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�� Film Cancelled Island Calendar The film “Burn” starring submit your event: eMail: [email protected] Marlon Brando will NOT be fax: 285-2236 drop-off: 701 Cape Mudge Rd. shown on December 12 as The Regulars mentioned in the Quadra Island • 1st and 3rd Wednesday -Food Bank 1-2:30 Community Centre Recreation Soceity Bulletin. • Every Tuesday - Kalina Folkdancers, 7:30pm Community Centre We’ll try to re-schedule later this -Cribbage, Quadra Legion 7:30pm (member & guests welcome) winter. Call Steve at 285-3323 if • Every Wednesday -Community Kitchen Lunch noon - 1:30 you can help put Mr. Brando’s • Every Thursday -Parent and Tots 10 am Community Centre brilliant anti-imperialist -Motorcycle Club meet 5pm Heriot Bay Inn Pub performance on our local magic screen. • Every Friday -Duffy and Friends 8:30pm Heriot Bay Inn Pub • First Friday -Open Stage 7:30 pm Yak Shack Heriot Bay Christmas • Every Saturday -Meat Draw 5-6:30 pm Quadra Legion (members & guests welcome) • Last Saturday - Bonus $50 cash draw. Quadra Legion 6:30pm (members & guests welcome) Wreaths for Sale �� • Every Sunday - Centre for Positive Living Prayer Service, 7 PM December 6th, 10:00am to 2: Community Centre Rm 3, 285-3224 00pm at Quadra Foods. Quantity �� - Buddhist Meditation, 10 a.m. Inner Garden may be limited, but variety will • First Sunday -”Family & Friends Day” Quadra Legion, 11:30 am. Bring a be bountiful. All proceeds are �� lunch, play sports, “Dry” bar. (members & guests welcome) donated to Quadra’s Food Bank D a y b y d a y (Quadra Navy League Cadet’s �� December 5, Friday Participation). �� -Quadra Legion Jam Quadra Legion 9pm-1am visitors & guests welcome December 6, Saturday Geshe Yongdong: -Xmas Craft & Bake Fair Quadra Legion New Location 10am - 2pm “Santa” 11-1 Geshe Yongdong will December 7, Sunday be speaking on “Hearing & -Geshe YongDong on “Listening Meditations” Community Centre Listening & Contemplation 10a.m. to Noon Meditations” on December December 8, Monday 7th, Sunday Morning at 10 a.m. -Quadra Seniors Christmas Lunch Discovery Inn CR However, the NEW location 12:30 pm is the Upper Room #3 of the December 10, Wednesday Quadra Community Centre. -Write For Human Rights Community Centre $10 donation suggested or free 12:30-7:00pm if needed. Steve & Danielle at 285-3323 December 11, Thursday -Quadra Legion Jam Quadra Legion 9pm-1am visitors & guests welcome Gifts from the December 13, Saturday -Quadra Singers Christmas Concert Community Centre Heart 8:00 pm 4th Annual Gifts from the -Christmas Craft Fair Upper Realm Heart Xmas Fair at the Inner 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Garden. Saturday, Dec. 6th & -Karaoke Quadra Legion Sunday, Dec.7th. 10am-4pm. All 9pm-1am visitors & guests welcome welcome December 14, Sunday -Taize Service “Celebrating with Santa Lucia” QI United Church, , 7:30 pm December 18, Thursday -Heriot Bay Inn Pub Christmas Party & White Elephant Gift Exchange.

December 19, Friday -Annual Carol Sing Camp Homewood 8:00pm December 20, Saturday -Charlie Horse #4, “Spoken Word & Music” Aroma Cafe December 15th 7:30 a.m. December 24, Wednesday -Christmas Eve Service QI United Church, Christmas decorations at the 7:30 pm #1 Firehall by Lily Langevin. photo: Sheahan Wilson 2 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 3 Discovery ��

