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BY CHRIS BUSH THE NEWS BULLETIN T he Great International World Championship Bathtub Race is end- ing up right back where it started 48 years ago – at the downtown Nanaimo waterfront. Loyal Nanaimo Bath- tub Society announced Wednesday the 2015 race will start and finish in front of Maffeo Sutton Park for the first time since the race started in 1967. It means spectators won’t have to make their way to Departure Bay Beach to see the race finish, said Bill McGuire, Bathtub society commo- dore. “Tubbers will, in fact, ring the bell right under- neath the Frank Ney Statue, an iconic symbol of Nanaimo’s former mayor who was largely responsi- ble for inventing this crazy sport,” he said. A successful marine festi- val, including music, street entertainment, the Sail Past on Wheels Parade, annual fireworks display and keeping hundreds of spectators downtown to witness the start and fin- ish of the race, is seen as key to making the event a success in coming years. John Ruttan, former Nanaimo mayor and race commodore, said it makes sense on multiple levels to concentrate all activities in one area and to build and strengthen community partnerships between the Bathtub society and the Downtown Nanaimo Busi- ness Improvement Asso- ciation, Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, Old City Quarter, the city, Nanaimo Port Authority and others. McGuire said people have asked about start- ing and finishing the race in the same place for years, but there has always been the need to strike a balance between safety, course length and maintaining the level of challenge tub racers have come to expect. The new course covers just over 32 nautical miles or 59.5 kilometres, nearly the same distance as the previous course. “The race is actually going to be a more chal- lenging one for our tub- bers,” McGuire said. “The roughest part of the entire course has always been Entrance Island and this new route has tighter turns and more activity in that area.” Tubs jockeying for posi- tion, their escort boats, plus pleasure craft that bring more spectators close to the race course contribute to safety con- cerns when so many boats are jammed in the har- bour. Bob Smits, safety and communications director, said the biggest challenges to changing the race course were maintaining its length and coordinat- ing the race time with the schedules of other users, such as air carriers and ferries and avoiding popu- lar diving spots. “Making sure that the course length is still the same, because we want to be able to compare race times year over year,” Smits said. “Second, mak- ing sure it fits with all the other users on the water.” This year’s Marine Festi- val runs July 23-26. [email protected]PAGE 28 Championship series begins THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 www.nanaimobulletin.com VOL. 26, NO. 96 CHRIS BUSH/THE NEWS BULLETIN Bill McGuire, Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society commodore, left, and Bruce Samson, vice commodore, ring in news the 2015 Great International World Championship Bathtub Race will start and finish in front of Maffeo Sutton Park. Annual Bathtub race changes course I ROUTE WILL start and end in Nanaimo Harbour. The race is actually going to be a more challenging one for our tubbers. “ Improvements for traffic troubles at a north Nanaimo intersection are in the hands of pri- vate landowners, according to Dean Mousseau, the city’s manager of engineering and subdivi- sion. The City of Nanaimo has near-complete designs and $100,000 set aside this year for a new roundabout at the four-way mall inter- section on Mary Ellen Drive that’s become known for backups and egress challenges. But Mousseau says it’s not a city project and how quickly it gets underway is entirely at the dis- cretion of private landowners. “Essentially we are just waiting for the unde- veloped property [north of Woodgrove Cross- ing] to pull the trigger,” he said. The four-way, wedged between two major highways and shopping centres, has been an issue for mall customers, who complain to the city annually about access. There have been some improvements, including a flagger hired at Christmastime, but Joanne Mengual, owner of Woodgrove Crossing’s M&M Meat Shops said the intersection remains a deterrent for going into the mall. The problem is turning left and getting out of the complex. There’s traffic coming from both ends, there’s too many dis- tractions and too many lanes to watch, said Mengual, who calls it an accident zone and believes a roundabout or light would slow traf- fic down and give people a chance to turn left. Vojto Sinn, owner of ABC Restaurant, also sees the intersection as a problem and said during busy times like Christmas it takes 25 minutes to get out because people don’t know who to yield to. Both store owners were under the impres- sion something would be done this spring but when it starts is all up to landowners, accord- ing to Mousseau. 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BY CHRIS BUSHTHE NEWS BULLETIN
The Great International World Championship Bathtub Race is end-
ing up right back where it started 48 years ago – at the downtown Nanaimo waterfront.
Loyal Nanaimo Bath-tub Society announced Wednesday the 2015 race will start and finish in front of Maffeo Sutton Park for the first time since the race started in 1967.
It means spectators won’t have to make their way to Departure Bay Beach to see the race finish, said Bill McGuire, Bathtub society commo-dore.
“Tubbers will, in fact, ring the bell right under-neath the Frank Ney Statue, an iconic symbol of Nanaimo’s former mayor who was largely responsi-ble for inventing this crazy sport,” he said.
A successful marine festi-val, including music, street entertainment, the Sail Past on Wheels Parade, annual fireworks display and keeping hundreds of spectators downtown to witness the start and fin-ish of the race, is seen as key to making the event a success in coming years.
John Ruttan, former Nanaimo mayor and race commodore, said it makes sense on multiple levels to
concentrate all activities in one area and to build and strengthen community partnerships between the Bathtub society and the Downtown Nanaimo Busi-ness Improvement Asso-ciation, Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, Old City Quarter, the city, Nanaimo Port Authority and others.
McGuire said people have asked about start-ing and finishing the race in the same place
for years, but there has always been the need to strike a balance between safety, course length and maintaining the level of challenge tub racers have come to expect.
The new course covers just over 32 nautical miles or 59.5 kilometres, nearly the same distance as the previous course.
“The race is actually going to be a more chal-lenging one for our tub-bers,” McGuire said. “The
roughest part of the entire course has always been Entrance Island and this new route has tighter turns and more activity in that area.”
Tubs jockeying for posi-tion, their escort boats, plus pleasure craft that bring more spectators close to the race course contribute to safety con-cerns when so many boats are jammed in the har-bour.
Bob Smits, safety and communications director, said the biggest challenges to changing the race course were maintaining its length and coordinat-ing the race time with the schedules of other users, such as air carriers and ferries and avoiding popu-lar diving spots.
“Making sure that the course length is still the same, because we want to be able to compare race times year over year,” Smits said. “Second, mak-ing sure it fits with all the other users on the water.”
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 www.nanaimobulletin.com VOL. 26, NO. 96
CHRIS BUSH/THE NEWS BULLETIN
Bill McGuire, Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society commodore, left, and Bruce Samson, vice commodore, ring in news the 2015 Great International World Championship Bathtub Race will start and finish in front of Maffeo Sutton Park.
Annual Bathtub race changes courseIROUTE WILL
start and end in Nanaimo Harbour.
The race is actually going to be a more challenging one for our tubbers.
“ Improvements for traffic troubles at a north Nanaimo intersection are in the hands of pri-vate landowners, according to Dean Mousseau, the city’s manager of engineering and subdivi-sion.
The City of Nanaimo has near-complete designs and $100,000 set aside this year for a new roundabout at the four-way mall inter-section on Mary Ellen Drive that’s become known for backups and egress challenges. But Mousseau says it’s not a city project and how quickly it gets underway is entirely at the dis-cretion of private landowners.
“Essentially we are just waiting for the unde-veloped property [north of Woodgrove Cross-ing] to pull the trigger,” he said.
The four-way, wedged between two major highways and shopping centres, has been an issue for mall customers, who complain to the city annually about access. There have been some improvements, including a flagger hired at Christmastime, but Joanne Mengual, owner of Woodgrove Crossing’s M&M Meat Shops said the intersection remains a deterrent for going into the mall. The problem is turning left and getting out of the complex. There’s traffic coming from both ends, there’s too many dis-tractions and too many lanes to watch, said Mengual, who calls it an accident zone and believes a roundabout or light would slow traf-fic down and give people a chance to turn left.
Vojto Sinn, owner of ABC Restaurant, also sees the intersection as a problem and said during busy times like Christmas it takes 25 minutes to get out because people don’t know who to yield to.
Both store owners were under the impres-sion something would be done this spring but when it starts is all up to landowners, accord-ing to Mousseau.
While the city is interested in providing capi-tal and ensuring the project doesn’t negatively affect traffic, the issue is access to private property, he said
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The Nanaimo and District Crime Stoppers Program can now receive tips through text messaging.
To text a tip, type 274637 in the phone number field. In the body, type ‘Nanaimo.’ Leave one space and text your tip. Within minutes, tipsters will receive a response from Crime Stoppers providing an alias to use in any further communication. The phone number is also removed before the tip is delivered to the investigating agency.
Then delete the outgoing text from your phone, says Const. Gary O’Brien, Crime Stoppers coordinator.
“This is just one more option for submitting tips,” O’Brien said. “We believe this, along with tips submitted by iPhones, computers and telephone meet the needs and demands of the general public.”
