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For the past year I have been tell-ing everyone at my presentations that the King Eider Duck shows up around

Vancouver Island once every 10 years. In fact, the last one was seen at Fanny Bay in 2004 so we’re due in 2014.

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and ask me to pick some lottery num-bers for you, I must admit that I am occasionally wrong, but I nailed the King Eider. Yes, Russ Cannings, one of our top birders was able to pick out the Arctic visitor in a large flock of Black Scoters at the Little Qualicum Estuary on Feb. 1 - exactly 10 years since the last one. I braved the wind and rain on Feb. 3 to catch a glimpse of it. Since then it hasn’t been seen, but I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that it’s still around waiting for the upcoming herring spawn.

The discovery of the King Eider was déjà-vu for the Patagonia Rest Stop effect which is finding a different rare bird while searching for another one. In the Port McNeill case it was finding the very rare Dickcissel while searching for the very rare Hooded Oriole. In this case the very rare King Eider was found in conjunction with searching for the uncommon Northern Mockingbird. Yes, there was a Northern Mockingbird in the same area, and as of Feb. 16 it was still around.

See Island Birds on page 5.

More rare birds - the Northern Mockingbird

Photo by Mike YipThe Northern Mocking is the latest interesting bird to be found on Vancouver Island. It is currently claiming territory at Surfside and McFeely streets in Qualicum Beach.

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Earlier this month (Feb. 5) the Courier-Islander newspaper printed a letter to Prime Minister Harper from the Campbell River Guides Association expressing its concern about some spending choices of his govern-ment. While funding to DFO has been stead-ily reduced, in the past two years aquaculture companies in Atlantic Canada have been compensated tens of millions of dollars by the federal government to destroy fish found to be carrying Infectious Salmon Anemia, almost certainly as a result of imprudent decisions relating to site location and proximity to other farm sites as well as stocking density.

Readership understanding of the main point of the letter was likely compromised by the partially misleading headline “DFO needs funding, not fish farms” - the association expressed no position on whether or not DFO should manage fish farming – and that the cause for the culling order, farmed fish found to have ISA, was omitted.

More recently, the BC Salmon Farmers Association wrote to this newspaper to explain to the readership that compensa-tion for the culling takes place through the

Canadian Food Inspection Agency and not DFO, although the Guides Association never asserted otherwise. Both agen-cies are part of the federal gov-ernment and it’s become clear that providing adequate resources for fisheries management is not a funding priority for the Harper government.

This was the central point of the CRGA letter, and rightly so.

The phrase “starting to eat its young” keeps coming to mind whenever DFO programming is discussed, or perhaps “robbing Peter to pay Paul” is a better characterization for the situation senior staff find themselves in – there’s nowhere near enough resources being made avail-able to adequately fund the activities that Canadians expect regarding the manage-ment of the fisheries resource in this country. Enforcement, enhancement, research, stock assessment, habitat protection, the situation is the same for everything.

In the Pacific region salmon stock assess-

ment should be an activity key to the workings of DFO here. Instead, the overall program has become so constrained that an unwritten hierarchy of import-ance between the species has developed, with stock assessment for pink and chum salmon all but ended. Chinook and sockeye salmon are viewed as the most important species and increas-ingly receive the lion’s share of available funding, not that there’s enough for them either. And in

the middle stock assessment programs for coho are increasingly disappearing.

Management of wild coho has been a cen-tral feature of salmon fishery management for all species and gear types for nearly 20 years because, in a persistent low abundance regime, of the need to limit and understand the scale of incidental mortalities of coho encountered in fisheries targeting other sal-mon.

One way of understanding how wild coho are doing is to designate certain streams that

are not enhanced as indicator systems, operat-ing a counting fence to assess the number of out migrating smolts in the spring of the year and then counting the returning adults in the fall of the following year. By this work DFO is able to determine the marine survival rate for coho, a key determinant in the shaping of fisheries in the years following.

Not so long ago DFO operated three such facilities around the Strait of Georgia, but now there’s only one remaining on the Black Creek between Campbell River and Courtenay. There’s been little certainty about funding for this important operation in recent years and in fact has been supported to a significant degree by the A’tlegay Fisheries Society, a multi-band First Nations organiza-tion, work for which it should be commended.

