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While the provincial teachers strike heads into the second week of the new school year, some local students are voicing their opinion.

About 15 students held a rally last ursday at Kwalikum Second-ary, the scheduled rst day of class in District 69.

A bunch of people pulled over to show their support, almost every-one honked or gave a thumbs up, said 16-year-old organizer Danielle Heron of their day in front of the school alongside the teachers.

We should be in school today, we have a right to an education, said fellow organizer Sarah Clapo as she took to the side of the road with friends rst thing ursday.

I dont blame either side, but they need to come together, they are jeopardizing our future, she said.

Heron said several people stopped to speci cally praise the stu-dents for standing up for our rights. A few gave the students the mid-dle- nger salute, she said, but they just laughed it o .

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As a taxpayer youre footing the bill for elected o cials, but do you know how much your local councillors, RDN directors and school board trustees are banking?

With municipal and school board elections coming this fall, the salaries of politicians are now in ux.

Lucky Butterworth, director of nance with the City of Parksville, said remuneration is reassessed at the end of each term, before the inauguration of the next board or council.

Butterworth explains remuneration is what they (elected o cials) are paid annually.

He noted the citys current bylaw prohibits councillors from chang-ing their own remuneration instead they change it at the end of their term and the new numbers are in e ect for the next board.

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PARTY ON THE DRIVE: More than 7,000 people attended the Party on the Drive on Sunday in Parksville. Above, one of the 58 artists (there were also nine food vendors and six stages with music), Susan Koch, shows off some of her products and one of the tools she uses to make them. For more photos from the event, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PQBNews.

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In a page three story in the Tuesday, Sept. 2 edition of The NEWS, we erroneously stated in a headline that Ronna-Rae Leonard of Courtenay was the NDP candidate for the 2015 federal election in the riding of Courtenay-Alberni.

In fact, Leonard was announcing she was seeking the nomination of the party. The local NDP riding association has yet to choose its candidate.

The NEWS regrets the error.

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The Coombs Candy Walk is back.After a summer of fundraising and organizing, volunteers are pre-

paring to host the Halloween family event Oct. 31 at the Arrowsmith Agricultural Grounds after a hiatus last year due to a lack of organizers.

The 40-year-old event will include a fairy tale themed trick or treat walk, a cake walk, haunted houses, bonfire, concession and fireworks.

The Coombs Halloween Candy Walk was cancelled last year due to lack of volunteers. This year, three local women, who all attended the Walk as toddlers and beyond, are organizing a meeting and looking for help from the community.

One of the organizers, Jennah Stavroff previously told The NEWS that she attended as a child she had a crying meltdown when she heard it was cancelled. Imagining some children felt the same way, she joined the efforts to re-mount the traditional celebration.

The event provides a safe central location for kids and parents, which organizers said is all the more important as a community bonding event since the closure of French Creek Community School. While the gears are rolling they could still use more help and are look-ing for volunteers of all ages to help set-up, make decorations, carve pumpkins, direct parking and work the concession. The gates open at 6 p.m. Oct, 31 with activities running to 8 p.m. with fireworks finish-ing the evening at 8:15. Admission is by donation to cover the costs (suggested $2 per person, $5 per family). To volunteer or get more info, call Sarah Roth 250-240-2485 or Jennifer Stahley 250-735-8600.

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About 70 people and their dogs turned out for the SPCA Paws for a Cause walk at the Parksville Community Park on Sunday and they took some steps to help all animals in the community.

A whopping $8,800 was raised by animal lovers at the Parksville walk and organizers are thrilled with the results.

Sabrina Qureshi, the community council chair with Parksville branch of the B.C. SPCA, said the people who brought their furry friends to the event did an amazing job of fundraising for abused, injured, neglected and homeless animals.

The turnout was absolutely fabulous. Our fundraising total is much better than we have done in four or five years, she said.

The top fundraiser this year was Margaret Lonsdale, who raised $3,049. The top youth fundraiser was Nicolai Kiraly who raised $305.

The top team was BMO Bank of Montreal, which generated $1300 for the cause.

This year, participants in 34 B.C. communi-ties joined the B.C. SPCAs largest fundraiser.

The folks who brought their furry friends to Parksville Community Park on Sunday had a doggone good time playing games like musical sits and bobbing for wieners.

Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell, who cut the official ribbon for the walk, brought her pooch Ruby along.

She told the animal lovers on hand that the work the SPCA does is important and thanked everyone who raised much-needed funds for the organization.

We need to protect our four-legged friends because they are a part of our families, she said.

Nadine Durante, branch manager of the Parksville SPCA, thanked all of the people who have opened their hearts and doors to SPCA pets.

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Around 15 students joined a strong contin-gent of striking teachers and some other sup-porters to spread the message that they are the ones being effected and they hope it ends quickly.

While the organizers of the event, original-ly billed as a walk in were not taking sides, fellow student Robert Filmer, who organized a walk-out at the end of last year, said hes still firmly on the side of the government.

