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Double transplant Nanaimo woman grateful for life-saving donation. Leadership bid Fourth federal NDP hopeful pays visit to Harbour City. Singing sensation Former Gabriola resident set to release first album.

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Tourism kiosk planned at parkway rest stopTTBY CHRIS HAMLYN

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A long-awaited visitor informationcentre off the Nanaimo Parkway is astep closer to opening this spring.

The tourism kiosk, a replacement

for the visitor centre at Beban House which closed its doors in mid-Decem-ber, will be built at the Rotary rest area off the parkway at NorthfieldRoad.

Ive been here five and a half years and there has always been a discus-

sion of moving the tourism kiosk at Beban House to a higher profilelocation with better access, said IanHowat, city director of strategic rela-tionships. And there has always beena desire to have it on the parkway.

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Rick Anderson, left, jots down information as Gary Barbero tries to scrub a graffiti tag off a Canada Post box on Selby Street.The Downtown Community Policing volunteers, out making their rounds through the Old City Quarter Monday morning, said there is less graffiti than there used to be and it is easier to clean up, thanks to new coatings on fixtures and buildings.

New hospital deal aims for cleanliness

BY JENN McGARRIGLETHE NEWS BULLETIN

Increased cleaning services, more staff and additionalauditing tools will help fight infection outbreaks atNanaimo Regional General Hospital.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority signed a newcontract Compass Group Canada for housekeeping ser-vices at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and Duf-ferin Place residential care facility.

The health authority announced it was looking fora new cleaning contractor in May 2010, but has stayedwith Compass, which will provide cleaning through itsCrothall Services Canada division.

WorkSafe B.C. inspections in recent years found Com-pass in violation of various health and safety standardsat NRGH, which had several outbreaks of Clostridiumdifficile in recent years.

A B.C. Centre for Disease Control report about the firstC. diff outbreak at NRGH, which lasted from July 2008to May 2009, found insufficient cleaning staff to meetthe daily needs of the facility and inadequate training.

Murray Hutchison, VIHAs corporate director forgeneral support services, said the health authority hasmade a considerable investment to increase clean-ing standards. The former contract with Compass wasabout $8.2 million per year; the new contract amounts to$10.6 million per year for the next five years.

Hutchison said the cost difference is mainly due toincreased staff full-time cleaners in Nanaimo will gofrom almost 86 to more than 98 with the new deal, oralmost 13 new positions.

Contract adds more cleaning staff at NRGH, better monitoring of work

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Five months ago, Deborah Graves lay dying in aVancouver hospital.Her liver was shutting down, she had lost a dramatic amount of weight because she wastoo nauseous to eat and her bodyfelt like it was on fire and numb at the same time.

In moments of lucidity, she was aware of the sadness in the eyes of loved ones surrounding her, but she was often unaware of her dire situation due to heavy doses ofpain medication.

Thanks to a team of dedicatedmedical professionals and some-ones decision to sign up as anorgan donor Deborah, 51, is aliveand feeling better than she has inyears.

She and husband Mike want to thank everyone, from the medicalprofessionals to people around theworld who prayed for her as she underwent two liver transplantslast summer.

I am so thankful about how many people were so intimatelyinvolved, said Deborah, who is still running into strangers whocome up and tell her they prayed for her throughout her ordeal lastsummer.

She basically could have diedtwo or three times throughoutthis process, said Mike. Therewere times she was barely hang-ing on and [the medical staff] just didnt stop. We cant thank themenough.

Deborah was in good health until a couple years after mov-ing to Nanaimo from South Africa in 1997 to start Oceanside Church International on Jingle Pot Road.

Doctors attributed her health issues to stress and other condi-tions and it wasnt until 2005, when she got extremely ill after a trip back to South Africa, thatthey discovered her liver was fail-ing. The cause of her liver diseasewas pegged as a water-borne para-site found in Africa.

For more than five years,Deborah was in and out of hos-pital and often lethargic. For the past two years, she lived mainly on nutritional shakes due to digestion problems.

Her eyes were yellow, said Mike. There were days she couldnt get out of bed.

Last April, Deborahs liver haddeteriorated to the point that doc-tors put her on the critical list fora transplant.

She got the call in July and had the operation at VancouverGeneral Hospital hours later.

Things were fine for severaldays, but then Deborahs bodyrejected the organ. She had a sec-ond transplant several weeks later, but needed a third surgery to stopinternal bleeding.

The doctors said to me inbetween the two operations that her liver is shutting down andthey didnt have another liver andif they did, they didnt know ifit would work, Mike said. But they never gave up. I was hoping they wouldnt and praying theywouldnt. It was just a thing oftrusting God.

The hospital staff allowed thefamily to bring one importantmilestone to her.

At the beginning of September,her daughter Michal was supposed to get married in Nanaimo, with a pre-booked honeymoon follow-ing right after. Since Deborah was still in hospital, staff allowed the young couple to get married on aterrace at VGH so that mom couldparticipate in the big day.

Family and friends as well asthe media showed up for the unusual wedding.

Two weeks before the ceremony,Michal was preparing herself for her mothers imminent death she watched a normally bubbly woman who did her best to hide her illness from others start to lit-erally waste away before her eyes.

When my mom came out of hos-pital, thats when I had a bit of ameltdown, said Michal. Its still kind of surreal that shes actually OK.

Deborah was released from hos-pital about a week and a half after the wedding sooner thanexpected and shes been on themend ever since.

While she will be on immunesystem suppressants for the rest ofher life to prevent organ rejection, Deborah says it is a small price topay for her return to health shehas a healthy glow to her cheeks again and shes enjoying all kinds of foods that she couldnt eat in the last few years of her illness, such as hamburgers.

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Organ donors save livesDeborah Graves is alive and well today because someone made the

decision to become an organ donor.Her husband Mike said the couple wants to get more actively

involved in promoting organ donation registry.While it might feel weird to some people to plan for what happens

after death, Mike said one persons decision to become an organdonor can save the lives of multiple people.

