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ISSUE # 247 AUGUST 31ST, 2001 FREE 2 Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 www.discoveryislands.ca/news PHIL THOMPSON MEMORIAL SOCIETY ADR QU A

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#247 August 31st, 2001 Published bi-weekly and distributed free throughout the Discovery Islands by: Hyacinthe Bay Publishing PO Box 482, Heriot Bay, B.C. V0P 1H0 Tel.: 250 285-2234 Fax: 250 285-2236 sin 1 Offi ce hours Mon -Fri 9 am- 5 pm ce 194 email: [email protected] Publishers: Philip Stone & Quadra Credit Union Sheahan Wilson is pleased to announce the recipients Managing Editor: Philip Stone of Curly Eastland Memorial Scholarships, Assistant Editor: Ryan Stuart which totaled $6,500 for 2001. Staff Reporter: Tanya Storr Cartoonist: Bruce Johnstone Jeremy Cook, Sean Edwards, Christy Gamache, Printing: Castle Printing 285-COPY Rosella Lowes, Adrian McKerracher, Allison Pulford, © Hyacinthe Bay Publishing 2001 All Rights Reserved Rueban Richardson, Erin Robinsong, Larry Van Der Est, Opinions expressed in this magazine Nick Van Orden are those of the contributors and do not represent the views of the publishers. Congratulations to these deserving Discovery Islanders, Agreement # 1408585 and we wish them well in their studies. Printed on recycled paper These scholarships represent one part of Subscriptions available Quadra Credit Union's commitment to the $29.00* for 6 months communities we serve, and are made $49.00* for 12 months (* plus GST) Call 250 285-2234 for details possible by the support of our members. Submission Guidelines David Lowery, a member of United Civic Savings Credit Union Items for publication are welcomed on subjects of interest to the Discovery Islands in Burnaby, was the winner of the recent "Safari" contest. community. Please help us by following these guidelines: Members should note that the Credit Union office in • Handwritten material must be printed clearly. Quathiaski Cove • Items prepared on a computer should be sent by email or saved on disk in Word or rtf to avoid us will be closed on Saturday, September 1 and Monday, September 4 having to retype. Please NO BLOCK CAPITALS. No for the Labour Day Weekend. Our Mansonís Landing office will lines between paragraphs & please spell check be closed on Monday, September 4th. in Canadian English, 600 words maximum for unsolicited material. No MS Publisher Files please. • Send multiple items by email in separate messages. See us today for all your financial needs • Please don’t send original irreplaceable material make a trip to a copier fi rst!! www.quadracu.com • Please remember to caption & credit photos and artwork. Don’t write on the back of Quadra Office photographic prints, use PostIts or other labels. 657 Harper Road PO Box 190 Quathiaski Cove, BC • Artwork sent by fax cannot be published. (250) 285-3327 Cortes Office While every effort is made to include all items Sutil Point Road PO Box 218 Manson’s Landing, BC submitted, errors and accidental omissions do occur and the Discovery Islander should be (250) 935-6617 only one part of your publicity efforts.

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4 Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 www.discoveryislands.ca/news Open Stage Sandblasting Island Calendar Come and share your and Painting •Every Thursday talents in an evening of -Jam with Moe Quadra Legion variety entertainment for at Ferry 8pm the family, songs, poetry, juggling, dance. Admission Terminals •1st Friday of every month $3.50. Students & performers -Open stage at the Yak Shak Coffee House, 7:30-10pm Campbell River & Whaletown $2. 1st Friday each month, Terminals September 6 - •Every Saturday 7:30 - 10:00pm, Yak Shack October 6 -Farmer’s Market Behind Credit Union Coffee House, corner of 10 am - 2pm Taku Rd.. and Heriot Bay From September 6 to October 6, sandblasting and painting will September 1, Saturday Rd.. Downtown Heriot Bay. For more info. call John at occur at our Campbell River -Blue Monks Jazz Trio TsaKwaLuten Lodge and Whaletown terminals. 6 pm 285-2958 Campbell River: Work begins September 4&5, Tuesday & Wednesday Thursday, September 6 and -Fire Dept Open House #1 Fire Hall Q-Cove Farmer’s Market includes sandblasting and 7 pm painting of the tower piles. September 8, Saturday & Bazaar This work should be fi nished -Puentes Brothers QICommunity Centre Our Market is held rain or by Friday, September 14. 8:00 pm shine from the beginning of Whaletown: Work begins -Open House at Quadra Preschool Quadra Preschool May to the end of September Sunday, September 16, where 11 am - 1 pm every Saturday from 10:00 the ramp beams, and ramp September 9, Sunday a.m. to 2:00 p.m. behind the and apron substructure will Hike to Beech’s Mtn. Heriot Bay Store Credit Union. Vendors must be sandblasted and painted. This work should be fi nished September 10, Monday be from Quadra or the outer by Saturday, October 6. Garden Club QICommunity Centre islands. Set up charge is 7 pm $3.00 for adults and $1.00 In order to accommodate these activities, some work may September 11, Tuesday for kids. Bring your own take place at night when the Quadra Quilters Guild QICommunity Centre table. Dancers, drummers, 9:30 am ferry is not sailing. There may jugglers, musicians are very be some noise associated September 16, Sunday welcome. with this night work. No -Meeting of the Campbell River chapter 580 Birch St., C.R. This is our village green! disruption to the regular of the Council of Canadians. Please have dogs on leashes. schedule is expected. BC Ferries 923-6070, 7:30 pm appreciates the patience of Note that the Credit Union September 21, Friday our customers as we work parking lot is for Credit Mitlenatch Field Naturalist Society QICommunity Centre to complete this regular 8 pm Union customers only! maintenance. Market parking space is on September 23, Sunday Green Rd. Come and join us - Giant Garage Sale QI Community Centre Jam With Moe to make the Market the best Thursday nights at the it can be. Next Deadline- Monday, September 10th Legion, Heriot Bay, 8 pm. Information: Pauline Stop in and drop off submissions at our new Members and guests welcome, 285-2076 or Dalyce admission free. For more offi ce in the Upper Realm, Q-Cove Plaza 285-3180 information call 285-3121 Hours - Deadline Mondays & Tuesdays 11 am to 4 pm UNDER $10,000 CLEARANCE CENTRE

