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The Vancouver Canucks Alumni Team will be facing o� against our very own Sunshine
Coast hockey coaches on Saturday, January 19. � is exciting game is just part of a larger day of activities to bene� t the Sunshine Coast Mi-nor Hockey Association (SCMHA). � ere will be a silent auction inside the Gibsons and Area Community Centre (GACC), a road hockey game outside all afternoon and the Lions Club will be serving up concessions from 12 - 4pm.
Don’t forget to take a test drive in a new Ford car and a donation of $20 will be made to the Hockey Association.
� e Canuck Alumni will be available to meet the public and sign autographs from 4 to 5pm in the GACC Room 209. � e president of the Alumni Team, Gerry “Driller” Sillers, told � e Local that � e Vancouver Canucks Alumni look forward to showing their continued support of the Sunshine Coast hockey community. “Each
year, our Alumni team participates in numerous charity hockey games throughout the province of British Columbia, with each showing a tre-mendous passion for the game of hockey, while assisting so many worthwhile causes. � e Sun-shine Coast community has been a big part of our past and we look forward to continuing our support.” Tickets are almost sold out, but a few are still available via the SCMHA.
More info at: http://scminorhockey.com
PHOTO JEFF VINNICK (VANCOUVER CANUCKS)
Canucks alumni playing on the Coast
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There’s a jewel in our midst! I know
year after year Canada is ranked in the top handful of educational systems in the world, with BC and Alberta leading the way, but my recent visit to Kinnikinnick Elementary surprised even me, a long-time school trustee. � e location lends itself beau-tifully to the outdoors and this school takes full advantage. � ere’s a new school garden (donated by Salish Soils) comprised of ten raised beds, exten-sive use of the forest and park, a bike club and an after-school tennis club.
But it was inside where I got a real feel for Kinni-kinnick. � e entry is im-mediately welcoming and sets a wonderful tone with colourful banners, food bank hampers and kids
A diamond in the roughEducation Matters
Dave Mewhort Trustee,School District 46
getting hugs as they enter! � e spirit of generosity is an obvious school theme.
As I toured the school I couldn’t help but see all kinds of community vol-unteerism and support. � ere are volunteer read-ers and artists and even the kids take their turns visiting Shorncli� e to sing and do crafts with the residents. � ere are buddy activities between classes, a school-wide recycling program and a breakfast program organized by an ultra-creative PAC.
As I continued my tour I was also struck by a fantas-tic cultural presence. Not only was there artwork, but there were Sechelt Nation volunteers there acting as cultural advis-ers. � eir enthusiasm was contagious as they told me of the kids’ excitement to hear and learn the Sech-elt language. � ey visit all classrooms and partici-pate in weaving, dancing, drumming and weekly singing sessions. � e kids soak it up.
Academically there’s a huge computer lab with a class-size set of new iPads that were in full use. Kin-nikinnick sta� also claims to have the best elemen-tary library on the Coast – and they might! Last year the school won a three-year grant through Indigo Books that secured them a $20,000 per year book grant. � ere have been up-grades in both classrooms and the library and best of all the kids went to Chap-ters in Vancouver to help pick them.
I was also surprised to learn of the school’s leader-ship group. For participa-tion, kids must apply and be interviewed… great skills to learn. � e Spirit Committee is chosen from this group and helps set a positive school culture.
� e tone in every class-room is positive and car-ing, and it is clear from talking to the kids that they feel safe and cared for. It is days like that one that make me proud to be part of School District 46.
Health Minister Mar-garet MacDiarmid
provided an update on the ministry’s data investiga-tion that has con� rmed a number of instances where personal health data was ac-cessed for research purposes without authorization.
� e minister announced three speci� c instances where personal health data was inappropriately ac-cessed, saved on portable storage devices (USB sticks) and shared with researchers and/or contractors without required permissions and protocols being followed. � e ministry has taken mea-sures to mitigate risks asso-ciated with the incidents, as well as steps to review and enhance its data security procedures. None of the in-formation accessed includ-ed personal names, social insurance numbers (SIN), or any � nancial information about individuals.
At the present time, the ministry’s investigation has concluded that there is minimal, if any, risk of in-appropriate use of personal information.
“� ere continues to be no evidence that informa-tion was accessed or used for purposes other than health research,” said Mac-Diarmid. “However, the ministry takes its responsi-bility to safeguard British Columbians’ health infor-
mation seriously, and that is why a comprehensive investigation of electronic records was undertaken, including computer data-bases, storage devices and email records going back several years. I remain very concerned that rules were not followed in these spe-ci� c instances.”
In consultation with the O� ce of the Informa-tion and Privacy Commis-sioner (OIPC) for BC, the ministry determined that it would be appropriate to provide the public with de-tails about three instances of health data being inap-propriately accessed. � e ministry is also following the recommendation of the OIPC to directly contact approximately 38,000 in-dividuals a� ected in one of the three cases.