I believe the government has been reason-able and Christy Clark has done a good job, he said, and he added that other students feel the same way but dont talk about it much.

My message would be for the teachers to start putting students at the top of your list, rather than fighting to fill your own pockets.

He said one of his friends is staying with family to attend school in Alberta until the strike ends and he has heard of others looking to do that, or go to private school.

Heading into Grade 11, Filmer said he and fellow Grade 11 and 12 students are starting to worry about the impact on graduation and are anxious about not knowing anything about the plan when they do go back to class, anec-dotally hearing they will simply have to make

up the missed work.Education Minister Peter Fassbender re-

cently suggested the school year could be ex-tended to make up time lost to the strike, but didnt indicate how that would be paid for.

This Friday, Heron and her friends are try-ing to organize a mass e-mail event in which they ask people to e-mail Premier Christy Clark with their concerns about the strike, whatever they may be.

There have been other rallies across the province, including one in front of MLA Mi-chelle Stilwells Parksville office Friday after-noon by parents and the local teachers union.

In provincial negotiations over the week-end, the government rejected the teachers offer to settle the dispute through binding ar-bitration.

Fassbender said in a statement that propos-al was another empty effort to give parents and teachers a false hope that there is a simple way to resolve the dispute.

Government negotiator Peter Cameron said the main sticking points are still the teachers conditions regarding class size and support staff levels.

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From left, Michael, Sarah Clapoff and Josh Vauze were in front of Kwalikum Secondary School last Thursday to mark the scheduled first day of class.

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RDN director says the event is not welcome back next yearCANDACE WU [email protected]

The organizer of a music festival that drummed up several noise complaints in Bowser is reaching out to residents, one phone call at a time.

It was never my intention to upset any-body, Drop Fest 2014 organizer Bill Speta told The NEWS from the festivals site Saturday af-ternoon, where he was cleaning up residual garbage left over from the weekend-long party. I feel terrible about what the neighbours are saying.

Speta said hes personally called a number of residents who launched noise complaints about the event in an effort to apologize and create a line of communication.

Drop Fest 2014 attracted more than 300 peo-ple to a site off Cochrane Road during the La-bour Day long weekend. Organizers said they believed they were on Crown land. However, the property belongs to Island Timberlands, which confirmed it did not know about the event. Medics and security were provided on site.

At the request of Island Timberlands, Speta and fellow organizer Paul Smyth returned to the site from Victoria on Saturday to clean up broken bottles, empty cans and leftover party paraphernalia.

Smyth said they will continue cleaning the site until Island Timberlands is satisfied.

RDN director Bill Veenhof, who represents the area where the festival occurred, said the site, which is usually littered with shotgun shells, looks better than it did before.

However, Veenhof did note that the festival created a number of complaints in his constitu-ency and it isnt welcome back to the area.

Smyth said dealing with the aftermath of Drop Fest 2014 has been a learning experi-ence and the duo plans on better communi-cation with local government, businesses and residents in the future.

But despite the backlash from locals, Speta said he will continue to promote an industry that is often misunderstood and gets a bad reputation.

Id rather have 350 people out there under our supervision, he said. Nobody left (Drop Fest 2014) drunk and nobody tried to leave drunk. Nobody was hurt and we feel good about that.

More than $55K has been raised to dateCANDACE WU [email protected]

A unique group of cyclists breezed through Parksville Qualicum Beach Saturday en route to B.C.s capital city.

Twenty-six women, ages 55 to 72, took part in an annual 275 kilometre ride taking participants from Campbell River to Victoria over three days.

Were not a real fast group but were committed, laughed Maureen Weston, a participating cyclist from Victoria.

Weston explained the ride is a fund-raising effort for the Stephen Lewis Foundations (SLF) Grandmother to Grandmother campaign.

Were raising money for other grandmothers in Africa who are raising kids full-time due to the aids epidem-ic, she said, noting the cyclists have rallied more than $55,000 for the cam-paign to date.

Its a wonderful opportunity to support others in need and its a great

community effort, said Weston, add-ing this is her second year partaking in the event.

She said the 26 female riders have been training for six months and come from all over Vancouver Island. Weston called the ride thrilling and emo-tional.

Were all struggling together and celebrating together, she said. Its a good experience.

Seventy-one-year-old Paxie Vreede has been riding for six consecutive years with the group.

Im doing it because of the fact that we take so much for granted here, Vreede told The NEWS from Deez Bar and Grill Saturday morning, where the cyclists stopped for breakfast before heading south.

We all care about our grandchil-dren but we never think about how just across the ocean there are 15 mil-lion orphans with nobody, she said, reflecting back on her March visit to Ethiopia, where she travelled with the same organization to see first-hand where the donations are being spent.

You hear stories and you see pic-tures but when youre really there you realize how much in common you have with these people, but also how fortunate we are, said Vreede.

The cyclists took off from Camp-bell River on Friday, spent one night in Qualicum Beach, fueled up with breakfast Saturday morning at Deez and arrived in Victoria on Sunday.

