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The long process in reconciling the two sides in the proposed new Port Alberni Shelter Society facility issue has started.

According to Mayor John Douglas,

more than 80 people attended a meeting he facilitated March 7 between residents and society representatives.

The meeting was an attempt to bridge the gap between the two sides, he said.

Society officials are working to build a new shelter across the

street from the existing one on a swath of land owned by the Vancouver Island Health Authority.

More than 150 residents in the area have outlined concerns dealing with drug use, theft

and property invasion which they say stems from a number of shelter residents.

Several issues came out at the meeting that had not been

discussed before, Douglas said. Better

neighbourhood lighting and working with shelter officials on administrative issues and curfew times were among those mentioned, he related.

“Some people were happy, some were unhappy and there were others in between.”

The meeting was productive and another step forward in the issue, society official Myron Jespersen said. “We’ve gone from expressing concerns to having a discussion and trying to work through the issues,” he said.

There are other

variables to consider with respect to changing curfew times, Jespersen said. “They only work to keep people out and not in.

“And do people really want that when someone shows up and has to stay outside?”

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Mill looks for subsidy compromiseWAWMEESH

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If McLean Mill National Historic Site’s steam sawmill was busier, the city wouldn’t have to subsidize it so much, says Coun. Jack McLeman.

McLeman is calling on Vancouver Island-based logging companies to donate more logs to the mill.

Councillors passed a motion at the Feb. 27 budget meeting seeking donations of logs to boost lumber sales at the mill.

According to McLeman, Western Forest Products donated some logs in 2012 and the results were good for the mill.

“We got wood to use on the site. It helped repair the fish ladder. And we got to sell some of it, so I’d say this worked well for the mill,” McLeman said.

The plan has a downside, he admitted. For starters, the mill is old and it can’t run fast. It can only run for three hours a day without a heavier maintenance schedule. And the wood would have to

be sold in a niche market, he said.

“We’re not competing with APD, Somass Mill, etc.”

Western Forest Products isn’t the only group who have donated logs; others such as Probyn Logging and outside private groups have in the past as well.

McLeman wants to solicit donations from other groups, asking the city to issue a tax receipt in return.

The mill’s total budget for this year is $500,000. Mill manager

Neil Malbon said the tourism-based operation is projected to generate $250,000 to $255,000 in revenue this year, and officials have asked for a $249,000 subsidy.

“Just over 50 per cent out of what we spend in our budget we generate ourselves,” Malbon said.

According to McLeman, the mill sold $20,000 of lumber last year. “If other outfits donated to us and we could get that up by two to three

times then we’d need less subsidy from the city,” he said.

The goal is to cut back the subsidy to zero; but in order to do that the mill must become economically self-sufficient, McLeman said.

“I think the business is there.”

The mill has purchased some timber, including yellow cedar from Western Forest Products.

There are two or three employees who run the mill regularly.

They have local customers for lumber: their custom-cut wood is especially in demand from people who are rebuilding docks or having to replace support timbers.

Most of the orders are cut during summer tourist demonstrations, but there is room to increase production a little, McLeman said.

The mill received a national historic site designation from Parks Canada more than a decade ago. As a result of the designation, the city and federal government signed a 42-year agreement involving the mill, city manager Ken Watson said.

The agreement called for the feds to contribute $2 million with matching provincial funds for capital improvement to the mill.

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makes no mention about the mill’s operation or the steam train, Watson said.

“It (the mill) shouldn’t be allowed to fall into a state of disrepair but it doesn’t have to be operated on a day-to-day basis,” he said.

The mill is an integral part of the community and worth the investment, Alberni Valley Museum director Jean McIntosh said.

“It’s a historical mark and a commemorative location. It’s a representation of a mill of a certain era in our heritage,” McIntosh said.

The mill is a social, technological and commercial example of the way people lived in the Valley then and that’s important, she said. “It’s part of the community’s original fabric and it still resides at the site.”

Forestry is the foundation the city was built on, she added. “It’s the original essence of economic development in the community.”

The Anderson mill that was built in 1860

at the foot of what is now Argyle Street was the first sawmill built in B.C. The London, England-based company brought in workers and supplies for the mill, and this spawned the beginning of a settlement that eventually grew out around it to become Port Alberni.

“That is something to honour and is hugely important,” McIntosh said.

R.B. McLean built McLean Mill and operated it with his three sons between 1926-65. Some of the original buildings are still standing.

The mill is a cultural investment in the Valley, McIntosh said.

It showcases who we are. Gives a glimpse at the Valley’s past and present. And promotes the Valley’s uniqueness as a community, she said.

“It also gives our children a sense of where it is they come from and what their roots are,” McIntosh said.

“That’s what we invest in when we invest in culture.”

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A custom-cut timber is run through the steam-powered sawmill during a December 2011 demonstration. The mill can operate up to three hours per day, but it is not required to, city manager Ken Watson says.

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The second of three people involved in a

beating that left a Port Alberni fisherman with a broken leg last summer has been sentenced.

The youth, who was 17 at the time of the offense and cannot be named, pleaded guilty to common assault in Port Alberni Provincial Court on March 8. Judge Rod Sutton netted out one year’s probation and a no contact order with the victim, Bert McCarthy, 41.

“There will be discussion with Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal

Council officials about his probation and where it will be completed,” Crown prosecutor Christina Proteau said.

The youth was originally charged with assault causing bodily harm but pleaded guilty to a lesser offense on March 8.

“It was difficult to determine at what point the injury happened and who caused it,” Proteau said.

On May 12, 2012, McCarthy was swarmed by four men and assaulted outside of the Petro-Canada gas station on River Road.

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Port Alberni Centennial official Ken Rutherford presents Mayor John Douglas with a commemorative print at Monday’s night’s council meeting.

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Port Alberni’s centennial left lasting legacies, organizer Ken Rutherford said.

Rutherford gave a wrap-up of Centennial activities to Port Alberni city council at their March 11 meeting.

Centennial events were held over the

course of 2012 and January 2013.

Legacies that were left as a result of those events included a year-long museum exhibit, banners depicting early pioneers, the carved wooden bear at Victoria Quay, a carved stone wishing well and a special DVD, Rutherford said.

A scrapbook was compiled that will

serve as a written record of the centennial, he said. And a centennial garden done in conjunction with the Port Alberni Women’s Business Network is planned for part of the grounds at city hall, he added.

