G NORTH ISLAND NEWS: [email protected]SUBSCRIPTIONS: 250-949-6225 SALES: [email protected]51st Year No. 10 Newsstand $1.29 + GST www.northislandgazette.com • PIANO DUO... Concert series wraps up with a smash per- formance. Page 14 •BIRDS... Endangered birds dis- cussed at session in Port McNeill. Page 3 •OSCAR HICKES... Another successful memorial tournament in Port Alice. Page 15 OPINION Page 4 MINOR HOCKEY Page 9-12 SPORTS Page 15-17 CLASSIFIEDS Page 18-19 March 9, 2016 Publications Mail Agreement No. 391275 Missing, murdered given a voice By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor Roxana Wadhams (Wilson) has been given the opportunity to turn years of agonizing personal pain into positive change. On June 3, 1989, Roxana’s daughter Adriane Wadhams, who was just six years old, was bru- tally raped and murdered in Fort Rupert. Jason Kennedy, 15, was arrested, tried as an adult, and found guilty of First Degree mur- der on May 29, 1992 and sen- tenced to life in prison. Kennedy is still in jail, having waived his last parole hearing. Adriane is one of hundreds of aboriginal girls and women that have been victims of violent crimes across Canada. A 2014 report by the RCMP con- cluded 1,017 aboriginal women had been murdered between 1980 and 2012, and that another 164 were considered missing. As part of his election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to launch an inquiry into the issue. Since the Liberal Party took office, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Status of Women Minister Patty Haydu have toured the country to hear from family members about what the inquiry should look like. As part of this process, Roxana has represented the North Island at two recent meetings. The first was a three-day gather- ing in Prince George held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 which was attended by about 500 relatives who shared their stories with BC government officials, including Justice Minister Suzanne Anton, Public Safety Minister Mike Morris, and Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad. The Prince George meeting was the result of a memorandum of agreement between the provin- cial government, the First Nations Leadership Council and Métis Nation BC to end violence against aboriginal women. Roxana attended along with about 20 others from the North Island who are relatives of vic- tims. The families that attended were grateful to have the opportunity to “share their stories and give their loved ones a voice,” said Roxana, who took her daughter Samantha Pelkey-Wadhams and two of her grandchildren, 15-year-old twins Latisha and Isaiah, with her to Prince George. “It was really meaningful for all four of us. It was very emotional, but it really brought a lot of rec- onciliation and understanding of one another in our time of grief,” she said. “To make something out of something so tragic, and turn it around, and be a voice (for vic- tims), that was really encouraging to me,” said Wadhams. While at the Prince George meeting, Wadhams was invited by Chastity Davis, chair on behalf of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, to travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba Feb. 24 to attend the (federal) 2nd Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. This sharing circle provided an opportunity for families to share their stories directly with Premiers, Ministers and National Aboriginal Organizations in a safe space. Roxana said that at the round- table, as she listened to the tragic stories, she reflected on the broken promises that have been made by previous governments over the years. This time she believes things are different. “They are really listening and on the third day they said that they are going to follow through and even open up cases that were closed,” she said. “I’ve been on a healing journey since 2009 and to go to (the meet- ing) it was so healing for me,” she said. Roxana, who also suffered sex- ual and physical abuse as a child and young woman, has decided to turn her grief and life experience into an opportunity to help others. “I want to make a difference for them, for myself, and for their safety.” So at the age of 54 she has decid- ed to go back to school so that she can counsel battered young women and youth, a significant milestone in her personal journey. “The 15-year-old that was so messed up has found herself.” Submitted Photo Roxana Wadhams (Wilson), centre sits with her Alert Bay cousins Karen Cook, left, and Emma Svanik, right, who lost two of their sisters - Rosalind who was murdered in Vancouver and Patricia who was murdered in Alert Bay at the age of 11. www.campbellriverhyundai.com 1-877-976-1001 Claim Your CASH BACK! NEW CAMPBELL RIVER 2016 Hyundai Tucson Call or Text Somae Ranger to book a test drive. 250-949-0301 [email protected]Refer a friend to buy a car from me and earn $ 100 * CASH! 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Missing, murdered given a voiceBy Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorRoxana Wadhams (Wilson) has
been given the opportunity to turn years of agonizing personal pain into positive change.
On June 3, 1989, Roxana’s daughter Adriane Wadhams, who was just six years old, was bru-tally raped and murdered in Fort Rupert. Jason Kennedy, 15, was arrested, tried as an adult, and found guilty of First Degree mur-der on May 29, 1992 and sen-tenced to life in prison. Kennedy is still in jail, having waived his last parole hearing.
Adriane is one of hundreds of aboriginal girls and women that have been victims of violent crimes across Canada.
A 2014 report by the RCMP con-cluded 1,017 aboriginal women had been murdered between 1980 and 2012, and that another 164 were considered missing.
As part of his election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to launch an inquiry into the issue.
Since the Liberal Party took office, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Status of Women Minister Patty Haydu have toured the country to hear from family members about what the inquiry should look like.
As part of this process, Roxana has represented the North Island at two recent meetings.
The first was a three-day gather-ing in Prince George held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 which was attended by about 500 relatives who shared their stories with BC government officials, including Justice Minister Suzanne Anton, Public Safety Minister Mike Morris, and Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad.
The Prince George meeting was the result of a memorandum of agreement between the provin-
cial government, the First Nations Leadership Council and Métis Nation BC to end violence against aboriginal women.
Roxana attended along with about 20 others from the North Island who are relatives of vic-tims.
The families that attended were grateful to have the opportunity to “share their stories and give their loved ones a voice,” said Roxana, who took her daughter Samantha Pelkey-Wadhams and two of her grandchildren, 15-year-old twins Latisha and Isaiah, with her to Prince George.
“It was really meaningful for all four of us. It was very emotional, but it really brought a lot of rec-onciliation and understanding of one another in our time of grief,” she said.
“To make something out of something so tragic, and turn it
around, and be a voice (for vic-tims), that was really encouraging to me,” said Wadhams.
While at the Prince George meeting, Wadhams was invited by Chastity Davis, chair on behalf of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, to travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba Feb. 24 to attend the (federal) 2nd Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
This sharing circle provided an opportunity for families to share their stories directly with Premiers, Ministers and National Aboriginal Organizations in a safe space.
Roxana said that at the round-table, as she listened to the tragic stories, she reflected on the broken promises that have been made by previous governments over the years.
This time she believes things are
different.“They are really listening and on
the third day they said that they are going to follow through and even open up cases that were closed,” she said.
“I’ve been on a healing journey since 2009 and to go to (the meet-ing) it was so healing for me,” she said.
Roxana, who also suffered sex-ual and physical abuse as a child and young woman, has decided to turn her grief and life experience into an opportunity to help others.
“I want to make a difference for them, for myself, and for their safety.”
So at the age of 54 she has decid-ed to go back to school so that she can counsel battered young women and youth, a significant milestone in her personal journey.
“The 15-year-old that was so messed up has found herself.”
Submitted Photo
Roxana Wadhams (Wilson), centre sits with her Alert Bay cousins Karen Cook, left, and Emma Svanik, right, who lost two of their sisters - Rosalind who was murdered in Vancouver and Patricia who was murdered in Alert Bay at the age of 11.
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorEndangered birds
were on the agenda at a meeting held at the forestry office in Port McNeill Feb. 24.
The two-hour meet-ing was an opportunity for Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) personnel to provide an update on the proposed provincial mandate surrounding Marbled Murrelet and Northern Goshawk - two species at risk under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA).
