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IN-FLIGHT REVIEW MAGAZINE 04 eDITORIAL above: One of Helijet’s connected to Community — Air Medical Transport two Lear 31s is dedicated to Whether you’re a seasoned finance Publisher Garth Eichel Daniel Sitnam, President and CEO of Helijet emergency medical services professional or just beginning your Managing Editor Andrea Scott for the BC Ambulance Service. Art Director Alice Young 06 DAYPLANNER photo: garth eichel Local Festivals & Events career, you’ll find your niche in the Office Manager Adele Landree Advertising Sales Garth Eichel 10 FLIGHTPATH BC Public Service. Contributors Helijet Update — 10 Years of Air Ambulance Service By GARTH EICHEL Ross Crockford Take on challenges that impact our Alisa Gordaneer 12 heLIJET PROFILE province and our people and enjoy a Shelley Motz employee Bio — Hilary Parker-Jervis Robert Moyes By ISABEL NANTON positive team environment. Isabel Nanton 13 eXCURSIONS Dave Preston BC Getaways — Vancouver Aquarium & L’Hermitage Hotel You’ll have access to unparalleled Daniel Sitnam By ROBERT MOYES Kerry Slavens career options and job mobility, For information on display FEATURES giving you the chance to share your advertising opportunities, contact Garth Eichel at: experiences and to grow your career all [email protected] 16 Kayaking in Class Mothership kayaking combines comfort with one employer. Published by and convenience with wilderness adventure. Story and photos by GARTH EICHEL Put your ideas to work with us and get set for a rewarding future in finance 140 Government Street 20 a yellow submarine Victoria, BC V8V 2K7 with the BC Public Service. Tel 250.380.3961 with teeth Fax 250.380.3962 Triton Logging’s Sawfish cuts a new niche in forestry. www.archipelagomedia.com  by ross crockford Clockwise from top left: Please send comments Joan, Executive Financial Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister and suggestions to Garth Eichel, Publisher: Michelle, Financial Systems Officer [email protected] Kanwal, Controller 23 simply monumental Osami, Financial Analyst Legendary Northwest Coast artist Bill Reid gets Rob, Sr. Manager, Corporate Operations In-Flight Review is a bi-monthly magazine  published by Archipelago Media Ltd. for a worthy tribute, and some great new wall-space. Helijet International Inc. All published material is the copyright of Archipelago by Alisa Gordaneer Media Ltd. No part of this publication, in whole or in part, may be reproduced without 16 the written consent of the publisher. The written and photographic material published in In-Flight Review does not necessarily reflect the views of the air carrier or the 26 DOMAINS On the Cover: Helijet’s For more information about rewarding finance careers publisher. Information and images produced in the magazine are believed to be accurate Homes & Properties — Swallows Landing Sikorsky S-61 banks over visit our website at: employment.gov.bc.ca and truthful, but the publisher assumes no By Kerry Slavens Skidegate Channel in Haida responsibility for errors. Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands). Advertising in In-Flight Review magazine photo: garth eichel does not indicate an endorsement by Helijet 29 GRAPE & GRAIN International Inc. or Archipelago Media Ltd. Local Fermentations — Paradise Ranch Chardonnay/Riesling By Dave Preston FPO 30 ePICURE O ctober 2008 FSC LOGO HERE Fine Dining — Marina Restaurant By SHELLEY MOTZ September –

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Most organizations and their This episode was not unique. people want to make a meaningful Working closely with highly-trained contribution to their community. BCAS flight paramedics, our people Here at Helijet, we take great provide similar service on a daily satisfaction in being an essential basis to communities throughout transportation link, providing BC. What’s more, as a local operator safe and reliable air service we fulfill an important function as between Vancouver and Victoria, a conduit for communication Sikorsky S-61N year-round and in all manner between communities, hospitals of weather. But there is another and BCAS. essential service we also take The necessary investment to immense pride in — providing provide such an air ambulance vital air medical transportation service is considerable. It requires for British Columbians. specialized multi-engine, instru- For the past 10 years, Helijet ment-equipped aircraft and a high has operated an air ambulance degree of qualified skill, particu- program for the BC Ambulance larly when it comes to operations Sikorsky S-76A Service (BCAS). In that time we at night and in inclement weather. have integrated this service into Companies with the necessary our company expertise are The winglets from top to few. Most of Helijet’s bottom, helicopter Lear 31 is emblazoned having flown companies with the over 10,000 fly under Star