RON 81 Dodge Camper Van WOOLSEY 90 Toyota 4Runner 91 Ford Aerostar XL 4 dr. #71952 #13521 Automatic, Ready to go. 85 Ford Bronco II #72292 #69053 Yes, I can sell new Ford Cars and Trucks! NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED! 1450 CEDAR STREET (behind Steve Marshall Motors) Bad Credit • No Credit • No Problem www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 5 Quadraphonics, An Evening of Quadra Hikers Art Music and Dancing set to hit the Quadraphonics will feature have everybody dancing their Beech’s a variety of artists in several socks off. Throughout all the Quadra Islanders and genres. The event, Saturday, music, there will be slide, 16mm visitors are invited to join the August 25, 2001, will begin film, and video projections, Sierra Club on their Exploring some time after 9. Starting the courtesy of Suez Holland, Quadra hikes. Join us on show will be Brad Cran, poet, multimedia animator and Sunday September 9th for writer, essayist, and head of instructor at the a guided hike to Beech’s the BC Federation of Writers. Film and Television School. Mountain. This new trail, Cran’s writings have appeared Also, Action Collect (James which was completed with the in the Globe and Mail, The Nizam and Trent Larson), will help of volunteers, Katimavick Vancouver Sun, The Utne show a multimedia installation students and the Quadra Island Reader, and Geist Magasine. art piece. The Medium A/V Trails Committee, opened this Cran was born in Vancouver Club (Medium Events) have spring. Access is off the west and has recently been living produced several multimedia trail to S. Chinese Mtn. and Complete in Montreal. The next segment shows in Vancouver, all well follows rock bluffs west above Home Care and Management While You're Home or Away will feature a modern dance attended and well received Morte Lake. Beech’s Mtn. is Judy Brooks piece choreographed by Zoe by the people of Vancouver. higher than Chinese Mtn’s and Rick Schnurr Koeleman (Quadra Island “Genre Busters” is what the rewards you with the most native) and Daylan Pflug, The Georgia Straight has spectacular views on Quadra. 285-3007 called “Take On Me.” Then the called them. Medium is an Hiking time will be around 4 Box 394, Heriot Bay, BC V0P 1H0 music will begin. Jacob Cino artist collective and they joint hours. Meet at the Heriot Bay (skinluna and Third Eye Tribe), produce their events. Events Store parking lot at 10:00am. Vancouver music producer and Coordinator, Laird Salton, Bring a lunch & water, wear Roasters of Fine World Coffees DJ, will spin the records and having spent much time on good hiking/walking shoes. get the house grooving to his Quadra and knowing the locals Dogs are discouraged. For WEEKLY excellent styles of electronica. warm reception toward the more information contact Ken SPECIAL Next up will be the band, arts, thought that Quadra’s at 285-2580. Foam Mesh, who will bring new facility would be the The fi nal hike this year will French Roast their unique brand of rock perfect place to produce a be on October 14th to Mine .50 to Quadra. Foam Mesh will Medium Event. All of the artists lake/Mine Mtn. $12 consist of Jeremy McCarron, involved have connections Enjoy our friendly reg. $16.95 relaxed atmosphere Mark Doucette, Robin Steen to the Islands of the Georgia and superb baked goods and Laird Salton- they are all Straight and this is the first QUADRA Village Square • Quadra Island born and live in Vancouver. time they have brought a OPEN GOLF Organic, Fairtrade & Bird Friendly Coffees Rounding out the evening will Medium Event on the road. be DJ Paola, who will bring her They are looking forward to The 20th Annual Quadra skills and talents and surely Saturday. Open Golf Tournament will be held on September 22nd, 11am, ra H at Storey Creek Golf Course. Quad ome Fall Garden Club Meeting Maintenance As usual, there will be a The first meeting for the There is a drop-in charge of scramble format with prizes fall season will take place $2 for non-members to help for low team score, and a Protect on September 10 at 7 pm in defray costs. We have an steak dinner afterwards. To the Community Centre. Diane interesting line-up of speakers register, please phone either Your Vieaux will talk about “The for the next year and will Don Doolittle at 285-3457 or Investment Growing and Harvesting of continue with our other Rod Clark at 285-3789. There Everlastings”. Diane’s popular features - the Bring are a limited number of spots Carpet Care expertise in this area is well and Buy table, display table, available so be sure to register Prolong the beauty & resiliance of your known and she will not only magazine exchange, plants early to avoid disappointment. carpets & upholstery with regular have a handout to share but professional cleaning. Deodorizing-stain needed and to exchange board The entry fee is $60.00. removal Scotchguard™ Protection also some unusual seeds. The and of course, coffee, tea Pressure Washing last wind storm reminded us and a goodie to round out TUTORING AND Slippery & Dangerous Decks, Walkways, that the winter is approaching the evening. Please bring any EDITING SERVICE Sidewalks & Docks and a bouquet of colourful plants you may have already Complete Exterior dried flowers will be a more divided or want to get rid of Essay/Exam Help Cleaning than welcome sight on these for the Bring and Buy table, Repaint Preparation, Siding, Driveways dull November days. old gardening magazines and Document Editing & Patios, Boats, RVs & Equipment something for the display table The garden club welcomes Tanya Storr, BA English when you come on September Quality Workmanship at new members. Membership [email protected] Affordable Prices is $10 per year and includes 10. If you have any questions not only free attendance at or would like to help, please *reasonable rates* 285-2140 meetings but also a 10% contact Eileen. Mackay at 285 CALL 285-3937 no GST no PST discount at many garden store. 