The ministry is hop-ing to get feedback from First Nations and stakeholders by the end of March and has cre-ated an inbox where people can visit and write their opinions, said Steve Gordon, manag-er, Biodiversity & Old Growth. (Stakeholders include forest and envi-ronmental sectors and local governments.)
Port McNeill was the 12th location where Gordon, and Senior Ecosystem Biologist Darryn McConkey, had held engagement ses-sions.
The overall goal of the provincial government strategy is to maximize conservation benefits and minimize the socio-economic impacts of conservation measures.
“We’re proposing a made-in-BC approach,” said Gordon.
What makes the tiny Marbled Murrelet so special is that it is the only seabird that nests in the forest or on the ground at higher alti-tudes where trees cannot grow. They are listed as threatened due to the loss and fragmentation of their old-growth nest-ing habitat and threats in the marine habitats where they feed.
“They fly inland quite far to nest,” up to 50 kilometres from the ocean, said McConkey.
They only lay one egg a year and the fledglings “have to fly from their nest to the ocean on their first flight,” McConkey said.
Marbled Murrelet are
a migratory bird that are found from Alaska to central California.
P o p u l a t i o n estimates are at 100,000 birds - plus or minus 25,000, said McConkey.
The overall goal is to sustain popu-lations (via main-tenance of suitable 2002 habitat) at 70 per cent of 2002 levels. The pro-posed strategy does allow for a popu-lation decline and minimum habitat thresholds vary by Conservation Region (of which there are six).
The proposed imple-mentation plan will result in a reduced tim-ber harvesting land base and will “represent a provincial government commitment that pri-oritizes management actions that are informed by science and also con-sider socio-economic factors.
In the North Island and West Coast, it is estimated that 6,900 hectares of timber land base will be taken out of production for Marbled Murrelet, due to “the historic amount of habitat loss,” which can not be replaced, said McConkey.
“The science is show-ing they don’t adapt well to loss of habitat,” said District of Port Hardy Councillor Fred Robertson.
The objective of the provincial habitat sta-bilization program is that “we will still have a stable population of Marbled Murrelet in BC,” McConkey said.
“The forest companies will be key players in coming up with some-thing that is going to work,” he added.
Regional District of Mount Waddington Manager of Economic Development Pat English asked if the government has consid-ered what the economi-cal impact on the North Island is going to be.
The North Island has a population of about 11,000 people and “48 per cent are tied to the
(forestry) industry,” English said.
“Every time we lose one per cent (of the tim-ber harvest land base), there’s an immediate impact on our popula-tion. It does threaten our viability,” said English.
“We do have a team of economists that are currently looking into this,” said Gordon. Their findings will be part of a decision package that will be going to senior provincial government officials.
“It’s obviously been flagged as a concern,” Gordon said.
It is difficult to com-ment, said District of Port Hardy Councillor Pat Corbett-Labatt, because “we could end up recommending something that cuts our own throat.”
The discussion then moved to the threatened Northern Goshawk.
The Northern Goshawk is the largest forest raptor, the size of a raven, said McConkey.
They have one or two chicks and do not breed every year.
Northern Goshawk live in mature and old growth forests. They are a wide-ranging spe-cies, distributed around the world, that are at risk due mainly to their small population size, and the loss and frag-mentation of their nest-ing and foraging habitat which can range from 3,400 to 6,800 hectares, said McConkey.
Setting aside habitat for Northern Goshawks will impact 14,250 tim-
ber harvesting hectares coast wide. However, there will be some over-lap between Northern Goshawk and Marbled Murrelet habitat.
“We’ll be able to co-locate some of these areas (which will) mini-mize the impacts,” said McConkey said.
Modelling indi-cates between 680-780 Northern Goshawk terri-tories could be support-ed on the BC coast. The proposed home range target is 411, or approxi-mately 60 per cent of the estimated number of home ranges, includ-ing protecting 95 new breeding areas in BC by 2020.
The next steps in the process for Marbled Murrelet will be to nego-tiate a memorandum of agreement for interim protection; review habi-tat mapping; conduct inventories in prior-ity areas; and encour-age shared stewardship of habitat on non-Crown land.
A similar strategy is planned for Northern Goshawks with the addition of establish-ing a genetics research partnership with the University of British Columbia to compare interior and coastal gos-hawks; and additional inventory, monitoring, and foraging habitat research. The results of the engagement sessions will go to the ministry in June of 2016.
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Premier Christy Clark had her dancing shoes on as yet another “climate change” meeting ended in disarray in Vancouver last week.
“This is not the end,” Clark assured reporters after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers emerged with no agreement on a national minimum carbon price. No kidding.
Trudeau declared victory by announcing the unanimous consent to a “Vancouver Declaration,” which basically pays lip service to the concept of “carbon pricing” and kicks another grand federal election promise down the road.
As the rest headed for jets waiting at Vancouver airport, Clark expressed the hope that the public would say “they got together and they made progress.” Did they? Let’s take a look.
Going into the Whistler-Vancouver stop on Trudeau’s globe-trotting glamour tour, Clark correctly noted that it’s other provinces that need to make progress. B.C. has a clear price on carbon emissions; it’s been held at $30 a tonne since Clark succeeded its creator, Gordon Campbell.
Clark’s advice for other premiers is to follow Campbell’s example of a revenue-neutral carbon tax, offset by income tax reductions. You won’t build public support for a carbon tax that makes people poorer, she said.
Of course that’s what Alberta is doing, at a time when many residents are getting poorer already. Alberta’s NDP govern-ment plans to match the rate of B.C.’s carbon tax within two years and spend the proceeds.
Other premiers have more creative definitions for pricing carbon. Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil pointed to transmission lines and power purchases from the Muskrat Falls dam under construction in Labrador, to substitute hydro for coal-fired power. The highest electricity prices in Canada are their “carbon pricing” plan.
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall pointed to SaskPower’s Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage project. It is the
world’s first coal-fired power station to capture carbon diox-ide after combustion. The CO2 is sold to oilfield operators who inject it into declining wells to push more oil out, and the project intends to capture sulphur dioxide and fly ash to process and sell for other industrial uses.
Wall is the only Canadian leader to state a couple of inconvenient truths. The purpose of this exercise is to reduce carbon emissions, not to raise tax revenues. And now is the worst possible time to impose more taxes on the oil and gas industry. Clark’s stand-pat strategy on the B.C. carbon tax is going to change this year, as positioning begins for the 2017 election. A B.C. government advisory panel has recom-mended a 33 per cent increase, conveniently starting in 2018, with annual increases after that.
The current seven-cent-per-litre carbon tax on gasoline sold in B.C. is hardly a deterrent these days, as pump prices have tumbled and could stay low for years to come. And with a fragile economy, it seems unlikely that a big boost in carbon taxes will find favour with voters a year from now.
The B.C. NDP is trying to rebuild its credibility on climate policy. NDP leader John Horgan tried to revise the party’s history, claiming in year-end interviews that the NDP didn’t oppose the carbon tax, only making it revenue neutral rather than spending the money on green initiatives, as Alberta wants to do.
Alas, the NDP’s “axe the tax” campaign going into the 2009 election is a matter of record. The party’s election platform warned that Campbell’s plan “increases taxes for average families by tripling the gas tax” to its current level.
Last week the NDP issued a news release denouncing Clark for presiding over increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
Cuts - whether to transit passes for the disabled, to education or to environmental oversight – all are a result of government priorities. Unfortunately, the BC Liberals priorities often are not in the best interest of many people in BC and the North Island.
