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A Wedding to Remember FeaturePlanning for the big day, from buying the ring to walking down the aisle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 9-12

Personal rights vs store surveillance Retail stores mounting TVs to monitor theft have obligations to the public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19

Look for these inserts:FREEVolume 10 - Issue 5

• Garden Bay Pub• Guardian - Sechelt & Pender Harbour• Home Hardware

“Today’s event shows what we can achieve when all levels of government work together with the community,” said MP John Weston at the o� cial open-ing of the Jack Nelson An-nex, the Sunshine Coast Lions Housing Society’s new 65-unit, 4-storey resi-

dence for seniors and dis-abled. Weston noted that the federal Ministry of Housing provided $2.3M in fund-ing for the project under the Economic Action Plan, a sum matched by the Pro-vincial government. Sechelt Mayor John Ferguson, cred-iting the vision and work of

past Mayors and Councils (particularly former Mayor Cam Reid) as well as Dis-trict sta� , noted that the Dis-trict is subsidizing the project through a 10-year municipal property tax ‘holiday’ and over $500K in waived devel-opment cost charges. MLA Joan McIntyre represented

BC Housing Minister Rich Coleman, congratulating the vision of the agencies provid-ing long-term � nancing: BC Housing ($4M) and Canada Mortgage and Housing Cor-poration, which provided seed funding.

After two weeks of as-sessment and delibera-

tion by judges, the top � ve � nalists for this year’s Suc-cessful You Awards have been chosen.

Finalists include high-pro� le Vancouver restaurant Vij’s owned by our 2010/11 awards keynote Vikram Vij; the Vancouver skin care

retail store MASC, which faced the Dragons’ Den and survived, as well as a variety of other small businesses from communities like Gib-sons, Oliver and Campbell River.

� e top � ve � nalists from each of the six categories will now present a ten min-ute business pitch to a panel

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Placing in the Best Green Business category were:• Clover Earthkind Hair Salon – Vancouver• Debrand Services Inc. – Vancouver

• Gibsons Recycling Depot – Sunshine Coast• Green Coast Rubbish – Vancouver• Pemberton Valley Lodge – Pemberton

To keep up to date with all things Successful You, visit www.successfulyou.ca or monitor the hash tag #sya2012 on Twitter.

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O� cially open!Representatives of the Sun-shine Coast Lions Housing Society, the Sechelt Lions Club, the District of Sechelt, and the Federal and Provin-cial Governments fl ank Vera Nelson for the offi cial ribbon-cutting on the plaza outside the Jack Nelson Annex.

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IN SECHELT!An Immediate 3/4 Million Dollar Inventory Disposal!

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John Weston MP, West Vancouver, Sunshine Coast , Sea to Sky Country

January is typically a month when Parliament

is not in session, which gives me the chance to work on priorities identi� ed by con-stituents, as my sta� and I put me in touch with all corners of our vast riding, on a variety of issues. � is past month, I hosted the Prime Minister and three Cabinet Ministers; held pre-Budget consultations; and met with constituents on job creation in the rid-ing; tourism; � sheries; the abuse of prescription drugs; Aboriginal A� airs; and cycling. We hosted the Second Annual Asian New Year Celebration and the � ird Annual summit with Mayors, Councillors and Regional District Council-lors, called ‘Best Practices in Dealing with Your Fed-eral Government’.

While I’d love to elabo-rate on what happened in all these events, let me focus on recent work I’ve done as head of the Cana-da-Mexico Parliamentary Friendship Group, work which cuts across categories of business, tourism, and human rights.

In November, other MP’s and I hosted 15 Mexican legislators in the Capital. We identi� ed six key issues which were the subject of intense meetings

Jump into JanuaryI had with these legislators in Mexico City, when I vis-ited there January 17-19, 2012, followed by a Town Hall in our riding January 26. Many thanks to the ex-pert panel who joined me, including Mexico’s Consul-General, Angel Villalobos.

Speakers eloquently spoke of the importance of the Canada-Mexico bilat-eral relationship, and how people in the riding could bene� t from that relation-ship. We learned of the impact Canada is making by improving the process for obtaining a Canadian visa, something that di-rectly impacts our tourism industry – Canada ben-e� ted from $269 million in revenues from Mexican visitors in the year ending July 2009.

1.6 million Canadians visit Mexico yearly; we discussed how Mexico’s work to overhaul its judi-cial system, assisted by in-vestment from the Harper Government, will make Mexico safer for Mexicans and Canadians. One Ca-nadian who supports this overhaul is Dr. Ramona Penner, who enlisted my aid and that of hardwork-ing Canadian Embassy of-� cials to gain the release of her patient, who had been wrongly imprisoned in Mexico for over three years. With support of our Gov-ernment, Mexico is moving towards an open, evidence-based approach with em-phasis on the presumption of innocence.

Roberta Wright (left in photo), Market

Manager for the Sech-elt Farmers and Arti-sans Market, presented a plaque to Holy Crap’s Brian and Corin Mul-lins to commemorate their generous gift to the Market.

Brian and Corin had their � rst sale of their new Holy Crap cereal in May of 2009 at the Farmers Market, which was then held at the Ra-vens Cry parking lot in Sechelt. � ey had such immediate success that they were emboldened to try out for the CBC Dragons Den program in 2010, where they were major winners. Since then they have gone on to amazing success, with product sales worldwide. To demonstrate their ap-preciation for the help they received from the Market they have do-nated a sum of money to help them relocate to their new space on Cow-rie Street this coming season.

� e Sechelt Farm-ers and Artisans Mar-ket began in 1993 in Roberts Creek, and has continued since then

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through a variety of loca-tions, the most recent be-ing the Ravens Cry. � is year the Municipality of Sechelt o� ered them space on Cowrie Street between the library and the Sechelt Elementary School.

“It’s going to be a new and wonderful experi-ence for all of us,” Roberta Wright stated. “We have 60 full-time members now, with room for drop-in vendors, ranging from veggies and plants to jew-elry and books. We’ll be bigger and more central, with lots of parking and

easy access. We hope that the good folks on the Sun-shine Coast will continue their wonderful support. We will open on April 7

and continue until Sep-tember 29. New hours are from 9 until 2:30 every Saturday, rain or shine.”Submitted by Terry Barker

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I once attended a retiree’s � nancial planning seminar where the attendees were seniors. � e � nancial advisor

started o� the seminar by asking the audience this ques-tion: “When you’re a retired senior, who can be your worst enemy?” Sadly, the answer was, “Your kids.” � e reason he gave was this: “Your kids look upon your assets as their in-heritance and so they will often try to convince you to sell your house or your car – or both – and let them ‘handle’ your money for you. � ey will ‘borrow’ money they never intend to repay or ask you to invest your life savings in their business ventures. Eventually, when you don’t have a house or any savings left, they make you feel like you’ve become a burden on them.”

And here’s another shocking fact: elder abuse is surpris-ingly quite common – one in 12 seniors in BC is abused. � e term ‘elder abuse’ de� nes abuse as deliberate mistreat-ment that causes physical, mental or emotional harm to the adult, or damage to, or loss of, their assets. Elder abuse includes intimidation, humiliation, physical assault, sexual assault, overmedication, lack of medication, censoring of mail, invasion of privacy, and denial of access to visitors.

� at’s why seniors need to remain � nancially solvent and independent as long as possible. You need to think ahead to the day you have to move out of your home into an as-sisted living facility and yes, even plan for your own funeral. Your money and assets are yours, and if you choose to leave some for your children, you can plan for that, too, and in such a way as to leave no room for bickering once you’re gone. Guard your independence as long as you can. With-out even realizing they’re doing it, your children may begin to mistreat you. Seniors are often reluctant to report abuse by their children. Sometimes, caregivers who are not family members abuse seniors, too, and this abuse will certainly escalate over time.

Who can help you if you’re being mistreated, or if a senior you know is being mistreated? Call your local health unit. You can also contact the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy & Support, on their toll-free line at 1-866-437-1940. � eir website is www.bcceas.ca if you have access to a computer and the internet.

Let’s all work together to make our seniors’ remaining years happy ones, preserving their dignity and freedom. � ese are people whose contributions to this country can never be measured and who now count on us to preserve their way of life and protect them. We owe them at least that much.

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Where is all the money going?

What began as concern over a garbage truck that passes my home every week when there is no trash to be picked up and a proposal to bring curbside pickup of recyclables and kitchen waste to Roberts Creek and Halfmoon Bay has led me on a journey of discovery concerning the SCRD and speci� cally the Sustainable Services Department.

