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The Alberni Valley News has been named the No. 2 paper in Canada in our circulation category by the Canadian Community Newspapers Association.

It is one of four national and a provincial award for the Alberni Valley News this year.

“I’m very excited about our awards,” publisher Teresa Bird said.

We finished second behind Pique News Magazine in Whistler/ Pemberton.

We achieved blue ribbon standing in both 2012 and 2013 in the general excellence categories.

This year we also earned Best Arts Coverage in Canada in our circulation category—an award for which we finished second in Canada in 2012.

Reporter Katya Slepian earned second place in business writing for her article last September on a shipbuilding merger between Canadian Alberni Engineering and Kamma and Blake Industries. Our Port Alberni Progress edition earned third place in special sections in the CCNA’s national Great Ideas competition. Our 2015 edition will hit the streets in June.

The Alberni Valley News’s small team has garnered numerous regional, provincial and national awards in the nine years we have existed.

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It was a trip that was years in the making and Ireland definitely lived up to the Alberni District Secondary

School (ADSS) senior girls rugby team’s expectations.

“We’ve been fundraising for two-and-a-half, almost three years for this trip, so the girls have worked really hard towards it,” coach Ryan Hall said.

The girls’ Ireland trip spanned just under two weeks but the memories of their experience will last a lifetime.

“It was one of those once in a lifetime opportunities,” Hall said.

“We took 29 athletes and we had 54 people in total,” including parents and members of the community.

“The parents were very supportive, it was awesome. We had a nice big cheering session.”

The tour, which ran from March 5-18, had the girls staying in Dublin, Galway and Limerick.

“We started out in Dublin and had a fantastic time just getting used to the differences between Ireland and Canada, understanding their accents and just the way they do things.”

One of the highlights of the trip was two training sessions with Trinity University’s rugby coach.

“That was an amazing training session where I learned a lot and the girls learned a lot,” Hall said. “We actually got to watch his team play in a local match and they were just amazing.”

The girls were given a tour of Ireland’s national rugby stadium, Aviva Stadium.

“We got an inside tour of their media centre and all that kind of stuff.”

After their tour, the girls got to get their hands dirty.

“We played a local team, Portlaoise,” Hall said. “They were a very good team, actually the Irish champions last year and they proved to be very, very good.”

The different style and tempo of the Irish team’s play left Hall a little

worried at first.“Our girls showed a little

bit of jet lag issues and just a new country, they were tired... we ended up losing in that game by quite a bit. But it was a great little learning experience.”

For Ciara Looker, 16, the

rugby was the highlight of the trip.

“It was fun, we learned a lot of new techniques and new plays.”

The different style of play in Ireland was apparent, however.

“They kick the ball during the game. They

played rough, a little dirty.”

According to Hall, the actual rules in rugby are guidelines “and there’s grey on each side so the way that referees were reffing plays over there was a little different than how our referees do it here.”

The girls then headed to Galway.

“Galway’s a great little city, it’s the size of Nanaimo,” he said.

While the trip was rugby-focused, the girls had plenty of time to sightsee.

“Nice little town and shops, the girls loved shopping there.”

The trip took the girls to the Aran Islands

off the west coast of Ireland. Inhabited by approximately 1,200 people, the team loved exploring the islands.

“It was amazing. We rented bikes for the day and got to go to the Cliffs of Moher. Some of us got to go to Glenlo Abbey which is one of the main castles there.”

For Erica Senger, 15, cycling around the Aran Islands was an unbelievable experience.

“It was one big team bonding trip, I feel like we grew from it a lot.”

Then it was back to rugby. They split their team into two in order to play two games at the same time against the Galwegians Rugby Club.

“Our rookie team lost to their rookie team by about five points and our senior team lost by 10, which is actually a very significant increase in our abilities. Our girls showed a huge increase in skill level just in a couple days, which was amazing. It was a really good experience,” Hall said.

The team’s final few days were spent in Limerick where the girls got to parade in the St. Patrick’s Day parade.

“It was one of those once in a lifetime things that you can tick off your bucket lists,” he said.

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Port Alberni high school rugby players prepare for the St. Patrick’s Day parade with the Cashel Rugby Football Club in Limerick, Ireland, during the final few days of their tour.

Players ‘craic’ up over trip to IrelandThree years of fundraising pays off for ADSS girls’ rugby team with once-in-a-lifetime tour

◆ ‘CRAIC’ IS GAELIC for fun, entertainment, enjoyable conversation.. Alberni District Secondary School students enjoy ‘the craic’ in Ireland.

◆ ON THE FRONT: Members of the ADSS Armada take photos over the edge of one of the Cliffs of Moher during a trip to the Aran Islands.

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Under where?Nancy Wilmot gets cheeky in her undergarments to promote Fashion Fabulous, the Centennial Belles’ spring fashion show happening April 11 at Echo Centre. Tickets are $20 in advance and available for both the 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows at Rollin Art Centre, Capelli Hair Design and Boutique Belles Amies. A fundraiser for school breakfast programs and for the Belles.

‘Cycle Alberni’ with new cycling committeeKATYA SLEPIAN

ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

A new citizen’s initiative to get more people onto bikes began on Wednesday, March 25. Initiated by John Mayba of the Alberni Valley

Transition Towns Society, the newly minted cycling committee is gearing up for Bike to Work week starting May 25.

The committee hopes that the momentum gained from encouraging

people to get out of their cars and onto their bikes for one week will carry through the summer to the fall Bike to Work week. The committee includes representation from parks and recreation, the Port Alberni

Cycling Club, Healthy Habits as well as other members of the community.

Mayba said that while Bike to Work week would be the group’s first event, he hopes to work in conjunction with the city and create a

10 year cycling plan and apply for grants towards upgrading the city’s bicycle infrastructure.

The committee’s next meeting will take place at the Coastal Community Credit Union on Wednesday, April 7 at 7 p.m.