Community News and events from Quadra, Cortes and the Outer Islands

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While every effort is made to include all items submitted, errors and accidental omissions do occur and the Discovery Islander should be only one part of your publicity efforts. �� Next Deadline 7 pm. Monday, December 15th �� 4 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 5 Quadra News & Events Singers Christmas Concert 100 Strong! Thank -You Amanda Homewood Carol Sing Thank-You for the inspiration, enthusiasm and hard work that you put into creating Friday, December 19th at 8:00pm. events for the young people of Quadra (and Come and enjoy an evening of singing of course others as well). We want you to your favourite Christmas Carol then stay know how much you are appreciated for for a time of refreshments. Held in the causing these occasions to come together beautifully decorated lodge at Homewood, for one and all to enjoy. Huge Thanks. this seasonal event is a highlight to all who Expect to see many more of us on Dec 13! attend. See you there. A grateful family This year Quadra Singers will be presenting a concert of 100 Singers. Charlie Horse #4 New Year’s Eve For the first time we will be presenting Another Charlie Horse of “Spoken Word & Remember New Year’s Eve 2000 at the a concert with Campbell River Singers. Music” comes to Quadra. Poets & Musicians Aroma Cafe? Well, let’s “OM” in the New We will be singing pieces from Handel’s from the mainland are coming home for Year again with a private “reservations Messiah, for those whose taste leans Christmas to entertain us. Quadra’s own only” party. The idea is we have a quiet towards the classics. We will also be local talent will also read and sing their original cultural/spiritual evening of candle performing some popular Christmas songs, stories and poems. Bianca is back & light & wine & entertain ourselves with pieces, and some medleys of Christmas will be serving original Mexican Tapas stories & poems & songs & music to Carols. from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Performances start ring in the New Year. The Aroma Cafe This year there will truly be at 7:30 p.m., Saturday Night, December 20th will seat aroung 45 people and 12 have something for everyone! The concert at the Aroma Cafe. Come early to get a seat. already signed up. Consider a sane, will be directed by John Montgomery, Call Sunday at 285-3818 or Steve at 285-3323 local, relaxed, community, sit-down New with piano accompaniment by Mary- for more info. Year’s fun. $5 cover to reserve a seat. Ellen Wilkins.Fun for the whole First come first serve. Licensed, Mexican family. tapas and desserts available. Call Steve 8:00 December 13, at the Community Birthday Party for or Danielle to reserve a seat at 285-3323 Centre Hilda van Orden Hilda van Orden will become eighty years old on December 29th and so we are having a Birthday Party. It will be held at the Quadra Island Community Hall. Everyone is invited. There will be a Potluck Dinner around 5:30 ish, followed by some historical entertainment and music. For more information contact one of her kids, Aerobics with Marion Now Mondays and Thursdays from 6pm - 7pm at the Community Centre. Come and join us to a fun workout. Aerobics for all levels and ages, some floor work and some weight lifting to get you back into shape. Come and feel good in your body again. If you have questions call Marion at 285 2895. Christmas Craft & Bake Sale Sat., Dec. 6/03 from 10am - 2pm at the Quadra Legion. “Santa arrives from 11am - 1pm for pictures”. Concession open. �� Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary. Lots of Door Prizes! �� Join us for a Jam December 11 and 13 from 9pm to 1am, Karaoke December 13 9pm - 1am. All visitors and guests welcome. 4 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 5 Annual Fare Increase Friday Flicks Tonight Quadra Legion – Swing The Quadra Legion sincerely thanks In Effect Jan. 7, 2004 Hummingbird Office & Art Supply for being the 7:45 Q.C.C. Admission: $4.50-$3.50 students/ November sponsor of the $50 cash draw. Next cash VICTORIA – BC Ferries’ annual tariff snrs. increase will take effect Jan. 7 with average draw will be Sat., Dec. 27 courtesy of the Quadra increases of 2.8 per cent on the three major Director Tony Gatlif’s Roma heritage has Credit Union. routes connecting Vancouver Island to the prompted him to chronicle Roma culture. Our Nov. general meeting approved a $500 mainland and an average of 4.4 per cent on “Swing” explores the Manouche, Gypsies donation to the Xmas Hamper Fund and a $500 the remaining routes. from the Alsace area of France, whose music donation to the Salvation Army. Two other approved combines the rhythm, melody, and emotion donations are to be announced at a later date. The increase will range from 25 cents for of their culture with the jazz, swing, and most passenger fares to $0.25 - $1 for most blues of America. “Swing” takes us inside Officers-elect for the January 1-December vehicle fares, for example: Manouche society while telling a coming-of- 31, 2004 term of office are: President - Barb For a car and driver travelling during off- age story about two unlikely friends. McDonald; 1st Vice-President. -Richard Cartwright; 2nd Vice-President Frank Schwagly; Secretary peak periods, this is an increase of $1 for a Ten-year-old Max stumbles on a trip from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay ($1.25 - Sheri McGlenister; Treasurer - Shane Hogg; Exec. community of Manouche while wandering Committee Member - Sam Hooley. during peak periods); $1.25 for Horseshoe the area near his grandmother’s home. He Bay to Langdale ($1.50 peak); and $1.00 is instantly drawn to their music and trades Legion dues for 2004 are now payable. Rates for Swartz Bay to Saltspring Island ($1.25 his discman for a guitar. He befriends street are $30 for our OAP members and $35 for all other peak). savvy Swing and meets her Uncle Miraldo, members. The branch will be open on New Year’s The increase for pre-paid commuter a guitar virtuoso. In exchange for guitar Day and those with a 2004 membership card will tickets on the minor routes will also be, on lessons, Max writes letters to the welfare get a “freebie”. average, 4.4 per cent. office on Miraldo’s behalf. Our annual “Casino Night” will be held the The annual rate increases are provided The film is a heartfelt celebration of music evening of Dec. 26 (Boxing Day). All proceeds from for in the Coastal Ferry Act, which was and love. As Max and Swing explore the this event will be going to the quadra Island Food passed in March of 2003. While the countryside together, wandering along the Bank. Arrangements are also being made for New increase was scheduled for November 1, lost roads and hidden rivers of the region, Year’s Eve so watch for future announcements &/or BC Ferries deferred the increase until after Max falls under the spell of what to him is a posters. the Christmas and New Year holidays. The lifestyle defined by freedom and romance. In the meantime we will have “Jams” on Thurs. next scheduled increase will take place Nov. When Swing invites Max to musical evenings Dec. 4, 11 & 18 plus one on Sat. Dec. 27. Karaoke with 1, 2004. at her home, he learns the harsh history of Gary will be Sat. Dec. 13 & 20. So come on over to the The increases are required in 2004 to help the Manouche. Legion and join in the fun. See you there fund necessary improvements to vessels and terminals. CHRISTMAS EARLY BIRD WEEKEND PASSES now in July! only only until Dec. 24/03 Save almost 1/2 the Gate Price!

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July 9-11, 2004 6 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 7 Give the Gift of Music Empowerment with 10th anniversary MusicFest A Science of Mind Column passes! Get a new idea and you get new results. It’s that time of year again when We are just ending the first season of music fans can get their hands on Sunday Services for the Quadra Island the best deal for live music available Centre for Positive Living. I first had the anywhere! For a limited time only idea to start a Centre three years ago. I was MusicFest weekend passes ar e available crying over spilt milk, well not literally but to the public for a special early-bir d comparatively. I had moved to Quadra Island price. This “Christmas in July” offer is and left my Spiritual Centre in Kelowna and I th only available until December 24 so missed them horribly. I decided to change don’t miss out. my thinking and do something about it. If Why risk being left out of one of the there isn’t a Centre for Positive Living on best Roots and World Music Festivals Quadra Island then I will just have to make Look online for the west coast has to offer? Vancouver it happen. I could be the person who has Island MusicFest has sold out for the a Centre! more news & info. past two years in a r ow, a phenomenon Three years ago I wasn’t a Minister but I www.discoveryislands.ca/news unheard of in most folk music became a Minister in my mind and I began circles. Whether it’ s the astounding taking the steps and doing what I needed international musical line-up, the to do to have a Ministry on Quadra Island. picturesque riverside venue or the BE - DO - HAVE amazing cr ew of volunteers who make the whole thing happen, one thing is for The first realization was an invitation to sur e: MusicFest is the summer musical perform a Memorial and I said YES. I was so event in the Central Island Region. nervous at first I thought I was going to be sick but in spite of my fears I walked forward. Vancouver Island MusicFest weekend passes make gr eat stocking stuffers or Last year I thought it was time to have the gifts for friends and family. Send them first service on Quadra Island and I designed off to your favourite relatives and a Candle Light Service. As soon as I said YES friends and bring them to the beautiful I again became sick with nervous anticipation. Comox Valley to celebrate music this It is a wonder I made it through the fear but summer. what was greater than my fear was my desire to HAVE a Positively Living Centre on Quadra MusicFest 2004 (July 9-11) is the Island and so I walked forward. 10 th anniversar y the festival and will feature many of the great acts Three years ago I had a new idea and that have graced the stage over the now we are holding our second Candle past 10 years. From bluegrass to Light Service December 21, 2003, 7 PM at blues, from Celtic to klezmer, from the Community Centre. This is a wonderful hip-hop to countr y and from folk family event of music and celebration. It is to fusion, MusicFest has something an opportunity for each of us to have a new for ever yone’s musical tastes. An idea that we can plant in the dark soils of the early sell-out is expected so don’t be season, awaiting with joyous anticipation for disappointed and call for your tickets the longer days of light and for our new idea today! bound to become our reality. Weekend Passes ar e only $49.95 and Beginning in January we will be moving are on sale now till December 24th at our Sunday Celebration to 10:30 AM at the Now offering High Speed the Sid Williams Theatre, Bop City Community Centre. There is still room in our Records, Sound Advice, Orbitz Café SOM 100 class. Call Jill for more information Internet in Quathiaski Cove. and Music Plant in Campbell River. at 285-3224. This exciting new service currently covers Char ge by phone at 1-866-898-8499. by Reverend Jill Brocklehurst the area of Noble, Green and Pidcock out to Old Ferry Road; and West Road as far as Radon. Service on Cape Mudge Road down to Cape Mudge Village will follow shortly.