Initially to share my concerns, I put together a little newsletter called the “Halfmoon Howl” which I sent out to those on my email list, two issues so far,

available at [email protected] and we can be found on Facebook.

As a result, through vari-ous sources, I was given the proposed additional items for the operating budget of the SSD department for the coming year 2012. I have requested but have yet to receive the overall budget and number of sta� . What I have found is a bottomless sinkhole into which our tax dollars are � owing unim-peded.

I o� er one example of absurdity: � e School Travel Planning Project for the sum of $11,000 whose purpose is “getting more children to walk and bike

to school, thereby reducing tra� c congestion at schools, improving air quality, de-creasing climate change impacts, and improving student physical � tness and well-being”.

If I’m not mistaken, the Regional District, for the most part, is a rural com-munity with most of us living on acreage. Where I live, these children will be riding their bikes down the highway to get their exercise and as for the traf-� c congestion around the schools, well you know the answer to that one.

� e proposed extra ex-penses of this department for 2012 are $485,600 based on a population of 30,000: that is $16.18 for every man woman and child and this is just one of many departments. � ere is a lot more where this came from - and remember that this is in addition to their current budget, which is unknown.

So may I ask your read-ers to join the HOWL and make your voice heard; it is your money they are spending and it’s time to take it back.

Rick Negus,Halfmoon Bay

A copy of this letter to the District of Sechelt was sent to � e Local for publication

Re: Trail Bay Beach Wall Storm Damage - April 2/10

To Mayor & CouncilPictures submitted show

various locations where the beach wall has failed and the stairs have been dam-

aged. � ere are also several other locations were the beach wall and area beneath the Lookout at Inlet Avenue have been weakened.

A thorough inspection of walls, stairs, and Lookout at Boulevard & Inlet Av-enue should be undertaken now. If accidents and inju-ries occur due to unstable conditions there could be insurance claims. It should be noted that storms have not damaged concrete walls or stairs along the beach at Sechelt Indian Band Na-tion that were constructed in 1998/99.

It appears we are now getting storms early this year. Sections of the wall are showing signs of collapsing down to the beach. What has the present Mayor & Council done to obtain proper funding for a profes-sionally designed and con-structed concrete wall?Arthur & Barbara Whistler,Sechelt Village Residents Association

Thanks for saving Texas

While walking my 15 year-old Miniature Dachs-hund, Texas, a Bull Masti� approached us. Without a sound she took three leaps towards Texas and violently shook him. We did every-thing humanly possible to release her hold for � ve minutes.

I screamed so loudly that I damaged lung tissue and was feeling ill. Picking up my mangled little buddy, I rushed him to Eagle Ridge

Veterinary Hospital. Two compassionate gentle

nurses, Jessica and Tamara, attended to Texas. � ey were amazed at how calm he was but alarmed at his condi-tion. Texas’s excess weight may have been why no or-gans were punctured.

� e tears on his back ex-tended the width of his body, his skin torn away causing extensive damage. His leg was severely cut and one of his teeth was broken o� . Tex-as was my little buddy and I was heartbroken.

Surgery lasted three and one half hours; Dr. Frimer said Tex had more stitches than any animal he had worked on. Instead of using staples, he individually tied each stitch to help avoid in-fection. � e hospital stayed in close contact with me through the evening.

Post surgery care is re-quiring 24 hour monitor-ing at home. Each day, Eagle Ridge calls to update and encourage us.

We are con� dant that Tex will continue to receive the best of care from Eagle Ridge and Dr. Hershel Frimer. We extend huge kudos to him and his sta� . � ey saved my little friend’s life.

Clayton Law,Sechelt

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Opposed to oil pipelineTo: Enbridge, the Prime

Minister of Canada, and other party leaders:

On the Internet, I ob-served in a promotional site

re: the proposed Northern Pipeline, an implication that this pipeline is already completed. � ere is also a video attempting to ‘sell’ the pipeline to individuals un-aware of and unsuspecting the environmental e� ects of such a project (see Google - ‘Opposition to Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline).

� e fact is, there is grow-ing concern and opposition to this unapproved proj-ect. It comes most strongly from the communities that would be most a� ected by the environmental damage created by its presence, plus the people a� ected by the probable e� ects if shipping ensues.

� e recent Michigan oil spill by an Enbridge tanker does not auger well for this company’s future oil ship-ping performance.

As stated in a previous let-ter to our editor, along with others, I am most strongly opposed to this pipeline be-ing built.

Sally Abraham,Roberts Creek

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SCRD to request moratorium on Smart Meters

I’m happy to report that after all our letters of con-cern, and Jalien Shandle’s presentation to the SCRD Board, that the Board will send communication to BC Hydro and to the appropri-ate Ministries, requesting a moratorium on the instal-lation of Smart Meters. �is will include a halt on the destruction of any analog meters removed until a fur-ther independent investiga-tion of health, safety as well as privacy concerns are ad-dressed in a meaningful way and reasonable alternatives are found to accommodate those citizens who do not wish Smart Meters to be at-tached to their homes. �is will be at no additional cost to them (from Board min-utes of January 12, 2012).

When we speak up in numbers, the public will be heard. �ank you to all who took the time to speak and /or write your concerns to the appropriate o�cials.

Vel Anderson,Elphinstone

Everyone is invited to join us at the Davis Bay

Hall on Sunday, January 29, doors open at 2:30pm, fol-lowed by refreshments and snacks. �e meeting will run from 3-5pm. Potluck, music and mingling from 5-6pm. Please come early to renew your membership or to become a member.

Come on out to learn about and celebrate One Straw’s activities from last year and plans for the fu-ture, including the Food Action Network, Farm Gate Market, Grow Your Own Dinner, and Live and Learn programs. We will be voting to revise our mission and charter to address our

unique and current posi-tion as an advocacy and net-working group on the coast. Most importantly it reorga-nizes and revives our avail-able strategies and tactics, both social and ecological, to advance and preserve sus-tainable food procurement in our unique bioregion. New members welcome!

Please go to our website to review the revised char-ter and mission. Minutes of last year’s AGM are available online and will be provided at the meeting.

All you gardeners, please mark your calendars for the One Straw Society’s Seedy Saturday Work-shops on Seed Saving;

beginner: 9-10:30am, ad-vanced: 4-6pm. Admission includes booklet, ‘�e Five Levels of Seed Saving’, produced by the Sunshine Coast Seed Collective.

Please pre-register Sat-urday, March 3, Roberts Creek Hall 11am-3pm. To register for the workshop, to request a booth, to volun-teer, or to donate, contact Ann at 604-883-3678 or [email protected]

Bring your extra seeds for the seed exchange and enjoy onestraw.ca Seed Exchange Silent Auction - door prizes and delicious food conces-sion by the Sunshine Coast Seed Collective. Please pre-register for this event.

One Straw Society AGM to plant seeds for the future

CST launches action against BC Hydro

Citizens for Safe Tech-nology Society (CST) has launched a Human Rights action against BC Hydro re-questing accommodation of individuals refusing a wire-less ‘smart meter’ for health reasons. �ese are persons with a variety of health con-cerns ranging from cancer to heart problems, from seizures to electrosensitiv-ity, and who have medical letters from their doctors requesting BC Hydro ac-commodate their health conditions by allowing an analogue meter to remain.

On January 19, 2012, �e American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) o�cially stated its opposition and request for an immediate moratorium on the installation of wire-less ‘smart meters’ based on a scienti�c assessment of the current medical literature. �eir letter states, “Chronic exposure to wireless radio-frequency radiation is a preventable environmental hazard that is su�ciently well documented to war-rant immediate preventative public health action.”

�e AAEM con�rms that public health standards are inadequate and obsolete and cannot be used to pro-tect the public from chron-ic, low intensity radiation exposures that raise credible questions about genetic and cellular e�ects, hormonal e�ects, male fertility, blood/brain barrier damage and increase in certain types of cancers. �e AAEM warn that children are at height-ened risk for “altered brain development, and impaired learning and behaviour” from such wireless exposure. http://aaemonline.org/im-ages/CaliforniaPublicUtili-tiesCommission.pdf

CST agrees with the AAEM that physicians and medical experts have an obligation to urge precau-tion when su�cient scien-ti�c and medical evidence suggests health risks, which may negatively impact the health of vulnerable indi-viduals and groups, and can potentially a�ect large pop-ulations, as is the case with BC Hydro’s wireless Smart Meter Program.