Please visit www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com for more.
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Vancouver Island Univer-sity’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station will use $667,000 from the federal government to aid in researching threats to shellfish.
Brian Kingzett, field station manager, said the Western Economic Diversification Canada money will go toward establishment of a research platform aimed at shellfish seed production, which has been on the decline for almost 10 years.
Impacts include the acidi-fication of the ocean, which he said affects the ability of shellfish hatcheries to pro-duce larvae.
“On one end, we’re going to bring in new technologies from all around the world and show how they work best and aggregate these emerging technologies, some from the greenhouse industry, some from the water purification industry and reassemble them all into what we call the next gen-eration shellfish hatcheries that we’ve become a leader in these technologies here in
B.C.,” said Kingzett.The research will also
address operating efficien-cies and act as a training platform for students, indus-try and First Nations, he said.
Minister of State for West-ern Economic Diversifica-tion Michelle Rempel was at the Nanaimo university campus Wednesday for the announcement and said the aquaculture industry is an important one for the Cana-dian economy.
“I know that it’s a multimil-lion-dollar business here in B.C. – I think the stat I had
in my notes was somewhere over $220 million in terms of revenue on annual basis – and thousands of jobs, so when issues emerge ... we want to make sure that we’re partnering with both indus-try and thought leaders, like the ones at the university, to ensure we’re addressing those issues,” said Rempel.
Kingzett said the money will allow the university to become a leader in shellfish hatchery research and aid the local shellfish aquacul-ture industry.
Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversifi-cation, was at Vancouver Island University Wednesday to announce $667,000 in funding to the school’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station, which will go toward shellfish farming research.
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The owners of vacant property and previously proposed commercial develop-ment behind Wood-grove Crossing are under condition by the city to put up money and construct the traffic measure
as a condition of occupancy but dol-lars don’t have to be put up until there’s a building permit.
Woodgrove Cross-ing’s owners, Nicola Crosby, could also accelerate the project with a cash contribu-tion but Christina Laing, the company’s vice-president of asset management, said it’s not some-thing of urgency for them and spending what would amount
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They are, however, involved in discus-sions with the city and other stakehold-ers and do see the project as the right thing to do as there’s further development.
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Looking to keep Wildwood Eco-forest in the public domain, the Ecoforestry Institute Society says it has made a significant offer to The Land Conservancy.
“In addition to arrangements around a charitable land trust ownership and covenant that would satisfy public domain requirements, we’ve made an offer of a $600,000 cash and credi-tor contribution,” said Peter Jung-wirth, society chairman in a press release. “This will go a long way
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The 31-hectare forest, located in Cedar, was sold to The Land Con-servancy in 2000 with the expec-tation it would remain public, but due to $8 million of debt, the con-servancy is looking to sell.
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By Chris BushThe News BulleTiN
Organizers are expecting hundreds of employment seekers at a job fair hosted by GT Hiring Solutions.
The Work B.C.-sponsored event happens today (April 9), when more than 50 employers will be looking to fill part-time and full-time, year-round and seasonal positions, ranging from sales, construction trades, service and retail to military careers, law enforcement and more.
Unions will be recruiting for northern B.C. projects, like Site C dam and medical facili-ties, plus local companies like medical marijuana producer Tilray are looking to hire 100 or 200 people, said John Tait, GT Hiring Solutions job
developer and wage subsidy adviser.
Hotels, resorts, large retail-ers and others are looking to fill summer positions.
Tait said 300 hundred peo-ple have already registered and as many as 700 job hunt-ers or more could turn out.
Numbers of people attend-ing job fairs in Nanaimo have declined in recent years – 900 turned out in 2013 – but with the B.C. unemployment rate currently at 5.3 per cent and rising, job seeker turnout could be larger than antici-pated.
“Unofficially the unemploy-ment rate could be slightly higher,” Tait said. “If your [employment insurance] runs out, you’re no longer [con-sidered] unemployed and if you’re on income assistance
you’re not unemployed, so we still have people looking.
“But we also have compa-nies looking for people and that’s a good thing and these job fairs are very handy because employers can very quickly discern and staff up and that’s why they tend to like coming to them,” Tait said
So far, Tait has not seen much fallout from layoffs in the Alberta oil industry and does not expect to for several weeks until laid-off workers find out if they’re called back. He knows of a couple of local employers who received calls directly from tradespeople out of work in Alberta.
The job fair is hosted at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre from 1-4 p.m.
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Study shows pot producer’s impact
By Chris BushThe News BulleTiN
Nanaimo Economic Devel-opment Corporation has released an analysis of Til-ray’s impact on the local economy in the medical mar-ijuana grower’s first year of operation.
The 14-page report, pre-sented Wednes-day at SquareOne co-working space, examined Tilray’s impact on the region since the start of construc-tion and operation of its 5,600-square-metre research and production facility.
It also offered economic predic-tions from Tilray’s proposed opera-tions and workforce expan-sion.
The company currently employs 120 people in Nanaimo and is on track with its expansion to become the No. 1 employer in the Nanaimo region, Sasha
Angus, NEDC CEO, said at the presentation.
The study, prepared by accounting firm MNP LLP, estimates Tilray’s construc-tion and operation in 2014 at $48.1 million in total eco-nomic output in B.C. and $27.4 million in total provin-cial gross domestic product.
To date, Tilray has contrib-uted just over $3.2 million in local wages and salaries and $8.5 million in taxes.
Nanaimo city council approved rezoning in Decem-ber for construction of a sec-
ond facility four- to five-times larger t h a n T i l r a y ’s existing structure that could create hundreds of new direct and indirect jobs in Nanaimo, plus $90 million in annual economic output.
Greg Engel, for-mer pharmaceu-tical executive who became Til-ray’s new chief
executive officer in February, touted Tilray’s research and development programs, spe-cifically a trial study with the University of British Colum-bia scheduled to start before the end of 2015, to study marijuana’s effectiveness in
treating post traumatic stress disorder.
Staffing research programs meant attracting profession-als – research scientists, man-agers, botanists, horticultur-alists and security experts – locally and from abroad. Til-ray has also attracted inves-tors from around the world to Nanaimo. The trial study is scheduled to start before the end of 2015.
“I was brought in to help legitimize the industry and legitimize the overall per-spective,” Engel said. “We are treating cannabis like a medi-cine because it is a medicine and my role is to continue that focus as a company.”
Tilray’s expansion will increase the facility’s labora-tory capacity and research capabilities, Engel said, and research could branch out into studying hemp extracts for industrial and medical purposes, but marijuana will remain Tilray’s primary focus for the immediate future.
“In the future our vision is to continue to look at things like plant genetics and other delivery methods, etc., in the facility, so those are our plans for the future,” Engel said.
The full report is available online at www.investna-naimo.com/tilray.
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City constructs traffic circle
A new traffic circle will curtail speeders in a north Nanaimo neighbourhood.
The City of Nanaimo plans to construct a $50,000 traffic circle and pedestrian crossing at the Brickyard Road, Carmanah Way and Broadway Road intersection this summer.
The aim is to reduce speeds and create a safer pedestrian crossing, a project website shows.
The city has received numerous requests for a crosswalk over the past five years, and there have been reports of traffic consistently traveling above the speed limit. Traffic data showed 15 per cent of drivers were going 58 km/h or higher.
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Pilot, plane fine after incident
It might have looked and sounded like a big deal at the Nanaimo Airport Sunday, but according to airport CEO Mike Hooper, it was more like the airport version of a flat tire.
Airport responders were called to the scene of a small plane that nosed into the runway Sunday.
Although Hooper was not on scene at the time, he said it was his understanding that the plane’s nose wheel gave way upon landing, tipping the nose into the runway, where it ground the plane to a halt.
“No injuries and minimal damage to the aircraft,” he said. “It’s kind of like reporting a flat tire.”
The incident might have attracted more notice than usual because crews took a long time to remove the plane from the runway because they were taking precautions not to damage it.
Hooper did not have precise information about the plane, but said it was privately owned and believed it to be a one- or two-seater.
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Corrections branch warns public of convict’s release
A convicted sex offender, arrested for allegedly breaching his release conditions, is back on the streets.
The B.C. Corrections Branch had issued a public notification last week that John Ambrose Seward, 27, a violent high-risk sex offender, planned to reside in Nanaimo.
Seward was arrested Thursday at about 10 p.m. after it was reported he had alleg-edly been in a public park earlier in the evening. He appeared at Nanaimo provincial court on Tuesday when he was again released on conditions, which prompted another public notification from the Corrections Branch.
