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Every home◆Every Thursday◆Every day online
INSIDE: Military aircraft expected at airport for open house Sunday. /A6
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015 ll EDITORIAL Page A8 LETTERS Page A9 SPORTS Page A22 ENTERTAINMENT Page A25 BC CLASSIFIEDS Pages A20–21
www.albernivalleynews.com Vol. 9 No. 43
Page A3Farewell! ADSS graduates bid adieu to
high school with convocation, prom this weekend.
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KATYA SLEPIAN/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Brittany Reynolds, who will MC grad ceremonies on Friday, was a mainstay on the rugby pitch during her tenure with the ADSS Armada.
Class of 2015 last of the ‘old ADSS’
KATYA SLEPIANALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
The last class to have walked through the doors of the old Alberni District Secondary School will be graduating from the new one this weekend.
“I thought it was a good transition,” said Brittany Reynolds, master of ceremonies for the graduation ceremony this Friday, June 26 at the AV Multiplex.
Switching over to the new facility gave her and the rest of the students a sense of newfound pride in their school.
“At the old high school, it was almost falling apart anyways
so there wasn’t the same level of respect as there is for this school now,” she said.
“It’s good because since we are the last group to really know that we can pass it onto the other generations to respect the school and leave a bit of ourselves.”
Reynolds, 18, who played rugby all through high school and tried her hand at cheerleading during her final year, will be directing the show on grad night.
“In Grade 9 I just thought it would be good to join something and our rugby team’s just one big family,” she said. “It was just something good to stick with and
I made a lot of good friends and I have a lot of good memories to look back on.”
With high school wrapping up, Reynolds plans to stick with rugby recreationally but is turning her sights to academics.
“I’m planning on working towards becoming a social worker,” she said. Reynolds plans on staying on Vancouver Island for her education, either in Nanaimo or Victoria.
“I think it’s just always been something that’s interested me. I like working with youth and kids a lot... I like making a difference.”[email protected]
Valedictorian Nolan Badovinac just as busy off wrestling mat
KATYA SLEPIANALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Between wrestling, great grades, late French immersion and piano playing, it’s amazing that Alberni District Secondary School 2015 valedictorian Nolan Badovinac has even a moment to sit down and reminisce about it all.
“I have my Grade 7 piano certification with the Royal Conservatory of Music,” said Badovinac, who started playing when he was four.
He’s also headed to Simon Fraser University in September to study actuarial sciences.
“It’s a combination of math and business geared towards insurance and investments, stockbrokers—that sort of career.”
It’s a different side to the 17-year-old, who usually makes the news for his wrestling prowess.
That prowess on the mat gathers acclaim for good reason—Badovinac is a three-time national champion and recently committed to SFU’s wrestling team.
“You have to compete against the best if you want to be the best,” said Badovinac.
That’s what Badovinac expects to get at SFU. Unlike other Canadian
universities, it’s part of the NCAA and competes against American teams.
“They wrestle folk-style which is a little different than what we wrestle here. The Americans have their style which is only wrestled in the U.S. and we wrestle freestyle, which is
wrestled in the rest of the world.”
Competing in both styles gives Badovinac variety and prepares him well for his ultimate goal—the Olympics.
“The goal is to medal or even place at U21 worlds —I was second at the U21 nationals this year —and then after that I’d still be wrestling for another three years at SFU.”
It’s during those three years that he’ll get his shot at the Olympics.
“I’d be on the senior circuit and the guy who wins that is the guy who goes onto the senior worlds and
onto the Olympics.”While Badovinac is
set to study actuarial sciences at SFU, he’s ready to reconsider his options if the Olympics start to look like a real possibility.
“If it looks like I can make it in the Olympics then I’d probably stick with it.”
The backing behind all Badovinac’s success is a family that has bolstered him every step of the way.
“I have a really supportive family,” Badovinac said.
“As far as academics go it’s always been expected that you do well.”
The athleticism in the Badovinac family didn’t start with Nolan. “My dad was a really, really competitive softball player. I think he actually finished second in the world a couple of times playing for Victoria.”
Badovinac’s younger brother Aaron is also a wrestler of note at ADSS.
Badovinac started playing baseball and then transitioned to wrestling in middle school under the advice of James Messenger , currently the vice-principal of E.J. Dunn and heavily involved with wrestling in Alberni.
He hasn’t stopped wrestling since, no matter what else has been on his plate.
“It all just kind of fit.”
KATYA SLEPIAN/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Nolan Badovinac excelled in the classroom when he wasn’t winning nationally on the wrestling mat.
‘As far as academics
go it’s always been expected
that youdo well.’
– Nolan Badovinac
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Graduation WeekendIt’s a jam-packed weekend for ADSS grads. The convocation ceremony takes place the night
of Friday, June 26 at the AV Multiplex. The annual ADSS Grad car parade takes place on Saturday, June 27 starting at 6 p.m. Grads will be marshalling at the old ADSS site at Burde Street at 5 p.m. and make their way to the Alberni Athletic Hall. Prom will take place later that night at the Athletic Hall.
