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Speeders with Motorcar Operators West railroad motorcar club gather near the whistle stop behind the Best Western Barclay Hotel before heading to Parksville, Monday morning. The group brought their speeder cars to the Alberni Pacific Railway for an unprecedented fourth year in a row.
Speeders back on Valley rails
SUSAN QUINNAlberni VAlley news
For the fourth year in a row, members of Motorcar Operators West brought their speeders to Port Alberni for private runs on the Alberni Pacific Railway.
A group of 22 speeders left Port Alberni for day excursions to Parksville on Monday and Tuesday. They were headed to Nanaimo on Wednesday.
“They’re here for the fourth year in a row; that’s unprecedented,” said railway spokesperson Kevin Hunter.
The group takes their restored rail motorcars on trips
between Alaska and California.
The speeders began their week in the North Island, along the Englewood Railroad. The group has for the past three years started out at Beaver Cove, at the end of the track on Vancouver Island.
“This really is an adventure experience,” said Carol Balestreri of Sacramento, Calif. “How often do you get to go on an active logging line?”
The speeder owners also like coming to Port Alberni because their track is privately owned and well maintained.
—With files from J.R.Rardon,
North Island Gazette editor.
Just a man and his carElIzAbEth hAmES
Metro CAnAdA
The average Torontonian spends 80 minutes a day commuting in their car. That adds up to about a month out of every year.
To drive the point home, Evergreen has enlisted 22-year-old Tanner Zurkoski to live in a Honda Insight—day and night—for four straight weeks.
As Zurkoski, formerly of Port Alberni, will tell you, he’s a little impulsive. This spring, he bought a mandolin on a whim, took up hunting for a day, and toured Vancouver Island on a motorcycle.
So when he saw
that Evergreen was looking for someone to spend a month in a car during their MOVE Transportation Expo, he couldn’t resist.
“It seemed so ridiculous that I thought I had to apply to it,” said the 22-year-old film student and professional sound recorder. “So I did.”
To his surprise, the folks at Evergreen picked him to spend 24 hours a day in a Honda Insight for the next month. From the seat of his hybrid, he will Tweet, talk and hold interviews about environmentalism and sustainability.
The feat is meant to highlight the cringe-worthy statistic that Torontonians spend, on average, a month
each year commuting in their car.
Although Zurkoski agrees with the idea, he is a little concerned about his comfort over the next month.
At 6’3”, most hybrids “fit me like a metal sweater,” he says.
However, this won’t be the first time he’s lived in a vehicle.
Just as he was about to enter the fifth grade, Zurkoski’s mother asked him if he wanted to go to school or travel the U.S. and Canada for a year. He, of course, chose the latter. So they left their Vancouver Island home behind and spent the next 12 months drifting from state to province in an old ski bus.
elIZAbeTH HAMeS/MeTro CANAdA
Tanner Zurkoski will live in this hybrid car for a month during a transit awareness campaign in Toronto, where people spend an average of 80 minutes commuting each day.
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Alberni VAlley news
A fake grenade caused an explosive situation at the Port Alberni RCMP detachment on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident happened at 1:30 p.m. when a lady drove to the police station on Eighth Avenue and Morton Street with what she thought was a live grenade in her car, RCMP Watch Commander Cpl. Brady Mathison said.
Police checked the car then called the RCMP bomb squad from Vancouver to handle the matter. The detachment was cordoned off for
several hours. The squad removed
the suspicious item from the car and quickly determined that it wasn’t a grenade.
“They confirmed it was a fake grenade. The afternoon shift said it looked real though,” Mathison said.
According to Mathison the woman has a relative who was something of a hoarder and the fake grenade was among his possessions.
“Some people felt that it should be brought in,” Mathison said.
No charges are pending, he added.
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Are you a newcomer to Port Alberni? A little shy are you? Then on Friday, July 27 come to the newcomers dinner at the Little Bavaria Restaurant on Fourth Avenue. Call 250-723-3863 for more information.
The launch of the new centennial book The Albernis Then and Now 19-12-2012 is being launched at the Capitol Theatre on Tuesday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. The winners of the ‘Tale of Two Cities’ writing competition are being announced as well.
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Tricky trackAimee Beaulac, 13, dons turnout gear to run an obstacle course as part of the Cherry Creek Fire Department’s 50th anniversary celebrations, Saturday in Cherry Creek.
City entertaining ideas for old plywood lands
WAWMEESHG. HAMILTON
Alberni VAlley news
A sudden interest in the former Alberni Plywood site has prompted city officials to consider selling at least a portion of it.
Located on the waterfront near Alberni Pacific Division mill, the lot is divided into three portions.
The city currently leases Lots A and B to Chalwood Forest Products for log storage, and Lot C to Canal Beach (formerly Wild West Watersports), a windsurfing and kite boarding company.
City councillors voted to issue a request for proposals for the sale or lease of Lot A, and to solicit letters of interest for Lots B and C.
“We’ve been sitting on this for so long now. It’s time to dispose of,”
Coun. Hira Chopra said. “This piece of property is open for business.”
Several inquiries from interested parties have prompted the city to entertain offers to buy the land on the former plywood site.
According to economic development manager Pat Deakin, two businesses have recently expressed interest in buying property at the site. An alternate energy company inquired about Lot A for a biomass project it is developing.
And a marine business wants to buy or retain property at the site for marine commercial/industrial purposes.
Coun. Jack McLeman later said he asked for the letters of interest to be included in the process. “I asked for letters of interest in
Lots B and C and let’s see what comes in,” he said. “If we like what we see then we can ask for a more detailed proposal.”
