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Future of Armour’s Beach

Armour’s Beach is the current centre of con-troversy in Gibsons as Council seeks public

input on proposed designs that would revitalize the favourite swimming spot with new floats and updated shoreside amenities.

The Town’s first Municipal Hall, built in 1929 when the Village of Gibson’s Landing in-corporated, dominates the site. After the offices moved to the current site on South Fletcher, the Town leased the building to various communi-ty groups – most recently, as the clubhouse for

the Gibsons Rugby and Athletic Club (known as ‘The Pigs.’)

Although a recent report to Council by Parks Director Wendy Gilbertson included remov-ing and replacing the structure among its rec-ommended options, the future of the former Town Hall remains to be determined. In need of structural repair, and a seismic upgrade, the cost of the building’s replacement versus reno-vation will be reviewed by Council through a future staff report – as will the usage of this or

any future facility on the site.Staff and Council will be available to discuss

the concepts, proposed changes to site build-ings as presented to Council, plus placement of a proposed twinned swimming float, the area’s ecological and archeological sensitivity and other community concern at an upcoming Open House at the Town’s Council Chambers on Wednesday, January 8 from 3 to 7 p.m. Heather Jeal Jan poynter design ConCept

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The proponents of the Gibsons Public Market completed purchase of the former Yacht Club prop-erty in Gibsons Landing on Friday, December 20. The owners of the build-ing include the Town of Gibsons, Community Fu-tures, the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation and three families from the Sunshine Coast. Over the last three months the proponents successfully raised over $275,000 in donations for the Town of Gibsons that provided the Town with the neces-sary capital to become the largest owner of the build-ing. The objective over the next three to five years is for the Market to become totally owned by the Town of Gibsons.

The recently-registered non-profit Gibsons Public Market Society will lease the building from the ownership group and be responsible for the devel-opment and operation of the Public Market.

“In January vari-ous Committees will be formed to work on the various economic, cultural and educational compo-nents that we plan to have in the market,” said Nich-olas Sonntag, the Presi-dent of the Society. “We are working on the opera-tion of the current space and designs for the reno-vated building which will

eventually serve as the ex-panded permanent home for the Market. Elements of the Market will include local produce and other lo-cally made goods, a com-munity kitchen which will offer fresh and prepared delights, a marine educa-tion center, and entertain-ment profiling local music, arts and artists. In January, a number of volunteer work parties to clean the current building with the intent of making it avail-able for limited use by the end of March 2014.”

“Our plan is to make the current space available to groups who may wish to rent the facility for events like weddings, group meetings, celebrations, etc. as early as possible,” said Gerry Zipursky one of the main Market proponents.

“Although we have some operating capital for our startup phase, we want to generate revenue from the space as soon as possible. Making it available for public and private events will help us get there. We are also looking to start up some partial market relat-ed activities like a weekend farmers market and special events as soon as possible.”

“This last year has been quite an adventure for all of us and we have had the benefit of ideas, time and donations from almost a thousand people along the Coast – from Lang-

dale to Pender Harbour,” said Brian Smith, Execu-tive Director of Commu-nity Futures. “It has been a wonderful statement of public support from more than the Gibsons Com-munity. We really want this to be seen as a Sun-shine Coast initiative and so far we seem to have done that.”

“There is clearly a lot of work to be done to get the current site transformed into a fully function-ing public market,” said Sonntag. “Next year will involve a detailed design and engineering study with the hope we can start the renovation in early 2015 and have the final building structure available by the start of 2016. We plan to keep the communi-ty informed of our progress on a regular basis and will also be seeking volunteers to help us with the many challenges we face. In ad-dition we will be launching a fund raising campaign to help cover the costs of the renovation. From all of us on the Gibsons Pub-lic Market team we would like to thank the coastal community for their sup-port and donations. We wish you all a wonderful and safe holiday season and we are looking forward to working with you in 2014 as we embark on this excit-ing next chapter.”Submitted

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People receiving disabil-ity assistance benefits may take part in new projects aimed at increasing com-munity inclusion and ac-cessibility in BC thanks to $450,000 in funding from the Ministry of Social De-velopment and Social In-novation. The funding, distributed through the Disability Without Pover-ty Network, will support community groups to cre-ate projects that offer par-ticipation in volunteering, organized community activities, employment, learning new skills and building personal sup-ports.

“Working collabora-tively with groups that are encouraging community inclusion and accessibility helps us further our vision - and theirs,” said Don McRae, Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation. “Groups like the Disability Without Poverty Network will be key in helping the prov-ince achieve that goal.”