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6 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 7 Comfort Quilt Gallery Christmas Market �� Marathon The CR Art Gallery opened its annual �� Christmas Market last Friday. The Market is a November 15 & 16 was the Quadra great source for beautifully handcrafted gifts �� Island Quilters Guild second Comfort �� displayed in a restful Gallery atmosphere. Items Quilt Marathon Weekend. More than 60 �� available run in price from $5 and up and include quilts where started by the guild members everything from textiles and jewellery to stained �� and friends, 20 were completely finished glass, pottery and woodwork. There are over �� before the end of the weekend with the 50 artisans represented, including people from �� rest taken home to be finished over the Quadra, Cortes and Read Island. The Market �� next few months. The quilts made will be continues to December 24, Monday - Saturday, �� donated to the British Columbia Children‚s 10:00 to 5:00. The Gallery is also offering a series Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House of Christmas classes for children at the Gallery, in Vancouver. The quilts will go to children after school and in the evening, at $35 (includes with long-term illnesses from all over BC. supplies); and free demonstrations of crafting HUMMINGBIRD The quilts are made for the children to keep �� techniques every Saturday. Call 287-2261 for and to use while they are in the hospital, more information about the Market, Christmas �� for traveling to and from the hospital and art classes and Saturday craft demos. The �� to go home with them to keep. Gallery is located directly across from the �� There were five group leaders who Tidemark Theatre in Tyee Plaza. did a wonderful job in co-coordinating �� the donated fabrics into packages for �� the quilters to put together. The set-up Quadra Rec Update.... �� crew were at the hall by 8 am to set up �� The 2003 tables and chairs and by 9 am the hall C h r i s t m a s was humming with sewing machines. Craft Fair at the Everyone worked extremely hard until Community Centre 9 pm on Saturday, stopping for veggies, was a fun event. fruits and home made soups at lunch and Appreciations to a wonderful catered dinner , were back organizer, Linda at the hall by 9 am on Sunday with Juraschka, table more wonderful veggies, fruits and home booker, Christine made soups and continued on until 5 pm. Huson, concession Barb Williams treated the quilters to her coordinator, Kelly Bodin and the dozens of homemade baking and Meiling Alps treated people who helped in big and little ways, the stressed muscles. but especially to all the talented crafts The quilts could not have been made people who choose to sell their work with without the wonderful and generous us.Thanks also to all you generous shoppers fabric donations from Robert Kaufman who buy gifts. Co, George Courey & Sons, Maxwell The Recreation Society board of directors Fabrics, Maiwa Handprints Ltd, Fabricland voted to give the Craft Fair profits (about Western Division, Northcott Silk, Trend-Tex $1800) to the Quadra Children‚s Centre in Fabrics, Inc, Clothworks, Gordon Fabrics recognition of the invaluable service the Ltd, Timeless Treasure Fabrics, Cheryl child care workers and volunteers, render Cramer, Joan Van Orden, Wal-Mart ˆ the community. Courtenay. And the fantastic support and/ or donations from Bill & Edith Nutting, The Every Wednesday at noon at the QCC, is Yak Shack, The Lovin Oven, Hummingbird turning into the ‘place to be’ for good food Office Supply, Heriot Bay Store, Sew n and happy socializing. The Community Sews Fabric, Campbell River Fabricland, Kitchen Lunch crew wishes to invite Barb Williams, Meiling Alps, Linda Gray & everyone to a special Christmas Turkey Phillipe Desquieu and many more fabulous Dinner on Wednesday, December 17 at community members. A huge Thank-you noon at the Community Centre. Come out to all who made the weekend such a and enjoy! (Thank you to all who have Put your message success. donated to this event.) The Winter/Spring recreation program where ever yone is is in the planning stages. We are looking for some one to teach a ‘baby sitters course’. We have the materials; a teacher is missing....Also, we need art, dance and drama leaders for kids and adults. Please (Apologies for a mistake last issue. In my call the QCC if you are interested. haste I mis-credited the picture above of the Sandra Spearing QCC Coordinator Quilting Marathon. The photo was taken by 285-3243 8 am-2pm Mon-Friday. Heather van der Est. Editor.) 8 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 9 Marley’s Ghost CB: The play has cartoon characters in it, so is it geared for young children. Quadra Island A Quadra Players/Arts Alliance DC: No. There’s nothing in the play that you Co-production wouldn’t want young children to see, but it Harbour Authority is meant for a more adult audience. (Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt Annual General Meeting from an interview between former Soviet CB: Are the actors all long time Quadra Players? Heriot Bay Inn Dining Room paper magnate Comrade Black and play DC: Quadra Players is a pretty open and Friday December 12th 2003, 2pm director Dick Charleson). egalitarian group. We have students of all CB: When is the play being staged? ages and actors whose real jobs extend from publishing tycoons on the one hand to lowly Agenda: Election of Officers, DC: It’s on December 18, 19 & 20. janitors on the other. We have back stage Financial Report, Year in CB: So is this play a retelling of A Christmas crew who have been doing it for years and Review, Upcoming Projects Carol told from the viewpoint of Jacob Marley? other crew doing it for the first time. That’s DC: Marley is the central character but it has little what’s exciting about going to functions on to do with the Dickens Classic. This is the story of Quadra, it’s a bit like getting a peek inside Please Note: In order to Marley’s redemption in the world of Christmas. people’s closets. Every time you go to the vote, you must be a member Community Centre you find out somebody CB: So, it doesn’t take place on Quadra Island? of the Harbour Authority. you thought you knew has some hidden You must have a vessel tied DC: It was written by an Islander, but it takes talent you never expected…. “I didn’t know place in the fictitious world of Christmas. The they did that.” up in either harbour to be world is populated by people made popular elegible. Please contact the in Christmas movies and television shows. RCMP News Harbour Manager for details. Lucy from the Peanuts comic strip is as real a character as Jacob Marley. Quadra Island RCMP are wishing to remind the public that hunting season CB: What drives the play then? Is it the interaction is upon us and there are many hunters between Marley, and presumably Scrooge, with using the same walking trail as the general more modern cartoon characters? public. So if you feel the need to walk in the DC: No, the conflict in the play is between woods, be aware that there are hunters with Marley and himself. Jacob is tired of going weapons out there as well. to visit Scrooge every Christmas only to have Scrooge backslide. Marley has been doing the whole three spirits thing for 150 years Revised Ferry Service and he’s sick and tired of it. He wants out CHRISTMAS DAY & NEW YEARS DAY of the whole Christmas run around. One Quadra Island - Campbell River of the characters, Alice, is convinced that Christmas can’t happen unless Marley visits Customers are reminded that due to Scrooge so she does everything she can to traditionally low demand on Christmas Day get him to change his mind. and New Years Day, service will start with the 8:00 am departure from Quathiaski Cove. CB: How does she do that? What threats The following sailings are cancelled: work on a ghost? -Departing Quathiaski Cove: 6:15 and 7:05 am DC: Marley isn’t a ghost. By force of will over the century, he has transformed himself into -Departing Campbell River: 6:40 and 7:30 am a ‘real’ person. The play takes place over a From Cortes Island service will start with couple of days near Christmas and follows the 9:50 am departure from Whaletown .The Marley as Alice, the mother of a character following sailings are cancelled: from a Miracle on 34th Street, forces him to - Departing Whaletown: 7:50 am participate in some of the rituals of Christmas like shopping, writing cards, decorating the - Departing Heriot Bay: 9:05 am tree and watching high school concerts. BC Ferries wishes our customers safe travelling during the Christmas season.