The loss of transit passes for people on provincial disability have been central to debate in the Legislature this week. We have been raising this injustice daily in Question Period, in debate on legislation and even from the steps of the Legislature at a rally. I have heard from many people who can see their lives being diminished by this callous cut. The hurt is all the worse when people see Christy Clark travelling on a private jet, with her own personal camera crew, to get to photo ops in her Okanagan constituency. The arrogance is astounding and reflects a government that has been in power so long that it no longer recognizes such inequities as wrong.
The BC Liberals still don’t see that cuts to public education add to inequality. I asked the Minister of Education about the ongoing cuts to the education budget which is having a sig-nificant effect on School District 72. The sad irony is that the cuts SD72 are have to make as a result of government policy are just over $1m; the savings from closing two schools is just under $1m.
Advanced education was also in the spotlight when we raised the issue of increased fees at North Island College and other post-secondary institutions. When students from NIC met the Minister in January, he said he knew nothing about these increases, but college presidents say approval for them is coming directly from the Ministry. In Question Period the Minister refused to take responsibility for putting the cost of education further out of reach to many students.
We are not expecting much this session. The BC Liberals are running out of ideas after 15 years in power. For instance, one bill corrects the grammar – fixes commas and replaces US spelling with Canadian – in bills already passed. This is the second such bill in only a few months and such bills are anticipated every session to fix the slipshod spelling and grammar. However Christy Clark has taken much pleasure in announcing the completion of the Great Bear Rainforest agreement between First Nations, forest companies and environmental organizations. There was one announcement in January and a second this week at the Legislature. This week’s event was to mark the introduction of legislation which will govern land use in the region. This is a process which began two decades ago with North and Central Coast land use planning. The Great Bear overlaps part of the North Island constituency and I acknowledged the hard work done by everyone to get to the agreement which allows for logging and resource use under what is known as eco-system based management. I asked the Minister of Forests about the awful state of the Zeballos Forest Service Road. This winter has been particularly bad and has forced an ambulance to turn back. The Minister gave little hope to the people who depend on the road, saying only that he would review it.
I continue to work on my Shadow Ministry role as Opposition Spokesperson on Transportation and BC Ferries and was pleased to introduce to the Legislature two past presidents of the BC Ferry and Marine Workers Union as we continue to raise inequities in our transportation poli-cies across the province. Friday sees me at the Island Coast Economic Trust meeting in Courtenay. We have two more weeks in the Legislature ahead of a constituency break over Easter. I can be reached by email at [email protected], by phone in Campbell River on 250-287-5100, in Port Hardy at 250 949 9473 or toll free on 1 866-387-5100. I’m a Facebook user so feel free to friend me or check out my page and you can also follow me on Twitter @clairetrevena.
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with North Island roots, suffering from terminal brain cancer is busy raising funds for Syrian refugees.
Michael Moore, from Winter Harbour, said he’s far from depressed about his diagnosis, despite the fact doctors give him only a three to five per cent chance of being alive two years from now.
“You could even say I’m ecstatic. I’m enjoy-ing myself more than I did one year ago. Or even two years ago,” said the 62-year-old guitarist, who uses the stage name Michael Waters.
Proceeds from Moore’s solo show at Hermann’s Jazz Club will go to the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society’s efforts to assist Syrian immi-grants. Society execu-tive director David Lau said the money will help
reunite a Syrian family in Victoria.
Two sisters are study-ing at the University of Victoria while their mother, brother and sis-ter are still in the Middle East.
Moore’s willingness to help despite having brain cancer is a “beau-tiful gesture,” Lau said. “I think it’s one of the more generous things I’ve ever heard of in my life.”
The guitarist was told he had an aggressive form of cancer a year ago after complaining of headaches, back-aches and nausea. He has an inoperable glio-ma tumour in his brain.
Doctors at Royal Jubilee Hospital told Moore this form of can-cer kills half the suffer-ers within the first year.
When he received the results of his biopsy, the musician was told it was possible he could die within seven weeks.
He attributes his posi-
tive attitude to having come to terms with his mortality early as a young man.
Born in Winter Harbour on northwest Vancouver Island, Moore has had a variety careers. He was a log-ger, salmon farmer, day trader, oversaw a garden nursery and worked in computer sales and ser-vice. He has been mar-ried for 31 years and has three adult children.
In his twenties Moore embarked on a spiritual quest, travelling for a decade throughout Europe, the U.S. and Mexico. As a “bare-foot hippie looking for enlightenment,” he encountered an 80-year-old man teaching an art class in Paris.
Back then, Moore was struggling with the notion of his own mor-tality.
When the old man asked what he was doing with his life, Moore said: “Preparing to die.” The man replied, “From what? Laughing?”
The exchange proved to be a turning point, resulting in a complete shift in Moore’s attitude toward life and death. He eventually regained his “faith in being human,” and began to be accepting of mortal-ity. This way of living, in turn, led to his posi-tive attitude when con-fronted with his cancer diagnosis.
Moore said in some ways he even looks for-ward to his death.
“I’ve been preparing
for this for 40 years,” he said.
Moore has undergone radiation and chemo-therapy treatment. He is taking blood thinners and other medicines, as well as self-medicating with cannabis. This week, he was feeling no ill effects from his con-dition.
“One of the most comforting aspects is I’ve hardly changed anything in my life. I’ve learned enough to live a good life. Not to be a bulls-----r. Not to be afraid. And I’ve had a fantastic life.”
The concert was pro-duced by Beck Peacock, who admires both his friend’s music and giv-ing attitude.
“The guy is a gift,” Peacock said. “I hope he continues to share his genius while he’s still here.”
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe Regional District of Mount Waddington has
received a grant for $60,000 for a truck weigh scale upgrade at the Seven Mile Landfill.
The estimated cost of the project is about $80,000, said Operations Manager Patrick Donaghy at the Regional District of Mount Waddington board of directors meeting Feb. 16. The RDMW has $80,000 in its 2016 budget for the work.
District staff will handle site preparations with the help of local contractors, Donaghy said.
In addition to the new scales, a digital computer system will also be installed.
“Our productivity will go up significantly if we go digital,” he said. “When you’re dealing with paper you have a greater opportunity for error.”
Donaghy said the landfill receives an average of $270,000 in tipping fees each year. Last year, they were approximately $600,000.
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By Tyson WhitneyReporterPort Alice council has agreed to waive the fees,
and authorized the use, of the Community Centre boardroom for a dog behaviour clinic to be held on Saturday, April 16.
“I think it’s terrific that she (Lynda Banting) has put this together,” said Mayor Jan Allen, add-ing there have been “three complaints about dogs recently, and it’s a good investment.”
The dog behaviour clinic will be run by Lynda Banting, Nicole MacKay, who teaches K9 behav-iour, Alex Shore, from 4 Paws Rescue Society in Port Hardy who will speak on local issues con-cerning dog rescues, and Ken Griffiths, who is a dog whisperer trainer. The local RCMP have been invited to attend.
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2016 – 2020 Financial Plan Pursuant to Section 166 of the Community Charter, there will be an open meeting to present the proposed 2016-2020 Financial Plan. Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Time: 6:30 -7:00 pm Place: Municipal Hall Council Chambers 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy, BC We invite you to view the draft bylaw online at www.porthardy.ca All enquiries may be directed to: Adrian Maas Director of Finance [email protected] 250-949-6665 Please run the above ad Mar 9 and Mar 16 2016 issues. Please send proof, quote and sizing for final approval.