CST calls upon physi-cians and medical experts in B.C. to support pub-lic health and the Human

Rights action by recom-mending an immediate moratorium on wireless ‘smart meter’ installation until these serious public health issues are resolved. We ask that they support patients seeking relief from involuntary and forced ex-posure to wireless ‘smart meter’ emissions within their homes by requesting that BC Hydro accommo-date them with an analogue meter, without additional cost or penalty. http://citi-zensforsafetechnology.org/ehs--health-action-kit-in-health-e�ects,77,0

�e emissions given o� by wireless ‘smart meters’ have been classi�ed by the World Health Organiza-tion, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a Possible Hu-man Carcinogen.Una St.ClairExecutive Director Citizens for Safe Technology Societywww.citizensforsafetechnology.org

Letters to the Editor are welcome on any topic of local or general interest. The Local reserves the right to refuse publication of any submission. E-mail letters to editor@ thelocalsunshinecoast.com, or drop o� at: 5758 Cowrie Street, Sechelt, or mail to PO Box 494, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0. Deadline is Friday at 5:00pm.

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As part of ‘Canada Starts Here: � e BC Jobs

Plan’, the BC Water and Waste Association (BC-WWA) and its sector part-ners have been awarded $632,500 for the develop-ment and pilot delivery of an industry-standard Parks and Public Works Techni-cian training program.

� e program objectives are to ensure the BC parks and public works sector has continuing access to a quali� ed, skilled employee population over the next � ve to 10 years. � e parks and public works sector em-ploys approximately 10,000 workers in a variety of occu-pations that support a range of important and essential services to virtually every BC resident.

� e program will fo-cus on standardized skills training and certi� cation of workers involved in the construction and mainte-nance of community-based infrastructure, equipment and outdoor facilities in four main areas: Water dis-tribution systems; sewer and wastewater systems; roads and sidewalks; and parks.

At the present time, there is considerable investment

in sta� training taking place throughout BC by all sec-tor employers. However, in most cases, there is no stan-dardization of the training provided.

Employers in this sector include municipalities, re-gional districts, First Nations communities and school districts in every region of the province. Presently, 64 per cent of the workforce is classi� ed as skilled labour-ers. Over the next � ve years, approximately 21 per cent of the current labour force is expected to retire and the need for quali� ed replace-ment workers will intensify.

Project partners include local governments, the Local Government Management Association of BC, the BC Public Works Association, the BC Municipal Safety Association, the BC Water and Waste Association, the BC Parks and Recreation Association, CUPEBC, Ab-original A� airs and North-ern Development Canada, and BC First Nations.

Funding for this BC La-bour Market Partnerships Program project is provided through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement.

Funding for parks and public works technician program

In October , the Ministry of Social Development

announced Open Door Group as the successful proponent to deliver the Province’s new employment program of British Colum-bia through a new WorkBC Employment Services Cen-tre in the Sechelt area begin-ning in April 2012.

� e goal of the new pro-gram is to serve all British Columbians eligible for work in Canada and seek-ing employment, by provid-ing a one-stop approach to service delivery. Services are based on the level of sup-port participants need in preparing for, � nding, and maintaining employment.

“� e Province’s goal is to give unemployed British Columbians the supports and services they need to � nd and keep a job,” said Minister of Social Develop-ment Stephanie Cadieux. “� e new WorkBC Em-ployment Services Centre

will deliver the full suite of services to citizens, and Open

Door Group will deter-mine the best way to meet the needs of specialized populations in the area.”

Tom Burnell, the Chief Executive O� cer for Open Door Group, said, “We are extremely pleased to be se-lected as one of the agencies to provide services for the new Employment Program of British Columbia. Open Door Group looks forward to working in partnership with local agencies to pro-vide exemplary employment services to all unemployed British Columbians, includ-ing specialized services for people with disabilities, im-migrants, aboriginals, youth at risk, survivors of violence, and persons with multiple barriers to employment. We embrace the Province’s vi-sion of a catchment service delivery system, where ser-vices are responsive to the

unique labour market needs of each community.”

In delivering the program, Open Door Group will be working with several part-ners including: Sunshine Coast Community Services Society; Young Men’s Chris-tian Association of Greater Vancouver (YMCA); Train-ing Innovations Inc. (TII); Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia; Neil Squire Society; Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; and the Adult Learning Develop-ment Association.

Open Door Group and its partners will be deliver-ing the new program from a WorkBC

Employment Services Centre located at 5600 Sunshine Coast Hwy in Sechelt, the current em-ployment centre location. In addition, a satellite o� ce will be located in Gibsons (Unit 25- 900 Gibsons Way) to provide services to

Open Door Group to deliver new job program

the local community. Both centers are fully wheelchair accessible.

Burnell said, “We are ex-cited to serve the Sechelt community and look for-ward to working collabora-

tively to build opportunities that support sustainable employment and meet the needs of the labour market. Our goal is to deliver ser-vices that are e� ective for jobseekers and employers; to do this, we’ll be connect-ing with the local commu-nity, service providers, local resources, the business com-munity, and all levels of gov-ernment.”

Open Door Group and its partners will be hold-ing community advisory sessions leading up to the launch of the program. � e community sessions will continue throughout the delivery of the program, to support input and collabo-ration from local commu-nity stakeholders. Details regarding the next session will be announced in late January 2012.

“Our Mission is to open doors and inspire all Brit-ish Columbians to succeed and we believe the Prov-ince’s new Employment Program will be the � rst step, for many individuals, on the road to achieving success through employ-ment,” said Burnell.

About Open Door GroupOpen Door Group is a

non-pro� t organization and registered charity that oper-

ates on the fundamental be-lief that all British Columbi-ans can succeed. We provide opportunities for achieve-ment through employment programs and health and wellness activities through-out BC.

Established in 1976, Open Door Group started out as a small group of dedi-cated volunteers providing woodworking and sewing classes to people with dis-abilities in Vancouver. Over the past three decades, we have grown to serve over 4,700 British Columbians per year across the

Lower Mainland and In-terior. Initially o� ering life and job skills programs only to persons with disabilities, Open Door Group’s man-date has evolved to include providing services and op-portunities that support the inclusion of all individuals.

As a fundamental value, Open Door Group pro-motes and advocates for in-clusive communities.

We connect with clients, families, the business com-munity, service providers and all levels of government. We believe in the power of strong, collaborative part-nerships within the com-munities that Open Door Group serves.

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Sechelt Mayor John Henderson, Sunshine Coast Lions Housing President Brian Leckie, MP John Weston and MLA Diane McIntyre (representing Housing Minister Rich Coleman) display a commemora-tive plaque unveiled at the o�cial opening of the Jack Nelson Annex.

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Sunshine Coast Lions Housing Society President Brian Leckie acknowledged the generosity of the govern-ment funding agencies, and also saluted the many gener-ous donations received from local businesses, contractors, and others in the commu-nity: Sunshine Coast Credit Union’s $50,000 in equity and Delta Cable’s $10,000 in particular. �e Lions pro-vided an additional $275K in cash equity, plus the land valued at $650K. �is wide and varied cooperation to bring the project forward “speaks to a common vision for our community’s future,” said Weston.

�e Greencourt Housing project is named for Canon Alan D. Greene of the Co-lumbia Coast Mission. Can-on Greene �rst served the Sunshine Coast aboard the ‘Mission Ships’, o�ering ser-vices to communities, which

at that time were only ac-cessible by water. He spear-headed the building of the Coast’s �rst hospital at Gar-den Bay and advocated for the construction of a num-ber of Anglican churches in the community. Noting the need for a�ordable hous-ing among the low-income seniors in the commu-nity, Canon Greene and a number of other commu-nity leaders built the �rst 10 ‘bachelor units’ in the Com-plex in the early 1960s. In the late 1970s, shortly after building Greencourt Hall, the Sechelt Lions Club as-sumed responsibility for the Greencourt operation.

�e need for a�ordable housing has grown with the community, as Sunshine Coast Lions Housing Soci-ety President Brian Leckie noted. �e original units, now 40 years old, were rid-dled with termites and need-

ed to be replaced. �e new and already fully-rented An-nex, is the �rst of a proposed three-phase project that will replaced the old cottages with two apartment ‘towers’ linked by a communal din-ing room.

Jack Nelson, for whom the newest Annex is named, was the original historian for the Sunshine Coast Lions Club. A charter member with over 40 years of com-munity service with the club, he “personi�ed the Lions,” Leckie said. “I miss him dearly.” Jack Nelson’s son, Richard, followed him in a tradition of service through the Lions Club. Speaking on behalf of the family, he said Jack “spent most of his life as a builder of homes. He would be particularly pleased to have his name on this building which will provide homes for so many.”By Heather Jeal for �e Local

The Community Ac-tion Initiative (CAI),

a province-wide program that supports mental health and substance use projects and innovation in BC, is awarding almost $2 mil-lion to 10 grassroots mental health and substance use support groups throughout the province.