� is particular case in-volved data both from the ministry and data compiled from responses to Statistics Canada’s Canadian Com-munity Health Survey. � is information was collected by Statistics Canada and, as authorized under the fed-eral Statistics Act and with the consent of survey par-ticipants, the information was shared with the min-istry by virtue of a signed agreement stipulating that personally identi� able in-formation for research would not be disclosed out-
side of the ministry. Dis-closure of the information breached the agreement between the ministry and Statistics Canada.
BC’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Eliz-abeth Denham issued the following statement regard-ing privacy breaches at the Ministry of Health:
“On Sept. 11, 2012, in response to notice of al-leged data breaches by the Ministry of Health, I launched an independent investigation into disclo-sures of personal data by the Pharmaceutical Servic-es Division of the ministry. My authority to conduct such an investigation is mandated by the Freedom of Information and Protec-tion of Privacy Act.
“My o� ce’s investigation includes the instances of unauthorized disclosures of health data con� rmed to-day by the minister, but also includes a broader review of the ministry’s data handling practices in relation to re-search.
“Our investigation will be complete in the coming weeks, and we will be is-suing a public report with � ndings and recommen-dations.”
� e Commissioner will not be making any further comment on this matter until the O� ce’s public re-port is released.
Ministry of Health data breach
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Sechelt Council and sta� will be engaging in
our formal strategic plan-ning exercise in February. � is is an important un-dertaking – it enables us to set the goals and priorities for Sechelt for both 2013 and the future.
Early in 2012, we devel-oped our Vision, Mission, and Values and identi-� ed several short and long term goals for 2012-2014. I’m pleased to note that the majority of these have been achieved or are in process.
Over the past 35 years,
Setting the course for Sechelt’s futureMayor’s Message
John Henderson Mayor, District of Sechelt
I’ve been involved in nu-merous strategic planning exercises. � e challenge for many is to come with an open mind and be ready to contemplate ideas that sound impossible. � e val-ue from this exercise is that it leads to truly extraordi-nary outcomes. Ideas that, at � rst glance, sound di� -cult – or even impossible – to achieve, need to be kept on the table. A commit-ment to these challenges is what leads to dramatic outcomes that are in the best interests of Sechelt.
I want to encourage ev-eryone in Sechelt to give some thought to this and give Council your sugges-tions. Please send us your ideas ([email protected]) on any items that you would like us to consider.
For example, you might like to respond to some or all of the following:
• How many people do you see living in Sechelt in 2018?
• What would you like visitors to remem-ber about Sechelt, after they’ve visited?
• What businesses and industries should we be attracting?
• How can we make it possible for people cur-rently commuting on the ferry to work in Sechelt?
• When I want to sell my home, my buyer will come from (local, Vancouver, where)?
• Sechelt would be an even better community, if the District o� ce did the following two things…
• Two specifi c initiatives
that will make Sechelt dra-matically better are?
Once Council con� rms the 2013 Strategic Plan, our sta� will develop the procedures necessary to deliver on this Plan. We also use the Strategic Plan to set our budget priori-ties. All in all, it’s a very important process!
� e overarching theme for our planning e� orts – and indeed everything we do – is, ‘Is this in the best interests of Sechelt?’ It is sometimes easy to be critical of a speci� c activ-ity or event – however, it is Council’s role to step back and ensure that we’re on the right track to achieve our vision of making Sechelt an invit-ing, bold and innovative community.
From new buildings and business facades
to improved lighting and pedestrian-friendly access, Gibsons Park Plaza’s com-pleted upgrade has rein-vigorated the town with a contemporary, sustainable centre, says Gibsons May-or Wayne Rowe.
“� is upgrade is part of our long-term vision for Upper Gibsons,” says Rowe, “transforming the mall into an attrac-tive community hub that promotes mixed use and pedestrian tra� c and at-tracts local business and spending.”
Wesbild Holdings Ltd., the Park Plaza’s owner and a leading developer based in Vancouver, BC, designed the mall’s fresh, appealing look in consul-tation with the Town of Gibsons. Wesbild oversaw all construction, including the new medical clinic and pharmacy buildings, and was responsible for all re-lated expenses.
David Laronde, Wes-
bild’s senior vice-presi-dent, praised the Town of Gibsons’ handling of the upgrade, from permits to completion. “� e sta� , councillors, and mayor were very thoughtful, cre-ative, and responsive dur-ing the whole process,” he said. “It was evident that they cared about their community and the work that went on within it.”