3194. 6 Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 www.discoveryislands.ca/news Giant Garage Sale gives new Judging Underway for homes to used stuff Postcard Contest WE NEED YOUR STUFF! accepted. (Give-a-ways but not The entries are in, the judges have volunteered as judges Once again we are looking throw-a-ways please!) We ask are making their decision and and at deadline for this week’s for your valuable donations your assistance this year in on Sept. 3 three local writers issue had yet to sit down to to support a worthy cause pricing larger items prior to will get a phone call telling read the submissions. “We’re through the QUADRA drop-off. Sorting and pricing them they won a prize in going to read everyone’s work PHILIPPINES CONNECTIONíS is an all day event, and your the Second Annual Quadra individually at fi rst and then 7th ANNUAL GIANT GARAGE assistance will greatly speed Arts Alliance Postcard Story we’ll get together and see if we SALE to be held at the up the process! Once again, Contest. That’s the deadline can agree on the ones we community centre on Sunday, we thank those people who for the winners to be liked best,” said Joyce Baker September 23rd. Proceeds from have kindly offered their homes announced -- three stories who worked as a teacher this fund-raising event go as drop-off locations until picked out of 48 entries -- for a librarian for 12 years at Quadra towards Quadraís continuing September 21st: fi rst prize of $100, second prize Elementary. Barb Van Orden, sponsorship of the Ipil and Heriot Bay $75 and third prize $25. As Quadra branch manager of the Mabato daycare/preschools Lise & Ricky Burnett well, the judges will pick three Vancouver Regional Library, 285-3558 in the northern Philippines. submissions for honourable who is also a judge with her Quathiaski Cove mention. The winning entries mother-in-law, Hilda Van Orden, Our contribution of $2500 Mary & Bill Pirie will be published in the next said,”We all have backgrounds provides annual stipends to 2 285-3691 Back Road teachers, Magdalena Gumabay Milton Road Greenhouse issue of the Discovery Islanders as teachers and librarians so and Josepha Maduli in support 285-2076 South End as well as brief biographies we have looked at a lot of of their dedicated effort and Ruth Powell & Chris Thompson of the writers. Joy Inglis, written material. I’m looking work with the young children 285-3695 Cape Mudge one of the organizers of the forward to the judging but I of their respective villages. We-Wai-Kai Nursery School event, said the Arts Alliance would never do this if I had to 285-2616 Parents in these communities has booked Oct. 6 at the do it alone because it’s such a are thus able to hike into Drop-off can be made community centre for a reading subjective thing. “With three mountainous areas to work directly to the community by the writers of the winning of us we should be able to in their kaingins (gardens) centre on Saturday, September submissions.” “I’d also like to point out qualities of a story or rice fields, knowing that 22nd until 3:00 p.m. We will see everyone who participated that maybe one of us missed,” their children are being cared be looking for volunteers to come out and read their she said. The judges have for and educated safely back sort through goods on that submissions too,” she said. no idea of the identities of the home. day. Helping out in this way The Arts Alliance has to meet writers--submissions will be provides an opportunity to in September to plan the event matched with the authors once Take advantage of this have a sneak preview of the a bit further but Joy is hoping they have made their choice opportunity to clear out the many treasures to be offered there might be some music as and the judges’ decision is old and make room for the new! for sale the following day! well. Three local residents fi nal. All clean donations in good Donations of bags, boxes and working order will be gratefully hangers will needed as well as people willing to serve as Musical Open House with QUADRA cashiers on the 23rd.. Quadra Singers NUTRITION Be sure to write September DARLENE BOOTH RNC 22nd and 23rd on your On Wednesday night, to join, no auditions necessary, calendars NOW! If you wish to September 12, at the Quadra mature 14 years old and up. help out in any way or would Island Community Centre, Rehearsals are Wednesday like further information, please please join Quadra Singers evenings 7 10 pm at the call Carol Foort at 285-3035. from 7:00 to 10:00 in a musical Community Centre, in open house. Come meet our preparation for a Christmas new interim director for the concert on December 15. Summer is 2001 season: Norma Ashcroft. Experience the joy of harmony; over, quilting Norma is a retired music call Nanci 285-3105, Carol teacher, church organist and 285-3737, or Marnie 285-3275 is back choir director with experience for more information, or just in conducting massed choirs of come! The fi rst meeting of the all ages. She has recently come Quadra Quilters will take place to live in Campbell River from on Tuesday, September 11 Ontario and would like to see at 9.30 am in the Community and hear old and new Singers Centre. There is a full and on this first open rehearsal. LOOKING busy programme planned Refreshments will be served. Nutritional programs for the coming year with for your unique needs Quadra Singers is a for an affordable demonstrations, sampler way to advertise? Home: 285-2764 blocks and workshops. community chorus that needs Office: 285 - 2726 Newcomers, both those with many voices to participate in This ad - only $17 making rich and wonderful Email: [email protected] experienced and those with music. All singers are welcome call 285-2234 Located at: 1060 Topcliffe Rd. none, are welcome. for more info www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 7 Thanksgiving is Coming Order your from Quadra & Farms Grouse Meadow Farm Free Range Turkey Today!

