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A change in the property assess-ment value of the defunct Cata-lyst Elk Falls pulp mill is going to result in a 2012 tax revenue loss to Campbell River in the range of $1.8 million, City Manager Andy
Laidlaw said Tuesday.If that loss was transferred
directly to residential taxpayers, they would be required to pay 12 per cent more in property tax this year, Laidlaw estimates.
But Campbell River Mayor Wal-ter Jakeway is determined there will be no property tax hikes for
homeowners this year.In an interview prior to the
Catalyst notification from the BC Assessment Authority (BCAA) he said: “My personal intention is to have a zero per cent tax increase in 2012. That’s my personal goal and I’m sure I can bring a few other councillors along with me
without having to cut services too badly.”
The BCAA announced Tues-day that the equipment removal at the former Catalyst Elk Falls pulp and paper mill means it no longer meets the legislative requirements for a major indus-trial property.
“This will result in a decrease of approximately $45 million dol-lars in the major industry classi-fication,” says BCAA Vancouver Island Regional Assessor Bill MacGougan.
The city manager set the stage for the BCAA announcement in
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They’re off!A couple of hundred polar swimmers dashed to the water at Saratoga Beach on New Year’s Day. The annual Polar BearSwim is a New Year’s tradition that allows participants to shake off the cobwebs of the old year (and any lingering effectof New Year’s Eve festivities). See more pictures on A2.
Defunct mill equals $1.8m tax loss
Disoriented on New Year’s Eve
Search and Rescue officials conducted a successful overnight New Year’s hunt for a 61-year-old Campbell River man who had become “disoriented” during a fishing outing along the Oyster River.
Campbell River RCMP Sergeant Craig Massey reports that the angler was found in good condition on a logging road at 8 a.m. New Year’s Day.
At 8:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve Campbell River RCMP received a report of the lost fisherman. A Campbell River male reported that he and his father had been fishing in the area at approximately 3:30 p.m. when they became separated.
“When his father failed to return to their vehicle he enlisted the assistance of additional family members. Campbell River Search and Rescue searched throughout the night eventually locating
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the 61-year-old Campbell River male at approximately 8 a.m., “ Sgt. Massey reports. “The father had walked the Oyster River for some time and had then become disoriented. He walked through the night ending up on a logging road where he was located by Search and Rescue in good condition.”
Also on Dec. 31t at 8:45 p.m. Campbell River RCMP responded to a report of a break and enter at Fountain Tire. Sgt. Massey reports that an unknown suspect broke a window to gain access. Once inside the suspect removed a tool box prior to fleeing the scene. Anyone with information on this offence is asked to contact the RCMP or Crimestoppers.
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Are you ready?Fisherman’s Pub owner Al Thompson (above) has long been the patron of the annual Polar Bear Swim at Saratoga Beach on New Year’s Day. Here, like every year, he gets the participants charged up before counting down the dash into the water. Meanwhile, participants (right) shiver and await Al’s start.
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A derelict boat that ran aground south of Campbell River dur-ing a storm last week may be there for some time, as it appears no one is responsible for clean up.
It has been deter-mined that the boat is not an environmental, fisheries or naviga-tion hazard, which sits below the high tide line, and whose owner is likely not interested in salvaging it.
“It falls between the cracks,” said Phillip Hawkins, the Officer in Charge at the Camp-bell River Coast Guard Station.
“The long and the
short of it is, there it sits.
“It’s easy to say ‘get rid of it,’ but how do you get rid of it?”
The wooden shell of the derelict live-aboard had to be cut loose from a tow due to rough weather conditions last Tuesday night, and ran aground in Willow Point.
Fortunately, he said, the new owner had pumped the fuel tanks, drained the engine’s sump and “removed all deleterious sub-stances,” before the tow.
The Coast Guard envi-ronmental response team has determined that there is no hydro carbon pollution risk from the boat.
“If that boat had oil on it of any significant amount it would be our responsibility,” Hawk-ins said.
But since it doesn’t, “we are not responsi-ble or interested.”
Hawkins added that Fisheries and Oceans has inspected the site and determined the boat is not a hazard to the fish bearing Willow Creek.
In addition, it sits below the high tide, meaning it is not on anyone’s property, and where it sits poses no navigation hazards.
Hawkins said the owner has purchased it for a minimal price and was likely not interested in an expen-sive salvage project.
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A derelict boat that got away while being towed in a storm Dec. 27 continues to languish in the intertidal zone at the mouth of Willow Creek. There are no legal requirements to have the boat removed.
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Campbell Riv-er’s Barry Kaz-imer had three
extra reasons to cel-ebrate this New Year’s Eve, as the 48-year old retired military veteran and his fam-ily took home a trio of all-new Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles in TSN’s sixth annual, international award-winning million-dollar giveaway, the Chevrolet Volt Million Dollar Shootout.
The event aired live nationally on TSN and TSN Mobile TV
during the first inter-mission of the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship round-robin game featuring Canada vs. USA.
“Never in my wild-est dreams did I imag-ine that I would be a part of something like the Chevrolet Volt Mil-lion Dollar Shootout, much less step on the ice at a World Juniors game and have the opportunity to win cars and $1 million,” said Kazimer. “To go home with three cars just really caps
off what has been an incredible three days in Edmonton and to be able to share this experience with my family makes the trip even more special.”
Kazimer and his two shooters – cousin Stew Patterson and brother-in-law Ken Bilski – each had 15 seconds to shoot 10 pucks into an open net from cen-tre ice. Kazimer and Patterson’s combined 16 goals scored were enough for the trio to win three all-new Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles.
Immediately after winning the cars, Kaz-imer moved back to the far blue line and had the chance to win $1 million in a one-time payout by shoot-ing at least 15 out of 20 pucks into an open net in 24 seconds or less. Kazimer scored 11 goals into the open net, falling just four goals short of the $1 million prize.
“The Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range is a revolutionary vehicle and we’re
thrilled to welcome Barry, Stew and Ken to the Volt team,” said Marc Comeau, Vice-President, Sales, Ser-vice and Marketing for General Motors of Canada.
Kazimer was ran-domly chosen from more than 26 million total online entries. As part of the promo-tion, Kazimer had the chance to hone his wrist shot in a special one-hour practice with Hall of Fame defenceman and Chev-rolet Hockey Ambas-sador, Bobby Orr, at
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December with initial budget projections that included a zero per cent tax increase on the business sector and a 3.75 per cent increase in residential taxes.
That would have meant a $45 increase for the average hom-eowner.
That level of taxation would continue to sup-port services the city currently provides. Laidlaw had framed his estimate around a projected deficit of $550,000.
Now, he says, that figure is no longer rel-evant.
Catalyst had been seeking a BCAA reclas-sification of its mill site property to busi-ness class. And Laid-law had warned that any reduction in Cata-lyst’s assessment will directly affect the 2012 budget by the same amount.
Jakeway says bud-get shortfall estimates have been based on a 2011 budget model and that city council will “make that disappear.” And, he adds that city hall “doesn’t even know what budget trimming looks like.”
The mayor says when city council has bal-anced the budget he doesn’t think “people will even notice the dif-ference.”
One of the service areas that will almost certainly get renewed scrutiny is waste removal.
Jakeway says “it’s kind of crazy” to have a (garbage) truck going by three times in one day to collect house-hold refuse, then recy-cling and then yard waste.
Coun. Andy Adams, who has been given the
city’s “finance portfo-lio,” says the Catalyst tax determination by the BCAA is “the ele-phant in the room.”
He says the city has done a good job over the past six years of reducing the city’s dependency on the major industrial tax base without having to resort to major resi-dential tax increases.
A BCAA finding in favour of Catalyst means “a significant challenge hitting us in one year,” he says.
