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Sunshine Coast, British Columbia • www.thelocalweekly.ca • Thursday, January 14, 2016 Sechelt's New Manager Page 5 FREE WEEKLY COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER THIS WEEK MEMBER OF Holy Crap Partnership Page 5 Volume 14, Issue 02 Robbie Burns Dinner Page 13 The newest vessel from Coastal Craft was launched at Gibsons Jan. 7. The $4.5-million yacht, which is 65 feet long and includes an elevator, is headed for the U.S. east coast. See story page 3. RIK JESPERSEN PHOTO Luxury Launch Help With Your Resolutions Page 12 GUARANTEED DISTRIBUTION Delivered to all residences by Canada Post, on the BC Ferries & in all businesses. Are you getting the best results for your advertising dollars? Take the guesswork out of it and switch to the Local. We guarantee our distribution! 13,100 copies every Thursday rain or shine. Look for these inserts: Home Hardware Guardian The Brick Gibsons Public Market Explained Page 7 MAJOR APPLIANCES 2015 MODEL CLEARANCE PLUS, SAVE AN ADDITIONAL 10% ON CLEARANCE FLOOR MODELS SECHELT 5501 Inlet Ave. 604-885-5141 OPEN: Mon -Fri 9:30am-5:30pm Sat 9:30am-5 pm Sun 11am-4pm Catalogue desk is closed on Sunday Your Hometown Store in Sechelt Thank you for Shopping Local! MAJOR 20 015 MODEL M PRICE PROTECTION GUARANTEE. JANUARY 14 - 20! ALL ORGANIC & LOCAL PRODUCE, BULK, GROCERY, MEAT & DAIRY, VITAMINS & HERBS 689 GIBSONS WAY Best Health Food Store ON THE COAST! OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 604-886-1522 BIG Vitamin & Supplement SALE

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The Local Weekly January 14, 2016

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Page 1: The Local Weekly January 14, 2016

Sunshine Coast, British Columbia • www.thelocalweekly.ca • Thursday, January 14, 2016

Sechelt's New ManagerPage 5

FREEWEEKLYCOMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

THIS WEEK

MEMBER OF

Holy Crap PartnershipPage 5

Volume 14, Issue 02

Robbie Burns DinnerPage 13

The newest vessel from Coastal Craft was launched at Gibsons Jan. 7. The $4.5-million yacht, which is 65 feet long and includes an elevator, is headed for the U.S. east coast. See story page 3. RIK JESPERSEN PHOTO

Luxury Launch

Help With Your ResolutionsPage 12

Guaranteed dIStrIButIOn

delivered to all residences by Canada Post, on the BC Ferries

& in all businesses.

are you getting the best results for your advertising dollars?

Take the guesswork out of it and switch to the Local.

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rain or shine.

Look for these inserts:Home Hardware

Guardian The Brick

Gibsons Public Market ExplainedPage 7

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Sale prices on this page in effect Thurs., Jan. 14 to Wed., Jan. 20, 2016, while quantities lastiPod is a Trademark of Apple Inc. *This savings offer excludes items with prices ending in .97 & clearance items.

†Customer must register their Sears Club Rewards Card in order to redeem points and take advantage of Sears Club Rewards Program offers and benefits.

Look for the ENERGY STAR® logo. It shows that the product meets ENERGY STAR speci cations for energy ef ciency.

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59999REG. 2399.99

T6.3 TreadmilliPod compatible. Lifetime warranty on frame, 25-year on motor and 1-year on parts.

WEBCODE:W-0629477

2.6CHP

• 20 programs• 20 x 55 treadbelt

• 0-10% incline• 0-10 mph

ALL FITNESS EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES

ON SALE*!See Pg. 3 for More Great Offers!

JOIN THE NEW SEARS CLUBTM

REWARDS PROGRAM TODAYAND REGISTER† YOUR CARD AT sears.ca/searsclub, BY VISITING ANY SEARS STORE OR BY CALLING 1 844 395 0025

CLEARANCESAVE $1000

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27.6 cu. ft. French door fridge with bottom freezerIce maker in freezer.WEBCODE: W-4670413

CLEARANCESAVE $100

39995WAS 499.99

Tall tub dishwasher5 cycles. 55 dBA.White also ON CLEARANCE WEBCODE: W-2215473

CLEARANCESAVE $400

89995WAS 1299.99

5.7 cu. ft. true convection rangeTurbo BoilTM element. White also ON SALEWEBCODE: W-2265313

CLEARANCESAVE $600189990 WAS 2499.98 PAIR

Front-load steam laundry pair with AST24.6 cu. ft. high-efficiency washer. #494577.4 cu. ft. dryer. #89457Pedestals sold separatelyWEBCODE: W-2649450

CLEARANCESAVE $700129990 WAS 1999.98 PAIR

Front-load laundry pair with AST4.1 cu. ft. high-efficiency washer. #494127.3 cu. ft. dryer. #89412

Pedestals sold separatelyWEBCODE: W-2649410

36" wide

MAJOR APPLIANCES

2015 MODEL CLEARANCE

PLUS, SAVE AN ADDITIONAL 10% ON CLEARANCE FLOOR MODELS

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Sale prices on this page in effect Thurs., Jan. 14 to Wed., Jan. 20, 2016, while quantities lastiPod is a Trademark of Apple Inc. *This savings offer excludes items with prices ending in .97 & clearance items.

†Customer must register their Sears Club Rewards Card in order to redeem points and take advantage of Sears Club Rewards Program offers and benefits.

Look for the ENERGY STAR® logo. It shows that the product meets ENERGY STAR speci cations for energy ef ciency.

ENGLISH QC

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MEDIA #: DD012D116 ZONE: NED PAGE #: 1 ENG

ENGLISH QC

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NED 1

SAVE 75%

59999REG. 2399.99

T6.3 TreadmilliPod compatible. Lifetime warranty on frame, 25-year on motor and 1-year on parts.

WEBCODE:W-0629477

2.6CHP

• 20 programs• 20 x 55 treadbelt

• 0-10% incline• 0-10 mph

ALL FITNESS EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES

ON SALE*!See Pg. 3 for More Great Offers!

