THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 www.nanaimobulletin.com VOL. 26, NO. 88 Ball players busy College baseball team to host first home games. PAGE 27 BY KARL YU THE NEWS BULLETIN The preliminary hearing for the accused in the April 30 shooting at Western Forest Products mill began Tuesday and is expected to end tomorrow (March 13). Kevin Douglas Addison, 47 at the time of the incident, stands charged with two counts of first-degree mur- der and two counts of attempted murder. The hearing will determine whether there is enough evidence for Addison to stand trial. A pub- lication ban was imposed on evi- dence presented over the four days. “Generally speaking, in a pre- liminary inquiry, evidence is pre- sented, sometimes admissions are made, just to save time, other times they’re not, but it’s some of the same features as a trial. Witnesses are called and questioned and the court receives the evidence,” said John Gustafson, Addison’s legal counsel. The Crown can call witnesses and although he couldn’t comment specifically on the Addison hear- ing, Gustafson said the defence has the option of calling evidence at a preliminary hearing, although it is quite rare. He said a plea wouldn’t be forth- coming at the hearing. “That doesn’t happen until the matter is before the supreme court,” said Gustafson. The courtroom was packed Tues- day and proceedings were moved to a larger venue for the duration of the hearing. Addison was present Tuesday, clad in a black and grey and wear- ing glasses. [email protected]Hearing underway for man accused in mill shooting The city will reconsider its 911 contract with the RCMP after the police force announced dis- patch will no longer be based out of Nanaimo. The RCMP announced plans Friday to close its Nanaimo operational communications centre and consolidate opera- tions in Courtenay this November. The decision isn’t expected to change ser- vice levels to the public or police, but will affect 21 employees and stall 911 contract negotia- tions between the RCMP and Central Island 911 Partnership as officials consider whether they want calls answered at the north Island centre. “It’s a different com- plexion now … than what we were looking at two weeks ago,” said Mike Dietrich, the city’s manager of police sup- port services, who was shocked by the RCMP’s recent announcement. “[What] we were talk- ing about before was to have the RCMP manage our 911 function from Nanaimo, now they are not going to be here.” According to Lois Karr, manager of operational communication centres of the division, the RCMP has been looking at inte- gration of its operational communication centres for the last two decades, understanding they are “way more produc- tive” when combined. It ensures there’s not a duplication of technol- ogy and administration and there are cost sav- ings, she said, adding unlike Nanaimo, Courte- nay had the technology and the room for expan- sion. Karr said 21 full-time employees have been offered transfers. The integrated centre was not part of previous 911 discussions with the partnership. Police dispatch centre to move long distance CHRIS BUSH/THE NEWS BULLETIN Mist-adventure Fog in Nanaimo Harbour veiled waterfront panoramas Tuesday. The shroud of low-lying cloud made for an element of mystery on a morning walk, but also grounded harbour-based aircraft and made visual navigation between Nanaimo and nearby islands nearly impossible at times. Fog has also been responsible for delayed and cancelled flights at airports on the Island and Lower Mainland. I RCMP ANNOUNCES it will centralize its operational communications at Courtenay location. BY TAMARA CUNNINGHAM THE NEWS BULLETIN See ‘CITY’ /3 4061 Norwell Dr. (beside Gold Silver Guy) 250-585-2667 621 Townsite Rd. (beside Gold Silver Guy) 778-441-2665 Expires March 31, 2015 LeahsTea.ca L 0 0 S E E T A BUY 1 GET 2 nd 50% OFF A Family Business 250.390.1871 6852 Mart Rd. LANTZVILLE C&S TRANSMISSION SPECIALTIES LTD. “EXPERT SERVICE SERVED RIGHT”
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THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 www.nanaimobulletin.com VOL. 26, NO. 88
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BY KaRL YUTHe NewS BULLeTiN
The preliminary hearing for the accused in the April 30 shooting at Western Forest Products mill began Tuesday and is expected to end tomorrow (March 13).
Kevin Douglas Addison, 47 at the time of the incident, stands charged with two counts of first-degree mur-der and two counts of attempted murder.
The hearing will determine whether there is enough evidence for Addison to stand trial. A pub-lication ban was imposed on evi-dence presented over the four days.
“Generally speaking, in a pre-liminary inquiry, evidence is pre-sented, sometimes admissions are made, just to save time, other times they’re not, but it’s some of the same features as a trial. Witnesses are called and questioned and the court receives the evidence,” said John Gustafson, Addison’s legal counsel.
The Crown can call witnesses and although he couldn’t comment specifically on the Addison hear-ing, Gustafson said the defence has the option of calling evidence at a preliminary hearing, although it is quite rare.
He said a plea wouldn’t be forth-coming at the hearing.
“That doesn’t happen until the matter is before the supreme court,” said Gustafson.
The courtroom was packed Tues-day and proceedings were moved to a larger venue for the duration of the hearing.
Addison was present Tuesday, clad in a black and grey and wear-ing glasses.
The city will reconsider its 911 contract with the RCMP after the police force announced dis-patch will no longer be based out of Nanaimo.
The RCMP announced plans Friday to close its Nanaimo operational communications centre and consolidate opera-tions in Courtenay this November.
The decision isn’t expected to change ser-vice levels to the public or police, but will affect 21 employees and stall 911 contract negotia-tions between the RCMP and Central Island 911 Partnership as officials consider whether they want calls answered at the north Island centre.
“It’s a different com-plexion now … than what we were looking at two weeks ago,” said Mike Dietrich, the city’s manager of police sup-port services, who was shocked by the RCMP’s recent announcement.
“[What] we were talk-ing about before was to have the RCMP manage our 911 function from Nanaimo, now they are not going to be here.”
According to Lois Karr, manager of operational communication centres of the division, the RCMP has been looking at inte-gration of its operational communication centres for the last two decades, understanding they are “way more produc-tive” when combined. It ensures there’s not a duplication of technol-ogy and administration and there are cost sav-ings, she said, adding unlike Nanaimo, Courte-nay had the technology and the room for expan-sion.
Karr said 21 full-time employees have been offered transfers.
The integrated centre was not part of previous 911 discussions with the partnership.
Police dispatch centre to movelong distance
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Mist-adventureFog in Nanaimo Harbour veiled waterfront panoramas Tuesday. The shroud of low-lying cloud made for an element of mystery on a morning walk, but also grounded harbour-based aircraft and made visual navigation between Nanaimo and nearby islands nearly impossible at times. Fog has also been responsible for delayed and cancelled flights at airports on the Island and Lower Mainland.
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City seeks talks regarding dams
Nanaimo’s mayor has called for a meeting with B.C. Natural Resources minister Steve Thomson on the Colliery dams, as stakeholders remain deadlocked over next steps.
City officials and the Colliery Dam Park Preservation Society remain at an impasse following a consultation meeting Monday. Jeff Solomon, spokesman for the society, wants time and discussion about the dams as called for in a previous council motion, but the province has given the city a March 27 deadline to hand in a remediation plan for the dams.
Mayor Bill McKay said he’s called for a meeting with Thomson to determine options and a way around “our current turmoil.”
Robbery results in jail time
A suspect charged in the robbery of the Terminal Park Liquor Store robbery has pleaded guilty and will serve time in jail.
Chance Kenton Nichol, 21, was charged in February with robbery and intent to commit an indictable offence while having his face masked. He entered the guilty plea on Tuesday and was sentenced to two years less a day in jail.
According to RCMP, three men, with faces covered, entered the store late on Jan. 10 and got away with several bottles of wine. A shotgun was fired into the store ceiling and bear spray used.
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Regional District of Nanaimo direc-tors voted against amending the 2015 budget to include $45,000 for short-term damage mitiga-tion at the Morden Mine site.
Discussion was deferred from Febru-ary’s regular meet-ing. According to Eric Ricker, co-pres-ident of the Friends of Morden Mine non-profit society, the total cost to repair the tipple and head-frame structures at the mine is estimated at $2.8 million.