Preschool Open FULLY INSURED ∞ FREE ESTIMATES ENERT Computer Services House Welcome to the OPEN HOUSE at Quadra Quality Computers & Upgrades In-home Service, Tutorials Island Preschool, Saturday, September 8, Printers, Printer Cartridges 11 until 1, 1478 Heriot Bay Rd. Software & Come see our beautiful setting, meet WORKSHOPS Internet Hookup the board of directors, parents and our "Basic Windows" teacher. We are looking forward to meeting "Using the Internet" The Martinellis you. "More Windows" 655 Cape Mudge Rd (250) 285-3608 "Quickbooks" Preschool starts Monday, September 10 [email protected] -or workshops developed at 9:30 am. Come Register. for your needs. Call: 285-2431 BOX 336, HERIOT BAY, B.C. VOP 1H0 For more info call 285-3530 or 285-3077. Discover C.R. with an historian and author cougars and bears at their window before fl eeing south. If “River City’s” pioneers were not Off ordinary, neither were its visitors. Before Is Your Complete la the turn of the century, Sir Richard Home Building Specialists: n Musgrave had landed a 70 pound salmon from concrete to cabinets d here and by the ‘30’s the King of Siam was emulating him. People staying at the ¥ Project Management “new” Willows hotel were non-plussed ¥ Commercial & Residential Buildings ¥ Renovations to fi nd that they had to wash their own ¥ Custom Homes & Additions clothes and polish their shoes without ¥ Qualified Journeyman Carpenters help. Nevertheless, movie stars, magnates, and millionaires kept coming. Photos at Certified Installers Painter’s Lodge attest to visits by hundreds High Performance Discover the fascinating history of Wall Systems Campbell River from the person who, quite of notables, including Bing Crosby and literally, wrote the book. The Museum Zane Gray. Building a better Quadra Island at Campbell River presents a guided bus/ Never dull, Campbell River continues Free Estimates walking tour of the city with historical to make groundbreaking decisions about Phone & Fax interpreter, Jeanette Taylor on Sunday, its future. Populated by Vancouver Sept. 9th.Taylor is the author of River City, a debutantes, English Lords, Scandinavian 285-3583 history of Campbell River. loggers, the resident First Nations From the settlements of thousands population, dedicated environmentalists of years ago to the present Discovery and equally dedicated developers, the Harbour Centre, see how the First Nations city’s direction has never been single- population continues strong and vibrant; minded. a striking focus on the Campbell River Learn about the factors and faces waterfront today, as it was when European that made all of this possible, and visit explorers arrived over 200 years ago. the places where the people lived and Here, European history is little more than dreamed. Incredibly popular, Jeanette’s 100 years old, so the colourful lives and tour includes several historic stops and stories of its settlers are fresh and relevant. short walks so that one sees the history Learn about dreamers and developers fi rst hand. who envisioned a “Duluth of the north” Please pre-register. The cost is $30.00. and families like the Peaceys who braved Call 287-3103 for information. 8 Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 www.discoveryislands.ca/news Round Tour shows history of Island sell & save Early booking special Book your advertising space in the 2002 Guide to the Discovery Islands before Sept 30th and pay last years price. New rates in effect October 1st

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st Earthquake Damage June24, 1946 in a Read Island Orchard, • Available February 1 , 2002 Museum of Campbell River photo. • Includes web site listing & link “‘Round Read Island” is a charlatans. Sense the ghosts popular new trip for 2001 and mysteries that haunt the • At all Island Visitor Info Centres presented by the Museum at crumbling Bold Point dock, • 4th annual edition Campbell River and T’ai Li the location of an unsolved Charters. On September 16th mysterious death in 1913. the comfortable Misty Isles All the while, your skipper cruises through remote and For more information and naturalist, Michael Moore, rugged scenery with points out the rich marine life and to book your advertising space informative stops along the along the route. You are bound way. Revisit the lively history to see a splendid variety of call 285-2234 and colourful past of this both birds and mammals. or eMail: [email protected] island: beautiful, remote, and accessible only by boat. It’s the trip that has everything: entertaining and Traveling through the maze skilled guides, wonderful of channels and islands one scenery, natural and human views numerous little history, and a safe day-trip at settlement areas and First sea on a lovely schooner. Nations village sites. Stop at the location of the old (ca. 1880) The boat leaves the Heriot notorious Hotel and Saloon Bay dock on Quadra Island at owned by Ed Wylie. Wylie was 10:00 a.m. and returns at 5:30 the North Dakota sheriff around p.m. To connect, please drive whom stories of missing men on the 8:30 a.m. ferry out of seemed to gather. Go ashore to Campbell River to leave time visit the Surge Narrows Store, to drive across Quadra. Bring still complete with its old- a lunch and your camera and fashioned counters and bins. dress for the weather. Learn from Jeanette Taylor, The cost is $110.00 adults. your on-board historical Please pre-register at the interpreter, the legends of Museum at Campbell River staunchly independent settlers to receive your Program who included scoundrels and Information. Call 287-3103. www.batoche.com

Specializing in Authentic First Nations and Coastal Art Aboriginally Owned [email protected] ph: 250 285-2044 In the Village Square • Quadra Island fx: 250 285-2049 www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 9 Community Sierra Quadra - Notes Centre Thank You We fi nally had the Grand Opening of the new addition to the Community Centre. Human activity emits about six billion It went really well considering the amount tones of carbon into the Earth’s of people who were away on holidays. We atmosphere each year. To reclaim this We buy logs or standing timber would like to extend a big Thank You to amount of carbon, all the forests in On-site custom milling Martha & Gordon James for the ceramic would have to be Kiln dried interior panelling & flooring door labels, AROMA for donating the coffee, regrown in a single year. The 417.6 Sunday Dennis, Robin Mawhinney, Anne million hectares of forests in Canada Doolittle, On Root Greenhouse, and Garden were calculated to be a net carbon sink Cottage Flowers & Herbs for donating