The centennial was made possible through $230,000 in federal and provincial grants, as well as

through business contributions.

A final accounting of funds will take place later this month. Rutherford said he hoped any leftover funds could be used to continue the heritage marker program, as well as to serve as a small legacy fund for future endeavours, he said.

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Road check uncovers violators

A multi-force operation conducted in Cathedral Grove on Feb. 25 produced 47 violation tickets, says RCMP Cpl. Mike Elston.

The operation was conducted by RCMP traffic services departments, Ministry of Forests officers, a provincial commercial vehicle

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Melissa Bigmore has taken on the task of organizing the 2013 Port Alberni Relay for Life, a 12-hour, overnight community event that raises funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.

This year’s event will take place from 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 to 7 a.m. on Sunday, June 23, at Bob Dailey Stadium. Those interested in participating as teams or seeking a team can register online or head down to the Canadian Cancer Society unit office located at 3030 B Third Ave. and ask about registration.

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a precursor to a formal community consultation meeting being held on Thursday, March 14 from 3-8 p.m. at the

Best Western Barclay Hotel.

The event will provide an opportunity for the public to review site plans, floor plans and elevations for the

proposed replacement facility.

There will also be an opportunity for people to peruse and give input to the shelter’s good neighbour agreement,

a document that sets out how neighbours and the shelter will resolve issues between them.

“Some of the things that have been discussed, those are

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Valley innovators honouredBUSINESS: | Alberni’s Minions, Coulson named to Vancouver Island’s Top 20 Under 40 list.

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Two young innovators from Port Alberni have been named to Vancouver Island’s Top 20 Under 40.

Britt Coulson is manager at Coulson Aircrane, and at 26 years old he is dealing with an international clientele.

At 25, the youngest winner, Sharie Marie Minions manages a dozen brokers with The Mortgage Group, runs an online baby clothing company called Little Minions with her husband and is mother to an 18-month-old daughter.

“It’s very exciting as a young person in business,” Minions said. “It feels good to be recognized for what

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“I was impressed with the amount of good innovation on the Island,” he said. “It

was nice to be recognized because most of the industries are dominated by older, more experienced people.”

Other nominees from the Alberni Valley included Dr. Shaun Golema, owner and optometrist with Valley Vision Optometry; Jimmy Pelk Jr., sales manager at Alberni Toyota; and Michelle Lapointe, owner of EM Salon and Spa.

“There are others under 40 in our community who are making tremendous contributions in their respective professions that don’t fit the ‘business’ category and who also deserve recognition,” city economic development manager Pat Deakin said.

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executive director Mike Carter fell in love with Barkley Sound when he first came to the Alberni Valley and that’s exactly where he plans to spend more time now.

Carter is retiring on Friday after eight years with the chamber.

“I’m going to spend more time in the Barkley Sound, renovate our house and I plan to be seen more often at the golf course,” Carter said.

The retirement caps off a working career in Port Alberni that has lasted more than 40 years.

The married father of two was born in March 1948 in Richmond-Steveston where he grew up and went to school.

Carter had one brother, who has since passed away and he credits him with being his role model while growing up.

“He was a bull of a man who had a big heart and was deadly honest,” Carter said,

He cites PE as his favourite course in high school but had other ideas about his educational goals. “I wanted to be a nuclear physicist; at least that’s why my mother told me to say,” Carter said.

He wasn’t far off the mark as he went to the University of B.C. starting in

1966 and eventually earned credentials in math and physics. Carter could perform complicated equations but he also listened to Vancouver radio religiously, and really wanted to be a radio announcer.

He went to the Shuswap after university for 10 months. “I think I heard the worst radio I ever heard then,” Carter said. “I still remember it: ‘You’re

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Carter left the Shuswap and went back to the Lower Mainland where he enrolled in the broadcast journalism program at BCIT.

He got a job with CJAV in Port Alberni 1972 and arrived in the Valley during what was a different time. “This was a happening place and it was really a beehive

of activity,” Carter said.

Carter toured the Valley but it was a trip down the Alberni Canal on the MV Lady Rose that convinced him to drop anchor. “I just fell in love with the Barkley Sound and I knew in that

moment that I never wanted to leave,” he said.

“I swore I would spend as much time there as I could.”

Carter split his time between the radio station and the lab at the paper mill. He also worked as a commercial fisherman, which comes as no surprise considering his favourite movie was The Old Man And The Sea.

He left radio for good in 1986 and worked for the city for 10 years as the manager of Alberni Harbour Quay.

Carter sat as a director on the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce while quay manager, and he was later recruited to become its manager in 2005.

“It was a good fit because I worked with other organizations and directors before, and I’m a people person,” Carter said. “I can say I’ve enjoyed

coming to work every day.”

Pulling together the chamber’s “yellow jacket” ambassadors program was a win, Carter said. But the accomplishment that most stands out is the building of the new visitor centre, which opened two years ago. “A lot of sweat equity went into raising $1.5 million. But we accomplished that and got it done.” Carter said.

Carter is leaving the chamber but is staying on with the Maritime Heritage Society, and is helping with the Russian hockey team that is coming for a challenge game in early April.

And the first day of his retirement? “I’m going to head down to Harbour Quay and buy veggies for the week then get to ripping the carpet up at home,” Carter said. “We also have a float home down the canal and I plan to spend more time there.”

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Port Alberni Chamber of Commerce executive director Mike Carter says that he’ll be able to bear retirement just fine. Carter, who has called the Valley home since 1972, is retiring from his position at the chamber after eight years.

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V ICTORIA – The B.C. legislature session ends

this week. It can’t come quickly enough for Premier Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals.

This is also the week we see the rest of the fallout from “ethnic-gate,” as the latest controversy over partisan activity by political staff has been clumsily labelled.

A disgruntled former B.C. Liberal caucus staffer handed the NDP opposition an internal memo setting out a strategy for ethnic “outreach” that strayed into forbidden territory, suggesting that ethnic-friendly government events could be staged and participants’ names collected and turned over to the party.

“This secret plan clearly demonstrates the Liberals are deliberately folding government resources and

staff into their party’s campaign machinery, despite rules that forbid this,” thundered NDP house leader John Horgan.

“We’ve seen this before, with the Liberals’ efforts to run a secret committee to subvert the public process around Burnaby Hospital, and in the attack website created by caucus staff and launched by the Liberal party.”

Casual observers might see this as a disturbing new development in misuse of public resources.

