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The government of B.C. and the shíshálh First Nation have presented a controver-sial draft Dock Management Plan for the Pender Harbour area that aims to preserve the marine environment for all stakeholders and protect aboriginal archeological re-sources.
The plan was revealed in maps and information boards at a well-attended open-house in Madeira Park Saturday, April 11 but left many local property owners unhappy with the plan itself and the format of the presen-tation.
There was no audience seating or single moderator, but employees of the Min-istry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations were stationed throughout the meeting hall to answer questions from small groups.
“We expected a meeting,” said property owner Wayne Chmilar. “Everyone is look-ing for information about this dock issue and the vari-ous zones. There was nothing provided to speak of other than a handout or two.”
The draft plan—the prod-uct of years of negotiations between the province and the shíshálh—creates five zones in the Pender Harbour area, ranging from “red zones” in which no new docks can be built or old docks rebuilt, to
Contentious Pender docks plan revealed“green zones” where dock construction requires rela-tively minimal pre-approval.
Some red areas, named Zone 1 on the maps provided at the meeting, include Gun-boat Bay and most of the west side of the Francis Pen-insula.
The extent of restrictions there should have been ex-pected, said Frank Mauro, SCRD Director for the Pender Harbour area.
“Most of the red zone on the outside (of the Francis Peninsula) is right by an eco-logical reserve. It’s a park, so I’m not surprised at that one,” said Mauro at the meet-ing. “The one in Gunboat Bay, well, I think people are aware there are fisheries values there and there’s been no crabbing for there for years. But I can still understand them being surprised.”
The next most heavily re-stricted areas, Zone 2, include Irvines Landing and some of the small islands scattered around Pender Harbour. The least restricted area, named Zone 4 and depicted in green on the maps provided, in-cluded most of Donelly Land-ing, Hospital Bay, Garden Bay, Whiskey Gerrens Slough and Welbourn Cove.
The draft plan stipulates that anyone planning to build or rebuild a dock anywhere within the Dock Management Plan (DMP) area, must first
“engage with the shíshálh Nation” before submitting a design plan to the provincial government.
Some residents com-plained to ministry employ-ees that it appeared to be a cash grab or massive title claim by the First Nation, but officials on hand said there was no evidence of that.
“There are a lot of con-cerns around whether this is a land claim,” said Mauro. “I think there’s a lot of misun-derstanding around that.”
Kevin Haberl, the senior ministry employee at the meeting, agreed that con-cerns about motives were misplaced.
“We’re not trying to screw anybody over, mess up your day and put you through a whole bunch of hoops,” Haberl told one angry resi-dent, adding that Pender Harbour property owners would not be charged more for processing dock plans than people anywhere else in the province.
Haberl also noted that the shíshálh had every right to have a hand in drafting the plan.
“British Columbia, legally, has an obligation to consult and accommodate First Na-tions everywhere on all of our decisions,” he said.
Haberl added that the plan was just a draft and that lo-cals had a chance to com-
ment and submit suggestions on comment forms provided at the meeting or by email for at least the next 30 days.
Asked if the comments would really make any dif-ference, Haberl said he “definitely anticipated” they would.
“I’m very interested in hearing what the community says,” he said. “It’s just a draft plan.”
Shíshálh Councillor Garry Feschuk, who was also on hand to answer locals’ ques-tions, agreed.
“We’re looking for com-ments from the residents. Then there’s a period of time where the government is going to review and maybe incorporate a lot of the com-ments into the plan,” Feschuk said.
Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons said that because he’s a member of the Opposition in the legislature, he had not been consulted at any point in the drafting process, but had listened to the opinions of a number of people at the meeting.
“I know that residents are going to be sending emails and letters and I’m going to do my part to ensure that the concerns I’ve heard are going to be relayed to the govern-ment, now that I know what’s in the plan,” said Simons.
Rik Jespersen
Sechelt Council has created a new forum to meet with the community to talk over new ideas, projects and sugges-tions.
Set up as a new Committee of the Whole, it is currently scheduled to convene in the Community Meeting Room at 1 pm on the first Wednesday of every other month, with the initial session scheduled for May 6.
“It will allow Council to meet in a less formal and structured manner to hear and consider presentations that foster the economic, social and environmental well-being of our community, consider matters of com-munity benefit, stewardship of the public assets, good governance, or to provide any service that the Council may consider necessary or desirable,” the District said
Sechelt creates interactive committeein a announcement April 10. The terms of reference were adopted at the April 1 council meeting.
