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It was June 20, the last day of spring. As I entered my garden a headless juvenile Rufous Hummingbird was nectaring in a pink foxglove. It only looked headless because its head was inside the flower. I enjoyed watching it as I knew it soon be heading south.

A movement in a nearby lilac tree distracted me. A fluffy juvenile Dark-eyed Junco strug-gled out from under the foliage. It had a fleshy yellow gape at the base of its bill and an ear hole that still wasn’t covered by feath-ers. A moment later its parent flew in a green caterpillar for the ravenous, rapidly growing youngster. I watched for another few minutes while the parent flew off and returned with another nourishing treat.

Next, the rustle of leaves in the raspberry patch caught my attention. It was a dark brown juvenile Spotted Towhee turn-ing over leaves in typical tow-hee hop-kick fashion. Leaves were flying everywhere as it uncovered various edible items. Another distraction drew my attention outside the garden – a bird feeding another in the nearby arbutus. I walked over to the fence for a closer look.

See Islands Birds on page 3.

The joy of spring in my backyard

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One of the real joys of nature and spring is seeing the various species successfully reproduce themselves. I love seeing the juvenile Rufous Hummingbirds zipping around the garden, nectaring on flowers, and coming for a shower under the garden hose. (Photo by Mike Yip)

2 || NORTH ISLANDER || TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 LIVING

Happy Canada Day to all read-ers, hopefully you’re out fishing somewhere!

It became pretty clear at the start of last week that the minister of Fisheries and Oceans in far away Ottawa doesn’t factor in Ardent Angler deadlines to her timing deci-sions, for hours before last week’s column was published, which con-tained yet more comment about the continuing absence of the 2014 Salmon Integrated Fishing Manage-ment Plan (IFMP), her department released it.

Of course this was a good thing because the IFMP was long overdue and at last the broad fishing com-munity and its departmental man-agers around southern BC finally had some idea of what it would be dealing with this season in regard to the allowable exploitation rate on Interior Fraser coho. This is the sal-mon stock aggregate around which the management of all other salmon fisheries in SBC have been struc-tured since 1998 in terms of their impact on them.

Since then the objective in Canada has been to manage the total all-fishery exploitation rate (ER) on this stock to three per cent. After first raising the possibility of increas-ing the ER last year, but then in the end maintaining the status quo, this year it seemed almost certain there would be an increase after 17 years of the same regime, but like many I wouldn’t believe it until I saw it in print.

Having considered a range of pos-sibilities the department has decided on a 16 per cent ER allowance on Interior Fraser coho in 2014. Person-ally, this is a larger increase than I thought probable but maybe because I’ve been dealing with the out-comes of such conservative management for what seems like so long I have little opti-mism left when it comes to get-ting additional opportunity to harvest fish.

Part of my doubt that the increase would be this large is because as soon as Canada declared an intent to manage at an ER of greater than 10 per cent, under the terms of the Pacific Salmon Treaty the US automatically gets an addi-tional two per cent to the 10 per cent ER they have been manag-ing to all along. Thus the Can-ada and US aggregate ER on Interior Fraser coho in 2014 will be approximately 28 per cent, a significant increase although still far less than was exerted on these fish in the 1970’s, ‘80’s and ‘90’s.

So yes it’s just numbers, three, 16, but this is a big deal – let me emphasize, big deal - because it opens up a range of possibilities for all salmon fisheries, commercial as well as recreational, wherever Interior

Fraser coho are found. Unusually in a document that customarily has individual fishery descriptions detailed down to the dotted “i” and crossed “t”, beyond the central fact of the allowable 16 per cent ER the IFMP said little about what the new allowance would mean for each fish-ery sector, leading to many frustrat-ing hours searching in vain for clues in a multi-hundred page document.

Part of the issue was how much of the increase would each fishery sec-tor - First Nations, commercial and recreational - receive? After 17 years of managing around what amounted to the square root of diddlysquat each additional one per cent of ER to a sector amounts to an appreciable increase in opportunity somewhere.