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In September 2013, the Disability Without Pov-erty Network issued a call for proposals to BC-based community organizations to apply for funding. They received 85 applica-tions from throughout the province. Twelve projects have been selected, repre-senting a broad range of disabilities and commu-nities. The projects begin over the next few months and will be completed by November 2014.

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In an effort to draw at-tention to the ongoing is-sue of 9-1-1 nuisance calls, E-Comm — the regional emergency communication centre for southwest BC — recently released a list of 2013’s most absurd reasons to call the emergency line.

Throughout the year 9-1-1 call-takers submitted ex-amples of calls they received that do not meet the test of an emergency call: A police, fire or medical emergency that requires immediate action because someone’s health, safety, or property is in jeopardy or a crime is in progress. Although the vast majority of people use 9-1-1 responsibly, there are count-less jaw-dropping examples of when it’s “not okay” to call 9-1-1.

”More than 2,500 calls flow through E-Comm every day,” says spokes-person Jody Robertson. “Our teams are dedicated to helping to save lives and protect property. For them,

E-Comm announces year’s top-ten most absurd 9-1-1 calls

having someone call 9-1-1 to ask for ‘the time of day’ is exasperating.”

E-Comm 9-1-1 call-taker Matthew Collins received the year’s num-ber one nuisance call: A request to rent a fire truck for a street party. “People don’t realize that when they call 9-1-1 for any reason that is not an emergency, they’re tying up valuable resources that are meant to be at-the-ready for people who are in serious need of help,” said Collins.

E-Comm’s top-ten 9-1-1 nuisance calls for 2013:1. “I’d like to speak to someone about renting a fire truck to block off a street for a party.” 2. Caller phoned 9-1-1 to get their date’s contact information so they could confirm details of their plans.3. Caller phoned 9-1-1 to report a missed newspaper delivery.

4. Caller asks 9-1-1 if they can get the ‘OK’ to drive in the HOV lane because

“traffic is backed up and they are late for an impor-tant meeting.”5. Caller dials 9-1-1 to activate voicemail on his cellphone.6. “I threw my phone into the garbage can and can’t get it out.”7. Caller dials 9-1-1 to ask for a morning wake-up call.8. Caller dials 9-1-1 to ask how to call the operator. 9. “Can an officer come over to tell my kids to go to bed?”10. “My son won’t give me the remote control.”

Robertson reminds the public that 9-1-1 is not an information line, it’s a life-line. 9-1-1 call-takers cannot answers questions about power outages, when the clocks turn back or lo-cal or international events.

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Editorial Opinion

Volume 12 • Issue 1

Letters to the Editor – Opinions

Apostrophe catastropheWith controversy once again swirling in Gibsons –

moving down the waterfront to Armour’s Beach – we hear from the grammatical sticklers that this beach was once the property of the Armour family. And therefore it is entitled to an apostrophe.

Current trends have eliminated apostrophes from ad-dresses – and leading the charge are the good folks of Canada Post. Streamlining addresses so they can be eas-ily read by the machines which sort our mail, Canada Post encouraged us to drop punctuation willy-nilly. Like the nice, polite Canadians we are, most of us fol-lowed the directions. Commas and apostrophes, and even periods, vanished – and with them, a nice old-fashioned look to the addressed envelope.

With fewer people addressing envelopes, the trend now is to remove punctuation from community names. The community first established by the Gib-son family, and which became internationally known (complete with apostrophe) as Gibson’s Landing, be-came abbreviated to Gibsons. Without the ‘Landing’ or the apostrophe, a certain charm of address slid off to the side. Oh, we still refer to Gibsons Landing, or even the cumbersome ‘Landing at Gibsons’ but it’s the apostrophe that made the name, and the lack of it that gives the community a slicker nomenclature but a less distinctive one.

The Hopkins and Grantham families settled further down the shoreline; their ‘Landings’ were landmarks as well, where the summertime ‘daddy boats’ arrived each Friday loaded with working men fleeing the city to their vacationing families. Until very recently, Granthams had its own post office and still has its own postal code. Note, however, that the name comes without the pos-sessive apostrophe; it has no ‘Landing’ left to possess. Either the Post Office or the BC Gazette shaved it off in the service of expediency.

