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District 69 schools will be behind picket lines tomorrow (May 28) as part of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation’s rotating one day strikes.

While rumours � y, there is no indication that classes will be a� ected by job action on other days, unless further action is taken by either side.

Mount Arrowsmith Teachers’ Association president Debbie Morran said they don’t take the action lightly.

“As teachers, we care deeply about our students and we empathize with parents who have to re-work their schedules,” she said in a news release. “Many of us are parents too, and that is one of the reasons we are taking this action.”

� e rotating closures are part of a two-stage plan teachers approved in March, with an 89 per cent yes vote. Every district in the province will be on strike for one day this week, with this district shutting down Wednesday along with 13 other districts from Victoria and the Lower Mainland to the Okanagan and north.

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� e Salvation Army is looking at bringing all of its services in the Parksville area under one roof, city council heard last week.

Major Norman Hamelin told council a committee has narrowed down the list of possible new sites to two locations in downtown Parks-ville. Currently, the Salvation Army has four locations it provides ser-vices: the food bank (and administration o� ces) in French Creek, and downtown Parksville where it has a church (with cold-weather shelter and soup kitchen) and two thrift stores.

“� e Salvation Army is in the business of bringing hope to some of the underprivileged of our community,” said Hamelin, adding the push for bringing all its services under one roof was spurred by the “ine� ciencies of multiple locations.”

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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: Hundreds of people scattered along Qualicum Beach Saturday night to watch the firework show light up the sky and the Strait of Georgia, kicking off Family Day in Qualicum Beach and celebrating the 32nd anniversary of Quality Foods. See page A5 and our Facebook page — www.facebook.com/PQBNews — for more photos from Family Day.

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A dozen firefighters representing departments from around the province did some extreme train-ing at the top of Little Mountain in Errington on Sunday. The rope rescue exercise included lower-ing brave volunteers down a steep cliff and bringing them back up safely with some state-of-the-art pulley systems. Errington Volunteer Fire Department chief Troy Bater, who participated in the training, said the EVFD will be investing in their own rope rescue equipment and members will be participating in similar training soon.

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More than 200 firefighters from 90 different departments in the province are in Parksville this week.

For the first time ever, Parksville is playing host to the annual B.C. Fire Training Officers Conference May 24 - 29.

“It’s excellent,” said Parksville Fire Capt. Mike Davidson. “The last time this conference was even on the Island was about ten years ago in Courtney.”

Davidson said the conference brings togeth-er a range of firefighters from deputy chiefs to regular members.

“The idea is that different departments can learn from one another,” said Davidson, not-ing the week is split between hands-on training and classroom work.

Over the weekend the Parksville training grounds hosted different courses such as auto extraction, tender and pumping operations and forcible entry training; training sessions were also set up at Little Mountain in Errington for high angle rope rescue; and classroom work and key note presentations were set up at Tigh-

Na-Mara Resort. “Fire science is changing,” said Davidson,

noting the importance of annual conferences such as this one. “And because it’s evolving our tactics have to change too.”

Davidson said hosting the event has been “a lot of hard work but worthwhile” and extends his gratitude to the fire department’s main sponsors, Quality Foods, FortisBC, and JIBC.

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Dashwood Fire Department’s Greg Howard takes part in the annual B.C. Fire Training Officers Conference.

The Arbutus Chapter #68 Order of the Eastern Star recently held their installation of new officers for the year at the Masonic Hall in Parksville. Worthy Matron and Patron, Helen and Lawrence Duggan, were installed, along with 16 other officers. The Eastern Star is part of the masonic family and its main charity focus is the fight against can-cer. The Parksville Chapter will be holding a fundraiser by selling good used books at Wembley Mall on June 13-14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Parksville chartered accountant (CA) student Iva Pargova (De-loitte LLP) graduated from the CA qualification program at a cere-mony held earlier this month in Vancouver. Students recognized at the convocation ceremony are eligible for membership in the Insti-tute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. this year.

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National NDP leader Thomas Mulcair meets and greets residents in Parksville at the Bayside Inn on Wednesday.

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National New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair stopped by Parksville Wednes-day morning in an effort to bring the orange wave to the West Coast.

While the next federal election isn’t until late 2015, Vancouver Island ridings were redrawn last summer, meaning what has been known as a Conservative stronghold may get a little shak-en up next year.

“The map has changed,” Mulcair told an enthusiastic crowd of about 60 people at the Bayside Inn. “That’s why what we do here is so important.”

The new boundary will see Parksville Quali-cum Beach become part of a new riding called Courtney-Alberni, which incorporates Cour-tenay, Baynes Sound, Denman and Hornby Islands, Cumberland, Port Alberni, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Tofino and Ucluelet.

Mulcair, the leader of Parliament’s official opposition, spoke passionately about issues such as national health care, transportation and the environment, but fell short on specifics. He did, however, have an adbundance of things to say about what he perceived to be Prime Minis-ter Stephen Harper’s failures in office.

When asked if the NDP would commit more money to A Vancouver Island rail line, Mulcair said: “there’s no question the federal govern-ment has to play a role working with the prov-inces and territories on important issues like transportation and transit — we’re the only country on the OECD with no national vision on transportation and that’s just unacceptable.” Mulcair went on to criticize Harper for not at-tending “a single meeting of the Council of the Federations since becoming prime minister nine years ago.”

Additionally, he blamed the Conservative government for the “failure of Fisheries and Oceans Canada” taking in the specific needs of Vancouver Island, which he said is “starting to play havoc.”

“Stephen Harper is removing the Canada that we used to be so proud of,” said Mulcair. “We used to be leaders on a lot of these issues— we’re not anymore.”

Mulcair said — if elected prime minister — he will move the age of retirement back to 65.

He also promised “there will be no super tank-ers on the coast,” a statement which drew the loudest applause of the morning. When asked how the NDP stood out amongst the three federal parties who claim to be environmental frontrun-ners, Mulcair said to look at his track record.

“When I was the Minister of Environment in Quebec I brought in overarching sustainable development and legislation,” said Mulcair. “I went so far as to change the Quebec Charter of Rights to include the right to live in a clean en-vironment.”