Seward has a criminal his-tory that includes three sexual assaults and two sexual assaults with a weapon, according to the corrections branch. Seward has maintained a pattern of preda-
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According to his release con-ditions, Seward is prohibited from being alone with any person under age 16; pos-sessing, owning or carrying any weapon or imitation firearm; and attending a pub-lic park, public swim-ming area, day-care centre, school ground or playground. He can-not consume or pos-sess alcohol or any controlled substances,
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Nanaimo’s hospital aux-iliary has been on a mission to boost care
for 115 years, but make no mistake – this isn’t the cake-baking, craft-making ladies’ organization it used to be.
With two thriving retail businesses and 270 members, the Nanaimo Auxiliary to the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital contributes hun-dreds of thousands of dollars annually toward improve-ments.
In March, the group handed the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation $250,000 for two new operating rooms at the hospital but each year raises close to $750,000.
“People think of the auxil-iary as it was many years ago, which was ladies doing crafts and baking cakes and raising some funds, but we have two thriving retail businesses ... so it allows us to make quite large contributions to the hospital,” said Phil Robling, the non-profit’s first male president.
His vision is to make the community more aware of who they are and do more to recognize volunteers, who donated more than 49,000 hours last year alone, he said.
The auxiliary began as a
ladies organization at the turn of the 20th century, with volunteers helping to make sheets and sew nightgowns. Today, male and female vol-unteers help with everything from manning an informa-tion desk to mentorship of young hospital helpers and the delivery of books and flowers. They also run the auxiliary gift shop and a thrift store, which raises money for major hospital projects and the everyday needs of depart-ments, like wheelchairs, Kleenex and even meal vouchers.
“It all helps to make peo-ple’s experience in the hos-pital a little less traumatic ... than it might have been,” he said.
Pamela Mar has been wear-
ing the non-profit’s signature red jacket as a volunteer for 44 years and has published a book on the auxiliary’s his-tory.
Volunteers are an important component of the hospital, delivering care and comfort, and work far harder than most realize, according to Mar, who joined when she first moved to Nanaimo in 1971.
“The real value of the auxil-iary, I think, is to be there as helpers to the staff; to fill in spaces that they can’t cope [with] within their day,” she said.
The organization is look-ing for more volunteers. For membership information, please call 250-755-7637.
Anne Marie Smith, past president of Nanaimo Auxiliary, left, presented $250,000 to Maeve O’Byrne, president of Nanaimo and District Hospi-tal Foundation, and Moira Jenkins, foundation board treasurer, at the auxiliary’s annual general meeting earlier this year.
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The labour situation in B.C. is showing increased signs of strain, even before a long-promised boom in heavy construction gets set to ramp up this summer.
Jobs Minister Shirley Bond announced last week that B.C. is suspending its “provincial nomination” program for 90 days. This program allows the province to recommend people for federal immigration, based on skills in demand in B.C.
The B.C. provincial nomination program saw its number of applications triple to 1,200 for the month of December, as the federal government cracked down on the temporary foreign worker program. Thousands of temporary foreign workers who have hit the four-year deadline are being sent home, with many of them turning to the provincial nomination track.
Bond has been pleading with Ottawa to raise B.C.’s annual provincial nomination quota from 5,000 to 7,000 or more. The three-month pause is so her ministry can add staff and speed up processing time. Backlogged applicants will still
be considered, and exemptions for health-care workers and a northeast pilot program are being maintained.
Even with the current slump in energy prices and before anticipated pipeline and liquefied natural gas projects start, the labour shortage in the northeast is near crisis.
The last time I was in Dawson Creek, radio ads were offering
signing bonuses for qualified truck drivers. In Fort St. John, grocery and hardware retailers have come to depend on foreign workers.
This summer, work is scheduled to start on the Site C dam on the Peace River, the most costly construction project in B.C. history. And a union versus non-
union battle reminiscent of the old Expo ’86 labour wars is underway.
The B.C. and Yukon Building Trades (BCYT) is demanding a project agreement that requires all workers on Site C to be paid its rates, and is warning of chaos on the huge project if it doesn’t get its way.
B.C. Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald said it is also seeking quotas for members of its
unions on a project that will be a small city of 1,700 people at peak construction.
BCYT executive director Tom Sigurdson says that while all sides acknowledge the need for foreign workers for Site C, he wants to control that too, working with affiliated unions in the United States.
The BCYT hopes to set wages and conditions for all union and non-union construction firms, and influence Ottawa’s temporary foreign worker program to boot.
McDonald and Premier Christy Clark have politely told the organization to pound sand. Its formula would add millions in costs to the project, driving up B.C. Hydro rates even more than they are already rising.
Sigurdson makes a valid point that when two concrete masons compare paycheques on the Site C project and one sees he’s making $5 an hour less, he won’t be happy. He will want the higher rate, and the BCYT is taking B.C. Hydro to court to ensure they can recruit new members on the site.
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When late Nanaimo mayor Frank Ney created the Great International World Championship Bathtub Race in 1967, he wanted to put the Harbour City on the map.
The enduring interest in the annual Bathtub race, now part of Marine Festival every July, suggests Ney was on to something, creating a unique event to make people chuckle and say, “Only in Nanaimo.”
The Bathtub races have seen a fall off in competitors and a declining interest in Marine Festival from its heyday in the 1970s and ’80s. But the announcement by the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society to change the course to have it start and end in downtown Nanaimo will hopefully reinvigorate the festival for many years to come.
Departure Bay is a beautiful spot from which to watch the races, either from the beach or the water, but it posed challeng-es to race organizers dealing with traffic and parking. It also divided the festival, with spectators racing from downtown to Departure Bay; invariably, a few went home or skipped the race opening alto-gether.
The new format will help keep the crowd together, which provides for a more vibrant festival. More people means more customers for food and craft vendors, and cheering fans for entertainers, not to mention the brave – and let’s admit, slightly crazy – Bathtub racers who deserve the roar of the crowd after bat-tling wind, rough seas and the occasional sealion to ring the bell on shore.
Tourism advocates moan that Nanaimo has no major attraction, that there’s noth-ing to stop travellers once they disem-bark from the ferry. Arguably true, save for one weekend out of the year.
Like MusicFest in the Comox Valley or Salmon Fest in Port Alberni, the Bathtub race could put Nanaimo not only on the tourist map, but also on the calendar.
Changes will boost festival
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“ The old subjects just have so much more soul than new things.
– Artist and photographer Wilf Hatch on his show at Nanaimo Museum, page 12.
www.nanaimobulletin.com LETTERS Thursday, April 9, 2015 Nanaimo News Bulletin 9
To the Editor,Re: MP represents own interests, Edi-
torial, April 2.As a Christian and resident voter in
Nanaimo-Alberni since 2001, I am per-sonally, and spiritually now deeply offended by MP James Lunney. Faith-ful Christians are informed by their faith in all of their dealings relating to this world. Christian principles are in place precisely to be guideposts regarding all things temporal, cer-tainly including politics. One most basic principle: “thou shalt not steal,” or misrepresent.
A man of such deep principle, the depth of which Lunney apparently only just now has discovered within himself, must now recognize, as the editorial suggests, that he has been a fraudulent representative of Nanaimo-Alberni since first elected. Therefore, being consistent with his principles, he should forthwith repent and make amends by return-ing all of the salary and ‘perks’ he has taken from the taxpayer under false pretences.
Jordan EllisNanaimo
To the Editor,Re: MP represents own interests, Edi-
torial, April 2.I found your editorial to be both
mean-spirited and condescending. Lunney brought substantial benefits to not only Nanaimo-Alberni but to the riding of Nanaimo-Cowichan, which has been an NDP riding for many years. To suggest that by sit-ting for six months as an independent he’ll be unable to continue represent-ing those voters is absurd.
The media, including this newspa-per, have lost readership and cred-ibility because they unquestioningly parrot the progressive party line, labelling any contrary opinion as ‘extreme views.’ To say you’ll ‘warily await how he will wield’ his religious freedom is to slur everyone of reli-gious conviction by suggesting their beliefs are somehow illegitimate and dangerous. I think you’ve unwittingly illustrated the sometimes subtle but no less real attack on religion for which Lunney has taken his prin-cipled stand.
Randy O’DonnellNanaimo
To the Editor,Re: Lunney resigns from Tory caucus,
April 2.How much do Canadians know
about the individual candidates cur-rently running for federal office?
I don’t mean are they ‘good’ party members who can be counted on to support the party line, but what do they personally stand for that deserves our vote? Did Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney have to abandon his party to freely speak his mind?
In England, individual members fre-quently vote against the party line on particular issues. In Canada, for the most part, we have consensus voting as recently demonstrated by the Con-servatives who rose as one in voting to bomb Syria, apparently parliamen-tary democracy in action, actually rule by party whip.
Proportional representation puts more weight on what individual can-didates have to offer. But until then, minority governments, at the very least, draw on a range of opinions.
Edwin TurnerNanaimo
Independent MP’s stance offensive
To the Editor,Re: Island Health
urges ban on e-ciga-rettes, March 31.
