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It is the second of the three elfins found on Vancouver Island, and like the Moss’s it is also a species of concern because of its declining population

and disappearing habitat. However, it should be easier to find because its forest habitat is much more accessible than the sedum cliff slopes favored by the Moss’s Elfin. The third elfin on the Island is the Western Elfin, and it is currently not a species of concern.

As the name suggests, the Western Pine Elfin is a western species found in proximity to pine forests or mixed forests that include pine trees. You have to look carefully when you’re looking for the elfins. They are all quite small. The Western Pine Elfin is the largest of the three, but when it’s in the closed wing position, it’s about the size of a dime. You won’t be disappointed if you find one because it is one of Mother Nature’s micro-masterpieces. The wings fea-ture a bold pattern of dark to light magenta chevrons trimmed with a black inner edge and a scalloped outer border of white, orange, and black.

I found my first Western Pine Elfin this year on April 10 at Nanoose Bay in the remnants of a scrub forest adjacent to a clearcut

that included very few pine trees. In fact, I had to look hard to find any pine trees among the skinny firs. However, all the Western Pine Elfin needs is a few pine trees for suc-cessful reproduction.

By the way, if you’re looking for butterflies, don’t bother unless it is warm and sunny – at least double digit temperatures. The butterflies need warm weather to get the circu-lation going in their wings before

they can fly. When it’s too cold they just hunker down in some crevice or protected space. That happened when I was I was looking for the elfins. When I first walked by the location it was sunny but still only about 8 or 9 C, and there were no butterflies or moths in sight. An hour later when I returned, I had to take off my sweater, and the elf-ins were out sunning on the alder leaves. My timing was perfect.

The elfins were basking on about a metre off the ground. That’s the best times to photograph them before they get warmed up. Once they warm up they are generally too active and skittish to approach.

According to Butterflies of B.C. most adults take flight from early May to early June. After the females mate they lay their little green eggs at the base of new growth pine needles. When the eggs hatch the larvae feed on the pine needles. The larvae undergo four developmental stages or instars before pupae are formed. The pupae are not firmly attached to the branches and are easily dislodged which suggests that most of the pupae end up on the forest floor. It is the pupae that overwinte. If they survive the ele-ments and predators the miracle of metamorphosis takes place the following spring to produce another generation.

There are two subspecies defined for the Western Pine Elfin, and the one found on Vancouver Island the western edge of Washington is sheltonensis. Sheltonensis has a very limited distribution and is the subspecies of concern. The other subspecies eryphon is common over much of BC and Washington and is not a species of concern. The distri-bution maps for Vancouver Island are outdated and only show reports for sheltonensis as far north as the Comox Valley. It will be interest-ing to see if the populations of the Western Pine Elfin extend north of the Comox Valley so keep your eyes open. Maybe we can help to update the database.

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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Island BirdsMike Yip

Photo by Mike YipThe Western Pine Elfin is the largest and most attractive of the three elfin species on Vancouver Island. It is generally found in close prox-imity to pine or mixed fine and pine coniferous forests.

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In common with fishermen the world over, anglers in these parts are always won-dering what the coming season will bring. Courtesy of the wonders of modern science, stock assessment staff at DFO are now able to make pre-season forecasts for an increas-ing number of species although this vital work continues to receive less money than it should from the government in Ottawa.

Much excitement, and concern frankly due to planning implications, accompanied the release of the 2014 pre-season forecast for Fraser sockeye earlier this year because of the strong likelihood for a very large return this coming summer, possibly eclips-ing even that of the 2010 “biggest return in a century”. More recently, with less fanfare but still of considerable interest to the area recreational fishery, DFO released the fore-cast for Southern BC coho this year.

Unlike that for Fraser sockeye the SBC coho forecast doesn’t make predictions in a range of probabilities and resulting num-bers, rather it provides a likely marine sur-vival rate for various stock aggregate return areas (Johnstone Strait/Mainland Inlets, Georgia Basin, Lower Fraser, Interior Fraser

and SW Vancouver Island) within the geographic scope of the forecast and also an assess-ment of likely predominant distribution, inside or outside Vancouver Island.

As a generalization the forecast is “predicting lower marine survivals and aggregate abundances than the observed 2013 metrics”. While slightly disappointing news the forecast also points out that the with the single exception of the Lower Fraser area, marine survival of all the other coho stock aggregates last year exceeded the forecast, in some cases by a substantial margin. This was especially true for the much-scrutinized Interior Fraser coho stock.