Gibsons planner Mi-chael Epp ensured that Wesbild’s mall renova-tion aligned with various goals for environmental, social, and economic sus-tainability de� ned in Gib-sons’ smart development checklist. As one example, Wesbild chose xeriscaping for its new landscaping, a form of gardening that requires little water or maintenance.
“From a sustainability perspective, existing build-ings have been repurposed to make them last longer, rather than tearing them down,” Epp says. “Socially, we’ve improved health ser-
Upscale village-look for Gibsons Park Plazavices for an aging popula-tion.” He adds: “I think they [Wesbild] have done an excellent job keeping consistent with the charac-ter of the town.”
“In today’s economy, it’s rare to � nd a BC shopping mall without vacancies that is fully tenanted like Gibsons Park Plaza,” says Epp. He praises Wesbild for maintaining a creative mix of local businesses, services, and chain stores in the mall, and not tar-geting multinational cor-porations as tenants. “� e money spent at, and going into, these businesses stays here and is reinvested in the community.”
Bob Hoy, owner of the mall’s IGA store that re-ceived a redesigned ex-terior, says that custom-ers, tourists, and business owners have been very complimentary about the upgrade. “It looks terri� c. � e mall looks like a small, upscale village and gives the Town of Gibsons an-other classy place.”
Some of the Park Plaza’s new features includes the following:
• downcast dark-sky lighting that minimizes glare and glow
• easy access for emer-gency vehicles and regular tra� c to pharmacy and clinic
• trails and safer, im-proved pedestrian ac-cess off Gibsons Way and Payne Road
• additional parking stalls that exceed require-ments
• enhanced bicycle facil-ities (racks for visitors and
permanent bike parking for employees).
“We’re striving to create a more pedestrian-orient-ed place,” Epp says. “I’ve heard positive things from the community.”
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Editorial Opinion
Volume 11Issue 3
(Letters continued on page 5)
Letters to the Editor – Opinions
It’s been a long four months for most Canadians who have had to live without NHL hockey up until now.
With the National Hockey league Players Association (NHLPA) �nally reaching a deal with Gary Bettman (NHL Commissioner) and team owners, you can expect to see a few more Vancouver Canuck jerseys being worn in the upcoming weeks.
�e big question now is, will the fans stand up and let the league know how they feel about the lockout? �ere was quite the buzz about this on Facebook, twitter and through-out the regular media. Some mentioned that fans should go to games but then remain silent to show their disappoint-ment. Others said that people should not go to games and ignore hockey all together this season.
It’s true that if most fans had their chance, they would vehemently voice their disappointment about the raw deal-ings by league commissioner Gary Bettman (who never played hockey himself), but as the puck drops on Saturday night at NHL arenas across Canada, my guess is that fans will be on the edge of their seats both cheering and antici-pating each play.
Yes, Don Cherry (and his crazy suits) and Ron MacLean will be back hosting, what will be the 60th season of Hock-ey Night in Canada. One big di�erence this year will be the shortened schedule. Teams will only play 49 regular season games. �at will mean that it will be a quick race to the playo�s and every game will count. An injury that has a good player out for 10 games could therefore spoil a season for his team.
About 200 players went and played in the European League and others joined minor teams to keep up on their game. Regardless, they are ready to play now. “Yeah, I’m just excited,” says Sidney Crosby. “I just want to get in that �rst game and get going.”
Even though NHL hockey was not on the radar this fall, hockey in Canada didn’t slow down. If you’re a par-ent of a youngster here on the Coast, you probably are aware that one of our arenas has been in repair all sea-son. �is has forced local teams to learn how to share ice times and wake up a little earlier to take advantage of the limited ice availability.
On the �ip side, it’s been a great year for hockey on the Sunshine Coast. We’ve seen everything from gold medals coming in from multiple tournaments, to early morning laughs and silliness between �ve and six year-old boys and girls in our Tyke division.
As a coach in minor hockey for the past �ve years, and having grown up in Toronto playing competitive hockey, I have found that some of the best things I’ve noticed in our kids who play the sport is their ability to learn how to become good sportsman and represent the Sunshine Coast in a positive way wherever they go.
Asking some of the kids what they like about a sport that forces them to bed early on a Friday night because of games on Saturday morning, revealed the truth. �ey simply say that, “it’s worth it.” Whether they mention the overall thrill of the game, travelling to new places, or making new friends, they all seem to be keen on one thing; they all like to have fun. One youngster told me that he likes hockey because he feels like it’s the closest thing to �ying that he can do.
