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COVER STORY
ACRD still waits for grant $
Coulson writes next chapter
Military jets aren’t the only arm of the aviation business that the Coulson Group is expanding into.
“We’re expanding into the heavy jet business with medevac (medical evacuation),” said CEO Wayne Coulson, standing in front of an under-construction jet inside the
Coulson Aircrane hangar at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport.
“This is our new medevac jet and it goes online in December.”
The medevac jet will be serving Hawaii, he added.
“It’ll be running out to the Hawaiian islands and we work with a company
called Life Support out of down Island.”
That flight range will make the plane unique on the continent.
“It’s a bit of a niche market. This will be the only plane out of North America that can do that leg into Hawaii with 100-knot winds.”
Coulson adds heavy jet business with medevac
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The Coulson Group is busy refitting a jet to be used for long-range medical evacuations from Hawaii. It will be the first of its kind, Wayne Coulson said.
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The expansion of the Alberni Valley Regional Airport should be completed by the end of August 2016, according a timeline provided by regional district CAO Russell Dyson.
The project, which is slated to cost $7.5 million, includes both expanding the runway itself and installing new lighting.
According to the ACRD, the runway extension would lengthen the currently 3,952-by-75-foot runway to 5,000-by-100 feet. The length would be gained by extending the runway to the east, near the terminal and where the drag racing burnout box is currently located.
The lighting would upgrade the current system at the airport to medium-intensity lighting, said Dyson.
The ACRD is waiting on the government to find out whether or not they will receive funding.
Continued / A18
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The runway at the Alberni Valley Airport hasn’t been
expanded yet but new investments are already coming.
“We’re announcing today that we’ve been the chosen installer and manufacturer of the new C295 tanking system,” said Coulson Group CEO Wayne Coulson at a Tuesday morning press conference at the AVRA. The announcement has been a year and a half in the making.
According to Airbus Defence and Space, they and the Coulson Group “have signed a memorandum of understanding covering the industrialization, supply and support of the new water bomber version of the Airbus C295W transport aircraft.”
The tanker system was designed in the Alberni Valley, said Coulson.
“This tank design was designed locally here by [Coulson Aircranes
manager Britton Coulson] and his team working with the Airbus team out of Spain,” Coulson said.
“The C295 is an exciting aircraft—it’s a twin engine machine that we will be bringing a prototype of to Port Alberni late next year for the tank installation.”
The installation of the tanking system will involve “two internal tanks of 3,500 litres each, able to transport water or retardant and able to be refilled in under seven
minutes,” according to Airbus.
Where subsequent planes will be retrofitted is yet to be decided.
“They may feel more comfortable to install it in Spain, however my
expectation is that they’ll bring them here because the cost structure is much less than some of the mega-factories.”
Coulson has big plans for the refitted jets.
“The 295 will be one of the competitors going into the search and rescue contract which is bid in mid-January...the C295 is one of the leading aircraft and the contract will be a multi-million-dollar contract with the Canadian government for
the replacement of the Buffaloes.”
The distinctive yellow C-115 Buffalo transport and rescue planes fly out of 19 Wing Comox.
If the C295 is chosen as the winning bid, Coulson will reap the benefits.
“This positions our company to be a significant supplier to that contract in the way of support that they’re going to need to put those airplanes together.”
Continued / A19
PHOTO COURTESY AIRBUS
A C295 water bomber drops a load of water during a demonstration flight. The Coulson Group of Port Alberni has a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to refit the C295s with tanks that can hold water or fire retardant.
AVIATION: | Deal with Airbus will see expansion to the Coulson Group’s business at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport.
‘This tank design was designed locally here by
Britton Coulson.’– Wayne Coulson
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WESTPORTE COMMUNITY MEETINGWhen: Wednesday, November 18 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmWhere: Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street (Dogwood Room)An opportunity for public input, questions and feedback will be provided.Why: The City is considering issuing a ‘Call for Proposals’ for development of a portion of the 68 acres of undeveloped City owned property between Westporte Place and Golden Street (see shaded area on the map beside) that would:• Help address the need for increased housing for seniors (through
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A house fire in the 4600 block of Morton Street that broke
out in the very early morning hours of Nov. 10 has displaced a family of five.
“The call came in as a chimney fire at
1:39 a.m.,” said Port Alberni fire Chief Tim Pley.
“It started out in the chimney and it got into the attic.”
The fire occurred because in older homes, current building codes that specify clearance between a heat source and wood were not yet implemented.
“The fire was caused by heat transfer from the chimney to the structure,” said Pley.
“So over time it pyrolyzed.”
Pley said that while the fire avoided doing extensive damage to the living space, the
residents are unlikely to be able to return for some time.
“We currently are not allowed back in the house because it’s not safe, not even for shoes,” said Jessie Rowland, one of the home’s five residents.
“We have no idea when we will be allowed back.”
The family, which rented the home, did not have contents insurance on their belongings, she said.
Rowland and her family are currently staying at a motel but only the first few nights are paid for. After that, the family of five and their two dogs and one cat will have to find a new place to stay.
“We have to find another place to rent so if anyone knows of anyone willing to rent out a four-bedroom house that allows animals...” she added.
“My sister broke her foot on Sunday meaning she cannot work so we’re in a tough spot.”
Anyone wanting to help with donations towards a longer hotel stay, food or leads on appropriate rentals can call Rowland at [email protected]
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A divided city council made a choice to regulate and licence medical marijuana dispensaries on Monday, meaning WeeMedical on Third Avenue can stay open.
The decision came two weeks after WeeMedical opened its doors in Port Alberni’s Uptown.
“Other towns have had marijuana dispensaries open up and they’re getting themselves way behind the eight ball trying to catch up,” said Coun. McLeman.
“I would like to see Port Alberni be proactive and control if they become legal where they are and if they’re not legal, get rid of them in the end.”
The medical dispensary currently operates outside of the law as stated in a letter sent from RCMP inspector Mac Richards to the business.
McLeman’s biggest concern was that without regulation, other dispensaries would try to move into buildings near schools and other youth facilities.
Coun. Sharie Minions agreed.
“I feel that zoning is a part of our mandate,” said Minions.
“It shouldn’t be on the municipal agenda but it is a problem in our community. If we wait it will probably just get worse and worse and worse by the time the federal government does something about it.”
Coun. Chris Alemany felt like it was time to take up the slack where the federal government had failed.