“It will be an opportunity for council to interact with the presenters and to take that information and refer it perhaps to an appropriate committee or refer it to staff for further investigation or report,” acting Chief Admin-istrative Officer Bill Beamish said in introducing the new forum.
“It’s an idea-generating committee or an opportunity to discuss big projects.”
Mayor Bruce Milne added that it will provide another way for people to bring is-sues forward and for council-lors and District staff to talk over matters they’re hear-ing about in the community and want to have addressed publicly.
“It’s one place where we can have long, full dialogues and discussions about issues that don’t leap to a decision,” Milne said. “We know as we go into it that it’s for discus-sion, and we’ve got lots of chance to change our minds, think, think again, and then it’ll come forward to one of the other committees.”
Council agreed to consider a suggestion from Councillor Darnelda Siegers that meet-ings take place at 7 pm rather than in the afternoon, which would allow more people to take part.
Milne appointed Siegers and Councillor Alice Lutes to set the committee’s agenda.
People or groups who want to apply to present in-formation at a meeting are asked to email [email protected]. Rik Jespersen
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Editorial Opinion
Letters to the Editor – Opinions
Volume 13Issue 16
A disappointed constituent
(Open Letter to MLA Nicho-las Simons)
Dear Mr. Simons,I had the opportunity to
finally meet you on Saturday in Madeira Park. I was very disappointed. I was led to be-lieve that you are an elected offical, representing the peo-ple of Pender Harbour. What I witnessed did not represent my views nor those of my fel-low Pender Harbourites. One of our neighbors chose to ex-ercise his freedom of speech by protesting the manner in which the government, you included, have handled the “dock management pro-cess”. For close to an hour, he peacefully held up a sign. Some people read it, some avoided it, but nobody object-ed to his right to express his views until you came along. Instantly, you began enciting. You yelled at my neighbor, wagged your angry finger at him and called him a rac-ist. You acted very unprofes-sionally. When you appear in public as my representative I expect much more profes-sional behaviour. It matters not what other people do or say, you do not have the lux-ury of venting your personal views at my expense.
It appears that, like many folks, you have succumbed to the Sechelt Indian Band’s attempts to make this an ad-versarial process; a race is-sue. It is not. Pender Harbour is comprised of a very diverse group of folk. We come from many different races, cultures and spiritual backgrounds; including First nations. This dock management process involves one group of “out-siders” attempting to impose its will on our ability to enjoy our property and lifestyle. It would not matter if the invading party were from another planet or represent-ing a multinational corpora-tion; the feelings would be the same. Many members of the Sechelt Indian Band and
other First Nations groups live here in Pender Harbour. They are my neighbors, friends and family. They live and work here; have contrib-uted heavily to the creation of this community. Like the rest of us, they have earned the right to call this home. What we object to is the “politics” (Mr. Craigan’s term) of the Sechelt Indian Band, not the band members.
Based on the information presented at the meeting on Saturday, revamping the dock management process is a completely separate is-sue from the Sechelt Indian Band’s ongoing land claims. Your actions have contrib-uted to the clouding of this distinction. You have become part of the problem, not the solution. Your animosity to-ward anything or anyone opposing the Sechelt Indian Band’s land claim indicates very clearly that you have not represented the people of this constituency with any-thing close to professional integrity. One could easily conclude that your agenda has and continues to be, the advancement of the Sechelt Indian Bands financial ambi-tions at the expense of this and surrounding communi-ties.
I am very disappointed in you,Samuel A. Beaton, Pender Harbour
“Denier” denouncedLast week’s breathtakingly
inaccurate letter from Tom Harris of the International Climate Science Coalition is very easily refuted by going to DeSmog Blog and in a very few minutes finding out that Mr. Harris, a former Canadian energy company public rela-tions consultant, and a well known climate change de-nier, bases his hocus-pocus science on a report from the Heartland Institute which receives hundreds of thou-sands of dollars in funding from ExxonMobil. (In the 1990s, Heartland Institute
was responsible for studies used by tobacco companies to dispute the science link-ing smoking to health risks, and actively lobbied against government public health re-forms).
