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WORLD SIGHT DAY CHALLENGE: Vision Arts Eye Care in Qualicum Beach has joined a global campaign to bring eye exams and glasses to countries with little or no access to them. In conjunction with World Sight Day, which was last week, Vision Arts will be fundraising throughout the month of October for the charity Optometry Giving Sight, estab-lished to address the needs of more than 600 million men women and children around the world who are blind or vision impaired due to lack of eye care services. Drop by Vision Arts and make a donation this month. People can also visit the parent companys Facebook and Twitter pages called FYidoctors and for every like or new follower they receive, $1 will be donated to The World Sight Day Challenge. Vision Arts is located at 102 - 183 West Fern Ave.

FEDERAL POLITICS

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RDN DIRECTORS PUT AN END TO CURRENT PROPOSAL

Deep Bay development deniedBSI has the option to submit another planJOHN [email protected]

A development plan that could have e ectively doubled the popula-tion of Deep Bay is dead. For now.

e Regional District of Nanaimos

board of directors voted unanimously last week to put a stop to the devel-opment application process involv-ing Baynes Sound Investments (BSI), whose plan called for 200 single-fam-ily homes, a 292-unit RV park, retail/commercial space and 40 hectares of park space.

ey (BSI) own the land, so theres

nothing stopping them from coming in with another development (pro-posal), said Bill Veenhof, the regional district representative for the Bowser/Deep Bay electoral area. I kind of ex-pect them to come back with another proposal. By terminating (the develop-ment permit), we left BSI open to sub-mit anything they want.

James Lunney says riding boundary changes were at the base of his decisionCHRIS BUSHNanaimo News-Bulletin

After 13 years as Nanaimo-Alberni Conser-vative MP, James Lunney has decided to call it a day.

Lunney announced his decision to not seek re-election in 2015 during a press conference held at his constituency o ce in north Nanai-mo Friday morning. He said he based his deci-sion on one made by the B.C. Boundary Com-mission to split the Nanaimo-Alberni riding, based on population growth, prior to the next federal election.

It will take the 50,000 people from Lantz-ville right next door to us here and north Nanaimo and append it to south Nanaimo and Ladysmith and itll peel the north side of the riding and the west side and attach it to Courte-nay, Lunney said.

He said the shift means it will force him to divert his attention away from a constituency base he has served since he was rst elected in 2000, so he is better o to complete his man-date for the remainder of his term by continu-ing to focus on the constituents currently within the Nanaimo-Alberni riding and leave the door open for others to seek election in the recon g-ured ridings.

Lunney denied that he is stepping aside be-cause of recent criticisms and controversies sur-rounding the Harper government and the Senate.

Id have to say that weve waded through a lot, Lunney said. Its a challenging time to govern in any capacity. People are restive. e world is unstable. e economys unstable and I think that makes people unsettled in a lot of di erent ways.

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STILWELLS STAFF: More than 100 people attended the official opening of Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwells constituency office in the Heritage Centre on Highway 19A in Parksville on Thursday. With Stilwell above are, from left, legislative assistant Emily Phillips, constituency assistant Krista Bryce and constituency assistant Heather Mahoney.

MLA COMMENTS ON SCHOOL DISTRICT 69 DEFICIT

No help coming from provinceJOHN [email protected]

The local school district should not expect financial relief from the provincial gov-ernment, says Parksville-Qua-

licum MLA Michelle Stilwell.School District 69 is cur-

rently grappling with a deficit of more than $1.5 million.

Our government is control-ling spending thats what we

were elected to do and we are expecting school boards to control spending and find solutions within their existing budgets, Stilwell said Friday.

Local doctors are encouraging elementary school students in Parksville Qualicum Beach to be more active and make healthy choices.

Its part of the Be Active Every Day initiative from the B.C. Medical Association. In partnership with their local elementary school, doc-tors across B.C. are coordinating a month-long challenge to kids: be active 60 minutes every day from October 7 November 1. Doc-tors leading students through the activity challenge means kids can learn about health, nutrition, and fitness from a medical perspec-tive, said a news release from the BCMA. The goal is to make a lasting impact on children and help them turn healthy choices into healthy habits.

