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o� cials from the Sunshine Coast school district April 24 to sign a $14.3 million project agreement for a new elementary school in Gibsons.

Gibsons Elementary School is an aging facil-ity in poor condition. � e project was originally an-nounced as a renovation and seismic upgrade, but a

subsequent feasibility study determined the construc-tion of a new, smaller, more energy-e� cient school to be more cost-e� ective.

� e new school will have 14 classrooms, providing space for 300 students in grades one to seven and 40 full-day kindergarten stu-dents. � e school will also host a StrongStart Cen-tre and a neighbourhood Learning Centre to provide

community members with year-round access to addi-tional support services in-cluding an early childhood development centre, a health and wellness screen-ing o� ce, a community kitchen, and a multipur-pose room.

Work on the school will begin this summer, with completion expected by Sep-tember 2014 with students moving in for the beginning

of the 2014 school year. “Gibsons Elementary is

a very old school – out of the 1950s,” said Abbott. “We want to bring all our schools up to the gold stan-dard, to become more ener-gy-e� cient. � e architects will likely consider solar-generated or geothermal-generated energy to sustain environmental values.”

See � e Local next week for more details.

New elementary school slated for Gibsons

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Travis Hodgson, Ed-die Murnett, Ben Todd and Reece Champagne wrestle a donated mo-tor onto the workbench at Cool School, held in Elphinstone Second-ary, Gibsons. The pro-gram is voluntary, and draws students who are interested in met-alwork, woodturning and learning about re-building ugly wrecks into slick cars.

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Sixteen years ago, with en-rollment in trades train-

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Spending a Wednesday eve-ning learning to lay a weld-ing bead and making sparks � y was ‘too cool’. It was called Cool School. See Cool SchoolContinued on page 9

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Wayne Rowe Mayor, Town of Gibsons

I want to take this oppor-tunity to acknowledge

and thank the volunteers in our community. Last week was o� cially designated as National Volunteer Week. � e occasion was marked locally by the Celebration of

In praise of our many volunteersExcellence to honour some of the volunteers among us. In Gibsons we took the opportunity to thank our volunteers by inviting them to experience an evening of local theatre.

Our community, like most others, is very much dependent upon the time and e� ort of volunteers to provide the fabric that makes us more than just a place to reside. � e theatre production that I referred to earlier was only possible due to the e� orts of people willing to give of their time both in the production itself and in the management and

operation of the facility.We rely on the contribu-

tions of volunteers for our � re service, our library, our art gallery, our service clubs, our Coast Guard auxiliary, our harbour authority, our food banks, our Sea Cavalcade festivities and many other groups and organizations too numerous to mention. For the past several weeks a number of volunteers have been toiling away in the basement of the arts build-ing creating unique banners to beautify our streets in the coming months.

We can each contribute in di� erent ways, some in time,

some in money and some in services. I recently had the opportunity to say goodbye to Irma Hohn who passed away last week. Irma was the former owner of the Gibsons Garden Inn. Apart from the care that she provided to res-idents who passed through her facility, she and her son contributed, at a favour-able interest rate, the funds required to � nance the con-struction of the new RCMP building. I only regret that she will be unable to see the results of her contribution. As did Irma, each of us can contribute to the betterment of our community.

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Education Matters

Silas White Chair, School District #46School Board

More and more kids on the Sunshine

Coast are coming to school hungry. And I’m not sim-ply talking about a couple building up to a few. � e Community Foundation’s Vital Signs has been telling us for two years that the gap between low and high incomes is widening, espe-cially with the disappear-ance of traditional “middle-income” employment in forestry and � shing. But over the last few months, child poverty has moved to the forefront of major social concerns on the Sunshine Coast at an unprecedented and alarming level.

� e School District re-

Hungry children on the Coastceives Community LINK (Learning Includes Nutri-tion and Knowledge) funds from the provincial govern-ment to support vulner-able students in academic achievement and social functioning. With this fund-ing, the Sechelt Community School runs a ‘Breakfast for Kids’ program that is supple-mented by LINK support from other community schools, community dona-tions, some Foods classes, and sometimes by Parent Advisory Councils.

To meet the needs of these children, the Breakfast for Kids program is expect-ing to run a de� cit of ap-proximately 50 per cent of its estimated budget this school year and 100 per cent for next school year. Higher food costs and a drop in community dona-tions have undoubtedly been contributing factors,

but not as much as the pro-gram needing to meet a far greater demand by children coming to school hungry.

A Community Services o� cial who deals with this problem on a daily basis said last week that this food problem is due to a serious decline in the ability of fam-ilies to provide for children. Our teachers have also been increasingly reporting these concerns in recent years, and come face to face with the fact that children who come to school hungry are not physically or mentally prepared to learn.

� is crisis is more acute in some schools than oth-ers, but no community on the Sunshine Coast is spared. � e situation has contributed to a greater urgency by our board to review how we distribute our LINK funds—but furthermore, family and

child poverty is a com-munity-wide concern for everyone. A ‘Feeding our Hungry Children’ com-munity roundtable held on Wednesday this week would further advance the need for more community support for families and food programs.

If you can help in any way, please contact me by email or phone and I will gladly connect you with those carrying this project forward. � ose wishing to make a donation can make a deposit to the Breakfast for Kids account at any Sunshine Coast Credit Union branch.

Standing in front of a red ribbon and before a

crowd of fellow developers and industry professionals at the Cedar Gardens proj-ect on Shaw Road in Gib-sons, Dave Longman noted “� ve months ago, this site was a bare lot.” Now the attractive and a� ordable cluster-housing complex designed by architect Steve Christian and constructed by the Longman Devel-opments team is near-ing completion. � e past Gibsons Council - Mayor Barry Janyk and Council-lors Wayne Rowe, Gerry Tretick, Bob Curry and LeeAnn Johnson – were credited for the courage and leadership shown in al-lowing the development to proceed.

With the sales and dis-play unit completed and the various buildings framed, approximately 60 per cent

of the construction and all of the landscaping will be completed in the next two months. Landscape Archi-tect Judith Reeve’s concept drawing, on display in the sales unit, indicates lush plantings will further en-hance the project and the Shaw Road streetscape.

Longman acknowledged all those supporting af-fordable housing, particu-larly singling out Shelley McDade of the Sunshine Coast Credit Union and naming each of the local sub-trades involved. “I was always told to hire people smarter than me,” said Longman. “I surround myself with people I trust, and who are good at their jobs. � e result is a project that is important to the community, and to our economy.” by Heather Jeal for � e Local

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Volume 10 • Issue 17

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions

Nicholas Simon’s writes, “A deciding factor for people considering visiting or moving to the Sunshine Coast

is the cost and practicality of the transportation system. We need to promote better transportation and I’ll do whatever I can to support projects or initiatives that will attract people here. Innovative transportation options will position the Sun-shine Coast to bene�t from the public funds being spent on shipbuilding, by attracting the jobs and the workers.”

�e School District writes, “In support of our Strategic Plan objective of advocating for community planning and policies that prominently includes children, families and education, we heartily support your proposed resolution for local government collaboration towards a passenger-only ferry on the Sunshine Coast.”

He went on to add that the Coast has a growing shortage of working and child-rearing-aged residents in the 20 to 44-year bracket, which has a negative impact on school enrol-ment. He said he hears from people who commute to work and have to endure the trials involved in getting home each night; some have given up the attempt and moved away.

Some of the issues include (foremost) cost of fares and schedule, family not coming to visit and the long walk to the ferry, particularly at the Horseshoe Bay end. Seniors �nd this a di�cult walk with nowhere to rest along the way, so they bring their cars instead.

�e cost of fares hits everyone. A couple of years ago BC Ferries did away with the over-height charge but replaced it with an over-length charge. �ey essentially doubled the cost of pulling a trailer, boat or tent trailer to the Coast while telling us that the fare hike would be only two to three per cent. �en they wonder why ridership is down.

I am sure that if BC Ferries reviews their schedules, they’ll �nd a way to use a passenger ferry and a vehicle ferry to their advantage. �ere must be a cost saving if we are to get people onto a passenger ferry, reducing car ferry loads. Coast residents need to see schedules improved and the cost of fares brought into line.

I attended the Gibsons Council Committee of the Whole and could not help noticing the faces of the Council. �ey appeared resigned to the fact that there is nothing they can do. If we don’t �x how people get to the Coast, it won’t matter how much we throw at revitalization – the problem will remain. Fix the link; families will move here and the merchants and schools will be thriving.

Local governments need to pick this up and commit sta� time to lobby both the minister responsible and BC Ferries and get everyone committed to a change.