Since 99% of all scientists say global warming is not only being caused by hu-mans, but is growing in im-pact every day, in all fairness the Local will need to publish 99 letters talking about how we need to combat global warming before it publishes another global warming de-nier rubbish letter. The dan-ger of climate change deniers is that some people will be-lieve them and therefore be less inclined to press for im-mediate action on what will be an enormous problem for our children and grandchil-dren.
All credible climate scien-tists are united in the need for humans to quickly and drastically reduce the cur-rent 40 billion tons of CO2 and other Green House Gases (GHGs) we are dumping into our planet’s airshed annu-ally from transportation, in-dustry, household heating, etc. Rather than turning to the phony science paid for by the fossil fuel industry, people should rely on the real science, readily available through the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) http://www.ipcc.chGayle Neilson, Gibsons
Measuring the ozoneThe Sunshine Coast Clean
Air Society (SCCAS) will in-troduce a research proposal to collect baseline data need-ed for a Regional Air Qual-ity Strategy Master Plan at a public symposium (funded by the SCRD, Howe Sound Pulp and Paper, and private donations) on April 25 (10 am- 4pm) at the Seaside Cen-tre in Sechelt. The current in-adequate baseline monitor-ing of local air quality means Government decisions on economic developments on
the Lower Coast such as LNG, tanker traffic, gravel min-ing, open waste burning, and garbage incineration may have unintended combined impacts on air quality, public health, and the environment.
In the absence of an Air Quality Function being ad-opted as part of the Letters Patent by SCRD Directors and given the current level of Provincial Environmental funding, the SCCAS will seek grants and organize public fundraising to finance the needed research.
This project will initially focus on Howe Sound by partnering with experts from UBC led by Professor Douw Steyn, who will be the key-note speaker. Ultimately the SCCAS plans to formulate a research design and meth-odology for monitoring emis-sions and ozone levels for the whole region.
People often think of ozone as a good thing because high in the upper atmosphere, ozone protects the earth from carcinogenic ultra-violet radiation. However, near the ground, exposure to ozone impairs breathing and reduces crop yields.
This Research Proposal to extend air quality research to the Sunshine Coast has the support of the local health unit, the BC Lung Associa-tion, and BC Ministry of the Environment officials. The Society is also working with the SCRD, Town of Gibsons, District of Sechelt, with an invitation to the Sechelt First Nation to create a team of trained volunteers to assist with monitoring of air qual-ity.
Additionally, the SCCAS hopes to form a public online reporting structure to col-lect data for air quality advi-sories and to motivate both citizen behavior change and to mobilize civic support for SCRD funding to improve air quality.Elizabeth McNeill, President, Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society
During an emergency, 9-1-1 is a critical lifeline that connects those in need with first responders, and children who know how and when to call 9-1-1 can save lives. This year, as part of Emergency Service Dispatchers’ and 9-1-1 Awareness Week (April 12 – 18), E-Comm call-takers and dispatchers are reach-ing out to parents and caregivers, urging them to take time to teach their children about 9-1-1. It could be one of the most im-portant lessons they’ll ever learn.
“It’s heartbreaking when you get a 9-1-1 call from a young child who is scared, hurt or needs help for a loved one,” says Jen-nifer, one of E-Comm’s 9-1-1 call-takers. “You never know when they might need to reach out for help; that’s why it’s so impor-tant for kids to learn at an early age what to do in an emergency.”
As a parent of three young children, Jennifer says role-playing really helps to teach her kids about when to call 9-1-1. “I want to make sure they know how to get help if they ever find them-selves in a situation where they need to call 9-1-1,” she adds.
Tips for parents/caregivers:• Show your child how to dial 9-1-1 on both landlines and
cells (dialing can differ between phones)• Explain when to call 9-1-1 in words they can easily under-
stand: If your child or someone else is “really sick or hurt” If your child “smells or sees smoke or fire” If your child feels in danger or “sees someone doing
something very bad like stealing or hurting someone”• Explain to your child that a 9-1-1 operator will ask ques-
tions about where they are and what is happening. They will send the police, fire department or ambulance to help them.
• Ensure children know where phones are located. Keep cordless phones fully charged and in the same place at all times and within easy reach.
• Teach children their address including apartment numbers and building entry codes and keep that information close to all phones. Remember that landlines provide exact location information (addresses) to 9-1-1 but cellphones provide general location information only (no addresses).