I was a bit surprised at reading this because the results of the coho post-smolt trawl survey conducted in the Strait of Georgia last fall had shown the highest sur-vival of these fish to that life-stage in the 16 year time series of the survey. Survival and size at the onset to winter is key to

coho making it through to the summer following and, of course, being present in the fisheries. Any way time will tell – I don’t want to be thought of as a irrational optimist but there’s been enough reports of sub-adult coho being seen or encountered around the Strait of Georgia this past winter to think that the forecast might be surpassed by the eventual return.

These reports of coho this winter also give question in my own mind about the second part of the forecast, which concerns the geographic distribution of most of the fish. To quote the report “the Distribution Index is a metric that uses salinity in the Strait of Georgia to forecast whether coho will be present in the Strait during their final summer (“inside”) or wait until fall to re-enter the Strait (“outside”).

The DI is based on the relationship between observed salinity levels and known harvest in a base period between 1975-1979, a time when there were large catches

of coho and changes in distribution were fairly easy to detect. Having come through one of the driest winters on record in SBC I was surprised to read that the index is showing a lower salinity factor in the Strait of Georgia than recent years, leading to a forecast of a weak inside distribution of coho for this coming summer.

My own doubt about this part of the forecast increased when I read that the past three years had been interpreted as strong inside years. While there’s little doubt this was true in 2013 my recollections of 2011 and 2012 are that the encounter rate of coho in the Strait of Georgia before late summer was very low during those two seasons. After late August, as the fish start-ed returning home, but not before then to any degree.

Anyway, the forecast is the forecast and I know the stock assessment staff that pre-pared it have done the best job they can with the resources and time at their dispos-al. After all the other very positive forecasts for various sockeye and chinook stocks there had to be one this spring

See Ardent Angler on page 4.

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The report analyzed the human and natural factors involved in the decline and fall of previous civiliza-tions over “the last 5,000 years”, then compared those conditions to our own. The determining factors that played “a central role in the charac-ter or in the process of the collapse” were population, climate, water, agriculture and energy. While any one of these factors could threaten the stability of a civilization, a review of our own situation might remind us that this full suite of interconnected challenges are now testing the limits of our technologies and occupying increasing amounts of our attention and concern.

HANDY found that these fac-tors can be grouped into two general categories. The first — frequently explored in innumerable other stud-ies — is “the stretching of resources due to the strain placed on the eco-logical carrying capacity” of the sur-roundings, a factor that is becoming increasingly obvious in the disturbed and deteriorating environmental con-ditions now occurring almost every-where on our planet. But the second general category that has not been adequately examined is the internal social dynamic that contributes to a

civilization’s collapse. HANDY iden-tifies this as “the economic strati-fication of society into Elites and Commoners”.

In our globalized civilization, this “economic stratification” is evident in the vast disparity between wealthy, industrialized cultures and the impoverished ones that are now exploited as the source of increas-ing quantities of needed resources and services. Within affluent coun-tries, however, this same unbalanced process is evident in the shrinking middle class and the growing separa-tion of the rich from the poor.

Why is this “economic stratifica-tion” a threat to a civilization’s stabil-ity? The answer, the report found, is in the complex interdependence of the two groups. The obvious explana-tion is that the Elites are dependent on the Commoners to provide labour and resources for the creation of wealth. If the Commoners are unable to offer these services because of debilitating poverty, destructive weather, famine, ecological deteriora-tion or any number of adverse condi-tions, then the capability of Elites to produce wealth is eventually so impaired that the whole system col-

lapses.But a less obvious explanation for

system collapse is that the first signs of trouble occur among the poor because they are least able to adapt to the stresses of adversity. If the separation between the two classes is sufficient to prevent these vital warn-ing signs from reaching the rich in a timely manner, then the Elites are denied the information necessary to initiate corrective action, the situa-tion deteriorates beyond the point of recovery, and the civilization col-lapses. A variation of this failure is that the isolation of the Elites causes them to misread the warning signs, mistakenly attributing the underlying social unrest to superficial factors, when the actual cause is structural poverty or ecological ruin. In simple terms, the Elites have a vested inter-est in maintaining the economic, social and material health of the Commoners.

