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Students skipclass to study for final exams

Fire commissioner, RCMP investigating early-morning tragedy

THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2012 VOL. 23, NO. 116www.nanaimobulletin.com

Two brothers killedin Nanoose Bay fire

BY JENN McGARRIGLETHE NEWS BULLETIN

Some students are staying homeinstead of attending classes this weekdespite the districts decision to holdregular classes during exam week.

Tali Campbell, a John Barsby Sec-ondary School student and one of theorganizers of the student-led campaignto restore exam week free of regularclasses, said students are encouraged tostay home with parental permission if they want to study for exams, whichtake place this week.

I dont want people staying home justto sleep in or party, the Grade 11 stu-dent said. If youre not going to study, Iwould just go to class.

In the past, classes were cancelledfor the week and students only went toschool to write exams. Students arguethat this time off is necessary so thatthey can focus on their studies and pre-pare for the next semester.

The Nanaimo District TeachersAssociation previously indicated thatteachers were given little notice of thechange, and they usually use the week tomark, help students prepare for examsand prepare themselves for the nextsemester.

Students attempted to get the decisionreversed by staging a protest outsideschool district headquarters last monthand presenting their views to the schoolboard.

After that failed, the next step wasinvolving parents by getting them tosign forms created by campaign orga-nizers, which ask schools to excuse theirchild from classes.

CHRIS BUSH/THE NEWS BULLETIN

Nanaimo RCMP Const. Etienne Chenard makes a phone call while keeping watch over the fire scene on theNanoose First Nation (SnawNawAs) reserve where two children died Wednesday morning. The small community is reeling from the tragedy as investigators try to determine the cause of the blaze.The wholehouse wasright up,

engulfed in flames. Icould feel the heat from over here.

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Volunteer firefighter Martin Kortas, left, and Nanaimo RCMP Const. Etienne Chenard examine the aftermath of a fire that claimed the lives of two children on the Nanoose First Nation (SnawNawAs) reserve early Wednesday.

BY TOM FLETCHERBLACK PRESS

B.C. Ferries has reached a tipping pointof rising fares and declining ridership, andshould cut costs or add more subsidy to keepfuture fare increases to the rate of inflation,B.C. Ferry Commissioner Gord Macateesays.

Macatee began his term last year with afull-scale review of the ferry system, anddelivered a report with 24 recommendationsto the B.C. government on Tuesday.

He says the government should considerincreasing subsidies, reducing sailings onlow-ridership routes and making reserva-tions free so B.C. Ferries can plan its sailingcapacity more accurately.

Macatee proposes that B.C. Ferries reverseits reservation system so people without areserved spot would pay an extra fee. That,along with varying rates to induce people totravel during off-peak times, could reduce theempty seats and car deck spaces, the reportsays.

B.C. Ferries has a lower resident fare fornorthern routes and discount experiencecards on minor routes.

A true yield management system will con-sist of a range of fares, reflecting demand lev-els, and therefore the ferry user has a choicebetween fare level and service convenience,the report says.

Transportation Minister Blair Lekstromsaid Tuesday its too early to comment onwhether the government can increase the$150-million subsidy that B.C. taxpayers putinto B.C. Ferries annually.

Gary Coons, NDP ferries critic, alsowouldnt say how much more non-ferry usersshould pay, but he repeated his position thatB.C. Ferries should be treated as part of thehighway system, with new ships and termi-nals financed by taxpayers like highways andbridges.

Fares have increased 47 per cent on majorroutes and 80 per cent on minor routes sincethe Coastal Ferry Act set up the current sys-tem in 2003.

Macatee estimated that B.C. Ferries couldsave as much as $28 million annually by con-verting its ferries from diesel to liquefiednatural gas.

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BY JENN McGARRIGLETHE NEWS BULLETIN

Two children are dead after a fire torethrough a house on the SnawNawAs(Nanoose First Nation) reserve earlyWednesday.

Tom Whipps, chief of Lantzville Vol-unteer Fire Department, saidfirefighters got the callout just after 5 a.m.

When I got here, it was through the roof and out everywindow and door in the place, he said. It was gone at 5:05 a.m.

The fire destroyed the house,leaving just a charred frame, then spread to two vehiclesparked next to the house, and melted the vinyl siding on two neighbouring houses.

