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Pizzeria slices it upScott Stanfield Record Staff

Let’s Get Maui’d, Three Cows and a Goat, Dodge City Pepperoni and a meat-lovers special dubbed The Sasquatch are some of the menu highlights at Riders Pizza, a family-owned and operated pizzeria offering dine in and take out.

Veggie options include the Pesto Pedaller and the Cumberlander, while the ‘anti-crust’ Pagan Pizza is a gluten-free creation made with potato and polenta, served as a nine-inch square.

“We discovered there’s a lot of people who don’t care to eat wheat,” said Caroline Tymchuk, who owns the Dunsmuir Avenue establish-ment along with her hus-

band Mike.Patrons are encouraged

to watch the pizza-making process in the front kitchen of the pizzeria, which is licensed for 20.

“You’re pretty much in the kitchen when you walk in the door,” Caroline said.

The couple moved last year to the Valley from Cal-gary, where they were in the restaurant business. Mike is a chef while Caroline is a “front end-type administra-tive person.” Opening the pizzeria was their goal when they moved to Cumberland last May. They employ one of their children, Forrest, who taught Captain Thun-derpants how to make pizza on an episode of Things and Stuff.

The first day of busi-ness was Nov. 1, but the

Tymchuks kicked things off the day before by serving 300 bite-size pieces of pizza to trick or treaters.

“We could have probably doubled it,” Caroline said, noting the parents were every bit as hungry as the children. “The first week was insane. We didn’t know how starved Cumberland was for pizza.”

While pizza is avail-able at other locations, the Tymchuk’s establishment is the village’s only pizzeria per se.

“They missed not having a pizzeria here,” Caroline said, noting the village used to have one.

Besides pizza, the Skinny Greek offers a selection of greens. For dessert, there’s the Rider’s Brownie, served warm with vanilla ice cream

and whipped cream. “I like to call it a

chocolate pizza,” Caroline said. Each month features a new pizza promotion. March, for instance, was the St. Paddy’s Perogy Pizza.

Also, a new $7 after 7 promotion offers patrons a slice and a beer for $7 after 7 p.m. any day of the week. Wine and a slice is available for $9.

Riders Pizza is located

at #2-2730 Dunsmuir Ave. Hours are 3-8 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 3-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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FORREST TYMCHUK and Jamie Robinson ham it up at Riders Pizza. PHOTO BY SCOTT STANFIELD

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Jason Stevens can mend anything fabric, be it shoes, ski boots, backpacks, out-door equipment or women’s purses with zippers.

“You name it,” said Ste-vens, who is the owner of a new business in downtown Cumberland called Sew What, I Sew. It specializes in custom sewing and fabric repairs.

Stevens was a smoke-jumper when he lived in Fort St. John. He built spe-cialty items for companies such as custom-designed surfboards, medical devices, triage blankets for fire res-

cue gear and recycled bike tube messenger bags. His own designs include the Basket Buddy — a dry bag designed to fit into the exte-rior basket of a helicopter — and the Easy Slider patient transfer device designed to reduce injuries to health care workers.

“I build anything that someone needs,” said Ste-vens, who does hemming on jeans, alterations and shoe repairs. “I’m a trained cob-bler.”

Stevens, who hails from Dawson Creek, has been in Cumberland about two years. He opened his shop several months ago. In northern B.C he had started

a business in Smithers, where a dump was known as ‘The Telkwa Mall’ because it was a recycling shack. Every Saturday people would line up at the shack for free items. Stevens found a bunch of Gore-Tex jackets that needed zippers — which he installed and then sold the jackets.

“Rather than have stuff go to the dump, I tried to do my environmental bit.”

Which he continues to do at his repair shop.

“The big thing is trying to doing my environmental green bit,” he said. “Every-body’s talking about it but not a lot of people are doing it. I thought, ‘Why not do it?’”

Sew What, I Sew is located at 2701 Dunsmuir Ave. Call (250) 650-4118. The website is www.sew-whatisew.com.

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All it took was a few days for artist Barbara Callow to fall in love with Cumber-land.

The Victoria-based painter who specializes in oils said it after spending some time with her son and daughter-in-law after they bought a house in the vil-lage. The “frontier feel and the history” left her feeling as though she was on the edge of civilization carefully perched on the side of the mountains.

“I also love the diversity and character in the old structure there and the way that the community respects and preserves their village and history,” she added.

Callow, who grew up on the Island, developed her

love of art while at school, and her formal art education began in 1975.

Many of her paintings are created ‘en plein air’ — out-side near the scene in which she paints.

