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BY JENN MCGARRIGLETHE NEWS BULLETIN

What was once known as the ‘BarneyBuilding’ downtown got a facelift overthe weekend courtesy of the Young Pro-

fessionals of Nanaimo.Volunteers gave the building a fresh coat of

paint with the objective of beautifying the neigh-bourhood.

The building, located on prime real estate atCommercial Street and Terminal Avenue, hasbeen vacant for four years – Canadian electron-ics retailer A&B Sound closed the location inJuly 2008 – and it is listed for lease.

Braden Wheatcroft, YPN membership directorand project co-ordinator, said the purple paintjob was looking tired.

“It’s a building that is really holding back thedowntown from being revitalized,” he said. “It’ssomething we’ve been talking about for morethan a year now. We just want to make sure itlooks its best for passersby.

“The downtown area is something our mem-bers are passionate about.”

He said three weeks ago, the organizationreceived permission from the building’s ownerto do the project, at which time the group scram-bled to secure donations of paint and other sup-plies from various local companies and recruitvolunteers to help out.

About 60 people, mainly Young Professionalsmembers, showed up to paint the building onFriday and Saturday, finishing a day ahead ofschedule.

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Dave McCallum, left, Karly Parker and Dan Kucherka, all mem-bers of the Young Professionals of Nanaimo, help paint the building formerly known as the ‘Barney Building’ on Commer-cial Street.

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BY CHRIS HAMLYNTHE NEWS BULLETIN

Months of hard work resulted in a morning of celebration Sunday during the CIBC Run for the Cure.

Close to 1,000 participants ran or walked the one- or five-kilometre routes through BebanPark in support of the Cana-dian Breast Cancer Foundation.

One of 59 runs across Canada, the Nanaimo event raised morethan $165,000, adding to the $30-million total countrywide.

“It was an amazing day. Wehad close to 200 people register the day of the run and we’venever had that before,” saidRuth Christmas, Nanaimo

volunteer run co-coordinator. “There were certainly a fewmoments emotionally, but ulti-mately, people were there tocelebrate with the survivorsand celebrate the lives of thosethey lost.”

One of the more touching moments came when partici-pants added personal messagesto the Wall of Hope.

“In Nanaimo, we’ve chosen to

bring back the walls from the last nine years so people can see what they’re written in the past,” said Christmas. “That’salso a very emotional moment.”

The run takes a tremendous amount of planning over the year and Christmas had high praise for the close to 70 volun-teers who gave of their time to make the event a success.

“It’s a volunteer-led event with commitments needed from March into November andthere’s no way it could be done without their help,” she said.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and dona-tions can be made until Oct. 31at www.runforthecure.com.

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BY TOBY GORMANTHE NEWS BULLETIN

British Columbia’s ombud-sperson has issued a report addressing openness and transparency aimed at munici-palities, regional districts andIslands Trust.

Kim Carter released herreport titled Open Meetings: Best Practices Guide for Local Governments last week.

The report outlines respon-sibilities in the CommunityCharter for local government bodies, and provides a check-list for councils and boardsto follow to ensure in camera meetings are held for the rightreasons and proper proceduresare followed.

Though Carter notes in the report that many local govern-ment bodies are moving toward improved transparency, theguide will help elected officials comply with statutory require-ments, improve consistency inpractice and foster trust andconfidence in the decision-making process.

“One of the cornerstones ofopen and transparent govern-ment in British Columbia isthe requirement for local gov-ernment to conduct meetings that are open and accessible tothe public,” said Carter.

The office of the Ombud-sperson receives inquiries andcomplaints about the practices and services of public agencies within its jurisdiction. The office has been investigating complaints about local govern-ments since 1993.

In its recently implemented corporate strategic plan, the city’s first, Nanaimo names transparency and responsibil-ity as one of its strategic pri-orities.

Part of that strategy, saidNanaimo Mayor John Ruttan,

includes the hiring of PhilipCooper, the city’s first commu-nications manager. Cooper ischarged with the task of devel-oping a communications policy and strategy and presenting itto city council.

“We’ve always supported being open and transparentwherever we can be within thelimitations of what we are dis-cussing and we will continueto do that,” said Ruttan. “Wecan always do a better job ofkeeping everybody up to date,but of course that reflects backon (Cooper) and hopefully he’sgoing to be able to recommenda more timely release of infor-mation than we’ve been givingand we hope that is somethingthe public will appreciate.”

Ruttan noted, however, thatsome subjects, often referred toas the three L’s – land, legal andlabour – require confidentialdiscussion to protect personalprivacy, legal requirementsand property transactions.

“That won’t change, it’s underthe Community Charter,” hesaid. “It would be very difficultfor any municipality to func-tion if that did change.”

In her concluding statements of the report, Carter states thatthe goal was to assist local gov-ernments in following appro-priate protocol in the specificand limited circumstances when council believes it is nec-essary to close a meeting.

“Local governments acrossCanada are moving towardsmore open and transpar-ent decision-making,” wroteCar ter. “Open meetings advance the democratic pro-cess by providing the publicwith an understanding of the considerations underlyinglocal government actions andby allowing members of thepublic to observe the perfor-mance of their elected offi-cials.”

To read the report in itsentirety, visit www.bcombud-sperson.ca.

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Runners take off from Beban Park as part of the annual Run for the Cure, which raises money for breast cancer research and awareness. The Nanaimo run was one of 59 across Canada, and raised $165,000.

Runners put up big numbers in fundraiser

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources is advis-ing the public to use cautionwhen using the Nanaimo Riverthis week due to increasedwater flows.

Beginning Oct. 1, the City ofNanaimo and Harmac Pacific will be releasing more waterfrom two reservoirs to improve

fish access through the rapids into the Nanaimo Lakes spawn-ing areas.

People using the river – espe-cially boaters and swimmers – are advised to use extra cau-tion. Increased flows combinedwith storms can create strong currents and undertows. Waterlevels at and near the Highway

19 bridge are expected to rise by about one-third of a metre andwill last a few days.

Water release dates vary each year depending on the number of fish entering the river andriver flows resulting from rain.

Present river flows areslightly below average for this time of year.

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Nanaimo RCMP have a number of unsolvedfiles which they hope the public can help solve.

Anyone with any information about thefollowing crimes is asked to call NanaimoRCMP at 250-754-2345or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.

2012-25632On Sept. 16, graffiti

was found on thesecond level of oneside of Forest ParkElementary School.The graffiti was crudein nature and several swear words and the

word ‘police’ werespelled out.

2012-25789 On Sept. 18, a

break-and-enter was reported at the Hope Lutheran church at2174 Departure Bay Rd. A window had beenremoved from the rear side of the building. It appears nothing was taken from the church. The incident most likely happened sometime overnight.

2012-25807 On Sept. 19, medals

were reported stolenfrom the St. JohnAmbulance building on

Labieux Road. The theftwas believed to have occurred sometime in the previous two weeks.The medals had been donated and consistedof the Commander inthe Order of the St. John Ambulance (white crosswith a black ribbon);military long service(red ribbon with gold

medallion); Order of the St. John Ambulance (black ribbon with silver star); and Officer of the St. John Ambulance (four pointed star). Themedals were housed ina dark wood shadow box that measured 45 by 38 centimetres.

2012-26041 On Sept. 20, almost

$2,000 worth of cigarettes were stolenfrom a truck parked at Costco. The owner of the truck told police he placed the cigarettesin his truck parked opposite the tire shop. While returning hisshopping cart, he saw a silver SUV with tinted windows race away from his vehicle. One witness described the vehicle as a silver Toyota Sequoia.No description of its occupants was provided.

2012-26215 On Sept. 22, a Luxor

electric bike was stolenfrom in front of the LongLake Nursery at 4900 Island Highway. The

suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5’5”,15-16 years of age with a Justin Bieber-style haircut. He was wearinga blue hoodie, jeans andball cap.

2012-26413 On Sept. 24, someone

entered a suite at 300Holly Ave. through anopen window and stole furniture, a toilet that was bolted to the floor, a vanity, thermostat anddoorknob.

2012-26505 On Sept. 26, a Chevy

Silverado parked onNelson Road had allfour of its tires slashed. The incident occurredbetween 10 a.m. and3:15 p.m.

2012-26779On Sept. 28, tools

were reported stolenfrom a cube van thatwas parked at Mostar Mobile mini storage at 4073 Old Slope Pl. The theft likely occurred during the day on Sept. 27.

2012-26823 On Sept. 29, a fire

was reported at therecycling bin at theWoodgrove Centre. This is just one of many suspicious fires thathave occurred within thecity since Sept. 15.

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BY TOBY GORMANTHE NEWS BULLETIN

Nanaimo residents have iden-tified hundreds of tourismopportunities, now it’s up to the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation to determine which ones should be pursued.

The feedback will be consid-ered by NEDC’s Tourism Lead-ership Committee, in partner-ship with Chemistry Consulting Group, during a three-year stra-tegic plan to enhance the region’s tourism product.

During a recent survey, 110 res-idents and tourism stakeholders offered ideas like developing new products and attractions, creat-ing more festivals and events, building new tourism infrastruc-ture, and implementing new or different marketing and public relations programs.