of Life, missions, visual a universally often saving conditions. recognized symbol for lives that Bell 206L3 LongRanger However, emergency might have been lost were it not unlike most, Helijet has over two medical At Boutique Hotels & Resorts of British Columbia our mission is to deliver unique and memorable resort experiences. for our aircraft, the abilities of our decades of experience regularly services. crews, and the men and women flying in most types of weather, Boutique Hotels knows that true personalized service excellence is what keeps you coming back. By building a culture each of the BCAS. day or night. In fact, the level of of our associates is focused on anticipating and exceeding your needs, we will take care of you in a truely unique way. But beyond the statistics, we proficiency our flight crews main- see ourselves first and foremost tain flying in winter conditions on Our properties are made for memories and the ones you create with us will last forever. as a community operator. That the Vancouver/ Victoria route is fact was made plain for me recently what serves them so well when they Robinson R22 when a close friend was nearly go out on an air ambulance mission killed in an industrial accident near to a remote stretch of highway in my home on Bowen Island. With the grey of the evening. no road access to a major hospital, As we look to the future, Helijet taking the ferry was not an option. intends to further invest even more Fortunately, one of our medically heavily in training, equipment and equipped S-76 helicopters — technology to ensure BC retains an (888) 855-1050 • www.lhermitagevancouver.com | (877) 546-5005 • www.theoutbackresort.com | (877) 767-9346 • www.oswegovictoria.com the same model of aircraft many air ambulance program second to Learjet 31A (888) 755-6482 • www.nitalakelodge.com | (877) 762-2683 • www.covelakeside.com | (877)762-5011 • www.blackrockresort.com (OPENING SOON) of you ride in — was able to land none. And we will continue to main-

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sep COHO FESTIVAL sep GROUSE GRIND MOUNTAIN RUN 07 Celebrate this fascinating and important fish at a day 21 Plan a Saturday night pre-race carbo-load and mark that includes educational activities, musical entertainment, your calendar for the Grouse Grind Mountain Run. a salmon BBQ and more. westvancouver.com/coho Work on your personal best while raising funds for the BC Lung Association. grousemountain.com ® sep FEAST OF FIELDS STEVE DRANE HARLEY-DAVIDSON Foodies unite! Take a gastronomical journey through our sep VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 735 Cloverdale Ave., Victoria, BC V8X 2S6 08 With bags of popcorn at the ready, film lovers anticipate 250-475-1345 local, delectable food system, sampling produce, cheese, 25 SteveDraneHarley.com l [email protected] chocolate, wine and other goodies as you wander through to oct this event every year. The 27th VIFF brings you a feast “30 Years of Tradition & Trust” this harvest festival at the UBC Farm. ffcf.bc.ca 10 of films from 60 countries that might never be screened here again. viff.org sep GLOBAL COMEDY FEST 12 There’s thigh-slapping fun for fans of stand-up, sketch, sep THE WORD ON THE STREET FESTIVAL to improv, musical comedy and street theatre at this diverse 28 Read much? Join an estimated 40,000+ others who yuck-fest. Takes place at various venues throughout take joy in reading, writing and listening to authors talk 20 Vancouver. comedyfest.com14 about their work. The story unfolds at Library Square in Downtown Vancouver. thewordonthestreet.ca sep TERRY FOX RUN 14 The Marathon of Hope goes on, memorializing Terry Fox oct STANLEY PARK GHOST TRAIN and seeing thousands of Canadians run, walk, bike and 10 Trick or treat? Celebrate the spooky Hallowe’en to nov season by taking a thrilling ride deep into the heart Iyengar Yoga... rollerblade towards a cure for cancer. Takes place at Legacy Park, with a wheelchair accessible route. of the Stanley Park forest. for radiant health 01 terryfoxrun.org city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/events/ghosttrain/

sep MID-AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL oct INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL 14 The second-biggest holiday in the Chinese calendar is 21 This popular literary event features over 60 well- celebrated with Mahjong, fortune-telling, story-telling to and lesser-known Canadian and international authors. With Reservation Cars Available at and Tai Chi. Nibble on moon cakes under the bright 26 Takes place on Granville Island. writersfest.bc.ca Helijet Terminal harvest moon at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. vancouverchinesegarden.com oct HEALTH SHOW 2008 Vancouver Airport (604) 257-8269 25 Explore the themes of nutrition, fitness and longevity sep SOUTHLANDS COUNTRY FAIR through demos, presentations and