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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012 www.nanaimobulletin.com VOL. 24, NO. 72

Unsolved crimes Nanaimo RCMP could use some help to close files.Good days Wide Mouth Mason performs its new album at the Queens.Clippers confident Citys junior A hockey team beats leagues best.

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The First Unitarian Fellowship will receive $40,000 from the City of Nanaimoto operate a shelter when the weathergets too cold and wet for people withoutpermanent housing to sleep outdoors.

Earlier this year, the fellowship statedit would not be able to operate the per-manent 24-bed shelter between Novem-ber and March as it did last year because the demand taxed the administratorsbeyond their capabilities.

Instead, the fellowship has agreed torun what it calls an extreme shelter with relaxed requirements.

An extreme shelter opens at 0 C (or colder) wet or dry outside and at 2 Cwhen its wet. Under the new guidelines,the shelter will also open if it is rainyand 5 C or colder.

Were still running an extremeweather shelter but our definition of extreme has been eased up a little, saidArthur Lionel, chairman of the weathertask force for the fellowship.

Well be open when things are not quite as cold as what is consideredextreme.

Temperatures will be considered in the morning forecast and that will deter-mine whether the shelter opens that night or not.

Weather events that fall under the extreme parameters will allow the fel-lowship to bill B.C. Housing for its costs while the nights that fall under therelaxed requirements will be paid forwith the $40,000 from the city.

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Malahat crash claims the lives of three Nanaimo womenBY PETER RUSLAND

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Three women from Nanaimo are dead,and five people injured after a motor vehi-cle crash Sunday on the Malahat Drive.

Rob Patterson, chief of Malahats Vol-unteer Fire Hall, said the crash happenedat about 11:30 a.m. during a two-vehiclecross-over along a non-median sectionnear Whittaker Road.

The rain-soaked highway reopened atabout 5:30 p.m. after being closed in both

directions as police re-routed traffic along Shawnigan Lake Road.

Its the worst [fatality] Ive everattended, said Patterson.

A Honda SUV, with five people, crossed the centre line and struck a northbound Chevrolet pickup truck containing three people, Patterson said.

Identities of all eight people have yet to be released, but Shawnigan Lake RCMPconfirmed Monday that all three vic-tims, including the female driver, 31, a20-year-old woman and one female teen,

16, who died in the Honda SUV are fromNanaimo.

One man, 20, who was ejected fromthe Honda by the impact was rushed by ambulance to Victoria General Hospital and remains there in critical condition.

A six-year-old girl from the Honda, plusa truck passenger, were airlifted by medi-vac helicopter to Victoria hospital.

Patterson referred to the crash area asNASCAR Corner with vehicles travellingat high speeds.

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For 50 years, the Canadian Men-tal Health Association has beenproviding services for Nanaimoresidents. Now with a new facility on Wesley

Street slated to open soon, it will be offer-ing even more support.

Currently we house 15 people at the Balmoral facility. At the new locationwell be able to double that, said Carol Keane, acting association president.

Programs run by the non-profit group are varied, but all focus on encouraging mental and physical health.

Individuals dealing with mentalhealth issues can find it challenging to make and eat a balanced diet, said Keane. The Peppermill Meal programprovides healthy frozen meals for a low cost of $2.50 per meal and the Phoenix Center Clubhouse offers a free lunch forparticipants.

For Keane it isnt just the programsthat serve residents, its the workshops and skills training CMHA provide tostop the downward spiral of mental ill-ness.

We offer real-life experience at the Balmoral facility. Participants can learnto answer the phone, use a computer andshadow volunteers doing a variety of work, she said.

Learning valuable, employable skillsnot only provides a sense of purpose, butalso enables individuals placed in work positions to create and grow a network of supportive friends, gain self respect, develop routines and contribute to theircommunity.

Keane added that stability and balance are keys for people dealing with mental health issues and these programs help

people get on the right path.Unfortunately, there are still stigmas

attached to mental health that might keep people from seeking help.

