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After an all-night session easing Coastal Craft’s new 65-foot Concord cruiser from

its birthplace at the Venture Way fabrication shop to its berth place at Gibsons Marina, the luxury yacht hit the water Friday afternoon just after its scheduled launch time. A small crowd braved the unseasonably cold afternoon winds

and drizzle to cheer a favourite son – company owner Jeff Rhodes – and his team. Rhodes has grown Coastal Craft over the past 17 years from a small builder of working and pleasure craft to its present status as an internationally-renowned producer of individually-crafted luxury vessels.

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The BC Government is now off-loading our recycling decisions to Toronto.

The BC Government has set up an association led by big corporations to take over the local Blue Box recycling program throughout BC. If you look closely, you’ll see that of seven board members, six are executives of Toronto-based multi-national corporations, with the seventh weighing in from Montreal. What’s going on here?

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With just one per cent of the population turning off their lights and other electric appliances for a single hour, British Columbians saved 65 megawatt hours of elec-tricity and reduced the pro-vincial electricity load by one percent during Earth Hour on March 29 – the equiva-lent of turning off about 1.4

million lights. This is half the savings realized in 2013, when 1.95 per cent of the province participated.

Earth Hour encourages individuals to turn off un-necessary lights and elec-tronics to demonstrate support for climate change reduction efforts. Earth Hour is an annual global

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At its Annual General Meeting held at the Gibsons Public Market building on Friday, March 28, the Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerce hosted an unprecedented crowd for an evening of ‘business speed dating,’ a keynote address on entrepreneurship by author Gary Bizzo, and election of a new Board of Directors. Gathered for a group photo, Board members are: Banjo Benjamin (left), Vern Radul, Peggy Wright, Al Hyland, Larry Hunt, Caroline Gagne, Dave Chisholm, Cindy Enevoldson. Seated: Board President Dean Walford. PHoto HEAtHER JEAL

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Top athletes heading to Coast for Fool’s RunTop-seeded Gibsons resident Kimberley Doerksen seeks new course record at 37th BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool’s Run on Sunday

The 37th annual run-ning of the BMO Sun-shine Coast April Fool’s Run Half Marathon and Relay, presented by Coast Cable, takes place this Sunday, April 6. The start time is 9:17 a.m. The race begins in Gibsons and runs, for the most part, parallel to the Sunshine Coast Highway northwest to Sechelt. Over 600 run-ners and walkers will be taking part.

First seeded females are Gibsons native Kimber-ley Doerksen, competing against Vancouver’s two-time defending champion Lisa Brooking and Anne-Marie Madden. Doerksen recently emerged as a very strong distance runner, and told Race Director Teresa Nightingale, “It would be fabulous to get the course record, and if that is paired with a new personal best, I’ll be on top of the world!” Brooking owns a personal best of 1:17:42 and as a two-time defending cham-

pion, is well acquainted with the route. Madden boasts the fastest 10K per-sonal best of 35:11, set in the 2012 Vancouver Sun Run. That speed should place her solidly in the lead pack on Sunday.

Number one seeded male is David Jackson of Abbotsford, who hopes to complete the course in 70 minutes. Top local male to watch for is Sechelt’s Jordan Wilson, who is looking for a repeat of last year’s victory, only faster. The Grade 12 student has been training consistently for the past year with the Chatelech Secondary Rac-ing Team, coached by race co-director Larry Night-ingale.

The first male and fe-male across the line earn $300 each, with $150 for second place and $100 for third. Top master athletes that are at least 40-years old earn $150, $75 and $50 each. Top local ath-letes win a pair of Brooks

shoes and the annual George Matthews Memo-rial Trophy – a perpetual award in recognition of the late co-founder of the April Fool’s Run.

The Fool’s Run offers a great experience for all levels of participants, from age group contenders to first-time walkers. The re-lay divisions provide a do-able option for those train-ing for shorter distances, and the free Sunshine Care Network Kids’ Jester Dash allows the whole family to enjoy fitness and fun. Half marathon finishers will be rewarded with a Fool’s Run medal, a high-five from BMO the Bear, hot soup, coffee/tea and a vari-ety of healthy treats.