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Family pleads for helpCouncil decided to grant one of their requests, deferred decision on the otherJOHN [email protected]

A family that has lived on the same Parksville property for generations say they will have to sell and leave their land if they don’t get some concessions from the city.

Despite recommendations from staff to the contrary, city council did grant the Parkhurst family one of its two requests last week, and will have a closer look at the other.

Catherine and Paul Parkhurst appeared before council on Wednesday, ask-ing for the closure of a road that goes through their property at 1514 Sea-way Drive and a development variance permit, measures they believe will allow them to divide their eight-acre piece of land, live on the water-front portion and sell the rest.

“This (request) is primarily on the basis of hardship,” Catherine told council. She ex-plained the family — which she said has lived on the property near the Parksville museum for about 60 years — cannot afford the cur-rent tax bill for the land. She said the family did obtain a farm designation for about six years but found that wasn’t a profitable ven-ture.

“If you do not approve our request, our fam-ily will not be able to stay there — we will have to sell and move out.”

The road dedication — it has never been used as a roadway, and Catherine called it “the road to nowhere” — basically cuts the proper-ty into two parcels, one about two acres on the waterfront where the family has its home, and the other about six acres right on the corner where Franklin’s Gull Road turns on to North-west Bay Road.

The Parkhursts said they want the road ded-ication eliminated so they can divide the property. The have also asked the city to waive the requirement to provide works and services to the non-wa-terfront portion, albeit with a covenant that requires any de-veloper to provide those ser-vices.

The debate Wednesday was detailed, com-plicated and went back and forth as councillors asked questions of planning director Blaine Russell. Other members of staff weighed in, raising issues about access to the water for emergency services, something required under province law (a 20-metre-wide access every 200 metres of waterfront).

In the end, council decided to defer the decision on the roadway, asking staff to meet again with the Parkhursts to see what can be worked out. Council did grant the develop-ment variance permit, with Coun. Bill Neufeld opposed.

If you do not approve our request, our family will not be able to stay there — we

will have to sell and move out

CATHERINE PARKHURST

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ROTARY PUTS BOOKS IN CLASSROOMS: Teachers and students at Parksville Elementary School have a new set of library books in their classroom thanks to a recent $2,800 donation by the Rotary Club of Parksville AM. These books are for independent reading and will be available for reading in class and at home in order to help increase reading skills. Rotary members said many families don’t have the resources to ensure their children have access to interesting and skill appropriate books, and although students may use the school library, this does not always provide the correct level of reading material to help them advance their reading skills. This donation helps to bridge that gap, said Rotary Club members. The books are now in use and will be redistributed to the students’ new schools upon the closure of Parksville Elementary School.

Society of local breast cancer survivors putting the fun in fundraisingCANDACE WU [email protected]

The third annual Abreast of Life Charity Golf Tournament is gearing up for another round on July 26.

The event is hosted by the Abreast of Life Dragon Boat Team, a society made up of breast cancer survivors and sup-porters who have come together to spread awareness about the disease.

“This is a really fun event and it’s for a fabulous cause,” said Sheila Abbott, a member of the society and a breast cancer survivor. “Everybody knows somebody who has been affected (by breast cancer) and this event gives di-rectly back to the community.”

Abbott said the tournament will be an 18-hole Texas scramble, with the majority of holes having some type of prize — including two cash prizes of $5,000 (donated by Harris Oceanside Chevrolet GMC and Marks Import Auto) and a brand new car (donated by Joe Cunningham Ford). The main sponsor for the event, Resortquest Whistler, also donated $3,000. The tournament requires teams of four to participate and is open to men and women of all ages.

Organizer Jean Sanderson said last year’s event sold out early and this summer she is anticipating the same response.

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includes breakfast, lunch and din-ner; there will also be a silent auction and plenty of door prizes. This year, the tournament will have a Hawaiian theme and participants are asked to dress for the occasion.

In the last two years, this function has helped the society purchase two chemotherapy chairs and donate $4,500 to the Cancer Centre at Nanai-mo Regional General Hospital.

“If just one woman can be made aware (of breast cancer) by early detec-tion, it’s all worth it,” said Abbott. “This team and this event are testaments that you can have a full and vibrant life after

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Registration for The Abreast of Life Charity Golf Tournament is $99, with proceeds going partially to the society to fund cancer awareness, and partial-ly to the NRGH Foundation. Registra-tion is at 10 a.m. with a 1 p.m. shotgun start.

The event is set for Arrowsmith Golf and Country Club on July 26.

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Family pleads for helpCouncil decided to grant one of their requests, deferred decision on the otherJOHN [email protected]

A family that has lived on the same Parksville property for generations say they will have to sell and leave their land if they don’t get some concessions from the city.

Despite recommendations from staff to the contrary, city council did grant the Parkhurst family one of its two requests last week, and will have a closer look at the other.

Catherine and Paul Parkhurst appeared before council on Wednesday, ask-ing for the closure of a road that goes through their property at 1514 Sea-way Drive and a development variance permit, measures they believe will allow them to divide their eight-acre piece of land, live on the water-front portion and sell the rest.

“This (request) is primarily on the basis of hardship,” Catherine told council. She ex-plained the family — which she said has lived on the property near the Parksville museum for about 60 years — cannot afford the cur-rent tax bill for the land. She said the family did obtain a farm designation for about six years but found that wasn’t a profitable ven-ture.

“If you do not approve our request, our fam-ily will not be able to stay there — we will have to sell and move out.”

The road dedication — it has never been used as a roadway, and Catherine called it “the road to nowhere” — basically cuts the proper-ty into two parcels, one about two acres on the waterfront where the family has its home, and the other about six acres right on the corner where Franklin’s Gull Road turns on to North-west Bay Road.

The Parkhursts said they want the road ded-ication eliminated so they can divide the property. The have also asked the city to waive the requirement to provide works and services to the non-wa-terfront portion, albeit with a covenant that requires any de-veloper to provide those ser-vices.

The debate Wednesday was detailed, com-plicated and went back and forth as councillors asked questions of planning director Blaine Russell. Other members of staff weighed in, raising issues about access to the water for emergency services, something required under province law (a 20-metre-wide access every 200 metres of waterfront).

In the end, council decided to defer the decision on the roadway, asking staff to meet again with the Parkhursts to see what can be worked out. Council did grant the develop-ment variance permit, with Coun. Bill Neufeld opposed.

