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• CASAVANT...Union files griev-ance over CO Bryce Casavant decision.

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Eyes on the SkiesThe rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of parade participants during Salmon Days in Sointula this past weekend. The parade featured floats, a juggler as well as .... yes, a horse-riding dog.

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By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorIn the most ironic of twists, the Gazette

learned Friday that baby bear cubs Jordan and Athena, who were ordered destroyed by a senior member of the Conservation Officer Service, were approved as candi-dates for the orphaned bear cub rearing and release program by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations in August.

According to Vivian Thomas, communica-tions director with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations,

the decision to approve the cubs was based on additional information that was received from the property owner in Port Hardy “that suggests the cubs were less, or not, conditioned to human food and presence than first reported.”

Thomas said the decision about the cubs was made last month by the provincial wildlife veterinarian and provincial wild-life biologists who determined the cubs were in good health and should be cared for by the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre until 2016 at which time they will be released as yearlings.

“The release site will be determined at a later date, but will be as remote as possible, in good bear habitat and away from human settlement to further reduce the risk of human contact,” said Thomas in an email.

The centre will perform behavioural assessments and continue to monitor the bears closely, as is done for all cubs enter-ing the program.

Residents are reminded that the best way to avoid habituated bears or orphaned cubs is to reduce human-wildlife interaction by securing food attractants, such as garbage, birdseed, compost, pet food and fruit.

Cubs approved for rehab program last month

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Volunteerism recognizedGazette staffTwo North Islanders were among 35 British

Columbians honoured at the 12th annual British Columbia Community Achievement Awards cer-emony held at Government House in Victoria.

Village of Port Alice’s Wayne Beckett and Village of Sointula’s Wanda Laughlin both received awards for a lifetime spent helping to make their communities a better place.

Wayne Beckett has been dedicated to the Port Alice Volunteer Fire Department. For over 40 years, Mr. Beckett has been on duty 24-7, 365 days a year. As well, he served the Port Alice Marine Search and Rescue Society for 18 years and has been a devoted member of the Royal Canadian Legion Port Alice Branch. Whether it is a parade, Remembrance Day activities, Scouts, special events, community Christmas parties, Mr. Beckett is always there.

On behalf of the 580 residents of Sointula, on Malcolm Island, Laughlin was recognized for her many contributions to her community’s cultural, social and economic well-being. A founder of the Sointula Recreation Association, she served as its president for over four decades, overseeing the acquisition of its seven commu-nity buildings and its programs. Ms. Laughlin has served on many committees including the Sointula Co-op Store Board and the Malcolm Island Local Services Management Committee. The message is clear “in Sointula‚ you go to Wanda to get things done.”

Honourable Judith Guichon, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and Honourable Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development presented each recipi-ent with a BC Community Achievement Award medallion and certificate. Keith Mitchell, QC represented the British Columbia Achievement Foundation, the award’s presenting organization.

“Each and every recipient honoured today rep-resents the best of British Columbia,” said Oakes. “They are every-day citizens from throughout the province whose contributions, leadership and inspiration have helped shape BC. It is a privi-lege to recognize their achievements.”

“Today’s honourees exemplify what it is to go above and beyond; to do what needs to be done and to give without question their time and energy for the betterment of their communities,” said Mitchell.

Above, Wayne Beckett receives his 2015 BC Community Achievement Award from the Hon. Judith Guichon, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, right, and Hon. Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Below, Wanda Laughlin is presented with her award.

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Union grieves Casavant transfer to ForestryBy Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorOn Aug. 25, former North Island Conservation Officer

Bryce Casavant was found working in the Port McNeill Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations office.

“Our union has filed a grievance over Bryce Casavant’s original suspension. We are now in the process of filing a second grievance concerning his disciplinary trans-fer from the Conservation Officer Service,” says BC Government and Services Employees Union (BCGEU) President Stephanie Smith.

“No employee involved in this case has been subjected to any discipline,” said Jamie Edwardson, director of communication speaking on behalf of the Public Service Agency which is responsible for management of govern-

ment service employees.“I can confirm that there was a thorough review of

the situation conducted by the Public Service Agency independent of the Conservation Officer Service. The findings of that review were presented to the employee’s senior management,” Edwardson said.

“The decision that resulted was to reassign the employ-ee to an equivalent position within government, with no impact on salary or classification,” he said.

“We value the contributions of all public service employees. If an employee is reassigned to a new posi-tion, we will offer them assistance as they make the transition to their new role. We want all employees to be successful,” he said.

The union and Casavant learned about the transfer early last week.

“Bryce Casavant was following clear procedures when he decided to save these young bears,” said Smith, adding the union plans to take the issue to an arbitration hearing where an independent decision maker will determine if the transfer was warranted.

“We are very shocked and disappointed by the deci-sion,” Smith said, adding the BCGEU will “fight what we think is a very bad decision.”

“We find it very surprising. We obviously think that Bryce has shown by example how well suited he is for a position as a conservation officer and we’re surprised that the employer decided to transfer him out of that role.”

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SubmittedNorth Vancouver Island arts will

be represented at the Carving on the Edge Festival in Tofino this week.

On Saturday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m., Kwakiutl artist Kevin Cranmer will share the cultural roots that link to family lineage through names, songs, dances and ceremonial pieces – the visual and tangible expressions of his cultural roots.

The ‘Namgis / Mamlilikala art-ist was born in Alert Bay. He trac-

es his ancestry to the many nations of Kwakwaka’wakw people, as well as to the Tlingit of Alaska.

His formal instruction came under the tutelage of his cousin, George Hunt Jr.

He later worked with artists Tony Hunt Sr., Tony Hunt Jr., and Calvin Hunt. Kevin’s introduction to larger monumental sculpture began when he first started to work alongside renowned Nuu-chah-nulth artist, Tim Paul in Thunderbird Park at the Royal British Columbia Museum.

His large-scale works include large co-operative projects: a 40-foot pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver; a 36-foot pole carved for the closing ceremonies at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and an elaborately carved and painted Chief’s seat for the newly rebuilt Big House in Alert Bay.

Barb Cranmer will present her Potlatch documentary film on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. She is an award-winning director who is a member of the ‘Namgis

First Nation of Alert Bay, of the Kwakwaka‘wakw Nation.

“I have been involved in film and video for many years. The inspiration for my work has come from our people’s rich history and stories that are very important. They are stories that most often go unheard. I am the messenger of these stories and our communities have entrusted me with these sto-ries to bring to the wider public,” Cranmer said.

“I feel fortunate to be able to live the history of our people

through the films I make. I get my source of strength from my community and most importantly from my family. They have given me a strong sense of identity, knowing who I am and where I come from.”