Local supporters like the ApplecrossHome Hardware want to change that.

The CMHA is under-supported andunder-recognized, said Doug Fast, man-

ager of the Applecross store and past association board member.

He said that mental health issues affecteveryone from a family member withdepression to a spouse dealing with dementia and telling them to buck upisnt helpful. They need support, infor-mation and a place to go where they are

understood.Thats why on Friday and Saturday

(Oct.19-20), Applecross Home Hardwarewill be partnering with the CMHA to cel-ebrate the stores third anniversary andprovide information on mental health.

Its a great opportunity for the associ-ation to gain exposure, share our visionand answer questions, said Keane.

Mental health issues arent going any-where.

In fact, according to Keane, there needsto be more openness and dialogue aroundit because of the increase in instabilityin the world.

People are worried about the econ-omy, their jobs, and the environment,she said. They feel their confidence inthe future being eroded and that can leadto anxiety.

Fortunately, the association and itsdedicated volunteers and trained staffare available. Most have experiencewith mental health issues, either per-sonally or with family and friends andare compassionate givers of their timeand energy.

Most importantly said Keane, thereneeds to be compassion and conversa-tion not just about mental health issuesbut about individuals effected by it.

Because, as she puts it, ask a roomfulof people if they or anyone they knowhas dealt with mental health issues andmost of the room raises their hand.

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LPNs choose to joinB.C. Nurses Union after years with HEU

BY JENN McGARRIGLETHE NEWS BULLETIN

More than 7,000 licensedpractical nurses voted tojoin the B.C. Nurses Unionlast week.

The LPNs, employed bythe five provincial healthauthorities and Providence Health Care, were previ-ously represented by theInternational Union of Operating Engineers, the B.C. Government and Ser-vice Employees Union and the Hospital Employees Union.

LPNs employed by pri-vate or non-profit groups,such as Nanaimo Travel-lers Lodge and Kiwanis Vil-lage will remain with other unions.

Jo Taylor, chairwoman ofthe Pacific Rim branch ofthe BCNU, said the union has fielded requests to joinfrom LPNs for some years.

Theyre a professional body as well and theyrenurses, she said. Weunderstand their issues and they understand ours.Theyre our sisters and brothers that work beside us in teams every day.

A recent survey showedthe majority of registerednurses support joining forces with LPNs, Taylor added.

A BCNU news release states that of the 4,873 LPNs who voted, almost 70 percent voted in favour of leav-ing their current unions tojoin the BCNU and 74 per cent of Vancouver IslandHealth Authority LPNsvoted yes to the switch thehighest of all health author-ities.

Taylor said all nurses employed by the health authority will now sit at the bargaining table together before, discussions between the LPNs and the RNs hap-pened at two different tables and this will help the

union advocate for a betterworking environment.

Its power in numbers because were all concernedabout patient care, shesaid.

Tensions between RNsand LPNs have occurredover the employer choosingto replace RNs with LPNs tosave money, but Taylor saidthe union hopes to securejob security language inboth contracts.

The first attempt by the BCNU at getting LPNs tojoin was made in 2009, butthe union was unable to getenough signed membershipcards from LPNs.

Taylor said the BCNUsactions have had conse-quences the unions mem-bership in the B.C. Federa-tion of Labour was revokedand it had to withdraw fromthe Canadian Federation ofNurses Unions.

We felt that this was a good enough and worthyenough cause to make thesesacrifices, she said.

The Hospital Employees Union, which formerly rep-resented the majority ofLPNs, continues to repre-sent more than 2,000 nurseswho work for non-profit andfor-profit long-term carefacility operators.

LPNs would be betterserved if they had a unitedvoice, but this vote has leftthem divided, said MikeOld, HEU spokesman. Butthe vote was very clear, itwas a clear margin.

Old said there has beentension between LPNs andRNs regarding overlappingscope of practice and theBCNU has resisted expan-sion of the LPN role in thehealth-care system.