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Editorial Opinion

Letters to the Editor and Submissions are welcome on any topic of local or general interest. Opinions expressed are those of the writers and do not reflect opinions of The LOcaL publication. Letters should not exceed more than 300 words. Letters will be edited in the interests of style, clarity, legality, brev-ity and taste, as necessary. The LOcaL reserves the right to refuse publication of any submission. All letters must be signed and include place of residence and telephone number; names may be withheld from publication for valid reason by approval of the editor. E-mail letters to: [email protected] Deadline for letters and submissions is Monday at 3pm.

Letters to the Editor – Opinions

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Of what relevance?By way of response to

George Goudies letter, “Re-sponse to Minchin”, I have no idea the relevance of most of his observations but, in that the Local saw fit to run his letter, I see fit to respond.

Regarding being influ-enced by my husband’s views, I can assure you that though Geoff and I may agree on many things per-taining to the wellbeing of Sechelt we are both inter-ested in having our inde-pendent views heard. To ad-dress his question, why do I oscillate between names – Minchin, Minchin-White, White? On those occasions when we both have a letter that we would like to have published we tend to think that there is a greater chance of both letters being run if we have submitted them under independent names – Minchin being my maiden name and that which I use for business.

And yes, Geoff and I have written, and will continue to write, about how political decisions will impact our, and your, property values. As Realtors of 33+ years each we think our observations have some value. Though not active as Realtors on the Coast, Geoff has a longtime interest in (Prudential) Sus-sex Realty, which is home to some fantastic agents, if and when you’re ready to sell! Regarding where we live. Yes, we do have a nice prop-erty on the inlet not far, as you noted, from Lot L and our letters are written with the same vested interest in our surrounding neigh-bourhood that your letters are written about your sur-rounding neighbourhood.

And lastly, though John Henderson does live close by (we can’t see his driveway nor

Lot L from here!) we rarely see him, as he’s usually busy working long hours to the benefit of our community! Carolyn Minchin-White,Sechelt

Learning democracyMurray Dobbin’s presen-

tation to a packed audience at the Sechelt Indian Band Hall last Saturday (The Lo-cal, March 27) showed how the undermining of demo-cratic processes in Canada is ideologically driven and gathering momentum. The evidence is sufficiently compelling to invite serious consideration of Dobbin’s radical proposition that we should be “reinventing de-mocracy to save Canada.”

Dobbin does a good job in making the connections between the remarkable suc-cess of neo-conservative and neo-liberal political agendas, stemming from the era of Thatcher and Reagan, and the demise of democratic processes. He provides a thought-provoking critique of the way democratic values have been lost with the wide-spread privatization of our public services through de-regulation and stealthy back-room deals, the assault on trade unions, the advance-ment of business corporate interests at the expense of community needs and the enthronement of market-place criteria that define us as consumers, not as citizens.

Margaret Thatcher’s man-tra that “there is no alterna-tive” has virtually side-lined effective oppositional dis-course on practical alterna-tives to neo-liberal politics. It is time to revive this di-minished discourse.

Clearly, a lot of people at the session agreed with the outline of a democratic process where community-

based initiatives take prece-dence over the agendas of the political class in identi-fying needs. A re-assessment of the roles of career politi-cians regardless of party and at all levels of government might be on the cards given widespread disillusion with the political class. It is not so much a matter of “re-inventing democracy” as Dobbin suggests. Rather, we can learn democracy in ways that are already imag-ined and put into practice. We are still learning from the Occupy, Idle No More and People’s Free University initiatives where emphasis is on participatory democracy that puts decision-making in the hands of the majority. Michael Collins, Halfmoon Bay