If you do not approve our request, our family will not be able to stay there — we

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CATHERINE PARKHURST

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ROTARY PUTS BOOKS IN CLASSROOMS: Teachers and students at Parksville Elementary School have a new set of library books in their classroom thanks to a recent $2,800 donation by the Rotary Club of Parksville AM. These books are for independent reading and will be available for reading in class and at home in order to help increase reading skills. Rotary members said many families don’t have the resources to ensure their children have access to interesting and skill appropriate books, and although students may use the school library, this does not always provide the correct level of reading material to help them advance their reading skills. This donation helps to bridge that gap, said Rotary Club members. The books are now in use and will be redistributed to the students’ new schools upon the closure of Parksville Elementary School.

Society of local breast cancer survivors putting the fun in fundraisingCANDACE WU [email protected]

The third annual Abreast of Life Charity Golf Tournament is gearing up for another round on July 26.

The event is hosted by the Abreast of Life Dragon Boat Team, a society made up of breast cancer survivors and sup-porters who have come together to spread awareness about the disease.

“This is a really fun event and it’s for a fabulous cause,” said Sheila Abbott, a member of the society and a breast cancer survivor. “Everybody knows somebody who has been affected (by breast cancer) and this event gives di-rectly back to the community.”

Abbott said the tournament will be an 18-hole Texas scramble, with the majority of holes having some type of prize — including two cash prizes of $5,000 (donated by Harris Oceanside Chevrolet GMC and Marks Import Auto) and a brand new car (donated by Joe Cunningham Ford). The main sponsor for the event, Resortquest Whistler, also donated $3,000. The tournament requires teams of four to participate and is open to men and women of all ages.

Organizer Jean Sanderson said last year’s event sold out early and this summer she is anticipating the same response.

Sanderson said the all-day event

includes breakfast, lunch and din-ner; there will also be a silent auction and plenty of door prizes. This year, the tournament will have a Hawaiian theme and participants are asked to dress for the occasion.

In the last two years, this function has helped the society purchase two chemotherapy chairs and donate $4,500 to the Cancer Centre at Nanai-mo Regional General Hospital.

“If just one woman can be made aware (of breast cancer) by early detec-tion, it’s all worth it,” said Abbott. “This team and this event are testaments that you can have a full and vibrant life after

what can be potentially devastating.”The Abreast of Life team is looking

for more sponsors for their event. If you are interested in sponsorship, do-nating silent auction items or register-ing to play, contact Jean Sanderson at [email protected].

Registration for The Abreast of Life Charity Golf Tournament is $99, with proceeds going partially to the society to fund cancer awareness, and partial-ly to the NRGH Foundation. Registra-tion is at 10 a.m. with a 1 p.m. shotgun start.

The event is set for Arrowsmith Golf and Country Club on July 26.

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Sheila Abbott, right, and Jean Sanderson, breast cancer survivors and members of the Abreast of Life Team, are busy planning the third annual Abreast of Life Golf Tournament slated for July 26.

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The Salvation Army provides for 300 local families a month through its Wembley Road lo-cation and also provides 1,000 meals a month through its soup kitchen, said Hamelin. He told council his organization has identified what its critical programs are and has developed a wish list.

While there is no immediate plan for a full-time homeless shelter, Hamelin said it’s some-thing that’s on their radar.

“There is a great need for some kind of permanent shel-ter,” he said.

As for the amalgama-tion of services under one roof, Hamelin said one of the group’s criteria is its location in downtown Parksville. He also said his group has not yet de-termined the look of the new facility.

“It’s could be a renovation or it could be a build.”

The Salvation Army owns its church at the corner of the Alberni Highway and Jensen Av-enue. Its other facilities are leased.

For now, Hamelin said the Salvation Army is looking to garner financial support from the community for the amalgamation, finalize its program priorities and confirm its top choice for new site.

• Regional District of Nanaimo officials pre-sented council with some information of the review of its solid waste management plan. RDN’s manager of solid waste Larry Gardner and senior solid waste planner Sharon Hors-burgh told council the amount of waste from all sectors going into the Church Road landfill has reduced for the last three years.

“That’s a good thing — we want to see waste reduction,” said Gardner.

Council also learned those in this regional district (including the municipalities) average 350 kg of waste, per person, per year, the sec-ond lowest in the province. People of the Peace River area are tops at 850 kg per person, per

year, council was told.Gardner said tipping fees drive waste reduc-

tion, but economics drive behaviour. The RDN charges $125/tonne in tipping fees, while some Washington state landfills charge only $24/tonne. Barges of waste are being shipped to Washington by carting companies because of these economics, which could mean less mon-ey for the RDN operations.

“We’re just starting to see that shift now,” said Gardner. “I think we are going to see that take off in the next year.”

• Council heard a proposal for an 18-suite condo complex on empty land on McMillan Street. A developer has pur-chased five lots there, but will have to provide access from Morrison Avenue.

Council heard the suites will be 1,900 square feet and there will be bal-conies on both the front (facing McMillan Street and looking south) and back of the units, two-cars-in-line garages for each unit and roof-top gardens.

The proposal is actually for three adjoined buildings, each having six units with only two units on each of three floors. Developer Jim Hilsentteger called them “bungalows in the sky.”

“There’s a great deal of light in this design,” he said.

Council referred the plan to the advisory planning for review and has also called for the proponent to hold a public hearing about the development.

• The city will be spending $25,000 — $15,000 more than what was in the 2014-18 financial plan — to repair leaky exterior walls of the Parksville Community and Conference Centre.

“If the initial repairs are not completed, it is anticipated that there may be significant dam-age to the PCCC structure resulting in costly re-pairs,” director of operations Al Metcalf wrote in his report to council.

School will reopen Thursday as usual.While the first stage job action meant teach-

ers are not attending meetings or supervis-ing students outside of class, leading to some school sponsored events being cancelled, teachers are still able to take part in extracurric-ular activities which are considered voluntary.

MLA Michelle Stilwell and school district have not responded to calls for comment from The NEWS.

• On Monday, the B.C. government released what it called an information bulletin to The NEWS, listing websites with information from its side of the bargaining table.