entertainment at TOLL FREE 1-888-656-3888 Call About a Free Introductory Class Enjoy a day in the country without leaving the city. 26 the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre. A non-profit society founded in 1976 14 Family-friendly fun includes pony rides, a petting farm, healthshows.com Vancouver Harbour (604) 683-5666 50 classes/week with certified teachers old-fashioned games and live music. TOLL FREE 1-800-368-1668 Teacher training and upgrading southlandsridingclub.com Our program addresses the needs of all levels of students, from beginner to advanced. www.budgetbc.com O ctober 2008 202-919 Fort Street • 386-9642 • iyengaryogacentre.ca September – archipelagomedia.com IF R IF R 6 7 Dayplanner Events Calendar

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aug VANCOUVER ISLAND BLUES BASH oct Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet 29 For blues fans, this is a pretty groovy way to celebrate 01 Alonzo King’s internationally renowned LINES Ballet to sep the Labour Day weekend, with free and ticketed blues company will challenge your understanding of dance with 01 and R&B performances at the Inner Harbour. 02 performances that re-invent form. dancevictoria.com jazzvictoria.ca/bluesbash oct INTERNATIONAL IMPROV FESTIVAL sep GREAT CANADIAN BEER FEST 02 The Impromaniacs host this festival of improvised laughs, 05 Cheers! Your glass is half full at this frothy and heady to including performances from local members and visiting celebration of over 40 craft breweries from Canada 08 troupes. Takes place at the Victoria Event Centre. 06 and the Pacific Northwest. Takes place at the Royal impromaniacs.ca/viif Athletic Park and includes a healthy mix of entertainment and food. gcbf.com oct CANADIAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION 05 CIBC RUN FOR THE CURE sep VANCOUVER ISLAND EASTER SEALS REGATTA Thousands of Canadians come together to get their LINES BALLET October 1 & 2 13 Hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, this unique hearts pumping and work towards an end to breast regatta brings folks together to raise their sails while cancer. Takes place at UVic. cibcrunforthecure.com TARA CHEYENNE PERFORMANCE October 23 – 26 raising funds for children with disabilities. Featuring ALBERTA BALLET November 28 – 30 Nutcracker World Premiere races, a parade of decorated boats, a BBQ and live music. oct ROYAL VICTORIA MARATHON DanceVictoria.com to request a brochure | Tickets: (250) 386-6121 rvyc.bc.ca 12 Runners and walkers from around the globe are attracted to this scenic running event, which starts at SEASON SPONSORS sep TERRY FOX RUN the Legislative Buildings. royalvictoriamarathon.com 14 All ages and abilities are encouraged to walk, run, wheelchair or bike in support of Terry Fox’s legendary oct FINE ARTS SHOW Marathon of Hope. Takes place locally at the Juan de Fuca 17 Artists and art-lovers won’t want to miss this world-class Recreation Centre and UVic’s Centennial Stadium. to juried art show at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney. terryfoxrun.org 19 blog.sidneyfineartshow.com sep JAMES BAY ART WALK oct LIGHT THE NIGHT – WALK FOR Fresh 20 Lace up your walking shoes and dig out your Art 18 LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY Appreciation 101 notes. The artist-filled community This 5-kilometre evening walk celebrates and commemo- 21 rates people whose lives have been touched by a blood of James Bay welcomes visitors on a walk that features tastes the creations of 28 artists. Stroll through studios, cancer. Participants light up the night by carrying homes and coffee shops on this visually impressive tour. illuminated balloons: white for blood cancer patients and jamesbayartwalk.ca survivors, and red for supporters. lightthenight.org of the

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Hope Arrives on a Wing and a Prayer October 2008 marks the 10th anniversary of Helijet’s air ambulance program. Story and photos by Garth Eichel scene calls to pick up critically injured accident victims at an accident site and get them to hospital as soon as possible. “Scene calls can be pretty sad when there’s nothing you can do for someone,” says Burkholder. “We try not to let it affect us, but sometimes it’s hard. We try to take comfort in the fact that we’re doing everything we can to help those who can be saved.” Burkholder relates one such Helijet mission: “A few years ago a crew got a call to pick up a little girl in White Rock who had stuck a utensil in an electrical socket. She S OON tHIS COu L d b e was badly burned and in a coma; her prospects were grim. They t H e ONLy wA y tO experI e NCe airlifted her to BC Children’s Above: From left to right, If you fly on Helijet often, advanced life support equipment Hospital, but after we deliver a Capt. Geoff Burkholder, you’ve likely seen some of our and all carry highly-trained BCAS patient