Apostrophes, being somewhat archaic symbols, tend to be mis-used in modern society. With grammar no longer taught with the rigour of ‘olden days’ (mine, for example) commas, quotation marks, apostrophes, semi-colons and other symbols have devolved into components of ‘emoticons’ – those happy face images that pop up in correspondence in place of actual emo-tions expressed in words. In this New Year, let’s resolve to learn the correct usage, and placement, of grammatic symbols – and bring back the endangered apostrophe before it disappears forever.

-Heather Jeal, Editor

Clarifying community use

Carolyn Smith’s letter in support of community use of school facilities on behalf of CUPE 801 (Letters, The Local, Dec. 13) was great to see, and isn’t a surprise given CUPE 801’s wonder-ful community spirit. One point that should be clari-fied is the four-hour Sat-urday custodian that used to be required at Roberts Creek Elementary was paid for by the Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra. Re-cently the Orchestra moved to a different facility, in part because of these custodial costs. There was then no need, funding or position for a Saturday custodian for a number of months. Fortunately, the SCRD and school district embarked on a partnership that not only maintained our funded custodial time, but actually increased overall custodian hours at the school with SCRD funds and will al-low community groups to use the school on Saturdays with no need to pay extra custodial fees.

It’s also worth pointing out that it would be odd for a school district to regard its own employees as a “com-munity partner”; rather, we consider CUPE 801 an absolutely integral part of our team commitment at

School District 46 to life-long learning and educa-tional excellence, as well as a strategic plan that empha-sizes improved community partnerships. The initiative and leadership around these issues that Carolyn Smith displays in her letter strong-ly reflects these common or-ganizational beliefs. Silas White, DirectorBoard of Education, SD46

Ferries, time to make some major changes.

Our family has had our place on the Sunshine Coast for almost 85 years and I have been coming here for over 70 of them. I am a supporter of BC Fer-ries but in so many cases their hands are tied. The rhetoric at the BCF meet-ings I have attended is of-ten too much to take. I have seen many changes over the years but I think it is time for a major change.

I am proposing that a bridge to Gambier Island be built from the Sunshine Coast across Thornbrough Channel from approxi-mately Williamsons Land-ing to a point on Gambier Island north of New Brigh-ton. The bridge would be similar to the Halogaland suspension bridge currently under construction in Nar-vik, Norway. A two lane, limited access, divided road-

way would connect the east end of the bridge to a new BCF terminal at Halkett Bay near the south-east corner of Gambier Island. BCF could utilize two new intermediate-class ferries on the Horseshoe Bay - Halkett Bay route. Utilizing two smaller vessels with a short-er travel time would result in much better scheduling to meet the needs of the Coast’s travelers. Crossing time would be 20-25 min-utes depending the speed of the ferries used. Through buses from Sechelt and Gib-sons, travelling on the ferry direct to downtown Van-couver, is a possibility.

This is not a short term solution to everyone’s con-cerns but a long term plan. If adopted, planned expan-sion and modifications to the Langdale terminal would be shelved. Future vessel purchasing and de-ployment would take this long term plan into con-sideration. BC Ministry of Transportation would defi-nitely be a participant in the costs involved.

A number of topics have been considered but are too lengthy to include in this overview letter. My ex-panded proposal addresses the impact on Gambier Is-land, benefits to BCF and the people of the Sunshine Coast.Derek Johns, Gibsons

Yaysayer speaks outI’m a positive person. Call

me a yaysayer. I say yay to a Gibsons Harbourfront ho-tel that respects the height and massing provisions of the town’s zoning and OCP bylaws, fits the small maritime village character that visitors come here to enjoy, preserves the views and usability of upland and neighbouring properties, maintains unfettered public access to the waterfront and adjacent public spaces, and protects our drinking water aquifer from damage, incur-sion, or contamination.

I say yay to a three-storey hotel (one small enough to be mostly full rather than half-empty) with some con-dos, dining, retail, spa and meeting facilities that will be a positive addition to our jewel of a harbour. Katie Janyk, Gibsons

Letters to the Editor and Submis-sions are welcome on any topic of local or general interest. Opinions expressed are those of the writers and do not reflect opinions of The LOcaL publication. Letters should not exceed 300 words. Letters will be edited in the interests of style, clarity, legality, brevity and taste, as necessary. The LOcaL reserves the right to refuse publication of any submission. All letters must be signed and include place of residence and telephone number; names may be with-held from publication for valid reason by approval of the editor. E-mail letters to: [email protected] Deadline for letters and submis-sions is Monday at 3pm.