Stop Kinder MorganAfter talking to a num-

ber of people on the Coast and in Vancouver recently, I find it astounding that so few know about the pro-posed Kinder Morgan–Trans Mountain Pipeline. Kinder Morgan (KM) filed an application in December, 2013 to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline. The proposed 1,150-kilometre pipeline will carry diluted bitumen from the Alberta oilsands to Burnaby, BC. If approved by the National Energy Board and subse-quently the federal govern-ment, the project would nearly triple oil capacity to 890,000 barrels annually and bring about 400 more tankers a year into Bur-rard Inlet (up from about 80). Tankers will ship the oil through the Burrard Inlet, Georgia and Juan de Fuca Straights. The City of Burnaby has sent a letter to the National Energy Board asking them to reject the proposed expansion. People

have been misled to believe that the pipeline will fol-low the route of the existing pipeline. Less than ten per-cent of the proposed new pipeline in Burnaby is go-ing along the existing route. The other 90 percent is new. KM touts a 60 year safety record, however, one spill in 2007 devastated an entire Burnaby neighbourhood and damaged Burrard Inlet habitat with a mere 1,500 barrels of oil (70,000 litres). This small spill sparked a $15M cleanup bill. Just one spill could devastate our ma-rine wildlife, birds, beaches and our West Coast way of life. Even if there is only a one per cent chance of a spill, the effect of that spill will be so catastrophic that it is not worth taking the chance. If our government would spend a fraction of the budget on alternative energy products, we wouldn’t need to continue pumping CO2-emitting products into our environment. If this matter concerns you, please write to Christy Clark.Kim Darwin, Sechelt

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Rethinking the MMBC juggernautFor months, the province of BC and Environment Min-

ister Mary Polak have been beating the drum on the band-wagon of the Multi Materials British Columbia (MMBC) and the Printed Paper and Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility program (PPP EPR). The soon-to-be-enact-ed legislation will see a confusing Ministry of Environment-endorsed program create a monopoly consuming much of BC’s thriving and competitive waste recycling industry. A huge component of MMBC’s methodology is to commingle all collected materials and then incinerate the contaminated and unrecyclable items in what it terms a ‘waste to energy’ recovery – a subject deserving of its own editorial.

Business groups and resource recovery professionals have pointed out, in vain, that MMBC’s proposal undermines BC private businesses, non-profit societies, and community airsheds. Lana Popham, NDP critic for Small Business, Tourism, Arts and Cultre took the government to task on March 24. She noted that with MMBC’s operation slated to begin in a few weeks, “this new system will not represent the best interests of British Columbians, BC businesses or the environment.” Calling MMBC a ‘dummy corporation,’ she noted it’s registered as a society in BC but is neither a society nor British Columbian – it’s fully controlled by the Toronoto-based vice-president of Loblaws and the Toronto-based vice-president of Unilever Canada. Popham stated that with this program, locally-accountable governments will no longer control their community’s waste manage-ment; it will all be under a monopoly based in Ontario.

Popham says, “The government is allowing profit to be extracted by the businesses behind MMBC while external-izing much of the business risk onto municipalities and small business. Small but established companies, like Gib-sons Resource Recovery Centre, are watching as their busi-ness models are ruined.”

Popham states that “for substantive environmental change, we need to demand a policy based on full life-cycle analysis of packaging, and a government with the courage to push change based on design-for-environment principles. What we have instead is MMBC, a fatally flawed policy outcome from a government without sufficient courage to face our environmental challenges.”

The Local is joining with the Canadian Federation of In-dependent Business, Newspapers Canada, the BC and Yu-kon Community Newspapers Association, and eight other associations representing BC small businesses and their em-ployees, calling for Premier Christy Clark and her govern-ment to rethink this plan. We invite our readers to add their voices to ours by sending letters to Ms. Clark.

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Health Minister Rona Ambrose’s visit to our rid-ing on March 21 reminded consituents of the leader-ship role people here play in health initiatives that have national impact. The occa-sion was a community event co-hosted by the West Van Chamber of Commerce. An engaged audience of over 70 people heard the Min-ister touch on health and economic benefits related to the following initiatives in which members of our community have on behalf of our riding encouraged me to take a leadership role. Summarized on my website, these include:Promoting Healthy Physical Activity

The Parliamentary Fitness Initiative grew directly from our riding’s role in the 2010

Making Canada ‘the fittest nation on Earth’The Positive Story

John Weston MP, West Vancouver, Sunshine Coast , Sea to Sky Country

Olympic and Paralympic Games, for which West Vancouver and Whistler were Host Cities. With this inspiration in mind, I invite Parliamentarians of all par-ties to walk, run or swim once weekly to encourage all Canadians to be more ac-tive, to combat obesity, and to stem the flow of harmful, chronic diseases related to inactivity. Both CBC and CTV have covered the Ini-tiative recently.National Health & Fitness Day