A letter of interest is less formal than a request for proposal.
Selling the lots isn’t straightforward; a series of complex considerations must be navigated through first, Deakin noted.
Chief among the considerations is the fact that Lot A is heavily contaminated, and the Ministry of Environment wants it cleaned up.
As well, terminating the log salvage lease on Lot A would impact local mills and result in job losses.
Also, the nearshore
is owned by the province, who will only sell the property at its uncontaminated value.
And lastly, the site — particularly Lot C — may become the subject of a claim by the Tseshaht First Nation, who have expressed interest in it over the years. The Tseshaht First Nation has reserve lands at Polly’s Point adjacent to the site.
“We need to disclose these issues to potential proponents,” city manager Ken Watson said.
Mayor John Douglas agreed, saying that it is important for people to be aware of what’s going on.
The move caught Canal Beach co-owner Sandra Gentleman by surprise.
“No one from the city has talked to us,” she said. “I’ll be in touch with them.”
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RCMP names new inspector
WAWMEESHG. HAMILTON
Alberni VAlley news
The Port Alberni RCMP detachment has a new head man.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Mac Richards has been chosen to be the officer in charge in Port Alberni.
Richards, 45, joined the force in 1990 and currently works at the Marinville, Alta detachment.
He is expected to start in Alberni this October.
“Every detachment is different and there’s going to be a learning curve,” Richards said. “But police work is the same no matter where you go.”
Originally from B.C. the married father of one said he spent a summer in Port Alberni while growing up.
Richards replaces former Inspector Gord Wellar, who retired in November.
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The McLean Mill dam needs repairing and a Port Alberni city councillor believes the Industrial Heritage Society has the expertise to do the job.
Councillors voted to ask heritage society officials to attend the next council meeting to discuss the issue.
The dam is built across Kitsuksis Creek at McLean Mill. It creates a pond for log storage below the mill; the pond is also used as a reservoir for firemen to drawn on in the event of a fire at the mill.
The dam was
identified for retrofit in 2009 after safety issues including water overtopping, mill pond sediment, wood rot in the fish ladder and poor equipment condition were identified.
Two options were recommended to deal with the problem: modifying the existing dam or building a new bypass channel.
Option two was recommended by the project consultant
and supported by stakeholders. The work could be done in stages, whereas it would all have to be done at once with the first option.
At Monday’s meeting, Cicon provided an update about the project. Safety is the primary issue with moving forward on the project more substantively, he said.
The dam no longer has the capacity to absorb severe flood waters. Serious overtopping has already occurred in 2006 and 2011, and the dam has been categorized as a “significant consequence” class by the dam safety auditor, Cicon said.
The priority now is to stabilize the existing dam before winter and start construction in 2013, he added.
Geotechnical and engineering experts have to be consulted as the project advances, Cicon said.
The cost of the project was initially pegged at $285,000 but when pressed by Mayor John Douglas about what the final cost would be, Cicon estimated $600,000. The increase is primarily due to new regulations and an expanded scope of requirements.
Stakeholders including the IHS,
DFO, Alberni Valley Museum, Island Timberlands and Western Forest Products have been apprised of the project as it has progressed.
Balancing stakeholder interests has been cumbersome, city manager Ken Watson said. “The inter-stability issues are more complex than the technical ones,” he said.
Decommissioning the dam would be complicated because it’s needed for a fire reservoir and for mill operations, Watson said.
Coun. Jack McLeman suggested contracting the IHS to do the work on the dam.
The IHS “worked on buildings and built a road and a bridge and it didn’t cost us anything,” he said. “We have the expertise there; they know what they’re doing.”
Watson suggested leaving the matter in Cicon’s hands.
Coun. Rob Cole supported letting the IHS do the work.
“Six hundred thousand (dollars) on a dam, the public will say ‘drain it,’” he said.
“I don’t want to see that happen. Let’s see what the IHS can do.”
Coun. Hira Chopra suggested inviting the IHS to listen to their concerns and councillors agreed.
IHS president Gary Murton wasn’t surprised at the suggestion.
“I’ve been hearing bits and pieces about it for the last couple of weeks,” Murton said. “We’re not contractors but we have a reputation of getting things done.”
One issue facing the group is it’s made up of mostly retired tradesmen and others passionate about heritage restoration, and that could be an issue.
“Our group is aging and we’re not getting any young people in,” Murton said.
Society members will be huddling to mull the request over before meeting with the city.
“I can’t say too much until we’ve met,” Murton added.
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The third installment of Our Town—Jungle Fever— is set to go on Tuesday, July 31 at Gyro Park from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event is free for families and includes an African safari animal hunt.
WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALbErNI VALLEy NEWS
Centennial book launchesThe Alberni Valley
Museum and the Port Alberni Centennial Committee will unveil the centennial book at a special event on Tuesday, July 31 at the Capitol Theatre.
The public is invited to attend the literary evening, starting at 7:30 pm at the Capitol. The centennial book will be unveiled and available for sale and the winning entries from the centennial
writing contest will be presented.
Titled The Albernis Then & Now: 1912 – 2012, the centennial book integrates a comprehensive overview of the history of the era with essential images from 1912 and their corresponding images from today. The production was a community effort, coordinated by centennial committee
chairman Ken Rutherford.
The winning entries from Port Alberni’s centennial writing contest, The Tales of Two Cities, will be announced on the same evening. Local writers were challenged to produced a short work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry on the topic of Alberni history or Port Alberni’s Centennial.
