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DAWN HAGED R I F T W O O D C O N T R I B U T O R

Salt Spring residents have once again spent days shovelling snow, skidding into ditches and coping without power as snow fell off and on from Friday through Monday night.

Island residents reported receiving between 12 and 20 inches (30 to 50 centimetres) of snow, depending on their location.

Salt Spring RCMP Sgt. Ryan Netzer said calls for ser-vice took a defi nite jump since snow started falling on Friday. Detachment members responded to 20 calls for service related to the weather.

“The calls ranged from collisions and other traffi c-related incidents to medical emergencies and alarms due to power outages,” he said.

Similarly, Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue dealth with 26 calls from Friday through Monday. Salt Spring Fire Chief Arjuna George said those included a chimney fi re, alarm bells, numerous downed power lines and hydro fi res. They also assisted BC Ambulance person-nel with some medical calls.

“Our trucks are response ready with chains and our 4x4 engine has been a very valuable tool for us this past week,” said George.

Salt Spring Emergency Program coordinator Eliza-beth Zook said that while the conditions have been “challenging,” islanders have been handling things well and the neighbourhood POD system has been proving its mettle.

“The program itself is working really well,” she said, adding that it’s all about “neighbours helping neigh-bours.”

“People are feeling good about it because they know they’re not alone.”

Andrew Little was one of those helpful people. On Tuesday he was clearing out a friend’s driveway with a snow-blower on Rainbow Road and ended up tackling the driveways of two more while he was at it.

“It took about three hours, but it did not feel right to leave them snowed in when I was capable of helping,” he said.

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Inventor earnstopawardSalt Spring’s Don Arney in elite group

BY DAWN HAGED R I F T W O O D C O N T R I B U T O R

Recognition of a phenome-nal invention that transformed the world of aerial fi refi ghting and a company that continues to create and contribute on a global scale has earned Don Arney the honour of being a 2017 inductee into the Nation-al Inventors Hall of Fame.

The invention being cel-ebrated is the Bambi Bucket, created by Arney in 1982. The now familiar firefighting device is an open-top cloth bag fastened beneath a helicop-ter with full collapsibility that delivers a solid column of water or foam effi ciently, directly and accurately to extinguish fi res.

Arney was completely sur-prised when he received news of his award from organizers of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

“It was something com-pletely unexpected. It came right out of the blue,” he said.

The 45th annual induction ceremony will take place on May 4-6 at the National Build-ing Museum in Washington, D.C. The black-tie event is hosted in partnership with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other sponsoring organizations.

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

The North Salt Spring Waterworks District is requesting proposals from qualified Salt Spring chartered accounting firms to conduct the annual financial audit of the District’s operations.

The proposal is for auditing services for a five-year term starting with the calendar year ending December 31, 2017 until the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. It is the intent of the District to award a five-year term, renewable each year at the District’s Annual General Meeting in April per our Letters Patent.

The selected accounting firm will:

•PresideoveryearendinventoryinDecemberofeachyear•Reviewallaccountingandfinancialtransactionsfortheyeartoensuretheyarein

compliance with Canadian Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).•Reviewalloperatingandreservefundtransactions.•Performallotherrelatedauditduties•PreparetheDistrict’sauditedfinancialstatementsbythefirstweekofAprileach

year.

The District utilizes Vadim’s iCity software. Financial reports will be downloaded into Excel files as applicable.

Respondentsshouldincludeintheirproposal:

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value added services)•AuditManagementqualifications,experienceandresponsibilities•AuditTeamqualifications,experienceandresponsibilities•CombinedknowledgeandexperienceinBC•Qualityandcomprehensivenessoftheauditapproach•Explanationofaudit•Audittimelines/schedules/continuityofstaff

Information about the District and our operations is available on our website. QuestionsaboutthisExpressionofInterestshouldbedirectedtoAnneWilliams,OfficeManager/FinancialOfficer.ProposalsshouldbesenttobyMarch3,2017:

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Two new family physicians set to serve Salt SpringFirst intake expected to begin Feb. 15

Salt Spring will soon be served by two new physicians.

The Salt Spring Island Chapter of the Rural and Remote Division of Family Practice announced Monday that it is welcoming Dr. Manuela Lowo and Dr. Hala AlJu-buri to the community.

According to a chapter press

release, the new physicians will be setting up practices co-located with the existing practice of Dr. Magda Leon in the Lancer Build-ing on Lower Ganges Road. They will also be working as part of the broader medical community to support patients at Lady Minto Hospital and within residential care.

In order to streamline access for patients, and manage the work-load associated with supporting

two new physician practices, the office will be offering a staged intake process. The first stage of intake is expected to begin Feb. 15 and will work to ensure that those within vulnerable populations or who have ongoing medical needs are seen promptly.

Patients who do not currently have a Salt Spring-based prima-ry care provider and fit within at least one of the following groups are invited to contact the office to

request an appointment at 778-353-1515.

• Residents over 75, • Residents who are currently

taking Coumadin (Warfarin), • Residents who are families

with children under five years old, • Residents who are currently

in active oncology (cancer) treat-ment; chemotherapy, radiation or pain management.

People are asked to please ensure that they have names, ages

and a list of current medications ready.

“We expect this first stage to last several weeks and request patience as we work to continue to improve access for patients,” states the chapter. “Informa-tion on future intake cycles and additional developments will be shared as it becomes available and we ask that the community work with us to ensure as efficient a process as possible.”

Impact includes saved lives

“A celebratory affair, each Induction brings the world’s brightest minds together to experience surprises, stories and unforgettable moments,” states press material.

“Each year, we induct a new class of industry pioneers into the National Inventors Hall of Fame who have conceived and patented innovations to further our nation, and this year’s class is no exception,” said NIHF CEO Mike Oister.

Inductees are either cho-sen by nomination or by researchers within the staff of the enormous organization that employs over 100 people and runs educational pro-grams, camps and competi-tions for aspiring inventors.

“I was amazed to find out that 120,000 kids go through their programs every year,” said Arney.

Arney’s name came up through investigation by a NIHF selection and research team. Organizers required that the news be kept secret until the unveiling of all the inductees in January 2017.

Fifteen inductees both liv-ing and deceased will receive awards and be honoured at the ceremony. Arney joins the ranks of only 14 other Cana-dian inventors in the 45 years that the honour has been awarded.

Shortly after Arney received the news about his award, a delegation from the NIHF came to B.C. to interview and videotape him at work and at home.

They began by filming, interviewing and shadowing Arney at work at his company, SEI Industries in Delta, fol-lowed by two days of video-taping at Arney’s beautiful Mount Belcher home on Salt Spring. They were particularly interested in his 47-year med-itation practice, something Arney credits for inspiring his creativity.

They were also interested in the process of invention. How did he come up with an idea like the Bambi Bucket?

“Many inventions are a process of extension,“

explained Arney. “And timing plays a big part as well.”

Before inventing the Bambi Bucket, Arney worked at an underwater salvage and construction company and he would look at the canvas bags holding 2,200 pounds of water and think, “What an incredible light weight to carry this tremendous load.”

He had also been involved in various aviation pur-suits since 1976, which gave him necessary background knowledge when he started to investigate “monsoon buck-ets,” the old name for the firefighting vessels. He found they had huge deficiencies and were not well regarded.

“There were three types and none of them were work-ing well, but no one knew how to do anything different,” he explained.

He went to work and the Bambi Bucket evolved. When demonstrated to firefighting professionals and organiza-tions, they were stunned. The Bambi Bucket entered the market at the perfect time, saving time, money and lives for firefighters and multiple other industries.

“I feel very fortunate that this idea came to me,” said Arney.

Innovations and improve-ments to the Bambi Bucket have continued over the years, such as the ability to control the amount of water dispensed by “gating” water

flow through the Bambi Max valve. This latest device is highly sophisticated, energy-efficient, cost-saving and self-regulating with state-of-the-art computer technol-ogy. In addition to the NIHF induction award, Arney has also received the Canadian Manning Award for Innova-tion in 1987 and BC Export Award in 2003.

Beyond financial success and recognition, Arney’s inventions save lives. When a woman from California realized Arney was the inven-tor of the Bambi Bucket, she shared her story.

Years earlier, she told Arney, a fire was racing up the hill toward her neighbourhood and home owners were told to evacuate quickly.

“We were just getting into our cars,” she continued, “when suddenly seven or eight helicopters came flying over the hill, all with Bambi Buckets, dropping their loads every 30 seconds. You just heard this boom, boom, boom . . . .”

The fire was literally extin-guished before their eyes and their homes were untouched.

Other inventions are sav-ing numerous lives as well. In 1985, Arney developed inflatable floats for ultralight aircraft after discovering that the existing products were unsafe. While having a con-versation with two pilots, they also shared a survival story. They were flying in the Arc-tic when a violent downdraft forced them onto broken, jag-ged sea ice.

“When they hit the ice, they said it was like falling into mattresses,” Arney recalled. “There were no injuries and it would have been a double fatality without the floats.”

When asked if Arney will be able to share some of these amazing stories at the induc-tion ceremony, he was doubt-ful.

“I think I get about a min-ute once I am called up there,” he laughed.

Instead, organizers will screen the video that was cre-ated in the three-day visit to SEI Industries and Salt Spring.

More information is at www.invent.org.

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Photo coURtESY DoN ARNEY

Don Arney, the Salt Spring resident who will be inducted into the National Inventors hall of Fame in Washington. D.c. in May.

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NEWSbeat Heads up!bC Family Day Monday, FEBRUARY 13 Enjoy the still kind of new statutory holiday!

Trust Council invites public

Islands Trust Council’s next meeting is on Gabriola Island from March 14 to 16.

Members of the public are welcome to observe most parts of the meeting and to participate in a town hall session beginning at 2 p.m.

on Wednesday, March 15.Persons or organizations

wishing to make a formal delegation to Trust Council must send their request in writing by Tuesday, Feb. 21.

The topic, speaker’s name and contact informa-tion must be sent to Emma Restall at [email protected].

The meeting agenda

package will be posted to the Islands Trust website calen-dar by March 6.

New fire truckA new water tender at Ful-

ford fire hall is expected to greatly improve water deliv-ery for fighting fires on Salt Spring.

Built by the Midwest Fire

Equipment and Repair Com-pany in Luverne, Minn., the pumper/tanker can carry 3,000 gallons of water, which is double the amount of the 1996 Freightliner apparatus it is replacing.

The new tender was pur-chased with monies from the fire district’s capital replacement reserve fund.

As a Salt Spring Island

Fire Rescue press release explains, the Fire Underwrit-ers Service requires front-line engines and tenders to be on a replacement cycle of 20 years. The new acquisi-tion will help SSIFR main-tain the community’s Supe-rior Tanker Shuttle Service accreditation from the FUS.

SSIFR reminds island property owners to visit its

website at www.saltspring-fire.com/fus.php for more information on the STSS coverage and how it can save them money on their fire insurance.

SSIFR has another engine (E202) that will meet its 20-year life cycle this year and the department is cur-rently working on the speci-fications for its replacement.

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Salt Spring real estate market was sizzling hot in 2016Numbers tell tale of a record-breaking year

by susan De stein R e a l t o R , P e m b e R t o n H o l m e s

Real estate on Salt Spring in 2016 was hot, breaking records in most categories, with average prices rising close to or a little over the peak levels of 10 years ago.

I called 2015 a “very good year.” 2016 was exceptional.

The hot 2016 market reflected the combination of low supply and strong demand, with motivated buy-ers coming from Vancouver (as usual, the largest group of buyers here, other than Salt Springers themselves). Good properties, appropriately priced, sold much more quickly in 2016 than in previous years, also helping to keep the supply low throughout the year. The immutable law of supply and demand pushed prices significantly upward.

