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Housing hot issuefor mayor hopefulsLindsay ChungRecord Staff

Affordable housing is a hot topic in Courtenay, and the three men vying for the mayors seat in the Nov. 19 municipal election had a chance to address this issue Monday night.

About 250 people attended the Courtenay all-candidates forum at the Florence Filberg Centre featuring mayoral candidates Greg Phelps, Larry Jangula and Bill Bate along with the 16 men and women running for a seat on council.

Jangula, who has served as a councillor for nine years, is seek-ing the mayors seat for the first time.

Our city is now facing many important issues that require thorough and careful consider-ation; those decisions will affect our community and taxpayers for many years to come, he said. The city needs civic leaders that are capable of making these challeng-ing decisions in the best interest of all of our community and not just a few.

This needs leaders who will go the extra mile to understand the issues and the impact of their decisions on our community, all the time making sure that every-one is included in the process. I believe I am one of those leaders that is capable of meeting those challenges.

Challenger Bate has lived in the Comox Valley for 32 years.

Ive witnessed some of the same changes that many of you have, he said. The lines between the communities have become so blurred that its become difficult to tell where one begins and the other ends. We appear to be grow-ing together, but are we really working together for the greater good? Our economic advancement and environmental sustainability depend on our focusing on shared goals and a mutual respect.

Bate believes the mayor and council and the administration

they oversee are supposed to reflect the positive in the city, but too often, there is divisiveness and indecision.

Phelps is seeking a second term as mayor, and he highlighted a number of achievements in the city during his time as mayor including the widening of Cliffe Avenue and refurbishment of the Native Sons Hall, hiring more police officers, increased support to arts and culture and the Purple Ribbon campaign.

As we get set to vote on Nov. 19, theres really only one question: has Courtenay improved in the past three years, he said. Abso-lutely. Lets keep up the momen-tum with leadership skills and a philosophy that values diverse opinions and collaboration. I offer progressive leadership that will keep the city moving ahead.

Affordable housing came up often during the forum, and can-didates were asked what they consider to be affordable hous-ing and what would they do to promote affordable housing when a developer brings forward a pro-posal to the city.

Affordable housing and where that line exists for all of us is quite different, said Bate. What an exact number, an exact line in the sand would be, its different to each and every person.

He believes that to attract peo-ple to the area, the City needs to create more incentives where there are additional opportuni-ties.

To have city-based housing would be an alternative, but, of course, there are a lot of costs associated with that, he said.

Jangula felt the question should be put to the Valleys federal and provincial representatives rather than municipal representatives.

He pointed to a housing devel-opment in the Dingwall area that was started by a partnership between the federal and provin-cial governments and is run by the Lions Club in which peoples

THE COMOX VALLEY Child Development Centre Telethon Sunday at the Old Church Theatre raised more than $80,000. More photos, page 15. PHOTO BY MARK ALLAN

Mayoral hopefuls split on water meter issueErin HaluschakRecord Staff

Splitting on the issue of water meters, Comox Mayor Paul Ives and first-time mayoral candidate Bernie Poole debated their strate-gies for the future of the town Thursday during the all-candi-dates forum at the Comox Com-munity Centre.

Emphasizing infill develop-ment, sustainable infrastructure and a commitment to streamlin-ing the building permit process, Ives said he hopes to continue col-laborating with council and out-side partnerships that have given the town a variety of benefits over the past term.

We have a new fire truck, a new cultural centre and a new park, all through partnerships which have been key, he said,

and noted the completion of the Official Community Plan, bike lanes on Comox Avenue and the Community Centre expansion.

Our volunteer water meter program is a $1.5-million dollar project that will be completed early next year and weve been able to meter 1,400 homes 30 per cent of the town, he said. And that will pay dividends, and weve funded that through a regional district grant, as well as gas tax money.

Relying on his more than 30 years of experience in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Poole said despite his lack of council experi-ence, he is prepared to tackle the duties of mayor and fairly repre-sent the wishes of the majority.

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Asked what the main issue is that needs to be addressed in the town, Ives noted downtown growth, while Poole remained adamant against water meters.

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look at our downtown. You can go there on a Saturday afternoon at four oclock and half the businesses are closed and its pretty much roll up the side-walks at six, said Ives. We need to get more people living down there, we need to look at density, we need to look at livability. All of those things tie in with a vibrant downtown.