Canada DayThe Canada Day festivities are set to stretch from morning till night this July 1. Starting with
a parade at 10 a.m. that goes from Bute Street to Cedarwood Street, celebrations will continue at Glenwood Centre. Then, starting at 6 p.m. at Victoria Quay, the Canada Day edition of the Sunset Market features Lance Lapointe and more live music. Check out the artisans and other vendors and cap off Canada Day with a cold one in the beer gardens.
Jane Austen TeaThe Centennial Belles present the Jane Austen Tea at the Rollin Art Centre terrace at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 3 and Saturday,
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Flying Club Open HouseThe Alberni Flying Club is hosting their open house at
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• Prom participants wishing to change into comfortable clothes are to bring bag with clothing change to Bag Checks, 12:30pm, Athletic Hall Thursday June 25th. Please label bags, suit bags, and garment bags.
• Jazz band participants for grad must be at rehearsals by 1:30pm, Thursday June 25th, Multiplex
• Commencement ceremony rehearsals, Thursday June 25th, 2pm, Multiplex• Commencement Day Friday June 26th - Grads are to report to Multiplex no
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Flying club open house draws military aircraft from Comox
KATYA SLEPIANALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
The skies above the Alberni Valley will be filled with planes this Sunday, June 28 as the Alberni Flying Club hosts its open house.
“It’s to help make people aware of the airport and the facilities there,” said Alberni Flying Club president Chris Duncan.
But this year, the open house will be better than any before.
“This year the Royal Canadian Airforce is going to be setting up a static display with the CH-149 Cormorant helicopter and they’ll also be doing a fly-past with the CP-140 Aurora (maritime patrol) plane,” said Duncan.
The Cormorant
helicopter is one of two distinctive yellow and red aircraft 19 Wing uses for search and rescue all along the coast of B.C. (the other being the fixed-wing CT-115 Buffalo).
The four-engine grey Aurora is typically used for long-range patrol and reconnaissance missions and has for more than a decade also been tasked on
overseas missions.The flying club
has tried to get the airforce to bring in their planes for five years now, Duncan said, but this is the first time they’ve been successful.
“We’re pretty excited about that.”
The aviation arm of the Coulson Group will also be out in full force.
“Coulsons will be
putting up a display about some of the stuff they’re doing,” Duncan said.
But it’s not only the big, military planes that Alberni Valley residents should get excited about.
“As long as the weather’s good, we get a lot of airplanes coming in from all over the Lower Mainland and sometimes as far away as Washington State,” said Duncan. “So people can look at the different airplanes and see what’s here.”
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SUSAN QUINN/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
A Cormorant helicopter from 442 Search and Rescue Squadron at 19 Wing Comox is on static display at the Abbotsford Airshow in 2013. A Cormorant will be at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport on June 28 for the public to see.
◆ AIRPORT EXPANSION
Drag event safe for 2015: Surry
KATYA SLEPIANALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Alberni Valley drag racer Dyan Lover is worried that the annual Thunder in the Valley drag racing event won’t be considered in any of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s runway extension decisions.
But Alberni Valley Drag Racing Association president Bill Surry said the fate of this year’s race is secure.
“We have put a fortune into [the ACRD’s airport] infrastructure” yet that work isn’t acknowledged in the business case study, Lover said.
Regional district airport manager Mark Fortune said that conducting the annual summer drag race at the AVRA is still part of the plan, however, the configuration
may have to change if the extension is completed. Allowances would have to be made for the construction phase as well, he added.
Surry says the 2015 Thunder in the Valley event will go as planned.
“We have concerns, not knowing exactly what is happening at this point in time,” he said.
“We want to keep going and we’re not sure if we will be able to.”
The ACRD and the drag racing association have had preliminary talks about the extension proposal, Surry said. The AVDRA has also considered a new location but no concrete plans have been set, he added.
Tensions between the Alberni Valley Drag Racing Association and the airport started when the rubber was removed from the runway in May 2014 and again in March 2015, Lover said.
The first cleaning was conducted by an ACRD contractor while the second was done and paid for by Coulson Aircrane prior to bringing in their C-130, Fortune said.
“The runway’s surface, because we had such a mild winter or other unknown reasons, it had a really aggressive moss buildup and lichen/slime buildup so it was really slippery,” said Fortune.
Continued / A21
◆ WE CONTINUE with our coverage of the issues surrounding the runway expansion proposal at the regional airport.
◆ THE ACRD was expected to receive approval of the alternate approval process on Wednesday, June 24 after the News went to press. Follow the story online at www.albernivalleynews.com.
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One year after the City of Port Alberni signed a 25-year lease with the Port Alberni Port Authority for a controversial waterfront lot, there has been no sign of industry on the site. So one city councillor says it’s time to void the lease.
Last year the port authority, acting as an agent for Canadian Alberni Engineering, signed a 25-year lease for Lots A and B on the former Alberni Plywood site, adjacent to Canal Beach. Part of that lease stated that industrial activity must occur on the lot within one year—and that deadline will be on July 1.
At the June 22 council meeting,
Coun. Chris Alemany introduced a notice of motion to provide 90-day notice of termination of the PAPA lease for lots A and B as of July 15, 2015.
Speaking after the meeting, Mayor Mike Ruttan said that the fate of the lease agree-ment will depend upon what PAPA brings to the table before July 1.