In 2016, a total of 360 properties sold for a total value of $203 million. In terms of number of sales, this rep-resents a 32 per cent increase year over year, while the total dollar value was up 42 per cent over 2015. The 2016 market also surpassed the very active 2007 period in most categories.

Included in the 360 properties that changed hands in 2016, we sold a remarkable 86 “bare land” proper-ties for a total value of $30.2 million. Included in the bare land statistics for 2016 was the sale of the 850-acre Channel Ridge property, selling for $5.3 million. Even stripping that figure out of 2016 stats, sales of bare land last year outpaced all previous years. Island building contractors are busy!

For a perspective on how high that volume was: In boom year 2002, 68 bare land properties were sold for a total of $14 million; in 2007, 44 for a total of $15 million. In 2015, we sold 32 properties for a total of $8.7 mil-lion.

In the 360 properties that sold were 229 single-family dwellings (SFDs). Of the 229, 198 were non-waterfront. The average of the non-waterfront SFDs was approximately $600,000, skewed somewhat by a $3-million non-waterfront sale on Southey Point and the $2.4-million sale of a vineyard property. The median price for non-waterfront single-family dwellings (with half above and half below this price) was approximately $525,000.

Of the 229 SFDs sold in 2016, 31 were waterfront (WF), with a nine-acre waterfront property on Southey Point selling for $4.0 million and a large property in the south end on Bridgman selling for $3.5 million. Scott Point saw a waterfront sale at $2.8 million. Overall, the average WF property was $1.25 million; the medi-an value was just under $1 million.

In townhouses, 2016 was a good year for sales, with 23 sales totalling $9.7 million, at an average price of $421,000. This was somewhat lower than the average price for 2015, which was, however, skewed by a couple of million-dollar sales in Grace Point in 2015.

At Brinkworthy, prices rebounded strongly in 2016 with 13 sales for a total of $1.97 million, averaging a little over $150,000 (versus the 2015 aver-age of $114,000). This 55+ community remains a very viable and attractive option for people downsizing on the island.

Compare to 2015 and earlier

In 2015, 272 properties in all cat-egories sold for a total value of $143 million. Of these, 161 were non-water-front averaging $527,000; 35 were waterfront, averaging a little over $1 million.

The year 2007 was one of our busi-est years on record, when a total of 283 properties sold for total volume of $151 million. Non-waterfront SFDs in that year averaged in the mid $500,000s, while waterfront homes averaged $1.4 million.

Going back to 2002, also considered a busy year, 211 properties sold for a total of $62.7 million. Of these, 22 were waterfront and averaged a little over $600,000.

Who are the buyers?The number of Salt Spring and Van-

couver buyers was almost equal in 2016, with 111 properties listing a Van-couver resident as buyer, vs. 117 prop-erties listing Salt Spring as the buyer’s

home. Vancouver residents account for a higher percentage than locals of properties selling for over $500,000.

A total of 14 properties sold to U.S. residents in 2016, more than in the past several years. Victoria and Van-couver Island accounted for 30 sales, with buyers also coming from the B.C. Interior and Alberta, and a smattering from other Gulf Islands and Bowen Island, Ontario and other provinces. European buyers accounted for two sales in 2016.

a word about headlines A client recently told me he’d read a

headline saying that prices were down 30 per cent. But when I asked for more information, he wasn’t sure if it was referring to Canada, prices, or sales, or what period they were comparing.

On the same page in the Globe and Mail in the first week of January were these two headlines: “Vancouver housing market extends slump” and “Home values skyrocket in Vancouver area.” How can that be? You really have to delve into the copy to understand

what’s really going on — and look at the periods being compared, the geog-raphy examined and the nature of the statistics themselves.

Although affected by national and international economic factors, Salt Spring real estate is a world unto its own. While yes, we are affected by prices in Vancouver — in that sellers there are able to buy a lot of house here for much less money, our trends do not track Vancouver prices or sales. Don’t extrapolate statistics from Van-couver, B.C. or Canada, for that matter, to what’s happening here.

Looking ahead Although it’s too soon to give a

definitive forecast, 2017 is shaping up to reflect similar conditions as 2016, although we appear to have even more limited inventory than last year. With even fewer property listings to sell, prices would definitely continue the upward trend. Indeed, there is seri-ous interest and lots of buyers around, waiting for new listings. It looks to be a good time to be a seller on Salt Spring.

TOTAL PROPERTIES:

360 - in 2016272 - in 2015

BARE LAND:

86 - in 201632 - in 2015

TOTAL VALUE:

203M - in 2016143M - in 2015

NON-WATERFRONT:

198 - in 2016161 - in 2015

WATERFRONTHOMES:

31 - in 201635 - in 2015

TOWNHOUSES/MODULAR:

36 - in 201644 - in 2015

Feb. 11: The Uprooting Opening Reception, with guest speakers Rose Murakami and Keiko Mary Murakami Kitagawa: A story of their family’s journey through the history of the uprooting. 3 to 5 p.m.

Feb. 14: Talk by Masayo HoraL Return to Steveston, My Family’s Journey. 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 18: Talk by Brian Smallshow: The Uprooting of Salt Spring Islanders During WWII. 6:30 p.m.

HISTORICAL PHOTOS SS ARCHIVES/MURAKAMI COLLECTION; PHOTO AT RIGHT BY PAT BURKETTE

At right, Rose and Richard Murakami, 2008. Above, the Murakami family in 1938. At top left, Rose, Mary, Violet and Alice in 1940. Below, Katsuyori and Kimiko’s ID cards, 1941.

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THE UPROOTING

property, expulsion, deportation and restriction of movement, which con-tinued after the war, were infl uenced by discriminatory attitudes. Japanese Canadians who were interned had their property liquidated and the pro-ceeds of sale were used to pay for their own internment. The acknowledge-ment of these injustices serves notice

to all Canadians that the excesses of the past are condemned and the prin-ciples of justice and equality are reaf-fi rmed.”

The Japanese Garden Society’s Heiwa Garden symbolizes unity and reconciliation, and now, perhaps The Uprooting can help us nurture Mul-roney’s words.

Events mark 75th anniversary of Japanese-Canadian internment

BY PAT BURKETTE D R I F T W O O D C O N T R I B U T O R

Feb. 26: Screening of Hatsumi film, about one grandmother’s journey through the Japanese-Canadian internment, directed by Chris Hope. Followed by Skype Q&A with director. 6:30 p.m.

Exhibit is open during regular library hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, in the program room. Library open until 7 p.m. on Wednesdays until March 8 (except Feb. 8).

THE UPROOTING Events at SS Public Library

THE UPROOTING, featuring displays and speakers at the Salt Spring Public Library throughout February, is the Japanese Garden Society’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the internment of Japanese Canadians.

Garden society president Rumi Kanesaka moved to Canada from Japan in 1995 with her husband Brian Smallshaw. In organizing The Uproot-ing, Kanesaka said, “I’ve found a lot of parallels between the ‘30s and ‘40s and now, with the worldwide infl ux of refugees and rising awareness and activism.”

So far this year, we’ve seen rising protectionism worldwide and Mus-lims shot and killed in a Canadian mosque, alongside activism like the Women’s March on Washington and protests against a U.S. Muslim ban. Seventy-five years ago, Japa-nese Canadians like Salt Spring’s Murakami family didn’t have many defenders. They soon learned how a changing world order and prejudice can snowball to victimize innocent people.

The Murakamis — Katsuyori and his Canadian-born wife Kimiko, with children Alice, Violet, Mary, Rose and Richard — were one of 11 Japanese-Canadian families who lived on Salt Spring in 1941, when about 22,000 Japanese Canadians lived in B.C. With Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese Canadians became “Japs” and Alice was stoned going to and from school.

By February 1942, Japanese Cana-dians, most either naturalized or born in Canada, had become “enemy aliens.” Homes and personal property were seized, then later sold off. Gulf Islands families were put on the Prin-cess Mary as prisoners of the Cana-dian government, sent to the animal barns of Hastings Park, then intern-ment camps.

The Murakamis’ uprooting con-tinued, from abominable quarters at Greenwood and Rosebery camps (where another son, Bruce, was born), to the sugar beet fi elds in Alberta. By 1943, their 17-acre Salt Spring prop-erty was sold without their consent. They received $500 from the sale.

The legal mechanisms used to take the property of Japanese Canadians like the Murakamis will be the subject of Brian Smallshaw’s talk at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 at the library. Smallshaw is currently completing a master’s the-sis at UVic on the dispossession of

Japanese Canadian properties on Salt Spring Island.

By March of 1945, Japanese Cana-dians were told to move east of the Rockies or go to Japan, a coun-try many had never even seen. The Murakamis went to Alberta.

Japanese Canadians could only return to B.C. in 1949, when restric-tions under the War Measures Act ended. In 1954, the Murakamis came home to Salt Spring, starting over again on Rainbow Road. Alice gave up plans to become a journalist, work-ing in a grocery store to support the family, while disabled daughter Violet laboured in the market garden built from scrub land. Mary, Rose, Richard and Bruce all completed university, with Rose becoming a nursing profes-sor and senate member at UBC.

Now aptly called “Salt Spring royalty” by writer Arthur Black, the Murakami family is highly regarded in our community. But anyone talking at length with local residents Rich-ard and Rose soon understands that, as survivors, the scars resulting from their internment can never be totally healed.

“Even now, it makes me mad that my parents went through that,” said Rose. “They had a beautiful farm and my dad built all the buildings on that farm. We would never get back to where we were.”

Rose’s book called Ganbaru, the Murakami Family of Salt Spring Island tells the family’s story in detail and is available at Black Sheep Books, with all proceeds going to the Japanese Garden Society.

Rose and her sister Mary will share the family’s story at a Saturday, Feb. 11 event, the opening reception of The Uprooting library exhibit and series.

Rose adds, “Every day of my life, I’m always on guard for racism. I’ve

learned to be proactive, instead of reactive. I’m hoping that the Japa-nese-Canadian community will always advocate for other people going through what we did.”

Rose’s sister Mary Murakami Kitagawa, who lives in Vancouver and taught at Kitsilano Secondary after she was told “Jap” teachers weren’t wanted here, became a life-long activ-ist because of her family’s internment. She and husband Tosh were instru-mental in persuading UBC to grant honorary degrees to students affected by internment, forming a new his-tory course called Asian Canadian and Asian Migration and digitizing Japanese-Canadian history. They are now working with UVic’s Landscapes of Injustice, dedicated to recovering and grappling with the forced sale of Japanese Canadian-owned property.

Some of that property included boats belonging to Steveston’s Japa-nese-Canadian fi shers. Masayo Hora’s family was forced to leave Steveston for internment in the Slocan Valley. She was born in Revelstoke after the war and will speak about her experi-ences as a third-generation Japanese Canadian or sansei, at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 14.

“In 1954, we returned to Steveston and were able to start over,” said Hora. “Japanese fi shermen and boat build-ers were much in demand by the can-ning companies.”

The Centennial Photo Project, commemorating the 100th anniver-sary of Japanese immigration to Can-ada, led to the sansei campaign for redress and a government apology, an emotional event for Hora’s family. “It meant a great deal to my family and to the community of Steveston,” said Hora.

That apology, from then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1988, is something that should still mean a great deal to all of us today.

“As a people,” wrote Mulroney, “Canadians commit themselves to the creation of a society that ensures equality and justice for all, regardless of race or ethnic origin. In retrospect, government policies of disenfran-chisement, detention, confiscation and sale of private and community

Japanese Canadians became “Japs” and Alice was stoned going to and from school.

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MP irked by electoral reform flip-flopProponents not giving up

BY GAIL SJUBERGD R I F T W O O D E D I T O R

Proportional representation fans in the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding are vowing to keep pressing for electoral reform, despite a federal government announcement last week that no change to the current sys-tem would be pursued.