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8 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 9 Dear Editor Dear Editor I felt great sadness and concern when I There have been a lot of heated words heard that Quadra Childrens Centre was in written and spoken recently by some members serious financial trouble. Having worked in of the community about “Regulation on Private �� the field of daycare for a few years early in my Land” and “Blanket Prohibitions where not career I know that daycares always operate on . I think I first realized the �� Specifically Allowed” a shoestring and are never far from the edge significance of such regulations when we were �� financially. Quadra Daycare has always been traveling in the deserts of Utah. Many miles down �� more vulnerable due to the seasonal nature an isolated road, we came on a mega coal-fired �� of work on the island. It’s only through the electricity plant. Being curious, we requested �� hard work, committment and flexibility of staff a tour. From the manager, we learned that the �� and tireless dedication and efforts of the Board coal was coming from 40 miles away by train. �� of Directors over the years that have helped the The work force commuted 35 miles from the Centre to keep operating and accomodating the nearest town. The cooling water came 30 miles varying needs of Island families. It would be a by pipeline from a river. And the electricity was tragedy if Quadra Childrens Centre had to close destined to go many hundreds of miles to those it’s doors. who would use it. We wondered why they would As our kids were growing they attended the site the plant where they had. His answer was daycare and later the after school program and simple: regulations. the care they received was second to none. They There were fewer where the plant was located, had fun and enjoyed a wealth of art and play than at the coal mine, the river, the nearest town activites in an atmosphere of caring and learning. or the cities where the customers lived. He told The support we received as parents was always us that 20% of the output of the plant was used heartwarming too. I always remember arriving in running it, most for moving the coal on the one day to find the childrens forts in the forest railroad that they had built from the mine. had been rigged with telephones! The kids The economic cost of avoiding regulations was have alot of fond memories and so do we. The clearly very high for this company. Many would daycare was a community in itself and we all use this to argue for less regulation, though in worked together to make it better. Whether it this case the common reason, Jobs, were mostly was building the Pirate Ship or doing firewood lacking. The plant was being run by maybe 6 or 8 - parents, staff, Board Members and kids worked people per shift. What I took away from it was that together and had fun doing it! large, polluting industries have a strong incentive Through my work I’ve visited alot of to seek out the location with the least stringent daycares and have never seen one to compare regulations. and know Quadra Childrens Centre is coveted We can see the application of this locally. by students in the Early Childhood Training For those who remember the Cantel Tower Program as a practicum placement. It’s a very controversy, where there was concern about special place with very special Staff !!! the aesthetic and health implications of this With the current political climate and installation, it was moved to the less regulated apparent disregard for supporting early lands of the Native Reserve. Wind-farm proposals childhood centres Quadra Daycare needs our have moved fromeasy, shoal-water locations support to ensure it can continue to operate. next to populated islands, including Quadra, to Thankfully, I hear they have received some remote mountain ridges because of the threat of �� helpful donations recently and we need to keep regulation. Quinsam Coal is intent on moving its the generosity flowing whether it is in the form coal mine and future coal-fired electricity plant �� of lump sum donations or automatic transfers from the Regional District to the Municipality to their account. Just imagine if 100 families who because it believes there will be less regulation. have benefitted from the centre could donate Maybe you enjoy the prospect of a similar $20.00 a month it would amount to $24,000.00 a development to these on the private property �� year! It could make all the difference ...... and it’s next to you. I do not. I am worried about the an opportunity to give back from the wonderful idea of a mega-greenhouse with its bright lights �� investment the daycare made in our lives. and coal-fired heat next door. Or the proposed high-tension electricity line from Bute Inlet. Or a �� dog kennel with barking dogs going 24/7. Or an auto-body and paint shop with its banging, dust and fumes wafting across my property line. Or a net-washing operation that will pollute my well with its run-off. Am I a bit paranoid? Probably. But I see no reason not to be. Do you want these things next to you? If not, you would be wise to make your views known, soon, to the Regional District, Jim Abram and the community at large. David Oppenheim 10 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 11 Island Forum

