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The Mastheadby

Jeanne Ferris, coeditor

Happy New Year! Ourcover this first monthof the new decade comesfrom the 1990 BamfieldMarine Station calen-dar. The artist, ScottGarriott, 17, fromWilliams Lake, was alsoa winner in the 1989compebition. If youwould }ike to order acalendar, please call orwrite the Marine Sta-tion.

The Barkley Sounderbegins the 90's with acleaner, crisper look.We replaced our second-hand workhorse of a du-plicator with a newCopytron duplicator,which prints 300 highlylegible copies of eachpage. We do the layoutof each double page onour AT computer usingWordPerfect and print abeautifuL, 'cameraready' original on aIaser printer. Then wemake a stencil on aclassic electronic sten-cil maker. The stencilgoes on to the duplica-tor and, voila, the I

printed page emerges.We stitl collate, sta-pl€, fold, insert andsort by hand, trying toleave out bend and nuti-late. From here, theSounder's go by boat toMary Scholey at the postoffice. Character-building fun, as you cansee by reading Jim'scolumn.

As we begin oureighth year in print,Ird like to thank every-one who has contributed,and continues to con-tribute, to the successof the Sounder. Pu11in9your thoughts out of theprimordial soup and put-ting then on paper forall the world to see isnever easy. $le sincere-Iy appreciate the ef-forts of everyone who ''

writesr o! draws, forthe Barkley Sounder.Thank you.

And thank you to ouradvertisers too, many ofwhom have been with usright from the start,'way back in '83.

RememberCommunity Atfairs Meeting

TuesdayJanuary 16, 1990

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Vohtme EW IANUARY 1990 Nwnber One

Biologt by Conference Call'In My OpinionBamfield WeatherCommanity Afain Meertngs

Clossifud Advenising"Quo Vadis!'Let's Get OryanizedRegal & Park DorwtionsMystery of the Mystical,HoweRegionat Disrrict n pnFire Dept. & Women's Atrxlliary'IYeskm Conada WldemessA Holitlay Wh List for B.C.I*tten to the'HitorcCape Beale WeatherArticholcc Squares

In Memory: Louisa JohwottRoy Imlaclt

Jeanne FenisJames FenisPeter lanitisNovember II, 1989December 18, 1989

Pat GraceAmy PhillipsEileen ScottGregory WertschAl BentonLoreua AmosI4ura TaylorGerard JarllseA MIll

Norbie BrandEva BrandEbba Jennings

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Biology by Phoneby

Jeanne Ferris, Bamfield Tutor

Are you interested in learningthe basics of biolog5r throughlabs and videos at the MarineStation and teleconferences inyour own home? The NorthIsland College course Biology060 will be offered through anew and experimental "audio-conferencing" project beginningon January 23. Every Tuesdayevening at 7 p.m. students inremote places like Gold Riverand Bamfield will be able toconnect'with each other andwith Dr. George Knox, the PortAlberni Biolog5l Instructor, via aconference call.

This has several advantages.For one, you get some feedbackas to how other students feelabout the chapters and labs youwere assigned for the week. Foranother, you can ask questionsabout your reading and asslgn-

ments from the comfort of yourown home. furd third, you havethe advantage of two tutors: Dr.Knox via phone and your regularBamfield tutor (me) in person.

One problem many peoplehave with correspondencecourses is keeping the initialenthusiasm going through to theend of the semester. Withweekly conference calls fromyour own home, you have oneless reason to procrastinate, andone more reason to burn themidnight oil and get through thecourse.

The tentative semester sched-ule is listed below. Cost forBIO 060 is $75., which includesbooks and learning materials.BIO 060 is the equivalent ofGrade 12 Biologr. For moreinformation, call me at home orat the Marine Station.

Schedule for Biologr 060

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IN.,MYOPINION

byJames Ferris, coeditor

We leave the 80's andhead into the decade ofthe 90's with hope andanticipation. OnIy tenyears left -in this cen-tury and then, the startof another thbusandyears . lfouldn't it be '' 'nice if ,we ,cou.}d s6mehow,in the next ten years,end the arms racer Ff,o-..tect the environment andleave a legicy for ourdescendants that we couldbe proud of? This oldworldneeds allthe helpwe cangive 'itand therewould be no better wqy toshow our concern than totry to Leave. the world inbetter shape than when weentered it.***.*'***-"t*

$lasn't :the story aboutthe artist in Vancouverwho int€nded to crush arat between buildingblocks strange? Hedarned near got hurt for

his trouble. It showshow little it takes tostir up mob violence. Ihave a feeLing that thereaction was the resultof frustration in peoplewho need some neans ofIetting off steam. Therat was probabLy not thatimportant but the oppoi-tunity to blow off pr:as;tsure was important; ;riAny-lriyr it was a little",f,ri-ghtehing. !!ost li.ve ratssold by pet stores"ateused to feed snakes andif you have seen thatoperation you know thatcrushing a. rat with astone is almost hurnane.Anyway, the artist wasobviously strange andthere 'are always strangepeople in strange groupswho will take advantageof a situation to causeproblems or to gain pub-licity* *. * * *r * * * *

The location of thepickup site for garbage

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is still the subject ofcontroversy. Hopefullywe can get some inputfrom the conmunity on thesubject at the 4gxt Com-munity Affairs .$€eting.There was an opportunityto voice your opinion inDecember when ilohn Horn-quist attended the Com-munity Affairs neeting

and explained the situ-ation. Attendance atthat meeting was notheavy and opposition tothe proposed site wasfairly small.

Community AffairsMeetings are the forumfor voicing your oPinionson anything that affectsthe community and itwould be nice to see alarger attendance thanhas been seen in thepast. The Chamber ofCommerce and the BamfieldPreservation and DeveloP-ment Society are not' fo-rums that rePresent theentire communitY sincethey represent sPecialinterests. Please trY. toattend the CommunitY Af-fairs ttleetings so thatthey can truLy rePresentthe consensus of thefeelings of Banfield.

