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VOLUME EIGHT NUMBER TWO O Febru-ary 1990

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'::':-4') ';:'' We had a few technical difficulties with the Sounder this wild and windy February. Not only did the power go off and on and offand on and on, but we mixed up some phone numbers. THE MASTHEADI. Ostrom's phone number in the new ad on Page27 isT28-3321. Every- Jeanne Ferris, coeditor body knows that anyway, eh? And the Pat referred to in I was calling Bob on the the ad on Page 9 is Pat Para, whose VHF to ask about CPR for RHIOT phone number is 728-3229. Bam- when a UFO caused the VHS in my field is small, but not quite that VCR to JAM. Modern English is small. so unimaginative. Why don't we Now that we've had some invent new names for things, in- snow, winter must be over. The stead of just using boring old ini- daffodils and tulips are up and a tials? Thar linle Very High Fre- few pansies and periwinkles are quency telephone you can use while already in bloom, I'm anxious to sitting on a mountain top or even get out and do some tilli,pg, if it bobbing in the surf--call it a foam. ever stops raining long enough for CardioPulmgnary Resusciation--call the ground to dry out. Poor little it puffnthurnp. The Video Cassette slugs must be dying for some fresh Recorder, call it--jeeze, what should lettuce. it be called? It kind of fis right in With atl this controversy with the TV and RADAR and over garbage, I hope we can set up LASAR technology. We already some sort of communal (or should I have a tape deck*maybe it,should say community) compost heap. be a show deck? Big black'box, Veggies and lawn trimmings only, little black box, retangular black no bears allowed. Why not? box, cubic black box. It dl must Meanwhile, one good thing have started with the toy box where can be said about Febnrary; it gives Schroedinger lost his cat. you plenty of time to sit by the Have a very pleasant Valen- window and read the BarHey Som- tine's Day (not going to initialize &r. Enjoy. that one). I BARKLEY SOUNDER

Volume 8 February 1990 Number 2

In My Opinion James Ferris 7 Bamfield Weather Peter Janitis 10 Community Affairs Minutes, January 17,1990 11 Irtter from the Minister ,Stanley B. Hagen t4 Irtter from the Mayor Gillian Trumper l4 Regional Disrict Al Benton 16 Headlong to Oblivion Rev. Vern Fowler r8 "The Morning" Pat Grace 20 Word Search Monica Odenwald 2t Oil Spill Research Debbi Hlady & Alan Burger 22 CLASSIFIED ADS 23 lrtters to the Editors 24 Fight Illiteracy Mike Harcourt 26 Thank You Heather Brooke Ikthryn Cook 27 Sour Cream Raisin Cake Eva Brand 28 Cape Beale Weather Norbie Brand 29 Community Hall Update Pat Garcia 30 First Aid Course Jeanne Ferris 32 Percy Clappis Ebba Jennings 35! Get Cooking Bamfield Buffet 36 Iand-fill area is impossibly expen- sive. Finding a new site to put our IN MY refuse is not going to solve the OPINION problem of messed up dock, messy parking park by lots in the area or any of the other problems we have had James Ferris, coeditor in the past. House to house pick-up' is another problem and shouid be What to do with garbage our considered as such. is becoming a major problem. In a The major problem facing us couple of months we will lose the at present is the location of recepta- privilege of dumping our trash in cles where our trash can be deposit- the old M&B dump site. That ed for transporting to the Alberni means that we will have to have I-andfill. A road to West Bamfield another place to put our garbage. might make it easier for westsiders The suggested and probably most to get rid of their trash but thar reasonable answer is a pick-up problem was not causod by the point in town since geuing a local closing of the dump. It has beqt

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- rhllrvio _q$_3rdl!._ nacotdsloarrAue. fu,tAbrri.8.C. yrcbria,a.C. -' MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER fnY'Go fr9BA6 7NUv7&€/'18 .7K2tt SAW STORE there right along. I underistand the problem before we address them. !F * rr {. rt !F * rf * rl rt'rl + eagerness of the pro'ponents of the The Esfablishment Bylaw connector road to do everything in which Al B€rrtbfrr ihentions in tris their power to get.a road to the column is frightening. It gives the west side'but not everything in the Regional District the power to pass community is tied to that problem. into law tax increases for specific The'closing of the dump is not