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Issue 446 April 24, 2009 Discovery Islander.ca

Estero Basin, Bute Inlet, Mt Doogie Dowler (L), Mt Powell (C) www.discoveryislander.ca www.discoveryislander.ca 2 Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 Island Calendar Submit your event: eMail: [email protected] • fax: 285-2236 • drop-off: 701 Cape Mudge Rd.

The Regulars Day by day • Quadra Legion - Now open Thurs & Fri at 7 pm and Saturdays at 4:00pm Friday, April 24 • Every Monday - Parent and Tots 9:30 am - noon Q.C.C. - Protest Fish Farms Tyee Plaza bus stop - Sing for Pure Joy! 3 - 4:30 pm Room 3 Q.C.C. All Voices Welcome. 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. • Every Tuesday- Quadra Children’s Song Circle - 3 - 4:00 p.m. Room 3 Q.C.C. Saturday, April 25 - Ladies Auxiliary - Al-anon meeting, 7.30 pm at the Children’s Centre Plant & Bake Sale Legion Hall 10am All donations appreciated - Folkdancing QCC-7:30 pm Sept-April - CR Museum hosts Haig-Brown writer-in-residence HBI • Every Wednesday - Moms and Babes 11 am - noon Q.C.C. 6:30 pm $40 reservations 250-285-3322 - Community Lunch noon Q.I.C.C. Sunday, April 26 - Mindful Yoga with Michael, QCC 9:30am, 7:00 pm - Friday Flicks on Sunday, Safety Last Q.I.C.C. • Every Thursday - Parent and Tots 9:30 am - noon Q.C.C. Doors open 6:30 pm Show starts 7 pm -Yoga Classes 9-11 AM and 5-7 PM with Brenda Dempsey at the Monday, April 27 Upper Realm, QCove. 285-3054 or 203-1575 Drop ins welcome $12. - Quadra Island Seniors Housing Society AGM Q.I.C.C. - Prayer Meeting, 7:00pm at Quadra Island Bible Church 7 pm Room 1. - Life Drawing Sessions with model at Firesign Studio 7-9:30 pm Tuesday, April 28 • Every Saturday - Legion Meat Draw 5:00 pm, Steak Dinner at 6:30pm - Quadra Island Conservancy and Stewardsship Society AGM Q.I.C.C. • Every Sunday ‑ QI United Church Service-11am, Set. - June - 7:30 pm Room 1. Family Worship Service 10:30am Quadra Island Bible Church Wednesday, April 29 - Buddhist meditation 10 am Q.I.C.C., everyone welcome - Free Regular Coffee & Tea Aroma Cafe 8 am to 10 am - Live Jazz at HBI 6:30 pm - Free Money Q.I.C.C. • 1st Monday - Quadra writers group - 7:00 to 9:00 pm 285-3656 11:30 am to Noon • 1st and 3rd Wednesday - Food Bank 1-2 Community Centre - Free Firewood Next Deadline: Monday, May 4th, 2009 1 pm to 1:30 pm Q.I.C.C. - Free Pizza Island Calendar is a list of on island events. Please submit separately for the Island Calendar 5 pm to 7 pm Upper Realm and News & Events or indicate in your submission if you would like your event placed in both. Following the text order exactly as above for email submissions is appreciated (month, date, day, Sunday, May 3 title, place and time), use the title as your email subject. Current advertisers welcome to submit - Broombash 9 - 12. Rebecca Spit events but not-for-profit items will be given priority. Thank you. - Jazz Berry Jam HBI 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 - Spring Tea Q.I.C.C. Island Calendar online: www.discoveryislander.ca

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Randy Goertz 250-285-2318 [email protected] www.discoveryislander.ca Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 3 Discovery Regional Director’s Report, A r e a C Islander April 24, 2009 Issue 446 April 24th, 2009 Published bi-weekly and distributed ell, here we are businesses work together. I will to go next. The issues have been throughout the Discovery Islands approaching the also be acknowledging all of the before the SRD board a number Discovery Islander Wend of another businesses and people who have of times in the past months, but PO Box 280 month. I cannot believe how donated to the project. there was really nothing new Quathiaski Cove, fast the time seems to be going to report to you at that time. I B.C. V0P 1N0 this spring. Far too much going will keep on the staff that are Tel.: 250 285-2234 on and no end in sight. A few Evans Bay wharf working on this and hopefully Fax: 250 285-2236 issues have dominated my most (Read Island) get things moving! [email protected] recent articles and I hope to round out my report a bit in I am under a “disclosure Office hours: agreement” between the Mon-Thurs 10-4pm this issue, with as many updates Bute Inlet power Strathcona Regional District 701 Cape Mudge Rd. as I can. and Transport Canada, which project proposal Publisher/Editor: means that I cannot talk about I won’t go over the details of Philip Stone Granite Bay Park the details regarding the finer this since it has been the focus © Discovery Islander 2009 points of this process, but I am of many reports over the past All Rights Reserved wharf sure that I can at least let you months. I just want to say that Opinions expressed in this We are finally at the float know that we are in discussion it is an ongoing, daily issue magazine are those of the installation phase of this ongoing regarding the wharf at Evans that I (and others) am dealing contributors and are not the project. As the project manager Bay and that things are going with. The Environmental views of the publisher. and your director, I cannot say extremely well. I have had Assessment Office report is due Subscriptions available that I will be sad to see this reams of paper to read and in the next couple of weeks and one completed! It has taken review and have made one we will know better where we $30.00* for 6 months $50.00* for 12 months an incredibly long time due to trip to Vancouver to meet with are at with this proposal. The (* includes GST) various requirements and hold officials and have at least one coverage of the issue is in the ups. It was also a very complex more to go. I will also be visiting media almost daily and is across Submission Guidelines project to start with. The floats the site with staff, the engineer the province. It has even been Items for publication are will be on site on Wednesday and community members very turned into an election issue by welcomed on subjects of and I will have a volunteer soon. So, as soon as I am able to some in the media. I am trying interest to the Discovery Islands work crew there ready to help share more details, I will. to remain focused on the issue community. Please help us by me with the installation. They and not the politics. I ask that following these guidelines: are being delivered by a large all of you continue to remain • Please print handwritten landing barge called the Sea Village Project vigilant over this issue. It is a big material clearly. Roamer and the crew of that one for our area. Stay tuned. • Items sent by email & must be I have been very quiet on saved as Word or rtf formats. Please vessel will deal with anchor this topic for some time. Not That is it for this issue. Feel spell check in Canadian English. placement and connection of because nothing is going on, free to call me between the • No MS Publisher, WordPerfect files chains and lines to the floats. but because we are still dealing hours of 8:30 am and 7:00 pm, or graphics in Word files please. Send Our crew will be connecting with one outstanding issue Monday through Friday (not on imported graphics separately. each section of float to the next that needed to be resolved. weekends, folks!) at 285-3355, • Please use the title of the item one and any other jobs that Once it is resolved we will be as email subject. or you can fax me at 285-3533 come up. This should be the in discussion about “ where to • Please don’t send original or you can email me anytime irreplaceable material. end of this project. We will be from here?”. Sorry that I can’t at [email protected]. • Please remember to caption & having a celebration gathering be more specific at this time. com , or by mail at Box 278 in credit photos and artwork. Don’t around mid-May and the entire More to follow. the Cove, V0P 1N0... Lots of write on the back of photos use community will be welcome to choices! labels or Postits™. come and notification will be put in all of the local media as Q. Cove and While every effort is made to to date and time. Hopefully by Respectfully submitted, include all items submitted, Heriot Bay sewer errors and accidental omissions next issue I will have a photo Jim Abram included in my report for all to issues do occur and the Discovery Director, Discovery Islands see what can be accomplished Islander should be only one part Both of these initiatives are - Mainland Inlets (Area C), of your publicity efforts. when our local government, our in the planning stages and SRD local communities and our local awaiting further provincial Next Deadline grants to do the engineering Monday, May 4th studies that will tell us where www.discoveryislander.ca 4 Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 Island Forum

Say your piece: eMail: [email protected] • fax: 285-2236 • drop-off: 701 Cape Mudge Rd.