The society was hoping the regional district would assist in applying for gas tax funding money by an April 15 dead-line.
I a n T h o r p e , Nanaimo director,
originally proposed the motion and said the $45,000 was for a “Band-Aid fix” – removal of wood material on the headframe structure, perimeter fence extension and relocation and tree clearing.
S u b s e q u e n t l y , Thorpe gave notice he would request a staff report, examin-ing the viability of leasing the Morden Park mine site from the B.C. government, at the March 24 regu-lar board meeting.
Directors also gave preliminary approval Tuesday night to
a pair of budget-related bylaws that will raise water and sewage usage rates.
If the budget gets final approval March 24, increases of two per cent for water usage would take effect May 1 for the regional district’s water service areas, including Nanoose Bay and Decourcey, which encompasses an area in the south of Nanaimo.
In terms of sew-age usage, Cedar res idents would see a three per cent increase on their annual [email protected]
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The Regional District of Nanaimo board voted against a grant for repair work at Morden Mine.
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Courtenay if the Central Island 911 Partnership – made up of the City of Nanaimo, Cowichan Valley Regional District and Nanaimo Regional District – chooses to stay on with the RCMP.
It will also mean new staffing costs, says Dietrich, who says the RCMP currently manages city employees out of its local operational communication cen-tre but the city wouldn’t send its staff north.
“What we have to study now as a partnership is do we con-tinue to do it ourselves, or do we hire a third party to do it and
the RCMP might be that third party … or someone else that’s out there,” he said, adding one option could be for Nanaimo fire dispatch to handle calls.
The last time city council looked at options was a year ago when the RCMP served notice it would no longer manage 911 call-answer services without a contract and management fee. Politicians considered a cheaper alternative through Vancouver-based E-Comm, but opted to remain with the police force.
A consultant will now be hired to come up with options for the partnership.
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With shifting climate affecting cash flow, the First Unitarian Fel-lowship of Nanaimo hopes the city will warm up to permanently fund-ing its Extreme Weather Shelter.
Kevan Griffith, shelter manager, and Rev. Samaya Oakley, shelter director, petitioned city council Monday to permanently fund the low-barrier shelter, which opened in 2011 to provide the chronically homeless with beds and meals during the coldest winter weather, but has since expanded its ser-vices through its outreach hous-ing referral program – funded by the Regional District of Nanaimo – to help people get into permanent housing.
The 24-bed shelter operates from November through March and runs near capacity most nights. Guest numbers are rising with referrals from Island Health, Nanaimo Regional General Hospi-tal, Nanaimo Correctional Centre and the RCMP, which brings in non-violent intoxicated people as well.
The shelter’s total annual oper-ating budget, including staff sala-ries and rent – paid to the Unitar-ian Foundation of Nanaimo, Oak-ley said – is $125,000.
“We basically are asking for a line item to be on the city budget, on a yearly basis, in the amount of $60,000, which represents just under half of our operating funds,” Oakley said.
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Following meetings between the B.C. Federation of Labour and provincial min-isters last week, B.C. premier Christy Clark said she won’t raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour but will announce a formula to incrementally raise the minimum wage to keep pace with the cost of living.
Irene Lanzinger, B.C. Federation of Labour president, said in an interview in Febru-ary B.C.’s $10.25 per hour minimum wage hasn’t been raised since 2012 and she wants to see it raised to $15 per hour by the end of 2015.
The $15 per hour rate was chosen to bring minimum wage workers above the annual wage poverty line.
“You actually have to earn $13.64 an hour to be at the poverty line, so $15 an hour puts you 10 per cent above the poverty line. That’s all,” Lanzinger said. “So people working full-time should not be living in poverty and hundreds of thousands of Brit-ish Columbians are working at minimum wage.”
Lanzinger argues h igher min imum wages boosts the economy and employ-ment.
“When we raised the minimum wage from $8 to $10.25 the level of employment went up; we actu-ally saw more people get jobs ... because
there’s all that money going back into the economy,” Lanzinger said.
Tom Mulcair, fed-eral NDP leader, said during his stop in Nanaimo last week that the party is push-ing for $15 an hour for federal government employees.
Large U.S. retail-ers, municipalities and states are rais-ing wage rates too. Seattle will raise its rate to $15 US over a seven-year period.
Raimo Martal la, Vancouver Island University econom-ics professor, said in an e-mail he favours incremental wage hikes and suggests real inflation-adjusted m i n i m u m w a g e should realistically be about $11 per hour.
“According to the data, the highest real minimum wage was in 1975, when $2.75 had
the purchasing power of $9.11, as measured in constant 2002 dol-lars,” he said. “For today’s minimum wage to match that, the wage rate should be close to $11 per hour.”
Scott Henderson, owner of The Buzz Coffee House, said his company couldn’t survive a sudden wage hike to $15 per hour, but suggested giving minimum wage earners tax exemp-tion on necessities, such as clothing.
“People could have a sticker on their B.C. medical card. You could show your card to us and we could just hit a ‘tax exempt’ button,” Henderson said. “We haven’t raised mini-mum wage, I haven’t raised my prices, you have greater buying power.”
Nanaimo Mounties are hoping the public can help them find Cristian Kaiser, 23, of Nanaimo. Kaiser has had no contact with his family since December 2012.
Kaiser does not own a vehicle, has limited financial means and does not use social media, so it has been dif-ficult for family members to reach out to him, according to Const. Gary
O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. The detachment’s Serious Crime Unit is examining all avenues, including the possibility of foul play.
Kaiser is 5-foot-4, weighs 120 pounds, has dark hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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City politicians will consider spearheading a new board to oversee Nanaimo’s watershed.
It’s a start, according to Van-couver Island Water Watch Coalition spokeswoman June Ross.
Ross, and Paul Manly, fed-eral candidate for the Green Party, expressed concern dur-ing a council meeting Mon-day about the lack of written agreement for city access to its watershed, private owner-ship and the potential to sell and develop the land in the future. Manly called for the city to work with First Nations, land owners and senior levels of government to start a pro-cess of making the community
drinking watershed publicly owned and controlled, while Ross encouraged the estab-lishment of a new board to govern and protect the area.
Nanaimo city councillors agreed on the importance of protecting the watershed and a new board, but debated just how soon to start one up and when stakeholders should be informed.
Coun. Bill Bestwick, who initially called for establish-ment of a board, pointed out someone has to spearhead and bring people together, and Coun. Jim Kipp said it’s a good idea and council should move ahead if it wants it.
But city manager Ted Swa-bey encouraged a meeting with the Snuneymuxw First Nation before a new board is entertained – action echoed by Coun. Diane Brennan who said the First Nation would likely want a leadership role rather than to just be informed.
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Mystery shipTristan Kutt and Mikenna Turenne, both 9, are wondering who the original captain of an outrigger raft might have been. The buddies found the craft, made from a fir plank, bamboo, cedar and wire, during an outing on Departure Bay Beach. Someone wrote U.S.A. in pencil on the craft’s bow, so the children speculate it could have drifted from south of the border and said they might launch it back into the water for someone else to discover.
Nanaimo school district staff members and trustees were in Ladysmith last week to hear about the educational priorities of people living in the south end of the district.
The third and final Your Voice forum was held March 5 at Ladysmith Second-ary School. The meetings were a chance for the public to share opinions about the budget and the facilities plan.
Some of the recommendations or pos-sible solutions coming out of the discus-sions at the Ladysmith meeting included re-opening Cedar Community Secondary School; focusing on the school district as a whole and not having all the changes in one area; and making a real effort to secure a building and property for a new school before closing a school.
Steve Rae, school board chairman, said the process has been interesting.
“When we speak to our parents and partners, they’re advocating for what they believe is best for their family, which, God bless them, is what they should be doing. But we need to take that information and try to do what’s best for the whole district. So that’s what we’re trying to figure out,” he said.