These events are set for the Shore Pier Building in Tofino. For information on all festival activities, which include hands-on workshops, displays and tradi-tional dug-out canoe rides, see the festival on Facebook or visit www.carvingedgefestival.com.

North Island artists at Carving on the Edge Festival


Casavant relievedof conservation duties

By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorA request from the

4th Canadian Rangers to house their equip-ment in a storage con-tainer on a piece of land in Port Hardy has been referred to the Operational Services Committee.

At their regular meet-ing Aug. 11, District of Port Hardy coun-cil received a written request from Glen Catarata to place a large storage container (sea can) on a piece of land between the skate park and the fire hall on Central Street.

The location, wrote Catarata, “would give the Rangers a more central gathering point, closer to the EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) which would give us a quicker response time in times of emergency. If the

container were closer to the greenbelt it would be out of the way, but still easily accessible and would be relatively secure considering the location.”

No ammunition would be stored at the site.

According to Councillor Rick Marcotte, the Rangers currently have a con-tainer in town by Port Hardy Secondary School, but need more storage.

The new container will be used to store food, cots, blankets, “everything they would need to use in the field,” said Marcotte.

“That’s a huge con-tainer,” said Councillor Pat Corbett-Labatt, who wondered if the fire department had been consulted and about the aesthetics of placing the container, which measures 8.5

feet by 20 feet, at that location.

“I have a problem with having it there, too,” said Councillor John Tidbury.

Council agreed to

refer the request to the Operational Services Committee and for a recommendation to be brought back to the next available council meeting in September.

Request for storage container referred to operations commitee

This is the BC government Conflict ‘Matrix’ used to determine if a bear needs to be destroyed.

Continued from Page 2Smith said the union is hoping to

get the matter to arbitration quickly, however “we are still open to reach-ing a settlement with the employer, trying to find a settlement agree-ment that works for both parties,” something she says they have been trying to do from the start.

“Casavant should not have been suspended, and he should not be transferred from his job as a Conservation Officer,” says Smith, adding Casavant has a dis-tinguished record of public service in law enforcement and she feels he did the right thing when he decided these young bears should be assessed for rehabilitation.

“The BCGEU has worked in good faith to negotiate a reason-able settlement that was satisfac-tory to Bryce Casavant and the Conservation Officer Service. We are surprised and disappointed by this punishment that removes him from his career. Our union remains committed to negotiating a fair and reasonable settlement,” says Smith.

“We believe Bryce Casavant was working to the highest ideals of the Conservation Officer Service whose motto is Integrity, Service and Protection.”

The BCGEU will schedule an arbitration hearing as soon as pos-sible.

Casvant’s transfer is the direct result of what his employer, the Ministry of Environment, calls “insubordination” stemming from his decision to disobey a direct order by his superior officer to kill two healthy, nursing baby bear cubs in Port Hardy July 3.

Casavant maintains he was simply following the Ministry of Environment’s “Bear Conflict Matrix” policy in dealing with cubs Jordan and Athena who are currently thriving at the North

Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington.

Recovery Centre Wildlife Founder and Manager Robin Campbell, who has 30 years’ experience working with wildlife, has repeatedly con-firmed Casavant’s assessment of the cubs.

“They show zero signs of habitu-ation,” Campbell said in a previous article.

According to the Ministry of Environment website, in 2000 the Orphan Bear Cub Review Committee proposed criteria for the rehabilitation and release of bear cubs in BC.

The review states: “In order to be considered as candidates for reha-bilitation and release, cubs must be in good health (of adequate size with no serious injuries or obvious illnesses) and not be habituated to humans or conditioned to human food sources.”

That policy has been in place since 2001, although it is currently being reviewed.

In an email thread between Casavant and his superior officer, leaked to the media by “[email protected]” Casavant wrote to his superior “My assessment at this time based on witness statements, health of cubs, full tits on mother, teeth of cubs, and age, is that the cubs have not accessed garbage at this time. Furthermore, within the conflict matrix they have not posed a risk to public safety at this time and do not fall within the destruction cate-gory. My primary mandate is public safety and the immediate threat has been removed (i.e. the sow). My duties as a law enforcement officer do not include the needless destruc-tion of a baby animal that can be rehabilitated.”

Casavant was suspended without pay July 6. His pay was later rein-stated after a global outcry.

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Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett spent much of last week in Alaska, trying to assure local fishermen and environ-mentalists that B.C.’s mine approval process is “basically the same” as Alaska’s.

Bennett visited an abandoned mine in northwest B.C. that continues to leak acid and metal pollution into the Taku River, vowing to supervise cleanup by a new operator. He noted that one of B.C.’s proposed new mines includes a 23-km pipe sys-tem to move ore out of the shared watershed for processing.

This is typical of the discourse between B.C. and our American cousins. Only our industry is questioned.

Meanwhile in Colorado, the latest mine spill disaster was blamed on a mistake by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. And in Alaska as in the rest of the U.S., new metal mines such as the giant Pebble project depend on the same engineering and testing as ours.

Here in Victoria, the Fantasy Island dialogue about oil con-tinued, with Green Party leader Elizabeth May calling a news conference to announce she is (brace yourself) opposed to pipelines and tankers on the B.C. coast. She stood at Clover Point, where daily Alaska crude tankers sail past, many on their way to vast refinery complexes just out of sight at Anacortes and Cherry Point in Washington. A good portion of B.C.’s gasoline comes from there.

Without a drunk-captain incident since 1989, these tankers load up at the terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Let’s take a closer look.

For 47 years, the pipeline has pumped huge volumes of oil across Alaska from the charming northern outpost of Deadhorse to Valdez in the south, just east of Anchorage where cruise ships dock.

In his new book, Rust: The Longest War, science writer Jonathan Waldman calls it “the biggest, baddest oil pipeline in the world.

“From Prudhoe Bay to Prince William Sound, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System stretches 800 miles, which leaves engineer Bhaskar Neogi accountable for one of the heaviest metal things in the Western Hemisphere, through which the vast majority of Alaska’s economy flows,” Waldman writes. “Daily, the four-foot steel tube spits out $50 million of oil.”

It was once the largest private infrastructure in the U.S. Today it’s the most regulated pipeline in the world, with planes flying infrared sensors to detect leaks of warm oil and “line walkers” looking for soft spots in the permafrost.

And this isn’t low-fat, shade-grown oil for Seattle fuel-sippers. It struggles to flow, with a black asphalt bottom and thick wax that has to be scraped out of the pipeline by the ton with giant “pigs” that clean and monitor walls for corrosion.

The five Prudhoe Bay oilfields have been declining in production for 20 years, to the point where the Trans-Alaska pipeline now carries about a quarter of its design capacity. It’s expected to run out around 2040, but for now Valdez still loads more than a tanker a day.