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T he federal Conservative government
is doing Canadian municipalities an injustice by cutting budgets for science, be it fisheries, meteorological or environmental assessments.
Democracy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government fails to understand, depends on informed decisions. Then again, maybe that’s the plan.
Less information, less knowledge, less informed electorate.
I can envision Harper rubbing his hands together and laughing like Vincent Price while mumbling “eternal majority” over and over.
Spooky. But maybe not as spooky as the real cuts that have been made.
Here is an abbreviated list: Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans
Canada, Library Archives Canada, National Research Council, Statistics Canada, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.
Most of those cuts won’t affect jobs here in Nanaimo, but, they will have a major impact on how Nanaimo grows in the future.
First off, everything we do and know is the result of science, be it building codes, trans-portation, agriculture or health care.
Secondly, I think we can all agree that climate change is real.
According to Dennis Frenchman, an architect and professor of urban planning at MIT, today’s city planners must take into serious consideration how climate change will affect human migration in the coming decades.
In an article in Popular Science, Frenchman states that by 2060 the
world’s population will reach nine billion, and because of climate-change induced environmental degradation, scientists predict tens of millions of people will move into today’s small and medium-sized cities.
That, said Frenchman, will require some serious forethought by municipal
planners, and they and senior levels of government will need all of the scientific evidence possible to assist with that planning.
Trans-portation networks will need to be rethought, power generation will need to be localized, food production will need to be localized and land use will need to be reconsidered.
Frenchman states that single-purpose spaces like shopping centres and housing developments will need to be exchanged for mixed-use neighbourhoods that
contain everyday services. Many other ideas for
fast-growing small and mid-sized cities require, you guessed it, science and research.
This is why hundreds of Canadian scientists stepped away from their Bunsen burners, petri dishes and microscopes on July 10 to denounce the Harper government’s sweeping cuts to science and research in their Death of Evidence mock funeral. Putting jobs ahead of the environment and taking away information needed to effectively plan and innovate, they cried, is wrong.
As we enter into an exciting new era that could make or break society as we know it, our federal government has put the brakes on the very institutions we rely on to make informed and educated decisions to adapt to our changing environment, and evolve as a society.
Toby Gorman is a reporter with the Nanaimo News Bulletin.
TOBYGORMANAnother view
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Publisher: Teresa BirdEditor: Susan Quinn
EDITORIAL
Province has 911 solution
A charge to wireless customers to pay for 911 emergency service makes sense, but only if it’s enacted across B.C.
Nanaimo’s attempt was well-intentioned and likely to push the matter toward the logical solution of a provincewide system.
More than half of the 50,000 annual 911 calls to the Nanaimo emergency dispatch centre now come from mobile devices, but neither wireless users or carriers pay toward the central Island infrastructure.
Meanwhile, land-line users do contribute to help pay for the service, but the number of people opting out of land lines is increasing, meaning less money is available to pay for operating the 911 system.
It all adds up to a $1 million shortfall in the central Island, which dispatches 911 from the Malahat to north of Lantzville.
It’s entirely reasonable to look for a way to bring mobile customers on board in paying for the vital 911 service.
But as wireless providers point out, collecting on a municipal basis would be next to impossible.
A B.C. Supreme Court judge agreed and tossed out Nanaimo’s bylaw, approved by council in 2010, and later approved by both the Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley regional districts.
The only reasonable and equitable way to implement a 911 call levy is to do so across the board, throughout the entire province.
Given that the wireless companies have indicated willingness to sign 911 levy agreements on a provincial basis, a fact the judge noted in his ruling, it’s a mystery why our legislators in Victoria are dragging their feet. Perhaps Nanaimo’s efforts will be sufficient to send the message to Victoria, provided our MLAs have the presence of mind to answer the call.
— Nanaimo News Bulletin
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Mailbag: Feedback on bad bridges, bad ads, bad luck
Attack ads insulting
To the Editor,I like to be with
people who bring out the best in me, what is noble, and kind, positive and strong.
So I don’t like attack ads that cater to and encourage my nasty side, and try to scare me with half truths and innuendo.
The latest ads by the Harper government attacking Thomas Mulcair do nothing for political discourse in Canada and are an insult to voters.
We don’t need to import the mess that we see in the USA where positive action is stopped by childish tantrums, and dirty tricks are an accepted campaign tool. It’s time to let our MPs know we demand some maturity.
Barbara Cooper,Port Alberni
Deterioration dismays reader
To the Editor,If you’re one of the
hundreds of local taxpayers who walk the Kitsuksis Dike on a regular basis, you’ve probably noticed the sad condition of the gardens along the way. These once well maintained islands of shrubs and trees
are now over-run with weeds, broken branches and garbage.
I’m sure you’ve seen, too, the dangerous state of disrepair of the bridge at the south end of the path. With it’s rotten, broken boards and protruding rusty nails, it’s surely an accident (and ensuing lawsuit) waiting to happen.
Being a member of the aforementioned group (local taxpayers), when you paid your property taxes, you most likely observed the immaculate gardens gracing the front of city hall. Not a weed in sight; lush, green lawns mowed with golf course precision; not a leaf out of place.
And we can’t forget the “sculpture.” Instead of using our money to buy that pile of rusting scrap metal, I think the residents of city hall could have served their community better if they had spent it on repairing the bridge, thus ensuring the safety of those of us who appreciate what the dike has to offer.