Dear Friends & Neighbors on “It is the further view of the QCA committee Quadra Zoning Bylaw Quadra that the onus should be on the proponents of substantive new bylaw impositions to (1) 2538 Scrapped Tuesday night’s (Nov.25) meeting was provide the grounds for such impositions, most exciting. But we are barely off the and (2) demonstrate community support. In meetings held Monday and Tuesday bench and are only approaching the playing The QCA committee contends that the bylaw evenings at the local community center, field. It is still of extremely great importance implementation process to date has abysmally hundreds of Quadra Island residents to keep those comments and letters going to failed these tests, and must therefore be unanimously made it clear to Comox- the Regional District to let them know how revised before being permitted to proceed.” Strathcona Regional District officials that you feel about the proposed by-laws. As to both Quadra Zoning Bylaw 2538 drafts As requested, the QCA committee date, December 5th is still the deadline. should be totally scrapped, which was what is considering how best to design and finally happened. If we as a community, are to gain any conduct a “made on Quadra” Zoning Bylaw voice in the political arena, we must implementation process, and write a “made In my opinion, it was a backlash and rise above personal conflicts and work on Quadra” Zoning Bylaw. At this outset, we a pent up vote of non-confidence in the together. We must encourage and support offer the following guiding principles: political leadership of the Area J Regional one another. Director and his appointed Advisory (1) Once Draft 2 of proposed Bylaw 2438 Planning Committee. Pat Nowazek has been withdrawn, the RD-CS “clock” must stop ticking, until such time as the Quadra I think that if Area J’s Director Abram, Quadra Community Island community wants the countdown despite his thick Teflon coated boiler- restarted. There is no rush - Quadra Island plated political skin, doesn’t comprehend Association land use shall continue to be governed by this event as a backlash, then surely his to- Chair and Directors of the Board existing Zoning Bylaw 1213. APC members should now understand what Regional District of Comox Strathcona Islanders have been for months trying to tell (2) The “made on Quadra” process must them, that the drafts for Zoning Bylaw 2538 RE: Draft Two of proposed Bylaw 2538 be inclusive and broad-based, drawing on were completely flawed and significantly off - Schedule ‘A’ Quadra Island Zoning Bylaw representatives from the wider Quadra Island base with the concerns of local residents. 2003, and Quadra Island Zoning Bylaw community. Getting this step right is crucial Director Abram should now take what I implementation process. to the success of the whole endeavor. The consider to be the only honourable action Quadra Community Association committee, available to him; he should dismiss his as agreed, undertakes to produce a design appointed APC, and then resign himself. It Dear Directors: and submit it to the wider Quadra Island is apparent to me that he and his APC have The Quadra Community Association community. lost the trust and confidence of too many (QCA) committee is very pleased with We ask you to confirm in writing that local residences to effectively continue. the outcome of Tuesday’s (Nov.25) “open Draft Two has been withdrawn, and that With the expressed will and the house” held at the Quadra Community the Zoning Bylaw implementation process willingness of many, our community can Centre. We feel there is now both goodwill has been suspended pending its revision. commence the process of local residents and the seed of a mechanism to progress. We also ask that all Draft Two comment coming together to determine how we will We look forward to working with the RD-CS forms and letters be retained for future govern and zone our island, and not have on this new approach to deriving a “made reference, as they will be key input to the it imposed by the “big brother” regional on Quadra” solution to this island’s land use new “made on Quadra” process and Zoning district from afar. As one of many, I will wants and needs. Bylaw. look forward to this process. For the record, here are the Sincerely, Sincerely recommendations which the committee formulated and presented at public for Quadra Community Association Ted Conover meeting on Monday night (Nov. 24). These Dalyce Dogterom, Chair recommendations are in line with the Val Barr, Secretary Tuesday meetings’ consensus - to which Director Abram agreed and undertook to cc Bruce Williams RD-CS Chief Look online for implement. Administrative Officer “It is the view of the QCA committee tasked Gerard Le Blanc RD-CS General Manager more news & info. to examine Draft Two that the draft is severely Community Planning flawed and must be withdrawn by the regional Discovery Islander www.discoveryislands.ca/news district.”

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10 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 11 Dear Editor, Dear Editor It has been Jim Abram’s job throughout this process to look out for all our interests It is discouraging to note the amount Quadra has been an uncomfortable place on the island and that has not been an misinformation that has been spread in the to be living in the past several weeks. easy task given the diversity of opinion past few weeks regarding the by-law review There have been a lot of rumours, in our community. I think he has done a process. Our Regional Director has worked misinformation, accusations, anxiety, fear remarkable job especially given the many long and hard to ensure that a thoughtful and and anger floating around, all of it ending in expressions of ill will directed towards him. caring approach to the review has been taken an ugly confrontation at the Open House on I think we are lucky that he continues to be so that every Quadra resident can have input Tuesday Nov. 25 at which the draft by-laws our Regional Director. toward the final product. were to be discussed. Susan Westren In numerous meetings he and the APC, (an Our community struggled together and unpaid volunteer committee), have reviewed made compromises together over a long and discussed the changes proposed in the period of time to come up with and agree on draft by-laws. Their objective has been to our Official Community Plan. The amended To: Jim Abram , Regional Director, Area J create zoning rules that serve the needs of our and additional by-laws are meant to reflect changing island and at the same time meet a Dear Jim, this community plan; to put into specific general consensus within our population. The detail the intentions of the community We sincerely want to say THANKS for process is an open and lenghty one with many plan. The Area Planning Committee your being our Regional Director! draft revisions and opportunities for residents which is made up of a diverse group of 14 Honesty, Sincerity, Dedicated to SERVICE to question, oppose and make suggestions. Quadra Islanders from differing parts of ! Dedicated to your Community! This is an orderly approach to change that our community and with differing political Trying to hear all sides. Trying to help the has recently been scuttled by a campaign of opinions has put hundreds of volunteer community prepare for changes! fear mongering that has not been based on hours into understanding and working with fact. I hope that the newly formed Quadra the complex and lengthy document which It is so easy to forget that the Future Community Association will act in good faith in might have become our new by-laws. becomes NOW, on a daily occurrence, the next round and be a positive force in helping starting roughly at 12:01 a.m.! A natural The document Draft 1 which they to establish a fair and workable by-law. by-law! brought forward to the community after all Sincerely, Gordon James of these hours still contained mistakes and Thanks ! oversights. It needed more work, it needed Rod Burns, Geraldine Kenny Cut and Paste??? more amendment, all of our varying concerns For those attending last weeks bylaw needed to be addressed and that’s what the public process was supposed to be about. meetings, who may just have lost sight of why To Discovery Islander, a copy of the letter Very few islanders were present at the first they actually live on our wonderful island, I I am sending to the Regional Board offer a sample of lyrics from the blues ballad, open house when Draft 1 was presented but Nova Scotia, by Morgan Davis: most of the concerns voiced at that open “We have lived in the area all our lives - Cortes, Courtenay, Campbell River and for The roads are rough, house were reflected in changes which appeared in Draft 2. Further concerns the last 14 years Quadra Island has been our The weather’s tough home. We appreciate and enjoy the country I love it here would have been reflected in Draft 3 and so on and so on until as Jim Abram put it in his style living on Quadra. Some very intelligent The soil is full of rocks and wise residents established a rule some My car is up on blocks report in the November 7 DI, “it is as close as we can get it to being perfect.” He also time ago, that subdivisions of land must be I love it here no less than 10 acre lots. Any less will not The pace is slow wrote that “the Regional District is trying to, as accurately as possible, reflect the needs support a well for fresh water and a septic Don’t lock my door sewer system, yet by rezoning the rule has I’ll never leave here any more of the community” in the revisions and additions to existing by-laws. I wonder why been broken. Fresh clear water is a gift to No wall to wall carpet, we got mats on be cherished. If this rezoning continues the floor so many people did not see this intention, did not understand the process we were we will face a public water system (which I love it here would be chlorinated) or a sewer system. The wind is always blowin supposed to be participating in. I am dismayed and disturbed that this process Either would be cost-wise exorbitant. Our And half the year it’s snowin land lots must be kept at 10 acres or more I love here has been so completely derailed and that so much hard feeling was directed against which would keep Quadra’s country style The folks I’ve met are kind that we all enjoy. We strongly support the And always I know my love is blind the very people who have worked so hard for the community. Quadra Community Association, for so many Still...I love it here have come here to get away from city rules I understand that we’ve had by-laws on I’m afraid of the ocean though I live by and regulations. They know, as we do, the Quadra since l967. We need by-laws to the sea health value and independance of country reflect the plans we’ve already made for our I don’t want them waves to be washin living. Lets keep it that way. Trash bylaws community. We need by-laws to regulate the over me that destroy our lifestyle. On the whole we what, why , how and when of the inevitable I’ll never be a fisherman they works too are practical and responsible people, always development which will come to Quadra and damn hard ready to help one another and keep our teen we need by-laws to ensure that each of us But I’m gonna get me a big ol’ boat and agers involved.” put it in my yard has as much freedom as possible on our Yes...I will own property while not impinging on the Clarence Byers Got to drive to the dump enjoyment and freedom of our neighbours. Etta Byers And pick up my sump pump I love it here Brent Henry 12 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 13