our job is done and we t H e LASt O f tH e BCAS Flight Paramedic Robert Wand and equipment with a distinct thick flight paramedics who work in didn’t hear the outcome. Then at Capt. Russ Thompson. red stripe painted on the fuselage. conjunction with the aircraft the 2006 Abbotsford Air Show one greA t HArbO ur VIewS. Lower Right: Helijet These aircraft — two Sikorsky captain and first officer up front. of the flight paramedics, Howard operates two Learjet 31A S-76 Helicopters and a Learjet Transfers from one hospital Peet, saw the little girl, Emily, aircraft, one of which is 31A — are dedicated to the British to another account for about with her dad. She had made a Swallows Landing is Victoria’s most prestigious new development. It features dedicated to the BCAS Columbia Ambulance Service 80 per cent of Helijet’s air ambu- full recovery after 28 days and air ambulance program. generous condominium spaces from 1,000 sq. ft. to more than 4000 sq. ft. her father wanted to bring her Capable of cruising as (BCAS), and are employed on scene lance missions. Typically, these Commands the highest point on Victoria’s stunning Inner Harbour. And pampers high as 51,000 feet at calls and hospital-to-hospital patient flights deliver patients to and say thanks in person.” speeds up to 460 knots transfers throughout the province, Vancouver or Victoria to receive After a thoughtful pause, he adds, you with absolute first class finishes and amenities in every suite. (851 kmh), the Learjet and sometimes farther afield. sophisticated treatments and “It’s exciting and rewarding when 31A wastes no time Not surprisingly, sales have been brisk, to say the least. Only five suites remain. getting patients to “We’re who you want picking procedures that are not available you go to work to help people. the medical treatment you up,” says Capt. Geoff in their own communities. The You never know what’s going All are ready for immediate occupancy. they need. Burkholder, Helijet’s lead air other 20 per cent of missions are to happen.” ambulance pilot. “We’re required to be ‘wheels up’ within 10 minutes of receiving a call, but we can be airborne within three under the right circumstances.” With convic- tion, he adds, “Time saved on pick-ups can save time in hospital.” When time and speed count, there are few helicopters as fast O ctober 2008 as the Sikorsky S-76, and few jets faster than the Learjet 31A. Both www.swallowslanding.com 1 888 828 4234 aircraft models are equipped with September – archipelagomedia.com IF R IF R 10 11 HELIJET PROFILE EXCURSIONS EMPLOYEE BIO BC Getaways

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The Vancouver Aquarium has a special program that allows for up-close encounters with large Hilary Parker-Jervis, admin A 10-year Helijet veteran, marine mammals including sea multi-tasker at Helijet HQ, takes Parker-Jervis is on the go from lions, turtles, sea otters, dolphins joy in life, both on and off the job. the moment she arrives at work and beluga whales (the beluga Asked about her favourite activity, — it’s her job to review sales and encounters are on hold until the she reports, with the same amount flight manifests, and cross-check fall due to the recent birth of a HELLERWORK: of cheer she puts into processing paperwork with information baby beluga). These “face-to-fin” MYOFASCIAL RELEASE numeric data entries at work, received from terminals. meetings are preceded by an exten- “I like getting together with my It takes a special focus to sive behind-the-scenes session with Darwyn Rowland, R.N., family and having a good sing- juggle bi-monthly billing, type Aquarium trainers, an educational B.Sc.N, C.H.P., has spent song after a dinner party.” up waybills for all the different component that deepens the thrill encounter, which takes place After your encounter, there Above: The Vancouver Aquarium’s “Trainer Tours” over 15 years practicing Out of work hours, she’s accounts, distribute mail, bank, of interacting with these magnifi- poolside with the quartet of Pacific is a lot left to see and do at the also a huge fan of figure skating file, answer accounting calls, cent wild creatures. white-sided dolphins, is a splashy, Aquarium. Everybody wants to allow visitors to get Hellerwork, a unique face-to-fin with a variety bodywork treatment and animals. and invoice or process payments “These are once-in-a-lifetime interactive affair where you hand visit the new baby beluga, of sea mammals. focused on realigning the Boss Frank Inouye’s father for various contracts. experiences,” says Kent Hurl, out dolphin snacks and get up which at press time still hadn’t PHOTO BY JOHN HEALEY body through deep-tissue trains horses at Hastings Park, “All of this is done by little public relations coordinator for the close and personal enough with been named. In order to facilitate massage, thus generating so when they are running, she Grace (Wilson) and myself,” Aquarium. “Some locals will buy these charismatic acrobats that mother-daughter bonding, Qila greater flexibility, reducing has a bet on them. says Parker-Jervis, who has it as a birthday gift. 