“It has become evident that the broad support needed among Canadians for a change of this magnitude does not exist,” the new Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould said on Feb. 1 on behalf of the Liberal government. The Liberals had promised elimi-nating the current first-past-the-post election system dur-

ing the 2015 election campaign and created a special House of Commons committee to study the issue last year.

“There is no clear path for-ward,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated in the House of Commons about the decision. “It would be irresponsible for us to do something that harms Canada’s stability . . . I’m not going to do something that is wrong for Canadians just to tick off a box on an electoral plat-form.”

Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May, who has been a strong proponent of electoral reform for many years, was livid in her response to Gould’s announcement.

“I feel more deeply shocked and betrayed by my govern-ment today than on any day of my adult life. That is saying a

lot,” she said in a press confer-ence. “I believed the promise that 2015 would be the last elec-tion held under first past the post. I believed the promise of the Liberal platform, but even more did I believe it when it became a promise embedded in the Speech from the Throne.”

May, who is also leader of the Green Party of Canada, last year served on the House of Com-mons Special Committee on Electoral Reform, which rec-ommended a referendum be held on the topic.

Skeena NDP MP Nathan Cullen also served on that com-mittee. Cullen said the Liberals’ failure to keep their promise was “the best argument of why we most desperately need elec-toral reform.”

“I am clearly frustrated . . . angered, saddened. [Trudeau]

has proven himself to be exactly the same as what he replaced.”

Bob MacKie, a Salt Spring resident who is vice president of Fair Voting BC, echoed the disappointment of Cullen and May.

“Trudeau was supposed to be our hope for the future. This [action] is so blatantly political-ly serving, as opposed to being publicly serving.”

But electoral reform propo-nents are not giving up, said MacKie.

“A lot of people are really upset about this,” he said. “I don’t think it’s going away.”

An initial protest of about 100 people took place in Ottawa on Sunday. Feb. 11 has been declared a National Day of Action for Electoral Reform and other events also in the works, said MacKie.

Arbutus tree does extra damage

On Saturday morning, more than 1,000 Salt Spring Island homes were without power due to impacts of the snowstorm. Most, but not all, were reconnected by the end of Saturday.

Mobrae Avenue resident Ruth Burstahler was with-out electricity until Monday, but her case was extraor-dinary. Sometime during the Friday night snowfall, a large arbutus tree split and came down hard on Burstahler’s porch.

She slept through the tree falling, but after notic-ing her power had gone out Saturday morning, she opened her door to find the tree splayed on her porch.

“I may have cursed a little,” she admitted. She called BC Hydro right away and a crew arrived

around 1:30 p.m., only to discover that the electrical box on the outside wall of her house had been dam-aged by the tree. Until the box was repaired, Hydro could not restore her power and the repair could only be done by a certified electrician.

Even though electrician Bob Akerman was hav-ing problems of his own because his van was not handling the snow very well, he transferred all his equipment to a truck and made the repair as soon as possible on Monday morning. A BC Hydro truck then arrived quickly to complete the restoration, so that Burstahler’s time without electricity did not last any longer than necessary.

Jane Horsburgh’s Booth Canal Road home was with-out power for 36 hours after the Friday storm. An Allteck crew from Victoria worked on the problem in her area.

“They like Salt Spring Island because we thank them instead of growling at them,” she told the Driftwood.

One agency hearing numerous “growls” was Main-road South Island Contracting, as residents felt aban-doned when their roads were not plowed.

MLA Gary Holman said Monday that his office field-ed several calls from islanders upset about road condi-tions. He contacted personnel from both the Ministry of Transportation and Mainroad to try to help those affected. Leon Bulmer, Mainroad’s snow-response coordinator, told Holman that crews were working “24/7” but are obligated to maintain the main roads first.

Holman said the number to call to report road plow-ing needs is 1-877-391-7310.

Gulf Islands schools were also closed on Monday and Tuesday, making a total of four “snow days” so far this year.

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or people wanting to believe that politics is not a completely cyni-cal business, last week

was tough to take. Never mind anything happening south of the border.

Canadians witnessed an astounding event when new Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould told the media in Ottawa on Feb. 1 that her government was abandoning plans to change Canada’s electoral system.

During a recent round of town hall meetings in her Saanich-Gulf Islands constituency, MP Elizabeth May urged people wanting to see proportional representa-tion in federal elections to lobby Gould as the new min-ister responsible. At that point May believed there was still an opportunity for change, even though the govern-ment’s response to the electoral reform committee’s report and its vague “mydemocracy.ca” survey of public opinion signalled government disinterest in the issue.

But the Trudeau Liber-als’ offi cial change of senti-ment on the topic could not have been more dramatic. Its much-touted “Real Change” 2016 election plat-form stated: “We will make every vote count. We are committed to ensuring that 2015 will be the last federal

election conducted under the fi rst-past-the-post vot-ing system. We will convene an all-party Parliamentary committee to review a wide variety of reforms, such as ranked ballots, proportional representation, mandatory voting and online voting. This committee will deliver its recommendations to Parliament. Within 18 months of forming government, we will introduce legislation to enact electoral reform.”

It’s sad that this promise was not fulfi lled and espe-cially so because the current system gave the Liberals absolute power through a “false majority.” Yet in refusing to sincerely pursue electoral reform, the Liberals may have put their hold on power at even greater risk. Many Canadians, and especially younger ones, have stated that they voted for the Liberals in 2015 largely because of their promise to ditch the fi rst-past-the-post voting sys-tem, which gives 100 per cent of the power to a winning party without receiving a majority of votes.

A desire to bring proportional representation to our electoral system — perhaps a dull topic in itself — may not show up as a burning issue in general surveys about governance. But betraying a fundamental promise about democratic change could fuel a bonfi re of justi-fi ed anger during the next election campaign.

Seedy Saturday celebrates the wildSeeds got smarter last summer. Some plants had a great

time of growing, or a hard time of growing. The seeds that they made are better prepared for another season in their special places. So, maybe we should amend the initial statement: Some lucky seeds got smarter last summer.

Do you know how to tell the difference, or were you noticing which students had the right answer to last season’s big ques-tion? Can you clench the dried fl ower and have only the best seeds stick in your paw?

Why does selection matter when diversity is what we could go for? Diversity is what you say you want when the micro-phone gets switched on; the jury waits anxiously for your response.

“I selected these seeds for no particular reason, at no spe-cifi c time, for no specifi c end,” you may say. “Let go of your crackling anxiety and just love the mustard mix for what it is, not what it could be.”

But why were you in that spot with your big paper bag bop-ping through the mustard patch dipping mostly the tallest stalks inside for a shake? Do you love the tallest mustards the best, or do you love the mustards that went to seed the soon-est, with the most time to grow tall seed stalks? Was this the tastiest spot of the lot? Why are you here right now? What seeds will you save? What are you doing?

Seed saver, you are interacting with a special time, like an eclipse, or a glut of apples. It’s your big chance! You are bound to be overwhelmed.

Why, when and where you save seed are big questions to address throughout the season. You can get off the train peri-

odically and ask yourself before arrival, “Where am I headed? Why was this mustard so healthy? Was it because it grew so close to the hose? Will the seeds be better for their cushy upbringing?”

“Should I look for seeds further from the hose who had it tough but still made a healthy run of it? Should I save both? I’m not resentful of the healthy plants that had such good water. In fact, I am happy that it made such a good plant. I bet these seeds will be great! Lucky me!”

Being so lucky, you can honour your luck and be choosy. One could put a tag on the earliest or most productive tomato plant. You may pull out some of the most bug-eaten mustards, and earliest to seed. You may even run what beans you can through a screen to separate the bigs from the smalls, eat the smalls and plant the bigs next spring. Just a little extra care to put more meaning into next year’s class. Only the best for your garden!

Here’s a mantra to end on. “This year, I am going to be smart and careful, and my seeds will soon refl ect my values through the seasons. When I think about it, it’s just a little extra work to grow and save a bunch of my favourite seeds. My own seeds . . . I could grow my own seeds!”

Salt Spring Seedy Saturday is happening Feb. 11 at the Farm-ers’ Institute from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free workshops, seed exchange, ag advocacy, pancake fundraiser and kids zone. On Feb.12, join in for a Seed Growing Intensive Worskhop with two local seed experts. Register at [email protected].

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By RACHEL JACOBSON There was a bus shelter at the end of my

road here on Salt Spring.Someone went in there and spray paint-

ed on the walls and bench.One panel said “TRUMP.” The one next

to it had a big swastika painted on it and underneath it said, “F**k the Jews.” On the bench it said, “n_gg_r lips.”

Whoever did this possibly has no idea what a swastika even stands for . . . they just know it is bad and upsets people, like the F word and the N word.

A swastika means men with guns break-ing into your house in the middle of the night screaming at you, hitting you with big heavy sticks, and forcing you out of your bed and out of your home. If you are lucky, they will let you put on a jacket and shoes and even quickly pack a suitcase. You can’t call the police or shout for help because they are the police.

A swastika means you and your fam-ily, your friends and neighbours, includ-ing infants, children of all ages as well as old people are taken to trains and forced into cars used to transport cattle. You are

crammed in so tightly that you can’t even sit down on the floor. You are like sar-dines in a can, but you are standing.

A swastika means you could travel like this for days, never able to sit or lie down. There is one bucket for everyone to use to go to the bathroom. About 30 people. If you can’t get to it, you just go into your clothes as you stand there. There is no toi-let paper or water to clean up.

A swastika means you have nothing to eat on that journey unless you were able to sneak some food into your pocket as you left your house. Occasionally the train will stop and a guard will shoot water from hoses through the bars of the cattle cars. If you are lucky, you may catch a few drops onto your hands or face and lick it off.

A swastika means the guards will laugh and make fun of you and all the people begging for water and trying desperately to get some onto their lips.

A swastika means when the train finally gets to the prison camp where you will be forced to live, you will be screamed at and

beaten with sticks as you are herded off the train.

A swastika means all your last precious possessions you

brought with you are now taken away.A swastika means you will now strip

naked. You are outside, naked, no matter what the weather, and you will march in front of so-called “doctors” who evalu-ate your physical condition and decide whether you will live or die. If you survive the first selection, you will spend years doing slave labour and living in horrific conditions. You will sleep on a board and you will eat kitchen scraps in dirty water and stale bread, and be beaten or shot at anytime.

This is only the beginning. I don’t need to go on about lethal showers and gas chambers. You get the picture, I hope.

And I hope you will talk to the young people in your lives and tell them that this is what Nazis do and what the swastika represents.

A swastika is way beyond “bad.” There isn’t even a word for how bad, evil, abomi-nable it is. nothing comes close to describ-

ing it accurately. It is our responsibility to make sure people know this. Don’t let anyone tell you this did not happen.

The internet is full of garbage telling us the above reality has been exaggerated. It is not exaggerated. It is what happened.

It is my mother’s story. Believe me, it happened.

And it will happen again if we let it. If we allow swastikas anywhere.

As I write this, there is a Nazi latest euphemism is “white nationalist”) in the White House named Steve Bannon. He is chief advisor to the most powerful man in the world. At the moment they happen to be picking on Muslims. But that will grow to include anyone who isn’t white. That is the mandate of the swastika.

The beautiful, sturdy shelter at the end of my street has now been dismantled by the person who built it for their children when they were going to school, and one of those children. This is what the swastika does.

It only destroys.

The writer is a Salt Spring resident.

Real meaning of a swastika lies in true events

Island Voices Quote of the Week: “every day of my life, i’m always on guard for racism. i’ve learned to be proactive, instead of reactive.”