Police say the fire claimed the lives oftwo children aged seven and nine. Two adults and two other children managed to escape the blaze and were taken to hos-pital to be treated for smoke inhalationand the adult male suffered minor burns to his hands.

Const. Gary OBrien, Nanaimo RCMPspokesman, said investigators foundnothing to indicate foul play and police are not commenting on the cause of thefire except to say that it was a tragic set of circumstances.

The four boys were sleeping in two dif-ferent rooms and the adults were able

to get to one room, but not theother due to smoke, OBriensaid.

He said grief counsellors areworking with the tight-knitcommunity and Nanoose First Nation is collecting donations for the family, as they had noinsurance.

Alice Sampson, who lives twodoors down, said her father woke her up to tell her the neighbours house was on fire.

Thinking it was the house next door, she ran to the door without herglasses, tripping over toys and furniture on the way, to see what was happening.

It felt like all of a sudden, everything was in my way, said Sampson.

Once there, she realized the fire was two doors down, where a family of four

related to Sampson lived.The whole house was right up, engulfed

in flames, she said. I could feel the heatfrom over here. I seen the couple stand-ing there and I didnt know if it was themother or the husband or the neighbourthat was crying.

Sampson said she learned the couple and their own two children were OK, butthat two children who were staying withthe family overnight also relatives of Sampsons who live nearby on the reserve were not.

A tree had fallen on power lines around the corner Tuesday night, knocking out power to the houses on her street over-night, she said.

Sampson believes the windstorm and falling trees were the reasons the twodeceased boys were staying with herneighbours.

OBrien confirmed that two of theboys did not live at the house, but werebrought there the night before for safe-keeping due to the windstorm.

Nanoose First Nation officials were still determining where people can drop off donations at press time.

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First steps have been takento determine how much a newdam and resulting lake will cost in order to provide Nanaimo with sufficient drinking for the foreseeable future.

Council approved a $460,000 contract to MWH Canada. Inc.to begin preliminarygeotechnical work in the citys watershed,with contingency money of $100,000from 2011 water fundcarry-forwards.

With Nanaimospopulation growing at about one per centannually and expectedto reach 100,000 peo-ple by 2020, city staffdetermined through the Water Supply Strategic Plan that demand will outpace supply at that time.

As a result, a new dam, SouthForks Dam II, is needed to supplement the citys originaldam, the 100-year-old South Fork Dam.

The preliminary work will include searching for an ade-quate site for the dam, con-ducting initial environmen-

tal assessments, conducting hydraulic and hydrologic stud-ies, developing options for damtypes and preparing drawingsand cost estimates.

Council set the original bud-get at $425,000, but responsesindicated more money wasneeded.

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What concer nsme is were asking for a 25-per cent con-tingency and were making that well-known, that there is a $100,000 contin-gency ... for flexibil-ity should the needfor additional inves-tigations arise, said

Bestwick. If we have a scopeof work for the engineer towork towards ... I would sus-pect wed be pretty sure whatwere asking for.

Bill Sims, Nanaimos man-ager for water resources, said the contingency is necessary to ensure the work is done properly.

The potential for additional geotechnical investigation is

there, said Sims. The intent is not to use the contingency.The consultant has a bud-get and an estimated fee andhas included the geotechni-cal investigations [in the pro-posal]. However, the consultanthas indicated that [$460,000] is the bare minimum that they were comfortable with and so [the contingency] is something to hold back in case there arered flags that come up.

Al Kenning, Nanaimo citymanager, said there is some urgency in getting the project started to ensure adequate drinking water supply in eight years.

Were very conscious ofmoving forward as quickly as possible, because develop-ment of new water supply is a long-term project, probably atleast eight years, and we want to make sure that we have theauthority to keep the processmoving, said Kenning.

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Nanaimo councilwill spend more than $120,000 on a consul-tant to develop a long-term plan that will help shape the citys future.

Council voted unani-mously Monday tohave Ladysmith-basedRethink (West) Inc. assist with the citysnew Strategic Plan-ning Steering Com-

mittee, a group taskedwith generating a clear community-backed vision for Nanaimo.

The consultants hir-ing comes as several community groupsare already beginning to discuss ideas onhow the city as a wholeshould capitalize on opportunities.

The Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce recently launched its Successful Cities proj-ect, intended to define

a framework to put Nanaimo in a competi-tive economic posi-tion.

And last October, a community group hosted the NanaimoCommunity Vision Rally, which sought successful social , environmental and economic ideas and vision from other com-munities that could beapplied here.

The city already employs its own offi-cial community plan,a guiding document that can be amended to adapt to changing values.

The Strategic Plan-ning Steering Commit-tee, along with Rethink, will attempt to engage all community groups and interested parties to develop a new guid-ing document that willfocus on a long-term vision to complementthe OCP.

Its perfect tim-ing for this to come through, said Coun.Jim Kipp, chairman of the committee.The process will help to align city activi-ties, mobilize avail-able resources andultimately, to clarify, measure and achieve results in support of community well-being.

Couns. Diana John-stone and Ted Greves also sit on the commit-tee. They will be joined

by Rethinks KenBalmer and BrendaClarke.

Rethink, foundedin 1978, specializes indeveloping effectivegovernance and craft-ing communicationstrategies.

Counci l had anopportunity to go witha $40,000 basic optionthat would have takenfour months insteadof six, while involv-ing less immersionby Rethink and thecommittee. Instead, itopted for a more inten-sive process that willinclude significantcommunity engage-ment, ongoing inter-views with communityleaders and the forma-tion of task teams toengage leaders in othermunicipalities.

Rethinks fees willcost taxpayers $101,400plus HST, and $20,000was added to the 2012budget for facility rent-als for the committeeto perform its work.

A request for propos-als attracted 15 sub-missions.

Nanaimo Mayor JohnRuttan said the endresult will be a com-mon vision shared byall stakeholders thatwill move Nanaimoforward by being com-petitive and attractingbusiness.

I am looking for-ward to engaging thecommunity in a vision-ing process that shouldreflect the desires andaspirations of all ofNanaimos citizens,said Ruttan. The onlyway to do this is to geteveryone involved indefining the vision andthen supporting it aswe move forward intothe future.

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Consultant hired to help city build long-term planI$120,000 COST expected to give council, staff clear directionto guide Nanaimos future.

Varying perspectives of the worlds religious faiths will beshowcased at an upcoming inter-faith conference.

Presenters will discuss the philo-sophical and religious perspectives of their various faiths on life after death during the Interfaith Sympo-sium, at Vancouver Island Univer-sitys Malaspina Theatre, Monday (Jan. 30) from 6-9:30 p.m.

Theyre asked not to make com-parisons with other faiths, so its not a debate about which faith is

best, said Nanaimo Coun. Diane Brennan, who will moderate theconference, which is co-hosted bythe Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat of B.C. There will be time for ques-tions and answers at the end, butits really an opportunity to findout about other religions and theirperspectives on the afterlife.

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Flooding at Welling-ton Secondary Schoolhas proved costly forNanaimo school dis-trict.

Students fooling around at lunchtimelast week acciden-tally broke a sprinklerhead on the upperfloor of the A wing, which started to gushwater and activatedthe schools fire alarm system.

The school was evac-uated and the sprinklerleft on until firefight-ers cleared the build-ing of any fire. During that time, the district estimates more than 3,300 litres of watersoaked the upper andlower floors aroundthe sprinkler.

Much of the water leaked from the upper floor to the lowerfloor and upstairs wasreopened the next day, but the lower floor,which has six class-rooms, was closed for a week while restoration work occurred.

Furniture and wallsneeded to be driedout and lockers were pulled away from thewalls to allow the sur-faces to dry.

Donna Reimer, schooldistrict spokeswoman, said she doesnt knowwhat the total cost ofthe cleanup is yet, but it will cost the district$10,000, which is theinsurance deposit.

In a budget the size of ours, its not a hugeamount to cover, she said. Its money wedrather not have to spend.

As of Tuesday, every-thing was expected tobe business as usualat Wellington, Reimeradded.

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The number ofCanadians living with Alzheimers disease or a related dementiais expected to double within ageneration the next 25 years.

To raise awareness aboutAlzheimers disease and money for research, Nanaimo residents are pounding thepavement at Bowen Park this Sunday (Jan. 29) during the eighth annual Investors Group Walk for Memories.

Registration begins at noonand the event is from 1-3 p.m. For more information, please go to www.walkformemories.com.

