Local The FREE Look for this insert: • Nature’s Bounty Mayor’s message Gibsons looks to positive future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 The two Joels Juno nominee Fafard performs on Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 Goodbye CareCard Welcome to the BC Services Card . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11 Real Estate transactions can be complex… Managing them doesn’t have to be. Dave Brackett 604-886-8107 117 - 1100 Sunshine Coast Hwy [email protected]Sussex Realty ROCK SOLID SERVICE GIBSONS 604-886-2277 Sunnycrest Mall Gibsons Central SECHELT 604-885-3295 5561 Wharf Road PENDER HARBOUR 604-883-9525 12873A Madeira Park Rd. Sunshine Coast BC Weekly Community Newspaper • Good News Just Got Better • Thursday, January 10, 2013 Latest releases + •independent •foreign •documentary •adult •sci-fi •classics SALES: Monday - Friday: 8:00-6:00pm Saturday: 8:00-5:00pm SERVICE: Monday - Saturday: 8:00-4:30pm Haley Chevrolet Buick GMC • 1633 Field Road • 604-885-5131 www.haleygm.com 50 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles for a test drive! NEW DEALS EVENT NEW DEALS EVENT 0% up to $7,000 Eligible Air Miles holders 5606 Wharf Road, Sechelt BC 604-885-3281 • Toll Free 1-800-538-4504 SALES • PARTS • SERVICE For more outstanding deals visit our website www.southcoastford.com SouTh CoAST FoRd SALES LTd. ONLY $7,399 ONE OWNER, ONLY 37,000 KMS, AUTO, LIKE NEW! Stk# 72-184-1 2007 oPTRA 5 2007 oPTRA 5 927 GIBSONS WAY (BESIDE HOME HARDWARE) 604-886-0102 HOURS: 10 am-6 pm Mon.-Sat. • Sun 12-4pm MUCH MORE THAN A BED STORE! Super Savings On All Bedding WHITE SALE ON NOW! ALL SIZES AVAILABLE AT INCREDIBLE SAVINGS! “Experience is Everything” Teresa Bartrim 604-885-3295 5561 Wharf Road, Sechelt Res: 604-886-4958 Fax: 604-885-5422 Toll-Free: 1-888-385-3295 [email protected]www.sunshinecoasthousesales.com Idle no more! Residents from across the Sunshine Coast gathered together in Sechelt on Friday, January 4 to march in solidarity with aboriginal people across Canada. PHOTO KEETAH BRYANT
Residents from across the Sunshine Coast gathered together in Sechelt on Friday, January 4 to march in solidarity with aboriginal people across Canada. PHOTO KEETAH BRYANT
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This week, on Mon-day morning, the
Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) started what will be a busy month by having policing and transportation committee meetings. �ese two meet-ings give organizations on the Coast opportunities to network and to ad-dress concerns about how they can work together to
SCRD sends best wishes to all for the new yearCoast Watch
Garry NohrChair Sunshine Coast Regional District and Repesentative for Halfmoon Bay, Area B
make the Sunshine Coast a strong community.
In Monday’s police meeting, we discussed how we can all work with the RCMP to ensure that the Coast remains a safe place to live. �e RCMP brought the committee up-to-date on Coast crime statistics for December 2012. At this and other such meetings, the RCMP sta� answer queries from the community, elected of-�cials, and school board. �e police point out where there is a reduction of crime, identify areas on the Coast that show an in-
crease, and report on what they are doing for preven-tion. At each meeting, time is also spent talking about youth and how the committee can help to as-sist those that are at risk.
Transportation meetings typically include reports and presentations from or-ganizations such as Speed Watch, BC Ferries, Minis-try of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI), Capilano Highways, ICBC, RCMP highway patrol, elected o�cials, and school board representatives. �e transportation committee monitors BC Ferries’ rate
changes and statistics and, through the SCRD, sends letters of concern about increased fees or reduced sailings. Other items dis-cussed might include signage on the highway, safety concerns about the turno� from Redroo�s to the highway, bike paths, maintenance of roads, and concerns about snow ploughing. �e committee appreciates the patience of the MOTI representa-tive during the round table part of the meeting, as he handles all complaints about rural roads and Highway 101. Among the
latest concerns is the move by MOTI to use chip seal to refurbish rural roads. �e Speed Watch repre-sentative reports on tra�c issues on the Coast and where drivers are speeding. �e ICBC representative presents vehicle accident statistics and information about how the organiza-tion helps reduce problems in high-crash areas.
What is most important for those that live on the Coast is to know that all the di�erent policing and transportation organiza-tions are meeting together to address concerns and to
�nd remedies that will be bene�cial to us all.
Next Monday morn-ing, the SCRD sta� and directors will meet in the SCRD boardroom to start the �rst round of the 2013 budget. �e public is wel-come to attend these meet-ings, which go all week. �is is your opportunity to witness sta� and directors doing their due diligence to maintain SCRD servic-es at the least possible cost to the taxpayer.
Please feel free to contact me by email or phone on any issue. Cell: 604-741-2427 or [email protected]
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YWCA Metro Vancouver is inviting the commu-
nity to nominate exceptional women throughout Metro Vancouver for its 30th an-nual Women of Distinction Awards. Recognized nation-ally as one of the most presti-gious awards for women, the YWCA Women of Distinc-tion Awards honours women
whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community. One award honours businesses and orga-nizations that support the di-verse needs of their employees.
2013 marks the 30th Anni-versary of the Women of Dis-tinction Awards. Since 1984 the Awards have paid tribute
to more than 374 outstanding women and organizations.
Individual nominees must live and work and businesses and organizations must oper-ate within the Metro Vancou-ver region including Hope, Pemberton, Sunshine Coast and the United States border.
Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 8 at 12:00pm.