JOIN THE NEW SEARS CLUBTM

REWARDS PROGRAM TODAYAND REGISTER† YOUR CARD AT sears.ca/searsclub, BY VISITING ANY SEARS STORE OR BY CALLING 1 844 395 0025

CLEARANCESAVE $1000

169995WAS 2699.99

27.6 cu. ft. French door fridge with bottom freezerIce maker in freezer.WEBCODE: W-4670413

CLEARANCESAVE $100

39995WAS 499.99

Tall tub dishwasher5 cycles. 55 dBA.White also ON CLEARANCE WEBCODE: W-2215473

CLEARANCESAVE $400

89995WAS 1299.99

5.7 cu. ft. true convection rangeTurbo BoilTM element. White also ON SALEWEBCODE: W-2265313

CLEARANCESAVE $600189990 WAS 2499.98 PAIR

Front-load steam laundry pair with AST24.6 cu. ft. high-efficiency washer. #494577.4 cu. ft. dryer. #89457Pedestals sold separatelyWEBCODE: W-2649450

CLEARANCESAVE $700129990 WAS 1999.98 PAIR

Front-load laundry pair with AST4.1 cu. ft. high-efficiency washer. #494127.3 cu. ft. dryer. #89412

Pedestals sold separatelyWEBCODE: W-2649410

36" wide

MAJOR APPLIANCES

2015 MODEL CLEARANCE

PLUS, SAVE AN ADDITIONAL 10% ON CLEARANCE FLOOR MODELS

QC

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JAN. 14 to JAN. 20 |

Sale prices on this page in effect Thurs., Jan. 14 to Wed., Jan. 20, 2016, while quantities lastiPod is a Trademark of Apple Inc. *This savings offer excludes items with prices ending in .97 & clearance items.

†Customer must register their Sears Club Rewards Card in order to redeem points and take advantage of Sears Club Rewards Program offers and benefits.

Look for the ENERGY STAR® logo. It shows that the product meets ENERGY STAR speci cations for energy ef ciency.

ENGLISH QC

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MEDIA #: DD012D116 ZONE: NED PAGE #: 1 ENG

ENGLISH QC

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SAVE 75%

59999REG. 2399.99

T6.3 TreadmilliPod compatible. Lifetime warranty on frame, 25-year on motor and 1-year on parts.

WEBCODE:W-0629477

2.6CHP

• 20 programs• 20 x 55 treadbelt

• 0-10% incline• 0-10 mph

ALL FITNESS EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES

ON SALE*!See Pg. 3 for More Great Offers!

JOIN THE NEW SEARS CLUBTM

REWARDS PROGRAM TODAYAND REGISTER† YOUR CARD AT sears.ca/searsclub, BY VISITING ANY SEARS STORE OR BY CALLING 1 844 395 0025

CLEARANCESAVE $1000

169995WAS 2699.99

27.6 cu. ft. French door fridge with bottom freezerIce maker in freezer.WEBCODE: W-4670413

CLEARANCESAVE $100

39995WAS 499.99

Tall tub dishwasher5 cycles. 55 dBA.White also ON CLEARANCE WEBCODE: W-2215473

CLEARANCESAVE $400

89995WAS 1299.99

5.7 cu. ft. true convection rangeTurbo BoilTM element. White also ON SALEWEBCODE: W-2265313

CLEARANCESAVE $600189990 WAS 2499.98 PAIR

Front-load steam laundry pair with AST24.6 cu. ft. high-efficiency washer. #494577.4 cu. ft. dryer. #89457Pedestals sold separatelyWEBCODE: W-2649450

CLEARANCESAVE $700129990 WAS 1999.98 PAIR

Front-load laundry pair with AST4.1 cu. ft. high-efficiency washer. #494127.3 cu. ft. dryer. #89412

Pedestals sold separatelyWEBCODE: W-2649410

36" wide

MAJOR APPLIANCES

2015 MODEL CLEARANCE

PLUS, SAVE AN ADDITIONAL 10% ON CLEARANCE FLOOR MODELS

QC

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JAN. 14 to JAN. 20 |

Sale prices on this page in effect Thurs., Jan. 14 to Wed., Jan. 20, 2016, while quantities lastiPod is a Trademark of Apple Inc. *This savings offer excludes items with prices ending in .97 & clearance items.

†Customer must register their Sears Club Rewards Card in order to redeem points and take advantage of Sears Club Rewards Program offers and benefits.

Look for the ENERGY STAR® logo. It shows that the product meets ENERGY STAR speci cations for energy ef ciency.

ENGLISH QC

1

MEDIA #: DD012D116 ZONE: NED PAGE #: 1 ENG

ENGLISH QC

1

NED 1

SAVE 75%

59999REG. 2399.99

T6.3 TreadmilliPod compatible. Lifetime warranty on frame, 25-year on motor and 1-year on parts.

WEBCODE:W-0629477

2.6CHP

• 20 programs• 20 x 55 treadbelt

• 0-10% incline• 0-10 mph

ALL FITNESS EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES

ON SALE*!See Pg. 3 for More Great Offers!

JOIN THE NEW SEARS CLUBTM

REWARDS PROGRAM TODAYAND REGISTER† YOUR CARD AT sears.ca/searsclub, BY VISITING ANY SEARS STORE OR BY CALLING 1 844 395 0025

CLEARANCESAVE $1000

169995WAS 2699.99

27.6 cu. ft. French door fridge with bottom freezerIce maker in freezer.WEBCODE: W-4670413

CLEARANCESAVE $100

39995WAS 499.99

Tall tub dishwasher5 cycles. 55 dBA.White also ON CLEARANCE WEBCODE: W-2215473

CLEARANCESAVE $400

89995WAS 1299.99

5.7 cu. ft. true convection rangeTurbo BoilTM element. White also ON SALEWEBCODE: W-2265313

CLEARANCESAVE $600189990 WAS 2499.98 PAIR

Front-load steam laundry pair with AST24.6 cu. ft. high-efficiency washer. #494577.4 cu. ft. dryer. #89457Pedestals sold separatelyWEBCODE: W-2649450

CLEARANCESAVE $700129990 WAS 1999.98 PAIR

Front-load laundry pair with AST4.1 cu. ft. high-efficiency washer. #494127.3 cu. ft. dryer. #89412

Pedestals sold separatelyWEBCODE: W-2649410

36" wide

MAJOR APPLIANCES

2015 MODEL CLEARANCE

PLUS, SAVE AN ADDITIONAL 10% ON CLEARANCE FLOOR MODELS

QC

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Y E A R

PRICE PROTECTION GUARANTEE.

JANUARY 14 - 20!

ALL ORGANIC & LOCAL PRODUCE,BULK, GROCERY, MEAT & DAIRY,

VITAMINS & HERBS

689 GIBSONS WAY

Best Health Food Store ON THE COAST!

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 604-886-1522

BIG Vitamin &

Supplement SALE

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The $4.5-million, 65-foot, aluminum-hulled vessel, fin-ished in the signature dark blue of manufacturer Coastal Craft, was eased into the water midday Jan. 7 after an hours-long overnight trip from the company’s assem-bly plant in upper Gibsons.

Coast Craft President Jeff Rhodes said the boat has a long trip ahead to its new home.

“It’s going to end up on the East Coast, just outside

of Portland, Maine,” Rhodes said. “We’re going to put it on a ship later this spring, which will take it to Fort Lau-derdale, through the Panama Canal. We’ll unload it in Fort Lauderdale. Then I’ll get on board with the owners and we’ll drive it up to Maine.”

Meanwhile, Rhodes and his staff will make sure ev-erything is ship shape.