�e CAI funds strategies that promote mental health, prevent harmful use of sub-stances and improve services and supports that enhance the recovery process for children, youth, adults and families a�ected by men-tal health problems and/or problematic substance use.

�e initiative brings to-gether pre-existing local groups that work to im-prove the mental health and wellbeing of people in their communities - from the downtown Eastside to Ladysmith to Fort St. John.

�e CAI is a key comple-ment to the Province’s com-prehensive 10-year plan to address mental health and substance use across the lifes-pan in BC: Healthy Minds, Healthy People, which seeks to promote good mental health and prevent potential mental health and substance use problems for all children and youth, and facilitate ear-lier diagnosis and interven-

tion for children and youth vulnerable to or struggling with mental health and sub-stance use challenges.

In a statement to the me-dia, Mary McNeil, Minis-ter of Children and Family Development said, “Each of us has a role in support-ing children, youth, adults and families facing men-tal health and substance use challenges. �at’s why government invested $10 million to create the Com-munity Action Initiative - to support collaborative, com-munity-based activities to improve the mental health and well-being of all British Columbians.”

Mental health support groups awarded $2M

Dianne Flood has been appointed acting com-

missioner for teacher regula-tion, until a commissioner can be appointed by the Minister of Education.

�e commissioner’s role is to receive any new reports about teacher conduct or competence and make a de-termination on whether to order an investigation. �e appointment of an acting commissioner ensures that

these functions can continue on an interim basis until a commissioner can be ap-pointed to the new Teacher Regulation Branch.

Flood brings experience in administrative law. �is includes service in B.C. as an executive director in the Ministry of Attorney Gener-al and as former chair of the Property Assessment Appeal Board. She also has served as an assistant deputy min-

ister with the Manitoba gov-ernment, and as vice chair of Manitoba’s Municipal Board, hearing and decid-ing disputes with signi�cant public interest in outcomes.

�e Teacher Regulation Branch is responsible for reg-ulating the competence and conduct of the approximate-ly 67,000 certi�cate-holders in British Columbia teaching in the public, independent and First Nations systems.

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Here at the Museum, we embrace the ex-

citing possibilities of using new digital technologies to interpret and explore our history. Curatorial Assistant Matthew Lovegrove is in the process of developing a digital heritage walking tour, and I am currently working on having our digi-tized newspaper collection accessible online for this spring. While these new technologies have their ben-e� ts, I also believe that the Museum is exciting because it is “old-fashioned” - the artifacts are real, not virtual. You can come in and wan-der the two � oors without being inundated with tech-nology. You can contem-plate and re� ect or have a conversation with a friend while browsing. � ere is something magical about seeing things with your own eyes and doing things with your own hands, es-pecially in this digital age. I have seen children’s eyes light up when they open

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the drawer of butter� ies, or when they tap out their name in Morse code.

To kick-o� BC Heritage Week, we are celebrating the ‘simple’ and ‘hands-on’ by extending our annual Play Day event over two days. On Friday, February 17, we’re hosting a Puppet Making Workshop at the Arts Building with Sandy Buck. Sandy has created and performed her own self-produced puppet shows for children and adults with her company, Rababoo Puppet � eater. Open to all ages and skill levels, Sandy en-courages imagination and storytelling. “� is puppet making workshop is more than creating puppets, it’s letting our hands create the characters we dream

about and bringing them to life,” she said.

� e following day, we’ll be opening our doors for an afternoon of good old fash-ioned fun and games. We invite all the puppets and their makers to join us at the mobile puppet stage for a ‘Puppet Jam’ – an impro-visational puppet & story-telling fun time. We’ll have other play stations through-out the Museum where you can try your hand at creat-ing your own board game, making a Chinese hacky sack, designing a totem pole and more.

To pre-register for the workshop or for more infor-mation, please contact the Museum at 604-886-8232 or go to www.sunshine-coastmuseum.ca

The province has set a new record that many

believed to be unattainable. With lumber export sales of 4.28 billion board feet as of November, exports to China have already sur-passed the province’s 2008 goal of exporting four bil-lion board feet in 2011.

Last year’s export sales to China, with December still to report, are already up 74 per cent from 2010 and

200 per cent from 2009. Sales to China, now with a value of more than $1 billion, make up about 29 per cent of all BC lumber exports. Only the US, at 42 per cent of exports, is a larger market.

When the province chal-lenged industry in 2008 to work collaboratively with government to increase ex-port sales, BC was shipping about 700 million board

feet of lumber to China. � e three-way market de-velopment program be-tween the province, federal government and industry targeting China and other growth markets for BCs forest products is paying o� . Since 2003, when the program started in Chi-na, BC sales have surged over 1,300 per cent and more than tripled in the last two years.

BC achieves record China lumber exports goal

With storm warnings out January 22,

and heavy winds blanket-ing the south coast, BC Ferries cancelled sailings right and left; professional mariners and pleasure boaters alike put into safe harbour to wait out the storm. CCGA Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay however, proceeded with scheduled training, members looking forward to testing them-selves and their vessel the Ken Moore. A crew of � ve members left Secret Cove Sunday at 10:30 am for Heavy Weather Training; in the Malaspina Strait and Welcome Passage they encountered 40-50 knot winds and six to seven foot seas. Better than two hours training under rig-orous conditions proved the crew members and their fast response craft more than capable of meeting the challenges of Mother Nature, and gave them con� dence in their ability to go out under se-vere conditions to the aid of other mariners.

If the call of the sea is in your bones and you think

you would enjoy the ca-maraderie of like-minded individuals, please consider coming to a regular meet-ing which is held most Monday nights at 7 pm at the station, which is lo-cated below the Jolly Roger Inn at the marina in Secret Cove. Our station is on the second � oor. Don’t fear that attending a meeting will lock you in to Unit 12. We are happy to see you if all you want is a few ques-tions answered or to talk with members or observe some of our equipment. If you have any questions, please phone Drew McKee at 604-885-5746.

About Station 12� e Canadian Coast

Guard Auxiliary - Paci� c Unit 12 is based in Half-moon Bay. Using the Fast Response Vessel, the Ken Moore, Unit 12 provides maritime Search and Res-cue services for the area

starting at White Islets, north to McNaughton Point and half way across the Strait of Georgia. A second Unit 12 FRV, the Lewis-McPhee, is sta-tioned in Sechelt Inlet and covers the area from Sech-elt to Egmont, including Salmon and Narrows In-lets. � e members of Unit 12 are dedicated, highly trained volunteers who provide maritime life sav-ing services in any weather conditions, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

� e CCGA partici-pates in resolving nearly one third of the Search and Rescue incidents that occur on the BC coast, either as the principal re-source, or as an additional response unit. Its mem-bers also assist the Cana-dian Coast Guard (CCG) and Transport Canada in promoting Safe Boating within their communities.

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For the perfect wedding…�e Historic Bonniebrook Lodge and Chasters Restaurant combine

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Contact Lina Jakobs, owner, to arrange a free consultation aimed at making your wedding day your dream day!

The Lodge has been the site of 100’s of weddings spanning more than half a century. Built in 1929 and lovingly renovated in 2008, it is reminiscent of an estate out of a Somerset Maugham novel. With 7 luxury suites at the Lodge, and local hotel/motel and B&B accommoda-tion, The Bonniebrook Lodge can host weddings from 2 guests to 150+ under a grand marquis tent on the beach. Choose from several site locations, beach front, ocean view lodge grounds, forest and stream or inside the restaurant.

Inside these pages, you’ll fi nd information on many of the services available on the Sunshine Coast that promise to make your wedding day the wonderful and extraordinary event you’ve always dreamed about! Please read on for help-ful hints, many provided by the vendors on these pages!

very bride dreams of mak-ing her wedding day not just wonderful but ex-

traordinary – and that dream usually starts months before with an engagement ring.� at sparkling gem, with the absolutely perfect set-ting, glitters temptingly in the jeweler’s showcase as the couple peruse the selection of wedding and engagement ring sets. He’s looking at the price and she’s checking out the size, styles and settings. A modest ring with a wide

band and a tiny diamond set may appeal to the man’s budget, but she’s got her eye on the engagement ring with the half-karat diamond cen-tre, surrounded by a blend of smaller diamonds and ru-bies (her birthstone) with the matching wedding band and a matching groom’s ring. It is then that the negotiations and compromises begin.

Once the proposal of mar-riage has been asked and ac-cepted, the planning begins – and there is much to plan.