Now comes news that the regional DFO stock assessment budget has been reduced further and one outcome is that it will be unable to fund the fall 2014 portion of the program at Black Creek to the degree it has in recent past years, putting the entire program in jeopardy. In what could be described

See Ardent Angler on page 4.

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A January, 2014, report from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that even organic foods are not free of pesticides and chemical residues was sad and sobering news — an ominous beginning to another year. The CFIA analyzed hundreds of samples of fruits, vegetables, oils, cheeses, juices and syrups from local and international sources. Not even the most carefully and conscientiously grown food could escape the presence of toxins. “The idea of toxin-free food in a modern world is a fantasy,” said Rebecca Kneen, the co-president of the Certified Organic Associations of BC. “We aren’t farming in a bubble” (The Vancouver Sun, Jan. 9/14).

Indeed, we are not. The consequences of using agro-toxins at an industrial scale for more than 70 years is now evident. Of conventionally grown fruits and vegetables bought in Canadian food stores, 80 per cent contained residues of one or more commercially used pesticides, while five per cent had levels higher than were considered safe by CFIA regulations. A surpris-ing 50 per cent of organically grown produce showed similar residue traces, with 1.8 per cent over safe levels.

Of fruit juices tested, 67 per cent made from fresh produce and 45 per cent made from concentrate showed detectable amounts of pesticides. Not one of 167 samples of vegetable oils or 284 samples of cheeses were free of dioxins, fur-ans and polychlorinated biphenyls, all known to be serious carcino-gens. Mercury, a potent neurotoxin which is only safe at zero levels, was found 87 per cent of the time in dried tea, six per cent in soft drinks and 10 per cent in corn syrup. Only 55 per cent of rice was free of cad-mium, another neurotoxin. Of the 879 samples of children’s food tested, 25 per cent contained measurable levels of at least one pesticide, while 11 per cent contained measurable levels of two or more — a most worrying finding since chil-dren are the ones most susceptible to the effects of toxins.

Tara McDonald, the executive director of the Vancouver Farmers Markets, said that the results were discouraging though not surprising. “Organic farmers share the air with other farms,

and they share the same water table. Even the bees they use to pollinate crops don’t just stay on one farm.”

Of course, nothing on this planet stays in one place forever. But the reckless abandon of our enterprising enthusiasm has made a special contribution to the move-ment of all manner of things — from atoms to mountains. The results are unprecedented and disturbing. Extracting and burn-ing massive amounts of coal as

our primary industrial energy for more than 250 years has resulted in huge quantities of multiple toxins being dispersed globally. This probably explains the source of cadmium in food. And it is likely the principle source of mercury in ocean fish — some levels in large predator species are now so high that their regular con-sumption is not recommended. Toxins in whales make their edibility questionable — good news for whales if they can survive the health effects of being poisoned. The bodies of orcas, mean-while, another species at the top of the food

chain, are so laced with toxins that their car-casses are treated as contaminated sites.

As for contaminated sites, 22,000 have been identified in Canada alone, with an initial estimate of $8 billion for clean up. But this was before scientific studies — the kind the Canadian government doesn’t want known — revealed the actual proportions of the prob-lem. Just one site in Yukon, the Faro Mine, is expected to cost $590 million to remediate. Of the 75 contaminated sites in the Northwest Territories, the biggest is the Giant Mine. Over $1 billion will be required to fix the mess creat-ed by over 250,000 tonnes of arsenic, most of it abandoned in collapsing surface structures where wind and rain are beginning to disperse this toxin into land, waterways and air. Remediation will be so dangerous that “buildings will have to be sealed off as they are demolished. Workers would have wear full hazmat suits and breathe supplied air” (Globe and Mail, Apr. 2/13).

And then there are plastics, modern civiliza-tion’s miraculous material. They are produced by the millions of tonnes per year but almost none of them break down or are removed from

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This sort of situation is playing out all over the region and examples abound, compromising the abil-ity of managers to make decisions about fisheries in a timely fashion, if they can make them at all. In a right-fully risk-averse management climate the economic consequences of fishing opportunities foregone by all sectors because managers don’t have adequate informa-tion available to them brings to mind another expres-sion, “penny wise and pound foolish”, as tax revenues on fishing activities are lost.