Adams says there is room for service cuts particularly in areas where services are duplicated by the pri-vate sector and coun-cil has to be better at examining service options.
There is one fiscal option he says should be avoided at all cost and that is using city reserve funds to offset operating costs. “It is fraught with peril.”
But, Coun. Mary Storry says: “Our goal is maintaining ser-vices that our commu-nity expects and defin-ing what is essential is very difficult because we value all our ser-vices.
“There could be some options available in our reserves … as long as we maintain them at (required) levels … then maybe short term is not all that bad. You never want to use (them) for operational, but if it’s a toss up between maintaining services that the com-munity feels it needs and short term utiliza-tion of some reserves that we don’t tradition-ally want to use then we have to think about that.”
Coun. Claire Moglove suggests homeowners
may feel services have been cut enough in years past.
She says the city “is faced with a difficult balancing act” because municipalities are not permitted to run deficits. She says the “toughest” part of that balancing will come in 2012.
“We have reduced costs and reduced ser-vices during in the previous council term and further cuts or reductions of services are going to be very dif-ficult.
“Many of the people I talk to understand the dilemma the city is facing, understand that maybe their taxes will have to go up. They do want city hall to be
efficient and cut costs as necessary, but my sense is that the major-ity of people think our level of service is good and they do not want a significant reduction of service.
“If that means they may have to pay a little bit more for those ser-vices, I believe they will understand.”
Moglove estimates that it will take the city two or three years to make the fiscal transi-tion from the negative impacts of the loss of Catalyst tax revenue to better times when the Catalyst site is “hop-ping with industry activity.”
Moglove says bridg-ing to fiscal wellbeing will be helped greatly
by BC Hydro’s Hart Dam refurbishing proj-ect and the construc-tion of a new hospital. “The question becomes how do you bridge to that next part of Camp-bell River’s history. It’s very complicated and it will be an interesting discussion that we (the new mayor and coun-cil) have.”
M ayo r J a k e w ay remains upbeat. There will be “a new style of behaviour” at city hall he promises. “The taxpayers will see it quickly, the investment community will also be watching.
“There will be a level of certainty, consis-tency, and a listening attitude that we all desire and need.”
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OpinionOpinionWHO WE ARE: The Campbell River Mirror is published every Wednesday and Friday by Black Press Ltd., 104-250 Dogwood St., Campbell River, B.C. V9W 2X9. Telephone: 250-287-9227; Fax: 250-287-3238.
EDITOR: Alistair [email protected]
Schools are back in session, and the next few months will be critical ones for students, teachers and parents. The B.C. Teachers Federation has been
on strike since September. Teachers are still reporting for
work and teaching students in the classrtoom. But they are not meeting with parents, or doing anything other than informal reports on student progress. Bargaining continues, but it seems that neither
side is willing to budge.The provincial government has come up with a
“net zero” policy which precludes wage increases. It expects public school employers to abide by this.
On the other side, the BCTF has asked for big pay increases and changes to contract language that would give them more time off during the school year for personal reasons. The BCTF also wants more control over class sizes and composition. While these are very important issues which affect the education of children, this should not be something that comes under union control.
Individual teachers, for the most part, do a great job in teaching students. B.C.’s public school system is a good one. Many students graduate and go on to
do great things in their lives, and the underpinning they received in school is a key factor.
But there are many students who don’t do well, and there needs to be a renewed emphasis by both the government and the union on improving the graduation rate, boosting literacy and numeracy and ensuring that each Grade 12 student has the opportunity to go on to post-secondary training that will enable them to live a meaningful and productive life.
For far too long, the talk about education in this province has revolved around the boards
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Hampers
The B.C. Liberal government enters 2012 with the weight of its “golden decade” heavy on its shoulders.
Having delivered a throne speech and a raft of legislation last fall, the government must pick up where it left off and build a February budget from the wreckage of the harmonized sales tax. This takes place as growth and revenue projections decline, and demand for government services con-tinues to rise.
The NDP opposition finds itself in a front-runner role, and now faces pressure to detail its long-promised practical alternative. A revived B.C. Conservative Party must also move beyond protest to problem solving.
Here are some of the immediate problems that will face the legisla-
ture when it resumes on Valentine’s Day.
Education: It seems inevitable that the B.C. Teachers’ Federation will once again have a new contract imposed. In December, school sup-port staff joined the parade of public sector unions that accepted the two-year “net zero” wage mandate.
Deficits that forced that mandate have ballooned again due to the HST mess, and the October throne speech hinted strongly that “net zero” will be extended in all but name in 2012.
Little noticed amid the usual labour noise, Education Minister George Abbott has launched a broad plan to “transform” education. Along with “personalized learning plans” and “flexibility and choice,” the plan
promises “regular teacher perfor-mance evaluation sessions.” Buckle your seatbelts, parents.
Health care: Premier Christy Clark hosts the annual premiers’ conference in Victoria Jan. 16-17. The provinces divided sharply in Decem-ber, as the three western ones backed Ottawa’s imposition of a new funding formula, while those from Manitoba east protested the news that six-per-cent annual increases will slow a bit in five years.
B.C.’s more immediate problem is a shift to per-capita funding that phases out targeted money for things like our dedicated hip and knee sur-gery program. Provinces are now supposed to create such innovations for their own sake, without further
federal intrusion into provincial jurisdiction.
That change costs B.C. an esti-mated $256 million a year, starting in 2014. The B.C. Liberals have this year to find savings, or face the task in an election year. And NDP leader Adrian Dix is restricted by his vow to make only spending promises that add up.
Energy and environment: As with the minimum wage, the B.C. Liberals are forced to tinker with the carbon tax. Taxing schools and hos-pitals to fund natural gas and cement companies’ emission projects has to stop, as Environment Minister Terry Lake has admitted.
Clark and Finance Minister
This year’s Community Christmas Hamper Fund, the 38th year being organized by the Knights of Columbus, was quite similar to that of 2010.
In early December there were worried looks exchanged among the organizers about the ability to repeat the successes of previous years. These fears were put to rest in short order because of the response of the Campbell River Community to the needs of the fund. When crunch time was near the community donated food, toys and money so that all who had applied for a hamper could be helped, and helped in abundance.
The actual building of the hampers began in the late afternoon of Friday Dec. 16 when unsolicited volun-teers from the community appeared to “do the shop-ping.” Some of these volunteers also appeared the next morning at 6:30 a.m. in the cold, dark parking lot of the Tyee Plaza to double-bag the turkeys that were to be delivered that day. By 8 a.m. the depot was once again filled with members of the community to build the hampers. In addition there was a veritable convoy of trucks, vans and cars to take care of the deliver-ies. One of the volunteers stated that at the request of his daughter, he had been delivering for nearly fifteen years and it had become part of their Christmas tradi-tion. Now his daughter, in her late teens, was doing the driving. By 2 p.m. the dust had settled and well over 1,000 hampers had been made and shipped out.
The next day, Sunday Dec. 18 there were people who came to the depot to get the hamper that had not, for
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Kevin Falcon must be tempted to borrow an NDP suggestion that carbon tax revenues be redirected more broadly to transit and energy-saving refits. But this means spend-ing the money instead of reducing income taxes, as legislation
currently requires, and both parties must face the fact that this entails a tax increase.
A storm is about to begin up north as fed-eral environmental hearings open on a proposed oil pipeline to Kitimat. Clark remains carefully non-commit-tal, the NDP bitterly
opposed.But the parties actu-
ally agree on liquefied natural gas exports from the same port. The NDP signaled cau-tious support for the plan before Christmas, with greater scrutiny of drilling and water use.