Dear Editor, Come On Quadra, Let’s Clean Up Our Act Good people can and do disagree sometimes. Not only is this project a very bad financial That’s normal. But what is also normal is deal, there is an even more frightening aspect News Bulletin! that most disagreements are between people to the larger issue. By allowing the diversion Roadside Garbage who simply miscommunicate or have bad of our rivers for run of river projects we are information. Trust me, I have been a mediator signing away our rights to the water in those Grows Exponentially and for almost 20 years with hundreds of cases rivers. The North American Free Trade and most disputes ended in agreement once all Agreement (NAFTA) guarantees the right of a Engulfs Quadra Island! the information (and feelings) were shared and company with US shareholders a legal interest This could very well be the headline aired. Why? Because basically good people all in a river even if it is in Canada, even if it is in the next Enquirer. I cycle to the want basically good things. Agreement doesn’t merely diverted and even if that diversion ferry along West Road during the week, mean changing what you want, it just means is only temporary. Once the company has and have watched all winter and spring appropriately and fairly giving as well as taking. this legal interest it is entitled to maintain it as garbage has steadily accumulated in It means being fair. Most people agree on the in perpetuity. This legal interest may even the ditches and along the roadsides. principle of fairness, just not the mechanism. allow water to be taken from the river. Granted, this is the time of year when all is visible, before the grass grows And good people can disagree on the run- NAFTA supercedes federal, provincial and and shrubs leaf out, but the amount of of-river projects, too. Those in favour of the civic law. garbage is shocking and disheartening. Toba and Bute Inlet projects believe that the Tree Hugger or Capitalist Pig...... does it It’s most likely either flying out of environmental impact is tolerable, jobs will be matter? Both should know a bad deal when vehicles or being deliberately tossed out created, electricity generation is good and that, they see it. overall, business is good for business. And much of vehicles. When I ride my bicycle, I of that is likely true. Those who disagree with J. David Cox have time to wonder whether people see the projects would argue that more damage to Read Island it and deliberately ignore it, or don’t’ see the environment is intolerable, the jobs created it at all because they’re pedal to the metal are insignificant and low-paying, that we don’t to catch the next ferry. When I travel to need the electricity and that it is blind-faith other places, I notice how clean (or not) capitalism that has caused so many of the Dear Editor, the roadsides are. If there is garbage, world’s problems. And it would be hard to Mr. Steve Davis, President of the Independent I assume that the residents don’t care disagree with some of that. Power Producers Association of BC, I.P.P.B.C., how their home looks. I’m hoping that this isn’t so on Quadra, since we live in But one thing that I think we can all agree is quoted in the Globe and Mail April 13, one of the most spectacularly beautiful on is that we all want a fair deal. If we are going responding to those wishing to re-examinerun places on earth. to do business, we don’t want to be cheated of rivers undebated energy policy of Premier - we don’t want to give our resources away. Campbell by saying if we did “we’d continue If I belonged to the local Chamber Shouldn’t the buyer - at the very least - pay to import coal and gas fired electricity from of Commerce, or was a tourism or appropriately for our natural resources? the U.S. and Alberta and exporting investment resort operator, I would be concerned dollars and B.C. jobs to those jurisdictions”. about how our island looks to visitors, Know this: in this deal we are paying the especially to visiting cyclists who will customer to take the resource and we are I had no idea we imported coal fired electricity have time to view the garbage as they subsidizing their consumption while we pay from the U.S.. I thought we had B.C. Hydro and cycle our roads. Does it look as though more! we exported to those places earning a profit to pay for our healthcare. we care about the place? Do we really You and I will give, courtesy of the federal want to look like a landfill? So what government, roughly $400 million in grants Mr. Davis must be speaking to people who would it take to clean it up? For starters, to Plutonic Power (financially controlled by live outside the province who will benefit from each resident could clean up his/her own the USA’s General Electric Corporation) for our stupidities, should we not re-examine. road frontage. Or it could take half a the Toba and Bute Inlet projects alone. BC This political tactic of shining a brilliant day’s effort by a local organized group. I Hydro is contractually obligated to pay four mirror in our face may work to intimidate as could do it myself, but I pick up garbage times the current rate for the power generated it has in the U.S.. I call the tactic the ‘Turkey (and lots of beer cans) along my own by Plutonic Power. BC Hydro will then Mirror Move’ as I.P.P.B.C. cleans out our pockets neighborhood roads. use our infrastructure (power lines) to transport with the word ‘green’. Next time you drive West Road, take the power to California to sell at a loss. This Question: ‘Who is the turkey!?’. a good look at what’s there. And please, means that BC Hydro will have to cover the let’s clean up our act for Quadra’s millions (longterm billions) of dollars difference Yours truly sake! between buying high from IPPs and selling low Hugh McNab to the USA. Read Island Janis McLean Articles, letters and artwork are all welcome for publication in ‘Island Forum’ Opinions & endorsements expressed herein are those of the contributors and do not represent the views of the publisher. If you would like to see an alternative point of view represented submit something yourself. We reserve the right to edit for space and content. Next deadline 7pm Monday, May 4, 2009 www.discoveryislander.ca Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 5 Dear Editor; Dear Quadra Islanders, Class Action Lawsuit Redress anyone? I would I would like to bring to Thank you for all the’ welcome the attention of your readership, the homes ‘ you’ve given me since I have been reflecting on perhaps a class action lawsuit environmental battle that is going on over I returned from New Zealand Pal Horvath’s question in the might be considered to seek fish farms in the costal waters of BC. in early April. It was a very Discovery Island last issue financial redress of what was There is more and more evidence important trip for me. I visited about the illegality of Richard so easily and readily given of harm being done to wild fish by the my father there after not seeing Swanson’s conduct as Chair away. In this connection, ever expanding fish farms.It has now him for 23 years. And I visited of the General Meeting of the perhaps Pal Horvath might been determined that the Fraser River both my daughters, who also Quadra Credit Union on the be in contact with several ex sockeye runs are also being effected. This live there, and took the younger 4th April. members of the now defunct daughter several times to visit my government is ignoring all of the scientific With the apparent advice Credit Union interested in father. She is 26 and had never data regarding the problems while they of his attending legal counsel, commencing such a lawsuit met ‘Granddad Ross’. I also stayed approve the placement of new farms on Swanson deliberately changed for damages. If so, I can with my two sisters there whom salmon migration routes, and are allowing the wording of the motion “to facilitate an introduction to I’d not seen for 23 years, and farms presently placed to increase their delay the merger indefinitely” western Canada’s leading visited their children, my nephew operations by up to four times. from the intent of the motion (meaning successful at trial) and two nieces who, again, I’d not before him, seeking to delay Class Action law firm. It has been well established that the seen during the past 23 years. The a merger with his “White In any event, what was the enormous infestations of sea lice that nephew and nieces are all married Knight” until there was real cost of that generously congregate around fish farms are transferred now with children of their own. I full disclosure by him of provided free lunch provided to young juvenile salmon (smolts) resulting met all of their spouses and their all information involved, by the Credit Union to assure in high mortality rates. The fish farms dump children, apart from the bonny including such material items themselves of a well fed and dangerous chemicals into the water in an boy who was born a few days like financial statements, compliant audience who by attempt to control them while this in itself before I returned to Canada. is damaging the local marine ecology. The and a rendering of viable observation seemed to be Federal Fisheries regulations that were My two daughters and son alternatives to his sense, easily persuaded seniors? were born in New Zealand but designed to protect and conserve fish stocks whether real or imagined, Ted Conover and the ocean environment, are not being also hold Canadian citizenship of the pending failure of the applied to fish farms because the Campbell because I am Canadian-born. Quadra Credit Union. None of them have ever been to government has them regulated under the While I’m not sure about Canada. I hope to see something department of Lands and Agriculture. the statutory illegality of his of them here some day. The prominent research scientist actions, in the final analysis Alexandra Morton recently won a court It was a wonderful holiday and that would be for be a Court HEALTH - WELLNESS family reunion for me. case against the BC gov which was paid to determine. I do wonder WEST ROAD YOGA however if his actions, and for by donation from concerned citizens. Now I’m back with my SPRING CLASSES The ruling squarely requires that fish ‘surrogate family’ here on Quadra those of other Credit Union farms be regulated by Federal Fisheries and Island; comprising my friends in Directors and the successor Mondays 5-6:30 p.m. Oceans. A petition written by Morton has our community and in Campbell Credit Union, could be found Restorative been in circulation for a month and a half River. Our island community to be unlawful by a Judge and Tues/Thurs. 9 a.m-10:30 and has been signed by twelve thousand acts as a substitute family for subject to redress. Hatha Yoga concerned citizens. The petition in essence others besides me I’m sure. Without full disclosure of Thursdays 5-6:30 p.m. requests that the federal regulations that We are fortunate to live in our any and all financial details Hatha Yoga apply to other fishers also apply to fish farms caring, dynamic Quadra Island and ramifications thereof, Everyone welcome, mats provided and that fish farms be removed from the community, in our beautiful what Swanson and his board migratory path of wild salmon. There has region in our bountiful Canada. accomplished was the give Drop In $12 “Six Pass” $60 been no response from the Government. Thank you again deeply for away of some two to three Studio upstairs at Wild salmon are part of a self sustaining your interest in me, and I must million dollars, give or take: 680 Industrial Way. two million or so recorded ecosystem that has evolved over millions specially thank you who have Ann 285-3065 Sue 285-2948 of years. An abundant biomass of all fish employed me at various jobs as “Retained Earnings” in species is what sustains marine mammals such as gardening, tutoring, and the Financial Statements for and birds, including animals that habitat writing during the past nine years last year, not inclusive of the river systems. We are also included. since I moved to Quadra; without member’s share accounts: and COMMUNITY additionally by rough guess Fish farms are causing harm to a such support I couldn’t have CLASSIFIEDS another million dollars more diverse ecosystem while they benefit in afforded such a trip. or less for the unrecorded Are an ideal way to advertise the short term only one group-----us. Please note: If anyone is current property value gains your ‘for-profit’ event, workshop interested in organising it, I’m It is time to wake up before we have in excess of the recorded or special announcement. Cost is available to give a talk and CD a disaster like the collapse of the east historic costs. $10 (includes GST) for up to 40 coast fisheries slide show of this three-month trip, words. Longer ads are $10 per featuring hiking in New Zealand’s I am unaware of what role column inch. The BC elections are now in full South Island mountains. Please the Financial Institutions The DI loves free running swing. Any party that steps forward to email me at alpinewriting@lycos. Commission might have editorial too but paid ads help do the right thing for the environment com in this matter, not being and the democratic will of the people a lawyer, as nothing was the ink hit paper. Email your ad: Thank you again. will get my vote. said at that meeting as to [email protected] or call Sincerely, Greg Ross governance. Nevertheless, 250-285-2234 for more info Charlie Bland www.discoveryislander.ca 6 Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 News and Events

Submit your event: eMail: [email protected] • fax: 285-2236 • drop-off: 701 Cape Mudge Rd. Quadra Children’s Monthly Meeting Food Bank & The Legion Executive would Centre’s Annual Tennis like to remind all members that Community Garage Sale!! Now that the weather is we need your support and that the improving we’re trying to make monthly General Meeting is held Lunch Saturday May 2nd 10am - 2pm up a list of folks who want on the third Wednesday of every Free food is available at the food at the Children’s Centre. Lots month at 8:00 pm sharp. See you bank on the first & third Wednesdays of wonderful donations by the to play tennis - at ALL levels. at the Legion! of every month. Wednesday is also a community. for more information Please contact Louella at 285- Community Lunch day, where hot call 285 3511 2580 or Carol at 285-3737 soups and veggies & desserts are free (evenings). Free Food & Drink or by donation. Island Voices The next “Free Day” is April 29, 2009. The theme is “Eat, Last chance to Chamber Choir Free Yoga Drink & Be Merry Cause Spring donate to Quadra with dramatists, The Lady One Saturday a month is Here.” So free regular coffee Preston Players, present 9-10:30 am. Mark your or tea is available at the Aroma Children’s Centre’s “Experience Shakespeare: All calendars. April 18, May 2. Cafe from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and, of course, the Community Lunch is Annual Garage Sale!! for your Delight”. 8 pm Saturday West Road Yoga Studio. Its all at the Quadra Community Centre May 2, Maritime Heritage Centre, about feeling good and taking Get some spring cleaning from Noon to 1 p.m., which is free done and let us take care of your Campbell River, and 7 pm Sunday care of yourself! May 3, Old Church Theatre, or by donation. previously loved treasures!! We Courtenay. Everyone welcome. Mats For supper, there is pizza and are taking donations until May 1st at 5pm on the back deck of the Tickets: CR Visitor Centre, Bop and props provided. Upstairs drinks upstairs in the Upper Realm Children’s Centre. No Clothing City Records, Blue Heron Books. at 680 Industrial Way. Come on of Q. Cove from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. up – I’ll be there! Ann Toelle Call Steve for more information at please. For More Information call Info: call Anne 250-287-4236 or 285-3323 285 3511. Jan 250-338-1439. 285-3065

Thanks For Supporting Hospice Thanks to all for supporting the Hospice Society fund raiser on Easter weekend. Raffle tickets were sold Friday and Saturday, April 10th and 11th, raising $508. Annette Vanderloo was the winner of the beautiful basket, valued at $225, provided by Heriot Bay Tru Value Foods. Campbell River Hospice Society has a number of volunteers supporting Quadra and Cortes Islands. The Society’s volunteers are specially trained to understand the needs and concerns of the dying and the bereaved. Support is free and available to all. For more information, call the Hospice office in Campbell River at 250 286 1121. www.discoveryislander.ca Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 7 Quadra Cultural Committee Explore the Discovery Islands Aboard the and Friday Flicks present: Historic Columbia III The Museum at Campbell River, in Safety Last partnership with Mothership Adventures, a silent motion picture with is offering an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime Robert Bruce, composer and pianist. opportunity, to experience in detail the historic Sunday, April 26th, Q.C.C. islands and waters of the Discovery Islands aboard the Columbia III vessel. Doors 6:30 Showtime 7pm. Two trips are planned for this June. For three Tix: $10 each, $20 families. days, from June 4th – 6th, the ‘Columbia III’ Time travel to the era of