�is weekend there will be a very special hockey game between the Vancouver Canucks Alumni Team and our own Sunshine Coast coaches. �is charity event will take place on Saturday evening and is almost completely sold out. �ere will be fun and games starting as early as noon with ball hockey and a silent auction. �e Canucks Alumni will be giving out autographs at 5pm in the Gibsons Com-munity Centre and then the puck will drop at 6:05pm. You can �nd more information at http://scminorhockey.com
See you at the rink!Jim Dorey, Editor
Keep your stick on the ice
It’s about time we made the change
We know that marijuana is used recreationally by many people including lawyers, university pro-fessors and more. It is no more addicting than al-cohol, which is legal, and greater adverse circum-stances come from being drunk than being high. Criminalization only pro-motes pro�t and criminal activity, and wastefully �lls courts and jail cells. BC and Canada could have a huge economic gain through taxation of regulated sales, tourism and reduced police and court costs. Henry Johnston, Gibsons
Still in shockI write this letter as I
still feel the shock, like many others over the Newtown Shooting. �is time, children appeared to be the targets.
Why? Why? Why? Many of us cannot be-
gin to explain what moves people to target others and to take their own lives. I am not a psychologist, nor a police o�cer, but I am a father. Like many parents, I am angry and I
am also very sad. My heart goes out to the parents at the unfortunately named Sandyhook Elementary School.
Society must continue to stand strong against violence. We must be ever vigilant to defend the in-nocent and the young.
I’m doing my part . I started by giving my
two young beautiful boys an extra big, tight hug and I told them I loved them extra today — actions and words that I know our caring community can all live by.Darren Inkster, Sunshine Coast
What entrepreneurs doMost of our new Sechelt
Councillors are entrepre-neurs and they know how to get to work quickly and make it count. �ey know how to spend money to make money and they know about �nances be-cause they’ve had to grow their own businesses in the real world or perish.
�is is a breath of fresh air for Sechelt. For example, no entrepreneur would have let the golf course sit around on their desk for three years, as the previous Council did,
without collecting overdue rent. And what entrepre-neur would sign employ-ment contracts that allow senior sta� a one-year bonus even if they got another job before the year was out? Ali-mony doesn’t even do that! What entrepreneur would keep employees that didn’t check for loopholes in the Target Marine agreements, not once, but twice? Who is responsible? Not Council, but their advisors. And who were their advisors? Yes, the senior sta� who were so well compensated. Do you want people who aren’t doing their jobs?
�ere have been a couple of accusations about over-spending, but no real de-tails. How do you budget for a sinkhole, for instance? And would we rather stare at a large balance of money in the bank, even if it means we don’t go for projects that will bene�t Sechelt and bring in more dollars in the long run?
Councillors Shanks and Lutes want to put a hold on all that. Let’s go back to the way we were, a backwa-ter community that doesn’t change. Don’t worry that our children and grandchil-dren have to move far away
to �nd work. We can take a ferry and visit them on holidays, right? And when we want to downsize, but can’t sell our homes because there is no one to buy them, tough luck.Brenda Swansen, West Sechelt
Create something positive
Sadly, yet again, Mr. �irkell is making allega-tions about our Council that he knows are inac-curate.
In his letter of January 11, his claim that Coun-cil is engaging in activities contrary to the law does a disservice to the integrity of our Mayor and Council. Even worse, and sadly, he is being disrespectful of the District’s professional sta�, who are obligated to ensure the provisions of the Com-munity Charter are upheld. Mr. �irkell knows this.
He should also know that appointments to commit-tees are handled in camera to protect the personal in-formation of potential can-didates (that’s S.90(1)(a) of the Community Char-ter, not (k) as Mr. �irkell
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Letters to the Editor(Continued from page 4)
Jan 17, 2013
BOB MICHOR 604-740-4735 Selling the Sunshine Coast Lifestyle!
This 1.36 acre subdividable property in West Sechelt is a must-see! The gently sloping south view property can be easily hooked up to sewer for subdivision. The older 1268 sq ft, 3 bedroom home and 1200 sq ft shop is a great starting situation. Ideal for 2 homes and family investment. MLS V959395
6317 Bligh Rd, Sechelt$379,000
.6 Acres of spectacular Sechelt Inlet view water-front, close to Sechelt, golf course, arena and schools. If you like gardening, this is the property for you. Cottage fea-tures high vaulted pine ceiling, maple cabinets and �ooring. Property is large enough for a second home and a shop, on city sewer plus private community marina at your doorstep. By appointment.
5926 Harbour Way, Sechelt $549,900
380 Vernon Place Asking $749,000
This 4000 square foot, custom built, �rst time on market home has an open plan living room and large kitchen and dining room with 10’ high ceilings. This nicely �nished home o�ers radiant hot water heating throughout. It also has a detached, double garage and a shop with a two-piece bathroom. All this is situated on a large, sunny lot on a very quiet cul-de-sac. A must see home. Check out this custom design. MLS V967048
2028 Porter, Roberts CreekNow $419,900
Amazing ocean view, treed 4.82 acres zoned for 2 homes on spring fed well. This is your chance to live on your property while building your new dream home. The existing 1997, 924 sq ft, 2 bedroom mobile home is well kept and maintained. The private setting and gentle slope has existing trails. Back up generator and 20 ft storage container is available. New private deck facing the woods. MLS V927010
incorrectly claims). Again, District sta� oversees such matters to ensure they are in accor-dance with the laws.