“We’ll spend the next cou-ple of months with the own-ers—who will be coming out a few times—doing some orientation with them, and getting all the bugs out of the boat,” he said.

Rhodes said the boat has some features that were not

Luxury yacht gets lawless launchincluded on Coastal Craft’s first 65-footer, which was launched last year.

“This has been a special project for us,” Rhodes said. “It’s got the first enclosed fly-bridge, or ‘sky lounge,’ as it’s referred to in our industry. It also has an interior elevator that calls upon all three decks to give the owners better ac-cessibility. One of the owners is in a wheelchair, so this will allow her to get throughout 75 per cent of the boat.”

Coastal Craft has a number of vessels under construc-tion, including another 65-foot yacht, which is expected in the water late this year.

Rik Jespersen

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Editorial Opinion

Letters to the Editor – Opinions

Stand up, speak outLike any year, 2015 had its share of good and bad, tragedy

and beauty, hope and despair. It’s difficult not to get discour-aged by events like the Syrian war and refugee crisis, violent outbreaks in Beirut, Paris, Burundi, the U.S. and so many other places, and the ongoing climate catastrophe.

But responses to these tragedies and disasters offer hope. It became clear during 2015 that when those who believe in pro-tecting people and the planet, treating each other with fairness, respect and kindness and seeking solutions stand up, speak out and act for what is right and just, we will be heard.

As Syria descended deeper into chaos during 2015, people in many wealthy nations called for blocking refugees. But many more opened their hearts, homes and wallets and showed compassion.

Shootings and the inevitable absurd arguments against gun control continued south of the border, but many people, includ-ing the president, rallied for an end to the insanity. And while the U.S. presidential race remains mired in bigotry, ignorance and a dumbfounding rejection of climate science, many U.S. citizens, including political candidates, are speaking out for a positive approach more aligned with America’s professed values. And in 2015, voters here and elsewhere rejected fear-based election campaigns that promoted continued reliance on climate-altering coal, oil and gas.

The fossil fuel industry and its supporters continued to sow doubt and confusion about the overwhelming evidence for human-caused climate change and to rail against solutions, but many more people marched, signed petitions, sent letters, talked to friends and family, demanded action from political, religious and business leaders, and got on with innovating and implementing solutions.

The public appetite for a constructive approach to global warming led Canada to shift course in 2015, taking global warming seriously enough to make positive contributions at the Paris climate conference in December.

If we want to heal this world we have so badly damaged, we must do all we can. Although many necessary and profound changes must come from governments, industry and other institutions, we can all do our part. For the climate, we can conserve energy, eat less meat, drive less, improve energy ef-ficiency in our homes and businesses and continue to stand up and speak out.

Events in 2015 taught us that when those of us who care about humanity and the planet’s future stand up and speak out, we can make this small, blue world and its miraculous life and natural systems a better place for all.

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A “horrible system”(Sent to managers at the

SCRD, and copied to the Local)Jan. 1, 2016 at the Gib-

sons Rec Center. My facil-ity pass had expired on Dec. 31. I wanted to purchase a three-month pass, the most economical option available for me to keep fit and stay healthy. I was informed that you must have my credit card on file and debit my chequ-ing account or credit card monthly for that option to be available to me. So as to avoid this cumbersome bookkeep-ing and insecure ‘option’ I offered to pay in cash, and to pay the full amount up front with credit card, and was declined. I did this as a mat-ter of privacy; my credit card information has already been used by thieves; now I have to worry further about the availability of sensitive infor-mation allowing the theft of my identity to be had more easily. Or, I can pay the single drop-in fee which is much more expensive.

Then today I wanted to book a court and was told that even to book the court they needed my credit card information. What if I didn’t have a credit card? I wouldn’t be able to access the facility and play squash or racquet-ball, sports that require ad-vance booking.

This policy, that your sys-tems are set up like a large corporation for community services and that this system gives your users no options for privacy or choice is un-acceptable for a community resource such as recreation.

First of all, you have all our birthdays, and they show up on the screen at check-in to whoever can see the distance from the desk top to the screen; I know, I was alarmed to read it more than once. This means that all someone who wants to steal anyone's identity has to do is hang around the desk until the screen pops up with all that data. And we have no choice

to opt out, that's the initial crime.

This kind of big-brother, corporate approach to my community facility is offen-sive and just dead-wrong. Please change this horrible system to give each of us a choice to participate with our privacy intact. You can do better. Just say NO to technol-ogy that is easier for you, per-haps, but definitely not for our community. At least give us a decent choice.

Caitlin Hicks, Roberts Creek

‘Awesome generosity’I would like to express my

heartfelt thanks to all who supported my recent Breast Cancer Fundraiser; to Strait Coffee for providing the venue for the shaving event and donation drop off; to Nikki Lloyd of Electric Hair for shaving my head; and for the generous donations of the people of the Sunshine Coast. Thanks to their support I was able to reach the amount of $1,780.80.

Any who still feel like help-ing me to reach the hoped-for goal of $2,000 can do so at my special page on the Cancer Foundation website. That can be accessed at http://donate.bccancerfoundation.com/site/TR/Events/ResponsiveTR?px=1917960&pg=personal&fr_id=2800

Once again, thank you Sun-shine Coast. Your generosity is awesome.

Monica Davis, Sechelt

Forest diversity(Re “Home to elk”, the Local,

Jan. 7)Ross Muirhead’s letter

about Roosevelt elk displays the usual selective reading of the facts by Elphinstone Logging Focus to match their own agenda. It does a serious disservice to the elk, which require an abundance of browse to flourish.

A cursory reading of the literature or even better, a few field trips on the logging

roads of the Sunshine Coast will clearly demonstrate that elk spend most of their time browsing in open ar-eas where an abundance of grasses, plants and bushes exist. Except when the elk are browsing people’s gardens, this habitat is usually found in regenerating clearcuts.

Elk, like many other Sun-shine Coast species, flourish where a diversity of habitats and forest age classes exist, from clearcut to old growth.

Tony Greenfield, Halfmoon Bay

‘Stop the hunting’(Sent to Premier Christy

Clark and copied to the Local)I am hoping that 2016 is

going to be a good year for our oceans, forests and wild-life. Regarding the killing of more wolves and bears – it must be a joke. I cannot be-lieve this is true. Since 95 per cent of BC people are against the trophy hunting, you can-not ignore this.

Tourists from all over the world come here to experi-ence our beautiful nature and wildlife. They take pictures.

We had unusually high numbers of orphaned bear cubs last season. Why? Too many mother bears are get-ting killed on the roads, or shot by hunters, or conserva-tion officers. “Conservation” officers should be trained to conserve and care. You should make changes, like heavy fines, for people who attract them by leaving a gar-bage container outside. Stop logging the so-important habitat they need for food and protection.

Stop hunting on the Sun-shine Coast. We would have a lot fewer cubs who are with-out their mom.

Stop the trophy hunting al-together.

