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Page 2 Harbour Spiel editorial HARBOUR Predictions for 2020 SPIEL Brian Lee • Human-caused climate change is revealed to be a hoax. I don’t usually Just kidding, anyone who still make predictions, but believes that is willfully stupid; The independent voice of Pender when I do, it’s because I • The SCRD finally admits Harbour & Egmont since 1990. already wrote an edito- they’re not really working on siting a rial celebrating the Harbour Spiel’s new landfill for the Sunshine Coast’s The Harbour Spiel is 100-per-cent locally 30th anniversary before discovering garbage because, “Hey, we still have owned and operated and published monthly by on the day before I was going to press three years before it’s full.” Paq Press © 2020. Any unauthorized reprint that it’s actually next year. “And besides, we are 20 years or use of this material is prohibited. So, instead, I quickly processed behind on providing an adequate EDITOR terabytes of data from my tireless water supply for 91% of the Coast and Brian Lee research using predictive algorithms that’s working out fine;” and spat out a high probability peak at • The Pender Harbour Living CIRCULATION (2,200) what’s coming down 2020’s pipe: Heritage Society installs public beach Copies of the Harbour Spiel are mailed free to • First, it’s almost certain a fami- 1,350 homes between Egmont and Middlepoint access on Mixal Lake. and are available by paid subscription and free ly of tourists will be assaulted by local Rowdy youths from the lower at locations throughout the Sunshine Coast. parents for hogging the Garden Bay Coast ruin it like Dan Bosch Park; Each issue of the Harbour Spiel (since Nov. T-dock with lawn chairs and towels; • A nasty Twitter war erupts be- 2006) is also available online as a PDF download at www.harbourspiel.com. • The Sechelt Indian Band will tween Rah Digga and MC Lyte; finally move ahead on plans to build a • The SIB declares that Pender CONTRIBUTORS 150-bed hotel and casino on the Skar- Harbour has suffered enough and This month we thank: Alicia De Leo, Nigel Horsley, Leonard Lee, Robert Livingston, Shane don Islands in Pender Harbour; scraps the dock management plan. McCune, Alan Stewart and Gini Zacharias. • Peter McKay takes the leader- Some wealthy people rejoice; ship of the Conservative Party, forms • Construction begins on the tiny COVER a coalition and is sworn in as prime A moody and monochromatic afternoon on home seniors’ village on Lagoon Road Ruby Lake Dec. 11. (Brian Lee photo) minister by Labour Day; because they “already have $3 million • Local print publishers enjoy a invested;” ADVERTISING resurgence when marketers finally ac- Please reserve by the 15th of the month prior • District of Sechelt directors are to publication. Advertisers make publication cept the limitations of social media. stunned when Area A withdraws fund- of the Harbour Spiel possible — please say Coinciding with this, a dozen ing from the Sechelt library after the thank you, and support our community, by supporting them. more advertorial spouting print publi- DoS demanded a larger share. cations appear on the Coast; Area A director Lee floats idea SUBSCRIPTIONS • Greta Thunberg is ostrich- that we’ll chip back in when the DoS Annual subscription: $60 (includes GST). egged by Ukrainian thugs. helps pay for the Pender Pool; CONTACT A photo of them later surfaces • Over-regulation bankrupts the Paq Press posing with Rudy Giuliani; Canadian cannabis industry. 4130 Francis Peninsula Rd. (by appt. only) • A manager quits at the Harbour Madeira Park, BC Pot smokers don’t notice, and V0N 2H1 Authority of Pender Harbour; • At least 440 people mispro- • Crystal meth replaces Bud- nounce or misspell Irvines Landing as (604) 883-0770 weiser as the leading recreational drug “Irving’s Landing” in 2020. [email protected] in East Pender. In a related story, local magazine Dealer still drives a rusty red www.harbourspiel.com editor is charged with at least 440 compact with a broken muffler; counts of assault.

February issue — Jan. 30 As part of the P. H. Literacy Crawl taking place during Literacy Week (Jan. 20-24), this issue features a letter search. Find all letters in red to spell out a quote. Write it down and take it to the P. H. Community School (beside Madeira Park Elementary School) to enter a draw for prizes. See p. 30 for more about the Literacy Crawl. January 2020 Page 3 spiel picks

P. H. COMMUNITY SCHOOL LITERACY CRAWL: Jan. 20-24 The Pender Harbour Community School has organized the second annual Pender Harbour Literary Crawl. It is a fun community event that supports and encourages all forms of literacy in celebration of BC Family Literacy Week. Drop by participating venues throughout the Harbour and complete their activity to collect letter beads to create a literacy bracelet and get entered into prize draws. This issue of the Harbour Spiel contains a word search — complete the quote and drop it off at the Harbour Learning Centre to be entered in the draw. For more information, see p. 30.

PENDER HARBOUR AND EGMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AGM: Wednesday, Jan. 22, noon The P. H. and Egmont Chamber of Commerce is the voice of business from Pender Harbour to Egmont and they are holding their annual general meeting on Jan. 22 at the Fuse Workhub (entrance to Madeira Park on Hwy. 101). The chamber’s goal is to “work collectively with residents and community groups to build a strong social and economic base for all, from Pender Harbour to Egmont.” To do this, it relies on membership dues and fundraising events.

44TH ANNUAL ROBBIE BURNS NIGHT: Saturday, Jan. 25, 6 p.m. Robbie Burns is regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. A Burns supper is a cel- ebration of the life and poetry of Burns and normally held on or near the poet’s birthday — Jan. 25. On Jan. 25, the Royal Canadian Legion No. 112 will host lovers of the bard for dinner and performances by the Coast String Fiddlers and Sunshine Coast pipe bands. www.halfmoonbaynursery.com photojournal HALFMOON BAY Nursery Your Complete Garden Centre! 7820 Fawn Road, Halfmoon Bay 604.885.2760 OPEN 7 days a week, 9am-6pm

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Nigel Horsley The New Year is a good time to clean your gutters but it can be dangerous, so leave it to the experts. Seen here, Tanysha Law of H&R Property Services cleans a Garden Bay home's roof on Dec. 5 while demonstrating a novel technique to prevent sliding to her peril. Phone: 604.883.9771 DISCLAIMER: The above photo does not imply nor promote the safety of this practice. The editor of Harbour Spiel reminds readers that any activity involving a Cell: 604.741.2665 height can be fatal and takes no responsibility for injuries resulting from readers’ home maintenance activities. Page 4 Harbour Spiel news Stewart finds home in the Sahara Local Realtor Alan Stewart found a little piece of home recently while taking part in a 100-kilometre trek across the Sahara Desert for char- ity. “We were raising money for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation,” said Stewart. “It’s a corporate charity but all that money goes towards the Yew Transition House and Sunshine Coast Community Services,” said Stewart. Stewart told the Harbour Spiel that he was one of 120 Royal LePage realtors from across Canada that took part but was the only trekker from the Sunshine Coast. Stewart said he raised over $12,000 on his own with the entire group raising $1.2 million. The Realtors were divided into Alan Stewart smaller groups and hiked for about While in Morrocco, Alan Stewart said he felt chils when he stumbled upon this hat 20 kilometres each day for five days from the Pender Harbour Golf Club. through open desert. pink ladies’ Pender Harbour Golf course that it looks like her friend Stewart said only one injury was Club hat that was likely dropped only Beth’s hat from Saskatoon,” said reported — a woman had to be helped moments before. Stewart. off the trail due to a sprained ankle. A fellow Realtor from Vancou- Not long after, Beth confirmed “But there were lots of blisters ver recognized the name and ushered through social media that she had lost and sore feet.” Stewart to have a look. her hat earlier in the day. A company called Charity Chal- Stewart said when he exited the “She was on a 10-day Morocco lenge hosted the trek and provided restaurant and the driver handed it to tour, according to what Roberta told a doctor with each group and local him, it gave him chills. me, so I tried to get in touch but we guides to ensure safety. “So, we all spent a bunch of time never actually got it touch.” Perhaps the most remarkable talking about it and then I posted it Stewart said he still has the story of his journey came before the on Facebook and that’s when Roberta hat and is working to return it to its trek even started. (Oleksyn) chimed in from the golf owner. Stewart said the Canadian trek- kers were stopped for lunch at a restaurant near Medina, a UNESCO heritage site made famous in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Game of Thrones. K•E•R One of their drivers, who didn’t ENTER speak English, found a hat lying on PRISES the ground and, assuming it was Trucking & Excavating dropped by someone in their group, was showing it around. KERRY RAND ...... 883-2154 It was a relatively untarnished EXCAVATION • PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT • SEPTIC FIELDS • GRAVEL & TOPSOIL January 2020 Page 5 2019 harbour spiel review

LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED The independent voice of HARBOUR Pender Harbour & Egmont January 2019 The independent voice of HARBOUR since 1990. Pender Harbour & Egmont ebruary 2019 Issue 337 since 1990. SPIEL SPIEL Issue 338 ] ] All photos Brian Lee unless credited otherwise Rick Harmer JANUARY: Brian Riddell of the Pacific Salmon Foundation, February: Baker’s Beach Polar Bear swim on New Year’s Day presents on salmon health in the Strait of Georgia on Dec. 6.