“It’s clear that the legislation federally has not caught up with society and we’re faced to deal with that
mess.”Alemany added that
while there is “no argument that it is illegal” and added that regardless of whether the marijuana at WeeMedical is being sold recreationally or medicinally, regulation is a must.
“I think if we’re open with ourselves we know that WeeMedical is just selling recreational marijuna... and I don’t much care.”
(Operator Justin Liu later refuted the comment, stating that “we sell medical marijuana, not
recreational.”)Council voted
5-2 for city staff to come up with recommendations on
how to zone and regulate marijuana dispensaries.
Liu said he was pleased with the decision.
“I’m really impressed at the forward
thinking leadership of city council. They have listened to the public and their need for medicinal marijuana,” Liu said. “WeeMedical is proud and excited to work with the city and fall under any and every guideline they set.”
Coun. Denis Sauve, who along with Mayor Mike Ruttan voted against the regulations, said he couldn’t condone an illegal business.
“When I made an oath to this office, I made sure that I follow certain ethics to protect the community. The fact is that you’re asking the city to regulate an illegal activity —I’m not going to support letting this dispensary operate illegally.”
Currently, storefront marijuana dispensaries are illegal. Any changes to the Criminal Code by the newly elected Liberal government—which made an
election campaign prommise that it will legalize marijuana— will have to pass through parliament before changes can be implemented.
Ruttan called city council being forced to make the choice “unfair.”
“For us as a council to presume that we can make a decision about this... we’re not federal politicians, we’re municipal politicians and for us as municipal politicians to be placed in a position where we’re thinking we’re going to make a decision about federal law? “We’re way advanced over anything that’s
within our area of jurisdiction.”
Despite Ruttan’s comments on the lack of municipal jurisdiction in the area, he had reached out to WeeMedical’s landlord Martin Tessler directly.
Speaking two weeks ago, Tessler said that Ruttan had called to inform him that the dispensary was “not welcome in the town.”
It was a call that Ruttan made acting on his own initiative —a move that Alemany was not pleased with.
“In the past couple of weeks there have been some actions by the mayor that caused a lot of concern in council and in the
community. I just wanted to remind us all that we were put here specifically on the notion that previous councils were not able to work well together and had troubles communicating,” said Alemany.
“I think it’s important for us to be reminded of that and redouble our efforts to work as a team and ensuring that we’re always apprised of everything that’s happening.”
City staff will bring recommendations on zoning and regulation of marijuana dispensaries to the Nov. 23 council meeting.
Pot dispensary can stay: city councilHEALTH: | Councillors vote to look into regulation rather than confrontation when it comes to illegal medical marijuana store.
JACK MCLEMAN
V ICTORIA – The B.C. government declared the first
Conservation Officer Day on Nov. 4, to recognize the 110-year history of the service that started out as mostly volunteer “game wardens.”
This is overdue recognition for what is essentially a police force that only receives public notice when a bear or cougar has to be killed to protect people.
The ceremony at the B.C. legislature included awards. Chief Conservation Officer Doug Forsdick presented long-service medals and two commendations for lifesaving.
One was to CO Jason Hawkes, who rescued a family of four from their sinking boat on Kootenay Lake last June. He reached them in rough, windy conditions when they were waist-deep in water,
far from shore.The other went to
CO Andrew Anaka, for rescuing an angler from an overturned boat, whom he found “extremely hypothermic” at the base of a cliff at a lake near Powell River on Jan. 22. A second angler didn’t make it to shore.
An exemplary service medal went to CO Micah Kneller, who caught up with Fort Nelson RCMP officers and paramedics on Sept. 6, as they treated a hunter who had been attacked by a grizzly in a remote area.
As darkness fell, Kneller found a second injured hunter, got the group together, built a fire and assisted until a rescue helicopter from CFB Comox lifted the hunters out at 3 a.m.
NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert had a couple of things on his mind at the event. He relayed a report from
the B.C. Government Employees’ Union that there has been a 10 per cent cut in CO staff since 2002.
Not so, replied Environment Minister Mary Polak. The number has “hovered around 148” in that time, she said, including seasonal staff for peak hunting and fishing
periods.Polak
said extra investment has gone into trucks that serve as mobile command centres, so people aren’t sitting
in offices waiting for the phone to ring.
They patrol more and respond faster, which can be vital.
Chandra Herbert also blasted the government for a “donation” of $100,000 from the Freshwater Fishing Society of B.C. to increase angling enforcement this summer, adding more seasonal CO days. “What’s next, bake sales?” he said.
The real story is a bit more complicated.
In March I reported that the B.C. Liberal government finally made good on a decade-old promise to turn over all revenue from freshwater fishing licence sales to the society.
Its revenue went from $7 million to $10 million once the government finally ended the practice of skimming some off for the general treasury.
Energy Minister Bill Bennett recalled that the society was established during the first years of Gordon Campbell’s government, a period of what Bennett called “religious zeal” for privatization.
The society spends most of its budget restocking lakes with trout and promoting responsible angling, but its new 30-year service contract also calls on it to contribute to enforcement. This is the first year that has happened, and Polak said the extra fishing violation tickets indicate it is working.
Continued / A9
TOM FLETCHERB.C. Views
Conservation officers a thin green line
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EDITORIAL
Airport on map with new deal
The announcement Tuesday that the Coulson Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus Defence and Space to retrofit their C295W transport aircraft into water bombers will hopefully silence the naysayers who disapproved of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s plans to expand the runway at the regional airport.
The MOU signed this week goes above and beyond the business case originally compiled to justify borrowing up to $6 million for the expansion.
It also proves to those critical of the plan that Wayne Coulson is putting his money where
his mouth is, to pardon the cliché, and supporting the airport despite the criticism he received earlier this year.
Plans for a 60,000-square-foot hangar will mean local construction jobs, and a new business should mean new jobs at the airport.
We predict this is only the first of several companies becoming interested in our airport. (In fact the Coulson Group is right now converting an aircraft for long-range medical evacuations on another smaller contract.)
Our proximity to 19 Wing Comox could work in our favour if the C295W transport is chosen to replace the C-115 Buffalo transport aircraft. When the Cormorant helicopters replaced the aging search and rescue Labradors, the maintenance contract was granted to a civilian company; there is nothing stating a similar situation couldn’t happen here. Possibilities are limitless.
Coulson has come through: now it is time to hold the ACRD accountable and ensure it gets this expansion off the ground.
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To the Editor,Re: The truck stops
here, Alberni Valley News, Nov. 5.