Waldman writes that when North America’s largest oilfield was discovered in 1968, companies first considered extend-ing the Alaska Railroad up to Deadhorse. But they would have needed 63 trains a day of 100 cars each. Trucks, cargo planes and even nuclear-powered submarines running under the Arctic ice were briefly considered.

Since we had a bit of hand-wringing last week about a small earthquake near Fort Nelson that may or may not have been triggered by hydraulic fracturing, it’s worth noting that Trans-Alaska oil also causes noticeable tremors as it rushes down the Chugach Mountains to a sudden stop at Valdez. But those are American earthquakes, so no story there.

(Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected])

In what has to be the weird-est, most bizarre turn of events, orphan twin bear cubs Jordan and Athena were approved for entry into the provincial orphan cub program by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

The decision was made in August by the provincial wild-life veterinarian and biologists based on additional information that was received from the property owner in Port Hardy “that suggests the cubs were less, or not, conditioned to human food and presence than first reported.”

Is this not what Conservation Officer Bryce Casavant said from day one?

So if Casavant had followed the orders of his superior, two perfectly healthy bear cubs would have been slaughtered, and no one would have been the wiser.

And now, Casavant has been transferred to Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, for following provincial policy and doing the right thing.

How is this even possible? The decision to suspend the “conservation officer” for

“conserving” wildlife resulted in a world-wide outcry calling for his immediate reinstatement.

It could have been a win-win situation.In the days following the suspension, there was an

opportunity for the Minister of Environment to do the right thing and come out smelling like a rose in the process.

Instead, she and her department look like a bunch of thorns and the various branches of government now look like they have no clue what the other is doing.

Minister Mary Polak could have said truthfully that the superior officer who ordered the killing of the cubs received incorrect information that the babies had been habituated to food and that the call for their destruction was premature.

Casavant could have publicly apologized for disobey-ing the order, but reiterated, truthfully, that he was fol-lowing the provincial government’s own policy.

The government could have listened to the over 301,000 people who signed a petition and the cries heard around the world, calling for Casavant’s immedi-ate reinstatement.

Instead, they decided to do the wrong thing and in the process, look like a cold, heartless machine with a complete disregard for people, their own staff, and wildlife in this province.

The treatment of Casavant and these tiny baby bears, who never hurt a fly, is symptomatic of a much larger problem.

The little guy doesn’t matter. Baby bears don’t matter. Encroachment and destruction of wildlife habitat

don’t matter.Wrong and right don’t matter.All that matters is money.Nice guys truly do finish last.


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Dear Editor,Dear Mr. Mulcair;

Mr. Trudeau; Ms. May;

It is time to talk about Health Care. Our Health Care System is in trou-ble and will be in more trouble if the Conservatives remain in power. As a retired nurse, I know there are no easy solutions. But, I also know that privatization increases costs, enormously! And, privatization eliminates health care for many and that will include me!

1. Let’s create a National Drug Plan and buy medications in bulk. This alone will save billions of dollars to individu-als, institutions, and Governments.

2. Let’s increase Home Care Support. People do much better in their homes as long as they have the nec-essary and adequate supports. This often has to include laundry

and basic housekeep-ing as well as personal care. As a nurse, I have had to vacuum people’s homes as Home support was cut back so much in B.C. Keeping people in their homes, especial-ly Seniors, is cheaper that a hospital, more comfortable for the patient and family, and very cost effec-tive for governments. And, this will pro-vide for more acute beds in the hospitals rather than caring for ill people in hallways as we are now doing. However, we need a National Home Care Plan that would be available to everyone, no matter where they live.

3. Let’s promote Palliative Care in ALL Communities. Again, people kept in the their homes are much more comfort-able than in a hospi-tal. I have cared for many people dying in their homes. Palliative

Care/Hospice Care can occur in any com-munity with adequate supports (home sup-port; nurses and doc-tors who will visit in the home as need-ed) and will save a lot of money from Institutional Care which is often inad-equate and usually impersonal. Again, this will provide more beds for acutely ill patients.

4. Let’s have a National Diabetic Plan. Diabetes is out of control in this country. Early screen-ing for everyone could help prevent serious complications caused by diabetes. Buying glucose strips is too expensive for many diabetics so some people cannot monitor their glucose levels as they should. Eating the proper foods is not possible in many areas of this coun-try. Mostly, we need strategies to prevent Diabetes as much as

possible. 5. Let’s provide

enough O.R. capac-ity to replace knees and hips. Keeping people mobile keeps them healthy. And, in some cases, keep-ing people mobile allows people to con-tinue working. Once people are forced into wheelchairs, it is very difficult to regain full mobility after the sur-gery. Keeping people active and healthy keeps them out of the health care system.

6 Let’s develop a comprehensive men-tal illness strategy. We need more outreach programs and more mental health coun-sellors to work with mentally ill people. We need more drug and alcohol beds so people can heal. By providing ongoing aid to the mentally ill, we won’t have so many people in our jails and in our emergency wards. We save more dollars!

7. Let’s protect our air, our water and our land. Pollutants cause many health care issues. We need fresh food (pro-tect our Farm lands from development); fresh fish and drink-ing water (protect our waters from tankers and mills and other polluters) and fresh air (sign on to emis-sions reduction and meet those targets) to stay healthy. Asthma is a huge problem in health care. When I was growing up I have no memory of chil-dren having breathing issues and having to carry a ‘puffer.’ I now have two grandchil-dren with asthma.

8. Let’s produce enough healthy food for everyone! Food banks can only do so much. Again, when I was young, no one ever heard of a food bank. If everyone had an adequate income, everyone could pur-chase healthy food.

Obesity is out of con-trol in this country. Let’s create a plan to deal with obesity start-ing with controlling the amount of sugar and fat in our foods. Let’s educate children from Kindergarten about healthy foods and healthy eating and healthy exercise. This type of education can do a lot in the preven-tion of Diabetes and other chronic condi-tions that cost our health care billions of dollars a year.

9. Let’s promote sports to children, especially sports that can be used through-out a lifetime such as walking, hiking, swimming. Instead of doing somersaults (which I never could do!) let’s get our school kids out walk-ing everyday. Teach them golf and skiing, sports that can be used throughout a lifetime. There are many ways to save costs in health care. But, this will not

be accomplished if there is no leadership in Ottawa. Health Care spending, feder-ally, has diminished significantly and has been downloaded onto the provinces with absolutely no discussion.

Ottawa is respon-sible for implement-ing the Health Care Act. Working with the provinces and territories, working with medical people, working with seniors, working with farmers, working with environ-mentalists.

In other words, working with the peo-ple of Canada could create innovative ways to provide health care to everyone.