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Arhea Howitt JUNE: No one was home or injued after this Irvines Landing JUNE: The Garden Bay Pub received extensive damage after home caught fire May 14. a man in a ‘sustained rage’ took an axe to it June 18.

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DECEMBER: This coven of witches took to Garden Bay Lake NOVEMBER: Jakob Thornton and Nolan Johnston were for a pre-Halloween SUP on Oct. 30. thanked Oct. 6 for saving the life of 90-year-old Paul Jones. Page 6 Harbour Spiel 2019 harbour spiel review

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MARCH: Persistent snow and clear skies resulted in many APRIL: Water system upgrades on Francis Peninsula were scenes like this one at Dan Bosch Park Feb. 11. pushed over-budget due to unexpected amounts of bedrock.

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Michael Davison submitted MAY: The April Tools Wooden Boat Building competition once MAY: P. H. This bobcat was photographed March 13 sunning again received excellent weather April 27. itself on a dock in Sinclair Bay.

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] ] International Downhill Federation NOVEMBER: Volunteer awards were handed out to Muriel OCTOBER: Local downhill longboarder Dane Hanna clinched Cameron, Brenda Scoular and Bill Griffith on Oct. 14. the North American title and narrowly missed the world cup title. January 2020 Page 7 HHARBOURARBOUR SSPIELPIEL ttriviarivia

1. Which local family is associated with the 4. Texada Island sits within which federal copper mine/road on Mt. Hallowell? riding? a. Scoular a. West Van.–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky b. Reid b. North Island–Powell River c. Larson c. Courtenay–Alberni d. Klein d. Nanaimo–Ladysmith

2. Name of the Chinese Restaurant in Madeira 5. Which of the following local lakes has the Park during the 1970s and 1980s. deepest maximum depth at 140 metres? a. Golden Harbour Restaurant a. Ruby b. Chang’s Restaurant b. Sakinaw c. Golden Village Restaurant c. Waugh d. Pender Harbour Restaurant d. Garden Bay

3. Spelling of IGA owner’s name. 6. Which was formerly nicknamed The Roost? a. Callawart a. Grasshopper Pub b. Callewert b. Backeddy Pub c. Callewaert c. Garden Bay Pub d. Callawert d. Jolly Roger Inn Answers: p. 34 Four-plus: Local Two-plus: Newbie Less than two: Townie

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Page 8 Harbour Spiel nature Wildlife society presents ‘Rainforest: The Limit of Splendour’ The Pender Harbour Wildlife So- ciety is showing the movie “Rainfor- est: The Limit of Splendour,” on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the P. H. Secondary School on Highway 101. Inspired by his relationship with a Kwaxkwaka’wakw elder, the film- maker, Richard Boyce, embarks on a cinematic journey to a remote corner of Vancouver Island. Massive trees thrive along the banks of an ancient river floodplain providing for diverse life forms in the submitted temperate rainforest. All are welcome to join us for tors so if you love all things wildlife, This film is an evocative journey, the movie and for our regular business please consider coming to our meet- contrasting forestry as practised for meeting that will follows. ings. ten thousand years by First Nations The PHWS is looking for new To learn how you can help, visit people with modern logging. members to join the board of direc- [email protected]. harbour seals

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Santa Seals of Approval to Oceans full of Harbour Seals to A Harbour Seal of Approval to Lance Seabrook & crew, Bill Gil- all those who donated to the Pend- Glen Bonderud, Dave Milligan and kes, LA Electric, Don White and er Harbour Community School all the board members of the Ro- Jan Verweyj in renovating the P. H. “Adopt a Youth” and the Pender tary Club of Pender Harbour for Christmas tree and P. H. Rotary who Harbour Lions Club. their generous donation to FLAIR on lit up the Harbour with Santa himself. Your overwhelming generosity, the Coast. Bill and Lyn Charlton kindness and caring is what makes A very warm thank you for help- our little paradise such a great place to ing us with our cancer support group. A big Harbour Seal of Approval live. Jean Pate to Andrea at the Mad Park Vet. She Lyn Charlton (and Carol, Pat, Dana and Kristine) delivered dog food to us so that we were able to get to Vancouver in time for medical appointments. Cooper says “Woof,” (thank-you)! Gordo and Nicholas Bone 12874 12874 Madeira Madeira ParkPark Rd.Rd. | 604-883-9525604-883-9525 | royallepagesussex.comroyallepagesussex.com A Harbour Seal of Approval for the anonymous person who found my cell phone and left it at the Gar- den Bay Post Office last Friday. I thought I lost it on Pender Hill and searched for four days without success. Carly Bloch Bill Hunsche Mary Mackay Dave Milligan Teresa Sladey Cheyenne Howitt Mary Mackay Dave Milligan Alan Stewart 604-740-7512 604-740-1411 604-399-9936 604-883-9212 604-740-7535 Laurent Wiese 604-741-4276 604-399-9936 604-741-7373 604-740-2353

January 2020 Page 9 the lee side On water, waste water and land-use Leonard Lee man Creek reservoir, known as site B, hurdles need to be overcome before Area A director, SCRD would cost in the range of $53 million this one is real. while a Granthams Landing well field So, what is next? WATER at Church Road, when actually put The decision was made to ex- How best to into production, would cost only $8 plore for more well sites as previ- ensure an adequate million and be completed in 2022. ous studies indicated there is a good and affordable supply The Church Road well field is chance they are out there. of fresh water to the expected to produce 57.6 litres per Some directors are questioning lower Coast continues to be a major second which would total 25,000 litres the current “bullet proof” strategy concern of all SCRD directors. of new water in a dry season. of getting a third Chapman reservoir We need water to support the By my calculations, that’s 25 shovel-ready as new well sources new jobs and senior housing opportu- per cent of the ideal solution, or as a become closer to a reality, making the nities that are generated in the Sechelt recent directors’ update said, 46 per long-term solution less certain. area and at the same time costs are of cent of the existing shortage if we can Diversifying our water sources so special concern to those in the region- reduce demand by 10 per cent. we have options in emergency situa- al water function, including Egmont. Water metres in the Sechelt area tions is a very desirable goal and wells I do note that regional water par- should accomplish that. are definitely one environmentally cel taxes and user fees are lower than The other good news is that friendly solution. North and South Pender but where exploration is continuing into the pos- they will be when the dust settles is sibility of a Tuwanek well-field near WASTE WATER IS AN ASSET? quite a different matter. Gray Creek. Asset management is a term the Constructing a man-made Chap- It is a possibility but a lot more users of waste water plants here in

SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT Upcoming meetings Agendas are available at www.scrd.ca/Agendas-2020. Planning and Community Transportation Committee Development Services January 16 at 2:45 p.m. Committee January 9 at 9:30 a.m. Corporate and Administrative Services Regular Board Committee January 9 at 1:30 p.m. January 23 at 9:30 a.m.

Infrastructure Services Regular Board Committee January 23 at 1:30 p.m. January 16 at 9:30 a.m. Pender Harbour Transfer Station Regional Hospital District 5545 Garden Bay Road Policing Committee January 23 at 3:00 p.m. January 16 at 1:30 p.m. Winter Operating Hours Monday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Subscribe To Our Newsletter at Tuesday CLOSED www.scrd.ca/newsletter-signup Wednesday to Saturday Area A Director: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Leonard Lee www.scrd.ca Pender Harbour Satellite Office 12828 Lagoon Road, Madeira Park Sunday CLOSED [email protected] 604-885-6800 www.scrd.ca/transfer-station 604-885-6877 [email protected] 604-212-0406 [email protected] Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Page 10 Harbour Spiel the lee side Don’t miss it! PENDER HARBOUR & DISTRICT Pender learned more about on Dec. 11 a resolution was passed asking the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE when the SCRD made a presentation provincial government to recognize Annual General Meeting on the current state of our waste water local governments as orders of gov- Jan. 22 — 12 noon infrastructure and what the short-term ernment that need to be consulted and At the Fuse community work hub and long-term future holds. engaged on matters that affect them. in the Harbour Spirit Centre This is the start of a plan that will An example is the province’s (Hwy. 101 and Madeira Park Rd.) set the course for expenditures for all new land-use planning process that phases of each plant’s life, from the envisions a province-First Nation original installation, operational life developed framework. span and then replacing them with the Local governments are listed Burns Ceilidh next generation of technology. as stakeholders to be consulted with The users of the systems always industry and other interest groups. pay the freight and the SCRD strives The purpose of the resolution to manage everything to the level that was to ask the province to ensure local the majority wish, or at a minimum as governments are at the decision-mak- the senior governments’ mandate. ing tables as a partner, not as a stake- The Pender Harbour Legion Presents This whole asset management holder to be informed after decisions Our Forty Fourth Annual program can be achieved in multiple have been made by others. Celebration of the Life of ways but we think a plan developed in Land-use planning is one of an open and transparent manner is the many decision tables listed in the Robert Burns best long-term approach. recent foundation agreement between Jan 25, 2020 It is a new journey and it will the Shíshálh Nation and the province Poet’s Hour 6:00 PM likely increase taxes in the short term, and they are actively working on for- Roasted Loin of Beef Dinner 7:00 PM Entertainment by the Coast String Fiddlers & Coast Pipe Bands but in the long term we and our chil- estry and land-use planning. Tickets Available at Harbour Insurance and PH Legion dren will both benefit from starting Unfortunately, at a recent joint $40.00 with a solid foundation. meeting between the three levels of government, the SCRD was again LAND-USE PLANNING listed as a stakeholder instead of a The community charter acknowl- partner at the table. Warm up with good food, edges that consultation on matters of We expressed our disappointment good drinks and good times. mutual interest is a defining principle at the lack of progress in resolving the of the local-provincial relationship. issue and were assured that we will be It recognizes that the citizens of engaged, consulted and informed. BC are best served when both orders I am interested to see if the of government respect each other’s provincial government can deliver the jurisdiction and work together. required changes and will be delighted OPEN: At the recent UBCM conference if it happens. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY noon to 8pm noon to 8pm 10am to 7pm

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Gini Zacharias Gini Zacharias snapped this photo of Lloyd’s (later Taylor’s and now John Henry’s) Store in the winter of 1973 or 1974 when her family lived on Nelson Island.