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Easter Egg HuntThe First Baptist Church in Cherry Creek is hosting a community

Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4 from noon to 2 p.m. Find the golden Easter egg and have a chance to win a tablet. Free hotdogs and beverages will be served.Love of Painting

For the Love of Painting is the new Rollin Art Centre exhibit from local painter Dietrich Schlackl. Come out and see colourful depictions of local scenes and meet Schlackl at the meet and greet on April 11 from 1-3 p.m. Exhibit starts April 7.

Athletic Hall AGMThe Alberni Athletic Association is holding their AGM on

Wednesday, April 8 at 7 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall. New members are welcome and volunteers are always needed. Call Jane at 250-723-8344 for details.Silence of the Labs

Come on out to Char’s Landing on Tuesday, April 7at 7 p.m. and watch Silence of the Labs. Hosted by the Alberni Valley Transition Town Society, this CBC documentary investigates public funding for scientific research and its relationship to public policy. Admission is free but donations are appreciated.

Starfleet MeetingCome out to the Starfleet Alberni Deep Space Port monthly meeting on

Thursday, April 9 from 6-8 p.m. at Echo Centre.


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Huu-ay-aht First Nations is a self-governing First Nation implementing the Maa-Nulth Treaty since April, 2011. Our government offices in Anacla and Port Alberni deliver services to Huu-ay-aht living on Treaty Settlement Lands (TSL) and living away from home.

The Maa-nulth Treaty means many things for the Nation. Whether it be in the realm of culture, politics or business, we are seeking to build relationships – cooperating with communities, organizations and companies on common goals and collaborative efforts.

We believe in the concept of hishuk tsa’walk (“everything is one”) - the concept that everything is connected. We stand ready to work towards our own success and a bright future. With our own Constitution and laws that reflect our own values, the Huu-ay-aht First Nations is equipped to take the steps to build a politically, socially and economically successful community.

The treaty has brought the opportunity for growth and expansion in our Anacla and Port Alberni government offices, and we are searching for four individuals to add to our team of dedicated staff in this new era of ownership and self-government.

Huu-ay-aht First Nations ValuesProfessionalism | Respect | Health | Effective Communication | Trust & Support

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Closing dates begin on April 3, at 4:00 p.m.For more detailed information about these postings,

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VISION - The Huu-ay-aht envision a strong, self-governing and self-reliant Nation. Iisaak will guide us as we work together to foster a safe, healthy and sustainable community; where our culture, language, spirituality and economy flourish for all.

MISSION - As a leader among First Nations, the Huu-ay-aht will create certainty for its people and generate wealth for financial independence by providing economic opportunities, social, cultural and recreational programs for all Huu-ay-aht.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please email your covering letter & resume to [email protected], by fax

250-728-1222 or mail att: Human Resources Manager, 3483 3rd Ave, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 4E4. Please quote Finance Clerk Job Posting.

FINANCE CLERKLocation: Port Alberni Government OfficeSalary Range: $36,400 - $49,400Position Summary: The Finance Clerk will provide support to the Comptroller in the day to day functions of the finance department.

COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANTLocation: Port Alberni Government OfficeSalary Range: $33,579 - $36,400 Position Summary: The candidate for this position will be responsible for enhancing communications and engagement between Huu-ay-aht First Nations (HFN) and Steelhead LNG and 1) the citizenship, 2) government staff, and 3) Huu-ay-aht Development Corporation (HDC). Assist with various questions and concerns regarding the proposed LNG project for Sarita Bay.

TRAVEL AND EVENTS COORDINATOR Location: Port Alberni - Anticipatory StaffingSalary Range: $36,400 - $49,400Position Summary: Coordinating and managing all event and travel related services for Huu-ay-aht First Nations (HFN) Government and Administration including travel bookings, expense claims, cost allocations, event planning, logistics and coordination.

PROJECT SCHEDULERLocation: Port Alberni & Anacla Government OfficesSalary Range: $36,400 $49,400 Position Summary: The Project Scheduler will work with the Project Coordinator to produce project schedules, assists with project estimates and will review the scope of work. You will also support the Huu-ay-aht Strategic Plan in day to day consultation with the Senior Project Manager/Economic Development Officer.

PROJECT COORDINATOR Location: Port Alberni & Anacla Government OfficesSalary Range: $36,400 - $49,400Position Summary: The Project Coordinator synchronizes all the operations involved in the successful completion of Huu-ay-aht projects and you will also support the Huu-ay-aht Strategic Plan in day to day consultation with the Senior Project Manager/Economic Development Officer.


From / A1 Former reporter

Wawmeesh G. Hamilton, who contributed to our national standing prior to leaving for the University of B.C. to pursue a Masters in Journalism, won several writing and photography awards in six years with us.

Editor Susan Quinn has won numerous provincial and national writing awards during her

tenure with the News, including the 2014 Gzowski Life Literacy Award, and three other newspapers she has worked for in the past 28 years.

Last year reporter Christopher Sun earned gold for investigative journalism from the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspapers Association. This year, Katya Slepian has also been nominated

for her investigative journalism surrounding the 10th Avenue crossing issue.

Winners for the BCYCNA awards will be announced in April. National awards will be handed out in May.

We remain committed to delivering the best in-depth community news to our readers in print and online.

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KATYA SLEPIAN/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Welcome, sister cityPort Alberni Mayor Mike Ruttan, centre, and Coun. Denis Sauve present Abashiri delegation leader Saito Hideyuki with an RCMP belt as a token of appreciation, Monday morning at city hall. Thirteen students and three adults from Abashiri in Japan spent a whirlwind visit in Port Alberni, continuing our sister city partnership.

Lunney quits Conservatives over religious beliefs

SUSAN QUINNALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney has quit the Conservative Party of Canada and has asked to sit as an independent MP.

Lunney has come under fire in recent weeks for his stance on evolution, and for coming to the defence of an Ontario Progressive Conservative member who stated publicly that he does not believe in evolution. Lunney defended his

religious beliefs in a statement released Tuesday, stating that he believes Christian world-views are being stifled politically as well as professionally.