Your article on e-cigarettes filled me with fury and disgust that a medi-cal health officer wants to discourage use of an effective smoking cessa-tion aid in order to “demonstrate appropriate pub-lic behaviors to youth.”
This is nonsense. Teens smoke because we tell
them not to, not because they see us doing it.
After decades of futile attempts to quit smoking, my wife has finally started using e-ciga-rettes (which don’t even faintly resem-ble the carcinogenic variety), only to be attacked in her attempt to escape from tobacco.
Island Health’s proposed ban is the medical ethics equivalent of beat-ing those with men-
tal health problems to drive out their evil spirits. These fanatics care only about spreading
hatred and persecu-tion, not about sav-ing lives.
Jess H. BrewerNanoose Bay
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Nixie Barton was an arts student when a friend asked her to pick up an artist named Grant Leier from the airport.
“My friend said to me that I have to go pick up Grant,” Bar-ton recalled. “Then my friend said ‘You’re going to love him. He is just like you and you ask him marry you.’”
Barton, who was studying at the University of Victoria at the time, agreed to pick up Leier and meet her friend for lunch.
However, she doubted that she would ask Leier to marry her.
“I said ‘yeah right,’” Barton said.
But by the time their lunch had ended, Barton did tell Leier she was going to marry him.
“I really liked him a lot,” Barton said.
A little over five years later the two got married and have
since gone on to become highly respected Nanaimo-based artists, who have had their work showcased through-out North America.
“I feel very lucky that he is in my life,” Barton said.
Tonight (April 9), the City of Nanaimo will honour the couple, who run Barton Leier Mixta, for their artistic talents and contributions to the city’s arts community.
“We are honoured and thrilled,” Leier said. “It is very nice to have the community
acknowledge you.”
Originally from Saskatchewan, Leier, an illustra-tor and painter, attended the Alberta College of Art and the Illus-trator’s Workshop in New York.
He has held solo exhibitions across Canada and in the United States and his work is represented in
numerous collections, includ-ing the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Public Archives
Canada.In addition to attending the
University of Victoria, Barton, a painter, attended and gradu-ated from Malaspina College, now Vancouver Island Univer-
sity. Her work has exhibited in a number of galleries including the Hollander York Gallery in Toronto and the West End Gal-lery in Edmonton.
Barton says they inspire each
other but not through their artwork.
“We kind of do our own thing but we appreciate each others work,” Barton said.
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A German fairy tale popularized by Dis-ney will be told in the Harbour City this weekend.
On Saturday (April 11), a theatrical pro-duction of Snow White will be presented at the Malaspina Theatre. The production will be put on by Dufflebag Theatre and is the last play in TheatreOne’s Just Kidding series.
Nadine Wiepning, TheatreOne manager of marketing and publicity, says Dufflebag Theatre has been hired by TheatreOne before and that its productions are often interactive.
“We’ve brought them in on a number of occasions in the past,” she said. “They adapt traditional stories and they make their production interactive.”
Although popularized by Walt Disney Productions, the story of Snow White was originally published by German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and was pub-lished in the 1800s under the name Schnee-wittchen.
Snow White runs at VIU’s Malaspina The-atre on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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From /10Barton and Leier
moved from Vic-toria to Nanaimo roughly 20 years ago.
They both say that the arts scene has grown sig-nificantly since they arrived.
“There are a lot more artists work-ing in different media than when we first arrived,” Leier said. “There are a lot sculptures and glass blowers and jewelers. It is not just painters.”
Barton says that when they first moved from Vic-toria to Nanaimo, many people in Victoria questioned their decision.
“People were going, ‘why are you going to Nanaimo? Are you stupid?’,” Barton said. “Lots of people that we have known from our Victoria
years are here [in Nanaimo] now.”
Following tonight’s award cer-emony the couple will be getting ready for their next exhi-bition, which takes place at the Lady-smith Waterfront Gallery from April 23-26.
“It is a really nice opportunity for us to show there,” Bar-ton said. “It’s not a gallery like we are used to. It’s a non-profit gallery and so this is totally new for us.”
The city’s culture awards will be held at the Port Theatre tonight (April 9) at 7 p.m. The free event requires res-ervations. Please visit www.portthe-atre.com.
For information on Barton and Leier, please visit www.bartonandleiergal-lery.com.
Road tripVictoria’s Towers and Trees will be performing at the Buzz Coffee House with Mike Edel on Sunday (April 12). The band’s stop in Nanaimo is part of their lon-gest tour to date, which will see them stop in numerous cities including Toronto, where they will showcase at Canadian Music Week and Montreal.
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Local artist and photog-rapher Wilf Hatch’s latest works will be on display in downtown Nanaimo.
On Saturday (April 11), Hatch will be at the Nanaimo Museum, where he will talk about his graphite draw-ings, which are on display throughout April and May in an exhibit called Wilf Hatch Drawings.
“We jokingly say that is the day when you can come meet the artist and tell him what you really think to his face,” Hatch said.
When it comes to draw-ings, Hatch, a lifelong pho-tographer, says he focuses on older subjects.
“The old subjects just have so much more soul than new things,” he said. “I just can’t get excited about new things,” he said.
Last fall Hatch and his wife
took an artistic adventure across Western Canada.
“We get out in the old car and tool around looking for interesting things to take pictures of and eventually draw,” he said.
Hatch will be at the museum on Saturday from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The meet and greet event is free.
For more information visit www.nanaimomuseum.ca or call 250-753-1821.
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The City of Nanaimo has declared April N a t i o n a l P o e t r y Month.
To celebrate, Nanai-mo’s Poet Laureate, Naomi Beth Wakan will be making a series of appearances later in the month.
The city has also accepted Calgary Mayor Naheed Nen-shi’s challenge to participate in the Mayor’s Poetry City Challenge
For more informa-tion, please visit www.nana imo.ca/goto/poetry.
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After months of hard work, the creative writing students at Vancouver Island Univer-sity are set to launch the lat-est edition of Portal Magazine.
In order to celebrate their achievement, the students will be holding a magazine launch party at the Vancou-ver Island Conference Centre tonight (April 9).
Magazine publisher and Vancouver Island University instructor, Joy Gugeler, con-siders the launch party a “magazine prom.”
“Everybody gets dressed up,” Gugeler said. “We have hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.”
The annual full colour
magazine is completely stu-dent produced and includes roughly 25 pieces of fiction, poetry, non-fiction and script.
“It’s been getting bigger and bigger each year,” Gugeler said.
The party’s keynote speaker will be author and poet Gary Geddes, who was awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence in 2008
Gugeler said Geddes, who has been a professor at num-ber of universities and is the author of Drink the Bitter Root: A Search for Justice and Healing in Africa, is the ideal speaker for the creative writ-ing students.
“He covers so many bases for students and for the com-munity, too,” Gugeler said. “He has spent four years as distinguished professor for Canadian culture at Western Washington University and so he has represented Canada
and his writings in a number of ways.”
The Portal Magazine launch party takes place in the Mt. Benson Ballroom D at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 101 Gordon St., at 7 p.m., with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for general admission or $12 for admis-sion plus a copy of the maga-zine. For more information, including online ticket pur-chases, please visit www.viu.ca.
www.nanaimobulletin.com ARTS Thursday, April 9, 2015 Nanaimo News Bulletin 13
TheatreOne has a brand new general manager.
Late last month, the Nanaimo-based company appointed Eliza Gardiner as their new general manager.
Gardiner, a part-time theatre instructor at Vancouver Island University, takes over from former general manager, Mary Desprez, who recently stepped down from the position due to family matters.
Gardiner says the appoint-ment is the realization of some-thing special.
“It is really my dream come true,” Gardiner said.
Desprez was hired back in Sep-tember to replace Daurel Neve, who retired earlier last year.
Gardiner says although her appointment was mid-season for the company, everything remains the same.
“I am coming in after all the decisions and budgeting and artistic vision was decided on,” she said. “I’ve really hit the ground running.”
In addition to her work at VIU, Gardiner has worked for numer-ous non-profit organizations as well as the Western Edge The-atre Society.
“Nanaimo has offered me so many opportunities,” she said.
Gardiner, who grew up in Lindsay, Ont., but has lived in Nanaimo over a decade, says that her appointment will also be a benefit to her theatre stu-dents as well
“My students are super impor-tant to me and if I can share with them the ins and outs of the professional theatre world then it is going to be great,” she said.
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We’d love to include a variety of age groups as well as multi-generation portraits.
If this is something you have always wanted to do, please call us immediately. We will not charge a session fee for any of the participants, and portraits included in the exhibit will be available at special one-time only prices.