Anderson Avenue residents and Uptown merchants already experience an inordinate amount of truck traffic for urban environments and all the valid reasons residents fought in opposition for Raven coal truck traffic at our waterfront still exist.
Plus, our Official Community Plan’s (OCP) governing principles still emphasize “significant tourism oriented waterfront development projects” so, funneling industrial truck traffic flow to any one route located within city limits isn’t resolving the problem.
The favoured Harbour Road option would create an imbalance, prioritizing industrial mobility instead of urban mobility and in no way “achieve a balance between commercial, industrial and public uses” as prescribed in our OCP. So if the city wants to proceed with the Harbour Road option, full public consultation is compulsory to make
these kind of critical amendments.
Plus, an obstacle with the Harbour Road option that may not be apparent, is the difficulty of getting through an environmental review with the BC Environmental Assessment Office.
The ring road is the only clear-cut solution. The onus should be on the companies with the trucks to invest, the province needs to chip in and just as tax payers are paying a small amount per year for the airport’s runway expansion, the same process should be undertaken for the ring road.
Taxpayers would receive far more immediate benefits freeing city streets from industrial traffic than they will ever directly experience from their money going into the airport.
Stacey Gaiga,Port Alberni
Veterans’ tales were poignant
To the Editor,Through my school,
VAST, I was able to travel to the Port Alberni Legion. I didn’t know what a privilege it would be to meet and listen to three local Second
World War veterans share their marvellous memories with me.
I learned much more than I thought I knew about the war. I learned how important every job was, reasons for enlisting, and the many emotional experiences.
Something vital I learned was the many jobs those in the military had, including but not limited to; engineering, communications and radar technician. It was important that they worked as an equal team and supported each other.
Many that left to serve were very young compared to today’s standards. Most were under the age of 20. During the outbreak of the Second World War
many countries were still struggling with the great depression following the First World War.
Enlisting provided an opportunity for educational advantages and to live an improved life.
The decision to enlist was sometimes a form of rebellion and an opportunity to get out and see the world. While in other cases the choice was strongly supported by family, and family history of military involvement.
Regardless of the reasons, all three veterans expressed a sadness at leaving loved ones. Leaving family meant one had to quickly learn to become independent and pitch in to team efforts.
When asked if given the opportunity to serve again, there was no hesitation. All showed a sense of pride, and indicated they would be honoured to oblige if the outcomes remained the same.
My sense was that the veterans had more appreciation from discipline, hard work, and its rewards. They aspired to accomplish so much more than just accessing an education.
Knowledge does not always happen in a traditional school setting. Often wisdom comes from our life experiences. Each of these wise veterans had the same message for my generation and those to come. They want us to understand that it’s very important from history to know what happened and why, to not forget, and that there can’t be anymore wars.
Mankind needs to learn from history and apply it to everyday life. We can make positive, respectful examples of how we communicate and treat each other.
I felt honoured to hear each veteran tell their stories.
Linda Planes,VAST Education
Centre
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They don’t get much respect from an urban public informed by celebrity wildlife protesters such as Pamela Anderson, Miley Cyrus and Ricky Gervais.
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KATYA SLEPIANALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
With winter on the Alberni Valley’s doorstep, so are the inversions that bring poor air quality with them.
But while there’s little that can be done about the climate of the Valley, the air quality council (AQC) is hoping to limit human contributions to the situation.
“We get these
inversions in the winter where the warm air is above and the cold air is below,” said Port Alberni fire Chief Tim Pley, who sits on the AQC.
“So that smoke just stays here and washes around and makes us all sick.”
While some of the poor air quality around town this time of year can be attributed to the slash burning in the mountains
around town, said AQC member Sarah Thomas, the air quality council is hoping to do something about the emission sources they can control.
They’re hosting the Burn It Smart workshop at the Port Alberni Fire Department on Nov. 21 to teach residents all about the importance of clean, dry wood for woodstoves.
“The workshop is part of the grant for the woodstove exchange program,” said Pley.
“The idea is to help get the message out. If people want to bring their firewood in from home we’ll test the moisture in it and tell them whether it’s safe and advisable to burn.”
Wood that has too much moisture in it requires much more energy to burn.
“It doesn’t burn hot enough so a lot of your energy is used up just evaporating the water and thus it pollutes more, produces more smoke,” he said.
The recommended amount of moisture in firewood is no more than 15-20 per cent, added Thomas.
Equally important as dry firewood is a high-efficiency EPA-
certified woodstove, Pley added.
“They re-burn the smoke,” he said.
“Smoke is fuel so if that smoke just
goes up the chimney you lose a good percentage of fuel and potential heat and you’re polluting.”
An EPA-certified
woodstove, Pley said, traps the smoke.
“By burning a more efficient stove it re-burns the smoke, gets a ton more heat out of your wood. That gets you a lot more value out of your wood and the emissions are way lower.”
With more and more high-efficiency, Pley said air quality in the Alberni Valley has improved.
“It has a significant impact...in a subjective perspective, people think it’s better than it was.”
The workshop isn’t all science thanks to some donated firewood, added Pley.
“There’s going to be a wood stacking contest too.”
The workshop takes place at the Port Alberni fire hall from 2-4 p.m on Saturday, Nov. [email protected]
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The air quality council’s Sarah Thomas tests the moisture content of firewood with a moisture metre.
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Change of venuefor Lion’s TV auction
KRISTI DOBSONSPECIAL TO THE NEWS
The annual Alberni Valley Lions Television Auction will have a new backdrop this year. For the past 42 years, the fundraiser has taken place at Glenwood Centre, but a new location this year is expected to provide better sound quality for viewers and a more comfortable venue for volunteers.
Since its inception, the Port Alberni Youth Centre Association has been encouraging community groups to use its multi-purpose building on Cedarwood Street. When the Lions Club members found out about the opportunity to move the auction across the field this year at no cost, they liked the idea of trying something new.
“It is smaller, the sound is better and we won’t need to use the loud fans (at Glenwood) for heat,” said Lion George Smith. “It is a godsend type of thing and the price continues to be right.”
As the largest fundraiser of the year for the club, members rely on such community support and have been out on the streets collecting 300 items from local businesses to put on the auction block. The resulting funds by the end of the evening, which in the past few years has risen to about $13,000, has
always been directed to local charities.
This year, the Lions are funding an innovative machine to provide vision care in schools. The group is the first Lions club on Vancouver Island to commit to purchasing a spot scanner. The $10,000 piece of equipment very quickly assists in diagnosing people who have a vision impairment.