“It’s possible that they will bring something to us before July 1 that will be satisfactory to council,” said Ruttan.
“They have come forward with some
substantial plans for that site but at this point I’m not at liberty to talk about that.”
The original pre-approved plan was for PAPA to sub-lease the lot to Canadian Alberni Engineering.
However, CAE general manager Steve Dunagan said no lease has been signed yet and that the matter is “being
handled at a much higher level.”
CAE is owned by Ontario-based Russell Industries who did not return a call for comment by the News’ press time.
The port authority, which currently
holds the lease for waterfront Lot A and B, released a statement stating that “the Port remains focused on securing a tenant for these lots. As always we are working collaboratively with the city to achieve the shared goal.”
The city-PAPA lease agreement states that the industrial or marine commercial enterprise that must occur on the land by July 1, 2015 “does not include log salvage operations similar to those being undertaken on the land prior to the effective date of this lease.”
City manager Ken Watson confirmed that a similar log salvage operation as what is occurring on Lot A now would not
be sufficient economic activity to satisfy the lease requirements but “a log sort would be completely different than a log salvage. Different in scope, different in intention.”
Port authority director of public relations and business development Dave McCormick told the News in 2014 that “we have no intention of supporting a log sort. Our primary purpose is to facilitate shipping.”
Any plans for the site other than the pre-approved CAE proposal will have to be approved by council, Watson said.
The next council meeting after the July 1 deadline will be July [email protected]
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Year-round burn ban considered
KATYA SLEPIANALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
A year-round ban on backyard burning might soon be coming to the city of Port Alberni.
“Our air quality data shows that there is an air quality problem in Port Alberni and backyard burning is one easily controllable source that we can work to address,” said Sarah Thomas of the Port Alberni Air Quality Council.
“Burning less is always better.”
“All the different pollutants cause different effects on human health, on animals, plants, our ecosystem,” said Ministry of Environment meteorologist Earle Plaine.
The AQC asked city council for a
year-round burning ban to expand the current summertime ban because air quality in the Alberni Valley decreases dramatically in the winter.
“During the warm season you have good dispersion, not a whole lot of sources,” said Plaine.
“But as soon as we enter the cold season we start to see a real change... the atmosphere can’t disperse the emissions as well as it can when it’s warm.”
Colder weather also comes with an increase in combustion sources, said Plaine.
According to a 2005 report, Plaine said, the province spent $167 million that year on health-care costs associated with poor air quality.
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V ICTORIA – I’ve just spent two weeks viewing events
from the opposite side of Canada, in and around St. John’s Newfoundland. It’s the same country, but you wouldn’t know it sometimes.
Here on the West Coast, “kayaktivists” paddled around a Shell offshore oil drilling platform being serviced at Seattle, striking poses of resistance for the media from their petroleum-based watercraft.
Meanwhile at Bull Arm outside St. John’s, work continues on a massive “gravity-based structure” that will soon be drilling into the Hebron oilfield 350 km offshore. It will have living quarters and drill rig above and a tank with capacity for 1.2 million barrels of crude below.
Offshore oil has turned St. John’s into
a boomtown. With one industrial park nearing capacity on the edge of town, a second is under construction. Locals call it “Dannyland,” after its developer, former premier Danny Williams.
St. John’s Airport is buzzing with flights back and forth to Edmonton and Fort McMurray, and crew helicopters shuttling back and forth from offshore oil rigs. Tourism is picking up, with a new cross-Canada ad campaign and WestJet starting service to Dublin and London.
A foreign supplier won a contract for tankers to bring oil ashore. With no media-connected environmental groups to steer the subject to far-fetched disaster scenarios, debate in the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature turned to concerns about maintaining local
employment.Outside the city,
parallels with B.C. become evident. Tiny towns struggle to hang on as young people choose opportunity over isolation, and the only expansion is at church graveyards. While cities struggle with high housing and recreational property
costs, homes in remote areas are going for a song.
Up north in Labrador, a hydroelectric dam at Muskrat Falls is under construction. Its $8 billion estimated price tag is
in the same range as BC Hydro’s Site C project on the Peace River, which will part a sea of protesters and lawyers and move ahead this summer. Nalcor Energy, Newfoundland’s electrical utility, is dipping into contingencies in an effort to keep it on time and on budget.
Here on the Left Coast,
enviros and the Green Party rail against hydro as well as oil and gas, and of course you can’t even mention nuclear. Climate activism proceeds in a logical vacuum in these parts, as it often does in Europe.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed on to a farcical “carbon free in 85 years” pledge at the G7 meeting in Germany. But hey, it’s an election year, not a time for serious discussion of issues.
Imperial Oil’s Kearl oilsands mine at Fort McMurray has started production from its $9 billion second phase, with the help of many Newfoundlanders. Production continues to grow, heavy oil prices have surged with paving season, and large-scale liquefied natural gas export plans begin to take shape in B.C.
With the legislature about to be recalled to endorse the Petronas-led LNG export project, Premier Christy Clark has assembled a climate action team.
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EDITORIAL
Labour’s lost in high prices
Glenn Sollitt and the federal Green Party have got this one right. Almost.
