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$ 25 Wednesday, March 8, 2017 — YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1960 57TH YEAR  ISSUE 10 1(incl. GST) SEARCH & RESCUE Missing woman found safe RCMP and SAR crews respond

BY ELIZABETH NOLAN DRIFTWOOD STAFF Salt Spring RCMP reported a positive conclusion to a potentially dangerous situation last week when a woman in her 70s went missing overnight. Salt Spring Search and Rescue crews were called out at about 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1 and began a ground search in the 800 block of Beaver Point Road, covering an area of trails, Weston Lake waterfront and neighbouring prop- erties. SAR crews continued to search until about 2 a.m. on March 2, and then paused until daylight. SAR search manager Chuck Hamilton said volunteers returned to their hall at that point to prepare information pack- ages for mutual aid teams set to arrive PHOTO BY JEN MACLELLAN from Vancouver Island later that morn- IN THE FRAME: Visiting fi lmmakers enjoying the Salt Spring Film Festival at GISS on Sunday are, from left, Brianne Nettelfi eld, Naomi ing. Mark, Jennifer Galvin, Jesus Guillen and John Hopkins. See more festival coverage on pages 7, 8 and 9. SEARCH continued on 2 FUNDRAISER We want your input! Thank you to everyone who has completed the Driftwood readers survey so far. The response has been Rare cancer spurs generosity great! The easiest way to complete Bone replacement surgery scheduled this month the survey is online through the link at the top of the page on our BY ELIZABETH NOLAN ing as of press time. School friends, soccer Darcy, who just turned 15, is the kind of website: www.gulfislandsdriftwood. DRIFTWOOD STAFF teammates, parents and teachers have all kid who usually spends his time in sport- com, or through our Facebook The Salt Spring community has wasted rushed to help the family focus on their ing activities, riding his bike or swimming page: www.facebook.com/ no time in stepping up for Darcy Ross most important needs as an overwhelm- at the lake when not playing soccer or gulfislandsdriftwood. It should take MacLean and his family, following news ing situation unfolds. snowboarding. But most of his first year less than 10 minutes to complete. the active teenager faces intensive surgery “We’re so grateful for all the support of high school has been spent in a cast The survey can also be done in as the result of a rare bone cancer. we’re getting on and off the island,” said instead after doctors discovered a rare print. It is available in the March 1 A GoFundMe fundraising campaign Darcy’s mother Ellen Ross. “People have form of cancer called adamantinoma was issue of the Driftwood or a copy can that launched last Monday brought in been offering us so much — it’s just unre- eating a hole in his tibia. be picked up at the Driftwood offi ce $13,000 in just a week, with donations al. But it’s hard to figure out what to ask at 328 Lower Ganges Rd. exceeding the initial target and still climb- for.” DARCY continued on 2 Submission deadline is March 17.

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Driftwood Your CommunI t Y n ewspaper sIn C e 1960 2 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 NEWSBEAT www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com Gulf Islands Driftwood Complicated surgery at BC Children’s set this month DARCY fall — but it took a series of visits amputation.” continued from 1 and X-rays to find the diagnosis. The next surgery, scheduled “His leg had been bugging him for March 23 in Vancouver, will for a long time. But then when require two surgeons for a com- he had his first soccer practice in plex process that will involve September it was just too bad,” removing most of his left tibia and Ross said. replacing it with the fibula from In follow-ups to his initial his right leg. They will also insert orthopedic surgery at B.C. Chil- a bone from a cadaver and metal dren’s Hospital on Jan. 4, involving plating into that leg, and may have the removal of two bone cysts and to implant a metal rod in his right bone grafts, doctors determined leg for support. More bone graft- Darcy was 99 per cent cancer-free. ing may be required. A lengthy But after a final check on Feb. 10 recovery process is expected, but his family learned that cancer Ross said Darcy remained in fairly cells had been detected. good spirits. “With Darcy’s form of cancer Darcy’s parents will be in Van- being so rare, not much is known couver for the surgery and an about it,” his sister Aunabeth unknown period afterward and photo courtesy Ross MacLean family Ross MacLean explains on the are currently looking into what Darcy and his older sisters Aunabeth, left, and Mariah. photo courtesy Ross MacLean family GoFundMe page. “What we do kind of housing they might be Darcy Ross MacLean. know is that chemotherapy and able to get. Previous visits to Van- “My family and I are blown bottom of our hearts for every- radiation do not work for people couver have also challenged their away at how much support we’ve thing you guys are doing . . . It Darcy is not the complain- with adamantinoma, and so the ability to work, so they appreciate been receiving for Darcy,” Auna- makes me so thankful to have the ing type — having a full leg cast two options in his case are either the meals and other offers of help beth Ross MacLean posted to Salt Spring community support- barely slowed him down in the a mass resection of the bone or that have come pouring in. Facebook. “Thank you from the ing my little brother.”

ISLANDS TRUST FLU LTC to redress suites oversight

Fulford Creek Commons cal areas, and an adjoining required to prove water supply PANDEMICS organic farm with six acres of for a seasonal cottage, a dwell- wins bid for both suites shared farm land. The strata ing unit and a secondary suite Learning about the and cottages owners had understood that for each proposed lot. different types of flu and both suites and cottages would “One of our lots did not have be allowed on the private lots sufficient flow rates, and we the steps you can take to BY ELIZABETH NOLAN when they subdivided the acre- were required to enter into a keep your family healthy DRIFTWOOD STAFF age, but a strict interpretation covenant with the LTC to restrict and safe during a health The Salt Spring Local Trust of the land-use bylaw says oth- the range of uses allowed on Committee will look at amend- erwise. At least one building that lot. If the Islands Trust staff emergency, is the best ing the regulations around sec- permit has been denied as a had only calculated volume defense against a flu ondary suites following a peti- result. requirements for a secondary pandemic. tion by the Fulford Creek Com- Drumheller said the average suite or a cottage, and not both, mons co-housing community. strata lot size is three acres, this lot would have had enough Speaking in a delegation to and most owners would like water and we would not have Check out the Public Health Agency of Canada to learn more about: the LTC at their Thursday busi- to include suites in their main had to bear the cost of this cov- • understanding pandemic influenza • flu prevention checklist ness meeting, strata spokesper- dwellings as well as a season- enant,” Drumheller observed. • pandemic flu planning checklist son Leanne Drumheller point- al cottage in order to finance Trustees voted to amend the ed out an apparent contradic- mortgages and provide afford- land-use bylaw wording with tion between the bylaw permit- able housing. confirmation from regional http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/influenza/ ting secondary suites and the “Our belief is that this is an planning manager Stefan Cer- land use bylaw’s guidelines on incorrect interpretation,” she mak that the intention had fam-eng.php seasonal cottages. said. “It’s delaying a couple of not been to restrict seasonal www.prepareyourself.ca The Burgoyne Valley devel- people right now. They’ve had cottages when the secondary opment is a 33-acre bare land to redesign.” suites bylaw was brought in. strata subdivision comprising As Drumheller further “I think you can take some GULF ISLANDS six private strata lots, 14 acres explained in a letter to the LTC, comfort from the fact the LTC of common land with ponds, during the subdivision pro- recognizes the error,” said D YOURriftwood COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1960 trails and protected ecologi- cess the parcel owners were trustee George Grams.

Are you a Salt Spring Mutual aid returned next day If this is you, please join us to claim your by BC Ambulance Service paramedics and charity withtraining. aWe bright need you to idea?be a Reception SEARCH transported to Lady Minto Hospital for Centre Volunteer. Call Neva Hohn 250-537- continued from 1 treatment of non-life-threatening medical issues. We can help.1220 or email [email protected]. “The exhausting part was putting your “The hard work by local and regional SAR The Foundation Foundation is is now now accepting accepting head on the pillow at 3:30 a.m. and getting crews was of great assistance to our officers up again at 5:30. It made for a long night, but in the case,” said Salt Spring RCMP Cpl. Dar- fallspring grant grant applications. applications. Complete Complete that’s alright,” Hamilton said. ren Lagan. “SAR volunteers give us literal informationinformation cancan bebe found found at at The search resumed at 7:30 a.m. Thursday boots on the ground to cover large areas of ssifoundation.ca, or with the assistance of four members from challenging terrain in a short period time. www.ssifoundation.ca, or email [email protected]. North Cowichan Search and Rescue and We couldn’t do this work without their sup- email [email protected]. another four from the Peninsula Emergency port.” The application deadline is Measures Organization. Hamilton said Salt Spring SAR was itself ApplicationMarch 31, 2017. deadline is Sept. 30, 2016. “We have a mutual aid understanding. We called on for mutual aid the following day. go back and forth to help each other out and The unit’s high angle rope team assisted in it works very well,” Hamilton said. an operation near Mill Bay. Hamilton said http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthfiles/hfile103a.stm The missing woman was found approxi- the crew members were bound by a confi- mately one kilometre from where she was dentiality agreement, but news reports state CARING FOR last seen, when a neighbour discovered her the call came after human remains were OUR COMMUNITY in his barn at 10:15 a.m. She was assessed discovered near the summit of the Malahat. Gulf Islands Driftwood www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 | 3 Heads up! Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, MARCH 12 at 2 a.m. Reset your clocks one Newsbeat hour ahead before going to bed on Saturday. ISLANDS TRUST Salt Spring LTC advances industrial use regulations Decision against Milne outlined a potential resolution asking staff to bring problem with people purchas- back a comparison of average upzoning applauded ing industrial-zoned properties if water use for the R6 and GE1 industrial uses could not actually zones. Further amendments BY ELIZABETH NOLAN be fulfilled. could be made before the bylaws’ DRIFTWOOD STAFF “Zoning properties for use that final reading takes place. The Salt Spring Local Trust might never be realized or acti- The LTC also hopes to explore Committee continues to ham- vated, to me, is not good plan- the possibility of adding rainwa- mer out details on regulations ning,” he said. ter catchment as a requirement to support industrial needs on Permitted uses under the new for all new buildings constructed the island, giving first reading to GE1 zone include car-washing in the Ganges Village core, but three major bylaw amendments and food processing, among won’t add that to the industrial at Thursday’s business meeting. other activities. use project. Before carrying through with Trustee Peter Grove spoke Several members of the public first reading LTC members made against the recommendation applauded to the LTC’s decision several changes to the draft although he voted to accept the to follow their advice and remove amendments, which will rename amendment as presented. an amendment that would move bylaw language from “indus- “We can’t be so narrow-mind- the Blackburn transfer station trial” to “general employment” ed. There are other sources of from rural watershed zoning to and seek to protect and increase water besides North Salt Spring community facilities. Milne said the land mass where industri- Waterworks. To grind the whole the change had been proposed al uses are permitted. The most thing to a halt because NSSWD to bring the transfer station into recent changes could prevent can’t supply enough water doesn’t zoning compliance with the uses an “upzoning” effect on sever- make any sense,” Grove said. actually taking place there. al island properties including a Grove argued that water sup- The Salt Spring Water Preserva- string of residential and commer- ply requirements would be deter- tion Society, for one, noted more cial lots on Jackson Avenue and mined during the building permit intense uses would be permitted the Blackburn Road waste trans- process with the Capital Regional under the CF zone and asked that fer station. District, but Milne pointed out if rezoning were to be considered, Islands Trust planner Rob there would be nothing to stop it be treated as a separate matter. photo by Elizabeth Nolan Milne, who took on the file after future owners from taking up any “It is a sensitive watershed. I initial work was done by consul- of the uses allowed under the think there is a danger of it being The Salt Spring Local Trust Committee is considering rezoning properties tant Chloe Fox, recommended zoning bylaw after that. fouled if we change the zoning,” along Jackson Avenue in Ganges to allow light industrial uses. against including Jackson Avenue “I think we have to be cogni- Grams agreed. in the zone where light industry is zant of the advice we’ve received “I really thank you for taking to be allowed because the proper- from the NSSWD as to capac- consideration of the water needs rals to First Nations and other to collaborate with the LTC and ties are located within the North ity issues,” said trustee George of the island,” said Doreen Hewitt, affected stakeholders and agen- ensure a very robust process with Salt Spring Waterworks District. Grams, who added he would go chair of the Cusheon Lake Stew- cies before going to second read- First Nations takes place. NSSWD strongly opposed the along with the amendment for ardship Committee and president ing and public hearing. Milne said The Islands Trust and its Salt idea in its referral because of the the time being but would like to of the Beddis and Cusheon Lake that given the project’s 25-year Spring office have also been work- potential for increased water use have the final decision be evi- Area Residents’ Association. timespan, the Ministry of Com- ing to improve relationships with and its inability to add supply dence-based. Next steps for the industrial munity, Sport and Cultural Devel- First Nations, including a more capacity. Grams subsequently made a needs project will be bylaw refer- opment has indicated it wants thorough referral process. News briefs more likely to crash when found using a hand-held first-ever Vital Signs able report, to be published Distracted distracted, and that 27 electronic device while Vital Signs report, such as commu- in October 2017. The report per cent of all fatal crash- driving face a $368 fine, nity belonging, health and will present a unique snap- drivers es in B.C. involve distract- and four penalty points survey open wellness, housing, arts and shot of the island and the ed driving. on their licence.” The Salt Spring Island culture, learning, seniors, people who live here. targeted “Local officers will be ‘N’ and ‘L’ drivers are Foundation is inviting all the environment, work and The survey is available Salt Spring RCMP mem- focused on drivers who not permitted to use any local residents to complete employment, and sports online at ssifoundation. bers are reminding the choose to ignore B.C.’s electronic devices while its Vital Signs survey. and recreation. ca/foundation-initiatives/ public that March is Dis- tough distracted driv- driving, including a A crucial part of the Vital Vital Signs will combine vital-signs until April 14. tracted Driving Month for ing laws and put other hands-free cell phone. Signs community consul- statistical analysis with Hard copies of the survey B.C. police officers. motorists and pedes- More information on tation process, the survey valuable local insights into are also available at the Salt The Insurance Cor- trians at risk,” said Cpl. the dangers of distracted seeks local opinion on community strengths and Spring Public Library and poration of B.C. reports Darren Lagan of the Salt driving can be found at quality-of-life areas to be challenges in a compre- Salt Spring Seniors Ser- that drivers are five times Spring RCMP. “Drivers www.icbc.com. included in Salt Spring’s hensive and highly read- vices. Need Packing Paper? Puppy Paper? Art Supply Paper? Paper Table Cloths? Why not stop by the Driftwood and buy a Roll End Prices $5 and up. CASH ONLY. 4 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 NEWSBEAT www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com Gulf Islands Driftwood RCMP Police called out to Fulford-Ganges Road collisions Alcohol suspected ditions around 7:30 p.m. Thursday his male passenger were injured, and driving an Infiniti car swerved to vehicles were towed from the scene evening. both were able to get out of the vehi- avoid a Volkswagen Golf, driven by a due to the severity of damage. factor in one case According to an RCMP report, the cle before emergency crews arrived. female driver, that turned widely into Alcohol involvement on the part male driver of a 2001 GMC pick-up Alcohol may be a factor in a sec- his lane while entering the road. The of the Volkswagen driver is under Salt Spring RCMP, Salt Spring Fire- lost control in the 2600 block of Ful- ond crash on Fulford-Ganges Road, report notes the Volkswagen clipped investigation. Any witnesses to the Rescue and BC Ambulance Service ford-Ganges Road, causing his vehi- which took place in the 1800 block the rear end of the Infiniti, causing it collision are asked to contact the Salt paramedics all responded to a single- cle to leave the roadway and roll over shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday, to skid out. The Volkswagen also lost Spring Island detachment at 250- vehicle crash caused by slippery con- into the ditch. Neither the driver nor March 5. A police report states a male control and left the roadway. Both 537-5555.