Mr. �irkell, it’s time to stop making wild conjec-tures and unfounded al-legations about Council’s activities. Instead, how about starting to use your energy to create something positive and useful for Sechelt?�omas Forsyth,West Sechelt
Healthier lives, healthier communty
With provincial gov-ernment elections com-ing up this May, I’m writ-ing to �ag some issues that I think are impor-tant and should be part of the public discussion. I would like the candi-dates running for o�ce to think about the ways we can build health into our everyday lives.
By building sidewalks, streets and trails where
people feel comfortable to walk or bike we can get the physical activity we need in our daily travels. Protecting local agricul-tural land and support-ing local food producers with space for farmers markets and farm-gate sales improves our access to local foods as well as our diets and food secu-rity. A�ordable housing is the most basic require-ment for health and other municipalities have used policy and zoning levers
to facilitate it and attract funding from the private sector and other levels of government. Vibrant parks and recreation fa-cilities and services re-quire ongoing mainte-nance and revitalization if they are to keep our community engaged in healthy, active lifestyles.
All of these in�uence our ability to be healthy, avoid disease as well as improve our life expec-tancy. I’m looking for-ward to reading about
how all the candidates plan to make our com-munity a healthier place to live.D. Parsons, Halfmoon Bay
Shocking increasesd cost of hydro
The big jump in the cost of heating a house has me concerned. I just got my utility bill in the mail, and I was shocked. Even though the weather has been relatively mild, this bill was as high as
any I have seen. I’m wor-ried that some of my friends won’t be able to pay their bills when it gets really cold. If I’m not lucky, I may not be able to pay my bill.
I want to ask our local elected officials and any-one in the community what we can do about this problem. It’s getting cold now. We can’t afford to wait for long term so-lutions. I hope we can act before it’s too late.Jennifer Elliot, Sechelt
MP John Weston (West Vancouver-
Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country) presented the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal to several Sunshine Coast residents on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. �e Queen’s Dia-mond Jubilee Medal was created to celebrate Her Majesty’s accession to the �rone 60 years ago and is designed to honor signi�cant contributions and achievements by Ca-nadians.Recipients:Donald Albert Hensler
Donald Hensler has been in the military for 27 years. He volunteered for 48 years. He volun-teered in Korea, Congo and in the Middle East. Donald received a cer-ti�cate from the Nobel Peace Prize committee. After retiring in 1971, he started to help people with addictions as an ad-dictions counselor. In the past 48 years, he per-sonally assisted over 165 persons in their recovery from addictions and at-tended over 23,000 meet-ings to o�er assistance to people with addictions problems.
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipients from left to right, Charlene Smith, Sarah Doherty, MP John Weston, Susan Jackel and Donald Hensler.
Sunshine Coast residents receive Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal
Charlene SmithCharlene initiated and
implemented an ongo-ing Youth Drug Abuse & Sexual Exploitation Prevention Program on the Sunshine Coast. Vice-President of both the great Rotary Interact Club and High School Graduation Council, she is the Youth Liaison for the SC Youth
Action and Awareness Committee. She gradu-ated from the RCMP Youth Academy. Char-lene is the recipient of the “ACT” Rescue Award, the SC “Outstanding Volun-teerism Youth Award” and “Elphinstone Secondary Grad of the Year 2012”Sara Doherty
In 1973, Sarah was rid-
ing her bicycle and was hit by a drunk driver. Her leg was amputated. Sarah was a promising young athlete and she did not give up and continued to excel in sports through a local adaptive ski program. In the early ‘80s, while ski racing as a mem-ber of the US Disabled Ski Team, Sarah’s interest in climbing developed and
she started adapting climb-ing equipment to pursue her passion.Susan Jackel
Dr. Jackel had a distin-guished career as an aca-demic. After she retired, moved to Sechelt and has been an enthusiastic and energetic volunteer worker for a number of organiza-tions and groups. Susan
has become the moving force in the areas of hous-ing, community develop-ment and planning for senior citizens. She is the chairperson of the Coast housing Society and she led the e�ort to compile a comprehensive index of services and resources, both public and commercial, for the District of Sechelt
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MichaelO’Connor Astrologer
Tip of the Week:As the world spins and
cycles, it could be as early as the 18 or as late as the 20, but usually on the 19 the Sun leaves Tropical Capri-corn and enters Aquarius, like this year. Accordingly, we can begin to notice the changing distribution of sunlight, as in the days are getting longer here in the Northern Hemisphere and shorter in the Southern. Although the Sun is now in Aquarius, the New Moon Seed which occurred on January 11, 2013 is stamped by Capricorn. � is provides an example of the over-lapping of cycles. So, the Moon is waxing and it will be full in just over a week on January 26 and in Leo. Fire Full Moons are usually the most dramatic and Leo is the most dramatic sign so watch for that one. So, the current Moon Phase is the � rst quarter, which appears as a Half Moon and it oc-curs in Aries. Interestingly, this Moon Phase is symboli-cally linked to Aries and it too is a Fire Sign. So, we can expect the next 7-14 days to be particularly exciting and dramatic. � e next New Moon occurs on February 8 at 11:20 pm PST and at 21 Aquarius 43. It is the Aquarian New Moon each year that coincides with Chinese New Year. � us it is on that day when the Wa-ter Dragon passes the torch to the Water Snake. While the mythical Dragon is said to stir things up, it is dur-ing the year of the Snake when the real shedding of skins occurs. � e overall Astrological portrait for 2013 synchronizes with this theme and I will o� er a play by play over the course of the year. Stay tuned!Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)Life’s sobering realities