Nanaimo’s tourism strengths,according to survey responses,include marine resources, heri-tage, environmental splendour,central location, our many parksand trails, outdoor activities and

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“The research clearly showsour residents share the tour-ism industry’s passion for ourregion,” said Brady.

The survey also revealed a vari-ety of potential challenges facing Nanaimo on the tourism front, including the area’s past repu-tation and lack of attractions. Transportation costs were also identified as a negative.

Information was also gatheredthrough interviews, phone calls,e-mails and media responses.

As part of the next step in theprocess, NEDC and the leader-ship committee will consider allof the input received and drafta list of priority tourism initia-tives that can be implemented or initiated within the next two or three years.

The community will have an opportunity to review and com-ment on the selections at three open houses scheduled for Nov. 14-15 in north Nanaimo, southNanaimo and Gabriola Island.

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Brad Bailey, an agentfor Colliers Interna-tional, which has thelisting, said the newpaint job looks good,but he’s not sure how much it would improve prospects for finding a new ten-ant because major upgrades are neededto the interior of the building.

“It would have to bea substantial tenant,”he said. “I think thatthe whole idea is that the building has toeventually give way to a new one.”

In July, Steiner Prop-erties Ltd. asset man-ager Chelsea Harding told the News Bul-letin the company’sNanaimo property is on the back burnerwhile it deals with other properties and it is becoming more apparent the building will likely have to bedemolished.

Wheatcroft said even if the owners decideto tear the building down, the paint jobmakes it look good in the meantime.

Corry Hostetter, gen-eral manager of theDowntown Nanaimo BIA, said the YPNproject will hopefullyencourage other prop-erties in the area to dorestoration work.

“We really appreci-ate the enthusiasmand the energy thatthe YPN are showing in our community,”she said.

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Nanaimo school offi-cials are hosting one last round of public

consultation meetingsbefore staff sit down and begin writing thedistrict’s strategicplan.

The meetings take

place Oct. 9 and 11starting at 6:30 p.m. atvarious school sites. On Tuesday (Oct. 9),meetings take placeat Wellington, John Barsby, Dover Bay and Ladysmith secondaryschools.

The Thursday (Oct.11) meetings are atNanaimo District,

Cedar and Woodlandssecondary schoolsand Departure BayElementary School.

Last spring, trustees and staff held meet-ings at every school to discuss what people ineach school commu-nity thought was work-ing and what areas the district should focuson to improve studentlearning. The district also hosted several public meetings not connected with a par-ticular school.

The input gathered at these meetingsand through the dis-trict’s online survey – almost 6,000 sugges-tions – has now been grouped into themesand staff want to getthe public’s input on these themes, said Donna Reimer, district spokeswoman.

“It’s the final stage before the plan isdrafted and writ-ten,” she said. “It was incredible how much input there was. Over-

all, we had 1,000 people respond in one way oranother.”

T h e m e s c e n t r earound: how the district meets each student’s individualneeds; instructionalpractices; technology;student health; par-ent involvement; com-munity partnerships;facilities; financialresources and humanresources.

Reimer said it is too early to say what will be included in the draft strategic plan, but anyrecommendations for major changes wouldrequire community consultation.

Employees, parents,students and othermembers of the public are welcome to come to the meetings nextweek.

More information about the strategicplanning public con-sultation process is available at www.sd68.bc.ca.

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an opportunity to comment on school district’s strategic vision.

The B.C. Small Roundtable has selected Nanaimo as one of six small business friendlycommunities in the province.

The award recognizes local policies, projects and programs that support small businessas judged by a panel of small business lead-ers from across the province that representregions, industries and associations.

Highlighted in the city’s submissions wereefforts to build a strong business environ-ment through streamlining city processes andinvestments in economic development.

The city’s support of the Nanaimo Eco-nomic Development Corporation, DowntownNanaimo Business Improvement Associationand incorporation of the Nanaimo and Dis-trict Chamber of Commerce’s Successful Cit-ies initiative in the new strategic plan wereamong other efforts that helped result in theaward.

“The City of Nanaimo is committed to mak-ing it easier for small businesses to operate,”said Mayor John Ruttan. “[The award] is reas-suring evidence we are on the right track asa community in terms of creating bylaws andprocesses that allow small business owners toget things done.”

Sasha Angus, CEO of the NEDC, said smallbusiness is an important economic driver inNanaimo.

“Fostering the ongoing success of local busi-nesses means more household-sustaining jobsfor our residents and an even stronger qualityof life on our community,” he said.

Nanaimo awardedas business-friendly

Province names new lieutenant-governor

Rancher Judith Guichon has been namedB.C. lieutenant-governor, as Sto:lo GrandChief Steven Point’s five-year term comes toan end.

Guichon runs a family cattle ranch in theNicola Valley. She has served as president ofthe B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, a director ofthe Grassland Conservation Council of B.C.,and on provincial government task forces onranching and species at risk.

“Mrs. Guichon has dedicated herself to hercommunity, province and country,” PrimeMinister Stephen Harper said in a statementMonday. “She is a leader in keeping BritishColumbia’s agriculture and cattle industriesenvironmentally sound and she has workedhard to promote and protect the ranchers ofBritish Columbia.”

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Steve Arnett, chief executive officer of Nanaimo Youth Ser-vices, said he’s excitedabout renovating a historic rooming houseon Haliburton Streetinto an affordable hous-ing option for youth.Volunteers spent theday Saturday cleaning up and assessing theinterior of the home andremoving some of the overgrown weeds from the backyard.

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Youth in Nanaimo will soon have asafe and affordable place to live.

Nanaimo Youth Services Association is renovating a home on Haliburton Street to offer working youth, ages 17 to30 years old, a place to live. The home,which was built in the early 1900s, was historically used as a rooming house.Over the years it became run down and got the reputation in the neighbour-hood of being a crack house.

Steve Arnett, chief executive officerfor the association, said neighbours are waiting to see how the changes theyouth association makes to the home add to the neighbourhood.

“The community is cautiously opti-mistic about what we are doing here,”said Arnett.

He said the association has alwaysenvisioned owning a piece of propertyto create affordable youth housing and has been pursuing that vision for the last three years. Some opportunitiescame up during that time but never came to completion.

“I’m almost in disbelief,” said Arnett about purchasing and renovating the property, as he stood outside the home Saturday, grinning.

One of the many volunteers on Satur-day included Ben Hall, a BladeRunnerprogram participant.

“It’s a really good project and is going to help out,” he said. “It’s really good for the neighbourhood because it usedto be a crack shack.”

Bob Moss, a member of the RotaryClub of Nanaimo North, said the rotary has been working with the youth association for two years.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity for the community,” he said, adding it willhelp young workers in Nanaimo.

The Nanaimo Youth Services Asso-ciation will renovate the building to

provide about 12 to 14 apartments for employed youth. Arnett said the association doesn’t know yet the exactnumber of rooms because it has todetermine the layout of the home first. Arnett said plans for the home include ripping out the insulation to install asprinkler system, which will make the building above fire code requirements.

Arnett said many Nanaimo busi-nesses volunteered their time and equipment to help during the renova-tion. The project received $302,000from the provincial governmentand a $75,000 grant from the City ofNanaimo, which came from the Hous-ing Legacy Fund.

The association already operates aresidence for youth ages 17-19 years oldon Waddington Road. The residence has 13 studio units, six two-bedroom units and one wheelchair accessible unit. The tenants are provided support to help complete high school, become employed or increase their skills tohelp reach independence. The youth association operated the building through a contract with B.C. Housing and the Ministry of Children and Fam-ily Development.

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The B.C. government has reached a tenta-tive agreement with its largest employee group as the B.C. Government and ServiceEmployees’ Union recommended accep-tance of a two-year agreement with a four-per cent raise.

Premier Christy Clark announced the settlement Friday at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, after talks broke down in the spring and the BCGEU staged a series of strikes at liquor stores and government offices around the prov-ince.

BCGEU president Darryl Walker said thegovernment dropped its proposal to sell the Liquor Distribution Branch warehouseand delivery system, which was “huge” for the union and a step toward privatizing government liquor stores as well.

“We think this is the spine of the sys-tem,” Walker said. “Without this we would perhaps have lost the whole system.”

Clark said the settlement meets the gov-ernment’s “cooperative gains” bargaining mandate, where savings and efficien-cies cover the costs of pay increases, but offered few details.

Walker said the 26,000-member unionagreed to work with the government toreduce sick days and find new efficienciesin operations that include ministry opera-tions, social workers, and provincial prisonand court services.

The union dropped its proposal to openmore liquor stores on Sundays to increaserevenue. Walker said that was to protect members whose distribution jobs weregoing to be privatized.

“Now that [privatization] is gone, we think we can talk to this government and in fact the next government about what it means to build revenues, and if we canfind a way to do that by opening stores, then I think it’s win-win,” Walker said.

Clark also announced a tentative agree-ment with resident physicians in B.C. hospitals, also a two-year deal under co-operative gains.

On Wednesday the government and theB.C. Nurses’ Union announced a tentative agreement for 32,000 Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid said theagreement includes a “modest” wageincrease, with details to be released aftermembers vote on it.

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A show of pride in the downtown core by the Young Professionals of Nanaimo could be the catalyst to start a wave of restoration to buildings in need of some tender, loving care.