This years walk is dedicat-ed to all caregivers, whether they are family members ormedical professionals.

Jane Hope, regional supportand education coordinatorfor the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C., said itsimportant to recognize care-givers and the work they do.

Many families take on thecare of relatives. In 2008, she said, B.C. families provided33 million hours of unpaid care for people with demen-tia.

Its a very challenging disease to take care of. As thedisease progresses, slowly thecaregiver takes on more and more, said Hope. They are the lifeline of a person with dementia.

Rick Thurmeier, InvestorsGroup Nanaimo divisiondirector, said the walk is an important component of rais-ing awareness and the com-pany wants to reach out and make a difference, especially because Alzheimers disease touches almost everyone in the community.

Giving back to the commu-nity is a big part of our cor-poration, said Thurmeier.

The Nanaimo AlzheimerSociety of B.C. branch offerstwo caregiver support groups one on the second Thursdayof each month and another

every third Tuesday of themonth. Both are from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Nanaimo branch office, located at 200-1585 Bowen Rd. For more information, please call Hope at 250-734-4170 or e-mail

[email protected] Link, a service that

connects individuals andfamilies with services and support, is also available for people in Nanaimo.

Its meant to help familieswho have a relative newly diagnosed with Alzheimers disease or a related demen-tia to connect with supportearly on so they have better coping mechanisms and rela-tionships with community support programs and orga-nizations. For information onFirst Link, please call 1-888-734-4171.

For more information about Alzheimers disease and related dementias or to make a donation, please go to www.alzheimerbc.org.

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Jane Hope, regional support and education coordinator for the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C., says caregivers are the lifeline of a person suffering from dementia. This years Walk for Memories, onSunday (Jan. 29), honours caregivers.

Walk eyes memoriesIEVENT HONOURSpeople who care for dementia patients.

MORE THAN 70,000 British Columbians have Alzheim-ers disease or a relateddementia.

NEARLY 10,000 of those British Columbians areunder the age of 65.

ONE IN THREE Canadians, 36 per cent, know someonewith Alzheimers disease.

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NDP leadership hope-ful Brian Topp hit the major planks of the NDPs platform hardduring a visit to Van-couver Island Tuesday.

And theres no doubtthat come the next elec-tion, the federal New Democrats will be run-ning to win, he said.

As gover nment,well face a fundamen-

tally new and exciting Canada, said the Lon-geuil, Quebec native and former party pres-ident.

W h e n we w i n , well carry forth thepartys deeply rooted principles, and welldig deep into our tra-ditions and carry onJacks hopeful, opti-mistic approach for thefuture.

Topp is one of eight people seeking NDP

leadership. New Dem-ocrats will choose anew leader in March.Hes already beenendorsed by five NDPMPs in B.C., includingNanaimo-CowichansJean Crowder.

Ive worked withBrian for many yearsand I know that hehas what it takes to bea great leader and agreat prime minister,she said in her invita-tion for party membersto meet Topp.

Topp, 51, said thesame issues affect peo-ple living on the Islandand in the CowichanValley as affect thoseliving in the rest of thecountry.

He cited poverty,health care, the envi-ronment and the econ-omy as top priorities.

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The foundation is giving away about $300,000 in awards, scholarships and bursaries for students of all interests, abilities and academic levels.

A booklet with all of the post-secondary scholarships and application information is available online at www.nlsf.ca under the Awardstab.

The deadline for applying is Feb. 17.

There are opportunitiesfor students who are active in the community, excel in sports, have a specific studyarea they are pursuing or have a financial need, said

Erin van Steen, foundationexecutive director in a news release. We encouragestudents to apply for asmany opportunities that are appropriate for them.

The foundation has helped provide Nanaimo studentswith post-secondary scholarships since 1982 and relies on community donors.

Last year, 346 scholarshipstotalling about $300,000were handed out to local students.

Community donors arestill being sought for finan-cial awards in several fields,including environment,graphic design, pharmacy, physiotherapy and veteri-nary medicine.

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North Oyster Community Centre will get a sig-nificant facelift with $20,000 in grants awardedto the North Oyster and Area Historical Soci-ety.

