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Members of Gibsons Council listen at a marathon public hearing at Elphinstone Secondary School Oct. 1 as speakers off er their opinions on the proposed George Hotel and residences development. At the time of publishing, the project is scheduled to come before council for third reading and possible approval on Oct. 6. Check our website at www.thelocalweekly.ca for our update on this meeting. RIK JESPERSEN PHOTO

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Municipal

DISTRICT MEETINGS

Council Meetings 7pm, October 21

Finance, Culture & Economic Development Committee, 1pm, October 14

Planning & Community Development Committee 1pm, October 28

Public Works, Parks & Environment Committee, 2:30pm, October 28 (or later, depending on the length of the previous meeting)

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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

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The Sunshine Coast Re-gional District (SCRD) is participating in the Great BC ShakeOut Earthquake Drill on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10:15 a.m. The drill is intended to enhance public awareness of the earthquake hazard in BC and to encourage personal preparedness.

The SCRD would like all residents, businesses, agen-cies and associations to par-ticipate. According to the ShakeOutBC website, 23.1 million people have regis-tered for 2015 ShakeOut earthquake drills worldwide, with over 610,000 people registered in B.C. to date. (You can register at shakeoutbc.ca)

Schools, families, office staff or individuals can par-ticipate by using the “Drop,

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“By preparing for an earth-quake you also prepare your-self and your loved ones for other natural and man-made disasters,” says Bill Elsner, SCRD Emergency Program Coordinator.

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Sign up to ShakeOutwhat to do during an earth-quake had been proven to re-duce injuries and deaths.

“Earthquakes occur with-out any warning and the SCRD encourages all residents to take the time to be prepared and have a plan” says Elsner.

Free Emergency Prepared-ness Information Sessions are taking place on Oct. 15 from 1-2pm at the Community Meeting Room on the first floor of the Sechelt Public Li-brary Building, Oct. 21 from 6:30-7:30pm. at the Gibsons Public Library, and on Nov. 26 from 10:30am to noon at the Madeira Park Community Hall.

For more information, visit www.scrd.ca/Emergency-Program.

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Bank of Montreal representatives handed over a $50,000 donation to the Gibsons Public Market Oct. 2 for the Market’s $3-million makeover and expansion campaign. From left to right Market Executive Director Gerry Zipursky, BMO Gibsons Branch Manager Natasha Johal, the BMO Bear, BMO Regional Vice-President Pat Dejong, Market Board of Governors member Pam Robertson and Gibsons Mayor Wayne Rowe. RIK JESPERSEN PHOTO

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Letters to the Editor – OpinionsCook carefully

I was pleased to see your page-two coverage of the up-coming Sunshine Coast Mush-room Festival (the Local, Oct. 1) ...until I saw the caption under the image of Helvella lacunosa, indicating that this mushroom (which the caption says is also called False Morel) is edible af-ter cooking.

The images were submit-ted, but the captions were your own. Your writers ap-parently obtained their infor-mation from Wikipedia, but had they researched a bit fur-ther (e.g., consulted Common Mushrooms of the Northwest by Duane Sept, who is also president of Sunshine Coast SHROOM), they would have learned that this mushroom is edible only if one dries or parboils it for 3 to 5 minutes (being careful not to inhale the steam, and discarding the wa-ter after boiling) - a process a bit more involved than "cook-ing." This book also stresses the importance of correct identification, with the state-ment emphasized in bold: Cau-tion is advised. Other reference sources suggest avoiding this species altogether.

Another mushroom com-monly known as False Morel, Gyromitra infula, is potentially deadly poisonous, and the ca-sual mushroom collector could easily confuse the two. This is why SHROOM emphasizes the importance of becoming com-pletely familiar with a mush-room before choosing to put it on the table, and why the club will not answer the common question, "Can I eat this one?" on the basis of a photograph alone. Smell, taste, texture, and spore print are important characteristics that must be considered when identifying any mushroom.

Ann Harmer, Garden BayRock the vote

Let's Rock the Vote this Oct. 19 in Canada’s 42nd general election.

In 2011, 40 per cent of eligible voters stayed home and the Conservative Party achieved a majority with just 24 per cent of the eligible vote. More people didn't vote than voted for any single par-

ty. You could say that apathy won the last election.

In 2011 about two-thirds of eligible young voters did not vote. That is around 1.8 million people. And there are probably a few million more first time voters coming down the pipe this time.

Tell your kids and grand kids that a wave of young people voting could be a real game changer and getting out to vote could be the most important thing you do this year. Politicians are making decisions about your future: health care, education, the environment, public transit, housing etc.

First time voters must reg-ister in person with id at the Elections Canada office in Trail Bay Mall, open 9am to 9pm Monday thru Friday, Sat-urday 9-6pm Sunday noon to 4pm.

All voters can see if they are registered on line or check id requirements at elections-canada.ca

Like Rick Mercer says “Scare the heck out of the poli-ticians” and Vote 2015.

Bette Chadwick,Get Out the Vote Committee, Sechelt

It’s a gamble(Sent to Gibsons council and

copied to the Local)As a resident of Gibsons and

a taxpayer and someone who has very seldom gambled, I have the following questions for mayor, council and the George supporters:

Who will pay and what will happen if the aquifer is pen-etrated?