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Pursuant to Section 166 of the Community Charter, there will be an open meeting to present the proposed 2016-2020 Financial Plan.
We invite you to view the draft bylaw online at www.porthardy.ca
Chamber UpdateCarly Pereboom , Executive Director Port Hardy & District Chamber of Commerce
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UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:March 16th (12:00 – 1 PM) Chamber Luncheon Guest Speaker Ian Roberts - Educated in aquaculture, Ian Roberts has been working as a salmon farmer with Marine Harvest Canada for 23 years. Now as Public Affairs Director, Ian will provide an update about Marine Harvest business, with a focus on Port Hardy and surrounding areas. You can learn more about Marine Harvest Canada at www.MarineHarvest.caPort Hardy Chamber Luncheon $20, which includes a $5 donation to support facility development at the Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre! Please RSVP no later than Mar.14th to [email protected]
March 16th (9:30 – 4 PM) North Island Community to Community Tourism Forum 2016 @ Port Hardy Civic Centre. Who should attend – Tourism businesses, local governments, First Nations, and others with an interest in the tourism industry. To � nd out more about the forum and to register, please visit www.northislandtourism.ca.
March 15th (3:30 - 7 PM) FIND YOUR FIT TOUR – A YOUTH CAREER EXPLORATION EVENT - The WorkBC Find Your Fit Tour is an interactive student (Grade 6 and up) based event taking place at Port Hardy Secondary School on March 15, 2016 from 3:30pm - 7:00pm for students/parents and community members. The event allows students to jump right in and try the skills they’ll need for different careers in demand across BC. Interactive activity stations including welding, carpentry, accounting, and more will help students apply real life experiences to their career planning.
WHAT THE CHAMBER IS DOING:The Port Hardy Chamber works with BC Chamber on Public Policies that Block Small Companies from Becoming Larger - Small businesses make up 98% of B.C. business and can be rightly called the backbone of B.C.’s economy. But while this number is often presented as a “warm and fuzzy” fact about B.C.’s economy, it’s actually an ominous number that highlights how few B.C. companies are able to grow into larger businesses. Large businesses are vital to the provincial economy as they have the resources and scale to invest, innovate, and create high-quality jobs for British Columbians. A major barrier to small business growth is a tax regime that sharply penalizes companies as soon as they reach a certain threshold ($500,000 in revenues for B.C.). Any company that grows beyond that size sees its provincial tax rate skyrocket from the 2.5% small business rate to the 11% corporate rate. As much as we celebrate our small businesses, government also needs to enable them grow into bigger businesses. To position B.C. businesses to grow, Chambers are calling for changes to corporate tax rates and breaks that penalize growth. This will be a hot topic at the coming BC Chamber AGM & Conference May 29-31, 2016.
As the Chamber works towards trying to alleviate pressures on Small Business; the Chamber is looking to celebrate local businesses at the annual ‘Best of the Best’ 44th Business Excellence Awards. Voting is now open from March. 1-31, 2016 @ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5HG7PPL - We encourage all community members to take a moment and cast their vote for the businesses that make the community of Port Hardy. The awards will be held on April 8th, 2016 at the Quatse Stewardship Centre dinner and auction. Tickets will be sold at the Chamber of� ce and at Café Guido. Tickets are limited so we encourage planning for and purchasing your tickets early!
A reminder that our 2016 invoices have been mailed out and are due. When you send in your membership fees, please make sure to inform us of any changes in your business information or send us updated promotional materials for distribution. The Chamber has countless bene� ts available that help you save; Call us and we’ll connect you to the provider that makes sense for you. To � nd out more about what is coming in in the next few months and to see the dates and speakers for the 2016 luncheons please visit www.porthardychamber.com
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorRepresentatives from
North Island College schooled the Regional District of Mount Waddington board of directors on their insti-tution at a meeting Feb. 16.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been in the real, real, North Island,” said President John Bowman, who introduced NIC’s new Mount Waddington regional campus Coordinator Caitlin Hartnett.
Bowman told the board Harnett has been a member of the NIC faculty for seven years.
“She is now a key leader for our institu-tion” who will “facili-tate connections in the community at all lev-els.”
Harnett knows the region, and NIC hopes with her in the posi-tion the institution will “regain some momentum that we lost, because we had no one in place,” said Bowman.
NIC has just come
out of a three-year cycle of funding reduc-tions, Bowman told the board.
As a result, “NIC is a lean, mean, and very efficient organization.”
How smaller colleges are funded needs to change, Bowman said.
“The one size fits all (approach) is seriously disadvantaging British Columbians who live in smaller rural com-munities.
“The challenge in small communities is obtaining a critical mass of students,” he said.
One of the big things NIC did last year, he said, was develop a five-year plan.
“It’s pretty ambitious and comprehensive,” said Bowman, with “a clarity of focus.”
In-community learn-ing is a continuing pri-ority for the college, said Bowman, which in some ways is a return “back to our roots.”
One of the col-lege’s goals, he said, is to increase its con-nections with second-ary schools, students, teachers and parents. They are also hoping
to “reinvigorate” the Regional Learning Council.
Harnett told the board there were some recurring ideas in the economic develop-ment strategies that have been done by North Island commu-nities.
“I saw some themes that really jumped out at me,” she said.
Bowman agrees that programming to fill the needs of local econom-ic development strate-gies is important.
As a result, a new Tourism and Hospitality
M a n a g e m e n t Certificate is being planned that will cater specifically to Aboriginal students, said Harnett, although NIC is looking to open the course up to non-Aboriginal students in the future. The main focus of these types of courses is to prepare students for the work-place.
“It’s important that students have jobs when they come out of those courses,” she said.
Towards this end, programs that are
being offered include the Coastal Forestry Resource program, which prepares stu-dents for a range of entry-level posi-tions in the sector, and the Aquaculture Technician program which includes not just a marine compo-nent, but fresh water and land-based ones as well.
Some possible pro-gramming for the future include a master gardener and horticul-ture courses as well as ones dealing with food production.
NIC gives update at RDMW meeting
Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo
North Island College President John Bowman, right, and Mount Wad-dington regional Campus Coordinator Caitlin Hartnett at the Regional District of Mount Waddington board meeting Feb. 16.
Gazette staffBrain development in children will be the topic of
a seminar at the Port Hardy Civic Centre Tuesday April 5 at 7 p.m.
Noted child psychiatrist, and best-selling author, Dr. Bruce Perry will present an overview of brain development and its remarkable malleability during early childhood. Perry will explain how the experi-ences of early childhood shape the developing brain by providing a range of social, emotional, motor, and cognitive experiences that impact the number and density of neural networks.
His presentation will discuss the vital importance of supporting and fostering brain development from infancy throughout early childhood by supporting the caregivers.
Perry believes the importance of designing care-giving strategies and support programs for new parents cannot be underestimated.
Perry’s address will focus on the importance of positive human relationships as well as providing consistent, nurturing, structured, and enriching envi-ronments for children.
This event is free of charge and open to teachers, special education workers, administrators, social workers, foster parents, counsellors, support work-ers, daycare workers, nurses and parents.
It is sponsored by the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative, Mount Waddington Local Action Team.
In lieu of a registration fee, participants will be asked to fill out a questionnaire pre and post-event.
Dr. Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph. D. is the Senior Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy, a not-for-profit organization based in Houston, Texas and adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago.
He is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of ‘The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog’ a bestselling book based on his work with children who faced unimaginable horror including genocide survivors, witnesses, children raised in closets and cages, and victims of family violence. The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog tells their stories of trauma and transformation.