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IF R 16 anemones, purple starfish and red where Columbia III is waiting for us. rock crabs, to name just a few. The wind has been picking up Then there are the molluscs. It steadily out of the west all afternoon seems every variety of bivalve — and I am grateful we don’t have to from mussels and oysters to scallops paddle back into it. Indeed, having and clams — competes for sub- a mothership that can drop off in aquatic real estate. In the intertidal one location and pick up in another zone, rocks are encrusted with a is one of the great advantages of continuous carpet of barnacles, mothership kayaking. What’s more, which make a steady snap, crackle I can look forward to a hot shower, and pop when exposed at low tide. clean clothes, fresh sheets and an Above the ragged shoreline, exquisite sit-down supper. nature is determined to make Lying in my berth that evening, inroads anywhere that can sustain the sound of water lapping life. Gnarled shoreline pines grow against the hull is a gentle tonic What’s in a Name? Columbia III, is a wooden motor yacht imbued with significance for horizontally out of cliff faces — to a stimulating day of incredible many on the West Coast. The third in a succession of hospital ships built for BC’s Anglican Diocese, others grow in the direction of the experiences. The combination of she was commissioned in 1955 to provide much-needed medical and social services to remote prevailing winds. Occupying the fantastic sea kayaking, wildlife logging camps and coastal communities and served in this role until her retirement in 1968. moss-draped branches of these encounters and anthropological In 1990 Columbia III was restored to her present remarkable condition by Bill McKechnie indomitable trees is a sizeable local wanderings is almost overwhelming of Victoria, who later sold her to a buyer in the U.S. She returned home in 2003 when purchased population of bald eagles. When not and I want to latch on to a few by Ross Campbell for the purpose of operating live-aboard kayak tours. Together with his wife, standing sentinel over their nests, images I can store in my mind for they are a frequent sight overhead. posterity. On a philosophical level, Fern Kornelsen, and their three adult children/crew, Tavish, Farlyn, Miray, and the latter’s husband, After a couple of hours of easy I feel I’ve reconnected with nature Luke Hyatt, the family business provides five- and seven-day cruises between May and October. paddling, our guides Miray and her on some primordial level, while also Depending on the time of year, Columbia III’s cruising grounds include Desolation Sound, the husband, Luke Hyatt, lead us toward getting in touch with myself — part Broughton Archipelago and BC’s Central Coast in the area commonly referred to as the “Great a gleaming white beach in a sheltered of which is at peace with the idea Bear Rainforest”. 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The Sawfish is a formidable It can dive to more than 100 There are as many as 300 River. Triton’s been harvesting creature. Weighing three tons metres, using sonar to navigate million trees under water world- Douglas fir and Sitka spruce there and as big as a minivan, it has underwater forests and murky wide, most of them at the bottom for the past six years. But because eight eyes and sonar to search water, its eight cameras providing of some 45,000 reservoirs formed the pine-beetle crisis has flooded for prey. Its mouth consists a live video feed to a pilot sitting by hydroelectric dams. Hayhurst BC’s timber market with cheap of huge black pincers — and a in a barge on the surface. In less says that Triton can harvest that wood, the Sawfish is currently just 140-centimetre chainsaw. But than five minutes, the Sawfish timber at a cost comparable to going to Lois Lake for testing, and the Sawfish is no monster. can find a tree, drill airbags land-based forestry, and though will soon join two other Sawfish On the contrary: it saves lives, into the wood, slice the tree loggers can work faster on land, already at work in Malaysia. creates jobs, and wins awards off at the trunk, and then send Triton has access to the kinds of Currently, Triton is focusing This four-diamond resort & spa is located from environmentalists. That’s it floating to the surface to be big old-growth trees that are its efforts on the sunken forests in the heart of the city, on the waterfront because the Sawfish is a remote- milled — without the risks rapidly vanishing from above- of Malaysia’s Lake Kenyir, a of Victoria's charming Inner Harbour. controlled submarine, designed divers face in typical under- ground forests. Triton