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Writer’s points misconstrued

Shelley Mahoney evi-dently became confused while reading between the lines in my opinion piece published Jan. 25.

He r s u r p r i s i n g Fe b. 1 response reveals that deliberately or otherwise, she missed the point. She takes issue with things I did not say. She distorts statements that were clear when written. How is this helpful?

My ar t ic le says that incorporation will not go away, so we should begin preparing to do a good job of it. It says no one can do that for us.

It says incorporation wil l become attractive when we all want it — not when just a small seg-ment, or even when 51 per cent of us want it. That’s o u r w o r k . We c a n n o t

favour one interest group and ignore others.

It says that any success-ful form of government depends on attract ing people with the wit and the will to do a good job. It warns that not all people are suitable for this kind of responsibility. Reality is available if you’re fact-checking.

My article suggests that informed (as opposed to misinformed), engaged citizens may work togeth-er to craft a government that ser ves our entire, diverse community. It suggests we should be mindful of costs and resist external pressure. It says we should learn from his-tory.

It says manners and respectful dialogue will yield one form of success while aggression, bully-ing and fear will inevitably create another.

The title is not mine,

but the article is original thought and I deliberately chose each word. It is an opinion piece. It asks peo-ple to think. It does not attack anyone, and it sees no enemy.

I did not write my piece with the intent to provoke Shelley’s blindly adver-sarial response. She is in charge of her own cred-ibility, and its lack. CHRiS DixON, S a l t S p r i n g

Better job atclearing snow

It started snowing last week. It’s still snowing now, bigger and better than ever, as I write this on Sunday.

I r e a l i z e t h e r e a r e many other roads that need plowing, but Main-road South Island Con-tracting, who receive our dol lars to ser vice and snow plow the roads on

Salt Spring, seems never to have heard of Horel Road that leads to Nata-lie Lane, which connects up with Stewart Road, a road they plow. If they have, I wonder why we don’t see them. Oh, some-times, usually four days later, Mainroad may come down here with a plow, but usually, they don’t. They used to when one of their own lived on this road, but now that he’s gone, so are they.

It’s not a long road, by the way, only about one kilometre in length. It would take all of five min-utes up and back to plow it. Mainroad doesn’t seem to know this. It’s all right, we have the Cusheon Lake Resort down here, so their business is affected. We have elderly people with heart problems, who live on the road, but, hey, why plow, right?

Mainroad, your job is

sometimes difficult, some-times, but since you are paid to do it, how about doing it with a little more attention paid to doing it completely and well?

If you think that’s nasty, you should hear my neigh-bours! This letter is a mild compilation of com-plaints.

Phone calls left at their office are accepted with a smile, and end up accom-plishing nothing. All in all, on that great snow-clear-ing report card in the sky, I’d say they’re not doing so well.

By the way, for others in this situation, if it’s snow-ing Monday to Friday dur-ing “business hours” call 250-537-5722 to speak with a Mainroad person. (It took two of us 20 min-utes to find that number in the directory. It’s under Government Listings, by the way.) If my history with phoning that number is an

example, it won’t get your road plowed, but the peo-ple are lovely enough.

If it’s after hours or week-ends, call the emergency number at 1-877-391-7310 and then press 7 to talk to someone and make a report. The more that peo-ple do this, the more Main-road may get the message that services paid for are services expected. PEtER LEvitt,n a t a l i e l a n e

ParticipateRegarding your Jan. 25

Question of the Week “Is western democracy under threat?”

Democracy anywhere is under threat if/when citizens cannot or do not engage in their own gov-ernance. SUSAN yAtES,g a B r i O l a i S l a n D

Roxy WatsonmesseRI have already planted tulips this year. Usually my aunts come over to help set up our garden around Easter.

CaRol adamWhat won’t I be planting?! We have an orchard and gardens for berries and vegetables. We have an entire produce department.

aleC RaskobI do NOT have a green thumb. Thankfully my mother does. I might try this year.

Heidi seRRaAt SSE we have finished our first garden and have planted bulbs. The lower garden will be planted with vegetables in the near future.

maRtine PaulinWe are planning to grow Jerusalem artichokes, kale, chard and a variety of lettuce. We are planting a salad.

salt sPRing saysWe asked: “Seedy Saturday is this weekend. What plans do you have for your garden this year?”

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Stress Canada’s differencesThe following is a letter sent to Prime

Minister Justin Trudeau and filed with the Driftwood for publication.

By DAN DICKMEyER I know that in the near future you will

be invited to meet with Donald Trump in the United States. The events of the past two weeks have led me to write you some very serious concerns and hopes for your visit.

I am a 71-year-old dual citizen of Canada and the United States, having resided in the U.S. until 2009, when I moved to British Columbia and became a citizen in 2015. I made the decision to move here during the Bush administra-tion and partly so that I could marry my partner of over 30 years. Every day now I realize I made the right move because Canada at present reflects the kind of society I believe is necessary for the survival of our planet and the well being and happiness of its citizens. That is a statement I often made about the United States as well, but can no longer easily make since the ascendency of Donald Trump to the White House.

You are the almost total opposite of Mr. Trump in politics and in personal behaviour. I hope you will keep this in mind at every moment you spend with him. Be cautious and be strong.

Mr. Trump claimed he would be a good president because his business success as a negotiator will serve him well in government. But he proved that in business he does not know how to negotiate, only to sue. He does not take “no” for an answer. My fear is that in governing, since he cannot sue you, Canada or other countries he will resort to innuendo, threats and in some cases military actions to get his way, putting the future of our planet in jeopardy. This is clearly not the Canadian or your way of governing.

The support I am receiving from friends and neighbours where I live has helped me in handling my grief as America descends into dark times. In fact, I am overwhelmed by the watch-fulness and knowledge Canadians exhibit as this man, who clearly is a demagogue, is leading America into this darkness.

Canadians clearly know the differ-ence between themselves and Ameri-cans in belief, behaviours and actions. I did not experience in the U.S. the same

kind of pride in the diversity of cultures and originality of our strengths and people’s adherence to them as I have here in Canada. But clearly Canadians are becoming afraid that the aura of hatred and suspicion and disregard for human rights could sweep into Cana-da, influencing our beliefs. Witness the Québec mosque shooting, which has caused people to realize how hatred can spread across borders.

I’m sure that you are also feeling some of that fear, and so I urge you to speak out loudly and clearly at every opportunity with Trump and the press about our differences. Donald Trump will try to put a spin on everything. Like a school bully, Donald Trump is a bad influence on people and he has not shown any hesitation about demeaning leaders and politicians in America or around the world.

And now for my impertinence: I know there are many issues you will eventually need to address with the U.S., such as climate change, resourc-es, trade treaties, etc. But I urge you to push these issues to the back burner during your visit, perhaps as long as a year, until we see where Trump is taking us. Right now, every day is a new Trump, a new pronouncement, a new unsubstantiated claim that clearly does not suggest a time or a level play-ing field for any serious negotiations or even for laying the groundwork for them.

Some of those important issues of trade, military cooperation, climate change that have worldwide and not just North American implications can only go so far until they will bump into Mr. Trump’s wild, dangerous and firmly held opinions and values about refugees, free travel, Muslims, Mus-lim countries, women, rights of LGBT people and belief in science. Add to that the fact we only know superficially what his cabinet ministers will bring forth. Remember that you share few, if any, of these values and opinions. Nor do the majority of Canadians. So I urge you to keep the spotlight on these important issues, particularly refugees, which are so much on my and other Americans’ minds these past two weeks.

I wish you a safe and fulfilling trip.

The writer is a Salt Spring resident who says this is the first letter he has written to a world leader.

Absurd projectMalahat LNG is not welcome in

our home.The Saanich Inlet is no place

for a gas liquefaction plant. It’s no place to be exporting liquefied gas from Canada to foreign markets. On Aug. 20, 2015, when Malahat First Nation and Steelhead LNG announced that they were going to be putting a proposal together to put a gas liquefaction plant here in Saanich Inlet, I stood up and said no, that project will never happen.

People are saying it is an absurd project. It is, but the reality is that Steelhead continues to add to their executive team, they have added two executive vice-presidents over the past few weeks and they con-tinue to spend money investigat-ing the feasibility of putting a gas liquefaction plant here.

This is bad for our local envi-ronment, it’s bad for tourism, it’s bad for food harvesting, bad for real estate, bad for climate change. Here is the reality, Steelhead LNG has donated almost $20,000 to the BC Liberals. We need representa-tives that are going to stand up for us.

On Aug. 20, 2015. I said that I do not support this project, and nothing has changed. This is a bad project for the Saanich Inlet and we need to start focusing on the good things that this inlet has offered us for thousands of years.ADAM OLSEN, B . C . G r e e n P a r t y C a n d i d a t e ,S a a n i C h n o r t h a n d t h e i S l a n d S

Holman chosenOn Sunday, Feb. 5, NDP sup-

porters, not deterred by the snowy weather, rallied in the hundreds to acclaim Gary Holman as their choice to represent this riding for a second term.

Gary spoke passionately about the need to have proportional representation in future elections and the need for a marine con-servation area to counteract the threat of increased tanker traffic as promoted by both our federal and provincial Liberal governments.

Lana Popham, the candidate for Saanich South, spoke about her overriding concern about sustainable agriculture and local food production. Her passion was evident. She will not give up until these challenges are met.

B.C. NDP leader John Horgan gave the keynote speech. Raised by a single mother, he has kept in contact with regular people by rid-ing the bus between the legislature and his home in Sooke. This con-tact has encouraged him to sup-port affordable daycare for work-ing parents and an increase in the minimum wage to bring it closer to a living wage. He mentioned how the wreck of the Nathan E. Stewart proved that we don’t actu-ally have an effective spill cleanup capability in B.C.’s coastal waters.

Our “happy warrior” got a standing ovation from the crowd to round out an inspiring after-noon. He made us all excited at the prospect of a John Horgan gov-ernment. FRAN & JAN HAvELAAR, CLAuDIA HOLDINg, S a l t S P r i n G

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Concerns About Lack of WaterNSSWD understands that some people in the community are concerned about the lack of water for new or expanded develop-ment, and about the watering restrictions placed on all District ratepayers during times of shortage such as the severe summer droughts of 2015 and 2016. The District currently has studies under-way to more clearly define the limitations of the St. Mary Lake water source both now and as the climate changes. Combined with plan-ning information from the Islands Trust, the studies will enable the District to determine how much water, if any, remains for new devel-opment.

The Needs of All Customers are ConsideredIn the BC Drought Response Plan, the provincial government de�nes the signi�cance of a Level 4 Drought as a “water supply insu�cient to meet socio-economic and ecosystem needs”. Level 4 drought is a serious situation and the District treats it as such. The District also recognizes that, in times of shortage, there is a hierarchy of needs that places basic domestic use by humans and critical environmental �ows at the top. While all ratepayers are important, decisions made during critical shortages re�ect careful consideration of all needs and are informed by provincial government guidance.

Recently, many people may have heard that the owners of Fraser’s Thimble Farm feel that they should have unrestricted access to water during even the most serious of droughts and that the District has threatened to revoke their watering permit. The District feels that the situation warrants a more complete explanation and that the communi-ty needs to appreciate the complexity of the issues in order to fully understand the di�cult decisions that the Board of Trustees must make.

The Board must balance the needs of all ratepayers when making decisions and cannot favour one customer over another or enter into a debate over the merits of one type of customer over another. In the world at large and on Salt Spring, businesses are responsible for their own planning and must continually adapt to meet changing conditions and prices.