We in the media do a
poor job of reporting when parties agree. Debate wil l soon resume on B.C.’s new Family Law Act, aimed at avoiding courts and conflict, with bipar-tisan support. Fixing B.C.’s impaired driv-ing legislation, to keep that out of our clogged courts, should also be
expedited.B.C.’s traditional
blame game won’t make the problems of 2012 go away.
Tom Fletcher is legis-lative reporter and col-umnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
Continued from A6
Fletcher: Storm clouds brewing up north
one reason or another, been delivered to their home on the previous day.
It was then that one got a sense of the importance of these hampers to the recipi-ents. An elderly lady, on being escorted to her car with her food and present started to cry and confessed that she had no family and this hamper was “her Christmas.”
A young mother sim-ilarly started to cry as she picked up her fam-ily’s hamper, admit-
ting that it had been a lean year and that the generous hamper and toys for the kids were a welcome gift without which they would have had no Christmas.
It was a humbling and intensely gratify-ing experience to wit-ness these emotions as it was made quite clear that the majority of us are indeed so very for-tunate. These scenes will linger in the mem-ory forever.
For those interested in statistics, there were 1177 hampers built and given out to a total of
3758 people. In this group were 155 seniors aged sixty-five or more and 1550 children aged sixteen or under.
To all the individu-als, businesses, service clubs, schools, labor and sports organiza-tions that made dona-tions to allow the joy of Christmas and fellow-ship to be spread, the Knights of Columbus give you their deep-est thanks. Well done Campbell River, well done indeed!
Kevin GeareyKnights of Colum-
bus
Continued from A6
Hampers: Well done C.R.of education, management, principals and teachers. Yes, these are the people entrusted with providing a good education to students and, as stated above, for the most part that’s exactly what they are doing.
However, there needs to be far more focus on students.
They are the centre of the education system. They are the reason that teachers and principals have jobs. They are the reason that boards of education exist.
They are the underpinning of the future, because B.C. will go nowhere without a highly-educated population. This is more true than ever in an increasingly interconnected world.
Is it too much to ask that the education system be far more student-focused for the remainder of the school year, and in the future?
We certainly hope not.– Black Press
Continued from A6
Editorial: Students
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398ml
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Selected, 500ml
7500Dare Grains First Crackers
200-250gr
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368gr
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2 $52 $5
129
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Lemon Meringue Pie
2 $5
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5000Snowcrest Cut Rhubarb
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3500 Dr. Oetker Sauce ʻn Cake
225gr
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2000
A $3.49 Value FREE!
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269
Hertel’s
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269
Mitchell’s
Sliced Bacon500gr
Schneiders
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Juicy Jumbos & Grill’ems375-450gr
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Daystarters Turkey Bacon 375gr
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499
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May Family Farms
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159
QF Deli Fresh
Broccoli Slaw or Broccoli & Grape Salad
Tartine GourmetBeef or Chicken Pie690gr
10 Piece
Cripsy Chicken Drumsticks
249
99¢
349
699
Serving Suggestions
129
ContinentalBlack Forest or Honey Ham
Gold SealSockeye SalmonPacific Red, 213gr
49999¢
299
2 $ 5 2 $54 $5
OlivieriGarlic Bread333gr
OlivieriFilled Pasta300-350gr
HeinzBeans or Pasta
Selected, 398ml
Medium
Chow Mein 575Medium
Vegetable Chop Suey ..................650Medium
Sweet & Sour Pork ...895Small
Dry Garlic Wings ........595
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Soft Margarine
454gr
3000Saputo Shredded Parmesan
170gr
2000Tropicana Juice or Cocktail
Selected, 1.75lt
3000Heinz Tartar Sauce
369ml
3000Keen’s Hot Mustard
100ml
3000Crosse & Blackwell
Mint Sauce148ml
5000Neo Citran
10’s
5000Rechocem Fondue Fuel
500ml
5000 Airwick Freshmatic Spray
Refill, 24ml
3000
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies305gr
2000Betty Crocker Bisquick
1kg
3500Unico Lasagne
375-500gr
2000Ivory Liquid Dish Soap
Classic, 709ml
3000 Dove Bar Soap
4x90gr
2000
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299OlivieriPasta Sauce160gr or 300ml
Each
Each
Natural Pastures
Brie or Camembert
for
Cooked Fresh Instore
Turkey Breast
Hellmann’sReal Mayonnaise
1.42lt
KraftKraft Dinner Macaroni &
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Gold SealChunk or Flaked Light Tuna In Water,170gr
4 $5
PER100gr
899
369 99¢
149PER
100gr
PER100gr
PER100gr
Halibut FilletsPreviously Frozen
Boneless SkinlessBasa FilletsFrozen or Previously Frozen
Fresh Steelhead Fillets
Johnstone Strait
Sockeye Salmon3-4lb Size, Head OnFrozen or Previously Frozen
31/40 Count, Raw P&D
White Tiger PrawnsFrozen or Previously Frozen229
PER100gr
Fresh Snapper FilletsWeather Permitting
99¢ 169
449
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Locally Raised
BC Poultry
for
for for
Locally Raised
BC Pork
for
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Harvest Meats
Wieners450gr
399Each
PER100gr
PER100gr
• Local BC Pork• Lactose & Gluten Free• No Added MSG• No Growth Promotants
Each
Natural Pastures
AmsterdammerPer 100gr ..............................399Cow’s Milk
FetaPer 100gr.........................................169Plain
HavartiFamily Pack, Per 100gr...............199
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Mozza Sticks & Happy Face Cutlets
500-750gr, Each
5000
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For
SaputoMozzarellissima Ball340gr
BariRicotta500gr
Smucker’sJam, Jelly or Marmalade250ml
General MillsCheerios Cereal345-500gr
General Mills or NestleCereal330-380gr
For
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2 $7
GladEasy-Tie Regular Garbage Bags40’s
VimCleaner750ml-1lt
ScottiesMulti Facial Tissue6x94-126’s
General MillsOatmeal Crisp Cereal425-505gr
Weight WatchersGourmet Smart Ones 255-311gr
PrimoReady To Serve Soup525-540ml
PrimoPasta900gr
399
2 $4
Nature ValleyGranola Bars160-230gr
General MillsFibre 1 Granola Bars130-175gr
ChristieRice Thins100gr
ChristieThinsations126-138gr
SunRype
100% Pure Apple Juice1.89lt
Del Monte Real FruitFruit or Yogourt Bars12x50ml
DareSimple Pleasures Cookies275-350gr
2 $5
DareUltimate Cookies325-350gr
2 $4
2 $4
GladSandwich Zipper BagsJumbo, 100’s
2 $4
3 $5399
ChristiePremium Plus Crackers900gr
4 $5PrimoThick & Zesty Pasta Sauce680ml
4 $5
PrimoBeans or Chick Peas 540ml
499
399399499
SaputoShredded Cheese320gr
for for
for for
ArmstrongCheddar Cheese340gr
499 2 $4for for
LactantiaUltra Spreadable Cream Cheese250gr
2 $4for
Ocean SprayCocktail 3.78lt
for2 99 2 $5for
Weight WatchersSmart Ones Gourmet or Express170-226gr
2 99
499Plus
Applicable Fees
2 $4forPlus
Applicable Fees
for
for 77 7
Maxwell HouseOriginal Roast Coffee925gr
2 $7for
for2 $4
499 2 $4for2 $4for
NestleThe Skinny Cow NoveltiesSelectedAssorted Sizes
499for
for
Red RoseOrange Pekoe Tea144’s
499499
for699499599
Sponge TowelsUltra Choose-A-Size Paper Towels6’s
GladGrip’n Seal Storage Bags20’s or 30’s
3 $5for 299
Ajax 2x UltraLiquid Laundry DetergentFresh Scent 30 Loads, 1.35lt
2 $5for
WasaCrispbread200-310gr
2 $4
Peanut Butter Prices are set to double in
February
SkippyPeanut Butter2kg
BecelSoft Margarine227gr or 907gr
CapriCanola Oil3lt
GladEasy Tie Kitchen Catchers48’s
ArmstrongMelts Cheese Slices1kg
699
25¢
PurexDouble Roll Bathroom Tissue15’s
699BIG 15
PACK!
