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Time has run out for the City of Nanaimo’s test run of a new in-house parking model.

Nanaimo council will decide this month whether to make parking enforcement a per-manent in-house service.

The City of Nanaimo has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the transition to an in-house model, which was on trial for the past three years as part of an agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

The transition was meant to create an inte-grated service that combines enforcement and security, creates ambassadors and allows discretion when it comes to ticketing. The city has seen changes, including six full-time posi-tions that include a new parking manager, an adjudication system for disputes, and altered parking rates.

Parking service department wages and ben-efits alone cost the city $499,843 during the first full year of operations in 2014. The Rob-bins Parking contract, which included a com-mission, cost the city $359,848 in 2013.

Another $68,000 has been spent on new licence plate-reader technology.

Now councillors will decide if they should keep the service or contract it out to an exter-nal provider. The three-year trial expires at the end of the year.

Mayor Bill McKay said when the service went in-house it was a novel concept and the city didn’t know if it was going to work out. He now believes customer satisfaction is way up and said while ticketing revenues are down, so are unpaid parking tickets – a change he attributes to the new adjudication system.

“It looks to me as though it will be positive to stay with this new model,” McKay said.

Coun. Gord Fuller is waiting for a staff report but would like to keep parking in-house. If it’s in the red, that’s a different story, he said.

A report on parking services is expected to go to council at the end of the month. An early presentation showed there would be a net esti-mated savings of more than $60,000 if the city went to an external contractor.

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Parents ready to fight school closure

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One group of parents is already fighting the potential closure of its school after Nanaimo school board trustees gave tentative approval to an updated facilities plan Wednesday.

Trustees approved the plan in principle, which

calls for closure and con-solidation of a number of schools.

Nanaimo school district staff, who prepared the update to the plan, sug-gested either Woodbank Primary or North Cedar Intermediate could be shuttered in June of next year, with students amal-gamated at the school that remains open.

The plan recommends closing Woodlands Sec-ondary School in June of 2016 and combining Learn at Home programs into one location.

The closure of Ruther-ford Elementary in June 2017, and an additional wing built at Frank J. Ney Elementary, were also rec-ommendations.

Tina Bray, co-chair-woman of the Rutherford Open and Thriving grass-roots group, said she was hoping to hear more infor-mation at the meeting.

The school district has pointed to declining enrol-ment as a reason for the possible closures, some-thing that Bray disagrees with based on new devel-opments in her area, such

as Linley Valley.She said she feels devel-

opment will sustain the number of schools and if that isn’t accounted for, the district will end up with elementary schools that are over the recom-mended population for an elementary school.

Bray said the Ruther-ford group will continue to advocate for the school. The group will hold an information session for parents at a parent advi-sory committee meeting on Sept. 17.

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History fuelled Lantzville’s annual Minetown Day, but tradition keeps it going.

Lantzville hosts its

largest event Satur-day (Sept. 12).

“It’s always been there,” said Denise Haime, district coun-cillor and Minetown

Day organizer. “It’s one of those things, a community heritage event.”

The title of the 41-year-old festival is a tip of the hat to Lantzville’s coal min-ing past, which saw

the area flourish in the early 20th cen-tury, but organizers say these days the event is more about bringing community together.

An average 1,500 people gather at the

festival each year, which offers a lot of the same activities enjoyed for genera-tions.

The pancake break-fast, nail-hammering contest, bike parade and hay rides are all traditions, according to Brenda Savage, a Minetown Day orga-nizer and 30-year resident, who says the event has evolved from a celebration of mining history into a community party.

“It doesn’t really have a lot of connec-tion to the mining history anymore, but the name has stayed,” Savage said.

The event costs the District of Lantzville $10,000. All rides and admission are free.

The festival kicks off with a pancake breakfast at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 257 at 8 a.m., and there will be a parade from St. Phil-ips Church at 10:30 a.m., where deco-rated bikes, scooters and strollers have a chance to win tro-phies.

Vendors, karaoke, chicken-poop 50-50 and a petting zoo will also be at the event in Huddlestone Park. It ends at 3 p.m.

Parking is available near Seaview Elemen-tary School.

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The Vancouver Island Exhibi-tion is rethinking plans for a $1.8-million agriplex.

The VIEX and its new building committee are looking at design changes and options for an agri-cultural complex on the heels of an updated Beban Park Master Plan.

It’s been three years since Nanaimo city council hit pause on the organization’s agriplex dream and launched into a mas-ter plan process for its 53-hectare recreational park. While the park vision now includes a multi-pur-pose complex, VIEX isn’t ready to break out hammers, according to Stephen Kass, VIEX spokesman and manager of fair operations, who said things are more up in the air than in 2011.