Due to the HEUs advocacyand the advocacy of the pro-fession itself, the numberof LPNs working in B.C.has doubled over the pastdecade, he said.

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VIU acknowledges roots

BY TOBY GORMANTHE NEWS BULLETIN

Vancouver Island Universitys oldest living alumnus returned to the site last week where he studied auto mechanics as a teenager at Nanaimos first vocational training school in 1938.

Art Baker, now 91, enrolled in Jack Macreadys automotive program, located at the corner of Machleary and Campbell streets, when he wasjust 17 as a way of securing employ-ment in a time when jobs werescarce.

Vancouver Island University repre-sentatives, city officials and a hand-ful of students from VIUs current automotive program designated the location, now part of the Sid Clarke Gyro Park, as a historic site with theunveiling of an engraved six-tonnegranite rock donated by LaFargeCanada.

Baker said he enrolled in Mac-readys program because, like manyother youth of this time, he was searching for a better future.

Things were tough, said Baker of the Great Depression. There were

no jobs, except in the woods but thatwasnt something I wanted to do forthe rest of my life. My dad told me tosign up for the automotive program, so I did.

It paid dividends. Near the end of the program, a local businessmanvisited the school to recruit newemployees. Baker was one of thefirst students to get a job at a localDodge dealership before enlisting in the air force in 1941.

Bakers wife, Winona, is also aVIU alumnus. A respected writer,she completed several English and creative writing courses while rais-ing the couples four children. They still live just a few blocks from thehistorical site.

To open the school, which expanded from a one-room shed and becameknown as the Dominion ProvincialYouth Training centre, Macreadyrelied heavily on provincial and fed-eral funding.

Because of the schools success,that funding kept coming, sowing the seeds for what later became theB.C. Vocational Training School in1959 and eventually Malaspina Col-lege, which was located at the old hospital site on Kennedy Street. The college moved to Fifth Street in 1976and was renamed Malaspina Univer-sity-College in 1989. In 2008 it became Vancouver Island University.

VIU president Ralph Nilson said

that without early success the school, which currently has about 18,000 stu-dents enrolled, wouldnt be where itis today.

We are proud of the universitys heritage, said Nilson. As we stand at this historic location, we recognize our roots and pay tribute to the indi-viduals, businesses and community partners who have shaped VIU.

Nilson also couldnt resist a littlelevity.

And were also grateful that firstclass was a smart class, he said.I think if everyone flunked out we probably wouldnt be standing here today, the funding would havestopped a long time ago.

When Baker attended the school, it had just 47 students.

The granite rock symbolizes theuniversitys strong roots, and the partnerships between government, business and educational institu-tions, said Don Renwick of LaFarge Canada.

Nanaimo Mayor John Ruttan noted that both Nanaimo and VIU have come a long way since the univer-sitys origins.

Mr. Baker tells me that the entirepopulation of Nanaimo back in 1938was about 5,000, certainly no morethan that, so its amazing that VIU alone now has an enrolment of 18,000, said Ruttan.

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Art Baker, right, helps unveil an

engraved granite rock to com-

memorate the site where Jack

Macready began teaching automo-

tive students more than 75 years ago. Macreadys school evolved into what is now Vancouver Island Univeristy.

Helping Baker with the presentation

is Ralph Nilson VIU president, left,

Mike Brown, VIU board chairman and Mayor John

Ruttan. Baker is VIUs oldest living

alumnus.

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Nanaimo RCMP havea number of unsolved files which they hope the public can help solve.

Anyone with any

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2012-27045 On Oct. 1, a 2000

Pontiac Sunfire had eggs, syrup and olive oil poured on top of it.The vehicle was parkedon James Edward Place. A witness told police a small red car was seen driving away from theSunfire at approximately 5:30 a.m. that day.