Which brings me back to the Guides Association letter and its central point about some of the spending priorities and choices of the present federal govern-ment not being ones that Canadians who care about the fisheries resource and the opportunities it enables can support. The federal government has to stop bailing out private sector companies with taxpayer’s money when their own decisions result in loss, especially at a time when the government is starving its own operations of the resources needed to do the work Canadians expect.

Grigg from page 3.the planet’s ecosystems. Their eventual repository is usually the world’s oceans, where they either settle on beaches or into sediment to be ingested by worms and scavengers on their way into the food chain. If they float, they tend to concentrate in the five oceanic gyres as particulate pollutants — our own version of a Plastic Sargasso Sea that has become an obscene monument of wayward waste colonized by opportunistic plants and animals.

All the floating microscopic plastics drifting throughout the oceans are now estimated to be six times the dry weight of marine phytoplankton, according to Alana Mitchell in her e-book, Invisible Plastics. Used as platforms by phytoplankton, bac-teria and algae, these plastics, too, enter the food chain. And because of the similar chemical compos-ition of plastics and many of our industrial concoc-tions — nearly 62,000 remain untested for toxicity — these particulates accumulate toxins by up to one million times background concentrations.

So this is the dark side of our civilization — the creeping, insidious and ominous side we would prefer not to notice. And it raises questions we would prefer not to ask. To feed ourselves with the ingenuity of our industrial agriculture, must we plague ourselves with poisonous pesticides? To sup-ply energy for the ravenous demands of our modern lives, must we pollute our ecosystems with horrific emissions? To use the miraculous inventions of our sophisticated technology, must we contaminate our planet with toxic wastes? Surely, as a thinking spe-cies, we can find better options than the ones we are choosing.

The Campbell River Art Gallery is thrilled to announce that Quadra Island artist Tara Iverson will be teaching an upcoming kids’ class at the Gallery.

Iverson spent her teen years at the Emily Carr Arts Umbrella Program, and went on to teach and assist various artists at North Vancouver’s Artists for Kids program. She went on to work in the music industry and the culinary arts, and now lives on Quadra working with wooden boats and yachts. Throughout it all, she has kept her art career at the forefront of what she does and in recent years, she’s been teaching kids at the Quadra Island Community Centre and the Quadra Kids after school program.

“Over the years, I have continued to purse my own artistic roots through acrylic abstract painting and collaborations, sell-ing work in shops and showing art at local events,” Iverson said. “Five years ago, I got back into working with children at the Quadra Kids after school program, where I was able to reignite my passion for teaching arts to youth.”

Iverson’s upcoming kids’ class at the Campbell River Art Gallery is perfect for young artists who want to learn to draw while delving into the mysteries of our mar-ine environment.

The class, called ‘Dive Into the Mysteries of the Sea,’ aimed at children aged seven to 12, takes place over four sessions Wednesdays, Feb. 26 to March 19 from 3 to 5 p.m. Participants will explore the foun-

dations of basic drawing techniques while focusing on everything from kelp to crabs,

sea otters, anemones and much more. The classes will incor-porate beginner to advanced use of drawing materials, some vocabulary basics and com-position. Kids will take part in fun drawing exercises and their final project will be a complete

underwater scene.The cost for ‘Dive Into the Mysteries

of the Sea’ with Tara Iverson is $65 for members of the Campbell River Art Gallery and $75 for non-members. All supplies are included.

Stop by the Campbell River Art Gallery Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 5 p.m., call 250-287-2261 or email [email protected] for more information.

Kids, learn to draw the mysteriesof the sea at CR kids’ art class

Photo submittedArtist Tara Iverson shares her studio with stepdaughter Maeve Garson. She loves working with kids and is looking forward to teaching ‘Dive Into the Mysteries of the Sea’ at the Campbell River Art Gallery Wednesdays Feb. 26 to March 19.


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mon, it all depends on who you’re reading. I consider once in 10 years as very rare. In the case of the Northern Mockingbird, they are reported at least two or three times every five years so they are uncommon as opposed to rare.

The Northern Mockingbird is the size of a slim robin, gray on the topside, white on the bottom side, and with a long tail. It is commonly found in the southern half of the US and throughout Mexico. As its name implies, it is an excellent mimic and often incorporates other birds’ songs in its endless singing. Apparently it can learn up to 200 songs in its lifetime and is known to sing all day and well into the night. It feeds on insects, fruit, and seeds. It prefers open areas with low shrubs and has adapted well with suburban habitats .