“We are going to start with school-aged kids and then expand into the community,” Smith said. “We know that there are assessments of children prior to entering school, including vision tests, but some (children) develop vision problems after that assessment, so this can provide opportunities for assessment after entering the school system. Parents
can then go see an optometrist, but if they can’t afford that, the Lions can possibly help out with that, too.”
The new scanner was just approved by Health Canada in the spring of this year and the Lions club acted quickly to acquire one.
“Now other clubs are negotiating and we are likely to have five on the Island,” said Tom Hall, fellow Alberni Valley Lion.
Vision care has been an important priority for Lions clubs internationally and started with advocate Helen Keller. The clubs have been supporting the cause since Keller’s request in 1925 at the Lions Club International Convention.
Local Lions club members hope the scanner will help elementary school students in the
classroom. “When kids develop
vision problems in later grades it really impacts their learning,” Hall said.
Lion Russ McLaughlin is still impressed with the amount of support by the community each year.
“We know a lot of households have auction parties and this year the Westwind Pub is hosting one for the public to help out,” he said.
The Lions continue to keep up with technology. Computer users can now watch via live stream at www.avlionsauction.com, where the items will also be listed starting Saturday, Nov. 14. The phone lines for pre-bids will be ready to go at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28 with the on-air program starting at 4:30 p.m. on Shaw TV.
KRISTI DOBSON/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Alberni Valley Lion Club member George Smith photographs some auction items while volunteers do some work at the Port Alberni Youth Centre, where the annual television auction will take place on Nov. 28.
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KATYA SLEPIANALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
The city of Port Alberni is considering donating in-kind work to help the Alberni Valley Bulldogs complete their front office renovations.
The Bulldogs had received $80,000 from the Alberni Valley Community Forest to complete the renovations; that was $40,000 short of their original request of $120,000.
In a letter to city manager Ken Watson, Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society director Darren
DeLuca asked for city assistance in finishing up three areas of the new front office: modifying the existing fireplace; creating an indoor transitional zone from the new ticket area to the main foyer and the finishing of the office interior.
According to a cash flow statement from the Bulldogs, $35,068 of the $78,000 building budget has already been spent.
According to Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society fundraising chair Bob Cole, having money left over is ideal for the Bulldogs.
“The more dollars
we have left at the end the better for display features for our merchandise,” said Cole.
Coun. Denis Sauve questioned how much employee time the Bulldogs’ request
would cost the city.“I know we’ve
helped out the Bulldogs organization in the past with the ice time and so forth,” said Sauve.
“You’re asking us to actually find man hours and come up with the money to finish this project.”
Cole said that the PAJHS didn’t have a quantified amount of hours or money they were asking the city to put forth for the project.
“We just wanted to work that out with city staff,” he said.
Bulldogs’ business manager Lucas Banton agreed.
“We want the city to partner with us so that we can finish up with a little bit of money left over,” Banton said Tuesday afternoon, adding that with the Bulldogs
doing the front office renovations the city gets a brand new look for the AV Multiplex without doling out all of the construction costs.
“If the city took the project on themselves it could cost them $150,000,” Banton said.
“We’re getting a lot of great feedback that it’s balancing out the building and that it looks better.”
This way, Banton said, “there’s no cash that will exchange hands.”
This is not the first time that the Bulldogs have asked for city assistance.
According to city manager Ken Watson, the junior hockey team currently owes the city $55,178; that’s down from the $63,538 they owed at the end of July 2014.
Banton said that the organization has plans to pay back the remaining funds over the next two years.
The Bulldogs have also asked for a reduction in rent prior, Banton said, but added that rent adjustments are a standard business practice.
“That’s based on market conditions and in no way is a form of a subsidy. The city, based on the market and the ability for the Bulldogs to maintain their presence in the Valley, needed to have an adjustment to the rent,” he said.
“Which is the normal course of action for commerce. Rent negotiation is a normal course of business—it’s not seen in the private sector as a form of subsidization.”
Bulldogs ask for help for new office
‘You’re asking us to actually
find man hours and
come up with the money
to finish this project.’– Denis Sauve
Darker water still safe
City engineer Guy Cicon said that while water from the city’s Bainbridge Lake reservoir can be different in colour than water from the China Creek intake, it’s still safe to drink.
“There is a different character to that water with the organics and that can add to the discolouration,” Cicon said.
Residents had come to Coun. Chris Alemany with concerns, Alemany said at council.
Increase in multi-family
Multi-family building applications have spiked in 2015 compared to last year, according to city planner Scott Smith’s report to council.
The city has seen 37 multi-family applications this year compared to just four last year—a number that Smith said was mostly due to the many multi-family residential units in the Uchucklesaht cultural centre being constructed on Argyle Street.
Budget process gets revamp
The city of Port Alberni’s 2016 budget process will be easier to understand after a request from city council.
City manager Ken Watson presented an example of a more reader-friendly friendly version of the usual long, itemized lists of budget expenditures.
The first draft five year financial plan is expected to come to council Dec. 14.
YPAV to make bike racks
City council endorsed the Young Professionals of the Alberni Valley’s plan to construct bike racks from Catalyst Paper industrial parts. The YPAV will work with the high school welding class to build the bike racks and the city will donate transportation, storage and installation services.
The bike racks are funded via a partnership between the Port Alberni Rotary Club and the YPAV.
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KATYA SLEPIANALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
The Huu-ay-aht First Nation’s first
ever craft fair was a success, according to Huu-ay-aht economic development officer Shawn Standley.
The fair was held Nov. 7 at the Italian Hall in Port Alberni.
“For the Huu-ay-aht citizens, this
is this opportunity to jumpstart,” said Standley.
“Some may not have the opportunity to be entrepreneurs so the whole point for me is to try to give them that hand up.”
The fair allowed citizens to try out marketing their goods on a small scale with little capital investment needed before trying it on a bigger scale.
“For everyone here I’ve given them my card as the economic development officer. One woman sold $600 worth of knit socks!” Standley said.
“Perhaps there’s something I can do with putting together a business plan for you, perhaps there’s some funding I could get. Or maybe if I don’t have funding I could put them into connection with a financial institution where there are grants.”
If those connections can be made, then Standley is one step closer to his goal.
“My whole goal is to have every person working, paying taxes and contributing that way—that would be pure nirvana.”
KATYA SLEPIAN/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Marylin Tutchie and Deborah N. Cook display their crafts at the Huu-ay-aht craft market on Nov. 7.