In our globalized civilization, the Elites have attempted to address the needs of the Commoners by using technology to increase efficiency. While HANDY found that this may relieve some poverty — if the appro-priate policies are enacted — the report concluded that this strategy “also tends to raise both per capita resource consumption and the scale of resource extraction”, thereby add-ing additional stress to “the ecologic-al carrying capacity” upon which the viability of the civilization depends. Any gains in efficiency, therefore, are lost to increased production and consumption. Even if more Commoners are lifted out of poverty, the economic distance between them and the Elites increases, as does the

total number in poverty because of population increases. Meanwhile, the global ecological stresses continue to worsen.

Put succinctly, the HANDY study found that, given our present circum-stances and the current intransigence of the Elites, a preventative strategy that attempts to evade a crisis in one part of the problem causes a crisis in the other part of the problem. The Elites can neither continue exploit-ing the poor to maintain wealth and power, nor can they create sufficient wealth to elevate the poor out of poverty without doing irreparable damage to ecosystems. Motesharri and his colleagues found that under conditions “closely reflecting the reality of the world today... we find that collapse is difficult to avoid.” Not surprisingly, the report was not well received.


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On the big question of the season, as to whether there will be an allowable increase in the exploitation rate on Interior Fraser coho, used as a proxy for wild coho management more broadly around SBC, there is no news as yet. Ultimately the decision will be made by the minister, likely in later May, but all those with an interest in salmon fishing around southern BC, managers and fishermen alike, are keenly interested in the outcome.

With DFO having through the usual con-sultation processes asked for input on the question, the commercial and the recreational fisheries have for their own slightly different reasons advised that an allowance beyond the long established three per cent exploitation

rate should occur. Perhaps not surprisingly the Marine Conservation Caucus, representing the mainstream “green” NGO’s, have advised otherwise and want to see the ER remain where it is.

If their view prevails it would obviously have implications for the recreational fishery in terms of not allowing any increase in wild coho retention in SBC, but the biggest impact would be to the commercial fishing sector who are anticipating a large, possibly very large harvest opportunity on Fraser sockeye this summer but will need allowable coho mortalities as inevit-able by-catch to prosecute their directed sock-eye fisheries.

It’ll be an interesting question for the Canadian public to consider if millions of sock-eye that could otherwise have been prudently harvested and put on the market are allowed to swim up the river, all to save several hundred coho out of a return that will likely exceed 50,000 fish. This could literally be the $64 mil-lion question for the minister to consider!

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Get ready for 30 spectacular minutes as models show off textile creations starting at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 3.

“The professionally set-up fash-ion show will be one of the highlights of Fibre Fest, and will feature Sally Melville designs and the newest trends,” says auxiliary recreation programmer Jennifer Furst.

For the second time, the fashion show is by the Needle & Arts Centre, with the help of staff and store custom-ers who will be models.

“Fibre arts are for all ages. On both Saturday and Sunday come down and check out the kids corner where they can learn a new hobby. We will have knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving and rainbow looms that anyone – even adults – can try,” Furst adds.

The Museum at Campbell River, in partnership with this event, will host an evening talk and guided tour through the

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The talk with the exhibit’s curator, Beth Boyce, will take place on Saturday, May 3, starting at 7 p.m. ($10 admis-sion, with 50 per cent of proceeds donated to the Recreation and Culture Specialized Recreation Programs).

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Sixth St.COMOX VALLEY WOOD CARVERS • If you are interested in any type of wood carving please join us at the Royston Community Hall every Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 3 PM for a day of carving and learning about carv-ing. No experience necessary. FMI call Al at 250-331-0156 or Jim at 250-339-5350.CUMBERLAND LEGION BINGO • Every Tuesday night, guaranteed 22 games per night. Doors open 6 p.m., first game 7 p.m. Come out and support your community.TRACK WORKOUTS • The Comox Valley Roadrunners hold track workouts at the Vanier track every Tuesday at 5 p.m. Come out, meet fellow runners and be prepared to run a total of 5 km in a fun, enthusiastic environment. Rain or shine. FMI visit www.cvrr.caDUPLICATE BRIDGE • Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m., Comox Seniors Centre.COURTENAY LEGION • Every Tuesday: Fun Euchre 1:30, Pub Darts 7:00.BABY TALK • Courtenay Lewis Centre, Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. All families with infants aged newborn to six months wel-come. Socializing, support, refreshments, guest speakers and resource library. Free drop-in, no registration required. FMI: Chris, 339-0194VANCOUVER ISLAND BRAZILIAN EMBROIDERY STITCHERS • Meet every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Black Creek Community Hall. Please bring a bag lunch. FMI: Darlene 897-1345.