silent pictures. will visit a myriad of islands and inlets infused Quadra Cultural Committee and Friday Flicks with dramatic scenery and a storied past. This Film club present SAFETY LAST, a dangerous ‘Desolation Sound’ cruise starts in Campbell comedy. On Sunday, April 26th, you can River, to wend its way through a circular route experience the magic of the silent picture era. that starts off in beautiful Desolation Sound This live, multi-media presentation offers a Marine Park and continues to the Redondas, kind of involvement and connection between then north through Hole in the Wall and audience and performance unknown in our Okisollo channels. This tour will have on-board Explore the Discovery Islands Aboard the Historic times. It will be terrific fun for film-lovers of historic interpretation by historian Jeanette Columbia III all ages. Taylor, author of the recently published best seller ‘Tidal Passages’. “Much of this part of the coast is not accessible by road,” says Jeanette 4th Annual Broombash Taylor, “so it’s cut off from the mainstream.” But that wasn’t always the case, according at Rebecca Spit to Taylor. From the 1890s to the 1950s there Yes, it’s that beautiful time of year again were logging camps, fishing villages and First when broom blooms and the spit is calling for Nations sites scattered throughout the region. your help. There’s something to see at every turn as we Last year’s short young broom is this year’s explore the maze of islands” says Taylor. There much larger broom. It will flower and have more will be daily shore excursions to visit ancient seed drop we do not want. First Nations village sites and old-time stores True the seed already in the ground will keep and post offices. For Taylor, personal highlights sprouting, but what we can do is deal with the are the many pictographs on this route. “We’ll flowering broom. see dozens of these paintings on stone, created by First Nations people hundreds of years ago.” Main problem areas: Another highlight, says Taylor, is the touching 1) Car park (by the boat ramp) gravestone of two children buried in 1892 in 2) Old orchard by the service road what is now a deserted stretch of coast. 3) Patch of dense young broom just past the The cost for this all inclusive 3 day trip is field. This needs to be pulled. MEN!!! the bigger $1245.00 plus GST. On-board gourmet meals plants are for your attention! are sure to delight passengers. The second trip is a 5 day excursion from June 14th-19th and Please feel free to pull out some broom any will travel extensively through the islands from time! When cutting the larger plants leave a Campbell River to Port McNeill. This trip will stump, if they resprout this makes re-cutting also feature Jeanette Taylor offering expert much easier. Broombash Sunday May 3 from insight into the area. The cost for the 5 day trip Composer and pianist Robert Bruce will 9 am to 12 pm. Please come out in droves, the is $2075 plus GST and is all inclusive. perform the music for the 1923 classic SAFETY spit will thank you! The 50-year-old ‘Columbia III’ was a key part LAST for which actor Harold Lloyd won the of the story of these islands. The 68-foot vessel nickname “the King of Daredevil Comedy.” was one of the last to serve in the Columbia Lloyd plays the Country Boy who heads to the Coast Mission’s fleet, bringing medical services city to “make good.” His exaggerated claims of and the gospel to islanders. She was impeccably success in letters to his girlfriend get him in hot restored by Mothership Adventures to serve as water and he is forced into a series of acts of floating accommodation for eco and cultural daring-do to try and make money fast. tours. She has berth space on board for 10 Robert Bruce specializes in multimedia people, along with a luxurious lounge as a projects and is influenced by theater, vaudeville central gathering place. and early cinema in his compositions. His If you have a passion for history and “highly visual” music and scores are traditional adventure, this trip is not to be missed. For more with a contemporary touch. They will impart information check the Mothership Adventures the excitement and spontaneity of a live concert website www.mothershipadventures.com. Call with 1920’s charm, nostalgia and sophistication. the Museum at Campbell River at 250-287-3103 The movie starts at 7pm. Tickets are $10.00, to register for this unique and fascinating voyage $20.00 for families. www.discoveryislander.ca 8 Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009of discovery! Thanks For 2009 Beach Clean-up A light morning rain of garbage from the numerous dampened the island for our pick-up sites to the collection 12th annual Beach Clean-up headquarters. This valuable but not Quadra’s enthusiasm. service was provided this year by As usual, we registered a super Shane Hedefine, John Schmidt, effort as many islanders made Julie and Randy Melanby, Rob Sierra Quadra’s Beach Clean-up Simpson, LBR Enterprises, another success. We collected Dave Bain (Nimbus Paddles), enough beach garbage to fill RTL Painting & Decorating three dump trucks and a fourth (Richard Leicester), Noel one with tires and metal. Lax, and Claude and Hannah This annual effort is a Plouffe. success because of the energy Food and refreshments are a of so many community highlight of the Beach Clean-up members. But we offer special event because they provide an appreciation this year to Roy opportunity to meet, visit and Dahlnas Excavating, On Track indulge. So thanks to bakers Excavating (Chris Phillips), such as Sue Beattie, Frances Emcon (driver Hugh Ross), Brown, Marian Yole, and Mary Erik Sorensen from Sorensen Jane Crawley, with special MacDonald Enterprises Ltd., recognition to Leslie MacKenzie Shane Hedefine of Hedefine for her huge pot of delicious Contracting (with Steve Eley chili, and to those others who who stayed helping for the staffed the food tables. Thanks, day), and Quadra Island too, to Tru-Value Foods at Heriot Builders Supply. The supply Bay for food supplied through of these trucks are crucial to Spirit Points, for donations from the project’s success. Quadra Village Market (Quadra We must also thank B.C. Foods) at Quathiaski Cove, Ferries for providing free and for coffee from Aroma. passage for all the trucks taking Because so many people were the garbage to the landfill involved, we apologize if we site in Campbell River, to the missed anyone. Strathcona Regional District But a special thanks to all for free tipping at the dump those who collected and bagged (in collaboration with the garbage from our beaches. Manager of Solid Waste for Without your many hours of the Comox Valley Regional work, the Beach Clean-up would District). And we must thank not have been a success. We BC Parks for its co-operation have made Quadra Island a and to Susan at Rebecca Spit healthier and more beautify SPRING SERVICE for her assistance. Free garbage place to live. And you were part bags were provided by Thrifty of Earth Day events that now Foods and Pitch In Canada. involve millions of Canadians .99 In the logistics of making and hundreds of millions of the whole Beach Clean-up others from nearly 200 countries $59 project work, we need many around the world. One of our specially- small trucks and drivers for Ray Grigg trained technicians will: the loading and transporting for Sierra Quadra • Replace engine oil and oil filter • Inspect brakes and suspension • Lube chassis • Inspect all lights, wiper blades, belts & hoses • Analyze charging and starting systems • Check and top up all fluids (maximum 1 litre)

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www.discoveryislander.ca Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 9 Opening for the 2009 Season Friday, May 1st at 3pm Your favorites are back! Wednesday - Prime Rib Thursday - 3 Course Surf or Turf with wine pairing Friday - Seafood Dinner Platter with Jazz Pianist Ron Hadley