The former A&B Sound building at the corner of Commercial Street andTerminal Avenue has been both a topicof conversation and butt of jokes sinceclosing its doors four years ago.

It became known as the ‘Barney Building’ due to its bright purple exterior, attracting attention to the downtown for all the wrong reasons while the city,businesses and property owners strive tohead down the road to revitalization.

Seeing the building’s state as adetraction to downtown rejuvenation, the YPN took it upon itself to breathe some life into the property even though its future remains up in the air.

With permission from the propertyowner and donations of paint and other supplies from Nanaimo businesses, the ‘purple dinosaur’ received a coat of greywith dark brown awnings to fit in with the heritage feel of neighbouring buildings.

It’s a project that serves a tip of thehat to YPN for a job well done, and one that hopefully catches the attention of other property owners.

Downtown Nanaimo has been fighting since the explosion of shopping malls in the 1980s to establish an identity.

With the Port Theatre and othervenues, cruise ship terminal, art centre, condominiums, shopping and restaurants,the core pieces are in place to attract people to live and visit – and the dollars they will spend.

What the downtown has that shopping centres don’t, is character. But it needs every stakeholder to invest in the idea of revitalization.

It doesn’t need buildings that are eyesores. It doesn’t need half-finishedprojects sitting idle.

It needs pride and commitments. It needs more efforts like those of YPN.

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Two weeks ago, I joined some family members in saying our final goodbyes to the family cabinat Shuswap Lake.

My grandparents have owned the place since well before I wasborn – the little, two-storey house nestled amongst some huge fir trees is where my great-grandpar-ents retired and the road is namedafter them.

When they died, myOoma and her sister decided to keep the place as a summer cabin for their extended families, my Ooma tak-ing one month and her sister taking the other.

But in recent years, this arrangement has started to fall apart.

Health issues have plagued both sets of grandparents, eroding the ability to take care of the placeon their own anymore, and the money is needed elsewhere.

My grandparents lack the money to buy the place outright and the number of relatives willing to come up and spend time there has dwindled in recent years.

We were all surprised when itsold last month – there are a lot of summer cabins for sale in thatarea – and so my side of the fam-ily, who had the place in July thisyear, had to make a late Septembertrip up there to clean the place out.

It’s amazing the amount of itemsthat collect in a cabin over theyears. Other family members had

already carted away some itemsearlier in September, but the place was still well-furnished.

Nobody wanted the plates, cut-lery and numerous other smallhousehold items trucked up there over the years, offloaded by rela-tives as they got new things for their own houses.

My Ooma grabbed my great-grandmother’s oldcookbook, with recipes carefully handwrit-ten out, and I grabbed things I thought would remind me of the place:an old blanket that I used to wrap aroundmyself when reading on the porch, the chip-and-dip plate we alwaysused during happyhour and my favouritecoffee mug.

I tried to take picturesof the place that would keep it fresh in my memory for years to come, but it didn’t look the samein its half-deconstructed state.

Besides, it isn’t really about thephysical building, but the people in it and memories made.

The cabin holds 30 years of happy summer memories for me:

Learning to waterski, with mydad behind me holding me up bythe collar of my life-jacket.

My first kiss – a brief, embar-rassing affair with the neighbour’s grandson.

Playing endless rounds ofCanasta (a time-consuming card game) on the screened-in porchwith whoever was willing to sit

down for a couple hours straight.Staying up late in the bunkhouse

– a separate little one-room build-ing with bunks in it where all of the children slept – and listening to music and goofing off withcousins and friends. Around mid-night or 1 a.m., someone usuallydecided it was time for a snackand I was often the one voted torun up to the house and tiptoe into the kitchen to get it.

Hours spent reading and dozing on a long, flat rock overlooking the lake.

The cabin brought the familytogether in a way no other placedid, given that we all stayed theretogether, shared meals and did things as a group each day. Much different than the hurried familydinners back home where some family members would have to leave early to get home at a decenthour.

I’m going to miss the house,the Shuswap sunsets, the daysspent lounging on our dock on thebeach. I’m also sad that the next generation won’t get to enjoy theplace and forge more memories there.

But in recent years, the placewas used infrequently by manyfamily members and so was not bringing us together the way itused to.

This is an opportunity to createnew family traditions, ones thatdon’t rely on my grandparents financing the yearly upkeep of aresidence and ones more of us willactively participate in.

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Card checks providefair way to unionize

To the Editor,Re: Secret ballots must remain,

Letters, Sept. 15.Mathew Enns, a former intern

for the Canadian Federation ofIndependent Business, recentlycondemned the call to make itsafer for workers to join a union.

I wonder, was he speaking for workers or for the employers who wish to maintain their ability tothreaten and intimidate employ-ees who want to join a union?

Many workers, especiallyyoung and immigrant workers, are afraid to join a union becausethey fear they will be fired or demoted for trying.

Card check allows workers tomake their decision free from interference and threats from their employer, and preventsleaders of organizing drives from being fired unfairly.

The card check system Enns criticizes was recently adoptedby the Conservative governmentof Newfoundland and Labrador.It has long been recognized asa fair, balanced and democratic way for workers to unionize.

I am responsible for helping to organize young workers who want to join a union. I want themto have rights and fair working conditions in their workplaces.

Can Enns say the same thing?Jason Mann

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Media has agenda on Obama re-election

To the Editor,Re: Editorial cartoon, Opinion

Sept. 22. Your editorial cartoon shows

American presidential candidate Mitt Romney with a Band-Aidover his mouth, apparently allud-ing to his “gaffe” regarding 47

per cent of the electorate being on some form of governmentdependency.

Romney’s statement was fac-tually correct and needed to be said, even in a politically correctworld.

On the other hand, during an appearance on the DavidLetterman program of Sept. 19,President Barack Obama wasasked by the host if the national debt stood “around $10 trillion” and whether that was a problem. He responded, “I don’t knowwhat the number is, precisely.”Being directly responsible forat least $5 trillion, he most cer-tainly knows $10 trillion was an absurdly low and softball guess by Letterman.

If the President of the United States does not know that thenational debt is greater than $16 trillion we can reach only two conclusions.

First, he was being dishonest

to millions of viewers of the pro-gram, and second, the national press, both American and Canadian, are willing to blithelyignore what was not a ‘gaffe’ buta deliberate un-truth,

It appears both the Canadian and American media arestumping for the re-election of President Obama. Little wondermainstream media retains so lit-tle credibility in an increasinglyinformed world.

Randy O’DonnellNanaimo

Community can solvecity’s litter problems

To the Editor,Re: Litterbugs have no respect

for community, Letters, Sept. 27.Well, Dean Ben, welcome to

Nanaimo. It is with heavy heart that

I have to tell you this, but thecity claims it does not have any

money for extra garbage cansand extra man hours to be situ-ated around the city.

I spoke to Gary Franssen at the Nanaimo city works, and he informed me there was notenough money to get associated with this project.

The students at John Barsby Community School go to 7-Elevenat lunch and informed me it wastoo far to go to the next garbage can to dispose of their containers along Bruce Avenue, so I donated one. The students use the canand that stretch is quite cleannow. One thanked me for the can.

It is up to us and businessesto get involved in this clean up. Presently, 7-Eleven is donating the bags for the can.

Hopefully Ben’s letter willhelp get things rolling around Nanaimo with business and citi-zen participation.

Dave NobleNanaimo

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To the Editor,Re: Let’s see poor’s quali-

ficationsff , Letters, Sept. 25.Matt James raises

a series of importantquestions about how weat Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bankmeet the needs of the most vulnerable in our community.

The fact that there arethose who may not needthe services, but utilize it none the less, means thatthere is less food for those who truly need it.

Loaves and Fishes shares this concern and is currently considering

options for establishing a means test for clients. Tothis end, on Sept. 19 the Loaves and Fishes MeansTest Committee met. Aswell, on Sept. 24-25 I attended the Food Banks B.C. board meeting in Kelowna and spoke to seven different food banksto get input and practiceson this issue.

James identifies fancyautomobiles and ciga-rettes as red flags that callinto question an individ-ual’s need for food bankservices.

With regard to fancy automobiles, there are

many people who drive their poor neighbours and friends to the food bank as an act of charity andgenerosity. Communitysocial workers often bring people to the food bank.Could some of these fancyautomobiles be fromGood Samaritans and social workers? Second,since May, 4,730 different people have used Loavesand Fishes services. In August, 3,012 different people used our services.That means that 1,718people (a full 36 per cent) used Loaves and Fishes in May, June or July but

did not use the service in August.

More often than not, theshort-term need for foodbank services is broughton by a cash flow crunch(excessive debt brought onby a car loan?) not a com-pletely depleted personal net worth. Could some of these fancy cars be fromthe people who use ourservice on a short-term basis brought on by a cash flow crunch?

Many food bank clientsstruggle with addiction issues of which cigarettes are one. How we helppeople out of addiction

and conversely how we enable someone in theiraddiction is clearly a dis-cussion we need to have as a society.

Should people who havean addiction be deniedaccess to the food bank? Perhaps, but it raises chal-lenging questions.

How do we determine if someone has an addic-tion? What addictionsare on the ‘do not servelist’? Are we going to denyservice to children whose parents have an addic-tion?