Please keep the letters and support coming; apathy will not create change. Let your voice be heard.Submitted by Kenan MacKenzie

Future of the Sunshine Coast is ferry-dependent

Thanks to Charlene and the Odd Squad

Kudos to Charlene Smith and whoever else was in-volved in bringing the Odd Squad to the Coast. �e Odd Squad’s excellent pre-sentation, with its disturb-ingly graphic display of the catastrophic collateral dam-age caused by the criminal-ization of pain relief, o�ers a powerful indictment of the war on some drugs at a time when even the US attorney,

who prosecuted Marc Em-ery, is calling for the legal-ization of marijuana.George Kosinski, Gibsons

Sunshine Pot CoastI have been living in Sech-

elt now for over ten years. Over those years I have learned how looks can be deceiving. I found it unbe-lievable how horribly jobs were done by the Mayor and Council who were in place back then. I did what

I could and fought them on what I could, listened to my fellow tax paying Sechelt citi-zens, and helped them �ght for what was needed and wanted. I was very happy to see a new Mayor (Inkster) come in, doing a very good job. For three years I didn’t have much to do, which I enjoyed. �en, low and behold, we get to the next election and I’m blown away with who becomes our May-or and council members. Back to seeing trees come down and houses go up. �e one that I �nd unbelievable is a bylaw making growing medical marijuana legal.

I asked for assistance with helping the homeless over the winter and noth-ing. It’s not for me, it is for the homeless people who have to freeze in our win-ter weather while they wait for our church to open for them. I get the feeling we are back to a Mayor and council who turn their nos-es up at the less wealthy and shake hands with the ones who have the money.

A bylaw to allow an indus-trial site to grow marijuana for medical purpose is one of the last things we need. I don’t know a single person who has any di�culty �nd-ing their marijuana, both for medical reasons and for the joy of the high. “It will bring more jobs”, I’m told – well what we need very badly is a lot more police. It would be nice to see more police working on the Sunshine Coast than it would seeing a large marijuana farm.

In my views we need a new Mayor and council, but for the next three years we need to start putting our foot down and raising our voices. Growing marijuana legally, for medical reasons or not, is de�nitely not needed. Sarah Vatnsdal, West Sechelt

In support of Stockwell’s gravel mine

Please accept this letter as notice of our support for the Stockwell Rezoning Ap-plication to support an in-dustrial site to manufacture concrete.

We have lived on Allen Road for the past 10 years. During this time the Stock-well gravel mine came into full operation. As a result there was truck noise and dust. Being the diligent and conscientious neighbours that they are, Gina and Bill Stockwell went above and beyond in order to alleviate these problems.

We have attended a pub-lic tour of the proposed site and development, and were impressed with the guaran-teed no-dust, noise or pol-lution using state of the art equipment.

We feel disturbed that some people would pay for an ad in both local papers opposing the proposal with-out getting the facts and fo-cusing on fear-mongering. Besides their objection to heavy industry, they also feel it will undermine tourism! If Swanson’s cement plant hasn’t kept people away, how can Stockwell’s plant

have any e�ect? Are these the same people who had camp�res banned from Por-poise Bay Provincial Park even though using dry �re-wood would have alleviated the smoke problem?

It is true that the proposal is contrary to the OCP. �e OCP is a guideline only and should be re-visited when circumstances warrant, en-abling growth and prosper-ity in our community.Bob & Annika Redford, Sechelt

Porpoise Bay in danger?�e District of Sechelt

has gone to �rst reading in support of rezoning to permit a concrete batching plant and potentially other heavy industry in a resi-dential and nearby tourist area. �e heavy industry is named ‘resource’, a much more innocuous term. �is rezoning opens the door to even more heavy industry (e.g. an asphalt plant). One of Sechelt’s most beautiful and frequented parks, Por-poise Bay Provincial Park, is less than two kilometres from the site. Visitors and residents will be saddled with more heavy, dangerous tra�c and more mauling of the landscape. �is is not just a local issue, it could happen to any community in Sechelt. �is high indus-trial rezoning in a residential and nearby park area should not have gone to �rst read-ing, let alone a public hear-ing. Is this the legacy that Sechelt Council is willing to leave? One has to wonder

about the motivation.Voice your protest to

this type of rezoning at the Public Hearing, �ursday, April 26 at 7 pm at the Sea-side Centre. Better yet, put your concerns in writing and speak out to protest this gross injustice to our O�-cial Community Plan.Fern Walker, Sechelt

Are ‘free’ shots even safe?Apparently the BC gov-

ernment/Public Health co-alition has decided to rely upon evidence of e�cacy and safety from drug com-panies’ fast-tracked HPV vaccine trials, which resulted in swift approval and rub-ber-stamping by Canada. In choosing to supplement the ‘free’ taxpayer-funded Grades 6 and 9 HPV pro-gram with an addition of shots for females born in 1991-93, they’ve ignored warnings of insu�cient e�cacy and high risk by UBC researchers, Drs Lu-cija Tomljenovic and Chris Shaw. �ese two are espe-cially concerned about the high aluminum content of the 3-dose HPV vaccine regimen since injected alu-minum sustains in�amma-tion for 2-3 years and “car-ries a risk for autoimmunity, long-term brain in�amma-tion and associated neuro-logical complications.” In fact, they’ve recently shown a high correlation between injected aluminum and increased prevalence of au-tism spectrum disorders in


Letters to the Editor – Opinions(Continued from page 4)children living in western countries.

In terms of e�cacy, it must be noted that the drug company trials didn’t track condom use, which is known to reduce HPV infections by 70 per cent. As well, a small sub-set of participants developed pre-cancerous lesions. Before anyone accepts “free” HPV shots, I suggest they check references in the HPV vac-cine section of vran.org Susan Fletcher, Sechelt

Passenger service only benefits the Coast

I have been reading the papers that discuss the pas-senger ferry initiative being put forward by the local gov-ernments. I o�er the follow-ing comment from a marine operational prospective.

�e route that is talked about, Langdale/Horseshoe Bay, is the only route that would assure a dependable all weather service to the lower mainland. As we are aware, other departure and arrival points have been tried in the past with very limited success, due to weather con-ditions in the Strait and the added cost of the additional distance. From my past ex-periences, a signi�cant part of service success is passen-ger comfort and con�dence in the boat and crew to de-liver them on time and free of anxiety, without being bounced around in rough water or using a vessel that is not suited for the task at hand.

�e economics of the proposal will most certainly be based upon the passen-gers’ ability to pay and the government’s appetite for the subsidies that are part of other routes in the system. Additional service can only bene�t the Sunshine Coast residents and businesses.Greg Grant (Master), Gibsons

Coast needs more growth, opportunities Re: MacKenzie’s Passenger Ferry letter

My wife (Lisa) and I have been reading your articles and most recent letter in �e Local with great interest. We agree with your comments regarding the need for a commuter ferry as well as the greater picture with re-gards to future development on the coast. We would like to assist with your e�orts in any way we can.

I, for one, am eager to see some sort of later ferry op-tion from Vancouver. I am a Whitecaps FC season ticket holder, and there are a num-ber of games that I am forced to miss or arrange overnight accommodations in order

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to see. I used to be a regular commuter, but am no more. Luckily I found a new job that allows me to work from a home o�ce. However, I am very much aware of the pitfalls of the commute.

We agree that future plan-ning, with respect to eco-nomic growth, will not only entice families from the lower mainland to relocate here, but also to encourage those already here to stay. Increased economic growth will bene�t us all, and we believe it can be done with minimal impact on our cur-rent lifestyles. Viable com-muter options are one part required to entice people here, but the other thing we need to do is work on liv-ability. In general, livability here is second to none, but one issue we’ve noted in our 18 months+ as residents here is what I call “�e Sun-shine Coast surcharge” – the increased price of almost ev-erything. We are very strong proponents of supporting local business, but only to a point. Sure, there are additional transportation charges, but it seems we are being charged more than the cost’ on most goods (gasoline is a perfect exam-ple...pump price is the same here as Richmond, and they have 10 cents in taxes that we don’t.) Now, Spring has sprung, and the farmers’ markets will be in full e�ect, and we will be supporting our local farmers – no ques-tion (as well as growing our own) – but we will also be buying goods in Vancouver whenever we are there. We won’t make a special trip to the mainland, but we DO plan when we are making trips to buy goods that we need. I’m sure we are not alone. Increased economic growth should result in more competitive pricing, and thus see a reduction in people leaving the Coast to spend their money.

As I mentioned earlier in this email, we are eager to as-sist in your e�orts. Please let us know how we can help.Ryan Medd / Lisa McKay,Gibsons

Schools embrace passenger ferry �e Local received this letter for publication Board of Education

School District No. 46 (Sunshine Coast)To Kenan MacKenzie

In support of our Strategic Plan objective of “advocat-ing for community planning and policies that prominent-ly include children, families and education,” we heart-ily support your proposed resolution for local govern-ment collaboration towards a passenger-only ferry on the Sunshine Coast.