To fill out an online survey, please visit www.sd68.bc.ca. E-mail feedback can be sent to [email protected].
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B.C.’s new seniors’ advocate has issued her second report, and the media mostly ignored it.
When this new office was promised by a campaigning Premier Christy Clark two years ago, I suggested that B.C. already has 85 seniors’ advocates. They’re called MLAs, and inquiries go to their local offices.
Much to the chagrin of the opposition, seniors’ advocate Isobel Mackenzie’s mandate is not to pursue individual cases, and so she won’t be serving up a fresh assortment of horror stories to embarrass the government.
Instead, it is to look for ‘systemic challenges’ and recommend ways to deal with them. The latest report is based on a survey of more than 500 seniors from around the province, and the key finding was not what she expected.
“We were surprised to learn of the lack of awareness among seniors, particularly low-income seniors, of government programs and the subsidies available to assist them,” Mackenzie said.
The survey found that 60 per cent of seniors living on $30,000 or less annual income
didn’t know they are eligible for discounts on Medical Services Plan premiums. For income less than $22,000, the entire $864 cost of individual MSP premiums is waived.
Other frequently overlooked programs are a monthly rent subsidy called Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters, grants for disability modifications called Home Adaptations for
Independence, drug cost assistance called Fair Pharmacare, property tax deferment and the federal guaranteed income supplement program. Those older than 75 with income of less than $30,000 reported the lowest awareness of assistance designed specifically for them.
But you don’t get these benefits unless you apply and show that your income qualifies.
So what should the government do about this? Well, it could advertise these programs. The government does lots of advertising, but not about old news like the shelter program, which dates back to the 1970s.
Clark’s government did a whack of advertising in the election year, 2013. Much of it was about the B.C. Jobs Plan,
heavy on the hardhats and blueprint-style graphics and arc welding and stuff like that.
Then last year the government’s big ad campaign was around the teachers’ strike, and the payments to parents to help with child care. Education Minister Peter Fassbender is still bragging about the response rate for $40-a-day parental strike pay, which was snapped up by almost 100 per cent of eligible parents. This demonstrates that the government can indeed give away money with great efficiency, just by telling people how to get it.
The NDP’s version of seniors’ advocacy is to find the most tragic problems from complaints coming into constituency offices, and use those to ambush the government.
A popular choice is an elderly couple who have to be separated because their medical needs are too different to keep them in the same facility. TV news loves that one. People cry on camera and denounce politicians for being heartless, as if the health minister stayed up late plotting how to break their granny’s heart.
Maybe this seniors’ advocate wasn’t such a bad idea after all.
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B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation is hog-ging the left-hand lane, speeding toward another misplaced priority.
Minister Todd Stone’s announcement this month that the province is looking at legislation targeting left-lane hogs on the highway is populist pandering, it’s unnec-essary and it’s undesirable.
Stone suggests left-lane huggers are particular to British Columbia, coinciden-tally the province in which he happens to commute to work. Apparently, everyone who drives slower than our transportation minister is a slowpoke and everyone who drives faster than him is a maniac.
This isn’t a law for which British Columbians have been clamouring – it seems to have appeared in our rear-view mirror from out of nowhere. One imagines the minister turned red with road rage recently, stuck behind some driver who failed to accelerate to B.C.’s new 120-kilo-metres-per-hour highway speed limit.
Stone says ICBC statistics and RCMP traffic reports show that failure to keep right causes a lot of collisions, but we suspect that the impatient drivers who surround the cautious ones are every bit as culpable.
Must our roads suit only the fast and the furious? Already the B.C. Liberal gov-ernment has raised speed limits, condi-tioning motorists to race at Mach 1. Any crackdown on left-lane hogs is going to empower tailgaters and road ragers and cause car crashes. The province has been erecting signs along the highways gently reminding motorists to keep right; that should suffice.
Personally, we’re OK with the drivers who plod along in sub-compacts that limit pollution, and if they can’t quite rev up to 120 km/h, well, we’re pretty sure most of them will move over to the right lane just as soon as it’s safe to do so.
Yes, the left lane is there to get us where we’re going, faster. Or we could just leave the house a couple of minutes earlier.
Left-lane laws not necessary
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To the Editor,Re: Nanaimo could be an election
battleground, Opinion, March 10.In the 2015 federal election, Justin
Trudeau and the federal Liberals will replace Thomas Mulcair and the fed-eral NDP as the Official Opposition party of Canada. Thomas Mulcair will once again take the federal NDP down to the traditional 35 or so seats as is the common case when it comes to the NDP. The result of the 2015 fed-eral election will see Stephen Harper remain as prime minister, with a
majority Conservative government.In the 2019 federal election, both
Harper and Mulcair will retire and only Trudeau will remain as one of the leaders. Trudeau is presently in his apprenticeship training and in the 2019 election, he will be 48 years old with a great amount of experience in federal politics.
Watch out taxpayers, this will be the return of the federal Liberals as the government of Canada.
Joe SawchukDuncan
To the Editor,People not being allowed
to be themselves (not being carefully supported where their strengths are, not being allowed to freely express themselves in the abilities that would be most positive for them) is a primary cause of ills, rather than untreated men-tal illness.
Health ministry lead-ers should more deeply ask why are people anx-ious, dysfunctional, and depressed, rather than simply put blame on their brains. Although it might be convenient to misdi-agnose and put blame on something so intricate as the human brain, this approach is assuming,
expedient, inconsiderate and a cause of great harms.
How about administering physical exercise, rather than numerous drugs? Rather than put lots of money into a pharmaceuti-cal agenda, physical activ-ity, which supports friend-ships, could help enable persons who are neglected to live to their greater
potential. Everybody needs some kind of exercise.
The human brain and human body should not be insulted. Impoverished people should not be stripped from their mental dignity and active ability because of control-driven profiteering.
Malcolm Raevia e-mail
Federal election outcomes easy enough to predict
Physical activity can lead to positive mental health outcomes
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To the Editor,Re: Morden Mine group
seeks support, March 5.Your readers might like
to know that the provincial government, after providing much encouragement to our society over the years in the form of financial and other assistance, abruptly changed course after the current Min-ister of Environment, Mary Polak, was appointed in 2013.
That’s why we have now asked the Regional District of Nanaimo to do what B.C. Parks refuses to do. Our hope has been that the RDN will model itself after the Cowichan Valley Regional District, which, when fac-ing a similar situation with respect to the historic Kinsol Trestle, managed to save that important heritage site from
demolition.The RDN is looking at grant
opportunities for Morden Mine, as well as lobbying the province. Our society has already examined grant opportunities. There are none other than the one currently available to the RDN and that’s because the repair cost is simply too high.
Second, the province has effectively ‘orphaned’ Mor-den, even though it’s a pro-vincial park.
Third, the most recent engi-neering study, carried out by a team of experts drawn from three companies, has stated quite bluntly that restoration work is needed immediately. That’s no exaggeration – Mor-den could implode at any time.
Over the years our society
has acquired the support of municipal officials, local MLAs, community leaders and local media. On that basis, I believe it is fair to say that the residents of this area want this extremely rare industrial site saved. Morden was the third reinforced con-crete tipple ever constructed and is the second oldest sur-viving at 102 years of age.
With the exception, per-haps, of the Bastion, Morden Mine is the most impor-tant symbol we have of Nanaimo’s past. Whatever needs to be done by the RDN should be done to make cer-tain Morden is saved as an important example of living history.
Eric Rickerco-president
Friends of the Morden Mine
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To the Editor,Ahoy me mateys!
All those cruise ships I spot on the horizon, are they bound for Nanaimo? No, my skeptical captain. Just about every single vessel is headed for Van-couver or Victoria.
By 2015, that is this year, the Nanaimo Port Authority said 25 to 30 large cruise ships would be gracing our spiffy $24-million dock but only two large boats and one small ship will be pulling in this year.