Deborah said people can wait for months for a transplant and her family feared that in her case that the availability of a liver would come too late.

If I didnt have the transplant, I wouldnt be here, she said.B.C. Transplants website states there are more than 300 British

Columbians currently awaiting organ transplants including two dozenpeople awaiting new livers and that the need far outweighs the number of organs available for transplant.

For more information or to register online, please go to www.transplant.bc.ca.

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Mike and Deborah Graves are grateful to B.C.s medical system. Deborahreceived two liver transplants, which ultimately saved her life after her liverwas severely damaged by a parasite.

Double-transplant recipient grateful


Teachers will skipexam supervision due toongoing job action.

Derek DeGear, presi-dent of the NanaimoDistrict Teachers Asso-ciation, said similar toplayground supervisionduties, teachers will notsupervise provinciallymandated exams.

It is job action wearent doing it, he said.

But teachers will stepin if needed, DeGearadded.

If theres a differencebetween an exam occur-ring or not occurring,well definitely be bring-ing the teachers to super-vise, but its on an emer-gency basis, he said.

In the past, principalsand vice-principals han-dled some exam super-vision duties alongsideteachers, so the main dif-ference this year is thatsenior managers anddistrict staff will haveto travel to the school tocarry out these duties inplace of teachers, saidDeGear.

Chris Southwick, assis-tant superintendent, saiddistrict staff will coverall of the exams, but itwill take away from eachstaff members regularduties.

Donna Reimer, schooldistrict spokeswoman,said secondary examstake place Jan. 24-27 and30 district staff memberswill head out to schools.

Elementary schoolshave between Jan. 16and Feb. 24 to adminis-ter the Foundation SkillsAssessments and princi-pals might be able to dothis without bringing insenior managers to help.

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Nanaimo RCMP have a number of unsolvedfiles which they hope the public can help solve.

Anyone with any information about thefollowing crimes is asked to call NanaimoRCMP at 250-754-2345or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.

2011-34162 On Dec. 21, it was

reported a home in the1400 block of TownsiteRoad was broken into.The break-in took placewithin two days of thecomplaint. The home was ransacked and a flat-screen TV stolen.

2011-34250 On Dec. 22, a theft

of jewelry was reportedfrom a home in the2700 block of TwilightWay. The home has been on the real estate market for severalmonths and there have been at least 10 showings during thattime. A blue, split-circle gold bracelet, a split-circle gold ring and a thick gold chain werestolen.

2011-34550 On Dec. 26, a break

and enter was reported at the McDonaldsrestaurant on Mary EllenDrive in north Nanaimo.The incident occurredwithin the previous 36 hours of the report. Someone enteredthrough the patio door and took the buildingssecurity cameras, a video recording systemand some cash from therestaurants safe.

2011-34798 On Dec. 29, it was

reported that a shed in the 1300 block of Thalia Place was broken into. The break-in occurredwithin 48 hours of thereport. Three bikes andsome tools were taken.

2011-34762 On Dec. 28, it was

reported that a house in the 3400 block of SantaFe Place was broken into. The break-in tookplace within two days of the complaint. The pointof entry to the homewas the rear patio door. A 22-inch TV, camera,camera lenses, jewelry and a small amount of cash was stolen.

2011-34793 On Dec. 29, a home

in the 3200 block of Willowmere Crescent was broken into. Thefront door was forcedopen and a TV wasstolen.

2011-34925 On Dec. 30 between

4-5:15 p.m., a bicycle was stolen from in front of the harbourfrontlibrary in Diana Krall Plaza. The bike is an orange Mongoose BMXwith a police sticker on the handle bars.

2011-34978 On Dec. 31 at 10

a.m., it was reported five windows weresmashed at John Barsby Community School. Thewindows were likely broken the night before.

2011-35040 On Saturday Dec. 31

at 11 p.m., a groupof teenagers wereseen starting a fireup against Cinnabar Elementary School. Thefire was started with newspapers, but wasput out and did notcause any damage tothe school.

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Nanaimo Mounties unleashed the newly formed White Team on drug dealers who trade spe-cifically in powdered drugs.

The team is a specializedenforcement unit created totackle the distribution andsale of heroin, cocaine, crackcocaine and crystal metham-phetamine in Nanaimo.

It made its debut Wednesday at about 7:30 p.m. when team members netted several ounces of cocaine, plus stolen walletsand identification, along withtwo suspects at an apartment in the 400 block of Third Street.

Const. Gary OBrien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said one wallet was stolen from the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre Nov.3 and other wallets and pieces of stolen identification weretaken during vehicle break-ins over the past several months.

Reginald Butler, 27, anda 25-year-old woman werearrested for possession for thepurpose of trafficking and pos-session of stolen property.

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following a bail hearing in Nanaimo provincial courtThursday.

The female suspect wasreleased on a promise to appear in Nanaimo provincial court Feb. 21.

The White Team was created to deal with street level drug dealers in Nanaimo who are actively involved in the drug culture, OBrien said.

The winter months tend to be less busy, freeing members from the regular duties for spe-cial projects such as the White Team, which will augment thecapabilities of the municipaldrug squad.

The team is made up of sixgeneral duty, traffic and plain clothes officers who are led by two senior members.

They will develop skills insurveillance, cultivate criminal informants and write searchwarrants, OBrien said. Itsthe same mandate as the Green Team, except the Green Team targets marijuana grow ops.

Projects like this offer oppor-tunities for members to develop new skills and versatility as police officers, OBrien said.It was a traffic member who wrote the warrant for Wednes-days search.

The White Team is designed to be effective against a large number of suspects over a

short period of time, unlike the municipal drug squad, which focuses on more exten-sive investigations that can lastseveral months.

