding accomplishments includ-ing Volleyball BC High School Coach of the Year.

She has led her teams at Timberline Secondary School in Campbell River to many victories and the long serving volleyball coach has been to the Sum-mer Games three times and each time her teams have brought back medals.

She said when she first saw St. Pierre perform on the court, she could see her athleticism.

“I watched her at the Island cham-pionships to see what girls were in the field and I noticed her on that team right away,” claimed Philp, who added that St. Pierre’s taekwondo background definitely shows on the court.

“Her reflexes are amazing.”See St. pierre, page A34

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“She has very fast feet and is a very intelligent player. She was very focussed on what she needed to do on the court and she really was one of the more focussed players in training,” emphasized Philp.

The volleyball coach of 35 years said that although St. Pierre has a quiet personality, on the court she stands out.

“My first impression of her was that she was quiet in the group of 60 girls. Then the more I got to know her after training, the more I noticed how remarkable she is and she learned quickly. She was like a sponge. She is not flashy … just steady and she just goes about her business on the court.”

Philp said she is proud of all the girls and very impressed with St. Pierre’s contribution to the team.

She said the girls represent-ed the Island with pride and added that the Games were a great experience for the young athletes and was such a great way for them to meet other athletes from other sports.

“The girls developed new friendships and memories that will last a lifetime. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about them … I miss them al-ready,”

St. Pierre agreed her mem-ories from the Games are ones she will forever cherish.

“The experience was great to have because the 11 other girls were such a great group of girls and I made so many friends on the team and they will be lifelong friends,” re-vealed St. Pierre.

She added that the opening and closing ceremonies were also a highlight.

“That was really good too because it had all the athletes there and you could see how big an event it was. There were 3,000 athletes and it was good to be there in the moment.”

Also in Surrey sharing in those moments were St. Pierre’s parents and brother.

“They were cheering in the stands. All the parents were in the bleachers with signs screaming and ours were prob-ably the loudest,” exclaimed St. Pierre who also pointed out

that having support from her family has played a huge role in athletic accomplishments.

The Parksville resident had to travel to Campbell River and back each week to practice with her team and her parents were committed to the travel.

Up next for St. Pierre is play-ing volleyball at Ballenas in the fall. Although she is only going into Grade 10 she wants to try out for the senior team.

“There is a slim chance I will make it but I am going to try out.”

At best she said she will play on the junior team but also practice with the seniors to get a higher level training because down the road she would like to play at an inter-national level.

“One of my goals is to even-tually compete in the Olym-pics. That would be a really great opportunity if I could get it. If not I will play at the col-lege level,” she confessed.

A lofty goal but one coach Philp admitted isn’t unthink-able.

“If she sets her goals she can do whatever she wants. She is not the tallest for her age, but she can move and she can jump. She has the right chemistry, intelligence, drive and athleticism and she will for sure play university volley-ball.”


St. Pierre has eyes on a high level

Ironman’s example extraordinary, says Richardson

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Mariah St. Pierre.

Smith, who competed in 2006 and 2008, will swim 3.8 km, cycle 180 km and run 42.2 km on August 26 as part of his efforts to demonstrate that most challenges are sur-mountable and that recovery from illness is possible.

“I feel very fortunate to once again be competing in Ironman Canada,” he has said. “I am grateful to be a member of both the Forward House

community and the Ironman community.”

Richardson said she and the other Forward House partners note that the chiropractor do-nates considerable time and effort to local charitable un-dertakings.

“We are privileged to be in partnership with him in this important exercise. His exam-ple and his generosity are ex-traordinary.”

She encourages people to support him, even just verbal-ly — “tell Dr. Larry you believe in him and in the work of For-ward House,” she said.

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Another BC Sum-mer Games is in the books, and two local swimmers carved out eight gold medals be-tween them.

Played out July 19-22 in Surrey, the 2012 BC Summer Games featured 22 events including the always loud, always exciting, sport of speed swim-ming.

Unlike your typi-cal swim meet where swimmers are repre-senting their home clubs, the Summer Games’ makes team-mates out of athletes by region, based on their place of resi-dence.

“For most of these swimmers, it was their first experience to represent and be part of a larger team of ath-letes in a multi-sport competition,” said RAC Breakers’ coach Gary Cheung, who was selected to guide the Zone 6 swim team.

The event is meant, by design, to famil-iarize this province’s top young athletes with competing in big events. Athletes and coaches alike

travel on BC Summer Games transportation and stay in BC Games accommodation.

At the Surrey Sport and Leisure Centre were the Breakers’ Ha-ley Bennett, Joanna Redenbach and Lau-ren and Simon Gilm-our (all from Parks-ville), along with 18 others from different

clubs selected to rep-resent Zone 6 — aka ‘Team Six’.