This is your chance to make history as a premier who re-ally cares for our beautiful en-vironment and wildlife.

Cornelia van Berkel, Sechelt

‘Stop the bombing’(Addressed to Defence Min-

ister Harjit Sajjan and copied to the Local)

According to the Hill Times Online, "Canadian Armed Forces disclosed in Decem-ber that CF-18s had dropped a total of 546 so-called ‘smart bombs’—laser guided—since November, 2014.” The article goes on to describe multiple Canadian air strikes since Dec. 1, 2015, three weeks af-ter Mr. Trudeau and his gov-ernment were sworn in.

When will your govern-ment honour its election promise and please cease all illegal bombing of Iraq, that is all bombing which is not explicitly authorized by the UN Security Council? Will your Ministry redirect the millions of dollars in destruc-tive bombs dropped on small countries abroad towards useful programs of social up-lift at home?

Do you believe that per-haps our soldiers could set up solar panels on public build-ings in Canada? Wouldn’t this contribute in a more useful way to Canadian energy and environmental security?

Roger J. M. Lagassé, Halfmoon Bay

Letters to the Edi-tor should be sent by e-mail to [email protected]. The deadline is Monday at 10am for that week’s paper. Generally, letters should not exceed 300 words. And all letters must be signed, include the writer’s community of residence and (not for publication) telephone number. Letters may be edited for a variety of reasons.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Holy Crap wine and beer are a couple of the new prod-uct lines that could be in the works thanks to a deal re-cently signed by the owners of the hugely successful Sun-shine Coast organic cereal company.

Founders Corin and Brian Mullins appeared for a sec-ond time on CBC’s Dragons’ Den in a program broadcast Jan. 6. It was also the second time the Mullins did a deal with Dragon Jim Treliving, only to see both parties again amicably back out of their initial verbal agreement.

This time, the Mullins quickly signed up with an-other Dragon, Manjit Minhas, whose Calgary-based fam-ily’s conglomerate includes the tenth-largest brewery in North America.

“They are capable of doing Holy Crap organic wine and beers,” Brian Mullins said in an interview with the Local.

“They’ve talked to us about licencing already.”

Minhas has come on as a co-CEO with the Mullins, and has agreed in principle to buy the company later for $3.6 million.

Although the program was taped and the deal was done last fall, the Mullins were sworn to secrecy until the show aired.

“We entered into a three-year agreement with the Minhas family on October 1st. We’ve been quietly working with them since then. They have a right of first refusal to buy the company,” Mullins said. “We’re all working to-gether and see how it works out. We’ve got a three-year deal with them right now, re-gardless of what happens.”

That comes as a great re-lief to those who watched the CBC broadcast and got the impression that Minhas had bought the company

Dragons deal for Holy Crapoutright. Actually, the Mullins are still in charge.

“We’re not going any-where,” he said, having signed a new three-year lease on their factory and warehouse on Hough Rd. in upper Gibsons, and retaining their 13 employees.

Meanwhile, the Minhas family will wield its corpo-rate power and consider-ably extend the reach of Holy Crap.

“Their marketing force in Western Canada is going to go into all the grocery stores and make personal contact with them that we couldn’t have done or afforded to do before,” Brian Mullins said.

And it doesn’t end there.“Our agreement with

Minhas is just for the U.S. and Canada. We are working with other potential partners, lit-erally around the world,” said Mullins. “We’ll see what hap-pens in China.” Rik Jespersen

Dragons' Den panelist Manjit Minhas, left, posed with Corin and Brian Mullins at their Gibsons o ce after their deal was done. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Sechelt Council is pleased to announce that Tim Palmer will become the District’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), effective Jan. 18.

For the past 26 years, Tim has worked in a number of municipalities in British Co-lumbia. His first assignment as a CAO was in 2007, in Burns Lake. He also served in this capacity in the City of Revelstoke. As a consultant, he has provided CAO ser-vices to the communities of Sicamous, Nakusp and Ross-land.

His career in local govern-ment started in utilities and wastewater services and he later took on assignments as a superintendent of public works and a director of engi-neering.

Tim holds a Masters of Business Administration de-gree and trade certification as a millwright and electri-cian. He has certification in Local Government Admin-istration and training in in-ternational business studies and electrical engineering.

“As we recently completed an organizational review, our search for a CAO focused on individuals with proven abili-ties in guiding councils and staff through changes aimed at building effective and ef-ficient local governments,” said Sechelt Mayor Bruce Milne. “Council is confident that Tim’s experience in ad-ministration and manage-ment of infrastructure as well as his involvement in reviews of a range of municipal ser-vices make him the right per-son for this job.”

In accepting the appoint-ment, Tim Palmer stated, “It is an honour to have the op-portunity to serve council, staff and the community in such a spectacular location. I look forward to contributing to Sechelt’s future success.”

With Tim’s arrival, Interim CAO Bill Beamish will be leaving the employment of the District. In January, 2015, Bill took on a temporary con-tract to manage District op-erations during the transition period following the 2014 lo-

New CAO for Secheltcal government elections and the District’s organizational review, which began in early 2015.

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New Sechelt CAO Tim Palmer takes over as Jan. 18. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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I am very pleased to be able to meet with the entire set of Sunshine Coast elected representatives this January. As the government shapes policy on infrastructure in-vestment, environmental re-views, fisheries, oceans and coast guard, housing, seniors, mental health, child care – for example - it is fortuitous to be able to meet before the house resumes sitting on Jan. 25. I am grateful for the flexibility of community governments and agencies, to work within the time I have available.

Calendar for the coast:

January 18:- Longhouse welcome, Sechelt Nation, Sechelt- SCRD Chair Garry Nohr and CAO Janette Loveys, Sechelt

- Sunshine Coast Intergovernmental Meeting, Sechelt

January 19:- Local issues and initiatives, Pender Harbour- Roberts Creek Community School working lunch, Roberts Creek- Gibsons Chamber of Commerce, Gibsons

Please provide your ques-tions, ideas and constructive criticism to our team directly, anytime. We can be reached at [email protected] I look forward to summarizing key priorities for the coast and the region in future columns, and solicit your help in shaping the big picture.

I would like to extend my personal condolences to the friends and family of Harry Paul Jr. and my gratitude to-ward our compassionate community on the coast. Rev. Clarence Li, St. Hilda’s Angli-can Church, and volunteers and donors marked Harry’s

passing with care and with a commitment to help stabilize funding for Sechelt’s home-less shelter. It is good to see the provincial government’s support. A national housing strategy that puts housing at the heart of health is our goal.

Thank you also to the vol-unteers who responded so quickly to help relocate the dangerous derelict vessel that washed ashore in Gibsons recently, threatening proper-ties near Granthams Landing. Thank you especially to Dan Crosby. I am reviewing for-mer NDP MP Jean Crowder’s private member’s bill regard-ing derelict vessels. Research-ers in the library of parlia-ment are assisting us, and I look forward to your input as we help bring better legisla-tion to protect our coast, our assets and our safety.PS. Constituency office opening

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It appears that a popu-lar old scam has resurfaced on the coast. Several coast residents have reported receiving "Urgent Notice" postcards advising that they have an unclaimed reward of a $100 gas card and that they have twenty-one days to call the listed number to claim it.

