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Tips offered for spotting fakesBY JENN McGARRIGLE

THE NEWS BULLETIN

Determining if a bill is counterfeit takes only a second, if you know what you’re

looking for.Farid Salji, an analyst

with the Bank of Canada, is showing people how to spot a phony.

Last year B.C. took the lead in the number of counterfeit Canadian bank notes passed – 37 per cent of approximately $2.6 million worth of fraudulent notes passed countrywide. Quebec took second place with 26 per cent.

“The Canucks couldn’t do it, but unfortunately the

counterfeiters did,” said Salji.

Salji was in Nanaimo Wednesday to educate busi-ness owners on bank note verification and security features, what to do if they receive a suspected counter-feit note and to show people the new $100 polymer notes,

which will be issued in November.

Counterfeit $100, $20 and $10 bills have circulated around the Island in recent months, including more than a dozen instances in Nanaimo since the beginning of June.

Salji said detecting these fraudulent notes can be done

quickly and simply by hold-ing the bill at chest level and tilting it toward you or hold-ing it up to light.

Three security features will become visible on a real bill – a ghost image in a blank space near the centre of the bill, a solid line running through the denomination of the bill on the right side of the front of the bill, and a number puzzle beside the ghost image, which appears as a series of irregular marks when viewed straight on, but becomes a number when tilted or held up to the light.

No counterfeit note will have all three of those fea-tures, said Salji.

Bank experts, Nanaimo RCMP discuss how to identify counterfeit Canadian currency

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The victim in Wednesday’s killing on Gabriola Island was the common-law wife of the victim in the island’s last murder in April, 2005.

The body of Elaine Schwartz, 50, was discovered by Gabriola RCMP around 5 p.m. at her Harrison Way residence fol-lowing a 911 call.

Schwartz’s 18-year-old son, Trevor, was found severely injured in a separate resi-

dence on the property. He remains in Victo-ria General Hospital in serious but stable condition.

Jason Daniel Cra-mer, 37, of Gabriola Island, was arrested Thursday morning as a person of interest in the death and assault following a manhunt on the island. He was arrested near the

scene by RCMP Emergency Response Team members and was scheduled to appear in court Friday.

Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, would not comment on the relationship between Schwartz and Cra-mer, the cause of death, what weapon was used, if any, or who made the 911 call to Gabriola RCMP.

Schwartz was at the Nanaimo court-house in March, 2007, when Terrance Raymond Corrigan was sentenced to six years in jail for manslaughter in the 2005 killing of her common-law husband, Charles Howard McCoy.

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The patient coughs and then his breathing becomes laboured.

Medical professionals have little time to assess the situ-ation and implement a course of action.

Dr. Oscar Casiro, regional asso-ciate dean of the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine, inserts a breathing tube for a bag-valve-mask while paramedic Bob Penhale monitors the patient’s pulse and Dr. Simon Moore assesses the patient’s over-all condition.

Quick decisions are necessary to save the patient’s life. It can be intense and clear communication, teamwork and strong decision-making are vital for patient sur-vival.

This patient, however, is a man-nequin. It’s lifelike and can talk, bleed, breathe, blink, have a pulse and transmit electrical rhythms to a cardiac monitor.

The doll is powered by wire-less technology and is one of the newest learning tools helping to educate medical residents and students at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

Simulations occur in the Human Factors Laboratory, which resembles an acute-care setting and is part of a new state-of-the art academic learning space unveiled by the Vancouver Island Health Authority Wednesday.

The space, the first of its kind in B.C., opened for use in February and includes the simulation laboratory, as well as seminar and video-conferencing rooms.

The lab’s mannequin is con-trolled by an operator in a booth to simulate various medical con-ditions for procedures and sur-geries. It enables participants to study everyday situations or rare events they might only encounter once in a career.

Simulations are intended to improve leadership, teamwork,

communication, complex-decision making and situational aware-ness in a high stress environ-ment.

Dr. Martin Dawes, UBC depart-ment head of family practice, said simulation is a critical ingredient in learning and situations in the lab can become real and valuable learning experiences.

“This is an intense experience, the sweat is literally pouring off you and the people behind in the booth are making things get worse and worse and worse,” said

Dawes. “The simulation disap-pears … and becomes real and the patient in front of you is react-ing in ways you can’t predict, they’re exploding body fluids in horrible sorts of ways and you’re surrounded by peers … who have contributions to make.”

The scenario is an important tool to recognize the contribu-tions team members can make regardless of their profession and how their comments can be “vital to saving the patient’s life”.

“This will undoubtedly lead to improvements of quality of lives in patients and it will save lives as well,” said Dawes.

Moore, who is in the UBC Family Practice Residency Training Program, said nothing matches a simulator for learning how to communicate with col-leagues – it helps people work as a team and gain confidence and competency.

“If we’re going to work together, why not learn together and simula-tion allows that to happen,” said Moore. “At the end of day, that is going to benefit the citizens in

Nanaimo and in British Columbia as well.”

The Ministry of Health invested $2.3 million, which funded reno-vations and the creation of the seminar and video-conferencing rooms.

The Human Factors Lab cost approximately $200,000 and was funded by the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation’s contribution of $35,000 and the UBC Family Practice Program.

The 5,660-square-foot space, located in the former operating suite location, will be used by medical residents, students and faculty members.

The video conferencing capabili-ties enables Nanaimo to connect to other teaching locations across the Island and B.C. It will be used for physician training for UBC’s Island Medical Program and the Nanaimo site for the UBC Family Practice Residency Training Program.

Since the Nanaimo program was established in 2007, 98 physi-cians have graduated from it.

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Paramedic Bob Penhale, left, Dr. Simon Moore, centre, and Dr. Oscar Casiro prepare a training mannequin in the newHuman Factors Lab for a bag-valve-mask. The laboratory immerses residents, students and faculty in a simulatedmedical scenario to improve communication, teamwork and leadership skills.

“If we’re going to work together, why not learn together and the simulation allows that.

Ladysmith eyed for private bus

A new private transit service could offer a link between Nanaimo and Ladysmith as soon as fall.

Lyle Jordan, of Emergency First Aid Service, said his non-emergency transport company is undergoing licensing amendments to run the Ladysmith Connector, which would accommodate pas-sengers travelling from Ladysmith to Nanaimo and Duncan.

While logistics and scheduling wrinkles are being smoothed out, Jordan is liaising with members of the community, business owners and the regional districts in Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley to determine where the needs are.

Passengers will be transported in a modi-fied eight-passenger Ford E-350 high top which is handicap acces-sible for the interim.

Paramedics get new uniforms

More than 3,600 B.C. Ambulance Service paramedics and dispatchers sported a new look on Wednesday.

That was the first day they officially wore their new uniform: a navy blue shirt replaces their traditional white.

The new shirt won’t show stains as easily, allowing paramedics to present themselves in a professional manner with minimal maintenance.

The white shirt was readily identifiable for 37 years. B.C. Ambulance has followed many provinces across Canada in adopting the darker uniforms and is one of the last to get the new look.

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BY TOBY GORMANTHE NEWS BULLETIN

Interest in the city’s open house on the alternative approval process for the pro-

posed water treatment plant was reduced to a trickle Wednesday afternoon as summer weather took prece-dence over municipal issues.

City staff were on hand at the Bowen Rec-reation Centre from 3-7 p.m. to field ques-tions from the public on the direction city council chose to obtain approval to borrow $22.5 million toward the $65-million water treatment facility.

T h e a l t e r n a t ive approval process, which ends at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 31, requires at least 10 per cent of the city’s 62,680 registered voters to submit elec-tor response forms to prevent city hall from borrowing the money.

“ We ’ r e h e r e t o inform people on the process so they can make a decision about whether borrowing is a good option or if there are other options,” said Tom Hickey, general manager of commu-nity services.

Just a handful of residents attended the open house.

Nanaimo resident Lynn Stewart, who took her 12-year-old granddaughter Emily to the open house to expose her to civic issues, said she agrees borrowing the money is the best avenue so taxes and user rates don’t increase, but that an alternative approval process in the middle of summer is disre-

spectful to citizens.“This is an election

year, this decision should be decided in a referendum,” said Stewart. “A summer AAP is iffy at best. Last election there was what, 20 per cent voter participation, so how can they expect any-where close to obtain-ing 10 per cent in the middle of summer on a single issue? I have to wonder about the qualifications of the people who made this decision.”

Elector response forms can be found and submitted at leg-islative services at city hall. B.C. municipali-ties require permission from electors to borrow money if the loan term exceeds five years.

Council originally voted for a referen-dum on borrowing the money linked to the upcoming municipal election, but that deci-sion was brought back and overtur ned in favour of the alterna-tive approval process.

If per mission to borrow money is not granted through the AAP process, council still has time to seek permission through a referendum in Novem-ber’s municipal elec-tion. If approval is once again rejected, coun-cil has indicated the money would be raised by raising water rates at least 80 per cent for the next three years.

Hickey said the city must show it is able to pay its portion of the project to qualify for $17.8-million in grant money from the federal and provincial govern-ments.

“That money is condi-

tional on our ability to raise $22.5 million, but we will raise it either through borrowing or increasing user rates,” said Hickey.