�e online nomination form and information can be ob-tained at: ywcawomenofdis-tinction.org or by calling 604- 895-5768.
�e Awards Dinner will take place on Tuesday, May 28 at the Westin Bayshore. Tickets go on sale April 3 at http://bit.ly/10OV1Ei or by calling 604-895-5825.
In May 2012, 70 outstanding women were joined by BC Premier Christy Clark, to celebrate the annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards at the Westin Bayshore in Downtown Vancou-ver. The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honour women and business-es who have contributed to the growth and development of their community.PHOTO SUBMITTED
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As we enter 2013, we anticipate building
on the foundation of the strategic direction laid in Council’s 2012 Strategic Plan.
One of our main objec-tives is to strengthen the Town’s economic future by providing a sustain-able vision for balanced growth that bene� ts our existing businesses while attracting new opportu-
Gibsons looks to positive future, new directionsTalk of The Town
Wayne Rowe Mayor, Town of Gibsons
nities and increasing local employment.
To support that objective, Council recently created an Economic Develop-ment Select Commit-tee. Composed of be-tween seven and nine members (includ-ing two members of Council), the Com-mittee will focus on a spirit of cooperation and encourage com-munity involvement in the economic de-velopment process and outcomes. With this Committee, we have an opportunity
to roll up our sleeves and work together to grow the community we want and need.
� e Town has ad-vertised for volunteers, and a number of busi-ness and community leaders have stepped forward. Representing a broad range of com-munity interests, the Committee members selected will provide a rich source of “hands-on” information and experience.
As well, we continue to work closely with our regional partners in Elphinstone and
West Howe Sound to jointly promote our communities econom-ic health.
To kickstart the pro-cess of sharing infor-mation and receiving community input, the Town and its commu-nity partners will host an Economic Devel-opment Summit, ex-pected to be held in late February. Details will be advertised in local media, on the Town’s website (www.gibsons.ca) and the Town’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/TownofGibsons).
If a close friend told you she has dementia, would
you avoid her for fear of be-ing embarrassed by what she might say or do?
If you answered “yes,” you’re not alone.
According to a recent poll by Alzheimer’s disease International, 40 per cent of people with dementia reported they had been avoided or treated di� er-ently after diagnosis.
It’s no surprise, then, that one in four respondents cited stigma as a reason to conceal their diagnosis, says Kerri Sutherland, the North Shore-Sunshine Coast sup-port and education coordi-nator for the non-pro� t Al-zheimer Society of BC.
� at’s why the Society has chosen “See me, not my disease. Let’s talk about de-mentia” as the theme of the annual Alzheimer Aware-ness Month, which runs through January nationally.
� e goal is to address myths about the disease, shift attitudes and make it easier to talk about demen-
Time to dispel the stigma attached to Alzheimer’s disease
tia, says Sutherland.“Stereotypes and misin-
formation are what prevent people with dementia from getting the help they need and stop others from taking the disease seriously.”
For example, Alzheimer’s disease is more than having the occasional “senior mo-ment” or losing your keys. It is a progressive degenera-tive brain disorder that af-fects each person di� erently. Sadly, it is fatal and there is no cure.
“Although one in three Canadians know someone with dementia, it is not dis-cussed as openly as other chronic illnesses, so the
prevalence is there but the conversation isn’t yet and that’s what we hope to ad-dress,” explains Sutherland.
Today, 747,000 Canadi-ans have dementia, of which 70,000 are British Colum-bians. While dementia can a� ect people as young as 40 years of age, the risk doubles every � ve years after 65.
� e number of Canadians with dementia is expected to double to 1.4 million in the next 20 years, including more than 177,000 British Columbians.
“By talking more openly about dementia, we can all help to increase aware-ness about the symptoms,
encourage earlier diagnosis and provide support for families to have the con� -dence and skills for the jour-ney ahead.”
To help change the con-versation, she says, area residents can do their part if they:
• Learn the facts about dementia.
Help to dispel inaccu-
rate information to change society’s attitudes and opinions towards people with the disease.
• Stop making jokes about Alzheimer’s that trivi-alize the condition.
”We don’t tolerate racial jokes, yet dementia-related jokes are common.”
• Maintain relationships with people with dementia
at home, in the community or at work, especially as the disease progresses.
To learn more about the Let’s Talk About Demen-tia campaign, visit www.alzheimerbc.org.
For information on de-mentia assistance, contact Sutherland at 604-984-8348 or [email protected].
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Editorial Opinion
Volume 11Issue 2
(Letters continued on page 5)
Letters to the Editor – Opinions
It’s January, and on the Sunshine Coast, the sun is rare-ly seen around these parts. It doesn’t help that it only
crawls above the horizon for about eight and a half hours a day this time of year. �e good news is the winter sol-stice has come and gone and everyday is getting about two minutes longer.
�ere have been many grumblings and complaints late-ly regarding the amount of rain, except from those lucky few who have �own to sunnier climates in order to in-crease their Vitamin D levels. Can you even remember the water shortages we had this past fall?
As much as it seems to be very wet here, a quick review of some of the wettest places on earth might help some of you feel better. �e Sunshine Coast receives about 100 centimetres of rain each year. If we look to our friends in Henderson Lake, BC, their typical annual rainfall blasts ours out of the water. �ey receive about 650 centimetres a year! Doesn’t that make you feel better already?
�en, there is Cherrapunji, India. Ladies and gentle-men, this is the soggiest place on earth. �ey withstand an average saturating rainfall of about 1,265 centimetres each and every year. �is most soaked and sodden city has had some help from Mother Nature though. She did not leave these people to wallow in the mud, as there are natu-ral living bridges that have saved Cherrapunji’s people the trouble. How considerate of old Mother Nature.