• Role-playing what to do in emergency situations helps kids understand what to do and when to call. You can find ex-amples of the kinds of questions 9-1-1 staff will ask at www.ecomm911.ca
• Help prevent accidental 9-1-1 calls: Never pre-program 9-1-1 and don’t let kids play with phones, including old cellphones. Even decommissioned cellphones can still dial 9-1-1 if there is a charged battery. It is important for par-ents to know that in the event of accidental/prank calls 9-1-1 operators will call back and send police when location is determined.
• If you would like to practice dialing 9-1-1 with your chil-dren, always unplug landline phones or remove batteries from cellphones while doing so (and remember to replace batteries or plug phones back in when you’re done).
Parents, caregivers, teachers and children of all ages can visit ecomm911.ca to download/order free materials.
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Visit www.Sechelt.ca for more information on District news, programs and services, including:
• NEW - Committee of the Whole Meeting, May 8, 1pm - Council will meet in a less formal and structured manner to hear and consider presentations that foster the economic, social and environmental well-being of our community. This will be an incubator for new ideas, governance, and policy that is in line with Council’s strategic goals. Committee meetings will be scheduled on the first Wednesday of every other month, starting in May, 2015. To apply to present, email [email protected].
• All are encouraged to participate in the Public Engagement/information Meetings on Municipal Regulation of Medical Marihuana Production and Distribution in Sechelt Tuesday, April 21, Seaside Centre, 2pm (and repeated at) 7:30pm
Input on the direction of municipal regulation on these issues is welcomed. Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment No. 25-266 regarding medical marihuana production facilities will be reviewed. Plan to attend one or both meetings. For more information or to submit written comments, visit Sechelt.ca
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I would like to thank those people that contacted either the staff or directors con-cerning the Sunshine Coast Regional District budget for 2015. After speaking with me, concerned constituents understood the necessity of the asset upgrades and liabil-ity and safety requirements that had caused the increases in regional functions. I would also wish to thank those that attended the budget meet-ings and witnessed the trans-parent process and due dili-gence of each director. The SCRD staff are proud that, for the eleventh year in a row, the Government Finance Officers Association acknowledged their excellent reporting to the public. I suggest that you contact your local director for an explanation of the budget in your area. Please familiar-ize yourself with the budget through reading information on the SCRD website.
If you have heard discus-sion about an audit by the
Coast WatchGarry NohrChair Sunshine Coast Regional District and Repesentative for Halfmoon Bay, Area B
Auditor General for Local Government, you might wish to correctly understand what would be entailed. Accu-rate information is available on the provincial govern-ment website. Additionally, as SCRD board chair, I am always available to answer your questions.
If you feel that reducing services is a way to save tax-payer funds, please indicate which ones you are willing to reduce when the SCRD sends out surveys and asks for input at open houses. It is interesting that these op-portunities for input gener-ally yield more suggestions for expanding, rather than reducing, SCRD services.
The staff and directors are always looking to save tax-payers money, but that can often only be done if we ig-nore the stability of buildings and training of staff, such as firefighters. Additionally, we are faced with the constant downloading by federal and provincial governments for liability and safety require-ments in our facilities.
In May, with staff input, SCRD directors will be revis-ing the strategic plan with a
view to evaluate the needs versus the wants of the com-munity. This will mean that each director will need to ful-ly understand the direction of their community and the ongoing desire to minimize tax increases.
A good portion of the increase this year is to ret-rofit facilities for future en-ergy savings, especially with Hydro costs going up over the next five years. Each im-provement was examined by the board to estimate the payback time. On average, it will be a short period of time for taxpayer funds spent now to be paid back, resulting in real savings to constituents in the future.
Once the board completes the new strategic plan, we will be asking for public in-put. Please take the oppor-tunity to voice your ideas, as this will be your chance to give direction.
Please contact me about any of these items or other concerns at 604-741-2427 or [email protected]. I am available for discussions at SCRD or the Halfmoon Bay store at 10:00 to 12:00 on Fridays.
Changes in communica-tion and behaviour are very common in people living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
Area families can learn practical techniques for living with those changes during a
Dementia workshop by phone free tele-workshop offered by the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C.
It is offered twice on April 20, at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m.
Connecting to the sessions is as easy as phoning toll-free
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Gibsons natives Dustin Christmas and Dylan Hanna, the principals of Suncoast Advertising, presented the concept to a meeting of Gib-sons Council April 7.