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What Canadians auto see as show season gets underwayIn the full-size pickup truck space, the domestic manufacturers have a lock on sales, dominating the import manufacturers. In the mid-size market, the opposite is true, with the Toyota Tacoma the clear leader, outselling the competition two-to-one. Domestic manufacturers have abandoned the small and mid-sized truck space in recent years leaving Toyota, Nissan and Honda to fill the void. Now, General Motors is back with two great new products, the GMC Canyon and this Chevrolet Colorado. This new truck has already won the Motor Trend Truck of the Year award and for good reason.
LooksMid-size trucks make sense for people who only occasionally need a truck or work in an urban setting with limited space. Many buyers don’t use a truck for work at all, but use their capabilities at the weekend, towing a trailer, or loading the bed with dirt bikes, ATVs or snow machines; the classic weekend warrior. The Colorado is sold with an extended cab or crew cab. The extended cab is only available with 188cm (6.2ft) bed and the four-door crew cab is sold with the same bed or the shorter 158cm (5.2ft) bed.
Chevrolet claims that the longer bed, with the tailgate lowered, can hold items up to 243cm (8ft). The beauty of the new tailgate is that it is lockable and has a soft open feature, preventing it from slamming down. The Colorado sells in three trim levels, from the base model to the LT and top Z71 off-road ready model seen here. The Z71 gets carbon coloured trim instead of chrome and is fitted with 17-inch alloy wheels and all-terrain tires. InsideIt’s a quiet truck and that is achieved thanks to triple door seals, acoustic wheel liners and engine sound insulation. It all comes together to make a very comfortable cabin. The dash is bit more utility driven over the opulent cabin in the larger truck but there is plenty of seating for four adults or five in a pinch. The base radio readout is 10.6cm but the middle LT and Z71 get a bigger 20cm screen.
Navigation is only available on the LT and Z71 trucks. DriveUnder the hood is either a 2.5L 4-cylinder with 200hp or a 3.6L V6 with 305hp. The V6 will most likely be the volume seller due to the 3,175kg (7,000lbs) towing capacity. This Colorado is certainly comfortable enough as a daily commuter and it
wouldn’t fatigue the driver after a long highway run. There is still a diesel engine to come: a 2.8L turbo 4-cylinder Duramax engine, producing 369lb-ft of torque.
VerdictIt’s good news that GM has ramped up the competition in the mid-size truck space; nothing produces better results than competition. The V6 engine is powerful enough to get the job done – be it on the work site of weekend adventures.
The LowdownPower: 2.5L 200hp 4-cylinder or 3.6L V6 with 305hpFill-up: 9.2L/13.0L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $19,900-$37,745
‘‘A big section of buyers don’t use a truck for work at all, saving the capabilities for the weekend, towing a trailer, or loading the bed with dirt bikes, ATVs or snow machines.’’Zack Spencer
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O� er(s) available on select new 2015 models through participating dealers to qualifi ed retail customers who take delivery from April 1 to 30, 2015. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All o� ers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,715, AMVIC fee, tire tax of $22, $100 A/C charge (where applicable). Excludes taxes, licensing, registration, insurance, variable dealer administration fees (up to $699), fuel-fi ll charges up to $100, and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise specifi ed). Other lease and fi nancing options also available. ¤Representative Leasing Example: Lease o� er available on approved credit (OAC), on new 2015 Rio5 LX MT (RO551F)/2015 Forte LX MT (FO541F)/2015 Soul 1.6L LX MT (SO551F) with a selling price of $16,052/$17,552/$18,732 is based on monthly payments of $148/$159/$173 and includes delivery and destination fees of $1,535/$1,535/$1,715, $22 AMVIC fee, and A/C tax ($100, where applicable) for 60 months at 0%/0%/0.9% with a $0 down payment/equivalent trade, $0 security deposit and fi rst monthly payment due at lease inception. O� er also includes a lease credit of $900/$800/$0. Total lease obligation is $8,901/$9,565/$10,373 with the option to purchase at the end of the term for $6,252/$7,187/$8,981. Lease has 16,000 km/yr allowance (other packages available and $0.12/km for excess kilometres). Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. O� er ends April 30, 2015. ΩLease payments must be made on a monthly or bi-weekly basis but cannot be made on a weekly basis. Weekly lease payments are for advertising purposes only. *Lease credit for 2015 Rio5 LX MT (RO551F)/2015 Forte LX MT (FO541F) is $900/$800 and available on lease o� er only. Consumers can elect to take an additional 11,250 km/10,000 km allowance in lieu of the lease credit. Lease credit varies by model/trim and is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. **$500 Competitive Bonus o� er available on the retail purchase/lease of any new 2015 Forte, 2015 Forte Koup, 2015 Forte5, 2015 Rondo and 2015 Optima from a participating dealer upon proof of current ownership/lease of a select competitive cross-over vehicle. Competitive models include specifi c VW, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Hyundai, Honda, GM, Ford and Chrysler vehicles. Some conditions apply. See your dealer or kia.ca for complete details. ∞Cash purchase price for the new 2015 Sorento LX AT (SR75BF)/2015 Rondo LX MT (RN55IF) is $22,982/$16,982 and includes delivery and destination fees of $1,715, $22 AMVIC fee, A/C tax ($100, where applicable) and a cash credit of $5,850 and a dealer participation of $0/$300. Dealer may sell for less. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. O� er ends April 30, 2015. Cash purchase credit for 2015 Sorento LX AT (SR75BF)/ 2015 Rondo LX MT (RN551F) is $5,850/$6,150 and available on cash purchase o� er only. Also, there is a dealer participation on the 2015 Rondo LX MT (RN551F) of $300. Cash purchase credit and dealer participation varies by model/trim and is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. ‡Model shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2015 Forte SX (FO748F)/2015 Rio5 SX with Navigation (RO759F)/2015 Soul SX Luxury (SO758E)/2015 Sorento SX V6 AWD (SR75XF)/2015 Rondo EX Luxury (RN756F) is $26,695/$22,795/$27,295/$42,095/$32,295. Highway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2015 Rio LX+ ECO AT/2015 Forte 1.8L MPI 4-cyl AT/2015 Soul 2.0L GDI 4-cyl MT/2015 Sorento LX 2.4L GDI 4-cyl AT/2015 Rondo 2.0L GDI 4-cyl AT. These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.
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By Alexandra Straub
The Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell EV is a loud vehicle, though not in the way you might expect.In fact, when it comes to driving it, it’s as quiet as they get on the inside and out. But it speaks loudly of how future propulsion of our vehicles is evolving. This particular Tucson is powered by compressed hydrogen gas.The concept of fuel cell EVs isn’t new. They’ve been around for years but Hyundai is the first auto-motive company to make hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles available to the Canadian public and it’s right here at the coast.Living with one of these vehicles is pleasantly underwhelming. If you’re expecting it to be an oth-erworldly experience, you’ll be disappointed. I think that’s part of why I liked it so much. It’s an electric vehicle to the core but the way that power is produced isn’t like any other EVs available to the public. Acceleration is decent (0-100km/h in 12.5 seconds) thanks to its 221 lb-ft of torque. On a full tank, you can get upwards of 420 kilometres, which is pretty fantastic.Then there’s the question of, where do you fill up? Those who are consider-ing applying to lease a Hyundai Tucson FCEV need to keep in mind that there’s only one fuelling station. The automaker partnered with BC Hydro’s Pow-ertech facility in Surrey to accommodate drivers. You also need to consider that you have to fuel during business hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday to Friday.The Tucson FCEV is highly refined. It drives with a smooth disposition, has room for five inside, and is a charming crossover. When you press the push button start, you initially hear some chimes and clicking, but there’s no engine that starts to purr. Then you drive like you would any other vehicle.Those considering leasing a Tucson Fuel Cell EV can apply at http://www.hyun-daihydrogen.ca/contact. The lease is for three years and includes fueling and maintenance costs.
