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NEWSTown council approves permit ■ P3

Comox council approved a development vari-ance permit to allow construction of a neigh-bouring new one-storey home overlooking the waterfront in the Jane Place neighbourhood.

MARS overwhelmed ■ P5The Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society

(MARS) is trying to cope with a caseload that has nearly doubled over the years.

ARTSMemories of the War Years ■ P17

The third annual Memories of the War Years: a Musical Tribute to Veterans returns to the Conference Hall of the Florence Filberg Centre on Sunday, Nov.1

Jazz with Tara Kannangara ■ P18The Tara Kannangara Band is at The Ava-

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SPORTS Yetis shine in the south ■ P19

Two strong games against the top teams in the South Division demonstrated that the Comox Valley Glacier Kings are one of the top teams in the North Division of the VIJHL.

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NEWS IN BRIEFFive confirmed dead near Tofino

A devastating tragedy struck the West Coast on Sunday as a whale watching vessel sank near Tofino claiming the lives of at least five of the 27 passengers on board.

The 65-foot Leviathan II capsized around 5 p.m.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre dis-patched a Royal Canadian Air Force Cormo-rant Helicopter and RCAF Buffalo aircraft to the search area as well as four Canadian Coast Guard Vessels, according to a media release issued by the Department of National Defence/Joint Task Force Pacific.

A wide array of locals assisted with the search and within 30 minutes the vessel was located partially submerged about eight nauti-cal miles from Tofino.

“Of the 27 individuals on board, 21 were res-cued, five were located with vital signs absent and one remains missing,” the release states.

The search and rescue efforts concluded around 10:45 p.m. Sunday. The remaining missing person file was handed over to the RCMP.

The Leviathan II was owned and operated by local wildlife watching company Jamie’s Whaling Station and was the largest vessel in the company’s fleet.

–Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News

Grad fashion show next weekThe 2016 grad class of Mark R. Isfeld Sec-

ondary School is bringing heat to the Valley to drive away the chill of early winter. This year’s much anticipated Grad Fashion show - Welcome to the Jungle – goes live Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. A record 120 Grade 12 students have volunteered to model for this year’s event, and 20 local stores are supplying the latest fashion wear.

Other local businesses have also made dona-tions such as food and building materials. The Fashion Show is one of many activities that raise money to ensure everyone can attend this year’s graduation events.

Grade 12 students, teachers, staff and par-ents have been working long hours creating the exotic set, preparing the runway, writing the script and selecting the music. Tickets are $5 in advance, available at the office at Isfeld on Lerwick Avenue.

Tickets are $7 at the door.50/50 tickets, raffle baskets and more will be

available, or you can dine out at the Tiki Hut, and sample the Bengal Barbecue — snake on a stick, anyone? Come out and see the latest fashions in casual wear, athletic apparel, grad-uation dresses and tuxes. Arrive early and get a good seat.

Correction to boil water briefThe brief titled A boil water advisory lifted in

the Tuesday, Oct. 20 Record incorrectly identi-fied the advisory was for users of the Royston water system. It is for users of the Cumberland water system.

Comox council approves variance permit

Following a lengthy discussion and neighbours citing various concerns for their Jane Place homes, Comox council approved a development vari-ance permit to allow construction of a neighbouring new one-storey home overlooking the waterfront.

Owner Colin Eves applied for a development permit, floodplain exemption, and rear and side setback variances for his property at 85 Jane Pl.

During their presentation as a del-egation, neighbours Leon and Shelley Bohmer told council their concerns and noted their disagreement with the DP and floodplain exemption.

“The exemption being applied for in our opinion is extreme - it’s an 80 per

cent exemption. What you thought were the bylaws now get thrown out the window. It’s like anything goes in Comox,” noted Leon.

“Whatever is going to happen is going to have a big impact on us.”

Fellow neighbours Carol Baert and Dave Hone supported Bohmer’s

request to have the decision delayed for two weeks so they could get clari-fication on the application.

The proposed home would be a 1,715 square foot single-family resi-dence, explained Eves.

The floodplain exemption he is seeking from the standard horizontal minimum setback is 15 metres. He added in order to mitigate the impact of the house on the view lines of the adjacent neighbours, he is seeking a variance of the rear setback require-ments, to a minimum distance of 2.4 metres.

Eves noted the building height will not change, and having a low house near a bank will have minimal impact of the view for other homeowners.

After a presentation from town planner Marvin Kamenz, Coun. Bar-bara Price noted the proposal is “com-plex” and supported the idea of a two-week delay, but a motion to do so was defeated by council.

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Council ignores residents’ requests for delay on development permit

■ Erin Haluschak erin.haluschak @comoxvalleyrecord.com

Artist’s drawing of house design shows it to be lower than the bluff line.

■ Gutted druG house demolishedA duplex on the 200 block of First Street is now a pile of rubble as contractors took about 45 minutes Monday morning to tear the home down to its foundation. The house was the site of an explosion and fire in May which saw three men suffer serious burns to much of their bodies. It was determined that the house was being used as a drug-making lab and the fire was caused by a drug-cooking operation gone wrong.

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Grant noted she has concerns with the extremity of the variances, Mayor Paul Ives said while they are extreme, he reminded council “this is a very unique property.”

“It takes some creativity and it’s going to take some extremes,” he added. “There’s not a perfect answer to this build-ing lot.”

Coun. Hugh MacK-innon expressed his disappointment with council on not approv-ing a two-week delay.

“Sometimes people need to take a deep breath; I think we’ve rushed it.”

Price acknowledged she will support the proposal if she could get assurances of the set building height - 5.75 metres from where the ground exists - which Kamenz said are written into the proposal.

The motion was approved with two members opposed.

• • •A bylaw to estab-

lish a reserve fund for operating and cap-ital costs related to

policing, public safe-ty, emergency and disaster response and recovery was formally adopted at Wednes-day’s council meeting.

Last month, coun-cil gave third read-ing to creating a fund for costs related to policing, public safe-ty, emergency and disaster response and recovery.

In his report to council, Don Jacquest, director of finance for the town, noted in the past the town has established numerous reserves for capital spending, but none for operating costs.

Both he and the town’s chief adminis-trative officer Richard Kanigan met with RCMP Insp. Tim Wal-ton, as he inquired on whether the town had a reserve in case the RCMP had to launch a large-scale investi-gation in Comox.

Additionally, as

Comox is under the 15,000 population threshold mark, the town pays 70 per cent of RCMP costs, rath-er than 90 per cent (as with a population over 15,000), at which time costs are likely to rise $300,000 per year.

• • •Council awarded

Proxenos Consulting - a Comox Valley com-pany - for the Town’s website redesign proj-ect.

The contract is val-ued at $25,000 (plus

GST); council bud-geted $30,000 for the project.

In his report to council, Jacquest noted the propos-al included all three optional modules and is still within budget.