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US Library of Congress honours Port Alberni’s literacy society
SUSAN QUINNALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
The American Library of Congress has recognized Literacy Alberni for best practices in international literacy.
Literacy Alberni Society (LAS) executive director Charmead Schella travelled to Washington, DC at the end of October to receive the award.
“It’s very heartening for our organization to be recognized on such a prestigious international level,” Schella said.
“We are among incredibly successful and decorated literacy bodies.”
Literacy Alberni was the only Canadian organization to receive recognition, Schella said. “There are 17 organizations
internationally who were recognized for exemplary exercising of best practices in literacy, and three that were chosen for cash prizes,” she said.
“We were in the pool of 17 chosen from 90 contenders internationally.”
Aside from several American organizations, those recognized came from South Africa, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Spain, the Dominican Republic, England and Germany.
“I think it’s encouraging,” she said.
“It’s something to look on in those many times of darkness, when you wonder if you’re working in a vacuum...you realize you’re doing good, valuable, necessary work.”
Charmead Schella from Literacy Alberni accepts an award from John Y. Cole at the Library of Congress Literacy Awards in Washington, DC.
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From / A3They have applied
through the Strategic Priorities Fund. The money comes from the federal gas tax fund but will be doled
out by the Union of B.C. Municipalities.
According to Dyson, the regional district expects to hear back about the grant by the end of 2015. The grant
can cover up to 100 per cent of the cost; if it does not, the ACRD has secured voter permission to borrow up to $6 million to cover any shortfall.
The tender for the airport expansion will be prepared for January and awarded by the end of February.
Transport Canada
and Nav Canada plans are expected to be developed and implemented in March 2016 and excavation and land clearing will be completed between
April and June. The runway would be paved in June and July and new lighting installed between April and July. Obstacle limitation
surface work will take place between March and June and final grading and landscaping should be completed by the end of July.
Runway markings will be painted onto the freshly paved surface in August and the commissioning of the new runway infrastructure and appliances will take place over the course of July and August.
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Artist Doug Harrison, who was raised at Alberni Pacific Logging’ (APL) ‘Camp One” and spent his working life in logging for “Macmillan-Bloedel”, will be speaking about his experiences with the Martin Mars water bomber aircraft next month at Echo Centre.
“Harrison was the manager at Northwest Bay when the Mt. Moriarty Fire took place, and he worked on the Taylor River Fire of 1967,” says IHS spokesperson David Hooper. “He sometimes flew in the ‘Bird Dog’, ahead of the ‘Mars” so that gave him some unique perspectives.
Harrison is also an artist of West Coast subjects and his two most recent paintings feature the ‘Mars” in action.
The presentation will take place at Echo Centre on Thursday, Dec. 3 starting at 7 p.m. There will be an intermission to give audience members a chance to share their own stories and there will be some photos and memorabilia set up as well.
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From / A3While he couldn’t
comment on the number of airplanes the Coulson Group would be retrofitting, Coulson did say that with 150 C295s out there already the number would be significant.
The airport expansion was instrumental in getting Coulson the C295 retrofitting contract, he said.
“The new airport expansion is a key critical factor in us being awarded such a large contract as this,” he said.
The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District is currently waiting on the results of grant funding applications; however, the ACRD secured permission to borrow up to $6 million to cover the full cost of the runway extension if the funding isn’t awarded. The federal Strategic Priorities funding could pay for the entire $7.5 million airport expansion, including both the runway and the medium-intensity lighting.
City of Port Alberni economic development manager Pat Deakin pointed out that the C295 contract was not part of the business case for the airport expansion.
“The Airbus deal wasn’t part of the business case that has gone to government and the voters in the community with respect to the airport expansion,” Deakin said.
“So this is above and beyond what was anticipated.”
Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns said the Coulsons’ entrepreneurial spirit is what the Alberni Valley needs.
“They’re innovators, they’re entrepreneurs
and they really deserve this contract,” Johns said.
“I’m excited for not only the Coulson Group but everybody in our region. We should be proud to have an aviation leader right here in the Alberni Valley.”
According to Mayor Mike Ruttan, deals like the C295 memorandum of understanding emphasize the importance of the airport expansion.
“This underscores the importance of the airport expansion... as Wayne [Coulson] says, this is one of a
series of events that will happen because of the community’s belief that building this infrastructure is a really important decision. It reinforces
that this is the right thing to do and will bring many other opportunities.”
Coulson added that with a longer and wider runway, customers’ safety concerns will be allayed.
“The customers are really uncomfortable with bringing their C130s into 4,000 feet (runway)...It’s one thing to bring ours in because it’s our pilots and our airplanes.”
While the Coulson Group is a large player at the AVRA, Coulson said that the airport would benefit the whole Valley.
“This airport is for everybody in the community and for other companies in aerospace.”
The C-130s that Coulson is currently retrofitting are at the Edmonton airport for now.
“We’ve had to move the fleet into Edmonton, where it’s being prepared for its Australian contract Dec. 2, but hopefully next year we have a facility here that those airplanes
get to come home to, we get to do the work here and send them off around the world to their various missions,” said Coulson. One of the C-130s contracted
out to the Australian government was recently sent to help with wildfires in Indonesia, Coulson added.
The C295 contract has already yielded benefits for the Alberni Valley in terms of local jobs.
“We’ve been adding several people to accommodate this contract,” Coulson said.
“We started this particular division
in 2012 and we were maybe 30 people. We’re probably double that now and certainly if we do the installation here we’ll continue to build the business.”
The Coulson Group’s success means that airplanes won’t be the only thing they’re building.
“We’ll be looking to put in a 60,000-square-foot building for the C130 program that we have as well as the
C295 program now,” said Coulson.
The building will be located at the AVRA and house up to two C130s, keeping the planes secure.
“We had to move to Edmonton because there’s nothing that big on Vancouver Island.”
It’s also not the only deal that the Coulson Group is hoping to secure.
“We’re working with the U.S. Air Force,
with the Columbian Air Force, we’re working in Spain with some other contracts...so we expect many more in the very near future.”
As far as provincial firefighting contracts go, Coulson said that he has a meeting scheduled with the government next month and will wait and see whether or not Coulson planes will fight fires in B.C. next summer.