The organization had pitched a heated basic-shell design for a multi-purpose building in 2011 and 2012, to replace four aging barns on the fairgrounds. It also asked the city for a long-term lease and up to $300,000 toward its total cost.

Now it is taking a close look at what makes sense for an agricul-tural centre and its users and whether it can look at a better all-around facility.

“We’re extremely happy because now we kind of see our potential to move to the next phase, but it might be a com-pletely different design … and I

think something that’s going to be more useful,” said Kass, who adds it will probably cost more and the city likely won’t contrib-ute as much as originally pro-posed because of changing eco-nomics.

The new agriplex is planned for Beban’s exhibition park, which the new master plan shows could be transformed into the heart of the recreation campus with per-manent vendors, food trucks and buskers. The Nanaimo Com-munity Gardens Society has just won approval to put greenhouses on the grounds as well.

Ian Thorpe, city councillor and chairman of the parks and recre-ation commission, sees potential on the site and hopes the VIEX comes up with a proposal. He shares its wish of a multi-pur-pose, covered space and said it’s an initiative he believes the commission and, likely council, would support.

The building committee still has tasks ahead, including nego-tiating a lease, looking for money for a more detailed feasibility study and development plans.

“We know we have to take some preliminary steps to get the ball rolling again,” said Kass. “Once we can get a couple meetings set up with the city and get our lease done then you will probably see things start to develop pretty quick.”

The organization hopes to begin tear downs after next year’s VIEX.

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W h i l e b a c k - t o -school shopping can eat a hole in the wal-lets and purses of par-ents, there are ways to save some dollars.

School shopping can be as expensive as Christmas, says K’reen Kerr, a mother of three Rutherford Elementary School students. Handing down clothes and re-using school supplies are strategies she employs.

“We actually just got a big bag about a month ago from some friends, so [the kids] picked out their trea-sures from that and whatever they didn’t want, we passed that on to more families,” Kerr said.

If supplies are not worn out and still usable at the end of the school year, Kerr keeps them for use the following year.

“I hope to never buy pencil crayons again. We actually have bins and at the schools too, they’re pretty good. They have buckets of crayons. I take out all their old work from the duo-tangs and duotangs are super inexpen-

sive, but it’s just part of being environmen-tally conscious and not thinking you need to buy everything brand new every year,” Kerr said.

While saving money is good, she doesn’t recommend cutting corners when buy-

ing shoes. Kerr said she spent only $90 on actual school sup-plies for her children and closer to $300 on shoes.

“When it comes to shoes, you can’t really save money because they’re going to wear them until they fall apart,” she said. “Cheap shoes fall apart before they grow out of them, so it’s better just to buy good shoes. Especially the boys … they’re hard on shoes.”

Kerr’s economic sense has rubbed off on her daughter, Keoni, a Grade 7 stu-dent, who holds down jobs as a babysitter and face painter and is always looking for deals. Don’t buy it if you don’t need it, Keoni Kerr says.

“If there’s a sale on something, that doesn’t necessarily mean you should buy it,” she said. “Because that can even lead to wasting money, even though it’s less money than what it would usually be.”

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The carillon of St. Paul’s Anglican Church will ring in celebration of Queen Eliza-beth II becoming the longest reigning British monarch in September.

“She is the Queen of Canada and we believe as parishio-ners to honour her service,” said the church’s Archdeacon Brian Evans.

He said one of the stories parishioners talk about the most in relation to the Queen was that on her first visit to Nanaimo, she mentioned that when she was coming into the city by ship she heard the car-illon ringing.

The church, located at 100 Chapel St. is hosting a spe-cial service of thanksgiv-ing Wednesday (Sept. 9) at 10 a.m. to mark the historic event. Following the service, which is open to the public, refreshments will be served in the church hall. The carillon will be pealing at 12:15 p.m. as part of a Canada-wide bell ringing celebration.

Sue Gueulette, a St. Paul’s Anglican church parishioner,

said she has collected Royal Family memorabilia since she was a child.

“It is really wonderful,” said Gueulette about Queen Eliza-beth II’s reign. “Who thought anyone would reign that long?”

Gueulette said her family came from England so it’s been a tradition to keep up with the Royal Family.

“We are royalists,” she said.Queen Elizabeth II’s corona-

tion was held in Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953. She inherited the throne from her father, King George VI, who reigned after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII.

Elizabeth II will become the longest-serving British monarch in history tomor-row, overtaking the previous record held by her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years.

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Believe it or not, I’m old enough to remember a time before helmets and bike lanes, where it was a free-for-all on the roads and a kid on a bike pretty much had carte-blanche on most roadways. Although, now that I think on it, free rein to ride a bike might be a small-town thing.

Regardless, bike riding has become much more political in the last five years as cyclists and motorists vie for space allotment on the city’s roads.