Show me the money, said Poole. The first thing I would do as

mayor is to ensure that not one more dime is spent on water meters. We would then have money looking for-ward 10 years ahead of us that $1 million a year that this present council and mayor has decided he wants to do to use for infrastructure spend-ing.

He added he would also open a dialogue with down-town business owners and the owner of the Comox Centre Mall to aid with down-town revital-ization.

On the topic of keep-ing taxes down, Ives noted he has worked hard to balance the budget, and highlight-ed smart use of debt.

Low debt in the town is reflective of a pay-as-you-go mentality that the Town has had for a number of years. If debt is approved, for things like libraries and rec centres, its as short of a term as possible to keep the interest costs down, he said.

Poole noted he has spoken with developers who are discouraged to build in the town, and

hopes to improve the tax base and encourage development.

I have personally talked to developers over the past few years who have fled our town because of the unfriend-ly environment that they find when they approach our Town for approval for very good plans that wouldnt ruin the environment, that wouldnt ruin the town, but would bring dollars to our town. We need to improve that access, he said.

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Poole reiterated his position against watermeters, and added with-out meters, the town would not be depletingan aquifer.

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Large audience hears big crowd of council hopefulsLindsay ChungRecord Staff

Speaking to about 250 people at the Florence Fil-berg Centre Monday night, Courtenay all-candidates forum moderator Joe Smith said he has never seen so many people seeking office.

Sixteen people are seek-ing a seat on Courtenay council in the Nov. 19 municipal election, and three people are hoping to become mayor. All 19 can-didates were at the forum sponsored by the Comox Valley Chamber of Com-merce and the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board and they had to be seat-ed in two rows to fit onto the stage.

Many candidates spoke about providing affordable housing as one of their priorities, and they had a chance to expand on that when they were asked what they consider to be afford-able housing and what they would do to promote afford-able housing when a devel-oper brings a proposal to the City.

Jon Ambler believes local governments responsibility is to advocate and push for the federal and provincial governments to support housing and shelter.

People can afford houses in a thriving and balanced economy, so lets have a thriving and balanced econ-

omy, he added.Bill Anglin felt people

have to change and be part of the responsibility to address the issue.

If we are going to say its our responsibility to take care of it, we all have to take our share of it, and thats the cold, hard real-ity, he said.

Erik Eriksson feels affordable housing still needs to meet a high stan-dard.

I would rather see income levels raised so that people can afford better housing rather than com-ing up with cheap housing to meet the level of peoples ability to pay, he said.

Marcus Felgenhauer believes the definition of affordable housing in B.C. is 30 per cent of your net income going towards your rent.

Really, all that we can really do as a council is to encourage developers by lowering (development cost charges) for certain types of developments, being flex-ible with zoning, making land available that utilizes densification so were using the same infrastructure so its not costing a whole bunch more, and then still ensuring the quality of the projects, making sure we have integrity in neighbour-hoods and then get the heck out of the way, he said.

Doug Hillian feels

municipalities dont have the resources to build social housing, and senior govern-ments have abdicated that responsibility.

I think as a council, we may be able to take some initiative by sitting down with the development com-munity and the people who work with the disadvan-taged and see if we can come up with some innova-tive solutions, while at the same time actively lobbying our senior governments and getting them back into the business of building social housing in this country, he said.

Doug Kerr believes mak-

ing the city livable for all must include the disadvan-taged.

He believed the $375 per month that people on social assistance and dis-ability receive for housing is not a lot of money for rent anywhere, but he felt he couldnt give an authorita-tive answer about how to attract affordable housing right now.

George Knox believes the federal and provincial gov-ernments should be chip-ping in to provide housing like in the past.

We live in a very wealthy country and a very wealthy province and theres lots

of money out there, and it should be flowing down, he said. Everybody should have a warm roof over their head.

Ronna-Rae Leonard pointed out that rent is one thing, but you also have ongoing costs, such as heat-ing and driving from your home to town.

I think the one thing youre going to be faced with as a councillor is working to gain community acceptance, and thats key to making it work, so thats what I would do, she added.

Stu MacInnis was shocked to hear some peo-ple are given only $375 for housing.