He recommended Proxenos as it is the best value for money.

He also noted the proponent - Matthew Meredith - developed the Comox Valley Fire Department’s web-site.

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The Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) needs to build a new hospital and a flight pen to help eagles and other wildlife recover.

The society is trying to cope with a caseload that has nearly doubled over the years and has approached all three municipal councils requesting assistance.

“We’re out of space,” pres-ident Pearl McKenzie told

Courtenay council Monday, Oct. 19. “There’s no room to expand. Quite frankly, some of us are wearing out.”

Last year, the society tend-ed to about 40 at-risk species, including great blue herons.

Since 1995, the society has operated a wildlife rehabili-tation centre in Merville. It has tended to hawks, ospreys, raccoons, minks, baby birds — and even the occasional peli-can that flies off course. Most animals require care because they have been “negatively affected by humans,” McKen-zie said.

The society has a fundrais-ing goal of $222,000 to pay for the first phase of the project.

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port a funding application to the Island Coastal Econom-ic Trust. Financial assistance from ICET would help build a wildlife eco-centre, which will contain a flight pen. The soci-ety hopes to start construction next spring.

“Even a small amount would be helpful,” said McK-enzie, aware that city budgets are tight.

MARS founder/manager Maj Birch says a loss of hab-itat has had a “huge effect on all our wildlife,” in terms of animals being pushed away from their natural hunting areas.

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HMCS Alberni Museum and Memorial director Lewis Bartholomew restocks the museum’s gift shop with I Will Remember lawn and patio signs for the upcoming Remembrance Day season. photo SubMitted

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tor Lewis Bartholomew has restocked the shelves at the museum’s gift shop with I Will Remember lawn and patio signs for the upcom-ing Remembrance Day season.

“Although many customers have kept their signs up year round and the signs are sold year round, this is the biggest month of sales during the year,” said Bartholemew.

Signs come in two sizes (patio/shop window size and lawn/garden size) and are available in either English or French. The signs, which include the legs, sell for $20 and $30 each with 10 per cent of all sign sales going to support local Sea Cadets of 189 Port Augusta.

Due to the popularity of the signs last year extra stock was ordered this year to avoid run-ning out as HAMM did last year. Signs can be purchased at HAMM located at its new larger location in the south-west corner (Blue Arch Entrance) of the Comox Centre Mall Tues-day - Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Other I Will Remember merchandise is also available in the museum gift shop. For more information call the museum at 250-339-4322.

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The 2015 election marked a dark chap-ter in Canadian journalism history.

It saw the front pages of many newspapers across our great nation sold as advertisements that looked more like endorse-ments for one particular political party. A far cry from the unbiased coverage we in the industry pride ourselves on delivering. It is not our job to tell our readers which party to vote for. It is our job to provide all of the infor-mation we can so the public can form their own educated opinion.

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Black Press made the decision early on in this election that no political party would take over our front page news (prior to coverage of the actual election itself).

Even with our Letters page, The Record made every effort to publish only those that stuck to the issues surrounding the election, discarding any that were weakly disguised ads for one candidate or another. Still, we received complaints, saying we were not running enough pro-Conservative letters. The truth is that we did not receive an abundance of pro-Conservative letters. (Not surprising, after looking at the election results.)

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Controversial election coverage by some media

The scandal of the week at the B.C. legislature is what could be termed “delete-gate.”

Primarily, it revolves around 36 pages of government emails that the NDP opposition has been trying for a year to get under freedom of information legislation. They relate to a series of meetings between transportation ministry bureaucrats and remote communities along High-way 16, between Prince George and Prince Rupert.

If you want all of the accusations about government secrecy and alleged cover-ups, I invite you to read “Access Denied,” the latest report of the Information and Privacy Com-missioner at www.oipc.bc.ca, and transcripts of question period in the legislature this week.

What you won’t find there is much discussion of the actual problem, which is a shortage of safe and prac-tical transportation options in and out of these communities, most of which are federally funded aboriginal reserves far from the region’s only highway.

What we have seen for decades is a dramatic media narrative about one or more serial killers preying on

vulnerable women hitch-hiking along what is now known world-wide as the Highway of Tears.

The Wikipedia entry for Highway of Tears gives a sense of the credibil-ity of this narrative. It begins with the unsolved murder of Gloria Moody, last seen leaving a bar in Williams Lake in 1969. That’s a long way from Highway 16.

Then there was Monica Jack, killed in 1978. DNA technology resulted in a charge finally being laid last year against a known serial rapist. This was even farther away, near Merritt, and she was a 12-year-old riding her bike.

Other cases involve street prosti-tution in and around Prince George, an urban hub for a large aboriginal population similar to Regina and Winnipeg.

Discussion in Victoria focuses on urban notions of increased transit, in places where existing service may be under-used. Nationally, the narrative is that deep-seated social problems within aboriginal communities would somehow be solved by a lawyer-heavy judicial inquiry that looks only at tragedies involving women.

If you drive Highway 16 today, you will see fading billboards pleading for information on the disappearance of Madison Scott. She was last seen in the early hours of May 28, 2011, after a grad party in the woods outside Vanderhoof. Her truck and tent were still there. Again, nothing to do with hitch-hiking, but at least it was near

Highway 16.Here’s something else you won’t

often hear in the Highway of Tears melodrama. There is commercial bus service on Highway 16, although Greyhound reduced frequency in 2013 as it struggles with low rider-ship and high costs.

BC Transit also operates bus ser-vice to some remote communities like Kispiox and Gitsegukla, connecting them south to Smithers. But BC Transit requires local governments and riders to cover about half the cost. Indian Act reserves don’t pay.

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice has noted that what people in remote communities ask for is a way to get back and forth for shopping and med-ical appointments.

Yes, shopping is an important need, as those who live in remote areas can tell you. And Northern Health already runs a bus service for remote residents who need medical care.

Rice’s observations at least move us toward practical solutions, although most of her effort seems directed towards political blame.

I hope the infamous 36 pages of emails are eventually released, since they were not deleted but rather excluded from release. They may bring the discussion back to the actu-al public service issue, which is what realistic transportation options exist for these communities.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc mail: tfletcher@

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Church thanks everyone involved in ACM

Dear editor,Many, many thanks to

everyone who helped make the All Candidates Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Comox United Church such a success! With just over a week to go until the elec-tion, we realized that Comox deserved another chance to meet the candidates, and many church members got together to make this happen.

Thanks especially to Ross Griffith-Cochrane who leapt into the role of moderator with enthusiasm and dignity so that the proceedings were civilized and interesting. Also for the technical help from others, without whose exper-tise with the sound system nobody would have enjoyed the evening. Also to the planners, sign painters, sign erectors, poster makers and the faithful group who came to help set up, usher, listen to opinions, time keep, and finally to put all to rights again.