MissAfter 54 years Sunny’s of hairdressing and Hair 46 years operating Boutique Miss Sunny’s Hair Boutique in Madeira Park, I am retiring the business. Thanks to my wonderful clients who I wish the best in the future. Many thanks also to my late-mother who raised my children during those years and to my late-husband Merv who built three great salons. And thanks to the countless others who supported me. I love you all, Sunny Charbonneau Page 12 Harbour Spiel obituary Kandy Rosalinda Alexandra Besse (née Fairbrass) MAY 14, 1946 – NOVEMBER 11, 2019 Kandy Rosalinda Alexandra Besse is predeceased by her Besse died on Nov. 11. parents, Geoff and Elizabeth Fairbrass She was born in Hampstead and sister Isla Miles. Heath, London, England. She loved sketching, cooking, Along with her parents and two sewing, boating, reading, word puz- of her three siblings, Besse immigrat- zles, collecting china and anything to ed to Canada in 1956. do with chickens (cluckers). She grew up in Calgary, married Besse had been ill, on and off for and had two sons. three years before she died peacefully Besse is survived by sons Adam at Sechelt Hospital at 6:45 p.m. Besse (Kim) and Jason Besse, grand- A very special thank you to Dr. daughters Katrina Noda Besse and J. Phillips, Dr. J Morantz and all the Karlee Besse, brother Russell Fair- nursing staff in the emergency depart- brass and younger sister Shelley Fair- ment for their heroic efforts. bras, niece Lucinda Jagger (Richard) A date for a memorial gathering She is also survived by her lov- will be announced in the spring of ing partner Hugh Baird. 2020.

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submitted Tyler Forsyth Shíshálh Nation Chief Warren Paull was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Pender Harbour's meeting at the Legion in Madeira Park Nov. 22. (l-r): Peter 604-989-6653 Robson, P. H. and Area Residents Association president, Ian Grant, Rotary Club of P. H. president, Paull, Keith Julius, Shíshálh Nation councillor, Leonard Lee, SCRD www.scstoneworks.ca Area A rep., Bill Charlton, Rotary Club of P. H. president elect and Dave Milligan, P. [email protected] H. and Area Chamber of Commerce president. January 2020 Page 13 REPORT A WILDLIFE VIOLATION

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One way you can ​help protect the environment, fish and wildlife​ ​ is to stop violations before they happen. The watchful eyes of the community can deter possible violators. If you see an offence, ​think O.R.R.: Observe, Record, Report​​.

OBSERVE WHAT THE PERSON IS DOING Some common violations are: ● Illegal waste disposal (household or business waste, e.g. dumped on Crown Land) ● Unlawful open burning (e.g. dense smoke); excludes backyard burning ● The discharge of chemicals or sewage to lakes or rivers ● Damage to fish or wildlife habitat ● Exceeding the daily bag or catch limit ● Use of illegal hunting or fishing gear ● Fishing or hunting out of season or in closed areas ● Unauthorized collection or sale of fish and wildlife or their parts

RECORD WHAT YOU OBSERVE As soon as possible, write down what you’ve seen. Include these details: ● The date, time and location (e.g. nearest town, fishing location, stream, address) ● The violator’s identity or description (e.g. height, weight, hair colour, age, clothing, number of violators) ● The boat or vehicle description (e.g. vehicle licence, boat registration number, vessel length, colour, make, type, distinguishing features) ● Evidence that might still be at the scene (e.g. catch, fish offal, gear used)

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obituary Lawrence (Laurie) Usher Munro JULY 5, 1947 – JULY 1, 2019 Laurie Munro died at the Camp- He is predeceased by his parents bell River Hospital on Canada Day — Lawrence and Marg Munro, and sister July 1, 2019. Madeline. Munro was born at St. Paul’s He is survived by his brother Hospital in Vancouver. Byron (Brenda), nephew Jason Hicks He spent his early years running (Tammy), niece Stacy Hicks and three a generational barber shop at Gran- great nephews — Cameron, Ryan and ville and Davie street in Vancouver. Tyson. He later moved to Garden Bay in In lieu of flowers, a donation to the 1980s, where he happily lived for the local SPCA would be appreciated the next 40 years. as he was an animal lover. Munro moved to Campbell River There will be a celebration of life three years ago. at a later date in Garden Bay.

James Robert Macfarlane MARCH 14,1943 – NOVEMBER 17, 2019 James Robert Macfarlane died on Macfarlane loved Pender Har- Sunday Nov. 17. bour but his children joked that he Born March 14,1943, he was pre- didn’t know if he wanted to be a deceased by his loving wife Marsha fisherman or a cowboy as they moved and leaves behind three daughters — between Williams Lake and the Sun- Tammie (Collin), Shannon (Michael) shine Coast several times. and Christine (Andy), and a son, Macfarlane loved the ocean and Lawerance (Ruby) growing up in Vancouver, he didn’t Macfarlane also left behind even get a driver’s license until he numerous grandchildren, great grand- was 30. children, nieces and nephews and his He used to say he was “driving a little dash-hound Radar. boat” before he ever drove a car. His family thanks the Pender His family would like to let the Harbour community for making him community know that his loving dog feel loved and welcome. Radar will be well taken care of.

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January 2020 Page 15 spiel archives - 10 years ago (january 2010) Former highways building toast There was little firefighters could do but contain a blaze that engulfed the former highways works building on Francis Peninsula Road. The fire in the vacant building started around noon on Dec. 12. Some members of the Pender Harbour Volunteer Fire Department were attending a training session in Brian Lee photos 12:55 p.m. Clouds of smoke could be seen from all over Pender Harbour. Middlepoint when they received a call for an unrelated incident. Minutes later the call came in for the fire, which caused some initial confusion. “We originally got paged out for some wires down on Pollock Road,” said PHVFD fire chief Bill Gilkes. “As that truck was heading out, dispatch came on the radio and said 1:09 p.m. Fire breaks through the roof. we got a report of heavy smoke at this place here and asked if it was possible these were the same calls.” “So, they were presented with a fully engulfed building when they thought they were going to a wires- down call,” said Gilkes. “That gets the heart pumping.” Gordon Sanders leased the prop- erty from its owners, brothers Don 1:17 p.m. Building is totally engulfed. and Howard White. Sanders operated the Memory Lane Thrift Store on the site until recently closing for the winter. He said he had the stock bundled in the middle bay awaiting transport. The building and contents are said to be insured and an insurance investigator attended the site Dec. 14. 1:28 p.m. PHVFD members prevent the fire spreading to nearby storage containers. Sanders told the Harbour Spiel that he lit scented candles to reduce odour before leaving to do errands. The building was the former me- chanical shop for the Department of Highways, which operated out of the property for many years. One of the owners guessed the shop was likely built in the late 1960s. 1:40 p.m. PHVFD members work to douse spot fires and secure the site. Page 16 Harbour Spiel spiel archives - 10 years ago (january 2010) Shopping centre expansion set for completion ‘sometime in 2012’

H. Y. Louie illustration A new building to be built on the eastern end of the Madeira Park Shopping Centre is planned to be completed by 2012. A planned expansion of the Madeira Park Shopping Centre is expected to be finished “sometime in 2012,” said Marketplace IGA owner Troy Callewaert. Callewaert says planning for the relocation of his store into a new building located at the back of the property is in the preliminary stages of the development permit process. To accommodate the building, the septic system will likely be moved to an adjacent property that is also owned by H. Y. Louie. The grocery store will occupy a 16,000 to 18,000 square foot addition separated from its former location by a parking area and walkway. H. Y. Louie illustration Callewaert says his operation This plan of the proposed layout sits on the western wall of the Marketplace IGA and currently employs 43 employees and shows the extent of H. Y. Louie’s development plans. he expects he’ll need at least four to eight more full-time positions when PENDER the new store opens. HARBOUR MUSIC Andrea The space where the IGA cur- SOCIETY rently sits will be turned into new PRESENTS: Superstein retail premises. Phillip Locke, whose company Sextet Locke Property Management man- Sunday ` Jan. 19 ` 2pm ages the H. Y. Louie-owned shopping A jazz vocalist with a lush voice and smoky delivery which pay centre, says there have been discus- homage to the legendary ladies of jazz — Lena, Peggy and Ella. sions with current tenants including PENDER HARBOUR SCHOOL OF MUSIC the Madeira Park Liquor Store and the TICKETS $25 @ www.penderharbourmusic.ca, Harbour Insurance or Strait Music Marina Pharmacy. Sponsored in part by Marg and Ken O’Coffey, Jean and Clay Curry January 2020 Page 17 FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS. business directory √ automotive Call Look here first. √ boat/marine today for a √ The Harbour Spiel Business Directory is your household quote: best bet for services from longtime and trusted √ business community members. √ travel 883-2794