It’s disturbing, all right, but it’s hardly new.

The “attack website” Horgan refers to is a case in point.

While a website targeting NDP leader Adrian Dix was being cooked up in the B.C. Liberal bunker, a similar effort was being developed in NDP research down the hall.

This partisan message

detailed all the worthwhile things that could be done with the government’s $15 million advertising budget singing the praises of the government’s “jobs plan.”

But this one carried the logo of the NDP caucus, so it was within the rules.

The average person, seeing two groups of staff on the public payroll, each

slagging the other, might not detect much of a difference.

The biggest headline from the leaked memo was its reference to generating

“quick wins” for the election campaign by staging apologies for historic racial injustices.

It mentioned how former premier Gordon Campbell delivered a solemn apology in 2008 for the decision to turn away a ship carrying Sikh refugees from Vancouver harbour – shortly after the outbreak of the First World War.

What does a modern provincial premier

accomplish by apologizing for a federal immigration decision made in 1915? Why would another premier now feel the need to apologize for a federal “head tax” imposed on Chinese immigrants from 1885 to 1923?

The answer is obvious.Again, don’t expect

much to change with an NDP government.

Asked last week if he would stage an apology for the head tax, Dix delivered a well-rehearsed history lesson that made it clear he is anxious to do so.

It’s more important to put on a show than to do the right thing.

Hospitals are announced three times before they’re built, then announced again when they are staffed.

Politics is a lucrative career.

Former B.C. Liberal MLA Lorne Mayencourt is one of the additional “outreach” staff hand-picked by Clark.

The B.C. Liberals retort that the NDP caucus has a similar staffer named Gabriel Yiu.

Continued/ 11

TOM FLETCHERB.C. Views

Ethnic strategy is nothing new

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EDITORIAL

Public trust: it still matters

The ethnic vote scandal plaguing the governing B.C. Liberal government proved one thing. B.C. voters still care about government and the political system.

The B.C. Liberals were caught red-handed trying to score ‘quick wins’ in the upcoming election by apologizing to ethnic groups for past wrongs, such as the Chinese head tax.

Special exception was taken with the plan in the memo, which was leaked by the NDP, to use government resources to achieve these ends.

It’s not a new tactic in politics to try to capture votes through announcement of special projects paid for with tax dollars.

The B.C. Liberals themselves made fun of the previous NDP government for shovelling money off the back of a truck into the lead-up to an election.

So why are people getting so bent out of shape over this latest example of pandering to the electorate? Even though everyone is doing it, it doesn’t make it right.

Despite the cynicism in today’s society and the lack of faith in the system often voiced by voters, people still care about this province and its elected leaders.

People still care whether they are misled.They care where their tax dollars are

spent. And there is still an expectation, no matter how naive, that people elected to positions of power act with integrity.

When they don’t, when politicians fail to uphold the trust the people give to them, B.C. voters react swiftly and decisively to remove them from office.

Despite B.C.’s reputation as political blood sport, the province includes countless examples of selfless people who dedicated their lives to public service.

The ethnic vote scandal might show that we often get less than we ask for from politicians. That doesn’t mean we quit demanding excellence.

— Nanaimo News Bulletin

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Polio fight needs resources

To the Editor,The number of

global polio cases has declined to 200, after decades of effort by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

Canada was the first country to fund the GPEI, and has long been on the forefront of the battle to eradicate polio.

We are now a stone’s throw away from finishing this terrible crippler of children, but the program is under assault from Islamic extremists, and our own Conservative government.

Just recently, nine volunteers immunizing children against polio were murdered in Nigeria.

These courageous people knew that unless the disease is stopped now, it could erupt again and become the horrible plague it once was.

Sadly, the safety off all such volunteers is at risk.

Funding for polio eradication has rapidly declined, with the Harper government planning to slash funding from $35 million to $5 million by next year.

Money is needed

not just for vaccines, but to provide armed protection for these workers.

People are putting their lives at risk in their efforts to rid the world of this scourge.

The least we can do is support them with funding to allow them to complete their work.

Nathaniel Poole,Victoria

Minister denies strategy link

To the Editor,Re: MLA probes

ethnic outreach strategy–Hesquiaht apology link, www.albernivalleynews.com, March 7.

On Nov. 17, 2012, a feast was held in Port Alberni that represented a significant step in healing the relationship between the Hesquiaht First Nation and British Columbia.

Our acknowledgement of the pain of those involved in the tragedy that took place in 1869 was both respectful and sincere.

The desire for reconciliation originated with the community, took place in the community and culminated with the community inviting me to the emotional

healing ceremony, at which some 400 Hesquiaht people celebrated our mutual respect.

In my response to this newspaper’s inquiry on March 6, concerning the Hesquiaht acknowledgement, I was clear that my ministry’s approach to respectfully acknowledge the pain of the Hesquiaht Nation began in earnest in 2010.

The development of such reconciliation for a historic wrong requires considerable reflection, analysis and discussion.

I believe every government must be alive to these historic issues, and must be ready to discuss and to pursue thoughtful actions that can demonstrate our attentiveness and our concern.

I am frankly deeply disturbed by the effort to try to undermine the importance and meaning of what for me personally, for my government and – I believe – most of all, for the Hesquiaht Nation, was a profound, sincere and moving experience.

Ida Chong,Minister of

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation

Irish gave more than Guinness

To the editor,As we move towards

the eve of St. Patrick’s Day it would not be amiss to consider the legacies of Ireland and its contribution to civilization.

To many in North America, the Irish are portrayed as a “fighting” race. This perception is well short of being accurate.

For millennia the Irish have cherished freedom. In ancient Rome Agricola, their famous general, advised his emperor to “war down and take possession of Ireland so that freedom might be put out of sight”.

Rome did not move, but almost a thousand years later the English did, and in 1147 c.e. they laid down their heavy hand, the weight of which is still felt.

Generally speaking, it is not in the Irish fibre to back away in the face of adversity, but it must also be said that Ireland, as a nation, has never, in recorded history, attacked another nation.

The Irish have held “law” in great reverence; words like hungerstrike, lynchlaw, and boycott

are in common usage throughout the world, but they do not reflect the purity of practice they once held.

Hungerstrike. The process known as truscead (fasting upon him) allowed a plaintiff to set his mat at the door to the house of a defendant and remain there fasting until the complaint was settled.

Boycott. The 1800’s in Ireland spawned many movements that strove to lift the oppressive hand of British Rule.