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By Bob McHugh
Hyundai Genesis is a large premium, five-seat sedan that offers upscale interior sumptuousness and top-end features for an unbeat-able price, when new. The premium sedan seg-ment, however, has proven to be a challenge for a blue-collar tied Hyundai brand. On the plus side, this generally makes a previ-ously owned and homeless Genesis an even better bargain. The introduction of Genesis, in 2009, was targeted at vehicles like the BMW 5 Series, Lexus GS and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. It matches its prestige competition in terms of size, luxury features, amenities and performance. The external dimensions of Genesis are actually a little larger than a BMW 5 Series. Drive goes to its rear road wheels and the ‘09 was offered with a choice of V6 or V8 engines. The base
engine is a 290-horsepower 3.8-litre (Lambda) V6 and city/highway fuel economy is rated at 12.9 / 8.6 L/100 km respectively, using the new 5-cycle rating method.The V8 was a first for Hyundai and its 4.6-litre Tau series engine features dual overhead camshafts, producing 375 horse-power (on premium fuel). It also delivers decent fuel economy, considering its size and output, and is rated at 14.2/9.6 L/100 km (city/highway), using the new 5-cycle rating method. A Genesis can get from zero to 100 km/h in a little more than six seconds, with this engine under hood.Both engines are mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with a manual shift mode. The front and rear suspensions are sophis-ticated five-point multi-link systems with coil springs. Hyundai was especially proud of the audio systems offered in Genesis. The optional Lexicon 7.1 sur-
round sound audio system is a 528-watt, 17-speaker system and the Rolls Royce Phantom was the only other vehicle with this system. Ironically, according to Consumer Reports owner survey ratings, the audio system has been the most troublesome component in a Genesis.A power sunroof and Bluetooth hands-free phone features were added as standard equipment for
the 2010 model year. An op-tional Technology Package was also enhanced with smart cruise control, an electric parking brake and auto-dimming mirrors. The 4.6-litre V8’s power output and fuel economy were improved for 2011, with horsepower going up from 375 to 385. Major powertrain changes came in 2012. The base 3.8-litre V6 got GDI (gasoline direct injection), which raised available horsepower from 290 to 333. An all-new direct-injection 5.0-litre V8 also replaced the 4.6-litre V8 in a new trim designa-tion for Genesis called R-Spec. Both engines came with a new 8-speed auto-matic transmission.The 2012 Genesis also came with some styling revisions, which included a new grille and front fascia and new headlights with LED daytime running lights. No significant changes fol-lowed for the 2013 or the 2014 model year editions.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE DATE 2015-MAY-01Council adopted planNanaimo as the City’s Official Community Plan (OCP) 2008Bylaw No. 6500 on 2008-SEP-08. Council’s policy under Goal Seven – Work Towards A Sustainable Nanaimo, is to consider OCP amendment applications twice a year.Under the approved process, Council will consider applications received by 2015-MAY-01 for Official Community Plan amendments. Applications for OCP amendments received after 2015-MAY-01 will not be considered for a Plan amendment until the next review period.
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To learn more talk to your dentist or visit yourdentalhealth.ca
Baby (primary) teeth play a big role in your child’s speech development, nutrition and create space for adult teeth to develop correctly. Limit sugary food and drinks and clean your baby’s mouth
YOUR CHILD’S BABY TEETH CAN LAST UNTIL THEY’RE 14 YEARS OLD.
◾ Caring for the mouth starts early. Begin by cleaning your baby’s mouth using a wet cloth and gently wiping the gums to remove any leftover milk or formula from the mouth.
◾ Brush your child’s teeth as soon as the fi rst tooth appears and make sure you lift the lip to brush along the gum line. Young children cannot clean their own teeth. Brush for them when they are very young and with them as they grow older.
◾ Use a soft toothbrush. Choose an appropriate size for the age of the child.
◾ Make brushing fun and develop a routine: brush at a specifi c time (after a bath or before a book); in a specifi c location (mom’s knee); or with spe- cifi c cues (music, counting).
◾ Use a small amount of fl uoride tooth- paste to protect the teeth from cavi- ties. Children under the age of 3 should only use a smear (size of a grain of rice) while those over 3 can use a pea-sized amount. Encourage your children to spit out the tooth- paste.
◾ Cavity-causing bacteria can transfer from your mouth to your child’s. Avoid sharing soothers, toothbrushes or other items with your child.
◾ Regardless of age, discourage graz- ing on sugary foods and drinks throughout the day or overnight. For instance, constant and slow sip- ping on milk-fi lled bottles or sippy cups with juice, keeps sugars in the mouth and can lead to cavities—fi ll them with water instead.
◾ Choose healthy snacks such as cheese, fruit or nuts. What’s good for the body is good for the mouth.
◾ The earlier a dental problem is found, the easier it is to fi x. Check your child’s mouth and visit the den- tist regularly.
◾ Look in your child’s mouth for signs of disease such as brown or yellow spots on the teeth. Other signs that your child may be suffering from dental disease include: trouble sleeping; diffi culty concentrating; and, avoiding certain foods, such as cold drinks and foods.
◾ The fi rst dental visit should take place by age one or within six months of when you see the fi rst tooth. Through regular examinations your dentist will monitor the devel- opment of your child’s teeth and gums to catch problems early and prevent disease. Starting dental visits early can also improve your child’s comfort with visiting the dentist.
Remember, children learn by example: if you look after your own teeth and gums, your children will too.
Baby teeth are important tooKeeping your child’s baby teeth healthy and strong is important to their oral
and overall health and development. Baby teeth begin to appear around 6 months and can last until a child is 13 or 14. They are an important part of your child’s nutrition, speech development, self-confi dence and play a signifi cant role in the placement of permanent adult teeth.
Without proper care and attention children can suffer from dental decay (cavi-ties). Decay is caused when sugars in the mouth mix with plaque bacteria to create an acid that can destroy tooth enamel. The longer sugar is in the mouth, the more acid is produced, increasing the risk of cavities.
Dental decay is painful—it can lead to infection and tooth loss. Children with dental disease may also have trouble sleeping, diffi culty concentrating and suffer emotional distress—feeling bad about the way they look.
Dental disease is not always recognizable. Pain is usually a sign there is a prob-lem but very young children are not able to explain when they are in pain.
The good news is that dental disease is preventable. Establishing healthy habits from an early age, including regular dental exams, can start your child on the path to good oral health.
Set your child up for good dental health:
For more ways to help your child benefi t from good dental health, talk to your dentist or visit yourdentalhealth.ca.
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ThursdayNANAIMO MODEL Boat
Show at Country Club Centre April 9-12. Call 250-756-4338.
Friday CORRIE STREET Club
to discuss episodes of Coronation Street meets April 10, 10-11:30 a.m., at Nanaimo North library, 6250 Hammond Bay Rd.
Monday BIG DATA free public lec-
ture on security by Nik Richers at Vancouver Island University, blg. 356, rm. 109, April 13, 3:30-5 p.m.
NAC CLOTHESLINE dona-tions accepted April 13-16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Nanaimo Alli-ance Church.
Tuesday PLANNING YOUR Final
Wishes end of life planning series Tues-days, 7-8:30 p.m., from April 14 to May 5, at Brechin United Church.
Wednesday NANAIMO QUILTERS’
Guild meets April 15 at Nanaimo Curling Club. Doors open 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Ongoing NANAIMO BETTER
Breathers meets 1:30-3:30 p.m. on the third Monday of the month at the Beban Park Social Centre. E-mail [email protected] or call 1-800-665-5864.
UPLANDS LUNCH BUNCH Toastmasters meets every Wednes-day, noon-1 p.m., at Investor’s Group board-room. Call 250-797-6050.
PROSTATE CANCER support group meets second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Canadian Cancer Society office at 777 Poplar St. Call 250-751-1340.
SINGLE SENIOR Social Club bi-weekly dinners, potlucks, card and game nights, coffee meetings. Call 250-756-1601.
NANAIMO SHRINE club meets second Wednes-day of each month at Morpeth Masonic Temple, 620 Morpeth Ave. Dinner 5:30 p.m.; business after. All Shri-ners welcome.
EVERY BODY Sings choir, all taught by ear. Call Shirley at 250-729-6135.
NAR-ANON meets at the Sands Fireside Room Mondays, 7:30-9 p.m. and St. Andrews Pres-byterian Hall Thurs-days, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Call 250-390-1216.
EATING DISORDERS Anonymous meets every Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Southgate Country Gro-cer’s upstairs meeting room. Call 250-618-2078.
CONNECTING WITHIN meets Mondays, 7-9 p.m. to explore medita-tion, chakras, affirma-tion and intention. Admission by donation. Call 250-751-5851.
HARBOUR CITY Toast-masters meets every Thursday, downstairs at the Harbourfront library, Room A, noon to 1 p.m.
NANAIMO HISTORICAL SOCIETY meets sec-ond Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Bowen Park meeting room. Call 250-758-0911.
NANAIMO BRITISH CLUB meets second Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 256, E. Wellington Rd. Call 250-591-6826 or 250-390-3993.
NANAIMO WOMEN’S cancer support group meets first Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m., at Origin Retirement Home, 6205 Oliver Rd. and first Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m., at Canadian Can-cer Society. Call 250-751-1956.
NANAIMO HORTICUL-TURAL Society meets second Wednesday at Brechin United Church. E-mail www.nanaimohort.org.
ADDICTIONS fAMILY and friends support group meets Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at 3151 Barons Rd. Newcom-ers welcome.
MID-ISLAND Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) meet every second Sunday, 11 a.m., at Bethlehem Retreat Centre, 2371 Arbot Rd. Call 250-754-0774.
TOPS 4120 meet every Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Old Age Pensioner Hall on Labieux Road. For more details phone 250-716-5730.