I want to know if you are the leader willing to provide this type of leadership. Is a healthy Canadian population important to you??

Sincerely,Bonnie Overland,

Port Alice, B.C.

Our health care system is in trouble

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Letters to the editor

Dear Editor,We would like to express our sincere thanks to the North Island

Veterinary Hospital. Particularly Gwen and Dr. Drolet. Our dog Caeli suffered a rather nasty laceration while we were hiking and had it not been for this hospital and the wonderful warm, compas-sionate and accommodating services of this clinic and these indi-viduals we really do not know what we would have done. Caeli is on the mend and we are sure she will no doubt be back to her old self soon.

Thank you so very much.Robin & Chris Cheyne

Compassionate vetsDear Editor,Paw-licy and Paw-litics Where the “bear” naked truth

is hidden behind closed doors. When “bearing” it all means tak-ing a stand against ulterior motive and hidden agendas. When our government has a compass with some moral “bearings” missing. Where wildlife management has a “bear” empty space where the brain used to be. Where the good

guy “bearly” stands a chance. Where the “bear” necessity for

species survival is overruled by budgets and paycheques.

Where wildlife management is “bearly” legal.

Where we “pawnder” our actions after we have “bearly” anything left in our environment.

Where reflection hibernates and vision is killed before it becomes a public safety risk - all

in accordance with “paw-licy” of course, which we “bearly” understand, making the whole situation in the North Island extremely “unbearable”.

There is no accountability or justice, too many people have “pawsable” deniability.

GggggrrrrrJordan and Athena

(aka - the cubs)Anita Pichette

Paw-licy and paw-litics

Dear Editor,Bryce Casavant has been dismissed

from his employment, bullied, and harassed. It is fair to report that his efforts to protect the ministry and promote a pos-itive image to the Conservation activities in the North of Vancouver Island have been sabotaged by the same men who have bullied and harassed Bryce, every human resource professional who has glimpsed at these events knows imme-

diately that the actions of Gordon Hitchcock and his supervisor Mike were wrong and no supervisor typi-cally (unless you have the premier of the province for a boss) would get away with trying to force a subordinate to go against policy, especially one that involves killing.

Many supervisors have been disci-plined for going against policy, should they not for trying to make someone

else? The union has failed to protect Bryce

and in this manner have failed all mem-bers who can be subject to the same treatment, why is this not being shouted out? The union should be using its COLLECTIVE FORCE to do what is right, or are they also part of the prob-lem?

Gary Casavant North Island, just moving here

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the Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) will improve and expand the Kelsey Bay Harbour, and ben-efit the fishing industry, tourism, and the local economy.

The project - proposed by the Sayward Harbour Authority - includes the extension of the cur-rent float network, creating much-needed additional moorage.

A heavy-offload and timber approach float will also be con-structed, which will allow for greater volumes of finfish and shellfish from the commercial fishery to be transported.

“More than half of the prov-ince’s commercial salmon fishery happens in the Johnstone Strait, and Kelsey Bay is a strategically-valuable site,” said ICET Board Chair, Phil Kent.

“The community identified improvements to their wharves as an economic development prior-ity, and our investment will help put their plans into action.”

Private sector investment from the fishing and processing indus-tries are also planned for the site, with an ice plant and more effi-cient transportation systems being developed. Up to $2 million in private sector investments are anticipated as a result of the work in this project.

Salmon offloading is expect-

ed to increase from one million pounds to six million pounds once the new float network and heavy offload floats are complete.

The project will also benefit other parts of the regional econ-omy.

“Not only does this project sup-port growth in a traditional fish-ing industry, it also allows our region to more effectively market itself to the marine tourist mar-ket,” said Ted Ellis, president of the Sayward Harbour Authority.

“Modern, well-serviced moor-age means visitors in boats have easy access to the amenities in our community, and that is a new source of traffic for our local busi-nesses.”

The project will also include a new Harbour services office that will house a public washroom and commercial laundry facilities: two key pieces of infrastructure that are valuable for marine tourists looking for a place to tie-up for a few days.

Cafes and other small amenities are also being proposed by private sector proponents, helping to add even more value for residents and tourists alike.

An economic impact analysis of the project estimates 5.7 tempo-rary jobs and 15.4 direct perma-nent jobs will be created.

Completion of the project is anticipated for 2016.

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Missing man found alive and well

Gazette staffWhen a missing persons search is

called off after seven days without updates, it’s generally not a good sign.

Last week’s search for Josiah Laird was called off over the weekend, how-ever, thankfully because he was found alive and well.

Laird, 35, was working with Bee Line Taxi in Campbell River Aug. 22 when he disappeared during his shift.

The Toyota Prius he was driving was found later that same morn-

ing on Holberg Road west of Port Hardy. Search and Rescue, RCMP Air Services, Police Dog Services and Underwater Recovery Team searched the area where the vehicle was locat-ed, to no avail.

After a week without update, the Vancouver Island RCMP Twitter account updated the situation on Aug. 28, saying, “Josiah Laird has been located. He is safe and with his fam-ily. No further details will be given to respect his privacy.” Josiah Sean Laird went missing

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By Hannah GriffinReporterMembers of

the Port McNeill Volunteer Fire Department includ-ing Captain/Training Officer Dean Tait presented informa-tion about new train-ing standards and level of service to the Port McNeill council on Aug. 17.

The province has established new training standards for firefighters.

The Town of Port McNeill must decide which of three fire service levels they would like to have, which will then determine the mini-mum training stan-dards for the town’s firefighters.

Exterior operations means firefighters can only fight fires from outside of a building or car.

Interior operations means firefighters can enter simple struc-

tures or vehicles to fight fire. Full service operations means that the fire department is equipped to provide a full spectrum of fire services.

Traditionally, the interior operations service level has been provided in Port McNeill.

Tait recommended that Port McNeill develop a policy that designates their fire-

fighters to provide interior operations.

Mayor Shirley Ackland said that there will be a deci-sion made by the Sept. 14 council meeting.

Tait also raised concerns that the Fire Department is not currently able to accept new members.

Ackland said it is not that they cannot accept new members,

it is that the depart-ment needs to have a standardized orienta-tion that happens at the same time for all new members, based on recommenda-tions from a consul-tant who came in to review some policies.

Ackland said this will be some-thing looked at in September or October, a timeline Tait feels is way too

late and could keep them from meeting training standards.

Ackland said these concerns will be looked at when they look at further rec-ommendations com-ing forward from the consultant.

By Hannah Griffin ReporterAs of noon on Friday, Aug. 28,

campfires were allowed throughout the entirety of the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction.

This change comes after wetter and cooler conditions have been forecasted, meaning that the risk for wildfires has decreased.