Im not well-versed on how to bring affordable housing developments into our community, he said. I think it would be the responsibility of council to lobby the government in whatever manner we have available to get those pro-vincial dollars trickling down to us.

Mark Middleton feels there is a lot city council can do to address affordable housing.

We can encourage sec-ondary suites ... we can allow and encourage resi-dential units over business-es similar to the Rosewall Crescent area, he said. We can work with develop-ers to make that happen; I think city council is doing

a fair job at that, but thoseare also issues of afford-able housing I think we candirectly control as council.

Norm Reynolds noted BC Housing is willing to putmoney into the communityto build housing.

We just have to bring it together to work togetherand work with them, hesaid.

Jean Rowe felt council could advocate for second-ary housing and densifica-tion such as small front lotsand support not-for-profitgroups and private land-lords.

We have to acknowledge Maple Pool (Campsite),she said. Its a good optionhousing for 50-plus people,and we have to make thesethings work where it makessense.

Dave Smith thinks home-lessness is directly relatedto joblessness.

We need to encourage new business to come intotown, new industry, hesaid.

Manno Theos feels the city can look to groups likeDawn to Dawn for help toput people in good homes.

Density is definitely the key for affordable housing,he said. We need to have amix of houses in all differ-ent areas so the potential ofslum doesnt occur.

John Van Egmond noted there are two types of

A BIG CROWD Monday heard 19 candidates for Cour-tenay mayor and council. PHOTO BY LINDSAY CHUNG

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With more than 200 peo-ple packing the multi-pur-pose room in the new wing of the Comox Community Centre, 12 candidates vying for six councillor positions discussed their vision for Comox at an all-candidates forum.

When asked Thursday about the No. 1 issue in the town, many candidates agreed developing and encouraging growth in the downtown core is a major issue to tackle within the next three years.

Once we start to show a

little bit more commerce in our downtown, the spinoffs from that will help our tax base, Russ Arnott said.

Terry Chester agreed with Arnott and added he is devastated with what is happening with the down-town core.

How many of your Cour-tenay friends say, Hey, lets go to Comox and go shop-ping? he asked.

Don Davis suggested returning to the Marine Plaza Plan a former sec-tion of the Official Com-munity Plan to revitalize the core.

Ken Grant concurred, while Dan Jackson agreed

with increasing downtown traffic.

Business will grow where there is a vision, added Hugh MacKinnon. Infrastructure first, then a long-term vision.

Patti Fletcher, Barbara Price and Marcia Turner suggested that affordabil-ity/livability is their main priority in Comox, while Dave Procter said he is see-ing redundancies in road equipment that could be shared between communi-ties.

Tom Grant and Maureen Swift noted water meters as one of their main issues.

They dont want water

meters in this town, said Grant. I think education, information and enforce-ment is the way to conserve water.

When asked how the candidates would work to keep taxes down, Davis suggested a three-tier tax system.

We should be running the town the exact same way we should be run-ning your house. Youve got necessities, beneficials and luxuries, and you give a percentage to each of those categories. That way rec centres arent competing against storm sewers and bicycle lanes arent compet-

ing against sidewalks, he said.

Fletcher suggested look-ing at partnerships with federal and provincial gov-ernments. We need to make sure we are shovel-ready to make sure we are ready to submit an application for grants that come available ... that way we can continue to have a museum and an art gallery.

Ken Grant and Tom Grant noted the benefits of zero-based budgeting.

Accountability with our spending will be key in the next few years, Ken Grant added, along with continu-ing life cycle planning.

Tom Grant said he will continue doing what Imdoing and thats livingwithin our means.

Jackson noted the Town needs to lead by examplein difficult economic times.Water meters? $10 millionover 10 years. I cant sayanything more than that.

MacKinnon also support-ed zero-based budgetingand added he is in favourof controlled development,while Price encouragedexamining compact com-munities and living withinthe towns means.

Infrastructure is one of our major costs, and put-

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Starr Winchester felt the City could look more aggressively at bylaws to allow more secondary suites and should continue to sup-port organizations like Dawn to Dawn.

Candidates were asked what their top three priorities are for the City and where the dollars would come from to fund them.