This cane too latefor the Christnasissue but we aresure that the senti-ments are sti77there.

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BAMFIELD WEATHERby

Peter Janitis

was" 5.OoC. Port Albernihad an average 1ow of4.7oC. Barnfield's aver-age tempirature for theyear was 8.9oc. Theaverage in Port Alberniwas 9.8oc.

In December of lastyear $te had 9.88 inchesof rain. The average is16.8 inches. TemPera-tures were mild withonly four days withfreezing temperatures.All of them had temPera-tures of -0.5oC. TheseIows occurred on'the;tlth, 1zth' 13th and18rh.

The most noticeable:-] factors in December were

lack of wind and sun-shine.

MotherNature'sreportcard for1989 nasbetterthan ex-pected.Only93.76 in-ches ofrain. No isnow forthe year. The averageannua}., rainfall,,.is108.73 inches. In coft-;',parison Port Alberni had55.24 inchbs iri 1989-Their yearly averagerainfall is 73.0 inches.The wettest month in1989 ias NoverSer with18.-9"inehes of rain.The dr:iest month wasSeptember with .1?'inches. The warmest daYwas.,*September" 8'wi'th -''

30oc. The coldest daywas on Fbbruary 2 xith a-9.soC temPerature. Theaverage high temPeraturewas 13.00. Port Albernihad a 14.9oC averagehigh. Our average Iow,temperature in Bamfield

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Meetlngs everylng at 4:30 pm.delalls.

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Minutes ofCommunitY Affairs

Meetings

November 11, 1989Park

The meeting was calledto order at 7240 Pm-Eileen Scott read theCentennial Park rePort(see the December, 1989Sounder, Pages 41-421 -

G. Woodward suggestedthat park garbage was aproblem, ES the con-tainer was near thewater punPhouse. EbbaJennings moved a vote ofthanks to JudY GraY forcollecting Park fees in1989. Seconded, Passed.

EntertainmentMrs. Scott rePorted

that the Bamfield CooP-erative EntertainmentSociety had 14 to go toreach a total of 65 mem-berS.

ChurchIrma Cashin rePorted

that the Church held aMemorial DaY servlce andhad plans for a Potlucksupper in December, dateto be announced-

TaxAl Benton reported

that our area is notetigible for the taxbenefit for Northern and

Isolated Residents; onlYthose above latitude57o44' north geL it.

GarbageMr. Eenton rePorted on

garbage costs (see No-vember '89 Sounder).Dean Cariou said therebrere major garbage Prob-lems on Quadra andHornby Islands; weshould look into howthey were solving them.

CamPersThe sunner camPing

problem was brought uP.It was suggested that acampground be set uP inSouth Ba4field, but thiswould create a largenumber of sports fishingboats through BamfieldInlet at 5 am. It wassuggested that KelP BaYbe looked into as analternative, out-of-townsit,e altay from residen-t.ial areas. li!r. Cariousuggested that, a commit-tee look at Park oP-tions. Ebba Jenningsmoved that Dean workwith ..the Parks committeeto ptrgsue other avenuesfor dei?€loping the'Parkland now in Centenni'a1"Park. $econded, Passd'd.

ElectionsAny PhilliPs was voted

onto the Advisory Plan-ning Commission (APc) toreplace Linda tllYres, whose

term expires in APri1, 1991Flemming Mikkelsen waselected by acclamationto replace JudY GraY onthe Parks Board untilnext April.

CommunitY PrideAmy PhilliPs

announced that AllisterKerr and a grouP fromHeri tage / Preservat ionand Community Pride lterearranging to come toBamfield in February'through the BarnfieldPreservation and Devel-opment SocietY.

Expenses$19. 1? ltas col-

lected to cover costs ofhouseholder mailings:postage and Photoeopyi-ng. An additional- $30was donated from theRegal sales.

December 18r 1989

ltleeting called toorder at ?:35, 26 Prese*nt.

A1 Benton intro-duced Mr. John Horn-quist, Building InsPec-tor from Port Albernitwho presented the Dist-rictrs plan for disPosalof Barnfield garbage. Agarbage drop*off sPot isplanned for a sPot be-tween Binnacle Road andthe ltelcome to Bamfield

sign on the main road.Discussion f,ollowed,including a Planned edu-cation program for re-cyclables like newspa-p€r. metal and glass,Ltre lack of a market foreither glass or Plasticon the Island, anddealing with our oltncompostables through thet'larine Station. KittYLloyd suggested we lookinto the EnvironmentalPartners Fund which has$50 million available,and could PossiblY helPfund our area.

New BusinessStuart HaIl moved:

"that the communitY en-dorse and adoPt the Com-munity Pride Programoffered to us bY theMinistry of MuniciPa1Affairs and RegionalDevelopment fRecreationand CultureJ as a ve-hicle for discussionsand a process bY whtch?re may find solutions tomany of the issues fac-ing us today. $econded.tindsi. Quane moved thatthe motion be tabled andnot debated until nextmeeting. Seconded, cat-ried

Meeting Adjourned.Nel C.ommunity ASain Mectingwill be on Tucsday, IanwrY l6that 7:N in tlu C.ommunity HalI.

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QUO-.VApIS!

Sontething tiptoesthrough the mindsof all of us.Something goeslike a ghostdrawing blindswhere tlonsthe faint fussof a knowing host.

Reach outand seize this thing,it is the voice,the silenl shoutof time's soulspan from the slingof gods tlnt poutour igrnrant choiceof ego. Tlrc toII

of darbrcsslies within,Emote it free!Ixt truth confessthat tlu heart'sarrows spininto a press

tlmt cries to see

Iife\ inmost parts.