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January 2020 Page 21 books Books of the year 2019: Quill and Quire editor picks The Quill and Quire is Canada’s author- Watching You life, Paper Houses is a novelized ac- ity on the book industry and the following Without Me count of Emily Dickinson’s life. are its top picks of 2019 as chosen by Lynn Coady It focuses on her childhood, the Q&Q book editors. (House of Anansi Press) homes she lived in throughout her (Descriptions courtesy of publishers.) All Saints Angli- life, her family relationships, and can is one of the loneli- her gradual reclusiveness and as she Bunny est places on earth. becomes consumed by getting words Mona Awad It’s ugly, it’s small, (Hamish Hamilton down on paper. Canada) it’s overshadowed by condos and the parishioners aren’t exactly close. Samantha Heather We Have Always Mackey couldn’t be And yet there they are: the rec- Been Here: A Queer more different from the tor with the suicidal wife, the neurotic Muslim Memoir Samra Habib other members of her master’s pro- spinsters, the blue-rinses, the seekers and the newlyweds and the cradle An- (Penguin Canada) gram at New England’s elite Warren How do you find University. glicans, all of them yearning for both connection and privacy at once. yourself when told you But everything changes when she don’t exist? receives an invitation to the Bunnies’ Sonnet’s As an Ahmadi Muslim growing exclusive monthly “Smut Salon,” and Shakespeare up in Pakistan, Samra Habib faced finds herselfd rawn as if by magic to Sonnet L’Abbé regular threats from Islamic extrem- their front door — ditching her only (McClelland & Stewart) ists who believed the small, dynamic friend, Ava, in the process. Bronwen Wal- sect to be blasphemous. lace Memorial Award- From her parents, she internal- Sister Language winning poet Sonnet Christina Baillie and ized the lesson that revealing her iden- L’Abbé returns with her Martha Baillie tity could put her in grave danger. (Pedlar Press) third collection, in which a mixed-race Sister Language is woman decomposes her inheritance Reproduction a collaboration, com- of Shakespeare by breaking open the Ian Williams posed mainly of letters sonnet and inventing an entirely new (Random House Canada) and other writings, be- poetic form. Reproduction won tween two sisters, one schizophrenic. the 2019 Scotia Bank In the careful building of a bridge Paper Houses Giller Prize. Dominique Fortier and between sisters, a prose nonpareil is A hilarious, sur- Rhonda Mullins, trans. prising and poignant love story about achieved, and a linguistic “bridge” be- (Coach House Books) the way families are invented, told tween readers and the authors, one of A whimsical and with the savvy of a Zadie Smith and whom’s deep isolation is in this way misanthropic imagining with an inventiveness all Ian Wil- diminished. of Emily Dickinson’s liams’ own, Reproduction explores unconventional connections and bril- liantly redefines family.

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January 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM Noon 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM 11PM 12AM

Wed 01 7.0 6.0 5.5 5.9 7.0 8.7 10.8 12.7 14.3 15.2 15.2 14.7 13.6 12.3 11.1 10.1 9.7 9.8 10.2 10.8 11.2 11.2 10.8 9.9

Thu 02 8.8 7.8 7.1 6.9 7.4 8.5 10.1 11.9 13.4 14.5 15.0 14.8 13.9 12.7 11.3 10.1 9.1 8.8 9.0 9.5 10.2 10.7 11.0 10.8

Fri 03 10.3 9.5 8.8 8.3 8.3 8.8 9.9 11.3 12.7 13.9 14.6 14.7 14.2 13.1 11.6 10.1 8.8 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 9.6 10.5 11.1 Sat 04 11.2 11.0 10.5 10.0 9.6 9.6 10.1 11.0 12.1 13.2 14.1 14.5 14.2 13.4 12.0 10.4 8.7 7.5 6.7 6.6 7.1 8.1 9.3 10.5

Sun 05 11.4 11.9 11.9 11.5 11.1 10.7 10.6 11.0 11.7 12.7 13.6 14.1 14.2 13.7 12.4 10.7 8.9 7.2 6.0 5.5 5.6 6.4 7.7 9.3

Mon 06 10.8 12.0 12.7 12.8 12.5 12.0 11.5 11.3 11.6 12.2 13.0 13.7 14.1 13.9 12.9 11.3 9.4 7.4 5.7 4.6 4.3 4.8 6.0 7.7

Tue 07 9.7 11.5 12.9 13.7 13.7 13.3 12.6 12.0 11.7 11.9 12.5 13.2 13.8 14.0 13.4 12.1 10.1 7.9 5.8 4.2 3.3 3.3 4.2 5.9 Wed 08 8.1 10.4 12.4 13.9 14.6 14.4 13.8 12.9 12.2 11.9 12.1 12.7 13.4 13.9 13.8 12.9 11.2 8.9 6.5 4.4 2.9 2.3 2.7 4.0

Thu 09 6.2 8.7 11.3 13.5 14.9 15.3 14.9 14.0 12.9 12.1 11.9 12.2 12.9 13.6 14.0 13.7 12.4 10.3 7.8 5.3 3.2 1.9 1.6 2.3 Fri 10 4.2 6.8 9.6 12.4 14.5 15.6 15.7 15.0 13.9 12.7 11.9 11.8 12.2 13.0 13.7 14.0 13.4 11.8 9.5 6.8 4.3 2.3 1.2 1.2 Sat 11 2.5 4.7 7.6 10.7 13.4 15.4 16.1 15.9 14.9 13.6 12.3 11.6 11.6 12.2 13.1 13.8 14.0 13.2 11.4 8.9 6.2 3.7 1.9 1.0

Sun 12 1.4 3.0 5.6 8.7 11.8 14.4 16.0 16.4 15.8 14.5 13.1 11.8 11.2 11.3 12.1 13.0 13.7 13.8 12.8 11.0 8.5 5.8 3.5 1.9 Mon 13 1.4 2.1 4.1 6.8 10.0 13.0 15.2 16.4 16.4 15.5 14.0 12.4 11.1 10.6 10.9 11.7 12.7 13.4 13.4 12.5 10.6 8.3 5.8 3.8 Tue 14 2.5 2.3 3.4 5.5 8.4 11.4 14.1 15.9 16.6 16.1 14.9 13.2 11.6 10.3 9.9 10.2 11.1 12.1 12.8 12.9 12.1 10.5 8.5 6.3

Wed 15 4.6 3.7 3.8 5.1 7.3 10.0 12.7 15.0 16.3 16.5 15.7 14.2 12.3 10.6 9.3 8.9 9.3 10.2 11.2 12.1 12.3 11.8 10.6 9.0 Thu 16 7.3 6.0 5.4 5.7 7.0 9.1 11.6 13.9 15.6 16.4 16.1 15.0 13.3 11.3 9.5 8.2 7.8 8.2 9.1 10.2 11.2 11.8 11.7 10.9 Fri 17 9.8 8.6 7.6 7.3 7.7 9.0 10.8 12.8 14.7 15.9 16.2 15.7 14.3 12.3 10.2 8.3 7.0 6.6 6.9 7.9 9.2 10.4 11.4 11.7

Sat 18 11.5 10.9 10.1 9.4 9.1 9.5 10.6 12.1 13.7 15.1 15.9 15.9 15.0 13.3 11.2 9.0 7.1 5.8 5.4 5.7 6.7 8.1 9.7 11.1 Sun 19 12.0 12.3 12.1 11.6 11.0 10.7 11.0 11.8 12.9 14.2 15.2 15.6 15.4 14.2 12.4 10.1 7.8 5.9 4.6 4.2 4.7 5.8 7.5 9.4

Mon 20 11.1 12.5 13.3 13.3 12.9 12.3 11.9 11.9 12.4 13.3 14.3 15.0 15.3 14.8 13.4 11.3 9.0 6.7 4.8 3.6 3.4 4.1 5.5 7.4 Tue 21 9.6 11.7 13.3 14.2 14.3 13.9 13.1 12.5 12.3 12.6 13.3 14.1 14.7 14.8 14.1 12.5 10.4 7.9 5.6 3.8 2.9 2.9 3.8 5.6

Wed 22 7.9 10.3 12.5 14.2 15.0 15.0 14.3 13.4 12.6 12.3 12.5 13.1 13.8 14.3 14.4 13.5 11.8 9.5 7.0 4.8 3.1 2.4 2.7 4.0 Thu 23 6.1 8.6 11.2 13.5 15.0 15.5 15.2 14.4 13.3 12.4 12.0 12.2 12.8 13.6 14.0 13.9 12.9 11.0 8.6 6.2 4.1 2.7 2.3 3.0 Fri 24 4.6 7.0 9.7 12.3 14.4 15.6 15.7 15.1 14.0 12.8 11.9 11.6 11.9 12.6 13.4 13.8 13.5 12.2 10.2 7.8 5.5 3.6 2.6 2.5