purposes. In order for the commu- connected in any way with the nity to react to this the taxpayers problem. east/west road mu$ prepare a counter petition with At presdht it seems that ev- at least 5 pepent of the electorate erything in the vilfage is held in in the arq4signing the petition. ab*yance waiting for a decision on That means thag.unless we are con- the road. This is not good for Bam- stantly alert and Unl€s! there is fibld'and'does a disservice to the someone in the coqgu4ity who *l community. Thr'5 r are other prob- will take the time and,m3ke the lems to;.i'n and should not in our ye effe,rt,to prepare a counter petition - wait an an3wer to the road for the increases will go into effect. I

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CALL US FOR DEFAILS In other words, the Regional time for you to make plans to at- District, whenever it feels the need tend.. for more tax income will prepare a These decisions are impor- bylaw. Unless someone takes the tant to you. Please make every initiative, objects and prepares a effort to attend the next Community petition with the required number Affairs Meeting. of signatures, the increase in taxes will go into effect. That is not, in my opinion, a good way to do business. It puts an unnecess:r4t burden on the people in the community. **rt****t****rF T.O.P.S. Finally, as Al mys, there is the alternative of electing four com- CLUB missioners from the village. That would give Bamfield a better cross section for decision making but would dso be quite cumbersome if the issues involved were conhover- sial and, knowing Bamfield, they would be. It is really an idea that BEFORE you should give some serious thought. It is my intention to call a Community Atrairs meeting very soon. I am waiting for the results of AFTER the committee charged with frnding the alternative pickup site for garbage collection to re,port that they have something to report to the Take Off Pounds Sensibly community. We could then have a meeting that could consider dl . Meetings Qvery TuesdaY even' three of the'above issues. There Ing al 4; A Pm. Call Pat for will be a householders mailing to details. announce the meeting in plenty of January Mean Temperature was BAMFIELD WEATHER 4.1"c. The highest tide this January by was 13.2 feet.on the ninth of the Peter Janitis month. 'iii Mother Nature frnally woke up in January and that was bad news fof ever5t"'"' body. For ; reasons known' " , only to herself -.-, she was throw- ing eve$thTng :' in the book at us, including continuous disruption of power lines and then, just as"if apologizing for all the mess, she covercd it up with a thin layer of white icing on the last day of the month. There were only six days without rain. 11.24 inches total. The average for January is 14.9 inches. Temperatures were continu- l[h] commcttiel ously mild. Thehigh was ll"C i"-9 on the 4th and the low was -1.5"C on the 31st. There were five days below freezing. Mean Maximum Mean Minimum 3.0"C. 8.3"C. ,r6es N. PARs:bs'pOtf ALBTRNI The Mean Temperature for the month was 5.65"C. Last year's ,rl act upon an alternative site this COMMUNITY AFFAIRS year. Al then suggested that a MEETING private contractor take over garbage collection. He also suggested that a by committee be formed to find a Jeanne Ferris, Secretary collection site more acceptable to the community. Attendance at the January lZ Objections to the site pro- Community Affairs Meeting ex- posed by the Regional Districr ceeded 65 people; possibly the office in Port Alberni were voiced. greatest attendance in recorded The site was too near private history. People who normally take homes. The containers would a back seat found themselves attract bears and flies. There halfway through the crowd by the would be a pile of garbage beside time everyone was seated. the Welcome to Bamfield sign. The meeting was called to Even if local residents were neat, order at7:35. Guests from the summer tourists would not be. provincial Community pride pro- Rick Mclsd then moved gfilmme, Alastair Kerr and John that we strike a committee to help Stevenson, attendod from Victoria. locate an alternative site for our The minutes from the De- garbage and to look into alternative cember l8 meeting were read with methods of recycling and education one correction. The proposed gar- and summer publicity. Seconded. bage site lies between the "Wel- Carried. come to Bamfield' sign and the old Tom Schmidt movd that the B.C. Hydro site. committee