As you know, the Sun-shine Coast has a severely deepening shortage of ‘working’ and ‘child rear-ing’-aged residents aged 20-44, which clearly has a negative impact on school enrolments, and therefore the continuation of our school facilities as valuable community hubs.

We also frequently hear from parents who com-mute to work on the Lower Mainland, and must (bare-ly) endure the trials of get-ting home to their families at a reasonable hour. Sadly we are also aware of fami-lies who have idealistically and admirably attempted to live here while working in Vancouver, but ended up having to leave largely due to the inconvenience of the ferry schedule.

We hope that our letter of support can help to advocate this project to all concerned and in�uential parties.SilasWhite, Board Chair

Passenger ferry will boost the arts, tooRe: MacKenzie’s letter on passenger ferry

I have read your letter in �e Local and am writing to support your e�ort.

As a retired arts manager (GM of the Victoria Sym-phony; Director Planning & Production, Vancouver Symphony) I know that a few arts managers from Vancouver have made their homes on the Coast and are commuting to work. More importantly, I am also pain-fully aware, as they are, that the current ferry service makes it impossible for Coasters generally to attend any program other than a matinee in Vancouver.

Before he left Sechelt, I gave Graham Argyle some help in drafting his proposal for a cultural complex in Sechelt, but both he and I

recognized that it will not be built in our lifetime. �e existence of such a complex on the Coast would be a magnet for real estate de-velopment, as well as social development, as has been proved in Nanaimo. How-ever, it faces real opposition.

�e Coast has its fair share of visual artists, but it is the performing arts that are the real creators of jobs, and they are in need of a catalyst here on the Coast. Local councils and even lo-cal arts organizations have so far failed to understand this, so until they do, it would be good to develop audiences by o�ering them the ability to attend per-formances in Vancouver as easily as possible. I think the Coast’s demographic could ensure that this would be quite successful.

Of course ‘the arts’ is only one component of the argu-ment to be used in lobbying for a passenger ferry, but it is the one with which I am best acquainted.

�ank you for your ini-tiative. I am fully supportive of your e�orts to get local councils involved.Michael Aze, Gibsons

Re: no passenger ferry = leaving Coast

In the last 90 days, my colleague and I have repre-

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cent retirees, who �nd it too di�cult/costly to regularly commute to see their children and grand-children in the Lower Mainland.Bruce Lasuta and Carol Hautala, Sechelt


April 26, 2012

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Building community in Madeira ParkTess and Russ Jones, with their children Cooper and Isa-bella, celebrated the Grand Opening of their new RONA store in Madeira Park Saturday, April 21. The husband and wife team are the only RONA store owners in Canada. “We want to be a truly local business,” said Russ Jones on Sat-urday, “We understand that if you want the community to support you, you have help build the community.”

RONA Inc., the largest Canadian distributor

and retailer of hardware, renovation and gardening products, announced today that employee Russ Jones and his wife Tess acquired a RONA corporate store located at 12390 Sunshine Coast Highway, Madeira Park. � is transaction marks the � rst RONA cor-porate store to be acquired

by an employee in Canada.“I am proud to see Russ,

a RONA employee, em-brace and demonstrate con-cretely this con� dence and commitment to RONA,” said Robert Dutton, Presi-dent and CEO of RONA. RONA also represents 352 dealer-owner stores employ-ing over 7,500 employees and these business owners are very dynamic in 2012.

“� ey will be contributing $60 million in our network to provide customers across Canada a greater brand ex-perience,” he added.

Over the past 25 years, Jones held many manag-ing positions at RONA in-cluding launching the � rst ‘Big Box’ store in Western Canada. � en he under-took the role of Director of the Olympic programs,

Madeira Park Rona opens as employee-ownedBC Operations and then, Director of Marketing for RONA in Western Canada. Along the way, Russ started to dream about owning and running his own store.

“We are becoming busi-ness owners after 30 years working in the Home Im-provement industry. We are taking a courageous step to invest in ourselves, in our own store and in our community,” said Jones. “I appreciate the support of RONA and its Succession Planning team,” he said. His wife Tess, who left behind a 12-year career as a dental assistant added, “Our chil-dren, Cooper and Isabella, are active in sports, such as swimming and � gure skat-ing here on the coast. We are proud to help build our community.”

� is newly expanded store represents a substantial in-vestment of $200,000 over and above the purchase price of the store. With 7,000 square feet of retail space, the store has expanded the Gar-den Centre by 2,000 square feet and built a Boutique De-sign Centre with kitchens,

� ooring, and countertops (to open this June). � e store now has a 7,000 square foot covered warehouse space, a two-acre drive-through lum-beryard and a 2,500 square-foot tool rental department

featuring a certi� ed tool repair shop. Customers can count on more than 16,000 di� erent products in-store including building materi-als, hardware, electrical and paint supplies.

Speaking at the opening of the Earth Day festivities at Roberts Creek, MLA Nicholas Simons and SCRD representative Donna Shugar noted the power of each individual to make a di� erence to their earth both through vigilance, and by writing to their MP and MLA to express their views on policies a� ecting the environment. Booths lined the access to the pier, featuring local foods, crafts, environmental awareness, social activism information, alternative health therapies and bicycle tune-ups. Live enter-tainment throughout the day included a jam session aboard a special community shuttle bus serving the area.

Coast residents join in Earth Day activities

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April 26, 2012

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New glass recycling equipment in Gibsons

Every year Gibsons Recycling does some-

thing for Earth Day. This year, they launched their new glass-recycling program. They recently received the equipment ordered late last year from New York, and worked hard to have it all assembled and run-ning in time to launch it for Earth Day.

�e launch of the new equipment went better

than expected. Gibsons Recycling manager, Buddy Boyd commented, “Oh this is so cool. We were amazed at how quiet the machine is. �e end product is from a sand-like consistency to about a 3/16th inch or mi-nus size.” He added, “We plan to run the material through a �nal screen to separate any little bits of paper. But all the caps and plastic and the labels have been separated.”

�e Sunshine Coast will be one of the few commu-nities in BC that won’t be land-�lling glass but will instead recycle it. Said Boyd, “We have received a fair bit of interest from folks who would like to buy our glass, once it is turned into an aggregate.”

Drop by the Gibsons Recycling centre to see the new equipment in opera-tion and remember – don’t trash it if you can recycle it!


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ary student Charlene Smith, dismayed at a per-ceived gap in meaningful education on the e� ects of drug and alcohol abuse for Coast students and their parents, organized a visit by members of Vancouver’s Odd Squad. � is specialized team visited the Sunshine Coast last week to present gritty, hard-hitting informa-tion on substance abuse in order to help create aware-ness of a serious problem.

Now in its 15th year, Odd Squad Productions Founda-tion has racked up an im-pressive number of awards for a series of documenta-ries (� rough a Blue Lens, Tears for April) focusing on life in the Downtown East

Side. Presenters and Odd Squad members Toby Hin-ton and Mark Steinkamp, both long-serving sergeants with the Vancouver Police, still patrol Canada’s saddest neighbourhood and see the stories up close and per-sonal.

“Every community has its own version of where we work,” said Steinkamp. “But we’ve never seen any place as open, as sad or as sick as the Downtown East Side.” In their travels across Canada to teach awareness and prevention of substance abuse, Odd Squad members realized “there are about two degrees of separation be-tween any community and the DTES, particularly � rst nations communities.” As

youth leave their communi-ties and travel to cities for work and education, they are vulnerable to the very plausible pushers - the peo-ple “with a business plan” - unless they have a strong foundation of education and family support.

� e Odd Squad de-scribed the DTES they see on patrol each day, where violence rules. Unreported crime. Open drug trade and even more open use and abuse. � e elderly are preyed upon. Women are treated like chattels.

When they � rst began documenting their work life, the team found that the area residents were very open in explaining their life situa-tions. Limbs riddled with track marks and abscesses, ‘meth mouths’ � lled with rotting teeth, and bones distorted from years of in-jections were displayed un-� inchingly. Invariably, the addicts stated they started abusing as kids, sometimes as young as eight or nine. At this age, when the brain is still growing and develop-ing, the brain is particularly susceptible to being ‘high-jacked’ by the endorphin rush provided by tobacco, pot, and booze. Describing

the process of building a de-pendence on these subjects as “allowing the brain to be rewired,” the team encour-aged DTES residents to tell their stories on � lm.