Someone asked the candidates if they would ever consider walking out of a coun-cil meeting in protest of a decision with which they didnt agree something current councillors Murray Presley, Jangula and

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We asked Cumberland residents how they feel about development if it will help pay for infrastructure upgrades. ON THE STREETON THE STREET

Weve got the base here, so if you cant do something with it theres something wrong. Weve got the biggest pile of property. If its organized properly, you can have your Costcos, you can have your gas stations, you can have your hotels...You need the jobs to keep the kids here while theyre going to school. You dont even have that. If Royston was smart and if they were smart here theyd amalgamate with Royston, and youd have a real big land base, and youd have a little more pull in politics. You cant get it (infrastructure upgrades) from houses.

JERRY CARSON:

Trilogy made a lot of promises that they havent honoured. Their recent little thing about CAYET, a new town, chokes me up. They promised us $4 million in ameni-ties money and we havent seen it yet. I believe that we do need development, but we need devel-opment based on a factual analysis of what weve got and what we need, especially based on the capacity of water that there be enough water for all of the households proposed.

LINDA SAFFORD A lot of people are against that (Raven) coal mine because of environmental issues. I see it as a good investment for a little while. Therell be quite a few short-term jobs out of it, but I dont see a long-term, good thing out of it. Economically, Im sure it would really help Cumberland. We do need influx, absolutely. I dont think the town could survive without a certain amount of it. Its nice to have the small-town feeling, but progress goes on.

ED CONNOLLY

Theres development and theres development. I think what theyre doing with Trilogy right now is not what it was supposed to be, and I think that theyre screwing it up right now from what Ive been listening to. I think theres going to be a whole city out there and were not going to need this downtown core and its not really going to do that much for it. I think we need to do all we can do to help this downtown core.

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Infill one strategyContinued from 3ting it there is prob-ably 20 per cent of the costs, its the long-term costs of infrastructure that has the other 80 per cent of the cost, she said.

Procter suggested cutting back on red tape to invest in busi-nesses, particularly in the downtown core.

Turner and Chester agreed with Fletcher by creating partner-ships, while Maureen Swift echoed a conser-vative approach.

I think we should be

focusing on our needs,rather than our wants,she said.

Many of the candi-dates including KenGrant, MacKinnon andFletcher agreed infillas outlined in the Offi-cial Community Planis one strategy forincreasing affordablehousing, while TomGrant and and Procternoted a reduction inred tape must happento achieve more afford-able housing.

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For the third time in five years, Wood-land Flooring has won a MISTIC (Mid-Island Science Technology and Innovation Coun-cil) Award in the Value Added Products cat-egory.

The Comox business was the only Valley recipient at an Oscar-style gala event last week in Nanaimo.

Woodland owner Steve Roscoe says the award is a prestigious honour, representing how his business is seen to a peer group in the innovative busi-ness sector.

We are all pioneers, reinventing the wheel and building better mousetraps by think-ing outside the box, he said. Its a spe-cial award and I am thrilled to be a third-time recipient.

Woodland has been

producing wideplank flooring from sustain-ably-harvested forests in B.C. since 1998. The company sources its wood locally, mostly from natural forest mortality, creating unique styles of floor-ing from wind-fallen, fire-killed, beetle-killed and mature hard-woods.

The business has endured several mar-ket recessions, eco-nomic downturns and a softwood lumber dis-pute that resulted in the loss of 45 per cent of its business south of the border.

Following the loss of the U.S. market, which coincided with the growing green movement, Roscoe said it became clear that working close to home was the key to future success.

It was a leaner, greener plan that involved a more com-munity approach but

more importantly keeps every dollar made and spent in our commu-nity, he said. Its the 100 Mile Diet for wood floors.

Woodland processes wood from green lum-ber utilizing comput-er-aided kiln drying, laser-ground tooling and custom finishing incorporating a natu-ral vegetable-oil and wax finish. A variety of finishing concepts from Smooth to Antique Distressed to Rocky Mountain Resawn cre-ate aged-looking floors that are natural and

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Harbour Air/West-coast Air is investi-gating the overnight sinking of one of its aircraft at the Van-couver Harbour Flight Center (VHFC), the seaplane dock that has been built on the north end of the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Harbour Air docked a $1.6-million seaplane to test the facilitys safety and suitability

for seaplane use. TheDeHavilland single Otter was found in theearly morning half-submerged in Vancou-ver Harbour.