be grven a ten day limit GARBAGE to find another site. Seconded. Regiond Director Al Benton Caried. spoke on the garbage issue. Only Volunteers were then re_ two of the 83 persons signing the quested. The committee consists of petition against the proposed site Stuan HalI, Heather Brook, Rick were at the December Community Mckod and Bill Mather. Affain meeting where the issue was discussed. He said that if we did not vote yes on the propod site there would be no time or money to ll GRAPPLER CLEAN TJP together to discuss the problem. Heather Brook then asked that Many people said what they felt. anyone interested in helping clean Al Benton then moved that up the garbage that floated out of we invite Community Pride in after the sunken garbage scow and into the Ministpr of Highways cgmes Grappldr Creek ff&t at the boat down with a'becision about the launching ramp,at 10:30 on Satur- Road. ..Spc.-anCgd. {,{grluary l0 day morning. I-eslie Rimmer vol- t"tt"tp-Sf+Eh Hall iion].Stanley n. unteered'hbi truct< to haul the Hagen,.Minisler of Regiopal and garbage tq,n" irtient dump site. Economic Development was then ST. JOHN A]\fBIJLANCE read {see below}. The motion was Jeanne Ferris announced that then called and voted upon. openings were still available for the Canied. upcoming St. John Ambulance CIIAIR Standard first aid course. Jim Fenis then volunteered COMI\II.]MTY PRIDE to step down as Chairperson of Alastair Kerr from Victoria Community Affairs Meetings, as then rose to explain the Community keeping the crowd in order had re- Pride Programme. He stressed that quirod him to use a firm hand. He Community Pride has to do with was nearly unanimously requested ideas for things like an archives or to please stay on. other community prgjgcf$. He ANNOANCEMENTS repeatedly explained tlat. the Road {.1 ftpton. therr read a to the_,Sggl$.i4p" not an issue proposal$.gr a.\d nnicipal Co unci I '1vas that' .qoecemed his programme. for Bamfield, io replace,t[r-g Parks, Considerable discussion followed. Water and APGeompi.gpes. More to. follow.;is".;,,,1 One group asked Mr. Kerr why he information . was here and told him that it was a Dean Cariou npnoiinced the very bad time for him to come in. Wooden Boat Building-workshop to Others felt that the outside expertise be held in April at the Bamfield would help our community make Marine Station. decisions now and in the future, Pat Garcia reported that the and that we need a vehicle to get Red Cross Outpost was given a both sides of the Road issue surv.ival suit, which has gone miss- ing hom the Outpost. 1'2 Bill Mather announced that the Annual General Meeting of the FIREMEN'S BALL Chamber of Commerce would be held in the Fire Hall at 7:30 on January 29. SATURDAY, FEB. 17 Mike Hicks thanked Tommy 8 P.M. Christian for clearing the school AT THE FIREHALL ball field of alders. Bill McDermid suggested that we need to get a wharfinger. TICKETS $5.00 Tom Schmidt said that Community FOOD AND Futures in Port Alberni has ways io REFRESHMENTS fund small projects. He suggeited forming a harbour committee. Meeting was adjourned a Iittle after 9 pm. HANSON rlt .. AND KENYONI l!--"-----J! 'i i Iritish-.. CotumbiaLv.srrrvro LandLang SurvryorsDurygyofs iii Michacl H. Hanron. Bc. I s ii Robrn W. Kcnyon. Lr..r s

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PET SUPPLY Adelaide It{aII 13 EAST/WEST ROAD '' My offrctafs-have been in contact with Ministry of Transpor- tation and Highways officials, and The letters, one following they have ass.Lred me that very Thc Ministry of Regional and from careful attention'will be given to kononic, Developmeru rc Stuan this issue, given the clearly divided and the other Mayor Hall from interests in your community. Trwnper of Pgn Alberni to Gillian I trust the residents of Bam- the Minister of Trarxponwion and field will be able to come to a con- Highways are printed your ly,re far sensus on this matter, one which information. will benefit the varying interests of the community, and which will give Mr. Stuart llall clear direction to Government on Bamfield, British Columbia how to proceed with infrastructure Dear Mr. Hall: development in your area. I am in receipt of your letter of October 20, 1989, which was Yours Sincerely, sent to the Honourable Elwood Stanley B. Hagen Veitch, Minister of Regional Devel- It{inister opment. As you may be a*4p, I was recently given this mandate of di, Minister of Regional and Economic Minister of Transportation and