Two days later, by late Wednes-day DFO revealed that it would be managing the recreational fishery in southern BC to a maximum of four per cent ER on Interior Fraser coho. In preparation for this hoped for situation over the past couple of months a working group of the Sport Fishing Advisory Board, the volun-teer advisory and consultation pro-cess between the fishery and DFO, in partnership with relevant depart-mental staff had already developed a range of wild coho retention options by time, area and amount depending on the available ER. Thus the final outcome just needed to be rendered into legal form via an official Fish-eries Notice.

I think I’m correct in saying that the daily bag limit for coho hasn’t changed anywhere in terms of the number of coho allowed to be retained in a given day however now there will be the opportunity to retain at least one wild coho, depend-ing upon where you are fishing. Make sure to consult the Fisheries Notice for exact details but in the Strait of Georgia, in which all of Area 13 is presently included for recrea-tional fishery management purposes, anglers can keep one wild coho.

In Johnstone Strait (Areas 11 and

12), anglers can keep two wild coho and for those fishing outside the surfline on WCVI anglers can keep one wild coho also. The regulations inside the surfline there remain unchanged, four coho per angler per day, hatchery or wild. These new opportunities should have (I’m writing this 26/06) gone into effect on June 28, in time for the long weekend.

I think it worth repeating that for most of the southern BC recreational fishery it will be the first time since 1998 that anglers will be allowed to retain any wild coho. The varia-tion in retention allowance between areas is calculated from historic data estimates of Interior Fraser coho prevalence in a given location. As an example, wild coho retention will not be permitted in the Strait of Juan de Fuca recreational fishery until Sept. 1 because the area around southwest-ern Vancouver Island is considered to be the core part of their marine rear-ing range. Earlier wild coho allow-ance there would have all but ended opportunity elsewhere such is the concentration of Interior Fraser coho in the stock mix in those waters.

DFO has emphasized that this increased ER allowance is for 2014 only. Continued similar future oppor-tunity will depend on the size of the final return late this fall, hopefully it will at least equal the upper recovery goal for this stock aggregate of 40,000 coho, a number that has been exceed-ed in each of the past three years.

Because, in the absence of allowed harvest for the past 17 years, data on wild coho distribution in the marine waters around southern BC is literally historic, thus I am also hopeful that there will be a compre-hensive tissue sampling program in all salmon fisheries this summer to take advantage of the opportunity to update information on stock compos-ition by time and area. I don’t want to have to report later this year such a program didn’t occur because there was no money to resource it!

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LIVING TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 || NORTH ISLANDER || 3

Island Birds from page 1.Just as I suspected, it was a Chipping

sparrow feeding its young. Overhead a pair of Violet-green Swallows were busily taking turns flying to the nest box to feed their peeping nestlings.

I couldn’t help but feel a sense of satis-faction and connection with nature as I watched the natural events that sur-rounded me. Unlike my neighbour who had clearcut his property, I had left a sub-stantial perimeter of firs, arbutus, alders, cedars, willows, choke cherries, Pacific crabapples, and natural underbrush around my yard. The result was a good number of breeding bird species return-ing every year to nest and fill my yard with chirping, singing, and bird activity.

Besides the hummers, juncos, and towhees, I had already seen the newly fledged American Goldfinches, Orange-crowned Warblers, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, American Robins, Red-breasted Nuthatches, and a variety of woodpeckers.

I knew there was still more to come - Pacific Slope Flycatchers, Towsend’s Warblers, Black-throated Gray Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-headed Grosbeaks, and Pileated Woodpeckers were all regulars around my yard, and I assumed some of them were still nesting.

Back to the Violet -green Swallows - the peeping of the nestlings was heart-warm-ing because of a near disaster a week ago. I was in the garden when I noticed the adult swallows flying frantically around

the box. I looked up and saw a chunk of moss draped over the opening of the box. I ran to the basement and grabbed a lad-der to remove the pile moss that a robin was using to build a nest on top of the nest box. I don’t know how long the swal-lows were separated from their babies, but I was relieved to see them returning to the box shortly after.

The next morning I checked the box and had to get the ladder again. On the third morning I checked before I left for an appointment and was happy to see there was no robin’s nest. When I returned four hours later, the nest was back. This time when I removed the robin’s nest I installed an angled board so the robin couldn’t place a nest there. I anxiously watched for the adult swallows. After an hour I was starting to get concerned but was happy to hear their familiar calls a few minutes later. I’ll be happier still when I see the fledglings leave the nest.