According to a news release issued by the SLF in additional to fundrais-ing, all riders pay a registration fee to participate in the ride, and pay all of their own accommodation and meal expenses. Every penny of the money the riders raise is forwarded to the SLF to be used for African grandmothers.

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A group of senior cyclists pass Qualicum Beach Saturday morning en route to Victoria as part of an annual Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign raising money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

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PARKSVILLE CITY COUNCIL NEWS

QFs plans get a hearingCouncil also passed its contentious permissive tax bylawJOHN [email protected]

The development of a new Quality Foods store in Parksville faced a public hearing last week, with concerns and praise for the project voiced in city council chambers.

The public hearing was related to a bylaw that could change the zoning of the subject property at the corner of Alberni Highway and Despard Avenue. The amendment seems minor: to com-prehensive development CD-25 from compre-hensive development CD-21.

Council did not have a vote about the amend-ment during its meeting Wednesday night, but did hear from one resident who voiced concerns about the development.

Chestnut Street resident Elaine Lefebvre told council she had three concerns about the proposed development: green space allowance, increased traf-fic and the possibility residents could end up facing a large con-crete wall on the back side of the building.

Bruce Robertson, representing Quality Foods, later told council it was premature to talk about design specifics, but its our goal to build an award-winning building with unique architec-tural design. We are sourcing out some of the nations top designers.

Kim Burden also took the microphone, speak-ing, he said, as a resident who lives and walks in the area.

I think its an excellent use of the property, said Burden. I look forward to the project from a tremendous corporate citizen in our commu-nity.

In other city council news from a light agenda Wednesday night:

Council struggled with a fence-height issue that came to light earlier this year relating to a Humphreys Street development.

The questions centre around how high a fence could, or should be on top of retaining walls. A staff recommendation to keep the sta-tus quo was defeated, and council sent the issue back to staff. Its likely to come back to the table at a future meeting.

Council gave three readings to its permis-sive tax bylaw, but not without some discussion about the different treatments given the curling

club and lawn bowling club. The curling club will have to pay about $6,000 in taxes while the lawn bowling club, because of the wording in its lease that expires in 2018, is 100 per cent exempt.

How do we distinguish between these two organizations? asked Coun. Bill Neufeld. They (curling club members) just dont see it as being fair.

CAO Fred Manson explained the difference is in the lease language the lawn bowling club has a no-property-tax clause.

The curling clubs arrangement is through the Regional District of Nanaimo.

That becomes an RDN issue as far as Im concerned, said Coun. Marc Lefebvre.

Council agreed to provide the Oceanside Initiatives group with $2,250 so the group can continue its business attraction efforts. The vote was unanimous, but the issue did elicit com-

ment from some councillors.Coun. Al Greir voted in fa-

vour of the funding, but he thought the city should also be concentrating on other issues.

I still believe we should be spending more money on tour-

ism, said Greir. We have a wonderful park but our beach is not the best.

Coun. Sue Powell challenged her fellow councillors to sleep outside for one night on Oc-tober 15 to help raise awareness to the issues of the homeless in our community. This is the first year the Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness will participate in Homelessness Action Week recognized from October 12-18 in B.C.

Mayor Chris Burger agreed to join Powell on Oct. 15. Participants will meet at 6 p.m. at the picnic shelter in the Parksville Community Park.

As well, the gathering place in Qualicum Beach for the Sleep Outside Challenge will be at the Qualicum Beach Legion. Breakfast will be provided the next morning.

By sleeping outside for one night, partici-pants in this challenge will have a much more personal understanding of the conditions which some of our residents face every night. Home-less who are sleeping rough have little protection from the elements and are susceptible to health issues, said Powell.

The city says participants Oct. 15 should bring only what can fit in a garbage bag or backpack and no tents. Items suggested include a warm sleeping bag, sleeping mat and layers of warm waterproof clothing.

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Family Resource Assoc., based in Parksville, provides counsellingAUREN [email protected]

While a new report calls on the B.C. government to better fund domestic vio-lence services, local groups want people to know there are services in the Parks-ville Qualicum Beach area.

You do not have to go to Nanaimo to receive counselling for abuse, whether physical abuse or sexual assault, said Deborah Joyce, executive director of the Family Resource Association (FRA), based on Morison Avenue in Parksville and serving the whole region.

She said there doesnt seem to be much awareness about local services, which she said highlights the need for more community involvement.

Domestic violence and children wit-

nessing domestic violence is a commu-nity issue and the community needs to be a part of the solution, Joyce said.

She also said there is a wider view of domestic violence today, pointing out that spousal sexual assault only became a crime in Canada in 1983.

The FRA also provides counselling to children who have witnessed domestic violence, which she said is still a much under-recognized issue and is itself a form of abuse.

One of the most important issues is for people simply to be aware of it, she said, explaining that if you know of someone experiencing abuse, it is important to qui-etly let them know youre there for them, without putting the suspected abuser on the spot, which could make things worse.