In closing, I would just like to say that I think the dike could be, and should be, one of the seven wonders of Port Alberni. I invite the mayor and
council to “take a hike” on the dike and see for themselves—just watch your step on that bridge.
Ron Receveur,Port Alberni
What was point of your ‘rant’?
To the Editor,By running the
rant from the Comox Valley Record (The future they’ll inherit, Editorial, July 5) were you expressing support for their anti-industrial theme?
The condemnative wording, “burning their oil, polluting their water...wrecking their planet” shows a mind thoroughly green-washed. Reading the book, The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley would give an antidote and an honest perspective as to how conditions in the world have improved rather than deteriorated, mainly due to industrialisation.
And there’s little excuse for editorial writers to be so deluded. Eliminating an industrial society would remove the very computers, the cameras, the printing presses and the paper to carry their mistaken ideas. Alas, people who lack a commitment
to reason will deliver contradictions.
I do agree that we are leaving an impoverished legacy to the young, but it has only to do with education and finance.
The radical environmentalism in our education system largely teaches that recycling is holy and mankind is the most destructive species on this earth. As such, should we be surprised to see psychological problems in our youth?
Between those who are silent and those who strive to live off the productivity of others, doing all they can to avoid becoming productive themselves, there are few people left.
Top that off with the widespread belief that only by adding greater numbers of young workers to pay for the services the retires demand, then yes, we are destroying the legacy.
Rather than ‘wrecking their planet’ we are wrecking man’s economic world. We could leave a better future but it has nothing to do with burning oil.
Gary Seinen,Port Alberni
BC gets lotto shaft again
To the Editor,There is no
interruption in the ongoing flow of big lotto prizes to Ontario residents. The latest example of this scam came Saturday, June 30, when two Ontario 649 ticket holders won more than $16 million each.
On June 2, top prize in 649 draw was $25, 492,000, which was won by one Ontario ticket holder. Those two June draws alone steered more than $59 million dollars to Ontario players, with B.C. players winning a few hundred thousand dollars.
I have questioned the lottery corporation about a number of lopsided payouts. On one occasion they attributed B.C.’s “No Win” situation to population figures.
The last response I received from a lottery spokesman was “People in Ontario buy more lottery tickets”.
The only way we can acquire a “level playing field” is to have an independent firm conduct an open audit of the lottery corporation.
Harold Hamilton, Port Alberni
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This week’s question:Do you think the City of Port Alberni should
pursue recreational waterfront for the old plywood site?
Do you think more signage is needed at Stamp Falls warning recreational water users about dangers of the falls?
Yes – 19 No – 8
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Life’s a challengeTo the Editor,I have read the
editorial in your July 5 edition (The future they’ll inherit). I can do little but agree entirely with the author of this column.
In doing so, I have been searching for a descriptive word and have concluded that “challenging” best describes its contents.
Many in this beautiful town seem all too anxious to embrace the handling and shipping of coal to Asian nations through our community. They in turn will burn this
fuel, contributing to the pollution of our planet’s atmosphere.
I feel certain that the economic spin off that our community will realize will not stand up to the scrutiny of our descendants.
This may be considered as but one example of “spending our grandchildren’s inheritance.”
Perhaps in planning our beautiful city we should place the highest emphasis on what actions our descendants would endorse. Can we do less?
Ernie Sherman,Port Alberni
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The provincial government is supporting a new Labour Market Sector Solutions project with the BC Salmon Farmers Association, which is designed to help participants secure permanent employment in the aquaculture industry while helping local employers meet labour demands.
“Our government’s top priority is creating and protecting jobs for British Columbians,” said Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation.
“This aquaculture training program will not only help employers on Vancouver Island address their demand for skilled workers, but it will also provide British Columbians in more remote communities on
Vancouver Island the opportunity to train in this industry and find a job.”
The aquaculture technician diploma program is being offered by Excel Career College in three areas of Vancouver Island:
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Aquaculture employers in these areas are in demand for skilled workers, but potential employees have had little access to relevant skills
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Saturday Morning, Aug. 4Saturday Morning on the South Side
➨ Puddle Ducks Regatta in the morning and Farmers Market at the Quay
➨ Special exhibits at the Maritime Discovery Centre, Rollin Art Centre and the Historic Train Station
➨ Artists Demonstration all along the Rotary Arts District on Argyle Street
➨ Celebrations and artists at Char’s Landing➨ Argyle St. closed 10am-1pm, 4th Ave. to 5th Ave.
Saturday Afternoon & Eve, Aug. 4Block Party at Bob Dailey Stadium
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Tarja Woodthorpe, vice chair of the West Coast General Hospital Foundation, accepts a cheque for $10,000 from Terry Riley, president of the First Open Heart Society of B.C., and other society members last week. The money has been used to buy three Sennheiser A200 Audio ports that allow therapists to speak to patients with mild to moderate hearing loss without raising their voice.
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ROBINSON, JEANJean passed away Tuesday July 24, 2012.
Jean approached life with zest, drawing energy from her grandchildren, her garden, her family, and friends. Her door was always open and all who entered felt her love and generosity. She will be greatly missed.
Jean was predeceased by her husband Grant and is survived by: Her daughter Nancy Robinson (Andrew Tucker, Emma, Ian); Her son Bruce Robinson (Lisa – deceased, Matthew, Colin, Jack); Her daughter Linda Robinson (Randall Hill, Caitlin, Sarah); and Her daughter Claire Madill (Howard Madill, Ward, Drew).
A service will be held Monday July 30, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Sands Funeral Chapel, 1 Newcastle Ave.