Dining Room hours Breakfast 7:30am to 11:00am, Lunch 11:45am to 3:00pm, Lounge 3:00pm to 5:00pm, AA UUnniiqquuee RReessoorrtt DDeessiiggnneedd ttoo RReenne eww YYoouurr SSoouull.. Dinner 5:00pm to 9:00* Check out our our invitation Dinner Reservations Recommended to join us for Mothers’ Day *Last seating based on the demand of the day Breakfast Buffet in this DI! Ask us about our Locals’ Discount We have a wide selection of off our regular room rates and RV Park.* authentic, local First Nations’ jewelry, prints, artwork, handicrafts and leather goods *Some conditions may apply www.capemudgeresort.com Reservations Recommended 285-2042 www.discoveryislander.ca Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 11 Canucks At The Legion Spring OysterFest ‘09 The Legion will now be open for all Saturday, May 16 Canuck hockey games. If it goes to game Meditation Retreat Squirrel Cove five on Friday at 7pm drop by to cheer Buddhist Dharma teacher Robert Beatty them on and enjoy complimentary snacks. will teach a weekend meditation retreat Barbequed burgers on Saturday April 25th with at the Quadra Community Centre at 6:30 for $5.00. See you at the Legion! April 24 (evening), April 25 & 26. Robert is The founder and guiding teacher of the Portland Insight Meditation Community and a therapist in private practice. He has studied with renowned teachers in Burma, India and North America and has taught at Hollyhock on Cortes for over 20 years. This retreat will include Dharma talks and Q&A as well as instruction in meditation practice and is suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators. Registration Too many baseball players on Quadra over is $50.00 plus a donation to the teacher the May long weekend?… Escape to beautiful (voluntary). Contact Don McEachern at Cortes Island for a day of feasting, entertainment Box 36, Quathiaski Cove, dmceach@telus. and fun. Kick-off time is 11:00 AM. net or 250 285 2193. - Seafood court – we serve ‘em hot, we serve ‘em raw … hmm-m-m-m! - Oyster bar - slurp back those babies with a favourite sauce. Celebrating Braille - Raffles – get your tickets for a draw on a Canadian Federation of the Blind to Huskie 340 18”chainsaw, a Ryobi straight shaft Celebrate Braille Inventor’s 200th weed-eater, and a 5 cu ft deep freeze, complete Birthday at Convention with Gunther’s freezer meat pack and gift certificates from local stores and farms.. The 200th anniversary of the birth Bandstand – some of the hottest entertainers of Louis Braille occurs this year and the around. - Stalls & booths - 50/50 draw. - Largest Canadian Federation of the Blind will be oyster competition . - Activities for everyone. marking the occasion with a celebration at - Dance the evening away at the Gorge Hall. their 2009 Convention in Victoria, B.C. New this year: - Louis Braille was the inventor of the • Kids’ Oyster Garden where young and old raised-dot reading and writing system, can paint/decorate Rock the Oyster then plant known as Braille, which has enabled him along with dozens of others on the beach countless blind individuals to be more – prizes to all participants. independent. • The Brian Stevenson Happy Hour – drink Join the festivities at “Louis Braille: a toast our dear departed friend and oyster From Literacy to Liberty 2009,” the fourth farmer; enjoy snacks and nibbles. annual Canadian Federation of the Blind • The Oyster Bar on Saturday is included in the (CFB) convention May 1 & 2 in Victoria, all-you-can-eat Food Court ticket. B.C. • Oyster Bar and feature shellfish dishes at Hollyhock and the Gorge Marina starting Friday the 15th. • Frisbie golf tournament and entertainment at Squirrel Cove Sunday, May 17th. Proceeds will go to purchase a “Smart Board” for the Public School. Ferries will be overloaded, and there are limited food court tickets available. We provide shuttle service to and from the ferry. Visit our official web site for more details www.cortesshellfish.ca Contact: Damian Taylor – phone 250)935-6868; e-mail damian6taylor@ hotmail.com www.discoveryislander.ca 12 Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 Conservancy AGM Free Store Anyone? Is there anyone interested in getting The Quadra Island Conservancy and a Free Store going on Quadra? The basic Stewardship Society (QICSS) is holding its 19th necessities are: a building that is heated, AGM on April 28. Everyone welcome. Come lighted and secure; a location which would and hear about ecological covenants and land be suitable to the community; and some trusts. QICSS owns a piece of land on Morte people to run it. At the present time, a lake which is kept for its ecological integrity and possible location has been offered. If this its access for walking around Morte Lake. In idea interests you or if you know of an the past year QICSS has been active in speaking available building which could be used with two oceanfront property owners who where it is or moved to the offered site, wanted to protect their properties from further please call: Mary at 250-285-3133 or email: sub-division. If you are at interested do come [email protected] out. QCC, Room 1, Tuesday April 28, 7:30 pm. For more information call Michael 285-2330 Cancer Study Ongoing Amped on Nutrition is still involved in a Quadra Quilters Spring cancer study for Quadra Island. Please, if you or any member of your family has now or previously Tea & Quilt Show had cancer while living on Quadra you can qualify Saturday, May 9th, the day before for the study. Mother’s Day, why not bring a special This is a long term project which will probably someone to the Quadra Community Ventre take 5 years to complete. Amped is taking for a three course Tea and Quilt Show? information and will map the occurrence of cancer We’ll serve you delicious scones and on Quadra. We are working together with the jam, fancy sandwiches and scrumptious Cape Mudge Band which is now in the process desserts at china table-settings, adorned of testing for cancer causing agents in the air. In with beautiful tablecloths and fresh trying to identify the source they are working with flowers for only $10 per person. Groups an environmental consultant Michael Gordon from Vancouver. Dr. David Martin of Health are welcome too. Canada is in the process of matching postal codes Do you need a unique Mother’s Day gift? with cancer on the south end of Quadra. Shop at the boutique of locally made crafts, We need to know your postal code. Please there’ll be large and small items to choose contact Amped at 250-285-3142 from that will make her smile. Two sittings: 11 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm. Advance tickets only, available at Hummingbird Office Supply or by calling 250-285-3664. Shuttle service from and back to the ferry available by request. Quilt Show viewing and Boutique only, without Tea, by donation. All proceeds go to our annual Quilters’ Marathon, making quilts for children at BC Children’s Hospital and Ronald mcDonald House. So feel free to dress up, wear those hats and long gloves, or just come as you are... but don’t miss the fun!!

www.discoveryislander.ca Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 13 Live at the HBI Art Exhibit At Herons Pub Eveready, playing Friday May 1, is made up of four friends from Nanaimo. Their friendship is noticeable in their on-stage connection and performance. Eveready plays a mix of classic & current rock, and names some of their influences as Tom Petty, Collective Soul & Pink Floyd. “Come on down and hear a different mix than the norm” says lead singer & guitar player Ron McKee. Returning to the pub Thursday May 7 is Sweatshop Union. These Vancouver based progressive hiphop artists lay down solid beats, conscious lyrics and stylish rhymes.”Polished but still fresh” is how Exclaim magazine describes them. Opening for them is Character Traits. Tickets are available in advance ($10) at the Inn, or at the door ($15).

You are invited to come and enjoy the artwork of one of Quadra Island’s newest artists. Kevin Johnson will be exhibiting in his first solo showing at Herons in the Heriot Bay Inn, Apr 20 – May 18. Kevin is a self-taught pencil artist, who now resides on Quadra Island. He retired from a career in the Canadian Forces that took him to every corner of the world, but it is here on the West Coast of Canada that And then Friday May 8 something Kevin finds the inspiration for his works completely different: blues and heavy metal. of art. Yes, Lymozeen is playing the HBI Pub. This He strives to create photo realistic detail trio is influenced by Black Sabbath, Zeppelin, in his pieces by relying on light, texture Kiss, and Van Halen. Winners of the 2008 and tonal values of the subjects. Kevin Comox Valley Battle of the Bands, this band hopes to convey his deep appreciation for is going strong six years after they started, the beauty of the natural world around at the ages of 14. The Heriot Bay Inn is by him through his art. His passion for the far one of Lymozeen’s favourite venues. outdoors is realized daily in his work “We love the crowd here and are jacked to as he explores the Discovery Islands while driving crew boats. Kevin, an be back on the rock. We are going to play all avid photographer and kayaker, hopes your favourites with a few surprises thrown to convey his deep appreciation for the in!” This will be their sixth visit to the HBI beauty of the natural world around him Pub. The band starts at 9 pm. through his art.