On the �ip side, it is easy to forget that the problem of having too much water isn’t a bad one in this day and age. �e biggest issue facing humankind is how to get fresh clean water to those that need it. It is essential to life and survival depends on it.
Water is one of the most important elements to good health. It is necessary for the digestion and absorbtion of food; helps maintain proper muscle tone; supplies oxygen and nutrients to the cells; rids the body of wastes; and serves as a natural air conditioning system. Health o�cials emphasize the importance of drinking at least eight glasses of clean water each and every day to maintain good health.
�e World Health Organization states that 1.1 billion people have no access to a decent source of drinking water. As a direct consequence, over 1.6 million people die every year from diarrhoeal diseases including cholera. Ninety percent of these are children under �ve, mostly in devel-oping countries.
�e driest place in British Columbia is Ashcroft, with an average annual rainfall of 15 centimetres a year. For-tunately, they are located on the mighty �ompson River and are able to draw much needed H20 from its �ow-ing bounty all year long. �ere are a few drier places in Canada but they are located in the frozen Arctic lands of the north.
Some of the driest places on earth are in Peru, Alge-ria, Namibia, and Egypt. All of them have inhabited areas where people see less than one centimetrs of rain each year. �e driest place in the world is Arica, Chile, where the an-nual average measure of rainfall is only 0.78 millimetres. �at is less than one centimetre per year and means that Cherrapunji, India lands about 40 times more rain in a day than they receive all year.
So as you head out with umbrella in hand, remember that we are lucky to have the amount of water we have and that combined with our climate, we are said to have 270 days a year in which we can grow food. Although we receive more rain than Victoria, we actually get 14 more days of sunshine.
Finally, I leave you with the saying that I use to tell all attendees at outdoor music festivals I used to produce; “No rain, No rainbows.” Jim Dorey, Editor
Raindrops keep falling on my head
A fiscal cliff of our ownRegarding a letter by
Geo� White about Sech-elt Council inheriting the problems they are current-ly facing and the need for them to continue to “right the ship”? What a Titanic absurdity. It’s unfortunately ironic that in another paper last week is an article about their nearly $1 million over run of the 2012 budget. Where $60,000 equals roughly a one per cent tax increase they over spent by a whopping 15 percent, no wonder the most experi-enced councillor, Mike Shanks, voted against the budget, he saw it com-ing. Add to this the fact the Mayor didn’t feel the “novice” councilors were quali�ed enough to make �nancial decisions for the District’s taxpayers (his ex-cuse for appointing a non-elected �nance committee) it begs the question; why did they run for o�ce then? It’s in the job description. Is this the “clean sweep” Mr. White is alluding to? Addi-tionally they appointed one of the aforementioned nov-ices to the SCRD board where some of the biggest �nancial decisions that a�ect Sechelt are made.
Not promising.But perhaps Mr. White
is one of the “big spend-ers” described last week in a year-end review which referred to the huge dollars FABS spent to discredit what was a very �scally conservative Council.
For Mr. White to also at-test that previous Councils had no “vision” is equally absurd. I was on Cam Reid’s council, with Mike Shanks, when we initi-ated and funded the now widely adopted Vision Plan, but as Mr. White attests, his memory only goes back “two or three years”. As a taxpayer in Sechelt and six year coun-cil member in my opinion Mayor Henderson has left our ratepayers star-ing down their very own “�scal cli�”. �is coun-cil better start looking at the bigger picture soon, instead of just at the spe-cial interests of those who spent a fortune to malign some very committed and hard working former councilors. Otherwise the reserves we built up will be gone and no one with any decent experience will want to work in this town.Keith �irkell, Tuwanek
37 years laterIn 1976, myself and four
other land owners dedi-cated some property to cre-ate Jasper, Christian, Bligh, and Burdett Roads to give access into a large piece of property that was otherwise denied access.
�ese roads also pro-vided access to approxi-mately 15 other land owners who were in the same district lot.
�ese dedications were done at no cost to anyone but us.
At that time we were under the regional board control. After almost a year of planning by their plan-ners, the highway depart-ment and ourselves, we put together a plan to facilitate future development by all property owners in block D.L.4294 plan20152.
In 1992 the Village, af-ter two property owners who had houses on Chris-tian Road, came up with �le #5230-24 and asked to have the road paved. With the majority of the proper-ty owners voting in favour of it, the road was paved.
�ere were two who were against it, myself included, as the cost came o� my tax-es for ten years.
In 2003 two of my neighbors decided to sub-divide a lot o� the back their property. �e cost was approximately $14,000 to pave Bligh Road plus development cost, which were about $40,000 total. In 2006, I applied for the same thing so that my son could build a house. I ap-plied under the grandfather clause also but was told my property was two small un-der section 946 of the local Government act. I found out that a person in the same District lot number, with a lot smaller parcel than mine was granted a subdivision under the same Section 946.
So, I decided to do the same as my two other neighbors and pay to have Bligh Road upgraded.
I asked the planner if I added ten percent more to their cost if they would ac-cept the plan.
He informed me that because someone’s base-ment �ooded in that area, I would have to get an engi-neer to do a study.
I informed him that the basement had �ooded because of the perimeter drains plugging because
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Letters to the Editor (Continued from page 4)the village had put in a new culvert that directed all the water across Bligh Road onto his property. He then told me to get an engineer to prove this at my cost and I said he was an engineer, why did he not do his job and put the onus on me.
Because of a brain in-jury I su�ered from an auto accident in 1994, all of this added stress caused me to start having severe health problems and so instead of keeping my subdivision option open, I walked away from it all.
In 2011 my subdivision
was again renewed but the Village presented me with their new demands. �ese demands exceeded the value of my home. Ironi-cally, these new demands were made to facilitate a realtor’s plan for a possible future subdivision for the �fteen or so landowners we originally provided ac-cess to years ago.