Sat 25 3.6 5.6 8.1 10.9 13.3 15.1 15.8 15.6 14.7 13.4 12.1 11.3 11.2 11.7 12.5 13.2 13.5 13.0 11.6 9.5 7.2 5.0 3.5 2.8 Sun 26 3.2 4.6 6.8 9.5 12.1 14.3 15.5 15.7 15.1 13.9 12.6 11.4 10.8 10.9 11.6 12.4 13.1 13.2 12.6 11.0 8.9 6.7 4.8 3.6

Mon 27 3.3 4.1 5.9 8.3 10.9 13.3 14.9 15.7 15.4 14.4 13.1 11.7 10.7 10.3 10.7 11.4 12.3 12.9 12.9 12.1 10.5 8.5 6.5 5.0

Tue 28 4.2 4.3 5.5 7.4 9.8 12.2 14.1 15.3 15.4 14.8 13.5 12.1 10.8 10.0 9.9 10.4 11.2 12.1 12.6 12.5 11.6 10.1 8.4 6.7

Wed 29 5.5 5.1 5.6 7.0 9.0 11.2 13.3 14.7 15.3 15.0 14.0 12.5 11.1 9.9 9.3 9.4 10.0 10.9 11.8 12.2 12.1 11.3 10.0 8.5 Thu 30 7.2 6.5 6.4 7.2 8.7 10.6 12.5 14.0 14.9 14.9 14.2 13.0 11.5 10.0 9.0 8.6 8.9 9.6 10.5 11.4 11.9 11.8 11.2 10.2

Fri 31 9.0 8.1 7.7 7.9 8.8 10.2 11.8 13.3 14.3 14.7 14.4 13.4 11.9 10.4 9.0 8.1 7.9 8.3 9.1 10.1 11.0 11.6 11.7 11.3

PreparedRobert by Robert Livingston Livingston (with from data providedprovided at http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tideat www.tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide) Cooler colour codes indicate lower tides. For kayaks and small boats accessing Canoe Pass Canoe Pass: (Beaver Island), these colour codes (right) indicate what should usually provide sufficient Canoe Pass: depth for passage. Note: variability occurs due to barometric pressure, wind conditions, etc. April 2017 Tide — Pender Harbour

RECYCLING & When the tide color code is any of the above, a kayak can usually get through Canoe Pass between Francis Peninsula and the BOTTLE DEPOT mainland. There is some variability. Barometric pressure and wind conditions play a role in actual water levels. Ht in feet. reen elin MADEIRA MARINA in ener oie (604) 883-2266 [email protected] 12930 Madeira Park Rd. 883-1165 April 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM Noon 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM 11PM 12AM ONE-STOP CONVENIENCE • Service of most makes • Trailer haul-out to 30 ft • Dry storage • Bottom painting • InternationalSat Paints01 11.6 •10.2 Well-stocked9.3 9.3 marine10.1 store11.5 13.0 14.2 14.6 14.1 12.5 10.3 7.8 5.6 4.0 3.5 4.0 5.5 7.7 10.2 12.4 14.0 14.6 14.3 Closed Wednesdays, Sundays Multi-material Recycling and statutory holidays. Beverage Container • 40-tonne marine ways • Marine Suncharts 02 13.3 12.1• Fishing10.9 tackle10.2 10.3 10.9 12.0 13.2 14.0 14.1 13.4 11.8 9.7 7.4 5.5 4.1 3.7 4.3 5.7 7.8 10.1 12.2 13.7 14.5 Refunds: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Refund Centre Recycling 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Hwy. 101 & Menacher Rd. Mon 03 14.3 13.6 12.6 11.6 10.9 10.8 11.3 12.1 12.9 13.5 13.5 12.8 11.3 9.4 7.4 5.7 4.5 4.2 4.6 5.9 7.8 9.9 11.9 13.5 CLOSED SUNDAYS. Tue 04 14.4 14.4 13.9 13.0 12.0 11.3 11.0 11.2 11.7 12.3 12.8 12.9 12.4 11.2 9.6 7.8 6.2 5.1 4.7 5.0 6.2 7.9 9.9 11.9 Page 24 Harbour Spiel Wed 05 13.5 14.4 14.6 14.1 13.2 12.1 11.2 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.6 12.2 12.5 12.3 11.3 9.9 8.3 6.8 5.6 5.1 5.4 6.5 8.1 10.1 Thu 06 12.1 13.7 14.6 14.8 14.2 13.1 11.8 10.6 9.9 9.7 10.2 11.0 11.8 12.4 12.4 11.7 10.4 8.8 7.3 6.1 5.5 5.7 6.8 8.6 Fri 07 10.6 12.6 14.1 14.9 14.8 13.9 12.6 11.0 9.6 8.9 8.8 9.4 10.5 11.6 12.4 12.6 12.1 10.9 9.3 7.6 6.4 5.9 6.2 7.4 Sat 08 9.2 11.3 13.2 14.5 15.0 14.5 13.3 11.6 9.8 8.5 7.8 8.0 8.9 10.3 11.7 12.7 13.0 12.5 11.2 9.5 7.9 6.7 6.3 6.7

Sun 09 8.1 10.0 12.1 13.8 14.8 14.8 13.9 12.3 10.3 8.5 7.3 6.9 7.5 8.8 10.5 12.1 13.1 13.4 12.8 11.4 9.7 8.1 7.0 6.8 Mon 10 7.5 9.1 11.0 12.9 14.3 14.8 14.2 12.9 10.9 8.9 7.2 6.3 6.3 7.3 9.0 10.9 12.6 13.6 13.7 12.9 11.4 9.7 8.3 7.4

Tue 11 7.5 8.4 10.1 11.9 13.5 14.4 14.4 13.3 11.5 9.4 7.4 6.0 5.5 6.1 7.5 9.5 11.5 13.2 14.0 13.9 12.9 11.4 9.8 8.5 Wed 12 8.0 8.3 9.4 11.0 12.6 13.8 14.2 13.6 12.2 10.1 8.0 6.2 5.2 5.2 6.2 8.0 10.1 12.2 13.7 14.3 14.0 12.9 11.4 9.9

Thu 13 8.9 8.6 9.2 10.4 11.8 13.1 13.8 13.7 12.6 10.8 8.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 6.6 8.6 10.9 12.8 14.1 14.4 13.9 12.8 11.4 Fri 14 10.1 9.3 9.3 10.0 11.1 12.3 13.2 13.5 12.9 11.5 9.6 7.5 5.8 4.8 4.7 5.5 7.2 9.3 11.5 13.3 14.3 14.4 13.8 12.7 Sat 15 11.4 10.4 9.8 10.0 10.7 11.6 12.6 13.1 12.9 12.0 10.4 8.5 6.6 5.3 4.7 4.9 6.1 7.8 9.9 12.0 13.5 14.3 14.3 13.6 Sun 16 12.6 11.5 10.7 10.3 10.5 11.1 11.9 12.5 12.7 12.2 11.0 9.4 7.7 6.2 5.2 4.8 5.4 6.6 8.4 10.4 12.2 13.6 14.2 14.1

Mon 17 13.5 12.6 11.6 10.9 10.7 10.8 11.3 11.9 12.2 12.2 11.5 10.3 8.8 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.2 5.9 7.1 8.9 10.7 12.4 13.6 14.1 Tue 18 14.0 13.4 12.6 11.7 11.1 10.8 10.9 11.2 11.6 11.8 11.7 11.0 9.8 8.5 7.2 6.2 5.6 5.6 6.3 7.6 9.2 10.9 12.5 13.6 Wed 19 14.1 13.9 13.3 12.5 11.7 11.0 10.6 10.7 10.9 11.2 11.4 11.4 10.8 9.8 8.6 7.4 6.4 5.9 5.9 6.6 7.9 9.5 11.2 12.7 Thu 20 13.7 14.1 13.9 13.3 12.3 11.3 10.5 10.1 10.1 10.4 10.9 11.2 11.3 11.0 10.1 8.9 7.7 6.7 6.1 6.1 6.8 8.1 9.8 11.5 Fri 21 13.0 14.0 14.2 13.9 13.0 11.8 10.6 9.7 9.3 9.4 9.9 10.6 11.3 11.6 11.3 10.5 9.3 8.0 6.9 6.2 6.2 7.0 8.4 10.2 Sat 22 12.0 13.5 14.3 14.3 13.6 12.4 10.9 9.5 8.6 8.3 8.6 9.5 10.6 11.6 12.1 12.0 11.1 9.8 8.3 7.1 6.4 6.4 7.3 8.9 Sun 23 10.8 12.6 14.0 14.6 14.2 13.1 11.4 9.6 8.1 7.2 7.2 7.9 9.3 10.8 12.1 12.8 12.7 11.8 10.3 8.7 7.3 6.6 6.8 7.8 Mon 24 9.6 11.6 13.4 14.5 14.7 13.8 12.2 10.1 8.0 6.5 5.8 6.1 7.4 9.2 11.2 12.8 13.6 13.4 12.4 10.8 9.0 7.6 7.0 7.3 Tue 25 8.6 10.5 12.5 14.0 14.8 14.5 13.1 10.9 8.5 6.3 4.9 4.5 5.3 7.1 9.4 11.7 13.5 14.4 14.1 13.0 11.2 9.4 8.1 7.5 Wed 26 8.1 9.5 11.4 13.3 14.5 14.9 14.0 12.1 9.5 6.8 4.7 3.5 3.5 4.8 7.0 9.7 12.3 14.2 15.1 14.7 13.4 11.6 9.9 8.6 Thu 27 8.3 8.9 10.5 12.3 13.9 14.8 14.7 13.3 10.9 8.1 5.4 3.4 2.5 2.9 4.5 7.1 10.1 12.8 14.7 15.5 15.1 13.8 12.0 10.3 Fri 28 9.2 9.1 9.9 11.3 13.0 14.3 14.8 14.1 12.3 9.7 6.9 4.3 2.6 2.0 2.7 4.6 7.4 10.4 13.2 15.1 15.7 15.3 14.0 12.3 Sat 29 10.8 9.9 9.8 10.6 12.0 13.4 14.3 14.5 13.5 11.5 8.8 6.1 3.7 2.3 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.8 10.8 13.4 15.2 15.8 15.3 14.1 Sun 30 12.6 11.2 10.4 10.4 11.1 12.3 13.4 14.0 13.9 12.7 10.7 8.2 5.7 3.7 2.5 2.5 3.6 5.6 8.3 11.1 13.5 15.1 15.6 15.2