The BCMA says just seven per cent of school-age children are meeting the Canadian Guidelines of one hour of fitness per day.

There are seven schools participating in Parksville Qualicum Beach. The physician leads (organizers) for the Be Active Program in Oceanside are Dr. Satish Desai and Dr. Catherine Edge.

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At 10:17 a.m. there will be simulated earthquake drills throughout Parksville Qualicum BeachAUREN [email protected]

People throughout the mid-Island are preparing to take part in The Great Shakeout, the worlds largest earthquake drill, on Oct. 17.

As of Friday, more than 23 million people around the world were registered for the simultaneous exercise started in B.C., including more than 23,000 people in the Regional District of Nanaimo.

This will be another step out in the process, said Parksville emergency preparation coordinator Aaron Dawson. We add a bit more each year. We will reinforce drop, cover and hold and then open the emergency operations centre.

While everyone is encouraged to sign up and follow the information on www.shakeoutbc.ca, whether or not they do, experts say it is an important chance to think about their own preparedness at home and work.

We hope it doesnt happen, but we know it will its not a matter of if, but when, Dawson said.

This Thursday, Oct. 17 at 10:17 a.m., many companies and organizations, in-cluding those in Parksville, Qualicum Beach and the RDN, will run simulated earthquake drills and practice the new-er recommended drop-cover-hold, for a minimum of 60 seconds after the shaking stops.

This replaces the outdated idea of tak-ing cover in a doorway or a triangle of life which present various problems in-cluding trying to move during the shak-ing and the possible swinging of a door in a doorway.

Dawson said a doorway would be bet-ter than nothing, but the idea is to get un-der the closest thing that will protect you from falling objects like a table or desk.

Once the shaking stops Parksville city employees will be given a chance to

contact their families and go home if they need to, before setting up the emergency operations centre in city hall.

This year they will not actually do any emergency operations exercises, just practice setting it up, then close down and debrief.

Dawson stresses the point is to think about these plans ahead of time to be able to do the right thing by instinct in a scary moment.

A recent poll by the B.C. Automobile Association (BCAA) found that only 58 per cent of British Columbians are aware there is a one-in-three chance of a significant earthquake in next 50 years.

More than three quarters (78 per cent) dont know how to prepare their home for an earthquake and 51 per cent dont have, or dont know if they have insur-

ance coverage.The survey of over 1,000 people in

southwestern B.C. found people scored an average grade of D for their knowl-edge of basic preparedness.

We are very concerned that British Columbians living in Canadas highest earthquake risk areas appear so compla-cent about preparing, despite a notable 7.7 magnitude earthquake near Haida Gwaii this time last year, and a 6.1 quake just last month, said BCAAs chief people and community officer Brenda Lowden in a news release.

The report said the good news is that 83 per cent of those polled would like to improve their knowledge.

Aside from the drill people are en-couraged to use the annual event to plan and prepare for an emergency in gener-al. People should have a minimum three day supply and experts prefer a week of water, food and crucial items like lights, batteries, first aid supplies, medi-cations, toilet paper, cash and fuel or al-ternate cooking facilities.

Everyone should also consider things like evacuation routes and out-of-prov-ince contacts. Check www.shakeoutbc.ca for lots of good information and contact your local fire department for specific lo-cal concerns.

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PUBLIC MEETING ON PARKSVILLES BUDGET

Mayor speaks to empty roomPublic can still provide feedback through e-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

With operational costs frozen at 2012 levels in the four lowest-ranked service areas, Parks-ville taxes may increase by 2.5 per cent a year for the next five years.

Parksville council is taking a different ap-proach to our budget process this year, mayor Chris Burger explained to an empty room at their first public budget meeting of the year last Thursday.

Council did a couple of closed-door strate-gic planning sessions meant to align councils goals and objectives, the communitys official community plan vision and the ongoing oper-ational requirements of the city, according to a news release.

This is different than the more traditional approach of identifying specific projects and

services to move toward the communitys stat-ed goals.