The benches, made mostly out of wood-patterned plas-tic, would be “an essential piece of infrastructure,” said Christmas.
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Hanna told council that the cast-off plastic chairs often seen at bus stops around the Coast were an eyesore, a po-tential liability to the Town and an occasional traffic haz-ard.
“Sometimes they get in the way when bus drivers pull over to pick up passengers,” said Hanna, quoting a transit official.
The six-foot-long benches, manufactured by Wishbone Site Furnishings in Lang-ley, have the appearance of
stained wood but are actually made from recycled plastic milk jugs. The slats are set on aluminum frames that would be set in a concrete slab. The back support would provide space for advertising, Christ-mas said.
Christmas and Hanna say they have had preliminary talks about the concept with other local municipal govern-ments and the Ministry of Transportation.
But the pair say they would like to start in Gibsons.
“We would work with the planning department to work on the stops where the benches are most needed,” said Christmas.
Mayor Wayne Rowe called the plan “a very interesting initiative,” as council passed a motion to ask Town staff to prepare a report on the issues that would need to be addressed if the benches were to be installed.
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For the 26th year in a row, Roberts Creek is proud to cel-ebrate Earth Day. Earth Day is the world’s largest environ-mental event.
On Sunday April 26th, come celebrate locally at Roberts Creek Pier for the Earth Day Festival. It will be an afternoon of fun and shar-ing information focusing on environmental initiatives.
To get there, enjoy trans-portation on the SCRD’s mu-sical shuttle bus (from Davis Bay or Gibsons). Alternative-ly, ride your bike down and get a free tune up from the bike mechanics of Transpor-tation Choices (TraC). At the
Celebrate Earth Day in the Creek Pier, learn about the Coast Car Co-op and Share-There ride programs. Find a way to reduce your use of single oc-cupancy vehicles. Also, enjoy an e-bike demo and ride on an eVox, Bosch and eProdigy electric bike!
The day kicks off with a special 1-hour open Earth Day Ceremony at the Roberts Creek Hall at 10am. This will be a gathering in meditation, sound and prayer to awaken our interconnectedness and wonder of life.
Noon until 5pm will be the main festival at the Pier. Em-ceed by the fabulous Pamela Messner live music from
the great acts of Janet Panic, Bad to the Bow, Grant Olsen, Sweet Cascadia and Three Foot Kick featuring Matt Wat-son will fill the day. Great local food and green products will be for sale, with over 40 ven-dors and organizations pres-ent. Key local environmental organizations will share their programs and there will be many interactive displays and activities for children. A great one being solar tele-scopes to view sunspots and solar flares presented by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Submitted
It’s time to get your team together for the 2015 April Tools Wooden Boat Challenge at Pender Harbour’s Millen-nium Park! On April 25, the 14th annual spring festival will pit teams of up to 4 in a 3-hour boatbuilding frenzy followed by a lap around the govern-ment wharf that may or not see all contestants remaining afloat. But in fact it’s a little more complicated than that…
April Tools time in Pender HarbourBoat builders will not get a chance to see their construc-tion materials, nor will they know the racing ‘twist,’ until 1 hour before they first lay saw to wood! It’s different every year and this year’s ideas are as devilishly entertaining as ever. But no one but the organizing committee will know the se-cret until 10 AM April 25. First prize is $700, second $400 and third $250! Entry fee is $160
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Exercises in minimalism and brevity have long fasci-nated humans. How often have you been asked what you would take to a desert island? What music, book, food, which companion? In literature and communica-tion, less is increasingly a requirement. Think of the “flash fiction” and postcard contests, our headlines and tweets. Increasingly, we have to pack a lot in to our text.
Danielle Arsenault and Ei-lis Carpentier asked young people to write six-word memoirs. These are on dis-play in the kids’ section at the Gibsons’ Public Library. “Memoir” was loosely inter-preted (these are kids after all). “Describe your life in six words” is more how it played out. These sorts of exercis-es harken back to the time Ernest Hemmingway was challenged to write his life’s story using just six words. He came back with the famous:
“For sale; baby shoes, never worn.”
