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PULL HARD!: One of the more popular events at Beach Day on Sunday in Qualicum Beach was the tug of war, which saw both children and adults swarm to aid of their choice in repeated tests of strength. See Page A5 for more from Beach Day, and check out our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/PQBNews) for dozens of photos.

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An elderly cyclist was killed in a motor vehicle crash on Alberni High-way on Saturday.

Oceanside RCMP reported the 80-year-old Qualicum Beach resident was riding along Highway 4 at How-ard Road when the accident occurred just before 10 a.m.

Police say a preliminary investi-

gation determined the vehicle was heading westbound on Alberni High-way when it collided with the cyclist, who was making a left turn from Al-berni Highway onto Howard Road.

� e cyclist was transported by heli-copter to Victoria General Hospital but was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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sustain injuries but the passenger did sustain non-life threatening in-juries and was transported by British Columbia Ambulance Service to Na-naimo General Hospital.

� e investigation is ongoing and has been taken over by Central Island Tra� c Services.

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Good ideaor a waste?Councillor wants to make early looks at big projects mandatoryAUREN [email protected]

Parksville will look at requiring developers to present “major land use projects” to council prior to the start of the statutory process.

Coun. Sue Powell brought a motion asking for a sta� report on requiring the presentations, which are currently optional.

While developers can, and sometime do, present their ideas to council early in the pro-cess, Powell would like to make the presenta-tions mandatory, giving them a chance to ex-plain the proposal and be available to answer questions.

“I think this is very unnecessary,” said coun. Al Greir who called it “inappropriate and a waste of time. Some of the developers do come and it seems too premature, we have about 16 steps before it’s approved and when they come they don’t have a full picture of the situation themselves.”

He said developers are often just working the idea out themselves in those early stages and gave the example of the Beach Club which he said didn’t end up being what people heard proposed in the early stages.

“I can see us spending a lot of time asking developers questions they might not have an-swers to.”

Powell defended the idea as “a way to have the discussion, I think it would serve the citi-zens more appropriately, and it might be a way to head o� problems in the future.”

She said the early presentations used to be more common and the proposals now come through sta� and there isn’t the same amount of information early in the process.

“I fully support this particular recommenda-tion,” mayor Chris Burger jumped in.

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BOAT OVERBOARD!: Southbound traffic found itself backed up for more than a kilometre late Friday afternoon when a boat being towed on a trailer took an unexpected cruise onto the high-way just after 4 p.m. Although drivers were inconvenienced, there were no injuries related to the mishap.

Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell announced last week that the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development is providing an $8,000 community gaming grant for the Qualicum and District Curling Club.

“This funding will help the Qualicum and District Curling Club continue to offer quality coaching for curlers from all walks of life in the Qualicum community,” Stilwell said in a news release. “It’s fan-tastic to see them receive this funding which will promote healthy active living to the athletes of all ages.”

The provincial government said in the release that community gaming grants allow non-profit organizations to apply for provincial gaming revenues. Last fiscal year, in 2012/13, the government said it distributed a total of $135 million in gaming grants for eligible com-munity programs and services. Approximately 5,300 community groups benefited from funding during 2012/13.

Full application information is available online at: http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/gaming/ — NEWS Staff

Music by the Bay at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station goes Thurs-day, July 25 with a performance by Todd Butler.

A contributor to CBC Radio and Television and a veteran of over thirty years of live performing as a guitarist/vocalist and comedian, Butler’s skills are honed to an exquisite point. For tickets to the show which goes from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. visit www.milnergardens.org and follow the links to Music by the Bay. Future performances in-clude Phil Dwyer’s Adult Jazz Intensive Ensemble August 22 and on August 30 Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra. — NEWS Staff

Town hall meetings have proven to be popular AUREN [email protected]

Parksville council will hold another “town hall style” meeting Oct. 21 at the McMillan Arts Centre as part of their ongoing community en-gagement efforts.

Looking to hold another meeting away from the regular council forum in the Parksville Civic and Technology Centre (city hall) the staff re-port points out they are better waiting till the fall when more people are likely available to at-tend.

The meeting will be held an hour later than usual, starting at 7 p.m. and mayor Chris Burger suggested council start thinking about specific topics of more community interest they might like to see on that agenda.

The format will follow that of similar well attended meetings held in various locations in the community over the last several years including Knox United Church, Craig Bay and Ballenas Secondary, which Burger said “was an extremely positive experience for council be-cause so many residents were passionate about the issues under discussion.”

A town hall portion will include brief staff

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The agenda will be available at city hall and on www.parksville.bc.ca by the preceding Fri-day, Oct. 18.

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parksville mayor Chris Burger said he enjoys the occasional “town-hall-style” meetings council holds.

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“I think it’s good for us as decision makers, good for the public, it’s prob-ably even good for the developers,”

he added.He cautioned it is important to keep

those early visions in mind as exam-ples only, not necessarily the finished plan.

Chief Administrative officer Fred

Manson said it doesn’t make much dif-ference from a staff perspective except that they often haven’t had any input yet before those earliest presentations.

A report on the possibilities will come back to council at a future meeting.

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This dog was left in a car in downtown Parksville with the windows rolled down only a few inches last week during the noon hour when the outdoor temperature had already reached 21 C.

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Owners putting pets in perilEven having the windows open a bit may not helpBRENDA GOUGHNEWS Contributor

Hot dogs are not cool.That is the message the B.C. S.P.C.A.

is trying to emphasize this summer, es-pecially during this recent heat wave.

Nadine Durante, branch manag-er for the Parksville Qualicum B.C. S.P.C.A., said they have have received quite a few calls this month concern-ing dogs being left alone in sweltering vehicles and she said it is quite con-cerning.

On July 17 they were called about a dog in a hot car at the Coombs Old Country Market and it needed to be rescued.

“We were called Wednesday and we asked the RCMP to attend because we only have one van and we were on an-other call. The RCMP opened up the door and took the dog out,” she said.

Durante said the dog is fine but un-fortunately some pet owners just aren’t getting the message.

“We get people who are disgruntled that we are attending but they don’t re-alize the consequences no matter how much we try to express that disaster that can happen. Unfortunately, peo-ple are not listening.”

She said there is a provincial cruelty hot line to report cases of dogs being left in hot vehicles. She said if people

phone the non-emergency line of the RCMP, police will attended if they have resources available.

“My staff doesn’t have legal author-ity to break into a car. If an animal has to be removed then we call the RCMP,” she explained.

While many people head outside at this time of year, they are not clear on some of the heat-related dangers of summer, especially when it comes to their pets.

She pointed out that the metal box in the back of a pickup truck gets hot

and leather seats are more intense than fabric.

Even with the windows open a bit, a car can get much hotter than the out-door temperature and dogs can expe-rience great distress and potentially life-threatening harm such as heat stroke. Dogs have to pant to decrease their body temperature because they don’t have the sweat glands that peo-ple have.

Durante said she is saddened when people take their animals to certain outdoor events because that can be

potentially harmful.“The pavement is so hot. How would

you feel walking on it in bare feet? If it is not comfortable for you how do you think animals feel? They don’t perspire like us.”

Dr. Jeff Allen from the Bellevue Veterinary Clinic in Errington said he doesn’t get too many cases of dogs burning their pads from hot pave-ment, but it can happen and he be-lieves people are becoming more aware of the dangers hot summer weather poses for pets.

He pointed out that just like small children, dogs can’t regulate their body temperature as easily as an adult can.

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He added smaller breeds like Pugs with pushed in faces don’t have a good air flow mechanism and they are even more susceptible to problems from the heat.

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DOG PERISHES: There were no human injuries reported from a base-ment suite fire on Rushton Lane called into the Parksville Volunteer Fire Department around 11:20 a.m. Monday, but the family dog did not survive the fire, which was quickly brought under control with the assistance of the Qualicum Beach Volunteer Fire Department. Above, a firefighter tries to help console one of the residents of the home.

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Advance ticket prices are $20 for adults, $10 for Youth and Seniors and $5 for Veterans (with certificate of service) and Cadets in uni-form. On the day of the Air Show, tickets will be $25 for adults. Ticket prices for Youth, Seniors and Veterans remain the same on Air Show day.

Those who want a closer view of the action will be able to upgrade their tickets to Box Seat-ing for a charge of $10. There is a limit of 1000 box seats. Additionally, those with RVs can dry-camp beside the Glacier Gardens Arena for a charge of $40 per night.

“Advance ticket sales and sponsorship will help us to bring in even more aircraft and per-formers,” said Air Show director Major Dwayne Kerr. “This is the first Armed Forces Day to fea-ture a major Air Show component since 2005, and we want to make it as successful as possible.”

People planning to attend are strongly encour-aged to “Take the bus to the Air Show”, ride their bicycles or car-pool to CFB Comox on August 17. Designated bus routes and secure bicycle lock-ups will be in place on Air Show day to make get-ting to and from the base as convenient as possible.

Participating in the 2013 Comox Air Show are the CF-18 Demonstration Team, the Cana-dian Armed Forces Snowbirds, as well as sever-al other visiting aircraft from across the RCAF, including the C-130 Hercules and the massive C-17 Globemaster. — Comox Valley Record


First, the province rejected the company’s � rst application for a coal mine near Buck-ley Bay. Shortly thereafter, the two men who occupied the proverbial corner o� ces va-cated the building.

Has the shaft caved in on the Compliance Energy Corporation? Apparently not.

First, let’s have a look at the timeline. In mid-May, � e B.C. Environmental Assessment O� ce announced it rejected the application for Compliance Energy’s proposed Raven Coal Mine near Buckley Bay.

In a letter to Compliance president and CEO John Tapics, the BCEAO said “the application does not con-tain the required information and (the BCEAO) has decided not to accept the application for detailed re-view.”

Compliance o� cials, including Tapics, were not immediately available for comment on the rejection, which was a bit odd. A week later, company vice-pres-ident Stephen Ellis told � e NEWS that Compliance would re-submit its application within the next two months, which would be, well, right about now. No word on any re-submission has � ltered to us.

On June 5, the company announced chief � nancial o� cer Jim Defer had resigned “to pursue another op-portunity.”

On June 25, CEO Tapics resigned “to pursue other opportunities.” Ellis was appointed president and chief operations o� cer.