I would invite Jamesand anyone who has had

their perception of thehungry tainted to volun-teer at Loaves and Fishes and meet the clients firsthand.

This gives a better insight into the lives offood bank clients thanbeing employed at a busi-ness next door to the food bank.

Our next volunteerorientation is 3:30 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 3) at 1009Farquhar St.

Please come out.Peter Sinclairii

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Library doors open on island

Protection Islanders looking for a good readnow have their own library to enjoy.

The library, a project of the Protection Island Lions Club, opened itsdoors Sept. 23 in thebasement of the com-munity centre, formerly the lighthouse keeper’s cottage.

Island residents donat-ed financially as well aswith more than 1,500 volunteer hours to help with renovations.

The library has 2,000books electronically cat-alogued, ready for loan, with more on the way.

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The Friends of Morden Mine Society and Nanaimo Community Archives are richer thanks to a gift from theFriends of Plan Nanaimo Society.

The two non-profitorganizations will sharethe close to $1,000remaining in Friends of Plan Nanaimo’s treasury as the group, formed in the mid-2000s, has decided to end itsexistence as it has not been active for several years.

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To Borneo, with loveThe world is not such a big place

nowadays and a Nanaimo man has been taking advantage of the fact, spending the last decade travelling and working in different parts of the globe.

Jan Kerekes has seen a lot, oftenin unconventional ways, and haslearned a lot as well.

“I have also kept my faith in good-ness in people. Always,” he said.“Even in the parts of the world thatare considered dangerous or wild, I always believe in people.”

Three years ago, Kerekes spentthree weeks living with the Iban tribe in the heart of the Kaliman-tan jungle on the island of Borneo.

Kerekes learned a great deal from these people with old mystic tradi-tions, and hard ways of life.

“I could also see the little breeze of change that one person couldmake in their lives, change for something new, change to improve their lives,” he said.

Treated not only as a guest, but as a friend, Kerekes promised to come back. And with that promise, anidea was born.

“It is because of the remotenessas well as their limited resources that many basic things do not find the way into their little village,” he said. “So I decided to deliver them

myself. As simple as that, as muchas I could carry – and I can carrya lot.”

Kerekes is hosting a collectionday Oct. 21 in the parking lot of St.Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, 301Machleary St., from 12:30-4:30 p.m. for small household items, schoolsupplies, cutlery, basic fishing gear, clothing, toys and more.

“I believe that things, items fromeveryday life, should be put intouse, given a second chance, instead of just lying around a house orbeing thrown to garbage,” he said. “I would like to collect all kinds ofusable items, pack them into twobig hockey bags and bring them across half a world so they can findnew, happy owners.”

Deciding to see if the goodnessin people can stretch across theoceans and continents, Kerekes hopes people will donate gifts theywould want themselves.

“This is not a charity run or typi-cal second-hand items collection,”he said. “This is just a chance to see that set of kitchen ladles thatyou never use in the hands of smil-ing lady in the floating house in Borneo. To see alphabet books thathelped your own children, helping in a simple school built on stilts bythe river side.”

Past meets present and mixes in a little of the future as Nano-ose Evangelical Free Church cel-ebrates 25 years of sharing God’s word in the community.

The former Nanoose Commu-nity Church began with children and youth meetings and homebible studies in 1983 on Morello Road, held services in the Nano-ose Library and opened the doors at its present location, 2462Nanoose Rd., in 1985.

Anyone involved with thechurch in its early beginnings,attends services today or is new

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Events include: a gospel con-cert on the Friday featuring singer Valerie Ransom and friends at 7 p.m.; an open house from 1-4 p.m. on the Saturday;and worship and Thanksgiving services on the Sunday begin-ning at 10 a.m.

For more information, pleasecall pastor Chris Wilson at 1-250-468-9233, Len Taylor at 1-250-468-7852 or go to http://members.shaw.ca/nefc.

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Maria Muldaur performs songs from her upcoming album First Came Memphis Min-nie Wednesday (Oct. 3) at the Queens.

Singing the bluesBY RACHEL STERN

THE NEWS BULLETIN

Maria Muldaur has beendelighting audienceswith her blues music for almost four decades.

The multiple Grammy nomineeis performing in Nanaimo Wednes-day (Oct. 3) at the Queen’s as part of her tour to promote her latest album First Came Memphis Minnie,which will be released Oct. 9. Thealbum is a tribute to pioneering blues women.

On First Came Memphis Minnie,her 40th album,Muldaur collabo-rates with musi-cians such asSteve James, BobMargolin, Del Rey,P h o e b e S n ow,Bonnie Raitt andothers.

It includes sev-eral previously-released tracks from two of her Grammy-nomi-nated albums.

Memphis Minnie, who the albumwas named after, was considered the reigning queen of mid-20th cen-tury blues and a pioneer of the elec-trified Chicago-blues-band sound. During her 40 year music careerMemphis Minnie released morethan 200 songs.

“At a time when women were ‘keptin their place’ both personally andprofessionally, Memphis Minnie was tough, independent, outspo-ken and played a mean guitar,” saidMuldaur.

Muldaur said Memphis Min-nie took her under her wing when Muldaur was first starting out inher career.

“Despite racial, economic andgender barriers prevalent at the

time she did what she wanted to,” said Muldaur.

It was Muldaur’s ’74 hit Midnight on the Oasis that received several Grammy nominations, which madeher name known across the globe.She has recorded 39 solo albums and throughout her music career has explored various forms of Ameri-can roots music, including early blues bluegrass, Appalachian oldtimey, gospel, jazz and big band.

Muldaur says her musical evolu-tion is like making gumbo. You adda few ingredients, let them simmer,then add a few more until the ingre-

dients take on all the flavours.

“It’s all mixed in the musical gumbosomewhere,” said Muldaur about her music, adding she’s been blessedwith a “long ram-bling odyssey” of a music career. “Ican’t tell you how

lucky we are in this country to have such a rich and varied history of musical culture.”

For her 2011 album, Steady Love,she returned to her home in New Orleans to create a contemporary electric blues album that reflects thetype of music she calls “Bluesiana Music”, which is her own brand of New Orleans flavoured blues, R&B and swamp funk.

She’s currently nominated for a Koko Taylor Award, for best tra-ditional female blues artist, in the Blues Foundation Music Awards.

Maria Muldaur performs at theQueen’s, located at 34 Victoria Cr.,Wednesday (Oct. 3). Doors open at7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance or$30 at the door.

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The wheels on the bus will turn out comedy this October at the PortTheatre.

The Number 14, ashow about the antics and daily interaction of passengers on abus route, rolls into Nanaimo’s Port The-

atre on Saturday (Oct.6) for a 7:30 p.m. show. The laughs continueSunday (Oct 7) during a matinee at 2:30 p.m.

The Nanaimo per-formance is part of the theatre company’snational tour celebrat-ing the 20th anniversaryof entertaining peoplearound the world.

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The show is based on a busy Vancouver bus route, the No. 14, whichran from the richest neighbourhood in thecity to the poorest.

It meant people fromall walks of life would sit next to each other and interact during the daily route.

People will meetbusinessmen, little oldladies, children and various other passen-gers who board the bus.

“They are true to lifecharacters and everyscene is different and has lots of heart and love and comedy,” said Rodgers.

The Number 14 is Saturday (Oct. 6) at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday (Oct.7) at 2:30 p.m. Ticketsare $60/ $55 for mem-bers and groups.

People can purchase tickets online at www.porttheatre.com, bycalling 250-754-8550 or atthe Port Theatre ticketoffice at 125 Front St.

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Mike Stack, left, and Courtenay Stevens play some of the many characterspeople will meet in The Number 14, which plays at the Port threatre Saturdayand Sunday (Oct. 6-7) .

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OCT. 2Taylor ForsythePaul BanwaitRick MartinRanjit ParharCathy BartlettCassidy JeevesOCT. 3Marilynn KennedyJoe WhiteMarlene LockhartRaymond DixonAnthony DixonOCT. 4Paul ForsytheMattias StochmalNorma Harris

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 a draw) will be awarded a complimentary 8” Dairy Queen Ice-cream cake, gift from GROWER DIRECT and a $30 Portrait from SEARS PORTRAIT STUDIO.

LAST WEEK’S WINNER: Sandy & Eric (Big Cheese) Mclean

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OCT. 3 - John & Dorothy HowieOCT. 5 - Barbra & Joe SamarinOCT. 6 - Dennis & Bev Walker

OCT. 8 - Duck & Tracy Paterson

✰✰✰✰OCT 3 John & Dorothy Howie

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

Happy Anniversary

NO CHARGE.CALL THE BIRTHDAY LINE AT:

250-753-3707BEFORE 4 P.M. THURSDAY!

(FOR NEXT WEEK’S BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY)

Country Club 756-0381Dickinson Crossing 390-1595

WEEKLY FREE DRAW WINNERS...