Especially we thank Tyler Voigt of Volunteer Comox Valley who spent a large part of Wednesday setting up a Skype system between the Sanctuary and the Hall, so that an overflow audience could watch and hear the pro-ceedings.

Thanks especially to all four candidates in the North Island-Powell River riding, who rearranged their sched-ules at short notice to come. We were glad to take part in the democratic process.

From the Outreach Committee, Comox United

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Election volunteer grateful for experience

Dear fellow Comox Val-ley residents,

I would like to thank you for the truly enriching experi-ence I gained during the fed-eral election campaign.

This election, being inspired by a local candidate, I spent many hours as a party volunteer knocking on doors and talking to Comox Valley residents.

Regardless of their political leanings, everyone I spoke to was respectful and engaging.

It was encouraging to see and hear so many people genu-inely proud and appreciative of our democratic process (flawed as it may be).

I have reached a ripe old age where, other than vot-ing, I had never been very politically involved. It was an inspiring and mind broad-ening experience. Thank you again.

You reminded me how fortunate we are, and how thankful I am, to be living in this wonderful country. Yours sincerely,

Michelle BordenRoyston

Refugee support group also grateful

Dear editor,The Syrian Refugee Sup-

port Committee wishes to thank the many businesses and individuals who contrib-uted to making our “Desserts and Dancing” evening such a great success. We raised $6,600 towards our goal of sponsoring a family and sup-porting them financially for one year.

A big round of applause for Jim Hunter, Matthew Nichols, Steve Ellis, Gordon Funk, and Steve Smith of the “Flying Debris” for keeping us dancing, and to Richard Cais-sie for his fine music.

The decadent desserts were so delicious: mouth-watering thanks to all the companies and individuals involved. Our silent and live suctions were a success, thanks to all the generous contributions of so many businesses and individ-uals.

Our first Syrian family arrived last week and they are so grateful. It is wonder-ful to see the two small girls playing with other children. We have been working on getting them to the Valley for over a year and it feels so good to watch them start to relax and settle in to their new life. We are now working to bring in another family with two small children.

Thank you to everyone in the Valley who have con-tributed to this amazing adventure. If you would like to donate financially please make out your cheque to Christ the King Parish and

put Syrian Refugees on the Memo line. 100 per cent of your donation will be used for supporting our next family. You will receive a income tax receipt in the mail. Please mail your cheque to Christ the King Parish, 1599 Tunner Drive, Courtenay, V9N 8N3.

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Clean up your roads before winter hits

Dear editor,Where I walk in Merville,

the highway and side road ditches and grassy areas are cluttered with garbage, including large amounts of fast food containers and cups. September was the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup month, and now, before the heavy winter rains begin, I would like to ask everyone in rural areas to clean up the ditch and median in front of their property, taking care for traffic and sharp objects. Beer cans are death traps to moles, who are attracted in by the scent and can’t exit the can, suffering a painfully pro-longed death. Anything that holds water drowns insects, which are critical food for birds, frogs, snakes, etc.

Perhaps it is time for the fast food industry to take more responsibility for its garbage that ends up in public places. Simon Fraser University reports that Cana-dians discard 1.6 billion take-away coffee cups each year (when one daily cup makes 10 kg of garbage annually); North Americans yearly use 50 million trees and 33 bil-lion gallons of water to make these cups. If the industry will not invest in compostable packaging, then it should con-sider a refundable deposit for cups and Styrofoam contain-ers, as the liquor industry did for bottles and cans.

A deposit would be an incentive for people to collect the cups and Styrofoam from the landscape and return them to the restaurants, rath-er than having them sit for years out in the environment, creating an eyesore for both residents and tourists, and a danger to wildlife.

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The crisis in Syria had reached a point where Yasser Darwish no longer felt safe at home or at work, prompting him to flee his home country last November with his wife and two young daughters. The family stopped in Algeria for the better part of a year before arriving in the Comox Valley this month.

“Missiles were falling in our neigh-bourhoods,” Darwish said of his home city of Homs. Just a week after fleeing Syria, missiles fell just 40 metres from his house, breaking all the windows. “Car bombs exploded also in our neigh-bourhood. It was crazy. Many civilians were killed in those accidents.”

Conditions were no better at the Pet-ro-Canada natural gas refinery where he worked with Valley resident Darren Mulgrew. The oil fields had become a target of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“They start to attack our fields by tanks,” Darwish said. “There were a lot of bad accidents. One of them at the site where I was had a big attack…All our staff who was working there were killed. Most of them were my close friends, and also Darren knew a lot of them. This was terrible. This accident occurred July, 2014.”

By this time, Petro-Canada had pulled the plug on its operation. Though back in Canada, Mulgrew had kept in touch with Darwish, who would approach his friend for help.

“Things slowly started to deteriorate there,” said Mulgrew, who now works for a different company in northern Iraq. “We left in December, 2011.”

Civil war and conflict between the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Syrian opposition forces and ISIS has resulted in hundreds of thou-sands of deaths. More than half of Syria’s residents have fled their homes, but only

about a third have escaped the country. About eight million people are displaced in Syria.

Mulgrew and his wife Caron head the Comox Valley Syr-ian Refugee Sup-port Committee, which had sup-ported Darwish and his family for 10 months in Alge-ria before they were cleared to come to Canada. Formed through Christ the King Parish, the com-mittee operates through the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vancouver.

Darwish — who lives in Comox with his wife, Waad Omran, and daughters Jawa and Lamar — could not claim refugee status while still in Syria. His options were limited, Mulgrew said. Tur-key was out, and the Lebanese border was closed. In Jordan, the family would have lived in a camp in rough conditions. So the Mulgrews decided to fly them to Algeria, where they could land without a Visa.

“It was cheap to live,” Darren said. “Everything worked out that we could continue his refugee claim from there.”

The group is committed to supporting the family in Comox for a year, as per sponsorship regulations. Through used jewelry sales, a lobster boil, donations

and other initia-tives, the commit-tee has exceeded its $40,000 target.

“This is a pri-vate sponsor-ship. There’s only 92 sponsorship agreement hold-ers across Cana-da that have been pre-approved,” said committee member Val Mac-

donald, noting Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau has committed to bring-ing in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year. Former prime minister Stephen Harper had planned to bring in 10,000 people. “It remains to be seen whether the Liberal government will put more money into it and sponsor more government refugees.”

Macdonald has provided a temporary home before the family moves into a condo in November. Their new digs will contain donated furniture and household goods.

“It’s been fantastic. The Comox Valley is very generous,” said Caron Mulgrew,

who acknowledges eye doctor Elaine Kerr for offering services and donating a new pair of glasses to Yasser.

Trail Bicycles in Courtenay has also donated four bikes to the family.

Jawa (4 1/2) and Lamar (1 1/2) are already attending the StrongStart pro-gram at Brooklyn Elementary. Yasser is amazed the service is free of charge.