He lashed out at his critics and at the media, who he claims created a “firestorm of criticism and condemnation.

“In a society normally proud of embracing difference, the role of the media and partisan politics in inciting social bigotry and intolerance shold

be questioned. Such ignorance and bigotry cloaked in defence of science is as repugnant as bigotry of any other origin.”

A staff member in Lunney’s Ottawa office said he was unavailable for comment before the News went to press.

“I am withdrawing from the CPC caucus voluntarily; the decision is entirely my own,” Lunney stated, adding that he will continue to vote in line with Conservatives.


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School closure considerations require reasonable and informed enrolment projections. To assist in developing accurate enrolment projections and to comply with SD70 school admission policy, registration for the 2015/16 school year will occur in two phases:

1) catchment-area students ONLY prior to March 6, 2015; 2) out-of-catchment students starting April 1, 2015

Catchment Area Registration Prior to March 6, 2015 the following students should register at their current catchment area school:

- Children born in 2010 registering for Kindergarten - Children currently attending another SD70 school but intending to enroll in their catchment-area school for September 2015 Students currently attending a school outside their catchment area will be automatically re-registered and accommodated if space permits.

When registering your child in your catchment area school, please ensure that you have the child’s Birth Certi� cate and Care Card, and proof of residence in that catchment area.

Out-of-Catchment (Schools of Choice) RegistrationAs of April 1, 2015 parents may apply to transfer their child from one school to another school as a cross boundary student. Decisions regarding cross boundary applications will be made following school closure decisions and only where space permits.

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A new aquatic stewardship centre could be set to open at Harbour Quay this summer if city council amends a zoning bylaw permitting such a use.

During a public hearing on Monday, March 30, council heard a proposal from West Coast Aquatic to amend the “waterfront commercial” zone to include stewardship centres as one of its uses.

West Coast Aquatic intends to take over the space vacated by Clock Tower Gallery last year, in the Marine building at the quay.

City planner Scott Smith said the rezoning would not impact any of the other businesses in the building or others zoned as waterfront commercial.

“The proposed centre is an excellent fit with the overall Harbour Quay and would be an important addition to the Alberni Valley that would be of interest to tourists and residents alike,” Smith said. “The stewardship centre would highlight and educate on a very important natural resource in the Alberni Valley.”

Sheena Falconer, project manager for the WCA Stewardship Association, said the aquarium would include eight tanks and mimic the life cycle of salmon and other aquatic life.

“The vision is to look at it like it’s the life of salmon, so starting out in fresh water and then go along the outside edge of the space

and take you from freshwater species to estuary species to beach species down to ocean levels.”

According to a WCA press release, the $370,000 project will be funded with $140,000 worth of grants from the Island Coastal Economic

Trust, with the other funding sources to be determined in the coming weeks.

During the public hearing, Falconer told council that “the tanks are designed to be quite interactive so that people can pop their heads up into the tanks and fish will be swimming around them.”

The centre will be interactive and include tablets, microphones and the chance to interact with live specimens to fully engage visitors.

Smith said that the new stewardship centre would require “extensive renovations to the inside of the building.

“The centre will serve as a launch pad to learn about interpretive trails and other attractions

and excursions in the Alberni Valley and Barkley Sound area.”

The stewardship centre will be open year round “but the displays will change periodically, both for peoples’ interests coming in to see the displays and also to reflect the needs of the animals at certain times throughout the season.”

Falconer assured council that the stewardship centre would operated “to the highest ethical standard of animal care, so I think everyone can feel good about what happens there.”

Although they’ve had a few delays, Falconer said that WCA is hoping to have the stewardship centre open sometime this summer.

Quay to see new aquatic stewardship centre


The proposed WCA stewardship centre would be housed in the space vacated by the Clock Tower Gallery last year.

Hupacasath vote Saturday

The Hupacasath elections for chief and council take place on Saturday, April 4 at the Hupacasath House of Gathering. Graham Sayers and incumbent Stephen Tatoosh are running for chief and four people are running for the three council spots.

Survival Kids come to Alberni

The Port Alberni RCMP are bringing their survival program to the Alberni Valley after starting it in Bamfield a year-and-a-half ago. The program aims to teach kids responsibility in day-to-day life through outdoor survival skills.

Kiwanis Week proclaimed

April 6-12 was proclaimed Kiwanis International Centennial Week by city council.

Victim services funded

Victim Services will receive an extra $11,000 from the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, bringing the ACRD’s total 2015 contribution up to $26,000. While the city had been asked, council said that it was more fitting to fund it from the ACRD as victim’s services fund the whole of the Alberni Valley and Bamfield.

Committees keep meeting

The inaugural meeting of the climate change and food security committee will take place in the city hall committee room on April 2 at 4:30 p.m. and the McLean Mill advisory committee will meet at McLean Mill on April 9 at 7 p.m.

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V ICTORIA – Why did the B.C. government

suddenly slam the door on their old friend George Abbott, after spending months recruiting him to head up the B.C. Treaty Commission?

The instant media narrative, embraced by a shocked Abbott and then by NDP leader John Horgan, was that this was payback for grievances nursed by Premier Christy Clark from the 2011 B.C. Liberal leadership contest.

Done on a whim, Horgan said after a week grilling Clark and Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad. Clark is suddenly a sore winner, lashing out, wrecking two decades of careful and costly treaty-making.

Like many instant media narratives, this one makes no sense and is almost certainly wrong.

If Clark was resentful

about the roasting she received from leadership rivals Abbott and Kevin Falcon, she had an odd way of showing it. She appointed Falcon as finance minister to drive a stake into the harmonized sales tax, and Abbott as education minister to fashion a pre-election truce with the ever-hostile teachers’ union. Both completed their unlikely tasks and retired as heroes of the party in 2013.

Outgoing chief treaty commissioner Sophie Pierre was as dismayed as anyone at the news of Abbott’s demise. While the two were in transition meetings, Pierre learned that she was not being replaced, leaving the federal-provincial-First Nations Summit partnership of 22 years in a shambles.

