Nanaimo News Bulletin, January 14, 2014

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Police are warning the public to keep a vigi-lant lookout for suspicious activity following a spate of burglaries across the city in recent weeks.

During the first nine days of January police received reports of 24 confirmed break and enters to homes, businesses and other struc-tures. The figures show a continued upward trend compared with the same time period for 2013 when 21 break-ins were reported, 2012 when there were 20 and 2011 when just eight break-ins were filed.

Reasons for the uptick in property crimes for this time of year can include recent releases of offenders into the community who fall back into criminal behaviour. Criminals also take advantage of the post-Christmas season when plenty of new items in homes are there for the picking. Store inventories also tend to be high around this time of year.

South Nanaimo is currently being hit the hardest with break-in activity tapering off through central and north Nanaimo.

Police are cautioning homeowners to be sure doors are locked at all times, especially bath-room windows and basement doors, which tend to be favourite criminal entry points.

It is also imperative people report suspicious activity immediately upon witnessing it, to give police the best chance of catching culprits.

“While the recent rash of break-ins is dis-concerting, all communities at some time or another experience similar bouts of crime,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. “We live in a safe community and have police officers dedicated to ensuring the safety of the citizens they serve. We are actively tracking individuals involved in these crimes and hope to announce arrests in the near future of those involved.”

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A 2014 Chevrolet Cruze and $100,000 will be among the prizes up for grabs in the Nanaimo and District Hospital Founda-tion’s 2014 Lotto for Life lottery.

Proceeds from each $100 ticket sold will go toward Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Only 5,000 tick-ets will be available.

According to Brenda Rositano, foundation

director of corporate relations, the Lotto for Life has been going for 21 years and has raised close to $7 million. Last year’s total of $452,400 went to the regional hospital’s emergency department.

And while the lottery hasn’t undergone any major changes during the past two decades, this year’s Lotto for Life will be different than the others as there won’t be an early bird draw.

“We just thought we’d try something different,” Rositano said. “We only have one cut-off date and one draw.”

Total value of prizes is $190,000 and also includes

cash, shopping sprees, gift cards and certificates and vacations to Hawaii and Mexico. A full prize list can be viewed and more information can be found at the foundation website www.nanaimohospital-foundation.com. A lottery brochure is included in today’s edition of the News Bulletin.

To purchase tickets, please go to Central Island RBC and Coastal Community Credit Union branches, the hospital lobby, the foundation’s office on Bowen Road, Woodgrove Centre’s guest services desk, Nanaimo North Town Centre’s administration office,

hospital auxiliary thrift store and Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut at Coun-try Club Centre. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 250-755-7640 or filling out the entry form in the brochure. Deadline to buy tickets is Feb. 28, with the final draw taking place March 14 at 3 p.m. at North Town Centre.

The lottery is important to the community, said Rositano.

“It’s a great way for the community to get involved with [its] hospital by sup-porting it with a ticket purchase and finding out about the foundation,” she said.

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By Tamara CunninghamThe News BulleTiN

A change of heart by Nanaimo city officials could mean com-mitted funding for the Beban 4H Barnyard.

Nanaimo’s recreation com-mittee opted to consider ways to secure future funding for the Cedar 4H Club and its Bowen Park barnyard. It’s a turnaround from an earlier bid to see the agricultural organization slowly weaned off city dollars.

The club was supposed to see its $5,000 annual contribution scaled back by $1,000 each year because it no longer qualifies for grant money and city officials wanted to encourage the orga-nization to become more self-sufficient.

But committee members say they are now reconsidering the move in the wake of public out-cry over funding cutbacks and concern about the collapse of the now cash-strapped petting farm.

They asked city staff to come up with a report on how money could be committed to the 4H club, including potentially dedicating a portion of commu-nity development grant money toward the group.

The Cedar 4H Club has been operating a $15,000 petting farm and a summer employment pro-gram for more than two decades after taking over the program from the City of Nanaimo.

Linda Barnett, barnyard super-visor for the Cedar 4H Club, was “amazed” at the news the city will now consider guaranteed funding, saying it could allow for long-term planning. It is the second positive development for the organization since early December when the city tempo-rarily paused grant reductions.

The staff report on funding options is expected this year. The decision by the recommendation would need to be approved by the Parks, Recreation and Cul-ture Commission and Nanaimo city council.

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Cedar won’t be getting a Van-couver Island Regional Library Branch anytime soon.

The decision to turn down, a least for now, a request for a branch in Cedar was announced at a recent regional library board of trustees meet-ing.

C e d a r ’s p ro x i m i t y t o branches in Ladysmith and Nanaimo, eight new library branches built over the past two years, plus about 30 other branches now in need of upgrades or repairs were cited as reasons for the denial.

Alec McPherson, Regional District of Nanaimo director for South Wellington, Cassidy and Cedar, said the request for a library branch was submit-ted in September with a report detailing Cedar’s eligibility for a library branch.

McPherson said Cedar met all the criteria for one to be cre-ated in Cedar Village Square.

“In our particular case, we had a place for them to go and the rent for that particu-lar place was dramatically low, given the rest of their branches. It was well below the norm,” McPherson said.

He also pointed out Cedar’s growing population already meets the minimum level needed for a library branch

and the distances from Cedar Village Square to existing branches in Ladysmith (about 21 kilometres) and downtown Nanaimo, which is just over 9 km.

“Eighty per cent of the popu-lation the Cedar branch will serve are technically in the Nanaimo area and we’re just about to open in the spring the

new north branch, so we have quite a bit of representation in Nanaimo that we need to fully utilize,” said Natasha Bartlett, regional library spokeswoman.

Opening date for the $8.6-mil-lion Nanaimo North Branch is loosely set for spring 2014.

The regional library’s central services will also be consoli-dated into the building from their current Poplar Street and Boban Road locations.

Bartlett said the regional library also allocated some of its 2013 budget to investing in e-resources, such as e-books, music and even an e-librar-ian to help service people in rural areas such as Cedar. The library also offers a call-in line and books by mail.

The decision to not build a library branch in Cedar is also not a done deal.

“The key is it’s not an ended discussion,” Bartlett said. “It’s just that we need to get some things finished first before we can go through it.”

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Caledonia Park is a bit of a fixer-upper, and the city could be getting to work soon.

The City of Nanaimo’s parks and rec department will pres-ent options regarding the foot-ball field to councillors in the next few weeks as part of bud-get talks.

Richard Harding, parks and rec director, said staff are focusing on interim solu-tions at Caledonia Park in the $250,000 range. Movable bleachers and renovations to the locker rooms are priorities.

“We’re still [working] on a long-term improvement plan for Caledonia,” Harding said. “City council’s asking, ‘well,

what can you do interim?’”The Vancouver Island Raid-

ers play home games at the Wall Street venue, and the Canadian Junior Football League and the B.C. Football Conference have asked the junior football team to get its facility up to standards.

Raiders president Chris Cross has been working with city staff on plans for upgrades.

His company, Palladian Developments, has offered to partner with the municipal-ity on the project, providing machinery and manpower.

“We’ll try to save some money by doing some in-kind stuff and I’ve got some other corporate sponsors that can help out in various ways, hope-fully, when we get the word,” Cross said. “It’ll be working together and trying to help out so it takes the burden off the taxpayer.”

The Caledonia Park upgrades issue came before council two

months ago, but councillors voted to delay any decision-making until budget delibera-tions. With that process now underway, parks and rec needs to ready its report.