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorVancouver Island North Tourism could have
more marketing dollars to spend starting in April.
VINT Coordinator Joli White submitted an application for increased funding through the Destination BC (DBC) Cooperative Marketing Program for 2016 and that request has been approved in principle.
Destination BC will be contacting the suc-cessful candidates any day.
“We’re pretty excited. It’s big news,” said Joli White at the Regional District of Mount Waddington board of directors meeting Feb. 16.
The increased funding would mean that the marketing plan will be significantly expanded from past years and that there will be more opportunities available for tourism business-es to access cooperative programs through Vancouver Island North Tourism, said White via email.
If the funding is approved “saying there will be a significant increase in marketing dollars is a fair statement,” she said.
Potential increase in tourism bucks
Trish Weatherall PhotoLt. Gov. Visits
As part of her goal to visit all the valleys of British Columbia, Lieuten-ant Governor Judith Guichon visited Port Alice on March 1. Guichon met with Port Alice Mayor Jan Allen and council, attended a community breakfast at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 180, and visited Seaview School to explain her role as a representative of the Queen in British Columbia. Above, Allen (right) presents Guichon with an eagle photo by local photographer Darrell McIntosh. She also stopped in Port McNeill.
SubmittedThe Mount Waddington Family Literacy
Society is looking for 3-5 people from each of the communities in the Mount Waddington area to form task groups to prioritize the literacy needs of their community.
The Literacy Outreach Coordinators will assist your group with getting established and identifying literacy needs for your community.
Literacy needs in your community may include:
• Programs that support the development of 0-6 year olds, including school readiness pro-grams
• Programs that support the literacy needs of children and youth
• Programs that support the literacy needs of adults including financial literacy
• Programs that support seniors’ literacy needs including technological literacy (computers, cell phones, IPADS, etc.)
If you have one hour per month to volunteer to meet with other interested people in your com-munity to discuss your community’s literacy needs and funding requirements, please con-tact Tracy Hamilton at [email protected][email protected] or call 250-230-9558.
Literacy task group
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February 13 – March 12Free Introduction to Short Story Writing with
Garth Holden. Not sure how to get going? Come on out! Bring
your writing and join other aspiring creative writ-ers as we enjoy learning the basics. Safe, sup-portive environment. Port Hardy Public Library. Saturdays, 2 – 4 p.m., Feb. 5 to March 26. Please note exception: Saturday, Feb. 27 will be from 1 – 3 p.m.
March 12Swap & Shop 4 p.m. 9 p.m. Port Alice Community
Centre. Contact Danielle Martin at 250-284-3912.
March 14 NDP MP Rachel Blaney is holding a disability tax credit
seminar at the Port Hardy Lions Club (7450 Columbia St.) on Monday, March 14 at 2 p.m.
March 14 Four-Day, Chronic Pain Volunteer Leader
Training, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Island Health Public Health Unit, 7070 Market Street, Port Hardy, free. Call 1-866-902-3767 for more information.
March 16North Island Community to Community Tourism
Forum 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port Hardy Civic Centre.
March 16Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce Luncheon,
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Quatse Salmon Centre. Ian Roberts will be the guest speaker. Educated in aqua-culture, Roberts has been working as a salmon farmer with Marine Harvest Canada for 23 years.
March 31Forum for Mount Waddington seniors to learn
about services for seniors and to talk about ways to be able to stay in their own homes as long as possible. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Seven Hills Golf Course. Free. Contact Chris Parker at 250-956-3301 for more information.
April 5Port McNeill & District Chamber Annual
General Meeting, 7 - 9 p.m., The Rock Pub in the Dalewood Inn, Guest Speaker: Line Roberts - Island Coast Economic Trust
April 5Dr. Bruce Perry “Born for Love – Bringing rela-
tional richness back into the lives of children” 7 p.m., Port Hardy Civic Centre. This event is spon-sored by the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative, Mount Waddington Local Action Team. In lieu of a registration fee, par-ticipants will be asked to fill out a questionnaire pre and post-event.
April 8Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce 44th Business
Excellence Awards, Quatse Salmon Centre. AGM at 5 p.m. dinner and awards to follow.
April 9Body Mind & Spirit Fair 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Port
Hardy Civic Centre. Free admission, everyone welcome.
June 7-8 Oceans Day - Hosted by the Port Hardy Chamber
of Commerce, this celebration will continue through the day with interactive and educational activities focused on the ocean.
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A Moving ExperienceThe old Anglican Church, currently located on Hastings Street in Port Hardy, has recently been purchased and is being moved onto private property on Shipley Street. The church was originally built in the 1950s and became the Port Hardy Hospital Women’s Auxiliary Thrift Shop around the early 1970s.
NDP MP Rachel Blaney is holding seminars around the region on the disability tax credit (DTC). Every year, many eligible Canadians neglect to apply for the DTC, which offers substantial assis-tance to people who face difficulties in their daily activities.
“The disability tax credit can amount to $1,380 per year per person,” said Blaney. “If you have forgotten to claim it in the past, you can request an adjustment and claim it retroactively as far back as 10 years.”
DTC eligibility is based on the level of difficulty you face in your daily activities: walking, eating, seeing, hearing, or maintaining bowel or bladder functions. “If you want to know whether you or someone close to you is eligible, you should really attend one of the upcoming seminars.”
The seminar will be at the Port Hardy Lions Club (7450 Columbia St.) on Monday, March 14 at 2 p.m. Anyone who wishes to participate, but may be prevented from doing so, due to geographic or other accessibility considerations, is urged to contact the office of the MP in advance.
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By Trish WeatherallFor the GazetteIn celebration of
Heritage Month, Sea View School hosted its first School-Community Heritage Fair at the Port Alice Community Centre Feb. 25. Parents and community mem-bers attended through-out the event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“It was a great turn-out,” said Principal Heather Johnson. “The children put great effort into their displays and worked with their fami-lies to research their heritage. They learned a lot and had fun with it, too.”
In the morning, stu-dents presented their table-top displays that explored their heritage from countries includ-ing: Belgium, China, Denmark, England, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, and Sweden. Some focused on a spe-cific relative, a country of their ancestors ori-gin, a display of all the country flags that make
up their heri-tage, a fam-ily tree, or on their own ‘his-tory’...dating back as far as 2004! Many students in the tight-knit com-munity also listed friends, parents, and neighbours as part of their family.
Grade 4 stu-dent Lucca Stewart proud-ly displayed the people and places of his Italian heritage, and items brought back from a trip to Italy last year, including a hoodie from his namesake, Lucca, and a map and figurine from the real village of Pinocchio.
Some have local roots. Grade 5 student Tyler Roper wrote about his heritage on the North Island, going back six generations to his maternal great-great- grandfather, C.W. Rasmussen, who was
one of the founders of the Cape Scott settle-ment. Following gener-ations have lived in Sea Otter Cove (near San Josef Bay), Quatsino, (Old)‚ Port Alice, and the current Port Alice.
A heritage potluck lunch welcomed parents and community mem-bers to share some cul-tural fare.
After lunch, volun-teers from the commu-nity provided historical activities for the stu-dents. Alan Johnson had students sawing wood
and boring holes with antique woodworking tools. Deb Lynn pro-vided materials and instruction to make fun Victorian hats. School Trustee Carol Prescott helped students hand churn butter. And Machiko Maruyama taught Origami from her home country of Japan. After such a great response from the com-munity, Johnson says Sea View plans to make the School-Community Heritage Fair an annual event.