Invariably, the addicts wish they had never started using as children. With devastating candor, they de-scribed a life of unending re-gret and loss, and a hopeless vision for a future in which they wished for ‘normal’ lives with families of their own, training, and mean-ingful employment. � eir eyes glazed at the reality of their surroundings, their limbs distorted from injec-tions, old at the age of 30.

Steinkamp noted that tra� c in illegal substances is a $30 billion industry in BC alone and that orga-nized crime will be involved in anything where there is

money to be made. Legaliz-ing marijuana or any other drug will not reduce their involvement, he stated. “� ey’ll come in and un-dercut the government, just like the people selling illegal cigarettes on the street.”

Today’s drug suppliers “are all about marketing, making the product more addictive,” said Steinkamp. Genetically modi� ed mari-juana plants contain up to 25 per cent THC levels (in Amsterdam, anything with a level above 15 per cent is considered a hard drug). Suppliers often ‘boost’ the product’s appeal by mixing in highly addictive mor-phine. Suppliers of cocaine often cut the product with Levamisole, a now-banned deworming agent that has been found to kill all the body’s white blood cells.

Recognizing the strong in� uence of peers, the team noted that the most e� ec-tive resistance to substance abuse and addiction “has to come from guidance and leadership provided by their own generation, through peer-to-peer mentoring,” but also through strong leadership by example from parents and teachers. “We have to set the bar high with our personal example,” said Steinkamp.

Peer-to-peer resources for Sunshine Coast youth are available at www.coasty-outh.com, and through the Youth Centres in Gibsons (www.scrd.ca/Youth-Cen-tre) and Sechelt (604-885-2720). Parents may � nd resources at Sunshine Coast Community Services, 604-885-5881 (www.sccss.ca)by Heather Jeal for � e Local

Over 100 people at-tended what was a

very unique and special eve-ning Saturday, April 14 for the bene� t concert to raise awareness of Mt. Elphin-stone’s forests. � e event showcased hundreds of pho-tographs by Shel Neufeld and live music, and attend-ees were invited into a sacred space, as Squamish Nation speaker Chiaxsten (Wes Na-hanee) compared Roberts Creek Hall to a Longhouse, during the opening Uts’am Witness Ceremony.

� e evening raised money for Elphinstone Logging Focus’s e� orts on Mt. El-phinstone, but was much broader than that. It brought together Squamish and Sechelt Nation members in a traditional meeting place used for millennia, Roberts Creek, through both songs and images. Other partici-pants were Mus-swiya, Holly

Chiaxsten with Shel Neufeld and Mus swiya (Jamie Dixon)

Mt. Elphinstone supporters join in Roberts Creek

Anne Higgins, and Mus-swi-ya (Jamie Dixon) who shares his name, all from Sechelt Nation, and Ross Muirhead and Hans Penner of Elphin-stone Logging Focus.

After performing eight songs and showing 250 images in the second half, Neufeld’s portion of the show ended with two pho-

tographs, one of him em-bracing a 12 foot-wide ce-dar tree, and another with a large group of people sur-rounding two large Doug-las Fir trees. Chiaxsten performed a very sacred song of the Cedar tree to close out an incredible and unique evening. Submitted

PHOTO JEREMY WILLIAMS

Elphinstone grade 12 student Charlene Smith (foreground) brought Vancouver’s Odd Squad to the Coast for a series of presentations to schools and the community. SCRD Const. Ashley Taylor (left) joined Odd Squad Executive Producer and COO Gerry Zipursky in welcoming Sgt. Toby Hinton and Sgt. Mark Steinkamp to their community. The pair came from downtown Vancouver to talk about the real consequences of using street drugs.

Vancouver drug squad members spread the message

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April 19, 2012Coast Cable Eastlink 1016

Cataract patients will now receive foldable

intraocular lenses free of charge beginning June 4, 2012.

After reviewing usage data - and discussing with ophthalmologists, clinical experts and patients - the Province has decided to make foldable monofocal lenses the standard of care for cataract surgeries, rather than rigid lenses.

� is decision will save cataract patients a signi� -

cant amount of money, the majority of whom are seniors. Previously, patients purchased lenses directly from their surgeons at a range of prices from $210 to $500. � ese lenses will now be provided by health authorities free of charge.

In addition to covering foldable lenses, health au-thorities will also be o� er-ing specialty lenses, such as multifocals, at a standard, reduced price. � e price will depend on the speci� c

type of lens. Plus, patients who choose specialty lenses will only have to pay the cost di� erence between the price of the lenses they choose and the foldable monofocal lens.

In December 2011, the government of BC an-nounced standardized pricing for foldable lens-es, based on bulk buying power of BC’s six health authorities. Health Shared Services BC now manages the supply of lenses in Brit-

ish Columbia to ensure tax-payers pay the lowest rate possible for these products. HSSBC is working on a di-rect purchasing agreement with existing suppliers to determine the price for any specialty lenses.

Patients scheduled for cataract surgery prior to June 4 may wish to discuss these changes with their surgeons. � e ministry will not be reimbursing patients who have surgery before June 4.

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Cool Schoolcontinued from page 1

“Students are here on a Wednesday evening be-cause they want to be here – and they’re learning what they want to learn,” instruc-tor Marv Wallace points out. Boutillier adds that the volunteer instructors make it possible for the students to access the facilities and skills. “We couldn’t do this without the volunteers,” he said, noting that the Sech-elt Rotary Club recently recognized Cool School with a Service Award.

Originally intended to provide training, motiva-tion and direction for high school students, the pro-gram recently opened up to welcome participants from ages 7 to 70. Parents and

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grandparents with skills but without access to a shop of their own are welcomed as Cool School mentors – or as observers.

Cool School has inspired “at least 30 kids” to develop careers in trades including Marine Engineering, Tool and Die Making, Mechan-ics, and more. Cool School’s original graduate, Jordy Wallace, is a poster boy for the program. Sixteen years ago, as a student at Chatel-ech Secondary, he “bugged Ray to get me into the shop – and I spent every moment I could there”. He contin-ued trades training in Van-couver, apprenticed in the Fraser Valley, then moved back to the Coast to estab-lish his own manufactur-ing company, Jorgo Metal-

works, which builds (among other things) parts for the internationally-renowned high-end speakers manufac-tured on the Coast by Funk Audio. Cool School was part of the Coast’s attraction – o� ering a chance to men-tor and teach. “I like to get the kids interested in mod-ern manufacturing meth-ods,” said Wallace. “Manu-facturing has got a bad rap.

Modern manufacturing is extremely high-tech, run by computer programs. It’s a clean industry.”

Cool School brought in two woodworking instruc-tors a year ago and this year began teaching automotive repair and restoration. To draw attention to the pro-gram and raise funds for new equipment, the Sun-shine Coast Drag Racing

Association and the Coast-ers Car Club donated a 1971 Plymouth Duster for repair and conversion to a dragster. “Right now, it’s in its embryo stage. It doesn’t look like much. Well, it looks like a pile of junk,” Boutillier said bluntly. “But when it’s restored and paint-ed, maybe in the school colours, it will be a very de-sirable prize.” � e restored vehicle will be ra� ed at the August Festival of the Roll-ing Arts. “We hope to raise at least $5,000 to purchase tools,” said Boutillier, point-ing out that Elphinstone Secondary’s regular shop classes share the use of all Cool School’s tools, “giving them access to more and better equipment than they would otherwise have.”

Brenda Masich, Elphi’s automotive teacher and a journeyman mechanic hopes this � rst dragster will lead to the school’s mem-bership and participation in the BC Motor Sports Association’s drag races. A previous attempt, while she was teaching at Pender Har-bour Secondary, lacked sup-port from School Trustees; Masich hopes the current Board will be more support-ive. “Drag racing gives kids a place to drive fast, safely and under expert supervi-sion,” Boutillier said.