At no time were the owners of Fraser’s Thimble Farm told by the District that their water service would be cut o�. They have been encouraged to conserve and look for supplemental sources of water, which they are doing. During the 2015 and 2016 droughts, when the District went to Water Conservation Level 2, Fraser’s Thimble Farm was given a permit to allow them to use additional water outside their allotted time, while public parks and sports �elds were required to apply for a permit to use any water at all. When the drought worsened and the District went into Water Conservation Level 3 restrictions, watering of public parks, open spaces, and sports �elds was completely banned; however, Fraser’s Thimble Farm was permitted to continue watering outside their allotted times, and were still allowed to continue even when the District moved to Water Conservation Level 4.

All watering permits state “this permit may be rescinded at any time at the District’s discretion if drought circumstances warrant” so that the permit holder clearly understands the need to plan for such a contingency. As Fraser’s Thimble Farm uses large volumes of water, their permit was regularly reviewed against water supplies. Due to the conservation e�orts of all, St. Mary Lake remained above the critical level and it was not necessary to rescind any permits; however, had the lake fallen below the critical level, and the District begun to incur substantial costs for the required environmental monitoring, watering permits would have been rescinded. Even in such a situation, Fraser’s Thimble Farm would still have been allowed to water during the times allocated to all users. In future droughts, the same process will be followed.

We Work to Find Solutions That are as Fair and Equitable as Possible for AllFraser’s Thimble Farm is not alone in their struggle. In both 2015 and 2016, the Gulf Islands Secondary School playing �elds died and had to be replanted at the expense of taxpayers. At the same time, many residents were forced to signi�cantly curtail watering of their food and ornamental gardens. Many valuable ornamental plants and native species such as cedar trees died because they were unable to withstand the drought.

All ratepayers, particularly those with signi�cant outdoor water usage, should focus on how they can best adapt through conservation and augmentation measures such as rainwater catchment and greywater re-use for irrigation needs.

The District recognizes that access to water is essential for all social and economic activity and will continue to work to �nd solutions that are as fair and equitable as possible for all ratepayers. However, it should be clear to all that ‘business as usual’ is no longer possible and all ratepay-ers should undertake the steps necessary to ensure the viability of their properties and businesses. Increasing conservation-oriented water rates, restrictions and permits are all signals that the time to act is now.

The Board greatly appreciates the cooperation received from our many customers in reducing their summer consumption. To date, doing so has allowed the District to serve all its customers without undertaking more extreme measures which would severely impact all District households, facilities and businesses.

For more information on watering permits and to view a copy of the letter sent to Fraser’s Thimble Farm, please visit the District website.

Marshall J. Heinekey Chair, Board of Trustees

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Conservation – The New RealityThe climate in BC has changed signi�cantly over the past century and Salt Spring Island is no exception. Increasing global temperatures have caused changes to the water cycle and we can no longer assume that water will be there when we need it. Summer drought is the new normal for Salt Spring and both the District and islanders must come to terms with it. Residents, business owners, farmers, and tourists must all use less water in order to reduce risk and maximize the bene�t of our precious water resources. Just as the District is working to ensure a reliable supply of water for the future, so must ratepayers accept and plan for this new reality.

allow them to use additional water outside their allotted time, while public parks and sports �elds were required to apply for a permit to use any water at all. When the drought worsened and the District

For more information on watering permits and to view a copy of the letter sent to Fraser’s Thimble Farm, please visit the District website.

Marshall J. Heinekey Chair, Board of Trustees


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Magical kingdom in The OutlinerMascallDance set to thrill

SUBMITTED BY ARTSPRINGFrom prolific Isadora and

FANS Tribute Award winner Jen-nifer Mascall comes a new cho-reographic work at the ignition point of dance and design, The Outliner.

The performance takes place on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. on ArtSpring’s stage, with a talk-back with the artists following the performance.

Je n n i f e r Ma s c a l l , o n e o f Vancouver’s most unique cre-ative forces, has been coming to Salt Spring since the early 1980s, both as a performer and a teacher. Her company, MascallDance, previously pre-sented Traces of Emily Carr at ArtSpring.

In The Outl iner, Mascall-Dance creates a suspended and magical kingdom inhabited by fantastical beings and unex-pected events. Each choreog-raphy features a dancer wear-ing an architecturally devised costume: some appear l ike creatures, others like contrap-tions. All use surprising objects (branches, poles) as extensions of their bodies as they dance.

For the past two years, Mas-cal lDance has had summer residencies at ArtSpring, which formed an invaluable step in creating The Outliner. Those in attendance at the rough cut last summer were treated to two of the upcoming solos in Satur-day night’s performance: Graft, performed by Ron Stewart; and We Are an Unfinished World, performed by Robin Poitras.

In addition to bringing us The Outliner, Jennifer Mascall

will teach a public dance work-shop on Sunday, Feb. 12. In the Heart to Heart Workshop, from 2 to 4 p.m. on ArtSpring’s stage, Mascall will guide participants through an exploration of the heart system, including the arterial and venous systems, through the medium of dance. Everyone 16 years of age and older is invited to attend, not

just experienced dancers. In honour of Valentine’s Day, con-sider bringing a lover, friend, or dance partner — though attending solo is also welcome. People need to register ahead of time through ArtSpring as space is limited.

Tickets to The Outliner and Heart to Heart workshop are a vailable through ArtSpring.

LITERARY EVENT

Lit fest keeps on growing30-plus writers at Galiano Island event

A star-studded cast is converging at the Eighth Annual Galiano Literary Festival, run-ning from Feb. 17-19 at the Galiano Ocean-front Inn.

The weekend will include workshops, readings, informal chats with writers and other readers, a welcoming reception and the Saturday authors’ dinner.

This year’s line-up includes Victoria-based author Steven Price (By Gaslight), new Salt Spring resident James Hoggan (I’m Right and You’re an Idiot), Shuswap author Gail Ander-son-Dargatz (The Cure for Death by Light-ning, Recipe for Bees, Spawning Grounds) and Montreal author Heather O’Neill (Lul-labies for Little Criminals, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night, The Lonely Hearts Hotel).

More than 30 writers are participating, with many of them hailing from British Columbia and some from as far away as Montreal.

“Workshops on fl ash fi ction, poetry and memoir writing kick off the weekend on Friday, Feb. 17, followed by the welcome reception and readings the whole week-end long, with the irrepressible Grant Lawrence giving the welcoming address Saturday morning,” states a press release. “Festival goers will be both entertained and inspired.”

Interested people can fi nd all the infor-mation they need at galianoliteraryfesti-val.com.

All events take place at the Galiano Oceanfront Inn, a fi ve-minute walk from the ferry terminal, just past Galiano Islands Books, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

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Scene from The Outliner by MascallDance, which will be performed at ArtSpring on Saturday night.

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All-ages theatre show monstrous fun Monster Theatre shares A Midsummer Night’s Dream

SUBMITTED BY ARTSPRINGIn the spirit of a successful family Christ-

mas event in December, ArtSpring is hold-ing another event for children and families.

On Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m., Mon-ster Theatre will present a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream adapted especially for children.

In this version, Shakespeare must have a play written for the duke’s wedding that takes place the next morning, but he is out of ideas. With the arrival of some kooky actors, puppets and a lot of magic, Shake-

speare gets the help he needs and the play comes together in a wonderful way. Love, fairies, friendship and confusion abound in this silly, dreamy musical comedy that’s fun for the whole family.

The performance is 45 minutes long and adapted to a much easier-to-under-stand version of Shakespearean language, making it fun, engaging and somewhat educational for anyone over the age of five. Best of all, there’s plenty of audience par-ticipation to keep everyone on the edge of their seats.

Monster Theatre, based in Vancouver, makes it their mission to present history and myth packaged in an exciting new way for today’s audiences. The subjects

that Monster Theatre brings to the stage are familiar at their core, such as The Little Prince or War and Peace, but are retold with humour, wit and candour, creating performances that are often hilarious and extremely accessible.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Monster Theatre’s special kids pro-ductions, and efforts have been made to ensure that Salt Spring children will have the opportunity to take in the show. In addition to the public evening perfor-mance, Monster Theatre will also lead a special afternoon performance just for the schools, and will conduct a drama workshop with the students of Phoenix Elementary in the morning.

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Dance hits the floor at Fulford

Swinging program and guest vocalists on Saturday night

Swing Shift, Salt Spring’s community big band, celebrates Valentine’s Day in style with a swinging, rocking and crooning dance event at Fulford Hall on Saturday, Feb. 11.

Dancers are in for a treat with amaz-ing guest vocalists Tara MacLean, Daniel Hunter and Caroni Young, and a swinging program that’s bound to please everyone.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with music and dancing beginning at 8 p.m. The band will play until 11 p.m. and a licensed bar and delicious snacks will help refuel the dancers.

There will be plenty of room to cut a rug at the decorated and spacious Fulford Hall with tables and chairs provided so dancers can eat, drink, relax and listen.

“Swing Shift will once again bring to life the music of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Ary Barrosso, Hoagy Carmichael, George Ger-shwin, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Chi-cago, Stevie Wonder and even a little Bruno Mars,” describes the press release.

“This will be the best Valentine’s deal on Salt Spring, whether you love to dance or just want to enjoy the sound of great big band music while having drinks with friends.”

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Swing Shift Big Band members ready to get people dancing on Saturday night.

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Ta Daa Lady makes Family Day visitgreat fun for kids

SUBMITTED BY SS ARTS COUNCIL

Salt Spring Arts Council is thrilled to host the third annu-al Family Day Concert, this year featuring Angela Brown as the Ta Daa Lady.

The by-donation event takes place on Monday, Feb. 13 — BC Family Day — when schools are closed and fami-lies are encouraged to spend

time together. SSAC opens the doors to historic Mahon Hall for this inclusive and inspiring event for Salt Spring families. In addition to the afternoon concert, there will be crafts, face-painting and snacks.

Ta Daa Lady is a gentle, fun-loving character who sings, dances, clowns and panto-mimes her way through all sorts of crazy antics. Her songs are interactive and her show includes fun puppet charac-

ters. Brown is no stranger to family audiences; she is a well-loved children’s storyteller with her travelling Nylon Zoo. She has performed across B.C. as an actor, dancer, storyteller, singer and puppeteer.

Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and the Ta Daa Lady takes to the stage at 1 p.m.

Crafts and face-painting will take place before and after the concert. We recommend getting to the hall early as the

event is sure to sell out. The Family Day Concert

is one of several Arts Coun-cil events that are part of the Salt Spring Chamber of Com-merce February Festival ini-tiative.

On Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at Mahon Hall, Dialogue with the Arts presents Bob Weeden speaking on Imagining the Roots of the Imagination, and the Bacchus Ball with Sky Val-ley Jazz is on Saturday, Feb. 18.

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• Sing — Cheerful entertainment with a solid voice cast. A koala stages a singing competition for the world’s animals in order to save his elegant theatre in this ani-mated musical.

EXHIBITIONS

• Acclaimed painter William Brownridge shows his Spirit of the Horse exhibit at Fernwood Road Cafe until Feb. 25.• The Uprooting: the Japanese Garden Society presents a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the removal of all people of Japanese ancestry from the B.C. coast in the Salt Spring Public Library Program Room through February, along with special events held each week. Opening reception with talk by guest speakers Rose Murakami and Keiko Mary Murakami Kitagawa is on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. (Note date change due to snow earlier in the week.)

EXHIBITIONS

• The Salt Spring Painters Guild annual lobby show at ArtSpring features new works done under instruction and in drawing sessions. Show runs through February. • The Country Grocer Café is showing works by League 181, six Salt Spring Painters Guild members who get together each week to paint, based on scenes photographed at Country Grocer. • Sabrina Ali shows photography highlighted by lines of her poetry at the Salt Spring Coffee Co. Cafe through February. • A shared photography exhibit is in the Salt Spring Coffee Co. Cafe hallway through January: Doors & Windows by Margaret Ann Argiro and Flowers by Judy McPhee.