So much for the $5-million booty the port authority promised would be showered upon the local economy each year. Should someone be forced to walk to the plank for this shipwreck?
George OliverNanaimo
To the Editor,Here’s a suggestion to those
of you who like to walk on the road at night, in dark, non-reflective clothing, at the edge of the lane, with your back to the oncoming traffic. Literally ‘lighten’ up, brighten up (and smarten up).
We can’t see you and we don’t have ESP.
Either that, or make sure your will is up to date.
On behalf of drivers every-where, even very cautious ones.
Gary KorpanNanaimo
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Ohs found himself writing stories on topics that most people had simply forgotten about.
As a historian and Island resident, Ohs
wrote articles for the Victoria Times Colonist’s Islander Magazine on every-thing from Nanaimo landmarks such as the Diner’s Rendez-vous and Johnson’s Hardware to an abandoned settle-
ment near Great Central Lake. He even wrote a feature story about Charlie Abbot, a man is best known as the Che-mainus Hermit.
“A lot of people have stories that are forgotten. They seem to go like dust in the wind,” Ohs said. “If you got
something on the record about a per-son, place or thing, then that is very sat-isfying to me.”Tonight (March 12), Ohs will be at Bowen Park where he will share and discuss over 100 photo-graphs that relate to the articles he wrote for the magazine.
The presentation is organized by the Nanaimo Historical Society, which last year appointed Ohs as its new president.
“My goal is to try and build it [the society] into a more relevant organiza-tion that is going to benefit our commu-nity by preserving
our past and pres-ent,” Ohs said.
The Nanaimo His-torical Society was founded in 1953.
In recent years the society has faced a number of changes and challenges, including a declining and aging member-ship.
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Nanaimo Historical Society president and historian Darrell Ohs has his pet cat, Aslan, join him as he holds a binder full of film slides. Ohs will be shar-ing over 100 different slides, which contain historical photos of various Vancouver Island landmarks and points of interest, tonight at Bowen Park.
Historian shares old photographs tonight at Bowen Park
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stories
A lot of people have stories that are forgotten. “
the society gets posi-tive turnouts to its presentations and events, they’re usu-ally attended by non-members.
“When we have a good program we get maybe 11 members turning out but we will have a total turn out of close to 40 visitors,” he said.
In the last few years the society has seen a decline in new memberships, especially from those under the age of 50.
Ohs said the prob-lem of attracting younger members stems from a variety of reasons, includ-ing economics and a general historical disconnect.
“I think people feel
too busy. It’s like a comedy club. They would like to be in audience but not on the stage,” he said. “They’re not inspired. What they see presently or in the recent past isn’t inspiring them to participate.”
Ohs joined the Nanaimo Historical Society as a mem-ber roughly five years ago and was appointed president last year. Since then, Ohs and the society have featured pre-senters who have touched on topics that relate to British Columbia and the Second World War.
He said that future presentations will need to be focused on events that took place after the 1940s.
“It’s got to be
something that they can relate to,” he said. “Something that they can see and touch or at least see evidence of now.”
Ohs also said that presentations are going to have to be able to connect with younger generations.
“You have to hit them on an emo-tional level and you have to bring some nostalgia,” he said.
Darrell Ohs pres-ents at the Bowen Park activity centre tonight (March 12) at 8 p.m. The event is free.
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TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to Section 40(1) and 40(2) of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Nanaimo intends to stop up, close to traffic, and remove highway dedication of Tranquille Road, more particularly described as follows:Tranquille Road adjacent to 5302 Dewar Road comprising of 2,048 m², more or less, shown on plan EPP49272 prepared by Brian Henning, B.C.L.S. A sketch of which is shown below.FURTHERMORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to Section 40 (3) of the Community Charter, all persons who consider themselves affected by the proposed road closure as described in “ROAD CLOSURE AND DEDICATION REMOVAL FOR TRANQUILLE ROAD ADJACENT TO 5302 DEWAR ROAD BYLAW 2015 NO. 7207” are invited to address Council of the City of Nanaimo in writing, or in person at Council’s meeting scheduled for 2015-MAR-16.
FURTHERMORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Nanaimo intends to dispose of the proposed road closure area to 0711789 BC Ltd. for consolidation with its adjacent property located at 5302 Dewar Road, Nanaimo, BC. for a purchase price of ONE HUNDRED AND NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS ($109,800).Copies of the proposed bylaw, plan and any enquiries concerning this proposed disposition may be directed to and obtained from the Real Estate Section, City of Nanaimo, during office hours – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, at 250-755-4453 or in person at 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC.Community Safety & Development DivisionReal Estate Section, City of Nanaimo, File: LD001643
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TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to Section 40(1) and 40(2) of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Nanaimo intends to stop up, close to traffic, and remove highway dedication of Tranquille Road, more particularly described as follows: Tranquille Road adjacent to 5302 Dewar Road comprising of 2,048 m², more or less, shown on plan EPP49272 prepared by Brian Henning, B.C.L.S. A sketch of which is shown below. FURTHERMORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to Section 40 (3) of the Community Charter, all persons who consider themselves affected by the proposed road closure as described in “ROAD CLOSURE AND DEDICATION REMOVAL FOR TRANQUILLE ROAD ADJACENT TO 5302 DEWAR ROAD BYLAW 2015 NO. 7207” are invited to address Council of the City of Nanaimo in writing, or in person at Council’s meeting scheduled for 2015-MAR-16. FURTHERMORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Nanaimo intends to dispose of the proposed road closure area to 0711789 BC Ltd. for consolidation with its adjacent property located at 5302 Dewar Road, Nanaimo, BC. for a purchase price of ONE HUNDRED AND NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS ($109,800). Copies of the proposed bylaw, plan and any enquires concerning this proposed disposition may be directed to and obtained from the Real Estate Section, City of Nanaimo, during office hours – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, at 250-755-4453 or in person at 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC. Community Safety & Development Division Real Estate Section, City of Nanaimo, File: LD001643
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After six months of operations one down-town nightclub has decided to celebrate.
Tonight, (March 12) Koncept Nightclub will be holding its six-month anniversary party as a way of say-ing thanks to their regular costumers, who are sometimes referred to as Kon-cepters.
“It’s an appreciation event for our Kon-cepters,” club man-ager Sydney Braid said. “We wouldn’t be this happy to have made it six months if we weren’t this successful and we wouldn’t be success-ful without them.”
To celebrate the occasion, the first 60 people in line tonight will receive a free VIP card. The club will also be providing free snacks and offering two shots for $6.
The club will also be
awarding a randomly selected clubber a free shot every six minutes from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m.
“It is limited to one per customer,” Braid said. “They will be chosen as random by our host for the eve-ning.”
The Skinner Street club’s doors open at 10 p.m. on Thursday night and there is no cover charge.
For more informa-tion, please visit www.bitly.com/Kon-ceptNClubFB.
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Order of Canada recipient and pianist André Laplante will be in the Harbour City this weekend.
On Sunday (March 15), Laplante, a 2005 Prix Opus award winner, will perform at the Port Theatre at 2:30 p.m.
Laplante has won numerous awards including a silver medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia.
Tickets to the performance are $25 for students and $38 for adults.
For additional information, including ticket purchases, please call 250-754-8550 visit www.porttheatre.com.
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Comedy served Vancouver Island University theatre student Aislynn Mede, left, gets a costume fitting from costume designer Laurin Kelsey. Mede stars as Clarice in Vancouver Island University’s production of The Servant of Two Masters, which runs until March 14 at the Malaspina Theatre at 8 p.m. There is also a 12 p.m. matinee today (March 12). Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. They can purchased by calling the theatre box office at 250-740-6100.
Clarinetist featuredWhen the
Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra holds its spring concert this weekend, the focus will be on clarinet player Liam Pistor.