One such movement was the Land League, which used as its modus operandi the act of boycott. Captain Boycott was a former British Army officer who acted as Land Agent for absentee landlords.

The modern ‘travelling people’ are descendents of those dispossessed farmers.

In modern times, the acts of hungerstrike and boycott have been trifled with, and their values debased.

And so, as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, it would be well to remember that Ireland has contributed something more than Shamrocks an Guinness.

Pat O’Connell,Port Alberni


From/ 10Yiu has taken three

leaves of absence to run for MLA, and is in practical terms a professional NDP candidate.

Yiu is running for a fourth time in Vancouver-Fraserview, having been defeated in 2009 by former West Vancouver police chief Kash Heed. That campaign was notorious for anonymous Chinese-language pamphlets

claiming the NDP favours legalizing drugs and imposing a “death tax” on inheritance.

This latest scandal might produce meaningful reform. But the misuse of public money to further the interests of political parties is deeply entrenched.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com.

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Port Alberni’s civic governments are dealing with a BC Court of Appeal decision regarding civic officials’ conflict of interest guidelines.

On Jan. 13, appeal court overturned a ruling in the Schlenker v. Torgrimson Supreme Court case. The courts deemed that two elected officials on Salt Spring Island illegally cast votes to provide money to non-profit organizations which they were directors of.

Conflict of interest is now considered pecuniary, or involving money, the judgment noted. As long as the matter involves giving public funds and the respondents have an interest then it makes

no difference that they didn’t benefit.

A February report from the Union of B.C. Municipalities noted that “...the court decision could mean that elected officials will no longer be able to participate in non-profit societies that receive money from local government,” the report showed. “...the elected officials could be disqualified from office if they vote on matters that would benefit the society financially, even if there is no personal financial benefit to them.”

The development has been on the radar of Port Alberni city council through legal bulletins and notices, and council has taken steps to deal with it, city manager Ken Watson said.

Several councillors sit on various organizations. Mayor

John Douglas: Port Alberni Twinning Society; Hira Chopra: Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce.

But in advance of this issue, those appointments are now in liaison, non-voting capacities negating a conflict, Watson said.

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District is wrestling with the issue as well.

Regional district CAO Russell Dyson circulated a report about the matter to directors before their March 13 meeting.

“Public officials, such as directors who are active in their community are likely to face many conflict of interest situations,” Dyson wrote. “It is important therefore that conflicts be recognized quickly and handled appropriately.”

Situations such as a re-zoning decision that impacts a director’s land value, or a decision that benefits a director’s family, associates or organization they belong to can constitute a conflict, Dyson wrote. But the rule does not apply to interests that are held in common with the community, he noted.

ACRD officials are given a conflict of interest orientation, and directors review through the Union of BC Municipalities. But the ACRD’s policy with respect to directors’ appointments to other groups isn’t as cut and dried as the city, Dyson said.

“They’ve (city) taken the lead with liaison appointments only. We haven’t taken that approach,” he said.

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Fugitive back to AlbertaAn Alberta man

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RCMP Police arrested Sean Roney, 28, in Port Alberni on Feb. 19.

Roney was arrested on outstanding warrants from Strathmore, Alta. for

two counts of sexual assault and five counts of breach of probation.

Roney had come in to the Port Alberni RCMP detachment to inquire about another matter, RCMP Cpl. Colin Banks said.

Roney’s name was forwarded to Port Alberni’s crime

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My sister and her husband were traveling by car from Montreal to California. They stopped over in Port Alberni and decided to stay for with us for two weeks. This was mid-February; what

is there to do in Port Alberni in February?

Fortunately, Lady Rose Marine Services had a special on for the month of February: $25 per person round trip aboard the MV Frances Barkley to

Bamfield. We lined up with about 100 people to board the Frances Barkley, most of them carrying big expensive Canon and Nikon cameras with long telephoto lenses and tripods. I had my trusty Nikon D300 S equipped with an 18-70 mm lens, and in my pocket I had a Tamron 2X converter that I thought I would slip on if I needed a longer 140 mm lens.

Using the 2X converter on my 18-70 mm lens, I would lose two f-stops: therefore the aperture would change from f4.0 to f8. To make up for losing the two f-stops I boosted the ISO up to 800 from 200.

Off we went, me with my camera and lens combination that is easy to shoot.Using the wide-angle lens I could shoot people on board and interesting situations in the restaurant downstairs while the other photographers could not because of their long lens.

Another wonderful trip on the Francis Barkley.

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NOTICE OF CHRISTMAS CLOSURE

Please be advised that the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District office will be closed from

Tuesday, December 25th through Tuesday, January 1st. The office will reopen for business as

usual at 8:00 am on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013.

This closure impacts the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District office only.

Landfills

The Alberni Valley and West Coast Landfill will be CLOSED Christmas day and New Years Day.

Payments

Payments can be made as usual via online banking, telephone or at banking institutions. Post-

dated cheques can be dropped off/mailed prior to the closure. Payments placed through the

mail slot at the ACRD will be processed as of December 31st.

Building Permits & Inspections

No building permits will be issued or inspections conducted during the closure. Please ensure

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took my touristas down to Harbour Quay to admire the scenery, and the new breakwater pier. Later in the day we went out to Coulson Flying Tankers, home of the Martin Mars water bombers, where we saw signs proclaiming no admittance, no visiting, no touristas, verboten. However the gate was open so we just went in, strolled around and took photos of these gigantic, wonderful flying machines.

Once again my wide-angle lens serve me in good stead as I went around taking photos

in tight places. There were no other

places for tourists to look at or enjoy in Port Alberni: Naesgaard’s Farm Market was closed, the steam mill was closed, there was no train—so we took them to Nanaimo to the Crow & Gate Pub to have a typical English pub lunch.

A few days later we went to Qualicum Beach where we had a great time strolling on the beach even though a light rain was falling.

Back to the main drag walking up and down looking at the stores followed by another wonderful

lunch, this time at Gary’s Bistro.

What happened to the hundred or so tourists that were on the boat with us: where did they go afterwards? With nothing open for tourists, Port Alberni was the loser that time.

Any questions? E-mail me at [email protected] or see me online at www.silverstonephotos.com.

Norman Silverstone teaches photography through North Island College and Eldercollege in Port Alberni.