“We are very, very thankful,” he said. “Without very great support, we would not be in this safe country. I am very thankful for the support committee — for all people in the community here, because some people who don’t know me, and when they know that I am a new-comer, especially as Syrian, I see love in the eyes of everybody here.”

The committee hopes to bring over another Syrian family from Homs within the year. The head of that family was a co-worker of Yasser’s.

“Now we have to start fundraising some more,” Caron said. “It’s (volunteer work) a reward unto itself. People asking for help and you do what you can. You’re not in it for the glory.”

If interested in assisting the second family, contact Caron at [email protected], or visit on.fb.me/1W7iatP

Donations can also be made at Cana-daHelps.org. Type in Comox Valley Ref-ugee Support Committee and click on it. Tax receipts will be issued.


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The third annual Mem-ories of the War Years: a Musical Tribute to Veterans returns to the Conference Hall of the Florence Filberg Centre on Sunday, Nov.1 at 2 p.m. (doors open at 1).

This popular show is pre-sented by the Evergreen Club. The show combines many segments of the com-munity: the military, the Royal Canadian Legion, the cadets, military displays, and veterans.

The show is organized by Evergreen Club volunteer Ken MacLeod. The purpose of the show is to preserve the music of the war years and to honour the fallen as well as living veterans.

This year’s show will feature a tribute to Lieu-tenant-Colonel John McCrae and the poem In Flanders Fields, which was written 100 years ago during the Battle of Second Ypres (April 1915), where enemy forces first employed the use of chlorine gas against Allied forces on the Western Front .

The French colonial troops fell back, leaving a wide gap in the line, causing the 1st Canadian Division, some of whom came from the Comox Valley, to move over to close the breach and prevent a major breakthrough by Ger-man forces. Two days later, the Canadians themselves were subject to another gas attack, but held the line.

It was the great hero-ism shown by the Canadi-ans during this battle that ranks as one of Canada’s greatest military achieve-ments in the war. It was against this backdrop that Colonel McCrae’s poem was written.

The show will feature the laying of a wreath in a brief ceremony to honour those persons from the Comox Valley who gave their lives in the service of their coun-try in the various wars and in military service.

Major-General (retired) Brian Vernon will also pay a brief tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

The music will be pro-

vided by a band made up of Kelly Thomas on keyboard, Al West on bass, Ed Jones on clarinet and sax, and Bill Street on drums.

Our local “Nightingale of the Comox Valley,” Jac-queline Lambeth, will be appearing in the show again.

Also included in the show is 17 year-old Ryan Castle, Valley Idol singing sensation who will perform the song Green Fields of France/ No Man’s Land.

Members of the Ever-green Club Choristers with pianist Donna Bews will fill out the program with lively and sentimental choruses and marching songs of the war years.

Nine-year-old Emma Casavant will be making her third appearance of 2015 on the Florence Fil-berg stage, and senior sing-ing sensation Gerry Bullen, the Frank Sinatra of the Comox Valley, will also join the cast of approximately 30 performers.

The show will be a show-case of memorable songs and tunes from the First and Second World Wars, all performed by a cast, many of whom are dressed in ser-vice uniforms and costumes of the era with a touch of musical comedy and heart-wrenching numbers that will stir your soul.

The show also features a colour party comprising the local branches of the Royal Canadian Legion in the Comox Valley.

Ticket are $10 for adults; $5 for children 16 under and are available at the front desk at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Ave, Courtenay (250-338-1000). Veterans of the Second World War and the Korean War will be admitted free (please sign in at our VIP complimentary ticket table).

In addition to honouring the Canadian fallen of previ-ous wars and actions to pre-serve freedom, come out and enjoy a walk down memory lane and listen to the songs and tunes that inspired the hearts of two generations of the 20th century when the world was in darkness and the light of freedom was severely endangered. It’s a great family show.


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Do you like being entertained? Do you like Halloween? Vanier Improv is putting on a show which features both! On Oct. 29, at 7 p.m., at the GP Vanier Studio Theatre, Vanier’s senior improvisers will give you the spooks, the laughs, and all the fun you could expect from an improv show!

Improv is acting without a script - making everything up on the spot! If you’ve seen the TV show Whose Line is it Anyway – that gives you an idea of some of the type of games you will see at this show – but they will be more on the theme of Halloween. In addition there will be some other entertainment, including contests and a performance featuring some of Vanier’s senior dance class.

Vanier has been competing in improv tour-naments since 2003 – but doing improv shows even longer. Every year, putting on shows for the school and the community is one of the most fun things they do, and also one of the funniest.

Sharing laughs and jokes is psychologically proven to make your day better, so why not have a better day and support a local improv team?

“You should come to Spookfest because there is nothing more fun than being around funny people … and don’t you want to have fun?” asked Kennedy Daniels, a Grade 11 Vanier student and improviser. “Life is short, so that’s why we should have fun; come see some of the most fun people Vanier has to offer.”

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Bring in the Halloween spirit; come for a fright at GP Vanier Improv’s Spookfest!

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The Georgia Straight Jazz Society introduces a new face and jazz talent to the Comox Valley jazz community with the debut performance of the Tara Kannangara Band at the The Ava-lanche Bar & Grill this Thursday, Oct. 29.

She will be accompanied on stage by fellow band members Colin Story (guitar); Chris Pruden (piano); Julian Anderson-Bowes (bass), and Mackenzie Longpre on drums.

Kannangara, a trumpet player and vocalist, grew up in Chilliwack, where she studied clas-sical piano and singing from an early age. She was active in musical theatre and choirs, then picked up the trumpet in high school, concen-trating on classical studies before later moving into jazz.

Kannangara studied at the University of Victoria and concentrated on classical trumpet and vocals; later, she moved to Toronto to pur-sue jazz studies at the University of Toronto where she blossomed as a performer and song-writer.

Kannangara is now at the western extreme

of her national CD release tour, promoting her accomplished debut album, Some Version of the Truth.

Released only four weeks ago, the album introduces us to a multi-faceted artist with a fresh musical approach.

Kannangara’s preferred tag is “Groove-Based Indie Jazz,” for elements of melodic indie pop are seamlessly meshed with fresh jazz grooves. Similarly, the mellow feel of her trumpet play-ing neatly complements the subtle nuances of her unaffected vocal style.

Kannangara has had the opportunity to work and perform with leading international jazz artists, including Esperanza Spalding, Theo Bleckmann, Tim Hagans, Ran Blake, Donny McCaslin, Tim Ries, Kirk MacDonald, Andrew Downing, and Elizabeth Shepherd.

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Racers rule at Enduro series The overall winners of the

Island Cup Enduro Mountain Bike Series were announced following the final race of the season at the Maple Mountain trail network near Crofton on Oct. 18, and riders from the Comox Valley claimed the top spots.

Ten-year-old Brynn John-son and 12-year-old Carson Damery won the overall series titles for the beginner women and beginner men categories, while Emily Johnson and Chris Makuch won the expert women and expert men cate-gories.