Polar Bears exist in GibsonsThe Gibsons Polar Bear Swim is now organized by

Gibsons Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, and held as scheduled (for the second consecutive year) at Armour’s Beach. Swim time was 10 a.m. Our story in the December 26 issue reported in error that this swim was unofficial and unorganized, as we did not have this information at press time.Editor


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New Year’s Greetings

Weston thankful for 2013’s successes

John Weston, MPWest Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country

The ending of a year, and the start of a new one, is a time to say thank you.

No matter what your belief, the year-end holi-day season is a time to give thanks for what peace we have, and express hope for greater peace on earth.

Many other reasons cause me to say thanks as I reflect on the year just passed: for all the caring people, regard-less of political stripe, who expressed concern for the eye surgeries I underwent.

I’m grateful for progress on national health and fit-ness, as the Bill we intro-duced makes progress in Parliament, hopefully to follow the successful path of the Tackling Crystal Meth and Ecstasy Bill which con-stituents helped me enact. At the same time, I give thanks for brave people re-covering from alcohol and drug addictions who go public to tell their stories.

I am thankful for prog-ress in fisheries and for the

partnerships reflected in our activist roundtable group in our riding; for recreational partnerships encouraged by the new program under Budget 2013; and for the Pacific Salmon Foundation, which also received extra help in Budget 2013.

For the environment, I’m thankful for the reminder from the Future of Howe Sound Society and others that we must look at our environment and economy as Siamese Twins, linked to-gether for our future welfare and for that of future gen-erations.

In the economy, I’m grateful to those who ac-knowledge the need to keep our youth here, at home on the Coast, in good jobs, and for effective enterprises and organizations here that have in the past five years worked with me to obtain an extraordinary amount of help from the Federal Gov-ernment, in their efforts to improve the quality of life

in our community. On the national scene, I give thanks that we’ve seen about a mil-lion jobs created since July 2009, although there’s still much more to do.

Finally, I’m thankful for the many staff and volun-teers who rally together with me each day in our mission “to serve passionately and effectively”, in our wonder-ful community, the “Most Beautiful Place on Earth”.

Happy New Year to all, and to all a happy, healthy, and successful 2014!

Simons focuses on ferries, agriculture for 2014

Nicholas Simons, MLAPowell River,

Sunshine Coast

An exciting New Year is approaching and I think we’re all ready for whatever it has in store.

As coastal residents and reliant on ferries, we know the government doesn’t think the way most of us do about their importance. On Saturday, January 18 there will be simultaneous rallies at specific locations from Langdale to Lund, to demonstrate the sincerity and urgency of our stron-gest request to government to maintain current service levels. Keep an eye out for announcements from the BC Ferry Coalition, and plan on coming out to a lo-cation not far from you be-tween 11:30 and 12:30 on that day.

Government has been

making threatening noises about interfering with the Agricultural Land Com-mission (ALC), an indepen-dent tribunal that was set up 40 years ago to protect farmland. Senior Liberal government officials have indicated their desire to hi-jack the ALC so it would make decisions in favour of only certain particular interests. I am working hard as the Opposition Critic for Agriculture along with citizens throughout the province, to ensure the ALC remains independent and effective. This becomes even more important as our population increases, and as climactic changes alter the reliability and predictability of our food supplies. It’s not about jobs for us or our

children, it’s about food for their children and genera-tions to come.

Best wishes for the Christ-mas season, and for the New Year to come.Nicholas, Maggie, Kim and the volunteers in both Upper and Lower Sunshine Coast Constituency offices.

Gibsons Asset Management Plan key project

Wayne Rowe, MayorTown of Gibsons

In a recent column, I spoke of progress we have made in 2013 to live up to the commitments we made in Gibsons’ strategic plan in 2012 to “strengthen the Town’s economic future and increase local opportunities, improve our communica-tions, protect our assets for the long term, and continue our commitment to excep-tional public service.” As 2013 draws to a close, we not only reflect back, but look ahead in anticipation of the opportunities and ex-pectations that characterize a new year.

In 2014, Council will focus on completing key projects identified in the 2013-2014 Strategic Plan, and in particular the Asset Management Plan. Two of the greatest challenges fac-ing us are to find ways to maintain the Town’s valu-able assets, and to provide the highest quality service at a level the community can afford. The Asset Manage-ment Plan will provide clear direction and strategies to achieve those goals.

We know that staying ac-tive in our beautiful seaside setting is important to our

residents – sufficiently impor-tant that I often see walkers bundled up against inclem-ent weather, determinedly

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Directors must be member businesses or owners of business-assessed property within the boundaries of the Business Improvement Area (http://secheltdowntown.com/what-is-a-bia).