Clark went further when questioned by reporters about the sudden reversal. The future of aboriginal relations in B.C. may or

may not include the B.C. Treaty Commission.

“There have been some results, but four treaties in 22 years for $600 million is not enough result,” Clark said. “We have to be able to move faster, and we have to find a way to include more First Nations in the process.”

That $600 million is mostly loans, from the federal government to First Nations to finance treaty talks. Of every $100 spent trying to honour the

century-old duty to sign treaties across B.C., $80 is a loan from Ottawa, $12 is a grant from Ottawa and $8 is a grant from B.C.

The plan was for First Nations to repay their loans out of cash settlements made to them for 100-odd years of uncompensated resource extraction, which is now accepted as being contrary to British and Canadian law.

It was the blunt-

spoken Pierre who first acknowledged this hasn’t worked. Some of the 50 First Nations stuck at the treaty table have borrowed too much to go on, she said last year, calling for an “exit strategy” that forgives debt.

The probability of the B.C. government making this decision without talking to the federal paymaster is exactly zero. I’m told the province’s clumsy timing had something to do with Ottawa’s late demands.

I asked Clark if her plan to settle land claims faster was anything like the 2009 attempt by Gordon Campbell’s deputy minister Jessica McDonald to negotiate a province-wide deal declaring aboriginal title. Clark sidestepped the question, saying only that the 150 B.C. First Nations not at the treaty table need a say and a solution too.

(McDonald now faces a similar legal gridlock as the Clark-appointed CEO of BC Hydro, trying to build the Site C dam.)

Continued / A9

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Trouble with treaties has deep roots

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EDITORIAL

New highway needed now

Is the provincial government giving Port Alberni lip service with its promise to initiate a business case review on an alternate highway route? We fervently hope not.

It was more than coincidental that one week after transportation and infrastructure minister Todd Stone

announced B.C. would spend $100,000 on the study, Highway 4 east of Port Alberni was closed for nearly three hours due to a logging truck crash.

Thankfully, no lives were lost when the truck lost its load on an S-curve on the highway,

at a point where no detours could be expected. A barricade went up at the bottom of the Hump as RCMP prevented people from leaving town until the mess was cleaned up.

Determining whether this is a regular occurrence or a rarity is a moot point: it shut down our only way into and out of the city, and it’s not the first time this has happened.

The late Charlie Haggard proved there is a viable alternate route into the Alberni Valley, and his detractors have identified another. Every time the road is forced to close due to an accident or weather is more proof that a second route is needed.

Can you imagine what Highway 4 will be like if the Huu-ay-aht/ Steelhead LNG plans go through and we only have one highway? Or if our population grows even a few percentage points?

The time to talk about the new route passed a decade ago. It’s time to act.

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‘...four treaties in 22 years for $600 million is not enough...’

– Christy Clark

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Mailbag: Feedback on terrorists and terrifying trucks

Bill C-51 vital to Canada: MP

To the Editor,Re : C-51 ‘extremely

dangerous’ bill, Letters, March 26.

A recent letter by Dan Cebuliak regarding the new Anti-terrorism Act, is replete with misinformation on this issue.

The need for this legislation has been tragically highlighted by events around the world, from France to Australia to Canada.

ISIS and its members have declared war on Canada. They have specifically targeted us, urging supporters to attack “disbelieving Canadians in any manner” and vowing that we will not feel secure even in our homes. That’s why we are introducing a series of measures that will help prevent

terrorism.ISIS is spreading

terror throughout the Middle East through a “convert, flee or die ultimatum”. People have been subjected to a brutal and barbaric campaign of sexual violence, murder, and intimidation.

Our proposed legislation will criminalize the promotion of terrorist attacks, giving law enforcement an additional tool to counter radicalization and recruitment. Presently, the ability to arrest someone who is, in general terms, advocating or promoting the activity of terrorism does not exist.

Currently, the threshold for arrest in the Criminal Code is specific to someone who knowingly instructs, directly or

indirectly, any person to carry out a terrorist activity.

The bill will give our courts the ability to order the removal of online terrorist propaganda when hosted in Canada, disrupt terrorist plots before they can be carried out and share information across federal agencies and departments.

We reject the argument that every time we talk about security, our freedoms are threatened. Most Canadians understand that their freedom and security go hand in hand and they expect us to protect both. There are safeguards in this legislation to do exactly that.

James Lunney, MP

City should restrict trucks

To the Editor,

I was the first person to respond to the accident last year at Steampunk Café and Coffee House on Third Avenue in which an elderly man backed across the road.

I can say for a fact that the reason was he panicked when a dump truck was coming up the road, and “gunned” the gas to get out of the way (I calmed the man down for almost 20 minutes).

I regularly see fully loaded logging trucks use this two-block stretch.

It makes no sense in that there are many elderly people doing their banking here.

I propose that the city take the lead and make a decree to “our” staff to keep the heavy trucks off this two-block section.

T. Stefan,Port Alberni

Baird timed jump perfectly

To the Editor,With a notable

degree of stealth, former foreign affairs minister John Baird recently slipped into his platinum federal pension parachute and leapt out the back door of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s wallowing airship.

There is no way of knowing if Baird feared for his political life, but we now know he timed his jump perfectly and landed safely in the luxurious board room of Barrick Gold, the largest gold mining company in the world.

Obviously Baird has an affinity for precious metals in all their varied forms. Ambitious people with a craving for the good life often do.

Lloyd Atkins,Vernon

Alberni Valley News Thursday, April 2, 2015 www.albernivalleynews.com A9

From / A8Pierre, a veteran

administrator from the Ktunaxa Tribal Council in the Kootenays, made a prophetic statement when her term as chief commissioner was extended three years ago. She said if Ottawa isn’t prepared to give federal negotiators a

realistic mandate on compensation and sharing of salmon rights, they should “shut ’er down.”