Harding said a couple of dif-ferent options exist for the locker rooms.

“Most of the complaints from junior football is that a visit-ing team should have similar amenities,” he said. “We’ve got some ideas that we’re going to look at, possibly some renos to the existing buildings there. Another option is, do we bring in a temporary building?”

There has been talk of demol-ishing the bleachers, which might be a likely recommen-dation of the report. Harding suggested that the city might purchase aluminum bleachers similar to the ones that were installed last year at Merle Logan Field.

“[They] could either stay there for the long term or be

moved to another location,” he said.

Those sort of bleachers might mean that the entire existing grandstand – bleach-ers, walls and roof – would have to go, a tradeoff of shel-ter for sightlines. “Sometimes with the new bleachers you can actually get yourself up higher. You are more exposed to the elements, but that’s part of football,” Harding said.

He said the report will pres-ent a few different choices and will come before council no later than next month. The Raiders, for their part, are holding their breath that some-thing will finally be done about their home field.

“I’m hoping that the city will make a decision this month that we can go ahead and start doing some renovations, just to get us through until the big picture gets decided,” Cross said.

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A man believed responsible for at least 10 recent Nanaimo car thefts has been arrested.

Jesse Savidant, 24, was picked up in Saanich Dec. 31, by Saanich police who caught him driving a stolen car.

Throughout the month of December and the first eight days of January, 44 vehicles were stolen in the Nanaimo area. Police are accusing Savidant of being responsible for at least 10 of those, plus numerous other criminal offences committed across central and south Vancou-ver Island.

Savidant is facing 17 charges ranging from breaking and entering, theft of a motor vehi-cle, possession of break in tools and breach of probation.

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A decision on whether Nanaimo school district will provide busing for soon-to-be displaced

Cedar Community Secondary students to Ladysmith Sec-ondary School could come in late January.

After receiving a staff report at a special school board meeting Jan. 8, trustee TerryLynn Saunders gave notice that she would pro-pose a motion at the board’s Jan. 29 meet-

ing regarding busing to the Ladysmith high school. Cedar Secondary is sched-uled to close in June.

The board origi-nally decided that busing to Ladysmith would not be pro-vided, but after 162 of 310 families from the Cedar area chose Ladysmith over des-ignated catchment

school John Barsby Community School during the school selection process, the board requested the report.

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“We made a deci-sion in the early days,” Saunders said. “There is no harm in saying we need to re-look at that, that’s why [the report] is here. So we can look at the possibility of

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Nanaimo’s Darcie Nolan has stepped into the coordinator role for the Walk for ALS in June. Other volunteers have offered to sit on the organizing committee.

The annual Walk for ALS has been happening in Parksville since 2005 to raise money for ALS research, awareness and support services. Last year the fundraiser generated more than $30,000, helping to connect upwards of 400 Brit-ish Columbians with the fatal

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The blanket right of medical marijuana operators to grow on industrial land could go up in smoke, thanks to a potential tax loophole.

Nanaimo city offi-cials are thinking twice about allow-ing licensed medical marijuana producers to grow pot in heavy industrial areas like Duke Point, after learning they could lose significant tax revenue.

According to the City of Nanaimo, B.C. Assessment has indi-cated the production of medical marijuana could be an agricul-tural use, allowing companies to apply for farm status and lower taxes despite operating from indus-trial land.

It has Nanaimo city council concerned about tax revenue losses and the poten-tial to erode an already-limited indus-trial tax base.

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Even after nearly two years working in the Comox Valley, it was still a steep learn-ing curve every day I walked into work. Moving to a new city for the third time in six years was espe-cially hard – those first six months didn’t have a day where I didn’t think I should pack up and go home.

So what kept me here? The people, of course.

The train of thought is long and convoluted so I’ll save the trip, but I dug up an old article about a whistle-stop on Ste-phen Harper’s campaign trail in 2005 – before he was elected in a minority government. Nine years on and the rhetoric is still the same.

When people ask about my job, about the famous people I’ve interviewed, I’m often at a loss as to what to say. Talking

about the last city council meet-ing can make even the most dogged city hall watcher’s eyes glaze over.

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over how much he looked like his mom and sounded like his dad.

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sides of the courtroom.I remember my heart pounding

as I dialed the number for Henry Rollins, the former frontman for punk legend Black Flag. I hoped I had good questions. He turned out to be one of the nicest people I’ve ever interviewed and gave me the best quote: the best way to stick it to The Man is to do nice things for people.

The newsroom giggled as I shouted into the phone while interviewing the 96-year-old

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I got to meet hockey legend Howie Meeker, interview the boys from Big Sugar and Wide Mouth Mason multiple times, as well as one of my childhood heros Bif Naked, whose tattoos and black hair made me realize there’s more to the world than the Gap uniform.

Reporting has its challenges, like the feeling of walking into work with an acid stomach because you knew the day’s front page story was going to garner some outraged phone calls. Or knowing that because of time, space and budget con-straints you could’ve done a better job.

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Photos of Prime Minister Stephen Harper strolling the Kinsol Trestle with schoolchildren graced the pages of news-papers across the country this week.

It’s no doubt part of a plan to show the PM connecting with citizens as a regular guy, but in reality, it’s the latest sign that Harper’s handlers are doing their best to keep their boss away from the question-ing media.

The Prime Minister’s Office staff sent out a media advisory at 7:30 a.m. last week asking that any outlets wishing to cover Harper at the Fairmont Empress – again, photo-op only – must be there at 7:20 a.m.

A simple scheduling mistake made by people thousands of kilometres away? Perhaps. It might also be easy to chalk up the perceived slight to the fact Greater Victoria has no representation from the Conservative Party of Canada, and thus, has no one “on the inside” to steer the PM in the direction of local groups and media.

But this kind of behaviour from the PMO is not reserved to the south-Island area.

Last month, a similar tactic was used in Ottawa when a photo opportunity involv-ing Harper was scheduled at a public event, but the regular press corps were not allowed to attend.

As the campaigning ramps up to the election next year, expect more of these media events to unfold. We receive daily e-mails from the PMO, whose staffers dili-gently keep us and other media abreast of where the PM is and with whom he’s hobnobbing all over the country.

But when media outlets look for real information from Ottawa, it’s not so easy to get.

Controlling and managing of the mes-sage comes from the top down and is a poor replacement for transparency and democracy. The next time the PM comes to town he should try talking to local media. It might do his image some good.

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www.nanaimobulletin.com LETTERS Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Nanaimo News Bulletin 9

BY TERESA WATThe Province of

British Columbia recently began a process of consulta-tion to discuss the wording, delivery and legacy efforts for a formal apology to the Chinese com-munity for histori-cal wrongs.

As part of this pro-cess, seven forums are being held throughout B.C. to identify wording, delivery and legacy of the apology. We have completed the first two sessions and feedback so far indicates that pub-lic education is a possible legacy ini-tiative to consider.

While government will engage with B.C.’s Chinese commu-nity asso-ciations and indi-viduals who were directly and indi-rectly impacted by prejudicial legisla-tion, I want to make it clear everyone is welcome to attend these sessions. All British Columbians need to be a part of this important process if it is to have the currency it needs to be truly meaningful.