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Sea View hosts first Heritage fairBy Tyson WhitneyReporterDucks Unlimited
Canada held their sec-ond annual banquet and fund-raising auc-tion on Saturday, Feb. 27, in Port McNeill at Sunset Elementary.
“It was great, it was almost a sell out,” said Chairperson Nita Klatt.
The banquet, which included cocktails, viewing of auc-tion items, a din-ner catered by the Sportsmen Steak & Pizza House, door prizes, raffle draws, a silent auction and a live auction, raised more money “than expected for both the silent and live auc-tion,” said Klatt.
She said the funds collected at the event go into a single pot to fund projects all over BC such as “habitat conservation, hatch-eries, farmlands, and marshes.
However, some of
the money is spent locally.
For instance, last year, a new wild-life interpretation sign was unveiled at the Quatse Estuary Wildlife Management Area in Port Hardy.
This year, a clean-up is planned for Cluxewe, Klatt said.
Ducks Unlimited caters to both hunters
and wildlife conser-vationists.
“They preserve the land so that the wild-life can live and sur-vive.”
Klatt also noted that if it “wasn’t for the volunteers, we wouldn’t have had the dinner. Thank you to all of the North Island for all of their support.”
Trish Weatherall PhotoVolunteer Machiko Maruyama helped students create Origami at the Heritage Fair.
Tyson Whitney PhotoThe second annual Ducks Unlimited fund raising event was held at Sunset Elemen-tary School in Port McNeill on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Successful Ducks event
By Tyson WhitneyReporterTwo years ago, there
were no writers’ groups on the North Island.
Now, thanks to the support of the Port Hardy Public Library, there’s one group that is currently thriving, the North Island Writers’ Society. The society originally spawned from a six-week Introduction to Short Stories work-shop, offered by the library.
Garth Holden, an award-winning North Island short story writer with 20 years’ of expe-
rience writing fiction and narrative prose, currently teaches the Short Stories workshop, which runs from Feb. 6 to March 12 at the Port Hardy Public Library. The author is planning to teach more classes on the subject in Port McNeill and Sointula in June.
“The art and craft of telling stories is what captivates me. We have been offering the Introduction to Short Stories workshop at the library because it is an accessible length (300 - 7,000 words typical-
ly) for beginning writ-ers and a great length for seasoned writers to hone new skills in,” said Holden.
“It is rewarding to see folks trying new ideas on for size and I try to create a safe atmo-sphere where budding writers can play with words and storytelling. I have been amazed at the variety and quality of stories people have been creating in our workshops.”
When asked why he decided to become a
writer, Holden replied that back in 1996/1997, he thought that “writing some stories would be an inexpensive way to entertain myself. So, I outlined what I thought would be a short story and when the outline hit 5,000 words I admitted that I was working on a novel.”
Holden started that first story with the understanding that it didn’t have to be the best story ever writ-ten, “it had to be the best version of the story
that I could write at that time. Fourteen weeks later I had finished a shaky, saggy, lopsided first draft of a novel.”
Finishing the work “was one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. It took me a few years to learn the plot-ting, story craft and edit-ing skills necessary to turn that first draft into a readable story, but it was well worth the effort.”
Holden’s advice for anyone who wants to start writing is simple.
“If you want to write,
start putting words on paper or a computer screen or your iPhone, and join a group like the North Island Writers’ Society,” said Holden.
“Take a class or go to a workshop. Find some other writers to critique the work you are producing. Figure out what your strengths and weaknesses are and
find ways to address and improve both,” he said.
“Learn how to submit material to magazines, web-sites, contests and papers, then get your writing in the mail. But, first and foremost, enter-tain yourself. Writing is hard work, if it doesn’t engage, entertain and inspire you, it is just a chore.”
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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorNorth Island music
enthusiasts were treated to “some joyful noise” at the Port Hardy Civic Centre Sunday night.
The noise (as the per-formance was called by Bergmann Duo’s Elizabeth who plays with husband Marcel) was the crescendo of the 2015-16 North Island Concert Society con-cert series. The inter-national prize-winning Bergmann Piano Duo brought two Steinway & Sons grand pianos to Port Hardy for their programme, which included selections from Mozart, Brahms
and Gershwin.Elizabeth told the
audience that histori-cally piano duos used to travel across the country by truck and when they arrived at each destina-tion, volunteers would help unload the instru-ments. “You’re lucky none of you had to volunteer to shlep these things in,” she joked.
The instruments were supplied and transport-ed by Tom Lee Music and the duo was also accompanied by a piano tuner. Intermission fea-tured the Decadent Dessert fund-raising event, with the duo sam-pling the goodies. The pair only ate half during the break. “If we ate
too much, we’d play too fast,” said Marcel.
After a standing ova-tion, the Bergmann duo returned to the stage to play a rousing variation of ‘America’ from the musical West Side Story composed by Leonard Bernstein. The Bergmann Duo has performed in recit-al and with orches-tras North America and Europe including recent appearances at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam and in Munich in 2013, and on this mini-tour, on Quadra Island.
The North Island Concert Society 2016-17 series returns next fall.
Tyson Whitney PhotoGarth Holden teaches the Intro to Short Sto-ries Workshop currently being offered at the Port Hardy Public Library.
Holden guides writers through short story process
Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo
Marcel and Elizabeth Bergmann perform an encore at the Port Hardy Civic Centre Sunday night as the final concert of the North Island Concert Society 2015/16 concert series.
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By Tyson WhitneyReporterThe spirit of broth-
erhood was alive in Port Alice as teams converged on the Doug Bondue Arena for the 37th annual Oscar Hickes memori-al hockey tournament.
Oscar Hickes is the longest-running hockey tournament on Vancouver Island.
“Oscar Hickes was a vibrant member of our community, and it’s amazing how this has grown over 37 years,” said John A. Smith, one of the tournament organizers who has participated in every single Hickes event since the very first in 1978. “It takes a whole community to put on something like this.”
Oscar Hickes was born Oscar Tootoo in 1952 in Churchill, Manitoba. He grew up playing hockey with his brothers and abso-lutely loved the sport. Oscar and his two best friends, Ray Carter and Bill Poole, moved to Port Alice in 1972. In August 1978, Oscar went to Vancouver to see a specialist to cor-rect a knee injury so he could play hockey that winter. The doc-
tor informed him his playing days were over, and he passed away minutes later in his car from a heart attack. He was 27 years old.
The all-weekend tournament features teams and players from all over BC, many of whom have roots in the North Island, who love to come to Port Alice to compete each year. This year, the tourna-ment had 13 teams, “one more than last year,” said organizer Russell Murray, add-ing that it’s “just as much about the cama-raderie as it is the hockey.”
The tournament was broken into three divi-sions, A, B, and C. The C event finals kicked off at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 6, and with the Port Hardy Oldtimers and the Port McNeill Pioneers who’d col-lected enough wins over the weekend to face each other for the right to hold up the Oscar Hickes trophy.
The action started right away in the 1st period. The Oldtimers’ Mike McCulley scored at 19:35 to give his team a 1-0 lead.
The Pioneers’ Aaron Petro answered back with a goal at 15:45 to tie it up, but the Old Timers’ Ashton scored at 15:16 to take the lead back. Gord Jones added another goal for the Oldtimers at 14:32 to give them a 3-1 lead going into the 2nd period.