The 18-year-old Nanaimoite will be front and centre when he performs Mozart’s Concerto in A Major on the clarinet at Brechin United Church on Saturday (March 14).
Pistor is a highly regarded young musician who is a member of the Greater Victoria
Youth Symphony and the Sinclair Singers chamber choir.
The spring con-cert takes place at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 adults and $5 for students. Those under 12 are free. Tickets can be pur-chased in advance at the Port Theatre box office, or at the door.
For tickets and more information, please visit www.nanaimochamber-orchestra.com.
Call Andrea today to book your appointment at Slegg [email protected]
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The Council of the District of Lantzville intends to consider an application for a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) to allow vacation rentals on land zoned RS1L located at 7346 & 7350 Venture Road Lantzville (Lots 5 & 6, District Lot 54,
Nanoose District, Plan 4835).
Vacation rentals are not a permitted use on lands zoned RS1L in the District of Lantzville. Temporary approval to allow vacation rentals (subject to conditions) for up to three years may be granted by issuing a TUP. If approved, the permit could be renewed once at the discretion of Council for an additional 3 years.
The District of Lantzville Council will consider this application on March 23, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the District of Lantzville office located at 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC.
This application and proposed conditions for the permit may be viewed online www.lantzville.ca or at the District of Lantzville office at 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, until March 23, 2015. Comments may be mailed to the District of Lantzville at PO Box 100, Lantzville BC V0R 2H0; delivered to 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC; e-mailed to [email protected]; or faxed c/o 250-390-5188; before Noon on March 23, 2015. Please call Lisa Bhopalsingh, Community Planner at 250-390-4006 for more information.
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When Ali Prince dis-covered the ukulele she became curious.
“I just started pick-ing away on it and looked up how to play online and taught myself,” Prince said.
A few years later, Prince began perform-ing at various open mics and live music nights in Tofino.
“I loved performing and I wanted to share what I was learning,” she said.
Since then, perform-ing live has become
an enjoyable hobby for the 26 year old.
“It’s my passion,” she said. “It’s my happy moment.”
Tonight, (March 12) the Nanaimo native will be performing with David Bitonti at the Longwood Brew Pub. Prince will be covering songs from a wide range of genres, which include folk, grunge and rock on her ukulele.
“I am really excited for it,” Prince said. “I haven’t played at Longwood yet. I went in and attended one of their shows and it
has a really cool little setup.”
Although Prince hasn’t been perform-ing live for very long, she enjoys the feeling of taking the stage.
“I just have such a fun time up there,” she said. “Most peo-ple get pretty afraid and nervous but kind of thrive off it and I get a big adrenaline rush after and it just keeps me on a natural high.”
Prince performs at 8 p.m. at the Longwood Brew Pub. There is no cover charge.
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Ford an Expedition to eleganceThe popular Ford Expedi-tion gets a makeover this model year, bringing this 2015 version into a differ-ent class of elegance.
Looks:A completely updated front end aligns itself with the Super-Duty and the new F150.I like the look of the grille, large and in charge. The featured projector style headlamps with LED fog lights made the front end of the Platinum Edition tester look like a piece of jewelry!A raised power dome hood and nice bodylines certainly give this Expedition some class. The power retractable running boards are standard on this edition but I find they react too slowly for me when the door is opened. No doubt for some the boards would be a great addition while others might think of them being in the way.When you design a sport utility vehicle, it is always tough to give the back end some shape. As an engineer, you’re wor-ried about aerodynamics but in this case the designers still managed to match the back’s elegance to that of the front.
In The Cab:As you open the door, you are greeted by ambient lighting that can be customized with a selection of colors. The Platinum has leather seats, leather door trim and console accented by wood inlays. The dash is hand warped and stitched giving this cabin a very upscale look. The front bucket seats are heated and cooled. The second row folds flat along with the third row, which drops at the touch of a button. The command center controls everything from entertainment to climate.
Speaking of entertainment, the sound system is a Sony premium audio system that features 12 speakers and 390 watts of power.Safety first:Front seat mounted side airbags, safety canopy system with three row-side curtain airbags and rollover sensor. Advance-Trac with roll stability, tire pressure monitoring system, and trailer sway control are just some of the standard features.Roadworthy:The Expedition delivers on space, com-fort and functionality while driving like
a smaller SUV. Very little, if any, body roll. Steering is magnificent and easy, and responsive while changing lanes and finding a tight parking space.
Verdict:The upgrade this vehicle has received raises the quality, safety, and comfort to a new level.
Power:This vehicle comes standard with a twin turbo 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine that puts out 365 horsepower and 420 lb ft of torque. The transmission is a six-speed se-lect shift. 4.10 gear ratio. Towing is made easy by the transmission tow/haul mode, which helps keep you from gaining too much speed when towing downhill. The engine maintains its power band while towing up a hill keeping the speed and momentum constant.
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is swelling. The big 1-4-6 winked at me. I threw the stick into ECO mode and with two flicks of the wrist pushed it into the enhanced B-mode, which puts the braking power regeneration into overdrive, so to speak.I glided silently down the road, picking up pace ever so gradually in the busy city traffic. Rolling
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by Alexandra Straub
It would have been no great surprise if car designer Alfonso Albaisa had become a designer of stationary objects – buildings.The Infiniti executive design director fell in love with design as a young boy living in Miami. Albaisa’s father was a building architect and so as a youngster the budding designer spent a lot of time at the office.Then one day, sitting on the steps of his father’s office, fate changed his life’s ambitions changed. It was then that he heard and saw it for the first time.“One day, I was seven or eight, I heard a rumbling and it pulled into the office,” Albaisa says.
“It was an E-Type Jag convertible. And that really changed it for me… It was just so beautiful. Because this was the early ’70s. Miami wasn’t Justin Bieber going down the street in a Lamborghini. You never saw these these kinds of cars, so it was shocking for me, that a car could be so beautiful … And then I started drawing cars.”From then on, he knew that designing vehicles would be in his future.Then again, that wasn’t without explora-tion into other mediums of design.Albaisa says, “Life takes its course and I really got into art also, so I studied art in the beginning.”He holds a degree from Pratt Institute in New York and he attended the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit. While
still in school, Albaisa was hired by Nissan Motor Corp Inc. even before he graduated and hasn’t looked back. He has been with the company more than 25 years. “Ideas are not demonstrable. You’re always worried that the call is going to come before the idea is ready to be shown. This is probably the only thing that really worries me.”He embraces the changes, the ups and downs and the notion to create brand unification through the sketches on a notepad.When it comes to describing his role, Albaisa remarks, “I still feel like I just started.”
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ThursdayNANAIMO RHODODENDRON
Society meets March 12, 7:30 p.m., at Beban Park social centre. Visit http://nanaimo.rhodos.ca.
MondayNANAIMO FAMILY HISTORY
Society meets March 16 at 6 p.m. at Beban Park social centre. Discussion groups, then guest speaker Marilyn Crossley Beaubien.
NANAIMO BETTER BREATH-ERS meet March 16, 1;30-3:30 p.m. Tips for a Health-ier Spring and Summer. Beban Park social centre. Call 250-753-2529.
ISLAND STITCHERY GUILD meeting March 16, 7 p.m., Christ Community Church, 2221 Bowen Rd. For more information, e-mail [email protected].
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ADDICTIONS FAMILY and friends support group meets Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at 3151 Barons Rd.
UPLANDS LUNCH BUNCH Toastmasters meets every Wednesday, noon-1 p.m., at Investor’s Group boardroom. Call 250-797-6050.
SINGLE SENIOR Social Club bi-weekly dinners, potlucks, card/game nights, coffee. Call 250-756-1601.
CONNECTING WITHIN meets Monday nights to explore meditation, affirmation. Admission by donation. Call 250-751-5851 for address.
NAR-ANON meets at the Sands Fireside Room Mon-days, 7:30-9 p.m. and St. Andrews Presbyterian Hall Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Call 250-390-1216.