may be weighing on you. � ese are producing chang-es that are likely challeng-ing to accept and integrate. Consequently, you may feel frustrated, angry or rebel-lious. Directing all that en-ergy to purposeful action
could prove productive. Incidentally, you are being recognized now; intend to make the most of it.Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)
Feeling committed in a big way is in the stars. If you are not, you may feel out of sync and would probably bene� t from clarifying your objectives. Joining forces with those of others is also implied. Going it alone is less than likely or ideal. A quest for better answers or methods, higher truths and meaning is woven into the plot. Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)
January often has a way of coinciding with sober-ing considerations. You have probably already had to attend to more than your share of responsibilities. Yet this week will present some openings. Getting away from it all for a while may be dancing in your mind. Take a break, as you have earned it. Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)A good deal of interac-
tion on relationship fronts has been keeping you busy. Now you want to shake-it-up! Yet you may not know how to or which approach to take. A creative challenge is indicated, one requir-ing analysis and strategy. As well, the answer has an ironic twist: make the e� ort to allow input from others.
Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)� e cold season of short
daylight hours is probably not your favourite. At best you have been busy and productive. You will notice a shift this week. More so-cial stimulation is forecast-ed. Others will call you out. Yet, part of you wants to lay low, cozy up, go deep and be receptive to incoming intu-itions. Aim for balance.Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Being disciplined enough
to diversify your focus be-tween fun, games and cre-ative interests, on one hand, and more sobering business, duties and responsibilities on the other has set the tone of the year so far. � is trend will continue; get used to it. Aim for quality breaks and accept that success now especially requires a high quantity of diligence.
Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)Making key investments
continues. Creating a
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more business like atmo-sphere at home and mak-ing your business envi-ronment more like home is likely. Either way, you want the right tools and furnishings to do the job. Weaving a foreign, exotic and futuristic accent into your plans will inspire cre-ativity.
Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)Your focus will turn to
home and family now. Yet questions about where home is, or what do I truly need… will also arise. Many chang-es in your perspectives are brewing. � ese have contributed to changes in your lifestyle over the past several years. More are set to occur and they will be evident this week.Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)
Clearing away old foun-dations, lifestyle patterns and rhythms and replac-ing them with new and better ones continues. � is week your focus will shift to new people, inter-ests and the satisfaction of curiosities. Looking to the future, you are seeking information, insights and answers about how to cre-ate a better balance.Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19)
� e � rst weeks of the New Year have likely jumpstarted your focus. Dealing with sobering realities like death, insur-ance or inheritances is likely. Deeper yet, ques-tions about life, spiritu-ality, destiny and the like are lingering. � e overall focus is activating your own health concerns and considerations as well.Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)
An itch for fun and games, playtime and travel is very active, yet has been blocked by a host of du-ties and responsibilities. � is trend will continue for some time yet, so you will have to be extra stra-tegic and alert to recognize and act upon the openings that do come about. One of those openings is hap-pening now and for a few weeks. Act on it!Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)One of the great ironies
of life is that it takes wis-dom, resolve and discipline to be one’s own best friend. Due to the many tests and challenges, the competi-tive arena and the daily projections of imbalance and enmity from others, it is a lifelong challenge. Such success depends on the following: the very no-tion; the decision; quality of choices; action and fol-low through. It is time to be your best friend now.
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writing and practicing out some groovy, fuzz folk laid back, styly-retro roots ori-ented, original material.
With an early interest in pursuing a set list full of col-laborative originals, the songs tell stories of real life tales close to the heart, and the funny bone.