If the George turns out to be a white elephant and for any reason continuation of the project needs to be aban-doned, who will pay the costs?

If anything goes wrong (peer report has many unan-swered questions) with the project, I am hoping tax payers will not be held answerable .

How much money will the town of Gibsons lose, give away by accommodating the building of the George?

I was at the general meet-ing on Oct. 1. I found it very interesting that all pro-George speakers spoke of benefits and

profits and I presume, unlike me are prepared to gamble big time.

Here is hoping that Mayor and councillors are more level headed and not big time gam-blers.

Jack Stein, GibsonsConfident in council

On Oct. 1 I attended the public meeting on the George. After 22 years on the coast I heard once again the same voices raised in opposition as I have heard opposing so many other excellent initiatives in the past. But I now have a bet-ter appreciation of the oppo-nents' positions.

Some spun entertaining tales of a little town by the sea, but spoke so long I began to nod off. Some said, "I just don't like it". Honest and forth-right. Some claimed to be ex-perts with a better knowledge of engineering issues than those hired by the Town and the project proponent. I am no expert and, despite their technical language, I suspect they aren't either. Many others expressed their views in oxy-morons: some would support the George - if it were a totally different proposal. Others are not opposed to progress - as long as it doesn't entail change. Yet others are not opposed to change as long as everything remains the same as it is.

Some engaged in name-calling, accused the mayor and council of all manner of mal-feasance and even threatened lawsuits. I think Mayor Rowe and the Gibsons Council are to be commended for their pro-fessionalism and restraint in dealing with the public on this sensitive matter, despite the abusive comments.

I support the George in its present form because I do be-lieve it will bring many ben-efits to Gibsons and the rest of the Coast. I have every con-fidence that Mayor Rowe and the Council will do everything necessary to ensure that this project is a success in every sense of the word.

Keith Ujvary, GibsonsSmaller, please

As a new resident of Gib-sons (I have visited on 4 previ-

ous occasions) I am shocked by the scale and height of the Condo/Hotel proposal being put forward for the Gibsons waterfront.

In their promotional flyer, The George proponent en-sures us that it "will create year round tourism and eco-nomic growth". I have seen how contentious a proposal it is and what I can't understand is why does it have to be this big.

Surely if the year round ben-efits they tout are true, why do we need the 40 condos? Wouldn't it make sense to eliminate the condos and just have the hotel and convention centre thus having a structure that is more in keeping with the character of the town?

Zelma Pollock, GibsonsYes and no

We think that we finally have a solution regarding the strong difference in opinions regarding the George Hotel/Condo development proposal.

Say: Yes to the George! andSay: No to the George!If, as their promotional

brochure promises, we are to get year-round tourism and economic growth, why do we need the 40 condos (likely sea-sonally occupied) that end up making this project way too big for the Gibsons waterfront? Cut the condos, lower and spread out the building and we would say yes to a George Ho-tel Convention Centre.

No change or compromise by the developer and the George gets a resounding No!

Rose Clarke and Alan Sirulnikoff, Gibsons

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Driving through loopholesVolkswagen was caught cheating on U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency emissions tests by installing “defeat devices,” which allowed its diesel vehicles to pass nitrogen oxide emis-sions checks but spew up to 40 times allowable pollutants once they were completed

The Volkswagen debacle is bad enough in itself, but it also raises questions about automaker practices, pollution, emissions standards and testing and the implications of our rampant car culture. Volkswagen cheated on regulations designed to protect human health and the environment, and the consequences are increased rates of asthma, lung disease, cancer and death. But it’s not just diesel cars and it’s not just vehicles from one company. Cars kill and harm millions of people every year, with accidents, pollution, climate change and other environmental damage. And car-makers have in the past resisted safety im-provements such as seatbelts and air bags.

Illegally rigging vehicles to pass emissions tests hurts every-one, but legal loopholes create similar problems. Just look at SUVs. I did a quick count of the many passing my office during the afternoon, and almost all contained a single driver — no pas-sengers or even pets! Under emissions laws in Canada, the U.S., Japan and elsewhere, SUVs are classified as “light-duty trucks” and are subject to less strict emissions standards than cars. Yet, most people treat them the same as cars.

This creates incentives for manufacturers to produce more heavy vehicles or even to design cars as trucks, such as Chrys-ler’s PT Cruiser. According to the Economist, “As vehicles above 3.8 tonnes were long exempted from the American regulation, manufacturers started producing enormous vehicles such as the Hummer to avoid any fuel-economy rules.”

It’s easy to say it starts with individuals. We can all find ways to reduce private automobile use. But individuals aren’t entirely to blame for our fossil-fuelled lifestyles. Incentives, regulations, policies and infrastructure are needed to create the necessary shift away from reliance on wasteful, inefficient transportation and fuel options.

We’ve seen many positive developments in recent years. In my hometown, Vancouver, and many other cities, car-sharing programs and cycling and pedestrian infrastructure are expand-ing rapidly. Hybrid and electric vehicle technologies are making great inroads. Recognition of the need for efficient public transit is also spreading around the world. And fuel taxes and carbon pricing have been proven effective at reducing reliance on pri-vate automobiles.