Nanaimo, B.C.
In lieu of flowers please send a donation to Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary, Nanaimo, B.C., a special place in Jean’s heart.
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Jordan, 15, has been really enjoying the summer - camping, swimming and visiting relatives. Jordan enjoys music, arts and hiking and is also a good skater and surfer. Jordan has been delivering the News to 50 homes in South Port for the past 5 months. He likes to use his paper route money to buy fireworks. Today is Jordan’s last day as a carrier for the News and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours.
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seniors complexes.
What’s on for seniors during summer
u Elvis Presley impersonator will perform for the residents of Westhaven at their “Happy Hour” on Friday, July 27 at 1 p.m.
u Hazel Cross, resident of Abbeyfield, will turn another year older on Aug. 4.
u Rainbow Gardens will be having Olympics Week from Aug. 6–10.
u The traditional “Family Fun Day in the Park”, (Roger Creek) organized by Fir Park and Echo Villages and sponsored by the A.V. Lions Club, will be held Aug. 8. All senior homes invited.
u On Aug. 9, Abbeyfield will enjoy a “Fisherman’s Picnic”.
u On Aug. 15, Rainbow Gardens residents will have their “Vegas Night.
u Steve Tates, from Rainbow Gardens will celebrate his 70th birthday on Aug. 14.
u On Aug. 21, Abbeyfield will have Dashwood Meadows picnic lunch in Qualicum.
u A BBQ with family and friends will take place at Westhaven on Aug. 22.
u A country and western night at Rainbow Gardens will take place on Aug. 23.
u Abbeyfield Port Alberni will celebrate its 10th anniversary with an open house Aug. 26.
u Westhaven will host the second annual “Sunflower Contest” on Aug. 29.
u The monthly “Monkey Auction” is scheduled for Aug. 30 at Rainbow Gardens.
u Barbecues, picnics and summer adventures will be added to the many activities already scheduled to be held by Fir Park and Echo Villages this summer.
Abbeyfield celebrates 10 yearsORLANDO DELANOSpecial to the NewS
Abbeyfield Port Alberni will celebrate on Aug. 26 the completion of its 10th year of operation.
It was in 2002 when the late Terry Whyte, founder of this home in our community, welcomed the first 18 residents. Inspired by an October 1986 article in the Victoria Times-Colonist about a proposed Abbeyfield House in Sidney, Whyte realized this might be the solution to the gap in seniors housing in the Alberni Valley.
Under Whyte’s leadership, a group of local residents worked on the project and formed a legal society in 1995. That same year the Valley was confident a new hospital was on the way. Abbeyfield made its first overtures to obtain the extended care unit from the
“old” hospital.This pursuit had its
ups and downs. The society investigated many other options. In October 2001, Port Alberni City Council agreed to lease the former extended care unit site for $1 a year. There was a broad
response for the call for assistance for building renovations. Residents and their families decorated their own rooms, and the first residents moved in Aug. 26, 2002.
Among the early society board
members was Glad Doyle, who has served as a volunteer since 1999.
“I had just retired and moved here when Terry approached me and asked if I could be part of the board. I had worked at Victoria’s Abbeyfield St. Peter’s for four years,” recalls Doyle.
“There, I worked as a cook and a House Mother, and, basically, I did a bit of everything. On my last year, I was part of the house committee, which dealt with the residents’ well being as well as being responsible for who was going to become a new resident of the home.”
Doyle praised the work Whyte had done before his death last year,
adding that he did so much for this home, for the Abbeyfield movement and for the community, that it is very hard to summarize all his accomplishments.
“He was one of those people who cannot be replaced. I was very fortunate to have worked with him because I learned so much from him.
“Today, I continue my association with Abbeyfield and my regular contact with the residents we serve.”
Doyle was raised in Saskatchewan and moved to the West Coast when she was 16 and got a job for BC Tel, which lasted for two years. She also attended night school. She married at 17.
Today, Abbeyfield
Port Alberni accommodates 21 residents and is the largest Abbeyfield home in Canada. Marlene Dietrich is the president of the board of directors. She is a dedicated volunteer who understands the needs of seniors and provides them with a healthy and pleasant home.
“We are very fortunate to have her as our leader, and to continue Terry’s work,” says Doyle.
“(She is) carrying on with the philosophy of the Abbeyfield movement, which gives the residents a say in what affects their environment and the respect they need for their independence and freedom of choice.”
ORLANDO DELANO/ALbERNi VALLEy NEws
Glad Doyle has been working with Abbeyfield for a decade.
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Edwin ChandSpecial to the NewS
Jordan and Jesse Wagner of port Alberni (Vancouver Island-Central Coast – Zone 6) are similar in more ways that one. the identical twins also share a passion to be the best in their respective wrestling weight classes.
the Wagner brothers, 16, have trained as wrestlers for the better part of six years, with the distinction of numerous accolades to their names.
Last weekend they competed at the BC Summer Games in Surrey.
From the moment you meet them, you instantly feel the positive and lively
vibe of brotherhood, with no signs of jealousy or envy from one another.
the brothers are humble in their approach and cool on the surface, but the fire that fuels them comes out when one asks if there is any competition between the two.
“We are really competitive with each other in whatever we do,” said Jesse.
this is evident in the fact that they have competed against each other for some time. Jordan has gotten the better of Jesse on two occasions which included a fifth-place appearance at the nationals and a third at the westerns, while only conceding to Jesse on one occasion,
when they finished first and second respectively.