such until 1980, collecting and storing more beautiful flowers! As well, a Thank you to Heather Simpson, Sam Fell, and Lisa carbon than they emitted. since 1980, MacLean for helping out in the kitchen. however, because of fi res, insects and logging, the nation's forests have Thank you Rob McKerracher for playing Your the bagpipe and Joyce Baker for playing been functioning at a net carbon loss, the piano. Again, thank you for coming emitting more carbon than they have Support out to celebrate the addition! Everyone is been storing. In 1996, for example, welcome to stop by and have a tour of the 944,316 hectares were lost to forest of our advertisers new building. fi res and 7,100,00 hectares were lost brings you the Janis Meier to insects and disease. To stabilize Summer Recreation Coordinator climate change caused by warming, Discovery global carbon storage will have to Quadra Island Recreation Society increase and emissions will have to decrease by 50 to 60 per cent. Calculations indicate that without oelle Construction Ltd. signifi cant reductions in the present island owned & produced, Box 207 Quathiaski Cove, B.C. • V0P 1N0 emission levels, 2050 will be the independent, free press Custom Homes critical year when our best efforts Renovations • Commercial will be unable to halt the escalating Next time you frequent one of • Foundations • Timber Framing our advertisers, tell them you saw • Framing • R.R.A.P. Grants environmental disruptions caused by • Fine Finishing • General Contracting global warming. their ad in the Discovery Islander • Contract Roofing • Project Management it counts! John Toelle 285-3783 Kent O'Neill 285-2551 Fax (250) 285-3781 DISCOVERY HUMMINGBIRD MARINE CENTRE OFFICE & ART SUPPLY Outboard & Stern Drive Sales & Service All Your Office Peter Jackman Phone: 250 287-9960 School & Art 1853 Meredith Rd Fax; 250 287-9980 Supply Needs Campbell River Res. 250 285-2658 V9W 4R7 Mon-Fri 9 to 5 Colour & B/W Sat 10-4 Pickup and delivery Photocopying Tel: 285-3334 available on Quadra Faxing Fax: 285-3331 Articles, letters and artwork are all welcome for publication under Island Forum Opinions & endorsements expressed herein are those of the contributors and do not represent the views of the publishers. If you would like to see an alternative point of view represented...submit something yourself. Next deadline 7pm Monday, September 10th 2001 10 Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 www.discoveryislands.ca/news Quadra runner brings home Gold and Silver Quadra Island’s own Craig “It was 37 degrees and humid, it Haddon brought home two was really differnt from here.” medals from last months Legion The hot weather didn’t hinder Quadra Island Properties For Sale National Track and Feild his relay teammates, Jordan Championships in Sherbrooke, Residential Shimell, Ward Milligan and Mark 1181 West Rd 1.8 acre oceanfront with 1900 sq.ft. home, Quebec. Wilkie, or the rest of the B.C. team. shop and dock at the head of Gowlland Harbour, nicely treed, Craig won a gold medal in the Britsh Columbia came home with with easy beach access, southwest exposure. $299,000 4x400 metre relay and a silver in one third of the medals awarded Kanish Bay 6.79 acres - over 400 feet of ocean frontage in Sherbrooke. - well protected deep-water moorage - 300 foot deep drilled well the individual 400 metres in his - 1200 sq.ft. shop studio suite $249,000 age group, boys 17 and under. Craig ran to the silver medal Whiskey Point Lodge Fully furnished bachelor suite in an oceanfront condominium. “I was neck and neck with the in 50.5 seconds, a second off his $29,900 guy who beat me in the 400,” personal best, 49.5 seconds. Acreages says Craig of this anchor leg Right now Craig is looking Kanish Bay run in the relay. “I got a bit of ahead to university and faster 5+ acre oceanfront properties - deep water moorage revenge (in the 4x400) because I times. - drilled wells public boat launch on site - Starting at $121,000 beat him, and we got the gold. 86.73 acres, ocean view acreage - good road access “I am looking for a scholarship His opponent was Julien - public beach access in the adjacent Granite Bay - roughed in boat launch ramp for track jin the states and to bring - surrounding properties minimum 5 + acres, $329,000 Dugal from Quebec. Julien won down my times.” the gold in the individual but 5.04 acres treed oceanfront property with road access. had to settle for silver in the driveway installed, well water available and building site cleared. $135,000 relay after Craig passed him for Open Bay the victory. 5.3 acres - 900 ft of oceanfront, road access, electric service The Quebec team was - drilled well, septic system and building site in place - exceptional moorage facilities followed by a team from Nova with breakwater - $475,000 Scotia who came third. 6-acres oceanfront - road access, hydroelectric provided, approvals for septic in place - great building sites $325,000 “The competition was really stiff,” Craig said. “There were Business Opportunities athletes from all across the VILLAGE SQUARE well maintained strip mall with fuel station & car wash, country.” To make things harder 8000 sq ft plus 4 residential suites, fully leased, good tenants, profitable $1,150,000 16 year old Craig raced against 17 year olds in his age group Craig Haddon’s relay team HERIOT BAY INN - heritage inn with pub & restaurant, 10 rental cabins, and the weather was not what stands on the podium in owners residence, 3 cabins, 5 acres oceanfront, 60 fully serviced RV sites $1,925,000 he’s used to. Sherbrooke. Quadra Island Volunteer Fire Department

Licenced Family Restaurant Open 8 AM to 9 PM Neighborhood sports pub: takeout or dine-in food service. Marina hours 8 AM to 7 PM Open House Accomodations. Kayak, Canoe, and Bike Rentals. th th Reservations - 285-3322 • Pub- 285-3539 September 4 & 5 , 2001 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Looking #1 Fire Hall, Anderson Road For an affordable ))) § all welcome to attend! ))) § plans & information for new #1 Fire Hall on display way to advertise? ))) § meet members of your Fire Department This ad only $25.00 ))) § learn more about what we do, and why ))) § have a coffee and ask any questions you may have Call for more details ))) § new volunteers especially welcome! 285-2234 www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 11 Saturday September 1 Blue Monks Jazz Trio 6:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. in the Dining Room Lounge

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12 Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 www.discoveryislands.ca/news Money Matter$ The Big Stick?