Get the person alone and just offer to support them, call someone for them, help anyway you can, she said. And of course if anyones in immediate danger we are all obliged to call the police.

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PARKSVILLE CITY COUNCIL NEWS

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The development of a new Quality Foods store in Parksville faced a public hearing last week, with concerns and praise for the project voiced in city council chambers.

The public hearing was related to a bylaw that could change the zoning of the subject property at the corner of Alberni Highway and Despard Avenue. The amendment seems minor: to com-prehensive development CD-25 from compre-hensive development CD-21.

Council did not have a vote about the amend-ment during its meeting Wednesday night, but did hear from one resident who voiced concerns about the development.

Chestnut Street resident Elaine Lefebvre told council she had three concerns about the proposed development: green space allowance, increased traf-fic and the possibility residents could end up facing a large con-crete wall on the back side of the building.

Bruce Robertson, representing Quality Foods, later told council it was premature to talk about design specifics, but its our goal to build an award-winning building with unique architec-tural design. We are sourcing out some of the nations top designers.

Kim Burden also took the microphone, speak-ing, he said, as a resident who lives and walks in the area.

I think its an excellent use of the property, said Burden. I look forward to the project from a tremendous corporate citizen in our commu-nity.

In other city council news from a light agenda Wednesday night:

Council struggled with a fence-height issue that came to light earlier this year relating to a Humphreys Street development.

The questions centre around how high a fence could, or should be on top of retaining walls. A staff recommendation to keep the sta-tus quo was defeated, and council sent the issue back to staff. Its likely to come back to the table at a future meeting.

Council gave three readings to its permis-sive tax bylaw, but not without some discussion about the different treatments given the curling

club and lawn bowling club. The curling club will have to pay about $6,000 in taxes while the lawn bowling club, because of the wording in its lease that expires in 2018, is 100 per cent exempt.

How do we distinguish between these two organizations? asked Coun. Bill Neufeld. They (curling club members) just dont see it as being fair.

CAO Fred Manson explained the difference is in the lease language the lawn bowling club has a no-property-tax clause.

The curling clubs arrangement is through the Regional District of Nanaimo.

That becomes an RDN issue as far as Im concerned, said Coun. Marc Lefebvre.

Council agreed to provide the Oceanside Initiatives group with $2,250 so the group can continue its business attraction efforts. The vote was unanimous, but the issue did elicit com-

ment from some councillors.Coun. Al Greir voted in fa-

vour of the funding, but he thought the city should also be concentrating on other issues.

I still believe we should be spending more money on tour-

ism, said Greir. We have a wonderful park but our beach is not the best.

Coun. Sue Powell challenged her fellow councillors to sleep outside for one night on Oc-tober 15 to help raise awareness to the issues of the homeless in our community. This is the first year the Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness will participate in Homelessness Action Week recognized from October 12-18 in B.C.

Mayor Chris Burger agreed to join Powell on Oct. 15. Participants will meet at 6 p.m. at the picnic shelter in the Parksville Community Park.

As well, the gathering place in Qualicum Beach for the Sleep Outside Challenge will be at the Qualicum Beach Legion. Breakfast will be provided the next morning.

By sleeping outside for one night, partici-pants in this challenge will have a much more personal understanding of the conditions which some of our residents face every night. Home-less who are sleeping rough have little protection from the elements and are susceptible to health issues, said Powell.

The city says participants Oct. 15 should bring only what can fit in a garbage bag or backpack and no tents. Items suggested include a warm sleeping bag, sleeping mat and layers of warm waterproof clothing.

We have a wonderful park but our beach is not

the bestAL GREIR


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Its Your City is published in the PQB News on the second Tuesday of the month with a copy on the Citys website. We are committed to improving communications with our residents and you can help by providing your

comments and suggestions to 250 954-3073 or [email protected].

MAYORChris Burger .......................................................... 250 954-4661

COUNCILLORSAl Greir .............................................................250 248-1285Marc Lefebvre .................................................250 248-2292Peter Morrison .................................................250 240-4050Bill Neufeld ......................................................250 954-2063Sue Powell .......................................................250 951-1082Carrie Powell-Davidson ...................................250 954-3758

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The public is encouraged to attend Council meetings held on the rst and third Mondays of the month and is welcome to observe advisory committee meetings. Please refer to the Citys website for agendas, dates and times as well as Council meeting highlights and minutes.

Check out the Parksville Downtown Business Associationsnew Discover Us Map; a walking map of Parksville Downtown. Available at parksvilledowntown.ca and at locations around the City.

The RDN is offering rainwater harvesting incentives.Info at rdn.bc.ca.