The federal govern-ment’s Community Works Fund will also contribute $10 million to the project, while d eve l o p m e n t c o s t charges will cover $5.9 million. Water user rates, which are sched-uled to increase five per cent annually for the foreseeable future, will contribute $8.8 million.

“We moved here from Edmonton almost two years ago and my taxes have already increased twice since we’ve been here,” said Stewart. “Property taxes here, in my opinion, are already too much, so I’d rather see that we borrow the money.”

Mandated by Van-couver Island Health Authority in 2008, the new water treatment centre, located on South Forks Road, will provide high-tech fil-tration processes that will meet federal Cana-dian Drinking Water Guidelines standards while also meeting the area’s drinking water demands for the next 30 years.

Though Nanaimo’s drinking water is already some of the best in the country, the membrane filtration process will reduce the threat of viruses, bacteria, protozoa and turbidity events.

For more informa-tion on the water treat-ment facility or the alternative approval process, please visit www.nanaimo.ca.

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A committee formed to address urban agriculture and its place in the District of Lantzville is causing a growing concern for some residents.

Dirk Becker, owner of Com-passion Farm, which was the subject of a neighbour’s complaint last fall, said he is concerned over the selections from an application process that determined the seven committee members.

“The purpose of a commit-tee like this is to bring for-ward recommendations from an unbiased and collaborative place,” said Becker, who did not submit an application to be on the committee.

“Many people that we know in the community of Lantz-ville know the people on the committee and say that it is heavily stacked against urban agriculture. There’s no one on there for farming, there is no one on there for agriculture in any way, shape or form.”

There are, Becker said, three people who are on the commit-tee who have openly expressed “behaviour shown to be anti-agriculture, anti-farming, anti Dirk and Nicole [Becker’s part-ner at Compassion Farm] and anti-Compassion Farm.”

But Lantzville Mayor Colin Haime defended the com-mittee selections, saying the people on the committee are the ones who showed the most interest.

“With respect to the coun-cil representatives, the ones selected were the ones who expressed interest and avail-ability,” said Haime. “The committee as a whole is being asked to comment on a bylaw that applies throughout Lantz-ville. They’re not being asked to comment on a bylaw that applies to one specific prop-erty and so with respect to that, the membership of the

committee and the participa-tion is open to all members of the community.”

Andrew Mostad, spokesman for Friends of Urban Agricul-ture Lantzville, which says it is neutral in the hotly con-tested issue, said he agrees the committee has members that might not be able to remain objective and further the goal of creating an agreeable bylaw through compromise.

“From what it looks like to me, we have at least two mem-bers who are already inti-mately involved in this in such a way that creates a conflict of interest,” said Mostad, who was named to the committee. “So I can’t see how the entire committee can be objective about this.”

Mostad singled out Coun. Doug Parkhurst, who was involved in the initial com-plaint about Compassion Farm, and James Brash, who filed the original complaint. Coun. Warren Griffey, in a letter published in the News Bulletin last month, has also expressed his personal opin-

ion on Compassion Farm.Mostad said, as a represen-

tative of FUAL, he is on the committee because “we want to see urban agriculture in Lantzville but we want to see it in such a way that it is regu-lated and doesn’t impact nega-tively on neighbours and their property.”

Haime said he believes the individuals chosen for the committee have the “ability and the desire to come up and work toward a compromise or consensus in terms of further-ing the idea of growing food within the district.”

David Elgie, a retired energy executive, Angela Giuriato, a landscape designer, and John Halliwell were also selected for the committee, which has its first meeting Aug. 15 and is expected to report back to council in mid-September with recommendations to help form a zoning bylaw to address the issue.

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Do you need a castle for your superhero action movie? Rolling ranch land for a western?

The B.C. Film Commission and its regional agencies around the prov-ince are building up their library of film locations in an effort to maintain B.C.’s $1 billion film and television industry. The provincial government contributed $275,000 to that effort Wednesday, to be shared by film and tourism organizations.

Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Ida Chong made the announcement at the Vancouver Island landmark Hatley Castle, which became famous as a location for the X-Men movies.

B.C. Film Commissioner SusanCroome said B.C.’s spectacularscenery and movie expertise havehelped it become the third largestfilm and television production cen-tre in North America, behind onlyLos Angeles and New York. About25,000 people work in the B.C.industry.

Peter Leitch, chairman of theMotion Picture Industry Associa-tion of B.C., said the funds will helplocal people supply informationand pictures for producers match-ing scripts with possible locations.

The B.C. government’s new fundincludes $30,000 for the Vancou-ver Island North Film Commis-sion, which includes the Nanaimoregion.

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RDN pushing local food productionEfforts to expand and raise awareness of local food production

are getting some help from the Regional District of Nanaimo.Development of an Agricultural Area Plan for the region is

launching at the annual Vancouver Island Exhibition Aug. 19-21.The plan is intended to celebrate and grow the local food

movement in the area by raising public awareness and identifying barriers and opportunities to expand the industry.

The plan will be created with input from farmers, producers and consumers, and will provide an opporunity for a dialogue about the future of agriculture and food in the community.

The RDN plans to host an information table at the VIEX so people can learn about the initiative and how to get involved.

The project is being spearheaded by a consulting team that has prepared similar plans for Salt Spring Island, North Saanich and Denman Island, with oversight by the RDN’s agricultural advisory committee.

The plan will involve a land use inventory to be started this summer, as well as public open houses and focus groups in the fall and winter and online surveys to gather input and provide updates.

“The goal of the plan is to reflect the image of an agricultural future that the community wants, and how it plans to achieve it,” said Ione Smith, lead project consultant, in a press release. “It will reflect the community’s identity and values, will align with other plans such as the regional growth strategy, and will be translated into implementable actions.”

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modes of verification – raised ink wears over time, some fraudulent notes mimic the ultraviolet feature to the point where people are fooled when viewing the bills under a black light, and both real and fake bills can leave an ink smear when rubbed on a piece of paper.

If you come across a suspect note, give the bill back to the person offering it, ask for a different form of payment, advise the person to check the note with police, then call the police and inform them about a possible attempt to pass counterfeit money,

said Salji.“You don’t

have to accept it, but at the same time don’t put yourself in a volatile situation,” added Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman.

Try to remember what the person looks like and any other details to pass on to police, he said.

Since June 1, police have recorded 15 instances of

counterfeit bills in Nanaimo.O’Brien said most of the occurrences are

at independent, standalone locations where a person can more easily escape if the fraud is detected.

He recommends people educate their employees on what to look for and not allow themselves to be bullied into accepting a suspicious note.

New bank notes printed on polymer and with enhanced security features are on the way, said Salji.

A new $100 will be issued in November, a $50 note next spring and the $5 and $10 bills will follow in 2013.

The primary reason is to stay ahead of counterfeiting, but the notes are also more durable – the Bank of Canada estimates they will last two and a half times longer.

The new bills feature raised ink, a large transparent window and metallic images. The bills are easy to verify and difficult for counterfeiters to simulate.

For more information on the new bank notes and their security features, please visit www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes.

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◆ 90 per cent decrease in number of counterfeit bills passed in Canada between 2004 and 2010; from $13 million to $2.6 million

◆ 90 PER CENT of all counterfeit bills in 2007 were $5, $10 and $20 notes

◆ 37 COUNTERFEIT notes are passed in Canada for every million genuine notes

◆ 47 PER CENT of coun-terfeit notes passed in 2010 were $20 bills and 35 per cent were $100 bills

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was credited four years for time served awaiting trial. He was eligible for release after 18 months.

He killed McCoy with a hatchet after consuming a considerable amount of drugs and alcohol.

O’Brien said investigators are aware of the relationship between Schwartz and Corrigan.

“We’ll take a look at it and see if there

is any correlation to this incident,” he said.

Elaine Schwartz was described as a happy person who always had time to say hello to neighbours.

Randi Thomassen was one of those neighbours – living on Gabriola Island’s Harrison Way just down the road from Schwartz.

“She was a homemaker with two great kids,” said Thomassen. “We didn’t socialize, but the Gabriola community is

so small, everybody knows everybody.“She was always friendly, and when

we would see each other we would stop and say a few words. I can’t speak ill of her.”

She said Schwartz’s death is “abso-lutely shocking”.

“I didn’t know Jason. Elaine had lived here 10 or 11 years, but he had only lived in the neighbourhood a couple of months.”

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A 23 year-old female was robbed and assaulted at 8:15 a.m. Friday while walking through an alley-way between Bowen Road and First Street.

The victim was approached by a male who asked her for a cigarette.

She had a pouch of tobacco with her and when she went to offer him a cigarette, he struck her on the side of head, knocking her to the ground.

The male demanded the victim’s money, but she fought back, kick-ing at him. The suspect ran off with her tobacco pouch and was last seen entering Bowen Park.

The woman went to a business at the corner of Bowen Road and Howard Avenue where an

employee called 911.RCMP set up containment, but a

police dog unit was unable to track the suspect due to high volume of foot traffic in the area.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5’10”, with short blonde hair and clean shaven. He was wearing sloppy brownish-coloured pants and a dark-blue sweater with light-blue labels on it.

The victim was taken to hospital for observation and later released.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to please call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or go online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.

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Nanaimo Mounties are on the lookout for thieves who made off with an automated teller machine from the A&W restaurant on Bowen Road.