Campfires are not allowed to be big-ger than a half-metre high and a half-metre wide.

If you light a campfire, you must have a hand tool, like a shovel, and at least eight litres of water on hand to put it out.

People are reminded not to leave fires unattended, and to make sure they are completely out before leaving the area. Basic etiquette in the forest should be taken, including not throwing cigarette butts and not having forest fires in envi-ronments with lots of hazards.

Backyard burning is prohibited, except in the fog zone and Haida Gwaii.


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September 5 Port McNeill Toy & Rod Run, leaves community hall at

12 noon leaves Carrot Park Port Hardy at 1 p.m. 10th annual Charity Pig Roast and Stomp 704 Eagleridge Road Port McNeill. Bike Games at 4 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Stomp 8 p.m.

September 5 Old Quatsino is having its 120th anniversary featuring

Lorne Jones and the Tugs, a barbecue and beer gardens. Proceeds to the Quatsino Museum and Volunteer Fire Department.

Join us for an afternoon of music, beers, burgers and a history lesson or two. 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. Quatsino Elementary School, Bergh Cove.

September 6 2015 NI Hog Poker Run. Lots of Prizes and dinner to fol-

low. Sign up 10:30 a.m. at The Rock Pub.

September 12-13The annual Mount Waddington Fall Fair will be held in

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September 12Port Hardy Tour de Rock Gala, Sept. 12 at the Port Hardy

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September 12Registration for the Guides and Scouts at the Hall in Port

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September 16Club registration, business fair night and annual hock-

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September 29Port Alice Economic Development Open House hosted by

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October 5Drama Classes commence. From 4-5 p.m., children ages

6-12 years, are invited to the Gate House Theatre to discover the wonderful world of acting. The fee is $2 per week as a drop in or $15 for the entire Fall Session ending the last Wednesday in November. The class will present a short play at the Gate House Showcase of Talent, the evening of Dec. 3.

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By Hannah GriffinReporterA Port McNeill resident has concerns about disregard

for copyright laws as well as correspondence from the town’s council.

Terry Eissfeldt asked council at the Aug. 17 meeting why she had not received any response to an email she had written earlier in the summer over concerns that the Broughton Strait Campground was showing copyrighted movies - The Lion King and The Avengers - without a license to do so. She asked if the town would consider con-tinuing the popular family movie nights, albeit doing so in a manner that does not break Canadian copyright laws.

According to the Canadian Copyright Act, all public performances of commercially available copyrighted mov-ies must be licensed. Public and private campgrounds are included in a list of who needs a licence.

Council responded that they were unaware that copy-right laws were being broken. Mayor Shirley Ackland said that the town does not control the campground, and that it is managed through a contract with Island Timberlands.

Eissfeldt was concerned that her July 21 letter to the council had received no response. Several council mem-bers replied that they remembered seeing the email, that it was read and sent to the individuals who run the camp-ground.

They also said that a response was sent to Eissfeldt, who maintained she did not receive one.

Copyright concerns

By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorThe Regional District of Mount

Waddington has awarded a contract for a new wheelchair access ramp into their offices in Port McNeill.

The RDMW contacted four firms for quotes for the work, but none were received by the Aug. 7 dead-line.

The board agreed to award the contract to Mike Balcke Contracting Ltd. who recently did work for the RDMW on the Telegraph Cove Road.

The project will cost $14,350. Balcke has also been asked to inspect the perimeter drain before building the ramp and make repairs if necessary.

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Athena are thriving at the North Island Recovery Wildlife Centre in Errington.

“They are probably double, or more, the size from when they were brought in (July 6),” said Assistant Wildlife Manager Julie Mackey.

“They have been eating every-thing raw. People have been real-ly generous about donating fruit, apples from trees in their yards, vegetables from their gardens, beautiful fish and different types of game meat,” Mackey said.

Jordan and Athena are currently in an enclosure with two other cubs.

“They definitely have bonded with the other two cubs that we have,” Mackey said.

“Now that they’ve bonded with the other two they play all day long,” she said, including splash-ing around in a continuous water

pond on hot days.The four cubs are currently in

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be ready for new tenants.“Were looking in September at

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Mackey naturally loves the work she does.

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Mackey says the cubs are very shy.

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“They’ve definitely decided they are bears and they want nothing to do with humans. That’s exactly what we want to see.”

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By Hannah Griffin ReporterThe Whale

Interpretive Centre in Telegraph Cove has an Adopt a Humpback Whale Bone Project intended to raise funds to further enhance their displays of whale skel-etons.

Katie McEvoy, inter-preter at the centre, explains that in 2012 a humpback washed ashore in White Rock, tangled in fishing line. The whale was starving to death and although alive when it washed up onshore, it died

soon after. After the flesh and blubber were removed, the bones were sunk underwa-ter in barrels to allow microorganisms to take tissue and oil from the bones. They were then scrubbed and cleaned and left in the sun to become very white.

The centre wishes to ‘articulate’ these bones - meaning to properly organize, order and display them - and wants to hire a profes-sional to do so.

McEvoy says the cost to do this will be $30,000, and as

a non-profit that runs off donations, the centre is fund-raising through their Adopt a Humpback Whale Bone Project. Interested individuals can adopt a bone for a certain price, and they receive a T-shirt and are credited for sup-porting that specific bone (you don’t get to take the bone home).

The centre is also fund-raising to articu-late the skeleton of a fully matured male transient killer whale, a 32 year old who washed up near Port

Hardy in 2009. It was cleaned in Telegraph Cove, and in the whale’s stomach were 300 seal claws and two research tags from ele-phant seal pups. The cause of death was not determined.

The cost to articulate this whale would be about $15,000, and the centre is giving patrons the option to donate on top of entry to the museum, and they will also be entered into a draw to win a killer whale quilt made by one of the centre direc-tors.


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By Hannah GriffinReporterOn Saturday, Sept.

5, Old Quatsino will be celebrating their

120th anniversary. The celebrations will feature Lorne Jones and the Tugs, a barbe-cue and beer gardens.

The event will begin at 1 p.m. and will wrap up around 9.

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will go towards sup-porting the Quatsino Museum and Archives and the Quatsino Volunteer Fire Brigade.

The Quatsino Volunteer Fire Brigade receives no government funding, and so the proceeds are a great way to sup-port them. Tickets are $2 at the door, and there will be a 50/50 draw.

Quatsino was set-tled in the late 1890s as one of Northern Vancouver Island’s earliest settlements, and was actually one of the main hubs of the area at a time when all transportation was by boat. About 75 people currently live there, and many residents work in resource-based industries.

There are no roads to Old Quatsino, but those wanting to visit for the celebra-tion can drive to Coal Harbour and park at the community dock. Quatsino Sound Marine Transportation Ltd. and Quatsino Taxi Service can pro-vide water taxi ser-vice to and from Old Quatsino.