Although there is a fierce rivalry when they do compete, they also work well together.
“We regularly train each other, even before our big matches against one another,” said Jordan.
Luckily for the brothers, they did not face each other during the BC Summer Games.
But they still came out victorious.
Jesse won a gold medal in the 54 kg class, while Jordan won a silver medal in the 57 kg class.
Edwin Chand was a member of a BC Summer Games writing team.
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Above, a player in black scores a goal during a drill that players were practising during week two of the prep camp at the AV Multiplex.Right, Mike Johnston, head coach of the Western Hockey League’s Portland Winterhawks, gives pointers to midget hockey players Tuesday morning.
SUSAN QUINN/ AlberNI VAlley NewS
Wrestlers dominate BC gamesSUSan QUinn
alberNi Valley NewS
Several Alberni Valley athletes returned home with medals from the B.C. Summer Games
held in Surrey last weekend.
track and field athlete thompson Weegar earned a gold medal as a member of the boys’ 4x100-metre relay team. He also
finished fifth in the 100m and ninth in the 200m as well as 10th in the province in boys’ long jump.
the wrestling team dominated the podium. Jesse Wagner earned gold in boys’ 54 kg (See main story) while his twin brother Jordan earned a silver in the boys’ 57 kg weight class.
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It’s time to get registered for the Breast Cancer Fund Raiser, which will happen Tuesday, July 31 with a shotgun start at 5:30 p.m.
Come on out for fun, prizes, raffles and a great dinner, not to mention the chance of a good round of golf with friends.
The pro shop has the sign up sheet filling fast so get your name in.
Nine-Hole Division: Division A: Pennie
Churchill led the pack in this division taking the low gross score along with the putting kitty for having the
least number of putts. Kathy Toms had the first low net.
Division B: Found Lorraine Wilson in first low gross position.
Marie Swain in first low net while Louise Berlinski and Marj Dufour shared the putting jar.
Could have been the Birdie on No. 4 that did it for Wilson or the two holes parred, No. 5 and No. 6...either way she had a great game.
Louis Robinson also parred holes No. 4 and No. 5 along with Pennie Churchill who parred No. 4.
A hearty welcome back to Marj Dufour and Joan Hall by this group.
18-Hole Division:Remember that gray
cold rainy day last week...that’s the day that the Alberni ladies hosted team play to Fairwinds golfers.
Our gals had a sizzling game and took the out-of-towners 43 points to 29. Hot stuff on a dull day.
Claudia Romaniuk sizzled today, coming in with an 86 low gross with Anna Marie Krikke hot on her heels with a 65 low net.
There was nothing tepid about Gayle Rhodes’ game either..
She was the challenge pin holder and defended her title against challenger, Olga Kanigan.
Todays ball sweep entailed adding up your score from tee to green, then taking
away the number of putts.
Marie Randall’s torrid game brought her to the first place position with a low gross score of 39.
Kathy MacDonald had a peppery game which gave her the first place position for low net minus the putts. The Solheim Cup has a full slate of players for their next competition but they have started a waiting list for this very popular competition.
See Shriley Goodman to get your name down for a chance to play.
Kathy MacDonald is the gal to contact for the Breast Cancer Fund Raiser next Tuesday.
Think pink and come on out.
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Pitch n’ Putt
She’s got some game
I have always had a drive that pushed me to try for perfection, and golf is a game in which perfection stays just out of reach.
Have you got game ladies? Pat Little has put out a challenge to the women golfing at Hollies.
It has been seven years since four time Canadian champion Mary Anne Hayward set a course record of 29. The challenge is for you to come out and beat the course record. Sound impossible? Our top players from ladies night, Maryann McConnell and Sue Steinhaeur both shot a 34. I have a feeling that these two women
are going to battle it out this year and one of them will beat that score.
The longest putt, sponsored by Urban Hair Studio, was won by Tineke Rodgers. Closest to the pin on the second shot, sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart, was won by Donna Cox. Sandy Price, visiting our community from Calgary, won KP. Sandy, enjoy your visit to Port Alberni. The longest most accurate drive was won by Janet Van Pelt.
Sue Steinhaeur is currently leading the ringer board at 31, with Maryann close behind at 32. Ladies, how low can you go?
Running any small business requires a lot of hard work and dedication. But a lot of that hard work and dedication comes from employees who are often not recognized.
Charlene is a long time employee of Hollies and works tirelessly throughout the busy season ensuring that ladies and men’s nights and other special events run smoothly. She comes in every Wednesday and prepares dinner that is comparable to the best restaurants in Port Alberni. Charlene, we salute you.
Don’t forget, ladies night every Wednesday at Hollies.
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Craig Acland and Keith Gauthier posted first low gross. Sam Parhar and Brett Parhar were second followed by Preban Rasmussen and Dennis Debolt. First low net were Kevin Carlton and Mark Anderson followed by Jim Lawler and Frank Hastings, Jacques Giovetti and John Jones, George DeFrane and Paul Saulnier, Jim Rhodes and Ron Barker.
On No. 2 Craig Acland was closest to the pin. Art Fowler
collected $33 for his closest to the pin shot on No. 4. Sam Parhar scored closest to the pin on No. 13 and Ken Fong was closest on No. 17. On No. 6 Keith Gauthier put his second shot closest to the pin. The Westwind Pub put up a gift certificate for the long drive on No. 5 and Ken Fong walked off with that prize.
No winner on the hidden hole this week so $296 will be up for grabs next Sunday.