Development when the Premier Highways the government reorga- announced Victoria, B.C. nization on NovemEeJ l, 1989. As the Minister responsible, ": Dear Madam Minister: wish to respond tg your letter. I Members of the Transporta- You may be aware that the tion Task Force for Vancouver identification ofir.the. East West Bam- Island/Coast Region atfryded a field connector camil fiom pubJic meeting on farniry l9;i!990 of the hearings held by the Vancouver Vancouvg Island/Coast Region Island/Coast Transportation Task Development Group. The meeting Force. It was subsequently set as a was chaired by the Honourable Stan recommended priority development Hagen. The proposed Bamfield in the Transportation Study which conveftor to the west side of Bam- was produced by the Task Force. 11 field was addressed by the Trans- 'In porlation Task force. As you are ' addition ro the inftrma- aware, a great deal of discussion tion in the above lctters, we con- and lobbying has been going on in tacted the Depannreru of Highvoys Bamfield covering this issue. Nanaimo ofice and were informed We would recommend to thu any further oction on the con- you that the saff of the Ministry of nector is dependent on the Min- Transportation and Highways inves- ister's ofrce. All informuion. re- tigate the possible roads to access garding the marcr has been. for- the west side of Bamfield and then warded to that afrce and action make a presentation to the commu- will be takcn when directed by the nity. It is clear that much of the Minister. concern raised by some residents is &lirors based on not knowing where the access would be. I hope that this recommendation will now facilitate Ostrom's Machine ShoP Ltd. investigation and costs of a road Fishermen's SuPPlies ' Hardware access to the west side of Bamfield. lmperial Products' Marine Railway Sincerely, Marine Fuel Station CITY OF PORT ALBERM . Automoblle Gas Nautical Charts ' Tide Tables Gillian Trumper 728.3321 Mayor BAIIFIELD.B.C. VOR 1BO TELEPHONE c.c. The Honourable Stan Hagen Larry The Honourable lohn Reynolds K. Myres, C.A. Tom Schmidt, Bamfield Hedden Bob Ostler, M.L.A. Ghong Al Huddleson Smith Al Benton Chartered Accounlants Dr. J.E. Mclnerney Ste. 355, 5655 Cambie St. Vancouver, B.C. VsZ 3A4 261-1391: Fax 261-9100 ratification, eitho by referendum or an Estabiishment BYlaw REGIONAL DISTRICT through (more about that later),. rilhe sug- REPORT gestion has b€en"mede'thst both by garbage collection antrtruisport be Al Benton, Reg. Director put on tiaxes, but this does not seem feasible (even with substantial con- There are onlY two months tributions from all the tax exempt left now until the Garbage DumP properties in Bamfield) for much closes and it still doesn't look as less than $2.50 per $1,000 on Your though we have anY solutions to the taxes. I wouldn't even Put a Refer- problem. I am still ,waiting to hear endum to you for such an amount, from the Committee that was aP- because I am certain that it would pornied at the last CommunitY Af- be turned down. fairs Meeting to find a suitable site Mike Hicks informs me that for a Transfer Station or recom- he is now working on a possible mend other solutions. O,qc,g,the solution for West Bamfield (and dump qloses we shall be making, possibly East Bamfield) wherebY our contribution to tfi'e operation of the I-ady Rose would take out con- trre' A.ruef,hi'Vdliey iandirtt, so we tainers every week. The containers wiii'"be able to legallY take our would be locked exc€pt for one garbage there. Our share.of the hour every week when you could operation of the landfill is $.50 per bring your garbage and put it in for $1,000 of assessed ProPertY values, a charge of $2/bag. In my oPinion which amounts to aPProxknatelY the fairest solution may be to have $7,000 per year. Over and above a private enterprise look after the this we shall have to raise addition- garbage collection and transport, al tax dollars to PaY for the trans- for then it truly means that the user port of our waste tli tfre UnOfrtt. pays. The solution would be much Ohese are exactly the same rates easier, of course, if more of Bam- that Port Alberni ?