by Steven Halliday we have had four separate arbitrations are threatening to use our big stick in in which the presiding body determined response – if you want our energy, you According to the U.S. Department of this to be untrue – the latest U.S. action better not fool with our lumber exports. Commerce, Canadian forest companies completely ignores this historic reality. Chretien was on the news the other day, are enjoying a production subsidy, via low Our Minister of Trade, Pierre Pettigrew, pontifi cating on how he told off George stumpage fees, that gives our producers voiced his frustration recently – “I fi nd it Bush. Bush’s Press Secretary, in an a hugely unfair advantage over U.S. annoying time and time again to reinvent interview the next day, states that the producers. In order to counteract this the wheel, especially when you win every issue of energy never came up. On so-called subsidy they have ordered a time.” In lodging a formal complaint with the same subject, the former head of 19.31% countervailing duty on all Canadian the World Trade Organization, which asks Macmillan Bloedel (coincidentally an softwood imports, effective August 20, the WTO to declare the duty illegal, he American) spoke to forest conference and 2001. Within days of the announcement commented “We have NAFTA, we have the said that if the U.S. wants to play hardball, on August 10, several BC mills imposed WTO, and softwood lumber is covered by they “better learn to speak Arabic and immediate shutdowns, most located on those agreements. So indeed we will have read by candlelight”. What of the present the . Is this situation going free trade in softwood lumber with the owners of MacBlo – U.S. forestry giant to cause signifi cant economic pain in our United States.” Weyerhaeuser? They aren’t saying. A region? That trade in softwood lumber with the spokesperson said only the situation is “challenging” and that they want to “get Before exploring that question, we U.S. is worth approximately $8 billion a people talking”. need to understand the circumstances year, about 1/3 of their consumption, surrounding the imposition of the duty. with BC accounting for about 50% of There is no doubt that a war looms – a One must understand that this is only the that total. The proponents of the war of words. British Columbia, including latest salvo in a trade dispute that has duty include U.S. lumber companies, the North Island, is going to experience gone on for decades, more intensely so in unions and environmental groups. Why some short-term pain. But one of the the last 20 years. The U.S. government, environmental groups? They contend loudest opponents of the countervailing under intense lobbying pressure from Canadian laws inadequately protect forests duty is none other than the U.S. several special interest groups, has and the cross-border endangered species Homebuilders Association, who contend negotiated several agreements since the that inhabit them. A representative that the duty will cripple their industry and 1980’s; all of which require the Canadian of the Northwest Ecosystem Alliance cost Americans thousands in additional government to impose a tax on forest states “It’s a scary situation to us – they building costs. In fact, they have joined companies to essentially wipe out any are liquidating their old growth forest. with Canadian producers to fight their “unfair” advantage gained through low Vulnerable critters are becoming more own government. But the point may be stumpage fees. In the U.S., lumber isolated.” U.S. forest companies point to moot. The U.S. has enjoyed its best ever production is harvested from private the fact that over 30 sawmills in the U.S. performance in the housing industry over lands, with the timber pricing fl uctuating closed last year, blaming Canada for the the last decade, but it is widely expected in a normal free market manner. In loss of jobs, while quietly admitting that the industry will slow dramatically as Canada, 94% of the forest is owned by the age and ineffi ciency played a part in the the U.S. recession takes hold. So even if public, through our government. This closures. Canada is successful in fi ghting the duty, situation, cry the U.S. lobbyists, allows the Forestry represents some 45% of BC’s it is likely U.S. lumber imports will slow government to set prices for the standing economic output, so it is very obvious in the near term. It would seem our forest timber that makes comparative U.S. timber this issue hits close to home. Now, industry is a long way from being “out of overly expensive. It matters not that both our Prime Minister and Premier the woods”. Ross McPhee A.J. Contractors On Root Greenhouse Growing Treasures for Everyone! General Contractor Insured All Work Guaranteed • Design & Build Closed for August Journeyman • Working with the best local trades. Open for BULBS & PERENNIALS To Complete Your Project on Time and on Budget Sept 1-Oct 1 ph. 285-3206 For help setting up your irrigation Home 285-3472 system call 285-3003 during August Fax 285-3447 Cell 203-3772 fx. 285-3256 [email protected] 630 Noble Road Quadra Island Next to Quadra Builders www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 13 IslandIsland ReportReport Community Centre Addition Opened in Style

by Tanya Storr Regional district director Jim Abram trying to drive nails into frozen boards in then addressed the crowd, saying the cold winter temperatures. addition project is a true refl ection of the David also talked about the CCAP spirit of the island. Building Steering Committee, a group “This is a community centre in the “It’s an incredible accomplishment that that has been instrumental in seeing the truest sense of the word, because there couldn’t have been achieved without all addition project through the construction probably isn’t a person here who hasn’t the volunteers who worked on it. I’m sorry phase. He described how members contributed to this building in some way,” some of those people can’t be here today of the committee were faced with said Quadra Recreation Society president to hear the applause,” Jim stated. innumerable decisions before and during Paul Ryan, as he addressed the crowd at One person Jim made special mention the construction process. the Community Centre Addition Project of was Quadra Recreation coordinator “I was amazed how quickly we came grand opening on August 25. Sandy Spearing. to consensus. We really got things done,” “The community centre is the heart of “Sandy helped everyone get through the he noted. the community and guess what folks—our obstacles that were thrown up continually, He commended architect Raymond de