Runway expansion plan a draw for Airbus deal
WAYNE COULSON
‘The new airport
expansion is a key critical
factor...’– Wayne Coulson
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Ronald Samuel LLoyd WILLIAMSNov. 30, 1931 - Nov. 5, 2015
It is with deeply broken hearts that we share the news of the passing of Ronald
Samuel Lloyd Williams.His family would like to express
their profound gratititude to all who came to visit him at Ty Watson house. You fi lled his last days with happy memories of hockey, hunting, fi shing and his job at the plywoods mill.A special thank you to the Alberni Bulldogs hockey team who made a visit to him to talk about hockey and his life. Ron tried to never miss a game. If he couldn’t make it in person, he listened to the games on the radio.Ron leaves behind his wife of 64 years, Faye. His daughters Idamay (Barry) Ward, Violet (Tom) Skirrow. His grandchildren Leanne (Gary) Ruissen, David (Terra) Skirrow, Jillian (Kris) Lee, Tristan Miller. Great-grandchildren Darren Francoeur, Kurtis Francoeur, Taydem Skirrow, Paige Skirrow; great-great-granddaughter Emily O’Leary Fran-coeur. Faye and her children would like to extend a special thank you to Linda, John and the other family and friends who helped us through this very diffi cult time.No service by request. If you wish, donations may be made in his name to Port Alberni Ty Watson House or A.V. Bulldogs Hockey Team.
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In Loving Memory of
EGON MATHESONJune 5, 1934 -
November 12, 2006
Everyday in some small wayMemories of you come our way
Though absent, you are always near
Still missed, loved and always dear
Love, Sigrid & kids
~ NICK DANYLUK ~ December 15, 1919 to October 22, 2015
With much sadness we announce the passing of our father, Nick Danyluk , but at the same time we are happy for Dad because we know he is now in a happier, peaceful world.
Dad leaves his fi ve children, LaVerne, Gerald, Ty, David and Nicki. Sadly, Dad will no-longer have the wonderful experience to enjoy his 6 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren who will grow up with-out their great grandfather.
Nick emigrated to Canada from Beilo Berezhny, Ukraine in 1929 with his mother, father and one sister just before the Russian Revolution. They left two brothers in the “Old Country” but just one was to follow a year later. His father, Wasyl, was a policeman for the last Czar of Russia. There was trouble brewing in Russia and Ukraine -- he knew it was time to fi nd a better, safer place to raise his family—he chose Canada. Dad grew up in Saskatchewan on his Dad’s farm near Preeceville and eventually rode the rails as a strong, adventurous young man in search of work in Toronto and other areas of Ontario and also in Manitoba. Dad tried to enlist in the Canadian military during WWII but was refused because he didn’t speak English well enough. The military wanted Dad to work the farm as his contribution to the war eff ort. He eventually married Josephine Denys and brought “Josie” and their two young children, LaVerne and Gerald, to Vancouver Island where in 1944 he began his long and very respected career as a Faller in the Alberni area for Bloedel Stew-art and Welch. In the 50’s he worked for Jim Arden as a Faller and then later again for M & B. Unfortunately, many of his collegues died in the woods but thankfully not Dad. He was so skilled in his diffi cult work that he could drop a monster tree on a dime. He retired at age 65 but not before spending 5 years training young Fallers for M & B, not just how to fall but how to fall danger-trees. Dad earned much respect from others in the forest industry and was known for his abilities in other parts of British Columbia—for some he was a legend.
Dad was a man of principles, strong, at times mischievious, he was loving and kind and he appreciated the natural world. He will be missed.
Diane (Th omas) KAYLL • 1953 – 2015It is with sadness that the family announce the passing of Diane Kayll on November 5, 2015 at Ty Watson House after a long battle with cancer. Diane was born in Duncan, February 14, 1953; she is survived by her loving husband of 40 years – Lance and daughters Alysha and Karly. Diane and Lance moved to Port Alberni in June of 2013, she was a member of the Sunshine Club and enjoyed fl oor
curling, hiking, walking and her garden.A Celebration of Diane’s life will be held on Monday,
Nov. 16, 2015 at 1:00 PM - Yates Funeral Reception Room, 4470 Gertrude Street, Port Alberni.
Family and friends are welcome to attend. Stories and condolences may be forwarded to the family
by visiting www.yatesfuneral.ca
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Take notice that BC Timber Sales, Strait of Georgia Business Area Timber Sales office located in Campbell River, British Columbia advertises that the successful bidder for timber sale license TSLA91924 will make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, South Island District Office in Port Alberni, British Columbia for a License of Occupation for the log handling facility area situated on Provincial Crown land located at Effingham Inlet known as the Skull Lake area.
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TENDER FOR A 3 YEAR CONTRACT FOR HARVEST VESSELS FOR CERMAQ CANADA
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Cermaq Canada has an opportunity for interested parties to bid on a 3 year contract for harvesting services for the East Coast of Vancouver Island in the Campbell River and Port McNeill areas starting July 2016. This Letter is intended for the use of bidding on this contract opportunity.
All vessels must be able to meet or exceed ISO 14001, 9001, 22001 and 18001 requirements of Cermaq Canada Vessel requirements for this tender must have a capacity to hold a minimum of 240,000 lbs Live Weight of product Price must be by pound of gutted product
Note: for calculations Gutted Weight is the valid weight produced from the processing reports and that Live Weight and Dressed Weight are calculated as follows;Live Weight = 108% Round Weight = 100% Dressed/Gutted Weight = 100% Pertinent information;Stunners
Each boat will need to have stunners in use able to manage approximately 4 00 sh/hr Each vessel will be required to have back up stunners and parts on the boat in case of mechanical breakdowns to the existing stunners and harvest equipment
Cooling system Each vessel will be required to have a minimum of 4 holds with our preference of having 6 or more, with a chilling system that will be able to cool the product to a temperature of 2oC 2 hours or less
Contingency Plan Each vessel must le a contingency plan with Cermaq Canada that details the means by which they will ensure that there will be no interruptions to the processing in the event of mechanical breakdowns All contingency plans led with Cermaq Canada
Quality Assurance Cermaq Canada will provide one Harvest Quality Supervisor per harvest to liase with the vessel and assist in ensuring quality optimization of our product and that Cermaq standards are met. All vessels are to supply enough personnel to ensure they can do the following work
1. Pull seines2. Shallowing the seines/pens as needed3. Vessel crew must be able to perform harvest duties on the boat; stun table, bleeding, on-going
temperature monitoring, pre and post harvest cleaning and disinfection of equipment Cermaq Canada maintains the right to demand that the contractor implement any corrective action(s) necessary to increase and/or protect quality of our product or meet Cermaq/industry standards
Off Loading of Vessels The vessel crew/contractor is responsible for all aspects of off-loading the vessel at the processing plant as it pertains directly to the vessel and its holds
1. This includes activities such as the movement of the pumping equipment from one hatch to the other, monitoring the equipment and product quality while pumping on the deck of the vessel and ensuring each hold is completely emptied of product1.1 Terms of Bidding
All bids must be in by December 18, 2015 including a proposed contingency plan. Cermaq will determine the winning bid by February 20, 2016 Tender packages are available but bidders will be required to sign a con dentiality agreement with Cermaq before receiving the package All bids received and discussions with bidders will be held in con dence
Please submit your bid to: Brock Thomson | Cermaq Canada Ltd.
is seeking applications for a fully qualified Hooktender to work in our operations located on Northern Vancouver Island in the Port McNeill Forest District.