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Questions have been raised about the credentials of Cum-berlands new chief administrative officer, Sundance Topham, who was recently appoint-ed to the position by a selection committee consisting of incoming mayor Leslie Baird, and incumbent council-lors Gwyn Sproule and Kate Greening.

Mayor Fred Bates had proposed the com-mittee include him-self, two councillors, a professional human resources person and a CAO. Baird instead motioned to not include a consultant on the selection panel, at which point Bates and Coun. Bronco Moncrief stepped away from the process.

Thats frankly mak-ing a mockery out of the process, Bates said this week. Theyre not the experts at selecting senior staff.

Greening and Sproule were ques-tioned at last weeks all-candidates forum about the selection process and about the hefty salary that

comes with the posi-tion, which became vacant when former CAO Anja Nurvo left in September. She earned $108,736 a year.

While she wouldnt disclose his salary, Greening said at the forum that Tophams salary will be small-er than the past few CAOs.

In a Monday inter-view, Sproule said the selection process included a series of questions to do with problem-solving, pub-lic relations, managing staff and other factors concerning a CAOs job.

They were ques-tions that drew out the candidate, she said, noting the committee also considered experi-ence in the role of a CAO and as an approv-ing and corporate offi-cer. She also noted the loss of corporate servic-es manager Christine

Matthews and an out-side approving officer.

These positions have to be covered, Sproule said. This young man I believe has the qualifications of approving officer. Were looking to fill a lot of legal roles.

The committee inter-viewed only candidates with municipal experi-ence in B.C. because the Local Government Act and Community Charter are specific to B.C., Sproule added.

To be a CAO, we have to have somebody who has current work-ing knowledge of the two main legal bodies, she said. It was a fair, open and impartial process.

Topham, who is com-pleting a diploma in local government man-agement at UVic, spent the past five years in local government administration, most recently as CAO at the District of Wells.

Sproule notes the publics apprehension with a stranger.

We think that this young man is a perfect fit for Cumberland and the direction its going in, she said.

Moncrief, who twice

in the summer short-listed candidates him-self from nearly 50 applications, felt the selection committee needed to include a consultant who under-stands the Communi-ty Charter and other such requirements for a CAO to lead council.

Sproule said a consultant was not included because of the

associated costs, whichcan run into the thou-sands. A consultant,she added, would havegenerated the sametypes of questions thecommittee formulated.

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The Mountainaire Avian Rescue Soci-ety released a pair of fledgling eagles at the Comox Bay Farm near the I-Hos Gallery on Monday.

The two birds, named Duncan and Bridge, were among five juveniles rescued in August from various sites, including Courte-nay and Hornby Island. Three of the birds were emaciated. The Hornby eagle was nicknamed Shredder due to a pen-chant for shredding her bedding.

Duncan was res-cued south of Nanaimo while Bridge came by his moniker after fledg-ing from his nest tree in Simms Millennium Park and landing on the Fifth Street Bridge in Courtenay.

Maj Birch, manager/founder at MARS, said Bridge is lucky to be alive.

When he landed on the bridge deck, a car drove over top of him, and the car right behind stopped and picked him up, she said.

Even though he was healthy, the society decided to keep Bridge in captivity until enough fish came into the river.

This is a naive bird whos never hunted, Birch said.

Before being released, Bridge and the other eagles had spent several weeks at a Delta facility with a large flight pen.

Its a really exciting day, Birch said. Its the first time weve ever released five on the same day. Many of these were fledglings so

they were just learn-ing.

They will learn to survive by watching the hunting techniques of older eagles.

Now its up to them to figure out, Birch said. None of them have ever hunted before.

The Merville-based society, which rescues wildlife on the North Island, has housed 50 eagles at its wildlife centre so far this year.

The society is appeal-ing to the public for donations to help with operating funds.

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The Committee for Local Govern-ment Restructure of the Comox Valley (CLGRCV) believes now is the time to reinitiate the process of restructuring our local governments into one.

A CLGRCV proposal to the Minister of Com-munity Services in 2006 asked for a restructure committee to start the process. That request

was not granted, but the Comox-Strathcona Regional District was divided and the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) created.