September 11 Advisory Design PanelSeptember 11 Coffee with CouncilSeptember 12 Candidate Info SessionSeptember 15 Council MeetingSeptember 18 Advisory Planning CommissionSeptember 18 Coffee with CouncilSeptember 23 Emergency Program Info SessionSeptember 25 Coffee with Council September 29 Property Tax Sale (if required)September 30 Second Property Tax PenaltyOctober 2 Coffee with CouncilOctober 6 Council MeetingOctober 9 Coffee with CouncilOctober 9 Advisory Design PanelOctober 10 Nomination Papers DueOctober 13 Thanksgiving (of ces closed)

Property Tax SaleProperty tax accounts with delinquent taxes (outstanding from 2012) on September 29 are subject to tax sale, which if required, will take place in the Forum, Parksville Civic and Technology Centre (100 Jensen Avenue East) at 10 am on September 29.

Late Payment of Property TaxesAfter the rst due date of July 2, a penalty of 5% is added to the outstanding taxes. Another 5% penalty will be charged to current taxes after the second penalty date of September 30. These penalties are a requirement of the Community Charter and the City has no authority to either waive or modify these penalty amounts. A payment that is one day late is subject to the full amount of the penalty.

News and Information SurveyIn an effort to better understand how our residents wish their municipal news and information delivered, we are conducting an informal survey. It will take just a few minutes to complete and should help us understand which newspapers are read by residents and more speci cally, determine the readership of this page. The survey is available from a link on the website until September 30.

Oceanside Emergency ProgramWe Cant Do It AloneAre you interested in helping your community when help is needed most? Interested in playing a critical role during emergencies and disasters? The task of planning for disasters requires energy and creativity and depends on the commitment and dedication of many volunteers. We cant do it alone. Consider applying your interests, skills and experience to one of our emergency response teams Emergency Support Services or Emergency Communications. No speci c skills required; training and experience provided.

Oceanside Emergency Program Info SessionTuesday, September 23, 7 to 8 pmParksville Community and Conference Centre

An information session will include an overview of the work of the two teams; general emergency preparedness information, a raf e for an emergency preparedness kit as well as ample opportunity to ask questions.

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Voter InformationHow residents vote in the November civic election is changing. The City of Parksville will conduct a voting book election and will not use the voters list. This change will require voters to bring two pieces of identi cation to the voting place and register on the day of voting, at either advance voting or on general voting day. The two pieces must contain your name and address and at least one with a signature. If you do not have documentation showing residency, then two pieces of identi cation (at least one with a signature) are still required and you will be required to make a solemn declaration as to residency. Documents which may be accepted:

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voting day (November 15); AND Have lived in BC for at least six months (since

April 8); there is no requirement for a candidate to be a resident or own property in the municipality; AND

Have not been disquali ed by any law or statute from being nominated, elected or holding of ce.

Nomination packages may be obtained from the administration department. Papers must be led with the Chief Election Of cer or the Deputy Chief Election Of cer during regular of ce hours until 4 pm on October 10. Appointments are recommended; please contact the Chief Election Of cer at 250 954-3068 or the Deputy Chief Election Of cer at 250 954-3070 or email questions to election-of [email protected].

Candidate info session will be offered on September 12 from 10:30 am to noon in the Forum. Sessions are geared to potential candidates and campaign workers however, anyone interested is welcome to attend.

ELECTION2014 Parksville Votes 2014

Because we believe the Parksville Community Park is one of the great places in Canada, we submitted a nomination in the public spacescategory of the Great Places in Canada contest. Voting is open until September 25 so please vote often. Heres how to vote (or you can use the QR code).

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Young cant afford to serveCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

In Parksville, Butterworth said based on last years numbers the mayor made $33,500, while the six city councillors raked in $13,945 for what are considered part-time positions. Meanwhile, the citys top paid staffer CAO Fred Manson pulled in $154,145.

Parksville mayor Chris Burger, who recently announced he will be stepping down this fall, said the remuneration of elected officials on the local level is ridiculous.

The reality today in a position like mayor is that you are committing yourself to some-thing more like a full-time job, he said. You might not be in the office eight hours per day but youre often meeting and talking with people seven days a week.

Burger said the low com-pensation for elected officials hinders many qualified people from running for office.

By not having enough remuneration you disqualify a large number of people from being able to take on these positions, he said. At the end of the day we want young people in these positions.

Burger said he first delved into politics when he was 27 years old in an effort to give back to the community.

Its been a tremendous experience, he said. But I feel that we need a lot of young people involved today and we dont see that and the predominate reason isnt because theyre un-willing to, its because they cant afford to.

Burger said its ridiculous that you can have a mayor and council whose combined remu-neration is sometimes less than one member of administration.

The citys deputy clerk Amanda Weeks said as it currently stands the remuneration of elect-ed officials in Parksville increases in line with the consumer price index (CPI) a national measure of inflation.

Weeks said politicians have the option of signing up for benefits, and they are reim-bursed for travel expenses.

In Qualicum Beach both the mayor and town councillors have higher remuneration rates than Parksville.

The towns financial administrator John Marsh confirmed last year the mayor made $34,474 while the four councillors made $20,835. He said increases are also determined by the the CPI.

The RDN board is composed of 17 mem-bers one chair and 16 directors. Seven of the members are area directors who represent a specific rural area and the remaining ten

are members appointed from councils in Nanaimo, Parks-ville, Qualicum Beach and Lantzville.