“As the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) begins rotating school closures this week, the Ministry of Education would like to bring to media’s attention the following resources:

• Factsheets on class size, student achieve-ment, class composition and education fund-ing are available at: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/ministries/education/factsheets/

• Information for parents, including ques-tions and answers about the BCTF’s strike and the British Columbia Public School Employ-ers Association’s (BCPSEA) response to the strike, is available at: www.newsroom.gov.bc.

ca/downloads/Information_for_Parents_on_BCTF_Strike.pdf

• BCPSEA’s most-recent outline of wage de-mands and bargaining positions is available at: www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/publications/For%20the%20Record/No%202014-03%20RE-VISED%20MAY%2016%202014-For%20the%20Record%20March%2024%202014.pdf

• BCPSEA’s letter to BCTF president Jim Iker, which confirms that teachers are still able to participate in extracurricular activities, can be found at: www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/teacher%20bargaining/Bargaining%20Bullet-in/00-MM-Letter%20to%20BCTF%20Presi-dent%20Jim%20Iker-May%2025%202014.pdf

• BCPSEA’s consolidated questions and answers on the strike are available at: www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/teacher%20bargain-ing/Bargaining%20Bulletin/00-MR-Consoli-dated%20Q%20and%20A%20May%2024%202014%20-%20Copy.pdf

Other general information on teacher bar-gaining can be found on the Ministry of Edu-cation newsroom at: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2014/02/teacher-bargaining-information.html or on BCPSEA’s website at: http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca.”

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“The campaign received a major boost when the Under-water Harvesters Association (UHA) became a lead donor by making a $10,000 gift to the project,” said station manager Brian Kingzett. That donation, plus the purchase of all 23 bones in the whale tail by Ja-mie’s Whaling Station of Tofi-no, pushed the campaign past the half way mark.

“We’re thrilled with how quickly the campaign has cap-tured people’s imaginations,” said Kingzett. “The grey whale project is already informing and educating people of all ages, which is exactly what the permanent exhibit is meant to do once it’s hanging from the ceiling at the (station).”

“The UHA is very excited to be involved in the Raise a Whale project,” said UHA pres-ident, James Austin. “We have a long association with VIU and the Centre for Shellfish Research... The grey whale ex-hibit will encourage the public to visit the (station), and while they are there, learn about ma-rine science and the work be-ing done to support a sustain-able shellfish industry in BC.”

There are still opportunities for the public to get involved with many bones available for as little as $200.

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paring the bones for the per-manent educational exhibit,” Kingzett said.

The bones come from the remains of a 10-metre long, 20-plus tonne grey whale that washed up on the beach in Sooke, in April 2010. Con-cerned that it was being treated with disrespect, the Scia’new First Nation worked with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and VIU to bury the whale on their land with hope that it could be used for an ed-ucational purpose.

After four years of decom-position, the skeleton is ready to be recovered and prepared for display. Once exhumed, the bones will be taken to a lab at the field station where a team of consultants and vol-unteers will spend six months cleaning bones and preparing the exhibit.

“Visitors to the field station will be able to see the articu-lation process as it happens

through glass walls in our sci-ence labs,” Kingzett said. “It’s a combination of science, engineering and art. Inten-sive cleaning processes are required and oils must be re-moved from the bones before they are assembled into a nat-ural looking display.”

They are planning a series of seminars on topics related to the ecology of whales start-ing in July to further support the project.

Kingzett hopes the whale exhibit will be completed by Christmas, with the 2,000 pound skeleton becoming the highlight of the station’s edu-cation program. He encour-ages the public to support the project by buying remaining bones in memory of a loved one, or to leave a legacy for future generations. Contribu-tions over $20 are tax deduct-ible. Visit http://www.viu.ca/whale/ for more information.

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Local school boards serve little or no pur-pose and should be abolished.

� ere is no real point in marking an ‘X’ beside any can-didate’s name who is running for a spot in school board elections this fall. For all intents and purposes, voters made their choices regarding who will make decisions on education issues in the provincial election last year.

To follow that train of thought to the end, in e� ect, Premier Christy Clark is School District 69’s board chair and its trustees are Education Minister Peter Fassbend-er and Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell. Full stop.

Local school boards, as they are currently constitut-ed, have power over a minuscule portion of their total budgets. � ey do not set the curriculum. � ey do not negotiate with its employees. However, they must deal with the rami� cations of decisions made by the real power brokers in provincial education matters, Clark and Fassbender.

And we don’t believe anything would change in this regard if there was a di� erent political party running the show in Victoria.

It’s almost sad to watch well-meaning, intelligent people, like those who sit on the current School District 69 board of trustees, have their hands tied and be forced to take all the abuse from frustrated local parents and taxpayers. Nice situation Clark and Fassbender enjoy: make all the decisions and let the locals deal with all the negative feedback.

If the decision-making process for education issues in B.C. was an honest one, the school boards would be scrapped. � e Ministry of Education should hire compe-tent, experienced top administrators in each school dis-trict to run the show, and stop this school board charade.

Abolishing school boards would also free millions of dollars province-wide for actual in-class purposes.

While we respect the democratic process, and those who fought so we could cast a vote, we may consider making this mark beside the school board portion of the ballot in November: LOL.

— Editorial by John Harding

commentary

The Parksville Qualicum Beach News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspa-per industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to: B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2.

For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to

www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION

Do local school boards have an appropriate amount of power?

YES 88 %

NO 12 %

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This is not a news � ash, nor is it an original opinion, but the timing is right to shout it from the rooftops once again:

Local school boards serve little or no pur-pose and should be abolished.

� ere is no real point in marking an ‘X’ beside any can-didate’s name who is running for a spot in school board elections this fall. For all intents and purposes, voters made their choices regarding who will make decisions on education issues in the provincial election last year.

To follow that train of thought to the end, in e� ect, Premier Christy Clark is School District 69’s board chair and its trustees are Education Minister Peter Fassbend-er and Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell. Full stop.

Local school boards, as they are currently constitut-ed, have power over a minuscule portion of their total budgets. � ey do not set the curriculum. � ey do not negotiate with its employees. However, they must deal with the rami� cations of decisions made by the real power brokers in provincial education matters, Clark and Fassbender.