One resident did so and

was eventually asked for her credit card and other sensi-tive information. Fortunate-ly, the resident realized this was suspicious and hung up the phone before giving up too much information.

Police would like to re-mind the public to beware of any offers that "seem to good to be true," and that demand urgent responses or finan-

Too good to be truecial information to pay for things like "processing fees."

To learn more about this and other common scams and how to protect yourself from them, please visit sites such as the Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre at www.antifraud-centre-centreantifraude.ca

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Municipal

DISTRICT MEETINGS

Council Meetings 7pm, January 20, February 3 and 17

Finance, Culture & Economic Development Committee, 1pm, February 10

Planning & Community Development Committee 1pm, January 27

Public Works, Parks & Environment Committee, 2:30pm, January 27 (or later, depending on the length of the previous meeting)

District of Sechelt office:5797 Cowrie Street, Sechelt, BCPhone 604 885-1986Fax 604 885-7591Email [email protected]

Council and Committee Meetings (all meetings held in the Community

Meeting Room, (1st Floor, 5797 Cowrie ) unless otherwise stated)

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Finance, culture & economic Development committee, 1pm, May 13

District of sechelt office:5797 cowrie street, sechelt, BcPhone 604 885-1986Fax 604 885-7591email [email protected]

Council and Committee Meetings (all meetings held in the Community Meeting Room, (1st Floor, 5797 Cowrie ) unless otherwise stated)

Visit www.Sechelt.ca for more information on District news, programs and services, including:

• NEW - Committee of the Whole Meeting, May 8, 1pm - Council will meet in a less formal and structured manner to hear and consider presentations that foster the economic, social and environmental well-being of our community. This will be an incubator for new ideas, governance, and policy that is in line with Council’s strategic goals. Committee meetings will be scheduled on the first Wednesday of every other month, starting in May, 2015. To apply to present, email [email protected].

• All are encouraged to participate in the Public Engagement/information Meetings on Municipal Regulation of Medical Marihuana Production and Distribution in Sechelt Tuesday, April 21, Seaside Centre, 2pm (and repeated at) 7:30pm

Input on the direction of municipal regulation on these issues is welcomed. Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment No. 25-266 regarding medical marihuana production facilities will be reviewed. Plan to attend one or both meetings. For more information or to submit written comments, visit Sechelt.ca

Free Culture Days Worshop April 30, 4:30pm Sunshine Coast Arts Centre

Council members assigned as liaisons for areas of the District:

The liaisons will serve as a point of contact for area residents, businesses and organizations.

The assignments will be rotated on a six month basis. January to July, 2016,

the assignments are:

Tuwanek - Councillor Muller Sandy Hook - Councillor Lutes

East Porpoise Bay - Councillor Shanks Sechelt Village - Mayor Milne

Davis Bay (and area) - Councillor Inkster West Porpoise Bay - Councillor Wright

West Sechelt - Councillor Siegers

Free Business Workshops with Innovation Island hosted at Seaside Centre:

Thursday, January 28 • Funding Sources for Startups | 2pm – 4pm

Friday, January 29 • Challenge Your SWOT | 9am – 12pm

• Pivot or Persevere | 1:30pm – 4:30pm

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Talk of The Town

Wayne Rowe Mayor, Town of Gibsons

A few weeks ago, the Town received approval from the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development to adopt a bylaw that allows for a strategic investment in the equity of the Gibsons Public Market.

In 2012, a group of Gib-sons residents approached Council with a plan to ac-quire this property with the intention of developing a non-profit community gath-ering place, which would include a Marine Education Center, a Community Kitch-en, a Farmers Market and a variety of other outlets for local producers and artisans. These residents managed to elicit voluntary donations to the Town of Gibsons in the amount of $275,000. These donations, together with funds provided by some pri-vate investors (the Sunshine Coast Community Founda-

tion and Sunshine Coast Futures), raised sufficient funds to acquire the property, which formerly belonged to a local yacht club and had been unoccupied for more than 10 years. The donations given to the Town by our residents al-lowed the Town to acquire a 38 per cent equity interest in the property.

Once the property was acquired, the residents that began the initiative formed a non-profit society, the Gib-sons Community Building Society (GCBS), in which many other local residents are now participating. The purpose of the society is to raise sufficient funds to do the renovations required to create this new community space. This hard-working group has managed to obtain funding commitments from Telus Corporation of approxi-mately $400,000, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for $100,000, Bank of Mon-treal for $50,000, other pri-vate donors at the amount of $500,000 and the Island Coastal Economic Trust for $400,000.

Council decided to consid-er an active use for the Parks Reserve Fund that had been dormant for approximately 25 years, with a balance of $338,000. The staff report indicated that the Town had parks and natural spaces well in excess of the provincial av-erage and that there was no likelihood of any need for fur-ther green park acquisition in the foreseeable future. Coun-cil unanimously agreed that these funds might be better applied to this project which, in view of the Council, is a form of park use in that this property is being developed as a non-profit community gathering space. With the transfer of these funds, Town equity in the project will be increased and the society will be able to move closer to its goal as well.

Our Council views this project as an important stim-ulus to our Town. On behalf of Council, I wish to express our sincere thank you to all the volunteers and donors who are making the vision of the Public Market a reality for Gibsons and the Coast.

On January 9, police at-tended at a disturbance at a business in the 5700 block of Teredo Street in Sechelt after a customer grew irate with the way his meal was being assembled.

The customer, who felt he was being shortchanged, refused to accept his meal until the perceived shortage

was rectified, but grew upset when staff helped other cli-ents first. The customer then picked up the food and threw it at one of the staff. Fortu-nately, the staff member was uninjured but the client was asked to leave and take his concerns up with the busi-ness owner at another time.

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Couples to the show will also have a chance to enter a fabulous grand prize worth over $2000 including a free four hour photobooth from Coastal Weddings and Events, a magnificent 2 night stay at Painted Boat including

a couples massage, bride gift from Fossello’s, two en-gagement photo sessions by Michelle Crosby Photog-raphy and Mclachlan wed-dings and a Four 90-Minute Float Gift Certificates!

Some of the 30 wedding industry professionals in-clude Sita’s Spag and Suds, Coastal Weddings Photo booths, Rainbow Room Hair salon and Sound-werks. For a full listing of vendors check out http://sunshinecoastweddingfair.ca/vendors

The show will open with live music and inspiration tables starting at 11am, and feature a consignment wedding dress sale and fashion show at 1pm. Fol-lowing the fashion show the group Zonolite will en-tertain attendees until the

Inspirations: the Sunshine Coast Wedding Fair

close of the show at 3pm. "Brides can find the

dresses for themselves or their bridesmaids, trendy and classic décor ideas, planning and design help and hotel accommoda-tions for their guests," says Melissa Tripp owner of Coastal Weddings and Events – producers of the show.