Sollitt, the Green Party candidate for the Courtenay-Alberni riding, sent a letter to the editor out last week, extolling the value of Vancouver Island sawmills. More accurately, Sollitt was railing against raw-log exports.
Approximately 480,000 cubic metres of raw logs were exported to overseas sawmills from
Port Alberni last year.Undoubtedly, those raw
logs come back to us in the form of manufactured goods. The countries that buy those logs are the ones that get the benefit of the jobs.
We believe Vancouver Island companies would do more with our
resources if there was a profit to be had. We cannot expect companies to lose money or break even just for the sake of some principal. Profit is not a dirty word.
So, why are we shipping so many raw logs? Our guess is we have priced ourselves out of the market. We cannot compete with companies in other countries that pay their workers much less than what is expected here. To make a chair out of that raw log, it may cost $100 here, $10 in some foreign country.
The decision to ship raw logs rather than manufacturing products here is not about corporate greed. It’s fairly simple math.
Candidates from the Green Party or the NDP may say they are against raw-log exports, but they are loathe to face the real issue, the elephant in the room: the high cost of labour in this country. Weeks of holidays, benefits, $20/hour or more, 7.5/hour shifts — this is why we have to ship raw logs overseas.
These wages and benefits are the result of hard-fought battles over the years and those jobs continue to contribute to the high quality of life we enjoy in this country. But they also eliminate us from participation in some sectors.
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Mailbag: Feedback on airport expansion and drought conditions
‘Drought’ means ‘dry’!
To the Editor,Every morning
before work I set out on a walk along Faber Road and through the trails that connect it to the logging road.
Every morning I think to myself how lucky I am to have these trails in my backyard. I try to ignore the flagging tape that mark the beautiful trees for logging in the near future, and I listen to the birds and enjoy my walk in peace.
This morning it was more than just the reminder of devastating logging that threatened these beautiful woods. As I walked along Faber, a car passed me going probably 20 kilometres over the speed limit (but that is a subject for another day), and the driver flicked his cigarette butt out the window.
Immediately the peace and quiet of my walk was replaced with rage. I ran quickly to where the butt hit the ditch and stomped it out. It was lying there, in a pile of dry grass, still smoking. It was still burning from when its inconsiderate owner finished his last drag.
What part of drought doesn’t he understand? All you have to do is look at the surrounding mountains and you will see this is not your average spring on Vancouver Island.
Walk through the forest and you will hear the crunch of dry ground and moss that usually is reserved for August. The lake is prematurely low and warm, our mountains have no snow. And we haven’t had a significant rainfall in a very long time.
According to the Wildfire Management Branch in B.C., about 30 per cent of the nearly 2,000 wildfires burning in 2013 were caused by people. We can’t control Mother Nature, but we can control our own actions.
Walking home this morning, I noticed discarded cigarette butts lining the edge of the road in a surprisingly high number. So, I think maybe we need to clear something up for irresponsible smokers out there—discarded cigarette butts cause forest fires.
Actually, let me correct that. Irresponsible smokers discarding their cigarette butts cause forest fires.
Your car comes with an ashtray; I suggest you use it. Next time I might not be walking along at just the right time to stomp out your smoking butt.
Heather Thomson,Port Alberni
Airport not just for one person
To the Editor,Re: Airport runway
expansion.Although the
Coulson Group is currently the major user at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport, it is extremely short-sighted of those opposing expansion of the airport to say the money invested would only benefit Coulsons.
Aside from the increase in jobs that the proposed airport improvements would create directly at Coulson’s, there will no doubt be a spinoff of job creation/boost to businesses in town as a result of those positions.
A longer runway, along with GPS, would enable commercial airlines to land here, further benefiting others than just Coulsons.
Another thing: proposed food trucks on Centennial Pier? In my opinion this should not happen. There are so many
food options down at Harbour Quay already, most of which rely on the extra summer traffic to get them through the quieter winter months.
Most pay taxes all year and stay open all year. I do realize competition is a fact of doing business, but...
Also, during the summer months there is a strong afternoon wind down there and any umbrellas, product, etc. that is outside on the pier is going to get blown away. Anyone who has been to the outdoor market at Victoria Quay during the summer (which is a wonderful idea), either as a vendor or supporter, will attest to how hard it is to hold down their tents, table and products.
A thought on the Five Acre Shaker: if it’s the last year there, no problem, as it’s benefitting at-risk youth. Unlike the Fall Fair and Salmon Festival however, it’s on until at least 2 a.m. each night with lyrics that are offensive to many ears, especially the elderly.
Hopefully the large police and fire presence on site will keep tire-squealers and others who give the event a bad
reputation, under control.
Lorraine Brunt,Port Alberni
Airport benefit or make-work?
To the Editor,Should Port Alberni
taxpayers fund make-work projects?
Years ago, firemen doubled as paramedics. Their response time and effectiveness hasn’t improved since the government doubled the bureaucracy and added a million-dollar building.
Los Angeles firemen double as summer lifeguards to cut city costs while our costs double.
When a maintenance contractor sets off a home security alarm, our Cadillac emergency service sends paramedics, firemen and police.
If airport expansion is deemed a worthy make-work project, will city and rural homeowners contribute and will annual user cost and rents repay investment, or is this corporate welfare?