In less than an hour I had the pleasure and heart-warming joy of seeing nature perpetuate itself on several fronts. It was more fun, more satisfying, and more meaningful than anything I could have done on a computer or a smartphone. Technology is great but so is nature. If you don’t believe me get outside and take a walk. You might be surprised.

Editor’s note: Mike Yip is the author of Vancouver Island Birds. His books are available at Graham’s Jewellers, Blue Heron Books, CR Museum, Save On Foods, Coho Books, and Book Bonanza.

“You’ve been married for 25 years and you’re still holding hands? That’s fantas-tic!” Another passenger on our flight to Vancouver said that, after we got off the plane and he had asked us how long Lise and I have been married. Later this year will be our 25th anniversary, and yes, we’re very happy.

But we have good examples to follow. Lise’ parents, Dr. Fern and Therese Savoie, celebrated their 60th anniversary last Saturday, joined by family and long-time friends at the Grand Hotel.

Dad had a very successful dental prac-tice in Nanaimo, and his sons, Andre and Claude, have taken up his mantle at the Terminal Park Dental Clinic.

Just like in the movie, My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding, where the mother explains that “your father is the head, but I am the neck,” so Mom helped greatly in Dad’s suc-cess, and looked after all five kids so well. Several years ago, she suffered a stroke, and Dad’s devotion and care since has been a great example to us all.

I like celebrating longevity in marriage, because, unfortunately, that has become such a rarity.

There are a number of reasons why, but I think how couples start sets the stage for success.

From my observation, many couples get together because of “wiggles, winks and bounces.” Not that those aren’t import-ant, but that shouldn’t be the major reason people are attracted to each other.

Hollywood presents such unrealistic, fan-tasy-based expectations about marriage and relationships, and so consistently, that movies and TV shows set the standards.

Few seem to notice that those marriages didn’t happen, and the people that act in them rarely have long-term relationships either.

I believe the best starting point for mar-riage is friendship. Do we actually like the person underneath the exterior? Do we like how they think, how they express themselves, what they like to do, and how they do it? Do we like them just the way they are? That is so important. If we think we’re going to change our mate, we’re headed for trouble. We can’t change people. We should be appreciative and thankful for who they are before the wed-ding day, and maintain that perspective year over year.

One thing friends told us at the start of our marriage was to make time for each other. Regular dates. Walks. Talks. Keep the fire burning. They warned us to avoid forgetting about each other and concen-trating on the kids, for example, because they will leave home at some point, and it will be just us, again.

I don’t like the idea that we must “work” on our marriage, because that makes it seem like a job, instead of a pleasure. I use the terms “pay attention” and maintain.” We don’t simmer over an issue, or allow it to divide us.

I heard someone say once that when he got home, “It’s like a little bit of heaven.” I wanted that, and I believe that’s our case, too.

Lise and I were great friends long before we were married, and as I say today, we are “Friends, first, and always.”

- Mark MacDonald is Editor in Chief of the Vancouver Island NewsMedia Group

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4 || NORTH ISLANDER || TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 LIVING

John Duncan is returning to his roots.The long-time Member of Parliament

for Vancouver Island North has decided to seek the nomination in the new riding of Courtenay-Alberni for the next federal election.

Duncan has lived and worked on Vancou-ver Island since 1972, and during his for-estry career, working in the forest sector in MacMillan Bloedel’s Kennedy Lake and Sproat Lake operations, and lived in Uclue-let and Port Alberni. He has also lived and worked in Duncan, Nanaimo, Sayward, Courtenay and Campbell River.

“When my riding was split during the federal electoral boundary redistribu-tion process, I found myself with a choice between two ridings with which I had strong connections,” Duncan explains. “When my colleague James Lunney announced his upcoming retirement, I saw an opportunity to represent the Central Island in a way that was not previously possible.”

Duncan brings a lengthy resume of cab-inet postings with him. He is currently Minister of State and Chief government Whip, a position he has held since last July.