Tickets for the Inspi-rations, Sunshine Coast Bridal Fair are free at the door or guests can pre-register online at http://sunshinecoastwedding-fair.ca and qualify to win the pre-registration prize. For more infor-mation about the event, please call (604) 720-3698 or visit www.face-book.com/Inspiration-sweddingfair. PROFESSIONAL SPA SERVICES

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The Buddha-Dharma Sangha offers weekly meetings every Tuesday night in Roberts Creek.

Affiliated with the Mindfulness Practice Centre of Plum Village, we practice mainstream Buddhism in the spirit of the Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic and lay following.

Our sessions include~ mindfulness in its many forms~ sitting and walking meditation, ~ Dharma talks and discussion,~ recitation and chanting of Sutras, ~ visualizations and guided meditations, ~ and other Buddhist practices

Newcomers of all backgrounds and levels of experience are welcome. Before you attend for the first time, please request

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Facilitator: Wayne, upasaka, “Awakened Heart of the Source”

Admission is by donation.

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Do you have a hard time keeping your New Year’s resolutions? Even with the best of intentions it can be difficult to make changes to ourselves and our lives, and

break unwanted habits and behaviors. Here are some reasons why your resolu-tions may not be happening.

What you choose to do in life, whether “good or bad”, has an underlying emotional component to it. The reason “bad” habits are difficult to change is they’re usually connected to some underly-ing unresolved emotion that

you may not be aware of. If one of your New Year’s reso-lutions is to quit smoking, or lose weight, or change your eating habits, sometimes it will be difficult to make these changes without un-derstanding and resolving the emotional component connected to it. Working from a deeper emotional place is sometimes neces-sary to change what seems to be “just a habit or behav-ior”.

The other reason resolu-tions can be hard to keep is that you maybe reaching for too big a goal or change that you are not emotion-ally ready to make at that level. Not being ready can

be connected to underly-ing emotional issues. So in order to make a change it may be necessary to work simultaneously with any un-derlying emotions, you will then be more likely to suc-ceed as you will be ready to sustain the changes. If you find that your goals are too big and overwhelming you can break them down into smaller, more attainable goals, so there is less resis-tance to making the changes and reaching the goals you desire.

Our natural state is well being and balance, not just on a physical level, but men-tally and emotionally. New Year’s resolutions usually stem from a desire for better health and more happiness in our lives. However, when we address changes from strictly a physical level, we

may find that there is still a feeling of imbalance and that our old habits return easily.

If you are feeling a need to make huge life altering changes, then working from a deeper place emotionally, from the inside out, will be the most effective. Working with a professional, such as a homeopath, can help with your physical well being, as well as, how your emotions are connected to your be-haviors and physical imbal-ances, and will give you the support to make effective, permanent change.

It takes time to shift your habits, but the desire to change is the first step. Seek-ing some kind of support whether working with a pro-fessional or joining a group who reflects the changes you want to make, will ultimately be the most effective.

Please GIVE to the Food Bank

The Sunshine Coast Re-gional District (SCRD) has unveiled an improved on-line mapping system on the SCRD’s website located at www.scrd.ca/myscrd-maps.

Long-time map users will notice a significant improvement in terms of the speed of loading and navigation and increased functionality. The new sys-tem can be used on all web browsers and devices.

“Users can now access a wealth of property-related information on their phone or tablet as well as on their laptop or desktop comput-er,” says Cheryl Trent, SCRD Geographical Information Systems Administrator.

This online mapping system is a public service provided by the SCRD. It is a user-friendly, interac-tive web based tool that allows users to search, analyze and display infor-mation provided from the SCRD Geographical Infor-mation Systems (GIS) Di-vision. This tool provides information on properties, land use, parks and trails, utilities, roads, topographic features and aerial imag-ery.

Common examples of public GIS data include real estate information, route selection and conservation, as well as bike and trail net-works. Submitted

Maps to go

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Events on the

Sunshine CoastJanuary 15Kate & Rich Duo, klezmur/folk, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 8pm, $10January 16First of two-part workshop in making pine needle baskets, Arts Building, 464 South Fletcher, Gibsons, 1-4pm, $120, pre-register at artsbuilding.orgJanuary 16Opening reception for exhibitions with Donna Balma and Natasha Vukovic, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pmJanuary 16Jim Taylor, Sechelt Legion, 7pm, $10January 16Poppa Greg & the Chillin Dylans, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10January 16Gold Stars are for Suckers, with The Daggers, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $6, guests $12January 17Writing group, FUSE Hub, #15-292 Gower Pt. Rd., Gibsons, 1-5pm, freeJanuary 17Artist talk by Natasha Vukovic, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-3pm, freeJanuary 19First of five-session course on climate change, Capilano University, Sechelt, 10am-noon, $45 January 19NDP meeting about health care with MLAs Judy Darcy and Nicholas Simons, Greencourt Hall, 5583 Ocean Ave., Sechelt, 3pmJanuary 21Ukulele Jan-Boree Hullabaloo, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7pm, by donationJanuary 22Dustin Bentall and Kendel Carson with Joe Stanton and Simon Paradis, Coopers Green Hall, Halfmoon Bay, 7pm, $20January 23Snowshoe and yoga adventure, Dakota Ridge, 10am-3pm, $55, or $70 with snowshoe rental, preregister by Jan. 15 at www.blissfulyogasechelt.comJanuary 23Artist talk and reading by Donna Balma, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-3pm, freeJanuary 23Pruning workshop with arborist Cheryl Topping, Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 2pm, $10 suggested donationJanuary 23Chamber music, School of Music, Madeira Park, 2pm, $25January 23Robbie Burns night, Pender Harbour Legion, 5-9pm, $35, 604-883-2235January 23Creek Big Band, Gibsons Legion, 8-11pm, members $5, guests $10January 23Dustin Bentall and Kendel Carson with Joe Stanton and Simon Paradis, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 8pm, $20

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The Pender Harbour Le-gion hosts its 40th Robbie Burns Dinner on Sat., Jan. 23. Sue McDonald, Secretary for the Legion, described it as a night of everything Scottish. “It’s something we grew up with,” she said, referencing the longevity of the event. “One of those traditions that have always been there.” For those who don’t know, Robert

Burns was born Jan. 25, 1759 and is regarded as the nation-al poet of Scotland. He died at age 37 of rheumatic fever, but not before writing many beloved songs and poems, including Ode to A Mouse, A Red, Red Rose and Auld Lang Syne, which is played the world over every New Year’s Eve. His friends held a memo-rial dinner for Burns in 1801, five years after his death, and now Robbie Burns dinners take place annually around the world on or near his birth-day.