The B.C. Legisla-ture passed more than 100 pieces of discriminatory legislation and regulations against the Chinese com-munity in the 1800s and 1900s. The general purpose of the legislation was to: restrict employ-ment, restrict voting or holding public office, impose taxes or fees based on place of origin or ethnicity, impose

restrictive or puni-tive licensing or regulatory require-ments and restrict ownership of property. Chinese Canadians did not receive full citizen-ship rights until 1947.

Today, B.C. is the most ethnically diverse province in Canada. Our prov-ince was built by immigrants and the Chinese commu-nity is part of this legacy.

Our government wants to engage in meaningful dialogue and I encourage all British Colum-bians to provide comments through www.embracebc.ca.

The input received will guide the wording and delivery

of a formal apology. Also on this website is a comprehensive chronology of his-toric wrongs and discriminatory leg-islation against the Chinese community in B.C. between 1872-1948.

I am working with the Official Opposi-tion and other MLAs because above all else, the apology must include all parties in the Legis-lature and be com-pletely non-partisan with the full sup-port of the House.

We can’t undo the past but we can move forward and leave a legacy for future generations by educating them about the past.

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provincial Minister Responsible for the Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism.

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GUEST COMMENT

To the Editor,Why do we need

the Vancouver Island Health Association? Is it just one other way to waste our tax dollars?

Many years ago we had hospital boards made up of local business people. The type of care that we got was 100 per cent at all times from all of the hos-

pital staff and the cleaning and main-tenance was also 100 per cent at all times. So I ask, what went wrong in the last 40-50 years? We should learn from our past and not do what we are doing today.

Once again it’s a case of the greedy getting rich on the backs of the poor.

If we did things the right way, we should double the amount of RN that we have working in our hos-pitals and get rid of some of the over-paid chief executive officers of VIHA.

The type of care would go up and the costs would go down.

Frank O’NeillNanaimo

To the Editor,Re: Incinerator will dirty city’s

clean air, Guest Comment, Jan. 2.I see no logic in Trevor

Greene’s assertion that burnt ash in Cache Creek is the same as ash in the air that we breath. The leftover ash that is land-filled in Cache Creek undoubt-edly leaches cadmium since we all used to throw our batteries into the garbage. The proposed incinerator at Duke Point will not be “spewing toxic ash into the air.” Modern incinerators are

very clean and have scrubbers and catalytic converters on the smokestacks.

Does this mean that I’m pro-ponent of the project at Duke Point? No, we shouldn’t be burn-ing any garbage. All our garbage can be recycled, every last bit of it. Producing goods from oil and minerals requires lots of energy, but once the goods become trash, burning them destroys those resources forever.

T. LuscherNanaimo

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BY NICHOLAS PESCODTHE NEWS BULLETIN

Peggy Baker was a theatre stu-dent when she discovered the world of dance and the Martha Graham techniques at a summer school in Alberta.

“I completely fell in love with what my teacher was doing. I basi-cally dropped everything and put all my attention in becoming a dancer,” Baker said.

Since that fateful moment, Baker’s discovery has taken her around the world as a dancer and choreographer. It has also landed her a Governor General’s Award and the highest civilian honour in Canada.

Baker, 61, along with her dance partner, Larry Hahn, will be dis-playing her talents at the Port The-atre on Saturday (Jan. 18). The duo will be performing two companion pieces, Coalesce and Armour. The inspiration behind the pieces are Lewis Thomas’ scientific essays about social insects called The Lives of a Cell.

Baker was born in Edmonton and became involved in everything from piano to art and choir at a young age. When she reached high school she began to get involved with theatre.

“I was born in the ’50s so I grew up at a time when women were really redefining themselves and their roles and how could they proceed in their lives and contem-porary dance presented a very dif-ferent image of women than I had ever seen before,” Baker said. “My attraction to theatre is that it had a huge range of possibilities for the female character.”

In 1981, the Alberta native moved to New York where she began dancing with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company.

“That was a very important time in my dance life,” Baker said. “I moved there when I was 28 years old, so right in my dancing prime.”

Baker spent the next seven years travelling the world and growing as a dancer with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. She cites her time with the New York based company as one the most important times in her career.

“It expanded and deepened my artistry,” Baker said. “Prior to that time I was dancing to works by many different people but when you single-mindedly bring yourself

to the esthetic world of one per-son it’s very demanding. This is what made me the artist that I am today ... I do believe that if I hadn’t had that opportunity I wouldn’t have been able to meet my poten-tial.”

Baker left the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company in 1988 and went on to tour across the United States with Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project. A couple years later, she launched Peggy Baker Dance Project where she focused on a solo dancing and choreogra-pher career.

“I think a lot of people think that dance is self-expression and that it is wrapped around feelings and that we’re dancing out how we feel. But dance can respond to and capture influences from every aspect of life, not just our emo-tional life, but our intellectual life,” Baker said.

In 1993, she was named artist-in-residence for the National Bal-let School of Canada, where she taught. Baker explained that the dance world has been experienc-ing a massive youth movement since the late 1980s.

“I think it has just exploded and I think it is tremendously vibrant,” Baker said. “It’s much more expan-sive now. It was very, very narrow when I was young dancer; people either chose to focus on Broadway, television work, ballet, or modern dance. Now, people are crossing boundaries left and right and the range is really different now.”

In 2006, Baker received the Order of Canada. The following year, she became the first ever winner of the Ontario Premier’s Award for Excel-lence in the Arts.

“It’s just a huge compliment because you are basically being chosen by all your peers ... the fact that dance and dancers are con-sidered to be a form and a style of artistic practice and would be hon-oured by something like the Order of Canada gives the art form such a huge validation,” Baker said. “It is really quite overwhelming to be chosen for something like that because I practise my art in a mille of tremendous individuals that have all made incredible contribu-tions ... to be singled out at the moment is quite overwhelming. This is what I have given my whole life to and it is deeply reassuring that I spent my life wisely.”

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By Nicholas PescodThe News bulleTiN

If burgers, beer, bur-lesque and benevo-lence are your thing, then you’re in luck.

On Saturday (Jan. 18), The Diva Dolls – Brandi Blaze, Lexis Cummings and Nina Colada – will be per-forming their first b u r l e s q u e s h o w of the year at the Foundry Pub. The performance, titled Burger, Beer and Bur-lesque, will also have an added flavour of philanthropy.

The Diva Dolls are raising money to send Colada’s 10-year-old cousin, Jevan Free-man, from Belize to the United States for medical treatment. Freeman suffers from a blood disorder known as Idiopathic (or immune) throm-bocytopenic purpura.

“It’s very rare and he needs a lot of medication. It’s a disease that causes him to bleed through his pores and eyes,” Colada said. “We need to raise funds for him

to go somewhere in the United States ... so that he can get a surgery that can help him.”

IPT is a blood disor-der that can develop in children and adults and causes bleeding from various parts of the body. According to AboutKidsHealth.ca, 80 per cent of children diagnosed with IPT are able to recover without treatment in roughly

six months. Children who develop chronic IPT can make a full recovery, but medica-tion is often required.

“He’s starting to recover. He ended up going back to school just before the Christ-mas break,” Colada said. “He actually did pretty good in his grades in school, so he is still being a little trooper.”

To help raise money for Freeman the girls

will be holding a 50/50 draw as well as a silent auction. Items available at the auc-tion include a wide range of gift certifi-cates.

During the intermis-sion, the girls will be taking photos with the Diva Dolls for a fee of $5.

“ T h e y w i l l b e printed right off at the end of the night and all the proceeds will go to Jevan as well,” Blaze said.