In addition, prospective directors must support the goals of the society, which exists to “champion a unique, vibrant and attractive downtown.”

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It has been a busy and exciting year at the Gib-sons & District Public Library. Board and staff members completed a Strategic Plan providing a road map to help guide the library achieve its goals and vision from now until 2018. Accomplishments from the 2013 plan in-clude the development of a new logo, the launch of a new web site and secured funding to hire a commu-nity computer tutor.

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proximately 90,000 visits from members and visi-tors in 2013 and lent over 180,000 items. We hosted 292 programs with 4,398 attendees. Trivia enthusi-asts will be interested to know the book that circu-lated the most in 2013 was Ian Rankin’s Standing In Another Man’s Grave.

The library could not accomplish these achieve-ments without the support and commitment from our funders, community part-ners, members, and dedi-

cated volunteers and staff. Thank you!

Looking forward to 2014, the library will commemorate a special milestone; our 100th anniversary. Plans are underway for a number of special events; watch for invitations through-out the year to help with the organization and merry making!

Best wishes in 2014 from the board and staff at the Gibsons & District Public Library.

Mayor Wayne Rowe: (continued from page 5)taking their daily ‘consti-tutional’. The Town will continue to improve trails and bike lanes, making them more accessible and safer to use.

The Town will also focus on working with regional partners and local business organizations to continue to improve the local busi-ness environment. We will continue to develop the conditions that businesses need to thrive by stream-lining regulatory processes, providing reliable munici-pal services and developing

key partnerships with busi-ness, industry and other levels of government.

As an example, the Town recently amended the sub-division bylaw and intro-duced a practical, owner-friendly building process. This will make it easier to improve the exterior of ex-isting building sites, with-out triggering the more comprehensive Subdivi-sion Bylaw requirements designed primarily for new and major developments.

We also believe it’s cru-cial to partner in pro-moting the Coast to pro-spective new residents,

businesses and visitors. We will continue to co-fund economic develop-ment initiatives with our regional district partners in Elphinstone and West Howe Sound, and in partnership with the Gib-sons and District Cham-ber of Commerce.

These are just a sampling of our areas of focus for the year to come. As you make your own resolutions and commitments for the new year, on behalf of Council, I would like to wish you a healthy and prosperous 2014, full of opportunities and successes.

Sechelt’s wastewater treatment facility

John R. Henderson, MayorDistrict of Sechelt

I am looking forward to 2014 as the year when Sechelt completes several key projects and builds on what we are so fortunate to already have.

2014 will see us open our innovative Wastewater Treatment Facility, com-plete plans for the newly acquired property on Chap-man Creek and, with a bit more help from the com-munity, rebuild and en-hance the iconic Davis Bay Wharf.

In 2013, we’ve had con-siderable success attracting investment and new busi-nesses, including two hotel projects, the Coast’s first winery, installation of fibre optics to individual house-holds and plans for the ex-

pansion of Target Marine’s innovative and award win-ning technologies. And it’s looking like 2014 will build on these exciting events – thanks, in large part, to the hard work of the staff and directors of Sechelt Innova-tions Ltd.

As always, the new year will have its challenges. In response to such, I encour-age everyone – don’t “sur-render” to simply com-plaining about things. Complaining doesn’t help – in fact, it hurts. It plays into the hands of the few in our community who prefer conflict and turmoil – and it rarely results in a good out-come. Instead, consider all aspects of the issue and pro-pose thoughtful solutions.

We live in such a won-derful community with so much to offer. Let’s all commit to being positive, constructive and affirmative in 2014!

On behalf of all of us at the District, my best wishes to all for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2014.

Board invites public consultation in 2014

Betty Baxter, ChairSD46 Board of Education

It is an honour to be se-lected by my peers as Chair of the Board of Education for School District No. 46 (Sunshine Coast). Like other local governing bod-ies, we expect this year to be a busy and productive one for our students, staff and community.

For SD46 the New Year begins with lots of consulta-tion: on the school calendar, on the budget for 2014/15 and on new catchment area boundaries to address over-crowding at West Sechelt Elementary School. We hope you will make your views known both in person and by visiting our website

at www.sd46.bc.caThe coming year will also

be one of celebration as we open a new Gibsons El-ementary School in the fall and celebrate more Out-door Education initiatives and many other creative learning adventures in our schools. The year will close with the swearing in a new Board of Education after the Municipal elections in November.