From instrumentals like
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With a refreshing twist on a few covers from the likes of Neil Young, Corb Lund and a few other greats, the variety of this show is sure
to entertain. � e band members are
very excited about the per-formance and have got a few tricks up their sleeve. Showtime is 8pm on Sat-urday, January 19, at � e Gumboot Cafe. So come on down and spend a few bucks on the horse!Submitted
Robotic Horse Mechanical Sun debut
Robotic Horse Mechanical Sun is a Canadiana folksy group that is fun for the whole family. (L to R) Je� Doran, Jamie Swann, Brenny Fitzsimmons, Jason Lambing, and Andrew Bate.
As people put their home that failed
to sell in 2012 back on the market, let’s not repeat the mistake of last year. Price it right from the start.
Put aside your emo-tions and price your home right from the beginning! � e ad-vantages of an accurate listing price are a faster sale, less inconvenience, increased activity, often a higher selling price, reduced negotiations and avoidance of your investment becoming a stale listing which can lead to your home standing out and being compared negatively to the competition.
Appraisers use two main methods to ap-praise your home. One is by direct com-parison and the other is by cost approach. � e cost approach takes in the land and included site develop-ments plus the home, garage, basement and extras. � ese are as-signed values related to land sales and cur-rent building costs and the buildings will be depreciated according to wear and tear.
Realtors will some-times do a worksheet on your home using the cost approach pri-or to using the direct comparison. Direct comparison is the most accurate indication of market value for your home. Your home is compared to similar homes that have sold and adjustments are
Priced right in 2013
FRIENDS OF THE GALLERY: The reception for the annual Friends of the Gallery Exhibition presented by the Sunshine Coast Arts Council was held last Wednesday January 9 in the Doris Crowston Gallery of the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt. Arts Council members were asked to present one piece of art work each created during 2012. Eighty members took up the challenge which has resulted in a wonderful exhibition with an amazing mix of styles and mediums. The show will be on display until February 3. Hours at the gallery are 11am - 4pm Wednesday to Saturday, 1pm to 4pm on Sunday.
made for di� erences. Your realtor normally would come up with at least three homes that have sold recently and are similar to your home. If you live in a cute, heritage-style home, then the com-parisons should be similar to that. If you live in 2,800 square foot home on a non-view lot, it will be dif-� cult to compare to a 2,800 square foot view home given the di� er-ence a view makes to many buyers.
Also, it’s better to look at what price your neighbor sold for than to look at what your neighbor listed.
In a buyers’ market, it pays to look at sales � rst and then the cur-rently listed homes. � rough the Internet, many buyers are very well informed and they know the market. Buy-ers want to make sure they are getting the best value for their money.
I quite often have sellers indicate they want to have a lit-tle room to negoti-ate. Or they say that hopefully someone is going to come along and pay them 10 per cent more than sug-gested because their home is special. What the statistics show is that the best o� er for your home will usual-ly come in the � rst 30 days. After that time, the price you expect to receive for your home will decline. I have seen sales where an average property was listed for four years before it sold. Imag-ine the stress of being on the market for that length of time.
Price it right!
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It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Valerie McGrath, wife, mother and grandmother. Valerie died peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital on January 7, 2013. Valerie is survived by her loving husband Bernard, her son, Niall (Bernadette) and daughter, Ann (Cathy) and grandchildren. In 1955 Valerie emigrated to Canada where she spent time in both Montreal and Ontario before arriving in Gibsons in 1990. Valerie was very active within the Women’s Hospital Auxiliary in Montreal, Oakville and on the Sunshine Coast. She had just received her 20 year pin for service.A funeral mass will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Gibsons on Friday, January 18, 2013, at 12:00pm. In lieu of �owers, donations can be made to ‘Doctors without Borders’ or the SPCA.
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Dana Larsen is the director of the Canadian Associa-tion of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries
Gaining support for the Sensible Policing Act
BC Timber Sales (BCTS) has plans to log an area
of 42.4Ha directly in the McNeil Lake Community Watershed area. Ownership and operation of the South Pender Harbour Water Sys-tem was assumed by the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) in 2008. � is system provides potable water to approximately 2,300 residents in the Madeira Park and Frances Peninsula areas. � e source of supply is from McNeil Lake and the water intake is on Haslam Creek.
SCCF has 3 cutblocks planned above Half-moon Bay: Blocks HM 44 (12.5Ha), HM 48 (41.4Ha) and HM 49 (15.4Ha). � e combined total of these log-ging activities by the 2 op-erators will be 119.9Ha or 276.5 acres. � ere will be wildlife tree patches (up to 2 per cent) set aside in each cutblock, however, its well documented that over time a large percentage of these trees blow down or are ad-versely a� ected.