Other opportunities or not, the changes at the top, and the lack of any re-submission, could easily lead one to believe the death knell has sounded for Compli-ance’s plans to mine coal on Vancouver Island.

Not so fast. Our � ne sister publication, � e Comox Valley Record, has reported Compliance, which holds a 60 per cent interest in the Bear Coal Deposit south of Comox Lake, has also expressed interest in explor-ing coal resources above Forbidden Plateau north of Comox Lake. It’s unclear whether that interest is dated (the Anderson Lake application was made six years ago).

In any event, it’s time for Compliance and its new top o� cials to issue public statements about its inten-tions related to the Raven project near Buckley Bay or any other plans it has for coal mining on the Island.

— Editorial by John Harding

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A senior confessesIn reply to Pat Murphy’s recent letter

(‘Don’t cut me off’, The NEWS, July 16).I confess being a senior pedestrian that

prefers not to use the walk lights at McMil-lan and Morison.

Once I push the button, I can either step back several feet and see if the light is flash-ing, or step off the sidewalk with no idea when it is safe to proceed or how much time is left. As a pedestrian, I get no feedback as there are no light indicators from my per-spective.

The crossing on the other side of the street is not controlled so you run into all the hazards the light was suppose to rem-edy, with traffic coming from all directions.

If you get safely across towards the BMO, the sidewalk by the fire hydrant has a major slope towards the water, with a small patch of grass also sloping towards the building. There is a significant gap between the side-walk and the backfill, not noticeable if the grass is overgrown.

I took a serious fall and broke my shoul-der at that spot. Other shops in the area have complained about the slope that was created by the upgrade.

I question how we got the cadillac road update, a work of art to be sure, with an ill conceived, impractical functioning inter-section.

A more modest choice might have af-forded other seniors with a decent road and sidewalks in nearby streets.

Last year the city commissioned a study on “how seniors fall.’

The place I fell was a perfect example in what not to do. How much did that study cost taxpayers while the city disregarded the findings?

How much was paid to the adjuster the

city hired who took months to study my case, only to lay all the blame on me. My re-quest for $500 (with receipts) for emergency care was denied.

So much for caring about seniors.Maria Maslovat

Parksville

Drivers Are iDiotsI walk every day in Parksville and I have

an experience almost every day on my walk.For instance, today in front of Parksville

Elementary School, on the crosswalk, a driv-er nearly ran me over, then had the nerve to give me the finger as he sped away too fast for me to get his license number (you know who you are).

I quite often sit on the bench in front of city hall and witness drivers failing to come to a complete stop, texting or talking on their cell phones. One driver was texting and eating an ice cream cone as he went through the stop sign with no hands on the steering wheel; luckily there was no one in the intersection.

It seems there is never a police officer around when these things happen which is lucky for the idiot drivers. One out of 10 drivers have the green ‘N’ on the back of their car. Please obey the rules of the road before you kill someone.

ron EngEn Parksville

KuDos to teAcherRe: ‘Cultivating community the key to

this class’ (The NEWS, July 2), a story about hands-on learning.

I would like to extend my gratitude to Monica Bradbury for her industrious and out-of-the-box thinking as a BSS home eco-

nomics teacher. What a wonderful way to teach young, up-and-coming adults the re-ality of life skills.

I trust these students appreciate the amount of hard work, dedication and love Bradbury put into this new outlook to teach-ing. Congratulations to BSS for allowing this initiative to happen in our community.

Joann McarthurQualicum Beach

coAl A concernRe: the proposal to export low quality

U.S. coal via Texada Island.Why would a provincial government that

requires all municipal and local govern-ments to spend time planning to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, and to buy offsets for those it can’t eliminate, allow such a ginormous and blatant mountain of low-quality coal be exported through our province?

Is it to stimulate the economy? It will pro-duce, I was told by the project manager on Texada, no additional jobs there, and may-be a handful at Fraser Surrey Dock and with the towing the barges that will spew the dust into the ocean and onto those of us in the region.

We’ll all suffer from the increasing, and more likely catastrophic, climate change: sea level rise; more frequent and stronger storms, rainfalls, droughts, flooding, etc.; increasing acidification of the ocean. And we’ll be allowing the pollution of the ocean and its creatures with tons of coal dust. We’ll end up breathing and eating it ourselves, and our children and grand-children.

It’s a totally irresponsible and stupid pro-posal, and needs to be stopped.

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views in the NewsWe asked: Are you excited about the royal baby?

I’m so excited!

Michelle Marinier Duncan

I’m so excited. I’m

hoping for a girl.

Madison rice Parksville

Not particularly. We

want her to have a

beautiful baby, but

it’s just the same as

any other family.

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lettersJust a black hole

Re: letter to the editor in the July 18 edition of The NEWS, penned by Wen-dy Beaudoin (‘Rails to trails’).

Wonderful suggestion that Wendy Beaudoin proposed in her letter. Let’s stop the Island rail service idea now because it is just a black hole that the taxpayers will have to keep shovelling money into. Why don’t we spend the money on converting those rails to trails. If you google / Wikipedia “rails trails” on the internet you will find hundreds of conversion examples that were highly successful. Great tourism draw plus good for the local economy. It would be a win win situation.

tom StaiteParksville

MiniMalist is bestMy wife and I had the pleasure to

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CHriS lempHerSQualicum Beach

a far-away fussNeil Horner’s subject of popula-

tion explosion (Horner’s Corner, The NEWS, July 18) made me think.

Yet he may be surprised that my thoughts focussed on King Farouk of Egypt, who, when deposed in 1952, de-clared somewhat ruefully: “In the end there will only be five kings left — the King of England, the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts and the King of Diamonds.”

Judging from the insane amount of international media attention now focussed on the birth of a future mon-arch in England, it seems Farouk was right on the money.

If truth be told, neither Queen Eliz-abeth II nor any of her progeny would have graced the pages of magazines and tabloids worldwide for the past 60

years had it not been for Wallis Simp-son.

Mrs. Simpson changed the course of history in the Windsor household, by being the reason her lover King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936. When Duchess Kate gives birth, she will no doubt be granted the title of “Princess Kate” for the fruits of her labour (pun intended). Seems a shame the title “Princess Wal-lis” was never bestowed; the present Windsors owe her so much, if not ev-erything, for damned sure.

When King Edward abdicated in 1936 the world’s population was just over two billion; by the time of King Fa-rouk’s ouster in 1952 it was up to almost three billion; at Y2K we had just passed six billion. Yet at the year 1000, popula-tion stood at 275 million, and 350 years after that 75 million were wiped out by the Black Death. The first billion mark-er came a mere 200 years ago; yet last year we topped seven billion.

Huge advances in sanitation, clean water supply, medicines, vaccines, anti-biotics, and nutrition allowed the popu-lation spiral over the past two centuries. Considering all these quite intriguing numbers, don’t you wonder why so much fuss is being made over one baby in far away London, England, eh?

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lettersJust a black hole

Re: letter to the editor in the July 18 edition of The NEWS, penned by Wen-dy Beaudoin (‘Rails to trails’).

Wonderful suggestion that Wendy Beaudoin proposed in her letter. Let’s stop the Island rail service idea now because it is just a black hole that the taxpayers will have to keep shovelling money into. Why don’t we spend the money on converting those rails to trails. If you google / Wikipedia “rails trails” on the internet you will find hundreds of conversion examples that were highly successful. Great tourism draw plus good for the local economy. It would be a win win situation.

tom StaiteParksville

MiniMilist is bestMy wife and I had the pleasure to

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The walking trails through the old growth forests within view of pristine rocky beaches were pleasant and very accessible. Kudos to the Regional Dis-trict of Nanaimo and Nature Trust for following a minimalist development

approach for this day-use area and bringing this unique habitat into the public domain.

No doubt, the B.C. Conference of the United Church should also be recognized for their foresight and en-vironmental stewardship practice in providing us with this environmental legacy for all to enjoy.

CHriS lempHerSQualicum Beach

a far-away fussNeil Horner’s subject of popula-

tion explosion (Horner’s Corner, The NEWS, July 18) made me think.

Yet he may be surprised that my thoughts focussed on King Farouk of Egypt, who, when deposed in 1952, de-clared somewhat ruefully: “In the end there will only be five kings left — the King of England, the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts and the King of Diamonds.”

Judging from the insane amount of international media attention now focussed on the birth of a future mon-arch in England, it seems Farouk was right on the money.

If truth be told, neither Queen Eliz-abeth II nor any of her progeny would have graced the pages of magazines and tabloids worldwide for the past 60

years had it not been for Wallis Simp-son.

Mrs. Simpson changed the course of history in the Windsor household, by being the reason her lover King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936. When Duchess Kate gives birth, she will no doubt be granted the title of “Princess Kate” for the fruits of her labour (pun intended). Seems a shame the title “Princess Wal-lis” was never bestowed; the present Windsors owe her so much, if not ev-erything, for damned sure.

When King Edward abdicated in 1936 the world’s population was just over two billion; by the time of King Fa-rouk’s ouster in 1952 it was up to almost three billion; at Y2K we had just passed six billion. Yet at the year 1000, popula-tion stood at 275 million, and 350 years after that 75 million were wiped out by the Black Death. The first billion mark-er came a mere 200 years ago; yet last year we topped seven billion.

Huge advances in sanitation, clean water supply, medicines, vaccines, anti-biotics, and nutrition allowed the popu-lation spiral over the past two centuries. Considering all these quite intriguing numbers, don’t you wonder why so much fuss is being made over one baby in far away London, England, eh?

BerNie SmitHParksville

Make no mistake about it. Noah Kilpatrick is a victim of discrimi-nation.

The 15 year-old student at the Faith Fellowship Christian School in Waterdown, New York has been relentlessly bullied and denigrat-ed, not just by his fellow students but by members of the school fac-ulty.

“They told me that (my people) were all stupid,” Kilpatrick recalls. He says they insulted his home and made fun of his country.

It’s a familiar story, alas. First Nations people know the experience only too well, as do Lati-nos and blacks. I grew up in a time when Ital-ians were routinely referred to as wops, French-men were frogs, Chinese were chinks and the English were limeys (or, to my Oz friends, Pom-my bastards).

But that’s not Noah Kilpatrick’s problem. He’s not First Nations or of European ex-traction. Nor does he have roots in Africa or South America.