Police responded to 1825 Bowen Rd. at 6:18 a.m. Thursday to a glass-break alarm and found a steel door to the restaurant smashed open and the ATM removed.

There were no witnesses and investigators are reviewing surveillance video, but Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said there is little to go on.

“This was a brazen act which would have cre-ated considerable noise,” he said. “At that time of day Bowen Road has lots of vehicle traffic with many people heading to work. We are hop-ing someone may have seen or heard something and will call us.”

Anyone with information is asked to please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-22-8477.

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Central Island politicians are pushing support of a private member’s bill that would put the onus on Ottawa for derelict vessels and wrecks in coastal waters.

Led by Nanaimo-Cowichan NDP MP Jean Crowder, who recently submitted the Private Member’s Bill on stagnant ships, a press conference Tuesday in the Cow-ichan Valley provided an opportunity for officials, including Islands Trust Council chairwoman and Gabriola representative Sheila Malcolmson, to stay on top of their crusade.

Crowder, Malcolmson and Cowichan Val-ley Regional Distirct director Lori Iannidi-nardo chatted about their dealings with, or experiences hearing about forgotten West Coast crafts, as well as the gist of Crowder’s bill.

“Essentially, the most important part of the bill is designating the coast guard as the receiver of wreck and, although the coast guard may become the receiver of wreck now in the current legislation, it’s not clear enough,” Crowder said.

Trying to figure out who’s who and what’s what, in terms of responsibility in govern-ment is challenging, Iannidinardo said.

“It’s a major issue. What we need to do is stay on it,” Iannidinardo said.

“There are also three different depart-ments at least that can deal with wrecks. There’s the Department of Fisheries and

Oceans, Transport Canada and the Minis-try of Environment,” Crowder said. “By designating the coast guard as the go to, it gives clear authority and clear responsibil-ity.”

Crowder also noted her party already called for more money for the coast guard and will continue to lobby for more dough.

“It just makes most sense on the West Coast. They’re on the ground. They’re vis-ible. They’re people that people trust,” she said of the national organization.

Most of the grunt work to draft Bill C-231 was finished before the House rose in March.

Crowder introduced the legislation June 16. She expects the bill to be dealt with in Parliament come September.

“In many Canadian coastal communi-ties derelict and abandoned vessels have a negative impact on the natural aesthetics of their harbours, and some pose a threat to the local environment,” she said in her introductory speech.

“If an abandoned and derelict vessel is not a major environmental concern and is not posing an obstacle to navigation, there is usually no action taken.”

Bill C-231 acts as an amendment to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.

It also calls to “strengthen the require-ments” relating to these vessels and wrecks by “ensuring that regulations are made to establish measures to be taken for their removal, disposition or destruction.”

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Money to finally fix the aging E&N rail line could arrive by early fall.

Graham Bruce, Island Corridor Foundation executive director, was stoked about possibly getting $7.5 million in requested federal bucks after Wednesday’s huddle in Victoria with B.C.’s federal representative and a bunch of Island mayors and regional chairpeople.

“It was a very positive meeting with B.C. regional minister James Moore,” Bruce said of the short summit sponsored by the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities.

“The purpose was to make sure of the process to follow for federal funding – and the timing.”

The ICF was granted $7.5 million in rail-repair cash fromVictoria, pending completion of an engineering study of 48 bridges and trestles spanning the capital and Courtenay.

The provincial purse is also based on Ottawa chipping in matching money.

“Moore assured us about our process of meeting him, and dealing with federal minister of transport [Denis Lebel], as it would be the two of them making the final decision for [federal] $7.5 million,” Bruce said.

“He thought he could get us a decision by end of summer.

“Moore understood the urgency we’re facing and our contractual obligation to keep everything moving.”

Right now, Island passenger service is stopped due to track safety issues.

Rail freight is moving slowly until the $15 million in track upgrades happens.

“We’ve already started on the bid to hire the [engineering study] consultant,” Bruce said of last week’s provincial bid request issued for the $500,000 taxpayer-paid bridge audit. “We’re trying to break that work out to get us some early decisions while they do more in-depth work.”

Engineers will also do a more in-depth rating for freight at 264,000 pounds, he noted.

The study will also probe the life of each structure, and what’s needed to bring them up to snuff.

“In a perfect world, we’d hope by springtime-ish we’ll see passenger service back operating and tying into a new southbound [commuter] schedule in the morning, and a new station in Nanaimo,” Bruce said.

ICF bus service – offered after rail service was sidetracked – ends Sunday (Aug. 7).

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A piece of Canadian avia-tion history takes its final flight today (Aug. 6) as the former RCAF Canso C-FNJB takes off from Nanaimo Air-port to become a display at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMin-nville, Ore.

The bright yellow air-craft was sitting in a stage of neglect at the airport for more than 10 years, but received new life after being purchased by the Captain Michael King Smith Foun-dation in Oregon for the museum last summer.

Work crews from Victo-ria Air Maintenance spent more than 200 hours restor-ing the Canso and with permits from Transport Canada and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in place, the plane is scheduled to take off around noon Sat-urday.

“Two pilots and an engi-neer will probably make a 20-minute flight around the airport, then make a low-level approach to say good-bye,” said Mike Ingram, of Victoria Air Maintenance.

C-FNJB was built in Que-bec in 1943 for the Royal Canadian Air Force and in its life was both a military transport aircraft and water bomber.

Ingram said bringing the Canso back to life provided few surprises.

“There was really noth-ing out of the ordinary for a plane that sat for that long,” he said. “As far as planes, go, there’s not a lot to it.”

Evergreen plans to paint the plane in a Second World War U.S. Navy scheme and display it as Aircraft 44P-4, the navy PBY 5 that spot-ted the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Midway.

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In the rather unremarkable wake of what had been made out to be a rather remarkable crisis, many Canadians are feeling smug about how good we look compared to things across the border.

Our dollar is strong, our government is solvent and our politics, for the moment, don’t seem as divisive or imprudent. But we’re fooling ourselves if we waste time boasting.

After all, we know firsthand what it’s like to suffer the same indignities cur-rently facing the U.S. Which is why now is the time to stop grinning and start acting like better neighbours.

We have deep connections to the U.S.From early immigration to the border

politics that define our geography to our reliance on American tourists, we have a close relationship with the people of the U.S. as well as their government.

Four decades ago, former prime min-ister Pierre Trudeau uttered his famous line comparing Canada-U.S. relations to a mouse sleeping next to an elephant.

Since then, we’ve been jostled by many little twitches and grunts, while constant-ly reminded how dependent we are on the superpower next door.

That might explain why a dislike of America has become so palpable among our population.

Yet Canadians have also experienced tremendous growth in our self-confidence as a nation.

We’re no longer worried about looking small or incompetent in the eyes of our massive neighbour. In fact, we’re empow-ered by our success at overcoming sig-nificant obstacles.

Americans might not bother to learn the lessons from Canada’s recent history, but they will no doubt recover from their self-made crisis.

We have little to gain from being smug now and much to win from reminding our neighbours they have an old friend in their corner.

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‘In the last quarter, the debt load of consumers increased 4.5 per cent.’

I’ve been thinking a lot about money lately.

It’s hard not to with what has been happening in the United States. With a debt load of more than $14.5 trillion in that country – about $125,000 per person – the American government was on the verge of default, a situation that, if left unattended, would have dealt a serious blow to the world economy.

Fortunately, a default was avoided, if only temporarily, but it should serve as a huge wake up call to not only governments, but to individuals as well on the value of money.

It is a delicate system, a system that requires constant care, attention and responsibility, both at the government and individual level.

In a society hooked on credit – why pay now when you can pay more later? – there is concern that few people these days understand the true value of money. Even worse, upcoming generations, who will likely be burdened with more debt than we have today, will be even less equipped to handle increasing debt.

With many consumers showing out-of-control spending, and with no courses in our schools to teach kids about the value of money, what chance do tomorrow’s con-sumers have down the road?

Earlier this year, Bank of

Canada governor Mark Carney and federal finance minister Jim Flaherty implored Canadians to reduce their personal debt.

Why? Because as interest rates inevitably begin to creep up (bar-ring another economic collapse), those credit card balances, mort-gages and line of credit balances will creep up with them, increas-

ing debt levels that will likely push many people beyond what they are able to pay.

The response from Canadians? In the last quarter, the debt load of Canadian consumers increased 4.5 per cent to an average of $25,597 per capita, an increase of $1,000 from the year before. That debt includes credit cards, lines of credit and car

loans but not mortgages.In other words, bad debt.There are about 100,000 personal

bankruptcies in Canada in an average year.

But it’s not just individuals suf-fering (hopefully) sleepless nights, governments at all three levels should be tossing and turning, too (perhaps they would be if it was their money but it’s not, it’s yours).

According to the Canadian Taxpayer Federation’s debt clock, at the time of this writing Canada’s federal debt was $564 bil-lion and increasing $1,000 per sec-ond. Your share? Just over $16,400.

It keeps rising every second of every day.

It should be enough to make you want to go and hide and never be found.

It hasn’t always been this way. It has only been in the last 70 years that governments (and individu-als, to an extent) have had such an addiction to spending money.

British Columbia as a province has only taken on serious debt since the 1970s, and federal coffers were reasonably balanced up until that decade.