Once each student chose, pared, and edited their words, they were photo-graphed using an Andy War-hol inspired filter, which was mounted in an empty CD case along with their printed text. Every photo is uniquely angled, some in profile, some just eyes, some that cut off the face in unexpected plac-es. The effect is very cool. The text is fascinating. One looks for poignancy, cheekiness, layers of meaning, ambigu-ity. I wish I could quote them all here. My favourite that day (it might change, day to day) was “Why can’t I wear hats well?” by J.S. (grade 10) followed closely by “The sky is never the limit” by A.H. (grade 5). “I don’t like being left alone” by M.P. (grade 10) was haunting. “Ball and net, all I need” by A.R. (grade 5) was wonderfully succinct and a terrific metaphor. Re-ally, each one deserves a little spotlight.
There are twenty-eight “memoirs” on the wall now, but soon there will be more. A free workshop is scheduled
for Saturday April 18th from 1:30 to 3:00. Call the library 604-886-2130 to register. This is really fun and open to kids aged nine and up!
Speaking of poetry, be-cause really, we were, get ready to attend the Spring Poetry Festival four Sundays in May (3, 10, 17, 24) at the Creek Gallery (behind the Gumboot Restaurant) start-ing at 1:00 p.m. There are thirty-seven poets signed up. Each poet will read from the work of another poet as well, giving the event a won-derfully wide reach. Every afternoon will include some live music. This sounds hard to beat. By donation. Laurie 604-885-8450 for more info.
Ever wonder what Sechelt was like prior to WWII? Are you interested in experienc-ing the past through histori-cal photos and tales of old? Come hear some entertain-ing and educational stories of the early Sechelt settlers performed by The Chair Ac-tors including voices from the Sechelt First Nation this Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at St. John’s United Church in Davis Bay.
Proceeds (suggested do-nation $20) go to St. John’s fi-nal mortgage payment and a donation to the Sechelt Resi-dential School Commemora-tive Monument. Submitted
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Events on the Sunshine CoastApril 17 Stories of early Sechelt performed by the Chair Actors, fundraiser, St. John’s United Church, Davis Bay, 7pm, suggested $20 donationApril 18 Speakers John Hof of United for Life/BC and Mike Schouten from “We Need A Law”, by Sunshine Coast Pro Life, Christ the King Community Church, Gibsons, 10am-noon, free, donations appreciatedApril 18 Creative doodle workshop by artist Jane Richardson, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 12noon -2pmApril 18 Workshop to learn how to write your memoir in six words, for ages 9 and up, Gibsons Public Library, 1:30-3pm, free, register at 604-886-2130April 18 Rock and roll dance with Playback, includes cold buffet, fundraiser for FLAIR on the Coast, helping women with cancer, Seniors Centre, Sechelt, 7-11pm, $25April 18 Bad to the Bow youth fiddlers Spring Show Off, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, $15, students and seniors $10April 18 Dance to the Creek Big Band, Sechelt Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10April 18 Youth performances hosted by British comedy team James & Jamsey, fundraiser for Neil Falkner Outward Bound Legacy, Roberts Creek Hall, 8pm, adults $20, youth $10, under 12 freeApril 19 Butler in the Hey, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $6, guests $12April 19 Meet the artist, Teressa L. Bernard, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, noon-3pmApril 21 Suncoast Woodcrafters Guild, woodworking shop at Chatelech Secondary , Sechelt, 7pm, guests welcomeApril 20 Sunshine Coast Community Forest annual general meeting, Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 7:30pmApril 22 Opening of art show featuring elementary school work, runs until May 10, Arts Centre, Sechelt, open Wed-Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 1-4pm April 22 “Somewhere Out There”, exhibit by Cindy Cantelon and Jen Drysdale, and talk by Candace Campo, Landing Gallery, Gibsons, 5pmApril 22 “Monsoon”, a documentary, part of the Green Film Series, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, suggested donation $10April 24 Artesia coffee house, singers Ashley Hautala and Jacqueline Allan, pianist Ken Dalgleish, drummer Barry Taylor, spoken word with Richard Austin and Shelley Harrison Rae, and acoustic/electric duo Dave Roughley and Michelle Morand, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8-10:30pm, $10April 25 Sunshine Coast Quilters Guild meeting, Holy Parish Hall, West Sechelt, 8:45am-1pm, $7 drop-in feeApril 25 Gibsons Garden Club’s annual plant and bake sale, lower parking lot, Gibsons Recreation Centre, 10am-1pmApril 25 Educational symposium on air safety, by Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 10am-4pm
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At the Sunshine Coast Mu-seum & Archives, we have over 7,000 archival photographs and postcards documenting the history of the Sunshine Coast. These images provide a fascinating insight into the lives lived, dreams shared and changes that have occurred in our region. In Summer 2015,
Back in TimeMatthewLovegrove Curator/Manager, Sunshine Coast Museum & Archcives
we will be sharing our entire digitized photo collection on-line, so you can search our col-lection for free, from home.