The Minister also talked about the work Senator Nancy Greene Raine and I are doing to get a bill passed that encourages cit-ies across Canada to fol-low the leadership of West Vancouver, Bowen Island, Lions Bay, and other local governments that have pro-claimed the first Saturday in June as “National Health and Fitness Day.” Seven new cities proclaimed last week, bringing our total to 79. Our list of endors-

ers is constantly growing. Making Canada the “fit-test nation on earth” is a goal shared by Minister Ambrose; I was on hand in Toronto in February to witness her announcement of a great partnership, Ac-tive at School, with Cana-dian Tire. www.ThePlay-Exchange.ca is another public-private partnership, this one with CBC.Prescription Drug Abuse

The Minister and I have reflected constituents’ con-cern about rising prescrip-tion drug abuse. I’m proud that, with support of West Van Police Chief Pete Lep-ine and others, the Second Annual National Prescrip-tion Drug Drop-off Day will be May 10, bringing together pharmacists, po-lice chiefs and others across Canada to educate people on safe disposal of their pharmaceuticals. Our ef-forts contributed to the Government’s decision to put over $44 million into Budget 2014 in this area.

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The Minister has lis-tened to constituents like Lorinda Strang and AnnMarie McCullough, of Bowen’s Orchard Re-covery Centre, who have been instrumental in get-ting recovery from sub-stance abuse onto the na-tional agenda.Autism and Other Conditions

People in our riding such as Leonora Gregory-Collura, from the Sun-shine Coast, who organize the Annual International Naturally Autistic People Awards Convention, shine a light on the condition, and create opportunity for medical advances. I was pleased last week to be able to recognize their efforts in the House of Commons.

Inspired by the great people of our riding, why shouldn’t Canadians go on to become the “fittest na-tion on earth”?Submitted

The Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society is pair-ing up with some fascinat-ing folks to expand your wine tasting horizons. On April 12 from 7 - 9:30 pm at the Seaside Centre, experts will prepare you for maximum wine en-joyment as we transition into sunnier days. Expect organic wines from Van-couver Island and Chile as well as boutique Austra-lian Shiraz.

There will be more than wine to savour. Appetizers and live music will be fea-tured. Examples of dona-tions for the silent auction include a round trip flight from Sechelt to Victoria and a $500 certificate for labour on your home re-modeling project. The SC-CAS board and volunteers have been working hard to make this event a memo-rable evening.

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The red planet, Mars, will be at its brightest April 8 when it rises in the east af-ter sunset. But on the night

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Representing a cast of characters from favourite works of fiction, members of Driftwood Play-ers theatre troupe joined Gibsons and District Library patrons in a celebration of the library’s first hundred years on Saturday, March 29. After visitors enjoyed the traditional cake, they were treated to a performance of the Library’s song written and performed by Lowry Olafson, Sandy Buck’s puppet show, the strolling Players, a group-participation crossword puzzle, and non-stop entertainment. The first library – a wooden box – easily fit into one of the few quiet corners of the present library. PhOTO heATheR JeAL

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more chances! April’s lunar eclipse is the first in a tetrad of four lunar eclipses, each separated from the other by six lunar months.

Mark your calendars for Oc-tober 8, 2014, April 4, 2015 and September 28, 2015.

Significantly, these four total eclipses align with the Jewish feasts of Passover or Tabernacles and this year’s April full moon is the Pas-chal Moon, the first full moon of spring followed by Easter Sunday on April 20.

Elsewhere in the solar sys-tem the ringed planet Saturn is rising before midnight now and should be up around 9 p.m. by the end of the month.

Ripples from the Big Bang made news in mid March when a team of scientists at the South Pole, using the BICEP2 radio telescope, detected primordial gravita-tional waves generated 13.8 billion years ago. This is the first direct evidence of the Big Bang and cosmic infla-tion! If verified this discovery could reveal how the uni-verse was created.