In Nanaimo, city hall has been pretty good historically, but with stressors like borrowing $22.5 mil-lion toward a new water treatment facility, the Harbour City is head-ing in the wrong direction, as are most municipalities.

Even Toronto and New York have been on the verge of bank-ruptcy, and the state of Minnesota is currently teetering on the edge. It is, in fact, out of cash. So is the American treasury. It has less money in its reserves than com-puter giant Apple.

The bottom line is Household Finance 101 that can be scribbled on the back of an envelope: don’t spend what you don’t have, unless the borrowed money will provide returns in the future.

Whether you’re a single con-sumer with a wallet full of maxed out credit cards or a government addicted to spending the money of its taxpayers, austerity will inevi-tably find you.

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To the Editor,Re: Green Party gets lost in the

static, B.C. Views, Aug. 4.Tom Fletcher is correct. The

2009 B.C. Green’s platform had a timeline that included smart metering by 2012. We did not recommend wireless meters because, as Fletcher mentioned, we have precautionary policy on EMF radiation.

Our policy was revised in 2010. The initiatives we wanted implemented prior to new meters – feed-in tariffs, time-of-day pricing and regional management boards – were not in progress at the end of 2009 so that the timeline for smart metering was eliminated.

Without being tied to substantial energy conservation, B.C. Hydro’s smart meter program is simply a different and more expensive way to collect data.

A billion dollars invested in conservation and energy retrofits, diversifying to renewable energy or any number of priorities should precede changing meters.

Fletcher may dismiss health concerns associated with WiFi but people have a right to feel safe and healthy in their own homes. Those who chose not to use wireless technology should not be forced to do so.

As I said at the news conference, wireless smart meters are a technological solution looking for a problem. With shrewd marketing, the companies that developed wireless smart meters have become wealthy with sole source contracts from government after government.

At some point, given deficits and debt load, we will need to reverse the decision-making process so that long-term plans actually precede implementation of new technology.

Other jurisdictions are putting moratoriums on or cancelling the installation of smart meters. We are recommending B.C. Hydro listen to valid privacy, security and health concerns and change course.

Jane Sterk B.C. Green Party leader

To the Editor,Undoubtedly the regime of

Moammar Gadhafi has many faults.

However during his 40 year authoritarian rule the Libyan population of 4.5 million has achieved rising educational, public health and living standards that significantly exceed most African or Arab nations.

Libya under Gadhafi was the first Arab state to treat women as equals which upset many traditional and religious groups who, together with students and professional groups form the backbone of the Libyan opposition that

NATO forces now support.One faction of the loosely

allied, mostly tribal rebel forces, the Islamic Fighting Group is banned worldwide as an affiliate of Al Queda. Canada now sees this coalition as a good replacement for Gadhafi.

Under the UN Security Council NATO forces were permitted to enforce a “no fly zone” to save opposition forces from Gadhafi’s wrath. This was achieved by the end of March but NATO progressed to ‘regime change’.

On July 22, contrary to international law prohibiting attacks against civilian targets

as well as the limited UN Security Council authorization, NATO bombed the “Great Manmade River Project”, the $25-billion pipeline system that supplies 70 per cent of the Libyan population with fresh water from undergournd aquifers under the Sahara.

The following Saturday NATO bombed the pipeline factory so that repairs cannot be made. On July 30 the Libyan Broadcasting Authority was bombed.

I have heard nothing about this in the news.

How does the destruction of the water supply help civilians? Instead it will create

a humanitarian and economic crisis that will ultimately lead to greater instability, radicalization, and poverty.

Why does the mainstream news ignore this illegal escalation of a war in which Canada has become entangled as our Conservative-inspired ‘war fighting machine’ role expands?

Liz FoxLantzville

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To the Editor,I am writing in disbelief of

how our elected officials in Lantzville have acted. I believe that they have handled the current Compassion Farm issue poorly.

As elected officials, they are supposed to (according to the the District of Lantzville website):

Provide a high level of affordable services in an environmentally and economically sustainable fashion while managing growth of the community and respecting the unique rural character and charm.

Act in a professional manner at all times, having respect for: each other, the roles of council and staff, the decision-making process, opinions of all of their constituents, and carry out adequate research and thoughtfully consider the issues before us, while serving and representing all of the community.

The mayor and council’s actions against Dirk Becker and Nicole Shaw would indicate that they are not researching or considering the issues before making decisions.

I was impressed to hear council was forming an urban food committee to help gather information on this topic. The committee’s recommendations were to assist council in

making amendments to the current bylaw.

I read on the district’s website that James Brash (the Compassion Farm complainant) was appointed to this committee. This is an obvious conflict of interest as Brash is engaged in the complaint process with Becker and Shaw.

By placing him on the committee, the district in essence is ensuring that nothing productive or positive will come out of it. This move makes their actions look vindictive and personal, how you might expect children to act.

There is no doubt the mayor and council have done some good work with the sewer and waterworks, as well as the recent trail grant Lantzville received.

This is soon to be overshadowed by foolish, vindictive behaviour which the residents of Lantzville will not forget in November when elections occur.

Jamie WallaceLantzville

Government control cause for concern

To the Editor,I am writing about the

ongoing issue of Compassion Farm and the produce they grow and sell at local farmer

markets – where does one grow local organic produce for the farmers’ markets, if not on their property?

I live in Montreal and am speechless about this whole issue, and especially on Vancouver Island where you have the climate to grow your own local food.

It is certainly time for these dated bylaws to change to reflect the world we live in, a world where: I much rather buy local food that I know I am getting the nutrients as opposed to the produce at big chain grocery stores that have little or no nutrient value (produce that is shipped loses most of the nutrients), and then there are the GMOs and we wonder why cancer is running rampant; at every given time there are only two day’s worth of food at every grocery store, God forbid if a natural disaster happens, and we all know they have been happening on a regular basis around the globe; then there are the environmental effects that the big food corporations are guilty of, well it can’t be helped if you are importing food; the price of food will keep rising as well as food shortages that are predicted to occur and are happening now in some countries – food cannot be produced fast enough for the current population. And yet

on Vancouver Island there are issues with selling food on one’s own property.

No, I rather buy local food that I know has nutrient value, that has no impact on the environment, and keeps money in the local community it serves.

So growing food on one’s own property for resale does not seem to be a problem to me, but necessary.

As for the bylaw, Compassion Farm is in violation of Lantzville’s bylaw, but that only means the bylaw needs to be changed. What I really don’t understand is why after 11 years, Compassion Farm is now being presented with a bylaw infraction?

Interesting enough, the same land used to be a gravel pit, where the previous owners sold gravel and made a profit.

So let me get this Lantzville bylaw right – one can sell gravel on his/her property for a profit, but not food? It seems to me, the reducing of self-reliance with too much governance.

When bodies of government start to take away the power of growing our own food, I start to become more than concerned.

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When the 22-person Tour de Rock cycling team rides across Vancouver

Island this fall, they need to do more than just pump out 1,000 kilometres in two weeks.

After a grueling day in the saddle, they still have school children to talk to and fundraisers to attend.

“We need to get to the point where cycling 100 kilometres feels easy, so we don’t just want to go to bed after a ride,” said Island District RCMP Const. Manon Chouinard who, before qualifying for this year’s team, had never ridden a road bike.

Since March riders have spent about eight hours per week on their bike

with three mandatory weekly training sessions focusing on hills, speed and distance. If anyone misses a ride, they have to make it up on their own.

“You don’t want to fall behind. Every week we’re building on what we did the week before,” Chouinard said.

A recent hill-training included powering up Mount Washington, a steep 20-kilometre climb.

When the training gets tough, West Shore RCMP Const. Rod Fraser said he just thinks about the reason he volunteered for the tour.

“It’s all for the kids with cancer. We’re doing this by choice, but they don’t get an option to be sick or not,” said

Fraser, who as a teenager lost his father to cancer.

Money raised by the Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock goes to pediatric cancer research. Since it started in 1998, the annual ride has raised more then $15 million.

Riders set their own fundraising target and organize events to bring in donations. Island District RCMP Const. Sandi Swanson has fundraisers planned almost every weekend to meet her goal to raise $12,000.

“I’m either at a fundraiser or planning a fundraiser,” Swanson said.

Many of her fundraising ideas,

from barbecues to garage sales, come from colleagues who did the ride in previous years. The ride has a roster of business sponsors who give in-kind donations to aid fundraisers.

“We get nothing but support at every turn,” Swanson said. “Being a cop, we work long hours and see a lot of hard things. Seeing the other side, the generosity, and being able to give back, it’s an amazing opportunity.”

Officers are only allowed to participate in Tour de Rock once in their career, which is extra incentive to give it their all. Fraser is hoping to raise $15,000 and Chouinard is aiming for

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Swanson is holding drop-in jazzercise at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence in Saanich, Aug. 6 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Fraser has a pancake breakfast and garage sale at the West Shore RCMP station in Langford, Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Chouinard hopes to see 400 people attend her “Tank-top, Flip-flop Hop,” a beach-theme dance party for all ages, at the Bay Street Armoury in Victoria, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.

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The City of Nanaimo Wave Babes dragonboat team likes a challenge.

Not only did it place eighth out of 38 women’s teams at the Save-On-Foods Dragon Boat Festival earlier this month, it has stepped up its fundraising capacity.