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The Business Retention Survey is coming to an end in the Uptown and Lower Johnston Road areas. If you have a business in either of those areas and have not been interviewed, please call Mike Pichor at 250.720.2835.Business interviews will start in other areas of the community soon.

For more information, call Pat DeakinEconomic Development ManagerCity of Port Alberni at 250.720.2527.

Arrowsmith Rotary is proud to sponsor the Citizen of the Year Award.

Do you know someone who tirelessly gives back to make our community a

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Community EventsTHURS. MARCH

14◆ PORT ALBERNI

SHELTER SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE at the Best Western Barclay Hotel, from 3-8 p.m. A chance for the public to review of the first draft of site plans, floor plans and elevations for the proposed replacement facility as well as a review of a draft Good Neighbour Agreement.

◆ COmPOST - CLOSINg THE NUTRIENT CYCLE a special workshop about composting in a three-bin box. At Echo Centre. Starts at 7 p.m.

SAT. MARCH 16◆ SPRINg FLINg DANCE

at Cherry Creek Hall. Featuring Lazy Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners. 8-midnight (doors open 7:30 p.m.). Advance tix

only, $15 each at Archie’s Hairstyling on lower Johnston Road.

◆ SPRINg CRAFT mARkET AND BAkE SALE featuring homemade goods, aboriginal crafts and a light concession. Tables: $10. At the Hupacasath House of Gathering, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

◆ BULERIA gYPSY-LATIN w/FLAmENCO DANCERS a unique

act on Canada’s West Coast, with songs sung strictly in Spanish. At Char’s Landing on Argyle Street. Starts: 7 p.m. Advance tix: $12 at Rollin Art Centre; at the door: add $3.

MON. MARCH 18

◆ TROUBLED wATER a documentary by Paul Manly about issues affecting Vancouver

Island’s watersheds and public water systems. At Char’s Landing on Argyle Street. Starts: 7 p.m.

THURS. MARCH 21

◆ SPRINg SOLSTICE CELEBRATION at the labrynth behind West Coast General Hospital. Starts: 1 p.m. Everyone welcome.

ONGOING◆ ALBERNI vALLEY

STARFLEET CHAPTER members being solicited for a new Starfleet club in Alberni, which would be associated with the International Star Trek Fan Association. For info. call 250-724-7293.

◆ AFTER SCHOOL kIDS PROgRAm at Grace Lutheran Church (Corner of Redford Street and Ninth Avenue). For children in Grades K-6. From 3-4:30 p.m. Snacks, games, stories, crafts, music, and more! Call 250-724-5032 for more info.

◆ FUN NIgHT on Friday nights at Legion Branch No. 293, 4680 Victoria Quay. Starts at 5 p.m. Food available. Nominal admission fee.

◆ SUNSHINE CLUB book club. Meets every second Thursday from 12:45 - 2:15 pm in the Hemlock Room at Echo Centre. For more info call directors Alexander or Pat Miller at 250-724-2246.

◆ ALBERNI vALLEY COmmUNITY BAND meets Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. in the E. J. Dunn band room. Flutes, saxophones, and brasses are needed but all instruments are welcome. For info: 250-723-1903 or 250-735-0128.

◆ ALATEEN at the Alano Club, 3028 Second Ave. From 11 a.m. to 12 noon. For teens ages 13-17. For info. call 250-724-6826 or 250-723-7223.

◆ CHOIR mEmBERS NEEDED Barkley Sound Choir welcomes new members in advance of new program to celebrate Alberni Valley Centennial. Practice is at 6:45 p.m. at the United Church, 2474 Church St. Contact Sylvia at 250-723-7185 or Peter at 250-724-5206.

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Youth group lends a hand to Bread of LifeThe Alberni

Valley United Youth Group, H2O Helping Hands was formed in September 2012. During the first meeting, the group put together a list of ideas they wanted to accomplish by June

2013.One of the group’s

ideas was to host a spaghetti dinner and raise money for the less fortunate in the Alberni Valley. On March 2, the youth group put their plan to the test and

served their first-ever spaghetti fundraiser dinner.

It was great to see how an idea, mixed with a little planning, can make such a difference to a local organization, a group spokesperson said.

By the end of the night the H2O Helping Hand Youth Group raised $524 for The Bread of Life. “It truly is amazing to see what Youth can do with a little support and guidance,” the spokesperson said.

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Hot topicJoan Hoye of the Parksville and District Rock and Gem Club demonstrates the fine art of making jewelry at the Rock and Gem Show at Cherry Creek Hall, Saturday. More than 1,200 people visited the annual show.

Cookbook a recipe for success

The Port Alberni Farmers’ Market Association has received $5,000 from the B.C. government’s Buy Local Program to develop a cookbook that will provide tips on how to prepare healthy and nutritious meals from

seasonally available local food.

Once it is published, the cookbook will be available at the market that is held every Saturday morning in Port Alberni’s Spirit Square.

The cookbook will showcase

locally grown foods that are available at the market during each season, and it will provide the reader with tips and recipes on how to create delicious meals in their own kitchen using local ingredients.

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LOVER, FriedaNovember 4, 1932 to

March 11, 2013

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Mom, Frieda Lover. Mom passed away peace-fully at Vancouver General Hospital on March 11, 2013. Mom was predeceased by her husband John and sister Corrie in Holland where Mom and Dad fi rst met. Th ey immigrated to Canada in 1957 and were lifetime residents of Port Alberni enjoying the country life on their hobby farm in the Beaver Creek area.Mom is survived by her daughters Wendy (John), Dyan (Ron), Brenda (Floyd), Sharon (Brent), her sons Johnny (Patti) and Raymond, her grandchildren Lance, Josh, Danielle, Jacob, Jay, Jessica, Stephanie, Jordon and Janessa, her great grandchildren Kylee, Cruz and Kobe, brothers Karl, Hank and Wim, her nephew Rem (Janneke) and numerous other relatives in Holland. ‘Fearless Frieda’ will be remembered for her incredible strength, wicked sense of humour and fi erce independence to the very end. Mom had a deep love of music, animals and especially her children.We would like to thank Doctors Scudamore and Vandermerwe, the hospital staff at both West Coast and Vancouver General, local home support workers and Mom’s wonderful neighbours and numerous friends.A memorial service will be held at the Chapel of Memo-ries on Saturday March 16th at 2pm. Reception to follow at the Italian Center. Online condolences may be off ered at: www.chapelofmemories.caIn lieu of fl owers donations may be made to the local SPCA in her memory.