Noah Kilpatrick’s lineage problem is — he’s Canadian.

For some reason, two of the teachers (one of them is also the principal) started ragging on Noah because he was born in Canada.

“They’d say things like ‘Canada’s full of com-munists. They club baby seals.’ That my opinion doesn’t really matter because I’m a Canadian.”

Not to be paranoid or anything, but you have to wonder if somebody isn’t slipping moron pills into the Faith Fellowship School water supply. Quite apart from the fact that this is a ‘Christian’ school in ‘the land of the free’ per-secuting a 15-year-old kid, it’s just plain, well...out of date.

The trash talking students and faculty are se-riously behind the American learning curve.

They may snicker at Canada but the rest of the USA is running as fast as it can to catch up to us.

Consider: in the past few months American legislators have been locked in courtroom battles to le-galize gay marriage, marijuana use, and amnesty for immigrants.

Canadians? Been there. Done that.

Gun control? Wild West insani-ty in the U.S. while in Canada — no problem, eh? We don’t Go Postal

about our ‘right to bear arms’. Are we different than Americans? You bet

your Health-Care card and Cowichan sweater we are.

Two researchers, Canadian Michael Adams and American Celinda Lake, have been study-ing attitudes in the two countries for the past twenty years. They have concluded that we are indeed drawing closer to one another.

Ironically, the change is almost exclusively on the U.S. side.

Americans (notwithstanding neolithic loons like George W., Rush Limbaugh and the Tea Party) are systematically embracing more liber-al-social values every year.

Americans have seen the light. They’re be-coming more like us.

But not fast enough for the Kilpatricks. Even though they’ve lived in Waterdown for a de-cade, his mother has pulled Noah out of school.

“No 15-year-old should have to question his self-worth at the hands of a teacher,” she says. He’ll finish his Grade Nine at home. After that, they’ll probably move back to Ottawa.

Good move, folks. Seems like your slice of America is just a little too backward to ‘get’ Canada.

Arthur Black is a regular columnist. He lives

on Salt Spring Island.

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Key to community

Volunteers honoured in Qualicum

On Thursday, July 18, town council and staff honoured community volunteers at the Town of Qualicum Beach Volunteer Appreciation Re-ception held at the Qualicum Beach Civic Cen-tre.

“Volunteerism is symbolic of everything that makes Qualicum Beach the great community it is, and will continue to be” said Mayor Teunis Westbroek. “The community is so fortunate to have volunteers who see a need and then have the commitment and dedication to try and meet it. The role of local government is to act as a fa-cilitator and supporter to enable volunteerism.”

The community benefits from a wealth of ex-perience and talent amongst its residents who are willing to share of themselves. Council rec-ognized the time and effort contributed to the Town by volunteers, including:

• Volunteers appointed by Council resolu-tion to the Town’s committees, commissions and boards;

• Volunteers nominated by a special event group, volunteer organization or non-profit as-sociation to represent their group at the event; and,

• Volunteers Council recognized for having individually made a significant contribution to

the community during the past year. The volunteer groups and committee mem-

bers honoured this year are listed on the 2013 Volunteer Appreciation Recipients award dis-played in the town hall foyer, with the Above and Beyond Volunteer Award plaque.

Highlights of the afternoon special event in-cluded:

• Above and Beyond Volunteer Award to Pe-ter Drummond, chosen by Council from the worthy volunteers nominated by the public and council.

• Communities in Bloom Street Style Awards nominated and presented by Town staff to Lin-da Moore for first place, Mr. and Mrs. Girard for second place and Bill and Diane Kinderwater for third place.

• “Best Blooming Business Award” to Mul-berry Bush Book Store with second place to Qualicum Stationers and third place to Let’s Knit.

• Drawing Irene Robson’s name from the volunteers in attendance, to be the lucky win-ner of a variety of local gift certificates and gifts.

The afternoon closed with a sincere thank you from Council on behalf of the whole com-munity and a challenge to introduce a friend to volunteering, keep up the good work, and keep making a difference.

— NEWS Staff/Town of Qualicum Beach

It’s a large part of what helps make the town so special


� ere were horses and cows for scenery, a babbling creek and a breeze (at times strong) for the 8th annual Jazz, Tea and Cheesecake event at Morningstar Farm July 14. With music and food for the soul including samples of Phil’s fruity MooBerry wines, 380 people enjoyed an afternoon of the Standards featuring Jazz singer Melinda Whitaker and a � ve piece band that included Phil Dwyer on piano. Nancy Gourlay of Morningstar Farm said they had a record number of people who enjoyed the after-noon concert. “It was the best quality of musicians we have ever had,” she said.

Fun was had by all at the second annual sports and arts summer camp for youth at the Coombs Fairgrounds last week. Forrest Carson-Austin a percussionist with Kumbana Marimba came on board this year as one of the facilitators and taught kids how to drum and juggle. He joined last summer’s facilitators, Sharon Tomczyk and Al-lison Shaw. Allison is facilitating her Studio 29 Academy of Music Kidfest choir camp August 6 to 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Soundgarden. � e camp is for children ages � ve to 10 who love to sing and � nishes with a perfor-mance on the KidFest Stage, August 18. For information email [email protected] or call (250) 954-2110.

Want to kick your food up a notch? Add some Red Russian garlic grown by Al Valenti of Paci� c Northwest Garlic in Coombs. � e little farm at the corner of Grafton and Station Roads provides just the right amount of sun-shine and water for growing Red Russian bulbs. Valenti uses only organic compost to produce his garlic and his wife Gillian sells the beauties at the Errington Farmers Market and the Craig Street Market.

� e non-stop sunshine has resulted in an early crop of sweet corn at Silver Meadows Farm in Errington. Eliz-abeth Fox said they now have early Peaches and Cream. � e yellow corn should be ready in about a week. � e farm is open every day from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Nanoose Bay Art in the Garden July 20 and 21 was a huge success. With over 50 local artisans and live music the event hosted by Lesley Seselja is a fundraiser for the Nanoose Bay food bank. Lesley’s beautiful property is the perfect venue to peruse the unique art work created by the many talented artists who live in these parts. New this year was the BumbleBees Country Cottage with vin-tage, reused and found treasures. � e cottage was brim-ming with fun items including quaint bird feeders made out of china tea cups.

With crab bonkers on every table and 500 crabs in the bucket, Crabfest at Northwest Bay Ranch in Nanoose Bay was a crowd pleaser July 20. � e locally caught Dunge-ness Crab was cooked to perfection and served up with all the trimmings. � ere was great live music by � e Cen-taurs, hayrides, freshly squeezed lemonade, ice cream, home made pie and more for the event that saw a large crowd and raised some money for Moorecroft Park.

Nancy Gourlay of Morningstar Farm served up the enduring star of the annual Jazz, Tea and Cheesecake event July 14 … Judy’s famous Little Qualicum Cheesecake made with lower calorie fromage frais (fresh cheese) and garnished with fresh berries.

Not all garlic is created equal, just ask Gillian Crawley who was selling her bulbs at the Craig Street Market last week. She and her husband Al Valenti grow their amazing garlic without nasty chemicals at their farm in Coombs. The Red Russian variety stores well, is moist and tastes great.

A record number of people attended Art in the Garden in Nanoose Bay July 20 and 21 and many of them took time to enjoy the music and food includ-ing hand made Italian artisan biscotti, pizzelle and shortbread hand made by Mirella Trazzo of Biscotti Di Notte.

Some budding musicians spent last week honing their skills at the second annual Sp-Arts summer camp at the Coombs Fairgrounds. Music instructor Allison Shaw (left) enjoyed jamming with her talented students Ethan Wall on recorder, Lukas Forsgren on guitar, Oakely Reelie on ukulele and Ethan Kerman on ukulele.

Ty and Gage Boulton have been busy sorting the early Peaches and Cream corn at Silver Meadows Farm in Errington. The seven year old twins help their grand-parents who own the farm with taste testing and are pleased to report the early crop is sweet and tasty.

The Dungeness Crab was the star of the show at Crabfest at Northwest Bay Ranch in Nanoose Bay July 20. Ian MacDonald, one of the many volunteers at the fundraiser for Moorecroft Park, made sure each plate had plenty of melted butter.

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Whether you regularly visit St Mark’s Fair or are a first time visitor to Qualicum Beach, you will find an especially warm welcome at the 41st annual St. Mark’s Fair on Saturday, July 27.

Some of that warmth will come from the people, but some of it will be gener-ated by the small fleet of electric vehicles that will shuttle shoppers to and from parking areas around the community.

The Town of Qualicum Beach is coor-dinating the free shuttle transportation and four electric vehicles will run from Ravensong to the Fern and Memorial lot to Veterans Way. A free shuttle will run between the Kwalikum Secondary School lot and the fair site all through the day.

Over 140 vendors will offer goods ranging from handmade soap, to hand-knitted sweaters. Skilled hands have created the pottery, wood turning, jew-elry and other crafts throughout the fair grounds.

The Holy Rollers have promised 250 pies this year and early shoppers will get their choice of apple, berry, rhubarb or pecan. However, people should know there’s a limit of two. Choice goods and unique gifts at great prices will also to be found at the White Elephant stall.

Saintly Temptations, the 40th anni-versary cookbook compiled by St. Mark’s bakers is available for only $10 in the

Country Market, along with locally made Christmas puddings, chutneys, jams and jellies.

Local entertainment continues to be a highlight at the event and musicians, dancers and variety acts will be featured throughout the day.

Meanwhile, the Curling Club will be serving up great food and a beverage garden will be available on the Legion grounds, located near the Information desk. Activities in the children’s area include music and games, face painting and environmental experiences.

Community partners this year include the Qualicum Beach Curling Club and, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76. Pro-ceeds from the fair raised by St. Mark’s stay in the area and help to support local programs for seniors and youth.

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Qualicum Beach will be full of art, crafts, creativity, music and inspiration Saturday as the an-nual Grand Prix d’Art takes place, paired with Art in Action fair.

The Grand Prix d’Art is a paint-ing race that begins when loca-tions around Qualicum Beach are pulled by lottery and handed out to artists ranging from amateur to professional. The artist have three

hours to paint the scene in front of them, while passersby watch their creativity take form. At 2 p.m. the paintings are brought back to TOSH for framing and judging, and afterwards they’ll go on sale to the public. Paintings will be on display in the TOSH gallery until August 5.