In the meantime, an histori-cal photo contest: Can you tell where this photograph was taken on the Sunshine Coast? Hint: What’s up with the trees?
Email your answers to [email protected] The win-ner will be drawn from correct entries to win a Beachcomb-ers Tshirt or Helen McCall photo album on April 22.
Books & Beyond
Tracey TherrienChief Librarian,Gibsons and District Public Library
Libraries are not only about reading, we can help with your writing aspirations as well. All you need is a library membership to access free writing courses of all kinds, including travel, memoir, mys-tery, children’s, business and more. Through Gale Courses your Library membership provides you access to inter-active, instructor led courses that you can take entirely on-line. Courses run for six weeks
and new sessions begin every month.
Looking for more writing challenges? Join us at the Li-brary on Saturday April 18 from 1:30-3pm for a Six-Word Memoir Writing Workshop. Ages 9 and up. What is a Six- Word Memoir? Based on the Six-Word format, used around the world as a writing exer-cise for students in second grade classrooms to gradu-ate schools, the objective is to capture one’s life story in six words. In March, Danielle, our Young Person’s Librarian vis-ited Langdale Elementary and Elphinstone High School and asked students to describe
their life in exactly six words. Their memoirs are on display in the children’s section at li-brary for the month of April; drop by and read what young people are saying about their lives. Participants of the work-shop on April 18th will be welcome to add their memoir to the library display.
For information on the on-line courses, the Six-Word Memoir project or any Library program or service drop by the Library, visit our website: gibsons.bc.libraries.coop or call us at 604-886-213. Re-member all library program-ing and services are free.
Plug In! Spotlight Youth! And help raise funds for the Neil Falkner Outward Bound Memorial Legacy. Money raised will send two youth per year on life-changing Outward Bound Wilderness Journeys.
This year local youth will be performing along with the popular British comedy team of James & Jamesy on April 18. Festivities begin at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm) at Roberts Creek Hall.
Show by and for youthYou can visit the online Si-lent Auction now at http://www.32auctions.com/Neil-FalknerLegacy2015 to find great gifts and opportunities: dining out, art, services, dance, theatre, sports and more. Bid online and/or at the Fund-raiser. Stay for the Dance Party. Tickets at the door - youth un-der 18 $10, adults $20.
For more information go to www.neilfalknerlegacy.ca
Submitted
At a school district func-tion on Friday, April 10th, community television pro-grammer Steve Sleep was presented with the Frances Fleming Award for Inspira-tional Achievement.
Frances Fleming – the first female school superintendent in B.C. – is described as some-one who loved children, was always forgiving, someone who was always interested in the next step, was well read, understood the “strays,” was always prepared, gave every-one a chance to be supported and nurtured and continued to always be an advocate for change.
The committee unani-mously selected Steve Sleep for this honour. Steve was born and raised on the Sun-shine Coast and attended
School district award for inspirationGibsons and Langdale Ele-mentary Schools and in 1976 graduated from Elphinstone Secondary School. After graduation, he received tech-nical training at the CBC TV studios, eventually moving on to working in the feature film industry before settling back in Gibsons to work for Coast Cable and to raise a family. During his work at Coast Ca-ble, he volunteered to work
with Marta Mackown, teach-er of the TV class at Elphin-stone Secondary. Steve really enjoyed sharing his new skills with Marta and her students and in May 1985, he was hired as the programming manager for Coast Cable to manage the Community Channel, mak-ing community television shows and working with TV students and the community. Submitted
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5 piece Bedroom suite, Sofa and Love seat, Dining room suite, antique oak desk chair, secretary desk, his and hers Victorian chairs, wing back chair, lamps, side tables, Vintage glass, china, silver plate, linens, small appliances, bar fridge, garden tools, smoker, prawn traps, Stihl weedeater, pressure washer, hedge trimmer, edger, lots of tools, Camping, Boating, Automotive, Fishing, Moose & deer racks, many collectibles. Full details next week. See SSC. Craigslist under Garage/Moving and other relevant categories, after April 22 for photos & info.