“The level of riding on Van-couver Island is so high,” says Trail Bicycles owner Jeff Bee-ston, whose store supports all four athletes.

“To secure the overall title in any category is an amaz-ing accomplishment. I’m very proud of these riders and what they’ve achieved.”

Expert men’s winner Makuch said, “I’m real-ly happy to take the overall

series win today. The first race was in April, so it’s been a long season, and the expert cate-gory was an especially tight battle right from the start. Thanks again to all the race organizers, volunteers, racers, sponsors, and spectators for

making the Island race scene so awesome.”

In addition to Trail Bicy-cles, Makuch thanks his other sponsors, Norco Bicycles, Comox Valley Nissan, and Kevin Reid Real Estate.

Enduro racing is a moun-tain bike race format that consists of multiple stages (usually three to seven), with untimed climbs and timed descents, essentially creating a multi-stage downhill race with climbing between stages.

Races usually take three to five hours to complete, with about 20-30 minutes of timed racing. Top riders need a very well rounded skill set, blend-ing extreme levels of fitness with strong technical skills.

The Vancouver Island Cup Mountain Bike Race Series is B.C.’s premiere grassroots race series spanning the length of Vancouver Island.

XC, Downhill, Enduro and Marathon disciplines are brought together from numer-ous local mountain bike clubs.

G-Kings shine against Southern foes

Expert men’s winner Chris Makuch in action. PHOTO BY COLIN WILSON

Two strong games against the top teams in the South Division demonstrated that the Comox Valley Glacier Kings are indeed one of the top teams in the North Divi-sion of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League.

After losing 5-4 in double overtime to South second place Westshore Wolves, the Yetis knocked off South lead-ers Victoria Cougars 4-3.

The Icemen (9-5-0-3) are just one point back of North leaders Campbell River Storm (10-4-1-1) and will be looking to close that gap this Friday when they close out the Octo-ber portion of their regular season against South cellar dwellers Saanich Braves in Victoria.

On Oct. 24 in Courtenay, first star Brandon McReyn-olds and second star Ronnie Wilkie each had a goal and an assist as the G-Kings snapped the Cougars’ three-game win-ning streak.

Jake McKenzie and Ben Raffler had the other Yeti goals. Victoria led 2-1 after one with the Icemen up 4-2 after two. Third star Paul Broadbent made 26 saves for the win.

On Oct. 21 at The Q Cen-tre, Braddock Otton took the tough loss as the Wolves out-

shot the G-Kings 44-29. The score was 1-0 Comox Valley after one and 2-2 after two.

Power-play goals by Wilkie and Grant Iles less than a minute apart midway through the third gave the Yetis a leg up, but the Wolves clawed back to tie the game with 1:24 to play then netted the win-

ner at 1:11 of the second OT session.

ICE CHIPS The Yetis’ next home game is Nov. 7 against Nanaimo … Graydon McInnes leads the team in scoring with 22 points (7g, 15a) and is sev-enth in the league … McReyn-olds is the team’s top sniper with 11 goals …

Glacier Kings’ Willie Daigneault (right) outmanoeuvres Victoria’s Nico Somerville for the puck. PHOTO BY JIM HOCKLEY

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A grieving Pow-ell River family has received some solace after Toneff Funeral Services in Courte-nay offered to provide a free grave marker after the family was left in a lurch by a now-defunct funeral provider.

Robert Dufour alleges that last fall, he paid West-coast Funeral Ser-vices more than $650 for a grave marker that never materi-alized. After dealing for months without resolution, he says an email from Ton-eff Funeral Services owner Eric Toneff was a breath of fresh air.

“He reached out and basically said he didn’t like how I was treated or that some-one in his industry had completely failed

me,” recalls Dufour. “He said he wanted to look after our needs and agreed to supply a marker for no cost.”

Westcoast Funer-al Services had its licence suspended earlier this sum-mer as “the result of repeated failure to pay licensing fees as well as a recent and ongoing investiga-tion into the business practices,” according to a press release issued in July by Con-sumer Protection BC (see bit.ly/1hIXc6Z for full press release). It has since closed its doors and had its licence fully cancelled (see bit.ly/1WCsn4z).

“This is the kind of regrettable situ-

ation that gives our industry a bad name,” says Toneff. “So when I found out the fam-ily had paid for but never received their headstone, I made arrangements to have one supplied.”

In his 25 years in the funeral business, Toneff says this is the first time he’s seen a funeral services com-pany have its licence cancelled for such rea-sons.

He immediately took action, for the good of his entire industry.

“When I was alert-ed to the circumstanc-es, I contacted one of our suppliers and we agreed to cover the cost of the headstone,”

says Toneff. “As rarely as something like this happens, I still find it absolutely repugnant when it does. Unfor-tunately, when people are in need of funer-al services it’s often a very vulnerable time. They’re not in a posi-tion, mentally or emo-tionally, to properly deal with things like customer satisfaction and consumer rights.

“That’s why there are laws and guide-lines in place to pro-

tect the consumer.”Preplanning today,

and establishing a rapport with a funer-al provider, he says, can eliminate some of the mental, emotional and financial stress that accompanies a death.

“You or your fami-ly members will have to work closely with your funeral provider during a most diffi-cult time. You want to be certain that you have a good relation-ship with a licensed funeral director you trust.”

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Destination BC launched a new brand, corporate strategy and marketing plan. Join president/CEO Marsha Walden Nov. 6 at the Kingfisher to hear about the past year, and what’s new for 2016.

• W i n t e r J A M returns to the Comox Valley for its third

straight year. The festival will feature events and an outdoor rink. Businesses are encouraged to host a winter-related event at the rink or through-out the Comox Val-ley from Jan. 15-31. FMI, contact Ashley Coulter at [email protected], or 250-334-2427 ext. 222.

•Dine Around Comox Valley returns Feb. 18 to March 13. Participating restau-rants offer a three-course dinner for $20, $30 or $40 per person. Participating restau-rants, pubs and/or lounges offer happy hour drink specials every Friday and Sat-urday throughout the campaign.