This will, on a daily basis,target different individuals,OBrien said. Theyre notlong-term investigations. Werefilling in a void that hasnt been targeted.

OBrien said there needs tobe a focus placed on powdereddrugs, which are an issue inevery community.

Drug-related crime works its way through communitiesin waves as new drug come on the market. Cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin have long been staples of the drug trade along with ecstasy. More recentdrugs, such as crystal metham-phetamine, which OBrien saidis the current drug of choice inNanaimo, are particularly dan-gerous.

Theyre cheap, theyre highly addictive and theyre devastat-ing, he said.

The team has a list of dozensof suspects it plans to targetaggressively over the next sev-eral months until it disbands, the team members return totheir regular units and the detachment reviews the teamsperformance and effective-ness.

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From /1The project was approved by city council during

the 2011 budget process, but time was needed forgrant applications. The city received a $155,000grant from the Island Coastal Economic Trust.

A cost estimate on the project came in at$500,000, but Howat hopes construction bids willcome in lower.

A lot of the structural components are alreadythere, he said. The picnic area will be enclosed,the washrooms upgraded and heated and therewill be a couple of offices, counter space and dis-play racks.

Howat said bid packages are ready and the goalis for an opening on the May long weekend.

Some tourism services, now under the NanaimoEconomic Development Corporation, moved tothe visitor information kiosk at the VancouverIsland Conference Centre on Commercial Street.Tourism offices are housed in the temporaryNEDC building at 104 Front St.

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From /1The new contract

also includes creating a specialist cleaning team at each site to respond to outbreaks, more patient and staff satisfaction surveys, an increased emphasis on auditing high riskareas and adding ultra-violet auditing.

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If they had flippedthe contract to anothercompany, it would havemeant a lot of disrup-

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Tom Mulcair wants to build a moresustainable future for Canada as thenext leader of the federal NDP.

The leadership candidate visited Nanaimo Saturday to discuss hispolitical platform at the Nanaimo Museum.

Creating a sustainable develop-ment is a key platform issue for Mul-cair, who spoke to about 50 people.

We cant continue to do what we are doing, he said. Were leaving future generations to clean up soil that is being fouled.

Principles of sustainable devel-opment are important for Canada,because current policies are nega-tively affecting the environment,and social and economic aspects of the country, Mulcair said. Canada has great opportunities for greenenergy development, especially wind power, because Canada has some of the most consistent wind currents in the world, he added.

In order for the NDP to win moreseats, the party has to talk to peoplewho share our soul and vision whodidnt vote for us, Mulcair said.

He said the party has to put for-ward a platform that respects fun-damentally who the NDP are, butappeals to more Canadians. Thatmeans the party has to go back tothe drawing board and create poli-

cies that resonate with Canadiansand choose its priorities, under-standing that the NDP cant accom-plish everything it wants at once, he added.

We have to become the light thatpeople can go to and say, I have con-fidence in you, said Mulcair. Weare going to be there to make ourdreams a reality for Canadians.

Lorraine Erickson, who travelled from Victoria to volunteer at the event, said Mulcair is a politician who is doing something for Cana-dians.

He is focused, he is thoughtfuland he has a strong background trying to expand the NDP vision to include practical common sense

goals for the future, said Erickson.Colin Pacholuk, who attended the

event, said Mulcair was one of thefront runners for him when the lead-ership race began.

He was honest and straightfor-ward, said Pacholuk. If he didntknow the answer he didnt try tomake up an answer for it.

Mulcair is the fourth NDP lead-ership hopeful to visit Nanaimo. Nathan Cullen, Brian Topp andPeggy Nash previously visited the city. Cullen was also in town again Saturday evening.

The NDP leadership vote is March24. Each member of the federalparty will be eligible to vote.

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Tom Mulcair, right, a candidate for the federal NDP leadership, talks to Cindy Pacholuk, centre and her husband Colin and daughter Margaret during Mulcairs visit to the Nanaimo Museum Saturday.

B.C. financeminister visits

The Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce and Vancouver Island Real Estate Board are teaming up to host theprovinces top financialofficer.

Finance Minister Kevin Falcon will be at the Newcastle Island lobby at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre at 10 a.m. on Friday (Jan. 13).

There is no charge to attend the receptionand the public is wel-come, but the chamber requires registration toattend by calling 250-756-1191.

Nanaimo seeksbudget input

Nanaimo city counciland senior staff will hostthree special meetingsover the next week toallow for provisional bud-get discussions.

Meetings will be held today (Jan. 10) at 1:30p.m., Jan. 16 at 3 p.m.and Jan. 17 at 1:30 p.m.

All meetings will beheld in the boardroom at city hall.

The public is welcome to attend.

The $160-million budget is in the public consultation/councildeliberation stage.

Nanaimo residents willalso be able to address budget concerns or comments at regularly scheduled council meet-ings until the end of February.

city sceneInbrief

BY CHRIS BUSHTHE NEWS BULLETIN

Police are crediting a CrimeStoppers re-enactment withhelping identify a suspect inthe beating and robbery of awoman in a Nanaimo alley lastsummer.

Christopher Douglas Bartos,19, appeared in Nanaimo pro-vincial court Dec. 20 where hewas handed a nine-month sen-tence for assaulting and robbinga 23-year-old-woman Aug. 5.

The victim was walking towork about 8:30 a.m. in an alleybetween Ashlar and Howardavenues when Bartos allegedlyapproached and asked for acigarette.

As she was rolling a cigarettefor him, Bartos hit her in thehead with a hard object andkicked her repeatedly once shewas on the ground before hegrabbed her tobacco and ranoff.

Police initially had no suspectfor the crime, but investigatorsgot a break when Bartos turnedhimself in to Nanaimo RCMPAug. 15 over an unrelated Can-ada-wide warrant for breachinghis parole.