Letter to the Editor; I have not read through By-Law Draft 2 (BLD2), but I left Mondayís Public Meeting with concerns about how it could affect Prescient home-based business and aspects of rural life. I also felt that some claims against BLD2 were based on extreme literal definitions and were inflammatory. Gift Giving My understanding of an Open House is that it is an opportunity for information gathering By Claire Voyent and input. I went to the Open House to talk to planners about my concerns and listen It’s the time of the year when the old head shrinker? Giving them things for their to othersí discussions with planners. There psychic phone begins ringing off the hook. car is dangerous as everything to do with the was a big turnout. A circle of angry people Christmas is getting a little easier now car becomes a fetish and has meanings you surrounded Jim Abrams and eventually, he though. A decade ago people were looking can neither understand nor expect. was put on stage with a microphone. The for the perfect Christmas gift and now A keen gardener then you’re on easy Open House became an impromptu public they’ll settle for a gift that doesn’t come street. These are people that get excited by meeting without the orderly procedure of a back to haunt them later on. I’d like to give receiving bags of bullshit. I’ve seen people public meeting. I was disappointed to lose each one of the thousands of people who in garden shop spending hours deciding the opportunity of an Open House, and I was live on the islands the perfect suggestion which plant to buy. Ridiculous. Gardeners dismayed at the rudeness, aggression and but to be honest I don’t think everyone is think of plants the way normal people think intimidation displayed by some. Personally, I going to send me a gift this year so I will of their children. There’s no such thing as felt far too intimidated to speak to the group just give some general suggestions for other a bad one. Just pick the first one you see in and I found most of the comments from the people. floor inaudible. the right price range. If you are looking to buy a gift for someone Under the age of twenty then you should A lot of people felt strongly that a decision who is: needed to be made then and there to scrap the probably give them a piece of your mind. A member of the vocal minority then whole By-Law revision process. Their opinion This precious gift is seldom received, you might consider going to your local store is valid, but forcing an information-gathering however, in the same spirit in which it was and getting a nice cheese plate to go with meeting into a decision-making meeting is not given. Now that Vancouver film scene is their whine. If they’re green you might go a fair democratic process. starting to dry up you might consider hiring for some of the exotic (ie. Smelly) cheeses a videographer to follow the child for a year When I voiced some of my concerns to and if they’re not you might want to stick so that, down the road, when they complain a fellow islander he said, ìWhen people are with Canadian or Dutch cheeses. How about about their children you can send them a backed into a corner, they get angry.î True a subscription to one of the parliamentary copy of a year in their life as a reminder. enough. It is also said that, in a crowd, anger channels? The only thing these people hate feeds on anger and flourishes. I hope the anger worse than each other is the government. has been exorcized and we can come to a An artist then how about a book called reasoned process. I commend all those who Selling is not Selling Out. I don’t know if remained polite and respectful throughout there is such a book but there should be. A Tuesdayís meeting, whether or not they felt large majority of the artists on the islands backed into a corner. have the idea that either they are so good It is obvious that a lot more work needs to be they shouldn’t need to promote themselves done to come up with useful and responsible or that making money as an artist is regulations for the growth and protection of sacrilegious. If worse comes to worst you our unique situation on Quadra. I hope that the might just wrap up a bunch of stuff you were public has been motivated to get educated and going to throw away and tell them it’s the involved, not merely choose a side. raw materials for an installation. Sitting on the fence with her newly Someone who gives their cars names acquired copy of By-Law Draft 2, then you might want to consider giving them Annette Yourk. a divorce. If that’s too expensive, then how about a year of free counselling at the local ��

12 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 13 o here we are at the first day of nowhere. We will come back together in the this process. Everything CAN be resolved December! I actually managed to new year, as a community, at a public through calm interaction and discussion. Sget my Christmas lights up in spite forum, to be announced, and we will agree We are all part of the same community of all the other things nagging for attention. on how we shall proceed to get a revision and all have the same basic desires for our As usual, it was one of those very cold, finger of our present bylaw in place to meet the community. No one wants to hurt anyone numbing days that we chose to carry out the legal requirements imposed on the Regional else and I hope that annual rituåal. Better than rain, I guess! District to have the bylaw (the regulation) everyone understands that. Sometimes Well folks, we have had quite the week! comply with the Official Community Plan things come out in written form (things like Two meetings on the infamous Draft Two (OCP) (the policy), and still bylaws) that look bad and maybe even ARE of the bylaw that has been in process for maintain the spirit of Quadra Island. bad. There is no need to panic. There is no more than four years. And has it ever been I hope to make this a simple bylaw that need to be angry. There is only a need to an intense week. At the end of it, though, the meets everyone’s needs and that will be participate and express your feelings and commitment to the public process has once understandable and clear for all to read views and you will be heard. again proven to be the right way to go. without an interpreter. Nothing is going to proceed at a pace When I first ran for this position, I only I understand that there were very many beyond the pace we pick as a community. did it because I felt that we should have real problems with the Draft Two document. Everyone will have every opportunity to be local control of local issues and that the I had many problems with it myself and I involved if they want to be. public should always be involved in the know there were many things in the I would ask that people please take the process. Those are the two principles that I document that were incorrect, missing, time to read the Reports that The Discovery ran on and the two principles that I continue implied, or were just “not for us”. However, Islander is good enough to publish, at no to endorse to this day. I have always gone there was a process in place to deal with cost to the taxpayer, so that I can keep to bat for this community and have always that. In the end it worked. The public was you informed. If I had to print up flyers defended our way of life as being unique every two weeks it would become a very from other areas of the Regional District. I to have the last word. That was always the intent and that was the final outcome and expensive way to communicate with my continue to hold true to that belief. I have constituents. I know that communication is defended and promoted our economy and would have been even if we had proceeded as planned to a Draft Three and more extremely important, and I can tell you that it’s ability to be diverse and I always will. I am one of the only Directors on a Board of I have also defended our beautiful natural meetings in the new year. The public would have still had the final say. 20, that regularly publishes articles to keep resources and have always taken a strong the public stand in their defence and tried to insure I published regular articles throughout the that they will remain for our social and process to try to keep the public informed informed of what is going on. It is not a economic as well as our spiritual needs. It of what they needed to do to be involved. requirement of the position but it certainly is in fact the basis of all of our existence. Unfortunately, not enough people took is a personal “requirement” of mine. But it Try and recall those first zoning meetings advantage of those opportunities. Very few is useless if you don’t take the time to read in the late ‘80’s that I led and remember the people called me to ask what things meant the reports and then call me or email me to theme that I promoted... it was “Balance”. or how could they have an impact. Those comment or ask questions. Please make use It was important then and it is important that did, had their individual concerns dealt of this tool in the future. Much of the anxiety now. Balance is why we thrive in a world that with promptly. There were still outstanding and problem with the process we have just seems to be so polarized about everything. issues as late as this week. There was a lot of been through could have been avoided. Although we as a community may have uncertainty and misinformation circulating On that note, I would like to wish all of you very strong opinions one way or the other out there as late as the day of the Regional the very happiest of holiday seasons and the on any issue, we always manage to come District Open House. It is my observation most wonderful new year possible. All of you out speaking to each other and with some that those issues could have been dealt with deserve it. I look forward to representing sort of compromise that works for most. I in a calmer and more respectful manner. your interests to the best of my ability now am not suggesting that everyone is always That did not happen. Although many people and into the new year and will always be happy with were respectful, as always, and expressed there for you. you can contact me, as always, the way things go, but overall, things their serious concerns, there were others between 8:30 am and 7:00 pm weekdays work out and we continue, as a community that were hostile and angry. They took that (please do not call on weekends) at 285-3355 to thrive, where others do not. I hope that hostility and anger out on me and and at anytime by fax at 285-3533 or anytime we can continue to have positive relations have caused a great deal of distress for by email at [email protected] in this community and always show respect me and my family. I take this position very This will probably will be my last report for one another. seriously and put my “all” into it. As I said before the holidays, so as I said before, have On that note, I will make a few earlier, I have always gone to bat for this a good one and I’ll see you in the new year. observations on what has happened in the community and always will. Some people Respectfully, lost sight of that fact and let their emotions past week or so. At the end of the day, I have Jim Abram said to the community that the Draft Two get away on them. I hope we can avoid of the bylaw will be withdrawn. It will go that in the new year when we get back into Director, Area J, RDCS