Look no further than the new lane on Boundary Avenue, created as a pilot proj-ect to try to increase safety for cyclists on Nanaimo roads. The bike lane was placed between parked cars and the sidewalk to create a buffer.

Drivers, or more accurately their passengers, will need to be aware when parking on Bound-ary Avenue that a cyclist might be coming down the lane before they throw the passenger-side door open. The markings on the street will also take some getting used to, as drivers, pedestrians and cyclists all learn to navigate the new lanes.

Motorists have been getting used to seeing more cyclists on the streets. Transport Canada

reports that cyclists account for 3.2 per cent of fatalities and 4.6 per cent of serious injuries per user class, which is consistent with the previous year at 2.9 and 4.3 per cent, respectively.

I wonder, however, if institut-ing rules that segregate each road user is the problem. What if it was simply a free-for-all when it comes to cars, bikes and pedestrians?

When putting the safety of people at risk, this would require study. But a couple of

anecdotal adventures and observations is where I’m forming my questions.

About two years ago I had the opportunity to travel overseas for the first time, spend-ing about 10 days in northern Germany. There, transportation corridors were often divided up, with bikes segregated to a red-

brick lane between vehicles on the road and pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Everyone stayed in their lanes and never the three shall interact, save for a hapless tour-ist who speaks little German yanked by the collar onto the sidewalk as a bike blurred by, its bell dinging in the distance.

In contrast, I found myself on Granville Island in Vancouver a few weeks ago. Few – if any – bike lanes, hundreds of tourists and locals on foot, and a never-ending stream of vehicles navi-

gated the narrow streets to get to the shops and studios.

Everyone had a right to be there, to take up space on the roadway, and amazingly folks worked it out. A friendly wave as a vehicle stopped to let a pedestrian pass was much more common than the shrill blast of a car horn.

Back to Germany, this time Berlin and the popular tourist destination of Checkpoint Char-lie, the division between the West and the East in post-war Berlin. Thousands of tourists from all over the world visit this busy intersection daily and there was nary a traffic light in sight. Pedestrians huddled into a group and crossed the road en masse, believing safety in num-bers would thwart a speeding Mercedes.

I didn’t see a traffic accident in Berlin until we crossed into the ‘west’ where tram tracks had been ripped up by the Allies to make way for a car-centric west-ern culture. Make of that what you will.

What then is the secret to ensuring safe interactions between pedestrians, motorists and cyclists? The understanding that each is allowed to exist.

Whether it’s segregated lanes or a free-for-all, our social con-tract must include coexistence between drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. No group will be disappearing anytime soon. We might as well get used to each other.

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The first school bells of fall ring out today (Sept. 8) across Nanaimo.

We hope students from kindergarten to university are anticipating the semes-ter with excitement rather than dread, because there’s a lot to look forward to every autumn in our school’s classrooms, hallways and playgrounds.

Even if we graduated many moons ago and have since forgotten long division and historical dates, there are important educa-tion issues in our community that affect us.

Back to school is a fine time, for exam-ple, to think about anti-bullying measures and setting an example and spreading the word. It’s also worthwhile to have conversa-tions about mental health, especially with teenagers who can feel as though they carry the weight of the world at this time of their lives.

We were encouraged to see so many members of the community support the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation’s recent Stock the Lockers campaign to distribute school supplies to students in need. The foundation’s work is year-round, though, campaign or no campaign. There remain segments of the population that struggle to properly feed and clothe their children before sending them off to school in the morning, and maybe that isn’t our problem, or maybe it is.

Education is even an election issue, sort of. It isn’t a mandate of the federal gov-ernment, but there are connections – the economy affects provincial transfer pay-ments and immigration and infrastructure affect community demographics.

Here at home, Nanaimo neighbourhoods are again facing school closures and forced to rally. Any of us can have a say in the facilities, programs and strategies we think are important in our district.

Back to school is a chance to reflect on education and learning and acknowledge teachers and students. It’s worth putting so much into our schools because of what we get out of them.

Back to school affects all of us

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To the Editor,Re: If we care about our planet, it’s

time to act and vote, Letters, Aug. 27.Kudos to the letter writer for mov-

ing to the Green side. Now, if only others could do the same – mainly because our planet is very sick. It has a temperature, and it’s not coming down. As everyone knows, the oceans are warming, polar ice caps are melt-ing and sea levels are rising. Also, we are witnessing weather that is becom-ing more and more extreme – to the extent that home insurance coverage, like mine, has been changed to reflect “the severity of catastrophic events in Canada and worldwide.” So, it’s up to us, the voters, to ensure that the most ethical, environmentally conscious political party takes over before it’s too late for our planet.