Should we have a referendum on this and on shedding the McLean Mill yoke to pay for this?
RJ Frankow,Port Alberni
Alberni Valley News Thursday,June 25, 2015 www.albernivalleynews.com A9
From / A8Her team includes
representatives from industry, First Nations, local governments and a couple of professional protesters for good measure.
They have an absurdly short deadline to recommend changes to B.C.’s token carbon tax, as gasoline consumption returns to pre-tax levels despite continued high pump prices.
In St. John’s, another long, cold winter has finally loosened its
grip after piling snow to doorknob levels. Every street in sight is being patched and repainted.
The debate about new energy supplies has a more serious tone in Newfoundland. The last elected premier, Kathy Dunderdale, lost her job in the wake of winter power blackouts.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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From / A7But it’s not just
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A new value-added wood product is set to be exported from the Alberni Valley this fall, Cantimber Biotech director of project development and research Michael Liu said.
“The fuel we’re using at Cantimber is logging residue from the Alberni Valley,” said Liu.
Between 50,000-55,000 cubic metres of wood waste will be collected from 10 cut blocks in the Alberni Valley by local contractor Brad Berry and turned into activated charcoal in their new facility on Port Authority land, Liu said during an open house Tuesday at the AV Multiplex.
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The plant will create 20-25 jobs that Liu said the company will try to fill locally. Trucks will transport the activated charcoal to Duke Point in Nanaimo.
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7373 Coleman Road
1 1/4 MILES OF RIVER FRONTAGE • Over 73 acres• RV campsites, two rental cabins plus owner’s home.• Several mobile home pad rentals, huge barn
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2630 2nd Avenue
WONDERFUL OCEAN VIEWS• Ready to build on with back alley• In a very quiet residential neighbourhood• Gently sloping lot with canal views
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3189 Sweet Ave
LARGE BUILDING LOT• Level, cleared .44 of an acre, backs onto Dry Creek Park• Underground services available• Beautiful location for your dream home
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5730 Strick Rd
30 ACRES• 30x75 detached shop• 3 bd double wide mobile
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3503 Frank Street
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$299,900
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2201-11th Ave.
AREA OF QUALITY HOMES• 1.67 acre lot is a choice location• Great holding property for future subdivision• Previously pre-approved for 6 lot subdivision
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8281 Faber Road
1/3 ACRE. SHORT WALK TO LAKE ACCESS• 4 bedrms, 3 baths (ensuite)• Heatpump-A/C. Real oak wood � rs.• Covered deck, garden beds
$319,900
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4459 Arrowsmith
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$44,500
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2553 8th Ave
SOUTH PORT BUILDING LOT• 66x125• Alley access• Existing foundation
$54,900
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3790 Meares Drive
FANTASTIC VIEW• Fantastic view building lot• Over .3 of an acre• 140 feet of road frontage
$109,000
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3170 Mozart
CHERRY CREEK RANCHER ON 5 ACRES• 3 bath, 2 bdrm, 1 den, potential 3 bdrm• Custom built 195 Sq.Ft. 3 car attached garage• 5 acres bordering Hollies Golf Course• Best view of Mt. Arrowsmith in Valley
$627,700
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6505 Lothian
BEAUTIFUL ACREAGE• 5.48 acres• 4 bedroom home with income helper• Rancher
$309,900
Chris & Alease Arcus
5350 Falls Road
RM 1 ACREAGE• 1200 ft. of riverfront• 5.84 acres• Hwy. 4 exposure
$1,600,000
Chris & Alease Arcus
1/4 Share of Stockham Island
40ACRE ISLAND• 1600 square foot cabin• Minutes from To� no
$750,000
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Lot O Cheeyah Island
WATERFRONT PROPERTY• Just under 3 acres in Uchucklesit Inlet• Offers best � shing, diving & canoeing• Perfect location & summertime retreat
$180,000
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3962 Dunsmuir
NORTH PORT DOUBLE LOT• 80X123• R3 Zoning• Subdivide potential
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3192 12th Avenue
IDEAL “HOME- BASED BUSINESS” OPPORTUNITY!• Professional 24’ x 45’ shop on leg lot, central loc.• 2+1 bedrm, den, 2 bath, 1-1/2 storey , full bsmt.• Hardwood,Elect. furnace, Heat Pump/AC
$279,900
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3148 Sweet Avenue
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$74,900
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9211 Newcastle Road
10 ACRES• Shallow well• Old house on property• Quiet no thru road• Great building site
$169,000
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3501 32nd Ave.
IMMACULATE• Country setting in town• 2 double attached garages• 3 bedroom plus den, 3 bathrooms
MATURE NEIGHBOURHOOD• 0.19 of an acre• Corner lot• Close to all amenities
$79,000
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TWO SEPARATE CONCRETE BUILDINGS• Of� ce space• Large, secure compound• Use one building for your use / lease the other
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2984 3rd Avenue
SOUTH PORT INVESTMENT• 20,000 sq. ft. building• Two long term Tenants in place
$439,000
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SOUTH PORT• Quality lease space available up to 6000 sq. ft.• Great visual exposure• Store front or Of� ce space• Plenty of parking available
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310 Grappler Inlet Bam� eld
WATERFRONT 2.95 ACRES• Fabulous view 4 bedroom home• Beach and shared dock• Close to launching ramp, possible to subdivide
$650,000
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SL 36 Haggard Cove
RECREATION DREAM HOME• Well cared for 2 bedroom rancher• Pine interior, vaulted ceilings, wood stove• Move in ready complete with furniture and appliances
$443,460
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PORT ALBERNI, BC: Coast Realty Group continues its’ dynamic growth on Vancouver Island & the Sunshine Coast.