2012-27094On Oct. 1, a bicycle

was reported stolen from a shed in the 300 blockof St. George Street. The bike is a black Trek,8.3 DS crossover. It has a rack on the back, bike pump attached and the serial number isWTU129C7679C.

2012-27353 On Oct. 4 at

approximately 9 p.m.,an adult male was verbally threatened by three youths as hecame out of the 7-Eleven at University Village. The youths wanted themale to purchase them cigarettes and when herefused they harassed

and threatened to beat him up. The suspectswere approximately 14-17 years old andwere in the area for some time prior to theincident. The victimwas unable to providea description of thesuspects.

2012-27332 On Oct. 3, a diamond

ring was turned into the front counter of the Nanaimo RCMPdetachment. It wasfound in the area of Fifth Street and Bruce Avenue It has an engraving on the side with a males name and contains anumber of diamonds in avariety of sizes.

2012-27404 On Oct. 4, four tires

were reported stolen from a truck parked on Komoqua Street.

The complainant toldpolice his sister sawa Caucasian male pull into his driveway then proceeded to load up four tires that were in his front yard. The malewas approximately 40 years of age and wasdriving a beige pickup.The tires were 17-inch with aluminum rims. The incident took place oneither Sept. 29 or Sept. 30.

2012-27541 On Oct. 5, a boat was

stolen from the Boat Harbour Marine located on Kendall Road. The boat is a four-metrealuminum skiff with a 15hp Johnson motor.

2012-27584 Sometime after 4 p.m. on Oct. 6, a home at60 Wakesiah Ave. was broken into. Entry was gained through the front door. A black HP laptopcomputer, a small boxof passports and somecash were stolen.

2012-27824 On Oct. 9, a break-

and-enter was reportedat the Gracemed Clinicat 1629 Townsite Rd. AToshiba laptop computer,model Satellite L750 with serial No.5B444L31W was stolen.

2012-27837 On Oct. 9 at 9:20

a.m., a female jogger had her buttocksslapped by an unknown male as she joggedneared the intersectionof Jingle Pot Road and Wellington Road.The suspect male isapproximately 25 yearsof age, white with ashaved head. He waswearing a multi-coloredsweater and red andblack pants, possibly pyjamas.

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The legal aspects ofa bare land strata and understanding andimplementing depreci-ation reports are topics that will be addressed in a seminar later this month.

More than 14,000 of the Islands 76,000 strata or condo prop-erties are in bare landstrata developments,which means the bare land and improve-ments on it (the hom-eowners house) are not common property the common prop-erty is typically roadsand infrastructure.

A team of experts from the engineer-ing and legal profes-sions will address theunique challenges thistype of strata poses for owners as well as the benefits of depre-ciation reports a new provincial regulation requires strata corpo-rations to either com-plete a depreciation report before Decem-ber 2013 or have own-ers vote to opt out.

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Rd., will operate again betweenNovember and the end of March.

Initially, the fellowship said it would revert back to anextreme weather shelter only,prompting the Nanaimo Work-ing Group on Homelessness to open a request for proposals to determine if any other orga-nizations could open a perma-nent shelter. There were noresponses, but John Horn, the citys social planner, said theagreement is a good compro-mise.

This model of being open more allows for more consis-tency than an extreme shel-ter, said Horn. And the short

period of time to open a perma-nent shelter, it just didnt seem possible.

On Oct. 1, Nanaimo city coun-cil allocated $196,000 to eightlocal organizations to addresshomelessness. Along with the First Unitarian Fellowship, theJohn Howard Society, TillicumLelum Aboriginal FriendshipCentre, Volunteer Nanaimo,7-10 Breakfast Club, People for a Healthy Community, Commu-nity Kitchens and the Nanaimo Working Group on Homeless-ness all received funding.

The money was provided by Vancouver Island Health Authority and distributed through the Regional District of Nanaimo.

Paul Glassen, co-chairman of

the Nanaimo Working Groupon Homelessness, said projectsby each of the organizationswill have a positive impact onhomeless individuals.