14 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 15 Tihs and Taht has been in the hospital, also have to face the In other tales of government running choice of unhooking Doug from the ventilator amok, Fernando Vasquez was visiting Chile that is keeping him alive. Please, people; think from his home in Bolivia when the Customs about this story as our government looks to authorities noticed a quantity of white powder ways to save money. This as an example of why in his luggage. Fernando explained that it was healthcare must not become a pawn in politics. talcum powder for his feet, but the border For want of $13 a day, a young man will likely die watchdogs would have none of it. A field test from an entirely preventable situation. was performed, and came back negative. But by Steven Halliday On a lighter note, the great state of Utah has you can’t trust those crummy tests, so they made the news a couple of times due to the threw him in the pokey for drug possession. No actions (or inactions) of their state government. big deal, you might say, as the stuff will have to be proven before it can go to trial, which indeed rriving back on Quadra from a For those unfamiliar with Utah, it is the home of the Mormon Church, which exerts a great it did, testing out as 100% pure talcum powder. business trip to Vancouver I am Two months later. If you are planning a visit to always thrilled to be home – the city deal of influence of the state’s government and A the laws they create. Dennis Udink wanted to Chile I’d suggest leaving Dr. Scholl at home. holds little allure for me. Except that this page needs to be created in a few short hours, so the get himself something special – a personalized Malaysia, the leading light of progressive thrill fades rapidly. Staring at a blank page with vanity plate for his car bearing his last name. South East Asia, is considering revamping their only the words Column 165 typed on it, no fresh However, the Utah Dept. of Motor Vehicles laws to make them more compatible with life in st thoughts in mind and a looming deadline forces rejected his request as “vulgar and obscene”. the 21 century. The proposed new code will one to be creative in a hurry. Since spontaneous This came as a major surprise to Dennis, whose contain the following provisions; living with creativity is not one of my strong suits, I will Dutch forebears settled in Utah generations anyone not a spouse or family member will get go with my usual standby of strange but true ago. The state legislature is now looking into you 2 years in the can. Getting your girlfriend stories from around the world. the case. Another example of a great way to (or any woman, for that matter) pregnant but waste precious tax dollars. failing to marry her will put you behind bars The following is neither funny nor strange, Utah is also home to some of the most archaic for 5 years. Any form of heterosexual sex that but one must hope that it is unusual. We are involves anything but intercourse will earn you all aware of the problems with the healthcare liquor laws in North America, although they were loosened up somewhat in time for the Olympics anywhere from 3 to 12 years in jail, while ANY system in the USA, but a recent story on the homosexual act guarantees you seven years in OregonLive.com website points to a terribly a few years ago. The state wants to advertise the fact that their laws are no longer so restrictive, and the slammer. I tell ya, those Malays, they sure flawed system. Doug Schmidt, 37 years old and know how to party. living in Portland, has been unconscious and are hosting a conference on the subject for state severely brain-damaged since March 1st of this lawmakers from all across the country. Planning Finally, an item sure to drive all editors crazy. year. He has suffered from epilepsy most of his the event, they decided to host everyone at a According to a study by an English university, life, and is required to take a medication called reception in the Capitol Building, but no can do it deson’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a Lamictal, an anti-seizure drug required for life. – it’s against the law to consume alcohol there. wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist Next they decided on a wine and cheese party and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can In February he and thousands of Oregonians elsewhere, but this would require a burdensome be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit lost their prescription drug benefits due to state approval from the Alcoholic Beverage Control porbelm. This is because we do not read every budget cuts. He ran out of the drug, which costs Commission. Finally they figured they would letter by itself but the word as a whole. So now $13 a day, about 8 to 10 days before he had host the reception at a local theme park, until I can quit worrying about spelling provided I a massive seizure from which he has never they were told it is illegal to consume alcohol at get the first and last letter right, and Philip no recovered. His family, now facing a medical bill the park. Maybe they should just move the whole longer need worry about proofing my articles. in excess of $272,000, or $7,200 for each day he shindig next door to Nevada. A good deal all around! Have a geart wkeeend ebervodyy!

14 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 15 Dear Islanders, On behalf of all of us at the Heriot Bay Store we would like to thank all of you who came to our third annual customer appreciation night. It was a great evening and we had a lot of fun. It is a real pleasure to see such a broad cross-section of our community together at one time and really reminds us all what it means to be a community business.