Notice of Annual General Meetingof Alberni District Co-operative Association

Take notice that the annual general meeting of Alberni District Co-operative Association will be held:

Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2013Time: 7:00 PMLocation: Best Western Barclay Hotel 4277 Stamp Avenue Port Alberni

To consider the business that is usually brought before the annual general meeting.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and hard working team member to join Pacifi c National Processing Ltd.

PNP is a wholly owned subsidiary of EWOS and managed by Mainstream Canada, the Canadian division of the international aquaculture company Cermaq. We are a growth oriented company and strive for the quality of our product, safe working environments and sustainable aquaculture.

We are seeking an experienced waste water treatment plant operator, to take charge of our treatment facilities, as well as participating in the maintenance team in other parts of the plant.

The ideal applicant will have training and maintenance experience including chemical handling and storage, plumbing, small motor and pumps, liquid ring pumps, minor electrical, preventive maintenance systems, and inventory control. Preference will be given to those with BCWWTA certifi cation. Experience with Baader food processing machinery, as well as previous training in food safety would be an asset.

Prerequisites to hiring are a fi tness test and criminal record check.

We offer competitive wages, a corporate bonus program, company paid benefi ts package, and a matching retirement fund plan.

If you have the skills we are looking for, and you would like to become part of our team please forward a resume, in person, by fax or e-mail to:

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It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Frieda Lover. Mom passed away peacefully at Vancouver Gener-al Hospital on March 11, 2013. Mom was predeceased by herhusband John and sister Corrie in Holland where Mom and Dad � rst met. � ey immigrated to Canada in 1957 and were lifetime residents of Port Alberni enjoying the country life on their hobby farm in the Beaver Creek area.

Mom is survived by her daughters Wendy (John), Dyan (Ron), Brenda (Floyd), Sharon (Brent), her sons Johnny (Patti) and Raymond, her grandchildren Lance, Josh, Danielle, Jacob, Jay, Jessica, Stephanie, Jordon and Janessa, her great grandchildren Kylee, Cruz and Kobe, brothers Karl, Hank and Wim, her nephew Rem (Janneke) and numerous other relatives in Holland.

‘Fearless Frieda’ will be remembered for her incredible strength, wicked sense of humour and � erce independence to the very end. Mom had a deep love of music, animals and especially her children.

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HOCKEY /Midgets host Tier 3 provincials. 25SPORTSPlayoff faceoff: Bulldogs take on Nanaimo

WAWMEESHG. HAMILTON

ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

The part of the season that the Alberni Valley

Bulldogs players—and their fans—live for is finally here.

The Bulldogs square off in Nanaimo against the Clippers this weekend in the first two of five games in the opening round of the B.C. Hockey League Coastal Conference playoffs.

“Whichever team’s best players play like the best players is going to be successful,” Bulldogs head coach Kevin Willison said.

“We have to get the greasy goals and get inside their house and bang away at the goal.”

The Bulldogs ended the regular season with a pair of wins, including a 5-4 overtime victory over the Clippers on the road.

Their final game was a 6-4 win over the Victoria Grizzlies on

Sunday. The Bulldogs had

19 shots on goal compared to Victoria’s 30. And they were sharp with the man advantage, going five for six on the power play.

Willison said the Bulldogs played to their strengths against the Grizzlies: speed, skating and attacking the net, all of which are ingredients needed to take it all against Nanaimo.

But the players also displayed toughness, a quality not found on the scoresheet, but one that will be important in the post-season, he added.

Ryan Lough took a shot to the head from Grizzlies’ Blake Thompson in the first period then scored on the subsequent power play.

“Our physical players stepped up but (Lough) didn’t back down. That’s what it takes.”

The other quality Alberni has to have in spades is consistent

killer instinct. “We’ve let our foot

off the gas and let other teams back in it, and that can’t happen,” Willison said.

“We have to shut them down every shift after a goal and keep momentum.”

Willison expects a tough series with the

Clippers. Alberni bested

Nanaimo in five of eight games in the regular season, and the teams have gone 2-2 in their last four outings.

Nanaimo matches well with size but Alberni has an edge in speed, he said. Bulldog goalie Jay

Deo has been stellar all year, turning away a total of 101 shots from Nanaimo in his last three tilts.

The Bulldogs’ top two lines will be counted on for scoring, but secondary scoring will also be needed from the blue-line, Willison said.

Special teams are going to be huge in the playoffs, he added. The Bulldogs have to do a better job killing penalties than they have, but at the same time have the discipline to not draw any needless penalties of their own.

“We can’t afford any cheap stick penalties. We have to be disciplined and have to stay out of the box.”

The intensity of the first shift of the first game at Frank Crane Arena on Friday is going to register on the Richter Scale, Willison said.

“If we can weather that and get the first goal to take the crowd out of it, then I like our chances.”

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WAWMEESH G. HAMILTONALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Bulldogs Manny Gialedakis sprawls as he scores the goal that put the Bulldogs up 2-1 in the first period against the Nanaimo Clippers earlier this month.

‘We cant afford any cheap stick penalties...’

– Kevin Willison

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� LAST GAME AGAINST NANAIMO March 8 in Nanaimo. Bulldogs win 5-4.

� REGULAR SEASON RECORD AGAINST NANAIMO 5-3

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B Midgets compete in LillooetThe Midget B

Bulldogs are primed and ready for this weekend’s provincial championship—only this one is being held out of town.

The eight-team Midget Tier 4 tourney is being held in Lillooet from March 17–22. Port Alberni is the only team competing from Vancouver Island.

(The midget A team is hosting the Tier 3 championships at the AV Multiplex during the same week.)

Other teams competing include Windermere, Chetwynd, Cranbrook, Semiahmoo, Whitehorse (Yukon), Kelowna and Burns Lake.

The Midget B Bulldogs earned

their way to Lillooet by going 2-0 in their division playoffs and taking the Tier 4 district championship crown.

Playoff pools will be assembled once the team is in Lillooet

so the Bulldogs don’t know who they’re facing yet, head coach Charles McDonald said.

Semiahmoo is fielding strong teams but McDonald says he knows little about

the others such as the Yukon and Chetwynd.

Alberni has speed and size and can match up well with anyone, McDonald said. Forward Matt McLeod will be counted on for faceoff wins and power play defense. Gary Matin and Klaus Diaz will be looked to for major contributions as well, McDonald said.