Council reviewed the 2014-2018 provision-al financial plan and debated some specific spending packages including $10,300 for 14 iP-ads to make council meetings paperless, which most of council supported but questioned the city paying for the IPads, rather than people buying their own.

An additional $10,000 smart board a large networked computer screen for councils use in an emergency was questioned along with the need for paying $16,000 for a summer student and $11,000 software program to track service connections, which CAO Fred Manson defended as saving staff a lot of time and effort.

Council received the financial plan for infor-mation and will continue to discuss it at meet-ings yet to be scheduled. The public is invited to ask questions and provide feedback on the plan which will be available at city hall and on the website (www.city.parksville.bc.ca).

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The vote last week was in a committee of the whole meeting. To be official, it must be rati-fied in a regular RDN meeting, but the vote last week was unanimous.

Veenhof said the regional district was not going to move too far in the process of the orig-inal development application until it had con-ducted public consultation. In order to do that, Veenhof said the RDN needed information from BSI on items like water supply, which it did not receive and indications are that infor-mation might not be ready for up to a year.

That (not having the information needed to conduct the survey) was a huge issue for me, said Veenhof. The embedded message was they (BSI) didnt have their ducks in a row.

Delegations to the RDN and letters to the ed-

itor indicated there was widespread opposition to the project from residents, but Veenhof said he doesnt believe public sentiment was that clear cut.

The vocal opposition would tell you every-one is against this so you dont need to do a survey, said Veenhof. Thats a mixed message. And there seemed to be a strong, underlying group in favour of this.

On its website, BSI suggested the project on its 142 hectares of land (353 acres) would gen-erate $14.3 million in tax revenue for the RDN over 15 years and create 1,395 direct and indi-rect jobs over eight years during the construc-tion period. The NEWS was unable to connect with BSI officials by press time to get comment about the companys future plans for the site.

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Of course, were all disappointed with whats happened in the Senate and abuse of taxpayers money and, of course, changes have already been made, but that will work itself out.

Lunney has had his differences with deci-sions made in Ottawa, espe-cially over cutbacks of coast guard stations on the B.C. Coast, but his position was not a factor in his decision to not seek re-election.

I made that decision be-cause I actually know more about the MCPS [Marine Com-munications and Traffic Services] situation than most of my colleagues in British Colum-bia, he said. A lot of people on the Island dont know how communications work with vessels offshore and so on, even some of my B.C. col-leagues. I made a position because I am con-cerned about the effectiveness of managing the entire coast from two centres.

He also said his decision might free him to focus on issues that are of particular interest to him, such as a cost effective and sustainable health-care system.

So, you know, I will continue to carry the voice from this region to Otta-wa and to the best of my ability to represent peoples interests and we will do our very best to be effective with the tools and skills that are available, Lun-ney said.

Lunney said he looks for-ward to spending a little more

time enjoying the Island lifestyle.Im hoping whatever the future holds be-

yond two years from now that it will include more time on the Island and perhaps getting more time in a kayak or a canoe and out in the woods like so many of you prefer to enjoy as well on this beautiful Island that we call home and have come to love, he said.

I will continue to carry the voice from this region to

Ottawa and to the best of my ability to represent

peoples interests . . .MP JAMeS LunneY


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Town says it is hopeful a local volunteer group will champion the cause like Broombusters did with that invasive plant

Its a destructive alien that is spreading its grasp on Qual-icum Beach and it may take years to beat it down.

The Town of Qualicum Beach announced last week its Parks and Public Works staff have begun a multi-year ap-proach to exterminating Japa-nese knotweed, a destructive, invasive plant that is spreading in the area.

Crews will be out this week on public prop-erty cutting down and then injecting the nox-ious weed with a commercial weed killer, said a release from the town. The plant is then an-nually treated with the pesticide until it is fully eradicated.

The town said Japanese knotweed is exempt from its pesticide use bylaw.

The plant can cause major damage to foun-

dations, concrete, pavement and leads to ero-sion in stream ways and potential destruction of fish habitats, said Al Cameron, Superinten-dent of Public Works, Parks and Buildings. It requires a longer-term approach that begins by injecting a recommended dose of commercial weed killer. Residents who have the plant on

their property are requested to have it eradicated to prevent spreading.