I held on to this prop-erty not to subdivide to make money but to be able to cut lots o� so my son and his sons or daughters could build their homes in the future. Bill Ellis, Sunshine Coast
I am a survivor of a se-vere traumatic brain
injury. �is accident hap-pened after falling ap-proximately 700 feet from Dam Mountain, North Vancouver, BC. �is in-jury had me relearn all of life’s basics; it was like being an infant again at 28 years old. My doctors were saying that learning or relearning was going to be an enormous challenge for me.
I have always had an allergic reaction to walls, and an insatiable need to be outside.
Suddenly at 28 years old I woke up in a hospi-tal. I was being put in a wheelchair, diapered and I could not remember how I got there. I understand the frustrations of having your life turned upside down and feeling under equipped to face chal-lenges.
Brain injuries are often referred to as a silent in-jury. Cases vary but what they have in common are many of their symptoms are due to a lack of oxy-gen to the brain, similar to stroke survivors.
Some symptoms are:• medical: seizures, head-aches, fatigue. • sensory-motor: impaired coordination, speech.• intellectual-cognitive: impaired reasoning, im-paired memory, slowness of thought processes, dif-�culty reading and writ-ing.
Brain injury is the num-ber one killer and disabler of people under 45 years old. It is estimated that 22,000 British Columbi-ans acquire new brain in-juries yearly. Brain injury can range from mild (con-cussion) to severe (coma).
In my personal jour-ney I chose to go against the odds and went back to school. I successfully completed a landscaping program and started my own company. I am cur-rently enrolled at Cap-ilano University in the Mountain Biking Opera-tion Program. I am com-mitted to sharing my pas-sion with as many people as I can. Bringing 25 years of biking experience to the Sunshine Coast cy-cling community, my goal is to create a riding club for brain injury survivors.
I am here today be-cause of my love for my daughter and because I was wearing a bicycle hel-met at the time of my in-jury and because my feisty 90 year-old Quebecois grandma told me, “�ere’s always a light at the end of the tunnel.” I have learned to live by these inspira-tional words. Follow my journey in future articles.
Be safe, wear your brain bucket, and I will see you on the Sunshine Coast trails.Submitted by Roberto Gaudet
There is always a light at the end of the tunnel
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Idle No More in Sechelt
�e Idle No More na-tive rights movement – and it is a movement –plans to stage worldwide rallies on Friday, Janu-ary 11 in solidarity with Canada’s Aboriginal com-munities.
Organizers have desig-nated this as the Global Day of Action. It coin-cides with the same day that Prime Minister Ste-phen Harper plans to
meet with some native leaders, including At-tawapiskat Chief �eresa Spence.
Spence has held a hun-ger strike since December 11, 2012, and intends to continue the protest until Harper meets with the leaders of indigenous communities.
Harper had ignored the movement’s requests for several weeks, but on Jan-
uary 4, he agreed to the meeting after the hun-ger strike sparked several protests in and outside Canada.
�e protests like the one held here in Sechelt last Friday are aimed at drawing the world’s at-tention to Ottawa’s rights abuses against the Ab-original communities and undermining previously agreed treaties. �e rally
saw Chief Garry Feschuk, Sechelt Elder Barb Hig-gins and others address the crowds of people in support of the movement.
It was Chief �eresa Spence’s hunger strike that has really inspired a generation of Indigenous youth to stand up, orga-nize and speak out right now. “She is prepared to die for us,” one young man explained.
�e Sechelt Nation stands up against Prime Minister Harper PHOTOS KEETAH BRYANT AND HEATHER CONN
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MichaelO’Connor Astrologer
Tip of the Week:� e � rst New Moon of
2013 happens on Janu-ary 11 at 11:44 a.m. PST at 21 Capricorn 46, in the Tropical Zodiac. � is will produce a sobering e� ect which will become more noticeable as the Moon waxes to full. At best, this may be interpreted as a ‘grounding’ in� uence that will shift the year into high gear. Mercury plays a key role in this New Moon and it is also in Capricorn, which will contribute to the practical, pragmatic, strategic and disciplined tone implied in the overall chart portrait. � e linger-ing in� uence of Sagittarius up to now has perpetuated visionary ideals, principal based activism, philosophi-cal re� ection and perhaps simple desires to be more leisurely. � is is one of Sag-ittarius’s gifts – to step back and see the bigger picture. A good question to ask and to act upon is – will 2013 prove to be any di� erent than other years, or will it be strewn with the usual chorus of events, excite-ments and dramas – the old ‘business as usual’ atti-tude and approach? To the extent that one lives life re-actively, passively apatheti-cally and cynically, this will be the case. Yet, we have free will and are meant to use it cooperatively with life. � is is a more accurate interpretation of the word ‘destiny’ – a word that is commonly misunderstood and misused. Make the most of your free will and wisdom to cooperate, in or-der to create greater ful� ll-ment and success, thereby actualize the full potential of your destiny. � is is where Astrology can be of valuable assistance.Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)You are in a serious, so-
ber and ambitious mood as the year gets underway. � e New Moon has acti-vated your determination to be seen, heard, recog-nized and rewarded. You
feel the desire and perhaps the need to make some very real changes without, to match what you feel is happening within. Clarify to yourself and others what you want and if necessary, learn ‘how to.’Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)
A mood to ‘go big’ con-tinues. You know this will require more discipline and e� ort. Yet, you feel extra committed. Your sights are set on a brighter future. Many ambitions are brew-ing within. Regardless how much work you are doing that is apparent, you are likely doing at least as much behind the scenes. Your main interest now is how to work smarter than harder.Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)
You are undergoing a lot of changes at the outset of this New Year – a veritable metamorphosis. It is impor-tant that you engage your imagination positively to work with this change, lest it lapse into conjuring nega-tive hallucinations. Posi-tively, you are looking to the power, authority and lever-age that others can provide to support you.Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)Your relationships are
getting a lot of stimulation now. � is may be the source of plenty of excitement and satisfaction. At worst, others are attempting to control you. At best, these associa-tions are guiding you to new positions, tools, methods and/or directions that will prove empowering. Take a proactive, innovative and cooperative approach for best results.
Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)� e time has come for
you to make a whole host of improvements. � ese will be linked to your daily habit patterns a� ecting your over-all lifestyle. Clean, clear and polish is the basic require-ment. As well, take inven-tory of all your talents and assets and be thorough in your approach. Make the most of all you have already in preparation to add to the list soon.Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Taking a creative ap-
proach to realize your power potential in the world is a central theme now. Be open to the variety of goods and/or services you can provide and take the same approach in deciphering what outer sources can provide for you. Overall, this is a call to ana-lyze all resources, both out-going and incoming. Enter-tain all possibilities.
Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)A good deal of activ-
ity close to home and with family is being activated now. � is may basically
involve an early pitch at cleaning and beautifying your living space. Investing in tools, equipment, ap-pliances and/or decorative supplies is likely. Aim to establish an atmosphere of beauty, function and power as a basis of success for the whole family.Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)
A wide array of places to go, people to see and errands to run are keep-ing you busy now and will over the next few weeks. � is period also contains a good deal of creative poten-tial. Making key contacts and strategic moves now will contribute to creating many new opportunities for the coming months. � e sooner you can clearly decipher your direction, the better.Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)
� e process of build-ing upon new foundations continues. � is is a very im-portant and powerful time. Yet, avoid hasty choices and actions. Rather, take a slow and sure approach. � is is a good time to create a health-ier attitude as well, leading to increased e� ciency and e� ectiveness. What habit patterns from the past are best left behind?Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19)
� e New Moon in your sign will have the e� ect of launching you into this new year. You are likely in a determined mood and are ready to take any pioneering initiatives that are necessary to succeed. Managing the results of previous choices and actions is also impor-tant. Aim to consolidate and harmonize existing real-ities in preparation for new assertions.Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)
An ambitious and de-termined mood vies with a playful one. Making extra e� orts behind the scenes, in an administra-tive sense, will help you to achieve this balance. Avoid too much distraction and social activity. If you are focused and diligent and solidify your base, you will feel more at peace to take advantage of those narrow-er windows to get in some playtime.Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)� e future is beckoning.
To answer, you are wise to look to the bigger picture over the long term. � is is basically called ‘having a vision.’ By tuning in to your intuitions, dreams and desires, clarifying these and then practically gaug-ing the possibilities, 2013 could prove to be a major leap forward for you. Vote for yourself and work on your con� dence levels.
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OUR THANKS TO: Sunshine Coast Regional District • Town of Gibsons • Sunshine Coast Credit Union • Gibsons Marina • Windward Yacht Sales • Bitter End Boaters Exchange • Kinsmen Club • Kidsport • Klaus Fuerniss • Kidzmart Concepts • IGA • Dr. Bland • Soprovich & Co. • Rhona Kelly • Dan Crosby of Crosby Marine • Eric & Erika Schmidtke • plus many community volunteers who worked to start up Learn to Sail and keep it running.
Last year, 95 youth in our communities enjoyed sailing lessons assisted by funds that sponsored equipment upgrades plus 6 students
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Where is our real estate market going to this year
I always like to read through economists’
forecasts and see what their predications are for the coming year. Gen-erally, I � nd most are predicting a slower start with a strengthening to-ward the end. BMO, be-ing the most optimistic, is forecasting a BC GDP growth rate at two point four percent. Why does any of this a� ect real estate on the Sunshine Coast? We are products of the headlines. If the headlines predict doom then we believe it will happen. So buyers are cautious or will do noth-ing waiting to catch the bottom. When headlines talk about the market go-ing up, it has already hap-pened. So, I like to keep an eye on trends in order
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to do my best in advis-ing my clients.
� ere will be chal-lenges for the economy in 2013, including the second � scal cli� for the United States, in which the Republicans and Democrats will have to agree to raise the federal debt ceiling in order to manage. Europe remains a concern, but some be-lieve 2013 will see an im-provement. China’s econ-omy is also expected to pick up. Closer to home, we have a provincial elec-tion this spring (which is always a distraction for buyers) and a strike man-date for our local mill. With some of these things behind us, we should see some increased sales activ-ity for 2013.
Hopefully we will see an improvement with BC Ferries or some clear direction once the report is tabled. With the feder-al ship building contract ramping up this year, we should see some families
moving to the Coast and maybe some spin-o� contracts to local busi-nesses.
Did you know that at the height of the last sell-ers’ market, we only saw a two point six percent increase in our popula-tion. Right now, I pre-dict that we are at ei-ther a zero or a negative growth rate, similar to 1999 before the last run of the seller’s market. A strong economy means increased job growth, with families moving to the Coast and seniors selling their family home to downsize.
One new family pur-chase on the Coast can have a domino e� ect, with multi sales stem-ming from this one sale. In short I believe 2013 will be an improvement on 2012, but price will still be king
� is is the time to invest with the record low interest rates in this beautiful place we live.
BC Hydro has in-stalled 93 per cent
or 1.73 million of 1.87 million smart meters. To ensure the � nal seven per cent of smart meters can be installed, the Province is extending the deadline under the Clean Energy Act from December 31, 2012, to December 31, 2013.
Shortages in quali� ed labour, equipment and specialized meters, plus customer concerns, pre-vented BC Hydro from fully installing all smart meters in 2012.