“Logging in the McNeil Lake Community Water-shed should be of great
Water source and trails at risk
concern to the residents who rely on the water for their domestic consump-tion. BCTS is setting the low price of the timber sale at $500,000. � e long-term damages to the drink-ing water could exceed the gross revenue of the timber sale. Are SCRD Directors in favor of this? It’s well documented in scienti� c lit-erature, that the loss of trees and the root system a� ects
the hydrology of surface and ground water timing and storage.” Hans Penner of ELF states, “BCTS also con� rms that the area is heavily used by the public for recreation, yet no provi-sions are in place to protect the current trail system.
For further information contact: Elphinstone Log-ging Focus: www.loggingfocus.orgSubmitted
Dana Larsen, former candidate for the
leadership of the BC NDP, is touring Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast to promote the Sensible BC decriminalization cam-paign; Sensible Policing Act, which would e� ectively de-criminalize cannabis pos-session in the province.
Larsen will be speaking to supporters in Powell River � ursday January 24 from 7 to 8:30pm at the Powell River Recreation Complex Poplar Room (5001 Joyce Avenue, Powell River) and in Roberts Creek on Friday January 25 from 7 to 9pm at the Roberts Creek Hall (1309 Roberts Creek Hall, Roberts Creek).
“� e Sensible Policing Act directs all police in BC to stop spending any time or resources on searching, seizing or arresting anyone for simple cannabis pos-session,” explained Larsen, who works as Director of the Vancouver Medici-nal Cannabis Dispensary. “� e lawyers at Elections BC have con� rmed that this legislation is within provincial jurisdiction and suitable for a referendum.”
Larsen is leading the Sen-sible BC campaign to have a
referendum on � e Sensible Policing Act, putting volun-teers in place to collect the o� cial signatures needed from September to No-vember of 2013. He’s been on tour to over three dozen cities and towns across BC since October last year.
“Our campaign has al-ready been endorsed by the Vancouver Sun, Black Press and many other columnists and public � gures,” said Larsen. “We’ve been build-ing fabulous momentum.”
“� ere’s no reason we cannot decriminalize pos-session in our province,” continued Larsen. “In 2003, BC joined seven other provinces in refusing to enforce the Long Gun Registry. At that time, At-torneys General said they didn’t want to bother with otherwise law-abiding citi-zens who were in posses-sion of an unregistered long gun. We’re asking for the same sensible perspective when it comes to people in possession of cannabis.”
� e recent votes to legal-ize cannabis in the US states of Washington and Colo-rado have given the Sensible BC campaign a solid boost.
“Across Washington, thousands of charges for
simple possession are being dropped,” explained Lars-en, “saving taxpayers mil-lions of dollars while also unclogging the justice sys-tem. Yet here in BC, we’re seeing possession charges skyrocket. If trends con-tinue, 2013 will be another record-breaking year, with over 4,000 pot possession charges being laid across BC. It’s time for a more sensible approach.”
“Our main challenge is organizational,” concluded Larsen. “We need to have thousands of dedicated vol-unteers working all across the province for this cam-paign to succeed. Anyone who wants to help should come to our event, or visit us online to � nd out more.”
More info at Sensible BC: http://SensibleBC.caSubmitted
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I love sitting down to watch a low budget, in-
dependent �lm, which can sometimes be a risky waste of two hours, only to be blown away by talented writers, directors and ac-tors pulling together to make a shining piece of great storytelling.
Lightning struck twice this week with Your Sis-ter’s Sister, and Safety Not Guaranteed. Both are �lmed in Seattle, which makes the atmosphere co-zily familiar to us on the Coast. Both also happen to star Mark Duplass. Be-lieve me, it was an acci-dent that I brought these two movies home togeth-er, but I’m glad I did.
Your Sister’s Sister is a dialogue-driven work star-ing the wonderful Emily Blunt and Rosemarie De-witt. It is set in a secluded cabin with no cell service or Internet and, come to think of it, none of the inevitable bleeping and blooping of devices here –refreshing in itself. �e
A shining piece of great storytelling
director, Lynn Shelton, admits that much, if not most, of the conversations are improvised. It works beautifully. She tried this in an earlier work named Humpday which was cute but didn’t come o� well. �is time she deftly makes the viewer a party to the lives of this trio, their dra-mas, comedy and surpris-ing connections. It feels very intimate, sometimes awkward, but genuine throughout and at the end I wanted more.
Safety Not Guaranteed, by Colin Trevorrow is,
unbelievably, this direc-tor’s �rst feature �lm. A small-time journalist with two interns investigate an ad placed for a partner in time travel. Of course, safety is not guaranteed. One of them tracks down and falls for the dishev-eled, but intensely fo-cussed Mark Duplass who is simultaneously building a contraption and eluding certain parties who he says are after him. �e char-acters here are cheerfully annoying but nicely com-plicated and really quite sweet. Who is this nut who
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