The Stephen Harper government has bullied and muzzled environmen-talists, scientists and journalists in order to keep global warming under the radar. Just last year, over 800 sci-entists from 32 countries signed an

open letter to Prime Minister Harper, asking him to end scientific restric-tions.

Most recently, Tony Turner, a sci-entist for Environment Canada, was put on leave from his government job because of his political protest song, Harperman, which has gone viral on YouTube.

Listen to the lyrics and then, on Oct. 19, for our planet’s sake, vote with your conscience.

J.R. SchillingNanaimo

To the Editor,Re: If we care about our planet, it’s

time to act and vote, Letters, Aug. 27.I like the concept of the Green Party,

but how do we know it will deliver? There have been so many opportu-nities for this party to get into the newspapers on environmental issues, but I have not seen anything yet. His-torically, what has this party done?

Also, I think caution is in order because no matter how individuals

feel about the political parties, there have been very intelligent people in government and if budgets could have been balanced and the deficit reduced to zero, it would have been done.

Linda RichardsNanaimo

To the Editor,Re: With more time, will more voters

care? Opinion, Aug. 20.NDP leader Tom Mulcair will not

attend a debate Oct. 8, because Ste-phen Harper will not be there. What are you, children in a daycare centre? You are asking me for a job. If I went in for a job interview and told the interviewer that I would only partici-pate under certain circumstances, would I get hired? No. We need to hear every word you can say to make an informed decision. I absolutely hate the negative propaganda that I am hearing in the media.

Andrew LudingtonEsquimalt

Let’s vote with the whole planet in mind

To the Editor,Re: Water rev-

enue falls as citi-zens cut back use, Aug. 25.

Hurray that we recognize the need to reduce our water con-sumption. I am glad to see brown lawns and other signs that we are being responsible citizens.

Sadly the city’s 2014 water con-servation plan was not made more robust because it feared reduced rev-enues, now a reality as a result

of our conscien-tious reduction in use. As we have seen, we can save a lot of water if we want to. If water rates rose

to help make up for the revenue shortfall, those of us who are being more conscien-tious would likely pay no more

than before, but those who don’t save water will pay quite a bit more. This is as it should be.

In the end we will all save money because a reduced demand for this precious commodity will push back the day new water infrastructure has to be built. And the planet will be grate-ful, too. A win-win solution – all because we worked together.

Ian GartshoreNanaimo

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The municipality should consider mea-sures to encourage further water conser-vation, says letter writer.

Water conservation efforts pay off City council needs modicum of respect

To the Editor,Re: Taxpayers shouldn’t foot bill

for council’s issues, Letters, Aug. 4Moving to Nanaimo, it was time

to vote for a new mayor and coun-cil. So we really tried our best to pick the right people. However, seeing the amount of letters and what has been going on with the mayor and council, we find it very disturbing.

We wanted people with experi-ence, who would work together and improve things. To respect each other, not to be at each other’s throats all the time. What-ever happened to manners and respect? If they don’t have that, they are not fit to be in those jobs.

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Little libraries bind community together

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Vancouver Island Regional Library’s Nanaimo Harbourfront librarian Jen Seper holds a book behind the door of a little library on Vancouver Avenue. VIRL has partnered with the City of Nanaimo and a number of community organizations to create a network of little libraries throughout Nanaimo.

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Over the past five weeks, 15 little wooden book-shelves have sprouted up throughout the Har-

bour City.The bookshelves are shel-

tered, decorated, filled with books and can be found on streets such as Country Hills Drive, Vancouver Ave-nue and Lewis Road.

The wooden bookshelves are part of an ongoing com-munity book exchange proj-ect dubbed Little Libraries.

“They are meant to be a meeting place and a com-munity builder and a con-versation starter in neigh-bourhoods,” says Nanaimo Harbourfront librarian Jen Seper, who was involved with the project.

The Little Libraries proj-ect is the combined effort of a number of local orga-nizations such as the Van-couver Island Regional Library, Vancouver Island University, Rotary Club of Nanaimo North and the City of Nanaimo.

Sometimes referred to as neighbourhood book exchanges or pop-up librar-ies, the little libraries func-tion on a no-charge honour system. Many of the books

inside the libraries have been donated by VIRL.

“You can come and take a book or if you have a book that you think someone else would enjoy you can put it in the bookcase,” Seper said.

The 15 pop-up libraries involved in the project are maintained by residents.

“For each library there is a household that is sort of in charge of it,” Seper said. “But ultimately it is the com-munity’s [responsibility].”

Pop-up libraries have become popular in commu-nities across North America in recent years.

“Lots of communities are doing it,” she said. “Not very often is it affiliated with the public library.”

Nanaimo has a few other pop-up libraries, including one on Irwin Street, that are not part of the Little Librar-ies project. In some cases, the pop-up libraries, includ-ing one on Sunset Drive, are affiliated with a Wisconsin-based organization called Little Free Library.