And we don’t believe anything would change in this regard if there was a di� erent political party running the show in Victoria.

It’s almost sad to watch well-meaning, intelligent people, like those who sit on the current School District 69 board of trustees, have their hands tied and be forced to take all the abuse from frustrated local parents and taxpayers. Nice situation Clark and Fassbender enjoy: make all the decisions and let the locals deal with all the negative feedback.

If the decision-making process for education issues in B.C. was an honest one, the school boards would be scrapped. � e Ministry of Education should hire compe-tent, experienced top administrators in each school dis-trict to run the show, and stop this school board charade.

Abolishing school boards would also free millions of dollars province-wide for actual in-class purposes.

While we respect the democratic process, and those who fought so we could cast a vote, we may consider making this mark beside the school board portion of the ballot in November: LOL.

— Editorial by John Harding

commentary

The Parksville Qualicum Beach News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspa-per industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to: B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2.

For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION

Do local school boards have an appropriate amount of power?

YES 88 %

NO 12 %

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OFFICEPauline Stead

of� [email protected]

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CLIMATE CHANGE PANEL’S EDITS

The recent report of the UN Intergovern-mental Panel on Climate Change should have caused a monumental response. But has come and gone with hardly a second thought. Little wonder.

It has long been known that these re-ports are tendered only after severe editing to gain government consensus.

Increasing evidence is now emerg-ing that the recent statement on climate impacts and mitigation by the UN panel were significantly ‘diluted’ under political pressure from some of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters, including Sau-di Arabia, China, the U.S. and, of course, Canada.

According to David Wasdell, of the Eu-ropean Commission’s Global System Dy-namics, “Every word and line of the text previously submitted by the scientific community was examined and amended until it could be endorsed unanimously by the political representatives.”

The greatest resistance to the truth came from countries exploiting fossil fu-els. Additional pressure was applied to the political agents by those vested interests whose sustained profitability was based on the extraction, refining, marketing and use of fossil energy.

Some of the scientists called it “scientif-ic vandalism.” A review of their scientific papers indicate a 97.1 per cent consensus.

The final report tended to indicate the world is still within safe distance of cre-ating catastrophic environmental chaos. However, the scientists themselves say we

are already overdrawn on this “safe dis-tance” story.

The fact is, we are on track to achieve environmental suicide.

For policy makers, this is a document of appeasement crafted out of extreme fear and unpreparedness by the participating governments.

STAN GAUTHIERParksville

OUR BOUGHT AND SOLD OUT LAND

In his letter in the May 15 edition of The NEWS, Russ Vinden raises some thorny truths of which most Canadians are ig-norant. And our politicians are gutless in dealing with.

Vinden and others interested in the bankster juggernaut that is sucking the wealth out of our home and native land could do worse than visit ohcanadamovie.com as a starting point. Uni student Dan Matthews and friends have produced a simple and telling documentary explain-ing the gory economic realities of our pri-vatized debt.

The film raises issues that many are un-aware of such as the creation of the money supply, the crippling nature of compound interest and Canada’s participation at the secretive Bilderberg Group held annual-ly, ever since the days of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

The title of the film? Oh Canada — Our Bought and Sold Out Land. It is free and online for any who care to look for it.

RICK WELYKOCHY Parksville

JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S CONTRADICTIONS

Justin Trudeau is nothing if not the mas-ter of contradictions.

He has repeatedly claimed he does not believe in the politics of division yet with his pro-choice edict he has re-opened the divisive issue of abortion and caused divi-sion even in his own party.

He claims his “role is to stand up and defend all Canadians” yet he has disqual-ified over 60 per cent of Canadians from joining the Liberal Party. Polls consistent-ly show the majority of Canadians are not happy that Canada remains one of the few nations with no legal restrictions on abor-tion.

No pro-lifers welcome in our party, says Trudeau. He claims to be Catholic yet shows contempt for the Catholics’ strong opposition to abortion. He claims the Lib-eral Party of Canada is the “party of the charter” but displays an amazing misun-derstanding of the spirit of the charter.

It would not be a bad idea for Trudeau to check a dictionary for the the meaning of “liberal”. He would discover that one of the meanings is “favourable to or respect-ful of individual rights and freedoms”.

Article 7 in the charter states that every-one has a right to life and Article 2 speaks of freedom of conscience and religion. If Trudeau insists on his divisive and intol-erant strictly “pro-choice” policy, I highly recommend he rename the Liberal Party of Canada “The Intolerant Party of Canada.”

GERALD HALLNanoose Bay

LettersQUOTABLE:

“Stephen Harper is removing the Canada that we used to be so proud of.”THOMAS MULCAIR see story page A4

VIEWS IN THE NEWSWe asked: What’s your favourite local event?

We miss the

summer concerts.

They brought in Tina

Turner and got all the

guys charged up.

JAQUIE FLOOD

Parksville

The tribute artist

festival this weekend

was fabulous. We

went to all three

days, it was so well

organized.

ART JORSTAD

Calgary

The Canada Day

parade and

fireworks — there’s

so much going on, so

much variety.

VAL CICERI

Parksville

The Errington Farmers’

Market — sometimes I

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TEUNIS WESTBROEKMayor, Town of Qualicum Beach

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While we’re trolling the bottom of the comic bar-rel, allow me to throw a contemporary blonde joke at you. I know, I know…

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bie” she says. “When people ask why I want to be Barbie, I think, who wouldn’t want to be? She has the best life. All she does is shop and make herself look pret-ty — she doesn’t worry about anything.”

But just looking like Barbie isn’t enough. She wants to think like Bar-bie too. Or rather, not think like Barbie. She’s paying a hypnotherapist to reduce her IQ.

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What you’re hearing, Grasshopper, is the sound of one hand clapping.

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I have been following the issue of palliative beds in Oceanside and feel some aspects are not understood.

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Antonia Olak’s work is on display at The MAC from June 3-28LISSA [email protected]

For every experience a person has there are a number of things happening that the eye doesn’t catch, and that idea is what Antonia Olak is capturing in the negative space of her artwork.

“It’s that negative space that holds so much,” said Olak. “It’s what we don’t see that can have so much meaning.”