claims the 38,000-hectare reservoir created Featuring amenities such as a European to harvest sunken trees. water salvage logging, or the global inventory of submerged in the 1980s and surrounded by Spa, LURE Seafood Restaurant and Bar “Quite something, isn’t it?” destructive road-building or wood — preserved by the low- one of the world’s oldest rainfor- and a 24 hour fitness centre with an asks Jim Hayhurst, vice president laborious treeplanting required oxygen environment of deep water — ests, rich with tropical hardwoods indoor solarium style swimming pool, the Top: An illustration shows the Sawfish in Operation, of communications for Triton with conventional forestry. is potentially worth $50 billion. such as teak, red meranti and Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort and harvesting submerged timber in a reservoir. Illustration by John Kocon Logging, the Saanichton company Last year Popular Science maga- This particular afternoon, the yellow balau. Triton already has Spa is spectacular in every sense. that invented the Sawfish. zine named the Sawfish one of new Sawfish is heading to Lois a working partnership with a Your room is ready O ctober 2008 Above: Operating the remote submersible Sawfish requires a high degree of skill and situational awareness. Standing before the machine in the best new environmental Lake, a reservoir created by a dam Malaysian firm that’s turning 1-800-667-4677 www.deltavictoria.com Triton Logging photo Triton’s workshop, I have to agree. technologies on Earth. built in the 1930s near Powell the wood into furniture, doors, September – archipelagomedia.com IF R IF R 20 21 Simply Monumental

Top left: The Sawfish is prepped for a foray into the underwater forest of Lake Kenyir in Malaysia. Top right: Triton harvests logs that are later manufactured into certified eco-wood products. Bottom left: The Triton management team — Jim Hayhurst (left), Chris Stead, Chris Legendary Northwest Coast artist Bill Reid gets Godsall, Norman Keevil and Richard Shipley. a worthy tribute, and some great new wall- space. Bottom right: Triton’s timber is highly prized By Alisa Gordaneer by designers, developers and environmentalists. PHOTOS COURTESY OF TRITON LOGGING INC. If you’ve got a $20 bill in your pocket right now, take it windows and decking. Triton has timber, which has received the custody of its wood from lake out and admire the work of Bill Reid, one of Canada’s also applied to the World Bank’s coveted “SmartWood” label by bottom to finished product, and International Finance Corporation the Rainforest Alliance, has been that could be muddied if other most noted artists. His Spirit of Haida Gwaii sculpture is pictured on the back, to expand the project, training used in Japanese temples and companies used the submarine. a rep­resentation of the monumental work you can also see in three dimensions at the Malaysians for technical logging California mansions. Victoria’s The Sawfish is more than just a Vancouver Airport. Having his work on the country’s currency may be a noble tribute to the jobs, including operating the Dockside Green development tool: it’s the key to Triton’s unique Sawfish themselves. is building townhouses with identity in the timber business. late Haida artist, who was reknowned as a gold- and silversmith as well as a carver, but It’s been quite a journey for Triton wood, and Mountain “The Triton brand is valuable there’s an even more significant tribute now being paid in downtown Vancouver, witha Triton, which got started back in Equipment Co-op used Triton’s to countries and communities that new gallery devoted to his vast body of work. The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, 2000 when CEO Chris Godsall, rough fir and pine for the slatted want to be seen as responsible — then only in his early thirties, walls of its Victoria outlet on economically, environmentally a 5,000-square-foot space housed in the art deco splendour of the former Canadian Craft recognized an opportunity while Government Street. and socially,” says Jim Hayhurst. Museum, represents a culmination of the efforts of the Bill Reid Foundation, a group that working for a BC salvage-logging Other logging companies have “Maybe that’s a tall order for a company, and raised money from offered to buy a Sawfish or two — little yellow submarine, but it began after the artist’s death in 1998. His widow, Martine Reid, donated much of the work >

family and friends to build the first which have been reported to cost seems to resonate. ”Generating Above: Bill Reid’s Beaver & Eagle Bracelet, created in 1970, is a shining example of Northwest coast jewellery,