Her advice may have been heard after all.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

E-mail: [email protected]

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So we checked it out. “Come get lucky—Visit the Alberni Valley,” the page stated,

hawking the “unique municipal brand” and “partnership” with Lucky, the beer that Cumberlanders are famous for drinking.

In amongst a photo gallery of a couple kissing, some cans of Lucky on the beach and a picture of

Mayor Mike Ruttan’s head on someone else’s body that I will never be able to unsee, was a link to the new “branding”: comegetlucky.com. The tagline: Mountains. Ocean. Rivers. Forest. Seriously friendly

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Huu-ay-aht, Steelhead host LNG town hallKATYA SLEPIAN

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“We want to get this right” was the overwhelming message from both the Huu-ay-aht and Steelhead LNG during their town hall meeting in the Best Western Barclay Hotel where around 100 people packed the conference room on March 31. Chief councillor Jeff Cook said it was essential to the Huu-ay-aht that any company they partnered with on development in their treaty lands shared their values and

ideals.“One of the things

that attracted us to them is that they came to us first and said ‘you know, we’ve this idea about an LNG project, what do you think?’”

That collaborative approach is something that the HFN want to stick with going forward. “We’ve always said, we want to improve the lives of our people but not only our people; we want to improve the lives of the people that we live around.”

Steelhead LNG manager of community

Tiffany Murray said HFN’s openness to partnering with Steelhead was a driving force in deciding to pursue the LNG facility at Sarita Bay.

“It’s something that’s very unique and special to us,” Murray said, adding that it “set us off on a good working relationship and really allowing us to move forward and explore the project together.”

Steelhead and HFN signed an opportunity development agreement in May 2014 and the HFN voted to move into

phase two at the people’s assembly at the end of November. Phase two, Coun. John Jack said, is the “feasibility phase.”

The engineering, traditional land use, socioeconomic and environmental studies that will take place during this phase, Jack said, allowing Steelhead and the HFN to answer the “1001 questions a day” that will come up.

Jack said that one of the questions to be answered is what happens to the site after the LNG facility shuts down, adding that a contingency fund will be opened to fund the site’s return to a greenfield state—something that was met with approval from the crowd.


Rally for healthcareLocal Hospital Employees Union chair Wendy Kerr speaks to citizens, federal NDP candidate Gord Johns and NDP MLA Scott Fraser who rallied in front of West Coast General Hospital in support of increasing healthcare spending.

Co-op, city hear complaints KATYA SLEPIAN

ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

The proposed new Co-op Gas station

might have some upset neighbours if it goes ahead.

The city held a public hearing regarding the proposed rezoning of four parcels directly north of the Tim Hortons on the corner of 10th and Redford.

City planner Scott Smith said the advisory planning committee initially had some concerns about the development, however, “the applicant did submit revised plans.”

Some of the main revisions to the application were the reduction of access

points from three to two, changed configuration of the convenience store to a more long, narrow shape and an allowance for the gas pumps to move further back from 10th Avenue.

The surrounding area is a mix of residential and commercially zoned properties, the latter of which could pose a concern.

“I firmly vote no and I urge council to vote no as well,” said Jeff Vigneux, who lives adjacent to the proposed development.

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The decision whether or not to replace the city’s aging commercial garbage truck needs to be made soon, says city engineer Guy Cicon.


The city will not be stopping commercial garbage pickup after all.

With Councillor Jack McLeman out of the room due to a conflict of interest, a motion to replace the city’s aging commercial garbage pickup truck was narrowly defeated with a 3-3 vote at Port Alberni city hall on Monday. A tie is

considered a defeat.Speaking on behalf

of CUPE, public works employee Brian Povey said that it made no financial sense for either the city or taxpayers to get rid of city provided commercial bin pickup. Povey is currently with the wastewater crew but has worked on the container truck before and spoke up the previous time commercial bin

pickup was on the chopping block.

According to Povey, justifications for cutting the commercial service don’t take into account the cost of commercial container bin pickup at city facilities.

“There’s also the containers at all the city facilities—the Multiplex, ball parks, public works yard, city hall—there’s containers and they’re not paid for, it’s not worked into any of the budgets.”

Povey said that the non-city facility commercial container truck customers are off-setting the costs of the servicing of city facilities.

However, city manager Ken Watson said that customers were not being overcharged to compensate for the price of city facility garbage collection.

“Currently the bins that are getting picked up from the

city facilities would roughly cost, and this is a lowball figure, $61,256.”

The city charges $31 for a weekly three-yard bin (2294 litres) and $62 for a six-yard (4587 litres) bin, with extra pickup fees of $47 and $94 respectively, public works clerk Sharon Janzen said.

According to Pete Bitter, city utilities accounting clerk, the city has 255 commercial bin customers. Povey also believes that while private haulers within the city presently keep their container bin rates at or below city levels in order to compete, those rates would increase if the city stopped container bin pickup.

“If they’re paying $40-50 a pickup [outside city limits], what do you think is going to happen within city limits once the container truck’s gone?”

Continued / A19

No savings in garbage truck debate, says employee

Property tax increase at 3 per cent—for now


Property tax rates within the city of Port Alberni are proposed to increase by 3.0 per cent, following a special budget meeting on March 30.

The decision isn’t yet final pending the passing of the financial plan and property tax bylaws at the end of April.

The city started with a 2.8 per cent increase when budget discussions began in January, dipped to 2.2 per cent and are now hovering around 3.0 per cent.

According to city manager Ken Watson, this was based on opening the SPCA on Mondays for $16,000, an extra half-time economic

development office position for $50,000, planters on Johnston Road for $10,000, city hall wooden siding for $35,000, tsunami system speaker upgrades for $43,000 and online streaming of council meetings for $15,000. Upgrading the aging telephone system in municipal government buildings and a new dedicated vehicle for the bylaw enforcement officer was approved from ERRF and will have no effect on taxation in 2015.

At the March 30 meeting, the manager structure pay review was approved for a cost of $50,000, despite concerns being raised that a review had been done just four years ago.

