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Get a jump on it... Check out our new arrivals! Call to make your appointment BREAKFAST BUCK What’s on at VIU? BREAKFAST:-ONn&RIAMTOAMs7EEKENDSAMTOAM Course calendar inside )NTHE4OWN#ENTRE-ALL “A healthy start is good for the Heart” &YQJSFT'FC t/POUSBOTGFSBCMFt/PDBTIWBMVFt0OF#VDLQFSFOUSÏF www.prliving.ca MON – THUR & SAT • 9:30 am – 5:30 PM FRIDAY • 9:30 am – 9 pm SUNDAY • 11 am – 4 pm Powell River Living is 100% locally owned! 7100 Alberni St, Powell River Mall Offce 604 485-4681 www.prtowncentre.com Sustainable Environment Initiatives Clean, safe water from the lake to your house The bacteriological water quality in the City of Powell River is monitored on an ongoing basis and consistently meets the standards set out in the Guidelines for THE CITY OF Drinking Water Quality. The City of Powell River submitted a total of 242 treated POWELL RIVER water samples for analysis in 2008 and coliforms were noted in only two of the samples. Also the chemical water quality (minerals, metals, etc.) is monitored IS WORKING TO: regularly and consistently meets the standards. Reduce water demand and delay capital expenditures When you turn on your tap, your drinking on major improvements water comes from here: to the sewer and water systems by replacing its toilets, urinals, taps and Powell Lake Water for showers with automated Wildwood systems. Meet the new stringent treatment standards Haslam Lake set out in the Drinking Water for Water Protection Act by Cranberry Lake, Townsite and continually upgrading our Westview system-replacing older, smaller pipes and heading towards a multi-barrier UV Water Distribution treatment system. 2% Maintenance & Treatment 2.5% Administration Water infrastructure in Powell River has an approximate replacement 8.5% Wastewater 23% General Government value of $60 million. The average household, through taxes, pays 23% Other 19% Recreation & approximately $182 Cultural Services annually to manage the City’s water distribution, 22% Protective Services maintenance and treatment. SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVES QUESTIONS? City of Powell River clean, safe water from the lake to your house Engineering Services PART 2 drinking water – quality on tap 6910 Duncan Street Powell River BC V8A 1V4 Keep the Pearl Shining Phone 604-485-8604 www.powellriver.ca Stay tuned for more of the City’s Sustainable Environment Initiatives! 2 POWELL RIVER LIVING : february 2009 20 27 29 CONTENTS: FEBRUARY 2009 EVERY issUE 5 Update on CAT Scan 15 For the birds 5 Inside this issue Our monthly review Build a basic feeder Our third anniversary 6 Literacy skills 17 Artist profile 12 Blast from the Past Tutors can help Megan Dulcie Dill Remembering Bob Blackmore Balancing act For Art’s Sake 7 21 Best places to kiss 16 Talking with the Kings’ coach Your guide to smooching Faces of God Different strokes Explore Powell River 9 26 Customer satisfaction 20 Paralysis hits healthy gymnast A window into happy customers Romantic spots Business Connections 27 Pollen Sweaters 22 Knit for success Changes on the business scene Seed saving 31 Family Matters Powell River Kings 29 coach Kent Lewis Don’t take them for granted A thankful attitude with sons Blake, Bo and Joel. 32 Kudos Photo by Sean Percy The Order of St John Member of the Publisher & Managing Editor Sales & Marketing Isabelle Southcott Sean Percy 604 483.6576 ISSN 1718-8601 Associate Publisher & Sales Manager Jennifer Blampin 604 483.2297 We welcome feedback from our readers. Sean Percy Isabelle Southcott 604 485.0003 Email your comments to [email protected], Graphic Design & Production Cell 604 483.1786 or mail it the old-fashioned way to Robert Dufour, Works Consulting PR Living, 3932 Manitoba Avenue Powell River, BC V8A 2W6 Office Manager Bonnie Krakalovich No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent of the publisher. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the publisher cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions that may occur. © 2008 Southcott Communications. We reserve the right to refuse any submission or advertisement. POWELL RIVER LivinG : february 2009 3 This issUE OUR COLUmnisTS Deb CALderon moved to Sean PercY is a Powell Powell River in April 2008 River native, who started and can't say enough good his career with the Powell things about her new com- River News in 1990. Since Jessical Colasanto munity. She is the Coor- then, he has held positions For Art’s Sake dinator of the Community in most areas of the news- 16 Adult Literacy & Learning paper industry. He comes program and a member of Powell River Sun- to us from Hub Publications in the Hay River, shine Speakers Toastmasters. NWT, and is glad to be home. WendY DevLin is a AaramË RobiLLard was dedicated seed-saver, and born and raised in Powell a market gardener on her River and is happy to be small farm in Wildwood. back home after almost a Kim Miller There she communes daily decade away. She currently Business Connections with dairy goats, sheep, serves as President for the 22 rabbits, ducks and chickens Malaspina Art Society. and writes about her family, gardening, farm- ing issues, and Mexico. Linda Rosen has lived in Powell River for over 35 yrs Devon HanLEY is another and has been at Vancouver one of Powell River’s “city Island University for 20 transplants”. It seems the years. She is co-chair and Isabelle Southcott beauty of Powell River is instructor of Adult Basic Family Matters causing Devon to return to Education, co-ordinator of 31 her musical roots. When the Volunteer Literacy Program, and chair of she isn’t busy with writing the Powell River Library Board. As you might Powell River Living is a assignments for clients or tying up her son’s guess, reading is one of her passions. member of the Powell River hockey skates at the complex, you might find Devon singing some of her new folk songs at Chamber of Commerce & the Open Air Market. Tourism Powell River www.prliving.ca It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an The best thing about the hour to like someone and a day to love someone future is that it comes but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. one day at a time. – Anonymous – Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) 16th President of the United States THE AFFORDABLE USED CAR LOT We accept all competitors’ customers If we can’t get it, you don’t need it! $UNCAN3Ts We accept Visa and MasterCard 4 POWELL RIVER LivinG : february 2009 Now we are three his is a bittersweet issue for me. I’m happy because we’ve survived the terrible Ttwos and are now celebrating our third anniversary. At the same time, I’m sad We’re 3... & because Bob Blackmore, a dear friend, who wrote for Powell River Living and who encouraged me, recently passed away. still FREE! But life is like that isn’t it? Full of ups and downs, happy times, sad times. All good things come to an end sometime. It is the cycle of life. The first issue of Powell River This is our financial issue. It’s the time when we talk about RRSPs and investments. Living magazine hit the racks But this year, compared to last, we are doing so in an economic downturn. in February of 2006. This issue There is a lot to look forward to in 2009. We have a vibrant arts community; a look marks the beginning of our at Jessica Colasanto’s column, For Art’s Sake, will tell you about many of the arts ac- fourth year and we would tivities going on in the community. A great profile on artist Megan Dulcie Dill by new writer Aaramë Robillard puts another local artist in the spotlight. like to thank all of the people The Film Festival, which takes place February 19 – 21, offers food for thought. With a who helped us along the way. variety of films, some will provoke discussion long after the screen goes dark. We appreciate the support of Wendy Devlin’s important article on seed saving raises many interesting questions. We our advertisers, many of whom can’t depend on conglomerates to provide seeds for us; we must take care of ourselves. have been with us since the Fortunately, a small but dedicated group of individuals are way ahead of most of us and have created several initiatives to ensure that a variety of strains continue to exist. start. Thank you all! The Powell River Kings are having a fantastic season. It’s the result of a conscious team building effort that began a few years ago when Kent Lewis rejoined the Kings.