Whether through con-sulting, celebrating or exer-cising your democratic vote, we urge you to participate, talk to your elected trustees and SD46 staff and manage-ment to help us to continue

to build the best school dis-trict in the province. It will happen when we all work together!

Wishing everyone a healthy, safe and happy New Year!

Library celebrates centennial in 2014

Tracey Therrien, Chief Librarian

Gibsons & District Public Library

Staff at the Gibsons & District Public Library gear up for an exciting year with plans to celebrate 100 years of service to the community. PHoTo SuBMiTTED


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Bring broth to a boil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken, onion, and celery, and re-turn to a boil. Reduce heat, and sim-mer 30 minutes or until chicken is

tender. Remove chicken from pan, and let cool slightly.

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Comforting and calorie-wise stew welcomes new yearWith snow a dis-

tant memory and rain dripping from the eaves, a new year be-gins. The soul craves comfort food, even as the new year resolu-tions call for lighter fare for a ‘new you.’

Nothing lends itself to budget-savvy and calo-rie-conscious meals with a high comfort factor like soup. Make it thick with vegetables, like a stand-alone stew, or pu-ree for a sophisticated and filling first course.

Chicken and Vegetable Stew

• 1 litre container of fat-free chicken broth

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frozen white corn• 1 (16-ounce) package

frozen baby lima beans• 1/3 cup ketchup

• 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

• 1/4 cup chopped country ham

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vinegar• 1 teaspoon

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Jan. 46th Roberts Creek Scouts Bottle Drive, at Caps Off, Sechelt (behind Claytons),9:30 – 4:00. Call 604-885-2282 or 604-741-7282 for pickupJan. 7 – 8Auditions: Funtastics Vaudeville 2014, at St. Hilda’s Church Hall. Call Berni G: 604-886-6827 for appt.Jan. 8 – Feb. 9Friends of the Gallery (FOG) Exhibition, at SC Arts Centre, Trail Ave. & Medusa, SecheltJan. 8Friends of the Gallery (FOG) Exhibition Opening Reception, at SC Arts Centre, Trail Ave. & Medusa, Sechelt 7 – 9pmJan. 10Dinner Music with Brett Wildeman, Roberts Creek Legion, Dinner 5:30 – 9pm, Music 6 – 7:30pmJan. 10Coffee House, Pender Harbour School of Music, Madeira Park, 7pm

Jan. 116th Annual Hop Scotch, Pender Harbour Golf Club, 7pmJan. 11Artist Reception: Celebrating African Grandmothers, Heroes of the Continent, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 1 – 4pmJan. 11Stanton Paradis CD Release Show, Coopers Green Hall, 7pmJan. 17Friday Night Live Coffeehouse, Roberts Creek Legion, 8pmJan. 18The Midds and Zen Archer Collective, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pmJan. 24 – 26A Weekend of Beethoven with Kai Gleusteen & Catherine Ordronneau, Pender Harbour School of Music, Madeira Park, Jan. 24 – 7:30pm, Jan. 25 & 26 at 2pmJan. 25Robbie Burns Night, Sechelt Legion. Details TBA


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Back by popular de-mand, 2012 Chamber Music Festival favourites Catherine Ordronneau and Kai Gleusteen bright-en late January with a full weekend basking in the warmth of Beethoven so-natas for violin and piano – all 10 of them!

Kai Gleusteen began to play the violin at age five in his native Calgary. Fol-lowing a move to Europe, Gleusteen began his ac-claimed partnership with Catherine Ordronneau in 1999. In 2000 he became Concertmaster of the Or-chestra del Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona where his playing was termed as having “an incandescent

Enjoy a weekend of Beethoven Jan. 24 - 26

Pianist Catherine Ordron-neau joins violin virtuoso Kai Gleusteen to deliver all ten Beethoven piano and violin sonatas over the Janu-ary 24 weekend at Pender Harbour School of Music. PHOtO SuBMitted

technical brilliance as well as an irresistible seductive power.”

Catherine Ordronneau spent many years as a scholar of European his-tory, literature, and music before awards from presti-gious piano competitions in France launched her on a series of radio and TV broadcasts, and concert en-gagements. One London critic noted she delivers “...mesmerizing performance in which her ability to summon a myriad of co-lour is allied to total artistic integrity.”