Taxing fossil fuel consumption may be more efficient than emissions standards because, as the Economist points out, fuel taxes encourage people, especially those who drive a lot, to buy more efficient cars and to drive less. And, “A fuel tax does not rely on dubious testing nor does it create distortive loopholes.” Revenue from taxes can be invested in cleaner transportation alternatives or, as with B.C.’s carbon tax, used to reduce income taxes or provide rebates to people with lower incomes.

It’s outrageous that a car manufacturer like Volkswagen would stoop to devious practices to get around laws designed to benefit all people, but in our car-driven culture, it’s not entirely surprising — just another signal that it’s time to rethink the way we move ourselves around. David Suzuki

Letters to the Editor should be sent by e-mail to [email protected]. The dead-line 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) tele-phone number. Letters may be edited for a variety of reasons.

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Local major party candi-dates in the federal election debated about the state of democracy in Canada and a host of other political topics last week, but they had to do it with an empty chair at the head table.

Organizers said the can-cellation by Conservative John Weston hours before the event caught them by surprise, as he had originally agreed to participate.

“The specific date, today, Friday October the 2nd and the specific time was set with the express purpose of ac-commodating the schedule of John Weston,” host Jeff Keigh-ley told the overflow audience of about 400 at the Sechelt Band Hall.

Keighley said he spoke in person with Weston that af-ternoon, who said he could not attend after all as he would be going to another campaign event.

In a telephone interview Oct. 5, Weston said he was in West Vancouver “at a meeting of volunteers to thank them for their hard work.” Weston said the meeting with volun-teers could not be resched-uled.

The theme of the debate would possibly have chal-lenged Weston, as the Conser-vatives are the only party in this campaign which has not made an issue of democratic reform.

The three other candidates, Liberal Pam Goldsmith-Jones, New Democrat Larry Koop-man and the Green Party’s Ken Melman, each made a point that their parties would decentralize the power of the Prime Minister’s Office and change the electoral system.

“Stephen Harper’s Conser-vatives have committed acts of serial vandalism against Canada’s Democracy,” Mel-

man said in his opening re-marks, adding later that his party would push strongly for proportional representation.

Koopman agreed.“We need proportional rep-

resentation,” Koopman said, “so a government with 38 per cent of the vote doesn’t get 100 per cent of the power.”

Goldsmith-Jones said if the Liberals were to form the gov-ernment, “this would be the last first-past-the-post elec-tion in Canada.”

On a question about the cur-rent government’s controver-sial Fair Elections Act, Koop-man said it was better-known as the “Unfair Elections Act,” adding, “I wish John Weston was here to defend it.”

In promoting the Act earlier this year, the Conservatives argued it would help prevent election fraud, but Goldsmith-Jones disagreed.

“There has been no evi-dence of electoral fraud in Canada. The only ‘electoral fraud’ is the last three elec-tions,” she said, earning the loudest applause of the evening.

Melman said the mere pres-

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ence of the Green Party had increased voter turnout in ridings with incumbent Con-servatives.

“People are responding be-cause the Green Party doesn’t represent the way things have always been done,” said Melman, who said his party would, “rescue our democ-racy from politics.”

Two more all-candidates forums are scheduled, both for Thursday Oct. 8, one at a Sechelt and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Blue Ocean Golf Club (tickets required), and the other at 6:30 pm at Chatelech Second-ary School. Rik Jespersen

The candidates pose for a photo after the federal all-candidates meeting in Sechelt Oct. 2. From left to right, Ken Melman, Green Party; Pam Goldsmith-Jones, Liberal Party; Larry Koopman, New Democratic Party. Absent was Conservative candidate John Weston. RIK JESPERSEN PHOTO

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Several hundred coastal resi-dents attending last week’s (Oct. 2) all-candidate’s early-evening forum at the Sechelt Band Hall were stood up by Conservative candidate John Weston. Again. Though this one was arranged to suit Mr. Weston’s schedule, and he was at his office into the early afternoon, it’s becoming a habit for Weston to duck these forums.

Party insiders have con-firmed this is actually a time-tested Conservative strategy, forged by party officials in the 2011 federal election, urging candidates to avoid all-candi-date meetings and interacting with media. There were dozens of reports of this happening in 2011 and there are now doz-ens of reports of Conservative candidates doing the same this election. The thinking here is, if a candidate doesn’t say any-thing, or respond to criticism, then there’s nothing to report and the candidate is off the hook for accounting to the electorate.

It is another repugnant ges-ture by the Stephen Harper Con-servatives, thumbing its nose at its obligations to respond to Canadians for its actions. Mr. Weston, I am so done with you and your party’s lack of ac-

countability for the real damage you’ve done to this country. If you accept the responsibilities of your office, at least have the guts to show up and be account-able for your actions.