DawnOriginal Dish Detergentwith Power Scrubbers, 887ml BIG
887ml PACK!
499
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Sunrise FarmsFresh Chicken ThighsFamily Pack, 5.93 per kg
269
Hertel’s
Fresh Pork Butt SteakFamily Pack, 5.93 per kg
269
Mitchell’s
Sliced Bacon500gr
Schneiders
Meat Pies400gr
Schneiders
Juicy Jumbos & Grill’ems375-450gr
Lilydale
Daystarters Turkey Bacon 375gr
Janes
Pub Style Chicken835-870gr
499
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May Family Farms
Chicken BreastCooked, Smoked or Brown Sugar
159
QF Deli Fresh
Broccoli Slaw or Broccoli & Grape Salad
Tartine GourmetBeef or Chicken Pie690gr
10 Piece
Cripsy Chicken Drumsticks
249
99¢
349
699
Serving Suggestions
129
ContinentalBlack Forest or Honey Ham
Gold SealSockeye SalmonPacific Red, 213gr
49999¢
299
2 $ 5 2 $54 $5
OlivieriGarlic Bread333gr
OlivieriFilled Pasta300-350gr
HeinzBeans or Pasta
Selected, 398ml
Medium
Chow Mein 575Medium
Vegetable Chop Suey ..................650Medium
Sweet & Sour Pork ...895Small
Dry Garlic Wings ........595
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Soft Margarine
454gr
3000Saputo Shredded Parmesan
170gr
2000Tropicana Juice or Cocktail
Selected, 1.75lt
3000Heinz Tartar Sauce
369ml
3000Keen’s Hot Mustard
100ml
3000Crosse & Blackwell
Mint Sauce148ml
5000Neo Citran
10’s
5000Rechocem Fondue Fuel
500ml
5000 Airwick Freshmatic Spray
Refill, 24ml
3000
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies305gr
2000Betty Crocker Bisquick
1kg
3500Unico Lasagne
375-500gr
2000Ivory Liquid Dish Soap
Classic, 709ml
3000 Dove Bar Soap
4x90gr
2000
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299OlivieriPasta Sauce160gr or 300ml
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Natural Pastures
Brie or Camembert
for
Cooked Fresh Instore
Turkey Breast
Hellmann’sReal Mayonnaise
1.42lt
KraftKraft Dinner Macaroni &
Cheese150-200gr
Gold SealChunk or Flaked Light Tuna In Water,170gr
4 $5
PER100gr
899
369 99¢
149PER
100gr
PER100gr
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Halibut FilletsPreviously Frozen
Boneless SkinlessBasa FilletsFrozen or Previously Frozen
Fresh Steelhead Fillets
Johnstone Strait
Sockeye Salmon3-4lb Size, Head OnFrozen or Previously Frozen
31/40 Count, Raw P&D
White Tiger PrawnsFrozen or Previously Frozen229
PER100gr
Fresh Snapper FilletsWeather Permitting
99¢ 169
449
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Locally Raised
BC Poultry
for
for for
Locally Raised
BC Pork
for
Each
Harvest Meats
Wieners450gr
399Each
PER100gr
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• Local BC Pork• Lactose & Gluten Free• No Added MSG• No Growth Promotants
Each
Natural Pastures
AmsterdammerPer 100gr ..............................399Cow’s Milk
FetaPer 100gr.........................................169Plain
HavartiFamily Pack, Per 100gr...............199
Available at Select Stores
Bonus Q-PointsSimply Poultry
Mozza Sticks & Happy Face Cutlets
500-750gr, Each
5000
authentic recipe pizzeria
Only AvAilAble At QuAlicum, POrt Alberni, POwell river, cOmOX & cOurtenAy QuAlity FOOds lOcAtiOn
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Rib Grilling SteakFamily Pack, 15.41 per kg
Inside Round Marinating Steak
Family Pack, 8.13 per kg
Hertel’s
Fresh Pork Leg Roast
Shank or Butt Portion, 3.72 per kg
699
369 169
Inside Round Oven RoastFamily Pack, 7.69 per kg
349
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199
2 $5 2 $4
199
499
Pacific FoodsBroth
946ml-1lt
Lundberg
AstroMultipack Yogurt or Yogurt Drink8x90-94ml or 12x100ml
AstroYogourtSelected, 500-750gr
AstroBioBest Smoothies4x200ml
PERlb Dempsterʼs WholeGrains
12 Grain Bagels6 s̓
5000Dempsterʼs Pita Snackers
Flax Multigrain, 375gr
5000Bobʼs Red Mill
Quick Cooking Rolled OatsWheat Free, 907gr
3000Amyʼs Organic Refried Beans
398ml
5000 Maison Orphee Olive Oil
Selected, 500ml
7500Dare Grains First Crackers
200-250gr
3000Whiskas Dry Cat Food
1kg
3000Purina Friskies Cat Food
368gr
1000Purina Alpo
Complete Dog Food1.8kg
3000
& Receive A
FREESilkSoy or Almond Beverage1.89lt
Made in NatureCertified Organic Gourmet Pizza383-461gr
2 $ 7
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599
Raisin Bran Muffins6 Pack
SconesBakery Fresh
Mini Donuts18 Pack
6 249
3994369299
499
Bakery FreshFrench Bread
Cream Puffs ..............2 $5
Double LayerVanilla or Chocolate Cake...........999Cream Filled
Apple Strudel.............2 $4
Dempster’s
Body Wise Bread, Bagels or Tortillas248-450gr
Pita360gr or 368gr
2 $52 $5
129
8”
Lemon Meringue Pie
2 $5
Qpointsbonus
McCain Sweet Potato Fries454gr
3000Chapmanʼs
No Sugar Added Ice Cream1lt
5000Snowcrest Cut Rhubarb
600gr
3500 Dr. Oetker Sauce ʻn Cake
225gr
2000Campbellʼs Gardennay Soup
500ml
2000
A $3.49 Value FREE!
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Bonus Q-PointsSimply Poultry
Chicken 907gr, Each
5000
for
0 $0299
Bakery Fresh
Hoagie Buns
LundbergWheat & Gluten Free Rice Chips170gr
Nuts To YouOrganic Peanut Butter500gr
for
for for
for
for
Ethical BeanOrganic Coffee340gr
Now available at all Quality Foods Stores!
Quality Foods is proud to introduce over 100 new
Quality Fresh Bulk Packs!...a food safe alternative to
bulk food bins with no cross contamination!