� e additional time will enable BC Hydro to complete the work and
Fafard and Schwartz met on stage at the
Discovery Coast Music Festival in Bella Coola in 2011. Gravitating to-wards each others music during a festival work-shop, Fafard then invited Schwartz to join him on the main stage an hour later without rehearsal and the rest is history.
� e two musicians have found musical chemistry by leaving room for improve and adventure while explor-ing old blues and country musical landscapes. � ey have toured a couple of times in Ontario since and are now embarking on their � rst Western Canadian tour making 19 stops along the way. At the end of the tour the two will join up with Steve Dawson at the Hen House in Vancouver to record their � rst album together. Up next will be a tour of New Zealand in April with the new CD in hand.
Juno nominated and Western Canadian Mu-sic Award winning gui-tarist Joël Fafard is fresh o� a tour that saw him headlining International Guitar Night South Afri-ca for most of December.
“Joel remains one of our most power-ful, rhythmic purveyor of country blues/roots, original and traditional.” said Jurgen Gothe
Joel Schwartz is a free-lance guitarist who lives in Toronto, most of the time Joel is the hired gun of the
Fafard and Swartz team up
Great Lake Swimmers both on record and touring.
Come out and see the two Joel’s in Madeira Park
at 2PM on Sunday Janu-ary 13. For more infor-mation and tickets please see: joelfafard.com
Smart Meter deadline extended
address as many customer concerns as possible be-fore � nalizing smart me-ter installations.
Smart meters are ex-pected to pay for them-selves by delivering $1.6 billion in bene� ts over 20 years. � ese are savings that BC Hydro will not have to collect from cus-tomers.
Research has shown
that some of the new tools available through smart meters will enable customers to conserve up to 15 per cent in en-ergy costs. Smart meters will make possible new conservation tools like secure online customer accounts and optional in-home devices that will provide homeowners with up-to-date informa-tion about power use.
Once smart meters are fully installed and op-erational, they will also let BC Hydro know of an outage immediately, so power can be restored faster.
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The BC SPCA is call-ing on everyone who
loves animals and tasty treats to join Canada’s �rst-ever National Cup-cake Day on February 25, 2013, in support of home-less, abused and injured animals in BC.
“We’re encouraging people to register online at www.nationalcupcake-day.ca and then to bake and o�er cupcakes by do-nation on February 25, with all proceeds going to support the BC SPCA in British Columbia,” explains Farrah Rooney, manager of fundraising events for the BC SPCA. “People can host National Cupcake Day parties in their homes, bake cup-cakes to take to school or the o�ce or o�er them by donation in the commu-nity. It’s an easy and fun way to make a life-saving di�erence in the lives of animals who desperately need our help.” Once par-ticipants have registered they will receive a free National Cupcake Day host kit in the mail that
includes a poster, sticker, balloons and a fundrais-ing guide.
“We hope people will encourage their family and friends to donate on-line and to support their e�orts by attending local National Cupcake Day parties, collecting dona-tions or hosting events of their own,” says Rooney.
Supporting the event will be Lori Joyce and Heather White, owners of the retail chain Cupcakes and hosts of the W Net-work’s show �e Cupcake Girls. Lori and Heather will be o�ering their bak-ing expertise, speaking at promotional events and judging cupcake competi-tions held in conjunction with the event.
“�is is really a fun, grass-roots way to make a di�erence for thousands of animals in need,” says Rooney. “Everyone loves cupcakes, and they taste even sweeter when you know it’s for a good cause.”
To register or for more information, visit www.nationalcupcakeday.ca.
A sweeter future for homeless and abused animals
Lori Joyce and Heather White, owners of the Cupcakes retail chain, help the BC SPCA kick o� the National Cupcake Day campaign.
The Sunshine Coast RCMP is asking for in-
formation from the public in identifying the suspects of several break and enters.
Gibsons: On December 22, 2012 at approximately 11:20 pm, a male suspect broke into �e Bargain Shop in Gibsons by smash-ing the front door with a large rock. Video surveil-lance captured a male sus-pect between 20 to 35 years old wearing a dark jacket, blue jeans, and white run-ning shoes. �e suspect stole several packages of cig-arettes. Other accomplices were seen with the suspect
in the Sunnycrest mall park-ing lot during this time. Refer to Sunshine Coast RCMP File 2012-8729.
On December 30, 2012 suspects entered the Sun-shine Coast School Dis-trict building on Henry Road by cutting a hole cut in the chain link fence. �e suspect gained en-try into a vehicle on the property. A grinder, bat-tery powered Makita drill, Mastercraft wrench and socket set, Bosch hammer drill and bits were stolen. A small older model dark colored SUV was observed in the area. Refer to Sun-
shine Coast RCMP File 2012-8883
Halfmoon Bay: Some-time during the day on December 29, 2012 en-try was gained to a work-shop on a property in the 11,000 block of Sunshine Coast Highway. �e sus-pect smashed a window and cut a padlock to gain entry. Several items were taken including a Master-craft impact wrench kit, socket set, Princess Auto wrenches, and heavy gauge electrical wire. Refer to Sunshine Coast RCMP File 2012-8859
Sechelt: Sometime dur-
ing the night on January 4, 2013 suspects entered the fenced compound at Rent it Canada in Sechelt. Several items were taken including a Clark wire feed welder, Stihl Model 064 and Stihl MS chainsaws, Bosch 41/2 inch angle grinder, hedge trim-mer and various wrenches and screw drivers. Refer to Sunshine Coast RCMP File 2013-76
If anyone has any in-formation related to these crimes, contact Constable Tracy Dubnyk at the Sun-shine Coast RCMP at (604) 885-2266 or Crime stop-pers at 1-800-227-8477.