The Diva Dolls have been together since 2010 and put on approximately three burlesque shows a year. After four years of performing together, there is no shortage of laughter amongst the trio.

“It is always enter-taining. We always laugh at each other,” she said. “We work really well together and we are able to come up with our own choreography.”

Tickets are avail-able at the door or in advance by calling Blaze at 250-713-1120.

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The Diva Dolls, Nina Colada (left), Brandi Blaze, Lexis Cummings perfom on Jan. 18 at The Foundry pub.

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Registration GuideHealth, Business, Fitness and FunSomething for Everyone! All Ages!

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City of Nanaimo Parks and Recreation .....................................21

Fine Balance ...........................................................................22

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Army Cadets ...........................................................................22

Power Squadron ......................................................................22

Nanaimo Gymnastics ...............................................................23

Nanaimo Curling Club .............................................................23

Nanaimo Conservatory of Music ..............................................23

Nanaimo Ebbtides Masters Swim Club .....................................23

Wentworth Court Language ....................................................23

Nanaimo Breakers ...................................................................24

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ballet . modern . pointe . tap . jazz . modern stagelyrical . hip-hop . musical theatre . pilates

stretch and balance . flamencopre-professional program

Staff professionally certifiedby the R.A.D, C.D.T.A, or P.A.E.C

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Registration for Winter ClassesNew 3&4 Year Old Session Classes

New Parent and Tot ClassesNew Adult Session Classes

Session classes run for 10 weeks and you can renew for another session following that if you have fun. Our Parents Auxilliary has

used dance wear for sale if this is your first venture into the world of dance! Please email [email protected] with any questions

and for registration arrangements.

1Register for a new

recreation program

2 Attend one of our public drop-in sessionsSwim, skate, work out at the weight room or play a drop-in game of pickleball, volleyball, basketball or soccer at our gymnasiums. Check out “Public Schedules” on our website for up-to-date times.

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3Visit a favourite park or trail or

discover a new one!

The City of Nanaimo maintains over 630 hectares of parkland and

140 kilometres of trails. Get out and explore one of the many parks,

trails, beaches and playgrounds found in the area. Our “Explore Our

Parks and Trails” brochure has all the details.

CITY OF NANAIMO

PA R K S R E C R E AT I O N & C U LT U R E

H A R B O U RT H E C I T Y

We have programs for all ages and interests starting in

January! Try something new in 2014! Check out our Activity

Guide for all the details.

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Perhaps no New Year’s resolution is as common as resolving to get in shape. After a holiday season filled with treats and social gatherings, it’s no sur-prise many people hope to shed a few pounds once the season has come and gone.With exercise on the minds of many, it’s a good time to go over a few pointers to ensure that the next trip to the gym does not end in injury.* Be careful of “no pain, no gain.” Many beginners feel their workout isn’t working if it’s not hurting. While mild pain is to be expected, it’s up to the individual to determine if the pain is indicative of something bigger. Swelling and extreme stiffness are not normal, and individuals should cease work-ing out if either of those problems arise. For begin-ners, expect muscle soreness after the first couple of workouts. This can be painful, but it’s often a re-sult of working muscles that have not been taxed

in quite awhile. This pain should subside, and once the muscles grow accustomed to being worked, the pain, stiffness or soreness should no longer appear after a workout. If the pain persists, do not con-tinue to exercise through an injury. Any persistent pain should be discussed with a physician.* Know your limits. Beginners need to be espe-cially aware of their exercise limits. Initially, they shouldn’t attempt to do exercises their bodies can’t handle. Lifting too much weight is common for beginners. Ideally, lift smaller amounts when beginning a workout to get the motion of the exer-cise down pat. As workouts progress, a person can then gradually add weight.* Work with a trainer. Personal trainers can help beginners immensely. Trainers can teach beginners how to use machines and stretch properly and can answer any questions beginners commonly have.

Trainers can be expensive, but many gyms offer one or two free personal training sessions to new members.* Fewer repetitions, more sets. A common mistake when beginning an exercise regimen is to dive right in without really knowing the ins and outs of a rou-tine. For example, many people load up on repeti-tions (reps), feeling the more reps the more effec-tive a workout will be. However, beginners often find fewer reps but additional sets is more effec-tive. So instead of doing 4 sets of 10 reps, do 5 sets of 8 reps.* Stay hydrated. Drink water throughout an ex-ercise regimen to remain hydrated. Maintaining proper fluid levels helps avoid cramping and dehy-dration, which can bring their own batch of painful side effects, including nausea and heart palpita-tions.

Avoid injury while working outWINTER 2014

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Nanaimo GymnasticsPrograms

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•Preschool classes•Recreational classes

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In these tough economic times when every penny counts, costly gym mem-berships are a common casualty. But that doesn’t mean you should neglect your health.“More than ever, it’s important to make exercise part of your daily rou-tine,” says Don Brown, � tness expert. “You can maintain health, lead an en-ergetic lifestyle and reduce stress by getting regular exercise.”The longtime � tness guru notes that physical health should not be sacri-� ced to cost-cutting measures. Rath-er, Brown offers the following tips for those looking to stay, or get, physi-cally � t during tough economic time.* Get outdoors: Walking and jogging are great cardiovascular activities es-pecially for those new to regular exer-cise and they are free. What’s more, getting outside encourages healthy circulation, strengthens the body’s immune system by increasing white blood cell count and helps improve mood.On days when the weather isn’t co-operative, take your cardio workout indoors. Jumping rope, dancing and running on a treadmill are great tradi-tional indoor exercises.* Maintain a healthy diet: Brown em-phasized the importance of a health diet for everyone, from ardent � tness buffs to those with a more casual ap-proach to exercise. Those who like to

dine out or frequently order in can save substantial amounts of money in the current economy simply by eat-ing healthier and often far less expen-sive foods at home and by eating less. In conjunction with daily exercise, a balanced diet that includes multiple servings of fruits and vegetables is a great way to achieve or maintain op-timal health, whether or not you ever enter a gym again.

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The basics of boosting metabolismMen and women looking to shed a few pounds and keep those pounds off often look for ways to boost their metabolisms. Some may not know just what metabolism means, and though it is a complicated combination of processes, metabolism is perhaps best explained as the sum of those processes, each of which is instituted to convert food into energy. So it’s no surprise that so many people, especially men and women whose metabolisms have begun to slow down, want to boost their metabolism and turn that food into energy more quickly.Though metabolism is a collection of complicated processes, boosting metabolism can be rather easy. The following are a handful of ways to do so, which can help men and women reach their fitness goals.* Eat the right foods and eat more often. Many adults have been turned on to the concept of grazing, an approach to diet wherein adherents eat small portions of food every two to three hours instead of the more traditional three square meals per day. But grazing is only effective when men and women eat the right foods. Each small meal should still have nutritional value just as if it were a large meal. When eating smaller meals, include healthy sources of protein

and fiber. Vegetables tend to be especially beneficial because they are high in fiber, a nondigestible carbohydrate that is hard for the body to break down. As the body works hard to break down fiber, it’s burning energy and boosting its metabolism along the way. Fish is another potentially beneficial food for those looking to boost their metabolisms, as studies have shown that the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils increase the levels of fat-burning enzymes in the body while decreasing the body’s level of fat-storage enzymes. Eating more often benefits the body because doing so stimulates metabolism, reassuring the body that food will be coming on a regular basis. When meals are skipped or there are long intervals between meals, the body reacts as if it might run out of food and begins to store fat. * Add some lean muscle. Lean muscle can boost metabolism, so a workout dominated by cardiovascular exercise won’t have as positive an impact on metabolism as one that includes a combination of weight training and aerobic exercise. When muscles are worked hard, the body needs to work hard to recover and rebuild those muscles, burning more calories and boosting metabolism as a result.