We are honoured to con-tribute in our own small wayto ameliorating the distressexperienced by those who arewithout permanent shelter inour community, he said.

Projects the money will help pay for include the Unitariansweather shelter, supportivehousing for young Aboriginalmothers, a free breakfast pro-gram, emergency dental carefor the homeless, general foodand housing support and basiccooking and nutritional skillstraining.

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put his truck in the ditch to avoid the oncoming vehicle, but was unsuccessful,Patterson said. The Honda SUV four-doorwas torn in half when it crossed the line and hit the truck.

That happened just north of Whittaker where the highway nar-rows into one lane and everyone jockeys forposition to get ahead of people, he said.

First responders including the lead

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By now, most people have turned on the heat in their homes as chilly autumn nights and wet weather has arrived.

If youre homeless, simply flicking a switch isnt an option. Simple survival forpeople without a permanent residence becomes much more complicated asnights become cold and wet.

Fortunately, the City of Nanaimo andthe First Unitarian Fellowship were able to reach an agreement that will see thefellowship provide a 24-bed expanded extreme weather shelter.

Normally, an extreme shelter opens only when the temperature hits freezing, or if it hits 2 C and is raining.

With money provided by the Vancouver Island Health Authority and allocated by the regional district, an additional$40,000 was provided to the fellowship to operate the shelter when overnight lowtemperatures drop to 5 C or lower.

Last year, the fellowship operatedthe shelter on a permanent basis fromNovember to March, but quickly found the task overwhelming. It stated it wasnt able to operate a permanent shelter thiswinter.

Since no organizations answereda request for proposals by the city tooperate a full-time shelter this winter, a compromise had to be reached with thefellowship, and by all accounts it is adecent compromise, one that might save a life or two.

But a compromise doesnt address the long-term need for a permanent cold weather shelter in Nanaimo, a place where those without a roof over their head know they can go consistently inthe winter months to seek shelter from astorm or extended cold snap.

Whats more, a permanent sheltercould provide an opportunity to offerother services free breakfasts, emer-gency dental care and basic cooking andnutritional skills, among others to those in our society who could greatly benefitfrom a hand up.

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It was a beautiful fall evening in Nanaimo to take a stroll at Pipers Lagoon Park.

I walked along the path, climbedover the rock barrier to the restof the trail and scrambled oversome shoreline outcroppings to sit by the water.

Taking off my shoes I slung mylegs over the side of the rock anddangled them into thewater. It was cool to thetouch, succumbing tothe chill of the season. Nearby seagulls calledto each other on therocks. Waves crashed on my feet and ankles moving with the ebb and flow of the dusk tide.

The fall leaves oforange and red swelledwith a puff of wind ona rocky hill in the dis-tance. And soon a boat made itsway out to sea.

The beauty made me think ofthe people who had the foresight to protect the park land and ensure it was there for futuregenerations to enjoy. The park is asanctuary of nature in a growing city with pressure to develop land.

There are many spaces in the city groups and individuals arefighting to protect. Pressure fromdevelopment is always on thehorizon. That pressure is taking pieces of land people use as sanc-tuaries and turning them into concrete or wooden structures ofcommerce or homes for residents.

Growth is good in many aspects

for the city. Its an importantcomponent of an evolving citys economy. But perhaps sustainablegrowth is an important factor inthe equation.

Nanaimo is a city that stretches out. Its not one with a lot ofgrowth upward.

That outward growth is taking forested land with it.

The Mid IslandSustainabilityStewardship Initiativeis pushing for more protection. The orga-nizations initiative of branding Nanaimo and the surrounding area as a Green Gatewayis a great idea. Its asimple phrase and easy to remember. It couldbe something to tie intothe tourism marketing for the region.

The province is being marketedas Super Natural B.C. Its a place where people can explore all thewonders of the forests, lakes, mountains and oceans. The com-mercials are filled with leaping whales, and backpackers reaching the top of a mountain to look out onto an amazing vista of nature.