The town said it is hopeful a local volunteer group will champion the injection and removal of the plant on private property. The town said it will provide the necessary equip-ment and clothing.

The arrangement would be similar to the towns successful collaboration with Broombusters, who work with town staff each year in addressing the spread of broom, said the news release.

Residents seeking further information on Japanese knotweed are encouraged to access the brochure on the towns website (www.qualicumbeach.com) or pick up a copy at town hall.

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Town parks staff member Jess Humphreys works on removing Japanese knotweed from a con-crete headwall.

The plant can cause major damage to foundations, concrete, pavement and

leads to erosion in stream ways and potential de-

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The first-term MLA also said per pu-pil funding is higher now than it has ever been, and that School District 69 has been facing declining enrolment for some years now.

The local deficit was at roughly $1.3

million until a raise won by CUPE workers upped it to more than $1.5 million. At a recent school board meet-ing, the school districts secretary-trea-surer said it was going to be a struggle to find that extra cash.

Right now we are looking at op-tions and ideas to see how we will come up with that money, said Erica Bailey.

But I dont have an answer for you at this point.

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Per pupil funding at record levels

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GiRL Guide cooKie tiMe: Local Girl Guide units are looking to sell some cookies. The fundraiser helps Girl Guide lead-ers offer local girls and women new programs and activities, facilitate discovery, provide leadership skills and help fund camps, field trips and craft supplies, plus much more. A sale by the Pathfinder unit is taking place Saturday, Oct. 19 at Parksville Quality Foods from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Otherwise contact Kris Kjellbotn to find some local cookies or to find out more about Girl Guides. She can be reached at 250-248-0062 or e-mail [email protected].


Changing the way we are governed, the man-ner and form of how we choose and struc-ture, how our tax dollars are marshalled and dispersed, is no easy matter.

First, the electorate has to decide it really wants and/or needs change. Fighting apathy can be the biggest obstacle to change.

Perhaps people are content with the fact a party (in terms of federal and provincial politics) can hold su-preme power with much less than 50 per cent of the vote, which is the case in our parliamentary system.

Perhaps people are content with the fact there are multi layers of government at the local level, which is the case here with town or city regimes plus the Regional District of Nanaimo.

e federal-provincial electoral debate is ongoing and we may raise it here in the future. However, the local-lev-el discussions seem to be heating up.

First we have regional district director Julian Fell, who believes the people of the Coombs-Errington area he was elected to represent on the RDN board would be better served as an independent municipality, ie. break away from the regional district and have their own form of gov-ernance (and all the revenue-expense responsibilities that go with it) like Qualicum Beach and Parksville.

Next up we have Qualicum Beach town council, which marches to the beat of its own drum most of the time re-gardless of the issue. Recently, led by the comments of Coun. Dave WIllie (who, incidentally, is the towns repre-sentative on the RDN board), this council has been pub-licly questioning the land-use decisions of the RDN.

Most recently, Qualicum Beach town council put the brakes on what seemed like a housekeeping issue to align its OCP with the RDNs Regional Growth Strategy. It seems this council believes it should look twice at its alignments with the RDN in terms of growth and devel-opment, going so far to say it doesnt believe the RDN even follows its own guidelines.

Whether these are small blips in the relationship be-tween local elected o cials and the RDN, or a sign of big changes to come, is uncertain.

We believe the time is ripe for the discussion, at least, because we also believe less government is a good idea at all levels.

Editorial by John Harding

commentaryTime for change?

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Views in the NewsWe asked: Are you concerned about the capacity to clean up an oil spill on the B.C. coast?

Yeah, of course, as

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The B.C. environment ministry has re-leased its promised study of the current state of crude oil spill response capability, tracking the growing tonnage of petroleum shipping along the West Coast and esti-mating response time and effectiveness if oil was to spill at sea.

Oil recovery in computer simulated oil spills could be as high as 25 per cent af-ter five days, or as low as four per cent for Alaska crude, with another quarter evapo-rating.