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The Whims Family of Salt Spring Island: Farming, Family and Social Friction. Salt Spring Historical Society presentation at Central Hall. 2 p.m. Youth Book Club at the Library. Club for ages 9-12 meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in library Room 106 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Register at the library information desk, or by email-ing [email protected]. Gulf Islands Board of Education Meeting. Public welcome to school board meeting at Salt Spring Island Middle School library. 1 p.m. Film Screening: Seed - The Untold Story. Part of Island Natural Growers’ Seedy Saturday events. The Fritz Cinema. 7 to 9 p.m.Songjam - Third Anniversary Night.Pub-style singalong to the soundtrack of our lives marks three years. Moby’s Pub. 7:30 p.m. Tech Series: Excel Part B. Instructor Jared Finesmith will take students through using Microsoft Excel in this free four-part course. 6:15 p.m. Excel Part A or previous expe-rience with Excel is required. Pre-register at the library information desk, by phone at 250-537-4666, or email at [email protected].

Thur. Feb 09 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Open Mic With Dave & Ross. Every Thursday at Moby’s Pub. 9 p.m.

ACTIVITIES James Hoggan Book Launch.James Hoggan presents I’m Right and You’re an Idiot: The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m. Salt Spring Local Trust Committee. Regular business meeting at Lions Hall. 9:30 a.m., with town hall session at noon.Probus Club Meeting. Speaker is Sue Wetmore, an active vol-unteer with CESO, a leading eco-nomic development organization dedicated to sustainably reducing poverty and fostering economic growth. The title of Sue’s talk is Stronger Economy, Better Living. Guests welcome. Meaden Hall. 10 a.m.

Fri. Feb 10 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Rhythmo Collective. Dance/world music at Moby’s Pub. 9 p.m.

ACTIVITIES Free Swim at Rainbow Road Pool. Family Day weekend special free swim. 3 to 8 p.m. Argentine Tango Practica. All are welcome to join the tango group, Por el Amor del Tango, at weekly practicas. Every Friday at the Core Inn, 3rd floor. 8 to 10 p.m. Info: [email protected]

Fri. Feb 10 ACTIVITIES Library Games Night. Bring your friends, your snacks, and your 20-sided dice to the library for games night every Friday night. A vast collection of board games is available to play, or you can bring your own. Salt Spring Library Program Room. 6 to 9 p.m.Tsunami Circus Play Event. Children aged four and up are buddied up with middle school circus performers to get lessons on a variety of equipment, includ-ing hoola-hooping, slack line, unicycling and juggling. We will also have the aerial hammocks to try. Kids will get the chance to see a show, play games, get their face painted, colour and enjoy story time. At SSI Middle School. 5:30 p.m. StoryTime. Family StoryTime at the library runs Fridays at 1:30 p.m. Join us for stories, songs, games, crafts and more in this fun family program. Everyone welcome, par-ticularly suited to kids ages 3-6. No pre-registration required. Youth Writing Workshop. Facilitated by Nikky and Lina, the Youth Writing Group offers a relaxed workshop environment for youth aged 9 to 14 to enjoy writing activities and share works in progress. Feb. 10 session is on character. From 1 to 3 p.m. in Room 106 at the Salt Spring Public Library. Sign up in advance at the library information desk. Dialogue with the Arts with Bob Weeden. A Salt Spring Arts Council talk titled Imagining the Roots of the Imagination. Mahon Hall. 7 p.m.

Sat. Feb 11 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

White Dogs of Texas.One-man philosophical comedy-musical play performed by Vaughn Fulford at the SS Public Library. A fundraiser for the library. 7 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. show. MascallDance presents The Outliner. Dancers dressed in architectually designed costumes reveal what we understand and communicate about the body in space. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. Swing Shift Valentine Dance.Salt Spring’s community big band, along with guest vocalists Tara MacLean, Daniel Hunter and Caroni Young, will perform for a Valentine’s Dance at Fulford Hall. 8 to 11 p.m., with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Licensed bar and snacks by Lou Ellis will be available to help refuel the dancers. El Jose’s Cuband Party. Cuban dance band at Moby’s Pub. 9 p.m.

ACTIVITIES

22nd Annual Seedy Saturday. Seed and plant sale; seed exchange; free workshops; pancake breakfast; kids zone and more. SS Farmers’ Institute. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ToddlerTime.Early literacy program for toddlers ages 1-3 and their caregivers at SS Public Library. 10:30 a.m. Pre-register at the library.Saturday Life Drawing. Drop-ins welcome. Third floor of the Core Inn. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. every Saturday. The Uprooting. 1942: The War Measures Act and Japanese Canadians. Opening reception for exhibit at Salt Spring Library Room, with guest speakers Rose Murakami and Keiko Mary Murakami Kitagawa: A story of their family’s journey through the history of the uprooting. 3 to 5 p.m. Salt Spring Sanctuary Society AGM. Annual gen-eral meeting of seed sanctu-ary group. Farmers’ Institute, upstairs meeting room. 4 p.m.

Sun. Feb 12 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

The Feels. Live jazz at Moby’s Pub. 7 p.m. The Barley Bros. Salt Spring Inn. 5:30 p.m.

ACTIVITIES Growing the Edible Seed Garden Workshop. With Sheila Dobie and Elodie Rogers. At the Farmers’ Institute. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pre-register at [email protected]. Swim for Heart. Drop-in fitness from 10 to 11 a.m. Swim challenge from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Rollerblading. Every Sunday at Fulford Hall from 1 to 3 p.m. Some roll-erblades available to rent at the hall.

Free Swim at Rainbow Road Pool. Family Day weekend special free swim. 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.Book Launch With Sheena Bull. Join local author and personal trainer Sheena Bull as she introduces her first full-length book - Journey into Health: Inspiring Lessons in Fitness and Business. Salt Spring Public Library. 1 p.m. Heart to Heart Workshop With Jennifer Mascall. Focus on experiential anatomy, movement and voice, exploring the heart system through the power and connection of the tango walk. ArtSpring. 2 p.m. Make a Heart Stamp. Workshop with artist Janice Parker at Salt Spring Gallery. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Summer Orca Festival Planning Session. Anyone wishing to participate in an artistic summer festival to raise awareness about the plight of the orcas can attend an info session at Blue Horse Art Gallery, 175 North View Place. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mon. Feb 13 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Family Day Concert. Third annual Salt Spring Arts Council Family Day event with the Ta Daa Lady at Mahon Hall. 1 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Crafts and face-painting take place before and after the concert.

ACTIVITIES

Free Swim at Rainbow Road Pool. Family Day weekend special free swim. 3 to 6:30 p.m.

Tue. Feb 14 ACTIVITIES

Return to Steveston, My Family’s Journey. Talk by Masayo Hora as part of The Uprooting events. A sansei (third-generation) view on the uprooting and rebuild-ing of a Japanese-Canadian community. A short film will be screened describing Steveston and providing background for her story. Salt Spring Public Library. 6:30 p.m.

Wed. Feb 15 ACTIVITIES

Library Open Late. Salt Spring Public Library is open late tonight and on Wednesday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. until March 8.Salt Spring Digital Meeting.Shipstones. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Songjam. See last Wednesday’s listing.

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A social justice documentary film festival which at its core fosters inclusivity, compas-sion and global awareness surely has never been more urgently needed.

At this year’s festival (March 3-5), a num-ber of films explore what happens when people choose to work collaboratively with a common purpose. In The Uncon-demned, we meet a group of Rwandan vil-lage women who found the courage to give testimony publicly about what happened to them during the 1994 genocide in their country. Their suffering is immense and yet their fight for justice, even in dangerous circumstances, remained resolute. Aided by a group of young international lawyers and activists, the harrowing stories of four women given as testimony at the Interna-tional Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda led to a landmark historical moment: The first international prosecution and conviction of rape as a war crime. The Uncondemned reveals the drive for justice and the possibil-ity of transformation, for individuals, for community and ultimately for nations.

Taking top honours for the most inspi-rational and moving film this year is Spirit Unforgettable, the festival’s opening night presentation. What happens when a group of famous Canadian musicians get hit with tragic news about their charismatic front-man and friend? In 2014, John Mann, lead singer with the Celtic rock band Spirit of the West, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 51. The film traces the events leading up to the band’s presumed final concert with Mann at Massey Hall in Toronto in 2015. The last performance is a tribute to Mann’s cour-age as he stares down a crippling disease with dignity and guts, to the music and to friendship. Defiance in the face of adversity and selfless loyalty resonate throughout the film.

Another festival theme very much in keeping with the times is the role of strong

women as forces of change and resistance to the status quo. Sonita is a beautifully made film about a shy Afghan refugee who fled the Taliban when she was young and ended up living in Tehran. Sonita’s unlikely dream is to become a rapper. This in a land where women are forbidden to sing in pub-lic or listen to music. When it was time for her to be sold in marriage, Sonita asked the filmmaker to help her escape an oppres-sive destiny. She also pleads for time in a music studio. She “had a million things to say.” Sonita doesn’t rap about love or fame. She raps defiantly about her experience as an Afghan teenager at odds with her sexist surroundings. The film’s focus is on Sonita’s evolution as an artist. To watch Sonita’s rise from timid rapper to empowered activist over a three-year period is totally engaging.

Dr. Marian Diamond, renowned aca-demic and research scientist, became the first female graduate student in the anato-my department at Berkley in 1949. Unde-terred by the opposition of male academ-ics, she obtained her Ph.D. and went on to make several pioneering discoveries about the workings of the brain. In My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marion Diamond, we meet a warm and passionate teacher, a woman who broke barriers and one who revels in passing on the spark of curiosity and drive for discovery that propelled her work. You won’t want to miss the preserved human brain nestling inside a flowery hat box. Is there any other

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The life and times, and, most importantly the art, of American writer Maya Angelou are given expansive coverage in Maya Ange-lou: And Still I Rise. Made over the four years that preceded her death in 2014, the film explores Angelou’s early years living in rural Arkansas with her grandparents to stints as a singer, dancer and actress and to the publication of her first book, the auto-biographical I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The incomparable Angelou was a lifelong activist and her commitment to civil rights never wavered as the film illustrates. She was acutely conscious of the power of words and insisted on fiercely honest yet lyrical communication in her work. Still I Rise is her best-known poem, universally understood and loved for its message of strength and defiance.

Perhaps not surprisingly, films that ques-tion the uses and misuses of power and the absence of meaningful checks and balances among those in leadership positions make a strong showing this year. In The Killing$ of Tony Blair, the impact of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s decisions while in office and afterwards are dissected. The film, narrated by the irrepressible, uncon-trollably morally outraged, controversial left-wing politician and broadcaster George Galloway asks viewers to judge whether Tony Blair is a war criminal based on his actions in Iraq.

All Governments Lie is a timely docu-mentary looking at the dangers posed to democracy by giant media conglom-erates fuelled by profit rather than the pursuit of truth. As we have witnessed lately, lies proclaimed as truth take on a life of their own and the facts become fake news. It takes tough, independent journalists like Amy Goodman, Glenn Greenwald, Michael Moore and a host of others to provide investigative alter-natives to mainstream corporate and government news outlets. The cameras follow as they expose government and corporate deception just as the legend-ary rebel journalist I.F. Stone did decades ago.

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Boomer generation stressed by needs of grown-up kids Make a fi nancial plan to benefi t both sides

The boomerang effect is in full swing as many millennials continue to lean on the boomer generation for fi nan-cial support, according to a recent TD survey. At a time when the older gen-eration should be preparing for retire-ment, many instead are experienc-ing a “déjà-boom” effect, as children or grandchildren return to the family home or need fi nancial assistance.