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Darren enjoys � shing, hunting and spending time with the grandkids.
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432 Pachena Road
BAMFIELD ACREAGE• Building lot 6.06 acres• Possible subdividable• Great View
$260,000
Craig Filipchuk
4905 Cherry Creek Road
ADJACENT TO PACIFIC RIM MALL• Development site adjacent to Paci� c Rim Shopping Mall• Just off the Johnston corridor
$300,000
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Lot 1 Rem Kildonan Harbour
WEST COAST WATERFRONT• Over 2 acres commercial zoned• May be subdivided into two lots• Great view & deep moorage
$269,000
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Lot 33 Headquarter Bay
PRIVATE 5 ACRE WATERFRONT• 1270 sq. ft. rancher 2 bd 2 bath• Own ramp and dock• Gated community with year round caretaker
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Lot 11 Cheeyah Island
SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT RETREAT• 1.5 acres and 600 ft waterfront• 1450 Sq. Ft. circular home with 270 degree view• 3bd and 1 bath, private dock, heli pad, greenhouse
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1 Seeka Landing
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$429,000
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SL 30 Haggard Cove
VACATION CABIN• 2 bdrm cabin w/a view! Haggard Cove, Barkley Sound• Moorage in Owner’s private marina• Solar power system, basic funishings incl’d.• Home base for all your recreation needs
$274,900
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4309 10th Avenue
DELI• Well established turn key business• Great location, 50 seat restaurant• Be your own boss
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Aboriginal DayFaithlyn Gallic, 16 months, gets her footprint taken by Coun. Denis Sauve and community policing volunteers at the Aboriginal Day celebrations at the Friendship Centre on Monday, June 22. Top right, members of the Tseshaht First Nation celebrate Aboriginal Day at Paper Mill Dam on Sunday, June 21.
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Lettie Higgins the president of the Royal
Canadian Legion Branch #293 ladies Auxiliary
president on behalf of the members present Major Kristiana MacKenzie of
the Salvation Army with non perishable food for the food bank. Th is was the last
function for the Major as they have left June 21st to move to
Regina, Saskatchewan.
Elsie Forbes of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary was one of the luck winners of this begonia at their annual get together at the branch. Watch for their annual fall bazaar on Oct. 17th of this year.
Th e Alberni Valley Lions recently held their grocery dash at Buy-Low Foods and are seen here with the lucky winners. Th e lady centre front is Jean Voysey and she won the $500 grocery dash while other winners Laura Brown won $150 basket, Charlie Levesque won the $75 gift certifi cate for Buy-Low and Muriel Hayers won a $25 gift certifi cate.
From left to right are Pam Royan, Jean Voysey’s daughter, Dianna Dalton of the Lions Club, Jean the winner of the $500 worth of groceries, and Buy-Low employee Cheryl Currie. Many thanks to all who purchased raffl e tickets and to Buy-Low for their donations.
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Grade 2 Teacher Haahuupayak school is seeking to hire a grade 2 teacher for the 2015-16 school year. Haahuupayak is an independent school located in Port Alberni. Salary and benefits are comparable to those offered in neighbouring public school districts. To be considered, candidates need:
A current BC teaching certificateFlexibility and be willing to deliver engaging lessons for students with different levels of abilitiesKnowledge and/or evidence of successful application of early childhood education practices with FN studentsStrong interest in developing oral language and reading skillsAbility to work in a collaborative environmentAbility and interest to enhance learning opportunities through the use of technologiesFamiliar with assessment practices for, of and in learning Effective classroom management strategiesGood short and long term planning skills Ability to incorporate learning activities from a nuuchahnulth cultural perspective Willingness to engage with parents and the wider school community
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From / A6The ACRD was
already in the process of removing the slime but lacked the equipment to complete the job.
“It was a big benefit for us.”
Lover doesn’t believe that the rubber, which she said made the race dangerous for the faster cars at Thunder in the Valley, needed to be removed.
“They’ve left it alone for 13 years, why do it twice in one year? I can’t see why they can’t just leave it alone. It’s not broken.”
Fortune said that when he joined the ACRD as airport
superintendent in 2013, he found the condition of the rubber buildup on the runway to be “unacceptable,” citing 3/8s of an inch of flaking rubber that could make landings more difficult as well as clog a plane’s engine, leaving the ACRD liable.
Fortune said the rubber is now scheduled to be removed every five to seven years.
Surry said the AVDRA has a new compound they will use this year to ensure there is enough traction for the [email protected]
Rubber removal angers drivers
From / A6While the flying club
has had as many as 120 planes come in before, Duncan said that he’s expecting 50-60 as long as the weather holds up.
For the more adventurous, there will be opportunities to get up in the air.
“The glider club is going to be operating and taking people up for glider flights,” he said.