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Donaldson, Stuart Malcolm passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Nanaimo Regional Hospital. Stu is survived by Kathy Boland, his wife of 37 years and his children Malcolm of Nanaimo, Brian and his wife, Michelle of Calgary, and grandchildren Ainsley and Kenzie. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan (nee O’Cain).
Stu had a varied career in marketing, the newspaper industry and held an administrative position for 23 years at Algonquin College in Pembroke, Ontario. He served on Pembroke City Council for 9 years. He and Kathy retired to Nanaimo in 1994 where he was very active in the community. Stu enjoyed a good game of bridge, gardening, bird watching, and politics. He was a proud member of the Royal Canadian Legion for almost 45 years.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 9 at 1:30 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 257 in Lantzville. Donations can be made to Wheels for Wellness Society, 1894 Bolt Ave, Comox, BC V9M 2J4 or the Salvation Army Nanaimo, 19 Nicol Street, Nanaimo.
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PARUSSINI, BRUNOBruno was born August 15, 1921 in Fort William, Ontario. He moved to BC in the early 1940’s, fell in love in October of 1954 and married in February of 1955. Bruno left us on March 31, 2015. As he would say, “I have no regrets. I’ve had a good long life and I would do it all over again.”
Predeceased by his loving wife Irene, he leaves his sister Anne, his daughter, Maria (Murray), sons Colin (Miriam), Derek (Shelley), Brett and Keith, 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Bruno was a good, honest hardworking man, a devoted husband, a fair and loving father and grandfather. Bruno will be very much missed by his family and friends.
Flowers gratefully declined. Donations in his memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
The review process for the City’s 2015 – 2019 Financial Plan is completed. The Financial Plan bylaw will be presented at the Council meeting on April 20, 2015.
The proposed property tax increase for 2015 is 1%. This 1% increase is to allow for increased contributions to the General Fund Asset Management Reserve. The Asset Management Reserve provides funding for facility and infrastructure renewal projects.
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Nesbitt, Robert AllanJuly 27, 1934 – March 10, 2015
With heavy hearts, the family wishes to
announce Bob’s passing at the Palliative Care Unit at NRGH on Tuesday March 10, 2015 after a courageous battle with a long illness. His wife, Vera, and his sons, Daniel and Matthew, were by his side.Bob was born in Renfrew, Ontario and graduated from Ryerson in Mechanical Technology in 1957. After Ryerson he set out to travel the world. His first stop was England where he met his wife, Vera. They were married in England, and they returned to Canada to live in Orillia, Ontario in 1961. Bob then worked for some years in mechanical engineering firms in Peterborough and Toronto. He began a teaching career with a 12-year engagement at St. Lawrence College in Kingston in 1968. He relocated with his family in 1980 to Nanaimo to teach at Malaspina College. He continued on in his career to work for the Dept. of Energy Mines and Resources and then into consulting roles, and a year teaching English in China, until his retirement.He was a quiet, thoughtful man who belonged to numerous public service organizations during his years in Nanaimo. He loved to perform his music for senior citizens and was a long-time member of the Nanaimo Theatre Group. He enjoyed many happy hours with the Nanaimo Co-op Sailing Club.Bob is survived by his wife, Vera, and beloved sons, Daniel and Matthew, daughter-in-law, Jessie, and the “apples of his eye”, his two little granddaughters Emily and Zoey. He is also survived by his sister, Shirley, and nephew, Robert, in Cambridge, Ontario.The family would like to thank all the wonderful nurses at Nanaimo Community Dialysis, NRGH Renal and Palliative Care Units, especially Naomi. A special thank you to Dr. Tom Davies for his kind and compassionate care over the years.The family would like to invite all who knew him to a celebration of life in Bob’s honour at Sands Funeral Chapel, 1 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo on April 10, 2015, at 2:00 – 4:00 PM. A private interment will be held at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kidney Foundation or the Child Development Centre.
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BY KARL YUTHE NEWS BULLETIN
The first pitch of the Nanaimo Pirates’ 2015 B.C. Premier Baseball League season is set to be thrown this weekend.
The senior Pirates begin with a set of dou-bleheaders on the road this weekend, open-ing against the Victoria Eagles Saturday (April 11), followed by two against the Langley Blaze on Sunday.
Doug Rogers, head coach and general man-ager, said he hasn’t decided his starting pitchers for the games, but Garrett Goodall, North Rainey, Sam Baker, Robert Busch and Bryce Berg-Stromquist could take the mound.
Rogers has been impressed with his team’s exhibition play.
“We’ve always been pitching and defence heavy ... our sticks are probably our better portion this year, right through the lineup, one through nine. Guys can swing it and swing for power. We should gen-erate a lot of runs this year.”
Rogers pointed to util-ity man Shawn Arabsky as a player that had a good spring.
“He was probably hit-ting around .600, .700 over the course of the spring, with power,” said Rogers. Outfielder Zack Diewert and catcher Cole Warken will be others the Pirates will rely on this season.
GAME ON … The Pirates’ home opener is April 19, when the Abbotsford Cardinals visit Seraux-men Stadium for games at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
The path through the BCHL playoffs was unpredictable. But it will end, as anticipated, with the best two teams meeting in the finals.
The Penticton Vees and the Nanaimo Clip-pers will play a best-of-seven series for the Fred Page Cup champi-onship.
“It’ll be a fight for inches out there,” said Mike Vandekamp, Clip-pers coach.
This will be Nanaimo’s first trip to the finals since 2008, when it was swept by Penticton. The Vees have made two other trips to the finals since then, winning in 2012 and losing in 2013.
In 2014-15, the Clip-pers and Vees met twice in the regular season and twice in the play-offs, which each team defending home ice. The BCHL’s unusual play-off format has created familiarity between the foes.
“These extra two games that we got to play them here in the past week or so kind of changes that dynamic,” said Vandekamp. “It probably builds a little bit more animosity into the whole thing.”
Both coaches see similarities between the combatants, as both the Clips and Vees intend to roll four lines and rotate three defence pairings.
“They play everyone; we like to play that same game,” Vandekamp said. “So the head-to-head matchups are going to be real key.”
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Penticton Vees forward Patrick Newell, left, looks for a scoring opportunity as Nanaimo Clippers defenceman Austin Dick and goalie Guillaume Decelles defend the net during a playoff game in Penticton during the third playoff round.
I LEAGUE’S TOP seeds meet in best-of-seven.
GAME 1 - Nanaimo Clippers at Penticton Vees, Friday (April 10), 7 p.m., South Okanagan Events Centre.
GAME 2 - Nanaimo at Penticton, Saturday,6 p.m.
GAME 3 - Penticton at Nanaimo, Monday, 7 p.m., Frank Crane Arena.
GAME 4 - Penticton at Nanaimo, April 14,7 p.m.
GAME 5 - Nanaimo at Penticton, April 16, 7 p.m. (if necessary)
GAME 6 - Penticton at Nanaimo, April 17, 7 p.m. (if necessary)
GAME 7 - Nanaimo at Penticton, April 19, 6 p.m. (if necessary)
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Nanaimo’s scoring leader so far these play-offs is defenceman Nick Gushue, while Pentic-ton’s offence has been led by Demico Han-noun, Connor Chartier and Dakota Conroy.
“The thing about them is they’ve got four solid lines just like us so we’re just going to have to be aware of every single line and every single line on our team is going to have to play their best games,” said Brendan Taylor, Clip-pers captain.
There will be much more to the series than line-matching – intan-gibles like desire will be noticeable over seven games. Vandekamp said he wants his guys to seize this moment, because it’s rare.
“One of the biggest things is you’ve got to look at it as an opportu-nity; it’s not something to be uptight about or nervous about or feel pressure,” he said. “We’ve worked hard to give ourselves a chance here and we have an equal chance with them when the puck drops.”
This is the first round of the playoffs in which a trophy has been at stake, which makes for a new level of motivation, players said.
“All of us are going to be really excited to go and I think it’s going to bring some extra energy
for the team,” Taylor said.
With both finalists thinking that way, it should make for high-intensity hockey for the fans.
“It’s going to be the best hockey they can see,” said Guillaume Dece l les , C l ippers goalie. “It’s going to be physical, guys are going to sacrifice everything to block a shot or take one for the team. It’s going to be a really good series.”
Fred Harbinson, Vees coach, anticipates that the atmosphere will overflow the arenas.
“Both towns are going to create a buzz and an excitement…” he said. “You’re going to see two teams that want the same thing and they’re going to do whatever it takes.”
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With spring now here and the weather starting to get a bit warmer, another sea-son of outdoor lawn bowling is about to get underway.
The Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club is one of the oldest sports groups in our city, with this year mark-ing its 92nd season of operation. The club’s bowling green is located in the beauti-ful setting of Bowen Park, with the clubhouse immediately adjacent to the Bowen Activity Centre.