Prepared by Robert Livingston from data provided at http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide organizations ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTORY SOM COFFEEHOUSE • Chamber of Commerce, P. H. & Egmont...... (604) 883-2561 This month’s School of Music Coffeehouse is on Fri- • Coast Guard Auxiliary, Unit 61...... (604) 883-2572 day, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. • Community Policing...... (604) 883-2026 The lineup features: • Egmont Community Club...... (604) 883-1379 • Egmont & District Volunteer Fire Department...... (604) 883-2555 • Patricia Burnett, a vocalist and pianist featuring • FLAIR Cancer Support Group...... (604) 883-0660 inspirational female performances plus originals; • FOKUS (10:30 a.m., Fridays @ PHHC)...... (604) 740-1151 • Katrina Bishop and Stella, a mom/daughter duo • GRIPS (Recycling Society) ...... (604) 883-1165 with lovely vocal harmonies, and • Garden Bay Sailing Club...... (604) 883-2689 • Guides, Brownies, etc...... (604) 883-2819 • Michelle Morand, a singer/songwriter with acoustic • Harbour Artists...... (604) 883-2807 guitar. • Harbourside Friendships (Thur. 10:30 -1 p.m.)...... (604) 883-9900 The show will be presented cabaret-style in the Pender • Health Centre Society...... (604) 883-2764 Harbour Music Society’s waterfront theatre. Admission is a • Health Centre Auxiliary...... (604) 741-2646 suggested minimum donation of $10 at the door and there • InStitches (last Thursday of month, 10 a.m.)...... (604) 740-1151 • Lions Club, Egmont...... (604) 883-9463 will be coffee, tea and delicious desserts available. • Lions Club, Pender Harbour (1st & 3rd Tues.)...... (604) 883-1361 • Men’s Cancer Support Group...... (604) 883-2393 PENDER HARBOUR WOMEN’S CONNECTION • P. H. Aquatic Centre Society...... (604) 885-6866 2020 is her and it is time to renew “auld” acquaintanc- • P. H. Blues Society...... (604) 741-1186 es at the P. H. School of Music when the Women’s Con- • P. H. Choir (7 p.m., Tuesday)...... (778) 227-8430 • P. H. Community Club...... (604) 883-9900 nection ushers in the new “Roaring Twenties” on Tuesday, • P. H. Community School Society...... (604) 883-2826 Jan. 28. Back by popular demand is a Celtic group from • P. H. Garden Club...... (604) 883-9798 Gibsons to start off your new year with a bang. • P. H. Golf Club...... (604) 883-9541 Please note that this will be the only meeting in Janu- • P. H. Hiking Club (8:30 am, Mon. & Wed.)...... (604) 883-2274 • P. H. Living Heritage Society...... (604) 883-0748 ary. A $2 drop-in fee covers refreshments. • P. H. Music Society (bookings)...... (604) 883-9749 • P. H. Paddling Society (dragon boating)...... (604) 399-9596 • P. H. Piecemakers (quilters)...... (604) 883-2573 photojournal • P. H. Pipe Band...... (604) 883-0053 • P. H. Power & Sail Squadron...... (604) 883-2086 • P. H. Ramblers (hikers, every Tues. a.m.)...... (604) 883-1191 • P. H. Volunteer Fire Dept (Wed. evening)...... (604) 883-9270 • P. H. Reading Room (library)...... (604) 883-2983 • Rotary Club (noon Fri. RC Legion No.112)...... (604) 883-2843 • Royal Canadian Legion No. 112...... (604) 883-2235 • Ruby Lake Lagoon Society...... (604) 883-9201 • Skookumchuck Heritage Society...... (604) 883-9994 • S. C. Health Care Auxiliary (2nd Wed.,1:30 p.m.)...... (604) 741-8413 • Seniors’ Housing Society...... (604) 883-2819 • Serendipity Child Care Centre...... (604) 883-2316 • Sunshine Coast Better At Home...... (604) 989-6171 • Wildlife Society (3rd Tues. PHSS)...... (604) 883-9853 • Women’s Connection (2nd & 4th Tue.)...... (604) 883-0444 • Women’s Outreach Services...... (604) 741-5246 Butcher For over 20 years: Produce Nobody beats our meat! seafood lotto grocery

Denise Wright These North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) have Oak Tree Market made a den under the steps of this Francis Peninsula home but aren’t shy about popping out to pose for photos. Your first stop in Madeira Park 604.883.2411 January 2020 Page 25 SKOOKUMCHUCK harbour almanac viewing times 71% Percentage who indicated they JANUARY wanted to “diet or eat healthier,” the most popular resolution. 13% DATE-TIME-SIZE (small, medium, large, extra large) Percentage of resolutions to “spend EBB (-), FLOOD (+) - Standing wave is best on large flood (tide flowing into Sechelt Inlet). New Year more time with family and friends.” 1. 8:49 AM +XL, 4:12 PM –M 2. 9:15 AM +XL resolutions Jan. 12 3. 9:46 AM +L Research by Strava, the social net- 4. 10:23 AM M 60% work for athletes, discovered that 5. 11:05 AM +M Percentage of us who admit that we this is the day most resolutions fail. 6. 11:53 AM M make New Year’s resolutions. 7. 12:44 PM +M Women 8. 1:38 PM +M 8% Women tend toward health-focused 9. 10:41 AM –S, 2:31 PM +S Percentage who are successful in resolutions. 10. 11:32 AM –S, 3:23 PM +M achieving New Year goals. 11. 12:18 PM –S, 4:14 PM +M Men 12. 1:02 PM –M 50% Men tend towards pledges of find- 13. 1:45 PM –M More than half of respondents said ing a new job and laying off the 14. 2:27 PM –M their resolution failed before Jan. 31. alcohol. 15. 3:11 PM –M 16. 3:57 PM –M 90% 10x 17. 9:22 AM +XL, 4:47 PM –M Percentage of Americans making People who make resolutions are 10 18. 10:06 AM +L resolutions who are confident they times more likely to attain their goals 19. 10:53 AM +L will achieve their goals. than people who do not. 20. 11:46 AM +M 21. 12:43 PM +M ~ Forbes, Yougov.comNew York Post, Inc. 22. 1:41 PM +M 23. 10:53 AM –S, 2:27 PM +S 24. 11:40 AM –M, 3:30 PM +S JANUARY WEATHER 25. 12:23 PM –M, 4:18 PM +S TEMPERATURES 26. 1:03 PM –M January is our coldest month, with an average daily high temperature of 6.3 C and low of 2.9 C, giving us a mean daily temperature of 4.6 C.The highest January tem- 27. 1:39 PM –M perature recorded at Merry Is. is 13.2 C (Jan. 30, 1989); the lowest is -7.2 C (Jan. 29, 28. 2:11 PM –M 1969). 29. 2:38 PM –M PRECIPITATION 30. 3:04 PM –M We have an average of 46.2 hours of bright sunshine, 17 days with rain and three 31. 3:33 PM –M days with snow in January. Our average monthly rainfall is 118 mm; snowfall, 9 cm. The record daily rainfall recorded at the Merry Island weather station is 78.2 mm These are estimates only and not intended for navigation. (Jan. 18, 1968).