“The flying club will be doing $25 a seat
flights over the city.”Everyone is welcome
at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport for the flying club’s open house from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Burgers will be served and families and kids will have a chance to take a look at what the airport offers.
For more information call Loretta Parkinson at 250-723-2555 or e-mail [email protected]@albernivalleynews.com
See the Valley from the air
Mardi greatRotary president Christina Proteau, second from right, donates $5,000 to Donna Michaud, Angie Blake and Jack Buffie from Fir Park Village Foundation to pay for new window coverings.
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CARDBOARD DISPOSAL BAN AT THE ALBERNI VALLEY LANDFILLPlease be advised that effective July 1, 2015, the Alberni‐Clayoquot Regional District will be banning recyclable corrugated cardboard from industrial, commercial and institutional sources from disposal at the Alberni Valley Landfill.
The banning of this recyclable resource under Bylaw R1027 will save valuable landfill space, energy and resources. The onus has been placed on all of us to comply with this important waste reduction initiative.
Your business may already be in the practice of cardboard recycling. If not, please contact one of the haulers listed below to determine what carbdboard collection recycling services it offers.
Nicklin Waste and Recycling 250-724-0992 or 250-735-0995
Progressive Waste Solutions 250‐723‐4777
Sun Coast Waste Services Ltd. 250‐720‐2161
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The ADSS Parent Prom Committee of 2015 would like to thank the following businesses, community members and individuals for their generous donations of time, gifts, and supplies needed for Prom 2015 – The Great Gatsby. To all parents who held an executive position, organized a fundraiser, participated in a fundraiser, attended meetings, arrived at the school during lunch, and helped with the work of each committee – THANK YOU! To all students who attended weekly grad information meetings and participated in fundraisers, THANK YOU. To the student grad committee who chaired the weekly student meetings, obtained student input, and put news out to the school and the student rep who attended the parent meetings, a huge THANK YOU! To all the teachers, administrators, school district staff, trustees, community agencies, and citizens of Port Alberni, THANK YOU! All this support was done by people who already have full time jobs, busy family schedules, heavy homework loads, and numerous other commitments. Without you, this would not have come together. Congratulations Class of 2015, you did it! Thank you to all those listed below for your support of our graduates. We sincerely apologize if any person, business, or organization was missed from this publication.
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‘Dawg honoursAlberni Valley Bulldogs trainer Damon Pugerude has been named Alberni Valley Minor Lacrosse Association volunteer of the year after volunteering once the B.C. Hockey League season was over.
AV Bulldogs’ Povelofskie retires
The Alberni Golf Club is a busy place these days.
Last weekend the club hosted the men’s West Coast Amateur.
This coming Sunday
the club will host the Ladies’ West Coast Amateur championship.
On July 3–4, the 22nd annual Charity Golf Classic will take
place. Registration starts at 5 p.m. and a wine and cheese reception is planned for 7 p.m. on Friday.
Registration opens again on Saturday at
9 a.m. Golfing starts at 11:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.
The dinner/ dance and auctions start at 7 p.m.
The charity auction
will benefit four local charities—Literacy Alberni, Bread of Life, Stepping Stones and Alberni Rescue Squad—as well as BC Children’s Hospital.
West Coast Amateur tournaments at AGC
Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ forward Tyler Povelofskie is retiring from junior hockey to pursue a post-secondary opportunity.
Povelofskie has enrolled in the heavy duty/ transport mechanic program at Thompson Rivers University.
“This was not a decision made lightly on my part,” said
Povelofskie, who was injured partway through last season.
“I would like to take the time to sincerely thank the Alberni Valley Bulldogs organization for the opportunities and experiences that I gained last season,” he added.
Povelofskie missed a large portion of last season with a serious skate-caused
laceration but worked hard to get back in the lineup.
“Tyler has been seeking this opportunity to become a heavy duty mechanic for a few years now but it didn’t work out with the hockey schedule,” said Alberni Valley Bulldogs head coach and general manager Kevin Willison.
“Now with a shop
giving him the opportunity to have his education paid for, it is like a scholarship to him so we wish Tyler all the best moving forward into the new chapter in his life,” added Willison.
Povelofskie said he will take many good memories with him as he transitions away from playing hockey.
“I would also like to thank coaches Kevin
(Willison) and Adam (Hayduk) for their endless commitment to coaching, Tom (McEvay) for his education advice and expertise, Lyle and Kathy Pitts for opening their home as billet parents and, last but definitely not least, the community, volunteers and fans that support the Bulldogs win, lose, or draw.”
www.albernivalleynews.com A23Alberni Valley News - Thursday, June. 25, 2015
The Alberni Golf Club ladies’ club golfers had a wonderful time at the ladies nine- and 18-hole scramble. Plenty of sunshine and lots of fun.
There were 45 ladies including 10 guests who participated. The winning team with 38 was Janice Cross, Marj Dufour and Kathy Toms.
Winning a prize for the lowest team putts, a total of 12, was Laura Lee Edgell, Sandra Simpson and Kathy White.
Marta Williamson won the special prize. After our nine holes of golf we enjoyed each others’ company over coffee and muffins. Very enjoyable.
In the words of Bob Hope: “I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.”