BC FERRIES Vesuvius passengers left cold LETHAL DRUGS Terminal improvements not planned soon

BY ELIZABETH NOLAN ARE out there DRIFTWOOD STAFF One of the most mini- Find out how you can save a life. mally serviced ferry termi- nals along the B.C. coast Every day, people are losing their lives to overdoses — at Vesuvius Bay — will continue to exhibit a spar- in BC. These deaths are preventable. Many illegal tan profile for at least the next five years, according drugs, including party drugs, have been found to BC Ferries’ capital proj- to contain deadly fentanyl. And even more toxic ect plans. Foot passengers have carfentanil is now being detected in BC. Not using long complained about drugs is the best defence — using alone is the the lack of amenities, with just a partially glassed bus greatest risk. shelter and an outhouse to serve their needs. The If you use drugs or know someone who does, help uncomfortable situa- is available. tion has been made even more so during this year’s unusually cold winter, Learn about treatment, and where to find naloxone with repeated snowfalls in and overdose prevention sites in your area by calling December, January, Febru- ary and now March. 8-1-1 or visiting www.gov.bc.ca/overdose. “Lots of people walk on this route and the condi- Your knowledge, compassion and action can save tions are quite substan- a life. dard. Why would a walk-on passenger at this ferry ter- minal have different needs than those at Fulford or Swartz Bay, or at almost

any terminal on the B.C. photo courtesy Lynn Thorwaldson coast?” asked Salt Spring’s Minimal facilities for foot passengers at the Vesuvius ferry Lynn Thorwaldson, who terminal have proved inadequate for this winter’s cold con- commutes to Duncan four ditions, but improvements aren’t in the short-term forecast. days a week. “If the ferry is late or you miss one, it is dismal.” According to BC Fer- advisory committee to BC ries’ passenger statistics for “It’s one of the Ferries, said the matter has October 2016, 18,965 people not been a major topic of left from the Vesuvius termi- least served discussion in the past. More nal that month, compared attention has been put to 5,398 departing from terminals in the on long-delayed plans to Long Harbour. The numbers revamp the Fulford termi- do not break down between system.” nal, which may finally be foot passengers and those getting some traction. getting rides in cars, but the harold swierenga With a meeting on Mon- overall magnitude suggests Chair, Salt Spring Ferry day that was to focus on foot passenger traffic must Advisory Committee Route 6 serving Vesuvius- also be higher at Vesuvius. Crofton, Swierenga agreed Commuters and school of terminals that are that it is timely to talk about the children are among the reg- sparse anymore, but we’ve Vesuvius facilities as well. ular users. got to fit it in when we can “It’s one of the least BC Ferries acknowledges fit it in,” said public affairs served terminals in the the situation may not be manager Darin Guenette. system. We’ll put it on Learn more at gov.bc.ca/overdose the best, but said termi- Guenette said the project the agenda for the public nal improvements are not is tentatively scheduled for meeting in May — I think it planned for approximate- 2021 or 2022. should at least be consid- ly five years. Prior to that, “So that’s still almost five ered,” Swierenga said. community consultation years away. Nothing in the Thorwaldson said pas- on what’s needed will take interim is planned,” he con- sengers who are interested Carry a Naloxone Kit Call 9-1-1 #stopoverdose place. firmed. in creating a united front “We do have a develop- Harold Swierenga, who can email her at lynnthor@ ment plan. There’s not a lot chairs Salt Spring’s ferry telus.net.

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WILDLIFE Cougar threat upgraded as livestock kill confirmed Conservation officer at an angle. Kissinger doesn’t — or possibly cougars — has wounds in its neck and had cers can locate the cougar they will put it down. think it will ever be the same. proved elusive when nec- been fed on at the shoulder. Relocation attempts have not proved successful, intervention possible What’s worse, he had already essary. It has yet to return “It’s odd it’s killing live- because the animal is often forced into a fight in lost a ram at the beginning to the kill site at Hughes’ stock because there’s so another cougar’s territory, Kissinger said. BY ELIZABETH NOLAN of February. farm, where a game camera many deer,” Byron said. Hughes will appreciate an end to the situation. DRIFTWOOD STAFF Photographs that Hughes was set up. Another camera “And I thought it was odd He’s been staying up at night on patrol, which is Wildlife conservation offi- took of the cougar’s tracks in that Ken Byron put up at his it would eat so much of the impacting his other work as an excavator operator. cers have re-evaluated the the snow suggest it is bound- north end farm after a sheep animal.” Although he understands that erroneous sight- potential risk posed by a ing at six feet intervals. The was killed there two weeks Byron believes there may ing reports are probably often made, Hughes feels cougar active on Salt Spring animal has to clear a seven- ago has also failed to catch actually be two cougars. He conservation officers should have acted after his first and will take steps to remove foot tall fence to get in. any footage. saw tracks at a property off livestock kill in early February instead of waiting for the animal if it kills again. Kissinger visited Hughes’ “It could be in the north Stewart Road suggesting a another one. “We’re at the point now farm with tracking dogs on end, it could be anywhere. smaller animal walking with “It would have been nice if they’d taken an active where we’ll be taking inter- Thursday and confirmed It’s like a ghost,” Hughes said. a larger one. A local couple role,” he said. vention,” said Mark Kissing- a cougar was responsible Joanne Perkins, who also reported seeing a pair “I wish the cougars and the farms could co-exist — er, a conservation officer for for the most recent attack. also lives in the Ford Lake of cougars near Atkins Road. I’d like to see the deer population reduced. the South Island zone, on Judging from the tracks, he area, said a friend spotted Kissinger said conserva- “It’s like having a serial killer in your back yard.” Friday. believes it’s likely a young the cougar in her backyard tion officers will be back While the wildlife officers female. in December. The house- if or when the cougar kills considered previous reports “As a juvenile it’s not fully hold lost five chickens that another farm animal. Until of livestock kills on the island up to its hunting skills on month, but she doesn’t feel then, they are asking island- Income Tax APPROVED to be unverified, the cougar deer, so it may be more will- that it’s necessarily connect- ers to take their livestock in CANADIAN & AMERICAN PERSONAL & CORPORATE TAX PREPARTION struck a Ford Lake-area farm ing to look at lambs and ed. Anecdotal reports have at night if possible, and to Wednesday night and left no more,” Kissinger said. another sheep killed near report any sightings or signs further doubt. Mark Hughes “Generally we don’t want Beaver Point Road. of a kill to the RAPP line at James T. Fogarty lost a lamb and one of his to come if it’s killed only one Byron said during his 1-877-952-7277 or #7277 TAX ACCOUNTANT calves was severely injured. animal, but if it’s continuing entire life spent living and on the TELUS Mobility net- Fulford Village Office He’s not sure how it escaped, doing it and has switched farming on the island, he’s work. The line is staffed 24 PH: 250-653-4692 FX: 250-653-9221 but thinks the cows prob- from deer to livestock, we never actually witnessed a hours a day. People who feel [email protected] ably surrounded it. don’t have a choice.” cougar kill before. However, threatened or in fear of their by appointment The calf is now on antibi- Despite being spotted all the signs were unmistak- life can also call 911. Fogarty Accounting & Tax Services Ltd. otics but its head is twisted over the island, the cougar able: his sheep had puncture If the conservation offi-

SOCIETY NOTICE OF NOMINATION SALT SPRING ISLAND Transgender topics on tap FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ELECTION OF TRUSTEES Aaron Devor this Saturday at ArtSpring Notice is hereby given to the owners of land within the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District that nominations for trustee (2 positions) will be received between: SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING FORUM All-gender and gender-neutral signs are 9:00 A.M. Tuesday March 14th, 2017 appearing on local single-stall bathrooms, and 4:00 P.M. Friday March 24th, 2017 including at ArtSpring, Salt Spring Coffee and in some of our public schools. During which period the nomination documents shall only be received during the This is a very important change, since it office hours of Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. at the Ganges represents increased acceptance, inclusion Fire Hall or arrangements may be made to file nomination documents by phoning and safety for those who do not necessarily Thomas Moore at (250) 472 0059. fall within the gender binary. But in the United States, the Trump The two (2) Trustee positions are for a three year term commencing at the end of the administration has just reversed protec- Annual General Meeting to be held on April 24th, 2017 and terminating at the end tions from discrimination for transgender students, which had included allowing them of the Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2020. to use bathrooms and locker rooms corre- sponding with their gender identity. The Election to be held on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 at the Ganges Fire Hall from From non-binary people to pronouns 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. in the Meeting Room. An Advance Voting opportunity will Photo by Brian Sargent to gender diverse children, the way we as a Sociology professor Aaron Devor, who is be held in the Meeting Room on Wednesday, April 12th 2017 between the hours society think about gender is in transition. also the world’s only research chair in trans- of 9:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.. Candidates shall be nominated by two duly qualified Some people are beginning to understand electors of the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District. Nomination forms may gender studies. gender as a spectrum rather than as a binary. be obtained at the Fire Hall or from Thomas F. Moore, Returning Officer (250)472 Legislation in Canadian provinces increasingly protects gender identity and he was dean of graduate studies at the Uni- 0059. expression. Gender neutral bathrooms are versity of Victoria. providing safer bathroom access for people Devor is the founder and academic Those persons eligible to vote at this election will have the following qualifications: with a range of gender identities. The media director of the world’s largest transgender 1. Be a Canadian Citizen is granting more coverage to trans issues and archives, located at the University of Vic- 2. Be eighteen years of age or older trans celebrities. toria. These archives contain records of 3. Be a resident in the Province of British Columbia for at least six months prior But despite these signs of increased accep- research related to trans and gender non- to this election tance, transgender and other gender-variant conforming people that go back over 100 4. Be an owner of land within the boundaries of the Salt Spring Island Fire people face many challenges, including a years as well as records of activism that span higher risk of unemployment, harassment, over 50 years and come from 18 countries Protection District homelessness, suicide and violence. across five continents. 5. One vote is also allowed for each board or corporation that owns land within The Salt Spring Forum aims to foster com- Since 1999, Devor has also been a mem- the Fire Protection District. The Board or Corporation must designate one munity discussion and learning on the great ber of the World Professional Association for person in writing to act as an authorized agent to vote on its behalf. issues of our time. For this reason, we are Transgender Health’s standards of care com- If more than one person is registered on title as owner of land then those owners honoured to host Aaron Devor, the world’s mittee, which creates international guide- only research chair in transgender stud- lines for the appropriate care of transgender may vote providing they meet the qualifications set out above. No persons may vote ies, for a special conversation about gender people. more than once with the exception that they may vote as an authorized agent and on Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Please join us for this special, inclusive, personally if they own land on a personal basis. ArtSpring gallery. highly informative event, moderated by Salt Devor is a professor of sociology who has Spring Forum manager Julian Paquette. Dated at Ganges, B.C. Thomas F. Moore studied and taught transgender topics for Tickets are available at ArtSpring and Salt this 28th day of February 2017 Returning Officer more than three decades. From 2002-2012, Spring Books. 6 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD

2016 CCNA Awards Gold - Feature Series (Elizabeth Nolan) | Gold - Environmental Writing (Elizabeth Nolan) Gold - Special Section (Best of Salt Spring Island) | Silver - Community Newspaper Magazine (Gulf Islander) Bronze - Local Cartoon (Dennis Parker) C ANADIAN 2016 BCYCNA Awards COMMUNITY Silver - Environmental Initiative (Elizabeth Nolan) | Bronze - General Excellence NEWSPAPER OPINION AWARD 2012 EDITORIAL More work to do e Bold for Change. That’s the International Women’s Day campaign theme for 2017, and it calls on people to take definitive action in six different areas, from campaigning against violence to being a champion Bfor women’s education. Several groups on Salt Spring Island work year- round for such causes, whether the Salt Spring Women Opposed to Violence and Abuse (SWOVA) Community Development and Research Society group — which has just completed a major report on consent and sexual assault — or the local chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women (and other groups), which give bursaries to girls and women to help improve their lives and society through education. With a theme of change in the air, it’s fi tting that 14 local women who volunteer extraordinary amounts of time in our community will be recognized today, March 8, on International Women’s Day, as “change- makers” at an evening event at ArtSpring. It was put VIEWPOINT by Adam Olsen together by SWOVA and THE ISSUE: Volunteer and Commu- International nity Resources. SWOVA Women’s Day has celebrated female “changemakers” in the Support good ideas for education WE SAY: past and VCR is going all out to mark volunteerism It’s time to rethink funding in B.C.’s public education continue to pressure teachers to do more with less. We Equal rights not a for Canada’s 150th birth- system. cannot continue to throw money at a problem and expect given day, so it’s a perfect mix of I’m not talking about the new curriculum, or the best it to be fixed. What worked when I went to school isn’t focal points and energies. learning environment for our children — our future. The working now. This week’s and last week’s issues of the Drift- issue is about how B.C.’s public education system is fund- The B.C. Green Party’s elected members are free to ask wood contain brief profi les of the 14 nominated ed today and how the system is broken. their own questions, raise the issues that are women, and while most, if not all, may not bask in The B.C. Liberals boldly claim they are mak- important to their communities and vote the limelight of public recognition, acknowledging ing record investments in education, but the Parents are already for what they feel is right, rather than what’s women’s contributions and celebrating role models government continues to put restraints on best for the party. The B.C. Green Party is is one way to encourage further positive change. how that money is spent. Our school district stretched for time committed to working across party lines, For women who went through the liberation administrators have been forced to cut pro- supporting evidence-based policies and movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and those who grams and services for more than a decade, and money, and good ideas from wherever they come from. benefi tted from its impact, some current headlines and trustees risk losing their jobs if they don’t As the only candidate in this riding that may seem unbelievable: that women’s reproductive submit a balanced budget. we should not have has kids in the school system, this issue rights are being threatened in the United States, or But we know that investments in public edu- is very real in my life. Parents are already that spousal assault laws are being relaxed in Rus- cation provide returns, immediately and over to ght our own stretched for time and money, and we sia. the long term, in all aspects of our society. should not have to fight our own govern- It’s no surprise, then, that Margaret Atwood’s More money for education is necessary, but government to ment to properly fund our kids’ educa- 1985 dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale is back it’s not all about increasing the dollar amount, tion. Parent advisory councils should not be on bestseller lists, describing an American soci- it’s about how the money is spent. The prov- properly fund our forced to fundraise to provide the basics of ety where an authoritarian government dictates ince currently resources three streams of education to our kids. women’s roles. funding for school districts: operating bud- kids’ education. You can count on me to be a fierce advo- Present-day events and potentially prescient gets, funding for special projects and capital cate for the needs of our riding, and to share works of fiction remind us that existing rights expenditures. what I learn to benefit the province. can never be taken for granted and that the work The operating budget, or the money it takes to execute involved with achieving equal rights for all genders the day-to-day activities of teaching and supporting our The writer is the B.C. Green Party candidate for Saanich is never done. kids, is the fund that needs the most attention. We cannot North and the Islands in the May 2017 provincial election.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “It’s like having a serial killer in your back yard.” ISLAND VOICES MARK HUGHES, ON LIVESTOCK LOSS CAUSED BY A COUGAR SALT SPRING SAYS We asked: Why is it important to support the Salt Spring Film EHREN MCPHEE KEN LISTER MARIKO IHARA HANNAH MILLER CONNIE KUHNS Festival? There are a lot of important It is an awesome opportu- It is critical for these true I think it’s amazing to get to The festival offers an oppor- issues that need to be heard nity to look at the world in stories to be told and what see movies we may not have tunity to see fi lms from and these documentaries are a new and inspired way. It better format than through otherwise heard of. All these around the world, to support a great way to spread infor- is community building and these outstanding, visionary, incredibly relevant topics are Canadian fi lmmakers as mation and ideas. reminds us to change the powerful fi lms? exposed. well as the volunteers and world from the bottom up. sponsors who work so hard to make this weekend happen.

Letters to the editor are welcome, but writers are requested to keep their submissions to 350 words or less. Letters may be edited for brevity, legality and taste. Writers are also asked to furnish a telephone number where they may be reached during the day, and to sign their letters with their full name. Thank you letters will not normally be considered for publication. Letters to the editor Send your letters to news@gul slandsdriftwood.com it’s all paid for by you and ry companies, banks and ago to go hiking along the the state parks were ter- We’re paying me. developers — much of it Don’t follow Napali Coast. rible and treacherous to They say that these ads from outside the province, While I expected some walk on: fissured by the for Liberal ads are “public service infor- and even outside of the Kauai’s changes in that time, I rain, trampled by too These are tough times for mation messages” but, as country! was shocked at the level many feet. Obviously the the newspaper industry, so was evident in the Drift- If any of this strikes you example of development, the state does not have the I’m sure the Driftwood was wood ad, there is very little as borderline corruption, Having just returned number of people visiting resources to maintain thrilled to be paid for a full- information in them, and you’re not alone. The BC from a holiday on Kauai, and how the natural fea- the trails in the face of so page colour ad by the pro- certainly none that war- NDP has been fighting in I was interested to read tures of the island have many visitors. vincial government in last rants such vast expenditure the legislature (on the rare about the Salt Spring become degraded. I hope the commission week’s edition. by a government that says occasions it is in session) Community Economic I did not expect to be considers the impact of I have no beef with the it can’t afford to raise wel- to have government adver- Development Commis- in traffic jams, having tourism on Salt Spring Driftwood publishing it fare rates above $610 per tisements reviewed by an sion’s efforts to “ramp up to wait at every stop of and has a plan for sus- but, as a taxpayer, I do have month — what it has been independent body, to for- tourism” on Salt Spring interest to get a parking tainable development a very big problem with for the last decade — and (Feb. 22 Driftwood news spot and being turned of the industry. Do we bid political contributions paying for such extrava- which cancelled affordable story). away at one wildlife ref- have enough water, other from corporations and gance. The ad is clearly a transit passes for people on While I understand the uge because too many natural resources, infra- unions, and prevent politi- blatant partisan advertise- disability benefi ts. importance of tourism cars had already entered. structure and space for cal fi nancial infl uence from ment for the B.C. Liberal Ironically, the BC Liber- to the economy of our Any of the coral reefs thousands more? outside the province. Party in the run-up to the als could easily afford to island, I do want to tell that were close to pub- I would hate to see us election in May. The B.C. pay for this campaign with You can help to win this a cautionary tale about lic beaches I visited going the way of Kauai. Liberals are in the middle their own funds which are fight by re-electing Gary increasing the number were almost denuded SUSAN HANNON, of a huge multimedia, brimming over with money Holman, our NDP candi- of tourists to an island in of living coral, with few FULFORD multi-million-dollar pro- donated by fossil fuel com- date. an unsustainable way. I fish and invertebrates paganda blitz in B.C. and panies, mining and forest- MICHAEL WALL, last visited Kauai 40 years left. Some of the trails in MORE LETTERS continued on 8 SALT SPRING

AGING with GRACE: Cookies for care BY HELEN HINCHLIFF ’m not a cookie grandma!” dissatisfaction with the way While my mother’s relation- what she expected of them. She $12 an hour “Imy mother announced with things were turning out: “He’s ship with her grandchildren wouldn’t do it. Maybe it was too plus room pride 30 years ago or more. never here,” she fi rst complained was flagging, I was attending hard to say, “I want you to eat and board. When she was in her 50s and about her grandson. “And when the Caregivers Support Group dinner with me every night and Even though 60s, she sometimes spoke dis- she comes home, she never eats here at the Seniors’ Services I want you to take the garbage the woman paragingly about women who, with me,” she lamented about Society. For 20 years or more, cans out to the street.” cleared HELEN HINCHLIFF she claimed, doled out cook- her granddaughter. “Instead, Marg Monro (250-537-5004) has Perhaps you or someone you $70,000 that year, it was a harder ies to gain their grandchildren’s she goes straight to her room been leading it every Wednes- know needs live-in help. To get job than she’d bargained for and love and attention. But when and shuts the door.” My mother day morning at 11 a.m. About advice about drawing up an the daughter finally placed her my mother was advancing into was so disappointed she started 10 years ago, one of our mem- agreement, particularly one with mother in a personal care home, her mid-80s, she turned herself referring to her grandchildren as bers was a man in his 90s who a family member, go to www. a fate they both had feared. Good into the biggest cookie grand- tenants. was legally blind but was nev- caregiver.org/personal-care- news: she found herself enjoying ma going, inviting her youngest My mother had been hoping ertheless the sole caregiver for agreements to learn about speci- the companionship of the other grandchildren to live with her in they’d offer friendly, sympathetic his wife who had dementia. He fying the duties to be performed old ladies living there. her southern California home ears to her tales about the good wanted a young woman to live as well as the amount of com- Live-in care can be incred- and attend the local community old days while providing their with them, cooking meals and pensation to be offered and the ibly expensive, so Immigration college. Whenever my niece and sage advice for the umpteenth helping out with his wife’s care, frequency with which it will be Canada allows families to hire nephew wanted something nice time about how to divvy up her but he feared that person might paid. Agreements should pro- immigrant caregivers www.cic. — a trip to Spain, for example, or collection of antiques among take advantage of his blindness vide for care in the future, not gc.ca/english/work/hire/care- maybe a car — she forked over relatives living near and far. and his wife’s forgetfulness. We services already rendered. The giver.asp), while promising to the money. When I asked about her could see that a potential care- agreement needs to be in writing protect them from exploitation. Why? monthly visits back in the 1930s giver might also have some con- and both parties should sign and But I know someone who, some It’s my guess she was lonely, to her ancient grandmother, she cerns, so we suggested he see an date it with the stipulation that years ago, was desperate for live- but feared alternatives: instead of would tell me how boring it had attorney for help in drawing up a they have the right to approve in caregiving help. He got a tip on downsizing her possessions and been to hear the same old stories legally binding contract. any changes. Who will enforce it? a potential caregiver in the Phil- moving into an assisted-living trotted out each time. “I didn’t There was little I could do for About 10 years ago, my mother’s ippines and wired several large residence, she imported grand- listen to her,” she admitted, my mother back then because I cousin was experiencing demen- amounts before realizing he was children to provide her with never once thinking, it would was caring for Murray full time. tia and required help. Her daugh- victim to a scam. company while enjoying praise seem, that her own grandchil- So whenever she called to com- ter hired a woman to live with her, Nobody wants to feel trapped for her generosity. dren might have felt the same plain, I would suggest she draw acting as cook, housekeeper and into offering cookies for care; Almost from the start, I got about listening to her daily dron- up a contract with her grand- companion, for 16 hours a day, let’s start planning for old age to hear by telephone about her ing about the same old stuff. children spelling out precisely seven days a week. She was paid now. 8 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 OPINION www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com Gulf Islands Driftwood Rants and Roses shops and to all those who Natureworks and Community Roses donated funds to make this Services. Thank you! Oodles of dazzling roses to event happen: the Coast Capi- all the wonderful members tal Foundation, the McCreary A bouquet of springtime of our generous community Centre Society, Country Gro- snowdrops to the employees who helped make Gulf Islands cer, the Growing Innovation and customers of Rock Salt Secondary’s Mental Well- Program (UBC), the GISS PAC; who kindly returned my green ness Summit a huge success! and those who donated in wallet with nary a note gone. Bunches of colourful roses to kind: the Local Action Team, Thank goodness for the hon- those who facilitated work- the DPAC, Thrifty Foods, esty of Salt Springers. W.E.