The CVRD was also mandated to devel-op and adopt several strategies, including a Regional Growth Strat-egy (RGS). The split and the studies were all logical steps towards further restructuring.

Now that these studies have more or less been completed and local elections are underway, pursuing the goal again seems timely.

Notwithstanding the adoption of the

RGS, there will still be four separate and distinct OCPs rather than one that logically encompasses the whole Comox Valley. Differ-ences between munici-palities and electoral areas in their priorities for services and with regard to developments will continue.

To what degree one local government could provide more effective and efficient service for all citizens of the Valley can be determined only by an objective and thorough study.

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Starting Nov. 7, the main gate at 19 Wing Comox will be under construction and closed for approximately eight weeks.

This closure is expected to generate traffic delays on Mili-tary Row and Ryan Road.

19 Wing person-nel and visitors to the base will be required to use a temporary gate, across from the 19 Wing Fitness and Community Centre, off Military Row. Although flag personnel will be in the area to direct traffic, delays are to be expected, particularly during the mornings and afternoons.

Visitors requiring

security passes will be directed to the military police building via an alternate route. Emer-gency vehicles will con-tinue to have access to the main gate.

It is recommended that members of the public avoid using Mil-itary Row during peak hours. Anderton Road and Knight Road are suggested as alternate means of access to the Comox Valley Airport during the next eight weeks.

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NOTE: All submissions received by the EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website.

Environmental Assessment of the ProposedRaven Underground Coal Project

Invitation to Comment

Compliance Coal Corporation, doing business as Comox Joint Venture, (the Proponent) is proposing to develop the Raven Underground Coal Mine Project approximately 20 kilometres south of Courtenay on eastern Vancouver Island, in British Columbia (BC). The Proponent proposes to transport coal from the mine by truck on existing highways 80 km to the port of Port Alberni. Port upgrading work at Port Alberni is proposed by the Proponent to enable shipment of coal oshore.

From May 18, 2011 to June 27, 2011, the B.C. Environmental Assessment Oce and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency accepted comments from the public on the draft Application Information Requirements document, which is also the federal Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines (called the information requirements). The provincial and federal governments have required that the Proponent respond to the issues raised by the public that relate to the information requirements. The responses can be found in the Public Comment Tracking Table.

The Environmental Assessment Oce will be requesting comments from the public on Compliance Coal Corporations responses in the Public Comment Tracking Table from November 15, 2011 to November 29, 2011.

The Environmental Assessment Oce will consider comments from the public and can require additional changes to the information requirements before they are issued to Compliance Coal Corporation. The information requirements specify the information that the provincial and federal governments determine must be included in Compliance Coal Corporations Environmental Assessment submission (which is the B.C. Application for an Environmental Assessment Certicate and the federal Environmental Impact Statement).

Electronic copies of the Public Comment Tracking Table (which contains Compliance Coal Corporations responses) and the Posting Policy for the Environmental Assessment of the Raven Underground Coal Project are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca.

Hard copies of the Public Comment Tracking Table and the Posting Policy for the Environmental Assessment of the Raven Underground Coal Project are available at:

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Auxiliary officer receives award

Auxiliary con-stable Cindy von Kampen with the Comox Valley RCMP has been awarded the Kenneth M. Lemckert Commu-nity Policing Award.

Presented Friday at the annual Solici-tor General Com-munity Safety and Crime Prevention Awards, it recog-nizes an individual or community group that has provided exemplary leader-ship in the area of community policing.

Von Kampen has spearheaded many strategic crime pre-vention partner-ships in Courtenay and has been the president of the Comox Valley Citi-zens on Patrol pro-gram since 2007. She manages a group of 58 volun-teers who average

more than 15,000 hours each year and she is respon-sible for overseeing the Speedwatch and Stolen Auto Recov-ery System pro-gram.

She also makes herself available to speak on topics such as bullying and staying safe, issues that directly involve seniors, fraud, coun-terfeit currency and shoplifting.

Im proud to see Cindy von Kampen honoured with this award, said Comox Valley MLA Don McRae. Her com-mitment to making the Comox Valley a safer place for all families is a valu-able contribution and a great example for all of us.

The Solicitor Gen-erals awards recog-nize excellence and leadership in crime prevention and com-munity safety.