Tickets for the dragster ra� e will be on sale at all Coasters Car Club events, at the May Drag Races, and through Kinsmen Club members.by Heather Jeal for � e Local

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Horoscope April 27 to May 3

Tip of the Week:� ere is excitement in

the air; can you feel it? Is it simply the energies of spring or is it the spectrum of current dramas like the Fukushima fallout saga, the Enbridge Pipeline con-troversy, the smart meters debate, the brewing ‘Oc-cupy Movement’, the Lon-don summer Olympics, the hockey playo� s, or is it the lingering concerns and questions surround-ing the Mayan Prophesies that gains your attention? � ere are many percep-tions and many dramas to focus upon. While peace is ever desired, con� ict, friction, opposition and competition are woven into the very fabric of life. Woven within the Zodiac, the “wheel of life” is a phi-losophy based on cycles and their natural rhythms. Astrology is the � rst sci-ence and religion and our ancestors from every great culture in the world com-piled their observations based on the observances of the natural ‘laws of en-ergy’. Learning to under-stand these cycles and their inherent laws gave rise to philosophies which host ‘psychologies of balance’.Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)Something new has

been sparked in your per-spectives. � is is activating your will power. Decipher-ing where to focus � rst may be an issue. Yet, do-ing the rounds on projects, events and leisurely activi-ties will prove satisfying. With new commitments and responsibilities now rooted in your life you should at least have a clear sense of your priorities.Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)

� e time has come to take some key initiatives. Planning and preparing the ground may include some innovative and inven-

tive thinking and action, at least behind the scenes. You are in the mood to play with the possibilities. � is is activating you to draw upon a variety of resources and talents. � is is an ex-pansive time so get busy so that the increase is not sim-ply in your waistline.Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)

Rest and retreat to sim-ply enjoy what is and/or to nurture yourself and decompress and release stress, is the call now. � is ideal may be easier said than done however as your curiosities and desire to experience new things are also being piqued. � is could prove to be a good time to ‘get away’ if you can. How to merge both is the question?Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)

Some sizeable returns for past choices, attitudes and actions are coming in now, for better or worse. � is is activating some sober thinking and/or sobering realizations. At best, your energy and determination levels are on the rise. Mak-ing key enquiries for a new round of investments is also keeping you busy. Measure twice, cut once…!

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)Establishing new foun-

dations in your career and public life continues. � ese are requiring that you pay extra attention to the details. Your reputa-tion is at stake and stands to undergo a real boost. However, you are prob-ably wise to proceed with prudence and impeccabil-ity just the same. All eyes are on you and this is a big opportunity to advance to the next level.Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Looking at the big pic-

ture is important now. Balancing perspectives is motivating your quest. You are seeking realistic philos-ophies that o� er a balance of material and spiritual security. Yet, you must be willing to invest both time and money. Directing your focus towards a healthier overall lifestyle will bring

positive returns.Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)Accessing the resources

of others is a current focus. Managing � nancial con-cerns and considerations are motivating you. � ere are certain things you feel you must do, but may not want to, due to the e� orts implied. Discipline is ex-tra important at this stage of the journey, which in-cludes deciphering your best direction.Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)

� ings are stirring on relationship fronts. Op-portunities are rising. Yet you are wise to get clear on what you genuinely need in your life, over the next couple of months anyway. A soul-searching process is implied. Yet rather than ar-gue with your heart, make every e� ort to simply lis-ten to it and trust what it is saying, and take note!Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)

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Concert Bands di� er from Orchestras by hav-ing increased woodwind and brass sections while not having strings at all. � e sound is therefore very unique. While com-posers like Percy Grainger,

Paul Hindemith, Gustav Holst and Darius Mil-haud and even Stravin-sky wrote pieces speci� -cally for concert bands in the early 20th century, there is now a burgeoning group of composers writ-ing very interesting music for this type of ensemble. � is program will be fea-turing pieces by Jacob de Haan, Percy Grainger, Eric Whitacre, and Frank Ticheli, as well as arrange-ments by our own John Frederickson.

� e band is very lucky to have strong players in ev-ery section with the play-ers ranging in age from two high school students to people in their eighties!

� is concert will include two guest groups, the Jazz Group of Seven and

Stories in Song comes to the Coast

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the Whirlwind Quintet. � e Jazz Group of Seven features some of the � n-est jazz musicians on the coast, and plays music by the jazz giants of the last half of the last century.

The players are John Frederickson, trumpet; Carl Montgomery, alto sax; Ken Grunenberg, tenor Sax; Bryan Airth, tromb one; Steve Gil-trow, Guitar; John Park-er Toulson, bass; Tim Enns, drums.

� e Whirlwind Quin-tet is an equally powerful group, with Nina Haed-rich (� ute), Alice Westlake (oboe), Yvonne Mouncey (clarinet), John Storer (bassoon), and Bev Bur-goyne (French horn).

Tickets at Gaias, Laede-li, Strait Music, Bluewaters Books.

My passion for astrol-ogy began when I

was 17. While my mother told me my sign (Pisces) when I was about seven, it was my Grade 11 English teacher who directed the class to write an essay about astrology. My opening lines presented a skeptical per-spective. � is was not so much socially conditioned as much as the fact that it appeared to be an over-simpli� cation. So, I looked up my sign and listed 10

Michael O’Connor – a lifelong passion for astrology

character traits and wrote an analysis. By the end I was quite intrigued because those characteristics were basically accurate. � is sparked my interest.

By the time I graduated

six months later, I knew the Sun Sign of many of the other students at school, and I remember them to this day! Astrology became both a platform for philoso-phy and psychology, two subjects I knew I wanted to study after high school, even though I didn’t really know what they meant.

Born and raised in Mon-treal, I went on the college then to university, where I completed a B.A. in Eng-lish with a strong emphasis

on philosophy, sociology and history.

My passion for astrology continued and by the age of 19 I had already crossed over into studies in Numerology and Tarot. Further discus-sions of higher conscious-ness, the realities of soul, reincarnation and source realities won my heart.

� at astrology works well does not simply imply that one who studies it will work it well. Re� ning this art re-mains the core of my work.

Arts Features

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council is

pleased to announce that Gertrude Paci� c’s � is Wonderful World: A Ret-rospective is being held over until Sunday May 13, 2012 in the Doris Crowston Gallery at the Art Centre in Sechelt at Trail Avenue & Medusa Street.

We’re also very happy to tell you that on Satur-day April 21, 2012 Ger-trude Paci� c was in at-tendance at the Gallery to talk about her forty-year’s work as an artist. Ger-trude was in the Gallery from 1 pm to 4 pm.

Pacific & Casey artwork at Sechelt gallery

Wonderful World – A Retro-spective, paintings by Gertrude Paci� c

M.A.C. Farrant’s new book, � e Strange Truth About Us was reviewed in the Vancouver Sun of April 14 and when asked by the reviewer, “What is the signi� cance of the cover?” Farrant said, “I hope you love the cover. It is a painting of an emp-ty freeway on a sunny day, surely a most beautiful image. � e artist is Ger-trude Paci� c of Sechelt. She did the painting in the early 70s at the time of the US gas shortage.” At the same time Paci� c made two other paint-ings of empty freeways, which are shown in this exhibition. Come to see it and to talk about what the signi� cance of a for-ty-year-old painting of a California location might be for visitors to the Gal-lery here on the Sunshine Coast.

In addition, Jessica Casey, weaver of wool and cedar, will be in the Gal-lery. She will show her work at the Gallery from Wednesday June 6 through July 1. � e title of the ex-hibit is tēxēm -ay s-lhānay / red cedar woman.

704 MISC. FOR SALE32” Analogue Sony TV w/ remote. Exc. working cond. Asking $200. Call 604-886-0604. p18

Electric tricycle, comfortable seat, basket on both ends, $1500; quality wheelchair, reason. cond., $375; walker in gd. cond. w/bas-ket, 4 wheels & brakes, $200. 604-883-9545 p18

Walker, exc. cond. w/seat & brakes, $50. Beta video machine w/mov-ies, $25. Pet carrier, med. size, $15. 604-885-9643. p17

705 WANTEDFishing rods, nautical or ‘beachy’ items. Plant pots, mid-century and Danish furniture. Carved birds, model boats, bistro tables and picnic baskets. Call RE Décor @ 604-885-5884 or by appointment at 5660 Cowrie St., Sechelt. b17

CASH for unwanted mo-torhomes, trailers, boats, cars, trucks, etc. 604-886-7341. b18

Retired hobbyist wants, discard-ed old tube radios, tubes, gramo-phones etc. 604-740-3989 p19

Wanted – Wood picnic tables. Will pay cash and will pick up. Phone 604-989-7275. btfn

Volunteers Wanted for Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Variety of tasks, everyone welcome, espe-cially able bodies for pick-ups. Call 604-885-6773. ftfn

706 FREEKittens - 9 wks old, litter trained. Call evenings, 604-885-6128. f18

Free to good home; 2 cats – mother (7 yrs) & daughter (5 yrs). Longhaired, blk & wht. Kid friend-ly. Phone 604-886-9223. f17

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101 ACTIVITIES & EVENTSPlant Sale & Market. Sat. April 28 at 10:00am. Pender Harbour Com-munity Hall. Plants, home baking, crafts, new & used from A – Z. For table rental phone Sunni, 604-883-2715. p17

102 GARAGE SALESSt. Hilda’s Church Plant and Whale of a Garage Sale, April 28, 9:00am – 12:00 noon. b17

SAT & SUN, April 28 & 29, 9:00am – 2:00pm. 5642 Osprey St., Sechelt. NO Early Birds! p17