A $5,000 grant from the Farm Credit CanadaAgriSpirit Fund will enable the society to com-plete a storage room for chairs and tables, whilea $15,000 grant from the Nanaimo CommunityFoundation will fund completion of one of the centres meeting rooms.

Irene Hawthornthwaite, society vice-presi-dent, said the grants will bring the centre thatmuch closer to being a community hub.

Its unbelievable how far its come, she said.It was just a 100-year-old building ... saved from the wrecking ball.

The hall is located on Cedar Road and is usedfor room rentals, meetings, weddings and birth-day parties, as well as a craft sale every Sunday.

The society is looking for skilled people in thecommunity who may want to utilize the space to start up a seniors group or exercise program.

Were open to anything like that, Hawthorn-thwaite said. Were looking for people who will start these projects.

The Nanaimo Community Foundation haspitched in money to help renovations for thebuilding in the past.

In 1997, a grant of $8,700 was given to re-shinglethe roof. In 2005, a grant of $14,700 was used toinstall the six front windows and both exterior and interior steel doors.

More recently, FortisBC chipped in a donationworth $60,000 to renovate the halls kitchen inMay. FortisBC workers used equipment and sup-plies purchased at RONA to level the property,landscape it, paint the building and build a stor-age shelf in addition to the kitchen renovation.

Hawthornthwaite gave kudos to all of thedirectors, organizations and volunteers who have lent a helping hand over the years.

Theyve all given of their time and energy in building this thing and getting it to where its at, she said.

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Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2.

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The financial costs to ensure Nanaimoresidents will have an adequate supply of potable water in the coming decades isbeginning to grow like a cresting tsunami.

Already, a $65-million water treatment facility is being built, as are new reser-voirs, pump stations and contingencies.

On Monday, council approved a $460,000 contract with a $100,000 con-tingency fund to explore the costs of anew dam and reservoir to ensure watersupply meets demand past 2020.

According to city staff, demand will out-pace supply in 2020, when Nanaimo is expected to reach 100,000 people.

For water alone, residents are lookingat more than $130 million in infrastruc-ture costs over the next 10 years.

But while we build and build some more to accommodate community growth, why are we not being encouraged morestrongly to conserve water, a resource wrongly thought of as infinite?

We have all kinds of options to ensure adequate water supply, but nobody talksof banning summer car washing or lawn watering, or at least storing water for those unecessary tasks in rain barrels.

In the average Nanaimo household, anestimated 30 per cent of treated potable water is wasted, a fact made worse know-ing that iDus Controls Ltd., which haswon multiple awards for its householdgrey water systems, is based in Nanaimo.

Its system reduces household water use by up to 40 per cent by directing used kitchen and shower water into blackwater used in toilets and should be incor-porated into building codes to maximize water use efficiency in every new build.

Its difficult to think why it hasnt.Weve been brought up to take our

water for granted and now the costs arestacking up, costs most property ownersprobably dont want to pay.

Its time to commit to conservation,rather than burden residents with taxa-tion for massive infrastructure projects that could be avoided with foresight.

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If carbon is the issue, what about U.S. coal mines.

Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver set off a loud, but poorly informed debate as envi-ronmental hearings began into theEnbridge proposal to pipe Alberta oil to the seaport at Kitimat.

Olivers open letter blasted for-eign-funded environmental groups that threaten to hijack our regula-tory system to achieve their radi-cal ideological agenda.

This letter was seized upon by critics and the media, and misrepre-sented as an attack on anyone who opposesthe pipeline or fur-ther expansion of the Alberta oil sands.

Of course all oppo-nents arent foreign orradicals. That was madeclear when the Enbridgehearings opened inthe Haisla village near Kitimat. Haisla members told the throng of out-of-town professionalprotesters to sit down and shut up. They dont need self-appointed urbanites to speak for them.

The fact of foreign funding is no longer questioned, thanks toresearch by B.C. blogger Vivian Krause, primarily from U.S. tax returns. Three years after I firstwrote about her work, it is finally part of the national conversation.

What is the foreign-fundedagenda? Oliver put it this way: Noforestry. No mining. No oil. No gas. No more hydroelectric dams.

Here are three notions that have become entrenched in the urban mind in recent years: Clear-cut log-

ging is by definition bad. Alaska salmon is wild, and thus superior to farmed. Run-of-river hydro destroys rivers.