“The Chief Government Whip is an important and necessary role, particularly in government, which requires the respect of my peers and the confidence of the Prime Minister,” he notes.

Duncan was Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development from 2010-2013, after two years as Parliamentary Secretary in what was called the Depart-ment of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Prior to the Conservatives forming government, Duncan held vari-ous senior critic positions in opposition between 1993-2005, including Fisheries, Aboriginal Affairs, International Trade and Natural Resources.

“My greatest honour has been to serve as a Minister of the Crown,” Duncan says. “This has allowed me to represent the

interests of Vancouver Island and the Coast at the Cabinet table, and has also allowed me to effect progressive change that will make a real difference in the lives of Canadians.

“I am particularly proud of the First Nations Transparency and Accountability Act, important changes to the First Nations Land Management Act, and devolution of most of the federal authority to the Northwest Territories to create a jurisdiction with province-like powers.”

The First Nations Land Management Act might prove to be revolutionary in granting land usage designations to First Nations that were previously unavailable, providing new opportunity in regards to self sustainability and economic opportun-ity. He has worked extensively with local First Nations communities on schools, infrastructure and business development.

Duncan first became involved in federal politics in 1992 at the time of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Constitutional negotiations.

“I believed that the federal political par-ties had lost their way and that the inter-ests of British Columbia were routinely ignored,” he recalls. “I was inspired by Preston Manning’s principled stand on the ongoing constitutional talks, and his mes-sage that the West wanted in.

“We won the day on Charlottetown and, although it took a little longer, I believe the west and BC are now full partners in Confederation in a way that we haven’t been before.”

He has been busy on the national level, but also within his riding. Federal funding

has been accessed for the Comox Airport, Van-couver Island Mountain Centre, Tourism Centres, harbours and waterfront developments, upgrades to CFB Comox, indoor and outdoor community cultural and recreational facilities, heritage build-ing restorations and community infrastructure – roads, water and sewer.

Duncan also solicited and organized BC Caucus support

for the Search and Rescue Vol-unteer Tax Credit, and earned a commitment for the Missing Per-sons DNA database, both in the 2014 Budget.

He also pushed to include the Tax Free Savings Plan as party policy in 2005, which he had developed as a Private Members

Bill and later became a priority initiative early in the Conservative government’s first mandate.

A graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Forestry, Duncan has been involved in a number of activitiesand groups prior to his foray into politics, including chairing a Chamber of Com-merce, Recreation Commission, Logger Sports and a Historical Society.

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MP Duncan returns to his West Coast roots

Rockin’ The Island Music Festival, in Campbell River Aug. 16, is anticipating an incredible 12 hours of music featuring 10 all-Canadian bands.

“For a ticket price of $70 – you get to see 10 talented bands perform, basically for $7 each,” said JJL Productions Kealy Donald-son. “Why not camp and do a stay-cation, catch the free Festival shuttle to and from the Festival site.” Tickets are on sale at www.tidemarktheatre.com.

“There are amazing vendors on site and an ATM to make life easy,” adds Donaldson.

Rockin’ The Island is hosting 12 food vend-ors including Glen’s Kettle Korn, Brew Unto Others, Mini Melts Ice Cream and delicious anchors like The Dragon Bowl, Flurer Smok-ery and Baba Gannouj.

“They are going to take care of you; these vendors make great food that everyone loves” says Donaldson.

Campbell River Kinsmen will be running the 19+ beverage area featuring Vancouver Island Brewery product and Kealy’s Pre-mium Vodka; the local Kinsmen Club con-tribute hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in Campbell River and doing bar duty isn’t new to this club. “It’s going to be an excellent event and we’re excited to be a part of it,” say Kinsmen member, Don Larsen.

Attendees are welcome to bring folding chairs on site and small coolers for food. Sec-urity, conducted by Footprints Security, will

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“We want to provide a safe environment for festival-goers, musicians, vendors and staff,” said Donaldson. “We expect a great

crowd who want to see great artists and live music – if you like live music, Rockin’ The Island 2014 is going to give you a great pro-duction with all the extras. Our stage and equipment are professional grade and create an incredible experience.”