� e average wedding budget is based on the expectations of the bride, groom and their families. Is this going to be a big wedding with all of the trimmings or a small, private a� air with just im-mediate family present? � ese days, more couples are opting for the medium-sized wedding (under 200 people) with family and good friends present – and sometimes even this number has to be trimmed to stay within the budget!

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Any wedding can come o� without a hitch with careful planning. � at’s where one specialized service comes in handy. A Wedding Planner can guide the bride and groom through the process with much less hassle and fewer nerve-wracking moments; an initial consultation will give the planner infor-mation on the wedding couple’s expectations and budget and he or she can o� er them realistic options. A Wedding Planner can do as much or as little as the couple prefer … the WP may look after the food, beverages, venue and music while the bride and groom opt to look after the � ow-

ers, the bridesmaid gowns, the decorations, etc.

Other couples prefer to do all the planning with the help of parents and friends. � at’s where a Wedding Planning Guide book comes in handy be-cause it provides not only

a list of the items that must be done, but even the tim-ing for each item … i.e. Do this one week before the wedding, etc.

� e wedding day is the pinnacle of all the plan-ning, all the worry and all the expectations.

STARTING ANYWHERE FROM ONE YEAR TO NINE MONTHS…___Announce engagement/publish engagement photo in � e Local___Select wedding date___Hire Wedding Planner/Consultant/Coordinator___Determine type of wedding, location, theme, # of guests___Determine budget and how expenses will be shared___Buy a Wedding Planning guide/daytimer___Develop a record-keeping system for payments___Create a working guest list___Decide if children will be included as guests___Select and reserve ceremony site___Select and book O� ciant/Priest/Minister/Rabbi___Select and book reception site___Select and order Bridal Gown___Determine colour scheme___For home weddings, arrange for home improvements___Obtain passports, visas, birth certi� cates, any travel documents required

SIX TO NINE MONTHS BEFORE THE BIG DAY…___Select and book caterer___Select and book photographer___Select wedding party___Give wedding party list a list of their duties___Select and buy attire for bridesmaids and � ower girl___Select and buy attire for mothers of the bridal couple___Select and book soloist/musician for ceremony___Select and book live band or DJ for reception___Select and book photographer/videographer___Select and book � orist___Register for your wedding gifts

COMING CLOSER, ONLY FOUR TO SIX MONTHS BEFORE…___Schedule � ttings for custom-made bridesmaids gowns___Arrange marriage pre-ceremony counseling___Reserve rental items___Select and book decorator___Select and order wedding rings

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Athlete’s World ...................... 604-886-4688Footwear for the active bride and groom Benjamins Café ..................... 604-886-1646Pre-wedding dinners BC Liquor Store .................. 604-886-4855 Celebrate with champagneBergner Textile Care ............ 604-886-8564 Classy tuxedo rentals, custom tailored for a perfect fit Dog’s Ear Embroidery .............604-886-8600 Personalized, keepsake gifts Earth Treasures ....................604-886-4653 Unique gifts for both bride and groomEye Deal Optical ..................604-886-8871 New contacts and sunglasses for the big dayGibsons Florist .....................604-886-7795 Unique wedding packages to fit any budget Laedeli Gifts .......................604-886-0958 Excellent selection of invitations, announcements. bridal books, and accessoriesLanding Clothing Company .....604-886-2116For women on the go London Drugs ......................604-886-8720Enhance your best features with your favourite line of cosmetics and fine fragrancesPatra Pizza & Curry House ......604-886-7675Quick and easy meals for the busy weeks

Prudential Sussex Realty ........604-886-2277 Vast selection of starter-houses and condosRain’Er Shine Barber .............604-740-7163Come in and browse through our albums for groom hairstylesReitmans ...........................604-886-9779Honeymoon wearShara Fortune Lotto Centre .....604-886-9944Future fortuneSima Japanese Restaurant .....604-840-0001 Pre-wedding dinnersStarbucks ...........................604-886-8415 Gift CardsSugar Pop ..........................604-886-1412Wedding FavoursSuperValu ..........................604-886-2424 Specialty wedding cakes and delicious party plattersTelus - Suncoast Cellular ........604-886-7303 Stay in touch with friends and family during the planning processWestland Insurance ..............604-886-2000 Be safe with life and travel insuranceWood’s Showcase .................604-886-1400 Local Art, Crafts, Books and Music Your Dollar Store With More ....604-886-8631Party favours and decorations

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CLOSER … TWO TO FOUR MONTHS…___Take formal engagement picture___Select and order wedding cake___Order party favours/keepsake gift for guests___Select and order decorations___Purchase honeymoon attire and luggage___Select and book wedding day transportation___Start addressing your invitations___Register gift ideas and let your guests know where you’re registered___Plan activities for out-of-town guests (optional)___Book wedding day hair and makeup and do trials: bring headpiece, wear white shirt___Obtain marriage license (expires in 3 months!)___Send out invitations___Select ceremony readers___Select Ushers to seat guests___Select guest book attendant___Select MC___Mail invitations to bridal shower___Get photography permit, if required

JUST A FEW WEEKS – SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS…___Maintain a record of RSVPs and early wedding gifts___Maintain a record of shower gifts and send thank yous___Buy ceremony and reception accessories: guest book, garter, ring pillow, cake knife___Select and reserve wedding attire for all gentlemen___Mail invitations to rehearsal dinner___Mail invitations to rehearsal dinner___Plan bridesmaid luncheon___Select something old, new, borrowed & blue

CLOSER STILL – TWO TO SIX WEEKS…___Finalize all food and beverages for wedding reception___Finalize all ceremony details with O� ciant___Finalize all rehearsal arrangements___ Finalize all � oral arrangements___Finalize � ttings for bride and bridesmaids__Make a wedding day itinerary___Give a copy to your wedding party and vendors___Finalize all details with your vendors___Decide receiving line and order of head table seating___Contact guests that haven’t replied___Pick up wedding rings___Give photographer a photo checklist___Visit reception site for � oor plan___Create reception seating plan___Give musicians a list of your music selections___Inform attendants where and when to pick up their attire___Determine VIP seating for ceremony seating___Print out seating cards___Pick up honeymoon travel tickets

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ONLY ONE WEEK TO GO…___Give caterer/reception venue � nal tally of guests___Pack for your honeymoon___Wrap reception favours/keepsakes___Arrange for mail collection while away

DAY OF REHEARSAL DINNER…___Drop o� all wedding accessories and decor at ceremony and reception sites___Ensure you bring all gifts that will be handed out at dinner___Make sure you have all � nal payments in envelopes for the wedding day___Pack overnight bag for honeymoon suite___Ensure wedding party has their itineraries___Ensure gentlemen have black socks___Go to church for rehearsal___Review VIP seating with ushers at ceremony location

IT’S HERE – THE WEDDING DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED…!___Review details on your wedding day itinerary___Eat breakfast before going to hairdresser’s/makeup artist___Pack anything remaining on your “To Bring” list in cars___Ensure Maid of Honour has groom’s ring and Best Man has Bride’s ring___Check that you have the marriage license, and any special permits, if needed___Wear engagement ring on your right hand___Use your wedding day itinerary to get you through the day

One last thing … stop and enjoy the beautiful sights you’ve worked and planned so hard for over the past year! Don’t forget to pay special attention to the fathers of the bride and groom; sometimes they feel left out. Take a deep breath, relax and enjoy yourselves – the real work begins once the honeymoon is over!


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Horoscopes for the week of February 3, 2012

Feb. 2, 2012

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Tip of the Week:On February 9 Neptune

will enter Pisces and will travel though the sign of the � shes, its own sign, until 2026. � is 14-year cycle will activate new levels of aware-ness and new priorities. At best, it will re-awaken people to the importance of empa-thy, compassion and imagi-nation. Ideals like ‘choosing to live simply so other people can simply live’ will become more popular. Exploitative attitudes and sel� sh activ-ity for the mere sake of ‘un-necessary’ personal pro� t will become increasingly un-popular. Neptune in Pisces will signi� cantly stimulate imaginations and even mys-tical states of awareness in mass proportions. Telepathy and other forms of psychic perception will increase mea-surably. Religious dogma and separate belief systems will yield to a genuine spirituality where unity becomes the new mantra. � is coincides quite nicely with the positive pre-dictions linked to 2012. Are you ready for a massive tran-scendental wave to stimulate ascensions in consciousness to greater heights than ever before? Well, ready or not…. Some of the more mysti-cal voices are asserting that Homo Sapiens are rapidly evolving to an elevated status called ‘Homo Spiritus’.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)Coming to better realize

who your true friends are and what is most important in life is a current focus. � is is a time when deep heartfelt feelings are opening your mind and vice versa. Yet con-� icts between how much you feel you give and receive may be an emerging issue. You would like to achieve a more balanced deal. Aim to achieve your goal, patiently yet surely.

Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)You stand to be command-

ing a lot of attention now. You are in an ambitious and expansive mood. To achieve your goals you may have to overcome a needy attitude and exercise full integrity. � is implies a willingness to earn versus feeling you de-serve. � ere remain some im-portant skills you must learn involving changes in your perspectives before you can lay claim to greater success.

Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)Many new realizations

are illuminating your mind. � ese are leading you to forge ahead in new ways. Yet, there

remain some core issues that you must overcome. � ese are linked to home and/or family. Your willingness to do some real inner work to ‘clear stu� ’ or actual renovations is ideal. Your sights are set and your focus is sharp so make use of this determined state of mind.

Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)You are ready to nurture

new dreams. Yet to succeed you may have to take an in-ventive and collaborative ap-proach. � is will require that you do some research. Facing certain fears is part of the deal. � ere is nothing wrong or bad about having fears per se, yet denying that you do will simply block progress. Identify and confront these blocks and you will prevail.

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)Increasing your social net-

work continues. Ideally you are ready and willing to reach out and stretch as necessary. You may not feel as con� dent as you like yet with each re-alistic step your con� dence will rise. Take initiatives to ask, outline proposals and negotiate. Balance deliberate action and patience with the outcome for best results.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Sudden changes in your

health linked to your lifestyle or the other way around are now in focus. You want to achieve better results and more abundance. Work with your powers of imagination for best results, as in visual-izing success. Yet, avoid mak-ing assumptions about what others can or will give you. Rather, be willing to give more and invest as well.

Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)A creative wave is wash-

ing in. � is will inspire your playful and romantic nature. Passionate urges could be well received. At worst, you will feel anger if despite all these feelings you feel unable to enjoy or express them. If this is the case, Mars retrograde in Virgo may be worth further investigation for better un-derstanding and healing.

Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)Home and family remains

a central focus. Safeguarding

yours and the individuality of others is a priority. For the sake of love you are willing to make changes and adjust-ments. � is may be activating innovation and invention. Vi-sions of the future are direct-ing your focus, yet are they realistic or are your actions to achieve them? Reality check!

Sagittarius(Nov 21 – Dec 21)

A busy time with places to go and people to see and network with is a source of excitement now. Inspirations to advance are rising. Yet, are you leaning on the past? Ideally, you are open to learn-ing new ideas, methods and skills. � is can prove to be a very constructive time dur-ing which you acquire new knowledge and abilities.

Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19)

Consolidating your foun-dation is linked to making connections with key people. Tapping the creative resourc-es of others can be a win/win deal. Yet, you may also sense an emerging urge to push for new levels of freedom. � is trend will continue for a while, so get clear on what is implied. Aim to balance per-sonal freedom with coopera-tive intentions.

Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)You are in the mood to as-

sert new leads. Being focused yet keeping an open mind is ideal, yet could prove com-plicated. Your willingness to be open to new perceptions about yourself and others will help. Beware of jealou-sy; nobody can have or live anybody else’s life. Take the time to get clear on what you genuinely need versus would simply like.

Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)A busy time behind the

scenes continues. You may get called out, yet you want to get a lot done and so frivo-lous activity will leave you impatient. An activation of your ambitions is underway. Some confusion about what you really want and need in relationships is part of the plot. Redirecting these ener-gies to self-improvement over the next few months could prove very successful.



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Saturday, January 28, the 2012 Sunshine Coast Bridal Fair drew brides-to-be (and some grooms) to the Seaside Centre in Sechelt. Among the many vendors, Tattle Tales of Gibsons was on hand, displaying décor for the reception, Gibsons Party Rentals displayed some of the many items they rent for the parties and receptions and Aksel Christian of Langdale displayed an array of special customized wedding accessories. The Eventful Chef, James Mackie, tempted wedding planners with his delicious canapés and chicken appies.

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The return on ‘stag-ing’ your home is es-

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‘Create the vision inside and out’. If you can see a broken fence panel or dirty gutters, you can be sure the buyer will, too; this sends a message of neglect. Stand back and really look at your home. What do you see? Keep your yard neat and tidy; removing clutter, putting a little paint on the deck or trim says you care.

Inside your home, or-ganize and de-clutter. You want to create the illu-sion of spaciousness in all

Tips for selling your home in 2012

Real Estate Tips

Kenan MacKenzieSunshine Coast Real Estate News

your rooms. Pay attention to closets, cupboards and the garage as well. Have a garage sale; call the Sal-vation Army or Habitat for Humanity to pick up your extra things. Remem-ber that cleaning up your home is money in your pocket and leaves fewer things to move. Pay special attention to housekeep-ing, including windows, while your home is on the market. Neglected home maintenance is going to show up in the buyer’s Home Inspection. Do a pre-inspection prior to listing and deal with all repairs. Stained or missing caulking around the bath-tub, burned out bulbs and broken tiles are a turn o� .

� e Appraisal Institute of Canada’s 2011 survey indicates the top return on renovation projects are kitchen, bathroom and painting with an aver-age return of 50 to 100 per cent. So a little paint is dollars in your pocket!

However, remember that while you might like funky colours, neutral colours win.

Strong odors are of-fensive to buyers, so en-sure there’s no smoking in the house, keep the pet area clean and to make a pleasant impression, cof-fee brewing or cinnamon sticks simmering on the stove helps.

Ensure your home is warm: light the � replace because you want the buy-er to feel comfortable.

Turn all lights on be-cause light gives the il-lusion of brightness and spaciousness even in the daytime. Realtors will nor-mally turn the lights o� at the end of the showing. Also very important: price it right – other properties are in competition for the sale, so make sure your listing price is fair and reasonable. Check out my column next week, for the most important compo-nent of a successful sale.

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706 FREEMatching couch, armchair & otto-man, blue w/wood trim. Making room for renos. Call 604-886-9768. f5

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801 CARS FOR SALE2006 Saturn ION, 85,000kms, std trans., sky blue, 4dr, accident free. $7200. 604-886-2679. p6

802 TRUCKS & SUV’S1993 GMC Yukon SLE. Runs great, 4X4, P/W, tow pkg. $2200 obo. 604-989-4941. ftfn

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1701 HOMES FOR SALE#322 – 5780 Trail Ave., Sechelt. Condo, like new, one bdrm. & den with 1.5 baths, 985 sq.ft., top � oor in the “Blu� ” Northwind bldg., lge. skylight, spectacular view of mountains and ocean. New car-pets in LR/DR & den. W/D incl. Bldg has no age restrictions, small pets allowed. Covered parking, strata fee includes gas FP, immed. occupancy. Mins. to downtown Sechelt. $240,000. Please phone Christa, 604-885-3729 for apt. No agents, please. p5

1704 HOMES FOR RENTGibsons: Spacious 3 bdrm, 2 bath duplex in lower Gibsons with a harbour view, decks and wood burning FP. $1300/mo. NS, sm. pet nego. Avail now. Call at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keypropertymanagement.ca b5

Sechelt: Large 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, upscale family home with a 1 bdrm in-law suite. Too much to list - a must see. Avail now. NS. Pet nego. $1800/mo. Call Key at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keyproper tymanagement.cab5

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Sechelt: Greene Court Seniors Housing has brand new, one bdrm market suites for rent. Avail. Feb. 1 at 5583 Ocean Ave. Suites have ocean or mountain views. To view please call Bob Morgan, manager at 604-885-5962 be-tween 8am - 4pm, Mon. to Fri. btfn

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Gibsons: Avail. immed., two 1 bdrm and one 2 bdrm apts. All have ocean view balconies. Heat, H/W and one parking space incl. 711 Gibsons Way. 604-886-7151. b5