So why cant Nanaimo and themid-Island region market itself as the Green Gateway to VancouverIsland? Its a start to letting people know how important thesegreen spaces are to the commu-nity. Projects to connect trails and expand trails are already under-way.

Protecting these spaces is an

important part of the proposal. Talking to different groups andmunicipal leaders, I have heardpeople talk about the difficultiesof getting protection in somezones, especially if they crossover many government juris-dictions. People are waiting tosee the outcome of some things already underway. But, how long will we be waiting?

The slow destruction of natural spaces in the community is some-thing that is happening now.

Perhaps its so slow its hard torealize how much has been lost.Down the road about 10 years, aswe look back at a community, will we ask ourselves what happened to that amazing field that wasbehind our homes?

It may be easier to see the extentof destruction when it is a largepiece of property being devel-oped all at once. Then the visualimpact is immediately. But, per-haps, if it is done one hectare at atime our minds dont comprehend the amount of destruction hap-pening.

The incremental destruction of these natural spaces means less space available for the future. Some people Ive talked to saidtheyre going to wait and see, or that these spaces can be protectedsomewhere further down the roadin the future.

But what happens if we wait toolong? What happens if the wait-ing period means that pieces ofthese potential nature sanctuariesare slowly whittled away?

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Saving natural spaces key to future

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REPORTERSVIEWPOINTRachel Stern

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To the Editor,Why is it that when

15 people across Canada develop E. coli infections fromtainted beef, authori-ties issue a nation-wide recall of theoffending products,while thousands ofCanadians are report-ing illness on a daily basis since having a microwave-radiating smart meter installedon their homes and noaction is taken?

Recent press releases state that ifyou even suspect youmight have a package of tainted meat, it should trashed.

Why isnt the sameprecautionary prin-ciple being applied to the smart meterissue?

Sheridan WoodNanaimo

City can solvebuilding issue

To the Editor,The city bought

and expropriatedthe lands now called the Port of NanaimoCentre.

That said, howpositive is this?

Expropriate the old A&B Sound building and demolish it.

Now you could puta nice square with a modern theme for todays veterans,smooth sidewalks andflower beds around acenotaph and public washrooms.

Or go one further,and expropriateenough to include atransit bus depot as well.

Forgetting to drop the people that live here at the doorstepsof downtown could bethe problem.

Neil SaundersNanaimo

Simple gesturehelps end litter

To the Editor,Re: Public attitude

hinders a litter-free Nanaimo, Letters, Oct. 4.

Theres a point thatId like to add to Zeno Jeons letter.

If you see litter, pickit up and put it in a garbage can.

Its a little thought-ful thing that onecan do that doesnt take much time and

doesnt cost a penny.Bill Stockmann

Nanaimo

Food poisoning rarer in plants

To the Editor,Re: Nanaimo E.

coli case connected toAlberta tainted beefscare, Oct. 11.

Having suffered from a horrible case of salmonella poi-soning after eating a meaty sub when I was younger, I sym-pathize with all the people who were sickened by tainted meat from XL Foods, and Im flabbergasted that the governments food safety programs have been so ineffec-tive.

Officials could bet-ter protect people bypromoting healthy vegan foods, which dont naturally har-bour harmful patho-gens.

E. coli, salmonella, and other dangerousbacteria live in the intestinal tracts andfeces of warm-blood-ed animals. Fruits and vegetables only become contaminatedwhen manure is usedto fertilize crops orwhen it seeps into our waterways.Cross-contamination can also occur when produce is placed onthe same surface as meat, or when some-one doesnt practiceproper hygiene.

If we stop raising animals for food, well have fewer food-poisoning outbreaks.

Well also reduceour risk for heart dis-ease, diabetes, cancer,and other diet-related diseases by eating nutritious plant-based meals.