Olak is having an exhibition of her ab-stract and figurative paintings and draw-ings at the McMillan Arts Centre from June 3 to 28. It is called Cross Roads and it’s the first time she has exhibited both her abstract and figurative work together. An opening reception takes place June 6 at 7 p.m.

Olak was born in Northern California and moved to an isolated area east of Prince George on the Fraser River, called Mile 47, when she was in her early teens. Although it was tough to leave her friends at that age, it was a wonderful place to live, she said.

“I fell in love with the wilderness and the friends I made,” she said, adding that she learned an incredible amount while there, particularly from her step-father.

Her parents had bought her a set oil paints in elementary school and she stuck with that medium right through high school.

Although there was a writing group in Mile 47, there was little in the way of visual arts, so Olak saved up the money she earned as a tree planter and headed for Europe.

She went to a number of art galleries during her months of travel and fell in love with The Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain which held the work of many of the great European masters.

“It opened up a huge world that I nev-er knew existed,” she said.

When she returned to Canada she at-tended the Vancouver School of Art, and although she found the people very nice, the adjustment from Mile 47 was difficult

for her. She moved to Victoria and trans-ferred to the Victoria College of Art (VCA), where at that time, she was able to do fig-ure drawing at Emily Carr’s former house. The home and grounds is now a museum called Emily Carr House. After her di-ploma at VCA, she studied art at the Uni-versity of Victoria and met her husband, a photographer and sculptor. After some time in Vancouver and Gabriola Island, the couple moved their two young boys to

Qualicum Beach, about 26 years ago.Olak has worked with a number of

art mediums over the years. Besides oils she has always enjoyed drawing as well as photography, and she and her hus-band ran a photo archival and restora-tion business at one time. She has also done silk dying, mixed media work and experimented with acrylics and charcoal on different surfaces.

ABSTRACT ART

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Antonia Olak’s abstract and figurative paintings and drawings are on display at The MAC from June 3-28.

See EXPLORING, page A25

BRENDA GOUGH PHOTO

Local musician Shelley Beeston is hoping more peo-ple will check out the top notch talent being booked at The Soundgarden in Coombs now that the music venue has been expanded.

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Increased capacity, increased optionsBRENDA GOUGHNEWS Contributor

After two years of hosting musi-cians and nurturing the local music scene, The Soundgarden in Coombs has undergone a facelift.

Although the building’s cozy ca-pacity of 45 had ensured an intimate concert experience, it also resulted in some limitations for the people promoting the venue.

For that reason a wall was taken out and what once contained an of-fice is now a new stage.

Shelley Beeston and Sharon Tom-czyk are the inspiration behind The Soundgarden.

When they opened the doors to live acts in 2012 the pair envisioned the building as a learning space as well as a music venue for house-style concerts.

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But Beeston said the love was starting to fade and that intimate concert experience was hurting tick-et sales and setting them back.

“For the shows, I found that squishing 45 people in the main room with the stage taking up half the space, although cozy, was a little too cozy. People found it a bit un-comfortable and that was affecting

attendance of shows,” she stated.Now that they have moved the stage

to the other end of the room they can sit 65 people comfortably. “The whole idea is for people to have a great ex-perience in an intimate venue so we decided to take out the office because that room was bigger and deeper than our original stage.” Beeston said their goal is to continue to bring musicians together and inspire those who want to get involved in the music scene. “Part of what The Soundgarden rep-resents is bringing new artists into the area who are not known, but are really good. Nurturing young talent is also part of our concept.”

On Saturday, May 31, Ian Sher-wood, a talented musician from Nova Scotia will be performing a mix of folk and pop music in the larger venue.

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See YOUNGSTERS, page A25


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CONTINUED FROM PAGE A23

Youngsters take the stage June 21

Today she does a lot of work with acrylic which can be seen in her Cross Roads show, in-cluding her figurative paintings of horses along with her abstract pieces as well as charcoal drawings of ravens and trees.

She has had solo exhibitions of both her fig-urative and abstract work in the past, last year she showed an abstract exhibition called Flux to thousands of visitors on Granville Island during the Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

She said she has pinpointed a common ele-ment in her two bodies of work.

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“Painting tells me how I perceive the world and what is happening in the world around me,” she said. Besides her show at the MAC, Olak’s work can be viewed online on her web-site www.antoniaolak.com and at the Salish Sea Market in Bowser.

Exploring negative spaceCONTINUED FROM PAGE A23

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The Mulberry stores are also community hubs, sell-ing event tickets, bringing in big name authors and fea-turing local authors.

“We love to promote authors and we love to bring au-thors and readers together, there’s always a magic that happens.”

She said it’s neat to see customers coming back year after year, and to see some of them she first met in stroll-ers now coming in with their own kids.

The events are thinning out for the busy summer sea-son, but Pope said to watch for a more author visits in the fall and meanwhile visit them online (www.book-manager.ca/mulberrybush or search on Facebook), or in person, beside Thrifty Foods in Parksville or at 130 West 2nd Ave. in Qualicum Beach.

If you are 45 and wish to retire at 65, believe it or not, you only have 240 monthly pay checks left. The point to be made here is that if you wish to retire suc-cessfully make sure you make every pay check count. Here are some tips to plan for your retirement regardless of your age, it comes quicker than you think.

• If you have not done so already find a financial planner to build you a custom-ized financial plan based on your per-sonal goals. Once you have a plan be sure stick to it. Try to review your plan on an annual basis to see if you are on track.

• Pay off debt as fast as you can and consolidate all your outstanding debt at a lower interest rate. Many people have debt spread out at different institutions at different interest rates to satisfy the psy-chological issue of “sticker shock”, they would rather make smaller payments to

different institutions than one payment to a single institution even though they are paying more interest on an annual basis.

• Take on more good debt than bad debt. Good debt is defined as debt that finances appreciating assets and bad debt finances depreciating assets. Rather have a larger mortgage and a smaller car loan, in the long run this will make a huge impact on your net worth. One question that you should ask yourself every time you make a large purchase is: “Will what I am buying today appreciate or depreciate over time?”

• Save what you can by investing in an RRSP if it makes tax sense for your situa-tion. What I mean by this is that your tax

rate while working should be at least 10% higher than when you retire to make your

RRSP effective.• Consider opening a tax

free savings account to enjoy tax free growth. Tax free sav-ings accounts can be used to compliment your RRSP or as a standalone investment.