While in Edmonton, Alberta,in 2010, Bartos was convicted ofassault with a weapon, escapinglawful custody and robbery. Hewas paroled in early 2011, butbreached parole by coming toNanaimo instead of staying ata halfway house in Edmonton.

Const. Gary OBrien, NanaimoRCMP spokesman, said Bar-toss name came up early in theinvestigation, but police hadinsufficient grounds to arresthim for the robbery.

Police followed up with aShaw TV Crime Stoppers re-enactment which was broadcastin September.

Its because of the mediaexposure and the Crime Stop-pers re-enactment that furtherinformation came to light andwe were able to substantiate thecharge against him, OBriensaid.

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Three charged after elderly man beatenA brutal attack in broad

daylight at a busy down-town park has left oneman in hospital and threepeople facing assaultcharges.

A 74-year-old man was approached by three menat about 2:45 p.m. Satur-day at Maffeo Sutton Park.The victim was asked byone of the attackers for a cigarette. After informing him he did not smoke, hecontinued walking along a path that led under Pear-son Bridge.

The three men followedhim, demanded his wallet

then knocked him to the ground from behind andrepeatedly punched and kicked him.

Const. Gary OBrien, Nanaimo RCMP spokes-man, said the assault onlyceased when a nearbypedestrian heard his screams and yelled at theattackers to stop.

This was a cowardly,senseless act , said OBrien. The victim hadless than $30 in his pocket and may require months of rehabilitation to fullyrecover from his ordeal.

The Good Samaritan

called 911 and stayed withthe victim until policeand paramedics arrived. The victim was taken toNanaimo Regional Gen-eral Hospital and under-went emergency surgery for a broken shoulder.

Based on descriptions of the attackers by witnesses,two of the assailants, ages17 and 18, were arrestedabout 20 minutes later by police near Townsite Roadand Holly Avenue. A thirdsuspect, 18, was arrestedseveral hours later at hishome in the 200 block of Haliburton Street.

Cousins Joshua Princeand Keith Prince, both 18,were both charged with robbery and assault caus-ing bodily harm. Joshua Prince was released on a recognizance and returnsto court Jan. 17. KeithPrince was held in cus-tody.

The third suspect, 17,cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Jus-tice Act. He was alsocharged with robbery andassault causing bodily harm and was held in cus-tody, appearing in courtMonday.

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A lot of numbers get trotted out every year at this time as the assessmentauthority releases its annual evaluation of the price of property around the province.

Were given an astronomical dollar amount representing the total worth of somany theoretical average homes.

Of course, for most of us, any number in the billions is as useful as the numberof stars in the sky and grains of sand at the beach.

Perhaps the best thing we can take away from B.C. Assessments lateststatistics is that Vancouver Island is a solid place to invest in for individuals,families and people looking to dobusiness here.

Buying a home for the vast majorityof people should be first and foremostabout having a place to live.

It is the single biggest expendituremost people will ever make, especially for those of us living in B.C.s southwest.

And while housing prices here are exceptionally high, there is somecomfort in knowing our region has a few exceptional factors in its favour.

Over the last few decades, propertyvalues here have risen dramatically, dipped slightly and stayed relatively flat for extended periods of time.

The latest figures from B.C.Assessment seem to confirm that homeownership is a relatively stableplace to put your money.

That said, there are warning signs emerging that real estate across thecountry is showing signs of a classicbubble, according to a December reportby economists with the Bank of America Merrill Lynch. It should concern anyonethinking they can continue to reap huge profits by flipping properties.

However, for the majority who are not land speculators, the long-term ownership of a home continues to be a sound investment.

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The Elder Scrolls V Skyrimwas released in early November 2011 and was created by BethesdaGame Studios. It was released for PC, PlayStation and Xbox plat-forms. Players are free to explore an open world full of perils, tri-umphs and sorrows.

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The music of the game was created by Jeremy Soule, whohas created musicfor several games including Neverwinter Nights and Guild Wars. It adds to the games ambi-ence and whisks the players intothe world.

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Players are the dragonborn, who absorb powers from dragons. They can choose from many races andabilities. Players tailor their char-acter to suit their play style.

Some people could spend half an hour just wandering the coun-tryside from one town to the next.Why not? Adventure usuallylies just around the next bend,whether its bloodthirsty bandits,

a traveller in distress ora fire-breathing dragon.

The game has alreadyhad a few patches to fix some bugs in it. Oneof the most unpopularones made the dragons fly backward, away fromplayers. It also messedup the player collectors home, especially thebookworms who take pride in collecting every volume in the game and

creating a personal library.Skyrim boasts an impressive

number of tomes for players to peruse, ranging from lore and his-tory to adventure guides on thedangers of trolls.

Who needs an e-book readerwhen you have hundreds of titlesto choose from? OK, the tomes arent literary masterpieces andonly span a few pages each butthey are still entertaining.

The Internet is full of user-madevideos of player escapades, fromthose who obviously spent way too much time gathering gourds to fill an entire throne room, tothrowing hundreds of cheese

wheels down a mountainside. For some reason filling every conceiv-able room with cheese wheels and gourds has become a favourite pastime of many players and YouTube is full of videos of it.

This game isnt for children. Please parents, stop buying thesekinds of games for your kids. Itsfar too inappropriate.

Downsides include the standard hack and slash, hand-to-hand com-bat manoeuvres, however, some ofthe slow motion finishing moves are cool to watch.

Ive had a few graphic glitches that werent game breakers, but running around with a characterwithout a face can be a bit dis-turbing.

Also, trying to find an invisibledragon terrorizing the country-side is challenging.

Player forums have reported other problems such as the game constantly crashing. Im not sure if that is a hardware problem the player has or programing glitches,as it hasnt happened to me.

Downsides for character devel-opment includes my avatars hair-style leaving much to be desired helmets are good to protect thenoggin and ensure you dont looklike a dork.