It’s the first time some players on the team will be attending a tourney of this magnitude — a B.C. championship — and McDonald is clear about what it’s going to take to win.

“Discipline while playing under pressure, that’s the key to winning it,” he said.

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Members of the Junior B Bulldogs practice on March 10 at the AV Multiplex. The Bulldogs are playing in the provincials in Lillooet this weekend.


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The Port Alberni Black Sheep Div. 1 men’s rugby team were on the losing end of a 14-10 score to Castaway Wanderers on their home pitch, Saturday.

Todd Daradics scored a penalty goal and a conversion, while Jack Rokotuiwakaya had a try for the Black Sheep.

The game was halted at one point when a Castaway player was smacked in the forehead and experienced tingling in his fingers. An ambulance was called and he was transported to West Coast General Hospital as a precaution.

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No. 19 – Keagun SelvaNo. 10 – Dawson Marlett

No. 22 – Tyler Ibsen

No. 14 – Greg Tuckerman

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Hockey at the Alberni Valley Multiplex will be full beginning this Sunday, March 17 as the Midget A Bulldogs host the Tier 3 provincial championships.

The Bulldogs are fresh off their Island championship win over Victoria, who is representing the Island because the Bulldogs are hosts.

Opening ceremonies will be at 7:30 p.m.

on Sunday, with the feature game starring the Bulldogs to follow.

Ten teams from around B.C. and the Yukon will vie for provincial bragging rights. The tournament wraps up on Friday, March 22.

The draw had yet to be announced as the News went to press.

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These three young ladies stopped to model some of the cute hair adornments at “The Place” that had a booth at the Bridal Fair last Tuesday night at the Best Western Plus Barclay Hotel. From left to right are Pallas Williams, 5, Abby Pete, 4, and her sister Elly, 3.

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Chapel of Memories

Vi Wishart, left, was the lucky winner of a $50 gift certificate at the recent Bridal Fair and receives her prize from Boutique Belles Amies owner Linda Bowers

Jenika Beito, left, volunteers every Thursday at Echo Village and is seen here presenting Yvonne Prive, the president of Fir Park Village Resident’s Society with $700 as Leanna Fines the Fir Park Village director of residential and community programs looks on. Beito raised the money last week at the Alberni Valley Multiplex with a bake sale and silent auction. Beito bakes with the residents at Fir Park and had some of her tasty muffins for sale. A special thanks to local businesses for their generosity and to everyone that supported this fundraiser.

Leading Seaman Ocean Barkhouse and Master Seaman Kennedy O’Donovan collecting donations for their tag day in front of the Government Liquor Store on Saturday.

Walter Collins of Clock Tower Gallery stands by one of his pieces that is part of his Whale Festival at the gallery. Make sure to drop by and check out some of the great art. Whales painted, carved, in glass, jewelry and so much more.

The ADSS Breakfast Club receives a donation of $1,486 from Cherie Williams manager of the Scotiabank (they matched funds), Kathy Ruissen the customer service advisor held a fundraiser in the bank, Melody Burton the Breakfast Club Coordinator and Mike Ruttan ADSS principal. Many thanks to all who supported the fundraiser.


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STAGE / MacBeth like you’ve never seen. 29

Rollin Art Centre gets busy with big events

Global photos at the Rollin

We at the Rollin Art Centre are excited about our current art exhibit showcasing Alberni Valley-based husband and wife photographers Ati and Orsi Gereb. (please see separate story on page 29).

The title of this incredible selection of vivid photographs is “Women and Children from around the World”. Their exhibit runs until April 10. Meet the Gerebs at their artists’ reception this Saturday, March 16 from 1–3 p.m.

The Rollin Art Centre is open Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Argyle Street. Admission is by donation and we are wheelchair accessible.

Forestry show next on tap

“Cedar and Sawdust” is the title of the next art exhibit at the Rollin, featuring artist Charlotte Bell

beginning Friday, April 12. This solo art exhibit opens the doors of memory and imagination to explore years of working in, and observing, the coastal forest of British Columbia. It showcases a collection of soft acrylic paintings.

Big band plays Little Bavaria

The Harbour City Big Band is having their annual dance on Saturday, April 6 at the Bavarian Centre, above Little Bavaria restaurant on Fourth Avenue.

Tickets are only $15 and are available at Rollin Art Centre, from any band member or at Pete’s Mountain Meats.

Book sale needs help

The Community Arts Council still needs your books. May 11 is the date for our annual book sale. This is our biggest fundraiser for the year to help keep the arts alive in the Alberni Valley.

Please consider dropping off all your gently used books,

puzzles and CDs to the Rollin Art Centre in the box located under the stairs. No encyclopedias, text books or library books, please.

Call to artists for Rollin 2014

The Rollin Art Centre is accepting applications from all visual artists to submit an application to exhibit their work in the fine arts gallery during the 2014 calendar year.

Application forms are available at the Rollin Art Centre or you can download an application at www.portalberniarts.com. Deadline is April 30.

Please call 250-724-3412 for more info.

Days with Arts are June 1–2

The Community Arts Council’s biennial Days with the Arts event will take place Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2. New artists or those who have not been contacted are encouraged to call the Rollin Art Centre to sign up. Tickets, priced at $20, will be available in April.

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MELISSA MARTIN

Arts Around

Eden Robinson reads for NIC seriesNorth Island

College’s Write Here Readers Series presents celebrated B.C. author Eden Robinson at the Tseshaht First Nation Administration Building on Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m.

Robinson will read from a selection of her poetry and fiction writing.

From the moment Eden Robinson burst onto the literary scene, she established a reputation as an unflinching writer. She is the author of

Traplines, Monkey Beach, The Sasquatch at Home and Blood Sports.

Traplines was Robinson’s first book, a collection of dark and brutal short stories that feature a deadpan, gritty humour. The book was published in 1996 and won the UK’s Winifred Holtby prize.

Her debut novel Monkey Beach was nominated for the Giller Prize and, like much of her work, it is a frank, engrossing portrayal of contemporary life

in Haisla territory. Monkey Beach garnered unanimous appreciation from critics in the US, UK and Canada. The Washington Post called it “artfully constructed,” the National Post deemed it “intricately patterned.”

Robinson grew up

with her older brother and younger sister in Haisla territory near Kitamaat Village, where she still lives.

This event is free to attend and open to the community. For more information on the Write Here series, please contact Beth Turner at 250-334-5000 ext. 4267.