Closing Date: Friday, November 20, 2015 at 4:00 pm
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ATHLETICS / SD70 cross-country run. A26SPORTS
The Port Alberni Black Sheep dropped a TC Cup match to Nanaimo Hornets on the road last Saturday, losing 28–15.
The loss drops Port Alberni down to fourth place in the Div. 1 men’s TC Cup
standings, behind UVic, Nanaimo and Cowichan.
James Bay visits Port Alberni this Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is 1 p.m. at the rugby pitch at the top of Argyle Street. Spectators welcome.
Sheep drop match to Hornets on road
Five-point night for Schutz against VipersSUSIE QUINN
ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Chris Schutz had a five-point night against the Vernon Vipers on Friday night as the Alberni Valley Bulldogs beat their Interior Division rivals 6–3.
The forward scored the Bulldogs’ first goal on the power play at 15:43 of the first period to draw even with the Vipers, who struck first at 6:14.
Schutz assisted on Nathan Dingmann’s go-ahead goal with about a minute left in the first period to give the ‘Dawgs a 2–1 lead that they would not relinquish for the rest of the night.
Schutz scored at 3:06 of the second period and completed his hattrick with a marker at 10:22 of the third period.
He had an
opportunity to score a fourth goal late in the game, but instead passed to Cayden Kraus for his first career BC Hockey League goal that put the Bulldogs up 6–3 for good.
The Bulldogs were back on home ice Saturday night and edged Prince George Spruce Kings 4–3 in overtime. The win
was goaltender Brody Claeys’ first of his BCHL career.
Goal scorers for the Bulldogs were Eric Margo, Paul Meyer,
Quinn Syrydiuk and Josh Adkins with the winner just 12 seconds into the sudden death overtime period.
Schutz assisted on Syrydiuk’s goal, picking up his sixth point in two games.
Tuesday night the Nanaimo Clippers snapped the Bulldogs’ three-game winning streak by stealing a 3–1 win out of Weyerhaeuser Arena. The Clippers were on the board early in the game when Corey Renwick scored at 2:14 of the first period.
Sheldon Rempal scored at 3:27 of the second period to put the Clippers up 2–0. Scott Clark halved the lead with a Bulldogs’ power play marker at 14:48, but Rempal cemented the win with his second of the game at 18:43 of the third period.
ICE CHIPS...The Bulldogs collected and delivered 4,900 pounds of food
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A runner from Maquinna sprints down the home stretch after following a cross-country running track around Glenwood Centre last week.
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A30 www.albernivalleynews.com Thursday, Nov 5, 2015, Alberni Valley News
October 26th, 2015 – A good man died today – GORDON DOUGLAS BRAITHWAITE.
He was born April 3, 1928, in Onaway, Alberta, and spent his fi rst twelve years in the Volmer - St.Albert area before the family relocated to Vancouver Island.
Gordie’s fi rst two school years in BC were spent living with relatives in Victoria as his family had moved to a logging facility up Mt. Tuam, Saltspring Island, and then to Port Renfrew - where there was limited schooling. Gordie had just turned 14 when he left school and started his ‘career in the bush’ as a ‘logger’ – a career he loved. Over the years he worked as a Sparkchaser (for the summer – when he was 13) a Whistle Punk, Chokerman, Chaser, Rigging Slinger, Faller, Second Loader, Head Loader, Hooktender, Fire Warden, Woods Foreman and ending as General Foreman with MacMillan-Bloedel until his retirement at the age of 62.
When he was 16 he moved with his family to the Duncan area where he met and, in May, 1949, married Elsie Lloyd - and where their 7 children (fi ve girls and two boys) were born. In 1952 he started working at Shawnigan Division for MacMillan-Bloedell - eventu-ally becoming Woods Foreman – a position he also fi lled when he transferred to Copper Canyon Division in 1967. In 1970, when he became General Foreman of MB’s Kennedy Division, the family moved to Ucluelet. In 1973 they moved to Port Alberni when he became General Foreman at Franklin River Division – the largest logging camp in the world. In 1978, he transferred to Sproat Lake Division (a shorter drive from home) and stayed there until his retirement in April, 1990 – when he and Elsie moved to the Lighthouse area, north of Qualicum Beach.
Gordie was always willing to accept executive positions for all the activities he and his family were involved with … church, Little League, basketball, grass hockey, PTA, youth groups, Loyal Order of Moose and recently the Qualicum Horne Lake Water Board. He loved his fi shing and he loved participating in sports – Softball, Badminton, Bowling, Ice Curling and, for the past 24 years, curling with the Lighthouse Floor Curlers. He was always very proud of his children – Kerrie & Wim Jellema; Judy Hill; Shannon and Bill Van Wormer; Lyle & Marilyn Braithwaite; Faye & Ken Davidson, Erin & John Keizer; and Daryl & Annie Braithwaite – his 24 grandchildren, and their spouses, and his 36 great grandchildren. He thoroughly enjoyed the recent family reunion when 91 of us were able to take part in a four day ‘get-together’. Talk about being ‘blessed’.
Formerly with the United Church Gordie has been a member, since July 1989, of the Cedar Grove Reformed Church, in Port Alberni, and, like Elsie and his family, these good friends will really miss him – as will his sister, Margaret Baird, Cobble Hill, B.C., his sister-in-law Birnie Braithwaite, Duncan, B.C., and many nieces and nephews and their families.. Sadly, in 1985, Gordie was predeceased by his eldest Grandson, Lloyd Hill, aged 15. Predeceased also by his parents, George and Ellen Braithwaite, and two older brothers, Lloyd and Wesley Braithwaite.