Quality FreshSweet Treats Yogurt Raisins200gr
199
Quality FreshOrganic Medjool Dates250gr
699Trail Mix
99¢PER
100gr
Locally Raised
BC Pork
PERlb
for
for
for
3 $ 5for399
Snack BetterSahale Snacks Blend113-142gr
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GlutinoGluten Free Bread, Pizza or Bagels175-650gr
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599
Locally Raised
BC PoultryQF Platinum Angus
Outside Round Oven Roast
8.80 per kg
399Canada’s #1 Angus Beef• Naturally raised without • antibiotics & growth hormonesVegetable Grain Fed• Produced with Pride • by select Canadian Ranchers100% Satisfaction •
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Sunrise Farms
Fresh Chicken Breast FilletsFamily Pack, 13.20 per kg
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Island Gold
Veggie Fed Eggs12’s
Deli Fresh
Creamy Coleslaw
Mexican “Premium”Fresh Green Beans2.84 per kg
California ‘No.1”Fresh Cauliflower2.18 per kg
Chilean FreshGreen Perlette Seedless Grapes6.59 per kg
California GrownMeyer Lemons
California “Delite”Clementine Mandarin Oranges
BC Grown “No.1”Yellow Flesh Potatoes1.52 per kg
Organic
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California GrownOrganic Cauliflower
California GrownOrganic Baby Cut Carrots
California GrownOrganic Kiwi Fruit
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Iceberg Lettuce
Mexican Grown
Hot House Tomatoes3.28 per kg
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Cottage Cheese 600 - 750gr
149149per lb
299299each
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99¢99¢
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CLASSIFIED 1
NICKEL, Kenneth “Ken” ThomasNov. 10, 1926 - Dec. 22, 2011
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved husband, dad, “papa” and friend.
Ken was born in Russell, Manitoba. As a young man, Ken started out driving truck, and went on to become a clerk in the local grocery store. When he met the
love of his life Stella, he decided that he should start a career, and thought that by moving to B.C. he could have that opportunity. In 1948 he moved to Ocean Falls and worked in construction at the mill and was offered an apprenticeship for his pipe-fi tting career. After working for just over a year, he returned to Manitoba to be married. In 1951 they moved to Prince Rupert, B.C. where they had their children. Ken was employed by Columbia Cellulose Mill. They enjoyed many good times while in Prince Rupert and then in 1965 decided it was time to move the family to Campbell River where he was employed by the Elk Falls Mill. He continued working there until he retired in 1989.
Ken loved life. He fulfi lled many accomplishments with many organizations including the I.O.F. and the Boy Scouts. He was always willing to lend a hand to a friend when needed. He was a “jack of all trades” and could fi x pretty much anything. He was an avid fi sherman and hunter, but most of all just loved a gathering with family and friends and playing a game of crib and always loved a good joke.
He will be profoundly missed by his wife of 60 years Stella, children, Randy (Debbie) of Andrew, AB, Grant (Carrie), Lonnie (Robin), grandchildren, Ashley (Neil), Adina (Kevin) of Victoria, B.C. Sadly Ken just missed meeting his fi rst great grandaughter Khloe Chapman who arrived December 24th. He also leaves numerous nieces, nephews from Manitoba, his honorary family of Rus, Lynn, Jennifer, Isaac and Sam of Cobble Hill, and many friends from near and far.
There will be a very informal Celebration of Life Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Eagles Hall (1994 – 14th Ave., Campbell River) from 1-4. In lieu of fl owers, your consideration of a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C., or the Canadian Institute for the Blind would be greatly appreciated.
ALVIN PHILIPPSENSeptember 11, 1929 – December 26, 2011
Memorial Service :1:00 PM at Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren
Church on Friday, January 6, 2012.
Online condolences to the family may be made to www.wiebeandjeskefh.com
Wiebe & Jeske - 604.859.5885
‘By the grace of God I am what I
am and His grace was not without
effect.’ I Corinthians 15:10
ALVIN PHILIPPSE
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Mourned by his wife Irene (Wedel) Philippsen. Children: Lynda Philippsen, Laurence & Lorraine (Johnston) Philippsen, Norman Philippsen & Kellie Hudson.
Grandchildren: Carl & Tanya (Witzke) Philippsen, Aaron Philippsen and grand-dog Lucy. Siblings: Walt & Elfrieda (Unger) Philippsen, Erika (Philippsen) & Ken Pleasance,
Albert Wedel, Elizabeth (Wedel) Peters, numerous cousins, nieces, nephews & their kin as well as the many friends
who treasured him.Predeceased by his parents Heinrich Philippsen III & Anna
(Friesen) Philippsen, and his brother Heinrich Philippsen IV.In addition to fl owers, contributions to MCC, MB Missions,
Gideon Bibles and/or Abbotsford or Mission Hospice in Alvin’s name are welcomed.
Welcomes Amanda to our team! Amanda offers gel nails, manicures, pedicures and waxing. She starts January 16th, 2012. Amanda’s
Hours: Mon-Wed 9-5, Thurs 11-7 & Fri 9-5. For Appointments call: 250-286-1213.
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250.286.1213 | 870B 13th Avenue Campbell River
Nyrstar Myra Falls welcomes talented and experienced people to join our team as:
JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS The ideal candidate must possess a valid, recognized Canadian Inter-Provincial Certifi cate or T.Q for B.C. Candidates must have excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to read and understand electric, air, and hydraulic schematics. Preference will be given to those with previous mining maintenance experience. Applicants must be comfortable working in an underground shop. Nyrstar Myra Falls is a complex and challenging underground hard rock mine which produces zinc, copper, lead and gold concentrates. The Company offers an industry competitive wage and a comprehensive benefi ts package. Please submit your resume, stating the position you are applying for, with a minimum of three work related references to:
Human Resources Department, Nyrstar Myra FallsP.O. Box 8000, Campbell River, BC V9W 5E2
Fax: 250-287-2093email: [email protected]
We thank all those who apply, however only those under consideration will be contacted.
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
FUNERAL HOMES DEATHS DEATHS
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN MEMORIAM
Doug HermanAug. 2, 1962 - Jan. 6, 2006
In our thoughts forever.Forever with Jesus.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMING EVENTS
BREAST CANCER Survivors. River Spirit Dragon Boat Team invites all breast cancer survi-vors to join them. The paddling Season is from March to No-vember. You can join us any-time! Please contact Terry Jacques 250-923-8002 email:[email protected]
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LOST AND FOUND
FOUND, living room chair on freeway between Qualicum & Parksville. Brand new - still in box. Call 250-954-5485.
FOUND: RING in hospital parking lot, Dec. 28th. Call to claim (250)923-7609.
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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance edu-cation, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month pro-gram is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available.
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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
ORACLE TUTORINGTUTORING
Grades K - 12 & College•All subjects
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•Small class size•Academic focus
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HELP WANTED
Alberta earthmoving company re-quires a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. You will work in a mod-ern shop and also have mechanics truck for fi eld work. The job is at Ed-son, Alberta. We require that you have experience on Cat crawl-ers and or Deere excavators. Call Lloyd at (780)723-5051.
LOT PERSON needed at CR Hyundai. Must be reliable, hardworking, good customer service. Duties include: wash-ing vehicles, organizing lot, shuttling customers & more. Email resume and drivers abstract to FRED. No phone calls. [email protected]
MINING
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855-866-2240Condolences may be left for the family at:
www.campbellriverfunerals.com
After a lengthy illness Ray passed away at home in Campbell River. Ray is the last surviving member of the Samuel and Augusta Assmus family. He was one of seven siblings, born and raised in the farming community of Radisson, Saskatchewan. A prairie boy, who joined the Navy at an early age, to serve his country and see the world. After the war, he returned home, and married his “Best Girl” Jean Scott; and in no time at all they had four children.Ray was predeceased by his daughter, Sandra Jean Gordon (James) of Kamloops. Ray is survived by his wife Jean, and their three sons; Eric (D.J.) and Ben (Judy) of Campbell River, David (Juanna) of Kamloops. Six grandchildren; Scott and Candice, Haley and Ashley, Alison and Brant. Five great-grandchildren: Ava Joy and Parker, Cooper and Kenzie, Jayda Jean.Ray loved his family and valued his friends. His craftsmanship furniture and amazing rock walls are a testament to his many talents.
“Time to Rest” beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
The family has chosen a private cremation for Ray.
Raymond William Assmus
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There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour.
Train Locally – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding &
other financing options available to qualified applicants.