According to RDN manag-er of administrative services Jackie Hill the base remunera-tion for all directors is $11,855, however the chair receives an

additional allowance of $14,395 and area direc-tors receive an additional $6,585.

It (the additional allowance) recognizes the additional time electoral area directors spend in their regions, said Hill. They also get an ad-ditional meeting pay on top of their remuner-ation.

Hill said if the chairperson is also an elec-toral area director he or she would be able to receive the base remuneration and both addi-tional allowances, meaning chair Joe Stanhope who also represents the electoral area of French Creek receives $32,835 annually.

However, Hill said the RDNs remuneration numbers are currently in flux the remuner-ation committee (responsible for reviewing and making recommendations on the salary of elected officials) recently completed a report that was sent back to RDN staff for review.

School District 69s board of trustees is made up of five elected members, one of whom is the chairperson. Board chair Lynette Kershaw told The NEWS in June that trustees receive a total remuneration of $9,720, a number well below the provincial average, while the chairperson receives $11,400.

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disqualify a large number of people from being able to take on these positions

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The frustration level is being ramped up in B.C. as this teachers strike drags on, and for good

reason.We have mostly avoided comment on

the situation in this space because, well, we couldnt think of anything constructive to add without an undue level of anger.

We may not have anything constructive to add now, but we would like to get into print some of the things we are hearing from people in the community about the dispute that is keeping children out of school in Parksville Quali-cum Beach.

To the government:Taxpayers would like some money back. Every year,

homeowners and businesses pay school taxes, collected by the municipality. Its di cult enough for some who ha-vent had children in a school system for a very long time to pay this tax, but now everyone has to pay it regardless of the fact the service is not being provided. Frankly, that seems fraudulent.

Oh, and the $40/day plan might have seemed like a good PR idea, but wed suggest it has back red miserably. Is the government saying its OK to leave 12 year-olds at home all week without supervision? Some 12 yearolds are mature enough, sure, but really?

To the teachers: e class composition concerns are about the kids. So

too are the class-size arguments. A $5,000 signing bonus and raises better than what the rest of the taxpayer-paid workers in this province have received are not, so stop try-ing to insult us.

Oh, and where, exactly, do you suppose the government is going to come up with the extra $100-$300 million/year you are demanding? Do you have a suggestion? Health care? Raise taxes across the board? e B.C. Liberals have been elected, time and time again, being very clear about their stance on lower or decreased taxes. It is proud of its low-tax regime (relative to other provinces) and didnt hide it during any election.

We ask both sides to go in front of the cameras and talk about how they are trying to make things better for young-sters on the Ballenas football team thats supposed to be in full schedule mode right now? Better yet, perhaps Peter Fassbenber and Jim Iker should put some pads on and join a practice with the Whalers. Dont worry Iker, the teach-er-coach of Ballenas wont be there to watch or help the kids, youve make sure of that.

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EVERY CHILD DESERVES SUPPORT

Someone told me once, while waiting at a bus stop on my wheelchair scooter, that I should be dead because I cost the system too much money.

I am a polio survivor of the 1946 epi-demic. I walk with a cane but I am still an active citizen and still volunteering accord-ing to my talents and abilities. I have spe-cial needs like some children in our public school system and I am still able to be a mom, a grandmother and a retired teacher.

It crossed my mind that maybe our pres-ent government is not interested in pro-viding the needed paid support for special needs children in the classroom, by not lim-iting class size and composition.

Is the government acting like these chil-dren are dead (meaning no value now or for the future), because they cost the system too much money? By not providing ade-quate support for the education of special needs children in the classroom, by not lim-iting class size and composition, the gov-ernment deprives the children of a chance for success in life.

As parents we always welcome help for our children from a neighbour, a sibling, or a grandparent when there is a temporary difficulty, like grammar or problem solving in math. If a bigger difficulty arises, parents may seek help from a specialist.

A family these days may have two or three children and help is always welcome. The same thing is true in the classroom where volunteer parents or grandparents lend a hand to a larger group of children; however, volunteers cannot replace the specialized teacher who has the expertise to address the individual difficulties of each child. If it takes a village to raise a child, I question the part our present government is not playing in our big British Columbia village.

After years of debate, the general pub-lic and the public education system finally agreed to have special needs children inte-grated in the regular classroom.

A teacher cannot give private time all the time to the children who need more support and leave the rest of the class on their own! How can these children learn if the needed paid support is absent or not enough to allow the teacher to provide help to everyone? Every child is entitled to quality time. Do we want these children to be able to live a full life as active citizens? If so, every child deserves adequate support in the classroom.

Wake up parents, speak up and act to support all the children in our province, by supporting teachers, who care for each of your children.

Wake up government and stop thinking dollars, but about giving a successful future to every child of this province to become an active and proud citizen!

SUZANNE BERNARDParksville

A PROVINCIAL FEAST ON OUR DIME

Why does everyone want to put their hands in our pockets, but no one will reach into their own?