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for those who kneelat the cold altarwlrcre intellects scorchlife with paralysis.You cannot peel,

on the easy porchaf words that falter,the apple of analysis.

Something driftsthrough the mind-miststhat is more.I am ahnost sure!

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COMMUNITY PRIDESTEP ONE

''LET'S GET ORGANIZED'by

Arny PhillipsAs the name implies,

this workshop is thepreliminary step in or-ganizing a communitywith an action plan theycan agree on. It seemsthat a few residentshave grreat fears andsuspicions regardingthis program and haveexpressed their concernto the organizers inVicLoria.

For your information,the Community Pride peo-ple are ngL going tomake reconrmendations tctany "government agency"regarding ap-ythinq we ascitizens of Bamfielddecide to undertake.They are here strictlyto help us "get organ-ized"; to conduct abrainstonning sessi"on inthe morning, followed bya planning session inthe afternoon.

"By the end of theday (participants will-irg)r lr€ aim to developa strategy or action

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plan based on the objec*tives set out by theworkshop participants. "

They will bringwith them "informationkits, videosr. guide-books, pamphlets, hand-outs, worksheets, andevaluation forms as nec-essary to perform theworkshop." At a laterdate there is a secondworkshnp we can reguestentitled "Step Two:Let's Get Technicalt'.This will provide in-depth technical informa*tion on how to carry outplans which are clearlyagreed on.

At the last CommunityAffairs meeting, a mo-tion, was made and sec-onded as follows: "Thatthe Corununity endorseand accept the ComnunityPride Program." Thiswas subsequentJ-y tabled,by a member of the Bam-field Preservation andDevelopment Society, toensure that democraticdiscussion could takeplace at a CommunityAffairs meeting wherethis topie would be of-ficially placed on theAgenda. This CommunityAffairs meeting is sche-duled for Tuesday, ,Jan-uary 16, 1990 and repre-sentatives from the Com-

munity pride programwilL be present to an_swer questions and allayfears.

There is a tremendousamount of work to bedone in Bamfield regard_less of whether a r6adis built to Mi1ls penin_sula or not. It won'tbe long before summerand once again it wiIIbecome apparent thatwashrooms, carnping andpicnic areas, signs,benches, garbage, park-irg, etc. are atf itittserious issues we needto address as a commun*ity. When and how arehre ever going to startdiscussing these prob-lems?

The Community prideWorkshop is an opportun-ilY to try. trlho knows,if we could agree oneve,n one or two snallirnprovements, with a bitof practice perhaps wecould begin to taft3b9ut larger projectslike establistring a mu_seum or retrieving theBanf ield Lifeboat.- Wehave- the opportunity, ifwe choose to take it, ofbeing in control of ifregrowth and flavor ofBamfield. It's ourtown. fb,'s changingfast. How do *e- *a-rrt la ,

to elvolve? Let's putaside our differenCes,put the "road', on thelack burner, and beginto talk. please come tothe Comrnunity Affairsmeeting on January 1Oth.We need to come togetheras a community and sup_port one another. Itlsreally time...

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THANK YOU

REGAI, PROFTTS

Thank you for sup- 'j:porting Regal. profitrealized lras $S00, dis-bursed as follows:

Community affairs forpostage etc. $30.Mary Scholey for Sun_

day, School $S0.United Church $lomen

$1 2s.Bamfield Centennial

Fark $295.E. Scott

PARK DONATIOT{

Many thanks to theBamfield Marine Stationfor their donation of$100 to the BarnfieldCentennial park. ?hismoney was the profitfrom the bar at theChristmas party.

THE MYSTERY OF THEMYSTICAL HOUSE

byGreg Wertsch, A9e 12

Linda just had her 27thbirbhday" A day or twolater she won 5.2 milliondollars in the lotterY.A day after that re-porters came over andLook her Picture fornewspapers and TV. A daYafter that she got tonsof phone calls frompeople. That. same dayloml one threw a rockthrough the windor+ and ithit the fv' Linda askedJim, one of Linda'sfriends who isrician, to fixher as a favor.

elect-TV for

Lindalikes towatch TV atnight aftershe getshorne fromwork, rightbefore shegoes tobed. Eversince theTV was fixed she hadscary dreams about ahouse in the woods. Thehouse is about a half astory tall and has smallfurniture with a big

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chimney. Linda te1lsKEy, a very close friendwho is a psychoanalyst,about her weird dreamsand Kay tells Linda it'rnight be a house shelived in a life before.Linda decides to try tofind this mystical housein the woods. Linda issearching and she finds ahouse that was in herdreams but nothing eLseexcept a scraP of Papefthat says "9, 42, 36, 2"and then Linda noticesthat it is her combina-tion for her safe withthe 5.2 million dollarsin her house.

So Linda hurries to herhouse onlyto find herhouse hasbeen robbedand all ofher moneyis gone.Linda knowsonly Ber-nice knowsthe conbi-nation of the safe thathad the money in it. KaYhad another idea and shethought, maybe it could besubliminal nessages butshe still did not knowwhere they grere comingfrom. So Linda asked anelectrician over to checkthe Tv. KaY and Linda

figured out the person inon. it had to be Jim andJe,an. One of thern threwa rock at the ?V, whichcan't be seen from theroad, to break it so- Jim,the TV man, could fix. theTV plus put a bug in itso wtren Linda opened thesafe the people'cou1dhear the combinationnumbers. Jim also put ina subliminal device soLinda would have dreamsabout the house. So thenext day the police cameand took Jean and Jimplus Linda away.

Jean, Jirn anct Llncla$rere all in on the scam.At first the plan was tohave the money stolen andget the insrlrance butthen Kay got too involved.with the crirhe. Lindat.urned Jean and Jirn inand then Jean and Jim didthe same to Linda!