{t4 the participat- field were road accessible, because ing areas in the Albefii Valley then a door-to'door Pick uP and pay.) An! suggeste{ solution for immediate haul to Port Alberni transporthg.fte galtage to Po{ might be feasible, obviatini the Albbrni wifl'have to be costed.out need for a storage site. In any and submitted to the taxpaYen for event, I am sure that the Committee l6 is evaluating all possibilities and the local community and have the will soon be back to the Communi- qualifications to hold office as a ty with some recommendations. director, plus the director for the Returning to the Establish- electoral area in which the local ment Bylaw which I mentioned community is located. I won't go earlier, this is a provision of the into all the deails again, but if new Regional District L€gislation there is sufficient inrcrest, we could passed by the Prsvincial Govern- set up elections for next Fall. The ment last year. What this allows disadvantages that I see are that the Regional District to do is pre- some of the dedicated members on pare and advertise a Bylaw to in- both the Water Comminee and the crease taxes for a specific purpose. Parks Commission are not interest- You, the taxpayers, then have the ed in taking on the added responsi- right to prepare a counter petition bilities inherent in the commis- opposing the proposed tax increas- sioner's position, plus the fact that es. If such a petition is presented it would cost somewhat more on bearing the signatures of at least your taxes. I-et me know your five percent of the electorate in the feelings. area affected, the Bylaw must go to ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo referendum, but if such a petition is JOHN GISBORNE not sent in, the tax increase may be o Britirh Columble Land Survetor o approved by a tr*ro thirds majority o Subdivislons, Repostingso vote of the Regional Board. So far o Topographlc o we have not used the Esablishment o Foreshore Leases o Bylaw for anything, but I am sure it o o will be used in the not too disant o Barnf ie ld 7 28-3467 o future. " Office 7s3-9r81 Finally, I would like to mention the Local Community alternative which I mentioned at the last Community Affai$ meeting. I discussed it in my column last year, but to recapitulate, it provides for the election of a local community commission of four elected commis' sionen, all of whom shall reside in the lasl, but doqsn't lafl, HEADLONG TO For it is atl illusion - this OBLIVION cxcitemenl which I feel by all aruund me, still Rev. Vern Fowler is only the ntshing to and fto of many thousand otherc In the ci$ the noise and motbn, to fittd another tash, lights, shapes, smells and crcwds a thrill,,trhat will ever present, ever shifting tell me I an alive. impinge upon my shell How eke wilt I know? assaulting my senses, whispering- shouting thol W is exci,ting, Although I wrote the above thal excilemenl is W. poem aboUg,pp years ago as a So wlwt is wrong with me protest to tfiie,fugneous proposition that my W is not exciting? that "there is'hothing to do in this small town" and life is "faster" in Thouglt irs aura is pemasive the big city, it portrays another ond permeales my bones, aspect of the spiritual disease which whgn I obsener" evaluate is behind our egological problems. and think of those I know (See Novembel, 1989 Barkley I know it isn't so. Soynder.) We are spiritually blind Carqful obsemstion shows - unable to s€e the interconnected- that few of all tlwt thrcng ness of dl things. We cannot see scuttling alnng, cyes frxed; ' and therefore are not thri[ed by $e frpd their Eves lxciting. creative power ttrat is the.glou4d of all being (see Romans l:20 and 2l) And though I know this in my so we seek thrillf and satisfaction in bmin; ego trips and poy.gr tnps. It is our the feeling stays and gn ws ugiversal high coggtmption lifestyle intg .g..hi'ngeF; fleh demond with its "rushes" .of".Slde of owner- tlnt I must grub all the gugo ship, more powei?iil'pyslwith is so close at thu twnd. ,.s- which tg .tear up,thd landscape and So turning up the gain other high impact egcapes from I run frcm fad n farce reality that arg leadirlg us to eco"l,_og- seeking a ntsh bigger than t8 ical disaster. ...., ,1. CHURCH SERVICES WILL BE P.S. HELD ON T1IE SECOND AND Romans l:20 and 2l (slight- FOURTH SUNDAYS OF EACH ly praphrased) reads: MONTH IN BALTFIELD I.'MTED "Ever since God created the world, CHURCH AT II A.M. His invisible qualities, both His power eternal and His divine na- Febryary ll ture, have been sean; clearly they February 25 are perceived in the things thbt God has rnade. So we have no ercuse at dl! We know God but we do not give Him the honour that belongs to Him, nor do we thank IIim. In- stead, our empt5r minds are filled with darkness and our thotrghts have become nonsense."