Toll Free:
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Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community
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Terms Cash, Visa, M/C, = • SAME DAY REMOVAL • CLOSED TUESDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
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TRADES, TECHNICAL
PRO MAC MANUFACTURING
WELDERS & MACHINISTS
Pro Mac Manufacturing in Duncan BC is a manu-facturer of machinery parts, custom fabrica-tions and industrial Brushcutters. We are ex-panding our fabrication and machining depart-ments and are looking for:• STEEL FABRICATORS • WELDERSWe require qualifi ed Journeyman Welders and Fabricators to lay-out, fi t, fabricate and weld steel assemblies. CWB ticket or qualifi ca-tions an asset.• MACHINISTWe require qualifi ed Journeyman Machinists for Manual and/or CNC machining.Pro Mac offers a superior compensation package of wages, benefi ts and pension.
Please forward resumes to Pro Mac
Manufacturing at [email protected]
or fax 250-746-4799 Attn: Phil Humber.
PERSONAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
M O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.
AUCTIONS AUCTIONS
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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.
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HANDYPERSONS
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RESTORATIONS
Rentals, Fires, Floods
Professional & affordable
*Junk Removal
*Thermal ImagingFind water leaks, heat loss
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250-202-9996
PAINTING
COLIN’S PAINTING. Winter Special 3 rooms $299. Ceil-ings & trim extra. 28 yrs exp. Ref’s. Call (250)923-1954.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
FUEL/FIREWOOD
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
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RENTALS
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1 Bdrm available immediately Cedarbrook Apts, Heat & Hot water incl, adult oriented. Call 250-914-0105 to view
2-Bdrm available immediately Orchard Park Apts. Secure building, oversize suites, large/ quiet private yard, indoor cat welcome, on-site laundry. Ref req’d. Ph. 250-914-0105 to view.
2-BDRM OCEANFRONT Apt. 321 Isl. Hwy. Avail. Jan 1/12 N/P, N/S Adult oriented. Phone 250-286-6130
* AAA Pet Friendly *
534 Cedar St Campbell River
• 2 Bdrm suite $800.
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• Galley Kitchen with dishwasher• Hardwood fl oors• Child and Pet Friendly• References
Mike (250)830-7012visit our website
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BRIAN KIERANCAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
A t t aw a p i s k a t , a shameful example of Ottawa’s lukewarm concer n about the aboriginal condition, may claim its first non-aboriginal victim early in 2012 – Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan.
Vancouver Island’s only Tory cabinet minister has handled the native housing crisis with such stag-gering ineptitude that Prime Minister Ste-phen Harper is said to be looking for a face-saving way of moving Duncan out of the sen-sitive portfolio.
The PM has a track record of loyalty to troubled cabinet ministers. Take for example his benign neglect, studied indif-ference and plausible deniability in the case of search and rescue heli-hitching National Defence Minister Peter MacKay.
But, there are limits. My sources tell me that senior Conservative officials, including cabinet ministers, were hinting just before the Christmas break that Duncan has “health issues.” Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. It is well known that the Vancou-ver Island North MP underwent heart sur-gery a year ago. And, my sources say he was looking grey and spent as the year wound down. One of the most damning assessments of Duncan’s fitness to serve comes from Rob-ert Fife, the respected CTV Ottawa Bureau Chief. Fife and I trav-elled together in 1993 on Prime Minister Kim Campbell’s cam-paign jet as it spiralled in flames. Believe me when I tell you Fife takes no prisoners.
“Duncan is probably one of the weakest Indian Affairs minis-ters in recent mem-ory,” he said recently in a report.
“You have to recall that Harper’s first min-ister was Jim Prentice, a highly competent minister who ended up being industry min-ister who is now the vice-chair of the CIBC Bank. The other minis-ter was Chuck Strahl, a very very compentent, and highly respected member of parliament now retired.
“They put in Mr. Dun-can. And right from the get go his performance has been very shoddy, very poor. If you look at the way he handled himself at a (recent) news conference he was unable to answer ques-tions about whether the band would end up paying for these modu-lar homes and when reporters kept ques-tioning him his press secretary jumped in and hauled him away as if Mr. Duncan was a blabbering idiot rather than a minister.”
I saw that exchange
on the news. It was ugly television.
Fife said: “I think he should be embar-rassed at the way she treated him so that he wasn’t able to actually answer our questions. She seemed to have to protect him.
“We saw this hap-pen a week or so ago at a committee when he was asked when he first learned about the crisis which has been going on since Oct. 28 and he (took) a long 15 second pause before he said ‘Oh I learned about it last Thursday.’ It was another very embar-rassing moment.”
Fife’s assessment is on the mark. “Mr. Harper has a problem on his hands. He’s got a very, very weak minis-ter in charge of a very important portfolio that involves human lives.
There’s a lot of mine-fields in this and he may have to think about moving Mr. Dun-can aside and bringing
in someone who is competent enough to handle this situation.”
Duncan’s fail ing political health was further eroded at year’s end when the United Nations inserted itself into the Attawapiskat crisis.
James Anaya, the United Nations special rapporteur on indig-enous peoples, called conditions in the first-nations community “dire” and said he had been in communica-tion with the Govern-
ment of Canada “to express my deep con-cern.” Anaya, whose statement was pub-lished on the United Nations website, noted that many residents in the community of 1,800 live in unheated shacks or trailers that lack running water. And he suggested that Attawapiskat isn’t the only reserve commu-nity in crisis. Duncan did not defend himself or his ministry. His spokesperson, Michelle Yao, was left to pick up
the pieces lamely char-acterizing Anaya’s attack as an attention-grabbing stunt.
I think Duncan has to appreciate that his col-leagues are question-ing his health and fit-ness for a reason. It is a signal that he should take a long look in the mirror and perhaps embrace the notion of a timely exit.
Maybe his ticker is acting up. Obviously he’s not been getting a lot of political oxygen to the brain.
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Garage fireThe Campbell River Fire Department was
not taking chances on New Year’s Day when a fire was reported in a detached garage close to a residence in the 3800 block of Castle Drive.
A two-station response was initiated at 3: 24 p.m. including three engines and 26 personnel. Fire Chief Dean Spry believes the fire may have started from sparks from a grinder. Damage to the interior of the building was “significant.”
Trailer stolenOn New Year’s Day at noon, Campbell
River RCMP received a report that a 2011 Mirage excel box trailer (BC licence # URP40A) had been stolen from the Government Dock. Anyone with information on this offence is asked to contact the RCMP or Crimestoppers.
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Crossword
Today’s Answers
ACROSS 1. Femur head joint
4. Co. name prior to CCN & Experian
7. An encircling route
11. Actor Baldwin
13. Yeman monetary unit
15. Slightly curved blade sword
16. London Int’l. Advertising Award
17. Exchange premium
18. Am. artist Edwin Austin
19. Hyperopia
22. Purplish red color
23. Take in marriage
24. Promotional messages
25. Full of high-spirited delight
29. The study of plants
33. S. Am. camel relative
35. Amounts of time
36. Purplish brown
37. Treat with contempt
40. Set in advance
42. In a lucid way
44. Only laughed once
45. One point E of due N
46. Revolve
50. Harry Potter star
55. Olympic contests
56. A small lake
57. Arabian chieftain
58. Ribonuclease
59. Plants of the genus salvia
60. Small deer of Japan
61. Slang for “alright”
62. ___ student, learns healing
63. Spring ahead
DOWN 1. One of two equal parts
2. About ilium
3. June’s birthstone
4. Calamity
5. Jefferson named unalienable ones
6. Rest in expectation
7. Baseball’s ____ Ruth
8. Flows away
9. Belonging to Robert E.
10. Attempt
12. House in Spanish
14. Lerner and _____, wrote “My Fair Lady”
15. Summer shoe
20. Formerly Persia
21. A small wooded hollow
26. Duct or cellophane
27. Large flightless birds
28. Genus leuciscus fish
29. A place to sleep
30. Minerals
31. Scarlett’s home
32. 7th Hindu month
34. Poised to
38. Fitness guru Austin
39. Czech & German River
40. Slogged
41. College army
43. Short sharp barks
44. CA. citrus county
47. Brews
48. Fearful and cautious
49. The people of Chief Kooffreh
50. Euphemistic damn
51. Far East wet nurse
52. Where birds hatch their young
53. Wander
54. Male undergrad social club
55. Programming language
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Acrobats of the skies, sea gulls can
float on the wind cur-rents without a wing beat; they are very agile and can manoeuvre themselves or hover with the ability to land like a feather.