So far I havent found many cool,colourful robes that make you feel awesome. Unlike the heavy armor wearers who can craft ebony and glass armor and look really cool,the light armor folks are left withthe dregs they loot off monsters.

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To the Editor,Re: Nearly 180 health-care

workers facing layoffs, Jan.5.

Here we go again, disrupting the lives of ourseniors.

I blame Bill 29 for this.Sharon Henderson,

spokeswoman forChartwell Seniors Housing REIT, says therewill be no disruptions toresidents. Bonnie PearsonHospital EmployeesUnion representative says differently. As doesLeonard Krog, Nanaimo NDP MLA.

I worked in a long-termcare facility as it was calledthen, as a nursing assistantand know there are many residents who do not havefamily and no one comes tosee them, so they develop friendships with the staff.

Some come from other areas of the country to be close to family and going to a facility, if they havent been in one before is verystressful.

If they lived alone they arent used to so many people being around them,and often find routines difficult to adjust to.

Chartwell says the

decision to lay off staffwas difficult and willensure Malaspina Gardens is a viable candidatefor redevelopment in conjunction with Vancouver Island HealthAuthority.

Valerie Wilson of VIHA denies this.

So what does redevelopment mean?

My mother-in-law lived at Malaspina Gardens aftershe had a stroke and my husband and I cant sayenough about the excellent care she received right upuntil she passed away.

They are wonderful,compassionate people and I wish them all the best inthe future.

Theresa KowallLadysmith

Discarding loyal workers a tragedy

To the Editor,Re: Nearly 180 health-care

workers facing layoffs, Jan. 5. I came to Malaspina

Lodge in 1987 as a practical nursing student.

My instructor at the time told me Malaspina Lodgehad the worst building, the lowest wages and the best

staff in town. A few months later, I

graduated and became a proud member of theMalaspina team until my retirement last year.

I consider it an absolute tragedy that these sameexcellent people are so casually being discarded.Is this the reward they get

for all their hard work and loyalty?

Year after year, these folkshave consistently dealt with some challenging residents and made it work. Less challenging residents whowere waitlisted for so-calledbetter facilities have frequently changed theirminds and stayed when their names came up.

They did not choose to staybecause of the building, theystayed because of the staff.

That staff, for years, hasbeen family to those whohad none and they have goneabove and beyond the call of duty to make the residents lives more pleasant.

Is there not another wayto finance an upgrade of the old building than to punishthese excellent people andtheir families?

Or is this upgrade just an excuse to contract out 177 jobs and put more money inChartwells pockets?

Gordon Campbell may begone but his legacy remains. Only in this case, the orders come from Ontario.

Premier Christy Clarkclaims to speak for B.C. families. So speak.

Vivian JohnsonNanaimo

Prohibitionists losing legal debate

To the Editor,Re: Legalizing pot isnt

appropriate answer, Letters, Jan. 7.

The prohibitionistsarguments against legalizing and regulating cannabis, as seen in Raegan Eisfeldsletter, have becomelaughable.

We have seenprohibitionists try scare tactics (reefer madness),puritan ethics (just say no), totally unscientific claims(cannabis is addictive and is a gateway drug) andoutright oppression throughimprisoning fellow citizenswhose crime hurt no oneelse, including themselves.

Now we see a final frontierof the truly desperatein their losing struggle:legalizing cannabis wonthurt gangs as they will find something else to do.

This argument is patentlyridiculous.

Cannabis is an easy-to-produce, easy-to-move, and easy-to-sell drug with a huge North American market.

In other words, it is the light, sweet, crude oil of the drug world with low investment, low risk, highreturn.

Removing this easiest source of income from gangs

will drastically impact their financial capacities.

Eisfeld then asks whether we should legalize allactivities the police cannotcombat. The answer is no, and her ignorance isabundantly clear.

Cannabis should be legalized because it isrelatively harmless and is apotent and effective naturalmedicine.

Comparisons to B&E and rape are offensive, especiallyto those who suffer in jail for imbibing a plant, and those who have suffered through the violation of having their home or body invaded.

Whelm KingLantzville

Evidence shows pot has medical benefits



I think Raegan Eisfeldreally needs to rethink the strategy in comparing legalizing marijuana tolegalizing B&Es and rape.

I find it offensive that thisperson would write a letter with this message. They have obviously not experienced two things: smoking weed and getting raped.

There is outstanding evidence that pot can help

people who are in the most need of it. Cancer paitents who otherwise cannot eat. Multiple sclerosis patients who cannot operate without painkillers that attack your liver and kidneys, putting even more strain on ouralready overloaded health-care system.

All you have to do is look at California for a scale ofhow medical marijuanaworks once it is lealized and regulated.

The tax money alone is invaluable so long as it goes either back into the health-care system or our school system. Shocking isnt it,how such a bad thing canhave such positive benefits toall of the community?

If Eisfeld ever had anyexperience with gangs, drugsand violence, she wouldknow that 90 per cent of the gangs involved in heroin andcrack sales will rarley botherwith selling weed.

I remind her that heroin in its many forms is widelyused as painkillers. I dont see her protesting cancerpatients and herion addictsfor using oxycontins. Nordo I see her petitioning thepharmaceutical companies to stop manufacturing opiates, which are 85 per cent moreaddictive.

Ashley SuggettNanaimo

Marijuana laws harmful to society



Raegan Eisfeld believesthe current marijuanalaws are not working. Shes correct. She does not believein decriminalization orlegalization though, and gives no other options.

Criminals are going to be around no matter what theconsequences, thats not thepoint.

The point is that young people are being saddledwith a criminal record for aharmless drug.

Comparing B&Es topossession of marijuana isa ridiculous example. There is no victim to someonesmoking marijuana in their own home.

As far as a marijuana skin patch goes, there arethousands of compounds in marijuana, that are difficult to reproduce artificially.

As far as inhaling marijuana goes, there hasnever been a case of cancer attributed to smoking marijuana. Oppositely, there is plenty of evidence thatmarijuana shrinks cancerous tumors.