Although the pop-up libraries are part of the Lit-

tle Libraries project involv-ing VIRL, they are not owned or operated by the library.

“They don’t belong to the library,” Seper said. “They belong to the neighbour-hood.”

Seper says that the city played a big role in deciding where the pop-up libraries were placed, adding that it was important to have them in high-traffic areas.

“We tried to spread them out through different neigh-bourhoods,” she said. “We tried to pick locations where there is a lot of walk-by traffic, so it would get used a lot.”

The Little Libraries were constructed by members of the rotary club and dec-orated by students at the High School at VIU.

Seper says that while the project took some time to put together, it has been a great community effort.

“It is all about community partnership,” she said.

Since the first pop-up library was installed back in August, Seper says there has been demand from the public.

“We are hoping to be able to go ahead with more,” she said. “We actually have a wait list of people who would like one in their neighbourhood.”

For more information on the Little Libraries project please visit www.virl.bc.ca or call 250-753-1154.

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LITTLE LIBRARIES were constructed for free by volunteer members of the Rotary Club of Nanaimo North.

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ART O HORIZON runs

until Oct. 31 at the Nanaimo Art Gallery. The exhibit is the first part in a series called Silva. Admission by donation.

WHERE OLD MEETS THE NEW runs until December at the EJ Hughes Gallery Hall-way located inside the Vancouver Island Con-ference Centre, 101 Gordon St.

A TERRIBLE BEAUTY runs until Nov. 21 at the Nanaimo Museum. The exhibit features works by Emily Carr and Edward Burtynsky. Admission is $2.

DANCENANAIMO SCOTTISH

COUNTRY DANCERS open house takes place on Sept. 17 Pleasant Valley Social Centre, 6100 Dou-mont Rd., at 7:30 p.m.

MUSICGOLD AND SHADOW

perform with The Stacks at the Vault Café on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10.

CURRENT SWELL per-form with The Boom Booms, Illvis Freshley, and DJ Generic at Vancouver Island Uni-versity’s Parking lot Q on Sept. 17 at 12 p.m. The concert is free.

AKON perform with Karl Wolf and BAE at Diana Krall Plaza on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets $45-$55. Call 250- 754-6751.

THE FUGITIVES perform with Delhi 2 Dublin at the Port Theatre on Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15-$35. EyeGo tickets are $5. Call 250-754-4555.

MARIA MULDAUR per-form with Bill John-son at the Queen’s on Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets $26 in advance or $30 at the door. Call 250-754-8550.

DEMIGODZ perform with Cody the Catch, Rz, NME The Illest, Loyal’T’ at the Cambie on Sept. 24 at 10 p.m. Tickets $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Call 250-754-5323.

THE HELLTONES per-form with Bone State Rebellion and Bastard Son at the Cambie on Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.

BOLLYWOOD MASALA Orchestra and Danc-ers of India perform at the Port Theatre on Sept. 27 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets $5-$40. Call 250-754-8550.

FAST ROMANTICS per-form at the Queen’s on Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.

EVENTSBARBARA STEGEMANN

speaks with Trevor Greene at Hudson’s Bay, 6631 Island Hwy on Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. Stegemann is the author of The Seven Virtues of a Philoso-pher Queen.

LAURIE GOURLAY and Scott Akenhead speak at Bowen Park Activity Centre on Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. They will be speaking about events that led Queen Victoria to approve the flag representing the Colony of Vancouver Island. Event is free.

NANAIMO HARVEST FESTIVAL takes place in the Old City Quarter on Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Live performances by Jayden Holman and others.

TOUR VAN FUNDRAISER takes place at the Queen’s on Sept. 12 at 9:30 p.m. The live music event is a fundraiser. Tickets $12-$15.

NANAIMO TEENFEST takes place at Maffeo Sutton Park on Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The free event includes talent con-test and live perfor-mances by Sirreal and Tristan Thompson. Visit www.teenfest.ca.

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Whipped Cream set to perform

Nanaimo’s Whipped Cream will be whipping up some new music at Koncept Nightclub on Friday (Sept. 11).

She will be performing alongside fellow DJ David Mumford.

The 22-year-old, who recently released new music, performed at the Shambhala Music Festival earlier this year and scheduled in Vancouver, Calgary and Regina later this year.

Koncept’s doors open at 10 p.m.

Astronaut set to speak

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will be speaking at the Port Theatre on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m.

Hadfield has spent two decades as an astronaut and in 2013 he was the was commander of the International Space Station.

Tickets are $63. Call 250-754-8550.

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Raymond Bernard Louis

LauzierUnexpectedly, after years of suffering from a coronary condition, Raymond Bernard Louis Lauzier of Nanaimo, BC passed away on August 27, 2015 in Windsor, Ontario while attending a meeting of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWC).