Emily LavenderPeople for the

Ethical Treatment of Animals

Victoria

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To the Editor,Re: Ferry fares set to

increase, Oct. 4.B.C. Ferries is

again raising fares,in spite of a declin-ing user group not the usual businessdecision.

The ferry system isnot your usual busi-ness, because B.C. Ferries is obliged tocover major losing runs, such as theGulf Islands.

According to the figures reported inthe annual reportof the B.C. FerriesCommissioner, theannual revenues for

12 months to March 31, 2012 are $51.4 mil-lion for the Islands Trust area south ofCortes Island.

The annual expens-es B.C. Ferries hasto absorb are $76.2million, thus show-ing a loss/subsidy of approximately $24million.

Clearly this is notsustainable.

Referring to the Gabriola Isand ferryservice only, the reve-nues are $5.7 million, with expenses of $7.4million and a subsidyof $1.7 million annu-ally. The revenue is

more than adequateto pay for a 100-year bridge system, thus releasing B.C. Ferries from their unsustain-able expense.

If the subsidy is shared by all inhabit-ants of an island, thefollowing examples are illustrative of the problem:

The Gabriola Islandloss/subsidy, shared equally by the 5,000 or so inhabitants,works out to approxi-mately $1,134 per per-son. Another exam-ple is Thetis Island,with approximately 350 inhabitants and a

loss/subsidy of $2.7million, works out at$7,700 per person.

The Islands Trust Act is for preserving and protecting theislands for the prov-ince as a whole, not just the inhabitants.What does the rest ofthe province think of paying for such anunsustainable ferrysystem in the presenteconomic climate,when for Gabriola atleast, the ferry can be replaced by a far more sustainable bridge system?

Jeremy BakerGabriola Island

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I have no idea whatelse was in that box,or how our relativelywell-off family quali-fied for it, but I have

never forgotten the delectable, milkypudding we feastedon later.

I buy white basmati rice in bulk from anIndian food supplies store in Nanaimo. I went through a period, about 25years ago, of using only brown rice, buthave succumbed to temptation in the last

decade of using onlyIndian basmati. NowI am thankful, since it appears that this is one of the safestsources because the arsenic concentrates in the husks.

The presence of arsenic brings back an exotic memory from university days.

A friend doing advanced French

tracked me to the student union caf and asked if I would accompany her down the hill to the teach-ing hospital, where she had undertaken to do some translat-ing for a visiting French policeman.

We were showninto a cramped roomwhere a forensicmedical specialist

was waiting to start aconversation with theman from the Sret, who had a woodenbox on the table infront of him.

Not only did I not know what foren-sic meant, but my French wasnt up to the rapid exchanges that ended with thebox passing acrossthe table to the

Glasgow specialistand the end of themeeting.

On the way up to the university gates, I asked what that wasall about and wascasually informedthat in the box was a piece of Napoleonsstomach which ourspecialist was going to test for arsenic poisoning.

We never found outany more, but I havehad a vague interest in the cumulativeeffects of arsenic inthe human system ever since.

It appears that notonly is a great deal ofrice being grown in the U.S. south where previously cottonwas sprayed with pesticides containing arsenic, but that in the past, so were fruitorchards.

Recent reports from the U.S. Food andDrug Administration and Consumer Reports magazineshow increased can-cer risks from thearsenic levels in justa half-cup serving ofsome rice.

So vary your diet,avoid brown rice syrup, use orange vegetables for babiesfirst solid foods, limitcertain fruit juices and dont substituterice milk for dairyfor toddlers up to four and a half. Maintain the habit ofwashing rice till the water runs clear.

I limit use of ricebecause its definitely not a 100-mile diet food, anyway, andfor the same reasonI avoid milk substi-tutes from nuts andgrains grown far away.

Marjorie Stewart is

board chairwomanof the Nanaimo Food-share Society. She canbe reached at: mar-jorieandalstewart@shaw.ca.