* Don’t believe everything you read or hear. Suggestions abound as to ways to significantly improve metabolism. Unfortunately, many of these suggestions boost metabolism but not enough to help people lose weight, which is the ultimate goal of many people looking to boost their metabolisms. For example, green tea has its proponents who feel it can have a significant impact on metabolism thanks to EGCG, a compound found in the tea that has been proven to elevate metabolism. However, the impact of EGCG on boosting metabolism is negligible, and therefore won’t make much of an impact on a person’s weight. The same can be said about capsaicin, an active component found in chili peppers that some feel boosts metabolism enough to promote weight loss. Though capsaicin can boost metabolism slightly, studies have shown that influence is not significant enough to affect a person’s weight.* Don’t get too comfortable. Modern technology may be a reason why waist sizes are getting

bigger. Heating and cooling systems may be must-have items, but when the body is too comfortable, it burns less energy to stay warm in the winter or comfortably cool in the summer. A study from the National Institute of Health Clinical Center found that people who slept in a room kept at 66 F burned 7 percent more calories than those who slept in a room at 75 F. Sleeping in a cooler room may just be the easiest way for men and women to boost their metabolisms.Boosting metabolism and shedding extra pounds is a goal for many men and women. But while metabolism is a complex set of processes, the various ways to effectively boost that metabolism can be quite simple.

Strength training to build lean muscle is one way men and women can boost their metabolisms.

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JAN. 14Rick BeadallDeanna LindstromSahil ParmarMarge StationKim WadeTanner HoutingJAN 15Bob SaundersGurdial Parmar

The Nanaimo News Bulletin along with Grower Direct, Sears Portrait Studio and Dairy Queen would like to help you celebrate and acknowledge those special birthday and anniversary events of family and friends.We will publish all names provided, if

received prior to the 4 p.m. Thursday deadline. The Birthday and Anniversary dates must occur next week. No ages will be published.1 LUCKY PERSON each week (picked by

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Call Donna at 250-734-4609or email [email protected]

HENDERSON, Ivan (Norm)

June 12, 1935 - December 19, 2013Passed away peacefully at home. He is survived by Jennifer, Audrey, and Helen; children: John (Dawna), Nick (Rita), Char-lene (Brad), Phil (Katrina); eight grandchil-dren and six great-grandchildren.

Memorial Service will be held January 18, 2014 at 1:00 pm at 2730 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo.

Condolences may be offered [email protected].

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LEVESCO, AndreDecember 26, 1926 ~ January 3, 2014

Born in Paris, France, Andre passed away at Nanaimo Seniors Village at the age of 87. He will be remembered by family and friends in Canada and Romania.

IN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAM

Darell Tod Senini December 18, 1955 – January 7, 2014

Darell left us suddenly on January 7, 2014. He was born December 18, 1955 in Nanaimo, BC.

Darell was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to many. He is predeceased by his parents Salty (2010) and Lilas (2013), whom he

held very close to his heart. He is survived by children Ray (Daniella), Tod, Jennifer (Clay); grand-daughters Alia, Natalie, and Mila; sister Cheryl (Ray), brother Randy (Debbie); nephews, cousins, and many other relatives.

Darell grew up in the community of Extension, where he enjoyed outdoor recreation such as hunting, fishing, and motorcycling. Later in his youth, Darell developed a passion for four-wheel drives, muscle cars and hot rods, as well as an enthusiastic love of music. He will be forever remembered for his quick sense of humor and famous one-liners.

From the age of 18, Darell was a hard working, dedicated employee at the Harmac Pulp Mill in Cedar, BC. He worked there for nearly 40 years, where he made a lot of life-long friends, and many memories.

A service will be held at the Cedar Community Hall on Saturday, January 18th at 1:00 in the afternoon. There will be a bar by donation, snacks are welcome though not expected. Remembrances may be made in the form desired by friends.

In Loving Memory ofFloyd Alex Bruce TravisJune 1, 1978 – January 13, 2013

His memory is as dear today,As in the hour he passed away.

Forever Loved,Grandma Sadie & Family

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PAINTING

A-ONE PAINTING and Wall-papering. Serving Nanaimo for 30 years. Senior Discount.Free estimates. 250-585-6499

PLUMBING

RETIRED PLUMBER Jour-neyman. Repairs & renova-tions. Call (250)390-1982.

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CAT SITTING in my home. Safe, loving environment. Nocages. 7day to long term stay.Limited space. 250-740-5554

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FOUND CAT: Adult male,neutered, ginger and white,short hair; very friendly. DiverLake area. (250)758-4253

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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HARVEY EDWARDS limited edition poster, “Ballet Shoes” 2’X3’. $20. (250)756-0645.

LIVERPOOL AWAY Soccer shirt, never worn, $tags on, cream, $75. (250)754-8824.

LOVELY COFFEE table, glass, extra shelve, excellent cond, 43.5x23.5” $50. Call (250)753-4130.

NICE Chesterfi eld- matching chair, fl oral design, on casters. $75. Call (250)244-4415.

Splitkien x-country ski’s Sa-loman bindings, Karhu boots size 46, $50. (250)756-2406.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

APPROX 2.5 CORD loads of dry slab wood. Delivered. $160. Call (250)754-2276.

COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIRE-WOOD- Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).

FURNITURE

DINING ROOM Table with 6 chairs. 4’x4’ square, bar height, glass top. Excellent cond. $350. Please call (250)586-3624.

MOVING SALE. Matching oval glass top tables (two) $150. Matching 3-seat sofa & armchair $450. 250-586-7655, French Creek.

MOVING SALE - MUST SELLReclining loveseat, double brass bed, chest of drawers, antique dresser, round pine ta-ble w/4 chairs & cushions, cor-ner unit (pine), antique buffet, 3 oak kitchen stools, lamps & 14’ lund w/20 hp 4 stroke new honda motor. 250-757-2007.

PILLOWTOP MATTRESS SET. Brand new, queen size for sale. $200. (250)713-9680

Two matching Lazy Boy reclin-ers. Clean, grey-brown fabric. $250 /pair OBO 250-246-1481

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

NEXUS WALKER with basket, near new condition, $175 obo. Call (250)802-8244.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

120 Bass piano accordion $190 OBO; Singer sewing ma-chine & cabinet $100; Electric bass guitar & hard shell case $200 OBO; Electric “Jay Tur-ser” guitar, as new $150; Stu-dent violin $90. Lrg set Royal Albert china “Peti Point” mint cond. $2000 OBO; Vilas ma-ple coffee table $125. 250-748-8270

1 fridge’s $40. 1 stove, $20. 1 Kenmore Dryer with new mo-tor. Needs heat element. Deep Freeze $80.Open to offers for all 4. 250-752-0169

ADVANTAGE FITNESS. Retirement sale. Buy fi tness equipment at cost and save 250-753-7368. 890 Crace St., Downtown.

DOWNSIZING; Collectors 4 porcelain dolls, Pen Delfi n plate, 5x7 carpet, 2 lamps, 3 English plates, Ken Christmas print, star bucks world mugs (14oz). Call 250-586-5528.