Born in New Brunswick on July 22, 1948 to French Canadian scientists, Louis and Gertrude Lauzier, Ray grew up in St. Andrews by the Sea. The Bay of Fundy gave him a love of all things Maritime and predetermined his career as a marine biologist.His full and busy work as a scientist in the federal civil service included among many projects-Canadian government representative on the US Fish and Wildlife Service Kootenai River white sturgeon recovery team, salmon habitat research, shellfish stock assessment, Wild Salmon Policy (for which he was recognized with the DFO Prix d’Excellence). Hotwater physa in the Liard River hotsprings and Rocky Mountain ridged mussel in the Okanagan system were his last two assignments. Ray continued in retirement to advocate for the critical importance of science and scientists as well as for the rights of Public Service retirees.Ray had a parallel career with the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC). He was a founding member of the Applied Sciences-Patent Examiners (SP) Group Executive and later became president of the group which represents 7500 members, BC/Yukon Steward in of the Year in 2010 for 13 years of service, Chair of the PIPSC Science Advisory Committee with the emphasis on the importance of public science for the public good as well as a member of the PIPSC Legacy Foundation committee.Like his father, Ray was an avid gardener, known for his extraordinary gardens filled with rhododendrons and over 100 varieties of award winning dahlias (his girls as he called them.)A deeply devoted family man who took a great pleasure from the hustle and bustle of family gatherings, Ray is survived by his wife Jane, sisters Marie Lauzier of Newmarkert, and Suzie Larocque of Ottawa; step-children Scott (Lorna), Andy (Lori) and Linda (Wilbur), step-grandchildren Cary-Lynn, Kathryn, Katelyn, Jenna, Daniel all in NB; niece Chrissy (Michael, Charlie); nephews Phil (Candice) and Dan in Ontario; brothers-in-law John (Betty) and Vernon MacNichol as well as many cousins.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 1:30 pm from Trinity Catholic Church 6234 Spartan Road, Nanaimo with Father Jozef Kobos officiating. Interment will take place in St. Andrews, NB in the summer of 2016.The family is very grateful for the skilled and compassionate care Ray received over the years at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, the Ottawa Heart Institute and most recently the Windsor Regional Hospital as well as his extraordinary family doctor Nicolaas Janssen.In lieu of flowers, please consider remembering Ray by donating to either Loaves and Fishes at nanaimoloavesandfishes.org or the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation at nlsf.ca.

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Clippers hoping for carry-over

BY GREG SAKAKIThe News BulleTiN

After a short off-season, maybe the Nanaimo Clip-pers can keep skating where they left off.

The city’s B.C. Hockey League team is getting ready to start the 2015-16 season this week, and is happy with how prepara-tions are going.

The Clippers made it all the way to the league finals last year, eventually losing in six games to the Penticton Vees.

“There’s some carry-over, for sure,” said Edwin Hookenson, Clippers defenceman. “There’s a lot of hurt from last sea-son, so everybody’s hun-gry to get back to where we were last year and go a little bit further, because it’s still pretty fresh in everybody’s memory.”

He said the Clippers can recall some of their approaches from last year that led to success, and try to replicate them.

“When you’re as suc-cessful as we were last year, you want to stick to the same kind of things,” Hookenson said. “The leaders on the team, we’re trying to run the team the same way it was run last year in the dressing room. That got

us a long ways last year, so we’re hoping it’ll work again for us.”

Devin Brosseau, vet-eran forward, said it’s “very hard” to compare one year to another.

“We’ve got a good core group of guys coming

back. We were a winning team last year, so obvi-ously the guys that were here last year know what it takes to win,” he said. “We fell short last year, we know that too, so we want to change that this year.”

They’re excited about the whole process as they reload with new faces and new talent.

“I think from now on, it’s just building every game,” Brosseau said. “I think we’ve been better every single game we’ve

played … and I think it’s just going to keep grow-ing.”

Before the Clippers can grow, though, there was the matter of shrinking down their roster. At press time the team still had to cut eight players.

“We’ve got a couple of pretty tough decisions still to make, probably at all positions here,” said Mike Vandekamp, Clip-pers coach and general manager. “I think right now we have 30 players that can play in the B.C. Hockey League so that makes it pretty hard.”

He said some of the roster decisions “kind of tie in to each other,” and suggested that one move would lead to others.

“It comes down to chemistry, positions, what guys bring, fill-ing roles, all that stuff,” Vandekamp said.

The toughest decisions of all, said the GM, is with the 20-year-olds. The Clippers were still two over the maximum for that age group.

“Guys that have been here for a while and have done a really good job for our team, those aren’t the types of people that you want to be letting go,” Vandekamp said.