GLACIER VIEW LODGE FUND-RAISER • At Chances in Courtenay on April 30th. Community members are invited to attend! Tickets are $25 and available from the Lodge Reception office. For more informa-tion visit our website at www.glacierview-lodge.ca or call us at 250 338 1451.TRANSITION TOWN COMOX VALLEY • And

the Comox Valley Social Planning Society are co-hosting a presentation by Rupert Downing, the Executive Director for the Greater Victoria Community Social Planning Council. Rupert will introduce us to the concept of a Community Investment Fund. The presentation will be at Zocalo on Wednesday, April 30th from 5:30-7pm. Come early as there is limited space for this popular presentation. For more information go to www.communitycouncil.caCOMOX LEGION DROP-IN DARTS • Friday night’s Drop in Darts move to Wednesdays as of the 9th April, until September. Entry is $2.25 blind draw mixed doubles (where possible). If you have ever thought of get-ting involved in this sport, this is the time to get acquainted. And remember, Wednesdays is Burger and Beer for $10.00 5.00 until 6.30 pm. So come out and make an evening of it.PLAY BRIDGE • Every Wednesday at 6:30PM at the Royston Hall, 3902 Old Island Hwy and Royston Road. FMI: 250-334-1883 or roystonhall.com and on Facebook at Royston Community ClubTOPS (COURTENAY) • 9am-11:30am every Wednesday, St George’s United Church, 505 6th St., Courtenay. TOPS is a non-prof-it support weight loss group. We are one of many in Comox Valley. FMI: 250-331-0276 [email protected] tops.orgCOURTENAY LEGION • Every Wednesday: Drop-in Darts 1:00, Masters’ League Darts 7:30.COMOX VALLEY NEEDLEARTS GUILD • Meets at Berwick Comox Valley Retirement Residence, 1700 Comox Avenue, 7:00-9:00pm, every Wednesday. New members are welcome; we do crossstitch, can-vas-work, Hardanger, Huck embroidery, etc., bring your stitchery! Call FMI 250-334-0935.

COURTENAY LEGION • Every Thursday: Crib

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EVERGREEN CLUB FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE • Enjoy the evening listening and dancing to the music of CROSSTOWN EXPRESS. Join us in the Rotary Hall at Courtenay Recreation’s Filberg Centre tonight from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. As usual, all members and non-members very welcome. See you there!CYCLING • Come join us on our Friday rides. We are a road cycling group of active adults and members of the Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society. We meet at the Filberg Centre, lower parking lot, 411 Anderton Courtenay, before setting off on a bike ride in the Comox Valley area and neighbouring regions. We cycle at a medium pace of 20 kph for a 40 to 80 km ride. See www.cccts.org under tabs Day Rides/Comox Valley for the schedule or email [email protected]

COURTENAY LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 5-7 pm.COMOX LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 3 p.m. Open to all Legion members and signed in guests.

SIXTH ANNUAL WORLD LABYRINTH DAY • Saturday May 3. At 1 pm in each time zone around the world, people will be walking a labyrinth to create a wave of peaceful energy moving around the planet. You are invited to ‘Walk As One at 1’ at The Labyrinth at Kairos, 1955 Richardson Avenue, Comox. Join the Mystic Valley Voices at 12:30 pm as they lead in chants, and then at 1 o’clock will lead the walkers into the labyrinth. For infor-mation on the World Labyrinth Day celebra-tion at The Labyrinth at Kairos, call Linda at 250-339-6573 or email [email protected] COMMUNITY CUT • Scotch Broom, that highly invasive plant with the pretty yellow flowers is about to start blooming. And that means community cuts are being scheduled. Join the Comox Valley chapter of Broombusters to get involved and learn how we can effectively stop broom in its tracks. Community cuts are: Saturday May 3rd from 9:30 am-noon - Piercy Greenway (access from Piercy Road / Galloway Place). Saturday May 10th from 9:30 am - noon - Northeast Woods (access along service road at the Torrence Road entrance). Visit our website www.broom-busters.org, or contact Bev Agur at [email protected] for more i nformation on Scotch Broom.SALTWATER SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE • The Saltwater School is currently taking registra-tions for this fall. Find out more about our Waldorf curriculum at the Saltwater School Open House on Saturday, May 3 from 11-2. If you have not yet visited us, the Saltwater School is located at 2311 Rosewall Crescent in the artistic neighborhood of Tin Town.