The study was commissioned to back up Premier Christy Clarks conditions for B.C.s approval of expanded heavy oil ship-ments, either from twinning the Trans-Mountain pipeline from northern Alber-ta to Burnaby, or the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project across northern B.C. to a new tanker port at Kitimat.

Environment Minister Mary Polak said the study shows the need to increase re-sponse capability before the B.C. govern-ment would consider increased oil ship-ments.

While we respect federal jurisdiction over marine spills, we must ensure B.C.s interests are being met, and that means adding more resources to protect our coast, Polak said.

The three-volume report also details the huge and growing traffic that exists now.

Shipping data show a 17 per cent in-crease in marine traffic volume from 2011 to 2012. An estimated 110 million cubic metres of petroleum products per year are shipped, about a third of which is crude-like bunker oil carried as fuel on ships of all kinds. The biggest tanker cargo is 38 mil-

lion cubic metres of mostly Alaska crude a year.

The study includes recovery estimates for seven oil spill scenarios, six of which as-sumed a spill of Alaska North Slope crude that has been shipped by tankers down the B.C. coast to U.S. refineries since the 1970s. Two scenarios involve an Alaska crude spill in Dixon Entrance, with four per cent recovery in summer an three per cent in winter.

One scenario examines a summer-time spill of diluted bitumen in the Juan de Fuca Strait, with response from Canadian and

U.S. ships and oil recovery equipment. It estimated 31 per cent oil recovery after five days, in summer conditions with day-light-only operations.

Diluted bitumen tanker shipments from Kinder Morgan Canadas Burnaby termi-nal hit a high of 69 in 2010. The expansion would mean 300 tankers a year in and out of Vancouver harbour.

The federal government has launched its own research project to model the drift and behaviour of a bitumen spill in the ocean around Kitimat, and funded marine weather forecasting to facilitate shipping.

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Please be advised that there will be a public information meeting to discuss the Town of Qualicum Beach Financial Plan for the years 2014 to 2018. The purpose of the meeting is to undertake a process of public consultation regarding the Towns finances.

This meeting will be held on Monday, October 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm. in the Council Chamber Town Hall, #201-660 Primrose Street, Qualicum Beach. An agenda for the meeting will be available from Town Hall on Friday, October 18, 2013. The agenda and financial plan documents will also be posted on the Towns website at www.qualicumbeach.com.

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Blind people can carryloaded weapons in Iowa

Far be it for me to restrict people with physical disabilities, but when it comes to folks with badly-impaired vision, there are probably one or two activities we can all agree should be

frowned on.It goes without saying that blind people

should be discouraged from driving Formula One cars, directing air traffic, judging art exhi-bitions or carrying loaded weap-ons in public, correct?

Not correct at least not on the last point, and not in the great state of Iowa. Legislators there have just ruled on who has and who has not the right to carry le-thal firepower on their hip or un-der their jacket at all times.

You cant do it if youre under eighteen, a convicted alcoholic or a felon, but if youre none of the above and happen to be stone blind, fill your boots or holster, as it were.

It seems a little strange, said a spokesman for the Iowa Sheriffs Office, but we cant deny them (a permit) just based on that one thing.

Being blind, the sergeant means. And no sergeant, it doesnt really seem all that strange. Not when it comes to guns in America.

The rest of the world has become pret-ty much inured to the eye-bulging, drool-mouthed insanity that burbles to the surface when Americans talk about their guns. You folks stopped making sense on the subject about the time that JFK...or was it his brother? Or was it Martin Luther King?

Heck, it might have been Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by some deranged lu-natic who had no business carrying a lethal weapon in public.

Those were the A-list murders of course. They rather pale when you consider the thou-sands upon thousands upon thousands of U.S. school kids, teachers, policemen, firefighters, office workers and innocent bystanders who have been gunned down, year in year out,

since anybody started keeping score. Remem-ber the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut the one where 20 first-graders and adults were slaughtered? That happened last December not even a year ago.