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‘Alone” survival show back in Quatsino for season 2

By Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorSeason 2 of the survivalist

show “Alone” will be back in Quatsino Sound.

James Redford, director of Lands and Resources with the Quatsino First Nations, says dis-cussions are underway to bring the show back for another instal-ment.

“There will be women this year, and there are Canadians (participants),” Redford said of the upcoming season.

“They’re going to be in roughly the same location as last year.”

History Channel’s reality show ‘Alone’ involves 10 survivalists left in the wilderness. Participants have to survive using the 10 items they are allowed to bring in their backpack.

The competitors are separated from one another in the harsh terrain to hunt, build shelters

and fend off predators. They face extreme isolation and sub-sequently psychological distress.

Participants self-document their experience.

At stake is $500,000 for the person who lasts the longest.

Season 1 premiered on June 18, and wrapped up Aug. 20 with Blairsville, Georgia corrections officer Alan Kay, 40, outlasting 22-year-old Sam Larson after a 56-day stint in the wilderness and a 60-pound weight loss.

“The best part of this journey is better learning yourself,” Kay said in the finale.

“The woods are spiritual and have always been for me. There are not rites of passage in our modern culture. It’s a chance to know yourself. It boils you down to your essence.”

Season 1 of Alone averaged 2.5 million total viewers putting it in the top three among new nonfic-

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Gazette staffThe 42nd Federal Election will

take place on Monday, Oct. 19. The Elections Canada office is

located in the Port McNeill plaza beside the vet. Office hours are currently Monday to Friday from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.

As of Sept. 8 office hours will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Advanced pole dates are Friday, Oct. 9, 10, 11 and Monday Oct. 12, at to-be-announced loca-tions.

If you are out of town on both the election day and the advanced poll dates, you can vote in the local Elections Canada office by Special Ballot.

For further information, contact Pat Mills, the AARO for North Island-Powell River, at 250-956-2280.

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SubmittedA Port Hardy native,

Ethan Fox, helped his team bring home the Western Canada AAA Midget baseball cham-pionship.

The Parksville Royals midget baseball team (16-18 year olds) composed of players from various Island towns, spent the past six days in Yorkton, Sask., where they represent-ed BC in the Western Canada AAA Midget baseball champion-ships. BC and Alberta sent single representa-tives to the tournament while Saskatchewan and Manitoba both had two teams vying for the top spot. After playing six games in four days the Royals captured the Gold Medal in a thrilling 11-inning final against the St. Albert Cardinals (Alberta).Both teams entered the final with 4-1 records.

Parksville’s first game of the tourna-ment was under the lights against the host team Parkland Expos (Yorkton).

The Expos handed the Royals their only loss of the tournament when after leading for six innings the Royals gave up two runs in the bottom of the sev-enth to fall 7-6. Some untimely errors (5) and the inability of the relief core to shut down the Expos in the last inning resulted in defeat.

The schedule saw the Royals get game one the next day so there was little time to mourn their loss. Owen Kelly (Nanaimo) was strong on the mound as he held the Northwest Pirates (Lloydminster) to four hits and three runs while strik-ing out nine in 5 2/3 innings. Josh Anderson (Parksville) had a shutout relief perfor-mance to nail down the 7-3 Royal win. Liam Ballance (Parksville), Adam McKillican

(Comox) and Liam Janzen (Courtenay) each had two hits in the contest.

In their second game of the day, Parksville matched up against a strong St. Albert team. This was the pivotal game of the tourna-ment and the game where the Royals came together as a team.

They did not blink in a tension filled match which saw them fall behind 2-0; get a run to make it 2-1 and then put up two more and hold on for three more pres-sure packed innings en route to a 3-2 win. Adam McKillican was outstanding in toss-ing a complete game scattering eight hits and striking out five. Chris Vlaj (Campbell River), Liam Ballance and Jacob Ingersoll (Campbell River) all had two hits with Ingersoll having a big game going two for two, scoring two and adding an rbi.

Saturday began with the Royals playing the Northwest Pirates (Saskatchewan) and coming away with a 6 - 1 win. The Royals scored six runs in the third inning and were

shut out for the rest of the game. Zach Senay (Campbell River) was the winning pitcher as he didn’t give up a hit or a run in three innings despite walking eight. Dean Leyland (Port Alberni) threw three shutout relief innings and Ballance was dom-inant in closing out the game in the seventh with two strikeouts and a pop out. The Royals were led once more by Vlaj who had two hits from his lead off spot.

Cory Bukauskas (Campbell River and Zach Waddington (Duncan) also banged out two hits to fuel the offence.

In their second tilt of the day the Royals matched up with St. James A’s (Winnipeg).This proved to be another pressure-packed game as neither pitcher blinked while they matched zeros for six innings.

The Royals scored two in the top of the seventh and blanked the A’s in their frame to take a 2-0 win. Hayden Scheck (Comox) was a “ground ball machine” as he hurled a complete game five hit shutout. The Royals managed

only four hits off Wyatt Kemball who was out-standing in a losing cause.

Both the Royal runs came with two out in the top of the seventh. Fox (Campbell River) started it off with a shot into right field.

Liam Janzen fol-lowed with a rocket to right centre that scored Fox. Jaret Knowles (Campbell River) then came up and sent a screamer into the right field gap that allowed Janzen to score from second. Adam McKillican made a key throw to the plate from right field to end the fifth inning nailing an A’s runner who would have put them on the board first.

The two top teams hooked up in the final in what was the best game of the tourna-ment. This was a clas-sic pitcher’s duel with a few other elements mixed in which took eleven innings to con-clude. In the end the Royals prevailed and won the Gold Medal game 2-1.

Colton Tuka (Courtenay) threw seven innings of two hit ball and left the

game with the score tied 1-1.

Ballance came in and gave up one hit in four innings of shutout relief. The Royals out-hit the Cardinals 10 to three and left 14 men on base compared to the Cards’ five. Clearly the Royals had a num-ber of opportunities to score but couldn’t.

It was left to McKillican to stroke a clean single in the bottom of the eleventh with the bases loaded, two out and two strikes on him, to plate Josh Anderson with the winning run. That was McKillican’s fourth hit of the game and second rbi. Ethan Fox had two hits in the victory.

Coaches Wes Dieleman and Lee McKillican were effu-sive in their praise for the Royals’ team effort.

Both alluded to the long travel day on Thursday, the first game on Friday, and even a concentrated encounter with prai-rie mosquitoes for a couple of games...none of those things could break the Royals’ resolve.

“The kids really came together, sup-

ported each other, picked each other up and did what they had to do in order to win,” said Dieleman.