The King Eider isn’t the only rare duck in southwest BC. Not one but two very rare Tufted Ducks have just been reported on Saltspring and Vancouver, respectively. The Tufted Duck is usually found in Europe.

The occurrence of four or five rare birds in two months may or may not be of any significance. At any time there may be several rare birds on Vancouver Island, but if no one sees them they can’t be reported. The reality is that we don’t have very many dedicated bird watchers on Vancouver Island so many birds go unnoticed. It always helps if the rare birds come to feeders or residential areas which was the case for four out of the five birds mentioned. So, are there more rare birds around or is it just luck that more rare birds have been seen? If you know the answer, please let me know.

Editor’s note: Mike Yip is the author of Vancouver Island Birds. His books are available at Graham’s Jewellers, Blue Heron Books, CR Museum, Save On Foods, Coho Books and Book Bonanza.

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Meeting will be held at 1300, Feb. 19 in the upper lounge of the Comox Legion. Guests are more than welcome.HEART SUPPORT GROUP • Comox Valley Chapter monthly meeting February 19, 7PM, Comox Recreation Centre, 1855 Noel Ave. Our group is a support group for anyone who has had a heart proce-dure, is about to undergo a heart procedure and their spouses. Our guest speaker for this meeting is Tim Cowan, Pharmacist from the Medicine Shoppe in Comox. There is no charge for our meetings & all are welcome. For more informa-tion, please call: (250) 339-5349BETTER BREATHERS • How to Be a Wise Health Care Consumer! Wednesday, February 19 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 pm. at the Comox Valley Nursing Centre, 615 10th St., Courtenay. The facilitator is Mark Shultz, Nurse Practitioner. Family and friends are welcomed. FFI call Michele at 250/331-8502.TOPS (COURTENAY) • 9am-11:30am every Wednesday, St Georges United Church, 505 6th St., Courtenay. TOPS is a non-profit support weight loss group. We are one of many in Comox Valley. FMI: 250-331-0276

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Vancouver Island Mayworks will be holding our sec-ond ‘Writing on Work’ contest and if you work and you write, you should enter.

Last year’s event was quite successful with our three judges struggling to get the thirty-plus entries down to the six shortlisted. A full house heard the six works, and then voted local writer and North Island College instruc-tor Derek Hanebury’s ‘Worm Pickers Confession’ as their favourite work. All six entries were published in a hand-some chapbook that people snapped up.

The subject matter is work, any kind of work. With the Pacific Northwest Labour History Association confer-ence happening in Cumberland June 12-15th, Mayworks is especially looking for pieces on BC labour history. It could be a poem about Joe Naylor; a profile of your mother’s work in a cannery or a short story about your time spent tree planting. However it is not limited to those subjects, the sky’s the limit. It could be about hard physical work, or it could be about the thrill of sitting at a desk all day, or even about a futuristic workplace, or about the beauty and pain of work, as long as -

1) It is a maximum of 2500 words2) It can be fiction, both prose or poetry, or nonfic-

tion3) It has not been previously publishedHERE IS HOW IT WORKS: Our panel of judges will

read all the entries and shortlist those down to six stories or poems. The six writers or poets will then have an opportunity to read their work at a public reading on May 22rd, at Zocalo Café in Courtenay. The audience will, by secret ballot, select their favourite piece. Prize for 1st is $300, second prize is $200 and 3rd prize is $100. In addition, all shortlisted works will be published in a chapbook available at the May 22rd reading.

The deadline for submission of entries is April 18th, 2014. Please mail them to 480 2nd St Courtenay BC V9N 1C1 or e-mail to [email protected].

We will announce the shortlist on Fri. May 2st. The reading will be at Zocalo on Thursday evening, May 22. You do not have to be present at the reading to submit your work. The work will remain your property except for its inclusion in the chapbook. For any other questions please contact Mayworks at [email protected] We are looking forward to reading all of your wonderful entries.

Writing on WorkCall for entries for annualIsland Mayworks contest

Ash Grunwald performs Saturday, February 22, at The Waverley Hotel. Ash is a major talent who has created a wide following wherever he tours. Very excited to hear his new album live!