Back on Earth, on Friday, April 11, the Royal Astro-nomical Society presents UBC Astrophysicist Dr. Aar-on Boley speaking on “Alien Worlds around Distant Stars” at the Sunshine Coast Art Centre. To date over 700 confirmed planets have been discovered outside our solar system and our knowledge of the solar system and a wide variety of other planetary sys-tems is expanding. The meet-ing commences at 7:30 p.m. Speaker begins at 8 p.m. Ev-eryone is welcome and dona-tions gratefully appreciated!

The public is also invited to Astro café Friday, April 18 at 8:30 p.m. at Pier 17 for tea, coffee and astronomy. www.coastastronomy.ca

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Saturday, April 5 4.00 - 6.00 pmPoetry reading by Ulrich SchafferLive music by von Loewen

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Artists Marleen Vermeulen and Pauline Lawson offer two quite different interac-tions with nature when their exhibitions open at the Gib-sons Public Art Gallery. The show opens April 3; meet the artists at an Opening Re-ception on Saturday, April 5

from 4 to 6 p.m.Vermeulen’s “conversa-

tions with nature” are de-fined by three elements: expanse, light, and texture. Each is tangibly present in her work. The play of light on the textures of each paint-ing’s composition, and the

broad canvas (metaphori-cally and actually) she choos-es, speak to her love of her natural surroundings. “The beauty of the landscape talks to me,” she says. “The bark of a tree, the softness of the mosses… the smoothness of a reflection in the water – my

Converse with nature at GPAG

Apr. 4Exploring Burma Today. Natural History Society presents Jan Kotaska’s illustrated account of her 2013 visit to Burma (Myanmar), 7:30pm, SC Arts Centre, Medusa & Trail, Sechelt.Apr. 5La Bohéme. New York Metropolitan Opera Company live via satellite in HD at Raven’s Cry, Sechelt, 10am. Bring lunch or snack; show runs 3.25 hours (approx.)Apr 5Early Years Fair 2014: More Fun at the Farm. Early Years Hub (formerly Sechelt Elementary), 10am – 1:30pm.Apr. 5Annual Master Gardeners’ Clinic and Plant Exchange, Gibsons & District Public Library, 11am – 3pm.Apr. 5Artists Reception: Materialize. Fibre Works Studio & Gallery, 12887 Sunshine Coast Highway (just north of Madeira Park), 2 – 4pm.Apr. 5Artists Reception: Marleen Vermeulen and Pauline Lawson at Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 4 – 6pm.Apr. 55th Annual Shoe, Purse and Jewelry Auction at Holy Family Hall, Nickerson Road, West Sechelt, 6pm. Proceeds to people on the Coast affected by Cancer. Apr. 5Literary Reading: J.B. MacKinnon at the SC Arts Centre, Trail & Medusa, Sechelt, 8pm.Apr. 6BMO April Fool’s Run presented by Coast Cable. Details and registration: foolsrun.comApr. 6Sunshine Coast Model Railroad Club Open House, 937 Stewart Road, Gibsons (follow signs from corner of North and Reed Roads), 11am – 3pmApr. 7Film: Le Weekend at Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, 7:30pm.Apr. 12West My Friend and Brett Wildeman perform at The Arts Building, Gibsons, 7:30pmApr. 15Suncoast Woodcrafters Guild AGM, Chatelech Secondary Science Room 117, 7pm. Guests welcomeApr. 19Delta Kayak Demo Day, Sunshine Kayaking dock, Gibsons Harbour, 10am – 5pm

Sacred Green Tara Sand Mandala to be created in Creek Gallery

Starting with an Open-ing Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 7 at the Creek Gallery (behind the Gumboot Restaurant in Roberts Creek Village), Tibetan Lama Tenzin Tsundu will spend almost a week painstakingly cre-ating a sacred Green Tara Sand Mandala by placing grains of coloured sand in a design that could stretch from three to five feet in di-ameter. Once the intricate traditional design is com-pleted on Sunday, April 13, at 2:30 p.m. it will be swept up in a ceremony to cel-ebrate the impermanence

of physical creation. Some of the sand will be given to those in attendance; the rest will carry its blessings as it is dispersed into the nearby ocean.

Throughout the week, the public is encouraged to participate by attend-ing morning prayers, short teachings, meeting with Tsundu during his breaks and viewing the mandala’s unfolding creation. Creek Gallery is open for view-ing from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission by donation.