Michael Maser, Gibsons

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was held in Sechelt at SIB Hall.Unfortunately I was unable

to attend because of a sched-ule conflict. Since then several people have commented that I refused to attend debates in Sechelt. This is complete and utter nonsense. In this election I have already attended 8 de-bates. In Sechelt I have attended one debate so far on Affordable Housing, and I am scheduled to be at two Sechelt Chamber of Commerce-organized debates on Oct. 8. By the time I'm done, I will have done more debates than last time.

However, as many of the peo-ple in Sechelt will have read in the papers, there seems to be a particularly uncivilized and nas-ty element to the local campaign here. I know these actions don’t reflect the great people who live in this area. The worst dam-age to our signs this election has been done in Sechelt. And

after last Friday’s debate, one of my volunteers was verbally accosted in the parking lot by someone hurling disgusting abuse. My volunteer is a mature woman who at the time was as-sisting a disabled person to get to their car.

I am personally fed up with this kind of action. It is wrong and I cannot condone such un-civilized behavior. I hope the or-ganizers of last Friday’s debate agree with me.

However despite this provo-cation I will not be intimidated and am looking forward to de-bating issues in what I hope will be civil and respectful events that reflect the good people of Sechelt whom I have been serv-ing for a number of years now. In the meantime I have encour-aged my volunteer to report the incident I noted above to proper authorities and we will continue to deal with the aggressive and excessive sign damage we are experiencing. It is a shame and should not be condoned by any-one.

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You can vote Friday Oct. 9 through to Monday Oct. 12, from noon to 8pm each of the four days. Your Voter Identifi-cation Card will tell you which of the three locations on the Sunshine Coast you must vote at: the Legion in Madeira Park, the Legion in Sechelt, or the community centre in Gibsons.

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The official public hear-ing for the proposed George Hotel drew several hundred people to the gym at Elphin-stone Secondary School Oct. 1 for what turned out to be a five-hour marathon featur-ing 89 speakers, 50 of them

against the waterfront devel-opment.

The hearing was held five days before the divisively controversial George Hotel and Residences project was scheduled to come before Gibsons Town Council for

George hotel hearing runs til midnightthird reading and possible approval.

Written submissions for the hearing also had been made to the Town. Corpo-rate Officer Selina Williams told the meeting just before proceedings began that of

One of 89 speakers expresses his opinion on the proposed George Hotel and residences development at a public hearing Oct. 1. RIK JESPERSEN PHOTO

the 501 submissions handed in since Sept. 1, 376 (75 per cent) supported the hotel project as it is proposed, 118 (23.5 percent) were opposed, while seven (1.5 per cent) did not state a clear preference,

The 116-unit hotel would rise to just under 125 feet above average sea level on the water side of the project, with the neighbouring 35-suite condo building at just over 103 feet. At the rear, the hotel height would be about 87 feet above Gower Point Rd., with the condo building a few sto-reys shorter.

Opponents raised many objections, including the project’s blocking of sight lines for many residents in the neighbourhood, and the potential negative effect on lifestyles and property val-ues. They also cited the pro-posal’s out-of-character and non-conforming size, the potential risk to the aquifer, increased traffic and de-creased parking, possible environmental hazards in the harbour sediment, and what many saw as a flawed governmental process in the way the proposal has been handled by Town staff and council.

All members of council at-tended the meeting, with the

exception of Silas White who has recused himself from all official matters concerning the George due to a potential conflict of interest. Besides Mayor Wayne Rowe’s open-ing and closing statements, the three councillors lis-tened closely but said noth-ing throughout the meeting, which is typical protocol at public hearings.

A number of speakers, such as former councillor Lee Ann Johnson, said they were in favour of having a hotel and conference centre built on the site at Gower Point and Winn Roads, but not one the size of the “monolithic” George.

“It is simply too big. It is too tall,” Johnson said, calling the buildings “the Twin Towers.”

She said, “They are out of context and out of place in our community,” and that the proposal “betrays commu-nity values.”

Resident Katie Janyk told council that developer Klaus Fuerniss, “has somehow con-vinced you that our town is in such dire straits that only he can save us.”

Some opponents also ar-gued that the hotel would hurt Lower Gibsons busi-nesses and would force resi-dents out of the town, while

supporters argued it would have the opposite effect.

Resident Joan Beck said she was in favour, “so that our community can build an environmentally, socially and financially stable future.”

“We need to attract and retain young families who would establish careers, homes and enjoy productive lives on the coast,” Beck said.

An economic impact re-port commissioned by the Town estimated that the George would create 130 full-time and part-time jobs, provide Gibsons more than $300,000 a year in municipal taxes, provide post-second-ary training in the hospitality industry, and attract conven-tion and tourism business year-round.

Rowe closed the hearing at 11:55 pm with thanks to all involved.

“This was an incredibly re-spectful meeting,” the mayor said. “Everybody listened to everybody else tonight and I really appreciate that.”

The next council meeting was scheduled for Oct. 6 and the George-related bylaw changes were on the agenda. Following the meeting you can check thelocalweekly.ca for updates.

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The Canadian Fencing Federation will be sending seven young women and six young men to Klagenfurt, Austria for the European Cadet (U17) Circuit Tourna-ment at the end of October, and among the athletes is a Sunshine Coast epéeist, Fynn Mansbridge-Fafard.