“As a parent or grandparent it’s natural to want to help our kids and grandkids who may be facing financial challenges such as find-ing full-time employment or pay-ing their day-to-day expenses,” says Rowena Chan, senior vice president, TD Wealth Financial Planning. “It’s important that this desire to help is balanced with the goals you have when it comes to retirement.”

Overall, 62 per cent of the boomer generation feels the “déjà-boom” effect is preventing them from sav-ing enough for retirement. The sur-vey also revealed that the tradeoff between providing financial sup-port and saving for retirement is placing boomers under a consid-erable amount of financial stress. It’s not surprising that more than half (58 per cent) of boomers report

feeling fi nancially stressed and say their retirement savings are being impacted by their extended fi nancial support of boomerang kids, as one in four Canadian boomers admit to supporting their adult children or grandchildren.

“While the déjà-boom effect may be an unexpected event in retire-ment planning, it is important for pre-retirees to remember that it’s not too late to plan for the future and achieve their goals. A lot can be accomplished in the 10 to 15 years before retirement and planning ahead is a key step in making the journey as smooth as possible,” con-tinued Chan.

The added fi nancial stress brought on by this arrangement isn’t unno-ticed by millennial offspring. In fact, almost half of millennials (44 per cent) who depend on their boomer parents or grandparents for support are aware that their fi nancial situation will mean fewer retirement savings, while 43 per cent of millennials admit they are willing to cut costs when fac-ing economic diffi culty before asking for fi nancial help.

“Both generations recognize this isn’t an ideal situation, which means important conversations need to take place so everyone is on the same fi nancial page,” says Chan. “Sitting down with someone who under-

stands different family dynamics is a great fi rst step to set defi ned goals and establish a fi nancial action plan to best serve both generations.”

TD offers the following advice for boomer parents who are working towards retirement and boomerang kids who want to be independent:

Be Ready for Whatever Life Throws Your Way

Despite this new reality, it is important to understand that your retirement goals are still within reach. Meeting with a financial planner and doing a goals-based assessment is key to determining what your options might be for sup-porting your kids while keeping your plans for retirement on track. Work

with a planner to identify your short, medium and long-term goals, and make sure they align with your kids’ goals so everyone is working toward the same overall objective.

Negotiate the ReturnDiscuss how everyone can con-

tribute to the household budget and operations. For example, you may be able to cover the basics like room and board, but other living expenses like cell phone bills, car payments, or fi nancial support for recreational activities are additional costs that could be covered independently. Also, consider having everyone pitch in on the costs of running the day-to-day operations and dividing the household chores.

Prepare to “Relaunch”Whether it’s your newly married

daughter and her spouse and child, or your son who recently gradu-ated and has moved back home, there are plenty of opportunities to educate all family members on the importance of being fi scally respon-sible and working toward fi nancial independence. Invite them to join in your financial conversations to discuss how to navigate their current circumstances and establish good

fi nancial habits. When meeting with a planner, look for someone who has experience working in multi-gen-eration family dynamics in order to receive advice that is specifi c to your particular situation. Don’t forget to ask about any offerings or incentives available to give an added boost to your planning.

Decide When to Release

As you and your offspring are map-ping out fi nancial action plans, iden-tify a date when you will no longer be fi nancially committed to each other. As you approach this date, set up a series of mini-goals that will allow you to free up funds to divert toward your retirement savings while ensuring that your kids are meeting the savings targets they set in their own finan-cial plan. Work with your planner to ensure these goals are S.M.A.R.T.: Specifi c, Measureable, Agreed upon, Realistic and Time-based. S.M.A.R.T. goal-setting provides the prepara-tion, focus and motivation needed to achieve your objectives and boomer-ang yourself to success.

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It’s raining and you’re stalled at a roadside, or you’re home listening help-lessly to the rain dripping through the ceiling. As if this isn’t bad enough, you don’t

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“Even when interest rates are low, it is so much better to use savings than it is to borrow. And when you use your savings, it won’t cost you a cent in interest or fees and there’s no debt to pay in the future,” says Lucie Tedesco, Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.

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The fees associated with payday loans start piling up when you can’t repay t h e l o a n w i t h i n a f e w weeks. All this can serious-ly worsen your financial situation.

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WORKPLACE BENEFITS

Timing is everything when it comes to benefi t plansKeep track of changes

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Whether you’re just introducing a benefi t plan or adding new employees to an existing program, providing the right details to the insurer at the right time is critical.

Here are the steps most often missed.When your agent is quoting on a plan

for you, the quote will change if employees join or leave your fi rm. Let your agent know about such changes immediately to make your quote as accurate as possible.

Once your plan is running, make sure new employees join the plan as soon as they’re eligible. For example, many plans let new staff join once they’ve worked for three months. In that case, a new employee could join during the fourth month of employ-ment, but after that, enrolment gets com-plicated. The employee will, at a minimum, face benefi t limitations as a “late entrant” and may not be allowed to join the plan at all.

With monthly premium payment, timing is critical too. miss the premium due date on your billing statement and your plan can stop paying benefi ts immediately. And

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Encourage your employees to send in claims promptly. If they’re submitted long after the services or products were provid-ed, your plan may not cover them. (A year is the typical cut-off for health and dental expenses.)

Employee changes can be key to ensuring individuals get the most out of your plan. If someone’s promotion means a large salary increase, check with your insurer to see how quickly that amount can be refl ected in dis-ability insurance. And let the insurer know promptly if the employee marries or adds a dependent child to the family: dependent benefi ts will apply, and the employee may want to change his or her benefi ciary for any life insurance included in your plan.

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Revenue rules for new residents Residency kicks in with having a home or spouse

Did you settle in Canada in 2016? As a Canadian resident, you should do your taxes every year. Here are some quick tips to help you during tax time:

1. Do I need to do my taxes? Residents of Canada for the entire year, or just part of it, must fi le a return if they have to pay tax or want a refund. You become a resident of Canada for income tax purposes when you establish signifi cant residential ties which include a home or spouse or common-law partner in Canada. You usually establish these ties on the date you arrive.

2. What do I need to know? By fi ling your taxes, you report income, claim deductions or tax credits, apply for certain benefi t and credit payments, and calculate your refund or the correct amount of income tax you should pay, if any.

3. What if I have little or no income to report? You are still required to do your taxes. You may get back some of the taxes you paid or be eligible to receive certain benefi t and credit payments. Your spouse or common-law partner also has to fi le a tax return each year for you to receive any benefi t and credit payments that you’re entitled to. If you don’t fi le on time, your benefi t and credit payments may be delayed.

4. How do I prepare my tax forms? Most people choose to do their taxes online, since it’s fast, easy and secure.

5. What if I need help? For 45 years, the CRA has teamed up with community organizations and their volunteers to prepare tax returns for eligible individuals for free through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program. If you have a simple tax situation and a modest income, you may fi nd a free tax clinic in your area through this program. Find more information online at cra.gc.ca/newcomers.

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ECOLOGY

Ways of the Whales symposium spurs local actionFestival organization begins after Whidbey Island event

BY TAMAR GRIGGSD R I F T W O O D C O N T R I B U T O R

My heart, aching over all the recent deaths in our endangered southern resident orca pod (in 2016 there were 10 deaths: seven adults and three neonates who did not live past their fi rst year) compelled me to connect with a large group of people in Washington state who have been studying and following orcas for decades.

On Jan. 21 I travelled with Briony Penn to Whidbey Island to attend a Ways of the Whales symposium put on by Orca Network, followed on the 22nd by a ceremony for Granny put on by the Samish people.

At the symposium we learned a lot about the orcas, humpbacks and grey whales of the Salish Sea, but what moved my heart most was the Samish ceremony for 104-year-old Granny (J2) who died somewhere in the ocean just before Christmas.

Granny was the matriarch of J Pod, and in her long life she no doubt passed on stories and information to all her clan. Born in 1909, Granny witnessed her spar-kling sea become fi lled with noise and pollution. She witnessed the cruel captures of the orcas for aquariums. She witnessed the deaths of the young orcas who were her children and grandchildren.

It was a blustery, cold, rainy day when we gathered on a beach near Deception Pass to honour Granny.

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Brief January thaw prompts fuller card tablesTies pop up in Jan. 30 play

BY JILL EVANSD R I F T W O O D C O N T R I B U T O R

Remember Flanders and Swan and their A Song of the Weather? It started with “January brings the snow/ Makes your feet and fi ngers glow,” and it did, for quite awhile, but finally relented and allowed fi ve full tables to get to Seniors on Jan. 23.

Maybe it was the proxim-ity to Burns’ birthday on the 25th that inspired the wee (originally) Scots lassie Liz Mycyk and her husband Oleh to reach the pinna-cle of bridge that evening, but make it they did. Next in excellence were George Laundry with Terry Clement, followed by Ian Thomas and

Zelly Taylor (welcome back!) and then Jeff Bell with Brent Vickers.

Jan. 30 saw four and a half tables and the Laundry-Clement partnership gaining the top spot. Then there was a tie for a pretty close score to theirs when the Mycyks and the Bell-Vickers pair came up with the same number of points. Trinlay MacPhee and Ted Bartrim could rejoice that they alone got the third-best number of points, and

then there was yet another tie for the fourth best aggre-gate between Blanche Pobor-sa with Vic Parks and Patricia Brown with Jill Evans.

And now for “February’s ice and sleet/Freeze the toes right off your feet.” We’ll see . . . .

For info about these g a m e s, p l e a s e c o n t a c t George Laundry at 250-653-9095 or [email protected]. If you need a partner, please call 250-537-1398.

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The Samish people drummed, prayed and sang of their heartache over the loss of Granny and of all the losses in her J Pod clan. They asked the water spirits to help their relatives in the ocean. Rosie, a Samish elder, selected four white-haired women to witness the ceremony; she wrapped us in beautiful Samish Nation eagle blankets: black, red and white. We four women were honoured to be called to witness the ceremony.

As the tide turned, four Samish men prepared salmon fi lets on cedar boards, walked into the ocean in hip waders, lift-ed the salmon high up in prayer, and sent the offerings out to sea one at a time.

The Samish people are deeply con-nected to whales, the sea and to all liv-ing creatures. They believe that we share this planet with every other living being, and that all living beings have souls. How different from the rest of us, who have dominated nature for centuries through our “God-given” right to have dominion over the beasts of the sea and the fowl of the air.

Ashley Hilliard’s recent article in the Driftwood is right on the button. If we don’t intervene, these beloved, intelligent, compassionate, amazing beings of the Salish Sea will become extinct. They will vanish from our ocean by noise pollution, toxins and starvation.

Justin Trudeau approving the Kinder Morgan pipeline is sentencing them to extinction. Washington state, by not get-ting rid of the four Snake River dams, is sentencing them to extinction.

How can we humans stand by and let these remarkable beings become extinct? How can Trudeau look us in the eyes and say that the Kinder Morgan pipeline will have no negative effect on the endan-gered orca population? How can Wash-ington state say, “Let’s study the Snake River situation” for another fi ve years to see if the dams really pose a threat to the whales?

The whales are starving! When there is not enough food, the orcas live off the fat stored in their blubber, which is highly toxic. Nursing orcas then pass their toxic

milk to babies. The babies can’t survive.Are we going to stand by as witnesses

to the extinction of these Salish Sea rela-tives?

Fortunately, we have creative activ-ists on Salt Spring Island: Briony Penn, Andrea Palframan and many others. They are planning an artistic spectacle in the summer to raise awareness about the plight of the orcas. The 78 whales in the southern resident orca whale population will be represented by humans — young-sters to grannies, one human for each whale. L Pod will gather in Vancouver, K Pod in Victoria and J Pod in the Southern Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands. The stories that unfold, of the whales and the people that represent them, will show how closely related we are to each other.