Sawfish. Triton now has a staff of $1.2 million apiece — but good-news stories, it seems, is just on display at the new gallery that pays a tribute to his great body of work. PHOTO BY BILL MCLENNAN, MOA UBC. O ctober 2008 55 in four countries, including Godsall’s turned them down. one more of the many attributes­ Thailand and Brazil, and its Triton prides itself on maintaining of the amazing Sawfish. September – archipelagomedia.com IF R IF R 22 23 that forms the gallery’s permanent carving that’s on display at the collection. Many of these pieces University of British Columbia’s are on display as part of the gallery’s Museum of Anthropology. The opening exhibition, Bill Reid: piece, which measures two-and- Master of Haida Art, showing a-half by four feet, is Reid’s largest now until February 2009. stone carving. From the monumental Mythic Also monumental is the venue Messengers, a massive bronze itself, with its mandate to put frieze installed on one side of the aboriginal artwork into a gallery gallery, to delicately lit displays setting, rather than a museum or of Reid’s finest jewellery, the full craft shop. range of his talents is shown along­ “Bill Reid was adamant that his The Bill Reid Gallery side personal items from Reid’s life, art and the art of aboriginal artists of Northwest Coast Art including a bedspread painted with should be seen as art, rather than is located at 639 Hornby Street, Haida designs and a set of carving in the context of anthropology,” Vancouver. (The gallery is accessed tools the artist inherited from his says Mavis Dixon, who as the Bill from the Cathedral Place courtyard). great-grand-uncle, Haida Gwaii’s Reid Foundation’s director of Gallery-goers interested in starting master carver Charles Edenshaw. development oversaw the gallery’s their own collections may also enjoy The works have been chosen birth at its downtown Vancouver browsing the unique and tempting to show the range of Reid’s work location. “He wanted it to be related through what Martine Reid calls to as art, first and foremost.” items at the gallery’s gift shop, Kilsli “his three creative phases: a pre- Dr. George MacDonald, presi- — named after the Haida word for Haida phase, in which Bill devel- dent of the Bill Reid Foundation, “welcome” — which has everything oped classical jewellery-making explains further, saying that “the from original jewellery to museum- Top: Reid’s bronze frieze Mythic Messengers. skills in the European style; his art of the Northwest Coast has been quality works. Call 604-682-3455 for PHOTO BY TRIFON MARCHOVSKI Haida phase, in which he recon- recognized by such authorities as gallery hours or more information. Above left: Martine Reid, the artist’s widow, curated the permanent nects with the traditions and learns professor Claude Levi-Strauss… exhibition, Restoring Enchantment: Gold and Silver Masterworks. PHOTO BY RODNEY ALLAN BADGER the conventions of classical Haida as equal in importance to the arts of Above right: Bill Reid in his element, 1978. style; and a post-Haida phase ancient Egypt and China. However, PHOTO BY DR. GEORGE MACDONALD in which he felt free to transcend it is a living tradition that has been Below: Grizzly Bear Pendant/Brooch, 1972. From the Bill Reid the rules of both styles and to resuscitated and reinvigorated after Foundation Collection. bridge the artistic traditions of a century of colonial repression.” Opposite page, left: A precious 22-karat version of Reid’s popular both cultures.” That reinvigoration proves Raven and First Men. PHOTO BY BILL MCLENNAN, MOA UBC Also on display is Reid’s there’s more to Northwest Coast art Opposite page, right: The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, at 639 Hornby Restoring Enchantment: Gold and than simply Reid’s legacy, and the Street. PHOTO BY DOUG SHANKS Silver Masterworks, a stunning gallery is in the midst of planning­ collection of many never-before future exhibitions of contemporary seen jewellery pieces by Reid. aboriginal art to complement its Other works currently on permanent collection. The best of Victoria at our doorstep. display include a miniature tea “The re-evaluation of Northwest set, which Reid carved out of Coast art from curio to master- Located in the heart of Victoria, just a block from the chalk at the age of 12, for his works is clearly reflected in the magnificent Inner Harbour, National Geographic IMAX Theatre, younger sister. As Martine Reid monetary value achieved at says, the piece “anticipates in auctions over the past decade by Royal BC Museum, shopping and attractions. the ‘monumentally small’ pieces connoisseurs and discriminating that he would develop in his collectors,” says MacDonald. Experience Barkley’s Steakhouse, the charming later years.” “The art of this region is now the Caffè d’Amore, Doubles Oyster Bar and But some of Reid’s work is most expensive by far of any art by Bartholomew’s Bar and Rockefeller Grille. simply monumental. The gallery aboriginal people of the new world.” shows an onyx version of the But you can still get a glimpse Complimentary high speed internet. famous Raven and the First Men of it with your $20 bill.