Boats Come see the 1990 Johnson in stock use orr c"#iri*r O.M.C. Partls and AcCessories uryA*av Ptan P,Y, MARINE LTD. 0'4th Ave. ffcrt Albernl 724-23 oblivious to it all, to back the car THE MORNING and go down the drive - I sense There is a sort of a strong regret Ilello'about morning. pressing against Flowers, shrubs, my mood as if trees, tence-posts, these still, inanimate. and lawns seem morning different, as if things want me to be they had all just aware of now returned to one more mystical, their regular plaees, magic aura of Our black cat morning in a new comes out with me, daY. and stands with large expectant ears, eyeing the corner Pat Grace. of the yard and all the secret places. The air smells of zuRLO ISLAND grass and flowers Ltd. and It fuels lcoNsrRucTloN earth. Building . Renovations like a mischievous grin iet with dew. Drywall * Cabirets * Painting Ouring the ddrk this small patch Flemming Mkkelsen of garden has 7 2A-321? O travelled some ' ten-thousand miles : Clifi Haylock through space. 7 28- 321 I ts this why it feels alien? Some mornings when I comc out WORD SEARCH FOREST by SANIMALYTPM Monica Odenwald OPHUCKFEHLA OTRETSEWIAP TRSUMSRXMNL SEAFOOD AEAICLNEBTE PEBGNEOSLPB SSTEASTKRYS EACEDARCEIA OALOBSTERHO SLFRRNMRKNL LLRHANCLAIT{S TDTIURSOHES EMEALMAPRRH RERLRNYT{CEA BOFLOUNDERI YRESALAALAM ANIINSHRIMP CRABEMUSSET WORDS TO FIND PINUOYSTERS ROOTSQUTDOS Alder, Animal, Balsam, Berry, AOCTOPUSOOL Cedar, Crow, Fern, Fir, Fire, IIBARNAELEST Hemlock, Huck, Maple, Nuts, NSCALLOPSRS Pine, Plant, Salaal, Sinamoca, Spruce, Tapestry, Thimble, Tree, WORDS TO FIND Yew. Abalone, Barnacles, Clams, Crab, Flounder, halibut, kelp, lobster, mussel, octopus, oysters, prawn, oirnpfl salmon, scallops, shrimp, sole, tljafrp,& squid. PAINT CENTRT [TD. I 11g1t1 i w4ruat€Br . !u,onrt! . rtootr ColrfllrrcS . rnf S-rrirriiii I cfialac Ttu r rerrtrro rciiictolrsr

42C8 TE'UTH AVENUE ffi=*AL PAr{T 123-3824 of oilod birds at sea. ThesP Frnd- ings will assist biotolists in assess- OIL SPLL ing oil spill impacts and aid future RESEARCH PROJECT pedictability of seabir.d losses. Assistance is being requested The MinistrY of Environ- from the Canadiqr Coast Guard, the ment is currenttY conducting a Pacific Rim Nationd Park Sen'ice, research project to beuer estimate the community of Bamfield and the the number of seabirds affeted bY public. If anyone locates a block, oil sPills- A $5;000 research con- they are asked to contact Ms. Debbi traci will enable cooperative partici- A. Hlady, Cmsal Resources, Poli- pation beween the UniversitY of cy and Planning Di*ision, MinistrY Victoria BiologY DePartment and of the Environmii'rtl{ Victoria, 387- the Ministry to undertake an experi- 9654, the Bamfield Marine Station ment simulating oiled sabirds using 728-3301 or The BiologY D€eart- drift blocks. ment at the UniversitY of Victoria Over 3000 carcass€s were 721-7103. found on Vancouver Island beaches hoject leaders .are Debbi last winter following the Nestuoca Hlady of the MinistrY of the Envi- spill off GraY's Harbor, Washing- ronment and Dr. Alan Burger from ton. It is difficult to determine the the Biology Oeeartment of the btal amount of damage to seabird . University of Victoria. populations, since oiled carcasses This research Projoct is lound on beaches rcPresent onlY a indicative of the Ministry of Envi- : fraction of$rds which actudlY die- ronment's commitment to imProv- , ThisstudY will attemPt !o ing British Columbia's oit sPill provide a bebr estimate of seabird responrc and damage assessment mortality thrslgh the release of 600 capabilities. fluorescent orange 4, 8 and 16 inch For further information wooden blocks near Bamfield on '. contacu John Bones, Direclor, Policy and Plut- J;u.ty 27, lg9f,. Subsequent 'ningCoastal Resources, recovery of Division, Ministry of the Envi- ing beaches wil! ronment, Victoria. 387'9ffi- tion on between the fraction of birds which are found oh shore to the total number 22 Dr. Brian Altenkirk will hold a clinic in Bamfield on CI.A,SSIFIED the second Friday of each Classified Ms month. The clinic.will be held in the at the Red Cross Outpost Ba*ley Sounder Hospitat. are Free end fusy For an appointment C,aIL'728-3267 please call: 728-3312 WANTED ..' GERARD JANSSEN CIO BUY) M.L.A. 'fBATI{TUB Victoria *KITCHEN TABLE Legislative Buildings Vietoria B.C. V8V 1X4 Telephone 387-6004 Please call Dawn (evenings or nreekends ) Constituency Office at:728-3224 4859 Johnston Road Port Alberni, F.C. Vgy Stqz