BEBAN PLAZA 756-9991 Portrait Studio

OCT. 5John MartinJessie WeirRick FulberOCT. 6Curtis JohnsonRoy McCallumSheila WhiteGeri FraserOCT. 7Marion LockwoodJean AbernathyOCT. 8Robert HandlenKarah BanwaitBev MartinBruce Forsyth

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BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

Happy Birthday

HomerJohn

StevensStevensAugust 2, 1923 -October 2, 2002

Forever in our thoughts.Grace, Bruce, John, Nicholas, Barbara & Families

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

The Sherry Familywishes to extend a

BIG THANK YOU to Nanaimo City Council, Nanaimo Parks

& Recreation Commission foroffi cially naming the Sports Fields

at Harewood Centennial ParkTHE SHERRY FIELDS

A special THANK YOU to ALL thosewho took the time out of their busy

schedules to attend this event.John, Donn, Marie

& Loyd

Call for your free info kit: 1-877-657-0861

Because family mattersLet us take care of yours

We are here to help you and your loved ones honour your wishes, your way

Cedar ValleyMemorial Gardensby Arbor Memorial

2347 Cedar Road • www.cedarvalleymemorialgardens.ca A Division of Arbor Memorial Services Inc.

NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADANanaimo Branch

Supporting Navy League & Sea CadetsANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 7:00 p.m.Sign in at 6:30 p.m.

Navy League Hall 750-5th Street,Mess Deck

• Annual Reports • Election of Executive• 2012-2013 Membership Renewal

For info call Kandace

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES


FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAM CELEBRATIONS

Happy BirthdayMarilynn Kennedy

October 3, 2012

With loads of Love from your younger sisters


LEGALS

WAREHOUSEMAN’SLIEN ACT

Notice is hereby given to recover our charges un-der the provision of our Storage Agreement, the following will be sold on Monday, October 22nd at 7am.1993 Fifth Wheel TrailerMake: Four WindsModel: 29FRKVIN#: 4EUFF2924PA000858Debtor: Greg McBrideAmount of Debt: $1,260Sale Location: 1009 Old Victoria Road, Nanaimo, BC.

Petroglyph Storage

FUNERAL HOMESFUNERAL HOMES


LOST AND FOUND

LOST: 24k East Indian gold jewelry, family heirlooms, 2 sets, 5 rings. Please contact 250-720-7201 with any infor-mation.

TRAVEL

GETAWAYS

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McLaughlin, Mary Helen Hogan McClaff erty Hendry fondly know as Myra to her family and friends passed away with her family by her side on Friday, September 28, 2012 at the TravellersLodge in Nanaimo. Myra was born on May 29, 1930 in Greenock, Scotland and came to Canada with her husband William in 1957 and settled in Prince Rupert for several years before moving toPrince George where she worked at the hospital. In 1986 thecouple retired to Lantzville. Myra was a wee lady with a a heartas big as her name and had a great sense of humour. Some of

her interests included: walking, aerobics, Scottish country dancing, singing and most of all spending time with her family and friends. She was a very social person and was loved by everyone who mether. If you met Myra then you are smiling right now. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, William McLaughlin, her daughter, Margaret Collins, her sons Joseph (Vicki) McLaughlin, RonnieMcLaughlin, 5 grandchildren, Ryan (Sue) Collins, Randy (Amy) Collins, Joe (Carrie) Collins, KelseyMcLaughlin, Connor McLaughlin and 5 great grandchildren. Myra, you will be in our hearts forever.The family wish to thank Dr. Steyn and the caring and compassionate staff , residents and their families for making Myra’s 6 year stay at the Nanaimo’s Travellers Lodge so comfortable and secure.Myra was a member of the Lantzville Legion Branch #257. There will be a celebration of Myra’s life upstairs at the legion on Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 2pm to 5pm at the Lantzville Legion.In lieu of fl owers please send donations to the Nanaimo Travellers Lodge.

McLaughlin, Mary Helen Hogan McClaff erty Hendry (Myra)May 29, 1930 - September 28, 2012

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There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of dthe province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 yearss – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour.

Train Locally – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distancee y

education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC).Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding &

other financing options available to qualified applicants.

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Become a Psychiatric Nursein your own community

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BUSINESS HEALTH ANDDEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION

FIND YOUR BEST FIT

Business ManagementAccounting & PayrollAdministrative AssistantBusiness AdministrationInternational TradeLegal AssistantMarketing & Sales

Sales Professional

Practical NursingCommunity Support Social ServicesAssisted LivingHealth Care AssistantHealth Unit ClerkLive-In CaregiverPharmacy AssistantSpa Body Therapy

International HospitalityTourism & HospitalityFood & BeverageHotel ManagementConference Management

Early Childhood EducationBasic & Post Basic

TRADESConstruction ElectricianLevels 1, 2 & 3

Before embarking on a sucessful career, you need to know what industry and general position you are interested in. Speaking with one of our career advisors will help you outline your career goals and what fields are best suited to you. You can even tour the campus, speak with current students, and find out where our graduates are now. A new career and life path is only a meeting away.

CREATINGBRIGHTER FUTURESSINCE 1903

TOURISM &HOSPITALITYMANAGEMENT

EditorLake Cowichan Gazette

www.blackpress.ca

The award-winning Lake Cowichan Gazette has an opening for an editor in their one-person newsroom commencingas soon as possible.

The successful candidate will possess an attention todetail as well as the ability to work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.

As well as editing copy and paginating pages, thesuccessful candidate can expect to produce some newscopy and editorials, take photographs, and generatestory ideas. Knowledge of Canadian Press style is vital.

The ability to organize copy and supervise the production of special supplements is also required. The editor willalso be expected to work closely with the publisher and staff in production and advertising.

You have a passion for, and are comfortable with, all aspects of multimedia journalism.You have a track record of turning around well-written,fact-based, concise, well-produced content quickly, for posting online that day – with collateral (text, photosand video).You have demonstrable skills in all aspects of webjournalism:• Search-engine optimization of all content;• Content curation;• Social media (Facebook, Twitter) as both research

tools, and traffi c generators – listening andparticipating in the conversation;

• Blogging;• Web management systems.

The Lake Cowichan Gazette, a Black Press publication,covers the vibrant and growing communities of theCowichan Lake area on Vancouver Island.

Please forward your cover letter and resumé byOctober 10, 2012 to:

Lake Cowichan GazetteAttention: Dennis Skalicky170E Cowichan Lake RoadLake Cowichan, BC V0R 2G0Phone: 250.749.4383 or Fax: [email protected]

Thank you to all who apply. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

ReporterLadysmith ChronicleThe Ladysmith Chronicle, a paid weekly publicationserving both the homes and businesses of Ladysmith and Chemainus, B.C. is looking for a reporter/photographer in its two person newsroom.

Reporting to the editor, the successful candidate willbe required to cover local news, sports and communityevents, including features on forestry, First Nations,and municipal government. InDesign and Photoshop experience needed. Candidates must have a diploma,degree or equivalent journalism experience, be skilled in digital photography, have a reliable vehicle and validdriver s licence. Preference will be given to candidates with strong Canadian Press style and photography skills.Weekend work to be expected.

Black Press is Canada's largest independent newspapergroup with over 150 community daily and urbannewspapers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State,Hawaii and Ohio.

Please forward a resume by including cover letter, references, writing and photography samples to:

The ChronicleAttn: , EditorPO Box 400, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G-1A3email: [email protected]

Short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

www.blackpress.ca

PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME

position available. Applicants must be willing to work in all aspects of the business in-cluding: light lifting, packag-ing & receiving; have a com-mitment to quality customer service, basic typing, and a thorough understanding of windows. Experience with produce, natural foods & vi-tamins is preferred. Please leave resume with handwrit-ten cover letter at Charlie Brown’s Health Foods, Terminal Park, Nanaimo orFax to: 250-753-5233.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

HELP WANTED



HELP WANTED



INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.Apply online! IHEschool.com 1-866-399-3853

HELP WANTED



HELP WANTED

An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.

BARTENDERS & SERVERS experienced, P/T or F/T. Please call 250-468-1735.

FAMILY RESOURCE Asso-ciation requires an FASD/CDBD Family Support Worker for details go to www.d69fra.org

FELLER BUNCHER- Duncan, BC. We are looking for a full-time Feller Buncher operator. Our logging operations are with Timberwest in the Lake Cowichan area. Wage and benefi t package as per the USW Coast Master Agree-ment. Please fax resume to 604-736-5320 or email to: [email protected].



HELP WANTED

GM TECHNICIAN required at Jenner Chev in Victoria. Email: [email protected]

NOW HIRING Santa’s helpers; energetic, outgoing person-alities for the 2012 holiday season. Experience in custom-er service or working with the public an asset. Please send application to: [email protected] Deadline is October. 12, 2012.

RHINO LABOURis looking for new recruits. F/T and P/T available. Paid Daily! Good Attitude. Good Work Ethic. Good Appear-ance. Looking for: fi shplant, construction, demolition, car-penters, warehouse, OFA’s level 1, 2 & 3. Come into our offi ce and apply. Bring photo ID and proof of S.I.N. and any certifi cations you may have. Unit B-398 Bruce Ave, Nanaimo



HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

Cook WantedWe are currently seeking a casual Cook to join our team at a senior care facility in Ladysmith, BC.

Previous health care exp. is ideal. Candidates should have working knowledge of texture modifi ed diets, food allergies & gluten free diets. Must be avail. weekends & stat. holidays, be Food Safe certifi ed & have Cook cert. Candidates are required to complete a Criminal Record Check & TB test.