Determined to find creative ways to raise donations for the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation, the team embarked on a year of new adventures.

Holding its annual plant sale in April raised $3,000, but it also offered the Wave Babes a chance to showcase their ‘pink bins’.

The Wave Babes have a pink scrap metal bin at 333 Tenth St. in Nanaimo and encourage everyone to drop off their scrap metal for recycling.

The metal is sold and profits are directed toward the purchase of breast cancer equipment for women on central Vancouver Island. There is no fee to drop off scrap metal in the pink bin

and items like barbecues and lawn mowers are welcome, even if there may be some wood or plastic included.

The project has expanded to include a smaller pink bin for cans and bottles located near the Mid Island Co-op gas station on Bowen Road. As well, the Wave Babes are selling dragon-inspired metal art at paddling festivals.

As a result of its fundraising activities the team donated $16,300 to the hospital foundation during

the dragonboat festival. Brenda Rositano of

the foundation said the Wave Babes have been incredibly motivated and their efforts are reflected in their generous donation for breast cancer related equipment.

“The foundation is grateful and privileged to partner with such a determined group,” she said.

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The City of Nanaimo Wave Babes dragonboat team have had a busy year fundraising for the Nanaimo and District Hospi-tal Foundation. The group’s efforts raised $16,300 toward the purchase of equipment to diagnose and treat breast cancer in central Vancouver Island women.

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The Gabriola Wolves need the public’s vote if they hope to be BMO Team of the Week champion.

T he Wolves are among the 15 final-ists in the financial group’s youth soccer development contest, and Canadians can cast their online vote daily for their favou-rite BMO Team of the Week until Aug. 15 by visiting www.BMOsoc-cer.com.

The team with the most votes will win a $125,000 upgrade to its community soccer pitch, a team trip to see a Toronto FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC home game and

$5,000 for a charity of its choice.

“We are encouraging all Canadians from coast to coast to cast their votes online for one of the 15 finalist teams eligible to win a grand prize that will benefit an entire com-munity,” said Sandy Bourne, vice-president, sponsorships, BMO Financial Group.

The Wolves, a U10 team from Gabriola Island, are the only girls’ team on the island and must take a ferry for away games.

For more on the Wolves, please go to http ://community.bmo.com/soccer/con-tent/gabriola-wolves.

Two Nanaimo-based co-operatives will receive a share of $19,000 in grants from The Co-operators insurance group.

Cedar Opportunities Co-operative received $10,000 to assist in planning the open-ing of its Coco Café, owned and operated by families with devel-opmentally disabled members in Cedar and Yellow Point, and will employ people with developmental disabilities.

Nanaimo Car Share Cooperative’s mis-

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Stay-at-home fundsEllen Suettler of Nanaimo Lifeline, left, displays some of the equipment a $2,000 donation from John Heisterman and Joan Ryan of the Rotary Club of Nanaimo will help purchase. The gift goes to Lifeline’s Silent Guardian Fund which helps medically at-risk individuals stay at home longer.

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Communication contributionDino Tsembelis, left, and Carol Webber, right, of the Nanaimo Child Develop-ment Centre, accept an $8,000 cheque from Dan Richardson and Heather Starke of the Team Telus charitable giving program. Telus has been donat-ing to the centre since 1999 and is a long-time supporter through the Little Drummer Fund, Silly Boat Regatta and general donations.

Footholds Therapy Center is hosting a day of family fun in sup-port of children and their families dealing with autism.

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Kayak fishing derby launches

It will be paddle-power only as the Harbour City’s inaugural kayak fishing derby launches in support of the Nanaimo River Fish Hatchery.

The derby takes place Aug. 20 at Maffeo Sutton Park from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., and features events for the entire family.

Available workshops include kayak fishing, rigging kayaks, fly fishing and more. The grand prize is a kayak from Ocean Kayak.

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To the Editor,With Japan’s earthquake and

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Are members of the amateur radio community able to provide viable long-range communications without being tied to the conventional power grid or using conventional communication modes that invariably fail as each disaster unfolds?

This had led to a discussion of whether Vancouver Island University with its sizable student body could be considered ready to handle emergency communication if needed.

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Cloudy skies and a few showers didn’t dampen the giving spirit of golfers as the fourth annual Chicks with Sticks ladies charity golf tourna-ment raised $21,5000 for Kids Help Phone programs on Vancou-ver Island.

More than 80 ladies dressed in 1950s fash-ions par ticipated in the July 15 event at Cottonwood Golf Course, ensuring that Kids Help Phone’s counselors are avail-able for children at anytime, for any rea-son.

“I am thrilled with this year’s turnout and the enthusiasm of the golfers to raise money for a good cause,” said Mary Manhas, Chicks with Sticks co-chair-woman. “We fell just a few thousand shy of our $25,000 goal, but we will be back next year for the fifth annual tournament and we hope to exceed this year’s fundrais-ing.”

Kids Help Phone received more than 8,000 calls from the Nanaimo region in 2010.

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Gayle D. Warner

It is with our deepest sorrow that we share the news of Gayle Warner’s passing on July 15th, 2011. After many courageous battles with cancer, mom passed away in her sleep in Nanaimo, B.C. A small private service was held at Cedar Valley on July 21st, as per Gayle’s wishes. As news of our mother’s death began to spread, the stories of her life continue to fl ock back to her children, Bryan,Jason, and Heather. She will be remembered for her infectious laugh, her passionate joy in life, and the pride and love she held for her three children. Gayle will be greatly missed by her loving mother Gwen Moore who shared so much of her daily life with her daughter. Abbi,her best friend, loyal sidekick and love of her life, misses her ever so much as well. We thank you Mom for helping us overcome life’s challenges and for celebrating its blessings with us. We will miss your laugh, your tears,your hugs, and your love.

“Lead kindly light, lead thou me on…”

A Beaconof Hope

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Survey Party Chiefs,Survey Computations & Drafting Technologists.

A market leader in quality geomatics, engineering, and planning services, Focus Corporationis currently seeking Survey Party Chiefs as well as Survey Computations & Drafting Technologists to join our team in Fort St. John.

Along with an exciting, challenging and dynamic atmosphere, we offer an excellent compensation package that includes a competitive salary, excellent group health benefits, fitness program and an employer-matching group RRSP plan, along with the opportunity to work in a progressive environment. Focus provides a regional living allowance for those residing in Fort St. John and some positions may qualify for a signing bonus.

Fort St John, the “Energetic City” is located in the heart of majestic Peace River country. It is the largest regional service centre in northeastern BC with a thriving economy led by the oil and gas, agriculture and forestry industries. Currently more than 18,000 people, mostly young families, live in the Fort St John area. It boasts a safe, clean and nourishing community that gives back. For outdoor enthusiasts, Fort St. John offers many adventures within a short drive of the city. Numerous lakes and rivers offer excellent fishing and river boating. Campers can sample our many nearby provincial parks, or try one of the hiking and walking trails in the area.

Envision your career with a company that puts people first.fi

Now Hiring in Fort St. John Visit our careers section at www.focus.ca.

MAINTENANCE PERSON

A contract maintenance person is required to per-form routine inspections and preventative mainte-nance tasks for 3 barge camps. Responsibilities include but are not limit-ed to, painting fl oor boards, fi xing leaking faucets, replacing oil fi l-ters and troubleshooting mechanical issues.The camps are in remote locations only accessible by air and water. Appli-cants must be organized, have a minimum high school diploma, and ex-perience working with diesel engines. Prefer-ence will be given to those who have a weld-ing certifi cate and electri-cal experience.Please email your re-sume or summary of qualifi cations [email protected] or fax to 250-286-3868. We appreciate all those who apply, but only those chosen for an in-terview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

CALL FOR ENTRIES9TH ANNUAL

Kitty Coleman WoodlandArtisan Festival.

Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.

Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting SEPT 3,4 & 5

Applications for Artisans are available at

woodlandgardens.ca or phone 250-338-6901

PERSONALS

LOOKING for a wonderful Catholic/Christian single man, ages 48-57 for friendship/rela-tionship/life long commitment who understands the value of the Lord intertwined in our re-lationship. Drop me a line so we can meet for coffee at:[email protected] upon request. Thank you.

TRAVEL

GETAWAYS

PRIVATE 1 bdrm beach cabin, self-contained, 20 mins north of Qualicum. Weekly $500. (250)757-2094, (250)228-1320

TIMESHARE

SELL/RENT Your TimeShare For Cash! Our Guaranteed Services will Sell/Rent Your Timeshare For Cash! Our Guaranteed Services will Sell/ Rent Your Unused Timeshare for CASH! Over $95 Million Dollars offered in 2010! www.BuyAT imesha re . com (888)879-7165.

DEATHS

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SUNNY SUMMER Specials At Florida’s Best Beach-New Smyrna Beach Stay a week or longer Plan a beach wedding or family reunion. www.NSBFLA.com or 1-800-541-9621.

DEATHS

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES


BE YOUR Own Boss Learn to operate a Mini-Offi ce Outlet from home. Free online train-ing. Flexible hours. Great in-come.www.freedom-unlimited.info

HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS

VIDA MIA ~ Hair Salon & Day Spa

Looking for Hairstylists and Estheticians to join our team.