• Make sure your net worth is well diversified in real estate, equities, bonds and income trusts.

• A good way to measure success is to calculate your net worth annually, as long

as this number is going up each year you are making progress.

• Do not take on more risk than what your personal risk profile dictates.

Remember that a good financial plan

will incorporate risk management; these are the things that can derail your ability to earn income and achieve that retire-ment goal. Your financial plan should in-corporate protection for the unfortunate eventualities of getting sick or becoming disabled. The tools used to here are criti-cal illness insurance and disability insur-ance respectively. I see too many people with smaller homes but fancy cars or trucks.

Remember to consult your financial advisor before taking any action.

Stuart Kirk is a Wealth Advisor with Precision Wealth Management Ltd. The

opinions expressed are those of the au-thor and may not necessarily reflect those

of Precision Wealth Management Ltd. For comments or questions Stuart can be reached at [email protected] or

250-954-0247.

WHERE IT COUNTSBy Stuart Kirk

It’s never too early to plan for retirement

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MATTHEWS, JOYCEIt is with great sorrow we wish to announce the passing of Joyce Matthews, formerly of Parksville and recently a resident of Rocky Mountain Village on May 15, 2014 at the age of 91 years.Mum (Joyce) was born September 25, 1922 in Liverpool, England and came to Canada as a war bride. She went back to England and raised her son David over there, then in her 40’s emigrated to Michigan, USA and lived there for 25 years before moving to Parksville where she for many years was president of the Parksville Stroke Association. Upon retiring from there she moved to Fernie to be closer to her son and family.She leaves behind to grieve her; son David Gildea and his wife Dorothy, granddaughter Alleine, grandson Steven Gildea and his wife Claudia in Bathurst, Australia and her three great grandchildren Liam, Molly and Noah.Joyce was predeceased by her mother Flora Plummer and her father John Plummer, her sister Pat Brady and brother-in-law Peter Brady, as well as several nieces and nephews in England. Joyce was predeceased by her husband Blake Matthews in 1992 whilst living in Parksville. She was active in the War Brides Association for many years up until her death, during the war she saw duty as an army driver in England and after the war drove for the Liverpool Police for 6 years before immigrating to the USA.Joyce led an active and interesting life, travelled the world with a club called the Happy Wanderers and will be sorely missed by her family left behind in Fernie, Bathurst and the UK. No funeral services were held at Joyce’s request. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Joyce’s name to: Oceanside Stroke Recovery Group, c/o Treasurer Marie Randall, 399 Dorset Road, Qualicum Beach, BC. V9K1H5. Arrangements entrusted to Cherished Memories Funeral Services Ltd.

Dian (Sky) WalkerSeptember 26, 1949 – March 7, 2014

It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Dian “Sky” on Friday, March 7th, 2014. She will be greatly missed by her son, Tim, his wife Meghan; god daughter Jessie; long time friend Maggi; her extended family on Vancouver Island; her partner in En-gland, Caro; and her brother, Ridson and family.

Dian touched many lives as a physiotherapist and acupuncturist in the Oceanside area during her time in practice here. Cremation has taken place.

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Action was very close down to the finish at the Morningstar Golf Club in Parksville

WOMEN’S GOLF

Exciting Canadian Women’s Open

RING SPORTS

Machete recovering in time for July 12 fightT YSON [email protected]

A torn ligament in his ankle slowed Marco “Machete” Viedas but he’s on the right track to getting back to a full bill of health ahead of his July 12 fight.

Viedas suffered the injury just over a month ago during training, where he was working on his wrestling game. He had his ankle trapped underneath his body and felt something that didn’t feel right.

“It was quite a scare, for sure. At first I thought it was broken but after a few sec-onds I realized it wasn’t a break,” Viedas said.

“It sucks but at the same time I’m hap-py that it wasn’t a break. I’ve been taking it easy for the last month and we’re get-ting back to the point where I’m starting to run again so the rehab part of it has gone very well.”

Viedas will get back to his regular routine in short time and will continue to work his game plan against his next

opponent, Tylor Nicholson (2 wins, 3 losses). Nicholson will have a signifi-

cant reach advantage on Viedas but that doesn’t worry him or his team what so ever.

“He doesn’t look too solid with his game. He has a long reach so that’s really the only thing I’m concerned about,” Vie-das said.

“I’m working on wrestling a little more this time around so I can get him down to the mat and work him that way. I’ll be looking to score some take-downs and see if I can’t get a submission.”

Machete will once again look to finish his opponent in style, either by knockout or a submission. It’s something that he strives for with each fight, not wanting to leave a fight in the hands of the judges to make a decision.

“Definitely don’t want to leave it up to them,” Viedas said with a laugh. “You just never know how they’re going to score a fight and if I can just push the pace and make sure that I’m enforcing my style of fight I want to have in the match, it should

end up with me finishing him off without it having to go to the judges decision.”

There was some uncertainty as to whether or not this fight would still be under full amateur rules or if Viedas would be allowed to fight under regular amateur rules (no elbows or knees to the head).

His opponent already has five fights under full amateur rules. In taking this fight, Viedas knew there was a chance that he would get the pass, having only four fights to his name. This will be his last fight under full amateur rules.

“It was a bit of a let down but I wasn’t expecting it to go the other way,” Viedas said. “I knew that there was a chance it could have went either way. So regard-less of what the ruling was going to be, it wasn’t going to change a thing in terms of my game plan and what I’m going to do once that bell rings.”

Viedas fights on July 12 at the River Rock Casino in Richmond.

T YSON [email protected]

The two-day Canadian Women’s Open ended with a thrilling four-way playoff at the Morningstar Golf Club in Parksville May 12-14.

Canadians Samantha Richdale and Anne–Cather-ine Tanguay were tied heading into the playoff with Americans Lauren Mielbrecht and Michelle Piyapat-tra, who took home the victory in the opening leg of the Canadian Women’s Tour.

Piyapattra, who hails from Corona, California, hit her approach shot within three feet of the pin on the opening playoff hole to give her a close putt for the win.

“It was amazing for my approach shot just to stay on the green because I’ve been having trouble with that,” Piyapattra said.