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REGIONAL DISTRICTREPORT

byAl Benton

Regional Director

Here we are into anew decade, but with acarryover of o1d Prob-Iems. f sincerely hoPethat they will soon beresolved, so that we canget int,o some '90's pro-blems for a change.

The garbage problemseerns to be nearly sol-ved, although I am wellaware that some PeoPleare still not happy withthe proposed solution.The biggest fear seemsto be that the TransferStation will be a mess,wherever it is located.rf it were located somedistance from town, likethe old dump, I have nodoubt it would be, 1o-cated closer to town ibstill could be. ?he keyquestion j"s how much weas residents care aboutour torn. If we movedto Bamfield ao that necould live like pi9s,the Transfer Stationwill reflect that. Somepeople have said to methat the mess on the

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Government Docks in thesummer reflects what theTransfer site wi}l l<loklike. I disagree. Inmy opinion the docks area mess because of insuf-ficiently freguent gar-bage collections, notbecause people want tothrow their garbage any-where. The TransferStation will be clearedas often as necessary,and I believe that thetourists will treat itwith respect if we set agood example. For thosethat don't the RegionalDistrict vill soon havepower to ticket and finethem.

rt seems a shame tostart a new year outwith a four letter word,but I feel that I mustgive you an update onthe ROAD. As you willhave noticed in lastmonth's paper, the Min-ister of Highways hasreferred the natter tothe Vancouver fslandTransportation TaskForce for reconsider-ation. f have just spo-ken to the Chairpersonof the Task Force, MayorGiLlian Trumper of PortAlberni, who informs methat they will be havinga meeting with the Hon-ourable Stan Hagen, (now

the ltlinister Responsiblefor Regionalization) inCourtenay on January19th to decide the mostappropriate action totake on the Road Con-nector guestion andother matters. I shallreport to you on theresults of those meet-ings next rnonth, becauseit is unlikely that anyaction will be takenbefore February.

One other relat,ed itemis the proposed Commun-ity Pride l{orkshop nextmonth. Unfortunately,it has come to be asso*ciated with the Roadissue by many people. Iconsider this most un-fortunate. Alt,hough Iam somewhat cynicalabout the likelihood ofthis leading to a con-tinuing process to dis-cuss the evolution ofour Community, I beLievet,hat such a process isvital if Bamfield is toexert some cont,rol overits own growth in thenext few years. I don'tthink that anyone whohas seen the changesover the last few years,and sees the ever in-creasing pressures forchange, can doubt thatthe next five years willbe critical to the de-

velopment of Bamfield.Unfortunately, I cannotsee Community Pride suc-ceeding if it is in anyway connected to theRoad controversy. Ivrill participate in theWorkshop however it,evolves, but I wouldurge the organizers todelay j.t until a deci-sion is rnade by the Min-istry of Highways. Whe-ther the decision be yesor no there will be adist.inct. and differentset of problems to ad*dress, and the CommunityPride forum could be anexcellent one in whichtcl discuss them.

Final-ly, I have onemore item for your con-siderat,ion. November of1990 marks the end of mycurrent term as RegionalDirector. As you know,politicians generally(even the two-bit var-iety such as myself) arenot noted for makingirrevocable decisions,however f feel it isunlikely that r shallstand for re-election.I am mentioning this now$o that any of you whonight be interested inthe position will haveample opportunity toconsider the matter. ftreguires guite a bit of I

time, doesn't Pay agreat deal of money, andalIows you to receivecopious quantities ofabuse. If any of Youare interested in it,please contact me andr'11 be happy to giveyou more information.

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HAPPY NEW YEARBest wishes for 1990 from the staff

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WOMEN'S AUXILIARYNEWS

byLoretta Amos

On behalf of the Bam-.field Volunteer FireDepartment and thewomen's Auxiliary vrewould like to thank allthe people who attendedthe Open House. TheFire Department honouredBilI and Isabelle petch

with a plague of ap_preciation for theirsupport throughout theyears.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, ,.Ianuary I sWomen's Auxiliary Meet_ing at 7:30 p.rn. at theFire Hall.Saturday, JanuaryLadies' Night gthe Fire HaIl.there.

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BIOIIGICAL TECITNICIAN(Unlversity Prograns Coordinator)

The Banfield ltarlne Statlon has an opening for a BiologicalTichnician beginning-March 1, 1990.

The J.ndividual enployed w111 be responslble for providingsciencific and logistic support f,or the unlversity teachingprogram aE the Banfield l{arine Station, lncluding: maintenanceand organization of teaching and museum space, eguipment, aquariaand collections; assisting course lnstruetors and students;acting as staff backup for field trip, rbsearch, boat and divingacti-vities at the statlon; other dutles as required. DesireablequaLificatlons include an MSc. or BSc. degree, Scubacertification and experience in teaching and snall boatoperation. Salary con+enserate ,oL!}*. experienee, to $2150/no.;full fringe benefit package is availidle.

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Applications should include a work resune, stetement of,interest, scuBA certlfication and dlve sumary, and the applleantshould arrange for at least two letters of reference'to be sent

;directly to the address belorc. Requests for additlonal'infonnati.on and applecatolns oay be addressed to:

Dr. John E. l{clnerneyDirectorBanfield Marine StationBa.nfield, B.C. VOR 180

Phone: (504) 729-3301Fax: (604) 728-3452

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS : TEBRUARY 2, 1990

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WESTERN CANADAWILDERNESS COMMITTEE

byLaura TaYlor

If you are concernedabout the ProPosed Togg*ing in the Carmanah VaL-7ey or in wiTderness Pre-servation yau shouLd knawabout the hlestern Canadawilderness Committee(wcwc ) .