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Thursday, February 2•3:00pm-6:00pm. Farm Gate Market at Roberts Creek Hall (indoors).•7:00pm. The Watoto Children’s Choir presents Beautiful Africa - A New Life. Hosted by Christian Life Assembly, 730 School Rd., Gibsons. Contact: 604-886-7107.Friday, February 3•5:30pm. Egmont Movie Night. Kids movie 6:00pm, adult movie 8:00pm. Egmont Community Hall. Free.Saturday, February 4•2:00pm. Coast Symphony presents “Stars Shine Brighter on the Sunshine Coast”: Musical off erings from Bach to Verdi. Sechelt Indian Band Hall. For ticket information call Rod at 604-886-6630. musicsuncoast.com•9:00pm. The Roberts Creek Legion is hosting the 15th Annual Bob Marley Birthday Bash. For more info call 604-886-9813.Sunday, February 5•2:00pm. Coast Symphony presents “Stars Shine Brighter on the Sunshine Coast”: Musical off erings from Bach to Verdi. Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons. For ticket information call Rod at 604-886-6630. musicsuncoast.comMonday, February 6•1:30pm. Gibsons Seniors Society general meeting at Harmony Hall. www.gibsonsseniors.com•6:30pm. “Kleindale Story” book launch. Meet author Ray Phillips with his new book “The Little Green Valley” at the Pender Harbour School of Music. Free . www.bluewaters.ca•7:00pm. Doors open for The Green Film Series at Gibsons Heritage Playhouse. The Economics of Happinessis a fi lm that restores our faith in humanity and challenges us to believe that it is possible to build a better world. Screening time 7:30pm. For more info go to www.greenfi lms.caTuesday, February 7•6:30pm. Gibsons Garden Club presents Linda Gilkeson speaking on “Year Round Organic Gardening” at 7:30pm, Gibsons Heritage Playhouse Theatre, Gibsons. To reserve tickets call 604-886-0960.•7:00pm-9:00pm. Interested in fostering? Foster Parent Information session at the Seaside Centre, Sechelt. Everyone welcome. Contact Claude Cuff at 604-885-9678 for more information.Thursday, February 9•3:00pm-6:00pm. Farm Gate Market at Roberts Creek Hall (indoors).•7:30pm. “Randy and Mr. Lahey’s West Coast Oddity” a live comedy show starring John Dunsworth and Patrick Roach. Gibsons Heritage Playhouse. Tickets available at Vtix.com and at the door.Friday, February 10•5:30pm. Egmont Movie Night. Kids movie 6:00pm, adult movie 8:00pm. Egmont Community Hall. Free.•7:30pm. “Randy and Mr. Lahey’s West Coast Oddity” a live comedy show

starring John Dunsworth and Patrick Roach. Roberts Creek Community Hall. Tickets available at Vtix.com and at the door.Saturday, February 11•7:30pm. Doors open for the Coff ee House at the Arts Building, 464 South Fletcher, Gibsons. Deanna Carter and the Billy Hillpickers entertain. Tickets at the door. More info call 604-740-7790.•7:30pm. “Randy and Mr. Lahey’s West Coast Oddity” a live comedy show starring John Dunsworth and Patrick Roach. Pender Harbour Community Hall. Tickets available at Vtix.com and at the door.•8:00pm-12:30am. 3rd Annual Valentine’s Dance & Soiree! A fundraiser for Les Petits du Pacifi que Childcare Centre. Sechelt Arts Centre. More info: petitsdupacifi [email protected], February 12•2:00pm. Pender Harbour Music Society presents Linda Lee Thomas, ‘Chamber Musician Supreme’ and Jonathan Goldman of the legendary group “Quartango” performing at the School of Music, Madeira Park. www.penderharbourmusic.ca•7:30pm. “Randy and Mr. Lahey’s West Coast Oddity” a live comedy show starring John Dunsworth and Patrick Roach. Sechelt Seniors Acyivity Centre. Tickets available at Vtix.com and at the door.Monday, February 13•1:30pm. Gibsons Seniors Society hosts Leena Wright, author of “On My Way to the Funeral Parlor: Living and Dying in BC.” www.gibsonsseniors.comTuesday, February 14Happy Valentine’s Day!•3:30pm. SC Botanical Garden Society presents Ciscoe Morris: Hummingbird Madness at the Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt. Tickets at all nurseries and Sechelt Visitors Centre.Thursday, February 16•3:00pm-6:00pm. Farm Gate Market at Roberts Creek Hall (indoors).•8:00pm-10:00pm. Writer’s Cafe. This is an opportunity for you to read your work in public. Arts Building at 464 South Fletcher, Gibsons. Tickets at the door. More information call 604-740-7790.Sunday, February 19•2:30pm. Coast Recital Society presents Vancouver Chamber Choir with Conductor Jon Washburn at Raven’s Cry Theatre. Tickets 604-740-2051. www.coastrecitalsociety.caWednesday, February 22•7:00pm. “Dyslexia Demystifi ed” with speaker Wayne Aadelstone-Hassel of Davis Dyslexia Assoc. International. Seaside Centre, Sechelt. Free admission but seating is limited. For more information 604-741-0605 or www.dyslexiadoor.comSaturday, February 25•5:30pm. Gibsons Seniors Society Potluck Hawaiian Luau featuring Miss Berni G. Harmony Hall. For tickets or more information call Phyllis, 604-886-1378.


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Renewable fuel amendments enactedJohn Yap, Clean Tech-

nology Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Mines has announced amendments to the renewable and low carbon fuel requirements regulation.

� e use of renewable fuel in 2010 saved 418,919 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from being re-leased into the environ-ment, the equivalent of about 82,000 cars being removed from the road.

� e amendment delays the requirement for fuel suppliers to reduce the car-bon intensity of their fuels. � is will mean that the carbon-intensity require-ments will continue to be

reporting-only until June 30, 2013. � e Province re-mains committed to its low-carbon fuel requirement tar-get of 10 per cent by 2020.

Two further amend-ments are being made, including capping the re-newable content in diesel at four per cent, and setting the threshold to exempt small suppliers at 75 mil-lion litres of gasoline and diesel. � is is in response to industry concerns about the price and availability of high-quality renewable diesel for use in very cold weather. Nonetheless, over 95 per cent of the fuel sold in BC remains subject to the regulation.

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Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Re-quirements) Act and regu-lations, BC will remain a

leader in reducing green-house gas emissions that are associated with trans-portation fuels.

This excerpt was taken from a special website

set up to inform Sunshine Coaster’s of the plight of a special local boy, Rylan Johnstone.

“Rylan was born 4 1/2 years ago. We nearly lost him almost as soon as his precious life had be-gun… Rylan was having continuous seizures. On arrival at Children’s Hos-pital the doctors did not know what was wrong. It was days before they made their diagnosis of a very rare disorder called Septo Optic Dysplasia. � is meant Rylan was basically blind. He could maybe see some light with his left eye and some shadows but it would be like looking through frosted glass. He had and still has no sight in his right eye. � is dis-order a� ects about 1 in 10 million children.

� ey (doctors) also told us that his sight would not

Rylan’s fight for sight – a community meets the challenge

improve, and what he had then would likely be what he would have for life. We were not happy with that diagnosis and started doing research immediately. We discovered that stem cell treatment was being done on children with SOD in China and they were hav-ing success. We knew right away that we had to get him there but there was just one thing holding us back... money! It costs be-tween $35-$40,000 to go and receive this treatment. So, with help from friends, we have started this blog ‘Rylan’s Fight for Sight’ in hopes of raising enough

money to take Rylan to China. We have also set up a Facebook Group where you can see some of the miracu-lous things that can happen with these treatments.”

Following the di� culties this family has endured, the Sunshine Coast is rallying to help this child as much as is medically possible. Fundraising events, such as a bake sale prior to Christ-mas, where donated brace-lets were also sold, raised a total of $1090; as well, the three Coast Lions Clubs donated $500 from the sale of Christmas trees towards the fund. Still, more funds are needed, and Paul’s Pain-

tin’ Place in Sechelt has generously spent over $600 in advertising for awareness and his store has already sold 40 tickets to a fund-raising event organized for February.

Paul’s Paintin’ Place has booked decorating guru Sharon Grech, who was featured on City TV’s City-Line. She is scheduled to make an appearance at the Chatelech School � eatre on � ursday, February 23 from 7 – 9 pm. Crech will hold a seminar on home decorating, o� ering tips and information. Here’s a chance to have your deco-rating questions answered and help a little boy in need at the same time! Tickets for the event are available at Paul’s Paintin’ Place, with proceeds going to help Ry-lan Johnstone.”

To follow Rylan’s Fight for Sight on his special blog, go to: rylans� ghtfor-sight.blogspot.com

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Colour plays a vital role in creating themood for any room in your home, and noone understands that better that Sharon.

Join her as she introduces Benjamin Moore’s 2012 forecast for colour and

décor, featuring inspiring room photographs, decorating ideas and

diverse colour palettes for your home.

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Sharon Grech as featured on CityTV’s CityLine™

Young BC authors published for Family Literacy Day Thirty BC children

and their families marked Family Literacy Day Friday, January 27, by celebrating their suc-cess as published authors in a book being distrib-uted to public and school libraries throughout the province.