Please forward resumes to: Email: 1160.marquise

@hiredesk.net orFax: 1-866-272-9632

HELP WANTED


Dental ReceptionistLakeside Dental Clinic is sad to announce that one of our receptionists is moving to Vancouver.

This has opened a great full time opportunity to work in a growing and supportive offi ce.

Our new team member must be energetic, friendly, well organized and a team player. We are a chartless offi ce so you must be profi -cient with computers. Pre-vious dental experience re-quired. Knowledge of Dentrix and insurance billing would be an asset.

Please include your refer-ences with your resume and drop them off in person at Unit 7 – 4800 Island Hwy North, Nanaimo BC.

MEDICAL/DENTAL

HELP WANTED


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LEGAL

LEGAL ASSISTANT

HEATH LAW LLP a Na-naimo law fi rm, requires a legal assistant in the area of Family Law. A minimum of fi ve years litigation experience, in-cluding family law, is pre-ferred. Please forward resume to #200-1808 Bowen Road, Nanaimo BC, V9S 5W4, Attention: Jan Hollett Fax: 250-753-3949. E-mail in Word or PDF format to: [email protected]

OFFICE SUPPORT CLERK

OFFICE ASSISTANT for growing clinic. Medical/dental type offi ce environment. Prefer experience dealing with insu-rance billings, appointment bookings, dictations and some bookkeeping. Currently available on regular part-time basis 2-3 days/week. Must be well-organized, personable, and fi nancially savvy. Send re-sume to fax: 250-591-1914, or [email protected], or drop-off in person to 1145 Dufferin Cres.

TRADES, TECHNICAL

AUTOMATED TANK Manu-facturing INC. is looking for Welders. Due to a huge ex-pansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have open-ings for 10-3rd Year Apprentic-es or Journey Person Weld-ers. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd Year Apprentice $28-$30/hour, Journey Person $32-$35/hour, higher with tank experience. Profi t sharing bo-nus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance pack-age 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at: (offi ce)780-846-2231; (fax) 780-846-2241 or send re-sume to [email protected]; p roduct ion@auto tanks . ca . Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or ele-vated work platform.

• Framing / Formwork Carpenters • Carpenter

Apprentices • Labourers

PCL Constructors West-Coast Inc. is seeking the above skilled tradespersons for an upcoming project in Campbell River. Certifi cates in Fall Protection, Aerial Platform and OFA2 an asset.

Send resume via fax604-241-5301 or

[email protected]

SOUTH ROCK is hiring for: Paving Personnel (raker, screed, general labourers); Heavy Equipment Operators. Send resume to: [email protected] or call 403-568-1327.

PERSONAL SERVICES

ART/MUSIC/DANCING

ORGAN &KEYBOARDLESSONS

In your own homeon your own instrument

KEITH CLARKE1-250-743-9669

HEALTH PRODUCTS

OPEN HOUSE - Join this week for only $9.95 a week. Lose weight quickly and safely and keep it off, results guaran-teed! Call Herbal Magic today! 1-800-854-5176.

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

CLEARLY DUNN WINDOWS 50% off window cleaning, gut-ter cleaning, house washing. Insured. (250)585-6061

LEMON TREE Housekeeping, home and offi ce. Call Heidi at (250)716-0551.

MR. SPARKLE CLEANING SERVICES

“Since 1992”Roof Demossing,

Vinyl Siding, Gutter &Window Cleaning www.mrsparkle.net

Call Jonathan 250-714-6739


CLOCK/WATCH/JEWELLERY REPAIRS

CLOCK & WATCH REPAIRS 3rd generation watch maker. Antique & grandfather clock specialist. (250)618-2962.

COMPUTER SERVICES

COMPUTER PRO. Summer Sale! $30 Service call. Mobile Certifi ed Computer Technician Senior’s: $25. 250-802-1187.

U-NEED-A-NERD Friendly on-site professional computer, website and design services. Jason is BACK! 250-585-8160 or visit: jasonseale.com

EAVESTROUGH

BRAD’S HOME Detailing. Cleaning vinyl siding by brush. De-mossing roofs. Gutter cleaning/repairs. Windows. Power Washing. Insured. Free estimates. Brad 250-619-0999

ELECTRICAL

1A ELECTRICIAN, licenced, bonded, Small Jobs Specialist, panel upgrades and renos. All work guaranteed since 1989. Rob at 250-732-PLUG (7584).

GARDENING

QUALITY YARD CARE Clean-up, lawn & garden maintenance, hedge trimming, power washing. Free Est. (250)616-4286, (250)751-1517

TREE PRUNING HEDGE/SHRUBMAINTENANCE Call the qualifi ed

specialist...certifi ed Garden

Designer/Arborist Ivan 250-758-0371

www.eucalyptusdesign.ca

HANDYPERSONS

OLD FASHIONED HANDY-MAN Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting. Quality work. No HST. Rea-sonable prices. 250-616-9095.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

FREE QUOTES; Same Day Rubbish, yard waste, clean up. $50 & up. Moving, deliveries, pruning. 250-668-6851

JUNK TO THE DUMP. Jobs Big or small, I haul it all! I recy-cle & donate any useable items to local charities. Call Sean, 250-741-1159.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

AGILE HOME REPAIR & Improvement. Fully insured, interior/exterior repairs and upgrades. Ian 250-714-8800.

ALL TRADES- Home up-dates? Hardwood, Tile, Lami-nate, Kitchen & Bath Renos. All exterior Roofi ng, Siding, Decks & Fencing. References available. 250-722-0131.

BLUE OX Home Services. Ex-pert Handyman & Renovation Services: plumbing, electrical, carpentry, drywall, tiling, paint-ing, lawn & garden. Refs avail. Insured. 250-713-4409.

HOME RENOVATIONS: Carpentry, kitchens & baths; plumbing, ceramic tile. Free Estimates (250)756-2096.

RENOVATE NOW! Expanding or Renovating

your home/bathroom/kitchen/basement?

Roofi ng & fi nish carpentry also available. No job too

small. Free estimates. Guaranteed/Insured

Richard 250-729-7809

MOVING STORAGE&

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)753-6633.

HUBCITY MOVERS- 2 men w/cube van. $75/hr. or $325 1 bedroom. (250)753-0112.


MOVING STORAGE&

PAINTING

A-ONE PAINTING and Wall-papering. Serving Nanaimo for 28 years . Senior Discount. Free estimates. 250-741-0451

Small Island Painting

Interior ~ Exterior FREE ESTIMATES.

(250) 667-1189

PLUMBING

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

WINDOWS

40 years Experience Reno Windows,

Failed Sealed Units, Retractable & Residential Screens ~ Free EstimatesGuaranteed Workmanship

250-753-4208

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FRIENDLY FRANK

16 QUART heavy duty pot & lid, excellent condition. $35. 250-758-8281.

FIREPLACE INSERT, hardly used, $99. 250-753-6932.

LARGE METAL Desk, $40. (250)729-9649

LIKE NEW- youth bed and mattress, $65, child’s safety lock gate, $25. 250-751-1355.

SINGLE METAL bed frame, single bed-in-a-bag, $30 both; Golf bag & cart, $30. (250)756-2653

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

DINING ROOM set, medium oak, solid wood with 4 chairs and china cabinet. Like new, asking $1200 obo. Call (250)951-0839.

HIGH QUALITY FURNISH-INGS 4 sale. Sofa & love seat, green & gold, end tables wood inlay, lamps, cream recliner, hutch. 8 pc bdrm suite & many other items. 250-586-8922

LEATHER RECLINER, $200; Scandinavian swivel chair & ottoman, $100; comp. work-center, $100; LeeValley Work-table (new $1,000) $300; Ul-tramatic bed, dbl long, $250; Bdrm suite $200; bath lift (new $1,300) $600. (250)258-0829

LIFT CHAIR, brand new (cost $1500), high quality vinyl, ask-ing $800. 1 (250)748-7388

QUEEN SIZE Hide-A-Bed (Ikea), in very good condition, beige colour. Asking $295 obo. Call (250)585-8998.

SINGLE PINE Canonball style bed with mattress, in mint con-dition, asking $175 obo. Call (250)752-5573.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

STRAIGHT RAIL stair-lift, $2,000. Paid $5,500 3 years ago. In excellent shape. For details please call 250-337-8328.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

ACKLAND GAS welder with onan engine. $2500: Power washer 3000 psi, Honda 11

horsepower, $800. Call 250-248-5255

ATTRACTIVE 9 drawer dresser with mirror, solid light blonde wood, $75. Cozy couch, 3 yrs old, 3 cushions, suede like, $50. Book case, 47”x67” high, solid oak wood, $50. Hide-a-bed, double bed size, clean, $50. Call (250)752-9888.

BOWFLEX POWER Pro Trainer, $500. Sears Frees-port Treadmill, $500. Sears kingsize, top of the line latex mattress, hardly used. $750. Call (250)586-8027.