DOWNSIZINGUnion 20” PlanerHand & Electric ToolsSnooker/Billiard Slate TableMahogany 4 Gun Rack & gear100 lb Lino Roller Carpet Cutter 91 Explorer, 2 briefcasesWine Corboy Lifter6”x20” Timber Steel RollersLrg.Cap. Sawdust VaccumTooled Saddle, Mens jewellryWalnuts, Garlic & SquashAnd more!250-248-4495

LARGE GLOBE w/light, $20. Webster dictionary 4x11, on stand, $20. Goose down du-vet, queen size, $50. Portrait of a pretty lady, gold framed, 30x20, $20. Antique car col-lection displayed in frame, $50. Hospital bed, hardly used w/linens, $750.(250)751-2142.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

INDUSTRIAL BUILT log split-ter. 30 ton, pull & electric start, Honda 13 hp with lift table. For more info call Doc 250-246-8111

LOG LATHE, for making log homes or pillars w/spare parts. Cat power plant - tandem dump truck & fork lifts. Offers. (250)732-3239 (250)743-3198

L-SHAPED jeweler’s show-case, 72”x72”Lx22”Dx44”H, comes complete with lockable display area plus drawers and shelving in one area. The cabi-net is very solid however it needs some TLC. Price as is $195 or ask us for a price quote to restore it to its original beauty. (250)246-4409

NEW KINECT X Box 360, 250 gb hard drive sensor - includes everything - wireless control-ler, head set, adventure game, etc. Retail $399.99 asking $325. Call 250-937-1542

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or fi nd us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

STEEL BUILDING. “The big year end clear out!” 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

TORO SNOW BLOWER, near new, used only 10 hours. 8HP, with chains, 26” cut. $700. obo. (250)724-1043.

UPHOLSTERY SELL OUT!! Shop closing. All goods/ tools/machines/benches/cabi-nets/etc. to go at highest of-fer(s). Business closure due to family illness. View at #4-147 Fern Rd. E. (behind Windsor Rentals) Phone 250-240-3091.

REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT/CONDOS

ATTENTION SENIORS Cen-tral Duncan 954 sq.ft. second fl oor. Reduced to $151,900, 55+ building @ 650 Dobson Rd. Call 250-815-0866

DUPLEX/4-PLEX

OPEN HOUSE- Sat & Sun, every weekend, 1-4pm. New Duplex’s For Sale 5909 & 5911 Stone haven Rd in Stone Manor Estate’s (behind Hospi-tal). 1850sq ft each, 3 bdrms, 4 bath, 5 appls and much more. $309,000. Call Gord (250)710-1947.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

A lovely 1650 sq ft rancher on .46 acre corner lot in a quiet, friendly rural neighborhood, close to storries beach&oyster rv. nicely landscaped,fenced backyard,garden,dogpen,new flooring,countertops,updated fi xtures,bright D/R 3 bdrms,1.5 bth+ fam rm,mud rm,attached 19x11 shop, forced air natural gas heat. $287,000. 250-923-3150

Chartwell area. 3 bdrm, base-ment home, 12 yrs old, gas furnace & f.p. Double garage, large sundeck, close to school. Asking $370k, 250-752-8158

DOWNTOWN NANIAMO: Luxury Waterfront Lifestyle; Elegant 2 Br, 2 bath condo, ocean, mountains, marina views. Lagoon, clubhouse, gym, swimming pool. Walk to Sea wall, near Port Theatre. Reduced for quick sale $349,000. Call 250-591-7800 agents welcome. Open House; Dec. 15th from 1-3pm

LADYSMITH HANDYMAN Special. 3bdrms up, lrg LR, double garage, lrg storage. Ocean & city view. 1bdrm suite down. Owner will carry mortgage. $1200 month; or rent for $1,800 month. (250)753-0160.

Location, Location! Walk to mall. 2 bed, 2 bath rancher in Ladysmith. Heat pump, wood fp, built-in vac. Sunroom, new windows, great home for sen-iors. $255,000. 250-245-1484.

NANAIMO 3 HOUSES. Gor-geous Ocean & City views. Easy to buy. Reasonable Down! Owner will carry mort-gage. 250-753-0160

NORTH NANAIMO- 107 Har-pooner Place (off McGirr) 2100sq ft, 4 bdrm, 3 bath, ocean mtn views, cul-de-sac, close to schools, lrg fenced yrd, new kitchen & roof, beau-tiful deck, lot size 7600sqft. $389,000. (250)756-6125.

PARKSVILLE: 3 bdrm remod-eled home w/ legal in law/ren-tal suite and 2.5 car garage w/separate driveway ideal for a home based business. Im-maculate inside and out, great landscaping, garden shed & small studio. Priced to sell at $349,900. Call (250)954-0227.

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

DUNCAN. Have money but can’t qualify? Purchase this new 3BR home on large lot for $339,000. Pay $60,000 (nego-tiable) down payment and sell-er will carry mortgage. Nation-al New Home Warranty. Mortgage is $279,900 Pay-ment is only $1,100 /mth. Pic-tures on usedcowichan.com 250-858-4673

TOWNHOUSES

ARE YOU paying $1200+ for rent? Rent to Own! Own a new 1600sq ft townhouse with new home warranty for similar pay-ments. Stainless steel appli-ances, granite countertops, garage & more. If interested, call (250)754-5327.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1681 BOUNDARY AVE

Manager 250-618-4510UNDER NEW

MANAGEMENT

$600 & UP

Large 2 BR. Suites

Immed. & Jan. 1

Close to Hospital and bus, elevator, wheelchair ac-cessible. Special incentives for seniors. Early move-in on some suites. Free Stor-age (depends on availability)

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CENTRAL NANAIMO. Quiet bldg. 2-bdrm, 1 den, 2 baths. Ocean view, secure parking. $1550. 250-753-5722.

CLOSE TO Town - 1 bdrm, $650 inclds cable. Avail now. (250)618-6800, (250)753-4642

❃NEW UPSCALE❃ RENTAL CONDOS

• 1 bedrooms +den• 3 bedroomsAvailable Jan/Feb 1, 2014

OPEN CONCEPT LIVING WITH

in suite laundry, D/W. Fully equipped fi tness centre. Close to shop-ping & transit.

(250)618-5188 or (250)-591-4775

DOWNTOWN: Large 1bdrm. Available Immed. N/P Ref’s required. (250)729-1997

HOSPITAL AREA, 2 bdrms, 2 baths, clean, bright, spacious, well maintained. 4 appls. N/S, N/P. Refs. $750/mo. Avail now 250-741-4699.

HOSPITAL/BOWENAREA

1 & 2 Bdrms, adult bldg, security cameras. New windows, fl ooring. Near shops. Sm pet ok. $695+ FREE Heat & H/W. Call 250-753-6656

LARGE 1-BDRM. Ocean view, Terminal Park area. NS/NP. Heat/ hot water incld. $675./mo. Avail now. Call 250-619-2910.

NANAIMO: CLEAN, quiet 1 bdrm suites. Hot water incl’d, on bus route. $545/mo. 1 yr lease, ref’s & credit check req’d. Avail. Jan/Feb. Call 250-754-8411.

NANAIMO: QUIET, clean and comfortable 1 bdrm. Central location, intercom, elevator. Free hot water. N/S, N/P. Refs. $650/mo. Call Mark/Don 250-753-8633.