If all of B.C. was sitting at a table at a restaurant, this is what I see: Christy Clark is at the head of the table, gorging herself on the biggest steak, with a side of very expen-sive seafood. Shes drinking the most wine, and heartily enjoying herself. She isnt shar-ing with anyone, other than her govern-ment, doing the same.

The BCTF is also at the table, trying to get a bite of her steak, and maybe managing to grab a couple of the big fat prawns on her plate. They dont really want to share their food, either.

At the other end of the table, B.C.s par-ents are handing our credit cards to the waiters. We are paying. But you know whats in front of us at the table? Absolutely noth-ing. We are sitting in front of empty plates, and were paying for all the action at the other end. Our kids are there, too. They cant read the menu. They cant add up the prices of the meals. No one is teaching them to, because theres no public school.

How much longer does the government think this can continue? How many free meals can they eat, before their benefactors leave the table and never come back? How about the BCTF? They certainly arent as fat as the government, but at least they can or-der.

Thats how I feel, right now, as a parent. Totally powerless. Its a lot like a dictator-ship right now, with government appeal-ing the Supreme Courts decisions on class composition. I tried to hire a teacher to come and teach my kids a couple of times a week, since there is no longer any public education in this province, but she cant come.

Teachers are not allowed to teach chil-dren privately until after 5 p.m., a time the unions know is too late for a young child to start the only schooling that is now avail-able to them. So there simply isnt any school, and we cant hire a qualified profes-sional with our own money (which we have already paid to the government in taxes), because teachers arent allowed to teach anymore.

What on earth is this province going to look like in 10 years? The governments job plan will need to scale back a little, because I cant think of a single job right now that can be done by someone with less than a Kindergarten education.

SHARON TODDParksville

LettersQUOTABLE:

I believe the government has been reasonable and Christy Clark has done a good job.

ROBERT FILMER, see story page A1

VIEWS IN THE NEWSWe asked: Do you know what your local elected officials make per year? (see front page story)

I dont know how

much they make.

ALLAN SIMPSON

Parksville

Thats a good

question.

KYLE ADERSON

Parksville

I dont know.

MIKE MADORE

Parksville

I have no clue.

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Parksville

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lettersMLA FOUND

Thank you to The NEWS for running my re-cent letter MLA Missing (Aug. 26). I prompt-ly heard from Michelle Stilwells office and a meeting was set up for a few days later.

Meeting with Stillwell was a positive ex-perience and I feel that the time and possible outcome was worth the wait. I was told that because of my letter they discovered a problem with their booking system. Hopefully this wont happen to anyone else in the future.

SUE ALDOUSQualicum Beach

VOTE FOR A TRUSTEEIn the past three years, we have seen the re-

percussions of decisions made by a Board of Education and how things like closing a school (or four) can affect the vibrancy of the com-munity, the economy, and the perception of a community, town or citys health and growth. School boards and local municipalities must work together to promote the robust qualities of their communities.

When I ran for school trustee in 1999, 2002 and 2005, I looked for places to be heard be-yond parent groups, many of whom did not want to hear from school trustee candidates for fear of being seen as too political. Many people I talked to on the street and at other gatherings told me they didnt vote for any school trustee because, as a voter, they didnt have kids in school so it wasnt an issue that affected them.

Once elected, I recall the difficulty our board had trying to raise awareness of what

was coming in terms of district-wide retire-ments of skilled administrators (succession planning) and declining enrolment (threat of school closure) and a variety of other issues (like charging for busing). Even with articles in the paper, press releases, advertisements and announcements it was hard to raise aware-ness. Time and again, community members without school-age children declared that it wasnt their issue, so they didnt want to ex-press an opinion or become involved.

The Board of Education of School District 69 employs more people than any other single business in Parksville, Qualicum and the RDN combined. They handle a taxpayers budget of $49 million. They represent taxpayers from Na-noose Bay to Qualicum Bay to Whiskey Creek to Lasqueti Island; the exact same taxpayers as all seven electoral areas combined.

And yet the chair of the Board of Education is not shown on The NEWS letters page along with the MP, MLAs, mayors and RDN chair. And candidates for school trustee are not in-vited to participate in all-candidates meetings. Where can the electorate ask the questions they need to ask of school trustee candidates?

This election, please make your voice heard at the school board table, whether you have children in school or not.

Invite school trustee candidates to your ser-vice clubs, your neighbourhood groups and your all-candidates meetings. Ask your ques-tions; they are valid whether you have chil-dren in school or not. It really does concern all of us.

RHONDA ROYParksville


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Grand Prize $500 Worth of GasolineThis Weeks Scramble

1. ____________________________

2. ____________________________

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Each week we will scramble four of the business names on this feature. Simply read through all the ads carefully, unscramble the letters and identify the businesses. Clip out the appropriate ads and mail them along with your name, address and phone number to Gas-A-Rama contest, c/o Parksville Qualicum Beach News 154 Middleton Ave #4, Parksville, BC V9P 2H2 to arrive no later than the Friday noon following the appearance of this feature. The first correct answer drawn each week will win $50 worth of gasoline from Parksville Service Petro Canada. All entries will be kept till the end of the contest for GRAND PRIZE DRAW OF A $500 GAS CARD. You may enter as often as you like. ENTER NOW! You could be a lucky winner. All staff of this newspaper and their families and anyone under the age of 19 are expressly forbidden to enter this contest. The judges decision ids final. No cash surrender value. GOOD LUCK!