MID-ISLAND Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) meet every second Sunday, 11 a.m., at Bethlehem Retreat Centre. Call 250-754-0774.
EVERY BODY Sings choir, all taught by ear. Call Shirley at 250-729-6135.
EATING DISORDERS Anony-mous meets Wednesdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at South-gate Country Grocer’s meet-ing room. 250-618-2078.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meetings are held from 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Rm. G-092.
SINGLE SENIORS dinner pals, 65-80 years old, bi-monthly at various restaurants, separate checks. For details phone 250-756-1601.
NANAIMO WIDOWS Support Group meets Wednesdays. All widows welcome. 250-722-3353 for info.
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Land trust holds AGM next week
Nanaimo and Area Land Trust has been preserving the city’s environment for two decades, and there’s always more that can be done.
NALT is holding its annual general meet-ing on Wednesday (March 18), when it will hold an election of directors who will help plan the land trust’s 20-year-anni-versary coming up in April.
In addition to annual reports and other business, the AGM will feature a presentation on the changing face of the coastal landscape by Richard Hebda, cura-tor of botany and Earth history at the Royal B.C. Museum. Hebda will look at the ebb and flow of ecosystems and spe-cies in response to climate change, the impacts of future climate change on coastal rainforests, and how people can anticipate and adapt to these changes.
The meeting begins at 5:15 p.m. Wednes-day at Brechin United Church at 1998 Estevan Rd. Hebda’s talk begins at 6:30 p.m. following a light supper.
Admission is by donation.
For more informa-tion about Nanaimo and Area Land Trust, please visit www.nalt.bc.ca.
Nearly 100 realtors and dignitaries gath-ered at the Coast Bastion Hotel last month as the Vancou-ver Island Real Estate Board installed its 2015 board at the organization’s annual general meeting.
Duncan’s Jason Fin-layson will serve as president in 2015.
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Forsythe, EarlJuly 25, 1930 ~ March 5, 2015It is with great sadness that the family of Earl Forsythe announce his sudden passing away at the age of 84. He was predeceased by his parents James and Connie.
Earl will be lovingly re-membered by his wife Stella. Also left behind to miss him are his children Gilbert (Karin), Glenda Neufeld, Gary, Gwen Phipps (Dale), grandchildren Shawna (Rick), Paul, Mark, Bryce, Brianne, Brandon, Bibi, Maiken, Genevieve, Mikayla, great grandchildren Taylor, Brook, Sawyer, Sienna, and his brother Jack.
Born and raised in Nanaimo, Earl was married to Stella for 60 years. He retired from a long career as a mill worker. Earl loved his family and friends, and enjoyed fi shing, gardening. He was a dedicated Clippers fan. Most memorably, Earl enjoyed his family trip to Europe and his many walks with his beloved dog Cajin.
A Celebration of Earl’s life will be held Saturday March 14, 2015 at 11:00 am at Sands Funeral Chapel, 1 Newcastle Avenue.
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We are very sad to announce the passing of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on February 13, 2015, at the age of 87. Auguste was born in Vienna, Austria, the oldest of 7 children, and emigrated to Kitimat, BC in 1956 with her husband and
two young daughters. A third daughter was born in Kitimat. In 1958 the family moved to Queensborough, New Westminster where the girls grew up and the family made longlasting friendships. Auguste was an excellent homemaker and loved sewing, knitting, handicraft s and gardening. She was a devoted wife and mother and loved her traditions and routines. Auguste and husband Frank moved to Nanaimo in 1989 upon Frank's retirement and spent many happy, productive years in their little house on Barrington Road.
Auguste is predeceased by her husband Frank and daughter Erika. She is survived by daughters Renee, Susanne, granddaughter Lisa, grandson Ryan, (Jackie) and great granddaughters Raegan, Audrey and Emma. as well as her 6 siblings, all in Canada.
Our deepest thanks and gratitude are owed to Doctors Cancade, Carr and Wallach for their unwavering care and dedication to Auguste, especially during the last two years as her health was declining.
Th ere will be no service as per Auguste's request. May she rest in everlasting peace.
Auguste PielerMar. 30, 1927 - Feb. 13, 2015
Markku (Mark)Kullervo KaarremaaPassed away peacefully, but far too soon
on March 2nd at the Palliative Care unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Predeceased by his parents Keijo and Elsa, he is survived by his loving wife of 34 years Liz (Hammond), his son James (Heidi), brother IIkka (Barbara) and mother-in-law Dodie (Hammond). Missed and well-loved by his extended family of Lorne (Monica) Hammond, Catherine (Tauno) Tuominen, Sarah (Bruce) Fraser, James (Fern) Hammond, and nephews and nieces: Christine, Tracy, Jayne, Anne, Alexander, Emily, Kavan, Darby, Adéle, Darcy and Lara.
Born in 1947 in Mikkeli, Finland, he moved to Canada at four and grew up in Surrey and New Westminster. After finishing high school he attended Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (Vancouver School of Art) where he pursued his passion for fine arts and photography. After graduation, he became a professional photographer and moved to Nanaimo in 1976, where he worked for the Nanaimo Free Press for over 20 years then he became a freelance journalist for magazines. His photos appeared in publications such as The New York Times, National Geographic Adventure, Wooden Boat, Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, and The Globe and Mail. His art lives on and a sample is posted at www.flickr.com/photos/fergie.
Mark married Liz in 1981 and together with many close friends they explored the coast and warmer climates in cars, vans, boats, ships, dragon boats, canoes, kayaks and on foot. He loved nature and life on Protection Island. A wonderful neighbour, dinner companion, and chef, Mark was known for his sense of humour, love of quality food and conversation. He will be deeply missed by those lucky enough to have experienced his warmth and kindness.
Liz wishes to thank Dr. K. Mann, the caring staff at the Palliative Care Unit as well as the Protection Island Lions and fellow islanders for their assistance. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Protection Island Lion’s Club. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Nanaimo Yacht Club, 400 Newcastle Avenue, Nanaimo starting at 2pm on Saturday, March 21st, 2015.
IN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAM
PECNIK, Hilda (Romie)
Hilda Noel Pecnik was born March 27h, 1921 in Norqay, Saskatchewan, and passed quietly
away early Saturday morning March 7th, 2015 at Nanaimo Traveller’s Lodge.
Romie went into nurses training in The Pas Manitoba at St. Anthony’s Nursing School at age seventeen. After graduating she ventured to B.C., first working in the female section of Oakalla Prison in Burnaby, Vancouver Hospital General Hospital, and then moving to Nanaimo where she met her husband Ernest Fred Pecnik. Romie continued her nursing career for more than fifty years working at the Indian Hospital, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and finally Malaspina Gardens.
Romie was predeceased by her son Philip 1961, husband Fred 1999, grandson Michael 2007, parents John and Alexandra and four sisters in Saskatchewan, Mary, Lena, Rosella and Annie. Survived by daughter and son-in-law Ann and John Rukin, granddaughter-in-law and husband Andrea and Dave Bennett, great grandson Brendan Rukin, and great granddaughter Nyah Bennett. Stepson Reg Pecnik, and his children Paul, David, Marcia and their families, and her two surviving sisters, Ellen and Natalie in Saskatchewan.
Romie enjoyed a wonderful life of boating, travelling and companionship with Fred. She had been an active member of the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) and St. Peter’s Parish, BC Old Age Pensioners (BCOAP), Nanaimo Toastmistress’ Club, and Nanaimo Yacht Club.
A service for Romie will be held on Friday, March 13th, at 1 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church with reception to follow in the Church Hall.
Thank you to all the caring, wonderful staff at Traveller’s Lodge that made her a part of their extended family and truly made it her home. Donations in lieu of flowers, to the Traveller’s Lodge Building Fund- 1928 Nelson Street, Nanaimo V9S 2K5Condolences may be offered at [email protected].