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From / A10“There are four

residential lots that you’re going to make into one commercial lot when there’s a commercial lot just south of Redford.”

According to Ray Dol, president of Alberni Co-op Gas, the development site was chosen after 18 years of looking for a suitable location in South Port.

“By no means is this just an ‘oh look there’s a piece for sale, let’s grab that and run with it.’ We have looked at a tremendous amount of properties.”

Dol added that “unfortunately, in our little town there’s not a lot of good sites to work with.”

The former Petro Canada site would not work for what Co-op had in mind, he said.

“It was not a good, viable, safe location. It had some significant traffic problems...there’s a reason why it closed.”

Michele Vigneux, Jeff’s wife, stated that “it’s a little disturbing that a gas station is going to go right beside me.”

She said that she was frustrated that throughout the process so far, no one had come to speak with her or her husband in person.

“Environmentally, I have grandchildren, children, I do not want tanks situated right beside me. I do not want to grow a garden in my yard anymore. The value of my house has now gone down and nobody in this room, nobody would want to live beside a gas station.”

Dol said that “it’s unfortunate the immediate neighbour is not happy to see it go in. I don’t know how to even make them feel happy about it.”

However, Dol

did defend Co-op’s environmental standards.

“Our facilities are the highest class out there, we have no environmental issues at all. Everything that’s installed underground is all double-walled and monitored 24 hours a day.”

Dol also said that Co-op would put in either a fence or a hedge between the gas station and the neighbours in consultation with them.

“It’s only fair to consult with them.”

According to Smith, “even if the proposed rezoning [from residential to commercial] is approved, the applicant would still need to come forward with a development permit for city council’s approval and that’s where we would get into final site design.”[email protected]

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From / A18Sun Coast Waste

Services, Nicklin Waste Services and Progressive Waste Solutions, who provide commercial bin pickup in and out of city limits, could not be reached for comment by deadline.

While switching city facilities that use the three- or six-yard commercial bins over to residential garbage carts (either 80, 120 or 240 litres)has been suggested by city engineer Guy Cicon, Povey said he doesn’t see that working for many of the city’s larger facilities. “That is not going to work, especially for the Multiplex and then you’re going to have to contract container truck pickup.” Director of parks, recreation and heritage Scott Kenny said that even the larger residential garbage carts are “too small for what we need” for the larger city facilities like the Multiplex.

“They would likely work for the field houses or some of the other locations that have less frequent pickup.” Kenny said that if the city got rid of its commercial bin pickup, a facility like the Multiplex would either require contracting out of garbage collection services or the conversion of a smaller city garbage truck that would allow it to pick up hydraulic bins at larger city facilities. The conversion would cost $3000 and each hydraulic bin would cost $5000 each. Watson said that the decision to discontinue commercial pickup could still be reconsidered later.

Cicon reminded council that replacing the truck has come up before and that “it isn’t something we can delay for much longer just based on the condition of the equipment.” [email protected]

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Island Timberlands will continue to restrict public access to its land if illegal dumping or vandalism continue to damage their property or threaten the security of their personnel, says Island Timberlands manager of sustainable timberlands and community affairs Morgan Kennah.

Illegal activity, including vandalism, theft and the dumping of “copious volumes”

of garbage on Island Timberlands land have led to the company implementing extra security measures due to the significant costs they have incurred.

“We have a 24-hour mobile security team in place to monitor and address some of the concerning activity we are experiencing,” Kennah said in an e-mail. The company has come under fire from people unhappy that IT has been locking some of its gates, preventing access. but Kennah

assured that “trails on Island Timberlands property are not imminently threatened to closure.”

RCMP Cpl. Jen Allan said that the Port Alberni detachment has 14 illegal dumping incidents on file between January 2014, though not all on IT land. In terms of prosecuting any possible offenders, “ideally what we would get would be a vehicle description with a licence plate and a description of the person dumping the material,” Allan

said. However, if personal documents are found in the garbage, the RCMP is able to initiate an investigation.

“Just because their personal documents are in the garbage doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re the source of the dumping, but it’s certainly a good place to start.” Kennah said that IT “will continue to provide for respectful recreational opportunities” and that IT encourages the public to share their concerns.

No trail closures planned

From/ A18Digitizing the city’s

GIS system was approved at a cost of $40,000, while a $30,000 external marketing contract with the Chamber

of Commerce was deferred until discussion could be had with Alberni Valley Tourism.

Council said no to spending $250,000 on Canal Beach.

“I don’t know that I would ever support $250,000 of taxpayer money going into this,” Coun. Ron Paulson said, clarifying after the meeting that he wasn’t

against the project, just the price.

“In all good conscience I can’t go to the taxpayer for $250,000 this year,” he said. Citing his experience in fundraising for the Multiplex, Paulson said that “I believe that there are ways of getting those projects done and not totally on the taxpayers.”

While service groups had previously been called upon to help fix up Canal Beach, Coun. Dan Washington said that a lack of security at the site was an issue. Speaking after the meeting, director of parks, recreation and heritage Scott Kenny said that the restrictive covenant on the site “prohibits overnight stays, so we’d have to clear that with Western Forest Products.”

Regarding the Tseshaht, who own the land to the south of Canal Beach, Kenny said they’d been approached.

“I’ve had discussionswith them and the people that I’ve talked to have absolutely no interest in opening that up to the public.”

The financial plan bylaw will be introduced during the April 13 council meeting.

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Due to the rainy weather, only the ducks were on the course at Alberni Golf Course on Sunday so the scheduled opening of the Men’s Club was cancelled.

It promises to be a better day this coming Sunday. For those of you who registered to play last week, please let your intentions be known in the Pro Shop for the upcoming week.

Sunday, April 5 is the opening day of the Men’s Club. It will be a four-man best ball competition with the best net and best gross counting on each hole. But it can’t be the same player.

It all gets under way with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Please register in the Pro Shop in

your own group or enter as a single and you will be placed on a team.

Remember that all holes must be putted out. Also you must enter your score in the computer before you play your next round.