McKillican added, “This was a very sat-isfying team win. We didn’t have as many wins during the regu-lar season as we would have liked and for the boys to play good pres-sure baseball against the best AAA teams in Western Canada, all of whom had multiple pick up players from other teams (the Royals had one: Vlaj...a for-mer Royal) was really gratifying. We were deserving winners in this tournament.”

Manager Jim Seredick added, “As always in tournament play, he who has the pitching is the last team standing. Our starting pitchers, Tuka, Kelly, McKillican, Scheck and Senay along with Leyland and Ballance in relief were the dif-ference.

“They were outstand-ing. I am very proud of this team and of how they played throughout the tournament and of how they represented the province, commu-nity and themselves.”

Port Hardy’s Ethan Fox helped the Parksville Royals win the Western Canada AAA Midget Baseball Championship.

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By Hannah GriffinReporterA learn to fish pro-

gram took place on Aug. 27 at Beaver Lake Day Use Area. The pro-gram was put on by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C.

Young fishers ages five to 15 were invited to learned the basics of freshwater fishing, including the roles that hatcheries play, how to properly identify fish, handling of fish, fish-ing regulations, proper fish handling, tackle, rod rigging and hands-on fishing.

Eleven children and six adults took part.

Aug. 27 was the last day for the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C.’s Learn to Fish pro-gram, but programs will continue next summer.

The Society also ran two new programs in

Strathcona Park this summer, with 30 partici-pants coming out to each one.

Participants used provided Rapala fishing rods. The program was free with donations accepted.

The North Island Timing Association held a double-header weekend of racing Aug. 22 and 23 at the Port McNeill Airport. The event saw a record number of racers, tons of fans camped out to watch and a huge end-of-season dinner with 200 guests dining on the runway. The results are as follows:

Sportsman Class1st Dayton Fentie2nd TJ DafoePro Class1st Ron Clark2nd Jordan Jackson

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By Hannah GriffinReporter Two North Island teenagers made a trip across the

Atlantic Ocean for a high-level soccer training camp earlier this summer.

Jaylon Grenier, 15, from Port Hardy and Jonathon Zima, 19, from Port McNeill each attended one week at the Elite Training Camps through Sport Lisboa e Benfica, in Lisbon, Portugal.

The camps were held from late June until mid-July, and saw young soccer players from around the world receive training from highly qualified coach-es. Grenier said that there was a huge wealth of technical knowledge taught at the camp, especially from coaches dedicated to specific areas of training, like nutrition, defence, offence and goal keeping.

The most fun aspect for Zima was being in a really fun, soccer-focused atmosphere and meeting many new friends. The camp was also multicultural, with attendees from all over Canada and 16 different countries.

Grenier arrived in Portugal a week prior to the camp beginning with his mother to travel and sightsee, and said that getting to take in some of the country’s culture beforehand was a great addition to the soccer focus. Zima says the most valuable thing he gained from the experience was stepping out of his comfort zone, especially since he has never trav-

elled by himself before. He says the camp also boosted his self-confi-dence by showing him that he can face off against some really tal-ented European soccer players.

At home, Grenier is entering Grade 10 at Port Hardy Secondary School and plays soc-cer for the Riptide in Comox, and is dedi-cated to the sport. His future goals are to hopefully obtain a soc-cer scholarship to uni-versity. Zima is current-ly playing on the North Island Selects men’s team and also coaches U-18 during the regular season. He will be head-ing to trade school in Nanaimo come January, and hopes to continue playing soccer while living there.


Drag racing wraps up season

Spectators watch cars speed past them on the runway at the Port McNeill airport on Aug. 22, part of a two-day season ending drag racing event for the North Island Timing Association.

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Portugal scene of soccer camp

Jaylon Grenier at the last day of the Benfica soccer camp in Portu-gal. Grenier travelled to the camp with Port McNeill’s Jonathon Zima.

Learn to Fish hooks participants

A boy fishes on Aug. 27 at Beaver Lake outside of Port Hardy as part of a Learn to Fish Program put on by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

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Union grieves Casavant transfer to ForestryBy Kathy O’Reilly-TaylorEditorOn Aug. 25, former North Island Conservation Officer

Bryce Casavant was found working in the Port McNeill Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations office.

“Our union has filed a grievance over Bryce Casavant’s original suspension. We are now in the process of filing a second grievance concerning his disciplinary trans-fer from the Conservation Officer Service,” says BC Government and Services Employees Union (BCGEU) President Stephanie Smith.

“No employee involved in this case has been subjected to any discipline,” said Jamie Edwardson, director of communication speaking on behalf of the Public Service Agency which is responsible for management of govern-

ment service employees.“I can confirm that there was a thorough review of

the situation conducted by the Public Service Agency independent of the Conservation Officer Service. The findings of that review were presented to the employee’s senior management,” Edwardson said.

“The decision that resulted was to reassign the employ-ee to an equivalent position within government, with no impact on salary or classification,” he said.

“We value the contributions of all public service employees. If an employee is reassigned to a new posi-tion, we will offer them assistance as they make the transition to their new role. We want all employees to be successful,” he said.

The union and Casavant learned about the transfer early last week.

“Bryce Casavant was following clear procedures when he decided to save these young bears,” said Smith, adding the union plans to take the issue to an arbitration hearing where an independent decision maker will determine if the transfer was warranted.

“We are very shocked and disappointed by the deci-sion,” Smith said, adding the BCGEU will “fight what we think is a very bad decision.”

“We find it very surprising. We obviously think that Bryce has shown by example how well suited he is for a position as a conservation officer and we’re surprised that the employer decided to transfer him out of that role.”

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SubmittedNorth Vancouver Island arts will

be represented at the Carving on the Edge Festival in Tofino this week.

On Saturday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m., Kwakiutl artist Kevin Cranmer will share the cultural roots that link to family lineage through names, songs, dances and ceremonial pieces – the visual and tangible expressions of his cultural roots.

The ‘Namgis / Mamlilikala art-ist was born in Alert Bay. He trac-

es his ancestry to the many nations of Kwakwaka’wakw people, as well as to the Tlingit of Alaska.

His formal instruction came under the tutelage of his cousin, George Hunt Jr.

He later worked with artists Tony Hunt Sr., Tony Hunt Jr., and Calvin Hunt. Kevin’s introduction to larger monumental sculpture began when he first started to work alongside renowned Nuu-chah-nulth artist, Tim Paul in Thunderbird Park at the Royal British Columbia Museum.

His large-scale works include large co-operative projects: a 40-foot pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver; a 36-foot pole carved for the closing ceremonies at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and an elaborately carved and painted Chief’s seat for the newly rebuilt Big House in Alert Bay.