heart just got bigger,” added Paul, who many of them from the regional district. Beeld for “working with the committee was the emcee for the event. She also managed to keep the community on our design while trying to keep costs Approximately 70 people gathered centre functioning during the construction down.” for the grand opening last Saturday of the addition, which is a remarkable David also thanked Murray Johnson afternoon. The celebration began with achievement.” of M.M. Johnson Ltd. for donating a Rob McKerracher filling the hall with In his speech, David Smith recalled the great deal of his personal time as well the stirring notes of the bagpipes as he original ground breaking of the community as a percentage of his offi ce time to the marched in front of the new stage. Strung centre in the early 1980s. He remembered project. across the front of the stage was a yellow banner emblazoned “Murray’s commitment with the words ‘Thank You turned out to be huge and he Volunteers and Donors. did whatever was necessary to Without You—It Wouldn’t make it work.” Happen’. David mentioned Val Barr, Paul introduced the who was on all three CCAP Recreation Society board committees, as being a key members, recognizing person for the project. their contributions to the “She was a terrifi c liaison and addition project. Board we can’t thank her enough. I member Julie Frank joined don’t think we’d be as far along him on the stage to present today if it wasn’t for Val,” he each member of the CCAP said. Fund Raising, Building Murray Johnson told the Steering, and Grant Writing crowd the story behind the Committees with a framed beautiful wood trim found drawing of the community throughout the addition. On centre by Lesley Matthews. July 13, 2000, an intense Paul also recognized the thunderstorm hit Quadra Island. late Bob Griswold for all At 5 a.m. the next morning, the his efforts on behalf of Hilary Stewart and Gaelan Phillips cutting the ribbon at the Community fi re department was called out CCAP. Centre grand opening, Tanya Storr photo. to extinguish a tree fi re that was Discovery Subscriptions • Submission Guidelines • Advertising Information. Read each issue online or download as a pdf for viewing & printing on a computer anywhere in the world. ONLINE www.discoveryislands.ca/news Join our email news list. 14 Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 www.discoveryislands.ca/news building. It’s already being used and I’m building and working with the getting some good feedback. Some of people here, whether on stage or the finishing touches still to come will in one of the meeting rooms,” she enhance it further,” Rob observed. said. Chantal Rose, who started volunteering Hilary Stewart declared that after on the Fund Raising Committee and then eight years on the Fund Raising switched to the Grant Writing Committee Committee it was very exciting to when it was formed, said it feels satisfying see the addition completed and be to help fi t a need in the community. part of the celebration. “The addition looks beautiful,” she “It’s a great accomplishment on added. the part of so many people. That’s what the community is all about—it George Murdoch has been involved in gives you a good feeling to be a part the addition project since it was initiated of it. I hope everybody is going to over nine years ago. He acknowledged use the addition to the full, take that designing a public space is always a care of it, enjoy it, and continue to compromise, but he feels the addition is donate to pay it off.” a compromise that best serves the needs of most people. CCAP treasurer Nancy Allwarden said CCAP has a $37,000 bank loan “It has been a long haul and it’s good as well as a $20,000 private loan to to feel a sense of completion. It’s like a pay off. During the grand opening, Quadra house—it’s never complete, but more generous donations were we’re about as far along as most people’s received and fund raising will be houses,” he stated. Paul Ryan, Quadra Rec president and ongoing over the coming months. Several people made their way up the grand opening emcee, addresses the Joyce Baker, who played piano stairs to look at the spacious and bright crowd, Tanya Storr photo. during the grand opening, meeting room on the second fl oor. commented that it was a lovely caused by lightning near the community “This room is so nice,” said Joy Inglis, event and a real pleasure to see the centre. “The fi re was almost 100 feet up in adding that there will be an evening addition fi nished. a large Douglas fi r,” Murray recalled. performance of postcard story readings “I feel so grateful to all the Todd Scharf felled the tree and the fi re there on October 6. volunteers who worked so hard on fi ghters put out the blaze. As the fi re had Vernon Price said it was very exciting it,” she said. only damaged the top section of the tree, to be at the grand opening. Elaine Price If you were unable to attend the lower part was used for the addition added that she is pleased to see the the grand opening and would like project. Grant Hayden sawed up the log community centre now has a green room to see the addition, call Quadra and the CCAP construction crew dried, for performers. ripped, planed, and cut the wood into Community Centre at 285-3243 to lumber, which they installed and fi nished “We look forward to being in the arrange a tour. as trim in the addition. On behalf of the fi re department, Murray presented the Recreation Society with a photo essay depicting the tree View our listings at: fi re and the fi re fi ghters’ response. The www.discoveryislandsrealty.ca photos are surrounded by a handsome wood frame made out of wood from the same tree. Real Estate Catalogues Fund Raising Committee member Hilary Stewart and three-year-old Gaelan Phillips Complete information on did the honour of cutting the ribbon stretched across a doorway to the every property listed for sale addition. Those in attendance were then invited to explore the new space and Contact David or Nancy: enjoy the food served up by volunteers Discovery in the kitchen. - phone 250 285-2800 Quadra Recreation Society vice- president and member of the Building Islands - email [email protected] Steering Committee Rob Simpson said he is very pleased with the results of the - fax 250 285-2531 construction. Realty - or drop by our office “The quality of the work, both by John Toelle Construction and Randy Goertz and Real Estate specialists on Quadra and the neighbouring Discovery Islands. his crew, is excellent. I’m really pleased Full real estate services including property management. with how well the addition fi ts both inside Our office is conveniently located across from the school on Quadra Island. and out. It feels unifi ed with the original www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 15 Cortes E-Team Tackled Variety of Projects