Art in Action is an interactive art festival where local artisans and artists selling their wares

and perform demonstrations while children participate in some fun, hands-on activities. It will be set up around TOSH and throughout the parking lot at the old bus garage.

“That ranges from bead mak-ers to metal workers to jewelers, explained Summer Assistant at the Old School House Arts Cen-tre, Jenika Lindsay. “That’s also the same day as the St. Mark’s

Fair along Veteran Avenue at the community centre so it’s a very big day.”

The Farmer’s Market that usually takes place on Veteran Avenue will be set up in the grassy field behind TOSH.

Both the Grand Prix d’Art and Art in Action run from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., while the Farmer’s Market runs from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the St. Mark’s Fair from

8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Live music will be played

throughout the day during Art in Action with the Nanaimo Concert Band, The Konsorados and The Kameleons.

The Nanaimo Concert Band is Canada’s oldest continuously operating concert band, estab-lished in 1872 and has a long and prestigious history.

ST. MARK’S FAiR THiS SATURDAY in QUALiCUM BEACH

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GRAnD PRiX D’ART

Artists race the clock to paint Qualicum Beach scenes

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Period costumes add to celebrationsThe Qualicum Beach course is the fourth oldest in B.C.BRENDA GOUGHNEWS Contributor

The Qualicum Beach Memo-rial Golf Club celebrated 100 years of golf on July 20 with a fun filled birthday party that had guests take a stroll down memo-ry land.

The festivities began with two shot gun Texas scramble golf games on the course which opened in 1913.

Sporting period costumes and using vintage hickory golf clubs members and guests played golf as it was meant to be played.

Some wondered how origi-nal golfers like Bobby Jones and Qualicum Beach’s own Gen-eral Noel Money hit the ball ,let alone reach the greens but others still hit the ancient Gut-ta-Percha balls on the green and sunk their putts.

The hole-in-one contest went begging with no winners and throughout the day golfers and spectators were entertained by the Qualicum Seniors Ukulele Band and the Nanaimo Youth

Fiddlers.The festivities carried on into

the evening with the 100th anni-versary gala dinner which was held on the lawn outside the Thalassa Restaurant.

With a breathtaking ocean view as the backdrop and en-tertainment from Ron Hadley and his sextet accompanied by songstress Maureen Washing-ton guests enjoyed a garden party that could easily rival the soirees put on at St. Andrews.

The menu included cold mel-on soup served in wine glasses and stuffed pork loin chops gar-nished with flower accents.

With white linen table clothes and napkins adorned with souvenir memorial golf clips the dining area was stun-ning and Oura Giakoumakis of Thalassa and her staff are to be commended for their impecca-ble service.

Some of the dignitaries at the event included former Quali-cum Beach mayors.

Orlan Rye, looking spry, was a member of council for 17 years and Mayor from 1975 to 1977.

Another alumnus was Jack Collins who spent 18 years on the Town council including six in the mayors seat until 1996.

The Qualicum Beach Memo-rial Golf Course is the fourth oldest course in British Co-lumbia. In 1981, the Town pur-chased the golf course from the late R. A. Brown of Calgary, Al-berta.

Details of the history includ-ing photos can be found in the

specially commissioned book 100 Years of Golf in Qualicum Beach.

Author Claud Buchanan who was at the gala said he was thrilled to be part of the project because he has a long history with the area.

“My uncle and aunt lived in

Nanaimo after the first world war 100 years ago and my grandfather’s uncle came here as commercial traveler at the turn of the century so I have long connections with this place.”

He said he has received great feedback on the book and over 500 copies have been sold.

BRENDA GOUGh PhOtO

Shirley McGill, left, vice president of the board of directors for the Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Club, and Ann Lajoie dressed for the occasion. The ladies wouldn’t reveal their golf handicaps, say-ing they only have fun when they golf.

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The Qualicum Beach Memo-rial Golf Club celebrated 100 years of golf on July 20 with a fun filled birthday party that had guests take a stroll down memo-ry land.

The festivities began with two shot gun Texas scramble golf games on the course which opened in 1913.

Sporting period costumes and using vintage hickory golf clubs members and guests played golf as it was meant to be played.

Some wondered how origi-nal golfers like Bobby Jones and Qualicum Beach’s own Gen-eral Noel Money hit the ball ,let alone reach the greens but others still hit the ancient Gut-ta-Percha balls on the green and sunk their putts.

The hole-in-one contest went begging with no winners and throughout the day golfers and spectators were entertained by the Qualicum Seniors Ukulele Band and the Nanaimo Youth

Fiddlers.The festivities carried on into

the evening with the 100th anni-versary gala dinner which was held on the lawn outside the Thalassa Restaurant.

With a breathtaking ocean view as the backdrop and en-tertainment from Ron Hadley and his sextet accompanied by songstress Maureen Washing-ton guests enjoyed a garden party that could easily rival the soirees put on at St. Andrews.

The menu included cold mel-on soup served in wine glasses and stuffed pork loin chops gar-nished with flower accents.

With white linen table clothes and napkins adorned with souvenir memorial golf clips the dining area was stun-ning and Oura Giakoumakis of Thalassa and her staff are to be commended for their impecca-ble service.

Some of the dignitaries at the event included former Quali-cum Beach mayors.

Orlan Rye, looking spry, was a member of council for 17 years and Mayor from 1975 to 1977.

Another alumnus was Jack Collins who spent 18 years on the Town council including six in the mayors seat until 1996.

The Qualicum Beach Memo-rial Golf Course is the fourth oldest course in British Co-lumbia. In 1981, the Town pur-chased the golf course from the late R. A. Brown of Calgary, Al-berta.

Details of the history includ-ing photos can be found in the

specially commissioned book 100 Years of Golf in Qualicum Beach.

Author Claud Buchanan who was at the gala said he was thrilled to be part of the project because he has a long history with the area.

“My uncle and aunt lived in

Nanaimo after the first world war 100 years ago and my grandfather’s uncle came here as commercial traveler at the turn of the century so I have long connections with this place.”

He said he has received great feedback on the book and over 500 copies have been sold.

BRENDA GOUGh PhOtO

Shirley McGill, left, vice president of the board of directors for the Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Club, and Ann Lajoie dressed for the occasion. The ladies wouldn’t reveal their golf handicaps, say-ing they only have fun when they golf.

The band will perform at 11 a.m.The Konsorados will play folk music at noon,

made up of Donna and Bill Konsorado. The duo pays homage to their prairie roots in their performances with original songs and arrange-ments.

At 1 p.m. the Kameleons will perform. These local accomplished musicians will give the crowd a bit of everything, from Dixieland, swing and blues to Klezmer pop and funk.

For more information on TOSH visit www.theoldschoolhouse.org or call 250-752-6133.

continued from page a23Grand Prix d’Art features music too

BreNDa goUgH pHoTo

cRAcKin’ At cRABFeSt: No one left crabby after spending the day at Northwest Bay Ranch in Nanoose Bay July 20. More than 400 people attended Kim and Trish Maurik’s Crabfest event and enjoyed delicious Dungeness crab and live music including Fairwinds residents Brendan and Megan Carrigy (above). The event raised $1,200 for Moorecroft Regional Park.

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Parkin’ lot pickin’ plannedFree workshops and much more this yearLISSA [email protected]

The 35th annual Coombs Bluegrass is happening Au-gust 1-4 and people can ex-pect more than just top-notch music.

The event also has free mu-sic workshops throughout Sat-urday and Sunday, a variety of food, 50-50 draws and raffles, open jams, parkin’ lot pickin’ and more.

The Foggy Hogtown Boys from Ontario will be gracing the stage for the first time at the festival, although they have played in the area before. The popular group plays traditional bluegrass, some numbers with a distinct old-timey sound and others with an upbeat, mod-ern edge. Longtime organizer of the Coombs Bluegrass Festi-val, Linda Thorburn, said she’s been trying to get the group to play at the festival for years, but the members have very busy schedules. She’s thrilled to have them, she said, and people will be blown away by the talent of fiddle player John Showman.

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madman.”Mark Phillips and 3rd Gen-

eration will be performing their hard-driving traditional blue-grass with some gospel influ-ences. Thorburn said Phillips is very popular at the festival.

“He just doesn’t stop,” she said. “He keeps playing be-cause people want to dance to his music because they’re fast (songs). It’s dancing blue-grass (music). The last time he played two years ago, I’ve never seen so many people dancing.”

Other performers at the fes-tival include 5 on a String from Port Coquitlam, Just Us from Victoria, The Barley Brothers from Salt Spring Island, Thor-burn’s own group from this area, Backporch Banjo, and the Blue Touques from Eagle Bay, B.C. Thorburn speaks very highly of Blue Touques particularly her friend in the duo, Chris Stevens. “I think Chris is the best banjo player on the West coast,” she said. “He’s amazing.”

The Old Time Fiddlers, who have been performing at the festival since its inception, are performing, and some of the members are in their 90s, Thor-burn said. And then there’s the Backroom Boys, who played at the very first Coombs Blue-grass Festival, and one of the

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Deez welcomes families and allPopular Qualicum Beach restaurant gets some help in the form of new co-ownerNEIL [email protected]

When Dee Owen went looking for a white knight to help her too-booming business, it took her a while to find one.

When she did though, of course she found a knight that had a tendency to wear mostly black.

That’s just fine with the owner of Deez Bar and Grill, located on Highway 19A in Qualicum Beach.

That knight — otherwise known as Trent Belcourt, the new co-owner of the popular restaurant, can wear whatever colour he wants, as long as he keeps on doing what he’s doing — making Deez’ customers and staff happy and keeping the whole operation ticking along like a well-oiled machine.

Belcourt is no stranger to the Qual-icum Beach restaurant scene, having worked at the pub at the now-demol-ished College Inn. He has also worked as the bar manager and hotel night manager at Swan’s Brew Pub in Victoria and as the night supervisor at the club-house at Crown Isle.

He’s no stranger to the staff and reg-ular customers at Deez either. After the

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“I felt like I had too much on my plate,” she said. “I was looking for a manager for a couple of years before we were able to hire Trent. He took the reins from Day One and exceeded expectations. The customers love him and the staff thrive when they work with him.”