Happy Easter, everyone!

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The ladies enjoyed another beautiful day on Alberni Golf Course this week: a bit wet under foot but we golfed in our short sleeves.

In the nine-hole low handicap division

Jani Denis won the low gross. Kath Stolth won low net and low putts were shared by Julie Swaney and Kelly Gauthier. In the high handicap division Lauralee Edgell won the low gross and the low putts.

Julie Swaney had a chip-in on No. 10.

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EJ Dunn tops in hoopsThe EJ Dunn Girls

Basketball team started their Spring Break and capped off their season by winning the Port Alberni Middle School Championships, hosted at ADSS.

The format was a single day playoff tournament, which pitted the girls against the EJ Dunn Boys team in the opening round, before the girls advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the EJ Dunn Girls faced the Haahuupayak Girls squad, who went undefeated in regular season play. It was a spirited contest, with the outcome in doubt until the final seconds of regulation.

Prevailing in the semi-finals led the Dunn girls to face a Haahuupayak Boys squad in the finals. The Haahuupayak Boys entered the finals fresh from their own semi-final battle versus AW Neill.

The championship match proved an even

greater nail-biter, ultimately decided by three points in the girls’ favour.

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season was organized by EJ Dunn Boys coach, Craig Brooks, and featured six teams from four schools.

Outstanding players on defence, for this championship squad, were Dianna Sorensen, Mary Napachee, Catherine Joe-Thompson, Arrianna Ward, Kionna Little, and Sydney Chase. Offensively the team saw contributions from Gerrelyn

Barney, Cadence Fraser, and Chelsea Joe-Thompson. The Match MVPs were Babae Williams, Shawna Williams, and Diana Sorensen. Tournament MVP, Chantal Tate, dazzled the crowd by raining three-point shots.

Brooks received help from both Neelam Parmer and Mike Roberts from ADSS, in running the play-off tournament.

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Emily Carr’s ‘Indian Church’ is one of the Sampson-Matthews silkscreen prints that will be on exhibit at the AV Museum.

New exhibit features historic silkscreens

The Alberni Valley Museum will be the first Vancouver Island venue to host an exhibit of the national Sampson-Matthews silkscreen prints.

This collection was assembled by Ian Sigvaldson of Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art on Salt Spring Island.

The prints, produced

from 1942–63, “were part of a concerted effort by Sampson-Matthews to contribute to building Canadian identity,” museum curator Jamie Morton said.

The exhibit will open on Saturday, April 4 and will only be in Port Alberni for one month, until May 6.

See ‘For the Love of Painting’

The Rollin Art Centre’s next art exhibit begins April 7 and will run until May 2. Mark your calendars for another beautiful art exhibit, featuring retired art teacher, Dietrich Schlackl.

Schlackl will be showcasing his oil-on-canvas and watercolours, themed family and community. The title for this exhibit is, “For the Love of Painting”.

Join us in the art gallery on Saturday, April 11 from 1-3 p.m., for refreshments and to meet Schlackl and talk about his love of painting.

Book sale coming soon

The Rollin Art Centre’s annual giant book sale takes place over two days, Friday, May 8 from 6 – 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We are in great need of all your gently used books, as donations are low. Please help support this

wonderful fundraiser for the Community Arts Council and the Rollin Art Centre by dropping off all your “like new” books, DVDs, CDs, and puzzles.

Our donation box is located at the Rollin Art Centre, inside, under the staircase in the wooden box. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Located at 3061 Eighth Ave.

Tickets on sale for studio tour

A wonderful weekend of art and culture is in store for art lovers on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 with the purchase of a ticket for 2015 Days with the

Arts.More than 20 artists’

studios and public venues will be open to guests from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. More than 50 artists will be featured at these locations.

One-day tickets are available for $15 or $20 for two full days. The purchase of your ticket, a weekend wristband or single day ribbon, includes admission to venues, opportunities to win major or studio prizes, and a map showing locations.

Check out the windows at the former Zeller’s building—now a Coulson building—on upper Third Avenue for a sneak preview of some of the featured artists.

Strut your stuff at the Rollin

The Rollin Art centre is currently accepting applications from any visual artists and artist groups to submit an application to exhibit their work in our Fine Arts Gallery during the 2016 calendar year.

Don’t miss this opportunity to have your own art or group exhibit. Application forms are available at the Rollin Art Centre. Deadline is April 30.

For more information please call 250-724-3412.

Jukebox faves for spring

The Barkley Sounds Community Choir presents “Jukebox Favourites”, their upcoming spring concert, April 26, 2:30 p.m. at the ADSS Theatre.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 available at the door or at Rollin Art Centre (cash only), Echo Centre, SalmonBerry’s Emporium and Blue Fish Gallery.

Special guest, Anna Lewis on fiddle, featuring Dennis Olson on guitar. For

more information please call Sylvia at 250-723-7185.

Tsunami Hawgs fundraiser

The inaugural Tsunami Hawgs Bike Fest will take place July 25 on upper Third Avenue. This is a new endeavour for the Port Alberni Shelter Society, which is seeking unique vendors to take part in this year’s event. For info go online to tsunamihawgs.ca.

Timbre! Choir’s got rhythm

Timbre! Choir presents “We Got Rhythm We Got Music.Who could ask for anything more?

Tickets are now on sale at Rollin Art Centre (cash only), Echo Centre, Salmonberry’s, Finishing Touches, choir members and at the door, if available.