Tickets $15 advance available at Bop City, The Waverley, by phone 250 336 8322 and online at cumber-landvillageworks.com. Doors 9:30 pm.

Blistering live sets on the festival circuit throughout Australia, Japan, Canada, America, Europe and the UK, have had critics and fans raving about his unique blend of roots, blues, beats and a whole lotta groove for now, more than a decade. Nominated five times for Australia’s ARIA Awards, and a swag of award wins including MBAS Blues Performer of the Year 2003 and the AIR Best Independent Blues and Roots Album, and in 2009, tak-ing out a prestigious APRA songwriting award for Blues & Roots Song of the Year.

His album of 2010, Hot Mama Vibes, was nominated for Best Blues & Roots album by both the Australian Record Industry Association and Australian Independent Record Label Association, and after a sold out national Australian tour, he capped off 2010 supporting Jack Johnson’s Australian tour. In the two years since Hot Mama Vibes, Ash has made an exodus from the cold waters of Victoria to the sunnier shores of Northern NSW. He toured to sold out venues in Canada and is returning here to share his latest album ‘Gargantua’.

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Campbell River Honda has been earning the trust and confi dence of our customers for over 30 years. We are a high volume store, serving a large owner base within the North Island. Over the course of doing business, we have been recognized with Honda’s Quality Dealer Award which is given to dealers who excel in customer satisfaction as well as overall sales and service.

Due to our continued growth we are currently seeking a Sales Consultant to provide exceptional customer service while promoting and selling our full range of Honda and all makes of pre-owned automobiles.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Greeting new and pre-owned customers on the lot, over the phone and online. • Assisting customers in the purchase of their vehicle, as well as continued after sale service • Continuous follow up to ensure that all of our customers are given the service they deserve • Meeting sales goals that are set up with help of your Sales Manager • Staying up to date with all current product knowledge • Continual training to always improve your sales skills (both self training and group training)

The successful candidate will meet the following requirements:

• Minimum High School or equivalent • Valid BC drivers licence • VSA licence to be obtained at their cost • Strong interpersonal and communication skills • Effective time management and organizational skills • Ability to work independently or within a team • Able to work evening and weekend shifts as scheduled

We offer a competitive Commission Structure, Monthly Bonuses, Employee Benefi t Plan, Demo Program and participation in the Honda Council of Sales Leadership program.

If you are enthusiastic, motivated and passionate about customer service and the automotive business, we would like to hear from you by Friday, February 28th, 2014. Please submit your resume by email to [email protected] with the position title in the subject line.

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The Winter Jazz Series continues at The Little Red Church in Comox with a a perfor-mance not to be missed! JazzVille Promotions is thrilled to announce a performance by the Valley’s newest Jazz combo “Anela and The Experimenters.”

On Friday evening, Feb. 21 at 7:30, popular local musician Anela Kahiamoe takes to the stage at The Little Red Church, with his new 6 -piece band.

Anela’s popularity with music fans and musicians in the Valley is unparreled. A native of Hawaii and a professional musician his entire life, Anela’s musical talent is extensive and includes beautiful vocals and fantastic skills on Guitar, Lap Steel and Ukelele.

For the Feb 21 performance, Anela has selected a broad range of popular jazz stan-dards as well as a selection of Blues, Country and some “Anela” originals.

The Band includes 4-time CCMA nominated steel pedal musician Evan Ehgoetz, who will masterfully blend his Steel Pedal guitar into the repertoire. Originally from Ontario and now residing in Powell River, Evan has worked for the who’s-who of the Canadian Country music scene and has opened for and shared the stage with, the likes of Conway Twitty, Bill Anderson, Kitty Wells, Allan Jackson, George Strait and Keith Urban.

Tenor and Alto musician Claudio Fontinato resides in Parksville and is one of Vancouver Island’s finest Tenor and Alto players. Claudio is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and has been playing and performing for 30 years. Claudio command of the instrument is frankly astounding and his solo work incredible.

Rounding out the Band is Kelly Thomas on keyboard, Grahame Edwards on Bass and Rob Peterson on Drums. To say you are in for a treat is an understatement. We invite you to listen to the unique sounds of the Valley’s newest jazz combo and enjoy a very entertaining evening of excellent music.