Happy Cat Haven Yard Sales are back! Every Saturday (weather permitting). Spring hrs 11:00am – 3:00pm. Plants, furniture, collectibles and much more. SC Self Storage at 1161 Hwy 101, Gibsons. ptfn

SAT & SUN, April 28 & 29. 10:00am – 3:00pm. Furniture, toys & more. 5627 Curran Road, HMB. p17

April 28 & 29, 10:00am – 2:30pm at #19 – 5610 Trail Ave., Sechelt. Pls Note: PARKING ON TRAIL AVE. ONLY! p17

4th Annual Grandmothers PLANT SALE. May 5 at 10:00am, 6414 Norwest Bay Rd. Proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. p18

ONLY $7.00 + HST – Run your 20 word Garage Sale ad for 2 weeks PLUS we’ll put your address in bold letters! Call 604-885-3134. tfn

103 ANNOUNCEMENTSSHORA – Sunshine Heights Own-er’s Resident Association Annual General Meeting. Tuesday May 8, 2012 at 7:00pm. Sechelt Com-munity Church, 5895 Reef Road, Sechelt. p18

Thank you Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club for a wonderful evening – delicious dinner and excellent service & support. See you next year! The Coastal Judys Judis Judies & Judiths. p17

St. Hilda’s Church Plant and Whale of a Garage Sale, April 28, 9:00am – 12:00 noon. b17

RE Décor Consignment. Learn to ‘RE Décor,’ come in and pick up a hand-out with our décor tips and get the casual ‘RE Décor’ look. Always stylish, always a� ordable. www.redecor.ca www.facebook.com/redecorsechelt. 5699 Cowrie St., Sechelt. 604-885-5884. P.S. We have too many pil-lows, 56 of ‘em – yikes! Please relieve us of some, many are half price. b17

RC Legion #219 Roberts Creek. Tuesdays are Cheaper Chews-daze and Beer Specialz, kitchen closed Mondays & Wednesdays. 604-886-9813 btfn

If your drinking is causing you prob-lems but you don’t know how to stop, maybe we can help. Alcoholics Anonymous. 604-885-8208. btfn

Alanon/Alateen for friends and families of alcoholics. Meetings Monday-Friday, 604-886-4594, 604-885-0101, 604-886-9059, 604-883-2882. btfn

Too much Easter chocolate? Join TOPS (Take O� Pounds Sensibly). Small groups in Sechelt, Wednes-days 6:30pm, Sechelt Health Unit, 5571 Inlet Ave. 604-740-5845 or 604-885-4666. Gibsons, Thursdays 6:30pm, Frank West Hall. 604-886-8578 or 604-886-1717. b28

Advertise in the paper that you read. Call The Local today. 604-885-3134

109 PERSONALSI invoked St. Jude. Prayers were answered. Deo Gratias. R.G. p17

111 LOST & FOUND

Lost: 10K white gold ring. Centre triangle amethyst w/six sm dia-monds (3/side). In the vicinity of the Sechelt Farmers Market. Cash reward. 604-989-1956. f18

Lost: Pair of bifocal eyeglasses around Mahon Trail in Gibsons April 15. Please call 604-886-4312. f18

Lost: Kitten, semi-longhair, blk/brn tabby, spayed female, 8 months old in the area of 5900 SC Hwy. Missing since April 1. Please call 604-740-4705. f17

Found: Walkman at the base of Soames Hill, Thurs. March 29. Call 604-886-5743 to identify. f17

Did you know that Lost and Found ads are FREE in the Local? Restrictions apply.

112 CLASSES

Spanish Classes. Basic to advanced levels. Email for details and fees; [email protected] b18

2008 Ford Escape XLT, 4x4 Silver w/2yr warranty, roof rack. 78,000 km. $19,500. 604- 740-6706. p18

804 RV’S & CAMPERSVintage Retro 9ft Travel Trailer. $250. Light weight. Phone 604-886-7341. b17

807 REPAIRS & SERVICESmall Engine Repairs. New & used parts and tools, free pick ups, house calls, lawn mowers, chain-saws, outboards, motorcycles, ATVs Chinese/Japanese. Satisfac-tion guaranteed, a� ordable rates. Call 604-886-1242. b17 1

1000 MARINE21ft Glassmaster boat & trailer, super clean. $7000, trades consid-ered. Phone 604-886-7341. b17

34’ Houseboat, live aboard. Out-board power. $10,500, trades con-sidered. 604-989-5044. p18

1300 FIREWOODSplit & delivered. $175/cord, dry seasoned. 604-993-0094 tfn

Seasoned � rewood and dump runs. 604-989-9663 ptfn

1400 WORK WANTED

Drywall Finishing since 1992. Dustless and occupied spaces. Commercial & Residential. Reno-vations and new construction. WCB. References. No job too small. Derek Thomas 604-989-3401. bom14

Property Clean Up, Power Wash-ing and Dump Runs. 604-989-9663 ftfn

1500 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESASHLEY’S Book & Records is for sale. Now’s your chance! $59,000 obo. 604-885-8952. b19

1704 HOMES FOR RENTSechelt: 3 bdrm, close to down-town. $1300/mo. Call Key Property Management at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keypropertymanagement.ca b17

Gibsons: 1 bdrm cottage. $800/mo. Call Key Property Management at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keypropertymanagement.ca b17

Gibsons: Spacious 3 bdrm, 2 bth duplex in lower Gibsons with a harbour view, decks and wood burning FP. $1300/mo, N/S, sm. pet nego. Avail now, call Key Property Management at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keypropertymanagement.ca b17

Gibsons: $425/mo. Do you like camping? Welcome R.V’s 1995 and newer. Gibsons RV Resort. 1051 Gilmour Rd. 604-989-7275 btfn

1705 APARTMENTS & SUITES FOR RENTGibsons: Spacious 1 bdrm gar-den suite on Feeney Rd. (Soa-mes). Private entry, priv. patio and o� road parking. Just 2 blks from a lovely swimming beach. Close to public transit and ferry, ideal for commuter or retired sin-gle. $850/mo incls utils, shared laundry. N/S, sm pet nego. 1 yr lease preferred, references req’d. Call 604-886-2950. p17

Gibsons: 1 bdrm, water-front. $850/mo. Call Key Prop-erty Management at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keypropertymanagement.ca b17

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101 Activities & Events 102 Garage Sales 103 Announcements 104 Anniversary & Birthdays 105 Births 106 Obituaries 107 In Memoriam 108 Memorial/Funeral Services 109 Personals 110 Childcare 111 Lost & Found 112 Classes 201 Health & Wellness 202 Health & Fitness 203 Sports & Exercise Equipment 204 Gardening 300 Pets & Livestock 400 Travel 500 Music 600 Computers 701 Antiques & Collectibles 702 Furniture 703 Appliances 704 Misc. for Sale 705 Wanted 706 Free 707 Trade & Barter 708 Financial Services 801 Cars for Sale 802 Trucks & SUV’s 803 Special Interest & Classics 804 RV’s & Campers 805 Motorcycles & O� Road 806 Parts & Accessories 807 Repairs & Service 900 Machinery & Tools 1000 Marine 1100 Storage 1200 Service Directory 1300 Firewood 1400 Work Wanted 1500 Business Opportunities 1600 Legal & Public Notices 1700 Log Homes 1701 Homes & Lots for Sale 1702 Mobile Homes for Sale 1703 Misc. Property for Sale 1704 Homes for Rent 1705 Apartments for Rent 1706 Misc. for Rent 1707 Commercial for Rent 1708 Shared Accommodation 1709 Vacation Rentals 1710 Wanted to Rent 1711 Wanted to Buy 1712 House Sitting 1800 Employment 1801 Careers 1900 Too Late to Classify

201 HEALTH & WELLNESS

Respite & Palliative Care available in private two bed Care Home. Please call for info, 604-886-8848. b26

300 PETS & LIVESTOCK

500 MUSICLooking for a fresh singing per-spective? O� ering Indian Raga style lessons. Denise 604-989-8711 after 6. b35 EOW/odd

Study the potential of the acoustic guitar with Joe Stanton, singer/songwriter/guitarist. Private and semi-private lessons and work-shops in Sechelt and Halfmoon Bay, specializing in � ngerstyle acoustic guitar. To register go to www.joestanton.com or call 604-885-9354. b17

BeaTee Riddims Drumset and rhythm instruction for all ages, levels & styles. Barry Taylor, 604-740-5825. b22

600 COMPUTERSNow Open! Sunshine Coast Com-puter. Repairs, virus removal and more. 12859 Madeira Park Rd. 604-865-0688. b18