MORE LETTERS Finally, the festival could not happen without continued from 7 our superb management team, James Cowan and Jane Aitken, the more than 100 volunteers Reduce taxes working cheerfully throughout the weekend, I am a property-tax-paying homeowner on our dedicated board of directors, and you, our Salt Spring. My property taxes support the Salt intelligent and curious film-goers. Spring Transit service, which I never use. See you all again next year! In my opinion, the Salt Spring Transit author- THERIN GOWER, ity should be self-supporting. It is unfair for for Salt Spring Film Festival Society property taxes to support the bus service. Fares should be adjusted to levels which will allow Proud of our schools for the Salt Spring Transit authority to be self- This is a good news story about Salt Spring. supporting, or other taxation streams should I and a few others from Salt Spring attended be used that will spread the pain around. a conference at Royal Roads on “Last Child Perhaps a gas tax, like the one in Victoria and in the Woods” issues and ideas last week. The Vancouver, should be considered. Property Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Gov- taxes, water parcel taxes and sewer taxes are ernor of B.C., was one of the speakers. One of making it unaffordable for working-class and her passions is getting students out into nature senior homeowners to afford to live on Salt and saving wild spaces. Spring Island. We need to find ways to reduce She told us that her goal for Canada 150 was these taxes, not increase them. to visit 150 schools in B.C. this year. She said Bill Steiner, that so far she had visited around 48 schools Salt Spring and then she started with “I visited Salt Spring Island where at the middle school I was enter- No outsiders needed tained with a circus.” She embellished the story I was interested in Michael Ableman’s plea with all the things that happened in the circus. Photo by Jen MacLellan on behalf of the island’s farmers and growers Then she said, “I was escorted to the second- WINNING TICKETS: Richard Fraser of Fraser’s Thimble Farms picks a ticket from the for a better deal at the Saturday market (“Sat- ary school, where there is an array of solar pan- box of raffle entries at the Green store in Ganges at a Saturday afternoon party, framed urday market design needs to be changed,” els on the roof and all the money saved goes by one of the prizes, a Japanese maple tree donated by Thimble Farms. The raffle was a March 1 Driftwood). into scholarships for graduating students.” At community-led effort to raise funds for a rainwater storage system for the nursery. However, I have to draw the line on his sug- this point the audience was almost clapping gestion of yet another off-island “consultant” and those of us from Salt Spring were doing to sort out this whole sorry mess. If this island “high fives.” cannot get half a dozen intelligent, involved, I am so proud of our schools and of our interested parties together in a room with a big island in general. We are a great community in sheet of paper, a bunch of coloured Sharpies so many ways. and the will to sort out a workable plan, some- Jean Gelwicks, Call for Public Comment thing is far wrong. Salt Spring We are not made of money, nor is this rocket B.C. credit union seeks to exit provincial regulation science we’re talking about. For 25 years I have Caring community watched the pathetic shenanigans of the market To those who saw me fall at the Country On Dec. 14, 2016, Coast Capital Savings Credit Union based in Surrey, B.C. brouhaha unfold and shaken my head. Grocer on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25, I want announced that its members have voted to apply to be governed by the federal Michael Ableman is correct: it’s time for to assure you that in no way is Country Grocer Bank Act and other applicable federal laws as a federal credit union. change. responsible for my accident! I tripped on my Andrew G. Gardner, own laces, period. As part of the application, FICOM (the B.C. Regulator) and the Credit Union Salt Spring That being said, almost before I hit the Deposit Insurance Corporation, have now received formal notice, seeking their ground, one of the cashiers rushed over to help consent for the change. Film fest kudos me, assure me that an ambulance was on the Snow-tipped red roses to all the many gener- way and to ask what she could do for me. She As FICOM considers this application, the regulator recognizes that the wider ous groups and individuals who contributed to called my husband, thank you. Another cashier public and other financial institutions may wish to provide comment on this the success of this year’s film festival. You are all also rushed over to tell me that the ambulance magnificent! was almost there and that I should not feel that change of regulatory jurisdiction. To our presenting sponsor Country Gro- I was in the way or being difficult. FICOM is extending an invitation to the public for feedback to inform cer, Gala Night sponsor Purica, Stonehouse At the same time, a lovely young couple, Jes- the decision on consent. Comments must be received no later than B&B, Hastings House, Mid Island Co-op, B.C. sica and Adam, whom I did not know, rushed th Arts Council, Government of B.C. community to me. Jessica held my hand, wiped my tears, March 30 , 2017. gaming grants, the Salt Spring Royal Canadian checked my vital signs as best she could and You can find out more about the proposed change here: Legion Branch 92, the Driftwood, the Exchange, kept me still until the paramedics arrived. They and all of our other amazing sponsors, grantors, are my angels, and I am blessed. http://www.fic.gov.bc.ca benefactors, supporters and donors, we extend Roy and Sean, the young men who cared Please send your comments and concerns to: our deepest appreciation. for me in the ambulance and stayed by my [email protected] A standing ovation for SD64 and GISS staff, side until the doctor was able to take over, are who graciously allow us to take over classrooms my new heroes. They could be anything, and Or write to FICOM at: and the multipurpose room each year. Thank choose a career of helping others. Commission Consultation you to the attending filmmakers, who enrich The team of angels at Lady Minto took care our festival by introducing films, mingling and of me like a princess until I was moved to Dun- Financial Institutions Commission answering questions, especially the whole Spirit can for surgery to repair my left shoulder. I am 2800 - 555 West Hastings Street of the West family. home, being well cared for and, oh so slowly, Vancouver, BC Kudos to Contour Grafix for another attrac- getting better. V6B 4N6 tive program guide, to ArtSpring ticket centre To all those at Country Grocer, friends, for handling our presales and to Community acquaintances, strangers, I thank you each for Services for distributing subsidized tickets. your concern and offers of help. I am grateful We are grateful for the delicious food from to live in such a caring community in such a Coco Loco, Laughing Daughters, Jana’s Bake generous society. And I urge everyone to tie Shop and the GISS cafeteria, and to Salt Spring their shoes properly! Coffee Co. and Ometepe for warming us up with Maggie Warbey, hot coffee. Salt Spring Gulf Islands Driftwood www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com OPINION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 | 9 Encyclopedia is still useful

By PAUL MCELROY in 36AD) and Sextant (an In my defence, men instrument for determin- of my age don’t often get GUESTColumn ing latitude and longi- stopped in the street by tude). attractive young women door-to-door, one a month It could have been worse, unless it’s an offer of help at about a pound a vol- I suppose. The first edi- to cross the road. ume for two years until we tion of the Encyclopedia There may have been were potentially the most was compiled by a man some short preamble knowledgeable kids in the called William Smellie, so about being from the Drift- neighbourhood. In Janu- you can imagine that HIS wood and conducting their ary, after the first install- success with the fair sex in weekly Salt Spring Says fea- ment had arrived, I became 1780 would have been seri- ture, but I probably missed an expert on aardvarks, in ously compromised. “Good that in the excitement of February I contemplated evening! I’m Smellie and being accosted. the Beatitudes. By the time I know everything there is “It’s Freedom to Read I was 14, I could tell you to know about just about Week. What book should everything about zygotes. everything.” everybody have access to?” (I know nothing about hip- And so did I — except Just like that. Not even an popotami because my lit- what possible use the invitation to discuss it over tle brother cut that page Encyclopedia Britannica dinner. “What book should out for a school project.) could be to a generation everybody have access to?” Oh, and if you bought the where everything you will I could have said, “Ulyss- full set, you got a wood- ever need to know is yours es by James Joyce.” Clever substitute bookcase to put at the click of an iPhone. people always say, “Ulysses them in. But here’s the difference. by James Joyce” because So, the Encyclopedia If something was in the they know that most of us Britannica was the go-to Encyclopedia Britannica, it couldn’t get past the cling source for everything in was true. You never doubt- wrap, let alone Chap- our house. If one of us ed it. It wasn’t like the Bible, ter One. Or the Complete came down with a rash, which you either believed Works of William Shake- mum would turn to the or didn’t. Or Wikipedia, speare. Or any dissertation encyclopedia. “Sma to Tur. which is apparently com- on the Canadian constitu- Book Nine. Smallpox.” Or piled and edited by peo- tion. for homework. My teach- ple with an axe to grind. Photo by Jen MacLellan Instead I said, “Encyclo- ers must have marvelled Or Google, which will give SHARING THE STORY: San Francisco’s Jesus Guillen, one of the subjects of Last Men pedia Britannica.” at my grasp of English his- you half a dozen alterna- Standing, a film about long-term HIV/AIDs survivors, addresses the audience following I ask you! Encyclopedia tory (Alfred, Edward the tive realities. It was just the the film’s screening at the Salt Spring Film Festival over the weekend. Some 50 films were Britannica in a Wiki world Elder, Aelfweard … ) or true facts. With pictures. where you have merely that I could define algebra So now that I think about shown at the 18th annual festival that ran from March 3-5 at GISS. to ask Siri and there it is. (“the part of mathematics it, there is a place for it in Instant informational grat- in which letters and other this Trumpian dystopia of ification . . . more or less. general symbols are used lies and distorted truths. “Siri, what was it Sopho- to represent numbers”) Everybody should have cles had to say about mor- without actually being able access to the Encyclopedia tality?” to solve a single equation. Britannica. AnnuAl Spring “Thank you, Paul. Here And I never really under- And it’s online, so you are the recipes for roasted stood why I couldn’t keep a won’t even need a small Brussels sprouts I was able girlfriend until much later. bungalow and cheap book- to find.” “Yes, nice dress, but case. OK, so it’s a work in pro- did you know the Assyr- gress, but Siri sits in your ians invented the kilt long The writer retired to Salt pocket while the complete before the Scots, but the Spring six years ago after set of Encyclopedia Britan- Greeks . . . oh, yeah. Bye.” 18 years as a journalist on S A le nica could fill a small bun- It’s not that I was bor- the Daily Mirror, London. galow. I know that because ing, but I just couldn’t Before that he worked for it filled our small bunga- find a girl who would stay the Province, the Vancou- March 10, 11 and 12 low when I was a kid. My around long enough to ver Sun, the Sydney Sun, dad bought the entire set get to “sex,” between Saint Australia, and the London rain, shine or snow! from a man selling them Stephen (stoned to death Daily Express. 20% off all regularly priced trees, shrubs and perennials 3 days only A MAN’S BEST FRIEND’S NEW BEST FRIEND. 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Isabel Bayrakdarian on and the language of her homeland. Indeed, opera is not Bayrakdarian’s only forte. If you Friday night have never before heard her sing and were to look her up on YouTube, the first entry SUBMITTED BY ARTSPRING you would fi nd would be a haunting video This Friday brings Isabel Bayrakdar- of Isabel and the Minasyan Duduk Quartet ian, a behemoth of Canada’s music scene, to performing Dle Yaman, an Armenian lament. ArtSpring’s stage. Performed in a colonnade of ancient stone One of Canada’s most celebrated opera ruins, the Armenian quartet stands behind stars, Bayrakdarian is the winner of too many Bayrakdarian, while she sings an aching song awards to count. A small sample includes of loss, inspired by the grief of the Armenian four Junos, the Marilyn Horne Foundation genocide. Competition Award and the Canada Coun- Whether you’ve heard the name “Isabel cil’s Virginia Parker Prize. Bayrakdarian” or not, there’s a very great Bayrakdarian has gained a reputation for chance you’ve heard her sing. She and How- her beauty, style and presence as much as for ard Shore performed Evenstar in none other her voice. It should also be noted, amidst her than The Lord of the Rings. The song appears prima donna praise, that Bayrakdarian holds in The Two Towers, the second film in the a degree in biomedical engineering from the trilogy, as the tragi-beautiful background University of Toronto, and a doctorate from melody to the Elven princess Arwen’s deci- Wilfred Laurier University. She is currently a sion to marry her mortal lover, Aragon, and faculty member in the voice department at give up her immortality. the University of California, Santa Barbara. Bayrakdarian will be singing at ArtSpring Of Armenian descent, Bayrakdarian’s rich, on Friday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m., with a wine PHOTO COURTESY WWW.ISABELBAYRAKDARIAN.COM longing vocals switch easily between English reception to follow the concert. Promotional photo for singer Isabel Bayrakdarian, who will perform at ArtSpring on Friday.