N.B. deWaalPort Alberni

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7 DAYS OF SAVINGS JANUARY MON. TUES. WED. THUR. FRI. SAT. SUN.

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Photos for presentation purposes onlyPhotos for presentation purposes onlyPhotos for presentation purposes onlyQualicum Foods - 705 Memorial 752-9281 Nanaimo Beban Plaza 2220 Bowen Rd. 758-3733Port Alberni - 2943 10th Ave. 723-3397 Nanaimo Harewood Mall 530 5th St. 754-6012Nanoose Bay - 2443 Collins Cr. 468-7131 Nanaimo Northridge Village 5800 Turner Rd. 756-3929Parksville - 319 E. Island Hwy. 954-2262 Comox Valley 2275 Guthrie Rd. 890-1005Campbell River - 465 Merecroft Rd. 287-2820 Courtenay - 1002 -2751 Cliffe Avenue 331-9328Powell River 4871 Joyce Ave. (604) 485-5481

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Top Sirloin Grilling SteakFamily Pack, 11.00 per kg

Fresh WholePork Leg Roast

Bone In, 2.18 per kg

Heritage AngusBeef Burgers

852gr

499

99 899

Sirloin Tip Oven RoastFamily Pack, 7.69 per kg

349

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Betty CrockerSuperMoist Cake Mix432-461gr Vega

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299 2 $4

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Betty CrockerBrownie

or Cookie Mix440-550gr

Betty CrockerCreamy Deluxe

Frosting450gr

HersheyChipits Baking

Chips200-350gr

RogersAll Purpose Flour10kg

Rogers5 Grain Granola700-750gr

RogersOats1.35kg

PERlb Boboli Pizza Shells

283-397gr

5000Dempsters Original Bagels

6s

5000Dempsters WholeGrains

TortillasAncient Grains, 272gr

5000Power Bar Protein Plus Bar

78gr

1000 Bobs Red Mill

All Purpose Baking Flour623gr

3500Eddies Organic Pasta

340gr

3000Kelloggs Frosted Pop Tarts

400gr

3000Meow Mix Dry Cat Food

3.2-4kg

3000Purina Beneful Dog Food

Chicken or Beef, 8kg

5000

Bio XProtein 32 Bar72-80gr

Omega NutritionOrganic Coconut Oil454gr

5 992 $ 4

Manitoba HarvestShelled Hemp Seed227gr

Kelloggs Frosted Pop Tarts

4 99

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699

Bakery Fresh

Mini Cherry StrudelBakery Fresh

CookiesBakery Fresh

Apple Crisp

6 1996 29912349499

1299

Bakery FreshCalabrese Bread

Vanilla Slice ..............2 $5

Double LayerLemon TruffleCake......................................1099Original CakerieBoston CreamCake.............................................799Triple LayerDecadentChocolate Cake.......1599

Weight Watchers

Bagels, Pita or Mini-Baguettes6s

2 $3Fresh FruitCheesecake

2 $5

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Shepherds or Pot Pie213-227gr

3000Yves Frozen Bistro Burgers

352gr

3000McCain

Garlic Fingers with Cheese472gr

3500 Nestle Original Coffeemate

170gr

1000Canada Icefield Spring Water

1.5lt

2000

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Lilydale Daystarters

Turkey Bacon 375gr, Each

5000

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Omega NutritionOrganic Apple Cider Vinegar946ml

Bakery Fresh

Italian Buns

Golden BoyCoconut200gr

Offer is in effect Monday January 9th - Sunday, January 15th

Bio XXtreme Power Whey Isolate908gr

for

for

for

for

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Want-WantSuperSlim Rice Crisps100gr

Now available at all Quality Foods Stores!

Quality Foods is proud to introduce over 100 new

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499Quality FreshHold the Salt Sunflower SeedsRoasted Unsalted, 375gr

299Yuppy Mix

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WOW SAVE $20

Locally Raised BC Pork

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Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs

Frozen, 2.5kg

1799Each Each 399QF Platinum Angus

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8.80per kg

Canadas #1 Angus Beef Naturally raised without antibiotics & growth hormonesVegetable Grain Fed Produced with Pride by select Canadian Ranchers100% Satisfaction

guaranteed

PERlb

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for

White Chocolate Macadamia Pecan Chocolate Chip Double Chocolate

Weight Watchers

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2 $5for

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Genuine HealthProductsSelected, Assorted Sizes

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Fresh WholeGrade A Frying Chicken2 Pack, 4.83 per kg

219

Sirloin Tip SteakFamily Pack, 7.69 per kg

349

Olymel

#1 Sliced Bacon500gr

Grimms

Old Fashioned or Black ForestHam1kg

Lilydale

Daystarters Sausages375gr

Grimms

Smokies 450gr

Simply Poultry

Breaded Chicken907gr

Olymel

Wieners450gr499

1299 5992 $6Available at Select Stores

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10 Pack Crispy

Chicken Drumsticks Each

10,000

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199

Thai Sesame PastaSalad

LilydaleFat Free Turkey BreastOven Roasted or Sundried Tomato Lilydale

Kentucky Chicken Breast

169

129

179

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Serving Suggestions

159FreybePepper or European Smoked Ham

Mr NoodlesInstant Noodles85gr

4 $5299

299

2 $ 7 5 99699

HeinzTomato Ketchup Squeezable1lt

McCainSuperfries, Spiral Fries or Tasti Taters454gr-1kg Red Rose

Premium Black Tea

Canadian Breakfast, 60s

Dinner for 2 1995

Spring RollEach ........................................ 119

Pillsbury Cookies428-468gr

3500Snapple Beverage

Selected, 473ml

1000Sunny D Citrus Punch

2.4lt

3000Q-Tips Cotton Swabs

400s

3500Scope Regular Mouthwash

250ml

2000One A Day

Adult or 50 Plus Vitamins90s

7500Reynolds Baking Cups

50-75s

2000Moneys Mushrooms

Whole or Sliced, 284ml

2000 Carnation Skim Milk Powder

100gr

1000

Betty Crocker BisquickShake n Pour, 300gr

3000Arm & Hammer Baking Soda

500gr

2000Magic Baking Powder

450gr

3000Ultra Dawn Liquid Dish Soap

561-709ml

3000 Clorox Clean Up Spray

700ml

5000

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4949

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2 $5McCainFrench Fries1kg

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Marble CheddarFamily Pack

Gourmet Chef

Edamame Salad

Canadian Shredded ParmesanPer 100gr ..............................299Saputo Cheese Slices160-200gr, Each ...................469