Since then, Slate.com has calculated that more than 25,000 Americans have died from gunshots in the U.S. Thats more than ten times the number of people who died in the

Twin Towers attacks.America started two wars over

the Twin Towers; shes mute about the monster in her own backyard.

Other countries have had to deal with lunatics bearing arms in public. Canada changed the entire nations gun laws after a maniac in Montreal went on a lethal ram-page.

Great Britain and Australia en-dured mass shootings; they over-hauled their gun laws in response and shooting deaths shrivelled.

What happens when mass murders occur in the U.S.? Government officials blather; gun sales go through the roof.

When it comes to guns, America is sick. Crazy sick. The rest of the world looks on the way youd look on at a dog having a rabid fit in the middle of the street.

Americans continuous kowtow to the profoundly evil National Rifle Association, coupled with their inability to stop shooting themselves, has led to flat out scorn from abroad.

Alexei Pushkov, a Russian politician, recent-ly snorted Nobodys even surprised anymore. A clear case of American exceptionalism.

You know youre on the wrong trail when a spokesman for one of the most blood-bathed nations in the world is laughing in your face.

My advice to Mister Pushkov? Point made, but youd best shut-up. Youre dealing with a rabid dog here. And hes got a gun.

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A string of fine craftmanship at the hallIsland Luthiers exhibition returns to the Errington Hall, evening show features gypsy jazz bandLISSA [email protected]

Hand-crafted stringed instruments will fill the Errington Hall Oct 19, as the Island Luthiers Guild comes back for an exhibition.

Around 20 luthiers from this Island and the Gulf Islands will showcase in-struments like guitars, banjos, bass gui-tars, ouds, harps and hammer dulcimers as well as the latest technology used for their construction.

Last year was the first year the event, called Guitars by Hand, came to the hall and organizer Bob Herbison said it was a success.

It was a terrific turnout, he said. I was taken aback.

This year local musicians John Hamil, Dean Williams and Donna Konsorado and some of the luthiers will play select-ed instruments in a showcase at 4 p.m.

The Summit School of Guitar will re-turn with instruments crafted by both students and instructors, and wood will again be for sale at the event.

The finale of the showcase will hap-pen during an evening dance by swingin gypsy jazz band, Van Django from Van-couver. The music played by the acoustic string ensemble is inspired by music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapel-li.

The group formed in 1988 and have toured Canada extensively and have also played in the United States and Europe.

A review from the director of Djan-gofest in the United States, Nick Lehr, praised the bands clever contemporary standards, classical pieces, and originals. He added: Attending a Van Django con-cert is the most fun you can have sitting down with your clothes on.

Guitars by Hand is free and runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct 19.

Van Django will perform at 8 p.m. that evening. Tickets for the show are $20 available at Cranky Dog Music in Parks-ville at the Errington Hall and at Heaven on Earth in Qualicum Beach. For more on Van Django visit www.vandjango.com.

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An exhibition of stringed instruments crafted by members of the Island Luthiers Guild will take place at the Errington Hall on Oct 19. The event features a showcase by local musicians and that evening there is a dance featuring Van Django.

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Raising funds to support local sports teams is no laughing matter, but a comedy night to aid the Ballenas Whalers football team will provide some giggles and more on Friday, October 18.

The Ballenas Whalers Football Support Society is hosting the comedy night in the Tidal room at the Qual-ity Resort Bayside in Parksville. Eight comedians from Victoria to Nanaimo will be giving the crowd their best one-liners, imitations and ridiculous moments.

The event will also feature a live auction for an official CFL football autographed by members of the BC Lions Football team and a pair of game tickets. Many other great items will be up for grabs in a silent auction.

All proceeds from fundraiser go to the Ballenas Whalers Football Support Society which has been mak-ing it possible for high school football to thrive in the community.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and safe rides home will be available by donation. Tickets are $25 and include a burger and beer. For tickets contact Heather Martin at [email protected].

Eight comedians, burgers, beer and a footballFundraising event will auction off official CFL football autographed by the BC Lions and game ticket

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Jeremy Conn, head coach of the Ballenas Whalers Football team, shows some B.C. Lions pride. Fans of the Leos can bid on a football autographed by members of the B.C. Lions during an auction at a comedy night fundraiser October 18 at the Quality Resort Bayside in Parksville.