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Horoscope
MichaelO’Connor Astrologer
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)A steadily emerging sense
of curiosity is gaining your attention. You want to be practical and industrious on a variety of fronts. Since clon-ing yourself is not an option… yet, multi-tasking is your next best option. Backed by a spirit of adventure you may be wondering if you can go on a working holiday. Your ambi-tions are high so productivity is important to feel fulfilled.
Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)Your momentum has
been steadily building. Even though you may still not be in your full spring stride, you have begun to branch out and diversify. Stimulating new talents, skills and/or new streams of income is on your mind. Your focus and resolve are becoming more fixed and steady. The time is right to activate your plans, especially when the sun enters your sign on the 20th.
Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)This New Moon in Aries
will serve to activate many new innovative ideas for you. Many of these will occur at subconscious levels and/or behind the scenes. Thus this is an ideal time to engage in a brainstorming process. Fo-cus to generate new ideas and possibilities for a while. This includes reaching out to key people and new ideas. Gather ideas now to act upon later.
Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)Did someone say “Charge!”?
You are in a passionate and determined mood. A grow-ing determination to break through familiar lines should be evident. Whether the ob-stacles are within, without or both, you are determined to enter new territory some-how. To truly succeed, avoid projecting your fire at people. Rather, turn it upon yourself to ignite your drive and then without to breach barriers.
Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)A visionary and expansive
cycle is being activated in your world right now. This is a long term and big picture influence. However, the short term perspective includes acquiring and possibly pro-viding instruction and train-ing regarding specific skills, methods and technologies. Meanwhile, who you know is also destined to play a key role. Think big, act now.
Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Just like the waxing and
waning Moon or one season yielding to another the past subject to all the nostalgic reverie invariably fades. The point of passion and power is ever in the moment. So, what is next? This represents an important planning phase. Reach out to gather new ideas, information, knowledge and tools from others who are taking dynamic leads.
Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)Fresh activations in your
relationship life are set to oc-cur now and over the coming weeks. These are significantly
linked to money and business but to social and cultural ac-tivities as well. The social part is for the sake of inspiration so set that as your intention. Your ambitions are on the rise so be willing to emulate and role model the skills and suc-cesses of others as necessary.
Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)This New Moon will ac-
tivate you to make key im-provements in your health and lifestyle in general. This could be linked to new em-ployment as well. Reaching out to shake hands and meet new people is especially geared to business. Yet, you will likely be open to at least weaving in some social and cultural activity as well. Focus to contract in order to expand.
Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)A creative cycle will be ac-
tivated for you with this Aries New Moon. Yet you should be prepared to bring a strong work ethic focus to it. This will include some measure of critical analysis. Involvement with others is also implied and the good news is that it should prove quite satisfying. Cultivating a creative vision with the big picture over the long term is the key to your success now.
Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) A summons of your natu-
ral leadership inclinations continues to pierce the air. The twist is that what are required are increased levels of empathy and fair negotia-tions, versus any sort of ag-gressive tactics which are likely to backfire. What is also
required is creative thinking and a healthy measure of will-ingness to give to people and situations with as much em-pathy as you can muster.
Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)You will be introduced to
new thoughts, ideas and per-spectives over the coming weeks. In the short term these are linked to associations with new and interesting people who inspire you. Meanwhile, you are focused upon estab-lishing a more solid founda-tion close to home. The irony here is that renovations or home improvements are im-plied. Invariably though, new opportunities are knocking.
Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)One way or another you feel
motivated to move the earth. This could be in your own yard or you could aim bigger. Desires to beautify are woven into this plot and the season is a good fit for it. Creative self-expression is implied. Yet you also feel inspired to fix, improve and heal. This could all simply amount to spring cleaning.
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Saturday April 25, 2015 11:00am-3:00pm
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Events IncludeBusiness Fair 11:00am-3:00pm
Pancake Breakfast 8:00am-11:00am
Live Music, Children’s Activities, Sidewalk Sales 11:00am-3:00pm
Coaster’s Car Club Show & Shine 11:00am-3:00pm
Wine Garden & Youth Art Display 11:00am-3:00pm
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