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four spots in national rank-ings in Canada. Fynn will be joined by Nikola Damjanovic of Toronto, Riley Norman of Stettler, Alberta, and Sera-phim Jarov of Richmond, BC. Riley, Seraphim and Fynn all train with Victor Gantsevich at the Dynamo Fencing Club in Richmond. Fynn got his start in fencing right here in Gibsons with Coach Jonathan Hutchinson of the Sunshine Coast Fencing Club.

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Fencing for Canada

Fynn Mansbridge-Fafard, of Roberts Creek, is on the left, putting the fi nishing touch with a behind the back point against his opponent. He will be fencing in Europe at the end of the month. DEVIN MANKY PHOTO


October 9Talk by pharmacist Elizabeth Innes on the healing arts from ancient India, Blissful Yoga, 5654 Dolphin St., Sechelt, 7:30pm, freeOctober 9Coffee house with Poppa Greg & The Chillin’ Dylans, Brison Geue and Bonar Harris, School of Music, Maderia Park, 7:30-9:30pm, $10 suggested donationOctober 9Blue Line Trio with Dr. Fun, Blue Ocean Golf club, Sechelt, 6-9pmOctober 10Artist reception with Amber Friedman and Erin Hamilton, FibreWorks Studio & Gallery, 12887 Sunshine Coast Hwy, 2-4pmOctober 10Various artists, including Keia Kaua Traditional Hula and Greer Ross accompanied by Ken Dalgleish and Budge Schachte, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm, $15October 10Mindil Beach and guests, fundraiser for the Daniel Kingsbury Music for Youth Endowment, Roberts Creek Hall, 8pm, $20October 10Half Cut & The Slackers, fundraiser for the Legion, Sechelt Legion, 8pm, by donationOctober 10 & 11Gibsons Fall Fair with vendors and bake sale, 325 Pratt Rd., 10am-5pm (10-4 on Sunday), freeOctober 12Camera walk with photographer Paddy Wales, SC Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 10am, $15 suggested donationOctober 14Small business celebration and discussion, presented by Gibsons Chamber of Commerce, Gibsons Legion, 6-8pm, $10 for chamber members, $20 for non-membersOctober 14HA!Man Show, cellist performs show with no rational explanation, Gumboot Café, 7pm, $15October 15Fall fashion show fundraiser, by SC Health Care Auxilliary-Hopkins Landing, Leo’s Tapas & Grill, Gibsons, 6:30-9:30pm, $30October 15Opening reception for Six Senses of Cedar with a dozen artists, presented by Sechelt Arts Festival,Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 7-9pm, freeOctober 16Mushroom specialist Langdon Cook speaks, part of the SC Mushroom Festival, Davis Bay Hall, 6pm, $10October 16-18SC Art Crawl, galleries from Langdale to Earls Cove, 10am-5pm, sunshinecoastartcrawl.com

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Anna NobileFreelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture

For the last four years, I have had the privilege of working with the Sechelt Arts Festival, a 10 day multi-genre celebration of the arts encompassing music, dance, performance, and visual art. Co-producer’s Nancy Cot-tingham Powell and Diana Robertson put on a festival that brings some truly unique works to the Coast while in-cluding something for every-one.

This year’s Festival runs Oct. 15-25 under the theme The Story of Cedar. The exhi-bition Art and the Six Senses of Cedar will be on display at the Seaside Centre start-ing Oct. 16. A select group of local artists were asked, “What does cedar mean to you?” launching their “art as process” journey to creatively express the role cedar has played in their lives and the lives of Coast communities. “We can’t really tell visitors what to expect,” says Rob-ertson. “We will only see the final concepts come to frui-tion during the installation. People will have to visit in order to find out how the art exhibition experience will touch them via the six senses, including the senses of smell

and taste.”Cedar takes a central role

in the performance work, SacRED, a multi-media, story-driven event at the shíshálh Nation Longhouse. “This show is still evolving in true Sunshine Coast artistic, in-spirational fashion,” explains Cottingham Powell. “Special effects, lighting and video will be key components in this original, ground-breaking piece. I’m sure the commu-nity will be talking about this show for a long time after the Festival.”

Festival goers will also have the opportunity to see internationally acclaimed dancer Margie Gillis in her Sunshine Coast debut on Oct. 24. Florilège is a retro-spective dance performance highlighting Gillis’ 40 year career. While on the Coast, Gillis is also working with the Sunshine Coast Dance Soci-ety and is offering two work-shops to local dancers on Oct.

20 and 21. For more informa-tion on workshops, contact the Dance Society at [email protected] or call 604-649-9275.

Texemay The Tree of Life heritage exhibit runs at the Tems Swiya Museum featur-ing illustrations, photographs and video of the importance of cedar on daily aboriginal coastal life. There will also be a host of free workshops including cedar bracelet and basket weaving, storytelling, birdhouse building, a musi-cal concert featuring wooden instruments, and acting out the first cedar story on Fam-ily Day at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre. For a complete schedule of events visit the Festival website at sechel-tartsfestival.com. Tickets for SacRED and Florilège are also available online or at Peggy Sue’s in Gibsons, Kalijo in Da-vis Bay, or the Tourist Infor-mation Centre in Sechelt.