In what Cheung said “was a very close battle all through the meet,” Vancouver Is-land-Central Coast (Zone 6) finished first overall in the swim events’ team stand-ings with 1,441 points; winning a total of 12

gold medals, five sil-ver, and nine bronze.

Bennett, who is going into Grade 8 at Oceanside Middle School, accounted for almost half of Zone 6’s gold medals (five)touching the wall first in the 400 Free, the 1500 Free and first in the 200 IM — to go along with gold med-als in the 4x50 Med-ley Relay, and 4x50m

Freestyle Relay. Joanna, in Grade 7

at Springwood Mid-dle School, garnered gold in the 100 Fly and helped her team to gold medals in the 4x50 Medley Relay and 4x50 Freestyle Re-lay.

“It was definitely the best coaching ex-perience yet,” said an enthusiastic Cheung. “I remember the day I

sat the team down for the first time and in-troduced them about the idea of Team Six. I reminded them they were no longer rep-resenting their home clubs, they were now competing as a team, and their ‘mission’ was to get into finals and win as a team. The biggest challenge to me indeed was to get to know the strength

of each swimmer.”There was, he said,

“a lot of preparation prior to the Games, but it was totally worth it ... when they (announced) our team as the Cham-pion on overall team scoring ...

“I couldn’t be more pleased knowing that kids actually have a lot of fun being in the Games.”

bc summer games

Local swimmers mine eight gold medals

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turning in outstanding efforts in the pool at

the bC Summer Games were Parksville’s haley

bennett, left, Joanna Redenbach, seen here with

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“She has very fast feet and is a very intelligent player. She was very focussed on what she needed to do on the court and she really was one of the more focussed players in training,” emphasized Philp.

The volleyball coach of 35 years said that although St. Pierre has a quiet personality, on the court she stands out.

“My first impression of her was that she was quiet in the group of 60 girls. Then the more I got to know her after training, the more I noticed how remarkable she is and she learned quickly. She was like a sponge. She is not flashy … just steady and she just goes about her business on the court.”

Philp said she is proud of all the girls and very impressed with St. Pierre’s contribution to the team.

She said the girls represent-ed the Island with pride and added that the Games were a great experience for the young athletes and was such a great way for them to meet other athletes from other sports.

“The girls developed new friendships and memories that will last a lifetime. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about them … I miss them al-ready,”

St. Pierre agreed her mem-ories from the Games are ones she will forever cherish.

“The experience was great to have because the 11 other girls were such a great group of girls and I made so many friends on the team and they will be lifelong friends,” re-vealed St. Pierre.

She added that the opening and closing ceremonies were also a highlight.

“That was really good too because it had all the athletes there and you could see how big an event it was. There were 3,000 athletes and it was good to be there in the moment.”

Also in Surrey sharing in those moments were St. Pierre’s parents and brother.

“They were cheering in the stands. All the parents were in the bleachers with signs screaming and ours were prob-ably the loudest,” exclaimed St. Pierre who also pointed out

that having support from her family has played a huge role in athletic accomplishments.

The Parksville resident had to travel to Campbell River and back each week to practice with her team and her parents were committed to the travel.

Up next for St. Pierre is play-ing volleyball at Ballenas in the fall. Although she is only going into Grade 10 she wants to try out for the senior team.

“There is a slim chance I will make it but I am going to try out.”

At best she said she will play on the junior team but also practice with the seniors to get a higher level training because down the road she would like to play at an inter-national level.

“One of my goals is to even-tually compete in the Olym-pics. That would be a really great opportunity if I could get it. If not I will play at the col-lege level,” she confessed.

A lofty goal but one coach Philp admitted isn’t unthink-able.

“If she sets her goals she can do whatever she wants. She is not the tallest for her age, but she can move and she can jump. She has the right chemistry, intelligence, drive and athleticism and she will for sure play university volley-ball.”


St. Pierre has eyes on a high level

Ironman’s example extraordinary, says Richardson

brenda gough photo

Mariah St. pierre.

Smith, who competed in 2006 and 2008, will swim 3.8 km, cycle 180 km and run 42.2 km on August 26 as part of his efforts to demonstrate that most challenges are sur-mountable and that recovery from illness is possible.

“I feel very fortunate to once again be competing in Ironman Canada,” he has said. “I am grateful to be a member of both the Forward House

community and the Ironman community.”

Richardson said she and the other Forward House partners note that the chiropractor do-nates considerable time and effort to local charitable un-dertakings.

“We are privileged to be in partnership with him in this important exercise. His exam-ple and his generosity are ex-traordinary.”

She encourages people to support him, even just verbal-ly — “tell Dr. Larry you believe in him and in the work of For-ward House,” she said.

Anyone donating over $20 will receive a tax receipt and every donor is entered to win prizes totaling over $1,000.

Donate at www.forward-house.com, or contact For-ward House at 250-954-0785 or Smith at 250-248-6333.



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