For his part, Belcourt stressed his vi-sion for the eatery, now in its eighth year of operation.

“We are a very active part of the com-munity,” he said. “We give back to the community through any fundraiser we support. We also have fundraisers on-site. For instance, we are having a breast cancer fundraiser on the August 3, B.C. Day long weekend.”

Belcourt said he wants to emphasize the family-friendly direction he sees the restaurant taking.

“We are a kid-friendly establishment. Families and kids are welcome here at Deez Bar and Grill,” he said. “We cater to all demographics, to the entire com-munity.”

financial column

‘Grey divorce’ carries financial risk to considerDivorce carries a financial toll, and di-

vorce in later years can carry a greater finan-cial risk. According to Statistics Canada, the ‘grey divorce’ trend reveals a growing num-ber of Canadians aged 65 and older who are divorced (49.7 per cent increase 2006-11).

One may speculate that longer life ex-pectancies may be a reason for this statistic; one spouse may decide they do not wish to spend the next 20 to 30 years in an unhappy situation.

We have often heard not to let our emo-tions affect our investing decisions; in the case of divorce it is especially important not to let your emotions make decisions that will affect your future fi-nancial well-being. You may wish to keep the home you have lived in for the last twenty years, but will the trade-off make sense? The assets you give up to buy out your

spouse’s half ownership may ultimately cause the house to be unaffordable for you in a few years. Your initial thought may be to keep the home but make sure that it is a financially sound decision and not an emo-tional one.

What about health care? Will you still be covered under an ex-spouse’s benefit plan? Will this change if either one decides to re-marry? Other items for consideration if one or both remarry includes updating wills, dis-cussing monetary legacies to the children and what happens to property. You may wish

to leave your house to your children, but what about the step-spouse?

Pensions are very important, it may be that one spouse has a work pension that starts paying at age 65 for the rest of their life. What portion of the pension does the other

spouse deserve? They may have worked for many years at a job that did not offer a pension plan, or a number of years were stay-at-home to raise the children. Contribu-tions to the household were large, but there is no “rest of their life” pension plan.

Consult a professional to know your rights and what would be a fair distribution of matrimonial assets. Di-vorce always takes a toll, emotionally and financially, but it is also a turning point to living the rest of your life to the fullest.

Carol Plaisier, CFP, Investment Advisor with DWM Securities Inc. & Insurance Advisor with Dundee Insur-

ance Agency Ltd. can be reached at the DundeeWealth in Parksville 250-248-2399, [email protected]

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Trent Belcourt has joined Dee Owen as co-owner of Deez Bar and Grill.

A28 www.pqbnews.com Tuesday, July 23, 2013 The Parksville Qualicum Beach NewsA28 www.pqbnews.com Tuesday, July 23, 2013, The Parksville Qualicum Beach News

Callaway, William (Bill) GeorgeJanuary 3, 1929 – July 16, 2013

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bill. Surrounded by family, he died peacefully on July 16th after a short stay in the palliative care unit of the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. He was surrounded by those he adored and who loved him dearly.Bill is survived by his beloved and devoted wife of 59 years, Rosemary, his four daughters and their partners; Lynne Hume (Rick), Jane Patenaude (Ken), Mary Ann Dusting (Chris), and Karen Callaway (Kelly), nine grandchildren; Jeff, Scott, Carlene,

Ali, Jordan, Deanna, Kelsey, Zoe and Kailyn, precious great grandchild Carter, and nephew and niece Ian and Susan Cormack. Bill is predeceased by his father William John Callaway, his mother Ethel Callaway, and his sister Barbara Cormack. Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Bill attended McMaster University graduating with a Social Sciences degree. It was during his final year at McMaster University, in December 1951, that he joined the ROTC and received a commission as a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Regiment. He was sent to Korea as a reinforcement for the 2nd and 1st Battalions of the Royal Canadian Regiment fighting in such positions as the infamous Hill 355.Soon after returning to Canada in December 1952, Bill married his sweetheart Rosemary, and lived in Ontario for 12 years during which time they had 4 cherished daughters. Bill retired from army life as a Captain in July 1957 having served as a Personnel Selection Officer . His selfless devotion to improving the lives of the less fortunate, focusing on unemployed youth in particular, led to a rewarding counselling career at the YMCA. A major move in 1965 saw the family of 6 relocate to Vancouver where Bill continued his mission to improve the lives of all age groups through his compassionate, gentle and caring manner.Semi-retirement on Galiano saw Bill owning a small resort, Penny’s Cottages, and having the time of his life. The Callaway home was constantly filled with laughter as the children and grandchildren came to visit. Bill finally had time to pursue his love of music, drama and gardening. After selling the resort, he became the volunteer extraordinaire in the community, much respected and loved by all. After the move to Parksville then Qualicum, Bill revived his love for singing when he joined the choir of Knox United Church. He will be fondly remembered for his commitment to family, his passion for music, theatre, choir, gardening, golf and tennis and for his generosity, kindness and consideration of others.We wish to thank the hospital and palliative care staff for their compassionate care.

A Memorial Service will be held at Knox United Church in Parksville on Thursday July 25th at 1pm.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to your charity of choice or to the Palliative Care Unit at NRGH.

Senon SauderJune 12, 1933 – July 14, 2013

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Senon on Sunday July 14th, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Hulda; son, Jerry Sauder of Parksville and daughter, Doris of Edmonton, Alberta. He was predeceased by this parents Georg and Amanda and sisters, Ruth Stobbe and Trudy Sauder.Senon was a loving and devoted father and husband. He was a committed Christian for over 60 years and his life stood as an example of love and service to others. For 20 years, Senon was a heating and air conditioning contractor in the Calgary area. He volunteered on numerous boards, church related committees, and community based charities over the years. An avid fisherman, Senon loved camping and the outdoors. He also took great pride in his home cooked meals, his animal-raising endeavours, and his ability to fix or build just about anything.We will miss his outgoing personality, his sage advice, and his dedication to his values and principles.A Memorial Service will be held on at 1:00 pm Sat-urday July 27th, 2013 at the Parksville Fellowship

Baptist Church, 550 Pym Street in Parksville.Internment will follow the service at Yates Funeral Ser-vice & Crematorium Cemetery, 1000 Allsbrook Road in Parksville. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Senon’s memory to the Mennonite Central Commit-tee, PO Box 2038, Abbotsford BC V2T 3T8.

To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca

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

John Hubert “Hugh” StanhopeMay 15, 1925 – July 13, 2013

Hugh passed away peacefully at Qualicum Gardens on Saturday July 13, 2013. He is survived by his best friend and loving wife of 60 years, Cynthia; daughter, Ann Olson; sons, Andy (Lil) Stanhope, Geoff (Stephanie) Stanhope, and Ian (Katherine) Stanhope; grandchildren Taren, Cole, Keah, Luke, and Marley; sister-in-law Diane (Colin) Matheson; long time friend Bill Herkes. Hugh was predeceased by his sister, Dorothy.Hugh was born in Parksville and worked with the BC Assessment Authority for 30 years. He loved to hunt, fly fish with his kids and grandkids, read Canadian history, was an avid gardener, enjoyed his volunteer work with the Qualicum Beach Stream Keepers, and coached his sons’ soccer teams. Hugh watched Taren, Cole and Keah’s soccer games through rain and shine. He spent many happy hours on camping trips throughout BC and passed his great love of sports and nature on to his family.Special thanks to all the wonderful staff at The Gardens in Qualicum Beach for the extra special care Hugh received during his stay there.

A Celebration of Hugh’s Life will be held at the family home at 850 Field Crescent in Parksville on

Saturday, August 10th at 2:00 pm.To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca

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

Hendrikje (Henny) DeWindtNovember 21, 1922 – July 16, 2013

It is with great sadness that we announce the pass-ing of Henny DeWindt on July 16th, 2013, at the age of 90. She was predeceased by her husband Harry in 2001. Henny is survived by her sons, Fred (Debbie), and Frank (Gael); daughter, Irene (Gaetan) and Mag-gie (Bill); grandchildren, Terri, Jenn, and Michael; great grandchildren, Shelby and Dale. Also left to mourn are her extended Dewindt family in Alberta and her many friends.A Celebration of Life was held for Henny on Friday, July 19th, 2013. She is now at peace with her Lord.

To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca

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

RE: The Estate of Pamella Mae Fallow, also known as Pamella M. Fallow, also known as Pamella Fallow, Deceased, formerly of 419-1600 Strougler Road, Nanoose Bay, B.C.

Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Pamella Mae Fallow, also known as Pamella M. Fallow, also known as Pamella Fallow, Deceased are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Fiduciary Trust Company, The Executor of the Estate, c/o Rodway & Perry, at #1-699 Beach Road, Qualicum Beach, B.C. on or before September 6, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

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ALF CROWDER, the family would like to thank the fol-lowing for their help and as-sistance throughout dad’s last years. Dr. Weichert and Auralee, Dr. Dalla Lana and staff, his “Pharmacy Girls”, VIHA nurses, meals on wheels program and volun-teers, Elks Lodge # 589, Qualicum Legion & LA #76, and Parksville Senior Cen-tre. We appreciate the care, condolences, arrangements and baskets ALL friends, neighbours, and lodge mem-bers have given our family throughout this diffi cult time.Many thanks everyone.

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Norah Sandford Stone (nee Wright)

January 28, 1925 - July 7, 2013Died peacefully at home with her family, Survived by loving husband of 63 years, Mack; Children Paul (Julie), Maureen (Gord), Megan (Brad); Grandchildren Christopher (Morgan), Jeremy (Melissa), Ryley, Brynn, Anna; Great grandchild Marcus; Other dear family, Bill and Mary, Ted, Andrea, Shannon, and their families; And a plethora of good friends!

Norah:A woman of exceptional grace with a quiet but sharp sense of humour;

She had a passion for the written word - reading and writing;And for bridge (even winning at her evening club 3 days before her death);

A loving and proud mother, grandmother and great grandmother;And she loved dogs, especially her dear Tess.