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Gertrude Helen Robbins1923 ~ 2015

Gertie passed away on October 16, 2015 at Eagle View Lodge peaceful-ly with her family by her side. She was born in Port Arthur, Ontario on August 15, 1923.Gertie moved from Ontario to BC in 1946, Raymond followed and they married Dec. 28, 1946. Gertie was happiest spending time with her family. She had work at CFB Co-mox until her retirement. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters. Her greatest joy was being Nana. She will be greatly missed; her ashes will join those of her beloved Raymond.She was predeceased by husband Raymond, granddaughter Laura-Lee, parents, 2 sisters and 1 brother.She is survived by children, Donna Gendron (Dave), Sonny, John (Bon-nie), David (Cheryl), Bonnie Moore (Bill), Maureen Allen (Blaine), Cindy Harmon (Cole), Kelli Verboom (Don Walker), 12 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, sister Hilda Foster, Brother Andrew Brown (Naida), Niec-es and Nephews.A Celebration Of Life will be held on Monday, November 2nd at 2:00 PM at Piercy’s Mt. Washington Funeral Home, Donations to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation – Eagle View would be appreciated.A special thanks to the caring staff at Eagle View Lodge for the wonder-ful care she received and also to Dr. Bakshi.Please join us in remembering Gertie by visiting our memorial at www.piercysmtwashingtonfuneral.com

Matthew Godfrey StewartBorn October 21, 1927

Matthew passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Matthew was a world traveller with the ice dancing troupe “Hollywood On Ice” before emigrating to Canada with his wife Colleen. After spending some time in Ontario and Manitoba they fi nally decided Courtenay was going to be their home. Matthew was best known for his cheeky sense of humour, love of darts, pool and the “occasional” pint or two. He is predeceased by his loving wife Colleen and will be missed ter-ribly by those who had the pleasure of calling him our friend.

May he Rest in Peace.Matthew’s wishes were to be cremated and no service.

Ted KleimIt is with great sadness that we announce that Ted Kleim passed away on Wednesday, October 21st following his incredibly brave battle with Multiple Myeloma. He is predeceased by his parents Doris and Eric Kleim and sister Barb Kleim. He is survived by his wife Mary Kleim and daughter Heather and his beloved granddog Buddy. He is survived by his siblings Don (Sharon), Jackie (Jerry), Sandra (Rick), Murray (Gerri), Bob and Ron and his best friend Noah. Please join us for an informal gathering of snacks, drinks and laughter.

Wednesday, October 28th 2-5 pm Comox Legion.In lieu of flowers, we welcome you to donate to Myeloma Canada.

On June 30, 2015, near Dunsmuir Avenue and 3rd Street, Cumberland, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Comox Valley RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: a 2005 red Nissan 350Z, BCLP: BE967H, VIN: JN1AZ34DX5M602612, on or about 15:32 Hours, and $13,560 CAD, on or about 15:32 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been used in and/or obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3141, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for

disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA

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Gertie passed away on October 16, 2015 at Eagle View Lodge peaceful-ly with her family by her side. She was born in Port Arthur, Ontario on August 15, 1923.Gertie moved from Ontario to BC in 1946, Raymond followed and they married Dec. 28, 1946. Gertie was happiest spending time with her family. She had work at CFB Co-mox until her retirement. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters. Her greatest joy was being Nana. She will be greatly missed; her ashes will join those of her beloved Raymond.She was predeceased by husband Raymond, granddaughter Laura-Lee, parents, 2 sisters and 1 brother.She is survived by children, Donna Gendron (Dave), Sonny, John (Bon-nie), David (Cheryl), Bonnie Moore (Bill), Maureen Allen (Blaine), Cindy Harmon (Cole), Kelli Verboom (Don Walker), 12 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, sister Hilda Foster, Brother Andrew Brown (Naida), Niec-es and Nephews.A Celebration Of Life will be held on Monday, November 2nd at 2:00 PM at Piercy’s Mt. Washington Funeral Home, Donations to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation – Eagle View would be appreciated.A special thanks to the caring staff at Eagle View Lodge for the wonder-ful care she received and also to Dr. Bakshi.Please join us in remembering Gertie by visiting our memorial at www.piercysmtwashingtonfuneral.com

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FOUND: Contact Lenses found across from Al-Ano Club Tue., Oct. 20th. Call Comox Valley Record to claim, 250-338-5811.

LOST KEYS in the Costco area or possibly Crofton. If found please call (250)898-1384.

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The CVRD is seeking a full-time lifeguard / instructor to join our team. Full position details and required qualifi cations are available on our website at:

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Applications will be accepted till 3pm November 2, 2015. The successful incumbent will have aquacise certifi cation or obtain aquacise certifi cation within 10-months of appointment to the position.

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The Great Comox Valley Let’s Get Ready!

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FundraiserA portion of every St. John Ambulance Emergency Kit purchased through the Comox Rotary will help raise money for the Dawn To Dawn Society.

Dawn to Dawn is a non-pro� t, residential housing program that makes transitional housing possible in the Comox Valley. They provide homeless individuals and families with access to housing that gets them (or keeps them) off the streets.

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Halloween fun run for EDASThe Highland Grade 12

International Baccalaureate class is hosting a Halloween fun run to raise money, collect donations and raise aware-ness for local non-profit orga-nization Everyone Deserves A Smile (EDAS).

Run by Comox Valley res-ident Chantal Stefan, this organization helps supply homeless people with warm winter clothes such as hats and coats as well as basic hygiene supplies.

Says Stefan, “EDAS began as a grassroots project 12 years ago. EDAS works to inspire hundreds of students, school staffs and community members to come together, to work with one common pur-pose and to give with open hearts to those in need.

“Each year hundreds of hand-painted care pack-ages, filled with homemade Christmas cards and commu-nity donations are made by students and handed out to

those living on the streets of Vancouver Island, East Hast-ings,Vancouver and beyond.”

The fun run will take place Saturday, Oct. 31 at Seal Bay Park at 11 a.m. Two Hallow-een-themed routes will be laid out, a short 1 km run for kids and a 6.5 km run for adults. Monetary, clothing or basic hygiene donations will be accepted. Costumes are encouraged.

FMI phone 250-898-8190 or text 250-650-2987.

Join these Highland students for a Halloween fun run on Oct. 31, a fundraiser for Everyone Deserves A Smile. PHOTO SubmiTTED

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Celebrating

TELETHONng Years!



Celebrating

TELETHONng Years!



Celebrating

TELETHONng Years!

2 ■ Tuesday, October 27, 2015 ■ COMOXVALLEYRECORD.com 2015 Comox Valley Child deVelopment Centre telethon

wishes to congratulate our community partner,the Comox Valley Child Development Association

on their 40th year.

To fi nd out more about what we offer – please check us out at:www.comoxvalleyfamilyservices.com

Comox Valley Family Services Association (CVFSA) is located at 1415 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay and has been providing services to children, youth and families in the Comox Valley, since 1974.

Our program participants use their facility and speak highly of the services provided.

Telethon 2015!This year marks the 40th Telethon for the Comox Valley Child Development Association and over 41 years that the Association has been serving children with special needs and their families in the Comox Valley.