On Thursday Gene Kimoto aced No. 13. Way to go Gene.
Next Sunday is the Van Isle Ford Scramble. The computer will pick four- man teams for a shotgun start at 8 a.m. sharp. Please enter with your handicap.
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Track and ruggers avail wellFrom/26
Jonathan Spencer earned gold in boys’ 74 kg, Nolan Badovinac earned gold in boys’ 78 kg and Micaela Dick a bronze in girls’ 64 kg.
Kate Schievink also
won a bronze medal with the U-17 girls’ rugby team.
In other results, Jesse Law finished 16th in boys 1500m steeplechase; Rylee Mitchell finished 14th in boys’ 800m,
12th in boys’ 1200m and seventh in boys’ javelin.
Heather Cruickshank finished 13th in girls’ high jump; Tim Wynans finished fifth and Nathaniel Wynans
seventh in boys’ hammer.
Sheldon Haddad finished fourth in boys’ 60 kg wrestling; and Dean Leyland finished fifth in the boys’ 66 kg class.
An Alberni Valley wrestler takes command of her match during BC Summer Games competition in Surrey, BC last weekend.
Photo courtesy Bc summer Games
Alberni wrestlers Euro boundA group of Alberni
wrestlers is going on a European tour that includes a week in London, England watching Olympic events.
The group of 40 left Port Alberni on July 26.
The tour will start in Prague and travel to cities such as Munich, Salzburg, Innsbruck, St.Moritz, Vaduz, Zurich and Paris.
The tour is part of a series of international trips organized every three to four years by Alberni Wrestling Director Tom McEvay.
Past tours have included Japan
twice, Hawaii, Florida, California, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France, Russia and China for the last Olympics in 2008.
“I have always believed that wrestling and sport in general are fantastic educational tools,” McEvay said.
“Add in travel and you have an amazing combination.”
Athletes will wrestle in Hallbergoos Germany, Inzing Austria and Gamprin Liechtenstein.
All are villages of 2,000-4,000 people and all are hosting the local contingent for
a festive dinner and social after wrestling.
The group secured accommodation in London more than a year ago and were able to avoid the scramble for it during the games.
While in London, the group has more than 120 tickets to Olympic events. Every participant on the trip will have the opportunity to attend and watch at least three Olympic events including wrestling, McEvay said.
“In 2008 in Beijing we had the thrill to watch our own Travis Cross at the
Olympics but also the opportunity to support all Canadian wrestlers,” McEvay said.
“We were there when BC’s Carol Huynh won her gold medal at 48 kg and we will be there to see her defend it in London.”
B.C. is well represented on the Canadian team.
The participants include Leah Callaghan of McKenzie, who was on the Alberni Wrestling tour to Europe in 2005 as a high school wrestler.
The group returns to Alberni Aug. 12.
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Jupiter Jill brings alt-rock act to Rainbow Room
SUSAN QUINNAlberni VAlley news
If PJ Harvey, Annie Lennox, Patsy Cline and Joan Jett were to board a spaceship and head to an alternate universe, they would likely come back to Earth as Jupiter Jill.
That’s the way transplanted prairie girl Shauna McAllister describes her band, Jupiter Jill. And a growing legion of “sound warriors” is mesmerized by her alt-rock-meets-space-cowboy sound. McAllister, now based in Nanaimo, plays The Rainbow Room in Port Alberni this Friday, July 27.
McAllister has been playing music since she was five years old. Her musical inspiration back then was a toy glockenspiel; it still runs eclectic today, as she told a Shaw TV host she looks to Jack White (White Stripes) and The Pixies as her adult muses.
White’s influence is heard in the beat from McAllister’s acoustic guitar, while one can hear Jett’s throaty power in songs like Super Robot Girl or Gasoline. Team her up with bandmates Mathew Falvai (electric guitar), Dave Lawson (sax), Andrew Kent (drums and Korg), Anatol Mcginnis (bass,
violin and cello), Ross Hembling (drums) and Scott Macleod (bass) and you’ve got a winner.
Jupiter Jill hits the stage at 10 p.m. Admission is $7 at the door. For more info, check out the Rainbow Room on the web at www.rainbowroom.ca.
For a sample of Jupiter Jill’s sound, check out McAllister at www.reverbnation.com/shaunamcallister.
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Shauna McAllister of Jupiter Jill brings her alt rock sound to the Rainbow Room this Friday, July 27.
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Artist Chris Doman displays his first Argyle Street print, created in 2009. ‘Argyle Redesign’, below, is a more current painting in the exhibit ‘Argyle Street Needs Painting’, currently showing at Islands Gallery.
Argyle Street in focusMixed media artist Chris Doman has an
obsession with Argyle Street. He brings this personal love affair into the public eye with ‘Argyle Street Needs Painting’, an exhibit at Islands Gallery.
Doman will be on hand at the gallery—appropriately located at 5060 Argyle Street—this Thursday, July 26 from 6:30–10 p.m. to meet with the public.
Doman calls his artwork ‘multiples’; he uses three or four different methods, from printmaking to stencilling and collage, to depict his feelings and thoughts about Argyle Street. Each painting has been done on handmade paper imported from Montreal, and hung unframed on steel cables.
The concept for the show began with one painting in 2009. “Seeing them all together was neat for me because I had them all in a drawer,” he said.
Summer rolls on at Rollin
Only four weeks are left for the summer art programs at the Rollin Art Centre. For children ages five to eight years old. Each week is a different theme, so call now and book your spot.
Programs are $20, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Mornings: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. for ages five and six.