“Painting ‘en plein air’ has taught me how to select a strong composition from the large view that I initially see,” Callow explained. “It has taught me about chang-ing light, how to capture a mood quickly, be selective of what is important. These skills are remembered in the studio when I have time to do more complete and involved paintings, some-times including people if I feel that a human element adds to the landscape, as in the Cumberland town scenes.”

Many of Callow’s images of Cumberland are those

of doorways or windows — people outside looking in.

She said it is a recurring theme which has cropped up in her paintings.

“I guess it has to do with windows taking you into another world. Putting peo-ple in the painting looking in the window (or out of the window) emphasizes that,” she added.

Callow said she plans to do a future series of paint-ings on Cumberland door-ways, which continues the same concept she explored with her theme of windows.

“They take you some-where else,” she noted. “I think doorways stir our curi-osity as to what is behind.”

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Besides being an outdoor recreation hub, Cumberland is also a place to pamper yourself.

Whether you enjoy spe-cialty chocolate, therapeutic massages, fabulous food or browsing in shops, Cum-berland has everything necessary for a relaxing day of spoiling yourself in the village.

The Cumberland Village Bakery offers a wide array of baked goods including muffins, danishes, scones and a selection of croissants — and of course, donuts.

“We have the famous Cumberland donuts and those come in different shapes and sizes,” said owner David Murray, add-ing he offers organic coffee and the bakery has a nice

window seat where custom-ers often sit to watch what’s going on downtown.

The bakery is located at 2747 Dunsmuir Ave.

In need of some physical

de-stressing or pain relief? Cumberland Massage Ther-apy has three registered massage therapists who work personally with each client to ensure the most

suitable treatments, accord-ing to RMT Kirsten Werner.

We “work with what the client is looking for so it’s really about finding out what sort of treatment

works best for them,” said Werner, adding massage therapy is more than just a relaxing treat and offers many health benefits.

Because the clinic is a large open space with plenty of natural light, Werner said clients comment how relaxed they feel as soon as they enter the build-ing. To further the experi-ence, Cumberland Massage Therapy has a selection of aromatherapy oils the RMTs can incorporate into mas-sages, which help promote relaxation and relieve mus-cular aches and pains.

The clinic has an adjust-able body cushion, which allows pregnant women to lay on their stomachs while they receive a massage.

“There’s not too many clinics that have that so a lot of women feel really excited about the idea of

lying face-down to relax because they’re not usually able to do that throughout their pregnancy,” said Wer-ner. “And then it allows me to get into the low back and into the ribs and hips.”

Cumberland Massage Therapy is located at 2765-C Dunsmuir Ave. For an appointment call 250-336-2257.

The Gatehouse Bistro is a place to dine and relax, according to owner Belinda Jones.

Everything is made on-site, except bread and cheese, and the bistro offers daily lunch features as well as fresh sheets on the week-ends.

Jones noted traditional European dishes are a spe-cialty of the restaurant, and these dishes are real Euro-pean, rather than North

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Continued from page 6American-European. And there’s a focus on the three key ingredients throughout each meal.

“We’re about the but-ter, the booze, the whipped cream, in that order,” said Jones with a laugh. “Unless you’re celiac, lactose intoler-ant or vegan; we cater a lot to allergies because every-thing’s being made for you now, so we’re able to accom-modate.”

There’s also an art gallery featuring new artists each month, and an artisan room with work from local arti-sans on display.

The Gatehouse Bistro is located at 3273 Third St.

Harmonic Arts Botanical Dispensary offers a selection of herbs, superfoods and free herbal advice to spoil your health.

Owner Yarrow Willard

said the shop’s line of super-foods like organic fruits and nuts is top notch, and there’s herbs and spices, teas, mushrooms, sea vegetables and raw chocolate on offer as well.

However, the free herbal advice allows customers to take their health into their own hands, according to Wil-lard.

“We call it health sover-eignty,” he said. “This idea that we can claim our own health and take initiative into our own hands, and create a healthier life for yourself.”

Harmonic Arts is located at 3276 Second St.

Rusty Rooster has a little bit of this and a little bit of that, according to owner Paola Brodsgaard.

Scented soy candles, refurbished one-of-a-kind furniture, hand-made jewel-ry, bath products and Smok-ing Lily clothes are just some of the items offered.

Brodsgaard said once women try on Smoking Lily

clothing they usually love it, and her store is the only place in the Comox Valley that sells this Victoria-based company’s clothing.

Rusty Rooster is located at 2722 Dunsmuir Ave.