Resumes can be dropped at: 3396 Norwell Dr., Nanaimo or email:

[email protected]

to make an appointment.

HELP WANTED

2 PART TIME COOKS wanted for local college pub. Morn-ing/Lunch & late afternoon shifts, between 10 & 25 hrs/week each. Experience re-quired unionized work place. Resume/cover letter to 250-716-9184 or email to:[email protected]

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following jobs: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic. 2)Processor Operator. Fax re-sumes to 250-287-9259

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HELP WANTED

PART-TIMENIGHT CLEANER

Marquise Group is looking for a P/T Night Cleaner to join our team at a shopping mall located in Nanaimo, BC. Duties include maintain-ing the cleanliness of com-mon areas and washrooms. Previous experience using an auto - scrubber an asset.

Graveyard Shifts: 11:30pm – 5:30am.

Flexible availability req.Please Send resumes

to: [email protected] or fax

604.214.8526

RV Technician and a Ser-vice/Parts Administrator is re-quired immediately at Comox Valley RV. Please email your resume to [email protected] / call 250-871-4700.

Stuck On Designs is seeking a full time designer to work in our shop in Prince Rupert. Profi ciency in Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign is a must. Progressive shop with lots of opportunity. [email protected] or fax 250-624-6160. Please - no freelancers.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld con-struction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have construct-ed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

LINE COOK & Server, F/T, P/T. Must have exp. Apply with resume between 2-7: Granary Restaurant, Terminal Park Mall, Nanaimo, BC.

PROFESSIONAL/MANAGEMENT

NANAIMO Non-Profi t Housing So-ciety has an immediate opening for a full-time Buildings Manager. Email a request for additional information to [email protected].

TRADES, TECHNICAL

ROCK Construction & Mining Inc. is looking to hire for the following posi-tions: Experienced Hydraulic & Down Hole Drillers. Please forward resume to [email protected] or fax to (250) 828-1948.

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Garage SalesGarage Sales

Your moving andstorage resource

• New top notch equipment available for self moving customers

• Rent and sell an array of moving-related equipment and accessories

• People assigned to provide total service to your own dealership

• Dealer Web site offers online store, message boards and other resources

If you are interested please call:604-326-6600

or [email protected]

Must have existing business

NO CAPITAL INVESTMENTYou don’t pay a thing to become a U-Haul dealer.There is no franchise fee. No capital investment.

You’ll earn extra money simply by putting your unused landand labour to productive use.

U-Haul not only pays the highest commissions in the industry- (22%) on average-but we pay them on time, every time. Our dealers can count on us, as they have for more than a half century. Our commission rate for full time, full line automated dealer (rents all U-Haul equipment and open 7 days a week) is:

U-Haul Company of Canada Ltd.(British Columbia) is currently

looking for a dealer in your area.

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SAVING LIVES at Work, Home and Play!

• Level I - Aug 11, 13 & 15• Level II - Aug 22-26• Level III - Sept 12-23• Standard with CPR-C & AED- Aug 20 & 21

• Transport Endorsement- August 26• Emergency for Community Care- August 16

• CPRC with AED - Aug 13- Aug 17 & 18 (eves)• CPRC for Healthcare Providers - Aug 13• CPRC Renewal with AED - August 25• Marine Advanced First Aid - Oct 10 - 14• CPRC Renewal for Healthcare Providers

- Aug 14 (10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.)• Standard First Aid for Industry CPRC & AED

- Aug 9 & 10

St. John Ambulance

First Aid Training

WCB OCCUPATIONAL FIRST AID

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Streetwise Driving School

Summer Specialmer SJuly 1 - August 311 - Augu1 hr l1 hr. lesson $45/reg. $50$50

Two hr. lessons & use of our car for road test $150Two-hr. lessons & use of our car for road test $150We can book your road test

5 5 lesson package $215 plus tax/reg 50 $250

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Pickck-up & Drop off REEFROPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK / LATE EVENINGS AVAILABLE

Phone: 250.758.1490Book Online: [email protected]

P/T Sales Associate required for the Vancouver Islandarea to renew client ads & acquire new clients for our

publication in this established territory.Applicant must be self-motivated with some salesbackground and computer skills. Must have own

transportation. We supply all the sales tools for your success. Well established company.

Good renumeration including a bonus while working in your own community. Send resume to

[email protected] or call (250) 448-4883 for info.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

HELP WANTED


HELP WANTED

TRADES, TECHNICAL

HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS NEEDED Are you looking for steady, permanent employment with top compensation and compre-hensive benefi ts? We are now hir-ing Mechanics with commercial transport experience for our FORT ST JOHN operations. Successful candidates must be motivated, ea-ger to learn, be willing to work shift work, hold valid safety tickets, and complete a clean drug test. Troyer Ventures Ltd. is a privately-owned oilfi eld services company serving North-East BC and Western Alber-ta. For more information and to ap-ply, visit our website at www.troy-er.ca/employment



WORK ANTEDWW

AN OLD truck. An older man. Were just trying to make a buck. Could you use a hand? Call Gerry at 250-729-8030.

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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLSEDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS


PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

MR. SPARKLE CLEANING SERVICES

“Since 1992”Roof Demossing,

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

Call Jonathan 250-714-6739

COMPUTER SERVICES

COMPUTER PRO $25 service call for home or offi ce. MobileCertifi ed Technician. Senior’s Discounts. 250-802-1187.

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).

FENCING

J & R FENCING: A complete line of fencing. Farm, chain link, deer, electric. We also do Yard Clean-Up and manure sales. Call 250-802-2541.

GARDENING

ROB’S YARD Work. Reliable, honest. No job too small. Lawn maintenance, hedging, power washing, gutters, haul away. Insured. Free estimates. (250)729-5411

TREE PRUNING HEDGE/SHRUBMAINTENANCE Call the qualifi ed

specialist...certifi edArborist & Garden

Designer Ivan 250-758-0371


HANDYPERSONS

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

HAULING AND SALVAGE

JUNK TO THE DUMP. JobsBig or small, I haul it all! I recy-cle & donate any useableitems to local charities. CallSean, 250-741-1159.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ACORN HOME SERVICESHome improvements. Repairs.Doors/windows. Custom madearbors, decks, sunrooms, awn-ings, fences & lots more! Gar-ry, 250-591-7474.www.acornhomeservices.ca

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

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

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

JOURNEYMAN CARPENTERnew construction, reno’s, 25yrs. Reliable. (250)616-0990.

IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

IRRIGATION DOCTOR Instal-lations, Repairs. THE WATERCONSERVATION COMPANY.(250)616-3451

LANDSCAPING

BULLY’S LANDSCAPINGSummer clean-up specials:Power washing & pruningLawn Care Aerating & Power raking. Bobcat & excavating services. All your landscaping needs. 250-585-7177

MOVING STORAGE&

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

PAINTING

A-ONE PAINTING and Wall-papering. Serving Nanaimo for28 years . Senior Discount.Free estimates. 250-741-0451

Vancouver Island Painting

Interior ~ Exterior FREE ESTIMATES.

(250) 667-1189

PLUMBING

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

GARAGE SALES

BEST Garage Sale in town! 4013 Gulfview Drive (off, of Hammond Bay Rd) Sat Aug 13th 9am-1p.m. tools, craft supplies, kitchen and housewares. Rain or Shine.

WE’RE ON THE WEB

CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS

www.bcjobnetwork.com

SELL OLD STUFF!

Call 310.3535

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

DYNAMITE DEAN’S Rubbish Removal. Prompt, professional service. “No Messing Around!” 250-616-0625, 250-754-6664.

WINDOWS

40 years Experience Reno Windows,

Failed Sealed Units, Retractable & Residential

ScreensFree Estimates

Guaranteed Workmanship

250-753-4208

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

ANTIQUES/VINTAGE

APPLIANCES

DEEP FREEZE (Heritage), 22”W x 50” L x 34” H, perfect shape, $200. 250-758-0267.


BICYCLES

UNDER $100

4 LARGE golden bamboo plants, $50/each. (250)754-2048.

FRIENDLY FRANK

21” MAGNAVOX TV $10. Pair of speaker stands $25. (250)585-7411.

BEIGE/BROWN recliner, good cond. $70. Call 250-753-0744.

BUFFET & HUTCH French Provincial $99. 758-8985

DEEP FREEZER, 22”x45” $25. Table & 4 chairs, chrome legs, $25. (250)585-4085.

METAL BAKER’S RACK $50. Call (250)390-1833.


FRIENDLY FRANK

DENTURE BRIGHT, ultra son-ic cleaning system, dentures, partials, retainers, ortho appls, new, $20, 250-758-9447.

DINING ROOM table only with 1 foot drop leaf, 3’x4’ 6”, hard-wood, $45 obo. 250-729-0444.

EXERCISE BIKE $40 and Electric grass trimmer $12. 250-753-4798

FOUR VINTAGE wooden port crates + 2 collector bottles (1945 - 1985) rare & unique. $60 obo. 250-729-3881

GOLF CLUBS: Rt. & Lt. hand sets with bags and 1 cart $25/each. 250-758-0964

KIRBY VACUUM cleaner with attachments, good working or-der, $30. 250-729-0124.

LARGE RED suitcase on wheels, 29”x20”, new $70 but asking, $25. 250-753-4130.