As a very young child, Tsundu and his family fled

from the Chinese during the invasion of Tibet in 1959. Young Tenzin’s fam-ily was separated – it wasn’t until 50 years later that he learned that his brother was still alive in Tibet – and the journey claimed the lives of some of his family members while they crossed the Hi-malayas to Dharamsala, In-dia. There he began both an extensive education and a lifelong association with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama.

At the suggestion of the Dalai Lama and the request of the multi-faith Spirit Dance Group, Tsundu vis-ited the Sunshine Coast in

2010 for a series of talks and to create a Green Tara Sand Mandala at St. Hilda’s Anglican Church. Cur-rently, Spirit Dance Group offers Buddhist Teachings with Lama Tsundu at 4:30

p.m. each Sunday at the Arts Centre in Sechelt, and at Gibsons United Church on the second and fourth Friday of each month, from noon to 1 p.m.Story and photo submitted

goal is to capture the beauty, the moment and the feeling so I can share that experience with others.”

Lawson’s installation in GPAG’s Eve Smart Gallery is not so much a conversation as it is a facilitated monologue. ‘When Stones Speak’ uses acrylic inks and juxtaposes images of rock shaped by man

or nature with the softness of poetry on silk: “A stone, shaped like a heart / Polished by the Waves / Warmed by your hand, / a love-letter with your Name on it.”

“Conversations with Na-ture: and “When Stones Speak” exhibitions continue through to April 28.Heather Jeal

Coast International Pub-lic Art Society (CIPS), a registered BC non-profit society, recently announced it will present Body of Light, a multi-media performance piece created and designed by Gordon Halloran, at the Sechelt Arts Festival in October, 2014. CIPS pro-duced the community in-teractive Performance for Ice Gate at the 2010 Olym-pic Winter Games,

Halloran describes Body of Light as an enlightening theatrical and entertain-ing performance based on the transformative nature of physical and emotional healing and the mystery of wellness. Body of Light cele-brates the myriad of human emotions experienced when

one falls ill and learns to deal with the human body in a vulnerable state. Hal-loran explores the contra-dictions, rituals, emotions, variety, humor and surprise of moving from a besieged state to getting well.

The work is currently in development with Hal-loran collaborating with actor/writer Caitlin Hicks and several other local pro-fessional performers and artists. The finished work will feature comedy, dance, spoken word and film. Body of Light will be pre-sented at The Raven’s Cry Theatre in October.

As part of the ongoing nature of this project in the community, Body of Light would like to invite mem-

bers of the community to participate with stories of their experience of heal-ing in all its facets. Are you a health practitioner, a pa-tient, a family member, friend, newly diagnosed, in-process, healed? Has your journey surprised you, made you laugh, taken you to a place of healing you’d like to share? Body of Light is seek-ing insights into your expe-riences of healing: comic, exhilarating, angry, terrified, happy, discouraged, hope-ful, etc – the gamut. Your story will be kept completely confidential, unless other-wise desired. Please contact: [email protected] and arrange a time for a con-fidential interview. Submitted

Body of Light celebrates healingCommunity participation solicited for upcoming multi-media performance piece

Organizers are call-ing for vendors, envi-ronmental and com-munity organizations, volunteers and donors to join in the Earth Day celebrations at the Roberts Creek Pier on Sunday, April 27 from noon to 5 p.m. Booth space is $10 to $30 for commercial vendors; no charge for environ-mental and community organizations. Contact Sheila Wilson for more info: robertscreekearth [email protected]

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Spring is here, however the winter was a long one with no shortage of pain-ful moments for your auto. It is essential to have your car looked over to ensure your vehicle is road ready for the up coming spring and summer months.

A small list of what to do to better prepare your ve-hicle for the road includes:

• OIL CHANGE with all fluids topped up.

• BRAKE CHECK- Harsh driving conditions can take a toll on brakes and their associated com-ponents.

• WHEEL ALIGN-MENTS are always a good

idea to have checked to en-sure proper handling and safety. Also, to get the maxi-mum wear out of your tires.

• BELTS and HOSES are another vital compo-nent to your car and the most overlooked. Make sure you are not left on the side of the road for any related issues.