With great acts like These Kids Wear Crowns and Kuba Oms, you wouldn’t think that more entertainment is needed but to make this truly a family event, an entire FunZone has been created for kids and adults alike. Bounce-A-Rama and Doco Adventure have over 10 amusements to keep you busy in between; the Obstacle Race over 40 feet long allows three people to race against each other to the finish. Also on site are the All New Foam Party Pit from Bounce-A-Rama which organizers think they can beat the World Record in Foam Party Pit numbers. Doco Train Ride is a favourite for children along with face paint-ing, glitter tattoos, and a massive Misting Tent to keep you cool – all on the Festival site and included with ticket pricing. Kids 3 and under are free and children 4-11 are only $40 with student tickets with ID are $50 – in advance and at the gate on Aug. 16.

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CV Piano Society Award winners: L-R Michael Robert, Mahara Mtawali, Kaya Hund, Morgan Cross, Chelsea Woods, Kathryn Machin, Noah Fretts, Nicole Cho, Asia Crowther, Thomas Drew.

The Comox Valley Piano Society hosted their annual Year-End Piano Recital and Awards night on Friday, May 30 at the Stan Hagen Theatre, NI College.

This recital has traditionally been a time for music students to gain experience in performing their exam repertoire and/or to showcase the results of their music study for the year. Once again, friends and family were not disappointed by the many excel-lent performances given by junior to senior students.

Several special awards were presented. First, the Shirley Fletcher Book Awards went to Michael Robert, Morgan Cross, Noah Fretts, Kathryn Machin, Kaya Hund and Chelsea Woods. The Fletcher family have donated this fund in memory of Shirley Fletcher, a founding and long stand-ing member of the Piano Society. Each student received a piano book specially

selected for them by their teacher.The CV Piano Society presents awards to

any student who has completed both the practical and theory exams at a senior level. This year, there was only one recipient Nicole Cho.

The Marie Josephine Richard Piano Scholarship is a competition (with a work-shop component) and a prize of $500. This award has been donated by Helene McGall in memory of her mother.

Ms. McGall was the director of Fine Arts for SD. #71. This year’s winner is Thomas Drew and runner-up Mahara Mtawali. Other participants in the competition were Asia Crowther and Michael Roberts.

Congratulations to all the participants in the recital and award winners.

For further information about the CV Piano Society, please see comoxvalleypia-nosociety.com

Providencia - Funk and Latin Infused Reggae from Medellin, Colombia - performs Saturday, July 5, at The Waverley Hotel. Advance tickets $12 available at Bop City, the Waverley Hotel, (250) 336-8322 or online at cumberlandvillageworks.com. Doors at 9:30 pm. Providencia is a band from Medellin city which emerged in 2001, working hard within the independent music scene in Colombia, making their lyrics, taking the reality of their environment.

Taking as base language the Jamaican music (Reggae, Dub, Ska, Rocksteady, Dancehall) with some Latin and Urban mergers. In 2009 Providencia received the Subterrania award for Best Reggae groupr. Providencia has been invited to the biggest music festivals in Colombia as, Altavoz, Rock al Parque, Manizales Grita Rock, Ibague Ciudad Rock, Miche Rock Festival. http://www.providenci-amusic.net

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Comox Valley Piano Society presents year-end awards

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Cancer Agency, Pacific Therapy and Consulting. FMI: Diane Davies 250-338-2700.THERAPEUTIC RELAXATION PROGRAM FOR PERSONS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC PAIN OR ILLNESS • Thursdays, 1:15-2:30 p.m., Nursing Centre, 615 10th St. Free. Sponsored by the Nursing Centre. FMI: Diane Davie 250-338-2700.

CYCLING • Come join us on our Friday rides. We are a road cycling group of active adults and members of the Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society. We meet 9 am at the Filberg Centre, lower parking lot, 411 Anderton Courtenay, before setting off on a bike ride. See www.cccts.org or email [email protected] LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 5-7 COMOX LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 3 p.m. Open to all Legion members and signed in guests.