The Little Red Church Jazz series is a family friendly venue, serving tea, coffee, soft drinks and goodies.

Advance tickets are $10, $12 at the door and available at Bop City in Courtenay and The Red Carpet Boutique in Comox, at the corner of Anderton and Comox avenues.

Anela Kahiamoe

Anela and the Experimenters playat Winter Jazz Series in Comox

This weekend visit Paris with ‘Le Week-End’ - a barbed, funny and poignant comedy-drama

The Comox Valley Art Gallery Winter Film Series continues on Sunday, February 23 at 5 pm with ‘Le Week-End’, an intelligent, intimate, comedy/drama that packs a startling punch.

Numerous films of late have turned their attention to the romantic lives of older people, but many do so in an “isn’t that charming” manner that verges on the condescending. Bracing, prickly, and full of passion, ‘Le Week-End’, the new film from director Roger Michell (‘Notting Hill’, ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’), sheds the cozy comfort of retiree rom-coms for an altogether more interesting love story: the ups and downs of a romance 30 years in the making.

Meg (Lindsay Duncan; ‘Under the Tuscan Sun’) and Nick (Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent; ‘Cloud Atlas’) have been together forever.

For their 30th wedding anniversary they’ve chosen to return to Paris, where they honeymooned. It’s not long before the City of Lights begins reflecting the couple’s conflicts right back at them.

Rejecting their first, depressingly beige, hotel for an impossibly expen-sive choice, Meg then begins reject-ing her husband. (“Can I touch you?” he asks, tentatively. “What for?” she snaps.) When Meg and Nick run into their insufferably successful old friend, played with pure delight by Jeff Goldblum (‘The Big Chill’, ‘Jurassic Park’), their squabbles rise to a register that’s both emotionally rich and very funny.

By turns sharply comic and deadly serious, ‘Le Week-End’ is full of sur-prises. The dialogue has both the heart and the crackle of Richard Linklater’s ‘Before...’ series, delving deep into the tensions that shape this couple’s relationship while holding nothing back. Michell has shown us

the pleasures of complicated romance before, but never has his filmmaking felt freer. From those charged scenes at the hotel, to Goldblum’s delicious intervention, to the clever nod to Jean-Luc Godard at the end, this is one of the most enjoyable love stories of the year.

Tickets are available at the CVAG Gift Shop, 580 Duncan Ave, Downtown Courtenay (6th and Duncan) and at the door if available (Door: cash only, exact change appreciated). All screen-ings are at the Rialto Theatre at 5:00pm (Driftwood Mall - 2665 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay).

Tickets are $12 for CVAG Members, $13 for Non-Members. To purchase tickets over the phone call CVAG at (250) 338 6211.

Director: Roger Michell; Cast: Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum; Run Time: 1 hr 33 min; Year: 2013; Country: UK Language: English; Rated: R; Genre: Drama/Comedy

A finely matched Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan explore the wrinkles of marriage with humour and honesty.

David James and Big River - A Tribute to the Legendary Johnny Cash - comes to The Little Red Church in Comox on Sunday, Feb .23 at 7:30 pm.

Appearing before sold out crowds, David James and his band Big River are North America’s favourite Johnny Cash tribute act, performing the hits spanning five decades over Johnny’s career. They are dedicated to replicating the most authentic Johnny Cash tribute the world has ever seen, in the style and the sound

of Johnny Cash himself.His natural voice is so close

to the Man In Black, “It’s not only about the voice” says Dave. “It’s about living and breathing the man - his pos-ture, his mannerisms, his moves, and his quirks. I want our audiences to go home feel-ing like they just observed the man himself”. David James nails Johnny’s mannerisms and voice down.

David James entertains with that same principle, singing all of the great Cash songs you

love including, “I Walk The Line”, “Solitary Man”, “Get Rhythm”, “Folsom Prison”, “Ring of Fire” and newer songs like “Hurt” and Rusty Cage.

Make sure you don’t miss this incredible show!

Tickets available at:Red Carpet Consignment

-264 Anderton Rd, ComoxBop City Records - 211

Simms St, CourtnayReservation at 1-250-713-

0182$20 In Advance - $25 at the

door

Tribute to Johnny Cash on Saturday night

‘Le Week-End’ up next Sunday in CVAG winter film series


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