The 2nd was a little quieter. The Pioneers’ Tom Scott scored at 7:11 to make it 3-2, but then with only 1:31 left, the Pioneer’s ‘Happy Gilmour’ got hauled down on a breakaway and he was awarded a rare penalty shot. Gilmour
took the puck into the Oldtimers’ zone, deked goalie Russ Smith and netted the tying goal, sending the game into overtime.
However, the Oldtimers flat-out refused to lose. With only 47 seconds left in overtime, Mike Ward scored the game win-ner and the Oldtimers were awarded the Hickes trophy.
The B event finals were held right after between the West Coast Rookies and the Purple Cobras. The Rookies got out to an early lead with Malcolm Richards scoring at the side of the net at 17:30, but the Cobras dug in and fought back. David Chapman banged the puck in at 3:48 to tie it up 1-1, and then scored again, this time off a rebound, to give the Cobras the lead going into the 2nd period.
The Rookies turned up the intensity in the 2nd period, but weren’t able to get the puck past the Cobras’ goalie James Edward Stanley Garceau, who played an excellent game, making the big saves when they counted the most. The Cobras’ Mike Olny scored at 13:20 to
make it 3-1, and while the Rookies responded with a goal of their own at 10:24, it was too little, too late, as the Cobras hung on to win the game 4-2.
“I started playing hockey again about five years ago,” said Garceau after the game. “Pumped to see the team in the ol’ Gazette.”
The A event finals was between the Anarchists and the Moose Knuckles in front of a packed crowd cheering them on. The Moose Knuckles drew first blood with a wrist shot goal from Thor Rosback at 13:44. Graham MacKay then added another goal off a slapshot from the blueline at 7:58 to make it 2-0 for the Moose Knuckles. The Anarchists managed to get on the score-board with a one-timer at 7:58, but the Moose Knuckles’ Jack Kennelly answered back, netting a wrist shot with 4:36 left to make it 3-1.
The Anarchists regrouped over the intermission and came out firing in the 2nd period. Shelby Cockell scored in front of the net at 16:56, Robbie Brittain scored a breakaway goal at
13:41 to tie it up 3-3, and then with 5:41 left, Cockell scored the game winner as the Anarchists pulled off the come-from-behind victory and got to celebrate with the Hickes trophy.
“The tournament finals were really good,” said Murray. “No blow out games, everybody had a fun, safe time, and they’re all talking about next year already.”
Smith agreed, stat-ing that the “popula-tion just about dou-bled this weekend. All the local busi-nesses profited, it was a financial boost for everybody.”
The Saturday night dance was also wildly popular with around 200 people attend-ing, and the tour-nament in general “really breathed some much-needed life into the community for the weekend,” said Murray, who added that they wanted to say a thank you to “the Village of Port Alice, the arena staff, and all the volun-teers,” who helped make the annual Oscar Hickes hockey tourna-ment the success that it was, and hopefully will continue to be, for many years to come.
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Mar. 12-13North Island
Capitals have a two-game series against the Cowichan Horse. First game is at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill. The second is at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, at the Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena in Port Hardy
Mar. 19Fort Rupert Curling
Club Daffodily.
Mar. 19Kid’s Fest at Mount
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March 20Tsakis Football
Club is hosting a fund-raising flea market and Loonie auction at U’Gwamalis Hall, in Fort Rupert, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact David McDougall at 250-949-8830 or 250-230-1772.
April 3Mount Cain closing
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April 9Marine Harvest
Riptide will be host-ing a one-day camp in Port Hardy on Saturday, April 9 for Port Hardy Youth Soccer Association registered players only. The camp will be held at Port Hardy Secondary School.
June 16-1957 Annual June
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Tyson Whitney PhotoThe Purple Cobras’ goalie James Edward Stanley Garceau readies to make another big save against the West Coast Rookies in the B Event finals of the Oscar Hickes tournament on Sun-day, March 6, at the Doug Bondue Arena in Port Alice.
Camaraderie huge at Oscar Hickes
By Tyson WhitneyReporterThe Tri-Port Wild had a tough
semi-finals playoff loss to the Campbell River Hurricanes on Saturday, March 5, in Parksville.
“We only had 10 players for the game, and four of them were sick,” said Team Manager Lisa Brown. “One was actually throwing up between periods.”
The game started at 4 p.m. and the entire 1st period was a defen-sive stalemate with neither team being able to get on the scoreboard. The Hurricanes finally managed to score at 19:19 of the 2nd period, but the Wild’s Bree-Anna Henderson, assisted by Kerrigan Sharpe, scored to tie it up 1-1 a few minutes later at 15:23.
In the 3rd period, the Hurricanes
took over and added three quick goals to take a 4-1 lead. Sharpe scored with 5:14 left, assisted by Taylor Ranger and Henderson, but they ultimately weren’t able to com-plete the comeback, losing 4-2.
“We held them off until midway through the 3rd, but they got a quick few goals all within a couple of min-utes,” said Brown, who added that the Wild still have the Richmond Raven’s tournament at the end of March. Overall they’ve “had a great season, and we’re all very proud of how far they’ve come. They are a great bunch of girls that play with heart every time they step out onto the ice,” she said.
The Sooke Thunderbirds ended up winning the female midget league playoff finals 2-1 over the Hurricanes.
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By Tyson WhitneyReporterThe North Island
Atom Eagles won their first playoff game in a high-scoring, back and forth clash against the Nanaimo Clippers on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the
Doug Bondue Arena in Port Alice, but “it wasn’t their best game,” said Coach Doug Grant. “We tried to play too much as individuals.”
The Eagles got on the scoreboard first with a goal at 10:01 from
Kai Verbrugge, and The Clippers responded back with goals at 6:03 and 4:08 to take the lead 2-1. The Eagles’ Zachary Spafford scored with 2:13 left to tie it up, only for the Clippers to score again
with 40 seconds left to take a 3-2 lead going into the 2nd period.
The Eagles’ Ethan Fuller scored two goals in the 2nd period to take a 4-3 lead, but it was the 3rd period where the action really picked up.
The Eagles scored six goals courtesy of Spafford (x3), Jack Barrett, William Grant, and Tye Morash to take a 10-7 lead, wrestling the playoff win away from the Clippers’ grasp.
“We managed to pull out the win, but we will have to play better in the semi-finals,” Grant said.
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Rachel Tam PhotoHunko Heads for House
The Hugh Fraser Men’s Open Bonspiel was held Friday, March 4, to Sunday, March 6, at the Fort Rupert Curling Club in Port Hardy. The Bonspiel featured four divisions, A, B, C, and D, with players from all over Vancouver Island competing. Results are as follows: The winner of the A division was the Zealand rink. The winner of the B division was the Aitken rink. The winner of the C division was the Boyce rink. The winner of the D division was the Cote rink. Above, Colin Hunko releases a rock in the C finals against the Boyce rink at the Fort Rupert Curling Club in Port Hardy.
Peewees host tournamentBy Tyson WhitneyReporterThere was a Peewee
House league tour-nament at the Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena in Port Hardy from Friday, March 4, to Sunday, March 6. The tournament, which featured teams from all over Vancouver Island, 50/50 draws, conces-sion, trophies for the top three teams, and a player of the game award.
The results were: Port Hardy and Port
McNeill played for 4th and 5th, with Port McNeill winning 6-2.
Gold River took 3rd place, losing 8-5
to Sooke in the semi-finals.
Nanaimo and Sooke played for 1st and 2nd,
with Sooke winning 2-1.
Atom Eagles win first game
Tyson Whitney Photo
The Port Hardy Peewee house team (blue jerseys) takes the puck out of their zone against Nanaimo on Saturday, March 5.