The WCWC was formedin 1980 by a handful,.'ofpeople to further thework of existing wilder-ness conservation groupsin gathering suPPort forpreservation of wilder-ness areas, esPeciallYSouth MoresbY. The foun-ding directors had faiththat mosL Canadians wouldsupport greater wilder-ness preservation andpressure their Poli-ticians to act according-Iy if they had accb'is toeducakional mateFials ex-plaining the imPoitance'of nilderness . '''''' ' '

In the late fall of1980r oD a shoestringbudget, the Connitteeprinted 10,000 lrlesternCanada Endangered lgilder-

ness Calendars. The Com*mittee grew slowlY butsteadily during the firstfew years, expanding itsproductions to includenot only an annual calen-dar but also posters andeducational newspaPers.

The $lCttlC has beenactively involved in thecampaigns to protect theSouth Moresby wildernessin the Queen Charlottesand to prevent the logg-ing of Meares Island.South Moresby became aNational Park Reserve in1987. The Mea:res Islandcase has been before theSupreme Court of B.C. forthe past five years.Meanwhile, the WildernessCornmittee has worked onalmost every major wild-erness preservation issuein B.C.

The Wilderness Com-mittee produced its firstbook, l,Ieares Island -Protecting a tlatural Par-adise, in 1985. It wasan immediate success andis currently in its sec-ond printing. A secondbook, Hiking Guide to the'Big Trees of SouthwesternBritish Col-unbia was Pub-lished in 1987 and hasalso been very well re-ceived. The I{CWC is be-coming increasingly in-volved in needed scien-

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tific research and wild-erness trail-building.However, the mainstay oftheir work is still edu-cational publicationscalendars, posters andthe educational news-papers. To date morethan two nillion copiesof these neetspapers havebeen distri.buted.

Amongst the ttlCWCoutstanding achievementsis their first video -Carmanah Valley. Theyhave also won two majorcourt battles. Onestopped the helicopterwolf ki1I "predator con-trol program" in the Mus*kwa Valley inNortheastern B.C.

The second casej-nvolved an injunctionbeing sought against wCwCfor constructing accesstrails on Crown lands inorder to carry out, re-search and to enable thepublic to see wildernessareas threatened withdestruction. MacMillanBloedel (MB) Ltd., B.C.'slargest logging company,challenged the WCWCTsright to build trails inCarmanah Creek where M&Bhave a tree farm licence.The B.C. Supreme Courtruled that the T{CWC eterenot trespassers in Car*manah Valley. The Tree

Farm Licence only givesM&B rights to cut theforesL, not the right toprevent the public fromrecreationally using andenjoying Crown lands in away that, does not direct-ly interfere with theirlogging. After resolu-tion of the court case,and with lots of volun-teer help, the WCWC com-pleted their CarmanahTrail to Canada's tal.lesttrees. The Book and artexhibition - Cartanah;Artistic Visions of anAncient Rainforest, willbe a significant steptowards saving the wholeof Carmanah Valley forfuture generations.

Itluch of the work ofthe Corunittee has beendone by volunteers. Itis the wCrgC's good for-tune to eonsistently havebeen able to depend onexcellent volunteers tohandle correspondence andto hel-p on the education-al campaigns.

The WCWC beLieves inusing the democratic sys-tem to achieve its goals.The llildbrness Committeeeschews the use of allillegal tactics, includ-ing the use of non-vio- :

Ient civil disobedience.They always work withinthe law, firrnly believing','l23

that massive education isttre ontY sure Path to an

"""f"qilalIY balanced

iliia-*nere the natural*rr.ti"tott*"trt is fullY Pro-tected.

For the last t'hreevears the gfCWC has beenlommitted to doubling;[;i; membershiP and-thei"*n"t "e

educationaloulf ications annuallY'ir,i" theY feel is theUest waY to stoP the. cur-rent "war against nature"and to ensure that lifei"-ttri* P1anet maintainsii""iUiritY and survives'over the Past four Years

this objective has beensurpassed, as the Commit-Lee-'s membershiP and bud-let nas more than doubledinnuallY' Continued ex-ponential growth demon-It.rates the effectivenessof the WCWC's aggressiveeducational camPaignstrategies and the factthat environmental issuesare becoming more urgentas well as better recog;nized.

To join the HC$IC and helPto preserve t{estern Cana-diai nilderness comPletethe enclosed fom andmail to the tfClNC.

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GERARD JANSSEN, MLA

A HOLIDAY WISHLIST FOR B.C.

The 1989 holidaY seasonwas a sPecial one forBritish Columbians acelebration of new begin-nings and coming change.

Last year's festivitiescapped a fascinating Yeafin B.C. Politics- Withthe election of ElizabethCuIl, the sixth straightNew Democrat bY-electionvietor, voters in Oak BaY

Gordon Head confirnedthat the PeoPIe of B.C.want a change in govern-ment.

The holidaYs also her-alded a bright new deca-de, and I'm ioining thespirit of oPt'imism bYsharing with You mY wishIist for the coming Year.

t{y first sish is for anend to environmentalabuse and neglect in B.C.we must rnake this a dec-ade of environmental re-newal, the decade whenB.C. becomes a worldmodel of environmentalresponsibiLitY.

I wish for strong envi-ronmental ACTION from

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government, not more ofthe same reluctant reac-tion. We're getting en-vironmental Band-Aidswhen He need intensivecare.

I wish for economicgrowth and n€w jobs inttre province's regions,not just in the affluentLower Mainline. glithoutstrong regional initiat-ives, the next decadecould see the unfortunateemergence of two B.C- fs

wealthY L,o$ter Main-land and an economicallYunderprivileged In-terior.

My wish for B.C.'s for-ests, our richest andmost vulnerable resourcetis the gift of long-range, sustainable forestmanagement and Planning.