Decades before it was trendy, in 1951, Norah and Mack sold everything they had and took a slow boat to the UK and Europe for a 4 month trip. We never tired of hearing their story of arriving back in Vancouver with $5 to their name and not a single regret.Norah’s spirit for adventure continued to serve her (and Mack) well over the years as they moved back and forth across the country, and gave up corporate security to buy and run their own business.Norah cherished her many delightful and fond friendships, including those she met through bridge, Spindrift Writers, Qualicum Hearts in Motion Walkers (and the coffee after!), tennis, badminton and her years volunteering at SOS in Parksville, and those she had known from early childhood!She was an ardent fan of all sports (especially her Canucks), and delighted in seeing Andy Murray win at Wimbledon just hours before she passed.Special thanks to Dr. Paddy Mark for her exceptional care and friendship.

In Lieu of fl owers, a donation to the SPCA or any animal-based charity is most appreciated.

A wake will be held to celebrate Norah’s amazing lifeSunday August 25, 2-5pm at Mack and Norah’s home

A few of Norah’s favourite quotes......“Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.” (O. Wilde)

“The only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about.” (O. Wilde)And the clipping that fell from her address book the day after she died:

“May you be half an hour in heaven before the devil knows you’re dead!”

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ESTATE FURNITURE must go!! Howard Miller grandfather fl oor clock $2200. very nice Frontenac (Cdn made) solid wood 5 pce bdrm suite $525. queen size metal frame futon $275. lazy boy rocker used 6 wks $550., 3 pce solid oak wall unit $400., small round mahogany end table $70., nice entrance bench seat $60., rec-tangle mahogany end table $30., nicely framed lrg mirror $100., salton garment press $75. Call 250-752-1460

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OAK ROUND 48” table & 4 chairs, good cond., $275. obo. 2 mirrors, decorative frames, 28”x33”, $60. ea. (250)951-0839, Parksville.

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QUALICUM BEACH Moving- Quality items: 25” electric F/P $55. Nordic Track treadmill $495. Man’s British Genesis Stealth bike $75. Krups es-presso/coffee machine $50. Cherrywood jewelry box $60. New luggage set $110. Call 250-752-5457.

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APPROX 9.8 acre (Sunny Coombs) Part fi eld/treed, plusroom for revenue developmnt.2 level entry, 2 or 5 bdrm, 3.5 baths, wood boiler heat, lrgshop, in-ground pool, green-house, bldg. Fenced garden,lrg storage pond. $745,000.Call to view. 250-248-4495

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COZY COTTAGE on 2.14 acres a stone’s throw from the ocean. This 800sqft, 2 bed-room home was completely renovated in 2007 with new electric, plumbing, bathroom, kitchen, roof, etc. It is close to schools, a corner store, and neighbourhood pub and is only 5 kms to downtown Courte-nay. The property is zoned for 2 dwellings so you could live in the cottage while building your dream home and after rent out the cottage for extra revenue. Gardener’s paradise with sev-eral heritage fruit trees, ber-ries, grape vines and beautiful roses. The Royston area re-ceived a grant this year to put in sewer. (778)428-1159.

ERRINGTON MOBILE 3 bdrm, 2 bath on own land in strata title park. Totally reno-vated. $85/mo strata fee. May fi nance $145.k. 250-738-0221

QUALICUM BAY. Revenue opportunity on Vancouver Island, BC with leased out Cafe’ & your home on one property. Ocean front popular cafe’ plus 3 bd / 2 full bath home, 1.11 acres, fully fenced, sewage treatment plant, se-cure Sea Wall protected, many recent Cafe’ & home up-grades, equipment & much more. Call 250-757-8014 for more information.

FRENCH CREEK CHARMER 3 bdrm/2 ba on .23 acre. Many updates. Warm, welcoming & move in ready. $337,900. By appt. [email protected]. 250-752-4741. Details: bcislandhomes.com/1339-gillley-crescent-parksville.

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LABIEUX ROAD: 1392 sq. ft. home in 55+ park. Newly reno-vated inside & out! 2 B/R + Fam room, 2 baths, 5 appl. Workshop & fruit trees. Close to hospital. Call 802-5075 any-time.

Parksville over 4 acres with 3 bdrm modular. Mins. from town. Lots of water, trees & lawn. Reduced to $400,000.00 Drive by 1304 Coldwater Rd. If interested #250-228-7162. Will look at all reasonable offers.

VICTORIA LAKE at Port Alice, north Vancouver Island. One acre with 3 cabins. Only $136,000. (250)668-8744,[email protected]

HOUSES FOR SALE

Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY

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

2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,

in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Motivated seller $358,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call [email protected]

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

MOBILE HOME 12’x60’ with small addition; new roof, win-dows & patio; updated electri-cal. Worth seeing - it is a sweet deal! $28,000 Call 778-421-2888.

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MORTGAGES

PRIVATE MORTGAGE funds available. Bad credit and diffi -cult situations welcome. (877) 995-1829

OTHER AREAS

20 ACRES FREE! Own 60 acres for 40 acre price/pay-ment $0 Down, $198/mo. Money Back Guarantee, No Credit Checks. Beautiful Views, West Texas. Call 1-800-843-7537.www.texaslandbuys.com

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APARTMENT/CONDO

10 mins from Qualicum Recently re-decorated

3C 1bdrm $450 NS/NP.

Available now Call 1-250-594-3004

CENTRAL QUALICUM Beach in quiet, friendly building. 2 br ground fl oor, 896sq ft apt. in exc. cond. NS/NP, $920/mo. Please call Bill 250-752-6997.

PARKSVILLE, NEW 2Bdrm upper fl oor apt. 1000 sq.ft, partial ocean view,5 appls, w/d, hardwood fl oors, lrg kitch-en, sundeck. NS/NP. Ref’s, $975 mo. Call (250)248-3850 Fairdown Rd. & Hwy 4a area.

PARKSVILLE SENIOR’S complex (over 55). 2 bdrm, 2 bath, new carpets & paint. Weekly hskp serv. Opt dining prog. $1125/mo. Call 250-248-6594 or 250-951-2053

PARKSVILLE- 1 bdrm fur-nished or unfurnished condo in Ocean Trails , 12 month lease. NS/NP. $800. Avail Aug 1. (250)752-3419.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

PARKSVILLE. 2-BDRM du-plex. Central location. 302 Meadowview Place. No pets, no smoking. References. Available immediately. $1300/ month. 250-724-6082.

HOMES FOR RENT

3 bdr Parksville F/S W/D. Fenced back yard. $1150.00 month. [email protected] ph 250-766-4172.

CHARMING fully furnished 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom cottage style home for rent, October thru’ April, in desirable location of Parksville, 3 min. to beach, mini golf, Munchkinland, Quality Bayside Inn & pub, corner store, pleasant walk to down-town, boardwalk, community park. Please view at;http://www.vrbo.com/175653 then email me if interested. [email protected]

DEEP BAY COTTAGE23 minutes north of

Qualicum Beach.Well insulated, Venetian

blinds. Large one bedroom, 2 bath, F/S W/D. Private

sundeck. NS/NP. Avail Aug 1st. $850/mo.

250-757-9125HILLIERS AREA: Aug. 1st, 2 bdrm mobile with covered deck. Mountain and pasture view. Located on private land not in a park. NS/NP. $825. Call (250)752-3425.

NANOOSE BAY 3-4 bdrm, 2 bath, lrg private fenced yard. Near walking trails. N/S, pets neg. No parties. 1 yr lease. $1300/mo, Avail Aug 15. Call 250-468-9809.

SMALLER home, very private, NS/NP. Discount to Seniors or disable. $650. (250)248-6554

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PARKVILLE, 300+ s/f offi ce space incl. washroom & stor-age space in Industrial Park on Hwy 4a & Fairdowne Rd. Ample parking, $500 p/m. Call 250-248-3850

RV PADS

PARKSVILLE AREA- RV pad. Wooded site. $440./mo, in-cludes utils. Available now. Call 250-927-5623, 250-228-4097.

RV’S SET up on treed pads in Errington starting at $475 or RV pads with all services start-ing at $400. (250)954-1355.

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EMERALD ESTATES- 1 bdrm suite. Call (250)303-0098.www.facebook.com/ee.lifestyle

STORAGE

MORE SPACE FOR LESSStorage Containers Currently available:

8’ x 20’ $105. + taxes. Open storage for RVs,

cars, boats, trailers: $40. + taxes for fi rst 20’ $2 each additional foot.

250-248-7100.

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FRENCH CREEK 1 bdrm, 1 bath. Avail Sept 1. Nice neigh-bourhood, very clean, hydro, water & cable included. Laun-dry serv., avail. N/S, N/P. $825/mo. Call 250-927-1958

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NEW 1-BDRM suite. Private entrance, sun deck, rural set-ting with mountain view. Hy-dro, cable, wi-fi , parking incld. Avail now. $800./mo. NS/NP. Call (250)248-2806.

QUALICUM, NEW Ocean view bachelor suite. NS/NP. Utilities inc. $795. 250-248-7896.

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1980 OLDS 88, Royale Brougham, royal blue, 157,000 km, all stock, top shape. $2,500. Call (250)752-6690.

1998 DODGE Dakota 4X4. Fully loaded 318 with Raider Deluxe canopy. 282,000 km. $6000. 250-927-5623, 250-228-4097.

1998 PONTIAC Sunfi re Con-vertible, P.S, P.B, P/top 2.4LT Eng. Auto trans 64500km / 40100miles, garage kept. $4500 O.B.O 250-339-0663

2002 SATURN L100, 4 door, automatic, exc. running cond., beautifully clean inside and out. A/C works. 240,000 hwy km. $2500. (250)390-4351.

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CARS

2006 PONTIAC Pursuit, 98,719k’s. Tinted back win-dows, new tires, $5,800. (250)390-3820

2007 GRAND Caravan. 145,000 km. $6000. 250-927-5623, 250-228-4097.

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2006 Hyundai Elantra hatch-back GT. 128,000 k, Fully loaded, sunroof, 5 speed. One owner, lady driven. $5450. obo. Call 250-752-0429

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1990 DODGE Pleasureway 18ft. van. $9000.00. Self con-tained, toilet, tub/shower, stove, micro & TV. Good con-dition. Call 250-752-9396

1993 TRAVELAIRE 30’ 5th Wheel. Sleeps 4-6 com-fortably, Full bath/shower, full fridge, A/C, Furnace, Clean. $5999. obo. Ph: 250-616-7609

1998 WANDERER Lite 21.5’ fi fth wheel trailer in excellent cond. New awning, 3 burner stove with oven, fridge and full bathroom, sleeps 4. Reduced price $5,500. (250)954-1497.