Yes, we will all defi nitely miss ‘Gordie’, ‘Uncle’, ‘Dad’, ‘Grandpa’ or ‘Greatpa’ but this kind, loving man will certainly never be forgotten.
Many thanks to the North Island Care Givers and Palliative Care Nurses for their excel-lent care and concern for Gordie over the past two months.
A memorial service will be held, at Arrowsmith Baptist Church, 4283 Glenside Rd., Port Alberni, B.C., at 1:00 p.m.
Friday, November 13th, 2015.
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THE ARTSTHE ARTS ARTS AROUND / What’s up on the arts scene. A30
KRISTI DOBSONSPECIAL TO THE NEWS
From her first performances at the Port Alberni Salmon Festival karaoke contest in her youth to standing ovations at the Capitol Theatre last weekend, Kerri Shannon has no trouble showing her passion on stage.
When she showed up at the audition for the Portal Players Dramatic Society’s rendition of A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline in the early spring, she came to nail the role.
“Her audition was fantastic,” said Peter Wienold, PPDS vice-president. “She had the outfit and her hair made up. She was hungry for it and wanted it very badly. As soon as she sang the first notes, it was very quickly apparent that she would be a great fit. She was definitely the one who took the cake.”
“I’ve always been a softy for vintage so I dressed the part,” Shannon said. “When I found out I got it, I couldn’t believe it. I was blown away.”
Shannon grew up in Beaver Creek
and has not only country values, but the music in her soul. Growing up, there was always music in her family’s home, and the fourth-generation Port Alberni resident credits that to her love of music.
“The first CD my parents bought
together was Patsy Cline,” she said. “We have a musical family and there was every-thing from Linda
Ronstadt to Led Zeppelin playing.”
She developed her own style by mimicking artists, and was influenced by many, including Fleetwood Mac, Motown and 1950s doo wop.
Although Shannon was enrolled in piano lessons from the age of five, she has no formal vocal training other than a six-month stint in a jazz vocal group at university. She was once a runner-up for best female vocalist at the International Jazz Festival, but then took a hiatus.
“I love singing and wanted to put music back in my life,” she said.
At Alberni District Secondary School, Shannon’s on-stage
experience included performances in Oklahoma and Footloose. It was a high school friend who encouraged her to audition for Patsy Cline.
“I give a lot of credit to Greg and Sarah Falls, who gave me direction and training in the jazz group and gave me a start on stage,” she said.
To get into character, Shannon said she studied Cline’s personality.
“I watched old videos and her
documentary,” Shannon said. “Reading about her I learned she went to the beat of her own drum. She was outspoken and I think that is something to be proud of, especially in that day and age.”
Shannon said dressing the part also helps, but tries to find a happy medium with her own style.
“It’s easy to get into it when I get the fake eyelashes, my hair teased and put on the outfits,” she said.
“I get a southern
drawl but I still see parts of me coming through. I try to envision what she would be like and it’s easy to be sassy, flirty and fun on stage. When we have a great audience, it makes it easier. It makes me smile and wink at them.”
The role also allows Shannon to give the audience a taste of the variety for which Cline was known.
“You knew what she was feeling when she sang,” Shannon said. “She was able to pull emotions out of people when she sang. This is a good opportunity for me to be able to do that. (The show) brings people back to a different time.”
“(Last weekend’s) shows couldn’t have gone better,” Wienold said. “We had two standing ovations on Saturday night. We were thrilled with the audiences.”
Although she works full-time as a phlebotomist, Shannon also sings back-up for a Pink Floyd tribute band and is unsure at this point where she will go with her music career.
“If anything, I’m going to stick with music,” she said. “It is a part of my soul. If people enjoy it, it’s even better and that’s all you can ask for.
Of course, every kid dreams of being a rock star.”
Shannon, as well as the entire cast, can be seen in A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline at the Capitol Theatre on Nov. 13, 14, 20 and
21. An extra evening show has been added on Wednesday, Nov. 18 due to popular demand, and tickets may still be available for the two Sunday matinees: Nov. 15 and 22.
A closer look at ‘Patsy Cline’
KRISTI DOBSON/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Kerri Shannon, above, says growing up in a musical family prepared her for her role as Patsy Cline, left.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Volunteers needed to hang lights
This Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. the Rollin Art Centre is having a light hanging work-party in the gardens to get ready for the annual Celebration of Lights Festival. If you can help hang lights and can
spare a few hours, it would be very much appreciated. Many hands make light work.
Poirier launches book
Join us in the gallery Saturday, Nov. 14 from 1–3 p.m. to help celebrate Karen Poirier’s launch of her new book, Across a Prairie Sky. This is a fictionalized story
that was inspired by stories told to me by Karen’s mother about life on the prairies when she was growing up.
Poirier is also launching Ronald and Donald, a children’s book written in rhyme and illustrated by Poirier. She will be doing some readings, possibly from both books. She will also be giving away a signed copy of Ronald and Donald to the first three children (one per family) aged seven years and under to come to the launch to hear the readings.
‘Fabrific’ new exhibit coming
The next art exhibit, at the Rollin Art Centre, begins Nov. 17, and features something new. Local fashion designer, Stephanie Fortin, will showcase many of her talents, including pieces recently designed for Portal Players’ musicals as well as some current fashions.
Don’t miss this exciting display of high fashions, titled, “Expect the Unexpected”.
Make sure you mark your calendars to join us in the gallery, Saturday, Nov. 21 from 1-3, for refreshments and to meet this talented young
designer.
Christmas bazaar at United Church
Many hands are busy preparing for the 2015 United Church Christmas Bazaar to be held on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Alberni Valley United Church, 3747 Church St.
The kitchen crew is busy baking tarts for the lunch and the crafters are busy making potholders, aprons, scarves, doll clothes, cards and Christmas items.
The children are eagerly wrapping mystery parcels suitable for everyone.
Can’t waitfor Christmas
The Barkley Sounds Choir concert on Dec. 6 begins at 2:30 p.m. at ADSS, titled, “Can’t Wait for Christmas!”
Barkley Sounds, conducted by Bonnie Wallbank, will be joined by Phil’s Harmonics Strings and the United Church Handbell Choir, conducted by Mike Villette.
Tickets will be available at Rollin Art Centre for $10 apiece.
Melissa Martin is the Arts Administrator for the Community Arts Council.
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Arts Around
JENNY FORTIN/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Stephanie Fortin is busy creating pieces of fabric art for her upcoming exhibit at the Rollin Art Centre.
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