This province owes muchto its unigue forestlands, but outdated Pol-icies and attitudes havegoverned our forests fortoo Long. The PeoPIe ofB.C. have lost trust ingovernment's'abilitY tolnanage the forests forfutuie generations. I'dlike to' see that truetregained.

In 1990, I wish Lo seeB.C.'s health care systemrestored to its full Po-tential, with long wait-ing lists for surgerYl

el iminated, and- 'new'- f und-inq to hire adequatestiff at our hosPitals '

I wish for the arrestof B.C.'s alarming risein AIDS cases, bY a real-irti. disease Preventionprogram in our schools,let6ase of the bannedAIDS-PrevenL j-on video"Alwafs," and funding foftreatirenL and researchcentres to fight the dis-ease 'I also wish for moreaffordable housing in1990, so Young familiesand senior citizens canen joy the securitY attqstiuirit)' manY are deniedtoday

rn mv wish, governmentwbuld t-at<e stePs to fightunjustified renb in-cr6ases, sboP the demoli-t.ion of affordable hous-ing, encourage the c?n:stiuction of more socialhousing, eliminate Pur-chase taxes that hurLfirst-tine home-buYers'and Put a tax on Lhereal-Lstate sPeculationthat Puts affordablg h9u-sing out of reach formani Bribish columbians'' tiy wish for B.C.'s abo-riginal PeoPle is govern-*eit action toward a justand honorable settlementof the aboriginal landquestion. I wish the

next decade begins withthe end of confrontelionbetween B.C.'s aboriginalpeople and gover:nment tind- the start of negoLi-ation and conciliation'

It's a long wish list'but I believe these arethings British Columbiansdeseive. r call themwishes, but every one ofthei could be fulfitledif our Provincial govern-rner.t htd the will , tolead.

While the Socred gov-ernment is busY repre*senting big business dndspeciai friends whtfeiL scrambles to staY inDower

- working British

bolumbians' conc'ernsabout their environment,their fanilies' health,and the high cost of hou-sing are brushed aside.

LeadershiP means find-ing ways to meet ' thechiffenges of, the 1990's'It means foresight, PIan-ning, and strong action'It means listening to al}Brit,ish Colurnbians andunderstanding the diver-sity of views that nakeup this Province.' I believe the new dec*ade demands new ideasfrom government tha!shares these values, andI believe New Democratsare Providing leadershiP

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for the 1 990's that Brit-i"t C"f,tmbians can trust '-- ur final wish is one ofjoy and haPPiness to,I::end those You lovebhroughout t!t" lew Year '

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LETTERSTO THE EDITORS

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An open letter.

Don't thraw yourin my backyard, myyard, my baekyard.

Don't thros yourin my backyard, myyard js fuL].

My five-year-oldHeather sings t,hisHcw fitting!

junkback-

junkback-

song.

.. And now lt seems,."the powers that be"have decided, for Bam-field, that we shall begiven a temporary (Syears?) garbage site in"my backyard". Yes,,it's mine and my neigh-bors and yours.. Whatintellect it took toarrive at this decisionis beyond mine!

r don't totally objectto the garbage con-tainers as a "band-aid"solution, at this point..But, I. do rehemeBtl'r

. object to parking saidoffensive container in a'populated area. Namely"our baekyardt'!

Garbage: offensive:unusable: refuset And

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we're all well aware ofwhat comes with itregardless of what"theyt'say. Bears,rats, flies, dogs, catsetc. etc.

There's got to be amore appropriate loca-tion tiIl $re find a bet*ter solution. And we'dbetter find that sol-ution ASAP. Having ourgarbage trucked to an-other community justcreates problems forthem. I mean, would youlike t,o have someoneelse's garbage dumped inyour backyard? Withcommunity input and help(hopefully) from thevarious levels of gov-ernment, surely we canarrive at a more desir-able means of dealingwith our garbage. If itmeans paying some extratax dollars for a morepermanent solution so

Look at your children/grandchildren. Can youthink of a better way tospend your tax dollarsthan helping provide acleanerf healthier envi-ronment for them? Ithink not.

Sincerely,Bev EvansBamfield

Dear Jeanne and Jim,Having the Barkley

Sounder subscriptionrenewal waiting for uswhen we got home givesme the opportunity tothank you again for yCIurhelp on the Banfieldroad " The f irst time lrehad a vehicle breakdown, a number of yearsBgor I was in a truepanic and couldn't un-derstand why Fred was socalm. Here we were inthe middle of nowherewith no toolsr Ro avail-able phone, no CAA etc.etc. Had thaL been any-where else we would pro-bably still be there!ft didn't take long be-fore another groodsamaritan came by and,like your stopped tohelp us out. Notr Idon't worry. It's sucha nice feeling to knowthat there is still aplace in this old worldthat people help otherpeople just because theyneed help!

ft was good to visitwith you even briefly.We're looking forward tomore time to tal-k, tolisten, to 'tsmell therosestt.

Sincerely,Marilyn ButterfieldPortland, Oregon

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Dear Jim and,JeanneMerry Christmas. We

continue to enjoy theBarkley Sounder and lookforward to a new year ofnews and infnrmat.ionfrom our friends in Bam-field. Keep up the goodwork!

Tracy and RandyKitagawaGibsons B.C-

To the editors.Bickering, position-

ing, boycotting, shun-ning all belong to alesser nature than thatwhich sre aspire to, Ihope. Hor+ do we f indourselves so entrenchedin our views, a battle-fietd between usr heldprisoners by our owndefences? glhen coun*tries all over the worldare singing the song offreedorn and New FoundDemocracy trhy do we findourselves embroiled inbitter snall town poli-tics to the point wherethe community sufferssocial dysfunction? :

lfhy? f\Y

Because we find our-selves in this littlecommunity of ours de-oending uPon the modernbav political catalYst,the lobbY group.

we seem to have twogroups revolving aroundthis particular issue.Polarizing the commun-ity, forever destined tonever meet, avoidingeach ot,her like twoelectrons circling a nu-cleus.