GAME ON … The Clip-pers start the season on the road, playing the Powell River Kings on Saturday (Sept. 12) and Sunday.

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Nanaimo Clippers forward Sheldon Rempal, front, gets around Victoria Grizzlies opponent Cody Van Lierop during a pre-season game last Wednesday at Frank Crane Arena.

IJR. A HOCKEY team trying to keep momentum.

Sports scores delayed a bit

sports scores from the last few days were not available at press time due to the long weekend.

The Nanaimo Buccaneers junior B hockey team started its regular season with a pair of road games and the senior B Nanaimo Timbermen were in action at Presidents’ Cup lacrosse nationals.

For more on these teams, please pick up the next issue of the News Bulletin.

VIU Mariners soccer starts

Back to school means back to soc-cer. Vancouver island university’s men’s and women’s soccer teams won’t waste any time getting going, as the Pacific western Athletic Association season starts wednesday (sept. 9).

The Mariners host the Quest Kermodes at Merle logan Field, with the women’s match at 1:30 p.m. followed by the men’s match at 4 p.m. There is no admis-sion to watch Mariners’ home soccer matches.

The Viu women were 3-1-1 in the pre-season; the men were 2-1-1.

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Local athletes made their mark at the 55-plus B.C. Games Aug. 25-29 in North Vancouver.

Results include:

Archery - Bob O’Brien, gold, recurve target, gold, recurve 3D; Ida McClellan, gold, recurve target, gold, recurve 3D.Badminton - Jackson Hirota, silver, doubles; Michael Collery, silver, doubles, silver, mixed doubles, silver, singles; Joan Galey, silver, mixed doubles, gold, doubles; Murray Serjeant,

silver, rec doubles; Toney Lambert, gold, open singles; Cheryle Sosnowski, bronze, doubles.Bridge - Hugh Power, silver, duplicate; Olga Power, silver, duplicate; Doug Peacock, bronze, social; Miriam Peacock, bronze, social.Cycling - Derek Steel, gold, time trial, gold, road race, gold, hill climb.Darts - Nora Hughes, silver, singles.Dragon boat - Chris Burnett, bronze; Ann Walker, bronze; Sandie Borghesan,

bronze; Lawrence Tang, bronze; George Hinchliffe, bronze; Bill Walker, bronze; John Corlett, bronze; Gordon Witham, bronze; Robert MacDonald, bronze; Garry Heiman, bronze; Dave Thomson, bronze; Arlene Witham, bronze.Golf - Marge Bibby, gold; Lesley Hazeldine, silver.Hockey - Paul Sinclair, silver; Bob Simpson, silver; Norm Bohl, silver; Tom Mullan, silver; Jack Broome, silver; Ken Lamont, silver; Henry Wiebe, silver; Edgar Berendt, silver; Len Slogar, silver.Slo-pitch - John Hough, silver; Ted Crockett, silver; Paul Noyce, silver; Fred Lyons, silver; Bryan Coe, silver; Grant Renton, silver; Marshall Raymond, silver; Jim Reynolds, gold; Gloria Young, gold; Pauline Davidson, gold; Susan Toth, gold; Vic Wiebe, silver; Doug Eamer, silver; Ralph Webster, silver; Terry Boyd, silver;

Roy Matthews, silver; Chuck Rogerson, silver.Soccer - Keith Watson, bronze; Rick Douglas, bronze; Alfredo Moon, bronze; Patrick Ng, bronze; Ron Reynolds, bronze; Glen Murphy, bronze; Scott MacLean, bronze; Glen Kirkpatrick, bronze; Adda Besseghieur, bronze; Barry Murphy, bronze; Wayne McConnie, bronze; Donald Attig, bronze; Friso Reitsma, bronze; Bob Smiley, bronze.Swimming - Doreen Scantland, bronze, 4x25m freestyle relay, silver, 50m breaststroke, bronze, 100m breast, silver, 25m breast; James Scantland, gold, 100m backstroke, silver, 50m back, silver, 50m breast, gold, 100m individual medley, gold, 200m IM; Heidi Bromley, gold, 4x25m free relay, bronze, 50m back, silver, 50m free, silver, 100m free, silver, 200m free, silver, 400m free, gold, 800m free; Ian Burvill, gold, 4x25m free relay, gold, 100m breast, gold, 25m fly, gold, 200m breast, gold, 50m fly, silver, 200m IM, silver, 100m IM; Harry Keen, gold, 4x25m free relay, gold, 200m free, silver, 400m free, silver, 800m free, silver, 100m back, silver, 25m back, gold, 100m free.Table tennis - Richard Kao, silver, rec doubles.Tennis - Ron Ford, silver, doubles.Track and field - Barry Sparkes, silver, 200 metres, silver, long jump, silver, triple jump, silver, pentathlon; Sven Donaldson, gold, triple jump, silver, pole vault, gold, 100m hurdles; Bob Gehm, silver, 5,000m power walk, bronze, 100m dash, bronze, 200m; Sandie Bissessur, gold, 100m dash, gold, 200m, gold, 400m, silver, long jump; Joe Giegerich, gold, triple jump, bronze, javelin; Eric Kirschner, bronze, high jump, bronze, pentathlon.