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In Loving Memory of
Raymond J. RoyApril 1, 1933 ~ March 15, 2014
One sad year ago Ray reluctantly gave up his painful struggle with cancer. He was a wonderful man with a good heart and a lovely smile. A loving father, he was very proud of his three girls and his grandson.An avid outdoorsman and world traveller he had to take his fi nal journey alone. But we loved each other, then and now and never doubted we would be to-gether again soon and forever.Ray was well respected by all who knew him and will never be forgotten.
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December 13, 1932 - March 4, 2015It is with sad hearts we announce the passing of Ron Cavin. Dad slipped away peacefully from us in palliative care at Nanaimo Hospital. Born in Campbell River, he made his home in Nanaimo for many years.
Dad was a friendly and easy going man who loved to kibitz with all he met. His joyous sense of humour and warm smile will be remembered by his loved ones for years to come. He had a long career in real estate and was a well respected realtor and was the regional manager of Block Brothers Realty and owner of Trend Realty where he was loved by all.He leaves behind his adoring wife Suzanne, son Alan (Lise), daughter Sandra (Rick), and daughter MaryLou. He loved his grandchildren Alan, Michelle, Lindsay, Scott and Jonathan.One regret he had was smoking which was the cause of his battle with COPD and made the last year of his life very difficult. A special thanks to the wonderful care he received at Nanaimo Hospital and from Dr. Hepburn.“ My soul has escaped like a bird out of the
snare of the fowler.” Psalm 124Your journey is complete and a new one has begun. Farewell Dad until we meet again.
We all love you.A private family memorial to take place at a future date. In lieu of flowers a donation to the BC Lung Association www.bc.lung.ca.
in his memory would be appreciated.Condolences may be offered at
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Dad in his 95th year
on the 24th February 2015.Predeceased by his wife Pat, brother Herb, sisters Clara, Muriel and Evelyn. Survived by his sister Nancy, daughters Dorothy and Jamie, grandchildren Stefanie, Ed and Dan.
Dad will be lovingly remembered by many relatives and friends. He was a wonderful and kind person. We will miss him. Our thanks to the staff at Long Lake Chateau, all the Health Care workers who took care of him at the Chateau and the 5th floor nursing staff at the NRGH.
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Doumont, Jason AndrewJason Andrew Doumont, born January 12th 1976 , in Nanaimo, passed away March 5th 2015 after a traumatic injury. He was 52 days over his 39th birthday. He is predeceased by his grandparents Jack & Doreen Doumont, grandfather Joseph Martino, and his uncle Ron Doumont. Jason is survived by his father Len (Sam) Doumont of Lantzville, mother Georgina Doumont of Penticton, brother Jeremy (Jennifer) of Nanaimo, and his nephews Scott and Tyson.Jason will also be remembered by his grandmother Marlene Martino of Spokane, WA, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and close friends. A memorial service followed by a reception to celebrate Jason’s life will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 1:00pm, in Sands Funeral Chapel, 1 Newcastle Avenue, Nanaimo, BC.
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Cheques can be mailed to: NDSS CLASS OF ‘75 c/o 1856 Latimer, Nanaimo, V9S 2W4
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BEEF To the young redneck roofers who like to blare the ghetto blaster all day long while doing the job. Do you really think this is a good way to promote your business?
BOUQUET To nurse Mary Ellen in pediatrics. Thank you so much for the gentle, motherly kindness you gave our daughter who was in to have her appendix removed.
BEEF To the ‘tired of apologizing for being Canadian’ beefer. Your ignorance is such that there is not enough newspaper in the world to cover it. You clearly have zero conception of what our culture is and why Empire Days is an insult.
BOUQUET To Doug at Nanaimo Airport. He found us a taxi to take us to Victoria Airport when we were fogged in in Nanaimo and ultimately could have missed all our connections to Robinson Crusoe Island in Chile.
BEEF With the new rules, giving priority to drivers who exceed the speed limit, perhaps the licence plate slogan should be changed to ‘B.C. is for Speeders.’
BOUQUET To Sandra Kidd at Forest Park Elementary School. She is absolutely amazing at her job, never stops going above and beyond, and is an inspiration to those around her.
BEEF To the hockey team for playing Closing Time after every game, win or lose. Nothing saps the thrill of a victory or exacerbates the sting of defeat quite so instantaneously as that funeral dirge.
BOUQUET To parks and rec and the many businesses and volunteers who worked together to upgrade Groveland Gyro Park in north Nanaimo. The children, teenagers, and seniors in our community will enjoy the improvements for years to come.
BEEF To the chocolatier for deciding to start packaging its chocolate eggs in individual plastic containers. Not exactly environmentally friendly.
BOUQUET To Caroline at Lillybelle Locks in the Country Club Centre, who sells the best hair pieces and wigs in town. Her prices are fair and she is so kind, helpful and generous.
BEEF Empires may come, empires will go, but the dam thing will go on forever.
BOUQUET To the lady in the white car at Waddington Road and the Island Highway. The horn was definitely not for you. I understand what was happening. They say you learn from your mistakes and I certainly have learned from mine.
BEEF In the words of Judge Judy, “Liar, liar, pants on fire.” This goes to the driver of black pickup that crashed into my car on Uplands Drive and then denied it.
BOUQUET To the candy man at Woodgrove Mall. You always put a smile on a cashier’s face when you come by. It makes a usually thankless job much better when you’re appreciated.
BEEF To the six young men really and truly pigging out at a pizza buffet. Good manners maketh man.
BOUQUET To the mom and her two daughters for dropping off homemade cookies at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment – you made our day.
BEEF To a know-it-all. Maybe you should think first then you might not have anything to say. To criticize one for not having the same beliefs as you is wrong.
BOUQUET To the V.I. Outdoor guys working on excavators in my neighbourhood. You were so polite and didn’t leave any mess; I’ll be sure to pass along your name.
BEEF To the mayor and city council for being bullies and demanding a name change from the Empire Days society. Empire does not mean oppression and we are still a part of the British Empire. We will remember this on election day.
BOUQUET To the emergency department of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. I received excellent and efficient care from the staff, especially nurse Judy and Dr. Filanovsky.
BEEF To the manufacturer that decided it was OK to make a pure white vehicle. What were you thinking?
BOUQUET To the TV channel showing exciting highlights of games for the World Cup of Cricket being played in Australia and New Zealand. At least 200 sixes (home runs) were also recorded.
BEEF To the Port of Nanaimo. The news is out: Three – yes, count ’em – three cruise ships are on the roster to visit Nanaimo in 2015. Nice terminal all for that.
BOUQUET To Country Grocer Chase River and Panago Pizza for sponsoring the Cinnabar Elementary School family dance. With your help, we were able to raise more than $250 for Loaves and Fishes.
BEEF To the people who walk their dogs around Buttertubs Marsh bird sanctuary even though there are signs posted everywhere. Guess rules don’t apply to you chosen few. By the way, there are dog parks.
BOUQUET To Roy of Accent Garage Doors. He did an incredible job repairing our garage door and installing weather stripping.
BEEF To the complainer to the city regarding a small stained glass objet d’art innocuously hung on a tree overlooking the harbour. I thought it lovely. Mind your own business and get a life.
BOUQUET To the kind folks at ABC restaurant who anonymously paid the bill for an elderly couple. What a lovely surprise.
BEEF To some staff at a franchise coffee shop for getting the order wrong too often. Pay more attention when customers speak.
BOUQUET To my wonderful mother-in-law Nancy and sister-in-law Tricia for going out of their way for me while you were away in Palm Springs. A special thanks also to sister-in-law Shelly for all the wonderful things you do as well.
BOUQUET To the Wellington Secondary School jazz band members Tiana and Kenton Dick and Ethan Olynyk. Thanks also to band teacher Carmella Luvisotto. The trio will represent Canada at the Monterey Jazz Festival in California later in March.