KATHYWHITE
Pitch n’ Putt
Ladies scramble for fun
The Port Alberni Lawn Bowling Club will host the provincial fours women’s championships from July 3–5.
The Qualicum Lawn Bowling Club will host
the provincial men’s fours championships on the same weekend.
Ten women’s teams from around the province will come to Port Alberni and compete in a double knockout
format. Winning teams will represent B.C. at the national championships Aug. 16–22 in Ontario.
Two teams from Port Alberni will compete in the provincials: Rinnie Hoekstra,
Marilyn Chretien, Anne Grist and skip Nancy Hemmingsen and the second team of Alison Merryfield, Elaine van Kooten,
Robin Forrest and skip Pricilla Westlake.
Westlake bowls out of the Tsawwassen Lawn Bowling Club and is the
current Canadian National under-25 champion who represented Canada at the World Under 25 championships in
Australia in March.Games start Friday,
July 3 at 3 p.m. The gold medal game will be played on Sunday, July 5 at 1 p.m.
Port Alberni hosts provincial lawn bowling finals www.albernivalleynews.com A23Alberni Valley News - Thursday, June. 25, 2015
22nd Annual Charity Golf ClassicJuly 3rd & 4th
Alberni Golf Club6449 Cherry Creek Road
$150 Entry Fee Includes: 18 holes of golf, Hole in one insurance, Mulligans & Welcome Package
To pre-register for the Charity Golf Classic 2015, pick up registrations forms at the Alberni Golf Club. Make up your own 5-member team or enter individually. For info call 250-723-5422
FRIDAY July 3rd5pm Registration
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Guests are: Retired NHL Referee and Tournament founder Rob Shick, Former NHL player Richard Chernomaz, Long time media personality, Mira Laurence, Jason Pires CTV Vancouver. General public is welcome to take part in the silent auction and all the festivities!
The charity recipients are: Literacy Alberni, Stepping Stones, Bread of Life, Alberni Valley Rescue Squad, and BC Children’s Hospital.
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THE ARTSTHE ARTS ART RAVE / Celebrating art in pictures. A26
Four decades after starting her career with the quirky folk band Pied Pumkin, Shari Ulrich is still going strong.
The 2014 Canadian Folk Music Awards songwriter of the year for 2014 will perform at Char’s Landing on Argyle Street at Fifth Avenue on Saturday, June 27 at 8 p.m.
Ulrich’s latest release “Everywhere I Go” (engineered and produced by her daughter Julia Graff, also an accomplished musician) is her eighth solo album, and the 21st of her career. She brings a special warmth, humour and honesty to her songwriting and solo performance along with her wide range of instrumental skills on piano, guitar, violin and mandolin.
Tickets are $20 in advance ($25 at the door). For more information, please call 778-421-2427.
Shari UlrichA folk success everywhere she goes
Children, art and summer; what better combination?
The Rollin Art Centre invites children aged seven to 12 years to participate in our summer art programs.
Camps run every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 12:30 p.m. and run until 3:30 p.m., featuring a new theme each week.
These summer art programs promise a creative outlet children need and enjoy. Our wonderful summer student, Tess, has planned fun activities that integrate art with learning. Check out the full summer lineup on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/rollinartcentre.
Play with clay every day
Children who love to play with clay should enroll in this two-day workshop, aptly named Play With Clay.
This two-day clay workshop is for children ages nine-12 years , Sat. July 11th and Sat. July 18th, from 9-11 at the Rollin Art Centre. Learn the fundamentals of clay. Cost is $35 plus $10 for supplies. Register today, as space is limited.
Writing workshops filling up
If you’re a teen and you like to write creatively, then this workshop is for you. The Write Mindset is a creative writing workshop designed for youth aged 10–12 years and teens 13 and older. Every Monday mornings, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. are for 10-12 year olds and afternoons, 1–4 p.m. for teens.
For more info and to register, call the Rollin Art Centre today, 250-724-3412. Space is limited.
Wildlife in view until July 11
The Rollin Art
Centre’s current art exhibit features the wildlife photography of Drew Glaser. Don’t miss this collection of photographs capturing wildlife and outdoor photography. Glaser’s exhibit runs until July 11.
Terrace teas start July 2
Dennis Olsen opens the fundraising teas with his acoustic guitar on July 2 from 1–3 p.m.
Tickets are $12 seniors/students, $15 adults and $10 for children under 12. Refreshments too.
Melissa Martin can be reached at the Rollin Art Centre, call 250-724-3412.
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www.albernivalleynews.com A25Alberni Valley News - Thursday, June. 25, 2015
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Judy Dixon, below, paints in the window at Boutique Belles Amies on Saturday as part of Art Rave.
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Winter Darbey, left, mugs with a self-portrait done in pencil crayon—his preferred medium—during the opening reception for Art Rave at the Capitol Theatre.
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Pyrographic artist Shayne Lloyd works on a panel of the Young Professionals of the Alberni Valley’s tsunami public art project, which will be installed on the corner of Argyle Street and Kingsway Avenue in front of the train station later this summer. Art Rave volunteer Kelly Carter watches Lloyd work on the Toy Run portion of his concept.
www.albernivalleynews.com A27Alberni Valley News - Thursday, June. 25, 2015
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