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When this puzzle is done, the circled letters, reading counterclockwise from the top, will spell a phrase relating to the puzzle’s theme.

ACROSS1 Expands, in a way7 Sister of Helios10 ___ room13 Elite unit18 Gambling mecca19 Saint’s home, for short22 Venomous African tree-

dweller23 Start of a motivational

comment attributed to 86-Across

26 Justin Timberlake’s “Cry ___ River”

27 [That makes me so uncomfortable]

28 Lockup29 Middle of the comment37 Toolbar feature38 Director Nicolas39 Record40 Facial moisturizing brand41 “Power” suffix42 Sticks in the closet?43 End of the comment48 College major, briefly49 Commercial

lead-in to Pen50 Rocket51 Cousin of “Ugh!”52 Osaka-to-Sapporo dir.53 Law firm department55 Fired on57 Good-for-nothing59 Resort city in 1945 news

60 Small scene61 Restricted part of an urban

area63 Ball player?64 Prominent feature of an

Obama caricature65 Ray Charles hosted it in

1977: Abbr.66 Couple at the altar?69 Start to show one’s real

potential72 So73 Birthplace of Buddha, now75 Pitcher Mike with 270

wins78 Christmas cookie

ingredient80 Plagues81 Eponymous German

physicist82 Combined with83 Watering hole for Homer

and Barney84 Coin collector85 Pelican’s home, for short86 See 23-Across90 The Durbeyfield girl, in

literature91 Dr. Seuss animal92 It has paper denominations

from 5 to 50093 Ex-Fed head Bernanke94 Some body work, in slang95 Zippo alternatives96 Nickname for 86-Across103 Barrel of fun?104 Saffron-flavored dish105 Brow line?106 Development of

86-Across … as depicted in the middle of this grid

115 World capital on the slope of an active volcano

116 Dolph of “Rocky IV”117 More chilling118 Throw around119 D.C. mover and shaker:

Abbr.120 Scandinavian coin121 Actor Christian

DOWN1 French kiss recipient, maybe2 “How silly of me!”3 Bit of a code4 Stockpile5 View that may cost you

extra6 Security Council veto7 Ins8 Near future9 Hardly enough10 The French way?11 It may be delayed by a

storm: Abbr.12 United Center team13 Update, say14 Garden State casino,

informally, with “the”15 Outback native16 Crunches crunch them17 Yoga base20 ___ of relief21 Nondairy item in the dairy

aisle24 Ones without a leg to stand

on?25 Part of a moving line29 Blues Brothers wear30 Nosedives31 Utmost: Abbr.

32 Farm mother33 “My word!”34 Stag, maybe35 “The fish that got away” and others36 Comic Wanda37 Hurried42 “Death Magnetic” band43 Drinking binge44 Accessory for the 91-Across45 Many an

Al Jazeera viewer46 Pioneer org.47 Five-time Super Bowl champions,

informally50 Barak’s successor54 Sharp pains55 Travel agency listings56 Cabooses58 Starts of news articles60 Deli stock with seeds62 Tight67 What an electric current does not flow

through68 Relaxed, say70 Difficult weight71 Appropriate flowers for Mother’s Day?72 Bootleggers’ banes74 Exams offered four times a yr.75 Certain Bach composition76 “For sure”77 Gooey campfire treat79 “Not ___ shabby!”80 Cesare Angelotti in “Tosca,” e.g.84 It gets you off schedule87 Place to store hay88 German article89 Third line on many a ballot: Abbr.90 Sunbathing evidence94 One with bills piling up?95 “My Name Is ___,” gold album of 196597 “Tell me about it!”98 One of two parts of a British puzzle?99 ___ page100 Canine101 D.C. mover102 Pi ___, “Life of Pi” protagonist106 100s of ordinary people?107 Fanatic108 Geometry fig.109 Had something110 Bring into court111 “___ = Politics” (TV slogan)112 Guys113 Food Network host Sandra114 “It’s f-f-freezing!”