Chocolate is an oft-chosen treat for self-spoilers and Dark Side Chocolates offers top-quality chocolate to quell that craving.

Owner Allison MacKenzie said her chocolate is fair-trade organic which makes this indulgence ethical.

“It’s an ethical indulgence, so they can treat themselves but feel good about it,” said MacKenzie. “It’s sort of dif-ferent than getting a big box of chocolates from a depart-ment store.”

Dark Side Chocolates also features a full coffee bar. Mochas and hot chocolates are made with a real choco-late base for an authentic chocolate taste.

Dark Side Chocolates is located at 2722 Dunsmuir Ave.

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Herbal products supplieropens in heritage buildingScott Stanfield Record Staff

Harmonic Arts Botanical Dispensary, a supplier of herbal products, has opened at the restored Marrochi’s heritage building at Second and Penrith in Cumber-land. Owners Yarrow and Angela Willard, both clinical herbalists, offer an array of health-enhancing products including herbs, spices, teas, extracts, medicinal mush-rooms, sea vegetables, raw chocolate, oils and salves, and super foods such as ber-ries, powders, seeds, nuts, grains and dried raw fruits.

They also sell books. “We have about 1,000

products. A lot of them come in multiple sizes,” Yarrow said, noting the selection

of 300-plus herbs and more than 20 blends of herbal teas.

Nearly everything is organic.

“We’re pretty strict about what we sell,” he said.

Visitors are greeted by a pleasantly-scented store-front, behind which is a production space where staff members package and pro-duce items.

“The storefront is wonder-ful,” Yarrow said. “We put a lot of energy into it.”

The Willards believe in supporting the growth of businesses and the com-munity. For about three years they have been selling products to Edible Island in Courtenay. They also sup-ply businesses around the Island, the Interior, Calgary

and other parts of Alberta. “We do wholesale and

retail,” said Yarrow, noting the business provides an opportunity to funnel money into the community and to provide local employment.

There are seven staff members, including Yarrow, along with harvesters and farm contractors. They will likely hire young people for summer relief.

Aside from earning a liv-ing and supporting their children, Rowan and Linden, the couple hopes to help peo-ple cultivate an holistic life-style through healthy herbal practices and education.

Harmonic Arts is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is located at 3276 Second St.

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June is bike month in village of Cumberland

Cumberland is a West-coast epicentre of mountain biking and biking culture. While other municipalities have the official titles, Cum-berland considers itself as a biking capital of Canada. To prove it, the Chamber of Commerce is declaring June as Bike Month in Cumber-land.

Leading up to the 12 Hours of Cumberland moun-tain bike event June 16, the downtown core will be all things bicycle. Hosted by the United Riders of Cumberland, the fun and friendly event is appropri-ate for beginner to expert riders. The aim is to ride as many laps of a set course that includes some of Cum-berland’s great mountain bike trails. Categories

include solo, and teams of two or four — male, female or co-ed. The winners are those with the most num-ber of laps in 12 hours. The event is based out of the beautiful No.6 mine park in Cumberland. The park is where registration takes place, where teams can set-up for the day and is the lap point for the course. Reg-istration includes food and drinks — there will be a barbecue going all afternoon — and snacks will be provid-ed throughout the day. For more information, visit www.unitedridersofcumberland.com.

June 17 is Car-Free Sun-day in the Comox Valley. Car Free Sundays are organized around the world as a way to bring communities togeth-

er in the roads and streets of our cities, towns and villages to celebrate the opportuni-ties that exist for communi-ty-building in public spaces. Roads and streets are a key part of our community infra-structure. Everyone pays for them, but only some people use them on a daily basis.

The chamber will champi-on Car Free Sunday with an inaugural Cumberland Bike Festival, demonstrating an alternative use of this great community resource. This is in conjunction with the chamber’s advocacy for vari-ous traffic calming initia-tives in the village.

Car Free Sunday is being co-ordinated by Imagine Comox Valley. Check them out on Facebook or [email protected].

Cumberland Bike Month will culminate with the BC Bike Race starting on Dun-smuir Avenue at 9:30 a.m. July 1. The race is many

things to the 500 people who travel from around the world to contest it.

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www.cumberlandbc.org for ways to get involved.

The Chamber also rec-ognizes Bike to Work week, which occurs every June.

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The visitor centre in Cumberland ceased operat-ing in an official capacity at the end of March but the local Chamber of Commerce is committed to maintain-ing a tourism bureau at their current location in the Cumberland Museum and Archives.