Although we all tend to refer to all gulls as “seagulls” there are over 20 species that live in North America, 19 of these live in B.C. Gulls are a bird species that can often be very difficult to identify especially the juveniles as they have different plumage coloration each year until they reach matu-rity at four years old.
Overall, gulls are robust, long-winged birds with stout, sharp, hooked bills and webbed feet with the exception of the hind toe. The best method of identifica-tion for adult gulls is by the bill, leg and feet coloration, which can black, yellow, red or pink. The western gull is one of the more common gulls in our area and has a very specific habitat range along the coastline of British Columbia south to the Baja in California and Mexico.
This gull is one of the larger species on average 60 centimetres long, the adult birds have white heads and breast with dark grey wings tipped with white dots along the edges. The adults have pink legs, and a yellow bill with a red dot at under the tip which
is used to attract the chicks stimulating them to feed; many other species have similar dots or rings varying in color.
On aver-age, west-ern gulls live 15 years but some make it to 25 years. Western gulls are almost exclusively marine birds and
are rarely found away from the coastline, they are social birds and usually found in large flocks. They nest offshore on small islands or rocks along the coast; many can be seen off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Unlike some of their relatives, western gulls feed on the sur-face of the water or along exposed areas of beach during low tide. They do not dive for food. Gulls by nature are opportunistic feed-ers dining on a wide variety of food.
At sea, the western gulls will feed on squid, krill and jel-lyfish which come to the surface. At low tide they will opt for shell fish and snails together with rotting meat from seal or fish carcasses.
Around populated areas they will hap-pily scavenge on human food waste and like so many bird spe-cies will flock to the garbage dump to dine on leftovers. They are also well known to beg at picnics along the beach.
Western Gulls are predatory by nature and will prey on other
gulls or birds’ nests taking the eggs or young chicks.
This winter Moun-tainaire Avian Res-cue Society (MARS) has rescued several seagulls including two western gulls. During stormy weather these gulls will often seek respite from the storm in nearby urban areas, Superstore in Courte-nay being a favourite spot.
Unfortunately, they often are hit by cars which caused one of the rescued gulls to fracture a wing the other sustained neu-rological damage. The gull with the broken wing is on the mend and should make a full recovery, but the head injury sustained by the other gull caused the bird to fall over and it was unable to stand or walk. Gradu-ally with daily phys-iotherapy and swim-ming in a tub this gull is improving.
Gulls in captivity can be a handful. They
are very snappy and often bite the hand that feeds them. On the plus side, they are very easy to feed as they will eat a wide variety of food. It is hoped that both these gulls will be released in the New Year along with our two remain-ing eagles.
This year past has been another busy year with almost 450
cases and I would like to thank all the dedi-cated volunteers who support MARS, espe-cially the animal care-givers who come each week to tend for the injured wildlife which often is a messy job but so rewarding. Also thanks to the board members who guide us and fundraise and to the people who have made donations.
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BRIAN KIERANCAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
An American-born Campbell River senior – a Canadian citizen for 40 years – fears he and other ex-patriots are about to become the victims of a mean-spirited money grab by Uncle Sam.
Paul, 65, has asked that his identify be pro-
tected, such is his fear of the international reach of the U.S. Inter-nal Revenue Service (IRS).
The IRS recently announced that it is poised to waive poten-tially massive penal-ties for Americans liv-ing abroad who have failed to comply with U.S. tax reporting regu-lations.
Paul says: “It may sound like an amnesty, but it is just a teaser.” And, he warned other American-born Cana-dians – approximately 200 in this region – that they are still consid-ered to be American citizens regardless of the fact that they think they have renounced their U.S. citizenship.
“Once I showed my
Canadian passport at the border and the U.S. border guard told me ‘you are a U.S. citizen until we tell you you’re not.’”
Now, Paul is afraid to visit his family in the States for fear he will be arrested.
Fears of a looming U.S. tax crackdown has caused a wave of anxiety amongst tens of thousands of Amer-ican-born Canadians who stopped filing U.S. returns many years ago because they were paying Canadian tax.
Unlike most coun-tries, the United States requires its citizens to file annual tax returns regardless of where they live and work. Every year, Americans must also report all their foreign bank, bro-kerage, mutual fund and pension accounts.
By 2014, Canadian financial institutions will have to identify accounts held by U.S. citizens to the IRS.
The U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacob-son says: “We had an obligation to make our situation clear. What they have done is clarify what’s going to happen with innocent folks who didn’t know their obligations and are now going to try to comply with the law.”
B u t , J a c o b s o n acknowledges the pen-alties for not filing can be “draconian,” even for “typical” Ameri-cans in Canada who owe nothing because Canadian taxes are typically higher.
Failure to file “For-eign Bank Account Reports” with the IRS can result in penal-ties of $10,000 (U.S.)
for every account for every year that there was no filing. These fines can quickly reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. In some extreme cases, the IRS can seize up to half the contents of accounts.
The IRS claims U.S. citizens who were unaware of the bank account re por ting requirement can file previous reports now, along with a statement explaining why they’re late. No penalty will be imposed if the IRS determines that there is reasonable cause.
But, Paul says this is a smokescreen. “The IRS assessment regarding my igno-rance of the rules and my culpability will be partly based on my level of education. The IRS will determine if I was smart enough
to know the rules and then decide whether I should be fined or not.”
Paul added that should he attempt to go to court in the U.S. to prove he is no longer an American citizen, that ordeal will cost him about $10,000.
In a recent letter to Paul, MP John Duncan said the federal gov-ernment has expressed “strong objections” to the U.S. requirement that banks around the world report on accounts held by U.S. citizens. “The Canada Revenue Agency will not have a role in enforcement or the col-lection of these penal-ties,” he wrote.
Paul said this assur-ance has done little to lessen his anxiety. “I still feel confused, angry and beaten up.”
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The local chapter of Birthright
International has had an annual tradition of presenting a gift lay-ette to the baby born closest to midnight on Christmas Eve.
This year’s baby was Khloe Chapman, born in the afternoon on Dec. 24. Birthright’s director, Katherine Knappett and volun-teer, Lorraine Flynn made a brief visit to the hospital on Christ-mas day to welcome Khloe and present the gift basket to her parents.
The volunteers learned, after the
visit, that Khloe’s great grandfather passed away just a few days before her birth.
“Life experiences around new life and death, such as this, are always a good reminder for all, to celebrate life each day remembering the cycle of life is all part of our journey through time. Birth-right’s mandate is to support (and cele-brate) both the mother and the child,” said Knappett.
Birthright has been operating in Camp-bell River since 1979, offering a confiden-tial, caring, listening
ear to women in the community in need of support. The office at #211-437, 10th Avenue is open weekdays 12-2 p.m. Although Birth-right is non-denom-inational, the local office has been able to remain open thanks to the generous sup-port of congregations from 13 local religious groups participating in BR’s annual fund-raiser, Operation Baby Bottle.