CLARK SANDER - 7 inch, Electronic Caddy, Golf Pull Cart with seat, Pallet Jack, E Bike 400K. 250334-9959

DOWNSIZING TO a Condo - For Sale, Centro BBQ (gas) $100; deluxe patio table, 6 chairs, umbrella $200; queen size bdrm furniture incl. box spring & mattress $700; chop saw $75; lazer level never used $50; couch, love seat & chair $600; chest freezer $70. Please call 250-334-9603

ESTATE SALE- top of the line appliances “Kenmore”, up right freezer. Antiques, garden furniture, art, rugs. Many inter-esting items. Dealers wel-come! Call (250)748-2334.

FOR SALE 1-200 KW/250 KVA/300 amp 480 generator Cat engine 3406B c/w 1-1800 litre double wall Tidy Tank. $7000. Call 250-949-8133.

JVC 48” projection colour TV (grey), fl oor model, 6 yrs old, great picture and colour, $200 obo. Call (250)951-0839.

QUALITY GARDEN SHEDS Also gazebos, pergolas, studi-os & storage solutions. Call 250-951-0855

STEEL BUILDINGS - Cana-dian made! - Reduced prices now! 20x22 $4,455. 25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

TOOLS

18” BANDSAW, 220 amp, nice saw, $500. 12” Plan-er/Shaper, good one, $500. Call (250)802-5894 leave message.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

BRAND NEW Nanaimo home under 10 yr warranty. 3bdrms +den up; 2bdrm legal suite down. Lndry on both levels. $390,000. 1 (250)751-5114

LONG LAKE CONDOGreat location 2bdrm, 2bath, 1400sq.ft., in-suite lndry, brkfst nook, new appli’s, walk-in closets, nice deck. $275,000. (250)585-2289

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CREEKFRONT 2.5 acres in Englishman River Estates, Er-rington. Total 3000 sq ft, 3 bdrm, 4 bath near-new home including private suite. $449,900. Courtesy to real-tors. Call 250-586-8444. For details: http://members.shaw.ca/forsale_1580benzon/index.html

Parksville 2 hectacres with 3 bdrm modular. Mins. from town. Lots of water, trees & lawn. Reduced to $450,000.00 Drive by 1304 Coldwater Rd. If interested call 250-228-7162

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2BDRM SPACIOUS, groundfl oor suite in senior’s orientedcomplex. $850 incl. heat, cov-ered prkng, insuite WD. Onbus route, close to UniversityVillage Mall. To view call Gra-ham at (250)714-8297.

#304 - 4720 UPLANDS- 1bdrm, $700. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

405 - 555 FRANKLYN- 1bdrm, $1100. Call ArdentProperties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

412 BRUCE Ave- 1 & 2bdrms, $695 & $800. CallArdent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

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APARTMENT/CONDO

CHARACTER DOWNTOWN building. 1bdrm +den, 5 ap-pli’s, free high speed wi-fi . N/P N/S. $850. 250-754-2207

CLOSE TO Downtown. Large self contained studio $600. Small pet ok. 250-668-7462.

DOWNTOWN NANAIMO. 1-bdrm. On-site laundry, parking NS/NP. $550. 250-754-1547.

DUFFERIN/HOSPITAL 1 & 2 bdrm, FREE Heat & H/W. Adult building,

wheelchair access, security cameras.

Renovated units. Large balcony, near shopping.

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NANAIMO, 30 Cavan St., 4th fl oor, elevator, view, 5 new appls, granite tops, all hdwd fl oors, totally reno’d, 1 sec prkg, 1 locker, N/S, N/P. Avail Nov. 1. Call 1-604-720-0775.

NANAIMO DOWNTOWN 3 bdrm,1.5 bath, on-site laundry. NS/NP. $900. 250-754-1547.

NANAIMO- (near Hospital), 2 bdrms, parking, laundry on site, wheelchair accessible, in suite storage, new fl ooring & carpets. Avail Oct 1. NS/NP, no drugs. Refs req’d. $725. Call (250)714-2326.

NANAIMO. SPOTLESS, quiet 1 bedroom $650. October 1. Close to ferry & seawalk. Inter-com, elevator. Free hot water, N/S, N/P. Ref’s. Call Mark/Don 250-753-8633.

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DEPARTURE BAY 3bdrm 1.5 baths. Near amenities. $920. Avail Oct 1st. Jinglepot 1/2 duplex, 3bdrm, 1.5 baths. Near school & Ford Dealer-ship. $1,050. 250-758-7055

DEPARTURE BAY area, avail Oct. 1, half Duplex, clean, well maintained 3 bdrm, 2 bath, N/P, N/S, $1100 mo. Call (250)586-7501.

HAREWOOD Duplex, 2bdrm, W/D, F/S, N/S, N/P. Quiet ten-ants. $800. Hydro & utils incl. (250)753-1657 Avail. Oct 1st.

QUARTERWAY AREA, quiet, clean 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, fresh paint, 4 appls, near golf course & schools, sundeck, fenced yard, storage, NS/NP. Ref’s, $1100 mo. Avail Oct. 1st. Call 250-758-9548.

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675 GEORGIA Ave- 4 bdrm, 2 bath, $1350. Ardent Proper-ties. www.ardentproperties.com(250)753-0881.

HOSPITAL 5 B/R, 2 bath, lrg fenced yard, fresh paint in/out. $1600/mth + util. Ref’s req. Avail Oct 1st. 250-740-6803

LADYSMITH lrg 2bdrm, 1bath, jetted tub, sep. shower, F/S, W/D DW, lrg fenced yrd, gar-age, RV/boat prkng, N/S. RR. $1,175. Oct. 1st. 250-722-7377

N. NANAIMO, 4 bdrm mobile, W/D, F/S, avail Nov. 1, pets ok, N/S, No drinking, $1100 mo. (250)390-3045 after 6 PM.

S. NANAIMO- 4 bdrms, 2 bath, family room. $1350 Avail now. N/P. 250-753-5917

S. NANAIMO- Large 3 bdrm split level house comes with separate 1 bdrm suite. 2 car garage. Country setting. Close to town. No pets, No smoking. $1650. 250-753-4749 or 250-716-6811, 250-713-7419.

ROOMS FOR RENT

SMALL BDRM cable/wifi , share kitchen, lndy, bath. 1 blck to VIU. Bus route, prkng. Suite student, young working person. Semi furn or not. Ref’s. Damage, cleaning dep. $375. 250-754-8150.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

NORTH NANAIMO furnished, 1 bdrm Duplex, W/D, $400 mo + utils. Avail now. Call (250)701-3605.

SUITES, LOWER

1073 BRAMBLEWOOD Lane- 2 bdrms, $775. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

1091 SILVER Mountain Drive- 1 bdrm, $750. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

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1091 SILVER Mountain Drive- 1 bdrm, $750. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

1133 BEECHWOOD- 2 bdrms, $750. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

BRIGHT 2 bed, 1bath base-ment suite. Uplands area. Newly renovated. In-suite laundry. $900/month + 40% hydro. Includes basic cable, internet, and phone. Call Keith or Sierra at 250-585-6518. No smokers, pets, or partiers. References and credit check required.

N. NANAIMO: 1 bdrm base-ment suite. Near Woodgrove. Separate entry, F/S, heat/hy-dro incl. NS/NP. $750/mo. Oct.. 1st. 250-758-6933.

N. NANAIMO lrg 2bdrm bsmnt suite. Near Dover Bay school. $900 inclusive. NP/NS, No par-tiers. Oct. 1st. 250-756-4974

NORTH NANAIMO- 1 bdrm, separate entrance, close to Woodgrove Mall. $700 inclds utils. NS/NP. 250-713-0861.

WESTWOOD LAKE- Brand new 2 bdrm, 5 appls, own laundry & hydro. NS/NP. Wired for internet. Avail Oct 1. $880/mo. 250-591-8414.

SUITES, UPPER

2057 BLUEBELL Terrace- 3 bdrms, $775. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

DEPARTURE BAY, large, bright 3 bdrm, close to shop-ping & bus, 2 appls, laundry, prkg, $995 mo incls utils. 250-729-9278 or 250-668-3274.

NANAIMO LAKES. Large Bach loft NS/NP. VIU - 15min drive $720. incl. 250-753-9365

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1125 BEAUFORT Crescent- 2 bdrms, $825. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

#54 - 507 9TH Street- 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath, $850. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

HAWTHORNE CORNER- up-scale boutique style town-house living, new, 6 appls, walk to VIU, on bus route, $950 + utils. 250-713-1025.

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1991 SUBARU Loyale. Many new parts, receipts at request. Battery, radiator, alternator & water pump new. $1500. obo Call 250-248-9977

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1998 HONDA CIVIC $3,9995 speed manual trans., power windows, steering & locks. Front brakes & timing chain done in 2011. 250-754-5777 or 250-951-3156

2000 BUICK Regal LS 3800, Silver, V6, Auto, loaded, al-most new tires, clean inside & out. $2,995. 1 (250)751-0645

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

2007 PONTIAC G6 GT Hard-top Convertible. Senior owned, 55,000k’s, extended warranty to Mar. 2014, $14,000 OBO 250-334-2971 / 250-339-0215

2007 VW Golf City, blue, 5spd, 33,000 original km, platinum shield protection & defl ectors. Like new condition. $12,500. (250)933-5182

2011 FORD Focus SE $14,900. A/C, heated seats, Bluetooth, remote keyless en-try, 32 000 km, full warranties, & more! Call (250) 756-0502.