PERSIAN-STYLE fringed wool rug, 8’x11’ with underlay. Good cond $65.(250)390-4713

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EMPLOYMENT Tran-sitions hosts a free Resumé Renovator workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at 101-155 Skinner St. To register, contact 250-714-0085.

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TOWN Farmers’ Mar-ket hosts its regular market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pio-neer Waterfront Plaza. Fresh produce, local food and baked goods and crafts.

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MASTERS meets 7 a.m. Tuesdays at ABC Restaurant on Mary Ellen Drive. For more information call 250-751-5204.

◆ ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS 24-hour meet-ing list information at 250-753-7513 or www.nanaimoaa.org.

◆ WOODGROVE TOAST-MASTERS Wednes-days 7:15-8:30 a.m. Improve communica-tion and leadership skills at Investors Group, 5070 Uplands Dr. at Turner Road. Call 250-741-4264.

◆ WEIGHT LOSS Sur-gery Support Group. Monthly meeting third Wednesday of the month, NRGH room G235, 7-9 p.m. Call 250-729-4183.

◆ NANAIMO COM-MUNITY Hospice Companions Through Grief drop-in program with trained facilitators for support of per-sons who are grieving the death of a loved one. Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon, 1729 Bound-ary Ave. 250-758-8857.

◆ UPLANDS LUNCH Bunch Toastmasters meets Wednesdays noon-1 p.m., 101-5070 Uplands Dr. www.uplandslunchbunch.com.

◆ SEPARATION AND Divorce Support Group meets every first and third Wednesday of the month. 7-9:30 p.m., Nanaimo Men’s Resource Centre, 418D Fitzwilliam St, side door. Call 250-716-1551.

◆ 60 PLUS DANCE to live music with Bowen Seniors at the Bowen Park ballroom, Thurs-days 7:30-10:30 p.m.

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BOWEN TERRACE- 1 bdrm, heat incld, sm pet ok. $690. Leave msg (250)245-8869.

CENTRAL NANAIMO. Harbour view, 1 Bedroom suites from $725. Spotless. Quiet. Close to ferry. NP/NS. Ref’s. Mark/Don 250-753-8633

GORGEOUS DOWNTOWN Condo. Character building. 1bdrm + den, 5 appliances, Skylights, WIFI, N/P, N/S $900. 250-754-2207

NANAIMO, 1 Bdrm suite with F/S. Hydro incl’d. Near VIU. $700/mth. N/S, pet neg. Avail Now. Call 250-618-5346.

N/CEN NANAIMOBright 1 & 2 bdrms

Heat & hot water incl.New carpet, sink, paintQuiet park-like setting

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Bright 1 & 2 bdrm Apt. New Paint, very clean & quiet in updated bldg.

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From $715 & $810Call 250-758-1246.

NANAIMO (near Seawall)- Large 1 bdrm, top fl r, clean quiet adult oriented bldg. Inclds heat, H/W, cable, park-ing & storage. NP/NS. Avail Sept 1. $650. 250-244-1761.

WORKSHOP/ LIVING SPACE FOR RENT Insulated 700 sq ft workshop- ideal for woodwork. One bedroom loft includes washer, dryer,dish washer. Lo-cated on 4 wooded acres in Cobble Hill (Arbutus Ridge area).Available Sept 1, 2011. $1250/m. Call 250-709-2010 for details.

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WORKSHOP/ LIVING SPACE FOR RENT Insulated 700 sq ft workshop- ideal for woodwork. One bedroom loft includes washer, dryer,dish washer. Lo-cated on 4 wooded acres in Cobble Hill (Arbutus Ridge area).Available Sept 1, 2011. $1250/m. Call 250-709-2010 for details.

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C. NANAIMO, 2 bdrm duplex, 650 sq.ft. W/D, storage, car-port, priv balcony, $725 + utils, Immediately. 1 yr term. refs req, N/S, N/P. 250-755-5121.

NANAIMO- 3 BDRM duplex, nice, clean, new carpet, low maintenance yrd. Available Now. $995+ utils. NS/NP. (250)797-2411.

NANAIMO- LRG 1 bdrm, ocean view, renovated, inclds laundry, covered prkging, heat. Refs. Close to Wood-grove Mall & bus. NS/NP. Available Aug 15. $795. 250-668-2497.

ROSSTOWN RD- SxS 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Fresh, clean, near all amenities, fenced yrd. NS/NP. $995. W/D hookup. Avail immed. 250-758-4871.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

CEDAR: ORGANIC gardeners paradise, 5th wheel, very pri-vate & quiet, $500 mo. Avail immed, (250)245-0014.

MODULAR HOMES

FRENCH CREEK- bright old-er 2 bdrm, open concept, 2 decks, laundry, lrg yard, RV parking, shed, $600+ utils. Qualicum Bay- bright older 2 bdrm+ den, 2 decks, laundry, lrg yrd, RV parking, shed, $600+ utils. Might consider pets, children welcome. Call or text to view Tuesday, Aug 2, evenings. 1-(778)999-6127.

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CENTRAL 3 bdrms + den, 2 bath, $1200. mo + util. NS/NP. Refs req. Call 250-758-2772.

COLLEGE- 3 BDRM, 1000 sq ft, 5 new appls, windows, fenced yard, sunroom, deck, carport. NS/NP. Refs. Aug 31. $1200. (250)754-1511.

DOWNTOWN NANAIMO, newly reno’d 1 bdrm + den, huge lot, deck, N/S, refs req, avail Sept. 1, $850 mo. Call Rick at 250-756-6490.

HAMMOND BAY, reno’d 1 bdrm cottage on .5 acre prop-erty, N/S, $790 + utils, call 250-758-8819.

HOSPITAL AREA, 3 bdrm, 2 full bath, 3 car garage, close to all amenities, N/S, N/P, $1150 mo + utils, call 250-756-6172 or 250-619-5446 after 6 PM.

OLD CITY 3bdrm, $1100 per month +utils. W/D, N/S. Pets considered. Avail. Sept. 1st. (250)753-7317

RENT TO OWN 1 bdrm house, cash back. Msg 250-753-1200

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OCEAN VIEW, bright, quiet 1 bdrm, 4 piece bath, N/S, N/P, utils incl w/ internet/cable, W/D, female. Avail now. $475 mo, call 250-751-2454.

S. NANAIMO Furnished room, $450. inclds utils, cable, inter-net. Working preferred. Man-datory SOBER LIVING house. Avail now. Lisa 250-740-0167.

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DEPARTURE BAY- furnished clean 1 bdrm w/ocean view. All utils included. $700. Available now. (250)751-1237.

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DEPARTURE BAY. Furnished 1 bdrm, spacious, TV, internet, phone incl’d, F/P. Shared laun-dry. Utils. incl, NS/NP, $795 Avail Sept 1. 250-751-3386.

DEPT. BAY 2B/R level entry. N/P, N/S. Reno’d. $950 utils incl. DD. Avail now 758-3446

DOWNTOWN NANAIMO- re-no’d 1 bdrm, $700. Utils & laundry incld. 250-591-1927.

HALF BLOCK from seawall on Cypress St., unique 1 bdrm level entry, priv park-like hideaway, yard, $850 incls all utils, Aug. 15, 250-616-0389.

HAREWOOD AREA, new 2 bdrm bsmt suite, no laundry, N/P, N/S, avail Aug. 1, $850 mo incls utils, 250-618-1401.

HOSPITAL AREA: 2bdrm new bathroom, new paint/lami-nate. Near schools, bus, shop-ping. N/S. pets ok. $900/utils incl. (250)755-1609

LADYSMITH - NEWLY reno’d 2 bdrm, 1 bath, ground fl oor, self contained, N/P, N/S. Refs req’d, avail Sept. 1, $950/mo. John 250-741-7739.

N. NANAIMO (near Wood-grove) 2 bdrm legal, w/d, park-ing. NP/NS, $950 inclds utils. Avail Aug 15. 250-713-0119.

UPLANDS AREA. Bright 2 bdrm. Priv. entr., fenced back yard, 4 appls, util. incl. NS/NP. $895. Sept. 1. 250-729-9155.

NORTH NANAIMO- 1 bdrm, private entrance/patio. NS/NP. $775 inclds utils. Refs req’d. Avail Sept 1. (250)751-2068.

VIU. 2-BDRM. Shared laun-dry, on bus route. N/S, no par-tiers, $720. + utils on sep. me-tre. Sept. 1st. 250-754-6514.

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BRECHIN 3BDRM, close to shop/bus/ferries. Ocean views. Lrg deck, family area. N/P. $1075/mo. (250)753-6681

DOWNTOWN: 3 B/R, F/S, pri-vate entrance, no laun-dry.Ref’s. $750/M. AvailableAug 6. Call Wayne 250-619-8608 or 250-753-5300

OLD CITY QUARTER: Lge 2 B/R W/view. No Smokers, N/P, $850/m Util incl. suits stu-dents. 753-3337 after 6 pm.

QUIET, QUALITY, furnished 2bdrm waterfront, ground level suite. 4 appliances, stairs to beach, $690/mo. Hourly, 12 min. ferry service to Nanaimo. Avail. Sept. 1, 2011 to April 31, 2012 N/P, N/S. View pics on line at Craig’s list. (250)753-4123 (250)758-4454

SOUTH NANAIMO Must See! Nice big 3.5bdrm, Upper house on quiet street $1200/m all inclusive 250-716-6541.