ART EXHIBITION www.saltspringfolkclub.com Gallery 8 marks March 17 with Will Millar Irish Rovers founder shares paintings and music

BY ELIZABETH NOLAN DRIFTWOOD STAFF St. Patrick’s Day will be a festive occasion on Salt Spring this year, with a March 17 exhibition opening that gives viewers a unique window into Ireland’s past. Many Canadians will recognize featured artist Will Millar as the original leader of the world renowned musical group The Irish Rov- ers. The event promises to be a fun evening of music, stories and laughter, as Millar supplements the viewing of his oil paintings with Monday March 20 Tickets $25 song. available at: The paintings depict the beloved Ireland of Millar’s childhood Fulford Hall Salt Spring Books Door opens 6:15 (Pass holders 6:00) Stuff and Nonsense as well as scenes from his adopted Canada. They have reached an Show starts 7:00 Catering by Haidee Hart appreciative world audience through the online gallery IrishArtPlus and Winchester Gallery in Victoria. Best sound on the Island “An old Irish artist and mentor of mine told me, ‘Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pic- An ICONIC SUPERSTARS TRIBUTE Show tures.’ I draw my inspiration from old songs, stories and memories from my early days in Ireland,” Millar explained. ROD STEWART | WHITNEY HOUSTON Millar and his wife have lived in a restored farmhouse in the Cowichan Valley area for the past 20 years, where he’s produced TINA TURNER | ROY ORBISON a large body of work at his sunny lakeside studio. He’s also made With Electrifying Band and Glamorous Show Dancers regular visits to his birth country since moving to Canada many decades ago, but it’s the Ireland of his childhood that provides most of his source material. Millar was raised in Ballymena, County Antrim, across the road from where Liam Neeson grew up. (Millar’s father was also a musi- cian and played regularly in the Neeson family’s pub.) PHOTO COURTESY GALLERY 8 “Ireland today has greatly changed, but the Ireland of my youth Will Millar with his palette. An exhibition of Millar’s artwork JUST was a colourful place,” Millar recalled. “There were gypsies on the opens next Friday at Gallery 8 in Grace Point Square. ANNOUNCED! back roads with painted wagons, raggedy kids and dogs. Every town had horse fairs and country markets with cattle, sheep and wonder- my fi rst love of art,” Millar said. “It’s always been a part of me.” ful characters. Moonshine men, itinerant musicians and ballad The opening reception on March 17 goes from 5 to 8 p.m., with singers in old pubs: I remember it all vividly and very fondly.” the show continuing through April 7. Millar has many musician Millar is not one of those entertainers who looked around for friends on the island and expects a visit from Harry Warner and another form of expression after parking the tour bus. Even though perhaps some other guests as well. Though no one should expect his musical career started at age 10 in a duo with his sister, he was a full concert, music will certainly be part of the event. th TICKETS ON already drawn to the visual arts as a young child. An elderly neigh- “I invite people to come by, have a pint or two, and celebrate JUNE 13 SALE NOW! bour was his fi rst teacher. Later on as a touring musician with the St. Patrick’s Day. We’ll sing a few Irish songs and see some Irish SALT SPRING ISLAND 7:30PM Irish Rovers, Millar spent his days off from concerts in New York, art,” Millar said. ARTSPRING THEATRE - 100 Jackson Ave. Chicago and Detroit by visiting the world-class art museums in Some of Millar’s paintings can be viewed now at Gallery 8 in those cities. Grace Point Square or by visiting www.artgallery8.com. Due to By Phone at 250.537.2102 “Since I was a small boy I have loved drawing and painting and the high demand for his work, the gallery is allowing pre-sales or buy online at: www.artspring.ca when I slowed down on the music touring I was able to go back to for this exhibition. Gulf Islands Driftwood www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 | 11 MUSICAL THEATRE GRAND(M)OTHERS TO GRANDMOTHERS In Support of the Kids invited to explore Matilda the Musical Stephen Lewis Foundation Turning the Tide of HIV/AIDS Spring break camp with Newman said Newman in a press release. bring healthy lunches, snacks and water bottles in Africa “The beloved children’s story is about a gift- and, just like Matilda, be ready for some surpris- With spring break just around the corner, Sue ed little girl who was born to a pair of utterly ing theatrical discoveries of their own. SCRABBLE Newman of RainWood Dance Studio is ready to unsuitable, uninterested and self-absorbed par- Teens and adults can get in on the fun too. From FUNDRAISER take students on a musical theatre escapade into ents. Under the stifling and cruel headmistress 6 to 9 p.m. on March 20-24, they’ll get their chance the world of Roald Dahl’s Matilda. at school, the future is grim indeed. But through to do some Matilda workshopping. Salt Spring Inn Matilda the Musical was designed for the Lon- the efforts of her astute and kindhearted teacher, People should contact Rosita Larrain at Rain- Tues. & Wed., March 7 & 8 don and Stratford stages by the Royal Stratford Miss Honey, Matilda discovers her true destiny, Wood Dance Studio, at 320 Upper Ganges Rd., for 2 – 4 p.m. Company and then moved on to Broadway. It magical powers and a beautiful life lies ahead, registration as soon as possible, as space is limited, Penny’s Pantry on the Green has toured extensively throughout the U.S., Can- after all.” at [email protected]. Or, register ada and Australia, where composer Tim Minchin The Spring Break Matilda the Musical Work- online at www.rainwooddancestudio.com. Sat., March 11 resides. shop runs for actors, singers and dancers aged Newman will also be teaching tap dancing for 6 - 9ish p.m. “His brilliant, sophisticated, yet down-to-earth six through 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from March teens and adults every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. with SILENT AUCTION lyric has been hailed nothing short of brilliant,” 20 to 24. Students should wear flexible clothing, beginning April 5.