RCMP investigate multiple break-ins
BC Services Card to replace CareCard
Starting Feb. 15, 2013, and over the next �ve
years, eligible British Co-lumbians between the ages of 19 and 74 will be required to replace their CareCard with the new BC Services Card by renew-ing their enrolment in the Medical Services Plan.
�e current CareCard was introduced in 1989 and has not been signi�-
cantly updated over the last 20 years. �e new BC Ser-vices Card takes advantage of signi�cant advances in technology since that time, to provide a more con-venient and secure piece of identi�cation with en-hanced features to protect citizens’ personal informa-tion. �e new card is more secure as it includes a pho-tograph of the bene�ciary,
anti-forgery features, iden-tity proo�ng and an expiry date. �e card can also be combined with a driver’s licence and acts as photo ID- meaning one less card to carry.
To get a new BC Services Card, eligible British Co-lumbians can simply enroll when renewing their driv-er’s licence. People who do not drive can still enroll at the nearest location where driver’s licences are issued.
Once a person enrolls, they will be issued a new BC Services Card, or a combined card, and will need to re-enroll every �ve years. Children and cer-tain groups of adults, such as the elderly or those in residential care or extended hospital care – for whom
renewed enrolment would be impractical or present a hardship – will be exempt-ed from re-enrolling or managed through special arrangements.
�e BC Services Card also provides the founda-tion for supporting the po-tential future development of more convenient access for citizens to new online government services.
Government �rst an-nounced plans to roll out a replacement to the Care-Card in May 2011 when amendments to the Medi-care Protection Act were in-troduced to support the in-troduction of a more secure card, designed to improve patient safety.
To learn more, visit: www.bcservicescard.ca
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New Building Code Regulations in Effect
A public information meeting designed for builders, design professionals and the general public will be held on January 17 at 7:00 p.mat the Sunshine Coast Regional District, 1975 Field Road (Board Room), Sechelt. Light refreshments will be available.
The meeting include a question and answer period at the end, and will cover the following topics:
Highlights of Part 9 Code Changes
Highlights of Part 3 Code Changes
Illustrated Guide For Seismic Design of Houses (handouts provided)
Window Code Update
Part 9 Lateral Loads Code Changes
Plumbing Code Update
Comments on the coming energy code this fall.
On December 20, 2012 changes to the BC Building Code took effect. All design and construction of building permit applications received after December 20 will be required to comply with new BC Building Code requirements.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Longhi, Chief Building Inspector and Bylaw Manager
Documents outlining the various code changes are available at www.scrd.ca/Code--Regulations.
Jan. 10, 2013
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I truly wonder what Tim Burton got up to as a
child. I just watched Fran-kenweenie, his newest of-fering, and am still wrap-ping my head around it. It is animated in highly detailed stop-motion and unusually, in black & white, which is quite beau-tiful, feeling as rich and buttery as colour.
In it, Victor, a preco-cious middle school loner, loses his dog Sparky in an accident. In one of his more interesting science classes, (you remember these: frogs, electricity, twitching) Victor is stim-ulated to try to re-animate his best friend. It works, and as word gets out, classmates competing for a science prize, do their best to create bigger, bet-ter zombie pets culminat-ing in a glorious rampage through town.
It’s all a bit morbid and not really for smaller kids, but is witty, chock-full of references to all kinds of vintage horror and saved by the charm of Sparky, who is after all, just a barky littledoggie who is still
easy to love even if he’s stitched together and sporting neck bolts. �e supporting characters are also nicely done, such as the no-nonsense science teacher and the parents, who, for a change are helpful and sensitive, not bumbling idiots as they (we) are so often portrayed. �is movie is also a great way to get a little black & white past the kids.
�en there’s Paranorman, also rated PG. �is is from Laika studios, who brought us Caroline and Corpse Bride and is in colour.
It is a mixture of skewy but e�ective stop-motion animation and CG e�ects. �ere are also many refer-ences to vintage horror for the old school fans.
Our main character here is not just a loner, but is actively ostracised because he can see dead people. Being a nice lit-tle boy, he interacts with these spirits the same way he would friends, if he had any. Again, this movie is both morbid and hilari-ous. Most kids will eat this up, but some may be a bit disturbed. �ere are zom-bies, a witch hunt, nar-
row-minded townsfolk, but it is livened by visual gags, interesting support-ing characters and, in the end, good messages about bigotry, and bullying, but also acceptance and let-ting go. I’m not sure what to make of the morbid factor of both of these �lms, except when I really go back to my own child-hood; I remember that kids are often fascinated by and less bothered than we may think or assume about death. Cool to have 2 �lms that both adults and older kids can enjoy together.
Morbid videos seem to pique interest
Paranorman
Laurie Verchomin will be hosting an Artist
Reception and Solo Per-formance by local folk leg-end Penny Lang, for the exhibition “ABSTRAC-TIONS” on Sunday, January 13 at 2:30 pm at the Gumboot Restaurant, located in beautiful down-town Roberts Creek
�is exhibit of works by Kasia Krowlikowska & Penny Lang is the �rst show for both women.
Kasia, a medical doctor from Poland, who lives in Roberts Creek and works as a Radiation Technician at St. Mary’s Hospital, has been painting for a few years now.
Penny Lang is one of the hidden gems of the Coast. Given the title ‘�e First Lady of Folk’ she is a veteran singer songwriter who performs worldwide and lives in Madeira Park.