Gazette staffA request for a noise
bylaw exemption has been approved by District of Port Hardy council.
At their regular meet-ing Feb. 23, council approved the request by Sabrina Dent, chair of the North Island Relay for Life com-mittee.
“We are holding our Relay for Life May 28, 2016 at the Port Hardy Secondary School track from 6 p.m. until midnight,” wrote Dent in her email request.
The committee will deliver letters to the surrounding neigh-bours to let them know about the event.
Relay for Life
By Marla Hunter-Bellavia
Team ManagerFor the second year in
a row, the 2001 Riptide Girls soccer team has earned the Island berth at the Provincial A Cup championships.
After winning the VIPL league title, Riptide had home-field advantage for both of their single elimination A Cup Playdown match ups.
In Campbell River, the Riptide U15 Girls faced Saanich in a semi-final game that came down to the wire.
No score during regu-lation time led the teams into two 10-minute overtime periods and then, finally, into a pen-alty kick shootout. Each team had five chances to score. Winner took all. Finding the back of the net on every shot, Riptide won by one point and advanced to the finals.
Those finals took place in Courtenay when Riptide took on Gorge/Lakehill for the opportunity to com-pete at the Provincials
in July. Having never lost to Gorge in previ-ous match ups, Riptide felt confident. However, Gorge came into the game with momentum after upsetting Storm in their semi-final match, also in overtime penalty kicks.
Gorge fought hard, earning the first goal of the game. This put Riptide in a situation where they would have to come from behind for only the second time this season.
Scoring went back and forth until the last 20 minutes of the game when Riptide widened the gap, winning with a final score of 5-2.
“We are very proud of this group of young ladies for their commit-ment and dedication to their team, to their sport, and to the overall Riptide program,” expressed Riptide Coaches Matt Laver and Lisa Wigard after the win.
Of special note was Reilly Douglas who unexpectedly switched into the role of goal-keeper after the season started, showing amaz-
ing growth and con-tribution to the team’s overall success. As her confidence grew over time, so did that of the team.
According to the coaches, that confidence also came, in part, due to the expertise and
guidance of Riptide’s technical team including Shel Brodsgaard, Ken Garraway, and Geoff Hackett, “as well as the unwavering support this season from Steering Committee Member, Sean Arbour.”
In addition to a spot at the A Cup Provincials in Burnaby this July, the Marine Harvest Riptide U15 Girls also earned the Island berth in the Coastal Cup which
takes place in April. The team appre-
ciates that Lacasse Construction will be sponsoring them through to the end of the summer to help cover the additional costs of their extended season.
For more informa-tion about Riptide’s elite soccer program and upcoming Spring Soccer Academy, visit them online at rip-tidesoccer.ca.
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Port Hardy’s Kristen Clair, left, and Georgia Walkus (right photo) are headed to the A Cup Provincial Championships in July with the rest of their Marine Harvest Riptide U15 Girls soccer teammates after winning the finals 5-2 against Gorge/Lakehill.
Memorial (KSM) Skatepark has another new piece of equip-ment; the other half of the skateboard box that was previously chopped in two.
James Fisher, a long-time member of the Port Hardy Skateboard Club, met with Hardy Builders’ Supply staff who were happy to donate a brand new sheet of weather-resistant wood free of charge.
Fisher, his father William Fisher, and Michael Gravelle, attached the sheet of wood as a top for the skateboard box and then brought it over to the skatepark.
“This new addition to the park can be skated in a variety of ways that is safe, fun, and easy to use for all ages,” said Fisher. These improve-ments will result in new skaters at the park, but current users will also be able to take advan-
tage of the new boxes and a new rail “because they’re fun and easy to use.”
Stephen Ralph, who was the driving force behind the skatepark originally being built back in 2003, said he “supports James and his efforts to improve the skatepark.”
A skateboarding com-petition/jam will be held at the KSM Skatepark during Filomi Days in
July and the new addi-tions will “give the skat-ers more opportunities to perform tricks for their runs,” said Fisher. Fisher’s main goal how-ever, is still the same. He wants to see the KSM Skatepark “get done, and I’m work-ing very hard to make it happen. We’ve been working hard for many years and it’s about time that the park gets fin-ished.”
Submitted PhotoMichael Gravelle, left, and James Fisher, pose with the new skateboard box that was recently added to the Kyle Scow Memorial Skatepark.
By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe Storey’s Beach ballfields may, in the future,
no longer be diamonds in the rough.The District of Port Hardy has sent out a request
for proposals (RFP) to assess the ball fields and other recreation areas, including the skatepark by the Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena.
However, work would not start on ball dia-monds until after this season.
Included in the Storey’s Beach assessment will not only be the ball diamonds, but a pos-sible beach volleyball court and washrooms upgrades.
The RFP will determine “what to do with that whole area out at the beach,” said Councillor Fred Robertson at the regular meeting of council Feb. 23, adding that about “350 people use those fields.”
The Parks & Recreation committee had a meet-ing with ball stakeholders to get their input on what they felt was needed to make the fields more usable and safer.
Given work would not be tackled until later, it was suggested by those in ball that volunteers do some of the work that needs to be done prior to the start of the season.
They were told that volunteers would have to be signed in, receive a job safety break down, and sign a waiver.
Fields assessed
The North Island Capitals have a two-game series against the Cowichan Horse coming up this weekend.
The first senior AA men’s game is at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill.
The second game is at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, at the Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena in Port Hardy.
Tickets are $5 at the door.
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It is with deep sorrow we announce the sudden passing of Pamela Bremner (Ryan). Following a brief illness, with her family holding her hands, Pam left this world on February 23th, 2016 at the age of 57. Pam is pre-deceased by her father Philip (Alf) Ryan and infant sister Shirley.Pam is survived by her mother Lillian Ryan, daughter Vanessa Bremner, son Jesse Bremner, grand children Dylan, Camden, Gabriella and Lynden, sisters Jacqui Engel (Rob) and Julie Ryan (Rob)nieces and nephews including special niece Jocelyn Ryan, and her children Spencer and Harlow.Pam lived with passion. She loved her family and loved to laugh. She will be so missed by so many.
A Celebration of Life will follow in the spring.
Thank you for all of the cards, messages and support during this time.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets everyWednesday & Saturday at theUpper Island Public HealthUnit on Gray Street at 8pm.Sundays at the Salvation ArmyLighthouse, 8635 Granville St.,at 7pm. Contact Ed at 250-230-9655
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The K'ak'ot'lats'i School is seeking applicants for our teacher-on-call list. We offer a competitive salary.
Qualifi cations: BC Teaching Certifi cation or equivalent. Experience working with First Nations considered an asset but not mandatory.
Applications and Other Documents: This is an exciting opportunity to teach in a relatively new, well-equipped, and caring environment. Please send your resume and cover letter with necessary documentation including details of experience, teaching credentials, and names of at least 3 professional references to the undersigned. Contact through email or fax is preferred.
Contact Information:K'ak'ot'lats'i School Hiring CommitteeFax: 250-949-9680Email: [email protected] for applications: On-going
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2016 Port McNeill Summer Student Employment Opportunities
The Town of Port McNeill is seeking applications forHarbour Dock Assistants,
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Application forms are available at local schools, the School Board Office in Port Hardy or online at www.sd85.bc.ca in the School District/Career page.
Please forward applications to:John Martin, Secretary Treasurer,School District No. 85,PO Box 90, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0,or fax to (250) 949-8792or email to [email protected]
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