The dinner at the Pender

Harbour Legion is a mostly traditional affair. At 5:30pm, the festivities get underway with Poet’s Hour. “It’s like hap-py hour,” says McDonald, but with The Bard of Ayrshire’s poetry thrown in. At 6:30, the Legion’s Pipe Band will pipe in the haggis, and shortly after-ward the Selkirk Grace is said and dinner will begin. Haggis is the traditional Scottish dish of sheep’s pluck (heart, liver and lungs) with onions, oat-meal, suet, and spices boiled in the sheep’s stomach. “I eat haggis but I don’t really want to know what’s in it,” says

Robbie Burns

The bi-annual auction of Gibsons lamppost banners has again raised a few thou-sand dollars to help fund the town’s banner program. But the total is several hundred dollars short of what it might have been after two banners by renowned local painter Greta Guzek went missing and are now believed to have been stolen.

About 70 banners are cre-ated by volunteers every two years. They are taken down temporarily after one year for cleaning and touch-ups before they’re re-mounted in the spring.

Banner program volunteer coordinator Connie Johnston said they noticed after they were taken down in Novem-ber 2014 that one of the two banners that Guzek painted earlier that year was missing.

“We treated it as just a mis-placed banner and put out a public appeal, but heard nothing back and just left it at that,” said Johnston.

But after the banners were taken down again last No-vember, the remaining Guzek banner also was nowhere to be found.

“It went missing sometime between the take-down just after Remembrance Day and the time I picked them up about a week and a half later,” Johnston said.

“I immediately contacted [Gibsons Director of Parks and Community Services] Wendy Gilbertson. She called

the RCMP, and they’ve been on it.”

The 2-ft-by-5-ft nylon banners had been stored at the Arts Building on South Fletcher Rd. for the 10 days between the time they were taken down and when John-ston picked them up to pre-pare them for the silent auc-tion at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. The auction ended Jan. 10.

Johnston said she has post-ed an image of the missing Guzeks on a number of dif-ferent local Facebook pages.

Guzek banners believed stolenEach shows three small boats drawn in the painter’s dis-tinctive and popular style.

“Usually a Greta banner could be auctioned for at least $200 to $300,” Johnston noted. “A small painting of hers can be $3,000 to $4,000.”

A new batch of banners will be created in March and begin their two-year stint on Gibsons lampposts in April.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of either of the missing banners is asked to contact the Town of Gibsons or the RCMP. Rik Jespersen

McDonald. Last year’s event saw 75 diners give haggis a try. “Not everyone likes it,” admits McDonald. “If they have some, it might just be a spoonful.” Also on the menu is roast loin of beef, bashed neeps (mashed turnips with carrots) and tatties (mashed potatoes). Dessert will be a surprise. Scotch, the national

drink, will be on hand, of course, for toasting during the traditional speeches and po-ems, including the Address to A Haggis, Toast to the Lassies, Lassies Reply, and the Immor-tal Memory, a speech given commemorating Burns’ life and work. The speeches are kept short, promises McDon-ald, so there’s more time for eating and fun.

The Coast Fiddlers will be on hand to provide music and while kilts are not part of the dress code, wearing dancing shoes is highly recommended for post-dinner revelry. Tick-ets to the event, which begins at 5pm, are $35, available at the Pender Harbour Legion or Harbour Insurance in Madei-ra Park. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact the Legion office at 604-883-2235.

The two Greta Guzek banners believed to have been sto-len could be worth several hundred dollars. The banner on the left went missing in November 2014, the other last November. SUBMITTED PHOTOS

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TOO MUCH CHRISTMAS TURKEY? Need help to get rid of those extra pounds? TOPS (Take off pounds sen-sibly) will help. SECHELT, The ARTS Centre, Trail Av-enue Weds 6:00pm 604-747-4755. GIBSONS, Frank West Hall, 1224 Chaster Road, Thurs 6:30pm 604-886-2683. First Meeting is free.

ECHO’S DISCONTINUED CHINA, SILVER & AN-TIQUES Need China Dinner-ware and Silver Flatware e.g. Denby, Royal Albert, Doul-ton, Wedgewood Etc. Silver plate & Sterling,e.g. Birks & Community Cash & Consign-ment. Phone for appointment & information 604-980-8011 (a Must Please) www.echo-schina.com

REDECOR CONSIGNMENTDo you need to sit down to put your shoes on? (That would be half the population here including us). We have a great selection of locally made benches, built with re-cycled materials: driftwood, painted wood - all are styl-ish and affordable. ReDecor will be seeking more local crafts this year: birds, lamps, boat models, small mirrors, furniture, boxes, trays & more! Please call to set up an appointment. Also offering decluttering services! Offer-ing Design & De-Cluttering Services. www.redecorsech-elt.com 5660 Cowrie St, Sechelt 604-885-5884 PS Always in need of small fur-niture, lamps, mirrors etc. HELP WANTED - Redecor is looking for help as of Feb-ruary 1st. Great job, low pay. Fun/Creative! Must have a good eye and love dusting! Call Diane: 604-885-9006

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For consideration, please e-mail your resume & cover letter to [email protected]

by January 22, 2016.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NoticePopois has commenced Legal process “True Bill” against the Detachment members, Const. Spring Coutts and CPL Attlesey to defend His Rights to Travel, operate a vehicle without a License from the Corporation Entity of BRITISH COLUMBIA and defend His Property.

1. Popois is a Private Person - sovereign Indian :nimulh shishalh. 2. The Declared lands of the nimulh shishalh has been in existence since immemorial. 3. Custom and Tradition is the Force of Law in the Community. 4. Fee Simple and Crown land is still Indian Land.

Documentation and True Bill has been given to the Parties enforcing the By-Law of the PROVINCE under an imposed CROWN.

Popois requires rescinding of the contracts, return of HIS property and compensation.

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The Tsain-Ko Development Corporation is looking for a highly motivated Finance Manager to be responsible for the senior financial and administrative functions of its various entities, including Tsain-Ko Forestry Development Corporation, Tsain-Ko Services Ltd, and the Tsain-Ko Land Development Corporation. The Tsain-ko Development Cor-poration is the economic development arm of the shíshálh Nation. Our organization is growing quickly into a number of new business opportunities.

Working closely with, and providing direct support to the Tsain-Ko Group Senior Management, and the Nation’s finance department, the Finance Manager will support the development of the financial and operational objectives of Tsain-Ko, and will develop and maintain the required financial processes and audit support. The Manager will also generate bookkeeping, accounting, and reporting for internal and external use; prepare financial statements, rec-onciliations, budgets, cash flows, project and other reports; manage the accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll processes, and the related reporting requirements.

Your Qualifications: Ideally, you have completed, or are in a senior level of a recognized accounting program, or have an equivalent combination of education and experience. You have expe-rience with mid-range enterprise financial software and the MS Office products. You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to produce effective reports, and can deal effectively and positively with clients, colleagues, staff, consultants, and government representatives. With experience in a busy office environ-ment, ideally in a shopping centre, property management, energy or forestry-related industries, you have demon-strated your ability to stay organized, be flexible, and meet deadlines.