703 APPLIANCESUpright Freezer, 18 cuft Woods 2006 Model V1813RW3. Very Clean. Excellent condition. $175. 604-740-5804 or email svanish@shaw. ca p18

103 ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 26, 2012

Sechelt Farmer's Market 1017

Downtown Sechelt every Saturday 9am to 2:30pmRain or ShineApril 7 to September 29We make it, bake it & grow it on the Sunshine Coast. b38

secheltmarket.org

62 Full-Time Members!

April 5, 2012

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Dyslexiadoor 1014o�ering �ve-day courses in:• Reading Skills• Math Skills• Attention EnhancementAsk about our free2-hour assessment

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Sequiros 1014Sequiros Swimwear

Bring in this ad for 20% o� entire Booth # 2, until April 28, 2012

Located in Mosaic Market 4780 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Davis Bay • 604-740-8140

Shop now for best selection!ALSO HATS, SARONGS, SUNGLASSES

TO SUIT MEN & WOMEN, PLUS SIZES, MASTECTOMY

• Open 10am-5pm B17

April 19, 2012

Johnny Walker 1016$ CASH $for any old

Coins & Bills Silver & Gold

Antique Items, etc.604-740-6474 tfn

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Nov. 10, 2011 #3-5647 Cowrie St. Sechelt • 604-885-4802

GUITARS

15% OFF

Feb. 23, 2012

Dee’s Bookkeeping 10162 col. x 2.5”

• Small business set-up and management • Payroll processing• Your location or mine • WCB, HST and Payroll remittances• Simply Accounting • Quick Books • Excel spreadsheets REASONABLE RATES NO BUSINESS TOO SMALL OVER 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Phone Deanna Hoversland 604-886-6722b17

Dee’s Bookkeeping and Payroll Servicesphone 604-886-6722 • email: [email protected]

May 2012 Special Offer: 15% Discount PLUS I will donate $10 from each invoice to The Elves Club

SALESWharf Rd, Sechelt, 604-885-3281

Ask forWaynne

Waynne PrettySOUTH COAST FORD

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708 FINANCIAL SERVICES

Jan. 12, 2012

Prompt, Professional, On-Site ServiceCall Computer Mike!Solving computer problems since 1992604-886-3555604-885-6001

[email protected]

NEED PC HELP?

Anything Computers!

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April 26, 2012

Grandmothers Plant 1017

4th Annual Grandmother’s

Plant Sale6414 Norwest Bay Road

May 5th – 10 a.m.Proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation

April 26, 2012

Dog Needs Home 1017

Friendly part-Lab, one year old, neutered, needs loving home

due to moving.Call Vene 604-886-3013

PLEASE ADOPT ME!

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Painter

Call Matthew Evans604.886.4960

20 years experience (15 on the Coast)

looking for interior work.

Excellent references from discerning clients.

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GREAT ASIAN TEAM

SERVICES OFFERED • window washing • gutter cleaning • moss removal • power washing • commercial cleaning

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March 22, 2012

Hallmark Hallmark Interiors 1012

Call John 604-885-0425 • 5399 Derby Road, Sechelt

Consult the Professionals • 72 Years in Business

INTERIORS Ltd.

CLEARANCE ~ MUST GO!

• Quality Furniture Recovering • Sofas, Armchairs, Stools• Draperies, Slipcovers, Blinds • All Types of Foam, Cut To Measure

APRIL SPECIAL: DINING ROOM CHAIRS

Spring ServicesSame Day Service, Fully Insured

FREE ESTIMATES• Lawn Maintenance• Yard Clean-ups• Pruning/Hedges• Rubbish Removal

• Fertilizing• Aeration• Power Raking• Odd jobs

BOOK A JOB ATwww.jimsmowing.ca

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Windows • GuttersHand Siding Scrub

& Pressure Wash

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June 16, 2011

CoastalLawncare& Landscaping

Reasonable Rates604.989.9663 ftfn

Dec. 29, 2011

Barteks Landscaping 952

BarteksLandscaping

• Garden Design & Installation• Pruning Shrubs,Trees & Hedges

•Pressure WashingOver 10 years experienceLICENSED • SENIORS DISCOUNT

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Feb. 9, 2012Wood Chipper • Small & Large Load Dump Trucks

Reasonable Rates • Prompt Friendly Service

• lawn care • estate mower• irrigation systems • water features

• indoor / outdoor cultured or natural stonework• mini Bobcat

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Lawn & Yard Care • Cutting • Edging • De-Thatching • De-Mossing

• Fertilizing • Liming • Aerating • Yard Clean-UpsExcellent rates • Satisfaction guaranteed!

TJS Lawn Care

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March 29, 2012

Local Events new policy 1013There is no charge for listings in our LOCAL EVENTS column. We welcome all upcoming events that are free to the public, are non-pro�t events, or are fundraising events for a community cause. Maximum information for each listing will be limited to 15 words and must contain contact information. Due to space limitations we can no longer include for-pro�t listings but invite our readers to see our Classi�ed Ad section under “Activities and Events”. Run your listing there for as little as $6.00 per week! This policy will come into e�ect as of March 29, 2012.

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June 30, 2011

Wilson Creek

Your NeighbourhoodFood Store

First Thursday of Every Month

CustomerAppreciation Day

[email protected]

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April 5, 2012

Bruce Fraser Renos 1014

BRUCE FRASER604-885-9145604-989-4861

DBF Renovations and Repairs

• Free Estimates• Firm Contract Prices

• WorkSafe BC • Insured • References

Serving the Sunshine Coast for 35 years

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Feb. 9, 2012

Malaspina Realty 1006

Professional Services...

With Personal Focus

Strata • rental ProPertieSCommerCial • reSidential • FinanCial

Serving the Sunshine CoastSuite C - 5536 Wharf Road, SecheltPhone 604-741-0720 Fax 604-741-0721

For complete rental listings and photos

visit our website:www.malaspinapm.ca

1705 APARTMENTS & SUITES FOR RENT

Gibsons: Furnished waterfront 1 bdrm suite available now to May 31. N/P, N/S. $1200/mo. Call Key Property Management at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keypropertymanagement.ca b17

Roberts Creek: Charming 1 bdrm self-contained suite above garage. Open concept LR, DR & kit w/5 appls. W/D in suite. Full bath. In � oor heating w/lrg SW facing deck. On bus route. Suit-able for prof working couple or single. $900/mo, incls heat & hy-dro. NS, NP. Avail. May 1. Please email: [email protected] p17

Sechelt: One bdrm front apt. Avail immed. $750/mo, N/S, N/P. Call Key Property Management at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keypropertymanagement.ca b17

1707 COMMERCIAL FOR RENTSechelt: Available immedi-ately, commercial spaces for rent, one area or both available. For more details view at 5606 Wharf Rd. Sechelt, above South Coast Ford. Call Brad for more info at 604-885-3281. btfn

CALLING ALL...•Performers. Are you a singer, dancer, acrobat, poet or any other performing artist? Communities adopt-ing families in need are having a kick-o� fundraiser talent-a-thon on June 3, 2012. No age restrictions, all welcome. Please contact Adrienne Ucciferri at 604-886-3863 for more info.

LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY, APRIL 26•10:30am. Harbourside Friendships, a part of the Se-nior Initiative meets at the Music School, Madeira Park. For more info contact Cathy at 604-883-9766.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27•5:30pm. Egmont Movie Night. Kid movie 6:00pm, adult movie 8:00pm. Free. Egmont Community Hall.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28•9:00am-12:00pm. Gibsons Garden Club is holding a Plant & Bake sale at the Gibsons Community Centre, Park Rd.•10:00am. The Early Years Fair 2012. Fun with friends and family at Chatelech Secondary School, Sechelt.•10:00am-2:00pm. St. Mary’s Catholic Church is hav-ing a ‘Spring Plants, Baking & Garage Sale’ in the hall. 956 Gibsons Way.•10:00am-2:00pm.Live and Learn Program presents Hugel Culture Garden bed building with Heinz Engel-mann. 6104 Mason Rd., West Sechelt. Pre-register at [email protected]•10:00am-4:00pm. 11th Annual April Tools Wooden Boat Challenge. Seafarer Millennium Park, Madeira

Park. www.maritimeheritage.ca/april-tools•10:00am. International Astronomy Day. Info booth with telescopes on hand at Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons. www.coastastronomy.ca•10:15am. Sprockids Fun Day. A celebrateion fi lled with fun activities for all. Sprockids Bike Park, Gibsons.•2:00pm-4:00pm. Tibetan Resettlement Project - Pub-lic Information Session will be held at the Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa, Sechelt. More info at www.tibet.ca•2:00pm-4:00pm. St. George’s Tea at St. Bart’s Hall, 659 North Rd, Gibsons. For tickets or more info call 604-886-7410.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29•10:00am. Sechelt MS Walk & Penny Drive. 5km walk in downtown Sechelt beginning at Scotiabank, 5710 Teredo St. Walk for someone you love. Register at www.mswalks.ca•3:00pm. Crossroads Community Church Youth are hosting a Talent Contest at Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sech-elt. Proceeds support the youth group. For tickets or more information call 604-741-7568.