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$54,900 . 00 PHONE 728-3355 AFTER 2 P.M. AND I.IEEKENDS learning about things as seemingly simple as a kidneY and theY will freely admit that not very much is known. Alas we trudge on and try to learn a bit about everything. I am not very envious of the medical students who have to try and make sense of the entire bodY; at least as a dentist you onlY worrY about the mouth. Even at that theY are talk- ing about making dentistrY a 5 Year course. We (the denAl students) LETTERS take the same basic science courses as the medical students (Physiology' .,, AnatomY Dear Jim & Jeanne, * Anatomy, MicroscoPic and some very practical opera- I hope all is well in Your etc.) If is a nice household. NancY and I are set- tive dentistry courses. brain tling back into the work routine mix as you have to use Your again. It was a long arduous 4 as well as your hands. mY first months from SePtember to Decem- On Friday I Placed - (in a mannequin, ber. We are both doing well in our amalgam filling don't let us loose on real respective Programs. Don't worry; they Pa- It was a Jeanne, I have managed to kee'P a tients until next Yeat). say so mY- touch of creativitY in mY life and thing of beauty if I do toottr in a will hopefully avoid the Dentist self. I set the Plastic giving it stereotype. I am reallY anjoYng base and am Planning on my studies. The human animal is to my father. PerhaPs he will be as proud this time as he was when I amazingly complex. I find mYself 'made model. quite overawed by it all. The more my fust balsa Plane (who still we study it and break it into little Tell everyone in Bamfield ' working pieces and bry to figure out how it remembers me) that I am harder than ever and on FridaYs I all works the more You realize that That you don't actudlY know very much. have to wear a tie to school. should produce a laugh or two. We have PeoPle teaching us get work. I who have spent their entire lives I must back to am currently in the middle of learning the circulation in the brain. Wesley James born in June. Please write us !f you get a chance. I see by-the Barkley Sound- It is always nicd to hear from you. er the darn road battle is still rag- I'm sorryo Jeanne, but you'll have ing. Well, I'm still against it. to wait another 3rh years for that Don't waRt our Bamfield to become cheap bridgework. (You may actu- a lousy dump. It was good enough ally even want to wait a bit more for me and mine. The children all than that; if you want perfection). leamed to swim so no problems. I My best to everyone around the still miss Nina's birthday remem- BMS coffee table. brances. She never missed. We love sure ire having lots of rain. Guess Bruce Burgess it's lousy there also. Nancy McFadden My sister just phoned me Vancouver and to wish me Happy Birthday. She had a stroke so she's in the James nay I*dee. Ifm still getting my lung puffer four times a -:; January 6, 1990 day.Otherwise I'm good as new. I Dear Jim and Jeanne, sure got a lot of Xmas cards. Betty Here I am at last. Happy Summerville even sent me one but New Year and lots of luck, love no.address so I can't thank her. and health. I was going to write She's a Gran Ma now. They are and congratulate you, Jim, on your four generations now. We have successful operation but before I one gal who is 101 years old and got around to it I came down with she's as spry and full of pep. pneumonia in the hospital for lth Well, guess there's nothing months. Five doctors but they more !o write about so enclosed the won. I'm still here. Today is my money for Barkley Sounder. birthday. 81, oh well, no one Ho'pe you all had a very merry wants me Up or Down there so??? Xmas. All good things for the Better pay my subscription - New Year. enclosed. love and happiness to aU. I'm a Great Gran twice I Miss Ol' Bamfield now. First one was a girl. She's As always, engaged. The second a boy , Iess Ingvinoff 2t MIKE HARCOURT British Columbians are doing without the adult education Leader of the Programs, increased English language training, Official OpPosition and worLalace literacy grants that We all Benefit from the Fight are so desperately needed. against llliteracY. It's not a question of throw- ing money at illiteracy. Getting to One in six men and women the root of the problem means in our province has trouble reading training people in order to open uP this sentence. new opportunities for them. In -- The number is staggering turn, we'll benefit from active citi- some 360,000 British Columbians, zrns being integrated into the in urban and rural areas, have diffi- worKorce with the self-esteem and print-oriented culty reading. In our skills to adapt to the new challenges society, these men and women can't of the 1990's. read bus schedules, drivers' manu- This year has been desig- als, classified ads. The dailY emc' nated the International Year of tional