• BATTERY CHECKS are also very important. Making sure battery posts are free of any dirt oar cor-rosion and a simple load test can tell what kink of condi-tion your battery is in.Submitted by Wayne Dyck,Pender Harbour Automotive and Tire

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• 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened

• 2 tbsp. finely chopped parsley

• 1½ tsp. crushed red chile flakes

• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

• zest of 1 lemon• Kosher salt and freshly

ground black pepper, to taste

• Lobster tails (allow 1 – 2 per person)• ¼ cup olive oil

Combine butter, parsley, chile flakes, garlic, lemon zest, salt, and pepper in a bowl; set aside. Place lob-ster tails, shell side down, to a baking sheet; drizzle with oil, and season with salt and pepper.

Heat a charcoal grill or set a gas grill to high; bank coals or turn off burner on one side (see “Grilling 101”). Place lobster tails, flesh side down, on hot-test part of grill; cook until slightly charred, 2 to 3 min-utes. Flip and using a spoon, spread lobster tails with the garlic-parsley butter; con-tinue grilling until meat is tender, 3 to 5 minutes more.

Once upon a time, lob-sters were so plentiful they were ‘poor folks’ food.’ Accounts from the 1800s record servants requesting not to eat lobsters more than three times a week. Since then, the lobster in-dustry grew and over-fish-ing reduced their num-bers, elevating them into the luxury market. This is fitting because lobsters are true blue-bloods; the cop-per found in the haemo-cyanin molecule in their blood gives it a distinctive cyan hue.

Left alone, lobsters can live for 100 years or more, growing up to three feet and weighing over 40 pounds. The original shell colour may vary, turning red when cooked because all the other

colour dyes are destroyed by the heat.

Although lobster is usu-ally boiled or broiled, the sweet meat served plain with melted butter for dip-ping, grilling on the barbe-cue adds a deeper dimen-sion of flavour.

The first rule of cooking any seafood on the barbecue is to start with a well-oiled grill, and avoid turning the fish or shellfish more than once. Flipping too often can

cause fish to flake apart, and with shellfish is unnecessary. Oysters and clams, for ex-ample, can be cleaned and placed directly on a well-oiled grill, to cook for three to four minutes – until the shells open wide.

Cooking directly over the flame is one option, but fish or lobster can be steamed within a foil packet on the grill to seal in juices, and to keep fish from breaking apart on the grill.

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Live-in Caregiver needed for an elderly gentleman in Gibsons, full-time, 35-40 hours per week and pays $10.50 an hour. Duties include assisting the elderly person in his activities of daily liv-ing, meal preparations, light house-keeping, kitchen clean up, laundry, ironing, as well as grocery shopping when necessary. Must work week-ends and must live in. High school graduate education and experience are assets. Interested applicants apply by email [email protected], by phone 604-886-7010 or by mail P.O. Box 460, Gibsons, B.C. V0N 1V0

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CLASSES/EdUCATIONFeldenkrais: Classes for healthy, organized movements. Enjoy these gentle, no-sweat classes and eliminate pain, inhibited movement and re-stricted range of motion. Great for rehab as well as general maintenance. Tuesdays, 5-6pm, Davis Bay Community Hall, or customized, hands-on sessions by appt. 604-885-9064 or [email protected] btfn

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RE décor Consignment. New Place? Outfitting your first home? We have great décor style you will love! AND have many things you will actually need! Lamps, mirrors, furniture, kitchen stuff, bedding, baskets, plant pots and cushions. Everything in the store is recycled and reasonably priced, making ReDecor a great choice for the sus-tainable lifestyle. Free seeds with any purchase. Also offering design and de-cluttering services. www.redecor.ca www.facebook.com/redecorsechelt. 5660 Cowrie St., Sechelt. 604-885-5884. b15

LATTICE: New 4x8 sheets, hvy duty, $45 ea. Various other sizes avail. 604-885-7014. p33

UKULELES: Quality handmade ukuleles, Call 604-886-7785, or [email protected]. p23

LUMBER & BEAMS: Cedar, fir, al-der, all sizes in stock. Also on-site milling available. Call 604-885-2502. b14