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RCMP inspector retiring next yearLindsay ChungRecord Staff

After 39 years of ser-vice and eight years as Officer In Charge at the Comox Valley RCMP Detachment, Inspector Tom Gray is retiring in early 2012.

Gray advised Cour-tenay council this week that he has submitted his papers to retire.

It has been my hon-our and a career high-light to serve the people of the Comox Valley, he wrote. I am very proud of the dedication of the men and women at the detachment who work hard on behalf of our community.

I am also grateful for the support provid-ed by mayor, council and staff at City Hall. This support is vital to a successful polic-ing program, and it has been provided to us in

spades by your team.Grays last day on

the job will be Feb. 7, and the process has been put into place to identify his replace-ment. Gray and his wife Sherry plan to stay in the Comox Val-ley once he retires.

Councillors hoped to honour Gray more for-mally in the future but were full of praise upon hearing Grays news.

Ive had the privi-lege of working with Insp. Gray in a number

of capacities and have been impressed always with both his integrity and his co-operative

nature and his willing-ness to work with thecommunity and willmiss him, said Coun.Doug Hillian.

Being an RMCPofficer is a thanklessjob, noted Coun. JonAmbler.

(Gray) has a very, very difficult taskand has done it verywell at a time whenthe RCMP was goingthrough some very dif-ficult times as an orga-nization, he said.

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The vaccine protects against viruses that cause influenza but not against other viruses or bacteria that cause colds or stomach flu.

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Those who provide care or service in potential outbreak settings housing high-risk persons, such as crews on ships. Flu vaccine clinics

are being offered Nov. 21 and 28 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Filberg Centre in Courtenay.

There is an evening clinic Nov. 15 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Clinics will also be held at the Comox Rec-reation Centre on Nov. 9 and 16 from 1 to 4

p.m., Nov. 25 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Those eligible for a free vaccine are asked to bring their Care Card.

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TIS THE SEASON Georgie of Country Quilts displays some of her Christmas ornaments during a Christmas craft fair at the Comox Centre Mall. PHOTO BY ERIN HALUSCHAK

Flu clinics happening

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE Amber Thomas (right) administers a flu vaccine to North Island Col-lege nursing student Maja Wiley during a flu clinic at the Cumberland Seniors Centre.

PHOTO BY SCOTT STANFIELD

This trivia is for the trees

Moustache Season is upon us, so Bobby Boyd has registered for Movember to embrace the hair of the wild.

Ive pledged to cul-tivate a genuine 100-per-cent face-grown moustache for 30 days to raise awareness and funds for mens health, specifically prostate cancer.

Now, Im on the hunt for trusty and fearless pioneers to join me by signing up for my team. Together we can change the face of mens health.

To join Boyds Movember team, go to www.movember.com/ca/register /detai ls /team_id/357362.

You can grow a

moustache as a Mo Bro, or join as a Mo Sista to show your support and help recruit other Mo growers to the team.

Once registered, Movember will send you all the informa-tion you need to start raising awareness and funds for mens health.

If youd like to find out more about the programs funded by Movember, take a look at the Programs We Fund section on the Movember website at http://ca.movember.com/about.

You can join Boyds team at www.m o v e m b e r. c o m / c a /register/details/team_id/357362.

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Movember here


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FRIENDS AND FAMILY of Marlene and Gerry (sitting on the straw cow) gathered with the Record at Long Hollow Ranch, Oregon, to celebrate their 51st wedding anniversary. Pictured are the Beirnes, Whittingtons, Munros and Lanouettes along with ranch hands.

TERRI, MICHELLE, GRANT and Tanner Jones took their favourite hometown newspaper to the bottom of the Grand Canyon on a rafting trip.

TOM AND SHERRY Harrison share their copy of the Comox Valley Record with the Statue of Liberty during a harbour cruise in New York.

WHEN IT COMES

TO SPREADING THE

NEWS, readers of the

Comox Valley Record

are number one. They

enjoy packing a copy

of their favourite

hometown newspaper

with them as they

travel the globe to

celebrate special occa-

sions, visit friends and

family, enjoy a relax-

ing vacation or see

some of the worlds

many historical and

geographical land-

marks. Take us along

on your next trip and

send your photo to

sports@comoxvalley-

record.com. or drop it

off at our office.