The Cumberland Cham-ber strives to be the voice of business in the village and to monitor local government on issues that relate to the success of the business com-munity.

A strong and active mem-bership provides direction to the chamber, which is coming off a record-breaking year in terms of visitation to its website and the visi-tor centre. Village Market Day and Winter Fair — the chamber’s two revenue-generating events — also generated greater participa-tion, both of vendors and attendees.

Chamber membership provides a connection to

an organization dedicated to promoting an array of businesses, organizations, professionals, events and opportunities in Cumber-land. The board of directors is committed to strength-ening the community, protecting its heritage and recreational assets, and seeking sustainable econom-ic opportunities.

“The Cumberland Cham-ber of Commerce is perhaps the coolest little chamber in B.C.,” Chamber co-ordinator Sue Moen said. “We recog-nize and celebrate the local business owners who work, live and play in this jewel of a village and strive to create more opportunities for them and for new business.”

Membership benefits also include:

•Business brochure rack-ing at the tourist bureau;

•Full page business list-ings, links and promotion of business listings on the Cumberland Chamber web-site, http://www.cumberland-

bc.org, which had more than 53,100 visitors in 2011;

•Updates on events, meetings and issues that affect businesses and resi-dents;

•Reduced advertising rates on Cumberland-focused publications in local newspapers;

•Optional participation in the B.C. Chamber of Com-merce benefits plan includ-ing medical and dental, gas rebates, and other discounts and promotions;

•Opportunities to par-ticipate in promotions, wel-come packages, Market Day events and business profile articles.

A Chamber memberships also provides an opportunity to vote at the AGM. Mem-bers’ voices are critical in creating the atmosphere for business, recreational and cultural opportunities in Cumberland.

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VILLAGE MARKET DAY,

MAY 19, 10 A.M. — 4 P.M.

Stroll down Cumberland’s historic main street and check out the funky shops and cool local crafters of the village. Kicks off with a pancake breakfast in Village Square at 9 a.m., followed by live entertainment, a Soap Box Derby (for kids), Art Kart derby (for adults) and more cool village stuff. www.cum-berlandbc.org

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For well over a century Cumberland has celebrated Empire Days will much fun and fanfare. Big Parade at 10 a.m. May Queen Crowning, kids rides, vendors, food, live music, bagpipe pub crawl and downtown specials.

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MINER’S MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-

END JUNE 21-23

A tribute to Cumberland’s min-ing heritage, sponsored by the Cumberland Museum & Archives. Join labour and business organiza-tions, musicians and artists, bak-ers, butchers and florists for the celebration. Film Night, Songs of the Workers Event, Graveyard Cer-emony, walking tours, speakers and more. www.cumberlandmuseum.ca

BC BIKE RACE JULY 1

The BC Bike Race is many things to the 500 people who travel from around the world to contest it. For some it’s a personal challenge, a test. For others it’s a chance to compete head to head with some of the top professionals on what are easily some of the best and most challenging trails in the world. This seven-day adventure class race starts in Cumberland with the base camp at Village Park. www.bcbik-erace.com

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ROUNDUP AUG. 11 AND 12

Pancake breakfasts, Saturday Show and Shine, Sunday Fistful of Dollars poker run, tattoo contest, street market and nightly entertain-ment. www.cumberlandmotorcycle-roundup.com

THE BIG TIME OUT,

AUG. 18 AND 19

Two unforgettable days of cut-ting edge music, circus perform-ers, incredible dancing, wicked visuals, camping and more. A festival of a new era. thebigtim-eout.com

MIND OVER MOUNTAIN

ADVENTURE RACE, SEPT. 22

Voted Best Adventure Race in Western Canada by Get Out There Magazine for the fifth con-secutive year. MOMAR is a one-day sprint adventure race on the trails and in the village of Cum-berland, with a post-race party at Mount Washington.

FOGGY MOUNTAIN FALL FAIR,

OCT. 6 Presented by the Cumberland

Museum & Archives. An old-fashioned fall fair – in a moun-tain village. Polka, pie-making contest, apple sports and crafts, Bear Aware and Bear Apprecia-tion events. It’s a celebration of community, the turning of the seasons and natural environment around us. www.cumberlandmu-seum.ca

CUMBERLAND WINTER FAIR,

DEC. 2, 10 A.M. — 4 P.M.

Vendors of hand-made, home-made and fair trade items offer up an amazing selection of Christmas gift ideas. Shop, hang out, enjoy some tasty treats, lis-ten to some heart-warming tunes and visit with friends and neigh-bours as part of this day-long event. www.cumberlandbc.org


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