by Tanya Storr

An Environmental Youth Team, or E-Team, tackled a variety of projects this summer on . E-Team supervisor Mary Clare Preston said the youth initiative turned out to be a total success. “My favourite part was watching the participants fi nd their niche in the projects and the places where they could contribute the most and fl ourish,” Mary Clare told me in a telephone interview from Cortes. The E-Team, also known as the Cortes Ecoforestry Youth Initiative, was a project of the Friends of Cortes Island Society (FOCI). FOCI supports a number of projects and has a broad membership base consisting primarily of Cortes residents, resident landowners, and non-resident landowners. The projects the E-Team worked on included participating in the Marine The Cortes E-Team: (from top left) Alex Laberge, William Hastings, Mary Clare Preston, Stewardship Initiative (another FOCI Lauren Graham, Candace Jordan, Santana Francis. project), mapping Manson’s Lagoon in all its diverse habitats, training and working “Each member brought their own skills The Tides Foundation agreed to donate as streamkeepers, and working with BC and character to the team. It was a totally another grant to the youth initiative and Parks. diverse group,” noted Mary Clare. the provincial government accepted the E-Team proposal in mid-April. Mary Clare The E-Team worked mostly on projects The artistic talents of some of the managed to obtain funding towards her that already existed, but they also created members of the E-Team greatly enhanced summer salary through Selkirk College’s the streamkeepers project. the map of Manson’s Lagoon that the group worked on. Once the map is complete, it co-op program. “Getting the streamkeepers project will be on display in Manson’s Landing As E-Team supervisor, her going is a really good community based Hall. responsibilities included completing the initiative. It will be good for the waterways large amount of paperwork that comes and will educate people in the community “It will be a beautiful biodiversity map with any government-funded project, about them,” said Mary Clare, adding that which is both technically and artistically meeting safety requirements, and training Cortes School and Linnea School became profi cient,” said Mary Clare. and supervising the crew. involved in the streamkeepers project and Mary Clare also worked with youth in plan to continue working on it. the summer of 2000 with the Cortes Island Mary Clare attributes a great deal of her success to the people who helped She added that the biggest goal for the Ecoforestry Initiative. A grant from the with the E-Team, including Kathy Smail, E-Team project was to expose the youth to Tides Foundation made it possible for Sabina Leader-Mense, Andy Ellingsen, experiential, hands-on learning. Mary Clare to work with four youth for three days per week that summer, Bruce Ellingsen, Liz Richardson, Norberto “You can talk about something until surveying old roadbeds for the Cortes Rodriguez, and David Edwards. you’re blue in the face, but it really sinks Ecoforestry Society for mapping She pointed out that not only did the in when you do something. Our goals purposes. E-Team create jobs for herself and the included learning about what’s involved youth, it also provided the youth with in environmental inventories, both in the Mary Clare completed her fi rst year of a an opportunity to acquire skills, make fi eld and in the offi ce.” two-year Forestry Technician Program at Selkirk College in Castlegar this past spring. a positive contribution towards the In addition to Mary Clare as supervisor, In January she juggled her schoolwork environment, and create awareness. the E-Team had fi ve team members aged with the arduous task of putting together Lauren Graham, one of the E-Team 16-21. Three of the youth were from a proposal for an E-Team with the help of members who calls Vancouver home, said Cortes and the other two were from FOCI offi ce manager Kathy Smail. over the phone that she really enjoyed the Vancouver. The E-Team members were E-Team experience. Candace Jordan, Alex Laberge, Lauren “This year I wanted to be working with Graham, Santana Francis, and Bronwen more technical environmental monitoring “I liked the fact that we were able to Tigar. based projects,” Mary Clare explained. work outside a lot and I liked the variety

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Candace Jordan mearsures wetted and bankfull depths of a stream, Mary Clare Preston photo. in the job. Every week or couple of weeks we’d be working on different projects, so we got a lot of training. Some of the training you could probably take in a college or university course, but I think it stuck in my head more because it was hands-on,” said Lauren. Lauren, a 20-year-old UBC Arts student, had participated in an E-Team project in Vancouver from January to March, and found a job posting for the Cortes E-Team on the Youth Options BC web site. She found the posting interesting because of the opportunity to learn about biology and mapping. A Unified Voice for the Islands' Business Community Lauren and Bronwen were two of 50 out-of-town applicants who applied for the Cortes positions. They managed to fi nd a overy Isl place to rent together on Cortes for the summer so they could sc an JOIN TODAY participate in the E-Team project. i d D s • Forum for Island businesses. Lauren said what will stand out when she looks back on the experience is the opportunity it provided to spend so much time • Coordinating island promotion. in nature and to document what they were learning. • Low annual membership dues C e c “The map of Manson’s Lagoon is a very visual way of showing h r a FOR MEMBERSHIP INFO the community what we were working on. I really liked being on m e b m www.discoveryislands.ca/chamber the E-Team and living on Cortes for the summer.” er om of C D.I.C.C. c/o Box 190, Quathiaski Cove. BC V0P 1N0 Call 285-2724 or eMail [email protected] Quadra • List Your Email & Web Site Addresses on the Quadra Web Directory - No Charge ISLAND • Business Listings by category including link to your site only $49.00 for 12 months • Host your web site at www.quadraisland.ca/yourbusiness and watch the hits grow! www.quadraisland.ca ONLINE call 285-2234 for more info or email: [email protected] www.discoveryislands.ca/news Discovery Islander #247 August 31st, 2001 17 DISPLAY CLASSIFIEDS

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