NANAIMO: TOP fl oor 2 bdrm. Private, spotless, quiet and bright. In good building, inter-com, elevator. Free hot water. NS/NP. Refs. $795/mo. Call Mark/Don 250-753-8633.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

NEWER 1000 sq.ft. ocean view Apt, located above Tree’s Res-taurant on the Alberni Hwy, Parksville $800.00 per month 250-954-9547

UPPER LANTZVILLE- 1 bdrm in detached house. F/S, WD, hydro and internet incld. Quiet! NS/NP. Long term, $750. Call 250-716-6797

COTTAGES

1 Bedroom cabins for rent, lo-cated at 1400 Alberni Hwy $600.00 250-954-9547

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

4133 DEPARTURE BAY Rd. 3-bdrm 1.5 baths. Covered garage, near amenities. $975. Avail now. Call 250-758-7055.

CLOSE TO College- 1 bdrm duplex sxs. Electric heat. $500. NS/NP. Avail Feb 1. (250)753-6229 after 6pm.

CLOSE TO Quarterway Ele-mentary School large 3 bdrm suite; big, bright & beautiful. 2 baths, W/D, D/W, garage, 2 living rooms, NS/NP $1100. (250) 758-7399.

S.NANAIMO 3BDRM, full bsmnt, SxS duplex. Spacious parking, front & back yards. Harbour view. Available now. $1,100. RR, Sec.Dep. Req. N/S, N/P. 1 (250)753-2174

UNIVERSITY AREA: 1/2 du-plex, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 1200sqft. $1095/mo+ hydro. No dogs. Avail. Feb. 1st. Steve (250)667-3009.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

2 Bedroom trailers for rent, ranging from $600 to $750 per month, located on the Alberni Hwy, Parksville 250-954-9547

HOMES FOR RENT

CINNABAR 3BDRM upper, 1bath & ensuite, private entry, near schools. 1/2 acre fenced yard, garage, large deck. Heat/water/sewage/cable incl. Sep. hydro metre. F/S, W/D. $1,450. RR. (250)754-3703

COLLEGE- 3 BDRM, 1000 sq ft, 5 new appls, windows, fenced yard, sunroom, deck, carport. NS/NP. Refs. $1100. Call (250)754-1511.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

DEPARTURE BAY, large room; shared kitchen, bath, laundry. Cable, hydro, parking included. N/S. Close to bus. $495/month. (250)760-0842 Available immediately.

LAKE HOME to share. Fur-nished, 1 bath, TV, wi-fi , near bus & shopping centres. Pre-fer VIHA worker or VIU. $400. inclusive. Call (250)585-7408.

SUITES, LOWER

CEDAR- LARGE ocean view 1 bdrm suite, hydro incld. NS/NP. $745. 1 month free rent. (250)618-8800.

N. NANAIMO- 2 bdrm, D/W. shared W/D. N/P. $850. Avail now or Feb. 1. (250)390-6855.

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

CENTRAL- 2 bdrm legal suite, 1000sq ft, level entry, laundry, appls, patio, yard, garage, ab-solutely NP/NS or partiers, re-sponsible persons preferred. Must be seen. $875+ partial hydro. Available Feb 1. Call 250-758-4286.

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No wins for new-look Nanaimo Clippers

BY GREG SAKAKITHE NEWS BULLETIN

The Nanaimo Clippers made some changes, but they also made too many mistakes to earn a win on the weekend.

The Clippers lost 4-3 to the Merritt Centennials on Friday at Frank Crane Arena, then got doubled up 6-3 by the Powell River Kings the following night on the road.

“We still have account-ability challenges, we still have guys that are inconsistent,” said Mike Vandekamp, Clippers coach. “And it’s hard as a coach because you don’t know what you’re going to get every day from your players.”

On Friday, the Clippers got a fast start with two goals in an 11-second span early in the first period from Luke Sandler and Bo Brauer. Sandler, playing in his first game since being traded to Nanaimo, was inserted onto a top scoring line with Brendan Taylor and Sheldon Rempal and got on the scoreboard right away.

“That was n ice , ” Sandler said. “I was just getting a nice shot on net there. It was a great play by Remps to Taylor and we found the back of the net. It sucks we couldn’t

get more; we deserved more, I thought.”

Ryan Forbes scored a second-period goal and Nanaimo led 3-2 going into the third, but Merritt tied it on a strange dump-in play that somehow went in, and then won a battle off a faceoff mid-way through the third for the winning goal.

“We had some tough luck today,” Vandekamp said after the game. “We got scored on on a shot that wasn’t even a scor-ing chance. That hasn’t happened very often

this year but it happened tonight. We hit some posts and crossbars at the other end.”

Jayson Argue suffered the loss in goal, making 30 saves as the Clips out-shot the Cents 37-34.

The next night Sandler tallied again and Taylor and Korey Morgan also scored but Nanaimo was never in that one after Powell River surged ahead 4 -0 midway through the game. Tan-ner Kovacs took the loss as shots were 25-24 for Nanaimo.

The 20-year-old Sandler was traded from the Sur-rey Eagles in exchange for future considerations. The Clips also acquired 21-year-old defenceman Shay Laurent from the Chilliwack Chiefs, also for futures.

To make room for Sandler and Laurent, the Clippers dealt Chris New-ton to the Drumheller Dragons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for futures and released Eric Margo.

The finalized roster will now win or lose together.

Vandekamp likened it to Spanish explorers torch-ing their ships upon arriving to settle in the New World.

“It’s time to burn the boats and recognize there’s nobody else coming in to help here,” said the coach. “What we’re going to do this year we’re going to do together, as a group.”

GAME ON … The Clip-pers host the Victoria Grizzlies on Wednesday (Jan. 15) at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena.

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Nanaimo Clippers forward Mason Mitchell, middle, checks Merritt Centennials opponent Jake Clifford during the third period of Friday night’s B.C. Hockey League game at Frank Crane Arena. The visitors came back for a 4-3 win.

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Taylor Davies, left, of Dover Bay, and Mal-colm Rush of Wellington collide during Saturday’s Superball final.

Dover boys, Wellington girls win SuperballNanaimo neighbours met in

the Superball final, and the north-end boys were a little bit better.

The Dover Bay Dolphins senior AAAA boys’ basketball team defeated the Wellington Wildcats AAA boys 63-58 on Sat-urday afternoon in tournament action at Wellington Secondary School.

The game was worthy of a tournament final, as it was 47-47 going into the fourth quarter and 58-58 with a minute and a half to go.

“Everybody on our team, we believe every time we make a pass that our buddy’s going to catch it and make the cor-rect play,” said Christian Wig-

more, Dover forward. “And if we believe in each other we’re going to be able to finish the game strong.”

Wigmore scored 21 points to lead the Dolphins in the final and his teammate Wes Richard-son was picked as tournament MVP.

The Nanaimo District Island-ers finished third in the boys’ brackets, beating the Gulf Islands Scorpions 51-47. Tyus Barfoot scored a game-high 16.

In girls’ action at Superball, the host Wildcats defeated the Mark Isfeld Ice 74-59 in Saturday’s final. Victoria Brown scored 23 points and was selected tourna-ment MVP.

The Dover girls finished fifth,

ending with a 61-32 win over the Carihi Tyees. Francesca Maestrello scored 22 points and Emily Shires added 15.

The Woodlands Eagles girls and boys teams travelled to play at the Alberni Totem tourney on the weekend. Woodlands’ girls finished with one win, 51-20 over St. Andrews on Saturday.