While many BC chil-dren spent their summer playing with their friends, attending summer camps or travelling on a family vacation, more than 150 kids spent time writing their entries for a contest

co-sponsored by the Min-istry of Education and the British Columbia Library Association called Express Yourself: � e BC Kids Writing Contest.

� irty winning entries, ranging from poems and short stories to graphic novel submissions, were se-lected and have now been published in the book, Ex-press Yourself! Each young writer and their school will receive a copy of the book, and all public libraries in BC will receive a copy for their community.

“Reading and writing are fundamental life skills, and I’m really encouraged by the dedication and suc-cess of these young writ-ers,” said Minister of Ed-ucation George Abbott. “Parents play an integral role in bringing literacy into their children’s lives. From reading a story ev-ery night before bed to having your kids write out a grocery list, I encourage all parents to � nd ways to make literacy a part of their family routine.”

“We are all storytell-

ers, whether we realize it or not,” said Annette DeFaveri, of the British Columbia Library Asso-ciation. “One of the best things about the Express Yourself writing contest is that it encouraged kids, and their families, to en-gage in the rewarding ac-tivity of writing a story. � is, in turn, contributes to our children’s increased literacy skills and con� -dence. Bravo to all the public libraries and fami-lies who participated in this event!”

No change in cut for SC timber supply area

Think your neighbour’s vehicle is more likely

to be stolen than yours? You may be right - but do you know why?

� e provincial bait car program and other initia-tives have contributed to a drop in auto theft since 2003, but vehicle owners’ decisions have a lot to do with that success. Simply put, stealing a vehicle, or from one, has to be worth the risk.

Here’s how you can re-duce your risk of being victimized: If you are buy-ing a new vehicle, look for one with an immobilizer - according to ICBC, it re-duces your chance of theft

by at least 80 per cent; get an anti-theft device, such as a steering wheel lock or car alarm; look for parking that is secure, well lit and near foot tra� c; remove all valuables and never leave spare keys in your vehicle; after opening an automatic gate to underground park-ing, watch for thieves wait-ing to slip inside; engrave your stereo and other on-board valuables with your driver’s license number.

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BC’s chief forester has set the allowable an-

nual cut for the Sunshine Coast timber supply area at 1,197,949 cubic metres, unchanged from the previ-ous level.

� e Sunshine Coast timber supply area covers about 1.6 million hectares, ranging from Howe Sound in the south to the head of Bute Inlet in the north. However, only 223,000 hectares are suitable for timber harvesting.

� e chief forester set the allowable annual cut fol-lowing a comprehensive review, including public input received during the summer and fall of 2011.

“I am grateful to the many First Nations, local residents, forestry experts and other organizations who provided input,” said Jim Snetsinger, chief for-ester. “In reviewing all sub-missions and applying all

the technical data available, I am con� dent maintain-ing the existing allowable annual cut is in the best interests of Sunshine Coast communities and the sus-tainability of the forest.”

� e population of the Sunshine Coast is 49,758; more than half live in the communities of Powell River, Sechelt and Gib-sons. � e forest sector di-rectly employs 1,300 peo-ple in the area. � e major commercial tree species are Douglas � r, hemlock, western red cedar, yellow cedar and red alder.

� e chief forester’s de-termination is an inde-pendent professional judg-ment based on information ranging from technical for-estry reports, First Nations and public input to the government’s social and economic goals. Under the timber supply review, the chief forester or deputy

chief forester must deter-mine how much wood can be harvested in each of the province’s 38 timber sup-ply areas and 34 tree farm licences at least once every 10 years. A new allowable

annual cut may be deter-mined earlier in response to abnormal situations, or postponed for up to � ve years if an allowable annual cut level is not expected to change signi� cantly.


Feb. 2, 2012

RECEIVERSHIP AUCTIONA long established wholesaler of �ne Persian / Eastern, imported

handmade, wool and silk carpets has seized by creditors. Their assets are ordered to be sold by auction liquidations.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11SEASIDE CENTRE

5790 TEREDO STREET, SECHELT(Sechelt Visitor Centre)

PUBLIC AUCTION 2:00PM • VIEW FROM 1:00PM

Masterpieces of wealth caliber!LARGE WOOL AND SILK PERSIAN: ORIENTAL RUGS

Plus many more from other corporate contracts;TURKOMAN, LARGE SILK TABRIZ, KASHAN, SHIRAZ GASHGAI, ANTIQUE SIRJAN, SAROUG, MEIMEHI, CHOBI, FINE NAIN, QUM, TRIABAL BALOUCH, MOUD, ONE-OF-A-KIND VILLAGE

RUGS, RUNNERS, OVERSIZED AND MANY LARGE DINING LIVING ROOM SIZES.

Terms: Cash, Visa,MC and Amex. 15% buyers’ premium plus HST applicable. Some items in advertisement are subject to prior sales/error/omissions.

Licensed auctioneers. For more info please call 604-808-6808

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Dessert Platter Sweets for TwoMint Chocolate Fondue • Maple Glazed Pear • Bailey’s Sambucca Ice Cream •

Sweet Black Cherry Nacho

To help celebrate the launch of Heart

Month in February, the Heart and Stroke Founda-tion and Pender Harbour District Health Centre are launching the newest com-munity Patient and Family Resource Centre in Pender Harbour.

Patient and Family Re-source Centres are formed through a partnership between the Heart and Stroke Foundation and various hospitals across British Columbia that have joined together to develop a hospital-based patient, family-focused centre for cardiovascular disease sup-port. � ese centres are for patients, their families, and health professionals to help them learn more about car-diovascular and vascular disease, and to provide edu-cation and resources where and when patients and fam-ilies need it most. Each re-

source centre is set up with information pamphlets, models, posters, videos, and computer-based re-sources. � roughout BC, there are already 14 PFRCs located in Prince George, Quesnel, Kamloops, Vic-toria, Nanaimo, Campbell River, Surrey, Richmond, and Vancouver.

� e Pender Harbour and District Health Centre (PHHC), a non-for-pro� t society, has been o� ering one-stop health care services for over 30 years. PHHC does not operate under the regional health authority; the Centre is owned and op-erated by the Pender Har-bour and District Health Centre Society. PHHC serves the Sunshine Coast geographical area covering 752 miles with a population of 3,000 full time residents that more than doubles in the summer.

� e opening of this new

Patient and Family Re-source Centre at Pender Harbour and District Health Centre will provide the residents, patients, their families, and health profes-sionals a central location to � nd relevant heart health information in a conve-nient, professional and sup-portive environment.

About the Pender Har-bour and District Health Centre

� e Pender Harbour and District Health Centre is a non-for-pro� t society o� er-ing one-stop health care ser-vices for over 30 years. � e Centre is owned and oper-ated by the Pender Harbour and District Health Centre Society and funding for the centre comes from four primary sources: Sunshine Coast Regional District - bylaw grant, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority – contract, tenants, and do-nations.

HSF resource centre opens in Pender Harbour

Personal rights and retail privacy obligations

BC’s Information and Privacy Commission-

er has launched a public education initiative about video surveillance in the private sector.

“January 28 is Data Pri-vacy Day, an international celebration to show that privacy matters in today’s digital world,” said Com-missioner Elizabeth Den-ham. “To mark the oc-casion, we are educating British Columbians about a simple and widely used technology with signi� cant implications for privacy.”

� e use of video surveil-lance by the private sec-tor has exploded in recent years. Widely believed to be a security and crime prevention tool, advances in the technology provide opportunities for business-es to monitor consumer behaviour and identify people through facial rec-

ognition software. “We’re focusing on the

private sector - and the retail sector in particu-lar - because we believe many such businesses are unaware of the obligations created by their use of vid-eo surveillance, including their obligation to notify customers about surveil-lance and its purpose, and to minimize the impact on personal privacy.”

“Just because the tech-nology is available doesn’t mean it’s right for every business. Under the Per-sonal Information Protec-tion Act, companies must have a de� ned problem that the surveillance is de-signed to address, and cus-tomers must be noti� ed before they are captured on camera,” said Denham.

� e � rst step of the OIPC’s education initia-tive is a survey of BC-

based retailers to uncover how many companies are aware of their obligations to protect personal infor-mation under provincial law. � e survey results will inform future education, outreach and enforcement work in the sector.

“� ere is no ques-tion that technology has changed the face of our world. But it has not dis-placed the value of privacy. Citizens expect their per-sonal information to be protected and their privacy rights respected. I will con-tinue to raise public aware-ness about the right to pri-vacy in the digital age, and provide organizations with practical tools to ful� ll their obligation to protect privacy,” said Denham.

For more information about Data Privacy Day, visit: www.staysafeonline.org/dpd


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