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The cooler tem-peratures and passage into September in the

Harbour City means that people can shift recreation activities from hot weather to cold.

It also means a return to school for students and Gary Paterson, city arenas coordinator, said the Rec Skate lesson program for schools is benefiting from an RBC Learn to Play program grant.

Applying the $10,000 grant to the school pro-gram allows the Parks, Recreation and Environ-ment department to decrease fees, making it more affordable.

Students are having to rely on parent advisory councils to fundraise for activities and lower prices are of benefit, Paterson said. If dollars can go further, more kids can participate.

“We’re looking at about a 25- to 30-per cent reduction on a per-child basis, so every class lesson is set up based on how many children they bring,” said Paterson. “We’ve been seeing two differ-ent classrooms coming

at the same time, with maybe up to 56 kids, giving them that oppor-tunity to have that learn-to-skate program in the daytime.”

Pricing differs from school to school, as each school comes with specific needs.

“They tell us what they’re looking for and we try to find a way to accommodate those needs,” said Paterson.

Skating lessons offer opportunities for stu-dents, especially those new to Canada. Pater-son said a lot of new

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“A lot of times ... it’s not part of their natural culture to want to come out and do skating, so if they get it as part of a school lesson program, they’re pretty much committed to doing it and they leave here sometimes very excited and wanting to find out more about how to get into hockey or a figure skating club,” Paterson said.

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I absolutely love the summer season. For me, the summer was spent at local parks and beaches with my family, enjoying lots of local, fresh pro-duce and attending some of the many outdoor festi-vals and events.

As autumn approaches, the days are getting shorter, a chill is in the air and the routines of September are returning. For many, the transition into fall can be a bit chal-lenging as we prepare for the not-too-distant grey, rainy days. I have, however, come up with some ways to appreciate this beautiful fall season.

Try a new activity – The Fall and Win-ter Activity Guide is now in circulation. Programs can be found within its pages for all ages and abilities. Some examples include cheese making, where participants will make mozzarella, feta, brie and other types. How about registering your toddler in one of our monthly Play and Learn programs? They run from Septem-ber until June and will teach your child a variety of skills through music, crafts and games.

Get out and photograph– At this time of year, the light is perfect and the colours are stunning. Go

out into your local parks and start photograph-ing. If you are interested, we offer photography courses to help you understand what all of those little features on your camera are used for and how to get that per-fect shot.

Garden – We tend to think that the fall season signals the end of gar-dening. Many people are planting winter gardens or using small spaces or containers. I can’t think of too many things that

would be more rewarding than harvesting food you helped to grow. Did you know that the City of Nanaimo offers courses on growing your own toma-toes and garlic?

Exercise – For many, the heat of summer is

just too much for doing strenuous exercise out-doors. Cooler tempera-tures mean you can easily go outside and get in that workout. Don’t forget that raking leaves and apple picking are great calorie burners, too, or you can join one of our exercise classes.

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Erin Kang skates during summer skating lessons at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. Parks and rec’s Rec Skate program is also offered to students in Nanaimo.

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FREE SKatE will not be held Dec. 27 due to the winter wonderland event.

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Open Daily 7 am - 10 pm

You’ll Feel Like Family.

Locally Owned & Operated since 1984

397EACH

Blue Ginger

Dynamite RollRegular or Spicy

6 Pieces

Maple Leaf

Hearty Slice Bacon

375 g

Lilydale

Kentucky Style Chicken

Reg. 4.99

Reg.14.99

Regular$6.99

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September 8 - 12, 2015 Look for our GIANT 16 page Flyer

in Thursday’s News Bulletin!

Maple Leaf Natural Selections

Lunch Box Snackers

Ham, Turkey or Chicken, 70 g

Oasis

Juice BoxesExotic Mango, Apple or Peach

5x200 ml

Schneider’s

Snack n’ LunchSummer or Thuringer Sausage Sticks

500 g

Nature’s Path Flax Plus

Vanilla Almond Granola

325 g

697EACH777

EACH

297lb6.55 Kg 297EACH397

EACH

.97100 g 677EACH

500FOR5

.77EACH 197EACH

3 lb.Bag

In our Deli... In our Deli...

In our Bakery...

LIMIT 10 Total

Reg. 2.69

100 g

Reg. 3.99

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