The website for this event can be viewed at orcasoundings.org.

Anyone wishing to participate or just find out what is happening can attend an info session at Blue Horse Art Gallery, 175 North View Place, on Sunday, Feb.12, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

PHOTO BY BRIONY PENN

Salmon fi lets on cedar boards are raised in a Samish ceremony to honour the recently deceased orca named Granny on Whid-bey Island, which was attended by Salt Spring residents Briony Penn and Tamar Griggs. They are now planning a summer festival to raise awareness of the plight of the diminishing southern resident orca pod.

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Salt Spring Community Services Seniors’ Program is offering a free Parkinson’s Disease Support Group beginning Thursday, March 2, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Seniors’ Wellness Centre.

The aim of the group is to share personal experiences to empower and support people to self-manage Parkinson’s Disease and other neurological conditions. The support group will provide a safe environment to discuss issues related to Parkinson’s disease in an atmosphere of mutual encouragement and trust. If participants wish, some meditation and movement exercises will be included.

Co-facilitator Anna Haltrecht organized John Pepper’s visit to Salt Spring with Seniors’ Wellness Program coordinator Shellyse Szakacs last September.

Pepper, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, reversed his symptoms through conscious movement and fast walking. He is featured in The Brain’s Way of Healing book by Norman Doidge.

The benefits of belonging to a support group include providing people with Parkinson’s, their caregivers and families an opportunity to meet in a friendly, supportive setting and offering a place to share with others who are experiencing similar difficulties. There is comfort in knowing you are not alone in your struggle.

Numerous studies have shown that the incidence of Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions was lower for those who exercised regularly compared to control groups. Higher intensity exercise had the greatest effect. Recently the CBC aired a documentary

about the new research that suggests dancing improves movement control for people with Parkinson’s disease.

Support groups can be a great way to inspire and encourage each other to maintain a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise and other activities.

Anna Haltrecht teaches a class especially for people with Parkinson’s and other neurological conditions on Wednesday afternoons in her north end studio.

People interested in attending can pre-register to confirm their spot by calling 250-537-4607 or emailing [email protected]. There is limited wheelchair accessibility. The group will meet monthly on the third Thursday of the month after an initial three weekly meetings.

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Public help needed in detecting deadly bat disease White nose syndromea major concern

By LAURA MATTHIAS And PETER OMMUndSEnS S I C O N S E R V A N C Y

The Salt Spring Island Conservan-cy is asking for public assistance in reporting dead bats and bats seen fly-ing during the day, both of which may indicate the presence of a deadly dis-ease.

White nose syndrome is a fungal dis-ease that has killed millions of bats in

eastern North America and has recent-ly been detected in Washington state. The disease causes respiratory acidosis in bats but is not harmful to humans.

The loss of bats can greatly impact the control of forest and agricultural pests normally eaten by bats. Nine kinds of bats inhabit Salt Spring.

“We knew this deadly fungus was moving westward across North Amer-ica,” said Mandy Kellner, coordinator of the B.C. Community Bat Program, “but we thought we had many years to prepare.”

Instead, the disease was confirmed

near Seattle last March, and the pro-gram is gearing up to look for it in B.C. this winter.

Dead bats should not be touched with bare hands, but when reported will be picked up for testing. Infected bats do not always appear white.

The Salt Spring Island Conservancy can be contacted at 250-538-0318 or email [email protected].

The B.C. Community Bat Program (www.bcbats.ca) is funded by the Hab-itat Conservation Trust Foundation, the Province of B.C. and the Habitat Stewardship Program.

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White nose syndrome fungus on a little brown bat. Sick and dead bats do not necessarily show white spots.

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Kenneth Arthur Robinson1928 - 2017

Ken was born in Birkenhead England and moved to Canada at six months of age. After marrying Elizabeth Kennedy they raised their children in Kelowna and North Vancouver. In the 1970’s Ken returned to UBC attaining a teaching degree. He and Beth retired to Salt Spring Island in 1992 and enjoyed gardening and travelling. Ken was involved with the Royal Canadian Legion where he enjoyed the meat draws, cribbage, bridge and socializing, acquiring many new friends. Ken’s interests were diverse including travel, pottery, painting, photography and the computer, he was an avid reader.

Thanks for the memories Dad from your children, you gave us all our sense of humour, a love of reading and a respect for knowledge. Ken leaves his children; Garth, Garnett (Anne), Chris (Dori), Corlis (Patrick); grandchildren Leigha (Brad), Carly, Alana (Brett), Colin, Elisa; and great grandchildren Elise and Adele.

In Ken’s memory have a cup of Earl Grey tea or a glass of single malt, a dish of ice cream and read a book.

We would like to express our thanks and gratitude to Ken’s friends and neighbours for their support and friendship; to Dr Beaver, to Sarah and the staff at Beacon Community Services, to all the amazing staff at Lady Minto Hospital, and to all the other support people. Your caring made the difference over the past few months.

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Guest Speaker:DereK MASSelInK – Derek has recently been appointed Provincial Ministry of Agriculture Agrologist for our area. We have asked Derek to update us on NEW PROGRAMS, NEW REGULATIONS, ETC. Derek is familiar with our challenges on SSI as in 2006 he drafted the SSI Area Farm Plan under the guidance of the Steering Committee and he has farmed on Pender Island .

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Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Keeping an open mind about it all, you will be open to pretty much anything this weekend. Your engaging mood could present a provocative invitation that is hard to resist. And you will be taking a deliberate lead. Some may be challenged to keep up. It is all a feature of your expanding social sphere.Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20): You are known for having an extra dash, twist, exotic scarf or feather in your cap. Anything that adds a feature of distinction and allure will suffi ce. As business-oriented as you may be, at your core you want to have fun. Yet this week there is pull between engaging your adoring fans and nipping away to enjoy more private escapades.Gemini (May 21-June 20): Amidst a playful mood, you may also be feeling a little rebellious and punchy of late. This tempo will escalate all week. It could even be enough to provoke you to push through situations that you deem stuck and stagnant. The downside is that others may resist you. With all your engines fi ring, emotions will fl are-up on all sides.Cancer (June 21-July 22): Your interest in alternative perspectives remains active. Intrigued and open, you are keen to investigate further. Yet, what interests you most new prospects unfolding in your public and professional sphere. Certain people and situations are arousing your focus and you are compelled to engage.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): The moon in its full phase in your sign this weekend you get you on the go. Venus closing in on Mars in your chart will produce its own big waves of excitement and passion. If you really want to, you could meet someone special. Whether or not romance will transpire the thought of it will be crisscrossing in your mind.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): A steady fl ow of change in your habitual rhythm is mounting to a peak point now. Yet these changes may be occurring inwardly. Whether it is inherited self-concepts or shifts in your attitude or perspectives, the infl uences are deep. They may not even be apparent to you unless you choose to pay closer attention.

Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): A social and playful mood prevails. The Leo Full Moon in your house of friends sends a clear message. The time is right for a party. Venus conjunct Mars in Aries in your relationship house could go over like extra cayenne in the salsa. A reactive response could cause you to recoil. Positively, you will squeeze more limes.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The spotlight has turned to the home front. Fortunately, that is exactly where you want to be. Health challenges may require more attention than usual leading you to reach within to feel faithful. Perhaps you just want to lay low, read a good book or enjoy hobbies. Acknowledge your ability to regenerate.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your mind has been ignited, illuminated. You are beginning to see things as with new eyes. At least the opportunity to do so is present. You may have to make the extra effort to tune is, to adjust your attitude. It is not a question of ethics but of choosing to be happy. Begin with all your reasons to feel grateful.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The process of bui lding upon new foundations has entered a new phase. Somehow it includes making changes in your home environment. From simply re-arranging furniture to beautifying to renovating are examples. Negatively, family confl icts are fl aring up. Direct attention to your living space; clear the clutter.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Fresh starts, shifts, alterations and adjustments in your usual rhythm are all likely themes now. Fortunately, your energy levels are running high and you are ready for a change of pace. Generally, your attitude is philosophical and your mood is uplifted.Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): As with all great feats start with an idea, all outer achievements begin within. Opportunities for new realizations to be seeded in your subconscious are available now. These may be activated by external stimuli. This interplay between inner and outer is ever active but sometimes the implications are greater, like now. Engage consciously.

TIP OF THE WEEKThe Moon waxes to full in Leo this weekend. A fi re moon tends to be

dramatic, for better or worse. With Venus moving fast to catch up with Mars in the early degrees of Aries, there is romance in the air as well. In fact, the proverbial lovers will be close to conjunct on Valentine’s Day. Mercury in Aquarius lends a more cerebral perspective, yet also suggests a mind open to pretty much anything. Uranus in Aries slowly advancing to an exact opposition to retrograding Jupiter in Libra and both square Pluto, a charged aspect that will be extremely close to exact at the month’s end, indicates the larger backdrop of affairs in the world to be nothing short of transformational. The excitement on the Aquarius airwaves will prove palpable.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BY KIPP NASHS P E C I A L T O T H E D R I F T W O O D

Salt Spring’s finest gymnasts woke up from a long slumber on Jan. 29 to rise and shine and pile into the car and drive up to Comox to compete in their pajamas.

In their second year of attend-ing the Comox Valley Chimo Gym-nastics Pajama Meet, this year the club jumped on the chance to try out their new skills that they have dedicated the last four months to developing. All of the athletes attending radically improved from last year’s performance and wowed the competition with all-star performances.

To start the competition, Nikoya Catry Bauer did not wobble on the beam and was inspired to lead the team in a near perfect routine. The tone was set and each of the four athletes took turns leading the team on the individual events.

Next on the super springy fl oor, Salt Spring debuted its contem-porary piece that shook the foun-

dation of instrumental Disney movie music to the core. Beyonce’s instrumental to “Foundation” put hot sauce on the fl oor and all the athletes competed front tucks and back handsprings. It was a major milestone in the development of the program. With near perfect timing, Isabelle Kerrigan topped the fl oor event with a gold medal performance.

With the fi rst two nerve-racking events out of the way, beam and fl oor, the vault held the promise of fl ying through the air and sticking the landing to run away and try it again. It’s always the athletes’ easi-est event to compete in because of its straightforward nature.

This time saw a very aggres-sive run by Kumi Nash that had to emerge to overcome a tall vault for a small frame. Kumi ran like she was chased by a thousand tigers and pounded the beat board only to hurdle over the gaping jaws of crocodiles to land swiftly on the other side with hardly a step side-wards. It was good enough to save her life in Africa or secure a silver medal from the judges.

The Salt Spring team rotated to the hardest event last. Only the truly brave have a bar routine and these fine young ladies proved their courage taking on the bars and making the best effort they could.

Everyone had skills to worry about to perform on the bars, but none more than Nina de Roo. Nina balked her tuck on her practice rounds and could only muster a jungle gym climb on, until it was time to compete. Surprising her-self, her parents and her coach-es, she executed a tuck on what would have seen an escape from any federal penitentiary, but she carried on as if she invented the uneven bars. Nina was all smiles upon landing and I expect if you see Nina around she will still be smiling.

If you see Isabelle Kerrigan, Nikoya Catry Bauer, Kumi Nash or Nina de Roo, let them know that they are doing a great job of rep-resenting Salt Spring and all the gymnasts that call the Fulford Hall — AKA the Big Red Gymnastics Barn — home.

The second half of the gymnastics season has begun, but it’s still pos-sible to sign up for the recreational

programs that run from Wednes-day to Friday. More information is at www.saltspringgymnastics.org.

PHOTO BY MARCIA JANSEN

Salt Spring gymnasts at the Comox Valley Chimo Gymnastics Pajama Meet are, from front to back, Kumi Nash, Isabelle Kerrigan, Nina de Roo and Nikoya Catry Bauer.

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