“I was just trying to stay focused and make sure to think that it’s not over until it’s over. It was a great feeling, especially with such great competitors out here.”

Piyapattra finished with a score of 145, tied with Mielbrecht, from Gulf Stream, Florida, Tanguay and Richdale.

Brooke Henderson, the number three ranked am-ateur in the world, finished one shot ahead of Victo-ria’s Naomi Ko, who finished with a score of 149, good for 10th place.

There were plenty of other players in the field from Vancouver Island as well. Abigail Rigsby of Courte-nay (77-77, 154) who finished tied for 25th; Helene Delisle of Nanaimo, tied for 39th (77-80, 157); Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, tied for 43rd (80-78, 158); Christina Proteau of Port Alberni, tied for 47th (79-80, 159); Amanda Baker of Nanaimo, tied for 64th (83-80, 153); and Eileen Kelly of Victoria, 71st (80-89, 169).

TYSON TAYLOR PHOTO

Morningstar Golf Course was the destination for the first leg of the Canadian Women’s Open, which saw an excit-ing four way playoff finish at the end of the two day competition.

NEWS FILE PHOTO

Marco “Machete” Viedas in training.


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The five Kwalikum Second-ary golfers have been selected and are ready to defend their AA provincial championship.

Grade 12’s Santiago Bourya, Scott Lemon and Cole Morri-son will take part in their final tournament as members of the KSS Kondor golf team while Anthony Trozzo and Masato Wilson, both Grade 10’s, will look to build on the already bright future of the KSS golf program.

“It was a tough decision that literally came right down to the wire,” coach Butch Gay-ton said. “It’s something that’s a nice thing for me, as a coach, to have with all the talented kids we’ve got on our team. We had seven golfers and only five spots open so it was a hard choice but I feel we’ve got the right mix to score low on our home course.”

Just missing out on the top five were Michelle Waters, Grade 12, and Blair Stewart,

Grade 10. Stewart was a mem-ber of the provincial winning team last year and will be a key part of the team for the next two years.

“Having seven golfers and only five spots was going to leave two people out but they understand it,” Gayton said.

“Michelle is a great golfer and will be continuing to play, along with furthering her edu-cation, at the university level. For Blair, he was on the team last year when we won it so he knows what it’s like to be there and win it already. He’s a solid player who I know will come back looking to prove it even more.”

For Bourya, Lemon and Morrison, the chance to re-peat as champions on home turf is something they’ve been looking forward to all year. Bourya was in Nanaimo last weekend, (score unavailable), trying to qualify for the Zone 6 golf team in the Canadian Junior Nationals. His ability to make timely shots that seem

impossible make him a quality addition to the team.

Scott Lemon has been play-ing consistent golf all season, which will have him figuring in with a low score at the pro-vincials.

Cole Morrison is a “streaky golfer” according to Gayton. He has proved he has what it takes to shoot low at Phesant Glen and will be looking to do so Tuesday and Wednesday.

Anthony Trozzo has been working hard to improve his putting and seems to be bring-ing it all together just in time.

Masato Wilson is the pow-erhouse on the team, con-stantly hitting the ball at least 20 yards further than anyone on the team.

“They’re all good players and they’re all ready to show why they’re the defending champions,” Gayton said.

Action starts today (May 27) at Pheasant Glen with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The 2014 Pro-vincial AA Champions will be determined Wednesday.

CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PHEASANT GLEN

KSS hosts provincials today

NEWS FILE PHOTO

The KSS golf team is ready to defend their AA Provincial title at Pheasant Glen Golf Course. The tournament kicked off today (Tuesday) and will see a winner crowned Wednesday afternoon.

To submit your activities into our weekly(Thursday) Calendar of Events:

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Patrick and Niki will be participating in theIn Flanders Fields Marathon

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Oceanside track successT YSON [email protected]

The Oceanside Track and Field Club (OTF) was well represented at the Island Track and Field Championships, with several top three finishes handed out to its athletes.

Noah Elliott, who attends Ballenas Second-ary, finished first in the discus event and third in javelin. Simon Morrison, also a Ballenas student, came in second in the 200 meter and third in the 300 meter hurdles. Dalton Austin and Jordan Kilner, also members of the Whalers Track and Field team, finished fourth and sixth respectively in the hammer throw.

Kwalikum Secondary’s Felix Richter had an-other good meet, finishing first in the 100 me-ter, 200 meter and 100 meter hurdles. Kyra Blyt

finished second in discus while Daniel Douka-kis finished fourth in the 200 meter and sixth in the 100 meter.

Thomas and Peter Oxland, both represent-ing Dover Bay, finished first and second re-spectively in both the 800 and 1500 meter rac-es. Thomas grabbed first place both times while Peter came in second in both races.

The OTF’s Miryam Bassett, who attends NDSS in Nanaimo, came in first place in the 1,500 meter and second in the 800 meter. Thomas Grabner, also from NDSS, finished sec-ond in the 1,500 meter steeplechase. Yosef Bas-set, Tkia King and Jacob Bassett also competed for NDSS, coming in fourth in the 800 meter (Y. Bassett), fifth in the 1,500 meter steeplechase (King) and sixth in the 800 meter (J. Bassett).

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$6993/ $18

SEA SOIL ORIGINAL DWARF ‘CAVATINE’ PIERIS

BEDDINGPLANTS

The largest selection & best quality!

‘Raspberry Shortcake’

POTTERY50% OFF

$1299

Assorted3 Gal.

Deer Proof

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to $19.99

TUMBLER TOMATO BASKETS

Sale

LARGE HANGING BASKETS

Fuchsia • Mixed New Guinea • Impatiens • Supertunia • Begonia

Ivy Geraniums

Ideal for containers & small gardens

Special

SpecialSale

ROSE GLOW BERBERIS

BRAZELBERRY

$699

$2499

Oh So Beautiful

Sale

Sale

Sale

1 gal. Reg. $9.99

Reg. $34.99

Large 5 gal. Reg. $39.99

$2999

$2999

Large 50 litre bag.

KEN-DOR’S OWNHANGING BASKETS

Made in our greenhouses

Special Sale

$1599

NURSERYLAND CONTAINER MIX

$1299

Super Spring SpecialsLargest Selection of Retail Shrubs & Trees on Vancouver Island

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