Internationally acclaimed dancer Margie Gillis strikes a seaside pose. She will be appearing at the Ravens Cry Theatre Oct. 24 as part of the Sechelt Arts Festival. CYLLA VON TIEDEMANN PHOTO

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Sunshine Coast artist Gor-don Halloran is creating a sculptural project in Sechelt called “Regeneration”.

Halloran has been devel-oping the idea for the sculp-tures from his experiences walking the mossy forests where enormous stumps of host trees have been nurtur-ing new life since the begin-ning of the logging industry almost 150 years ago. The project came together after the invitation to create an in-stallation for the Sechelt Arts Festival, and further gelled after this summer’s forest fires.

“As a species, we have chal-lenged the earth’s resilience and yet we don’t know its lim-its to regenerate,” Halloran says. “The life cycle of trees in the forest demonstrates the power and ingenuity of the earth’s adaptability and the observed truth that mat-ter does not disappear; it naturally changes form. The charcoal remains of an an-cient tree become host to an ecosystem of new life, as de-struction is transformed into regeneration.”

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The long-term intention of the project is to establish a sculptural park that show-cases a forest of regenerated trees.

At the Sechelt Arts Festi-val, a portion of Halloran’s Regeneration installation will be on display outside the Seaside Centre from Oct. 15-25. As well, during the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl from Oct. 16-18, visitors will be able to view the on-going project at SSC Properties’ wa-terfront site at 6583 Sechelt Inlet Road everyday between 11 am and 4 pm.

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The artist and the trees

Gordon Halloran’s “Regeneration” installation will feature the planting of cedar seedlings in the charcoal remains of burned trees. These are initial, early renderings of the work in prog-ress, to show the scale of the work. PHOTO SUBMITTED


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Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) is pleased to announce that they’ve been informed by BC Timber Sales (BCTS) that ‘The Reed Rd Forest Reserve’ in Gibsons has been removed from future logging plans due to several developments.

‘The Reed Rd Forest Re-serve’ is located at the end of Reed Rd in Gibsons, and was first surveyed for logging in 2014 as Cutblock A91376. The forest has a ‘Watershed Reserve’ status over it, and local residents have always known of its importance in regulating water flows to down-slope properties. ELF put in a trail through this ‘emerging old-growth forest’, and then it became an issue during the 2014 municipal elections. The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and Squamish First Nation are now discussing re-zoning the land.

“We thank the many local residents who made it very clear that logging this forest was not an option.” says Ross Muirhead, ELF Forest Cam-paigner. “To know that this inter-urban forest will remain standing is a great feeling.

This forest is dominated by hundreds of tall Douglas-fir trees reaching up to the sky for light, with an associated plant community of salal and fern. The recreational and habitat values in here are high, and it will become a great as-set for the entire region. It’s only a five minute drive from a busy mall, and so provides residents with a quick retreat into a pocket wilderness.”

“ELF first heard of the po-tential logging above Reed Rd

No logging in Reed Rd. forestfrom a friend of ours whose property below the slope was first farmed by his grandfa-ther at the turn-of-the-cen-tury,” says Hans Penner also of ELF. “He clearly knew the role that this forest plays in keeping wells down slope full during long dry periods. Folks can get out and the walk the trail loop and breathe in the fresh air knowing that this forest is not going anywhere.”

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Hans Penner, of ELF, with a tree on the Reed Rd. forest trail. ROSS MUIRHEAD PHOTO


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So far this year, the Town of Gibsons has issued 472 busi-ness licenses. Approximately 83 per cent of these busi-ness responded to our 2015 Business License Survey, and based on their responses, the majority of our local busi-nesses are in the business and professional services, retail/wholesale, and health/social services areas.

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Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)A new round of commu-

nications with significant others is set to begin. It may be that you are the one be-ing contacted. Renegotiating terms and coming to new levels of understanding and agreement is desired. It is important that you faithfully and respectfully engage. Eth-ics aside, the consequences of not complying could prove costly in one way or another.Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

Creative aspirations are on the rise. These may be due to circumstances at least as much as from pure inspira-tion. A cycle has been under-way for almost 18 months

now destined to get you more firmly on your feet somehow. Now it is taking the turn to-wards you laying claim to what makes you special, what sets you apart. This is a call to clarify and refine your skills and talents. Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

Balancing a playful, ad-venturous and perhaps play-ful mood with more serious work and projects is under-way. Renovations or other heavy duty activity close to home is featured as well. This could emphasize inner work as much as outer. Your aim is to increase your confidence levels whatever it takes. It may be increasingly clear that to succeed something big has to give.Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

Creative more beauty, har-mony and flow at home and with your family continues. Sometimes, the word ‘home’ translates to our own inner core, literally. So, your fo-cus could be upon your own

health, fitness and overall well being. You are beginning to get pretty serious about what might be required to feel good and confident too. Deciphering between dreams, illusions, denials and realistic goals is implied.Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

The pace is steadily accel-erating and so too are your ambitions. This will become even more evident as the New Moon in Libra on the 12th gains momentum. The time is right to ‘make hay….’ Making continued and steady efforts with follow through could actually find you ahead of the game. Avoid procrasti-nation and passivity now and persevere smoothly. Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