GARAGE SALESInterior Design Business Retire-ment Sales: All kinds of brand new fabric, $5 per yard. All kinds of foam. Sale on Friday April 11, Sat-urday April 12, and Monday April 14. Time: From 9:30am to 2:30pm. Place: 5399 Derby Road, Sechelt. Tel: 604 585 8828. p15

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Lost: Wooden cane, at the Sechelt Arena bus stop. Call Pam at 604-741-9914. f14

Found: Woman’s black leather glove on Medusa St, in Nov/Dec. Call 604-885-5604. p14

Found: Small microphone head-set on Mermaid St. Mar. 20. Call 604-885-5604. p14

Found: Necklace with heart pen-dant, in Mosaic Mkt pkg lot, Sat. Mar. 8. Call 604-740-8140. f14

Found: Silver chain earring, in the seawatch area near the Shores. Call 604-740-3797. f14

Found: Brown tortoiseshell glass-es. Clayton’s pkg lot, March 20. Call 604-885-3738. f14

Found: Hubcap, possibly for a Smart Car, at SC Hwy and Norwest Bay Rd. Sun, Mar 30. Call 604-740-0586. f14

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aPartments & suitesSechelt: Upper level of house, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, shared laundry, $850/mo plus util. Lower lever, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, shared laundry, $550/mo plus util. Or full house for $1400/mo plus util. Call 604-219-8850 or 604-218-9166. p14

Gibsons: 1 bdrm ground floor apartment available May 1. Walk-ing distance to schools, shopping, and minutes from the ferry. Newer appliances with dishwasher. Laun-dry in building. N/S, pets ok. Call 604-619-0235. p15

OThERGibsons RV Resort: $475/mo. Incl hydro/sewer/water. RV site only. Internet $20/Cable TV $20. Pets OK. RV to be 1995 and newer. 1051 Gilmour Rd. Call 604-989-7275. btfn.

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Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Leslie James Fowler, formerly of 12476 Malcolm Road, Ma-deira Park, BC, Deceased, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned executor, c/o Shannon Fowler, 748 Brookside Place, Gibsons, BC, V0N 1V9, on or before May 2, 2014, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Shannon Fowler, Executor. p15

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Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)New realizations are awak-

ening you to perspectives previously hidden. These are linked to some of your closest relationships. At best they are catalysts for healing. Participate with sincerity for best results.Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)

Many ideas, dreams and schemes still be in the plan-ning or drafting stage may be linked to your reputa-tion and place in the world. You may feel a bit scattered and overwhelmed by all the implications. Allow your dreams to guide you.Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)

A resurgence of your sense of individuality is underway. Still, it may require some sober thought, action and investigation. You likely have something special to share. Name it and you will be half way there.Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)Something big is shaking

in your public and profes-sional life. The reverberations can be felt close to home and in your most important re-

lationships. It may feel like you have to proceed as on simply a hope and a prayer. Well, there is power in both of these so make the most of them.

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)Circumstances are leading

you to go big. To succeed will require a firm grip. This im-plies self-control to outline, execute and follow through on key plans. IPrepare to be in the limelight for a while starting in two to three weeks.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Dive into matters linked

to finances, income, and taxes as opportunities to in-crease your personal power. People and situations may not be so reliable or predica-ble just now, so you are wise to remain flexible.

Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)Expressing yourself cre-

atively and according to your own, unique and individual style of late especially is fea-tured. This week the empha-sis shifts from self-expression to service and giving.Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)

Changes in routine and possibly even your entire life-style continue to roll in. Do-ing work behind the scenes is likely. This includes activities close to home and with fam-ily. Cleaning and beautifying

your living environment will prove inspiring.Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)

You are wise to think twice and act once now. Some of your ideas may not be so re-alistic, or at least you do not have enough information or materials or money or…. Do make plans but wait for some of the missing pieces to fall into place.Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19)

Situations at home are in-fluencing your decisions at work and vice versa. Ques-tions of money are featured. Self-mastery = emotional self-control = harnessing imagination to work for and not against you.Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)

This is your invitation to take some time out to express your ideas and/or to promote your gifts, talents, skills and offerings. Tune in by harness-ing your imagination and ex-pressing your talents.Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)Careful preparation and

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