Our theme this year is “Celebration” as we are celebrating the great support we continue to receive from service clubs, businesses large and small, and of course the wonderful individuals that make up this great community of ours.Once again we have eight hours of amazing local talent and we hope you will come down to the Sid Williams Theatre at the corner of Cliffe Avenue and 5th Street, to support our entertainers and this great cause. If you can’t get down to the theatre

you can watch it live on Shaw Channel 4 from noon to 8 p.m. Don’t miss the free bike draw at 5 p.m. (you have to be in the theatre to win) and the great items we have on our silent auction (go to our FB page to check them out online before Sunday). Whatever you do just don’t miss out on your chance to be a part of this wonderful community event. Help us make this year’s total the highest ever. See you there on Sunday Nov. 1! Let’s “DO IT FOR THE KIDS”!!!

Pam CroweBoard President/Telethon Co-ordinator

Letter from the president of the CVCDA

PAm Crowe

Flashback: This is a copy of the press release announcing “The First Annual Comox Valley Telethon”, November 14, 1976. PHoTo suPPLieD

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A fundraising tradition as old as the Telethon itself will play out at roughly 5 p.m. Sunday.

That’s the approximate time that the Baynes Sound Lions will enter the Sid Williams The-atre with a wheelbarrow full of money.

It will mark the 39th straight time that the Baynes Sound Lions make the trek from Fanny Bay to downtown Courtenay, pushing a wheelbarrow all 32 kilometres, collecting donations along the way.

“Our club has only been around for 39 years, so the very first year our club was formed, 1976, we started this,” said Baynes Sound Lions member Jacquie Miller.

The day’s schedule has been consistent throughout. “We meet at the (Fanny Bay) hall at 8:30 in the morning, leave the hall at 9, then we go to the FBI (Fanny Bay Inn) for coffee – they open up for us, just for coffee,” said Miller. “From there we go to Buckley Bay and have our first break. When we get to Union Bay, they serve us lunch.

From there we go through Royston, then we enter Courte-nay and get to the Whistle Stop, where (owner) Barry Van Dusen gives us a couple of jugs of beer. Then it’s our last stop – the Sid Williams Theatre.”

Miller said many of those who do the trek walk the entire dis-tance.

“We try to get younger people

to join us because us old guys just tire too fast,” she said. “I usually make it to Union Bay myself, then take a ride for awhile, then walk the last part, in Courtenay. We try to make it an eight-hour trek.”

Miller said that there have been some horrible conditions, but the weather has never deterred the Baynes Sound

Lions from completing the walk.“It has just poured in buckets

some years,” she said. “There have been years where all the money we brought in was soak-ing wet. One year someone donated a five-gallon pail full of pennies and they were abso-lutely soaking wet by the time we got there, and we had to roll them all.

“We don’t take pennies any-more, so it makes it a little easier.”

Miller said the best year for donations was $11,000 and they always hope to hit the five-dig-it target ($10,000). The walk averages between $5,000 and $7,000.

“We figure it’s just over $200,000 we have brought in for the Telethon in 39 years,” she said. “This year hasn’t been as good though, so we probably won’t come in with as much. Of course, we say that every year, and at the last moment people donate to send up over the top.”

The money is raised all year long by the Baynes Sound Lions, and the stops along the walk have miniature wooden wheelbarrows set up to collect donations throughout the year.

“We also have the businesses around here that write them out cheques and we collect those (during the walk),” said Miller.

People can donate at the aforementioned locations, or meet with the Lions the day of the walk, to drop money into the wheelbarrow as it makes its trip along Highway 19A.

“Last year we collected $1,235 on the walk alone,” said Miller.

Donations are also being accepted through the club, or to the Child Development Associ-ation directly, on behalf of the Baynes Sound Lions.

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Baynes Sound Lions ready to roll up the highway

For the 39th straight year, the Baynes Sound Lions will make the 32-kilometre trek up Highway 19A with a wheelbarrow full of money to be dropped off at the Telethon. PHOTO SuBmiTTed

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■ Terry Farrell

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The Autism Program (TAP) is the area of the Comox Valley Child Development Association that is experiencing the most growth, client-wise, in recent history.

“When I first started, nine years ago, we maybe had 16 kids. Now we are up to almost 40,” said Katie Sharp, lead interventionist at TAP. “And just since April (Statz) took over as program manager, two and a half years ago, we have doubled the amount of service hours we are providing.”

TAP was established in 2005 to provide services for children diagnosed with Autism Spec-trum Disorder, and is available to children up to the age of 19.

“The basis of our program is one-to-one applied behaviour analysis,” said Sharp. “We have an on-site certified behaviour consultant and we also have another board-certified behaviour consultant who over-sees everything.”

Under its current mandate, TAP provides up to 10 hours of intervention for children young-

er than six years of age. Each program is custom

designed to best suit the indi-vidual child’s needs and may include one-on-one teaching, as well as sessions in small groups.

“All the goals are com-pletely individualized,” said Sharp. “They are based on what the parents want, what the pro-fessionals assess the child needs to know - based partly on where

they should be, developmental-ly, compared to where they are, developmentally.”

The Social Thinking and Superflex groups are designed for clients aged 6-19 and consist of small peer groups, to help create friendships and social interaction.

“Those groups have much more to do with social skills - learning the kinds of things

that are going to stick with them, life skills,” said Sharp.

“Again those goals are (cus-tomized) to the individual. The team group (sessions) might be about learning cooking skills… how to write a resume, how to approach people, how to work in the community. It’s a pretty broad range. We will teach any-thing. As long as the parents want their kids to learn it, and

the professionals agree that it’s an appropriate goal, then we will teach it.”

Diagnosis of ASD is the first step, and diagnosis is often delayed.

“A lot of kids don’t get diag-nosed until they hit school, and someone at school says ‘I’m see-ing something that doesn’t look right. I think we should get it looked at,’” said Sharp. “So we are seeing a lot of 12-, 13-, 14-year-olds getting diagnosed these days.”

Sharp said there are many possible reasons for later detec-tion. First-time parents may not have any experience in recog-nizing signs.

“If you’ve never done any babysitting, and you are the first of your peers to have a child, then how are you to know?” said Sharp. “On the other hand, if he is the youngest of five, of course you are going to know. You are going to know what ‘typical’ looks like. But a lot of first-time parents don’t have that.”

Acceptance of the possibility that a child is on the spectrum.

“I’ve had families come in and say ‘I think my sister’s child needs to be seen,’ but if the sister doesn’t think her child needs to be seen, there’s nothing we can do about it,” said Statz. “There’s still denial.”

With the services offered, the wish list of TAP now is not so

The Autism Program an important piece of CDA puzzle

The Autism Program makes good use of the Child Development Association Sensory Room, which opened last year. PHOTO BY TerrY FArrell

terry.farrell @comoxvalleyrecord.com

■ Terry Farrell


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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY

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• Tigger Too Preschool •• Tigger Too Early Learning Centre •• Lighthouse Early Learning Centre •

• Cumberland Community Preschool •

We work closely with the Child Development Association to support and include all children.

Tigger Too Early Learning Centre • Lighthouse Early Learning Centre •

Cumberland Community Preschool •

We work closely with the Child Development Association to support and include all children.