The urge and perhaps the need to increase and improve somehow is a steadily emerg-ing theme. It is currently in phase 2 of 12. This current phase requires that you fo-cus on your dreams, on one hand, and your image or per-

haps you brand, on the other. Presentation can certainly help or hinder. You may have to step back and take a fresh look and perhaps press the reset button.Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

It is likely that Mercury was retrograde this year on your birthday unless it oc-curs after October 9th. It will have the effect of altering some of your perceptions linked to changing circum-stances in your life. With the big eclipse a couple of weeks ago changes is some of your closest relationships will change. Generally and cur-rently, you are being pushed inward to access guidance faith and courage.Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

A pioneering and revolu-tionary mood and momen-tum continues. This cycle includes plenty of homework and efforts made behind the scenes. Expect the accelerat-ed pace to continue for about another month. That will

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be the time to launch, what-ever that might imply to you specifically. As much as you might like to socialize, this is not the best time unless you work now features the love chase game. Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

You are in the mood to reveal some of your unique colors and stripes. Yet, you want to do so in a way that achieves the biggest result for the widest audience you can reach. Obtaining tools, skills and instruction or sharing the same with others is high-lighted. Your confidence lev-els may need a boost and you are not interested in taking blind leaps of faith, this time.Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)

Getting the attention you want, need and feel you de-serve continues. You may have to really prove your worth. Sometimes the flow pushes us to step it up, like now. The pressure you be subsiding. Yet in some re-spects this is exactly the type

of situation that allows you to rise to the occasion and even achieve higher levels of ener-gy and expression than ever.Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

Cultural stimulation, travel and adventure are on your mind. This focus may also cross over to focus upon world news with added inter-est and perhaps concern. As much as you feel the urge to help, you may feel that you yourself need assistance just now as well. Yet, you remain determined to be informed and learn more about the big-ger game.Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

Some deep end themes in the arena of relationships continue. Ending, comple-tion, death and rebirth rep-resent the core theme. Your passions are running high, yet there are politics to con-tend with. Either you are in pursuit or you are being pursued and in both respects you are inclined to keep your thoughts and feelings private.

The Rotary clubs of the Sunshine Coast are combin-ing efforts to bring polio sur-vivor and champion for polio eradication, Ramesh Ferris, to the Coast. This visit is planned for November to raise aware-ness for the global campaign to eradicate polio.

Born in India, Ramesh con-tracted polio when only six months old. His legs were left paralyzed for life. With no means or access to reha-bilitation for him, Ramesh’s mother placed him for adop-tion with a Canadian family in

the Yukon.In 2002, Ramesh returned

to India to meet his biologi-cal mother and to visit the orphanage where he once lived. During the visit, Ra-mesh learned of polio sur-vivors who, without the necessary medical attention and supports, were forced to pad their knees with cut-up pieces of tire and crawl on the ground. Since then Ramesh has worked tirelessly to raise awareness in support of the fight to eradicate polio.

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A polio survivor undergoes rehabilitation at St. Stephens Hospital in New Delhi, India, work that is supported by Rotary. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PHOTO

Polio survivor to visit the Sunshine Coasttime in partnership with Ro-tary International, the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda-tion, and the Global Poverty Project, traveling around the world to share his experi-ences living with the effects of polio and highlighting the great progress of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. He is a firm believer that a case of polio anywhere in the world is threat to children ev-erywhere.

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INCIDENT REPORT FOR: SEPT. 29 TO OCT. 6Attempted Break & Enters

Between September 27 and 28, a suspect attempted to break and enter into a resi-dence in the 5500 block of Or-chard Street, Sechelt. The sus-pect disturbed property and broke windows on the resi-dence but did not gain entry and nothing appears to have been stolen. Police are review-ing surveillance footage.

Early on October 1, several residents in the 5700 block of Kwatamus Avenue, Sechelt, reported a prowler attempt-ing to gain entry to their resi-dences, moving items on their properties, and creating a dis-turbance. Nothing was actu-ally reported stolen.Scam

On September 29, a coast resident reported possible identity fraud after receiv-ing an email that appeared to come from the Apple Store. The resident had just opened an Apple ID account and was unfamiliar with the system, so was not suspicious when the email advised an unauthor-ized charge had been made to her account and asked her to go to a link and provide sen-sitive personal and financial

information as well as change passwords to her account. Only after providing all this information did the resident realize she'd fallen for a scam email and immediately can-celled her credit cards, alerted her banks, the Apple Store, and credit bureaus. To learn more about similar scams and how to protect yourself, please visit sites such as the Better Busi-ness Bureau at www.bbb.org or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at www.antifraudcen-tre-centreantifraude.ca .Shoplifting

On October 1, three young females were caught on sur-veillance cameras working to-gether to shoplift from a store in the 5500 block of Highway 101, Sechelt. The stolen items, which were concealed in one female's backpack and under another's shirt, included two Bluetooth speakers and a charging block. The girls were identified and admitted their involvement to police. They have all been referred to Re-storative Justice, and police are in the process of returning the stolen items to the store.