Jell-OPudding or Kool Aid

Snack Pak4x99gr

Del MonteJuice

10x180ml

MJBFine Grind Ground Coffee1kg

Plus Applicable

Fees299

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PER100gr

269

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PER100gr

PER100gr

Wild Sockeye Salmon FilletsFrozen or Previously Frozen

Fresh Sole FilletsWeather Permitting

Fresh Ahi Tuna

Live or Cooked

CrabsPremium

Cold Water ShrimpPreviously Frozen399

8oz Cup Fresh Oysters

199 249Each

299

for

Each

Locally Raised

BC Poultry

PER100gr

PER100gr

PER100gr

2 $7for 59999Bonus Q-Points

Hertels

Gourmet SausagesPer Package

5000

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299

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Black DiamondCheese Slices500gr

DempstersBreadStay Fresh White 570gr or Original 100% Whole Wheat 675gr

OlivieriLasagna Sheets360gr

ImperialMargarine1.36kg

KraftPeanut Butter500gr

KraftJam500ml

QuakerLife or Corn Bran Squares Cereal540-650gr

For

Put some Sunlight into your winter days! Fantastik prices for freshness & fragrance!

Help build the Quality Foods Community Health Endowment Fund! from participating Dempsters products goes to Health Care!

CheemoPerogies2kg

El MontereyTaquitos794- 853gr

399399

299599

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GatoradeThirst Quencher6x591ml

QuakerInstant OatmealSelected, 288-430gr

El MontereyChimichangas or Burritos907gr

399

ChristiePremium Plus Crackers450-500gr

2 $5

HuntsTomato Sauce680ml

KraftShredded Cheese380gr

QuakerChewy Granola Bars156gr

2 $4

AustralHealthy Option Fruit215ml

5 $5BountyWhite Paper TowelsLimited Edition, 6s

299

CampbellsChunky Soup540ml

Healthy ChoiceGourmet Steamers283-306gr

599OlivieriFilled Pasta540-700gr

399

OlivieriPasta & Cooking Sauce600ml

2 $5

2 $4for2 $7499Black DiamondCheestrings336gr

for

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3 $5for for499Plus Applicable Fees

for

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Black DiamondCheddar or Mozzarella Cheese500gr

599Chef BoyardeePasta Dinner418-425gr

99DadsCookies600gr

399DairylandChocolate Milk4lt

399QuakerCrispy Minis Rice Cakes127-214gr

99 Tropicana100% Pure & Natural Orange Juice2.63lt

599Plus Applicable FeesQuakerHarvest Crunch Cereal645-800gr

Peanut Butter Prices are

set to double in February

For4 $5forUnicoPasta700- 900gr

2 $4forUnicoBeans, Chick Peas or Lentils540ml

KraftParmesan Cheese250gr

599 3 $4for for3 $4

RaguPasta Sauce630-640ml

599299

SunlightLiquid Laundry Detergent1.47lt

499SurfFabric Softener1.89lt or 120s

299

SunlightOxi Action Dishwasher DetergentLemon, 1.8kg

299

SunlightLiquid Dish Soap625-950ml

RoyaleBathroom Tissue12-24s

599 99RoyaleFacial Tissue88-132s

FantastikAll Purpose Cleaner650ml-1lt

2992 $5for

FebrezeAir Effects275gr

299

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2 $4for

LysolBathroom or Toilet Bowl CleanerSelected, 710ml

UnicoTomatoesSelected, 796ml

For details go to DoSomeGood.ca

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APP COUPONS EXPIRE JANUARY 31, 2012

OVER $25 OF SAVINGS

INSIDE

Fresh WholeGrade A Frying Chicken2 Pack, 4.83 per kg

219

Sirloin Tip SteakFamily Pack, 7.69 per kg

349

Olymel

#1 Sliced Bacon500gr

Grimms

Old Fashioned or Black ForestHam1kg

Lilydale

Daystarters Sausages375gr

Grimms

Smokies 450gr

Simply Poultry

Breaded Chicken907gr

Olymel

Wieners450gr499

1299 5992 $6Available at Select Stores

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10 Pack Crispy

Chicken Drumsticks Each

10,000

Freybe

Authentic Smoked Beef

199

Thai Sesame PastaSalad

LilydaleFat Free Turkey BreastOven Roasted or Sundried Tomato Lilydale

Kentucky Chicken Breast

169

129

179

179

Serving Suggestions

159FreybePepper or European Smoked Ham

Mr NoodlesInstant Noodles85gr

4 $5299

299

2 $ 7 5 99699

HeinzTomato Ketchup Squeezable1lt

McCainSuperfries, Spiral Fries or Tasti Taters454gr-1kg Red Rose

Premium Black Tea

Canadian Breakfast, 60s

Dinner for 2 1995

Spring RollEach ........................................ 119

Pillsbury Cookies428-468gr

3500Snapple Beverage

Selected, 473ml

1000Sunny D Citrus Punch

2.4lt

3000Q-Tips Cotton Swabs

400s

3500Scope Regular Mouthwash

250ml

2000One A Day

Adult or 50 Plus Vitamins90s

7500Reynolds Baking Cups

50-75s

2000Moneys Mushrooms

Whole or Sliced, 284ml

2000 Carnation Skim Milk Powder

100gr

1000

Betty Crocker BisquickShake n Pour, 300gr

3000Arm & Hammer Baking Soda

500gr

2000Magic Baking Powder

450gr

3000Ultra Dawn Liquid Dish Soap

561-709ml

3000 Clorox Clean Up Spray

700ml

5000

PER100gr

PER100gr

PER100grPER100gr

PERlb

PERlb

Each

4949

Each

PER100gr

2 $5McCainFrench Fries1kg

Each

Marble CheddarFamily Pack

Gourmet Chef

Edamame Salad

Canadian Shredded ParmesanPer 100gr ..............................299Saputo Cheese Slices160-200gr, Each ...................469