All are aggressively promoted bycertain environmental groups. Andall are false.

On forestry, B.C. media have been spoon-fed by U.S.-backed environmental organizers since

Clayoquot Sound in the1980s, when wealthy Americans first decidedto save B.C. from itself.

Greenpeace founder-turned-critic PatrickMoore was in Victoria last week to speak to the Truck LoggersAssociation. He pointed out that North American green build-ing standards reward locally sourced concrete and steel, but not wood.

Why? Because organizations likeGreenpeace and Sierra Club are so invested in opposition to logging, they end up backing environmen-tally destructive policies.

On oil, the debate has beendumbed down to the point whereeven movie stars can participate.

Protesting a pipeline from Alberta to the U.S., Hollywood darling Robert Redford recited theusual talking points about the tar sands scourge.

Alberta oil sands can be seen from space, Redford moaned. Socan Venezuela oil sands, a majorU.S. source. So can Redfords vast Utah ranch and ski resort.

Redford parrots the claim that oil

sands extraction produces three times the greenhouse gases of conventional oil. This is the big lie of tar sands campaigners. Three quarters of emissions from all crude are generated when therefined fuel is burned by things like Redfords limo or the airline for which he voiced TV ads.

The Alberta government reports average emissions from oil sands crude are 107 grams per megajoule,slightly more than U.S. Gulf Coastcrude at 104. California heavycrude comes in higher, at 114.

And if carbon is the issue, whatabout U.S. coal mines that tear the tops off mountains and runthe longest trains in world his-tory to feed the countrys 600-plus coal-fired power plants? Where isRedford on that?

And hijacking the regulatoryprocess? Look no further than the Dogwood Initiative, an obscureVictoria outfit that admits to tak-ing about 40 per cent of its funding from U.S. sources. Its mob the mike campaign signed up 1,600people to speak at the Enbridge pipeline hearings. Among the signatories are Cave Man andJonathan Seagull.

But wait, arent oil, power and aquaculture companies foreign funded? Certainly some are. Thedifference is, they create jobs.Professional protesters destroy them.

Tom Fletcher is legislative report-

er and columnist for Black Pressand BCLocalnews.com.

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Questioning U.S. environmentalists

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Greed affecting seniors facility

To the Editor,Re: Health care needs

time for caring, Letters,Jan. 17.

As the daughter of a longtime resident ofMalaspina Gardens, the decision by Chartwell to layoff approximately 180 employees and contractthem out is shattering news.

My mother has beenin this facility for about14 years and the level of care provided by the staffhas always remained the same first class.

Staff always treat Mom with respect and dignity. There is such a feeling of family among the staffand the residents.

Everyone is called by their first name and staffknow each residentslikes and dislikes. This bond takes time.

As a visitor and volunteer of this facility,you could not ask for more caring staff.

I understand that the older part of the building needs upgrading but whydoes that come down to finances. The facilityshould be upgraded forthe good of the residents.

These people are

spending their final days here and needconsistency.

What does upgrading afacility have to do with contracting out staff ?

Why would you not want to keep staff whohave given their all to a place and made it awonderful facility for theresidents?

Why does greed take over in place of thinking about the residents wholive in this facility and the staff who have lov-

ingly taken care of them all this time?

P. BagloNanaimo

Safety of metersfar from certain

To the Editor,Re: Smart meter

installation blocked, Jan.19.

I will hold out as long as I can on the smartmeter issue. I need more information on what isright and what is wrong.

I recently watcheda smart meter being installed, and as theinstaller was hooking the meter up, he put on special gloves and dropped the colouredshield on his helmet.

Now what conclusionwould you come to protect himself from what? Mine was it is notsafe. Even to hook it up they wear special gear to protect themselves.

I am sorry, but these so-called smart meters arenot so smart, as far as I am concerned.

The public should askmore questions beforeallowing them to change their meters, it is your right.

Dave NobleNanaimo

www.nanaimobulletin.com LETTERS Thursday, January 26, 2012 Nanaimo News Bulletin 11

To the Editor,Re: Wireless innovations

driving the B.C. economy,Guest Comment, Jan. 19.

Those who have advocated for a reconsideration ofB.C. Hydros intransigent decision to install smart meters across the province are not irresponsible.