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EXPLORE GARAGE SALE • Supports local Youth with Outdoor Leadership Skills. On May 3 8 AM - 2 PM, SD 71 stu-dents, teachers and parents are hosting the Explore Gigantic Garage Sale and Fundraiser at GP Vanier Gym. This is the larg-est annual garage sale in the Comox Valley. If you have items you would like to donate to the Garage Sale, please drop them off Friday May 2nd after 3:30 pm at GP Vanier Gym at 4830 Headquarters Rd. FMI:h t t p : / / j e v a n s 0 2 . w i x . c o m /exploregiganticgaragesale or contact Janine Murray (garage sale coordinator) at 250-337-2260 or [email protected] BEST COUNTRY MUSIC TRIBUTE EVER • 2 pm Saturday, May 3: The Evergreen Club is sponsoring its annual fund-rais-er for the Sonshine Club lunch program, The Best Country Music Tribute Ever, featuring top local country and western talent. Tickets are $10 at the Florence Filberg Centre (250-338-9241) or at the door.SPRING SALE • Saturday, May 3rd 10am - 2pm Halbe Hall 8369 Island Hwy, Black Creek. Baking-Quilting-plants-crafts, sewing and Special Raffle (1st prize” Reversible Queen Size Hand Made Quilt,2nd prize picnic camping basket, 3rd Garden Basket). Lunch $4.00.Saturday, May 3, 2014PLANT SALE • St. John The Divine Anglican Church hosts 5th Annual Spring Plant Sale, 10 am to 1 pm, 579 5th St. in the parish hall. If you like growing things or just enjoy the scent & sights of spring you are invited and bring your friends! Hanging baskets, perennials, annuals, veggies, handmade cards and LOTS MORE ... very reasonable prices!! All welcome - hope to see you there! FMI: 250-334-4331 or check out our website at http://stjohnthedivinecourtenay.bc.anglican.ca/MEGA YARD GARAGE PLANT MOST EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT SALE • Hosted by the Auxiliary for Glacier View Lodge. Saturday, 3 May - 9am to 2pm. Location - 1150 - 26th Street, Courtenay. Prices by donation, treasures for all. BICYCLES FOR HUMANITY • Comox Valley Chapter s collect-ing up to 500 used or unwanted bicycles, parts and accessories in support of the Karamoja Bicycle Initiative in north eastern Uganda. A bicycle collection day is being held at the Thrifty Foods parking lot in the Crown Isle Shopping Centre on Saturday, May 3 from 10 am to 2 pm. A second collection day is sched-uled on Saturday, May 10 from 10 am to 2 pm at Shar-Kare in Campbell River. FMI: www.b4h-comoxvalley.org or on Facebook (Bicycles for Humanity - Comox Valley).AFTERNOON JAM • With Gord Kruger and “The Amigos”. Enjoy a lively afternoon of dancing and relaxing with Gord Kreuger and

his band every Saturday, 2pm to 6pm in the Courtenay Legion Lounge. 367 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay. COMOX VALLEY FARMERS MARKET • 9-12 every Saturday at the Comox Valley exhibition grounds on Headquarters Road. Come for the freshness, stay for the fun! FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250.218-0321 or or www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com & keep in touch on Facebook.COURTENAY LEGION • Meat draws every Saturday 2-5 p.m. in the lounge.COMOX LEGION • Meat draws are held every Saturday 3 p.m. plus Ace of Spades draw.