Jell-OPudding or Kool Aid

Snack Pak4x99gr

Del MonteJuice

10x180ml

MJBFine Grind Ground Coffee1kg

Plus Applicable

Fees299

for

PER100gr

269

199 149499

PER100gr

PER100gr

PER100gr

Wild Sockeye Salmon FilletsFrozen or Previously Frozen

Fresh Sole FilletsWeather Permitting

Fresh Ahi Tuna

Live or Cooked

CrabsPremium

Cold Water ShrimpPreviously Frozen399

8oz Cup Fresh Oysters

199 249Each

299

for

Each

Locally Raised

BC Poultry

PER100gr

PER100gr

PER100gr

2 $7for 59999Bonus Q-Points

Hertels

Gourmet SausagesPer Package

5000

for

for

for

Save with our coupon on page 15or with the no clip coupon on the QF app.

Mr NoodlesMr NoodlesMJB

FreybeFreybe

Authentic Smoked Authentic Smoked


Qpointsbonus

Bonus Q-Points

Top Sirloin Grilling SteakFamily Pack, 11.00 per kg

Fresh WholePork Leg Roast

Bone In, 2.18 per kg

Heritage AngusBeef Burgers

852gr

499

99 899

Sirloin Tip Oven RoastFamily Pack, 7.69 per kg

349PA

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Betty CrockerSuperMoist Cake Mix432-461gr Vega

Whole Food Health Optimizer979-1064gr999

299 2 $4

99 99

2 $4

2999

Betty CrockerBrownie

or Cookie Mix440-550gr

Betty CrockerCreamy Deluxe

Frosting450gr

HersheyChipits Baking

Chips200-350gr

RogersAll Purpose Flour10kg

Rogers5 Grain Granola700-750gr

RogersOats1.35kg

PERlb Boboli Pizza Shells

283-397gr

5000Dempsters Original Bagels

6s

5000Dempsters WholeGrains

TortillasAncient Grains, 272gr

5000Power Bar Protein Plus Bar

78gr

1000 Bobs Red Mill

All Purpose Baking Flour623gr

3500Eddies Organic Pasta

340gr

3000Kelloggs Frosted Pop Tarts

400gr

3000Meow Mix Dry Cat Food

3.2-4kg

3000Purina Beneful Dog Food

Chicken or Beef, 8kg

5000

Bio XProtein 32 Bar72-80gr

Omega NutritionOrganic Coconut Oil454gr

5 992 $ 4

Manitoba HarvestShelled Hemp Seed227gr

Kelloggs Frosted Pop Tarts

4 99

000

699

Bakery Fresh

Mini Cherry StrudelBakery Fresh

CookiesBakery Fresh

Apple Crisp

6 1996 29912349499

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Bakery FreshCalabrese Bread

Vanilla Slice ..............2 $5

Double LayerLemon TruffleCake......................................1099Original CakerieBoston CreamCake.............................................799Triple LayerDecadentChocolate Cake.......1599

Weight Watchers

Bagels, Pita or Mini-Baguettes6s

2 $3Fresh FruitCheesecake

2 $5

QpointsbonusAmys Organic

Shepherds or Pot Pie213-227gr

3000Yves Frozen Bistro Burgers

352gr

3000McCain

Garlic Fingers with Cheese472gr

3500 Nestle Original Coffeemate

170gr

1000Canada Icefield Spring Water

1.5lt

2000

4999

Works Out To

$3.49 Each!

BUY 1 GET 1BUY 1 GET 1

FREEBonus Q-Points

Lilydale Daystarters

Turkey Bacon 375gr, Each

5000

0 $0299

Omega NutritionOrganic Apple Cider Vinegar946ml

Bakery Fresh

Italian Buns

Golden BoyCoconut200gr

Offer is in effect Monday January 9th - Sunday, January 15th

Bio XXtreme Power Whey Isolate908gr

for

for

for

for

for

Want-WantSuperSlim Rice Crisps100gr

Now available at all Quality Foods Stores!

Quality Foods is proud to introduce over 100 new

Quality Fresh Bulk Packs!...a food safe alternative to

bulk food bins with no cross contamination!

Quality FreshOrganic Goji Trek Mix180gr

499Quality FreshHold the Salt Sunflower SeedsRoasted Unsalted, 375gr

299Yuppy Mix

79PER100gr

WOW SAVE $20

Locally Raised BC Pork

Quality Foods

Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs

Frozen, 2.5kg

1799Each Each 399QF Platinum Angus

Outside RoundOven Roast

8.80per kg

Canadas #1 Angus Beef Naturally raised without antibiotics & growth hormonesVegetable Grain Fed Produced with Pride by select Canadian Ranchers100% Satisfaction

guaranteed

PERlb

for for

for

White Chocolate Macadamia Pecan Chocolate Chip Double Chocolate

Weight Watchers

Bread386-450gr

2 $5for

for

Genuine HealthProductsSelected, Assorted Sizes

Manitoba HarvestManitoba Harvest

4999

2 $5for

Weight WatchersWeight Watchers

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PERlb


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