I would have expected that the head of one of theprovinces leading business associations would have had a healthier respect for the power of and the need for consumer choice.

B.C. Chamber of Commerce president John

Winter makes many claimsin his commentary, butthese are largely unsub-stantiated.

Why does having real-time data about my elec-tricity usage mean I will consume less?

How will paying for the installation of new meters that have a shorter product life lower my costs?

His claim that wirelesstechnology is a big job cre-ator falls flat when accord-ing to the most recent Statistics Canada report on the 105 industry sectorsin B.C., wireless technol-

ogy ranks 93rd in terms ofemployment, barely edging out the plastics and rubber manufacturing sector.

And characterizing scien-tifically researched healthconcerns as baseless and fear-mongering is what is truly irresponsible.

No matter what anyones opinions are about the addi-tional costs, the potentialfor privacy infringementand the risks to our health associated with smartmeter technology, does it not seem reasonable to expect that if B.C. Hydro can operate as a state-sanc-

tioned monopoly and I haveno choice about where I canobtain electrical service, that I should be given great-er latitude in choosing howthat service is provided?

Winter characterizes hisadvocacy for an expansionof wireless technology asa key to unlocking humanpotential and driving the B.C. economy.

Respect for individualchoice and freedoms have always served as the mostimportant key to the advancement of humanity.

P. SchryburtLake Country, B.C.

Meter opposition hardly irresponsible

Readers respond: Feedback

To the Editor,Some pundits would have

you believe that teachers areasking for the moon or eventhe galaxy, suggesting that B.C. teachers are out of touchwith reality.

I am a kindergarten teacherand I wonder, is it asking forthe moon when I ask that myemployer provide a dollhouse for my classroom?

That my employer providethe cars and the car mat formy students to play with, the dolls and dress ups, a water table, beginner reader booksfor my home reading program,enough balls for me to teach a P.E. lesson?

I teach in a middle class school and I have to provide these items (and many more)for my students or they willhave to do without.

Perhaps it is time for a new occupy movement, one that has reporters coming outto schools and occupying some time with teachers likemyself.

Such a movement might justput those that report news more in touch with whatis actually going on in B.C.public schools.

Wendy deGrootNanaimo

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All City of Nanaimo Council Meetings and PublicHearings commence at 7:00 p.m., and will be held in the Shaw Auditorium, Port of Nanaimo Centre, located at 80 Commercial Street.All City of Nanaimo Finance/Policy Committee of theWhole Meetings commence at 4:30 p.m., and will be held in the City Hall Board Room located on the 2nd Floor at 455 Wallace Street.

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Renewal notices for 2012 licences were mailed in mid December. The licence fee for 2012 is $25.00 per dog.A $5.00 discount is applied to fees paid on or before January 31, 2012.

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Additional information on the committees, commissions and boards listed above may be obtained by contactingthe applicable staff member noted beside each Committee.In order to assist Council in making its selection, it is requested that persons wishing to apply for appointmentto more than one committee, complete a separate application form for each position.In order to be considered, completed application forms must be submitted to:

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BY MELISSA FRYERTHE NEWS BULLETIN

Timothy Huntsman is used to high-pressure situations.

But the Nanaimo lawyer and member of the citys coast guard auxiliary is fac-ing an entirely unique situation: conduct-ing a professional symphony orchestra.

Huntsman won the right to guest con-duct a piece for the Vancouver IslandSymphony at the organizations annualSymphony Sizzle fundraiser. Each year

the symphony auctions off the chanceto conduct the musicians at one of its concerts.

Im the somewhat frightened lucky boy, Huntsman said. I havent chick-ened out yet.

The concert is the symphonys secondannual tribute to heroes police, fire-fighters, paramedics and more.

Artistic director Pierre Simard chose music which tells a story of courage, from Elgars Nimrod, Dvoraks A HerosSong and Egmont and Symphony No. 5

(The Fate) by Beethoven, with his ownstory of triumph over hearing loss.

Huntsman will be conducting Schu-berts Marche Militaire and already received some lessons in conducting fromSimard. Prior to the Saturday (Jan. 28) performance, Huntsman will rehearse with the full symphony.

I had some pointers from Pierre,Huntsman said. Hes going to throw mein front of the orchestra and see how itgoes. Im going to strive for basic con-ducting.