Barb Cranmer will present her Potlatch documentary film on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. She is an award-winning director who is a member of the ‘Namgis

First Nation of Alert Bay, of the Kwakwaka‘wakw Nation.

“I have been involved in film and video for many years. The inspiration for my work has come from our people’s rich history and stories that are very important. They are stories that most often go unheard. I am the messenger of these stories and our communities have entrusted me with these sto-ries to bring to the wider public,” Cranmer said.

“I feel fortunate to be able to live the history of our people

through the films I make. I get my source of strength from my community and most importantly from my family. They have given me a strong sense of identity, knowing who I am and where I come from.”

These events are set for the Shore Pier Building in Tofino. For information on all festival activities, which include hands-on workshops, displays and tradi-tional dug-out canoe rides, see the festival on Facebook or visit www.carvingedgefestival.com.

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40,000 BTU Barbeque Side burner 10,000 BTU

Porcelain cast iron cooking surface

$284.97 Reg. $384.99

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Euro Trend Laminate Flooring

German made

10mm

AC4 rated for commercial use

$1.97 / Sq. Ft.

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Krono Original Laminate Flooring

German made

10mm


$1.97 / Sq. Ft.

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Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring

$3.97 / Sq. Ft.

Reg. $4.47/ Sq. Ft.

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Steel Garden Cart The sides of the cart open

for convenience

$119.97 Reg.$149.99

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6.5 Cubic Foot Steel Wheelbarrow

$129.97 Reg. $176.00

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Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Primer

$29.97 Reg. $36.27

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30% OFF Dewalt

Reciprocating Saw

$97.00 Reg. $139.99

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7 1/4” Circular Saw

$97.00 Reg. $129.99

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$129.97

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$284.97 Reg. $384.99

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$1.97 / Sq. Ft.

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$1.97 / Sq. Ft.

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$3.97 / Sq. Ft.

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$119.97 Reg.$149.99

#82901 26684


$129.97 Reg. $176.00

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$29.97 Reg. $36.27

#76174 33725


30% OFF Dewalt

Reciprocating Saw

$97.00 Reg. $139.99

#DWE305

25% OFF Dewalt


$97.00 Reg. $129.99

#DWE575

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Skylights

$129.97

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$19.97 Reg. $27.50

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$100 OFF Charbroil



$284.97 Reg. $384.99

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$97.00 Reg. $139.99

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$97.00 Reg. $129.99

#DWE575

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$97.00 Reg. $139.99

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The right gift canbe hard to � nd.Buy a Slegg Gift Cardand make the builderin your life happy!

SIDNEY 2030 Malaview Ave.250-656-1125M - F 7am - 5:30pmSat 8am - 5pmSun 9:30am - 4:30pm

NANAIMO4950 Jordan Ave.250-758-8329M - F 7am - 5:30pmSat 8am - 5pmSun Closed

LANTZVILLE7187 Lantzville Rd.250-390-1207M - F 7am - 5pmSat ClosedSun Closed

COMOX554 Anderton Rd.250-339-2207M - F 7am - 5:30pmSat 8am - 5pmSun 9am - 4pm

CUMBERLAND3217 Small Rd.250-336-8710M - F 7am - 5:30pmSat 8am - 5pmSun CLOSED

LANGFORD2901 Sooke Rd.250-478-5509M - F 7am - 5:30pmSat 8am - 5pmSun 9:30am - 4:30pm

SAANICHTON2046 Keating Cross Rd.250-652-1130M - F 7am - 5:30pmSat 8am - 5pmSun 9:30am - 4:30pm

TOFINO661 Industrial Way250-725-2538M-F 7:00-5:00pmSat CLOSEDSun CLOSED

Quality Floor Coverings

Prices in effect September 3 - 6th, 2015 • While Stock Lasts • Shop Early For Best Selection

Choose from a selection of durable and beautiful � oor coverings to enhance your home!

Clearance items located in-store. Come check out the savings! (Selection Varies)

Fashion for your feet. Woven rugs from Europe. Easy care synthetic yarn. Traditional and Modern styles available in great colours. Area rugs, the � nal touch for a beautiful � oor. Come see our large selection of well made, well priced, European area rugs. Awesome area rugs can make a room! We are pleased to be able to offer the latest colours and styles. Create some ‘pop’ and wow your friends. Hurry in for best selection.• Comfort for your feet, rugs are soft, warm & inviting.• Rugs reduce sound and are slip resistant.• De� ne a space with colour and style• Protect your � ooring investment with a soft luxurious

area rug.• Rugs are simple and easy - change the rug and

change the mood.• Slegg rugs are budget friendly, yet long lasting.• From � oral to shag. Slegg offers a wide

selection of trend setting colors and styles.

SAN MARINO ENGINEERED HARDWOOD The San Marino Collection offers a new European inspiration to the Goodfellow line. An oak product available in 6 different colours, enhances the lightly brushed � nished look. Oversized boards are speci� cally chosen.Features• 3-ply oak with lightly

brushed � nish• 9⁄16” x 7 1⁄2” x 6”• Aluminum oxide � nish for

heavy use• 25 Year Residential Warranty• 30.38 sq.ft./box

50% OFF

AREARUGS

Oak Bay

SlateEarthClay

Sand Stone Tan

SALE$597SQ. FT.

Quiet-Tan VG™ premium � oor underlayment is speci� cally designed to give � rm support for all � oating � oors. Reduced loud cracking noises, and provides good thermal insulation and is alsomold and mildew resistant.

insulation and is alsomold and mildew resistant.

KRONO VINTAGE Collection Laminate The Krono collection offers a particular and unique décor. Its wide planks can enhance any room décor. Offered with an easy installation system, the 1 CLICK 2 GO makes it simple for everyone.• 10mm x 7.56” x 50 1⁄2• Available colours: 4• Residential warranty: 30 years• Commercial warranty: 5 years• Type of � nish: Embossed

AppalachianHickory

Red River Hickory

TawnyChestnut

Bakers� eldChestnut

SALE$233SQ. FT.

EURO TREND LAMINATEFLOORING• German made• AC3 Rated• Available colours: 3• 10mm• 18.58 sq.ft./Box

SPECIAL

$197SQ. FT.

35¢SQ. FT.

EVERYDAY LOW PRICE

Also 4 brand new colors.Come in store to see!

SALE

$727PER SQ. FT.

Beachcomber

INTRODUCINGSLEGG’SISLAND RUSTICSEngineered Oak hardwoodHigh grade � at face hardwood with light wire brush, and small bevel. � nished with low sheen air-dried DuRa-Finish™ 4 1/4 width - 15mm engineered construction with 3mm white oak pre-� nished wear layer

North Island Gazette, September 02, 2015

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