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What’s On - the go! Scan this barcode with your smartphone to download, instructions what’s on this week below. Wed. Mar 8 Thurs. Mar 9 Thurs. Mar 9 Fri. Mar 10 Sat. Mar 11 Sat. Mar 11 Mon. Mar 13 ACTIVITIES LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES Gulf Islands School Board. Open Mic With Dave & Ross. Introductory Squash Youth Writing Workshop. Jesse Roper. Victoria rocker SS Forum Presents Dr. Aaron Salt Spring Toastmasters. Public welcome to business Every Thursday at Moby’s Pub. Sessions. Second workshop session for performs for dance in fund- Devor. Public welcome to watch speech meeting. Fulford School. 1 p.m. 9 p.m. Drop-in introductory sessions youth ages 9-14 focuses on raiser for the SS Gymnastics University of Victoria Research contests at #1 Merchant Mews, at the new squash court at the “character.” Salt Spring Public Association. With opening act Chair in Transgender Studies 315 Upper Ganges Rd. 6 p.m. Ninth Annual Scrabble ACTIVITIES golf club on Thursdays in March. Library. 1 to 3 p.m. Barefoot Thieves. Doors at 8 discusses challenges and sharp. Fundraiser. Probus Club Meeting. 7:30 to 9 p.m. p.m. and music at 9:15 p.m. advances for gender diversity. Games played at Salt Spring Guest speaker is Wendy Gilson, Book Launch With Bill ArtSpring Gallery. 7:30 p.m. Inn. 2 to 4 p.m. the regional apiary inspector for Geimer. the government of B.C. Meaden Meet author Bill Geimer, who The Whims Family of Salt Hall. 10 a.m. will talk about his book called Spring Island: Farming, Canada: The Case for Staying Family and Social Friction. SSI Weavers and Spinners Mar 10 Out of Other People’s Wars. Salt Salt Spring Historical Society Guild Open House. Fri. Spring Library Program Room. Tue. Mar 14 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT presentation at Central Hall. Light refreshments and an 4 p.m. ACTIVITIES 2 p.m. opportunity to find out how you Isabel Bayrakdarian in can learn to spin and weave. Tossed & Found - Part Deux Everyday People. Introductory Squash Concert. Mar 12 Sessions. Library Open Late. ArtSpring. 10:30 a.m. to 12 Opening Reception. Dance/rock band at Moby’s Pub. Sun. Celebrated Armenian-Canadian Salt Spring Squash Court. Last week Salt Spring Public noon. Opening reception for show of 9 p.m. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT operatic soprano gives recital. Tuesdays through March. 9 to Library is open late on Wine reception to follow con- art based on recycled and found ACTIVITIES Folk Site C - Fundraiser 10:30 a.m. Wednesday evenings from 5 to CRD Regional Trails Open cert. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. materials runs at the Salt Spring Concert with Luke Wallace. 7 p.m. House. Gallery from 5 to 8 p.m. MET Opera: La Traviata. Luke Wallace and friends play Floor Hockey. Public invited to give input on Fabulous Flakes. Sonya Yoncheva sings one of music in support of those work- Every Tuesday at Fulford Hall. International Women’s Day routes and priorities for Salt Rock/dance band at Moby’s Pub. Moss Presentation With opera’s most beloved heroines, ing to protect the Peace River 7:30 p.m. Changemakers Celebration. Spring’s part in a regional trail 9 p.m. Terry McIntosh. the tragic courtesan Violetta, Valley from the construction SWOVA event with tapas and network. ArtSpring. 3:30 to Scientist Terry McIntosh will opposite Michael Fabiano of the Site C dam. Mahon Hall. treats honouring nominated 6:30 p.m. present a slide show providing as her lover, Alfredo, and 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. volunteer “changemakers” in our ACTIVITIES general information on mosses Thomas Hampson as his father, and will also touch on rare spe- Germont. Nicola Luisotti con- community. ArtSpring. 7 p.m. Book Launch with Jon Van Governance Salon. Wed. Mar 15 Tamelen. Facilitators Ann Moskow and cies, some of which are here on ducts. ArtSpring. 10 a.m. ACTIVITIES Salt Spring Island. Hosted by the Songjam. Author of Canadian Canoe Claire Rettie share insight on Community Quilting Bee. ACTIVITIES Pub-style singalong to the Expedition presents at the Salt governance questions opened Salt Spring Island Conservancy East Coast Swing Workshop. Farmers’ Institute. 9 a.m. to at Lions Hall. 7 p.m. At SS Elementary gym. Contact Salt Spring Digital Social. soundtrack of our lives. Moby’s Spring Library Program Room. by the new BC Societies 4 p.m. RSVP to islandcom- Salt Spring Digital group Pub. 7:30 p.m. 4 p.m. Act. ArtSpring. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wendy at 250-537-4118 for [email protected]. times and to register. members meet at Shipstones from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the third Ninth Annual Scrabble Introductory Squash. Wednesday of each month. Fundraiser. Grand(m)oth- Salt Spring Squash Court. ers to Grandmothers group Sundays through March. 1:30 Central Community Hall hosts annual fundraiser for the to 3 p.m. Society Board of Directors Stephen Lewis Foundation. Meeting. Public welcome to Karaoke. Games plus silent auc- Build-a-School-Garden attend. Central Hall. 7 p.m. Sing and dance with a pro- tion. Penny’s Pantry on the Volunteer Work Party. fessional host at the Legion Green at the SS Golf Club. 6 to At Salt Spring Elementary. 1 to 4 Songjam. Lounge. 7:15 p.m. 9 p.m. p.m. BYO gloves. Snacks provided. See last Wednesday’s listing. Saltspring Driftwood Ad March 8 What’s On 3.3125 x 1.75 B&W etnoticed SpringLibrary Break 901 North End Rd. 250-537-4656 Movie info: www.thefritz.ca g Spring Break National board Library Camp MANCHESTER Theatre Camp BY Send your submissions to Tuesday-Friday, March 28 to 31 THE SEA Live [email protected] or Sessions for ages 5-7 and 8-12 One Day drop them off at the Driftwood office. Free! Sign up at library info desk 1hr 57 min Only Rating: 14A Thurs. Starts March 16th Friday Published in the first Driftwood Ganges, Mouat’s Centre • 7:30am to 9pm • Customer Service 250 537 1522 3pm matinee and 7pm March of each month! Mar 10-14, Fri to Tues. 7pm email [email protected] 17th Sun. 3pm matinee and 7pm to reserve tickets Brought to you By PATTISON SuBaru. D.W. Salty is looking for material CINEMA EXHIBITIONS • Manchester by the Sea — An uncle is obliged to return home to care for his • Tossed & Found - Part Deux opens at Salt Spring Gallery on Friday, March for his column, nephew after his brother dies. He is to be the guardian but struggles with the deci- 10 with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. The show runs through March 28. sion. Casey Affleck won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Lee Chandler. • Robert Potter shows oil landscape paintings from his travels at KiZmit Streets of • The National Theatre Live: Amadeus — Recorded Live at The National Galeria and Cafe beginning on Saturday, March 11 and continuing until April 2, Theatre. Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, determined to make a Thursdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.-ish. Salt Spring splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri can promote his tal- • Barbara Levy premiers her photographs of nature’s beauty, along with continu- ent or destroy his name. With live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. ing works by her brother Michael Levy at Fernwood Road Cafe until March 18. Island. Thursday, March 16 only. 3 p.m. matinee and 7 p.m. Email [email protected] to • Painter Florence Roberge presents New Directions from Bunbury Studio in the reserve tickets. Bateman gallery at ArtSpring through March 3. If you have • Mikaela Morgan shows acrylic paintings until March 6 at Kizmit Galeria and information on any Cafe. • An exhibit of oil paintings by Sibylle Leimbigler is on display through March in of our streets, the Salt Spring Library Program Room. please contact • Margaret Ann Argiro shows photographs from Haida Gwaii in the hallway at us at: by Michael O’Connor Salt Spring Coffee Co. www.sunstarastrology.com 250-537-9933 or [email protected] IF YOU HAVE AN EVENT FOR THE EVENTS CALENDAR, EMAIL: 1.250.352.2936 PAGE 19 [email protected] [email protected] Gulf Islands Driftwood www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 | 13 FUNDRAISER I will help you design your dream home Jesse Roper ready to rock island crowd Dennis Maguire Dance at Fulford Hall on band playing. The band was good, but the Roper was chosen to compete at the Architect people dancing were my favourite part. 2016 International Blues Challenge in Serving the Gulf Islands Saturday night People dance with enthusiasm on Salt Memphis, Tenn. and became a final- with experience, imagination Spring. I like to rock. My favourite part is ist favourite in B.C.’s Peak Performance and professionalism when the whole crowd gets connected to Project. website: By James Cowan the stage and it becomes a crazy, swirling The nostalgic may appreciate his SS Gymnastics Association mass of cosmic energy. Everybody gets throw-back vibe akin to Stevie Ray www.dmarchitect.ca Jesse Roper has played Salt Spring only high on that.” Vaughan and vintage Texas blues. How- once before. It was on Saturday evening ever, Roper’s music remains current, his at the 2016 Music & Garlic Festival, right “People dance with fiery energy captivating audiences while before The Odds. his knock-out live performance blows Met Opera The sun was dipping in the sky and enthusiasm on Salt them away. Jesse Roper with his two bandmates totally Roper went into recording sessions last rocked the south end of Salt Spring. They Spring.” summer at the famous Warehouse Studio play the blues, some solid rock and roll, in Vancouver with producer Ian Daven- some folky style songs. JESSE ROPER port (July Talk, Band of Skulls). Most of all, Roper shines as a brilliant Victoria musician Opening the show on Saturday, March guitar player with a great voice, and his 11 at Fulford Hall will be the Barefoot songs have a unique yet familiar quality The year 2016 was a big one for Roper. Thieves performing as a trio. that makes listening to the band an excep- He and the band sold out two nights at Alix The all-ages, no-alcohol concert is a tional live music experience. Goolden Hall in Victoria, which is a rare fundraiser for the Salt Spring Gymnastics There is a tendency for musicians these feat for a local band. Since releasing his Association, which needs funds for some days to have gadgets and electronics mak- sophomore album Red Bird in 2015, Roper coach training and equipment replace- ing the bulk of the music, or a gimmick has been riding a surge of momentum ment. La Traviata MAR 11 that sets the band apart. Not Jesse Roper. that has kept the wheels on his faithful Doors open at 8 p.m. with music start- This is good ol’ rock and roll with ripping van turning as he becomes a major festival ing at 9:15 p.m. The concert will be set up Verdi 10 am guitar and a great rhythm section. draw, securing direct support from artists as a dance, with few chairs. We asked Roper if he had a favourite including Keith Urban, Steve Earle, Booker Great desserts and treats will also be 250.537.2102 | artspring.ca $21.95 | $18.95 | $12.95 musical moment from his visits to Salt T, Beth Hart, Lee Brice, Colin James and available from Coco Loco. Spring. His response was: “I went to the Spirit of the West. Tickets are available at Salt Spring Books Saturday market one time and there was a Besides his success with touring, and Mercantile. FIBRE ARTS Weavers and Spinners share all at open house Everyone welcome Thursday morning to teach, and see the best known books about taking private spinning promote and share plans relat- on basic techniques, or look lessons or higher-level weav- to March 9 event at ed to the fibre arts. through the list of equipment ing courses. The March 9 open house available on loan,” states a “This event is a great oppor- ArtSpring event takes place at ArtSpring press release. “You don’t have tunity to meet and talk to from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. It to buy your first loom. You can members, and to see examples will feature spun, woven, dyed rent one for a small monthly of the many design possibili- ISABEL A Salt Spring Weavers and and felted items made from fee.” ties that fibres offer, through Spinners Guild open house is a great variety of materials, Attendees will also hear their colour, texture or practi- BAYRAKDARIAN set to answer everyone’s fibre- some decorative and others for about the recent drop spin- cal value.” FRI MAR 10 | 7:30PM WINE RECEPTION TO FOLLOW CONCERT related questions on the morn- everyday use. dling and weaving coursesGenerously Moresponsored information by Seth Berkowitz about the ing of Thursday, March 9. “Find out how much refer- held at the high school over the guild is available at saltspring- Guild members meet every ence material the library holds, past winter and can enquire weaversandspinners.com. 250.537.2102 | artspring.ca Adults: $35 Youth: $5

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The first [email protected] show that premieredus at: on insider to Salt Spring for time you do it you’reus a at: FOOD NETWORK CANADA PROMOTIONAL PHOTO 250-537-9933 or the Food Network250-537-9933 Friday theor episode titled Salt of little bit impressed with [email protected] Celebrity chefs Danny Smiles, left, and Chuck Hughes in the RV they visited Salt Spring with night. [email protected] Earth. Winters uses yourself that you under- last summer. People who spotted island producers almost stand it now,” Marill said. the show’s RV driving exclusively for everything “When I did the tasting around town last August in her business, from with Chuck and Danny, D.W. Salty is looking for COMMUNITY SURVEY now have the chance to farmed goods to value- these guys are top chefs, material for his column, see what celebrity chefs added products like but suddenly they felt Streets of and good friends Chuck bread, cheese and tofu. they were learning some- Salt Spring Island Hughes and Danny Smiles That made her the perfect thing.” If you have information on SALT SPRING ISLAND’S were up to. Hughes is the guide to the island’s farm Kurt Irwin is also a any of our streets, please ® co-owner and execu- fresh vegetables, some of key part of the episode, contact us at: 250-537-9933 or tive chef of Montreal hot the country’s best lamb as he took the crew fish- [email protected] VITAL SIGNS 2017 spots Garde Manger and and the joys of the Satur- ing in an attempt to sat- Le Bremner. He is also day market. isfy Hughes’ yen for local TAKING THE PULSE OF THE ISLAND the star of several Food “I get to show them all salmon. Though not suc- Network CanadaD.W. and U.S.Salty ismy looking little gems,”for material Winters for cessful in that regard, anD.W. Salty is looking for material for Cooking Channelhis shows. column, said before filming last equally tasty catch was his column, Smiles is theStreets chef at of Saltsummer. Spring Island accomplished. Streets of Salt Spring Island If you have information on any of our If you have information on any of our Hughes’ restaurantstreets, pleaseLe contact“I think us at: it’s a significant “It’s pretty exciting,” streets, please contact us at: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Bremner. In 2013,250-537-9933 he orevent for Salt Spring food Irwin said about the 250-537-9933 or [email protected] [email protected] Go to claimed the title of first and Salt Spring agricul- chance to finally see how ssifoundation.ca/foundation-initiatives/vital-signs runner-up in the third ture, and I think there will the episode turned out. to complete the Vital Signs Survey between March 2 and April 14 season of Canada’s Top be more of that,” Bryan “It was just a fun expe- Chef Canada competition Webster of the Salt Spring rience,” he added. “I don’t show. Apple Company said in think I’ll be a movie star Produced by Vancou- August. He added that — they did ask me if I’d Connecting your giving with island needs ver-based Force Four the Ruckle Park cookout acted before, though.” Entertainment, Chuck “felt like an authentic Salt The Salt of the Earth and Danny’s Road Trip Spring meal,” since it was episode of Chuck and follows the pair on a based on so much mar- Danny’s Road Trip will cross-country culinary ket-fresh content. air at 6 and 9 p.m. on Fri- adventure. Along the Philippe Marill’s Salt day, March 17 and then way they make stops at Spring Sea Salt became a repeats at additional % three national parks and star ingredient of the visit. times over the following six spectacular loca- According to the episode week. See foodnetwork.ca OFF tions, where they “go to guide, it was in fact the for details. 50PASSENGERS KIDS SAIL FREE COMMUNITY HALL Fundraiser stokes community Beaver Point Hall event next the winter months and couldn’t imagine having to wait until summer to have Saturday night this precious resource to commune and celebrate in.” Fans of Beaver Point Hall will gather in With a price tag of nearly $6,500, the the warmth of community for a March 18 community is now being asked to con- All routes. All spring break. fundraiser to help pay for a new furnace for tribute to the cause. A Saturday, March Enjoy half off regular passenger fares, plus kids 11 and under sail free. the popular space. 18 fundraiser titled “Stoke” will celebrate Choose from over 2,000 sailings, March 11–30. Restrictions apply. As Naomi Jason of the Dance Temple the end of winter, the community and the group explains, hall users first endured now warm hall, said Jason. SAVE UP TO SAVE UP TO $ 35† South Coast Routes $ 85†† North Coast Routes the situation after the old coal/oil furnace Stoke will feature local performers and SELECT SAILINGS* ALL SAILINGS** stopped working in December. musicians such as Sid Filkow, Yael Wand, 8Per regular passenger fare. 72Per regular passenger fare. “Then, after over six weeks of cancelled Kaisenjammers and Ursidae Hive, as well events and frigid Dance Temple Thurs- as DJs Applecat, Rara Avis and Anchor Hill. For full details: days, the Salt Spring Island Wellness Cen- Jason said the event will have something Visit bcferries.com or call 1-888-BC FERRY tre generously stepped up and replaced for all ages and demographics, plus food

“50% Off Regular Passenger Fares” promotion is applicable on adult, BC senior, student and persons with disabilities regular passenger fares. “Kids Sail the furnace.” and a silent auction. Free” promotion is applicable to children 5 to 11 years old. Children under 5 years old travel free on all sailings. *South Coast Routes: Offer valid on select sailings March 11 – March 30, 2017 on the following routes: Metro Vancouver; Vancouver Island; Sunshine Coast; Southern Gulf Islands; Northern Gulf Wellness centre founder Greg Clay- Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Islands, in either direction. †Savings refl ect Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay route, including fuel rebate. **North Coast Routes: Offer is valid on all sailings March 11 – March 30, 2017, on the following routes: Inside Passage; Haida Gwaii; Discovery Coast Connector; Skidegate – Alliford Bay, in either direction. ton said, “It was so cold and we really Donations for the hall can also be made ††Savings refl ect Port Hardy to Prince Rupert route, including fuel rebate. Experience Card, Group and Northern Resident discounts will be increased to match the promotional discount on promotional sailings. “50% Off Regular Passenger Fares” and “Kids Sail Free” promotion is available on select needed the warmth of community in at www.beaverpointhall.org/donations. BC Ferries Vacations packages. Limited time offer. Other conditions may apply. Please visit bcferries.com for full details on applicable sailings. BC Reg. 48839 . Client: BC Ferries Insertion Date: March 8 File Name: 21012434_P_50Off _5x5.08_GID Material Due: March 2 Actual Size: 5" x 5.08" Publication: Gulf Island Driftwood Colours: BW Contact: Date: 16 February 2017 1:34 PM Operator: LDumont PRINTER NAME: GULF ISLAND DRIFTWOOD All Insertion Dates: March 8 NORTH VERSION Ad#: BCF_434-N_P_GID Gulf Islands Driftwood www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 | 15 ISLAND HISTORY here’s ‘Squire’ leaves a lasting impression my card Bullock lends name to locales