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From the heart, for the heartStu Seifert, Mid Island Co-op board member, presents a cheque for $15,000to Wendy Pratt from Nanaimo Community Hospice. The money goes toward the $900,000 Expand the Heart of Hospice campaign and the renovation of Hospices new house on Waddington Road. The campaign has now reachedthe 70 per cent point, with more than $600,000 raised.

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This presentation is devotedto a highly interactive explora-tion of how todays media tech-nologies can shape our creative practice, said digital media instructor Marian van der Zon.

Building on traditional spo-ken voice delivery, the presenta-tion explores graffiti, audio art,wireless video techniques, liveweb coding, and crowd sourcing

over social networks. Everyone is invited to par-

ticipate in this exploration,said van der Zon. Bring yourcell or smartphone, your iPad orlaptop, or simply bring yourself.It will be a highly interactive experiment opening the door for audience participation.

Van der Zon and fellow media studies instructor Robin Davies,will create a framework, orprotocols, for everyone to workwith.

We dont know ourselves howthe presentation is going to turnout, she said. It can go in dra-matically different directions. We hope it will be a thought-pro-voking presentation exploring how we use technology and how we are influenced by it.

The seminar takes place from10-11:30 a.m. in VIUs MalaspinaTheatre, Bldg. 310.

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T h e Wa r A m p sbegan its 2012 addresslabel mailing to B.C. residents earlier this week under the themeThe Legacy Contin-ues.

Through Operation Legacy, a War Ampprogram, children who have been helpedby War Amps passes on the remembrancemessage to younger generations.

It was the original war amputees whorealized many yearsago that there was a need to assist Cana-dian children who had been born with miss-ing limbs or lost them due to accidents

Sent as a thankyou to supporters ofthe War Amps Key Tag service, addresslabels are not just forenvelopes, but alsoto identify items like books and for filling out name and address forms.

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3 $ 5

399 499

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Black DiamondCheese Slices500gr

KnorrLipton Soup Mix4s

LactantiaCream Cheese250gr

ChristiePremium Plus Crackers900gr

KraftPeanut Butter500gr

Billy BeePure Natural Honey375-500gr

E.D. SmithTriple Fruits Spread500ml

Natures PathEco Pac Organic Cereal750-907gr

Natures PathOrganic Granola325-350gr

2 $ 5for

2 $ 4for

99

299

3 $ 5for

399

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3 $5for

99

PillsburyReady To Bake Halloween Cookies312gr

KraftCaramels340gr

399599

3 $10McCainPizza Pockets800gr

SwansonHungry-Man Dinner360-455gr

SwansonSkillet Meals595-652gr

MioWater Enhancer48ml

Natures PathOrganic Waffles210gr

OlivieriSauce160gr or 300ml

NestleHalloween MinisCrunch & Butterfinger & BabyRuth90s

Robin HoodFlour5kg

PrimoReady To Serve Soup525-540ml

Black DiamondCheestrings336gr

Golden BoyPecans100gr

Golden BoyCurrants375gr

Robin HoodOats1kg

3 $5for

Black DiamondCheese500gr

599NestleCarnation Hot Chocolate Mix7-10S

MJBClassic Roast Fine Grind Coffee1kg

Nature ValleyGranola Bars160-230gr

McCainSuperfries or Super Spirals Fries1.6-2kg

Fanta24 Cans Play Pack24x355ml

McCainUltra Thin or Traditional Crust Pizza334-433gr

CloroxUltra Fibregard Bleach2.8lt

Purex 2x UltraLiquid Laundry Detergent1.89lt

PurexDouble Roll Bathroom Tissue24s

PrimoBeans540ml

Sea HaulFlake Light Tuna in Water170gr

KnorrBroth900ml

499HellmannsReal Mayonnaise1.42lt

SwansonMeat Pie200gr

SwansonHearty Bowls350gr

5992 $5

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499

3 $ 4

CriscoOil1.42lt

CriscoShortening1.36kg

CarnationThick Cream or EvaporatedMilk170-370ml

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