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LOOCALLYCALLY OWWNEDNED & OPPERATEDERATED TThehe HHARBOURARBOUR IIndependentndependent VVoiceoice ooff PPenderender HHarbourarbour & EEgmontgmont FEEBRUARYBRUARY 22011011 ssinceince 11990.990. SSPIELPIEL ISSSUESUE 224242 Madeira Park, 1998 The Pender Harbour Growth and Development Partnership (p. 8) Brigit Garrett is pleased to announce the WOMEN WOMEN of PENDER HARBOUR February 7 grand openingopening of Their Voices, Their History f PEN Have you bought D ER H ARBOUR your copy yet? Park & Jenks IN TOUCH Faulkner, THERAPEUTICS PENDER H ARBOUR LIVI NG H ERITAGE S OCIET Dorothy Faulkner, Elaine Park and Cathy Jenks Y with Pat Jobb, Maureen Wright and Karen Dyck YOGA STUDIO Offering registered massage therapy and a variety of yogayoga andand fi tnesstness classesclasses in thethe heartheart ofof MadeiraMadeira Park.Park. Private sessions of yoga and Pilates available by appointment. RegistrationRegistration begbeginsins Feb. 1. Classes start FebFeb. 7 Available at local bookstores. Proceeds from the sale of this book and prints of the cover painting will support the www.intouchyogastudio.com 604.883.3655 collection and preservation of historical materials in Pender Harbour. We offer a wide variety of fresh floral: One dozen red roses: $29.99 Sweetheart bouquet: $17.99 Posie pots: $14.99 Carnations: starting at $12.99 Large selection of potted flowers also available. 8883-910083-9100 OOPENPEN 7 DAYSDAYS A WEEKWEEK • 9 aamm - 7 ppmm Page 2 Harbour Spiel EDITORIAL HARBOUR SPIEL Thanking ‘Ron’ By Brian Lee cades or so ago, suggested we spruce up the place a bit. In a community It was revolutionary and he The Independent Voice of Pender held together by volun- received a bit of fl ak for it. Harbour & Egmont since 1990. teers, there’s one who But people who know Ron really stands out. might call him stubborn or bull- The Harbour Spiel is published monthly by Paq Press © 2011. Circulation is 2,500, It’s partly due to headed — even arrogant. mailed free to all addresses between the fact that he’s also Whatever label you choose, Egmont and Halfmoon Bay. the biggest but I can’t think of anyone he pushed ahead with his singular who might match his efforts. vision and inspired many others to The Harbour Spiel is 100 per cent locally He’d be embarrassed to be identi- help along the way. owned and operated, published without the fi ed so I’ll just call him “Ron Fraser.” No doubt he stepped on a few assistance of federal, provincial or regional I’ve received more than a few toes with his favoured method of government grants. e-mails suggesting I devote an editorial starting work before asking permis- crediting the man for his work. sion but it’s how things got done. Available by subscription and for free at the The truth is I really didn’t need the And it’s hard to discredit some- following selected locations: prompting because his contributions are • Bluewaters Books • IGA Madeira Park one that not only stands behind his • Dazi Cafe (Sechelt) • Mountainview Service overwhelmingly obvious. plans, but does much of the physical • Coast Copy (Sechelt) • Oak Tree Market • Copper Sky Gallery & Cafe • Pier 17 (Davis Bay) Or are they? work and when there’s a funding • Garden Bay Pub • Sechelt Public Library It can be easy to forget the town shortfall, chips in with his own. • Halfmoon Bay General Store that was Madeira Park 12 years ago. The work has renewed a sense (See story, p. 8.) of pride in community members Editor By all accounts, the place was inspiring at least one (Joan Disney) Brian Lee looking pretty bleak. to write a poem in Ron’s honour: [email protected] Cigarette butts and gravel were There is someone in our community, a deemed acceptable ground cover, kind and unassuming man. Contributors Who’s brought such beauty, where once complementing a variety of blackened was bare land. This month we thank: Anne Crocker, burn barrels and decrepit trash bins. You can always fi nd him out there, on any Theresa Kishkan, Shane McCune, Alan The random assortment of plants given day, Stewart, John Wade and Jan Watson. Creating beautiful gardens, in his unas- grew for free and didn’t need water. suming way. In short, Madeira Park’s landscape There’s more but you get the Advertising: was old Pender Harbour — it worked idea — people deeply appreciate his Reserve by the 15th of the month. Our fi ne, required no maintenance and contributions. advertisers make publication of the Harbour didn’t try to be too fancy. Vandalism is way down, busi- Spiel possible — please say thank you, and There may be something about our nesses have benefi ted from more support our community, by supporting them. psychology that clouds the vision of visitors and the people who live here Contact: long-time locals. get a boost every time they