2003 28” Travelair, $26,900. ford E450,tires, brakes good, no leaks, isl bed, air clean. Consider class B/camp van trade.82K. 250-285-2030.

2003 ADVENTURER Moto-rhome E-350 Ford, V10 motor, roof & dash a/c, awning, solar panel, 85000 km, good shape, $26,000 obo. 250-723-8070.

BIGFOOT TRAILER, 1996. 17’. Large fridge/freezer, 4-burner stove/oven, hot water, furnace, very nice condition. $10,500. (250)248-7194.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2003 JEEP Liberty Ltd. Edi-tion, black, auto, 4WD, 3.7L V6. Recent check up. 123,000km. Leather, power everything, cruise, CD/tape player, spare tire. $8,600. Call 1-250-812-8646.

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92 CHEV 3/4T Pick Up, 4x4 turbo diesel, auto, winch, canopy, boat rack, tow pack-age, low KM’s, stand cab, ex-tras. Excellent condition $6500. 250-339-3404

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VTRUCKS & ANS

1996 GMC 1 Ton Crew Cab Dually 4x4 (price reduction)Newer 6.5 l diesel 256,000km. Leather interior, Powerseat, windows, locks, R.V. Mir-ror, compass, 2 spare tires,transmission cooler, Delta vi-nyl tool box, Air, Aluminumbumper, 5th wheel hitch, balland plate.$7800 obo. Call 250-752-2207.

2002 PONTIAC Montana Minivan. In excellent cond. V6, ful-ly loaded. Seats 7 adults, Ask-ing $3850.00. obo. [email protected] or call 250-954-3308

2004 F-150 FORD 2 x 2Extended cab. 4 door, air,cruise, box liner, 240,000 k,great work truck, in goodshape. $7200. 250-752-0429.

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BOATS

1988 BAYLINER, 24’, 230 HP,in excellent condition andmany extras, $10,500. Traileravailable for $1,500. Call(250)760-0962.

22’ CATALINA. Swing Keel,All Sails, including Spinnaker.With stove, potpourrie & radio,On brand new custom Road-runner Trailer with brakes. Vol-vo Penta longshaft outboardmotor. In PERFECT condition$7995. Call 250-757-8688, af-ter 6pm OR Cell 780-916-4218anytime.

36’ COMPOSITE Sleeps 5 Perkins 6, exc. hyd. An-chor/thruster, well found. Onland til Aug. launch. trades?$145,000. (250)248-4495

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Celebrating 10 yearsThe program offers safe housing and psychosocial supports

The Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) is celebrating 10 years of serving Parksville Qualicum Beach communities from Hirst House in Parksville.

The facility was designed as a crisis stabilization service for peo-ple referred by Parksville Mental Health and Addictions Services.

The program offers safe hous-ing and psychosocial supports in a homelike environment with staff onsite 24 hours a day. There have been many heart-warming stories from clients over the years, including many who face significant disabilities with courage and determination.

One client recently left a note reading: “To the staff at Hirst House, thank you for your profes-sionalism and flexibility. Thank you for all the cleaning, cook-ing and snacks, especially the ice cream. It has been a peaceful and quiet stay.”

Executive Director Violet Hayes said, “that really paints a good pic-ture of what the staff at Hirst House offer people, professional support that comes from the heart.”

The Island Crisis Care Society operates several similar programs in Nanaimo and long-time society member Richard Powell notes it is similar in that the success depends in large part on the clinical support provided by health authority case managers. — Submitted by ICCS


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Nanoose Bay’s Kelly Aspinall is back home in B.C. after capping off his break-out season with a record setting swim in Russia.

In the mix at the 2013 Summer Uni-versiade in Kazan, Russia, last week, the former RAC Breaker and UBC standout powered his way to a new Canadian re-cord in the 50 Fly.

His swim of 23:52 was a personal best, and trimmed 14/100ths of a second off the previous record, set in 2009, and earned him fourth overall, just missing a medal.

The winning time of 23:28 was a tie be-tween Belarus and the Ukraine.

“That was just great to watch...it was a great swim,” said mom Peg. She and Kelly’s dad Bob watched the swim online and “are so proud of him.”

This was the third World Universi-ty Games Aspinall has qualified for. He swam at the 2009 Games held in Serbia, but missed the 2011 Games in China due to sinus surgery.

According to swimming.ca, Swim-ming Canada sent a team of 36 swimmers — 19 men and 19 women — to this year’s World University Games, which featured in total some 1,200 swimmers from over 50 countries.

Worth noting is that Aspinall and his UBC teammate Savannah King, also 23, were named the Male and Female Cana-dian Interuniversity Sport Swimmer of the Year at the recent CIS championships in Calgary.

Aspinall set championship records in the 50 and 100m backstroke events as

the Thunderbird men finished second in the country behind the Toronto Varsity Blues this year. King, a two-time Olym-pian, won gold in the 400 and 800 meter freestyle events and led the Thunderbird women’s team to their second straight national title.

“I’m at the pool right now, it’s the final session tonight so I’m just being a cheer-leader,” an upbeat Aspinall said when The NEWS caught up with him last week by phone at the Kazan Swim Palace. The Swim Palace seats upwards of 5,000 rabid fans and was sold out.

“It’s crazy. It’s really loud, and espe-cially when there’s a Russian in the heat,” said Aspinall, and confirmed breaking

the Canadian record “It was great. I’m really happy — it’s

my first Canadian record and it ranks me top 20 in the world right now. It was real-ly exciting.”

Worth noting is that the old Canadian record was set using a full-body poly-urethane swimsuit, which were banned from the sport in 2009.

“So to be able to break that record us-ing (a regular) suit is really cool.”

In the 50 Fly Aspinall advanced through the heats and the semi finals.

“It was really exciting because I knew it’d take kind of a perfect swim to get on the podium...I came close but not quite.”

“I’ve never swam in front of a crowd

like that — that much energy in the building,” he said, explaining “you’re underground in the walkway with like eight other guys that are all 6’4” to 6’8”, 200-plus pounds; you’re getting ready to walk out (on deck) and there’s like 5,000 people stomping their feet above you...it’s pretty exciting.”

The 50 Fly event featured with some 70 swimmers from all over the world.

On Tuesday night he was back at it in the 50 Free and found himself tied with a swimmer from South Africa after the semifinals and was part of the rare swim-off to see who would advance to the final.

“It’s pretty exciting because it’s a one on one race, head to head, to see who goes to the final. I lost, but it was some-thing, walking out there for the swim-off in front of all those people.”

“It was long,” he said when asked about the trip to Russia. “We had a week long staging camp in the Netherlands which broke it up but yeah, I mean to-morrow we’re heading home and flying for like 24 hours.

“I’m really excited about coming home and doing some fishing,” he said. Aspinall returned home last Friday then headed up to Bamfield Saturday morn-ing where he’ll be working as a guide for the summer “and get to do what I love.”

Aspinall will be going back to UBC at some point next year to take care of the final two courses he needs for his degree and will continue training there.

Asked to give himself a letter grade on his season Aspinall thought for second then said “I’d say a B. It was a good job but there’s definitely room to improve leading up to the Olympics.”

JAMES CL [email protected]

The Oceanside Track and Field Club’s Junior Develop-ment program wrapped up recently with the B.C. Athlet-ics Junior Development Championships.

The championship event was held close to home this year, with athletes from around the province converging on Nanaimo for the three-day event.

Ten local athletes placed in the top eight in their events, competing against the best B.C. athletes.

According to OTFC co-coach Randy Longmuir, top performances were turned in by:• Kate Morrison: 3rd in 800m Racewalk• Libby Elliott: 4th in hammer, 5th in discus, 6th in javelin• Serena Woolnough: 4th shot put, 7th hammer, 7th discus• Avi Bassett: 4th in discus•Allie Proctor: 5th in hammer• Kokeb Cooper: 6th in 600m, 8th in 100m• Jensen Keltie: 6th in hammer• Nathaniel Abel: 6th in 1000m• Olivia Williams: 8th in high jump• Catalina Magana: 8th in 1000m

Worth noting is that OTFC athletes of all ages were busy competing in the Vancouver Island Athletic Asso-ciation track and field meets leading up to the champi-onships in Nanaimo. Events in Duncan, Nanaimo, Port

Alberni, Victoria, and Powell River “produced numerous outstanding performances and personal best results for all club athletes.”

Do you have local sports news? contact:James Clarke, Sports Reportere-mail: [email protected]: 250-248-4341&Sports Rec

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Nanoose Bay swimmer home after a record breaking trip to Kazan, Russia

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Nanoose Bay speed swimmer Kelly Aspinall, seen here going over the race plan with one of his coaches at the Kazan Swim Palace in Russia, set a new Canadian record in the 50 Fly event.

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The Regional District of Nanaimo is seeking Tenders for a Lighting Upgrade at Oceanside Place, 830 West Island Highway, Parksville. Oceanside Place is a multi-use twin arena facility serving communities in District 69. The project includes the removal of the high bay fixtures in the 2-main rinks, Lobby and leisure skating area, and the installation of new energy efficient fixtures.

Tender documents may be obtained from the Regional District of Nanaimo Recreation and Parks Department, Oceanside Place, 830 West Island Highway, Parksville, B.C. V9P-2X4 , telephone (250) 248-3252 or at the RDN website at www.rdn.bc.ca. Documents may be downloaded or picked up after 12pm PDT, July 12, 2013.

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Bike racing

Speed ties for secondErrington cyclist second in Victoria Gran Fondo

OTFC medalists over season

Errington’s Andrew Speed was up to the chal-lenge again recently as he finished the grueling Victoria Gran Fondo tied for second overall out of a field of 85 riders that tackled the grueling 268 km ride.

The annual event started with a mass start

at 6:30 a.m., and seven hours, 32 minutes, and eight seconds later, Speed, 50, finished.

In June, Speed prepared for the Gran Fondo by riding from Port Hardy to Victoria with the help of his biking buddies, who traded off riding and driving the van.