On October 3, a male sus-pect was caught on video surveillance footage stealing a bottle of Jagermeister from a business in the 400 block of Marine Drive, Gibsons. The file is still under investigation.Traf�ic

On October 1, police con-ducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Wharf Avenue, Sechelt, and determined that

the driver was unlicenced and that the insurance decal on the vehicle was stolen. The driver was arrested and released on a Promise to Appear for Pos-session of Stolen Property, and issued a Violation Ticket for No Driver's Licence and No In-surance. His vehicle was also towed, and his licence plates were seized.

On October 5, a road rage incident was reported on Pratt Road and Chaster Road, Gibsons, after the first north-bound vehicle on Pratt Road slowed down to make a left turn onto Chaster Road and a second vehicle passed on the left at the same time nearly causing a collision between the two vehicles. The first driver confronted the pass-ing vehicle driver down the road prompting a brief yelling match. The file is still under in-vestigation.

Late on October 5, police attended a two-vehicle in-cident at the intersection of Ebbtide and Wharf Avenue, Sechelt, after a westbound ve-hicle failed to stop at the stop sign and t-boned a second vehicle that was crossing the intersection. The driver of the westbound vehicle gave the second driver her information before fleeing the scene on foot. The second vehicle was heavily damaged and had to be towed from the scene and the driver was advised to get medical attention. Police will be following up with the other driver.

Rotary members world-wide have contributed more than US$1.3 billion and countless volunteer hours to the polio eradication effort. Rotary, in conjunction with other partners has reduced polio cases by 99% world-wide since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. “Rotary continues to be the heart-and-soul of polio eradication,” Gates Foundation Co-Chair

Bill Gates wrote in his annual letter issued in January.

The other spearheading partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre-vention.

To learn more about polio eradication, including how to participate in this historic effort, visit www.rotary.org/endpolio. Submitted


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LOCATED IN TRAIL BAY CENTRE 604-885-2725 WWW.SEWEASY.CA LOCATED IN TRAIL BAY CENTRE 604-885-2725 WWW.SEWEASY.CA

YOUR ORIGINAL SUNSHINE COAST FIBRE INSPIRATION STORE SINCE 1973YOUR ORIGINAL SUNSHINE COAST FIBRE INSPIRATION STORE SINCE 1973

FALL MEMBERSHIP PROMOTIONPLAY FOR FREE last two weekends of October

Fridays: Oct 23 and Oct 30 - 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. (Age 16 +)Sat & Sun – Oct 24-25 & Oct 31-Nov 1: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (All Ages)

Promoting Families this Fall – No Initiation FeeAnnual Weekend Family Membership Rate

$500/year or $125 quarterlyLess than $42/month for entire family to play unlimited weekend tennis!

All ages play Saturdays & Sundays. 16 years and older play any time from 6:30 p.m. Friday

to 11:00 p.m. Sunday. (Club open 6:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. daily)

MANY OTHER MEMBERSHIP TYPES AVAILABLESuncoast Racquet Club is located at 6000 Lighthouse Ave.

(beside Kinnikinnick Elementary) – Community Indoor TennisFor more information: phone 604-885-0151 or 604-885-7770

Coach Jacques Joyal: [email protected] www.SRCTennis.ca Ph: 604-741-7858

FREE TennisINDOOR TENNIS - don’t need to worry about rain!

proof # date completed: October 5, 2015v1media: Newspapersize: 10.25” x 11.4”colour: 4 colourpublication: The Local

Telephone: 604.885.5808 • Email: [email protected]

Studio: phiTTed desigN

Contact: eric pinfold

Client: Trail Bay source for sports

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5504 Trail Ave, Sechelt

604-885-2512Mon-Fri 9-6 • Sat 9-5:30 • Sun 10-5

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Sale HourSFriday 9am – 7pmSaturday 9am – 6pmSunday 10am – 5pm

october 9 – 113 days only

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Friday 9amsale

ClearanCe CenTre loCaTed aT 5707 Cowrie Street (around the corner from TB Source for Sports)

Point Zero Reversible Jacket save $100

REG. $199.99sale $99.99

Saxx Vibe Heather Stripe save $10

REG. $31.98sale $21.99

Saxx Fiesta Boxer save $9REG. $26.99sale $17.99

Saucony Ride 7 Mens save $60

REG. $149.98sale $89.99

Merrell Sigton Vent Men & Women save $50

REG. $109.98sale $69.99

Brooks Ravenna 6 Womens save $70

REG. $149.98sale $79.99

deals throughout

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CloTHing SHoeS

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BluWave Easy Rider 11’6” SUP save $300

REG. $999.99sale $699.99

MSR Dragonfly Stove save $65

REG. $144.98sale $79.99

Grey Owl Stillwater SUP Paddle save $70

REG. $119.98sale $49.99

Team SporTS

Clearance Hockey Skates & Sticks up to $300

UP tO $499.99sale $99.99

UA Huntington Vball save $40

REG. $69.98sale $29.99

Clearance SloPitch Bats up to $220

UP tO $299.99sale $79.99

many more in-STore

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The Local Weekly October 8, 2015

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