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1988 VOLVO 240DL, body in good shape, no rust at all. Good driving condition. In-cludes 4 new all season tires and 4 new snow tires. $2000 obo. Call (250)240-2014 or email to: [email protected]

1996 MERCEDES C-280, V-6, 4-door, sport sedan, color: desert sand. 162,000k, leath-er interior, heated seats, fully loaded, $6,500.(250)390-2424

2001 JAGUAR XJ8Black leather interior and black exterior. 153,975 km, $10,000.Call 250-586-3380

2002 MERCEDES E320 Load-ed, immaculate, all leather. Sil-ver on Gray. $129,000 km’s. Original owner. $12,500. Call 250-594-0012.

2004 NISSAN Quest, 57,000 km, immaculate condition. Dark grey colour. $10,000 fi rm. Call (250)752-4442.

2012 MAZDA 2. Moving. Must sell. Approx. 700km. Tinted back windows. Excellent con-dition. Asking 14,000 O.B.O.250-923-0805. Campbell River

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2006 MUSTANG GT Con-vertible, V8 auto, 69,000 km, all options, clean. Asking $18,000 obo.

2007 SUBARU FORESTERAuto, premium package, 95,000 km, silver & gray, $16,500. (250)758-5986

2008 HONDA CIVIC DXG, 97,000 km, 5 spd. 10 Mo’s left on lease. Take over @ 325/mo. First month free and all transfer fees. 250-210-1788

2010 BUICK ENCLAVE, white opal ebony leather, heated & cooled front seats. 19” x 7.5” chrome, 7 passenger, naviga-tion & entertainment panora-ma roof. 51,000 km’s. $41,000 Call 250-594-0012

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1988 DODGE 3/4 ton and Camper, 2WD with 8 ft 9’ Slumber Queen. Both in excel-lent condition. 250-287-8261

2000 DAMON Intruder Moto-rhome. 36ft, 64,000km, v-10 Ford, HW & tile fl oors, pro-pane heater, 2-slide outs, back up camera, tv. Mint cond., $35,500 obo. (250)758-5710

2001 KUSTOM Koach 5th Wheel, 23.5ft, air cond, sleeps 4-6 adults. Lots of cupboard space, rear full bathroom, nice condition. Must see. Do not need special licence to tow. $8,995. 1 (250)754-0725

2008 LEXINGTON GTS 283 18,500 miles. Full body paint, three slides. Like new, $69,900. Phone:250-898-8718 or 250-702-2681

2008 Outback Trillium holiday trailer. Fridge, stove, furnace, awning, water heater and many options. Like new. $12,300. 250-912-0141.

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TRUCKS & ANSVV

1994 CHEV truck, 4x4, very clean, low mileage (88,000 km), 1 owner. $5000 obo. Call (250)752-2539.

1995 GMC Sonoma Truck, re-cent maintenance, in great shape, runs well. Asking $2200 obo. Please call (250)758-4963.

2004 GMC SIERRA, silver grey, ext cab. 4x4, fully load-ed, trailer tow pkg. Canopy, box liner, 92,000 km. Ex cond, very clean, no accidents. $16,900. 250-287-2607.

89 FORD F350, 4 dr, long box 1 ton, 460 auto, well main-tained, good for hauling & tow-ing. $1000. obo. 250-951-0855

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26’ Aquastar Command Bridge Cruiser, 1982, fi ber-glass. Dbl berth forward, din-ette converts to a dbl, encl. new head w/9 gal holding tank & macerator. Buss heater, fresh water pump, 3-burner propane stove w/oven, dbl SS sinks and ice box. 260A Volvo gas engine w/2030 hrs, Volvo outdrive 290/2 station hydraul-ic steering. 12/110 V, 2 batter-ies. Lots of upgrades - Great Value at $14,500.00 OBO. Please Call Art 250-245-4559 Ladysmith.

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Clippers winmain event,then lose two

BY GREG SAKAKITHE NEWS BULLETIN

The Nanaimo Clip-pers won the week-end’s main event, butcame out on the wrongend of their next twogames.

The Clips (4-3) playedthree games in threedays in B.C. HockeyLeague action. Theydefeated Bill Best-wick’s Victoria Griz-zlies 4-2 on Fridaynight at Frank CraneArena, lost 5-2 to theAlberni Valley Bull-dogs on the road Sat-urday, then lost byanother 5-2 score to theCoquitlam Express onSunday back at FrankCrane.

Friday’s big game attracted 1,523 fans,enough that some werestill waiting to buy tick-ets as the former Clip-pers coach Bestwickwas welcomed backover the public addresssystem.

“I was hopeful thatit would be respectfuland I think it was,” hesaid.

The game itself was choppy due to a lot ofpenalties. Spencer Tur-cotte scored two and ahalf minutes in on hisvery first shift with theNanaimo Clippers, andafter the Grizzlies tiedit with four minutesleft in the period, KyleKramer scored on abreakaway.

◆ See ‘TEAM’ /27

Raiders win as Sun miss their chance

BY GREG SAKAKITHE NEWS BULLETIN

The V.I. Raiders wonagain as the Okanagan Sun missed anotherchance.

Saturday’s B.C. FootballConference rivalry game at Caledonia Park endedin a 32-30 win for the Raid-ers after the Sun missed a 37-yard field goal attemptin the closing seconds.

“It was an ugly win, but it was a great win, it was atough win,” said Matthew(Snoop) Blokker, coach ofthe Raiders.

The Sun led much of theway, but V.I. kicker Mark Mueller hit a 39-yard field goal with a little over two minutes left to give histeam a two-point lead.

The Sun were able to getinto field goal range them-selves, but the kick sailed wide right. It was the sec-ond time this season that the Sun have missed a potential game-winning kick at Caledonia Park.

“Okie, whenever theycome out, they alwaysbring their A game, it’s always a tough game,”said Mueller. “When we came out after half, webrought our A game, webrought it to them and we came out with a win.”

The Raiders scored justone touchdown in the first half, as Dustin Pedersen stretched out to haul in

a 16-yard reception from Jordan Yantz.

The Sun took a 21-12 lead into halftime, but the Raiders ratcheted uptheir game in the thirdquarter. Yantz was able to punch in a one-yard TD, then the QB led a drivein which he went overthe 10,000 career passing yards mark. On his very

next throw after reaching the milestone, he found aleaping Mike Schaper fora 27-yard touchdown.

Sun coach Gavin Lake was disappointed to lose,but considered the loss tobe a solid performance.

“We knew we were going to be in a dogfight,” said Lake. “Our defence kept us in it and our offence

made some clutch playsat the right time and wegot a key drive at the end,we got some yards, we got some range and our kicker got underneathit.”

GRID BITS … Yantz finished 22-for-35 for 321 yards with two touch-downs and two intercep-tions. Pedersen made eight

catches for 124 yards andSchaper had eight catches for 104 yards. Defensively, Dylan Chapdelaine hadeight solo tackles and four assisted tackles andErling Skuggedal had four pass knockdowns …The Raiders’ next game isSaturday (Oct. 6) when itvisits the Langley Rams.

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V.I. Raiders linebacker Taylor Saine, left, and defensive back Tremaine Apperley try together to tackle Okanagan Sun

slotback Bobby Davis during Saturday’s Canadian Junior Football League game at Caledonia Park.

IV.I. DEFEATSrival Okanagan by 32-30 score.

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Nanaimo Clippers goalie Jayson Argue ranges out of his crease to swat the puck away as Victoria Grizzlies

opponent David Mazurek is checked by Clippers defenceman Chris Rygus on Friday at Frank Crane Arena.

◆ Oct. 4 - B.C. High -School Football, junior varsity. Barsby Bullodgs vs. Nanaimo District Islanders. NanaimoDistrict Secondary School Field, 3:15 p.m.

◆ Oct. 5 - B.C. High -School Football, AA varsity. Kocher Classic.Barsby Bullodgs vs. Nanaimo DistrictIslanders. NDSS Field,1:45 p.m.

◆ Oct. 7 - Vancouver -Mainland FootballLeague. NanaimoRedmen vs. Cowichan Bulldogs. May RichardsBennett Pioneer Park, 1 p.m.

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The Grizzlies’ LeoFitzgerald, a former Clipper, scored on a one-timer to tie the game going into the third period.

“We did a nice job of getting the puck downdeep and working the puck down low in theirend, which is what we wanted to do against them,” said Mike Vandekamp, Clippers coach.

Nanaimo star ted the third period on the power play with a fresh sheet of ice,and Kramer scored on a point shot through traffic.

“That seemed to setus back on our heels a bit and … that gave Nanaimo some momen-tum,” Bestwick said.

The Clippers’ Bren-dan Taylor got a droppass on an odd-man rush and scored an insurance goal.

Shots ended up 33-33,with Jayson Argueearning the win.

The next day’s game got away from the Clippers right away, with Alber ni scor-ing three goals in the first six minutes. Greg Fraser and Michael McNicholas scored forNanaimo.

On Sunday it wasJosh Bryan and TrevorFitzgerald with the goals.

GAME ON … The Clip-pers’ next game is Sun-day (Oct. 7), when theyhost the Salmon ArmSilverbacks at 3 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena.

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