www.discoveryislander.ca 14 Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 Cortes Island Museum Cruise Senior Ladies Auxiliary Plant & Bake Sale To Mitlenatch Housing News April 25,/09 10am The Cortes Island Museum’s (61 inches) in Campbell River. In A BIG THANK-YOU TO Legion Hall first cruise of the season heads to the resulting warm environment JIM ABRAM for obtaining a All donations appreciated Mitlenatch Marine Park on Saturday, prickly pear cactus grow on rocky four thousand dollar Grant-in- May 9th. Stellar and California sea outcrops. Aid from the Regional District lions stay briefly on Mitlenatch Island “Misty Isles” will depart from to offset the $3800 fee for in their spring migrations. See these Cortes Bay at 10:30 am and return at obtaining our Development South Quadra massive and noisy animals, along 5 pm. Cost per person is $105 (GST Permit which had expired. with seals, nesting eagles, spring incl.) A free shuttle service will run Fire Protection wildflowers, prickly pear cactus and from the Cortes ferry in Whaletown AGM Next Monday! District A G M thousands of nesting seabirds that to Cortes Bay and return. Quadra use this mid-gulf sanctuary for the residents should walk on the 9:05 The Annual General Meeting Wednesday April 29, 2009 same reason that Mike Manson once am Cortes ferry at Heriot Bay. From is set for April 27th at 7 PM in 7:00 Pm transported his sheep and cattle there Room 1 at the Community Centre. Campbell River, participants need to #1 Fire Hall 844 Heriot (by ROWBOAT!) -- no predators. We now have 222 members of catch the 8:30 ferry to Quadra (ask Bay Road As you leisurely cruise, skipper for walk on ticket for Cortes ferry), the Society, and there is a vital and naturalist Mike Moore of the park near the Heriot Bay ferry dock need to have a large turnout to Voting Requirements, “Misty Isles” will provide fascinating and walk on the 9:05 Cortes ferry. demonstrate to BCHousing that Must Be: details and history about Mitlenatch, Dress for the weather and wind, we have community support to - Canadian Citizen sea lions, nesting birds and spring wear boat appropriate shoes (second increase our chances of getting flowers. “The young male Stellar pair might be handy) and bring a - 18 Years Of Age, Or and California sea lions congregate lunch. Tea and cookies provided on a significant grant. This grant is Older essential for us to start building on the island at this time of year,” board “Misty Isles”. - An Owner Of Land In says Mike, “because they’re not this year! Hope to see you all Register early by phoning Lynne The Improvement District welcome on the breeding grounds.” Jordan 250-935-6472 or leaving a there! Please mark your calendar Moore will slowly cruise around the message at the Cortes Museum 250- for this important meeting. island to view the sea lions and seals 935-6340. and to look at the impressive pelagic cormorant rookeries and an eagle This season’s “Misty Isles” trips nest. Pigeon guillemots, harlequin with the Cortes Museum include: ducks, oyster catchers and many Laughing Oyster Solstice Fathers’ other marine birds should be in full Day Dinner Cruise (June 21), Toba view. On a shore trail walk you’ll see Inlet Waterfalls overnight (June vibrant spring wild flowers in bloom, 27-28), ‘Round Maurelle Island prickly pear cactus in rocky crevices (July 10), Kayaking from Manson’s and nesting gulls everywhere. Lagoon (July 17) and Desolation Sound (Aug. 29). All cruising is Mike Manson owned the island done at a leisurely pace with natural, in the late 1800’s and rowed sheep social and First Nations histories of and calves out there after wolves the area brought to life. decimated his flocks and herd on Cortes Island. (Did you wonder how he got a full grown cow off the island? Of course, he had to first butcher it!) Many early homestead families on both Cortes and Quadra Islands used Mitlenatch for group picnics that lasted all day long. In 1961 Mitlenatch Island was designated as a provincial park to protect the thousands of wildfowl that nest there. The park, which is the largest bird sanctuary in the Strait of Georgia, is favoured for nesting because it’s protected by distance from predators. Another attraction is the dry, warm climate. Mitlenatch lies within a “rain shadow” with rain- bearing clouds dropping more than half their moisture on Vancouver Island. As a result, Mitlenatch has an annual rainfall of only 75 cm (30 inches), compared to 153 cm www.discoveryislander.ca Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 15 Passages Thank You! Quadra Island N I S H S , N o r t h I s l a n d Survivors’ Healing Society Seniors Branch Carol R. Young, Martin wishes to thank everyone Sutherland-Scott who made our Steak 91-B.C.O.A.P.O. Dinner event successful. Well, finally our Seniors Our island stars, Noelle can enjoy the outdoors, garden preparation, walking Maffin, Eileen Sowerby the trails and soon working, for your beautiful music at the Tourist Booth, starting & the giving of your time, May 1st. Call Judy @ 2150, if The Legion for inviting us you can help. to host the evening, the Excursions are planned, Board of NISHS directors & Uchuck111 to Friendly Cove especially Quadra Islanders Nootka Island, on June 10th. for supporting this event. Miracle Beach Golf and Internet Cafe July 23rd, North Martin Harold Young, born Greatly appreciated. Island Wildlife Sanctuary September 8, 1953 in St. Catharines, NISHS. in Errington, Coombs for Ontario, passed away suddenly on lunch, and then to Butterfly February 16, 2009 at his home on World. no date set. Our next Quadra Island. He touched the meeting May 6th/09 we plan hearts of many people in his 55 May Day planning to have Janet, Manager, from years. Martin was predeceased can you believe it? Community Care Team, to A Celebration of Her Life by his parents, Harold (1995) and give us a chance to ask about Catharine (2007) of St. Catharines, Finally the sun comes will be held April 25, 2009, Home Care and Care Homes. at 2:00 pm at the Quadra Island Ontario. He will be sadly missed out and warms the winter- Community Centre. by his brother, David (Pat) and his shell-shocked psyche. That We are very sorry to sisters, Rosemary (Don Shattuck) was a tough one. O.K. the lose, a long time member, and Barbara Young. He was a Easterners are laughing, but Betty Toelle, a Memorial will be held, on Sun. April devoted uncle to Erin Young the frogs are croaking so 26th/09, 11:00 a:m at the Betty Jean Toelle (Jason Farrell), Heather Young life must be recovering and (Rob Timmins), Daniel Shattuck Royal Canadian Legion, Betty and Archie and Max Moore who preparing for another bloom was a very hard worker for will also miss him. He pursued filled Spring display. At the Seniors, and her family. his passion for fishing both as the Community Centre, the She enjoyed her beautiful a profession and a hobby. He May Day binder has sprung garden, and her quilting. started guiding at April Point open like a bear trap to Our condolences go out to Lodge on Quadra Island in 1982 capture the imagination her husband Marshall, Sons and continued guiding through and whirl us into happy Robert, John & Ann, young Marshall and Miles. Betty the Oak Bay Marine Group at celebrations of Spring and will be sadly missed. Painters’ Lodge in Campbell River community traditions. For until his death. He had been a those unfamiliar with our In June/09, our branch of lifetime member of the Tyee Club of the B.C.O.A.P.O. will have our strange customs on Quadra, Campbell River since 2001. Martin 45th Founding Anniversary. was a keen observer of nature from May Day is a signature trade Some of the founding families the time he was a small child and mark of the island. were the Richards, Schnarrs, saw the world through the eyes of More on that later, right Macklins, Britenbach, an artist. He loved his family and now, the word is simply, Johnston, Grafton, Stephens, B e t t y p a s s e d a w a y friends as they loved him. “theme”. What is it going Piper, Fielding Fielding, Still unexpectedly in the early hours and Stickland. Thank-you to Please join the family on May to be this year folks and of Sunday April 12. those families who cared to 2, from 2-5 p.m. at April Point who has a great dance band She will be sadly missed by Lodge, Quadra Island to share make lives for Seniors more idea? Circle Saturday, May her loving husband Marshall in a celebration of Martin’s life. comfortable. 