strain and frustration is enor- Literacy. New Democrats will mous. continue speaking out in the fight Yet the loss of oPPortunitY against illiteracy. Our advanced isn't just a personal one. An Brit- education spokesPerson, Barry illitera-. ish Columbians are hurt by Jones (MLA, BurnabY North), will cy. We pay the Price in unemP- be travelling 8.C., meeting con- government loyment, in higher cerned groups and individuals and costs, and in reduced international looking for workable solutions. competitiveness. In fact, the cost And we'll push the current govern- of illiteracy to our country is esti- ment in the upcoming legislative mated to be in excess of $10 bill- session to deal seriously with the ion. problem. Literacy training should be . I strongly believe reading is widely available. It isn't. The fundamenal. B.C. needs govern- yet to Social Credit government has ment leadership ttrat understands all act on the recommendation of citizens must be able to read and B.C.'s Literacy Advisory Committ- participate fulty in societY. Our ee, which tabled its report last fdl. economy requires it. All British Because of this lack of leadershiP, to it. 26 Columbians have a right Thank you to all those who THANK YOU helped with the messy job. A spe- cial thank you is extended ro the i, Coast Guard for supplying garbage On Saturday, January 20, I bags, gloves and manpower. I 1990, fourteen enthusiastic Bam- Heather Brooke [, fietders participated in a cleanup of Kathryn Cook Port Desire and Grappler Inlet. Garbage originating from the sunken garbage scow in Port Desire was retrieved and packed inlo garbage bags. The garbage bins at Port Desire and the government dock in East Bamfield were also cleaned out. A total of four "truckloads of garbage were transported to the dump.

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29 replica of the Fall Fair Plaque to acknowledge the fact that she had COMMUNITY HALL won the most points in the Fair for UPDATE the last five years. by SANTA CLAUS Pat Garcia Santa arrived following the Christmas Concert and gave out In November there were "goodies" to all the children attend- three rentals: The Bamfield Preser- ing. Thanks, Sana! vation and Development Society NEW YEAR'S EVE Annual Meeting, a Veterinary Clin- A very enjoyable dinner ic and the Red Cross Carnival. dance by dl accounts. The bar was The Hall was also used for basket- openod at 6:30 p.m. until the dinner ball, play school, Bingo and a was served and then re-opened after Community Affairs Meeting. dinner. Rose Charles tended the During December there was bar. Al Benton cooked a hip of a Hall Directors meeting, The Craft beef and served it. Thanks, Al. Fair, several school concert rehear- lorraine Hegstrom as usual coordi- sals and the concert itself, the Santa nated the fine dinner. Claus Party and a Community Af- A free drink and $2 off fairs Meeting. membership tokens were in the CHRISTMAS PARTY balloons and "mickey" and dance On December 16 members ticket prizes at each table under the and their guests attended their par- table cloths. ty. The Hall looked very Christ- Art Budding provided the masy with decorations and a tightd taped music. Christmas tree. Laurie McDermid Prize Winners: played the piano for carols and Mickeys: hanne Heg- Christmas songs. Roger Demont- strom, Darlene Kemp, Dolores ' igny bartended. Hedy Demontigny Bowker, Marie Ostrom, Bert Jones video taped Christmas Music to and Kent Ollis. Kent donated his show on the newly purchased Video mickey back to the Hall. Thanks, machine. Kent. During the evening Mrs. Dance Tickets: Mary Patrick was prcsentd with a Rose Charleson, Gordie Hawkins 30 Door Prizr: I BINGO Yvo$e Mpeclran. : : I for the second financial D:ringlanuary there was a I gtemgnt. to the public Gaming communitlr Affairs.Meeting, a Hall I commission the following d;- Directo* Meerin!, basketbiir, I tio,ns were made: $150 ti n. eirc Fitness, play school and Bingo.' Tlall''for fireworks, $150 for ' I the V.C.R. I €laitd'ren'sll{sloween party, $100 rnis eiluipmenr was pur- [ f:l*:S-.:raClaus Children's Party chased anO insatiod just before, ' I and $187.5!jo- road improvements. Christmas. The directors thought it I FUTURE USE would be useful for hall renali, , I February 5 - The Bamfield preser_ after the Fitness club suggested yfq and Development society I 'rit buying their own.,' There wiU Ue a I Mccting. fee for the use of it February l,,B,lS,ZZ - $10 over the I -"Biqgo function fee. A rate. February of $25lmonth, I , ' 2l'- Hall Annui Meet- or $S/member for the Fitness CIub l, ing. , has beerur+,orked.out. ',,,,,,' +r*,,,--- lS Weddi& I "6t -

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