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Always Accepting Goods Sewing Service, too!

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Each week we will scramble four of the business names on this feature. Simply read through all the ads carefully, unscramble the letters and identify the businesses. Fill out the entry form below with the correct names of the businesses to match the scrambles along with your name and phone number. Clip out entry form and drop off at: Parksville Qualicum Beach News 154 Middleton Ave #4, Parksville, at the front desk no later than the Friday noon following the appearance of this feature. The first correct answer drawn each week will win $50 worth of gasoline from Parksville Service Petro Canada. All entries will be kept till the end of the contest for GRAND PRIZE DRAW OF A $500 GAS CARD. You may enter as often as you like. ENTER NOW! You could be a lucky winner. All staff of this newspaper and their families and anyone under the age of 19 are expressly forbidden to enter this contest. The judges decision is final. No cash surrender value. GOOD LUCK!

WIN $50 Worth of Gas Each Week!



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Grand Prize $500 Worth of GasolineThis Weeks Scramble

1. ____________________________

2. ____________________________

3. ____________________________

4. ____________________________

Each week we will scramble four of the business names on this feature. Simply read through all the ads carefully, unscramble the letters and identify the businesses. Clip out the appropriate ads and mail them along with your name, address and phone number to Gas-A-Rama contest, c/o Parksville Qualicum Beach News 154 Middleton Ave #4, Parksville, BC V9P 2H2 to arrive no later than the Friday noon following the appearance of this feature. The first correct answer drawn each week will win $50 worth of gasoline from Parksville Service Petro Canada. All entries will be kept till the end of the contest for GRAND PRIZE DRAW OF A $500 GAS CARD. You may enter as often as you like. ENTER NOW! You could be a lucky winner. All staff of this newspaper and their families and anyone under the age of 19 are expressly forbidden to enter this contest. The judges decision ids final. No cash surrender value. GOOD LUCK!

WIN $50 Worth of Gas Each Week!Local Arts & Crafts including

Cowichan Knitting and Womens Fashions on Consignment

Always Accepting Goods Sewing Service, too!

Share of Proceeds to Haven House


250.594.4424

742 Memorial Avenue in Qualicum Beach



We believe in maintaining the standards in

your car and only Use Original

European Parts

250-752-5748 #4-126 Fern Rd. QB

VOLKSWAGEN PORSCHE BMW MERCEDES

AUDI VOLVO

KLAUSAUTOMOTIVE

Specializing in European Auto Repairs



OIL CHANGE & Tire Rotation SPECIAL $3995 Call today for your appointmentUntil May 31, 2014

ivrsle edwmaos amfr

lukas uooieatmtv


alnpun eelrjwley nda odmtglsih

Horse Tack Barn SuppliesEquestrian Apparel Hay

Alfalfa Straw Bagged Feed for All Live Stock

Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-5:30pmSun 10am-4pm

250-248-7202600 Church Rd. Parksville


Frequent Buyer Program Available

BRIDLES BITS MORE

FEED & TACK

Grain Free Pet Foods The Best Nutrition is SimpleTM

Open Daily 9am - 6pm

Come See Us Today!

250-248-4450 1019 Errington Rd.

Errington Organic Local Rhubarb $295 lb

Strawberries Coming Soon!

NOW IN! Island Farmhouse Poultry

(From Cowichan Bay) Silver Meadows Pork, Bacon, Sausage

& Smoked Ham

Go to: www.homepropainting.ca For a free colour consultation

Parksville/Qualicum250-586-4467

Open 6 Days a Week Closed Sundays

250-752-9542665 Memorial Ave., QB

QUALICUM BEACH

250-248-6438 #107-198 E. Island Hwy.,

Parksville

J E W E L L E RY & G O L D S M I T H L t d .

We Do Jewellery Repairs

Goldsmith on Premises

Wedding Rings, Diamond Rings

Free Life Time Battery with the Purchase of Movado, Bulova &

Seiko Watches from us

250-248-5547 www.amethysthealingretreat.com

2 RMTs on staff 5 days/4 evenings per week. Accepting new patients

Elizabeth Martin, RMT Registered Massage Therapist

Book This Space and be seen by your

Customers

To advertise here call Kara:

250-753-3707 nanaimobulletin.com

To advertise here call:

250-248-4341pqbnews.com

Accepting Fall/Winter Items for Consignment

Share of Proceedsto Haven House


250.594.4424

742 Memorial Avenuein Qualicum Beach





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Place your trust in professional legal adviceOver 35 years serving the Parksville, Qualicum and

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