23 on your calendars and see Toelle, sons Bob and John, Memorial donations may be made We continue to have on you at Rebecca Spit to view daughter in law Ann and in Martin’s name to assist the Wednesdays our Exercises at the parade at 10 a.m. Call 250 grandchildren Marshall and conservation activities of the Tyee 10:00 am-- Carpet Bowling Club of British Columbia (www. 285 3243 with your ideas or Miles Toelle. at 11:00 am, have a coffee, tyeeclub.org.), Box 338, Campbell put your suggestion in the snack and a chat. Walk with Please join Marshall Toelle River, BC V9W 5B6; the Campbell May Day suggestion boxes, Peter and Lloyd on Sundays and family for a memorial and River Salmon Foundation (www. soon to be out in the food on the Rebecca Spit start at luncheon in her honour at the crsalmonfoundation.org) 920 stores. Want to volunteer? Launch Ramp 11 a:m For Alder Street, Campbell River, BC, Legion on Sunday April 26 at It will be fun. Membership call Muriel @ 11:00. V9W 2P8 or to the charity of your 3216, Ruth 3801 choice. -Sandy Spearing www.discoveryislander.ca 16 Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 Halliday’s Viewpoint by Steven Halliday Quality Care One of the things we Canadians of the first things that surprised the information would be readily want to operate on you if you are take for granted is our health, me was the speed with which I available from our provincial willing to pay. Most Canadians that as well as receiving the required received attention – I received an medical authority, and research travel for medical reasons are doing treatment when something goes MRI, bone density scan and an would be a breeze. Not so. After so for cosmetic surgery, though some wrong. Many of us live life to ultrasound, all within 45 days of hours of searching I did manage to do so for non-elective surgery and the full with no thought about initial consultation. And that’s find one source of specific prices for prefer to pay rather than wait. Many potential consequences; we take not to mention the 3 separate and everything from hangnail removal Americans do so for reasons of cost inordinate risks in our lifestyle, increasingly more complex rounds to angioplasty, provided you alone – a heart valve replacement not only in the way we live but of lab testing. travel to Belgrade, Serbia for the surgery that would cost an uninsured the way we play, knowing that Whether this is a geographic treatment. Since medical tourism is American $150,000 can be had we will be well looked after if we anomaly or not I couldn’t guess, such a growing industry it was easy in India for $25,000. Some go for have a medical problem as a result. but it certainly contradicted the to find prices for elective surgeries: the amenities - a recent story in Many of us overeat or eat poorly, popular impression of extremely for instance, a rhinoplasty (nose the National Post on the subject of get too little exercise, indulge in long waiting lists for Canadian job) can be had for as little as medical tourism referred to dentist risky behaviours, and generally medical treatment. Further, the $1,500 in Costa Rica rather than from Golden, BC, who travelled misbehave with little or no thought experiences were far less traumatic the $6,000 cost in Canada, while to India for hip replacement. He about the cost to our health. than I had anticipated, and the breast augmentation (boob job) can commented he was picked up at the The total cost to Canadians is facilities (Campbell River and St. be had for $3,000 in India versus airport by hospital staff, then placed about $160 billion annually, or Joseph’s Hospitals) and equipment $10,000 here. in the Platinum Ward, “which was about $4,000 per citizen, according were modern, clean and functioning Finding costs for specific more like a posh hotel, with its to a 2007 OECD study. The actual – the staff were uniformly patient diagnostics and internal surgery marble floors, big screen satellite TV cost per patient varies dramatically, and professional as well. was a little more challenging, and laptops with Wi-Fi”. Medical of course, and is largely dependent but here is what I came up with facilities around the world are now Were I to be surveyed regarding starting to cater to medical tourists, upon individual patient behaviour my thoughts on services received for the cost of my recent medical in regards to their own wellbeing. adventures. My MRI cost $1,300, arranging outpatient care at 5 star they would have received high resorts for those who can afford it Another factor to these costs is marks… particularly given the based upon the fee charged at a Vancouver clinic for the same and wish to jump the queue, so to the availability of treatments that, positive results provided my doctor speak. once rare or prohibitively dangerous by the tests. procedure (1 whole body, 1 specific or expensive, B u t f o r t h e are now 80% of Canadians commonplace. “...health care coverage for $1,200 or less per year may who rely upon Only a couple of their provincially decades ago joint soon be a memory as government is forced to play catch-up, administered health re p l a c e m e n t s care systems it is were rare and clear we have little c o m p l i c a t e d but for now we can be pretty proud of what we have.” to complain about, s u r g e r i e s , in the global scheme whereas today they are almost This episode got me to thinking detail with contrasts). My CT scan, of things anyway. routine. A hip replacement about the cost of such services, according to the same source, would Any doubts one might have can costs about $25,000 to $30,000, which of course is something we have run about $1,500, while the easily be displaced by watching and according to the Canadian generally never do, since we don’t ultrasound would have been $500. Michael Moore’s 2007 documentary Orthopaedic Association the have to pay for their provision. According to my Serbian source, Sicko. One worry I have is that we number of surgeries has increased Of course it is not entirely free, my lab work (3 sets) would have are enjoying what is the pinnacle of 52% (1994-2005) to 35,000 but given the maximum cost to run about $300 each, and each health care, particularly in view of annually, while knee replacements a family for BC Medical is just doctor’s examination would cost the coming wave of aging Canadians have increased 112% (to 25,000) in over $100 a month it a very good $100. I have one more diagnostic who will tax the system through the same period. With the growing deal – the comparative cost for to go, being a colonoscopy, which no other fault than aging. At the percentage of Canadian boomers Americans averages $300 per runs about $3,000, so my total cost same time, we will see increasing and seniors growing more fragile by month, providing they have access to the BC medical system since inflationary pressure as the health the day these numbers will surely to health care coverage at all. 16%, February 2009 is about $7,500 by care system’s resources get spread continue to rise. or some 46 million people, have no rough calculation. All this, by the thinner and thinner, due to successive access to medical coverage in the way, to determine there is nothing government’s neglect in health care Recently I experienced an USA. What would my medical seriously wrong with me. planning. So health care coverage for immersion in the health care $1,200 or less per year may soon be a scenario have cost out of pocket? In the course of reading about system as my doctor attempted memory as government is forced to Determining the costs proved medical tourism I was surprised at to diagnose what was causing my play catch-up, but for now we can be to be a much bigger challenge the competition – surgeons from symptoms, resulting in a plethora of pretty proud of what we have. tests that were all new to me. One that I anticipated, since I thought Beijing to Havana to New Delhi www.discoveryislander.ca Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 17 A Beatles Story All Candidates Community Garden Comes Alive Work Party Trails The Farmhouse children (who brought you Wizard of Oz in 2008) Meeting The site of the garden is are pleased to invite young and old to Democracy needs the now ploughed (thanks to Terry their latest production,”Here There participation of good citizens Moore) and will soon be disced and Thanks and Everywhere, a Beatles Story”. like you. Here is an opportunity ready to be divided into plots. A The Quadra Island Trails work party will assemble on the This production is an accumulation to meet, and direct questions Committee would like to weekend of May 2-3 to make the thank Richard Pielou of of the children’s interest in the to your North Island riding paths between plots and cover Beatle’s enduring music, legend and candidates running for election Pielou Design Works for them with sawdust/wood chips. volunteering his time in the history. They invite you to reminisce in the provincial election. Come Another work party will put up the life and times of John, Paul, carving of numerous new trail to the All Candidates the fence. We would appreciate any signs. Other Trails Committee George and Ringo from Liverpool in Meeting, sponsored by the offers of help with the paths ( bring 1961 to New York in 1982. volunteers are in the process Quadra Recreation Society a shovel and wheel barrow if you of doing our annual trail The play will be held at the and Chamber of Commerce, can and gloves), or in delivering the inspections, which means Quadra Island Community Centre Thursday, May 7 at 7 p.m. sawdust. Phone 3632 for details. spring maintenance will follow Thursday, May 13 and Friday, May at the Quadra Community If you want a plot or to join over the coming months. 