Two weekends ago, more than sixty NLBC members gathered at the club-house for the annual Spring General Meet-ing, where plans were outlined for the coming season
of play. Returning as president for another term is David Mitch-ell, to be assisted by vice president Dean Thompson. Bernice Urbaniak is the sec-retary, and Barbera Berg the club trea-surer. Others on the board of directors
include Myron Mishio, Vernie Dawkin, May Mackay, Joyce Mitchell and Vern Hagstrom.
Lawn bowling’s slogan is “A sport
for all; a sport for life,” and the club promotes the ben-efits of fresh air, friendship, competi-tion, and coopera-tion. The season runs from April until the end of September, with various leagues happening almost every day of the
week during the day-time and evenings.
Although some-times perceived as an older person’s game, the sport of bowls is now seeing a younger demo-graphic hitting the greens. To that end, NLBC will launch a spring youth pro-gram this year, tar-geting schools and other youth groups for interested indi-viduals between the ages of eight-18 years.
Visitors and new members are always welcome, and so the Nanaimo Lawn Bowl-ing Club has orga-nized some upcom-ing open houses for any interested mem-bers of the commu-nity. The first is Sat-urday (April 11), 1-4 p.m., at Bowen Park. Club coaches will be pleased to assist and explain the basics of the game. Visi-
tors can get details about membership and events, chat with members, and also have the chance to win free lessons. Equipment will be supplied, but guests are asked to wear comfortable clothing and flat-soled shoes to avoid damaging the green.
A second open house will be held April 18, also from 1-4 p.m. As well, the Bowen greens will be available for guests to try the game as a part of activities happening in Bowen Park on Earth Day on April 26. The official opening day is April 19. Ceremonies will be held at 1 p.m., followed by the first game of the season.
Whatever your sport, a reminder in closing to play your hardest, play fair, and show good sports-manship.
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Lawn bowling club opening doors
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BY GREG SAKAKIThe News BulleTiN
The VIBI Mariners are digging in their cleats as baseball sea-son heats up.
Nanaimo’s Vancou-ver Island Baseball Institute club is look-ing forward to its first home games of the regular season this Saturday (April 11) and Sunday.
VIBI may be on the upswing now in Cana-dian College Baseball Conference play, win-ning three out of four games on a road trip to Kelowna this past weekend.
One thing the Mari-ners are always work-ing at is consistency. They’ve had some tough days at the ballpark, but other days, they’ve broken through.
“That was a big key for us, to play relaxed and do what we’re capable of and we’re finally starting to see that as a group,” said Connor Merilees, M’s outfielder, last week.
At the plate, VIBI batters are swinging at better pitches, said Merilees, and guys are figuring out what works best for them individually.
“Facing the kinds of arms we’ve faced is a
good way to help us wake up and get back on the right track and refocus and find a way to battle those guys and get to the bullpen earlier,” said Nick Salahub, assis-tant coach.
On the mound, he’s looking for his pitchers to have an even keel. Some starts a pitcher will be untouchab le , and other starts he can’t get an out, said Salahub, and it’s all those other starts in between those extremes that make or break a pitcher’s season.
One trait the Mari-ners have shown the coaching staff is work ethic.
Hard work pays off, and the M’s are opti-mistic about the bal-ance of the season.
The M’s edged the Calgary Dinos 8-7 on Saturday to start the trip, then beat the Okanagan Coyotes 10-6.
On Sunday, VIBI blew out Calgary 14-4 and finished with a 9-7 loss to Okie.
GAME ON … The Mariners host a four-game series against the Coyotes on Sat-urday and Sunday at Serauxmen Stadium. Saturday’s games are at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and Sunday’s game times are 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Admission is free.
VIBI Mariners hitter Greg Brady backs off from an outside pitch as catcher Jacob Senkoe reaches out to snag the ball at practice last week at the Serauxmen Sports Fields.
New house league opensBaseball players will fill the dugouts in
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The Nanaimo Coal Miners senior men’s program has organized a four-team league, from which it will draw players for the competitive, travelling Coal Miners team.
The four house teams will be called the Blasters, Drillers, Crushers and Miners.
More than 50 players are registered, but there is room for others.
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BOUQUET To John at Staples Brooks Landing’s computer department. He very quickly unfroze my laptop on a day that wasn’t going well for me – you made my day much better.
BEEF I wish the new buses would quit jerking when you are trying to get off. I have weak legs and although I wait until the bus stops to stand up, when the bus jerks strongly I lose my balance and nearly fall down.
BOUQUET To the kids from Forest Park Elementary School. Thank you for the toys and treats you donated at Beban dog park.
BEEF St. Patrick is turning in his grave at the condemnation of that glorious land of saints and scholars. Oh, the wit, charm and hospitality, the ability to rise again in the face of famine and war: Erin go Bragh!
BOUQUET To Lisa Jory for saving her neighbor’s life last week.
BEEF To the cashier. Your life is not worth $15 of meat. You should call the manager.
BOUQUET To the 84-year-old gentleman who constantly picks up litter on the train path and the highway between Canadian Tire and downtown. The city should present him with an award for beautifying our city.
BEEF To the city for its notice of intention to provide assistance to the Port Theatre Society. It’s not only arts and culture welfare but also not right for taxpayers to continue to fund non-essential services.
BOUQUET To the photographers who donated their time to Nanaimo Disability Resource Centre De-stigmatizing Disabilities campaign: Doug Bell, Mark Corbett, Matt Tinney, David Konst, Rob Bagshaw, Rachael Kirk and Keri Deileman.
BEEF To the chicken littles who continually waste time and our money on the Colliery dams. Move on to more important problems like solving this economic recession.
BOUQUET To Telford and his two furry companions who rescued, and drove home, two seniors who were left without transportation after an incident with their vehicle. You are the best.
BEEF To Transportation Minister Todd Stone. The $2.5-billion transportation plan not only raises the question where did he get that kind of money – especially when the economy is a fracking mess – but also why at this particular time.
BOUQUET To all the enduring and dedicated volunteers at the Hospice Shop over the past seven years. The recent change there was long overdue, but is justified and welcomed.
BEEF To a neighbour who planted a tree that has blocked the sun from shining on my garden.
BOUQUET To the Superstore shopper who returned the forgotten $100 cash I had taken out of the self-serve checkouts as cash back. As a student working two jobs I’m incredibly grateful for your honesty.
BEEF To the cable company. I tried to get Internet, home phone and cable at my residence and twice the company didn’t show up to hook up my services. Five representatives all told a different story.
BOUQUET To Barsby football team. I purchased bags of manure and because of health issues asked to have delivered to my home. A driver and two of the team showed up during a very wet afternoon and carried the bags to my back yard.
BEEF To the insensitive writer beefing about “tantrum-throwing children.” Maybe you could have a little more compassion for these parents as I’m positive they are stressed and embarrassed. It makes it that much harder when people like you are staring and judging.
BOUQUET To Frankie’s Modern Diner for the great food and excellent service.
BEEF To the guy in the noisy white with red lettering roofing company truck. You almost hit me while using your phone while driving.
BOUQUET To Ingeborg at the Elizabeth Arden counter at the Bay. She took the time to assist my wife with her make-up needs and found the most affordable options for her.
BEEF To the hair salon that told me that there were no other salons in the mall. I walked to the other side of the mall and found two. I went into Trade Secret and got a fabulous haircut.
BOUQUET to the unintentionally hilarious people who were using the empty aisles in the liquidating store as change rooms. Those black bubbles on the ceilings are cameras and you gave our security guy and head office quite a show.
BEEF To small dog owners who feel that their dogs don’t need proper training. Twice I’ve been bitten by out-of-control, off-leash dogs in Linley Valley.
BOUQUET To the young man working at Tim Hortons in Chase River for coming to the assistance of a senior couple when they had a flat tire. Not only did he let them use his phone to call their daughter, but he also changed the tire as well.
BEEF To a carpet cleaning company for not delivering on your promise of removing stains. Still there after it dried up – no wonder it did not take you long to do a lousy job.
BOUQUET To Klare at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens for excellent, honest advice and patience explaining the contract to me.
BEEF To the insurance company for wasting two weeks of my time. Next time maybe proofread documents before sending them out. The customer service between the agent and supervisor was absolutely horrible. I went to Rutherford Hub International and was in and out in a half hour.
BOUQUET To Nanaimo Foodshare for providing the salad bar and baked potato luncheon for Bayview Elementary School.
BOUQUET To Varenka who is more than a yoga instructor. Her calmness, patience and attention to individual needs is outstanding. Love the chimes, wave breathing track and quotes to inspire.
BOUQUET to Carman Fine Cars in Lantzville. Super happy and wowed by their level of mechanical service and going above and beyond attitude fixing my 2003 Corvette that had been draining power and killing my battery yearly.
BOUQUET To our wonderful tenants who rent the other side of our duplex. We appreciate you so much. You are like family.
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