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Chase Wilke sets two pans where more than 90 per cent of on the stove. In one, he reduces BC’s commercial catch is shipped. a colourful carrot-chicken stock. Keenliside hopes to change that. In the other, he sautées an aromatic As vice president of the Island Chefs mix of shallots, garlic and ginger Collaborative, he is passionate about before adding edamame beans, featuring fresh, sustainable, local mushrooms and chard. foods on his menu. The third-year apprentice is preparing one of the Marina Restaurant’s most popular dishes, Spot Prawn Ravioli, under the watchful eye of Executive Chef Jeff Keenliside. Wilke is one of six apprentice chefs working at the restaurant. Under the guidance of Keenliside and two sous chefs, they aren’t simply learning to replicate recipes. “We teach them how flavours combine,” explains Could you ever have too much Porsche? Keenliside. “We teach them proper “We are so fortunate on cooking techniques so they can Vancouver Island,” he says. build recipes on their own.” “We have a long growing season. More horsepower. More torque. More Porsche than ever before. The For Keenliside, the apprentice- And local chefs and producers new Cayenne. Born from five decades of racing. With a new engine ship program isn’t just part of the are committed to sustainability.” that’s more powerful and more fuel efficient, it’s proof you can never job; it’s a mission. Motivated, While sustainability may be have too much of a good thing. in part, by his own exceptional little more than a buzz word in apprenticeship experiences at some environments, Keenliside’s The Aerie Resort and Cafe Brio, kitchen is an exception. The spot Drive the new 2008 Cayenne today. he’s committed to providing good prawns, like all the seafood on his apprenticeship opportunities for menu, meet the criteria of the new graduates. With the 2010 Oceanwise Program: they are Olympics — and a shortage of abundant and resilient; the fishery 44,000 hospitality workers — is well-managed; there is limited on the horizon, he’s also eager or no by-catch; and there is limited Above: Jeff Keenliside, is a firm believer in passing to share his knowledge with new or no habitat damage. on the fine art of quality cooking to apprentice chefs. chefs to ensure time-honoured To Keenliside, it’s common Photo courtesy of Marina Restaurant culinary traditions live on. sense to respect our local bounty. At right: The sustainable practices behind the To his right, Wilke gently “When people care about where creation of Spot Prawn Ravioli are spot-on — places handmade ravioli in a the products come from, they care and the results are simply mouth-watering. Speedway Motors Photo: Shelley motz pot of boiling water. Each piece about the quality of the product of pasta is stuffed with mixed they put out.” 250-475-2415 herbs, mascarpone cheese and That care is evident as Wilke 3329 Douglas Street Victoria, Alberta V8Z 3L2 one delectable spot prawn. skillfully plates the Spot Prawn www.speedway-motors.com Unlike the more familiar tiger Ravioli, finishing it off with 8:30 am to 7:00 pm (6pm on Fridays) prawn, spot prawns are native to a fresh tiger lily. It’s a perfect 9:00 to 6:00 pm these shores. Known for their presentation, crafted from sweet, delicate flavour and firm the finest local ingredients — archipelagomedia.com texture, they are prized in Japan, a quality product indeed.

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