If anyone is in need of their service or may wish to become a volunteer, leave a mes-sage, or call during office hours, at 250-286-1712.
Birthright welcomes Christmas Baby
Baby Khloe is this year’s Christmas Baby. She was born in the afternoon on Dec. 24 and was recognzied by Campbell River’s chapter of Birthright International with presents for her and a gift basket for her parents.
U.S.-born Campbell River senior fears Uncle Sam’s tax wrath
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The avalanche risk on Vancouver Island is considerable right now and the forecast of more wind and rain isn’t helping the situa-tion.
The snow experts who update the Vancouver Island Avalanche Bul-letin are warning out-door enthusiasts not to be fooled by the inter-mittent sunny breaks. Lead forecaster for the Vancouver Island Avalanche Centre Jan Neuspiel said there are a series of fast moving storm fronts in the region creating unsta-ble snow conditions in the mountains. He said people who like to play in the back coun-try need to be smart about their activities in light of the recent avalanche danger. Neuspiel who also operates Island Alpine Guides said snowmo-bilers and people who
duck the boundary ropes and gates need to be equipped with the proper gear and knowl-edge particularly since the avalanche risk is currently high.
A high rating means natural and human triggered avalanches are likely and travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Extreme means wide-spread natural or human triggered ava-lanches are certain and travel in ava-lanche terrain should be avoided. Neuspiel said skiers and riders who stay inbounds on Mount Washington don’t need to be con-cerned because ava-lanches are controlled by the ski patrol with ski cutting and explo-sives and it is very rare to have an avalanche in a patrolled area.
Neuspiel pointed to a natural avalanche that
happened outside of the patrolled area on the back side of Mount Washington last year at Christmas.
He said it was a size three avalanche that was powerful enough to take out old growth trees.
“It was an historical once in a hundred year event that happened overnight. There was a raging storm with high winds,” he recalled, admitting if the slide had occurred during the day you would have been able to hear it roaring down the mountain.
He reiterated it is the back country rec-reationists who need to be diligent and read the bulletins at the Vancouver Island Ava-lanche Centre. He said to be safe it means stay-ing out of avalanche terrain during times of considerable and
high hazard ratings and if you don’t know what avalanche terrain is, take an avalanche course to learn to dis-tinguish avalanche ter-rain.
“They really should take an avalanche course. Even a two day course is helpful,” said Neuspiel.
Safety gear is also essential and according the the Canadian Ava-lanche Centre (CAC) a disturbing number of people haven’t gotten the message about the gear it considers man-datory. For example the CAC reports that 30 per cent of snowmo-bile accidents involve teams lacking appro-priate gear.
However, gear alone isn’t enough — you also need to know how to use it.
According to the CAC there are approxi-mately 150 avalanche
fatalities reported every year by the 17 countries that are members of the Inter-national Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR). In the past 30 years, an average of 11 avalanche fatalities have occurred per year in Canada and there is a definite trend in Canadian avalanche incidents in terms of fatalities, gender, loca-tion and other factors. Snowmobiling in the back country is the activity that results in most avalanche fatali-ties.
The profile of a typi-cal avalanche victim and the circumstances during which the inci-dent occurred include: a male in his 20s, a back country skier with a 73 per cent chance of being killed during the months of January, February and March by triggering an ava-
lanche while on foot (55 per cent) or snow-mobile (32 per cent).
There are common mistakes backcoun-try recreationists make that put them at increased riskt. They include poor trip preparation, lack of knowledge of recogniz-ing avalanche terrain, inability to assess snow stability and unskilled back country search and rescue techniques
The basics, however, can be learned through avalanche awareness courses or by traveling
with experienced peo-ple, and then refined over successive win-ters.
I n f o r m a t i o n o n courses and current conditions can be found online at www.islandavalanchebulle-tin.com.
The bulletin cov-ers the mountainous region of Vancouver Island from the Mt. Cain Ski Area in the North to the Beaufort range to the South including the moun-tains of Strathcona Provincial Park.
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After six months of service the controver-sial Campbell River Coast Guard vessel the Cape Palmerston has proved herself a wor-thy lifeboat.
“Speaking from the crew’s perspective, it’s just fine,” said Phillip Hawkins, Officer in Charge at the Camp-bell River Coast guard Station.
“It has performed as well here as it has at the other nine stations (where the same type of boat is in use) on this coast.”
The 47-foot Cape Palmerston replaced the 70-foot Point Race on July 1, but the deci-sion faced criticism from Coast Guard sup-porters, who said the
new vessel would have fewer capabilities, which would result in a reduction of services.
The Cape Palmer-ston is faster and self-righting, a feature typi-cally reserved for life-boats working in open waters. The smaller boat has a lesser range and reduced towing capabilities.
However, Hawkins said, it has so far been up to the task.
“There hasn’t been anything it hasn’t been able to do that it’s been asked to do,” he said.
The Campbell River Coast Guard responded to 116 calls in 2011, which down about 15 per cent from last year. That drop in calls is typical all along the coast, Hawkins said.
“Incident numbers have been declining
steadily over the past five years,” he said. Hawkins credited bet-ter boater awareness, better equipment and the increasing use of GPS in keeping the
calls down. In addition, he cited fewer numbers of boaters.
“There are less peo-ple on the water, with economics and the price of fuel,” he said.
According to Hawk-ins, the region is see-ing fewer large yachts coming through, and fewer people are on on the water in small run-abouts.
Cape Palmerston earns her stripes
The Coast Guard vessel Cape Palmerston was not greeted with open arms as the local boating community viewed it as a downgrade from the cutter Point Race. The Palmerston’s crew, however, is happy with its performance.
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SNOW SNARLS
TRAFFIC, SLOWS BUSES
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JEFF NAGEL (Black Press)
A freak March snowstorm made the morning
commute a challenge yesterday, and it’s being
blamed for a series of crashes on roads around the
Lower Mainland.
Snow began falling in parts of the region late
Sunday afternoon and by yesterday morning snow
and ice accumulations had made for treacherous
conditions, especially on local streets.
Multiple collisions briefl y closed the Alex Fraser
Bridge Sunday night after 7 p.m.
ere reported yesterday ash
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“Citizens On Garbage Patrol” need your help identifying areas where garbage has been illegally dumped. If you come across an area you suspect as an illegal dumping site please email a picture, details of the items and location and we will print it.
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This garbage was dumped on a back trail by the Old Island Highway where Iron River Road is cut off at Cranberry Lane. Some of the garbage is addressed mail which contains personal information. These old roads and trails are used by people on York Road walking their dogs and horses and is not acceptable in any situation. The glass and sharp objects can do damage to domestic animals and the wildlife. The person/s who made the effort to drive way out here probably spent as much on gas as it would be to go and dump it in the city's landfi ll. York Road citizens want you to know they are watching!
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2011...In picturesThe news never stops and 2011 had its share of dramatic events as this photographic review of the year gone by proves. (Clockwise from right) A pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins had to be rescued by fast-acting citizens like Colleen MacLure at Oys-ter Bay in June; Gaelan Edwards made interna-tional headlines when he delivered his baby brother in August; Rick Mercer was a popular vis-itor to Campbell River in August when he brought his popular CBC show, Rick Mercer Report to town and swam with the salmon; who can forget the controversy over the width of the Old Island Highway and the need for city staff to prove that emergency vehicles could indeed get past cars on the newly upgraded stretch of road that opened in June; Outgoing mayor Charlie Cornfield (left) passed the torch – and chain of office – to new Mayor Walter Jakeway in November; and maybe the day the Campbell River turned red may turn into myth after BC Hydro put some die in the water to conduct some hydrological tests in June.
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OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE DISPOSAL JAN. 7 & 8THat the CAMPBELL RIVER BOTTLE DEPOT
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