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Get married in the gazebo

The Rollin Art Centre gardens are a wonderful backdrop for any special occasion, from family photos to a summer wedding. Are you planning a summer wedding? Call the Rollin Art Centre today and reserve your date.

The Rollin Art Centre Garden is located on the corner of Eighth Avenue and Argyle Street. Pleaes call 250-724-3412 for more information.

What’s on at Char’s Landing

• Thursday, March 14, 7-9 p.m., Gerry Barnum. Soulful roots/original music.

• Friday, March 15, 8-10 p.m., Peripheral Vision in concert.

• Saturday, March 16, 8-10 p.m., Buleria de la Luna in concert.

• Thursday March 21, 7-9 p.m., Chris Ronald in concert.

• March, Every Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Creative Play, art exhibit by Cynthia Bonesky continues.

Advanced tickets available at the Rollin Art Centre.

Melissa Martin is the arts administrator for the Community Arts Council, the home of the Rollin Art Centre.

Check out Char’s Landing

Jazz Friday

Char’s is hosting a Peripheral Vision jazz quartet on tour from Toronto.

The event is on Friday, March 15, from 8-10 p.m

Advance tickets adults $15 seniors $12 at Rollin Art Centre (cash only) Doors open 7pm Drop-ins add $3.

FMI: 250-730-1636. Char’s Landing is at 4815 Argyle St. at Fifth Avenue in Port Alberni.

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MacBethie on stage

The Main Artery is presenting its one act play, MacBethie, on Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Tix are $4 for adults, $2 for children or $10 for a family of four.

This 30-minute play is cast with children from a theatre class at Main Artery.

Women and children seen through global lens

photo courteSy orSi Gereb

‘Mother With Child-Jaipur, India’, by Orsi Gereb, captures a poignant maternal moment. Orsi Gereb has dressed some of the frames in Women and Children From Around the World with scarves, flowers or leaves, giving the exhibit at the Rollin Art Centre a three-dimensional flair.

SUSAN QUINNAlberni VAlley news

Husband and wife photographers Ati and Orsi Gereb have combined their love of photography and travelling to mount the exhibit “Women and Children From Around the World” at the Rollin Art Centre this month.

“I have been using photography as a note-taking tool and substitute for journal writing for some time,” Ati Gereb writes.

In 2009 he embarked on a journey around the world, crossing 25 countries in just under a year. It was while mounting an exhibit of his work in his home country of Transylvania-Romania that he met Orsi.

Initially, Orsi was attracted by the abundance of colours Ati presented in his work. Then she got to know the artist himself.

Orsi has coupled photography with her formal training in topography, land surveying and urban planning. She is passionate for nature and flower

arrangements, and says dressing up the frames for the photo exhibit came naturally.

The Gerebs were married in May 2012 and have a son together.

Women and Children From Around the World runs until April 10.

An artists’ reception is planned for this

Saturday, March 16 from 1-3 p.m., when the public will have the chance to meet Ati and Orsi Gereb and ask about their photographs and their travels.

The Rollin Art Centre is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Argyle Street. Admission is by donation.

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photo courteSy Ati Gereb

‘Doi Mae Salong’, depicts three gaily dressed girls in a moment Ati Gereb captured during his 333-day sojourn around the world.

ROLLIN CENTRE: | Husband-and-wife photo exhibit celebrates girls and women.


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The Fenton Team

2919 6th Ave. $164,900

LOCATION, LOCATION!• 3 bedroom family home• RV parking, mountain views• Heat pump & newer roof• Close to schools, recreation, shopping

Gary Gray

3717 Exton Street $200,000

THE LAKESHORE• RV Strata lots• Includes boat slip• Sproat Lake waterfront

Maureen Mackenzie

9752 Lakeshore From $119,000

to $139,000

PRETTY AS A PICTURE• 2 storey, 2 bdrm character home• Fully fenced & fl ower gardened back yard• Like new condition• Veryt attractive inside and out

W. Earl Engstrom

5336 Ian Ave. $159,900

GREAT LITTLE STARTER!

• New roof!• New oil tank!• New thermal windows

Kat Dwolinsky

3956 7th Ave. $149,900

ECHO AREA RANCHER

• 3 bdrm & updated bathrm• Natural gas fi replace• Detached shop & fenced yard• Central location

The Fenton Team

4010 10th Ave. $121,900

5 BEDROOM WITH VIEW

• 2 bedroom suite• Completely renovated• Breath taking views

Chris & Alease Arcus

3180 5th Ave. $184,900

SOUGHT AFTER NORTH PORT

• Rancher, 1,085 sq.ft.• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom• Large lot• Carport & detached garage

The Fenton Team

3907 Michigan Rd. $184,900

PEACEFUL LOCATION

• 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom• .34 acre, out of town• Carport, garage & RV parking• Bordering on greenspace

The Fenton Team

5609 Poplar Rd. $219,900

EXECUTIVE STYLE RANCHER• 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms• Exceptional fi nishing throughout• Private rear deck with hot tub• Fenced back yard with shop

Gary Gray

5128 Pleasant Rd. $337,900

PRIDE OF BAMFIELD• Spectacular waterfront• 5,140 sq. ft. executive home• 200’ deepwater moorage• Workshop & additional accomodations

The Fenton Team

294 S. Bamfi eld Rd $2,995,000

RECREATIONAL WATERFRONT

• 213’ sandy beach front• 0.76 acre treed lot• 24’x22’ private dock

The Fenton Team

Lt. 13 Dog Mountain $319,900

IMMACULATE FAMILY HOME• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms• Lots of storage, double garage• Fenced yard w/garden & fruit trees• Great street, great views

Gary Gray

3546 8th Ave. $229,800

RANCHER ON LARGE LOT• 2 bedrooms• Large 90’x132’ lot

The Fenton Team

5016 Pybus St. $139,900

CHARACTER HOME WITH INLAW SUITE

• 4 bedroom up & 2 bdrms suite• Large 24x30 garage• Main fl oor renovated nicely

W. Earl Engstrom

4808 Strathern $139,900

CENTRAL LOCATION

• Fully fenced• 12’x24’ shop• 2 bedrooms & 1 bathroom

Craig Fillipchuk

3642 15th Ave. $144,900

PATIO HOME• 2 bedroom, vaulted ceilings• Lots of windows, insuite

laundry

The Fenton Team

#4-5131 Gertrude St. $174,900

Alberni Valley News, March 14, 2013

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