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SMYTHE Fax: 778-746-7310 Bullock apparently encouraged peo- ROOFING [email protected] ple to think of him as the “squire of Salt Spring,” establishing a 300-acre farm p hoto courtesy Salt Spring Archives “Quality Workmanship - Reliable Service” with a 20-room mansion off Upper The old Bullock mansion on Upper Ganges Road. Harry Bullock’s influence perme- Ganges Road. He lived on the prop- ated settler life at the turn of the 20th century on Salt Spring Island. erty until his death in 1946 and made Stephen - from the Island, for the Island it the centre of the island’s social life at STEPHEN P the turn of the 20th century. He never include Bullock Lake Farm, the unused a small sign points out “Mr. Bullock’s married or had children of his own, resort on Bullock Lake and a home on grindstone, 1895.” Farm founder Jesse ROBERTS although he did house and employ a Upper Ganges Road known as “The Old Bond was one of Bullock’s famous SAANICH NORTH AND THE ISLANDS number of farm worker boys. Creamery” that started out as a barn. “boys.” The skills he learned under [email protected] Salt Spring historian Charles Kahn It was converted to a butter factory for Bullock’s watch were passed down to devotes an entire chapter to Bullock the Salt Spring Island Creamery Com- Malcolm Bond, whose family continues @SRobertsBC in his book Salt Spring: The Story of an pany around 1896 and into a charming to provide islanders with produce, meat Island as someone who greatly influ- residence in the 1930s. After Bullock’s and eggs from Bon Acres today. enced the world around him, so anyone mansion burned to the ground in 1964, Another legacy of Bullock’s that can Authorized by David Goldsmith, Financial Agent for the BC Liberal Party | 604-605-6001 who would like to know more about the mantle piece was recovered and still be found on the island is the Salt the man would best be served there. installed in the Creamery — one of the Spring Inn. He had the building con- heres my card Suffice to repeat part of Kahn’s opening only items to survive from the original structed in 1937 in order to help anoth- Kerry Chalmers REALTOR® paragraph: “Not everyone liked Harry estate house. er one of his boys start a restaurant — Wright Bullock, and few understood Another historic item, though not at that time called The Ship’s Anchor [email protected] him, but he was truly larger than life.” from the mansion, can be viewed on and later known as The Tides Inn and Office: 250.537.5553 Toll-Free: 1.888.608.5553 Parts of the former estate now the grounds of Bon Acres Farm, where Rita’s Inn, among other incarnations. Fax: 250.537.4288 Real Estate Division KIDS ACTIVITIES #1101-115 Fulford-Ganges Road Salt Spring Island, BC V6K 2T8 www.pembertonhomessaltspring.com Spring Break Library Camp returns www.saltspring-realestate.com Your “clear” choice Time to sign up now there will be plenty of fun Tuesday, March 28 Greeting Cards, ages 5-7 crafts, games and books to • 10 a.m. to 12 noon: • 1:30 to 3 p.m.: Craft for glass. enjoy. Movie Matinee - The Lorax, Time! Make Your Own Salt Spring Pub- The camp runs from ages 5-7 Greeting Cards, ages 8-12 • Auto Glass • Residential & Commercial lic Library is holding its March 28-31 with ses- • 1:30 to 3 p.m.: Craft • Aluminum Fabrication • Custom Skylights third annual Spring Break sions for younger children Time! 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Driftwood Your CommunI t Y n ewspaper sIn C e 1960 16 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com Gulf Islands Driftwood TOASTMASTERS Local public speaking club joins international event Everyone welcome to The international contest has present a five- to seven-min- about our club. You can meet and fun environment. two additional levels — semifi- ute speech on any subject they some interesting people. You The two-hour contest is hap- watch March 13 contest nals and the World Champion- choose. In the evaluation con- can be sure to have a few laughs. pening on Monday, March ship of Public Speaking®. test, contestants observe a five- Salt Spring Toastmasters 13, starting at 6 p.m. sharp at By CHRISTIN BOYD The semifinals take place at to seven-minute test speech members have been meeting #1-315 Upper Ganges Rd. in SALT SPRING TOASTMASTERS the 86th annual Toastmasters and then present a two- to regularly on Monday evenings Merchant Mews. Speech contests are a Toast- International Conference in three-minute evaluation of the since 2004. The club follows Regular meetings are on Mon- masters tradition. Each year, August, which will be happen- test speech. the Toastmasters Interna- days (excluding statutory holi- more than 30,000 Toastmasters ing in Vancouver for the first What are the top five reasons tional program for develop- days) from 7 to 9 p.m. at the compete in a variety of different time since the 1970s. to attend a Toastmasters con- ing communication and lead- same location. For more infor- contests worldwide. The Salt Spring Toastmasters test? These contests are always ership skills, and provides a mation visit the club’s Facebook Competition begins with local are gearing up for their inter- entertaining and informative. It great opportunity for getting page at www.facebook.com/ club contests and winners con- national speech and evaluation is a great way to learn about cre- together with other Salt Spring- SaltSpringToastmasters or the tinue competing through the contests. In the international ating and delivering impactful ers who enjoy practising their website at www.614459.toast- area, division and district levels. speech contest, contestants speeches. You can learn more speaking skills in a supportive mastersclubs.org/.

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Marguerite Lee helped found the Island Com- #6-315 Upper Ganges Road Blue Velvet Upholstering ROTATE fort Quilts project, which sees handmade quilts Dan Hardy given to islanders who are dealing with life-threat- Denturist DONE FOR ening illness or injury. The quilts provide warmth when receiving treatment and assure the patient mar 08 that others care. To make this happen, Marguerite gathers more than 100 volunteers to make 30 plus quilts and bags in one day, and another group of volunteers to feed them all. In addition to this, Marguerite is also a director and treasurer for the Farmers’ Institute. Her nominator considers her the anchor for the Farmers’ Institute, and says she can be found supervising the events of the Fall Dan Hardy Fair from a very early hour until well after closing. Denturist Salt Spring o ce located at Marguerite Lee Michelle Bennett-Peters Gulf Clinic 241 Lower Ganges Road As a Girl Guide leader, Michelle • New Dentures Lottie Devindisch is a person of many Bennett-Peters teaches valuable life • Reline & Repairs • Home & Care dimensions whose commitment and energy skills to the girls of Salt Spring Island. make a difference in this community, artisti- Facility Visits She, along with a team of other dedi- Kim Nash 250.537.4369 cally, spiritually and compassionately. Lottie cated volunteers, spends many hours For appointments call is known for her commitment in dance and [email protected] every week organizing Girl Guide See us on Facebook 1-250-710-1884 music. For many years she worked on and meetings and outings, with the ulti- hosted Music and Munch at All Saints By- mate goal of empowering girls to fi nd your Home... the-Sea, and currently does the same for Tea their voices, challenge themselves à Tempo. She is a master organizer of facili- and make a positive difference in your Mortgage... ties, artists and other volunteers. Lottie has their community and in the wider our Passion... guided many Salt Spring residents in their world. As an islander she also always DRIFTWOOD AD PROOF exploration of alternative and herbal medi- makes sure that the community’s cine. She is a person of faith, patience and needs are met and should illness or IMMEDIATE response required compassion, as shown in her interest in and misfortune strike a family, she’s often care and contact with the elderly. the one coordinating efforts to sup- Please proof this ad carefully and reply ASAP with your approval or changes. Lottie Devindisch port them. 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was felt on the island. Flamboyance was far from David’s COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS FIREWOOD style. But there were changes just below the surface of island life. The Artbarn International opened up. There COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS Canada 150 for 150 Volunteer Challenge were PechaKucha talks with exciting local stories being Be Inspired to Volunteer Today! told. Local artists started receiving visits from an engaging, somewhat mysterious, and stylish man who knew much Notice:Notice:Notice: www.vcrsaltspring.org about art and had a fi ner and more critical taste than they email [email protected] or call 250-931-0039 were used to. Soon, they found they had a representative ToTo MembersTo Members Members & Public& Public & Public and a champion. Work was collected, curated, and sold. A

PAUL’S FIREWOOD new sense of community grew up among artists and their COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS patrons. Quiet words of encouragement were offered. The BeaverBeaver Point Point Point Community Community Community Hall Hall Association Hall Association Association MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Arts Council had found a discerning and energetic curator. willwill hold hold hold its its Annual its Annual Annual General General General Meeting Meeting Meeting on on on A man who cooked lamb to perfection (for people who Saturday,Saturday,Saturday, March March March 18th, 18th, 201718th, 2017 2017 The Annual General Meeting thought they were coming for burgers) had settled among 11:00 11:00 11:00 am am -am 1:00 - 1:00 - pm1:00 pm pm of the us. He could type æsthete without reference to a guide. Then there was the Salt Spring National Art Prize, which BeaverBeaver Point Point Point Hall, Hall, Hall, 1361 1361 1361Beaver Beaver Beaver Point Point Road Point Road Road salt spring arts council fi rst opened in 2015, and which brought artists nation- RefreshmentsRefreshments and conversation and conversation will follow. will follow. Refreshments and conversation will follow. Sunday March 19, 2017 at 10 am wide to our island. Coming from a career in publicity, AllAllAll Are Are Are Welcome Welcome Welcome publishing and graphic design, David and his collaborators will be held at Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Ganges quietly established the national presence of the show. He THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY FOR THE brought his fi ne eye and sensitivity to bear on all the show’s PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (BC SPCA) everyone Welcome. Memberships available. visuals. We came to understand that we were working with NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING Refreshments and light snacks will be served. that rare person, a perfectionist who both loved his work, SALT SPRING ISLAND BRANCH OF THE BC SPCA Join us again between 2-4pm for the In-House Open House, and could deliver results. The invoices for his work were featuring works made during the In-House Workshops. strangely small, and the hours upon hours that David spent In accordance with Bylaw 5.15(d), 9.5(b), 9.5(d) and 14 of the Bylaws of The British Columbia Society for the Prevention www.ssartscouncil.com on the show were astonishingly large. For SSNAP 2017, of Cruelty to Animals, Notice is hereby given that the Annual he directed creation of the new website, and was deep in General Meeting (AGM) of the: Dun.Foam-March preparation for the show’s many events and publications What’s happening at your Library? HARDY TREE, SHRUB, and SALT SPRING ISLAND BRANCH berry seedlings delivered. when he suddenly left us. Will take place on: Saturday March 25, 2017 Find out at the Order online at www.tree- For many of us, there were the friendships, and the 11 am - 1 pm time.ca or call 1-866-873- affection which this sometimes enigmatic man bestowed At: Salt Spring Public Library Media Room ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 3846. New growth guaranteed. and inspired. We will not see his like again. 129 McPhillips Avenue Salt Spring Island SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY Friends of David Cook will be invited to an event of art, For the purpose of: Electing members of the Community Council for Thursday, March 16, 2017 with your own bandmill - Cut lumber the branch, as well as conducting any other business of the Branch Library Program Room any dimension. In stock ready to music, and memory on Friday March 17, 7 PM at Mahon ship. FREE Info & DVD: Hall. The Arts Council has initiated a fund to carry on For further information on the meeting or to obtain a copy of 4:00 p.m. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT the draft agenda, please contact 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. his vision. For those who wish to contribute as a way of All active Library cardholders are welcome to remembering David, you can fi nd the fund at http:// Blythe MacDonald - [email protected] or STEEL BUILDING SALE Theresa Bruce - [email protected] attend and are eligible to vote at the meeting. ....“PRICED TO SELL” 20X21 ssartscouncil.com/product/cook-legacy/ Refreshments will be served. $5,997. Front & Back Walls Includ- A copy of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Society is available ed. 30X33 $7,339. No Ends Includ- ed. 35X37 $11,782. One End Wall The Salt Spring Arts Council at: http://www.spca.bc.ca/assets/documents/about/governance- Included. Check out www.Pioneer- The Salt Spring National Art Prize documents/approved-constitution.pdf steel.ca for more prices. Pioneer Steel 1-855-212-7036 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 | 19

AWARDS Salt Spring writers tapped as BC Book Prize nalists Gala evening on April 29 Freedom to Read Award last week after seeing Badr’s unique stone- and won the Hilary Weston Writ- based artwork. Several of her pre- er’s Trust Award for Non-Fiction in vious books have earned awards,

Salt Spring authors and publish- November. including the Storytellers World DRIFTWOOD FILE PHOTO BY ers are once again in the spotlight Stepping Stones: A Refugee Fam- Award Honor Title for Emma’s Eggs GAIL SJUBERG at the annual BC Book Prizes, with ily’s Journey, written by Salt Spring Salt Spring’s Mother Tongue Pub- Margriet Ruurs a number of familiar names among author Margriet Ruurs and illus- lishing house is responsible for with her latest the 2017 list of fi nalists. trated by Nizar Ali Badr of Syria, bringing another prize nominee book Step- Deborah Campbell is up for the is nominated for the Christie Har- into print. Joan Haggerty is a fi nalist ping Stones, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize, ris Illustrated Children’s Literature for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for which is a awarded to the author of the best Prize. Stepping Stones tells the story her novel based on Bowen Island’s original non-fiction literary work, of Rama and her family, who are historic past, The Dancehall Years. fi nalist for the for A Disappearance in Damascus: forced to flee their once-peaceful Winners will be announced BC Book Prize A Story of Friendship and Survival village to escape the ravages of the at the Lieutenant Governor’s BC for illustrated in the Shadow of War. Campbell was civil war. Ruurs was inspired to cre- Book Prizes Gala in Vancouver on children’s announced as the recipient of the ate a story about the refugee crisis April 29. literature.