The weekend program is presented by Pender Har-bour Chamber Music Fes-tival Committee and spon-

sored in part by Jan and Les Falk, Wayne Jobb in memory of Pat Jobb, and Doreen Lee in memory of Ray Lee. Tickets are $25 each or $60 for the week-end (students: $15 each or $30 for the weekend) and available at Harbour Insur-ance in Madeira Park, John Henry’s Marina in Garden Bay, Sechelt Visitor Info Centre, and Gaia’s Fair Trade in Gibsons.• Friday, Jan 24 ~ 7:30 pm Sonatas 1, 4, 7• Saturday, Jan 25 ~ 2:00 pm Sonatas 3, 6, 9 (Kreutzer Sonata)• Sunday, Jan 26 ~ 2:00 pm Sonatas 2, 5 (Spring Sonata), 8, 10Submitted

For more than 25 years the Friends of the Gallery (FOG) exhibition at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre has been a popular annual event. All current and new Sunshine Coast Arts Council mem-bers are invited to display one work of art they have pro-duced in the last year. This year the FOG exhibition runs January 8 through to February 9 at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Trail and Medusa in Sechelt. Join the artists for the opening recep-

tion on Wednesday, January 8 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

An amazing number of visual artists live on the Sunshine Coast and many participate in this group show to share their accom-plishments, techniques and ideas. In the last few years the number of artists in the exhibition has reached nearly 100. With that many artworks included there is always a good selection of media and styles. Submitted

Arts Centre FOGged inFor a fabulous fourth

year, The Funtastics fling audiences back to the days of vaude-ville. Zany skits, music, dance, and wisecrack-ing comedy provide two hours of rapid-fire high-energy entertainment. In its heyday (in the first half of the twenti-eth century) vaudeville was a combination of American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and Britain’s Got Talent.

Some of the era’s great-est entertainers (like the Marx Brothers) built their acts before the unforgiving audiences of the vaudeville cir-cuit. Want to strut your stuff on stage in Sechelt? Book an audition time with Miss Berni G at 604-886-6827. Au-ditions will be held on January 7 and 8 at St. Hilda’s Church Hall, Sechelt.Submitted

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Stanton Paradis finds Good Road Home Sunshine coast acoustic

guitar duo Stanton Paradis (Joe Stanton and Simon Paradis) hosts an evening of original music at Coopers Green Hall in Halfmoon Bay on Friday, January 11 as they officially release their new CD, Good Road Home, to the world. With virtuoso ukulele/guitarist/singer/songwriter Guido Heistek opening the show with a 7:30 p.m. start, the evening promises an eclectic blend of styles and songs. Tickets are $15 and avail-able at Fawn Road Market and Halfmoon Bay General Store, and at the door.

Recorded live in Half-moon Bay, this off-the-floor acoustic CD blends roots, blues, fingerstyle and folk traditions into a Northwest Coast gumbo of storytelling songs. Good Road Home showcases Stanton and Par-adis’ diverse musical talents – full of rich acoustic guitar tones and finger-pickin’ fi-nesse. Born in the wake of Paradis’ 2008 life-threaten-

ing brain and spinal cord injury, the songs are a tes-tament to the duo’s fifteen-

year friendship and collabo-ration and helped Paradis transcend his injuries.

More information: www. stantonparadis.comSubmitted

Joe Stanton (left) and Simon Paradis. PHOtO SuBMitted


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Inspired by the Japa-nese concept of ‘Shinrin-yoku’ or ‘forest bathing,’(a short, leisurely trip to the forest regarded as similar to natural aromatherapy) ELF developed the Health Trail to provide an acces-sible escape from the noise and stress of the city. In-troduced in 1982 by the Forest Agency of Japan, forest bathing is now a recognized relaxation and stress management activity in that country. Evidence is mounting, they say, that contact with nature

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It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle some-

thing, that quality of air, that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.”

~ Robert Louis Stevenson ~

provides positive effects on physical, emotional and mental wellbeing and that breathing in forest air, which contains significant amounts of wood essential oils and their antimicro-bial compounds, assists immune system.

Mt. Elphinstone Pro-vincial Park, created June 29, 2000, protects a mixed old growth and sec-ond growth forest and the very diverse and rich fun-gi populations associated with the forest while pro-viding local and regional

recreation opportunities for fungi interpretation and viewing, hiking and mountain biking. All three of the park sites are relatively small and could be impacted by adjacent development or forestry activities.