There are a handful of league games in Nanaimo on Tuesday (Jan. 14). The Wellington girls host Ballenas at 5 p.m. and the John Barsby Blazers host the Cedar Spartans, also at 5 p.m. The Woodlands Eagles host the Ladysmith 49ers at 7 p.m. and the Wellington boys host Balle-nas at 7:30 p.m.

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Nanaimo skip Kesa Van Osch has arrived on Canadian curl-ing’s biggest stage.

Van Osch won the B.C. women’s cham-pionship Sunday in Prince George, defeating eight-time champ Kelly Scott 5-4, and gets to go to the Scotties Tourna-ment of Hearts.

Van Osch scored two in the eighth end to tie the game 4-4 and the ninth end was blanked. Scott had the ham-mer in the 10th but Van Osch’s team set things up so that Scott had to try to draw in behind a stone to get to the button. The veteran’s rock came up short and the 22-year-old pre-vailed.

Van Osch teamed with Stephanie Baier, Jessie Sanderson and Carley Sandwith.

“We’re very hon-oured and excited for the opportu-nity to continue our learning at the national level…” said Baier in a Curl B.C. press release. “Our focus has been on learning and making sure that we’re all working as a team to become some-thing that is bigger than the sum of our parts.”

The Scotties Tour-nament of Hearts will be held in Montreal from Feb. 1-9.

Ontario’s Rachel Homan is defend-ing champ and will wear Team Canada colours at the event. Other high-profile skips who will be competing include Heather Strong of Newfoundland/Labrador, Andrea Crawford of New Brunswick, Stefanie Lawton of Saskatch-ewan, Kim Dolan of Prince Edward Island and Heather Smith of Nova Scotia.

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active life

BY KARL YUTHE NEWS BULLETIN

The Take Heart program is allowing people who have or are at risk for car-

diac problems to rehabilitate through exercise.

The program, a partnership between Island Health and the City of Nanaimo, accepts a range of participants, from heart attack sufferers to those who have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. With a duration of 12 weeks – two sessions a week – it consists of supervised, individualized programming and emphasizes moderate, safe exercise.

“Cardiovascular exercise is a large part of the program with the treadmill, either the bike – and we’ve also got at the [Nanaimo Aquatic Centre] a piece of equipment called the NuStep – and we have two seated ellipticals as well as standing ellipticals,” said Take Heart program deliverer Bev Mitchell. “We utilize, depend-ing on the client’s require-ments and the level that they are at, any of those pieces of equipment.”

The program is designed to get participants on more than one piece of equipment in a session. More time is added as the they progress.

“Someone may start at 10

minutes or eight minutes on a treadmill or five minutes on a bike and then we increase them, so depending on what other conditions they may have – joint problems – one piece of equipment may be better than another piece of equipment for that individual person,” Mitchell said.

Each program will also see individuals doing between six to eight functional resistance exercises, although they will be eased into that, Mitchell said.

“We’d start with one upper body, one lower body, appro-priate to them, and then through the first few weeks, add, as they’re able to tolerate it, one or two exercises each week until they’ve got six or eight resistance exercises,” said Mitchell, adding that stretching is utilized as well.

Mitchell said a lot of people starting the Take Heart pro-gram are tentative because they aren’t comfortable in a gym setting or they lack con-fidence in the amount of exer-

cise they are able to do. It is something they are eventually able to overcome, she said.

“Seeing them progress as they go through the program, gain more confidence ... and the program really is geared to having people comfortable about exercising indepen-dently on their own or getting back to whatever activities they may want to get back to, even just housework or other activities they may have done in the past, such as kayaking or hiking,” Mitchell said.

One participant, Tonny – sur-names are kept confidential in the program – starts her rou-tine on the elliptical, followed by work on the treadmill, bike, then weight training with her upper body and then her legs. Her health has improved greatly.

“It’s lowered my blood pres-sure tremendously to the point where I’m totally off blood pressure medication,” she said. “I’ve lost weight, it has strengthened all my joints that I’ve had surgery on and it’s just made me feel a lot better, energetic.”

A referral from a doctor is needed and the program costs $379. In Nanaimo, it is run out of the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre and Northridge Health Performance Centre. For more information, please call 250-756-5200 or 250-751-0505.

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Take Heart program participant Tonny, left, and program deliverer Bev Mitchell practise exercises at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. The Take Heart program is designed for people at risk of cardiac problems.

Cardiovascular major activity component as participants ease into

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By Tammy ToorHappy New Year!

We hope you all had a fun and safe holiday season. Now that 2014 is here, the City of Nanaimo would like to invite you to our second annual Family Day that takes place on Feb. 9 at Oliver Woods Community Centre.

This year, we have added the word ‘play’ to our event, and when you read about all the ‘play-ful’ activities we have planned, you will understand why.

Family Play Day activities include:

u Playground games – the gym-nasiums at Oliver Woods will be divided into age specific areas. The younger children (2-6 years) will try out the old stan-dards like Go Go Stop and Simon Says. The older chil-dren’s zone (ages 6 to 12) will see kids participate in games like ping pong, box hockey, tug-of-war and even get to test their skill levels during some fun physical challenges, including a family boot camp.

u Line dancing – if you’ve ever tried it, you know how much fun it is. Come show the kids how Miley’s dad, Billy Ray, made this dance famous during his big hit Achy Breaky Heart.

u Board games – what would a play day be without some board games that

the whole family can participate in? How about check-ers, Jenga and Lego building?

u Outdoor scav-enger hunt – the beautiful park set-ting at Oliver Woods is the perfect place for a family scav-enger hunt. Work with your family to gather clues for a chance to win some prizes.

u Tunnel con-struction – what kid doesn’t love making forts? At this event, you can leave your sheets, blankets and furniture in its place and build tunnels and forts with us.

Join us for a day full of play, fun and family bonding from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Oliver Woods Community Centre.

Tickets are avail-able at our recre-ation facilities start-ing Monday (Jan. 20) and are only $10 for a family of 4 or $3 for an individual ticket. Children two years and younger are free.

There will be light refreshments served, but bring your own water bottle.

For more informa-tion on this event or any of our recreation programs, please visit our website at www.nanaimo.ca or call us at 250-756-5200.

As ParticipAc-tion encourages us, let’s make 2014 the year we “bring back play.”

uTammy Toor is a

graphic design spe-cialist with Nanaimo’s parks and recreation department.

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Clippers hope to make new fans with free admission for kidsIn a way, every day will be

family day at Frank Crane Arena for the rest of hockey season.

The Nanaimo Clippers announced just before Christmas their decision to offer free admission to chil-dren ages 12 and under for the remainder of the B.C. Hockey League regular sea-son. The team also reduced youth ticket prices to $5 per game.

“We would love to see all

families in Nanaimo and beyond take advantage of this great offer,” said Jen Kennedy, the team’s mar-keting director.

The Clippers are in the midst of a playoff race in the Island Division as the season enters its stretch run.

Devin Brosseau, Clippers alternate captain, said the team wants to play a high-energy style of hockey.

“First games back in 2014

in our home arena, I’m sure the fans are excited to see us play and we’re as excited as them,” he said.

Jayson Argue, Clippers goalie, said after the holi-days the hockey games seem to become more intense.

“It’s an exciting time,” he said. “I think our team’s get-ting a lot better.”

The Clippers start a three-game homestand on Wednesday (Jan. 15)

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