Hold it! I'11 droPthe poetrY

- Letrs get

real IThe problem is not

differing views, forthere will- alwaYs be adifference of Perspec-tive between any twopeople. The Problen isttrat we do not have avehicle with which toresolve these differ-ences. When we qhoglsgto segregrate ourselvesand fight tooth and nail'til the boP dog wins,then everYone loses foreveryone is at leastscamed.

The long-tern 60-lution, &5 I see it' isto put in Place a Pro-cess by which notions orissues {somehow) deenedto be of a controversialnature be tabled afterinitial discussions to

the nexL CommunitY Af-fairs meeting wherebYthe whole communitY hasa chance vis a vis theagenda to consider theissue, show uP and raisetheir hands YaY or naY.

It seems to me to beinconceivablY inconsist-ent that whereas a ref-erendum must be held toincrease our Parcelwater tax due to thet'inevitable" necessitYof upgrading the watersystirn on the west side(costing the ratePaYersat least $150 more Peryear

- see the BarkleY

Sounder forNovember,1989, Regional Direc-tor's report).

NA referendum, t{oratepaYers vote' !h Pre-advertised ConmunitYAffairs discussions' noteven a motion tabled andvoted upon at the nextCommunitY Affairs meet'-ing by attending citi-zens is requiredr Go*couraged or deemed re-motely aPProPriate forthe connector road to$lest Barnfield. A con-nector road that willnecessitate uPgradingthe water sYstem (if notby direct damage duringroad uPgrading then at]east bY increased de-mand by develoPers)

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thereby making a refer-endum somewhat redun-dant, it will Purpor-tedly increase the ProP-erty values and taxesfor those who wish t'oremai.n in this ruralcommunitY. All thiswithout our collectiveinput, discussions anddecisions.

The efforts to bringthe CommunitY Pride Pro-gram to Bamfield givingus the oPPortunitY tolook at all asPects ofdevelcpmentr Preserva-tion, economic growthand comrnunitY/socialstability are tru1Y inthe best interests ofall of us.

The local Chamber ofCommerce and a few indi-viduals have succeededin their efforts to keePthe "roadtt out of reachof any local directivesthat may have emergedfrom the CommunikY PrideProgram. I feel that onone hand this is a shameas it means lte give uPanother oPPortunitY inwhich to exercise re-sponsible decision mak-ing. On the other handI'rn hoping that enoughtension will be releasedwith the road guestionout of the Picture thatwe'll find it easier to

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sit and talk- I chooseto focus on the latter.

It appears that as acommunity we are notable or readY to take onthe responsibilitY ofdeciding for ourselvesand that Power will endup in the hands of bheTransportation Taskforce or some like com-rnittee, for Power doesnot Lie idle. TheY willhear the issues againboth sides this time(there is that PolaritYagain) and decide asjudges or Parents wouldwhat is best for us.

The final decision forTransportation+elatedexpenditures alwaYs didlie with the Task Forceand upper leveLs of gov-ernsrenl, but r can'thelp thinking that if wehad managed our localprocesses better theYwould have been im-pressed by our solidar-ity and communitY andmuch neight would havebeen given to the localdecisions. I'm sure theTask For.ce will make awell-informed and care-ful decision. The Pointis, it is one we couldhave made for ourselves-

There are guestionsthat remain on mY mindhowever. t{hat if, afterp

taking the route of pub-lic hearings in front ofthe Task Force this com-mittee decides not toput a road in and to'look at alt,ernate sol-utions? Can we put thisissue aside and get onwith it? Can we put ourtrust in ourselves tomake future decisionsfor ourselves? Do weput some kind of discus*sion/decision-making ap-paratus firmly in placeso $re don't again f indourselves so divided forso long?

If we don'L stand upand start making our ownchoices then someonesomewhere will be morethan happy to make themfor us. f urge each andevery one of you to at-tend the next CorununityAffairs meeting and putyour support behind theCommunity Pride Program.If we do not make thechoice to work togetherfor solutions then thelessons and growingpains ahead will be veryhard indeed. It doesn'thave to be that way.

The choice is yours.RespecLfully,Stuart HaLl

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CAPE BEALEWEATHER

byNorbie Brand

Principal Lightkeeper

TEIITPERATI'RES

l4ean Maximum 9.1 oC

l'lean Minimum 5.5oC

Temperature extremesfor the month lrere aminimum of 1.5oC on De-cember 11 and a maximumof 12.5oC on December 1.

Precipitation was275.1 mm (10,8 inches)of measurable rain.There were 11 days with-erut rain.

1 988. The mean maximum ?ras8.5"C and the mean mini-murn was 4.4oC. Theregrere 337 mm ( 13.3 in-chesl of measurablerain. There were 7 dayswithout any rain.

Last year was a bitcooler and wetter thanthis year.

FROM THL,LIGHTHOUSE

byEva Brand

ARrrcHoKE souARES

12 ounces marinatedartichoke hearts

1 onion (chopped)1 large clove garlic(chopped)4 eggs* cup bread crumbs+ teaspoon salt* teaspoon oreganodash tabasco sauceground pepperI ounces shredded

cheddar cheese

Drain thearti-chokes,Reserving* cup ofthe mari-nade.Chop theartichokesinto smallpieces.In a panheat themarinade

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Bake in a buttered Iinch dish at 325oF forabout 30 minutes or un-til eet. You can eatthis cold or hot. It iegood for luncb.i3

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OUR DREAM HOME FOR LESS!