The Mens’ and Ladies’ Provincial Fours Lawn Bowling Championships were held July 12-14, with Qualicum Beach hosting the men, while the ladies played in Nanaimo.

According to Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club’s Jane Nielsen, “both venues’ greens were in top shape and the dry, warm weather made the greens extremely fast and perfect for tournament play. The added excitement of the double knock out format created some real nail biter games.”

The Qualicum ladies team, skipped by Pam Coward with Jane Nielsen, Lynn Chwartacki and Maureen Hanright, won all three games in the preliminary round to the final.

That game was close, but in the end, it was

the very tough On Kow Au team from Richmond who prevailed. Au’s team took the gold while Coward’s team took silver.

Both teams will be heading to the Canadian National Lawn Bowl Championships to be held in Vancouver on Aug.17-24.

On the mens’ side, the Qualicum team skipped by Ken Welwood came close to being in the gold playoff final but suffered their second loss in a close match and were eliminated. The team led by skip Gordon Fall, was able to hold on and win gold. Chris Grahame’s team from White Rock took silver and will be joining the Fall team on the men’s side of the mid-August champion-ships.

QB lawn Bowling

Local bowlers mine silver

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QBLBC Silver medalists (from left) Jane Nielsen, Pam Coward, Lynn Chwartacki, Maureen Hanright, have qualified for the National Lawn Bowl Championships in Vancouver Aug. 17-24.

• Makayla Hoey: 1st in 200m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin, pentathlon• Felix Richter: 1st in 100m, 1st in 200m, 1st in 300m, 1st 100m in hurdles, 2nd in shot put• Steven Schan: 1st in 300m, 1st in 200m hurdles, 2nd in shot put• Kyra Blyt : 1st in 100m, 1st in 200m, 1st in 300m, 2nd in discus• Tkia King: 1st in 200m steeplechase, 1st in 3000m• Taylor Chestnut: 1st in 400m• Olivia Williams: 1st in high jump, 1st in long jump, 2nd in 1000m, 3rd in shot put• Ethan Smith: 1st in 100m, 2nd in 200m• Chelsea Hoey: 1st in high jump• Alena Woolnough: 1st in dIscus, 2nd in shot put• Serena Woolnough: 1st in shot put, 2nd in hammer throw, 2nd in discus• Samara Paine: 1st in triple jump, 2nd long jump• Colson Schneider: 1st in 1500m• Taylor Sayah: 1st in 1500m racewalk• Madeleine Duncan: 1st in 1200m, 3rd in javelin• Dalton Austin, 1st in hammer throw• Eva Graessner: 1st long jump, 1st 100m, 1st discus

• Noah Elliott: 1st in Discus, 2nd in 200m, 2nd in 300m, 2nd in javelin, 2nd in long jump• Jamie MacKenzie: 1st in hammer• Avi Bassett: 2nd in 60m hurdles, 2nd in 800m racewalk, 3rd in discus• Jacob Lillywhite: 2nd in 1200m• Alex Hunter: 2nd in 80 m hurdles• Catalina Magana: 2nd in javelin, 2nd in 60m hurdles, 3rd in 1000m• Libby Elliott: 2nd in Discus, 2nd in javelin, 2nd in hammer throw, 3rd in shot put• Rhiannon Terspstra: 3rd 800m, 3rd 60m hurdles• Kokeb Cooper: 3rd 60m hurdles, 3rd in shot put• Joanna Waite: 3rd in 60m hurdles• Kate Morrison: 3rd in 800m racewalk• Matthew Chand: 3rd in discus• Daniel Stewart: 3rd in hammer• Jacob Bassett: 3rd in 300m• Logan Keltie: 3rd in 800m racewalk

IN OTHER NEWS: Twelve OTFC athletes competed in Kamloops July 19-21 at the BC Ath-letics Championship event for athletes 14 and older, with many vying for spots on BC teams to compete later in the summer.

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Pickleball in full swingFun new sport picking up players in OceansideJAMES CL [email protected]

The sport of pickleball is flourishing in its new home down at the outdoor lacrosse box, as evident last week by the spirited rallies and the sounds of laughter.

Soaking up the sun and having a ball as part of Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association (PGOSA’s) Pickle-ball Club when we dropped by were Anne Howarth, Linda Hays, Fran Beat-ty and Pat Chapman.

Chapman and his brother will be teaming up to compete in pickleball at the B.C. Seniors Games being held in Kamloops Aug. 20-24.

“We started the summer with 24 or some-thing and within three weeks we were at 86 which is the most ever,” Howarth said when asked about the league’s numbers.

There is a waiting list, and as of Monday the number of registered players was reported to have climbed to 95.

Key to the increased numbers are the extra courts added to the outdoor lacrosse box.

The City of Parksville put the courts in quick-ly for them pointed out one of the players, ex-plaining how the city marked out two courts on the tennis courts nearby “and then we just grew so fast they just slammed these six courts out for us (here in the lacrosse box). They did a great job.”

“It is,” they all agreed in unison when asked if it’s as fun as it looks. “It’s a lot faster than people

think.”Beyond being a good form of exercise, it is

also a great release valve for those with a com-petitive nature.

The PGOSA Pickleball Club holds court ev-ery Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the outdoor box, and Chapman was quick to extend an open invitation to any-one interested in checking it out.

“It’s excellent,” confirmed Howarth, “it’s $15 a year to join PGOSA for seniors, so it’s cheap, and pickle-ball is $10 a year play.”

The league plays outdoors May to October and move inside to area gyms in the winter.

Players have to be a member of PGOSA, the local sports association for 55’s and over.

THE RULES Pickleball is played on a badminton-sized

court: 20’ x 44.’ The ball is served diagonally (starting with the right-hand service-square), and points can only be scored by the side that serves.

Players on each side must let the ball bounce once before volleys are allowed, and there is a seven-foot no-volley zone on each side of the net, to prevent “spiking.”

The server continues to serve, alternating service courts, until he or she faults.

The first side scoring eleven points and lead-ing by at least two points wins. Pickleball® can be played with singles or doubles.

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PGOSA pickleball club’s Chapman leans into a return while teammate Fran Beatty watches on during their spirited match at the outdoor lacrosse box last Friday.


Moriarty rewards those who climbPQB trails

What to bring:Hiking shoes/boots with stiff, lugged soles. Gaiters and hiking poles with at least small baskets.Backpacks should be large enough to hold essentials PLUS any clothing that needs re-moved as you heat up.Lightweight water-proof jacket and rain pants. Whistle, food (lunch and snacks), water (min 2 litres recom-mended, preferably in a hydration bladder rather than a bottle), small personal � rst aid kit, any prescrip-tion medications, lightweight insulating layer such as a mi-cro� eece, sun screen, bug spray, sunglasses, a hat with a brim or peak, headlamp or small � ashlight with fresh batteries and a spare set. Good route knowledge or compass/map/gps plus the ability to use them is essential in case clouds come down. Check the weather forecast the day before and adjust clothing choice if required.

Mount Mouriary: getting there:From the Qualicum Beach exit on Hwy 19, follow Highway 4 towards Coombs and Port Alberni for approx. 20km. Take the left filter lane at the summit and turn left onto the Cameron Connector gravel road. Follow this until you fork left where it meets Cameron Main. Follow this main gravel road for approximately 20km until it ends at Labour day Lake. Park considerately. Major logging operations can change road layout and access may be restricted at times.

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While Mount Arrowsmith dominates Oceanside’s skyline and attracts attention as the highest peak in the Southern part of Van-couver Island, some of its neighbours deliver a real mountain experience to those prepared for a day out in challenging terrain. � e most prominent peak visible to the East of the Arrow-smith Massif is the beautiful conical summit of Mount Moriarty. Turning South into Chartwell it sits neatly on the horizon as you look along Chartwell Boulevard, clearly showing patches of snow through most of the year. For me, this beautiful mountain provides rewards that ex-ceed those of any other mountain easily ac-cessed from Parksville or Qualicum Beach.

� e hike currently starts from Labor Day Lake, but on-going logging may result in the trail being re-directed in the near future. � e walk in to the lake from the gravel road is an attractive start to the hike, and the lake itself o� ers an opportunity to cool o� at the end of the day’s e� orts. As with many aspects of life, worthwhile rewards only come with hard work, and the work starts almost as soon as turning uphill. When I’m leading hikes, this initial grind is nicknamed “� e Stairmaster”. � ere is no-where to hide from a steep, switch-backed gra-dient like this, and the best policy is to take your time, keep your steps small, rest often and min-imise time in the anaerobic “red zone” of pu� -ing and panting. Every additional second that breathing is out of control puts lactic acid into the muscles, and this will lead to fatigue and the likelihood of cramp and falls hours later, when you’ll need your strength for the descent.

� e advantage of this grinding ascent is that it gets you to the alpine areas in one hard push. It takes between 45 and 90 minutes to pop out at the top of the trail, and from there you’ll spend around 4 hours hiking on snow� elds, across alpine meadows and over bare rocky outcrops. Navigation is tough up here, with trail markings often either damaged or hidden as a result of the mountain’s tendency to hold snow. My recommendation to � rst timers would be to go with someone with experience of the route to guide you. � ere are only a few short sections of steeper scrambles, and for the most part you’ll be out in the sunshine with spectacular views that change as your route sweeps East then North. On a clear day, the elevation of the mountain and perspective from the South-West � ank allows clear views for hundreds of kilome-tres down the Washington Coast.

While care should always be taken in moun-tain terrain, one strong note of caution needs

recognised regarding the likelihood of snow cornicing on the North facing lips of the cli� s that you’ll encounter as your route takes you towards the summit. � is distinctive cli� top section takes you above one of the few marmot colonies in the area, so binoculars may be a worthwhile addition to your pack.

Relatively featureless snow� elds o� er a chal-lenge on cloudy days, but a clear day and the mostly treeless nature of the terrain allows the rocky summit peak to draw you like a beacon. On the right day, the summit itself is hard to leave as the panoramic views are magical and allow a full appreciation of the beautiful area in which we live. Particularly noteworthy is the unique perspective of Mount Arrowsmith from a similarly high peak just a few km distant.

Once you’ve drunk in the ambience, taken some photos and signed the summit book, the trek back down begins. � is is an out and back route so you’ll be re-tracing your tracks all the way back to those steep switchbacks and down-ward to the refreshing waters of the lake.

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