MONDAY, APRIL 30•7:30pm. Sechelt Garden Club presents Mark Wilkes from Funguy Gardens who will speak about a living soil option that builds plant health, raises yields and re-introduces the benefi cial fungus back in your gar-den. Seaside Centre, Sechelt.

THURSDAY, MAY 3•10:30am. Harbourside Friendships, a part of the Se-nior Initiative meets at the Music School, Madeira Park. For more info contact Cathy at 604-883-9766.

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April 26, 2012

A&W NOW HIRINGfor Gibsons & Sechelt

1. Food Counter Attendant/Prep Cook $10.75/hr. (exp. based)

Wages depend on previous work experience.

A&W hiring 1017

PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON TO: 967 Venture way, Gibsons or

5500 Sunshine Coast Hwy, SecheltAttention: Manager

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Executive Housekeeping posi-tion. Individual required to fully clean lodge guest rooms, res-taurant, lodge use common ar-eas and reception to the highest of standards, OMD personality an asset. To start immediately - hours of work vary following check in/out schedules. Hourly rate commensurate with experi-ence and work ability, full train-ing provided, this prestigious job does require previous experi-ence in high end cleaning. E-mail covering letter and resume to: info@ bonniebrook.com b18

Hairstylist needed. Chair rental avail at Artistic Image Group. Call Cindy @ 604-886-8118. b19

Forest labourer harvesting salal and other evergreens (NOC8611). Full time, starting salary $12.50/hr, 40 hrs/wk. Start date ASAP. Require-ments: Educ./Exper. not req’d. Lo-cation: Sechelt, BC. Work condition & physical capabilities: repetitive tasks, physically demanding, bend-ing, crouching, bunching, weight-handling approx. 25kg/50lbs. Worksite: outdoor. Travel: travel ex-penses paid by employer. Other in-formation: We are a � oral evergreen wholesaler looking for hard work-ing individuals to pick local salal and other evergreens. Employer: Ever-green Extreme. To apply, email your resume to [email protected] **Only resumes emailed to the aforementioned address will be considered. b17

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April 26, 2012

Grandmothers Others 1017

PLANTSALE

6414 Norwest Bay Road

May 5th – 10 a.m. All proceeds to the

Stephen Lewis Foundation

Grandmothers to GrandmothersCampaign

April 26, 2012

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Next stop -2117! Ve-nus continues its

extraordinary year as the most dazzling object in the WNW, but as it dramati-cally drops out of sight by the end of May it will then pass in front of the sun, for one of the rarest solar sys-tem events: � e Transit of Venus, from approximately 3 pm until 9 pm Tuesday, June 5! � is will be the last transit of Venus this century as the next one happens on Dec. 11, 2117!

You can � nd out more about the Transits of Ve-nus details on how best to observe it on at the regular meeting of the Royal As-tronomical Society, May 11 at 7:30 pm at the Sunshine Coast Art Centre.

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Don’t miss the 2012 Transit of Venus!

Guy” Gary Little will present his talk “Captain Cook and the Transit of Venus 1769”.

He’ll discuss Captain Cook’s 1766 expedition to the South Paci� c to observe and record the 1769 transit, an important measurement for determining the size of the solar system and how another of Cook’s famous voyages brought him to the Paci� c Coast of Canada.

Additionally, David � ompson will describe the more technical aspects of the event and why it has attract-ed the attention of astrono-mers for hundreds of years.

Weather permitting, our coast should be an ideal place to observe the transit. Remember, you must pro-tect your eyes when looking at the sun, and although it is one of astronomy’s treasured events, the transit is not vi-sually spectacular without a safe solar telescope. To that end, � e Royal Astronomi-cal Society will be setting

May Stargazing up safe solar viewing on the Davis Bay Sea Wall on June 5 from 3 pm to 9 pm.

Other notable happen-ings in May include:

May 5: the return of the Super Moon. � is full moon will be at the closest perigee this year. Watch out for high tides on that date.

May 20, 4:59 PDT to 6:15 PDT, Partial Solar eclipse. � is one’s an an-nular eclipse, which means the disc of the moon is not large enough to cover the sun, so it appears as a “ring of � re”. Unfortunately this aspect can only be viewed in the southwestern US (which is also a good place to view the transit if you’re headed that way!). Check www.coastastronomy.ca in upcoming weeks for de-tails on public observing.

� e planets: Jupiter is no longer visible in the night sky, but the planet parade continues with Saturn rising in the east, coming into prominence this spring in the high southern sky. as does the red planet, Mars, and keep your eye on Venus!

Mark your calendars. For eclipse events you can order your safe solar eclipse glasses now (skynews.ca or Van-couver Telescope).

Does the ferry affect your home’s value?

In the last � ve years other than a short dip around

2008, the Vancouver Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, which includes the Sunshine Coast, has seen a steady rise in the values of single detached homes, ex-cept for the Sunshine Coast and Bowen Island.

Allan Stevenson of Sutton West Coast said, “� e only negative � ve year change in price in the speci� c sub areas of the entire real es-tate board are the sub areas of the Sunshine Coast and Bowen Island.”

You may think that BC Ferries doesn’t a� ect you, but if you own a home, here’s proof that it does.

Previously, I’ve noted that we’re in a downtrend in the market and this is part of a normal cycle that we expect

Real Estate Tips

Kenan MacKenzieSunshine Coast Real Estate News

on the Coast. We could say that BC Ferries is not the is-sue but then you see the rest of the Real Estate Board in positive areas except for the Coast and Bowen Island.

When I started writing about a passenger ferry, my vision was limited and I was wondering how we could attract young families to the Coast. In discussions with others, I have heard how ferry fares are a� ecting peo-ple wishing to live on the Coast and work in the lower mainland. I’ve also heard how the schedules don’t work for commuters. Senior residents of the Coast � nd the cost of fares keep their families from visiting and even said they are forced to take their car because of the long walk.

It will take all of us to put pressure on our elected rep-resentatives to make chang-es. If property values are to remain constant or grow, as they have in other commu-nities, it is up to us to make that happen.

Making the Creek more beautifulEarth Day visitors noticed a fresh new look in Roberts Creek, where volunteers –including families and dogs – spent a sunny Saturday in-stalling mostly-native plants in retaining walls and road-side beds adjacent to newly de� ned pathways. Master gardener Odessa Bromley and landscape architect Ju-dith Reeve donated their time, skills and supervi-sion to the project. Roberts

Creek Community Clean Up coordinators this year were happy with the number of people who stopped by the table, and grateful to those who committed to clean up a part of the area making up Roberts Creek. O� cial Clean Up dates are April 22-May

20 this year, but there are still areas to be � lled, so if you missed our table and/or would still like to contribute, please look in next week’s paper for ideas. For those who cannot wait till next week, please contact Sally at [email protected]

PHOTO HEATHER JEAL

Mr. ElphinstoneOur eagle-eyed readers have caught an error in the cutline on our April 12 front page

in which we allege that a Veri� cation Ceremony and bene� t concert will be held to raise awareness of the future of Mr. Elphinstone. � at should, of course, have read Mt. Elphin-stone. We apologize to Mr. Elphinstone for any inconvenience this may have caused him, and appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight.

On Vimy Ridge - the way we wereCORRECTION: A reader took exception to our Vimy Ridge story a couple of weeks

ago, in which a World War One British o� cer was quoted referring to Canadian forces as “unseasoned colonials”. Looking back from our current perspective, with Canadian Forces’ competence as peacekeepers recognized around the world, we need to remember that in 1917 the 50-year-old nation of Canada had yet to prove itself internationally.

In April of 1917 the great empires of the world - notably Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Portugal - battled across Europe supported by forces co-opted from their colonies. � ose British colonies granted internal self-government were still tied to Brit-ain in matters of international diplomacy. � e internationally-recognized performance of the � ghting men from what were then called the “major colonies” accelerated the process of independence, and led to the 1931 Statute of Westminster recognizing Canada, New-foundland, New Zealand, Australia, the Union of South Africa and the Irish Free State as “autonomous communities, equal in status” to Great Britain.

Sometimes, we have to look back at the reality of where we were, to see how far we have come – and to assess how far we still need to travel to achieve the society we want to be-come. Memorials like Vimy Ridge provide excellent opportunities to learn and to re� ect.

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