Afternoons: 1–3 p.m. for ages seven and eight. Call 250-724-3412.
July 31-Aug. 3: Yo Ho Yo Ho – A Pirates Life for Me.
Aug. 7-10: Under the Sea Adventures
Aug. 14-17: Dinosaurs-The Great Reptiles
Aug. 21-24: Space-The Final Frontier.
Teas continue on terrace
Sit back and enjoy the beautiful Rollin Art Centre gardens with friends, tasty treats, wonderful music and the costumes of the Centennial Belles.
Tea on the Terrace runs every Thursday until Aug. 23, and with only four teas left you won’t want to miss one.
Tickets are available at the Rollin Art Centre for $10. Price includes tea, light lunch and musical entertainment from 1–3 p.m. The Rollin Art Centre is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Argyle Street.
In case of rain the teas will be held at Char’s Landing.
Musical lineup for the remainder of the summer includes:
Aug. 2 – Yvonne Gibbon.
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MELISSA MARTIN
Arts Around
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PANTONE 137 U
Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and familieswho support these growing champions.
See photos, videos and results at www.bcgames.org
Congratulations!Congratulations!
387 athletes and 73 coaches from Vancouver Island-Central Coast (Zone 6) competed at the 2012 BC Summer Games.
◆ ENTERTAINMENT
Photo courtesy Portal Players
Melbury is arrested during a scene from Fawlty Towers, one of four one-act plays currently onstage at the Capitol Theatre.
Final weekend for one-act plays
Portal Players Dramatic Society continues with its second and final week of four, one-act plays at the Capitol Theatre.
Four plays for the price of one—all tickets are $10 at the door.
The box office and concession open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. and finishes around 10 p.m.
Plays run on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 26—28.
The brilliant comedy The Bear, by Chekhov, opens the evening, followed by Fourteen (a comedy) and Legend (a drama). An episode of Fawlty Towers is the final show of the evening, with award-winning actor Ryan Gander as Basil Fawlty.
Four local directors—Chris Arthurs, John Milne, Andrea Markiewicz and Jose Araujo—present this live entertainment.
handout
Solo SeanAfter 12 years working with Sarah McLachlan, singer/ songwriter Sean Ashby is touring on his own. He appears at Char’s Landing tonight (July 26) at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18 at the door. Char’s is on Argyle Street in the big white church.
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Aug. 9 – Classical Tub; Aug. 16 – Old Time Fiddlers; Aug. 23– The Travelers: Paul Kurucz and his daughters.
Centennial farewell
Meet the artists for a wrap-up reception of the exhibit Centennial Inspirations. This will be your last chance to wander the gallery and view this unique exhibit showcasing
local artist at the Rollin Art Centre.
Saturday Aug. 11 from 1–3 p.m. the artists will be on hand in the gallery.
This exhibit is worthwhile viewing for the entire family and will run only to Aug. 15.
Please call 250-724-3412 for more Information.
Melissa Martin is
the arts administrator for the Community Arts Council.
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Community EventsFRI. JULY 27
◆ Alberni newcomers & Friends club will meet for their July dinner at Little Bavaria Restaurant. Everyone welcome, but phone 250-723-3863 to book your seat if you are not a member.
SAT. JULY 28◆ uptown street
mArket FAir both sides of the street with vendors and merchants of all kinds. Also at the market will be the black powder candy cannon (for the kids), and an all day street hockey game. Hosted by the Historic Southport Merchants Society. Anyone interested in a vendor space needs to contact Gary @ 250-723-9929.
MON. JULY 30◆ mAritime mondAy -
kites by the light
at the lighthouse on Harbour Road. From 1-3 p.m. Kite making, snacks, refreshments and other children’s activities.
TUE. JULY 31◆ jungle Fever At
rec pArk the third installment of the Our Town. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Gyro Park, North Park and Seventh Avenue. Parachute games, obstacle course, five-pin bowling and a large sand pile.
SAT. AUG. 4◆ city centenniAl
block pArty on Argyle Street from Fourth to Fifth Avenues, which are closed for pedestrian access only. From 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Dancing, art, open mic, sidewalk sales, food and beverages. For more info. contact Char at [email protected] or call (250)
730-1636.
MON. AUG. 6◆ introduction
to sAiling week long course for children age 6-15. At Canal Beach (former plywood mill site). Taught by instructors from the Mobile Optimist Sailing School. Introduces children to the exciting sport of sailing and kayaking. For info. call 778-421-1235 or cell 250-589-8719.
MON. AUG. 13◆ introduction
to sAiling week long course for children age 6-15. At Canal Beach (former plywood mill site). Taught by instructors from the Mobile Optimist Sailing School. Introduces children to the exciting sport of sailing and kayaking. For info. call 778-421-1235 or cell 250-589-8719.
SAT. AUG. 26◆ twenty-seventh
AnnuAl open legion sAlmon derby Five dollars per rod. Call (250) 723-7513 or (250) 5042 for details. Everyone welcome. Breakfast available at the legion hall, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WED. SEPT. 5◆ Finding my wAy”
bereAvement support group at Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 for 10 sessions at Ty Watson House. This is a structured and facilitated group. You must be registered to attend. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 for more info.
ONGOING◆ choir members
needed Barkley Sound Choir welcomes new members in advance of new
program to celebrate Alberni Valley Centennial. Practice is at 6:45 p.m. at the United Church, 2474
Church St. For more info contact Sylvia at 250-723-7185 or Peter at 250-724-5206.
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