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Choosing this month’s book was a challenge, I must say. There always seems to be tons of great books coming out in spring, and this year is no exception. But there are only so many I can read, and let’s be honest; if I tried to buy them all, I’d be � at broke! But all that aside, I still had to � nd a book. After looking around for

a while, I came across Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. Though not actually new, it looked interesting, so I sat down to read the � rst few pages. I was immediately sucked into the story. Not only was it intriguing, but I don’t

think I have ever laughed so hard in the beginning of a book! The story starts when teenage witch Sophie Mercer casts a love spell that goes . . . a little bit wrong at her highschool prom. Soon after, she’s shipped o� to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for witches, faeries and shapeshifters. After only one day, she has a crush on a gorgeous warlock, three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a vampire roommate, and a mysterious ghost who seems to be following her around. Narrated in a snarky irreverent voice, Sophie tells the everyday trials that come from attending a school for magical mayhem-causing students. Even at serious parts of the adventure, I still found myself chuckling at Sophie’s regaling of life at Hex Hall. And the story’s not the only fun part about this book! The cover is reversible – meaning I actually spent ten minutes looking at it before I realized it was upside down. Which is something I will deny if questioned. But all is not as light as it seems. When two students are found near death, Sophie must get to the bottom of the mystery to prove a friend innocent. But what she � nds may change everything she knows, and not necessarily for the better.

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The Rainbow Room plays host to a pair of hard rock shows on Friday, April 10.

An all-ages show from 6:30–9:30 p.m. features Nanaimo rockers The Distributors and As Ash Fell, a female fronted slower doom rock trio formed in Port Alberni. As Ash Fell is now based in Nanaimo with Port Alberni’s own Ashley Kep on lead vocals and bass guitar.

Opening the show is local metal band Forever Frost.

Tickets cost $5 at the door

After that at 10:30 p.m., As Ash Fell and the Distributors do it all over again for a 19-plus show.

Cover charge is also $5 for this show.

Shea finds his own voice on stageNICHOLAS PESCODSPECIAL TO THE NEWS

When singer-songwriter Scott Shea went on a spiritual trip to the other side of the globe, he got more than he bargained for.

“I broke my foot in Thailand in the jungle. I had to walk for three days with a busted foot with bamboo crutches and I had blisters under my arms,” Shea recalled. “I got heat stroke in India and almost died. I got shot at in Cambodia. There was tons of stuff that happened.”

Despite all the trouble, Shea’s eight-month global journey had a profound impact on his life.

“It was life changing. I felt really moved,” he said. “It gave me a different handle for living in Canada and what potentials we have.”

In the years following Shea has been realizing his potential as a musician.

On Friday (April 10), Shea will perform at Char’s Landing. His stop in Port Alberni is part of a tour that will see Shea play to crowds in British Columbia, Ontario,

Quebec and the Maritimes.

“Port Alberni, I am excited,” he said. “I am really excited. I can’t wait to get out there.”

Shea grew up in Aurora, Ont., and became involved in music at an early age thanks in part to his father, Red Shea, who was an influential guitarist and is best known for his work with Gordon Lightfoot and Ian Tyson.

“They used to call me Hollywood back in high school,” Shea said. “I was always singing and humming and making up little tunes and limericks all the time. It just seemed to be what I loved to do.”

Shea said despite his father’s reputation, he wanted to discover the guitar on his own.“I wanted my dad to teach me, but I didn’t,” he said. “I didn’t like the idea of my dad teaching me. I liked the idea of me doing it on my own, which is kind of the way he has always been.”

As a teenager, Shea met and fell in love with a girl while skiing in Vermont. The two quickly became an item and he moved to Goshen, N.Y. to live with her.

“I ended up doing a bunch of landscaping with her father and then on the weekends we would all go down

to Ocean Grove and Asbury Park [N.J.].”

It was during those trips to the Garden State that Shea would bring his guitar and busk along the boardwalks.

“It was mostly cover tunes ... but I was playing some of my original stuff,” he said.

After nearly a year of living in New York the two broke up and Shea returned to Canada, where he formed a band called The Sheas with his brother.

“My dad taught my brother and he was so good that having him on board just made me look better,” he said.

Shea said that his father, who died in

2008, never pressured him into music and actually discouraged him from pursing a career in the industry.

“As a matter of fact it was the complete opposite. He loves music but he hated the music business. He couldn’t stand it. He didn’t like the way it was run and he thought it was very dishonest,” Shea said.

“He didn’t put a lot of emphasis on us to do music. He knew that is what I wanted to do but he didn’t go out of his way to help in any way.”

During The Sheas’ life span they would release an album called Zero to One and opened for Big Sugar and Blue Rodeo.

“You know, of course, as brothers, things kind of went sour and my wife got pregnant and I had to find a real job,” he said.

After taking time off from the music industry to work and travel the world, Shea decided to get back to performing live shows and doing what he loves. “Writing songs is just something I do,” Shea said. “I can’t think of anything else I want to do.”

Last year Shea released his first solo record, Let it Storm, which was recorded at Arlyn Studios in Texas and was produced by Gordie Johnson.

He said the record has a Gordon Lightfoot feel to it simply because of his father’s influence on him.

“I have that Lightfoot sound because I know my dad was responsible for a lot of it. I think that being his son I think that is in me and I can’t help it,” Shea said.

“The last thing I want to do is be my father.”

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parading, the girls played their fourth and fifth matches of the trip.

“We played the Cashel Girls’ Rugby Football Club as well as another team that came from out of town to play us.”

Though the girls didn’t win the games, Hall was proud of their performance.

“A long tour, six rugby games in total. Our girls showed a little bit of fatigue and we ended up losing both of those games by about five points, which is amazing.”

While the tour was phenomenal, the trip home was a little less so.

“It was not fun. Our flights were delayed and it ended up being a 31-hour trip home.”

Hall was proud of how the girls represented Port Alberni and Canada overall.

“The girls were

amazing. Great representatives of Canada, they made us very proud. Everywhere we went we were told how nice and polite our girls were. We hope to do another tour in the near future.”

The benefits for the girls weren’t just rugby related, Hall said.

“As a coach, it’s awesome to see girls grow. Many of our girls had never flown before, some of them had been off of Vancouver Island maybe a dozen times. Even myself, I’d never been to Europe.”

The team went with Irish Rugby Tours and were well taken care of the whole trip.

“We got a tour guide and a bus driver from the moment we got off the plane and they were with us 24/7 till we got back on the plane so it was just fantastic.”[email protected]

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