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JANUARY ASTROLOGY JANUARY BIRTHDAYS CAPRICORN: DEC. 22 – JAN. 19 Jan. 1 ~ Dave Steppell, Paul Wharton and Cheryl Capricorns often experience hardship Thompson. early in life, but their resourcefulness makes them survivors. Sometimes hard to Jan. 2 ~ Bill Hunsche, Vince Perreca and Salem get to know, they are loyal, responsible Taylor and down-to-earth. In 2020, the Uranus retrograde will influence Capricorn in a huge way. You’ve always Jan. 3 ~ Colton Landry. wanted to make your life more special, more unique Jan. 4 ~ Crystal White and Avril Maveety. and more better — now is the time. The spiritually Jan. 5 ~ Sue Lee, Betty Wenman and Taylor evolved Capricorn will know what to do, those less evolved will likely not see opportunities being flung Phillips. in their direction. Jan. 8 ~ Sue Natall, Jodi Godkin and Destiny Wallbaum. AQUARIUS: JAN. 20 - FEB. 18 Aquarians are original, independent hu- Jan. 9 ~ Arhea Howitt, Mario Lowther and manitarians who shy away from emotional Amanda Mayo. expression. This often makes them seem uncompromising and aloof. Aquarians are Jan. 10 ~ David Pease. thoughtful listeners but they rarely tolerate someone Jan. 11 ~ Randy Cummings. they disagree with. This month, everything depends Jan. 12 ~ Lisa Duncan, Mary Ebert and Ryan on your birthday. For those Aquarians born in the first Decan (Jan. 20 to 29), January and the rest of Logtenburg. 2020 will be a time of tumult. This chaos may be Jan. 13 ~ Tia Haase and Betty Wray. positive or negative depending on what colour socks you wear. The remainder of Aquarians should expect Jan. 14 ~ Dominic De La Canal, Norman smooth sailing until early 2021. Then watch out. Edwardson, Karlee Legge and Alannah Nichols. BC BESTSELLERS Jan. 15 ~ Curtis Sample and Ron Kushner. For the week ending Dec. 7, 2019 Jan. 16 ~ Cody Angus. The BC bestseller list uses sales data from over 80 independent bookstores in BC representing sales of BC published books released within the calendar year. Jan. 17 ~ Tashina McLean. Jan. 18 ~ Vanessa Lanteigne. 1. One Drum: Stories and 6. Cedar and Salt by DL Acken Jan. 19 ~ Arieanna Henderson. Ceremonies for a Planet by and Emily Lycopolus Richard Wagamese (Douglas & (TouchWood Editions) Jan. 20 ~ Gerald Mackie, Les Dornbierer and McIntyre) 7. Around the World in a Dug- Hazel Jay. 2. Vancouver After Dark: The out Canoe: The Untold Story Wild History of a City’s Night- of Captain John Voss and the Jan. 22 ~ Starr Harding, Lil Higgs, Leanne Legge life by Aaron Chapman (Arsenal Tilikum by John M. Pulp Press) MacFarlane & Lynn J. Salmon and Troy Brown. (Harbour Publishing) 3. Voices from the Skeena: An Jan. 23 ~ Taree Bathgate and Kelly Kammerle. Illustrated Oral History by Roy 8. The Survival Guide to Brit- Jan. 24 ~ Carolyn Ireland, Don Murray and Henry Vickers and Robert Budd ish Columbia by Ian Ferguson (Harbour Publishing) (Heritage House Publishing) Warren Dunaway. 4. E. J. Hughes Paints 9. Can You Hear the Trees Jan. 27 ~ Leona Colebank. British Columbia by Robert Talking? by Peter Wohlleben Amos (TouchWood Editions) (Greystone Books) Jan. 28 ~ Vanessa Smith and Ikuko Kishimoto. 5. From Where I Stand by Jody 10. The Rise of Wolf 8 by Rick Jan. 29 ~ Jordan Field, Glen Scoular, Lorne Wilson-Raybould (UBC Press) McIntyre (Greystone Books) Campbell, Alfie Lajlar and Tanya Bernier.

~ Association of Book Publishers of BC Jan. 30 ~ Lyle Forbes.

January 2020 Page 27 Please check the website for current hours and information: www.penderharbourhealth.com

NURSING SERVICES – (604) 883-2764 COUNSELLING SERVICES RNs are on duty 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays Lyn Rondeau – Adult Mental Health • Blood tests • ECGs • Injections • Blood pressure (604) 885-6101 ext. 4422 • Home/Palliative care • Dressings • Holter Monitors REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPY DENTISTRY – (604) 883-2997 Brigit Cogrossi, RMT (604) 741-1202 Dr. Robert Hynd, Dr. Lisa Virkela • Monday (alternate), Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Darlene Fowlie – Hygienist Ellen Luchkow, RMT (778) 888-2012 Laurie McKay – Hygienist • Monday (alternate), Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday • Braces • Cosmetic Dentistry • Restorative Dental Care Consulting • Impants • Surgical Extractions PHYSICIANS – (604) 883-2344 Drs. Forgie, McDowell & Robinson Monday to Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., by appointment only PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE – (604) 883-2764 • Well Baby Clinic • Child and Adult Immunizations CHIROPRACTORS – (604) 883-2764 Dr. Blake Alderson, DC • Chiropractic care by appointment. FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER – (604) 883-2764 • Walk-in patients welcome after 3 p.m. Annaliese Hasler, NP • Home visits available: (604) 741-8972 • Women and Youth Health Services Dr. Terry Dickson, DC, BSc, ART provider • Second to third Saturdays and Mondays of the month, FOOT CARE NURSE – (604) 740-2890 8 a.m. – noon, by appointment. Sharon Gilchrist-Reed LPN • Please call North Shore Wellness Centre, • Foot care nursing (604) 980-4538 or email: [email protected] • Reflexology/Kinesiology

THE SUNSHINE COAST HOSPICE SOCIETY: Compassionate, respectful end-of-life and bereavement care. Whether you want to talk with one person or to join a bereavement group, trained volunteers are available. Call (604) 883-2764.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. – everyone welcome. TEENS’ DROP IN CLINIC: Offered every Tuesday between 3 and 5 p.m. LOAN CUPBOARD: Crutches, walkers, wheelchairs, commodes, raised toilet seats etc. DIABETES & DIETICIAN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: Weekly on Thursdays ~ call to book an appointment CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: Weekly on Wednesdays ~ call to book an appointment. SOCIAL WORKER: Weekly on Tuesdays ~ call to book an appointment. First-class health care for the people of the Pender Harbour area.

Page 28 Harbour Spiel harbour health Medical assistance in dying in British Columbia Alicia De Leo, RN

In 2016, the government of Canada passed legislation supporting a person’s right to receive medical as- sistance in dying. Since this time, hundreds of patients each year in BC are accessing MAID at the end of their lives. MAID is defined as the adminis- tration of medication to intentionally bring about death, at an eligible per- son’s request. The medication is administered by a doctor or a nurse practitioner. MAID is different than palliative care, which seeks to treat the symp- toms of an illness. However, a person who chooses to access MAID can still be cared for by palliative specialists. In BC, only certain people are eligible to access MAID. The strict eligibility requirements are intended as a safeguard to protect vulnerable people. of ten days between the initial request us in BC, MAID is changing the way In order to access MAID, a per- and the provision of MAID, though that we talk about and think about the son must have a serious and incurable this can be waived under special cir- end of life. condition that causes them intolerable cumstances. suffering. Pharmacists then dispense MAID ‘IT’S NOT RIGHT’ WORKSHOP Additionally, the natural death medications to the provider (MD or The Community Response must be “reasonably foreseeable.” NP). Network and Connecting Garden Bay Whether or not a person meets MAID can be provided in hospi- Project will present a workshop on these criteria is determined by two tal, in hospice or extended care or in Jan. 22 titled “It’s Not Right.” doctors or nurse practitioners. the home. Elder abuse can lead to isolation A person wanting to access An MD or NP and a support RN and loneliness. MAID must be 18 years or older and attend to the patient and family on the Learn to recognize the warning provide consent for the procedure, day of the MAID provision. signs and risk factors of senior abuse, both at the time they request it and im- Most people choose to have the how to hold supportive conversations, mediately before their death. medications that cause death given and where to find help. The process for accessing MAID through an intravenous, but some have Join us on Jan. 22 from 1 to 3 starts with a conversation with a chosen to drink the medicine. The p.m. at Sarah Wray Hall located in health care provider, followed by a medicines cause the person to quickly Garden Bay at 4334 Irvines Landing more structured assessment. fall into a deep sleep before they die. Road. Refreshments will be provided. Sometimes a formal assessment MAID has been a part of health- Please RSVP to Caron Hawry- of competency is required as well. care around the world for many years. chuk at [email protected] or There is usually a waiting period Though it is relatively new to (604) 883-2595.

January 2020 Page 29 Page 30 Harbour Spiel Seniors CARPET BOWLING: Wednesdays, Jan 8, 15, 22 & 29 At both the Egmont & Pender Harbour community halls,1-3 pm. Cost $3. Helping CHAIR YOGA (P. H. Community Hall): Fridays, Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Seniors At the Pender Harbour Community Hall from10:30-11:30am. Drop-In $3. Improve your balance, strength & flexibility with gentle moves. PENDER HARBOUR HARBOURSIDE FRIENDSHIPS: Thursdays, Jan. 9, 16, 23 & 30 SENIORS INITIATIVE Thursdays at the P.H. Community Hall. Starting at 10:30am lunch served at 12 noon. $10. Sponsored by: Smart Fund Jan 9 – Share a story or gift from Christmas. HARBOURSIDE Jan 16 – Music by Joan & Ted Woodard. FRIENDSHIP PROGRAM Jan 23 – “Literacy Week” Jeopardy played Harbourside Friendship style. Sponsored by: Jan 30 – Chinese New Year. P. H. Health Centre & P. H. Health Auxiliary

FOR INFORMATION OR TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY EVENTS CALL MARLENE: (604) 883-9900 FOR SENIORS!