The elves have secured a suitable loca-tion to call home for the 2011 Christmas season.

The building is located at 96-1742 Cliffe Ave. on the lower level and behind Pizza Hut and St. John Ambulance. It is on the bottom floor and faces Riverside Lane and the Old House Restaurant.

The society will move in soon to start with cleaning, repairing and packaging of new and gently used toys that will be given as gifts to many children of the Comox Valley.

The phone number will remain the same 250-897-1994, and became operational Nov. 3.

Santa appreciates the many donations that the Comox Valley community has provid-

ed the workshop in the past. Please remember that if bringing in used items, Santa can only fix what is fixable and sometimes an item cannot be cleaned well enough.

There will be a drop box at the workshop location that faces Riverside Lane. Drop boxes will also be deliv-

ered to several otherlocations soon to beannounced.

Santas elves will be busy working at thenew location Mondaysto Fridays from 10 a.m.until 3 p.m.

The workshop moved in this weekand is now open toaccept donations.

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Divers clean upUB Divings annual underwater pump-

kin-carving contest netted $1,156 for the Canadian Cancer Society exceeding the $1,000 goal by more than 10 per cent.

Co-ordinated by UB Diving owners Shellie and Sean Smyrichinsky and several dedicated volunteers, the event attracted 21 divers to the Fanny Bay dock on Oct. 30, where they not only carved pumpkins, but also supported another cause the Dive Against Debris Project.

Instead of collecting and donating money for the Debris project, however, divers were each given bags to bring up trash from under and around the Fanny Bay dock, where water depth measures nearly 40 feet.

Thanks to divers, a bicycle, toilet, fishing rods, and more than 65 glass bottles and cans, and plates and cups, were among the trash collected for deposit in a proper refuse bin. UB Diving

BESIDES CARVING PUMPKINS under-water, divers recovered garbage from under and around the Fanny Bay dock recently.

Santa, elves returnSantas Work-shop open at location in Courtenay

[email protected]

City receives estuary award

The Comox Val-ley Project Watershed Society has chosen the City of Courtenay to receive its Courtenay River Estuary-Keeping it Living Award.

It was presented at Courtenay City Coun-cils regular meeting on Nov. 7.

The award, an origi-nal painting of the estuary by noted local artist Bev Byerley, is given annually to an organization in the Comox Valley in recog-nition of environmental leadership provided in protecting and restor-ing the estuary. The recipient displays the painting in a promi-nent place for a period of one year.

The City of Courte-nay has been chosen in recognition of the action taken this past year in hiring their first environmental planner and their first climate change spe-cialist. The efforts of these two planners in organizing an evening presentation on cli-mate change at the Sid Williams Theatre last spring acknowledged the Citys awareness

and appreciation of this important envi-ronmental issue.

The City also held a workshop on sea level rise in the Strait of Georgia and subse-quently established a new high-water mark for the Courtenay River and estuary based on a projected increase in sea levels of .8 metres expected over the next 20 to 30 years. Fur-ther, the City recently introduced new draft amendments to the Citys Official Com-munity Plan that call for improved riparian zones for the rivers, creeks and wetlands within its boundaries.

Finally, the City has given its support to a community campaign to obtain National Heritage status for the estuary. This designa-tion is being sought based on the signifi-cance of the estuary as an important bird area, for its aquatic habitat and especially for the remains of extensive ancient First Nation fish traps in the estu-ary. Comox Valley

Project Watershed Society

SPCA part of FaireComox Valley SPCA

volunteers will be in attendance at this years Charles Dickens Christmas Craft Faire to increase aware-ness of the SPCA and to raise much-needed funds for the cause through a draw by donation.

There will also be a licensed raffle for a $1,000 gift certificate from the Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20. The draw will be made Dec. 17, just in time for a wonderful Christmas present.

The SPCA volun-teers will be in the upstairs lobby at the Florence Filberg Cen-tre while the Dickens Faire is running Nov. 11 from 3 to 8 p.m., Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Donations from craft-ers and other items will be available as draw prizes, as well as other items donated for this worthwhile cause.

For further informa-tion, contact the Comox Valley SPCA at 250-339-7722.

Comox Valley SPCA

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