INMEMORY

byEbba Jennings

Louisa Johnson

November marked thepassing of Louisa ilohn-son i.n a Victoria carehome at the age. of 93.She was predeceased byher husband Georgie,some grandchildren and adaughter ltlary. Sheleaves to mourn her losssons Ralph, Robert andKenny and daughtersMabl-e (Nookemus ) ,Shirley ($larner) andtheir families of sonsand daughters and grand-children together withthose of Marys and themany nieces and nephewsin Anacla Village, Ban-field, Port Alberni andVictoria.,i Her homes includedDodgers Cove, Sarita,Pachena, Grappler andlately Victoria. Afterher husband's passingshe stayed on ln herlittle house in Grappler

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but as her sight failedother family menberscared for her in theirhomes until a carg homebeca1ne necessaiy. Unfor-tunately, like so manyothers, she had a hipinjury., To me she nas afriend of a lifetime. Apicture shows me as ababy with her and hertwo daughters andmother-in-law beside mybasket chair. The viewdown the harbour showsno shopr no houses andtrees to the beach. Sheis a good-looking lroman,straight and slim inthis picture. rn lateryears she retained thesefeatures with the addi-tion of some wrinklesthat someone ohce re-marked upon as "an in-teresting face for anartist to study."

In her way she was anartist in basketry andf'm very fortunate tohave pieces of her workas gifts, pieces I pur-chased (nany given away)and each with specialmemories to me. l{henshe cane to visit inlater years she wouldsiyrtt no tea, coffeer"but it was always tea ather houie in Grappler.One day there she bfd I

me of the dead robin inher yard and how shelooked at it and thenused it on her basketdesign. She also toldme ttnever againtt for amat I'd commissioned herto make; the cornerstook too 1ong. Once onthe street in Victoria Iwas stopped by a personwho noticed my basketpurse and said ttFlrs.Johnson made it" andwalked off!

Hers was a lifetimethat spanned many chan-ges. The first war prob-ably didn't affect her,although she wouLd haveknown her friend Mrs.ltcKay's sons had lefthome, but perhaps notunderstood the full im-plications. With thesecond ?rar the rationingof tea, coffee, meat,sugar etc. probablyposed some problens forher with the coupon sys-tem, as it did for somany. t{hy that pieee ofpaper for sugar when theberries are ripe?

In our many conversa-tions over cups of tea,I recall once a lady ofgreat integrity con-cerned for the young ina world where lifestyles lrere changingrapidJ.y. As we talked

about the changing stru-ctures of society andwork ethics a shadow ofsadness would cross herfaee, and we would sitin silence. Then shewould smile and sdy,t'People must work, do ituntil it is right. Itell my sons, 'That boatisn't clean, you do itagain and again until fteIl you it is right'."

Ralphrs is the onlyboat r can see as Iwrite this, and whetheror not he remembers thisf don't know. However,the lesson was learnedand she would be proudto see his boat now andafter each trip.

I think of a shoppingbasket that ls more orless worn out and of atwisted centennial motifon another and how thisis like life. $te areborn, like the basket ismade. tlle live and be-come worn and rdeary withlife as it twists alongthe road and we pass onto another life, but weall leave behind somelhreads of what we wereor did. My friend, whoI always called Mrs.Georgie, had a lifestylethat spanned a part ofhistory that those whofollow will never ex-

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perience, but the valuesshe had are as strongtoday as they were yes-terday. This we mustremember. She saw Bam-field and Grappler be*come communities, thereserves at Dodger'sCove and Sarita fadeaway and Anacla estab-lished, and she had Vic-toria as her home forsome years.

i{rs. Georgle was laidto rest in. the cemeteryin Port Alberni. Onegrandson spoke for thefamily, other grandsonswere pallbearers. Fam-ily and friends gatheredand.eaeh had theirthoughts and nemories ofa grand old lady who,when the weaver of thetapestry of life called,was ready. She servedher family, friends andmaker well. She will bemissed, but rememberedas T, too, remember.

with sytnpathy.

Roy Imlach

Synpathy is exPressed.to the fanrily of RoyImlach 'ef Port Alberniwho passed away suddenlyon Christmas Day at hissisterb home Ln the

States. Roy was a fam-iliar fellow among thefishing fleet each year'coming at the age of 17to fish ouL of Bamfieldfrom Port Alberni. .InIater years, because ofthe curtailed seasonr lt€didnrt see him on theMar-Ttoy as often ?s

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before.He lras a young man, in

his early 60's1 and thesudden heart attack cameas a great shock to allduring the festive sea-son. He leaves to mournhis 'loss his gronn chil-dren, a sister and brot-her, Dave, whom most ofus know as another fel-low fish,erman. To hisfanily we extend oursynpathy for their lossof a father, brother andfriend.

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I{ooDEN B9AT BUILDING IN BAilFTEIJ WPlans are underway to schedule a one-week llooden Boat

Building course during April l-990. This lrill be ahands-on-course to dernonstrate Lapstrake construct.ion by buildinga complete boat (10-12' tender). class size is limited to six orseven students at a cost of $350.- 400./student, al"L materialsincluded. The instructor will be Sinon Llatts, an experiencedboat builder and teacher. T?re course will use the shopfacilities at the Marine station. Accomnodation for out-of-townparticipants can be arranged.

If you areplease contact:

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Jeanne FerrisNet llending

Int.erest.ed in NetMending? Please give mea call if you are, orcall North Island Col-lege in Port Alberni.If sufficient interestis shown, the collegewill arrange to have aprofessional net, mendercome to Bamfield to of-fer a week-end course innet mending. ft willprobably be held in theCommunity HaIl, sometimein early spring.

G. E. D.

The General Educa-tional Development tests(Gen) are a series offive multiple-choicetests designed to mea-sure your level ofaehievement in WritingSkills, Social Studies,Science, InterpretingLiterature and the Arts,and Mathematics. In thelast test you are alsorequired to write ashort essay

The GED offers you anopportunity to earn ahigh school eguivalencycertificate, which mayhelp you quaLify for a

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