First Lady of Folk
Penny Lang performs in Pender Harbour
Jan. 10, 2013
BC Assessment 1102
Important Notification from BC Assessment to all District of Sechelt Property Owners:
Please note that the 2013 Assessment Notices for District of Sechelt property owners contained incorrect contact information for questions about property taxes. The correct noti�cation is as follows: For property tax information, please visit www.sechelt.ca or contact the District of Sechelt at 604-885-1986. Please note that all other information on the Assessment Notices is correct. For any questions about your 2013 property assessment, please contact BC Assessment at: 1-866-valueBC (1-866-825-8322) or via www.bcassessment.ca
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6 - 4330 Sunshine Coast Hwy. 604-740-5813 in Wilson Creek Plaza • Ken Grunenberg, Owner/Pharmacistfull PresCriPtiOn & delivery serviCe GibsOns tO seChelt
Open: Mon. to fri. 9am - 6pm. saturday 10 am - 2 pm. (Closed sunday)
www.medicineshoppe.cawww.medicineshoppe.ca
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0113Custom_MS175
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(604) 740-5813Wilson Creek Plaza#6, 4330 Sunshine Coast HwySechelt, BCV0N 3A1
Store HoursMonday to Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmSaturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pmSundays & Holidays: Closed
Ken GrunenbergB.Sc. Pharm.
Pharmacist/Owner
Wilson Creek Plaza · #6, 4330 Sunshine Coast Hwy
(604) 740-5813www.medicineshoppe.ca
FREEPrescription
Delivery
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Packaging
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DiabetesProducts &
Services
Traumeel Anti-inflammatory Analgesic 50g • 30 ml
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps Assorted
Aura Cacia Foam Bath 2.5 oz pouch
WeledaDiaper Care 81 g
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
$1799
$1299
$299
$259
www.medicineshoppe.cawww.medicineshoppe.ca
Your health. Our priority.
0113Custom_MS175
Proudly Supporting
www.cmha.ca
(604) 740-5813Wilson Creek Plaza#6, 4330 Sunshine Coast HwySechelt, BCV0N 3A1
Store HoursMonday to Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmSaturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pmSundays & Holidays: Closed
Ken GrunenbergB.Sc. Pharm.
Pharmacist/Owner
Wilson Creek Plaza · #6, 4330 Sunshine Coast Hwy
(604) 740-5813www.medicineshoppe.ca
FREEPrescription
Delivery
Accu-PakBubble
Packaging
Health &Wellness
Events
DiabetesProducts &
Services
Traumeel Anti-inflammatory Analgesic 50g • 30 ml
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps Assorted
Aura Cacia Foam Bath 2.5 oz pouch
WeledaDiaper Care 81 g
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
$1799
$1299
$299
$259
www.medicineshoppe.cawww.medicineshoppe.ca
Your health. Our priority.
0113Custom_MS175
Proudly Supporting
www.cmha.ca
(604) 740-5813Wilson Creek Plaza#6, 4330 Sunshine Coast HwySechelt, BCV0N 3A1
Store HoursMonday to Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmSaturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pmSundays & Holidays: Closed
Ken GrunenbergB.Sc. Pharm.
Pharmacist/Owner
Wilson Creek Plaza · #6, 4330 Sunshine Coast Hwy
(604) 740-5813www.medicineshoppe.ca
FREEPrescription
Delivery
Accu-PakBubble
Packaging
Health &Wellness
Events
DiabetesProducts &
Services
Traumeel Anti-inflammatory Analgesic 50g • 30 ml
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps Assorted
Aura Cacia Foam Bath 2.5 oz pouch
WeledaDiaper Care 81 g
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
$1799
$1299
$299
$259www.medicineshoppe.cawww.medicineshoppe.ca
Your health. Our priority.
0113Custom_MS175
Proudly Supporting
www.cmha.ca
(604) 740-5813Wilson Creek Plaza#6, 4330 Sunshine Coast HwySechelt, BCV0N 3A1
Store HoursMonday to Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmSaturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pmSundays & Holidays: Closed
Ken GrunenbergB.Sc. Pharm.
Pharmacist/Owner
Wilson Creek Plaza · #6, 4330 Sunshine Coast Hwy
(604) 740-5813www.medicineshoppe.ca
FREEPrescription
Delivery
Accu-PakBubble
Packaging
Health &Wellness
Events
DiabetesProducts &
Services
Traumeel Anti-inflammatory Analgesic 50g • 30 ml
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps Assorted
Aura Cacia Foam Bath 2.5 oz pouch
WeledaDiaper Care 81 g
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Offer expires 31/01/13. Limit 2 per family. While supplies last.
Torrontes is Argentina’s distinctive white varietal.
It lends itself particularly well to seafood meals. � e remark-ably � oral nose and high acid-ity mellow to a surprisingly full body palate. Immediately, you’ll be struck by the tropical fruit blended with pure suc-culent peach � avours and yet it’s still a lovely dry wine. It spends absolutely no time on Oak yet it exceeds ‘rich mouth feel’ expectations.
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KarenPeterson
CRIOS Torrontes Argentinian white seafood lasagna and Crios Torrontes
Seafood Spinach Lasagna
Time to dig into the freezer for all those prawns and crab
you’ve been stockpiling, right?In a large bowl mix a tub each
of Ricotta and high fat cottage cheese. Add two eggs. Spoon in three or four big cloves of garlic and season with Maldens sea salt.
Coat the bottom of your lasa-gna pan with a generous glug or two of olive oil. Place � rst layer of lasagna sheet on bottom (of the pan!). Slather with ricotta mix-ture. Place generous amount of cooked crab and pre-peeled, raw prawns (very important, always enlist a trusty volunteer for this particular step as you’ll be busy sampling the Crios at regular in-tervals). Top with chopped, fresh spinach that has been dribbled with fresh lemon juice. Repeat layering process then top with shredded Mozzarella.
Bake at 350 degrees until the top is golden brown.
We would like to send out a heartfelt welcome to our new sales representative. Jennifer will be managing
accounts from Gibsons to Wilson Creek. Feel free to contact her at [email protected]
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