*SWIM LESSONS: Begin the week of Jan. 13 *MULTI SPORT (AGE 5-8): Mondays, 3-4pm, Jan. 13 - Mar. 9 Learn a new sport each week. 8 classes/ $80. Instructor Deb Martens. In MPES gym. *AQUATIC CONDITIONING & BALANCE, HAPPY HIPS & KNEES Thursdays Jan. 16-Mar. 12. 10-10:45am. 9 classes/ $90 Instructor Gwen Walwyn

PENDER HARBOUR *LADIES WHO LIFT w/ instructor Amanda Peterson AQUATIC & FITNESS Mondays, 1:30-2:30pm, Jan. 6 - Feb. 10. Fridays, 8:30-9:30am, Jan 3-Feb 7. 6 classes/ $120. CENTRE 20m, 4-lane pool *TOTAL BODY AND CORE: Jan. 7-30 hot tub & sauna Tuesdays (12-1:15pm) and Thursdays (1-2:15pm). 8 classes/$160. Instructor Amanda Peterson gym & weight room *BATTLE ROPE TRAINING: Friday, Jan. 17 On lower level of Learn how to use the ropes to add to your fitness routine. 12-1pm or 6-7pm. 1 class/$20 PH Secondary School: *BUILD BETTER BALANCE: Jan. 15 - Mar. 11 13639 S. C. Hwy. Wednesdays 12-1pm. 9 classes/$95 . 604 885-6866 *Pre-registration is required [email protected] MYPASS HATHA YOGA SHORT PROGRAM w/ instructor Brigit Cogrossi www.scrd.ca/Recreation Mondays, Jan. 6, 13 and 27 and Wednesdays, Jan. 8, 15 and 22. 9:30am-10:45am. All MYPASS programs begin week of Jan. 6: Aquafit, Gentle Waves, Land Meets Water, HIIT, Mix It Up January 2020 Page 31 locally The Shíshálh Nation’s ‘Strategic Land Use Plan’ Completed by the Sechelt Indian Band in 2007, the 110-page Strategic Land Use Plan intends to be “a living document for the land use planning within the Shíshálh Nation teritory.” Chapters of interest from the SLUP document will be excerpted in upcoming issues of the Harbour Spiel. To download the full document, visit www.shishalh.com/docuploads/forms-and- applications/A-Strategic-Land-Use-Plan-for-the-sh--sh--lh-Nation-1416417270-1.pdf.

Excerpted from the Sechelt Indian Band’s “A Strategic Land Use Plan for the Shíshálh Nation.”

5.9. ENERGY RESOURCES

5.9.1 DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCE & SUMMARY OF MANAGEMENT ISSUES HYDROELECTRICITY There are a number of hydroelec- tric projects within Shíshálh Nation territory, including both conventional dams at the head of Lois Lake and ?iy ch’ách’tl-am (Clowhom Lake), and a great number of current or proposed run-of-the-river projects. Independent Power Producers Association of BC The Clowhom hydroelectric The 9.8 MW McNair Creek independent power project dam/weir near Gibsons. facility was commissioned in 1958, Louisa Inlet). opposition to IPPs in other areas of after the construction of the 21 metre The Shíshálh Nation has ex- British Columbia because of concerns high dam and flooding of the valley pressed interest in a similar, smalls- over the privatization of a public that previously held two smaller lakes. cale power project for future tourism resource, and uncertainties over com- This project contributes some 30 development at the head of stl’íxwim munity and environmental impacts megawatts of power to the provincial (Narrows Inlet). from both the facility itself and also grid, via transmission lines that run In recent years, British Columbia from the related transmission lines from the site. has created incentives to stimulate and access corridors. Research by the Shíshálh Nation interest in electricity generation from Among these, there are concerns has provided evidence of use and oc- independent power projects. over the impacts of IPPs on long-term cupation in this watershed dating back IPPs are run-of-the-river projects, water supply, fisheries values, wild- to between 8 and 11,000 years and the usually situated on steeper sections of life, hunting opportunities and access. area continues to be used for hunting moderate-sized creeks, operated by One IPP is already in place by our members. private interests that generate and sell within the territory on Sechelt Creek Several smaller power plants op- power into the provincial grid. in skwúpa (Salmon Inlet). erated in the past, including two — on Advocates suggest there are a This project generates 16 mega- the slhílhem (Brittain River) and on range of benefits of such projects, not- watts of power for the provincial grid. Seschel Creek — that have since been ing that the water diverted into the tur- Regional Power, the operator of decommissioned. bines is returned to the river and that this facility, worked closely with the There is also a micro-hydro facil- the projects can be situated at natural Shíshálh Nation as the project was ity near the head of lékw’émin (Jervis barriers such as waterfalls, thus reduc- being constructed, and was subse- Inlet) that provides power for a camp ing impacts on fish passage. quently awarded a Blue Planet prize at the mouth of swíwelát (Princess Despite this, there has been some by UNESCO at the 2005 Climate Page 32 Harbour Spiel locally

Change Conference in Montreal, Other fisheries habitat enhance- Shíshálh Nation to participate mean- for innovation and good practices in ment or rehabilitation is also being ingfully in consultation with the the development and operation of a considered as value added compo- proponent and BC. hydropower scheme, based on criteria nents of proposed energy projects Such PAs do not imply approval established by the International Hy- including areas where there are no of the project by the Shíshálh Nation. dropower Association. direct fisheries impacts. Where projects are approved In this case, RP worked with the The scope of IPPs is typically for construction, the Shíshálh Nation elders to design the facility so that such that several of these new projects may also negotiate a more compre- it was consistent with Coast Salish fall below the threshold for an envi- hensive impact benefit agreement that longhouse architecture, used Shíshálh ronmental assessment. confirms our support for the project Nation environmental monitors as The Shíshálh Nation is concerned and consent for access to the site, and the project was being built, and also over the potential individual and cu- commits the proponent to provide agreed to construct salmon spawning mulative impacts from these projects benefits to the Shíshálh Nation. channels as value added. and others that may be proposed in Such agreements are an example The Shíshálh Nation has recently the future, and is committed to further of a constructive relationship with a been asked to respond to proposals assessment before our consent for any third party that ensures recognition from numerous other IPP proponents future projects is given. of aboriginal rights and title for the in the territory, including several in To address this concern, the na- Shíshálh Nation and greater certainty the Clowhom watershed (Bear Creek, tion is seeking to negotiate a partici- for investment and operation for in- and two more on the Upper and pation agreement with each of the IPP dustrial and commercial interests. Lower Clowhom River) and on Ty- proponents to cover the period during son Creek which discharges into the which the project is being assessed for REMEMBERING kékaw (Tzoonie River) and many oth- feasibility and potential impacts, the ers at the head of lékw’émin (Jervis PAs are intended to: Robert Albert Edwardson Inlet). • Establish a constructive and re- These projects require new utility spectful working relationship, includ- Born in Pender Harbour, corridors, but propose to link up to the ing recognition of aboriginal rights pioneer, commercial fisherman. existing transmission lines from the and title; Clowhom hydroelectric facility. • Facilitate communication and Jan. 13, 1920 - Feb. 20, 2007 There is an additional IPP pro- information sharing, including the Your legacy continues, are loved posal for a project on East Toba/ recognition of our cultural wisdom, Montrose Creek, and although this knowledge and expertise; dearly, and in our hearts forever. lies outside of the Shíshálh Nation ter- • Support capacity building; ritory, the transmission lines required • Provide business certainty for See you on would pass down into lékw’émin the proponent, and (Jervis Inlet) near Saltery Bay. • Provide resources for the the fishing grounds. The Shíshálh Nation has request- ed BC investigate how any potential utility corridors associated with these Pender Harbour Seniors Housing Society projects will be managed. A proposed terrestrial habitat Outreach Healthy Meal Program management program will be be con- sidered, that would include vegetation management strategies intended to Meal service resumes January 6. enhance wildlife habitat, particularly for k’éyich (elk) and máyukw (Griz- please call Linda, 604.883.2819 or Anky, 604.883.0033 zly bear) recovery. January 2020 Page 33 community calendar Calendar listings are provided free of charge by the Harbour Spiel. Send information to [email protected] by the 15th of the month. JANUARY Sun. Dec. 29...... Sunday Jam with Peter Van Trio - Clubhouse Restaurant, 2 p.m. Tues. Dec. 31.....New Year’s Eve featuring Apasionado - Royal Canadian Legion No. 112, doors at 5 p.m. Sun. Jan. 5...... Sunday Jam - Clubhouse Restaurant, 2 p.m. Mon. Jan. 6...... 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