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this first issue of the year, each horoscope entry will provide an overview of themes and trends that can be expected in 2014. The year begins with a dynamic exchange of en-ergy between Mars, Jupi-ter, Uranus and Pluto. All 4 of these planets are in Cardinal Signs which are symbolic of deliberate ini-tiative. The particular ‘as-pects’ or energy exchanges between them indicate powerful assertions of change affecting us indi-vidually and socially. This particular series of inter-actions already began in mid-December. As usual many of these will stem from official places and certainly not all of them will prove popular. We can expect more of the same over the first six weeks or so anyway of 2014. On February 18, 2014 the Moon’s Nodes will leave Scorpio and Taurus and enter Libra and Aries. This 18 month cycle will coincide with aggressive social elements seeking a new quality of diplo-matic exchange towards fairer solutions. The other big news includes Jupiter entering Leo in mid-July 2014. This combination is combustible, inflated and dramatic. Positively, it could produce more support of the arts and to services and laws linked to the health and welfare of children. As well, we will likely witness new, char-ismatic leaders coming to the fore boasting pow-erful slogans of change. 2014 is a universal 7 year which is also in sync with the themes mentioned be-cause it also indicates ini-tiation. Since it coincides with the year of the Wood Horse, we can expect 2014 to be very fast paced and dramatic packed new initiatives that will spur humanity on to its next stage of evolutionary ex-perience.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)Cultivating a new qual-

ity of exchange in some of your closest relationships will be a core theme in 2014. You will continue to undergo measurable changes which may be linked to the way you look, think and conduct your af-

fairs generally. At best, this includes a steady rise of power, authority, responsi-bility and confidence.Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)

Plans, dreams and schemes that have been brewing in the back of your mind for a long time will be brought out into the open this year. By mid-summer the pace should slow and the scope narrow compared to the past cou-ple of years. This will help you to feel happier and more at peace. Still, your sights set on the future will remain a core focus.Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)

A steady learning curve with a major focus on health and/or the overall quality of your lifestyle will continue. You will feel in-spired to do something ex-tra special in 2014. Yet, to make your dreams, visions, hopes and wishes come true, you will be challenged to be more disciplined. Expect to work harder to-wards realizing measurable results and returns.Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)The process of or at least

the prospect of entering new territory somehow will con-tinue through the first half of 2014. Then even more attention will be directed to home and family than usual. Learning about and making investments will gain your attention especially during the second half of the year. Generally, your financial pic-ture stands to improve.

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)You will become more as-

sertive and decisive this year. Your focus upon the future will inspire and/or challenge you to increase your network of friends and contacts. By summer you will be in the mood to take bigger risks than usual. Increasing the scope and quality of your creative abilities especially where financial returns is featured will emerge as a core motivation.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Knowing your direction

and empowering your focus with knowledge will con-tinue all year. Taking cal-culated risks to strengthen your professional standing will remain a core theme. This could include a steady increase in your scope of friends and professional contacts. Yet, you will be inspired and perhaps chal-lenged to move on somehow without looking back.

Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)A process of establish-

ing a whole new founda-tion which began about 1.5 years ago will continue this year. It will require, however, that you become

even more assertive, deter-mined, decisive and disci-plined. Beginning in July this practical focus will turn to include a broader scope of social, political and/or humanitarian in-terests and causes.Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)

A process of devising, designing and implement-ing the next major focus of your life will continue in 2014. Philosophical and/or metaphysical interests, especially towards gaining a clearer sense of your own individuality and particu-lar needs will remain im-portant all year. Yet, the fo-cus will swing significantly to the importance of rela-tionships by summer.Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)

The cycle of clearing, purging, dissolving and completion in your overall lifestyle will continue in 2014. According to your evolutionary need this pro-cess has probably already proven to be quite dramat-ic. At best, you are feeling more liberated. The pres-sure will ease off somewhat during summer and will guide you to be more social and communicative.Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19)

Increasing your scope of influence will continue in 2014. In fact, you can expect it to go up a notch or two before spring. It re-mains important that you forge even stronger alli-ances with other key pow-er players. As well, make sincere efforts to clear past debts and any other li-abilities. Aim to establish a positive momentum by summer anyway and it could produce significant returns.Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)

The steady if challenging task of refining your skills and establishing a more powerful place for yourself in the world will continue in 2014. The good news is that the cloud cover on your emotions will begin to clear by March. As well, your scope of social out-reach will begin to increase by early summer. Overall, you can expect a progres-sive year.Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)It is important that you

build a promising momen-tum by summer that will help see you through and into 2015. You will have to pay more attention to the details this year so do what you can to keep your mind clear and sharp. It may prove necessary for you to deepen your commitment, resolve and efforts. Set a de-termined pace early in the game to win.


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