NORTH ISLAND RHODODENDRON SOCIETY (NIRS) ANNUAL SALE • Sunday, May 4 from 10 AM to 1 PM at the K’omox Band Hall, 3320 Comox (Dyke) Rd. The Comox Valley has again named May officially “Rhododendron Month” so it’s an ideal time for gardeners who adore these magical shrubs to introduce new plants to their Valley gardens.CLASSIC CRUISERS ANNUAL SWAP MEET • Sunday, May 4 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Sports Centre at 3001 Vanier Drive. Public admission cost is $2 and children 12 years and under are free. The cost of selling your car is $10. There will also be a Show and Shine. The first 75 participating vehicles will receive dash plaques, and the fee for this portion is a donation to our local Food Bank. All are invited to come and swap stories, parts, and chat while admiring some classy vehicles, motorcycles, and perhaps buy or sell your car. Stall rentals in sizes of 10 x 10 at $10 and 10 x 20 at $15 can be obtained from Yvon at [email protected] or tele-phone@250-898-9782. BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC SERVICE • Sunday, 04 May 2014, marks the 69th anniversa-ry of the Battle of the Atlantic. The Comox Valley Branch of the Royal Canadian Naval Association will again commem-orate this occasion with a Memorial Service at its cairn in Comox Marina Park at 1:00 pm.COMOX LEGION DANCE AND DINER • Sunday, 4 May. Comox Legion Br. 160 is holding their Dance and Dine. Dance to “Machine Gun Kelly” from 2-6 pm in lower lounge. Dine on roast stuffed pork loin at 6 in the upper hall for $12 per person. Tickets at the bar until 6 pm, 2 May for the dinner. Open to all Legion members and signed in guests.EIGHTH ANNUAL WALK FOR HEARTS • To raise funds for the “Comox Valley Chapter” of the “First Open Heart Society” (FOHS) of BC. Walk will take us around the airpark & back to the Filberg Centre. May 04, Sunday. 10:00 AM - Registration Start. 10:30 AM - Walk Starts. Where: Filberg Centre Courtenay (Evergreen Lounge). FMI and pledge sheets, please call: (250) 339-5349 or (250) 335-1751

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After last week’s great show with singer Jenn Forsland, the Georgia Straight Jazz Society is please to present a combo new to the Avalanche stage, though well known to jazz music fans in the Valley.

Ralph Barrat and The Sharp Seven “Are thrilled to take the stage this Thursday, with a tribute performance to the songs of Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington.”

As vocalist Barrat said in an interview last week, “Sharp Seven is a very lively 7-piece combo featuring some of Vancouver Island’s finest musicians.

“The 3-piece horn section alone, includes Greg Bush on Trumpet and Paul Nuez on Trombone.

“On Saxophone, will be special guest musician Claudio Fantinato, graduate of the Berklee College of Music.”

Claudio will be performing on his beauti-ful “Phil Dwyer Edition” saxophones.

This all-star horn section will be conspir-ing in support of your favorite standards that have been especially arranged for this combo, by Troy Lucas and Greg Bush.

Said Barrat, “These guys are very, very good”!

Adding further to the talent is Michael Eddy on keyboard, holder of the distin-

guished “Associate in Piano Performance Award”.

Don Mackay will be on electric Bass, and he brings over 30 years of exceptional musi-cianship, including both writing and direct-ing.

Rounding out the rhythm section is well known local drummer, Rob Peterson.

Ralph Barrat will be tying the perfor-mance together; his voice is very reminis-cent of Sinatra.

With his distinct vocal style, Ralph says he will be “performing favorite standards, taking the audience back in time to a Golden Era of Jazz with tunes, including Mack the Knife, Take the A Train and New York, New York, to name a few.“

With only a few weeks remaining in this season, come on down to the Av on Thursday and discover why jazz in the val-ley has become so popular.

Fun, entertaining and nostalgic are a few words that describe this talented combo, which represent a fine example of the enor-mous pool of Jazz talent within our region.

For more information about the Jazz Society and its objectives and forthcoming events, please visit www.georgiastaightjazz.com, or on Facebook.

Indigo Jazz appears this Friday at the Zocalo Café, from 7 to 9 pm. The popular jazz combo includes Dale Graham on vocals, Rick Husband on guitar, and John Hyde on acoustic bass. The trio has a sweet rapport that gives their music a conversation-al quality and truly engages the listener. The Indigo Jazz repertoire centres on strong melo-dies with harmonic and rhythmic interest. Listen for swing standards, contemporary jazz, and cool Brazilian bossas, and keep your ears tuned for a jazz twist on some classic Gordon Lightfoot material.Rick Husband plays guitar with harmonic insight,

strong rhythmic drive, and just-right feel. Not only does he lend fine support to jazz vocals, he also brings a lyrical sensibility to his solo work and improvisation. John Hyde’s work on the acoustic bass is grounded and responsive, creating the per-fect setting and feel. If you love fine melodies and rhythmic nuance, this trio plays your kind of music. Catch some spring jazz this Friday evening at The Zocalo Café in down-town Courtenay. Show starts at 7 pm, admission by donation.

Indigo Jazz at Zocalo Café this Friday, May 2

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