drive Maybe it’s an inherited fear about through it. Brian Lee the fragile balance that exists between 4130 Francis Peninsula Rd. But I’m sure if asked, Ron Madeira Park, BC improving and destroying whatever it is would just say V0N 2H1 that makes this place unique. that if you really Whatever it might be, it’s no secret want to thank him, (604) 883-0770 we seem to happily accept — and pro- chip in with some [email protected] tect — the status quo. labour or some www.harbourspiel.com It wasn’t until “Ron,” who had cash... because been coming to the area his whole life he’s not done yet. ~ NEXT ISSUE MAILS MARCH 3 ~ before fi nally moving here a couple de- February 2011 Page 3 SPIEL PICKS It ain’t real P. H. MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS COMPANY B JAZZ BAND — FEB. 20 if it’s not in the Spiel. These young musicians were the hit of the 2009 Jazz Festival and they’ll be back this time entertaining the audience at the P. H. School of Music on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. The Company B Jazz Band is a Vancouver-based six-piece group in the style of the Andrews and Boswell Sisters. They’re known for rousing smiles and crowds to dance with their cheerful renditions of classic repertoire from the 1920s through 1940s (with a little bit of the ’10s and a little bit of the ’50s in NowFriendly on & facebook! Comfortable there too). Loaded with personality, the harmonies of the female vocal trio are PostingCatering our specials service and new artworkGift inshop the &gallery gallery daily fi nd us complemented by top-notch instrumentalists. underHome “Copper made Sky food Cafe & Gallery” OpenOrganic @ 7 coamffee to 3 pm-ish The band’s mission is to capture the style and Open@ 6am 12904 Madeira Park Road the spirit of the music of the fi rst half of the 883-0096 20th century, but there is also an undeniable youth and freshness to their sound and their stage presence. mmadeiraadeira parkpark For more information visit: www. eelementarylementary myspace.com/companybband. sschoolchool news:news: PHOTOJOURNAL Valentine’s Dance - Feb 14 Pink Shirt Anti Bullying Day: Feb. 23 (Please show your support by wearing pink!) Thanks to everyone who supported our eventful Literacy Week! NEXT GENERAL PAC MEETING: Thursday, Feb. 10 @ 6:30 in the MPES Library. Stay in the know: www.sd46.bc.ca/mpesweb/ photo submitted Three brave women take the plunge at this year’s Polar Bear swim on New Year’s Day at Millennium Park. Note the frosty launch ramp and the ice formed on the water in the RR-1, S-5, C-71 background. l-r: Katy Marchand, Diane Paterson and Emma Dore. Madeira Park BC, V0N 2H0 THANK YOU To everyone for your kind words and cards of condolences on the passing of our beloved Janice. DDALEALE KKLASSENLASSEN Phone 604-883-9771 ~ Anne, Rob, Brent and Tayler Cel. 604-741-2665 Page 4 Harbour Spiel NEWS Hospital Bay wharf upgrade nearing completion As the construction of a new ramp and turnaround at the Hospital Bay public wharf nears completion not everyone is happy about it. Work started about a year ago on the upgrade with an aim to improve the safety and accessibility of the wharf. Robin Richardson, manager of client services for Small Craft Har- bours/Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, says the project involved two aspects. The fi rst was to improve the accessibility for cargo loading and emergency vehicles with an improved turnaround at the top of the ramp. The second part of the project Some Garden Bay fishermen say a lack of consultation for the construction of a involved improving the slope of the new ramp and turnaround area at the Hospital Bay public wharf has resulted in an ramp to the wharf by lengthening it impractical design for unloading. Despite that, at least one fisherman isn’t complaining from 40 to 60 feet. about his fancy new parking spot. One fi sherman who uses the dock project but its chair, Frank Mauro, The project was funded through regularily for loading and unload- says they’ve had recent discussions an incentive funding initiative man- ing cargo says the new ramp will be with Small Craft Harbours and thinks aged by Small Craft Harbours. worse than the old one. there’s been some progress made on Richardson says they still have Prawn fi sherman Josh Young addressing the fi shermen’s concerns. one contract remaining to go out points out that the new ramp may be “I had a long meeting with Josh for tender (for the installation of the less steep but he’ll be forced to travel on Sunday and we kind of worked out ramp) and can’t reveal fi nal budget over and around obstacles to get to it, a couple of things that we needed to fi gures yet but said the cost for the up- creating a daily nuisance for him dur- correct and I think all his concerns are grade would likely be about $200,000.