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The Autism Program an important piece of CDA puzzlemuch an expansion of programs as it is an expansion of space.

“We are trying to be very cre-ative about space,” said Statz. “We have had a lot of collaboration with the school district and we actually are doing intervention with one of our students, at a school that has extra space. So that gives us more space here as well… we have anoth-er one that we will be doing the intervention at the daycare. So it’s creating space, with-out creating space.”

The lower level of the CDA centre on Cliffe and Third is dedicated to TAP, but the entire area only amounts to roughly 600 square feet.

There are a couple of small offic-es that can be used for individu-al teaching, and a larger central room for the group sessions, but as clientele grows, space require-ments increase.

“This space can get pretty cramped in quite a hurry,” said Sharp. “In my perfect universe, we would have a space with a num-ber of small, separate classrooms, because a lot of my kids, especially when they first start, do better in a much more quiet, controlled envi-ronment. Then we can introduce them into a space with more noise, be that visual or audio.

“So a place with a large social area where we can do circle times, or have snacks, as well as small classrooms, as well as a ‘safe room’, for those who get a little elevated.

And ideally, because we work a lot with the older students with whom we teach life skills, it would be great to have a kitch-en, have a laundry. And, of course, more room for storage. We have so many mate-rials.”

All this costs money, and these kinds of infrastructure improvements to the

CVCDA are what funds such as those raised in the Telethon go towards.

Sharp said that while her career choice is rewarding, it’s also bitter-sweet.

“You could say that I would love to be out of a job, because that would mean no more (develop-mental issues with children). But it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen anytime soon,” she said. “But the reason I am still here, after nine years, is because it is so much fun, working with these kids, and so rewarding.”

“Our focus is to work ourselves out of a job,” echoed Statz.

For more on TAP, visit the Asso-ciation’s website at cvcda.ca/ser-vices/autism/

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Sharon and Russ Nelson began supporting the Comox Valley Child Development Association four decades ago.

They still do as the 40th annual CVCDA telethon nears.

The Nelsons, who started Kindling For Kids last year as a CVCDC fundraiser, have a child development centre con-nection that predates Nelson

Roofing, their 35-year-old local business.

“I started on the board of directors for the child develop-ment centre in 1974,” Sharon said in an interview at their spacious, attractive beach-front home in Royston.

“Our son, our middle son, went there for therapy,” Sha-ron added.

“We started the telethon in 1975 in the days when we didn’t have live TV,” she con-tinued. “It was all done on

tape in the back of Bronco Moncrief ’s TV station.”

Moncrief is a former mayor and councillor in Cumberland.

In the early days of the child development centre, it was located in Cumberland, before moving to its current address on Third Street near downtown Courtenay.

Longtime CVCDA support-ers, the Nelsons launched Kin-dling For Kids last year to help raise operating funds for the child development centre.

“We just thought it would be a good cause, and a good way to use up the scraps,” Russ says of the Kindling For Kids campaign. “When you’re splitting shakes, there’s all kinds of knots in the cedar, and it’s just wasted. I cut it two feet long for shakes and if there’s a knot in the middle I’ll split until I get to it.

“Then I’ll buck it on the chopsaw to eight inches and you’ve got nice pieces of eight inches (of kindling).

“The stuff we sell is all nice and clean.”

The kindling is easy to use to get a fire started, Sharon says.

“I like this because it’s nice and handy,” she explains. “I can pick up a handful; I don’t have to break a big chunk over my knee to get it in the fireplace.”

“Kindling’s always been a big problem for a lot of people,” Russ adds. “We’ve burned firewood here forever. You’re always running out.”

Family friend Ed Leakey allows Russ to use cedar lying on the ground of Leakey’s woodlot. Once the wood dries, Russ cuts it into kindling.

He bags dry kindling into batch-es of approximately 35 pounds, which sell for $20. All proceeds from the sales go to the child

development centre.Reliable Auto Body owner Mike

MacLaren, a friend of the Nelsons, sells it from his business at 787 Cumberland Rd. in Courtenay.

The Nelsons also sell it from their beachfront home at 221 Spindrift Rd. in Royston. Their phone number is 250-335-2098.

“Mike’s a great guy,” Russ adds. “Last year, he matched us (in donating to the child development centre).”

A few years ago, Russ recalls, MacLaren noticed during the telethon broadcast that the Nel-sons were donating $500, so he matched that.

“We started doing $500 dona-tions years ago from the compa-ny,” says Russ, who opened Nelson Roofing in 1980. “Then our son took it over and he kept doing it.”

Sharon will again work the phones during the telethon Nov. 1. She will present cheques from Nelson Roofing and Reliable Auto Body during the event, which is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Comox Valley Child Devel-opment Association.

The association hopes it can crack the $100,000 mark this year, which would be a substantial increase from the $85,000 collect-ed in 2014.


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from noon to 8 p.m., which people can watch live on Shaw Cable or attend in person for free at the Sid Williams Theatre. All proceeds support local children and youth with special needs and their fam-ilies.

Besides silent auction items, people can buy raffle tickets for a deluxe gift basket.

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The CVCDA provides services for 800 local children per year with developmental delays and disabilities including physical, cognitive, communication, social/emotional and behavioural needs. Family-centred services include assessments, individualized sup-ports and intervention.

Mark Allan is a freelance writer and a former editor of the Comox Valley Record.

Russ and Sharon Nelson have a 22-foot fibreglass orca on the beach at their home in Royston. The Nelson are longtime supporters of the Comox Valley Child Development Centre. PHOTO BY MArK AllAn

Comox Valley Child Development staff and the ladies from the Evergreen Knit and Crochet Club pose with the latest batch of knitting dropped off at the CDA office.

Knitting club offers comfort for CDA clienteleThe ladies at the Evergreen Knit and Cro-

chet Club don’t wait until the Telethon to help the Comox Valley Child Development Associa-tion; they help out all year ‘round.

It all started three years ago, when Lori Webber showed up.

“We had a knitter come to the office to sub-mit some knitting for us - she had some blan-kets and asked if we could use them,” said CDA infant development program manager Lee Bjarnason. “We said ‘sure’ and they just started bringing more and more, on a regular basis.

“These ladies just love to knit, and they’ve probably knitted for everybody (in their own families), so they needed someone to knit for.”

Bjarnason uses the blankets for the new babies within the families of CDA clients.

“It’s something to lift their spirits and hav-ing a hand-knit blanket to cuddle in is such a wonderful thing,” she said.

The Evergreen ladies have also donated such items as preemie hats (hats for pre-mature babies), little hand-knit dresses and toques for the autism department.

“It’s such a lovely thing to be able to give our families a little gift like this. How often does anyone get hand-knit things anymore? It’s a beautiful gesture,” said Bjarnason. “I just wish that they (knitters) could see the delight on some of the families’ faces when they get a blanket.” –Terry Farrell

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