Competitive salary based on experience.

We invite all qualified candidates to send your cover letter and resume by January 15, 2016 to:

Vicki Macfarlane, Chief Operations Officer Tsain-Ko Group of Companies PO Box 557, Suite – D, 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0 [email protected] Phone: 604-885-3504 • Fax: 604-885-3506

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All persons 18 years and over, carrying a valid Sechelt Public Library card, who are residents / taxpayers in the Sechelt Public

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SECHELT PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Notice of 2015 Annual General MeetingSaturday, February 20, 2016 - 10:00 a.m.

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Horoscope

Michael O’ConnorAstrologer

Aries (Mar 21–Apr 20)Just when you begin to

turn a stride into a run, Mercury turns retrograde causing you to slow down again. Whether it is self-confidence or hesitancy due to outer complexities, or both, paying closer atten-tion to the details is likely and probably wise. Measure twice, read the fine print and include an internal cheque to decipher if your inner counsel agrees with your strategies to advance.Taurus (Apr 20–May 21)

In the dawning days of 2016, you are awakening to a few questions whirl-ing in your mind. Who am I now? What constitutes my best direction? How should I best make progress in a healthy, balanced and pow-erful way? The flip side of questions is answers. Ask and anticipate insights and inspirations. These are all reflections of changes brew-ing within – the deep end of this pool of questioning.Gemini (May 21–Jun 21)

Balancing dreams, wishes and fantasies with reality is probably an old story for you. You were blessed with a more active imagination than most all other signs, but it comes with its own li-abilities. Digging deep to di-rect your commitments re-alistically according to outer circumstances is likely now. How easy or hard this is de-pends on how able you are to balance creative intention with surrender to the flow.Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 22)

Making some power plays is now in focus. This includes a weave of diplomatic nego-tiations which entail speak-ing your mind yet keeping the peace. With a busy pace and a steady learning curve

in the mix, boredom is hard-ly the issue. Bringing some of your cherished dreams and/or higher ideals into your daily reality is where the learning is greatest.Leo (Jul 22–Aug 23)

Sometimes Mercury Ret-rograde can actually offer us an extra advantage. The edge you are getting in-volves a clearer understand-ing of things. Your powers of analysis are running high. You are also being afforded the opportunity to go deep somehow. This can include psychological and spiritual breakthroughs. Use this power to see through the January blues.Virgo (Aug 23–Sep 22)

Dreams of possibility are in reverse and thereby may become actions in reality. Beyond the usual routine, something else calls, some-thing special. Yet, there may be lingering fears blocking you. The key to overcoming these is to have a plan of ac-tion. Call it a strategy or a formula, whatever it takes to lead you to take that first important step.Libra (Sep 22–Oct 22)

Some major shifts and shakes close to home should be keeping you busy now. These are linked to changes in your income levels. Hav-ing faith in it all may be a challenge. You have to dig a little deeper to succeed, es-pecially in terms of feeling at peace about it all. Cultur-al distractions could prove extra helpful. Find reason to see the light in the tunnel.Scorpio (Oct 22–Nov 21)

Things are accelerat-ing. Fortunately you mind is sharp and alert. This is not the time for frivolous thoughts or activity. The time has come to push through. Returns are com-ing in yet you have to play your part to receive them. These are all features of a larger backdrop of a steady flow of change in your over-all lifestyle. Prayers for the

highest good of all are the music playing in the back-ground.Sagittarius (Nov 21–Dec 21)

What do you have, want and need? Such are ques-tions floating in your mind. You are more sober and determined than you have been for some time, years even. You would like to go big somehow, yet also feel the need for some restraint. Call it calculated risk. Seeing the bigger picture that matters to you clearly enough may be at issue. Proceed slowly until you get more facts.Capricorn (Dec 21–Jan 19)

You are feeling the power. Yet despite the big horse-power engines, you may also sense a leak in your fuel tank. Still, you are de-termined to break through lines of resistance. You need a plan born of creative intel-ligence beyond the usual. This is a call to try some-thing new. The old methods will no longer suffice. Dis-till your thoughts until the many funnel into the few.Aquarius (Jan 1–Feb 19)

Balancing the urge to re-treat or to work behind the scenes with an otherwise strong outer drive continues. Whether it is ambition or circumstance pushing you to perform, you are seeking a balance. Between work and home is play with friends and you are in the mood for it too. It comes down to time management. As long as you weave in enough retreat time too, all will be well.Pisces (Feb 19–Mar 20)

A steady expansion of your social and professional horizons is underway. While you are reaching out, others are looking for you. Wheth-er or not you are connecting depends on your genuine desire to engage. Stepping back to see the bigger pic-ture with the future in your scope, you may feel the force of necessity, or at least the lure of sweet satisfaction to increase your network.

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unmanned vessel adrift in Collingwood Channel. On New Year's eve, a crew was called to investigate what was thought to be an emer-gency flare sighting on the southern tip of Keats Island, but which thankfully turned out to be innocent fireworks. In what might have been a serious incident on land, Sun-shine Coast Ground Search and Rescue were called just before New Year's to locate an individual reported miss-ing in the back country, and were able to find and assist the return of the wayward outdoorsman.

2016 got off to a chilly but joyous start with two Polar Bear Swims on New Year's Day. RCMSR Stn 12 (Half-moon Bay) were on hand assisting in Davis Bay with the fast response vessel the Ken Moore, finding time in the process to conduct

some vessel safety surveys, and with volunteer crew on shore to serve hot soup to chilly bathers. RCMSAR Stn 14 (Gibsons) participated in like manner at Armours Beach where a large crowd of participants enjoyed the hospitality and the back-up support.

Volunteer SAR, both Ground and Marine, embod-ies the principal of com-munity service, and the en-thusiasm members bring to the task is infectious. Just as apparent is the popular-ity SAR volunteers enjoy in our community and without this great relationship, little would be possible.

RCMSAR Station 14 (Gib-sons) are sponsoring a Float The Boat beer and burger raffle and fund raiser at Gramma's Pub in Gibsons on Feb. 13. A raffle of hockey tickets and two nights stay in Vancouver's Sutton Place Hotel in is on offer. Raffle tickets and tickets for the fun-draiser event are available at Gramma’s, Sunshine Kayak-ing, Park Road Automotive and other fine businesses in Gibsons.

Ground and Marine SAR members invite everyone interested to look into volun-teering and the challenging yet rewarding experiences it offers. For more information about Search and Rescue on the Sunshine Coast, please visit sunshinecoastsar.ca

Search & Rescue DispatchesAlan Skelley Coxswain RCMSAR Station 12

RCMSAR Stn 12 assisting with the Polar Bear Swim in Davis Bay. JANIS FRANKLIN PHOTO

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