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RENTPETSALS RENTPETSALS The Full Moon in Virgo on Sunday, March 12 at 7:54 am occurs in the READ MORE IN MY NEWSLETTER. morning light of Daylight Savings Time. More importantly, it is the culmination SIGN-UP IS FREE ON MY WEBSITE. of the Solar Eclipse on February 26th. Sun, Mercury, Chiron, Neptune and the PETS REMEMBERED PETS REMEMBERED Lunar South Node were all huddled closely in Pisces in the New Moon chart. What it reveals is a theme of healing. Specifi cally, self-deception, denial, escapism and addictions of any kind are highlighted. Combined with Venus Retrograde, the past couple of weeks have been a rather heavy, a foggy, Raja Soheli by Michael O’Connor confusing and depressing period overall. However, the energy of the Full Moon GRant www.sunstarastrology.com [email protected] on the 12th and Mercury entering Aries on March 13 will serve to activate a sharper focus and dynamic pace. The Sun entering Aries early marking Spring 1.250.352.2936 Equinox...... on March 20 at 3:23 am PDT will add fuel to this fi re. I loved the swagger in your step, Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Many dreams are festering in your mind. A pioneering Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): Your ambitions are on the rise again. Over the past few weeks your happy, confident demeanour, impulse has been strong but has been contending with an urge to retreat. Now are anyway, you have been contending with people, situations, and your own health and the way you’d rush past my open ambitions are on the rise again. Soon your drive will be in full force. The biggest enthusiasm levels and so on. It may have felt like you were working hard but not really arms, indicating you wanted to finish challenge may be to decipher what you want or who. getting ahead. You are about the shift into lower gear for more traction. the trail under your own steam rather Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20): Mars in your sign now is activating your drive. You may, Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The desire to engage your creative abilities has been strong, than be carried. The way you’d refuse however, feel like you are awake in a dream. Nothing is clear or obvious. Call it a but do you feel inspired? Some cycles are more complex and therefore less productive thick patch of fog. It will not last but while you are in it proceeding very slowly is than others and this probably feels like one of those. Despite sincere efforts, the pace to move on if there was something wise. Before the week is out you will see clearly again. has been slow. Reach out to appreciate others and to gain needed inspiration. you wanted to investigate. Even at 16, Gemini (May 21-June 20): You have entered a rather complex period. You feel the Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Rising out of a sinking feeling has perhaps been a you had the energy of a much younger need and desire to retreat. At least you want to lay low. You may feel impatient challenge these past few weeks. Despite sincere efforts to push through, it may feel dog. And then a month short of our and short tempered. Disturbing energies may be met with a sharp retort. This will like you are stuck, at least in terms of productivity. This should begin to change this three years together, your kidneys become increasingly true this week and over the next several. Seek refuge. week. But you will need plenty of play time too. failed and on February 24th, you fell Cancer (June 21-July 22): The strong infl uence of Pisces has been a challenge for Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Despite efforts to see the bigger picture, you may be asleep for the last time leaving us many there past few weeks. While it will continue for a little while longer, there will noticing that the details of daily reality are getting in the way. At best, you can see along with Sonia, Shane and Johann, be a break from the full grip of it this week. Already you have begun to scout to see the signature of deeper realities and higher powers in the small things. No, I am not to mourn your passing. Thank you through it all. You will begin to take new initiatives this week. referring to ‘Made in China’. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): The urge to engage in some manner of spring cleaning is Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Change is not just in the air, it is on the ground. for your love and your loyalty. We underway. You want to purge the past. This could manifest as clearing the clutter or Circumstances are pushing you to have a reality check. This may simply amount to will meet again at Rainbow Bridge. you may feel inclined to do a body cleanse of some kind. But this urge will end soon. recognizing the pace and implications of the changing times. That said, the scenario is Thanks to Drs. Malcom and Harold Already your ambitions are rising. Either way, you want to break free. not that simple. Your focus will get sharper this week. Bond and the SS Vet Clinic for their Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): Relationship involvements of late have either been idyllic, Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): The Full Moon will bring things into greater clarity. You may kind, compassionate care. Michelle & dreamlike and sweet or vague and vacant or perhaps swinging from one side to the not want to see everything you are being shown, however. Fortunately, your energy Jasper, Smiley Dog. other. Fortunately, a creative impulse is kicking in. It will require that you give more levels should rise as the week progresses, connecting your ambition to your drive. Yet, or try harder than you have perhaps for some time. the pace may be slower than usual, so pace yourself. 20 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD

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WRESTLING gulfislandstourism.com BOOK gulfislandstourism.com Trio takes in B.C. nals excitement BOOK D.W. Salty D.W. Salty Cathy Linna Villa-Gomez is looking for material is looking for material YOUR qualifi es for national event for his column, for his column, Three Salt Spring Island Wrestling Team Streets of Streets of members achievedYOUR success at the B.C. High Salt Spring Salt Spring D.W. Salty is looking D.W. Salty is looking for SPACE School Wrestling Championships held for material for his material for his column, March 3-4 in Salmon Arm. Island. Island. column, Streets of William Rithaler, Danny Villa-Gomez Streets of Salt Spring Island and Cathy Linna Villa-Gomez were among NOW! more than 500 athletes aged 13 to 19 par- Salt Spring If you have information ticipating in over 1,000 bouts on six mats at Island on any of our streets, SPACE please contact us at: If you have the Shaw Centre facility. If you have If you have information gulfislandstourism.com information on any 250-537-9933 or Rithaler, 13, who team coach Leon information on any on any of our streets, [email protected] Esquivel describes as “a constant and tena- of our streets, of our streets, please contact us at: cious wrestler,” competed at provincials for please contact PHOTO COURTESY SSIplease WRESTLING contact TEAM 250-537-9933 or [email protected] the fi rst time and placed 11th in his weight Smiling for theus camera at: at the B.C. High School Wrestling Championships in Salmon us at: class of 45 kilograms.NOW! A Grade 8 student at Arm is, from left,250-537-9933 athletes Danny or Villa-Gomez, Cathy Linna Villa-Gomez and250-537-9933 William or Queen of Angels Catholic School in Dun- Rithaler, and [email protected] Spring team coach Leon Esquivel. [email protected] can, Rithaler was one of the event’s young- est participants and faced matches with to provincials. She seized sixth place in Esquivel offered congratulations to his opponents ingulfislandstourism.com Grades 9 and 11. her 57-kg weight class and clinched a spot young athletes for their accomplishments D.W. Salty is looking for Second-timer Danny Villa-Gomez, in a to qualify for the Canadian Cadet/Junior and the team thanked the community material for his column, particularly diffi cult 60-kg weight class with Championships, scheduled to take place in for ongoing support of wrestling on the Streets of 26 entrants, managed to clinch 17th place Windsor, Ont. in April. island. Salt Spring Island over Grade 11 and 12 students. Danny is a Each year since 2007, coach Esquivel The athletes thanked their coach for “his Grade 10 student at Gulf Islands Secondary has seen Salt Spring Island Wrestling Team experience, time and encouragement to If you have information on School. alumni achieve great success in qualifying assist them in achieving success and espe- any of our streets, please contact us at: 250-537-9933 or Cathy Linna Villa-Gomez, a Grade 11 for provincial and national wrestling cham- cially for making these opportunities pos- [email protected] GISS student, experienced her third trip pionships. sible.”

RUNNING D.W. Salty is looking for material for D.W. Salty is looking for material for his column, his column, Sneakers keep upStreets the of Saltpace Spring Island at Bazan Bay Streets of Salt Spring Island If you have information on any of our If you have information on any of our streets, please contact us at: streets, please contact us at: An informative, glossy, 250-537-9933 or 250-537-9933 or Busy month ahead bests, improving by [email protected] min- second-place finisher in her Julie van Soeren was the [email protected] utes over her time on this group by 2.75 minutes. eighth Sneaker to finish and digest size magazine plus SUBMITTEDAn BY informative,THE SALT course glossy,digest last year. size magazineEric Ellis was the fi fth Sneaker came ninth in her 60-64 age SPRING SNEAKERS Pat Peron was the second to fi nish, earning a third-place group of 23. website space on our Under theplus threat website of snow and space Sneaker on to our fi nish, smashing his fi nish in his 70-74 age group of These combined perfor- with a repeat of last year’s rain, goal of a sub-22-minute 5K by 13 competitors, and attaining mances keep the team in sixth gulfislandstourism.com an illness-depletedgulfislandstourism.com Salt Spring 40 seconds and placing fi fth in a personal best for this course. place among the 40-odd teams Sneakers team overcame a his 60-64 age group of 20. Janice Dickie took a break competing in the Vancouver north wind on the return leg Eric van Soeren returned from her preparations for her Island Race Series this winter. Contact the Driftwood to place allContact eight participants the Driftwoodto the race series for as more the third information Athens-to-Amsterdam bike With the re-scheduling of the in the top 10 of their respective Sneaker to finish, and earned tour to become the sixth-place Sooke River 10K due to snow for more information age groups in the Bazan Bay 5K a second place in his 65-69 Sneakers fi nisher and fourth of to next weekend, the Sneakers on Sunday. age group, beating our fourth 25 in her 50-54 age group. team will be running every Sun- 250 537 9933 Marcia Jansen250 was the first537 Sneaker to9933 cross the line, Lise Marion Young was the sev- day this month, with a 5K, 10K Sneaker across the fi nish line, Fraser, by a hair. Fraser contin- enth Sneaker to finish, earn- and the Comox Half Marathon, placing first among 24 in her ued her winning streak in her ing a sixth place among the 25 before fi nishing the series with 45-49 age group. She also con- 60-64 age category with anoth- competitors in the 55 to 59 age a run in Port Alberni and fi nally tinued her streak of personal er fi rst-place fi nish, beating the group. Cedar on April 9.

WOMEN’S SOCCER Did you know... United holds second you can use your pass to claim Cup play underway your transit tax credit? Salt Spring’s women’s soccer team is having a terrifi c season, currently sitting in second place in Passes available at the following locations: Division 3 of the Lower Island Women’s Soccer Asso- ciation league. CRD Admin Office – Portlock Park Thrifty Foods Salt Spring United has a record of 10 wins, three losses and two ties for a total of 32 points. Fernwood Country Grocer Fernwood Road Cafe City is the unbeaten fi rst-place team with 40 points. Harbour Food Market Visitor Info Centre Ganges Salt Spring also won its fi rst cup game on Feb. 26, with a 5-0 victory over Juan de Fuca #1. That match Pharmasave – Vesuvius General Store saw Liz Wilson score two goals, with singles coming Downtown & Uptown from Lorna Walde, Jody Pringle and Sue-Anne Con- nolly. Kym Bellevance earned the shut-out in goal. Get a The team thanks Windsor Plywood for sponsoring the team with bags and The Rental Stop for provid- transit tax www.bctransit.com ing team jackets. 7048 credit!

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