We couldn’t have put it on without the continuing help and generosity of our suppliers and they deserve a lot of credit. Although there are too many suppliers to mention our friends at Thrifty Foods Diamonds For Christmas? and Island Farms deserve an honorable mention. Our staff did a great job and really went At What Price the extra mile. Above all we would like to thank Jerry Millions of civillians have been killed, situations or you can compose your and Susan Enns for giving us the go ahead mutilated, tortured, enslaved or driven own letter or letters, send an email or fill to put on such a great event. from their homes in armed conflicts in out a greeting card. Thank you all for your continuing Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic You can write about the hundreds support and patronage. of the Congo, and Angola. Diamonds of young Mexican women who have Nick and Sherri smuggled from these conflict zones been raped and killed in the industrial have helped fuel the fighting and arm the zone along the US-Mexico border and killers. These African countries are being about the women working on these torn apart by their weapons of war with cases who have been threatened and funds from diamond sales, diamonds that harassed. You can send their group a are later sold to unsuspecting consumers greeting card. as symbols of love and romance. The You can write about Malaysian human link between diamond smuggling and rights worker Irene Fernandez who hase the arming of human rights abusers is been sentenced to prison for publishing direct and well documented. Until the information on the treatment of migrant Holiday Hours diamond trade is subject to mandatory, workers. �� impartial monitoring, there is still no �� effective guarantee that these “conflict” You can put pressure on the government of Canada to ensure that �� diamonds will be identified and removed from the market. women in Afghanistan are safer from �� SO WHAT CAN YOU DO....? crimes of violence than they were during the Taliban regime. At the moment they �� ON DECEMBER 10, WRITE FOR are not. HUMAN RIGHTS �� You can write about the allegations December 10 is International Human �� of forced sterilization of Romani women Rights Day. Join thousands of people in Slovakia. �� around the world who will be writing There will be information on many letters as part of Amnesty International’s other Amnesty “cases”. Join past and �� “WriteAThon”. �� present members of Quadra Women’s Stop by the Community Centre Action Network in this letter writing �� anytime between 12:30 and 7:00, light marathon. Your letter CAN make a a candle and join other concerned �� difference. A small donation for postage people in this worldwide effort. You can will be appreciated. For more information, sign prewritten letters and postcards call Susan at 285-3632 285-3721 on a variety of issues and individual ��

16 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 17 IslandIsland ReportReport Draft Two of Zoning Bylaw Withdrawn Community & CS-RD to Design New Bylaw Review Process

by Tanya Storr

raft Two of Quadra Island Zoning Bylaw 2538 has been withdrawn, Dfollowing significant community protest over the contents of the bylaw. The community and regional district will start designing a new process in January to review the existing zoning bylaw. The withdrawal of the proposed bylaw by Area ‘J’ director Jim Abram followed a very large community meeting on November 24, as well as an equally well-attended regional district open house on November 25. Approximately 300 people attended each event at QCC, with many speakers making presentations in opposition to the proposed bylaw. In a telephone interview on November 30, Jim Abram confirmed that Draft Two cannot move forward without his support. He stated that he would withdraw the bylaw at the December 1 regional district board meeting. A packed community hall listens to a presentation by members of the Quadra Community Association. photo: Philip Stone “The public was quite clear at the November 25 open house that they wanted “I think the Draft Bylaw was wrong in Val observed that many people give the bylaw withdrawn completely, so that is two ways,” said Val. “There were a lot of up economic benefits to live here, and what I intend to do,” Jim stated. mistakes for whatever reason - these could more rules and regulations are not what Jim went on to say that there is no have been corrected with some work. There islanders expect to have in a community timeline at this point for the new bylaw was however an intent in the Draft Bylaw to where independence means losing some review process. make radical changes in our community.” of the comforts of a more suburban “Nothing will be done at the regional As an example, Val cited one of the environment. district without the community’s Prohibited Uses in Section 303 of Draft “Quadra Island has no interest in losing involvement,” Jim affirmed. Two: “Residential use on the surface of the the rural lifestyle and freedom of choice Val Barr, secretary and media contact for water, except where expressly permitted [is which we enjoy,” she said. the Quadra Community Association (QCA), specifically prohibited].” Jim Abram agreed that Quadra Island’s is one of the people who has been working If you need or want to live on your boat zoning bylaw should be unique to Quadra hard to create public awareness of the you should be able to do so, Val stated, Island. Referring to the draft bylaw, Jim proposed bylaw. adding that if sewage is the problem at the stated, “The scope of some of the planners’ The QCA formed on October 25 in marinas, we should plan to improve that. translations of discussions with the Advisory response to Draft One of the proposed “Quadra Island is a free spirited place Planning Commission went too far.” bylaw, and a subcommittee was struck to and to date we have been able to co-inhabit For example, Jim cited the prohibition of study and respond to Draft Two after its without too many compatibility problems,” ‘junkyards’ in Section 303 of Draft Two. In release on November 7. The QCA organized she went on to say. “We need to really the draft, junkyards are defined as “a place the November 24 community meeting, consider what our values are so that we where old articles, waste or discarded where subcommittee members reported to are a community and not just a few people material including but not limited to . . . the public on their findings. making decisions for the whole.” 3 or more derelict vehicles, are stored or

16 Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 www.discoveryislands.ca/news www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #306 December 5th, 2003 17 kept, for private or commercial disposal system the minimum is the appropriate number for purposes, or as part of a trade lot area is 2.5 acres. Quadra B&Bs, we’ll make it LEGALS or calling, including automobile “The regional district does four,” said Jim. wrecking yards.” not govern this issue. This Looking ahead, Jim said he SENSITIVE AREA Jim stated that, as far as he regulation comes from the feels the community has a “very DESIGNATIONS is concerned, “if someone is Provincial Health Act. There good jumping off point in the storing three derelict vehicles on should have been a note next New Year for bringing the zoning Notice is hereby given that the 10 acres, that is not something to that line in the draft stating bylaw into compliance with District Manager, Campbell River the regional district should that this was a case where Quadra’s Official Community Forest District, has ordered the following. Pursuant to Section 5 of regulate.” provincial law is paramount,” Plan.” the Forest Practices Code of British Jim cautioned, however, Jim explained. The QCA has voiced its Columbia Act, the following areas that some of the regulations Parts of the draft bylaw may commitment to being actively are established as Sensitive Areas, in the bylaw are governed by be exact copies of sections of involved in designing a new effective November 21, 2003: provincial bodies and are out of bylaws in other rural areas, Jim bylaw review process. Nootka Trail - 773 hectares the regional district’s purview. acknowledged. “We are greatly relieved that Quadra-Heriot Ridge - 129 He cited the minimum lot area “Take the B&Bs as an Draft Two has been withdrawn. hectares regulation in the Residential One example. The planners did We look forward to working with Quadra-Hyacinthe Point - 88 (R-1) Zone as an example. research around the province to the regional district on this new hectares According to Draft Two, try to determine the appropriate approach to design a bylaw Quadra-Saltwater Lagoon - 97 hectares the minimum lot area when number of bedrooms per B&B. for Quadra Island by Quadra connected to a community It seemed three was a very Islanders,” said Val. Copies of maps showing the sewer system is .99 acres. When common number. However, if location and boundaries of these serviced by an approved septic we find out that four bedrooms areas, Orders establishing these areas, and associated objectives, are available at the Campbell River 2003 Zoning By-Laws Discussion Forest District and Coast Forest Region offices or at the following internet site: ftp://ftp.for.gov.bc.ca/DCR/ external/!publish/sensitive_areas/ NOTICES

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