Huntsman joined the coast guard aux-iliary in 2003. He is keenly aware of thesacrifices made by Nanaimos emergencypersonnel. Huntsman plans to conduct the symphony not in the traditional white tie and tails but rather in his coastguard auxiliary uniform.

To see Huntsman conduct SchubertsMarche Militaire, head to the Port The-atre Saturday (Jan. 28) at 7:30 p.m. Tick-ets $52; $49/seniors; $20/students. Pleasecall 250-754-8550.

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BY MELISSA FRYERTHE NEWS BULLETIN

Mark Leiren-Youngsearliest memory ofenvironmental issues involved the Ogopogo.

While a teenager, he found an article in his communitynewspaper about how the localgovernment would spray thepesticide 2,4-D in OkanaganLake to kill milfoil.

He worried about the healthof the regions legendary, but elusive, prehistoric creature,so he created a science projectand interviewed members ofa high-profile environmentalwatchdog.

This upset me to no end at 13, he said. Thats my firstmemory of doing something environmental.

The journalist, author andfilmmaker found himselfimmersed in environmental issues in his professionalcareer. While writing andresearching his film The Green Chain, about forestry issues in B.C., he came acrossthemes, ideas and quirks in

environmental politics that didnt fit the film but he had toshare just the same.

He developed Greener Than Thou, a one-man theatre showdirected by TJ Dawe, whichtouches on some of the envi-ronmental issues no one wantsto discuss.

This is the first time Ivewritten a first-person showthats not for someone else,Leiren-Young said. I justcouldnt put it in the mouth of anyone else.

While researching the filmand co-writing My Crazy Timewith Tzeporah Berman, he came across ideas like exter-nalities, an event caused bya company, yet not its respon-sibility.

An example of an exter-nality: a company creates a product that causes a zombie outbreak isnt responsible for the costs health care, police, shotgun shells associated with cleanup and eradicationof the zombie menace.

Externalities were part ofthe discussion in B.C., he said.

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Mark Leiren-Young writes one-man play

Environmental issuesnot always clear cut

Symphony supporter wins opportunity at the conductors podium

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through the green revolution,and what people assume are healthy choices are anything but.

Leiren-Young talks about the chemical hexane found in somesoy-based veggie burgers and the high level of mercury infish.

Theres a lot of scary thingsout there, he said.

Leiren-Young also learnedabout green politics in B.C., where environmentalists andcorporations each bring their own scientists and compromis-ing green principles is consid-ered radical.

Sometimes the big picture islost to win a small battle.

Environmentalists spendmore time sniping at each otherthan corporations or govern-ments, he said.

And, of course, he rips on the Alberta tar sands.

Despite the negative aspectsof the environment and the state of debate, those involved in the field still express hope forthe future.

People who know this world can still be optimistic, Leiren-Young said.

The play was first producedat the Edmonton Fringe Festi-val and evolved as audiences participated in post-show dis-cussions. Leiren-Young said he is gathering information

on Nanaimos environmental issues to include in the show.

Hes done that in most com-munities he performs, and theplay changes as those discus-sions happen, sometimes from night to night.

The play keeps growing, hesaid. I could turn it into some-thing epic.

Im not sure what this showis going to evolve into.

Greener Than Thou is pre-sented by Western Edge The-atre at Diners Rendezvous Feb. 3-4, at 7:30 p.m.; and Feb. 5, 2p.m., at Headliners (all ages).Tickets $15. Please call 250-668-0991 or visit www.westernedge.org.

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Writer aims for optimism

MARK LEIREN-YOUNG

Schmooze Produc-tions, a theatre com-pany, hosts its inau-gural Speeding BulletPlay Festival, wheregroups are challengedto create an originaltheatre piece in just 48hours.

Participants receivean inspiration package,which could involveanything from lines ofpoetry, choreography, aspecial prop, an image,a sound, a stage direc-tion, or more. Groupsthen have 48 hours tocreate, write, rehearseand perform their cre-ations.

Anyone can partici-pate. Groups can haveup to five people. Costto enter is $50 perteam. The works willbe performed at theend of the weekend forthe public. Winnersreceive their names ona trophy.

The festival runs Feb.3-5 at Nanaimo Cen-tre Stage. To register,or for more informa-tion, please visit www.schmoozeproductions.com.

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