BOUQUET to Country Grocer (Southgate) for its generous donation of hotdogs for the John Barsby Secondary School band fundraiser. Another big band bouquet to Paul Shorting at Regional Recycling for all the assistance in the bottle drive. The young musicians made it to Penticton with your help.
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sportsSpring has sprung for college ball team
BY GREG SAKAKITHE NEWS BULLETIN
The VIBI Mariners have already gotten in a boatload of games as they sail through spring training.
Vancouver Island Baseball Institute is getting ready to play its first home games of 2014 this weekend as Washington’s Shoreline College will be com-ing to Nanaimo.
VIBI spent the last week of February in the States, playing exhibition games in California and Arizona and winning five out of 14 games on the trip.
“I like where we’re at,” said Jordan Blundell, VIBI manager. “Record-wise we could be bet-ter than we are, but we’ve also seen a lot of good things from everyone. Young guys, return-ing guys, seniors, freshmen – everybody’s done something … that helped us as a group on and off the field.”
It was a challenging schedule, with six games in three days in California, a day off, six games in three days in Arizona, and then two more the next day back in Cali.
“The guys battled, man,” Blundell said. “They’re typical Canadian lads here. Let’s get in the van, let’s go to the yard, let’s do it all over again.”
Playing so many innings is important at this stage of the season when there is so much, still, to work on.
“A lot of guys, when we were down south, got a lot of play-ing time,” said Gobind Sall, VIBI
third baseman. “A lot of fresh-men, so we got to see a lot of what we’ve got coming, too.”
In spring training, there are guys making adjustments to a new team and a new level of ball, and often a new position. Blundell said a player might be a shortstop or a catcher, for example, all through his high school career, and have to now make a switch.
“When you get to college, things change a little bit,” the
manager said. “There’s guys that are older than you and if that’s the only place you can play and there’s a guy that’s bet-ter than you there, you’re going to be in trouble.”
Getting guys innings in differ-ent positions also gives VIBI more versatility and depth.
“When you get going in the season, if somebody gets hurt or this happens or that happens, there’s always an unexpected player playing
somewhere at the end of the year that you didn’t plan on,” Blundell said.
GAME ON … Saturday’s double-headers against Shoreline are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., with Sunday’s games at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Serauxmen Stadium. With rain forecasted for Saturday, though, the teams might try to play three games, all on Sunday. Please visit www.ballcharts.com/vibaseball.
IVIBI MARINERS play first home games of 2014 this weekend.
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VIBI Mariners infielder Cole Waldie fields a grounder to third base during a practice drill Tuesday afternoon at Seraux-men Stadium. Vancouver Island Baseball Institute plays its first home games Saturday (March 14) or Sunday.
Clippers and Bulldogs need Game 7 to settle playoff seriesThe Nanaimo Clippers’
playoff run came down to a Game 7.
The Clips and the Alberni Valley Bulldogs needed a deciding game in their first-round series after the Dogs won 4-3 on Tuesday night at Port Alberni.
Game 6 was a back-and-forth affair, with Nanaimo tying the contest twice, then falling behind 4-2 before closing the margin to 4-3 early in the third. The Ship-men dominated the final frame but came up short.
The Clippers got goals from Brett Roulston, Devin
Brosseau and Jake Jackson.Mike Vandekamp, Clippers
coach, wanted his team to play with confidence in Game 7 knowing that it has had some tough bounces and has played well.
“I don’t think we were outplayed [in Game 6], not even close. I don’t think we were outplayed [in Game 5], either. And I certainly don’t think we were outplayed in Game 4,” Vandekamp said. “But they’ve found a way to pop a puck across the line more often than we did.”
So what was once a three-games-to-none series lead
for Nanaimo came down to three periods.
“It comes down to every little battle being really important,” the coach said. “And it’s about not being afraid to make mistakes out there … There’s going to be some mistakes made along the way; we’re not going to play a perfect game. But we certainly have to make sure that we really compete and trust ourselves.”
GAME ON … The Clip-pers and Bulldogs faced off at Frank Crane Arena on Wednesday after press time.
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Nanaimo Clippers forward Cole Maier looks to make a play during the third period of Monday’s game against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs at Frank Crane Arena.
Wildcats, Isles tip off at tourney
Two Nanaimo boys’ basketball teams will be trying for break-throughs in the brack-ets.
The Wellington Wild-cats and Nanaimo District Islanders tipped off yesterday at the B.C. Boys’ High School Basketball Championships in Langley.
The senior AAA W i l d c a t s w e r e matched up against the defending cham-pions, the St. Thomas More Knights, while the senior AAA Isles were set to take on the Vernon Panthers.
“We’re going in as an underdog and there’s really no pressure,” said Luke Letham, coach of the Wild-cats boys. “The first game’s always a tough one because every-one’s got nerves.”
The ’Cats and Isles needed to get through North Islands and Islands to make it this far, and things are dif-ferent at provincials because almost every opponent is an unfa-miliar foe.
“We’ve got to come out, play tough, play our style of basket-ball and do things we’re comfortable with,” Letham said. “We don’t want to play into other teams’ games.”
All four tiers of boys’ basketball, from A to AAAA, are being held concurrently this week at the Lang-ley Events Centre, so every bracket gets the same big-game atmosphere.
“There’s a lot of excitement when they come to the gym,” said the ’Cats coach. “They’re moti-vated to do as well as we possibly can and hopefully have a few upsets.”
ND will play Sir Charles Tupper or L.V. Rogers today (March 12); Welly will face Fleetwood Park or Dawson Creek. The B.C. finals are Satur-day.
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As mentioned in this space last week, the approach of spring brings with it registration for local baseball, softball and fast-ball leagues. We gave details regarding Nanaimo Minor Base-ball last week, so we’ll turn now to minor fastball and softball…
We’ll start with the Nanaimo and District Minor Fastball Association, which is currently taking regis-trations from boys and girls ages 5 to 19 for league and clinic activi-ties.
Brian Cornborough is the new president of NDMFA this year, with Jim Nichol the vice-president. Kelly Poystila is the secretary and Caprice Olsthoorn the treasurer. Also on the board are Tom Smith, Shan-non Kenney, Laurel Ludlow, Dave Poystila, Jeremy Nickolet and Bruce Stevenson.
Very busy these days is minor fastball’s registrar Wendy Knoch. Online registration details are available at www.nanaimofastball.org. In-person registration ses-sions are also underway, with the next to be held this Saturday (March 14) from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the fieldhouse at Beban Park’s Gyro Youth Sports Fields. Others will happen March 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at University Village Qual-ity Foods and on March 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the RBC entrance
to Woodgrove Mall. Fees for this year have been set at $85-$125 depending on age level.
Meanwhile, registration is also happening for the Nanaimo Break-ers organization. Also known as the Minor Fastpitch Softball Asso-ciation, the Breakers are headed up this year by Kevin Robillard. Ranj Fletcher is the secretary,
Sandi Bassett the trea-surer and Jason Belyea the past-president. Oth-ers on the board are Blair Franklin, Darlene Dorman, Mark Murray, Chris Berg, Dave Byrne, Barney Sharp, Keith Rodway and Chris Bas-sett.
Registrar for the Breakers this season is Suzanne Currie and several in-person reg-
istration sessions have already been held. Another one is on tap for March 19, from 6-8 p.m. at the Oliver Woods Community Centre. Boys and girls ages 5-18 are invited to sign up for house teams. As well, the Breakers plan to field competitive teams in the U12, U14 and U18 age groups. For more information, visit www.nanaimobreakers.com.
The local ball season is fast approaching, so it’s time to get signed up.
Whatever your sport, a reminder in closing to play your hardest, play fair, and show good sportsmanship.
Softball starting up soon
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VIU volleyball team serves at nationalsVancouver Island
University’s wom-en’s volleyball team takes the court today (March 12) at national championships.
The Canadian Colle-giate Athletic Associa-tion championships
are being held over three days at Lon-gueuil, Que.
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