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BY GREG SAKAKITHE NEWS BULLETIN

The V.I. Raiders and West-shore Rebels face one another on the gridiron for the 20th time tonight (Aug. 6).

The Nanaimo squad hopes it ends the same way as the previ-ous 19 meetings – with a win for the Raiders.

The two Canadian Junior Foot-ball League teams are both com-ing off road victories in Week 1, as V.I. defeated the Langley Rams 39-13 and Vic handled the Chilliwack Huskers 37-8.

The rivals also faced one another in the pre-season, a 53-11 pasting by the Raiders.

“We beat them pretty badly, so they’re going to be wanting to come at us pretty hard and show that they’re a better team than that,” said Ranji Atwall, Raid-ers linebacker.

The V.I. team thinks that last month’s pre-season game was an indication of what to expect tonight.

“We played most of our start-ers, they played most of theirs, I think,” said Andrew Smith, Raiders receiver.

V.I.’s defensive players said they will be trying to focus on stopping Victoria’s run game and will also keep in mind that the Rebels’ QB Cat Todoro-vich likes to get rid of the ball quickly.

“We’ve just got to execute, stick to our man coverage…” said Evan Foster, defensive line-man. “We’ve got to bring our A game and play the best that we can.”

The Raiders were talking a lot this week about preparation. They didn’t feel they started last week’s game with enough physi-cality, so they intend to be bet-

ter in that area tonight. There’s no excuse not to be pumped up when they’re lining up against the hated Rebels.

“When we play Victoria it’s always going to be a physical game,” Atwall said. “They’re our rival and we want to show them that we own this rock.”

The Raiders franchise was founded in 2005 when most of

the Rebels players and coaches left Victoria to move to Nanaimo. There were hard feelings at the time and games between the teams are always emotional.

“They’re the Island rival, right?” asked Smith. “So it’s a pretty big deal and it’s been a big deal since we moved to Nanaimo.”

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momentum cost theNanaimo DBL Timbermena shot at the provincialtitle Thursday night afterlosing to the Ladner Pio-neers 7-3 in the West CoastSenior Lacrosse Associa-tion semifinals.

Nanaimo had fallen into a2-0 hole early in the series,but battled back to tie Lad-ner 2-2 to force Game 5.

Heading into the decid-ing game at the Lad-ner Leisure Centre, theTimbermen said they feltthey had the momentumas their big defence hadfound a way to shut downPioneer scorers. That wasthe case in Game 5, butNanaimo’s offence simplycouldn’t match Ladner’sattack.

“We created a few goodscoring chances but Ithought their goalie playedwell,” said Roger Dubyna,Timbermen coach. “In theend it was three or fourcritical mistakes that costus at least three goals.”

The loss took away anopportunity for the T-mento avenge a 3-1 leaguechampionship final seriesloss to the Tri City Banditsin 2010.

Instead, the Pioneersearned the right to takeon the defending leaguechampions in the 2011 edi-tion of the championshipfinal. Tri City defeated theValley Rebels 3-1 in theother semi-final series.

The winner of the Pio-neers-Bandits series willcontinue on to representB.C. in the President’s Cupnational championshiptournament.

S c o r i n g f o r t h eTimbermen in the losswere Ryan Clarke, KyleNoble and Shawn Swan-son.

DBL Timbermenlose to Pioneers in series finale

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This is the point in the season when a young football team is building its identity.

“People don’t realize we’re younger this year than we were last year,” said Matthew “Snoop” Blokker, Raiders coach.

A day after the team’s first game, the coach was already anxious to see what the Raiders could accomplish next.

“I just can’t wait to play,” Blokker said. “The more we play, I know the better we’re going to get. I’m really excited about it.”

The defence, in particular, has a lot of first-year Raiders, but there are also newcomers on offence and on special teams.

“There’s rookies all over the place,” said Andrew Smith, veteran receiver. “So it’s good to see people step up and make plays and fill spots.”

Veteran linebacker Ranji Atwall said the Raiders are “pretty pumped” about the new additions to the team.

“To see young guys strive on this level, it gets you pretty excited to play even harder,” he said. “It’s fun to see.”

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Goaltender Billy Faust makes a save with the Penticton Vees last season. TheNanaimo Clippers traded for the 20-year-old netminder earlier this week.

Clippers add one goalie with another on the way

BY GREG SAKAKITHE NEWS BULLETIN

The Nanaimo Clippers are rebuilding from the crease out.

The B.C. Hockey League team traded for veteran goalie Billy Faust this week, acquiring the 20-year-old from the Penticton Vees in exchange for future con-siderations.

Faust is from Altaloma, Calif., but as a BCHL vet he is not consid-ered an import player.

“It gives us a non-import goalie with some experience,” said Mike Vandekamp, Clippers GM. “He’s a

great kid, he’s very focused and a driven athlete.”

Faust posted an 11-7 record with the Vees in 2010-11 with a 3.38 goals-against average and an .894 save percentage.

The Clipper crease is filling up fast – Vandekamp is finalizing the signing of an import goalie, and last year’s tandem of Charles-Andre Pelletier and Charles-Alexy Pre-mont are both eligible to return.

“I didn’t bring them to the orien-tation camp because I wanted to look at some other goalies at the time,” said the GM. “They’re still with our club and we’ll see what happens between now and train-ing camp.”

Even when the goaltending pic-ture becomes clear, Vandekamp said he doesn’t tend to anoint a No. 1 guy in September.

IBILLY FAUST joins mix as Nanaimo has three netminders on roster.

“It just depends on what you have to work with at the time,” he said. “Every year, every scenario’s differ-ent. It’s going to be competitive for our goaltenders.”

ICE CHIPS … The Clippers also announced the commitment of

18-year-old defenceman Ryan Wellsthis week. The six-foot, 190 pounderfrom London, Ont. tallied four goals,10 points and 68 penalty minutes in28 games with the junior A GuelphHurricanes last season.

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Mosquito stars represent city

The Nanaimo Pirates mosquito AAA all-stars circled the basepaths one last time to wrap up a successful summer.

The boys’ rep baseball team finished fifth at the B.C. Minor Baseball Association’s Tier 1 championships in Richmond on the long weekend, winning two of four games in the round robin.

The mosquito AAA Pirates won the Vancouver Island zone championship the previous weekend in Victoria. At that tourney Nanaimo pounded Campbell River 12-6, beat Victoria 8-2 and then came from behind to beat Duncan 12-9 in an exciting Island final.

VIU b-ball camp starts Monday

The Vancouver Island University Mariners basketball program will share its knowledge with the next generation of players.

VIU athletics is hosting basketball camps for boys eight-18 and girls eight-17 this month at the university gym, starting with a co-ed day camp for kids eight-13. The $160 camp runs Monday (Aug. 8) through Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and consists of a half day of basketball drills and games and a half day of other sports, games and activities.

From Aug. 15-18 the Mariners will hold camps for girls 13-17, boys 12-14 and boys 15-18. The half-day camps cost $100 and the M’s promise “top-quality instruction and coaching in a fun and competitive environment.”

Visit mariners.viu.ca/community for more information. There will be on-site registration Monday morning.

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Nanaimo Diamonds bantam player Sam Walkosky pitches while teammate Leah Kitsul plays in at first base during the Softball B.C. championships in North Delta last month. The Diamonds won silver at provincials.

Nanaimo’s bantams worthy competitors

The Nanaimo Diamonds were right there with the best fastpitch softball teams in Western Canada.

The bantam B girls’ fastball team won three of its seven games at Softball Canada’s Western Cana-dian Championship last weekend in Saskatoon.

The girls played well enough to make it to the playdowns on the last day of competition Monday, when they finally fell 4-2 to the silver-medallist Moose Jaw.

The bantam Diamonds started the tourney July 29 with a 12-5 win over Edmonton’s River City Hor-nets. Hayley Craddock had a huge game, earning the pitching win and going 3-for-3 at the plate, fin-ishing a triple shy of the cycle.

In the second game that day, Crad-dock had two hits as the Diamonds lost 8-1 to the Saskatoon Raiders.

The next day, Nanaimo clobbered Brandon, Man.’s Westman Magic 15-5. Sam Walkosky was the win-ning pitcher and Taylor Sampson hit a home run and drove in five runs. Craddock and Marissa Boyle had three hits apiece.

The late game was a 7-5 loss to the Ice in which Craddock supplied two hits.

On Sunday, the Diamonds fell to the eventual Western champs, the Saskatoon Phantoms, by a 7-3 score. Paige Hughes had two hits and two RBIs and Sierra Spracklin also had a pair of hits.

The later game saw Nanaimo edge Winnipeg’s Manitoba Thun-der 4-3, with Craddock earning the ‘W’ and supplying two hits. Hughes had two RBIs.

In the tournament-ending loss, Sampson had two hits.

BASE LINES … At provincial championships the previous week-end, the Diamonds won silver med-als, falling to the Surrey Storm 6-1 in the final. Nanaimo won eight of its 10 games and had to play five times on the final day of the tour-nament. “It was an amazing dis-play of high-calibre fastball, com-bined with a ton of heart,” noted a team press release.

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