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The Lighthouse Community Hall has seen many celebrations over its thirty years in Qual-icum Bay and this weekend a big party is being held to honour those who had the foresight and spirit to build the facility three decades ago.

The 30th anniversary bash includes a dance Saturday, October 19 with the Maloomba Boogie Band. On Sunday, October 20 there will be an af-ternoon tea dance with Bill Cave and Co.

Sheena McCorquodale with the Lighthouse Community Centre Society said the old hall is showing her age so there have been some work bees to spruce up the hall for the anniversary bash.

She said the society is hoping the renovations and future upgrades will make the hall more at-tractive and generate more bookings.

"This hall is under-utilized. We had 44 Satur-days last year that were not rented and our rates are amazing for a 5000 sq. ft. dance floor."

One of the projects McCorquodale has been passionate about is the revamping of the stage. She said they have tossed the crunchy faded or-ange curtains and are about to hang some brand new custom made theatre curtains.

As well, the existing ceiling was removed and a new 13 foot ceiling has been installed.

"It is exciting. We are now going to have a func-tioning theatre."

She said not only will the acoustics improve, so will the lighting and eventually they will have a green room and a costume area.

"My big dream is to have a dinner theatre. We want to hear from people who are interested in starting a community theatre group because we now have a multi-function stage suitable for the-atrical productions," she explained.

McCorquodale said they now have a box-of-fice in their foyer but there are even bigger plans for the front entrance.

"A number of ideas will be presented and we will be looking at different options for creating a new entrance."

Plans include an adopt a door project where digital images of trees and scenery from the local area will be placed on existing doors and spon-sors will get their names imbedded on the photos.

She said shrubs have been removed outside and will be replaced with native plants, driftwood and boulders to create a West coast themed land-scape.

"There is a two-pronged goal for the entrance. We want it to reflect the fact that it is a communi-ty hall situated between the ocean and the forest and then number two that it will be an attractive backdrop for photo opportunities and be distinc-tive for this area."

She said they will also be putting in a history wall in the front foyer to commemorate those who helped build the hall.

Back in 1980, the Qualicum Bay Lions Club saw the need for a Community Centre in Quali-cum Bay. Two Lions members who approached other local organizations with their vision spear-headed the project and a committee was formed that turned the vision into a reality.

The Qualicum Bay Lions Club received several grants, which equaled approximately half of the building cost of the Community Centre project. The community raised the rest of the funds by selling bricks in the hall, firewood, holding raffles, garage sales and an auction. The labour to build the hall came mainly from the sweat and hard work of many volunteers.

McCorquodale said although some of those who helped build the hall are now deceased, they are hoping relatives will bring old photos to the Sunday tea.

"We will have a room at the tea dance with photo albums and we encourage people to relive the memories and bring photos of people who helped build the hall."

The tea dance on October 20 is from 1to 5 p.m. and admission by donation. Tickets for the Dance October 19 are $15 in advance and can be purchased at the Salish Sea Market, Georgia Park Store, The Shoe Inn and Cranky Dog Music.

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Sheena McCorquodale, with the Lighthouse Community Centre Society, has been spear-heading a major renovation at the community hall for the upcoming 30th anniversary party this weekend.

Make music with a concert bandConcert band musicians are invited to come

make some music with the Oceanside Concert Band.

The band is currently made up of retired mu-sic teachers, professional musicians, and many people who enjoyed playing wind instruments in school.The group plays everything from marches to broadway show tunes, big band lit-erature, old standards, and pop tunes.

Although the band performs a couple con-certs a year, many members just enjoy the so-

cial aspect of gathering and playing music to-gether.

Musicians who play any concert band in-struments are welcome, but the band partic-ularly needs some clarinet, flute, oboe, french horn, trombone and baritone players.

Band members rehearse Tuesday evenings at 7:30 at Kwalikum Secondary School. For more information email Gordon Elliott at [email protected] or call 250-240-4673.

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