AFTERNOON JAM • With Gord Kruger and “The Amigos”. Enjoy a lively afternoon of dancing and

relaxing with Gord Kreuger and his band every Saturday, 2pm to 6pm in the Courtenay Legion Lounge. 367 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay. COMOX VALLEY FARMERS MARKET • 9-12 every Saturday at the Comox Valley exhibition grounds on Headquarters Road. Come for the freshness, stay for the fun! FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250.218-0321 or or www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com & keep in touch on Facebook.COMOX SENIORS CENTRE DROP-IN DUPLICATE BRIDGE • Every Saturday, 1 p.m., Comox Seniors Centre (d’Esterre House), 1800 Beaufort Ave., Comox. Bring a partner if possible. Also, bingo on this day at 1 p.m.COURTENAY LEGION • Meat draws every Saturday 2-5 p.m. in the lounge.COMOX LEGION • Meat draws are held every Saturday 3 p.m. plus Ace of Spades draw.

COURTENAY LEGION • Every Sunday: Crib 1:00, Gucci 1:30. Legion members and bona fide guests. FMI: Please contact the Courtenay Legion office at 250-334-4322

MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE • On Canada Day, drop by the Courtenay and District Museum after the parade and help cele-brate our country’s birthday. There will be free admission, balloons and door prize draws between 12 noon and 4 pm. Special activities will include cupcake walks for all ages and a hands-on craft for kids. Musical entertainment will be provided by Alan Jossul. Canada Day is a great chance to explore history at the museum. The Courtenay and District Museum is located at 207 Fourth Street in downtown Courtenay. FMI: 250-334-0686.JULY 1ST TEA DANCE • The Evergreen Club is pleased to present the July 1st Tea Dance on Tuesday July 1st at 2 pm. Free cake, free lemonade, free tea, and free coffee! It takes place upstairs in the Courtenay Recreation’s Native Sons Hall also known as the Grand Hall. Live Music will be provided by The Georgia Strait Big Band which offers pure dancing and lis-tening tunes. FMI call The Evergreen Club 250-338-1000The ANNUAL Fifth Street Mile Fun Run • Is happening on Canada day right before the parade. Again this year the title spon-sor is The Joint Physiotherapy and the fastest person under four minutes will get a free pair of shoes from Extreme Runners. Free Registration at 5th Street and Woods Ave from 9:00-9:45am. Start at 10:00am. Awards and Draw Prizes right afterwards.THE PEARL ELLIS GALLERY MEMBERS’ PEOPLE CHOICE AWARDS SHOW & SALE • From Jun 24th - Jul 13th . Open Tues - Sat from 10 am - 4 pm, Sun 1 - 4 pm, Closed Monday. Free Admission. Located at 1729 Comox Avenue. FMI see www.pearlellisgallery.com or see our virtual gallery on our web site or our Facebook pagesite at: www.virl.bc.ca.ROYAL PURPLE DROP-IN BINGO • Every Tuesday night, 7 p.m., at the Elks Home on Sixth St.CUMBERLAND LEGION BINGO • Every Tuesday night, guaranteed 22 games per night. Doors open 6 p.m., first game 7 p.m. Come out and support your commu-nity.

COMOX LEGION DROP-IN DARTS • Wednesdays until September. Entry is $2.25 blind draw mixed doubles (where possible). If you have ever thought of getting involved in this sport, this is the time to get acquainted. And remember, Wednesdays is Burger and Beer for $10.00 5.00 until 6.30 pm. So come out and make an evening of it.PLAY BRIDGE • Every Wednesday at 6:30PM at the Royston Hall, 3902 Old Island Hwy and Royston Road. FMI: 250-334-1883 or roystonhall.com and on Facebook at Royston Community ClubCOURTENAY LEGION • Every Wednesday: Drop-in Darts 1:00.

COURTENAY LEGION • Every Thursday: Crib & Gucci 6:30. FMI: Courtenay Legion office at 250-334-4322.THERAPEUTIC RELAXATION PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH CANCER IN THEIR LIVES • Thursdays, 3-4 p.m., Nursing Centre, 615 10th St., Courtenay. Free. Sponsored by BC Cancer Foundation, BC

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Pamela Wilson is hosting a public gathering on Saturday, July 5

Spiritual teacher returnsto Oceanside Resort

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