14. Doors open at 7:00 with the Centre. in communal growing or simply If you would like to help show starting at 7:30. want to contribute to this exciting maintain our trails, please call Tickets are $5.00 each or $15.00 community project please contact Judy at 285-2663, or Julie at for a family and are available at Writers at the us at [email protected] or 285-3978. Hummingbird, Vitalis or from any phone Susan at 3632. We would of the Farmhouse children. We look Heriot Bay Inn appreciate donations of garden forward to seeing you there. The Heriot Bay Inn, in tools , untreated lumber ( for a tool partnership with the Museum shed and compost bins) organic It’s time to hit the at Campbell River, is offering a fertiliser, seeds or seedlings, etc. unique ‘Dinner Evening’ with beach! Sea Kayak Guides the 2009 Haig-Brown Writer-in- Quadra Singers The City of Campbell River Residence, Marjorie Doyle. Parks, Recreation & Culture Alliance Comes to Department and CRUSH Accompanying Doyle will be Spring Update Volleyball have teamed up to local writers Jeanette Taylor and Quadra Singers has taken a Quadra! offer an exciting new youth Michael Redican. The evening break this spring as we didn’t The Sea Kayak Guides Alliance beach volleyball program. of BC (SKGABC), the main will offer a rare opportunity to quite have the critical mass that This program will be organization of professional listen to the writers read from their we needed to put on a successful instructed by high-level CRUSH sea kayaking guides in British works, while enjoying a delicious concert this spring. So 10 of us have Volleyball players, who will Columbia, will be holding its four course dinner. Marjorie made the voyage across the waters be onsite to give participants spring guide exchange on Quadra Doyle, a Newfoundland writer to join Campbell River Singers, expert tips on perfecting Island this year from May 1-3. and former CBC broadcaster, will which gives us the opportunity to techniques. Players in grades Up to 50 guides from across read from new and published keep singing, and to experience 6 and 7 will learn the rules of the province will participate works and will speak about the joys of singing with a large beach volleyball, have lots of in professional development the art of writing. Doyle is the choir. The fruits of our labour can time to practice their bump, set activities on land and on the author of three books: Reels, Rock be enjoyed at the Campbell River and spike-beach style, and enjoy water, including training sessions and Rosaries: Confessions of a Singers Concert “All Aboard”, on the fun playing “beach” with at the famed Surge Narrows. Newfoundland Musician (2005), Sunday May 3rd at 2 pm, at St the CRUSH coaches. Friday night begins with a lecture Newfoundlander in Exile: The Peters Anglican Church (across by local historian Jeanette Taylor Life and Times of Philip Tocque from the Strathcona swimming This program runs Thursdays, at the Legion in Heriot Bay from (1814-1899) (1997), and A View pool and arena) As the name May 7-28, from 3:30 to 5:00 7-9pm. The public is welcome to of Her Own (1996). suggests, this will include some p.m. at the Sportsplex. All attend! The Heriot Bay Inn is preparing songs about trains, including The ability levels are welcome for Royal Hudson, and a song about this learning opportunity that The SKGABC is a non- a wonderful four course dinner for the evening. Writers and Food! Vancouver Island, as well as some costs $25 for all four weeks. profit society which upholds gospel, folk, pop, and show tunes. What better way to indulge both For more details for this high standard for sea kayak It is a light-hearted musical journey the body and the mind? The cost program or any other youth guides and operators in BC. that will fill your choral cravings for the dinner evening is $48.00 activities, please check out the Through ongoing professional for a spring concert. development and certification, and will begin at 6:30 pm. The City of Campbell River Parks, the Alliance strives to ensure evening will be hosted by Ken Tickets are $14 for adults, and Recreation & Culture Recreation safe practices on an industry- Blackburn. $12 for students and seniors, and Guide or call the Sportsplex, at wide basis. Since 1994 over 850 The Inn is also offering a ‘stay may be purchased at the door. 250-923-7911 or Community people have been involved in the over special’ that includes a room, If we don’t see you there, we will Centre at 250-286-1161. You Alliance. There are currently dinner and speakers for only be back at the QCC for our annual can also see the guide on line at 360 active members including $98.00. Please call 250-285- Christmas concert in December www.campbellriver.ca. Follow guides and operators. For more 3322 for reservations or for more (only 8 months away!) the links for residents or use the search bar. information, please visit www. information. Happy Spring- it is finally skgabc.com. here! www.discoveryislander.ca 18 Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 Jazz on Quadra Please Help the Free Food & Drinks The season for jazz is coming to Quadra Island once again. The Heriot Bay Inn dining Women’s Centre & Money & Wood room will start featuring live Jazz Music every The Women’s Centre in Campbell River is in The theme for Quadra Island’s next “Free Sunday Night, starting on May 3. First up need of some clothing. Please consider donating Day” is “Eat, Drink and be Merry Cause Spring is Jazz Berry Jam featuring Dave Blinzinger any good condition, women’s clothing you no is Here.” Watch out for the following events on Jr. on saxophone, Hal Douglas on guitar and longer need. I can come and pick it up. Wednesday, April 29. Start the day with free Steve Moore on drums. Soft, light traditional Regular Coffee and Tea at the Aroma Cafe from Jazz favorites, like “Autumn Leaves” and “Cry Also they are in desperate need of personal 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Then if you need some, come Me a River”, prevail from 6:30 to 8 p.m. while care items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, pick up some free money from 11:30 a.m. to tasty suppers are served, By dessert and after deodorant, shampoo & conditioner. These of Noon at the Quadra Community Centre. And dinner drink time (from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.) course need to be brand new. while you’re there check out the free ( or by modern performance jazz comes to the fore Thank you, if you can help give me a call, donation) community lunch from Noon to 1 with songs like “Blue Bossa” & “Nostalgia in Kim Murray at 250-285-2868. p.m. After lunch Free Firewood is available at Times Square” & “Now’s the Time.” The jazz PS: The women’s centre in Campbell River the Q.C.C. from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. or call the season also opens at April Point every Tuesday helps women of the Outer Islands as well. number below for an alternative arrangement. night starting on June 9 with Rockland Road. After all, the mornings are still a bit cold. For The music goes from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.. More supper, come on up to the Upper Realm from jazz news to follow next issue. For more info, The Countdown is On!! 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for some Loving Oven pizza phone Steve Moore at 250-285-3323. It is 4 weeks to May Day and counting. and drinks. And remember, thanks to your The fabulous volunteers who generate so fellow Quadra Islanders, all this takes place on Save Wild Salmon much of the spirit of the day are revving up for Wednesday, April 29, 2009. If you would like to “Pay it Forward”, you can deposit money Join the protest against fish farms. The another great event. Some 2 dozen “regulars” in the Free Wood Association or Free Money evidence is in. Fish farms spread lice to wild dawn their community hats and pull out their Association account at the Quadra Credit salmon causing pre-mature death. Marine notes on the concession, queen speech contest, Union. For more information, Call Steve Moore Harvest with headquarters in Campbell River may pole dance, grade 6 picnic, driftwood fort at 250-285-3323 (the former “Salmon Capital of the World”) is building contest, face painting, sailboat races now repealing a court legal decision that fish and foot races, parade organizing, grease pole farms can not treat the ocean as their own greasing, set up and take down and everything privae property. In short, the ruling states that in between and beyond. If you are not in the New and Noteworthy the oceans bordering Canada belong to all the ‘in-crowd’ already, we gladly welcome you to help TSA-KWA-LUTEN LODGE, Quadra Island, people of Canada (i.e. the Federal Government). with the concession, May Day dance, hauling BC: For the second time in three years, Tsa- The fish farmers are spending big bucks to equipment to the spit in your truck, and other Kwa-Luten is proud to have been awarded appeal the legal decision to the B.C. Supreme jobs. Phone QCC at 285 3243 and leave your the Aboriginal Tourism BC AWARD OF Court so they can keep their “sweet” deal with name and number. We will happily fit you in. EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE. the B.C. Liberals because the farms would revert May Day, sponsored by the Quadra Recreation This award is based on the ability to consistently back to provincial jurisdiction. The money Society, is Saturday, May 23 starting with the provide exceptional front-line customer service could be better spend putting the farms on parade at 10 a.m. at Rebecca Spit. Participants as well as a demonstrated reputation for land, where few people question the rights of make their float and costumes in accordance providing superior service. private property. There are swimming pools with the chosen theme of the year. You can place Tsa-Kwa-Luten can proudly state that for humans. Why not fish? So it’s a bit more your theme suggestions in boxes at the school, over 60% of bookings are from repeat guests expensive, so you raise the price of farmed fish gas station and community centre, or phone the and Word of Mouth Advertising, proving like they do in Ontario or the Great Barrier Reef above number and leave a message. How about that happy guests are sure to tell others. This in Australia. Phil Stone from the Green Party a neighbourhood challenge to see which ‘hood promotion through positive opinion has proven joined about seven protesters last week. Let’s comes up with the best float. The Loop takes on itself in Tsa-Kwa-Luten’s ability to maintain do it every Friday, including this coming April the South End? Heriot Bay challenges the Cove? high levels of occupancy (Average 83% May 24 and May 1. The time is 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.. Firstly, let’s get that theme settled and mark May – Sept.) during a time when other businesses The place is Tyee Plaza bus stop on the Island 23 on your calendars. are shortening their seasons and reducing their Highway. See you on the Noon ferry. Call Steve Sandy Spearing/Sonya Thompson staffing levels. Moore for more info at 250-285-3323. May Day Co-Coordinators

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